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  1. @EpiDoctor I've played with the penguin myself occasionally, but hardware failure can strike any platform. about 12 hours ago via Mobile Web in reply to EpiDoctor
  2. National Academy would cry discrimination. "what would be wrong with having two female hosts?" @jjtaymo @boraz @sciencegoddess @mbeisen 11:58 AM May 25th via web in reply to mbeisen
  3. Blog post: a writer's pocket-size laptop alandove.com/content/2012/0… 11:48 AM May 25th via web
  4. .@edyong209 It would take a lot of coffee, but caffeine has killed. fsijournal.org/article/S0379-… Causes heart failure. And a huge Starbucks tab. 4:21 AM May 25th via Mobile Web in reply to edyong209
  5. In a long day of writing, I start to fear that I'll run out of words in the middle of a 3:24 PM May 23rd via Mobile Web
  6. @phylogenomics You may have to count tarsi, antenna segments, etc. for species ID. Did you pin it? 3:57 AM May 23rd via Mobile Web in reply to phylogenomics
  7. I stand corrected. Data and bacteria are mass nouns. @edyong209 @CherryMakes arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopi… 4:24 AM May 22nd via Mobile Web in reply to edyong209
  8. @markowenmartin Indeed. "This is the husband you are looking for." 10:23 AM May 21st via web in reply to markowenmartin
  9. My computer apparently had a bad logic board, which explains why its failure made no sense. 10:22 AM May 21st via web
  10. @markowenmartin Yes, mine also had an unusual lapse in judgement once, but I was the beneficiary, so I let that slide. 4:33 AM May 21st via Mobile Web in reply to markowenmartin
  11. Every happy husband thinks he married the smartest, most beautiful woman in the world. But I happen to be right. #anniversary 2:22 PM May 20th via web
  12. Did someone launch an Instagraphic app to make meaningless, poorly designed infographics look slick? Suddenly everywhere. 6:09 PM May 18th via Mobile Web
  13. The "biodefense" industry is looking more and more like Duck and Cover 2.0. 3:36 PM May 18th via Mobile Web
  14. Operation Broken Wind coming next. @edyong209 "Project Dark Zephyr?" blogs.nature.com/news/2012/05/a… 3:27 PM May 18th via Mobile Web in reply to edyong209
  15. Misrepresenting data with pretty colors. @brainpicker @edyong209 "most brilliant infographic I've seen in ages j.mp/JTZfjz" 5:54 PM May 17th via Mobile Web in reply to edyong209
  16. Another reason we need universal healthcare. @DrFriedenCDC "education & income ... keys to better health. Another reason to stay in school!" 2:58 PM May 16th via Mobile Web in reply to DrFriedenCDC
  17. No, the Lexus with its lights on probably doesn't belong to anyone at this public health meeting. 7:39 AM May 16th via Mobile Web