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gutterferret | My official finale predications:
1. Walt lives
2. The Ricin is for Lydia - uses it instead of sweetener in tea/coffee
3. Jesse kills Todd
4. Walt kills the Nazis (big gun yah?)
5. Skyler/Marie/Walt Jr./Holly/Jesse all survive and live their ruined lives
6. Walt doesn't kill Gretchen/Elliot - to me this would be the lamest of all possible endings. I think their appearance in the last episode was strictly a mechanism to remind Walt about everything going on, let him know blue meth was still circulating, etc.
7. Walt turns himself in.
Walt is essentially going to go back to Albuquerque to try to fix things. Save Jesse from his slavery, try to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, and stop the blue meth trade in Albuquerque. As long as the blue meth is around he'll always be remembered as Heisenberg. If he offs Lydia, the Nazis, and Todd, then the trade stops.
He turns himself in so that his family can get on with their lives - Skyler gets off the hook, he's not constantly in the news, people can stop looking for him. He can get the whole story out to show he didn't actually kill Hank (offering a chance at redemption in WJr's eyes), and probably live out the rest of his (probably few) remaining days in jail.
His whole motivation the whole time was about A) Provide for and protect his family (which I'll extend to include Jesse); and B) wanting people to know his name - not as Heisenberg, as Walter White.
I think this kind of ending comes closest to allowing him to do that.
**TL;DR:** Walt returns to Albuquerque to save Jesse, blow up the drug trade, and try to give himself a chance at redemption.
EDIT: Came oooh so close. | My official finale predications:
Walt lives
The Ricin is for Lydia - uses it instead of sweetener in tea/coffee
Jesse kills Todd
Walt kills the Nazis (big gun yah?)
Skyler/Marie/Walt Jr./Holly/Jesse all survive and live their ruined lives
Walt doesn't kill Gretchen/Elliot - to me this would be the lamest of all possible endings. I think their appearance in the last episode was strictly a mechanism to remind Walt about everything going on, let him know blue meth was still circulating, etc.
Walt turns himself in.
Walt is essentially going to go back to Albuquerque to try to fix things. Save Jesse from his slavery, try to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, and stop the blue meth trade in Albuquerque. As long as the blue meth is around he'll always be remembered as Heisenberg. If he offs Lydia, the Nazis, and Todd, then the trade stops.
He turns himself in so that his family can get on with their lives - Skyler gets off the hook, he's not constantly in the news, people can stop looking for him. He can get the whole story out to show he didn't actually kill Hank (offering a chance at redemption in WJr's eyes), and probably live out the rest of his (probably few) remaining days in jail.
His whole motivation the whole time was about A) Provide for and protect his family (which I'll extend to include Jesse); and B) wanting people to know his name - not as Heisenberg, as Walter White.
I think this kind of ending comes closest to allowing him to do that.
TL;DR: Walt returns to Albuquerque to save Jesse, blow up the drug trade, and try to give himself a chance at redemption.
EDIT: Came oooh so close.
| breakingbad | t5_2rlw4 | cch606j | My official finale predications:
Walt lives
The Ricin is for Lydia - uses it instead of sweetener in tea/coffee
Jesse kills Todd
Walt kills the Nazis (big gun yah?)
Skyler/Marie/Walt Jr./Holly/Jesse all survive and live their ruined lives
Walt doesn't kill Gretchen/Elliot - to me this would be the lamest of all possible endings. I think their appearance in the last episode was strictly a mechanism to remind Walt about everything going on, let him know blue meth was still circulating, etc.
Walt turns himself in.
Walt is essentially going to go back to Albuquerque to try to fix things. Save Jesse from his slavery, try to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, and stop the blue meth trade in Albuquerque. As long as the blue meth is around he'll always be remembered as Heisenberg. If he offs Lydia, the Nazis, and Todd, then the trade stops.
He turns himself in so that his family can get on with their lives - Skyler gets off the hook, he's not constantly in the news, people can stop looking for him. He can get the whole story out to show he didn't actually kill Hank (offering a chance at redemption in WJr's eyes), and probably live out the rest of his (probably few) remaining days in jail.
His whole motivation the whole time was about A) Provide for and protect his family (which I'll extend to include Jesse); and B) wanting people to know his name - not as Heisenberg, as Walter White.
I think this kind of ending comes closest to allowing him to do that. | Walt returns to Albuquerque to save Jesse, blow up the drug trade, and try to give himself a chance at redemption.
EDIT: Came oooh so close. |
icey35 | >The solemn Stalker pilot perched himself upon a mangled Atlas, with a very injured expression upon his face he fell upon his knees to the cockpit floor. The puny plot of the story was so thin, however, when compared to the deep mystery through which he was groping, and he found his attention wander so continually from the action to the fact, that he at last flung it across the room and gave himself up entirely to a consideration of the events of the day. Supposing that this unhappy young man’s story were absolutely true, then what hellish thing, what absolutely unforeseen and extraordinary calamity could have occurred between the time when he parted from his father, and the moment when, drawn back by his screams, he rushed into the glade? It was something terrible and deadly. What could it be? Might not the nature of the injuries reveal something to my mechanical instincts?
>Clearly killed in COLD BLOOD.
>Grab the Raven RVN-3L, Quickdraw QKD-4G, Stalker STK-5M for 30% the MC price. No Cold Blooded killer is complete without a matching outfit to finish the job. Tartan permanent patterns are 50% off the regular MC price and is unlocked for all `Mechs within a Chassis type. Tartan Red, Blue & Green are 50% off.
>For that extra vanir of senseless coring, Camo Blue Colors are 50% off the MC price.
**TL:DR Version:**
* 30% off MC price for RVN-3L, STK-5M, QKD-4G
* Tartan custom camo pattern 50% off, now 625 MC
* Tartan custom colours (Red, Green, Blue) now 500 MC
* Camo blues (Dark, Camo, Light) half price, now 250 MC
Outfitting one chassis in full Tartan now costs you ~$10 instead of ~$20. | >The solemn Stalker pilot perched himself upon a mangled Atlas, with a very injured expression upon his face he fell upon his knees to the cockpit floor. The puny plot of the story was so thin, however, when compared to the deep mystery through which he was groping, and he found his attention wander so continually from the action to the fact, that he at last flung it across the room and gave himself up entirely to a consideration of the events of the day. Supposing that this unhappy young man’s story were absolutely true, then what hellish thing, what absolutely unforeseen and extraordinary calamity could have occurred between the time when he parted from his father, and the moment when, drawn back by his screams, he rushed into the glade? It was something terrible and deadly. What could it be? Might not the nature of the injuries reveal something to my mechanical instincts?
>Clearly killed in COLD BLOOD.
>Grab the Raven RVN-3L, Quickdraw QKD-4G, Stalker STK-5M for 30% the MC price. No Cold Blooded killer is complete without a matching outfit to finish the job. Tartan permanent patterns are 50% off the regular MC price and is unlocked for all `Mechs within a Chassis type. Tartan Red, Blue & Green are 50% off.
>For that extra vanir of senseless coring, Camo Blue Colors are 50% off the MC price.
TL:DR Version:
30% off MC price for RVN-3L, STK-5M, QKD-4G
Tartan custom camo pattern 50% off, now 625 MC
Tartan custom colours (Red, Green, Blue) now 500 MC
Camo blues (Dark, Camo, Light) half price, now 250 MC
Outfitting one chassis in full Tartan now costs you ~$10 instead of ~$20.
| mwo | t5_2t1w0 | ccgibv2 | The solemn Stalker pilot perched himself upon a mangled Atlas, with a very injured expression upon his face he fell upon his knees to the cockpit floor. The puny plot of the story was so thin, however, when compared to the deep mystery through which he was groping, and he found his attention wander so continually from the action to the fact, that he at last flung it across the room and gave himself up entirely to a consideration of the events of the day. Supposing that this unhappy young man’s story were absolutely true, then what hellish thing, what absolutely unforeseen and extraordinary calamity could have occurred between the time when he parted from his father, and the moment when, drawn back by his screams, he rushed into the glade? It was something terrible and deadly. What could it be? Might not the nature of the injuries reveal something to my mechanical instincts?
>Clearly killed in COLD BLOOD.
>Grab the Raven RVN-3L, Quickdraw QKD-4G, Stalker STK-5M for 30% the MC price. No Cold Blooded killer is complete without a matching outfit to finish the job. Tartan permanent patterns are 50% off the regular MC price and is unlocked for all `Mechs within a Chassis type. Tartan Red, Blue & Green are 50% off.
>For that extra vanir of senseless coring, Camo Blue Colors are 50% off the MC price. | Version:
30% off MC price for RVN-3L, STK-5M, QKD-4G
Tartan custom camo pattern 50% off, now 625 MC
Tartan custom colours (Red, Green, Blue) now 500 MC
Camo blues (Dark, Camo, Light) half price, now 250 MC
Outfitting one chassis in full Tartan now costs you ~$10 instead of ~$20. |
tidderwork | > they haven't oversubscribed their towers yet like ISPs and 3G have.
You had me up to here. Nobody can make this claim. The nature of wireless networks is that the load, and congestion, move around and can saturate a cell at any given time. Not only that, users often notice the consistent differences in LTE speed depending on location (work, home, downtown, etc.). For instance, my LTE service is pretty poor in my living room, but blazing fast at the office, despite strong signal strength at both locations.
The reason for that is obvious: the cell site's backhaul speed is divided between all the connected wireless devices. In the best of situations, the cell site's backhual is a dedicated fiber connection to the nearest VZW switch. Even at an unlikely backhual linkspeed of 10GBPS, the site could only support about 30 LTE users at once before link contention becomes an issue. The vast majority of cell sites have a backhaul link speed of 1GBPS or less.
Cell sites are often miles apart and have hundreds or thousands of connected devices. Each cell site would require many tens of gigabits per second to satisfy a 1:1 resource-to-customer subscription ratio for LTE service. That doesn't even begin to consider the dynamic movements of network congestion, cycling usage patterns, customer churn, or network growth.
I also worked at VZW in the wireless data department for a few years.
tl;dr, everything is oversubscribed to some degree | > they haven't oversubscribed their towers yet like ISPs and 3G have.
You had me up to here. Nobody can make this claim. The nature of wireless networks is that the load, and congestion, move around and can saturate a cell at any given time. Not only that, users often notice the consistent differences in LTE speed depending on location (work, home, downtown, etc.). For instance, my LTE service is pretty poor in my living room, but blazing fast at the office, despite strong signal strength at both locations.
The reason for that is obvious: the cell site's backhaul speed is divided between all the connected wireless devices. In the best of situations, the cell site's backhual is a dedicated fiber connection to the nearest VZW switch. Even at an unlikely backhual linkspeed of 10GBPS, the site could only support about 30 LTE users at once before link contention becomes an issue. The vast majority of cell sites have a backhaul link speed of 1GBPS or less.
Cell sites are often miles apart and have hundreds or thousands of connected devices. Each cell site would require many tens of gigabits per second to satisfy a 1:1 resource-to-customer subscription ratio for LTE service. That doesn't even begin to consider the dynamic movements of network congestion, cycling usage patterns, customer churn, or network growth.
I also worked at VZW in the wireless data department for a few years.
tl;dr, everything is oversubscribed to some degree
| technology | t5_2qh16 | ccgrcan | they haven't oversubscribed their towers yet like ISPs and 3G have.
You had me up to here. Nobody can make this claim. The nature of wireless networks is that the load, and congestion, move around and can saturate a cell at any given time. Not only that, users often notice the consistent differences in LTE speed depending on location (work, home, downtown, etc.). For instance, my LTE service is pretty poor in my living room, but blazing fast at the office, despite strong signal strength at both locations.
The reason for that is obvious: the cell site's backhaul speed is divided between all the connected wireless devices. In the best of situations, the cell site's backhual is a dedicated fiber connection to the nearest VZW switch. Even at an unlikely backhual linkspeed of 10GBPS, the site could only support about 30 LTE users at once before link contention becomes an issue. The vast majority of cell sites have a backhaul link speed of 1GBPS or less.
Cell sites are often miles apart and have hundreds or thousands of connected devices. Each cell site would require many tens of gigabits per second to satisfy a 1:1 resource-to-customer subscription ratio for LTE service. That doesn't even begin to consider the dynamic movements of network congestion, cycling usage patterns, customer churn, or network growth.
I also worked at VZW in the wireless data department for a few years. | everything is oversubscribed to some degree |
snow666 | I actually do something different now.
Every two years, I'm eligible for an iPhone.
Every once a year, I'm elgible for any phone except the iPhone. This can only be done through retention department.
So what you want to do is sign a two year contract with AT&T for an iPhone 5S. Then you sell that phone for $800-$900 on eBay or Amazon.com. Immediately call AT&T CS and transfer your line from a Smart phone to a Basic phone because you're not using any data.
A year later, call AT&T and have them transfer you to Retention Department. They will keep you as an AT&T Wireless customer and offer an "Early Upgrade" to any phone that is available on AT&T except Apple iPhones. I accepted their offer and pre-ordered the S4 Active and flipped it for $600-$700. I even got a $100 credit and a $35 activation fee waived and a 50% off for new wireless customers when you buy a AT&T phone.
From there, you can either keep the phone or flip it online/craigslist. Then procede to transfer your line from a Smart phone to a Basic phone.
TLDR ( I don't know what this means )....
You can get a free iPhone every year if you sell your other new upgraded phone...
| I actually do something different now.
Every two years, I'm eligible for an iPhone.
Every once a year, I'm elgible for any phone except the iPhone. This can only be done through retention department.
So what you want to do is sign a two year contract with AT&T for an iPhone 5S. Then you sell that phone for $800-$900 on eBay or Amazon.com. Immediately call AT&T CS and transfer your line from a Smart phone to a Basic phone because you're not using any data.
A year later, call AT&T and have them transfer you to Retention Department. They will keep you as an AT&T Wireless customer and offer an "Early Upgrade" to any phone that is available on AT&T except Apple iPhones. I accepted their offer and pre-ordered the S4 Active and flipped it for $600-$700. I even got a $100 credit and a $35 activation fee waived and a 50% off for new wireless customers when you buy a AT&T phone.
From there, you can either keep the phone or flip it online/craigslist. Then procede to transfer your line from a Smart phone to a Basic phone.
TLDR ( I don't know what this means )....
You can get a free iPhone every year if you sell your other new upgraded phone...
| technology | t5_2qh16 | ccgtqgr | I actually do something different now.
Every two years, I'm eligible for an iPhone.
Every once a year, I'm elgible for any phone except the iPhone. This can only be done through retention department.
So what you want to do is sign a two year contract with AT&T for an iPhone 5S. Then you sell that phone for $800-$900 on eBay or Amazon.com. Immediately call AT&T CS and transfer your line from a Smart phone to a Basic phone because you're not using any data.
A year later, call AT&T and have them transfer you to Retention Department. They will keep you as an AT&T Wireless customer and offer an "Early Upgrade" to any phone that is available on AT&T except Apple iPhones. I accepted their offer and pre-ordered the S4 Active and flipped it for $600-$700. I even got a $100 credit and a $35 activation fee waived and a 50% off for new wireless customers when you buy a AT&T phone.
From there, you can either keep the phone or flip it online/craigslist. Then procede to transfer your line from a Smart phone to a Basic phone. | I don't know what this means )....
You can get a free iPhone every year if you sell your other new upgraded phone... |
kawaiigardiner | Mate, all I can say is welcome to what the rest of the world has to deal with along side capped internet connections. Btw, if you think it is bad we have Vodafone NZ have the cheek of not only having data caps but also charge an extra NZ$10 per month if you want your phone to get onto their (be it very limited) LTE network. Btw, this is only a shock to Americans because you've been living on an unsustainable model and carriers have now finally realised that assuming data growth remains the same their network will be swamped - heck, there are situations from what I've heard with the existing infrastructure where cell towers are overwhelmed to the point that people can't even make phone calls. Then again this goes back to the original problem with the US model of differentiating between tethering vs. data originating from the phones or promising unlimited data on the basis that the limited avenues of use off a smart phone would mean that the data will never be high enough to cause problems but technology has allowed more which has undermined their original models assumption.
TL;DR People are only up in arms about this because they've been used to flat rate for so long and now LTE introduces data caps - there would be no outrage if there was data caps from day one like most other countries. | Mate, all I can say is welcome to what the rest of the world has to deal with along side capped internet connections. Btw, if you think it is bad we have Vodafone NZ have the cheek of not only having data caps but also charge an extra NZ$10 per month if you want your phone to get onto their (be it very limited) LTE network. Btw, this is only a shock to Americans because you've been living on an unsustainable model and carriers have now finally realised that assuming data growth remains the same their network will be swamped - heck, there are situations from what I've heard with the existing infrastructure where cell towers are overwhelmed to the point that people can't even make phone calls. Then again this goes back to the original problem with the US model of differentiating between tethering vs. data originating from the phones or promising unlimited data on the basis that the limited avenues of use off a smart phone would mean that the data will never be high enough to cause problems but technology has allowed more which has undermined their original models assumption.
TL;DR People are only up in arms about this because they've been used to flat rate for so long and now LTE introduces data caps - there would be no outrage if there was data caps from day one like most other countries.
| technology | t5_2qh16 | ccguikm | Mate, all I can say is welcome to what the rest of the world has to deal with along side capped internet connections. Btw, if you think it is bad we have Vodafone NZ have the cheek of not only having data caps but also charge an extra NZ$10 per month if you want your phone to get onto their (be it very limited) LTE network. Btw, this is only a shock to Americans because you've been living on an unsustainable model and carriers have now finally realised that assuming data growth remains the same their network will be swamped - heck, there are situations from what I've heard with the existing infrastructure where cell towers are overwhelmed to the point that people can't even make phone calls. Then again this goes back to the original problem with the US model of differentiating between tethering vs. data originating from the phones or promising unlimited data on the basis that the limited avenues of use off a smart phone would mean that the data will never be high enough to cause problems but technology has allowed more which has undermined their original models assumption. | People are only up in arms about this because they've been used to flat rate for so long and now LTE introduces data caps - there would be no outrage if there was data caps from day one like most other countries. |
NoLifeKing1331 | I would just like to comment on sprint's "truly unlimited". I was a sprint customer out of south texas for about 5 years. I averaged 20 - 30gb a month until I received a cease and desist followed by a contract termination notice.
Evidently they do have in the fine print "acceptable usage" definitions which is about 5gb a month. I was not hit for early termination fee but i had no recourse and can never open a sprint account again.
TL;DR fuck sprint false advertising, T-mobile all the way! | I would just like to comment on sprint's "truly unlimited". I was a sprint customer out of south texas for about 5 years. I averaged 20 - 30gb a month until I received a cease and desist followed by a contract termination notice.
Evidently they do have in the fine print "acceptable usage" definitions which is about 5gb a month. I was not hit for early termination fee but i had no recourse and can never open a sprint account again.
TL;DR fuck sprint false advertising, T-mobile all the way!
| technology | t5_2qh16 | ccgzifh | I would just like to comment on sprint's "truly unlimited". I was a sprint customer out of south texas for about 5 years. I averaged 20 - 30gb a month until I received a cease and desist followed by a contract termination notice.
Evidently they do have in the fine print "acceptable usage" definitions which is about 5gb a month. I was not hit for early termination fee but i had no recourse and can never open a sprint account again. | fuck sprint false advertising, T-mobile all the way! |
section8atl | Actually I think the reason they stopped offering unlimited data was because the general population stopped using phones primarily for making calls, which meant Verizon was losing a ton of money because a lot less people were not going over their allowed talk minutes anymore. That's why the same time they stopped offering unlimited data, they started offering unlimited calling plans.
When the first Android phones came to Verizon, it was actually a requirement to have an unlimited data plan if you wanted an Android (I think Blackberries also required an unlimited data plan as well.)
TLDR; Verizon is greedy
| Actually I think the reason they stopped offering unlimited data was because the general population stopped using phones primarily for making calls, which meant Verizon was losing a ton of money because a lot less people were not going over their allowed talk minutes anymore. That's why the same time they stopped offering unlimited data, they started offering unlimited calling plans.
When the first Android phones came to Verizon, it was actually a requirement to have an unlimited data plan if you wanted an Android (I think Blackberries also required an unlimited data plan as well.)
TLDR; Verizon is greedy
| technology | t5_2qh16 | ccgwc27 | Actually I think the reason they stopped offering unlimited data was because the general population stopped using phones primarily for making calls, which meant Verizon was losing a ton of money because a lot less people were not going over their allowed talk minutes anymore. That's why the same time they stopped offering unlimited data, they started offering unlimited calling plans.
When the first Android phones came to Verizon, it was actually a requirement to have an unlimited data plan if you wanted an Android (I think Blackberries also required an unlimited data plan as well.) | Verizon is greedy |
callmelucky | The track pads are clickable. You can assign any buttons to any functions.
tl;dr very easily. | The track pads are clickable. You can assign any buttons to any functions.
tl;dr very easily.
| Games | t5_2qhwp | ccgvqjp | The track pads are clickable. You can assign any buttons to any functions. | very easily. |
thenerdal | It depends. It has that chance, but they have to make Steam Machines compete with consoles, which I highly doubt. Also, if it's expensive, anyone can use any other console, so many people will just buy a cheaper controller.
Valve needs to compete with consoles in order for the controller to be game changing. But I doubt that'll happen because Steam Machines aren't easy to get into like traditional consoles.
TL;DR: Valve needs to compete with Sony and MS in order for the controller to change the market with the controller, but I doubt that can happen.
Edit: For once we see real innovation? We had many controller innovations. | It depends. It has that chance, but they have to make Steam Machines compete with consoles, which I highly doubt. Also, if it's expensive, anyone can use any other console, so many people will just buy a cheaper controller.
Valve needs to compete with consoles in order for the controller to be game changing. But I doubt that'll happen because Steam Machines aren't easy to get into like traditional consoles.
TL;DR: Valve needs to compete with Sony and MS in order for the controller to change the market with the controller, but I doubt that can happen.
Edit: For once we see real innovation? We had many controller innovations.
| Games | t5_2qhwp | ccgvr2f | It depends. It has that chance, but they have to make Steam Machines compete with consoles, which I highly doubt. Also, if it's expensive, anyone can use any other console, so many people will just buy a cheaper controller.
Valve needs to compete with consoles in order for the controller to be game changing. But I doubt that'll happen because Steam Machines aren't easy to get into like traditional consoles. | Valve needs to compete with Sony and MS in order for the controller to change the market with the controller, but I doubt that can happen.
Edit: For once we see real innovation? We had many controller innovations. |
thedveeeee | You're definitely right. Fortunately, (for the person at risk of being infected, at least) some bacteria don't have well defined virulence factors, meaning your innate immune system can kill them effectively.
On the downside...if those scissors or kitchen knives have any virulence genes on them, then bacteria on your skin can acquire pathogenicity islands (basically like a cluster of genes that make a non-pathogenic bacteria behave like a pathogen) from the environment from other pathogenic bacteria. Ultimately, you'll get a quick and nasty infection. Also, even though some bacteria live on the surface of your skin (S. aureus, for example), if it is given the chance to infect you, it will. It has virulence factors that come into play when given the opportunity to infect a host.
If you can, try and help them so that they don't self-harm themselves. I know it's easy to say, but self-harm is usually a mental health issue that has to be addressed properly :( Get them to therapy or to a mental health doctor.
tl;dr: you're 100% right, cutting with random objects has a much greater risk for infection.
edit: forgot to add this, infection also often depends on how virulent (aggressive) and how numerous the bacterial colony infecting you is. If there's less bacteria trying to infect you, and they aren't particularly virulent, usually your immune system takes care of it. For example, M. tuberculosis only requires 2-10 bacteria to infect you, whereas a simple S. aureus infection might take thousands of bacteria to infect you.
| You're definitely right. Fortunately, (for the person at risk of being infected, at least) some bacteria don't have well defined virulence factors, meaning your innate immune system can kill them effectively.
On the downside...if those scissors or kitchen knives have any virulence genes on them, then bacteria on your skin can acquire pathogenicity islands (basically like a cluster of genes that make a non-pathogenic bacteria behave like a pathogen) from the environment from other pathogenic bacteria. Ultimately, you'll get a quick and nasty infection. Also, even though some bacteria live on the surface of your skin (S. aureus, for example), if it is given the chance to infect you, it will. It has virulence factors that come into play when given the opportunity to infect a host.
If you can, try and help them so that they don't self-harm themselves. I know it's easy to say, but self-harm is usually a mental health issue that has to be addressed properly :( Get them to therapy or to a mental health doctor.
tl;dr: you're 100% right, cutting with random objects has a much greater risk for infection.
edit: forgot to add this, infection also often depends on how virulent (aggressive) and how numerous the bacterial colony infecting you is. If there's less bacteria trying to infect you, and they aren't particularly virulent, usually your immune system takes care of it. For example, M. tuberculosis only requires 2-10 bacteria to infect you, whereas a simple S. aureus infection might take thousands of bacteria to infect you.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | cch2kzd | You're definitely right. Fortunately, (for the person at risk of being infected, at least) some bacteria don't have well defined virulence factors, meaning your innate immune system can kill them effectively.
On the downside...if those scissors or kitchen knives have any virulence genes on them, then bacteria on your skin can acquire pathogenicity islands (basically like a cluster of genes that make a non-pathogenic bacteria behave like a pathogen) from the environment from other pathogenic bacteria. Ultimately, you'll get a quick and nasty infection. Also, even though some bacteria live on the surface of your skin (S. aureus, for example), if it is given the chance to infect you, it will. It has virulence factors that come into play when given the opportunity to infect a host.
If you can, try and help them so that they don't self-harm themselves. I know it's easy to say, but self-harm is usually a mental health issue that has to be addressed properly :( Get them to therapy or to a mental health doctor. | you're 100% right, cutting with random objects has a much greater risk for infection.
edit: forgot to add this, infection also often depends on how virulent (aggressive) and how numerous the bacterial colony infecting you is. If there's less bacteria trying to infect you, and they aren't particularly virulent, usually your immune system takes care of it. For example, M. tuberculosis only requires 2-10 bacteria to infect you, whereas a simple S. aureus infection might take thousands of bacteria to infect you. |
JimmyFree | When I was heavy tipping the scales at 330+ and got serious about losing weight, I would lose 5-8lbs a week sometimes on a sub 1000 calorie a day diet. The closer you get to your goal weight, the harder it is to drop the weight. If you're morbidly obese as I was, 5lbs is a very small percent of your actuall weight, so it can come off quickly and easily in a week.
The reverse is also true, I got as low as 205 and started p90x and was following their eating plan, for me it was too many calories. Despite the challenging workout, I shot up to 230 pretty fast, might have been less than 3 weeks.
I don't know if this is true or not, but for me it was. I was watching HBO's documentary series on obesity in the US and one of the things they said was that a former obese person needs to eat 20% less calories a day than someone who has never been obese to maintain. From what happened to me, I believe this. Despite my relatively low caloric intake I maintain my body weight and have for months now on a caloric intake that is less than recommended.
TLDR: yes, 5lbs either way can be easily done in a week, especially if you are obese or morbidly obese. | When I was heavy tipping the scales at 330+ and got serious about losing weight, I would lose 5-8lbs a week sometimes on a sub 1000 calorie a day diet. The closer you get to your goal weight, the harder it is to drop the weight. If you're morbidly obese as I was, 5lbs is a very small percent of your actuall weight, so it can come off quickly and easily in a week.
The reverse is also true, I got as low as 205 and started p90x and was following their eating plan, for me it was too many calories. Despite the challenging workout, I shot up to 230 pretty fast, might have been less than 3 weeks.
I don't know if this is true or not, but for me it was. I was watching HBO's documentary series on obesity in the US and one of the things they said was that a former obese person needs to eat 20% less calories a day than someone who has never been obese to maintain. From what happened to me, I believe this. Despite my relatively low caloric intake I maintain my body weight and have for months now on a caloric intake that is less than recommended.
TLDR: yes, 5lbs either way can be easily done in a week, especially if you are obese or morbidly obese.
| loseit | t5_2rz8w | cchcse8 | When I was heavy tipping the scales at 330+ and got serious about losing weight, I would lose 5-8lbs a week sometimes on a sub 1000 calorie a day diet. The closer you get to your goal weight, the harder it is to drop the weight. If you're morbidly obese as I was, 5lbs is a very small percent of your actuall weight, so it can come off quickly and easily in a week.
The reverse is also true, I got as low as 205 and started p90x and was following their eating plan, for me it was too many calories. Despite the challenging workout, I shot up to 230 pretty fast, might have been less than 3 weeks.
I don't know if this is true or not, but for me it was. I was watching HBO's documentary series on obesity in the US and one of the things they said was that a former obese person needs to eat 20% less calories a day than someone who has never been obese to maintain. From what happened to me, I believe this. Despite my relatively low caloric intake I maintain my body weight and have for months now on a caloric intake that is less than recommended. | yes, 5lbs either way can be easily done in a week, especially if you are obese or morbidly obese. |
Karvaterska | Bear with me, English isn't my first language.
To get high level enchantments, the bookshelved need to surround the enchantment table, and if there is a block in between the enchanment table and the bookshelf, you will not gain the extra level from the bookcase. In this case, the bookshelves in the upper picture are placed so you get higher enchantment levels, but when the button is pressed, the water will flow between the shelves and the table, thus breaking the connection between them.
**TL;DR: Water blocks enchantment bonuses from the bookshelves** | Bear with me, English isn't my first language.
To get high level enchantments, the bookshelved need to surround the enchantment table, and if there is a block in between the enchanment table and the bookshelf, you will not gain the extra level from the bookcase. In this case, the bookshelves in the upper picture are placed so you get higher enchantment levels, but when the button is pressed, the water will flow between the shelves and the table, thus breaking the connection between them.
TL;DR: Water blocks enchantment bonuses from the bookshelves
| Minecraft | t5_2r05i | cchtqj2 | Bear with me, English isn't my first language.
To get high level enchantments, the bookshelved need to surround the enchantment table, and if there is a block in between the enchanment table and the bookshelf, you will not gain the extra level from the bookcase. In this case, the bookshelves in the upper picture are placed so you get higher enchantment levels, but when the button is pressed, the water will flow between the shelves and the table, thus breaking the connection between them. | Water blocks enchantment bonuses from the bookshelves |
veruca73 | I work as an event planner, and was working a corporate Halloween party once. We had several large screen tvs scattered around the space, that were going to play soundless horror movies. Before the party started I saw the AV guy setting everything up, and asked what movies he brought. One of them was Halloween. I told him I thought there were boobs in Halloween, he argued with me and said there was not. I got distracted and never got the chance to revisit the issue. Fast forward, middle of the party, I look up and see boobs on 4 different screens.
tl;dr Picked the wrong horror movie for a vanilla party. Boobs. | I work as an event planner, and was working a corporate Halloween party once. We had several large screen tvs scattered around the space, that were going to play soundless horror movies. Before the party started I saw the AV guy setting everything up, and asked what movies he brought. One of them was Halloween. I told him I thought there were boobs in Halloween, he argued with me and said there was not. I got distracted and never got the chance to revisit the issue. Fast forward, middle of the party, I look up and see boobs on 4 different screens.
tl;dr Picked the wrong horror movie for a vanilla party. Boobs.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | cchtmk3 | I work as an event planner, and was working a corporate Halloween party once. We had several large screen tvs scattered around the space, that were going to play soundless horror movies. Before the party started I saw the AV guy setting everything up, and asked what movies he brought. One of them was Halloween. I told him I thought there were boobs in Halloween, he argued with me and said there was not. I got distracted and never got the chance to revisit the issue. Fast forward, middle of the party, I look up and see boobs on 4 different screens. | Picked the wrong horror movie for a vanilla party. Boobs. |
chtrchtr_pussyeater | Hey what kind of payments are you looking at, sure we can do $250 a month (x8 years). Give me your keys (you'll never see them again) and lets look at your trade in... So your car was 8000 plus tax, title, license, dealer, document fees, insurance, and of course the undercoat(we don't tell you most of that is optional and unnecessary).
TL:DR; Never buy from a dealer, let alone LHM. They're the worst. | Hey what kind of payments are you looking at, sure we can do $250 a month (x8 years). Give me your keys (you'll never see them again) and lets look at your trade in... So your car was 8000 plus tax, title, license, dealer, document fees, insurance, and of course the undercoat(we don't tell you most of that is optional and unnecessary).
TL:DR; Never buy from a dealer, let alone LHM. They're the worst.
| SaltLakeCity | t5_2r7ac | cchy5ng | Hey what kind of payments are you looking at, sure we can do $250 a month (x8 years). Give me your keys (you'll never see them again) and lets look at your trade in... So your car was 8000 plus tax, title, license, dealer, document fees, insurance, and of course the undercoat(we don't tell you most of that is optional and unnecessary). | Never buy from a dealer, let alone LHM. They're the worst. |
Briffin | I work on the production side of TV. The scheduling of TV shows is something that happens at a upfronts every May. The big wigs from all the studios and the advertisers go and decide which pilots to pick up, which existing shows to renew and what their schedule will look like. I should know more about it but all I do is sit around biting my finger nails for a week waiting to see if I'll have a job or not.
TLDR: I think you might want to talk to a studio executive.
edit: grammar | I work on the production side of TV. The scheduling of TV shows is something that happens at a upfronts every May. The big wigs from all the studios and the advertisers go and decide which pilots to pick up, which existing shows to renew and what their schedule will look like. I should know more about it but all I do is sit around biting my finger nails for a week waiting to see if I'll have a job or not.
TLDR: I think you might want to talk to a studio executive.
edit: grammar
| IAmA | t5_2qzb6 | cci6ps1 | I work on the production side of TV. The scheduling of TV shows is something that happens at a upfronts every May. The big wigs from all the studios and the advertisers go and decide which pilots to pick up, which existing shows to renew and what their schedule will look like. I should know more about it but all I do is sit around biting my finger nails for a week waiting to see if I'll have a job or not. | I think you might want to talk to a studio executive.
edit: grammar |
iamplasma | By definition the warranty has to cost significantly more than (cost of repair * probability of fault).
Now, that kind of premium for safety can be worthwhile for some things, like your house, where it would be devastating if it broke. However, it is a $300 phone you're hardly going to be ruined if you have to pay to replace it, so why pay well above the odds for the insurance? Especially when, if it breaks down in 18 months, you could probably pay less for a better replacement?
Also, the margins on extended warranty insurance are *far* higher than on "traditional" insurance, in part because it has higher overheads, in part because everybody involved in it just likes making a shitload of money from it. It's also not always that easy to make a claim.
TL;DR - It's not a "scam" as such, but its price is far beyond the value of the benefits in practice. | By definition the warranty has to cost significantly more than (cost of repair * probability of fault).
Now, that kind of premium for safety can be worthwhile for some things, like your house, where it would be devastating if it broke. However, it is a $300 phone you're hardly going to be ruined if you have to pay to replace it, so why pay well above the odds for the insurance? Especially when, if it breaks down in 18 months, you could probably pay less for a better replacement?
Also, the margins on extended warranty insurance are far higher than on "traditional" insurance, in part because it has higher overheads, in part because everybody involved in it just likes making a shitload of money from it. It's also not always that easy to make a claim.
TL;DR - It's not a "scam" as such, but its price is far beyond the value of the benefits in practice.
| australia | t5_2qh8e | ccihdgz | By definition the warranty has to cost significantly more than (cost of repair * probability of fault).
Now, that kind of premium for safety can be worthwhile for some things, like your house, where it would be devastating if it broke. However, it is a $300 phone you're hardly going to be ruined if you have to pay to replace it, so why pay well above the odds for the insurance? Especially when, if it breaks down in 18 months, you could probably pay less for a better replacement?
Also, the margins on extended warranty insurance are far higher than on "traditional" insurance, in part because it has higher overheads, in part because everybody involved in it just likes making a shitload of money from it. It's also not always that easy to make a claim. | It's not a "scam" as such, but its price is far beyond the value of the benefits in practice. |
battlescar290 | I feel that it you should should play Demon's souls first just because of how similar they are. What i mean by that is the that they can both be played in any order but because of the linearity of DS it is a sort of easier to get a grip on and eases the player, giving them an option to explore, but guiding them through the game. The Division of areas help, making it easier to know what you are doing, each area has certain things and identifying them is more easily done than in DaS. I can't tell you how many friends that i introduced to DaS just gave up because they were given little to no advice on anything, which i personally like, and just wandering, but also not understanding how a soul's game works, and then after being confused for 15 minutes they stop playing it.
TL,DR: DeS hub world and pacing as well as its more linear structure make it easier to pick up than the open world environment of DaS, though both are amazing | I feel that it you should should play Demon's souls first just because of how similar they are. What i mean by that is the that they can both be played in any order but because of the linearity of DS it is a sort of easier to get a grip on and eases the player, giving them an option to explore, but guiding them through the game. The Division of areas help, making it easier to know what you are doing, each area has certain things and identifying them is more easily done than in DaS. I can't tell you how many friends that i introduced to DaS just gave up because they were given little to no advice on anything, which i personally like, and just wandering, but also not understanding how a soul's game works, and then after being confused for 15 minutes they stop playing it.
TL,DR: DeS hub world and pacing as well as its more linear structure make it easier to pick up than the open world environment of DaS, though both are amazing
| darksouls | t5_2sazo | ccitkak | I feel that it you should should play Demon's souls first just because of how similar they are. What i mean by that is the that they can both be played in any order but because of the linearity of DS it is a sort of easier to get a grip on and eases the player, giving them an option to explore, but guiding them through the game. The Division of areas help, making it easier to know what you are doing, each area has certain things and identifying them is more easily done than in DaS. I can't tell you how many friends that i introduced to DaS just gave up because they were given little to no advice on anything, which i personally like, and just wandering, but also not understanding how a soul's game works, and then after being confused for 15 minutes they stop playing it. | DeS hub world and pacing as well as its more linear structure make it easier to pick up than the open world environment of DaS, though both are amazing |
Chrlez | I can give you an example. I work at the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park. I work for a private company that is contracted to run the hotels and dining facilities in Yellowstone. When the park closed today all the guests were given 48 hours to leave the park, many of whom have nowhere to go. Thousands of guests flew from all around the world to visit Yellowstone. The have rental cars, hotel and flight reservations, time off from work and are not allowed in the park because most National Park Service staff are deemed "non-essential". None of these people are going to die but they are experiencing real financial hardship. All us hotel, restaurant workers in Yellowstone have no work to do as of tomorrow. We are literally sitting idle in the park waiting for the shutdown to end.
My point is this meme is stupid and makes a joke of the many people that are being effected by the shutdown. tldr: I am an accountant for the hotels in Yellowstone. I am unable to work because of the shutdown. I think my job is important.
| I can give you an example. I work at the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park. I work for a private company that is contracted to run the hotels and dining facilities in Yellowstone. When the park closed today all the guests were given 48 hours to leave the park, many of whom have nowhere to go. Thousands of guests flew from all around the world to visit Yellowstone. The have rental cars, hotel and flight reservations, time off from work and are not allowed in the park because most National Park Service staff are deemed "non-essential". None of these people are going to die but they are experiencing real financial hardship. All us hotel, restaurant workers in Yellowstone have no work to do as of tomorrow. We are literally sitting idle in the park waiting for the shutdown to end.
My point is this meme is stupid and makes a joke of the many people that are being effected by the shutdown. tldr: I am an accountant for the hotels in Yellowstone. I am unable to work because of the shutdown. I think my job is important.
| Libertarian | t5_2qh63 | cciyxbl | I can give you an example. I work at the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park. I work for a private company that is contracted to run the hotels and dining facilities in Yellowstone. When the park closed today all the guests were given 48 hours to leave the park, many of whom have nowhere to go. Thousands of guests flew from all around the world to visit Yellowstone. The have rental cars, hotel and flight reservations, time off from work and are not allowed in the park because most National Park Service staff are deemed "non-essential". None of these people are going to die but they are experiencing real financial hardship. All us hotel, restaurant workers in Yellowstone have no work to do as of tomorrow. We are literally sitting idle in the park waiting for the shutdown to end.
My point is this meme is stupid and makes a joke of the many people that are being effected by the shutdown. | I am an accountant for the hotels in Yellowstone. I am unable to work because of the shutdown. I think my job is important. |
bushwhack227 | >It took them how long?
Four-and-a-half years. Things tend to take a little longer when you're working with 1950's technology, i.e. slide rules instead of high-end engineering software. Consider also that development began less than a decade after the sound barrier was first broken, so it was a tremendous breakthrough.
>How successful was it?
The goal was to better understand the physics of high altitude, high speed, rocket powered flight. Over the course 200 flights, it returned data that helped build scientists' understanding of how their engineering stood up to those conditions. To this day, it still holds the record for the fastest record speed by a manned aircraft -- not to be confused with a vertical rocket like the Saturn V or space shuttle -- reaching nearly Mach 7, more than twice the speed of the SpaceShipOne craft you referenced. It also set a record for highest altitude flight, at 67 miles, which, admittedly, was recently surpassed by the aircraft you mentioned, though only by a few thousand feet. So I'd say it was pretty success
>And why is it not in use right now in an improved form to replace the shuttle?
They're two completely different machines; it's like comparing a prop plane with a helicopter. Unlike the X-15, which was released from an Air Force bomber, the space shuttle launched vertically, reaching a speed of 25 times the speed of sound to enter orbit. With each launch, it ferried many tons of cargo and seven crew members, something the designers of the X-15 and SpaceShipOne had no intention of doing. Although there were plans to make a second, orbital version of the X-15, even this was to be a single-pilot craft. Remember that the space program was only really experimenting at this time, exploring the possibilities of spaceflight while simultaneously competing with the Russians. It's not unlike the goal of the Xprize, which sought to see if it was possible for a private firm to achieve suborbital flight -- in other words something that NASA was doing in '50s and, I would argue, doing it better.
**TL/DR: A couple of billionaires offer a prize to the first private company that does what NASA did more than *50 years ago*, then they act like it's a big deal they were able to pull it off.**
If you're interested in learning more about NASA's early days, I recommend *The Right Stuff*, by Tom Wolfe, for further reading.
EDIT Admittedly, the SpaceShipOne cost a fraction as much to develop and fly than did the X-15. Part of that can be attributed to the X-15 needed more man-hours, so as to work all those slide rules, and also that it took about 200 flights to SpaceShipOne's half dozen or so. Mostly, though, it just goes to show that it's really, really expensive to do something that's never been done before.
| >It took them how long?
Four-and-a-half years. Things tend to take a little longer when you're working with 1950's technology, i.e. slide rules instead of high-end engineering software. Consider also that development began less than a decade after the sound barrier was first broken, so it was a tremendous breakthrough.
>How successful was it?
The goal was to better understand the physics of high altitude, high speed, rocket powered flight. Over the course 200 flights, it returned data that helped build scientists' understanding of how their engineering stood up to those conditions. To this day, it still holds the record for the fastest record speed by a manned aircraft -- not to be confused with a vertical rocket like the Saturn V or space shuttle -- reaching nearly Mach 7, more than twice the speed of the SpaceShipOne craft you referenced. It also set a record for highest altitude flight, at 67 miles, which, admittedly, was recently surpassed by the aircraft you mentioned, though only by a few thousand feet. So I'd say it was pretty success
>And why is it not in use right now in an improved form to replace the shuttle?
They're two completely different machines; it's like comparing a prop plane with a helicopter. Unlike the X-15, which was released from an Air Force bomber, the space shuttle launched vertically, reaching a speed of 25 times the speed of sound to enter orbit. With each launch, it ferried many tons of cargo and seven crew members, something the designers of the X-15 and SpaceShipOne had no intention of doing. Although there were plans to make a second, orbital version of the X-15, even this was to be a single-pilot craft. Remember that the space program was only really experimenting at this time, exploring the possibilities of spaceflight while simultaneously competing with the Russians. It's not unlike the goal of the Xprize, which sought to see if it was possible for a private firm to achieve suborbital flight -- in other words something that NASA was doing in '50s and, I would argue, doing it better.
TL/DR: A couple of billionaires offer a prize to the first private company that does what NASA did more than 50 years ago , then they act like it's a big deal they were able to pull it off.
If you're interested in learning more about NASA's early days, I recommend The Right Stuff , by Tom Wolfe, for further reading.
EDIT Admittedly, the SpaceShipOne cost a fraction as much to develop and fly than did the X-15. Part of that can be attributed to the X-15 needed more man-hours, so as to work all those slide rules, and also that it took about 200 flights to SpaceShipOne's half dozen or so. Mostly, though, it just goes to show that it's really, really expensive to do something that's never been done before.
| Libertarian | t5_2qh63 | cckjs79 | It took them how long?
Four-and-a-half years. Things tend to take a little longer when you're working with 1950's technology, i.e. slide rules instead of high-end engineering software. Consider also that development began less than a decade after the sound barrier was first broken, so it was a tremendous breakthrough.
>How successful was it?
The goal was to better understand the physics of high altitude, high speed, rocket powered flight. Over the course 200 flights, it returned data that helped build scientists' understanding of how their engineering stood up to those conditions. To this day, it still holds the record for the fastest record speed by a manned aircraft -- not to be confused with a vertical rocket like the Saturn V or space shuttle -- reaching nearly Mach 7, more than twice the speed of the SpaceShipOne craft you referenced. It also set a record for highest altitude flight, at 67 miles, which, admittedly, was recently surpassed by the aircraft you mentioned, though only by a few thousand feet. So I'd say it was pretty success
>And why is it not in use right now in an improved form to replace the shuttle?
They're two completely different machines; it's like comparing a prop plane with a helicopter. Unlike the X-15, which was released from an Air Force bomber, the space shuttle launched vertically, reaching a speed of 25 times the speed of sound to enter orbit. With each launch, it ferried many tons of cargo and seven crew members, something the designers of the X-15 and SpaceShipOne had no intention of doing. Although there were plans to make a second, orbital version of the X-15, even this was to be a single-pilot craft. Remember that the space program was only really experimenting at this time, exploring the possibilities of spaceflight while simultaneously competing with the Russians. It's not unlike the goal of the Xprize, which sought to see if it was possible for a private firm to achieve suborbital flight -- in other words something that NASA was doing in '50s and, I would argue, doing it better. | A couple of billionaires offer a prize to the first private company that does what NASA did more than 50 years ago , then they act like it's a big deal they were able to pull it off.
If you're interested in learning more about NASA's early days, I recommend The Right Stuff , by Tom Wolfe, for further reading.
EDIT Admittedly, the SpaceShipOne cost a fraction as much to develop and fly than did the X-15. Part of that can be attributed to the X-15 needed more man-hours, so as to work all those slide rules, and also that it took about 200 flights to SpaceShipOne's half dozen or so. Mostly, though, it just goes to show that it's really, really expensive to do something that's never been done before. |
fluffyphysics | Fundamentally, Science is simply the pursuit of knowledge.
> Science, as it is today, has the belief, or the faith, that the universe has 1) rules 2) which can be observed by humans.
Lets replace that with "scientists" first, nitpicking over. We definitely believe that there are some rules that exist and can be observed and understood and this is only believed because we have seen this time and time again, in repeatable ways. To say this is true for *all* aspects of the universe is completely unfounded. There are many question we de not know the answer to and probably never will, such as what came before the big bang. To this end "human perfection in understanding" is almost certainly not achievable, we can only get closer.
As /u/Bhorzo said many people, actually the majority of people do not have an understanding of science and have to believe what is said purely on faith. Yes many think science offers a way out of all of our problems, sometime true, often not. In this sense you are correct.
The answers that have been found out by science would be found out again by a different species on a different planet in a different part of the universe. Probably in a different order and definitely with different names, but in the end the answers would be the same. This cannot even be said for religions on different continents.
Scientists do not absolutely believe in **anything** we can state exactly what our assumptions are for any known fact. these assumptions can always be challenged. Science is also useful and has undeniably increased our understanding of the universe, evidenced by the level to which we can now control the world around us.
tl;dr Science and religion both have faithful followers that know nothing about them and believe in them absolutely, this they share. beyond this they differ hugely in how they operate. | Fundamentally, Science is simply the pursuit of knowledge.
> Science, as it is today, has the belief, or the faith, that the universe has 1) rules 2) which can be observed by humans.
Lets replace that with "scientists" first, nitpicking over. We definitely believe that there are some rules that exist and can be observed and understood and this is only believed because we have seen this time and time again, in repeatable ways. To say this is true for all aspects of the universe is completely unfounded. There are many question we de not know the answer to and probably never will, such as what came before the big bang. To this end "human perfection in understanding" is almost certainly not achievable, we can only get closer.
As /u/Bhorzo said many people, actually the majority of people do not have an understanding of science and have to believe what is said purely on faith. Yes many think science offers a way out of all of our problems, sometime true, often not. In this sense you are correct.
The answers that have been found out by science would be found out again by a different species on a different planet in a different part of the universe. Probably in a different order and definitely with different names, but in the end the answers would be the same. This cannot even be said for religions on different continents.
Scientists do not absolutely believe in anything we can state exactly what our assumptions are for any known fact. these assumptions can always be challenged. Science is also useful and has undeniably increased our understanding of the universe, evidenced by the level to which we can now control the world around us.
tl;dr Science and religion both have faithful followers that know nothing about them and believe in them absolutely, this they share. beyond this they differ hugely in how they operate.
| changemyview | t5_2w2s8 | ccj4kmv | Fundamentally, Science is simply the pursuit of knowledge.
> Science, as it is today, has the belief, or the faith, that the universe has 1) rules 2) which can be observed by humans.
Lets replace that with "scientists" first, nitpicking over. We definitely believe that there are some rules that exist and can be observed and understood and this is only believed because we have seen this time and time again, in repeatable ways. To say this is true for all aspects of the universe is completely unfounded. There are many question we de not know the answer to and probably never will, such as what came before the big bang. To this end "human perfection in understanding" is almost certainly not achievable, we can only get closer.
As /u/Bhorzo said many people, actually the majority of people do not have an understanding of science and have to believe what is said purely on faith. Yes many think science offers a way out of all of our problems, sometime true, often not. In this sense you are correct.
The answers that have been found out by science would be found out again by a different species on a different planet in a different part of the universe. Probably in a different order and definitely with different names, but in the end the answers would be the same. This cannot even be said for religions on different continents.
Scientists do not absolutely believe in anything we can state exactly what our assumptions are for any known fact. these assumptions can always be challenged. Science is also useful and has undeniably increased our understanding of the universe, evidenced by the level to which we can now control the world around us. | Science and religion both have faithful followers that know nothing about them and believe in them absolutely, this they share. beyond this they differ hugely in how they operate. |
Hyper_Threaded | I'd sleep with his wife..
What?! That's not a good idea? Then.. Then.. I'd come in before or after class and just say to the teacher "Hey man. I am struggling and feeling really overwhelmed by everything. I really need some encouragement and a show of understanding from my professors if nobody else. It really made me feel crappy when you laughed at me the other day and I've been bummed about it ever since. That was just not what I expected from a professor." (Be prepared for him to tell you to grow some balls and shut up)
TL;DR: Sleep with his wife | I'd sleep with his wife..
What?! That's not a good idea? Then.. Then.. I'd come in before or after class and just say to the teacher "Hey man. I am struggling and feeling really overwhelmed by everything. I really need some encouragement and a show of understanding from my professors if nobody else. It really made me feel crappy when you laughed at me the other day and I've been bummed about it ever since. That was just not what I expected from a professor." (Be prepared for him to tell you to grow some balls and shut up)
TL;DR: Sleep with his wife
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ccjerj5 | I'd sleep with his wife..
What?! That's not a good idea? Then.. Then.. I'd come in before or after class and just say to the teacher "Hey man. I am struggling and feeling really overwhelmed by everything. I really need some encouragement and a show of understanding from my professors if nobody else. It really made me feel crappy when you laughed at me the other day and I've been bummed about it ever since. That was just not what I expected from a professor." (Be prepared for him to tell you to grow some balls and shut up) | Sleep with his wife |
arnefesto | I'm sure Fox has already asked that question, seeing as how this is the series' 25th season. With the Simpsons, you're not getting anything with breath-taking viewership, but I'd be willing to bet that they get consistent enough numbers from it to justify keeping a sure-thing like The Simpsons in the line up rather than taking a chance with new programming (and we all know how great Fox/Tv in general is at producing compelling new series).
The block of programming that airs Simpsons episodes comes on at/around the end of Sunday Night Football (consistently one of the highest viewed television programs on a weekly basis) so they need to put out programming that can draw in the post-football crowd more so than any other demographic, why wouldn't you have the Simpsons on the schedule? The *Animation Domination* line up also includes Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show, and Bob's Burgers so, while it is apparent that Fox loves Seth Macfarlane shows for its programming, none of these shows come close to the run (and overall consistency) the Simpsons has produced. I would say that, unless the Simpsons turns shitty (instead of maintaining the same plateau of quality), I'd say the other shows would and should be replaced first if Fox decides they need more viewership.
The world that the Simpsons live in has been around for so long and we've become so comfortable with the characters and their presence that they've become a staple of television, it's possible and nowhere near improbable to come up with something to replace it with but they will definitely have their work cut out for them.
TL;DR The Simpsons have set the bar in numerous categories for television, you don't discard your sure-thing before you have something better to replace it with. | I'm sure Fox has already asked that question, seeing as how this is the series' 25th season. With the Simpsons, you're not getting anything with breath-taking viewership, but I'd be willing to bet that they get consistent enough numbers from it to justify keeping a sure-thing like The Simpsons in the line up rather than taking a chance with new programming (and we all know how great Fox/Tv in general is at producing compelling new series).
The block of programming that airs Simpsons episodes comes on at/around the end of Sunday Night Football (consistently one of the highest viewed television programs on a weekly basis) so they need to put out programming that can draw in the post-football crowd more so than any other demographic, why wouldn't you have the Simpsons on the schedule? The Animation Domination line up also includes Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show, and Bob's Burgers so, while it is apparent that Fox loves Seth Macfarlane shows for its programming, none of these shows come close to the run (and overall consistency) the Simpsons has produced. I would say that, unless the Simpsons turns shitty (instead of maintaining the same plateau of quality), I'd say the other shows would and should be replaced first if Fox decides they need more viewership.
The world that the Simpsons live in has been around for so long and we've become so comfortable with the characters and their presence that they've become a staple of television, it's possible and nowhere near improbable to come up with something to replace it with but they will definitely have their work cut out for them.
TL;DR The Simpsons have set the bar in numerous categories for television, you don't discard your sure-thing before you have something better to replace it with.
| television | t5_2qh6e | ccjo90a | I'm sure Fox has already asked that question, seeing as how this is the series' 25th season. With the Simpsons, you're not getting anything with breath-taking viewership, but I'd be willing to bet that they get consistent enough numbers from it to justify keeping a sure-thing like The Simpsons in the line up rather than taking a chance with new programming (and we all know how great Fox/Tv in general is at producing compelling new series).
The block of programming that airs Simpsons episodes comes on at/around the end of Sunday Night Football (consistently one of the highest viewed television programs on a weekly basis) so they need to put out programming that can draw in the post-football crowd more so than any other demographic, why wouldn't you have the Simpsons on the schedule? The Animation Domination line up also includes Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show, and Bob's Burgers so, while it is apparent that Fox loves Seth Macfarlane shows for its programming, none of these shows come close to the run (and overall consistency) the Simpsons has produced. I would say that, unless the Simpsons turns shitty (instead of maintaining the same plateau of quality), I'd say the other shows would and should be replaced first if Fox decides they need more viewership.
The world that the Simpsons live in has been around for so long and we've become so comfortable with the characters and their presence that they've become a staple of television, it's possible and nowhere near improbable to come up with something to replace it with but they will definitely have their work cut out for them. | The Simpsons have set the bar in numerous categories for television, you don't discard your sure-thing before you have something better to replace it with. |
Spoon996 | We have Viking settlements in Newfoundland in the 11th century. However if we are talking about Europe in generic terms and want to use 1492 as the "first" Euro-American contact; I would say their was no motivation on risking expensive ships on exploration. All Euro-Asian trade went though Constantinople until the city "falls" in 1453 to the Muslims. This forces the Christian Europeans to find another trade rout with East.
Viking in Newfoundland:
Fall of Constantinople:
TLDR: Vikings did it first. Trade did it second | We have Viking settlements in Newfoundland in the 11th century. However if we are talking about Europe in generic terms and want to use 1492 as the "first" Euro-American contact; I would say their was no motivation on risking expensive ships on exploration. All Euro-Asian trade went though Constantinople until the city "falls" in 1453 to the Muslims. This forces the Christian Europeans to find another trade rout with East.
Viking in Newfoundland:
Fall of Constantinople:
TLDR: Vikings did it first. Trade did it second
| history | t5_2qh53 | ccjiee6 | We have Viking settlements in Newfoundland in the 11th century. However if we are talking about Europe in generic terms and want to use 1492 as the "first" Euro-American contact; I would say their was no motivation on risking expensive ships on exploration. All Euro-Asian trade went though Constantinople until the city "falls" in 1453 to the Muslims. This forces the Christian Europeans to find another trade rout with East.
Viking in Newfoundland:
Fall of Constantinople: | Vikings did it first. Trade did it second |
Casmicand | It depends on how much time you'll be spending outdoors.
I went to NYC the first week of December a few years ago for the first time (I live in Texas). I was woefully unprepared. I had this cute army green long wool coat, sweaters, a cute scarf and long sleeve shirts. This all would have been fine walking from a parking lot to a store or home. Walking around downtown for hours? I was freeeezing!
Dresses would absolutely need tights or leggings unless, again, you're just in and out of heated areas. I found I was also cold wearing jeans alone outside. So day two I had a thermal long sleeve, a thin sweater over top, a scarf, tights under my jeans and my coat. Muuuuuuch better.
What clothing do you need?LAYERS! Dont underestimate the warmth you will get from a heavy scarf. A thin thermal shirt under a [heavy cableknit]( with jeans and [boots]( If you don't own boots and you can afford the investment, get a pair. If you're sightseeing you want to be able to walk comfortably in them, and there will probably be snow! I'd recommend boots with a small heel, cute and effective.Warm thick socks are a must. Keep your feet dry and taosty! Also, get a warm coat. My wool one was one layer, a good coat for texas but nowhere near good enough for 25 degree weather and a wicked wind chill. A hat is a good idea too.
TLDR: Comfy boots, thick socks, sweaters and long sleeves to layer ( don't want to be too hot inside!), a warm coat and a scarf that does more than look good ;). Basically, LOTS of clothes!
(Also, to cut down on your cost you can get one great chunky sweater and different scarves or colored long sleeves to go underneath!)
I hope this was helpful =). Don't freeze like I did!
| It depends on how much time you'll be spending outdoors.
I went to NYC the first week of December a few years ago for the first time (I live in Texas). I was woefully unprepared. I had this cute army green long wool coat, sweaters, a cute scarf and long sleeve shirts. This all would have been fine walking from a parking lot to a store or home. Walking around downtown for hours? I was freeeezing!
Dresses would absolutely need tights or leggings unless, again, you're just in and out of heated areas. I found I was also cold wearing jeans alone outside. So day two I had a thermal long sleeve, a thin sweater over top, a scarf, tights under my jeans and my coat. Muuuuuuch better.
What clothing do you need?LAYERS! Dont underestimate the warmth you will get from a heavy scarf. A thin thermal shirt under a [heavy cableknit]( with jeans and [boots]( If you don't own boots and you can afford the investment, get a pair. If you're sightseeing you want to be able to walk comfortably in them, and there will probably be snow! I'd recommend boots with a small heel, cute and effective.Warm thick socks are a must. Keep your feet dry and taosty! Also, get a warm coat. My wool one was one layer, a good coat for texas but nowhere near good enough for 25 degree weather and a wicked wind chill. A hat is a good idea too.
TLDR: Comfy boots, thick socks, sweaters and long sleeves to layer ( don't want to be too hot inside!), a warm coat and a scarf that does more than look good ;). Basically, LOTS of clothes!
(Also, to cut down on your cost you can get one great chunky sweater and different scarves or colored long sleeves to go underneath!)
I hope this was helpful =). Don't freeze like I did!
| femalefashionadvice | t5_2s8o5 | ccjj7h1 | It depends on how much time you'll be spending outdoors.
I went to NYC the first week of December a few years ago for the first time (I live in Texas). I was woefully unprepared. I had this cute army green long wool coat, sweaters, a cute scarf and long sleeve shirts. This all would have been fine walking from a parking lot to a store or home. Walking around downtown for hours? I was freeeezing!
Dresses would absolutely need tights or leggings unless, again, you're just in and out of heated areas. I found I was also cold wearing jeans alone outside. So day two I had a thermal long sleeve, a thin sweater over top, a scarf, tights under my jeans and my coat. Muuuuuuch better.
What clothing do you need?LAYERS! Dont underestimate the warmth you will get from a heavy scarf. A thin thermal shirt under a [heavy cableknit]( with jeans and [boots]( If you don't own boots and you can afford the investment, get a pair. If you're sightseeing you want to be able to walk comfortably in them, and there will probably be snow! I'd recommend boots with a small heel, cute and effective.Warm thick socks are a must. Keep your feet dry and taosty! Also, get a warm coat. My wool one was one layer, a good coat for texas but nowhere near good enough for 25 degree weather and a wicked wind chill. A hat is a good idea too. | Comfy boots, thick socks, sweaters and long sleeves to layer ( don't want to be too hot inside!), a warm coat and a scarf that does more than look good ;). Basically, LOTS of clothes!
(Also, to cut down on your cost you can get one great chunky sweater and different scarves or colored long sleeves to go underneath!)
I hope this was helpful =). Don't freeze like I did! |
grnzftw | That's kind of fucked up. You shouldve counter offered something fair and explained using the past 4 weeks points as references why it was imbalanced and why this is a better deal.
Like just done forte for Lynch.
You are risking just turning them off of the whole thing forever. Which I know would've happened to me if I had an asshole uncle.
Chess as an example : is it a better way to teach someone to play by explaining moves and strategies carefully, giving them chances to capitalize, or by just running the foolsmate(2 move checkmate) on them for 4 straight months.
Exactly
Tldr; make it fun for them then they will want to learn more and get better. People have more fun when the game isn't over before it starts | That's kind of fucked up. You shouldve counter offered something fair and explained using the past 4 weeks points as references why it was imbalanced and why this is a better deal.
Like just done forte for Lynch.
You are risking just turning them off of the whole thing forever. Which I know would've happened to me if I had an asshole uncle.
Chess as an example : is it a better way to teach someone to play by explaining moves and strategies carefully, giving them chances to capitalize, or by just running the foolsmate(2 move checkmate) on them for 4 straight months.
Exactly
Tldr; make it fun for them then they will want to learn more and get better. People have more fun when the game isn't over before it starts
| fantasyfootball | t5_2qlqq | cck3ppa | That's kind of fucked up. You shouldve counter offered something fair and explained using the past 4 weeks points as references why it was imbalanced and why this is a better deal.
Like just done forte for Lynch.
You are risking just turning them off of the whole thing forever. Which I know would've happened to me if I had an asshole uncle.
Chess as an example : is it a better way to teach someone to play by explaining moves and strategies carefully, giving them chances to capitalize, or by just running the foolsmate(2 move checkmate) on them for 4 straight months.
Exactly | make it fun for them then they will want to learn more and get better. People have more fun when the game isn't over before it starts |
Incendie | If you're encountering "you're a baddie" rants often, chances are you're probably not doing as well as you think you are. I'm not accusing you, but I would like to point out that the common mentality for online gaming (Dota2/HoN/LoL is the next best example I can think of) is that players oftentimes attack others to defend themselves while they are blind to their own faults. I am also guilty of having this "I am never wrong" attitude sometimes. There are times where it really was your fault and the rest of the party is berating you for it because you don't seem to get it.
That being said, it is always better for somebody to consult rather than insult when a player is doing bad. I mean, is it not faster to tell them how to do it so they do it correctly than putting them down to the point where they don't care anymore? On the other hand, it does get extremely frustrating and infuriating if the concept has been explained multiple times and they still don't get it and do the same mistake over and over again.
As you can see, these two things go hand in hand and it usually spirals out of control due to frustration from either side. Baddies ruin dungeons because they're too stubborn to admit their faults and the "elite" ruin it for the noob because they're too high up on their horse to teach.
TL;DR Sometimes it really is your fault, but the experienced need to be willing to teach the newbies.
P.S. Let's stop using the phrase "Toxic Community". | If you're encountering "you're a baddie" rants often, chances are you're probably not doing as well as you think you are. I'm not accusing you, but I would like to point out that the common mentality for online gaming (Dota2/HoN/LoL is the next best example I can think of) is that players oftentimes attack others to defend themselves while they are blind to their own faults. I am also guilty of having this "I am never wrong" attitude sometimes. There are times where it really was your fault and the rest of the party is berating you for it because you don't seem to get it.
That being said, it is always better for somebody to consult rather than insult when a player is doing bad. I mean, is it not faster to tell them how to do it so they do it correctly than putting them down to the point where they don't care anymore? On the other hand, it does get extremely frustrating and infuriating if the concept has been explained multiple times and they still don't get it and do the same mistake over and over again.
As you can see, these two things go hand in hand and it usually spirals out of control due to frustration from either side. Baddies ruin dungeons because they're too stubborn to admit their faults and the "elite" ruin it for the noob because they're too high up on their horse to teach.
TL;DR Sometimes it really is your fault, but the experienced need to be willing to teach the newbies.
P.S. Let's stop using the phrase "Toxic Community".
| ffxiv | t5_2rgs7 | cckfv5r | If you're encountering "you're a baddie" rants often, chances are you're probably not doing as well as you think you are. I'm not accusing you, but I would like to point out that the common mentality for online gaming (Dota2/HoN/LoL is the next best example I can think of) is that players oftentimes attack others to defend themselves while they are blind to their own faults. I am also guilty of having this "I am never wrong" attitude sometimes. There are times where it really was your fault and the rest of the party is berating you for it because you don't seem to get it.
That being said, it is always better for somebody to consult rather than insult when a player is doing bad. I mean, is it not faster to tell them how to do it so they do it correctly than putting them down to the point where they don't care anymore? On the other hand, it does get extremely frustrating and infuriating if the concept has been explained multiple times and they still don't get it and do the same mistake over and over again.
As you can see, these two things go hand in hand and it usually spirals out of control due to frustration from either side. Baddies ruin dungeons because they're too stubborn to admit their faults and the "elite" ruin it for the noob because they're too high up on their horse to teach. | Sometimes it really is your fault, but the experienced need to be willing to teach the newbies.
P.S. Let's stop using the phrase "Toxic Community". |
GuyWithNoHat | After looking up some of your past posts, I see that you've been diagnosed with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder, for folks that are tuning in).
If you seem (to the guys, that is) that you like drama or are a little too excited one minute and then not the next, the guys might be feeling like they're getting mixed signals from you. Also, if you're extremely open about your sexuality with them in casual conversation, this can sometimes put preconceived notions about your sexuality in their minds (whether true or otherwise).
**TL:DR;** BPD, if you're into attention-seeking behaviors, could be the cause by making you seem really sexually aggressive. Some guys like it, and some guys are, *well*, intimidated by it. | After looking up some of your past posts, I see that you've been diagnosed with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder, for folks that are tuning in).
If you seem (to the guys, that is) that you like drama or are a little too excited one minute and then not the next, the guys might be feeling like they're getting mixed signals from you. Also, if you're extremely open about your sexuality with them in casual conversation, this can sometimes put preconceived notions about your sexuality in their minds (whether true or otherwise).
TL:DR; BPD, if you're into attention-seeking behaviors, could be the cause by making you seem really sexually aggressive. Some guys like it, and some guys are, well , intimidated by it.
| sex | t5_2qh3p | ccl06pl | After looking up some of your past posts, I see that you've been diagnosed with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder, for folks that are tuning in).
If you seem (to the guys, that is) that you like drama or are a little too excited one minute and then not the next, the guys might be feeling like they're getting mixed signals from you. Also, if you're extremely open about your sexuality with them in casual conversation, this can sometimes put preconceived notions about your sexuality in their minds (whether true or otherwise). | BPD, if you're into attention-seeking behaviors, could be the cause by making you seem really sexually aggressive. Some guys like it, and some guys are, well , intimidated by it. |
GammaTainted | For nearly two days after v.1.0375 was released, red cookies were the superior choice. This is because they have a higher chance of getting the Cookie Chain effect. Prior to 1.0375, cookie chain had a cap of 6T or so. After the update, the cap was changed to a percentage of your bank, which meant that getting several in a row could rapidly inflate your bank to the point where CPS was no longer your primary source of income. As of 10/3/13 (I believe), this has been changed again, and now cookie chains will stop when they exceed about 6 hours of production at your current CPS. Considering how rare they are, and the odds of the chain going all the way to the maximum income, Lucky Frenzies are much more reliable.
tl;dr: I believe golden cookies are currently the best choice | For nearly two days after v.1.0375 was released, red cookies were the superior choice. This is because they have a higher chance of getting the Cookie Chain effect. Prior to 1.0375, cookie chain had a cap of 6T or so. After the update, the cap was changed to a percentage of your bank, which meant that getting several in a row could rapidly inflate your bank to the point where CPS was no longer your primary source of income. As of 10/3/13 (I believe), this has been changed again, and now cookie chains will stop when they exceed about 6 hours of production at your current CPS. Considering how rare they are, and the odds of the chain going all the way to the maximum income, Lucky Frenzies are much more reliable.
tl;dr: I believe golden cookies are currently the best choice
| CookieClicker | t5_2y620 | ccki39k | For nearly two days after v.1.0375 was released, red cookies were the superior choice. This is because they have a higher chance of getting the Cookie Chain effect. Prior to 1.0375, cookie chain had a cap of 6T or so. After the update, the cap was changed to a percentage of your bank, which meant that getting several in a row could rapidly inflate your bank to the point where CPS was no longer your primary source of income. As of 10/3/13 (I believe), this has been changed again, and now cookie chains will stop when they exceed about 6 hours of production at your current CPS. Considering how rare they are, and the odds of the chain going all the way to the maximum income, Lucky Frenzies are much more reliable. | I believe golden cookies are currently the best choice |
dupreesdiamond | ok...but the SEC is 1-0 vs Teams that were in the PAC at the time the game was played. Utah was in the Mountain West when they beat Bama in 2008. This data reflects conference affiliation as it stood when the game was played which (IMO) is the only reasonable (though tougher) way to look at this stuff.
TLDR: There needs to be some PAC/SEC bowls | ok...but the SEC is 1-0 vs Teams that were in the PAC at the time the game was played. Utah was in the Mountain West when they beat Bama in 2008. This data reflects conference affiliation as it stood when the game was played which (IMO) is the only reasonable (though tougher) way to look at this stuff.
TLDR: There needs to be some PAC/SEC bowls
| CFB | t5_2qm9d | ccl7851 | ok...but the SEC is 1-0 vs Teams that were in the PAC at the time the game was played. Utah was in the Mountain West when they beat Bama in 2008. This data reflects conference affiliation as it stood when the game was played which (IMO) is the only reasonable (though tougher) way to look at this stuff. | There needs to be some PAC/SEC bowls |
pithyretort | The final collections show at fashion week before all the episodes have aired, so everyone that is still in the running on TV shows at fashion week to avoid spoilers. This year, that means in addition to the two definitely-final contestants and the three competing-for-the-third-spot contestants, there were three other contestants showing.
TL;DR: Kate showed at fashion week | The final collections show at fashion week before all the episodes have aired, so everyone that is still in the running on TV shows at fashion week to avoid spoilers. This year, that means in addition to the two definitely-final contestants and the three competing-for-the-third-spot contestants, there were three other contestants showing.
TL;DR: Kate showed at fashion week
| ProjectRunway | t5_2uin6 | ccm4900 | The final collections show at fashion week before all the episodes have aired, so everyone that is still in the running on TV shows at fashion week to avoid spoilers. This year, that means in addition to the two definitely-final contestants and the three competing-for-the-third-spot contestants, there were three other contestants showing. | Kate showed at fashion week |
omgbigshot | In college, we started dating and things moved pretty quickly. I "moved in" with her for a few weeks while I was in between leases. After that she moved into a house with her cousin and two guy friends. It actually was a blast, we both worked and went to school; she had her cousin and some cool neighbors when I was gone, and me and the two guys became pretty good friends. Being in college though, during the summer especially me and the guys did a lot of drinking (during the olympics especially). It got somewhat out of hand and led to a lot of problems between the two of us. By the end of the year we had been fighting a lot and just called it quits. She went to another school the next year and we didn't hear from each other for a long time.
When I finally graduated college, I got a new job and moved to Los Angeles. Out of the blue she reached out to me to talk about some things that she was struggling with that had started when we were dating. Had a few awkward conversations on Facebook, since neither of us really knew what the other was looking for.
Our first "date" together was still pretty awkward, but ended well, we both missed each other and wanted to see each other again. It was a slow process (living 45 minutes apart helped us take our time), but we eventually got back to that feeling of 'young love' we felt in college.
Fast forward another year, I proposed to her on the day we moved into our first home together. We're getting married next April and I couldn't be happier.
tl;dr Dated in college, were apart for ~3 years. We're getting married in April.
Sometimes there is a happy ending. | In college, we started dating and things moved pretty quickly. I "moved in" with her for a few weeks while I was in between leases. After that she moved into a house with her cousin and two guy friends. It actually was a blast, we both worked and went to school; she had her cousin and some cool neighbors when I was gone, and me and the two guys became pretty good friends. Being in college though, during the summer especially me and the guys did a lot of drinking (during the olympics especially). It got somewhat out of hand and led to a lot of problems between the two of us. By the end of the year we had been fighting a lot and just called it quits. She went to another school the next year and we didn't hear from each other for a long time.
When I finally graduated college, I got a new job and moved to Los Angeles. Out of the blue she reached out to me to talk about some things that she was struggling with that had started when we were dating. Had a few awkward conversations on Facebook, since neither of us really knew what the other was looking for.
Our first "date" together was still pretty awkward, but ended well, we both missed each other and wanted to see each other again. It was a slow process (living 45 minutes apart helped us take our time), but we eventually got back to that feeling of 'young love' we felt in college.
Fast forward another year, I proposed to her on the day we moved into our first home together. We're getting married next April and I couldn't be happier.
tl;dr Dated in college, were apart for ~3 years. We're getting married in April.
Sometimes there is a happy ending.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cckqxwo | In college, we started dating and things moved pretty quickly. I "moved in" with her for a few weeks while I was in between leases. After that she moved into a house with her cousin and two guy friends. It actually was a blast, we both worked and went to school; she had her cousin and some cool neighbors when I was gone, and me and the two guys became pretty good friends. Being in college though, during the summer especially me and the guys did a lot of drinking (during the olympics especially). It got somewhat out of hand and led to a lot of problems between the two of us. By the end of the year we had been fighting a lot and just called it quits. She went to another school the next year and we didn't hear from each other for a long time.
When I finally graduated college, I got a new job and moved to Los Angeles. Out of the blue she reached out to me to talk about some things that she was struggling with that had started when we were dating. Had a few awkward conversations on Facebook, since neither of us really knew what the other was looking for.
Our first "date" together was still pretty awkward, but ended well, we both missed each other and wanted to see each other again. It was a slow process (living 45 minutes apart helped us take our time), but we eventually got back to that feeling of 'young love' we felt in college.
Fast forward another year, I proposed to her on the day we moved into our first home together. We're getting married next April and I couldn't be happier. | Dated in college, were apart for ~3 years. We're getting married in April.
Sometimes there is a happy ending. |
Curr3nSy | Be friendly and not over the top. Any person who's worked retail will tell you in the long run your better with a customer who keeps coming back than trying to up sell each person who walks through the door and care less if they come back.
All the basic things you've been told like smile, looks presentable and confident all apply. In my past I've butt heads with supervisors who try to get as much merchandise/warranties/credit as possible off of each customer. What worked best for me was just knowing everything about what's in your department and make good recommendations.
tldr, Imagine the person you're selling to is a close family member, and you want to provide the best experience possible for them. | Be friendly and not over the top. Any person who's worked retail will tell you in the long run your better with a customer who keeps coming back than trying to up sell each person who walks through the door and care less if they come back.
All the basic things you've been told like smile, looks presentable and confident all apply. In my past I've butt heads with supervisors who try to get as much merchandise/warranties/credit as possible off of each customer. What worked best for me was just knowing everything about what's in your department and make good recommendations.
tldr, Imagine the person you're selling to is a close family member, and you want to provide the best experience possible for them.
| IWantToLearn | t5_2rjo5 | cckzby9 | Be friendly and not over the top. Any person who's worked retail will tell you in the long run your better with a customer who keeps coming back than trying to up sell each person who walks through the door and care less if they come back.
All the basic things you've been told like smile, looks presentable and confident all apply. In my past I've butt heads with supervisors who try to get as much merchandise/warranties/credit as possible off of each customer. What worked best for me was just knowing everything about what's in your department and make good recommendations. | Imagine the person you're selling to is a close family member, and you want to provide the best experience possible for them. |
ShakoraDrake | Not me, but my SO has a phobia of mirrors. (Spectrophobia. Wiki here: It's not terribly severe, though. We have a floor-length mirror in the living room and of course mirrors in the bathroom, so it's not like he can't be around a mirror at all. But it particularly bothers him to sleep in the same room as a mirror, or if he thinks about mirrors too much if he's alone with one.
I've asked him what exactly about mirrors bothers him. He said sleeping in a room with a mirror makes him uncomfortable because the mirror is almost like a presence in the room, watching him. Also, the idea that he'll look in the mirror and see something that shouldn't be there, or he'll look in a mirror and it suddenly warps to something else.
There's apparently a scene in the movie "Devil's Advocate" which involves a mirror that he finds absolutely terrifying for these reasons. (I tried to find a clip but to no avail, sorry)
I find it really interesting! Definitely the strangest fear I've ever heard of from someone I know personally. Unfortunately we can't talk about it much since thinking about mirrors makes him pretty uncomfortable.
tl;dr My SO has a mild fear of mirrors. | Not me, but my SO has a phobia of mirrors. (Spectrophobia. Wiki here: It's not terribly severe, though. We have a floor-length mirror in the living room and of course mirrors in the bathroom, so it's not like he can't be around a mirror at all. But it particularly bothers him to sleep in the same room as a mirror, or if he thinks about mirrors too much if he's alone with one.
I've asked him what exactly about mirrors bothers him. He said sleeping in a room with a mirror makes him uncomfortable because the mirror is almost like a presence in the room, watching him. Also, the idea that he'll look in the mirror and see something that shouldn't be there, or he'll look in a mirror and it suddenly warps to something else.
There's apparently a scene in the movie "Devil's Advocate" which involves a mirror that he finds absolutely terrifying for these reasons. (I tried to find a clip but to no avail, sorry)
I find it really interesting! Definitely the strangest fear I've ever heard of from someone I know personally. Unfortunately we can't talk about it much since thinking about mirrors makes him pretty uncomfortable.
tl;dr My SO has a mild fear of mirrors.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ccl5xqg | Not me, but my SO has a phobia of mirrors. (Spectrophobia. Wiki here: It's not terribly severe, though. We have a floor-length mirror in the living room and of course mirrors in the bathroom, so it's not like he can't be around a mirror at all. But it particularly bothers him to sleep in the same room as a mirror, or if he thinks about mirrors too much if he's alone with one.
I've asked him what exactly about mirrors bothers him. He said sleeping in a room with a mirror makes him uncomfortable because the mirror is almost like a presence in the room, watching him. Also, the idea that he'll look in the mirror and see something that shouldn't be there, or he'll look in a mirror and it suddenly warps to something else.
There's apparently a scene in the movie "Devil's Advocate" which involves a mirror that he finds absolutely terrifying for these reasons. (I tried to find a clip but to no avail, sorry)
I find it really interesting! Definitely the strangest fear I've ever heard of from someone I know personally. Unfortunately we can't talk about it much since thinking about mirrors makes him pretty uncomfortable. | My SO has a mild fear of mirrors. |
soomuchcoffee | Oh man...splinters. I fucking hate splinters. Getting them out terrifies me, and I have no idea why. Part of it might be that I become completely fixated on them, and the idea of "riding it out" is totally impossible. So often times what happens is that I'll poke at them with tweezers for awhile. When this inevitably doesn't work, I get a needle. When I, again inevitably, become frustrated I will ask my wife to take a look.
I can't explain it. Every movement she makes causes me panic. Her tiny, soft hands. AHH WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN? "Am I hurting you, hunny?" she will ask, and she is not. But I'm jumping and squirming like a 2 year old. As far as I know I've always been like this. I suffer from splinterphobia.
When it comes to yard work, or carpentry, or whatever, I am the guy that asks for gloves. I will probably not be going barefoot on your porch. If you see me fussing with my hand for an hour, I probably have a splinter, or think I have a splinter, or am worrying about getting a splinter.
And no, I am not often in a position where this even happens. I am not much of a handyman.
TLDR: soft-handed baby reporting for duty. | Oh man...splinters. I fucking hate splinters. Getting them out terrifies me, and I have no idea why. Part of it might be that I become completely fixated on them, and the idea of "riding it out" is totally impossible. So often times what happens is that I'll poke at them with tweezers for awhile. When this inevitably doesn't work, I get a needle. When I, again inevitably, become frustrated I will ask my wife to take a look.
I can't explain it. Every movement she makes causes me panic. Her tiny, soft hands. AHH WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN? "Am I hurting you, hunny?" she will ask, and she is not. But I'm jumping and squirming like a 2 year old. As far as I know I've always been like this. I suffer from splinterphobia.
When it comes to yard work, or carpentry, or whatever, I am the guy that asks for gloves. I will probably not be going barefoot on your porch. If you see me fussing with my hand for an hour, I probably have a splinter, or think I have a splinter, or am worrying about getting a splinter.
And no, I am not often in a position where this even happens. I am not much of a handyman.
TLDR: soft-handed baby reporting for duty.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cckvnfz | Oh man...splinters. I fucking hate splinters. Getting them out terrifies me, and I have no idea why. Part of it might be that I become completely fixated on them, and the idea of "riding it out" is totally impossible. So often times what happens is that I'll poke at them with tweezers for awhile. When this inevitably doesn't work, I get a needle. When I, again inevitably, become frustrated I will ask my wife to take a look.
I can't explain it. Every movement she makes causes me panic. Her tiny, soft hands. AHH WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN? "Am I hurting you, hunny?" she will ask, and she is not. But I'm jumping and squirming like a 2 year old. As far as I know I've always been like this. I suffer from splinterphobia.
When it comes to yard work, or carpentry, or whatever, I am the guy that asks for gloves. I will probably not be going barefoot on your porch. If you see me fussing with my hand for an hour, I probably have a splinter, or think I have a splinter, or am worrying about getting a splinter.
And no, I am not often in a position where this even happens. I am not much of a handyman. | soft-handed baby reporting for duty. |
Shiznizo | Syrup. Or at least I encounter syrup most often. Tree sap the same way, the way it sticks to you and is difficult to get off. You can't wipe it away without it getting everywhere, napkins don't work, we need a full fledged soap n' water scrub down. Hell, I've taken a shower because I couldn't locate all of the sticky spots on my arm. I think one of my worst nightmares is getting thrown into a cauldron of cool, super gooey syrup, covering my entire body.
I do remember being freaked out as a kid at the park. I touched a tree and was squirming for the longest time before my mom came and used a baby wipe to get it off.
I just realized that I'm talking about two of the same things - tree sap and syrup. Blonde moment.
tl;dr - fuck tree sap in all of its forms. | Syrup. Or at least I encounter syrup most often. Tree sap the same way, the way it sticks to you and is difficult to get off. You can't wipe it away without it getting everywhere, napkins don't work, we need a full fledged soap n' water scrub down. Hell, I've taken a shower because I couldn't locate all of the sticky spots on my arm. I think one of my worst nightmares is getting thrown into a cauldron of cool, super gooey syrup, covering my entire body.
I do remember being freaked out as a kid at the park. I touched a tree and was squirming for the longest time before my mom came and used a baby wipe to get it off.
I just realized that I'm talking about two of the same things - tree sap and syrup. Blonde moment.
tl;dr - fuck tree sap in all of its forms.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cckxwc1 | Syrup. Or at least I encounter syrup most often. Tree sap the same way, the way it sticks to you and is difficult to get off. You can't wipe it away without it getting everywhere, napkins don't work, we need a full fledged soap n' water scrub down. Hell, I've taken a shower because I couldn't locate all of the sticky spots on my arm. I think one of my worst nightmares is getting thrown into a cauldron of cool, super gooey syrup, covering my entire body.
I do remember being freaked out as a kid at the park. I touched a tree and was squirming for the longest time before my mom came and used a baby wipe to get it off.
I just realized that I'm talking about two of the same things - tree sap and syrup. Blonde moment. | fuck tree sap in all of its forms. |
seasicksquid | I absolutely hate pumpkins, which is a shame, because I do quite like everything else about fall. But pumpkins, man. Fuck them. I hate the way they taste, the way they smell, the weird waxiness of the surface, the hollowness. I will legitimately run away from them if I see them on someone's steps. I avoid the grocery stores and farmer's markets this time of year, too. They scare the crap out of me. I have nightmares about them in which I am swallowed by a pumpkin.
I know the reason for it, though. I had very, very, cruel older brothers who would "make up" "stories" about evil pumpkins, scaring me by telling me pumpkins would eat me. Pumpkins would poison me. Murder me in my sleep if I so much as made eye contact. Really horrible stories.
The kicker came when I was in 1st grade. We had a pumpkin patch in our backyard that my dad planted (much to my chagrin), and he managed to grow a couple of those giant pumpkins. We took the biggest one to show and tell at the school, and I remember having to get pick it up from one of my brothers' classrooms to show my class. It was on an old, creeky wagon, and I had to pull it all the way to the other side of the school, disturbing every single class along the way.
On the day before Halloween, we had the pumpkin back home and my brothers decided to carve the massive pumpkin into a jack o lantern. With my dad's help, they managed to cut giant hole in the top, but that was about as far as we got because it was so difficult. My dad leaves us to our own devices in the garage....and my brothers decided to attempt to stuff me into the pumpkin.
It didn't work, they managed to get my head in there, and I was immobilized, stuffed into a disgusting, smelly, and potentially evil pumpkin, covered in pumpkin goop.
And there is the source of my fear of pumpkins. It also led to a fear of small spaces and my brothers.
TL;DR I got stuffed into a giant pumpkin and now fear them with every ounce of my being.
I'd post a picture of the kind of pumpkin I'm talking about, but I get too much anxiety even looking at them or pictures of people in them. | I absolutely hate pumpkins, which is a shame, because I do quite like everything else about fall. But pumpkins, man. Fuck them. I hate the way they taste, the way they smell, the weird waxiness of the surface, the hollowness. I will legitimately run away from them if I see them on someone's steps. I avoid the grocery stores and farmer's markets this time of year, too. They scare the crap out of me. I have nightmares about them in which I am swallowed by a pumpkin.
I know the reason for it, though. I had very, very, cruel older brothers who would "make up" "stories" about evil pumpkins, scaring me by telling me pumpkins would eat me. Pumpkins would poison me. Murder me in my sleep if I so much as made eye contact. Really horrible stories.
The kicker came when I was in 1st grade. We had a pumpkin patch in our backyard that my dad planted (much to my chagrin), and he managed to grow a couple of those giant pumpkins. We took the biggest one to show and tell at the school, and I remember having to get pick it up from one of my brothers' classrooms to show my class. It was on an old, creeky wagon, and I had to pull it all the way to the other side of the school, disturbing every single class along the way.
On the day before Halloween, we had the pumpkin back home and my brothers decided to carve the massive pumpkin into a jack o lantern. With my dad's help, they managed to cut giant hole in the top, but that was about as far as we got because it was so difficult. My dad leaves us to our own devices in the garage....and my brothers decided to attempt to stuff me into the pumpkin.
It didn't work, they managed to get my head in there, and I was immobilized, stuffed into a disgusting, smelly, and potentially evil pumpkin, covered in pumpkin goop.
And there is the source of my fear of pumpkins. It also led to a fear of small spaces and my brothers.
TL;DR I got stuffed into a giant pumpkin and now fear them with every ounce of my being.
I'd post a picture of the kind of pumpkin I'm talking about, but I get too much anxiety even looking at them or pictures of people in them.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ccl0npn | I absolutely hate pumpkins, which is a shame, because I do quite like everything else about fall. But pumpkins, man. Fuck them. I hate the way they taste, the way they smell, the weird waxiness of the surface, the hollowness. I will legitimately run away from them if I see them on someone's steps. I avoid the grocery stores and farmer's markets this time of year, too. They scare the crap out of me. I have nightmares about them in which I am swallowed by a pumpkin.
I know the reason for it, though. I had very, very, cruel older brothers who would "make up" "stories" about evil pumpkins, scaring me by telling me pumpkins would eat me. Pumpkins would poison me. Murder me in my sleep if I so much as made eye contact. Really horrible stories.
The kicker came when I was in 1st grade. We had a pumpkin patch in our backyard that my dad planted (much to my chagrin), and he managed to grow a couple of those giant pumpkins. We took the biggest one to show and tell at the school, and I remember having to get pick it up from one of my brothers' classrooms to show my class. It was on an old, creeky wagon, and I had to pull it all the way to the other side of the school, disturbing every single class along the way.
On the day before Halloween, we had the pumpkin back home and my brothers decided to carve the massive pumpkin into a jack o lantern. With my dad's help, they managed to cut giant hole in the top, but that was about as far as we got because it was so difficult. My dad leaves us to our own devices in the garage....and my brothers decided to attempt to stuff me into the pumpkin.
It didn't work, they managed to get my head in there, and I was immobilized, stuffed into a disgusting, smelly, and potentially evil pumpkin, covered in pumpkin goop.
And there is the source of my fear of pumpkins. It also led to a fear of small spaces and my brothers. | I got stuffed into a giant pumpkin and now fear them with every ounce of my being.
I'd post a picture of the kind of pumpkin I'm talking about, but I get too much anxiety even looking at them or pictures of people in them. |
ripripperton | Since you are not in NA you will receive it much sooner than if you were in NA. It seems like it will be a few weeks until Oculus starts shipping ANY new orders.
I would say it is a good bet that you will receive your order before you leave; however, if for some reason you do not, you can cancel at any time.
TLDR: Do It. | Since you are not in NA you will receive it much sooner than if you were in NA. It seems like it will be a few weeks until Oculus starts shipping ANY new orders.
I would say it is a good bet that you will receive your order before you leave; however, if for some reason you do not, you can cancel at any time.
TLDR: Do It.
| oculus | t5_2uni5 | ccllyj6 | Since you are not in NA you will receive it much sooner than if you were in NA. It seems like it will be a few weeks until Oculus starts shipping ANY new orders.
I would say it is a good bet that you will receive your order before you leave; however, if for some reason you do not, you can cancel at any time. | Do It. |
avacynangelofhope | This is going to sound harsh, but you really need some confidence. You're being melodramatic and it's not attractive.
Being cheated on is horrible. That poor girl has suffered, you're right, but it's *not your job* to fix her. You can't help her. Only she can help herself, and she has to choose to do so. But forget about her, let's talk about you.
I don't know you. Maybe you're completely different in real life than you came across in this post, but maybe you're not, and if you're not, I'll tell you it's a big part of why you claim you only attract manipulative people. You're *begging* to be manipulated, so you get to say you're
>not "most guys"
because you're willing to keep hitting your head against a brick wall hoping *this time*, it'll turn into the pillow you always dreamed of. Those "most guys" you're talking about? The difference between you and them is self-respect. By holding onto your belief that you're just "different", you get to wear your loneliness like some kind of birthright, like it's something you can't change.
Do you want a relationship? If so, go out and meet people. Get rid of that attitude that "you don't like people." Sure, maybe you don't like some people. Maybe you dislike most people. That's fine, but I guarantee there are people like you out in the world that you would like and who would like you. You don't sound very open to meeting new people, though.
> As for being single, it's all I am and [all] I can be
OK. As long as that's a decision you're making, it'll be true. I'm sure you're a great guy. The trouble is, you put up with crap like what this woman is feeding you. Stop.
Opposites attract, but similarities tend to attract too, and you're not meeting a woman who "tells it like it is" because you refuse to do the same in your life.
You're right, this girl does need help, but she doesn't need it from you. She'll only drag you down with her. Stop chasing her and work on yourself for a while.
TL;DR: Stand up for yourself, respect yourself, and you will meet a woman who respects you too. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and take control of your own life. | This is going to sound harsh, but you really need some confidence. You're being melodramatic and it's not attractive.
Being cheated on is horrible. That poor girl has suffered, you're right, but it's not your job to fix her. You can't help her. Only she can help herself, and she has to choose to do so. But forget about her, let's talk about you.
I don't know you. Maybe you're completely different in real life than you came across in this post, but maybe you're not, and if you're not, I'll tell you it's a big part of why you claim you only attract manipulative people. You're begging to be manipulated, so you get to say you're
>not "most guys"
because you're willing to keep hitting your head against a brick wall hoping this time , it'll turn into the pillow you always dreamed of. Those "most guys" you're talking about? The difference between you and them is self-respect. By holding onto your belief that you're just "different", you get to wear your loneliness like some kind of birthright, like it's something you can't change.
Do you want a relationship? If so, go out and meet people. Get rid of that attitude that "you don't like people." Sure, maybe you don't like some people. Maybe you dislike most people. That's fine, but I guarantee there are people like you out in the world that you would like and who would like you. You don't sound very open to meeting new people, though.
> As for being single, it's all I am and [all] I can be
OK. As long as that's a decision you're making, it'll be true. I'm sure you're a great guy. The trouble is, you put up with crap like what this woman is feeding you. Stop.
Opposites attract, but similarities tend to attract too, and you're not meeting a woman who "tells it like it is" because you refuse to do the same in your life.
You're right, this girl does need help, but she doesn't need it from you. She'll only drag you down with her. Stop chasing her and work on yourself for a while.
TL;DR: Stand up for yourself, respect yourself, and you will meet a woman who respects you too. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and take control of your own life.
| relationships | t5_2qjvn | cckz6p1 | This is going to sound harsh, but you really need some confidence. You're being melodramatic and it's not attractive.
Being cheated on is horrible. That poor girl has suffered, you're right, but it's not your job to fix her. You can't help her. Only she can help herself, and she has to choose to do so. But forget about her, let's talk about you.
I don't know you. Maybe you're completely different in real life than you came across in this post, but maybe you're not, and if you're not, I'll tell you it's a big part of why you claim you only attract manipulative people. You're begging to be manipulated, so you get to say you're
>not "most guys"
because you're willing to keep hitting your head against a brick wall hoping this time , it'll turn into the pillow you always dreamed of. Those "most guys" you're talking about? The difference between you and them is self-respect. By holding onto your belief that you're just "different", you get to wear your loneliness like some kind of birthright, like it's something you can't change.
Do you want a relationship? If so, go out and meet people. Get rid of that attitude that "you don't like people." Sure, maybe you don't like some people. Maybe you dislike most people. That's fine, but I guarantee there are people like you out in the world that you would like and who would like you. You don't sound very open to meeting new people, though.
> As for being single, it's all I am and [all] I can be
OK. As long as that's a decision you're making, it'll be true. I'm sure you're a great guy. The trouble is, you put up with crap like what this woman is feeding you. Stop.
Opposites attract, but similarities tend to attract too, and you're not meeting a woman who "tells it like it is" because you refuse to do the same in your life.
You're right, this girl does need help, but she doesn't need it from you. She'll only drag you down with her. Stop chasing her and work on yourself for a while. | Stand up for yourself, respect yourself, and you will meet a woman who respects you too. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and take control of your own life. |
Byzantine279 | You really have no idea what is going on in the US, do you?
In short form: about 4 years ago a law called the ACA (affordable care act) was passed, it was later ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court, and hence is a valid law. It requires all people in the US to buy insurance or face a penalty from the government. The law will be coming into full effect on Jan 1st 2014 for individuals, right now congress, specifically the House of Representatives is attempting to add a delay to it (they originally tried to add a complete repeal of the law) as a rider to the budget they are passing. The Senate refuses to pass the budget as a result of this, which has caused the previous budget to lapse without a replacement, causing all non essential federal programs to shut down until a budget is passed.
This has NOTHING to do with the debt ceiling, which is tackled separately.
tl;dr: You don't understand what is going on at all and are a assuming a much more rational reason than actually exists. | You really have no idea what is going on in the US, do you?
In short form: about 4 years ago a law called the ACA (affordable care act) was passed, it was later ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court, and hence is a valid law. It requires all people in the US to buy insurance or face a penalty from the government. The law will be coming into full effect on Jan 1st 2014 for individuals, right now congress, specifically the House of Representatives is attempting to add a delay to it (they originally tried to add a complete repeal of the law) as a rider to the budget they are passing. The Senate refuses to pass the budget as a result of this, which has caused the previous budget to lapse without a replacement, causing all non essential federal programs to shut down until a budget is passed.
This has NOTHING to do with the debt ceiling, which is tackled separately.
tl;dr: You don't understand what is going on at all and are a assuming a much more rational reason than actually exists.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | ccl3g8e | You really have no idea what is going on in the US, do you?
In short form: about 4 years ago a law called the ACA (affordable care act) was passed, it was later ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court, and hence is a valid law. It requires all people in the US to buy insurance or face a penalty from the government. The law will be coming into full effect on Jan 1st 2014 for individuals, right now congress, specifically the House of Representatives is attempting to add a delay to it (they originally tried to add a complete repeal of the law) as a rider to the budget they are passing. The Senate refuses to pass the budget as a result of this, which has caused the previous budget to lapse without a replacement, causing all non essential federal programs to shut down until a budget is passed.
This has NOTHING to do with the debt ceiling, which is tackled separately. | You don't understand what is going on at all and are a assuming a much more rational reason than actually exists. |
sudevsen | Whenever I read something about a movie I have to watch it again.So this place is an invitation to rewatch something or to watch something new just to be in the loop
Also a single post about Fight Club here has taught me more about that movie than the entirity of IMDB and /r/movies
Besides there is no 1 comment culture or TLDR culture here and this is true for all 'deep' and 'true' subreddits | Whenever I read something about a movie I have to watch it again.So this place is an invitation to rewatch something or to watch something new just to be in the loop
Also a single post about Fight Club here has taught me more about that movie than the entirity of IMDB and /r/movies
Besides there is no 1 comment culture or TLDR culture here and this is true for all 'deep' and 'true' subreddits
| TrueFilm | t5_2szp0 | cclmxly | Whenever I read something about a movie I have to watch it again.So this place is an invitation to rewatch something or to watch something new just to be in the loop
Also a single post about Fight Club here has taught me more about that movie than the entirity of IMDB and /r/movies
Besides there is no 1 comment culture or | culture here and this is true for all 'deep' and 'true' subreddits |
jonray | TTC in Toronto is pretty functional most of the time albeit nearing capacity in the downtown subway lines. But realize that in comparison to many north american cities its more than decent since a lot of NA cities prioritize cars over public transit.
Europe, Asia, other developing countries, actually do have far more developed transit because of different priorities in infrastructure. A lot of people will come back from another country trying out their transit. If it is better than the TO system will look duller in comparison.
Theres also people who just see the flaws everyday, and are fed up with promises of improvements that never come, so thats why people complain.
TLDR; people complain because it could be so much better if they pulled their shit together. | TTC in Toronto is pretty functional most of the time albeit nearing capacity in the downtown subway lines. But realize that in comparison to many north american cities its more than decent since a lot of NA cities prioritize cars over public transit.
Europe, Asia, other developing countries, actually do have far more developed transit because of different priorities in infrastructure. A lot of people will come back from another country trying out their transit. If it is better than the TO system will look duller in comparison.
Theres also people who just see the flaws everyday, and are fed up with promises of improvements that never come, so thats why people complain.
TLDR; people complain because it could be so much better if they pulled their shit together.
| UofT | t5_2rbaq | ccmeh23 | TTC in Toronto is pretty functional most of the time albeit nearing capacity in the downtown subway lines. But realize that in comparison to many north american cities its more than decent since a lot of NA cities prioritize cars over public transit.
Europe, Asia, other developing countries, actually do have far more developed transit because of different priorities in infrastructure. A lot of people will come back from another country trying out their transit. If it is better than the TO system will look duller in comparison.
Theres also people who just see the flaws everyday, and are fed up with promises of improvements that never come, so thats why people complain. | people complain because it could be so much better if they pulled their shit together. |
dickcake | Just played a match of Conquest. Most importantly, I want to apologize to the Hercules from this match, and thank him for his advice. This message did not come from him.
I'm level 30 with presumably low Elo. Got into the game lobby and gave folks the choice between me playing support or tank. Hercules said "tank with me". I warned him that I am not very good, and he asked me to be cautious.
So we start the game, head into the match and after mid furies, we all split up. Herc and I notice Mercury is heading to long lane. "Uh Mercury, what are you doing?"
Eventually he got the picture and left. We had assumed he was jungling, but that ended up not being the case.
Things proceeded, and by mid-game, Herc and I weren't doing too great against Apollo and Sobek. At this point, no one was telling me how much I suck, although Herc had told me to stop letting Apollo and Sobek poke me down. I appreciated the advice and took heed of that--I stopped trying to body block for Herc (who said "you don't need to do that", to which I chuckled) and concentrated more on all the aspects of the game I'm trying to get better at.
It's at this point that Mercury starts in on me. He's hell-bent on telling me I suck, that I fed, and that we are going to lose and it's all my fault for being a horrible Ymir.
My first response (since I didn't think I was doing THAT much worse than everyone else) was to joke. "Blame the Tank (tm)," I say. He doesn't appreciate that and continues on. I try to be helpful--"Hey, well we could really use some rotations--no one's been ganking", and in fact, we had no jungler (even though Herc and I had assumed that Mercury was going to play that role).
Mercury: "You guys should've let me take long."
Me: "We said we were taking it in the lobby!"
Hercules: "You wouldn't have done much better against Apollo and Sobek, Mercury."
Mercury wants me to accept blame for us losing. I told him "I accept that--sorry for sucking, can you give me advice instead of berating me?" This has been my tactic lately with players--apologize for sucking and ask for help to improve. It really helps calm people down when they know you want to learn.
Hercules immediately starts helping me out by telling me what I'm doing wrong. "Don't blink in on Sobek, especially when you're under-leveled," etc.
The tactic doesn't work on Mercury--he continues to be a dick. Says he's going to report me. Sends me a private message telling me to uninstall the game. Tells Hercules to stop enabling me. I am some kind of horrible person.
Me: "Hey, I'm sorry, this is my first MOBA."
Mercury: "I don't believe you."
Poseidon: "It's probably not his fault--I'm the one that's dying in mid."
Suffice to say, everything's going wrong. They want to surrender, I hit F7 instead of F6 by accident, the team is falling apart, Herc decides to protect his K/D and sit in the well and continue to give me good advice (THANK YOU FOR NOT BEING A DICK EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE FRUSTRATED). Poseidon wants to play it out, Ra wants us all to shut up. We are the best team ever.
This is the MOBA community, and this is what Smite does to shitty players. I don't know why I was placed in the third spot in the lobby rather than the bottom--which would seem to indicate I was in my Elo group--I guess that's matchmaking for ya!
When you suck, this is what you get. I can deal with it, but my bottom is a little tender, to be sure. Anyhow, just wanted to put the story out there, it's been cathartic, thanks.
tl;dr: Just another sucky player complaining about a toxic teammate.
| Just played a match of Conquest. Most importantly, I want to apologize to the Hercules from this match, and thank him for his advice. This message did not come from him.
I'm level 30 with presumably low Elo. Got into the game lobby and gave folks the choice between me playing support or tank. Hercules said "tank with me". I warned him that I am not very good, and he asked me to be cautious.
So we start the game, head into the match and after mid furies, we all split up. Herc and I notice Mercury is heading to long lane. "Uh Mercury, what are you doing?"
Eventually he got the picture and left. We had assumed he was jungling, but that ended up not being the case.
Things proceeded, and by mid-game, Herc and I weren't doing too great against Apollo and Sobek. At this point, no one was telling me how much I suck, although Herc had told me to stop letting Apollo and Sobek poke me down. I appreciated the advice and took heed of that--I stopped trying to body block for Herc (who said "you don't need to do that", to which I chuckled) and concentrated more on all the aspects of the game I'm trying to get better at.
It's at this point that Mercury starts in on me. He's hell-bent on telling me I suck, that I fed, and that we are going to lose and it's all my fault for being a horrible Ymir.
My first response (since I didn't think I was doing THAT much worse than everyone else) was to joke. "Blame the Tank (tm)," I say. He doesn't appreciate that and continues on. I try to be helpful--"Hey, well we could really use some rotations--no one's been ganking", and in fact, we had no jungler (even though Herc and I had assumed that Mercury was going to play that role).
Mercury: "You guys should've let me take long."
Me: "We said we were taking it in the lobby!"
Hercules: "You wouldn't have done much better against Apollo and Sobek, Mercury."
Mercury wants me to accept blame for us losing. I told him "I accept that--sorry for sucking, can you give me advice instead of berating me?" This has been my tactic lately with players--apologize for sucking and ask for help to improve. It really helps calm people down when they know you want to learn.
Hercules immediately starts helping me out by telling me what I'm doing wrong. "Don't blink in on Sobek, especially when you're under-leveled," etc.
The tactic doesn't work on Mercury--he continues to be a dick. Says he's going to report me. Sends me a private message telling me to uninstall the game. Tells Hercules to stop enabling me. I am some kind of horrible person.
Me: "Hey, I'm sorry, this is my first MOBA."
Mercury: "I don't believe you."
Poseidon: "It's probably not his fault--I'm the one that's dying in mid."
Suffice to say, everything's going wrong. They want to surrender, I hit F7 instead of F6 by accident, the team is falling apart, Herc decides to protect his K/D and sit in the well and continue to give me good advice (THANK YOU FOR NOT BEING A DICK EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE FRUSTRATED). Poseidon wants to play it out, Ra wants us all to shut up. We are the best team ever.
This is the MOBA community, and this is what Smite does to shitty players. I don't know why I was placed in the third spot in the lobby rather than the bottom--which would seem to indicate I was in my Elo group--I guess that's matchmaking for ya!
When you suck, this is what you get. I can deal with it, but my bottom is a little tender, to be sure. Anyhow, just wanted to put the story out there, it's been cathartic, thanks.
tl;dr: Just another sucky player complaining about a toxic teammate.
| Smite | t5_2stl8 | cclb0xu | Just played a match of Conquest. Most importantly, I want to apologize to the Hercules from this match, and thank him for his advice. This message did not come from him.
I'm level 30 with presumably low Elo. Got into the game lobby and gave folks the choice between me playing support or tank. Hercules said "tank with me". I warned him that I am not very good, and he asked me to be cautious.
So we start the game, head into the match and after mid furies, we all split up. Herc and I notice Mercury is heading to long lane. "Uh Mercury, what are you doing?"
Eventually he got the picture and left. We had assumed he was jungling, but that ended up not being the case.
Things proceeded, and by mid-game, Herc and I weren't doing too great against Apollo and Sobek. At this point, no one was telling me how much I suck, although Herc had told me to stop letting Apollo and Sobek poke me down. I appreciated the advice and took heed of that--I stopped trying to body block for Herc (who said "you don't need to do that", to which I chuckled) and concentrated more on all the aspects of the game I'm trying to get better at.
It's at this point that Mercury starts in on me. He's hell-bent on telling me I suck, that I fed, and that we are going to lose and it's all my fault for being a horrible Ymir.
My first response (since I didn't think I was doing THAT much worse than everyone else) was to joke. "Blame the Tank (tm)," I say. He doesn't appreciate that and continues on. I try to be helpful--"Hey, well we could really use some rotations--no one's been ganking", and in fact, we had no jungler (even though Herc and I had assumed that Mercury was going to play that role).
Mercury: "You guys should've let me take long."
Me: "We said we were taking it in the lobby!"
Hercules: "You wouldn't have done much better against Apollo and Sobek, Mercury."
Mercury wants me to accept blame for us losing. I told him "I accept that--sorry for sucking, can you give me advice instead of berating me?" This has been my tactic lately with players--apologize for sucking and ask for help to improve. It really helps calm people down when they know you want to learn.
Hercules immediately starts helping me out by telling me what I'm doing wrong. "Don't blink in on Sobek, especially when you're under-leveled," etc.
The tactic doesn't work on Mercury--he continues to be a dick. Says he's going to report me. Sends me a private message telling me to uninstall the game. Tells Hercules to stop enabling me. I am some kind of horrible person.
Me: "Hey, I'm sorry, this is my first MOBA."
Mercury: "I don't believe you."
Poseidon: "It's probably not his fault--I'm the one that's dying in mid."
Suffice to say, everything's going wrong. They want to surrender, I hit F7 instead of F6 by accident, the team is falling apart, Herc decides to protect his K/D and sit in the well and continue to give me good advice (THANK YOU FOR NOT BEING A DICK EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE FRUSTRATED). Poseidon wants to play it out, Ra wants us all to shut up. We are the best team ever.
This is the MOBA community, and this is what Smite does to shitty players. I don't know why I was placed in the third spot in the lobby rather than the bottom--which would seem to indicate I was in my Elo group--I guess that's matchmaking for ya!
When you suck, this is what you get. I can deal with it, but my bottom is a little tender, to be sure. Anyhow, just wanted to put the story out there, it's been cathartic, thanks. | Just another sucky player complaining about a toxic teammate. |
_Ekoz_ | honestly, think about it this way:
out of billions of people in the world, how many do you care about? how many do you remember? who was around you the last time you embarrassed yourself publicly? who was in the last game you played? no, not characters, names. players.
you're letting some random person tell you things you know aren't true. that person doesn't care about you anymore and i bet by tomorrow you won't remember him either. he's nothing but a number on the internet and i can guarantee you wouldn't care if he died right now and you knew about it. so why care about what he says?
**TL;DR:** if you don't give two shits about them dying, you shouldn't give two shits about what they say. it's the mantra i live by, and it takes a whoooole lot to get through my skin. | honestly, think about it this way:
out of billions of people in the world, how many do you care about? how many do you remember? who was around you the last time you embarrassed yourself publicly? who was in the last game you played? no, not characters, names. players.
you're letting some random person tell you things you know aren't true. that person doesn't care about you anymore and i bet by tomorrow you won't remember him either. he's nothing but a number on the internet and i can guarantee you wouldn't care if he died right now and you knew about it. so why care about what he says?
TL;DR: if you don't give two shits about them dying, you shouldn't give two shits about what they say. it's the mantra i live by, and it takes a whoooole lot to get through my skin.
| Smite | t5_2stl8 | cclc3bz | honestly, think about it this way:
out of billions of people in the world, how many do you care about? how many do you remember? who was around you the last time you embarrassed yourself publicly? who was in the last game you played? no, not characters, names. players.
you're letting some random person tell you things you know aren't true. that person doesn't care about you anymore and i bet by tomorrow you won't remember him either. he's nothing but a number on the internet and i can guarantee you wouldn't care if he died right now and you knew about it. so why care about what he says? | if you don't give two shits about them dying, you shouldn't give two shits about what they say. it's the mantra i live by, and it takes a whoooole lot to get through my skin. |
LeftDetroitThrowAway | Deductive reasoning. I wasn't aware that organizations like SEP and SWP were anti-union. However, it makes sense: there's quite a few well-paying union positions, and people earning excessive income tend to move away from hard-core socialism. Therefore, unions would become be "the enemy" to organizations such as SEP and SWP since they no longer seem necessary.
TLDR; MONEY = BAD.
| Deductive reasoning. I wasn't aware that organizations like SEP and SWP were anti-union. However, it makes sense: there's quite a few well-paying union positions, and people earning excessive income tend to move away from hard-core socialism. Therefore, unions would become be "the enemy" to organizations such as SEP and SWP since they no longer seem necessary.
TLDR; MONEY = BAD.
| Detroit | t5_2qkko | cclspvm | Deductive reasoning. I wasn't aware that organizations like SEP and SWP were anti-union. However, it makes sense: there's quite a few well-paying union positions, and people earning excessive income tend to move away from hard-core socialism. Therefore, unions would become be "the enemy" to organizations such as SEP and SWP since they no longer seem necessary. | MONEY = BAD. |
CaptainMcFisticuffs | I have one roommate, and I have to say, she's absolutely amazing. I met her at new student orientation, and at the end of the second day asked if she wanted to request each other to be roommates. She said yes, and thankfully they honored our request.
We kept in touch a little bit of the summer, and I think that really helped set up the dynamic for what we would be like. From the start we were honest and open, communicating well and listening to each other. We ended up being extremely similar in personalities, both very sarcastic, kind of private, not so much into partying though we love to have some good times with friends. We also push each other when we need it, like when I'm being lazy but have to get some work done she'll say something like "why don't we go get food once you finish your work." And that's another thing, we do almost everything together. We'll plan when we can sneak in meals together despite our opposite schedules, have movie nights when we're both free and just want to hang out, go for walks/shop around the area, just do things to get used to being around each other so we can learn how to read each other.
As for privacy, we set up the room so that at night our dressers block our view of each other when sit at the head of our beds respectively. Not that we don't want to not see/talk to each other, but it helps not feel like we're too open/constantly in sight of each other. Also, we got incredibly lucky to have a big, beautiful room with nice closets, so if we want to change we just step behind the door real quick and change. It's really not a big deal, just a respect thing. We just recognize the fact that we each need our space, stay on our respective sides of the room, and mind our own business when necessary.
The only challenge was her boyfriend, which ended up not being an issue at all. Both of them are extremely kind and considerate, and also don't want to me to feel uncomfortable. So when she wants him to come visit she'll mention it, ask if it's ok, and it almost always is. In fact I've even asked her to invite him down because he's just like having any other friend in the room. I should add though that my house has a guest policy, so he's only allowed to stay three nights a month, consecutive or otherwise.
**TL;DR**
Basically my advise to you is to not worry or stress about it. If you are able to be relaxed and open, it'll make your roommate feel the same way. I emphasize good communication, it's pretty much key. If *any* problem arises, just talk it out respectfully and politely right away. Put yourself in her shoes from time to time, and consider if what your doing would make you uncomfortable if she was doing it to you. Just try to establish the best kind of friendship you can, and work with it. Don't be afraid to take time for yourself, and scout out places you can go to if you feel like you need to be alone. Keep in mind that if you take care of yourself first, it will usually balance out with her taking care of herself too. You're both adults now, living alone but together. It's crazy awesome fun, but a responsibility too. It'll be great, don't worry :) best of luck
Edit: just a couple things I wanted to add, 1) with both of us starting a new life away from home and learning how to make friends, we just naturally established the idea that we'd share friends. Anytime we meet someone new, we try to introduce them and include each other in the new circle. 2) I am a very private person and was suuuper nervous about living with someone. I don't have any sisters, have never shared a room, and am more of a quality over quantity type person when it comes to building relationships with other people. So I feel like I got so, so lucky with this girl. We clicked just right and feel very naturally comfortable with each other. But sometimes, it doesn't always work out that way. Please don't ever feel shy about getting your dorm advisor involved if need be. Some of my other friends have struggled with their roommates being overly or anti-social, too nosey or too unconcerned, or just not at all compatible. These things can be fixed. Give it time to see if you can work things out once you two get to know each other, but if it just can't be, then make the changes/compromises that need to be made. Don't be a doormat. | I have one roommate, and I have to say, she's absolutely amazing. I met her at new student orientation, and at the end of the second day asked if she wanted to request each other to be roommates. She said yes, and thankfully they honored our request.
We kept in touch a little bit of the summer, and I think that really helped set up the dynamic for what we would be like. From the start we were honest and open, communicating well and listening to each other. We ended up being extremely similar in personalities, both very sarcastic, kind of private, not so much into partying though we love to have some good times with friends. We also push each other when we need it, like when I'm being lazy but have to get some work done she'll say something like "why don't we go get food once you finish your work." And that's another thing, we do almost everything together. We'll plan when we can sneak in meals together despite our opposite schedules, have movie nights when we're both free and just want to hang out, go for walks/shop around the area, just do things to get used to being around each other so we can learn how to read each other.
As for privacy, we set up the room so that at night our dressers block our view of each other when sit at the head of our beds respectively. Not that we don't want to not see/talk to each other, but it helps not feel like we're too open/constantly in sight of each other. Also, we got incredibly lucky to have a big, beautiful room with nice closets, so if we want to change we just step behind the door real quick and change. It's really not a big deal, just a respect thing. We just recognize the fact that we each need our space, stay on our respective sides of the room, and mind our own business when necessary.
The only challenge was her boyfriend, which ended up not being an issue at all. Both of them are extremely kind and considerate, and also don't want to me to feel uncomfortable. So when she wants him to come visit she'll mention it, ask if it's ok, and it almost always is. In fact I've even asked her to invite him down because he's just like having any other friend in the room. I should add though that my house has a guest policy, so he's only allowed to stay three nights a month, consecutive or otherwise.
TL;DR
Basically my advise to you is to not worry or stress about it. If you are able to be relaxed and open, it'll make your roommate feel the same way. I emphasize good communication, it's pretty much key. If any problem arises, just talk it out respectfully and politely right away. Put yourself in her shoes from time to time, and consider if what your doing would make you uncomfortable if she was doing it to you. Just try to establish the best kind of friendship you can, and work with it. Don't be afraid to take time for yourself, and scout out places you can go to if you feel like you need to be alone. Keep in mind that if you take care of yourself first, it will usually balance out with her taking care of herself too. You're both adults now, living alone but together. It's crazy awesome fun, but a responsibility too. It'll be great, don't worry :) best of luck
Edit: just a couple things I wanted to add, 1) with both of us starting a new life away from home and learning how to make friends, we just naturally established the idea that we'd share friends. Anytime we meet someone new, we try to introduce them and include each other in the new circle. 2) I am a very private person and was suuuper nervous about living with someone. I don't have any sisters, have never shared a room, and am more of a quality over quantity type person when it comes to building relationships with other people. So I feel like I got so, so lucky with this girl. We clicked just right and feel very naturally comfortable with each other. But sometimes, it doesn't always work out that way. Please don't ever feel shy about getting your dorm advisor involved if need be. Some of my other friends have struggled with their roommates being overly or anti-social, too nosey or too unconcerned, or just not at all compatible. These things can be fixed. Give it time to see if you can work things out once you two get to know each other, but if it just can't be, then make the changes/compromises that need to be made. Don't be a doormat.
| AskWomen | t5_2rxrw | cclnbck | I have one roommate, and I have to say, she's absolutely amazing. I met her at new student orientation, and at the end of the second day asked if she wanted to request each other to be roommates. She said yes, and thankfully they honored our request.
We kept in touch a little bit of the summer, and I think that really helped set up the dynamic for what we would be like. From the start we were honest and open, communicating well and listening to each other. We ended up being extremely similar in personalities, both very sarcastic, kind of private, not so much into partying though we love to have some good times with friends. We also push each other when we need it, like when I'm being lazy but have to get some work done she'll say something like "why don't we go get food once you finish your work." And that's another thing, we do almost everything together. We'll plan when we can sneak in meals together despite our opposite schedules, have movie nights when we're both free and just want to hang out, go for walks/shop around the area, just do things to get used to being around each other so we can learn how to read each other.
As for privacy, we set up the room so that at night our dressers block our view of each other when sit at the head of our beds respectively. Not that we don't want to not see/talk to each other, but it helps not feel like we're too open/constantly in sight of each other. Also, we got incredibly lucky to have a big, beautiful room with nice closets, so if we want to change we just step behind the door real quick and change. It's really not a big deal, just a respect thing. We just recognize the fact that we each need our space, stay on our respective sides of the room, and mind our own business when necessary.
The only challenge was her boyfriend, which ended up not being an issue at all. Both of them are extremely kind and considerate, and also don't want to me to feel uncomfortable. So when she wants him to come visit she'll mention it, ask if it's ok, and it almost always is. In fact I've even asked her to invite him down because he's just like having any other friend in the room. I should add though that my house has a guest policy, so he's only allowed to stay three nights a month, consecutive or otherwise. | Basically my advise to you is to not worry or stress about it. If you are able to be relaxed and open, it'll make your roommate feel the same way. I emphasize good communication, it's pretty much key. If any problem arises, just talk it out respectfully and politely right away. Put yourself in her shoes from time to time, and consider if what your doing would make you uncomfortable if she was doing it to you. Just try to establish the best kind of friendship you can, and work with it. Don't be afraid to take time for yourself, and scout out places you can go to if you feel like you need to be alone. Keep in mind that if you take care of yourself first, it will usually balance out with her taking care of herself too. You're both adults now, living alone but together. It's crazy awesome fun, but a responsibility too. It'll be great, don't worry :) best of luck
Edit: just a couple things I wanted to add, 1) with both of us starting a new life away from home and learning how to make friends, we just naturally established the idea that we'd share friends. Anytime we meet someone new, we try to introduce them and include each other in the new circle. 2) I am a very private person and was suuuper nervous about living with someone. I don't have any sisters, have never shared a room, and am more of a quality over quantity type person when it comes to building relationships with other people. So I feel like I got so, so lucky with this girl. We clicked just right and feel very naturally comfortable with each other. But sometimes, it doesn't always work out that way. Please don't ever feel shy about getting your dorm advisor involved if need be. Some of my other friends have struggled with their roommates being overly or anti-social, too nosey or too unconcerned, or just not at all compatible. These things can be fixed. Give it time to see if you can work things out once you two get to know each other, but if it just can't be, then make the changes/compromises that need to be made. Don't be a doormat. |
throwawayinseoul | Hi, I'm researching a story for National Novel Writing Month and I'm hoping it's okay to ask a question to all the law enforcement officers and frequenters here, because frankly, I'm a little hesitant about where to start because of the topic. I apologize if this isn't the place for it. I want to thank you all for taking your time out of your day, as well as your constant service in our communities.
I'm curious about the procedures, chain of command and diligence that follows acts of domestic terrorism, specifically assassination attempts. I'm interested in both the immediate aftermath and in longer investigations.
I've my own preconceptions: that the residence(s) of the persons involved are secured, that electronics (like phones, laptops, etc.) are secured and analyzed, that family members are located and questioned... but I say this only by what I see on TV.
This is my first stop in research, mainly because I'm really uneasy about emailing or calling up local agencies and asking "hey, just curious, what happens after someone tries to kill governor?"
TL;DR - Researching procedures that follow assassination attempts. Thank you for any information and potential leads on sources. I'm striving to provide the most accurate, honest portrayal that follows horrendous acts of violence. | Hi, I'm researching a story for National Novel Writing Month and I'm hoping it's okay to ask a question to all the law enforcement officers and frequenters here, because frankly, I'm a little hesitant about where to start because of the topic. I apologize if this isn't the place for it. I want to thank you all for taking your time out of your day, as well as your constant service in our communities.
I'm curious about the procedures, chain of command and diligence that follows acts of domestic terrorism, specifically assassination attempts. I'm interested in both the immediate aftermath and in longer investigations.
I've my own preconceptions: that the residence(s) of the persons involved are secured, that electronics (like phones, laptops, etc.) are secured and analyzed, that family members are located and questioned... but I say this only by what I see on TV.
This is my first stop in research, mainly because I'm really uneasy about emailing or calling up local agencies and asking "hey, just curious, what happens after someone tries to kill governor?"
TL;DR - Researching procedures that follow assassination attempts. Thank you for any information and potential leads on sources. I'm striving to provide the most accurate, honest portrayal that follows horrendous acts of violence.
| ProtectAndServe | t5_2ug10 | ccq5vre | Hi, I'm researching a story for National Novel Writing Month and I'm hoping it's okay to ask a question to all the law enforcement officers and frequenters here, because frankly, I'm a little hesitant about where to start because of the topic. I apologize if this isn't the place for it. I want to thank you all for taking your time out of your day, as well as your constant service in our communities.
I'm curious about the procedures, chain of command and diligence that follows acts of domestic terrorism, specifically assassination attempts. I'm interested in both the immediate aftermath and in longer investigations.
I've my own preconceptions: that the residence(s) of the persons involved are secured, that electronics (like phones, laptops, etc.) are secured and analyzed, that family members are located and questioned... but I say this only by what I see on TV.
This is my first stop in research, mainly because I'm really uneasy about emailing or calling up local agencies and asking "hey, just curious, what happens after someone tries to kill governor?" | Researching procedures that follow assassination attempts. Thank you for any information and potential leads on sources. I'm striving to provide the most accurate, honest portrayal that follows horrendous acts of violence. |
kengorecore | I think that I have a unique situation. First off i'm still in college and am not close to graduating yet. With this being said I want to be a police officer when I do infact graduate, however there are some issues that I feel would hold me back. I have a clean record so nothing like that, also I am in fairly good shape. There are two main concerns: 1 I technically have asthma, 2 I am technically color blind. When I say technicially I mean that I have been diagnosed with these but they really never bother me. I have had asthma since I was a young boy but I have pretty much grown out of it, so I dont think this would be an issue. The colorblindness is something that is very hard for me to explain, I was diagnosed with it when I was in school but it really only bothers me when I have to take those fucking tests with the buried numbers in them, I can tell colors of cars and clothing with no problems. With all of this being said, would it still be possible for me to become an officer after I graduate?
TLDR: Maybe I should be a writer instead of a cop. | I think that I have a unique situation. First off i'm still in college and am not close to graduating yet. With this being said I want to be a police officer when I do infact graduate, however there are some issues that I feel would hold me back. I have a clean record so nothing like that, also I am in fairly good shape. There are two main concerns: 1 I technically have asthma, 2 I am technically color blind. When I say technicially I mean that I have been diagnosed with these but they really never bother me. I have had asthma since I was a young boy but I have pretty much grown out of it, so I dont think this would be an issue. The colorblindness is something that is very hard for me to explain, I was diagnosed with it when I was in school but it really only bothers me when I have to take those fucking tests with the buried numbers in them, I can tell colors of cars and clothing with no problems. With all of this being said, would it still be possible for me to become an officer after I graduate?
TLDR: Maybe I should be a writer instead of a cop.
| ProtectAndServe | t5_2ug10 | cclw11l | I think that I have a unique situation. First off i'm still in college and am not close to graduating yet. With this being said I want to be a police officer when I do infact graduate, however there are some issues that I feel would hold me back. I have a clean record so nothing like that, also I am in fairly good shape. There are two main concerns: 1 I technically have asthma, 2 I am technically color blind. When I say technicially I mean that I have been diagnosed with these but they really never bother me. I have had asthma since I was a young boy but I have pretty much grown out of it, so I dont think this would be an issue. The colorblindness is something that is very hard for me to explain, I was diagnosed with it when I was in school but it really only bothers me when I have to take those fucking tests with the buried numbers in them, I can tell colors of cars and clothing with no problems. With all of this being said, would it still be possible for me to become an officer after I graduate? | Maybe I should be a writer instead of a cop. |
iatemysocks | Handjobs give more direct pressure which can get a dude to orgasm quicker. So if I'm trying to give a really quick blowjob because we have a time constraint of some sort, it'll involve a lot of hands, and no complaints here about that.
Plus I *really* like watching my guy's face when he's all caught up in pleasure, and I can't do that if my face is perpetually buried in his crotch. Gotta mix it up so I can get a better view sometimes! Which actually tends to be a lot of the time. Still no complaints though.
And, I mean, sometimes I really just like seeing the actual ejaculation! Which I can't do if it's happening in my mouth, I haven't got eyes in there. So I mean, yeah, sometimes he'll be nice and let me give him a handjob to completion instead of getting to cum in my mouth, because then I get to see more and it makes me happy. I think guys are really agreeable in general when you're touching their penis, though.
tl;dr: a defense of handjobs | Handjobs give more direct pressure which can get a dude to orgasm quicker. So if I'm trying to give a really quick blowjob because we have a time constraint of some sort, it'll involve a lot of hands, and no complaints here about that.
Plus I really like watching my guy's face when he's all caught up in pleasure, and I can't do that if my face is perpetually buried in his crotch. Gotta mix it up so I can get a better view sometimes! Which actually tends to be a lot of the time. Still no complaints though.
And, I mean, sometimes I really just like seeing the actual ejaculation! Which I can't do if it's happening in my mouth, I haven't got eyes in there. So I mean, yeah, sometimes he'll be nice and let me give him a handjob to completion instead of getting to cum in my mouth, because then I get to see more and it makes me happy. I think guys are really agreeable in general when you're touching their penis, though.
tl;dr: a defense of handjobs
| sex | t5_2qh3p | ccltflz | Handjobs give more direct pressure which can get a dude to orgasm quicker. So if I'm trying to give a really quick blowjob because we have a time constraint of some sort, it'll involve a lot of hands, and no complaints here about that.
Plus I really like watching my guy's face when he's all caught up in pleasure, and I can't do that if my face is perpetually buried in his crotch. Gotta mix it up so I can get a better view sometimes! Which actually tends to be a lot of the time. Still no complaints though.
And, I mean, sometimes I really just like seeing the actual ejaculation! Which I can't do if it's happening in my mouth, I haven't got eyes in there. So I mean, yeah, sometimes he'll be nice and let me give him a handjob to completion instead of getting to cum in my mouth, because then I get to see more and it makes me happy. I think guys are really agreeable in general when you're touching their penis, though. | a defense of handjobs |
BorisKafka | I'm really surprised about "fingering" being a "massively underrated" act. I truly believed that this was a given. I assumed that everyone must *always* start making love this way without even thinking about it. Kind of like taking a motorcycle out for a spin. I don't just kick her over and then nutt her when I take off for a run. Nope. You need to squeeze the throttle a few times. Maybe use a shot of starter spray. Then kick her over and gently throttle her a bit to let her warm up. Caress the throttle while you listen to her start to purr. Watch the jugs vibrating while tweaking the carb's butterfly choke. Once she's warmed up you will get a much better performance and a higher quality ride and much longer mileage out of a happy motor. Take care of her when you put her away for the night. Wiper off grease, clean her up with a soft warm cloth and then cover her up. She'll be a much more eager partner for the next midnight till dawn ride.
tl;dr: at the very first start, warm up the engine to get the proper heat and lube and your ride will be much more responsive and ready to ride again. | I'm really surprised about "fingering" being a "massively underrated" act. I truly believed that this was a given. I assumed that everyone must always start making love this way without even thinking about it. Kind of like taking a motorcycle out for a spin. I don't just kick her over and then nutt her when I take off for a run. Nope. You need to squeeze the throttle a few times. Maybe use a shot of starter spray. Then kick her over and gently throttle her a bit to let her warm up. Caress the throttle while you listen to her start to purr. Watch the jugs vibrating while tweaking the carb's butterfly choke. Once she's warmed up you will get a much better performance and a higher quality ride and much longer mileage out of a happy motor. Take care of her when you put her away for the night. Wiper off grease, clean her up with a soft warm cloth and then cover her up. She'll be a much more eager partner for the next midnight till dawn ride.
tl;dr: at the very first start, warm up the engine to get the proper heat and lube and your ride will be much more responsive and ready to ride again.
| sex | t5_2qh3p | ccm3ulc | I'm really surprised about "fingering" being a "massively underrated" act. I truly believed that this was a given. I assumed that everyone must always start making love this way without even thinking about it. Kind of like taking a motorcycle out for a spin. I don't just kick her over and then nutt her when I take off for a run. Nope. You need to squeeze the throttle a few times. Maybe use a shot of starter spray. Then kick her over and gently throttle her a bit to let her warm up. Caress the throttle while you listen to her start to purr. Watch the jugs vibrating while tweaking the carb's butterfly choke. Once she's warmed up you will get a much better performance and a higher quality ride and much longer mileage out of a happy motor. Take care of her when you put her away for the night. Wiper off grease, clean her up with a soft warm cloth and then cover her up. She'll be a much more eager partner for the next midnight till dawn ride. | at the very first start, warm up the engine to get the proper heat and lube and your ride will be much more responsive and ready to ride again. |
tashananana | Speech impediments can be awesome. My boyfriend - being a super premy baby - has a bit of one. He just rocks it as a Canadian accent (being born in Canada) and people don't bat an eyelid. In the seven months we've been dating I've only asked maybe twice for him to repeat himself. But it gives him a really distinct voice, and though he doesn't like it I really love the sound of his voice. Cause it's 'him'.
A little bit of therapy may help if you're struggling making yourself understood. Otherwise, just rock it.
TL;DR - confidence goes a long way. And it's not as bad as you probably think. | Speech impediments can be awesome. My boyfriend - being a super premy baby - has a bit of one. He just rocks it as a Canadian accent (being born in Canada) and people don't bat an eyelid. In the seven months we've been dating I've only asked maybe twice for him to repeat himself. But it gives him a really distinct voice, and though he doesn't like it I really love the sound of his voice. Cause it's 'him'.
A little bit of therapy may help if you're struggling making yourself understood. Otherwise, just rock it.
TL;DR - confidence goes a long way. And it's not as bad as you probably think.
| AskMen | t5_2s30g | ccmdzi9 | Speech impediments can be awesome. My boyfriend - being a super premy baby - has a bit of one. He just rocks it as a Canadian accent (being born in Canada) and people don't bat an eyelid. In the seven months we've been dating I've only asked maybe twice for him to repeat himself. But it gives him a really distinct voice, and though he doesn't like it I really love the sound of his voice. Cause it's 'him'.
A little bit of therapy may help if you're struggling making yourself understood. Otherwise, just rock it. | confidence goes a long way. And it's not as bad as you probably think. |
A_Polite_Noise | You can get tickets to the 10/12 preseason game on StubHub.com; it is a resale site where you can often get prices cheaper than the official ticket seller. You said you found some there; that's where I bought almost all of the tickets for games I went to. Just sign up and buy a ticket and print it out; right now tickets are as low as $12.50. Pick a ticket that says "instant download" and you'll be able to print your ticket right out (it has a bar code they'll scan at the arena).
Barclays was built in a very small area, and so it doesn't sprawl out like MSG; even the "cheap seats - the "nosebleeds" - are pretty good seats, as they are practically on top of the court. If you have a fear of heights its a little daunting (my brother kind of freaked out at a game), but there isn't really a bad seat in the house in my opinion, and I've went to about 15 games last season. There are some bad seats that have obstructed views in the upper sections directly behind the baskets; the rear rows of section 201, 231, 215, and 217 have obstructions. Avoid those.
My favorite cheap sections are the corners, specifically 203, 204, 212, 229, 228, 220, 219. Getting a low row on there puts you a smidge closer to the action than the rest of the upper sections. Then again, if you want to spend to get something on the floor, go for it=) Some of the seats (they'll be marked on the site) come with all-you-can-eat food, which gives you access to a special buffet in the arena (awesome) and also lets you get free unlimited food from every single food vendor in the place (no, seriously; its like a gluttony special). Since you're willing to spend up to $60, right now my recommendation is the seat I'm seeing available in the FIRST ROW of section 228; it's $30, and with tax and stuff will be a little bit more. I think you'll be very pleased with that area, but if not there, just grab the lowest # row you can in the sections I listed.
If you'll be near Times Square, I recommend walking to 7th Avenue (Avenues and 49th Street and take the **N TRAIN** downtown; it is an express train and in 20 minutes you'll arrive, without having to change trains, at the Altantic Avenue/Barclay Center station. Walk right up the stairs and you are right there at the arena.
My recommendation for food/drink is a bar called **CYPRUS AVENUE** that is a few blocks (maybe a 5 minute walk) away from the arena; check google maps for specifics. It isn't huge or anything special, but they have a good and affordable beer selection, really good bar food (from various "slider" sandwiches to pub classics like bangers & mash), and really good service. It isn't a landmark or anything, but its just a good place to get some food and drink after or before a game. Brooklyn is actually *full* of really great cuisine now - the restaurants in the borough are booming and becoming nationally acclaimed - so if you want something a little more memorable, ask and I'll have a huge list of recommendations.
**TL;DR**: Take the N train at 49th st & 7th avenue to the Atlantic/Barclays station in Brooklyn; should take 20 minutes or so. You can drink & eat good booze and food for cheap at a bar called CYPRUS AVENUE near the arena; check google maps for specific location. About a 5 minute walk away from the arena. I'd go for a seat in section 203, 204, 212, 229, 228, 220, or 219 with the lowest row #; they aren't the best seats, but they're really good for the price. I'd buy from StubHub and pick a ticket that says "instant download", which you can print right out. | You can get tickets to the 10/12 preseason game on StubHub.com; it is a resale site where you can often get prices cheaper than the official ticket seller. You said you found some there; that's where I bought almost all of the tickets for games I went to. Just sign up and buy a ticket and print it out; right now tickets are as low as $12.50. Pick a ticket that says "instant download" and you'll be able to print your ticket right out (it has a bar code they'll scan at the arena).
Barclays was built in a very small area, and so it doesn't sprawl out like MSG; even the "cheap seats - the "nosebleeds" - are pretty good seats, as they are practically on top of the court. If you have a fear of heights its a little daunting (my brother kind of freaked out at a game), but there isn't really a bad seat in the house in my opinion, and I've went to about 15 games last season. There are some bad seats that have obstructed views in the upper sections directly behind the baskets; the rear rows of section 201, 231, 215, and 217 have obstructions. Avoid those.
My favorite cheap sections are the corners, specifically 203, 204, 212, 229, 228, 220, 219. Getting a low row on there puts you a smidge closer to the action than the rest of the upper sections. Then again, if you want to spend to get something on the floor, go for it=) Some of the seats (they'll be marked on the site) come with all-you-can-eat food, which gives you access to a special buffet in the arena (awesome) and also lets you get free unlimited food from every single food vendor in the place (no, seriously; its like a gluttony special). Since you're willing to spend up to $60, right now my recommendation is the seat I'm seeing available in the FIRST ROW of section 228; it's $30, and with tax and stuff will be a little bit more. I think you'll be very pleased with that area, but if not there, just grab the lowest # row you can in the sections I listed.
If you'll be near Times Square, I recommend walking to 7th Avenue (Avenues and 49th Street and take the N TRAIN downtown; it is an express train and in 20 minutes you'll arrive, without having to change trains, at the Altantic Avenue/Barclay Center station. Walk right up the stairs and you are right there at the arena.
My recommendation for food/drink is a bar called CYPRUS AVENUE that is a few blocks (maybe a 5 minute walk) away from the arena; check google maps for specifics. It isn't huge or anything special, but they have a good and affordable beer selection, really good bar food (from various "slider" sandwiches to pub classics like bangers & mash), and really good service. It isn't a landmark or anything, but its just a good place to get some food and drink after or before a game. Brooklyn is actually full of really great cuisine now - the restaurants in the borough are booming and becoming nationally acclaimed - so if you want something a little more memorable, ask and I'll have a huge list of recommendations.
TL;DR : Take the N train at 49th st & 7th avenue to the Atlantic/Barclays station in Brooklyn; should take 20 minutes or so. You can drink & eat good booze and food for cheap at a bar called CYPRUS AVENUE near the arena; check google maps for specific location. About a 5 minute walk away from the arena. I'd go for a seat in section 203, 204, 212, 229, 228, 220, or 219 with the lowest row #; they aren't the best seats, but they're really good for the price. I'd buy from StubHub and pick a ticket that says "instant download", which you can print right out.
| GoNets | t5_2sro2 | ccm2p8g | You can get tickets to the 10/12 preseason game on StubHub.com; it is a resale site where you can often get prices cheaper than the official ticket seller. You said you found some there; that's where I bought almost all of the tickets for games I went to. Just sign up and buy a ticket and print it out; right now tickets are as low as $12.50. Pick a ticket that says "instant download" and you'll be able to print your ticket right out (it has a bar code they'll scan at the arena).
Barclays was built in a very small area, and so it doesn't sprawl out like MSG; even the "cheap seats - the "nosebleeds" - are pretty good seats, as they are practically on top of the court. If you have a fear of heights its a little daunting (my brother kind of freaked out at a game), but there isn't really a bad seat in the house in my opinion, and I've went to about 15 games last season. There are some bad seats that have obstructed views in the upper sections directly behind the baskets; the rear rows of section 201, 231, 215, and 217 have obstructions. Avoid those.
My favorite cheap sections are the corners, specifically 203, 204, 212, 229, 228, 220, 219. Getting a low row on there puts you a smidge closer to the action than the rest of the upper sections. Then again, if you want to spend to get something on the floor, go for it=) Some of the seats (they'll be marked on the site) come with all-you-can-eat food, which gives you access to a special buffet in the arena (awesome) and also lets you get free unlimited food from every single food vendor in the place (no, seriously; its like a gluttony special). Since you're willing to spend up to $60, right now my recommendation is the seat I'm seeing available in the FIRST ROW of section 228; it's $30, and with tax and stuff will be a little bit more. I think you'll be very pleased with that area, but if not there, just grab the lowest # row you can in the sections I listed.
If you'll be near Times Square, I recommend walking to 7th Avenue (Avenues and 49th Street and take the N TRAIN downtown; it is an express train and in 20 minutes you'll arrive, without having to change trains, at the Altantic Avenue/Barclay Center station. Walk right up the stairs and you are right there at the arena.
My recommendation for food/drink is a bar called CYPRUS AVENUE that is a few blocks (maybe a 5 minute walk) away from the arena; check google maps for specifics. It isn't huge or anything special, but they have a good and affordable beer selection, really good bar food (from various "slider" sandwiches to pub classics like bangers & mash), and really good service. It isn't a landmark or anything, but its just a good place to get some food and drink after or before a game. Brooklyn is actually full of really great cuisine now - the restaurants in the borough are booming and becoming nationally acclaimed - so if you want something a little more memorable, ask and I'll have a huge list of recommendations. | Take the N train at 49th st & 7th avenue to the Atlantic/Barclays station in Brooklyn; should take 20 minutes or so. You can drink & eat good booze and food for cheap at a bar called CYPRUS AVENUE near the arena; check google maps for specific location. About a 5 minute walk away from the arena. I'd go for a seat in section 203, 204, 212, 229, 228, 220, or 219 with the lowest row #; they aren't the best seats, but they're really good for the price. I'd buy from StubHub and pick a ticket that says "instant download", which you can print right out. |
Intetsvar123 | Well. I ordered a lucky bag from this site called "strapya" (keychains, cellphone accessories, etc.) and among the things in the bag was this japanese ghost finder thing. It would blink green, I think, when things were cool, but if a ghost supposedly were nearby, it would flip its shit and turn into a red light disco. It was just this silly novelty thing. Tried pressing the button on it a few times over the following few weeks, but always the same result. Fast forward a few months; a friend of mine passed away (attempted suicide due to depression, then liver failure). I took some alone time for a good while away from my fiance, from everything, in my own apartment. Went to the funeral. Came home one day, sat down on the bed, absolutely emotionally drained, and in the corner of my eye, I see something. It's that stupid gag item, blinking rapidly with a faint red light: as if the batteries were about to die from overuse. It continued to blink until the batteries died, I think one or two days later. Threw it out.
TL;DR Friend who commited suicide may or may not have come back to haunt me, through a japanese gag item. | Well. I ordered a lucky bag from this site called "strapya" (keychains, cellphone accessories, etc.) and among the things in the bag was this japanese ghost finder thing. It would blink green, I think, when things were cool, but if a ghost supposedly were nearby, it would flip its shit and turn into a red light disco. It was just this silly novelty thing. Tried pressing the button on it a few times over the following few weeks, but always the same result. Fast forward a few months; a friend of mine passed away (attempted suicide due to depression, then liver failure). I took some alone time for a good while away from my fiance, from everything, in my own apartment. Went to the funeral. Came home one day, sat down on the bed, absolutely emotionally drained, and in the corner of my eye, I see something. It's that stupid gag item, blinking rapidly with a faint red light: as if the batteries were about to die from overuse. It continued to blink until the batteries died, I think one or two days later. Threw it out.
TL;DR Friend who commited suicide may or may not have come back to haunt me, through a japanese gag item.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ccm2gcl | Well. I ordered a lucky bag from this site called "strapya" (keychains, cellphone accessories, etc.) and among the things in the bag was this japanese ghost finder thing. It would blink green, I think, when things were cool, but if a ghost supposedly were nearby, it would flip its shit and turn into a red light disco. It was just this silly novelty thing. Tried pressing the button on it a few times over the following few weeks, but always the same result. Fast forward a few months; a friend of mine passed away (attempted suicide due to depression, then liver failure). I took some alone time for a good while away from my fiance, from everything, in my own apartment. Went to the funeral. Came home one day, sat down on the bed, absolutely emotionally drained, and in the corner of my eye, I see something. It's that stupid gag item, blinking rapidly with a faint red light: as if the batteries were about to die from overuse. It continued to blink until the batteries died, I think one or two days later. Threw it out. | Friend who commited suicide may or may not have come back to haunt me, through a japanese gag item. |
garrettj100 | The Big Bang only produced light elements, particularly Hydrogen and Helium. Pretty much every other element in the universe (and most of the Helium as well, really) is produced via Stellar Nucleosynthesis. Hydrogen fuses in Helium ash, Helium fuses (via triple-alpha) into Carbon, etc... Eventually a sufficiently massive star runs out of everything to fuse but Iron, and then it attempts to fuse Iron. Problem is unlike all the previous fusion processes, fusing Iron **LOSES** energy, so instead of holding back the collapse of the star it accelerates it, catastrophically. That's a supernova in a very short paragraph.
Now consider this: The lifetime of a star is inversely proportional to it's mass. That is to say a star that is twice as massive as ours lives **half** as long. So many of those supernova-eligible stars have already gone supernova. And the somewhat less massive stars are in the process of going supernova right now. And the ones that are less massive than that will go supernova in the future.
The reason I'm telling you all this is that you need to imagine a universe which is filled with Supernovas barfing up their heavy elements all over the damn place, seeding a second generation of stars. Now imagine that second generation did the same thing, seeding a third generation of even more metal rich (read: heavy element rich) stars. Sol is just such a metal rich star.
The point is our solar system, which is relatively young, cosmologically, was fed with, among other things, the heavy elements from a supernova, and those heavy elements had plenty of freshly-minted non-stable isotopes in it.
Plus, there is the matter of indigenous sources of radioisotopes: C14, for example, has a relatively constant equlibrium presence in our biosphere due to continuous production of C14 via Cosmic Rays interacting with atmospheric Nitrogen. This is also the source of H3 (tritium), Be 7, 9, and 10, and P32. Indeed, because only trace amounts of Li, Be, and B were produced in the big bang, and because they are rare products in stellar nucleosynthesis (the triple alpha is favored, and skips Li, Be, and B to go directly to Carbon), the primary source of Beryllium in the solar system is cosmic rays. And the primary source of Lithium is the decay of cosmic-ray-produced Be7, while Boron is the decay of of cosmic-ray-produced Be10.
Anyway, in case you hit the TLDR at any point in this explanation, here's the bullet:
We are just stardust, and the universe wasn't done (and still isn't done) blowing up stars to make more dust. Some of that dust is radioactive. | The Big Bang only produced light elements, particularly Hydrogen and Helium. Pretty much every other element in the universe (and most of the Helium as well, really) is produced via Stellar Nucleosynthesis. Hydrogen fuses in Helium ash, Helium fuses (via triple-alpha) into Carbon, etc... Eventually a sufficiently massive star runs out of everything to fuse but Iron, and then it attempts to fuse Iron. Problem is unlike all the previous fusion processes, fusing Iron LOSES energy, so instead of holding back the collapse of the star it accelerates it, catastrophically. That's a supernova in a very short paragraph.
Now consider this: The lifetime of a star is inversely proportional to it's mass. That is to say a star that is twice as massive as ours lives half as long. So many of those supernova-eligible stars have already gone supernova. And the somewhat less massive stars are in the process of going supernova right now. And the ones that are less massive than that will go supernova in the future.
The reason I'm telling you all this is that you need to imagine a universe which is filled with Supernovas barfing up their heavy elements all over the damn place, seeding a second generation of stars. Now imagine that second generation did the same thing, seeding a third generation of even more metal rich (read: heavy element rich) stars. Sol is just such a metal rich star.
The point is our solar system, which is relatively young, cosmologically, was fed with, among other things, the heavy elements from a supernova, and those heavy elements had plenty of freshly-minted non-stable isotopes in it.
Plus, there is the matter of indigenous sources of radioisotopes: C14, for example, has a relatively constant equlibrium presence in our biosphere due to continuous production of C14 via Cosmic Rays interacting with atmospheric Nitrogen. This is also the source of H3 (tritium), Be 7, 9, and 10, and P32. Indeed, because only trace amounts of Li, Be, and B were produced in the big bang, and because they are rare products in stellar nucleosynthesis (the triple alpha is favored, and skips Li, Be, and B to go directly to Carbon), the primary source of Beryllium in the solar system is cosmic rays. And the primary source of Lithium is the decay of cosmic-ray-produced Be7, while Boron is the decay of of cosmic-ray-produced Be10.
Anyway, in case you hit the TLDR at any point in this explanation, here's the bullet:
We are just stardust, and the universe wasn't done (and still isn't done) blowing up stars to make more dust. Some of that dust is radioactive.
| askscience | t5_2qm4e | ccmisjv | The Big Bang only produced light elements, particularly Hydrogen and Helium. Pretty much every other element in the universe (and most of the Helium as well, really) is produced via Stellar Nucleosynthesis. Hydrogen fuses in Helium ash, Helium fuses (via triple-alpha) into Carbon, etc... Eventually a sufficiently massive star runs out of everything to fuse but Iron, and then it attempts to fuse Iron. Problem is unlike all the previous fusion processes, fusing Iron LOSES energy, so instead of holding back the collapse of the star it accelerates it, catastrophically. That's a supernova in a very short paragraph.
Now consider this: The lifetime of a star is inversely proportional to it's mass. That is to say a star that is twice as massive as ours lives half as long. So many of those supernova-eligible stars have already gone supernova. And the somewhat less massive stars are in the process of going supernova right now. And the ones that are less massive than that will go supernova in the future.
The reason I'm telling you all this is that you need to imagine a universe which is filled with Supernovas barfing up their heavy elements all over the damn place, seeding a second generation of stars. Now imagine that second generation did the same thing, seeding a third generation of even more metal rich (read: heavy element rich) stars. Sol is just such a metal rich star.
The point is our solar system, which is relatively young, cosmologically, was fed with, among other things, the heavy elements from a supernova, and those heavy elements had plenty of freshly-minted non-stable isotopes in it.
Plus, there is the matter of indigenous sources of radioisotopes: C14, for example, has a relatively constant equlibrium presence in our biosphere due to continuous production of C14 via Cosmic Rays interacting with atmospheric Nitrogen. This is also the source of H3 (tritium), Be 7, 9, and 10, and P32. Indeed, because only trace amounts of Li, Be, and B were produced in the big bang, and because they are rare products in stellar nucleosynthesis (the triple alpha is favored, and skips Li, Be, and B to go directly to Carbon), the primary source of Beryllium in the solar system is cosmic rays. And the primary source of Lithium is the decay of cosmic-ray-produced Be7, while Boron is the decay of of cosmic-ray-produced Be10.
Anyway, in case you hit the | at any point in this explanation, here's the bullet:
We are just stardust, and the universe wasn't done (and still isn't done) blowing up stars to make more dust. Some of that dust is radioactive. |
fastparticles | Right Manuel is a believer in the so called iron sun theory which is to say the very least out there. He did once have a nice career in geo/cosmochemistry especially in making Xe measurements. Unfortunately his nutty ideas about the sun have led him astray.
That abstract you linked to also doesn't explain anything and interpreting Xe isotopes in meteorites is a bag of ****. There is no real explanation for the Xe isotopes, they are very easily disturbed, we aren't entirely sure what phases hold them and thus interpreting them is difficulty.
TL/DR: Manuel holds crazy beliefs that are easily refuted especially since the sun is made of H/He and not Fe (like Manuel wants) | Right Manuel is a believer in the so called iron sun theory which is to say the very least out there. He did once have a nice career in geo/cosmochemistry especially in making Xe measurements. Unfortunately his nutty ideas about the sun have led him astray.
That abstract you linked to also doesn't explain anything and interpreting Xe isotopes in meteorites is a bag of ** . There is no real explanation for the Xe isotopes, they are very easily disturbed, we aren't entirely sure what phases hold them and thus interpreting them is difficulty.
TL/DR: Manuel holds crazy beliefs that are easily refuted especially since the sun is made of H/He and not Fe (like Manuel wants)
| askscience | t5_2qm4e | ccmu1td | Right Manuel is a believer in the so called iron sun theory which is to say the very least out there. He did once have a nice career in geo/cosmochemistry especially in making Xe measurements. Unfortunately his nutty ideas about the sun have led him astray.
That abstract you linked to also doesn't explain anything and interpreting Xe isotopes in meteorites is a bag of ** . There is no real explanation for the Xe isotopes, they are very easily disturbed, we aren't entirely sure what phases hold them and thus interpreting them is difficulty. | Manuel holds crazy beliefs that are easily refuted especially since the sun is made of H/He and not Fe (like Manuel wants) |
fastparticles | There is absolutely no evidence for a supernova to have happened anywhere within several hundred million years of solar system formation. The idea itself had been very popular in particular because of claimed reports of 60Fe rather than 26Al. Things like 26Al can be produced in the winds of stars (such as Wolf-Rayet Stars) and so do not definitively point to a supernova.
However it is tough to make 60Fe outside of a supernova so finding an excess over the interstellar medium would be definitive proof of a supernova occurring very close to solar system formation. However, the reports of the existence of excess 60Fe were incorrect and almost all of them have been correct downward to a null result (and if you closely examine the rest of the data then the evidence for 60Fe is very sketchy).
TL/DR: There wasn't a supernova within hundreds of millions of years of solar system formation and short lived nuclides probably came from winds of other stars | There is absolutely no evidence for a supernova to have happened anywhere within several hundred million years of solar system formation. The idea itself had been very popular in particular because of claimed reports of 60Fe rather than 26Al. Things like 26Al can be produced in the winds of stars (such as Wolf-Rayet Stars) and so do not definitively point to a supernova.
However it is tough to make 60Fe outside of a supernova so finding an excess over the interstellar medium would be definitive proof of a supernova occurring very close to solar system formation. However, the reports of the existence of excess 60Fe were incorrect and almost all of them have been correct downward to a null result (and if you closely examine the rest of the data then the evidence for 60Fe is very sketchy).
TL/DR: There wasn't a supernova within hundreds of millions of years of solar system formation and short lived nuclides probably came from winds of other stars
| askscience | t5_2qm4e | ccm614o | There is absolutely no evidence for a supernova to have happened anywhere within several hundred million years of solar system formation. The idea itself had been very popular in particular because of claimed reports of 60Fe rather than 26Al. Things like 26Al can be produced in the winds of stars (such as Wolf-Rayet Stars) and so do not definitively point to a supernova.
However it is tough to make 60Fe outside of a supernova so finding an excess over the interstellar medium would be definitive proof of a supernova occurring very close to solar system formation. However, the reports of the existence of excess 60Fe were incorrect and almost all of them have been correct downward to a null result (and if you closely examine the rest of the data then the evidence for 60Fe is very sketchy). | There wasn't a supernova within hundreds of millions of years of solar system formation and short lived nuclides probably came from winds of other stars |
in_a_heartbeat | Are my items all in order? Okay, there. Wait, maybe they should be put in order again. Good, now let's put them in order. Guys did I reorder my items yet? If I don't reorder my items, then Jho will come and eat us. Better put my items in order.
tl;dr I obsessively reorder my items. | Are my items all in order? Okay, there. Wait, maybe they should be put in order again. Good, now let's put them in order. Guys did I reorder my items yet? If I don't reorder my items, then Jho will come and eat us. Better put my items in order.
tl;dr I obsessively reorder my items.
| MonsterHunter | t5_2rron | ccmyrfs | Are my items all in order? Okay, there. Wait, maybe they should be put in order again. Good, now let's put them in order. Guys did I reorder my items yet? If I don't reorder my items, then Jho will come and eat us. Better put my items in order. | I obsessively reorder my items. |
Trumpalot | What specc are you? I'd always say go combat (mostly because fuck the other two speccs), as in this case it has two rather powerful cooldowns (Adrenaline rush + Shadowblades, and killing spree) that have a reduced cooldown based on finisher useage. Combat itself I've always thought of as the toe-to-toe specc, and just feels much more suited to soloing anything an opening combo can't deal with. The other speccs always felt clunky and more than a little lackluster to me, despite the numbers in raids.
TLDR: Combat has brilliant cooldowns. Use them as often as they're up. | What specc are you? I'd always say go combat (mostly because fuck the other two speccs), as in this case it has two rather powerful cooldowns (Adrenaline rush + Shadowblades, and killing spree) that have a reduced cooldown based on finisher useage. Combat itself I've always thought of as the toe-to-toe specc, and just feels much more suited to soloing anything an opening combo can't deal with. The other speccs always felt clunky and more than a little lackluster to me, despite the numbers in raids.
TLDR: Combat has brilliant cooldowns. Use them as often as they're up.
| wow | t5_2qio8 | ccmfr68 | What specc are you? I'd always say go combat (mostly because fuck the other two speccs), as in this case it has two rather powerful cooldowns (Adrenaline rush + Shadowblades, and killing spree) that have a reduced cooldown based on finisher useage. Combat itself I've always thought of as the toe-to-toe specc, and just feels much more suited to soloing anything an opening combo can't deal with. The other speccs always felt clunky and more than a little lackluster to me, despite the numbers in raids. | Combat has brilliant cooldowns. Use them as often as they're up. |
Captain_Apolloski | The most memorable one I have is when I did it in the LP I was doing for CK2, coincidentally this is my favourite playthrough I've done because of all the twists and turns.
**Beware the massive wall of text all ye who enter**
Started out as a ruler designed Count William d'Harcourt of Mortain, Willie (the Bastard) won his war so we were technically part of England now. Fabricated a few claims on the neighbours and for the next generation or so just focussed on doing that, upgrading holdings and avoiding old William's attempts to assassinate me the bastard
My second ruler got lucky when we were snapping up bits of Brittany and got a claim on the duchy, meaning of course we would be independent from Normandy and directly serving the King. Won that war handily, but we had medium crown authority to contend with, I couldn't simply fight for Normandy. So, while the King was away on Crusade we struck, Duke Nathaniel managing even in his mid 60's to lead troops into battle to demand we be allowed to govern under low crown authority. He dies just before the end of the civil war, leaving his young son of 12, also named Nathaniel
Duke Nathaniel II reigns from the age of 12 to the grand old age of 77, in his lifetime adding much of Flanders, Valois and Munster (inherited a claim through his mother) to the realm. Some nobles in France due to their elective succession laws declare a war for his claim to the throne but it is unsuccessful. He gains the nickname the old, and when he finally dies, his eldest son Brian comes to the throne at 54
Brian I dies to the assassination attempt of *his* son's wife a mere few months into his rule, having accomplished nothing really of note except keeping the ducal throne warm. His son Brian II has the trait depressed, and offs himself soon after his son turns 16, also having accomplished nothing of note.
Brian III, or Brian the Great as he comes to be known assumes the throne at 16 and immediately begins kicking ass and taking names. Venice has gone Fratecelli and blobbed out in Sicily and the Pope calls a Crusade against them, Brian missing out on being the winner of the lot by a mere few percentage points. A Scots bastard gets it instead and our family begins a vendetta against him (suffice to say he and his family get wiped out). We win a war for freedom from the tyranny of England and maintain an independent state in northern France and Flanders. Venice is added to the realm soon enough and a distant cousin manages to be elected King of France, with Brian as his heir, which means Brian uses his immense power to prop this relative up and keep him on the French throne. Sadly though at age 40 Brian dies a natural death after a period of illness.
His son Nigel continues where Brian began, propping up his distant cousin King Serlo. Growing tired of constantly having to save this guy's bacon, Nigel offs him once he's confirmed as heir to the Kingdom. King Nigel I d'Harcourt hands out the various duchies he has and immediately crusades for Sicily, winning it easily enough given he has 60,000 swords to his name. With Sicily secure and most of Francia also secure we began nibbling at the HRE when it went into rebellion and finally, at long last in 1243 we have an imperial crown.
Later we go on to inherit a claim on England which we push in an invasion, eventually forming Ireland from the remnants we hold and battling Scotland into submission. Galicia, Portugal and Africa are added to the fold and Britannia formed before a lucky set of circumstances means we can crusade for Jerusalem and add that to the collection. A strong Golden Horde that has blobbed it's way across all Eastern Europe and has torn the Holy Roman Empire asunder doesn't make things any easier as the d'Harcourt's are now the defenders of the west, a role we step into grudgingly at best seeing as the Golden Horde can call around 500,000 men to arms against our around 200,000
Uniting all of Sicily in the mid 1340's under Emperor Simon I we're presented with an interesting scenario: Byzantium has switched to elective, and we're second in line after a child Emperor and his brother. In much the same way as we first inherited France, we murder them both and sit with the crown of Eastern Rome upon our heads, and most of the lands required to reform Rome proper in our control or close enough that we can holy war it. Not bad for a Count from an unknown house, though in true Norman tradition we followed in the steps of Robert Guiscard to obtain our realms and keep them. He'd have been proud. The Golden Horde invades for Jerusalem and shortly after we beat the bejesus out of them it breaks into rebellion which so far doesn't look like it's going to stop. We're nabbing up required bits of their land and the rebelling Balkans for the funsies now really with less than 100 years to go in game.
**TL:DR - Started as a ruler designed Count and made it to becoming a super-duke before a distant relative became King of France. We murder him for his throne and set about creating Francia and amassing a lovely little collection of kingdoms, forming Britannia and standing against the Golden Horde. Byzantium goes elective and by virtue of holding all of Sicily we're eligible for the throne. We murder our way into that as well and are looking to reform Rome before the end of the game**
Edited for formatting | The most memorable one I have is when I did it in the LP I was doing for CK2, coincidentally this is my favourite playthrough I've done because of all the twists and turns.
Beware the massive wall of text all ye who enter
Started out as a ruler designed Count William d'Harcourt of Mortain, Willie (the Bastard) won his war so we were technically part of England now. Fabricated a few claims on the neighbours and for the next generation or so just focussed on doing that, upgrading holdings and avoiding old William's attempts to assassinate me the bastard
My second ruler got lucky when we were snapping up bits of Brittany and got a claim on the duchy, meaning of course we would be independent from Normandy and directly serving the King. Won that war handily, but we had medium crown authority to contend with, I couldn't simply fight for Normandy. So, while the King was away on Crusade we struck, Duke Nathaniel managing even in his mid 60's to lead troops into battle to demand we be allowed to govern under low crown authority. He dies just before the end of the civil war, leaving his young son of 12, also named Nathaniel
Duke Nathaniel II reigns from the age of 12 to the grand old age of 77, in his lifetime adding much of Flanders, Valois and Munster (inherited a claim through his mother) to the realm. Some nobles in France due to their elective succession laws declare a war for his claim to the throne but it is unsuccessful. He gains the nickname the old, and when he finally dies, his eldest son Brian comes to the throne at 54
Brian I dies to the assassination attempt of his son's wife a mere few months into his rule, having accomplished nothing really of note except keeping the ducal throne warm. His son Brian II has the trait depressed, and offs himself soon after his son turns 16, also having accomplished nothing of note.
Brian III, or Brian the Great as he comes to be known assumes the throne at 16 and immediately begins kicking ass and taking names. Venice has gone Fratecelli and blobbed out in Sicily and the Pope calls a Crusade against them, Brian missing out on being the winner of the lot by a mere few percentage points. A Scots bastard gets it instead and our family begins a vendetta against him (suffice to say he and his family get wiped out). We win a war for freedom from the tyranny of England and maintain an independent state in northern France and Flanders. Venice is added to the realm soon enough and a distant cousin manages to be elected King of France, with Brian as his heir, which means Brian uses his immense power to prop this relative up and keep him on the French throne. Sadly though at age 40 Brian dies a natural death after a period of illness.
His son Nigel continues where Brian began, propping up his distant cousin King Serlo. Growing tired of constantly having to save this guy's bacon, Nigel offs him once he's confirmed as heir to the Kingdom. King Nigel I d'Harcourt hands out the various duchies he has and immediately crusades for Sicily, winning it easily enough given he has 60,000 swords to his name. With Sicily secure and most of Francia also secure we began nibbling at the HRE when it went into rebellion and finally, at long last in 1243 we have an imperial crown.
Later we go on to inherit a claim on England which we push in an invasion, eventually forming Ireland from the remnants we hold and battling Scotland into submission. Galicia, Portugal and Africa are added to the fold and Britannia formed before a lucky set of circumstances means we can crusade for Jerusalem and add that to the collection. A strong Golden Horde that has blobbed it's way across all Eastern Europe and has torn the Holy Roman Empire asunder doesn't make things any easier as the d'Harcourt's are now the defenders of the west, a role we step into grudgingly at best seeing as the Golden Horde can call around 500,000 men to arms against our around 200,000
Uniting all of Sicily in the mid 1340's under Emperor Simon I we're presented with an interesting scenario: Byzantium has switched to elective, and we're second in line after a child Emperor and his brother. In much the same way as we first inherited France, we murder them both and sit with the crown of Eastern Rome upon our heads, and most of the lands required to reform Rome proper in our control or close enough that we can holy war it. Not bad for a Count from an unknown house, though in true Norman tradition we followed in the steps of Robert Guiscard to obtain our realms and keep them. He'd have been proud. The Golden Horde invades for Jerusalem and shortly after we beat the bejesus out of them it breaks into rebellion which so far doesn't look like it's going to stop. We're nabbing up required bits of their land and the rebelling Balkans for the funsies now really with less than 100 years to go in game.
TL:DR - Started as a ruler designed Count and made it to becoming a super-duke before a distant relative became King of France. We murder him for his throne and set about creating Francia and amassing a lovely little collection of kingdoms, forming Britannia and standing against the Golden Horde. Byzantium goes elective and by virtue of holding all of Sicily we're eligible for the throne. We murder our way into that as well and are looking to reform Rome before the end of the game
Edited for formatting
| CrusaderKings | t5_2tgic | ccmr35g | The most memorable one I have is when I did it in the LP I was doing for CK2, coincidentally this is my favourite playthrough I've done because of all the twists and turns.
Beware the massive wall of text all ye who enter
Started out as a ruler designed Count William d'Harcourt of Mortain, Willie (the Bastard) won his war so we were technically part of England now. Fabricated a few claims on the neighbours and for the next generation or so just focussed on doing that, upgrading holdings and avoiding old William's attempts to assassinate me the bastard
My second ruler got lucky when we were snapping up bits of Brittany and got a claim on the duchy, meaning of course we would be independent from Normandy and directly serving the King. Won that war handily, but we had medium crown authority to contend with, I couldn't simply fight for Normandy. So, while the King was away on Crusade we struck, Duke Nathaniel managing even in his mid 60's to lead troops into battle to demand we be allowed to govern under low crown authority. He dies just before the end of the civil war, leaving his young son of 12, also named Nathaniel
Duke Nathaniel II reigns from the age of 12 to the grand old age of 77, in his lifetime adding much of Flanders, Valois and Munster (inherited a claim through his mother) to the realm. Some nobles in France due to their elective succession laws declare a war for his claim to the throne but it is unsuccessful. He gains the nickname the old, and when he finally dies, his eldest son Brian comes to the throne at 54
Brian I dies to the assassination attempt of his son's wife a mere few months into his rule, having accomplished nothing really of note except keeping the ducal throne warm. His son Brian II has the trait depressed, and offs himself soon after his son turns 16, also having accomplished nothing of note.
Brian III, or Brian the Great as he comes to be known assumes the throne at 16 and immediately begins kicking ass and taking names. Venice has gone Fratecelli and blobbed out in Sicily and the Pope calls a Crusade against them, Brian missing out on being the winner of the lot by a mere few percentage points. A Scots bastard gets it instead and our family begins a vendetta against him (suffice to say he and his family get wiped out). We win a war for freedom from the tyranny of England and maintain an independent state in northern France and Flanders. Venice is added to the realm soon enough and a distant cousin manages to be elected King of France, with Brian as his heir, which means Brian uses his immense power to prop this relative up and keep him on the French throne. Sadly though at age 40 Brian dies a natural death after a period of illness.
His son Nigel continues where Brian began, propping up his distant cousin King Serlo. Growing tired of constantly having to save this guy's bacon, Nigel offs him once he's confirmed as heir to the Kingdom. King Nigel I d'Harcourt hands out the various duchies he has and immediately crusades for Sicily, winning it easily enough given he has 60,000 swords to his name. With Sicily secure and most of Francia also secure we began nibbling at the HRE when it went into rebellion and finally, at long last in 1243 we have an imperial crown.
Later we go on to inherit a claim on England which we push in an invasion, eventually forming Ireland from the remnants we hold and battling Scotland into submission. Galicia, Portugal and Africa are added to the fold and Britannia formed before a lucky set of circumstances means we can crusade for Jerusalem and add that to the collection. A strong Golden Horde that has blobbed it's way across all Eastern Europe and has torn the Holy Roman Empire asunder doesn't make things any easier as the d'Harcourt's are now the defenders of the west, a role we step into grudgingly at best seeing as the Golden Horde can call around 500,000 men to arms against our around 200,000
Uniting all of Sicily in the mid 1340's under Emperor Simon I we're presented with an interesting scenario: Byzantium has switched to elective, and we're second in line after a child Emperor and his brother. In much the same way as we first inherited France, we murder them both and sit with the crown of Eastern Rome upon our heads, and most of the lands required to reform Rome proper in our control or close enough that we can holy war it. Not bad for a Count from an unknown house, though in true Norman tradition we followed in the steps of Robert Guiscard to obtain our realms and keep them. He'd have been proud. The Golden Horde invades for Jerusalem and shortly after we beat the bejesus out of them it breaks into rebellion which so far doesn't look like it's going to stop. We're nabbing up required bits of their land and the rebelling Balkans for the funsies now really with less than 100 years to go in game. | Started as a ruler designed Count and made it to becoming a super-duke before a distant relative became King of France. We murder him for his throne and set about creating Francia and amassing a lovely little collection of kingdoms, forming Britannia and standing against the Golden Horde. Byzantium goes elective and by virtue of holding all of Sicily we're eligible for the throne. We murder our way into that as well and are looking to reform Rome before the end of the game
Edited for formatting |
mundabit | I used to be a costume maker, and I had a few BBP's
It was my first time making a costume from scratch as opposed to collating parts of a costume. I had two actresses I was making dresses for, one was busty, one was not.
I took about 6 times longer to make the smaller girls dress because I had to remeasure about 1000 times. I kept looking at the pattern going "No, that can't possibly fit a human being" then I would check, and low and behold it was right, so I would cut the fabric and look at it, then freak out thinking 'I've made a mistake, the bust is too small!" so I would check the measurements and realise that I hadn't made a mistake.
This went o through every stage of the costuming, then when first fittings rolled around, It turned out that I'd made the bust a good 4" too big for her anyway. She was confused by my mistake because the dress was perfect everywhere else, so I tried to save myself by saying "we haven't got your costume bra yet, also, you know how fickle hormones can be, I tend to take the bust in toward the end of production"
Then we took the girls bra shopping because there were scenes where they were shirtless and they needed a costume bra. I'm very strict about having the actors come with me for costume bra's because I want them to get the right fit. I was not surprised when busty actress was a 28G, But she sure as hell was, poor girl was wearing 36C's her whole life.
Then smaller chested girl got fitted and came out as a 30B, and I was like "is that a real size? did I measure her wrong?".
I had other issues too, not problems but just personal obstacles to overcome. As a wardrobe attendant there are OHS rules that govern how we wash actors underwear. everything must be placed in wash bags by the actors themselves, then we machine wash them. I had to teach myself not to cringe each time I was forced to put bra's into the washing machine.
The hardest thing was having to wait until I clocked out to approach actresses "as a friend" to let them know that their personal bra's made me cry, and to please let me take them bra shopping.
**tl;dr:** I had to make a costume for a small busted actress, and being bigger busted myself I was unfamiliar with how small-chested dress patterns looked, ended up making the dress way too big in the bust by habit, and looked like an idiot at first fitting. I also cried because OHS laws force me to put bras in washing machines and dryers. | I used to be a costume maker, and I had a few BBP's
It was my first time making a costume from scratch as opposed to collating parts of a costume. I had two actresses I was making dresses for, one was busty, one was not.
I took about 6 times longer to make the smaller girls dress because I had to remeasure about 1000 times. I kept looking at the pattern going "No, that can't possibly fit a human being" then I would check, and low and behold it was right, so I would cut the fabric and look at it, then freak out thinking 'I've made a mistake, the bust is too small!" so I would check the measurements and realise that I hadn't made a mistake.
This went o through every stage of the costuming, then when first fittings rolled around, It turned out that I'd made the bust a good 4" too big for her anyway. She was confused by my mistake because the dress was perfect everywhere else, so I tried to save myself by saying "we haven't got your costume bra yet, also, you know how fickle hormones can be, I tend to take the bust in toward the end of production"
Then we took the girls bra shopping because there were scenes where they were shirtless and they needed a costume bra. I'm very strict about having the actors come with me for costume bra's because I want them to get the right fit. I was not surprised when busty actress was a 28G, But she sure as hell was, poor girl was wearing 36C's her whole life.
Then smaller chested girl got fitted and came out as a 30B, and I was like "is that a real size? did I measure her wrong?".
I had other issues too, not problems but just personal obstacles to overcome. As a wardrobe attendant there are OHS rules that govern how we wash actors underwear. everything must be placed in wash bags by the actors themselves, then we machine wash them. I had to teach myself not to cringe each time I was forced to put bra's into the washing machine.
The hardest thing was having to wait until I clocked out to approach actresses "as a friend" to let them know that their personal bra's made me cry, and to please let me take them bra shopping.
tl;dr: I had to make a costume for a small busted actress, and being bigger busted myself I was unfamiliar with how small-chested dress patterns looked, ended up making the dress way too big in the bust by habit, and looked like an idiot at first fitting. I also cried because OHS laws force me to put bras in washing machines and dryers.
| bigboobproblems | t5_2ubfr | ccmijaf | I used to be a costume maker, and I had a few BBP's
It was my first time making a costume from scratch as opposed to collating parts of a costume. I had two actresses I was making dresses for, one was busty, one was not.
I took about 6 times longer to make the smaller girls dress because I had to remeasure about 1000 times. I kept looking at the pattern going "No, that can't possibly fit a human being" then I would check, and low and behold it was right, so I would cut the fabric and look at it, then freak out thinking 'I've made a mistake, the bust is too small!" so I would check the measurements and realise that I hadn't made a mistake.
This went o through every stage of the costuming, then when first fittings rolled around, It turned out that I'd made the bust a good 4" too big for her anyway. She was confused by my mistake because the dress was perfect everywhere else, so I tried to save myself by saying "we haven't got your costume bra yet, also, you know how fickle hormones can be, I tend to take the bust in toward the end of production"
Then we took the girls bra shopping because there were scenes where they were shirtless and they needed a costume bra. I'm very strict about having the actors come with me for costume bra's because I want them to get the right fit. I was not surprised when busty actress was a 28G, But she sure as hell was, poor girl was wearing 36C's her whole life.
Then smaller chested girl got fitted and came out as a 30B, and I was like "is that a real size? did I measure her wrong?".
I had other issues too, not problems but just personal obstacles to overcome. As a wardrobe attendant there are OHS rules that govern how we wash actors underwear. everything must be placed in wash bags by the actors themselves, then we machine wash them. I had to teach myself not to cringe each time I was forced to put bra's into the washing machine.
The hardest thing was having to wait until I clocked out to approach actresses "as a friend" to let them know that their personal bra's made me cry, and to please let me take them bra shopping. | I had to make a costume for a small busted actress, and being bigger busted myself I was unfamiliar with how small-chested dress patterns looked, ended up making the dress way too big in the bust by habit, and looked like an idiot at first fitting. I also cried because OHS laws force me to put bras in washing machines and dryers. |
tonytuba | I got my ass kicked by one of those oil rigs and I was wrecked for a good 5 hours or so. I was trying to setup for a weekend show and Id just stare at my gear for 10-15, then realize I was bassing out, only to get up and repeat the process on another light or speaker stack. This shit went on for said 5 hours. Came back in the morning to find the worst setup and cabling I've ever done.
TL;DR - don't use too much oil when you've got shit to do | I got my ass kicked by one of those oil rigs and I was wrecked for a good 5 hours or so. I was trying to setup for a weekend show and Id just stare at my gear for 10-15, then realize I was bassing out, only to get up and repeat the process on another light or speaker stack. This shit went on for said 5 hours. Came back in the morning to find the worst setup and cabling I've ever done.
TL;DR - don't use too much oil when you've got shit to do
| electronic_cigarette | t5_2qmlu | ccms8a0 | I got my ass kicked by one of those oil rigs and I was wrecked for a good 5 hours or so. I was trying to setup for a weekend show and Id just stare at my gear for 10-15, then realize I was bassing out, only to get up and repeat the process on another light or speaker stack. This shit went on for said 5 hours. Came back in the morning to find the worst setup and cabling I've ever done. | don't use too much oil when you've got shit to do |
madbadger89 | As another who has lost over 150 lbs and has the extra skin, you just live with it. I am saving for surgery, but as a college student its hard to pony up $10,000. And the worst is waking up, knowing you have put in so much effort, looking in the mirror and seeing the vestiges of failure. I lift and work everyday, and am in very good physical shape, but the extra skin, it just chills there.
TL;DR it sucks but waiting for surgery but costs $$$$$ | As another who has lost over 150 lbs and has the extra skin, you just live with it. I am saving for surgery, but as a college student its hard to pony up $10,000. And the worst is waking up, knowing you have put in so much effort, looking in the mirror and seeing the vestiges of failure. I lift and work everyday, and am in very good physical shape, but the extra skin, it just chills there.
TL;DR it sucks but waiting for surgery but costs $$$$$
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | ccmtgn8 | As another who has lost over 150 lbs and has the extra skin, you just live with it. I am saving for surgery, but as a college student its hard to pony up $10,000. And the worst is waking up, knowing you have put in so much effort, looking in the mirror and seeing the vestiges of failure. I lift and work everyday, and am in very good physical shape, but the extra skin, it just chills there. | it sucks but waiting for surgery but costs $$$$$ |
kait516 | Another study linked in this subthread argues contrary to your statement regarding that there is scientific consensus. There are also others that argue contrary to as well. With all due respect, I don't agree with your argument. I see that you have a undying position on this issue, however, as I stated my question was not regarding whether or not you believe that it is worth it to label GE products. It was simply a curiosity of his reasoning and ideology behind voting against it. In regards to my intentions for asking the libertarian thread about this, I why I linked it here. I as many others have concerns with GE foods, for a variety of reasons which can be addressed elsewhere.
TL;DR Agreeing to disagree in regards to position. Simply wanted to ask Libertarian thread his stance, for they may be better informed on Paul's ideologies than I am. | Another study linked in this subthread argues contrary to your statement regarding that there is scientific consensus. There are also others that argue contrary to as well. With all due respect, I don't agree with your argument. I see that you have a undying position on this issue, however, as I stated my question was not regarding whether or not you believe that it is worth it to label GE products. It was simply a curiosity of his reasoning and ideology behind voting against it. In regards to my intentions for asking the libertarian thread about this, I why I linked it here. I as many others have concerns with GE foods, for a variety of reasons which can be addressed elsewhere.
TL;DR Agreeing to disagree in regards to position. Simply wanted to ask Libertarian thread his stance, for they may be better informed on Paul's ideologies than I am.
| Libertarian | t5_2qh63 | ccmx37r | Another study linked in this subthread argues contrary to your statement regarding that there is scientific consensus. There are also others that argue contrary to as well. With all due respect, I don't agree with your argument. I see that you have a undying position on this issue, however, as I stated my question was not regarding whether or not you believe that it is worth it to label GE products. It was simply a curiosity of his reasoning and ideology behind voting against it. In regards to my intentions for asking the libertarian thread about this, I why I linked it here. I as many others have concerns with GE foods, for a variety of reasons which can be addressed elsewhere. | Agreeing to disagree in regards to position. Simply wanted to ask Libertarian thread his stance, for they may be better informed on Paul's ideologies than I am. |
BarryYouAss | Today, 80% of music is absolutely atrocious. It is computer enhanced garbage and many love it and there's nothing wrong with that because that's what they like. But that being said there is a solid 20% of modern music that is so stunningly amazing it can be life changing. It's not just one type of music it's in every genre across the board! For example I hate dub step/house music, but dammit there is some out there that is just remarkable and I respect.
tl:dr- all music is good, you just may not like that particular variety. | Today, 80% of music is absolutely atrocious. It is computer enhanced garbage and many love it and there's nothing wrong with that because that's what they like. But that being said there is a solid 20% of modern music that is so stunningly amazing it can be life changing. It's not just one type of music it's in every genre across the board! For example I hate dub step/house music, but dammit there is some out there that is just remarkable and I respect.
tl:dr- all music is good, you just may not like that particular variety.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | ccn2ef0 | Today, 80% of music is absolutely atrocious. It is computer enhanced garbage and many love it and there's nothing wrong with that because that's what they like. But that being said there is a solid 20% of modern music that is so stunningly amazing it can be life changing. It's not just one type of music it's in every genre across the board! For example I hate dub step/house music, but dammit there is some out there that is just remarkable and I respect. | all music is good, you just may not like that particular variety. |
wiseclockcounter | or the kids aren't being hurt... people who are into that shit but don't want to get executed (which is the response you seem to advocate) can search the internet and find pictures that family members or stupid kids post which have no nudity. If this guy knew how to get real CP, he wouldn't have let his gf or anyone else find out or even had it on his phone. I mean seriously, there are measures the authorities take against this, and there is just certain content that falls under a technical legality.
/u/throwawayadvice0987, if your relationship with your bf has meant anything, it should tell you whether he is a good guy or not. It doesn't sound like the stuff he's looking at is obscene or illegal. And I'm of the opinion that not *everyone* who searches for this stuff would act on them. There is always the possibility, sure... but that's where I'm saying your personal experience with him comes in. He's dated within his age group before, perhaps acts completely normally around younger family friends and cousins? You have a whole heap of information about him that these pedo-hunting redditors don't.
Be level about it. Yes he has this interest, but you've accepted him and would even like to marry him. Just address the fact that you know about it and are uncomfortable with it. Assure him you still love him and trust that this doesn't define him as a person. It's just a small aspect of his personal life that concerns you.
Get him to talk about it, judgement free. You can turn this into a positive thing- transform it from young girls to a domm/sub thing that you can participate in. There's a healthy way out of it, and it could be a fleeting phase. I DON'T think that getting him to a therapist would help (not at this point at least). Treating him like a mental patient would likely offend him deeply and force him to acknowledge it on a level that is probably much greater than it actually is on his mind.
**tl;dr: I doesn't sound like he's found "real" CP. I don't think you should institutionalize him. Address it in neutral terms with the goals of letting him explain why he likes it, asking him to stop looking it up, and offering healthy alternatives.**
**EDIT:** anyone who's downvoting me care to criticize what i'm saying? As easy as it is to vilify and jump to conclusions, the case is most likely that he will never act on it, he's defensive about it because of how quickly people jump to the conclusions, and therefore denies it altogether. This is something OP can definitely fix on her own with him. A therapist would only be appropriate if it persisted beyond her request for him to stop. All we know is that he looked at pictures of preteens in underwear from some websites. Pretty sure those sites would be taken down if it were strictly illegal. As far as I know, the only way to find legitimate CP that puts people in jail is through TOR and other encrypted methods. And if he knew how to do that, I'm pretty sure he'd know about clearing search history...
Again OP, I don't think this is a disaster situation. If he loves you and the relationship means something to him, he will drop the habit like the miniscule thing it probably is to him.
| or the kids aren't being hurt... people who are into that shit but don't want to get executed (which is the response you seem to advocate) can search the internet and find pictures that family members or stupid kids post which have no nudity. If this guy knew how to get real CP, he wouldn't have let his gf or anyone else find out or even had it on his phone. I mean seriously, there are measures the authorities take against this, and there is just certain content that falls under a technical legality.
/u/throwawayadvice0987, if your relationship with your bf has meant anything, it should tell you whether he is a good guy or not. It doesn't sound like the stuff he's looking at is obscene or illegal. And I'm of the opinion that not everyone who searches for this stuff would act on them. There is always the possibility, sure... but that's where I'm saying your personal experience with him comes in. He's dated within his age group before, perhaps acts completely normally around younger family friends and cousins? You have a whole heap of information about him that these pedo-hunting redditors don't.
Be level about it. Yes he has this interest, but you've accepted him and would even like to marry him. Just address the fact that you know about it and are uncomfortable with it. Assure him you still love him and trust that this doesn't define him as a person. It's just a small aspect of his personal life that concerns you.
Get him to talk about it, judgement free. You can turn this into a positive thing- transform it from young girls to a domm/sub thing that you can participate in. There's a healthy way out of it, and it could be a fleeting phase. I DON'T think that getting him to a therapist would help (not at this point at least). Treating him like a mental patient would likely offend him deeply and force him to acknowledge it on a level that is probably much greater than it actually is on his mind.
tl;dr: I doesn't sound like he's found "real" CP. I don't think you should institutionalize him. Address it in neutral terms with the goals of letting him explain why he likes it, asking him to stop looking it up, and offering healthy alternatives.
EDIT: anyone who's downvoting me care to criticize what i'm saying? As easy as it is to vilify and jump to conclusions, the case is most likely that he will never act on it, he's defensive about it because of how quickly people jump to the conclusions, and therefore denies it altogether. This is something OP can definitely fix on her own with him. A therapist would only be appropriate if it persisted beyond her request for him to stop. All we know is that he looked at pictures of preteens in underwear from some websites. Pretty sure those sites would be taken down if it were strictly illegal. As far as I know, the only way to find legitimate CP that puts people in jail is through TOR and other encrypted methods. And if he knew how to do that, I'm pretty sure he'd know about clearing search history...
Again OP, I don't think this is a disaster situation. If he loves you and the relationship means something to him, he will drop the habit like the miniscule thing it probably is to him.
| relationship_advice | t5_2r0cn | ccnapz7 | or the kids aren't being hurt... people who are into that shit but don't want to get executed (which is the response you seem to advocate) can search the internet and find pictures that family members or stupid kids post which have no nudity. If this guy knew how to get real CP, he wouldn't have let his gf or anyone else find out or even had it on his phone. I mean seriously, there are measures the authorities take against this, and there is just certain content that falls under a technical legality.
/u/throwawayadvice0987, if your relationship with your bf has meant anything, it should tell you whether he is a good guy or not. It doesn't sound like the stuff he's looking at is obscene or illegal. And I'm of the opinion that not everyone who searches for this stuff would act on them. There is always the possibility, sure... but that's where I'm saying your personal experience with him comes in. He's dated within his age group before, perhaps acts completely normally around younger family friends and cousins? You have a whole heap of information about him that these pedo-hunting redditors don't.
Be level about it. Yes he has this interest, but you've accepted him and would even like to marry him. Just address the fact that you know about it and are uncomfortable with it. Assure him you still love him and trust that this doesn't define him as a person. It's just a small aspect of his personal life that concerns you.
Get him to talk about it, judgement free. You can turn this into a positive thing- transform it from young girls to a domm/sub thing that you can participate in. There's a healthy way out of it, and it could be a fleeting phase. I DON'T think that getting him to a therapist would help (not at this point at least). Treating him like a mental patient would likely offend him deeply and force him to acknowledge it on a level that is probably much greater than it actually is on his mind. | I doesn't sound like he's found "real" CP. I don't think you should institutionalize him. Address it in neutral terms with the goals of letting him explain why he likes it, asking him to stop looking it up, and offering healthy alternatives.
EDIT: anyone who's downvoting me care to criticize what i'm saying? As easy as it is to vilify and jump to conclusions, the case is most likely that he will never act on it, he's defensive about it because of how quickly people jump to the conclusions, and therefore denies it altogether. This is something OP can definitely fix on her own with him. A therapist would only be appropriate if it persisted beyond her request for him to stop. All we know is that he looked at pictures of preteens in underwear from some websites. Pretty sure those sites would be taken down if it were strictly illegal. As far as I know, the only way to find legitimate CP that puts people in jail is through TOR and other encrypted methods. And if he knew how to do that, I'm pretty sure he'd know about clearing search history...
Again OP, I don't think this is a disaster situation. If he loves you and the relationship means something to him, he will drop the habit like the miniscule thing it probably is to him. |
ancap-biochemist | heh... You're not supposed to capitalize the "s". Ha!
Again, I fail to see where the obligation for anarchists to liberate "happy slaves" is. If you consider yourself a slave - then you can liberate yourself, if you choose... but you can't choose for others. Lead by example, if you want. Would you say that any of the thinkers that preceded you were *obligated* to liberate you to the degree to which you are liberated? Maybe if you go back to Publilius Syrus, but even that slave wasn't obligated to express his thoughts.
**TL:DR** Anarchists are not *obligated* to "liberate" the "happy slaves"; anarchists can do whatever they want, and maybe that includes returning to Plato's Cave - but there's no requirement. | heh... You're not supposed to capitalize the "s". Ha!
Again, I fail to see where the obligation for anarchists to liberate "happy slaves" is. If you consider yourself a slave - then you can liberate yourself, if you choose... but you can't choose for others. Lead by example, if you want. Would you say that any of the thinkers that preceded you were obligated to liberate you to the degree to which you are liberated? Maybe if you go back to Publilius Syrus, but even that slave wasn't obligated to express his thoughts.
TL:DR Anarchists are not obligated to "liberate" the "happy slaves"; anarchists can do whatever they want, and maybe that includes returning to Plato's Cave - but there's no requirement.
| DebateAnarchism | t5_2vkaw | ccnazno | heh... You're not supposed to capitalize the "s". Ha!
Again, I fail to see where the obligation for anarchists to liberate "happy slaves" is. If you consider yourself a slave - then you can liberate yourself, if you choose... but you can't choose for others. Lead by example, if you want. Would you say that any of the thinkers that preceded you were obligated to liberate you to the degree to which you are liberated? Maybe if you go back to Publilius Syrus, but even that slave wasn't obligated to express his thoughts. | Anarchists are not obligated to "liberate" the "happy slaves"; anarchists can do whatever they want, and maybe that includes returning to Plato's Cave - but there's no requirement. |
21and24 | You mean the way that people already are cited for doing that, or do you think you're going to get to call in requests for citations based on plate numbers? Because I would LOVE to get to do that to all the cars that also disobey the rules.
TLDR; I'm not really sure what you think will change on that front, as APD already gives tickets to cyclists for such behavior, [Insert your favorite derogatory term here]. | You mean the way that people already are cited for doing that, or do you think you're going to get to call in requests for citations based on plate numbers? Because I would LOVE to get to do that to all the cars that also disobey the rules.
TLDR; I'm not really sure what you think will change on that front, as APD already gives tickets to cyclists for such behavior, [Insert your favorite derogatory term here].
| Atlanta | t5_2qiq9 | ccoe6jw | You mean the way that people already are cited for doing that, or do you think you're going to get to call in requests for citations based on plate numbers? Because I would LOVE to get to do that to all the cars that also disobey the rules. | I'm not really sure what you think will change on that front, as APD already gives tickets to cyclists for such behavior, [Insert your favorite derogatory term here]. |
ThatsMrAsshole2You | A guy gets a flat tire right next to an insane asylum. One of the crazies wanders over to the fence and starts watching the guy change his tire. As the guy is changing the tire he accidentally knocks the lug nuts into the storm drain. He is standing there, obviously distraught and confused, and the crazy guy says to him, "Why don't you just remove one lug nut from each of the other wheels, giving you three to temporarily mount your spare?" The guy lights up with a big smile and says, "Thanks! You seem pretty smart, why are you in an insane asylum?" The crazy guys looks at hims and says, "I'm crazy, not stupid."
TL;DR Crazy=/=Stupid | A guy gets a flat tire right next to an insane asylum. One of the crazies wanders over to the fence and starts watching the guy change his tire. As the guy is changing the tire he accidentally knocks the lug nuts into the storm drain. He is standing there, obviously distraught and confused, and the crazy guy says to him, "Why don't you just remove one lug nut from each of the other wheels, giving you three to temporarily mount your spare?" The guy lights up with a big smile and says, "Thanks! You seem pretty smart, why are you in an insane asylum?" The crazy guys looks at hims and says, "I'm crazy, not stupid."
TL;DR Crazy=/=Stupid
| politics | t5_2cneq | ccnjecz | A guy gets a flat tire right next to an insane asylum. One of the crazies wanders over to the fence and starts watching the guy change his tire. As the guy is changing the tire he accidentally knocks the lug nuts into the storm drain. He is standing there, obviously distraught and confused, and the crazy guy says to him, "Why don't you just remove one lug nut from each of the other wheels, giving you three to temporarily mount your spare?" The guy lights up with a big smile and says, "Thanks! You seem pretty smart, why are you in an insane asylum?" The crazy guys looks at hims and says, "I'm crazy, not stupid." | Crazy=/=Stupid |
NTchrist | If IT is reimbursing you for your phone, and you will be storing corporate data on it, they have a stake in it's security.
Any web app or application can have it's transmissions snooped on, and it gets easier depending on how you connect your phone to the internet (cafe wifi, for example, will be much easier to snoop on than 4g). Because you are potentially storing sensitive corporate data, and they are paying for part of it, they should have a reasonable ability to control it's operations in the event that it gets lost or stolen.
For a web app, like owa, you are authenticating in one of three ways.
1. typing username and password
2. cookie from recently entered UN/PW
3. using your browser to save credentials.
because these 3 methods don't have access to your device IDs, your device IDs cannot be used to salt the password before hashed and transmitted. (Read: easier to impersonate you in the event you lose your phone). Method 1 also opens you up to a phishing site.
On the other hand, an app that uses activesync like GOOD will encrypt and store your password, and then use your device IDs to salt the password before sending. This makes the transmission more secure (because they cannot intercept the data and figure out what your password is without the salt) and also leaves a single point of stored data, that IT is capable of remotely destroying in the event that you lost your device.
A saved password in chrome, however, they may not be able to destroy.
TL/DR: web access is inherently less secure and always will be, and your IT department is right in requiring you to install management software if they are floating part of the bill. If you do not want their software, don't take their reimbursement check.
Source: Manager of IT for 2 departments at a large university. | If IT is reimbursing you for your phone, and you will be storing corporate data on it, they have a stake in it's security.
Any web app or application can have it's transmissions snooped on, and it gets easier depending on how you connect your phone to the internet (cafe wifi, for example, will be much easier to snoop on than 4g). Because you are potentially storing sensitive corporate data, and they are paying for part of it, they should have a reasonable ability to control it's operations in the event that it gets lost or stolen.
For a web app, like owa, you are authenticating in one of three ways.
typing username and password
cookie from recently entered UN/PW
using your browser to save credentials.
because these 3 methods don't have access to your device IDs, your device IDs cannot be used to salt the password before hashed and transmitted. (Read: easier to impersonate you in the event you lose your phone). Method 1 also opens you up to a phishing site.
On the other hand, an app that uses activesync like GOOD will encrypt and store your password, and then use your device IDs to salt the password before sending. This makes the transmission more secure (because they cannot intercept the data and figure out what your password is without the salt) and also leaves a single point of stored data, that IT is capable of remotely destroying in the event that you lost your device.
A saved password in chrome, however, they may not be able to destroy.
TL/DR: web access is inherently less secure and always will be, and your IT department is right in requiring you to install management software if they are floating part of the bill. If you do not want their software, don't take their reimbursement check.
Source: Manager of IT for 2 departments at a large university.
| AndroidQuestions | t5_2rtri | ccnnegl | If IT is reimbursing you for your phone, and you will be storing corporate data on it, they have a stake in it's security.
Any web app or application can have it's transmissions snooped on, and it gets easier depending on how you connect your phone to the internet (cafe wifi, for example, will be much easier to snoop on than 4g). Because you are potentially storing sensitive corporate data, and they are paying for part of it, they should have a reasonable ability to control it's operations in the event that it gets lost or stolen.
For a web app, like owa, you are authenticating in one of three ways.
typing username and password
cookie from recently entered UN/PW
using your browser to save credentials.
because these 3 methods don't have access to your device IDs, your device IDs cannot be used to salt the password before hashed and transmitted. (Read: easier to impersonate you in the event you lose your phone). Method 1 also opens you up to a phishing site.
On the other hand, an app that uses activesync like GOOD will encrypt and store your password, and then use your device IDs to salt the password before sending. This makes the transmission more secure (because they cannot intercept the data and figure out what your password is without the salt) and also leaves a single point of stored data, that IT is capable of remotely destroying in the event that you lost your device.
A saved password in chrome, however, they may not be able to destroy. | web access is inherently less secure and always will be, and your IT department is right in requiring you to install management software if they are floating part of the bill. If you do not want their software, don't take their reimbursement check.
Source: Manager of IT for 2 departments at a large university. |
Girion47 | Storytime!
So I had my 4th date in 9 days set up for last night. Girl I met on Tinder, we started off on the app, talking about sports, which I hate, but that's all I had to go on. Anyways, so I've been pining for the one that I messaged about the romantic date and was completely unexcited about this other girl, but... I'm making myself get out there and meet people and give them all a chance.
So we went to a wine tasting at a liquor store, it was a sit down type event, with a presenter and all kinds of stuff going on. So we weren't really able to talk at the beginning of the date, but immediately her and I started passing notes, giggling, and in general pissing off everyone around us because we wanted them to pour, not blabber on about the vineyard. Afterwards we went next door, got sushi, the flirting continued, we shared a lot of sake...a lot. Then we went on to a bar that was nearby since everything else was closing down. While there I got this from the girl I really liked via the app. (I checked when she went to the bathroom, I keep my phone on silent and in the pocket during dates, to do otherwise is rude).
"That is so nice of you! I'm really flattered that you would ask. But I actually have started seeing someone exclusively, so I don't think I'll be able to go. Thank you, though. Really."
Ouch. On top of that, the other date I was trying to set up for Saturday also told me that she had other plans come up. So I'm feeling a bit crestfallen, but the booze has numbed me to that and I soldier on talking to this girl. Long story short, about an hour later, I'm teaching her how to drive my car (it's manual) and taking her back to hers. I scored a second date from her(she gets Saturday's plans) and as we were hugging goodbye, I went for the kiss and there was no resistance to it at all.
TL:DR: Turned down by girl I liked, kissed by girl I didn't think I'd like. | Storytime!
So I had my 4th date in 9 days set up for last night. Girl I met on Tinder, we started off on the app, talking about sports, which I hate, but that's all I had to go on. Anyways, so I've been pining for the one that I messaged about the romantic date and was completely unexcited about this other girl, but... I'm making myself get out there and meet people and give them all a chance.
So we went to a wine tasting at a liquor store, it was a sit down type event, with a presenter and all kinds of stuff going on. So we weren't really able to talk at the beginning of the date, but immediately her and I started passing notes, giggling, and in general pissing off everyone around us because we wanted them to pour, not blabber on about the vineyard. Afterwards we went next door, got sushi, the flirting continued, we shared a lot of sake...a lot. Then we went on to a bar that was nearby since everything else was closing down. While there I got this from the girl I really liked via the app. (I checked when she went to the bathroom, I keep my phone on silent and in the pocket during dates, to do otherwise is rude).
"That is so nice of you! I'm really flattered that you would ask. But I actually have started seeing someone exclusively, so I don't think I'll be able to go. Thank you, though. Really."
Ouch. On top of that, the other date I was trying to set up for Saturday also told me that she had other plans come up. So I'm feeling a bit crestfallen, but the booze has numbed me to that and I soldier on talking to this girl. Long story short, about an hour later, I'm teaching her how to drive my car (it's manual) and taking her back to hers. I scored a second date from her(she gets Saturday's plans) and as we were hugging goodbye, I went for the kiss and there was no resistance to it at all.
TL:DR: Turned down by girl I liked, kissed by girl I didn't think I'd like.
| OkCupid | t5_2rct2 | cco3vti | Storytime!
So I had my 4th date in 9 days set up for last night. Girl I met on Tinder, we started off on the app, talking about sports, which I hate, but that's all I had to go on. Anyways, so I've been pining for the one that I messaged about the romantic date and was completely unexcited about this other girl, but... I'm making myself get out there and meet people and give them all a chance.
So we went to a wine tasting at a liquor store, it was a sit down type event, with a presenter and all kinds of stuff going on. So we weren't really able to talk at the beginning of the date, but immediately her and I started passing notes, giggling, and in general pissing off everyone around us because we wanted them to pour, not blabber on about the vineyard. Afterwards we went next door, got sushi, the flirting continued, we shared a lot of sake...a lot. Then we went on to a bar that was nearby since everything else was closing down. While there I got this from the girl I really liked via the app. (I checked when she went to the bathroom, I keep my phone on silent and in the pocket during dates, to do otherwise is rude).
"That is so nice of you! I'm really flattered that you would ask. But I actually have started seeing someone exclusively, so I don't think I'll be able to go. Thank you, though. Really."
Ouch. On top of that, the other date I was trying to set up for Saturday also told me that she had other plans come up. So I'm feeling a bit crestfallen, but the booze has numbed me to that and I soldier on talking to this girl. Long story short, about an hour later, I'm teaching her how to drive my car (it's manual) and taking her back to hers. I scored a second date from her(she gets Saturday's plans) and as we were hugging goodbye, I went for the kiss and there was no resistance to it at all. | Turned down by girl I liked, kissed by girl I didn't think I'd like. |
qtspag | actually, the venues normally don't have much of a choice how much tickets are. the label that throws the tour decides how much they charge each venue, and the admission price depends on how many people they can let in. that's why big bands can't go to small sets, the price per person is too low to profit off how much the venue paid to have the band.
tl:dr it's not ucf's fault it's expensive | actually, the venues normally don't have much of a choice how much tickets are. the label that throws the tour decides how much they charge each venue, and the admission price depends on how many people they can let in. that's why big bands can't go to small sets, the price per person is too low to profit off how much the venue paid to have the band.
tl:dr it's not ucf's fault it's expensive
| ucf | t5_2qh7r | ccoulne | actually, the venues normally don't have much of a choice how much tickets are. the label that throws the tour decides how much they charge each venue, and the admission price depends on how many people they can let in. that's why big bands can't go to small sets, the price per person is too low to profit off how much the venue paid to have the band. | it's not ucf's fault it's expensive |
notchois | Some racecars have lights, some don't, it all depends on what type of racing you are talking about. Certain series' run on fully lit tracks, NASCAR for example, and the lights would be pointless (another point here, the lights on a NASCAR track would be useless due to the banking). Some other 'Lit tracks', such as SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) have what are considered 'lit tracks', only running during times with light. Now even there, some cars have real headlights, basically it is how much the race car has to share with its street going counter-part, provided it even has one.
There is certain series' that only run long races (2+ hours), these are endurance series', which must have headlights, as they run on tracks that are not completly lit through out the entire race.
Some good pictures:
(a NASCAR, the lights there would be useless)
(A good picture of two very different classes, both run during the day, but the car on the left is a purpose built race car, where as the cars on the right have only been modified for racing from street cars)
(A purpose built race car, built for endurance races, and feature headlights)
Tl;Dr Some do, some don't actually, those that dont have headlights don't need them and it is purely aesthetic, and some cars have them, and even then, only some use them. The rules dictate this in the end.
Hope I helped :) | Some racecars have lights, some don't, it all depends on what type of racing you are talking about. Certain series' run on fully lit tracks, NASCAR for example, and the lights would be pointless (another point here, the lights on a NASCAR track would be useless due to the banking). Some other 'Lit tracks', such as SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) have what are considered 'lit tracks', only running during times with light. Now even there, some cars have real headlights, basically it is how much the race car has to share with its street going counter-part, provided it even has one.
There is certain series' that only run long races (2+ hours), these are endurance series', which must have headlights, as they run on tracks that are not completly lit through out the entire race.
Some good pictures:
(a NASCAR, the lights there would be useless)
(A good picture of two very different classes, both run during the day, but the car on the left is a purpose built race car, where as the cars on the right have only been modified for racing from street cars)
(A purpose built race car, built for endurance races, and feature headlights)
Tl;Dr Some do, some don't actually, those that dont have headlights don't need them and it is purely aesthetic, and some cars have them, and even then, only some use them. The rules dictate this in the end.
Hope I helped :)
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | ccnszn6 | Some racecars have lights, some don't, it all depends on what type of racing you are talking about. Certain series' run on fully lit tracks, NASCAR for example, and the lights would be pointless (another point here, the lights on a NASCAR track would be useless due to the banking). Some other 'Lit tracks', such as SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) have what are considered 'lit tracks', only running during times with light. Now even there, some cars have real headlights, basically it is how much the race car has to share with its street going counter-part, provided it even has one.
There is certain series' that only run long races (2+ hours), these are endurance series', which must have headlights, as they run on tracks that are not completly lit through out the entire race.
Some good pictures:
(a NASCAR, the lights there would be useless)
(A good picture of two very different classes, both run during the day, but the car on the left is a purpose built race car, where as the cars on the right have only been modified for racing from street cars)
(A purpose built race car, built for endurance races, and feature headlights) | Some do, some don't actually, those that dont have headlights don't need them and it is purely aesthetic, and some cars have them, and even then, only some use them. The rules dictate this in the end.
Hope I helped :) |
jarrelltb1 | Ha! I know the biblical source of the deaconate [Acts 6:1-7], but I have little-to-know clue what deacons did between then and now- how embarrassing :)
If you're looking for stories of boys dedicated to the church, I'm not sure that phenomenon was as widespread during the 1800s and 1900s, it was much more a middle ages sort of thing. But social services as we know them (orphanages or foster care) weren't really developed fully until the early 1900's, so maybe I'm wrong on the social services/church element for the time frame you reference.
tl/dr; good question, I don't know :) | Ha! I know the biblical source of the deaconate [Acts 6:1-7], but I have little-to-know clue what deacons did between then and now- how embarrassing :)
If you're looking for stories of boys dedicated to the church, I'm not sure that phenomenon was as widespread during the 1800s and 1900s, it was much more a middle ages sort of thing. But social services as we know them (orphanages or foster care) weren't really developed fully until the early 1900's, so maybe I'm wrong on the social services/church element for the time frame you reference.
tl/dr; good question, I don't know :)
| Christianity | t5_2qh6c | ccobjye | Ha! I know the biblical source of the deaconate [Acts 6:1-7], but I have little-to-know clue what deacons did between then and now- how embarrassing :)
If you're looking for stories of boys dedicated to the church, I'm not sure that phenomenon was as widespread during the 1800s and 1900s, it was much more a middle ages sort of thing. But social services as we know them (orphanages or foster care) weren't really developed fully until the early 1900's, so maybe I'm wrong on the social services/church element for the time frame you reference. | good question, I don't know :) |
cheezypuffs18 | Depends on what you mean by "capitalism". Either way, this is gonna be a long one. Bare with me.
Anyway, if you're asking me "do people have a right to make and sell whatever they damn well want with as little government interference as possible" then I'll say yes, but only because there's no reasonable alternative other then a bunch of lofty theoretical ideas that tend to be sort of divorced from current realities. I can read Marx and think everything he says makes perfect sense (and in many ways I do)...until I realize that his idea of what a "good" society is will never, ever, happen. Ever. People are too greedy, too apathetic. At the end of the day, I've never had an economics professor tell me communism is a good idea. Government regulations on big businesses and the stock market, sure. But full on, "let's all be one happy family" communism? No.
But economics aside..
In the 1960's the commune movement was huge. The idea that people could go out into the wilderness and build a truly equal society, where everybody was heard and where everybody was respected and nobody had more then anybody else was a powerful thing. Still is, really. So powerful in fact that many, *many*, people went out into the desert or mountains or what have you and tried to make it a reality. Thousands and thousands of people.
By the 1970's almost all of those communes were gone.
See, you can make everybody economically equal, you can make them politically equal, but you can never make them personally equal. Some people just naturally have dominant personalities. They control the entire discussion, even if you have an illusion of participation. In the end those dominant personalities ended up getting more of everything. More food, more living space, and in [Otto Muehl's]( case, more sex, which is a powerful force by itself. If you want to lose all hope in humanity read that article I linked. Basically, he thought monogamy was a capitalist invention, and true equality could only come with sexual equality amongst all people, as well as economic equality. In the end the dude's own charisma and human nature both put a horrific end to that. Also he was completely insane and a horrible person, but the fact that he ended up in charge of a bunch of people kind of proves my point. People like Otto Muehl are always going to exist. We have to work with that in mind if we ever want a better society.
What I'm getting at is, in material as well as political terms, there's currently no viable alternative to capitalism, or at least some form of free market. That doesn't mean I'm all for Ayn Rand and Glenn Beck, not by a long shot. I believe the government to be an important guiding force in market activities. But I can't in good faith thrust my support behind any sort of utopian ideology of absolute equality. Because it's impossible. You're free to argue with me on that, call me a cynic, whatever. But I don't see that dream ever being real.
You can't make sure everybody is happy or that everything runs smoothly, but you can work to make sure we all get enough to eat, at least. Which is what I'm in favor of. Don't get me wrong, I hate the consumer culture with a seething passion and I think globalization is a signifier of a slowly gathering demonic force which will soon devour the entire soul of mankind (I exaggerate, but only a little).
The issue with capitalism to me isn't the money, or that some people have more of it then others or that some people work more hours then others or any of that. The major problem with capitalism is that it views people as investments, or capital, not as human beings, which is where the whole "locking your workers in an unsafe, overcrowded, factory for 5 cents an hour" thing comes from.
That, though, you can work on. You can absolutely make things better for the lower class. And in a lot of ways we've done that, at least in America. It's of course far from perfect, but this is an ongoing process.
But if you asked me can we get rid of class boundaries altogether I'm going to have to sadly shake my head. It's fun to dream, but the waking world in this regard is a boot stomping on a human face forever. A horrible image, but hey, you can at least try to make sure the boot is more like a fuzzy slipper and that the person getting their face stomped on gets a few paid vacations and a minimum wage.
For the record, I'm not trying to excuse oppression or advocate inequality as a policy choice or any of that. We should absolutely try to make the world better. But, you also gotta think realistically. The free market, for all it's faults, has provided a pretty good standard of living for a large chunk of the human race. Well, at least when it's used carefully. Which I'll admit it usually isn't. It's more like a five year old playing with his dad's gun, really.
But like I said, we're still working out the kinks. And until somebody comes up with something that can actually replace the system we have without falling back on unsubstantiated idealism, then it's the best we got.
**tl;dr**: "God give me the serenity to accept that which I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference"
| Depends on what you mean by "capitalism". Either way, this is gonna be a long one. Bare with me.
Anyway, if you're asking me "do people have a right to make and sell whatever they damn well want with as little government interference as possible" then I'll say yes, but only because there's no reasonable alternative other then a bunch of lofty theoretical ideas that tend to be sort of divorced from current realities. I can read Marx and think everything he says makes perfect sense (and in many ways I do)...until I realize that his idea of what a "good" society is will never, ever, happen. Ever. People are too greedy, too apathetic. At the end of the day, I've never had an economics professor tell me communism is a good idea. Government regulations on big businesses and the stock market, sure. But full on, "let's all be one happy family" communism? No.
But economics aside..
In the 1960's the commune movement was huge. The idea that people could go out into the wilderness and build a truly equal society, where everybody was heard and where everybody was respected and nobody had more then anybody else was a powerful thing. Still is, really. So powerful in fact that many, many , people went out into the desert or mountains or what have you and tried to make it a reality. Thousands and thousands of people.
By the 1970's almost all of those communes were gone.
See, you can make everybody economically equal, you can make them politically equal, but you can never make them personally equal. Some people just naturally have dominant personalities. They control the entire discussion, even if you have an illusion of participation. In the end those dominant personalities ended up getting more of everything. More food, more living space, and in [Otto Muehl's]( case, more sex, which is a powerful force by itself. If you want to lose all hope in humanity read that article I linked. Basically, he thought monogamy was a capitalist invention, and true equality could only come with sexual equality amongst all people, as well as economic equality. In the end the dude's own charisma and human nature both put a horrific end to that. Also he was completely insane and a horrible person, but the fact that he ended up in charge of a bunch of people kind of proves my point. People like Otto Muehl are always going to exist. We have to work with that in mind if we ever want a better society.
What I'm getting at is, in material as well as political terms, there's currently no viable alternative to capitalism, or at least some form of free market. That doesn't mean I'm all for Ayn Rand and Glenn Beck, not by a long shot. I believe the government to be an important guiding force in market activities. But I can't in good faith thrust my support behind any sort of utopian ideology of absolute equality. Because it's impossible. You're free to argue with me on that, call me a cynic, whatever. But I don't see that dream ever being real.
You can't make sure everybody is happy or that everything runs smoothly, but you can work to make sure we all get enough to eat, at least. Which is what I'm in favor of. Don't get me wrong, I hate the consumer culture with a seething passion and I think globalization is a signifier of a slowly gathering demonic force which will soon devour the entire soul of mankind (I exaggerate, but only a little).
The issue with capitalism to me isn't the money, or that some people have more of it then others or that some people work more hours then others or any of that. The major problem with capitalism is that it views people as investments, or capital, not as human beings, which is where the whole "locking your workers in an unsafe, overcrowded, factory for 5 cents an hour" thing comes from.
That, though, you can work on. You can absolutely make things better for the lower class. And in a lot of ways we've done that, at least in America. It's of course far from perfect, but this is an ongoing process.
But if you asked me can we get rid of class boundaries altogether I'm going to have to sadly shake my head. It's fun to dream, but the waking world in this regard is a boot stomping on a human face forever. A horrible image, but hey, you can at least try to make sure the boot is more like a fuzzy slipper and that the person getting their face stomped on gets a few paid vacations and a minimum wage.
For the record, I'm not trying to excuse oppression or advocate inequality as a policy choice or any of that. We should absolutely try to make the world better. But, you also gotta think realistically. The free market, for all it's faults, has provided a pretty good standard of living for a large chunk of the human race. Well, at least when it's used carefully. Which I'll admit it usually isn't. It's more like a five year old playing with his dad's gun, really.
But like I said, we're still working out the kinks. And until somebody comes up with something that can actually replace the system we have without falling back on unsubstantiated idealism, then it's the best we got.
tl;dr : "God give me the serenity to accept that which I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference"
| SRSDiscussion | t5_2t5sa | cco178e | Depends on what you mean by "capitalism". Either way, this is gonna be a long one. Bare with me.
Anyway, if you're asking me "do people have a right to make and sell whatever they damn well want with as little government interference as possible" then I'll say yes, but only because there's no reasonable alternative other then a bunch of lofty theoretical ideas that tend to be sort of divorced from current realities. I can read Marx and think everything he says makes perfect sense (and in many ways I do)...until I realize that his idea of what a "good" society is will never, ever, happen. Ever. People are too greedy, too apathetic. At the end of the day, I've never had an economics professor tell me communism is a good idea. Government regulations on big businesses and the stock market, sure. But full on, "let's all be one happy family" communism? No.
But economics aside..
In the 1960's the commune movement was huge. The idea that people could go out into the wilderness and build a truly equal society, where everybody was heard and where everybody was respected and nobody had more then anybody else was a powerful thing. Still is, really. So powerful in fact that many, many , people went out into the desert or mountains or what have you and tried to make it a reality. Thousands and thousands of people.
By the 1970's almost all of those communes were gone.
See, you can make everybody economically equal, you can make them politically equal, but you can never make them personally equal. Some people just naturally have dominant personalities. They control the entire discussion, even if you have an illusion of participation. In the end those dominant personalities ended up getting more of everything. More food, more living space, and in [Otto Muehl's]( case, more sex, which is a powerful force by itself. If you want to lose all hope in humanity read that article I linked. Basically, he thought monogamy was a capitalist invention, and true equality could only come with sexual equality amongst all people, as well as economic equality. In the end the dude's own charisma and human nature both put a horrific end to that. Also he was completely insane and a horrible person, but the fact that he ended up in charge of a bunch of people kind of proves my point. People like Otto Muehl are always going to exist. We have to work with that in mind if we ever want a better society.
What I'm getting at is, in material as well as political terms, there's currently no viable alternative to capitalism, or at least some form of free market. That doesn't mean I'm all for Ayn Rand and Glenn Beck, not by a long shot. I believe the government to be an important guiding force in market activities. But I can't in good faith thrust my support behind any sort of utopian ideology of absolute equality. Because it's impossible. You're free to argue with me on that, call me a cynic, whatever. But I don't see that dream ever being real.
You can't make sure everybody is happy or that everything runs smoothly, but you can work to make sure we all get enough to eat, at least. Which is what I'm in favor of. Don't get me wrong, I hate the consumer culture with a seething passion and I think globalization is a signifier of a slowly gathering demonic force which will soon devour the entire soul of mankind (I exaggerate, but only a little).
The issue with capitalism to me isn't the money, or that some people have more of it then others or that some people work more hours then others or any of that. The major problem with capitalism is that it views people as investments, or capital, not as human beings, which is where the whole "locking your workers in an unsafe, overcrowded, factory for 5 cents an hour" thing comes from.
That, though, you can work on. You can absolutely make things better for the lower class. And in a lot of ways we've done that, at least in America. It's of course far from perfect, but this is an ongoing process.
But if you asked me can we get rid of class boundaries altogether I'm going to have to sadly shake my head. It's fun to dream, but the waking world in this regard is a boot stomping on a human face forever. A horrible image, but hey, you can at least try to make sure the boot is more like a fuzzy slipper and that the person getting their face stomped on gets a few paid vacations and a minimum wage.
For the record, I'm not trying to excuse oppression or advocate inequality as a policy choice or any of that. We should absolutely try to make the world better. But, you also gotta think realistically. The free market, for all it's faults, has provided a pretty good standard of living for a large chunk of the human race. Well, at least when it's used carefully. Which I'll admit it usually isn't. It's more like a five year old playing with his dad's gun, really.
But like I said, we're still working out the kinks. And until somebody comes up with something that can actually replace the system we have without falling back on unsubstantiated idealism, then it's the best we got. | God give me the serenity to accept that which I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference" |
Snowkaul | I think the problem is that these people probably are not qualified to treat someone who is struggling with their identity. It would be helpful if we had more information on the people coming out of these programs.
People are free to express their religion but you need to remember that these programs could really harm a persons mental state and could lead to further harm or suicide.
TL;DR We need to know how the program works, and the state of people coming out of the program.
If you can you should read this article (behind pay wall):
Healing Homosexuals: A Psychologist's Journey Through the Ex-Gay Movement and the Pseudo-Science of Reparative Therapy, Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy, Volume 5, Issue 3-4, 2002 | I think the problem is that these people probably are not qualified to treat someone who is struggling with their identity. It would be helpful if we had more information on the people coming out of these programs.
People are free to express their religion but you need to remember that these programs could really harm a persons mental state and could lead to further harm or suicide.
TL;DR We need to know how the program works, and the state of people coming out of the program.
If you can you should read this article (behind pay wall):
Healing Homosexuals: A Psychologist's Journey Through the Ex-Gay Movement and the Pseudo-Science of Reparative Therapy, Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy, Volume 5, Issue 3-4, 2002
| canada | t5_2qh68 | ccoxypf | I think the problem is that these people probably are not qualified to treat someone who is struggling with their identity. It would be helpful if we had more information on the people coming out of these programs.
People are free to express their religion but you need to remember that these programs could really harm a persons mental state and could lead to further harm or suicide. | We need to know how the program works, and the state of people coming out of the program.
If you can you should read this article (behind pay wall):
Healing Homosexuals: A Psychologist's Journey Through the Ex-Gay Movement and the Pseudo-Science of Reparative Therapy, Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy, Volume 5, Issue 3-4, 2002 |
kfitch42 | That's cute, here's what we do in 'murica!
TL;DR Burn baby burn! | That's cute, here's what we do in 'murica!
TL;DR Burn baby burn!
| funny | t5_2qh33 | ccp2soz | That's cute, here's what we do in 'murica! | Burn baby burn! |
Iapetos | Best advice I can give is establish your bounds early and firmly. I failed to do that and I can't tell you how many C-Title employees homes I've been to just to fix their shit. I could give many examples but believe me when I say, you'll pay if you don't.
tl;dr establish your bounds or be taken advantage of and overworked. | Best advice I can give is establish your bounds early and firmly. I failed to do that and I can't tell you how many C-Title employees homes I've been to just to fix their shit. I could give many examples but believe me when I say, you'll pay if you don't.
tl;dr establish your bounds or be taken advantage of and overworked.
| sysadmin | t5_2qnp7 | ccp2eas | Best advice I can give is establish your bounds early and firmly. I failed to do that and I can't tell you how many C-Title employees homes I've been to just to fix their shit. I could give many examples but believe me when I say, you'll pay if you don't. | establish your bounds or be taken advantage of and overworked. |
LeavingFaith | I've had two Android phones. The first was the OG Droid. I got it in late 2009 early 2010. After about a year I rooted and installed custom ROMs. I hated every single thing about it. I tried just about all them I could find. Force closes, phone reboots, lag was horrendous. March 2012 rolls around and I get the VZW Galaxy Nexus. I have not had a desire to root it until recently, with such bad luck before I'm going to tough it out until this March and upgrade to something better. I know the dev community has come a long way since then, but with something I use daily I don't want to risk it. I do use the antiquated HP Touchpad with CM9 on it, and that works just fine for my needs.
tl;dr Phones, no root. Tablets? Sure, why not. | I've had two Android phones. The first was the OG Droid. I got it in late 2009 early 2010. After about a year I rooted and installed custom ROMs. I hated every single thing about it. I tried just about all them I could find. Force closes, phone reboots, lag was horrendous. March 2012 rolls around and I get the VZW Galaxy Nexus. I have not had a desire to root it until recently, with such bad luck before I'm going to tough it out until this March and upgrade to something better. I know the dev community has come a long way since then, but with something I use daily I don't want to risk it. I do use the antiquated HP Touchpad with CM9 on it, and that works just fine for my needs.
tl;dr Phones, no root. Tablets? Sure, why not.
| Android | t5_2qlqh | ccpirsw | I've had two Android phones. The first was the OG Droid. I got it in late 2009 early 2010. After about a year I rooted and installed custom ROMs. I hated every single thing about it. I tried just about all them I could find. Force closes, phone reboots, lag was horrendous. March 2012 rolls around and I get the VZW Galaxy Nexus. I have not had a desire to root it until recently, with such bad luck before I'm going to tough it out until this March and upgrade to something better. I know the dev community has come a long way since then, but with something I use daily I don't want to risk it. I do use the antiquated HP Touchpad with CM9 on it, and that works just fine for my needs. | Phones, no root. Tablets? Sure, why not. |
Caulibflower | I know I'm typing this on the internet, but... get off the internet?
Just personally, I've found that I've lost a lot of interest even in SFW sites I used to frequent all the time. Just last night I was hanging out with a friend, and he wanted to watch internet videos, and I told him I really didn't have any interest in that and wanted to go outside to throw a frisbee or something.
Not that that's "how it's supposed to be" or anything, but the point is that it always seems hardest when you're closest, and what works best for me is getting as far away as possible - getting off my computer and just doing something totally different, instead of staying within a url and a mouse-click away from something I don't want to be exposed to.
Also, I've found that I enjoy doing things that aren't on the internet more than I like looking at pictures, reading articles or watching videos. Everything has its place, of course, but removing the internet as an option for sexual gratification has made it seems like a less-viable mode of entertainment in general. The work I do still requires me to be on the computer a lot, but increasingly I find that I want to spend my downtime offline.
JFWIW
TL;DR - a lot of people will suggest that finding ways to spend your time without a computer not only helps you to avoid relapsing, but you feel more productive and accomplished in general. | I know I'm typing this on the internet, but... get off the internet?
Just personally, I've found that I've lost a lot of interest even in SFW sites I used to frequent all the time. Just last night I was hanging out with a friend, and he wanted to watch internet videos, and I told him I really didn't have any interest in that and wanted to go outside to throw a frisbee or something.
Not that that's "how it's supposed to be" or anything, but the point is that it always seems hardest when you're closest, and what works best for me is getting as far away as possible - getting off my computer and just doing something totally different, instead of staying within a url and a mouse-click away from something I don't want to be exposed to.
Also, I've found that I enjoy doing things that aren't on the internet more than I like looking at pictures, reading articles or watching videos. Everything has its place, of course, but removing the internet as an option for sexual gratification has made it seems like a less-viable mode of entertainment in general. The work I do still requires me to be on the computer a lot, but increasingly I find that I want to spend my downtime offline.
JFWIW
TL;DR - a lot of people will suggest that finding ways to spend your time without a computer not only helps you to avoid relapsing, but you feel more productive and accomplished in general.
| pornfree | t5_2rglh | ccp2mud | I know I'm typing this on the internet, but... get off the internet?
Just personally, I've found that I've lost a lot of interest even in SFW sites I used to frequent all the time. Just last night I was hanging out with a friend, and he wanted to watch internet videos, and I told him I really didn't have any interest in that and wanted to go outside to throw a frisbee or something.
Not that that's "how it's supposed to be" or anything, but the point is that it always seems hardest when you're closest, and what works best for me is getting as far away as possible - getting off my computer and just doing something totally different, instead of staying within a url and a mouse-click away from something I don't want to be exposed to.
Also, I've found that I enjoy doing things that aren't on the internet more than I like looking at pictures, reading articles or watching videos. Everything has its place, of course, but removing the internet as an option for sexual gratification has made it seems like a less-viable mode of entertainment in general. The work I do still requires me to be on the computer a lot, but increasingly I find that I want to spend my downtime offline.
JFWIW | a lot of people will suggest that finding ways to spend your time without a computer not only helps you to avoid relapsing, but you feel more productive and accomplished in general. |
darthgandalf | FYI, the bus in the first picture belongs to a summer camp in Texas called Camp Longhorn. Every year, the camp takes its campers who are about to be juniors in high school on the bus and drives them up through New Mexico to Colorado. They do this because it's the campers last year as campers and it builds leadership for the next year when they become counselors. The inside of the bus looks just like a normal school bus, except that some of the seats are turned backwards to face each other and tables are put in between them. There are 4 people to a table, but only three cup holders. I have no idea where the second pic is from. How do I know it's the CLH Ranger bus? The water tank and stuff holder are in the exact same place, and there are the horns attached to the front. I spent 10 days on the damn thing, I would know it anywhere.
TLDR; the bus belongs to a summer camp in Texas and the inside looks nothing like the picture. Personal experience proves. | FYI, the bus in the first picture belongs to a summer camp in Texas called Camp Longhorn. Every year, the camp takes its campers who are about to be juniors in high school on the bus and drives them up through New Mexico to Colorado. They do this because it's the campers last year as campers and it builds leadership for the next year when they become counselors. The inside of the bus looks just like a normal school bus, except that some of the seats are turned backwards to face each other and tables are put in between them. There are 4 people to a table, but only three cup holders. I have no idea where the second pic is from. How do I know it's the CLH Ranger bus? The water tank and stuff holder are in the exact same place, and there are the horns attached to the front. I spent 10 days on the damn thing, I would know it anywhere.
TLDR; the bus belongs to a summer camp in Texas and the inside looks nothing like the picture. Personal experience proves.
| funny | t5_2qh33 | ccp5smi | FYI, the bus in the first picture belongs to a summer camp in Texas called Camp Longhorn. Every year, the camp takes its campers who are about to be juniors in high school on the bus and drives them up through New Mexico to Colorado. They do this because it's the campers last year as campers and it builds leadership for the next year when they become counselors. The inside of the bus looks just like a normal school bus, except that some of the seats are turned backwards to face each other and tables are put in between them. There are 4 people to a table, but only three cup holders. I have no idea where the second pic is from. How do I know it's the CLH Ranger bus? The water tank and stuff holder are in the exact same place, and there are the horns attached to the front. I spent 10 days on the damn thing, I would know it anywhere. | the bus belongs to a summer camp in Texas and the inside looks nothing like the picture. Personal experience proves. |
spawnoftheking | Funny Story about Zumiez.
I used to work as the stock manager of a Finish Line in the mall, right beside us was a Zumiez and all the stores in our block utilized this back hallway to dump trash so it didn't disturb business.
This stock guy from Zumiez was already in the hall and was rolling the can out and a piece of packing paper fell off the top and he bent over to get it. The jeans were so tight they split down his ass and all the way to his junk.
Heres where it gets funny, I shit you not he was wearing girls underwear. If it wasn't they were some VERY high cut briefs in a very effeminate shade of blue. He froze in shear terror. I couldn't help but snicker as I walked by in gym shorts and a t shirt.
tl;dr Don't wear skinny jeans if you don't want to risk exposing your secret lifestyle habits. | Funny Story about Zumiez.
I used to work as the stock manager of a Finish Line in the mall, right beside us was a Zumiez and all the stores in our block utilized this back hallway to dump trash so it didn't disturb business.
This stock guy from Zumiez was already in the hall and was rolling the can out and a piece of packing paper fell off the top and he bent over to get it. The jeans were so tight they split down his ass and all the way to his junk.
Heres where it gets funny, I shit you not he was wearing girls underwear. If it wasn't they were some VERY high cut briefs in a very effeminate shade of blue. He froze in shear terror. I couldn't help but snicker as I walked by in gym shorts and a t shirt.
tl;dr Don't wear skinny jeans if you don't want to risk exposing your secret lifestyle habits.
| reactiongifs | t5_2t5y3 | ccp5uqj | Funny Story about Zumiez.
I used to work as the stock manager of a Finish Line in the mall, right beside us was a Zumiez and all the stores in our block utilized this back hallway to dump trash so it didn't disturb business.
This stock guy from Zumiez was already in the hall and was rolling the can out and a piece of packing paper fell off the top and he bent over to get it. The jeans were so tight they split down his ass and all the way to his junk.
Heres where it gets funny, I shit you not he was wearing girls underwear. If it wasn't they were some VERY high cut briefs in a very effeminate shade of blue. He froze in shear terror. I couldn't help but snicker as I walked by in gym shorts and a t shirt. | Don't wear skinny jeans if you don't want to risk exposing your secret lifestyle habits. |
Mechaniacal | Does not equal. Is not the same as. "Apples =/= Oranges"
I'm saying that having a physiological predisposition for what gender and accompanying biological stimuli a person finds arousing is not in any way comparable to an aversion that is based on cultural and social influence.
TL;DR - Sexuality has so far been shown to be mostly nature *and* slightly influenced by nurture. Tribalism and stigma towards a specific groups is solely nurture.
| Does not equal. Is not the same as. "Apples =/= Oranges"
I'm saying that having a physiological predisposition for what gender and accompanying biological stimuli a person finds arousing is not in any way comparable to an aversion that is based on cultural and social influence.
TL;DR - Sexuality has so far been shown to be mostly nature and slightly influenced by nurture. Tribalism and stigma towards a specific groups is solely nurture.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ccp59fr | Does not equal. Is not the same as. "Apples =/= Oranges"
I'm saying that having a physiological predisposition for what gender and accompanying biological stimuli a person finds arousing is not in any way comparable to an aversion that is based on cultural and social influence. | Sexuality has so far been shown to be mostly nature and slightly influenced by nurture. Tribalism and stigma towards a specific groups is solely nurture. |
SquareIsTopOfCool | I had neurological Lyme disease (yeah, that's a thing) and have a serious grudge against Lyme and ticks. I was bitten about 10 years ago and the Lyme went undiagnosed for 5 years. Because it crossed the blood-brain barrier, it presented neurological and psychiatric symptoms instead of the usual flu-like symptoms. First was major clinical depression and insomnia, which almost prevented me from graduating from high school - up until then, I had been an honors student (at a college prep school). Then came crippling anxiety attacks, then ADHD. Throughout this, I was experiencing chronic pain and fatigue, which was attributed to fibromyalgia since it runs in my family, although I was developing it sooner than any of my relatives had. I also began experiencing short-term memory loss, which was thought to be part of the ADHD until it developed way past the point where that would be a reasonable explanation.
4 years after my tick bite I've had to leave college for "medical reasons," mostly memory loss. I can't remember shit. I study for a test and can't remember any of the material after 20 minutes. I can only read the first chapter of any book before I have to start the damn thing over again, because I can't remember how it began. My GPA was 1.66 at the end of my first college semester; it was probably lower when I left halfway through my second.
Long story short, I did eventually get diagnosed with Lyme and was treated for it. The treatment was a year-long course of daily antibiotics. It messed up my digestive system pretty badly, and I can't eat gluten any more.
Since the Lyme was untreated for so long, I was left with a lot of the problems that I developed over the course of my illness. The memory issues have been fixed, thankfully, but I'm stuck with everything else. My current diagnoses are: bipolar disorder (much more depressive than manic), general anxiety disorder, ADHD-PI, and fibromyalgia. I take 7 medications daily and have a couple more that are "as needed." It is not an ideal situation.
TL;DR: Lyme disease fucked me up; kill ticks with fire. | I had neurological Lyme disease (yeah, that's a thing) and have a serious grudge against Lyme and ticks. I was bitten about 10 years ago and the Lyme went undiagnosed for 5 years. Because it crossed the blood-brain barrier, it presented neurological and psychiatric symptoms instead of the usual flu-like symptoms. First was major clinical depression and insomnia, which almost prevented me from graduating from high school - up until then, I had been an honors student (at a college prep school). Then came crippling anxiety attacks, then ADHD. Throughout this, I was experiencing chronic pain and fatigue, which was attributed to fibromyalgia since it runs in my family, although I was developing it sooner than any of my relatives had. I also began experiencing short-term memory loss, which was thought to be part of the ADHD until it developed way past the point where that would be a reasonable explanation.
4 years after my tick bite I've had to leave college for "medical reasons," mostly memory loss. I can't remember shit. I study for a test and can't remember any of the material after 20 minutes. I can only read the first chapter of any book before I have to start the damn thing over again, because I can't remember how it began. My GPA was 1.66 at the end of my first college semester; it was probably lower when I left halfway through my second.
Long story short, I did eventually get diagnosed with Lyme and was treated for it. The treatment was a year-long course of daily antibiotics. It messed up my digestive system pretty badly, and I can't eat gluten any more.
Since the Lyme was untreated for so long, I was left with a lot of the problems that I developed over the course of my illness. The memory issues have been fixed, thankfully, but I'm stuck with everything else. My current diagnoses are: bipolar disorder (much more depressive than manic), general anxiety disorder, ADHD-PI, and fibromyalgia. I take 7 medications daily and have a couple more that are "as needed." It is not an ideal situation.
TL;DR: Lyme disease fucked me up; kill ticks with fire.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | ccq3y7o | I had neurological Lyme disease (yeah, that's a thing) and have a serious grudge against Lyme and ticks. I was bitten about 10 years ago and the Lyme went undiagnosed for 5 years. Because it crossed the blood-brain barrier, it presented neurological and psychiatric symptoms instead of the usual flu-like symptoms. First was major clinical depression and insomnia, which almost prevented me from graduating from high school - up until then, I had been an honors student (at a college prep school). Then came crippling anxiety attacks, then ADHD. Throughout this, I was experiencing chronic pain and fatigue, which was attributed to fibromyalgia since it runs in my family, although I was developing it sooner than any of my relatives had. I also began experiencing short-term memory loss, which was thought to be part of the ADHD until it developed way past the point where that would be a reasonable explanation.
4 years after my tick bite I've had to leave college for "medical reasons," mostly memory loss. I can't remember shit. I study for a test and can't remember any of the material after 20 minutes. I can only read the first chapter of any book before I have to start the damn thing over again, because I can't remember how it began. My GPA was 1.66 at the end of my first college semester; it was probably lower when I left halfway through my second.
Long story short, I did eventually get diagnosed with Lyme and was treated for it. The treatment was a year-long course of daily antibiotics. It messed up my digestive system pretty badly, and I can't eat gluten any more.
Since the Lyme was untreated for so long, I was left with a lot of the problems that I developed over the course of my illness. The memory issues have been fixed, thankfully, but I'm stuck with everything else. My current diagnoses are: bipolar disorder (much more depressive than manic), general anxiety disorder, ADHD-PI, and fibromyalgia. I take 7 medications daily and have a couple more that are "as needed." It is not an ideal situation. | Lyme disease fucked me up; kill ticks with fire. |
ouipa | Ticks are no joke. I didn't really learn that until this year, when the mother of a good friend of mine got bit and contracted lyme disease. It's been crippling for her whole family for months. Despite treatment, the best they're hoping for now is to keep the disease manageable. That means spurts of listnessness, out-of-character emotional swings, and days when she can hardly move. Not to mention trips from Florida to New York just for treatment, because so few doctors specialize in treating lyme.
tl;dr: Ticks suck. In more than the literal sense. | Ticks are no joke. I didn't really learn that until this year, when the mother of a good friend of mine got bit and contracted lyme disease. It's been crippling for her whole family for months. Despite treatment, the best they're hoping for now is to keep the disease manageable. That means spurts of listnessness, out-of-character emotional swings, and days when she can hardly move. Not to mention trips from Florida to New York just for treatment, because so few doctors specialize in treating lyme.
tl;dr: Ticks suck. In more than the literal sense.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | ccpo1x9 | Ticks are no joke. I didn't really learn that until this year, when the mother of a good friend of mine got bit and contracted lyme disease. It's been crippling for her whole family for months. Despite treatment, the best they're hoping for now is to keep the disease manageable. That means spurts of listnessness, out-of-character emotional swings, and days when she can hardly move. Not to mention trips from Florida to New York just for treatment, because so few doctors specialize in treating lyme. | Ticks suck. In more than the literal sense. |
cam18_2000 | I'm not sure if you wanted an honest answer, but I work for the army, the use of any type of reactive material in a bullet would be in violation of most international laws prohibiting the use of chemical weapons. Having said that, even if we could we wouldn't do it; modern ammunition is designed to maim rather than kill, high velocity small caliber ammo like the 5.56mm full metal jacket round is designed to make a small entrance wound and cavitate causing somewhat higher damage internally, they dont explode, they dont burn, they dont do anything to further damage to the target. The reason this is the case is because when you kill an enemy soldier, you deplete the enemy army of a single soldier; however, if you injure an enemy soldier it puts a strain on the logistical resources of the enemy army in order to retrograde and care for that soldier.
**TL:DR - The army wants enemies to get hurt, not die (if it can be avoided) so the enemy has to expend resources to help the injured. So... no H2O2 bullets, sorry.** | I'm not sure if you wanted an honest answer, but I work for the army, the use of any type of reactive material in a bullet would be in violation of most international laws prohibiting the use of chemical weapons. Having said that, even if we could we wouldn't do it; modern ammunition is designed to maim rather than kill, high velocity small caliber ammo like the 5.56mm full metal jacket round is designed to make a small entrance wound and cavitate causing somewhat higher damage internally, they dont explode, they dont burn, they dont do anything to further damage to the target. The reason this is the case is because when you kill an enemy soldier, you deplete the enemy army of a single soldier; however, if you injure an enemy soldier it puts a strain on the logistical resources of the enemy army in order to retrograde and care for that soldier.
TL:DR - The army wants enemies to get hurt, not die (if it can be avoided) so the enemy has to expend resources to help the injured. So... no H2O2 bullets, sorry.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | ccpq4ao | I'm not sure if you wanted an honest answer, but I work for the army, the use of any type of reactive material in a bullet would be in violation of most international laws prohibiting the use of chemical weapons. Having said that, even if we could we wouldn't do it; modern ammunition is designed to maim rather than kill, high velocity small caliber ammo like the 5.56mm full metal jacket round is designed to make a small entrance wound and cavitate causing somewhat higher damage internally, they dont explode, they dont burn, they dont do anything to further damage to the target. The reason this is the case is because when you kill an enemy soldier, you deplete the enemy army of a single soldier; however, if you injure an enemy soldier it puts a strain on the logistical resources of the enemy army in order to retrograde and care for that soldier. | The army wants enemies to get hurt, not die (if it can be avoided) so the enemy has to expend resources to help the injured. So... no H2O2 bullets, sorry. |
xillWillx | Sonsabitch ticks man. The first time I saw one was when my son pulled one off his head after summer camp. I had NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL IT WAS (never saw a tick before, sorry!) -but I thought it might be a tick but never pictured it like this. Looked like a shiny cornnut to be honest . . . and tossed it out the door while I pumped gas in the truck. Accidentally stepped on the little bastard and squirted blood juice all over my shoe.
TL;DR Now I know what an engorged tick looks like. | Sonsabitch ticks man. The first time I saw one was when my son pulled one off his head after summer camp. I had NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL IT WAS (never saw a tick before, sorry!) -but I thought it might be a tick but never pictured it like this. Looked like a shiny cornnut to be honest . . . and tossed it out the door while I pumped gas in the truck. Accidentally stepped on the little bastard and squirted blood juice all over my shoe.
TL;DR Now I know what an engorged tick looks like.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | ccprmny | Sonsabitch ticks man. The first time I saw one was when my son pulled one off his head after summer camp. I had NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL IT WAS (never saw a tick before, sorry!) -but I thought it might be a tick but never pictured it like this. Looked like a shiny cornnut to be honest . . . and tossed it out the door while I pumped gas in the truck. Accidentally stepped on the little bastard and squirted blood juice all over my shoe. | Now I know what an engorged tick looks like. |
jonahe | There is no way to prove that plants (or grains of sand, or pieces of cloth) are not sentient, but there is no scientific reason to think they are. I've already made the distinction between responding and experiencing. So I would not say plants *know* anything, anymore than SIRI knows what you're saying. They can exhibit behaviour (they can *respond*) *as if* they knew something.
**TL;DR**: Yes, plants are living organism. Yes they can respond to stimuli. No, we have no reason to believe they are sentient. | There is no way to prove that plants (or grains of sand, or pieces of cloth) are not sentient, but there is no scientific reason to think they are. I've already made the distinction between responding and experiencing. So I would not say plants know anything, anymore than SIRI knows what you're saying. They can exhibit behaviour (they can respond ) as if they knew something.
TL;DR : Yes, plants are living organism. Yes they can respond to stimuli. No, we have no reason to believe they are sentient.
| videos | t5_2qh1e | ccptbte | There is no way to prove that plants (or grains of sand, or pieces of cloth) are not sentient, but there is no scientific reason to think they are. I've already made the distinction between responding and experiencing. So I would not say plants know anything, anymore than SIRI knows what you're saying. They can exhibit behaviour (they can respond ) as if they knew something. | Yes, plants are living organism. Yes they can respond to stimuli. No, we have no reason to believe they are sentient. |
KUmitch | I don't deny that there's a huge Jayhawk presence on this sub, and a lot of us tend to post Jayhawk-centric posts. But reviewing the front page, there is a total of two posts solely about Kansas with little interest to other teams, one of which is this one which was heavily downvoted (I downvoted it myself) and one of which is the Andrew Wiggins post. Andrew Wiggins is one of the most hyped players in recent history. Do you really think that there wouldn't be a plethora of posts about him if he had gone to Kentucky, North Carolina, or even Florida State?
tl;dr: There are a lot of Jayhawks on here, but you're bitching about nothing | I don't deny that there's a huge Jayhawk presence on this sub, and a lot of us tend to post Jayhawk-centric posts. But reviewing the front page, there is a total of two posts solely about Kansas with little interest to other teams, one of which is this one which was heavily downvoted (I downvoted it myself) and one of which is the Andrew Wiggins post. Andrew Wiggins is one of the most hyped players in recent history. Do you really think that there wouldn't be a plethora of posts about him if he had gone to Kentucky, North Carolina, or even Florida State?
tl;dr: There are a lot of Jayhawks on here, but you're bitching about nothing
| CollegeBasketball | t5_2rj3j | ccpsf29 | I don't deny that there's a huge Jayhawk presence on this sub, and a lot of us tend to post Jayhawk-centric posts. But reviewing the front page, there is a total of two posts solely about Kansas with little interest to other teams, one of which is this one which was heavily downvoted (I downvoted it myself) and one of which is the Andrew Wiggins post. Andrew Wiggins is one of the most hyped players in recent history. Do you really think that there wouldn't be a plethora of posts about him if he had gone to Kentucky, North Carolina, or even Florida State? | There are a lot of Jayhawks on here, but you're bitching about nothing |
HannahElaineW | I think it may have more to do with your size. My boyfriend is white, 6'8'', and 3 something pounds and this happens to him as well. My suggestion and I don't know if this would even work but, I think your outfit would make a big difference, if you were to dress really nice and put together. Not to be offensive just most guys tend to throw on whatever doesn't smell as much as the others. If I was by myself at night in the city and saw a male of any race wearing a polo and dress pants or something, I'd feel a lot more comfortable than if I were to see a man with his pants saggin' and a backwards cap or I don't know.
Tldr; try and dress nice. | I think it may have more to do with your size. My boyfriend is white, 6'8'', and 3 something pounds and this happens to him as well. My suggestion and I don't know if this would even work but, I think your outfit would make a big difference, if you were to dress really nice and put together. Not to be offensive just most guys tend to throw on whatever doesn't smell as much as the others. If I was by myself at night in the city and saw a male of any race wearing a polo and dress pants or something, I'd feel a lot more comfortable than if I were to see a man with his pants saggin' and a backwards cap or I don't know.
Tldr; try and dress nice.
| AskWomen | t5_2rxrw | ccpud0z | I think it may have more to do with your size. My boyfriend is white, 6'8'', and 3 something pounds and this happens to him as well. My suggestion and I don't know if this would even work but, I think your outfit would make a big difference, if you were to dress really nice and put together. Not to be offensive just most guys tend to throw on whatever doesn't smell as much as the others. If I was by myself at night in the city and saw a male of any race wearing a polo and dress pants or something, I'd feel a lot more comfortable than if I were to see a man with his pants saggin' and a backwards cap or I don't know. | try and dress nice. |
pooncartercash | This has been said a lot, but as women we have to be cautious around everyone.
But to try to offer something constructive, I think apparel has a huge influence on how I perceive people. If I saw a 300+ pound black man walking down the street dressed in a nice suit or looking like a businessman, I would probably barely notice him, or if I did notice him I'd probably be judging him positively ("dang, he looks good in that suit"). If I saw a big black guy (or small black guy, or Latino or white guy, or anybody really) dressed in baggy "thug" or "gangster" clothes, I would definitely feel really cautious and maybe even scared. I have purposefully crossed the street to avoid walking by men in baggy clothes before, especially if they are big or in a group.
The nicer you dress the less scary you will seem to me. Eventually it will reach a point where you become completely non-threatening no matter what your skin color or body type is if you dress nice enough.
*tl;dr - I'm classist I guess.*
Oh also the puppy idea is a good one, but (as sad as it is to say) can be more harmful to your image if you got a stereotypically threatening looking breed of dog. | This has been said a lot, but as women we have to be cautious around everyone.
But to try to offer something constructive, I think apparel has a huge influence on how I perceive people. If I saw a 300+ pound black man walking down the street dressed in a nice suit or looking like a businessman, I would probably barely notice him, or if I did notice him I'd probably be judging him positively ("dang, he looks good in that suit"). If I saw a big black guy (or small black guy, or Latino or white guy, or anybody really) dressed in baggy "thug" or "gangster" clothes, I would definitely feel really cautious and maybe even scared. I have purposefully crossed the street to avoid walking by men in baggy clothes before, especially if they are big or in a group.
The nicer you dress the less scary you will seem to me. Eventually it will reach a point where you become completely non-threatening no matter what your skin color or body type is if you dress nice enough.
tl;dr - I'm classist I guess.
Oh also the puppy idea is a good one, but (as sad as it is to say) can be more harmful to your image if you got a stereotypically threatening looking breed of dog.
| AskWomen | t5_2rxrw | ccpuz80 | This has been said a lot, but as women we have to be cautious around everyone.
But to try to offer something constructive, I think apparel has a huge influence on how I perceive people. If I saw a 300+ pound black man walking down the street dressed in a nice suit or looking like a businessman, I would probably barely notice him, or if I did notice him I'd probably be judging him positively ("dang, he looks good in that suit"). If I saw a big black guy (or small black guy, or Latino or white guy, or anybody really) dressed in baggy "thug" or "gangster" clothes, I would definitely feel really cautious and maybe even scared. I have purposefully crossed the street to avoid walking by men in baggy clothes before, especially if they are big or in a group.
The nicer you dress the less scary you will seem to me. Eventually it will reach a point where you become completely non-threatening no matter what your skin color or body type is if you dress nice enough. | I'm classist I guess.
Oh also the puppy idea is a good one, but (as sad as it is to say) can be more harmful to your image if you got a stereotypically threatening looking breed of dog. |
ceepington | My 7th grade teacher had pet turtles and this girl pulled one out of the tank and put it on my paper I was working on. Turtle pee water everywhere. My hastily-considered method of justice was to spit in her face. I'm 30 and I'm still embarrassed when I think about it.
TL:DR - Kids have a warped sense of justice | My 7th grade teacher had pet turtles and this girl pulled one out of the tank and put it on my paper I was working on. Turtle pee water everywhere. My hastily-considered method of justice was to spit in her face. I'm 30 and I'm still embarrassed when I think about it.
TL:DR - Kids have a warped sense of justice
| JusticePorn | t5_2sokh | ccq8x50 | My 7th grade teacher had pet turtles and this girl pulled one out of the tank and put it on my paper I was working on. Turtle pee water everywhere. My hastily-considered method of justice was to spit in her face. I'm 30 and I'm still embarrassed when I think about it. | Kids have a warped sense of justice |
mauxly | I understand that you think Mary is an amazing person that you connect with in ways that you don't connect with your wife. But I'd like you to take a little step back and observe her behavior from a different angle.
She is flirting and spending time with a married man with children. This speaks volumes to her selfishness and short sightedness. She simply cares more about the attention that you give her than your daughters, your wife and your own well being.
It might feel like love, but it's simply infatuation. You don't really know each other and I can guarantee you that anyone who participated in 'dating' a married person ( which is what you are doing) is very immature and self destructive, and this will play out tragically if you put your marriage at risk for this person.
People who don't value fidelity can never be trusted in a relationship, that includes both cheater and accomplice.
You are blinded right now, so I'm not even going to bother coming down on guy for this crap, won't do any good. But I hope that you can see her for what she is, and that she loses some of her luster.
If your marriage is crud, maybe work on it? If its not salvageable, then leave and be single a while before you date a DIFFERENT person. Trust me, you don't want to really get emotionally involved with Mary. She's bad news.
Also, please know that if guy cheat in your wife and the marriage disintigrates because if that, you aren't just hurting your daughter, you are damaging her for life. She's very likely to wind up with massive trust/codependency/abandonment issues for life if she sees you leave her mother for another woman.
Divorce is hell in kids. Divorce with infidelity is beyond hell on kids.
Please put your daughters well being over Mary. And, think about it, if anyone threatened to harm your daughter, you'd be homicidal against them right?
Well you have a woman who doesn't care about the harm she's about to do to your daughter, yet you think you are falling for her.
Now really stop and think about this. If you can take a pragmatic approach, you'll clearly see that you are completely blinded by lust/infatuation and incapable of good decision making.
Signed,
Daddy left mom for a other woman. Dad should have left mom, but the cheating part fucked me up really bad. And have been cheated on by blinded men, who, every single time, say that it was the biggest mistake if thier lives. And no, I will not give second chances after cheating.
End note; to anyone who thinks I'm letting OP off the hook by simply blaming the other woman, I'm not. But in my vast experience with cheaters, they can't/won't listen to thier culpability in the situation until its too late. They are simply so blinded by their hormones they'll keep justifying, so I don't even bother with that argument anymore.
TLDR; Stop what you are doing right now or it will end badly for you, and worse for your daughter. | I understand that you think Mary is an amazing person that you connect with in ways that you don't connect with your wife. But I'd like you to take a little step back and observe her behavior from a different angle.
She is flirting and spending time with a married man with children. This speaks volumes to her selfishness and short sightedness. She simply cares more about the attention that you give her than your daughters, your wife and your own well being.
It might feel like love, but it's simply infatuation. You don't really know each other and I can guarantee you that anyone who participated in 'dating' a married person ( which is what you are doing) is very immature and self destructive, and this will play out tragically if you put your marriage at risk for this person.
People who don't value fidelity can never be trusted in a relationship, that includes both cheater and accomplice.
You are blinded right now, so I'm not even going to bother coming down on guy for this crap, won't do any good. But I hope that you can see her for what she is, and that she loses some of her luster.
If your marriage is crud, maybe work on it? If its not salvageable, then leave and be single a while before you date a DIFFERENT person. Trust me, you don't want to really get emotionally involved with Mary. She's bad news.
Also, please know that if guy cheat in your wife and the marriage disintigrates because if that, you aren't just hurting your daughter, you are damaging her for life. She's very likely to wind up with massive trust/codependency/abandonment issues for life if she sees you leave her mother for another woman.
Divorce is hell in kids. Divorce with infidelity is beyond hell on kids.
Please put your daughters well being over Mary. And, think about it, if anyone threatened to harm your daughter, you'd be homicidal against them right?
Well you have a woman who doesn't care about the harm she's about to do to your daughter, yet you think you are falling for her.
Now really stop and think about this. If you can take a pragmatic approach, you'll clearly see that you are completely blinded by lust/infatuation and incapable of good decision making.
Signed,
Daddy left mom for a other woman. Dad should have left mom, but the cheating part fucked me up really bad. And have been cheated on by blinded men, who, every single time, say that it was the biggest mistake if thier lives. And no, I will not give second chances after cheating.
End note; to anyone who thinks I'm letting OP off the hook by simply blaming the other woman, I'm not. But in my vast experience with cheaters, they can't/won't listen to thier culpability in the situation until its too late. They are simply so blinded by their hormones they'll keep justifying, so I don't even bother with that argument anymore.
TLDR; Stop what you are doing right now or it will end badly for you, and worse for your daughter.
| confession | t5_2qo2a | ccqm2bl | I understand that you think Mary is an amazing person that you connect with in ways that you don't connect with your wife. But I'd like you to take a little step back and observe her behavior from a different angle.
She is flirting and spending time with a married man with children. This speaks volumes to her selfishness and short sightedness. She simply cares more about the attention that you give her than your daughters, your wife and your own well being.
It might feel like love, but it's simply infatuation. You don't really know each other and I can guarantee you that anyone who participated in 'dating' a married person ( which is what you are doing) is very immature and self destructive, and this will play out tragically if you put your marriage at risk for this person.
People who don't value fidelity can never be trusted in a relationship, that includes both cheater and accomplice.
You are blinded right now, so I'm not even going to bother coming down on guy for this crap, won't do any good. But I hope that you can see her for what she is, and that she loses some of her luster.
If your marriage is crud, maybe work on it? If its not salvageable, then leave and be single a while before you date a DIFFERENT person. Trust me, you don't want to really get emotionally involved with Mary. She's bad news.
Also, please know that if guy cheat in your wife and the marriage disintigrates because if that, you aren't just hurting your daughter, you are damaging her for life. She's very likely to wind up with massive trust/codependency/abandonment issues for life if she sees you leave her mother for another woman.
Divorce is hell in kids. Divorce with infidelity is beyond hell on kids.
Please put your daughters well being over Mary. And, think about it, if anyone threatened to harm your daughter, you'd be homicidal against them right?
Well you have a woman who doesn't care about the harm she's about to do to your daughter, yet you think you are falling for her.
Now really stop and think about this. If you can take a pragmatic approach, you'll clearly see that you are completely blinded by lust/infatuation and incapable of good decision making.
Signed,
Daddy left mom for a other woman. Dad should have left mom, but the cheating part fucked me up really bad. And have been cheated on by blinded men, who, every single time, say that it was the biggest mistake if thier lives. And no, I will not give second chances after cheating.
End note; to anyone who thinks I'm letting OP off the hook by simply blaming the other woman, I'm not. But in my vast experience with cheaters, they can't/won't listen to thier culpability in the situation until its too late. They are simply so blinded by their hormones they'll keep justifying, so I don't even bother with that argument anymore. | Stop what you are doing right now or it will end badly for you, and worse for your daughter. |
2jzge | Yeah, it was coming down to the state legislator voting on eminent domain on the franchise. That was the reason for moving over night. However, why was the state voting on taking control of the team?
Irsay became very tight with the team budget. Due to mismanagement of the team Baltimore went through six straight losing seasons from '78-'83. Irsay blamed the city run stadium for not bringing in enough revenue to pay for the players. Both of these are true. Irsay had a small wallet, and a alcoholic's view on managing a team, while Memorial stadium was a POS (even in the '80s). The city was faced with tons of issues in the '80s so finding budget for a team was not on the top of everyone's list, not saying it shouldn't have been since it definitely makes lots of money for the city in general.
So Irsay went shopping for a new city, with his franchise. He got a kickass offer from Indy. Baltimore matched that offer. Then the State Senate passed the eminent domain bill. So Irsay went on a pilgrimage on the Mayflower.
source:
TLDR: It was an ugly ugly divorce.
But had that not happened Baltimore would not have won a USFL, or Grey Cup (CFL) Championship. Thus becoming the only city to Have all four major (excluding the XFL, and Arena League) football championships. Also becoming the only USA city to have a Grey Cup. | Yeah, it was coming down to the state legislator voting on eminent domain on the franchise. That was the reason for moving over night. However, why was the state voting on taking control of the team?
Irsay became very tight with the team budget. Due to mismanagement of the team Baltimore went through six straight losing seasons from '78-'83. Irsay blamed the city run stadium for not bringing in enough revenue to pay for the players. Both of these are true. Irsay had a small wallet, and a alcoholic's view on managing a team, while Memorial stadium was a POS (even in the '80s). The city was faced with tons of issues in the '80s so finding budget for a team was not on the top of everyone's list, not saying it shouldn't have been since it definitely makes lots of money for the city in general.
So Irsay went shopping for a new city, with his franchise. He got a kickass offer from Indy. Baltimore matched that offer. Then the State Senate passed the eminent domain bill. So Irsay went on a pilgrimage on the Mayflower.
source:
TLDR: It was an ugly ugly divorce.
But had that not happened Baltimore would not have won a USFL, or Grey Cup (CFL) Championship. Thus becoming the only city to Have all four major (excluding the XFL, and Arena League) football championships. Also becoming the only USA city to have a Grey Cup.
| nfl | t5_2qmg3 | ccqser5 | Yeah, it was coming down to the state legislator voting on eminent domain on the franchise. That was the reason for moving over night. However, why was the state voting on taking control of the team?
Irsay became very tight with the team budget. Due to mismanagement of the team Baltimore went through six straight losing seasons from '78-'83. Irsay blamed the city run stadium for not bringing in enough revenue to pay for the players. Both of these are true. Irsay had a small wallet, and a alcoholic's view on managing a team, while Memorial stadium was a POS (even in the '80s). The city was faced with tons of issues in the '80s so finding budget for a team was not on the top of everyone's list, not saying it shouldn't have been since it definitely makes lots of money for the city in general.
So Irsay went shopping for a new city, with his franchise. He got a kickass offer from Indy. Baltimore matched that offer. Then the State Senate passed the eminent domain bill. So Irsay went on a pilgrimage on the Mayflower.
source: | It was an ugly ugly divorce.
But had that not happened Baltimore would not have won a USFL, or Grey Cup (CFL) Championship. Thus becoming the only city to Have all four major (excluding the XFL, and Arena League) football championships. Also becoming the only USA city to have a Grey Cup. |
Damadawf | Dude. You're gay for games. We all are. Our parents will never understand.
I apologize for the last comment by the way, it's complete gibberish because I was pretty drunk at the time I wrote it.
I'll try again, I don't understand the relationship you share with your mother, but if you are now in your early 20's, and she offers to buy a game for you then my honest interpretation is that she still sees you as her little boy. I was being a jerk before and again I apologize, but she clearly isn't at a point where she accepts you as "grown up".
What's "grown up"? Well, I'm not trying to insinuate that you're immature or that you aren't a man but it's a phase all parents go through, where their child reaches adulthood and the parent/s still kinda feel the same nostalgia for their kid that you and I would feel for having the chance to play red or blue version through all over again for the first time (shitty analogy I know but it's /r/pokemon :p).
Sorry for the small wall of text, but I guess if I'm to conclude, you're a young man now and your mother is obviously aware of that so if you still live with her make sure that if she asks you to do something like the dishes or whatever, you not only do it, but you remember to keep asking how her day was and listen to all the gosspy stuff she has to say about her friends and whatever else. I'm in my late 20's and I'll still sit there every other day when the mother needs someone to talk to, and listen to her expel all the 'gos' about her work and other motherly things.
**tl;dr (just in case the above text was too long... She cares about you, so send the care back!** (But I wrote it, so hopefully you read it, again sorry for writing a novel. If I write another and it becomes a best seller, I'll split the profits with you!) | Dude. You're gay for games. We all are. Our parents will never understand.
I apologize for the last comment by the way, it's complete gibberish because I was pretty drunk at the time I wrote it.
I'll try again, I don't understand the relationship you share with your mother, but if you are now in your early 20's, and she offers to buy a game for you then my honest interpretation is that she still sees you as her little boy. I was being a jerk before and again I apologize, but she clearly isn't at a point where she accepts you as "grown up".
What's "grown up"? Well, I'm not trying to insinuate that you're immature or that you aren't a man but it's a phase all parents go through, where their child reaches adulthood and the parent/s still kinda feel the same nostalgia for their kid that you and I would feel for having the chance to play red or blue version through all over again for the first time (shitty analogy I know but it's /r/pokemon :p).
Sorry for the small wall of text, but I guess if I'm to conclude, you're a young man now and your mother is obviously aware of that so if you still live with her make sure that if she asks you to do something like the dishes or whatever, you not only do it, but you remember to keep asking how her day was and listen to all the gosspy stuff she has to say about her friends and whatever else. I'm in my late 20's and I'll still sit there every other day when the mother needs someone to talk to, and listen to her expel all the 'gos' about her work and other motherly things.
tl;dr (just in case the above text was too long... She cares about you, so send the care back! (But I wrote it, so hopefully you read it, again sorry for writing a novel. If I write another and it becomes a best seller, I'll split the profits with you!)
| pokemon | t5_2qmeb | ccqwrva | Dude. You're gay for games. We all are. Our parents will never understand.
I apologize for the last comment by the way, it's complete gibberish because I was pretty drunk at the time I wrote it.
I'll try again, I don't understand the relationship you share with your mother, but if you are now in your early 20's, and she offers to buy a game for you then my honest interpretation is that she still sees you as her little boy. I was being a jerk before and again I apologize, but she clearly isn't at a point where she accepts you as "grown up".
What's "grown up"? Well, I'm not trying to insinuate that you're immature or that you aren't a man but it's a phase all parents go through, where their child reaches adulthood and the parent/s still kinda feel the same nostalgia for their kid that you and I would feel for having the chance to play red or blue version through all over again for the first time (shitty analogy I know but it's /r/pokemon :p).
Sorry for the small wall of text, but I guess if I'm to conclude, you're a young man now and your mother is obviously aware of that so if you still live with her make sure that if she asks you to do something like the dishes or whatever, you not only do it, but you remember to keep asking how her day was and listen to all the gosspy stuff she has to say about her friends and whatever else. I'm in my late 20's and I'll still sit there every other day when the mother needs someone to talk to, and listen to her expel all the 'gos' about her work and other motherly things. | just in case the above text was too long... She cares about you, so send the care back! (But I wrote it, so hopefully you read it, again sorry for writing a novel. If I write another and it becomes a best seller, I'll split the profits with you!) |
senfood | I'm a 6'2" black guy and I enjoy wearing nail polish from time to time. I mainly stick to painting my toes since it's easier to hide on the job but I can display them when I wear sandles or around the house. Honestly, I find the process of applying nail polish really relaxing. I usually do it on a relaxing evening while drinking a beer/glass of wine. My coworkers cracked a few jokes when they saw my feet on a day off and I chuckled but was just up front about it. They didn't really care much after that. Plus, it's helped me understand why girls go through so many cotton balls. Those things are useful! tl;dr don't worry about it bro. Nothing wrong with enjoying something enjoyable. | I'm a 6'2" black guy and I enjoy wearing nail polish from time to time. I mainly stick to painting my toes since it's easier to hide on the job but I can display them when I wear sandles or around the house. Honestly, I find the process of applying nail polish really relaxing. I usually do it on a relaxing evening while drinking a beer/glass of wine. My coworkers cracked a few jokes when they saw my feet on a day off and I chuckled but was just up front about it. They didn't really care much after that. Plus, it's helped me understand why girls go through so many cotton balls. Those things are useful! tl;dr don't worry about it bro. Nothing wrong with enjoying something enjoyable.
| confession | t5_2qo2a | ccqyypy | I'm a 6'2" black guy and I enjoy wearing nail polish from time to time. I mainly stick to painting my toes since it's easier to hide on the job but I can display them when I wear sandles or around the house. Honestly, I find the process of applying nail polish really relaxing. I usually do it on a relaxing evening while drinking a beer/glass of wine. My coworkers cracked a few jokes when they saw my feet on a day off and I chuckled but was just up front about it. They didn't really care much after that. Plus, it's helped me understand why girls go through so many cotton balls. Those things are useful! | don't worry about it bro. Nothing wrong with enjoying something enjoyable. |
sun_spotting | I can't speak to or for God directly... but in my personal opinion, faith is a constant struggle. While we may have a moment in our lives in which we turn to God for the first time, renounce sin, and proclaim ourselves saved through Jesus Christ, that doesn't clear us of all guilt for our future sins (our backslides). Christ died to save us from our sins, which means that when we give them over to him, we are saved. But that means giving *every* sin over to him. It means coming back day after day after day and bringing him what we did wrong. On the other hand, it means that we ARE SAVED! Like I said, I've never spoken to God and I cannot speak to those who have, this is just my personal opinion.
TL;DR Don't agree with either, faith is a constant struggle. | I can't speak to or for God directly... but in my personal opinion, faith is a constant struggle. While we may have a moment in our lives in which we turn to God for the first time, renounce sin, and proclaim ourselves saved through Jesus Christ, that doesn't clear us of all guilt for our future sins (our backslides). Christ died to save us from our sins, which means that when we give them over to him, we are saved. But that means giving every sin over to him. It means coming back day after day after day and bringing him what we did wrong. On the other hand, it means that we ARE SAVED! Like I said, I've never spoken to God and I cannot speak to those who have, this is just my personal opinion.
TL;DR Don't agree with either, faith is a constant struggle.
| Christianity | t5_2qh6c | ccqtuns | I can't speak to or for God directly... but in my personal opinion, faith is a constant struggle. While we may have a moment in our lives in which we turn to God for the first time, renounce sin, and proclaim ourselves saved through Jesus Christ, that doesn't clear us of all guilt for our future sins (our backslides). Christ died to save us from our sins, which means that when we give them over to him, we are saved. But that means giving every sin over to him. It means coming back day after day after day and bringing him what we did wrong. On the other hand, it means that we ARE SAVED! Like I said, I've never spoken to God and I cannot speak to those who have, this is just my personal opinion. | Don't agree with either, faith is a constant struggle. |
PoonAU | Sigh.. not sure why Fizz should be nerfed out of the big 4 assasins. He is the only one that CANNOT farm from ranged. His ranged abilities when used to farm put him into melee range of creeps, so that cannot be used as a counter argument to the fact that fizz cannot farm from ranged.
The same thing that happened to Twisted Fate is going to happen to fizz. Like Twisted Fate, there are many counters to Fizz. Ever tried playing against a Malzahar as fizz? RIP. Diana does extremely well against fizz too. The only thing is, rarely are these champions picked against fizz. just like Twisted Fates counters at his time of greatness, no one thought to counter pick TF and then he got nerfed, and to top that off the sudden rise of his 2 worst nightmares, fizz and ahri have completely ruled him out of competitive play.
TL;DR Fizz is strong but I don't believe he needs to be nerfed. the same shit that happened to TF will happen to Fizz. he has counters, no one picks them, thus according to everyone, the only way to deal with him is to nerf. | Sigh.. not sure why Fizz should be nerfed out of the big 4 assasins. He is the only one that CANNOT farm from ranged. His ranged abilities when used to farm put him into melee range of creeps, so that cannot be used as a counter argument to the fact that fizz cannot farm from ranged.
The same thing that happened to Twisted Fate is going to happen to fizz. Like Twisted Fate, there are many counters to Fizz. Ever tried playing against a Malzahar as fizz? RIP. Diana does extremely well against fizz too. The only thing is, rarely are these champions picked against fizz. just like Twisted Fates counters at his time of greatness, no one thought to counter pick TF and then he got nerfed, and to top that off the sudden rise of his 2 worst nightmares, fizz and ahri have completely ruled him out of competitive play.
TL;DR Fizz is strong but I don't believe he needs to be nerfed. the same shit that happened to TF will happen to Fizz. he has counters, no one picks them, thus according to everyone, the only way to deal with him is to nerf.
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | ccqx62c | Sigh.. not sure why Fizz should be nerfed out of the big 4 assasins. He is the only one that CANNOT farm from ranged. His ranged abilities when used to farm put him into melee range of creeps, so that cannot be used as a counter argument to the fact that fizz cannot farm from ranged.
The same thing that happened to Twisted Fate is going to happen to fizz. Like Twisted Fate, there are many counters to Fizz. Ever tried playing against a Malzahar as fizz? RIP. Diana does extremely well against fizz too. The only thing is, rarely are these champions picked against fizz. just like Twisted Fates counters at his time of greatness, no one thought to counter pick TF and then he got nerfed, and to top that off the sudden rise of his 2 worst nightmares, fizz and ahri have completely ruled him out of competitive play. | Fizz is strong but I don't believe he needs to be nerfed. the same shit that happened to TF will happen to Fizz. he has counters, no one picks them, thus according to everyone, the only way to deal with him is to nerf. |
chaosmech | >You just said good and bad players play Champion A. So the second factor is dead even. 1/1.
This is a false assumption. You're assuming equal numbers of good and bad players play Champion A, which is not something you can assume, especially given that most of the playerbase is not what you would call "good". Particularly on higher skillfloor champions like Zed.
The second problem is that certain champions (like Zed) have higher skillcaps to go with their higher skillfloor (aka learning curve), so really pro players can do amazing things with them. Cool, so far, so good. However, the bad players see the good players doing awesome things and think they can do that as well. Then they lose.
So a champion can be really good and still garner lower winrates because said champion is only good in the hands of someone with skill, and there are vastly more people without skill than people with skill.
For a clear math example, let's break from reality for a second here and say that I'm Diamond 1 and thus considered a "good" player. For every diamond player there are at least 10 bronze-silver noobs who will play the same champion, particularly if said champion is considered "OP" because their kit is strong. So unless I'm playing the same number of games as 10 bronze/silver noobs (which would probably necessitate playing nearly 10 times the amount of games I would normally), odds are good that the bronze/silver noobs will bring the winrate of that champion down.
And that's assuming I win every game, which I most likely won't.
TL;DR- there are way more bad players than good players, and "OP" champions attract unfamiliar bad players more than champs that are not "OP" (for example nobody's going to seriously first-try Heimerdinger to try and counter their lane opponent; they would conceivably try Zed/Ahri/Fizz etc.) This can bring down the winrate of strong champions because more bad players are losing than good players are winning. | >You just said good and bad players play Champion A. So the second factor is dead even. 1/1.
This is a false assumption. You're assuming equal numbers of good and bad players play Champion A, which is not something you can assume, especially given that most of the playerbase is not what you would call "good". Particularly on higher skillfloor champions like Zed.
The second problem is that certain champions (like Zed) have higher skillcaps to go with their higher skillfloor (aka learning curve), so really pro players can do amazing things with them. Cool, so far, so good. However, the bad players see the good players doing awesome things and think they can do that as well. Then they lose.
So a champion can be really good and still garner lower winrates because said champion is only good in the hands of someone with skill, and there are vastly more people without skill than people with skill.
For a clear math example, let's break from reality for a second here and say that I'm Diamond 1 and thus considered a "good" player. For every diamond player there are at least 10 bronze-silver noobs who will play the same champion, particularly if said champion is considered "OP" because their kit is strong. So unless I'm playing the same number of games as 10 bronze/silver noobs (which would probably necessitate playing nearly 10 times the amount of games I would normally), odds are good that the bronze/silver noobs will bring the winrate of that champion down.
And that's assuming I win every game, which I most likely won't.
TL;DR- there are way more bad players than good players, and "OP" champions attract unfamiliar bad players more than champs that are not "OP" (for example nobody's going to seriously first-try Heimerdinger to try and counter their lane opponent; they would conceivably try Zed/Ahri/Fizz etc.) This can bring down the winrate of strong champions because more bad players are losing than good players are winning.
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | ccqxcpk | You just said good and bad players play Champion A. So the second factor is dead even. 1/1.
This is a false assumption. You're assuming equal numbers of good and bad players play Champion A, which is not something you can assume, especially given that most of the playerbase is not what you would call "good". Particularly on higher skillfloor champions like Zed.
The second problem is that certain champions (like Zed) have higher skillcaps to go with their higher skillfloor (aka learning curve), so really pro players can do amazing things with them. Cool, so far, so good. However, the bad players see the good players doing awesome things and think they can do that as well. Then they lose.
So a champion can be really good and still garner lower winrates because said champion is only good in the hands of someone with skill, and there are vastly more people without skill than people with skill.
For a clear math example, let's break from reality for a second here and say that I'm Diamond 1 and thus considered a "good" player. For every diamond player there are at least 10 bronze-silver noobs who will play the same champion, particularly if said champion is considered "OP" because their kit is strong. So unless I'm playing the same number of games as 10 bronze/silver noobs (which would probably necessitate playing nearly 10 times the amount of games I would normally), odds are good that the bronze/silver noobs will bring the winrate of that champion down.
And that's assuming I win every game, which I most likely won't. | there are way more bad players than good players, and "OP" champions attract unfamiliar bad players more than champs that are not "OP" (for example nobody's going to seriously first-try Heimerdinger to try and counter their lane opponent; they would conceivably try Zed/Ahri/Fizz etc.) This can bring down the winrate of strong champions because more bad players are losing than good players are winning. |
jidar | The problem is Chaox mostly has fun at other peoples expense. He's always laughing at someone or ridiculing someone. It makes a lot of us uneasy.
TL;DR Chaox is just kind of a douche. | The problem is Chaox mostly has fun at other peoples expense. He's always laughing at someone or ridiculing someone. It makes a lot of us uneasy.
TL;DR Chaox is just kind of a douche.
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | ccr06vn | The problem is Chaox mostly has fun at other peoples expense. He's always laughing at someone or ridiculing someone. It makes a lot of us uneasy. | Chaox is just kind of a douche. |
mcnewell | I feel your anger.
This last summer I went to Phoenix for a cardiologist appointment, stopped at Taco Bell in downtown phoenix. Ordered A Potato Griller WITHOUT bacon (it came up as no bacon on computer moniter), didn't actually open it until rest stop later.
Those fuckers put bacon in it.
those fuckers.
TL;DR: Trust nobody but yourself when upholding a strict vegetarian diet. | I feel your anger.
This last summer I went to Phoenix for a cardiologist appointment, stopped at Taco Bell in downtown phoenix. Ordered A Potato Griller WITHOUT bacon (it came up as no bacon on computer moniter), didn't actually open it until rest stop later.
Those fuckers put bacon in it.
those fuckers.
TL;DR: Trust nobody but yourself when upholding a strict vegetarian diet.
| vegetarian | t5_2qm7x | ccrkio3 | I feel your anger.
This last summer I went to Phoenix for a cardiologist appointment, stopped at Taco Bell in downtown phoenix. Ordered A Potato Griller WITHOUT bacon (it came up as no bacon on computer moniter), didn't actually open it until rest stop later.
Those fuckers put bacon in it.
those fuckers. | Trust nobody but yourself when upholding a strict vegetarian diet. |
jamesdakrn | Puig is seriously hilarious. Korean fans have started to call him "the human beagle," because like beagles he is just a ball of energy and you don't know where he's gonna take you, and you might pull your hair out and yell at your beagle for ripping your house apart, but once you look at him and his smiling face all rage melts.
tldr: Puig=beagle | Puig is seriously hilarious. Korean fans have started to call him "the human beagle," because like beagles he is just a ball of energy and you don't know where he's gonna take you, and you might pull your hair out and yell at your beagle for ripping your house apart, but once you look at him and his smiling face all rage melts.
tldr: Puig=beagle
| baseball | t5_2qm7u | ccrxh50 | Puig is seriously hilarious. Korean fans have started to call him "the human beagle," because like beagles he is just a ball of energy and you don't know where he's gonna take you, and you might pull your hair out and yell at your beagle for ripping your house apart, but once you look at him and his smiling face all rage melts. | Puig=beagle |
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