MeFi comment:
"I've loved DFW's writing for long enough now that it's become part of who I am. IJ changed by life for the better when it was going terribly wrong and everything he's written since has been a bright point.
I'm so crushed by this that I don't even..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bookish
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"This was a stupid stupid move by McCain. He's just laid waste to the only line of criticism against Obama that had any momentum.
Also, it reminds everyone that he's old. And not in a good way...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
Last month
Ask comment:
"Ok, this is what you do.
1. Heft the lens. There shouldn't be any rattling in the focus ring. The outside should be clean. If there are scratches or white patches in the rubber, that's fine, but negotiate for a lower price.
2. Turn the focus..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by junesix, zpousman, mutantdisco!
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"[this is bad]
Why do you feel the need to censor what others say? As we've talked about before, if you find a post objectionable then delete the post, but don't edit the content of the post or, in this case, the tags. It's pointless. And in this..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by John Kenneth Fisher
8 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Disturbing, but calling the lynching of 5000 black Americans a "holocaust" is doing a disservice to everyone involved.
It was terrible, but comparing it to the Holocaust isn't fair...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by perilous
11 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Libertarian-filter, yet again.
Ok, fine, we get it. You hate government and ignore the fact that anarchy doesn't work.
You think that a man (a real man) should make his own way in the world, shouldering aside the impediments of other, weaker,..." [
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favorited 18 times, recently by fillsthepews, The Bellman, jokeefe, tehloki, dreamsign, StrikeTheViol, puke & cry, MythMaker, scrump, C.Batt, lumensimus, rzklkng, oaf, JaredSeth, sluglicker, Heywood Mogroot, Legomancer, DU
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Are you fucking kidding me?!?!?! You have a mouse. You use the mouse to move the cursor. When the cursor gets to where you want to go, you... press the SPACEBAR????
You didn't actually play the game, did you?
You should do that, then get back..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by reventlov
Last year
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""Just for Men" is Just for Men. Greta, whose profile says "Gender: F", is not Just a Man.
They don't do a junk-check when you buy it.
Just For Men should work just fine. It's also easy to apply and fairly inexpensive. It's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by plinth
Last year
MeFi comment:
"This is seriously the most annoying line I keep hearing/reading about all this. Okay, we get it. You read Gizmodo. 99% of the country, myself included, don't. I'm not an "idiot" for not speculating Q3 product cycles- and again, even if I..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by chadparker, Blazecock Pileon
Last year
MeFi comment:
"The 5G iPod has been out for two years. I've been putting off a purchase for a year or so because I figured an update was just around the corner and I wanted enough storage to hold all the music on my computer. It's taken a lot longer that I figured,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by esoterica
Last year
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"I think what you're looking for is the LD50 of cooking oil or fat multiplied by the average weight of an adult (180lbs for an adult man) multiplied by 9 kcal per gram.
That would give you the average maximum number of calories that an adult man..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by zippy, anildash
Last year
MeFi comment:
"I think it's great that they found him guilty, but it's a shame the administration didn't have enough faith in our system to allow it to work.
The system we have works very well, so long as we don't go breaking our own rules...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by subaruwrx
Last year
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"Why, exactly, do they need the water? If there's a valid reason, then get a note, but if there's not then why do you feel they need it?
Is this just a gut feeling? If so, then you might just ask your doctor to put "neurotic mother" on..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by aforambivalent, jockc
Last year
MeFi comment:
"This looks super-bad for J&J.
All the Red Cross has to do is put out press releases about how J&J is suing the Red Cross for using a red cross, and they'll win in the court of public opinion. Kiss that goodwill goodbye, bitches...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by russilwvong
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Yeah, it's important to note that while the Republican party was screaming that if the Democrats gained control of congress they'd start impeachment proceedings, the President is pretty much forcing the issue and demanding that the congress impeach..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tehloki, Nahum Tate
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Jumping around with some racially insensitive remarks as a way to close off debate about a politician's views is bullshit. All politician's have some skeletons in their closet. These are busy people with a lot going on, it is easy to be associated..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by MythMaker
Last year
MeFi comment:
"The list of issues was to indicate why focusing on a derogatory quote attributed to Ron Paul is silly. Waving that quote around and using it to push the undecided away from examining his beliefs is race baiting at its worst.
That's the dumbest..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by MythMaker, scrump
Last year
MeFi comment:
"People can be real assholes, given the opportunity.
Anyone wanting to ban taco trucks need to look into their heart and see whether they're doing God's delicious work...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Space Kitty
Last year
MeFi comment:
"So Bush is aiming for a 1% approval rating, right?
I bet the Republican presidential candidates are all beating their head against the wall right now. Bush just keeps reminding voters why they shouldn't vote Republican in 2008...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DU
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Libertarians proffer such an ugly future, it's a wonder anyone ever listens to them." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by uri
Last year
MeFi comment:
"And they certainly do know the etymology of the word "woman", in the same way that they know the etymologies of words such as "arrogant", "self-absorbed", "egotistical", "little", and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dr_dank
Last year
Ask comment:
"Oh, and to specifically answer your second question, about the 35mm f/2 lens: I love this lens, and if you're considering it, wait until one comes up for sale. It's small, fast, and works very very well on the digital bodies.
Here are some..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by inviolable
Last year
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"If you don't have an investment in lenses then either get a Canon Rebel XT or a Nikon D70. They are both good cameras and they're part of very solid systems.
More importantly, no matter what you get, get a 50mm f1.8 lens to go with it. It'll cost..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Robot Johnny
Last year
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"It should be compatible with your Pentax lenses, since Nikon's film SLR cameras are compatible with Pentax lenses.
Unless I've been living a lie, this is wrong wrong wrong. The K-Mount that Pentax 35mm cameras use is different from the F-Mount..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by prophetsearcher
Last year
MeFi comment:
"By the way, someone claims to have deciphered the text, and the numbering system." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mediareport
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Stop calling it a "surge."
It's an escalation, or a buildup, or an increase.
By referring to it as a "surge" you're just confirming the Administration's language, and inadvertently implying that it's a temporary increase..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by anthill, MikeKD, Blazecock Pileon
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Nader was the best choice in 2000 and in 2004. Will he try again? Will Nader bother to give the American voters another chance to refuse to vote for him because the corporate press says he's not electable because nobody will vote for him because the..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by aye, DevilsAdvocate
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Whales are very intelligent. We don't really understand exactly how intelligent they are. They may be smarter than us, they just don't use tools.
I hate whaling as much as anyone else, but that's just a stupid stupid thing to say.
...of course,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by estherbester
Last year
MeTa comment:
"when it became apparent in the thread that i had done the wrong thing, i asked for clarification of the rule, got it, and thought all would be well and the post would be quickly deleted. but it wasnt and then this thread appeared, in which i asked..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Keane
Last year
MeFi comment:
"Listen to the audio first. He's not saying that Obama is the first African-American who is articulate and bright.
He's saying that Obama is the first mainstream African-American politician. And that he is articulate and bright.
Listen to the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by tehloki, ceri richard, mckenney
Last year
Ask comment:
"What do you want to take pictures of?
If you want to mostly take portraits, then go for a longer zoom. Something like a 50-200mm is good.
If you're wanting to take pictures of groups of people, go for something like the 24-90mm.
If you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Zosia Blue
Last year
