Blog Memes and Such
jlynch | October 14, 2006As usual, GrrlScientist made me do it. I agree with her in that the questions are a little too simplistic.
You Are 16% Capitalist, 84% Socialist
You see a lot of injustice in the world, and you'd like to see it fixed. As far as you're concerned, all the wrong people have the power. You're strongly in favor of the redistribution of wealth - and more protection for the average person.
No surprises here. The Political Compass puts me at Economic Left/Right: -9.5 / Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.31 and the World's Smallest Political Quiz sees me as being a "Left Liberal" (a group…
jlynch | October 6, 2006so I have no idea of the significance of this. GrrlScientist made me do it.
You Belong in Soho
Although you may not be a professional artist, you do dabble in one form of art or another.And you indie culture of all kinds - from little botiques to art house films.
Where Should Your Inner New Yorker Live?
jlynch | September 21, 2006Pure Nerd73 % Nerd, 26% Geek, 30% Dork
For The Record:A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.You scored better than half in Nerd, earning you the title of: Pure Nerd. The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the "dork." No…
jlynch | August 17, 2006Following a tagging from Janet:
Five random quotes from here that "you think reflect who you are or what you believe." As Janet did, I just picked the first five that seemed to work ... no point in searching the whole database.
What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens. - Benjamin Disraeli
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. - Confucius
There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is - Isaac Bashevis Singer
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I…
jlynch | August 14, 2006Busy week here. Teaching starts next week, so this is full of organizational meetings, retreats, syllabus writing, xeroxing, etc. And to top it all, I'm currently laid out with lower back pain. Argh!
Blogging will thus be sporadic for a while, and in lieu of anything significant to say ...
You are Hulk: you are a wanderer with amazing strength.
Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test
jlynch | August 4, 2006Here we go again:
Italy ::
Honk ::
Shades ::
Tool ::
Modern ::
Tension ::
Conservative ::
Weight ::
Insurance ::
Political ::
Thoughts below the fold.
Italy :: Football
Honk :: Tonk
Shades :: Cool
Tool :: Use
Modern :: Times
Tension :: Relief
Conservative :: Corrupt
Weight :: Loss
Insurance :: Policy
Political :: Action
(usual source)
jlynch | July 30, 2006Grrlscientist asked. I answer:
I too had taken this before. I seem to remember having got a slightly lower score. Must be the extra memory in my new laptop :)
jlynch | July 29, 2006A few months ago I passed eighth grade math. Now I've gone and passed eight grade science. I feel so accomplished :)
You Passed 8th Grade Science
Congratulations, you got 8/8 correct!
Could You Pass 8th Grade Science?
Oh, and question 6 shoud read neutron not neuron.
jlynch | July 28, 2006Book meme from Janet:
1. One book that changed your life?
Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
2. One book you have read more than once?
Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
3. One book you would want on a desert island?
The Complete Works of Plato
4. One book that made you laugh?
Anything written by ID supporters.
5. One book that made you cry?
Anything written by ID supporters.
6. One book you wish had been written?Women: A Guide for the Perplexed
7. One book you wish had never had been written?
I don't know if I would wish that any book had never been written. As Oscar Wilde said, books…
jlynch | July 28, 2006This week's words are:
Requirements ::
Pizza ::
Dating ::
Issue ::
Sharp ::
Distinguish ::
Remote ::
Felony ::
Exercise ::
Choose ::
(source)
See below the cut for my replies.
Requirements :: Hate
Pizza :: Peppers
Dating :: Done that
Issue :: Newspaper
Sharp :: Blunt
Distinguish :: Gentleman
Remote :: Control
Felony :: Crime
Exercise :: Science
Choose :: Life
jlynch | July 21, 2006After last week's rundown of my blog-sib's Friday Features, I felt I'd better get and line and find something to do every Friday. Jason at Xenogene made me aware of Unconscious Mutterings, so I decided that was as good as anything. Deal is this: UM publishes ten words on Sunday and bloggers respond with the first though that comes into their mind. This week's words are:
Video ::
Fantasy ::
Homework ::
Crush ::
Late ::
Husband ::
Soccer ::
Wine ::
Before ::
Romantic ::
Give it a try (and feel free to post your answers/analysis in comments). My results are below the fold.…
jlynch | July 18, 2006Coturnix the Chronobiologist offers an oldest book meme. I guess my library is in as much disarray as his - especially as it's split between home and office - so here's what I have to hand and own that pre-dates 1900:
Geology and Revelation: of The Ancient History of the Earth Considered in Light of Geological Facts and Revealed Religion. Gerald Molloy, 1873 (2nd ed).
Memoir of Robert Chambers with Autobiographic Reminiscences of William Chambers. William Chambers, 1872.
Typical Forms and Special Ends in Creation. James M'Cosh and George Dickie, 1857.
Not very much, I know. I like old books,…
jlynch | June 10, 2006Janet started it. My answers below the fold.
3 reasons you blog about science:
Science is misunderstood by the general public.
Everyday brings something new.
Politicians and creationists are distorting the methods, goals and abilities of science for their own purpose. Scientists need to stand up and be heard.
Point at which you would stop blogging:
When it becomes a chore.
1 thing you frequently blog besides science:
Right wing hacks that annoy me
4 words that describe your blogging style:
Opinionated
Loose
Eclectic
Opinionated (I know I said it before)
1 aspect of blogging you find difficult…
jlynch | June 6, 2006Your Sesame Street Persona:
Bert
You scored 68% Organization, 43% abstract, and 59% extroverted!
This test measured 3 variables.
First, this test measured how organized you are. Some muppets like Cookie Monster make big messes, while others like Bert are quite anal about things being clean.
Second, this test measured if you prefer a concrete or an abstract viewpoint. For the purposes of this test, concrete people are considered to gravitate more to mathematical and logical approaches, whereas abstract people are more the dreamers and artistic type.
Third, this test measured if you are more of…
jlynch | May 28, 2006
What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?
You will sink in a mire. You like to think you're normal, but deep down you really just want to strip off your clothes and roll around in chicken fat.Take this quiz!
Sinking in a mire is what I do every grading time, I fear.
Via the Grrrl who got it from Orac.
jlynch | April 29, 2006As usual, GrrlScientist started it ...
Your Theme Song is Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
"There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship's smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves."
You haven't been feeling a lot lately, and you think that's a good thing.
The comfortable part is nice... but you should really work on numb.
What's Your Theme Song?
I can live with that. Afarensis, Orac, GrrlScientist and I are all, apparently, introverted screw-ups. It's all a little suspect though - PZ was characterized as "Heartbreaker, superflirt, player... you've been called all of…
jlynch | April 28, 2006I'm procrastinating a little as, like Janet, I have a stack of grading staring at me. The good news is that two of my three classes this semester are over, the bad is that there is still grading to be done, along with end of semester administrivia. Still, two weeks should see it all over and me hanging with a buddy in San Diego for a few days. So, to aid my procrastination, I'll do the ABC meme thingie that Janet and RPM have already completed. See below the fold.
Accent: Irish. It used to be a lot stronger, though compared to many Irish accents it was always kind of neutral. Teaching in the…
jlynch | April 23, 2006Which cell organelle are you?
The ER
You scored 50 Industriousness, 51 Centrality, and 15 Causticity!
You're the Endoplasmic reticulum! The ER modifies proteins, makes macromolecules, and transfers substances throughout the cell. It has its own membrane, and translation of mRNA happens within it.
You tend to have two sides to you - sort of a jekyll and Hyde kind of story. One side of you tends to be rough and tumble, but also very useful. Your other side is less well-defined and slightly more mysterious.
My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and…