well, first you show that Obvious Study has not been done by someone else already, or that you are able to do Obvious Study in a better way than they did it. Then you demonstrate that the results of Obvious Study could have implications for future studies (which may or may not be Obvious Studies) or for healthcare,…

Pretty much every Architect or architectural intern I know cites Legos as their formative building experience. My dad used to buy literal buckets of them for me, and we built cities in the living room. So I think you've got a great point, and I'd say go ahead and make pink buckets of Legos if it gets more girls…

how about those of us who don't say anything because we respect our friends and family's intelligence enough to figure that they KNOW if they're fat, and us reminding them of that isn't going to do anything good. If you feel the need to help someone make a change, invite them on a hike or kayaking trip, or at very…

This is abnormal. I've done a lot of online dating, and sometimes both parties decide we aren't a match, but sometimes he doesn't see that, and sometimes I don't see that. I have never sent nor received this sort of email. I once got a booty text a week after I rejected a guy (which I did not deign to respond to, and…

Nobody should need "closure" after a single date. That's ridiculous. I agree that publishing personal emails is questionable though, because where is the line between this and the email that someone might send at the close of a relationship to try and get some (more justified/necessary) explanations, or any email that…

agreed. I've had two tumors removed and both times the full process of physical exams, ultrasounds, mammograms, biopsies, and finally removal, took several months to get through. I really hope that this is a result of them believing based on the exams that cancer was unlikely (thankfully they were right about this)…

yeah, I'm still waiting to get a doctor that cares about how I feel. The last time I had one was in college... unfortunately, she wanted to diagnose me as having Chronic Fatigue. Now I'm definitely not as bad off as some of the people posting downthread, but I think that my symptoms combined with my family history…

I know it doesn't help much, but you're definitely not suffering this alone. I'm at a 2.2 TSH, 1.3 T4, and 130 T3, but I want to sleep all the time, have to draw in my eyebrows, and function at 96.2º. My mother, grandmother, and aunt are all hypothyroid. I really want to get the antibody tests done, but can't find a…

plus I doubt they had to cater the reception, and nobody was drinking real booze...

something else you can do for puncture wounds is soak in saline solution (1/4 tsp salt to 1 cup of water, hot as you can stand it). This is what piercers have you do with new piercings, which are really just pretty puncture wounds, and it's held up well as a healing aid when I've had injuries too. Not right away…

it is a bit of a surprise coming from a site that so frequently criticizes the way women get judged on their looks.

I grew up in Phoenix, and am now one of those curmudgeons that refuses to learn the rules of DST. If people want to shift their work and sleep schedules by an hour, go for it—but don't pretend you're somehow changing what time it is.

I use men's razors because I like how they feel in my hand—heavier, more substantial. The women's squishy plastic versions seem flimsy to me. And yeah, costing less is a definite bonus.

not being a super-organized listmaker (I don't have a grocery list, a budget, etc. all organized into different categories), I love TeuxDeux. It's organized very simply, just by things you need to do on certain days and things you'd like to do "sometime" which is much more in keeping with my mental organization model.

The problem I'm having is that I feel like nobody is fighting hard enough. Instead they're blaming it on the Republicans. Actually the last few executive orders are the one thing making me think that Obama might deserve to stay, because he's finally taking the approach of figuring out what he CAN do instead of whining…

I'm seriously tempted to not vote for any incumbents, no matter what party they're in, because it's the only way I can see to show that we need things to change.

I would love to see this too. I'm also concerned that by lowering the monthly payments, the ten-year repayment plan is taken off the table, and more and more people will go to the 25-year or 30-year plans. If people are still paying off their loans when they're 50, then this will make it more difficult for them to…

agreed. I couldn't catch the first-time-homebuyer credit because I can't afford a house, or the hybrid-car break because I can't afford a car, so even though I never expected this I figure as long as we're giving people breaks then I'll be happy to take one.

I often reply to people who are calling themselves fat, "so what does that make me, a whale?"

I wonder if the realistic version would be to require that digitally manipulated images carry a disclaimer, and make the disclaimer bold enough and use harsh enough language that nobody will want to have to use it.