Recent content by drteeth

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    Horror movie sickens two at Sundance

    Guys, you do not want to see a serbian film. I thought I did :atoz:.
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    wife is on my case about getting the kid to learn to drive on a manual

    I'd teach them to drive manual in any case, then they can still choose to go automatic or not (but I'm European, and manual cars are the norm over here...). Anyway, then they have the option of driving manual should they ever need to.
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    The scientific method (and why I love it).

    It is as you say: when the analysis is done properly, the results should stand on their own, regardless of preference. If data and method are described adequately, it should be possible to identify gaps without information about the inclinations of the scientist. At the same time, I do not think...
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    The scientific method (and why I love it).

    And that is why we have peer review.
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    Top seven exotic Korean dishes for foreigners

    I would eat Sundae, it sounds a bit like black sausage to me.
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    What are you reading, Chapter 2

    Well, while I think she makes a good point (philosophically speaking, off course), she makes it about 4 times. When reading the book, around page 300, I was thinking to myself 'cool point, ok story'. But then she went on another 900-ish pages, hammering the point home again and again and again...
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    Christopher Hitchens Has Succumbed To Cancer.

    Very sad news. The world is a little worse off without this man.
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    What are you reading, Chapter 2

    You're a brave man. I could barely struggle through once.
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    Do you believe in ghosts?

    Strongly disagree. Life's mysteries are infinitely interesting. Here is dr. Feynman on beauty to make my point. The Feynman Series (part 1) - Beauty - YouTube
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    Would You Rather...?

    I'd have to give up the nutbusting :(. WYR try to break the world record for eating bhut jolokia chili peppers, or the world record for rubbing them into your eyes? Bhut Jolokia chili pepper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    Would You Rather...?

    Yeah, that would be easy then :) I would give up beer, I can fall back on scotch and be happy. So, would you rather give up drinking beer or have to eat meat every day?
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    Would You Rather...?

    Drawn & Quarted would be slightly faster I guess. Would you never have a beer again, or never eat meat again?
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    Go to jail for advertising that water will prevent dehydration?

    Regardless of the sensibility of the decision, or the sensibility of the responses to it, I seriously doubt that organizing a conference to discuss the "hydrating properties of water" is the best way to spent (public!) money (or the time of 21 researchers, for that matter).
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    Go to jail for advertising that water will prevent dehydration?

    " EU officials concluded that, following a three-year investigation, there was no evidence to prove the previously undisputed fact " L O L :D
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    How to get your self out of life threatening situations.

    In the words of Doctor Who: RUN!