I'm getting more and more frustrated with the other hippo hacker. I just sorted through three pages of typed, single-spaced notes, most of which was mostly incoherent. An example: "At the posterior edge of the tendon the muscle is thicker than further anteriorly and is about five cm thick for half of the distance posterior to the posterior edge ( Read more... )

The real problem here is that he just won't shut up and listen to me ( Read more... )

Have you ever been nice to someone that you don't like, for the simple reason that they might be good for something later ( Read more... )

What's the problem with parents having "to explain why two women were kissing"? Why does it need any explanation at all? As if they don't see women making out with guys all the time - real life, network TV, whatever. Assuming they even notice, and further bring it up, just fucking acknowledge it, and let the kids get on with their lives ( Read more... )

Two linksWith improving technology and increasing cost of foreign oil, the big companies are finally reexamining domestic reserves that were previously deemed too expensive to extract, and therefore ignored. Back in 1951 the Bakken formation was discovered, but fell into that "not worth it" category, because oil was so cheap back then. Now with ( Read more... )

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Historically I’ve done a St. Patty’s Day rant, but this year, I just can't get myself worked up enough to bother with it. With all the other shit that's going down in the world these days, a few more drunk Irish (real or honorary) frat boys (real or honorary) doesn't seem to matter. Very little that people take seriously seems to really matter ( Read more... )

This is likely to be the most inflammatory post I’ve made in a long time. So I’m going to start off with the request that if you’re going to post a comment, respond with something rational and logical, not just an emotional reaction that everyone is entitled to everything everyone can give them, or that I’m such a horrible monster for even ( Read more... )

Tonight I’m just going to bitch about this one article, but there’s plenty of material there. I’ve talked before about global warming, and how the environment as a whole is in a downward spiral. It seems like other people are finally realizing just how bad it is. ( Kinda. Maybe. )

I’d intended to do this post anyway, but someone else’s post yesterday prompted me to move it up in the queue. No, don’t go looking for it, it’s locked. And this isn’t intended to be an attack against that person, either.

Anyway, ( on with it… )