I'm with you, feeling that sadness. I hate that simply talking about evolution, or reminding people to get vaccinated, have become acts that need to be defended politically. But it has come to this. And we can't shy away from challenging people who want to push science to the margins.

I am very glad you came out and stated this. I am also very sad that it needed to be done. I hate that science has been politicized so much. There has always been politics in science, even if it was just the fight for funding or the same "office politics" that occur in every field. I hate that it has become…

I am pretty sure the Ten Commandments is going to remain the best Bible movie I will ever see. Because Yul Fuckin' Brenner.

Good article, but I disagree with just a couple things. You seem to be treating 34.5 WAR as the "floor" over the life of the contract. Even calling it the "conservative" estimate. I think you got that by extending this year's ZIPS estimate and degrading performance in a pretty standard fashion. If so, I would not…

I use that formula for everything, including picking restaurants.

But Shere Khan is a white character in the books, why do they cast a black actor for that?

I'm waiting for it to get fucking warm again so I can spend entire afternoons sitting out on the deck drinking beer and reading books.

Why can't my county (Alameda) join the wine country state?

The short answer: your continued obstinance there despite your claims otherwise. If you want a longer answer you can email odeckmod@gmail.com.

$8 for toast?! BURN THEM!

Yep, that's my point. The techie (and the busses) are symbols — we hate them because they represent real and unarguably awful economic inequality. And that's a problem. Because people get bent out of shape over the symbol and forget to fix the actual issue.

You can never have enough cakes.

Avocado is the correct answer.

Coriander chutney is the BEST — also one of the only condiments that I'll take the trouble to make myself. I also usually keep pickled ginger, sriracha, a couple different mustards and vinegars, and date chutney in the fridge.

Condiments I love include tabasco, rooster sauce, coriander chutney, and pickles. I think I am part of that "hot sauce" and "other" demographic.

I finally watched this this past weekend, and surprise. I LOVED IT! haha.

However I gotta say I could'e watched a full movie of him alone on an alien planet fighting space dogs and scorpions.

If you think that's better than the rumor about kilash651's mom making $413 a day from her computer, then you got another thing coming to you.

FFS I just got over convincing myself I watched Spartacus for the 'fighting' and 'plot'.