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Pentagon: Zombie Pigs First, Then Hibernating Soldiers | Danger Room | Wired.com - http://www.wired.com/dangerr...
Schadenfreude and Clare Dibble liked this
"Around half of U.S. troop fatalities are caused by blood loss from battlefield injuries. Now, with another 30,000 troops deploying to Afghanistan, the Pentagon is pushing for medical advances that can save more lives during combat. The Defense Department’s latest research idea: Stop bleeding injuries by turning pigs into the semi-undead. If it works out, we humans could be the next ones to be zombified."
- Christopher A Carr
from Bookmarklet
Does this lower the brain's oxygen needs as well? Or will they end up staying zombies after they're fixed?
- Kevin Fox
“Everybody’s talking about the military use of this, and that’s our focus now,” he says. “But really, this could be much, much bigger than that.” ... I wonder how this will do as a recreational drug.
- Clare Dibble
Kevin: Oxygen deprivation, per se, isn't the problem, as far as I understand it. I think this stops certain destructive processes that occur as a result of oxygen deprivation.
- Christopher A Carr
Even across the blood brain barrier? Fascinating. I mean, I guess it has to because bears and squirrels don't go brain-dead during hibernation. Really fascinating.
- Kevin Fox
An open letter to Eric Schmidt - http://vanelsas.wordpress.com/2009...
Clare Dibble, Schadenfreude and LogEx liked this
Well said, Alexander. Something like that should never have come out of his mouth, and he owes the Google community a clarification, if not an apology.
- LogEx
"“If you have something you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing that in the first place”. Maybe I shouldn’t judge these words too harsh, based on a 1 minute video clip, but that is probably one of the dumbest quotes I’ve heard from you, ever."
- Clare Dibble
LogEx thanks. To me it shows the underlying issue. Google may not want to "do evil" but they are constantly in a situation where evil can be done. Making the exchange explicit is a daring step but would be huge.
- Alexander van Elsas
from iPhone
Our son Spencer (9 months) has started hitting and aggressively grabbing glasses off faces in the last week or so. We've tried saying no sternly and holding his hand down for a couple seconds. This doesn't work; sometimes he even giggles and thinks it is a game. Suggestions?
Jason Huebel and Jen (SquirrelGirl) liked this
Now we are trying a version of time out that involves putting him in his crib for a few minutes.
- Clare Dibble
We didn't have that problem, but I know parents that have gone to their pediatrician for advice on this and gotten info that works. I'd give them a call/visit and see what they say.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
A little tap on the hand (not enough to hurt, mind you) to get his attention and a stern word does the trick. My kids quit doing it pretty quickly. It's also important not to let you eyes smile if they play the cuteness card. ;-) BE STRONG!
- Jason Huebel
It seems that this time out-y concept is working quite well so far. We only had to do it once and he was much nicer. I also helps if we don't let him get too bored and cooped up because of the snow and cold temps.
- Clare Dibble
CWRU Film Society - http://films.cwru.edu/staff...
April Buchheit liked this
It's always fun to find photos you didn't know about of yourself more than a decade ago on the internet. At least it looks like I'm having fun ;)
- Clare Dibble
from Bookmarklet
Ack! It's Laura! Make it go away!
- Gabe
Is that Jim Nauer in the background?
- Gabe
Did you notice that Rich Drushel is the advisor? His daughter Elanor is on staff. She might be the President.
- Gabe
It is Jim Nauer in the background. I think he was the projectionist that night. How do you know him?
- Clare Dibble
I did notice that Rich Drushel is advising now. Seems like a good match.
- Clare Dibble
I used to work with Jim making websites back around 1994. The company was called Cybercon.com (Cyberspace Construction Company).
- Gabe
10 Most Controversial Parenting Practices - http://www.newparent.com/you...
Amir, Iván Abrego and Jen (SquirrelGirl) liked this
1. Co-sleeping 2. Bottlefeeding 3. Drinking.....still reading
- Shevonne
from Bookmarklet
The term "bottlefeeding" drives me nuts because some people mean using bottles at all but some use that term to mean formula feeding. HUGE difference. Reading the article, it looks like the author means formula feeding. In that case, she should have written "formula feeding", not "bottlefeeding".
- Rochelle
You know.......I never thought about it that way, but it makes sense
- Shevonne
"Bottlefeeding". <eyeroll> I've had ignorant twits approach me while feeding my kids in public, telling me that it's bad. Nevermind they were drinking breastmilk most of the time. They were on a high horse. I took too much pleasure in putting them in their place, watching them slink off looking stupid. And those people need to understand that no everyone *can* breastfeed.
- Admiral Anika
I don't see how "not restricting soda consumption" is a "controversial" practice.
- Bryce Roney
we co-sleep. it's actually been beneficial. in some cultures it's the norm.
- Joe Silence is not dead
I formula fed my daughter after a very upsetting and difficult time trying and failing to breastfeed. I'm definitely in the minority among my friends, and it's always felt awkward. It shouldn't. As Anika said, not everyone can breastfeed.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
Please, none of my kids were breast fed. Their mothers weren't having it at all even though I would have preferred it (just because I heard it was healthier).
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
++ Jen. The most heartbreaking meeting with the lactation consultant was when they weighed Spencer, watched him do a perfect latch, suckle, weighed him again, and looked at me and said not everyone can exclusively breastfeed. Then not having people believe that I really was doing my best. My hair dresser shamed me for supplementing with (which eventually lead to switching to) formula after telling a story about how she had so much milk she couldn't get out of the shower without spraying the mirror.
- Clare Dibble
Rahsheen, it's definitely healthier. Do you know why they chose not to? I'm always curious about the reasons people make those kinds of decisions.
- Rochelle
My son was not breastfed; my wife was unconscious on a ventilator for two weeks following his birth.
- Glen Mistletoe
I'm now getting phone calls from Nigeria... (country code 234) I can't quite understand what he wants though -- I wonder if he needs help moving money out of the country?
Tyson Key, Amir, Hutch Carpenter and 11 other people liked this
Their president *is* reportedly dying..
- Schadenfreude
ooh gees
- Susan Beebe
HAHA.
- Roberto Bonini
Probably calling to say you won the national lottery.
- Amy℠
More likely he wants help moving your money into his country. ;)
- Cristo
He probably read your blog and wants to comment on it personally.
- Gabe
One of the guys I work with got a paper letter from one of the nigerian spammers. I wonder if there are some kids who define Nigeria not s a country in Africa but as the place spam comes from.
- Clare Dibble
The comments I get being a vegetarian - http://alleexm.blogspot.com/2009...
Ňicķ, Clare Dibble, April Buchheit and 2 other people liked this
I love your answers, and I wish I had known informed people like you when I was your age. Obviously, it doesn't get easier fielding the questions when you become vegan, but those are still pretty much the same questions you'll get asked, and you already know your answers!
- Becca
"In fact, most vegetarians live a much healthier lifestyle, and you're not very likely to find an overweight one, seeing how we don't eat fat." I think it's established (or perhaps there isn't sufficient evidence) that eating fat doesn't make one fat. I can see how one can be a "vegetarian" and just live on sugar and carbs (while avoiding eating vegetables altogether). All that aside, I applaud you for your thoughtfulness.
- April Buchheit
I must confess that I'm one of those people who exclaim that one is crazy for being a vegetarian (vegan, especially), but I mean it more as a joke.
- April Buchheit
Yes, April, but Alex really is crazy.
- Gabe
LOL!
- April Buchheit
from iPhone
Gabe: That's just from being around you so long.
- Alex
At least I don't have to be the crazy one this time
- Becca
Actually, you do eat fat if you eat, say, avocado or cheese or even tofu. It's actually bad for you to not eat fat. I'm not saying you should eat animal fat though.
- Clare Dibble
I'll say that though Clare. Bacon is delicious!
- Paul Buchheit
Clare, yep. I know I'm not a thin vegan!
- Becca
Paul: Are you trying to imply that bacon is not a vegetable?
- Gabe
My babysitter is a grandma! Of twin girls!!
Khader Shameer, Rachel Lea Fox, Alex and 13 other people liked this
:D
- April Buchheit
from email
Congratulations Lucy!
- Clare Dibble
Everyone, these are Nika and Ariana!
- April Buchheit
Twins rule. :)
- Louis Gray
In the past couple of weeks, the tap water at my house has gotten very bad. The shower smells like a swimming pool, and it's unpleasant to drink. Anyone have experience/recommendations with whole-house water filters?
Jeff P. Henderson, April Buchheit, Amir and 6 other people liked this
Does it smell like sulfur? We had this happen a while back and it was the hot water tank lining. If it breaks there is some harmless bacteria that can get in there. Test this by checking the hot water running and see if it smells/tastes different than the cold only running.
- Jason Shellen
It sounds like your municipal water is having a hard time staying in spec and is dumping in chlorine to keep the bacteria down.
- Clare Dibble
hope this can help http://www.consumersearch.com/water-f...
- chaz2b
I'm pretty sure it's some kind of chlorine compound since it smells like a swimming pool and is in the cold water.
- Paul Buchheit
and it just ruined my cup of tea -- I had to pour it away and startover with filtered water :(
- Paul Buchheit
It would be expensive to put a whole house filter on to remove the chlorine. I have a small Reverse Osmosis system. Any tap water that will be consumed comes from the RO system. The fish is happy in it too! I got mine here: http://jimstrains.com/page...
- Bill Scherer
looking into it (i had never thought about putting the whole house on filtration) i see the costs range from $700-$7,000 (basically speaking) and i bet you can get govt rebates too, so its not as costly as i first thought
- chaz2b
My mom has a whole house filter system and loves it (definitely on the lower end of the price spectrum quoted above). It helps reduce mineralization in her various water fixtures in addition to removing that pool smell (she couldn't take a shower without her eyes watering).
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
We have 2 water filters. Whole house by Purwater FHT-384 http://www.purwater.com $75 (installed at water main in basement) and a 5 stage osmosis unit by Watts Premier https://www.wattspremier.com/product... $200 (installed under sink with spigot). For the whole house filter, be sure to get the higher end filters made with carbon that filter out "scale" deposits (best quality)
- Susan Beebe
Maybe you should have that water tested to know exactly what's going on?
- Sean McBride
Have you been getting a lot of rain where you are? Sometimes they'll increase the chlorine because of run-off. Not likely to do damage to you, but it's still foul.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
In Ft Lauderdale we got a notice in our last water bill that they were going to be dumping extra chlorine in the water most of this month. I found a website that deals with this subject extensively http://safeusawater.com They don't sell anything, just provide info. I emailed them the notice I got and they put it on their site so they are pretty responsive.
- Victor
Victor, that site seems to be a referred funnel (they sell your info): "4) We route your request to 3 Water Quality Professionals in our exclusive network. We work with only the most reputable and experienced companies. 5) You will be contacted directly by Qualified Professionals who will provide you with a free price quote. You decide which company you will work with."
- Paul Buchheit
Whatever you go with, think about dropping a line to your water district. If you can smell that much chlorine, that isn't good for people to be drinking. They should be held to account for that.
- Spidra Webster
This seems to be the only whole-house filter around: http://www.aquasana.com/product... (though maybe I'm not looking in the right place)
- Paul Buchheit
I take that back, there are more: http://www.puritec.com/store... I'm still not sure what to get though. There's so much spam and so little unbiased info :(
- Paul Buchheit
Portland residents west of the Willamette must boil their water now.
- Ruchira S. Datta
Paul, I live in a healthy house constructed by a Purdue Engineer, John Bower. If you are concerned about shower water alone, Sears makes a reasonable system for the money. That catches most of the problem and then an RO system after that will take care of the rest. http://www.amazon.com/Healthy... They lived next door to me for awhile till he built another house closer to town. :)
- Melanie Reed
Paul - consider calling some local plumbers and inquire with them what whole house water filters they install. Get some product model numbers and check them out in advance.
- Susan Beebe
Perhaps ping your neighbors to see if they have the same experience? It could be your pipes or some other local problem rather than a systemic problem.
- Todd Hoff
From the water dept: "Good morning, Santa Clara Valley Water District is performing maintenance on one of their transmission pipelines until January 15, 2010. As a result, we are providing water service to customers using company-owned wells. You may experience reduced pressure, increased hardness (higher deposits of calcium), and a possible change in taste during this time period. We...
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- Paul Buchheit
That explains it. We are on a well and the water sucks. Jan 15(ish) is pretty close, especially when compared to the time it would take to fully install a filter system.
- Todd Hoff
which city has the cleanest tapwater http://friendfeed.com/chaz2b...
- chaz2b
The book below cuts through some of the noise. No ebook, but according to google books it is in quite a few libraries down in the valley. http://books.google.com/books...
- Tracy
How you will probably die. (We gotta lick those heart disease and cancer things.) - http://awesome.good.is/transpa...
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Note that this chart omits accidents and homicides because those are 'uncontrollable'. That strikes me as a bit fishy because I can imagine there are a lot of situations where homicide is more controllable than cancer. Those situations just didn't fit in the 'live healthy' message of this promotion.
- Kevin Fox
I know how but when is the question
- VAL D. Zone
"Accidents" are also controllable, to a degree. I'd be interested in knowing where car accidents fit in, for example.
- Laurence Gonsalves
It surprises me how at risk we all are for taking her own life.
- Clare Dibble
Clare: it doesn't say how likely things are to happen, just what's most likely. Being the number one killer of people who aren't likely to die doesn't mean much.
- Gabe
There's something off about the implication that healthy people don't commit suicide, or that "informed choices" can prevent suicide. What's the informed choice, "don't kill yourself"? Seems pretty banal.
- Mark Trapp
Hacker News | What should I choose, PhD or startup? - http://news.ycombinator.com/item...
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for Clare :). The comments are kind of amusing.
- Paul Buchheit
from Bookmarklet
Thank you for putting up this post. I'm going through the same thing. I can't decide whether to get my PHD or start working.
- Maryam
"Lots of choices in life is about choosing one or another, and it will never be clear which was the best, and there is no "scientific" way of choosing, lots of luck are involved too."
- Clare Dibble
FunkyRose, what did you take from the post? what is your field?
- Clare Dibble
I'm an MBA student and I'm almost done doing my degree.
- Maryam
In the case presented , I would pick the startup. But otherwise , I would say pick a PhD, it gets difficult to do one later in life..and its generally a rewarding learning experience.
- Hari
There are also arguments that startups are also difficult to do later in life. :-) Not that I agree with either premise.
- Piaw Na
Open as in water, the fluid necessary for life - http://paulbuchheit.blogspot.com/2009...
Tom Stocky, Fabrizio, scott willeke and 53 other people liked this
When is Facebook going to give people open access to the address book? :)
- Bindu Reddy
They already do. My DROID syncs with my Facebook and Google contacts, converging them both for the same contact on either network. Don't ask me how that's done though
- LANjackal
You mean your DRIOD can get to the email addresses of your facebook contacts?
- Bindu Reddy
""Open" is a great thing. Everyone likes it." Maybe everyone you know ;)
- Clare Dibble
a friend of mine has a bb storm and it integrates w/ facebook (when i call him, my facebook avatar shows up... etc etc) -- the Droid being able to combine contact lists and merge them when applicable sounds like the next step
- Chris Heath
It's still not open. That data is locked into the built in contacts app and you can't get it at an api level. Android 2.0 has a complete (well, half-baked) contact model that allows aggregating contact info. Not to mention that when I entered my contact info into facebook that I understood it was going to be shared that way. But from an end-user standpoint it's great!
- Hayes Haugen
@LANJackal that sounds great... I guess my information is dated than..
- Bindu Reddy
Very great post. One of the best. This share remember me with two other great peoples described by Katie Hafner is his book (Where the wizards stay up late): Vint Cerf (you known what i mean) and Dave Clark (by his famous quote : "we reject kings presidents and voting. we believe in rough consensus and running code.") With an "open" mind like yours, they make with days, months, years, a very great open life fluid. I'm very happy to follow you. As Louis Gray says : Please keep blogging. Thank you.
- Guy Vander Heyden
Just like with any other activity, the intention behind being open is very important. If somebody wants to manipulate or mislead, then it can be dangerous to follow them. We just have to be aware of extremes. That said, I have learnt a lot from following you and thanks for sharing your ideas so eloquently.
- Shakeel Mahate
Hey, thanks for the mention - I'm glad you're enjoying Alfie Kohn's book. He makes me think.
- Laura Norvig
Thanks Laura. I've actually "outsourced" the reading to April, but she tells me about it :)
- Paul Buchheit
Heh, see this is the type of efficiency mindset you've developed by running a startup.
- Laura Norvig
No, I've always been lazy :)
- Paul Buchheit
lazy like fox! ;)
- Susan Beebe
Patrick Stewart: the legacy of domestic violence | Society | The Guardian - http://www.guardian.co.uk/society...
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"From Monday morning to Friday tea time he worked as a semi-skilled labourer, and was diligent and sober. Often funny and charming, he was always rich in the personal stories of warfare and adventure that thrilled me. But come Friday night, after the pubs closed, we awaited his return with trepidation. I would be in bed but not asleep. I could never sleep until he did; while he was awake we were all at risk. Instead, I would listen for his voice, singing, as he walked home. Certain songs were reassuring: I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen; I'll Walk Beside You . . . But army songs were not a good sign. And worst of all was silence. When I could only hear footsteps it was the signal to be super-alert. Our house was small, and when you grow up with domestic violence in a confined space you learn to gauge, very precisely, the temperature of situations. I knew exactly when the shouting was done and a hand was about to be raised – I also knew exactly when to insert a small body between the...
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- April Buchheit
from Bookmarklet
Sounds pretty bad. I'm not Thankful for domestic violence.
- Clare Dibble
Time for Popcorn -- the traditional Thanksgiving meal!
Robert Felty, Paul Buchheit and VAL D. Zone liked this
What's another food they likely had at the first Thanksgiving?
- Gabe
Fish?
- Clare Dibble
What kind of fish would they have had?
- Gabe
YouTube - They Might Be Giants - Science is Real - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Maggie and Robert Felty liked this
Rob got this DVD for Spencer and he and I both love it ;)
- Clare Dibble
from Bookmarklet
Is "he" Spencer or Rob?
- Gabe
Actually, all three of us like it.
- Robert Felty
Gaia is hiring! Take a look at the open positions: http://corp.gaiaonline.com/careers
Robert Felty, Daniel Rowley, April Buchheit and 3 other people liked this
Where is this gaia physically located? If it is somewhere good, this might be the kind of thing Bethany would like (Rob will you pass it on?).
- Clare Dibble
Gaia is in San Jose, right next to the san jose airport
- Mike Sego
Rochelle was able to get Audrey to go to sleep tonight without a single cry. The Sleeping Lady's Shuffle Chair method is genius.
Trish Haley, Eric @ CSTechcast.com, Mo Kargas and 33 other people liked this
Does this method allow her to remain cute?
- Matthew DeVries
Audrey? Or Rochelle? o.0
- Bren, Not Grinchy
from iPhone
It increases the cute factor. Rochelle told me that she put Audrey down into the crib, Audrey looked up at her, gave a happy sigh, then turned her head to the other side, closed her eyes and went to sleep.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Akiva, is Rochelle still standing after witnessing that serious display of cute? man. I think my heart would go splodey.
- Yolanda
Actually, she's been swooning on the sofa ever since.
- Akiva Moskovitz
What is a couple sentence summary of the Sleeping Lady's Shuffle Chair method? Happy it is working for you ;)
- Clare Dibble
You put your baby down in her crib. Nights 1-3, you have a chair next to the crib. You can do minor things (talk to her, rub her belly, hold her hand, sing, whatever) to coax her to sleep but you can't pick her up unless she's completely hysterical. Nights 4-6, you put the chair across the room and have to coax her just with your voice. Nights 7-9, you put the chair almost out of the...
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- Akiva Moskovitz
Before we started this: we'd put Audrey down with the bottle (or by carrying her until she fell asleep) anywhere between 7-8:30. She'd wake up at 11 or 12... again at 1 or 2... again at 3 or 4 and would NOT go back in the crib. I'd stay up, hold her as she slept, and read PDFs on my phone until 6. Now she goes to sleep by 7:30, wakes up once around 3 or so for a diaper change, and then sleeps until 6-7. After nearly ten months of the previous schedule, this new schedule is bloody fantastic.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Wow, it amazes me that you guys have lasted so long. Congrats on finally getting some sleep!
- Clare Dibble
Thanks!
- Akiva Moskovitz
WOO-HOO! Congrats, mommy and daddy!
- Josh Haley
I've read about this method, it was called "The Long Goodbye" :p I'll have to try this with my newest bebé!
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
We've been using the "Sarah method". Our almost 13-year old takes her to sleep. Done. It's good to have 4 kids sometimes. :)
- Josh Haley
Does it work on the 13-year old?
- Matthew DeVries
Isn't that what gin's for?
- Akiva Moskovitz
You don't nurse a 13-year old, how do you get the gin into them?
- Matthew DeVries
Intravenously, of course.
- Akiva Moskovitz
yeesh, I just redid my music library, but DoubleTwist still had the old library, and I'd deleted or renamed about every file I had....And you can't fix that with a vice grip and a hand grenade. Uninstalled, reinstalled. It was a mess, finally found some data files that ignored the uninstall order in Docs and setting folder.
- Matthew DeVries
Matthew, beg pardon, but … WTF?
- Glen Mistletoe
Well, that's what we call the wrong thread Glen!
- Matthew DeVries
Telephones have dialed the wrong number. Social networks have dialed the wrong thread.
- Micah Wittman
Audrey -------->(-_-) Akiva and Rochelle ------> :-)) Rochelle after reading my comment -------> (>.<)
- Anna Haro
1UP Anna
- Akiva Moskovitz
A well reseted Akiva will stop allcapsing :(
- Matthew DeVries
WHAT.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Congrats! You have achieved more than you know. Not only will you all get good sleep, you have established that you are the parents - something Dick and I never managed in 19.5 YEARS with Sarah. Or Jojo, frankly, either. You will be able to have rules, if you want, and enforce them, and if you want to put your work up in the kitchen, framed, Audrey will not tell you it's her kitchen and...
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- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
Alright, FriendFeeders, which one should I go with?
James Stratford, Gioia Feliziani, ashish and 28 other people liked this
The one on the left. :-)
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
The first one
- Dan Hsiao
Right.
- τorƍue
first one ;) may b u can change colors but as theme? definitely first one =]
- emre dede ve haremi
The one on the right caught my eye first than the one on the left because of the pictures. The text on the left catches my eye more than the one on the right.
- imabonehead
I love the photos on the second one best!! I like both designs, but like the first design a little better.
- Rachel Lea Fox
first one
- VAL D. Zone
The one on the left with the top pic of the right swapped for the first pic. Not that I enjoy being difficult or anything. Is this Tinyprints?
- Heather Solos
loving #1 left
- barbarars
The second one; on the right
- Schadenfreude
Why don't you test the pages with google website optimizer?
- Serbay Arda Ayzit
Can't go wrong with either of those. First one is better.
- ashish
First one.
- David Schmidt
The one on the right. The lighting is much warmer. The lighting on the left is too cold. The first photo on the left looks foreboding.
- Tracy
Left. Right feels too much like some sort of promotional piece.
- Kevin Fox
Left, definitely.
- Jason Huebel
I like the one on the left better, but the first picture could be replaced with the photo from the bottom left on the right version and it should say 2009 somewhere.
- Clare Dibble
The left, but I agree with Clare's idea of switching those pictures.
- Penguin It's Cold Outside
I like the big picture on the right the best; the kids look great and they're facing the reader. And the pop of green brightens the card.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
If it's a personal card, go with the one on the left. If it's for professional/business acquaintances, go with the one on the right.
- Curtiss Grymala
I would say the left one.
- Mitch
Another vote for the left.
- Yolanda
Left.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
LEFT :)
- Susan Beebe
Right but swap the Peace, Love, Joy with the one from the Left. Makes it more playful and less...corporate?
- EricaJoy
The first one.
- Alex Hellstrom
from iPod
Right.
- cecily
The one on the right.
- Paolo Ferrandi
from iPod
the one on the right ^^
- al3lilo
right
- viki saigal
right
- JA Castillo
I like the one on the left better. (Glad we could help you decide.)
- Bruce Lewis
I'm on Team Right
- Jesse Stay
Left.
- Alix Whitmire
+1 for Left
- Atul Arora
Left.
- H0llywoodWh0re
Easy -- on the Right. Bigger pictures over bigger fonts on a holiday card every time. They're not for reading, they're for looking at!
- Eric Borisch
I would like to put in a write-in candidate for a card with a picture of the whole family - Paul, April, Camilla, and Thomas. I like seeing the adults too!
- Robert Felty
The one on the right.
- Alex Scoble
The one on the right
- Pete Gilbert
left
- Sinem Co
+1 Right
- Mitch
wrong left
- imran
right
- Helen Sventitsky
Left. and switch the pics like everyone else said.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
The one on the right but switch the green for the brown from the one on the left.
- Adewale Oshineye
I'll pick the second one!
- Milton Ramirez
I like the one on the right more.
- Josh Haley
I like the photos on the right, but I like the design on the left.
- Karen Padham Taylor
Thanks for your help, everyone!! :) I think I'm going to go with the design on the left, but replacing the picture on the left panel with the picture in the middle panel and putting the picture from the bottom left panel of the design on the right in the middle panel of the design on the left. (Am I confusing you yet?) I'm also going to make some changes on the font, as well.
- April Buchheit
They both look good, but with the change you decided on it'll work very nicely.
- James Stratford
Rob: Getting a picture of the whole family has proven to be a difficult task for the Buchheit family. Obtaining collective cooperation from all members (both children and adults) is a daunting endeavor.
- April Buchheit
Heather: Yes, this is from Tinyprints. :)
- April Buchheit
April - tell Paul I'm expecting the full family for 2010.
- Robert Felty
Rob: Aye, aye, sir! :)
- April Buchheit
April, I work @TinyPrints so won't be much help deciding:) But, you know we're local in Mountain View right? Happy to set you (or anyone else) up with our best discount if you're interested. Feel free to reach out. I'll need to DM the code.
- Rick Bucich
April, it sounds like it'll turn out cute :) We have four kids and can't get them all to look at the camera either. I went with a single shot of each to save my sanity.
- Heather Solos
Try writing code when you are drunk...it can be a whole lot of fun
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Tip: don't check in your code.
- Cristo
Drunkaholix.com?
- Louis Gray
What are you writing?
- Gary Burd
Gary, some basic php form handling code but I am getting all screwed up with the CSS. Louis - it's not bad enough that is is called Lika "holix" :)
- Bindu Reddy
Cristo, I have a deadline.. So have to finish.. but the chicory stout from Dogfish head totally rocks :)
- Bindu Reddy
Thinking about your problems in a different light is always a good thing.
- Hayes Haugen
One way of looking at it. I have made no progress on the code..I have just been fooling around on FF and twitter
- Bindu Reddy
I used to consume quite a bit (for me) of the Midas Touch Golden Elixir from Dogfish Head. I love the story.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Bindu, oldest known fermented recipe, Turkish, drinking vessels from Midas' tomb. Good stuff! http://www.dogfish.com/brews-s...
- Gregg Morris
I thought this was meant to be the main lesson of freshman year of college.
- Clare Dibble
Wouldn't it be "alcoholix"?
- Gabe
Gabe, That reminds me of Asterix. Did you read any of those comics. Gregg, thanks for that I am going to try the midas touch next. Am beginning to love DogFish head more and more :)
- Bindu Reddy
Bindu, is this what you were coding? http://likes.com/
- Gary Burd
Yup... I have been debating whether to post the article on friendfeed :)
- Bindu Reddy
I will take care of that for you.
- Gary Burd
thanks...
- Bindu Reddy
Your Looks and Your Inbox « OkTrends - http://blog.okcupid.com/index...
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"This week we will be confronting a fact that, by definition, haunts the average online dater: no matter how much time you spend polishing your profile, honing your IM banter, and perfecting your message introductions, it’s your picture that matters most."
- Jim Norris
from Bookmarklet
Interestingly enough, I could pick out the cute girls, but could find no discernible trend for attractiveness of the guys.
- Clare Dibble
But note, even the ugliest guy writing the most attractive woman has a 10+% response rate! (Presumably many of the responses are polite "no thanks". Also surely there's some background level of social non-flirtatious messaging.)
- ⓞnor
Do they have a "net worth" statistic for guys? I wonder what response rate that would generate. :-)
- Piaw Na
With socnets exploding who still uses online dating sites? Twitter and Facebook FTW.
- Mona Nomura
Mona: How could you possibly use Twitter to meet people?
- Gabe
Very interesting
- Jacopod
And how would men get women to pay attention to them on Facebook instead of the dorky things that are on their Profile. :-)
- Piaw Na
no wonder i get no messages
- Chris Heath
Attractive people get more mail than ugly people on online dating sites? No shit? Really? Who'da thunk that!?!
- Ciaoenrico
Gabe. Mona. Mona. Gabe.
- Ted Gilchrist
Twitter: Tweetups, conferences, CCing people on Tweets. Facebook: tagging, commenting, etc., etc. I've actually introduced a few friends via photo tagging to name a few :) Ted. LOL.
- Mona Nomura
re "it's your pic that matters most!" Exactly, and that's why you should use a pic of someone else. (Er, I mean, unless you yourself are fantastic looking)
- j1m
Mona, not everyone has your luck getting asked out just from hanging out on Twitter & FB...
- Spidra Webster
There's no such thing as luck - I make my own luck. ;)
- Mona Nomura
Okay, maybe "luck" was the wrong word.
- Spidra Webster
Luck of the genetic lottery?
- Jim Norris
It has nothing to do with photos - most of my avatars are ridiculous. The one I'm using right now on FF looks like a melted mini-fig and my Facebook photo was my 4th grade yearbook picture for a long time. Photoshopped Barbizon photos of yourselves 1. makes you look like you're trying too hard and 2. why would you want to attract someone who adds (friends?) you for the way you look anyway?
- Mona Nomura
The one thing I wish the OKcupid blogger had addressed was about the ranking of guy's photos - are most guys hideous? Is male attractiveness severely not normally distributed?
- Andrew C
Note the pictures of (what to me look like) perfectly decent-looking guys who were rated low. It would be interesting to see how female perception of male attractiveness is itself distributed for a particular photo, and also how much of it is photo presentation and how much is "native" attractiveness (which you'd measure by, I dunno, calling people in for a professional makeover and photo shoot?).
- ⓞnor
That wouldn't really be "native", would it?
- Andrew C
How many comments would this post have gotten if the picture posted was of one of the "medium" attractive girls? Hmmm
- Christopher Chung
But yes, standardized presentation would help. Actually, I thought psychologists did use that to measure attractiveness. (total sidebar:averaging out photos of average-looking people produces a composite that is probably a good bit more attractive than any individual component since the averaging process itself smooths out "flaws".)
- Andrew C
I probably would have ranked the "medium" girls within a point of the "highly attractive" ones... BTW, I didn't even notice this till now, but there are l'il JS links to display attractive and average guys instead of girls.
- Andrew C
Tangentially related: _Connected_ http://ff.im/bLzrQ refers to "Social transmission of face preferences among humans" http://www.cogs.indiana.edu/spackle...
- Ruchira S. Datta
Imagine that you are about to be reincarnated (as a baby human) and can pass along 140 characters of advice. What would you say?
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Assume that the baby will be born into circumstances similar to your own, if necessary...
- Paul Buchheit
Wow, that's a stumper of a question! :)
- Susan Beebe
Learn all that you can, be noble, true, humble, love much. Seek wisdom from your family and friends
- Susan Beebe
I wouldn't need 140 characters: "in whatever you do, strive to do it as well as you possibly can." 64.
- Bren, Not Grinchy
from iPhone
Floss. :)
- AJ Batac
"It's mostly an illusion"
- Paul Buchheit
Never stop learning, enjoy the little things, cherish friends & family, try your best, keep an open mind, and indulge yourself occasionally.
- Nathan Chase
chase your passions, the rest follows. observe everything. work, love and play hard. change happens. live full and balanced. 3
- Charles Ying
What goes around comes around.
- imabonehead
I think Nathan has it! At least he said exactly what I would have written. :-)
- Victoria Plautia
Don't panic.
- Penguin It's Cold Outside
from fftogo
Risk is not an option. And eat your vegetables.
- Micah Wittman
Study Thomas, he has more answers than anyone else you will read.
- Alex Scrivener
Number to a Swiss bank safe containing cash, guns and numerous passports. Yes, it is from a movie.
- Peng-Toh
.....so are we trying to guess the meaning of life here? essentially I think that's what this question boils down to. I only need two characters:
- Ⓐ ☠ slayerboy ☠ Ⓐ
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- Ⓐ ☠ slayerboy ☠ Ⓐ
Fear the fail whale.
- Jim Norris
"If you think you already know the answer, you will never know the answer"
- Paul Buchheit
Alex, which Thomas?
- Paul Buchheit
Plastics, my boy.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from iPod
You're a towel!
- Vezquex: God of FF
Don't fear the fail whale.
- Paul Buchheit
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, if you were in their position.
- Ruchira S. Datta
Everything is transitory.
- John E. Bredehoft
Don't tell them I told you this. They'll think you're nuts!
- Larry Hosken
"There's always an easier way"
- Paul Buchheit
I'm surprised no one's quoted Kurt Vonnegut yet. :)
- April Buchheit
April, is that your advice or an observation?
- Clare Dibble
Observation.
- April Buchheit
Stay away from the mohel.
- Leo Laporte
Crush the enemy. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of the women.
- Internet's Tad
"Think big. Code small."
- Paul Buchheit
For April: "There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind."
- Paul Buchheit
Phase 1: Collect Handerpants; Phase 2: ?; and Phase 3: Profit
- imabonehead
Just wing it. It'll be cool.
- April Buchheit
Let's git rid of 140 chars nonsense limid.
- Petr Buben
"Reasonable men adapt to the world around them; unreasonable men make the world adapt to them. The world is changed by unreasonable men."
- Paul Buchheit
Paul, try telling April that next time she is frustrated with you; I'm sure it will help ;)
- Clare Dibble
Just told my son this tonight -- Leave the earth better than the way you found it.
- joe is...
Don't be such an asshole, asshole.
- Rodfather
@Paul, Aquinas
- Alex Scrivener
"Don't believe it when people say you can't do something. Prove them wrong."
- Cristo
Assuming my reincarnated self has wifi and a smartphone, I might point him to Des'ree's 1990s pop hit: http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Doug
Treat others with respect. Feed your intellectual curiosity. Don't accept limits others place upon you and often, patience is required.
- Louis Gray
"Nobody else knows what's really going on either."
- Amber, Random Time Lord
LCD is better than plasma
- Alex Scoble
"Its not that bad, stop sh*tting yourself, ;)"
- chaz2b
++Leo, that sounds like very useful advice. :)
- Ruchira S. Datta
In the end it really doesn't matter, enjoy it while it lasts, do what makes you happy, try not to sabotage the happiness of others.
- April Russo (app103)
Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s all small stuff.
- Laura Norvig
"Dear Reincarnated Self: my head is frozen with the Life Extension Foundation. To get cool advice pls unfreeze me at ur earliest convenience."
- Philipp Lenssen
"Dont be afraid to take chances or march to a different beat. In the end only the soul counts, don't sweat the small stuff. Listen, learn."
- Grant Bierman
Dr. Cable. Watch it. ;-)
- 'Like' robot (frɐnc)
I dare you to do better.
- Charles Ying
"Please ask the next generation to increase maximum message length."
- Ray Cromwell
BTW, Commander Data was able to get away with sending only 2 *bits* of information into the future/past to break out of a 'groundhog day' scenario. The message: 3
- Ray Cromwell
There once was a site called Twitter. It was worth a billion dollars...
- Sean Kelly
Exercise every day, learn to program asap. I have discovered a truly marvellous proof that these are the right things to do which this twee
- j1m
"I've finally discovered the secret to a contented and effective life, which for you, begins now. This joy can be yours. Just claim it by t" <snipped by character limit>
- Kurtiss Hare
Search for the will of the creator. Prefer the heaven of love to the hell of power.Every moment is unique.Train empathy. Give. [ yeah, I kept in the character limit! Twitter is like life sometimes, only, hu, more limitted :-]
- Willi Schroll
L^2>∞ love of life is greater then time and space. Compassion destroys the destroyer peace above me below me around me down me radiate peace
- Robert Higgins
That's easy: Join friendfeed as soon as possible.
- Jim Hearts FF
don't sweat it kid, you just got a do over...
- J. Abdul-Qahhar
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- Edward Coffey
"Propose multiple solutions to every problem. Or choose your own life."
- Ivo Danihelka
Learn Math.
- Alternating Reality Books
"Context is everything."
- Bruce Johnson
from BuddyFeed
@RayCromwell - see my first comment ;)
- Charles Ying
"Listen." The other 133 characters are superfluous.
- Bruce Lewis
from fftogo
Ray Cromwell has said it best *rofl* please increase message length!! It doesn't get any better than that! Words of wisdom!! :)
- John Tastad
Seek truth
- Shakeel Mahate
Love always wins. Don't sweat happiness: find joy. (ponders how to translate the "becoming a man" speech from Secondhand Lions into 140 characters...)
- Ladybug Heather
Remember to save often...data and money. Live life like you have a reset button.
- Brian Merriman
Ignore advice. You'll figure it out.
- Todd Hoff
I won't develop the ability to type until years later, so I guess my only advice is "Ga Ga" and "Ball."
- Fleagle
Frankie says RELAX
- VAL D. Zone
It's not just you, they're all crazy. Make as many friends outside the family as you can. You'll want to leave home. Do it. Don't look back. (this is a seriously awesome topic!)
- Thursday Lo :)
Follow your heart. Don't worry about failure because apparently reincarnation is real. Snooches!
- Kevin Fox
Dont let others decide for you what is good and right for you. Not even this message.
- Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)
Learn your math. Especially Geometry. It will make your coding SO much more compelling!
- Joe Nickence
"Don't tweet"?
- Marcos
Actually, I prefer FF..
- ★ Soner Gönül
Well I won't list all 140 but 1 I will is: Do not live your life to live..Live it to die. In other words, prepare for death because all life is about is another chance to get it right so you can end Samsara.
- Merlyn Seeley
"In your past life, you never understood why people liked Twitter."
- Ryan Kaisoglus
the world is made of atoms
- bob
Crawl back in?
- dannysullivan
Use the force. Search your feelings. Live long and prosper.
- Charles Ying
When the time comes, cut the blue wire.
- David Gaw
There's always something bigger than you.
- Daisy
Dear new self: whatever you do, don't make all the same mistakes with your life that I did with mine. For example, you should never ever try [MAXIMUM MESSAGE LENGTH REACHED]
- s t e v e
Don't put twinkies on your Pizza.
- Will Higgins™
You, are fine. To hell w' 'em if they think you're not pretty/funny/smart/rich enough.
- Summer
Find Stuart Diamond and take his negotiation course when you're 16. Love yourself so you can love others. Also, reincarnation exists, and you were a geek in your previous life.
- Daniel Dulitz
Don't wish for what you aren't. Life will be far more interesting than you could ever expect. Play with the cards you're dealt, and have fun
- Bette Cooper
don't play safe gamble every day
- WarLord
Call me Stewie, bow now and pay later. Put another coal in the power plant so you can continue watching this homage and choke on the fumes. [140 and referenced Family Guy, ideology, commerce, ecology, choice, and lost will.]
- William 'Bill' McPhe
"Tom Cruise must be stopped. By any means necessary."
- Otto
Otto, you have room to add "--your mission, if you choose to accept it."
- Micah Wittman
Life is all about ass. You're either covering it, kicking it, kissing it, busting it, laughing it off, or trying to get a piece of it.
- Mona Nomura
Mona, you forgot the part about being one.
- April Russo (app103)
live!
- barbarars
Be kind to animals, nature, others & yourself. Do what you love. Love what you do. Never stop learning about the world around you.
- Bronson Harrington
Try to find the 140 characters you would pass along to your reincarnation.
- Eszter Susánszky
DOE Graduate Fellowship Application Evaluation - http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/SCGF...
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That first shot (on the left) looks like a close-up of Darth Vader to me.
- Robert Felty
Are you applying for this?
- Daisy
No, I think I'm done with graduate degrees. However, I am recommending my intern from last summer, therefore I need the link so I can find the judging criteria.
- Clare Dibble
Rob: That looks like Fermilab to me.
- Gabe
Things I think I'd like to do this lifetime (in no particular order)
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1) write a book
- April Buchheit
2) run a marathon
- April Buchheit
3) skydive (maybe) O_o
- April Buchheit
4) perform in community theatre or a play
- April Buchheit
5) participate in a dance troupe (pref. hip-hop)
- April Buchheit
6) sing backup for Pink!
- April Buchheit
7) visit some part of Africa
- April Buchheit
8) live in Europe for a month or more
- April Buchheit
9) make a difference in the world (this is rather nebulous - perhaps I'll have a clue in future posts)
- April Buchheit
10) live in NYC
- April Buchheit
11) write a piece for NPR's 'With a Perspective' program
- April Buchheit
12) be the dead body on L&O or L&O: Criminal Intent :)
- April Buchheit
13) be an extra in a good movie or tv show
- April Buchheit
If I were composing this list 5 years ago, obtaining a PhD would have been right at the top. But since then I've gotten to know a few people who got their PhD's (or tried, in some cases), and it doesn't seem all that awesome anymore. It's just so much work and I've gotten quite lazy over the years.
- April Buchheit
14) to be a part of the choir during a performance of Beethoven's Symphony no. 9
- April Buchheit
15) learn to sing opera
- April Buchheit
After I ran a half marathon I didn't want to run a marathon anymore.
- Bruce Lewis
Love the list April (:
- Jini
#6 is awesome (rest of list is too just wanted to point that one out)
- mike "glemak" dunn
from BuddyFeed
12 was my favorite. And i never understood the marathon thing, never had the desire to run one even when i was good at running, now don't understand it at all.
- Steve C
16) Participate in something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- April Buchheit
17) Sing along with the muppets on Sesame Street (I will settle for the alphabet song, but any other cute/clever song will do). On this note, I've dreamed of Paul being a guest on Sesame Street someday to talk about the letter G. :)
- April Buchheit
18) CEO ? Ninja?
- imabonehead
1) you've already started with the kids' blog and friendfeed posts
- Daisy
5) Talk to Newt
- Daisy
10) You guys talked about this about 7 years ago with me and Steve. Still waiting to have a place to stay in NYC....:)
- Daisy
Daisy, I don't think April is operating on our time frame. She will get to it when she gets to it ;)
- Clare Dibble
You're sitting down, reading/working/chatting/whatever, when all of a sudden someone grabs your eye. You look up and *BAM*, it's the most stunning [member of the appropriate sex] you've ever seen, physically or mentally. What caught your attention?
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Boooobs! ;)
- April Buchheit
What does it mean to mentally see someone *BAM*?
- Paul Buchheit
What do you think, Paul?
- April Buchheit
I think good chemistry always has a mental compatibility component (for me, anyway).
- Clare Dibble
Composure. That's what I notice first.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from iPod
Clare: I'm sure you'd know. You've got a PhD in Chemical Engineering. ;)
- April Buchheit
Physically or emotionally, on first impression.
- Jim Norris
April, when you put it that way, I'm lucky I found a husband at all ;)
- Clare Dibble
Clare, :P
- April Buchheit
"all of a sudden someone grabs your eye" Ouch!
- April Buchheit
How does someone emotionally grab your attention?
- Paul Buchheit
I think April has the right idea.
- Jim Norris
Like, the Kill Bill way of grabbing your eye? (The part when Uma Thurman grabs Daryl Hannah's eye during that final fight scene. <kickass>)
- April Buchheit
Um, not literally, just when someone turns your head, so to speak.
- Jim Norris
I guess their sifu had done it to her first.
- April Buchheit
Probably the automatic weapons fire.
- Akiva Moskovitz
How can you tell at a glance that someone is stunning mentally?
- Soup
The actual answer: the brain has layers of pattern matchers. When the cluster of pattern matchers feeding into the "Whoah!" node all fire, it's like *BAM*. That is to say, there is no one thing -- it's a cluster of attributes, some of which are very subtle.
- Paul Buchheit
"Why are you grabbing my eye? That really hurts!"
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
from Android
What's subtle about that?
- Jim Norris
That node is trying to tell you she's a cylon, dude.
- Soup
Eyes.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Maybe you can't tell at a glance that someone's stunning mentally... maybe the first time you hear them?
- Jim Norris
I'll go with first time you hear them for sure.
- Soup
Jim, I remember reading that there was a study showing that people were not good at judging people's intelligence from their photos, and generally confused it with their beauty. But they were able to judge pretty well from hearing them speak. Unfortunately it seems impossible to google this, so who knows if I'm remembering it correctly.
- Ruchira S. Datta
her eye/eyes
- chaz2b
might be eyes
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
Anything else people look for?
- Jim Norris
Shoulders.
- Ruchira S. Datta
And a strong head on them?
- Jim Norris
But of course.
- Ruchira S. Datta
For me, visual *BAM* implies "everything visual." Face shape, eyes, smile, hair, skin... but mostly intensity/poise. Then reactivity. Major negative points for ennui or waifishness. Then there's aural *BAM*. Expression, accent, eye-opening brilliance, complete command of language. The aural *BAM* is much more intense for me and can actually leave me stunned and speechless for several minutes. Can be embarrassing. Worse, while eyes can be averted, ears can't. Design flaw.
- Daniel Dulitz
Smile.
- Charles Nadeau
Spleen.
- Josh Haley
Arms. I don't know why, just seem to think arms are attractive... Then it would be eyes.
- Charlotte M
I like the way they move, the cut of their jib - their composure and their curves.
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
I tend to notice the same things: face, eyes, smile, hair but sometimes i notice things that others don't tend to see at first. For example, i saw a cute waitress who had amazing elbows.
- Wang Yip
Paul - why is that picture of Battlestar Galactica 6 on Kevin Smith's website?
- Robert Felty
I usually notice huge tracts of land
- Robert Felty
No idea. I just did an image search for "cylon" or something.
- Paul Buchheit
Eyes. And then hands.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
prolly the despair for my gender when I notice everyone elses reactions. We have 2 brains.. and only enough blood for one at a time :(
- alphaxion
*rolls eyes*
- Amber, Random Time Lord
hair, chances are.
- Bren, Not Grinchy
Usually...the eyes...
- JA Castillo
let's just say "I cannot lie"
- Louis Simoneau
Eyes and the way she walks are the most important things, initially. Then I have to admit it's T&A. ;-)
- Jason Huebel
eyes
- VAL D. Zone
[brains]
- Mona Nomura
[brains, as evidenced by her quoting XKCD to a friend]
- Kevin Fox
How Food Preferences Vary by Political Ideology - http://www.hunch.com/media...
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"* While there is significant common ground in the food choices made between the two groups, there are also important differences. Liberals show a consistent tendency to enjoy more international and exotic cuisines, with conservatives often leaning more towards mainstream, comfort food staples. * Significant differences also surface between the two groups in consumption preferences for meat, vegetables, fruit, and "healthy alternatives", with conservatives generally choosing the less healthy options."
- Amit Patel
from Bookmarklet
I'm surprised that conservatives are more likely to use apple peelers, particularly because they're less likely to bake.
- Gabe
35% say cocoanut lamb curry? So the researchers asked 3 liberals, one of whom was their friend Vin from Thailand?
- j1m
Also, they put the info about the conversatives on the left, very confusing.
- j1m
Liberals are more likely than conservatives to drink mint juleps??
- Jim Norris
Jim: I was wondering the same thing, but it turns out that what they asked were various preferences ("would you prefer shots or mixed drinks?", "would you prefer clear or colored drinks?", etc.). I assume they just found drinks that matched the overall preferences, rather than asking about specific drinks.
- Gabe
Interesting, though not that surprising. Conservatives like the food their parents ate (they don't like change). Liberals are more open-minded.
- Robert Felty
Does that mean that if Spencer likes Thai food like his parents, he will be more likely to be conservative?
- Clare Dibble
I knew it would happen: third week of unemployment and the excitement has gone and the anxiety has hit. This turning 30 thing has jolted me more than I thought. I found my old journals (I kept one pretty continuously from 2000-2007) and I realized that I haven't progressed at all from 10 years ago. Then I was bright-eyed and ambitious and felt like
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progressed in what way?
- RAPatton
I could do anything. I was active and involved and, while it was hard, I managed to keep my life semi in control. Then shit happened. But even when I moved here, I was still ambitious and thought that NOW my life was changing. But here I am and I've even regressed. And I don't have the excuse of being in my twenties and "finding myself." My demons have arrived and I don't know how to exorcise them.
- Lis Miller
What do you want to do? What can you do on your own to get your there? Are you doing things to help you get there?
- RAPatton
RAP - In my first entry in my first journal (November, 2000), I was uncertain about a career, I desperately wanted a boyfriend and I wanted to really LIVE instead of letting time pass me by. I feel exactly the same. I've grown into myself a bit: I'm more self-aware, but that's about it.
- Lis Miller
What do I want to do? I want to work with children, but how? I've tried higher education (post college) twice now and dropped out. I've NEVER dropped out. I was always exceeding in school and life. I was super active in high school and in college and managed to ace almost every class. And now I can't even seem to "do" school, the one thing I'm good at.
- Lis Miller
Ugh, just tried to post and it got eaten. I want to see a career counselor but aside from that, I don't even know where to begin. I feel utterly stuck and lost and I feel like I'm flailing and lost. I am currently missing one of my best friends who killed herself almost 3 years ago. I recently got in contact with her husband and it was good to connect, but it almost killed me to hear...
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- Lis Miller
It's never too late to do what you want to do and be who you want to be. *hugs
- Shevonne
Lis, I don't know you, so I can only speak from my experience. First, I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. It is our friends who get us through and they are totally invaluable. One of the things that I have come to now that I am in my early thirties is that a lot of childhood now has a lot of external rewards, like As in school or toys for doing what your parents want or whatever. One...
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- Clare Dibble
*hugs* Lis. I know how it feels to be lost.
- Michelle Martinez
"Get busy living or get busy dying" - Life is what is happening while you are busy making plans. Learn to take each day as it comes, enjoy it and give thanks in the morning each time you get up, 'coz u have another day of experinces. IMHO, careers are not what people think it is. Find something that makes you happy doing it, it becomes a hobby and then you enjoy your experinces. Life is...
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- Peter Dawson
Thank you, everyone. Your advice and warm thoughts are already easing my pain. The career thing - I was always the "smart" kid; the one who'd go places. I graduated from Duke cum laude. I can't even count the amount of times my dad has insisted that I find "a career." A job is not enough; a career is necessary. I know I don't have to listen to him, but there have been many times when...
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- Lis Miller
A job is what you do, not who you are
- RAPatton
@RAP +++++++
- Shevonne
@RAP, touche Bien !~!
- Peter Dawson
I wish I had something profound (or even just helpful) to tell you... For what its worth, its not uncommon to hit a certain age and feel as though you haven't progressed or even worse, that you've come full circle. Maybe you should speak with some who knows you well, some times a good friend can help put things in to perspective. As for working with children, you don't need a degree...
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- J. Abdul-Qahhar
Ambition is a regret machine. Don't let it craze your mind with static and noise. Demons are yet another instrument in the noise. Maybe get some help with your friends loss because it still hurts so. Quiet things down. Do away with expectations. Listen to what sings out of the quiet. And go slow. Very slow without forcing yourself into a direction or timetable.
- Todd Hoff
is Nacho Bitch ;)
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- April Buchheit
I made nachos for dinner tonight, based on Rob's suggestion.
- Clare Dibble
Oh hello FriendFeed... guess what? I found my thumb!
Kol Tregaskes, Alfredo, Maggie and 11 other people liked this
So Cute!!
- Rachel Lea Fox
Adorable!
- Anne Bouey
Ergo! :D
- Rochelle
I LOVE my Ergo! I have two friends who are pregnant, and I think I'll get it for both of them for their baby shower gifts. Penny doesn't like to be put down, but she'll sleep soundly in the Ergo. It's so wonderful!
- Georgia Diehl
Yup, the Ergo is my favorite carrier, too. :)
- Rochelle
Penny has so much hair! What a cutie pie.
- Clare Dibble
"Ganesha and the Price of Gold" by Ron Hera. FSO Editorial 11/13/2009 - http://www.financialsense.com/editori...
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"The fact that investors around the world are turning to gold is remarkable. Unlike a bond, stored gold offers no yield and, unlike a stock, gold provides no leverage to the performance of an enterprise. Buying gold is not an investment per se, compared, for example, to buying a gold mining stock, where a company’s financial performance is linked to its resources and production, at the same time providing leverage to the gold price. In fact, industrial applications for gold consume far less than the annual supply, thus investing in gold is fundamentally different from other commodities. According to the World Gold Council (WGC), investment demand for gold, e.g., from Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), was up 46% in the third quarter of 2009."
- Morton Fox
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Morton, I'm starting to get the feeling you are interested in gold. ;)
- Cristo
I'm personally waiting for the come back of the tulip bulb. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Clare Dibble
CupCake CNC - MakerBot Industries - http://store.makerbot.com/cupcake...
Sam Harmon liked this
More things that would be cool to have, you know, for science ;)
- Clare Dibble
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Does this machine create cupcakes out of billets of cake?
- Gabe
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