This question is mean because the meaning of "intractable" in the context of computers (literally impossible to solve adequately) is different than its meaning generally (hard to solve).

@jt8618 I think LSAC is oblivious to the fact that their tests don't allow enough time and thus don't allow any time for their "user friendly" features.

I didn't see the word "resistance" :/

I chose (C) because I thought the function of the phrase in Passage A was to describe the source of the non-narrative writing for historians, which (C) does for Passage B.

I don't understand why "historical writing is dry and lifeless" (just like another reading activity I know iykyk) is a more valid interpretation of the function of the phrase than mine.

Quick question (not applicable to everyone):

If we're aiming for very high scores (172+), is the split approach or the sequential approach necessarily better than the other?

What a riveting extracurricular!

@Kaileavesley The riveting and non-liquid world of glass!

I also took ASTRO C10 (Astronomy for Presidents at UC Berkeley)!

@JosephTrischitta The difference between these You Try's and drills is that the former is prompted (i.e. tells you exactly what kind of logic, question type, passage style, etc.) while the drills are meant to simulate actual testing conditions (no context other than what's on the questions). Maybe you just need to take a few seconds before each question/passage to orient yourself on what to expect?

Chat Louisiana uses civil law ._.

@WilRothman I also want to mention that "technological determinism" is a Marxist term used primarily in those circles.

I learned about technological determinism in my computer science degree. In case anyone is wondering, technological determinism is the erroneous belief that technology drives culture. In other words, technology is invariably destined to effect society in some predetermined way. Some go further to suggest that the phrase also describes the belief that society is invariably destined to develop technology in some predetermined way.

Keep in mind that the phrase "technological determinism" is a pejorative term used negatively to describe some other point of view. Serious people never describe themselves as technological determinists.

Personally, I don't like the term because I think it's often used to strawman the nuance of popular pro-technology views, even if those views are also ridiculous.

@EthanSegerman The way I did it was by looking at B and C and realizing that there really is no difference between the two answers. Since there cannot be two correct answers, they can automatically be eliminated.

Here's a fun computer science fact that fleshes out your analogy:

An image is interpreted by a computer as a grid of distinctly colored pixels---each of which have red, green, and blue values each between 0 and 255 (because that range of numbers is easiest to store in memory). Resolution is defined as how many pixels an image has. So, the amount of space that an image takes up in computer memory is proportional to the resolution of that image.

Similar to how a "low-res summary" is supposed to save us space in our short-term memory, the same can be said for intentionally low-res computer images (as RAM is a computer's short term memory). This is an angle that your analogy effectively covers, but was not mentioned in the video.

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@grant.pgh

Fun fact: if you rolled one dice 10 times, and you die if and only if you roll a 10, you would have an approximately 34.9% chance of survival.

But you promised 😢

Chat this is a real study from 1989.

@HenryLehmann I think @ryanpalmer1717 said it best---they're doing it on purpose to test how well you can compartmentalize emotions and focus on cold, hard facts.

Literally J.Y.:

@rachelmh97 Honestly the second paragraph of this comment would make a better stim than the one presented.

Everyone's talking about how stupid the answer is, but no one is talking about how stupid the argument is. :(

@ExcitingQuietDiscussion but what about Brilliantly Colored Fish? 😢

@AvaDanos no, a PAI question will ask us what the Programmer and Mytheco Executive agree or disagree about. This question asks us which fact would be most helpful to evaluate the executive's conclusion (that the Programmers' pay is acceptable)