Cruz

@Tierkreisze (1609)

Philippines • Age 27

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Guitarist | Aspiring Doctor

Discussions (48)

Cruz's Discussions

To Coin a Word: Where Did It Come From?

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 8 Mar 23

This has always puzzled me. To "coin" something means you started using a word or phrase in such a unique way, and everybody else just followed suit. But just where did this meaning of "coin" came from? Who, or what, coined...

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Have you ever tried playing Duck Chess?

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 7 Mar 23

If you don't know what Duck Chess is, it's a chess variant where you and your opponent move a duck on the board after every move. You can't capture the duck nor can you jump your pieces over it (except with the knight). It's a...

chess

games

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I use ChatGPT to learn

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 6 Mar 23

I used to see a lot of news headlines about how ChatGPT is going to destroy learning and other fearmongering stuff. I don't think it's fair to take it out because people can use it to cheat. And I mean, Google and Wikipedia made...

programming

chatgpt

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Does anybody here play chess?

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 4 Jul 22

Hey guys! It's been a while. I love playing chess to pass the time. Is there anyone here who plays it too? What kinds of openings do you like to play? As for me, I love the Queen's Gambit (as white) and Owen's Defense (as...

chess

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Carrots and beta-Carotene

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 26 Jul 21

This post was inspired by Judy Story's Useful Tips post. https://www.mylot.com/comment/3462823/22364417/35077304 Apparently, tomatoes aren't the only ones with beta-Carotene in them. So here's the thing. Carrots and...

carrots

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The time I took a psych test while hungry

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 9 Jul 20

As some of you might already know, I took psychology as my major in college. During junior year, we had a major subject where we were taught how to give psychological tests and analyze them. But it was also the time when we would...

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Feature Profile Test

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 7 Jul 20

What's in the photo above is the feature profile test. With it, you are instructed to make a face out of a few pieces of blocks. The thing about the FPT is that it is historical relic of a dark past about psychological...

psychology

writing

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Mountains Everywhere

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 7 Jul 20

When I was a kid, I used to live at a small town surrounded by a mountain range. It was practically mountains and trees from the north, south, east, and the other east, because the west view from my home used to be covered by our...

home

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My Take On: IQ Tests Part 2

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 5 Jul 20

Remember when I wrote last time that IQ tests don't really measure intelligence? Well here's how. IQ tests have two scores. The first one is your raw score which is how much answers you got right. The other one is your IQ score...

psychology

writing

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My Take On: IQ Tests Part 1

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 4 Jul 20

I'm sure you know of IQ tests, those tests that show you how smart you are. But what if I tell you they really don't? You see, IQ tests don't really measure "intelligence" as we think of it but rather, how smart you are...

psychology

writing

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The Origin of the Wattle Tree

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 28 Jun 20

The other day, @JudyEv posted about being wattle season at Australia. For those of you who are like me, the wattle tree is actually another name for the acacia tree. But we didn't know why it was named wattle tree! That's why I...

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Trivia for the Day: Antibacterial or Antiviral Drug?

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 28 Jun 20

Here's a little trivia for everyone. Did you know that most antibacterial drugs end in -illin and -mycin, and most antiviral drugs end with -ovir? Most drugs that end with -illin are usually descendants of the first modern...

medicine

trivia

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My take on: Fritz Perls

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 26 Jun 20

Last time, I wrote about Niccolo Machiavelli. Now let me introduce you to Friedrich Salomon Perls! Or you could call him Mr. Fritz. Mr. Fritz was a man. And he had a wife. And with his wife, he made a form of therapy he named...

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My take on Niccolo Machiavelli

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 25 Jun 20

Hi! It's been a really long while since I've been here. Anyways, I was thinking of sharing here the things I've learned while out of MyLot and practicing my writing skills here while I have the time. So about Machiavelli, he was...

philosophy

writing

niccolo machiavelli

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Can someone tell me how writing in a BBS felt like?

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 27 Mar 18

There was once this game I played which showed me how operating and hacking back in the old days was like. Unfortunately, I’ve never been in those days. I may be a 90’s kid, but my earliest experience with the internet was playing...

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Classes are starting soon

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 19 Jul 17

I'm not sure whether I should be sad or happy. Classes are about to start in my country for tertiary education and I'm not even done reading the books I want to read! Oh well, at least I'll get to see my friends again.

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I got the colds

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 16 Jun 17

This is what ALWAYS happens when I walk around under the rain. Now I regret doing it, regardless of the fun I had. I hope you all have good health. Good evening myLotters!

cold

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Trivia for the Day: Why is Wikipedia not a good source in academic writing?

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 9 Jun 17

A common bane to students everywhere is the teacher who says that you can't use Wikipedia for your essay/research/literature review. Here's why: The main reason is that Wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, and that includes...

wikipedia

trivia

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E-mailing a Researcher

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 9 Jun 17

Today, I replied to a foreign Psychology Researcher about our findings in our previous research. Typing made my hands shake a bit as feelings of both nervousness overwhelm me. But it was fun. Discussing with that person makes me...

research

excitement

nervousness

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How did you woo your significant other?

Cruz @Tierkreisze (1609) • Philippines 7 Jun 17

I never had a girlfriend my entire life. But I'm curious, could you please tell me how you wooed or were wooed by your significant other?

love

significant other

woo

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