There is no way you'll be able to eat that much food without throwing up. Most people who think they have "fast metabolisms" and "can eat whatever they want without gaining" are not actually eating that much. I thought the exact same thing about myself, but when I started carefully tracking what I ate, I was startled to find that I was barely breaking 2K calories a day. I now shoot for about 3200 (I weigh a bit more than you) and I've been gaining steadily.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 4:27 PM on June 4, 2008

Yeah, you sound kind of out there to me. Unless your immune system is compromised in a major way your level of caution is excessive.

Probably your chances of success will be higher if you approach this as "Could you please try to accommodate my somewhat unusual quirk" rather than "You should know better."
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 11:43 AM on June 1, 2008 marked best answer

chichimimizu, it's understandable that you found some of the answers insulting. However, that's what happens when you ask strangers on the internet to judge your actions; just because people are drawing inferences about your actions or character that you disagree with doesn't necessarily mean that their answers are off-topic or wrong.

It might be useful for you to think about how you're presenting yourself here, and why that might inspire the kind of unkind responses... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 2:40 PM on August 21, 2007

William Safire wrote about this a while back (NYT pay link). The gist is that "female" sounds more biological, and thus less respectful:Deborah Tannen, professor of linguistics at Georgetown University and author of 'You're Wearing THAT? Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation,' gets that sense, too: 'We're hearing woman as an adjective more often now. Female connotes a biological category. I think many feminists avoid it for the same reason they prefer gender to sex. . . .... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 6:40 AM on July 23, 2007

If I understand you correctly, I think you can do this with a summary table.

Here's the step-by-step:
1. From the raw data table, choose Table > Summary.
2. Click on RT and under "Statistics" select mean.
3. Drag "Subject" to the "Group" box.
4. Drag "stimulus" to the "Subgroup" box.

Click OK, and you should get a new table with the data arranged properly.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 4:59 PM on July 22, 2007 marked best answer

No, he's totally not screwed. My brother-in-law did his undergrad at a small, mediocre Midwestern college; now he's a resident at a prestigious hospital.

I wouldn't read too much into the UC Berkeley/UCLA rejections either; the 2007 UCB admissions statistics are comparable to those at many of the Ivies.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 5:56 AM on July 18, 2007

1. Read Lyn Never's comment a few more times.

2. Repeat to yourself: Chemistry is not a mandate. Chemistry is not a mandate. Chemistry is not a mandate.

3. If you're still confused, go to 1.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 7:29 AM on July 17, 2007

Man, some of you guys are mean!

It seems to me that you have trouble thinking quickly in a social situation -- it's not that you don't have things to say, it's that you can't figure out how to say them when you're on the spot. The fact that you can do this online suggests to me that there might be a bit of social anxiety that's freezing you up in the moment.

The good news is, this is a skill like any other, and it can be learned. Have you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 7:05 AM on July 10, 2007

I don't think there's a good way to handle this politely. Preferring to never be photographed is far enough outside the social norm that there's really not a good way to get this across to a stranger in a pity but polite way.

This may sound callous, but can you work on sucking it up? I mean, if you're ugly then you're ugly whether or not somebody photographs you being ugly, right? I guarantee you nobody's going to forward the photo around so others can marvel at your ugliness.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 11:09 AM on July 7, 2007

Installing a new hard drive in a MBP is not for the faint of heart -- unless you're very comfortable working with laptop hardware I wouldn't try it myself.

As far as RAM goes, I've been fine with 2 GB in my MBP, and I run a fairly heavy workload including a lot of programs in Rosetta, which eat a ton of RAM. I'd say start with 2 and if you're getting a lot of pageouts (you can hear this happening...the disk will make noise when you switch between applications) then you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 1:22 PM on July 5, 2007

I would never have unprotected sex without both of us getting tested; but with condoms, is it generally safe?

Yes. Of course, condoms won't always protect you from every conceivable STI, but then a standard set of tests won't do that either. Life entails risk, and at a certain point I think you have to accept that or spend your life living in fear. Use condoms and don't have sex with people you don't trust, and you'll be fine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 6:58 AM on July 5, 2007

Back when I worked at a midsize indie label (about 5 years ago) we did a 50/50 profit split on distributor/mailorder sales. The bands kept touring & merch income, less our costs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 9:39 AM on July 3, 2007

This smells a little bogus to me; I don't see a lot of girls losing 200 pounds and then not getting a new license photo taken.

That being said, it's a free country and you can break up with whoever you like.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 6:11 AM on June 4, 2007

MeTa'd
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 8:54 AM on June 4, 2007

Pansy Division - "Bad Boyfriend"
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 6:15 AM on June 4, 2007

For the love of God, just call your mom.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 2:58 PM on June 2, 2007

Downtown, fall creek, and south hill are where the grad students usually live. All have reasonable access to bus routes; downtown and south hill can be within walking distance of campus, depending on where exactly you live. I would avoid collegetown (noisy, the apartments there suck, expensive) and the apartment complexes (kind of crappy, out of the way, expensive). We found our latest place, in south hill, on craigslist and that's where I'd recommend looking first.

The... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 7:30 PM on May 31, 2007

Well, I think it's clear that some people find whistling in public to be annoying (I'm not one of those people, FWIW). To which I say, so what! Being in public entails the risk of being annoyed by someone or something: people wearing too much perfume; barking dogs; annoying ringtones; loud cell phone conversations; loud two-person conversations; loud conversations among a group of people; fat people occupying too much of sidewalk, walking too slowly; small children yelling; overly large... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 5:31 PM on May 31, 2007

There's a lot of great responses in this thread!

I haven't seen anyone recommend Passions Within Reason, by Robert Frank. He's an economist, so his perspective is somewhat different, in that he's trying to explain how emotions may have evolved to help us solve problems of trust, commitment, and honesty that are inherent to life in groups. Really interesting and written for a lay audience.

Also, I'll second LM: ev. psych in particular seems to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 8:38 AM on May 19, 2007

Instead, just be coldly polite.

No need to act bitchy because you're embarrassed about your drunken behavior.

But, dropping it seems like the right thing to do. I'm sure he's as eager to forget it as you are, so just leave it alone and make an effort to act normal, friendly, and not like an obsessive ex.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 7:04 AM on May 18, 2007

Her pathetic, transparently self-serving "explanation" of her behavior is, in and of itself, grounds for immediate dumping.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 6:49 AM on May 18, 2007

"Midnight Radio" from the Hedwig soundtrack?
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 8:15 PM on May 10, 2007

Okay, so I'm not going to link to the Forbidden Photostream of Mystery, but like everybody else in this thread I don't think you're "plain." I do think that you look kind of bummed out in some of the photos, which isn't doing you any favors.

But, anyway, unless those photos are heavily retouched or of someone else, objectively you have nothing to worry about. Not that that's much comfort, because you feel ugly, and it's your opinion that... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 8:25 AM on April 30, 2007

This reminds me of the AskMe I've been meaning to post: should I be more proud of my ten-inch penis or my millions of dollars?

But, anyway, ignoring the unmistakable how-much-of-a-stud-am-I undercurrent in your post, I'd say go with whoever seems happier. Not happier with you, happier in general. Long-term, happy people are just easier to live with.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 11:09 AM on April 25, 2007

rkent: I think it's you who's missing the point. TPS was pointing out that your gut preference isn't some magical oracle of truth. If anything, it's probably more prone to be biased towards shinier washers and girls that seem fun and exciting now but turn out to be kind of insane drama queens later.

Anyway, yeah, I feel dumb for not thinking of this myself, but why can't the OP just keep dating both of them until things sort themselves out?
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 7:22 AM on April 26, 2007

Fair enough! I still think, though, that deferring the decision seems like it might be a reasonable thing to do here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 10:40 AM on April 26, 2007

I, too really like Google reader. There's also free third-party Google Reader notifiers for Mac, Windows, and Firefox, which I think will work in the way you want (click each item to mark it as read).
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 7:33 AM on April 26, 2007

Absolutely not, and even if you don't believe us, ask your oncologist, who I'm 100% sure will tell you the same thing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 10:59 AM on April 25, 2007

It's not entirely clear from the question what your null hypothesis is. Assuming that the null hypothesis is "There is no difference in the proportion of N+ cells between Population A and Population B" the correct test is a Fisher Exact Test. You cannot use a Chi-square for this data because some cells have counts of 0, which violates the assumptions for this test (see here).

Plugging your numbers into the first site linked shows that the test rejects the null... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 8:53 PM on April 22, 2007

This is one of those questions that makes me feel very, very old.

If you like him so much, and he presumably likes you, why not ask him if he wants to be your boyfriend? It's not like this will involve signing a contract obligating you to marry him in the future!

Seriously, it sounds like you guys had a good thing. Why not try to make it a little more permanent than "casual dating"?
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 6:08 AM on April 16, 2007

She is not a child, and you are not her mom. She is a legal adult, and as such it her choice whether to wear a sweater, do her homework, eat candy, go running in the dark, etc.

The fact that you would nag a 20-year-old about WEARING A SWEATER suggests that the problem is more yours than hers.

You may also wish to examine this previously posted question.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 5:26 PM on April 11, 2007

You MUST MUST MUST check out "Crazy Rhythms" by The Feelies. This is what edgy art-pop was meant to sound like. Seriously, if you don't like it you can come over to my house and punch me in the face.

Like everyone else who likes music, I love Andrew Bird. He's a quirky multi-instrumentalist but has a great pop sensibility, plus some songs have whistling. Check out "Armchair Apocrypha" or "The Mysterious Production of Eggs.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 7:44 PM on April 10, 2007 marked best answer

I've owned a couple Palms, and I have a smartphone now (a Sidekick), but I've found that for noting down numbers/to-dos/ideas/references/etc nothing beats a small notebook and a pen. Easy to write in, easy to read, and you don't have to buy batteries.

Plus, you can even get one with graph paper!
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 6:26 AM on April 9, 2007

It seems to me like asking for help changes the authority dynamic, and asks the person not merely to stop doing something, but to take some positive action.

The confederate does say (repeatedly) "Let me out of here! You have not right to hold me here, let me out!" I'd say that's pretty clearly asking the subject to take a positive action.

As for why "help" isn't in the script, I think it's for the reason... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 7:46 PM on April 8, 2007

I think it's just a no-brainer that someone who a) likes attention from lots of guys; b) becomes especially flirty when drinking is more likely to cheat on you, if only because she's more likely to put herself in a situation that's conducive to cheating (i.e., drunk and with some guy who's into her). Does this mean that she's certain to cheat? Of course not. But, I think it's naive to think that someone who likes to drink and gets an ego boost from being the center of attention might not, under... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 9:00 PM on April 1, 2007

And where in the question is there any inclination that ktoad thinks his girlfriend is cheating on him?

The "flirtatiousgirlfriendcheating" tag is sort of a giveaway.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 9:19 PM on April 1, 2007

Reading some of the excellent responses in this thread, especially from women, leads me to doubt the argument that flirty does not mean more likely to cheat (and I think that many of the posters acknowledge this, implicitly or explicitly). I think the central problem is this:

It is dangerous to date someone whose self-esteem depends on attention from the opposite sex.

As many posters have pointed out, once you're her boyfriend,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 10:34 AM on April 2, 2007

You know how many times the earnest confession of feelings has worked for me? Zero! So, if you want her to turn you down that's definitely the way I'd go.

I'll tell you a little story: I liked this girl one time, I thought she was super great, etc. Like you and your girl, we had hung out a few times and she seemed to enjoy my company, but I didn't know whether she wanted to date me. So, I told her how I felt, and, guess what, it totally didn't work -- she wasn't into it.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 7:50 AM on March 26, 2007

Can you give some examples of what he likes? Perhaps we might be able to suggest things that he'd enjoy which you wouldn't find totally objectionable.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 7:03 PM on March 18, 2007

Crinklebat, my sympathies. While I can appreciate the sentiment that taste is taste, etc., someone forcing me to listen to Counting Crows would probably end in a stabbing. That being said, here's a few suggestions:

There's modern stuff that he might enjoy that doesn't totally suck. Like:
Radiohead ca. O. K. Computer (though this may be too whiny for you, I don't know)
A bunch of britpop: Ash, Blur, Pulp, Suede...(he may have heard this on alt.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 6:10 AM on March 19, 2007

Do you have a Mac? I made my CV in Pages, which is part of the iWork suite, and I think it looks pretty slick.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 7:50 AM on March 12, 2007

As long as you aren't living beyond your means, what's wrong with buying things you want? Money is worthless unless you eventually spend it on something, isn't it? (Full disclosure: I have a giant 30" Dell screen and I love that thing.)

I think that this is a separate issue from your guilty feelings about overseas poverty. Can't you find a charity that you like, and donate whatever percentage of your income you think would make you feel better? You can then feel... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 9:35 AM on March 6, 2007

scumbag
the guy sounds like a dick
his cheating, lying ass
that jerk
manipulative slimeball
he's a jerk

Whoa!

It's not clear to me that the guy cheated at all. Another equally plausible reading is that he believed that he was non-exclusively dating both of them, and then hazyjane threw down an ultimatum (on vacation, yet!) and then, when the ultimatum failed to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 7:14 AM on March 1, 2007

myeviltwin: he asked her to move in. Sure, in the future, but that would seem pretty exclusive to most women.

OK, I admit that I missed that bit. However, I'm not sure how seriously to take it. It could be "baby, I want to stay with you forever and therefore you should move in with me as soon as you get here," or it could be "hey, if you need a place to stay while you get sorted out, you can stay with me.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 8:03 AM on March 1, 2007

Academic psychologist here.

Among personality/social psychologists, the MBTI has essentially zero credibility:

- There's no good scientific basis for the four dimensions. They're based on a layperson's interpretation of Jung, who in no way pretended to be an empiricist.

- The personality descriptions are vague enough that it's easy to find a way in which they might apply to you (the Barnum effect).... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 8:01 AM on February 27, 2007

Clearly, the poster does feel that there's something wrong with what she's doing; otherwise, she wouldn't have asked the question.

My feeling -- and keep in mind that I'm nothing resembling a mental health professional -- is that this kind of behavior, in addition to being at the very least unethical, is ultimately unfulfilling and unhealthy.

The self-esteem boost of knowing that you can get a dude, even a married dude, to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 1:19 PM on February 19, 2007

That seems awful low for an English program (my friends in English all got in the 700s). Do you think you might do better if you tried again?
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 8:45 AM on February 14, 2007

Jane actually never says the words "I want some cake" out loud.

Jane sounds a little nuts.

More examples of specific miscommunications would prevent this from turning into "here's what my crazy boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife does."

Now where's that cake?
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 8:30 AM on February 14, 2007

you are standing, and you decide to unbuckle your belt in front of someone sitting).

I'm really amused by this mental image. How would this even happen? Maybe on the bus?

Next up: proper pinkie position when sipping one's tea.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 4:42 PM on February 5, 2007

Seconding Picasa -- I hooked my mom up with it, and she seems to like it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by myeviltwin at 3:08 PM on January 21, 2007