Translator on November 23rd, 2008

“Crossposted at Politicook.net, and kick my butt if I do not begin that way ever again.” Crossposted at Dailykos.com That was how I started. Thank everyone for being so understanding. I just get frustrated by my own failure and sometimes lash out towards those who are least deserving. Thank you again for being nicer to [...]

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Translator on November 16th, 2008

Crossposted at Dailykos.com Early edition for Politicook readers! This topic is the result of several comments in last night’s What’s for Dinner. I was originally going to talk about egg chemistry, but just could not get excited over it. Cooking utensils, for the purpose of this discussion, include pots, pans, skillets, and the like. I [...]

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Crossposted on Dailykos.com Early edition for Politicook readers! This week the suggestion for this topic came from Kossack earicicle. Thanks to her for a good topic. I welcome suggestions for future topics. I will tend to stay with ones in which I have some expertise. I would also like to increase the authorship of this [...]

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Translator on October 19th, 2008

Crossposted at Dailykos.com Chirality comes from the Greek root ?????, meaning “hand”. Most people outside of us chemistry wanks do not know that many organic molecules have the property of “handedness”, meaning that they come in two varieties, a “right-handed” and a “left-handed” one. Actually, it is bit more complex, and this will become clear [...]

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