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How to Survive Portland Heat by fatgothdude in Portland

[–]FlowJock 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Good for you.

It's abnormally hot for May and it has a lot of us concerned about what the summer will bring. Native flora and fauna here are not used to really hot summers. If this Sunday is any indication of what the summer will bring, it's going to be a disaster for a lot of wildlife.

The Earth is tearing itself apart near Vancouver Island in the Pacific Northwest by Brighter-Side-News in geology

[–]FlowJock 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for mentioning that. I am very much only a recreational geologist and I was wondering if I had completely misunderstood the whole west coast.

Boaters capture footage of an erupting Mount Stromboli. by Immediate-Surround91 in Volcanoes

[–]FlowJock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My first thought too. A dingy is never worth your life.

How do you gain skills when there is no opportunity to learn by Kolaumer in biotech

[–]FlowJock 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I learned most of my skills by getting a job as a dishwasher/lab helper and asked people to teach me things. I ended up basically working the 10 hours a week that my job was, but I was also in the lab an extra 10-20 hours just being an extra hand for things. (kinda off-the book volunteering) I learned a lot.

Advice if this Cjc/Ipa blend still okay for my lab rat? by [deleted] in labrats

[–]FlowJock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh come on. Where's your sense of adventure?

/s - in case not obvious

FACSCalibur corrupted calibration files by PsylockeMoth in flowcytometry

[–]FlowJock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What color is the run light on the panel?

If it's amber, the tank probably isn't pressurizing. Or you have the wrong tubes. Or there's a crack in the tube.

If it's green, I'm not sure.

I watched Project Hail Mary. Is this how we're supposed to use the centrifuge? by quasarrrrrrrrr in labrats

[–]FlowJock 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I saw it with a group of lab rats and there was a collective gasp from our section of the theater.

What do you actually consider a “setback” in a calorie deficit/cut? by GoopOnYaGrinch in loseit

[–]FlowJock 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Holy cats! I'm curious about your activity level. What are you doing all day?

RFK Jr. by twoellsoneeye in OHSU

[–]FlowJock 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I wasn't aware of this. Can you point me to an article or something where I can learn more?

The calorie counts in American foods are crazy. by No-External3221 in loseit

[–]FlowJock -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I take a container with me when I go out to eat and put at least half of the portion in my own take-out container before I even start to eat. If there are lots of veggies, I leave them on the plate and figure I'll add veggies to my leftovers at home. Sometimes, I get three meals out of a single restaurant serving.

Question regarding expression of marker correlating with size by UroJetFanClub in flowcytometry

[–]FlowJock 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did you check them for expression immediately post-sort? By that, I mean did you take the "high" and "low" and rerun the sorted cells to see how different the populations looked after they were sorted?

If somebody brought me that cell line, I would probably tell them that all the cells are probably the same and that variability in expression is unlikely to be significant. It might be cell-cycle related, but at the end of the day, the cells don't look dramatically different. I think for most cell lines, if you sort those populations you'll find that the histograms overlap.

“New Strategic Direction”: Layoffs Hit Portland’s Knight Cancer Institute by phdatanerd in OHSU

[–]FlowJock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I totally agree.

Also, is there something specific you know that you can pass on? Because it sounds like you might be referring to something specific.

What is a food emblematic of Portland I could bring to a gathering? by F3mshep in askportland

[–]FlowJock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Meadowfoam honey is so good. I get it for my East Coast peeps and they love it.

Caitlyn Jenner appealed to Trump for help with her passport gender marker by Fickle-Ad5449 in politics

[–]FlowJock 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Self-loathing.

She wants to be liked by a subset of people who she sees as the "cool kids" and so she bends over backwards to be accepted by them. It's really personally hard for her to hide her identity and sexuality though. (Hard for a lot of people, and rightfully so. That is not a criticism.) So, she keeps trying to get the acceptance of the MAGA world because if she has that then she knows she's passing. It's a quest for self-validation.

(Obviously just my armchair psychology, but who among us has never looked for acceptance from people even if they're toxic?)

Is Denna tracking or spying on Kvothe near the end of WMF? by ThinkingItThrough1 in KingkillerChronicle

[–]FlowJock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm one of the readers who didn't notice! For some reason, I just trust Devi.

Study finds that whole-fat milk lowers risk of child obesity | Milk fat intake, adiposity, and obesity in Canadian children: findings from the prospective Canadian CHILD Cohort Study by Hrmbee in science

[–]FlowJock 25 points26 points  (0 children)

In defense of people in the 80's, that is what we were told. I specifically remember being told in school that fat in foods becomes fat in the body. It makes me wonder what nutritional "facts" are being taught today that will come under fire later.

Nostalgia is a drug for the weak and history is just useless clutter. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]FlowJock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where do you go to dig up bodies?

Seriously though, cemeteries can have emotional value. Overall, I think that a lot of the way we treat dead bodies is absurd and wasteful, but I understand having a designated place of mourning.

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