Activity from delmoi

Man, y'know, once yo open that "reparations" door for the crimes (or bad decisions) of generations past, you'll never get it shut. Especially this year, Haiti has received a tremendous amount of attention and money from the world… [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by toodleydoodley
MeFi comment - Last month

A lot of it is just going to be innate, and not something you can change really. On the other hand, I don't think it has much to do with genetics rather a lot of personality traits are dependent on hormone levels in the womb. It has a huge… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Sunflower88
Ask MeFi comment - 5 months ago

I still think the U.S./NATO should turn the entire "Middle East" into a parking lot. Yes, it's sad when people kill each other, so it would be best if we just kill all of them ourselves. Just like ending a relationship, or pulling… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Taro
MeFi comment - 6 months ago

I doubt that this is that serious, but keep in mind there are plenty of non-lethal self-defense options out there besides buying a gun. I mean, you could get some mace or even a taser for your wife. Both of those will probably stop this guy if he… [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by RobinofFrocksley
Ask MeFi comment - Last year

Not to be the drum major of the snark parade - but this kind of editorializing is generally frowned upon around here. If, in fact, the evidence validates your opinions and impressions of this new research I'm sure it'll come out in the wash… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by Ideal Impulse
MeFi comment - Last year

I've always heard the term "butthurt" used by feminists and other "PC" people, particularly to describe whining by regressive types. Like "Isn't it hilarious how racists are still all butthurt they can't say 'niggardly'… [more]
favorited 12 times, recently by rosiroo
MetaTalk comment - Last year

This is not that great of a discussion, I mean they basically don't get much past the "defining the terms" section, and Buckley is being rather disingenuous about the whole thing, conflating different things and not making much of a point… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Omon Ra
MeFi comment - Last year

What you're "missing", I think, is that you're conflating all of those separate pieces into one coherent argument, when those pieces are not just separate pieces of one whole, they are pieces that are islands unto themselves. I… [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by doop, photoelectric, Pater Aletheias
MeFi comment - Two years ago

Can the revolution wait until summer? It's fucking cold out. Because the best protection isn't owning 30 guns; it's having 30 people who care about you. Since those 30 have other people who care about them, you actually have 300 people who are… [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by Cris E
MeFi comment - Two years ago

Well, from what I understand, you can tell if something is red-shifted based on specific light frequencies you'd expect to see from particular elements, like hydrogen going through fusion or otherwise getting hot. If the question is 'how do we… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Blue Jello Elf
Ask MeFi comment - Two years ago

I saw this when it came out earlier this month, but I wasn't aware of the metafilter FPP until just now. Interesting discussion. The main argument seems to be between "Skeptics" who don't think the evidence is strong enough. They bring up… [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by OnceUponATime, Barbara Spitzer
MeFi comment - Two years ago

It's frightening how large the totally ignorant, racist percentage of this country that's reared up since November 2008 actually is. I know I've been living in NYC, but really, flyover states? Excuse me but Carl Paladino? The guy's polling… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by cinchona
MeFi comment - Two years ago

Ken Mehlman's "Memory Hole"
favorited 4 times, recently by Monochrome
MeFi post - Two years ago

I never said anonymous speech wasn't covered by free speech, I said aim higher. If you really can't say, as yourself, what you're thinking, maybe it doesn't need to be said, at least not in those first words that come to mind. Yeah I'm… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by rosiroo
MeFi comment - Two years ago

I don't see the big deal but, then again I use my name here, on my blog, on facebook and pretty much everywhere else. Your name is "Suzy Smith". That's practically anonymous. People aren't going to find you by googling,… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by rosiroo
MeFi comment - Two years ago

This is disgusting, considering that there's a law forcing all of us to use this service. Jesus Christ. Don't like it? Don't use it. Just make sure to tell us about how you're defying the mandate and not using it. Because you'll be a folk hero… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by rosiroo
MeFi comment - Two years ago

Wow, so people with fears about medicine are insane narcissists? She was wrong, folks, she wasn't a douchebag. She killed her daughter. [more]
favorited 9 times, recently by shoesietart, rdr
MeFi comment - Two years ago

This why I don't like all the calls for 'civility' in politics. I think honesty is important. But in a lot of cases in order to be 'civil' you actually have to lie or use a lot of euphemisms to describe the effects of the policies pushed by… [more]
favorited 64 times, recently by BlueNorther, CyborgHag
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Oh saw this in slate the other day (yeah, I know, slate) and thought it was interesting My romance with ADD medication -- he took adderal: If stimulants worked for those writers, why not for me? Who wouldn't want to think faster, be less… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by daysocks
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

as an asside, the greatest thing ever is to have the truck jump, have the guy fly out (by positioning him near the edge of the cockpit) and then get the truck to land on him. hehehe. Not that high of a score, but funny to watch : P [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

She tells him she watched the show twice. Were I him, I'd wonder why and ask so. Then, when she provides her answer... it doesn't make sense, because her answer is essentially, "I watch everything twice if I'm going to write about it."… [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by ihaveyourfoot
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

However, I've never met Sorkin so don't know what he meant--I'm merely suggesting that as the interviewer, it would have been smarter of her to have examined that angle (or at least acknowledged it) Well, there are two reasons why I doubt… [more]
favorited 10 times, recently by ihaveyourfoot
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

The problem is that the success of excess testing is very visceral. A disease is discovered and a persons life (or quality of life) is saved. On the other hand, it's failure is hidden. Some tests are done, they come up negative. You get a… [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by A Terrible Llama
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

alright, I'm gone. Bye. [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by crazy with stars, loquacious, bonaldi
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

I wasn't aware of the misogynistic stuff but I do remember him telling everyone to buy BP stock after the Deepwater Horizon spill because he thought they would probably get off the hook. Which is disgusting, obviously. Personally the term… [more]
favorited 12 times, recently by (bra)
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Mefites will consider this to be the racist ravings of a right wing lunatic, however, I think that you may find it thought provoking nonetheless. Hey, Hitler had some good ideas, AMIRITE? Seriously, the guy is an 'out of the closet' racist… [more]
favorited 19 times, recently by Proofs and Refutations
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Quick background check: I’m wrapping up six amazing months studying with Seth Godin in New York. Nine people, no textbooks, tons of lessons, one life-changing adventure. Honored to have been a part of what is the most selective and rewarding MBA… [more]
favorited 13 times, recently by ShawnStruck
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Cobalt 60 is known as "the peaceful atom" and it is widely used in commercial applications. It's used to sterilize everything from milk to bandages. It is one of the things you are expressly looking for when doing a scan like this so it… [more]
favorited 25 times, recently by Katjusa Roquette
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

There is an option - not go into debt. Right, which makes it impossible for most people to start a business. Which is exactly why inflation helps the economy running. The real problem, though is that no inflation makes it pointless to… [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by Tehhund, Orb2069
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Ms Dewey.
favorited 3 times, recently by Monochrome
MeFi post - Over two years ago

yes, but he does not recognize that there's a difference between exceeding an allowable range by .0000000000000002 and dividing by zero. He said divide by zero or something [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
MetaTalk comment - Over two years ago

The app, or to be more accurate a planned suite of apps, will be aimed at scientists, initially those involved in biomedical research, which is what I'm familiar with. Database software that allows them to record and track what they do daily in… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
Ask MeFi comment - Over two years ago

I had no problems looking at the vast majority of ads on the internet. None at all, they don't really bother me. If I see a page with too many ads, I'll close the window and probably never come back. A couple years ago I installed adblock on my… [more]
favorited 11 times, recently by porn in the woods
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

1. Being transgender is pretty rare, compared to the general population. If you're terrified that there's going to be a huge influx of trans athletes with looser regulations, you're not thinking about this. How rare do you think it is? It… [more]
favorited 4 times, recently by masquesoporfavor
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Olympic-level athletic ability, in combination with the resources to actually develop that ability and pursue an Olympic career, is fairly rare. No. The entire point is that it's not rare for people born men to be able perform at the level… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by masquesoporfavor
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

This is disgusting. How can anyone justify this, in the name of sport or otherwise. This is body policing, gender policing, and downright disgusting. How on earth can forced body modification like this be legal, let alone ethical? Well,… [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by masquesoporfavor
MeFi comment - Over two years ago

Strange maps blog. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by filthy light thief
MeFi comment - Five years ago

Ah, data loss notification laws. Never before have so many people found out about other people's lost mail. [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by stillnocturnal
MeFi comment - Five years ago

What's interesting is that the article talks about things that actual "mens's rights" people aren't particularly worried about. If you look at reddit's /r/MensRights you'll find, well, an enormus amount of hatred and bitterness towards… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by InTheYear2017
MeFi comment - Five years ago

However, we don't have the societal setup, and haven't for TWENTY-FIVE CENTURIES stretching back, by some estimations, into the archaic period of Greco-Roman civilization, to support polygamy. This statement is bizarre and clearly false… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by InTheYear2017
Ask MeFi comment - Five years ago

1) Dude goes fishing with his friend. Leaves his knife in the truck 2) Feels a tug on his line and starts to pull 3) Sees it's an electric eel and realize he's not exactly going to be able to handle this so he leaves it writing there and asks for… [more]
favorited 26 times, recently by stillnocturnal
MeFi comment - Five years ago

A bad trip on your 'death bed' would be pretty damn terrifying. Hmm... I don't think they are giving this to people as they are literally dying. Rather they're giving it to them in the months leading up to it, so they can get used to it and… [more]
favorited 2 times, recently by TwiceDust
MeFi comment - Five years ago

I have one rule for therapy: your therapist needs to be smarter than you. If she/he is not... you are jerking off and likely just fucking around. The problem with this theory is that there's going to be a limit on the intelligence of… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by denika
Ask MeFi comment - Five years ago

I lost my virginity to a BBSer in the mid 90s. Should I write this up too? Totally. [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by Reverend John
MeFi comment - Five years ago

Oh and one simple rule I think is important is not believing things you don't have evidence for, and realizing you're not as smart as you may think you are. [more]
favorited 3 times, recently by Tehhund
Ask MeFi comment - Five years ago

I don't think there's any sound scientific basis for this. Chemically, we have some idea about what chemicals trigger certain types of physical feelings, like feeing anxious, or euphoric, or whatever. But a huge part of emotion is context. The… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by InTheYear2017
Ask MeFi comment - Five years ago

Getting drunk is unhealthy. While 21 glasses a week might be "moderate," it's never going to be healthy if you're pushing your liver beyond it's natural capacity, which is what you do when you get drunk. The feeling of drunkenness… [more]
favorited 1 time, recently by stoneandstar
Ask MeFi comment - Five years ago

I discovered that Reid Mihalko, who runs a sex-advice Web site called reidaboutsex.com—“What Tim Ferriss does for stuff, I do for sex”—has incredibly warm hands. It's the little details that really make the article. [more]
favorited 5 times, recently by womb of things to be and tomb of things that were
MeFi comment - Over five years ago

cute
favorited 1 time, recently by Green-eyed grenade
MeFi post - Over five years ago

wot?
favorited 1 time, recently by Green-eyed grenade
MeFi post - Over five years ago

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