Comments for crome.org http://www.crome.org/wp caleb's cunning collection of curious crap Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:37:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on Belief in evolution vs. GDP by caleb http://www.crome.org/wp/2011/07/belief-in-evolution-vs-gdp/comment-page-1/#comment-45 caleb Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:37:57 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=1155#comment-45 Looks like a good place to live. Let's start a compound there. Looks like a good place to live. Let’s start a compound there.

]]> Comment on Belief in evolution vs. GDP by blackketter http://www.crome.org/wp/2011/07/belief-in-evolution-vs-gdp/comment-page-1/#comment-44 blackketter Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:26:21 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=1155#comment-44 Man, Iceland's looking pretty good. To wit: http://images.google.com/search?hl=en&q=iceland+women&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&biw=1280&bih=664&tbm=isch Man, Iceland’s looking pretty good. To wit: http://images.google.com/search?hl=en&q=iceland+women&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&biw=1280&bih=664&tbm=isch

]]> Comment on Fishie business by caleb http://www.crome.org/wp/2010/06/fishie-business/comment-page-1/#comment-40 caleb Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:20:00 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=970#comment-40 Nope, I can't say that I have. But did you see that the same guppy had 121 guppies later! Luckily our frogs ate most of them. Nope, I can’t say that I have. But did you see that the same guppy had 121 guppies later!

Luckily our frogs ate most of them.

]]> Comment on Fishy Business by caleb http://www.crome.org/wp/2010/06/fishy-business/comment-page-1/#comment-39 caleb Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:17:50 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=968#comment-39 <a href="#comment-38" rel="nofollow">@MangoTango </a> Yeah, I know about the red yeast rice research. It's effective because it contains a statin, exactly the same drug that is in the commercial drugs. Of course, with the red yeast rice, it's completely uncontrolled -- you don't know how much of the medication you're getting, and therefore the red yeast rice would be exactly as dangerous as the prescription drug if you get too much (or too little) of it. That's cool about the milk thistle. If it turns out to be effective, they can isolate the effective compound and control the quantity taken by forumlating a reliable drug. @MangoTango
Yeah, I know about the red yeast rice research. It’s effective because it contains a statin, exactly the same drug that is in the commercial drugs. Of course, with the red yeast rice, it’s completely uncontrolled — you don’t know how much of the medication you’re getting, and therefore the red yeast rice would be exactly as dangerous as the prescription drug if you get too much (or too little) of it.

That’s cool about the milk thistle. If it turns out to be effective, they can isolate the effective compound and control the quantity taken by forumlating a reliable drug.

]]> Comment on Fishy Business by MangoTango http://www.crome.org/wp/2010/06/fishy-business/comment-page-1/#comment-38 MangoTango Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:49:18 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=968#comment-38 As a comment left about the article indicated, the title should have read that fish oil is inefffective *in making children smarter*. Most people take fish oil for heart and vascular health, not for any perceived neurological benefits. I read medical journals for a living. In a trial, red yeast rice was shown to be just as effective at lowering cholesterol as prescription drugs and can be taken by patients for which statins are contraindicated. In another study, milk thistle was shown to reduce liver damage in children receiving chemotherapy. Of course, one study does not really prove anything, though. As a comment left about the article indicated, the title should have read that fish oil is inefffective *in making children smarter*. Most people take fish oil for heart and vascular health, not for any perceived neurological benefits. I read medical journals for a living. In a trial, red yeast rice was shown to be just as effective at lowering cholesterol as prescription drugs and can be taken by patients for which statins are contraindicated. In another study, milk thistle was shown to reduce liver damage in children receiving chemotherapy. Of course, one study does not really prove anything, though.

]]> Comment on Fishie business by mmigdol http://www.crome.org/wp/2010/06/fishie-business/comment-page-1/#comment-37 mmigdol Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:08:16 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=970#comment-37 Ever read Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary? Ever read Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary?

]]> Comment on Another cross-species gene transfer by crome.org » Another Plantimal. Well, fungusimal http://www.crome.org/wp/2009/02/another-cross-species-gene-transfer/comment-page-1/#comment-35 crome.org » Another Plantimal. Well, fungusimal Tue, 11 May 2010 06:05:10 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=312#comment-35 [...] remember the plantimal? And the other cross-species gene transfer? Here’s another cross-kingdom gene transfer:  Aphids got their red color by inheriting a [...] [...] remember the plantimal? And the other cross-species gene transfer? Here’s another cross-kingdom gene transfer:  Aphids got their red color by inheriting a [...]

]]> Comment on Green sea slug is a plant-animal hybrid! by crome.org » Another Plantimal. Well, fungusimal http://www.crome.org/wp/2008/11/green-sea-slug-is-a-plant-animal-hybrid/comment-page-1/#comment-34 crome.org » Another Plantimal. Well, fungusimal Tue, 11 May 2010 06:04:06 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=89#comment-34 [...] remember the plantimal? And the other cross-species gene transfer? Here’s another cross-kingdom gene transfer: [...] [...] remember the plantimal? And the other cross-species gene transfer? Here’s another cross-kingdom gene transfer: [...]

]]> Comment on RCA Airenergy. Charges your phone from WiFi energy. by blackketter http://www.crome.org/wp/2010/01/rca-airenergy-charges-your-phone-from-wifi-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-32 blackketter Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:32:56 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=869#comment-32 My god, it's full of stars! My god, it’s full of stars!

]]> Comment on Fishing by crome.org » Fake Helicopter Fishing http://www.crome.org/wp/2010/01/fishing/comment-page-1/#comment-31 crome.org » Fake Helicopter Fishing Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:57:12 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=850#comment-31 [...] after looking more closely at the helicopter fishing video, I’m pretty sure it’s fake. That fish isn’t flopping around — it’s [...] [...] after looking more closely at the helicopter fishing video, I’m pretty sure it’s fake. That fish isn’t flopping around — it’s [...]

]]> Comment on Thanks eBay, for the worst customer support experience of my life by crome.org » Thanks Dell, for another ‘worst customer experience of my life’ http://www.crome.org/wp/2009/09/thanks-ebay-for-the-worst-customer-support-experience-of-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-30 crome.org » Thanks Dell, for another ‘worst customer experience of my life’ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:54:42 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=666#comment-30 [...] you may recall my ebay customer experience, which still I think ranks #1 in bad customer experience.  But today I had a close second from [...] [...] you may recall my ebay customer experience, which still I think ranks #1 in bad customer experience.  But today I had a close second from [...]

]]> Comment on Ceiling Cat Speaks! by snoodle http://www.crome.org/wp/2009/09/ceiling-cat-speaks/comment-page-1/#comment-29 snoodle Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:15:47 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=687#comment-29 hai! Ceiling Cat sounds lots liek Caleb. Srsly! kthxbai. hai! Ceiling Cat sounds lots liek Caleb. Srsly! kthxbai.

]]> Comment on Thanks eBay, for the worst customer support experience of my life by caleb http://www.crome.org/wp/2009/09/thanks-ebay-for-the-worst-customer-support-experience-of-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-27 caleb Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:50:59 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=666#comment-27 I was thinking the same thing. I was thinking the same thing.

]]> Comment on Thanks eBay, for the worst customer support experience of my life by snoodle http://www.crome.org/wp/2009/09/thanks-ebay-for-the-worst-customer-support-experience-of-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-26 snoodle Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:49:30 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=666#comment-26 I think that after 14:19:03, you were chatting with a pattern-matching automaton. Hello Eliza! I think that after 14:19:03, you were chatting with a pattern-matching automaton. Hello Eliza!

]]> Comment on Awesome early anthropoid fossil found. by New fossil cool, but over-hyped. http://www.crome.org/wp/2009/05/awesome-early-anthropoid-fossil-found/comment-page-1/#comment-16 New fossil cool, but over-hyped. Sun, 24 May 2009 16:44:43 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=527#comment-16 [...] the fossil below is really cool, and important, but the hype is overblown.  Give this podcast a little listen to [...] [...] the fossil below is really cool, and important, but the hype is overblown.  Give this podcast a little listen to [...]

]]> Comment on Jesus is really getting around. Now he’s going to nuzzle your falafel. by Audio pareidolia. Fun to watch http://www.crome.org/wp/2009/01/jesus-is-really-getting-around-now-hes-going-to-nuzzle-your-falafel/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Audio pareidolia. Fun to watch Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:23:48 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=191#comment-12 [...] or seeing Jesus in a pita bread, works with audio too.  Read a good blog post at SGU, but definitely watch the [...] [...] or seeing Jesus in a pita bread, works with audio too.  Read a good blog post at SGU, but definitely watch the [...]

]]> Comment on Green sea slug is a plant-animal hybrid! by Another cross-species gene transfer http://www.crome.org/wp/2008/11/green-sea-slug-is-a-plant-animal-hybrid/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Another cross-species gene transfer Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:02:23 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=89#comment-11 [...] still like the green sea slug plantimal as the best cross-species gene transfer, but wasps are pretty good too. There’s no consent [...] [...] still like the green sea slug plantimal as the best cross-species gene transfer, but wasps are pretty good too. There’s no consent [...]

]]> Comment on Pre-cooked cow. by blackketter http://www.crome.org/wp/2009/02/pre-cooked-cow/comment-page-1/#comment-10 blackketter Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:13:53 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=278#comment-10 I wonder what he smells like. I wonder what he smells like.

]]> Comment on 325 pound python nearly eats 3 year old. by You know that 325 pound python? He was just a baby. http://www.crome.org/wp/2009/01/325-pound-python-nearly-eats-3-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-9 You know that 325 pound python? He was just a baby. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:34:13 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=247#comment-9 [...] 325 pound python nearly eats 3 year old. [...] [...] 325 pound python nearly eats 3 year old. [...]

]]> Comment on iStone by caleb http://www.crome.org/wp/2008/12/istone/comment-page-1/#comment-8 caleb Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:18:53 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=181#comment-8 Dunno, I just thought it was funny. I like the iPhone too. Dunno, I just thought it was funny. I like the iPhone too.

]]> Comment on For all you heathens out there; Proof god exists. Jesus appears on cat’s leg by Oh Jesus. Now He comes on floor tiles. http://www.crome.org/wp/2008/11/for-all-you-heathens-out-there-jesus-appears-on-cats-leg/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Oh Jesus. Now He comes on floor tiles. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:23:11 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=83#comment-7 [...] For all you heathens out there; Proof god exists. Jesus appears on cat's leg [...] [...] For all you heathens out there; Proof god exists. Jesus appears on cat’s leg [...]

]]> Comment on iStone by blackketter http://www.crome.org/wp/2008/12/istone/comment-page-1/#comment-6 blackketter Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:45:18 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=181#comment-6 I thought you were a Google fanboy, now I know you are a Stone fanboy I thought you were a Google fanboy, now I know you are a Stone fanboy

]]> Comment on Ever heard of a siphonophore? Me either. But you’ve got to see this by blackketter http://www.crome.org/wp/2008/12/ever-heard-of-a-siphonophore-me-either-but-youve-got-to-see-this/comment-page-1/#comment-4 blackketter Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:55:38 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=176#comment-4 Pastafarians Rejoice! He has shown himself. All praise the FSM!!!!! Arrrrr...... Pastafarians Rejoice! He has shown himself.

All praise the FSM!!!!!

Arrrrr……

]]> Comment on For all you heathens out there; Proof god exists. Jesus appears on cat’s leg by Seems like Jesus left the cat’s leg and appeared on a doggie door http://www.crome.org/wp/2008/11/for-all-you-heathens-out-there-jesus-appears-on-cats-leg/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Seems like Jesus left the cat’s leg and appeared on a doggie door Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:41:24 +0000 http://www.crome.org/wp/?p=83#comment-3 [...] For all you heathens out there; Proof god exists. Jesus appears on cat’s leg [...] [...] For all you heathens out there; Proof god exists. Jesus appears on cat’s leg [...]

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