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Ruminations & Quirk: Being as Accurate as DNA Would Mean Perpetual A+s. Awesome!
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Friday, March 16, 2012. Being as Accurate as DNA Would Mean Perpetual A s. Awesome! This post was instigated by the sheer sense of awe evoked by the sentence, “Over half of all known disease mutations come from replacement polymorphisms.”. My attempt to share the awe ensues below. Considering that most people don’t have major genetically induced diseases despite having way more than just one cell ( 60-90 trillion. To be more accurate), the human body is way awesome. In terms of accuracy of replication...
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Ruminations & Quirk: January 2011
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Saturday, January 1, 2011. Topics That Should Not Be Named. There are certain words that have inherently negative connotations in society. These words are best avoided in social conversations, and indeed everywhere else for they always bring with them a side of controversy. Incest is most certainly one of them. That is perhaps why although I learned of the existence of the documentary " Sleeping With My Sister. 4-5 months ago, I only got around to watching it tonight. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Travel t...
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Ruminations & Quirk: Why I Lost All Respect for The Business Insider and Henry Blodget
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Thursday, May 31, 2012. Why I Lost All Respect for The Business Insider and Henry Blodget. Wikipedia describes The Business Insider. Which reminds one of a high school bully. The second one asked readers why people hate some Jews ( here's the Gawker write-up on the second article Blodget penned. Yes, they're called the "Business Insider". As for journalism, it'd be an insult to the profession to include those two articles under the umbrella of journalism. It all began with a. New York Times profile.
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Ruminations & Quirk: September 2010
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Sunday, September 5, 2010. Why a Debate on the "Rising Cost of Education" Brings the Word Misnomer to Mind. So why do we go to university and pay handsomely to do so? The recent debate about the American Higher Education System, covered comprehensively in an essay by Christopher Shea entitled "The End of Tenure? Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Mirror, Mirror on the".um.Screen? STUDY: Social Media Is For Narcissists". Social media promotes narcissism by putting the individual front and center. Every tho...
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Ruminations & Quirk: October 2010
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Saturday, October 16, 2010. I Know What You Did Last Semester. Ok, No, I Only Know How Many Classes You Attended. Digital attendance taking systems in colleges. Bunking classes and life as an undergraduate are synonymous for almost all college students. On the 31st of August, Newsweek published an article about the implementation of digital attendance taking systems in US universities. What really is the college management expected to do to better the quality of education experienced by a student? 8220;L...
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Ruminations & Quirk: July 2011
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011. The Balancing Act of Regulation and Individual Freedom. And why the US should consider voting two year-olds into office in 2012 :) ). In the US, the Republicans have voiced opposition. Using this simplified logic, to keep regulation and individual freedom balanced on the tightrope, regulation should only restrict individual freedom when such freedom gives rise to negative externalities for other members of society. While this logic is fairly simple, practical implementation is...
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Ruminations & Quirk: March 2012
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Friday, March 16, 2012. Being as Accurate as DNA Would Mean Perpetual A s. Awesome! This post was instigated by the sheer sense of awe evoked by the sentence, “Over half of all known disease mutations come from replacement polymorphisms.”. My attempt to share the awe ensues below. Considering that most people don’t have major genetically induced diseases despite having way more than just one cell ( 60-90 trillion. To be more accurate), the human body is way awesome. In terms of accuracy of replication...
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Ruminations & Quirk: About Philosophyxiated
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Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot." -D.H. Lawrence. Both feedback and dialectics with differing viewpoints are always thoroughly welcome :). Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric." - Bertrand Russell. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own" -Carol Burnett. The art of love.is largely the art of persistance." -Albert Ellis.
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Ruminations & Quirk: Certain Kinds of People That Elude Me
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Certain Kinds of People That Elude Me. Everyone who knows me beyond a certain threshold will testify that I am one of those people who are magnets for the weird, off-beat things that happen in life. Through these weird experiences I have come across a lot of people that I just don't understand. I try to see the world through their perspectives but it's always an #epicfail endeavor. Below is a rundown of some of these people. :). The Carefree World Traveler. These are the guys ...
