I can blow over a full water bottle. It might not seem like it would be difficult, but try it, I have only met one other person who could do it and only a couple others who could just move it a little. A full Dasani or Aquafina water bottle will work just fine.

The idea of a full continuity between chemistry and biology is so tantalizing and beautifully simple. Great synopsis on that article!

Haha I did the same thing. Would have loved to see how much that beauty costed.

Haha that woulda worked. I was so stifled that I would have jumped at anything that remotely showed near-naked men. And that is called style. Leotard style.

This may be common, but Michel Foucault blew my mind open with History of Sexuality freshman year of college. I've read everything he's ever written based off of that and it has really taught me a lot about the world.

Also, Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson prompted a thorough reading of his canon and spurred an obsession with science fiction in general.

Just saw Mykki in Pittsburgh a couple weeks ago. The show was amazing!

Being a gay man, raised by heterosexual parents, I never would have been able to find porn, and experience the "treasure" your brother unearthed. So you don't have to feel bad for me, I was just fine with my internet porn! Haha

I just want Red Mars to be real...

It bothers me because I know that if we just collaborated better and dedicated the funds (that already exist) we could get to Mars before the 2030s.

That was an interesting read. As the crisis in Syria has escalated I have been more and more in favor of Western intervention, but I think going in militarily would be absolutely disastrous. The power vacuum would be incredibly unpredictable and there are just too many players involved, with all of the factions within Syria and all of the nation states that are on the sidelines. Russia and Iran are too invested with the Assad regime and I foresee a tit-for-tat escalation model if we use drones or bombs. Politicians in America who are crying for these types of interventions are nearsighted and only making this situation more dangerous and unpredictable. At this point I think the only responsible Western interventions are what the article suggests. Hugely increasing our humanitarian aid for all Syrian citizens and refugees, and continuing to broadcast the realities within the country, completely unbiasedly, are the only two responsible short-term actions I can think of. Also I think the West, mainly America, France, and the UK, is in a position to attempt to get the Saudis, Qataris, and Iranians to discuss solutions to the crisis.

The number of dead is absolutely staggering, and it will continue to increase, but I do not think that the United States, or the rest of the western world, can make the crisis any less awful by engaging Assad in military action, at least not right now.