Beetles battle to be the top poopmaster! (Science)

#pipe · March 2010

Also The dental thing is a pretty spectacular demonstration of gate theory

Druhim · March 2010

#pipe is a pretty spectacular demonstration of gay theory

blake · March 2010

Macera wrote: »

Langly wrote: »

For some reason this title made me think of big bad beatle borgs

fuck yeah big bad beetle borgs

Spoiler:

#pipe · March 2010

Druhim wrote: »

#pipe is a pretty spectacular demonstration of gay theory

oh you bastard

Druhim · March 2010

hey, so Spirit may not be permanently stationary after all

Antimatter · March 2010

YES

Metzger Meister · March 2010

THOSE LITTLE ROVERS FUCKING RULE.

Fishman · March 2010

While not conclusive, it's still the best thing I've heard all day, by a long margin.

Now all I need is the All Whites [strike] win [/strike] [strike] draw [/strike] beat the spread against Mexico.

#pipe · March 2010

Spirit will totally get out of the sand because it believes in the heart of the cards.

Metzger Meister · March 2010

i am concerned about my weight. lately i've been getting really winded and i think it's having an effect on my personality.

i have no energy, i'm bummed out all the time, i've been having horrible nightmares... maybe i'm just depressed?

i dunno though, there are other days where i'm really, really hyper and bouncing off the walls and shit and full of piss and vinegar!

would losing weight even help or am i bound for the boobie hatch?

Usagi · March 2010

If it's just started happening recently Metz, it might be SAD

#pipe · March 2010

a more varied, balanced diet and increasing exercise are a very early part of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy treatment of depression.

It's not a cure, but it has certainly been shown to have a positive affect

#pipe · March 2010

Am I alone in thinking Seasonal Affective Disorder seems like a crock of shit?

Druhim · March 2010

Metzger Meister wrote: »

i am concerned about my weight. lately i've been getting really winded and i think it's having an effect on my personality.

i have no energy, i'm bummed out all the time, i've been having horrible nightmares... maybe i'm just depressed?

i dunno though, there are other days where i'm really, really hyper and bouncing off the walls and shit and full of piss and vinegar!

would losing weight even help or am i bound for the boobie hatch?

there's no way we can say with any certainty because we're not doctors and we can't examine you, but it is likely that exercising more would make you feel more energetic and improve your mood long term

but that doesn't eliminate the possibility that there's something else going on
so if you have medical insurance, you should talk to your doctor about it

Metzger Meister · March 2010

Hm... the days where I'm hyper do seem to be pretty sunny and nice...

Alternatively, maybe I'm depressed because I'm realizing that I haaaaate college sooooooooo much and I can't quit because

a) shit's expensive
b) parents would shit
c) larlar

also, i dunno if it's SAD because i love the winter! i love the cold, iron-gray clouds in the sky and the crisp white snow on the ground and seeing tracks in it from the pre-dawn adventures of wee animals and such.

OH GOD WHAT IF I'M DYING AND MY BODY IS TRYING TO TELL MEEEE

Spoiler:

edit: haha, medical insurance, listen to this guy! actually, as a full-time student i can be on my step-dad's work insurance, we just haven't gotten around to it. for some reason.

despite a rash made seemingly of horrible angry painful blemishes that covers the right side of my torso/upper thigh and probable cavities in mah teeth.

man i whinge a lot.

Faricazy · March 2010

this is a thing that is neat!

Developed by Dr. Steven G. Goldberg DDS and Bresslergroup, DentalVibe vibrates at irregular intervals. While the brain ignores rapid rhythmical vibration, it notices pulses that are not regular. These vibrations are transmitted by A-beta nerve fibers, which are faster than the slower C fibers that transmit the sensation of pain caused by the needle penetrating your gums.

The result is that your brain will only notice the percussive vibration, but not the pain of the needle tearing apart the flesh of your gums until it hits the bone.

#pipe · March 2010

Metz if you can manage it, I would thoroughly recommend doing what Dru said and going to your GP

maybe get a referral to talk to someone.

it helped me a whole bunch.

Blake T · March 2010

Usagi are you familar with the acronym RAO in terms of naval design?

I have an awfully big report about a floating offshore platform and it keeps popping up.

Druhim · March 2010

Metzger Meister wrote: »

Hm... the days where I'm hyper do seem to be pretty sunny and nice...

Alternatively, maybe I'm depressed because I'm realizing that I haaaaate college sooooooooo much and I can't quit because

a) shit's expensive
b) parents would shit
c) larlar

also, i dunno if it's SAD because i love the winter! i love the cold, iron-gray clouds in the sky and the crisp white snow on the ground and seeing tracks in it from the pre-dawn adventures of wee animals and such.

OH GOD WHAT IF I'M DYING AND MY BODY IS TRYING TO TELL MEEEE

Spoiler:

thanks for the help usagi, you're a peach.

edit: haha, medical insurance, listen to this guy! actually, as a full-time student i can be on my step-dad's work insurance, we just haven't gotten around to it. for some reason.

despite a rash made seemingly of horrible angry painful blemishes that covers the right side of my torso/upper thigh and probable cavities in mah teeth.

man i whinge a lot.

you should really get on your step-dad's insurance if he's willing and then get the rash and dental issues dealt with pronto
leaving them go will just make things worse over time and more expensive/painful to deal with as well as messing up your health even more
that shit can snowball on you, not least of all because of the added stress you're almost certainly experiencing about them

Usagi · March 2010

welp, it's been a while since I looked at SAD research #pipe, but the last time I did there was some preliminary evidence about Vitamin D and sunlight being responsible

and please hold blaket, let me have a search through some notes

Faricazy · March 2010

Googling tells me Rudder Angle Order?

Druhim · March 2010

no no no it's Retired Activities Office
duh

Usagi · March 2010

hmm, I'm not seeing anything pop out in terms of offshore platform acronyms

though, it this a research paper by chance? it might be research announcement of opportunity

context would be helpful

Faricazy · March 2010

I think I got it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_amplitude_operator

Dragonicity · March 2010

Random Acronym Obviously

Usagi · March 2010

and Fari wins, I'm pretty sure

Metzger Meister · March 2010

Ripped Asian Overlord

Blake T · March 2010

Thanks guys!

And now to disregard that 80 page report!

Usagi · March 2010

well in a weird twist of events, searching for RAO has led me to bunch of job openings

so uh, thanks Blaket and Fari!

MKR · March 2010

#pipe wrote: »

Am I alone in thinking Seasonal Affective Disorder seems like a crock of shit?

I get pretty severely depressed in the winter.

Druhim · March 2010

Usagi wrote: »

well in a weird twist of events, searching for RAO has led me to bunch of job openings

so uh, thanks Blaket and Fari!

mostly in Seattle I hope! <3

Blake T · March 2010

#pipe wrote: »

Am I alone in thinking Seasonal Affective Disorder seems like a crock of shit?

I wouldn't call it a crock of shit.

I'd call it, staying indoors for most of the day and not enjoying outside makes you miserable. SHOCK.

That it is more lifestyle caused depression rather than the actual weather, it's just that your lifestyle is being changed by the weather.

Anyway time to email the client and tell him that I hope he didn't quote a fixed price because the amount of steel he is going to use is going to double!

Faricazy · March 2010

Usagi wrote: »

well in a weird twist of events, searching for RAO has led me to bunch of job openings

so uh, thanks Blaket and Fari!

this was an elaborate ruse

Usagi · March 2010

Druhim wrote: »

Usagi wrote: »

well in a weird twist of events, searching for RAO has led me to bunch of job openings

so uh, thanks Blaket and Fari!

mostly in Seattle I hope! <3

you know it!

though I'd like to take a moment and say a big ol' fuck you to Rolls Royce for ending their hiring freeze when I want to be leaving this state

MKR · March 2010

I'm torn between staying in Athens when I eventually move or going to Seattle after a while. It's basically a choice between rain and tornadoes or rain and earthquakes.

edit: Seattle's GIS system is much nicer. As a data whore, this is appealing to me.

#pipe · March 2010

Blaket wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

Am I alone in thinking Seasonal Affective Disorder seems like a crock of shit?

I wouldn't call it a crock of shit.

I'd call it, staying indoors for most of the day and not enjoying outside makes you miserable. SHOCK.

That it is more lifestyle caused depression rather than the actual weather, it's just that your lifestyle is being changed by the weather.

Anyway time to email the client and tell him that I hope he didn't quote a fixed price because the amount of steel he is going to use is going to double!

oh yeah you're right. I was looking at it from the wrong direction.

QuestionMarkMan · March 2010

Oh man

On February 17th, an air traffic controller let his little boy take the reigns for at least five transmissions to commercial jets at JFK International. This was terribly dangerous breach of protocol! And so totally awesome for the kid.

So many questions here: why'd the pilots go along with it? How could the air traffic controllers have possibly thought this was a good idea? And has there ever been a better Take Your Child to Work Day?

The involved parties have been suspended (and/or sent to bed without dessert) while the FAA investigates. In the meantime, let's all breathe a sigh of relief that no one was hurt, and wave a fist of anger that we didn't get to play.

and just because that wasn't really science.

The more I look at Thomas Prescher's Mysterious Double Axis Tourbillon watch, the more I think it's impossible this thing exists. The watch is completely empty of everything except the tourbillon, apparently floating in the middle of space.

Only one single metal wire holds it there, rotating onto itself and improving the accuracy of the time mechanism. The watch's movement is inside the bezel, and it is powered by the horizontal swinging oscillating weight you can see on the top.

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