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"You are a good man, WCityMike. Nicely said. Often apologies are for the benefit of the person doing the apologizing, as well. It allows a tangible"start over" point, where as things kept unsaid often still have some pull on us.
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2 weeks ago
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The Day There Was No News
favorited 12 times, recently by jeffburdges, shavenwarthog, McLir, olya, ericbop, ltracey, Rarebit Fiend, flatluigi, jbickers, lenny70, ErWenn, regicide is good for you
3 weeks ago
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Changing unhealthy thinking patterns
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"That being said, I hope you don't leave or anything. I always appreciate a good disagreement about something that gets hashed out and ends well." [
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"Even I can appreciate that in the real world, my possession of a gold coin directly prevents you from possessing or utilizing it. In the world of data, my possession of an MP3 does not prevent you from possessing or using it.
Good points. Also,..." [
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Last month
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Examples of Epic Storytelling
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MetaFilter History
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Last month
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"Oh man, girls are the best thing ever. Seriously. I have one child, who is a girl. When you see her her grow up, and she starts to wait for you at the door to get home from work, and she likes to cuddle with you, and she sees you as being bigger..." [
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2 months ago
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"I can relate to your husband to some extent, as I'm a person who generally feels loved when I'm affirmed by those who love me. It's not an egocentric thing, but words of affirmation is what does it for me emotionally, over gifts, time, and even..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Korou, By The Grace of God
2 months ago
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"I find that to kick my sugar cravings, I need to have gone 7-10 days without eating sugar. This is painful, but in the end, I find that I don't want it nearly as much anymore, and I can very easily say no to it. There is definitely a withdrawal..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by rongorongo
2 months ago
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"Just to clarify, my previous comment wasn't meant to come across as preaching or anything. I think I inferred from your question a level of uncertainty how weight gain might happen in light of your good health, calorie intake and exercise, and I've..." [
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3 months ago
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"Is your diet relatively healthy? The reason I ask is that I've found that when I eat foods with a lot of refined carbohydrates as my primary intake, what I perceive as being hunger is sometimes a type of withdrawal that my body goes through when I..." [
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3 months ago
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"I worked as an auto claims adjuster for a number of years, and I can say with certainty that it's not fraud to keep the check. You are owed for the damage to your vehicle, regardless of what you decide to do about it. If you had decided before the..." [
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3 months ago
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"What disappoints me a bit about this thread is that mrleec has been a contributing member of the MeFi for over two years, and the default response has been to publicly assume worst case scenarios about him, as if he isn't even here. So when is the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by fishfucker, the other side, NikitaNikita
3 months ago
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"As for the eternal mystery: Heard of evolution? The world (at our sizes and speeds) is comprehensible because if it wasn't, we'd be dead.
I think he was referring to levels of comprehensibility that are present that aren't required for survival...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by gorgor_balabala, fook, dyoneo
3 months ago
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"I'm glad to see this, because it's a well known fact that every person only has one view on important matters that defines them for all time. We should figure out what it is, and hold that person to it forever...." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by gorgor_balabala, proj08, JDHarper, nasreddin, theiconoclast31, quonsar, nebulawindphone, Senor Cardgage, whir
3 months ago
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"EVERY generation has a sizeable portion of the younger generation that slacks off considerably in the face of opportunity, and another portion that shuns the shallowness in culture and goes out and makes something of itself, and makes everyone proud...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by quintessencesluglord, plastic_animals
3 months ago
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"There's a psychology to online ordering that caters to the fact that people simply like to get packages in the mail, and it becomes addicting for some people.
Add a lottery component, along with it being somewhat whacky and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by samsara, peacheater
3 months ago
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"Drink plenty of water. It's amazing, when I was better able to get in tune with my body at a later age, how much I realized my feeling "out of it", "ill", "tired", or "achy" was really a matter of being..." [
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3 months ago
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"We have some things that we've established in something of an ad-hoc way as we've gone along, that each side appreciates and feels is necessary for the conversation to be constructive. It really takes a prolonged and concerted effort to make..." [
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3 months ago
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"i look at what i learned as an undergraduate versus what i learned in grad school and i think we can call undergrad BA or BS degrees in biology as "trained as scientists" only if we define "scientist" in very basic and universally..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by klangklangston, dyoneo, ornate insect
3 months ago
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"He's a philosopher; why should a biologist (or anyone else, really) care what he has to say about evolution?
Because disciplines help inform each other. There are questions of philosophy that happen in just about any discipline, whether people..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by GeckoDundee, tickingclock, Jpfed, dyoneo, vertigo25
3 months ago
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"It's interesting to me that we'll often hear scientists telling philosophers to STFU about science, as they obviously aren't well versed enough to do so; but we don't hear many philosophers responding similarly about how scientists play around with..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mister Cheese
3 months ago
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"This pattern is reflected in the birthing process, as well. One friend of mine put in this way: when you have your first child, before he or she is born, you make sure you have the suitcase packed, that you have a map to the hospital, the doctor's..." [
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3 months ago
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"We do this kind of thing innately when we don't trust the world to not cause us pain. So instead, we focus on controlling our world in ways that we know how. Sometimes this is by criticizing other people, sometimes it's by getting angry, or..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by PinkButterfly, dhoe
3 months ago
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"Well, I agree with smorange. If you feel that there haven't been good faith responses to your questions, there is quite a range of good reading out there that attempts to answer the question about morality with or sans God that will give you a fair..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by astrochimp, jpdoane, Roach, nasreddin
4 months ago
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"I'm seriously thinking about buying something from these guys, even though I don't need anything, just to support them. I'm so sick of bogus IP lawsuits that I want to reward the good guys...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by papafrita
4 months ago
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"What's even more irritating is when people feel that other's motives have to be pearly white before they can ask questions.
The OP in the askme thread had something that was eating them up, and they are obviously working through the process...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by DevilsAdvocate, BigSky, drjimmy11
4 months ago
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"is it possible to be moral without belief in God?
I've always found this to be something of a strawman, really, as most ethicists that look at the logical relationships between theism, atheism, and morality don't argue this way. The question..." [
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4 months ago
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"This is not so. The fact that Richard Dawkins or any other atheist is actively trying to change people's minds about something nothing to do with it. The onus is on the person suggesting an explanation for a phenomenon (for instance, those who offer..." [
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4 months ago
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""God exists" is a hypothesis put forth by the theist, on whom the burden falls of defending that assertion.
This is a common response to theism, but in reality, the burden lies on the one making the assertion regarding a state of affairs..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nasreddin
4 months ago
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"Asking too many questions.
I need some clarity on this, but I'm thinking a follow up question is not a good idea." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Megafly
4 months ago
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"I hear where you are coming from. Just one thought, though. The perceived value of something (and much of its subsequent enjoyment) usually derives itself, at least in part, from the investment required to procure the product. Having something..." [
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4 months ago
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"This is not to put any undue pressure on you, as it is obviously a two-person problem. But in dynamics like this, it's amazing how one person getting stuff together can pretty well fix the entire dynamic. I have something of a pushy personality..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by nemutdero, mothershock, desjardins, Wilder, Capri, sondrialiac, Liosliath, onoclea, mostlymartha
4 months ago
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"It also will shock you if you position your finger between the prongs, and THEN plug it in.
And if you convince your little sister to do the same thing with her finger, it can create a shock on your backside when your parents find out.
Also, if..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by zachlipton
4 months ago
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"I don't think that Artw is really proposing auto-bans. Rather, he is using a hyperbolic suggestion as a way of expressing his displeasure with a particular site or cultural trend. He just wants some sympothy regarding his irritation.
Deep down,..." [
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5 months ago
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"One daughter, and it's easily one of the greatest things to ever have happened to me. I'd do it again without hesitation, and we've given up an entire salary to make it work.
I was nervous, and somewhat ambivalent before she got here. Thought of..." [
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5 months ago
