Activity from Gorgik

My stepfather and I shared a love of the original BBC Oppenheimer series, and in fact went to Trinity in New Mexico twice. He's read at least one biography. Early last year he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, and not expected to live out the year… [more]
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MeFi comment - 10 months ago

When everything feels like it's being burned to the ground, I come back to metafilter either for hope, information or distraction. Thanks to everyone for making this place what it is. [more]
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MetaTalk comment - 10 months ago

"... and Beard’s horrifying thong" When he jumps up on the counter there's this little 'flesh on marble' squeak, and Rebecca looks extra horrified. Such a subtle add to a very not subtle costume. [more]
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FanFare comment - 10 months ago

The Amazon Spheres are colloquially refered to as Jeff's Balls [more]
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MeFi comment - 10 months ago

I notice there are no women on that landing page. Either this means women are too smart for this shit, or (more likely) women aren't real, and this will be verified when their research is all done and they understand the universe. [more]
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MeFi comment - 10 months ago

Where the love go?
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MeFi post - 10 months ago

FAMOUS WEDDING SHOW
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MeFi post - 10 months ago

On this morning's bike ride to work, I had to dodge an inattentive cyclist, and inattentive driver and two inattentive pedestrians. Thankfully the squirrel on the path was paying attention and scampered out of the way. When I got a block away… [more]
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MeFi comment - 10 months ago

Musk heard the Russians saying they should emulate North Korea and close their borders and cut off contact with other countries and thought "Oooh, let's do that!" [more]
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MeFi comment - 11 months ago

That lead picture in the the story jenfullmoon posted is amazing. Power, grace, joy, fear. Or maybe I'm projecting [more]
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MeFi comment - 11 months ago

I just (two days ago)had the same thing happen with a door to door pest control thing. He kept talking about my neighbor Susan, and the Garcias and the Vargases. He very deliberately mentioned each name twice. I have no idea if those are legit… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - 11 months ago

Why can't I be like this without meds? I don't have ADHD and can't speak for how the Ritalin works, although I have taken various forms of antidepressants during the course of my life. It might be that the drugs work because you have an… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - 11 months ago

In my experience as a volunteer domestic violence advocate, abuse is usually but not exclusively about a pattern of behavior where one person is trying to gain power and maintain control over another. You might look at https://www.thehotline… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - 11 months ago

Delicatus, at Benaroya hall. George's Sausage & Delicatessen, 9th/Madison, which might be stretching the definition of downtown. [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - 11 months ago

I saw a few of the pictures the other day. The mind boggles. [more]
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MeFi comment - 11 months ago

"..did anyone get weepy at this ep?" Mrs Gorgik got demonstrably emotional twice. Once when Colin got to kiss his fella at the end of the match, and again when Rebecca helped up the child at the airport and then it turns out it's Dutch… [more]
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FanFare comment - 11 months ago

Key lime pie. The grossest substance known to humankind. [more]
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MetaTalk comment - 11 months ago

One of these days...
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MeFi post - 11 months ago

Free time
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MeFi post - 11 months ago

"...ChatGPT suggested to me that it might be the solenoid on the valve unit..." I wonder if ChatGPT knows the difference between a sprocket and a socket. [more]
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I knew a young woman, Kaestle. I asked her about her name, and she said "I was named after a brand of skis my parents like". [more]
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Free yourself!
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Had a great volunteer shift Saturday, coffee with a friend Sunday morning, then a massage, then beer and Cowordle with another friend Sunday afternoon. Running this morning, and drinks with myself this afternoon. Pretty good weekend. [more]
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Countess Elena condolences on your loss. That link: "I'm almost halfway!" LOL [more]
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Oops. I'll ask mods to replace with this [more]
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Another vote for disaster house. I see you all, and feel seen. [more]
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Any chance you like (or can learn to like) liverwurst or braunschweiger? Both are super high in iron (like 30% of rda in 1 serving). That's what I used when I tried dietary sources. There's also the Lucky Iron Fish, which is another way of… [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Last year

Feel free to flop around a little
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Courtney Barnett, Alex Lahey, The Regrettes, fronted by Lydia Night [more]
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$0, same as in town
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About 6 weeks ago I submitted my annual self-eval at work in the form of a parody of "you'll be back", from Hamilton. My manager, a Hamilton nerd, was most effusive about it during my performance review a few days ago. [more]
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Love and a Peaceful World
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theBigRedKittyPurrs fuck asthma. [more]
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"One of the recent factors to affect agriculture has been the decree of fashion that all women who matter must have slender figures [...] This has made a definite reduction in the demand for potatoes, starchy vegetables and fattening foods" [more]
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More falcons, in Seattle [more]
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I notice none of these include citations to peer-reviewed studies. I'm not sure if we can trust these assertions. [more]
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LXX
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I know this isn't the main point of the article, but fuck asthma. [more]
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I've been playing Outer Worlds (first time) and am currently working my way through the expansion "Murder on Eridanos". I'm randomly navigating the hotel basement, and in someone's room I found a note that says (and I am absolutely not… [more]
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MetaTalk comment - Last year

Whoa the seder never ends it goes on and on and on and on
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MeFi post - Last year

Mitch Hedberg? I think he's more surreal than offensive, my 14 year old self would have loved him. I think I remember a few drug jokes, but not many. [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Last year

I really liked that Charlie didn't use her truth-o-meter to solve anything. She figured out Cliff because of randomly coming across the glow in the dark chips. Not because he lied about anything. That was a cool way to subvert expectations. [more]
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FanFare comment - Last year

A slow burn cover of Lose Yourself (SLYT)
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Oh man, a friend from high school and I could reliably bring each other to hysterics by shaking our hand and going "sh sh sh sh sh sh sh", evoking this scene. I started laughing while finding the clip for this comment. [more]
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Yeah!
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MeFi post - Last year

I don't have an answer, but validate your experience. Duck Duck Go is also less useful than it once was. [more]
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Ask MeFi comment - Last year

I can't do a lot of research into this right now, but I think you want to look at paging technology or service. Pager signal penetration is much better than cell service (or, it used to be), and I think it's still in use. I don't know whether there… [more]
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I've been dealing with knee problems for the last few weeks, so I haven't run in a while (good luck with motivation, COD!). I haven't gone to a traditional doctor yet, my massage therapist has encouraged me to take it easy/ice it, so I'm trying that… [more]
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Metzger's Dog, by Thomas Perry. It's not exactly a heist, but it's clever, intricate and very funny. [more]
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Thanks for posting, this was a great read. I have a meta-question, though. The author uses a rhetorical technique I've seen elsewhere, namely, using Adams' name over and over again, and things like "Scott Adams, author of Dilbert"… [more]
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