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Apr. 25th, 2018 12:43 pmhow a famine helped with understanding celiac disease C has a non-celiac gluten sensitivity; what led to discovering it was him doing a low-carb diet (since that automatically eliminates eating things made of wheat flour, like bread and cake).
a discussion of the American Chopper meme and how it's kind of good for real discourse
a story of a company that did everything right and still failed at "scaling people" by using remote developers
rocket cats of the 16th century
is Stan Lee okay? he's surrounded by shady people doing things like selling his blood. i wish i was making this up.
Free Ice Cream Day as a way to talk about why adding lanes doesn't end congestion
plastics are a preservation challenge for museums
how to be a better listener for grieving friends AKA stop making the conversation about you.
Norse grammar nerdery: Tolkien may have been doing something unexpected with his Dwarf names
there's an enzyme that eats PET plastic kind of. but seriously do these people not read science fiction? because this is how plastic is ruined forever without peak oil.
women are the gatekeepers of family interactions the article is mostly about who gets to see grandchildren, but i think there is an aspect (for better or worse) of ownership in marriage as well. i'm at the point now where C and i have been together for a majority of our lives so i am particularly tetchy about anything that smacks of...control...on the part of my mother-in-law.
Magneto, punching a Nazi. so satisfying.. (i didn't think i had terribly strong feelings about comics until Nick Spencer changed my mind. fuck that guy. he's part of the reason that i won't spend money on Hydra or Galactic Empire merch. it's not harmless anymore, if it ever was.)
the similarities between Captain America and Austin Powers
Terry Crews on how men think of women i appreciate him more all the time.
snake oil worked pretty well until some white dudes ruined its reputation
3 ladders of social class in the US interesting. i think the piece breaks down when he switches over to discussion Malthusian theory and i can't agree with the assertion that tech in the US is a meritocracy, but the three ladders and the discussion of the "elite" wedging "labor" away from the "gentry" is good.
a cuneiform customer complaint letter, and its fandom (read the comments)
via r/dogswithjobs: Piper the airport wildlife control dog
a discussion of the American Chopper meme and how it's kind of good for real discourse
a story of a company that did everything right and still failed at "scaling people" by using remote developers
rocket cats of the 16th century
is Stan Lee okay? he's surrounded by shady people doing things like selling his blood. i wish i was making this up.
Free Ice Cream Day as a way to talk about why adding lanes doesn't end congestion
plastics are a preservation challenge for museums
how to be a better listener for grieving friends AKA stop making the conversation about you.
Norse grammar nerdery: Tolkien may have been doing something unexpected with his Dwarf names
there's an enzyme that eats PET plastic kind of. but seriously do these people not read science fiction? because this is how plastic is ruined forever without peak oil.
women are the gatekeepers of family interactions the article is mostly about who gets to see grandchildren, but i think there is an aspect (for better or worse) of ownership in marriage as well. i'm at the point now where C and i have been together for a majority of our lives so i am particularly tetchy about anything that smacks of...control...on the part of my mother-in-law.
Magneto, punching a Nazi. so satisfying.. (i didn't think i had terribly strong feelings about comics until Nick Spencer changed my mind. fuck that guy. he's part of the reason that i won't spend money on Hydra or Galactic Empire merch. it's not harmless anymore, if it ever was.)
the similarities between Captain America and Austin Powers
Terry Crews on how men think of women i appreciate him more all the time.
snake oil worked pretty well until some white dudes ruined its reputation
3 ladders of social class in the US interesting. i think the piece breaks down when he switches over to discussion Malthusian theory and i can't agree with the assertion that tech in the US is a meritocracy, but the three ladders and the discussion of the "elite" wedging "labor" away from the "gentry" is good.
a cuneiform customer complaint letter, and its fandom (read the comments)
via r/dogswithjobs: Piper the airport wildlife control dog
