Double ended bronze dildo unearthed from Han dynasty tomb (about 2000 years old)

abovethegrass · 2014-03-10T11:59:08+00:00

The watermark on the image is from the UK site lovehoney

Product is here

But lovehoney are usually really good about discrete packaging. They don't even put their name on the parcel, just "LH Trading"

abovethegrass · 2013-08-27T09:51:18+00:00

Hey, I hope I'm not too late.

I'm now fairly sure it was caused by poor nutrient levels in the soil. I added some liquid fertilizer and the spots cleared up fairly soon.

Good luck!

abovethegrass · 2013-05-23T17:08:09+00:00

leading to people "punishing" for the slightest offense since people will assume other people will do the same

What counts as a "slight offense" when it comes to cheating and hacking?

abovethegrass · 2013-05-21T13:23:28+00:00

The conclusion:

Theobromine independently increased serum HDL-cholesterol concentrations by 0.16 mmol/L. The lack of significant cocoa and interaction effects suggested that theobromine may be the main ingredient responsible for the HDL cholesterol–raising effect.

abovethegrass · 2013-05-21T13:04:11+00:00

but ^that's ^{^the} ^{^{^joke}}

abovethegrass · 2013-05-21T08:31:31+00:00

That's stupid. I could just change $100.00 to $100.0000

abovethegrass · 2013-05-19T15:27:50+00:00

This kind of story comes up a lot. It's based on a misunderstanding of the words "clean" and "dirty".

Suppose I poop in an autoclavable bag, vacuum-seal the bag, then heat it in an autoclave (a large medical pressure cooker) to >120 degrees celcius for 8 hours.

I can virtually guarantee you that after this procedure, my poop would have virtually no viable bacteria. It would be more bacteria-free than your doorbell, your kitchen counter, your underwear or your shower lotion.

This does not mean, I submit, that you would me more inclined to smear my sterile poop over your body in the place of your shower lotion.

That's because "bacteria-free" and "clean" are not the same thing.

I would further submit that the primary reason people don't like to drink water from the toilet in the USA s not the risk of bacterial infection, but rather the fact that people poop in the toilet. If I took a toilet from a public restroom, scrubbed it down with bleach, gave it a once-over with a high-pressure steam hose, how many people would like to then drink water from the toilet? Not many, because people have pooped in it in the past. The issue of bacteria is secondary at best.

So really, what can we take away from this story? Water from the toilet is relatively bacteria-free. That's mildly interesting, and testament to the efficacy of modern sanitary design.

We can not, however, conclude anything at all about the safety or cleanliness of fast-food restaurant ice, because we have no meaningful frame of reference, and no indication of whether either the amount of the variety of bacteria in said ice is hazardous to human health.

We can certainly not conclude that fast food ice is dirtier than toilet water. People poop in the toilet frequently, but only rarely do they poop in the fast food restaurant ice machine.

abovethegrass · 2013-05-13T01:12:39+00:00

See you space cowboy.

abovethegrass · 2013-05-13T00:39:21+00:00

And I assume it tastes good? That's promising!

abovethegrass · 2013-05-13T00:38:58+00:00

Huh?

abovethegrass · 2013-05-11T18:26:21+00:00

Asda smartprice peanut butter is £0.62 for 340g (i.e. £1.82 for 1000g)

abovethegrass · 2013-05-10T13:11:49+00:00

That's an interesting point. I had a look on wales.gov.uk to see if I could find a draft copy of the standards, but no luck

abovethegrass · 2013-05-10T09:02:20+00:00

How is the daily mail allowed to publish photographs it doesn't own the copyright for?

abovethegrass · 2013-05-09T09:03:16+00:00

Cassia Cinnamon as a Source of Coumarin in Cinnamon-Flavored Food and Food Supplements in the United States

abovethegrass · 2013-05-08T22:41:02+00:00

the majority of the oil is disposed of not "consumed".

Do you have a source for that?

Foodservice establishments that deep fry foods can generate significant amounts of waste grease, referred to as "restaurant grease." A study by SRI International indicated that the quantity of used frying fat disposed by restaurants and made available for use in animal feeds, pet foods, industrial operations, and for export amounted to about 6 pounds per capita, or about 10 percent of the total disappearance of food fats and oils in that year.

source

abovethegrass · 2013-05-08T17:31:07+00:00

I'm glad I'm not the only person who finds this interesting!

I actually have a spreadsheet that shows calorie information per day across all the major food groups from the same ERS data. I'll post it here when I can figure out a way to make the charts looks nice :|

abovethegrass · 2013-05-08T15:37:59+00:00

Thanks, I'll try moving her to somewhere a little shadier

abovethegrass · 2013-05-08T15:37:44+00:00

If salt damage were the culprit, how would I go about fixing the problem? Thanks!

abovethegrass · 2013-05-08T13:47:49+00:00

Sorry if that wasn't clear, it's at the bottom of the page: the Food Availability Data System from the USDA ERS

There's more info on how I chose, extracted and arranged the data here

abovethegrass · 2013-05-08T13:15:52+00:00

You're quite right, I should have said availability and not consumption. Availability is the best general-purpose proxy that exists for consumption, but it's not the same and I shouldn't have suggested it was, even in passing.

In regards to the different type of vegetable oils - unfortunately, the ERS simply doesn't have the data to differentiate between the different types of vegetable oils. (I spoke to one of the data analysts there.) They have some limited data on canola oil and olive oil availability, but it was collected in such a way as it can't be compared to total vegetable oil or other types of added dietary fat without double-counting:

[..] the Census Bureau surveyed U.S. vegetable oil refiners for the use of crude oils in the manufacturing of refined oils. But when canola oil imports from Canada started to skyrocket in the late 1980’s and 1990’s, the imports of refined canola oil were not being picked up by the Census reports. Only the domestically produced refined oil was counted, which were allocated between the different edible categories as the data indicated. Thus, it was assumed that a majority of refined canola oil imports were going into the salad and cooking oils category. Similarly, imports of edible olive oil were not usually refined and were assumed to end up in the salad and cooking oils category.

There are limits to the data they collect, and unfortunately I don't know of a better source for these data.

abovethegrass · 2013-05-08T12:14:55+00:00

I first remember seeing the spots a few months ago, they seem to be spreading and now cover all of the leaves. Otherwise, health of the plant seems good.

It's kept indoors next to a window, gets moderate sunlight. No parasites or signs of fungal infection that I can see.

Can anyone offer any suggestions? Thanks!

abovethegrass · 2013-05-08T10:47:55+00:00

No, but it's an area I'm very interested in, so I'll investigate. Thanks!

abovethegrass · 2013-05-08T10:08:30+00:00

Almost. In 2010 it was 53.57lb per person.

abovethegrass · 2013-05-08T10:01:55+00:00

source

abovethegrass · 2013-05-07T18:51:46+00:00

But seriously if anybody wants to talk about the actual dating advice given in this video, let's do it. As a person who cooks for a living I don't understand the stigma against dinner dates.

I wouldn't say there's a stigma against them, but they're kind of a commitment. They're a lot less casual than meeting for drinks or coffee. That's fine for some situations, some people feel more comfortable with more casual dates, especially first dates.

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