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Z und Vielpunkt's chick
10/19/09

In reply to New Guinea Tribesmen Would Like to Bankrupt The New Yorker
Oh. I assumed from the picture that this article was about Obamacare.

I need to stop jumping back and forth between Drudge and Gawker. #thenewyorker
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lobstr
10/19/09

@Z und Vielpunkt's chick: Hah! Sometimes when I'm thumbing through Drudge links, I go into a haze and start looking for the comment box at the bottom of the article wanting to call out some bullshit. Good times. #thenewyorker
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lisapatt215
10/19/09

In reply to New Guinea Tribesmen Would Like to Bankrupt The New Yorker
As a practicing anthropologist, I feel that I must speak up: Jared Diamond is NOT one of us. He is a professor of geography and an ornithologist. And, yes, he is viewed both disdainfully and condescendingly by many in my profession. And, yes, if he were to contact me regarding a project offer, I would jump on that boat quicker than it takes a bonobo to wave his genitals for social acceptance.
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son of spam
10/19/09

In reply to New Guinea Tribesmen Would Like to Bankrupt The New Yorker
Good to see the tribesmen are supporting breast cancer research. #thenewyorker
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Rumpelstilskin
10/19/09

In reply to New Guinea Tribesmen Would Like to Bankrupt The New Yorker
Those sunglasses are so 2006 Prada. #thenewyorker
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FormerEnglishMajor
10/19/09

In reply to New Guinea Tribesmen Would Like to Bankrupt The New Yorker
I'm not the Fact Checker
I'm the Fact Checker's son
I'm only checking pigs
'til the New Guinea lawsuits come. #thenewyorker
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nathanst
10/16/09

In reply to New York Times Embraces 'Epic Fail'
Exclusive quote from NYT: "Blogs are killing print journalism - FML"
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prsiii
10/15/09

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rules 1 & 2 #language
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nathanst
10/16/09

@prsiii: Old /b/ is dead, long live old /b/ (until the FBI finds where we hid it). #language
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iplaudius
10/15/09

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Once the editors saw that “Epic Fail” would be the title of the second episode of House in the current season, there was no turning back—the television show being the perfect popular counterpart to their paper: a favored vehicle of white male glorification, aspiration, and fantasy. #language
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shostakobitch
10/15/09

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syndicating /d/ might also be an interesting foray. #language
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Rumpelstilskin
10/15/09

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When "epic fail" shows up in the marriage announcement, we will know that the End has arrived, in white too. #language
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MisterHippity
09/19/09

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MisterHippity
09/19/09

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Here's another test:

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MisterHippity
09/19/09

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This is a test.

and this is another test:
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atlasfugged
08/27/09

In reply to Monkeys With 3 Parents Help Fuel Culture War
Aside from whatever ethical issues there may be in having two mummies or three parents, the danger in modifying the DNA of an embryo is that if the embryo eventually develops into a fertile human being, all of the genetic alterations persist in subsequent generations. These modifications can, therefore, in time affect entire populations. We may soon approach the point where genetic abnormalities and genetic predispositions to ailments such as cancer can be eliminated by modifying the DNA of embryos in vitro. While this holds the promise of reducing the incidences of painful genetic illnesses, it also has the potential of decreasing our species' future genetic diversity, which may, in turn, have unpredictable effects on our species' adaptability and endurance.
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SaraRueful
08/27/09

@atlasfugged: YES. I'm all for penicillin and vaccinations and stuff, but scientists are going too far, and Mother Nature is going to give humankind a smackdown and it is going to be ugly.

I've already told my family that if I have some sort of health issue that can only be fixed by a cloned pig heart or some "genetically modified" deal, let me die. (You hear that, Mother Nature? It's not me!)
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m4ximusprim3
08/27/09

@SaraRueful: That's nice as an "If", but when you're 20 years old with a debilitating genetic disease and someone goes "hey, I can make you able to walk again with a couple shots", I'd like to see you turn them down.

You can always make a blanket statement about how much we're screwing ourselves, but when you boil it down to each individual situation, they'll always take the medicine. It's self preservation.
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pony_express
08/27/09

In reply to Monkeys With 3 Parents Help Fuel Culture War
Also, that monkey? A-dor-able.
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m4ximusprim3
08/27/09

@pony_express: Yes! I didn't even finish the article- I was like "hmm, 3 parents, that's odd.... DNA, intersting... OMG CUTE MONKEYFACE!@!!"
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