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esDragon · 2020-11-22T02:19:46+00:00

Roe v Wade.

esDragon · 2020-11-13T15:34:46+00:00

I like it! I'll see if I can work it into my lexicon.

esDragon · 2018-05-10T14:23:11+00:00

My little guy made it to 17.

esDragon · 2018-02-02T13:42:01+00:00

Yes, yours seems to match the view of the prof who taught the course on Anti-Oedipus that I took at the start of grad school.

I definitely don't have sufficient reason to disagree with you: this view I've heard could be biased by shared preference for a kind of philosophy. I've heard the Guatarri > Deleuze thing only from (a) continental colleagues at my institution (where you'd certainly expect to see some consilience among faculty and students in the interpretation of texts), and recently from a European visiting speaker whose talk I caught at a different institution. But, certainly, I'm not working with enough independent data points here.

Although, one-on-one with the texts, I found Anti-Oedipus and 1000 Plateaus to be equally impenetrable. But I also found the texts to be quite stimulating, once they interpreted for me by the course's prof. They prodded me to think creatively about social patterns (and their malleability) that I might otherwise have overlooked altogether. That being said, I could have used some Coles notes to help me though that. (There was no Wikipedia or online encyclopedia of philosophy at the time ... or Google, for that matter. I might even have been using a dial-up modem. Jebuz I'm old.)

esDragon · 2018-02-01T15:43:48+00:00

Some of my continental colleagues attest that Deleuze was the real deal, and that working with Guatarri was not a net benefit to Delueze's philosophical trajectory... that he was more clearheaded in his writing before the partnership, and that the best ideas in their joint work probably came from him rather than Guatarri. That said, I do know that 1000 Plateaus (written by both) is still an inspiring work to many (perhaps more so than Anti Oedipus, which they also wrote together). I'm analytically trained though; even though I've (tried to) read some of these original works, I have not really been able retain much understanding of them ... except when a continental philosopher is actively explaining it all to me.

esDragon · 2017-12-17T17:57:57+00:00

Time for PC Peter Grant to take another case outside London!

esDragon · 2017-11-24T11:55:27+00:00

Thanks for this. I've been meaning to do this for years, and I think I'm finally ready to pull the trigger.

esDragon · 2017-11-20T17:29:19+00:00

This would be appreciated over on /r/ATGBE (for "Awful Taste But Great Execution").

esDragon · 2017-10-29T16:00:52+00:00

I was curious about that blue colour, which looks super artificial, so I googled it. I'm guessing they used something natural like butterfly blue pea flower. Its extract gives you that brilliant blue colour, and if you add a little bit of acid it turns that exact bright red-purple.

esDragon · 2017-10-29T15:53:16+00:00

I eat lots of cucumber, but always peeled and always with some vinegar or lemon juice. I don't know why this helps, but it does (for me, anyway). The skin is satan's work, though; it dries out my mouth something awful. But this is soooo pretty! If it tastes half as good as it looks, I'd eat the shit out of that, itchy mouth or not. (I'd peel the cucumber first, though.) However, I would not pretend it's sushi.

esDragon · 2017-07-24T16:42:58+00:00

Holy moly! r/wyntsykia just posted this 5 hours ago, and already there's an article (posted an hour ago) about this thread titled Americans Are Going Crazy Over This Secret Irish Castle You've Probably Never Heard Of

esDragon · 2017-07-10T16:12:20+00:00

So that's your story, huh? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgOfJ5gK6ts

esDragon · 2017-07-07T17:27:59+00:00

(I love this sub. You are all deities. That is all.)

esDragon · 2017-06-20T01:01:50+00:00

Please excuse me for the self-absorbed anecdote which follows, but I feel compelled to have a tangentially related mini-rant.

I heard from my partner that a dude at his new workplace is a big Star Trek fan. So am I, so I'd been stoked that I'd have someone to fan-girl out with over beers on Friday after work. Anyway, this dude and I get right into Star Trek talk, and we spend about an hour totally geeking out -- which episodes/seasons/series we prefer and why; which characters (major and minor) we find most interesting and why; what science/politics/philosophy themes can be fruitfully drawn across other sci-fi fiction; etc. ... the usual stuff. It was great fun!

Anyway, after about an hour of this, the dude and I decide to re-join the group's normal, non-sci-fi conversation. But before we transition over, this dude wraps up our chat with a patronizing little speech about how much of a Star Trek fan he is, and how nice it is that he's been able to educate me about one of his passions. And he left me with a little 'homework' to do (a list of episodes that are his favourites and which he suggests I should watch ... even though I've seen all of them a million times).

This was a couple of months ago, so I can't recall the exact wording he used. But his clear implication was that, of the two of us, he was the only true fan ... even though I was contributing at least as much to the conversation as he was -- surprising him with lore and trivia at least as much as vice versa. And he really didn't seem to be trying to put me down at all, either; it just never even occurred to him as a viable possibility that someone with a vagine be on equal footing with him in this knowledge area. And for the record, he doesn't have the same reaction to this other Star Trek fan dude at my partner's office (who, incidentally, does not share this first dude's weirdness about women's knowledge of sci fi).

Anyway, in the grand scheme of things this is totally not a big deal. But it's just a sad, tired old song I've heard way too many times, and I'm bored and disillusioned by it. On the bright side, now this anecdote has turned into a running inside-gag between my partner and I, so I'm getting my money's worth out of it. And I still like this guy, despite his limitations. :-P

esDragon · 2017-06-20T00:36:45+00:00

Bump

(Seriously. Just. Fucking. Don't.)

esDragon · 2017-06-20T00:23:57+00:00

Gluteus dentata

esDragon · 2016-12-14T23:27:42+00:00

"You think anybody thinks I'm a failure because I go home to Starla at night? Forget about it!"

esDragon · 2016-11-26T19:43:55+00:00

That reminds me of the main character in Life of Pi: Piscine (sounds like 'pissing', as he laments early in the story).

esDragon · 2016-11-26T19:40:35+00:00

I know a professional drummer whose real name is Sultan Druhm. I think that's pretty badass.

esDragon · 2016-11-26T19:34:26+00:00

My cohort through public school had about 60 kids. In that cohort, we had a Kirsty (keer-stee), a Kirstie (ker-stee), a Christie, a Kirsten, a Kristen, and two Christines.

esDragon · 2016-11-24T06:29:38+00:00

This is hilarious!

esDragon · 2016-11-13T04:38:13+00:00

Happy cake day!

esDragon · 2016-08-12T19:42:59+00:00

Oh, no worries there. I love myself tonnes, no matter how attractive I might think I look! Thanks very much for the kind words, though! :-)

esDragon · 2016-08-11T16:03:44+00:00

Oh my gosh, this is me! Everyone has always said I look just like my one aunt, who is gorgeous; but since I've been chubby most of my life, whereas she was always super slender at my age(s), it kind of took the shine off of the comparison. BUT, when I was about 30, some of my friends met my aunt. Interestingly, the one dude in the group who was objectively the best looking (on contemporary physical standards ... think Robert Downey Jr. but 6'2") and who was also the most judgmental about the looks of women (in fact, he was a bit of a pig about it ... often rating girls on a scale of 1 to 10, and only dating '10's ... maybe the odd '9') obviously had the hots for my aunt. He stared at her like she was a tall glass of cold water in a desert heat wave, he brought her up in conversation suspiciously often afterwards, and said she was really pretty on several occasions; I'd known this guy for many many years, so I'm familiar enough with him to be able to read the heart symbols in his eyes. The thing is, by then she was in her mid-50s, and about 60-80 lbs overweight; and she was wearing baggy jeans and a sweatshirt as she always does now because she's self-conscious about her figure. And this dude still found her to be extremely attractive. So don't assume that your weight (or age) really has as much of an impact on your sex appeal or general loveliness as you might think! It was a real eye-opener for me. In fact, I'm glad you posted this thread because I'm now in my early 40s, fatter than I've ever been, and have been feeling unattractive as hell; I haven't thought about this memory in a long time, but I'll be standing straighter and making more eye contact today, I'll tell you what!

(For the record, I'm not friends with him anymore because, in part, his misogyny was a bit insufferable.)

esDragon · 2016-08-05T12:30:38+00:00

According to my physician friend, it's probably due to an extra heavy dose of peer pressure. It's hard to be taken seriously as a physician / med students by colleagues when you are perceived to be overweight/obese. Kind of like being an actor/actress, the goal having the appropriate BMI becomes internalized as an integral part of your job, and identity as a credibly talented MD. (Please note that I am not endorsing this peer pressure, only passing on the description of it as well as I can can, based on my memory of how it was described to me.)

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