I’ve been an off again, on again patient as well. For me, way back in the day, Paxil fucked me up hard, sleeping twenty hours a day on the starter dosage, and dropped me to the depths of despair when I went off it. Since then, I’ve taken Prozac several times during depressive episodes, I wouldn’t say it made me happy,…

I’m so sorry about the depression! I’m glad you’re healing and that you’ve got a good psychiatrist who can help. I have depression with a few major episodes as an adult, it isn’t amazing to me how slow I am to recognize that is what is happening when one starts. You would think after twenty years I would learn! I…

The thing that kills me is that i really like working with this guy otherwise, and he is good at his craft, which is geology. Of anyone, he should understand that Earth’s climate is always changing in response to atmosphere, oceanic, and solar conditions. The con he sees are climate scientists who have trumped up the…

Poor Kanye west. It is so easy to get complacent about psychiatric medication, but that shit is powerful. You get so used to taking it and think you understand and can mess with it yourself, and before you know it your situation is spiraling out of control. I hope his treatment is successful and he can get back to his…

I had a co-worker (a person who claims to be a scientist) who stated that Trump is right about climate change it is just a money grubbing con. When I objected he called me wrong, young lady, and then stormed off. So fucking unbelievable. I don’t really have a comment to add, but this was such a shock, and as I am…

The surprise factor is what makes hot springs so dangerous, especially in places like Yellowstone or long valley where boiling hot springs are common. They are often in areas that also have cooler waters, so you can dip a toe in and it’s fine, but when you get close to a vent it is suddenly boiling.

Pretty grim stuff, but I have been burned by a piece of ceramic that was at ~950 C, this is as hot as many lavas. It was a small area on my arm (thank God), but in the moment it didn’t hurt at all. The temp was so high my skin literally turned to ash upon contact and my nerve endings were killed immediately. Healing,…

Hah! The idea that climbing a 30 ft wall would really forstall someone willing to cross hundreds of miles of harsh desert is ludicrous. Who is going to man these walls? What a plum job that would be, hundreds of hours guarding a stretch o for land that people might cross every couple of months.

I truly believe that coal is dead for the foreseeable future in the US, I just can’t see how it will compete with natural gas fired electricity, esp. if Trump tries to “loosen” regulation on fracking. Why would any power utility building a facility with a 40-50 year lifespan (like coal plants) on the strength of a nut…

I think I read the original, scientific argument that the linked piece purports to describe. The authors’ intent was to understand where Heath has gone recently, as average surface temps have not being rising as fast as expected. Their conclusion was that the sea temperatures, as well as transport of heat to deep…

I was wondering why Trump was suddenly talking about flag burning on twitter. Jesus Christ. This is our world now.

S o, this probably actually happened, Gates has told the story in other venues (I think in Davis and maybe TED?). It is totally in line with the Gates foundation to empower women in other parts of the world. Their argument (apart from being the right thing human rights style), is that empowering women is the fastest…

“In view of sensitivity”

I think it is also a nice subversion of the beauty pageant game along with being a statement on inclusivity. If the swimsuit competition really is something more than a chance to ogle women who are as scantily clad as possible, than a competitor in a burkini should be fine.

This seems kind of silly to me. For segments of the profession like criminal defense lawyers, especially public defenders, sure. But my only lawyer contact is a patent attorney. He writes the patent up all legal-like and we pay him. Easy peasy and there is literally zero drama, my feelings about him are less dependent…

I agree. Trump blatantly and successfully manipulates the press in their quest for access, I think starving the beast might be the way to go. He wants to talk about his tremendous cabinet picks? Who the fuck cares what lies he has to say about how fantastic it is he’s appointing Nicki Haley (hey, hey guys, look, she’s…

I have a lot of faith in US federal beurocracy. We love to give them shit, but for the most part, most of the civil service does hard jobs very well. I don’t think things will be good under Trump, but I believe they will do their best to minimize the damage. I bet DeVos, if she manages to get confirmed, will find that…

I had a run in with someone like this a few days ago in a gym at a nice hotel. This guy was wandering the gym, ranting about Obama sucking, using racist, sexist, and homophobic language, and basically seeking a confrontation. To add to the fun, he was well over six feet, with giant muscles that he was flexing at…

This doesn’t really bother me...perhaps not the proper respect for scotch? I guess I just feel like people should be able to enjoy a drink any damn way they please, also, I love coke so much, that it seems like a fitting mate to even 18 y old scotch.

I was surprised he is as funny as he is in the few comedic roles I’ve seen him in. I would agree that he isn’t comedienne level fun, I would say he is good actor with above average comedic timing.