Category: Advice

Is Mgimo a good university? MGIMO is also a world-renowned, highly influential public policy think tank. It has been ranked the 8th best university-based policy think tank in the world by the 2020 UN-commissioned Pennsylvania University Survey. Is it a good idea to study in Russia? Better Quality of Education Russia is known the world…

What does it mean to break the fourth wall in a book? It means that a character talked directly to the audience. The term originated from the idea that a theater stage is made up of three solid walls, the fourth wall is invisible. The audience looks past this last wall like voyeurs. What is…

How do students find jobs in Finland? The government’s job search portal is called TE service. Private job seeking pages include Monster, Barona, Adecco, and The Hub. There are some portals such as Indeed and Duunitori that use mostly Finnish language in the job ads, so turn on Google translate to find suitable jobs. What…

Can a police officer use a dog to sniff a car? In Rodriguez v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court held that, unless they have reasonable suspicion of a crime, the police can’t extend a traffic stop in order to conduct a dog sniff. Otherwise, though, officers are generally entitled to use dogs to sniff…

Does Bengali have V? Bengali is, despite using Nagari alphabets as a basis, a different language with its own set of pronunciations. There is no व in Bengali, hence Hindi words having that alphabet is pronounced as either ‘b’ (ব) or ‘v’ (ভ). Why do Bengalis say O instead of a? In English pronunciation of…

Is PageRank still used by Google? Does Google still use PageRank? Yes, Google does still uses PageRank. While it may not be a metric that website owners have access to, it is still used in their algorithms. A tweet by John Mueller, a Senior Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google, solidifies that PageRank is still used…

Why are biological weapons unethical? Although the use of certain types of chemicals in war is vague, there is a general consensus among world leaders that use of biological weapons is prohibited because of their self-propagating manner and uncontrollability. Why are chemical and biological weapons bad? Various new chemicals were developed for use in weapons….

Is Naruto faster than the speed of sound? Basically everybody in Naruto moves faster than sound. Most actually move even faster than lightning. And when everybody is super fast, nobody is superfast. Of course in the anime, it appears as they are moving at normal speed because animating them moving at those speeds would be…

When was the Royal Navy at its strongest? 18th century From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world’s most powerful navy until the Second…

Is it illegal to 3D print Warhammer? Summary (TL;DR): 3D printing is a hobby and is acceptable if it is for personal use, only. Selling 3D printed objects for profit that represents in any similar way the physical attributes of a copyrighted work is unethical, and could be illegal. Can I sell 3D printed miniatures?…