Random thoughts thread

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Special_K

How bad will you all flame me if I resurrect a really old Off-Topic thread that I find interesting?

Depends on how interesting! Some of these get resurrected on a regular basis. If nobody is interested it will just die again anyway (after we are done with you).

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Nevermore

@AznKirby The position I'm in now is an Accounts Payable Specialist. The title I'm moving to is a Financial Analyst position.

Had to look at where you are from because we just had those same changes happening here!

[ichitaka05]

FINALLY they announce all the updates. Keep info down low isn't easy

http://en.responsejp.com/article/2015/04/09/248695.html

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

FINALLY they announce all the updates. Keep info down low isn't easy

http://en.responsejp.com/article/2015/04/09/248695.html

But, but, but... we have seen all this before Ich. Is this all there is? I personally was not even expecting this much really.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

But, but, but... we have seen all this before Ich. Is this all there is? I personally was not even expecting this much really.

They've updated TC/VSC & ABS to handle grippier tires. There are few other things that's not written in the article... but I forgot.

[echo419]

if vegans care about animals so much why are they trying to eat all their food?

[babydriver]

Originally Posted by echo419

if vegans care about animals so much why are they trying to eat all their food?

It's OK, because when the vegans die, the bacteria get to eat everything.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by babydriver

It's OK, because when the vegans die, the bacteria get to eat everything.

I heard somewhere that half of our body mass isn't actually us.

[brianhj]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I heard somewhere that half of our body mass isn't actually us.

Wtf does that even mean?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I heard somewhere that half of our body mass isn't actually us.

At cellular level yes bacteria out numbers or cells. At a measurement of mass we still win. Bacteria is much smaller so even though there are more cells our mass is much greater.

@AznKirby or one of you med guys want to jump in here?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

At cellular level yes bacteria out numbers or cells. At a measurement of mass we still win. Bacteria is much smaller so even though there are more cells our mass is much greater.

@AznKirby or one of you med guys want to jump in here?

Oh, ok. Makes more sense that way.

It was a public radio bit that I heard a while back.

[Canehda]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

At cellular level yes bacteria out numbers or cells. At a measurement of mass we still win. Bacteria is much smaller so even though there are more cells our mass is much greater.

@AznKirby or one of you med guys want to jump in here?

Its kind of hard to define what is you though in this case... a lot of our mass is found in the extracellular space which although contained within or body is not really within our cell...

Although we contain a lot of bacteria, its mainly found in cavities or on our skin... i think if we were comparing the number of bacteria rather than mass they would be closer to the number of cells but still so far off xD

Also since fat is just adipose tissue and made up of adipocytes or some name like that, some people will....have a larger cellular mass bias....

[Canehda]

and actually Im not sure of this what-so-ever - but I would actually think if we compared the mass of extracellular 'stuff' in our body with all of the cell's mass i'd imagine its pretty close!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Canehda

and actually Im not sure of this what-so-ever - but I would actually think if we compared the mass of extracellular 'stuff' in our body with all of the cell's mass i'd imagine its pretty close!

Ya, I may have taken the definition of "us" to the extreme and only considered other living organisms (bacteria, viruses, etc) that live on or in "us" as separate. If you start to add up the non cellular portions that we contain then I suppose the levels of mass would be higher. Although I would maintain that things such water are still part of us.
HMMMMM I see some research in my future.