Things You Will Learn If You Spend Enough Time Around Ciro

[rinue]

- Caffeine works by converting glucose into energy. It has a side effect of leeching a little calcium. As much as you might like black coffee, it might be wise, from a hacker perspective, to bias toward lattes, and to have them with cookies.

- Do not borrow books from Ciro. Read the ones he recommends, but track down your own copies, even if they are out of print. If you keep Ciro's copies too long, or if you return them with fingerprints on them, he will not be angry, but this is only due to sheer force of will, because he knows anger would be unreasonable. Maybe you grew up around private libraries where a thoroughly read appearance was a form of recommendation. Ciro spent time in public libraries, where the read books were the pedestrian ones. He likes books less once they don't look new. He won't say anything about it, but it will make him sad. You may notice that he smells the binding, just to check.

- You are probably wrong about parts of speech. Even gerunds, you have probably gotten wrong.

- Vermilion and scarlet are very different colors. When in doubt, say "red." Be prepared to find out you actually mean orange.

- Imported Nutella is different than American Nutella. The American factory cuts costs by substituting peanut oil for hazelnut. Not so the Italian.

- It will be a good picture, so relax. He will see all kinds of problems with it, but it will look good and you will look good in it.

- Stop poking that.

- Probably add more salt and more olive oil.

Comments

[movingfinger.livejournal.com]

- Imported Nutella is different than American Nutella. The American factory cuts costs by substituting peanut oil for hazelnut. Not so the Italian.


AHA! Thank you for explaining that disappointing taste and smell.

[rinue.livejournal.com]

It's been revelatory for a friend of mine who is allergic to peanuts.

[hipgunslinger.livejournal.com]

That's not how caffeine works...
It's molecular shape is incredibly similar to a chemical in the brain called adenosine tri-phosphate. ATP is a chemical that builds up over time in the brain and basically acts as a clock. It slows down cellular activity, making the brain sluggish and the person tired in response. As more ATP builds up in the brain, you become increasingly tired and the only way to rid yourself of the ATP is through sleep.
Caffeine binds to the ATP receptors in the brain (being nearly the same shape as adenosine) but doesn't slow down cellular activity. This is why people often describe the "coffee crash" that happens several hours after consuming caffeine; it doesn't actually provide energy for the body to work, it simply fools the body into thinking it has more energy than it does.
Several hours after consumption, the caffeine breaks down and the adenosine replaces it at the receptor heads.
Voila!

[liquidmorpheme.livejournal.com]

To be fair, I did not say it converted glucose into energy. It does, however, speed up the rate at which you metabolize glucose(ATP, adenosine triphosphate, is not merely a chemical in the brain. It is the most basic unit of cellular energy, produced by mitochondria in all cells). In addition to its neurological effects, it ALSO speeds up the rate at which you burn energy, with the same effect as if you were to press the accelerator on a car.

[hipgunslinger.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm aware of caffeines functions as a catalyst of energy. I'm merely pointing out that chief difference I was attempting to point out, is that caffeine's spearhead effect is in fact the blocking of Adenosine receptors in the brain. The energy consumed afterwards is mostly caused through the body assuming it has more energy to burn than it actually does.
I also think I'm mixing up my adenosines. I'm fairly sure the one chiefly used in sleep encouragement doesn't have the phosphate branch.
A quick google confirms my error.
My bad.

Also, good to see you Ciro. It's been some time.

Catalyst!

[rinue.livejournal.com]

Caffeine works by converting glucose to energy via the mechanism of my body.

[treehavn.livejournal.com]

Nothing worse than lending a newish condition book out, only to have it returned beginning to peel at the top and bottom of the spine aka handbag ravaged. I say this as a one-time die hard commuter reader, but really!