Hey, everybody. Still here, but still very busy working, and driving cross-country, and assembling flat-pack furniture, and playing softball (one more game), and not blogging.
Unfortunately, I cannot forsee when this hecticity (totally a word) will change, or become more manageable. So, I present to you a choice:
(1) status quo - I will pop in with sporadic and usually un-entertaining updates when possible, a few minutes a month
(2) more frequent, still un-entertaining, news-related updates - specifically I will attempt to use the "blog this" feature on my RSS reader, and post exerpts and (some) commentary on internet goings on
Also, be sure to check out intransitivity for a few new sketches.
-t
Monday, July 30, 2007
Friday, July 13, 2007
Round-up Post!
Round-up of sorts
Fewer Teens Having Sex - Study Finds: More Condom use, fewer STDs, more parents reading young children, rainbows and puppies index on the rise.
My girlfriend loves the Cubbies, so I'm sorta half bound to root for them as my National League team of choice, but if there's one sure-fire way to make sure I hate them (though it's probably the absolute right thing to do), it's this: Mark Cuban looking to buy Chicago Franchise.
I love those crazy MIT guys. I want to get one of these for my next barbecue.
More baseball news: Laughing at ridiculous baseball card photos. Special nod for having a super great blog name.
Still in sports: For anyone who cares about basketball, Miss Gossip's interview with Greg Oden is supposed to be pretty good. Also, the current front-runner for Oden nicknames is "Pops."
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the kitchen: Killer Microwave!
Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends is coming to the Nintendo DS!. Great show, great potential.
And after you buy a DS for Fosters, you can take it with you to the ballgame! Seattle's SafeCo field is rolling out an in-park DS network that'll let you see instant replays and order food from your seats!
World Takeover Update: I'm pro gun control, so when my beaked be-goggled minions fly into your little hamlet on their customized rocket jet packs to subdue the populace, they'll be firing these suckers. Watch out.
-t
Fewer Teens Having Sex - Study Finds: More Condom use, fewer STDs, more parents reading young children, rainbows and puppies index on the rise.
My girlfriend loves the Cubbies, so I'm sorta half bound to root for them as my National League team of choice, but if there's one sure-fire way to make sure I hate them (though it's probably the absolute right thing to do), it's this: Mark Cuban looking to buy Chicago Franchise.
I love those crazy MIT guys. I want to get one of these for my next barbecue.
More baseball news: Laughing at ridiculous baseball card photos. Special nod for having a super great blog name.
Still in sports: For anyone who cares about basketball, Miss Gossip's interview with Greg Oden is supposed to be pretty good. Also, the current front-runner for Oden nicknames is "Pops."
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the kitchen: Killer Microwave!
Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends is coming to the Nintendo DS!. Great show, great potential.
And after you buy a DS for Fosters, you can take it with you to the ballgame! Seattle's SafeCo field is rolling out an in-park DS network that'll let you see instant replays and order food from your seats!
World Takeover Update: I'm pro gun control, so when my beaked be-goggled minions fly into your little hamlet on their customized rocket jet packs to subdue the populace, they'll be firing these suckers. Watch out.
-t
Thursday, July 05, 2007
What kind of alcoholic are you?!
This has "funny online quiz" written all over it, right?
"Analyses of a national sample of individuals with alcohol dependence (alcoholism) reveal five distinct subtypes of the disease, according to a new study by scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)...
Their analyses focused on the 1,484 NESARC survey respondents who met diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence, and included individuals in treatment as well as those not seeking treatment. The researchers identified unique subtypes of alcoholism based on respondents' family history of alcoholism, age of onset of regular drinking and alcohol problems, symptom patterns of alcohol dependence and abuse, and the presence of additional substance abuse and mental disorders:
Young Adult subtype: 31.5 percent of U.S. alcoholics. Young adult drinkers, with relatively low rates of co-occurring substance abuse and other mental disorders, a low rate of family alcoholism, and who rarely seek any kind of help for their drinking.
Young Antisocial subtype: 21 percent of U.S. alcoholics. Tend to be in their mid-twenties, had early onset of regular drinking, and alcohol problems. More than half come from families with alcoholism, and about half have a psychiatric diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder. Many have major depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety problems. More than 75 percent smoked cigarettes and marijuana, and many also had cocaine and opiate addictions. More than one-third of these alcoholics seek help for their drinking.
Functional subtype: 19.5 percent of U.S. alcoholics. Typically middle-aged, well-educated, with stable jobs and families. About one-third have a multigenerational family history of alcoholism, about one-quarter had major depressive illness sometime in their lives, and nearly 50 percent were smokers.
Intermediate Familial subtype: 19 percent of U.S. alcoholics. Middle-aged, with about 50 percent from families with multigenerational alcoholism. Almost half have had clinical depression, and 20 percent have had bipolar disorder. Most of these individuals smoked cigarettes, and nearly one in five had problems with cocaine and marijuana use. Only 25 percent ever sought treatment for their problem drinking.
Chronic Severe subtype: 9 percent of U.S. alcoholics. Comprised mostly of middle-aged individuals who had early onset of drinking and alcohol problems, with high rates of Antisocial Personality Disorder and criminality. Almost 80 percent come from families with multigenerational alcoholism. They have the highest rates of other psychiatric disorders including depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorders as well as high rates of smoking, and marijuana, cocaine, and opiate dependence. Two-thirds of these alcoholics seek help for their drinking problems, making them the most prevalent type of alcoholic in treatment."
source
"Analyses of a national sample of individuals with alcohol dependence (alcoholism) reveal five distinct subtypes of the disease, according to a new study by scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)...
Their analyses focused on the 1,484 NESARC survey respondents who met diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence, and included individuals in treatment as well as those not seeking treatment. The researchers identified unique subtypes of alcoholism based on respondents' family history of alcoholism, age of onset of regular drinking and alcohol problems, symptom patterns of alcohol dependence and abuse, and the presence of additional substance abuse and mental disorders:
Young Adult subtype: 31.5 percent of U.S. alcoholics. Young adult drinkers, with relatively low rates of co-occurring substance abuse and other mental disorders, a low rate of family alcoholism, and who rarely seek any kind of help for their drinking.
Young Antisocial subtype: 21 percent of U.S. alcoholics. Tend to be in their mid-twenties, had early onset of regular drinking, and alcohol problems. More than half come from families with alcoholism, and about half have a psychiatric diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder. Many have major depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety problems. More than 75 percent smoked cigarettes and marijuana, and many also had cocaine and opiate addictions. More than one-third of these alcoholics seek help for their drinking.
Functional subtype: 19.5 percent of U.S. alcoholics. Typically middle-aged, well-educated, with stable jobs and families. About one-third have a multigenerational family history of alcoholism, about one-quarter had major depressive illness sometime in their lives, and nearly 50 percent were smokers.
Intermediate Familial subtype: 19 percent of U.S. alcoholics. Middle-aged, with about 50 percent from families with multigenerational alcoholism. Almost half have had clinical depression, and 20 percent have had bipolar disorder. Most of these individuals smoked cigarettes, and nearly one in five had problems with cocaine and marijuana use. Only 25 percent ever sought treatment for their problem drinking.
Chronic Severe subtype: 9 percent of U.S. alcoholics. Comprised mostly of middle-aged individuals who had early onset of drinking and alcohol problems, with high rates of Antisocial Personality Disorder and criminality. Almost 80 percent come from families with multigenerational alcoholism. They have the highest rates of other psychiatric disorders including depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorders as well as high rates of smoking, and marijuana, cocaine, and opiate dependence. Two-thirds of these alcoholics seek help for their drinking problems, making them the most prevalent type of alcoholic in treatment."
source
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Brainwashed!
Things are really starting to come together for me. The future is now.
Scientists report on the ability to delete memories. I'd say we're about two steps away from a Men In Black flashy-thing.
This new development in cognition, paired with some equally exciting advances in other fields are exactly what I've been waiting for.
All I had to do was sit back and let science catch up to my vision of world domination. (Specifically, half-remembered phantom beaked rocket henchmen with mechanical limbs).
I'll probably set up a Paypal link in the sidebar so you readers can donate to the cause - you know, get in on the ground floor.
Scientists report on the ability to delete memories. I'd say we're about two steps away from a Men In Black flashy-thing.
This new development in cognition, paired with some equally exciting advances in other fields are exactly what I've been waiting for.
All I had to do was sit back and let science catch up to my vision of world domination. (Specifically, half-remembered phantom beaked rocket henchmen with mechanical limbs).
I'll probably set up a Paypal link in the sidebar so you readers can donate to the cause - you know, get in on the ground floor.
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