Monthly Archives: October 2008

Vote Yes on MA Proposition 1 Because…

Posted on October 31, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

the Mad Biologist needs more fine prime rib. Please, won’t you help?
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Posted in Boston, Humor, Taxes | 10 Comments

Chuck Hagel on Know-Nothingism

Posted on October 30, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m glad to see a conservative Republican recognize the importance of not being a fucking moron.
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Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons | 10 Comments

Why VRE Is a Problem

Posted on October 30, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

An epidemic strain of VMRSA only has to get lucky once…
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Posted in Antibiotics, Genetics, Microbiology, MRSA, Plasmids, We're Really Fucked | 2 Comments

What California’s Proposition 8 Really Means

Posted on October 29, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

I suppose this puts me in league with known domestic homosexualists.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Civil Liberties | 5 Comments

Electronic Voting Machines Work Fine As Long As You Don’t Want to Vote for Obama

Posted on October 29, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Note to election officials–a good way to restore faith in the validity of election results is to have the demonstration machine function properly.
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Posted in Voting | 4 Comments

Thank the Intelligent Designer I Voted for Chang-Diaz, or Else…

Posted on October 28, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, I endorsed Sonia Chang-Diaz over Dianne Wilkerson for MA State Senate because I thought Wilkerson had some ethics problems. I didn’t know the half of it.
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Posted in Bidness, Democrats, Ethics | 1 Comment

A Question for Geologists About Mineralogy Museum Exhibits

Posted on October 28, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Is there more than “OOH! SHINY PEBBLE!”
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Posted in Museums etc., OOH! SHINY PEBBLE! | 9 Comments

About That Limiting NIH Applications Post…

Posted on October 27, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Given that we’ve now had several generations of scientists trained under the R01 system, it’s scary to move slightly away from it. But I’m not convinced that R01s are the highpoint of the system.
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Posted in Funding, NIH | 1 Comment