Harry Sawyers's saved articles

An earlier version of this post cited oxybenzone as an actively harmful ingredient in sunscreens, describing it as “a synthetic estrogen that could disrupt your endocrine system.” As Casey Johnston points out, absorbing levels of oxybenzone through the skin at levels equivalent to those found in studies to disrupt the… Read more

Great story! I love articles about lost treasures like this; I never heard about this game before. Lots of creepy imagery in this game; I wonder who the target audience was? Man, I still remember being creeped out by games like Shadowgate and Uninvited as a kid. Imagine seeing this image as a 7 year old:

Devil's Advocate (not an engineer) here: it's not necessarily structurally unsound because it's visably wobbling like that, is it? I've heard (from the INTERNET) that structures that undergo stresses need to have a certain amount of flexibility built into their designs, so while elements (or humanity) may cause them… Read more

My nintendo was in our furnished basement which used to flood often. After one such flood we had one of those cone shaped air fresheners with the gel inside to help the combat the musty smell. It was around the time I first rented Friday the 13th for NES. Everytime I smell one of those air fresheners I remember this… Read more

I moved from Atlanta to Chicago for work and arrived on the first day of the polar vortex. I was wearing fingerless gloves like an idiot and couldn't unlock my door because my fingers froze. Everyone has said repeatedly that "it gets better" and "there's nothing like Chicago in the summertime." But, like, it's already… Read more

I sentence you to be tagged and placed in a weird plastic case. Read more

very much agree. I work in horticulture and taken many jobs within that general field. The pay is peanuts (literally, sometimes, I've gotten seed packets as bonuses) but my blood pressure and satisfaction with life are doing A-OK! Read more

Good questions. Read more

I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier. My wife has been getting on me about cleaning out our kitchen cabinets and making them more organized. This will really help me out. Thanks. Read more

Balfour typically swears to himself outloud. Its well known for him to just pump himself up. Not the first time a batter/runner takes offense to his rage and foul mouth. Read more

This was really fun to read. Thanks. Read more

I actually think that American corporate culture promotes a kind of psychopathy, to be honest. I will give my employer credit that they support everyone in this regard, but American companies try so hard to squeeze every penny out of everything for short-term gain, and then they wonder why they have increasingly high… Read more