MeFi comment:
"It's somehow fitting that corn can be used equally well in gas tanks or bottles of soda and snack food (as High Fructose Corn Syrup). It's as if all the evil of the world comes together at the local gas station...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by jrockway, sourwookie
50 minutes ago
MeFi post:
Lester Brown's Plan B 3.0
favorited 12 times, recently by Hlewagast, bach, ewagoner, drhydro, Parallax.Error, Tubes, longdaysjourney, regicide is good for you, Karmadillo, ZenMasterThis, adamdschneider, lahersedor
4 ½ hours ago
MeFi post:
Being slightly evil ensures a prolific sex life
favorited 11 times, recently by IronLizard, AceRock, BrotherCaine, bardic, limeonaire, sonic meat machine, P.o.B., Wood, sjjh, Tbola, surenoproblem
Almost 6 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"The "evil triad" personality trait is found in men and women. There are "bad boys" and "bad girls" (gone wild). The research didn't seem to support this, suggesting it was a male only strategy, but that doesn't make..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Elsa
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"nightchrome: "It's so weird that dressing modestly is now controversial."
Nah, this is beyond "dressing modestly" - normal people don't dress like this, it's a fringe. But I know what your saying, womens fashion in particular..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by aeschenkarnos
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"As an American, I find it extremely hard to take any of the European whining about whining about fuel prices seriously.
Uh-no. Many Americans live in urban areas as dense as Europe. Those country square mile population stats are misleading as they..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by russilwvong, markr, yort, Dark Messiah
5 days ago
MeFi post:
Most books published 1923-63 in public domain
favorited 35 times, recently by eclectist, vertigo25, ourobouros, yqxnflld, jmdodd, alyxstarr, LiliaNic, Stewriffic, rtha, peacheater, MrChowWow, LobsterMitten, zanni, box, JHarris, Freen, dilettanti, katillathehun, o0dano0o, russilwvong, lysistrata, ZenMasterThis, Salmonberry, steef, blucevalo, lampoil, Jody Tresidder, fire&wings, SpacemanStix, Monochrome, Richard Daly, drezdn, galactain, ftrain, cog_nate
5 days ago
Projects comment:
"Very nice. This is a problem I never realized existed until the solution appeared." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chiababe
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I've watched every one (oldest to newest), no more than one a day, sort of a ritual in my daily routine that I always look forward too. It only took about 6 months. The odd thing is some of the best talks were on topics that, going in, I would have..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by MetaMan
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"In the Baltimore/Washington "Metroplex", about 10% of the people live inside the city limits of Baltimore and Washington. This is true for many cities around the US (in particular in the South). Suburbia is not going away because there is..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by docpops
10 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Jacques Cousteau made an unusual film of the island in 1981: Cousteau Odyssey 3: Clipperton - The Island Time Forgot. This was Cousteaus darkest film, an exploration of death. From "Cousteu and the Pit":Almost a decade before Cousteau..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by galactain, phooky
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Defending the editorializing also happens to be annoying.
It concerns me how uptight people get about editorializing in FPPs, it is a form of political correctness right here on MeFi - I enjoy FPPs with POV's, this is not Wikipedia, the real..." [
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favorited 18 times, recently by etaoin, tighttrousers, Monochrome, ThomThomThomThom, gum, orthogonality, sebastienbailard, jammy, JustAsItSounds, paddysat, 1adam12, jamjam, Penks, PeterMcDermott, twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, Midnight Rambler, Blazecock Pileon, saulgoodman
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"maybe not everyone thinks this story heralds the downfall of western civilization
..but, I don't see that statement or even sentiment in the FPP.
reason why editorializing in FPPs is frowned upon is that the site isn't trying to be a political..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sebastienbailard
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"That Wired list is really poor. Basically they made a news story out of being contrary (how unusual these days). There is a lot more to the story than they present, much more nuanced. In fact there is even a short rebuttal to the story in the same..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Blazecock Pileon, eustatic, humannaire, Artw
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I never went to a school big enough but always admired pictures of lecture halls with 3 stories of full-size blackboards with ropes to haul them up and down, sometimes in multiple columns for 9 or 12 total. Kind of like web browser tabs...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
3 weeks ago
MeFi post:
Insect mating ritual porn
favorited 66 times, recently by xbonesgt, rux, tallus, Ljubljana, cushie, ifjuly, Rora, skoosh, FuManchu, madamjujujive, patrick rhett, dilettanti, edlundart, cavalier, colin folds five, mer2113, owhydididoit, ronin21, subtle-t, SentientAI, slenderloris, scrump, MsElaineous, jeffburdges, gofargogo, shoesaphone, Lentrohamsanin, dejah420, miss lynnster, tippiedog, of strange foe, thewittyname, maryh, exlotuseater
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"We are in a golden age/ renaissance of the "review". With the Internet everyone can post their thoughts on everything: movies, books, blender, leaf blower. There are review sites for teachers, even for politicians on human rights issues get..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pyrex
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Now, I DO believe in anthropogenic global warming - but the Ruddiman version.
Even if Ruddiman is right does it matter? It's really just a technicality as to when global warming started. There is no doubt that since the start of the Indistrial..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jimbob
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Almost all of the planes can be rolled out of the hanger and flown ..
After the Messerschmitt 163B Komet took off, the wheels fell to the ground and the plane had to be landed on a 2x6 skid plate on the bottom of the plane.
I assume the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by owhydididoit
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"If not clear in the FPP, and for those not reading the first link, this collection is 10 years in the making and opening for the first time today. Other noteworthy bits:The collection has four mechanics on staff to maintain the planes, which..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Grimp0teuthis
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"The war, for the Germans, was supposed to be over in 1940..1941..1942</i
Oddly like 2003's "missions accomplished". War, once it starts, takes on a life of its own, it's difficult to steer or predict. A huge gamble no matter the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by five fresh fish
4 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Politically, he's weak
Bzzt. He won. Doesn't matter how close. When Bush won in 2004 he had "political capital" to burn, although he barely won. Once you win, that's everything, it's not like he only partly won...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
Last month
MeFi comment:
"The pressure difference between water and surface makes it very laborious to expand the lungs. Even just 2 or 3 feet underwater breathing through a snorkel is extremely difficult (and not because there is so much air in the snorkel). Presumably if..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tachikaze
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Is reading books inherently more virtuous than watching TV or surfing the internet?
Yeah, people who read books like to give non-book readers a hard time, it seems to be a current cultural trend. The first novel that middle Protestant America was..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
Last month
MeFi comment:
"more than one internet, right?
The center must hold.
Given all the stuff that could tear it apart: taxes, legislation, net-neutrality, IPv4, etc..perhaps a perfect storm will make the Internet FUBAR and a new cycle of mom and pop ISPs springing..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ShawnStruck
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I never understood the personal "daily diary" form of blogging. Does anyone care about your life besides your mother? No. Does it expose you to strangers in an intimate way? Yes. The upsides are few and the downsides many. In the end it's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by loiseau
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Making good stock consistently is an art and will scare most non-foodies with its intricate rules and variations. Making stock for most home purposes is really easy and should be standard because it saves money and food. For chicken:
1. Broil and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pyrex
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Paul Theroux:Poor Africa, the happy hunting ground of the mythomaniac, the rock star buffing up his or her image, the missionary with a faith to sell, the child buyer, the retailer of dirty drugs or toxic cigarettes, the editor in search of a scoop,..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by streetdreams, nasreddin, lahersedor, gorgor_balabala, divabat, spiderskull, peacheater, dawson
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Technology most defiantly can have negative effects:
The Microwave has lowered the general populations ability to cook. I know some people who if they can't put it into a Microwave than it's too much bother. Stoves, pans, chopping, cleaning etc....." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jpfed
Last month
MeFi comment:
"different from Google Sky?
"From what we hear, WorldWide Telescope will be significantly better than Google Sky, which launched last August as part of Google Earth, and the open source Stellarium (which is hugely better than Google Sky..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Fiasco da Gama
Last month
MeFi comment:
"It's worth it if you don't open the box, leave it out as conversation piece, a mystery. The mystery is better than the content." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by SpacemanStix
Last month
MeFi comment:
"It's nice to see sources being ranked, even if it's an imperfect system.
Maybe should go something like this:
5-star: Professional organizations: National Academy of Scientists
4-star: Peer study groups: IPCC
3-star: Peer Reviewed documents:..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Jpfed, Inspector.Gadget, Miko
Last month
