Yeti101
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Well yes, there is that - I don't think anyone here is supporting the MDT scam though - just that the swab itself is the least of your problems. If I thought refusing to take the test on the grounds that they haven't been proven to be safe had any potential, I'd support it, but I don't think it would get widespread support.
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Have to get one of our sciency types to explain it, but I very much doubt that the swabs (or anything like them) could be toxic unless you eat the whole thing - the only chemicals the enzymes/proteins in the swabs react to are drugs or drug metabolites.
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I sometimes feel the same way about some of the motorcycle club members in my street, but would not recommend confronting them without a functioning suit of power-armour.
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Was with a group of friends walking across an ice lake at night - raiders on motorbikes coming across against us in the moonlight - teenagers around me falling in a hail of bullets. We return fire, and take our toll, but a few of them keep coming. I'm holding a long barrel revolver (.357 or .44?), activate my targeting system (which is suspiciously similar to V.A.T.S.) and pick off all but one of the remaining attackers. We end in a stand-off - and it's somehow daylight - he has drawn on my friend, and my revolver is against his head. We share a dirty harry moment as he wonder's if I'm empty - I am, but the look in my eye causes him to hesitate for long enough and I club him to the ground with the butt of my gun. The dream ends with me experiencing overwhelming sadness and guilt.
I may have to cut back on the amount of Fallout 4 I'm playing.
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So, after a few years of vacillation, (and total career stasis), a move in the next year or so seems likely. Can anyone from the far south give the inside word on the good bits of Adelaide and Melbourne?
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Yeah, it was pretty good - thanks mate.
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Look, it might be Ok - the dude clearly knows how to play the LinkedIn game, and he has been involved in a number of startups (though I suspect most of them have been mothballed or imploded). If people want to give this a go, that's their lookout, but they should go to it with their eyes open.
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Not to be a downer, but it's always worth checking the details of unpaid internships and what exactly they involve. Strictly speaking, unpaid internship is not employment, it's work experience. So, unpaid interns should be the main beneficiaries of such an arrangement:
- the person must not be doing “productive” work
- the main benefit of the arrangement should be to the person doing the placement, and
- it must be clear that the person is receiving a meaningful learning experience, training or skill development.
More: https://www.fairwork.gov.au/how-we-will-help/templates-and-guides/fact-sheets/unpaid-work/unpaid-work and https://theconversation.com/are-unpaid-internships-unlawful-60197
This might well be a good opportunity, but that ad already stretches the definition of internship a bit. If you do go for this, ask serious questions about what they expect of you, and try to figure out if it's a genuine internship and they are just a bit confused about the legal definition, or if they are looking for a way to get someone to work for them for nothing.
If nothing else, someone needs to tell these guys to re-work that ad. Because as it stands, if that's an accurate portrayal of the situation, it looks a bit like other cases where the Fair Work Ombudsman has taken companies to court (and won).
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Awesome to have you back man.
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Same - sure it will all come good eventually though.
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Ontology
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Even if it's $62-69k pro rata, which is about $37-41k - that's OK for a year of 5 day weekends - plenty of time to work on your own projects or further studies and all that. Not so good if you want to get a mortgage - but no fixed-term contract is. No, I think the value in this is the experience, networking and publication opportunities. The full pdf of the position has some hidden gems - like listing disappointment with failed experiments as an inherent challenge of the job (written by a mycologist for sure!)
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Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (RBGV)
- South Yarra Location
- Part-time role – 3 days a week
- 12 month fixed term role
Melbourne Gardens is a world-renowned heritage landscape, much cherished by Melburnians, comprising a diverse and important collection of plants from across the globe. Cranbourne Gardens is dedicated to the display and appreciation of Australian flora and includes the award-winning Australian Garden. Together, the two sites provide opportunities for recreation, education, research, tourism, cultural expression, and the increased scientific understanding of the world’s remarkable plant life.
We are seeking an experienced Research Assistant who can assist with DNA sampling and extractions, conducting preliminary phylogenetic analyses, and examination of morphological characters using compound microscopes.
In order to be successful in this role you will need previous experience and knowledge of molecular protocols and procedures for DNA extraction, PCR and sequencing. Some knowledge of phylogenetic analysis software and conducting analyses would also be beneficial, as would experience in the use of compound microscopes .
Apply by: by COB Monday 8 May 2017.
Full ad: https://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobs/VG-421509?in_site=Indeed
Thought it might be of interest to some people here...
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Canada and eight US states have done it. Why can't NSW legalise cannabis?
For what it's worth, I think Mehreen Faruqi could use a bit of support from people on this.
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Agree it was OK, but no discussion of how to deal with the 'But the UN/Single Convention on Narcotics' category of negotiations - we need a 'boring and normal' way to deal with those too.
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Put your energy into yourself and those you love bro
“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do.” is what Gandhi actually said, not the tweaked "be the change you want to see"... etc version. You get the point though.
I can't help thinking that kim dik suk would have an ace up his sleeve if it does come down to a nuclear shitfight. Surely he knows he'll get his arse kicked and has made plans to inflict damage in additional ways to his tin pot nuclear stockpile if they don't get off the ground. We saw recently that he will deploy operatives on foreign soil, so he probably has sleeper cells ready to fuck up America from the inside if trump starts carpet bombing in Korea.
Quite possibly. Start stocking up on canned food - don't forget the can opener though.
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Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war
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We were always fucked. At least we still have gardens.
Maybe consider planting something edible.
I just hope the fucking wheels fall off sooner rather than later.
We can all see it coming, just fucking hurry up already...
Not too fast though - I was hoping I'd have a secure rural compound and an army of semi-autonomous security droids by the time the interregnum kicked off.
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I foresee a huge upsurge in interest in bitcoin etc. The partial demonetisation in India last year is probably worth some analysis too. But yes, it's shit. This is one area where a little lobbying/encouragement on Sen. Leyonhjelm might help.
Flat earth debate
in Creativity, Spirituality & Philosophy
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Well look, if we want to go for ultimate flatness, just go with Susskind's Holographic Principle - that the entire universe is two-dimensional information on the cosmological event horizon - can't get any flatter than that!