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"I'm almost the most beautiful girl around, with 9 goats. I'm making a list of all you 10-goat girls, because I must kill you." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
more than 12 hours ago
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"I bet I'm sitting pretty here. I did the art (to use the term loosely) for my tattoo, I provided the printout for making the transfer, and it's "my" molecule anyway, dammit.
Of course, the real reason nobody would ever want to copy my..." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by iamkimiam, MikeKD, kolophon, yoink, shoesietart, JBennett, Lou Stuells, BrotherCaine, spaceman_spiff, Forktine, Roach
3 days ago
MeTa comment:
"Welcome back! I was wondering about you a few days ago, and hoping we'd see you again. Hurray!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nickyskye
5 days ago
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"I'm confused. If I'm un-ironically uncool, but I don't give a damn, does that make me a hipster? I thought living the uncool life without making a big deal about it made you a dork, but the not-caring part seems to veer into hipsterdom. Then again,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Space Coyote
6 days ago
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"I think this is probably related to another intriguing and complex brain function: humor. Many people toss off extremely funny ad libs all the time, yet when they try to be funny in writing, it tanks. I just described myself. The difference seems..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fizzix
8 days ago
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"San Francisco is, on the whole, quite a safe place. I've lived here for 20 years and had no problems. As everyone else has said, the key is to not look like an easy target. Purse strap across body, head up, confident stride, know where you're..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by scody
8 days ago
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"Self-replicating potatoes? Sounds like a great idea! Not so much for a cheesy horror movie (although that would admittedly be awesome, since The Potato That Ate Detroit would replicate and its offspring would go on to eat Cleveland and Cincinnati),..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by moonmilk
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Every generation has its slackers. My brother is 42 and still lives with Mommy and Daddy, getting free housing, food, and laundry service in exchange for doing a few chores. He went to law school (guess who paid for his tuition) but currently only..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by binturong
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"In Fiasco's link, the lead paragraph says the guy is "ruing" his decision. And they're laughing at a typo in the guy's tattoo?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Fiasco da Gama
3 weeks ago
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"I think changing your delivery will help a lot. The light airy voice, the inflections, and the tics are probably a large part of your problem. Practice pitching your voice deeper and be sure to drop into your lower register when you really want to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kjs4
3 weeks ago
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Bass ambition
favorited 15 times, recently by tigerbelly, Brandon Blatcher, casarkos, cait212, get off of my cloud, yqxnflld, wimpdork, doift, youcancallmeal, Dean King, studentbaker, elmer benson, robocop is bleeding, leesh, ohdeanna
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm proud to say I did the best gookie of any girl in my elementary school. Haven't done it in about 40 years, but I just threw a gookie in the bathroom mirror and I must say the half-frame reading glasses actually enhance it. Yeah, I still got the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Slap*Happy
Last month
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"Take some inspiration from Hollywood: probably the scariest movie I've ever seen was Alien, not so much because of the gore but because of the repeated "I thought we were safe but IT'S BACK!!!" Just when you start to relax a bit the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nooneyouknow
3 months ago
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"Seconding Pakwan for excellent tandoori and curries, an easy stroll from the 16th Mission BART station.
Near the 24th Mission BART stop is El Taco Loco, which has another branch on Mission near 29th, near the Safeway, Walgreens and Cole Hardware..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by The Light Fantastic
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Well, if anybody's still reading this thread, mine's now up on Zimmer's blog.
*glares at Blazecock Pileon but would be placated by addition of "biochemistry"..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Blazecock Pileon
3 months ago
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"Wonderful thread with many touching stories. My contribution is quite tame, but it illustrates that a small event can have a profound effect on a developing personality.
Here goes: I was a chatterbox from the day I learned to talk and while my..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zenja72
3 months ago
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"'Nother biochemist here. Yup, reading the literature and going to conferences when the company will spring for it.
Also wanted to second Rock Steady's comment about actually doing the work - as you move up in the hierarchy it's easy to lose..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jewzilla
4 months ago
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"You don't necessarily need to feel the proverbial spark. You can start out being friends, then progress to really good friends, then realize one day that you like each other so much you might as well call it love.
I know everybody will jump all..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"One of my friends is a diver and amateur paleontologist and he finds lots of cool fossils off Venice Beach. He gave me a C. megalodon tooth which is the size of my palm. It's so wickedly big and evil-looking, it even impresses adolescent boys...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by scrump
4 months ago
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"Oh, forgot to mention that you probably don't have to cook every night. (I love to cook and even I would hate to do it every single day!) Lots of recipes keep very well in the fridge or freezer so you can just reheat a portion for dinner. I only..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by elisynn
5 months ago
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Help me relate to E8
favorited 11 times, recently by Proginoskes, afflatus, Arthur Dent, nicolin, antiform, kiltedtaco, todbot, COBRA!, em, jamjam, dreadpiratesully
5 months ago
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"You sound like a good man, fox_terrier_guy, and I hope things work out for you. Maybe there's a middle road here? You and your wife separate - but not necessarily divorce - and keep in touch amiably after things cool down?
If you'll allow me..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by herbaliser
5 months ago
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"You asked for personal anecdotes, so at the risk of sounding a bit hokey, good research tells a story. (Note: it takes quite a few years to accumulate enough data to tell a good story, so this may not be of immediate help to you.) People who've..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Nattie
5 months ago
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"Hopefully someone else will have some suggestions for the short term, but over the long term I can virtually guarantee that your research will lead you down paths you never dream of today. Presumably far away from your ex's interests. I've gone..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ignignokt
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"That statistic about men crying 1.4x/month, women 5.3x/month seems really high - I wonder where it came from? (The linked article from the San Mateo newspaper wasn't too specific.) Nobody I know cries that much, at least that they'll admit to. And..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Kadin2048, xil
5 months ago
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"I'm sort of in the opposite situation: I have a hard science Ph.D. (biochemistry) and my husband doesn't even have a college degree. He's very smart, though, and our skills and areas of competence tend to complement each other. It doesn't faze him..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by chicainthecity, you're a kitty!
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"OK, maybe the comment was a little hyperbolic, and I dislike the dilution of "Nazi" to mean pretty much any unpleasant person, but it was an interesting and rather touching personal account. Not the best of the sidebar but far from the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Blazecock Pileon
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Can someone explain the physics of why the board follows the skater up into the air? I see how stepping on the tail behind the wheels would make it pivot, but why does it leave the ground? It's almost like it sticks to the skater's shoes when he..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tbastian
6 months ago
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"Hmm, another vote in favor of gentle grey weather. Never knew there were others like this, not to mention some who feel even more strongly about it. I love our fog and rain here in SF, and you couldn't pay me enough to live in the Sun Belt.
I..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Sassyfras
6 months ago
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"Aw shucks, indienial! Biochemistry has a long and noble association with fine grub, especially beer and other fermentation products like cheese ("enzyme" comes from the Greek "in yeast").
Krrrlson, I think the argument..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
6 months ago
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"koeselitz, I have a Ph.D. in biochemistry.
How is fat created?
The way fat is made in living organisms is quite complicated, involving many steps catalyzed by enzymes (proteins that coax various chemical reactions to go the way the cell..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by koeselitz, DevilsAdvocate
6 months ago
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"I work in biotech and have dealt with product stability tracking and testing for several different types of drugs. This is not medical/pharmaceutical advice, though, and may not apply to your specific product.
Generally speaking, higher..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by GaelFC
7 months ago
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"Sondrialiac, I'm not arguing against calling out unambiguous sexism, subtle or otherwise. My point is to consider whether there's another possible interpretation before concluding that something is offensive. If there's any ambiguity, give the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by misha
7 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Don't you guys realize that this is a test of your loyalty? A true blue MeFite never logs out.
Don't fall for it." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bent back tulips
8 months ago
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"Mr_crash_davis, the policy against thread-crapping is pretty loose, as far as I can see. There has always been plenty of calling-out and it's only when things get really acrimonious that somebody hauls it into MetaTalk. Calling stuff out in-thread..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by h00py, LobsterMitten
8 months ago
MeTa comment:
"q at his best was snort-milk-out-the-nose funny. I don't know what's been up with him lately, but I hope he comes back eventually, at the top of his form.
EB, although I must admit I skipped over some of your longer posts (I was at work! I..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by limeonaire
8 months ago
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"Climb the Greenwich Steps to Telegraph Hill for a great view of the bay, then go down the Filbert Steps and admire the hidden garden.
I don't know how messed up the beaches are due to the recent oil spill, but Ocean Beach is always open, Crissy..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ClaudiaCenter
8 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I should hang out with Astro Zombie and we'll cancel each other out. Nothing ever happens when I'm around - my Excitement Deflector Shields are impenetrable. When I visited Thailand in 1985, they waited until 4 days after I'd left to stage a coup..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by misha
8 months ago
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"A lot of the "sickness" you feel during a cold or flu is actually caused by your own immune response, specifically by a protein called interferon. In fact, when interferon is administered as a drug, it causes flu-like symptoms in nearly..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
8 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This JC Penney catalog is like a bad flashback, man. I had the misfortune to spend my tender formative years in the 1970s, the low point in fashion history of the last 300 years. (Seriously, you have to go back to the 1660s to see uglier styles,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mosk
9 months ago
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"My parents' dog was a yappy little puppy at first. They trained him to Shut Up Already And Save The Barking For Important Stuff by shaking an empty soda can with a few coins in it whenever he started yapping. Supposedly dogs really hate that noise..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by prostyle, zippity
9 months ago
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"OK, I'll have a go at it. In small steps:
PKCepsilon = Protein Kinase C epsilon.
So what's a protein kinase? It's an enzyme, which means that it is a protein that catalyzes a chemical reaction.
Kinases are enzymes that put a phosphate..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by oats, mphuie, jamjam
10 months ago
