Recent content by Synthetix

When hecklers and smartasses loudly proclaim that they know how your trick works before you finish it, or when they demand that you do an extra shuffle or cut here or there, butting into the routine and ruining it for the people politely watching.

I have a couple online classes, English and maths. I guess I need Ms word 2010. Tablet with keyboard, chromebook, something else? I'm not sure, I'm not up to date. I'm looking at a total cost under $300, or $300 max. I will more than likely buy at Walmart (anywhere cheaper?). Online schooling...

Mestizo, if that can even be described as a race.

Axis and Allies.

Yes.

Not hundreds of thousands of times, more like two or three times. But it's all in an area with the diameter of Brooklyn, with a tablespoon of material weighing as much as a mountain range.

How many solar masses is the nearest neutron star?

Ok, George Zimmerman found not guilty. Faux: "Valiant neighborhood watch commander defends himself against African American aggressor who probably consumed cough syrup prior to attempted burglary, wins court case." Huffington fail: "Evil gun toting white man, Zimmerman, gets away with...

-Pamela Ronald, UC Davis plant geneticist in Scientific American http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/09/are_gmo_foods_safe_opponents_are_skewing_the_science_to_scare_people_.html

This is what I'd like to be hearing from people who aren't biologists, or who haven't committed to extensive research in the topic.

Apparently, 40 tons of GM beets were burned in Oregon. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an unbiased news article of the event. A google search produced sites like 'naturalnews' and 'realfarmacy'. I try not to dismiss information based solely on the source, but it's hard not to given the reputation...

I'm not sure what you mean? If that question was to be taken literally, then no, that behavior has not been evident in my life. I must advise you against banging your head against hard surfaces, it may be detrimental to your health.

http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2012/1025gm_statement.shtml http://www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/csaph/a12-csaph2-bioengineeredfoods.pdf http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/biotech/20questions/en/ http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10977#toc...

For INTP: Theorist Engineer seems ENTJ.

Is it rational to label yourself in debate? This could be political (dem, rep, liber., etc.), religious (Christian, Muslim, etc.) or any category that you could pick a side in. A Neil Degrasse Tyson video for Big Think made me ponder. If you give yourself that title, you are assigning all the...