AbrogatedOrder commented on Google Tracks U.S. Flu Trends Using Search Data

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AbrogatedOrder commented on DIY Moleskine Wallet Hack

"This is a really cool build. I like the basic concept of combing a notebook with a wallet."

AbrogatedOrder commented on Procter & Gamble: Pringles Are Not Potato Chips

"@Lucky225: Oh man, I laughed for a minute at that. This story made my day."

AbrogatedOrder commented on DIY $30 Vacuum Jar Sealer

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AbrogatedOrder commented on DIY $30 Vacuum Jar Sealer

"This is very cool!"

AbrogatedOrder commented on The 10 Fattest States In The Country

"Gosh, my state (West Virginia) is so close to being number one at something!"

AbrogatedOrder commented on The Books That Changed Your Lives

"@chaos242: That book is the excellent "We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin. I bought it about a week ago."

AbrogatedOrder commented on The Books That Changed Your Lives

"Admittedly, some of the picks seem kind of hokey, but if you go to the original site where the books were voted on, many have explanations."

AbrogatedOrder commented on Beat Insomnia with a Lettuce-Filled Sandwich

"I live with a bunch of very noisy roommates, so the only way I can guarantee myself to go to sleep is to pop in a movie, any movie, but not one I haven't seen before. Aside from this, on nights where they are gone and I am too prone to my prior method and don't want to watch a movie, I find a cup of chamomile tea really helps, and sometimes I'll add a nice warm snack too, usually oatmeal with maple syrup."

AbrogatedOrder commented on What Books Have Changed Your Life?

"Another English major here! I'll have to third Leaves of Grass and the Bible. Other additions I'd like to add are Wheelock's Latin (it made learning a language a pleasure, and I translate those methods to other ones, and even things unrelated), fairy tales in general (the first things I read), James' The Turn of the Screw (the first truly difficult thing I read), a hardcore grammar book from college (the name escapes me, and I left it at home, but it was intense and made me see language differently), and Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books (they grasped me hard in middle school and bred a love of fantasy that is all too absent in life anymore). There are other stories and poems that have changed how I see things and read things, such as the works of cummings, Hemingway, Poe, and Conrad, but I figured they were more general enough on their own to just list separately here."