I am mostly shocked that a second (fifth?) TMNT movie got made.

Have they run out of states yet?
If they haven’t, we’ve reason to fret.
Long ago, there were just colonies.
(Long ago, we were part of these.)
But then the United States Came our way,
In 1812 we had a fray.
Victory was the song that we sung,
Though later an alliance would be wrung.

Eventually, Bush II led the group.
An Afghan…

And it cuts both ways. I think reporters often actively decide not to ask for clarification so they can make unkind assumptions about what was meant, resulting in the current proliferation of boring, obnoxious, `gotcha’ pieces.

Side note: The Canadian radio shows I listen to for current events really dig in during…

Oh Jeez! Step is terrifying! My bro and Mom were just sick for super long. I think my relationship with staph is like yours with strep; I came close to dying from an ingrown hair when I was 14, and now I freak out whenever I have a big pimple. I draw circles around them over night to track whether redness is…

Agreed. For example, I 100% believe that lemon, honey, and tea are soothing for a sore throat and ginger helps when I have an upset stomach, although I doubt that either helps with the underlying cause of the symptoms.

I vividly remember the Christmas when my Mom, brother, and sister all got step throat. My mom and bro suffered from nausea/vomiting rather than the sore throat, which the doctor said was not unusual, so they thought it was just the flu and took a long time to get diagnosed. Every time I get those symptoms, I’m like…

Giving harmless placebos to people overreacting to stuff their bodies can deal with alone deters them from demanding antibiotics or medicines with more serious side-effects, and it frees up real doctors’ time. Plus, there are legit useful things, like how drinking tea and honey when you have a scratchy throat is…

I heard this interview that had the best argument for `natural’ or homoeopathic medicine; it reduces antibiotic over-use. Basically, it’s pretty useful to have some sort of placebo to hand out to people who are freaking out over regular colds etc... That said, unless an actual doctor is doing it, you can’t trust…

Aww, that looks just like my 2002 prom dress, except mine was fuchsia.

So, since you are all of ideological consistency, I have a point to discuss.

Question: is the purpose of the justice system truly to punish people, or is it to keep society safe? If you believe it’s for punishing, I suppose your argument remains self-consistent. However, if the purpose is for safety, then women who get…

I’ve been dreaming of this too. I wonder what the public reaction would be.

Yup. If that thing truly fits a twin bed and desk, then it appears to be the same length but half the width of the room I rented for 800$/month in Boston last summer. Not enough space for me, but not as depressing as purported.

I am a math person, but I resisted LaTeX for a long time and only became convinced by the non-math stuff. About 10 years ago, I set up Word to automate my bibliography/citations, and references to figures and tables in a paper. Everything was working fine, and then I inserted one figure in a way that was somehow…

So, I’ve go to be that person...

LaTeX forever!!! <3 <3 <3

It’s pretty fun! A little hammy overall, but I thought they did other-Sansa really well.

I’m really looking forward to seeing how things will go for her. She grew up so fast and was soooo screwed early on. If she manages to somehow manages to find a powerful but safe position, she’ll undeniably be a master player. I’d love to see her and Arya both become badasses, but in totally different ways.

The Telltale Games Game of Thrones is amazing for this. It’s easy to misinterpret Sansa’s inaction as weakness, but when you play the Sansa-like character you see that she literally has no good options. While playing, you quickly realize that Sansa’s inaction and attempts to `fly under the radar’ are the smartest…

It’s not completely altruistic; there’s a 90% chance I’m moving to the States in September. I could be utterly screwed if Trump repeals NAFTA. I’m hardcore hoping for this outcome.

We had Harper most of the time while you had Obama. Who knows, maybe you’ll have Clinton or Sanders while we have Trudeau and we can work together, transforming North America into a peaceful, equitable, prosperous land. :) #dreams

Oh goodness. Now that I understand the brackets, I am so alone in my opinions for all of today’s match-ups: I think Top Chef is fun, but Botched is both depressing and inevitable; not being here to make friends is strategically A-OK in my books, but Twitter is in general depressing and inevitable; ordering in is a fun…