Adult stem cells used to cure Type I Diabetes in a clinical test.

Article: So, these adult stem cells do awesome things, but embryonic stem cells are more versatile and people say we can't use them, what's that about yo? How 'bout those embryos?
People in comments: KILLING BABIES IS MURDER
magistrate: Head. Desk ( Read more... )

Wednesday is a hard day for me anyway, since I start so early and end so late, but this Wednesday I just kinda want to curl up and die. Stupid weather. Stupid looming exams. Stupid existential crisis.

I am apparently incapable of writing anything. Hooray!

magistrate: I want to write a fic with hefty emotional/moral/political/historical issues ( Read more... )

A Brief Synopsis Of My First Twenty Minutes In Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005
Me: Cool, that program works like a dream! Now I will move on to this one.
MSVS05: Okay.
Me: Coding, coding, coding... run!
MSVS05: Here's your last program.
Me: No, I want to run this program.
MSVS05: Here's your last program.
Me: This one. The one I have on my screen ( Read more... )

_coherent: (the things I find when trying desperately to fill up hours.)
_coherent: D: Parasitology.
draegonhawke: Ooh. (Take that!)
_coherent: heh, it'd turn me into a huge hypochondriac. "What's this weird mark on my arm! Oh my god! I have grosswormitis! ....oh wait, no, it's washing off. Just ink."

draegonhawke: Also nitroglycerine can raise you from the dead.
_coherent: Fun!
_coherent: Nitroglycerine zombies.
draegonhawke: "Humans develop a tolerance and addiction to nitroglycerin after long-term exposure. Withdrawl symptoms include headaches, heart problems, and even death; with re-exposure to nitroglycerin these symptoms may disappear." --Wikipedia.
draegonhawke: I know it's just poor ( Read more... )

After reading this comic, one of my coworkers gets An Idea.

Lydia (11:05:38 AM): SUDO MAKE ME A SANDWICH

Fortunately, I'm more clever.

Me (11:06:30 AM): Lydia is not in the Sudoers file. This incident will be reported.

...for those of you lacking in geek credits, or with a different breed of geek credits, click here and all will be understood ( Read more... )

(or) How Chapter 11 Of Beneath A Beating Sun Is Coming, Thanks.

magistrate: (typing) And again--maybe always again--Jack froze up, shut down half of his mind and devoted the rest full-weight to extricating himself without success.
magibrain: I don't think you're allowed to write sentences like that.
magistrate: Bad brain. Say ten paternosters ( Read more... )

I'm posting this because it's just so typical of the conversations I have at work these days.

Me (1:27:58 PM): LYYYYYYYYYYYYDS!!!
Me (1:28:06 PM): I BROKKED IT!
Lydia (1:28:09 PM): AAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAA!
Me (1:28:52 PM): wo/includes/masthead.inc is being silly with its CSS and its new link to the page I'm making.
Lydia (1:29:20 PM): ( Read more... )

( In which I appear smart by talking to intelligent people :). )

( Issue 1: The Problem With SG-1 Slash )