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pablo has posted 59 links and 210 comments on Alkaline Earth since April 19, 2004.
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2010 Apr 06 10:30 (#4206): Scrabble
2010 Mar 19 10:00 (#4203): Poincaré conjecture
2009 Dec 08 11:32 (#4196):
2009 Mar 31 03:10 (#4134): email
2008 Nov 06 06:21 (#4037):
2008 Apr 17 11:19 (#3816): does it come in 3s for scientists too?
2008 Apr 13 08:33 (#3810):
2008 Feb 09 11:43 (#3734):
2007 Oct 18 01:57 (#3583):
2007 Sep 06 09:13 (#3510): I hope the sh*t hits the fan!
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2011 Nov 04 10:07 (#4220.12839):
2011 Nov 02 03:08 (#4220.12836):@zieglerfe: sorry
2011 Nov 01 12:21 (#4220.12824):Is AE rising from the ashes of GReader? Personally, I don't like the look of the redesign, seems to be lots of empty space, I get fewer feeds showing up on my screen at any one time, feeds take longer to load, my shift+A doesn't seem to be working properly, and the grey/black contrast between read/unread is nearly indecipherable on my monitor.
2011 Jan 31 12:31 (#4216.12814):Mother Jones has a continually updated "What's Happening in Egypt Explained"
2010 Jul 16 08:25 (#4212.12789):well, those cattle are fed beer and given massages - it better be good!
both my parents have chronically high cholesterol - I credit my <100 reading to 14+yrs of veganism
2010 Jul 12 09:08 (#4212.12787):troll comment for the day:
recently had my cholesterol tested - so low it didn't even register on the docs machine (<100).
2009 Dec 08 11:35 (#4196.12708):This post was supposed to have the title: "NYT Magazine on Texas Republicans" [fixd - mgmt]
2009 Sep 16 05:01 (#4184.12660):calculate: Erdős number or Bacon number
2009 Sep 14 01:08 (#4184.12657):Perhaps I shouldn't have been, but was surprised to see that I had an E# (5), and under very relaxed rules, have a B# = 3.
So, E-B# = 8.
2009 Aug 14 10:48 (#4181.12628):Wow! great thoughts by all.
I think enough of you here are familiar with my work so I won't dwell on it too much (unless anyone wants to know specifics) - I'll just say my primary concern is animal welfare.
Regarding allergies/labeling - for me it hasn't been that much of a problem, though I don't have sensitivities to wheat/soy - however being vegan can be rough when eating out (but not in DC, thankfully). I do cook most of my meals and rarely eat out. Recently, I've been trying to cook using as little refined/packaged products as possible. Many of my meals are very basic (influenced by macrobiotic meals - not by the principles) - even got to the point where I make my own dressings and bake my own bread.
I'm with you (nanocindy) on the GE and safety/security issues - I know enough to know that I'm not knowledgeable on the subject. Though antibiotic resistance seems dangerous (possibly influenced by feeding antibiotics to farm animals) AND GE/monocrop culture feels awkward.
flip - yes concerns of environmental impacts are growing - in fact, some of my colleagues published a few years ago on this topic
re: local - I feel the same way, I like the concept and enjoy the farmers markets around here, but haven't really looked into the lifecycle analysis and impact of local v. industrial (with shipping). though I feel a bit better about putting money directly in the pockets of local farmers.
I do wonder - why now? In the past few years, it seems that these issues have skyrocketed, along with the books/documentaries on the subject.