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steffan-l | 1st:
Yes about ranked matches sure, even increase bans and punishments. When were talking about the "pro" match like games sure apply "pro" match rules. But these rules also apply to the casual games. And Ofcourse were agreeing to play, but due to factors we can't always help people get banned even though they intend and agree to play.<<<< this is the point I'm trying to make.
2nd:
Oke you're right on this one they should not remove it, that would cause more problems than it would solve. I still think they could at least make it shorter than 30 minutes, for those of us that have good intentions.
3th:
30 minutes is just not one que (it's multiple que's since new rounds start every 5min). And yes they did not know that and I'm not really blaming them for it. It's just shitty I get such an huge deserter status. I still disagree with you on the part of boosting it even further. 30 minutes is a lot of time for some of us that have things to do besides playing smite.
I generally have 1-2hours of time to play smite, if I'm lucky. This deserter status means the difference of playing 1 or 2 matches for me.
TL;DR Were not all people having a 24/7 timespawn to play smite, so 30 minutes can mean the difference of playing 1 or 2 matches of my favourite game when I finally do have time to play.
| 1st:
Yes about ranked matches sure, even increase bans and punishments. When were talking about the "pro" match like games sure apply "pro" match rules. But these rules also apply to the casual games. And Ofcourse were agreeing to play, but due to factors we can't always help people get banned even though they intend and agree to play.<<<< this is the point I'm trying to make.
2nd:
Oke you're right on this one they should not remove it, that would cause more problems than it would solve. I still think they could at least make it shorter than 30 minutes, for those of us that have good intentions.
3th:
30 minutes is just not one que (it's multiple que's since new rounds start every 5min). And yes they did not know that and I'm not really blaming them for it. It's just shitty I get such an huge deserter status. I still disagree with you on the part of boosting it even further. 30 minutes is a lot of time for some of us that have things to do besides playing smite.
I generally have 1-2hours of time to play smite, if I'm lucky. This deserter status means the difference of playing 1 or 2 matches for me.
TL;DR Were not all people having a 24/7 timespawn to play smite, so 30 minutes can mean the difference of playing 1 or 2 matches of my favourite game when I finally do have time to play.
| Smite | t5_2stl8 | cc84k6q | 1st:
Yes about ranked matches sure, even increase bans and punishments. When were talking about the "pro" match like games sure apply "pro" match rules. But these rules also apply to the casual games. And Ofcourse were agreeing to play, but due to factors we can't always help people get banned even though they intend and agree to play.<<<< this is the point I'm trying to make.
2nd:
Oke you're right on this one they should not remove it, that would cause more problems than it would solve. I still think they could at least make it shorter than 30 minutes, for those of us that have good intentions.
3th:
30 minutes is just not one que (it's multiple que's since new rounds start every 5min). And yes they did not know that and I'm not really blaming them for it. It's just shitty I get such an huge deserter status. I still disagree with you on the part of boosting it even further. 30 minutes is a lot of time for some of us that have things to do besides playing smite.
I generally have 1-2hours of time to play smite, if I'm lucky. This deserter status means the difference of playing 1 or 2 matches for me. | Were not all people having a 24/7 timespawn to play smite, so 30 minutes can mean the difference of playing 1 or 2 matches of my favourite game when I finally do have time to play. |
theg2 | There's very little in terms of HCI fact in his post, it mostly boils down to personal preference.
There's actually a very strong push for the removal of folders in digital systems as well (see Microsofts "Libraries" concept and Apple's similar organization) but thats not my area and I'm not well read up on the theories behind it.
The tl;dr of his post was "I want these things to be more like these other things and I'm backing it up with psuedo-HCI complaints". Graphic designers aren't UI/UX engineers, and while they are driven by the principles behind HCI, many designers gleefully ignore them. | There's very little in terms of HCI fact in his post, it mostly boils down to personal preference.
There's actually a very strong push for the removal of folders in digital systems as well (see Microsofts "Libraries" concept and Apple's similar organization) but thats not my area and I'm not well read up on the theories behind it.
The tl;dr of his post was "I want these things to be more like these other things and I'm backing it up with psuedo-HCI complaints". Graphic designers aren't UI/UX engineers, and while they are driven by the principles behind HCI, many designers gleefully ignore them.
| windowsphone | t5_2r71o | cc8jgex | There's very little in terms of HCI fact in his post, it mostly boils down to personal preference.
There's actually a very strong push for the removal of folders in digital systems as well (see Microsofts "Libraries" concept and Apple's similar organization) but thats not my area and I'm not well read up on the theories behind it.
The | of his post was "I want these things to be more like these other things and I'm backing it up with psuedo-HCI complaints". Graphic designers aren't UI/UX engineers, and while they are driven by the principles behind HCI, many designers gleefully ignore them. |
ankurb | While I found some of his points to be valid - such as the fact that tiles are sometimes coloured and stand out visually from the rest because they don't match accent colour - in general I find the UX on Windows Phone a LOT better than Android. Some of the complaints, such as no sorting according to app usage, are also going to be fixed in GDR3 (reportedly).
So yes, it's true that the UI can sometimes be inconsistent in WP8 (re: icons not matching accent colour), but the in-app navigation experience is ALWAYS consistent thanks to the Panorama and Pivot paradigms. This reduces the mental tax on figuring how to navigate within apps. I find that this VASTLY enriches my user experience.
Another pet peeve for me when I was using Android was the inconsistent behaviour of the "back" button: it would sometimes take you to previous screen, sometimes to a different screen altogether, sometimes to home screen...with WP8, back always takes you to the screen in the previous "pivot", and I like this consistent UX. I also like that I can consistently jump to a previous app quickly by long-pressing the back button.
Lastly, Android phones, especially low-end ones, suffer from major lag and slowdown issues over time. It took Android until Jellybean with its Project Butter to (supposedly) get smoother scrolling, and yet I still hear complaints about lag with quad core processors and jiggabytes of RAM on top-end Android devices. This is completely unacceptable to me for a device I carry with me at all times, and WP8 wins hands-down.
TL;DR: That analysis raised a couple of valid points about inconsistent *UI*, but the over *UX* of WP8 is a lot better than Android. | While I found some of his points to be valid - such as the fact that tiles are sometimes coloured and stand out visually from the rest because they don't match accent colour - in general I find the UX on Windows Phone a LOT better than Android. Some of the complaints, such as no sorting according to app usage, are also going to be fixed in GDR3 (reportedly).
So yes, it's true that the UI can sometimes be inconsistent in WP8 (re: icons not matching accent colour), but the in-app navigation experience is ALWAYS consistent thanks to the Panorama and Pivot paradigms. This reduces the mental tax on figuring how to navigate within apps. I find that this VASTLY enriches my user experience.
Another pet peeve for me when I was using Android was the inconsistent behaviour of the "back" button: it would sometimes take you to previous screen, sometimes to a different screen altogether, sometimes to home screen...with WP8, back always takes you to the screen in the previous "pivot", and I like this consistent UX. I also like that I can consistently jump to a previous app quickly by long-pressing the back button.
Lastly, Android phones, especially low-end ones, suffer from major lag and slowdown issues over time. It took Android until Jellybean with its Project Butter to (supposedly) get smoother scrolling, and yet I still hear complaints about lag with quad core processors and jiggabytes of RAM on top-end Android devices. This is completely unacceptable to me for a device I carry with me at all times, and WP8 wins hands-down.
TL;DR: That analysis raised a couple of valid points about inconsistent UI , but the over UX of WP8 is a lot better than Android.
| windowsphone | t5_2r71o | cc8um2l | While I found some of his points to be valid - such as the fact that tiles are sometimes coloured and stand out visually from the rest because they don't match accent colour - in general I find the UX on Windows Phone a LOT better than Android. Some of the complaints, such as no sorting according to app usage, are also going to be fixed in GDR3 (reportedly).
So yes, it's true that the UI can sometimes be inconsistent in WP8 (re: icons not matching accent colour), but the in-app navigation experience is ALWAYS consistent thanks to the Panorama and Pivot paradigms. This reduces the mental tax on figuring how to navigate within apps. I find that this VASTLY enriches my user experience.
Another pet peeve for me when I was using Android was the inconsistent behaviour of the "back" button: it would sometimes take you to previous screen, sometimes to a different screen altogether, sometimes to home screen...with WP8, back always takes you to the screen in the previous "pivot", and I like this consistent UX. I also like that I can consistently jump to a previous app quickly by long-pressing the back button.
Lastly, Android phones, especially low-end ones, suffer from major lag and slowdown issues over time. It took Android until Jellybean with its Project Butter to (supposedly) get smoother scrolling, and yet I still hear complaints about lag with quad core processors and jiggabytes of RAM on top-end Android devices. This is completely unacceptable to me for a device I carry with me at all times, and WP8 wins hands-down. | That analysis raised a couple of valid points about inconsistent UI , but the over UX of WP8 is a lot better than Android. |
chaRxoxo | Makes sense since I've never heard of some competitive batter either. We aint deepfrying shit here.
Competitive banter on the other hand...
It's the same difference in nuance as when you talk shit to friends or talk shit & you mean it.
For example when they said "holy shit you suck" in this case, you know it's out of anger because they are displeased & mean what they say. It's intended to hurt their opponents (like you said yourself, on a personal level) & it happened >after< the game was already over.
When you'd say it in a different context, for example if the whole OT incident didn't happen, it'd be entirely different. Or for the sake of the argument to make it even clearer & in the light of later events in the tournament, if Delpan would say the same shit to GTR later in the finals, he wouldn't mean to hurt him on a deeper level & it'd just be *competitive banter*. woosh
Tl;dr: The difference in nuance lays in **who/what/when/why** | Makes sense since I've never heard of some competitive batter either. We aint deepfrying shit here.
Competitive banter on the other hand...
It's the same difference in nuance as when you talk shit to friends or talk shit & you mean it.
For example when they said "holy shit you suck" in this case, you know it's out of anger because they are displeased & mean what they say. It's intended to hurt their opponents (like you said yourself, on a personal level) & it happened >after< the game was already over.
When you'd say it in a different context, for example if the whole OT incident didn't happen, it'd be entirely different. Or for the sake of the argument to make it even clearer & in the light of later events in the tournament, if Delpan would say the same shit to GTR later in the finals, he wouldn't mean to hurt him on a deeper level & it'd just be competitive banter . woosh
Tl;dr: The difference in nuance lays in who/what/when/why
| GlobalOffensive | t5_2sqho | cc9qhzu | Makes sense since I've never heard of some competitive batter either. We aint deepfrying shit here.
Competitive banter on the other hand...
It's the same difference in nuance as when you talk shit to friends or talk shit & you mean it.
For example when they said "holy shit you suck" in this case, you know it's out of anger because they are displeased & mean what they say. It's intended to hurt their opponents (like you said yourself, on a personal level) & it happened >after< the game was already over.
When you'd say it in a different context, for example if the whole OT incident didn't happen, it'd be entirely different. Or for the sake of the argument to make it even clearer & in the light of later events in the tournament, if Delpan would say the same shit to GTR later in the finals, he wouldn't mean to hurt him on a deeper level & it'd just be competitive banter . woosh | The difference in nuance lays in who/what/when/why |
Agerulestheworld | I admit I only have one game on onlive. And that's dirt 3. Mainly because it was £1 in a special when you signed up. When I'm at my parents house, its great (they got 20Mb broadband) at my place its stutters occasionally (8Mb) anything less and its not really worth it. Also it caned the download limit in no time. So watch out for that. Also most gamed have a free trial of 30 mins so you can test it before you spend any if your worried. But this is not for the serious gamer. This is for those who want to play games but not worry about buying hardware. Its akin to watching telesync rips of movies.
TL/DR you need fast internet to make it work but its better than it was. You can try it free too! Not for serious gamers. | I admit I only have one game on onlive. And that's dirt 3. Mainly because it was £1 in a special when you signed up. When I'm at my parents house, its great (they got 20Mb broadband) at my place its stutters occasionally (8Mb) anything less and its not really worth it. Also it caned the download limit in no time. So watch out for that. Also most gamed have a free trial of 30 mins so you can test it before you spend any if your worried. But this is not for the serious gamer. This is for those who want to play games but not worry about buying hardware. Its akin to watching telesync rips of movies.
TL/DR you need fast internet to make it work but its better than it was. You can try it free too! Not for serious gamers.
| gaming | t5_2qh03 | cc8pekv | I admit I only have one game on onlive. And that's dirt 3. Mainly because it was £1 in a special when you signed up. When I'm at my parents house, its great (they got 20Mb broadband) at my place its stutters occasionally (8Mb) anything less and its not really worth it. Also it caned the download limit in no time. So watch out for that. Also most gamed have a free trial of 30 mins so you can test it before you spend any if your worried. But this is not for the serious gamer. This is for those who want to play games but not worry about buying hardware. Its akin to watching telesync rips of movies. | you need fast internet to make it work but its better than it was. You can try it free too! Not for serious gamers. |
flargenhargen | very bad, do not do this.
If you have to hang it, hang it via straps closer to the middle, not the ends, also you will be better off hanging sideways or upside down.
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EDIT: [Please Do it THIS WAY](
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tldr: almost everything about the pic in OP is very bad for your kayak. | very bad, do not do this.
If you have to hang it, hang it via straps closer to the middle, not the ends, also you will be better off hanging sideways or upside down.
EDIT: [Please Do it THIS WAY](
tldr: almost everything about the pic in OP is very bad for your kayak.
| Kayaking | t5_2rbz0 | cc8w9kw | very bad, do not do this.
If you have to hang it, hang it via straps closer to the middle, not the ends, also you will be better off hanging sideways or upside down.
EDIT: [Please Do it THIS WAY](
| almost everything about the pic in OP is very bad for your kayak. |
letheix | I am recovering. I'm still struggling, but I've been better in the past six months than I have been for years. Maybe what I've learned can help.
When someone is unrealistically optimistic, we say that they're wearing rose-colored glasses. Depression is like wearing dark sunglasses. Depression distorts the truth. It's not that your perspective when you're depressed is false; it's just incomplete. We're accustomed to thinking that emotions are reactions. To use your example, if you don't like your job, you'll be unhappy. That's not entirely incorrect, but if you're unhappy, you'll dislike your job, too. Outside factors can trigger depression, but they don't cause it, just like you can push a book off a table, but it falls because of gravity, not because of you. You are not depressed due to something external (you even acknowledge the importance of serotonin) because you can't imagine an external change that would make the depression go away. If you could envision such a change, you would make that it instead of being depressed like you are. That isn't to say that there are no ways in actuality to make yourself genuinely (e.g., not by lying to yourself) feel better, but depression prevents you from seeing the changes you could make.
I don't enjoy life. What I enjoy are the good things about life. The opposite of depression isn't happiness; it's appropriate emotional reactions in their full range. Right now you may feel like depression is the only appropriate reaction to life, but there are things that it is healthy to be happy about. As you say, you have friends. You have your studies. I don't know you, but there are probably more things about which you might also be glad. I want to emphasize here that you should not feel hopeless or guilty if you think of these and don't feel happy now. That's depression. The point is that these are things you would feel happy about if you weren't depressed. Again, you're not depressed because there isn't anything worth feeling good about; nothing makes you feel good because you're depressed.
That is not to say that there are not also things that you should be sad about, but only the appropriate things. Looking at life negatively is as imbalanced at looking at life positively. Events and circumstances are negative or positive (or both). Life is the neutral progression of a multitude of events, good and bad.
It may be tempting to decide that life has *more* bad events than good because depression predisposes you to see the negative and ignore the positive. Existence is too vast to draw a definitive conclusion. From space, Earth is mostly blue, ~70% water. From particular vantages, it appears nearly completely blue. For the people on Earth, though, the remaining 30% is still enormous, far more than sufficient. Trying to draw a meaningful conclusion about life as a whole is like trying to picture existence on Earth while looking in from space. Even if life is more negative, you'll never know. It's too big. The only rational, honest course is to see each event independently.
Therapy and medication don't make you see the world positively. It's not like flipping a switch. Therapy and medication are only tools that can free you to judge whether some event or circumstance is indeed positive or negative--to view it objectively and truthfully. You still have to make those judgements. EDIT: Not every medication works for everyone. I tried four in different combinations, medicines from different classes of drugs, before I found something that had an effect, and I haven't ruled out the possibility of doing better. Some people simply do not respond well to medication at all. None of this justifies not giving it a chance. I had feared that medication wouldn't help me, and I was wrong.
As strange as this sounds, the most concrete difference that I noticed after starting anti-depressants was that rooms seemed smaller. It'd be silly to call that seeing the world positively. No, what changed was that I felt less overwhelmed and more capable of handling life. It was no longer an impossible burden just to walk across a room, bathe, eat, and get dressed. If anything should show you that depression is not a factual, valid approach, it's that depression can make it feel acceptable not to do any of those very basic tasks. You're working, so you haven't dipped that low yet. I hope that you'll consider treatment before it gets to that point because you don't want to be there.
**TL;DR:** OP, sorry this is long, but please read it all.
| I am recovering. I'm still struggling, but I've been better in the past six months than I have been for years. Maybe what I've learned can help.
When someone is unrealistically optimistic, we say that they're wearing rose-colored glasses. Depression is like wearing dark sunglasses. Depression distorts the truth. It's not that your perspective when you're depressed is false; it's just incomplete. We're accustomed to thinking that emotions are reactions. To use your example, if you don't like your job, you'll be unhappy. That's not entirely incorrect, but if you're unhappy, you'll dislike your job, too. Outside factors can trigger depression, but they don't cause it, just like you can push a book off a table, but it falls because of gravity, not because of you. You are not depressed due to something external (you even acknowledge the importance of serotonin) because you can't imagine an external change that would make the depression go away. If you could envision such a change, you would make that it instead of being depressed like you are. That isn't to say that there are no ways in actuality to make yourself genuinely (e.g., not by lying to yourself) feel better, but depression prevents you from seeing the changes you could make.
I don't enjoy life. What I enjoy are the good things about life. The opposite of depression isn't happiness; it's appropriate emotional reactions in their full range. Right now you may feel like depression is the only appropriate reaction to life, but there are things that it is healthy to be happy about. As you say, you have friends. You have your studies. I don't know you, but there are probably more things about which you might also be glad. I want to emphasize here that you should not feel hopeless or guilty if you think of these and don't feel happy now. That's depression. The point is that these are things you would feel happy about if you weren't depressed. Again, you're not depressed because there isn't anything worth feeling good about; nothing makes you feel good because you're depressed.
That is not to say that there are not also things that you should be sad about, but only the appropriate things. Looking at life negatively is as imbalanced at looking at life positively. Events and circumstances are negative or positive (or both). Life is the neutral progression of a multitude of events, good and bad.
It may be tempting to decide that life has more bad events than good because depression predisposes you to see the negative and ignore the positive. Existence is too vast to draw a definitive conclusion. From space, Earth is mostly blue, ~70% water. From particular vantages, it appears nearly completely blue. For the people on Earth, though, the remaining 30% is still enormous, far more than sufficient. Trying to draw a meaningful conclusion about life as a whole is like trying to picture existence on Earth while looking in from space. Even if life is more negative, you'll never know. It's too big. The only rational, honest course is to see each event independently.
Therapy and medication don't make you see the world positively. It's not like flipping a switch. Therapy and medication are only tools that can free you to judge whether some event or circumstance is indeed positive or negative--to view it objectively and truthfully. You still have to make those judgements. EDIT: Not every medication works for everyone. I tried four in different combinations, medicines from different classes of drugs, before I found something that had an effect, and I haven't ruled out the possibility of doing better. Some people simply do not respond well to medication at all. None of this justifies not giving it a chance. I had feared that medication wouldn't help me, and I was wrong.
As strange as this sounds, the most concrete difference that I noticed after starting anti-depressants was that rooms seemed smaller. It'd be silly to call that seeing the world positively. No, what changed was that I felt less overwhelmed and more capable of handling life. It was no longer an impossible burden just to walk across a room, bathe, eat, and get dressed. If anything should show you that depression is not a factual, valid approach, it's that depression can make it feel acceptable not to do any of those very basic tasks. You're working, so you haven't dipped that low yet. I hope that you'll consider treatment before it gets to that point because you don't want to be there.
TL;DR: OP, sorry this is long, but please read it all.
| depression | t5_2qqqf | cc8mhro | I am recovering. I'm still struggling, but I've been better in the past six months than I have been for years. Maybe what I've learned can help.
When someone is unrealistically optimistic, we say that they're wearing rose-colored glasses. Depression is like wearing dark sunglasses. Depression distorts the truth. It's not that your perspective when you're depressed is false; it's just incomplete. We're accustomed to thinking that emotions are reactions. To use your example, if you don't like your job, you'll be unhappy. That's not entirely incorrect, but if you're unhappy, you'll dislike your job, too. Outside factors can trigger depression, but they don't cause it, just like you can push a book off a table, but it falls because of gravity, not because of you. You are not depressed due to something external (you even acknowledge the importance of serotonin) because you can't imagine an external change that would make the depression go away. If you could envision such a change, you would make that it instead of being depressed like you are. That isn't to say that there are no ways in actuality to make yourself genuinely (e.g., not by lying to yourself) feel better, but depression prevents you from seeing the changes you could make.
I don't enjoy life. What I enjoy are the good things about life. The opposite of depression isn't happiness; it's appropriate emotional reactions in their full range. Right now you may feel like depression is the only appropriate reaction to life, but there are things that it is healthy to be happy about. As you say, you have friends. You have your studies. I don't know you, but there are probably more things about which you might also be glad. I want to emphasize here that you should not feel hopeless or guilty if you think of these and don't feel happy now. That's depression. The point is that these are things you would feel happy about if you weren't depressed. Again, you're not depressed because there isn't anything worth feeling good about; nothing makes you feel good because you're depressed.
That is not to say that there are not also things that you should be sad about, but only the appropriate things. Looking at life negatively is as imbalanced at looking at life positively. Events and circumstances are negative or positive (or both). Life is the neutral progression of a multitude of events, good and bad.
It may be tempting to decide that life has more bad events than good because depression predisposes you to see the negative and ignore the positive. Existence is too vast to draw a definitive conclusion. From space, Earth is mostly blue, ~70% water. From particular vantages, it appears nearly completely blue. For the people on Earth, though, the remaining 30% is still enormous, far more than sufficient. Trying to draw a meaningful conclusion about life as a whole is like trying to picture existence on Earth while looking in from space. Even if life is more negative, you'll never know. It's too big. The only rational, honest course is to see each event independently.
Therapy and medication don't make you see the world positively. It's not like flipping a switch. Therapy and medication are only tools that can free you to judge whether some event or circumstance is indeed positive or negative--to view it objectively and truthfully. You still have to make those judgements. EDIT: Not every medication works for everyone. I tried four in different combinations, medicines from different classes of drugs, before I found something that had an effect, and I haven't ruled out the possibility of doing better. Some people simply do not respond well to medication at all. None of this justifies not giving it a chance. I had feared that medication wouldn't help me, and I was wrong.
As strange as this sounds, the most concrete difference that I noticed after starting anti-depressants was that rooms seemed smaller. It'd be silly to call that seeing the world positively. No, what changed was that I felt less overwhelmed and more capable of handling life. It was no longer an impossible burden just to walk across a room, bathe, eat, and get dressed. If anything should show you that depression is not a factual, valid approach, it's that depression can make it feel acceptable not to do any of those very basic tasks. You're working, so you haven't dipped that low yet. I hope that you'll consider treatment before it gets to that point because you don't want to be there. | OP, sorry this is long, but please read it all. |
melancholymelanie | As a woman in a poly relationship, I would be offended if someone messaged my male partner instead of me if they were interested in playing with me or dating me. Perhaps these folks are trying not to be sexist and assume you control her interactions with other people. In D/s relationships, of course, it can totally be a part of your dynamic that people have to message you on fetlife, and not her. But for that to happen, you'd need to talk to her about it, she'd need to want that to be a part of your dynamic, and she'd need to have it on her profile. Because you didn't mention any sort of agreement about this issue, I really doubt these other doms are being disrespectful by messaging her. I mean, they're not asking to play with you, they're asking to play with her! And she's definitely done nothing wrong. She's not initiating these messages, she's not even responding.
You guys clearly need better communication. You're not holding her back if you let her know what makes you uncomfortable, you're just protecting her from accidentally hurting you. I'm sure she doesn't want to hurt you.
I'd say you need to fess up about the fetlife snooping, too. She wasn't the one who broke your trust in a previous relationship, so you should try to give her the benefit of the doubt. You can probably talk to her about how insecure you feel because of prior bad experiences, and work on recovering from the relationship that damaged you so badly.
It seems like your heart is in the right place, but your behavior isn't. TL;DR: Talk to your girlfriend about all this! You can work something out that works for both of you! | As a woman in a poly relationship, I would be offended if someone messaged my male partner instead of me if they were interested in playing with me or dating me. Perhaps these folks are trying not to be sexist and assume you control her interactions with other people. In D/s relationships, of course, it can totally be a part of your dynamic that people have to message you on fetlife, and not her. But for that to happen, you'd need to talk to her about it, she'd need to want that to be a part of your dynamic, and she'd need to have it on her profile. Because you didn't mention any sort of agreement about this issue, I really doubt these other doms are being disrespectful by messaging her. I mean, they're not asking to play with you, they're asking to play with her! And she's definitely done nothing wrong. She's not initiating these messages, she's not even responding.
You guys clearly need better communication. You're not holding her back if you let her know what makes you uncomfortable, you're just protecting her from accidentally hurting you. I'm sure she doesn't want to hurt you.
I'd say you need to fess up about the fetlife snooping, too. She wasn't the one who broke your trust in a previous relationship, so you should try to give her the benefit of the doubt. You can probably talk to her about how insecure you feel because of prior bad experiences, and work on recovering from the relationship that damaged you so badly.
It seems like your heart is in the right place, but your behavior isn't. TL;DR: Talk to your girlfriend about all this! You can work something out that works for both of you!
| BDSMcommunity | t5_2r9tk | cc8y3ye | As a woman in a poly relationship, I would be offended if someone messaged my male partner instead of me if they were interested in playing with me or dating me. Perhaps these folks are trying not to be sexist and assume you control her interactions with other people. In D/s relationships, of course, it can totally be a part of your dynamic that people have to message you on fetlife, and not her. But for that to happen, you'd need to talk to her about it, she'd need to want that to be a part of your dynamic, and she'd need to have it on her profile. Because you didn't mention any sort of agreement about this issue, I really doubt these other doms are being disrespectful by messaging her. I mean, they're not asking to play with you, they're asking to play with her! And she's definitely done nothing wrong. She's not initiating these messages, she's not even responding.
You guys clearly need better communication. You're not holding her back if you let her know what makes you uncomfortable, you're just protecting her from accidentally hurting you. I'm sure she doesn't want to hurt you.
I'd say you need to fess up about the fetlife snooping, too. She wasn't the one who broke your trust in a previous relationship, so you should try to give her the benefit of the doubt. You can probably talk to her about how insecure you feel because of prior bad experiences, and work on recovering from the relationship that damaged you so badly.
It seems like your heart is in the right place, but your behavior isn't. | Talk to your girlfriend about all this! You can work something out that works for both of you! |
alwaysinebriated | Why ask why? Each character is different for everyone and gives enjoyment to them in different ways. This is a sl 10 character that I can invade anywhere and anyone when I am tired of seeing failed invasions or want to screw around and dance with a channeler's trident to my hearts content and other shenanigans. Its not the look of the armor for this character (though I do like to use silly hats and such), it is the different weapons it has so I can play in a plethora of combinations. It doesn't matter the character, I was looking at an enemy move-set I couldn't recall and wanted to share my finds with others.
**TLDR: wtf seriously? its a sl 10 alt.** | Why ask why? Each character is different for everyone and gives enjoyment to them in different ways. This is a sl 10 character that I can invade anywhere and anyone when I am tired of seeing failed invasions or want to screw around and dance with a channeler's trident to my hearts content and other shenanigans. Its not the look of the armor for this character (though I do like to use silly hats and such), it is the different weapons it has so I can play in a plethora of combinations. It doesn't matter the character, I was looking at an enemy move-set I couldn't recall and wanted to share my finds with others.
TLDR: wtf seriously? its a sl 10 alt.
| darksouls | t5_2sazo | cc9bmfn | Why ask why? Each character is different for everyone and gives enjoyment to them in different ways. This is a sl 10 character that I can invade anywhere and anyone when I am tired of seeing failed invasions or want to screw around and dance with a channeler's trident to my hearts content and other shenanigans. Its not the look of the armor for this character (though I do like to use silly hats and such), it is the different weapons it has so I can play in a plethora of combinations. It doesn't matter the character, I was looking at an enemy move-set I couldn't recall and wanted to share my finds with others. | wtf seriously? its a sl 10 alt. |
TheMaltieNabbled | > Each character is different
Wrong
Whenever i encounter a dude that looks like you, (which is all the fucking time) i make sure to kill them in the most slow and painful way as humanly possible. Would you mind telling me where the cloning factory is at so i can destroy it? There's a shit ton of different useful armor combinations out there. And they all look infinitely better than "yours".
TLDR; Generic, boring. | > Each character is different
Wrong
Whenever i encounter a dude that looks like you, (which is all the fucking time) i make sure to kill them in the most slow and painful way as humanly possible. Would you mind telling me where the cloning factory is at so i can destroy it? There's a shit ton of different useful armor combinations out there. And they all look infinitely better than "yours".
TLDR; Generic, boring.
| darksouls | t5_2sazo | cc9c2gi | Each character is different
Wrong
Whenever i encounter a dude that looks like you, (which is all the fucking time) i make sure to kill them in the most slow and painful way as humanly possible. Would you mind telling me where the cloning factory is at so i can destroy it? There's a shit ton of different useful armor combinations out there. And they all look infinitely better than "yours". | Generic, boring. |
lil-praying-mantis | 8 years old, I used to hang out with this "rich" spoiled brat down the street. Typical nuclear American family for some reason. Full of America, Christianity, homeschooled, and slightly racist republic anti-Obama bumper stickers. The Mom is stuck up to mine and everyone else's, yet acts perfect. Too bad she fucks her husband infront of her family.
What?
Let me explain. I used to go over my friend's house and she was probably 6 years old. When we were watching educational Christian cartoons her mom forced her to watch, the mom would always scurry into the next room with the dad. They would go in the other living room and completely fuck their brains out. I never knew what they did on the other side of the wall, but my God... looking at it now it was rough. Eventually I asked my younger friend hat they were dong in there, and he said "they're making babies! Don't disturb them or they'll spank you!!!"
Ho-ly-shit. I asked her what that was, she laughed at me with pity and called me stupid. She said that he sticks his firehose into her hydrant and the baby water comes out. I still was confused. She said that sometimes she sneaks up and watches them do it, and it makes her happy. She asked me if I wanted to watch. I didn't feel like it, so she laughed "you don't know what you're missing stupid!! They don't mind!!"
Eventually I grew up and realized how fucked up that was on so many levels. *THEY LET HER WATCH.* Just don't disturb them by making them stop? She grew up to be a slut, probably traumatized. I wonder when she stopped, I never told any adult because I didn't think it was serious. Such a perfect family, aren't they?
**TL;DR:** Friend asked me if I wanted to watch her parents make babies, thankfully I said no. They let her watch and who knows what else. Her family looked so normal, but I guess not... | 8 years old, I used to hang out with this "rich" spoiled brat down the street. Typical nuclear American family for some reason. Full of America, Christianity, homeschooled, and slightly racist republic anti-Obama bumper stickers. The Mom is stuck up to mine and everyone else's, yet acts perfect. Too bad she fucks her husband infront of her family.
What?
Let me explain. I used to go over my friend's house and she was probably 6 years old. When we were watching educational Christian cartoons her mom forced her to watch, the mom would always scurry into the next room with the dad. They would go in the other living room and completely fuck their brains out. I never knew what they did on the other side of the wall, but my God... looking at it now it was rough. Eventually I asked my younger friend hat they were dong in there, and he said "they're making babies! Don't disturb them or they'll spank you!!!"
Ho-ly-shit. I asked her what that was, she laughed at me with pity and called me stupid. She said that he sticks his firehose into her hydrant and the baby water comes out. I still was confused. She said that sometimes she sneaks up and watches them do it, and it makes her happy. She asked me if I wanted to watch. I didn't feel like it, so she laughed "you don't know what you're missing stupid!! They don't mind!!"
Eventually I grew up and realized how fucked up that was on so many levels. THEY LET HER WATCH. Just don't disturb them by making them stop? She grew up to be a slut, probably traumatized. I wonder when she stopped, I never told any adult because I didn't think it was serious. Such a perfect family, aren't they?
TL;DR: Friend asked me if I wanted to watch her parents make babies, thankfully I said no. They let her watch and who knows what else. Her family looked so normal, but I guess not...
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc8tl9s | 8 years old, I used to hang out with this "rich" spoiled brat down the street. Typical nuclear American family for some reason. Full of America, Christianity, homeschooled, and slightly racist republic anti-Obama bumper stickers. The Mom is stuck up to mine and everyone else's, yet acts perfect. Too bad she fucks her husband infront of her family.
What?
Let me explain. I used to go over my friend's house and she was probably 6 years old. When we were watching educational Christian cartoons her mom forced her to watch, the mom would always scurry into the next room with the dad. They would go in the other living room and completely fuck their brains out. I never knew what they did on the other side of the wall, but my God... looking at it now it was rough. Eventually I asked my younger friend hat they were dong in there, and he said "they're making babies! Don't disturb them or they'll spank you!!!"
Ho-ly-shit. I asked her what that was, she laughed at me with pity and called me stupid. She said that he sticks his firehose into her hydrant and the baby water comes out. I still was confused. She said that sometimes she sneaks up and watches them do it, and it makes her happy. She asked me if I wanted to watch. I didn't feel like it, so she laughed "you don't know what you're missing stupid!! They don't mind!!"
Eventually I grew up and realized how fucked up that was on so many levels. THEY LET HER WATCH. Just don't disturb them by making them stop? She grew up to be a slut, probably traumatized. I wonder when she stopped, I never told any adult because I didn't think it was serious. Such a perfect family, aren't they? | Friend asked me if I wanted to watch her parents make babies, thankfully I said no. They let her watch and who knows what else. Her family looked so normal, but I guess not... |
throwvac | My dad is gay. He is still in the closet even though his 4 kids are all over 18. Everyone knows and he refuses to even acknowledge that we know.
When I was younger (probably around 10) we would go to his friends house. It was always late and always when our mom was at work. My dads friend had a daughter and we would play board games. While we did this, my dad and his friend would go into the bedroom and lock the door. They would usually be in there for about a half hour. This went on for one day a week for a month or two.
Now I know what he was doing in there. He used to tell us they were trying to fix something in the bathroom.
TL;DR - Dad brought us to a friends house and had gay sex with him while his 4 kids (and friends daughter) played board games in the next room. | My dad is gay. He is still in the closet even though his 4 kids are all over 18. Everyone knows and he refuses to even acknowledge that we know.
When I was younger (probably around 10) we would go to his friends house. It was always late and always when our mom was at work. My dads friend had a daughter and we would play board games. While we did this, my dad and his friend would go into the bedroom and lock the door. They would usually be in there for about a half hour. This went on for one day a week for a month or two.
Now I know what he was doing in there. He used to tell us they were trying to fix something in the bathroom.
TL;DR - Dad brought us to a friends house and had gay sex with him while his 4 kids (and friends daughter) played board games in the next room.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc8v69h | My dad is gay. He is still in the closet even though his 4 kids are all over 18. Everyone knows and he refuses to even acknowledge that we know.
When I was younger (probably around 10) we would go to his friends house. It was always late and always when our mom was at work. My dads friend had a daughter and we would play board games. While we did this, my dad and his friend would go into the bedroom and lock the door. They would usually be in there for about a half hour. This went on for one day a week for a month or two.
Now I know what he was doing in there. He used to tell us they were trying to fix something in the bathroom. | Dad brought us to a friends house and had gay sex with him while his 4 kids (and friends daughter) played board games in the next room. |
brittanybangs | Realized a while ago but still relevant. When I was young and would go for check-ups at the doctor, he would always make me (and my brother) give him a hug at the end of the appointment.
Not at the very end before we left but when we were standing in our underwear on the little stool in front of the bench. He would say "okay now spread your arms as WIDE as you can!" and we would. Then he would say "and now give me a hug!"
I mean, when I was super little I didn't think anything of it. But when I got to the age where I needed to wear a bra, it started to feel really weird and out of place. I didn't want to hug this man in nothing but my undies.
He could of asked for a hug after we were dressed and before we got a cookie. But nope. Had to be almost-naked.
I switched doctors.
(For that among other reasons).
TL;DR doctor asks for naked hugs and I comply until I realize it's creepy. Switched doctors. | Realized a while ago but still relevant. When I was young and would go for check-ups at the doctor, he would always make me (and my brother) give him a hug at the end of the appointment.
Not at the very end before we left but when we were standing in our underwear on the little stool in front of the bench. He would say "okay now spread your arms as WIDE as you can!" and we would. Then he would say "and now give me a hug!"
I mean, when I was super little I didn't think anything of it. But when I got to the age where I needed to wear a bra, it started to feel really weird and out of place. I didn't want to hug this man in nothing but my undies.
He could of asked for a hug after we were dressed and before we got a cookie. But nope. Had to be almost-naked.
I switched doctors.
(For that among other reasons).
TL;DR doctor asks for naked hugs and I comply until I realize it's creepy. Switched doctors.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc8vge1 | Realized a while ago but still relevant. When I was young and would go for check-ups at the doctor, he would always make me (and my brother) give him a hug at the end of the appointment.
Not at the very end before we left but when we were standing in our underwear on the little stool in front of the bench. He would say "okay now spread your arms as WIDE as you can!" and we would. Then he would say "and now give me a hug!"
I mean, when I was super little I didn't think anything of it. But when I got to the age where I needed to wear a bra, it started to feel really weird and out of place. I didn't want to hug this man in nothing but my undies.
He could of asked for a hug after we were dressed and before we got a cookie. But nope. Had to be almost-naked.
I switched doctors.
(For that among other reasons). | doctor asks for naked hugs and I comply until I realize it's creepy. Switched doctors. |
bobloblaws_lawbomb | Well on Christmas morning as a kid, I learned that we ran from house to house to take the neighbors' presents. We had to be really quiet while opening the presents, and I'd usually have to go last. Sometimes, I'd get really angry and scream and do karate moves. Then the next family, who heard me yelling, would come down from the stairs and we'd have to run really fast so they couldn't catch us. When we got home, there were no presents under our tree because the other families took them. I didn't learn this was abnormal until watching old Christmas home movies with my buddy Charlie. Totally messed with my Christmas spirit.
TL;DR I stole Christmas presents from other families as a child. | Well on Christmas morning as a kid, I learned that we ran from house to house to take the neighbors' presents. We had to be really quiet while opening the presents, and I'd usually have to go last. Sometimes, I'd get really angry and scream and do karate moves. Then the next family, who heard me yelling, would come down from the stairs and we'd have to run really fast so they couldn't catch us. When we got home, there were no presents under our tree because the other families took them. I didn't learn this was abnormal until watching old Christmas home movies with my buddy Charlie. Totally messed with my Christmas spirit.
TL;DR I stole Christmas presents from other families as a child.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc8x8c3 | Well on Christmas morning as a kid, I learned that we ran from house to house to take the neighbors' presents. We had to be really quiet while opening the presents, and I'd usually have to go last. Sometimes, I'd get really angry and scream and do karate moves. Then the next family, who heard me yelling, would come down from the stairs and we'd have to run really fast so they couldn't catch us. When we got home, there were no presents under our tree because the other families took them. I didn't learn this was abnormal until watching old Christmas home movies with my buddy Charlie. Totally messed with my Christmas spirit. | I stole Christmas presents from other families as a child. |
VofaG | I recently found out my psycho father accused my aunt (mother's side) of sexually abusing my sister during his divorce from my mother. It got to the point where the authorities we're involved and when questioned my sister who was about 4 said yes my aunt was touching her! My aunt was absolutely crushed because it was completely untrue. The situation promptly turned into an even bigger clusterfuck. She was quickly exonerated and we assume my father had told her to say that. My aunt always hated my father even more than my mother and I never understood why until I learned about this fiasco.
Just for clarity, I have not seen nor spoken to my father since age 5 and I am younger than my sister so I have no recollection of these events.
Tldr; My crazy father accuses my aunt of sexually abusing my sister during nasty divorce. My sister confirms, but it ends up being untrue. | I recently found out my psycho father accused my aunt (mother's side) of sexually abusing my sister during his divorce from my mother. It got to the point where the authorities we're involved and when questioned my sister who was about 4 said yes my aunt was touching her! My aunt was absolutely crushed because it was completely untrue. The situation promptly turned into an even bigger clusterfuck. She was quickly exonerated and we assume my father had told her to say that. My aunt always hated my father even more than my mother and I never understood why until I learned about this fiasco.
Just for clarity, I have not seen nor spoken to my father since age 5 and I am younger than my sister so I have no recollection of these events.
Tldr; My crazy father accuses my aunt of sexually abusing my sister during nasty divorce. My sister confirms, but it ends up being untrue.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc8xric | I recently found out my psycho father accused my aunt (mother's side) of sexually abusing my sister during his divorce from my mother. It got to the point where the authorities we're involved and when questioned my sister who was about 4 said yes my aunt was touching her! My aunt was absolutely crushed because it was completely untrue. The situation promptly turned into an even bigger clusterfuck. She was quickly exonerated and we assume my father had told her to say that. My aunt always hated my father even more than my mother and I never understood why until I learned about this fiasco.
Just for clarity, I have not seen nor spoken to my father since age 5 and I am younger than my sister so I have no recollection of these events. | My crazy father accuses my aunt of sexually abusing my sister during nasty divorce. My sister confirms, but it ends up being untrue. |
JackWilfred | I played Frisbee Golf once and a person died.
**TL;DR: It's a killer.** | I played Frisbee Golf once and a person died.
TL;DR: It's a killer.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc8y1rr | I played Frisbee Golf once and a person died. | It's a killer. |
MRH93 | When I was 10, I was friends with a guy that was from an extremely religious family. I'm not exaggerating that fact either, they were the types that believed music was the product of the devil. Weird shit like that.
One night, I was invited to sleep over at his house. I obliged, because they were having pizza that night.
After playing some board games, we decided to go to sleep. During the night, my friend's little sister, who at the time, was 4 or 5 years younger than us, came running downstairs completely nude and running around making a lot of noise and just being generally rambunctious. I thought it was very odd, so I just put the sheets over my head wanting to get some quiet.
Their mom came downstairs to check out what all the noise and ruckus was about. It was when she saw her daughter, that she completely snapped and dragged her daughter by her hair up the stairs. That was followed by the sound of a door shutting and then the sounds of blood curdling screaming. I was scared, but I also didn't question it, because I just thought certain parents practice discipline differently.
According to my friend the next day, his sister was literally lashed like she was some mutinous pirate from the 17th century. He also told me that in an effort to 'cleanse her soul,' his sister was repeatedly doused in water. I was taken aback by this, but yet again I thought it was just an unorthodox form of punishment. It wasn't until recently, that I looked back and realized that my friend's mom was basically trying to perform an impromptu exorcism or some sorts.
Tl;dr: Friend's sister is abused because of some innocent,childish antics.
| When I was 10, I was friends with a guy that was from an extremely religious family. I'm not exaggerating that fact either, they were the types that believed music was the product of the devil. Weird shit like that.
One night, I was invited to sleep over at his house. I obliged, because they were having pizza that night.
After playing some board games, we decided to go to sleep. During the night, my friend's little sister, who at the time, was 4 or 5 years younger than us, came running downstairs completely nude and running around making a lot of noise and just being generally rambunctious. I thought it was very odd, so I just put the sheets over my head wanting to get some quiet.
Their mom came downstairs to check out what all the noise and ruckus was about. It was when she saw her daughter, that she completely snapped and dragged her daughter by her hair up the stairs. That was followed by the sound of a door shutting and then the sounds of blood curdling screaming. I was scared, but I also didn't question it, because I just thought certain parents practice discipline differently.
According to my friend the next day, his sister was literally lashed like she was some mutinous pirate from the 17th century. He also told me that in an effort to 'cleanse her soul,' his sister was repeatedly doused in water. I was taken aback by this, but yet again I thought it was just an unorthodox form of punishment. It wasn't until recently, that I looked back and realized that my friend's mom was basically trying to perform an impromptu exorcism or some sorts.
Tl;dr: Friend's sister is abused because of some innocent,childish antics.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc8yhub | When I was 10, I was friends with a guy that was from an extremely religious family. I'm not exaggerating that fact either, they were the types that believed music was the product of the devil. Weird shit like that.
One night, I was invited to sleep over at his house. I obliged, because they were having pizza that night.
After playing some board games, we decided to go to sleep. During the night, my friend's little sister, who at the time, was 4 or 5 years younger than us, came running downstairs completely nude and running around making a lot of noise and just being generally rambunctious. I thought it was very odd, so I just put the sheets over my head wanting to get some quiet.
Their mom came downstairs to check out what all the noise and ruckus was about. It was when she saw her daughter, that she completely snapped and dragged her daughter by her hair up the stairs. That was followed by the sound of a door shutting and then the sounds of blood curdling screaming. I was scared, but I also didn't question it, because I just thought certain parents practice discipline differently.
According to my friend the next day, his sister was literally lashed like she was some mutinous pirate from the 17th century. He also told me that in an effort to 'cleanse her soul,' his sister was repeatedly doused in water. I was taken aback by this, but yet again I thought it was just an unorthodox form of punishment. It wasn't until recently, that I looked back and realized that my friend's mom was basically trying to perform an impromptu exorcism or some sorts. | Friend's sister is abused because of some innocent,childish antics. |
Twitch_Half | When I was about 10 or 11 I left school early one day for a doctor's appointment or dentist or something of that nature. The time coincided with me leaving just after recess, so I grabbed my stuff and left the grounds just as the last stragglers were heading back in after the bell.
I was walking down the sidewalk when I passed a black sedan parked on the school side of the road. As I walked by, I happened to look in the window, only to catch a glimpse of a man in the driver's seat with his erect penis out and in his hand.
Being very sexually oblivious at the time, I simply kept walking unperturbed, maybe spending a few seconds to think to myself that he must have to go to the bathroom really badly.
It didn't cross my mind again until I was in high school and happened to be walking home past that same spot (my elementary and high schools were very close) and saw a black car parked there (different car), upon seeing which it all came flooding back.
tl;dr: 11 year old me leaves school early, sees man jerking off outside of school. | When I was about 10 or 11 I left school early one day for a doctor's appointment or dentist or something of that nature. The time coincided with me leaving just after recess, so I grabbed my stuff and left the grounds just as the last stragglers were heading back in after the bell.
I was walking down the sidewalk when I passed a black sedan parked on the school side of the road. As I walked by, I happened to look in the window, only to catch a glimpse of a man in the driver's seat with his erect penis out and in his hand.
Being very sexually oblivious at the time, I simply kept walking unperturbed, maybe spending a few seconds to think to myself that he must have to go to the bathroom really badly.
It didn't cross my mind again until I was in high school and happened to be walking home past that same spot (my elementary and high schools were very close) and saw a black car parked there (different car), upon seeing which it all came flooding back.
tl;dr: 11 year old me leaves school early, sees man jerking off outside of school.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc8ylzn | When I was about 10 or 11 I left school early one day for a doctor's appointment or dentist or something of that nature. The time coincided with me leaving just after recess, so I grabbed my stuff and left the grounds just as the last stragglers were heading back in after the bell.
I was walking down the sidewalk when I passed a black sedan parked on the school side of the road. As I walked by, I happened to look in the window, only to catch a glimpse of a man in the driver's seat with his erect penis out and in his hand.
Being very sexually oblivious at the time, I simply kept walking unperturbed, maybe spending a few seconds to think to myself that he must have to go to the bathroom really badly.
It didn't cross my mind again until I was in high school and happened to be walking home past that same spot (my elementary and high schools were very close) and saw a black car parked there (different car), upon seeing which it all came flooding back. | 11 year old me leaves school early, sees man jerking off outside of school. |
Spitinthacoola | Well, luckily for you (as a medical grower) the prices for recreational Cannabis and the prices for medical Cannabis will likely differ greatly. Both systems (legally) are entirely separate, governed by separate entities and therefore have different regulations and taxes.
I don't grow, but know many people who are active in that community. As of now, the recreational laws have had 0 effect on the price of buds. This is likely due to the fact that they haven't been implemented yet.
If we look at the medical community as a model for how prices change, we'll likely see little change. If any change at all. Weed (in places where it's commonly grown, CA, WA, CO etc) all seem to have similarly priced bud. 10$/gram seems to be an industry standard. Perhaps slightly higher for very high grade buds, and slightly lower for shit buds.
If you're concerned about the future of your job you should focus making long lasting relationships with your downstream market and/or highly focusing on differentiating yourself from other growers. You could do this in a nearly infinite amount of ways, but some things come to mind: environmentally friendly growing (no artificial nutes, greenhouses/solar for your lights, low carbon footprint etc), developing strains that only you grow (this would be achieved via playing around with genetics until you find something really special), high CBD, or using your own product to create value-added products like tinctures edible etc (similar to a [new generation coop](
Ideally the recreational cannabis growers market will look like tomatoes and not alcohol or tobacco. Meaning that there is a large amount of commercial crop produced, but there is far more grown at home by individuals than huge corporate farmers. Also, the quality difference will be noticeable, again look at tomatoes.
The processor's market, in my ideal world, would be more similar to alcohol. You can produce X amt of hash/butter/whatever without a permit. With large brands existing for those products, but also containing a huge variety of specialty "microbreweries" that produce higher quality, unique, cannabis processed products.
TL;DR Probably won't affect you TOO much if you have high quality product and you pay attention to what your customers want. Small businesses have significant advantage over mega-corps and always will, use those.
Edit: You also have to imagine that, as the market matures, the medical cannabis market will look a LOT more like the mainstream medical market. High premiums on high quality and reliability. | Well, luckily for you (as a medical grower) the prices for recreational Cannabis and the prices for medical Cannabis will likely differ greatly. Both systems (legally) are entirely separate, governed by separate entities and therefore have different regulations and taxes.
I don't grow, but know many people who are active in that community. As of now, the recreational laws have had 0 effect on the price of buds. This is likely due to the fact that they haven't been implemented yet.
If we look at the medical community as a model for how prices change, we'll likely see little change. If any change at all. Weed (in places where it's commonly grown, CA, WA, CO etc) all seem to have similarly priced bud. 10$/gram seems to be an industry standard. Perhaps slightly higher for very high grade buds, and slightly lower for shit buds.
If you're concerned about the future of your job you should focus making long lasting relationships with your downstream market and/or highly focusing on differentiating yourself from other growers. You could do this in a nearly infinite amount of ways, but some things come to mind: environmentally friendly growing (no artificial nutes, greenhouses/solar for your lights, low carbon footprint etc), developing strains that only you grow (this would be achieved via playing around with genetics until you find something really special), high CBD, or using your own product to create value-added products like tinctures edible etc (similar to a [new generation coop](
Ideally the recreational cannabis growers market will look like tomatoes and not alcohol or tobacco. Meaning that there is a large amount of commercial crop produced, but there is far more grown at home by individuals than huge corporate farmers. Also, the quality difference will be noticeable, again look at tomatoes.
The processor's market, in my ideal world, would be more similar to alcohol. You can produce X amt of hash/butter/whatever without a permit. With large brands existing for those products, but also containing a huge variety of specialty "microbreweries" that produce higher quality, unique, cannabis processed products.
TL;DR Probably won't affect you TOO much if you have high quality product and you pay attention to what your customers want. Small businesses have significant advantage over mega-corps and always will, use those.
Edit: You also have to imagine that, as the market matures, the medical cannabis market will look a LOT more like the mainstream medical market. High premiums on high quality and reliability.
| trees | t5_2r9vp | cc8z9ee | Well, luckily for you (as a medical grower) the prices for recreational Cannabis and the prices for medical Cannabis will likely differ greatly. Both systems (legally) are entirely separate, governed by separate entities and therefore have different regulations and taxes.
I don't grow, but know many people who are active in that community. As of now, the recreational laws have had 0 effect on the price of buds. This is likely due to the fact that they haven't been implemented yet.
If we look at the medical community as a model for how prices change, we'll likely see little change. If any change at all. Weed (in places where it's commonly grown, CA, WA, CO etc) all seem to have similarly priced bud. 10$/gram seems to be an industry standard. Perhaps slightly higher for very high grade buds, and slightly lower for shit buds.
If you're concerned about the future of your job you should focus making long lasting relationships with your downstream market and/or highly focusing on differentiating yourself from other growers. You could do this in a nearly infinite amount of ways, but some things come to mind: environmentally friendly growing (no artificial nutes, greenhouses/solar for your lights, low carbon footprint etc), developing strains that only you grow (this would be achieved via playing around with genetics until you find something really special), high CBD, or using your own product to create value-added products like tinctures edible etc (similar to a [new generation coop](
Ideally the recreational cannabis growers market will look like tomatoes and not alcohol or tobacco. Meaning that there is a large amount of commercial crop produced, but there is far more grown at home by individuals than huge corporate farmers. Also, the quality difference will be noticeable, again look at tomatoes.
The processor's market, in my ideal world, would be more similar to alcohol. You can produce X amt of hash/butter/whatever without a permit. With large brands existing for those products, but also containing a huge variety of specialty "microbreweries" that produce higher quality, unique, cannabis processed products. | Probably won't affect you TOO much if you have high quality product and you pay attention to what your customers want. Small businesses have significant advantage over mega-corps and always will, use those.
Edit: You also have to imagine that, as the market matures, the medical cannabis market will look a LOT more like the mainstream medical market. High premiums on high quality and reliability. |
Team_Braniel | I can but I'm not about to try and type it out on my phone.
Tl;dr electron spin. | I can but I'm not about to try and type it out on my phone.
Tl;dr electron spin.
| skeptic | t5_2qj8f | cc94ryw | I can but I'm not about to try and type it out on my phone. | electron spin. |
kuudereingly | I know you're being facetious, but the nectar is actually only there to attract the bees (and other pollinators). The plant wants them to take the nectar, because while they're down there they also pick up pollen. When they go to the next flower, some of that pollen gets left behind, fertilizing the second blossom.
**tl;dr** Bees get nectar, plants get sex. | I know you're being facetious, but the nectar is actually only there to attract the bees (and other pollinators). The plant wants them to take the nectar, because while they're down there they also pick up pollen. When they go to the next flower, some of that pollen gets left behind, fertilizing the second blossom.
tl;dr Bees get nectar, plants get sex.
| todayilearned | t5_2qqjc | cc98g8p | I know you're being facetious, but the nectar is actually only there to attract the bees (and other pollinators). The plant wants them to take the nectar, because while they're down there they also pick up pollen. When they go to the next flower, some of that pollen gets left behind, fertilizing the second blossom. | Bees get nectar, plants get sex. |
amiolas | Ed, edd n' eddy. How has nobody mentioned this show? (Or at least I didn't see it at all) That show was one of the better slapstick cartoons and has such simple, fun humor.
TL;dr: chickens! | Ed, edd n' eddy. How has nobody mentioned this show? (Or at least I didn't see it at all) That show was one of the better slapstick cartoons and has such simple, fun humor.
TL;dr: chickens!
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc9fl0r | Ed, edd n' eddy. How has nobody mentioned this show? (Or at least I didn't see it at all) That show was one of the better slapstick cartoons and has such simple, fun humor. | chickens! |
Trigger23 | #DISSENTING OPINION, PLEASE DON'T DOWNVOTE JUST BECAUSE YOU DISAGREE
I just started the one week trial and am unimpressed. They only offer two bit rates (determines picture quality): 800kbps and 3200kbps. I live in an area where 3200kbps is just a tiny bit too much for my connection. 800kbps is only a tiny bit better than FirstRow/Wiziwig/atdhe streams which is laughably bad when viewed on my TV. GameCenter offers several options for bit rate and IMHO their video quality is better at any given bit rate. Now, I've only watched two games thus far, but both have had outages (satellite issues on HS's end) of 60 seconds or longer. When I expressed my dissatisfaction with both of these things on Twitter (without @mentioning hashtagging Hockeystreams), I got a snarky comment from their account about how they weren't having any issues on their end so it must be my problem. When I called them on their bullshit, they admitted they did have an outage but that they had quickly fixed the problem (the most recent outage had been several minutes long). They seemed more concerned with saving face on Twitter than actually helping a customer who was potentially going to spend over $100 annually on their service.
To be fair, this is a limited scope of experience, but when my week with them is up I will be signing up for GameCenter despite the fact that it is $40 more for the service itself and I use Unblock-us.com for an additional $5/month, effectively meaning I'm paying $190. At best, Hockeystreams is a service that isn't yet mature and is still in need of refinement in my opinion.
**TL;DR: You get what you pay for, and GCL + VPN is worth the higher expense.**
**EDIT:** Day 2 of using hockeystreams not off to a good start. Stream loads, no audio. Reload, same deal. Relaunched chrome, stream won’t load at all. 10 minutes later after watching FirstRow, I go back to HockeyStreams and it finally loads and plays normally. | DISSENTING OPINION, PLEASE DON'T DOWNVOTE JUST BECAUSE YOU DISAGREE
I just started the one week trial and am unimpressed. They only offer two bit rates (determines picture quality): 800kbps and 3200kbps. I live in an area where 3200kbps is just a tiny bit too much for my connection. 800kbps is only a tiny bit better than FirstRow/Wiziwig/atdhe streams which is laughably bad when viewed on my TV. GameCenter offers several options for bit rate and IMHO their video quality is better at any given bit rate. Now, I've only watched two games thus far, but both have had outages (satellite issues on HS's end) of 60 seconds or longer. When I expressed my dissatisfaction with both of these things on Twitter (without @mentioning hashtagging Hockeystreams), I got a snarky comment from their account about how they weren't having any issues on their end so it must be my problem. When I called them on their bullshit, they admitted they did have an outage but that they had quickly fixed the problem (the most recent outage had been several minutes long). They seemed more concerned with saving face on Twitter than actually helping a customer who was potentially going to spend over $100 annually on their service.
To be fair, this is a limited scope of experience, but when my week with them is up I will be signing up for GameCenter despite the fact that it is $40 more for the service itself and I use Unblock-us.com for an additional $5/month, effectively meaning I'm paying $190. At best, Hockeystreams is a service that isn't yet mature and is still in need of refinement in my opinion.
TL;DR: You get what you pay for, and GCL + VPN is worth the higher expense.
EDIT: Day 2 of using hockeystreams not off to a good start. Stream loads, no audio. Reload, same deal. Relaunched chrome, stream won’t load at all. 10 minutes later after watching FirstRow, I go back to HockeyStreams and it finally loads and plays normally.
| hockey | t5_2qiel | cc9p79j | DISSENTING OPINION, PLEASE DON'T DOWNVOTE JUST BECAUSE YOU DISAGREE
I just started the one week trial and am unimpressed. They only offer two bit rates (determines picture quality): 800kbps and 3200kbps. I live in an area where 3200kbps is just a tiny bit too much for my connection. 800kbps is only a tiny bit better than FirstRow/Wiziwig/atdhe streams which is laughably bad when viewed on my TV. GameCenter offers several options for bit rate and IMHO their video quality is better at any given bit rate. Now, I've only watched two games thus far, but both have had outages (satellite issues on HS's end) of 60 seconds or longer. When I expressed my dissatisfaction with both of these things on Twitter (without @mentioning hashtagging Hockeystreams), I got a snarky comment from their account about how they weren't having any issues on their end so it must be my problem. When I called them on their bullshit, they admitted they did have an outage but that they had quickly fixed the problem (the most recent outage had been several minutes long). They seemed more concerned with saving face on Twitter than actually helping a customer who was potentially going to spend over $100 annually on their service.
To be fair, this is a limited scope of experience, but when my week with them is up I will be signing up for GameCenter despite the fact that it is $40 more for the service itself and I use Unblock-us.com for an additional $5/month, effectively meaning I'm paying $190. At best, Hockeystreams is a service that isn't yet mature and is still in need of refinement in my opinion. | You get what you pay for, and GCL + VPN is worth the higher expense.
EDIT: Day 2 of using hockeystreams not off to a good start. Stream loads, no audio. Reload, same deal. Relaunched chrome, stream won’t load at all. 10 minutes later after watching FirstRow, I go back to HockeyStreams and it finally loads and plays normally. |
red_bob | Because the water can **EXPLODE**.
Heating water in a very clean vessel (cup) in the microwave can cause it to superheat which means the temperature is above the boiling point of water without actually boiling. When you agitate the vessel by grabbing it the sudden disturbance causes all the water to suddenly boil, splashing superhot water over your arm.
The reason it can superheat is because there are no nucleation* sites in a clean cup. Nucleation sites are small imperfections where bubbles can form. Putting a wooden skewer or something in the cup will provide the nucleation sites making sure your water doesn't explode.
TL;DR: Explosions, put a skewer in the cup to stop the explosions.
*edit: They're nucleation sites as pointed out by ErniesLament. I said protonation because I'm dumb. | Because the water can EXPLODE .
Heating water in a very clean vessel (cup) in the microwave can cause it to superheat which means the temperature is above the boiling point of water without actually boiling. When you agitate the vessel by grabbing it the sudden disturbance causes all the water to suddenly boil, splashing superhot water over your arm.
The reason it can superheat is because there are no nucleation* sites in a clean cup. Nucleation sites are small imperfections where bubbles can form. Putting a wooden skewer or something in the cup will provide the nucleation sites making sure your water doesn't explode.
TL;DR: Explosions, put a skewer in the cup to stop the explosions.
*edit: They're nucleation sites as pointed out by ErniesLament. I said protonation because I'm dumb.
| AskCulinary | t5_2t82m | cc9br0p | Because the water can EXPLODE .
Heating water in a very clean vessel (cup) in the microwave can cause it to superheat which means the temperature is above the boiling point of water without actually boiling. When you agitate the vessel by grabbing it the sudden disturbance causes all the water to suddenly boil, splashing superhot water over your arm.
The reason it can superheat is because there are no nucleation* sites in a clean cup. Nucleation sites are small imperfections where bubbles can form. Putting a wooden skewer or something in the cup will provide the nucleation sites making sure your water doesn't explode. | Explosions, put a skewer in the cup to stop the explosions.
*edit: They're nucleation sites as pointed out by ErniesLament. I said protonation because I'm dumb. |
CyberDonkey | Fuck ants. I hate ants so fucking much with a passion. I'll go out of my way just to squish any single ant I see.
Back when I was around 6 years old, my family had a few extra cash laying around the house. My family isn't exactly financially stable, and back then (a little over a decade ago) full meals such as chicken rice, nasi lemak, etc. would cost you $1.50 to $2 a plate.
But my parents were feeling a little generous at the time, and bought $5 Long John Silver meals for me and my brother. We both loved LJS VERY much, and we only ate it about once a year, since they were so god-damn expensive ($5 back then is like $15 right now for us). They bought take-away, and brought it home for us as a surprise.
Me and my brother was as excited as kids on Christmas morning. But it was still evening, so we left the food in the microwave to keep them for dinner later on, when we're finally starting to feel hungry. Few hours pass, and come dinner time, we finally felt ready to eat. Since the food was already in the microwave, we just set the timer and hit the start button. And lo' motherfucking behold, the microwave light switched on, and we saw hundreds of ants eating our delicious fast food.
The microwave was left running for half a minute before my dad opened it up and removed our food. I was so fucking devastated seeing my food covered in ants still moving about. In the end, we threw the whole damn thing away. 10 fucking dollars down the bin, and my dad had to go out to buy a plate of chicken rice for us at 8 o'clock at night. We never leave any food in the microwave ever again since then, even if for an hour.
**TL;DR:** Don't leave your food in the microwave, unless you want an ant colony to overtake it. | Fuck ants. I hate ants so fucking much with a passion. I'll go out of my way just to squish any single ant I see.
Back when I was around 6 years old, my family had a few extra cash laying around the house. My family isn't exactly financially stable, and back then (a little over a decade ago) full meals such as chicken rice, nasi lemak, etc. would cost you $1.50 to $2 a plate.
But my parents were feeling a little generous at the time, and bought $5 Long John Silver meals for me and my brother. We both loved LJS VERY much, and we only ate it about once a year, since they were so god-damn expensive ($5 back then is like $15 right now for us). They bought take-away, and brought it home for us as a surprise.
Me and my brother was as excited as kids on Christmas morning. But it was still evening, so we left the food in the microwave to keep them for dinner later on, when we're finally starting to feel hungry. Few hours pass, and come dinner time, we finally felt ready to eat. Since the food was already in the microwave, we just set the timer and hit the start button. And lo' motherfucking behold, the microwave light switched on, and we saw hundreds of ants eating our delicious fast food.
The microwave was left running for half a minute before my dad opened it up and removed our food. I was so fucking devastated seeing my food covered in ants still moving about. In the end, we threw the whole damn thing away. 10 fucking dollars down the bin, and my dad had to go out to buy a plate of chicken rice for us at 8 o'clock at night. We never leave any food in the microwave ever again since then, even if for an hour.
TL;DR: Don't leave your food in the microwave, unless you want an ant colony to overtake it.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc9ifx9 | Fuck ants. I hate ants so fucking much with a passion. I'll go out of my way just to squish any single ant I see.
Back when I was around 6 years old, my family had a few extra cash laying around the house. My family isn't exactly financially stable, and back then (a little over a decade ago) full meals such as chicken rice, nasi lemak, etc. would cost you $1.50 to $2 a plate.
But my parents were feeling a little generous at the time, and bought $5 Long John Silver meals for me and my brother. We both loved LJS VERY much, and we only ate it about once a year, since they were so god-damn expensive ($5 back then is like $15 right now for us). They bought take-away, and brought it home for us as a surprise.
Me and my brother was as excited as kids on Christmas morning. But it was still evening, so we left the food in the microwave to keep them for dinner later on, when we're finally starting to feel hungry. Few hours pass, and come dinner time, we finally felt ready to eat. Since the food was already in the microwave, we just set the timer and hit the start button. And lo' motherfucking behold, the microwave light switched on, and we saw hundreds of ants eating our delicious fast food.
The microwave was left running for half a minute before my dad opened it up and removed our food. I was so fucking devastated seeing my food covered in ants still moving about. In the end, we threw the whole damn thing away. 10 fucking dollars down the bin, and my dad had to go out to buy a plate of chicken rice for us at 8 o'clock at night. We never leave any food in the microwave ever again since then, even if for an hour. | Don't leave your food in the microwave, unless you want an ant colony to overtake it. |
-MangoDown | This reminds me of a similar story except with maggots instead of ants.
On the closing days of summer when I was 9 years of age, my parents planned a trip to lake michigan to enjoy it. I wake up to make pancakes (by myself) I was proud to know I could make them at that age. And set out to make 8 pancakes to eat before I left. Before we set out for the lake, I placed the six remaining succulent syrup soaked hotcakes on the counter to finish later.
Anyways the day goes on and we decide to stay in a hotel for the night and we arrive home almost 30 hours after my pancakes are made. Me being the little shit, not knowing a single open window can let flys in rushes for the pancakes. I figure since it's still morning time, a good time to eat breakfast, I grab a spoon and proceed to stab into the jiggling mass of cake.
What followed was a writhing mass of gelatin mixed in with pancake drenched in fly goo,in my mouth and within that single bite I knew my innocence was ruined. I no longer wanted to ever taste food that have been left out of my sight, for the taste of baby flies are unknown to me since I do not recall, or ever want to recall, that portion of my memory.
TL;DR Don't leave your food out unwrapped; unless you want a mouth full of fly babies/syrup. | This reminds me of a similar story except with maggots instead of ants.
On the closing days of summer when I was 9 years of age, my parents planned a trip to lake michigan to enjoy it. I wake up to make pancakes (by myself) I was proud to know I could make them at that age. And set out to make 8 pancakes to eat before I left. Before we set out for the lake, I placed the six remaining succulent syrup soaked hotcakes on the counter to finish later.
Anyways the day goes on and we decide to stay in a hotel for the night and we arrive home almost 30 hours after my pancakes are made. Me being the little shit, not knowing a single open window can let flys in rushes for the pancakes. I figure since it's still morning time, a good time to eat breakfast, I grab a spoon and proceed to stab into the jiggling mass of cake.
What followed was a writhing mass of gelatin mixed in with pancake drenched in fly goo,in my mouth and within that single bite I knew my innocence was ruined. I no longer wanted to ever taste food that have been left out of my sight, for the taste of baby flies are unknown to me since I do not recall, or ever want to recall, that portion of my memory.
TL;DR Don't leave your food out unwrapped; unless you want a mouth full of fly babies/syrup.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc9jkth | This reminds me of a similar story except with maggots instead of ants.
On the closing days of summer when I was 9 years of age, my parents planned a trip to lake michigan to enjoy it. I wake up to make pancakes (by myself) I was proud to know I could make them at that age. And set out to make 8 pancakes to eat before I left. Before we set out for the lake, I placed the six remaining succulent syrup soaked hotcakes on the counter to finish later.
Anyways the day goes on and we decide to stay in a hotel for the night and we arrive home almost 30 hours after my pancakes are made. Me being the little shit, not knowing a single open window can let flys in rushes for the pancakes. I figure since it's still morning time, a good time to eat breakfast, I grab a spoon and proceed to stab into the jiggling mass of cake.
What followed was a writhing mass of gelatin mixed in with pancake drenched in fly goo,in my mouth and within that single bite I knew my innocence was ruined. I no longer wanted to ever taste food that have been left out of my sight, for the taste of baby flies are unknown to me since I do not recall, or ever want to recall, that portion of my memory. | Don't leave your food out unwrapped; unless you want a mouth full of fly babies/syrup. |
Brunz77 | Let me make myself clear. I agree colony collapse is probably one of the worst problems we will face as a society in the near future. Also, as someone who works in the primary Agriculture industry, I support limiting use of neonics until we determine what effect they have on beneficial insects, such as bees. I also, I believe we should be searching for an alternative.
The reason /u/Snowdart is a brainwashed idiot, is because he/she believes everything he/she hears on the internet about Monsanto. "Thank Monsanto and their neonicotinoid pesticides". First of all, yes you should thank Monsanto. Without the advancements that Monsanto has brought to the agricultural field, you would be spending much more of your paycheck on food. Monsanto has literally saved you thousands of dollars (depending on your age), whether you buy conventional or organic food. Secondly, Monsanto, does not produce any neonics to my knowledge. Basically all the neonics are produced by Syngenta and Bayer (as in aspirin) CropScience. Although I cannot read /u/Snowdart's mind. I have a feeling he/she would agree that Monsanto is one of the things that are wrong with this world, as described countless times on the internet and in the media. I would encourage everyone to re-evaluate this position and look at the facts. For example, the so called, "Monsanto Protection Act" does not actually protect Monsanto, it protects primary producers. Here is a snopes article debunking the myth that the Act actually protects Monsanto:
Now, "natural earth growing food" is an interesting wording. What is natural? Well, some might say that natural is non-GM. I have news for you, ALL FOOD IS GENETICALLY MODIFIED. Whether traditional breeding or biotech is used, all food has been genetically modified to make it in some way more useful to humans. This is true whether it is conventional or organic food. Biotech is simply used to save time. We could develop the desired traits through traditional breed, but it would take a very long time, likely 20+ years. In fact, Canada is developing a non-GM flax that is glyphosate tolerant:
So in conclusion, if you make absurd statements on topics you know nothing about, I will call you an idiot. Also, if you are obviously a blind sheep making this statement, I will call you a brainwashed idiot.
Tl/dr: neonics are possibly bad, Monsanto does not produce neonics, everything is GM, /u/Snowdart is a sheep making absurd statements.
| Let me make myself clear. I agree colony collapse is probably one of the worst problems we will face as a society in the near future. Also, as someone who works in the primary Agriculture industry, I support limiting use of neonics until we determine what effect they have on beneficial insects, such as bees. I also, I believe we should be searching for an alternative.
The reason /u/Snowdart is a brainwashed idiot, is because he/she believes everything he/she hears on the internet about Monsanto. "Thank Monsanto and their neonicotinoid pesticides". First of all, yes you should thank Monsanto. Without the advancements that Monsanto has brought to the agricultural field, you would be spending much more of your paycheck on food. Monsanto has literally saved you thousands of dollars (depending on your age), whether you buy conventional or organic food. Secondly, Monsanto, does not produce any neonics to my knowledge. Basically all the neonics are produced by Syngenta and Bayer (as in aspirin) CropScience. Although I cannot read /u/Snowdart's mind. I have a feeling he/she would agree that Monsanto is one of the things that are wrong with this world, as described countless times on the internet and in the media. I would encourage everyone to re-evaluate this position and look at the facts. For example, the so called, "Monsanto Protection Act" does not actually protect Monsanto, it protects primary producers. Here is a snopes article debunking the myth that the Act actually protects Monsanto:
Now, "natural earth growing food" is an interesting wording. What is natural? Well, some might say that natural is non-GM. I have news for you, ALL FOOD IS GENETICALLY MODIFIED. Whether traditional breeding or biotech is used, all food has been genetically modified to make it in some way more useful to humans. This is true whether it is conventional or organic food. Biotech is simply used to save time. We could develop the desired traits through traditional breed, but it would take a very long time, likely 20+ years. In fact, Canada is developing a non-GM flax that is glyphosate tolerant:
So in conclusion, if you make absurd statements on topics you know nothing about, I will call you an idiot. Also, if you are obviously a blind sheep making this statement, I will call you a brainwashed idiot.
Tl/dr: neonics are possibly bad, Monsanto does not produce neonics, everything is GM, /u/Snowdart is a sheep making absurd statements.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cca6yi9 | Let me make myself clear. I agree colony collapse is probably one of the worst problems we will face as a society in the near future. Also, as someone who works in the primary Agriculture industry, I support limiting use of neonics until we determine what effect they have on beneficial insects, such as bees. I also, I believe we should be searching for an alternative.
The reason /u/Snowdart is a brainwashed idiot, is because he/she believes everything he/she hears on the internet about Monsanto. "Thank Monsanto and their neonicotinoid pesticides". First of all, yes you should thank Monsanto. Without the advancements that Monsanto has brought to the agricultural field, you would be spending much more of your paycheck on food. Monsanto has literally saved you thousands of dollars (depending on your age), whether you buy conventional or organic food. Secondly, Monsanto, does not produce any neonics to my knowledge. Basically all the neonics are produced by Syngenta and Bayer (as in aspirin) CropScience. Although I cannot read /u/Snowdart's mind. I have a feeling he/she would agree that Monsanto is one of the things that are wrong with this world, as described countless times on the internet and in the media. I would encourage everyone to re-evaluate this position and look at the facts. For example, the so called, "Monsanto Protection Act" does not actually protect Monsanto, it protects primary producers. Here is a snopes article debunking the myth that the Act actually protects Monsanto:
Now, "natural earth growing food" is an interesting wording. What is natural? Well, some might say that natural is non-GM. I have news for you, ALL FOOD IS GENETICALLY MODIFIED. Whether traditional breeding or biotech is used, all food has been genetically modified to make it in some way more useful to humans. This is true whether it is conventional or organic food. Biotech is simply used to save time. We could develop the desired traits through traditional breed, but it would take a very long time, likely 20+ years. In fact, Canada is developing a non-GM flax that is glyphosate tolerant:
So in conclusion, if you make absurd statements on topics you know nothing about, I will call you an idiot. Also, if you are obviously a blind sheep making this statement, I will call you a brainwashed idiot. | neonics are possibly bad, Monsanto does not produce neonics, everything is GM, /u/Snowdart is a sheep making absurd statements. |
Regilla | Yay!! One of my favorite conversation topics! The answer can be one of three. All animals, but other than bees (everyone loves the bees!) no one ever guesses the other two.
Bees has already been answered and the main reason for them would be their pollination of deciduous trees, flowers and everything else. Their loss would result in catastrophic declines/possible extinction of plants that have co-evolved with them since they rely on insect pollination.
The second group is... another insect! ANTS!! Think about any place you've been. Ants are there (bees also, more than likely unless you're talking arctic conditions). Ants are your cleanup crew and the handyman of the world! They do everything from pollination, cultivation, decompisition and even protection of certain dependant animals and plants. Their loss would result in some pollination issues that might cause a slight decline. It would also see the world with a sudden buildup of detritis and I'm guessing an explosion of other insects to attempt to fill in the space (off the top of my head, beetles would be your best bet for replacements). None of them could grow fast enough to occupy the space represented by ants, however. They are the leaders in the world's biomass. Not numbers (which they have if you discount bacteria and microorganisms) but actual BIOMASS! These guys rule the world in numbers AND weight! You squish them daily and they save you!! Thank an ant today.
The third species that would destroy the world's ecosystems as we know it with their loss... another insect. Termites. While they aren't responsible for the reproduction of plants, nor are they on the general overview level of ants, they represent a group that has one key function they excel at. Decomposition of woody material. What else does this? Quite a few other insects, fungi and bacteria, but none on the scale that they do. They are the masters of dead wood!! (Also one of the top producers of methane/greenhouse gases... think of a termite every time you break wind!) Without them, there would be worldwide ecosystem collapse just like bees and ants. They take dead woody material and break it down to a point where other organisms can use the nutrients for their own survival; whether it be a tree growing out of the mulch or another specialist insect feeding... or a larger predatory animal. It goes up the chain. It also clears space for new plant growth! Imagine dead trees stacked up crowding out the spaces for new seedlings (at least until a fire comes in the ecosystems that support that, and even then it's a different kind of nutrient recycling).
There you have it! Bees, Ants and Termites! Your insect super team and the foundations of our world!!
TLDR: Bees. Ants. Termites.
Source: Forester/Biologist with a focus on entomology! | Yay!! One of my favorite conversation topics! The answer can be one of three. All animals, but other than bees (everyone loves the bees!) no one ever guesses the other two.
Bees has already been answered and the main reason for them would be their pollination of deciduous trees, flowers and everything else. Their loss would result in catastrophic declines/possible extinction of plants that have co-evolved with them since they rely on insect pollination.
The second group is... another insect! ANTS!! Think about any place you've been. Ants are there (bees also, more than likely unless you're talking arctic conditions). Ants are your cleanup crew and the handyman of the world! They do everything from pollination, cultivation, decompisition and even protection of certain dependant animals and plants. Their loss would result in some pollination issues that might cause a slight decline. It would also see the world with a sudden buildup of detritis and I'm guessing an explosion of other insects to attempt to fill in the space (off the top of my head, beetles would be your best bet for replacements). None of them could grow fast enough to occupy the space represented by ants, however. They are the leaders in the world's biomass. Not numbers (which they have if you discount bacteria and microorganisms) but actual BIOMASS! These guys rule the world in numbers AND weight! You squish them daily and they save you!! Thank an ant today.
The third species that would destroy the world's ecosystems as we know it with their loss... another insect. Termites. While they aren't responsible for the reproduction of plants, nor are they on the general overview level of ants, they represent a group that has one key function they excel at. Decomposition of woody material. What else does this? Quite a few other insects, fungi and bacteria, but none on the scale that they do. They are the masters of dead wood!! (Also one of the top producers of methane/greenhouse gases... think of a termite every time you break wind!) Without them, there would be worldwide ecosystem collapse just like bees and ants. They take dead woody material and break it down to a point where other organisms can use the nutrients for their own survival; whether it be a tree growing out of the mulch or another specialist insect feeding... or a larger predatory animal. It goes up the chain. It also clears space for new plant growth! Imagine dead trees stacked up crowding out the spaces for new seedlings (at least until a fire comes in the ecosystems that support that, and even then it's a different kind of nutrient recycling).
There you have it! Bees, Ants and Termites! Your insect super team and the foundations of our world!!
TLDR: Bees. Ants. Termites.
Source: Forester/Biologist with a focus on entomology!
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc9fo42 | Yay!! One of my favorite conversation topics! The answer can be one of three. All animals, but other than bees (everyone loves the bees!) no one ever guesses the other two.
Bees has already been answered and the main reason for them would be their pollination of deciduous trees, flowers and everything else. Their loss would result in catastrophic declines/possible extinction of plants that have co-evolved with them since they rely on insect pollination.
The second group is... another insect! ANTS!! Think about any place you've been. Ants are there (bees also, more than likely unless you're talking arctic conditions). Ants are your cleanup crew and the handyman of the world! They do everything from pollination, cultivation, decompisition and even protection of certain dependant animals and plants. Their loss would result in some pollination issues that might cause a slight decline. It would also see the world with a sudden buildup of detritis and I'm guessing an explosion of other insects to attempt to fill in the space (off the top of my head, beetles would be your best bet for replacements). None of them could grow fast enough to occupy the space represented by ants, however. They are the leaders in the world's biomass. Not numbers (which they have if you discount bacteria and microorganisms) but actual BIOMASS! These guys rule the world in numbers AND weight! You squish them daily and they save you!! Thank an ant today.
The third species that would destroy the world's ecosystems as we know it with their loss... another insect. Termites. While they aren't responsible for the reproduction of plants, nor are they on the general overview level of ants, they represent a group that has one key function they excel at. Decomposition of woody material. What else does this? Quite a few other insects, fungi and bacteria, but none on the scale that they do. They are the masters of dead wood!! (Also one of the top producers of methane/greenhouse gases... think of a termite every time you break wind!) Without them, there would be worldwide ecosystem collapse just like bees and ants. They take dead woody material and break it down to a point where other organisms can use the nutrients for their own survival; whether it be a tree growing out of the mulch or another specialist insect feeding... or a larger predatory animal. It goes up the chain. It also clears space for new plant growth! Imagine dead trees stacked up crowding out the spaces for new seedlings (at least until a fire comes in the ecosystems that support that, and even then it's a different kind of nutrient recycling).
There you have it! Bees, Ants and Termites! Your insect super team and the foundations of our world!! | Bees. Ants. Termites.
Source: Forester/Biologist with a focus on entomology! |
EkoostikAdam | Not about it being non-native. About it being propaganda. I figured you say something like "collapse hasn't been observed in native bees, here is a source showing this." I did some research on my own, because clearly you have no clue what you're talking about and are talking out of your ass. While it does happen to be true that this hasn't effected native bees, our agricultural system currently heavily relies upon these bees. If they were to die in large quantities we would be in trouble, at least a for a while until we could start raising other bees to take the place of these bees.
tl:dr You think you know what you're talking about but you don't | Not about it being non-native. About it being propaganda. I figured you say something like "collapse hasn't been observed in native bees, here is a source showing this." I did some research on my own, because clearly you have no clue what you're talking about and are talking out of your ass. While it does happen to be true that this hasn't effected native bees, our agricultural system currently heavily relies upon these bees. If they were to die in large quantities we would be in trouble, at least a for a while until we could start raising other bees to take the place of these bees.
tl:dr You think you know what you're talking about but you don't
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cc9fx5g | Not about it being non-native. About it being propaganda. I figured you say something like "collapse hasn't been observed in native bees, here is a source showing this." I did some research on my own, because clearly you have no clue what you're talking about and are talking out of your ass. While it does happen to be true that this hasn't effected native bees, our agricultural system currently heavily relies upon these bees. If they were to die in large quantities we would be in trouble, at least a for a while until we could start raising other bees to take the place of these bees. | You think you know what you're talking about but you don't |
lsinsocal | It's all about perception. You can thank the American media for that. It's "cool" to hate us right now. They don't show the hundreds or thousands of positive tweets about the diversity of show or the fact that she won to begin with (you know, since we're so "racist here"). Instead, lets pull out the dregs of society with the most racist, ignorant, illiterate garbage they can spew out and publish it to make an entire country look bad.
Oh I almost forgot, America is the only country with stupid racist people, right? Right? Oh wait...
I'm so used to seeing these ignorant preconceived notions about America that I'm almost immune to it now. Sad really.
TL;DR - I agree, have an upvote. | It's all about perception. You can thank the American media for that. It's "cool" to hate us right now. They don't show the hundreds or thousands of positive tweets about the diversity of show or the fact that she won to begin with (you know, since we're so "racist here"). Instead, lets pull out the dregs of society with the most racist, ignorant, illiterate garbage they can spew out and publish it to make an entire country look bad.
Oh I almost forgot, America is the only country with stupid racist people, right? Right? Oh wait...
I'm so used to seeing these ignorant preconceived notions about America that I'm almost immune to it now. Sad really.
TL;DR - I agree, have an upvote.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | cc9ojy3 | It's all about perception. You can thank the American media for that. It's "cool" to hate us right now. They don't show the hundreds or thousands of positive tweets about the diversity of show or the fact that she won to begin with (you know, since we're so "racist here"). Instead, lets pull out the dregs of society with the most racist, ignorant, illiterate garbage they can spew out and publish it to make an entire country look bad.
Oh I almost forgot, America is the only country with stupid racist people, right? Right? Oh wait...
I'm so used to seeing these ignorant preconceived notions about America that I'm almost immune to it now. Sad really. | I agree, have an upvote. |
goergesucks | This is mostly incorrect but stems from several different 'incidents' that have happened over the past few years. First, Quebec enacted a law saying Muslin women have to remove their niqab at polling stations to verify their identity. Similarly, people working in public office or taking the Citizenship Oath must remove their niqab. In both cases, as far as I know, the only people who complained about this was the press. The like 6 people in the entire country who actually wear niqabs didn't actually care and were happy to comply and didn't want special treatment or exceptions.
Another case was a court decision that a niqab-wearing women might have to remove her veil during her testimony.
The last and more controversial incident was a woman who was asked to remove her niqab in our version of community college. She refused and was expelled.
Personally, I am fine with it. First off, I think the entire concept is a stupid, pointless tradition that does more harm and has no fathomable benefit or reason other than "because some old dusty book said so", but that's my personal opinion. More rationally, these decisions stem primarily from Canada (and mainly Quebec's) adoption of a policy known as "reasonable accomodation". Which basically means that when you immigrate here, your ethnic or cultural eccentricies will be tolerated, within reason, but you are expected to assimilate into Canadian society, which includes adopting social and legal "norms".
Being intolerant towards the niqab may seem unaccepting, but I think it's the right decision. When people immigrate here they shouldn't be "bringing their home country with them". They are Canadian now, and being Canadian means living like a Canadian and adopting our principles; if they don't like it, don't come. I think this policy in particular is in large part why there is so much less racial strife compared to, for example, the US and Britain. Here, immigrants are actively engaged, strongly encouraged to assimilate and adopt our customs, which means there are very few instances of immigrant populations "self-segregating" into closed-in communities that often times begin to look and feel like their home countries, and can even start to include tendencies towards resentment of their host country (biggest example, the Sharia movement in Britain). There are exceptions of course; native communities are hella-segregated into shitholes.
TL;DR Canada's approach is more or less "tough love". Immigrants are encouraged and pursuaded to adopt Canadian customs and social and legal norms, and properly assimilate into society. This may mean some of their ethnic or religious traditions are frowned upon, even disallowed. Tough shit. You want to be a Canadian, then you have to act like one. If not, don't come and live here. | This is mostly incorrect but stems from several different 'incidents' that have happened over the past few years. First, Quebec enacted a law saying Muslin women have to remove their niqab at polling stations to verify their identity. Similarly, people working in public office or taking the Citizenship Oath must remove their niqab. In both cases, as far as I know, the only people who complained about this was the press. The like 6 people in the entire country who actually wear niqabs didn't actually care and were happy to comply and didn't want special treatment or exceptions.
Another case was a court decision that a niqab-wearing women might have to remove her veil during her testimony.
The last and more controversial incident was a woman who was asked to remove her niqab in our version of community college. She refused and was expelled.
Personally, I am fine with it. First off, I think the entire concept is a stupid, pointless tradition that does more harm and has no fathomable benefit or reason other than "because some old dusty book said so", but that's my personal opinion. More rationally, these decisions stem primarily from Canada (and mainly Quebec's) adoption of a policy known as "reasonable accomodation". Which basically means that when you immigrate here, your ethnic or cultural eccentricies will be tolerated, within reason, but you are expected to assimilate into Canadian society, which includes adopting social and legal "norms".
Being intolerant towards the niqab may seem unaccepting, but I think it's the right decision. When people immigrate here they shouldn't be "bringing their home country with them". They are Canadian now, and being Canadian means living like a Canadian and adopting our principles; if they don't like it, don't come. I think this policy in particular is in large part why there is so much less racial strife compared to, for example, the US and Britain. Here, immigrants are actively engaged, strongly encouraged to assimilate and adopt our customs, which means there are very few instances of immigrant populations "self-segregating" into closed-in communities that often times begin to look and feel like their home countries, and can even start to include tendencies towards resentment of their host country (biggest example, the Sharia movement in Britain). There are exceptions of course; native communities are hella-segregated into shitholes.
TL;DR Canada's approach is more or less "tough love". Immigrants are encouraged and pursuaded to adopt Canadian customs and social and legal norms, and properly assimilate into society. This may mean some of their ethnic or religious traditions are frowned upon, even disallowed. Tough shit. You want to be a Canadian, then you have to act like one. If not, don't come and live here.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | cc9t3hr | This is mostly incorrect but stems from several different 'incidents' that have happened over the past few years. First, Quebec enacted a law saying Muslin women have to remove their niqab at polling stations to verify their identity. Similarly, people working in public office or taking the Citizenship Oath must remove their niqab. In both cases, as far as I know, the only people who complained about this was the press. The like 6 people in the entire country who actually wear niqabs didn't actually care and were happy to comply and didn't want special treatment or exceptions.
Another case was a court decision that a niqab-wearing women might have to remove her veil during her testimony.
The last and more controversial incident was a woman who was asked to remove her niqab in our version of community college. She refused and was expelled.
Personally, I am fine with it. First off, I think the entire concept is a stupid, pointless tradition that does more harm and has no fathomable benefit or reason other than "because some old dusty book said so", but that's my personal opinion. More rationally, these decisions stem primarily from Canada (and mainly Quebec's) adoption of a policy known as "reasonable accomodation". Which basically means that when you immigrate here, your ethnic or cultural eccentricies will be tolerated, within reason, but you are expected to assimilate into Canadian society, which includes adopting social and legal "norms".
Being intolerant towards the niqab may seem unaccepting, but I think it's the right decision. When people immigrate here they shouldn't be "bringing their home country with them". They are Canadian now, and being Canadian means living like a Canadian and adopting our principles; if they don't like it, don't come. I think this policy in particular is in large part why there is so much less racial strife compared to, for example, the US and Britain. Here, immigrants are actively engaged, strongly encouraged to assimilate and adopt our customs, which means there are very few instances of immigrant populations "self-segregating" into closed-in communities that often times begin to look and feel like their home countries, and can even start to include tendencies towards resentment of their host country (biggest example, the Sharia movement in Britain). There are exceptions of course; native communities are hella-segregated into shitholes. | Canada's approach is more or less "tough love". Immigrants are encouraged and pursuaded to adopt Canadian customs and social and legal norms, and properly assimilate into society. This may mean some of their ethnic or religious traditions are frowned upon, even disallowed. Tough shit. You want to be a Canadian, then you have to act like one. If not, don't come and live here. |
SmokinDane | Det er en farce. Folket på magten har besluttet sig at smide uanede mængder penge efter et Taskforce, hvis eneste præstation indtil videre, er at give en smule flere bøder for besiddelse omkring Christiania, end der normalt blev delt ud, før de kom til.
Og den nuværende Justitsminister viser sig lige så inhabil i denne sag, som alle andre sager han har været indblandet i. Fordi han mener at politiets hetz af cannabis brugere udenfor Christiania det er en positiv ting, så smider han alt fakta og rationel tankegang overbord, kun for at kunne føle at han har gjort noget aktivt mod narkoproblemet.
Værst af alt er det faktum, at det nok munder ud i en EU eller anden topstilling til Morten Bødskov, fordi han har haft så fine resultater i Danmark, mens vi andre må leve hver dag med efterdønningerne af hans hovedløse gerninger. Her snakker jeg om et cannabis marked som er eksploderet ud i København, og har medført alskillige voldsepisoder og lignende.
Pusherne har midlertidigt kronede dage, mindre udbud fordi de let kan stikke en konkurrents lager til Politiet, og dermed selv sidde på det marked konkurrenten mister.
Pusherne har ingen risiko for at blive anholdt, fordi politiet rundt regnet bruger ingen tid inde på Pusherstreet mere, de står bare udenfor NOGLE af indgangene for at dele bøder ud til folk, der ikke lige tænker sig om og går en anden vej ud, end den udgang der fører til Prinsessegade.
Når man er kommer så langt ud med lovgivningen, at folk udøver aktiv modstand overfor politi og reglerne, så er der IKKE noget galt med folk der bryder loven, der er noget galt med loven.
Desværre ser jeg ingen ende for dette teaterstykke i sigte, politikerne ser at politiets indsats ikke har hjulpet, poster flere penge i forskellige taskforces etc. Det er en ond spiral der ikke stopper før vi laver hele vores straffesystem om, og rent faktisk lader straffen afspejle den kriminelle gerning.
Og her refererer jeg selvfølgelig til at ingen andre end i værste tilfælge én selv bliver skadet, hvis man gror cannabis, sælger cannabis, køber cannabis eller indtager cannabis. Det er helt og holdent offerløs kriminalitet, og der kommer kun ofre pga. en nultolerance politik overfor stoffer, der gør at dealere, producenter osv. af stoffer er nød til at bliver "hardcore" for at overleve.
FUCK en lang smøre, TL;DR er for tøsedrenge ! | Det er en farce. Folket på magten har besluttet sig at smide uanede mængder penge efter et Taskforce, hvis eneste præstation indtil videre, er at give en smule flere bøder for besiddelse omkring Christiania, end der normalt blev delt ud, før de kom til.
Og den nuværende Justitsminister viser sig lige så inhabil i denne sag, som alle andre sager han har været indblandet i. Fordi han mener at politiets hetz af cannabis brugere udenfor Christiania det er en positiv ting, så smider han alt fakta og rationel tankegang overbord, kun for at kunne føle at han har gjort noget aktivt mod narkoproblemet.
Værst af alt er det faktum, at det nok munder ud i en EU eller anden topstilling til Morten Bødskov, fordi han har haft så fine resultater i Danmark, mens vi andre må leve hver dag med efterdønningerne af hans hovedløse gerninger. Her snakker jeg om et cannabis marked som er eksploderet ud i København, og har medført alskillige voldsepisoder og lignende.
Pusherne har midlertidigt kronede dage, mindre udbud fordi de let kan stikke en konkurrents lager til Politiet, og dermed selv sidde på det marked konkurrenten mister.
Pusherne har ingen risiko for at blive anholdt, fordi politiet rundt regnet bruger ingen tid inde på Pusherstreet mere, de står bare udenfor NOGLE af indgangene for at dele bøder ud til folk, der ikke lige tænker sig om og går en anden vej ud, end den udgang der fører til Prinsessegade.
Når man er kommer så langt ud med lovgivningen, at folk udøver aktiv modstand overfor politi og reglerne, så er der IKKE noget galt med folk der bryder loven, der er noget galt med loven.
Desværre ser jeg ingen ende for dette teaterstykke i sigte, politikerne ser at politiets indsats ikke har hjulpet, poster flere penge i forskellige taskforces etc. Det er en ond spiral der ikke stopper før vi laver hele vores straffesystem om, og rent faktisk lader straffen afspejle den kriminelle gerning.
Og her refererer jeg selvfølgelig til at ingen andre end i værste tilfælge én selv bliver skadet, hvis man gror cannabis, sælger cannabis, køber cannabis eller indtager cannabis. Det er helt og holdent offerløs kriminalitet, og der kommer kun ofre pga. en nultolerance politik overfor stoffer, der gør at dealere, producenter osv. af stoffer er nød til at bliver "hardcore" for at overleve.
FUCK en lang smøre, TL;DR er for tøsedrenge !
| Denmark | t5_2qjto | cca1e1a | Det er en farce. Folket på magten har besluttet sig at smide uanede mængder penge efter et Taskforce, hvis eneste præstation indtil videre, er at give en smule flere bøder for besiddelse omkring Christiania, end der normalt blev delt ud, før de kom til.
Og den nuværende Justitsminister viser sig lige så inhabil i denne sag, som alle andre sager han har været indblandet i. Fordi han mener at politiets hetz af cannabis brugere udenfor Christiania det er en positiv ting, så smider han alt fakta og rationel tankegang overbord, kun for at kunne føle at han har gjort noget aktivt mod narkoproblemet.
Værst af alt er det faktum, at det nok munder ud i en EU eller anden topstilling til Morten Bødskov, fordi han har haft så fine resultater i Danmark, mens vi andre må leve hver dag med efterdønningerne af hans hovedløse gerninger. Her snakker jeg om et cannabis marked som er eksploderet ud i København, og har medført alskillige voldsepisoder og lignende.
Pusherne har midlertidigt kronede dage, mindre udbud fordi de let kan stikke en konkurrents lager til Politiet, og dermed selv sidde på det marked konkurrenten mister.
Pusherne har ingen risiko for at blive anholdt, fordi politiet rundt regnet bruger ingen tid inde på Pusherstreet mere, de står bare udenfor NOGLE af indgangene for at dele bøder ud til folk, der ikke lige tænker sig om og går en anden vej ud, end den udgang der fører til Prinsessegade.
Når man er kommer så langt ud med lovgivningen, at folk udøver aktiv modstand overfor politi og reglerne, så er der IKKE noget galt med folk der bryder loven, der er noget galt med loven.
Desværre ser jeg ingen ende for dette teaterstykke i sigte, politikerne ser at politiets indsats ikke har hjulpet, poster flere penge i forskellige taskforces etc. Det er en ond spiral der ikke stopper før vi laver hele vores straffesystem om, og rent faktisk lader straffen afspejle den kriminelle gerning.
Og her refererer jeg selvfølgelig til at ingen andre end i værste tilfælge én selv bliver skadet, hvis man gror cannabis, sælger cannabis, køber cannabis eller indtager cannabis. Det er helt og holdent offerløs kriminalitet, og der kommer kun ofre pga. en nultolerance politik overfor stoffer, der gør at dealere, producenter osv. af stoffer er nød til at bliver "hardcore" for at overleve.
FUCK en lang smøre, | er for tøsedrenge ! |
FamousDrew | I've had good luck with the GE rom from Trickdroid - give it a shot.
Related note - the top bit of my screen wasn't working forever. I couldn't pull down the notifications, etc. Just big enough a section was dead so that I couldn't take advantage of a huge part of Android. It sucked but because I voided my warranty ATT told me to eat it. I used Nova launcher to replicate most of the functionality but a few weeks ago I dropped my phone. Got a nasty little ding in the aluminum but....my screen was fixed. WTF.
I put a case on it and now it works perfectly. :D
tl;dr - drop your phone on the ground to fix. (do not do this) | I've had good luck with the GE rom from Trickdroid - give it a shot.
Related note - the top bit of my screen wasn't working forever. I couldn't pull down the notifications, etc. Just big enough a section was dead so that I couldn't take advantage of a huge part of Android. It sucked but because I voided my warranty ATT told me to eat it. I used Nova launcher to replicate most of the functionality but a few weeks ago I dropped my phone. Got a nasty little ding in the aluminum but....my screen was fixed. WTF.
I put a case on it and now it works perfectly. :D
tl;dr - drop your phone on the ground to fix. (do not do this)
| htcone | t5_2txx2 | cc9xc2y | I've had good luck with the GE rom from Trickdroid - give it a shot.
Related note - the top bit of my screen wasn't working forever. I couldn't pull down the notifications, etc. Just big enough a section was dead so that I couldn't take advantage of a huge part of Android. It sucked but because I voided my warranty ATT told me to eat it. I used Nova launcher to replicate most of the functionality but a few weeks ago I dropped my phone. Got a nasty little ding in the aluminum but....my screen was fixed. WTF.
I put a case on it and now it works perfectly. :D | drop your phone on the ground to fix. (do not do this) |
idkmybffyossarian | Ahahaha bless your little heart. <3 Cloud 9 is awesome. They have Harry Potter flavored stuff!! Butterbeer, c'mon! And the only reason every other post was 'hookah?' was because *no one would go get goddamn frozen yogurt with us* - besides, I'm really not sure what the correlation between "gross" and "smoking hookah" is; it's fun and social, and we usually end up sitting outside so the people who don't want to smell /u/UltimateCarl's Fruity Pebbles flavored smoke don't have to. Face it: there's just not a whole lot of places for strangers to meet up and hang out for 1-2 hours in this two-horse college town.
If you end up banned here, it's because none of us really abide jerks and jerky behavior. The other mods here are great, and I can vouch for that personally! /u/kaewee wears cute dresses and does not have a gross bone in her tiny body.
TLDR why you gotta be mean, wallysober? *Why you gotta be mean?* I did not tinkle in your cheerios this morning. That was someone else. | Ahahaha bless your little heart. <3 Cloud 9 is awesome. They have Harry Potter flavored stuff!! Butterbeer, c'mon! And the only reason every other post was 'hookah?' was because no one would go get goddamn frozen yogurt with us - besides, I'm really not sure what the correlation between "gross" and "smoking hookah" is; it's fun and social, and we usually end up sitting outside so the people who don't want to smell /u/UltimateCarl's Fruity Pebbles flavored smoke don't have to. Face it: there's just not a whole lot of places for strangers to meet up and hang out for 1-2 hours in this two-horse college town.
If you end up banned here, it's because none of us really abide jerks and jerky behavior. The other mods here are great, and I can vouch for that personally! /u/kaewee wears cute dresses and does not have a gross bone in her tiny body.
TLDR why you gotta be mean, wallysober? Why you gotta be mean? I did not tinkle in your cheerios this morning. That was someone else.
| WKU | t5_2s3w3 | cca7dd6 | Ahahaha bless your little heart. <3 Cloud 9 is awesome. They have Harry Potter flavored stuff!! Butterbeer, c'mon! And the only reason every other post was 'hookah?' was because no one would go get goddamn frozen yogurt with us - besides, I'm really not sure what the correlation between "gross" and "smoking hookah" is; it's fun and social, and we usually end up sitting outside so the people who don't want to smell /u/UltimateCarl's Fruity Pebbles flavored smoke don't have to. Face it: there's just not a whole lot of places for strangers to meet up and hang out for 1-2 hours in this two-horse college town.
If you end up banned here, it's because none of us really abide jerks and jerky behavior. The other mods here are great, and I can vouch for that personally! /u/kaewee wears cute dresses and does not have a gross bone in her tiny body. | why you gotta be mean, wallysober? Why you gotta be mean? I did not tinkle in your cheerios this morning. That was someone else. |
ThatOneGuyFromKY | I understand as well. I've been to both places and see both sides to the controversy.
Cloud 9 indeed is a more professional place. No hate towards foreigners, but the last time I checked, Cloud 9 had all English speaking workers, where Prince its sometimes hard to understand them, unless Bob is working of course. It is bigger and seems more of a homey vibe for first time smokers of the hookah.
And on the other hand, I've been to Prince many more times then Cloud 9. Not because I like it more, it was just closer to McCormack. Then I got to know most of the workers there and had a lot more fun. Hell, on the 4th of July, we had a shit-ton of fire works. Bottle rockets, fire-crackers, roman candles, and all other things they bought and just ran around outside shooting each other.
TL:DR Cloud 9 is a more acceptable place to have a meet-up due to space. Prince is for the others who want to just chill and talk. More people come in and out of Prince, plus its right beside campus. | I understand as well. I've been to both places and see both sides to the controversy.
Cloud 9 indeed is a more professional place. No hate towards foreigners, but the last time I checked, Cloud 9 had all English speaking workers, where Prince its sometimes hard to understand them, unless Bob is working of course. It is bigger and seems more of a homey vibe for first time smokers of the hookah.
And on the other hand, I've been to Prince many more times then Cloud 9. Not because I like it more, it was just closer to McCormack. Then I got to know most of the workers there and had a lot more fun. Hell, on the 4th of July, we had a shit-ton of fire works. Bottle rockets, fire-crackers, roman candles, and all other things they bought and just ran around outside shooting each other.
TL:DR Cloud 9 is a more acceptable place to have a meet-up due to space. Prince is for the others who want to just chill and talk. More people come in and out of Prince, plus its right beside campus.
| WKU | t5_2s3w3 | ccaa3p0 | I understand as well. I've been to both places and see both sides to the controversy.
Cloud 9 indeed is a more professional place. No hate towards foreigners, but the last time I checked, Cloud 9 had all English speaking workers, where Prince its sometimes hard to understand them, unless Bob is working of course. It is bigger and seems more of a homey vibe for first time smokers of the hookah.
And on the other hand, I've been to Prince many more times then Cloud 9. Not because I like it more, it was just closer to McCormack. Then I got to know most of the workers there and had a lot more fun. Hell, on the 4th of July, we had a shit-ton of fire works. Bottle rockets, fire-crackers, roman candles, and all other things they bought and just ran around outside shooting each other. | Cloud 9 is a more acceptable place to have a meet-up due to space. Prince is for the others who want to just chill and talk. More people come in and out of Prince, plus its right beside campus. |
SonicsRelease | It started out like any other day...
There was a heat that hung around Camp Half-Blood, I woke up in a fluster, the sheets stuck to me from my sweat in the night. I peeled them off me and slumped my way into the shower. The water hit me like a brick in the face, I had forgotten to turn the shower to cold. I was standing there sweating from my shower that was meant to **clean** my sweat. Disaster. I turned the knob to the right and felt the cold water hit my skin, steam emanated from my skin as the cold water did its best to bless me with its touch. *I need to get out of this heat* I thought.
That's when It hit me. Like a wet fish in the face. Em had just mentioned something about the Pegasus area opening again. This was it. This was my chance. I'd never flown on a Pegasus before, but I of course knew what one was, I mean... Hello... I've seen Disney's 'Hercules'! Jeez. Give me some credit. And how hard could riding a horse with wings be? I've been riding on a normal horse before... Okay fine technically it was a donkey... But I choose not to segregate, I'm pro equine rights. Anyway, back to the shower... Which by now I was done with. I was fresh, sweat no longer tainted my skin with its sticky grasp, it no longer felt like I was stuck holding the sweaty hand of my former lover.
I got changed into a white shirt and skinny jeans, because I remembered that wearing jeans while riding a horse is a good thing. I left my room in the Ares cabin and headed off towards the Pegasus Stables, I didn't see anyone else on my way there so I have no quirky conversations to report. In fact, if I had met someone else on my way there I'm sure none of this would have taken place. But thanks to my training with Ra's Al Ghul and my membership into the league of shadows being paid on time, I managed to make
It to the Pegasus Arena, no-one was around so I decided they must just be on a trust basis, you trust me not to be an idiot (spoiler alert: I am) and I don't do anything idiotic (spoiler alert: I did). So onto a Pegasus I got, I probably should have said go to it first before just hoping on its back with no saddle... That's how you ride them right? With no saddle? Anyway, I'm sure that's not important. The important thing is, off I went. Into the air, the warm breeze caressing my skin like it had just met a long lost friend. Or perhaps a distant relative, how it knew me was not the point, the point was the Pegasus, that I aptly named Peggy Sue in my head didn't like me all that much, stupid donkey.
Half an hour into my flight was when I thought I could see someone in the Forest that I knew, I leant over to the right to try and see who it was, Peggy Sue saw her opportunity, she did a quick turn to the left. Yeah. I was screwed. Thankfully my reactions were quick enough to grasp onto Peggy Sue's mane, she wasn't too big of a fan of that and bucked in the air until I fell off, and to add insult to injury, and because Peggy Sue thinks of herself as the David Beckham of the Pegasus population, she kicked me, sending me tumbling down to the forest floor. I was lucky and a few branches broke my fall.
So there I was, reeling in the pain of landing with my legs either side of a thick branch. I won't lie, I was confused, disorientated, lost and a little in awe of Peggy Sues ability to kick me while I fell. I made a metal note to get her autograph later when I made it back to camp. I looked at my surrounding, trees. Yeah. Not see what I expected from a forest, but thankfully there was no monster around here, or better yet, thankfully Chiron wasn't around to see me master the art of being an idiot. To my right was a vine that I thought I could crawl down just a little so I could jump down to the floor, yeah, you noticed what I said right? **Thought**. Unbeknownst to me, that 'vine' was a bloody snake. Bloody in the fact that I am English, not bloody in the fact that it was covered in blood, you need the right visual here. Of course I didn't know it was a snake until **after** I grabbed it and fell once more through the air. I was lucky this time and managed to do a tuck when I landed, it saved me from any broken bones I would otherwise had endured. The snake however did not like this out of character flying lesson I was suddenly giving it. So it bit me. On my ass. Yeah... On the ol' butt cheek. Great right? No. Not really. After I'd finished hoping around and screaming in pain I started to sneeze. *Weird* I thought. I must be the only guy around that is allergic to snake bites... Turns out... I'm not allergic, the snake had a cold and had just passed that cold onto me, so there is me hoping around sneezing a snake slithering off in the distance sneezing.
FYI, snake sneezes. Adorable.
I finally made it back to camp, where my cold had progressed and I now had the sweats. So I crawled into my bed and decided to just lay there and avoid the humiliation of telling anyone.
TL;DR - I started my day the same was I ended it. Sweating in bed. Also, it happened exactly how Shane said it did.
(Note: I wrote this on my phone while playing Civ V so if the formatting is off or if there are any spelling errors... Don't blame me) | It started out like any other day...
There was a heat that hung around Camp Half-Blood, I woke up in a fluster, the sheets stuck to me from my sweat in the night. I peeled them off me and slumped my way into the shower. The water hit me like a brick in the face, I had forgotten to turn the shower to cold. I was standing there sweating from my shower that was meant to clean my sweat. Disaster. I turned the knob to the right and felt the cold water hit my skin, steam emanated from my skin as the cold water did its best to bless me with its touch. I need to get out of this heat I thought.
That's when It hit me. Like a wet fish in the face. Em had just mentioned something about the Pegasus area opening again. This was it. This was my chance. I'd never flown on a Pegasus before, but I of course knew what one was, I mean... Hello... I've seen Disney's 'Hercules'! Jeez. Give me some credit. And how hard could riding a horse with wings be? I've been riding on a normal horse before... Okay fine technically it was a donkey... But I choose not to segregate, I'm pro equine rights. Anyway, back to the shower... Which by now I was done with. I was fresh, sweat no longer tainted my skin with its sticky grasp, it no longer felt like I was stuck holding the sweaty hand of my former lover.
I got changed into a white shirt and skinny jeans, because I remembered that wearing jeans while riding a horse is a good thing. I left my room in the Ares cabin and headed off towards the Pegasus Stables, I didn't see anyone else on my way there so I have no quirky conversations to report. In fact, if I had met someone else on my way there I'm sure none of this would have taken place. But thanks to my training with Ra's Al Ghul and my membership into the league of shadows being paid on time, I managed to make
It to the Pegasus Arena, no-one was around so I decided they must just be on a trust basis, you trust me not to be an idiot (spoiler alert: I am) and I don't do anything idiotic (spoiler alert: I did). So onto a Pegasus I got, I probably should have said go to it first before just hoping on its back with no saddle... That's how you ride them right? With no saddle? Anyway, I'm sure that's not important. The important thing is, off I went. Into the air, the warm breeze caressing my skin like it had just met a long lost friend. Or perhaps a distant relative, how it knew me was not the point, the point was the Pegasus, that I aptly named Peggy Sue in my head didn't like me all that much, stupid donkey.
Half an hour into my flight was when I thought I could see someone in the Forest that I knew, I leant over to the right to try and see who it was, Peggy Sue saw her opportunity, she did a quick turn to the left. Yeah. I was screwed. Thankfully my reactions were quick enough to grasp onto Peggy Sue's mane, she wasn't too big of a fan of that and bucked in the air until I fell off, and to add insult to injury, and because Peggy Sue thinks of herself as the David Beckham of the Pegasus population, she kicked me, sending me tumbling down to the forest floor. I was lucky and a few branches broke my fall.
So there I was, reeling in the pain of landing with my legs either side of a thick branch. I won't lie, I was confused, disorientated, lost and a little in awe of Peggy Sues ability to kick me while I fell. I made a metal note to get her autograph later when I made it back to camp. I looked at my surrounding, trees. Yeah. Not see what I expected from a forest, but thankfully there was no monster around here, or better yet, thankfully Chiron wasn't around to see me master the art of being an idiot. To my right was a vine that I thought I could crawl down just a little so I could jump down to the floor, yeah, you noticed what I said right? Thought . Unbeknownst to me, that 'vine' was a bloody snake. Bloody in the fact that I am English, not bloody in the fact that it was covered in blood, you need the right visual here. Of course I didn't know it was a snake until after I grabbed it and fell once more through the air. I was lucky this time and managed to do a tuck when I landed, it saved me from any broken bones I would otherwise had endured. The snake however did not like this out of character flying lesson I was suddenly giving it. So it bit me. On my ass. Yeah... On the ol' butt cheek. Great right? No. Not really. After I'd finished hoping around and screaming in pain I started to sneeze. Weird I thought. I must be the only guy around that is allergic to snake bites... Turns out... I'm not allergic, the snake had a cold and had just passed that cold onto me, so there is me hoping around sneezing a snake slithering off in the distance sneezing.
FYI, snake sneezes. Adorable.
I finally made it back to camp, where my cold had progressed and I now had the sweats. So I crawled into my bed and decided to just lay there and avoid the humiliation of telling anyone.
TL;DR - I started my day the same was I ended it. Sweating in bed. Also, it happened exactly how Shane said it did.
(Note: I wrote this on my phone while playing Civ V so if the formatting is off or if there are any spelling errors... Don't blame me)
| PercyJacksonRP | t5_2wwqg | cca8hbq | It started out like any other day...
There was a heat that hung around Camp Half-Blood, I woke up in a fluster, the sheets stuck to me from my sweat in the night. I peeled them off me and slumped my way into the shower. The water hit me like a brick in the face, I had forgotten to turn the shower to cold. I was standing there sweating from my shower that was meant to clean my sweat. Disaster. I turned the knob to the right and felt the cold water hit my skin, steam emanated from my skin as the cold water did its best to bless me with its touch. I need to get out of this heat I thought.
That's when It hit me. Like a wet fish in the face. Em had just mentioned something about the Pegasus area opening again. This was it. This was my chance. I'd never flown on a Pegasus before, but I of course knew what one was, I mean... Hello... I've seen Disney's 'Hercules'! Jeez. Give me some credit. And how hard could riding a horse with wings be? I've been riding on a normal horse before... Okay fine technically it was a donkey... But I choose not to segregate, I'm pro equine rights. Anyway, back to the shower... Which by now I was done with. I was fresh, sweat no longer tainted my skin with its sticky grasp, it no longer felt like I was stuck holding the sweaty hand of my former lover.
I got changed into a white shirt and skinny jeans, because I remembered that wearing jeans while riding a horse is a good thing. I left my room in the Ares cabin and headed off towards the Pegasus Stables, I didn't see anyone else on my way there so I have no quirky conversations to report. In fact, if I had met someone else on my way there I'm sure none of this would have taken place. But thanks to my training with Ra's Al Ghul and my membership into the league of shadows being paid on time, I managed to make
It to the Pegasus Arena, no-one was around so I decided they must just be on a trust basis, you trust me not to be an idiot (spoiler alert: I am) and I don't do anything idiotic (spoiler alert: I did). So onto a Pegasus I got, I probably should have said go to it first before just hoping on its back with no saddle... That's how you ride them right? With no saddle? Anyway, I'm sure that's not important. The important thing is, off I went. Into the air, the warm breeze caressing my skin like it had just met a long lost friend. Or perhaps a distant relative, how it knew me was not the point, the point was the Pegasus, that I aptly named Peggy Sue in my head didn't like me all that much, stupid donkey.
Half an hour into my flight was when I thought I could see someone in the Forest that I knew, I leant over to the right to try and see who it was, Peggy Sue saw her opportunity, she did a quick turn to the left. Yeah. I was screwed. Thankfully my reactions were quick enough to grasp onto Peggy Sue's mane, she wasn't too big of a fan of that and bucked in the air until I fell off, and to add insult to injury, and because Peggy Sue thinks of herself as the David Beckham of the Pegasus population, she kicked me, sending me tumbling down to the forest floor. I was lucky and a few branches broke my fall.
So there I was, reeling in the pain of landing with my legs either side of a thick branch. I won't lie, I was confused, disorientated, lost and a little in awe of Peggy Sues ability to kick me while I fell. I made a metal note to get her autograph later when I made it back to camp. I looked at my surrounding, trees. Yeah. Not see what I expected from a forest, but thankfully there was no monster around here, or better yet, thankfully Chiron wasn't around to see me master the art of being an idiot. To my right was a vine that I thought I could crawl down just a little so I could jump down to the floor, yeah, you noticed what I said right? Thought . Unbeknownst to me, that 'vine' was a bloody snake. Bloody in the fact that I am English, not bloody in the fact that it was covered in blood, you need the right visual here. Of course I didn't know it was a snake until after I grabbed it and fell once more through the air. I was lucky this time and managed to do a tuck when I landed, it saved me from any broken bones I would otherwise had endured. The snake however did not like this out of character flying lesson I was suddenly giving it. So it bit me. On my ass. Yeah... On the ol' butt cheek. Great right? No. Not really. After I'd finished hoping around and screaming in pain I started to sneeze. Weird I thought. I must be the only guy around that is allergic to snake bites... Turns out... I'm not allergic, the snake had a cold and had just passed that cold onto me, so there is me hoping around sneezing a snake slithering off in the distance sneezing.
FYI, snake sneezes. Adorable.
I finally made it back to camp, where my cold had progressed and I now had the sweats. So I crawled into my bed and decided to just lay there and avoid the humiliation of telling anyone. | I started my day the same was I ended it. Sweating in bed. Also, it happened exactly how Shane said it did.
(Note: I wrote this on my phone while playing Civ V so if the formatting is off or if there are any spelling errors... Don't blame me) |
OnlyRengar | Before you judge my comment, Ninfang is a great buddy of mine and I respect everything he does and how he plays Rengar.
But this play has nothing special to it. He takes his jungler's red which gives him a crazy advantage (insta level 2, rengars prime cheese moment) and on top of that starts with a red pot. A fiddle running into a brush where Rengar is located isn't going to be pretty business. The fiddle wasn't even ranked in Soloq and the graves was diamond 1 (5 points). After the fiddle feeds him first blood it was going to be an easy clean up on the graves since he had red to chase him out.
Once you get that big of an advantage on someone with Rengar there is no hope for you. Pretty much sums this game up as the rest was just fiddle having no clue how to play against rengar and Ninfang just being way better than him.
tl:dr - Ninfang stomping nonranked supports isn't something that should be front page =P | Before you judge my comment, Ninfang is a great buddy of mine and I respect everything he does and how he plays Rengar.
But this play has nothing special to it. He takes his jungler's red which gives him a crazy advantage (insta level 2, rengars prime cheese moment) and on top of that starts with a red pot. A fiddle running into a brush where Rengar is located isn't going to be pretty business. The fiddle wasn't even ranked in Soloq and the graves was diamond 1 (5 points). After the fiddle feeds him first blood it was going to be an easy clean up on the graves since he had red to chase him out.
Once you get that big of an advantage on someone with Rengar there is no hope for you. Pretty much sums this game up as the rest was just fiddle having no clue how to play against rengar and Ninfang just being way better than him.
tl:dr - Ninfang stomping nonranked supports isn't something that should be front page =P
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | ccaiin0 | Before you judge my comment, Ninfang is a great buddy of mine and I respect everything he does and how he plays Rengar.
But this play has nothing special to it. He takes his jungler's red which gives him a crazy advantage (insta level 2, rengars prime cheese moment) and on top of that starts with a red pot. A fiddle running into a brush where Rengar is located isn't going to be pretty business. The fiddle wasn't even ranked in Soloq and the graves was diamond 1 (5 points). After the fiddle feeds him first blood it was going to be an easy clean up on the graves since he had red to chase him out.
Once you get that big of an advantage on someone with Rengar there is no hope for you. Pretty much sums this game up as the rest was just fiddle having no clue how to play against rengar and Ninfang just being way better than him. | Ninfang stomping nonranked supports isn't something that should be front page =P |
DanLynch | Traditionally, there was a one-year-plus-one-day time period after an attack during which, if the victim died as a result of his injuries, the attack could be considered murder. However, with advances in modern medicine most jurisdictions have removed that time limit, and now murder can be made out if the victim died at any later time as a result of the attack.
TL;DR: Yes you will almost certainly be tried for murder.
| Traditionally, there was a one-year-plus-one-day time period after an attack during which, if the victim died as a result of his injuries, the attack could be considered murder. However, with advances in modern medicine most jurisdictions have removed that time limit, and now murder can be made out if the victim died at any later time as a result of the attack.
TL;DR: Yes you will almost certainly be tried for murder.
| technology | t5_2qh16 | ccasmk8 | Traditionally, there was a one-year-plus-one-day time period after an attack during which, if the victim died as a result of his injuries, the attack could be considered murder. However, with advances in modern medicine most jurisdictions have removed that time limit, and now murder can be made out if the victim died at any later time as a result of the attack. | Yes you will almost certainly be tried for murder. |
thereal_mytwocents | Thanks for the responses guys (and or girls). As I said, I'm not a huge gamer and list my favorite games as vice city and resident evil IV, so it would be a bug step to upgrade to the PS3 just for this but truth be told, my college roomie and I (we're both girls and both been graduated for longer than I care to admit) just got through Dead Island and Resident Evil 6 (she lives in Chicago and I'm in LA so I only get to play the newer games when I visit) and I really liked It so was thinking about getting a PS3 anyway, but it sounds like you all highly rec V so i won't be disappointed even if it isn't exactly like vice city. :)
Tldr; thank you redditors! | Thanks for the responses guys (and or girls). As I said, I'm not a huge gamer and list my favorite games as vice city and resident evil IV, so it would be a bug step to upgrade to the PS3 just for this but truth be told, my college roomie and I (we're both girls and both been graduated for longer than I care to admit) just got through Dead Island and Resident Evil 6 (she lives in Chicago and I'm in LA so I only get to play the newer games when I visit) and I really liked It so was thinking about getting a PS3 anyway, but it sounds like you all highly rec V so i won't be disappointed even if it isn't exactly like vice city. :)
Tldr; thank you redditors!
| GrandTheftAutoV | t5_2t0xk | ccam61z | Thanks for the responses guys (and or girls). As I said, I'm not a huge gamer and list my favorite games as vice city and resident evil IV, so it would be a bug step to upgrade to the PS3 just for this but truth be told, my college roomie and I (we're both girls and both been graduated for longer than I care to admit) just got through Dead Island and Resident Evil 6 (she lives in Chicago and I'm in LA so I only get to play the newer games when I visit) and I really liked It so was thinking about getting a PS3 anyway, but it sounds like you all highly rec V so i won't be disappointed even if it isn't exactly like vice city. :) | thank you redditors! |
KimJongSwag | I believe it's all to do with confidence when they verse the smaller teams they have the mentality that they will crush and win but when they verse other teams they get into the mentality that they will lose and get stomped so they play re actively instead of pro-actively.
TLDR; When they play their style they're strong when they play to the other teams style they are not so good. | I believe it's all to do with confidence when they verse the smaller teams they have the mentality that they will crush and win but when they verse other teams they get into the mentality that they will lose and get stomped so they play re actively instead of pro-actively.
TLDR; When they play their style they're strong when they play to the other teams style they are not so good.
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | ccalr7w | I believe it's all to do with confidence when they verse the smaller teams they have the mentality that they will crush and win but when they verse other teams they get into the mentality that they will lose and get stomped so they play re actively instead of pro-actively. | When they play their style they're strong when they play to the other teams style they are not so good. |
Augmentd | When I was playing softball at about the age of 11, I was waiting in line that happened to be behind the catcher (4th base/Start/Home/Finish) getting ready to bat, and this guy on 3rd base threw the ball as fast as he could straight to home to stop this one guy from getting a Home Run.
Well. The catcher missed, and I happened to turn my head and duck about 0.5sec before it the softball hit the brick wall directly where my head was.
**TL;DR death almost caused by being impaled by a softball** | When I was playing softball at about the age of 11, I was waiting in line that happened to be behind the catcher (4th base/Start/Home/Finish) getting ready to bat, and this guy on 3rd base threw the ball as fast as he could straight to home to stop this one guy from getting a Home Run.
Well. The catcher missed, and I happened to turn my head and duck about 0.5sec before it the softball hit the brick wall directly where my head was.
TL;DR death almost caused by being impaled by a softball
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ccaop58 | When I was playing softball at about the age of 11, I was waiting in line that happened to be behind the catcher (4th base/Start/Home/Finish) getting ready to bat, and this guy on 3rd base threw the ball as fast as he could straight to home to stop this one guy from getting a Home Run.
Well. The catcher missed, and I happened to turn my head and duck about 0.5sec before it the softball hit the brick wall directly where my head was. | death almost caused by being impaled by a softball |
Juxitr | The Heat because they have Norris Cole. And let me tell you why. Cole averages one championship per season. In order for him to maintain that average, he must win one next season because there is only one season per year. Therefore, Miami will not only win the East, but also the NBA title.
TLDR: Law of averages suggest Heat win. | The Heat because they have Norris Cole. And let me tell you why. Cole averages one championship per season. In order for him to maintain that average, he must win one next season because there is only one season per year. Therefore, Miami will not only win the East, but also the NBA title.
TLDR: Law of averages suggest Heat win.
| nba | t5_2qo4s | ccascri | The Heat because they have Norris Cole. And let me tell you why. Cole averages one championship per season. In order for him to maintain that average, he must win one next season because there is only one season per year. Therefore, Miami will not only win the East, but also the NBA title. | Law of averages suggest Heat win. |
factsarntstraight | Extremely late to this party, but in reading the commends: If you're avoiding playing cs:go because of word of mouth, you're probably listening to people who haven't tried it and are lying to you. 1.6 is basically dead, while this game doesn't have battlefield 4-esque "next-gen" graphical content, it's still very much a modern port. What I mean is the graphics are nice, they've patched it quite a bit to clean up the fog that people complained about, and the feel, while not EXACTLY like 1.6 is as close as you're going to get with a newer game. It's very cheap too. Buy it, try it, form your own opinion... but if you ask me it's a must own if you played as much 1.6 as so many of you say. Also with the competitive matchmaking, as it's been stated, it's no longer a time sink to scrim. There is also Overwatch now which cuts down quite a bit on cheating.
TLDR: BUY THE GAME. | Extremely late to this party, but in reading the commends: If you're avoiding playing cs:go because of word of mouth, you're probably listening to people who haven't tried it and are lying to you. 1.6 is basically dead, while this game doesn't have battlefield 4-esque "next-gen" graphical content, it's still very much a modern port. What I mean is the graphics are nice, they've patched it quite a bit to clean up the fog that people complained about, and the feel, while not EXACTLY like 1.6 is as close as you're going to get with a newer game. It's very cheap too. Buy it, try it, form your own opinion... but if you ask me it's a must own if you played as much 1.6 as so many of you say. Also with the competitive matchmaking, as it's been stated, it's no longer a time sink to scrim. There is also Overwatch now which cuts down quite a bit on cheating.
TLDR: BUY THE GAME.
| gaming | t5_2qh03 | ccb78g9 | Extremely late to this party, but in reading the commends: If you're avoiding playing cs:go because of word of mouth, you're probably listening to people who haven't tried it and are lying to you. 1.6 is basically dead, while this game doesn't have battlefield 4-esque "next-gen" graphical content, it's still very much a modern port. What I mean is the graphics are nice, they've patched it quite a bit to clean up the fog that people complained about, and the feel, while not EXACTLY like 1.6 is as close as you're going to get with a newer game. It's very cheap too. Buy it, try it, form your own opinion... but if you ask me it's a must own if you played as much 1.6 as so many of you say. Also with the competitive matchmaking, as it's been stated, it's no longer a time sink to scrim. There is also Overwatch now which cuts down quite a bit on cheating. | BUY THE GAME. |
Lereas | To put it into further perspective:
If you have a miner and you spend 20 minutes mining, how much gold are you going to make from the ore you gathered? Maybe a couple hundred if you get lucky? Granted, this is pure profit...with the exclusion of the "value of your time".
If I spend 20 minutes with my alch/jc, I can make a few hundred rare cuts, maybe a few primal diamonds, and have hundreds of posts up on the AH. Now, of course there's an investment there: I had to buy a bunch of ghost iron and prospect that (also time spent) but I'm almost positive that the per-minute profit is significantly higher. Alternately, I could buy a bunch of GL and uncommons and transmute them, and any procs become pure profit. The profit margins on the non-procs are smaller...say a GL is 50g, an uncommon is 5g, and it sells at 70g, so I'm only making 15g, but if I procx2 now it's 85g profit..I've more than doubled my gold.
Plus if you're doing the shuffle the time spent prospecting is doing double duty: you're getting rares and also making uncommons to turn into DE pieces for enchants. AND you can sell your blue proc 415s. AND you get serpents eyes for free that you can make 450s, each of which sell for a few hundred on most servers.
So the TL;DR is that with limited time, you should do the things which allow you to make the most profit in the least amount of time. Gathering is not one of those things. | To put it into further perspective:
If you have a miner and you spend 20 minutes mining, how much gold are you going to make from the ore you gathered? Maybe a couple hundred if you get lucky? Granted, this is pure profit...with the exclusion of the "value of your time".
If I spend 20 minutes with my alch/jc, I can make a few hundred rare cuts, maybe a few primal diamonds, and have hundreds of posts up on the AH. Now, of course there's an investment there: I had to buy a bunch of ghost iron and prospect that (also time spent) but I'm almost positive that the per-minute profit is significantly higher. Alternately, I could buy a bunch of GL and uncommons and transmute them, and any procs become pure profit. The profit margins on the non-procs are smaller...say a GL is 50g, an uncommon is 5g, and it sells at 70g, so I'm only making 15g, but if I procx2 now it's 85g profit..I've more than doubled my gold.
Plus if you're doing the shuffle the time spent prospecting is doing double duty: you're getting rares and also making uncommons to turn into DE pieces for enchants. AND you can sell your blue proc 415s. AND you get serpents eyes for free that you can make 450s, each of which sell for a few hundred on most servers.
So the TL;DR is that with limited time, you should do the things which allow you to make the most profit in the least amount of time. Gathering is not one of those things.
| woweconomy | t5_2v9u2 | ccatbem | To put it into further perspective:
If you have a miner and you spend 20 minutes mining, how much gold are you going to make from the ore you gathered? Maybe a couple hundred if you get lucky? Granted, this is pure profit...with the exclusion of the "value of your time".
If I spend 20 minutes with my alch/jc, I can make a few hundred rare cuts, maybe a few primal diamonds, and have hundreds of posts up on the AH. Now, of course there's an investment there: I had to buy a bunch of ghost iron and prospect that (also time spent) but I'm almost positive that the per-minute profit is significantly higher. Alternately, I could buy a bunch of GL and uncommons and transmute them, and any procs become pure profit. The profit margins on the non-procs are smaller...say a GL is 50g, an uncommon is 5g, and it sells at 70g, so I'm only making 15g, but if I procx2 now it's 85g profit..I've more than doubled my gold.
Plus if you're doing the shuffle the time spent prospecting is doing double duty: you're getting rares and also making uncommons to turn into DE pieces for enchants. AND you can sell your blue proc 415s. AND you get serpents eyes for free that you can make 450s, each of which sell for a few hundred on most servers.
So the | is that with limited time, you should do the things which allow you to make the most profit in the least amount of time. Gathering is not one of those things. |
pinkmeansdanger | [Someone else had a similar problem as you did not too long ago.](
It sounds like a bait and switch, but what you should do is see if the contract says whether or not they can rescind your contract if you cant qualify for the loan. This is something called "spot delivery". They're letting you take the car before your financing is complete. If your credit isn't good enough to qualify, they can take the car back and charge you for the mileage. The laws on this vary state by state. Some allow it, some dont. some give specific recourse to the buyer should the dealer fail to find financing for you. What i'd advise you to do is contact a consumer fraud attorney who specializes in automobiles and ask them on how to proceed.
EDIT: OP you should ask the dealership to provide you what the problem with your contract is in WRITING. Then take that along with your copy of the contract and financing agreement to an attorney.
tl;dr...review your paperwork. | [Someone else had a similar problem as you did not too long ago.](
It sounds like a bait and switch, but what you should do is see if the contract says whether or not they can rescind your contract if you cant qualify for the loan. This is something called "spot delivery". They're letting you take the car before your financing is complete. If your credit isn't good enough to qualify, they can take the car back and charge you for the mileage. The laws on this vary state by state. Some allow it, some dont. some give specific recourse to the buyer should the dealer fail to find financing for you. What i'd advise you to do is contact a consumer fraud attorney who specializes in automobiles and ask them on how to proceed.
EDIT: OP you should ask the dealership to provide you what the problem with your contract is in WRITING. Then take that along with your copy of the contract and financing agreement to an attorney.
tl;dr...review your paperwork.
| cars | t5_2qhl2 | ccarq2b | Someone else had a similar problem as you did not too long ago.](
It sounds like a bait and switch, but what you should do is see if the contract says whether or not they can rescind your contract if you cant qualify for the loan. This is something called "spot delivery". They're letting you take the car before your financing is complete. If your credit isn't good enough to qualify, they can take the car back and charge you for the mileage. The laws on this vary state by state. Some allow it, some dont. some give specific recourse to the buyer should the dealer fail to find financing for you. What i'd advise you to do is contact a consumer fraud attorney who specializes in automobiles and ask them on how to proceed.
EDIT: OP you should ask the dealership to provide you what the problem with your contract is in WRITING. Then take that along with your copy of the contract and financing agreement to an attorney. | review your paperwork. |
TheSicilianDude | I posted this response to the same question in /r/askseddit. It's a bit different from most of the advice already posted here but it's just my take on it all:
> Yes, you can pick up girls at a gym. BUT you should tread lightly. Many girls (guys too even) treat their time at the gym as "me time" and don't like being disturbed. Gym pickup takes some time. You can't look like a dude who's there just to talk to chicks. You're there to work out. Be a regular. Know the staff, and know which girls are regulars too and which ones aren't.
> Remember that gyms are a very different pickup atmosphere because the girls there aren't dressed to impress. They're in workout clothes and sweaty (but sometimes they're dressed sexy), and quite often they're wearing headphones. Many guys who try to pick up girls at gyms try to correct them on their form or ask if they need a spot. In my opinion this shit is obnoxious and comes off as trying too hard. And sometimes you'll just sound like a meathead.
> Try priming the girls first. Smile at them, make eye contact, etc. Don't ambush them, don't follow them, and DEFINITELY don't stare at them. When you get a chance to talk to her, you can start off with easy smalltalky stuff like "what are you working out today?" or "training for something?"
> She may or may not be very responsive, but if she is, be sure to introduce yourself right away. Something I like to do is ask if she plays racquetball or squash and if she does, I'll invite her to play with me in the future. If she doesn't, I'll offer to teach her. If she does engage with you, don't just talk about gym stuff. Get to know her a bit, and get her number ASAP, then say "great talking to you, gotta get back to my workout now." The gym ain't no place for long conversations!
**TL;DR: Gyms are very unique environments for picking up girls and you should tread lightly, but you can definitely pull it off.** | I posted this response to the same question in /r/askseddit. It's a bit different from most of the advice already posted here but it's just my take on it all:
> Yes, you can pick up girls at a gym. BUT you should tread lightly. Many girls (guys too even) treat their time at the gym as "me time" and don't like being disturbed. Gym pickup takes some time. You can't look like a dude who's there just to talk to chicks. You're there to work out. Be a regular. Know the staff, and know which girls are regulars too and which ones aren't.
> Remember that gyms are a very different pickup atmosphere because the girls there aren't dressed to impress. They're in workout clothes and sweaty (but sometimes they're dressed sexy), and quite often they're wearing headphones. Many guys who try to pick up girls at gyms try to correct them on their form or ask if they need a spot. In my opinion this shit is obnoxious and comes off as trying too hard. And sometimes you'll just sound like a meathead.
> Try priming the girls first. Smile at them, make eye contact, etc. Don't ambush them, don't follow them, and DEFINITELY don't stare at them. When you get a chance to talk to her, you can start off with easy smalltalky stuff like "what are you working out today?" or "training for something?"
> She may or may not be very responsive, but if she is, be sure to introduce yourself right away. Something I like to do is ask if she plays racquetball or squash and if she does, I'll invite her to play with me in the future. If she doesn't, I'll offer to teach her. If she does engage with you, don't just talk about gym stuff. Get to know her a bit, and get her number ASAP, then say "great talking to you, gotta get back to my workout now." The gym ain't no place for long conversations!
TL;DR: Gyms are very unique environments for picking up girls and you should tread lightly, but you can definitely pull it off.
| seduction | t5_2qhrv | ccayf4k | I posted this response to the same question in /r/askseddit. It's a bit different from most of the advice already posted here but it's just my take on it all:
> Yes, you can pick up girls at a gym. BUT you should tread lightly. Many girls (guys too even) treat their time at the gym as "me time" and don't like being disturbed. Gym pickup takes some time. You can't look like a dude who's there just to talk to chicks. You're there to work out. Be a regular. Know the staff, and know which girls are regulars too and which ones aren't.
> Remember that gyms are a very different pickup atmosphere because the girls there aren't dressed to impress. They're in workout clothes and sweaty (but sometimes they're dressed sexy), and quite often they're wearing headphones. Many guys who try to pick up girls at gyms try to correct them on their form or ask if they need a spot. In my opinion this shit is obnoxious and comes off as trying too hard. And sometimes you'll just sound like a meathead.
> Try priming the girls first. Smile at them, make eye contact, etc. Don't ambush them, don't follow them, and DEFINITELY don't stare at them. When you get a chance to talk to her, you can start off with easy smalltalky stuff like "what are you working out today?" or "training for something?"
> She may or may not be very responsive, but if she is, be sure to introduce yourself right away. Something I like to do is ask if she plays racquetball or squash and if she does, I'll invite her to play with me in the future. If she doesn't, I'll offer to teach her. If she does engage with you, don't just talk about gym stuff. Get to know her a bit, and get her number ASAP, then say "great talking to you, gotta get back to my workout now." The gym ain't no place for long conversations! | Gyms are very unique environments for picking up girls and you should tread lightly, but you can definitely pull it off. |
qp0n | I should have added "TLDR; resurrect Jim Johnson" | I should have added "TLDR; resurrect Jim Johnson"
| eagles | t5_2qi5w | ccayx0o | I should have added " | resurrect Jim Johnson" |
bitparity | In an ideal world, you would command a surprising number of languages. Attic/Koine/Byzantine/Modern Greek, Latin, French, German, Russian, Ottoman/Modern Turkish, and Arabic. (maybe Persian and Coptic?)
But as /u/emilytried mentioned, all aren't of equal importance and are dependent upon what era you're choosing to focus on.
As a baseline, you need to know Greek. But unfortunately, Greek from Attic to Modern is almost as wide a variance as from Latin to Standard Italian, especially since they roughly cover the same time frame.
Though you'd think that since you're studying the Byzantine era you'd want to learn Byzantine Greek, a lot of Byzantine documents are written with an eye on emulating either Attic or Koine Greek for prestige purposes. Procopius is a Byzantine historian writing in Attic that comes to mind. Also the resources for studying specifically Byzantine Greek are far less than for the other three. For that reason alone, I would recommend learning Koine Greek, as it's a bridge between Attic and Byzantine, and given that it's the language of the church, would be helpful in reading religious texts and their particular vocabulary.
After Koine Greek, I'd recommend learning French and German. This is in fact standard in the academic community, as most scholarship if it's not generated in english, will be in French or German, reflecting the three languages of the most prestigious and best funded universities in the world.
These three, Koine Greek, German, and French are the most essential for starting building blocks. The other languages are for depending upon which era you want to focus on.
If you're dealing with the Early Byzantine/Late Roman era (285-630), then Latin is also required, as there was still a lot of administration done in that language, and you'd have to have a solid command of it. Outside of Latin, maybe Coptic and Persian to deal with Byzantine Egypt and Sassanid Persia.
If you're dealing with the Middle Byzantine era (630 - 1025), then I'd recommend adding Arabic, as so much of that era is defined by Byzantine/Caliphate interactions. And for interactions with the west, you don't need to know Latin quite as much as you can deal with secondary sources written in English, German or French on those subjects, as by then the language of Byzantine administration is all in Greek, unlike in the early era. I'd also make a pitch for adding Russian to the mix, as the middle Byzantine era is when a lot of the Slavic polities really began to come into sharp focus in their conflict with Byzantium, however current Russian/Slavic research isn't "quite" as robust these days as English/German/French into this era.
Lastly for the late Byzantine era (1025 - 1453), Ottoman/Modern Turkish will be of a massive help to study the final fall of the empire. There's actually a lot of good research and archaeology being generated out of Turkey on the Byzantine Empire of all eras that simply isn't being read because of the inability for most non-specialist scholars to read turkish. If you truly want to stand out in Byzantine study, I'd recommend tackling this language.
So tl;dr overall, in order of my recommendation (IMO only the first 4 are really necessary):
1. English (duh)
2. Koine Greek
3. French
4. German
5. Modern Turkish
6. Russian
7. Arabic
8. Latin
9. All others (Ottoman Turkish, Persian, Coptic, other Greek)
| In an ideal world, you would command a surprising number of languages. Attic/Koine/Byzantine/Modern Greek, Latin, French, German, Russian, Ottoman/Modern Turkish, and Arabic. (maybe Persian and Coptic?)
But as /u/emilytried mentioned, all aren't of equal importance and are dependent upon what era you're choosing to focus on.
As a baseline, you need to know Greek. But unfortunately, Greek from Attic to Modern is almost as wide a variance as from Latin to Standard Italian, especially since they roughly cover the same time frame.
Though you'd think that since you're studying the Byzantine era you'd want to learn Byzantine Greek, a lot of Byzantine documents are written with an eye on emulating either Attic or Koine Greek for prestige purposes. Procopius is a Byzantine historian writing in Attic that comes to mind. Also the resources for studying specifically Byzantine Greek are far less than for the other three. For that reason alone, I would recommend learning Koine Greek, as it's a bridge between Attic and Byzantine, and given that it's the language of the church, would be helpful in reading religious texts and their particular vocabulary.
After Koine Greek, I'd recommend learning French and German. This is in fact standard in the academic community, as most scholarship if it's not generated in english, will be in French or German, reflecting the three languages of the most prestigious and best funded universities in the world.
These three, Koine Greek, German, and French are the most essential for starting building blocks. The other languages are for depending upon which era you want to focus on.
If you're dealing with the Early Byzantine/Late Roman era (285-630), then Latin is also required, as there was still a lot of administration done in that language, and you'd have to have a solid command of it. Outside of Latin, maybe Coptic and Persian to deal with Byzantine Egypt and Sassanid Persia.
If you're dealing with the Middle Byzantine era (630 - 1025), then I'd recommend adding Arabic, as so much of that era is defined by Byzantine/Caliphate interactions. And for interactions with the west, you don't need to know Latin quite as much as you can deal with secondary sources written in English, German or French on those subjects, as by then the language of Byzantine administration is all in Greek, unlike in the early era. I'd also make a pitch for adding Russian to the mix, as the middle Byzantine era is when a lot of the Slavic polities really began to come into sharp focus in their conflict with Byzantium, however current Russian/Slavic research isn't "quite" as robust these days as English/German/French into this era.
Lastly for the late Byzantine era (1025 - 1453), Ottoman/Modern Turkish will be of a massive help to study the final fall of the empire. There's actually a lot of good research and archaeology being generated out of Turkey on the Byzantine Empire of all eras that simply isn't being read because of the inability for most non-specialist scholars to read turkish. If you truly want to stand out in Byzantine study, I'd recommend tackling this language.
So tl;dr overall, in order of my recommendation (IMO only the first 4 are really necessary):
English (duh)
Koine Greek
French
German
Modern Turkish
Russian
Arabic
Latin
All others (Ottoman Turkish, Persian, Coptic, other Greek)
| AskHistorians | t5_2ssp3 | ccbliid | In an ideal world, you would command a surprising number of languages. Attic/Koine/Byzantine/Modern Greek, Latin, French, German, Russian, Ottoman/Modern Turkish, and Arabic. (maybe Persian and Coptic?)
But as /u/emilytried mentioned, all aren't of equal importance and are dependent upon what era you're choosing to focus on.
As a baseline, you need to know Greek. But unfortunately, Greek from Attic to Modern is almost as wide a variance as from Latin to Standard Italian, especially since they roughly cover the same time frame.
Though you'd think that since you're studying the Byzantine era you'd want to learn Byzantine Greek, a lot of Byzantine documents are written with an eye on emulating either Attic or Koine Greek for prestige purposes. Procopius is a Byzantine historian writing in Attic that comes to mind. Also the resources for studying specifically Byzantine Greek are far less than for the other three. For that reason alone, I would recommend learning Koine Greek, as it's a bridge between Attic and Byzantine, and given that it's the language of the church, would be helpful in reading religious texts and their particular vocabulary.
After Koine Greek, I'd recommend learning French and German. This is in fact standard in the academic community, as most scholarship if it's not generated in english, will be in French or German, reflecting the three languages of the most prestigious and best funded universities in the world.
These three, Koine Greek, German, and French are the most essential for starting building blocks. The other languages are for depending upon which era you want to focus on.
If you're dealing with the Early Byzantine/Late Roman era (285-630), then Latin is also required, as there was still a lot of administration done in that language, and you'd have to have a solid command of it. Outside of Latin, maybe Coptic and Persian to deal with Byzantine Egypt and Sassanid Persia.
If you're dealing with the Middle Byzantine era (630 - 1025), then I'd recommend adding Arabic, as so much of that era is defined by Byzantine/Caliphate interactions. And for interactions with the west, you don't need to know Latin quite as much as you can deal with secondary sources written in English, German or French on those subjects, as by then the language of Byzantine administration is all in Greek, unlike in the early era. I'd also make a pitch for adding Russian to the mix, as the middle Byzantine era is when a lot of the Slavic polities really began to come into sharp focus in their conflict with Byzantium, however current Russian/Slavic research isn't "quite" as robust these days as English/German/French into this era.
Lastly for the late Byzantine era (1025 - 1453), Ottoman/Modern Turkish will be of a massive help to study the final fall of the empire. There's actually a lot of good research and archaeology being generated out of Turkey on the Byzantine Empire of all eras that simply isn't being read because of the inability for most non-specialist scholars to read turkish. If you truly want to stand out in Byzantine study, I'd recommend tackling this language.
So | overall, in order of my recommendation (IMO only the first 4 are really necessary):
English (duh)
Koine Greek
French
German
Modern Turkish
Russian
Arabic
Latin
All others (Ottoman Turkish, Persian, Coptic, other Greek) |
streetmitch | Here is a [benchmark]( for the 7970 vs the 770. It looks like they perform about the same. For me i would choose the 7970 say performance for 100 dollars less. My experience with radeon has been nothing, but good things. I know 2 people with crossfire 7970s that i suggested and they love them and have had no problems with them. one of those friend has 2 different 7970s power color and sapphire. he rmad both cards at different times and they took care of him. the sapphire one was even out of warranty and they repaired it for free. Also you could get a 7970 ghz edition for 350 and it improve the performance a little.
Tl;Dr Get the 7970. | Here is a [benchmark]( for the 7970 vs the 770. It looks like they perform about the same. For me i would choose the 7970 say performance for 100 dollars less. My experience with radeon has been nothing, but good things. I know 2 people with crossfire 7970s that i suggested and they love them and have had no problems with them. one of those friend has 2 different 7970s power color and sapphire. he rmad both cards at different times and they took care of him. the sapphire one was even out of warranty and they repaired it for free. Also you could get a 7970 ghz edition for 350 and it improve the performance a little.
Tl;Dr Get the 7970.
| buildapc | t5_2rnve | ccb5i3r | Here is a [benchmark]( for the 7970 vs the 770. It looks like they perform about the same. For me i would choose the 7970 say performance for 100 dollars less. My experience with radeon has been nothing, but good things. I know 2 people with crossfire 7970s that i suggested and they love them and have had no problems with them. one of those friend has 2 different 7970s power color and sapphire. he rmad both cards at different times and they took care of him. the sapphire one was even out of warranty and they repaired it for free. Also you could get a 7970 ghz edition for 350 and it improve the performance a little. | Get the 7970. |
infnub | DUDE, same thing happened to me first day.
My console was making a lot of vibration noise on the cabinet so I thought to my high-self that i'll just move the console onto the carpet.
Without turning it off I picked up the console and INSTANTLY the disc started fucking up inside the console and I crawled into a corner and died a little.
After that crisis, I opened up the console to see my disc minorly scratched, but to much aveil it wouldn't play in the Xbox..
I didn't know what to do so I took it back to my local game store to ask if they'd replace, they declined but then the salesperson said to me "Hey, you got that as a gift didn't you?" I was confused but proceeded with a "uhh yeah" and he was like "Well I can definitely swap over a faulty gift" And then proceeded to give me a brand new copy, no questions asked.
My faith was restored! It was destiny for me to play GTAV!
TL;DR I scratched my GTAV disc on launch night and went back next day and they swapped me a brand new copy, no questions asked. | DUDE, same thing happened to me first day.
My console was making a lot of vibration noise on the cabinet so I thought to my high-self that i'll just move the console onto the carpet.
Without turning it off I picked up the console and INSTANTLY the disc started fucking up inside the console and I crawled into a corner and died a little.
After that crisis, I opened up the console to see my disc minorly scratched, but to much aveil it wouldn't play in the Xbox..
I didn't know what to do so I took it back to my local game store to ask if they'd replace, they declined but then the salesperson said to me "Hey, you got that as a gift didn't you?" I was confused but proceeded with a "uhh yeah" and he was like "Well I can definitely swap over a faulty gift" And then proceeded to give me a brand new copy, no questions asked.
My faith was restored! It was destiny for me to play GTAV!
TL;DR I scratched my GTAV disc on launch night and went back next day and they swapped me a brand new copy, no questions asked.
| GTAV | t5_2rjys | ccb8ozh | DUDE, same thing happened to me first day.
My console was making a lot of vibration noise on the cabinet so I thought to my high-self that i'll just move the console onto the carpet.
Without turning it off I picked up the console and INSTANTLY the disc started fucking up inside the console and I crawled into a corner and died a little.
After that crisis, I opened up the console to see my disc minorly scratched, but to much aveil it wouldn't play in the Xbox..
I didn't know what to do so I took it back to my local game store to ask if they'd replace, they declined but then the salesperson said to me "Hey, you got that as a gift didn't you?" I was confused but proceeded with a "uhh yeah" and he was like "Well I can definitely swap over a faulty gift" And then proceeded to give me a brand new copy, no questions asked.
My faith was restored! It was destiny for me to play GTAV! | I scratched my GTAV disc on launch night and went back next day and they swapped me a brand new copy, no questions asked. |
Gromann | The 7970 competes against the 770, not the 760. The 760 is the nvidia competitor to the 7950 (in truth just a rebradged GTX 670, just as the 770 is a 680).
The 770 has a bit of a performance advantage over the 7970 in I'd say the majority of games out there, but there are some where the 7970 beats it, also, it can OC to the point where it beats the 770 more often than not.
Throughout the history of the 7970-680, the 680 has been overall faster at some points while the 7970 beat it at others (drivers, chip revisions, etc..) but either way... There's a hell of a price difference between the 7970-770 and the 7950-760.
To be frank, AMD has the price war card and they're playing it to the point of it being cheesey. Even carrying that on to the 7990 being $300 less than the GTX 690/Titan.
NVidia is starting to lower prices a bit on some stuff, but not enough to make them viable again, as far as I'm concerned anyway.
TL;DR: The 7970 would make the 670/760 cry in a corner. | The 7970 competes against the 770, not the 760. The 760 is the nvidia competitor to the 7950 (in truth just a rebradged GTX 670, just as the 770 is a 680).
The 770 has a bit of a performance advantage over the 7970 in I'd say the majority of games out there, but there are some where the 7970 beats it, also, it can OC to the point where it beats the 770 more often than not.
Throughout the history of the 7970-680, the 680 has been overall faster at some points while the 7970 beat it at others (drivers, chip revisions, etc..) but either way... There's a hell of a price difference between the 7970-770 and the 7950-760.
To be frank, AMD has the price war card and they're playing it to the point of it being cheesey. Even carrying that on to the 7990 being $300 less than the GTX 690/Titan.
NVidia is starting to lower prices a bit on some stuff, but not enough to make them viable again, as far as I'm concerned anyway.
TL;DR: The 7970 would make the 670/760 cry in a corner.
| pcmasterrace | t5_2sgp1 | ccb8wcy | The 7970 competes against the 770, not the 760. The 760 is the nvidia competitor to the 7950 (in truth just a rebradged GTX 670, just as the 770 is a 680).
The 770 has a bit of a performance advantage over the 7970 in I'd say the majority of games out there, but there are some where the 7970 beats it, also, it can OC to the point where it beats the 770 more often than not.
Throughout the history of the 7970-680, the 680 has been overall faster at some points while the 7970 beat it at others (drivers, chip revisions, etc..) but either way... There's a hell of a price difference between the 7970-770 and the 7950-760.
To be frank, AMD has the price war card and they're playing it to the point of it being cheesey. Even carrying that on to the 7990 being $300 less than the GTX 690/Titan.
NVidia is starting to lower prices a bit on some stuff, but not enough to make them viable again, as far as I'm concerned anyway. | The 7970 would make the 670/760 cry in a corner. |
DoesntPostAThing | A lot of people don't care for the tons of features. Most of those features also usually come with a cost, be it performance, cluttered settings, instability, etc. I, for one, never use half the things in Carbon, AOKP, etc. However, I find that ROMs like CM or Mmuzzy have just the right amount of things I need and want. Hell, I'm perfectly happy right now on stock with a few things I've done with Tasker such as quick toggles.
Tl;dr: More features doesn't necessarily mean a better ROM. | A lot of people don't care for the tons of features. Most of those features also usually come with a cost, be it performance, cluttered settings, instability, etc. I, for one, never use half the things in Carbon, AOKP, etc. However, I find that ROMs like CM or Mmuzzy have just the right amount of things I need and want. Hell, I'm perfectly happy right now on stock with a few things I've done with Tasker such as quick toggles.
Tl;dr: More features doesn't necessarily mean a better ROM.
| Android | t5_2qlqh | cccd8jn | A lot of people don't care for the tons of features. Most of those features also usually come with a cost, be it performance, cluttered settings, instability, etc. I, for one, never use half the things in Carbon, AOKP, etc. However, I find that ROMs like CM or Mmuzzy have just the right amount of things I need and want. Hell, I'm perfectly happy right now on stock with a few things I've done with Tasker such as quick toggles. | More features doesn't necessarily mean a better ROM. |
GillicuttyMcAnus | Except that the owner would need to be able to see so they could direct the dog. The dog can't actually drive, its following commands/playing a game. "oh shit, the human made that sound I better do this. Yay, the human is pleased with me. Oh, ok the human made that other sound so I should do that"
TLDR- its like teaching a dog to sit... but instead of saying "sit" the trainer says "break" and "gas" | Except that the owner would need to be able to see so they could direct the dog. The dog can't actually drive, its following commands/playing a game. "oh shit, the human made that sound I better do this. Yay, the human is pleased with me. Oh, ok the human made that other sound so I should do that"
TLDR- its like teaching a dog to sit... but instead of saying "sit" the trainer says "break" and "gas"
| todayilearned | t5_2qqjc | ccbhiot | Except that the owner would need to be able to see so they could direct the dog. The dog can't actually drive, its following commands/playing a game. "oh shit, the human made that sound I better do this. Yay, the human is pleased with me. Oh, ok the human made that other sound so I should do that" | its like teaching a dog to sit... but instead of saying "sit" the trainer says "break" and "gas" |
ImNotPanicking | I've enjoyed my UDCT and really like DCT's over all.
Pros:
-Locking bottom (easy to attach a refill funnel and put on drip tips)
Cons:
-Locking bottom (this adds an extra step to the refill process. Not a big problem with the 6ml version. Could be a problem with the slim version)
-Not made of glass. Certain juices will probably crack the tank, though I haven't tested it against juices that are known to crack tanks
tl;dr: it's a standard DCT and vapor production depends on the carto. I sure do like that locking bottom though.
| I've enjoyed my UDCT and really like DCT's over all.
Pros:
-Locking bottom (easy to attach a refill funnel and put on drip tips)
Cons:
-Locking bottom (this adds an extra step to the refill process. Not a big problem with the 6ml version. Could be a problem with the slim version)
-Not made of glass. Certain juices will probably crack the tank, though I haven't tested it against juices that are known to crack tanks
tl;dr: it's a standard DCT and vapor production depends on the carto. I sure do like that locking bottom though.
| electronic_cigarette | t5_2qmlu | ccbatqt | I've enjoyed my UDCT and really like DCT's over all.
Pros:
-Locking bottom (easy to attach a refill funnel and put on drip tips)
Cons:
-Locking bottom (this adds an extra step to the refill process. Not a big problem with the 6ml version. Could be a problem with the slim version)
-Not made of glass. Certain juices will probably crack the tank, though I haven't tested it against juices that are known to crack tanks | it's a standard DCT and vapor production depends on the carto. I sure do like that locking bottom though. |
Nyshan | I was really dissapointed in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. I hated the quest system and the way the game pulls you from mansion to mansion just feels forced. That's not to say that it's not a good game, it is, it just doesn't feel the original in all the ways that made it fun.
tl;dr People have different opinions on games. | I was really dissapointed in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. I hated the quest system and the way the game pulls you from mansion to mansion just feels forced. That's not to say that it's not a good game, it is, it just doesn't feel the original in all the ways that made it fun.
tl;dr People have different opinions on games.
| 3DS | t5_2ruhy | ccd0th7 | I was really dissapointed in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. I hated the quest system and the way the game pulls you from mansion to mansion just feels forced. That's not to say that it's not a good game, it is, it just doesn't feel the original in all the ways that made it fun. | People have different opinions on games. |
ilovefatgirls | I'll probably get internet punched in the taint for what I'm about to write but I guess that's just what comes with being on the internet.
Sometimes you love someone. That person you love is a beautiful flower, you water that flower every damn day for the first 6 months or so. Then the flower gets weeds growing with it. Goddamn weeds. So you pull those weeds and the flower is no longer surrounded by the ugliness and all you see is its pure beauty once again. But guess what, those weeds, those mother fuckers come back. Seems you didn't get their roots, shoulda dug deeper. But maybe you thought that if you got the ugliness on the surface to disappear then everything would be fine. You were wrong. You were so very wrong.
You see this flower is still beautiful and you continue to water it, just not every day, maybe a couple times a week. Sometimes the flower doesn’t want you to water it. Sometimes the flower gets upset that you want more to just water it than to pull the weeds. But it's so much easier to just water it and let the weeds deal with themselves. The flower starts to close its pedals. You try to get them to open back up and they do, but then they close again. While that flower is still beautiful to you it makes you sad that the flower no longer wants you to water it and to be the one to take care of it.
The weeds come back. This time you spray weed killer on them and pull them from the ground. Fuck, you didn’t get deep enough again for those damn roots. Or maybe you did. Unfortunately the roots have already damaged your flower. Even though you got to them it was too late. The damage was done. Your flower is dying. You try everything. Water, miracle grow, more sun light, anything you can think of. You talk to it, wonder what is going on in the flowers’ head but you can’t seem to bring the flower back to how radiant and happy it was when you first started watering it. Yet in your eyes that flower is just as beautiful as the day you first layed eyes on it. You still love that flower, so very much.
The flower closes up again. It starts blaming you for why it’s not the same anymore, why she doesn’t want you to water her anymore. But you have been watering this flower for three and a half years and she wants you to still care for her. But her roots are damaged and you can’t fix them. When it’s cloudy the flower really gets upset, somehow the clouds are your fault but you have no idea how or what you did to make it your fault. Clouds, weeds, pests eating her pedals, too much water, not enough water; these are all your fault.
You don’t know how to fix things. You are so fucking sad because every other flower you watered up until this point has died. You must hold on you tell yourself. Maybe if you get out of your garden and just take a look at other gardens that won’t hurt. Afterall your flower got so upset and refuses to talk with you and tells you that she doesn’t want you to water her anymore. This has happened a few times before but it always seems that you make things better after a few days and things will blow over like before. You’re outlook is slightly different this time because the flower said some very hurtful things. You’ve kept things inside for too long and let them build up.
You decide to take a walk with a friend that night. He leads you to a garden full of beautiful flowers. All kinds. There are roses, tulips, lilies, daisies, orchids…it’s been a while since you watered orchids. One rose in particular would love to be watered by you. She listens to your problems with your flower at home. How your flower doesn’t like the way you water her. How she doesn’t like your muddy boots, doesn’t care for the way you sing to her. But this rose loves all those things and thinks that you are an amazing gardener. So you stay up all night with this rose and talk and laugh and after many drinks you water this rose.
Feelings of immediate regret and self-loathing serge through your veins and take over your body. You run from that garden. As fast as you can. Why would you do that? How could you water another flower? You weep. Your body convulses with shame and sadness. You go home to your garden, not sure of what to do. You don’t want to hurt the flower that you have loved for three plus years. So you don’t tell her what happened. But things are different. You don’t try and water your flower for weeks. You can’t sleep. You can’t look at the person that’s in the mirror. You lose 10 pounds cause you can’t eat. Then one day you can’t take it anymore and you sit down next to your flower and tell her what you did. You see the look in her eyes when you tell her that you watered another flower that was not her. That look will be forever burned into your memory and every time you think of her you picture that look of heartbreak in her eyes. It breaks you apart inside, and forever will.
The flower dies. At least the relationship you had with her. You leave. Nothing more to give. You don’t deserve to have watered such a beautiful flower.
I started out writing this to justify a very few certain circumstances where cheating isn’t as one sided and horrible. But in writing this I remember how fucking shitty and what bullshit unfaithfulness is. Some people say that the worst feeling is being cheated on. They haven’t experienced the pain of looking someone that you love in the eyes and telling them of your infidelities. Now some people say if you really loved someone you wouldn’t have cheated. Sometimes people are weak. Sometimes they can be spiteful. Sometimes they let too much shit build up and don’t address underlying issues. Sometimes you do shit and regret it and hate yourself for it. Sometimes it’s something that you regret for the rest of your entire life.
TLDR: Don’t cheat. It hurts many more people than just the one you cheat on.
| I'll probably get internet punched in the taint for what I'm about to write but I guess that's just what comes with being on the internet.
Sometimes you love someone. That person you love is a beautiful flower, you water that flower every damn day for the first 6 months or so. Then the flower gets weeds growing with it. Goddamn weeds. So you pull those weeds and the flower is no longer surrounded by the ugliness and all you see is its pure beauty once again. But guess what, those weeds, those mother fuckers come back. Seems you didn't get their roots, shoulda dug deeper. But maybe you thought that if you got the ugliness on the surface to disappear then everything would be fine. You were wrong. You were so very wrong.
You see this flower is still beautiful and you continue to water it, just not every day, maybe a couple times a week. Sometimes the flower doesn’t want you to water it. Sometimes the flower gets upset that you want more to just water it than to pull the weeds. But it's so much easier to just water it and let the weeds deal with themselves. The flower starts to close its pedals. You try to get them to open back up and they do, but then they close again. While that flower is still beautiful to you it makes you sad that the flower no longer wants you to water it and to be the one to take care of it.
The weeds come back. This time you spray weed killer on them and pull them from the ground. Fuck, you didn’t get deep enough again for those damn roots. Or maybe you did. Unfortunately the roots have already damaged your flower. Even though you got to them it was too late. The damage was done. Your flower is dying. You try everything. Water, miracle grow, more sun light, anything you can think of. You talk to it, wonder what is going on in the flowers’ head but you can’t seem to bring the flower back to how radiant and happy it was when you first started watering it. Yet in your eyes that flower is just as beautiful as the day you first layed eyes on it. You still love that flower, so very much.
The flower closes up again. It starts blaming you for why it’s not the same anymore, why she doesn’t want you to water her anymore. But you have been watering this flower for three and a half years and she wants you to still care for her. But her roots are damaged and you can’t fix them. When it’s cloudy the flower really gets upset, somehow the clouds are your fault but you have no idea how or what you did to make it your fault. Clouds, weeds, pests eating her pedals, too much water, not enough water; these are all your fault.
You don’t know how to fix things. You are so fucking sad because every other flower you watered up until this point has died. You must hold on you tell yourself. Maybe if you get out of your garden and just take a look at other gardens that won’t hurt. Afterall your flower got so upset and refuses to talk with you and tells you that she doesn’t want you to water her anymore. This has happened a few times before but it always seems that you make things better after a few days and things will blow over like before. You’re outlook is slightly different this time because the flower said some very hurtful things. You’ve kept things inside for too long and let them build up.
You decide to take a walk with a friend that night. He leads you to a garden full of beautiful flowers. All kinds. There are roses, tulips, lilies, daisies, orchids…it’s been a while since you watered orchids. One rose in particular would love to be watered by you. She listens to your problems with your flower at home. How your flower doesn’t like the way you water her. How she doesn’t like your muddy boots, doesn’t care for the way you sing to her. But this rose loves all those things and thinks that you are an amazing gardener. So you stay up all night with this rose and talk and laugh and after many drinks you water this rose.
Feelings of immediate regret and self-loathing serge through your veins and take over your body. You run from that garden. As fast as you can. Why would you do that? How could you water another flower? You weep. Your body convulses with shame and sadness. You go home to your garden, not sure of what to do. You don’t want to hurt the flower that you have loved for three plus years. So you don’t tell her what happened. But things are different. You don’t try and water your flower for weeks. You can’t sleep. You can’t look at the person that’s in the mirror. You lose 10 pounds cause you can’t eat. Then one day you can’t take it anymore and you sit down next to your flower and tell her what you did. You see the look in her eyes when you tell her that you watered another flower that was not her. That look will be forever burned into your memory and every time you think of her you picture that look of heartbreak in her eyes. It breaks you apart inside, and forever will.
The flower dies. At least the relationship you had with her. You leave. Nothing more to give. You don’t deserve to have watered such a beautiful flower.
I started out writing this to justify a very few certain circumstances where cheating isn’t as one sided and horrible. But in writing this I remember how fucking shitty and what bullshit unfaithfulness is. Some people say that the worst feeling is being cheated on. They haven’t experienced the pain of looking someone that you love in the eyes and telling them of your infidelities. Now some people say if you really loved someone you wouldn’t have cheated. Sometimes people are weak. Sometimes they can be spiteful. Sometimes they let too much shit build up and don’t address underlying issues. Sometimes you do shit and regret it and hate yourself for it. Sometimes it’s something that you regret for the rest of your entire life.
TLDR: Don’t cheat. It hurts many more people than just the one you cheat on.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | ccc8qsp | I'll probably get internet punched in the taint for what I'm about to write but I guess that's just what comes with being on the internet.
Sometimes you love someone. That person you love is a beautiful flower, you water that flower every damn day for the first 6 months or so. Then the flower gets weeds growing with it. Goddamn weeds. So you pull those weeds and the flower is no longer surrounded by the ugliness and all you see is its pure beauty once again. But guess what, those weeds, those mother fuckers come back. Seems you didn't get their roots, shoulda dug deeper. But maybe you thought that if you got the ugliness on the surface to disappear then everything would be fine. You were wrong. You were so very wrong.
You see this flower is still beautiful and you continue to water it, just not every day, maybe a couple times a week. Sometimes the flower doesn’t want you to water it. Sometimes the flower gets upset that you want more to just water it than to pull the weeds. But it's so much easier to just water it and let the weeds deal with themselves. The flower starts to close its pedals. You try to get them to open back up and they do, but then they close again. While that flower is still beautiful to you it makes you sad that the flower no longer wants you to water it and to be the one to take care of it.
The weeds come back. This time you spray weed killer on them and pull them from the ground. Fuck, you didn’t get deep enough again for those damn roots. Or maybe you did. Unfortunately the roots have already damaged your flower. Even though you got to them it was too late. The damage was done. Your flower is dying. You try everything. Water, miracle grow, more sun light, anything you can think of. You talk to it, wonder what is going on in the flowers’ head but you can’t seem to bring the flower back to how radiant and happy it was when you first started watering it. Yet in your eyes that flower is just as beautiful as the day you first layed eyes on it. You still love that flower, so very much.
The flower closes up again. It starts blaming you for why it’s not the same anymore, why she doesn’t want you to water her anymore. But you have been watering this flower for three and a half years and she wants you to still care for her. But her roots are damaged and you can’t fix them. When it’s cloudy the flower really gets upset, somehow the clouds are your fault but you have no idea how or what you did to make it your fault. Clouds, weeds, pests eating her pedals, too much water, not enough water; these are all your fault.
You don’t know how to fix things. You are so fucking sad because every other flower you watered up until this point has died. You must hold on you tell yourself. Maybe if you get out of your garden and just take a look at other gardens that won’t hurt. Afterall your flower got so upset and refuses to talk with you and tells you that she doesn’t want you to water her anymore. This has happened a few times before but it always seems that you make things better after a few days and things will blow over like before. You’re outlook is slightly different this time because the flower said some very hurtful things. You’ve kept things inside for too long and let them build up.
You decide to take a walk with a friend that night. He leads you to a garden full of beautiful flowers. All kinds. There are roses, tulips, lilies, daisies, orchids…it’s been a while since you watered orchids. One rose in particular would love to be watered by you. She listens to your problems with your flower at home. How your flower doesn’t like the way you water her. How she doesn’t like your muddy boots, doesn’t care for the way you sing to her. But this rose loves all those things and thinks that you are an amazing gardener. So you stay up all night with this rose and talk and laugh and after many drinks you water this rose.
Feelings of immediate regret and self-loathing serge through your veins and take over your body. You run from that garden. As fast as you can. Why would you do that? How could you water another flower? You weep. Your body convulses with shame and sadness. You go home to your garden, not sure of what to do. You don’t want to hurt the flower that you have loved for three plus years. So you don’t tell her what happened. But things are different. You don’t try and water your flower for weeks. You can’t sleep. You can’t look at the person that’s in the mirror. You lose 10 pounds cause you can’t eat. Then one day you can’t take it anymore and you sit down next to your flower and tell her what you did. You see the look in her eyes when you tell her that you watered another flower that was not her. That look will be forever burned into your memory and every time you think of her you picture that look of heartbreak in her eyes. It breaks you apart inside, and forever will.
The flower dies. At least the relationship you had with her. You leave. Nothing more to give. You don’t deserve to have watered such a beautiful flower.
I started out writing this to justify a very few certain circumstances where cheating isn’t as one sided and horrible. But in writing this I remember how fucking shitty and what bullshit unfaithfulness is. Some people say that the worst feeling is being cheated on. They haven’t experienced the pain of looking someone that you love in the eyes and telling them of your infidelities. Now some people say if you really loved someone you wouldn’t have cheated. Sometimes people are weak. Sometimes they can be spiteful. Sometimes they let too much shit build up and don’t address underlying issues. Sometimes you do shit and regret it and hate yourself for it. Sometimes it’s something that you regret for the rest of your entire life. | Don’t cheat. It hurts many more people than just the one you cheat on. |
ares688 | I don't know if embarrassing is necessarily the word, horrifying more like, but recently I got drunk.
Now it isn't unusual for me to drink, nor is it unusual for me to get black out drunk, but tonight was a special case. I didn't intend to go out at all, but I got a text from a girl who lived out of town. She wanted me to meet her out.
Before I continue I feel that I need to preface the situation a bit. We were both at the same uni and worked together before she moved on to med school this year. I had always maintained a professional relationship and put my "best foot forward," but I always thought highly of her. She is seemingly perfect. Swimsuit calendar. Med school. Volunteers at homeless shelters. When we first met I thought she had to be stuck up or faking all of these things for med school apps, but I couldn't have been more wrong. I didn't know people like that existed.
Anyway, leading up to this night, we'd talked more about things outside of work. Life in general. It was pretty alright. I only wish I'd known how much I was about to screw it up.
I cashed a check that I was supposed to be saving just so I could throw money around, but before I even met her and her group I went to a friends house to participate in 2v2 "slap the bag" (terrible game). Subsequently, I was already drunk before we all stumbled to the strip of bars and started taking Patron shots.
It was at this point that I finally ran into her.
I only remember snapshots of the rest of the night, but my phone told me all that I needed to know.
Apparently, in my inebriated state I'd sent incoherent messages. Tons of them. At least 10, but they didn't say anything remotely intelligible. It would be something like "asldfvna pussy" or "lkjdfl fuckaslkdfj younalks in theklsf ass." Things like that. The worst part is that based on her responses she was being really nice about it. I mean, I never talk like that. Ever. I've never been so embarrassed looking back at drunk texts in my life.
Here, I'd spent all this time, not exactly being a person I wasn't, but trying to be the best person I'm capable of being. She was so amazing, even the best version of me wasn't close to good enough. Then in one night that I don't even remember that all crumbled away, but that isn't even the worst part...
I tried to apologize the next day, it was pretty well thought out and sincere. Little did I know that her and her boyfriend were having problems and he must have been a controlling asshole because he got onto her facebook and saw the message I sent. Apparently it was the last straw. He thought that we were together behind his back I guess. So they broke up.
**TL;DR I have a drinking problem.**
| I don't know if embarrassing is necessarily the word, horrifying more like, but recently I got drunk.
Now it isn't unusual for me to drink, nor is it unusual for me to get black out drunk, but tonight was a special case. I didn't intend to go out at all, but I got a text from a girl who lived out of town. She wanted me to meet her out.
Before I continue I feel that I need to preface the situation a bit. We were both at the same uni and worked together before she moved on to med school this year. I had always maintained a professional relationship and put my "best foot forward," but I always thought highly of her. She is seemingly perfect. Swimsuit calendar. Med school. Volunteers at homeless shelters. When we first met I thought she had to be stuck up or faking all of these things for med school apps, but I couldn't have been more wrong. I didn't know people like that existed.
Anyway, leading up to this night, we'd talked more about things outside of work. Life in general. It was pretty alright. I only wish I'd known how much I was about to screw it up.
I cashed a check that I was supposed to be saving just so I could throw money around, but before I even met her and her group I went to a friends house to participate in 2v2 "slap the bag" (terrible game). Subsequently, I was already drunk before we all stumbled to the strip of bars and started taking Patron shots.
It was at this point that I finally ran into her.
I only remember snapshots of the rest of the night, but my phone told me all that I needed to know.
Apparently, in my inebriated state I'd sent incoherent messages. Tons of them. At least 10, but they didn't say anything remotely intelligible. It would be something like "asldfvna pussy" or "lkjdfl fuckaslkdfj younalks in theklsf ass." Things like that. The worst part is that based on her responses she was being really nice about it. I mean, I never talk like that. Ever. I've never been so embarrassed looking back at drunk texts in my life.
Here, I'd spent all this time, not exactly being a person I wasn't, but trying to be the best person I'm capable of being. She was so amazing, even the best version of me wasn't close to good enough. Then in one night that I don't even remember that all crumbled away, but that isn't even the worst part...
I tried to apologize the next day, it was pretty well thought out and sincere. Little did I know that her and her boyfriend were having problems and he must have been a controlling asshole because he got onto her facebook and saw the message I sent. Apparently it was the last straw. He thought that we were together behind his back I guess. So they broke up.
TL;DR I have a drinking problem.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cccc9yk | I don't know if embarrassing is necessarily the word, horrifying more like, but recently I got drunk.
Now it isn't unusual for me to drink, nor is it unusual for me to get black out drunk, but tonight was a special case. I didn't intend to go out at all, but I got a text from a girl who lived out of town. She wanted me to meet her out.
Before I continue I feel that I need to preface the situation a bit. We were both at the same uni and worked together before she moved on to med school this year. I had always maintained a professional relationship and put my "best foot forward," but I always thought highly of her. She is seemingly perfect. Swimsuit calendar. Med school. Volunteers at homeless shelters. When we first met I thought she had to be stuck up or faking all of these things for med school apps, but I couldn't have been more wrong. I didn't know people like that existed.
Anyway, leading up to this night, we'd talked more about things outside of work. Life in general. It was pretty alright. I only wish I'd known how much I was about to screw it up.
I cashed a check that I was supposed to be saving just so I could throw money around, but before I even met her and her group I went to a friends house to participate in 2v2 "slap the bag" (terrible game). Subsequently, I was already drunk before we all stumbled to the strip of bars and started taking Patron shots.
It was at this point that I finally ran into her.
I only remember snapshots of the rest of the night, but my phone told me all that I needed to know.
Apparently, in my inebriated state I'd sent incoherent messages. Tons of them. At least 10, but they didn't say anything remotely intelligible. It would be something like "asldfvna pussy" or "lkjdfl fuckaslkdfj younalks in theklsf ass." Things like that. The worst part is that based on her responses she was being really nice about it. I mean, I never talk like that. Ever. I've never been so embarrassed looking back at drunk texts in my life.
Here, I'd spent all this time, not exactly being a person I wasn't, but trying to be the best person I'm capable of being. She was so amazing, even the best version of me wasn't close to good enough. Then in one night that I don't even remember that all crumbled away, but that isn't even the worst part...
I tried to apologize the next day, it was pretty well thought out and sincere. Little did I know that her and her boyfriend were having problems and he must have been a controlling asshole because he got onto her facebook and saw the message I sent. Apparently it was the last straw. He thought that we were together behind his back I guess. So they broke up. | I have a drinking problem. |
littlebitnew8 | Asking for advice. So me and my friends were drinking last night and being stupid i let my friend use my motorbike to go pick up my other friend, it was only down the road it should of taken literally 5 minutes but ended up taking 30, next thing you know police are chasing them outside my house they crash and my 1 friend jumps back on the bike and drives off, the other guy ran off so i came outside to speak to the police i said what's going on my bike's just been stolen. The first thing they said no it's not thats you're friends i defend myself saying no it's not my friend's so they put me in the car then about 5 minutes later they take me back to my house (this all happened outside my house). they bring all scrap bits from the bike where they crashed, and my helmet. stupidly my friend threw my helmet of thinking they can't knock him off if he's without a helmet. After all this they say i'm to drunk they'll come get me tomorrow to question me etc because i'm to drunk, i say thats fine. I go back in my house phone my friend like bring the bike back, he's already on curfew breached it over 10x now and hes most likely going to jail he brings the bike back to my house and the police must of waited or something and soon as we were putting the bike in the garage they jumped out and grabbed us both and arrested my friend.
TLDR:Friend uses my bike, gets chased by police. I just need some advice on what i should do about the offence without snitching my friend up. | Asking for advice. So me and my friends were drinking last night and being stupid i let my friend use my motorbike to go pick up my other friend, it was only down the road it should of taken literally 5 minutes but ended up taking 30, next thing you know police are chasing them outside my house they crash and my 1 friend jumps back on the bike and drives off, the other guy ran off so i came outside to speak to the police i said what's going on my bike's just been stolen. The first thing they said no it's not thats you're friends i defend myself saying no it's not my friend's so they put me in the car then about 5 minutes later they take me back to my house (this all happened outside my house). they bring all scrap bits from the bike where they crashed, and my helmet. stupidly my friend threw my helmet of thinking they can't knock him off if he's without a helmet. After all this they say i'm to drunk they'll come get me tomorrow to question me etc because i'm to drunk, i say thats fine. I go back in my house phone my friend like bring the bike back, he's already on curfew breached it over 10x now and hes most likely going to jail he brings the bike back to my house and the police must of waited or something and soon as we were putting the bike in the garage they jumped out and grabbed us both and arrested my friend.
TLDR:Friend uses my bike, gets chased by police. I just need some advice on what i should do about the offence without snitching my friend up.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ccckcdy | Asking for advice. So me and my friends were drinking last night and being stupid i let my friend use my motorbike to go pick up my other friend, it was only down the road it should of taken literally 5 minutes but ended up taking 30, next thing you know police are chasing them outside my house they crash and my 1 friend jumps back on the bike and drives off, the other guy ran off so i came outside to speak to the police i said what's going on my bike's just been stolen. The first thing they said no it's not thats you're friends i defend myself saying no it's not my friend's so they put me in the car then about 5 minutes later they take me back to my house (this all happened outside my house). they bring all scrap bits from the bike where they crashed, and my helmet. stupidly my friend threw my helmet of thinking they can't knock him off if he's without a helmet. After all this they say i'm to drunk they'll come get me tomorrow to question me etc because i'm to drunk, i say thats fine. I go back in my house phone my friend like bring the bike back, he's already on curfew breached it over 10x now and hes most likely going to jail he brings the bike back to my house and the police must of waited or something and soon as we were putting the bike in the garage they jumped out and grabbed us both and arrested my friend. | Friend uses my bike, gets chased by police. I just need some advice on what i should do about the offence without snitching my friend up. |
Kalfira | Because I was curious I pieced this out and here is each part and it's price:
[AMD FX 4300]( - 109$
[Radeon HD 7850]( - 149$
[8 GB of DDR3 Ram]( - 72$ x 2
[2 TB Hard Drive]( - 149$
[78LMT-USB3 Motherboard]( - 65$
[550W Power Suply]( - 70$
[DVD-RW Drive]( - 20$
Case (not specified) ~120$ for a pretty nice one
So in total this would cost 826$ to piece out part by part. Now this isn't to day these aren't refurbished parts. But it also doesn't include and OS which is easily another 100$ you have to pay to get it working (unless you use linux). According to google the system costs £659.99 or approximately 1057.24$USD. My final verdict would be:
**TL;DR** You could do worse. But you would be able to save a sizable ammount of money if you built it. I awknowledge a bit of the above is a little guess work but I would say it's a decent deal, but be aware you have to buy and install your own OS. If you want to try your hand at assembling your own PC for fun / saving money check out /r/buildapc
Hope this helps!
**Addendum. The pieces I linked above I do NOT guarantee will all work together. It's just the closest I was able to get in that build so if you try and use those as your parts be sure to make sure the build all works together | Because I was curious I pieced this out and here is each part and it's price:
[AMD FX 4300]( - 109$
[Radeon HD 7850]( - 149$
[8 GB of DDR3 Ram]( - 72$ x 2
[2 TB Hard Drive]( - 149$
[78LMT-USB3 Motherboard]( - 65$
[550W Power Suply]( - 70$
[DVD-RW Drive]( - 20$
Case (not specified) ~120$ for a pretty nice one
So in total this would cost 826$ to piece out part by part. Now this isn't to day these aren't refurbished parts. But it also doesn't include and OS which is easily another 100$ you have to pay to get it working (unless you use linux). According to google the system costs £659.99 or approximately 1057.24$USD. My final verdict would be:
TL;DR You could do worse. But you would be able to save a sizable ammount of money if you built it. I awknowledge a bit of the above is a little guess work but I would say it's a decent deal, but be aware you have to buy and install your own OS. If you want to try your hand at assembling your own PC for fun / saving money check out /r/buildapc
Hope this helps!
**Addendum. The pieces I linked above I do NOT guarantee will all work together. It's just the closest I was able to get in that build so if you try and use those as your parts be sure to make sure the build all works together
| techsupport | t5_2qioo | cccndwa | Because I was curious I pieced this out and here is each part and it's price:
[AMD FX 4300]( - 109$
[Radeon HD 7850]( - 149$
[8 GB of DDR3 Ram]( - 72$ x 2
[2 TB Hard Drive]( - 149$
[78LMT-USB3 Motherboard]( - 65$
[550W Power Suply]( - 70$
[DVD-RW Drive]( - 20$
Case (not specified) ~120$ for a pretty nice one
So in total this would cost 826$ to piece out part by part. Now this isn't to day these aren't refurbished parts. But it also doesn't include and OS which is easily another 100$ you have to pay to get it working (unless you use linux). According to google the system costs £659.99 or approximately 1057.24$USD. My final verdict would be: | You could do worse. But you would be able to save a sizable ammount of money if you built it. I awknowledge a bit of the above is a little guess work but I would say it's a decent deal, but be aware you have to buy and install your own OS. If you want to try your hand at assembling your own PC for fun / saving money check out /r/buildapc
Hope this helps!
**Addendum. The pieces I linked above I do NOT guarantee will all work together. It's just the closest I was able to get in that build so if you try and use those as your parts be sure to make sure the build all works together |
DchozN | Watch the original frag clip of Astana Dragons' Markeloff acing NiP in a gun round on de_inferno from the MSI Beat It! qualifier produced by the ESEA News Video Team.
Basically after releasing frag clips we also produce a followup video, Behind the Play, which fully explains WHY the player featured in that frag clip were able to get all those frags.
So in this latest Behind the Play episode we have our very own CAKEbuilder break down, analyze and provide high level commentary to completely explain just how Markeloff was able to pull off this ace against the best CS: GO team in the world, NiP.
"*Easy peasy lemon squeezy*."
**TLDR** We release frag clip ---> Then followup video explaining the round. | Watch the original frag clip of Astana Dragons' Markeloff acing NiP in a gun round on de_inferno from the MSI Beat It! qualifier produced by the ESEA News Video Team.
Basically after releasing frag clips we also produce a followup video, Behind the Play, which fully explains WHY the player featured in that frag clip were able to get all those frags.
So in this latest Behind the Play episode we have our very own CAKEbuilder break down, analyze and provide high level commentary to completely explain just how Markeloff was able to pull off this ace against the best CS: GO team in the world, NiP.
" Easy peasy lemon squeezy ."
TLDR We release frag clip ---> Then followup video explaining the round.
| GlobalOffensive | t5_2sqho | cccnflt | Watch the original frag clip of Astana Dragons' Markeloff acing NiP in a gun round on de_inferno from the MSI Beat It! qualifier produced by the ESEA News Video Team.
Basically after releasing frag clips we also produce a followup video, Behind the Play, which fully explains WHY the player featured in that frag clip were able to get all those frags.
So in this latest Behind the Play episode we have our very own CAKEbuilder break down, analyze and provide high level commentary to completely explain just how Markeloff was able to pull off this ace against the best CS: GO team in the world, NiP.
" Easy peasy lemon squeezy ." | We release frag clip ---> Then followup video explaining the round. |
IhaveTheScoopOnU | I'm sorry for this large wall of text, I'm explaining this in the shortest way I possibly can.
I'm Canadian, and I visited Florida. I went to a shooting range and kept 3 empty shell casings as a souvenir of my first time at a shooting range. The Port of Miami authorities found them (because they were in my hand-carry, completely unconcealed) and said it's against ship rules, they need to be destroyed. I explained my situation, and she was nice enough to suggest that a local cafe keeps items as a courtesy for cruise guests, and the might keep my shell casings for me. I kindly declined, as I didn't want any more issues, and let her destroy the shell casings. Florida law does permit anybody to carry around ammunition, it's not a crime. This wasn't even ammunition as it lacked primer, a projectile, etc, and let's face it: calling a shell casing a bullet is like calling a candle a bomb.
I was boarding the ship and they had marked me down as "Guy who has shell casings;" it showed up in big and bold once they scanned by card. In front of dozens of people whom I was going to spend the next 6 days with, they exclaimed, "Oh my, you have shell casings!" They called for an x-ray, at which point I repeatedly explained that they were already confiscated. They radio'd Miami Port Authorities, who confirmed this, and they let me board the ship. Needless to say, this was embarrassing, as it was done in front of dozens of my fellow cruisers.
We're in the stateroom, 1 hour before the ship sails. I go to get some lemonade, leave my family in the room. I come back 20 mins later, and a security team is in my room. My family had given them permission to search the room so that they didn't give us anymore trouble on the cruise. Needless to say, they did not find shit. But these were 3 men, searching through my mother's personal clothing, and I called them out on this bullshit. I told the head of security that happened to be there that this is "fucking bullshit." He said that he's not here to take my "abuse." I responded by saying a) This is not abuse; this situation is in fact, bullshit b) I'm not breaking any laws, just a ship's rule and it was an honest mistake c) There shouldn't be men going through my mother's stuff, get a woman to do it d) If he's too big of a bitch to deal with one upset customer (rightfully so, I can say bye bye to my $2000 cruise, how am I supposed to have fun now?), then he shouldn't be working head of security
They walked out and we didn't hear from them for the rest of the cruise, but this incident still prevented me from having a good time. The point is though, why did the ship's security care about the shell casings if the Port Authorities didn't? I didn't care that they were confiscated, I cared that they treated me like a criminal when in fact I didn't even commit a crime. The Port Authorities are a government organization, and if they deemed me a threat, I would've never been allowed on the ship in the first place. And also, it was all very unprofessionally done, ex. men going through my mother's stuff.
TL;DR: Carnival's security team overrides the authority of Miami's Port Authorities, and treats me like a criminal, all over 3 pieces of rolled fucking brass. They refused to act professional while doing so. | I'm sorry for this large wall of text, I'm explaining this in the shortest way I possibly can.
I'm Canadian, and I visited Florida. I went to a shooting range and kept 3 empty shell casings as a souvenir of my first time at a shooting range. The Port of Miami authorities found them (because they were in my hand-carry, completely unconcealed) and said it's against ship rules, they need to be destroyed. I explained my situation, and she was nice enough to suggest that a local cafe keeps items as a courtesy for cruise guests, and the might keep my shell casings for me. I kindly declined, as I didn't want any more issues, and let her destroy the shell casings. Florida law does permit anybody to carry around ammunition, it's not a crime. This wasn't even ammunition as it lacked primer, a projectile, etc, and let's face it: calling a shell casing a bullet is like calling a candle a bomb.
I was boarding the ship and they had marked me down as "Guy who has shell casings;" it showed up in big and bold once they scanned by card. In front of dozens of people whom I was going to spend the next 6 days with, they exclaimed, "Oh my, you have shell casings!" They called for an x-ray, at which point I repeatedly explained that they were already confiscated. They radio'd Miami Port Authorities, who confirmed this, and they let me board the ship. Needless to say, this was embarrassing, as it was done in front of dozens of my fellow cruisers.
We're in the stateroom, 1 hour before the ship sails. I go to get some lemonade, leave my family in the room. I come back 20 mins later, and a security team is in my room. My family had given them permission to search the room so that they didn't give us anymore trouble on the cruise. Needless to say, they did not find shit. But these were 3 men, searching through my mother's personal clothing, and I called them out on this bullshit. I told the head of security that happened to be there that this is "fucking bullshit." He said that he's not here to take my "abuse." I responded by saying a) This is not abuse; this situation is in fact, bullshit b) I'm not breaking any laws, just a ship's rule and it was an honest mistake c) There shouldn't be men going through my mother's stuff, get a woman to do it d) If he's too big of a bitch to deal with one upset customer (rightfully so, I can say bye bye to my $2000 cruise, how am I supposed to have fun now?), then he shouldn't be working head of security
They walked out and we didn't hear from them for the rest of the cruise, but this incident still prevented me from having a good time. The point is though, why did the ship's security care about the shell casings if the Port Authorities didn't? I didn't care that they were confiscated, I cared that they treated me like a criminal when in fact I didn't even commit a crime. The Port Authorities are a government organization, and if they deemed me a threat, I would've never been allowed on the ship in the first place. And also, it was all very unprofessionally done, ex. men going through my mother's stuff.
TL;DR: Carnival's security team overrides the authority of Miami's Port Authorities, and treats me like a criminal, all over 3 pieces of rolled fucking brass. They refused to act professional while doing so.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cccs2jd | I'm sorry for this large wall of text, I'm explaining this in the shortest way I possibly can.
I'm Canadian, and I visited Florida. I went to a shooting range and kept 3 empty shell casings as a souvenir of my first time at a shooting range. The Port of Miami authorities found them (because they were in my hand-carry, completely unconcealed) and said it's against ship rules, they need to be destroyed. I explained my situation, and she was nice enough to suggest that a local cafe keeps items as a courtesy for cruise guests, and the might keep my shell casings for me. I kindly declined, as I didn't want any more issues, and let her destroy the shell casings. Florida law does permit anybody to carry around ammunition, it's not a crime. This wasn't even ammunition as it lacked primer, a projectile, etc, and let's face it: calling a shell casing a bullet is like calling a candle a bomb.
I was boarding the ship and they had marked me down as "Guy who has shell casings;" it showed up in big and bold once they scanned by card. In front of dozens of people whom I was going to spend the next 6 days with, they exclaimed, "Oh my, you have shell casings!" They called for an x-ray, at which point I repeatedly explained that they were already confiscated. They radio'd Miami Port Authorities, who confirmed this, and they let me board the ship. Needless to say, this was embarrassing, as it was done in front of dozens of my fellow cruisers.
We're in the stateroom, 1 hour before the ship sails. I go to get some lemonade, leave my family in the room. I come back 20 mins later, and a security team is in my room. My family had given them permission to search the room so that they didn't give us anymore trouble on the cruise. Needless to say, they did not find shit. But these were 3 men, searching through my mother's personal clothing, and I called them out on this bullshit. I told the head of security that happened to be there that this is "fucking bullshit." He said that he's not here to take my "abuse." I responded by saying a) This is not abuse; this situation is in fact, bullshit b) I'm not breaking any laws, just a ship's rule and it was an honest mistake c) There shouldn't be men going through my mother's stuff, get a woman to do it d) If he's too big of a bitch to deal with one upset customer (rightfully so, I can say bye bye to my $2000 cruise, how am I supposed to have fun now?), then he shouldn't be working head of security
They walked out and we didn't hear from them for the rest of the cruise, but this incident still prevented me from having a good time. The point is though, why did the ship's security care about the shell casings if the Port Authorities didn't? I didn't care that they were confiscated, I cared that they treated me like a criminal when in fact I didn't even commit a crime. The Port Authorities are a government organization, and if they deemed me a threat, I would've never been allowed on the ship in the first place. And also, it was all very unprofessionally done, ex. men going through my mother's stuff. | Carnival's security team overrides the authority of Miami's Port Authorities, and treats me like a criminal, all over 3 pieces of rolled fucking brass. They refused to act professional while doing so. |
flyingfish415 | Rinderpest was considered officially eradicated in 2011. It is only the second disease ever to be fully eradicated -- the first was smallpox.
Rinderpest was a deadly viral disease of cattle. Cattle would stop eating, get goopy eyes and noses, develop severe mouth sores, get diarrhea and then often die within 6-12 days. The virus originated in Asia but spread to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. There were huge epidemics of the disease over the centuries. It was slowly eradicated through vaccination and culling of affected cattle.
Why is this important to people?
1) Dead, diseased cattle = no food to eat, either because of direct loss of the animal for subsistence farmers or herders, or because of loss of income from selling the animal's products
2) Human measles actually developed from rinderpest back in the 11th century, some scientists think. With rinderpest gone, no human spinoffs of the disease can occur.
So that's my little Animal Diseases and You lecture for today :-)
Tl;dr Rinderpest, aka cattle plague, sucked and now it's gone | Rinderpest was considered officially eradicated in 2011. It is only the second disease ever to be fully eradicated -- the first was smallpox.
Rinderpest was a deadly viral disease of cattle. Cattle would stop eating, get goopy eyes and noses, develop severe mouth sores, get diarrhea and then often die within 6-12 days. The virus originated in Asia but spread to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. There were huge epidemics of the disease over the centuries. It was slowly eradicated through vaccination and culling of affected cattle.
Why is this important to people?
1) Dead, diseased cattle = no food to eat, either because of direct loss of the animal for subsistence farmers or herders, or because of loss of income from selling the animal's products
2) Human measles actually developed from rinderpest back in the 11th century, some scientists think. With rinderpest gone, no human spinoffs of the disease can occur.
So that's my little Animal Diseases and You lecture for today :-)
Tl;dr Rinderpest, aka cattle plague, sucked and now it's gone
| askscience | t5_2qm4e | ccddo6i | Rinderpest was considered officially eradicated in 2011. It is only the second disease ever to be fully eradicated -- the first was smallpox.
Rinderpest was a deadly viral disease of cattle. Cattle would stop eating, get goopy eyes and noses, develop severe mouth sores, get diarrhea and then often die within 6-12 days. The virus originated in Asia but spread to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. There were huge epidemics of the disease over the centuries. It was slowly eradicated through vaccination and culling of affected cattle.
Why is this important to people?
1) Dead, diseased cattle = no food to eat, either because of direct loss of the animal for subsistence farmers or herders, or because of loss of income from selling the animal's products
2) Human measles actually developed from rinderpest back in the 11th century, some scientists think. With rinderpest gone, no human spinoffs of the disease can occur.
So that's my little Animal Diseases and You lecture for today :-) | Rinderpest, aka cattle plague, sucked and now it's gone |
PancakeInSpace | See, unfortunately for me, I'm decently attractive, but really all I do is game on my PC. And draw and stuff. I like metal, rock, I absolutely ADORE edm. I make edm too. I hate hipsters, for the most part, they all come off pretentious and douchey. Seriously, not everyone cares that you have American apparel. Just because you paid $150 for a shirt that costs $1.50 at a thrift store doesnt mean you're cooler than me. I've had hipsters harass and bully me. I like to hang out with the metal heads and stoners, because sure, they're not the most popular type, but they're actually nice. TLDR ; hipsters are the scum of the earth. | See, unfortunately for me, I'm decently attractive, but really all I do is game on my PC. And draw and stuff. I like metal, rock, I absolutely ADORE edm. I make edm too. I hate hipsters, for the most part, they all come off pretentious and douchey. Seriously, not everyone cares that you have American apparel. Just because you paid $150 for a shirt that costs $1.50 at a thrift store doesnt mean you're cooler than me. I've had hipsters harass and bully me. I like to hang out with the metal heads and stoners, because sure, they're not the most popular type, but they're actually nice. TLDR ; hipsters are the scum of the earth.
| HuntsvilleAlabama | t5_2qq6o | ccd1k4v | See, unfortunately for me, I'm decently attractive, but really all I do is game on my PC. And draw and stuff. I like metal, rock, I absolutely ADORE edm. I make edm too. I hate hipsters, for the most part, they all come off pretentious and douchey. Seriously, not everyone cares that you have American apparel. Just because you paid $150 for a shirt that costs $1.50 at a thrift store doesnt mean you're cooler than me. I've had hipsters harass and bully me. I like to hang out with the metal heads and stoners, because sure, they're not the most popular type, but they're actually nice. | hipsters are the scum of the earth. |
Aynielle | I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that English is not his/her first language. There's absolutely no need to be so rude. I talk to my guild mates about spec preferences, in addition to the available information online. Maybe this individual does not have an in-game friend base for this purpose. TL;DR: Think before you speak. Don't be a dick. Happy gaming! | I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that English is not his/her first language. There's absolutely no need to be so rude. I talk to my guild mates about spec preferences, in addition to the available information online. Maybe this individual does not have an in-game friend base for this purpose. TL;DR: Think before you speak. Don't be a dick. Happy gaming!
| wow | t5_2qio8 | ccd7wr6 | I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that English is not his/her first language. There's absolutely no need to be so rude. I talk to my guild mates about spec preferences, in addition to the available information online. Maybe this individual does not have an in-game friend base for this purpose. | Think before you speak. Don't be a dick. Happy gaming! |
vvntn | That's not entirely wrong if you actually spend the extra time with your close friends, it's not offensive at all to think that dedication yields stronger bonds.
Then again, most of those people forget the "having to actually spend the extra time with your close friends" part, instead of being on reddit.
TL;DR: Birds don't have the internet. | That's not entirely wrong if you actually spend the extra time with your close friends, it's not offensive at all to think that dedication yields stronger bonds.
Then again, most of those people forget the "having to actually spend the extra time with your close friends" part, instead of being on reddit.
TL;DR: Birds don't have the internet.
| science | t5_mouw | ccdfszl | That's not entirely wrong if you actually spend the extra time with your close friends, it's not offensive at all to think that dedication yields stronger bonds.
Then again, most of those people forget the "having to actually spend the extra time with your close friends" part, instead of being on reddit. | Birds don't have the internet. |
srsizzy | Haha, oh buddy, I could care less about making $200k a year. I'd rather die having made a work of genius and earned relatively little for it than turn into a pathetic moron who games the system with a bunch of other brainless assholes who care more about people liking them than they do about integrity or pursuing something of value to society and to themselves. If I had to spend every day with these kinds of people, I'd consider blowing my brains out during every conversation.
You are literally the person I make fun of, and you're celebrating it! I understand how it seems like money and connections to material goods is just about the greatest thing ever, but honestly, at the cost you'r asking for, fuck that. I don't want it. The things that make me happy are very inexpensive compared to the amount you want to horde to flaunt around like a bourgeois caveman. "Haha! Look at me! I'm literally the bane of humanity! I and my ilk are responsible for vast oceans of human suffering, and it's SO FUN!"
Hm...what would I even do with that much money. Every dollar after about $70k would be going toward funding more work of others or myself, or towards the common good of the planet because in the LONG RUN that benefits me more than being a spoiled cunt rolling in dolla dolla billz, y'all.
You didn't figure out a secret, bro. Just as you say -- it's not actually a challenge to become another spineless leech at the top of the money-making game who games himself into a position that in the end is hallow and pathetic and nothing to be proud of. But, just like everyone else like you, you don't care! Because **literally, fuck everyone but you**.
And when America collapses in on itself, and it will, it will be because of you and people like you. Just as has always been in the case, because in the end, you're *useless*. You do nothing but hold back the best of us because you're too sightless and afraid to consider anything but your pathetic bottom line: money.
And guess what? We all go on. And as time goes on, more and more people who actually have a spine and use the brain in their head for things with more depth and value than "lol cash moneyz" are becoming successful and making new environments where people like you have no place. People who care most about quality succeed, they're able to survive and thrive off of what they earn, and many of them *don't care to have more than that, otherwise they'd just sell out, but guess what, some of us have INTEGRITY.*
>And you know what... these people don't care as much about the quality of the work, as they care about the person who made it. (Have you listened to the radio or browsed the bookstore lately?)
Yes, and most humans of actual worth don't give a shit about the best sellers.
**TL;DR -- Not that I or anyone else believes that you're as financially successful as you claim. Seriously with the sports tickets and the cars? You sound like you're out of a sitcom.** | Haha, oh buddy, I could care less about making $200k a year. I'd rather die having made a work of genius and earned relatively little for it than turn into a pathetic moron who games the system with a bunch of other brainless assholes who care more about people liking them than they do about integrity or pursuing something of value to society and to themselves. If I had to spend every day with these kinds of people, I'd consider blowing my brains out during every conversation.
You are literally the person I make fun of, and you're celebrating it! I understand how it seems like money and connections to material goods is just about the greatest thing ever, but honestly, at the cost you'r asking for, fuck that. I don't want it. The things that make me happy are very inexpensive compared to the amount you want to horde to flaunt around like a bourgeois caveman. "Haha! Look at me! I'm literally the bane of humanity! I and my ilk are responsible for vast oceans of human suffering, and it's SO FUN!"
Hm...what would I even do with that much money. Every dollar after about $70k would be going toward funding more work of others or myself, or towards the common good of the planet because in the LONG RUN that benefits me more than being a spoiled cunt rolling in dolla dolla billz, y'all.
You didn't figure out a secret, bro. Just as you say -- it's not actually a challenge to become another spineless leech at the top of the money-making game who games himself into a position that in the end is hallow and pathetic and nothing to be proud of. But, just like everyone else like you, you don't care! Because literally, fuck everyone but you .
And when America collapses in on itself, and it will, it will be because of you and people like you. Just as has always been in the case, because in the end, you're useless . You do nothing but hold back the best of us because you're too sightless and afraid to consider anything but your pathetic bottom line: money.
And guess what? We all go on. And as time goes on, more and more people who actually have a spine and use the brain in their head for things with more depth and value than "lol cash moneyz" are becoming successful and making new environments where people like you have no place. People who care most about quality succeed, they're able to survive and thrive off of what they earn, and many of them don't care to have more than that, otherwise they'd just sell out, but guess what, some of us have INTEGRITY.
>And you know what... these people don't care as much about the quality of the work, as they care about the person who made it. (Have you listened to the radio or browsed the bookstore lately?)
Yes, and most humans of actual worth don't give a shit about the best sellers.
TL;DR -- Not that I or anyone else believes that you're as financially successful as you claim. Seriously with the sports tickets and the cars? You sound like you're out of a sitcom.
| science | t5_mouw | ccdlux5 | Haha, oh buddy, I could care less about making $200k a year. I'd rather die having made a work of genius and earned relatively little for it than turn into a pathetic moron who games the system with a bunch of other brainless assholes who care more about people liking them than they do about integrity or pursuing something of value to society and to themselves. If I had to spend every day with these kinds of people, I'd consider blowing my brains out during every conversation.
You are literally the person I make fun of, and you're celebrating it! I understand how it seems like money and connections to material goods is just about the greatest thing ever, but honestly, at the cost you'r asking for, fuck that. I don't want it. The things that make me happy are very inexpensive compared to the amount you want to horde to flaunt around like a bourgeois caveman. "Haha! Look at me! I'm literally the bane of humanity! I and my ilk are responsible for vast oceans of human suffering, and it's SO FUN!"
Hm...what would I even do with that much money. Every dollar after about $70k would be going toward funding more work of others or myself, or towards the common good of the planet because in the LONG RUN that benefits me more than being a spoiled cunt rolling in dolla dolla billz, y'all.
You didn't figure out a secret, bro. Just as you say -- it's not actually a challenge to become another spineless leech at the top of the money-making game who games himself into a position that in the end is hallow and pathetic and nothing to be proud of. But, just like everyone else like you, you don't care! Because literally, fuck everyone but you .
And when America collapses in on itself, and it will, it will be because of you and people like you. Just as has always been in the case, because in the end, you're useless . You do nothing but hold back the best of us because you're too sightless and afraid to consider anything but your pathetic bottom line: money.
And guess what? We all go on. And as time goes on, more and more people who actually have a spine and use the brain in their head for things with more depth and value than "lol cash moneyz" are becoming successful and making new environments where people like you have no place. People who care most about quality succeed, they're able to survive and thrive off of what they earn, and many of them don't care to have more than that, otherwise they'd just sell out, but guess what, some of us have INTEGRITY.
>And you know what... these people don't care as much about the quality of the work, as they care about the person who made it. (Have you listened to the radio or browsed the bookstore lately?)
Yes, and most humans of actual worth don't give a shit about the best sellers. | Not that I or anyone else believes that you're as financially successful as you claim. Seriously with the sports tickets and the cars? You sound like you're out of a sitcom. |
InfernalWedgie | I've been an epi for 8 years. I work in infectious diseases, with a specialty in foodborne illnesses. My masters thesis was on STD health education.
I work in a big office at my local health department. Local, but huge department.
I am currently analyzing data for an outbreak that hit a local restaurant. Labs came back positive for norovirus. Data analysis isn't finding any significant results.
Today, I got an inquiry from the CDC regarding some other lab results that matched a cluster. This led to a a series of phone calls to three states on far flung corners of the country trying to track down my isolate and the corresponding results.
So tl;dr I work in an office doing a lot of outbreak investigations and disease surveillance.
Oh, and it's not all data. I did a lot of fieldwork last week. Restaurant inspection, employee interview, case and control interviews, specimen collection. And one time my car got totalled in an accident while I was out in the field investigating an outbreak. Luckily, the guy who crashed into me had good insurance, and the lab specimens that were in the car were undamaged. They were positive for norovirus, as well. | I've been an epi for 8 years. I work in infectious diseases, with a specialty in foodborne illnesses. My masters thesis was on STD health education.
I work in a big office at my local health department. Local, but huge department.
I am currently analyzing data for an outbreak that hit a local restaurant. Labs came back positive for norovirus. Data analysis isn't finding any significant results.
Today, I got an inquiry from the CDC regarding some other lab results that matched a cluster. This led to a a series of phone calls to three states on far flung corners of the country trying to track down my isolate and the corresponding results.
So tl;dr I work in an office doing a lot of outbreak investigations and disease surveillance.
Oh, and it's not all data. I did a lot of fieldwork last week. Restaurant inspection, employee interview, case and control interviews, specimen collection. And one time my car got totalled in an accident while I was out in the field investigating an outbreak. Luckily, the guy who crashed into me had good insurance, and the lab specimens that were in the car were undamaged. They were positive for norovirus, as well.
| publichealth | t5_2r91v | cce53e1 | I've been an epi for 8 years. I work in infectious diseases, with a specialty in foodborne illnesses. My masters thesis was on STD health education.
I work in a big office at my local health department. Local, but huge department.
I am currently analyzing data for an outbreak that hit a local restaurant. Labs came back positive for norovirus. Data analysis isn't finding any significant results.
Today, I got an inquiry from the CDC regarding some other lab results that matched a cluster. This led to a a series of phone calls to three states on far flung corners of the country trying to track down my isolate and the corresponding results.
So | I work in an office doing a lot of outbreak investigations and disease surveillance.
Oh, and it's not all data. I did a lot of fieldwork last week. Restaurant inspection, employee interview, case and control interviews, specimen collection. And one time my car got totalled in an accident while I was out in the field investigating an outbreak. Luckily, the guy who crashed into me had good insurance, and the lab specimens that were in the car were undamaged. They were positive for norovirus, as well. |
IHaveAFunnyUsername | The fan you're thinking of, Steve Bartman, got death threats for interfering with a ball that Moises Alou (a Cubs' player) was attempting to catch. Although the ball was hit in to the stands, a jumping Alou more than likely would have still made the catch had Bartman not tried to catch the ball himself. In baseball, a ball hit in to the stands is fair game for fans, but it's common practice for home fans to not go for it if their player can sill make a play. The incident occurred in the 8th inning of Game 6 of the National League Championship (which they had a 3-2 series lead) with the Cubs ahead 3-0. They then went on to give up 8 runs that inning, lost the game 8-3, and the series in 7. Cub fans like to point fingers at Bartman, blaming him for the fact that they didn't win that game and move on to the World Series for the first time since 1945.
As a minor detail, Bartman also happened to be wearing headphones, so he could listen to the game on the radio.
**TL;DR-** No. He got death threats for interfering with a ball. | The fan you're thinking of, Steve Bartman, got death threats for interfering with a ball that Moises Alou (a Cubs' player) was attempting to catch. Although the ball was hit in to the stands, a jumping Alou more than likely would have still made the catch had Bartman not tried to catch the ball himself. In baseball, a ball hit in to the stands is fair game for fans, but it's common practice for home fans to not go for it if their player can sill make a play. The incident occurred in the 8th inning of Game 6 of the National League Championship (which they had a 3-2 series lead) with the Cubs ahead 3-0. They then went on to give up 8 runs that inning, lost the game 8-3, and the series in 7. Cub fans like to point fingers at Bartman, blaming him for the fact that they didn't win that game and move on to the World Series for the first time since 1945.
As a minor detail, Bartman also happened to be wearing headphones, so he could listen to the game on the radio.
TL;DR- No. He got death threats for interfering with a ball.
| CFB | t5_2qm9d | ccdottv | The fan you're thinking of, Steve Bartman, got death threats for interfering with a ball that Moises Alou (a Cubs' player) was attempting to catch. Although the ball was hit in to the stands, a jumping Alou more than likely would have still made the catch had Bartman not tried to catch the ball himself. In baseball, a ball hit in to the stands is fair game for fans, but it's common practice for home fans to not go for it if their player can sill make a play. The incident occurred in the 8th inning of Game 6 of the National League Championship (which they had a 3-2 series lead) with the Cubs ahead 3-0. They then went on to give up 8 runs that inning, lost the game 8-3, and the series in 7. Cub fans like to point fingers at Bartman, blaming him for the fact that they didn't win that game and move on to the World Series for the first time since 1945.
As a minor detail, Bartman also happened to be wearing headphones, so he could listen to the game on the radio. | No. He got death threats for interfering with a ball. |
Shite_head | I had this boss back in the day at this service station, guy was a complete asshole. It was a private business so he didn't really have any regulations to follow and couldn't give a shit if he did. No safety equipment whatsoever, dirty shop, berating employees and customers regularly. Oh, and he was racist too.
Multiple times he held our paychecks over some petty shit, and he also used faulty parts on cars, one time he actually broke someone's car worse and when they complained he told them to fuck off. Another time he let someone take their car home with a known problem that could have destroyed the engine.
After I quit I reported the shop to like 5 different regulations agencies. Place got shut down and I'm pretty sure he had to refund a shitload of people and lost everything.
TL;DR: boss was an asshole, got his shop shut down and lost all his money. | I had this boss back in the day at this service station, guy was a complete asshole. It was a private business so he didn't really have any regulations to follow and couldn't give a shit if he did. No safety equipment whatsoever, dirty shop, berating employees and customers regularly. Oh, and he was racist too.
Multiple times he held our paychecks over some petty shit, and he also used faulty parts on cars, one time he actually broke someone's car worse and when they complained he told them to fuck off. Another time he let someone take their car home with a known problem that could have destroyed the engine.
After I quit I reported the shop to like 5 different regulations agencies. Place got shut down and I'm pretty sure he had to refund a shitload of people and lost everything.
TL;DR: boss was an asshole, got his shop shut down and lost all his money.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ccdu59k | I had this boss back in the day at this service station, guy was a complete asshole. It was a private business so he didn't really have any regulations to follow and couldn't give a shit if he did. No safety equipment whatsoever, dirty shop, berating employees and customers regularly. Oh, and he was racist too.
Multiple times he held our paychecks over some petty shit, and he also used faulty parts on cars, one time he actually broke someone's car worse and when they complained he told them to fuck off. Another time he let someone take their car home with a known problem that could have destroyed the engine.
After I quit I reported the shop to like 5 different regulations agencies. Place got shut down and I'm pretty sure he had to refund a shitload of people and lost everything. | boss was an asshole, got his shop shut down and lost all his money. |
squirrelcondom | In high school my best friend was interested in this girl, lets call her Sarah. So Sarah lead my friend on and pretended to be interested for the first 3 months of school, letting him take her on dates (which he always paid for, dude was a gentleman) and she never kissed him or anything just kinda lead him on. He was cool with it, because i said before he was a gentleman and actually liked the girl. eventually homecoming rolled around and he asked her, and she said yes!!!! but only to ditch him at the dance and revile that she just didn't want to go to homecoming alone and that's why she was leading him on.
So after this Sarah and my friend stopped being friendly and one night while driving around in my town (it was suburbia that's what we did for fun) we just by happenstance ran into Sarah and her friend, while they were hanging out with some of my friends from our basketball team,at some park in our town. My friend suggests we yell something mean at them while we drive by, so being the good friend and awful person i am i yell out the window "whats up horse-face, and saggy-tits!"(Sarah had a particularly long face and a big smile so it worked). It seemed to catch on with the guys they were hanging out with because for the rest of high school (about 2yrs) all of the people in school called them that, to there faces.
I do feel bad about naming Sarah's friend saggy tits she was pretty nice, and was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Also neither of the names were clever they were kinda lame...
TL;DR- nicknamed some hoes horse-face and saggy-tits. | In high school my best friend was interested in this girl, lets call her Sarah. So Sarah lead my friend on and pretended to be interested for the first 3 months of school, letting him take her on dates (which he always paid for, dude was a gentleman) and she never kissed him or anything just kinda lead him on. He was cool with it, because i said before he was a gentleman and actually liked the girl. eventually homecoming rolled around and he asked her, and she said yes!!!! but only to ditch him at the dance and revile that she just didn't want to go to homecoming alone and that's why she was leading him on.
So after this Sarah and my friend stopped being friendly and one night while driving around in my town (it was suburbia that's what we did for fun) we just by happenstance ran into Sarah and her friend, while they were hanging out with some of my friends from our basketball team,at some park in our town. My friend suggests we yell something mean at them while we drive by, so being the good friend and awful person i am i yell out the window "whats up horse-face, and saggy-tits!"(Sarah had a particularly long face and a big smile so it worked). It seemed to catch on with the guys they were hanging out with because for the rest of high school (about 2yrs) all of the people in school called them that, to there faces.
I do feel bad about naming Sarah's friend saggy tits she was pretty nice, and was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Also neither of the names were clever they were kinda lame...
TL;DR- nicknamed some hoes horse-face and saggy-tits.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ccdxiiw | In high school my best friend was interested in this girl, lets call her Sarah. So Sarah lead my friend on and pretended to be interested for the first 3 months of school, letting him take her on dates (which he always paid for, dude was a gentleman) and she never kissed him or anything just kinda lead him on. He was cool with it, because i said before he was a gentleman and actually liked the girl. eventually homecoming rolled around and he asked her, and she said yes!!!! but only to ditch him at the dance and revile that she just didn't want to go to homecoming alone and that's why she was leading him on.
So after this Sarah and my friend stopped being friendly and one night while driving around in my town (it was suburbia that's what we did for fun) we just by happenstance ran into Sarah and her friend, while they were hanging out with some of my friends from our basketball team,at some park in our town. My friend suggests we yell something mean at them while we drive by, so being the good friend and awful person i am i yell out the window "whats up horse-face, and saggy-tits!"(Sarah had a particularly long face and a big smile so it worked). It seemed to catch on with the guys they were hanging out with because for the rest of high school (about 2yrs) all of the people in school called them that, to there faces.
I do feel bad about naming Sarah's friend saggy tits she was pretty nice, and was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Also neither of the names were clever they were kinda lame... | nicknamed some hoes horse-face and saggy-tits. |
LeJisemika | I was at my friend's house. She was living with her boyfriend who had 5 other roommates. There was also another girlfriend of the roommates at the house. So 8 people total. A few of the guys, all white, kept saying racist remarks and were yelling 'white power' and doing the Nazi salute. I was getting pissed off so I told them to stop because I was getting offended. They wouldn't and kept it up because they wanted to piss me off. So the next night I got drunk while there was a party at the house. Maybe 5 more people showed up. Another girlfriend of one of the guys was also being racist so I punched her because she was keeping it up on purpose. She told me if I touched her again she'd fight me. So of course, I punch her a second time. My friend dragged me into her room before I could do anything else. Third day eventually they stopped after I threatened to go home early (I had one more night there). Luckily they stopped after that. Oh yeah, I'm a white girl and I was 20 at the time.
tl;dr: I punched a racist twice. | I was at my friend's house. She was living with her boyfriend who had 5 other roommates. There was also another girlfriend of the roommates at the house. So 8 people total. A few of the guys, all white, kept saying racist remarks and were yelling 'white power' and doing the Nazi salute. I was getting pissed off so I told them to stop because I was getting offended. They wouldn't and kept it up because they wanted to piss me off. So the next night I got drunk while there was a party at the house. Maybe 5 more people showed up. Another girlfriend of one of the guys was also being racist so I punched her because she was keeping it up on purpose. She told me if I touched her again she'd fight me. So of course, I punch her a second time. My friend dragged me into her room before I could do anything else. Third day eventually they stopped after I threatened to go home early (I had one more night there). Luckily they stopped after that. Oh yeah, I'm a white girl and I was 20 at the time.
tl;dr: I punched a racist twice.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cce8uk2 | I was at my friend's house. She was living with her boyfriend who had 5 other roommates. There was also another girlfriend of the roommates at the house. So 8 people total. A few of the guys, all white, kept saying racist remarks and were yelling 'white power' and doing the Nazi salute. I was getting pissed off so I told them to stop because I was getting offended. They wouldn't and kept it up because they wanted to piss me off. So the next night I got drunk while there was a party at the house. Maybe 5 more people showed up. Another girlfriend of one of the guys was also being racist so I punched her because she was keeping it up on purpose. She told me if I touched her again she'd fight me. So of course, I punch her a second time. My friend dragged me into her room before I could do anything else. Third day eventually they stopped after I threatened to go home early (I had one more night there). Luckily they stopped after that. Oh yeah, I'm a white girl and I was 20 at the time. | I punched a racist twice. |
SonsOfLiberty86 | **I have used both Alumahyde 2 and Duracoat**
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**Duracoat:** I used Duracoat (color: WW2 OD green) on my Saiga rifle and a couple AK magazines a few years back, and it's still holding up without a scratch. It's very, very durable.
* *Prep:* Clean the gun, disassemble, etc. Standard procedure. Tape off places you don't want painted. The only extra steps to prep here is (I used the mix and spray kit) you need to prep the paint parts together and mix them yourself to be ready to use.
* *Finish:* The finish is almost like a layer of plastic added to your gun. It's a bit glossy. I put it on extremely thick (almost too thick) and since it was my first gun paint job, I kind of screwed up by leaving some pools of paint that ended up having some thicker parts of finish compared to the rest of the weapon. However I didn't mind as the point was to color the gun for camouflage purposes, not make it look pretty. I still think it looks pretty awesome. Cure time for Duracoat is 3 - 6 weeks. I let mine cure for about a month.
* *Cleanup:* It wasn't too hard to clean up, but that Duracoat if it gets on anything it's most likely not coming off. As mentioned it's like a layer of plastic almost after drying. I used a wheelbarrow to prop/hang some gun parts, and whatever it touched left that green paint on it (and is still there to this day). Be careful with it not to get it on your clothes or anything else you don't want painted.
* *Overall Rating:* I'd give this a 8.5 out of ten, it's extremely durable and holds up to the extreme heat that firearms usually give off. I would give it a 9 but I took off a half a point for cost and the cleanup & prep time. [Shitty pic here](
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**Alumahyde 2:** I just recently used Alumahyde 2's (color: "Coyote") to paint a PT92 frame, some Tapco AK mags, and a AR15 upper & lower. The color is very close to Magpul's FDE, I was very pleased with the results.
* *Prep:* Prep is extremely simple. I used Acetone to wipe down my gun, disassemble it, then I taped it off and shoved cotton in the areas that I didn't want any paint seeping in. It's also recommended to leave the can in a hot area to keep it warm, it goes on easier and sprays better. Since it's a spray can you don't have to do any mixing or anything, just whip out the can and it's ready to go.
* *Finish:* The finish is a smooth, almost satiny type finish. I did 2-3 coats for everything I painted. I liked how it came out, but I am not sure yet about the durability because it's only been painted for a short while. The finish was very smooth and even also. It's a tad bit glossy when light is directly on it, but not too much. NOTE: Do not reassemble the gun while curing, allow to cure fully before reassembly. Mine cured in about a week (with the first day in a hot garage). Pro tip: Cut coat hangers to hang your parts. [Shitty curing pic 1]( / [Shitty curing pic 2](
* *Cleanup:* Cleanup was relatively easy, since my Duracoat experience I tried out some new things to help clean up easier such as putting a big piece of cardboard next to where I was spraying to make sure it didn't get on anything else, using a proper mask & gloves, and putting cotton balls inside the places I didn't want any paint to get (chamber, barrel, etc). The clean up process was pretty much let the stuff cure and go wash my hands. I didn't get it all over me like I sort of did with the Duracoat.
* *Overall Rating:* It's a really tough call here, but I would give the Alumahyde a 9 out of 10 based mainly on the ease of use and prep and cleanup. Now keep in mind my ratings here are first on ease of use, and secondly on durability. If it was just a durability test alone and considering nothing else I would put Duracoat on top. However I have not noticed any wear yet on my Alumahyde parts but then again I have only had it Alumahyde painted for a month or so. [Finished product pic here]( (it looks real shiny but I used a flash on the camera so that made it shine more than it normally does)
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All in all they are both great firearms finishes IMHO. Duracoat seems to be something that will last a lifetime however, compared to Alumahyde, but Alumahyde is easier to prep, easier to apply, and comes in an easy to use rattle spray can that can be reused several times. The Duracoat mix and spray kit is only really for a one time use. It depends on what you are looking for... if you want an easy to apply and quick finish that might wear over a very long period of time, Alumahyde is the way to go. If however you are willing to put in the time and effort to prep and use Duracoat, and want a finish that is extremely durable and will most likely never wear unless physically abused, Duracoat is the way to go. Duracoat is also recommended over Alumahyde when it comes to painting things such as barrels or heat shrouds, because of it's high tolerance to heat, where-as Alumahyde is not really rated to be on barrels and such (but you still probably could use it on one even if you wanted to). I recommend and stand by them both.
PS - **Rustoleum:** Figured I'd throw in my experience with this one as well just because it seemed relevant. Tried using this crap on a holster, a stock, and a couple magazines and it scraped and chipped and flaked off of everything I put it on. Did not do the job at all. Would not recommend. I put this on over 2 years ago and yet I can still scratch the paint off of my magazines with my finger nail.
**tl;dr:** Both Duracoat and Alumahyde are great, I'd recommend Alumahyde for it's very simple ease of use and quick curing time, and Duracoat for something that needs extreme durability. They are both great. | I have used both Alumahyde 2 and Duracoat
Duracoat: I used Duracoat (color: WW2 OD green) on my Saiga rifle and a couple AK magazines a few years back, and it's still holding up without a scratch. It's very, very durable.
Prep: Clean the gun, disassemble, etc. Standard procedure. Tape off places you don't want painted. The only extra steps to prep here is (I used the mix and spray kit) you need to prep the paint parts together and mix them yourself to be ready to use.
Finish: The finish is almost like a layer of plastic added to your gun. It's a bit glossy. I put it on extremely thick (almost too thick) and since it was my first gun paint job, I kind of screwed up by leaving some pools of paint that ended up having some thicker parts of finish compared to the rest of the weapon. However I didn't mind as the point was to color the gun for camouflage purposes, not make it look pretty. I still think it looks pretty awesome. Cure time for Duracoat is 3 - 6 weeks. I let mine cure for about a month.
Cleanup: It wasn't too hard to clean up, but that Duracoat if it gets on anything it's most likely not coming off. As mentioned it's like a layer of plastic almost after drying. I used a wheelbarrow to prop/hang some gun parts, and whatever it touched left that green paint on it (and is still there to this day). Be careful with it not to get it on your clothes or anything else you don't want painted.
Overall Rating: I'd give this a 8.5 out of ten, it's extremely durable and holds up to the extreme heat that firearms usually give off. I would give it a 9 but I took off a half a point for cost and the cleanup & prep time. [Shitty pic here](
Alumahyde 2: I just recently used Alumahyde 2's (color: "Coyote") to paint a PT92 frame, some Tapco AK mags, and a AR15 upper & lower. The color is very close to Magpul's FDE, I was very pleased with the results.
Prep: Prep is extremely simple. I used Acetone to wipe down my gun, disassemble it, then I taped it off and shoved cotton in the areas that I didn't want any paint seeping in. It's also recommended to leave the can in a hot area to keep it warm, it goes on easier and sprays better. Since it's a spray can you don't have to do any mixing or anything, just whip out the can and it's ready to go.
Finish: The finish is a smooth, almost satiny type finish. I did 2-3 coats for everything I painted. I liked how it came out, but I am not sure yet about the durability because it's only been painted for a short while. The finish was very smooth and even also. It's a tad bit glossy when light is directly on it, but not too much. NOTE: Do not reassemble the gun while curing, allow to cure fully before reassembly. Mine cured in about a week (with the first day in a hot garage). Pro tip: Cut coat hangers to hang your parts. [Shitty curing pic 1]( / [Shitty curing pic 2](
Cleanup: Cleanup was relatively easy, since my Duracoat experience I tried out some new things to help clean up easier such as putting a big piece of cardboard next to where I was spraying to make sure it didn't get on anything else, using a proper mask & gloves, and putting cotton balls inside the places I didn't want any paint to get (chamber, barrel, etc). The clean up process was pretty much let the stuff cure and go wash my hands. I didn't get it all over me like I sort of did with the Duracoat.
Overall Rating: It's a really tough call here, but I would give the Alumahyde a 9 out of 10 based mainly on the ease of use and prep and cleanup. Now keep in mind my ratings here are first on ease of use, and secondly on durability. If it was just a durability test alone and considering nothing else I would put Duracoat on top. However I have not noticed any wear yet on my Alumahyde parts but then again I have only had it Alumahyde painted for a month or so. Finished product pic here
All in all they are both great firearms finishes IMHO. Duracoat seems to be something that will last a lifetime however, compared to Alumahyde, but Alumahyde is easier to prep, easier to apply, and comes in an easy to use rattle spray can that can be reused several times. The Duracoat mix and spray kit is only really for a one time use. It depends on what you are looking for... if you want an easy to apply and quick finish that might wear over a very long period of time, Alumahyde is the way to go. If however you are willing to put in the time and effort to prep and use Duracoat, and want a finish that is extremely durable and will most likely never wear unless physically abused, Duracoat is the way to go. Duracoat is also recommended over Alumahyde when it comes to painting things such as barrels or heat shrouds, because of it's high tolerance to heat, where-as Alumahyde is not really rated to be on barrels and such (but you still probably could use it on one even if you wanted to). I recommend and stand by them both.
PS - Rustoleum: Figured I'd throw in my experience with this one as well just because it seemed relevant. Tried using this crap on a holster, a stock, and a couple magazines and it scraped and chipped and flaked off of everything I put it on. Did not do the job at all. Would not recommend. I put this on over 2 years ago and yet I can still scratch the paint off of my magazines with my finger nail.
tl;dr: Both Duracoat and Alumahyde are great, I'd recommend Alumahyde for it's very simple ease of use and quick curing time, and Duracoat for something that needs extreme durability. They are both great.
| guns | t5_2qhc8 | ccdxbiq | I have used both Alumahyde 2 and Duracoat
Duracoat: I used Duracoat (color: WW2 OD green) on my Saiga rifle and a couple AK magazines a few years back, and it's still holding up without a scratch. It's very, very durable.
Prep: Clean the gun, disassemble, etc. Standard procedure. Tape off places you don't want painted. The only extra steps to prep here is (I used the mix and spray kit) you need to prep the paint parts together and mix them yourself to be ready to use.
Finish: The finish is almost like a layer of plastic added to your gun. It's a bit glossy. I put it on extremely thick (almost too thick) and since it was my first gun paint job, I kind of screwed up by leaving some pools of paint that ended up having some thicker parts of finish compared to the rest of the weapon. However I didn't mind as the point was to color the gun for camouflage purposes, not make it look pretty. I still think it looks pretty awesome. Cure time for Duracoat is 3 - 6 weeks. I let mine cure for about a month.
Cleanup: It wasn't too hard to clean up, but that Duracoat if it gets on anything it's most likely not coming off. As mentioned it's like a layer of plastic almost after drying. I used a wheelbarrow to prop/hang some gun parts, and whatever it touched left that green paint on it (and is still there to this day). Be careful with it not to get it on your clothes or anything else you don't want painted.
Overall Rating: I'd give this a 8.5 out of ten, it's extremely durable and holds up to the extreme heat that firearms usually give off. I would give it a 9 but I took off a half a point for cost and the cleanup & prep time. [Shitty pic here](
Alumahyde 2: I just recently used Alumahyde 2's (color: "Coyote") to paint a PT92 frame, some Tapco AK mags, and a AR15 upper & lower. The color is very close to Magpul's FDE, I was very pleased with the results.
Prep: Prep is extremely simple. I used Acetone to wipe down my gun, disassemble it, then I taped it off and shoved cotton in the areas that I didn't want any paint seeping in. It's also recommended to leave the can in a hot area to keep it warm, it goes on easier and sprays better. Since it's a spray can you don't have to do any mixing or anything, just whip out the can and it's ready to go.
Finish: The finish is a smooth, almost satiny type finish. I did 2-3 coats for everything I painted. I liked how it came out, but I am not sure yet about the durability because it's only been painted for a short while. The finish was very smooth and even also. It's a tad bit glossy when light is directly on it, but not too much. NOTE: Do not reassemble the gun while curing, allow to cure fully before reassembly. Mine cured in about a week (with the first day in a hot garage). Pro tip: Cut coat hangers to hang your parts. [Shitty curing pic 1]( / [Shitty curing pic 2](
Cleanup: Cleanup was relatively easy, since my Duracoat experience I tried out some new things to help clean up easier such as putting a big piece of cardboard next to where I was spraying to make sure it didn't get on anything else, using a proper mask & gloves, and putting cotton balls inside the places I didn't want any paint to get (chamber, barrel, etc). The clean up process was pretty much let the stuff cure and go wash my hands. I didn't get it all over me like I sort of did with the Duracoat.
Overall Rating: It's a really tough call here, but I would give the Alumahyde a 9 out of 10 based mainly on the ease of use and prep and cleanup. Now keep in mind my ratings here are first on ease of use, and secondly on durability. If it was just a durability test alone and considering nothing else I would put Duracoat on top. However I have not noticed any wear yet on my Alumahyde parts but then again I have only had it Alumahyde painted for a month or so. Finished product pic here
All in all they are both great firearms finishes IMHO. Duracoat seems to be something that will last a lifetime however, compared to Alumahyde, but Alumahyde is easier to prep, easier to apply, and comes in an easy to use rattle spray can that can be reused several times. The Duracoat mix and spray kit is only really for a one time use. It depends on what you are looking for... if you want an easy to apply and quick finish that might wear over a very long period of time, Alumahyde is the way to go. If however you are willing to put in the time and effort to prep and use Duracoat, and want a finish that is extremely durable and will most likely never wear unless physically abused, Duracoat is the way to go. Duracoat is also recommended over Alumahyde when it comes to painting things such as barrels or heat shrouds, because of it's high tolerance to heat, where-as Alumahyde is not really rated to be on barrels and such (but you still probably could use it on one even if you wanted to). I recommend and stand by them both.
PS - Rustoleum: Figured I'd throw in my experience with this one as well just because it seemed relevant. Tried using this crap on a holster, a stock, and a couple magazines and it scraped and chipped and flaked off of everything I put it on. Did not do the job at all. Would not recommend. I put this on over 2 years ago and yet I can still scratch the paint off of my magazines with my finger nail. | Both Duracoat and Alumahyde are great, I'd recommend Alumahyde for it's very simple ease of use and quick curing time, and Duracoat for something that needs extreme durability. They are both great. |
11235813__ | I really don't mind when men play female toons. Unlike some, I don't assume everyone online is male. I think the stats i last read were 45% gamers are female [Source]( Which does leave me surprised sometimes.
My ex-wife played both female and male toons in MMOs, including SWTOR. She did get a lot of creepy messages when on her female toons. Then again, turned out she liked those creepy messages and followed through with one.
**TL;DR** Donna is a bitch. | I really don't mind when men play female toons. Unlike some, I don't assume everyone online is male. I think the stats i last read were 45% gamers are female [Source]( Which does leave me surprised sometimes.
My ex-wife played both female and male toons in MMOs, including SWTOR. She did get a lot of creepy messages when on her female toons. Then again, turned out she liked those creepy messages and followed through with one.
TL;DR Donna is a bitch.
| swtor | t5_2qxih | ccetex6 | I really don't mind when men play female toons. Unlike some, I don't assume everyone online is male. I think the stats i last read were 45% gamers are female [Source]( Which does leave me surprised sometimes.
My ex-wife played both female and male toons in MMOs, including SWTOR. She did get a lot of creepy messages when on her female toons. Then again, turned out she liked those creepy messages and followed through with one. | Donna is a bitch. |
sigismond0 | * Phylatery Lich - Yes, T1 dark ritual into Phylacery Lich and Relic is definitely the best card for the job.
* Moot point, because it also has the upside of not eating a car slot in the decklist.
* Not banned in modern, no, but modern's a competitive format which means you have to have quite a very good reason to play a card.
* Being indestructible and being used as sacrifice fodder aren't exactly synergistic, and it's no better at this job than, say, Mox Opal which can be used to cast said spells.
* Affinity has Ornithopter and Memnite, which are both better in that deck. Not to mention older stuff like Mox Opal or Shield Sphere or Phyrexial Walker.
* This synergizes with Darksteel Juggernaut no more than any other artifact.
* See the affinity comment.
* See affinity and metalcraft.
* Yes, though the artifact lands were common, and there are plenty of uncommon 0-drops.
>Well, it is both of those.
* Exactly.
The only thing it has going for it is that it's the intersection of these two traits. If there's an application that requires a 0-drop artifact AND where indestructibility is more relevant than a body or mana AND where using an extra card is better than having it be Darksteel Citadel, then Darksteel Relic is definitely the card for the job. As I stated at the start, the turn one lich is the only situation that comes to mind where Relic is the best option. But if you're not dropping him turn one, he'd much rather have a Darksteel Axe.
As for EDH, there are no shenanigans in the format that would benefit from Darksteel Relic other than what you've listed above. I play a ton of commander (and actually ran a 0-color deck at one point), so that's coming from experience. A lot of people like to assume that the format has weird obnoxious interactions you can't see anywhere else, but that's not really the case. It's an interesting cross between the power of Legacy and the shenanigans of kitchen table magic, but anything you can do in commander you can do in a casual deck.
It's definitely a Johnny card, no question there. And a top-notch vorthos card as well. Timmy is kind of a stretch, since Timmy looks to make big splashy plays with beaststicks and X spells and token swarms, but I don't see the "big awesome effect" appeal of Relic.
tl;dr: There's almost always a better card for the job than Relic, at least as far as game mechanics and deck building. It's an interesting card and a flavor home run, but the only reason to ever use it is because you *want* to run it and because you *like* it. And those are both perfectly valid reasons. But there are next to zero reasons to choose it for actual in-game reasons.
...wow, that's way longer than it probably should be... And I hope this isn't coming off as argumentative or condescending or anything, it's just meant to be a lighthearted discussion on a cool trinket card. |
Phylatery Lich - Yes, T1 dark ritual into Phylacery Lich and Relic is definitely the best card for the job.
Moot point, because it also has the upside of not eating a car slot in the decklist.
Not banned in modern, no, but modern's a competitive format which means you have to have quite a very good reason to play a card.
Being indestructible and being used as sacrifice fodder aren't exactly synergistic, and it's no better at this job than, say, Mox Opal which can be used to cast said spells.
Affinity has Ornithopter and Memnite, which are both better in that deck. Not to mention older stuff like Mox Opal or Shield Sphere or Phyrexial Walker.
This synergizes with Darksteel Juggernaut no more than any other artifact.
See the affinity comment.
See affinity and metalcraft.
Yes, though the artifact lands were common, and there are plenty of uncommon 0-drops.
>Well, it is both of those.
Exactly.
The only thing it has going for it is that it's the intersection of these two traits. If there's an application that requires a 0-drop artifact AND where indestructibility is more relevant than a body or mana AND where using an extra card is better than having it be Darksteel Citadel, then Darksteel Relic is definitely the card for the job. As I stated at the start, the turn one lich is the only situation that comes to mind where Relic is the best option. But if you're not dropping him turn one, he'd much rather have a Darksteel Axe.
As for EDH, there are no shenanigans in the format that would benefit from Darksteel Relic other than what you've listed above. I play a ton of commander (and actually ran a 0-color deck at one point), so that's coming from experience. A lot of people like to assume that the format has weird obnoxious interactions you can't see anywhere else, but that's not really the case. It's an interesting cross between the power of Legacy and the shenanigans of kitchen table magic, but anything you can do in commander you can do in a casual deck.
It's definitely a Johnny card, no question there. And a top-notch vorthos card as well. Timmy is kind of a stretch, since Timmy looks to make big splashy plays with beaststicks and X spells and token swarms, but I don't see the "big awesome effect" appeal of Relic.
tl;dr: There's almost always a better card for the job than Relic, at least as far as game mechanics and deck building. It's an interesting card and a flavor home run, but the only reason to ever use it is because you want to run it and because you like it. And those are both perfectly valid reasons. But there are next to zero reasons to choose it for actual in-game reasons.
...wow, that's way longer than it probably should be... And I hope this isn't coming off as argumentative or condescending or anything, it's just meant to be a lighthearted discussion on a cool trinket card.
| magicTCG | t5_2qn5f | ccef4ux | Phylatery Lich - Yes, T1 dark ritual into Phylacery Lich and Relic is definitely the best card for the job.
Moot point, because it also has the upside of not eating a car slot in the decklist.
Not banned in modern, no, but modern's a competitive format which means you have to have quite a very good reason to play a card.
Being indestructible and being used as sacrifice fodder aren't exactly synergistic, and it's no better at this job than, say, Mox Opal which can be used to cast said spells.
Affinity has Ornithopter and Memnite, which are both better in that deck. Not to mention older stuff like Mox Opal or Shield Sphere or Phyrexial Walker.
This synergizes with Darksteel Juggernaut no more than any other artifact.
See the affinity comment.
See affinity and metalcraft.
Yes, though the artifact lands were common, and there are plenty of uncommon 0-drops.
>Well, it is both of those.
Exactly.
The only thing it has going for it is that it's the intersection of these two traits. If there's an application that requires a 0-drop artifact AND where indestructibility is more relevant than a body or mana AND where using an extra card is better than having it be Darksteel Citadel, then Darksteel Relic is definitely the card for the job. As I stated at the start, the turn one lich is the only situation that comes to mind where Relic is the best option. But if you're not dropping him turn one, he'd much rather have a Darksteel Axe.
As for EDH, there are no shenanigans in the format that would benefit from Darksteel Relic other than what you've listed above. I play a ton of commander (and actually ran a 0-color deck at one point), so that's coming from experience. A lot of people like to assume that the format has weird obnoxious interactions you can't see anywhere else, but that's not really the case. It's an interesting cross between the power of Legacy and the shenanigans of kitchen table magic, but anything you can do in commander you can do in a casual deck.
It's definitely a Johnny card, no question there. And a top-notch vorthos card as well. Timmy is kind of a stretch, since Timmy looks to make big splashy plays with beaststicks and X spells and token swarms, but I don't see the "big awesome effect" appeal of Relic. | There's almost always a better card for the job than Relic, at least as far as game mechanics and deck building. It's an interesting card and a flavor home run, but the only reason to ever use it is because you want to run it and because you like it. And those are both perfectly valid reasons. But there are next to zero reasons to choose it for actual in-game reasons.
...wow, that's way longer than it probably should be... And I hope this isn't coming off as argumentative or condescending or anything, it's just meant to be a lighthearted discussion on a cool trinket card. |
johncipriano | It's not a popular idea, but I attribute it to anarchism's strong tendency towards factionalism and an unwillingness to form alliances with groups that might have ideas it finds distasteful or anathema.
Every successful society relies upon its allies, and this gives groups that put a strong emphasis on ideological purity and avoid realpolitik at a severe disadvantage.
Also, while it has shown itself to be a perfectly fine (perhaps even highly efficient) system for managing industrial production and agriculture, it's not been shown to be terribly efficient at militaristic organization, so it has never been too successful at fighting.
tl;dr - waaaaaaaaay too susceptible to divide and conquer tactics (which you can even see working on this forum if you look closely!)
I wouldn't say marxism was terribly successful either. | It's not a popular idea, but I attribute it to anarchism's strong tendency towards factionalism and an unwillingness to form alliances with groups that might have ideas it finds distasteful or anathema.
Every successful society relies upon its allies, and this gives groups that put a strong emphasis on ideological purity and avoid realpolitik at a severe disadvantage.
Also, while it has shown itself to be a perfectly fine (perhaps even highly efficient) system for managing industrial production and agriculture, it's not been shown to be terribly efficient at militaristic organization, so it has never been too successful at fighting.
tl;dr - waaaaaaaaay too susceptible to divide and conquer tactics (which you can even see working on this forum if you look closely!)
I wouldn't say marxism was terribly successful either.
| Anarchism | t5_2qh5j | cceapzi | It's not a popular idea, but I attribute it to anarchism's strong tendency towards factionalism and an unwillingness to form alliances with groups that might have ideas it finds distasteful or anathema.
Every successful society relies upon its allies, and this gives groups that put a strong emphasis on ideological purity and avoid realpolitik at a severe disadvantage.
Also, while it has shown itself to be a perfectly fine (perhaps even highly efficient) system for managing industrial production and agriculture, it's not been shown to be terribly efficient at militaristic organization, so it has never been too successful at fighting. | waaaaaaaaay too susceptible to divide and conquer tactics (which you can even see working on this forum if you look closely!)
I wouldn't say marxism was terribly successful either. |
tagabalon | try sogo in guadalupe.
on my first date with this girl, i was walking her back to the jeepney terminal on her way home. we went down from a bus, it was raining, we're sharing an umbrella. suddenly, she grabbed me and we went inside a sogo hotel "entrance". turns out, it was an alley that a lot of people use as a shortcut, which also has an access to the hotel's main lobby. i was shocked and relieved and disappointed all at the same time. tl;dr, we took a shortcut through sogo.
i reckon you can do the opposite, tell the girl "ooh, i know a shortcut here." and then suddenly, oops, wrong turn. ;) | try sogo in guadalupe.
on my first date with this girl, i was walking her back to the jeepney terminal on her way home. we went down from a bus, it was raining, we're sharing an umbrella. suddenly, she grabbed me and we went inside a sogo hotel "entrance". turns out, it was an alley that a lot of people use as a shortcut, which also has an access to the hotel's main lobby. i was shocked and relieved and disappointed all at the same time. tl;dr, we took a shortcut through sogo.
i reckon you can do the opposite, tell the girl "ooh, i know a shortcut here." and then suddenly, oops, wrong turn. ;)
| Philippines | t5_2qjov | ccevs3n | try sogo in guadalupe.
on my first date with this girl, i was walking her back to the jeepney terminal on her way home. we went down from a bus, it was raining, we're sharing an umbrella. suddenly, she grabbed me and we went inside a sogo hotel "entrance". turns out, it was an alley that a lot of people use as a shortcut, which also has an access to the hotel's main lobby. i was shocked and relieved and disappointed all at the same time. | we took a shortcut through sogo.
i reckon you can do the opposite, tell the girl "ooh, i know a shortcut here." and then suddenly, oops, wrong turn. ;) |
peeweesherman1 | What I mean is that all my years trying to nail the solo had given me great technique. But an ear for improvisation is what I personally wish I would have been working on. It feels special to be able to improv and know where you are going on the fret board.
Technique is important too so this advice "fuck the solo" haha is pretty bad because you want to develop good technique. But switch it up, "fuck the structure" at least a couple of practice sessions and work on you ear.
TLDR: Alcohol is a hell of a drug.
| What I mean is that all my years trying to nail the solo had given me great technique. But an ear for improvisation is what I personally wish I would have been working on. It feels special to be able to improv and know where you are going on the fret board.
Technique is important too so this advice "fuck the solo" haha is pretty bad because you want to develop good technique. But switch it up, "fuck the structure" at least a couple of practice sessions and work on you ear.
TLDR: Alcohol is a hell of a drug.
| guitarlessons | t5_2r8ca | ccefp17 | What I mean is that all my years trying to nail the solo had given me great technique. But an ear for improvisation is what I personally wish I would have been working on. It feels special to be able to improv and know where you are going on the fret board.
Technique is important too so this advice "fuck the solo" haha is pretty bad because you want to develop good technique. But switch it up, "fuck the structure" at least a couple of practice sessions and work on you ear. | Alcohol is a hell of a drug. |
attagrrrl | Full disclosure: A) I did not study city planning or architecture. B) I'm old. :P
That said, look back at all the classes you've taken and figure out which one is closest to your area of interest. Go to that professor's office hours and say, "I really loved your class; it ignited a passion in me for XYZ. I'm looking for opportunities to get involved more -- could you recommend someone who could use the help of a research assistant or intern?" One thing I learned in my time at UM -- more often than not, professors will jump at the opportunity to help an undergrad who is looking for more practical experience in their field. Getting to see and experience what an actual a career in your potential field is like is absolutely valuable in helping to hone in on the types of classes and grad programs to apply (or not apply!) for.
Source: I floundered as a sophomore and junior and changed my major FOUR TIMES (electrical engineering > biochemistry > women's studies [don't ask] > microbiology) as I tried to figure out whether I wanted to go into research or apply for medical school. With nothing really to lose, I used the above approach to find myself a sweet-ass research assistant job doing actual unassisted surgery on mice. (For real. Put them under with ketamine and gave them little baby tracheotomies and cecal ligations. Those were the days...) Over the rest of my time at Michigan, I ended up working in several other top research labs and in a clinical setting at the medical school which helped me realize I wanted nothing to do with a career as a physician. That at least saved me $120K+. :) I ended up deciding to put off grad school and in the meantime ended up in a tangential career path that I love and gives me a shit-ton more flexibility now that I have a family.
TL;DR: Don't stress. Talk to the people who have been there, and try to get some practical experience before narrowing anything down. If nothing else, take advantage of the amazing undergrad research opportunities here and worst case, you'll have another thing to add to your resume/grad school apps.
| Full disclosure: A) I did not study city planning or architecture. B) I'm old. :P
That said, look back at all the classes you've taken and figure out which one is closest to your area of interest. Go to that professor's office hours and say, "I really loved your class; it ignited a passion in me for XYZ. I'm looking for opportunities to get involved more -- could you recommend someone who could use the help of a research assistant or intern?" One thing I learned in my time at UM -- more often than not, professors will jump at the opportunity to help an undergrad who is looking for more practical experience in their field. Getting to see and experience what an actual a career in your potential field is like is absolutely valuable in helping to hone in on the types of classes and grad programs to apply (or not apply!) for.
Source: I floundered as a sophomore and junior and changed my major FOUR TIMES (electrical engineering > biochemistry > women's studies [don't ask] > microbiology) as I tried to figure out whether I wanted to go into research or apply for medical school. With nothing really to lose, I used the above approach to find myself a sweet-ass research assistant job doing actual unassisted surgery on mice. (For real. Put them under with ketamine and gave them little baby tracheotomies and cecal ligations. Those were the days...) Over the rest of my time at Michigan, I ended up working in several other top research labs and in a clinical setting at the medical school which helped me realize I wanted nothing to do with a career as a physician. That at least saved me $120K+. :) I ended up deciding to put off grad school and in the meantime ended up in a tangential career path that I love and gives me a shit-ton more flexibility now that I have a family.
TL;DR: Don't stress. Talk to the people who have been there, and try to get some practical experience before narrowing anything down. If nothing else, take advantage of the amazing undergrad research opportunities here and worst case, you'll have another thing to add to your resume/grad school apps.
| uofm | t5_2rjkn | ccetp1b | Full disclosure: A) I did not study city planning or architecture. B) I'm old. :P
That said, look back at all the classes you've taken and figure out which one is closest to your area of interest. Go to that professor's office hours and say, "I really loved your class; it ignited a passion in me for XYZ. I'm looking for opportunities to get involved more -- could you recommend someone who could use the help of a research assistant or intern?" One thing I learned in my time at UM -- more often than not, professors will jump at the opportunity to help an undergrad who is looking for more practical experience in their field. Getting to see and experience what an actual a career in your potential field is like is absolutely valuable in helping to hone in on the types of classes and grad programs to apply (or not apply!) for.
Source: I floundered as a sophomore and junior and changed my major FOUR TIMES (electrical engineering > biochemistry > women's studies [don't ask] > microbiology) as I tried to figure out whether I wanted to go into research or apply for medical school. With nothing really to lose, I used the above approach to find myself a sweet-ass research assistant job doing actual unassisted surgery on mice. (For real. Put them under with ketamine and gave them little baby tracheotomies and cecal ligations. Those were the days...) Over the rest of my time at Michigan, I ended up working in several other top research labs and in a clinical setting at the medical school which helped me realize I wanted nothing to do with a career as a physician. That at least saved me $120K+. :) I ended up deciding to put off grad school and in the meantime ended up in a tangential career path that I love and gives me a shit-ton more flexibility now that I have a family. | Don't stress. Talk to the people who have been there, and try to get some practical experience before narrowing anything down. If nothing else, take advantage of the amazing undergrad research opportunities here and worst case, you'll have another thing to add to your resume/grad school apps. |
angry_brds | The best thing you could do would be, surprisingly, to portray the racism and sexism that occured during that time honestly. The strongest anti-racist ideas come from books with very racist content- for example, Huckleberry Finn.
Conversely, the worst thing you could do would be to write the struggles of minorities out of history by painting the 40s and 50s as an idyllic fairyland where everyone loves everyone. The most racist ideas come from places that *do not* explicitly show racism- for example, Songs of the South.
In regard to your specific questions:
>mexican boy named michael
It is racist, but not at all in the way you think. You are so afraid of being racist that you have inadvertantly made this into a white character. It would be better, in my opinion, if he had a traditional spanish/mexican name. Of course, you could have a different reason for it, but if the line of thought you had was the one I described, consider changing the name to Miguel.
>mother works in store for a man
This goes back to what I said earlier. If you portrayed it the other way round you might be overwriting the struggles of women through history again. **However**, you could do it right, again by portraying honestly the shit a woman proprietor would have to put up with. This would be better than taking the easy way of having the man own the store, but be careful.
>old white guy, guns
I see nothing that could be offensive, as long as the gun stuff is honest and not an advertisement.
**TL;DR Pretending people were never oppressed is offensive because it trivializes those who were, accurately portraying such oppression is commendable. As long as you are honest and non-rhetorical in your portrayal, you will never be racist or sexist. Don't make the Mexican kid into a white kid.** | The best thing you could do would be, surprisingly, to portray the racism and sexism that occured during that time honestly. The strongest anti-racist ideas come from books with very racist content- for example, Huckleberry Finn.
Conversely, the worst thing you could do would be to write the struggles of minorities out of history by painting the 40s and 50s as an idyllic fairyland where everyone loves everyone. The most racist ideas come from places that do not explicitly show racism- for example, Songs of the South.
In regard to your specific questions:
>mexican boy named michael
It is racist, but not at all in the way you think. You are so afraid of being racist that you have inadvertantly made this into a white character. It would be better, in my opinion, if he had a traditional spanish/mexican name. Of course, you could have a different reason for it, but if the line of thought you had was the one I described, consider changing the name to Miguel.
>mother works in store for a man
This goes back to what I said earlier. If you portrayed it the other way round you might be overwriting the struggles of women through history again. However , you could do it right, again by portraying honestly the shit a woman proprietor would have to put up with. This would be better than taking the easy way of having the man own the store, but be careful.
>old white guy, guns
I see nothing that could be offensive, as long as the gun stuff is honest and not an advertisement.
TL;DR Pretending people were never oppressed is offensive because it trivializes those who were, accurately portraying such oppression is commendable. As long as you are honest and non-rhetorical in your portrayal, you will never be racist or sexist. Don't make the Mexican kid into a white kid.
| SRSDiscussion | t5_2t5sa | ccetfkq | The best thing you could do would be, surprisingly, to portray the racism and sexism that occured during that time honestly. The strongest anti-racist ideas come from books with very racist content- for example, Huckleberry Finn.
Conversely, the worst thing you could do would be to write the struggles of minorities out of history by painting the 40s and 50s as an idyllic fairyland where everyone loves everyone. The most racist ideas come from places that do not explicitly show racism- for example, Songs of the South.
In regard to your specific questions:
>mexican boy named michael
It is racist, but not at all in the way you think. You are so afraid of being racist that you have inadvertantly made this into a white character. It would be better, in my opinion, if he had a traditional spanish/mexican name. Of course, you could have a different reason for it, but if the line of thought you had was the one I described, consider changing the name to Miguel.
>mother works in store for a man
This goes back to what I said earlier. If you portrayed it the other way round you might be overwriting the struggles of women through history again. However , you could do it right, again by portraying honestly the shit a woman proprietor would have to put up with. This would be better than taking the easy way of having the man own the store, but be careful.
>old white guy, guns
I see nothing that could be offensive, as long as the gun stuff is honest and not an advertisement. | Pretending people were never oppressed is offensive because it trivializes those who were, accurately portraying such oppression is commendable. As long as you are honest and non-rhetorical in your portrayal, you will never be racist or sexist. Don't make the Mexican kid into a white kid. |
PrawnTyas | I met Bear Grylls once, he was sat behind me on a train. I checked his Twitter before saying anything to make sure and he was in my city for a charity event (zip line over the river from a high bridge). He was a nice guy, posed for a photo etc. He was a lot smaller than I imagined. It wasn't until he asked me who I thought he was that I realised it wasn't Bear Grylls, just some guy in a suit.
TL;DR I've never met Bear Grylls
| I met Bear Grylls once, he was sat behind me on a train. I checked his Twitter before saying anything to make sure and he was in my city for a charity event (zip line over the river from a high bridge). He was a nice guy, posed for a photo etc. He was a lot smaller than I imagined. It wasn't until he asked me who I thought he was that I realised it wasn't Bear Grylls, just some guy in a suit.
TL;DR I've never met Bear Grylls
| movies | t5_2qh3s | ccf1q45 | I met Bear Grylls once, he was sat behind me on a train. I checked his Twitter before saying anything to make sure and he was in my city for a charity event (zip line over the river from a high bridge). He was a nice guy, posed for a photo etc. He was a lot smaller than I imagined. It wasn't until he asked me who I thought he was that I realised it wasn't Bear Grylls, just some guy in a suit. | I've never met Bear Grylls |
TrevV | Nekros is going to be one of those hate it or love it frames. Even though I am in between about him, I don't think anything really needs to change. He adds an interesting approach to Warframe. He's not another damage frame, but a unique utility frame. That being said, I disagree with mostly everything you have said.
**Soul Punch:** For 25 energy, this offers a plenty useful utility. Examples: Toxic on the pod? Punch. Knock down Heavy Grineer before they knock you down. Punch. It offers single target damage, yes, but it also adds a ranged "get the fuck away" utility, and I mean really far away. I do agree with you that the animation of the punch could be improved.
**Terrify** offers utility when your squad or the pod are becoming overwhelmed. I feel it's just a little short of 75 energy worthy and has a similar purpose as Shadows of the Dead, so some sort of small debuff should be added.
**Desecrate** is Nekros' main skill. This is what makes him unique amongst all the frames. I am certain you have not used this ability to its full potential, otherwise you'd be satisfied with it. Let's just say, with certain setups, Nekros can be the difference between acquiring 20+ mutagens in 20 waves of Derelict defense or 40-50+ mutagens. The ability pays for itself with the energy orbs acquired from bodies, plus some. The more bodies, the more loot. Put on carrier and spam. The energy comes to you.
**Shadows of the Dead:** This is not a damage ult, this is crowd control. It's your enemies' mind fuck. Hell, even I am confused. That is my only beef with the ability; how difficult it can be to tell the enemies apart from the allies amidst the chaos, and speaking of chaos, when paired with Nyx's ability, you have their brains scrambling. Your team is mostly safe.
**tldr:** Nekros brings a lot of utility, not damage, and an interesting way of acquiring a significant amount of extra loot when setup correctly. His abilities have appropriate energy costs for the purpose they fulfill.
So far I think Loki and Nekros are the most unique frames in the game.
**As for the scarf.** It's a fair deal for something that is purely cosmetic. You aren't forced to buy it. It's not that much. It's less than a helmet, and those are specific to Warframes. | Nekros is going to be one of those hate it or love it frames. Even though I am in between about him, I don't think anything really needs to change. He adds an interesting approach to Warframe. He's not another damage frame, but a unique utility frame. That being said, I disagree with mostly everything you have said.
Soul Punch: For 25 energy, this offers a plenty useful utility. Examples: Toxic on the pod? Punch. Knock down Heavy Grineer before they knock you down. Punch. It offers single target damage, yes, but it also adds a ranged "get the fuck away" utility, and I mean really far away. I do agree with you that the animation of the punch could be improved.
Terrify offers utility when your squad or the pod are becoming overwhelmed. I feel it's just a little short of 75 energy worthy and has a similar purpose as Shadows of the Dead, so some sort of small debuff should be added.
Desecrate is Nekros' main skill. This is what makes him unique amongst all the frames. I am certain you have not used this ability to its full potential, otherwise you'd be satisfied with it. Let's just say, with certain setups, Nekros can be the difference between acquiring 20+ mutagens in 20 waves of Derelict defense or 40-50+ mutagens. The ability pays for itself with the energy orbs acquired from bodies, plus some. The more bodies, the more loot. Put on carrier and spam. The energy comes to you.
Shadows of the Dead: This is not a damage ult, this is crowd control. It's your enemies' mind fuck. Hell, even I am confused. That is my only beef with the ability; how difficult it can be to tell the enemies apart from the allies amidst the chaos, and speaking of chaos, when paired with Nyx's ability, you have their brains scrambling. Your team is mostly safe.
tldr: Nekros brings a lot of utility, not damage, and an interesting way of acquiring a significant amount of extra loot when setup correctly. His abilities have appropriate energy costs for the purpose they fulfill.
So far I think Loki and Nekros are the most unique frames in the game.
As for the scarf. It's a fair deal for something that is purely cosmetic. You aren't forced to buy it. It's not that much. It's less than a helmet, and those are specific to Warframes.
| Warframe | t5_2urg0 | ccf07u5 | Nekros is going to be one of those hate it or love it frames. Even though I am in between about him, I don't think anything really needs to change. He adds an interesting approach to Warframe. He's not another damage frame, but a unique utility frame. That being said, I disagree with mostly everything you have said.
Soul Punch: For 25 energy, this offers a plenty useful utility. Examples: Toxic on the pod? Punch. Knock down Heavy Grineer before they knock you down. Punch. It offers single target damage, yes, but it also adds a ranged "get the fuck away" utility, and I mean really far away. I do agree with you that the animation of the punch could be improved.
Terrify offers utility when your squad or the pod are becoming overwhelmed. I feel it's just a little short of 75 energy worthy and has a similar purpose as Shadows of the Dead, so some sort of small debuff should be added.
Desecrate is Nekros' main skill. This is what makes him unique amongst all the frames. I am certain you have not used this ability to its full potential, otherwise you'd be satisfied with it. Let's just say, with certain setups, Nekros can be the difference between acquiring 20+ mutagens in 20 waves of Derelict defense or 40-50+ mutagens. The ability pays for itself with the energy orbs acquired from bodies, plus some. The more bodies, the more loot. Put on carrier and spam. The energy comes to you.
Shadows of the Dead: This is not a damage ult, this is crowd control. It's your enemies' mind fuck. Hell, even I am confused. That is my only beef with the ability; how difficult it can be to tell the enemies apart from the allies amidst the chaos, and speaking of chaos, when paired with Nyx's ability, you have their brains scrambling. Your team is mostly safe. | Nekros brings a lot of utility, not damage, and an interesting way of acquiring a significant amount of extra loot when setup correctly. His abilities have appropriate energy costs for the purpose they fulfill.
So far I think Loki and Nekros are the most unique frames in the game.
As for the scarf. It's a fair deal for something that is purely cosmetic. You aren't forced to buy it. It's not that much. It's less than a helmet, and those are specific to Warframes. |
nod9 | "Loud pipes save lives" is a phrase usually applied to motorcycles. Their small size means they are easier other people to not see and accidently hit. Hence the need for loud exhausts, so that people will hear them coming and be aware that they are near.
Tl; Dr: that sticker makes no sense on a giant truck | "Loud pipes save lives" is a phrase usually applied to motorcycles. Their small size means they are easier other people to not see and accidently hit. Hence the need for loud exhausts, so that people will hear them coming and be aware that they are near.
Tl; Dr: that sticker makes no sense on a giant truck
| Trucks | t5_2qsrb | ccfic1p | Loud pipes save lives" is a phrase usually applied to motorcycles. Their small size means they are easier other people to not see and accidently hit. Hence the need for loud exhausts, so that people will hear them coming and be aware that they are near. | that sticker makes no sense on a giant truck |
xnedski | I think I read that you can use it without being tethered. There's even a tripod screw, IIRC.
Dave Pogue just [reviewed the two cameras]( in the NY Times. TL;DR for his review: Great concept, great pictures, quirks make it hard to use. | I think I read that you can use it without being tethered. There's even a tripod screw, IIRC.
Dave Pogue just [reviewed the two cameras]( in the NY Times. TL;DR for his review: Great concept, great pictures, quirks make it hard to use.
| photography | t5_2qh2a | ccfovub | I think I read that you can use it without being tethered. There's even a tripod screw, IIRC.
Dave Pogue just [reviewed the two cameras]( in the NY Times. | for his review: Great concept, great pictures, quirks make it hard to use. |
deadaluspark | Color blind redditor here.
I have a girlfriend and am too old to fall for such a stupid meme, but the question I have is about: what does this have to do with being color blind? Am I missing a part of the meme that is hidden from my vision?
TL;DR: Fuck my genetics being colorblind blows. | Color blind redditor here.
I have a girlfriend and am too old to fall for such a stupid meme, but the question I have is about: what does this have to do with being color blind? Am I missing a part of the meme that is hidden from my vision?
TL;DR: Fuck my genetics being colorblind blows.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | ccfbp1o | Color blind redditor here.
I have a girlfriend and am too old to fall for such a stupid meme, but the question I have is about: what does this have to do with being color blind? Am I missing a part of the meme that is hidden from my vision? | Fuck my genetics being colorblind blows. |
madoog | Do not joke. My neighbour two doors up thought she had rescued a stray (my cat) for 4 months. It was only figured out when my neighbour took her in to get spayed and they opened her up and found out she was already spayed and only then noticed the microchip which is a rather obvious lump on her neck region (at least to anyone who actually touches the cat). The vet phoned me at home while I was at work...and then gave MY cat back to my neighbour to look after!
This was aggravating as I was on crutches with a freshly broken ankle at the time, so was unable to travel to my neighbour's and carry a cat cage home at the same time, and when I phoned my neighbour, she seemed like she wasn't even going to give her back!
tl;dr Don't rescue healthy looking cats, yo. | Do not joke. My neighbour two doors up thought she had rescued a stray (my cat) for 4 months. It was only figured out when my neighbour took her in to get spayed and they opened her up and found out she was already spayed and only then noticed the microchip which is a rather obvious lump on her neck region (at least to anyone who actually touches the cat). The vet phoned me at home while I was at work...and then gave MY cat back to my neighbour to look after!
This was aggravating as I was on crutches with a freshly broken ankle at the time, so was unable to travel to my neighbour's and carry a cat cage home at the same time, and when I phoned my neighbour, she seemed like she wasn't even going to give her back!
tl;dr Don't rescue healthy looking cats, yo.
| funny | t5_2qh33 | ccfp0mh | Do not joke. My neighbour two doors up thought she had rescued a stray (my cat) for 4 months. It was only figured out when my neighbour took her in to get spayed and they opened her up and found out she was already spayed and only then noticed the microchip which is a rather obvious lump on her neck region (at least to anyone who actually touches the cat). The vet phoned me at home while I was at work...and then gave MY cat back to my neighbour to look after!
This was aggravating as I was on crutches with a freshly broken ankle at the time, so was unable to travel to my neighbour's and carry a cat cage home at the same time, and when I phoned my neighbour, she seemed like she wasn't even going to give her back! | Don't rescue healthy looking cats, yo. |
FloobLord | I was going bed-shopping with my mom during college and she suggested that I get a queen, and I was like, "No, no reason to spend more money, I just want a nice comfy twin." She gave me this look like I had grown a second head. Months later, I was thinking to myself, "Man, why would she think I need a bigger...*Oh, shit, if I ever get laid, a big bed would probably be pretty nice!!!!*" A major facepalm moment for me.
TL;DR: I got a bigger bed two years later and lost my virginity a few months after that. Get a bigger bed, folks! | I was going bed-shopping with my mom during college and she suggested that I get a queen, and I was like, "No, no reason to spend more money, I just want a nice comfy twin." She gave me this look like I had grown a second head. Months later, I was thinking to myself, "Man, why would she think I need a bigger... Oh, shit, if I ever get laid, a big bed would probably be pretty nice!!!! " A major facepalm moment for me.
TL;DR: I got a bigger bed two years later and lost my virginity a few months after that. Get a bigger bed, folks!
| funny | t5_2qh33 | ccfsv1h | I was going bed-shopping with my mom during college and she suggested that I get a queen, and I was like, "No, no reason to spend more money, I just want a nice comfy twin." She gave me this look like I had grown a second head. Months later, I was thinking to myself, "Man, why would she think I need a bigger... Oh, shit, if I ever get laid, a big bed would probably be pretty nice!!!! " A major facepalm moment for me. | I got a bigger bed two years later and lost my virginity a few months after that. Get a bigger bed, folks! |
astrosushinut | Here's some info on unity gain for the 6D:
["Highest advised" ISO]( for the 6D is ISO 6400, which is actually much higher than its sensor's unity gain (~ISO 575). In all, that camera is one of the better ones for handling noise at higher ISOs, so 6400 is actually comparatively VERY high.
"The Unity Gain ISO is the ISO of the camera where the A/D converter digitizes 1 electron to 1 data number (DN) in the digital image. Further, to scale all cameras to equivalent Unity Gain ISO, a 12-bit converter is assumed. Since 1 electron (1 converted photon) is the smallest quantum that makes sense to digitize, **there is little point in increasing ISO above the Unity Gain ISO (small gains may be realized due to quantization effects, but as ISO is increased, dynamic range decreases).** There is a caveat to this idea: fixed pattern noise may still be a factor and in some cameras, a higher ISO than unity gain is needed to reduce the apparent fixed pattern noise."
(source:
LATE EDIT FOR A TL;DR: When ISO is *too* high, the camera is just multiplying the base signal and noise mathematically.... essentially equivalent to boosting the brightness setting in your photo processing software. | Here's some info on unity gain for the 6D:
"Highest advised" ISO . In all, that camera is one of the better ones for handling noise at higher ISOs, so 6400 is actually comparatively VERY high.
"The Unity Gain ISO is the ISO of the camera where the A/D converter digitizes 1 electron to 1 data number (DN) in the digital image. Further, to scale all cameras to equivalent Unity Gain ISO, a 12-bit converter is assumed. Since 1 electron (1 converted photon) is the smallest quantum that makes sense to digitize, there is little point in increasing ISO above the Unity Gain ISO (small gains may be realized due to quantization effects, but as ISO is increased, dynamic range decreases). There is a caveat to this idea: fixed pattern noise may still be a factor and in some cameras, a higher ISO than unity gain is needed to reduce the apparent fixed pattern noise."
(source:
LATE EDIT FOR A TL;DR: When ISO is too high, the camera is just multiplying the base signal and noise mathematically.... essentially equivalent to boosting the brightness setting in your photo processing software.
| astrophotography | t5_2raop | ccg48p9 | Here's some info on unity gain for the 6D:
"Highest advised" ISO . In all, that camera is one of the better ones for handling noise at higher ISOs, so 6400 is actually comparatively VERY high.
"The Unity Gain ISO is the ISO of the camera where the A/D converter digitizes 1 electron to 1 data number (DN) in the digital image. Further, to scale all cameras to equivalent Unity Gain ISO, a 12-bit converter is assumed. Since 1 electron (1 converted photon) is the smallest quantum that makes sense to digitize, there is little point in increasing ISO above the Unity Gain ISO (small gains may be realized due to quantization effects, but as ISO is increased, dynamic range decreases). There is a caveat to this idea: fixed pattern noise may still be a factor and in some cameras, a higher ISO than unity gain is needed to reduce the apparent fixed pattern noise."
(source:
LATE EDIT FOR A | When ISO is too high, the camera is just multiplying the base signal and noise mathematically.... essentially equivalent to boosting the brightness setting in your photo processing software. |
theNightblade | I've been through this several times myself. 2 ACL tear/recon in high school and reinjured it in college (not sports related) and didn't have it reconstructed that time. That was about 12 years ago. If you're getting it reconstructed, then you will be fine, I just cannot stress enough *do exactly what your doctor/threapist says* otherwise rehab will be longer, more painful, and you might not get back to normal.
That being said, your 'new' normal may not be your old normal. I, for one, was never able to get all of my muscle mass back. Strength will return if you are smart about how you go about rehab. I'm 12 years from my last injury, 7 months from my last knee surgery, and stronger than I've ever been in any of my lifts (not that I'm particularly strong)
tl;dr - do exactly what your doc/therapist says, and *BE PATIENT*, you want to make your knees last as long as possible so be smart about it. you have a lifetime to catch back up to where you were and go beyond, it doesn't happen overnight. | I've been through this several times myself. 2 ACL tear/recon in high school and reinjured it in college (not sports related) and didn't have it reconstructed that time. That was about 12 years ago. If you're getting it reconstructed, then you will be fine, I just cannot stress enough do exactly what your doctor/threapist says otherwise rehab will be longer, more painful, and you might not get back to normal.
That being said, your 'new' normal may not be your old normal. I, for one, was never able to get all of my muscle mass back. Strength will return if you are smart about how you go about rehab. I'm 12 years from my last injury, 7 months from my last knee surgery, and stronger than I've ever been in any of my lifts (not that I'm particularly strong)
tl;dr - do exactly what your doc/therapist says, and BE PATIENT , you want to make your knees last as long as possible so be smart about it. you have a lifetime to catch back up to where you were and go beyond, it doesn't happen overnight.
| powerlifting | t5_2s4tp | ccft7qu | I've been through this several times myself. 2 ACL tear/recon in high school and reinjured it in college (not sports related) and didn't have it reconstructed that time. That was about 12 years ago. If you're getting it reconstructed, then you will be fine, I just cannot stress enough do exactly what your doctor/threapist says otherwise rehab will be longer, more painful, and you might not get back to normal.
That being said, your 'new' normal may not be your old normal. I, for one, was never able to get all of my muscle mass back. Strength will return if you are smart about how you go about rehab. I'm 12 years from my last injury, 7 months from my last knee surgery, and stronger than I've ever been in any of my lifts (not that I'm particularly strong) | do exactly what your doc/therapist says, and BE PATIENT , you want to make your knees last as long as possible so be smart about it. you have a lifetime to catch back up to where you were and go beyond, it doesn't happen overnight. |
TOMATO_ON_URANUS | 5) HOLY SHIT THIS
I'm pretty sure anything diplomatic is evaluated not by the actual amount of money, but what percentage of your treasury it is.
- You have two regions. In Buttfuck, Middle Eastern desert wasteland. I am Alexander reincarnate, controlling everything south of the Danube, Asia, the Levant, and pushing on into Egypt. Why the hell am I paying YOU to trade with me?
- You're a decently powerful other faction, maybe third largest after me and another. You're respected, you've got wealth and power. Cool. You deserve the right to drive a tougher bargain. You want 1/5 of my current treasury? That makes sense, when my current treasury is 5000. But when I'm tearing through the Hellenic world and I'm closing on 1,000,000, I might declare war on you just in spite for being such a dumbass.
tl;dr - fuck diplomacy | 5) HOLY SHIT THIS
I'm pretty sure anything diplomatic is evaluated not by the actual amount of money, but what percentage of your treasury it is.
You have two regions. In Buttfuck, Middle Eastern desert wasteland. I am Alexander reincarnate, controlling everything south of the Danube, Asia, the Levant, and pushing on into Egypt. Why the hell am I paying YOU to trade with me?
You're a decently powerful other faction, maybe third largest after me and another. You're respected, you've got wealth and power. Cool. You deserve the right to drive a tougher bargain. You want 1/5 of my current treasury? That makes sense, when my current treasury is 5000. But when I'm tearing through the Hellenic world and I'm closing on 1,000,000, I might declare war on you just in spite for being such a dumbass.
tl;dr - fuck diplomacy
| totalwar | t5_2rq9c | ccfzf0h | 5) HOLY SHIT THIS
I'm pretty sure anything diplomatic is evaluated not by the actual amount of money, but what percentage of your treasury it is.
You have two regions. In Buttfuck, Middle Eastern desert wasteland. I am Alexander reincarnate, controlling everything south of the Danube, Asia, the Levant, and pushing on into Egypt. Why the hell am I paying YOU to trade with me?
You're a decently powerful other faction, maybe third largest after me and another. You're respected, you've got wealth and power. Cool. You deserve the right to drive a tougher bargain. You want 1/5 of my current treasury? That makes sense, when my current treasury is 5000. But when I'm tearing through the Hellenic world and I'm closing on 1,000,000, I might declare war on you just in spite for being such a dumbass. | fuck diplomacy |
magor1988 | Sure not a problem.
So just about every building has a cost attached to it, not just monetary, but a cost in food consumed, or -public order created, or both.
Provincial capitals build up to quite high -Public Order & food consumed. Food buildings have a -Public Order attached. Temples, theaters, coliseums, etc have -Food attached.
Each city has a certain number of build slots. For minor settlements they cap out at 4 buildings, major capitals cap out at 6.
Every temple has a certain +Public Order, but only one temple per faction has a really high +Public Order, the rest are 2-5 points less, but with some other bonus.
Military buildings either have high -Food (Auxiliary/Skirmisher building for most cavalry & ranged & support units), or a very high -Public Order (For your main bread & butter units).
So imagine trying to build a Tier IV province capital with very high -PO, very high -Food, so you build the one temple that can counter that, & that's even more -Food & one build slot taken up.
Now you want to build a Tier IV temple (VERY high -Food), a Tier IV military building of main units & auxiliary (one high -Food, one high -PO).
And you just can't do it. The math doesn't add up, you can't even build all tier III buildings in a city without having too much food or too much Public Order consumed.
Now multiply that across your entire Empire. So you focus your entire empire around providing just enough that you can eek out maybe 2 or 3 good cities across the rest of the map.
Now I'm not advocating for the ability to build uber cities across your entire empire, but you should be able to build 3 Tier 3 buildings in a city & 3 tier IV buildings without breaking the entire balance & having too little food or too little Public Order.
Now CA is rebalancing this in Patch 3, but this is an issue that would be EASY to spot in testing prior to release. It's a *very* simple balance issue & they let it hit the live version.
**TL;DR** Negative public order buildings & negative food buildings are out of balance & it is too difficult to build really good *specialized* cities across your empire. CA is rebalancing in Patch 3, but it should have never reached launch in this state. | Sure not a problem.
So just about every building has a cost attached to it, not just monetary, but a cost in food consumed, or -public order created, or both.
Provincial capitals build up to quite high -Public Order & food consumed. Food buildings have a -Public Order attached. Temples, theaters, coliseums, etc have -Food attached.
Each city has a certain number of build slots. For minor settlements they cap out at 4 buildings, major capitals cap out at 6.
Every temple has a certain +Public Order, but only one temple per faction has a really high +Public Order, the rest are 2-5 points less, but with some other bonus.
Military buildings either have high -Food (Auxiliary/Skirmisher building for most cavalry & ranged & support units), or a very high -Public Order (For your main bread & butter units).
So imagine trying to build a Tier IV province capital with very high -PO, very high -Food, so you build the one temple that can counter that, & that's even more -Food & one build slot taken up.
Now you want to build a Tier IV temple (VERY high -Food), a Tier IV military building of main units & auxiliary (one high -Food, one high -PO).
And you just can't do it. The math doesn't add up, you can't even build all tier III buildings in a city without having too much food or too much Public Order consumed.
Now multiply that across your entire Empire. So you focus your entire empire around providing just enough that you can eek out maybe 2 or 3 good cities across the rest of the map.
Now I'm not advocating for the ability to build uber cities across your entire empire, but you should be able to build 3 Tier 3 buildings in a city & 3 tier IV buildings without breaking the entire balance & having too little food or too little Public Order.
Now CA is rebalancing this in Patch 3, but this is an issue that would be EASY to spot in testing prior to release. It's a very simple balance issue & they let it hit the live version.
TL;DR Negative public order buildings & negative food buildings are out of balance & it is too difficult to build really good specialized cities across your empire. CA is rebalancing in Patch 3, but it should have never reached launch in this state.
| totalwar | t5_2rq9c | ccg9gzc | Sure not a problem.
So just about every building has a cost attached to it, not just monetary, but a cost in food consumed, or -public order created, or both.
Provincial capitals build up to quite high -Public Order & food consumed. Food buildings have a -Public Order attached. Temples, theaters, coliseums, etc have -Food attached.
Each city has a certain number of build slots. For minor settlements they cap out at 4 buildings, major capitals cap out at 6.
Every temple has a certain +Public Order, but only one temple per faction has a really high +Public Order, the rest are 2-5 points less, but with some other bonus.
Military buildings either have high -Food (Auxiliary/Skirmisher building for most cavalry & ranged & support units), or a very high -Public Order (For your main bread & butter units).
So imagine trying to build a Tier IV province capital with very high -PO, very high -Food, so you build the one temple that can counter that, & that's even more -Food & one build slot taken up.
Now you want to build a Tier IV temple (VERY high -Food), a Tier IV military building of main units & auxiliary (one high -Food, one high -PO).
And you just can't do it. The math doesn't add up, you can't even build all tier III buildings in a city without having too much food or too much Public Order consumed.
Now multiply that across your entire Empire. So you focus your entire empire around providing just enough that you can eek out maybe 2 or 3 good cities across the rest of the map.
Now I'm not advocating for the ability to build uber cities across your entire empire, but you should be able to build 3 Tier 3 buildings in a city & 3 tier IV buildings without breaking the entire balance & having too little food or too little Public Order.
Now CA is rebalancing this in Patch 3, but this is an issue that would be EASY to spot in testing prior to release. It's a very simple balance issue & they let it hit the live version. | Negative public order buildings & negative food buildings are out of balance & it is too difficult to build really good specialized cities across your empire. CA is rebalancing in Patch 3, but it should have never reached launch in this state. |
miss--flowers | 1) He consistently promised me money which he would later not deliver on, or give it to me and literally steal it back from my room
2) I shouldn't have been DOING HIS FUCKING JOB FOR HIM, especially not for free
3) The final straw was the presentation not being made, but he was also in trouble for the multiple DWI's and the fact that he was stealing from this company
4) Given the fact that he was a paedophile who molested me, beat the shit out of myself and my mother and sexually assaulted my sister, I'm honestly proud to say this was only the beginning of what I did to him.
TL;DR No. I don't think that.
WAIT JUST AS AN EDIT, are you honestly suggesting that if I live in someone's house for free I should have to do their job for them? Because that's fucked up, dude. | 1) He consistently promised me money which he would later not deliver on, or give it to me and literally steal it back from my room
2) I shouldn't have been DOING HIS FUCKING JOB FOR HIM, especially not for free
3) The final straw was the presentation not being made, but he was also in trouble for the multiple DWI's and the fact that he was stealing from this company
4) Given the fact that he was a paedophile who molested me, beat the shit out of myself and my mother and sexually assaulted my sister, I'm honestly proud to say this was only the beginning of what I did to him.
TL;DR No. I don't think that.
WAIT JUST AS AN EDIT, are you honestly suggesting that if I live in someone's house for free I should have to do their job for them? Because that's fucked up, dude.
| pettyrevenge | t5_2vg7t | ccg00lu | 1) He consistently promised me money which he would later not deliver on, or give it to me and literally steal it back from my room
2) I shouldn't have been DOING HIS FUCKING JOB FOR HIM, especially not for free
3) The final straw was the presentation not being made, but he was also in trouble for the multiple DWI's and the fact that he was stealing from this company
4) Given the fact that he was a paedophile who molested me, beat the shit out of myself and my mother and sexually assaulted my sister, I'm honestly proud to say this was only the beginning of what I did to him. | No. I don't think that.
WAIT JUST AS AN EDIT, are you honestly suggesting that if I live in someone's house for free I should have to do their job for them? Because that's fucked up, dude. |
isanass | The problem is, they *can't* save the money if they DO have it. The government will see it as them not *needing* that much money for operations and give them less the next year, and year after, etc... Schools have a very hard limit on how much money they can save before being severely penalized.
Obviously this is a *severe* case but, at the time they approved the spending for a facility, they likely thought they would be fine for the coming years for teachers' salaries.
TL:DR: Yes, the US public education is that screwed up. | The problem is, they can't save the money if they DO have it. The government will see it as them not needing that much money for operations and give them less the next year, and year after, etc... Schools have a very hard limit on how much money they can save before being severely penalized.
Obviously this is a severe case but, at the time they approved the spending for a facility, they likely thought they would be fine for the coming years for teachers' salaries.
TL:DR: Yes, the US public education is that screwed up.
| pics | t5_2qh0u | ccg4txy | The problem is, they can't save the money if they DO have it. The government will see it as them not needing that much money for operations and give them less the next year, and year after, etc... Schools have a very hard limit on how much money they can save before being severely penalized.
Obviously this is a severe case but, at the time they approved the spending for a facility, they likely thought they would be fine for the coming years for teachers' salaries. | Yes, the US public education is that screwed up. |
designgoddess | I own my own business and one year for Christmas we gave our clients "the support of young artists." We worked with a struggling art department in a school in the city. We'd show up and give them design assignments and then go see the results. It was good for our designers to get out of the office and give back to the community and good for the students to see a profession in the arts that could be a career. So for our Christmas gift we worked with the class. We got them the art supplies to paint self portraits that we had framed and gave to our clients and then bought art more supplies that were given to the students in the name of our clients. So, both sides got a little something. We got an overwhelming emotional response from our clients. Something we weren't expecting. Most of the self portraits weren't really figurative, they were more an emotional self portrait. It was humbling for us to see how seriously these students took their first commissioned artwork. Some clients went on to donate to that school and some reached out to other schools to donate supplies. FYI, it was all approved by the school and parents. This is what I thought off when you said you'd have the kids sketch something.
TLDR: Please support your local schools. | I own my own business and one year for Christmas we gave our clients "the support of young artists." We worked with a struggling art department in a school in the city. We'd show up and give them design assignments and then go see the results. It was good for our designers to get out of the office and give back to the community and good for the students to see a profession in the arts that could be a career. So for our Christmas gift we worked with the class. We got them the art supplies to paint self portraits that we had framed and gave to our clients and then bought art more supplies that were given to the students in the name of our clients. So, both sides got a little something. We got an overwhelming emotional response from our clients. Something we weren't expecting. Most of the self portraits weren't really figurative, they were more an emotional self portrait. It was humbling for us to see how seriously these students took their first commissioned artwork. Some clients went on to donate to that school and some reached out to other schools to donate supplies. FYI, it was all approved by the school and parents. This is what I thought off when you said you'd have the kids sketch something.
TLDR: Please support your local schools.
| pics | t5_2qh0u | ccg6h5w | I own my own business and one year for Christmas we gave our clients "the support of young artists." We worked with a struggling art department in a school in the city. We'd show up and give them design assignments and then go see the results. It was good for our designers to get out of the office and give back to the community and good for the students to see a profession in the arts that could be a career. So for our Christmas gift we worked with the class. We got them the art supplies to paint self portraits that we had framed and gave to our clients and then bought art more supplies that were given to the students in the name of our clients. So, both sides got a little something. We got an overwhelming emotional response from our clients. Something we weren't expecting. Most of the self portraits weren't really figurative, they were more an emotional self portrait. It was humbling for us to see how seriously these students took their first commissioned artwork. Some clients went on to donate to that school and some reached out to other schools to donate supplies. FYI, it was all approved by the school and parents. This is what I thought off when you said you'd have the kids sketch something. | Please support your local schools. |
RavingRbid | Hi, this is pretty late and you probably don't need it anymore,and I'm not sure if this is right in terms of formality, but here goes...
>Debajo esta lo que creemos que es necesario para completar nestro acuerdo
>* Ventanas de Tormenta no fueron lavadas a presion - usted dijo que las ventanas parecian como nuevas - por dentro y por fuera
>* Apartamento limpio - usted dijo que su esposa ayudara a hacer el lugar mirarse somo nuevo
>* Quiter el polvo ( **or** Sacudir el polvo or despolvorar ) - paredes y avanicos estan enpolvados de el acabado
>* Hogar de la chimenea usted menciono pintar para que ["the trim our the bricks" = the trim matches the color of our bricks?] {el recorte haga juego con} ( **or** combine con) el color de nuestros ladrillos, y nosotros tenemos el molde para [it = the bricks?] {los ladrillos}
>* Retoqoes de pintura en los _________ [not sure how to say stair risers; I don't know what they are]
>* Ligado/retoque de pintura en el baño
>* Ligar el alfeizar de la ventana para quitar las orillas (**or** borde)
>* Ligar/retoque de la moldura nueva y el marco de la puerta en el baño y la sala
>* Instalar la moldura en el comedor (**or** salon/sala de comedor) y [paint = paint it?] pintar lo
>* Las ventanas se han pintado [not sure how to say painted shut] {hasta cerrarse}
>Por favor ayudenos a acabar rapido como le hemos pagado por completo (**or** en su totalidad) .
>Gracias
Tl;dr: () = other ways to say something, [] = wording questions I had, {} = my gut feeling answer when I was in doubt, ______ = dont know what stair risers are or how to say them in Spanish
Hope it helps! | Hi, this is pretty late and you probably don't need it anymore,and I'm not sure if this is right in terms of formality, but here goes...
>Debajo esta lo que creemos que es necesario para completar nestro acuerdo
> Ventanas de Tormenta no fueron lavadas a presion - usted dijo que las ventanas parecian como nuevas - por dentro y por fuera
> Apartamento limpio - usted dijo que su esposa ayudara a hacer el lugar mirarse somo nuevo
> Quiter el polvo ( or Sacudir el polvo or despolvorar ) - paredes y avanicos estan enpolvados de el acabado
> Hogar de la chimenea usted menciono pintar para que ["the trim our the bricks" = the trim matches the color of our bricks?] {el recorte haga juego con} ( or combine con) el color de nuestros ladrillos, y nosotros tenemos el molde para [it = the bricks?] {los ladrillos}
> Retoqoes de pintura en los _ [not sure how to say stair risers; I don't know what they are]
> Ligado/retoque de pintura en el baño
> Ligar el alfeizar de la ventana para quitar las orillas ( or borde)
> Ligar/retoque de la moldura nueva y el marco de la puerta en el baño y la sala
> Instalar la moldura en el comedor ( or salon/sala de comedor) y [paint = paint it?] pintar lo
> Las ventanas se han pintado [not sure how to say painted shut] {hasta cerrarse}
>Por favor ayudenos a acabar rapido como le hemos pagado por completo ( or en su totalidad) .
>Gracias
Tl;dr: () = other ways to say something, [] = wording questions I had, {} = my gut feeling answer when I was in doubt, __ = dont know what stair risers are or how to say them in Spanish
Hope it helps!
| translator | t5_2ss9z | ccn2z0v | Hi, this is pretty late and you probably don't need it anymore,and I'm not sure if this is right in terms of formality, but here goes...
>Debajo esta lo que creemos que es necesario para completar nestro acuerdo
> Ventanas de Tormenta no fueron lavadas a presion - usted dijo que las ventanas parecian como nuevas - por dentro y por fuera
> Apartamento limpio - usted dijo que su esposa ayudara a hacer el lugar mirarse somo nuevo
> Quiter el polvo ( or Sacudir el polvo or despolvorar ) - paredes y avanicos estan enpolvados de el acabado
> Hogar de la chimenea usted menciono pintar para que ["the trim our the bricks" = the trim matches the color of our bricks?] {el recorte haga juego con} ( or combine con) el color de nuestros ladrillos, y nosotros tenemos el molde para [it = the bricks?] {los ladrillos}
> Retoqoes de pintura en los _ [not sure how to say stair risers; I don't know what they are]
> Ligado/retoque de pintura en el baño
> Ligar el alfeizar de la ventana para quitar las orillas ( or borde)
> Ligar/retoque de la moldura nueva y el marco de la puerta en el baño y la sala
> Instalar la moldura en el comedor ( or salon/sala de comedor) y [paint = paint it?] pintar lo
> Las ventanas se han pintado [not sure how to say painted shut] {hasta cerrarse}
>Por favor ayudenos a acabar rapido como le hemos pagado por completo ( or en su totalidad) .
>Gracias | other ways to say something, [] = wording questions I had, {} = my gut feeling answer when I was in doubt, __ = dont know what stair risers are or how to say them in Spanish
Hope it helps! |
rampazzo | The problem here is that profit margins are inherently different across different types of markets. For example, in the long run if the market for a particular good, say rice, is what we call perfect competition (large number of buyers and sellers with no barriers to entry or exit, perfect information all around, no externalities, equal access to factors of production, and no actors have market power) then the long run profit of all rice producing firms is zero. They cover their costs and don't make a cent more. On the other hand, If we have an oligopoly (small number of sellers each with some market power) then we start to see some profit margins on their part, but they have market power and are still being pretty efficient. On the opposite end of the spectrum from perfect competition lie monopolies (only one seller in the market, and they have all of the market power) and monopsonies (one buyer). Let's ignore monopsonies however fascinating they are and look at monopolies. In a monopoly, since one firm has all of the market power, they get to dictate the prices, and therefore they earn a fairly high profit margin.
Keeping all of this in mind as well as the complexity of the modern economy (think of how many different kinds of goods and services exist and how different many of them are) we see that the easiest way for there to be the same profit margin would be for every single market to be in a state of perfect competition. Setting aside the fact that this is laughably impossible, what would the world look like. For one thing, it would most certainly NOT mean the disappearance of class differences or bring about any great equality as far as wages are concerned, since wages are part of the costs of production for every good and therefore people like engineers and CEO's will have higher salaries than people who work at McDonald's. We might be tempted to say that there would be no more big corporations or uber-wealthy people, but that probably isn't true either. Corporations are quite often in competition with each other and putt a large portion of their profits (which would be much larger than those of smaller companies for obvious reasons) into R&D and investing in more production (labor and capital). Another thing that wouldn't change is the financial industry, as money would still exist and people would want to manage it as best as possible. Basically, many many things would not change, and this is regardless of whether or not you are counting services (a very large portion of the economy) especially from business owners. Does a physical therapist who owns their own small town practice only make as much money as this small profit margin allows or do we not consider it profit and instead their salary allowing them to potentially earn millions and show no profit?
Enough of what doesn't change, let's look at what does. For the sake of simplicity, I said we should consider the case where every market is in a state of perfect competition. This is because if SOME groups had market power then they would literally all have to have an equal share of market power to have the same profit margins. Not only that, but it would have to be the same across ALL markets. Coca-Cola would have to have the same market power as Pepsi in the soft drink market and the same market power as Ford in the auto market and the same market power as your local grocery store in the fresh produce market. For a monopoly, it would mean that every market on earth would be monopolies, which is nearly equally absurd. So we know we have perfect competition for everything, but what does that mean. It means no deadweight loss. This would be the most efficient economy possible, in theory. Economists like to shade graphs, so look at this one:
The vertical axis is price, and the horizontal axis is quantity. The further right you go, the more production there is and the higher you go, the more expensive the product becomes. The words on the graph are actually technical econ definitions and not necessarily what you would intuitively think they were, so just ignore those and I'll point out what matters. The intersection of the blue and red lines is the price and quantity of the product that would occur if the market were one of perfect competition and the price set purely by supply and demand. At this point, there is no surplus production, and no shortage either. Everyone gets exactly as much as they are willing and able to purchase at that price. Set the price any lower and you create a shortage as demand is higher but producers are unwilling to produce any more. Set the price higher and the opposite happens. Produce more and it sits there, produce less and you have a shortage. Now what happens in a monopoly is that because of the power they have, the seller is able to sell at quantity Qm, which fetches them price Pm. As you can see, Pm is higher than the price (Pc) of the competitive market, and Qm is lower than Qc. The blue shaded area is the profit that the seller gets, and the red shaded area is the money the richest people did not have to spend to buy the product (For example, I may be willing and able to buy a delicious burrito for $10, so I get $6 of extra value when I can buy the same burrito for only $4). Now Economics doesn't like to say one side is better than the other so we don't really care who has more extra value, just that there is more surplus overall. The problem with a monopoly, then, is not that producers are making a (large) profit, but that the yellow area exists. The yellow area is all of the extra value that would have occurred had production happened at the optimal point, but is not happening due to the monopoly. In fact were this the case then all of the surplus would have been with the consumers, as the producers would be earning only enough to cover costs, but that part doesn't matter economically.
Tl;dr The world would be more efficient, but your question doesn't really address small businesses or services really well and is SUPER unrealistic. | The problem here is that profit margins are inherently different across different types of markets. For example, in the long run if the market for a particular good, say rice, is what we call perfect competition (large number of buyers and sellers with no barriers to entry or exit, perfect information all around, no externalities, equal access to factors of production, and no actors have market power) then the long run profit of all rice producing firms is zero. They cover their costs and don't make a cent more. On the other hand, If we have an oligopoly (small number of sellers each with some market power) then we start to see some profit margins on their part, but they have market power and are still being pretty efficient. On the opposite end of the spectrum from perfect competition lie monopolies (only one seller in the market, and they have all of the market power) and monopsonies (one buyer). Let's ignore monopsonies however fascinating they are and look at monopolies. In a monopoly, since one firm has all of the market power, they get to dictate the prices, and therefore they earn a fairly high profit margin.
Keeping all of this in mind as well as the complexity of the modern economy (think of how many different kinds of goods and services exist and how different many of them are) we see that the easiest way for there to be the same profit margin would be for every single market to be in a state of perfect competition. Setting aside the fact that this is laughably impossible, what would the world look like. For one thing, it would most certainly NOT mean the disappearance of class differences or bring about any great equality as far as wages are concerned, since wages are part of the costs of production for every good and therefore people like engineers and CEO's will have higher salaries than people who work at McDonald's. We might be tempted to say that there would be no more big corporations or uber-wealthy people, but that probably isn't true either. Corporations are quite often in competition with each other and putt a large portion of their profits (which would be much larger than those of smaller companies for obvious reasons) into R&D and investing in more production (labor and capital). Another thing that wouldn't change is the financial industry, as money would still exist and people would want to manage it as best as possible. Basically, many many things would not change, and this is regardless of whether or not you are counting services (a very large portion of the economy) especially from business owners. Does a physical therapist who owns their own small town practice only make as much money as this small profit margin allows or do we not consider it profit and instead their salary allowing them to potentially earn millions and show no profit?
Enough of what doesn't change, let's look at what does. For the sake of simplicity, I said we should consider the case where every market is in a state of perfect competition. This is because if SOME groups had market power then they would literally all have to have an equal share of market power to have the same profit margins. Not only that, but it would have to be the same across ALL markets. Coca-Cola would have to have the same market power as Pepsi in the soft drink market and the same market power as Ford in the auto market and the same market power as your local grocery store in the fresh produce market. For a monopoly, it would mean that every market on earth would be monopolies, which is nearly equally absurd. So we know we have perfect competition for everything, but what does that mean. It means no deadweight loss. This would be the most efficient economy possible, in theory. Economists like to shade graphs, so look at this one:
The vertical axis is price, and the horizontal axis is quantity. The further right you go, the more production there is and the higher you go, the more expensive the product becomes. The words on the graph are actually technical econ definitions and not necessarily what you would intuitively think they were, so just ignore those and I'll point out what matters. The intersection of the blue and red lines is the price and quantity of the product that would occur if the market were one of perfect competition and the price set purely by supply and demand. At this point, there is no surplus production, and no shortage either. Everyone gets exactly as much as they are willing and able to purchase at that price. Set the price any lower and you create a shortage as demand is higher but producers are unwilling to produce any more. Set the price higher and the opposite happens. Produce more and it sits there, produce less and you have a shortage. Now what happens in a monopoly is that because of the power they have, the seller is able to sell at quantity Qm, which fetches them price Pm. As you can see, Pm is higher than the price (Pc) of the competitive market, and Qm is lower than Qc. The blue shaded area is the profit that the seller gets, and the red shaded area is the money the richest people did not have to spend to buy the product (For example, I may be willing and able to buy a delicious burrito for $10, so I get $6 of extra value when I can buy the same burrito for only $4). Now Economics doesn't like to say one side is better than the other so we don't really care who has more extra value, just that there is more surplus overall. The problem with a monopoly, then, is not that producers are making a (large) profit, but that the yellow area exists. The yellow area is all of the extra value that would have occurred had production happened at the optimal point, but is not happening due to the monopoly. In fact were this the case then all of the surplus would have been with the consumers, as the producers would be earning only enough to cover costs, but that part doesn't matter economically.
Tl;dr The world would be more efficient, but your question doesn't really address small businesses or services really well and is SUPER unrealistic.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ccg99ey | The problem here is that profit margins are inherently different across different types of markets. For example, in the long run if the market for a particular good, say rice, is what we call perfect competition (large number of buyers and sellers with no barriers to entry or exit, perfect information all around, no externalities, equal access to factors of production, and no actors have market power) then the long run profit of all rice producing firms is zero. They cover their costs and don't make a cent more. On the other hand, If we have an oligopoly (small number of sellers each with some market power) then we start to see some profit margins on their part, but they have market power and are still being pretty efficient. On the opposite end of the spectrum from perfect competition lie monopolies (only one seller in the market, and they have all of the market power) and monopsonies (one buyer). Let's ignore monopsonies however fascinating they are and look at monopolies. In a monopoly, since one firm has all of the market power, they get to dictate the prices, and therefore they earn a fairly high profit margin.
Keeping all of this in mind as well as the complexity of the modern economy (think of how many different kinds of goods and services exist and how different many of them are) we see that the easiest way for there to be the same profit margin would be for every single market to be in a state of perfect competition. Setting aside the fact that this is laughably impossible, what would the world look like. For one thing, it would most certainly NOT mean the disappearance of class differences or bring about any great equality as far as wages are concerned, since wages are part of the costs of production for every good and therefore people like engineers and CEO's will have higher salaries than people who work at McDonald's. We might be tempted to say that there would be no more big corporations or uber-wealthy people, but that probably isn't true either. Corporations are quite often in competition with each other and putt a large portion of their profits (which would be much larger than those of smaller companies for obvious reasons) into R&D and investing in more production (labor and capital). Another thing that wouldn't change is the financial industry, as money would still exist and people would want to manage it as best as possible. Basically, many many things would not change, and this is regardless of whether or not you are counting services (a very large portion of the economy) especially from business owners. Does a physical therapist who owns their own small town practice only make as much money as this small profit margin allows or do we not consider it profit and instead their salary allowing them to potentially earn millions and show no profit?
Enough of what doesn't change, let's look at what does. For the sake of simplicity, I said we should consider the case where every market is in a state of perfect competition. This is because if SOME groups had market power then they would literally all have to have an equal share of market power to have the same profit margins. Not only that, but it would have to be the same across ALL markets. Coca-Cola would have to have the same market power as Pepsi in the soft drink market and the same market power as Ford in the auto market and the same market power as your local grocery store in the fresh produce market. For a monopoly, it would mean that every market on earth would be monopolies, which is nearly equally absurd. So we know we have perfect competition for everything, but what does that mean. It means no deadweight loss. This would be the most efficient economy possible, in theory. Economists like to shade graphs, so look at this one:
The vertical axis is price, and the horizontal axis is quantity. The further right you go, the more production there is and the higher you go, the more expensive the product becomes. The words on the graph are actually technical econ definitions and not necessarily what you would intuitively think they were, so just ignore those and I'll point out what matters. The intersection of the blue and red lines is the price and quantity of the product that would occur if the market were one of perfect competition and the price set purely by supply and demand. At this point, there is no surplus production, and no shortage either. Everyone gets exactly as much as they are willing and able to purchase at that price. Set the price any lower and you create a shortage as demand is higher but producers are unwilling to produce any more. Set the price higher and the opposite happens. Produce more and it sits there, produce less and you have a shortage. Now what happens in a monopoly is that because of the power they have, the seller is able to sell at quantity Qm, which fetches them price Pm. As you can see, Pm is higher than the price (Pc) of the competitive market, and Qm is lower than Qc. The blue shaded area is the profit that the seller gets, and the red shaded area is the money the richest people did not have to spend to buy the product (For example, I may be willing and able to buy a delicious burrito for $10, so I get $6 of extra value when I can buy the same burrito for only $4). Now Economics doesn't like to say one side is better than the other so we don't really care who has more extra value, just that there is more surplus overall. The problem with a monopoly, then, is not that producers are making a (large) profit, but that the yellow area exists. The yellow area is all of the extra value that would have occurred had production happened at the optimal point, but is not happening due to the monopoly. In fact were this the case then all of the surplus would have been with the consumers, as the producers would be earning only enough to cover costs, but that part doesn't matter economically. | The world would be more efficient, but your question doesn't really address small businesses or services really well and is SUPER unrealistic. |
minotaur000911 | My parents were at a dinner with a supposed fortune teller. There were maybe 20 people at dinner and of course, they all start egging him on to tell their fortunes.
So, he politely asks for everyone's business card and he takes each one and individually rubs it between his thumb and forefinger. He says a few things here and there, no one is really amazed.
Suddenly he stops and asks who owns a particular card. The entire party is listening - he says, "This company... this company is going to go bankrupt".
Everyone is kind of weirded out. People are actually outright dismissive because it's actually a very large, very successful company, no one really believes him. The year was 1999 and the company business card was Lucent.
For those of you who don't know, Lucent was a very hot tech giant at the time. Among the other cards he picked through were AT&T, HP, IBM, some other smaller companies. Then, as history would have it, the next year, Lucent went completely bankrupt and their stock went from triple digits to zero.
I actually know the family who gave the business card - they lost millions from their life savings, which was mostly in Lucent stock. My parents were there and saw everything; they actually are not even big believers in fortune telling.
TLDR: my parents were at a party and a fortune teller foretold the demise of Lucent in 1999. Fortune teller was not Jim Chanos.
| My parents were at a dinner with a supposed fortune teller. There were maybe 20 people at dinner and of course, they all start egging him on to tell their fortunes.
So, he politely asks for everyone's business card and he takes each one and individually rubs it between his thumb and forefinger. He says a few things here and there, no one is really amazed.
Suddenly he stops and asks who owns a particular card. The entire party is listening - he says, "This company... this company is going to go bankrupt".
Everyone is kind of weirded out. People are actually outright dismissive because it's actually a very large, very successful company, no one really believes him. The year was 1999 and the company business card was Lucent.
For those of you who don't know, Lucent was a very hot tech giant at the time. Among the other cards he picked through were AT&T, HP, IBM, some other smaller companies. Then, as history would have it, the next year, Lucent went completely bankrupt and their stock went from triple digits to zero.
I actually know the family who gave the business card - they lost millions from their life savings, which was mostly in Lucent stock. My parents were there and saw everything; they actually are not even big believers in fortune telling.
TLDR: my parents were at a party and a fortune teller foretold the demise of Lucent in 1999. Fortune teller was not Jim Chanos.
| Paranormal | t5_2qjxn | ccg8zjr | My parents were at a dinner with a supposed fortune teller. There were maybe 20 people at dinner and of course, they all start egging him on to tell their fortunes.
So, he politely asks for everyone's business card and he takes each one and individually rubs it between his thumb and forefinger. He says a few things here and there, no one is really amazed.
Suddenly he stops and asks who owns a particular card. The entire party is listening - he says, "This company... this company is going to go bankrupt".
Everyone is kind of weirded out. People are actually outright dismissive because it's actually a very large, very successful company, no one really believes him. The year was 1999 and the company business card was Lucent.
For those of you who don't know, Lucent was a very hot tech giant at the time. Among the other cards he picked through were AT&T, HP, IBM, some other smaller companies. Then, as history would have it, the next year, Lucent went completely bankrupt and their stock went from triple digits to zero.
I actually know the family who gave the business card - they lost millions from their life savings, which was mostly in Lucent stock. My parents were there and saw everything; they actually are not even big believers in fortune telling. | my parents were at a party and a fortune teller foretold the demise of Lucent in 1999. Fortune teller was not Jim Chanos. |
PinkieLaMandy | My mom had one come true that she performed for herself while my grandparents and I were on our way back from my out of state university. The spread, from her description, predicted illness, despair, all sorts of negative things in the near future. Eight hours after me and grandparents got home the day after, I was in ICU with a rare, very serious bacterial pneumonia and infection of the lining of my lung. I had to be operated on, coded on the operating table, was in a coma for two days, and hospitalized for a further ten before being bedridden at home recovering from major surgery for yet another three weeks. She has never, and swears she never will, gotten the cards out again.
Tl;Dr : Mom reads cards, foretelling serious illness/injury, kid (me) goes knock-knock-knocking' on deaths's door the next day. | My mom had one come true that she performed for herself while my grandparents and I were on our way back from my out of state university. The spread, from her description, predicted illness, despair, all sorts of negative things in the near future. Eight hours after me and grandparents got home the day after, I was in ICU with a rare, very serious bacterial pneumonia and infection of the lining of my lung. I had to be operated on, coded on the operating table, was in a coma for two days, and hospitalized for a further ten before being bedridden at home recovering from major surgery for yet another three weeks. She has never, and swears she never will, gotten the cards out again.
Tl;Dr : Mom reads cards, foretelling serious illness/injury, kid (me) goes knock-knock-knocking' on deaths's door the next day.
| Paranormal | t5_2qjxn | ccgfeor | My mom had one come true that she performed for herself while my grandparents and I were on our way back from my out of state university. The spread, from her description, predicted illness, despair, all sorts of negative things in the near future. Eight hours after me and grandparents got home the day after, I was in ICU with a rare, very serious bacterial pneumonia and infection of the lining of my lung. I had to be operated on, coded on the operating table, was in a coma for two days, and hospitalized for a further ten before being bedridden at home recovering from major surgery for yet another three weeks. She has never, and swears she never will, gotten the cards out again. | Mom reads cards, foretelling serious illness/injury, kid (me) goes knock-knock-knocking' on deaths's door the next day. |
Gyaruson | >yet AMC itself said it was Nebraska
You mean Ed the Vacuum Repairman said it? And he didn't say Walt was going to Nebraska. He said Saul was going to Nebraska. Quite clearly stated that, if I may add. The show has stated on numerous occasions that Walt fled to New Hampshire after his secret came out. In episode 501, when he is getting his free breakfast at Denny's, and again in 515 when Ed tells him New Hampshire, drives him to New Hampshire, etc.
tl;dr: Saul = Nebraska. Walt = New Hampshire. | >yet AMC itself said it was Nebraska
You mean Ed the Vacuum Repairman said it? And he didn't say Walt was going to Nebraska. He said Saul was going to Nebraska. Quite clearly stated that, if I may add. The show has stated on numerous occasions that Walt fled to New Hampshire after his secret came out. In episode 501, when he is getting his free breakfast at Denny's, and again in 515 when Ed tells him New Hampshire, drives him to New Hampshire, etc.
tl;dr: Saul = Nebraska. Walt = New Hampshire.
| breakingbad | t5_2rlw4 | ccgo1sf | yet AMC itself said it was Nebraska
You mean Ed the Vacuum Repairman said it? And he didn't say Walt was going to Nebraska. He said Saul was going to Nebraska. Quite clearly stated that, if I may add. The show has stated on numerous occasions that Walt fled to New Hampshire after his secret came out. In episode 501, when he is getting his free breakfast at Denny's, and again in 515 when Ed tells him New Hampshire, drives him to New Hampshire, etc. | Saul = Nebraska. Walt = New Hampshire. |
dylyn | As all of this is true, I'm pretty sure Jesse realizes his only way of getting out alive is through Walt. Reconciliation or not, Id like to believe Jesse values his own life enough to be wise and let Walt at least help him escape(by taking out Todd and the nazis)I'd also like to believe that when its all said and done and Jesse and Walt are still alive amongst the "corrupt" , Jesse will make it out- I think Walt himself has realized that he has to go one way or another.
Tl; dr- Don't bother because I'm absolutely 100% wrong knowing Gilligan and the crew
| As all of this is true, I'm pretty sure Jesse realizes his only way of getting out alive is through Walt. Reconciliation or not, Id like to believe Jesse values his own life enough to be wise and let Walt at least help him escape(by taking out Todd and the nazis)I'd also like to believe that when its all said and done and Jesse and Walt are still alive amongst the "corrupt" , Jesse will make it out- I think Walt himself has realized that he has to go one way or another.
Tl; dr- Don't bother because I'm absolutely 100% wrong knowing Gilligan and the crew
| breakingbad | t5_2rlw4 | ccgi8po | As all of this is true, I'm pretty sure Jesse realizes his only way of getting out alive is through Walt. Reconciliation or not, Id like to believe Jesse values his own life enough to be wise and let Walt at least help him escape(by taking out Todd and the nazis)I'd also like to believe that when its all said and done and Jesse and Walt are still alive amongst the "corrupt" , Jesse will make it out- I think Walt himself has realized that he has to go one way or another. | Don't bother because I'm absolutely 100% wrong knowing Gilligan and the crew |
Kierkegaard | Was downvoted for mentioning problems associated with Walt using the M60 machine gun. Not sure why so I'll post again.
Keep in mind that Walt has no experience with firearms much less anything resembling an M60 machine gun. The M60E3 weighs approximately 20 pounds (not including the 7.62 belt-fed ammunition). This weapon is best deployed using a bipod, tripod, or from a vehicle mount. I've worked with and fired this weapon on numerous occasions both from the hip and shoulder and it is a beast to tame. Imagining someone using this machine gun in Walter White's condition is challenging at best and, as previously mentioned, he has no experience with this weapon.
TL;DR: How is an weak and dying man with no firearms experience going to be able to operate a machine gun? | Was downvoted for mentioning problems associated with Walt using the M60 machine gun. Not sure why so I'll post again.
Keep in mind that Walt has no experience with firearms much less anything resembling an M60 machine gun. The M60E3 weighs approximately 20 pounds (not including the 7.62 belt-fed ammunition). This weapon is best deployed using a bipod, tripod, or from a vehicle mount. I've worked with and fired this weapon on numerous occasions both from the hip and shoulder and it is a beast to tame. Imagining someone using this machine gun in Walter White's condition is challenging at best and, as previously mentioned, he has no experience with this weapon.
TL;DR: How is an weak and dying man with no firearms experience going to be able to operate a machine gun?
| breakingbad | t5_2rlw4 | ccgnhsf | Was downvoted for mentioning problems associated with Walt using the M60 machine gun. Not sure why so I'll post again.
Keep in mind that Walt has no experience with firearms much less anything resembling an M60 machine gun. The M60E3 weighs approximately 20 pounds (not including the 7.62 belt-fed ammunition). This weapon is best deployed using a bipod, tripod, or from a vehicle mount. I've worked with and fired this weapon on numerous occasions both from the hip and shoulder and it is a beast to tame. Imagining someone using this machine gun in Walter White's condition is challenging at best and, as previously mentioned, he has no experience with this weapon. | How is an weak and dying man with no firearms experience going to be able to operate a machine gun? |
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