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Posted by: Evie
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 7:20 pm CDT

Dude you so dont have ADHD, not even a mild case, that paragraph you just wrote is way too long to have been writen by someone w.. oh wow sparkley!
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Posted by: Tideliar
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 7:03 pm CDT

Apparently I might have mild ADHD... I was talking with my physician during a yearly physical once and she stopped me and said "you know you've bounced the subject at least four times since I walked in here. have you got ADD?", so i spoke to a friend who is a shrink and she kind of did the 20 questions and micro-shrinked me and said she thought I might have mild ADHD. And there was oh look a bunny rabbit...
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Posted by: Genomic Repairman
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 1:05 pm CDT

If only you had ADHD too, then you'd be an admissions director's wet dream!
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Posted by: Odyssey
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 12:54 pm CDT

@Tideliar:
Only if you're also an amputee. Otherwise, not so much.
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Posted by: Tideliar
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 12:42 pm CDT

I'm an African American lesbian Jew midget, does that help?
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Posted by: Evie
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 10:24 am CDT

@Genomic Repairman Ahh.. see that's why I like you. I was born n raised in the middle east myself. It's that in your face attitude that makes me feel all warm n fuzzy :)
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Posted by: Brian Krueger, PhD
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 10:13 am CDT

So are you saying I should make a "We have diversity" post? :P
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Posted by: Genomic Repairman
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 9:41 am CDT

Hey I'm a semi-brown bastard with a dad from the middle east raised in a mixed religion and political household, it don't come anymore diverse than this.
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Posted by: Brian Krueger, PhD
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 8:52 am CDT

I have a physicist from China who just sent me an audition post. It sounds interesting, we'll need Kelly to verify the data because it's kind of over my head ;) Starting the audition thread in a minute.
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Posted by: Evie
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 8:47 am CDT

Don't worry guys, my dad is Cuban, so I got some hispanic representation.

I know @MTHellfire on twitter is a geophysicist, not sure if she'd be interested, but might as well check out her blog, see what you think.
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Posted by: Odyssey
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 8:40 am CDT

That's part of the point made by Bora. And note that he talks about all kinds of diversity, not just the skin color kind - for example the lack of earth sciences blogs in collectives. I don't know how best to go about increasing diversity here other than raising the issue so we can all be on the look out for blogs that might be good additions.

Note that I wasn't in any way criticizing anyone. It's a universal blogging problem.

Can I suggest that, if someone identifies a blog that would increase our diversity (skin color, scientific or otherwise) we consider lifting the current moratorium on inviting new writers?
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Posted by: Brian Krueger, PhD
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 8:31 am CDT

I'm definitely all for diversity, it's just hard to find that diversity in the science blogging world. I've been looking :)
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Posted by: Odyssey
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 8:12 am CDT

The blogfather Bora has an interesting new post up on the new blog collectives (including nice words for LabSpaces!). He lays out some thoughts on diversity. Something for us to consider if and when we do starting adding new writers.
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Posted by: Lady Scientist
Posted on: Sat, Aug 07, 2010, 11:09 am CDT

Ditto.
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Posted by: Dr. O
Posted on: Fri, Aug 06, 2010, 5:45 pm CDT

Agreed.
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Posted by: Dr Becca, Ph.D.
Posted on: Fri, Aug 06, 2010, 5:06 pm CDT

Yes, wait and see!! I am having so much fun and am very pleased with my new bloggy family. Can't wait for T-shirts!
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Posted by: Odyssey
Posted on: Fri, Aug 06, 2010, 4:16 pm CDT

Wait and see works for me.
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Posted by: Genomic Repairman
Posted on: Fri, Aug 06, 2010, 3:45 pm CDT

I agree with the wait and see approach, the dust clouds still have not settled and some of us are still unpacking boxes. But the new place is great and it still has that new house smell.
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Posted by: Brian Krueger, PhD
Posted on: Fri, Aug 06, 2010, 2:32 pm CDT

Totally agree, I just wanted to put it on the table to let you guys know that I'm not going to invite others without your consent.
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Posted by: Evie
Posted on: Fri, Aug 06, 2010, 2:27 pm CDT

Im w @Belle on this one
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Posted by: biochem belle
Posted on: Fri, Aug 06, 2010, 2:27 pm CDT

I think that's hard to say, right now. For me, I'd like to see how things go the next month or two before deciding.
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Posted by: Brian Krueger, PhD
Posted on: Mon, Aug 09, 2010, 7:20 pm CDT

We're getting close to that milestone of 25 bloggers now. I figured I'd open up this discussion. How many is too many? How would you like to structure invites? Personally I don't think I'd want to get over 50 bloggers (and that might even be too may!). You guys are a handful as it is :P
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