Recent content by lisab

The screening was a requirement for employment as a security guard. Had he failed, he could have gone out and bought those same weapons without any psychological screening at all.

I was moved by this speech by the Lieutenant Governor of Utah - male, straight, conservative, Republican. Seriously, it's worth watching:

Every aspiring physicist should read "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" He'll forever be a favorite on PF.

I'm so sad hearing this :oldcry:. He was a legend here. My sympathies, tamwuff, and condolences to you and all Marcus's loved ones.

Ouch. This one really hurts. Just last night I was out on a training walk/hike listening to music. The song playing on my favorite part of the trail: Kiss, by Prince. I thought I was alone out there and I was singing it out loud, and got caught by a couple of women who came around the corner...

Keep your tank full, Zooby. No electricity = no gas pumps. And keep drinking water in your car, along with blankets and food. Also: if a big earthquake hits, bridges and overpasses might be unsafe to cross or go under. If you're at work when a big one hits, is there a route home that...

A cat I had long ago got sick with "Songbird Fever", which is the common name for salmonellosis in cats: http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/digestive/c_ct_salmonellosis# She was only 2 or 3 months old, and became very, very sick. But she did survive thanks to emergency veterinary care.

No, they aren't. And that's why physicists just ignore them.

Yes! The curve was always centered around 2.6 to 2.9, I think (it's been a while), so some always failed. In my senior year, it wasn't unusual for the failing students to be first-year grad students from chemistry, geophysics, engineering...there were *lots* of them in the senior classes...

I dislike grading on a curve, but for a totally different reason than those discussed so far. I graduated from a program that was 100% curve-graded. It taught me to be tough, and when I graduated I had great self-confidence. It also taught me never, ever share your knowledge with others...

Ugh. This election is making me dizzy and nauseous.

No, there's no history where I live. We don't get any weather, either.

What makes you think labor unions are planning mob violence? Source, please. Plenty of suggestions to resort to violence come directly out of Trump's mouth! Take a look: http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000004269364/trump-and-violence.html

I'd love to see more photos of those two troublemakers :cat::cat:!

Wooly, I don't even know what it is. (I do listen to new music though. For nearly every song I have ever heard, I can only listen to it N times, after which I simply can't stand it. Most of the time N is less than 20. This forces me to seek new music constantly.)