MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by salvia on
August 8, 2008 8:38 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by mediareport on
August 8, 2008 4:44 PM
MeFi comment:
"Chopping onions. But those are tears of joy, because chopping onions means something tasty is coming up. Well, joy, and dilute sulfuric acid. But mostly joy...." [
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favorited by everichon on
August 8, 2008 8:44 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by sculpin on
August 7, 2008 9:39 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by gudrun on
August 7, 2008 4:29 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by madamjujujive on
August 7, 2008 10:01 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by orrnyereg on
August 7, 2008 7:52 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by nooneyouknow on
August 7, 2008 7:29 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by Horselover Fat on
August 7, 2008 7:24 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by Dormant Gorilla on
August 7, 2008 7:04 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by merelyglib on
August 7, 2008 7:03 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by opsin on
August 7, 2008 6:53 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by She Kisses Wyverns on
August 7, 2008 6:44 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by zennie on
August 7, 2008 6:16 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by urbanwhaleshark on
August 7, 2008 4:25 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by Ritchie on
August 7, 2008 4:16 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by BrotherCaine on
August 7, 2008 1:07 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by sveskemus on
August 7, 2008 1:00 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by myopicman on
August 7, 2008 12:03 AM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by never used baby shoes on
August 6, 2008 11:24 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by Nattie on
August 6, 2008 10:26 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by kosher_jenny on
August 6, 2008 9:45 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by Foci for Analysis on
August 6, 2008 8:37 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by Stewriffic on
August 6, 2008 8:31 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by Miko on
August 6, 2008 8:17 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by Liosliath on
August 6, 2008 8:14 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by gsteff on
August 6, 2008 8:11 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by ThePinkSuperhero on
August 6, 2008 8:11 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by Solon and Thanks on
August 6, 2008 8:10 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by iamkimiam on
August 6, 2008 7:33 PM
Ask comment:
"Wealth and value are relative and abstract concepts
Yes, and energy is not. Which is a further reason why physical principles cannot be arbitrarily applied to finance.
1litre of water is worth more than all the diamonds in the world to a man..." [
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favorited by peacheater on
August 6, 2008 4:08 PM
Ask comment:
"because economics is about money and thermodynamics is about energy.
If your one of those people.. you don't get it.
No, you don't get it.
It's true that things with mass cost money. (And that mass and energy are convertible.) This does..." [
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favorited by peacheater on
August 6, 2008 4:03 PM
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"Are you asking whether it's pointless to try to learn a new programming language in your thirties, if you already know others? Or if it's pointless to try to learn your first programming language in your thirties? The article you link--not that I..." [
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favorited by Phalene on
August 5, 2008 11:42 AM
Ask comment:
"because economics is about money and thermodynamics is about energy.
If your one of those people.. you don't get it.
No, you don't get it.
It's true that things with mass cost money. (And that mass and energy are convertible.) This does..." [
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favorited by you're a kitty! on
August 4, 2008 10:06 PM
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"It's pretty interesting if you consider the fact that EVERYBODY is selfishly motivated
Sure, if you redefine "selfish" so broadly that every action becomes, by definition, selfish. No, wait. It's not interesting at all to do that...." [
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favorited by grobstein on
August 4, 2008 3:24 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by spacewaitress on
August 2, 2008 5:45 PM
MeFi comment:
"Maybe it's just that I'm getting older, or maybe it's just that I spend too much time on the internet, but I've become so very, very tired of irony and sarcasm and snark. I would welcome more sincerity in conversations, especially online discourse...." [
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favorited by COBRA! on
August 1, 2008 1:12 PM
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"Minor nitpick: Caffeine is an adenosine antagonist. What this means is it decreases the amount of adenosine.
It doesn't decrease the amount of adenosine; what it does is bind to adenosine receptors in place of the adenosine, but without activating..." [
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favorited by kldickson on
July 30, 2008 11:21 AM
MeFi comment:
"About 15/20 years ago, there was an excellent SF zine called SF Eye which took issue with one of Card's short stories. I don't remember the name of the story (I never read it), but it had some connection with one of Card's children, who was mentally..." [
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favorited by Artw on
July 30, 2008 9:10 AM
MeTa comment:
"It should be clear from my muses that I prefer the classical definition." [
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favorited by nasreddin on
July 29, 2008 6:00 PM
MeTa comment:
"It should be clear from my muses that I prefer the classical definition." [
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favorited by goodnewsfortheinsane on
July 29, 2008 4:42 PM
MeTa comment:
"It should be clear from my muses that I prefer the classical definition." [
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favorited by BrotherCaine on
July 28, 2008 4:28 PM
MeTa comment:
"It should be clear from my muses that I prefer the classical definition." [
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favorited by not_on_display on
July 28, 2008 2:21 PM
MeFi comment:
"Then I tried to find out what exactly an Information Architect was, failed in a brief effort (best guesses: Pretentious Librarian, Pretentious IT Guy, or Pretentious Web Design Guy, but I can't be sure of those),
Well, I can rule out the first...." [
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favorited by Jaybo on
July 25, 2008 11:24 PM
MeFi comment:
"Sounds like a recipe for generations of shared parasites.
Or for generations of shared symbiotes." [
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favorited by eustatic on
July 17, 2008 6:24 PM
