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WildParasHasAppeared | Asian here. I get you; I share the same view. I've done all my schooling from K-12 and higher education here, have friends here, and grew up in the culture cauldron that is the United States of America. I hardly identify with even being Asian and just see myself as American.
I don't use dating apps and websites and have no experience with that world, but I can probably imagine myself prioritizing my preferences for over my personal impressions in the sea of anonymity and diversity.
TLDR: Everyone filters. Fact of life. | Asian here. I get you; I share the same view. I've done all my schooling from K-12 and higher education here, have friends here, and grew up in the culture cauldron that is the United States of America. I hardly identify with even being Asian and just see myself as American.
I don't use dating apps and websites and have no experience with that world, but I can probably imagine myself prioritizing my preferences for over my personal impressions in the sea of anonymity and diversity.
TLDR: Everyone filters. Fact of life.
| gaybros | t5_2tdzg | caxbvkx | Asian here. I get you; I share the same view. I've done all my schooling from K-12 and higher education here, have friends here, and grew up in the culture cauldron that is the United States of America. I hardly identify with even being Asian and just see myself as American.
I don't use dating apps and websites and have no experience with that world, but I can probably imagine myself prioritizing my preferences for over my personal impressions in the sea of anonymity and diversity. | Everyone filters. Fact of life. |
Selkinor | Don't crucify me for saying this as it's just my own deduction, but I think it's mostly an issue of perceived masculinity. We all know the guys on Grindr are all "masc/musc" and just *love* other "masc/musc" guys. So, why do so many of them not like Asians? Asian men, by and large, are stereotyped as effeminate. On the flip side, black men are by and large stereotyped as more masculine. If there was a straight Grindr, we'd likely find "NO BLACK GIRLS" a lot because they're perceived as too masculine.
TL;DR: Gender stereotypes | Don't crucify me for saying this as it's just my own deduction, but I think it's mostly an issue of perceived masculinity. We all know the guys on Grindr are all "masc/musc" and just love other "masc/musc" guys. So, why do so many of them not like Asians? Asian men, by and large, are stereotyped as effeminate. On the flip side, black men are by and large stereotyped as more masculine. If there was a straight Grindr, we'd likely find "NO BLACK GIRLS" a lot because they're perceived as too masculine.
TL;DR: Gender stereotypes
| gaybros | t5_2tdzg | caxp2mp | Don't crucify me for saying this as it's just my own deduction, but I think it's mostly an issue of perceived masculinity. We all know the guys on Grindr are all "masc/musc" and just love other "masc/musc" guys. So, why do so many of them not like Asians? Asian men, by and large, are stereotyped as effeminate. On the flip side, black men are by and large stereotyped as more masculine. If there was a straight Grindr, we'd likely find "NO BLACK GIRLS" a lot because they're perceived as too masculine. | Gender stereotypes |
tickertinkler | Okay, so when I first started playing guitar I originally had an ibanez. The one that comes in the beginner packages. It was quite nice for 200 bucks. The neck was super SLIM. Very fast and I loved it. I actually gave it away (big regret) to someone who was also learning and didnt have much money since he was about 13 yrs old. Anyways, I bought a schecter damien elite. Wonderful guitar but compared to the ibanez the neck was a tad fatter. Still slim but not super slim.
Knowing that I can tell you what attracted me.
The looks. I love the looks. I never pulled the trigger on a prs earlier bc I couldn't find one with bird inlays. Until this 2013 model came out! It has a carved top AND bird inlays. As compared to earlier model se's.
Second thing is after picking it up and feeling the neck I noticed its super slim. Just like my ibanez I used to have. So in that respect I automatically fell in love with it.
Thirdly, the sound. It has coil tap and I actually am enjoying the zebra pickups (compared to emgs I have on the schecter). Its crisp and clear.
I love this guitar and I have only had it for 1 day.
I highly recommend it! It even handles heavy distortion VERY well! You can get some sweet tones out of it!
TLDR: Looks, the slim neck, and the sound.
| Okay, so when I first started playing guitar I originally had an ibanez. The one that comes in the beginner packages. It was quite nice for 200 bucks. The neck was super SLIM. Very fast and I loved it. I actually gave it away (big regret) to someone who was also learning and didnt have much money since he was about 13 yrs old. Anyways, I bought a schecter damien elite. Wonderful guitar but compared to the ibanez the neck was a tad fatter. Still slim but not super slim.
Knowing that I can tell you what attracted me.
The looks. I love the looks. I never pulled the trigger on a prs earlier bc I couldn't find one with bird inlays. Until this 2013 model came out! It has a carved top AND bird inlays. As compared to earlier model se's.
Second thing is after picking it up and feeling the neck I noticed its super slim. Just like my ibanez I used to have. So in that respect I automatically fell in love with it.
Thirdly, the sound. It has coil tap and I actually am enjoying the zebra pickups (compared to emgs I have on the schecter). Its crisp and clear.
I love this guitar and I have only had it for 1 day.
I highly recommend it! It even handles heavy distortion VERY well! You can get some sweet tones out of it!
TLDR: Looks, the slim neck, and the sound.
| Guitar | t5_2qi79 | caxq5fh | Okay, so when I first started playing guitar I originally had an ibanez. The one that comes in the beginner packages. It was quite nice for 200 bucks. The neck was super SLIM. Very fast and I loved it. I actually gave it away (big regret) to someone who was also learning and didnt have much money since he was about 13 yrs old. Anyways, I bought a schecter damien elite. Wonderful guitar but compared to the ibanez the neck was a tad fatter. Still slim but not super slim.
Knowing that I can tell you what attracted me.
The looks. I love the looks. I never pulled the trigger on a prs earlier bc I couldn't find one with bird inlays. Until this 2013 model came out! It has a carved top AND bird inlays. As compared to earlier model se's.
Second thing is after picking it up and feeling the neck I noticed its super slim. Just like my ibanez I used to have. So in that respect I automatically fell in love with it.
Thirdly, the sound. It has coil tap and I actually am enjoying the zebra pickups (compared to emgs I have on the schecter). Its crisp and clear.
I love this guitar and I have only had it for 1 day.
I highly recommend it! It even handles heavy distortion VERY well! You can get some sweet tones out of it! | Looks, the slim neck, and the sound. |
thatsrawrtoyou | I know this is kinda old, but I figured I'd chip in. I wanted a mei tai, but I don't have a lot of extra money so I wanted something to hit most ages, be supportive, comfy, and last.
From the weeks of researching I did, I deduced that a wrap-converted mei tai would be best. But they are expensive, especially if you want extras like a hood or leg out padding or a ring waist, etc.
Anyways, I REALLY wanted an Obimama WCMT haha but they are so expensive. Best alternative I found was a WCMT made by Earthy Bliss ( They use Lenny Lamb wraps. I got the "wrapture" and it ran me about $200. Worth every penny. If you stalk her facebook page, she posts random discount codes. The other day there was a 20% off one. I've had a few fitting issues being 5'1" with a short torso and a big baby, but I emailed the designer and she was super helpful.
Oh, my son was about 7 months old when I got it, at about 23lbs and 27". He's 11 months now, 25lbs and 30". Wore him while watering the garden today and for a walk. It's gotten really comfy and floppy and broken in. I'm a little obsessed :(
Tl;dr check out www.earthybliss.com for a reasonably priced wrap converted mei tai :) | I know this is kinda old, but I figured I'd chip in. I wanted a mei tai, but I don't have a lot of extra money so I wanted something to hit most ages, be supportive, comfy, and last.
From the weeks of researching I did, I deduced that a wrap-converted mei tai would be best. But they are expensive, especially if you want extras like a hood or leg out padding or a ring waist, etc.
Anyways, I REALLY wanted an Obimama WCMT haha but they are so expensive. Best alternative I found was a WCMT made by Earthy Bliss ( They use Lenny Lamb wraps. I got the "wrapture" and it ran me about $200. Worth every penny. If you stalk her facebook page, she posts random discount codes. The other day there was a 20% off one. I've had a few fitting issues being 5'1" with a short torso and a big baby, but I emailed the designer and she was super helpful.
Oh, my son was about 7 months old when I got it, at about 23lbs and 27". He's 11 months now, 25lbs and 30". Wore him while watering the garden today and for a walk. It's gotten really comfy and floppy and broken in. I'm a little obsessed :(
Tl;dr check out www.earthybliss.com for a reasonably priced wrap converted mei tai :)
| babywearing | t5_2sxge | cbeiwwi | I know this is kinda old, but I figured I'd chip in. I wanted a mei tai, but I don't have a lot of extra money so I wanted something to hit most ages, be supportive, comfy, and last.
From the weeks of researching I did, I deduced that a wrap-converted mei tai would be best. But they are expensive, especially if you want extras like a hood or leg out padding or a ring waist, etc.
Anyways, I REALLY wanted an Obimama WCMT haha but they are so expensive. Best alternative I found was a WCMT made by Earthy Bliss ( They use Lenny Lamb wraps. I got the "wrapture" and it ran me about $200. Worth every penny. If you stalk her facebook page, she posts random discount codes. The other day there was a 20% off one. I've had a few fitting issues being 5'1" with a short torso and a big baby, but I emailed the designer and she was super helpful.
Oh, my son was about 7 months old when I got it, at about 23lbs and 27". He's 11 months now, 25lbs and 30". Wore him while watering the garden today and for a walk. It's gotten really comfy and floppy and broken in. I'm a little obsessed :( | check out www.earthybliss.com for a reasonably priced wrap converted mei tai :) |
CliFreeze | Funny story about this sub, once upon a time a team was on a bus on the way to practice, somehow we got to talking about mylittlepony and Catherine the Great's sexual... shall we say oddities. These conversations collided into a horrible scarring journey into the heart of ClopClop. In a few posts we were all either laughing or crying till one guy in the back looked over the shoulder of my friend, saw an unspeakable .gif and proceeded to say, "What the fuck!, is that girl sucking on a horse dick?!" Amidst the following laughter we all failed to notice that the bus driver (A rather large black woman with an immeasurable amount of attitude and even more sass) had pulled the bus onto the side of the road and got up to say this, "I don't know what y'all are looking at, and I don't want to know who's sucking what! But if you all say one more thing I will kick all your asses of this bus and leave you on the side of the road... Y'all understand?!"
We all shut off our phones and sat in a painful silence until we reached our destination... To this day if someone on our team reddits while on the bus we make sure they are staying well away from anything remotely nsfw.
edit; **TLDR**: Bus full of kids discover ClopClop, female bus driver threatens to dump us on the side of the road. | Funny story about this sub, once upon a time a team was on a bus on the way to practice, somehow we got to talking about mylittlepony and Catherine the Great's sexual... shall we say oddities. These conversations collided into a horrible scarring journey into the heart of ClopClop. In a few posts we were all either laughing or crying till one guy in the back looked over the shoulder of my friend, saw an unspeakable .gif and proceeded to say, "What the fuck!, is that girl sucking on a horse dick?!" Amidst the following laughter we all failed to notice that the bus driver (A rather large black woman with an immeasurable amount of attitude and even more sass) had pulled the bus onto the side of the road and got up to say this, "I don't know what y'all are looking at, and I don't want to know who's sucking what! But if you all say one more thing I will kick all your asses of this bus and leave you on the side of the road... Y'all understand?!"
We all shut off our phones and sat in a painful silence until we reached our destination... To this day if someone on our team reddits while on the bus we make sure they are staying well away from anything remotely nsfw.
edit; TLDR : Bus full of kids discover ClopClop, female bus driver threatens to dump us on the side of the road.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | caxrggh | Funny story about this sub, once upon a time a team was on a bus on the way to practice, somehow we got to talking about mylittlepony and Catherine the Great's sexual... shall we say oddities. These conversations collided into a horrible scarring journey into the heart of ClopClop. In a few posts we were all either laughing or crying till one guy in the back looked over the shoulder of my friend, saw an unspeakable .gif and proceeded to say, "What the fuck!, is that girl sucking on a horse dick?!" Amidst the following laughter we all failed to notice that the bus driver (A rather large black woman with an immeasurable amount of attitude and even more sass) had pulled the bus onto the side of the road and got up to say this, "I don't know what y'all are looking at, and I don't want to know who's sucking what! But if you all say one more thing I will kick all your asses of this bus and leave you on the side of the road... Y'all understand?!"
We all shut off our phones and sat in a painful silence until we reached our destination... To this day if someone on our team reddits while on the bus we make sure they are staying well away from anything remotely nsfw.
edit; | Bus full of kids discover ClopClop, female bus driver threatens to dump us on the side of the road. |
Fiend | True. That is a defining aspect of it without a doubt and I think you're right in that it distances itself quite far from spacedicks in that way. I suppose I focused too much on the content as opposed to the discussion surrounding it (frankly an equal or at times greater source of content). I don't know that I've ever been in a spacedicks comment thread but I don't see that content being thought provoking haha.
tl;dr I agree | True. That is a defining aspect of it without a doubt and I think you're right in that it distances itself quite far from spacedicks in that way. I suppose I focused too much on the content as opposed to the discussion surrounding it (frankly an equal or at times greater source of content). I don't know that I've ever been in a spacedicks comment thread but I don't see that content being thought provoking haha.
tl;dr I agree
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | caxs1wl | True. That is a defining aspect of it without a doubt and I think you're right in that it distances itself quite far from spacedicks in that way. I suppose I focused too much on the content as opposed to the discussion surrounding it (frankly an equal or at times greater source of content). I don't know that I've ever been in a spacedicks comment thread but I don't see that content being thought provoking haha. | I agree |
DiscoDiscoDanceDance | I am in my fourth year with Malaga, and I eventually swapped Isco for Gotze, so I feel I can provide some insight, but it's really going to depend on how/where you want to play them and what formation.
I personally play them as a RM/RW/CAM in a 4-2-3-1, because I have so much talent in other places, but do keep in mind that Isco was performing for me before I had a very talented squad.
The area's I feel they're different are as follows:
Isco
-Better shooting
-Better Stamina
-I tended to have a higher crossing success rate with him as well
*Bonus* Has the Black Nike boots with the yellow swoosh available as default
Gotze
-Higher Skill move rating
-Heal chop/flair fake shots
-Faster
*bonus* Nice hair in game, but it doesn't do his real life hair style justice
and where they're very similar:
Both)
-Have great dribbling, so isco can beat players without using crazy skill moves, therefor leveling the playing field there a bit. This applies for 'skilled dribbling' as well.
-Isco is fast enough, even though Gotze feels faster to me.
-Great passing, both long and short
*bonus* Great names
-Lacking in defense, but can fill in almost any midfield roll. Advantage goes to Isco though, as his stamina let's him play box to box.
In summary: I look back on my trade of Isco for Gotze with regret. Gotze hasn't quite lived up to my expectations and I never really appreciated what I had in Isco until he was gone. He gets a slight advantage in my book in so many area's, but especially the stamina. Gotze's big advantage in flair and skill moves is overshadowed by this -- Isco played every minute of every game, whereas for the life of me I fail to understand why I can't play Gotze half as frequently. Even when I play him as a pure attacking mid, relieving him of his defensive duties on the wing, he gets fatigued. Personally, I haven't tried him as a deep lying midfielder because I don't like putting players without some defensive prowess there, and I find it a chore to play deep air through balls without being able to see the run on screen.
tl;dr Isco > Gotze, dunno much about Cazola
| I am in my fourth year with Malaga, and I eventually swapped Isco for Gotze, so I feel I can provide some insight, but it's really going to depend on how/where you want to play them and what formation.
I personally play them as a RM/RW/CAM in a 4-2-3-1, because I have so much talent in other places, but do keep in mind that Isco was performing for me before I had a very talented squad.
The area's I feel they're different are as follows:
Isco
-Better shooting
-Better Stamina
-I tended to have a higher crossing success rate with him as well
Bonus Has the Black Nike boots with the yellow swoosh available as default
Gotze
-Higher Skill move rating
-Heal chop/flair fake shots
-Faster
bonus Nice hair in game, but it doesn't do his real life hair style justice
and where they're very similar:
Both)
-Have great dribbling, so isco can beat players without using crazy skill moves, therefor leveling the playing field there a bit. This applies for 'skilled dribbling' as well.
-Isco is fast enough, even though Gotze feels faster to me.
-Great passing, both long and short
bonus Great names
-Lacking in defense, but can fill in almost any midfield roll. Advantage goes to Isco though, as his stamina let's him play box to box.
In summary: I look back on my trade of Isco for Gotze with regret. Gotze hasn't quite lived up to my expectations and I never really appreciated what I had in Isco until he was gone. He gets a slight advantage in my book in so many area's, but especially the stamina. Gotze's big advantage in flair and skill moves is overshadowed by this -- Isco played every minute of every game, whereas for the life of me I fail to understand why I can't play Gotze half as frequently. Even when I play him as a pure attacking mid, relieving him of his defensive duties on the wing, he gets fatigued. Personally, I haven't tried him as a deep lying midfielder because I don't like putting players without some defensive prowess there, and I find it a chore to play deep air through balls without being able to see the run on screen.
tl;dr Isco > Gotze, dunno much about Cazola
| FifaCareers | t5_2tzz3 | cayoyoj | I am in my fourth year with Malaga, and I eventually swapped Isco for Gotze, so I feel I can provide some insight, but it's really going to depend on how/where you want to play them and what formation.
I personally play them as a RM/RW/CAM in a 4-2-3-1, because I have so much talent in other places, but do keep in mind that Isco was performing for me before I had a very talented squad.
The area's I feel they're different are as follows:
Isco
-Better shooting
-Better Stamina
-I tended to have a higher crossing success rate with him as well
Bonus Has the Black Nike boots with the yellow swoosh available as default
Gotze
-Higher Skill move rating
-Heal chop/flair fake shots
-Faster
bonus Nice hair in game, but it doesn't do his real life hair style justice
and where they're very similar:
Both)
-Have great dribbling, so isco can beat players without using crazy skill moves, therefor leveling the playing field there a bit. This applies for 'skilled dribbling' as well.
-Isco is fast enough, even though Gotze feels faster to me.
-Great passing, both long and short
bonus Great names
-Lacking in defense, but can fill in almost any midfield roll. Advantage goes to Isco though, as his stamina let's him play box to box.
In summary: I look back on my trade of Isco for Gotze with regret. Gotze hasn't quite lived up to my expectations and I never really appreciated what I had in Isco until he was gone. He gets a slight advantage in my book in so many area's, but especially the stamina. Gotze's big advantage in flair and skill moves is overshadowed by this -- Isco played every minute of every game, whereas for the life of me I fail to understand why I can't play Gotze half as frequently. Even when I play him as a pure attacking mid, relieving him of his defensive duties on the wing, he gets fatigued. Personally, I haven't tried him as a deep lying midfielder because I don't like putting players without some defensive prowess there, and I find it a chore to play deep air through balls without being able to see the run on screen. | Isco > Gotze, dunno much about Cazola |
warwickharris | Advice so far is pretty good, I would just add one thing:
Keep in mind that a car going for a cheap purchase price is likely going to require some repairs and probably sooner rather than later. Factor this into your purchasing decision. A few years ago I bought a car for $2,800 which was just about the top of my price range. Within the first year, I had to put $1,500 in repairs into it, and they kept coming even after that (probably broke $3000 in repairs in the five years that I owned it). Had I just spent all that money up front along with the $2,800 on a better car, I would have gotten much more value out of the same money.
My advice would be to spend the extra $100 it would take to have a mechanic check out any car you're serious about buying. If the seller fusses about it, find a different car; it's not worth the risk of buying a bucket of problems (trust me). Once you get the mechanic's assessment, you have a better idea of what repairs will be necessary right away, which can be put off, or which don't need to be done at all. This will help inform negotiations of the final purchase price. In your haggling, bring the mechanic's diagnostic report with you so you can back up your counter-offers.
Also, look at Hondas. My buddy bought a 1998 Honda Accord for around $4000, and has not done anything but routine maintenance on it since he bought it five years ago. It's currently at 264k miles and still going rather strong.
TL;DR: putting more money in on the front end for a higher-quality car, rather than buying a cheaper car and doing repairs throughout your ownership of the car, will help you maximize value. | Advice so far is pretty good, I would just add one thing:
Keep in mind that a car going for a cheap purchase price is likely going to require some repairs and probably sooner rather than later. Factor this into your purchasing decision. A few years ago I bought a car for $2,800 which was just about the top of my price range. Within the first year, I had to put $1,500 in repairs into it, and they kept coming even after that (probably broke $3000 in repairs in the five years that I owned it). Had I just spent all that money up front along with the $2,800 on a better car, I would have gotten much more value out of the same money.
My advice would be to spend the extra $100 it would take to have a mechanic check out any car you're serious about buying. If the seller fusses about it, find a different car; it's not worth the risk of buying a bucket of problems (trust me). Once you get the mechanic's assessment, you have a better idea of what repairs will be necessary right away, which can be put off, or which don't need to be done at all. This will help inform negotiations of the final purchase price. In your haggling, bring the mechanic's diagnostic report with you so you can back up your counter-offers.
Also, look at Hondas. My buddy bought a 1998 Honda Accord for around $4000, and has not done anything but routine maintenance on it since he bought it five years ago. It's currently at 264k miles and still going rather strong.
TL;DR: putting more money in on the front end for a higher-quality car, rather than buying a cheaper car and doing repairs throughout your ownership of the car, will help you maximize value.
| Frugal | t5_2qhbe | cazd0gj | Advice so far is pretty good, I would just add one thing:
Keep in mind that a car going for a cheap purchase price is likely going to require some repairs and probably sooner rather than later. Factor this into your purchasing decision. A few years ago I bought a car for $2,800 which was just about the top of my price range. Within the first year, I had to put $1,500 in repairs into it, and they kept coming even after that (probably broke $3000 in repairs in the five years that I owned it). Had I just spent all that money up front along with the $2,800 on a better car, I would have gotten much more value out of the same money.
My advice would be to spend the extra $100 it would take to have a mechanic check out any car you're serious about buying. If the seller fusses about it, find a different car; it's not worth the risk of buying a bucket of problems (trust me). Once you get the mechanic's assessment, you have a better idea of what repairs will be necessary right away, which can be put off, or which don't need to be done at all. This will help inform negotiations of the final purchase price. In your haggling, bring the mechanic's diagnostic report with you so you can back up your counter-offers.
Also, look at Hondas. My buddy bought a 1998 Honda Accord for around $4000, and has not done anything but routine maintenance on it since he bought it five years ago. It's currently at 264k miles and still going rather strong. | putting more money in on the front end for a higher-quality car, rather than buying a cheaper car and doing repairs throughout your ownership of the car, will help you maximize value. |
ranjan_zehereela | OK, I will try to make sense out of his speech. Because hatred against Gandhi family leads to over reaction by people on social media. Let us being reasonable here.
**National structure** - idea of India as a nation, was not present 100-200 yrs ago
**Energy** - Tries to avoid the term "Kulcha" & "Way of living" as those have been patented by Hindutva forces
**Rivers** - India being primarily an agrarian economy
**University** - the guy talks about his college days. Nostalgia- some leeway is allowed here.
**Travelling in train and interacting with people** - That was the way this guy tried to know India. Most of the times he lived an isolated life. Now this sort of interaction is one of the populist tactics of Gandhi leaders. Can't help it. Moreover people find it charming in 2007-2009.
**Girish/Chai/Spirit of the country** - Atithi devo bhav & small enterprenuers. Kya yaar why to make joke of this. He is right here
**Empowerment of everyone** - Any problem with this idea?
**Dropping mails from airplane** - Quite possible in Indian education scenario
**Boat** - The guy lost his notes
**Exponential change** - He is right about "radical changes". That is why LPG in 1991 worked.
**Center -State relation** - Ok the guy turns confident suddenly. Nervous while giving written speech but in QA session he is a changed man. he knows what he is talking about. He makes sense here. Segregation of power between few hundred people.
**Representative of industrialists in parliamentary committee** - Obviously there is none.
**One man on horse** - hahaha..good sarcasm
**River of Indian people** - ???????
**Beehive/ India Vs China** - That was good. very good
**Boss, here you are** - He is honest and surely he dislikes being him in Indian context
TL DR: He was sensible at some of the places. While giving a written speech he was not comfortable but during Q-A session, he knew what he was talking about.
Disclaimer: I do not claim that what he said, he is going to do | OK, I will try to make sense out of his speech. Because hatred against Gandhi family leads to over reaction by people on social media. Let us being reasonable here.
National structure - idea of India as a nation, was not present 100-200 yrs ago
Energy - Tries to avoid the term "Kulcha" & "Way of living" as those have been patented by Hindutva forces
Rivers - India being primarily an agrarian economy
University - the guy talks about his college days. Nostalgia- some leeway is allowed here.
Travelling in train and interacting with people - That was the way this guy tried to know India. Most of the times he lived an isolated life. Now this sort of interaction is one of the populist tactics of Gandhi leaders. Can't help it. Moreover people find it charming in 2007-2009.
Girish/Chai/Spirit of the country - Atithi devo bhav & small enterprenuers. Kya yaar why to make joke of this. He is right here
Empowerment of everyone - Any problem with this idea?
Dropping mails from airplane - Quite possible in Indian education scenario
Boat - The guy lost his notes
Exponential change - He is right about "radical changes". That is why LPG in 1991 worked.
Center -State relation - Ok the guy turns confident suddenly. Nervous while giving written speech but in QA session he is a changed man. he knows what he is talking about. He makes sense here. Segregation of power between few hundred people.
Representative of industrialists in parliamentary committee - Obviously there is none.
One man on horse - hahaha..good sarcasm
River of Indian people - ???????
Beehive/ India Vs China - That was good. very good
Boss, here you are - He is honest and surely he dislikes being him in Indian context
TL DR: He was sensible at some of the places. While giving a written speech he was not comfortable but during Q-A session, he knew what he was talking about.
Disclaimer: I do not claim that what he said, he is going to do
| india | t5_2qh1q | caya9sv | OK, I will try to make sense out of his speech. Because hatred against Gandhi family leads to over reaction by people on social media. Let us being reasonable here.
National structure - idea of India as a nation, was not present 100-200 yrs ago
Energy - Tries to avoid the term "Kulcha" & "Way of living" as those have been patented by Hindutva forces
Rivers - India being primarily an agrarian economy
University - the guy talks about his college days. Nostalgia- some leeway is allowed here.
Travelling in train and interacting with people - That was the way this guy tried to know India. Most of the times he lived an isolated life. Now this sort of interaction is one of the populist tactics of Gandhi leaders. Can't help it. Moreover people find it charming in 2007-2009.
Girish/Chai/Spirit of the country - Atithi devo bhav & small enterprenuers. Kya yaar why to make joke of this. He is right here
Empowerment of everyone - Any problem with this idea?
Dropping mails from airplane - Quite possible in Indian education scenario
Boat - The guy lost his notes
Exponential change - He is right about "radical changes". That is why LPG in 1991 worked.
Center -State relation - Ok the guy turns confident suddenly. Nervous while giving written speech but in QA session he is a changed man. he knows what he is talking about. He makes sense here. Segregation of power between few hundred people.
Representative of industrialists in parliamentary committee - Obviously there is none.
One man on horse - hahaha..good sarcasm
River of Indian people - ???????
Beehive/ India Vs China - That was good. very good
Boss, here you are - He is honest and surely he dislikes being him in Indian context | He was sensible at some of the places. While giving a written speech he was not comfortable but during Q-A session, he knew what he was talking about.
Disclaimer: I do not claim that what he said, he is going to do |
xdesi | Looked at the beginning.
> We see India as a ... national structure
WTF?
>... go back 100 ... 200 years, you will find ... that India is actually energy
double WTF?
> ... that force came from our rivers ... Ganga ... Yamuna ...
triple WTF?
And he talks on in that vein. Around 5:20: I don't know about dropping mail from planes, but what he's dropping from his mouth isn't even manure for thought.
The man is bad at English too - no fluency at all. What language does he speak well? Italian?
Positioning this clown against Modi using the vast resources of the Congress Party and the English media is a cruel joke on all Indians. And if allowed to carry on, make no mistake about it: this clown with no achievement other than being born into the Nehru family will be India's Prime Minister.
tl;dr: The guy is Tughlaq, minus Tughlaq's formidable intelligence. Good luck to India if he becomes PM.
| Looked at the beginning.
> We see India as a ... national structure
WTF?
>... go back 100 ... 200 years, you will find ... that India is actually energy
double WTF?
> ... that force came from our rivers ... Ganga ... Yamuna ...
triple WTF?
And he talks on in that vein. Around 5:20: I don't know about dropping mail from planes, but what he's dropping from his mouth isn't even manure for thought.
The man is bad at English too - no fluency at all. What language does he speak well? Italian?
Positioning this clown against Modi using the vast resources of the Congress Party and the English media is a cruel joke on all Indians. And if allowed to carry on, make no mistake about it: this clown with no achievement other than being born into the Nehru family will be India's Prime Minister.
tl;dr: The guy is Tughlaq, minus Tughlaq's formidable intelligence. Good luck to India if he becomes PM.
| india | t5_2qh1q | cay62q9 | Looked at the beginning.
> We see India as a ... national structure
WTF?
>... go back 100 ... 200 years, you will find ... that India is actually energy
double WTF?
> ... that force came from our rivers ... Ganga ... Yamuna ...
triple WTF?
And he talks on in that vein. Around 5:20: I don't know about dropping mail from planes, but what he's dropping from his mouth isn't even manure for thought.
The man is bad at English too - no fluency at all. What language does he speak well? Italian?
Positioning this clown against Modi using the vast resources of the Congress Party and the English media is a cruel joke on all Indians. And if allowed to carry on, make no mistake about it: this clown with no achievement other than being born into the Nehru family will be India's Prime Minister. | The guy is Tughlaq, minus Tughlaq's formidable intelligence. Good luck to India if he becomes PM. |
Reptilian_Overlords | You don't need to be very overweight to have a fatty heart.
Adipose tissue accumulates as the arteries and veins over time get damaged. When the endothelium (inside layer closest to the blood flow) gets damaged, plaque sticks to it, and it gets calcified over in order to prevent an emboli from traveling to say the heart, lungs or brain. Over time, the calcification builds up, and a catastrophic rupture can occur, causing blood to clot, cutting off blood supply.
tl;dr: You're fucked. | You don't need to be very overweight to have a fatty heart.
Adipose tissue accumulates as the arteries and veins over time get damaged. When the endothelium (inside layer closest to the blood flow) gets damaged, plaque sticks to it, and it gets calcified over in order to prevent an emboli from traveling to say the heart, lungs or brain. Over time, the calcification builds up, and a catastrophic rupture can occur, causing blood to clot, cutting off blood supply.
tl;dr: You're fucked.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | cayie1a | You don't need to be very overweight to have a fatty heart.
Adipose tissue accumulates as the arteries and veins over time get damaged. When the endothelium (inside layer closest to the blood flow) gets damaged, plaque sticks to it, and it gets calcified over in order to prevent an emboli from traveling to say the heart, lungs or brain. Over time, the calcification builds up, and a catastrophic rupture can occur, causing blood to clot, cutting off blood supply. | You're fucked. |
NotAPimecone | Hm, thought I had my male flair on (should be a little male circle with the arrow pointing up icon next to my username).
I'm a bisexual lifestyle BDSM slave. I've gone out in public crossdressed with high heels locked on, a butt plug in, chastity device locked on, no panties, wig, fully shaved because my Master ordered me to.
My first Master used to chain me up to my ceiling (I'd put a couple of sturdy hooks in, not strong enough for suspension probably, but they worked great as attachment points for restraints) and then have sex with women in my bed while I watched or listened (sometimes blindfolded), usually ballgagged. I had a dog shock collar wrapped around my balls sometimes that they would use to shock me too.
He'd also put me on my back with my wrists and ankles chained up in the air and fuck my ass raw, then make me wash of his cock and suck it again after to make sure it was squeaky clean.
I have a butt plug tail (2 actually, lol) and puppy-hood, my Mistress likes me to be Her puppy sometimes, I'll get put in the cage, play fetch, etc.
Mistress has two whips, we regularly go out to public play parties and I'll get whipped, spanked, flogged, paddled, etc. We have a strapon, but She doesn't use it on me all that often.
Often times we'll play together with other people but Her limit is no actual sex, She has a bit of a fetish for making girls cum through other kinds of stimulation like tickling, electricity, or other sensations.
We don't even have "sex" sex, I'm locked away in my steel chastity cage most of the time so if She wants to be pleasured, it's my tongue or vibrators and toys, which is torturous for me because trying to get hard with a little metal cage on my cock isn't exactly comfortable.
tl;dr - plain old sex is boring, I'm into pretty much everything else sexual :D | Hm, thought I had my male flair on (should be a little male circle with the arrow pointing up icon next to my username).
I'm a bisexual lifestyle BDSM slave. I've gone out in public crossdressed with high heels locked on, a butt plug in, chastity device locked on, no panties, wig, fully shaved because my Master ordered me to.
My first Master used to chain me up to my ceiling (I'd put a couple of sturdy hooks in, not strong enough for suspension probably, but they worked great as attachment points for restraints) and then have sex with women in my bed while I watched or listened (sometimes blindfolded), usually ballgagged. I had a dog shock collar wrapped around my balls sometimes that they would use to shock me too.
He'd also put me on my back with my wrists and ankles chained up in the air and fuck my ass raw, then make me wash of his cock and suck it again after to make sure it was squeaky clean.
I have a butt plug tail (2 actually, lol) and puppy-hood, my Mistress likes me to be Her puppy sometimes, I'll get put in the cage, play fetch, etc.
Mistress has two whips, we regularly go out to public play parties and I'll get whipped, spanked, flogged, paddled, etc. We have a strapon, but She doesn't use it on me all that often.
Often times we'll play together with other people but Her limit is no actual sex, She has a bit of a fetish for making girls cum through other kinds of stimulation like tickling, electricity, or other sensations.
We don't even have "sex" sex, I'm locked away in my steel chastity cage most of the time so if She wants to be pleasured, it's my tongue or vibrators and toys, which is torturous for me because trying to get hard with a little metal cage on my cock isn't exactly comfortable.
tl;dr - plain old sex is boring, I'm into pretty much everything else sexual :D
| AskWomen | t5_2rxrw | caygp7b | Hm, thought I had my male flair on (should be a little male circle with the arrow pointing up icon next to my username).
I'm a bisexual lifestyle BDSM slave. I've gone out in public crossdressed with high heels locked on, a butt plug in, chastity device locked on, no panties, wig, fully shaved because my Master ordered me to.
My first Master used to chain me up to my ceiling (I'd put a couple of sturdy hooks in, not strong enough for suspension probably, but they worked great as attachment points for restraints) and then have sex with women in my bed while I watched or listened (sometimes blindfolded), usually ballgagged. I had a dog shock collar wrapped around my balls sometimes that they would use to shock me too.
He'd also put me on my back with my wrists and ankles chained up in the air and fuck my ass raw, then make me wash of his cock and suck it again after to make sure it was squeaky clean.
I have a butt plug tail (2 actually, lol) and puppy-hood, my Mistress likes me to be Her puppy sometimes, I'll get put in the cage, play fetch, etc.
Mistress has two whips, we regularly go out to public play parties and I'll get whipped, spanked, flogged, paddled, etc. We have a strapon, but She doesn't use it on me all that often.
Often times we'll play together with other people but Her limit is no actual sex, She has a bit of a fetish for making girls cum through other kinds of stimulation like tickling, electricity, or other sensations.
We don't even have "sex" sex, I'm locked away in my steel chastity cage most of the time so if She wants to be pleasured, it's my tongue or vibrators and toys, which is torturous for me because trying to get hard with a little metal cage on my cock isn't exactly comfortable. | plain old sex is boring, I'm into pretty much everything else sexual :D |
CDanger | Why are you mad?
I'm sorry that your text tones didn't perfectly convey your facetiousness. It must be the first time that has happened to you. (Be careful to note the sarcasm, lest I shift the blame for my miscommunication to you with a phrase like 'disinclination to recognize').
> no idea what role "incredulously" is meant to be fulfilling in that sentence
The fault is with you there, bud. You would do well to take your own advice, as incredulous [has a less commonly-used meaning]( (see 2) which is like 'unbelievable.' It has connotations that fit the situation (i.e. it is not unduly positive like 'incredible').
**TL;DR: You're clearly out of your depth.** | Why are you mad?
I'm sorry that your text tones didn't perfectly convey your facetiousness. It must be the first time that has happened to you. (Be careful to note the sarcasm, lest I shift the blame for my miscommunication to you with a phrase like 'disinclination to recognize').
> no idea what role "incredulously" is meant to be fulfilling in that sentence
The fault is with you there, bud. You would do well to take your own advice, as incredulous has a less commonly-used meaning which is like 'unbelievable.' It has connotations that fit the situation (i.e. it is not unduly positive like 'incredible').
TL;DR: You're clearly out of your depth.
| whatisthisthing | t5_2s3kh | cayorpk | Why are you mad?
I'm sorry that your text tones didn't perfectly convey your facetiousness. It must be the first time that has happened to you. (Be careful to note the sarcasm, lest I shift the blame for my miscommunication to you with a phrase like 'disinclination to recognize').
> no idea what role "incredulously" is meant to be fulfilling in that sentence
The fault is with you there, bud. You would do well to take your own advice, as incredulous has a less commonly-used meaning which is like 'unbelievable.' It has connotations that fit the situation (i.e. it is not unduly positive like 'incredible'). | You're clearly out of your depth. |
TuNeCedeMalis | I had a video on youtube of me fighting four kings sl1 ng+2, but i took it down because google insisted on displayed my real name when searching for the video. I'm willing to upload it somewhere else as a reference if you'd like to see it but here's be jist.
1) Grab the crest shield, tank any of their ranged magic attacks
2) From melee range, two rolls backwards are that's needed to get out of their aoe magic blast. Also a good time to heal.
3) It's all about time. The goal is to kill each king before the next king spawns. From the very beginning you should sprint to the first king. If it throws purple at you, stop, tank the hit, and then keep sprinting at him like you don't give a shit. Dodge and then attack.
4)First way to save time. While the ENTIRE fight is just dodge, and then attack, you don't always have to use the dodge button. When they do the slow vertical slash you can just sidestep it. First of all this saves you time so you are able to start hitting the king sooner, but more importantly it saves stamina which means you get even more attacks before the king goes for his next move that you'll have to dodge. Again, **sidestep the vertical attacks and punish him with multiple 2 handed r1s**. This makes quick work of the kings
5) Second way to save time, learn to dodge the grabs. It'll take some practice but when they do the spin that signals they are about to grab you, dodge once backwards, and then dodge to the right and they will go right past you. Then sprint at them and punish them. That grab move is the bane of many players, but learn to dodge it and it works in your favor time-wise. More damage to them before the next king is down.
**TL;DR - Try to kill each king before the next once spawns. Save time by sidestepping instead of dodging when you can, and by punishing their attempts at grabbing you. Tank ranged magic with crest shield** | I had a video on youtube of me fighting four kings sl1 ng+2, but i took it down because google insisted on displayed my real name when searching for the video. I'm willing to upload it somewhere else as a reference if you'd like to see it but here's be jist.
1) Grab the crest shield, tank any of their ranged magic attacks
2) From melee range, two rolls backwards are that's needed to get out of their aoe magic blast. Also a good time to heal.
3) It's all about time. The goal is to kill each king before the next king spawns. From the very beginning you should sprint to the first king. If it throws purple at you, stop, tank the hit, and then keep sprinting at him like you don't give a shit. Dodge and then attack.
4)First way to save time. While the ENTIRE fight is just dodge, and then attack, you don't always have to use the dodge button. When they do the slow vertical slash you can just sidestep it. First of all this saves you time so you are able to start hitting the king sooner, but more importantly it saves stamina which means you get even more attacks before the king goes for his next move that you'll have to dodge. Again, sidestep the vertical attacks and punish him with multiple 2 handed r1s . This makes quick work of the kings
5) Second way to save time, learn to dodge the grabs. It'll take some practice but when they do the spin that signals they are about to grab you, dodge once backwards, and then dodge to the right and they will go right past you. Then sprint at them and punish them. That grab move is the bane of many players, but learn to dodge it and it works in your favor time-wise. More damage to them before the next king is down.
TL;DR - Try to kill each king before the next once spawns. Save time by sidestepping instead of dodging when you can, and by punishing their attempts at grabbing you. Tank ranged magic with crest shield
| darksouls | t5_2sazo | caylp7a | I had a video on youtube of me fighting four kings sl1 ng+2, but i took it down because google insisted on displayed my real name when searching for the video. I'm willing to upload it somewhere else as a reference if you'd like to see it but here's be jist.
1) Grab the crest shield, tank any of their ranged magic attacks
2) From melee range, two rolls backwards are that's needed to get out of their aoe magic blast. Also a good time to heal.
3) It's all about time. The goal is to kill each king before the next king spawns. From the very beginning you should sprint to the first king. If it throws purple at you, stop, tank the hit, and then keep sprinting at him like you don't give a shit. Dodge and then attack.
4)First way to save time. While the ENTIRE fight is just dodge, and then attack, you don't always have to use the dodge button. When they do the slow vertical slash you can just sidestep it. First of all this saves you time so you are able to start hitting the king sooner, but more importantly it saves stamina which means you get even more attacks before the king goes for his next move that you'll have to dodge. Again, sidestep the vertical attacks and punish him with multiple 2 handed r1s . This makes quick work of the kings
5) Second way to save time, learn to dodge the grabs. It'll take some practice but when they do the spin that signals they are about to grab you, dodge once backwards, and then dodge to the right and they will go right past you. Then sprint at them and punish them. That grab move is the bane of many players, but learn to dodge it and it works in your favor time-wise. More damage to them before the next king is down. | Try to kill each king before the next once spawns. Save time by sidestepping instead of dodging when you can, and by punishing their attempts at grabbing you. Tank ranged magic with crest shield |
TheAnimus | >Canon 40/50D produces noisy pictures at 15MP
Because those cameras are rubbish in low light. Something like a D7100 despite having smaller pixels, will outperform it. Something like a K-5 has pixels roughly the same size (well slightly larger) totally smokes it.
Just because Canon don't do low light well, in their APS-C range devices, doesn't mean people can't do low light well.
Not too mention the relationship between effective focal length, depth of field and sensor size, can often mean a smaller sensor can be a few stops less sensitive to get the same image.
The problem is its impractical for small sensors to have a nice bokeh with a tight DoF.
Think of it this way, a hand held Lumia 920 is easy to hold for about 1/6th of a second. A 70D with a 35mm prime, will have to shoot about 3.5 to begin to get any DoF. Say its quite dark, it will need quite a high ISO to be able to do a 1/10th (1/6th is quite hard for that weight, we'd be relying on the IS, Canon don't really do SR/IS properly, they make it very expensive, so we'll assume the lens doesn't have it.). The 920 would be using an aperture of f/2.0 to get the same rough effect. This means that sometimes you can get say 2 f stop of difference in sensor sensitivity because of the need for a usable DoF. These are only really low light benefits, but if you want gorgeous trees and such for landscape, buy a Sigma Foven, and buy one for me too ;)
**TL;DR:** It's more complex than you think. | >Canon 40/50D produces noisy pictures at 15MP
Because those cameras are rubbish in low light. Something like a D7100 despite having smaller pixels, will outperform it. Something like a K-5 has pixels roughly the same size (well slightly larger) totally smokes it.
Just because Canon don't do low light well, in their APS-C range devices, doesn't mean people can't do low light well.
Not too mention the relationship between effective focal length, depth of field and sensor size, can often mean a smaller sensor can be a few stops less sensitive to get the same image.
The problem is its impractical for small sensors to have a nice bokeh with a tight DoF.
Think of it this way, a hand held Lumia 920 is easy to hold for about 1/6th of a second. A 70D with a 35mm prime, will have to shoot about 3.5 to begin to get any DoF. Say its quite dark, it will need quite a high ISO to be able to do a 1/10th (1/6th is quite hard for that weight, we'd be relying on the IS, Canon don't really do SR/IS properly, they make it very expensive, so we'll assume the lens doesn't have it.). The 920 would be using an aperture of f/2.0 to get the same rough effect. This means that sometimes you can get say 2 f stop of difference in sensor sensitivity because of the need for a usable DoF. These are only really low light benefits, but if you want gorgeous trees and such for landscape, buy a Sigma Foven, and buy one for me too ;)
TL;DR: It's more complex than you think.
| windowsphone | t5_2r71o | cayxkkn | Canon 40/50D produces noisy pictures at 15MP
Because those cameras are rubbish in low light. Something like a D7100 despite having smaller pixels, will outperform it. Something like a K-5 has pixels roughly the same size (well slightly larger) totally smokes it.
Just because Canon don't do low light well, in their APS-C range devices, doesn't mean people can't do low light well.
Not too mention the relationship between effective focal length, depth of field and sensor size, can often mean a smaller sensor can be a few stops less sensitive to get the same image.
The problem is its impractical for small sensors to have a nice bokeh with a tight DoF.
Think of it this way, a hand held Lumia 920 is easy to hold for about 1/6th of a second. A 70D with a 35mm prime, will have to shoot about 3.5 to begin to get any DoF. Say its quite dark, it will need quite a high ISO to be able to do a 1/10th (1/6th is quite hard for that weight, we'd be relying on the IS, Canon don't really do SR/IS properly, they make it very expensive, so we'll assume the lens doesn't have it.). The 920 would be using an aperture of f/2.0 to get the same rough effect. This means that sometimes you can get say 2 f stop of difference in sensor sensitivity because of the need for a usable DoF. These are only really low light benefits, but if you want gorgeous trees and such for landscape, buy a Sigma Foven, and buy one for me too ;) | It's more complex than you think. |
PTran | I don't know about Hibbard, but I know that Youngs had a bit of a reputation this season for not having the best throwing record for the Tigers. I don't think it's as bad as "all NH lineouts are crooked" but there's times when I've noticed this season when the hooker just shuffles himself along the touchline to line himself up with his team, which seems *so* illegal to me.
**tl;dr:** Maybe, but probably not as much as you'd think | I don't know about Hibbard, but I know that Youngs had a bit of a reputation this season for not having the best throwing record for the Tigers. I don't think it's as bad as "all NH lineouts are crooked" but there's times when I've noticed this season when the hooker just shuffles himself along the touchline to line himself up with his team, which seems so illegal to me.
tl;dr: Maybe, but probably not as much as you'd think
| rugbyunion | t5_2qkbe | cazloxy | I don't know about Hibbard, but I know that Youngs had a bit of a reputation this season for not having the best throwing record for the Tigers. I don't think it's as bad as "all NH lineouts are crooked" but there's times when I've noticed this season when the hooker just shuffles himself along the touchline to line himself up with his team, which seems so illegal to me. | Maybe, but probably not as much as you'd think |
ss_camaro | OP if deleted:
>Original post here:
>So, basically, I let it eat at me for a while and I finally said something. I sat her down and told her that it really concerns me that they talk, it makes me uncomfortable, and I didn't know how I should feel about it. She told me that they only talk sparingly and it's usually just catching up, and that I had nothing to worry about.
>Fast forward three weeks or so. There's a way on SnapChat to see the top 3 people that your friends snap, and I noticed that his name overtook mine. So, obviously, I was upset, because now it seemed like it was more than just catching up.
>Throughout the entire time we dated, a whopping 4 months, she always told me that she was very happy with me, enjoyed being with me, and although didn't want something serious at the time she wanted to keep working toward something serious. Again, the time we talked about her ex, she told me that I shouldn't worry and it was not a big deal. So I message her while she's at work, letting her know what I saw and that it really made me upset and uncomfortable. After all, she was dating me, very recent exes should just be out of the picture. At least for courtesy.
>She comes over after work and basically straight up tells me she has unresolved feelings for him and is going to give him another chance. This is the guy who left her at the airport when she flew into town to visit him and didn't even show up to the house, at all, that night. The guy who never once bought her a gift, celebrated an anniversary, or celebrated a holiday with her. A guy who never once came to visit her. A guy who, when she got into the final round of a law school mock trial competition and unfortunately lost, told her "Sorryz. But hey I got a new phone!" A guy who she constantly told me she was unhappy with and felt like there was too much shit to work out. The guy who told her that "you're immediately replaceable" when she had her first real talk with him (not even to break up, just to talk). The guy who told her that he refuses to be with anyone who has pets and basically told her she would have to get rid of her cats (she has not and will not do this). Just to name a few issues.
>And now she wants to give him another chance. Not only that, but she told me she can **see herself marrying him. [ed. LoL]** I'd like to note that two months before this, she not only said she can't see herself marrying him, but that she doesn't want to.
>So here's my thing. I'm having a few issues right now. First of all, I understand that, objectively, it must seem silly to react so badly. But I have no idea how to explain it other than the cliche "this one felt so much more different." Like, before she and I even started dating, something in my mind was like "this is the girl you're going to marry." And during the relationship, everybody thought we were going to get married. For the first two months (before her ex started talking to her again), the relationship was beyond perfect. I mean it was storybook perfect. And for once, I feel like I really did everything right. I opened doors for her, spoke with her every day, bought her dinner, surprised her with random, small gifts, etc. Indeed, she's constantly told her friends that I did nothing wrong, which is leaving me at a complete loss as to why this happened.
>So here's a few things I would like your opinions and cold-hard truths about. First, I have no idea what he said in the span of two months to make her go from "I don't want to marry him" to "I can see myself marrying him." But I have this enormously burning need to know. I know it won't do me any good at all, I just have to know. I suspect that (because I've been hearing this from other people) he told her that he turned down a job in Florida and a job in DC for her (he's been unemployed for over a year and is not licensed to practice law in either of those states, so I think that's not only a lie, but really stupid). But either way, how do I control this? Do I just ignore it?
>Second, how do I cope with this outrageous anger I have toward her? I feel extremely used and devalued. My relationship before her was pretty much 3 years of the same story, so this girl doing this to me pretty much feels like salt in the wounds.
>Finally, I feel like I'm objectively logical about this, but subjectively stupid. I realize what she did was absolutely shitty for any person to do (tell me everything is OK and not to worry about him when she was secretly talking to him for two months), but I have this part of me that absolutely does not want to give up on her. When I say that we felt absolutely perfect, I'm not even kidding. I want that back. But I don't know (a) whether I should try, or (b) if it's even worth it. And if it is, how do I do it? Do I just leave her alone and let her make her own mistakes?
>She's changed over the past couple months. She's turned very stone cold and has become extremely hardened and secretive, even toward her close friends, and it's starting to push some of them away, too. That's something else that upsets me, because this dude was so abusive for the year and a half they were together that I have absolutely no doubt that he's feeding her lines about how she doesn't need them and they aren't worth it.
>So anyways. It ended badly, I really really really like her and fell for her very damn hard, and I'm having the hardest time in the world coping with it and just wanted some tips on how I can overcome this very selfish and (frankly none of my business) need to know what happened, and how I can cope with this burning anger I have toward her for doing this to me.
>Thanks for reading this guys.
>EDIT: I'm starting to believe, from reading all this, that it's not that she was the perfect girlfriend, but that for the first two months it was exactly what I want a relationship to be. And that's what I'm holding onto. The more that I can convince myself that there is more than one person out there who can offer the perfect relationships, the easier it'll be to move on
>tl;dr: She told me I had nothing to worry about, turns out I did, and she went back to an abusive ex. Having trouble coping with the fact that I did nothing wrong and coping with my absurd level of anger toward her.
| OP if deleted:
>Original post here:
>So, basically, I let it eat at me for a while and I finally said something. I sat her down and told her that it really concerns me that they talk, it makes me uncomfortable, and I didn't know how I should feel about it. She told me that they only talk sparingly and it's usually just catching up, and that I had nothing to worry about.
>Fast forward three weeks or so. There's a way on SnapChat to see the top 3 people that your friends snap, and I noticed that his name overtook mine. So, obviously, I was upset, because now it seemed like it was more than just catching up.
>Throughout the entire time we dated, a whopping 4 months, she always told me that she was very happy with me, enjoyed being with me, and although didn't want something serious at the time she wanted to keep working toward something serious. Again, the time we talked about her ex, she told me that I shouldn't worry and it was not a big deal. So I message her while she's at work, letting her know what I saw and that it really made me upset and uncomfortable. After all, she was dating me, very recent exes should just be out of the picture. At least for courtesy.
>She comes over after work and basically straight up tells me she has unresolved feelings for him and is going to give him another chance. This is the guy who left her at the airport when she flew into town to visit him and didn't even show up to the house, at all, that night. The guy who never once bought her a gift, celebrated an anniversary, or celebrated a holiday with her. A guy who never once came to visit her. A guy who, when she got into the final round of a law school mock trial competition and unfortunately lost, told her "Sorryz. But hey I got a new phone!" A guy who she constantly told me she was unhappy with and felt like there was too much shit to work out. The guy who told her that "you're immediately replaceable" when she had her first real talk with him (not even to break up, just to talk). The guy who told her that he refuses to be with anyone who has pets and basically told her she would have to get rid of her cats (she has not and will not do this). Just to name a few issues.
>And now she wants to give him another chance. Not only that, but she told me she can see herself marrying him. [ed. LoL] I'd like to note that two months before this, she not only said she can't see herself marrying him, but that she doesn't want to.
>So here's my thing. I'm having a few issues right now. First of all, I understand that, objectively, it must seem silly to react so badly. But I have no idea how to explain it other than the cliche "this one felt so much more different." Like, before she and I even started dating, something in my mind was like "this is the girl you're going to marry." And during the relationship, everybody thought we were going to get married. For the first two months (before her ex started talking to her again), the relationship was beyond perfect. I mean it was storybook perfect. And for once, I feel like I really did everything right. I opened doors for her, spoke with her every day, bought her dinner, surprised her with random, small gifts, etc. Indeed, she's constantly told her friends that I did nothing wrong, which is leaving me at a complete loss as to why this happened.
>So here's a few things I would like your opinions and cold-hard truths about. First, I have no idea what he said in the span of two months to make her go from "I don't want to marry him" to "I can see myself marrying him." But I have this enormously burning need to know. I know it won't do me any good at all, I just have to know. I suspect that (because I've been hearing this from other people) he told her that he turned down a job in Florida and a job in DC for her (he's been unemployed for over a year and is not licensed to practice law in either of those states, so I think that's not only a lie, but really stupid). But either way, how do I control this? Do I just ignore it?
>Second, how do I cope with this outrageous anger I have toward her? I feel extremely used and devalued. My relationship before her was pretty much 3 years of the same story, so this girl doing this to me pretty much feels like salt in the wounds.
>Finally, I feel like I'm objectively logical about this, but subjectively stupid. I realize what she did was absolutely shitty for any person to do (tell me everything is OK and not to worry about him when she was secretly talking to him for two months), but I have this part of me that absolutely does not want to give up on her. When I say that we felt absolutely perfect, I'm not even kidding. I want that back. But I don't know (a) whether I should try, or (b) if it's even worth it. And if it is, how do I do it? Do I just leave her alone and let her make her own mistakes?
>She's changed over the past couple months. She's turned very stone cold and has become extremely hardened and secretive, even toward her close friends, and it's starting to push some of them away, too. That's something else that upsets me, because this dude was so abusive for the year and a half they were together that I have absolutely no doubt that he's feeding her lines about how she doesn't need them and they aren't worth it.
>So anyways. It ended badly, I really really really like her and fell for her very damn hard, and I'm having the hardest time in the world coping with it and just wanted some tips on how I can overcome this very selfish and (frankly none of my business) need to know what happened, and how I can cope with this burning anger I have toward her for doing this to me.
>Thanks for reading this guys.
>EDIT: I'm starting to believe, from reading all this, that it's not that she was the perfect girlfriend, but that for the first two months it was exactly what I want a relationship to be. And that's what I'm holding onto. The more that I can convince myself that there is more than one person out there who can offer the perfect relationships, the easier it'll be to move on
>tl;dr: She told me I had nothing to worry about, turns out I did, and she went back to an abusive ex. Having trouble coping with the fact that I did nothing wrong and coping with my absurd level of anger toward her.
| TheRedPill | t5_2ve1u | cazjz7g | OP if deleted:
>Original post here:
>So, basically, I let it eat at me for a while and I finally said something. I sat her down and told her that it really concerns me that they talk, it makes me uncomfortable, and I didn't know how I should feel about it. She told me that they only talk sparingly and it's usually just catching up, and that I had nothing to worry about.
>Fast forward three weeks or so. There's a way on SnapChat to see the top 3 people that your friends snap, and I noticed that his name overtook mine. So, obviously, I was upset, because now it seemed like it was more than just catching up.
>Throughout the entire time we dated, a whopping 4 months, she always told me that she was very happy with me, enjoyed being with me, and although didn't want something serious at the time she wanted to keep working toward something serious. Again, the time we talked about her ex, she told me that I shouldn't worry and it was not a big deal. So I message her while she's at work, letting her know what I saw and that it really made me upset and uncomfortable. After all, she was dating me, very recent exes should just be out of the picture. At least for courtesy.
>She comes over after work and basically straight up tells me she has unresolved feelings for him and is going to give him another chance. This is the guy who left her at the airport when she flew into town to visit him and didn't even show up to the house, at all, that night. The guy who never once bought her a gift, celebrated an anniversary, or celebrated a holiday with her. A guy who never once came to visit her. A guy who, when she got into the final round of a law school mock trial competition and unfortunately lost, told her "Sorryz. But hey I got a new phone!" A guy who she constantly told me she was unhappy with and felt like there was too much shit to work out. The guy who told her that "you're immediately replaceable" when she had her first real talk with him (not even to break up, just to talk). The guy who told her that he refuses to be with anyone who has pets and basically told her she would have to get rid of her cats (she has not and will not do this). Just to name a few issues.
>And now she wants to give him another chance. Not only that, but she told me she can see herself marrying him. [ed. LoL] I'd like to note that two months before this, she not only said she can't see herself marrying him, but that she doesn't want to.
>So here's my thing. I'm having a few issues right now. First of all, I understand that, objectively, it must seem silly to react so badly. But I have no idea how to explain it other than the cliche "this one felt so much more different." Like, before she and I even started dating, something in my mind was like "this is the girl you're going to marry." And during the relationship, everybody thought we were going to get married. For the first two months (before her ex started talking to her again), the relationship was beyond perfect. I mean it was storybook perfect. And for once, I feel like I really did everything right. I opened doors for her, spoke with her every day, bought her dinner, surprised her with random, small gifts, etc. Indeed, she's constantly told her friends that I did nothing wrong, which is leaving me at a complete loss as to why this happened.
>So here's a few things I would like your opinions and cold-hard truths about. First, I have no idea what he said in the span of two months to make her go from "I don't want to marry him" to "I can see myself marrying him." But I have this enormously burning need to know. I know it won't do me any good at all, I just have to know. I suspect that (because I've been hearing this from other people) he told her that he turned down a job in Florida and a job in DC for her (he's been unemployed for over a year and is not licensed to practice law in either of those states, so I think that's not only a lie, but really stupid). But either way, how do I control this? Do I just ignore it?
>Second, how do I cope with this outrageous anger I have toward her? I feel extremely used and devalued. My relationship before her was pretty much 3 years of the same story, so this girl doing this to me pretty much feels like salt in the wounds.
>Finally, I feel like I'm objectively logical about this, but subjectively stupid. I realize what she did was absolutely shitty for any person to do (tell me everything is OK and not to worry about him when she was secretly talking to him for two months), but I have this part of me that absolutely does not want to give up on her. When I say that we felt absolutely perfect, I'm not even kidding. I want that back. But I don't know (a) whether I should try, or (b) if it's even worth it. And if it is, how do I do it? Do I just leave her alone and let her make her own mistakes?
>She's changed over the past couple months. She's turned very stone cold and has become extremely hardened and secretive, even toward her close friends, and it's starting to push some of them away, too. That's something else that upsets me, because this dude was so abusive for the year and a half they were together that I have absolutely no doubt that he's feeding her lines about how she doesn't need them and they aren't worth it.
>So anyways. It ended badly, I really really really like her and fell for her very damn hard, and I'm having the hardest time in the world coping with it and just wanted some tips on how I can overcome this very selfish and (frankly none of my business) need to know what happened, and how I can cope with this burning anger I have toward her for doing this to me.
>Thanks for reading this guys.
>EDIT: I'm starting to believe, from reading all this, that it's not that she was the perfect girlfriend, but that for the first two months it was exactly what I want a relationship to be. And that's what I'm holding onto. The more that I can convince myself that there is more than one person out there who can offer the perfect relationships, the easier it'll be to move on
> | She told me I had nothing to worry about, turns out I did, and she went back to an abusive ex. Having trouble coping with the fact that I did nothing wrong and coping with my absurd level of anger toward her. |
oiskankoihoorah | I think this is actually an important set of questions. I'm back and forth on this sub, mostly because there is a tendency in some of the posts to demonize or caricature non-radical (read: conservative) theology or practice. These are like cancers on Christianity that, once removed, would allow it to truly flourish (scapegoat, anyone?). For instance, I've seen it argued (or at least implied) that sexual orientation or sexual practices are something best left untouched. You get the "my body is my business" critique of anyone advocating a traditional sexual ethic. The great irony is that this kind of critique is a perpetuation of a really perverse form of liberalism where the fact that I'm choosing to do whatever I want with the body I own is all that matters, but that's beside the point. If we're going to recognize as sacred practices that were previously considered base or profane, we have to discern what exactly it is in them that is sacred. This means including those who see the sacred in past practices (read: conservative) to help us along the way. It also means being open to other possibilities. We may be unable to discern the sacred in new practices for the time being, or if we do discern the sacred in new practices these practices may be radically transformed to the point of not even resembling what they looked like prior to discernment much like the apostles misrecognizing the resurrected Jesus.
I think Christianity is far more complex than any ideology. It's a tradition. Some things change, some things remain the same. I hope there's something worth dying for in all of this, and I have faith there is. I highly doubt that the kind of death called for in our times is one that requires violence on the part of the martyr. If anything, it's the kind of death that is open to the possibility that it is wholly ignored by the world. This is what Christianity looks like in post-Christendom.
TL;DR I am not an authority on this matter and I didn't offer a clear answer, but this is an important question to ask and keep asking to keep one of the more thoughtful subreddits I've encountered on its toes. | I think this is actually an important set of questions. I'm back and forth on this sub, mostly because there is a tendency in some of the posts to demonize or caricature non-radical (read: conservative) theology or practice. These are like cancers on Christianity that, once removed, would allow it to truly flourish (scapegoat, anyone?). For instance, I've seen it argued (or at least implied) that sexual orientation or sexual practices are something best left untouched. You get the "my body is my business" critique of anyone advocating a traditional sexual ethic. The great irony is that this kind of critique is a perpetuation of a really perverse form of liberalism where the fact that I'm choosing to do whatever I want with the body I own is all that matters, but that's beside the point. If we're going to recognize as sacred practices that were previously considered base or profane, we have to discern what exactly it is in them that is sacred. This means including those who see the sacred in past practices (read: conservative) to help us along the way. It also means being open to other possibilities. We may be unable to discern the sacred in new practices for the time being, or if we do discern the sacred in new practices these practices may be radically transformed to the point of not even resembling what they looked like prior to discernment much like the apostles misrecognizing the resurrected Jesus.
I think Christianity is far more complex than any ideology. It's a tradition. Some things change, some things remain the same. I hope there's something worth dying for in all of this, and I have faith there is. I highly doubt that the kind of death called for in our times is one that requires violence on the part of the martyr. If anything, it's the kind of death that is open to the possibility that it is wholly ignored by the world. This is what Christianity looks like in post-Christendom.
TL;DR I am not an authority on this matter and I didn't offer a clear answer, but this is an important question to ask and keep asking to keep one of the more thoughtful subreddits I've encountered on its toes.
| RadicalChristianity | t5_2ty95 | caznp15 | I think this is actually an important set of questions. I'm back and forth on this sub, mostly because there is a tendency in some of the posts to demonize or caricature non-radical (read: conservative) theology or practice. These are like cancers on Christianity that, once removed, would allow it to truly flourish (scapegoat, anyone?). For instance, I've seen it argued (or at least implied) that sexual orientation or sexual practices are something best left untouched. You get the "my body is my business" critique of anyone advocating a traditional sexual ethic. The great irony is that this kind of critique is a perpetuation of a really perverse form of liberalism where the fact that I'm choosing to do whatever I want with the body I own is all that matters, but that's beside the point. If we're going to recognize as sacred practices that were previously considered base or profane, we have to discern what exactly it is in them that is sacred. This means including those who see the sacred in past practices (read: conservative) to help us along the way. It also means being open to other possibilities. We may be unable to discern the sacred in new practices for the time being, or if we do discern the sacred in new practices these practices may be radically transformed to the point of not even resembling what they looked like prior to discernment much like the apostles misrecognizing the resurrected Jesus.
I think Christianity is far more complex than any ideology. It's a tradition. Some things change, some things remain the same. I hope there's something worth dying for in all of this, and I have faith there is. I highly doubt that the kind of death called for in our times is one that requires violence on the part of the martyr. If anything, it's the kind of death that is open to the possibility that it is wholly ignored by the world. This is what Christianity looks like in post-Christendom. | I am not an authority on this matter and I didn't offer a clear answer, but this is an important question to ask and keep asking to keep one of the more thoughtful subreddits I've encountered on its toes. |
thebrewcrew82 | I'll re-post this, it's what I posted to /r/mflb about my experiences with my mflb in the dorms from my freshman year.
>It really depends on the room and the amount of air flow. Three examples. 1. Sitting at home in my basement. Pretty substantial size room with sliding door open. Brother comes down 5 minutes after smoking, smells nothing. 2. Dorm vaping with window open and fan blowing out with ac on. Roommate comes in while putting away stuff ~2 minutes after and he can smell it. 3. Dorm with 2 fans on vaping (one blowing out into window, other in the middle of the room blowing towards window) and friend who doesnt smoke cant smell anything. 2+3 Both while exhaling into the window. Be careful and buy some febreze.
The only thing I would say now is that a sploof definitely helps and you don't need to blow into the window if you use one. In my experience it wasn't the mflb that really caused the smell but the dank itself when I opened the bag.
tl;dr Mflb+febreeze+sploof+fans+open window=almost no smell. Just make sure you open and close your baggie and look into buying a smell proof bag.
Edit: words | I'll re-post this, it's what I posted to /r/mflb about my experiences with my mflb in the dorms from my freshman year.
>It really depends on the room and the amount of air flow. Three examples. 1. Sitting at home in my basement. Pretty substantial size room with sliding door open. Brother comes down 5 minutes after smoking, smells nothing. 2. Dorm vaping with window open and fan blowing out with ac on. Roommate comes in while putting away stuff ~2 minutes after and he can smell it. 3. Dorm with 2 fans on vaping (one blowing out into window, other in the middle of the room blowing towards window) and friend who doesnt smoke cant smell anything. 2+3 Both while exhaling into the window. Be careful and buy some febreze.
The only thing I would say now is that a sploof definitely helps and you don't need to blow into the window if you use one. In my experience it wasn't the mflb that really caused the smell but the dank itself when I opened the bag.
tl;dr Mflb+febreeze+sploof+fans+open window=almost no smell. Just make sure you open and close your baggie and look into buying a smell proof bag.
Edit: words
| vaporents | t5_2upjd | cb04ga6 | I'll re-post this, it's what I posted to /r/mflb about my experiences with my mflb in the dorms from my freshman year.
>It really depends on the room and the amount of air flow. Three examples. 1. Sitting at home in my basement. Pretty substantial size room with sliding door open. Brother comes down 5 minutes after smoking, smells nothing. 2. Dorm vaping with window open and fan blowing out with ac on. Roommate comes in while putting away stuff ~2 minutes after and he can smell it. 3. Dorm with 2 fans on vaping (one blowing out into window, other in the middle of the room blowing towards window) and friend who doesnt smoke cant smell anything. 2+3 Both while exhaling into the window. Be careful and buy some febreze.
The only thing I would say now is that a sploof definitely helps and you don't need to blow into the window if you use one. In my experience it wasn't the mflb that really caused the smell but the dank itself when I opened the bag. | Mflb+febreeze+sploof+fans+open window=almost no smell. Just make sure you open and close your baggie and look into buying a smell proof bag.
Edit: words |
Jonpaddy | I am a military drug counselor. This sort of reductionist bullshit spreads far beyond the Marine Corps. All branches of the military, as well as several federal agencies have the same approach to cannabis among leadership. That approach is basically a parody of Reagan or Nixon policy. Embarrassing, and I've been forced to parrot this nonsense for years to patients who don't need to be in my office, and are a drain on resources that could be spent helping people with actual addictions. Sorry for the rant.
TL;DR: This nonsense is everywhere and will be until all these guys retire. | I am a military drug counselor. This sort of reductionist bullshit spreads far beyond the Marine Corps. All branches of the military, as well as several federal agencies have the same approach to cannabis among leadership. That approach is basically a parody of Reagan or Nixon policy. Embarrassing, and I've been forced to parrot this nonsense for years to patients who don't need to be in my office, and are a drain on resources that could be spent helping people with actual addictions. Sorry for the rant.
TL;DR: This nonsense is everywhere and will be until all these guys retire.
| trees | t5_2r9vp | cb021wi | I am a military drug counselor. This sort of reductionist bullshit spreads far beyond the Marine Corps. All branches of the military, as well as several federal agencies have the same approach to cannabis among leadership. That approach is basically a parody of Reagan or Nixon policy. Embarrassing, and I've been forced to parrot this nonsense for years to patients who don't need to be in my office, and are a drain on resources that could be spent helping people with actual addictions. Sorry for the rant. | This nonsense is everywhere and will be until all these guys retire. |
battmutler | I think some research into their general worldview would be of benefit to you nonetheless, even if you don't dig the Sunday pow-wows. They're into looking toward Christ (among others) as a spiritual leader and a moral example. They generally concern themselves more with following Christ's teachings and much less with worshiping him - an idea that might resonate with you. (Speaking VERY broadly here - UUs are as diverse as they come)
tl;dr - You don't have to be a "Christian" (i.e. buy into the theology) to be a Christ-follower | I think some research into their general worldview would be of benefit to you nonetheless, even if you don't dig the Sunday pow-wows. They're into looking toward Christ (among others) as a spiritual leader and a moral example. They generally concern themselves more with following Christ's teachings and much less with worshiping him - an idea that might resonate with you. (Speaking VERY broadly here - UUs are as diverse as they come)
tl;dr - You don't have to be a "Christian" (i.e. buy into the theology) to be a Christ-follower
| Christianity | t5_2qh6c | cb071u9 | I think some research into their general worldview would be of benefit to you nonetheless, even if you don't dig the Sunday pow-wows. They're into looking toward Christ (among others) as a spiritual leader and a moral example. They generally concern themselves more with following Christ's teachings and much less with worshiping him - an idea that might resonate with you. (Speaking VERY broadly here - UUs are as diverse as they come) | You don't have to be a "Christian" (i.e. buy into the theology) to be a Christ-follower |
pixelsofdoom | It has to do with your perspective.
You have a female brain and a male body. Up until now, the two generally meshed in a weird way that allowed for a truce but never for long and never comfortably. You knew this though, in an odd way. You saw this. You unwittingly brokered many of their peace pacts. It was acknowledging that the two will never be on the same page that has caused strife and stress between them. Where does this appear first and more often? At end of a masturbation session. The interesting part is in the WHY.
The male orgasm is unlike anything on the planet in that during those few seconds granted males experience the most intense pain possible rivaled only by an erupting abscess. But evolution tossed in a helping hand and made it so this pain is masked by a massive rush of chemicals: Adrenaline, Phenylethylamine, Testosterone, Serotonin. Nice little cocktail there. Simple. Easy. A mind bender. Testosterone does a whopper on the brain (which I won't go into here) but one of the end results is it makes men fee, for lack of a better term, manlier.
So what does all that have to do with perspective? We are slaves to ourselves and generally go with our own flow. It takes some introspection to really notice what it is that's wrong and when you finally notice it, things go badly for awhile. At this point, the best course of action is to accept. Coming to terms with a lot of the things we transgirls go through is by far the best step to take first. After that, everything is pretty much a cakewalk.
So the next time you masturbate and you feel that manly feeling coming, don't stress or get negative. Accept that your body is doing what it thought it was supposed to and ignore it. In time, you'll be able to replace those post-orgasm feelings with something more palatable.
tl;dr - there's science up there, read it | It has to do with your perspective.
You have a female brain and a male body. Up until now, the two generally meshed in a weird way that allowed for a truce but never for long and never comfortably. You knew this though, in an odd way. You saw this. You unwittingly brokered many of their peace pacts. It was acknowledging that the two will never be on the same page that has caused strife and stress between them. Where does this appear first and more often? At end of a masturbation session. The interesting part is in the WHY.
The male orgasm is unlike anything on the planet in that during those few seconds granted males experience the most intense pain possible rivaled only by an erupting abscess. But evolution tossed in a helping hand and made it so this pain is masked by a massive rush of chemicals: Adrenaline, Phenylethylamine, Testosterone, Serotonin. Nice little cocktail there. Simple. Easy. A mind bender. Testosterone does a whopper on the brain (which I won't go into here) but one of the end results is it makes men fee, for lack of a better term, manlier.
So what does all that have to do with perspective? We are slaves to ourselves and generally go with our own flow. It takes some introspection to really notice what it is that's wrong and when you finally notice it, things go badly for awhile. At this point, the best course of action is to accept. Coming to terms with a lot of the things we transgirls go through is by far the best step to take first. After that, everything is pretty much a cakewalk.
So the next time you masturbate and you feel that manly feeling coming, don't stress or get negative. Accept that your body is doing what it thought it was supposed to and ignore it. In time, you'll be able to replace those post-orgasm feelings with something more palatable.
tl;dr - there's science up there, read it
| asktransgender | t5_2r4b9 | cb0is4n | It has to do with your perspective.
You have a female brain and a male body. Up until now, the two generally meshed in a weird way that allowed for a truce but never for long and never comfortably. You knew this though, in an odd way. You saw this. You unwittingly brokered many of their peace pacts. It was acknowledging that the two will never be on the same page that has caused strife and stress between them. Where does this appear first and more often? At end of a masturbation session. The interesting part is in the WHY.
The male orgasm is unlike anything on the planet in that during those few seconds granted males experience the most intense pain possible rivaled only by an erupting abscess. But evolution tossed in a helping hand and made it so this pain is masked by a massive rush of chemicals: Adrenaline, Phenylethylamine, Testosterone, Serotonin. Nice little cocktail there. Simple. Easy. A mind bender. Testosterone does a whopper on the brain (which I won't go into here) but one of the end results is it makes men fee, for lack of a better term, manlier.
So what does all that have to do with perspective? We are slaves to ourselves and generally go with our own flow. It takes some introspection to really notice what it is that's wrong and when you finally notice it, things go badly for awhile. At this point, the best course of action is to accept. Coming to terms with a lot of the things we transgirls go through is by far the best step to take first. After that, everything is pretty much a cakewalk.
So the next time you masturbate and you feel that manly feeling coming, don't stress or get negative. Accept that your body is doing what it thought it was supposed to and ignore it. In time, you'll be able to replace those post-orgasm feelings with something more palatable. | there's science up there, read it |
rogerg1990 | I couldn't find that story but I found another Mexican story.
"There was a incident in Mexico, again. American police went over the border to see what the fuck they were doing. It turns out Mexico have a nuclear program. So American Officials decide to check what they are doing. About 4 days later the American Officials can't find anything out of the ordinary, so they leave. Mexico goes on researching for about 10 years or so. So at the moment its about 2050 and the world seems pretty civil. Until now...
Back in Mexican labs the scientists are having a fiesta. Theres all the traditional Mexican food and drink there. Tacos, Burritos, Margaritas, Nachos etc... One of the scientist was to concentrated on his work so he just grabs a plate of food and shoots back to his lab. He doesn't really eat the food at all. The plate stays there for at least 10 days, over the holiday period, when they come back its all mouldy and the Taco he had was soft and more like a Burrito. But instead of chucking it in the bin he just leaves it there.
So now we have a mouldy plate full of food in a nuclear lab. The scientist decides its time to throw it out. So he walks over to the bin. He trips and falls the food goes falls off the plates and lands around different parts of the lab. He sees the Taco fall into radiation room, just as a Scientist opens the door.
This marks an end to civilisation. The giant mutated Taco flops around, its about the size of that huge building in India. He destroys everything in his path. But soon realises he will be taken down if doesn't get an army together. He heads back to Mexico and grabs 4 Tacos and 6 Burritos. Then he throws them into the nuclear reactor and they all become huge and mutated, some bigger than him.
They leave Mexico and start destroying the world. They destroy all of Southern America quite easily. They then move East, through the ocean to Africa and Europe. Britain, Germany, Russia etc... All put up a good fight but only manage to take one Burrito. The rest go on and destroy Asia, Oceania region and Antarctica. This only leaves USA, Canada and Greenland. They destroy Canada and Greenland very easily. But now for USA, this will be a hard fight.
They all surround the large country and start pulling. They all get a sizeable piece and start crushing. Almost all Burritos lived but some Tacos did die. In the end no one was spared and everyone died. Then months later, because of nuclear radiation, the world just exploded.
TL;DR Mexico"
| I couldn't find that story but I found another Mexican story.
"There was a incident in Mexico, again. American police went over the border to see what the fuck they were doing. It turns out Mexico have a nuclear program. So American Officials decide to check what they are doing. About 4 days later the American Officials can't find anything out of the ordinary, so they leave. Mexico goes on researching for about 10 years or so. So at the moment its about 2050 and the world seems pretty civil. Until now...
Back in Mexican labs the scientists are having a fiesta. Theres all the traditional Mexican food and drink there. Tacos, Burritos, Margaritas, Nachos etc... One of the scientist was to concentrated on his work so he just grabs a plate of food and shoots back to his lab. He doesn't really eat the food at all. The plate stays there for at least 10 days, over the holiday period, when they come back its all mouldy and the Taco he had was soft and more like a Burrito. But instead of chucking it in the bin he just leaves it there.
So now we have a mouldy plate full of food in a nuclear lab. The scientist decides its time to throw it out. So he walks over to the bin. He trips and falls the food goes falls off the plates and lands around different parts of the lab. He sees the Taco fall into radiation room, just as a Scientist opens the door.
This marks an end to civilisation. The giant mutated Taco flops around, its about the size of that huge building in India. He destroys everything in his path. But soon realises he will be taken down if doesn't get an army together. He heads back to Mexico and grabs 4 Tacos and 6 Burritos. Then he throws them into the nuclear reactor and they all become huge and mutated, some bigger than him.
They leave Mexico and start destroying the world. They destroy all of Southern America quite easily. They then move East, through the ocean to Africa and Europe. Britain, Germany, Russia etc... All put up a good fight but only manage to take one Burrito. The rest go on and destroy Asia, Oceania region and Antarctica. This only leaves USA, Canada and Greenland. They destroy Canada and Greenland very easily. But now for USA, this will be a hard fight.
They all surround the large country and start pulling. They all get a sizeable piece and start crushing. Almost all Burritos lived but some Tacos did die. In the end no one was spared and everyone died. Then months later, because of nuclear radiation, the world just exploded.
TL;DR Mexico"
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cb09s5b | I couldn't find that story but I found another Mexican story.
"There was a incident in Mexico, again. American police went over the border to see what the fuck they were doing. It turns out Mexico have a nuclear program. So American Officials decide to check what they are doing. About 4 days later the American Officials can't find anything out of the ordinary, so they leave. Mexico goes on researching for about 10 years or so. So at the moment its about 2050 and the world seems pretty civil. Until now...
Back in Mexican labs the scientists are having a fiesta. Theres all the traditional Mexican food and drink there. Tacos, Burritos, Margaritas, Nachos etc... One of the scientist was to concentrated on his work so he just grabs a plate of food and shoots back to his lab. He doesn't really eat the food at all. The plate stays there for at least 10 days, over the holiday period, when they come back its all mouldy and the Taco he had was soft and more like a Burrito. But instead of chucking it in the bin he just leaves it there.
So now we have a mouldy plate full of food in a nuclear lab. The scientist decides its time to throw it out. So he walks over to the bin. He trips and falls the food goes falls off the plates and lands around different parts of the lab. He sees the Taco fall into radiation room, just as a Scientist opens the door.
This marks an end to civilisation. The giant mutated Taco flops around, its about the size of that huge building in India. He destroys everything in his path. But soon realises he will be taken down if doesn't get an army together. He heads back to Mexico and grabs 4 Tacos and 6 Burritos. Then he throws them into the nuclear reactor and they all become huge and mutated, some bigger than him.
They leave Mexico and start destroying the world. They destroy all of Southern America quite easily. They then move East, through the ocean to Africa and Europe. Britain, Germany, Russia etc... All put up a good fight but only manage to take one Burrito. The rest go on and destroy Asia, Oceania region and Antarctica. This only leaves USA, Canada and Greenland. They destroy Canada and Greenland very easily. But now for USA, this will be a hard fight.
They all surround the large country and start pulling. They all get a sizeable piece and start crushing. Almost all Burritos lived but some Tacos did die. In the end no one was spared and everyone died. Then months later, because of nuclear radiation, the world just exploded. | Mexico" |
jake10house | i saw the card on steam market and had money on my account from a market card sale and was curious enough that i got the cheapest one. It started off all white,the color you see at the top. The next day, the grid squares at the bottom appeared. The next day the white lines were added and today the plane. This is the only screenshot i have because i didn't notice the changes before. What do you think it means? what's it for?
TL;DR: saw a weird card, got it, and now its changing in my inventory | i saw the card on steam market and had money on my account from a market card sale and was curious enough that i got the cheapest one. It started off all white,the color you see at the top. The next day, the grid squares at the bottom appeared. The next day the white lines were added and today the plane. This is the only screenshot i have because i didn't notice the changes before. What do you think it means? what's it for?
TL;DR: saw a weird card, got it, and now its changing in my inventory
| gaming | t5_2qh03 | cb0bs52 | i saw the card on steam market and had money on my account from a market card sale and was curious enough that i got the cheapest one. It started off all white,the color you see at the top. The next day, the grid squares at the bottom appeared. The next day the white lines were added and today the plane. This is the only screenshot i have because i didn't notice the changes before. What do you think it means? what's it for? | saw a weird card, got it, and now its changing in my inventory |
Libertyhawk3 | I am prepared for the downvote brigade here, but I need to say this to you. You are in charge of your happiness. Your life strategy found below blatantly attempts to put your happiness on A, which is unfair, unhealthy, and the real problem here. You, and you alone, own your happiness. Tell A that you will love them and want be there, but don't want to take part in any negative conversation. You see, when I say you own your happiness, they same is true for A and C. If C isn't happy in a triad, then they need to leave, because neither of you own C's happiness either.
TL;DR Stop trying to make someone else own your happiness and strive for the positive. | I am prepared for the downvote brigade here, but I need to say this to you. You are in charge of your happiness. Your life strategy found below blatantly attempts to put your happiness on A, which is unfair, unhealthy, and the real problem here. You, and you alone, own your happiness. Tell A that you will love them and want be there, but don't want to take part in any negative conversation. You see, when I say you own your happiness, they same is true for A and C. If C isn't happy in a triad, then they need to leave, because neither of you own C's happiness either.
TL;DR Stop trying to make someone else own your happiness and strive for the positive.
| polyamory | t5_2qu5n | cb0fhd6 | I am prepared for the downvote brigade here, but I need to say this to you. You are in charge of your happiness. Your life strategy found below blatantly attempts to put your happiness on A, which is unfair, unhealthy, and the real problem here. You, and you alone, own your happiness. Tell A that you will love them and want be there, but don't want to take part in any negative conversation. You see, when I say you own your happiness, they same is true for A and C. If C isn't happy in a triad, then they need to leave, because neither of you own C's happiness either. | Stop trying to make someone else own your happiness and strive for the positive. |
xAuroraNova | Picture it this way [ NA (3) + EU (3) = 6 ] & [ SEA (2) + China (2) + Korea (2) = 6 ] but then you add a extra team to korea which is why they have 3 now because of all-stars.
Hope that makes it have a little bit of sense.
TL;DR NA/EU = 6 Team while Asia = 6 Teams by Default then 1 extra team from All-Star and the international wild card. | Picture it this way [ NA (3) + EU (3) = 6 ] & [ SEA (2) + China (2) + Korea (2) = 6 ] but then you add a extra team to korea which is why they have 3 now because of all-stars.
Hope that makes it have a little bit of sense.
TL;DR NA/EU = 6 Team while Asia = 6 Teams by Default then 1 extra team from All-Star and the international wild card.
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | cb0w35k | Picture it this way [ NA (3) + EU (3) = 6 ] & [ SEA (2) + China (2) + Korea (2) = 6 ] but then you add a extra team to korea which is why they have 3 now because of all-stars.
Hope that makes it have a little bit of sense. | NA/EU = 6 Team while Asia = 6 Teams by Default then 1 extra team from All-Star and the international wild card. |
Acigoth | I think they did this because else World's is going to be as predictable as the all-starts. Asian teams are at the moment just 100% better then the NA/EU scene. We have seen it countless time, and if we send equal amount of teams, then NA/EU will **NOT** have a chance at winning anything close to first place.
TL;DR This might seem unfair and it kinda is, but it's going to make for a more enjoyable and more exciting event. | I think they did this because else World's is going to be as predictable as the all-starts. Asian teams are at the moment just 100% better then the NA/EU scene. We have seen it countless time, and if we send equal amount of teams, then NA/EU will NOT have a chance at winning anything close to first place.
TL;DR This might seem unfair and it kinda is, but it's going to make for a more enjoyable and more exciting event.
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | cb0xkb2 | I think they did this because else World's is going to be as predictable as the all-starts. Asian teams are at the moment just 100% better then the NA/EU scene. We have seen it countless time, and if we send equal amount of teams, then NA/EU will NOT have a chance at winning anything close to first place. | This might seem unfair and it kinda is, but it's going to make for a more enjoyable and more exciting event. |
Marbella9012 | The smart move would be for Microsoft, Facebook et al to release a press statement stating that they are unwilling to release any further press statements on the matter until they are permitted to tell the truth. Then hold their position.
Any further press releases can then be compared against what Snowden reveals next. Not denying something should result in less erosion of credibility than revising statements with weasel words based on what has been revealed to date.
Unless of course I am unaware of any US legislation that specifically requires a company to proactively lie.
tl;dr: Stop bullshitting. The credibility of your business is at stake. | The smart move would be for Microsoft, Facebook et al to release a press statement stating that they are unwilling to release any further press statements on the matter until they are permitted to tell the truth. Then hold their position.
Any further press releases can then be compared against what Snowden reveals next. Not denying something should result in less erosion of credibility than revising statements with weasel words based on what has been revealed to date.
Unless of course I am unaware of any US legislation that specifically requires a company to proactively lie.
tl;dr: Stop bullshitting. The credibility of your business is at stake.
| technology | t5_2qh16 | cb14fel | The smart move would be for Microsoft, Facebook et al to release a press statement stating that they are unwilling to release any further press statements on the matter until they are permitted to tell the truth. Then hold their position.
Any further press releases can then be compared against what Snowden reveals next. Not denying something should result in less erosion of credibility than revising statements with weasel words based on what has been revealed to date.
Unless of course I am unaware of any US legislation that specifically requires a company to proactively lie. | Stop bullshitting. The credibility of your business is at stake. |
Lologeorgio | Uneducated? How are you *not* weary of the Kinect?? All the stuff it can do. Not what *you* can do with it, but what *it* can do. I appreciate the 'constructive' criticism. I am concerned though with how Microsoft is pushing the Kinect. Also, people forget you still have to check-in online with the XBox every 24 hrs *with* your XBox account.
edit: tl;dr just two words for you that *should* heed your warning toward Microsoft: getting rid of **family-sharing** and, of course, the **Kinect 2.0**. | Uneducated? How are you not weary of the Kinect?? All the stuff it can do. Not what you can do with it, but what it can do. I appreciate the 'constructive' criticism. I am concerned though with how Microsoft is pushing the Kinect. Also, people forget you still have to check-in online with the XBox every 24 hrs with your XBox account.
edit: tl;dr just two words for you that should heed your warning toward Microsoft: getting rid of family-sharing and, of course, the Kinect 2.0 .
| technology | t5_2qh16 | cb0yy3q | Uneducated? How are you not weary of the Kinect?? All the stuff it can do. Not what you can do with it, but what it can do. I appreciate the 'constructive' criticism. I am concerned though with how Microsoft is pushing the Kinect. Also, people forget you still have to check-in online with the XBox every 24 hrs with your XBox account.
edit: | just two words for you that should heed your warning toward Microsoft: getting rid of family-sharing and, of course, the Kinect 2.0 . |
abunchoftrees | I think by "naturally" strong they think that their daily activities give them strength comparable to people who lift weights. Most of the time its not true, but it depends on their hobbies and occupation. I surf a lot plus I'm a sculptor and I have to repeatedly lift at least 50+ lbs on most days so im adequately "fit" without having to go to the gym. My friend is a much better example of this because he builds rock walls for a living so he has to lift small boulders into place and thus has a lot of muscle, if not necessarily definition. So you don't have to go to the gym and workout to be strong, you just have to have a hobby or job that gives you the rough equal of that workout.
TL;DR: You can get "naturally" strong by doing stuff thats not technically a workout, but is still exercise. | I think by "naturally" strong they think that their daily activities give them strength comparable to people who lift weights. Most of the time its not true, but it depends on their hobbies and occupation. I surf a lot plus I'm a sculptor and I have to repeatedly lift at least 50+ lbs on most days so im adequately "fit" without having to go to the gym. My friend is a much better example of this because he builds rock walls for a living so he has to lift small boulders into place and thus has a lot of muscle, if not necessarily definition. So you don't have to go to the gym and workout to be strong, you just have to have a hobby or job that gives you the rough equal of that workout.
TL;DR: You can get "naturally" strong by doing stuff thats not technically a workout, but is still exercise.
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cb144xh | I think by "naturally" strong they think that their daily activities give them strength comparable to people who lift weights. Most of the time its not true, but it depends on their hobbies and occupation. I surf a lot plus I'm a sculptor and I have to repeatedly lift at least 50+ lbs on most days so im adequately "fit" without having to go to the gym. My friend is a much better example of this because he builds rock walls for a living so he has to lift small boulders into place and thus has a lot of muscle, if not necessarily definition. So you don't have to go to the gym and workout to be strong, you just have to have a hobby or job that gives you the rough equal of that workout. | You can get "naturally" strong by doing stuff thats not technically a workout, but is still exercise. |
3ncryption | Word, the trim at my gym put the club rats to shame.
tl;dr Yoga pants, neon sports bras | Word, the trim at my gym put the club rats to shame.
tl;dr Yoga pants, neon sports bras
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cb1oq1a | Word, the trim at my gym put the club rats to shame. | Yoga pants, neon sports bras |
KaneHau | Comforting the living.
How you choose to honor the dead is personal to you and should not be limited to the funeral.
The funeral is for the living, not the person that died.
Remember... death is hardest on the people left behind.
TL;DR: They are grieving... this is not the right day to correct their perceptions. | Comforting the living.
How you choose to honor the dead is personal to you and should not be limited to the funeral.
The funeral is for the living, not the person that died.
Remember... death is hardest on the people left behind.
TL;DR: They are grieving... this is not the right day to correct their perceptions.
| atheism | t5_2qh2p | cb0wljh | Comforting the living.
How you choose to honor the dead is personal to you and should not be limited to the funeral.
The funeral is for the living, not the person that died.
Remember... death is hardest on the people left behind. | They are grieving... this is not the right day to correct their perceptions. |
AsianHippie | It's basically about this person who is hired by a mega-corporation to infiltrate an anarcho-environmentalist/Green anarchist organisation known as The East. As she went more into the organisation she started to realise the positions of The East also makes sense, probably even more than the corporation she's working for. It's an interesting look into so-called eco-terrorists and the points they're making, and it also ties in with the theme of the recent NSA exposure scandal.
TL;DR It's a pretty neat movie that received mostly positive reviews. Definitely worth a watch. | It's basically about this person who is hired by a mega-corporation to infiltrate an anarcho-environmentalist/Green anarchist organisation known as The East. As she went more into the organisation she started to realise the positions of The East also makes sense, probably even more than the corporation she's working for. It's an interesting look into so-called eco-terrorists and the points they're making, and it also ties in with the theme of the recent NSA exposure scandal.
TL;DR It's a pretty neat movie that received mostly positive reviews. Definitely worth a watch.
| berkeley | t5_2qh9w | cb12nuw | It's basically about this person who is hired by a mega-corporation to infiltrate an anarcho-environmentalist/Green anarchist organisation known as The East. As she went more into the organisation she started to realise the positions of The East also makes sense, probably even more than the corporation she's working for. It's an interesting look into so-called eco-terrorists and the points they're making, and it also ties in with the theme of the recent NSA exposure scandal. | It's a pretty neat movie that received mostly positive reviews. Definitely worth a watch. |
iceman0486 | Protip: go to a thrift shop and get either a navy or charcoal suit. Black belt and shoes. Bam. Formal wear. A dark blazer and match the pants as best you can if you must.
Provided you don't gain a lot of weight you can wear the damn thing forever.
TL;DR
Get a suit. It is not clothing - it is an investment. | Protip: go to a thrift shop and get either a navy or charcoal suit. Black belt and shoes. Bam. Formal wear. A dark blazer and match the pants as best you can if you must.
Provided you don't gain a lot of weight you can wear the damn thing forever.
TL;DR
Get a suit. It is not clothing - it is an investment.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | cb1gf8s | Protip: go to a thrift shop and get either a navy or charcoal suit. Black belt and shoes. Bam. Formal wear. A dark blazer and match the pants as best you can if you must.
Provided you don't gain a lot of weight you can wear the damn thing forever. | Get a suit. It is not clothing - it is an investment. |
makattak88 | I just wanted to say this is bullshit. Be real man.
I had to face a judge once and I dressed semi-formal, nice long sleeve collared shirt, dress pants and nice shoes. I wasn't about to wear my High school prom suit which is the only suit I have.
It was for a DUI/ fleeing the scene of an accident( no one was hurt though my car was fucked). They wanted to put me in jail but I, being young and Educated they seen promise. So they increased the fine and suspension date instead of jail time.
TLDR: dress well, no need for a suit. | I just wanted to say this is bullshit. Be real man.
I had to face a judge once and I dressed semi-formal, nice long sleeve collared shirt, dress pants and nice shoes. I wasn't about to wear my High school prom suit which is the only suit I have.
It was for a DUI/ fleeing the scene of an accident( no one was hurt though my car was fucked). They wanted to put me in jail but I, being young and Educated they seen promise. So they increased the fine and suspension date instead of jail time.
TLDR: dress well, no need for a suit.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | cb1iqeh | I just wanted to say this is bullshit. Be real man.
I had to face a judge once and I dressed semi-formal, nice long sleeve collared shirt, dress pants and nice shoes. I wasn't about to wear my High school prom suit which is the only suit I have.
It was for a DUI/ fleeing the scene of an accident( no one was hurt though my car was fucked). They wanted to put me in jail but I, being young and Educated they seen promise. So they increased the fine and suspension date instead of jail time. | dress well, no need for a suit. |
treatyoself2011 | STORY TIME!
In 2010, I was home from college for thanksgiving. I was driving back from my dad's workplace, and had taken the same road countless times. I was driving like a BOSS with only one hand on the steering wheel while blasting some Rick Ross on the radio. After driving for about 10 mins, I see a cop behind me with his police lights on. As a 22 year old who has never gotten a ticket I kept driving and changed lanes assuming he was after someone else. Few seconds later, I realized he was actually coming for me. So I pulled over. Out comes an obese, bald white middle-aged officer with sunglasses on along and a dynamite mustache.
Officer: Boy, Do you have any idea how fast you were going?
(this was kind of offensive because I am a brown guy in a southern state)
Me: No sir.
Officer: You were going 65 on a 35 zone son.
(Oh he called me son! Memo: all cops are not racists)
Me: Really? I am so sorry I had no Idea.
Officer: I bet you are. License, registration, and proof of insurance please.
(I give those to him and he goes to his car to write me a ticket)
Officer: So here is the deal, you were driving negligently, so here is a $496 ticket with six points on your drivers license. And here is your courtdate which is mandatory. If you dont come to court on this date, you will be considered a felon.
Officer leaves. My face starts flushing and as a college student, I realize I do not have 496 dollars in my bank account.
So I call my dad and tell him what had happened. Me: Dad I just got a 500 dollar ticket. Dad: how fast you were going. Me:...30 over. Dad: Okay, good luck. (Thanks, dad -_-)
Few days later, I go back to college for a couple of weeks. Here my friends give me all kinds of advise on what to do.
"bro just keep delaying your date"-I am too lazy to do this.
"bro just make up a lie on how you had to go home to get meds for your dad and that you completely froze when the cops stopped you"-hmm I could lie.
"bro just dont go to your courtdate"-yeah I have a few dumb friends.
But the only thing I was set on doing was what I had remembered from my Law Ed class that was taught by a defense attorney. Always wear a suit to court. This is the easiest thing I could do and requires no thinking or plotting on my behalf
And So I came back home for my courtdate. I put on my black suit and went to the court early in the morning. I was nervous the entire time as I have never taken part in the judicial system. I go in, I take a seat, there are 3 other people before me awaiting their turn.
First person is some girl who is charged with abuse, or negligence. I cant remember. However,after her hearing, she calls the judge a dick and so he gets his cop buddies to escort her out but doesnt change his verdict. At this point, I am twice as nervous as this judge just had a terrible start to his day.
Second is a 16 year old in a hollister T-shirt and ripped jeans who is there for a speeding ticket. The cop who stopped him tells the judge that the kid was going 15 over speed limit.
Judge: How many years have you been driving? Kid: 6 months. Judge: You are to pay the full 200 dollar fine, and no points will be deducted.Thank you.
(Okay I am screwed. This kid was going 15 over and no mercy was shown to him. I was going thirty fucking miles over the speed limit.)
Now its my turn. I get up as calmly as I can. My palms are sweaty (insert Eminem lyrics), I could feel that my shirt was drenched in sweat and the suit didnt help. So I go up to the podium.
Cop: Your honor, this gentleman was going 65 miles on 35 mile zone on North main street. I followed him for atleast half a mile before he decided to stop.
(Damn this cop just fucked me over by speaking the god damn truth)
Judge: Is the true, son?
Me: yes.
Judge: How long have you been driving, son?
Me: 6 years, sir.
Judge: Do you pleady guilty to this charge?
(Im screwed anyway. Its time to end this)
Me: Yes, sir.
Judge: I am reducing your fine to 25 dollars and giving you taking off 4 point.. If you take the safe driving course, your remaining two points will also go away. Are you okay with this, officer.
Officer: Yes your honor.
(I love this GUY!)
Jude: Done.
I was speechless, I had no idea what had just happened. I went outside the courtroom to pay my fine of 25 dollars plus fees (total 95 dollars) and ran into the dad of the kid that went before me. Kid's Dad: I cant believe you got off with that. That some bullshit.
I was too happy to argue with the dad and so I went on my way took the course a few days later which was 75 bucks and now had 0 pts on my license.
Later I found out that the road i was speeding on was changed from a 55 zone to 35 zone after the development of new houses in the area. This did not make me feel any better because I realized I could have hurt some kid playing in the area.
Moral: Do not drive like a maniac. Speak the truth in the courtroom when it comes to speeding tickets .Be respectful to everyone there AND WEAR A GOD DAMN SUIT. And just because you live in the south, doesnt mean that all cops are gonna be racists.
TLDR: got a 496 dollar ticket and 6 points on my license. Went to my court date, WORE A SUIT, and Spoke the truth and got my ticket reduced to 25 dollars plus charges with zero points on my license (after a safe driving course that cost me 75 dollars)
EDIT: This is my first long post so I had to correct some mistakes! Also this was 3 years ago so I dont remember all the details and the exact manner this went down. | STORY TIME!
In 2010, I was home from college for thanksgiving. I was driving back from my dad's workplace, and had taken the same road countless times. I was driving like a BOSS with only one hand on the steering wheel while blasting some Rick Ross on the radio. After driving for about 10 mins, I see a cop behind me with his police lights on. As a 22 year old who has never gotten a ticket I kept driving and changed lanes assuming he was after someone else. Few seconds later, I realized he was actually coming for me. So I pulled over. Out comes an obese, bald white middle-aged officer with sunglasses on along and a dynamite mustache.
Officer: Boy, Do you have any idea how fast you were going?
(this was kind of offensive because I am a brown guy in a southern state)
Me: No sir.
Officer: You were going 65 on a 35 zone son.
(Oh he called me son! Memo: all cops are not racists)
Me: Really? I am so sorry I had no Idea.
Officer: I bet you are. License, registration, and proof of insurance please.
(I give those to him and he goes to his car to write me a ticket)
Officer: So here is the deal, you were driving negligently, so here is a $496 ticket with six points on your drivers license. And here is your courtdate which is mandatory. If you dont come to court on this date, you will be considered a felon.
Officer leaves. My face starts flushing and as a college student, I realize I do not have 496 dollars in my bank account.
So I call my dad and tell him what had happened. Me: Dad I just got a 500 dollar ticket. Dad: how fast you were going. Me:...30 over. Dad: Okay, good luck. (Thanks, dad -_-)
Few days later, I go back to college for a couple of weeks. Here my friends give me all kinds of advise on what to do.
"bro just keep delaying your date"-I am too lazy to do this.
"bro just make up a lie on how you had to go home to get meds for your dad and that you completely froze when the cops stopped you"-hmm I could lie.
"bro just dont go to your courtdate"-yeah I have a few dumb friends.
But the only thing I was set on doing was what I had remembered from my Law Ed class that was taught by a defense attorney. Always wear a suit to court. This is the easiest thing I could do and requires no thinking or plotting on my behalf
And So I came back home for my courtdate. I put on my black suit and went to the court early in the morning. I was nervous the entire time as I have never taken part in the judicial system. I go in, I take a seat, there are 3 other people before me awaiting their turn.
First person is some girl who is charged with abuse, or negligence. I cant remember. However,after her hearing, she calls the judge a dick and so he gets his cop buddies to escort her out but doesnt change his verdict. At this point, I am twice as nervous as this judge just had a terrible start to his day.
Second is a 16 year old in a hollister T-shirt and ripped jeans who is there for a speeding ticket. The cop who stopped him tells the judge that the kid was going 15 over speed limit.
Judge: How many years have you been driving? Kid: 6 months. Judge: You are to pay the full 200 dollar fine, and no points will be deducted.Thank you.
(Okay I am screwed. This kid was going 15 over and no mercy was shown to him. I was going thirty fucking miles over the speed limit.)
Now its my turn. I get up as calmly as I can. My palms are sweaty (insert Eminem lyrics), I could feel that my shirt was drenched in sweat and the suit didnt help. So I go up to the podium.
Cop: Your honor, this gentleman was going 65 miles on 35 mile zone on North main street. I followed him for atleast half a mile before he decided to stop.
(Damn this cop just fucked me over by speaking the god damn truth)
Judge: Is the true, son?
Me: yes.
Judge: How long have you been driving, son?
Me: 6 years, sir.
Judge: Do you pleady guilty to this charge?
(Im screwed anyway. Its time to end this)
Me: Yes, sir.
Judge: I am reducing your fine to 25 dollars and giving you taking off 4 point.. If you take the safe driving course, your remaining two points will also go away. Are you okay with this, officer.
Officer: Yes your honor.
(I love this GUY!)
Jude: Done.
I was speechless, I had no idea what had just happened. I went outside the courtroom to pay my fine of 25 dollars plus fees (total 95 dollars) and ran into the dad of the kid that went before me. Kid's Dad: I cant believe you got off with that. That some bullshit.
I was too happy to argue with the dad and so I went on my way took the course a few days later which was 75 bucks and now had 0 pts on my license.
Later I found out that the road i was speeding on was changed from a 55 zone to 35 zone after the development of new houses in the area. This did not make me feel any better because I realized I could have hurt some kid playing in the area.
Moral: Do not drive like a maniac. Speak the truth in the courtroom when it comes to speeding tickets .Be respectful to everyone there AND WEAR A GOD DAMN SUIT. And just because you live in the south, doesnt mean that all cops are gonna be racists.
TLDR: got a 496 dollar ticket and 6 points on my license. Went to my court date, WORE A SUIT, and Spoke the truth and got my ticket reduced to 25 dollars plus charges with zero points on my license (after a safe driving course that cost me 75 dollars)
EDIT: This is my first long post so I had to correct some mistakes! Also this was 3 years ago so I dont remember all the details and the exact manner this went down.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | cb1mkys | STORY TIME!
In 2010, I was home from college for thanksgiving. I was driving back from my dad's workplace, and had taken the same road countless times. I was driving like a BOSS with only one hand on the steering wheel while blasting some Rick Ross on the radio. After driving for about 10 mins, I see a cop behind me with his police lights on. As a 22 year old who has never gotten a ticket I kept driving and changed lanes assuming he was after someone else. Few seconds later, I realized he was actually coming for me. So I pulled over. Out comes an obese, bald white middle-aged officer with sunglasses on along and a dynamite mustache.
Officer: Boy, Do you have any idea how fast you were going?
(this was kind of offensive because I am a brown guy in a southern state)
Me: No sir.
Officer: You were going 65 on a 35 zone son.
(Oh he called me son! Memo: all cops are not racists)
Me: Really? I am so sorry I had no Idea.
Officer: I bet you are. License, registration, and proof of insurance please.
(I give those to him and he goes to his car to write me a ticket)
Officer: So here is the deal, you were driving negligently, so here is a $496 ticket with six points on your drivers license. And here is your courtdate which is mandatory. If you dont come to court on this date, you will be considered a felon.
Officer leaves. My face starts flushing and as a college student, I realize I do not have 496 dollars in my bank account.
So I call my dad and tell him what had happened. Me: Dad I just got a 500 dollar ticket. Dad: how fast you were going. Me:...30 over. Dad: Okay, good luck. (Thanks, dad -_-)
Few days later, I go back to college for a couple of weeks. Here my friends give me all kinds of advise on what to do.
"bro just keep delaying your date"-I am too lazy to do this.
"bro just make up a lie on how you had to go home to get meds for your dad and that you completely froze when the cops stopped you"-hmm I could lie.
"bro just dont go to your courtdate"-yeah I have a few dumb friends.
But the only thing I was set on doing was what I had remembered from my Law Ed class that was taught by a defense attorney. Always wear a suit to court. This is the easiest thing I could do and requires no thinking or plotting on my behalf
And So I came back home for my courtdate. I put on my black suit and went to the court early in the morning. I was nervous the entire time as I have never taken part in the judicial system. I go in, I take a seat, there are 3 other people before me awaiting their turn.
First person is some girl who is charged with abuse, or negligence. I cant remember. However,after her hearing, she calls the judge a dick and so he gets his cop buddies to escort her out but doesnt change his verdict. At this point, I am twice as nervous as this judge just had a terrible start to his day.
Second is a 16 year old in a hollister T-shirt and ripped jeans who is there for a speeding ticket. The cop who stopped him tells the judge that the kid was going 15 over speed limit.
Judge: How many years have you been driving? Kid: 6 months. Judge: You are to pay the full 200 dollar fine, and no points will be deducted.Thank you.
(Okay I am screwed. This kid was going 15 over and no mercy was shown to him. I was going thirty fucking miles over the speed limit.)
Now its my turn. I get up as calmly as I can. My palms are sweaty (insert Eminem lyrics), I could feel that my shirt was drenched in sweat and the suit didnt help. So I go up to the podium.
Cop: Your honor, this gentleman was going 65 miles on 35 mile zone on North main street. I followed him for atleast half a mile before he decided to stop.
(Damn this cop just fucked me over by speaking the god damn truth)
Judge: Is the true, son?
Me: yes.
Judge: How long have you been driving, son?
Me: 6 years, sir.
Judge: Do you pleady guilty to this charge?
(Im screwed anyway. Its time to end this)
Me: Yes, sir.
Judge: I am reducing your fine to 25 dollars and giving you taking off 4 point.. If you take the safe driving course, your remaining two points will also go away. Are you okay with this, officer.
Officer: Yes your honor.
(I love this GUY!)
Jude: Done.
I was speechless, I had no idea what had just happened. I went outside the courtroom to pay my fine of 25 dollars plus fees (total 95 dollars) and ran into the dad of the kid that went before me. Kid's Dad: I cant believe you got off with that. That some bullshit.
I was too happy to argue with the dad and so I went on my way took the course a few days later which was 75 bucks and now had 0 pts on my license.
Later I found out that the road i was speeding on was changed from a 55 zone to 35 zone after the development of new houses in the area. This did not make me feel any better because I realized I could have hurt some kid playing in the area.
Moral: Do not drive like a maniac. Speak the truth in the courtroom when it comes to speeding tickets .Be respectful to everyone there AND WEAR A GOD DAMN SUIT. And just because you live in the south, doesnt mean that all cops are gonna be racists. | got a 496 dollar ticket and 6 points on my license. Went to my court date, WORE A SUIT, and Spoke the truth and got my ticket reduced to 25 dollars plus charges with zero points on my license (after a safe driving course that cost me 75 dollars)
EDIT: This is my first long post so I had to correct some mistakes! Also this was 3 years ago so I dont remember all the details and the exact manner this went down. |
dsshin1 | It's not really "NIXED" per-say.
The whole story is...
Farm Bill was composed of multiple parts.
Two significant parts were:
* support agriculture
* provide supplemental nutrition (food stamps)
The 2nd part was controversial, because **it was costly.** And people were using food stamps **to buy non-foods.**
For some odd reason, this bill was renewed every 5 years.
This time around, when renewing was needed, there were 2 versions of farm bills.
* House - Cut $40 bil from the SNAP (Food Stamps).
* Senate - Cut $5 bil from the SNAP (Food Stamps).
Of course Democrats hated this idea of cutting from Food Stamps, and Farm bill in House **did not pass,** because Democrats thought it *cut way too much.*
People got mad, and they decided to try again. Republicans decided to separate SNAP from the Agricultural benefits, and pass it through the house. This was mostly because they could not get an agreement within their party on what the terms of SNAP is. How much to cut, how to prevent fraud, etc... And, they *promised* to work on SNAP later, which Democrats don't buy. This also kills any leverage for Democrats, because once they introduce their version of SNAP, it will be **This or Nothing.**
If they pass this in Senate, which will most likely not happen, unless they pass the separate SNAP bill before Senate takes up on it, the situation is like below:
We currently have allocated budget for Food Stamps from the previous budget. (which will most likely be used for it) But we do not have the statement in the farm bill, that says we need to give money to Food Stamps.
tl;dr: So it's not "Nixed" yet, but it **COULD BE** "Nixed" | It's not really "NIXED" per-say.
The whole story is...
Farm Bill was composed of multiple parts.
Two significant parts were:
support agriculture
provide supplemental nutrition (food stamps)
The 2nd part was controversial, because it was costly. And people were using food stamps to buy non-foods.
For some odd reason, this bill was renewed every 5 years.
This time around, when renewing was needed, there were 2 versions of farm bills.
House - Cut $40 bil from the SNAP (Food Stamps).
Senate - Cut $5 bil from the SNAP (Food Stamps).
Of course Democrats hated this idea of cutting from Food Stamps, and Farm bill in House did not pass, because Democrats thought it cut way too much.
People got mad, and they decided to try again. Republicans decided to separate SNAP from the Agricultural benefits, and pass it through the house. This was mostly because they could not get an agreement within their party on what the terms of SNAP is. How much to cut, how to prevent fraud, etc... And, they promised to work on SNAP later, which Democrats don't buy. This also kills any leverage for Democrats, because once they introduce their version of SNAP, it will be This or Nothing.
If they pass this in Senate, which will most likely not happen, unless they pass the separate SNAP bill before Senate takes up on it, the situation is like below:
We currently have allocated budget for Food Stamps from the previous budget. (which will most likely be used for it) But we do not have the statement in the farm bill, that says we need to give money to Food Stamps.
tl;dr: So it's not "Nixed" yet, but it COULD BE "Nixed"
| politics | t5_2cneq | cb1k4zx | It's not really "NIXED" per-say.
The whole story is...
Farm Bill was composed of multiple parts.
Two significant parts were:
support agriculture
provide supplemental nutrition (food stamps)
The 2nd part was controversial, because it was costly. And people were using food stamps to buy non-foods.
For some odd reason, this bill was renewed every 5 years.
This time around, when renewing was needed, there were 2 versions of farm bills.
House - Cut $40 bil from the SNAP (Food Stamps).
Senate - Cut $5 bil from the SNAP (Food Stamps).
Of course Democrats hated this idea of cutting from Food Stamps, and Farm bill in House did not pass, because Democrats thought it cut way too much.
People got mad, and they decided to try again. Republicans decided to separate SNAP from the Agricultural benefits, and pass it through the house. This was mostly because they could not get an agreement within their party on what the terms of SNAP is. How much to cut, how to prevent fraud, etc... And, they promised to work on SNAP later, which Democrats don't buy. This also kills any leverage for Democrats, because once they introduce their version of SNAP, it will be This or Nothing.
If they pass this in Senate, which will most likely not happen, unless they pass the separate SNAP bill before Senate takes up on it, the situation is like below:
We currently have allocated budget for Food Stamps from the previous budget. (which will most likely be used for it) But we do not have the statement in the farm bill, that says we need to give money to Food Stamps. | So it's not "Nixed" yet, but it COULD BE "Nixed" |
nanzinator | So I'm on my phone and didn't feel like going to the link, what's this game supposed to be like as in terms of actual play? I came to the comments to see what the game was going to be and nobody really said that, does it mention in the article? TLDR - what is the game actually going to be? | So I'm on my phone and didn't feel like going to the link, what's this game supposed to be like as in terms of actual play? I came to the comments to see what the game was going to be and nobody really said that, does it mention in the article? TLDR - what is the game actually going to be?
| halo | t5_2qixk | cb1hlqc | So I'm on my phone and didn't feel like going to the link, what's this game supposed to be like as in terms of actual play? I came to the comments to see what the game was going to be and nobody really said that, does it mention in the article? | what is the game actually going to be? |
AndShabadoo | The 'Mothership' is the worst!!! The Scientology of sports.... General LeBow-Hernandanning will fill all voids!! Any sensible person would not give Skippy & Stevie a show for 5 seconds let alone pollute society with sorority banter for an hour.. plus repeats... ESPN=CNN... no real sports, just the stories we want to talk about... FOX & NBC (slight cough) actually put better programs together... i personally enjoy each networks own channels separately.
TL;DR: ESPN deep throats CNN for shitty stories and 'sports coverage' | The 'Mothership' is the worst!!! The Scientology of sports.... General LeBow-Hernandanning will fill all voids!! Any sensible person would not give Skippy & Stevie a show for 5 seconds let alone pollute society with sorority banter for an hour.. plus repeats... ESPN=CNN... no real sports, just the stories we want to talk about... FOX & NBC (slight cough) actually put better programs together... i personally enjoy each networks own channels separately.
TL;DR: ESPN deep throats CNN for shitty stories and 'sports coverage'
| nhl | t5_2qrrq | cb1qdzs | The 'Mothership' is the worst!!! The Scientology of sports.... General LeBow-Hernandanning will fill all voids!! Any sensible person would not give Skippy & Stevie a show for 5 seconds let alone pollute society with sorority banter for an hour.. plus repeats... ESPN=CNN... no real sports, just the stories we want to talk about... FOX & NBC (slight cough) actually put better programs together... i personally enjoy each networks own channels separately. | ESPN deep throats CNN for shitty stories and 'sports coverage' |
yourdungeonmaster | I create a setting, and I adjust it as I go to what *my particular players* want out of the game, both for themselves and for their characters. I then have the actors in my world respond to the actions the characters take over the course of their adventures, i.e., I bring about natural consequences.
Sometimes these consequences are harsh.
I am not trying to kill the characters. That would be way too easy. I try to create balanced encounters that the characters *should* be able to survive, and then I have the creatures/traps/whatever try their hardest to kill the characters to the best of their abilities.
Along the way, I adjust on the fly behind the screen if it appears that I've made the encounter way too difficult, or if I sense that I allowed the players to get themselves into a predicament that they might not have gotten themselves into had I presented the warning signs better. In short, if it is clearly my fault, I don't always lower the boom.
That said, characters die in my campaigns all the time. Death happens. My players also understand that the whole world isn't balanced to their level. If a first level character goes out of his way to find an ancient red dragon, I'm not going to nerf the dragon. Players and their characters need to learn to pick their battles.
But it all comes down to what your players want out of the game. In my group, some players seem to enjoy high mortality more than others. I am more than happy to oblige them, and the other players have learned what kinds of characters and actions result in greater likelihood of death. The guy who jumps on the dragon's back gambles for glory, but if the dragon takes off and the PC rolls a '1' from 250' up in the air, he's gonna have a bad time. Everyone else keeps their distance and enjoys the show.
**TL;DR** Listen to what your acquaintance has to teach you, but make your own choices based on what your players want out of the game. | I create a setting, and I adjust it as I go to what my particular players want out of the game, both for themselves and for their characters. I then have the actors in my world respond to the actions the characters take over the course of their adventures, i.e., I bring about natural consequences.
Sometimes these consequences are harsh.
I am not trying to kill the characters. That would be way too easy. I try to create balanced encounters that the characters should be able to survive, and then I have the creatures/traps/whatever try their hardest to kill the characters to the best of their abilities.
Along the way, I adjust on the fly behind the screen if it appears that I've made the encounter way too difficult, or if I sense that I allowed the players to get themselves into a predicament that they might not have gotten themselves into had I presented the warning signs better. In short, if it is clearly my fault, I don't always lower the boom.
That said, characters die in my campaigns all the time. Death happens. My players also understand that the whole world isn't balanced to their level. If a first level character goes out of his way to find an ancient red dragon, I'm not going to nerf the dragon. Players and their characters need to learn to pick their battles.
But it all comes down to what your players want out of the game. In my group, some players seem to enjoy high mortality more than others. I am more than happy to oblige them, and the other players have learned what kinds of characters and actions result in greater likelihood of death. The guy who jumps on the dragon's back gambles for glory, but if the dragon takes off and the PC rolls a '1' from 250' up in the air, he's gonna have a bad time. Everyone else keeps their distance and enjoys the show.
TL;DR Listen to what your acquaintance has to teach you, but make your own choices based on what your players want out of the game.
| rpg | t5_2qh2s | cb1cs0r | I create a setting, and I adjust it as I go to what my particular players want out of the game, both for themselves and for their characters. I then have the actors in my world respond to the actions the characters take over the course of their adventures, i.e., I bring about natural consequences.
Sometimes these consequences are harsh.
I am not trying to kill the characters. That would be way too easy. I try to create balanced encounters that the characters should be able to survive, and then I have the creatures/traps/whatever try their hardest to kill the characters to the best of their abilities.
Along the way, I adjust on the fly behind the screen if it appears that I've made the encounter way too difficult, or if I sense that I allowed the players to get themselves into a predicament that they might not have gotten themselves into had I presented the warning signs better. In short, if it is clearly my fault, I don't always lower the boom.
That said, characters die in my campaigns all the time. Death happens. My players also understand that the whole world isn't balanced to their level. If a first level character goes out of his way to find an ancient red dragon, I'm not going to nerf the dragon. Players and their characters need to learn to pick their battles.
But it all comes down to what your players want out of the game. In my group, some players seem to enjoy high mortality more than others. I am more than happy to oblige them, and the other players have learned what kinds of characters and actions result in greater likelihood of death. The guy who jumps on the dragon's back gambles for glory, but if the dragon takes off and the PC rolls a '1' from 250' up in the air, he's gonna have a bad time. Everyone else keeps their distance and enjoys the show. | Listen to what your acquaintance has to teach you, but make your own choices based on what your players want out of the game. |
Nivolk | I've looked at it in a couple of parts.
As GM I'm relaying the world to the others at the table. Just as much how the trees blow in the wind, to the news that the emperor has died.
I relay how the world changes around the players due to their actions.
As GM I'm the bad guy, the neutral guy, and even other good guys. I'm not trying to kill the players, but rather working as agents of all of these other people. A world where there are no other actors is simply boring in my book.
Players taking too long to recover the mcguffin? They hear news about other groups going out looking for it. Some may fail, some may succeed.
My players have learned to take advantage of this, and have gone and occasionally hired some of these groups while they are off doing something else.
As the GM, I'm an entertainer. I play into the ego of the players. They are all special, unique, little snowflakes.
I have to craft my world and tales where they all matter, where they all want to come back and play a part in the shared story we're building. It has been more fun to play with people who see a challenge in what goes wrong instead of those who've stormed off.
TL;DR: I don't try to kill the PC's in my game, but there are plenty of monsters and even several NPC's who have taken up that calling.
Edit: Accidentally a word. | I've looked at it in a couple of parts.
As GM I'm relaying the world to the others at the table. Just as much how the trees blow in the wind, to the news that the emperor has died.
I relay how the world changes around the players due to their actions.
As GM I'm the bad guy, the neutral guy, and even other good guys. I'm not trying to kill the players, but rather working as agents of all of these other people. A world where there are no other actors is simply boring in my book.
Players taking too long to recover the mcguffin? They hear news about other groups going out looking for it. Some may fail, some may succeed.
My players have learned to take advantage of this, and have gone and occasionally hired some of these groups while they are off doing something else.
As the GM, I'm an entertainer. I play into the ego of the players. They are all special, unique, little snowflakes.
I have to craft my world and tales where they all matter, where they all want to come back and play a part in the shared story we're building. It has been more fun to play with people who see a challenge in what goes wrong instead of those who've stormed off.
TL;DR: I don't try to kill the PC's in my game, but there are plenty of monsters and even several NPC's who have taken up that calling.
Edit: Accidentally a word.
| rpg | t5_2qh2s | cb1h0l0 | I've looked at it in a couple of parts.
As GM I'm relaying the world to the others at the table. Just as much how the trees blow in the wind, to the news that the emperor has died.
I relay how the world changes around the players due to their actions.
As GM I'm the bad guy, the neutral guy, and even other good guys. I'm not trying to kill the players, but rather working as agents of all of these other people. A world where there are no other actors is simply boring in my book.
Players taking too long to recover the mcguffin? They hear news about other groups going out looking for it. Some may fail, some may succeed.
My players have learned to take advantage of this, and have gone and occasionally hired some of these groups while they are off doing something else.
As the GM, I'm an entertainer. I play into the ego of the players. They are all special, unique, little snowflakes.
I have to craft my world and tales where they all matter, where they all want to come back and play a part in the shared story we're building. It has been more fun to play with people who see a challenge in what goes wrong instead of those who've stormed off. | I don't try to kill the PC's in my game, but there are plenty of monsters and even several NPC's who have taken up that calling.
Edit: Accidentally a word. |
tedzeppelin93 | > If I'm a new person coming into the market, I shift the demand curve slightly and will indeed change the equilibrium price/quantity.
For entering the market, that is true, but for fluctuation in taste and preferences, that is not necessarily true.
Each point on a demand curve represents a separate person (or group of people if they happen to value something to the exact same degree). The tastes and preferences of one of these points does *not* influence the taste and preferences of anyone else.
So assume [this is the S/D model for apples.](
But now, you happen to be craving an apple like crazy, so the amount that you subjectively value apples rises. [So let's shift up the data for you.]( (Assuming you valued apples more than the equilibrium price before this craving, and that your craving can be sated by one apple).
Now we get a new demand curve [that looks like this.](
None of the data changed except for your preference rising. Your love for apples didn't change the equilibrium price in the slightest.
TL;DR You might just absolutely *love* that apple, and eating it may be the greatest moment in your life, but the apple supplier couldn't give less of a shit.
Edit: And also, obviously different suppliers operate differently. That is reflected in the data of any supply curve. That does not change the fact that supply is not based on preferences or any other subjective inputs.
| > If I'm a new person coming into the market, I shift the demand curve slightly and will indeed change the equilibrium price/quantity.
For entering the market, that is true, but for fluctuation in taste and preferences, that is not necessarily true.
Each point on a demand curve represents a separate person (or group of people if they happen to value something to the exact same degree). The tastes and preferences of one of these points does not influence the taste and preferences of anyone else.
So assume [this is the S/D model for apples.](
But now, you happen to be craving an apple like crazy, so the amount that you subjectively value apples rises. So let's shift up the data for you. .
Now we get a new demand curve [that looks like this.](
None of the data changed except for your preference rising. Your love for apples didn't change the equilibrium price in the slightest.
TL;DR You might just absolutely love that apple, and eating it may be the greatest moment in your life, but the apple supplier couldn't give less of a shit.
Edit: And also, obviously different suppliers operate differently. That is reflected in the data of any supply curve. That does not change the fact that supply is not based on preferences or any other subjective inputs.
| DebateaCommunist | t5_2t9dp | cb4qzkt | If I'm a new person coming into the market, I shift the demand curve slightly and will indeed change the equilibrium price/quantity.
For entering the market, that is true, but for fluctuation in taste and preferences, that is not necessarily true.
Each point on a demand curve represents a separate person (or group of people if they happen to value something to the exact same degree). The tastes and preferences of one of these points does not influence the taste and preferences of anyone else.
So assume [this is the S/D model for apples.](
But now, you happen to be craving an apple like crazy, so the amount that you subjectively value apples rises. So let's shift up the data for you. .
Now we get a new demand curve [that looks like this.](
None of the data changed except for your preference rising. Your love for apples didn't change the equilibrium price in the slightest. | You might just absolutely love that apple, and eating it may be the greatest moment in your life, but the apple supplier couldn't give less of a shit.
Edit: And also, obviously different suppliers operate differently. That is reflected in the data of any supply curve. That does not change the fact that supply is not based on preferences or any other subjective inputs. |
Mekaista | I'm a soldier currently laying in my bunk at training, and I believe I can provide some insight here. There is a lot of "kill kill kill" mentality in training. It's part of the "soldierization" process. As social animals, most of us have a strong aversion to killing other humans. The idea with the training process is to get people to the point where in the heat of combat, soldiers don't freeze up and get killed, or worse, get her soldiers killed. That's why there are the violent marching cadences and until somewhat recently, bayonet training are for.
However, I should also add that we are also taught that we are responsible for our actions. Careful weapons handling because we should never point the weapon at something we are not willing to destroy. Rules of engagement designed to prevent civilian casualties often require us to wait for someone to be shooting at us to be allowed to shoot back. And having spent months with these men and women as part of this process, I can confidently say that 99% of them joined for reasons other than to kill. Were they aware that they were joining a profession where that is a distinct possibility? Yes. But most do want the school benifits. Many are motivated by the steady job and income. Others by the adventure, challenging work and being part of what is still seen as an honorable profession. But only a very bare handful have I ever seen that simply wanted to be paid to shoot people. And those few are shunned by the rest because that kind of bloodthirsty attitude makes people very uncomfortable. Even guys in the infantry, whose job is purely to shoot things, tend to have other motivations. Lots of them chose the infantry because they wanted to protect. They are perfectly happy sitting around the barracks playing video games (World of Warcraft and EVE seem to be the game of the night). They'll whine about having to clean or do whatever stupid time wasting duties are lined up for the day. But almost all of them would admit that any of that is preferable to having to take another human's life. And the only extreme circumstance where they are willing to do so is when that human being becomes a threat to the people and things they love.
Also, to directly address part of your comment, some people are very bothered by the reality that we may have to kill. Whether they didn't think it through, or they find themselves unable to learn from and evolve past the violent mentality of training, some people are simply unable to live in this atmosphere. I actually had a friend drop out, simply telling me "I just can't kill people, man." And that's totally fine.
TL;DR: Not really, and depends on the game.
| I'm a soldier currently laying in my bunk at training, and I believe I can provide some insight here. There is a lot of "kill kill kill" mentality in training. It's part of the "soldierization" process. As social animals, most of us have a strong aversion to killing other humans. The idea with the training process is to get people to the point where in the heat of combat, soldiers don't freeze up and get killed, or worse, get her soldiers killed. That's why there are the violent marching cadences and until somewhat recently, bayonet training are for.
However, I should also add that we are also taught that we are responsible for our actions. Careful weapons handling because we should never point the weapon at something we are not willing to destroy. Rules of engagement designed to prevent civilian casualties often require us to wait for someone to be shooting at us to be allowed to shoot back. And having spent months with these men and women as part of this process, I can confidently say that 99% of them joined for reasons other than to kill. Were they aware that they were joining a profession where that is a distinct possibility? Yes. But most do want the school benifits. Many are motivated by the steady job and income. Others by the adventure, challenging work and being part of what is still seen as an honorable profession. But only a very bare handful have I ever seen that simply wanted to be paid to shoot people. And those few are shunned by the rest because that kind of bloodthirsty attitude makes people very uncomfortable. Even guys in the infantry, whose job is purely to shoot things, tend to have other motivations. Lots of them chose the infantry because they wanted to protect. They are perfectly happy sitting around the barracks playing video games (World of Warcraft and EVE seem to be the game of the night). They'll whine about having to clean or do whatever stupid time wasting duties are lined up for the day. But almost all of them would admit that any of that is preferable to having to take another human's life. And the only extreme circumstance where they are willing to do so is when that human being becomes a threat to the people and things they love.
Also, to directly address part of your comment, some people are very bothered by the reality that we may have to kill. Whether they didn't think it through, or they find themselves unable to learn from and evolve past the violent mentality of training, some people are simply unable to live in this atmosphere. I actually had a friend drop out, simply telling me "I just can't kill people, man." And that's totally fine.
TL;DR: Not really, and depends on the game.
| worldnews | t5_2qh13 | cb1pi9k | I'm a soldier currently laying in my bunk at training, and I believe I can provide some insight here. There is a lot of "kill kill kill" mentality in training. It's part of the "soldierization" process. As social animals, most of us have a strong aversion to killing other humans. The idea with the training process is to get people to the point where in the heat of combat, soldiers don't freeze up and get killed, or worse, get her soldiers killed. That's why there are the violent marching cadences and until somewhat recently, bayonet training are for.
However, I should also add that we are also taught that we are responsible for our actions. Careful weapons handling because we should never point the weapon at something we are not willing to destroy. Rules of engagement designed to prevent civilian casualties often require us to wait for someone to be shooting at us to be allowed to shoot back. And having spent months with these men and women as part of this process, I can confidently say that 99% of them joined for reasons other than to kill. Were they aware that they were joining a profession where that is a distinct possibility? Yes. But most do want the school benifits. Many are motivated by the steady job and income. Others by the adventure, challenging work and being part of what is still seen as an honorable profession. But only a very bare handful have I ever seen that simply wanted to be paid to shoot people. And those few are shunned by the rest because that kind of bloodthirsty attitude makes people very uncomfortable. Even guys in the infantry, whose job is purely to shoot things, tend to have other motivations. Lots of them chose the infantry because they wanted to protect. They are perfectly happy sitting around the barracks playing video games (World of Warcraft and EVE seem to be the game of the night). They'll whine about having to clean or do whatever stupid time wasting duties are lined up for the day. But almost all of them would admit that any of that is preferable to having to take another human's life. And the only extreme circumstance where they are willing to do so is when that human being becomes a threat to the people and things they love.
Also, to directly address part of your comment, some people are very bothered by the reality that we may have to kill. Whether they didn't think it through, or they find themselves unable to learn from and evolve past the violent mentality of training, some people are simply unable to live in this atmosphere. I actually had a friend drop out, simply telling me "I just can't kill people, man." And that's totally fine. | Not really, and depends on the game. |
Kishara | I cannot agree with that because it's implementation in any iteration would open the doors to abuse. Justice must remain blind. Everyone is innocent until they are proven guilty by a court of law. Regardless of how we feel about it, that is how the system works. The system imo is still quite flawed but to tinker with it in the name of "streamlining" is just not a good idea.
We can have opinions on a particular case and the result of it, but in no way should the justice system be overhauled simply to better reflect our "opinions". Take the Zimmerman trial as an example. I have an opinion on the guilt of this person. If the result does not agree with my opinion, should we change the court system to better reflect my opinion?
I also have an opinion on the Ariel Castro case, but it is up to the courts to deal with him and not up to my opinion. Changing the courts could leave us open to more corruption and more injustice. You may not want to pay for a trial for someone, but to decide their guilt or innocence is the job of the justice system and that should not be interfered with in the interest of streamlining.
tl;dr No. | I cannot agree with that because it's implementation in any iteration would open the doors to abuse. Justice must remain blind. Everyone is innocent until they are proven guilty by a court of law. Regardless of how we feel about it, that is how the system works. The system imo is still quite flawed but to tinker with it in the name of "streamlining" is just not a good idea.
We can have opinions on a particular case and the result of it, but in no way should the justice system be overhauled simply to better reflect our "opinions". Take the Zimmerman trial as an example. I have an opinion on the guilt of this person. If the result does not agree with my opinion, should we change the court system to better reflect my opinion?
I also have an opinion on the Ariel Castro case, but it is up to the courts to deal with him and not up to my opinion. Changing the courts could leave us open to more corruption and more injustice. You may not want to pay for a trial for someone, but to decide their guilt or innocence is the job of the justice system and that should not be interfered with in the interest of streamlining.
tl;dr No.
| news | t5_2qh3l | cb1txmg | I cannot agree with that because it's implementation in any iteration would open the doors to abuse. Justice must remain blind. Everyone is innocent until they are proven guilty by a court of law. Regardless of how we feel about it, that is how the system works. The system imo is still quite flawed but to tinker with it in the name of "streamlining" is just not a good idea.
We can have opinions on a particular case and the result of it, but in no way should the justice system be overhauled simply to better reflect our "opinions". Take the Zimmerman trial as an example. I have an opinion on the guilt of this person. If the result does not agree with my opinion, should we change the court system to better reflect my opinion?
I also have an opinion on the Ariel Castro case, but it is up to the courts to deal with him and not up to my opinion. Changing the courts could leave us open to more corruption and more injustice. You may not want to pay for a trial for someone, but to decide their guilt or innocence is the job of the justice system and that should not be interfered with in the interest of streamlining. | No. |
darhox | I agree that MVP would have been a great twist had it not been for Elissa being in the house (at least with out another person or few people of popularity, perhaps chicken george or maybe Ian, or one of Will, Dan or Mikes relatives.)The shows producers must have anticipated Elissa having a decisive advantage over the rest of the house right from the start. The way they made the rules around MVP she was guaranteed to have between a 25 and 50% say of the nominations every week (just for being related to Rachael) until the house is able to vote her out. I'm sure in future seasons they won't stack the deck how its happened this season, but as is, its ruining this seasons show imo.
tl;dr Elissa has an unfair advantage being the first MVP thanks to BB | I agree that MVP would have been a great twist had it not been for Elissa being in the house (at least with out another person or few people of popularity, perhaps chicken george or maybe Ian, or one of Will, Dan or Mikes relatives.)The shows producers must have anticipated Elissa having a decisive advantage over the rest of the house right from the start. The way they made the rules around MVP she was guaranteed to have between a 25 and 50% say of the nominations every week (just for being related to Rachael) until the house is able to vote her out. I'm sure in future seasons they won't stack the deck how its happened this season, but as is, its ruining this seasons show imo.
tl;dr Elissa has an unfair advantage being the first MVP thanks to BB
| BigBrother | t5_2r4zz | cb1qrmd | I agree that MVP would have been a great twist had it not been for Elissa being in the house (at least with out another person or few people of popularity, perhaps chicken george or maybe Ian, or one of Will, Dan or Mikes relatives.)The shows producers must have anticipated Elissa having a decisive advantage over the rest of the house right from the start. The way they made the rules around MVP she was guaranteed to have between a 25 and 50% say of the nominations every week (just for being related to Rachael) until the house is able to vote her out. I'm sure in future seasons they won't stack the deck how its happened this season, but as is, its ruining this seasons show imo. | Elissa has an unfair advantage being the first MVP thanks to BB |
notHooptieJ | you should try /r/MAME,
on /r/cade we're all about the original hardware ad the restorations.
TL:DR: you're on a muscle car forum ... asking about imports. | you should try /r/MAME,
on /r/cade we're all about the original hardware ad the restorations.
TL:DR: you're on a muscle car forum ... asking about imports.
| cade | t5_2snqq | cb1sr2q | you should try /r/MAME,
on /r/cade we're all about the original hardware ad the restorations. | you're on a muscle car forum ... asking about imports. |
cdbaker | My reply was supposed to be to the parent comment... Then I hit ctrl-r, and then your comment showed up... and then I just accidentally clicked reply to you instead...
tldr; I know. | My reply was supposed to be to the parent comment... Then I hit ctrl-r, and then your comment showed up... and then I just accidentally clicked reply to you instead...
tldr; I know.
| pics | t5_2qh0u | cb20ra6 | My reply was supposed to be to the parent comment... Then I hit ctrl-r, and then your comment showed up... and then I just accidentally clicked reply to you instead... | I know. |
DeadGrandm0ther | **Translation from National Geographic Deutschland source**:
"A sunset on a July evening. It was pretty dim, and the glowing peaks of the distant Alps seemed unreal. A short time later, formed a Red Rainbow, as I had never seen him before in this intense shade of red. The maximum expression reached this about five minutes after the calculated sunset, because the sun had already disappeared from my point of much earlier behind the mountain. After a few minutes, faded sunset and rainbow together. The image is a stitched panorama of four portrait shots. The individual images are slightly underexposed, but unprocessed. Such as a red rainbow made? When the sun is so low, then all short-wave colors of light are scattered away from its long path through the atmosphere, and it only remains the red left. This red light reaches the observer's eye as alpenglow, and the red rainbow. Since the clouds are illuminated because of their height (in this case Altocumulus approximately 3000 meters) long from the sun, the rainbow may still be visible after sunset in rare cases. Date Added 14.07.2012 in Brannenburg."
**TL;DR**:
When the sun is low, all short-wave colors of light are scattered away from it's long path through the atmosphere. | Translation from National Geographic Deutschland source :
"A sunset on a July evening. It was pretty dim, and the glowing peaks of the distant Alps seemed unreal. A short time later, formed a Red Rainbow, as I had never seen him before in this intense shade of red. The maximum expression reached this about five minutes after the calculated sunset, because the sun had already disappeared from my point of much earlier behind the mountain. After a few minutes, faded sunset and rainbow together. The image is a stitched panorama of four portrait shots. The individual images are slightly underexposed, but unprocessed. Such as a red rainbow made? When the sun is so low, then all short-wave colors of light are scattered away from its long path through the atmosphere, and it only remains the red left. This red light reaches the observer's eye as alpenglow, and the red rainbow. Since the clouds are illuminated because of their height (in this case Altocumulus approximately 3000 meters) long from the sun, the rainbow may still be visible after sunset in rare cases. Date Added 14.07.2012 in Brannenburg."
TL;DR :
When the sun is low, all short-wave colors of light are scattered away from it's long path through the atmosphere.
| pics | t5_2qh0u | cb1y4sk | Translation from National Geographic Deutschland source :
"A sunset on a July evening. It was pretty dim, and the glowing peaks of the distant Alps seemed unreal. A short time later, formed a Red Rainbow, as I had never seen him before in this intense shade of red. The maximum expression reached this about five minutes after the calculated sunset, because the sun had already disappeared from my point of much earlier behind the mountain. After a few minutes, faded sunset and rainbow together. The image is a stitched panorama of four portrait shots. The individual images are slightly underexposed, but unprocessed. Such as a red rainbow made? When the sun is so low, then all short-wave colors of light are scattered away from its long path through the atmosphere, and it only remains the red left. This red light reaches the observer's eye as alpenglow, and the red rainbow. Since the clouds are illuminated because of their height (in this case Altocumulus approximately 3000 meters) long from the sun, the rainbow may still be visible after sunset in rare cases. Date Added 14.07.2012 in Brannenburg." | When the sun is low, all short-wave colors of light are scattered away from it's long path through the atmosphere. |
iggyfenton | Late question about FAAB.
This is not about NarFFL, but did fleaflicker give you an option for [Vickery method]( for winning FAAB budget. I have a league that I commish that we have been using Vickery for 12 years, but I have yet to find a website that can automate it. I end up manually processing adds. We use Vickery +1 where you just pay $1 more than the 2nd highest bid. That way if you bid $15 for Andy Dalton and the 2nd highest bid is $3 you only owe $4.
You seem to have pull with Fleaflicker and this simple change to normal FAAB rules would make leagues more fun and could be a great change for NarFFL next season.
TL;DR: Can Fleaflicker use the Vickery Method for FAAB? | Late question about FAAB.
This is not about NarFFL, but did fleaflicker give you an option for [Vickery method]( for winning FAAB budget. I have a league that I commish that we have been using Vickery for 12 years, but I have yet to find a website that can automate it. I end up manually processing adds. We use Vickery +1 where you just pay $1 more than the 2nd highest bid. That way if you bid $15 for Andy Dalton and the 2nd highest bid is $3 you only owe $4.
You seem to have pull with Fleaflicker and this simple change to normal FAAB rules would make leagues more fun and could be a great change for NarFFL next season.
TL;DR: Can Fleaflicker use the Vickery Method for FAAB?
| NarFFL | t5_2rtfj | cc0w2lf | Late question about FAAB.
This is not about NarFFL, but did fleaflicker give you an option for [Vickery method]( for winning FAAB budget. I have a league that I commish that we have been using Vickery for 12 years, but I have yet to find a website that can automate it. I end up manually processing adds. We use Vickery +1 where you just pay $1 more than the 2nd highest bid. That way if you bid $15 for Andy Dalton and the 2nd highest bid is $3 you only owe $4.
You seem to have pull with Fleaflicker and this simple change to normal FAAB rules would make leagues more fun and could be a great change for NarFFL next season. | Can Fleaflicker use the Vickery Method for FAAB? |
TruthSeekingMissiles | CHEAP!? IDK where it is that you live, but theatre prices are not exactly something I'd define as cheap. Especially not to go see a mediocre comedy sequel. I love the cast of that movie, I thought the first one was hilarious, and I think I'll enjoy this sequel, but by no means would I EVER go pay $10.00 to go see it when I can just rent it from a redbox for a $1 a few months down the road.
As for Pacific Rim, that's the kind of movie worth paying to see in a theatre (IMO). Not necessarily because it'll be a better movie, but because I want to experience the sounds and visuals in a theatre environment. I typically will only pay that kind of money to see a film in theatres if it's going to be visually and audibly EPIC. Otherwise, waiting until I can rent it for $1 and still get just as much enjoyment out of it.
TL;DR : I can't justify paying upwards of $10 to see a simple movie that isn't visually or audibly stimulating. While I'm sure Grown Ups 2 will probably be funny, it's not worth the money for such a basic experience. I go to theatres for movies with awesome special effects and sound, not for simple comedies.
Edit: Not sure why I got downvoted when all I was doing was stating what is probably a common opinion.. | CHEAP!? IDK where it is that you live, but theatre prices are not exactly something I'd define as cheap. Especially not to go see a mediocre comedy sequel. I love the cast of that movie, I thought the first one was hilarious, and I think I'll enjoy this sequel, but by no means would I EVER go pay $10.00 to go see it when I can just rent it from a redbox for a $1 a few months down the road.
As for Pacific Rim, that's the kind of movie worth paying to see in a theatre (IMO). Not necessarily because it'll be a better movie, but because I want to experience the sounds and visuals in a theatre environment. I typically will only pay that kind of money to see a film in theatres if it's going to be visually and audibly EPIC. Otherwise, waiting until I can rent it for $1 and still get just as much enjoyment out of it.
TL;DR : I can't justify paying upwards of $10 to see a simple movie that isn't visually or audibly stimulating. While I'm sure Grown Ups 2 will probably be funny, it's not worth the money for such a basic experience. I go to theatres for movies with awesome special effects and sound, not for simple comedies.
Edit: Not sure why I got downvoted when all I was doing was stating what is probably a common opinion..
| movies | t5_2qh3s | cb254jh | CHEAP!? IDK where it is that you live, but theatre prices are not exactly something I'd define as cheap. Especially not to go see a mediocre comedy sequel. I love the cast of that movie, I thought the first one was hilarious, and I think I'll enjoy this sequel, but by no means would I EVER go pay $10.00 to go see it when I can just rent it from a redbox for a $1 a few months down the road.
As for Pacific Rim, that's the kind of movie worth paying to see in a theatre (IMO). Not necessarily because it'll be a better movie, but because I want to experience the sounds and visuals in a theatre environment. I typically will only pay that kind of money to see a film in theatres if it's going to be visually and audibly EPIC. Otherwise, waiting until I can rent it for $1 and still get just as much enjoyment out of it. | I can't justify paying upwards of $10 to see a simple movie that isn't visually or audibly stimulating. While I'm sure Grown Ups 2 will probably be funny, it's not worth the money for such a basic experience. I go to theatres for movies with awesome special effects and sound, not for simple comedies.
Edit: Not sure why I got downvoted when all I was doing was stating what is probably a common opinion.. |
CyberJIT | Hice la materia psiquiatría en el Moyano. Una de las veces que fui un ayudante nos dio un tour por el hospital. Aparentemente, trabajó ahí [Christofredo Jakob]( conocido por [haber hecho y descripto los hoy conocidos como "cortes de Jakob"]( cortes anatómicos del cerebro que seguramente todos vimos en anatomía, una de las primeras aproximaciones de "qué está dónde" en el cerebro, para tratar de entender su función. (También hay animales disecados de sus estudios de anatomía comparativa, muy interesantes).
La cuestión es que había un pizarrón en una sala, la sala vallada, el pizarrón a medio borrar. ¿Por qué? Una asistente de una conocida productora televisiva estaba preparando la sala para filmar en ese ala. El pizarrón tenía dibujos que como seguramente no tenían nada que ver con el programa, debían desaparecer. Pero ella no sabía y nadie le avisó que eran gráficos de los cortes de Jakob, dibujados por Jakob mismo. Por eso desde entonces la sala estaba vallada.
**tl;dr**: borraron parte de pizarrón histórico de la medicina. | Hice la materia psiquiatría en el Moyano. Una de las veces que fui un ayudante nos dio un tour por el hospital. Aparentemente, trabajó ahí Christofredo Jakob .
La cuestión es que había un pizarrón en una sala, la sala vallada, el pizarrón a medio borrar. ¿Por qué? Una asistente de una conocida productora televisiva estaba preparando la sala para filmar en ese ala. El pizarrón tenía dibujos que como seguramente no tenían nada que ver con el programa, debían desaparecer. Pero ella no sabía y nadie le avisó que eran gráficos de los cortes de Jakob, dibujados por Jakob mismo. Por eso desde entonces la sala estaba vallada.
tl;dr : borraron parte de pizarrón histórico de la medicina.
| argentina | t5_2qlht | cb2ewx1 | Hice la materia psiquiatría en el Moyano. Una de las veces que fui un ayudante nos dio un tour por el hospital. Aparentemente, trabajó ahí Christofredo Jakob .
La cuestión es que había un pizarrón en una sala, la sala vallada, el pizarrón a medio borrar. ¿Por qué? Una asistente de una conocida productora televisiva estaba preparando la sala para filmar en ese ala. El pizarrón tenía dibujos que como seguramente no tenían nada que ver con el programa, debían desaparecer. Pero ella no sabía y nadie le avisó que eran gráficos de los cortes de Jakob, dibujados por Jakob mismo. Por eso desde entonces la sala estaba vallada. | borraron parte de pizarrón histórico de la medicina. |
dottmatrix | It certainly feels that way, but then I started tracking my shots in a spreadsheet (yes, I'm that anal) and as I took more shots at a given percentage, the percentage of actual hits started to approach the percentage that the game was telling me. I should note, though, that as of yet, my numbers are not high enough to be statistically significant.
I should also note that I mean "over time". In particular, I noticed that (and this may just be an outlier or because I'm only 80% through one playthrough while tracking shot hits/misses) the numbers seemed inflated at first, and then the first mission with a Sectioid Commander brought the numbers closer to their overall percentages (by making my guys miss constantly). Then the numbers inflated again slowly, and then the whole thing repeated the first time an Ethereal was around. So, based on my incomplete and statistically insignificant numbers and anecdotal evidence, it seems that the game gives you a better than stated accuracy except on game-changing missions, where it punishes you severely.
**tl;dr: Yes, but no, but yes, but no.** | It certainly feels that way, but then I started tracking my shots in a spreadsheet (yes, I'm that anal) and as I took more shots at a given percentage, the percentage of actual hits started to approach the percentage that the game was telling me. I should note, though, that as of yet, my numbers are not high enough to be statistically significant.
I should also note that I mean "over time". In particular, I noticed that (and this may just be an outlier or because I'm only 80% through one playthrough while tracking shot hits/misses) the numbers seemed inflated at first, and then the first mission with a Sectioid Commander brought the numbers closer to their overall percentages (by making my guys miss constantly). Then the numbers inflated again slowly, and then the whole thing repeated the first time an Ethereal was around. So, based on my incomplete and statistically insignificant numbers and anecdotal evidence, it seems that the game gives you a better than stated accuracy except on game-changing missions, where it punishes you severely.
tl;dr: Yes, but no, but yes, but no.
| Xcom | t5_2si6x | cb2n1bl | It certainly feels that way, but then I started tracking my shots in a spreadsheet (yes, I'm that anal) and as I took more shots at a given percentage, the percentage of actual hits started to approach the percentage that the game was telling me. I should note, though, that as of yet, my numbers are not high enough to be statistically significant.
I should also note that I mean "over time". In particular, I noticed that (and this may just be an outlier or because I'm only 80% through one playthrough while tracking shot hits/misses) the numbers seemed inflated at first, and then the first mission with a Sectioid Commander brought the numbers closer to their overall percentages (by making my guys miss constantly). Then the numbers inflated again slowly, and then the whole thing repeated the first time an Ethereal was around. So, based on my incomplete and statistically insignificant numbers and anecdotal evidence, it seems that the game gives you a better than stated accuracy except on game-changing missions, where it punishes you severely. | Yes, but no, but yes, but no. |
philosophi | Here is what I posted originally in response to Devry:
Devry,
As to your Constitutional analysis, while the quote is correct, its application to the facts of this matter is not. here's why:
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire was decided in 1942, in that case Chaplinsky called a New Hampshire town Marshal "a God-damned racketeer" and "a damned fascist". and SCOTUS found that those words constituted fighting words, which forms one of the exceptions to the first amendment's freedom of speech (there are others). Since 1942, SCOTUS has not found fighting words again. see, Street v. New York (1969); R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992).
While your quotation of the decision in Chaplinsky is correct in defining how the Court saw fighting words in 1942, the fighting words doctrine/exception to the first amendment is all but powerless today. I would argue that that is probably a good thing as limitations on free speech are generally bad (think: limitations on reddit).
When you apply the SCOTUS decision to the Zimmerman facts, your use of the term 'broad' is an understatement. Interpreting the simple act of walking as speech is an extremely broad application of speech, even when using 'symbolic speech' the act of walking and or following someone for one purpose or another does not and cannot constitute symbolic speech. If such were the case, anything and everything could or would be considered speech, and thus any law which sought to prevent any action would then have to fall under Strict Scrutiny, which is the test a court must apply in their analysis of any law which seeks to ban the freedom of speech (Under Strict Scrutiny: a state action banning speech will be upheld if it is found to be necessary to achieve a compelling government interest, and it is the least restrictive means necessary in achieving same interest; this is the highest level of scrutiny that a court must apply in determining whether a law may restrict important constitutional rights. Here, the government has the burden of proof and must provide enough evidence to the court in order to overcome the high threshold).
Speech in general is held as a form of communication. Now, think about the act of walking as a means of getting from one place to another, because here that is all it was. Can such an act be considered as a form of speech, symbolic or otherwise? Here, there is no communication to the act of simply getting from point A to point B, even if point B was in fact closer to the decedent. Moreover, your analysis then incorrectly forces an antiquated doctrine on top; such an application of the law to the facts is incorrect.
But just to test your theory, lets apply the legal concepts above to the facts herein. So, for all intents and purposes, lets consider the act of walking to be speech. Next, we would use the words of SCOTUS to determine if that speech which we've already found is something which can automatically incite an immediate breach of the peace [emphasis is mine]. First, the key words we must look to are automatic and immediate. In their decision on Chaplinsky, SCOTUS determined that when someone slanders another by using the exact terms "a God-damned racketeer" and "a damned fascist", such words by their very utterance will automatically and immediately cause the slandered person to either become injured or to fly into a rage and begin to fight. Thus, the test is two part: 1) they have to be words that by their very utterance; 2) will inflict injury or will tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace. Now, lets apply this to the general act of following another individual (here via your analysis, the act of following will constitute 'the very utterance' performance of which will tend to lead to injury and incitement). In other words, can the general act of following another human, cause the followee, when he.she discovers they are being followed to automatically and immediately become injured or incite such passion in that person so that he/she will likely fight the follower? No. For fighting words to work as SCOTUS defined them in Chaplinsky, the mere utterance of these 'fighting words' will lead to injury or incitement almost all the time (tend). So much so, if the cause and effect of these words was less probable and less predictable (like in today's world), the Court would not have been able to overcome the Strict Scrutiny threshold it needed to ban this type of speech. Furthermore, today, Im sure you would have no problem calling someone a god damned racketeer and a god damned fascist. Accordingly, the mere act of following someone cannot cause a reaction in that person as defined in the above case law.
Source: Lawyer.
Tl;dr - Tough shit, read this and learn something about the US Constitution.
| Here is what I posted originally in response to Devry:
Devry,
As to your Constitutional analysis, while the quote is correct, its application to the facts of this matter is not. here's why:
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire was decided in 1942, in that case Chaplinsky called a New Hampshire town Marshal "a God-damned racketeer" and "a damned fascist". and SCOTUS found that those words constituted fighting words, which forms one of the exceptions to the first amendment's freedom of speech (there are others). Since 1942, SCOTUS has not found fighting words again. see, Street v. New York (1969); R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992).
While your quotation of the decision in Chaplinsky is correct in defining how the Court saw fighting words in 1942, the fighting words doctrine/exception to the first amendment is all but powerless today. I would argue that that is probably a good thing as limitations on free speech are generally bad (think: limitations on reddit).
When you apply the SCOTUS decision to the Zimmerman facts, your use of the term 'broad' is an understatement. Interpreting the simple act of walking as speech is an extremely broad application of speech, even when using 'symbolic speech' the act of walking and or following someone for one purpose or another does not and cannot constitute symbolic speech. If such were the case, anything and everything could or would be considered speech, and thus any law which sought to prevent any action would then have to fall under Strict Scrutiny, which is the test a court must apply in their analysis of any law which seeks to ban the freedom of speech (Under Strict Scrutiny: a state action banning speech will be upheld if it is found to be necessary to achieve a compelling government interest, and it is the least restrictive means necessary in achieving same interest; this is the highest level of scrutiny that a court must apply in determining whether a law may restrict important constitutional rights. Here, the government has the burden of proof and must provide enough evidence to the court in order to overcome the high threshold).
Speech in general is held as a form of communication. Now, think about the act of walking as a means of getting from one place to another, because here that is all it was. Can such an act be considered as a form of speech, symbolic or otherwise? Here, there is no communication to the act of simply getting from point A to point B, even if point B was in fact closer to the decedent. Moreover, your analysis then incorrectly forces an antiquated doctrine on top; such an application of the law to the facts is incorrect.
But just to test your theory, lets apply the legal concepts above to the facts herein. So, for all intents and purposes, lets consider the act of walking to be speech. Next, we would use the words of SCOTUS to determine if that speech which we've already found is something which can automatically incite an immediate breach of the peace [emphasis is mine]. First, the key words we must look to are automatic and immediate. In their decision on Chaplinsky, SCOTUS determined that when someone slanders another by using the exact terms "a God-damned racketeer" and "a damned fascist", such words by their very utterance will automatically and immediately cause the slandered person to either become injured or to fly into a rage and begin to fight. Thus, the test is two part: 1) they have to be words that by their very utterance; 2) will inflict injury or will tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace. Now, lets apply this to the general act of following another individual (here via your analysis, the act of following will constitute 'the very utterance' performance of which will tend to lead to injury and incitement). In other words, can the general act of following another human, cause the followee, when he.she discovers they are being followed to automatically and immediately become injured or incite such passion in that person so that he/she will likely fight the follower? No. For fighting words to work as SCOTUS defined them in Chaplinsky, the mere utterance of these 'fighting words' will lead to injury or incitement almost all the time (tend). So much so, if the cause and effect of these words was less probable and less predictable (like in today's world), the Court would not have been able to overcome the Strict Scrutiny threshold it needed to ban this type of speech. Furthermore, today, Im sure you would have no problem calling someone a god damned racketeer and a god damned fascist. Accordingly, the mere act of following someone cannot cause a reaction in that person as defined in the above case law.
Source: Lawyer.
Tl;dr - Tough shit, read this and learn something about the US Constitution.
| law | t5_2qh9k | cb2l5ob | Here is what I posted originally in response to Devry:
Devry,
As to your Constitutional analysis, while the quote is correct, its application to the facts of this matter is not. here's why:
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire was decided in 1942, in that case Chaplinsky called a New Hampshire town Marshal "a God-damned racketeer" and "a damned fascist". and SCOTUS found that those words constituted fighting words, which forms one of the exceptions to the first amendment's freedom of speech (there are others). Since 1942, SCOTUS has not found fighting words again. see, Street v. New York (1969); R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992).
While your quotation of the decision in Chaplinsky is correct in defining how the Court saw fighting words in 1942, the fighting words doctrine/exception to the first amendment is all but powerless today. I would argue that that is probably a good thing as limitations on free speech are generally bad (think: limitations on reddit).
When you apply the SCOTUS decision to the Zimmerman facts, your use of the term 'broad' is an understatement. Interpreting the simple act of walking as speech is an extremely broad application of speech, even when using 'symbolic speech' the act of walking and or following someone for one purpose or another does not and cannot constitute symbolic speech. If such were the case, anything and everything could or would be considered speech, and thus any law which sought to prevent any action would then have to fall under Strict Scrutiny, which is the test a court must apply in their analysis of any law which seeks to ban the freedom of speech (Under Strict Scrutiny: a state action banning speech will be upheld if it is found to be necessary to achieve a compelling government interest, and it is the least restrictive means necessary in achieving same interest; this is the highest level of scrutiny that a court must apply in determining whether a law may restrict important constitutional rights. Here, the government has the burden of proof and must provide enough evidence to the court in order to overcome the high threshold).
Speech in general is held as a form of communication. Now, think about the act of walking as a means of getting from one place to another, because here that is all it was. Can such an act be considered as a form of speech, symbolic or otherwise? Here, there is no communication to the act of simply getting from point A to point B, even if point B was in fact closer to the decedent. Moreover, your analysis then incorrectly forces an antiquated doctrine on top; such an application of the law to the facts is incorrect.
But just to test your theory, lets apply the legal concepts above to the facts herein. So, for all intents and purposes, lets consider the act of walking to be speech. Next, we would use the words of SCOTUS to determine if that speech which we've already found is something which can automatically incite an immediate breach of the peace [emphasis is mine]. First, the key words we must look to are automatic and immediate. In their decision on Chaplinsky, SCOTUS determined that when someone slanders another by using the exact terms "a God-damned racketeer" and "a damned fascist", such words by their very utterance will automatically and immediately cause the slandered person to either become injured or to fly into a rage and begin to fight. Thus, the test is two part: 1) they have to be words that by their very utterance; 2) will inflict injury or will tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace. Now, lets apply this to the general act of following another individual (here via your analysis, the act of following will constitute 'the very utterance' performance of which will tend to lead to injury and incitement). In other words, can the general act of following another human, cause the followee, when he.she discovers they are being followed to automatically and immediately become injured or incite such passion in that person so that he/she will likely fight the follower? No. For fighting words to work as SCOTUS defined them in Chaplinsky, the mere utterance of these 'fighting words' will lead to injury or incitement almost all the time (tend). So much so, if the cause and effect of these words was less probable and less predictable (like in today's world), the Court would not have been able to overcome the Strict Scrutiny threshold it needed to ban this type of speech. Furthermore, today, Im sure you would have no problem calling someone a god damned racketeer and a god damned fascist. Accordingly, the mere act of following someone cannot cause a reaction in that person as defined in the above case law.
Source: Lawyer. | Tough shit, read this and learn something about the US Constitution. |
5960312 | Accounting by far. IB is great but you'll get that experience and learn a lot of that stuff on the job by dealing with a different country or countries however the accounting major is something you must learn in school because it will be nearly impossible to get an accounting job per se with an IB degree. It would be easier to transition from an accounting background into an IB related position. Additionally unless you only deal with English speaking countries it is essential to know the local language in an IB role. TL; DR major in accounting | Accounting by far. IB is great but you'll get that experience and learn a lot of that stuff on the job by dealing with a different country or countries however the accounting major is something you must learn in school because it will be nearly impossible to get an accounting job per se with an IB degree. It would be easier to transition from an accounting background into an IB related position. Additionally unless you only deal with English speaking countries it is essential to know the local language in an IB role. TL; DR major in accounting
| internationalbusiness | t5_2uetk | cb2bdt6 | Accounting by far. IB is great but you'll get that experience and learn a lot of that stuff on the job by dealing with a different country or countries however the accounting major is something you must learn in school because it will be nearly impossible to get an accounting job per se with an IB degree. It would be easier to transition from an accounting background into an IB related position. Additionally unless you only deal with English speaking countries it is essential to know the local language in an IB role. | major in accounting |
Sony_PlayStation | Benchmarks do matter, because they are the standard for judging increases in performance. Industries have been using benchmarks for decades and they are an essential part of product development.
The reason so many people here hate benchmarks are:
1. On android they have a tendency to be exploited making them less reliable (Quadrant, I'm looking at you). However this is getting better as the platform matures (Antutu is pretty good, excluding the recent Intel happenings)
2. People cant handle the fact that they don't have the fastest device on the market anymore, and need to make up excuses so they can sleep at night.
I hate when everyone uses the term "real world user experience" because it is subjective. For some people their every day might involve running applications which are too demanding for mid-range phones.
I think this is going to be a great phone, but I hate it when everyone bashes benchmarks like this without actually thinking about how important they are.
tl;dr
Just because the average user does not need a phone with top benchmark scores, it does not mean that benchmark scores are useless. | Benchmarks do matter, because they are the standard for judging increases in performance. Industries have been using benchmarks for decades and they are an essential part of product development.
The reason so many people here hate benchmarks are:
On android they have a tendency to be exploited making them less reliable (Quadrant, I'm looking at you). However this is getting better as the platform matures (Antutu is pretty good, excluding the recent Intel happenings)
People cant handle the fact that they don't have the fastest device on the market anymore, and need to make up excuses so they can sleep at night.
I hate when everyone uses the term "real world user experience" because it is subjective. For some people their every day might involve running applications which are too demanding for mid-range phones.
I think this is going to be a great phone, but I hate it when everyone bashes benchmarks like this without actually thinking about how important they are.
tl;dr
Just because the average user does not need a phone with top benchmark scores, it does not mean that benchmark scores are useless.
| Android | t5_2qlqh | cb2g277 | Benchmarks do matter, because they are the standard for judging increases in performance. Industries have been using benchmarks for decades and they are an essential part of product development.
The reason so many people here hate benchmarks are:
On android they have a tendency to be exploited making them less reliable (Quadrant, I'm looking at you). However this is getting better as the platform matures (Antutu is pretty good, excluding the recent Intel happenings)
People cant handle the fact that they don't have the fastest device on the market anymore, and need to make up excuses so they can sleep at night.
I hate when everyone uses the term "real world user experience" because it is subjective. For some people their every day might involve running applications which are too demanding for mid-range phones.
I think this is going to be a great phone, but I hate it when everyone bashes benchmarks like this without actually thinking about how important they are. | Just because the average user does not need a phone with top benchmark scores, it does not mean that benchmark scores are useless. |
TheInternetHivemind | That's because the people who don't quit stop showing up eventually.
People that do keep showing up for 3 years probably do have a 95% success rate, but it's probably a small percentage of all the people who attend at least once.
TL;DR: Statistics can be twisted any which way. | That's because the people who don't quit stop showing up eventually.
People that do keep showing up for 3 years probably do have a 95% success rate, but it's probably a small percentage of all the people who attend at least once.
TL;DR: Statistics can be twisted any which way.
| todayilearned | t5_2qqjc | cb2ljyo | That's because the people who don't quit stop showing up eventually.
People that do keep showing up for 3 years probably do have a 95% success rate, but it's probably a small percentage of all the people who attend at least once. | Statistics can be twisted any which way. |
jelos98 | > The key words there are "thoroughly followed". When people "go out" in AA and NA, it is almost always because they stop keeping up with the program.
You are clearly biased, as well.
What you just said is basically that the program is basically infallible - and it's the _people_ that are the problem. But the question is really: given a sample of people trying to stop drinking, half of which are sent to AA, and half try to stop on their own, what are the overall outcomes?
Not, "what are the outcomes for the people who wind up trying really hard in AA vs everyone who tries to stop on their own". Or the more fair but still wrong "what are the outcomes for the people who wind up trying really hard in AA vs everyone who tries really hard to stop on their own".
I will grant you that someone "thoroughly following" the program will never drink again. But thoroughly following the one step program:
1. Stop drinking.
Can make the same claim there. When people "go out" after stopping drinking on their own, it's almost always because they stopped keeping up with step 1, for the rest, they stop drinking! What does that mean? For some undefined portion of your sample, it works really well. Read as: it doesn't say much.
So back to the real question: given a sample of people trying to stop drinking, half of which are sent to AA, and half try to stop on their own, what are the overall outcomes?
What's the real answer? I don't suspect we'll find out any time soon. I would absolutely not trust any stat I've seen thus far (AA, Orange Papers or otherwise) because they're basically unscientific in nature (e.g. AA data involves surveying active AA members, which would drastically undersample people who have "gone out" and not come back).
tl;dr - like any other program, there's some subset of people who it will work really well for. Saying that it works really well for that subset of people in no way speaks for the overall efficacy of the program. | > The key words there are "thoroughly followed". When people "go out" in AA and NA, it is almost always because they stop keeping up with the program.
You are clearly biased, as well.
What you just said is basically that the program is basically infallible - and it's the people that are the problem. But the question is really: given a sample of people trying to stop drinking, half of which are sent to AA, and half try to stop on their own, what are the overall outcomes?
Not, "what are the outcomes for the people who wind up trying really hard in AA vs everyone who tries to stop on their own". Or the more fair but still wrong "what are the outcomes for the people who wind up trying really hard in AA vs everyone who tries really hard to stop on their own".
I will grant you that someone "thoroughly following" the program will never drink again. But thoroughly following the one step program:
Stop drinking.
Can make the same claim there. When people "go out" after stopping drinking on their own, it's almost always because they stopped keeping up with step 1, for the rest, they stop drinking! What does that mean? For some undefined portion of your sample, it works really well. Read as: it doesn't say much.
So back to the real question: given a sample of people trying to stop drinking, half of which are sent to AA, and half try to stop on their own, what are the overall outcomes?
What's the real answer? I don't suspect we'll find out any time soon. I would absolutely not trust any stat I've seen thus far (AA, Orange Papers or otherwise) because they're basically unscientific in nature (e.g. AA data involves surveying active AA members, which would drastically undersample people who have "gone out" and not come back).
tl;dr - like any other program, there's some subset of people who it will work really well for. Saying that it works really well for that subset of people in no way speaks for the overall efficacy of the program.
| todayilearned | t5_2qqjc | cb2ulq0 | The key words there are "thoroughly followed". When people "go out" in AA and NA, it is almost always because they stop keeping up with the program.
You are clearly biased, as well.
What you just said is basically that the program is basically infallible - and it's the people that are the problem. But the question is really: given a sample of people trying to stop drinking, half of which are sent to AA, and half try to stop on their own, what are the overall outcomes?
Not, "what are the outcomes for the people who wind up trying really hard in AA vs everyone who tries to stop on their own". Or the more fair but still wrong "what are the outcomes for the people who wind up trying really hard in AA vs everyone who tries really hard to stop on their own".
I will grant you that someone "thoroughly following" the program will never drink again. But thoroughly following the one step program:
Stop drinking.
Can make the same claim there. When people "go out" after stopping drinking on their own, it's almost always because they stopped keeping up with step 1, for the rest, they stop drinking! What does that mean? For some undefined portion of your sample, it works really well. Read as: it doesn't say much.
So back to the real question: given a sample of people trying to stop drinking, half of which are sent to AA, and half try to stop on their own, what are the overall outcomes?
What's the real answer? I don't suspect we'll find out any time soon. I would absolutely not trust any stat I've seen thus far (AA, Orange Papers or otherwise) because they're basically unscientific in nature (e.g. AA data involves surveying active AA members, which would drastically undersample people who have "gone out" and not come back). | like any other program, there's some subset of people who it will work really well for. Saying that it works really well for that subset of people in no way speaks for the overall efficacy of the program. |
barbosa | I got worse when I was court ordered into AA/NA. I met new addicts, more lifelong friends like the ones I met in inpatient drug treatment (except we didn't need to wait 30+ days to fuck, get high together etc...). Some of the AA/NA meeting spots seem like they are fake and really facilitating all kinds of shit on the low. Some of the meetings are different. It depends on who is running it, who shows up and the rules they put in place. Since AA/NA runs on the honor code if one meeting is full of people who have relapsed and keep relapsing it is up to those same addicts to clean the place up so to speak.
EDIT: TL;DR: AA/NA works if you work it, but it quickly morphs into something non helpful if you don't! | I got worse when I was court ordered into AA/NA. I met new addicts, more lifelong friends like the ones I met in inpatient drug treatment (except we didn't need to wait 30+ days to fuck, get high together etc...). Some of the AA/NA meeting spots seem like they are fake and really facilitating all kinds of shit on the low. Some of the meetings are different. It depends on who is running it, who shows up and the rules they put in place. Since AA/NA runs on the honor code if one meeting is full of people who have relapsed and keep relapsing it is up to those same addicts to clean the place up so to speak.
EDIT: TL;DR: AA/NA works if you work it, but it quickly morphs into something non helpful if you don't!
| todayilearned | t5_2qqjc | cb2u16v | I got worse when I was court ordered into AA/NA. I met new addicts, more lifelong friends like the ones I met in inpatient drug treatment (except we didn't need to wait 30+ days to fuck, get high together etc...). Some of the AA/NA meeting spots seem like they are fake and really facilitating all kinds of shit on the low. Some of the meetings are different. It depends on who is running it, who shows up and the rules they put in place. Since AA/NA runs on the honor code if one meeting is full of people who have relapsed and keep relapsing it is up to those same addicts to clean the place up so to speak.
EDIT: | AA/NA works if you work it, but it quickly morphs into something non helpful if you don't! |
Lang_Zai | I'm a recovering alcoholic in AA, but I'm going to premise this by mentioning that I am a scientist, objective and reasonable. I do not think AA is the only way, but it my opinion that it is effective and free.
In a research and experimental design standpoint, alcoholism success is virtually impossible to measure to a degree that can satisfy science. If a person quits cold turkey but fails 4 and succeeds in the 5th is that a success? How are we measuring success? 1 week? 1 year? 10 years?
Let's say we're conducting a study. 60 alcoholics, 30 quit cold turkey (CT) and 30 go to AA. 5 CT last a month but only 2 in AA make it. CT has a 150% better chance of recovery than AA! But they look into these fellas a year later and of the 30 in AA, 7 have accounted 6 months sober but only 2 in the CT group. How do we interpret this data?
Other experimental confounds: the people who go to AA may be too deep into their alcoholism to quit cold turkey thereby creating different sample groups, success rates for multiple failures create a framework where measuring period of time success has validity issues, participants lie (especially alcoholics as it relates to alcohol), there are different types of AA meetings (i.e. bad AA meetings), some people aren't actually alcoholic and many more.
I'll tell you, the people in AA wouldn't have gone in there if they could quit cold turkey, why would they? This research in Orange Papers doesn't make sense because you are comparing unrandomized sample groups. People who are broken enough to go to AA wouldn't last 4 hours cold turkey.
The best research is by George Vaillant who I bet even he would admit his research has major holes. It is far better research than what is shown in the Orange Papers. His research measures alcoholism research in several conditions (like psychotherapy) over an entire decade. It isn't great research but it's the best we've got.
;TLDR: Alcoholism success rates are a black hole in terms of research study design. If you are truly alcoholic, your choice is to recover or die. Choose recovery in whatever medium works for you whether that is cold turkey, psychotherapy, AA or a mix of several. I wish you the best. | I'm a recovering alcoholic in AA, but I'm going to premise this by mentioning that I am a scientist, objective and reasonable. I do not think AA is the only way, but it my opinion that it is effective and free.
In a research and experimental design standpoint, alcoholism success is virtually impossible to measure to a degree that can satisfy science. If a person quits cold turkey but fails 4 and succeeds in the 5th is that a success? How are we measuring success? 1 week? 1 year? 10 years?
Let's say we're conducting a study. 60 alcoholics, 30 quit cold turkey (CT) and 30 go to AA. 5 CT last a month but only 2 in AA make it. CT has a 150% better chance of recovery than AA! But they look into these fellas a year later and of the 30 in AA, 7 have accounted 6 months sober but only 2 in the CT group. How do we interpret this data?
Other experimental confounds: the people who go to AA may be too deep into their alcoholism to quit cold turkey thereby creating different sample groups, success rates for multiple failures create a framework where measuring period of time success has validity issues, participants lie (especially alcoholics as it relates to alcohol), there are different types of AA meetings (i.e. bad AA meetings), some people aren't actually alcoholic and many more.
I'll tell you, the people in AA wouldn't have gone in there if they could quit cold turkey, why would they? This research in Orange Papers doesn't make sense because you are comparing unrandomized sample groups. People who are broken enough to go to AA wouldn't last 4 hours cold turkey.
The best research is by George Vaillant who I bet even he would admit his research has major holes. It is far better research than what is shown in the Orange Papers. His research measures alcoholism research in several conditions (like psychotherapy) over an entire decade. It isn't great research but it's the best we've got.
;TLDR: Alcoholism success rates are a black hole in terms of research study design. If you are truly alcoholic, your choice is to recover or die. Choose recovery in whatever medium works for you whether that is cold turkey, psychotherapy, AA or a mix of several. I wish you the best.
| todayilearned | t5_2qqjc | cb2w6lz | I'm a recovering alcoholic in AA, but I'm going to premise this by mentioning that I am a scientist, objective and reasonable. I do not think AA is the only way, but it my opinion that it is effective and free.
In a research and experimental design standpoint, alcoholism success is virtually impossible to measure to a degree that can satisfy science. If a person quits cold turkey but fails 4 and succeeds in the 5th is that a success? How are we measuring success? 1 week? 1 year? 10 years?
Let's say we're conducting a study. 60 alcoholics, 30 quit cold turkey (CT) and 30 go to AA. 5 CT last a month but only 2 in AA make it. CT has a 150% better chance of recovery than AA! But they look into these fellas a year later and of the 30 in AA, 7 have accounted 6 months sober but only 2 in the CT group. How do we interpret this data?
Other experimental confounds: the people who go to AA may be too deep into their alcoholism to quit cold turkey thereby creating different sample groups, success rates for multiple failures create a framework where measuring period of time success has validity issues, participants lie (especially alcoholics as it relates to alcohol), there are different types of AA meetings (i.e. bad AA meetings), some people aren't actually alcoholic and many more.
I'll tell you, the people in AA wouldn't have gone in there if they could quit cold turkey, why would they? This research in Orange Papers doesn't make sense because you are comparing unrandomized sample groups. People who are broken enough to go to AA wouldn't last 4 hours cold turkey.
The best research is by George Vaillant who I bet even he would admit his research has major holes. It is far better research than what is shown in the Orange Papers. His research measures alcoholism research in several conditions (like psychotherapy) over an entire decade. It isn't great research but it's the best we've got.
; | Alcoholism success rates are a black hole in terms of research study design. If you are truly alcoholic, your choice is to recover or die. Choose recovery in whatever medium works for you whether that is cold turkey, psychotherapy, AA or a mix of several. I wish you the best. |
shakaspeare | The most important thing to highlight is that you could get a lot of benefit from talking to a therapist, someone trained to work with sexual abuse, same sex attraction and post traumatic stress disorder. But apart from that, here's my personal thoughts.
You've been through a lot and your body is still holding onto some of those stresses. If things have improved (even lightly) over the months or years since the abuse happened, it's a good sign that you're on your way to mending and you should be patient with yourself. If things haven't improved, see the first point (therapist).
A certain level of trust, the ability to be vulnerable and being allowed to surrender to someone are all important with sex. A man is physically and psychologically weakest and most vulnerable at orgasm, and it's no wonder your body is short circuiting that from happening with other men. It needs to be brought up to date and realize the threat of harm is long gone.
Without going into the details of the abuse (and I don't know how to put this any other way, I'm so sorry if it is shocking), sometimes the body can physically become aroused even though it is an assault and not consensual. If this happens, it can lead to guilt or shame, making a person think they enjoyed it. This is not true. Is this the case with you? Could it be that sex with men brings up feelings of shame, either from the previous point, or even other reasons? if yes, until you address that, you won't be able to enjoy making love to men.
Was disciplinary action taken on them? Did you report it? have you spoken to anyone about it? It's possibly (and heck, there's millions of possibilities but this is just what's coming to mind) that you're stopping yourself from same-sex sex until a part of you feels it gets a chance to speak out and be heard.
The other thing is that sex is one thing, love making is another. The guys you've been with, do you have a deep emotional and/or spiritual bond with them? If you don't have that, it's fucking. maybe you need to make love to someone. maybe you need to get to know someone so well, and feel so safe with them after weeks and weeks of cuddling and being emotionally vulnerable, that only then the act of sex will happen in a way you're comfortable with, leading to orgasm.
You have to reprogram positive experiences into your mind, about physical intimacy with men. Even if that means finding a friend to just cuddle with.
Lastly, if you're having sex with people who can't understand or empathise with you that there's other stuff going on beneathe your surface, they're either not the right person for you, or, you've jumped too quickly into bed with them.
Does any of that fit with you? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
TL;DR - Find someone you can be open and vulnerable with; work through issues of guilt and shame; make love to a man instead of fucking. | The most important thing to highlight is that you could get a lot of benefit from talking to a therapist, someone trained to work with sexual abuse, same sex attraction and post traumatic stress disorder. But apart from that, here's my personal thoughts.
You've been through a lot and your body is still holding onto some of those stresses. If things have improved (even lightly) over the months or years since the abuse happened, it's a good sign that you're on your way to mending and you should be patient with yourself. If things haven't improved, see the first point (therapist).
A certain level of trust, the ability to be vulnerable and being allowed to surrender to someone are all important with sex. A man is physically and psychologically weakest and most vulnerable at orgasm, and it's no wonder your body is short circuiting that from happening with other men. It needs to be brought up to date and realize the threat of harm is long gone.
Without going into the details of the abuse (and I don't know how to put this any other way, I'm so sorry if it is shocking), sometimes the body can physically become aroused even though it is an assault and not consensual. If this happens, it can lead to guilt or shame, making a person think they enjoyed it. This is not true. Is this the case with you? Could it be that sex with men brings up feelings of shame, either from the previous point, or even other reasons? if yes, until you address that, you won't be able to enjoy making love to men.
Was disciplinary action taken on them? Did you report it? have you spoken to anyone about it? It's possibly (and heck, there's millions of possibilities but this is just what's coming to mind) that you're stopping yourself from same-sex sex until a part of you feels it gets a chance to speak out and be heard.
The other thing is that sex is one thing, love making is another. The guys you've been with, do you have a deep emotional and/or spiritual bond with them? If you don't have that, it's fucking. maybe you need to make love to someone. maybe you need to get to know someone so well, and feel so safe with them after weeks and weeks of cuddling and being emotionally vulnerable, that only then the act of sex will happen in a way you're comfortable with, leading to orgasm.
You have to reprogram positive experiences into your mind, about physical intimacy with men. Even if that means finding a friend to just cuddle with.
Lastly, if you're having sex with people who can't understand or empathise with you that there's other stuff going on beneathe your surface, they're either not the right person for you, or, you've jumped too quickly into bed with them.
Does any of that fit with you? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
TL;DR - Find someone you can be open and vulnerable with; work through issues of guilt and shame; make love to a man instead of fucking.
| bisexual | t5_2qwnx | cb2xjnn | The most important thing to highlight is that you could get a lot of benefit from talking to a therapist, someone trained to work with sexual abuse, same sex attraction and post traumatic stress disorder. But apart from that, here's my personal thoughts.
You've been through a lot and your body is still holding onto some of those stresses. If things have improved (even lightly) over the months or years since the abuse happened, it's a good sign that you're on your way to mending and you should be patient with yourself. If things haven't improved, see the first point (therapist).
A certain level of trust, the ability to be vulnerable and being allowed to surrender to someone are all important with sex. A man is physically and psychologically weakest and most vulnerable at orgasm, and it's no wonder your body is short circuiting that from happening with other men. It needs to be brought up to date and realize the threat of harm is long gone.
Without going into the details of the abuse (and I don't know how to put this any other way, I'm so sorry if it is shocking), sometimes the body can physically become aroused even though it is an assault and not consensual. If this happens, it can lead to guilt or shame, making a person think they enjoyed it. This is not true. Is this the case with you? Could it be that sex with men brings up feelings of shame, either from the previous point, or even other reasons? if yes, until you address that, you won't be able to enjoy making love to men.
Was disciplinary action taken on them? Did you report it? have you spoken to anyone about it? It's possibly (and heck, there's millions of possibilities but this is just what's coming to mind) that you're stopping yourself from same-sex sex until a part of you feels it gets a chance to speak out and be heard.
The other thing is that sex is one thing, love making is another. The guys you've been with, do you have a deep emotional and/or spiritual bond with them? If you don't have that, it's fucking. maybe you need to make love to someone. maybe you need to get to know someone so well, and feel so safe with them after weeks and weeks of cuddling and being emotionally vulnerable, that only then the act of sex will happen in a way you're comfortable with, leading to orgasm.
You have to reprogram positive experiences into your mind, about physical intimacy with men. Even if that means finding a friend to just cuddle with.
Lastly, if you're having sex with people who can't understand or empathise with you that there's other stuff going on beneathe your surface, they're either not the right person for you, or, you've jumped too quickly into bed with them.
Does any of that fit with you? I'd love to hear your thoughts. | Find someone you can be open and vulnerable with; work through issues of guilt and shame; make love to a man instead of fucking. |
CowpokeAtLaw | My experience with LegalShield has all been in having to undo problems caused by people who relied on it when they should have called a lawyer first. In my experience, LegalShield and those charge a fair amount for their product, but don't provide the analysis and personalized attention that a lawyer looking at your situation provides.
TL;DR - Pay for a lawyer now, or pay for a lawyer to fix it later, which is more expensive. | My experience with LegalShield has all been in having to undo problems caused by people who relied on it when they should have called a lawyer first. In my experience, LegalShield and those charge a fair amount for their product, but don't provide the analysis and personalized attention that a lawyer looking at your situation provides.
TL;DR - Pay for a lawyer now, or pay for a lawyer to fix it later, which is more expensive.
| legaladvice | t5_2rawz | cb32pfl | My experience with LegalShield has all been in having to undo problems caused by people who relied on it when they should have called a lawyer first. In my experience, LegalShield and those charge a fair amount for their product, but don't provide the analysis and personalized attention that a lawyer looking at your situation provides. | Pay for a lawyer now, or pay for a lawyer to fix it later, which is more expensive. |
BARchitecture | Careful with that though, I've spilled that stuff on a pair of jeans and have it bleach-stained the denim.
TL;DR Read the label first! | Careful with that though, I've spilled that stuff on a pair of jeans and have it bleach-stained the denim.
TL;DR Read the label first!
| hockey | t5_2qiel | cb32rl4 | Careful with that though, I've spilled that stuff on a pair of jeans and have it bleach-stained the denim. | Read the label first! |
DevilsLittleChicken | With the size of the TES fanbase (read: HUGE) I think TESO could break the mold of recent MMORPGs, as long as they can keep the graphical and storyline quality of the TES series intact. Of course, you're loosing the modability of the games which won't bother console gamers (so, this next bit isn't really relevant here but I'm including it anyway!) but already has a large portion of the TES PC gamers saying they are going to boycott it.
I'd say the best payment model (personal opion of course) is Buy-to-play, perhaps with some pay-to-customize options. Actual pay-to-play has had its day I think, with the number of FTP MMOs out there, and giving people who can afford to pay more an actual gameplay advantage is fatal to the longevity of the game.
The strongest selling point is probably going to be that it's Skyrim... with your friends. Of course, the guy who posted [this]( to /r/gaming has a good point too.
Exploration should remain the same. You can't go to a place if you don't know where it is. This opens the door for additional roleplaying options... people could potentially hire themselves out as scouts. Besides, actually finding all the places and things in TES games has long been one of the best things about them.
As for actual play... I'm intrigued to read that sneaking is still around. That could be difficult to work into PvP (assuming that there will be large scale PvP). I hope the quality of the storylines and the acting is preserved, though that can prove hard in and of itself in an MMO, as you're not dealing with one hero, but thousands at any one time. The trick is to make them all feel like it's their own story, that they have a part to play. Combat could be awesome... especially PvP... or it could be the deal breaker. Keeping it as balanced as Skyrim's will be tricky with thousands of people running around... and near-on impossible if they can fight each other. The way to deal with that may be to have PvP zones... though this is hard to explain from a story perspective. Player housing is also huge in TES. A huge percentage of the mods are housing/building related. In my opinion there hasn't been an MMO that got that right since SWG's heyday.
All in all, I'm looking forward to it... it could be huge. Having said that, I thought the same about KotOR. 'Nuff said.
(**TL:DR** It COULD be great, as long as they stick with what makes TES great in the first place and don't force people to remortgage their homes just to get a better sword.) | With the size of the TES fanbase (read: HUGE) I think TESO could break the mold of recent MMORPGs, as long as they can keep the graphical and storyline quality of the TES series intact. Of course, you're loosing the modability of the games which won't bother console gamers (so, this next bit isn't really relevant here but I'm including it anyway!) but already has a large portion of the TES PC gamers saying they are going to boycott it.
I'd say the best payment model (personal opion of course) is Buy-to-play, perhaps with some pay-to-customize options. Actual pay-to-play has had its day I think, with the number of FTP MMOs out there, and giving people who can afford to pay more an actual gameplay advantage is fatal to the longevity of the game.
The strongest selling point is probably going to be that it's Skyrim... with your friends. Of course, the guy who posted this . I hope the quality of the storylines and the acting is preserved, though that can prove hard in and of itself in an MMO, as you're not dealing with one hero, but thousands at any one time. The trick is to make them all feel like it's their own story, that they have a part to play. Combat could be awesome... especially PvP... or it could be the deal breaker. Keeping it as balanced as Skyrim's will be tricky with thousands of people running around... and near-on impossible if they can fight each other. The way to deal with that may be to have PvP zones... though this is hard to explain from a story perspective. Player housing is also huge in TES. A huge percentage of the mods are housing/building related. In my opinion there hasn't been an MMO that got that right since SWG's heyday.
All in all, I'm looking forward to it... it could be huge. Having said that, I thought the same about KotOR. 'Nuff said.
( TL:DR It COULD be great, as long as they stick with what makes TES great in the first place and don't force people to remortgage their homes just to get a better sword.)
| xboxone | t5_2xbci | cb30bzo | With the size of the TES fanbase (read: HUGE) I think TESO could break the mold of recent MMORPGs, as long as they can keep the graphical and storyline quality of the TES series intact. Of course, you're loosing the modability of the games which won't bother console gamers (so, this next bit isn't really relevant here but I'm including it anyway!) but already has a large portion of the TES PC gamers saying they are going to boycott it.
I'd say the best payment model (personal opion of course) is Buy-to-play, perhaps with some pay-to-customize options. Actual pay-to-play has had its day I think, with the number of FTP MMOs out there, and giving people who can afford to pay more an actual gameplay advantage is fatal to the longevity of the game.
The strongest selling point is probably going to be that it's Skyrim... with your friends. Of course, the guy who posted this . I hope the quality of the storylines and the acting is preserved, though that can prove hard in and of itself in an MMO, as you're not dealing with one hero, but thousands at any one time. The trick is to make them all feel like it's their own story, that they have a part to play. Combat could be awesome... especially PvP... or it could be the deal breaker. Keeping it as balanced as Skyrim's will be tricky with thousands of people running around... and near-on impossible if they can fight each other. The way to deal with that may be to have PvP zones... though this is hard to explain from a story perspective. Player housing is also huge in TES. A huge percentage of the mods are housing/building related. In my opinion there hasn't been an MMO that got that right since SWG's heyday.
All in all, I'm looking forward to it... it could be huge. Having said that, I thought the same about KotOR. 'Nuff said.
( | It COULD be great, as long as they stick with what makes TES great in the first place and don't force people to remortgage their homes just to get a better sword.) |
jpar345 | I was at this show, I think at one point he tried explaining the debacle but it was a lot of mumbling and gibberish (par for the course with live Dave). I've seen DMB live several times and it's always great, but the crowd seems to get worse and worse. I have come to expect intoxicated idiots, but worse than that are the people that talk the entire time. I'll never understand paying money to go to a concert and yell back and forth throughout... Guess it's a pet peeve that grows with age.
**tl;dr** DMB good, crowd usually sucks. | I was at this show, I think at one point he tried explaining the debacle but it was a lot of mumbling and gibberish (par for the course with live Dave). I've seen DMB live several times and it's always great, but the crowd seems to get worse and worse. I have come to expect intoxicated idiots, but worse than that are the people that talk the entire time. I'll never understand paying money to go to a concert and yell back and forth throughout... Guess it's a pet peeve that grows with age.
tl;dr DMB good, crowd usually sucks.
| Music | t5_2qh1u | cb33755 | I was at this show, I think at one point he tried explaining the debacle but it was a lot of mumbling and gibberish (par for the course with live Dave). I've seen DMB live several times and it's always great, but the crowd seems to get worse and worse. I have come to expect intoxicated idiots, but worse than that are the people that talk the entire time. I'll never understand paying money to go to a concert and yell back and forth throughout... Guess it's a pet peeve that grows with age. | DMB good, crowd usually sucks. |
pgabrielfreak | my daughter got cellulitis within 24 hrs of cutting herself with a razor while shaving her leg. thank god she called me and asked about it! i told her to get to the hospital asap. they gave her i.v. antibiotics right away and were able to stop it early. just starting, though her leg hurt so bad she had to have a friend drive her to the hospital, it happened so fast, it was frightening. they had to give her pain meds, even.
TL/DR: don't leave your damned razor laying in a puddle of water in the shower or sink. | my daughter got cellulitis within 24 hrs of cutting herself with a razor while shaving her leg. thank god she called me and asked about it! i told her to get to the hospital asap. they gave her i.v. antibiotics right away and were able to stop it early. just starting, though her leg hurt so bad she had to have a friend drive her to the hospital, it happened so fast, it was frightening. they had to give her pain meds, even.
TL/DR: don't leave your damned razor laying in a puddle of water in the shower or sink.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | cb3kylp | my daughter got cellulitis within 24 hrs of cutting herself with a razor while shaving her leg. thank god she called me and asked about it! i told her to get to the hospital asap. they gave her i.v. antibiotics right away and were able to stop it early. just starting, though her leg hurt so bad she had to have a friend drive her to the hospital, it happened so fast, it was frightening. they had to give her pain meds, even. | don't leave your damned razor laying in a puddle of water in the shower or sink. |
Spooky_Electric | Holy shit. This commercial was on all the damn time.
Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) by Enya is still a very boss of a song though.
TL;DR:
Sail Away is actually called Orinoco Flow. | Holy shit. This commercial was on all the damn time.
Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) by Enya is still a very boss of a song though.
TL;DR:
Sail Away is actually called Orinoco Flow.
| videos | t5_2qh1e | cb3c4x8 | Holy shit. This commercial was on all the damn time.
Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) by Enya is still a very boss of a song though. | Sail Away is actually called Orinoco Flow. |
trinaryoc | I'm curious as to what pushed the biker to act like this. If this was an unprompted swoop and squat then, there's no question that the biker is an ass and deserved what he got. He knows his bike can stop much quicker than the car.
But it seems odd to me that he just did this unprompted. Even if the car did push his buttons to do this, it's a retarded move to make. Once he got around the car, he could have rolled on and left him behind and called it a day.
TL;DR I'm finding it hard to feel overly sorry for the bike. | I'm curious as to what pushed the biker to act like this. If this was an unprompted swoop and squat then, there's no question that the biker is an ass and deserved what he got. He knows his bike can stop much quicker than the car.
But it seems odd to me that he just did this unprompted. Even if the car did push his buttons to do this, it's a retarded move to make. Once he got around the car, he could have rolled on and left him behind and called it a day.
TL;DR I'm finding it hard to feel overly sorry for the bike.
| motorcycles | t5_2qi6d | cb3b1pq | I'm curious as to what pushed the biker to act like this. If this was an unprompted swoop and squat then, there's no question that the biker is an ass and deserved what he got. He knows his bike can stop much quicker than the car.
But it seems odd to me that he just did this unprompted. Even if the car did push his buttons to do this, it's a retarded move to make. Once he got around the car, he could have rolled on and left him behind and called it a day. | I'm finding it hard to feel overly sorry for the bike. |
tgujay | Lolwut. At the end of September I have 5 x 110 key sets of doubleshots at $9 a piece and OEM caps like those from a Rosewill or Quickfire can be usually had for about $10 a set.
>Greens cost ~$2
Uh... where? WASD or something? No one looking to buy enough switches for a whole board would be going to a damn reseller for switches. The GH60 group buy at geekhack that recently closed orders was offering switches for $0.63 a piece, that included greens, and whites, and clears, and other hard to get switches.
For my Phantom I'm going ergo clears with the light grey from my G80 for the space bar. I paid $50 shipped for my G80 and it has like 120 keys or something so let's say conservatively those cost $0.45 a piece, for 87 that's another $40. I used the springs and housings from some old blues off of a Chicony giving my G80 like a middleground ghetto MX Green. Keycaps I have a whole 104 semi clear set I got for $15 shipped off ebay brand new so let's see...
1. Case - $25
2. PCB - $35
3. Plate - $22
4. Teensy 2.0 - $16
5. Switches - $40
6. Key Caps - $15
For a grand total of: $153
That's around the price of a Ducky Shine and I get a fully programmable, fully custom TKL board that I can easily swap switches/springs, lube, sticker to my hearts content. I also get the satisfaction of building something. I'd say that's worth it. **TL;DR U mad.** | Lolwut. At the end of September I have 5 x 110 key sets of doubleshots at $9 a piece and OEM caps like those from a Rosewill or Quickfire can be usually had for about $10 a set.
>Greens cost ~$2
Uh... where? WASD or something? No one looking to buy enough switches for a whole board would be going to a damn reseller for switches. The GH60 group buy at geekhack that recently closed orders was offering switches for $0.63 a piece, that included greens, and whites, and clears, and other hard to get switches.
For my Phantom I'm going ergo clears with the light grey from my G80 for the space bar. I paid $50 shipped for my G80 and it has like 120 keys or something so let's say conservatively those cost $0.45 a piece, for 87 that's another $40. I used the springs and housings from some old blues off of a Chicony giving my G80 like a middleground ghetto MX Green. Keycaps I have a whole 104 semi clear set I got for $15 shipped off ebay brand new so let's see...
Case - $25
PCB - $35
Plate - $22
Teensy 2.0 - $16
Switches - $40
Key Caps - $15
For a grand total of: $153
That's around the price of a Ducky Shine and I get a fully programmable, fully custom TKL board that I can easily swap switches/springs, lube, sticker to my hearts content. I also get the satisfaction of building something. I'd say that's worth it. TL;DR U mad.
| MechanicalKeyboards | t5_2ugo7 | cb4fyih | Lolwut. At the end of September I have 5 x 110 key sets of doubleshots at $9 a piece and OEM caps like those from a Rosewill or Quickfire can be usually had for about $10 a set.
>Greens cost ~$2
Uh... where? WASD or something? No one looking to buy enough switches for a whole board would be going to a damn reseller for switches. The GH60 group buy at geekhack that recently closed orders was offering switches for $0.63 a piece, that included greens, and whites, and clears, and other hard to get switches.
For my Phantom I'm going ergo clears with the light grey from my G80 for the space bar. I paid $50 shipped for my G80 and it has like 120 keys or something so let's say conservatively those cost $0.45 a piece, for 87 that's another $40. I used the springs and housings from some old blues off of a Chicony giving my G80 like a middleground ghetto MX Green. Keycaps I have a whole 104 semi clear set I got for $15 shipped off ebay brand new so let's see...
Case - $25
PCB - $35
Plate - $22
Teensy 2.0 - $16
Switches - $40
Key Caps - $15
For a grand total of: $153
That's around the price of a Ducky Shine and I get a fully programmable, fully custom TKL board that I can easily swap switches/springs, lube, sticker to my hearts content. I also get the satisfaction of building something. I'd say that's worth it. | U mad. |
thefifthwit | If you imagine each subreddit has it's own customs, like the difference between North and South (here in the States). Each one responds differently to different replies. In pics, they like to think that there is some semblance of following some of the tenets outlined in the sidebar, so they downvote comments like CreeII because it doesn't add to the conversation about the picture at all.
It probably doesn't help that, like me, most people who read the number one response and saw that it was a joke instead of an answer were probably peeved and took out their anger on CreeII. That's just my assessment.
tl;dr - Don't say lol or tell anyone how funny you think something is because it doesn't add anything, I will often times send PM's to the OP of something that made me laugh to avoid this problem. | If you imagine each subreddit has it's own customs, like the difference between North and South (here in the States). Each one responds differently to different replies. In pics, they like to think that there is some semblance of following some of the tenets outlined in the sidebar, so they downvote comments like CreeII because it doesn't add to the conversation about the picture at all.
It probably doesn't help that, like me, most people who read the number one response and saw that it was a joke instead of an answer were probably peeved and took out their anger on CreeII. That's just my assessment.
tl;dr - Don't say lol or tell anyone how funny you think something is because it doesn't add anything, I will often times send PM's to the OP of something that made me laugh to avoid this problem.
| pics | t5_2qh0u | cb3xk3d | If you imagine each subreddit has it's own customs, like the difference between North and South (here in the States). Each one responds differently to different replies. In pics, they like to think that there is some semblance of following some of the tenets outlined in the sidebar, so they downvote comments like CreeII because it doesn't add to the conversation about the picture at all.
It probably doesn't help that, like me, most people who read the number one response and saw that it was a joke instead of an answer were probably peeved and took out their anger on CreeII. That's just my assessment. | Don't say lol or tell anyone how funny you think something is because it doesn't add anything, I will often times send PM's to the OP of something that made me laugh to avoid this problem. |
edgarde |
YouTube: [The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained](
tl;dr: *Cos tourists are money.* | YouTube: [The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained](
tl;dr: Cos tourists are money.
| socialism | t5_2qjii | cb410n6 | YouTube: [The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained]( | Cos tourists are money. |
Yohanaten | I've always just googled "lastname meaning" and went from there. Each link will probably be a little different, but it gives you a good clue. For example, I've always thought mylast name was hardcore German. Turns out, it can possibly be dutch. A few sites said that my name used to be something like "Von-hamburg", but when my family moved to Germany, the Germans started calling us "Hamburg-ers"
tl;dr I'm a hamburger.
| I've always just googled "lastname meaning" and went from there. Each link will probably be a little different, but it gives you a good clue. For example, I've always thought mylast name was hardcore German. Turns out, it can possibly be dutch. A few sites said that my name used to be something like "Von-hamburg", but when my family moved to Germany, the Germans started calling us "Hamburg-ers"
tl;dr I'm a hamburger.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cb3ubbl | I've always just googled "lastname meaning" and went from there. Each link will probably be a little different, but it gives you a good clue. For example, I've always thought mylast name was hardcore German. Turns out, it can possibly be dutch. A few sites said that my name used to be something like "Von-hamburg", but when my family moved to Germany, the Germans started calling us "Hamburg-ers" | I'm a hamburger. |
meantforamazing | I have the same problem, my last name comes up with results from both France and England, but I know for a fact my mother's family is seriously full of all sorts of Western European.
TL;DR: I'm a mutt. | I have the same problem, my last name comes up with results from both France and England, but I know for a fact my mother's family is seriously full of all sorts of Western European.
TL;DR: I'm a mutt.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cb3v9b5 | I have the same problem, my last name comes up with results from both France and England, but I know for a fact my mother's family is seriously full of all sorts of Western European. | I'm a mutt. |
TheUffelmann | Playing GTA San Andreas and Vice City for the most time in my childhood and actually visting Miami, Los Angeles and Vegas blew my mind.
It´s even more than that! My mom was born Siberia and had an horrible childhood (1 year in hospital, got beaten by step father, poor). So she went to Germany with one suitcase her son (my brother) and 160 DM (80€). All she wanted was to make sure I have a better childhood than her. I was so proud that she did everything to make my dream come true!!
TL;DR It´s also important HOW you get to the places you alway wanted to visit. | Playing GTA San Andreas and Vice City for the most time in my childhood and actually visting Miami, Los Angeles and Vegas blew my mind.
It´s even more than that! My mom was born Siberia and had an horrible childhood (1 year in hospital, got beaten by step father, poor). So she went to Germany with one suitcase her son (my brother) and 160 DM (80€). All she wanted was to make sure I have a better childhood than her. I was so proud that she did everything to make my dream come true!!
TL;DR It´s also important HOW you get to the places you alway wanted to visit.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cb3z8ms | Playing GTA San Andreas and Vice City for the most time in my childhood and actually visting Miami, Los Angeles and Vegas blew my mind.
It´s even more than that! My mom was born Siberia and had an horrible childhood (1 year in hospital, got beaten by step father, poor). So she went to Germany with one suitcase her son (my brother) and 160 DM (80€). All she wanted was to make sure I have a better childhood than her. I was so proud that she did everything to make my dream come true!! | It´s also important HOW you get to the places you alway wanted to visit. |
jint3i | This is the first I'm ever seeing of the WiiU Pro controller (been out of the Nintendo loop this generation) and I have to say that the analog stick layout probably makes the most sense of all the platforms. Never liked the offset joystick and though I *like* the Playstation controller for being more uniform it still irks me to have to reach for the middle with the thumbs. Just doesn't feel quite natural.
tl;dr - Please do update if you try it out and it works. I could see myself picking up a handful of these if that is the case. | This is the first I'm ever seeing of the WiiU Pro controller (been out of the Nintendo loop this generation) and I have to say that the analog stick layout probably makes the most sense of all the platforms. Never liked the offset joystick and though I like the Playstation controller for being more uniform it still irks me to have to reach for the middle with the thumbs. Just doesn't feel quite natural.
tl;dr - Please do update if you try it out and it works. I could see myself picking up a handful of these if that is the case.
| ouya | t5_2uhbj | cb3y3l4 | This is the first I'm ever seeing of the WiiU Pro controller (been out of the Nintendo loop this generation) and I have to say that the analog stick layout probably makes the most sense of all the platforms. Never liked the offset joystick and though I like the Playstation controller for being more uniform it still irks me to have to reach for the middle with the thumbs. Just doesn't feel quite natural. | Please do update if you try it out and it works. I could see myself picking up a handful of these if that is the case. |
djshooter | Polyisoprene condoms and latex condoms are chemically speaking made from the same compound, cis-1,4-polyisoprene. The only difference is that polyisoprene condoms are made from synthetically derived cis-1,4-polyisoprene, which does not contain the compounds (i.e. proteins, carbohydrates, etc.) found in naturally derived cis-1,4-polyisoprene latex condoms. With that being said, oil based lubricants will have the same effect on both and can increase the chances of condoms breaking. Stick to water or synthetic (silicone) based lubricants to be safe.
TL;DR - Polyisoprene and latex condoms are pretty much the same and oil based condoms should not be used with either. | Polyisoprene condoms and latex condoms are chemically speaking made from the same compound, cis-1,4-polyisoprene. The only difference is that polyisoprene condoms are made from synthetically derived cis-1,4-polyisoprene, which does not contain the compounds (i.e. proteins, carbohydrates, etc.) found in naturally derived cis-1,4-polyisoprene latex condoms. With that being said, oil based lubricants will have the same effect on both and can increase the chances of condoms breaking. Stick to water or synthetic (silicone) based lubricants to be safe.
TL;DR - Polyisoprene and latex condoms are pretty much the same and oil based condoms should not be used with either.
| sex | t5_2qh3p | cb5070p | Polyisoprene condoms and latex condoms are chemically speaking made from the same compound, cis-1,4-polyisoprene. The only difference is that polyisoprene condoms are made from synthetically derived cis-1,4-polyisoprene, which does not contain the compounds (i.e. proteins, carbohydrates, etc.) found in naturally derived cis-1,4-polyisoprene latex condoms. With that being said, oil based lubricants will have the same effect on both and can increase the chances of condoms breaking. Stick to water or synthetic (silicone) based lubricants to be safe. | Polyisoprene and latex condoms are pretty much the same and oil based condoms should not be used with either. |
letter27incognito | I was skipped a grade due to my abilities when I was young. Remember that mentally she will be able to compete mentally, but emotionally and physically she is still a year or more behind. While I had a lot of friends in my year, you can look at my class photo and see that I was at least a head shorter than everyone else and much less mature which can lead to adjustment problems (I was closely managed at a good school to see this didn't happen). A huge part of schooling is really about socialisation anyway.
In real life sucess comes from learning to work hard and this is much more important that if she graduates from school a year early. I suggest you leave her in the class with her peers and teach her to always be at the top of the class and be a high achiever. She will emotionally be at the same level and when she graduates top of the class it is much easier to get into the career she wants. You can always extend her learning outside the classroom. From 13ish I also took 3 subjects at a higher level than the class I was put in so I had the workload while spending the rest of my time with my own age group - best of both worlds.
EDIT: Added more. And I oops a word.
TLDR: Leave her in the same year. Never ever tell her she is gifted. Teach her that hard work is the most important thing.
| I was skipped a grade due to my abilities when I was young. Remember that mentally she will be able to compete mentally, but emotionally and physically she is still a year or more behind. While I had a lot of friends in my year, you can look at my class photo and see that I was at least a head shorter than everyone else and much less mature which can lead to adjustment problems (I was closely managed at a good school to see this didn't happen). A huge part of schooling is really about socialisation anyway.
In real life sucess comes from learning to work hard and this is much more important that if she graduates from school a year early. I suggest you leave her in the class with her peers and teach her to always be at the top of the class and be a high achiever. She will emotionally be at the same level and when she graduates top of the class it is much easier to get into the career she wants. You can always extend her learning outside the classroom. From 13ish I also took 3 subjects at a higher level than the class I was put in so I had the workload while spending the rest of my time with my own age group - best of both worlds.
EDIT: Added more. And I oops a word.
TLDR: Leave her in the same year. Never ever tell her she is gifted. Teach her that hard work is the most important thing.
| TrueAskReddit | t5_2s91q | cb4tmgh | I was skipped a grade due to my abilities when I was young. Remember that mentally she will be able to compete mentally, but emotionally and physically she is still a year or more behind. While I had a lot of friends in my year, you can look at my class photo and see that I was at least a head shorter than everyone else and much less mature which can lead to adjustment problems (I was closely managed at a good school to see this didn't happen). A huge part of schooling is really about socialisation anyway.
In real life sucess comes from learning to work hard and this is much more important that if she graduates from school a year early. I suggest you leave her in the class with her peers and teach her to always be at the top of the class and be a high achiever. She will emotionally be at the same level and when she graduates top of the class it is much easier to get into the career she wants. You can always extend her learning outside the classroom. From 13ish I also took 3 subjects at a higher level than the class I was put in so I had the workload while spending the rest of my time with my own age group - best of both worlds.
EDIT: Added more. And I oops a word. | Leave her in the same year. Never ever tell her she is gifted. Teach her that hard work is the most important thing. |
ididntknowiwascyborg | Hi,
I'm a teacher, majored in social development and also spent a couple years in the "gifted program."
I would suggest against sending your daughter to a "gifted" school, or program for special education. Though your daughter is ahead in terms of scholastic ability and achievement, she is not necessarily ahead in terms of social and emotional maturity. This is one of the most critical and significant learning areas which public school helps our children navigate, and gifted programs often stunt if not significantly hinder this natural social development.
Gifted programs are full of bright and clever young individuals, but not ones who are socially adept, or even have the ability to grasp the workings of common social exchanges (not to say that all kids who go the gifted programs are 'weird,' only that many can be, and the selective atmosphere and environment in which all children are very talented in certain areas is not the kind of environment in which your child will spend most of her life. Children need public school to learn to interact with other real people in many different ways. Only interacting with other kids who are also 'scholastically exceptional' will not prepare your daughter for the real world, and will most likely make it even more difficult for her to make friends down the line).
(Also, private schools and gifted schools and the like are usually not funded or controlled by the local school board, which is controlled by the government. This means that the teachers are not necessarily the best that the school system has to offer [in fact, the private school I once attended left both me and my cousin, age 4, behind on a school field trip]. Additionally, they do not follow the 'traditional' or government approved curriculum, and so your child might be getting lots of attention in the areas in which she is already gifted, but end up lacking in several key areas which she will sorely need when she returns to the general education system and potentially university.)
Skipping a grade, however, is certainly tough on kids who then feel alienated by the "older kids." There are a couple different options available, however, for this transition to become easier.
1) you could contact the principal of your child's school and ask if it might be possible for your child to begin her new grade (the upper-level grade) at a different school, so as to have a fresh start where she most likely will only be "the new kid" for a little while, rather than "that younger kid who's way smarter than the rest of us" for the rest of her elementary school career
2) you could sign her up for some school activities in which she could participate alongside other students who will be in the grade she is joining, rather than leaving. Most schools send home newsletters or have a website with upcoming activities and events. Try getting her involved in activities with kids who will be in those upper grades.
It's tough to skip a grade, but your daughter deserves not only the best scholastic education possible, but the best chance at interpersonal skills, intrapersonal skills and emotional development as possible.
TL;DR: just read it it's important | Hi,
I'm a teacher, majored in social development and also spent a couple years in the "gifted program."
I would suggest against sending your daughter to a "gifted" school, or program for special education. Though your daughter is ahead in terms of scholastic ability and achievement, she is not necessarily ahead in terms of social and emotional maturity. This is one of the most critical and significant learning areas which public school helps our children navigate, and gifted programs often stunt if not significantly hinder this natural social development.
Gifted programs are full of bright and clever young individuals, but not ones who are socially adept, or even have the ability to grasp the workings of common social exchanges (not to say that all kids who go the gifted programs are 'weird,' only that many can be, and the selective atmosphere and environment in which all children are very talented in certain areas is not the kind of environment in which your child will spend most of her life. Children need public school to learn to interact with other real people in many different ways. Only interacting with other kids who are also 'scholastically exceptional' will not prepare your daughter for the real world, and will most likely make it even more difficult for her to make friends down the line).
(Also, private schools and gifted schools and the like are usually not funded or controlled by the local school board, which is controlled by the government. This means that the teachers are not necessarily the best that the school system has to offer [in fact, the private school I once attended left both me and my cousin, age 4, behind on a school field trip]. Additionally, they do not follow the 'traditional' or government approved curriculum, and so your child might be getting lots of attention in the areas in which she is already gifted, but end up lacking in several key areas which she will sorely need when she returns to the general education system and potentially university.)
Skipping a grade, however, is certainly tough on kids who then feel alienated by the "older kids." There are a couple different options available, however, for this transition to become easier.
1) you could contact the principal of your child's school and ask if it might be possible for your child to begin her new grade (the upper-level grade) at a different school, so as to have a fresh start where she most likely will only be "the new kid" for a little while, rather than "that younger kid who's way smarter than the rest of us" for the rest of her elementary school career
2) you could sign her up for some school activities in which she could participate alongside other students who will be in the grade she is joining, rather than leaving. Most schools send home newsletters or have a website with upcoming activities and events. Try getting her involved in activities with kids who will be in those upper grades.
It's tough to skip a grade, but your daughter deserves not only the best scholastic education possible, but the best chance at interpersonal skills, intrapersonal skills and emotional development as possible.
TL;DR: just read it it's important
| TrueAskReddit | t5_2s91q | cb4xhxg | Hi,
I'm a teacher, majored in social development and also spent a couple years in the "gifted program."
I would suggest against sending your daughter to a "gifted" school, or program for special education. Though your daughter is ahead in terms of scholastic ability and achievement, she is not necessarily ahead in terms of social and emotional maturity. This is one of the most critical and significant learning areas which public school helps our children navigate, and gifted programs often stunt if not significantly hinder this natural social development.
Gifted programs are full of bright and clever young individuals, but not ones who are socially adept, or even have the ability to grasp the workings of common social exchanges (not to say that all kids who go the gifted programs are 'weird,' only that many can be, and the selective atmosphere and environment in which all children are very talented in certain areas is not the kind of environment in which your child will spend most of her life. Children need public school to learn to interact with other real people in many different ways. Only interacting with other kids who are also 'scholastically exceptional' will not prepare your daughter for the real world, and will most likely make it even more difficult for her to make friends down the line).
(Also, private schools and gifted schools and the like are usually not funded or controlled by the local school board, which is controlled by the government. This means that the teachers are not necessarily the best that the school system has to offer [in fact, the private school I once attended left both me and my cousin, age 4, behind on a school field trip]. Additionally, they do not follow the 'traditional' or government approved curriculum, and so your child might be getting lots of attention in the areas in which she is already gifted, but end up lacking in several key areas which she will sorely need when she returns to the general education system and potentially university.)
Skipping a grade, however, is certainly tough on kids who then feel alienated by the "older kids." There are a couple different options available, however, for this transition to become easier.
1) you could contact the principal of your child's school and ask if it might be possible for your child to begin her new grade (the upper-level grade) at a different school, so as to have a fresh start where she most likely will only be "the new kid" for a little while, rather than "that younger kid who's way smarter than the rest of us" for the rest of her elementary school career
2) you could sign her up for some school activities in which she could participate alongside other students who will be in the grade she is joining, rather than leaving. Most schools send home newsletters or have a website with upcoming activities and events. Try getting her involved in activities with kids who will be in those upper grades.
It's tough to skip a grade, but your daughter deserves not only the best scholastic education possible, but the best chance at interpersonal skills, intrapersonal skills and emotional development as possible. | just read it it's important |
commenthistorian | I skipped a grade when I was about that age, and reflection leads me to this conclusion: more important than the choice of school for a child is finding ways to engage them in structured learning and intellectual exploration. As a kid, I was mildly successful in school, but also (like the rest of reddit) bored and unengaged. I tried to make up for it by myself, by teaching myself programming, teaching myself AP courses when I was 14, applying to university when I was 15 (I didn't get in), etc., but I realize now that I really would have benefited and appreciated from more structured activities. A class for gifted young writers or kids interested in mathematics or history, for example. Now, I turned out fine, but I still think that a lot of the knowledge and intellectual passion I have now comes from the math competitions, the appreciation of my writing at a young age, and my parent's general interest in science and philosophy, that I was lucky enough to have as a kid. But I could never have gotten into the math competitions or writing contests by myself. I needed an adult to encourage me and organize them for me. And I lament the scarcity of such engagements in my home town.
TL;DR Find a place that will always give her something interesting to do, or give her interesting things to do yourself. Keeping her engaged, as a philosophy, is far more important than which school you eventually choose. | I skipped a grade when I was about that age, and reflection leads me to this conclusion: more important than the choice of school for a child is finding ways to engage them in structured learning and intellectual exploration. As a kid, I was mildly successful in school, but also (like the rest of reddit) bored and unengaged. I tried to make up for it by myself, by teaching myself programming, teaching myself AP courses when I was 14, applying to university when I was 15 (I didn't get in), etc., but I realize now that I really would have benefited and appreciated from more structured activities. A class for gifted young writers or kids interested in mathematics or history, for example. Now, I turned out fine, but I still think that a lot of the knowledge and intellectual passion I have now comes from the math competitions, the appreciation of my writing at a young age, and my parent's general interest in science and philosophy, that I was lucky enough to have as a kid. But I could never have gotten into the math competitions or writing contests by myself. I needed an adult to encourage me and organize them for me. And I lament the scarcity of such engagements in my home town.
TL;DR Find a place that will always give her something interesting to do, or give her interesting things to do yourself. Keeping her engaged, as a philosophy, is far more important than which school you eventually choose.
| TrueAskReddit | t5_2s91q | cb51vgz | I skipped a grade when I was about that age, and reflection leads me to this conclusion: more important than the choice of school for a child is finding ways to engage them in structured learning and intellectual exploration. As a kid, I was mildly successful in school, but also (like the rest of reddit) bored and unengaged. I tried to make up for it by myself, by teaching myself programming, teaching myself AP courses when I was 14, applying to university when I was 15 (I didn't get in), etc., but I realize now that I really would have benefited and appreciated from more structured activities. A class for gifted young writers or kids interested in mathematics or history, for example. Now, I turned out fine, but I still think that a lot of the knowledge and intellectual passion I have now comes from the math competitions, the appreciation of my writing at a young age, and my parent's general interest in science and philosophy, that I was lucky enough to have as a kid. But I could never have gotten into the math competitions or writing contests by myself. I needed an adult to encourage me and organize them for me. And I lament the scarcity of such engagements in my home town. | Find a place that will always give her something interesting to do, or give her interesting things to do yourself. Keeping her engaged, as a philosophy, is far more important than which school you eventually choose. |
Squat420 | I think i missed out on this, is there any info about this?
TLDR what? | I think i missed out on this, is there any info about this?
TLDR what?
| JusticePorn | t5_2sokh | cb4upbz | I think i missed out on this, is there any info about this? | what? |
late_term_distortion | A lot of people share that same sentiment. There isn't a single part of the town I live in that doesn't have some form of graffiti present. In the neighborhoods, downtown, industrial complexes, etc., graffiti seems to always exist. It's a part of society whether one loves or hates it. I accept it as a constant, and appreciate it for its artistic value. I know many others would disagree with that last statement ("what if it was your personal belongings being tagged?" etc., I've had that happen many times before and I really don't care. Just don't make it suck. Practice/put effort into it and make something dynamic enough to make a random person stop for just a second), but it's ok. Everyone has their own views on this type of art. I embrace it for the influence its had on me since childhood, but I can also understand the anger towards it in terms of personal property. Over the years I've learned, someone will always do it.
TL;DR: chicken-feet seashells | A lot of people share that same sentiment. There isn't a single part of the town I live in that doesn't have some form of graffiti present. In the neighborhoods, downtown, industrial complexes, etc., graffiti seems to always exist. It's a part of society whether one loves or hates it. I accept it as a constant, and appreciate it for its artistic value. I know many others would disagree with that last statement ("what if it was your personal belongings being tagged?" etc., I've had that happen many times before and I really don't care. Just don't make it suck. Practice/put effort into it and make something dynamic enough to make a random person stop for just a second), but it's ok. Everyone has their own views on this type of art. I embrace it for the influence its had on me since childhood, but I can also understand the anger towards it in terms of personal property. Over the years I've learned, someone will always do it.
TL;DR: chicken-feet seashells
| Bombing | t5_2s74d | cb5qj1q | A lot of people share that same sentiment. There isn't a single part of the town I live in that doesn't have some form of graffiti present. In the neighborhoods, downtown, industrial complexes, etc., graffiti seems to always exist. It's a part of society whether one loves or hates it. I accept it as a constant, and appreciate it for its artistic value. I know many others would disagree with that last statement ("what if it was your personal belongings being tagged?" etc., I've had that happen many times before and I really don't care. Just don't make it suck. Practice/put effort into it and make something dynamic enough to make a random person stop for just a second), but it's ok. Everyone has their own views on this type of art. I embrace it for the influence its had on me since childhood, but I can also understand the anger towards it in terms of personal property. Over the years I've learned, someone will always do it. | chicken-feet seashells |
camelCaseGuy | Upvotes for you. Justamente eso me estaba dando cuenta en estas últimas semanas. Antes tenía RE fichado quienes eran K o al menos comulgaban ligeramente con sus ideas. Hoy en día entro, leo posts y digo "Da fuck, dude... eso no lo habrías dicho hace dos meses atrás".
No digo que esté bien o mal, pero simplemente me preocupa tener una visión MUY parcializada de la realidad y no poder ver realmente para dónde está yendo la nave. Antes con este subreddit no digo que lo podía llegar a alcanzar, pero era lo más cercano, sin tener que leer 6 diarios distintos, de los cuales 2 no me los puedo tragar, otros dos son otro chiste y el resto son... meh.
TL;DR: Vengan KAKAs, no les vamos a pegar, discutamos civilizadamente antes que esto se convierta en /r/Argentinacirclejerk. | Upvotes for you. Justamente eso me estaba dando cuenta en estas últimas semanas. Antes tenía RE fichado quienes eran K o al menos comulgaban ligeramente con sus ideas. Hoy en día entro, leo posts y digo "Da fuck, dude... eso no lo habrías dicho hace dos meses atrás".
No digo que esté bien o mal, pero simplemente me preocupa tener una visión MUY parcializada de la realidad y no poder ver realmente para dónde está yendo la nave. Antes con este subreddit no digo que lo podía llegar a alcanzar, pero era lo más cercano, sin tener que leer 6 diarios distintos, de los cuales 2 no me los puedo tragar, otros dos son otro chiste y el resto son... meh.
TL;DR: Vengan KAKAs, no les vamos a pegar, discutamos civilizadamente antes que esto se convierta en /r/Argentinacirclejerk.
| argentina | t5_2qlht | cb4yhzy | Upvotes for you. Justamente eso me estaba dando cuenta en estas últimas semanas. Antes tenía RE fichado quienes eran K o al menos comulgaban ligeramente con sus ideas. Hoy en día entro, leo posts y digo "Da fuck, dude... eso no lo habrías dicho hace dos meses atrás".
No digo que esté bien o mal, pero simplemente me preocupa tener una visión MUY parcializada de la realidad y no poder ver realmente para dónde está yendo la nave. Antes con este subreddit no digo que lo podía llegar a alcanzar, pero era lo más cercano, sin tener que leer 6 diarios distintos, de los cuales 2 no me los puedo tragar, otros dos son otro chiste y el resto son... meh. | Vengan KAKAs, no les vamos a pegar, discutamos civilizadamente antes que esto se convierta en /r/Argentinacirclejerk. |
hernanl | estoy a mas de 500km, asi que no voto. fuck all.
igual, no se a quien votaria. ninguna de las opciones me convences. de lo que mas se acerca quizas es lousteau, pero tengo sentimientos muy encontrados con el tipo ese. desde que dejo de ser parte del gobierno lo leo y dice cosas muy coherentes. pero por que no las decia antes? no termino de descifrar si es un simple veleta, un inteligente y macabro o uno que penso que se podia ser kirchnerista+buena persona+inteligente y choco contra el paredon.
TL;DR anarquiaaaaa | estoy a mas de 500km, asi que no voto. fuck all.
igual, no se a quien votaria. ninguna de las opciones me convences. de lo que mas se acerca quizas es lousteau, pero tengo sentimientos muy encontrados con el tipo ese. desde que dejo de ser parte del gobierno lo leo y dice cosas muy coherentes. pero por que no las decia antes? no termino de descifrar si es un simple veleta, un inteligente y macabro o uno que penso que se podia ser kirchnerista+buena persona+inteligente y choco contra el paredon.
TL;DR anarquiaaaaa
| argentina | t5_2qlht | cb529ox | estoy a mas de 500km, asi que no voto. fuck all.
igual, no se a quien votaria. ninguna de las opciones me convences. de lo que mas se acerca quizas es lousteau, pero tengo sentimientos muy encontrados con el tipo ese. desde que dejo de ser parte del gobierno lo leo y dice cosas muy coherentes. pero por que no las decia antes? no termino de descifrar si es un simple veleta, un inteligente y macabro o uno que penso que se podia ser kirchnerista+buena persona+inteligente y choco contra el paredon. | anarquiaaaaa |
wulfsburg | I was a big fan of the series believe it or not. 3 was great, until the last 15 minutes of the game. I thought 3 was much better than 2, but my favorite overall was 1. 2 left a bad taste in my mouth. For those who care to know why, it was because it didn't have much of a main story and seemed very predictable in comparison to the mystery and plot twists of the 1st. I thought the end boss was lacking and very strange, and was upset they removed the inventory system (although I realize now this was for the better) from the first. It left more to be desired after I completed it, and it left me on the fence for the 3rd, which ultimately kept me from buying it. I never understood ME2's praise. When I finished Mass Effect 1 I was literally jaw dropped in awe at how awesome of a game it was. After ME2's credits rolled, the best way I could describe the feeling I had was "Meh". And I did everything in a good manner, and non of my characters died. Sure it set up the story for the 3rd, but they could have done it so differently. ME3 brought me back to how I felt with ME1, the story was great. Unexpected things were happening, and there are parts of it that are so awesome. But the end ruined it for me, even with the new "cut". I was entertained, sure, but it's kind of like the Matrix Trilogy. I LOVE those movies, up until the ending of it.
Massive fans (no pun intended) we jaded by the ending of the trilogy for the obvious reasons, but up until the ending, I think everyone can agree it was a great series.
TL;DR - It was a great trilogy overall. | I was a big fan of the series believe it or not. 3 was great, until the last 15 minutes of the game. I thought 3 was much better than 2, but my favorite overall was 1. 2 left a bad taste in my mouth. For those who care to know why, it was because it didn't have much of a main story and seemed very predictable in comparison to the mystery and plot twists of the 1st. I thought the end boss was lacking and very strange, and was upset they removed the inventory system (although I realize now this was for the better) from the first. It left more to be desired after I completed it, and it left me on the fence for the 3rd, which ultimately kept me from buying it. I never understood ME2's praise. When I finished Mass Effect 1 I was literally jaw dropped in awe at how awesome of a game it was. After ME2's credits rolled, the best way I could describe the feeling I had was "Meh". And I did everything in a good manner, and non of my characters died. Sure it set up the story for the 3rd, but they could have done it so differently. ME3 brought me back to how I felt with ME1, the story was great. Unexpected things were happening, and there are parts of it that are so awesome. But the end ruined it for me, even with the new "cut". I was entertained, sure, but it's kind of like the Matrix Trilogy. I LOVE those movies, up until the ending of it.
Massive fans (no pun intended) we jaded by the ending of the trilogy for the obvious reasons, but up until the ending, I think everyone can agree it was a great series.
TL;DR - It was a great trilogy overall.
| truegaming | t5_2sgq6 | cb5a48u | I was a big fan of the series believe it or not. 3 was great, until the last 15 minutes of the game. I thought 3 was much better than 2, but my favorite overall was 1. 2 left a bad taste in my mouth. For those who care to know why, it was because it didn't have much of a main story and seemed very predictable in comparison to the mystery and plot twists of the 1st. I thought the end boss was lacking and very strange, and was upset they removed the inventory system (although I realize now this was for the better) from the first. It left more to be desired after I completed it, and it left me on the fence for the 3rd, which ultimately kept me from buying it. I never understood ME2's praise. When I finished Mass Effect 1 I was literally jaw dropped in awe at how awesome of a game it was. After ME2's credits rolled, the best way I could describe the feeling I had was "Meh". And I did everything in a good manner, and non of my characters died. Sure it set up the story for the 3rd, but they could have done it so differently. ME3 brought me back to how I felt with ME1, the story was great. Unexpected things were happening, and there are parts of it that are so awesome. But the end ruined it for me, even with the new "cut". I was entertained, sure, but it's kind of like the Matrix Trilogy. I LOVE those movies, up until the ending of it.
Massive fans (no pun intended) we jaded by the ending of the trilogy for the obvious reasons, but up until the ending, I think everyone can agree it was a great series. | It was a great trilogy overall. |
crasy8s | I had a shitty bike as a kid with shitty brakes and shitty tires. So me being the 11 year old idiot I was decided to blow through a intersection without looking both ways. Turns out a SUV was crossing the intersection just as I entered it. I saw it and slammed the brakes and so did the lady driving the SUV. I ended up sliding about 15 to 20 feet before coming to a stop inches away from the front grille of this massive SUV. The lady driving it was more scared than I was. That's when I learned to look both ways before crossing.
TLDR: didn't look both ways and almost got run over by a SUV while on my bicycle. | I had a shitty bike as a kid with shitty brakes and shitty tires. So me being the 11 year old idiot I was decided to blow through a intersection without looking both ways. Turns out a SUV was crossing the intersection just as I entered it. I saw it and slammed the brakes and so did the lady driving the SUV. I ended up sliding about 15 to 20 feet before coming to a stop inches away from the front grille of this massive SUV. The lady driving it was more scared than I was. That's when I learned to look both ways before crossing.
TLDR: didn't look both ways and almost got run over by a SUV while on my bicycle.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cb4zbol | I had a shitty bike as a kid with shitty brakes and shitty tires. So me being the 11 year old idiot I was decided to blow through a intersection without looking both ways. Turns out a SUV was crossing the intersection just as I entered it. I saw it and slammed the brakes and so did the lady driving the SUV. I ended up sliding about 15 to 20 feet before coming to a stop inches away from the front grille of this massive SUV. The lady driving it was more scared than I was. That's when I learned to look both ways before crossing. | didn't look both ways and almost got run over by a SUV while on my bicycle. |
Cloakedarcher | several years back when i was in my high school ski club. The skis that i used were poorly fitted, or maybe i just sucked at skiing. I tried to go off of a small jump at full speed near the end of a run. Both of my skis popped off almost as soon as i left the ground, leaving me to land on my feet, roll, and slide to a stop. I sat up pretty quickly, and as i did so i heard a thud in the snow behind me. I looked back to see that one of my skis had landed point down and stuck in the icy snow... right where my neck had been.
tl;dr: almost got my neck impaled by a ski. | several years back when i was in my high school ski club. The skis that i used were poorly fitted, or maybe i just sucked at skiing. I tried to go off of a small jump at full speed near the end of a run. Both of my skis popped off almost as soon as i left the ground, leaving me to land on my feet, roll, and slide to a stop. I sat up pretty quickly, and as i did so i heard a thud in the snow behind me. I looked back to see that one of my skis had landed point down and stuck in the icy snow... right where my neck had been.
tl;dr: almost got my neck impaled by a ski.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cb4zn0s | several years back when i was in my high school ski club. The skis that i used were poorly fitted, or maybe i just sucked at skiing. I tried to go off of a small jump at full speed near the end of a run. Both of my skis popped off almost as soon as i left the ground, leaving me to land on my feet, roll, and slide to a stop. I sat up pretty quickly, and as i did so i heard a thud in the snow behind me. I looked back to see that one of my skis had landed point down and stuck in the icy snow... right where my neck had been. | almost got my neck impaled by a ski. |
ivybugg | About 90% positive I would've been killed... *Note, I was about 17 at the time and looked younger.
I drove out of the store parking lot one day when this man (who I had noticed walking around looking sketchy before going into the store) ran in front of my car. He looked to be 40 something and crazy. So, curious as to what he wanted, I rolled my window down a couple inches. He started explaining how his car broke down and he needed a ride to go pick up his wife and daughter. He then explained they were way out of town at a secluded fishing spot and he was worried about them being out there all alone and I needed to give him a ride RIGHT THEN. So, I got progressively creeped out and told him that I had to go home, but that I lived near by and would send my father over to give him a ride. He got pretty agitated at that point and kept insisting that I needed to be the one to do it, and right now. I kept saying I needed to leave, and he eventually step out of the way so I could take off. I drove straight home, told my father (who was livid this man was trying to get a ride from a random teenage girl in a busy parking lot) and we drove back together. When we got back to the spot, the man and his car were miraculously gone.
TL;DR I'm 90% sure I was almost abducted. Went home, told my dad, got back to the site all in about 7 minutes and the man who was 'broken down' was miraculously gone with his car.
(EDITED: Attempted to fix format.) | About 90% positive I would've been killed... *Note, I was about 17 at the time and looked younger.
I drove out of the store parking lot one day when this man (who I had noticed walking around looking sketchy before going into the store) ran in front of my car. He looked to be 40 something and crazy. So, curious as to what he wanted, I rolled my window down a couple inches. He started explaining how his car broke down and he needed a ride to go pick up his wife and daughter. He then explained they were way out of town at a secluded fishing spot and he was worried about them being out there all alone and I needed to give him a ride RIGHT THEN. So, I got progressively creeped out and told him that I had to go home, but that I lived near by and would send my father over to give him a ride. He got pretty agitated at that point and kept insisting that I needed to be the one to do it, and right now. I kept saying I needed to leave, and he eventually step out of the way so I could take off. I drove straight home, told my father (who was livid this man was trying to get a ride from a random teenage girl in a busy parking lot) and we drove back together. When we got back to the spot, the man and his car were miraculously gone.
TL;DR I'm 90% sure I was almost abducted. Went home, told my dad, got back to the site all in about 7 minutes and the man who was 'broken down' was miraculously gone with his car.
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| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cb502g9 | About 90% positive I would've been killed... *Note, I was about 17 at the time and looked younger.
I drove out of the store parking lot one day when this man (who I had noticed walking around looking sketchy before going into the store) ran in front of my car. He looked to be 40 something and crazy. So, curious as to what he wanted, I rolled my window down a couple inches. He started explaining how his car broke down and he needed a ride to go pick up his wife and daughter. He then explained they were way out of town at a secluded fishing spot and he was worried about them being out there all alone and I needed to give him a ride RIGHT THEN. So, I got progressively creeped out and told him that I had to go home, but that I lived near by and would send my father over to give him a ride. He got pretty agitated at that point and kept insisting that I needed to be the one to do it, and right now. I kept saying I needed to leave, and he eventually step out of the way so I could take off. I drove straight home, told my father (who was livid this man was trying to get a ride from a random teenage girl in a busy parking lot) and we drove back together. When we got back to the spot, the man and his car were miraculously gone. | I'm 90% sure I was almost abducted. Went home, told my dad, got back to the site all in about 7 minutes and the man who was 'broken down' was miraculously gone with his car.
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W3llD4mn | I smoked a 40x (I think) salvia extract called Holy Smoke. Stupid me tried to cash a full bowl in one hit. I was tripping BALLS! My friend got my grandpa to come over and make sure I'd be okay. I closed my eyes and was eventually looking down on myself in bed, my grandpa standing over me with interlocked hands on my chest, and my friend on the spare bed watching. I woke up to my grandpa pushing vigorously on my chest. I asked him if my heart stopped and he said, "No, but sometimes pounding on it will slow or down a bit. Your heart is racing!" I think I may have actually died, but Papa didn't want the creds for saving me.
TL;DR : Salvia, see myself, grandpa pounds my chest, I come back | I smoked a 40x (I think) salvia extract called Holy Smoke. Stupid me tried to cash a full bowl in one hit. I was tripping BALLS! My friend got my grandpa to come over and make sure I'd be okay. I closed my eyes and was eventually looking down on myself in bed, my grandpa standing over me with interlocked hands on my chest, and my friend on the spare bed watching. I woke up to my grandpa pushing vigorously on my chest. I asked him if my heart stopped and he said, "No, but sometimes pounding on it will slow or down a bit. Your heart is racing!" I think I may have actually died, but Papa didn't want the creds for saving me.
TL;DR : Salvia, see myself, grandpa pounds my chest, I come back
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cb508b2 | I smoked a 40x (I think) salvia extract called Holy Smoke. Stupid me tried to cash a full bowl in one hit. I was tripping BALLS! My friend got my grandpa to come over and make sure I'd be okay. I closed my eyes and was eventually looking down on myself in bed, my grandpa standing over me with interlocked hands on my chest, and my friend on the spare bed watching. I woke up to my grandpa pushing vigorously on my chest. I asked him if my heart stopped and he said, "No, but sometimes pounding on it will slow or down a bit. Your heart is racing!" I think I may have actually died, but Papa didn't want the creds for saving me. | Salvia, see myself, grandpa pounds my chest, I come back |
dknuckle | I was with my mom, her then-boyfriend, his kids, and my uncle at the beach, and my mom's boyfriend's oldest son and I went down to the water. I live in California, and sometimes the waves get big. Like 15-20 feet big. Well, it was one of those days and us being the stupid kids we were(we were only about 8) decided to sit down at the edge of the water, let it pull us in a little, then run back out. We kept doing this and we were having fun, then out of nowhere a GIANT wave comes out of nowhere and engulfs us. We poke our heads out of the water and find ourselves a good 50 feet from the shore. There was a really strong rip current that day and we couldn't make our way back. Every time we would poke our heads our of the water another wave would slam us back down. Running out of breath and energy, I realized that I was going to die. I was just about to accept death and stop fighting when all of the sudden I feel something pull my arm. Apparently my uncle and my mom's boyfriend saw us and jumped into action. They fought a rip current and swam back one handed holding us in the other. Needless to say, we didn't go back into the water that day.
TL;DR 8 year old me and a friend accepted death, but were saved by my uncle and mom's boyfriend. | I was with my mom, her then-boyfriend, his kids, and my uncle at the beach, and my mom's boyfriend's oldest son and I went down to the water. I live in California, and sometimes the waves get big. Like 15-20 feet big. Well, it was one of those days and us being the stupid kids we were(we were only about 8) decided to sit down at the edge of the water, let it pull us in a little, then run back out. We kept doing this and we were having fun, then out of nowhere a GIANT wave comes out of nowhere and engulfs us. We poke our heads out of the water and find ourselves a good 50 feet from the shore. There was a really strong rip current that day and we couldn't make our way back. Every time we would poke our heads our of the water another wave would slam us back down. Running out of breath and energy, I realized that I was going to die. I was just about to accept death and stop fighting when all of the sudden I feel something pull my arm. Apparently my uncle and my mom's boyfriend saw us and jumped into action. They fought a rip current and swam back one handed holding us in the other. Needless to say, we didn't go back into the water that day.
TL;DR 8 year old me and a friend accepted death, but were saved by my uncle and mom's boyfriend.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cb50b8b | I was with my mom, her then-boyfriend, his kids, and my uncle at the beach, and my mom's boyfriend's oldest son and I went down to the water. I live in California, and sometimes the waves get big. Like 15-20 feet big. Well, it was one of those days and us being the stupid kids we were(we were only about 8) decided to sit down at the edge of the water, let it pull us in a little, then run back out. We kept doing this and we were having fun, then out of nowhere a GIANT wave comes out of nowhere and engulfs us. We poke our heads out of the water and find ourselves a good 50 feet from the shore. There was a really strong rip current that day and we couldn't make our way back. Every time we would poke our heads our of the water another wave would slam us back down. Running out of breath and energy, I realized that I was going to die. I was just about to accept death and stop fighting when all of the sudden I feel something pull my arm. Apparently my uncle and my mom's boyfriend saw us and jumped into action. They fought a rip current and swam back one handed holding us in the other. Needless to say, we didn't go back into the water that day. | 8 year old me and a friend accepted death, but were saved by my uncle and mom's boyfriend. |
mack0409 | my theory is that all of the universes reproduce similar to the way plant do , and that any (fully prototyped ) battlefield can be used in any universe to make a new one, also classes and aspects are added like useful mutations (i.e. randomly) usually leading to higher success rates of sessions or at least more variety of powers in each session.this all taken together with some canon material means there are an infinite number of classes and aspects
tl;dr universes are like plants, battlefield genetic material, classpects are mutations and infinite | my theory is that all of the universes reproduce similar to the way plant do , and that any (fully prototyped ) battlefield can be used in any universe to make a new one, also classes and aspects are added like useful mutations (i.e. randomly) usually leading to higher success rates of sessions or at least more variety of powers in each session.this all taken together with some canon material means there are an infinite number of classes and aspects
tl;dr universes are like plants, battlefield genetic material, classpects are mutations and infinite
| homestuck | t5_2rzgi | cb5cno1 | my theory is that all of the universes reproduce similar to the way plant do , and that any (fully prototyped ) battlefield can be used in any universe to make a new one, also classes and aspects are added like useful mutations (i.e. randomly) usually leading to higher success rates of sessions or at least more variety of powers in each session.this all taken together with some canon material means there are an infinite number of classes and aspects | universes are like plants, battlefield genetic material, classpects are mutations and infinite |
hellofellowhuman | I think of "pitt" as either a dog or a place I'm probably never going to visit.
I think of pit as something you can fall into.
Other than that, I don't know and it seems arbitrary, because I also use the one t version.
TL;DR: I'm rambling. Good question. | I think of "pitt" as either a dog or a place I'm probably never going to visit.
I think of pit as something you can fall into.
Other than that, I don't know and it seems arbitrary, because I also use the one t version.
TL;DR: I'm rambling. Good question.
| gifs | t5_2qt55 | cb578xr | I think of "pitt" as either a dog or a place I'm probably never going to visit.
I think of pit as something you can fall into.
Other than that, I don't know and it seems arbitrary, because I also use the one t version. | I'm rambling. Good question. |
Thinkiknoweverything | Poodles are awesome, most arnt like this. Theyre the 2nd most intelligent breed of dogs, and I think they understand human emotion way more than a border collie, who is technically smarter but more in a doing work or tricks kind of way. Poodles can sense when your happy sad, talking bad about them, telling stories about them, they can understand what toy your telling them to grab, they know the difference between going to the vet or the beach or the park or for a walk (they can look at the items you gather before leaving and deduce your intentions). They really are awesome. You dont have to cut them all gay and frilly, mine I just give a "sports cut" which is just shaved at about 1/2 an inch over the body with only long ears. They dont have fur, they have HAIR, which means they DONT SHED (at all!) and are almost completely hypo-allergenic. Theyre hilarious and act funny just to make you laugh. Mine can understand what theyre barking at, and has "different" barks for if theres actually a human approaching outside, or if its just kids playing or another dog. One is a "hey you, outhere! Look at me!" type bark and the other is a "Attention owner, a human approaches!" type bark. I never trained her to do this, she just see's it as beneficial and does it on her own. She knows her toys by NAME, and if I say "go get the taco toy" she will bee-line to that exact toy and grab it, even digging it out from under other toys to find one specifically. Theyre definitely the "best breed" (theres not really such a thing) if you want a good inside dog to be a mini family member. The big, standard poodles are HUGE and they can be great work out/running partners and do all the fun outdoor stuff people like to do with their dogs. In conclusion, poodles are awesome and theres no reason for you to hate them as a whole, and should direct your anger at whatever specific poodle has made you angry.
TLDR: Poodles are awesome! Super smart, dont shed, understand human emotion, can comprehend what your saying, and contribute to the dog/owner relationship. Theres no reason for you to hate them! | Poodles are awesome, most arnt like this. Theyre the 2nd most intelligent breed of dogs, and I think they understand human emotion way more than a border collie, who is technically smarter but more in a doing work or tricks kind of way. Poodles can sense when your happy sad, talking bad about them, telling stories about them, they can understand what toy your telling them to grab, they know the difference between going to the vet or the beach or the park or for a walk (they can look at the items you gather before leaving and deduce your intentions). They really are awesome. You dont have to cut them all gay and frilly, mine I just give a "sports cut" which is just shaved at about 1/2 an inch over the body with only long ears. They dont have fur, they have HAIR, which means they DONT SHED (at all!) and are almost completely hypo-allergenic. Theyre hilarious and act funny just to make you laugh. Mine can understand what theyre barking at, and has "different" barks for if theres actually a human approaching outside, or if its just kids playing or another dog. One is a "hey you, outhere! Look at me!" type bark and the other is a "Attention owner, a human approaches!" type bark. I never trained her to do this, she just see's it as beneficial and does it on her own. She knows her toys by NAME, and if I say "go get the taco toy" she will bee-line to that exact toy and grab it, even digging it out from under other toys to find one specifically. Theyre definitely the "best breed" (theres not really such a thing) if you want a good inside dog to be a mini family member. The big, standard poodles are HUGE and they can be great work out/running partners and do all the fun outdoor stuff people like to do with their dogs. In conclusion, poodles are awesome and theres no reason for you to hate them as a whole, and should direct your anger at whatever specific poodle has made you angry.
TLDR: Poodles are awesome! Super smart, dont shed, understand human emotion, can comprehend what your saying, and contribute to the dog/owner relationship. Theres no reason for you to hate them!
| gifs | t5_2qt55 | cb58aky | Poodles are awesome, most arnt like this. Theyre the 2nd most intelligent breed of dogs, and I think they understand human emotion way more than a border collie, who is technically smarter but more in a doing work or tricks kind of way. Poodles can sense when your happy sad, talking bad about them, telling stories about them, they can understand what toy your telling them to grab, they know the difference between going to the vet or the beach or the park or for a walk (they can look at the items you gather before leaving and deduce your intentions). They really are awesome. You dont have to cut them all gay and frilly, mine I just give a "sports cut" which is just shaved at about 1/2 an inch over the body with only long ears. They dont have fur, they have HAIR, which means they DONT SHED (at all!) and are almost completely hypo-allergenic. Theyre hilarious and act funny just to make you laugh. Mine can understand what theyre barking at, and has "different" barks for if theres actually a human approaching outside, or if its just kids playing or another dog. One is a "hey you, outhere! Look at me!" type bark and the other is a "Attention owner, a human approaches!" type bark. I never trained her to do this, she just see's it as beneficial and does it on her own. She knows her toys by NAME, and if I say "go get the taco toy" she will bee-line to that exact toy and grab it, even digging it out from under other toys to find one specifically. Theyre definitely the "best breed" (theres not really such a thing) if you want a good inside dog to be a mini family member. The big, standard poodles are HUGE and they can be great work out/running partners and do all the fun outdoor stuff people like to do with their dogs. In conclusion, poodles are awesome and theres no reason for you to hate them as a whole, and should direct your anger at whatever specific poodle has made you angry. | Poodles are awesome! Super smart, dont shed, understand human emotion, can comprehend what your saying, and contribute to the dog/owner relationship. Theres no reason for you to hate them! |
Thinkiknoweverything | > It happens when you help run a pet care business.
Do you think there might be other circumstances besides size that contribute to this anecdotal causality?
Perhaps, people who buy bigger dogs recognize they are a bigger investment and harder to take care of, so only more experienced or capable people buy them? Maybe, people with violent, disturbed big dogs cant handle wrestling them into a car and trucking them to your establishment? Maybe, smaller dogs are MUCH more common, so you see a wider variety of personalities? Maybe, the people who buy small dogs tend to not want a dog as a friend and just and accessory, or dont know how to raise a pet (maybe first time owner, got it as a gift etc, no one gives huge dogs as gifts). Maybe some BREEDS of dogs tend to be more violent, but also tend to be small (chihuahua or Pomeranian), maybe the part of town your business is in has a particular demographic of people who buy certain breeds and raise them particular ways to get similar personailities? Maybe your a dick to the dogs and scare the shit out of the dogs too small to understand youre not a threat? Maybe your predisposed opinion of small dogs makes you treat them differently and you use confirmation bias to judge them unfairly? Maybe you just dont have a fucking clue what youre talking about?
TLDR: Theres a million other reasons that contribute to a dogs personality than size, and theres a myriad of variables that can contribute to why you only see gentle giants and tiny tyrants. Saying all small dogs are bad is a idiotic and ignorant statement made by someone who has no idea what theyre talking about. | > It happens when you help run a pet care business.
Do you think there might be other circumstances besides size that contribute to this anecdotal causality?
Perhaps, people who buy bigger dogs recognize they are a bigger investment and harder to take care of, so only more experienced or capable people buy them? Maybe, people with violent, disturbed big dogs cant handle wrestling them into a car and trucking them to your establishment? Maybe, smaller dogs are MUCH more common, so you see a wider variety of personalities? Maybe, the people who buy small dogs tend to not want a dog as a friend and just and accessory, or dont know how to raise a pet (maybe first time owner, got it as a gift etc, no one gives huge dogs as gifts). Maybe some BREEDS of dogs tend to be more violent, but also tend to be small (chihuahua or Pomeranian), maybe the part of town your business is in has a particular demographic of people who buy certain breeds and raise them particular ways to get similar personailities? Maybe your a dick to the dogs and scare the shit out of the dogs too small to understand youre not a threat? Maybe your predisposed opinion of small dogs makes you treat them differently and you use confirmation bias to judge them unfairly? Maybe you just dont have a fucking clue what youre talking about?
TLDR: Theres a million other reasons that contribute to a dogs personality than size, and theres a myriad of variables that can contribute to why you only see gentle giants and tiny tyrants. Saying all small dogs are bad is a idiotic and ignorant statement made by someone who has no idea what theyre talking about.
| gifs | t5_2qt55 | cb5casl | It happens when you help run a pet care business.
Do you think there might be other circumstances besides size that contribute to this anecdotal causality?
Perhaps, people who buy bigger dogs recognize they are a bigger investment and harder to take care of, so only more experienced or capable people buy them? Maybe, people with violent, disturbed big dogs cant handle wrestling them into a car and trucking them to your establishment? Maybe, smaller dogs are MUCH more common, so you see a wider variety of personalities? Maybe, the people who buy small dogs tend to not want a dog as a friend and just and accessory, or dont know how to raise a pet (maybe first time owner, got it as a gift etc, no one gives huge dogs as gifts). Maybe some BREEDS of dogs tend to be more violent, but also tend to be small (chihuahua or Pomeranian), maybe the part of town your business is in has a particular demographic of people who buy certain breeds and raise them particular ways to get similar personailities? Maybe your a dick to the dogs and scare the shit out of the dogs too small to understand youre not a threat? Maybe your predisposed opinion of small dogs makes you treat them differently and you use confirmation bias to judge them unfairly? Maybe you just dont have a fucking clue what youre talking about? | Theres a million other reasons that contribute to a dogs personality than size, and theres a myriad of variables that can contribute to why you only see gentle giants and tiny tyrants. Saying all small dogs are bad is a idiotic and ignorant statement made by someone who has no idea what theyre talking about. |
IamPurplePanda | I'm not an archaeologist, but my thoughts on the matter are:
Do advantages for being thin or fit or otherwise able-bodied exist? i.e. are some people treated better because they're thinner than others? Of course.
Is this advantage a "privilege"? IMHO, no. These advantages exist because evolutionarily and in society, we have always developed to best support the "average" of the population, and until fairly recently, that was the non-obese. The society *could* move to change to better accommodate the obese as well, but until that change happens, it is not a "privilege" for the people who are able to still normally do things (like sit in public seats or buy clothes) to do those things, as *they are/were the standard by which society has built itself*.
A privilege implies raising a certain group up to the disadvantage of others, and this simply isn't true--thin people haven't been given any special privileges, it's just that fat people have grown out of what has been for a long time a standard general size of what society expects humans to be.
TL;DR--Advantages are not privileges. | I'm not an archaeologist, but my thoughts on the matter are:
Do advantages for being thin or fit or otherwise able-bodied exist? i.e. are some people treated better because they're thinner than others? Of course.
Is this advantage a "privilege"? IMHO, no. These advantages exist because evolutionarily and in society, we have always developed to best support the "average" of the population, and until fairly recently, that was the non-obese. The society could move to change to better accommodate the obese as well, but until that change happens, it is not a "privilege" for the people who are able to still normally do things (like sit in public seats or buy clothes) to do those things, as they are/were the standard by which society has built itself .
A privilege implies raising a certain group up to the disadvantage of others, and this simply isn't true--thin people haven't been given any special privileges, it's just that fat people have grown out of what has been for a long time a standard general size of what society expects humans to be.
TL;DR--Advantages are not privileges.
| fatpeoplestories | t5_2vzax | cb541ga | I'm not an archaeologist, but my thoughts on the matter are:
Do advantages for being thin or fit or otherwise able-bodied exist? i.e. are some people treated better because they're thinner than others? Of course.
Is this advantage a "privilege"? IMHO, no. These advantages exist because evolutionarily and in society, we have always developed to best support the "average" of the population, and until fairly recently, that was the non-obese. The society could move to change to better accommodate the obese as well, but until that change happens, it is not a "privilege" for the people who are able to still normally do things (like sit in public seats or buy clothes) to do those things, as they are/were the standard by which society has built itself .
A privilege implies raising a certain group up to the disadvantage of others, and this simply isn't true--thin people haven't been given any special privileges, it's just that fat people have grown out of what has been for a long time a standard general size of what society expects humans to be. | Advantages are not privileges. |
Lupawolf | It really makes me wonder about fate when something like this happens. When someone, just out of the blue; decides to mend fences, say things that have been unsaid for far too long, does something unusual that shows how much they love you that means so much more afterwards.
My cousin died far too young. He had been driving really late on a summer night. The body was too decomposed to test for alcohol, but we think he may have had a beer or two that evening. By the looks of it, he started to get real drowsy at the wheel and decided to pull over. It was on a side road, only about a 10 minute drive from his mother's. It was the kind of summer day where it's a scorcher during the day and chilly at night. He reclined his seat, windows shut to keep the bugs out, and tucked in for a short nap.
The cool of the night turned into heat in the morning. With the windows up, he didn't wake as the car turned into an over.
He was missing 4 days before his car was discovered. They had my aunt identify him by his tattoos. The coroner refused to release his body to his wife unless we had him cremated. He refused to let any family are the condition his body was in, where the only recognizable parts were the bloated and stretched tattoos.
That morning he had left a little love not for his wife before leaving. He told her again how much he loved her and how happy he was. How he misses her every time he leaves the house, and how he can't wait to see her when he comes home.
I wonder what condition that little piece of paper is in, because I know for a fact she still carries it with her, and can't even imagine how many times she would have reread it in those days and weeks after his death.
TL;DR
It's gotta be more than coincidence when this stuff happens. It really makes me believe in fate.
And a moral
Always call home! If you've had a couple, you're not drunk, just drowsy, out late, WHATEVER, call home. Do not just pull over to sleep it off. No matter what time, what circumstance. Your parents, girlfriend/boyfriend, bestie, ANYONE, would rather be woken up to come get you than to go through what we did. He was a phone call and a 10 minute drive from his Mom's. He must have decided not to bother her, he'd just sleep it off. My family lost a cousin, a son, a brother. His wife and 3 kids lost a father. I watched as they wrote letters to Daddy and released them on balloons so it would go to Daddy in heaven. Ya, he didn't disturb anyone that night. We'd trade a million good sleeps for those 4 terrifying days of him missing, and then finding him, another week in horror waiting to find what happened. Murder? Pain? Heart attack? How long till he died? Then some relief to be told he likely went to sleep and didn't wake, no pain, just gone. And then the guilt, the what ifs. 10 minutes from his Mom's, his brother's. 1/2 hour from his home. A simple phone call away from any of us.
I didn't mean to type this much. | It really makes me wonder about fate when something like this happens. When someone, just out of the blue; decides to mend fences, say things that have been unsaid for far too long, does something unusual that shows how much they love you that means so much more afterwards.
My cousin died far too young. He had been driving really late on a summer night. The body was too decomposed to test for alcohol, but we think he may have had a beer or two that evening. By the looks of it, he started to get real drowsy at the wheel and decided to pull over. It was on a side road, only about a 10 minute drive from his mother's. It was the kind of summer day where it's a scorcher during the day and chilly at night. He reclined his seat, windows shut to keep the bugs out, and tucked in for a short nap.
The cool of the night turned into heat in the morning. With the windows up, he didn't wake as the car turned into an over.
He was missing 4 days before his car was discovered. They had my aunt identify him by his tattoos. The coroner refused to release his body to his wife unless we had him cremated. He refused to let any family are the condition his body was in, where the only recognizable parts were the bloated and stretched tattoos.
That morning he had left a little love not for his wife before leaving. He told her again how much he loved her and how happy he was. How he misses her every time he leaves the house, and how he can't wait to see her when he comes home.
I wonder what condition that little piece of paper is in, because I know for a fact she still carries it with her, and can't even imagine how many times she would have reread it in those days and weeks after his death.
TL;DR
It's gotta be more than coincidence when this stuff happens. It really makes me believe in fate.
And a moral
Always call home! If you've had a couple, you're not drunk, just drowsy, out late, WHATEVER, call home. Do not just pull over to sleep it off. No matter what time, what circumstance. Your parents, girlfriend/boyfriend, bestie, ANYONE, would rather be woken up to come get you than to go through what we did. He was a phone call and a 10 minute drive from his Mom's. He must have decided not to bother her, he'd just sleep it off. My family lost a cousin, a son, a brother. His wife and 3 kids lost a father. I watched as they wrote letters to Daddy and released them on balloons so it would go to Daddy in heaven. Ya, he didn't disturb anyone that night. We'd trade a million good sleeps for those 4 terrifying days of him missing, and then finding him, another week in horror waiting to find what happened. Murder? Pain? Heart attack? How long till he died? Then some relief to be told he likely went to sleep and didn't wake, no pain, just gone. And then the guilt, the what ifs. 10 minutes from his Mom's, his brother's. 1/2 hour from his home. A simple phone call away from any of us.
I didn't mean to type this much.
| MorbidReality | t5_2tz1e | cb54tbe | It really makes me wonder about fate when something like this happens. When someone, just out of the blue; decides to mend fences, say things that have been unsaid for far too long, does something unusual that shows how much they love you that means so much more afterwards.
My cousin died far too young. He had been driving really late on a summer night. The body was too decomposed to test for alcohol, but we think he may have had a beer or two that evening. By the looks of it, he started to get real drowsy at the wheel and decided to pull over. It was on a side road, only about a 10 minute drive from his mother's. It was the kind of summer day where it's a scorcher during the day and chilly at night. He reclined his seat, windows shut to keep the bugs out, and tucked in for a short nap.
The cool of the night turned into heat in the morning. With the windows up, he didn't wake as the car turned into an over.
He was missing 4 days before his car was discovered. They had my aunt identify him by his tattoos. The coroner refused to release his body to his wife unless we had him cremated. He refused to let any family are the condition his body was in, where the only recognizable parts were the bloated and stretched tattoos.
That morning he had left a little love not for his wife before leaving. He told her again how much he loved her and how happy he was. How he misses her every time he leaves the house, and how he can't wait to see her when he comes home.
I wonder what condition that little piece of paper is in, because I know for a fact she still carries it with her, and can't even imagine how many times she would have reread it in those days and weeks after his death. | It's gotta be more than coincidence when this stuff happens. It really makes me believe in fate.
And a moral
Always call home! If you've had a couple, you're not drunk, just drowsy, out late, WHATEVER, call home. Do not just pull over to sleep it off. No matter what time, what circumstance. Your parents, girlfriend/boyfriend, bestie, ANYONE, would rather be woken up to come get you than to go through what we did. He was a phone call and a 10 minute drive from his Mom's. He must have decided not to bother her, he'd just sleep it off. My family lost a cousin, a son, a brother. His wife and 3 kids lost a father. I watched as they wrote letters to Daddy and released them on balloons so it would go to Daddy in heaven. Ya, he didn't disturb anyone that night. We'd trade a million good sleeps for those 4 terrifying days of him missing, and then finding him, another week in horror waiting to find what happened. Murder? Pain? Heart attack? How long till he died? Then some relief to be told he likely went to sleep and didn't wake, no pain, just gone. And then the guilt, the what ifs. 10 minutes from his Mom's, his brother's. 1/2 hour from his home. A simple phone call away from any of us.
I didn't mean to type this much. |
yoelish | There were a handful of things that, as a chosid, seemed a little off about this article. Directly asking a goy to do something on Shabbos is assur mamash. It's also very strange to invite a goy to seder. I learned that that was one thing that really is for Jews only. Maybe it's just my experience, but I've also never heard of communal seders outside of Chabad, but the author describes the boys as having payos, so... tl;dr idk | There were a handful of things that, as a chosid, seemed a little off about this article. Directly asking a goy to do something on Shabbos is assur mamash. It's also very strange to invite a goy to seder. I learned that that was one thing that really is for Jews only. Maybe it's just my experience, but I've also never heard of communal seders outside of Chabad, but the author describes the boys as having payos, so... tl;dr idk
| Judaism | t5_2qi67 | cb5f60z | There were a handful of things that, as a chosid, seemed a little off about this article. Directly asking a goy to do something on Shabbos is assur mamash. It's also very strange to invite a goy to seder. I learned that that was one thing that really is for Jews only. Maybe it's just my experience, but I've also never heard of communal seders outside of Chabad, but the author describes the boys as having payos, so... | idk |
Tazer72 | The missions do seem repetitive at times, however, I notice that playing on a different map/level each time makes it feel a little more diverse. I usually end up making a stupid decision, going back a save, and changing my outcome.
* I bought the game when it wasn't on sale for about $30 and so far I've invested 38 hours of gameplay into it. I'll be honest, I don't feel the best at purchasing it for 30 bucks but I do feel that it was worth it. ($30/38hours = about $0.79/h)
* As for the multiplayer, I found it highly repetitive, and wound up changing my team formation a lot to find out what I felt best suits me.
Of coarse, I've never tried custom matches either :/.
* The enemies always have different tactics in place for you if load back a save, this may seem inconsistent but leaves it to be a constant challenge.
* I can't recall ever losing a character due to capturing an alien myself, but I have yet to play iron man mode.
* I've had a lot of fun screwing with my character's info. [example](
* I'd say you have to have a specific taste for this game, as it's turn based. Summed up, it's like Destroy All Humans mixed with civ 5, and gears of war.
**TL;DR, If you feel that you'd like this kind of game, purchasing it for $10 is great.
If you aren't too sure, there's always the winter sale :)** | The missions do seem repetitive at times, however, I notice that playing on a different map/level each time makes it feel a little more diverse. I usually end up making a stupid decision, going back a save, and changing my outcome.
I bought the game when it wasn't on sale for about $30 and so far I've invested 38 hours of gameplay into it. I'll be honest, I don't feel the best at purchasing it for 30 bucks but I do feel that it was worth it. ($30/38hours = about $0.79/h)
As for the multiplayer, I found it highly repetitive, and wound up changing my team formation a lot to find out what I felt best suits me.
Of coarse, I've never tried custom matches either :/.
The enemies always have different tactics in place for you if load back a save, this may seem inconsistent but leaves it to be a constant challenge.
I can't recall ever losing a character due to capturing an alien myself, but I have yet to play iron man mode.
I've had a lot of fun screwing with my character's info. [example](
I'd say you have to have a specific taste for this game, as it's turn based. Summed up, it's like Destroy All Humans mixed with civ 5, and gears of war.
TL;DR, If you feel that you'd like this kind of game, purchasing it for $10 is great.
If you aren't too sure, there's always the winter sale :)
| ShouldIbuythisgame | t5_2ud8h | cb5j6cl | The missions do seem repetitive at times, however, I notice that playing on a different map/level each time makes it feel a little more diverse. I usually end up making a stupid decision, going back a save, and changing my outcome.
I bought the game when it wasn't on sale for about $30 and so far I've invested 38 hours of gameplay into it. I'll be honest, I don't feel the best at purchasing it for 30 bucks but I do feel that it was worth it. ($30/38hours = about $0.79/h)
As for the multiplayer, I found it highly repetitive, and wound up changing my team formation a lot to find out what I felt best suits me.
Of coarse, I've never tried custom matches either :/.
The enemies always have different tactics in place for you if load back a save, this may seem inconsistent but leaves it to be a constant challenge.
I can't recall ever losing a character due to capturing an alien myself, but I have yet to play iron man mode.
I've had a lot of fun screwing with my character's info. [example](
I'd say you have to have a specific taste for this game, as it's turn based. Summed up, it's like Destroy All Humans mixed with civ 5, and gears of war. | If you feel that you'd like this kind of game, purchasing it for $10 is great.
If you aren't too sure, there's always the winter sale :) |
DublinItUp | A number of years ago while I was still in high school, I had a few friends over for some drinks and stuff while we went swimming in the pool (my parents were out of town). We had all taken about 2.5 grams, and were enjoying the dip in the pool, when all of a sudden the pool light turned off randomly.
It kind of spooked us all, but I just got up and walked over to the switch inside to check it out, it had been pushed down, however no one was inside at all. When I turned around to go back outside, my dog was growling at the corner of the room that I had been in, barking and snarling, with the hair on his back raised. My dog NEVER barks, and in the 5 years I had had him I had no idea he could even growl, so this fucking freaked me out.
I grabbed my dog, brought him back outside, and jumped back into the now lit pool. I explained to my friends what had happened, to which one of them said, "Well at least the pool light is back on no-.." then the pool light shut off again, immediately barking ensues.
I to this day have no idea what was going on in that house, but it really led to a bad trip for all of us.
TL;DR: Mushrooms, and ghosts. | A number of years ago while I was still in high school, I had a few friends over for some drinks and stuff while we went swimming in the pool (my parents were out of town). We had all taken about 2.5 grams, and were enjoying the dip in the pool, when all of a sudden the pool light turned off randomly.
It kind of spooked us all, but I just got up and walked over to the switch inside to check it out, it had been pushed down, however no one was inside at all. When I turned around to go back outside, my dog was growling at the corner of the room that I had been in, barking and snarling, with the hair on his back raised. My dog NEVER barks, and in the 5 years I had had him I had no idea he could even growl, so this fucking freaked me out.
I grabbed my dog, brought him back outside, and jumped back into the now lit pool. I explained to my friends what had happened, to which one of them said, "Well at least the pool light is back on no-.." then the pool light shut off again, immediately barking ensues.
I to this day have no idea what was going on in that house, but it really led to a bad trip for all of us.
TL;DR: Mushrooms, and ghosts.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cb5n0rj | A number of years ago while I was still in high school, I had a few friends over for some drinks and stuff while we went swimming in the pool (my parents were out of town). We had all taken about 2.5 grams, and were enjoying the dip in the pool, when all of a sudden the pool light turned off randomly.
It kind of spooked us all, but I just got up and walked over to the switch inside to check it out, it had been pushed down, however no one was inside at all. When I turned around to go back outside, my dog was growling at the corner of the room that I had been in, barking and snarling, with the hair on his back raised. My dog NEVER barks, and in the 5 years I had had him I had no idea he could even growl, so this fucking freaked me out.
I grabbed my dog, brought him back outside, and jumped back into the now lit pool. I explained to my friends what had happened, to which one of them said, "Well at least the pool light is back on no-.." then the pool light shut off again, immediately barking ensues.
I to this day have no idea what was going on in that house, but it really led to a bad trip for all of us. | Mushrooms, and ghosts. |
supertreecko | How about increasing the wingers clip size.
A point blank pistol shot with the stock pistol deals 22 damage while a point blank winger deals 26 damage. How ever, the winger has a -60% clip size, making it's clip deal less damage then the stock pistol.
Stock: 22 damage x 12 clip = 264 damage total
Winger: 26 damage x 5 clip = 130 damage total
Now that we have that, we see that the winger does roughly half the damage of the pistol if all shots are unloaded. This may be balanced depending on how high you feel that a extra high first jump is worth. If you are willing to sacrifice 2% damage for 1% jump boost, then the winger is in a balanced spot right now.
If you are only willing to sacrifice 1% damage for 1% Jump height, then not quite. In order for that to be balanced, the winger would basically need a 50% clip increase. (50% of 50% is 25%, making it so that the full clip would deal 75% percent of the standard pistol damage.)
Using that thought process, the clip size must be 7.5 shots, which is not entirely possible. Round it to 8 clip size and let's see how much damage a point blank winger clip will deal.
Improved winger: 26 damage x 8 clip = 208 total damage
208 Improved winger damage / 264 Stock pistol damage = 0.78787878787 or 79% of the damage as the stock pistol.
This buff makes it slightly more powerful than the stock pistol in theory, but not all maps have special winger jumps for you. The Improved winger would be better than stock on maps with many winger jumps, but not as good on one's without them.
Theory aside, the improved winger is really only 4% more powerful than stock in the end, making it not "Game breaking" per say.
All in all, the effectiveness of either weapon would all depend on how the user is able to utilize it, be it through finding and executing tricky jumps with the winger, or by utilizing the full combat potential of the stock pistol.
**TL:DR** The winger is either balanced or not depending on your personal value of the jump boost. Math proves that if you value *Damage%* the same as *Jump boost%*, the winger must have a 8 clip size to be **AROUND** equal to the stock pistol. | How about increasing the wingers clip size.
A point blank pistol shot with the stock pistol deals 22 damage while a point blank winger deals 26 damage. How ever, the winger has a -60% clip size, making it's clip deal less damage then the stock pistol.
Stock: 22 damage x 12 clip = 264 damage total
Winger: 26 damage x 5 clip = 130 damage total
Now that we have that, we see that the winger does roughly half the damage of the pistol if all shots are unloaded. This may be balanced depending on how high you feel that a extra high first jump is worth. If you are willing to sacrifice 2% damage for 1% jump boost, then the winger is in a balanced spot right now.
If you are only willing to sacrifice 1% damage for 1% Jump height, then not quite. In order for that to be balanced, the winger would basically need a 50% clip increase. (50% of 50% is 25%, making it so that the full clip would deal 75% percent of the standard pistol damage.)
Using that thought process, the clip size must be 7.5 shots, which is not entirely possible. Round it to 8 clip size and let's see how much damage a point blank winger clip will deal.
Improved winger: 26 damage x 8 clip = 208 total damage
208 Improved winger damage / 264 Stock pistol damage = 0.78787878787 or 79% of the damage as the stock pistol.
This buff makes it slightly more powerful than the stock pistol in theory, but not all maps have special winger jumps for you. The Improved winger would be better than stock on maps with many winger jumps, but not as good on one's without them.
Theory aside, the improved winger is really only 4% more powerful than stock in the end, making it not "Game breaking" per say.
All in all, the effectiveness of either weapon would all depend on how the user is able to utilize it, be it through finding and executing tricky jumps with the winger, or by utilizing the full combat potential of the stock pistol.
TL:DR The winger is either balanced or not depending on your personal value of the jump boost. Math proves that if you value Damage% the same as Jump boost% , the winger must have a 8 clip size to be AROUND equal to the stock pistol.
| tf2 | t5_2qka0 | cb6i3rp | How about increasing the wingers clip size.
A point blank pistol shot with the stock pistol deals 22 damage while a point blank winger deals 26 damage. How ever, the winger has a -60% clip size, making it's clip deal less damage then the stock pistol.
Stock: 22 damage x 12 clip = 264 damage total
Winger: 26 damage x 5 clip = 130 damage total
Now that we have that, we see that the winger does roughly half the damage of the pistol if all shots are unloaded. This may be balanced depending on how high you feel that a extra high first jump is worth. If you are willing to sacrifice 2% damage for 1% jump boost, then the winger is in a balanced spot right now.
If you are only willing to sacrifice 1% damage for 1% Jump height, then not quite. In order for that to be balanced, the winger would basically need a 50% clip increase. (50% of 50% is 25%, making it so that the full clip would deal 75% percent of the standard pistol damage.)
Using that thought process, the clip size must be 7.5 shots, which is not entirely possible. Round it to 8 clip size and let's see how much damage a point blank winger clip will deal.
Improved winger: 26 damage x 8 clip = 208 total damage
208 Improved winger damage / 264 Stock pistol damage = 0.78787878787 or 79% of the damage as the stock pistol.
This buff makes it slightly more powerful than the stock pistol in theory, but not all maps have special winger jumps for you. The Improved winger would be better than stock on maps with many winger jumps, but not as good on one's without them.
Theory aside, the improved winger is really only 4% more powerful than stock in the end, making it not "Game breaking" per say.
All in all, the effectiveness of either weapon would all depend on how the user is able to utilize it, be it through finding and executing tricky jumps with the winger, or by utilizing the full combat potential of the stock pistol. | The winger is either balanced or not depending on your personal value of the jump boost. Math proves that if you value Damage% the same as Jump boost% , the winger must have a 8 clip size to be AROUND equal to the stock pistol. |
TheMichaelUKnow | oh. i see.
i will edit my post to correct for this error.
thanks man.
i'm still new to reddit so stuff like OP and throwaway account are still new concepts.
im learning.
still dont know what tl:dr means. | oh. i see.
i will edit my post to correct for this error.
thanks man.
i'm still new to reddit so stuff like OP and throwaway account are still new concepts.
im learning.
still dont know what tl:dr means.
| DebateAnAtheist | t5_2ryfy | cb5xjeu | oh. i see.
i will edit my post to correct for this error.
thanks man.
i'm still new to reddit so stuff like OP and throwaway account are still new concepts.
im learning.
still dont know what | means. |
dumnut567 | What if that kid was the shit head of the class? I went to school with a guy who you wanted the teacher to do this to. we actually had a teacher fired because he got fed up with the one kid. He asked him several times to leave and go to the principal after asking him to quit talking to people while he was teaching. The teacher ended up lifting him by the arm out of his seat and then pushing him out the door. we all were sick of his stupid shit but because he touched the kid he was sent on "two week vacation" and we never saw him again but this teacher was such a nice guy and always nice to the students but this one kid caused him to lose his cool and from the 3rd perspective it looked bad but damn it this kid was laughing the whole time saying dont touch me you can't touch me ad then when the principal showed up he started lying about the teacher. A good man got in trouble for a kid who was a complete dick.
TL;DR maybe we should look into this a bit more and ask what if the media is lying or blowing it out of proportion cuz there might be more than what we hear or see | What if that kid was the shit head of the class? I went to school with a guy who you wanted the teacher to do this to. we actually had a teacher fired because he got fed up with the one kid. He asked him several times to leave and go to the principal after asking him to quit talking to people while he was teaching. The teacher ended up lifting him by the arm out of his seat and then pushing him out the door. we all were sick of his stupid shit but because he touched the kid he was sent on "two week vacation" and we never saw him again but this teacher was such a nice guy and always nice to the students but this one kid caused him to lose his cool and from the 3rd perspective it looked bad but damn it this kid was laughing the whole time saying dont touch me you can't touch me ad then when the principal showed up he started lying about the teacher. A good man got in trouble for a kid who was a complete dick.
TL;DR maybe we should look into this a bit more and ask what if the media is lying or blowing it out of proportion cuz there might be more than what we hear or see
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | cb609vw | What if that kid was the shit head of the class? I went to school with a guy who you wanted the teacher to do this to. we actually had a teacher fired because he got fed up with the one kid. He asked him several times to leave and go to the principal after asking him to quit talking to people while he was teaching. The teacher ended up lifting him by the arm out of his seat and then pushing him out the door. we all were sick of his stupid shit but because he touched the kid he was sent on "two week vacation" and we never saw him again but this teacher was such a nice guy and always nice to the students but this one kid caused him to lose his cool and from the 3rd perspective it looked bad but damn it this kid was laughing the whole time saying dont touch me you can't touch me ad then when the principal showed up he started lying about the teacher. A good man got in trouble for a kid who was a complete dick. | maybe we should look into this a bit more and ask what if the media is lying or blowing it out of proportion cuz there might be more than what we hear or see |
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