Monica

My, what a pretty visualization. I wonder what all the symbol encodings mean. Size seems to be tied to number of connections and color to clusters (people who are mostly friends with each other). I don't know what the brackets and position mean.


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Edit: Hey, I just noticed that some of my mutual friends aren't here. I wonder what's up with that, given that some who are very loosely connected (clique size 1) do show up.

Both variables being measured here surprised me, but in different directions. (In one case I suspect a flawed test.) I'm mildly curious about what they consider the "right" answers to be, but not curious enough to perform the exhaustive search.

Link swiped from siderea.

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At the request of tangerinpenguin:

List 5 things you enjoy, even when no one around you wants to go out and play. What lowers your stress/blood pressure/anxiety level? Post it to your journal and then tag 5 friends and ask them to post it to theirs.

• Rewatching "comfort" TV shows -- M*A*S*H, Twilight Zone, Blake's 7, others. The key is the rewatching, it seems.
• Cooking something adventurous. "Adventure" is more likely to be about flavors and ingredients than about technique; diving into complicated pastry, for instance, is not my idea of relaxation.
• Snuggling with the cats. Ok, snuggling with the human is nice too. :-)
• Writing -- here, fiction from the D&D game, or other stuff, so long as it doesn't involve deadlines and customer requirements.
• Thinking/talking through off-the-wall halacha -- the less practical, the better.

I don't generally "tag" people for stuff like this; if you want to go ahead and I'll enjoy reading the results.

Ok, three different people have asked me to fill out this survey so far, so let's see what I can do.

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Seen in many journals, most recently dragontdc. This is a list of the most-often banned books (time period unknown to me). The convention is to use formatting to indicate which you've read all or part of and which others you want to read, but I'm going to sort the list instead.

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While I'm a little surprised at the number of items on that last list, I must admit that I have basically no curiosity about them.

Lots of people are doing the "invite a rant" thing, but I like gnomi's variation on it:

-- Want me to rant about something? Pick a topic, and I'll see what I can do about ranting about it.
-- Alternately, not so much in the mood for a rant? Want me to rave about something? Pick a topic, and I'll try to rave about it.

Please tell me which you want -- a rant or a rave. If you do not specify which one you want, I'll do whichever tickles my fancy (and I do warn you that leaving me to my own devices can be a scary, scary thing).

This should be an entertaining way to queue up topics for future posts. :-) (None of which will occur before teh end of Shabbat, just in case there was any doubt.)

(First off, let me just note in passing how much the new web interface for updates blows big green chunky bits. Ahem.)

That image game, stolen (most recently) from amergina:

1. Think of a word you would use to describe me.
2. Go to Google Image Search and search for that word.
3. Select the picture you see as most fitting, and post it as a reply.
4. Post this meme in your journal (if you want).

I got this from filkerdave:

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. --Robert Heinlein

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I got this from lordandrei, who posted the lineage here.

Post anonymously, giving me three clues as to who you are. I will try to guess. I won't check IP addresses.

I'll add my guesses to your comments, so you'll have to check back now and then. If I guess wrong, give me another clue. I'll continue until I get it or I give up in despair and embarrassment.

Clues that describe half the people on my friends list, such as "I have cats", won't be very helpful. And if you're not on my friends list but just popping in, you might want to say so if you want me to have a fighting chance. :-)

Since I'm going to be away (offline, that is) again for Yom Tov tonight/tomorrow, I'll leave this to accumulate replies for my return. :-)

From (most recently) browngirl: I have this nifty batch of folks on my friends list. Please pick one and tell me something nice about that person that you think I may not know as yet.