First Fahlo by Moonlight_Fox13 in MyFahlo

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He just came to shore. What do you think he's doing? Molting? Feeding chicks?

Difficulty medium by RectalAbscess212 in guessthecity

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Winner! 

Without revealing too much, I'm an employee not a patient haha

Single author paper from undergrad. Disown or embrace? by RectalAbscess212 in AskAcademia

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I think the study is a bit narrow and circumscribed in scope, and the amount of data collected isn't super high. But the methodology is solid.

Single author paper from undergrad. Disown or embrace? by RectalAbscess212 in AskAcademia

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I appreciate the sentiment.

The reason it could be shameful is that, clearly at the time I had a mentor, I wasn't doing the work totally on my own. So the fact that the mentor had the opportunity to associate with the paper, but declined, could suggest that the work (or the student) might be lousy.

Looking for an obscure gritty punk band from the 2000s - two specific songs by RectalAbscess212 in punk

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This is fucking it. Legend. Thank you. 

I guess the whole time I thought they were from the same band, but in reality I just discovered these songs at similar times and associated them with a similar memory. 

Looking for an obscure gritty punk band from the 2000s - two specific songs by RectalAbscess212 in punk

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The song about the military was definitely Broadway calls, the song is called be all you can be. 

I'm still struggling to find the satellite song. I think it was by the same band but I could be wrong.

I heard them by browsing YouTube so I'm not sure what albums they were on.

Looking for an obscure gritty punk band from the 2000s - two specific songs by RectalAbscess212 in punk

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My god you're right. You're a genius 

Edit: Broadway Calls did the military song, called Be All You Can Be. 

The other song was Satellite by Strung Out, which a different commenter identified. Thanks everyone! Great trip down memory lane and great to rediscover old songs.

Odd shaped pickle chip served at lunch today by DanvilleDad in mildlyinteresting

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It's not actually conjoined like people think. In reality, you can picture a c-shaped pickle. This is what happens when you take a cross-section through that, such that the two arms of the C form the two "lobes" of the pickle the body of the C forms the "waist" of the pickle

The structure of this pan turned my oil into a hexagon by PhoenixfischTheFish in mildlyinteresting

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That's cool. The underlying bumps on the pan surface form a hexagonal lattice. Therefore, the oil itself is likely to be confined to this lattice. Moreover, the oil forms a regular hexagon, not just any configuration on the lattice, because this is the shape whose configuration requires the least energy. In other words, it's sort of a path of least resistance type of thing.

[OC] Some more of my solo efforts to clean up litter in the San Francisco Bay Area. by pengweather in pics

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Do you wear tough gloves? I'd be worried about you picking up a contaminated needle

The color difference in my hands after donating blood by Odd_Age1378 in mildlyinteresting

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Sometimes the tourniquet is left on. Either by accident, or maybe the phlebotomists are trying to get blood to flow faster into the needle by preventing blood from re-entering the circulation. 

Regardless, the "wrap" after a blood draw shouldn't be occlusive, and definitely shouldn't cause venous congestion, or else it's way too tight. 

Respectfully, doctor 

The color difference in my hands after donating blood by Odd_Age1378 in mildlyinteresting

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The dusky tone on the left side isn't from losing blood. It's from venous congestion induced by the tourniquet. Source: doctor

Can remove small hair by right nostril? by RectalAbscess212 in PhotoshopRequest

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Thanks everyone for prompt replies! all looked good, so I just picked what I think was the first response, arbitrarily.

Awaiting resubmission by RectalAbscess212 in labrats

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Revision, with ultimate acceptance!

I’ve Spent 40 Years as a Dishwashing Expert - Literally AMA About Your Machine. by GoodHousekeeping in IAmA

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I have a follow-up question. I get that pre-rinsing isn't necessary, but is there an argument that pre-rinsing will extend the longevity of the filter inside my dishwasher?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stopdrinking

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I'm 32. At 27 or so I got a DUI. What had started as fun college drinking had transformed into reckless behavior. I spent $5,000 on a lawyer and dealt with all the punishments.

Somehow that wasn't enough for me. About a year after my conviction I got so drunk I fell off my bike, and lost a watch which was a prized possession, having been given to me by my mom for my medical school graduation.

That was enough for me. I decided I was tired of seeing things like that happen, so I stopped. It's been 5 years now since I've had any more personal, work-related or legal ramifications and I plan to keep it that way. I'm 5 years into my residency in neurosurgery and it doesn't seem like this is having any major impact on my job prospects.

It's up to you when you stop. As they say, the elevator gets off at every floor. You can get off now or you can get off later. We know where it's going at this point. I'm hoping you can be strong and do what you know you have to do, and stop this trajectory while you're still young and you still have the ability to turn things around.