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"I missed this question the first time around; thought I would comment in case future searchers find it.
If you get into a good graduate program in philosophy, you will not be able to transfer credits. The academic job market in philosophy is..." [
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Almost 5 hours ago
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"Get renter's insurance and go through the policy to understand what it covers. Eg if there's a fire, and your mattress is smoke-damaged, will the policy pay for you to get a new one? For individual items of value you MAY want a separate policy that..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by streetdreams, cgomez
3 days ago
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"Smiling is not enough, because a lot of women will smile to be polite.
-schroedinger
Yessssssss. Don't take a smile or even a low=grade friendly response as a green light to sit down at my table. A bit of smalltalk is ok from anyone, but if I..." [
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8 days ago
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"get out of the apartment and do something
Do something where other people have an expectation of being social (book club, casual sport, church event, political activism...)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
9 days ago
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"Reading what you wrote just above, let me repeat:
BE CALM NOW.
For the next two days, until you take the test, let's just focus on getting as ready as possible for the test. It's ok if you don't get a perfect score, don't stress out about that...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by johngoren
2 weeks ago
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"I've done this for a long time for two reasons:
1. the aforementioned "we've been together for years, so bf/gf sounds weirdly trivial"
2. I like having 'partner' be a word that doesn't tell the listener whether you're queer or straight...." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by DevilsAdvocate, Forktine, Meagan, Dreama, rtha, Wreath Ass
2 weeks ago
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"just laugh and toss it out
Whatever else happens, she should not throw the document out. She should keep everything. And if she hands documents over to a lawyer, she should keep a copy for herself too (don't hand over her only copy). You never..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Scram
2 weeks ago
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"Three thoughts on why it might be bad to be passive. (Of course I have no idea if any of these really apply to your situation! When I say "you" in examples, I just mean hypothetically.)
1. In a couple of your previous questions, you talk..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by non sum qualis eram
3 weeks ago
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"You, Andrew Marvell
by Archibald MacLeish
And here face down beneath the sun
Here upon Earth's noonward height
To feel the always coming on
The always rising of the night:
To feel creep up the curving East
The earthy chill of dusk and..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by jgee, languagehat, nickyskye, vronsky
3 weeks ago
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"a nice interview from 1996 about Infinite Jest and other topics - Friday, February 23, 1996; Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune
includes this bit:
he's been fascinated by some reader reactions so far, including some who liken its jump-cut style and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by AceRock, mecran01
3 weeks ago
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"Quick beginning advice for knitting:
Start with a medium-weight acrylic or wool yarn. That is, a yarn that is not super-skinny or super-fat. Don't start with cotton, since it isn't "springy"/elastic the way a wool or acrylic is; don't..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by timetoevolve
3 weeks ago
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"Apparently James Woods is very harsh on Wallace in his recent book about good fiction:
"[Certain novelists eg Henry James are good.] Conversely, the folks who spoil the experiment are David Foster Wallace types who let themselves be..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lodurr
3 weeks ago
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"Comics/movie characters -
the amazing Spiderman
milkd-mannered reporter Clark Kent
Robin, the boy wonder
Gotham's millionaire vigilante, the Dark Knight, Batman
Superman, the man of steel
Sports -
eg, nicknames used in basketball
baseball..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by roger ackroyd
3 weeks ago
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"Here are a couple of quick thoughts -
Arts and Letters Daily - an aggregation of popular-press essays on all kinds of humanities topics
RSS feed of Wo's online papers in philosophy - an arbitrary updating list of online papers in philosophy;..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by koeselitz, chndrcks
4 weeks ago
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"About the general rule for using Ms vs Mrs:
"Mrs." should only be used with the husband's last name, not with the wife's full name, or any last name other than the husband's last name. It means "mistress of Husbandsname" -- so,..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by [insert clever name here]
Last month
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"Black beans and rice with sliced mango, or fruit salsa
The beans are super-simple:
1. soak beans (I'm lazy and often use canned rather than dried, but the dried are much healthier)
2. sautee chopped onions and garlic in olice oil until clear
3...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by chara
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"In English classes:
Read closely. Take a class on poetry from before 1900; take the big English literature survey course that your school offers. Read classical stuff and read it very closely. That is, in poetry especially, every word is there for..." [
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"For me the key to the whole operation is forcing myself into the kitchen to drink a 1/2 glass of water; otherwise I just start reading the news and never bother to feed myself. Once I have some water, then I start thinking about food. Usually it's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by luckyveronica
Last month
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"Of course, the likelihood is that she was chosen partly because of those family decisions, and those family decisions are going to be used to browbeat or legislate other people's family decisions. And that's when we can step in to say "what a..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by tomboko, Mick, The corpse in the library, ClaudiaCenter
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"Do you smoke because you are lonely in a new city and can't think of what else to do with your time? Think about what you would say to a friend who was drinking alone for the same reason. The first years out of university are very hard, finding your..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by anadem
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""if you can't see that, maybe you're not as liberal as you thought."
That's why I'm a registered independent. I can say and think whatever I want, because I don't give a fuck what you think. Hilary shits what the (etc etc etc)
I..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by bugbread, ersatzkat
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"santojulieta: Most of the people I know who went back to grad school immediately after college are now facing the "but what can I do with my life?" question in their 30s -- with no work experience, no connections, no savings. Whereas the..." [
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"Self-deprecation can be charming and warm, but it's easy to get it wrong and undercut yourself.
Think about whether it's a realistic concern that you will be too intimidating without the self-deprecation. Are you physically imposing? Do people..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by DevilsAdvocate, NikitaNikita, liquorice, wyzewoman, Green With You, weston, jamaro, omnigut, peacheater, el_lupino
Last month
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"You can write other people private messages (like in-site email) by going to the top right of the screen next to your user name -- there is a tiny picture of an envelope. Click on that, and you will go to the mail page. Another way is to click on..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by bugbread, Baby_Balrog, contessa, chrismear
Last month
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"Hi Joanie.
You can reply to other people's comments in the thread where the comment is. As long as you are logged in (you can tell by looking at the top right of the screen - does your user name appear there? then you're logged in), you will be..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by bugbread, NikitaNikita, Baby_Balrog, contessa, chrismear
Last month
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"He goes on about the women's "virility"... and then about how they're gushing estrogen... and then at the end about how this is all fuelled by testosterone. Informative...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Phalene, nasreddin
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"Looking at your previous post, I think the less you write, the better.
This sounds like a situation that was extremely emotionally difficult for you, and which may not have been emotionally difficult for him. In cases like that, you will be..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by ms.v., scody, needs more cowbell, peacheater, ClaudiaCenter, spec80, onlyconnect
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"Here are free online reviews of various beauty products, describing what ingredients they contain.
At the same site, informational columns on different topics including:
- why "hypoallergenic" claims are meaningless
- how to be gentle..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
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"And probably a better idea to go in during the week, not fight the weekend crowds. Go when the salespeople will not be busy, so they can take their time. Go when the most experienced person on staff chooses to have her hours, which will probably not..." [
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"Good parenting: I was putting on a hyperbolic "woe is me" act (I don't remember what my complaint was). It must have been pretty ridiculous, because my very patient, kind mom just laughed at me - I remember being confused, and then thinking..." [
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"One encouraging thing. What determines hiring of philosophy PhDs at least is not age, but:
-(for a research university position) quality of work published, quality of your letters from well-known profs in the department, OR
-(for a smaller college..." [
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"She's agreeing to move with you to a new place. While you're in med school, she will be spending a lot of time without you, in a place where she doesn't have any ties, which may be a drag. Probably a lot of this time in the house, without you...." [
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favorited 15 times, recently by sebastienbailard
Last month
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"I hear an aspirin can be a 100% effective birth control option for a woman. She just has to hold firmly between her knees.
Side effects include walking like a penguin...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kjs4
Last month
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"Basically what I'm saying is that a man's surrendering his choice to wear a condom *is* a big deal. I don't blame the OP for being unsure around it
I agree entirely.
I would like to state that implying that the girlfriend can't be trusted to..." [
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favorited 13 times, recently by supercrayon, bookish, iminurmefi, Phalene, jmhodges, nasreddin, onlyconnect, ClaudiaCenter, fishfucker, ssg, Miko, Forktine, NortonDC
2 months ago
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"Why does one person--when both were involved to create it--have the sole ability to decide whether that child is born?
dnab, you know already why women have the sole say on whether they carry a pregnancy to term. In a situation where the parents..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Miko
2 months ago
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"What's the nature of your paranoia? STDs or pregnancy?
Using the condom is the best control *you* have over whether there's a chance of her getting pregnant. If you don't want her to get pregnant by you, and if you have less than complete trust in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rottytooth
2 months ago
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"Firas, there is no sense in which I am shouting down scientific inquiry. I'm not sure how I could have made my position plainer, but here's another shot.
As I said, it seems to me that the default assumption of a lot of people is that various..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by cgc373
2 months ago
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"Sometime around 2002ish (maybe a little earlier?), suddenly I could suddenly get a veggie burger anywhere. Fish fry shack out next to the nowheresville marina? Veggie burger. Hamburger place in rural mountain town? Veggie burger.
I.e., Sysco..." [
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2 months ago
