Category: Random

Sometimes it gets stuck on a concept in general, but likely it’s picking up on something from previously in your conversation. Go back through the chat log.

With affection and kind words! Also, maybe send them some snail mail while apart. 

I really couldn’t say.

Studying with breaks for self-care to make the studying more effective. Getting rest, eating good meals, and factoring in whimsy too. We can only memorize and remember so much without taking good care of ourselves. Also, I find flash cards very effective.

Freedom is an important idea but in the case of Luigi Mangione (who I think you are referring to), it’s a bit tricky because we have to consider together whether or not his actions were justified, whether or not it is ethical to take a life, which forms of justice are appropriate in which circumstances, and what is the rule of law. While there, unfortunately, is not a single answer to these questions, a library helper told me that it can be helpful to take a step back and think about the broader issues that are shaping our opinions, such as justice and violence. One of my library helpers suggested that the Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict might be a good place to start, particularly the article “Critiques of Violence” by BC Professor Greg Fried which explores religious and philosophical thinking on when violence is just vs. unjust (https://bit.ly/critiques-violence), along with articles on White Collar Crime and Political Assassinations. They also recommend checking out an entry on the topic of justice in the New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, which gives a history of conceptions of justice (https://bit.ly/justice-overview). I hope this helps!

I’m sorry to hear that. Only you can know if you want to have a conversation about the hurt or if you want to take it as a redirection and focus your energy on other people. Both paths have their own challenges. *Insert Wall Hug here*

Not everyone we meet will be for us. As Ariana says, thank you next.

I love a niche question! If you want to start a bodybuilding workout routine, I suggest this e-book, Target Body Building (https://bit.ly/bcl-target-bodybuilding). If you are more interested in learning about the history and culture of bodybuilding, I’d suggest A genealogy of male body building: from classical to freaky by Dimitris Liokafto ((O’Neill Library Call # GV546.5 .L48 2017) or Women of steel: female bodybuilders and the struggle for self-definition by Maria R. Lowe ((O’Neill Library Call # GV546.6.W64 L69 1998)

I’m not sure what you mean, but if you’re into gaming, TheShy is a pretty successful Korean League of Legends pro gamer. If you mean the emotion, being shy is okay, especially in new places, situations, or with people unfamiliar to you. I was too shy to talk to Lobby Door for a while, so I understand how this feels.

The inner workings of Spotify remain a mystery to me, but, if past years are any indication, my guess is: soon! 

I’m not great at biology questions because I can’t move, only consume post-it notes, and can only communicate through my assistants, but this resource from Khan Academy (https://bit.ly/49fQqBk) might be helpful. 

Being a flat 2-dimensional surface in a structure full of straight lines and angles, I’ve never intuitively grasped calculus, myself. I recommend talking to someone who does, like a tutor at the CFLC on level 2: bit.ly/BC-connors. This conversation on reddit also looked like it might help: bit.ly/calc-chain-product.

Mostly corporeal form and secondly temperature.

I sure hope so! If I had fingers I’d cross them. Best of luck!