sterlingphoenix
sterlingphoenix t1_j1yukqy wrote
Reply to ELI5: What is a network port? by Brianprokpo456
As an IT professional, when you say "Network port" I think it's the physical port on the computer you plug the network cable in. E.g., the ethernet port.
If you're asking "What is a port in networking terms?" that gets asked pretty often, but the bottom line is that you have one network cable and one network address, but you can run multiple services on that connection, and ports are used to differentiate them.
So the software on the connecting side will go "Hey, I'm trying to talk to port 443" and the networking software on the target will go "hey someone's trying to reach port 443, anyone listening to that?" and a piece of software (in this case, the web server) will say "Oh yeah that's me."
sterlingphoenix t1_iyet0j6 wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why is it important for spaceships to be sterilized before going into space? by Shaggy_Yoinks_Velma
It's important if the spaceship is going to another planet or anything else that could possibly sustain life of any kind (e.g., Jupiter's moon Europa). This is because we want to make sure we're not dumping some of our own life forms on that celestial body.
sterlingphoenix t1_ixuxwup wrote
Reply to comment by frakc in Eli5: Why does rabies have such a high mortality rate, by MrReedleDeedle
Yeah, it's a lot less shots now and they tend to be around where the bite happened. Which sucks, but I can't emphasiste this enough -- it sucks a lot less than rabies.
sterlingphoenix t1_ixurhk6 wrote
Rabies is 100% preventable. It's very close to 100% fatal without the treatment.
So, basically, the high mortality rate is almost exclusive to people who do not seek treatment. As for why people would not seek treatment after being bitten by an animal, I remind you that people were refusing vaccines for a global pandemic they could see all around them.
sterlingphoenix t1_iw7tfc0 wrote
Reply to comment by for2fly in TIL 'The Land of Nod' is originally a biblical reference of a sort of purgatory where Cain was exiled after murdering Abel -- rather than a 'dreamland' sleepytime dealie as it is now colloquially known. by quicxly
Oh I wasn't accusing you of anything. Just mentioning that I haven't heard of it and, having followed your link to it, realising why.
I am absolutely not complaining about the fact that I learned something new!
sterlingphoenix t1_iw6u7ng wrote
Reply to comment by for2fly in TIL 'The Land of Nod' is originally a biblical reference of a sort of purgatory where Cain was exiled after murdering Abel -- rather than a 'dreamland' sleepytime dealie as it is now colloquially known. by quicxly
Not until this very moment! I didn't grow up in the US.
sterlingphoenix t1_iw2mdni wrote
Reply to comment by firelock_ny in TIL 'The Land of Nod' is originally a biblical reference of a sort of purgatory where Cain was exiled after murdering Abel -- rather than a 'dreamland' sleepytime dealie as it is now colloquially known. by quicxly
Oh, like nodding off to sleep.
sterlingphoenix t1_iw12lvl wrote
Reply to TIL 'The Land of Nod' is originally a biblical reference of a sort of purgatory where Cain was exiled after murdering Abel -- rather than a 'dreamland' sleepytime dealie as it is now colloquially known. by quicxly
I don't think I've ever heard it referred to as a "'dreamland' sleepytime dealie".
sterlingphoenix t1_iuiesyg wrote
First, you're taking a bit of a gamble there. It might not taste bad, but that doesn't mean it isn't.
With that said, there are many factors that'll keep food from spoiling. Properly sealed food with all the air removed is one (and that might be the case with your salsa). The food itself being inhospitable to bacteria is another, and refrigiration is yet another factor.
sterlingphoenix t1_iuf86fp wrote
Reply to comment by WeddingLion in ELI5: How come humans have two big muscle and fat pouches on either side of their anus? by CJsTT
Again, you're talking about modern humans.
You can read about this hypothesis here. There are critiques of it, but those are of the evolutionary path, not the fact that humans are amazing endurance runners.
sterlingphoenix t1_iuf5zr5 wrote
Reply to comment by WeddingLion in ELI5: How come humans have two big muscle and fat pouches on either side of their anus? by CJsTT
That's our modern, civilised human baseline, maybe. Our ancestors, who did chase animals to exhaustion, would laugh at our mere marathon.
sterlingphoenix t1_iuen7nk wrote
Reply to comment by Holiday-Snow4803 in ELI5: Why does it seem so that the value of violins grows more/higher than it does for other instruments? by Holiday-Snow4803
Oh, I hear you -- a while back I was curious why a cello and violin cost the same since a violin is so much smaller.
And the answer I got was that violins, being so small, are a lot harder to make because they're still as complex as a cello but, well, a lot smaller. That takes a lot more skill and specialised tools.
sterlingphoenix t1_iuej8m6 wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why does it seem so that the value of violins grows more/higher than it does for other instruments? by Holiday-Snow4803
Cam you provide any backing for this statement? Because I'm not sure at all that it's accurate.
sterlingphoenix t1_iudmvx1 wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why can we see differences between 60, 144, 165 and 240hz if the eye only can process 60fps? by Xyraph
Our eyes can't really "process" any FPS. Our eyes aren't cameras and don't really work the same way.
We do know, though, that 24 frames per second is the minimum amount after which we perceive a series of pictures as motion rather than individual shots. But just because that's the minimum doesn't mean we can't benefit from higher rates -- and apparently we do. 24 frames per second looks like motion, but 60 fps looks like smoother motion, and 144 fps looks even smoother, etc. There's probably an upper limit, too, and at some point it does become meaningless marketing stuff, but hey.
sterlingphoenix t1_iucq25n wrote
Reply to comment by WeddingLion in ELI5: How come humans have two big muscle and fat pouches on either side of their anus? by CJsTT
Yup, they're fast and can run long distances, well, fast. Humans aren't as fast but can run for longer. This is the point; we're not the fastest species, but we can run for longer than any other. An ostrich will get tired before a human.
Now we're not talking about a you-an-me human. We're talking hunter-gatherer humans.
sterlingphoenix t1_iuberbl wrote
Reply to comment by WeddingLion in ELI5: How come humans have two big muscle and fat pouches on either side of their anus? by CJsTT
And it can have one, once it gets really tired and we catch up to it. Course then we'll be hitting it over the head with a club and eating it.
sterlingphoenix t1_iub0v30 wrote
Reply to ELI5: How come humans have two big muscle and fat pouches on either side of their anus? by CJsTT
What it also does is provide balance while standing and -- more importantly -- running. Humans are the best endurance runners in the animal kingdom and out posteriors are largely responsible for that. We could chase down prey until it got too tired to run away and then club it.
Clearly this was a bigger advantage than disadvantage. Evolution is not directed.
sterlingphoenix t1_iu2gn6i wrote
Reply to TIL Thomas Edison produced the first Frankenstein movie - a 1910 silent film adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 book. by 1900grs
And it's on youtube. Or somewhere online; I remember watching it a bit ago.
sterlingphoenix t1_itc7d2e wrote
Reply to comment by wolf_metallo in ELI5 - Why can't you just wash away germs on teeth with soap? by wolf_metallo
I mean, you can get 100% rid of them, but they'll just come back. Or rather new ones will. Once they've managed to get through the enamel, everything else is relatively soft so you want to plug that up ASAP.
sterlingphoenix t1_itbgn6n wrote
Reply to ELI5 Why eggs (the shell) are different colours depending on the country they are produced in by VOODOO__ECONOMICS
As some has mentioned, this is a false premise. The US tends to have a mix of white and brown, and. uh, "higher end" grocery stores can have multicoloured eggs. For example, I have a carton of eggs in my fridge right now with white, brown, blue, and green eggs!
sterlingphoenix t1_it9ul75 wrote
Have... have you ever tasted soap?
Also, soap -- regular soap -- doesn't kill germs. It just removes them. The same thing toothpaste does. We basically already have something that works.
sterlingphoenix t1_j26pdlm wrote
Reply to ELI5: What do you add to coffee for someone who hates the taste of coffee? by Training_Warning_405
I don't like coffee.
It doesn't matter what you add to it. I won't like it. I've -- accidentally -- had some of the insanely sugary coffee shop coffees and it's one of those "I could get used to this if I really, really forced myself" kind of things, but that's the best you can get. Same for coffee ice cream. Gross.
I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve, basically.