User: SlateSurfer
Recent Posts

• Science is not monolithic...ask any scientist.

  Posted to The Book Club by SlateSurfer on November 6, 2009     Views: 152 Replies: 3
  Topic: Science is not monolithic..­.ask any scientist.     Rating: +2
  Last response by magdalena_ on November 16, 2009

• Re: Who is driving the anti-science sentiment?

  Posted to The Book Club by SlateSurfer on November 7, 2009     Views: 7 Replies: 1
  Topic: Who is driving the anti-science sentiment?     Rating: +1
  Last response by NickBanglo on November 12, 2009

• Re: Who is driving the anti-science sentiment?

  Posted to The Book Club by SlateSurfer on November 7, 2009     Views: 23 Replies: 1
  Topic: Who is driving the anti-science sentiment?     Rating: +1
  Last response by NickBanglo on November 12, 2009

• Re: ...to play Devil's Advocate

  Posted to Foreigners by SlateSurfer on June 23, 2009     Views: 47 Replies: 1
  Topic: ...to play Devil's Advocate     Rating: -1
  Last response by bsharporflat on June 24, 2009

• Re: Sadly, my daughter doesn't play with rocket ships...

  Posted to The Dismal Science by SlateSurfer on June 6, 2009     Views: 85 Replies: 1
  Topic: Sadly, my daughter doesn't play with rocket ships...     Rating: +1
  Last response by once on June 17, 2009

• Another way to look at it...

  Posted to Chatterbox by SlateSurfer on June 9, 2009     Views: 252 Replies: 0
  Topic: Another way to look at it...     Rating: +1
  Last response by SlateSurfer on June 9, 2009

• Re: Hiring trends in science faculty

  Posted to The Dismal Science by SlateSurfer on June 6, 2009     Views: 47 Replies: 2
  Topic: Hiring trends in science faculty     Rating: +1
  Last response by Zarniwoop on June 8, 2009

• Re: Hiring trends in science faculty

  Posted to The Dismal Science by SlateSurfer on June 6, 2009     Views: 51 Replies: 0
  Topic: Hiring trends in science faculty     Rating: +1
  Last response by Zarniwoop on June 8, 2009

• Re: Hiring trends in science faculty

  Posted to The Dismal Science by SlateSurfer on June 6, 2009     Views: 60 Replies: 1
  Topic: Hiring trends in science faculty     Rating: +1
  Last response by Zarniwoop on June 8, 2009

• What if it had been a boy?

  Posted to Supreme Court Dispatches by SlateSurfer on April 24, 2009     Views: 343 Replies: 1
  Topic: What if it had been a boy?     
  Last response by Rrhain on April 24, 2009

• Re: $200K for a physicians assistant!

  Posted to Family by SlateSurfer on April 13, 2009     Views: 111 Replies: 1
  Topic: $200K for a physicians assistant!     
  Last response by booba on April 16, 2009

• Re: My Heart Bleeds

  Posted to Family by SlateSurfer on April 13, 2009     Views: 95 Replies: 1
  Topic: My Heart Bleeds     
  Last response by mickjagger on April 14, 2009

• Re: My Heart Bleeds

  Posted to Family by SlateSurfer on April 14, 2009     Views: 72 Replies: 1
  Topic: My Heart Bleeds     
  Last response by mickjagger on April 14, 2009

• Re: Relevant expertise matters

  Posted to The Big Idea by SlateSurfer on April 6, 2009     Views: 129 Replies: 1
  Topic: Relevant expertise matters     Rating: +2
  Last response by kgswiger on April 6, 2009

• Re: bitter birth mother

  Posted to Dear Prudence by SlateSurfer on March 26, 2009     Views: 116 Replies: 1
  Topic: bitter birth mother     Rating: +10
  Last response by hikari on March 27, 2009

• Re: RE: Enough disagree with you that it wont be permitted

  Posted to Foreigners by SlateSurfer on March 17, 2009     Views: 101 Replies: 0
  Topic: truth and reconciliati­on     
  Last response by todji on March 18, 2009

• Normalizing "marginal" behavior

  Posted to Books by SlateSurfer on March 17, 2009     Views: 359 Replies: 1
  Topic: Normalizing "marginal"­ behavior     
  Last response by sawmonkey10 on March 17, 2009

• Re: Normalizing "marginal" behavior

  Posted to Books by SlateSurfer on March 17, 2009     Views: 105 Replies: 1
  Topic: Normalizing "marginal"­ behavior     
  Last response by sawmonkey10 on March 17, 2009

• Re: bonuses are part of my meagre non-executive salary

  Posted to Explainer by SlateSurfer on March 17, 2009     Views: 166 Replies: 0
  Topic: bonuses are part of my meagre non-executiv­e salary     
  Last response by SlateSurfer on March 17, 2009

• Why can't Congress pass a law to stop the legal fallout?

  Posted to Explainer by SlateSurfer on March 17, 2009     Views: 280 Replies: 0
  Topic: Why can't Congress pass a law to stop the legal fallout?     
  Last response by SlateSurfer on March 17, 2009

• Re: Noone else to do it

  Posted to Medical Examiner by SlateSurfer on March 6, 2009     Views: 139 Replies: 1
  Topic: Noone else to do it     
  Last response by SassyGirl on March 9, 2009

• Re: From The HR Author Who Advises Women To Quit

  Posted to XX Factor by SlateSurfer on March 3, 2009     Views: 198 Replies: 1
  Topic: From The HR Author Who Advises Women To Quit     
  Last response by larisa0001 on March 4, 2009

• Re: Only when war becomes obsolete should we quit our domina

  Posted to War Stories by SlateSurfer on February 24, 2009     Views: 95 Replies: 2
  Topic: Only when war becomes obsolete should we quit our dominance     Rating: +1
  Last response by quillsinister on March 4, 2009

• Re: In 20 years?

  Posted to War Stories by SlateSurfer on February 24, 2009     Views: 123 Replies: 1
  Topic: More likely than you think, Fred     Rating: +1
  Last response by steelbucket on February 26, 2009

• Re: The argument for bonuses

  Posted to IM by SlateSurfer on January 31, 2009     Views: 144 Replies: 0
  Topic: The argument for bonuses     
  Last response by emperor_of_i_scream on February 4, 2009

• It's about greed and feeding at the trough

  Posted to IM by SlateSurfer on January 31, 2009     Views: 369 Replies: 0
  Topic: It's about greed and feeding at the trough     
  Last response by SlateSurfer on January 31, 2009

• Re: GMOs

  Posted to Green Room by SlateSurfer on January 28, 2009     Views: 92 Replies: 0
  Topic: GMOs     
  Last response by alittlesense on January 30, 2009

• Re: I've read it takes 8lbs of grain to grow 1lb of livestoc

  Posted to Green Room by SlateSurfer on January 29, 2009     Views: 86 Replies: 1
  Topic: GMOs     
  Last response by alittlesense on January 30, 2009

• Re: I've read it takes 8lbs of grain to grow 1lb of livestoc

  Posted to Green Room by SlateSurfer on January 29, 2009     Views: 92 Replies: 1
  Topic: GMOs     
  Last response by alittlesense on January 30, 2009

• Re: I've read it takes 8lbs of grain to grow 1lb of livestoc

  Posted to Green Room by SlateSurfer on January 29, 2009     Views: 72 Replies: 1
  Topic: GMOs     
  Last response by alittlesense on January 30, 2009

• Re: I've read it takes 8lbs of grain to grow 1lb of livestoc

  Posted to Green Room by SlateSurfer on January 29, 2009     Views: 90 Replies: 1
  Topic: GMOs     
  Last response by alittlesense on January 30, 2009

• Re: A few problems with this article

  Posted to Medical Examiner by SlateSurfer on January 27, 2009     Views: 175 Replies: 1
  Topic: A few problems with this article     Rating: +2
  Last response by Bondsman on January 30, 2009

• Re: A few problems with this article

  Posted to Medical Examiner by SlateSurfer on January 28, 2009     Views: 119 Replies: 0
  Topic: A few problems with this article     Rating: +2
  Last response by Bondsman on January 30, 2009

• Catastrophic health care, out-of-pocket primary care

  Posted to Medical Examiner by SlateSurfer on January 27, 2009     Views: 531 Replies: 1
  Topic: Catastrophic health care, out-of-pocke­t primary care     
  Last response by SlateSurfer on January 29, 2009

• Re: Catastrophic health care, out-of-pocket primary care

  Posted to Medical Examiner by SlateSurfer on January 28, 2009     Views: 116 Replies: 1
  Topic: Catastrophic health care, out-of-pocke­t primary care     
  Last response by SlateSurfer on January 29, 2009

• Re: Catastrophic health care, out-of-pocket primary care

  Posted to Medical Examiner by SlateSurfer on January 29, 2009     Views: 170 Replies: 0
  Topic: Catastrophic health care, out-of-pocke­t primary care     
  Last response by SlateSurfer on January 29, 2009

• Re: Nice Theory but no Facts

  Posted to Science by SlateSurfer on January 16, 2009     Views: 112 Replies: 1
  Topic: Nice Theory but no Facts     Rating: -1
  Last response by ridesq on January 19, 2009

• Causes of STD rates

  Posted to What's Up, Doc by SlateSurfer on January 16, 2009     Views: 612 Replies: 1
  Topic: Causes of STD rates     
  Last response by ridesq on January 19, 2009

• Re: Making science more accessible

  Posted to Science by SlateSurfer on January 16, 2009     Views: 203 Replies: 1
  Topic: Making science more accessible     Rating: +1
  Last response by gdurkee on January 16, 2009

• Re: Math IS Hard JS

  Posted to XX Factor Extra by SlateSurfer on January 13, 2009     Views: 140 Replies: 0
  Topic: Math IS Hard JS     
  Last response by run75441 on January 14, 2009

• seems to me...

  Posted to Jurisprudence by SlateSurfer on December 8, 2008     Views: 232 Replies: 2
  Topic: What the baby killers don't get.     
  Last response by JGC on December 18, 2008

• Re: seems to me...

  Posted to Jurisprudence by SlateSurfer on December 8, 2008     Views: 198 Replies: 2
  Topic: What the baby killers don't get.     
  Last response by JGC on December 18, 2008

• Re: Shoes are the most foul object???

  Posted to Explainer by SlateSurfer on December 16, 2008     Views: 239 Replies: 1
  Topic: Shoes are the most foul object???     
  Last response by Dammika on December 18, 2008

• Re: Don't Prosecute Yoo

  Posted to Jurisprudence by SlateSurfer on December 16, 2008     Views: 184 Replies: 0
  Topic: Don't Prosecute Yoo     
  Last response by pejesq on December 17, 2008

• Re: How will doctors learn to work hard without training?

  Posted to Medical Examiner by SlateSurfer on December 10, 2008     Views: 226 Replies: 1
  Topic: How will doctors learn to work hard without training?     
  Last response by RJSuperfreaky on December 12, 2008

• Re: To Get Practice and Sleep: 3 Easy Ways

  Posted to Medical Examiner by SlateSurfer on December 10, 2008     Views: 166 Replies: 1
  Topic: To Get Practice and Sleep: 3 Easy Ways     Rating: +2
  Last response by BenK on December 11, 2008

• Re: To Get Practice and Sleep: 3 Easy Ways

  Posted to Medical Examiner by SlateSurfer on December 10, 2008     Views: 164 Replies: 1
  Topic: To Get Practice and Sleep: 3 Easy Ways     Rating: +2
  Last response by BenK on December 11, 2008

• Re: To Get Practice and Sleep: 3 Easy Ways

  Posted to Medical Examiner by SlateSurfer on December 10, 2008     Views: 276 Replies: 0
  Topic: To Get Practice and Sleep: 3 Easy Ways     Rating: +2
  Last response by BenK on December 11, 2008

• Re: Look beneath the surface

  Posted to Medical Examiner by SlateSurfer on December 10, 2008     Views: 140 Replies: 1
  Topic: Look beneath the surface     
  Last response by im1 on December 10, 2008

• Re: Look beneath the surface

  Posted to Medical Examiner by SlateSurfer on December 10, 2008     Views: 178 Replies: 1
  Topic: Look beneath the surface     
  Last response by im1 on December 10, 2008

• Re: My son is taking his EMT Practical next week

  Posted to Jurisprudence by SlateSurfer on December 8, 2008     Views: 157 Replies: 2
  Topic: My son is taking his EMT Practical next week     
  Last response by SlateSurfer on December 9, 2008

• Re: My son is taking his EMT Practical next week

  Posted to Jurisprudence by SlateSurfer on December 9, 2008     Views: 212 Replies: 0
  Topic: My son is taking his EMT Practical next week     
  Last response by SlateSurfer on December 9, 2008

• Re: Bergdorf's Policies as of 1969

  Posted to Moneybox by SlateSurfer on December 8, 2008     Views: 227 Replies: 0
  Topic: Bergdorf's Policies as of 1969     
  Last response by RealConservative on December 9, 2008

• Re: Unions broke the railroads and now they strike again

  Posted to Moneybox by SlateSurfer on December 4, 2008     Views: 174 Replies: 4
  Topic: Unions broke the railroads and now they strike again     
  Last response by dfs on December 6, 2008

• Re: Unions broke the railroads and now they strike again

  Posted to Moneybox by SlateSurfer on December 4, 2008     Views: 138 Replies: 1
  Topic: Unions broke the railroads and now they strike again     
  Last response by dfs on December 6, 2008

• Re: Unions broke the railroads and now they strike again

  Posted to Moneybox by SlateSurfer on December 4, 2008     Views: 182 Replies: 1
  Topic: Unions broke the railroads and now they strike again     
  Last response by dfs on December 6, 2008

• Re: Unions broke the railroads and now they strike again

  Posted to Moneybox by SlateSurfer on December 5, 2008     Views: 162 Replies: 1
  Topic: Unions broke the railroads and now they strike again     
  Last response by dfs on December 6, 2008

• Re: Unions broke the railroads and now they strike again

  Posted to Moneybox by SlateSurfer on December 5, 2008     Views: 168 Replies: 0
  Topic: Unions broke the railroads and now they strike again     
  Last response by dfs on December 6, 2008

• Re: Unions broke the railroads and now they strike again

  Posted to Moneybox by SlateSurfer on December 5, 2008     Views: 165 Replies: 1
  Topic: Unions broke the railroads and now they strike again     
  Last response by dfs on December 6, 2008

• Re: Typical tidal wave of stupidity in the Fray

  Posted to The Best Policy by SlateSurfer on December 5, 2008     Views: 243 Replies: 0
  Topic: Typical tidal wave of stuidity in the Fray     
  Last response by SlateSurfer on December 5, 2008

• Re: Ignorance Doesn't Help Either

  Posted to XX Factor by SlateSurfer on November 25, 2008     Views: 215 Replies: 1
  Topic: Ignorance Doesn't Help Either     Rating: +1
  Last response by MacAdvisor on November 25, 2008

• #@%&* Catalogs!!

  Posted to Culturebox by SlateSurfer on November 20, 2008     Views: 622 Replies: 2
  Topic: #@%&* Catalogs!!     
  Last response by rural carrier on November 20, 2008

• Re: reaching

  Posted to Human Nature by SlateSurfer on November 13, 2008     Views: 217 Replies: 0
  Topic: reaching     
  Last response by doodahman on November 19, 2008

• Re: Not acting has big downsides

  Posted to Moneybox by SlateSurfer on November 15, 2008     Views: 185 Replies: 0
  Topic: Not acting has big downsides     Rating: +1
  Last response by SlateSurfer on November 15, 2008

• Somehow, we need to save the US auto industry

  Posted to Moneybox by SlateSurfer on November 14, 2008     Views: 401 Replies: 5
  Topic: Somehow, we need to save the US auto industry     
  Last response by richard burns on November 14, 2008

• Re: Don't just give them money, demand something in return.

  Posted to Moneybox by SlateSurfer on November 14, 2008     Views: 262 Replies: 1
  Topic: Don't just give them money, demand something in return.     
  Last response by Tundrayeti on November 14, 2008

• marriage vs. adoption ban

  Posted to Human Nature by SlateSurfer on November 13, 2008     Views: 343 Replies: 1
  Topic: marriage vs. adoption ban     
  Last response by friday13 on November 13, 2008

• Re: Hitler lives

  Posted to Human Nature by SlateSurfer on October 29, 2008     Views: 184 Replies: 0
  Topic: Hitler lives     Rating: -2
  Last response by DBuss on October 30, 2008

• Re: Hitler lives

  Posted to Human Nature by SlateSurfer on October 29, 2008     Views: 217 Replies: 1
  Topic: Hitler lives     Rating: -2
  Last response by DBuss on October 30, 2008

• Re: Hitler lives

  Posted to Human Nature by SlateSurfer on October 29, 2008     Views: 243 Replies: 1
  Topic: Hitler lives     Rating: -2
  Last response by DBuss on October 30, 2008

• Re: Hitler lives

  Posted to Human Nature by SlateSurfer on October 29, 2008     Views: 239 Replies: 0
  Topic: Hitler lives     Rating: -2
  Last response by DBuss on October 30, 2008

• Re: The problem with Palin's Wardrobe

  Posted to XX Factor by SlateSurfer on October 22, 2008     Views: 213 Replies: 0
  Topic: The problem with Palin's Wardrobe     
  Last response by SlateSurfer on October 22, 2008

• Splitting the total

  Posted to A Fine Whine by SlateSurfer on October 22, 2008     Views: 961 Replies: 0
  Topic: Splitting the total     
  Last response by SlateSurfer on October 22, 2008

• Reason for weight gain

  Posted to Slate V by SlateSurfer on September 1, 2008     Views: 1301 Replies: 2
  Topic: Reason for weight gain     Rating: +1/-1
  Last response by jcruz on October 17, 2008

• Re: Slate continues to outdo itself

  Posted to Foreigners by SlateSurfer on October 7, 2008     Views: 269 Replies: 0
  Topic: Slate continues to outdo itself     
  Last response by Stop-truth-decay on October 7, 2008

• Re: Dear Friends

  Posted to The Dismal Science by SlateSurfer on September 29, 2008     Views: 315 Replies: 1
  Topic: Dear Friends     
  Last response by Mark_RSM on October 5, 2008

• I'm afraid it'll work

  Posted to Politics by SlateSurfer on September 25, 2008     Views: 426 Replies: 2
  Topic: I'm afraid it'll work     
  Last response by peteq on September 25, 2008

• Liberal v. conservative and Dem v. Repub

  Posted to Science by SlateSurfer on September 22, 2008     Views: 586 Replies: 2
  Topic: Liberal v. conservative and Dem v. Repub     Rating: +1
  Last response by orangeone on September 24, 2008

• Re: Liberal v. conservative and Dem v. Repub

  Posted to Science by SlateSurfer on September 23, 2008     Views: 337 Replies: 1
  Topic: Liberal v. conservative and Dem v. Repub     Rating: +1
  Last response by orangeone on September 24, 2008

• Re: Liberal v. conservative and Dem v. Repub

  Posted to Science by SlateSurfer on September 23, 2008     Views: 311 Replies: 2
  Topic: Liberal v. conservative and Dem v. Repub     Rating: +1
  Last response by orangeone on September 24, 2008

• Re: Liberal v. conservative and Dem v. Repub

  Posted to Science by SlateSurfer on September 23, 2008     Views: 248 Replies: 2
  Topic: Liberal v. conservative and Dem v. Repub     Rating: +1
  Last response by orangeone on September 24, 2008

• Re: A Theory

  Posted to Family by SlateSurfer on September 24, 2008     Views: 249 Replies: 0
  Topic: A Theory     
  Last response by snorkweezl on September 24, 2008

• Re: Anti-intellectualism

  Posted to Science by SlateSurfer on September 23, 2008     Views: 298 Replies: 0
  Topic: Anti-intelle­ctualism     Rating: +1
  Last response by JGC on September 24, 2008

• Re: For Lithwick -- why it's sexist

  Posted to XX Factor by SlateSurfer on September 23, 2008     Views: 263 Replies: 0
  Topic: For Lithwick -- why it's sexist     Rating: +2
  Last response by nancyh on September 23, 2008

• Re: For Lithwick -- why it's sexist

  Posted to XX Factor by SlateSurfer on September 23, 2008     Views: 220 Replies: 1
  Topic: For Lithwick -- why it's sexist     Rating: +2
  Last response by nancyh on September 23, 2008

• Re: How the other half shops...

  Posted to XX Factor by SlateSurfer on September 18, 2008     Views: 301 Replies: 0
  Topic: How the other half shops...     Rating: +1
  Last response by Lizzie on September 18, 2008

• Cindy McCain's earrings

  Posted to XX Factor by SlateSurfer on September 18, 2008     Views: 355 Replies: 0
  Topic: Cindy McCain's earrings     
  Last response by SlateSurfer on September 18, 2008

• Re: "Pay equity" is not "equal pay."

  Posted to XX Factor by SlateSurfer on September 16, 2008     Views: 426 Replies: 1
  Topic: "Pay equity" is not "equal pay."     Rating: +1/-1
  Last response by Don Schenk on September 18, 2008

• Re: What should a leader say during a liquidity crisis?

  Posted to Moneybox by SlateSurfer on September 17, 2008     Views: 383 Replies: 1
  Topic: What should a leader say during a liquidity crisis?     
  Last response by bmgreene on September 17, 2008

• Re: Why Feminists and Liberals Hate Palin...

  Posted to XX Factor Extra by SlateSurfer on September 6, 2008     Views: 351 Replies: 2
  Topic: Why Feminists and Liberals Hate Palin...     Rating: +2/-2
  Last response by strange_days_ahead on September 8, 2008

• Re: Why Feminists and Liberals Hate Palin...

  Posted to XX Factor Extra by SlateSurfer on September 6, 2008     Views: 297 Replies: 0
  Topic: Why Feminists and Liberals Hate Palin...     Rating: +2/-2
  Last response by strange_days_ahead on September 8, 2008

• Re: Character vs. Issues

  Posted to Politics by SlateSurfer on September 6, 2008     Views: 444 Replies: 0
  Topic: Character vs. Issues     Rating: +1
  Last response by SlateSurfer on September 6, 2008

• Working mother

  Posted to XX Factor by SlateSurfer on September 2, 2008     Views: 477 Replies: 1
  Topic: Working mother     
  Last response by dantesfurlough on September 2, 2008

• Re: Working mother

  Posted to XX Factor by SlateSurfer on September 2, 2008     Views: 363 Replies: 1
  Topic: Working mother     
  Last response by dantesfurlough on September 2, 2008

• Re: women and shame

  Posted to XX Factor by SlateSurfer on August 27, 2008     Views: 492 Replies: 1
  Topic: women and shame     Rating: +1/-1
  Last response by classica on August 28, 2008

• Beyond racism

  Posted to The Big Idea by SlateSurfer on August 26, 2008     Views: 385 Replies: 1
  Topic: Beyond racism     
  Last response by babab on August 26, 2008

• Re: Negotiations vs Mandates

  Posted to Chatterbox by SlateSurfer on August 20, 2008     Views: 303 Replies: 3
  Topic: Negotiations vs Mandates     
  Last response by Inquisitor on August 25, 2008

• Re: Unrealistic Scientific Demands

  Posted to Food by SlateSurfer on August 8, 2008     Views: 351 Replies: 1
  Topic: Unrealistic Scientific Demands     Rating: +1
  Last response by BenK on August 9, 2008

• Re: Who reheats chicken four times???

  Posted to Explainer by SlateSurfer on July 28, 2008     Views: 399 Replies: 1
  Topic: Who reheats chicken four times???     
  Last response by jonquil38 on August 4, 2008

• Re: logic is out the window

  Posted to Human Nature by SlateSurfer on July 31, 2008     Views: 256 Replies: 1
  Topic: logic is out the window     
  Last response by jms81 on August 4, 2008