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Avid reader. Late-diagnosed Autistic + ADHD. Public transit and bike commuting enthusiast. (they/them)
Well, for one thing he can afford a bunch of nannies to help him out.
December 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Well, for one thing he can afford a bunch of nannies to help him out.
Is this Safeway somehow better than the rest of them? I hate Safeway and don’t understand how people are talking about this one with the same level of devotion as some people have for Berkeley Bowl.
December 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Is this Safeway somehow better than the rest of them? I hate Safeway and don’t understand how people are talking about this one with the same level of devotion as some people have for Berkeley Bowl.
I'm not sure whether MattY thinks Andreesen isn't smart. High IQ's came up once and his example of "high IQ people" was CEO's. Total suck-up.
December 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I'm not sure whether MattY thinks Andreesen isn't smart. High IQ's came up once and his example of "high IQ people" was CEO's. Total suck-up.
Looked it up and he worked on DNA-encoded libraries? He probably mentioned that too but I was too much of a dumb first year to process that it was a big deal.
December 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Looked it up and he worked on DNA-encoded libraries? He probably mentioned that too but I was too much of a dumb first year to process that it was a big deal.
I heard this 5 (!) years ago so the embellishment could be my memory’s fault. He did mention the company and had a somewhat amusing explanation of why he decided to postdoc with another PI he met at Berkeley before they were a PI instead.
December 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I heard this 5 (!) years ago so the embellishment could be my memory’s fault. He did mention the company and had a somewhat amusing explanation of why he decided to postdoc with another PI he met at Berkeley before they were a PI instead.
This guy shows up to Harvard in the fall and finds a bunch of grad students already joined the lab and the project he'd been offered had been given to someone else already...
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This guy shows up to Harvard in the fall and finds a bunch of grad students already joined the lab and the project he'd been offered had been given to someone else already...
I once listened to a former labmate of yours tell a story of how he met Liu at Berkeley right before his move to Harvard. Liu offered this Berkeley undergrad who'd gotten accepted to Harvard for his PhD a post in his lab and described a project he could work on.(Liu had a binder with project ideas?)
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I once listened to a former labmate of yours tell a story of how he met Liu at Berkeley right before his move to Harvard. Liu offered this Berkeley undergrad who'd gotten accepted to Harvard for his PhD a post in his lab and described a project he could work on.(Liu had a binder with project ideas?)
What baffles me most about the birtherism conspiracy is that he would have still been eligible to be president if he had been born abroad? His mom was an American citizen which would have made him a natural born American regardless of his birth place.
December 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
What baffles me most about the birtherism conspiracy is that he would have still been eligible to be president if he had been born abroad? His mom was an American citizen which would have made him a natural born American regardless of his birth place.
I totally agree with you that that is a wild take, but Kara Swisher is gay… I don’t think she’s the one telling Galloway that she loses attraction to men who split the bill
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I totally agree with you that that is a wild take, but Kara Swisher is gay… I don’t think she’s the one telling Galloway that she loses attraction to men who split the bill
Non Fire Kindles are pretty durable and have a long battery life. My first one lasted for a decade and its battery lasted 2-3 weeks.
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Non Fire Kindles are pretty durable and have a long battery life. My first one lasted for a decade and its battery lasted 2-3 weeks.
I’m a Zillenial so I was a kid during the Bush years and it was one of the earliest videos my brother and I would watch on YouTube.
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I’m a Zillenial so I was a kid during the Bush years and it was one of the earliest videos my brother and I would watch on YouTube.
I still remember the days when FordGoBikes cost $15 a month for unlimited 30 min rides, and that included their e-bikes.…
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I still remember the days when FordGoBikes cost $15 a month for unlimited 30 min rides, and that included their e-bikes.…
I think you need to add a Gladwell book or two but otherwise you are off to a great start.
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I think you need to add a Gladwell book or two but otherwise you are off to a great start.
I had thoughts but to think I was a gatekeeper for scientific rigor was laughable.
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I had thoughts but to think I was a gatekeeper for scientific rigor was laughable.
Yes, I realized that when I became a peer reviewer as a lowly grad student. (My PI asked me to do it and we discussed my comments but it was 95% me)
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Yes, I realized that when I became a peer reviewer as a lowly grad student. (My PI asked me to do it and we discussed my comments but it was 95% me)
Yeah, my pcp made me get tested for it when I told her I was vegan. I was very close to the lower end of the healthy range so now I take B-12 supplements.
I thought I was eating enough nutritional yeast but apparently not.
I thought I was eating enough nutritional yeast but apparently not.
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Yeah, my pcp made me get tested for it when I told her I was vegan. I was very close to the lower end of the healthy range so now I take B-12 supplements.
I thought I was eating enough nutritional yeast but apparently not.
I thought I was eating enough nutritional yeast but apparently not.
If you are mainly reading e-books it’s definitely worth it. Their light is less likely to interrupt your sleep cycle, and it’s easier to focus with them.
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
If you are mainly reading e-books it’s definitely worth it. Their light is less likely to interrupt your sleep cycle, and it’s easier to focus with them.
High school me would be very disappointed at the dearth of literature in my reading list. Maybe I should finally read the copy of Anna Karenina my dad gave me when I was 16.
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
High school me would be very disappointed at the dearth of literature in my reading list. Maybe I should finally read the copy of Anna Karenina my dad gave me when I was 16.
just when things were getting fun???
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
just when things were getting fun???
I assumed he was already taking GLP agonists, he lost a bunch of weight between running for senate and running for VP.
November 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I assumed he was already taking GLP agonists, he lost a bunch of weight between running for senate and running for VP.
Confusingly, a type 3 is a type 1 that can go up to 28 mph instead of 20 mph. No throttle.
November 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Confusingly, a type 3 is a type 1 that can go up to 28 mph instead of 20 mph. No throttle.
I guess I'm glad I went to a dual-language school and the 2nd language was Spanish. I would imagine this would have a harder time flying with a 100% phonetic language.
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I guess I'm glad I went to a dual-language school and the 2nd language was Spanish. I would imagine this would have a harder time flying with a 100% phonetic language.
Tangentially, I learned somewhat recently that Orthodox Jews are allowed to go to mosques but not churches (at least catholic ones I guess) due to the idol worshipping and I found that quiet funny.
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Tangentially, I learned somewhat recently that Orthodox Jews are allowed to go to mosques but not churches (at least catholic ones I guess) due to the idol worshipping and I found that quiet funny.
It makes sense that if you attended another religion's service you would be respectful without actively participating in their activities?
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
It makes sense that if you attended another religion's service you would be respectful without actively participating in their activities?
I never heard of anything like that while growing up as catholic (granted I never paid much attention in mass or catechism classes).
From a quick google search, they are allowed to go to other places of worship?
From a quick google search, they are allowed to go to other places of worship?
Can Catholics Go Into Another Religion's Place of Worship?
While Catholics should always be respectful of the sensibilities of others and not enter where we are not welcome, it is not problematic to visit another place...
www.catholic.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I never heard of anything like that while growing up as catholic (granted I never paid much attention in mass or catechism classes).
From a quick google search, they are allowed to go to other places of worship?
From a quick google search, they are allowed to go to other places of worship?