Woodchip posted:serf's up. Lmao
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That was genuinely interesting, thanks!
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I have to always be "available" during core hours 8am-5pm but that doesn't mean I have to be physically there, or that I have to be sitting at my desk working on something. A lot of times there will be something due to us COB (5pm) which we get at like, 4:55, then my boss does 2-3 hours of review, and then sends it out to us at like 8-10pm. I don't *have* to respond to it, nor do I *have* to even look at it or work on it that late, but I do because I can bill out all the time that I was "available" from close of business until the work is done. So if my boss really wants something done and in her hands before morning, it'll cost you. Being "available" is basically that my phone is on, my laptop is on, I'm reading my emails as soon as they come in, and I'm responsive and sober. So while I can't exactly go out to dinner or something, I can sit at home and watch something or play video games so long as when I get something I'm on it immediately. If I don't expect something coming in after hours I'm free to do whatever. This extra freedom in my schedule lets me spend less time on-site during the week when there's no point in being there, so I only end up spending about 60% of the time on-site and when there's nothing on the schedule at all, I might work 4-5 hours total that day. It's really quite nice. In the event that there's a funding hiccup for whatever reason, shutdown or no, there's always administrative company stuff that'll last however long it has to before I start burning PTO. My field is just about the most essential of the essential as far as congressional funding goes so I'm fortunate in that I'll never get a "real" shutdown like the poor bastards working DHS contracts right now.
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Dec 28, 2018 20:30
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LingcodKilla posted:lol  Contract paid up front for the next 4 years, shutdowns don't mean poo poo
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Dec 28, 2018 20:53
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NYT has a really good piece about how Trump's slashing of environmental regulations is sickening and killing ecosystems and people. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive...pgtype=Homepage
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Dec 28, 2018 21:18
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C.M. Kruger posted:I did a bunch of reading on the Skylab program a while back. The "strike" story is little more than media sensationalism, in the book Homesteading Space there are some interviews with the actual people involved: Labor negotiations are one of the most common labor practices. Limited labor strikes are a thing, too. I would argue that they may not have been intended to strike, but effectively did; ground control had unreasonable expectations and the laborers, intentionally or not, effectively stopped work to management and this enabled a negotiation to happen. Not the glorious revolution but an interesting example of labor disputes being remediated.
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Dec 28, 2018 21:44
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psydude posted:NYT has a really good piece about how Trump's slashing of environmental regulations is sickening and killing ecosystems and people. It's sickening alright.
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Dec 28, 2018 21:53
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Coast guard is getting paid. The rest of the DHS including border monkeys is getting hosed.
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Dec 29, 2018 03:43
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quote:We will be forced to close the Southern Border entirely if the Obstructionist Democrats do not give us the money to finish the Wall & also change the ridiculous immigration laws that our Country is saddled with. Hard to believe there was a Congress & President who would approve! Did...did Trump just threaten to crash the economy unless he gets money for the border wall?
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Dec 29, 2018 04:27
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BigDave posted:Did...did Trump just threaten to crash the economy unless he gets money for the border wall? No, they’ll be forcing him to do it because...???
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Dec 29, 2018 04:55
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BigDave posted:Did...did Trump just threaten to crash the economy unless he gets money for the border wall? He can't unilaterally close the border to visa holders or US citizens, nor can he close it to cross border commerce without pulling out of NAFTA. And by politicizing it on Twitter he's basically shot any argument the Justice Department tries to make WRT national security in the foot when he still tries to do it anyway and immediately ends up in court.
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Dec 29, 2018 04:58
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psydude posted:He can't unilaterally close the border to visa holders or US citizens, nor can he close it to cross border commerce without pulling out of NAFTA. And by politicizing it on Twitter he's basically shot any argument the Justice Department tries to make WRT national security in the foot when he still tries to do it anyway and immediately ends up in court. someone said a while back, imagine the trump playbook in the hands of someone competent and malevolent it's quite a frightening thought
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Dec 29, 2018 05:01
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TF CURES GENERATOR posted:someone said a while back, imagine the trump playbook in the hands of someone competent and malevolent We've all been saying that all the time.
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Dec 29, 2018 05:03
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TF CURES GENERATOR posted:someone said a while back, imagine the trump playbook in the hands of someone competent and malevolent I was scared about that for a long time but there's part of me that thinks the unbridled idiocy is an required ingredient.
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Dec 29, 2018 05:12
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Jarmak posted:I was scared about that for a long time but there's part of me that thinks the unbridled idiocy is an required ingredient. Nah its just his complete refusal to ever accept blame or show any sort of humility. poo poo if right before 2020 trump decriminilized weed I guarantee talking heads would be tripping over themselves to suck his dick
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Dec 29, 2018 08:01
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Milo and POTUS posted:We've all been saying that all the time.
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Dec 29, 2018 10:38
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That was supposed to be a reference to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_TBarofQ_8
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Dec 29, 2018 11:15
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Meanwhile in Florida https://twitter.com/koopa_kinte/status/1078875929437450241
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Dec 29, 2018 15:59
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Wait! Is that a snake.. or a tail? 
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Dec 29, 2018 16:29
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Torrannor posted:Wait! Is that a snake.. or a tail? Iguana tail.
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Dec 29, 2018 16:30
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Torrannor posted:Wait! Is that a snake.. or a tail? Tail. Many lizard species have a "bone" in their tail that is specifically designed to break and then the rest of the tail drops off and flails about with random nerve impulses to attract attention and let the lizard itself get away to live and grow another tail.
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Dec 29, 2018 16:38
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That's cool. Poor lizard though, it didn't work this time 
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Dec 29, 2018 16:44
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Damned trash pandas
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Dec 29, 2018 16:49
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EBB posted:Damned trash pandas On the other hand, iguanas are an invasive species in Florida.
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Dec 29, 2018 16:51
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Was anyone else waiting for a suprise gator to get the racoon?
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Dec 29, 2018 17:06
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Y-yes.
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Dec 29, 2018 17:07
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I've never really seen iguanas out in the wild.
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Dec 29, 2018 17:09
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I studied Schwann cell neurobiology and signal transduction for two years at the NIH after undergrad. Schwann cells are the cells that create the insulation lining around peripheral nerves in us and nearly all creatures on earth with fast conduction capability. They’re quite beautiful. They wrap around neurons almost like a tortilla, making a nice spiral pattern.  That arrow points at the junction between two Schwann cells, there’s one insulating cell to each side, wrapped in spirals around the nerve axon itself. There’s one singular thing that separates lizards, geckos, salamanders, anything that can regenerate a limb, from us. That is the presence of neurogenic stem cells harbored and supported by Schwann cells along the entire length of the peripheral nerve. These stem cells dot the entire length of the nerve from spinal cord to toe, like beads on a rope. In a lizard that has lost a limb, the nerve is cut, the resulting Schwann cell injury causes a massive signaling cascade that wakes up the stem cells nearest the site of injury, and the stem cells have all the genetic information and developmental capability needed to recreate the limb. Animals unable regenerate limbs are just lacking in the presence of these stem cells along the length of their peripheral nerve. Also incidentally for those with kids: when babies are born their peripheral nerves down to their arms and legs and sphincters are not yet insulated by the Schwann cells. It takes about 12-18 months for these cells to grow the length of the peripheral nerves and completely insulate them. Before this is done, nerve conduction is stupidly slow and the human is clumsy and incontinent. Once myelination has progressed enough, signal conduction jumps markedly and so does the human’s capabilities. A good rule of thumb in neurobiology is that once your baby is able to change directions quickly while running, they are also ready to be potty trained.
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Dec 29, 2018 17:10
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Edgar posted:Was anyone else waiting for a suprise gator to get the racoon? Pretty disappointed when neither that nor a half naked guy on meth popped out to get the raccoon.
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Dec 29, 2018 17:12
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Blind Rasputin posted:I studied Schwann cell neurobiology and signal transduction for two years at the NIH after undergrad. Schwann cells are the cells that create the insulation lining around peripheral nerves in us and nearly all creatures on earth with fast conduction capability. They’re quite beautiful. They wrap around neurons almost like a tortilla, making a nice spiral pattern. This is, without a shred of irony, the most interesting thing I’ve read this week.
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Dec 29, 2018 17:14
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Blind Rasputin posted:Also incidentally for those with kids: when babies are born their peripheral nerves down to their arms and legs and sphincters are not yet insulated by the Schwann cells. It takes about 12-18 months for these cells to grow the length of the peripheral nerves and completely insulate them. Before this is done, nerve conduction is stupidly slow and the human is clumsy and incontinent. Once myelination has progressed enough, signal conduction jumps markedly and so does the human’s capabilities. A good rule of thumb in neurobiology is that once your baby is able to change directions quickly while running, they are also ready to be potty trained. Oh wow. I always figured it was just the brain not being used to controlling a body; I had no idea there was actual physical structural changes at work as well. That's really cool. Also, I was definitely expecting one of two things in that video: 1. a gator shows up and eats both of them, or 2. the raccoon starts trying to have sex with the iguana.
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Dec 29, 2018 17:18
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Just Florida Things.
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Dec 29, 2018 17:20
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https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1079040621883650052?s=20 ARE YOU TIRED OF WINNING YET
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Dec 29, 2018 17:34
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iKon posted:https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1079040621883650052?s=20 "They're all Democrats anyway."
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Dec 29, 2018 17:39
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Art dealer.
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Dec 29, 2018 17:51
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Wingnut Ninja posted:Oh wow. I always figured it was just the brain not being used to controlling a body; I had no idea there was actual physical structural changes at work as well. That's really cool. I had to zoom in to make sure it wasn't loving the iguana because I was sure it was going to happen.
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Dec 29, 2018 17:54
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I didn't think raccoons were in Florida. Thought it would be too hot
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Dec 29, 2018 18:14
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Hot Karl Marx posted:I didn't think raccoons were in Florida. Thought it would be too hot there were packs of them on the island i lived on near Tampa.
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Dec 29, 2018 18:18
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Raccoons are everywhere.
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There's a couple of raccoons that hang out permanently near one of my college's engineering buildings. They don't give a gently caress They are nice and clean and fat
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