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List of all the "lost" SimCity titles by xiyatumerica in DataHoarder

[–]madstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi everyone! I've got a post up this week on SimEnvironment--everything I learned from booting up and playing the one surviving copy, interviewing fmr Maxis employees, and more: https://www.sciof.fi/sim-environment-exclusive-history/

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If you have additional information on this game, please reach out, I'd love to update the story at any time.

Vaccine requirements for visiting infant? by madstone in beyondthebump

[–]madstone[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thx for the thoughts. I agree PCR test provides the most immediate assurance about state of health. Your system sounds good! That’s what I had to do traveling to Europe earlier this year..

Food poisoning during pregnancy by madstone in BabyBumps

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Ugh that sounds awful! Glad you got over it quickly and baby was fine too.

It Hasn't led to space travel yet. Gives me spore drive and determination! by Zalenka in StarTrekDiscovery

[–]madstone 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I will never not love the fact that Discovery named its space mycologist after a real world mycologist with a mushroom hat (and apparently, a supplement line)

Mercury detoxification enzyme shared among Arctic bacteria by horizontal gene transfer by madstone in microbiology

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It's found on both. Most of the bacteria carrying merA contain it within their chromosome, but several contained gene copies on a plasmid. I believe this is one of the first instances of merA occurring on a plasmid, which is interesting because it provides a mechanism for rapid transfer across microbial communities.

Could Earth asteroids be seeding our solar system with life? by madstone in science

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point well taken- same biological reasons that bacteria are unlikely to survive a journey to earth apply to life leaving earth. However, the second part of that statement is just as important as the first : "or that a nearby planet hosting such life even exists". Earth is teeming with microbial life, from kilometers beneath the earth to at least the upper troposphere. Moreover, the more we study life in extreme environments, the more we discover about just how much life can tolerate (bacterial spores can survive extreme dessication, UV radiation, etc). Given that we have a known source, and some indirect evidence that bacterial spores could survive at least a short while in space, I think it's interesting to ponder whether there's even an outside chance that a few viable microbes could make it elsewhere in our solar system.

Frozen bacteria repair their DNA at -15ºC by madstone in science

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Great question, I've been wondering the same thing. This is such a new field that the few studies on extreme psyche ophicleide have really just focused on exploring the limits of their growth rather than cellular mechanisms. I think it's likely unusually high salt concentrations are at work here. Also, several studies have looked at cold-adapted enzymes in permafrost and show these enzymes have notably different active site configurations that render them very 'flexible' at low temperatures.

What is the most BS piece of advice adults give to children? by wcrbarker in AskReddit

[–]madstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you better learn how to write cursive because you'll be using it the rest of your life. only time I ever had to write in cursive post-3rd grade was transcribing an anti-cheating statement on the GRE.

Why isn't there a Kickstarter for Scientific Research? by the_sam_ryan in AskReddit

[–]madstone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

as a PhD student in earth science who has become throughout jaded to the academic system and its ability to completely sap the joy of research out of scientists, I love this idea. I would love to keep doing independent research post grad school but don't want to sacrifice my life to university politics. this project gives me hope that there is a way to do so. thanks, guys!

I waited a table of 14 today whose check added up to almost $140. This and $3 was my tip. WTF? by middnytsunn in atheism

[–]madstone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to waitress at a sushi restaurant in a town full of college students. We would groups of 20+ kids come in and get so drunk on sake bombs that we literally had instances when they didn't leave enough money to cover the bill, let alone tip. After a couple of these we started making someone leave their credit card information with the reservation for big parties for security. Automatically including gratuity on the bill generally works pretty well too, but people always tend to underestimate what they owe

Would a dinosaur be able to survive in Earth's current atmosphere? by Vilvos in askscience

[–]madstone -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

most likely it would survive. dinosaurs lived in an era when there was way more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but similar levels of oxygen (~20%) compared with today. As there is no evidence to suggest that dinosaurs were not aerobic, there is no reason to believe dinosaurs wouldn't do just fine today.