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So for example, with this ex-OpenAI governance researcher Daniel Kokotajlo that's been making the media rounds lately, or with people like Tony Robbins, I want to identify subreddits where I can ask people if the public figures I have mentioned are legitimate / have valid credentials.

I have found the following useful subreddits thus far:

r/behindthebastards

r/DecodingTheGurus

r/Scams

Obviously, for Kokotajlo, I can use AI related subreddits, including the following:

r/singularity

r/artificial

r/automation

r/ArtificialInteligence

Any specific subreddits that you would recommend, or would you advocate the approach I have suggested for Kokotajlo, i.e. identifying their stated discipline and finding subreddits related to said discipline?

I am looking for papers on how UK supermarket shelves began to incorporate foreign foodstuffs, reflecting different cuisines such as Chinese, Indian etc. I am not only interested in UK supermarkets such as Sainsburys, Tescos etc, rather than the likes of Aldi and Lidl.

I am particularly interested in papers that explore the influence of British holidaymakers on the availability of foreign food and drink products in UK supermarkets, especially when they started holidaying in Europe.

I suppose I am interested in whether holidaymakers or recent arrivals to the UK have any effect in terms of influencing supermarkets to stock their products, whether they have members of their community sell to those supermarkets etc.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

I am looking for papers on how UK supermarket shelves began to incorporate foreign foodstuffs, reflecting different cuisines such as Chinese, Indian etc. I am not only interested in UK supermarkets such as Sainsburys, Tescos etc, rather than the likes of Aldi and Lidl.

I am particularly interested in papers that explore the influence of British holidaymakers on the availability of foreign food and drink products in UK supermarkets, especially when they started holidaying in Europe.

I suppose I am particularly interested in how holidaymakers and recent arrivals, particularly from diffferent cultures, can influence supermarkets to stock products from particular cultures.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

It seems that, under the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 and the Consumer Rights Act 2015, you have certain rights as a consumer getting work done on your house by tradespeople even without a contract.

If you have trouble remembering what you need done, is it helpful to have a contract drawn up so both you and the tradesperson know what needs to be done, such as installing 8 sockets rather than 4? Or do you have some other way?

I've always had my parents deal with tradespeople, but I will have to bite the bullet one day, perhaps.

It seems that border controls are the physical checks, whereas immigration controls are the specific immigration rules and identity checks.

My understanding is that you have a representative within your workplace who liaises with an asset manager, such as Fidelity, who presents a few options for your employees' 401K plans.

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/plansponsor.asp tells me that your employer is the plan sponsor.

Do most employers use a trust company, such as Fidelity, to administer their employee retirement accounts for them?

Would they be advised by companies like Fidelity on how to structure their employee pension schemes, and would they then use companies like Fidelity to administer them on their behalf?

Presume fiduciary duty applies etc.

Disclaimer: I do not fully understand all the ins and outs of change management, and am assuming that since the advertised role I am mentioning uses the Fresh Service platform, they are using the Fresh Service definition of "change management".

There is a nearby vacancy for an HR service desk analyst, using the Fresh Service platform, and one of the role duties is outlined as follows:

>Input employee data into BW systems and support change request processes to maintain accurate and live records.

Again, assuming they are using Fresh Service's definition of "change management" (for which they have prepared an introductory guide on https://support.freshservice.com/support/solutions/articles/50000000655-get-started-with-change-management), i.e. plan, assess, approve, implement, and review changes in your IT environment, how would a HR analyst creating and updating employee records be subject to the change management process?

Like if you consider the summer shutdowns of car plants so they could update the equipment to manufacture next year's models, or plants phasing out older machines in favour of newer ones.

Looking at some of the roles / vacancies I'm interested in, it feels like the diversity agenda is prioritising certain ethnicities over another (I am Anglo Indian but definitely not white passing), and there seems to scant regard for those with disabilities / conditions, whether seen or unseen.

I appreciate that there has been historic underrepresentation of certain groups, and thus it makes sense to afford them equality of opportunities they have been denied for decades, but I feel like I meet the diversity checkbox on multiple fronts, and yet I am not considered diverse enough.

And not having university education, despite people saying a degree is not required these days, is probably having some impact too.

I don't get on my soapbox IRL about this stuff, but it does feel like I am getting unfairly scrutinised, especially when both my parents are first-generation immigrants and, while we were probably borderline lower middle-class, I definitely didn't have it as good as others.

It's unfair, too, when I see people who went to better schools than me and yet didn't take advantage of the opportunities afforded to them, while I didn't have nearly as much support and yet they still act as though I should have pulled myself up by my bootstraps more.

It would be great to share study tips and resources. I am considering studying accounting.

Disclaimer: I have no tertiary education, and may not entertain that for a while, but I'd appreciate any answers to this question nonetheless.

It seems that some universities, such as Newcastle University, use the term dissertation only in the context of undergraduate or postgraduate education (in the case of taught master's degrees, one presumes), and thesis only in the context of doctoral studies (i.e. PhD), whereas Oxford may swap those terms around, or some UK universities may use thesis in the context of undergraduate education, and I suppose it may vary depending on the course's department too.

But, assuming we're using dissertation for taught courses, whether bachelor's or master's degrees, how much research is required? It seems that for both dissertations and theses, you start with a research question, and you write a compelling argument in support of that research question, even if you raise evidence that opposes the point you are attempting to make.

However, they say that a thesis aims to make an original contribution to the existing body of work around that research question, whereas a dissertation is summarising what has already been said by existing literature.

So I am not sure how the writing process differs for a dissertation versus a thesis, nor do I know how much support you can expect to receive for writing a dissertation at a taught undergraduate or master's course, as opposed to writing a thesis for a research degree (whether a master's degree or a PhD).

For me, I want to thoroughly understand a subject, I don't want to take someone's word for something, and I want to be able to break that subject down for the layperson.

So for instance, in the UK, for tertiary education, i.e. undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral studies, people seem to use the terms dissertation and thesis interchangeably, and I want to understand why they do that, having never attended university myself (do note that I have asked this question on Reddit before and have gotten great responses, but in real life, it varies wildly).

Yet if I ask that question to people IRL in good faith, and for good reason too, they will attack me, saying not to get too hung up on definitions.

But I find that if I rest on my laurels and make statements about dissertations and theses without knowing all the facts because I am attacked for asking such clarifying questions in the first instance, I will get attacked for making such assumptions in the first place.

It feels that, if I attempt to ask clarifying questions for my own edification or understanding, I am attacked for attempting to clarify, yet if I am using my own internal knowledgebase to talk about something, I am attacked for not knowing all of the facts, and yet I am attacked for attempting to establish the facts.

I know that this can be a double-edged sword, i.e. some people are genuinely trying to be argumentative in terms of asking probing questions, but I don't think this has really been the case with me. I genuinely want to better understand. Help me to understand.

Disclaimer: Born-and-bred in the UK, have never attended university though (in my 30s).

If I read https://www.ncl.ac.uk/academic-skills-kit/assessment/dissertations-and-theses/, for instance, it says as follows:

>A dissertation is an extended piece of academic writing on a question or problem related to particular subject. Usually done at the end of an undergraduate or master’s degree, this type of research project can take several months to complete.

>A thesis is usually completed as part of a PhD. While similar in nature to a dissertation, a thesis is a longer project that tackles a question or problem in-depth and will take a number of years to write and research.

However, if I read https://lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/writing-theses-dissertations/, it says as follows:

>As part of your degree, it is quite likely you will need to submit a thesis or dissertation. In the UK, a thesis is the term used for a piece of writing submitted for an undergraduate degree or a doctorate, and a dissertation is the final piece of writing submitted for a Master’s degree.

So am I right in thinking that your final writing project for a doctorate in the UK would be a thesis, however for an undergraduate degree, it can be either a thesis or a dissertation, and for a master's degree, it will only be a thesis?

How do I know whether someone who has an undergraduate degree will have completed a thesis or dissertation? Can it be subject dependent, for instance?

I know that you have taught vs research master's degrees too, does that influence whether you'll complete a thesis or dissertation?

If I look at https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-research/degrees/typesofdegree/, it says the following:

>Research degrees usually involve the completion of a written thesis, although alternatives may be allowed where suitable. Alternatives can include the presentation of part or all of the thesis as a multimedia document or a piece of art, or a record of professional practice in the form of a series of case-studies, which must be accompanied by a commentary.

So would a research master's degree typically involve the completion of a written thesis, whereas a taught master's degree would typically involve the completion of a written dissertation?

Am I right in thinking that for a taught undergraduate course, you will submit a dissertation, whereas for a research undergraduate course, you will submit a thesis? How common is the latter compared to the former, i.e. taught vs research undergraduate degrees? Can you get taught undergraduate degrees where you will still submit a thesis?

Apologies for all the links, misuse of terminology and assumptions by the way, this is why I am asking here, so I can be proved wrong and humble myself 😅, just wanted to show people that I am not just asking blindly and have done some research on the matter.

So there are companies based in London that investigate the likes of fires, explosions, chemical spillages, water leaks, mechanical failures and road traffic accidents for the insurance companies.

If an incident occurred due to an unforeseen risk, would the actuaries at these insurance companies adjust their models based on these incidents or case studies?

Disclaimer: I am not an actuary, so apologies if I haven't used the right terminology haha.