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cark | A friend of mine was having the very same issues. We noticed that some instances (maps) would consistently lag and disconnect him, while others would work fine at the same time. Once he got into one of those laggy instances, even a game restart would keep it laggy. He could go back to say a lunaris that was laggy and be disconnected again after some serious lag spikes, then create a new one and this one would work fine.
So we naturally thought it was a problem on GGG side.
after much research and help from the forum, we learned that there were several instance servers (this is quite obvious) at different IPs, and the route assigned by his ISP would sometimes pass through a different router at the peering location between his ISP and his ISP's backbone provider. So when an instance was created on some specific server of GGG, he got the route going through the faulty ISP equipment, and there was nothing to do, that instance was forever laggy/disconnecting.
As you can imagine, this is pretty annoying when you put that well rolled lvl 78 map in and it turns out to be a "corrupted" one.
So he tried multiple times to contact his ISP (SFR france) customer service. But yeah, you get the usual "did you try rebooting your computer". They simply will not understand or pass the error report up the chain. To this day the problem is still not resolved (that's since the beginning of the current leagues).
But all is not lost, we found a solution ! We usually are on the european gateway, so we decided to switch to the US gateway. There we have more disconnections, but at least once he disconnects, he can reconnect and the instance is not 'corrupted'. looks like the ISP equipment to the US gateway is not faulty !
Once we pinpointed the peering problem with trace and everything, we tried to get GGG to contact the ISP, just like sometimes blizzard does. But GGG is a small company, they obviously don't have the man power to do this.
TLDR : probably not GGG's fault, they could do more about this kind of stuff, but they're a small company | A friend of mine was having the very same issues. We noticed that some instances (maps) would consistently lag and disconnect him, while others would work fine at the same time. Once he got into one of those laggy instances, even a game restart would keep it laggy. He could go back to say a lunaris that was laggy and be disconnected again after some serious lag spikes, then create a new one and this one would work fine.
So we naturally thought it was a problem on GGG side.
after much research and help from the forum, we learned that there were several instance servers (this is quite obvious) at different IPs, and the route assigned by his ISP would sometimes pass through a different router at the peering location between his ISP and his ISP's backbone provider. So when an instance was created on some specific server of GGG, he got the route going through the faulty ISP equipment, and there was nothing to do, that instance was forever laggy/disconnecting.
As you can imagine, this is pretty annoying when you put that well rolled lvl 78 map in and it turns out to be a "corrupted" one.
So he tried multiple times to contact his ISP (SFR france) customer service. But yeah, you get the usual "did you try rebooting your computer". They simply will not understand or pass the error report up the chain. To this day the problem is still not resolved (that's since the beginning of the current leagues).
But all is not lost, we found a solution ! We usually are on the european gateway, so we decided to switch to the US gateway. There we have more disconnections, but at least once he disconnects, he can reconnect and the instance is not 'corrupted'. looks like the ISP equipment to the US gateway is not faulty !
Once we pinpointed the peering problem with trace and everything, we tried to get GGG to contact the ISP, just like sometimes blizzard does. But GGG is a small company, they obviously don't have the man power to do this.
TLDR : probably not GGG's fault, they could do more about this kind of stuff, but they're a small company
| pathofexile | t5_2sf6m | cgupthz | A friend of mine was having the very same issues. We noticed that some instances (maps) would consistently lag and disconnect him, while others would work fine at the same time. Once he got into one of those laggy instances, even a game restart would keep it laggy. He could go back to say a lunaris that was laggy and be disconnected again after some serious lag spikes, then create a new one and this one would work fine.
So we naturally thought it was a problem on GGG side.
after much research and help from the forum, we learned that there were several instance servers (this is quite obvious) at different IPs, and the route assigned by his ISP would sometimes pass through a different router at the peering location between his ISP and his ISP's backbone provider. So when an instance was created on some specific server of GGG, he got the route going through the faulty ISP equipment, and there was nothing to do, that instance was forever laggy/disconnecting.
As you can imagine, this is pretty annoying when you put that well rolled lvl 78 map in and it turns out to be a "corrupted" one.
So he tried multiple times to contact his ISP (SFR france) customer service. But yeah, you get the usual "did you try rebooting your computer". They simply will not understand or pass the error report up the chain. To this day the problem is still not resolved (that's since the beginning of the current leagues).
But all is not lost, we found a solution ! We usually are on the european gateway, so we decided to switch to the US gateway. There we have more disconnections, but at least once he disconnects, he can reconnect and the instance is not 'corrupted'. looks like the ISP equipment to the US gateway is not faulty !
Once we pinpointed the peering problem with trace and everything, we tried to get GGG to contact the ISP, just like sometimes blizzard does. But GGG is a small company, they obviously don't have the man power to do this. | probably not GGG's fault, they could do more about this kind of stuff, but they're a small company |
thekeeno | This is an interesting one - you're trying to fit a lot of consumer-grade hardware into cases traditionally reserved for server/OEM/business use, most of which come with terrible fans, awkward component placement etc. I'd be very wary of going ahead with it, especially with your current selection if components. Most of these cases have very poor airflow around the pci area, leading to convection currents causing hot air to pool in the area above the graphics cards. This could be a major issue with SLI 780s.I have yet to see a single case with a 120mm rad mount for your watercooler either. Most of these cases have tonnes of HDD bays at the expense of front intake fan mounts, and rely on usually a single or pair of 80mm fans for exhaust.
You will probably only get anywhere by making a few mods - a 5u case could have the top panel modified (read: cut a hole in it) to accept your watercooling rad, and you could cut grating into the area above the GPUs to help them.
My personal experience is as follows: I have a computer with an i5-3550 and an EVGA ACX GTX 770 in a Lian-Li PC-C32 case. The GPU cooler is similar to the Msi one in your build in that it ejects air out on all sides - hot air would pool above the GPU area. This was only fixed by cutting out a window and filling it with mesh to let convection carry some of the heat out. I can see this being many times worse with SLI 780s.The CPU was cooled with a Noctua NH-U9B - the only decent cooler that was also low-profile enough to fit in a 4U case. The cooling performance of it is mediocre at best due to the limited airflow in the case. There is no cable management whatsoever.
Tl:dr: It won't work unless you are prepared to get your hands dirty and deal with cases that feel a bit like they came out of 2010. It can work if you are. | This is an interesting one - you're trying to fit a lot of consumer-grade hardware into cases traditionally reserved for server/OEM/business use, most of which come with terrible fans, awkward component placement etc. I'd be very wary of going ahead with it, especially with your current selection if components. Most of these cases have very poor airflow around the pci area, leading to convection currents causing hot air to pool in the area above the graphics cards. This could be a major issue with SLI 780s.I have yet to see a single case with a 120mm rad mount for your watercooler either. Most of these cases have tonnes of HDD bays at the expense of front intake fan mounts, and rely on usually a single or pair of 80mm fans for exhaust.
You will probably only get anywhere by making a few mods - a 5u case could have the top panel modified (read: cut a hole in it) to accept your watercooling rad, and you could cut grating into the area above the GPUs to help them.
My personal experience is as follows: I have a computer with an i5-3550 and an EVGA ACX GTX 770 in a Lian-Li PC-C32 case. The GPU cooler is similar to the Msi one in your build in that it ejects air out on all sides - hot air would pool above the GPU area. This was only fixed by cutting out a window and filling it with mesh to let convection carry some of the heat out. I can see this being many times worse with SLI 780s.The CPU was cooled with a Noctua NH-U9B - the only decent cooler that was also low-profile enough to fit in a 4U case. The cooling performance of it is mediocre at best due to the limited airflow in the case. There is no cable management whatsoever.
Tl:dr: It won't work unless you are prepared to get your hands dirty and deal with cases that feel a bit like they came out of 2010. It can work if you are.
| buildapc | t5_2rnve | cguv9mc | This is an interesting one - you're trying to fit a lot of consumer-grade hardware into cases traditionally reserved for server/OEM/business use, most of which come with terrible fans, awkward component placement etc. I'd be very wary of going ahead with it, especially with your current selection if components. Most of these cases have very poor airflow around the pci area, leading to convection currents causing hot air to pool in the area above the graphics cards. This could be a major issue with SLI 780s.I have yet to see a single case with a 120mm rad mount for your watercooler either. Most of these cases have tonnes of HDD bays at the expense of front intake fan mounts, and rely on usually a single or pair of 80mm fans for exhaust.
You will probably only get anywhere by making a few mods - a 5u case could have the top panel modified (read: cut a hole in it) to accept your watercooling rad, and you could cut grating into the area above the GPUs to help them.
My personal experience is as follows: I have a computer with an i5-3550 and an EVGA ACX GTX 770 in a Lian-Li PC-C32 case. The GPU cooler is similar to the Msi one in your build in that it ejects air out on all sides - hot air would pool above the GPU area. This was only fixed by cutting out a window and filling it with mesh to let convection carry some of the heat out. I can see this being many times worse with SLI 780s.The CPU was cooled with a Noctua NH-U9B - the only decent cooler that was also low-profile enough to fit in a 4U case. The cooling performance of it is mediocre at best due to the limited airflow in the case. There is no cable management whatsoever. | It won't work unless you are prepared to get your hands dirty and deal with cases that feel a bit like they came out of 2010. It can work if you are. |
dizneedave | Rabbits have a reputation for rampant breeding and they deserve it. An un-neutered male rabbit will try to screw anything and everything it encounters. Even neutered male rabbits will try to hump each other. Rabbits are second only to ducks in the rape department.
TLDR: Don't fall asleep naked near a male rabbit. | Rabbits have a reputation for rampant breeding and they deserve it. An un-neutered male rabbit will try to screw anything and everything it encounters. Even neutered male rabbits will try to hump each other. Rabbits are second only to ducks in the rape department.
TLDR: Don't fall asleep naked near a male rabbit.
| funny | t5_2qh33 | cgvka0l | Rabbits have a reputation for rampant breeding and they deserve it. An un-neutered male rabbit will try to screw anything and everything it encounters. Even neutered male rabbits will try to hump each other. Rabbits are second only to ducks in the rape department. | Don't fall asleep naked near a male rabbit. |
Handjabz | When I was 18/19 my friends and I used to go to this pseudo underground club(looking back it was just a really big basement underneath a bunch of businesses) on Saturday nights, it had real dance vibe to it, house music and anything you think you'd hear. Truthfully it was a shit hole, however I could buy drinks in there at 18, so we went a lot. So one week we decide that its Friday and we want to get drunk so why not go to Fusion(that was the name). As we stand in the parking lot drinking our 20.oz coke bottles filled half way with Jack we start noticing the music that we can hear ever so faintly is not what we are used to there.
So cut to 15 minutes later we are done with our booze and head inside. Now upon first entering we notice the music. Hip-hop only(which I dont mind either), and the Dj is just killlllllin it, working the crowd, scratching hard, crowd is going nuts. So we look around and say fuck it lets do this. The more I walk around i'm realizing that my collard douche shirt is one of four in the whole place. I am looking around at a sea of Fubu and shirts with biggies face and tupacs face. We are the only 4 white people in the entire place. That night I saw some shit, shit I never knew existed.
The one image that has never left my mind is that I see a group of people circled around the dance floor and I kind of squeeze my way to the front to look, and there I see it. I see a thick sista, thighs and ass that were made for twerking. She is THICCKKKKKKK and she is wearing what is basically a white almost latex/leather looking bikini top and bottom with a pair white hooker heels that had white straps attached that started at her shoe and wrapped around her legs all the way up to her waste. And she is face down on the sticky, beer and liquor filled floor just clapping her ass right at me. Almost like she is giving me a round of applause for being there. I also notice that there is a guy walking around with a video camera just hyped up, going crazy and recording the crowd. At that moment I was trying to decide if I was home or if I didnt belong.
TL:DR Walked into a hip-hop night at a club and found a love for thick women and also probably ended up in a hip-hop video as the token white guy. | When I was 18/19 my friends and I used to go to this pseudo underground club(looking back it was just a really big basement underneath a bunch of businesses) on Saturday nights, it had real dance vibe to it, house music and anything you think you'd hear. Truthfully it was a shit hole, however I could buy drinks in there at 18, so we went a lot. So one week we decide that its Friday and we want to get drunk so why not go to Fusion(that was the name). As we stand in the parking lot drinking our 20.oz coke bottles filled half way with Jack we start noticing the music that we can hear ever so faintly is not what we are used to there.
So cut to 15 minutes later we are done with our booze and head inside. Now upon first entering we notice the music. Hip-hop only(which I dont mind either), and the Dj is just killlllllin it, working the crowd, scratching hard, crowd is going nuts. So we look around and say fuck it lets do this. The more I walk around i'm realizing that my collard douche shirt is one of four in the whole place. I am looking around at a sea of Fubu and shirts with biggies face and tupacs face. We are the only 4 white people in the entire place. That night I saw some shit, shit I never knew existed.
The one image that has never left my mind is that I see a group of people circled around the dance floor and I kind of squeeze my way to the front to look, and there I see it. I see a thick sista, thighs and ass that were made for twerking. She is THICCKKKKKKK and she is wearing what is basically a white almost latex/leather looking bikini top and bottom with a pair white hooker heels that had white straps attached that started at her shoe and wrapped around her legs all the way up to her waste. And she is face down on the sticky, beer and liquor filled floor just clapping her ass right at me. Almost like she is giving me a round of applause for being there. I also notice that there is a guy walking around with a video camera just hyped up, going crazy and recording the crowd. At that moment I was trying to decide if I was home or if I didnt belong.
TL:DR Walked into a hip-hop night at a club and found a love for thick women and also probably ended up in a hip-hop video as the token white guy.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cguv25u | When I was 18/19 my friends and I used to go to this pseudo underground club(looking back it was just a really big basement underneath a bunch of businesses) on Saturday nights, it had real dance vibe to it, house music and anything you think you'd hear. Truthfully it was a shit hole, however I could buy drinks in there at 18, so we went a lot. So one week we decide that its Friday and we want to get drunk so why not go to Fusion(that was the name). As we stand in the parking lot drinking our 20.oz coke bottles filled half way with Jack we start noticing the music that we can hear ever so faintly is not what we are used to there.
So cut to 15 minutes later we are done with our booze and head inside. Now upon first entering we notice the music. Hip-hop only(which I dont mind either), and the Dj is just killlllllin it, working the crowd, scratching hard, crowd is going nuts. So we look around and say fuck it lets do this. The more I walk around i'm realizing that my collard douche shirt is one of four in the whole place. I am looking around at a sea of Fubu and shirts with biggies face and tupacs face. We are the only 4 white people in the entire place. That night I saw some shit, shit I never knew existed.
The one image that has never left my mind is that I see a group of people circled around the dance floor and I kind of squeeze my way to the front to look, and there I see it. I see a thick sista, thighs and ass that were made for twerking. She is THICCKKKKKKK and she is wearing what is basically a white almost latex/leather looking bikini top and bottom with a pair white hooker heels that had white straps attached that started at her shoe and wrapped around her legs all the way up to her waste. And she is face down on the sticky, beer and liquor filled floor just clapping her ass right at me. Almost like she is giving me a round of applause for being there. I also notice that there is a guy walking around with a video camera just hyped up, going crazy and recording the crowd. At that moment I was trying to decide if I was home or if I didnt belong. | Walked into a hip-hop night at a club and found a love for thick women and also probably ended up in a hip-hop video as the token white guy. |
Dirty_DANger | In Guild Wars there were a LOT of titles, but they were tiered. An example would be gathering 'faction points' for your chosen side. If you had just started, you had the title "Luxon Supporter", but if you put the time (and I mean a lot of time) you could unlock the highest tier: "Saviour of the Luxons". These differences were most certainly noticed, and when you saw someone with a maxed out title it was definitely respected.
The number of available titles just means that people can acquire titles in many different ways. If they just want a funny title they can go out and earn that title. But if they want to show their skill, dominance or devotion to the game they can go and earn a really difficult title. In time, those titles will be known and renown and people will have that "awe" feeling when they seem them.
tl;dr: Lot of titles available, some will be very difficult to get and will still provide a sense of awe. | In Guild Wars there were a LOT of titles, but they were tiered. An example would be gathering 'faction points' for your chosen side. If you had just started, you had the title "Luxon Supporter", but if you put the time (and I mean a lot of time) you could unlock the highest tier: "Saviour of the Luxons". These differences were most certainly noticed, and when you saw someone with a maxed out title it was definitely respected.
The number of available titles just means that people can acquire titles in many different ways. If they just want a funny title they can go out and earn that title. But if they want to show their skill, dominance or devotion to the game they can go and earn a really difficult title. In time, those titles will be known and renown and people will have that "awe" feeling when they seem them.
tl;dr: Lot of titles available, some will be very difficult to get and will still provide a sense of awe.
| WildStar | t5_2sqwc | cgv0128 | In Guild Wars there were a LOT of titles, but they were tiered. An example would be gathering 'faction points' for your chosen side. If you had just started, you had the title "Luxon Supporter", but if you put the time (and I mean a lot of time) you could unlock the highest tier: "Saviour of the Luxons". These differences were most certainly noticed, and when you saw someone with a maxed out title it was definitely respected.
The number of available titles just means that people can acquire titles in many different ways. If they just want a funny title they can go out and earn that title. But if they want to show their skill, dominance or devotion to the game they can go and earn a really difficult title. In time, those titles will be known and renown and people will have that "awe" feeling when they seem them. | Lot of titles available, some will be very difficult to get and will still provide a sense of awe. |
Rodot | And you are correct. That is a good continuity error I did not catch.
**Now, prepare yourself for the longest comment I have ever written on reddit.**
I could offer some ideas for why this would not violate continuity, but of course, none of this had to be taken to be true.
* We'll start with what we do know about the zombies.
1. They appear to be infected humans rather than undead, as you mentioned, which can be extrapolated from the following:
A. The zombies appear to undergo respiration, as can be inferred by the noises they make.
B. Zombie location damage appears to be similar to living humans. (Head shots instant kill, can be knocked out for a few seconds)
C. They appear to bleed which means they have a functioning heart.
D. This game is meant to have an element of realism, so we would assume a realistic scenario.
2. They appear to be very tolerant of pain, indicating minimal neural activity. This may be subjective though since it appears as a game mechanic for players not to be crippled by it either.
3. While they can be knocked unconscious, they manage to get back on their feet alarmingly quickly. This might imply either a different structure of brain activity, such as conservation of resources to only vital systems.
4. Zombies appear to have a very high level of stamina, indicating lack of muscular or connective tissue decay. Not only further supports the idea that the zombies are infected, rather than undead, but also that they have a functioning immune system, as they are not constantly rotting from bacteria. This also indicates that the parasite is only infecting the brain, or nervous system, but nothing else. Otherwise these cells would begin to break down. Further support for this come from the fact that most infections only target a narrow range of cell types.
5. Zombies have very little or no need for food. This coupled with the rate at which they exhaust energy can indicate a few possibilities.
A. The apocalypse was very recent in game time.
B. The zombies that you encounter were recently infected.
C. The zombies rely on the breakdown of fats and even proteins for energy, with disregard for the physical effects. This would further support that they only retain limited neural activity, but would still cause either part A or B to hold true.
D. They do eat, we just never see it.
6. We have to look at behavior of the infection. We infer that this infection appears to be a type of virus or parasite or other microbe. We know that, like other real world viruses, and parasites that "zombify" animals generally do so through multiple stages, though only infecting a single species directly. This may infer that the infection itself is not necessarily spread by humans, but by other animals that we interact with. (Perhaps livestock or pets) These viruses and parasites generally do not spread through the air. Inferring this virus or parasite is a mutation of a similar acting body, or even if it were created artificially, we would be lead to predict that it does not spread through the air, but instead by either direct blood/spinal/lymph contact, or through a set of vectors described as other animal iterations. (The E. Coli Bacteria actually does something similar)
7. From the behavior described above, we can build evidence that the player in fact is not immune.
A. First, the player relies almost entirely on non-perishable foods or non-meat-based products. The biggest source of meat for the player would likely be in the Tactical Bacon, which on the can itself says it can be preserved for up to 10 years. If the infection started recently, and livestock were the cause, the player would be almost entirely unaffected. Especially if it were only through a specific species of livestock, or a specific part of the animal. (I know in the mod there are more food options)
B. Fluid contact as a medium for the virus to spread would be unlikely. It would have been noticed or discovered early on in the infection, and is not a very easy way to transmit the disease. Even if zombies were able to attack the populations at staggering rates, local law enforcement would have very easily been able to handle it. (Considering how easy it is for a single well armed survivor to fight off the hoards). So this is very unlikely to be the primary means of infection, although, this does not mean that it is not *a* method of infection, and if so, then the player may in fact be immune. There is not very much evidence at this time to prove or disprove this statement.
C. The player's initial appearance on the coast, and initial lack of knowledge of the area, may indicate that the player has just arrived to Chernarus. If so, and if the infection spreads through a medium described above, then the survivor may have simply never been exposed to any virus.
* Now we'll look into possibilities behind how a recently deceased player could reanimate. The following section contains both realistic, and more outlandish possibilities.
1. [REALISTIC] It may take time for the infection to take hold. Possibly a method of viral or parasitic injection is implemented by another zombie on a recently deceased corps. After all, if there do exist some microbes and worms that will alter behavior in very unexpected ways in order to reproduce. If this were some sort of worm, or larger parasite, and it does in fact target the brain directly, there is a possibility that it could carry with it some glucose energy storage system to keep alive the cells that it needs, or a potassium/sodium/calcium chloride storage system to help it to push back ion gradients in our brains. If this were so, it could build up enough charge across the brain to shock the heart back to life, like some sort of defibrillator. In the process of this, considerable brain damage would certainly occur which could also hint for cause behind the decrease cognitive level. Though this seems outlandish as a concept, there do exist many animals today that can build up electric potentials (Voltage) organically. Really, the two most improbable things about this are that a creature that small could generate such a strong potential (Though who says it has to be small if it is a worm? Have you seen the size of some parasitic worm? Their massive!) and the possibility of evolution of such a species. The evolution of an infectious worm might allow it to be compatible with humans, but gaining an advanced system for building up high electric potential in only a few short years would be another matter. (Unless of course you count genetic experiments as a viable origin).
2. [OUTLANDISH] The viral infection could be alarmingly quick. Causing the infected to not die, but pass out with a dramatically slowed heart rate. This would be more likely if the player was in fact previously infected, but the virus remained dormant. Introduction of a new virus to the system could trigger the dormant virus to activate. Such introduction could be caused by a fatal blow from an infected zombie, or some post-"death" exposure. The slowed heart rate would prevent any notability that the survivor was alive. Once the virus activates, it is very quick to spread it all throughout the body. (A ton of them can be made, and held for storage in a single cell) Attacking the nervous system could later cause the heart rate to resume as normal once the infection fully holds. This method is a lot less practical from a biological or medical standpoint, and would also cause some continuity issues (Being able to check for pulse, breathing, etc)
* I could probably think of more possibilities, but I fear this comment has gotten a little bit over the top how it is. Thanks for sticking through it all. I'd be happy to hear you comments, thoughts, or criticisms about these possible infection mediums, and would greatly appreciate corrections to any of the claims I may have made.
**TL;DR: It's okay, you don't have to read all of that if you don't want to. It will better explain what I am trying to say though. In short, conventional ideas for the transmission of a zombie parasite would likely not hold up in the real world. Extrapolating, one can find the possibility that the survivors are not immune to the virus.** If so, I've provided two possible examples of how a parasite such as this could infect a recently deceased corpse. These should not be regarded as facts about the DayZ world, but only interpretations of available data. Under these interpretations there could exist methods for a realistic infection scenario. ** | And you are correct. That is a good continuity error I did not catch.
Now, prepare yourself for the longest comment I have ever written on reddit.
I could offer some ideas for why this would not violate continuity, but of course, none of this had to be taken to be true.
We'll start with what we do know about the zombies.
They appear to be infected humans rather than undead, as you mentioned, which can be extrapolated from the following:
A. The zombies appear to undergo respiration, as can be inferred by the noises they make.
B. Zombie location damage appears to be similar to living humans. (Head shots instant kill, can be knocked out for a few seconds)
C. They appear to bleed which means they have a functioning heart.
D. This game is meant to have an element of realism, so we would assume a realistic scenario.
They appear to be very tolerant of pain, indicating minimal neural activity. This may be subjective though since it appears as a game mechanic for players not to be crippled by it either.
While they can be knocked unconscious, they manage to get back on their feet alarmingly quickly. This might imply either a different structure of brain activity, such as conservation of resources to only vital systems.
Zombies appear to have a very high level of stamina, indicating lack of muscular or connective tissue decay. Not only further supports the idea that the zombies are infected, rather than undead, but also that they have a functioning immune system, as they are not constantly rotting from bacteria. This also indicates that the parasite is only infecting the brain, or nervous system, but nothing else. Otherwise these cells would begin to break down. Further support for this come from the fact that most infections only target a narrow range of cell types.
Zombies have very little or no need for food. This coupled with the rate at which they exhaust energy can indicate a few possibilities.
A. The apocalypse was very recent in game time.
B. The zombies that you encounter were recently infected.
C. The zombies rely on the breakdown of fats and even proteins for energy, with disregard for the physical effects. This would further support that they only retain limited neural activity, but would still cause either part A or B to hold true.
D. They do eat, we just never see it.
We have to look at behavior of the infection. We infer that this infection appears to be a type of virus or parasite or other microbe. We know that, like other real world viruses, and parasites that "zombify" animals generally do so through multiple stages, though only infecting a single species directly. This may infer that the infection itself is not necessarily spread by humans, but by other animals that we interact with. (Perhaps livestock or pets) These viruses and parasites generally do not spread through the air. Inferring this virus or parasite is a mutation of a similar acting body, or even if it were created artificially, we would be lead to predict that it does not spread through the air, but instead by either direct blood/spinal/lymph contact, or through a set of vectors described as other animal iterations. (The E. Coli Bacteria actually does something similar)
From the behavior described above, we can build evidence that the player in fact is not immune.
A. First, the player relies almost entirely on non-perishable foods or non-meat-based products. The biggest source of meat for the player would likely be in the Tactical Bacon, which on the can itself says it can be preserved for up to 10 years. If the infection started recently, and livestock were the cause, the player would be almost entirely unaffected. Especially if it were only through a specific species of livestock, or a specific part of the animal. (I know in the mod there are more food options)
B. Fluid contact as a medium for the virus to spread would be unlikely. It would have been noticed or discovered early on in the infection, and is not a very easy way to transmit the disease. Even if zombies were able to attack the populations at staggering rates, local law enforcement would have very easily been able to handle it. (Considering how easy it is for a single well armed survivor to fight off the hoards). So this is very unlikely to be the primary means of infection, although, this does not mean that it is not a method of infection, and if so, then the player may in fact be immune. There is not very much evidence at this time to prove or disprove this statement.
C. The player's initial appearance on the coast, and initial lack of knowledge of the area, may indicate that the player has just arrived to Chernarus. If so, and if the infection spreads through a medium described above, then the survivor may have simply never been exposed to any virus.
Now we'll look into possibilities behind how a recently deceased player could reanimate. The following section contains both realistic, and more outlandish possibilities.
[REALISTIC] It may take time for the infection to take hold. Possibly a method of viral or parasitic injection is implemented by another zombie on a recently deceased corps. After all, if there do exist some microbes and worms that will alter behavior in very unexpected ways in order to reproduce. If this were some sort of worm, or larger parasite, and it does in fact target the brain directly, there is a possibility that it could carry with it some glucose energy storage system to keep alive the cells that it needs, or a potassium/sodium/calcium chloride storage system to help it to push back ion gradients in our brains. If this were so, it could build up enough charge across the brain to shock the heart back to life, like some sort of defibrillator. In the process of this, considerable brain damage would certainly occur which could also hint for cause behind the decrease cognitive level. Though this seems outlandish as a concept, there do exist many animals today that can build up electric potentials (Voltage) organically. Really, the two most improbable things about this are that a creature that small could generate such a strong potential (Though who says it has to be small if it is a worm? Have you seen the size of some parasitic worm? Their massive!) and the possibility of evolution of such a species. The evolution of an infectious worm might allow it to be compatible with humans, but gaining an advanced system for building up high electric potential in only a few short years would be another matter. (Unless of course you count genetic experiments as a viable origin).
[OUTLANDISH] The viral infection could be alarmingly quick. Causing the infected to not die, but pass out with a dramatically slowed heart rate. This would be more likely if the player was in fact previously infected, but the virus remained dormant. Introduction of a new virus to the system could trigger the dormant virus to activate. Such introduction could be caused by a fatal blow from an infected zombie, or some post-"death" exposure. The slowed heart rate would prevent any notability that the survivor was alive. Once the virus activates, it is very quick to spread it all throughout the body. (A ton of them can be made, and held for storage in a single cell) Attacking the nervous system could later cause the heart rate to resume as normal once the infection fully holds. This method is a lot less practical from a biological or medical standpoint, and would also cause some continuity issues (Being able to check for pulse, breathing, etc)
I could probably think of more possibilities, but I fear this comment has gotten a little bit over the top how it is. Thanks for sticking through it all. I'd be happy to hear you comments, thoughts, or criticisms about these possible infection mediums, and would greatly appreciate corrections to any of the claims I may have made.
TL;DR: It's okay, you don't have to read all of that if you don't want to. It will better explain what I am trying to say though. In short, conventional ideas for the transmission of a zombie parasite would likely not hold up in the real world. Extrapolating, one can find the possibility that the survivors are not immune to the virus. If so, I've provided two possible examples of how a parasite such as this could infect a recently deceased corpse. These should not be regarded as facts about the DayZ world, but only interpretations of available data. Under these interpretations there could exist methods for a realistic infection scenario. **
| dayz | t5_2ty3s | cgv82si | And you are correct. That is a good continuity error I did not catch.
Now, prepare yourself for the longest comment I have ever written on reddit.
I could offer some ideas for why this would not violate continuity, but of course, none of this had to be taken to be true.
We'll start with what we do know about the zombies.
They appear to be infected humans rather than undead, as you mentioned, which can be extrapolated from the following:
A. The zombies appear to undergo respiration, as can be inferred by the noises they make.
B. Zombie location damage appears to be similar to living humans. (Head shots instant kill, can be knocked out for a few seconds)
C. They appear to bleed which means they have a functioning heart.
D. This game is meant to have an element of realism, so we would assume a realistic scenario.
They appear to be very tolerant of pain, indicating minimal neural activity. This may be subjective though since it appears as a game mechanic for players not to be crippled by it either.
While they can be knocked unconscious, they manage to get back on their feet alarmingly quickly. This might imply either a different structure of brain activity, such as conservation of resources to only vital systems.
Zombies appear to have a very high level of stamina, indicating lack of muscular or connective tissue decay. Not only further supports the idea that the zombies are infected, rather than undead, but also that they have a functioning immune system, as they are not constantly rotting from bacteria. This also indicates that the parasite is only infecting the brain, or nervous system, but nothing else. Otherwise these cells would begin to break down. Further support for this come from the fact that most infections only target a narrow range of cell types.
Zombies have very little or no need for food. This coupled with the rate at which they exhaust energy can indicate a few possibilities.
A. The apocalypse was very recent in game time.
B. The zombies that you encounter were recently infected.
C. The zombies rely on the breakdown of fats and even proteins for energy, with disregard for the physical effects. This would further support that they only retain limited neural activity, but would still cause either part A or B to hold true.
D. They do eat, we just never see it.
We have to look at behavior of the infection. We infer that this infection appears to be a type of virus or parasite or other microbe. We know that, like other real world viruses, and parasites that "zombify" animals generally do so through multiple stages, though only infecting a single species directly. This may infer that the infection itself is not necessarily spread by humans, but by other animals that we interact with. (Perhaps livestock or pets) These viruses and parasites generally do not spread through the air. Inferring this virus or parasite is a mutation of a similar acting body, or even if it were created artificially, we would be lead to predict that it does not spread through the air, but instead by either direct blood/spinal/lymph contact, or through a set of vectors described as other animal iterations. (The E. Coli Bacteria actually does something similar)
From the behavior described above, we can build evidence that the player in fact is not immune.
A. First, the player relies almost entirely on non-perishable foods or non-meat-based products. The biggest source of meat for the player would likely be in the Tactical Bacon, which on the can itself says it can be preserved for up to 10 years. If the infection started recently, and livestock were the cause, the player would be almost entirely unaffected. Especially if it were only through a specific species of livestock, or a specific part of the animal. (I know in the mod there are more food options)
B. Fluid contact as a medium for the virus to spread would be unlikely. It would have been noticed or discovered early on in the infection, and is not a very easy way to transmit the disease. Even if zombies were able to attack the populations at staggering rates, local law enforcement would have very easily been able to handle it. (Considering how easy it is for a single well armed survivor to fight off the hoards). So this is very unlikely to be the primary means of infection, although, this does not mean that it is not a method of infection, and if so, then the player may in fact be immune. There is not very much evidence at this time to prove or disprove this statement.
C. The player's initial appearance on the coast, and initial lack of knowledge of the area, may indicate that the player has just arrived to Chernarus. If so, and if the infection spreads through a medium described above, then the survivor may have simply never been exposed to any virus.
Now we'll look into possibilities behind how a recently deceased player could reanimate. The following section contains both realistic, and more outlandish possibilities.
[REALISTIC] It may take time for the infection to take hold. Possibly a method of viral or parasitic injection is implemented by another zombie on a recently deceased corps. After all, if there do exist some microbes and worms that will alter behavior in very unexpected ways in order to reproduce. If this were some sort of worm, or larger parasite, and it does in fact target the brain directly, there is a possibility that it could carry with it some glucose energy storage system to keep alive the cells that it needs, or a potassium/sodium/calcium chloride storage system to help it to push back ion gradients in our brains. If this were so, it could build up enough charge across the brain to shock the heart back to life, like some sort of defibrillator. In the process of this, considerable brain damage would certainly occur which could also hint for cause behind the decrease cognitive level. Though this seems outlandish as a concept, there do exist many animals today that can build up electric potentials (Voltage) organically. Really, the two most improbable things about this are that a creature that small could generate such a strong potential (Though who says it has to be small if it is a worm? Have you seen the size of some parasitic worm? Their massive!) and the possibility of evolution of such a species. The evolution of an infectious worm might allow it to be compatible with humans, but gaining an advanced system for building up high electric potential in only a few short years would be another matter. (Unless of course you count genetic experiments as a viable origin).
[OUTLANDISH] The viral infection could be alarmingly quick. Causing the infected to not die, but pass out with a dramatically slowed heart rate. This would be more likely if the player was in fact previously infected, but the virus remained dormant. Introduction of a new virus to the system could trigger the dormant virus to activate. Such introduction could be caused by a fatal blow from an infected zombie, or some post-"death" exposure. The slowed heart rate would prevent any notability that the survivor was alive. Once the virus activates, it is very quick to spread it all throughout the body. (A ton of them can be made, and held for storage in a single cell) Attacking the nervous system could later cause the heart rate to resume as normal once the infection fully holds. This method is a lot less practical from a biological or medical standpoint, and would also cause some continuity issues (Being able to check for pulse, breathing, etc)
I could probably think of more possibilities, but I fear this comment has gotten a little bit over the top how it is. Thanks for sticking through it all. I'd be happy to hear you comments, thoughts, or criticisms about these possible infection mediums, and would greatly appreciate corrections to any of the claims I may have made. | It's okay, you don't have to read all of that if you don't want to. It will better explain what I am trying to say though. In short, conventional ideas for the transmission of a zombie parasite would likely not hold up in the real world. Extrapolating, one can find the possibility that the survivors are not immune to the virus. If so, I've provided two possible examples of how a parasite such as this could infect a recently deceased corpse. These should not be regarded as facts about the DayZ world, but only interpretations of available data. Under these interpretations there could exist methods for a realistic infection scenario. ** |
Blaez_Knight | I assume that your question is how he seemed to get 99 Fletching after getting all 99s. The answer is that these kind of server-wide messages are handled together and if they happen in the same tick (which can easily be the case here), then they are just displayed in some specified order, which could be like this.
TL;DR It is not a bug or anything interesting, just slightly strange game mechanics.
Stating your question will help you get answers in the future. | I assume that your question is how he seemed to get 99 Fletching after getting all 99s. The answer is that these kind of server-wide messages are handled together and if they happen in the same tick (which can easily be the case here), then they are just displayed in some specified order, which could be like this.
TL;DR It is not a bug or anything interesting, just slightly strange game mechanics.
Stating your question will help you get answers in the future.
| runescape | t5_2qwxl | cgv588v | I assume that your question is how he seemed to get 99 Fletching after getting all 99s. The answer is that these kind of server-wide messages are handled together and if they happen in the same tick (which can easily be the case here), then they are just displayed in some specified order, which could be like this. | It is not a bug or anything interesting, just slightly strange game mechanics.
Stating your question will help you get answers in the future. |
RedundancyCheck | Dude idk why but that seems like it would be a waste to me.. probably will get all soupy and drip down into the pipe and it will hit much harsher than a rig and nail becuase the temp of a lighter flame is much higher than the required (or desired) temp for vaporizing (dabbing) hash oil/wax.
TL;DR, GET A RIG IF YOU GOT OIL GAME LIKE THAT. | Dude idk why but that seems like it would be a waste to me.. probably will get all soupy and drip down into the pipe and it will hit much harsher than a rig and nail becuase the temp of a lighter flame is much higher than the required (or desired) temp for vaporizing (dabbing) hash oil/wax.
TL;DR, GET A RIG IF YOU GOT OIL GAME LIKE THAT.
| trees | t5_2r9vp | cgvjt2k | Dude idk why but that seems like it would be a waste to me.. probably will get all soupy and drip down into the pipe and it will hit much harsher than a rig and nail becuase the temp of a lighter flame is much higher than the required (or desired) temp for vaporizing (dabbing) hash oil/wax. | GET A RIG IF YOU GOT OIL GAME LIKE THAT. |
omgrun | I do have some experience with this.
Honestly the best thing to do is put it right on your profile. Top part. Right there. Even if you list that you're openly poly, you need to also list that you're in a relationship.
I went on a date with a couple and they STILL assumed I was single, even though I put "I am polyamorous" in plain sight. Caused a lot of friction.
If you keep waiting for a right time, there'll never be a right time. I figured that out the hard way and ended up dating someone who wasn't totally crazy about my being poly despite all good sense. If I had been open and honest from the beginning, it would have been such a big deal.
tl;dr, Just fucking list it. Less people will want to date you, but it's more important that the RIGHT people want to date you. | I do have some experience with this.
Honestly the best thing to do is put it right on your profile. Top part. Right there. Even if you list that you're openly poly, you need to also list that you're in a relationship.
I went on a date with a couple and they STILL assumed I was single, even though I put "I am polyamorous" in plain sight. Caused a lot of friction.
If you keep waiting for a right time, there'll never be a right time. I figured that out the hard way and ended up dating someone who wasn't totally crazy about my being poly despite all good sense. If I had been open and honest from the beginning, it would have been such a big deal.
tl;dr, Just fucking list it. Less people will want to date you, but it's more important that the RIGHT people want to date you.
| OkCupid | t5_2rct2 | cgva056 | I do have some experience with this.
Honestly the best thing to do is put it right on your profile. Top part. Right there. Even if you list that you're openly poly, you need to also list that you're in a relationship.
I went on a date with a couple and they STILL assumed I was single, even though I put "I am polyamorous" in plain sight. Caused a lot of friction.
If you keep waiting for a right time, there'll never be a right time. I figured that out the hard way and ended up dating someone who wasn't totally crazy about my being poly despite all good sense. If I had been open and honest from the beginning, it would have been such a big deal. | Just fucking list it. Less people will want to date you, but it's more important that the RIGHT people want to date you. |
moonn7stars | My evil narcissistic aunt and my dad's whole family.
My aunt (dad's sister) never liked my mother since she is a different religion than my dad - although it was never a problem for my dad. But dad was very mild mannered, so he didn't really speak up and my aunt kept butting into our lives to the point where she found a new woman for my dad to marry and *brought her to our house*, lol. I don't know what she was thinking. My mom served them food before realizing what my aunt was up to. Anyway I grew up with her shit, trying to bad-mouth our mom to us when we would be at family gatherings, refusing to shake my mom's hand etc. The rest of the family would kind of enable her.
Anyway, my dad passed away two years ago. You'd think my aunt would have pity for a new widow. Nope, she went into action the next second. First, lying her way into getting important documents relating to his death and trying to get control of his accounts. Nope, blocked. But then she found a loophole. Her husband, had helped my dad out I guess at one point, and apparently his name was on the lease though my dad had been making the payments. So she made him kick us out of our house and my mom and and my younger sister had to live with my aunt (mom's sister) for a month while I crashed with a friend. This was all while I was completing high school. My mom doesn't work, so it was a kick while we were down. And the family did nothing. We're barely able to make rent each month, and my mom had to take a shitty secretarial job to keep us going. She tried mediating with my grandparents but they're also passive as fuck and take the side of their daughter.
TLDR; I hate my aunt with a passion and will never forgive us for making us homeless when my dad died. | My evil narcissistic aunt and my dad's whole family.
My aunt (dad's sister) never liked my mother since she is a different religion than my dad - although it was never a problem for my dad. But dad was very mild mannered, so he didn't really speak up and my aunt kept butting into our lives to the point where she found a new woman for my dad to marry and brought her to our house , lol. I don't know what she was thinking. My mom served them food before realizing what my aunt was up to. Anyway I grew up with her shit, trying to bad-mouth our mom to us when we would be at family gatherings, refusing to shake my mom's hand etc. The rest of the family would kind of enable her.
Anyway, my dad passed away two years ago. You'd think my aunt would have pity for a new widow. Nope, she went into action the next second. First, lying her way into getting important documents relating to his death and trying to get control of his accounts. Nope, blocked. But then she found a loophole. Her husband, had helped my dad out I guess at one point, and apparently his name was on the lease though my dad had been making the payments. So she made him kick us out of our house and my mom and and my younger sister had to live with my aunt (mom's sister) for a month while I crashed with a friend. This was all while I was completing high school. My mom doesn't work, so it was a kick while we were down. And the family did nothing. We're barely able to make rent each month, and my mom had to take a shitty secretarial job to keep us going. She tried mediating with my grandparents but they're also passive as fuck and take the side of their daughter.
TLDR; I hate my aunt with a passion and will never forgive us for making us homeless when my dad died.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cgvbjh1 | My evil narcissistic aunt and my dad's whole family.
My aunt (dad's sister) never liked my mother since she is a different religion than my dad - although it was never a problem for my dad. But dad was very mild mannered, so he didn't really speak up and my aunt kept butting into our lives to the point where she found a new woman for my dad to marry and brought her to our house , lol. I don't know what she was thinking. My mom served them food before realizing what my aunt was up to. Anyway I grew up with her shit, trying to bad-mouth our mom to us when we would be at family gatherings, refusing to shake my mom's hand etc. The rest of the family would kind of enable her.
Anyway, my dad passed away two years ago. You'd think my aunt would have pity for a new widow. Nope, she went into action the next second. First, lying her way into getting important documents relating to his death and trying to get control of his accounts. Nope, blocked. But then she found a loophole. Her husband, had helped my dad out I guess at one point, and apparently his name was on the lease though my dad had been making the payments. So she made him kick us out of our house and my mom and and my younger sister had to live with my aunt (mom's sister) for a month while I crashed with a friend. This was all while I was completing high school. My mom doesn't work, so it was a kick while we were down. And the family did nothing. We're barely able to make rent each month, and my mom had to take a shitty secretarial job to keep us going. She tried mediating with my grandparents but they're also passive as fuck and take the side of their daughter. | I hate my aunt with a passion and will never forgive us for making us homeless when my dad died. |
ChandlarEuNe | I disagree! I have alot of good friends and they know I have a big mouth and talk alot of crap, but guess what! When shit breaks down, they know that I'm there.
I'm not the "best" best friend. I'm only human and i say stuff I dont meen.
I think you just have to be honest about why you do stuff. I always stay behind what I said, even if it makes no sense and was hurtful.
But honestly, I'm probably the one who says sorry the most..
Tl:dr I'm that kind of guy, but my friend still tell me stuff and we be bff's. | I disagree! I have alot of good friends and they know I have a big mouth and talk alot of crap, but guess what! When shit breaks down, they know that I'm there.
I'm not the "best" best friend. I'm only human and i say stuff I dont meen.
I think you just have to be honest about why you do stuff. I always stay behind what I said, even if it makes no sense and was hurtful.
But honestly, I'm probably the one who says sorry the most..
Tl:dr I'm that kind of guy, but my friend still tell me stuff and we be bff's.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | cgvjdll | I disagree! I have alot of good friends and they know I have a big mouth and talk alot of crap, but guess what! When shit breaks down, they know that I'm there.
I'm not the "best" best friend. I'm only human and i say stuff I dont meen.
I think you just have to be honest about why you do stuff. I always stay behind what I said, even if it makes no sense and was hurtful.
But honestly, I'm probably the one who says sorry the most.. | I'm that kind of guy, but my friend still tell me stuff and we be bff's. |
solomute | Oh man, I feel you. I bought my JH16s when they had their 20% off Black Friday sale, and I was like "I'm gonna need these at some point," even though I didn't have any immediate gigs that needed me to have IEMs. The price tag on pro-level IEMs is definitely shocking. Even with the 20% off (the same discount they give to endorsers, btw, my boss got the endorsement discount when he got his), and the fact that it was a tool for work, it was still a sacrifice for me.
I'm not sure anyone can authoritatively answer this who hasn't listened to both the 10X3s and the 16s. All I can personally say is that my IEMs before this were Shure E5s, which I performed with as a drummer and bass player for many years. Even though the E5s were top of the line when they came out, I would totally not even consider mixing modern IEM mixes on those E5s. The JH16s are like sitting in front of a pair of studio monitors, the E5s didn't even stack up against my monitoring headphones (Sony MDR-7506, which aren't stellar themselves).
So here's my guess: The difference between the 10X3 and the 16 is that the 10X3 has one driver on every passband and the 16 has two, with four on the lows. I'm going to assume that they are tuned about the same in terms of frequency response (though I have heard that the 16 has a bit of a bump in the low end?). The big benefit to the additional drivers is that balanced armature drivers are prone to distortion the more you drive them, hence crossing things over three ways and adding additional drivers to each passband so that each individual driver is handling less of the overall load by itself. My theory, without spending the many thousands of dollars necessary to buy every JH model and listen to all of them, is that the big difference in sound is going to be a bit of distortion as you drive them harder, and there won't be a big difference in tonality otherwise. I think if a mix sounds good on the 10X3, it's going to sound even better on the 16s thanks to lower distortion, depending on how hard the artist is cranking their ears.
I just mixed IEMs for the first time a few days ago, and the touring act's FOH engineer elected to mix the lead vocalist's ears himself from FOH, and he did so on headphones, which most certainly wouldn't have sounded exactly like the artist's ears. I think the big thing is getting the overall balance right, and any reference you have, even a wedge (and I have watched my boss mix IEMs on a wedge!) will be able to deliver that for you. Any reasonably decent reference (and 10X3s will fall within that) will be able to give you enough of an idea for tonality to be able to handle the gig for you, even if the artist is on a different reference from you. I'm not entirely convinced that even if MON and artist are on the same ears, that the very personal aspects of the IEM system are not already making things sound different between the two people.
tl;dr I think you can save your money and be pretty good for your gig, as long as you're a good MON and know what your artist wants to hear. The JH16s sound fucking amazing though. | Oh man, I feel you. I bought my JH16s when they had their 20% off Black Friday sale, and I was like "I'm gonna need these at some point," even though I didn't have any immediate gigs that needed me to have IEMs. The price tag on pro-level IEMs is definitely shocking. Even with the 20% off (the same discount they give to endorsers, btw, my boss got the endorsement discount when he got his), and the fact that it was a tool for work, it was still a sacrifice for me.
I'm not sure anyone can authoritatively answer this who hasn't listened to both the 10X3s and the 16s. All I can personally say is that my IEMs before this were Shure E5s, which I performed with as a drummer and bass player for many years. Even though the E5s were top of the line when they came out, I would totally not even consider mixing modern IEM mixes on those E5s. The JH16s are like sitting in front of a pair of studio monitors, the E5s didn't even stack up against my monitoring headphones (Sony MDR-7506, which aren't stellar themselves).
So here's my guess: The difference between the 10X3 and the 16 is that the 10X3 has one driver on every passband and the 16 has two, with four on the lows. I'm going to assume that they are tuned about the same in terms of frequency response (though I have heard that the 16 has a bit of a bump in the low end?). The big benefit to the additional drivers is that balanced armature drivers are prone to distortion the more you drive them, hence crossing things over three ways and adding additional drivers to each passband so that each individual driver is handling less of the overall load by itself. My theory, without spending the many thousands of dollars necessary to buy every JH model and listen to all of them, is that the big difference in sound is going to be a bit of distortion as you drive them harder, and there won't be a big difference in tonality otherwise. I think if a mix sounds good on the 10X3, it's going to sound even better on the 16s thanks to lower distortion, depending on how hard the artist is cranking their ears.
I just mixed IEMs for the first time a few days ago, and the touring act's FOH engineer elected to mix the lead vocalist's ears himself from FOH, and he did so on headphones, which most certainly wouldn't have sounded exactly like the artist's ears. I think the big thing is getting the overall balance right, and any reference you have, even a wedge (and I have watched my boss mix IEMs on a wedge!) will be able to deliver that for you. Any reasonably decent reference (and 10X3s will fall within that) will be able to give you enough of an idea for tonality to be able to handle the gig for you, even if the artist is on a different reference from you. I'm not entirely convinced that even if MON and artist are on the same ears, that the very personal aspects of the IEM system are not already making things sound different between the two people.
tl;dr I think you can save your money and be pretty good for your gig, as long as you're a good MON and know what your artist wants to hear. The JH16s sound fucking amazing though.
| livesound | t5_2remi | cgvlzae | Oh man, I feel you. I bought my JH16s when they had their 20% off Black Friday sale, and I was like "I'm gonna need these at some point," even though I didn't have any immediate gigs that needed me to have IEMs. The price tag on pro-level IEMs is definitely shocking. Even with the 20% off (the same discount they give to endorsers, btw, my boss got the endorsement discount when he got his), and the fact that it was a tool for work, it was still a sacrifice for me.
I'm not sure anyone can authoritatively answer this who hasn't listened to both the 10X3s and the 16s. All I can personally say is that my IEMs before this were Shure E5s, which I performed with as a drummer and bass player for many years. Even though the E5s were top of the line when they came out, I would totally not even consider mixing modern IEM mixes on those E5s. The JH16s are like sitting in front of a pair of studio monitors, the E5s didn't even stack up against my monitoring headphones (Sony MDR-7506, which aren't stellar themselves).
So here's my guess: The difference between the 10X3 and the 16 is that the 10X3 has one driver on every passband and the 16 has two, with four on the lows. I'm going to assume that they are tuned about the same in terms of frequency response (though I have heard that the 16 has a bit of a bump in the low end?). The big benefit to the additional drivers is that balanced armature drivers are prone to distortion the more you drive them, hence crossing things over three ways and adding additional drivers to each passband so that each individual driver is handling less of the overall load by itself. My theory, without spending the many thousands of dollars necessary to buy every JH model and listen to all of them, is that the big difference in sound is going to be a bit of distortion as you drive them harder, and there won't be a big difference in tonality otherwise. I think if a mix sounds good on the 10X3, it's going to sound even better on the 16s thanks to lower distortion, depending on how hard the artist is cranking their ears.
I just mixed IEMs for the first time a few days ago, and the touring act's FOH engineer elected to mix the lead vocalist's ears himself from FOH, and he did so on headphones, which most certainly wouldn't have sounded exactly like the artist's ears. I think the big thing is getting the overall balance right, and any reference you have, even a wedge (and I have watched my boss mix IEMs on a wedge!) will be able to deliver that for you. Any reasonably decent reference (and 10X3s will fall within that) will be able to give you enough of an idea for tonality to be able to handle the gig for you, even if the artist is on a different reference from you. I'm not entirely convinced that even if MON and artist are on the same ears, that the very personal aspects of the IEM system are not already making things sound different between the two people. | I think you can save your money and be pretty good for your gig, as long as you're a good MON and know what your artist wants to hear. The JH16s sound fucking amazing though. |
timothymicah | Okay, so by applying the law of parsimony we can -know- with more certainty that there are no gods because there are simpler, more likely explanations. Instead of believing there is no god because there is no evidence (agnostic atheism?), we can know there is no god because there is greater evidence for simpler models rendering god(s) unnecessary (gnostic atheism?).
And I definitely agree that there are no supernatural forces at work, but I might contest the unlikelihood of "imperceptible" beings. After all, we evolved to be sensitive to be specific forms of energy and matter; we cannot imagine how echolocation is experienced by dolphins or bats for example. Dark matter might be thought of as "imperceptible." Is it possible that because our senses our so limited, that even though technology expands our view of the universe, it too is limited in scope of the entire sensorium? (TL;DR I like Vonnegut) | Okay, so by applying the law of parsimony we can -know- with more certainty that there are no gods because there are simpler, more likely explanations. Instead of believing there is no god because there is no evidence (agnostic atheism?), we can know there is no god because there is greater evidence for simpler models rendering god(s) unnecessary (gnostic atheism?).
And I definitely agree that there are no supernatural forces at work, but I might contest the unlikelihood of "imperceptible" beings. After all, we evolved to be sensitive to be specific forms of energy and matter; we cannot imagine how echolocation is experienced by dolphins or bats for example. Dark matter might be thought of as "imperceptible." Is it possible that because our senses our so limited, that even though technology expands our view of the universe, it too is limited in scope of the entire sensorium? (TL;DR I like Vonnegut)
| atheism | t5_2qh2p | cgw7467 | Okay, so by applying the law of parsimony we can -know- with more certainty that there are no gods because there are simpler, more likely explanations. Instead of believing there is no god because there is no evidence (agnostic atheism?), we can know there is no god because there is greater evidence for simpler models rendering god(s) unnecessary (gnostic atheism?).
And I definitely agree that there are no supernatural forces at work, but I might contest the unlikelihood of "imperceptible" beings. After all, we evolved to be sensitive to be specific forms of energy and matter; we cannot imagine how echolocation is experienced by dolphins or bats for example. Dark matter might be thought of as "imperceptible." Is it possible that because our senses our so limited, that even though technology expands our view of the universe, it too is limited in scope of the entire sensorium? ( | I like Vonnegut) |
bambino646 | I just had an exam through ProctorU today. So, while they are non-intrusive, they still watch you. Here a quick rundown: I started my session through chat first, the webcam part came into place for me to show my ID, show my desk and area I was taking the exam, they give you the OK, and put a code for you on Blackboard to start the exam. After that, the webcam in their end is paused and you start your exam and continue like you normally would (on my exam I was able to have PDFs from the class open but no web browsing). At the end I had to contact them through the chat and they will confirm I'm done... And that's it.
TL;DR: they are watching/hearing you constantly; having a friend will not help. | I just had an exam through ProctorU today. So, while they are non-intrusive, they still watch you. Here a quick rundown: I started my session through chat first, the webcam part came into place for me to show my ID, show my desk and area I was taking the exam, they give you the OK, and put a code for you on Blackboard to start the exam. After that, the webcam in their end is paused and you start your exam and continue like you normally would (on my exam I was able to have PDFs from the class open but no web browsing). At the end I had to contact them through the chat and they will confirm I'm done... And that's it.
TL;DR: they are watching/hearing you constantly; having a friend will not help.
| FIU | t5_2s56w | cgwda99 | I just had an exam through ProctorU today. So, while they are non-intrusive, they still watch you. Here a quick rundown: I started my session through chat first, the webcam part came into place for me to show my ID, show my desk and area I was taking the exam, they give you the OK, and put a code for you on Blackboard to start the exam. After that, the webcam in their end is paused and you start your exam and continue like you normally would (on my exam I was able to have PDFs from the class open but no web browsing). At the end I had to contact them through the chat and they will confirm I'm done... And that's it. | they are watching/hearing you constantly; having a friend will not help. |
bookbookbookreddit | So what's their first goal? (other than survival, of course.) I mean, why do they take this survival trip at all? Are they trying to prove something? If so, what and to whom? Do they just want to have one last fun trip before they all split up to go to different colleges? That motivation, whatever it is, is their first goal.
It would probably help if each of them have a slightly different goal, and their goals conflict. Old grudges start coming out, etc. Man v. Nature is a great classic conflict, but in a group setting, Man v. Nature has a tendency to turn into Man v. Man, if you know what I mean. That's where you start getting to the deeper issues.
With any buddy road trip, I assume that reaffirming the friendship would be essential to the "swayed end goal" and resolution.
Or maybe the end goal doesn't change--it just takes on deeper meaning. At first, Harold and Kumar just want White Castles because White Castles. But there's a point where they've come too far to just give up. Now it's personal.
Sorry that was very rambling.
tl;dr, go re-watch your favorite road trip/buddy movies, maybe read The Body by Stephen King (aka Stand By Me).
| So what's their first goal? (other than survival, of course.) I mean, why do they take this survival trip at all? Are they trying to prove something? If so, what and to whom? Do they just want to have one last fun trip before they all split up to go to different colleges? That motivation, whatever it is, is their first goal.
It would probably help if each of them have a slightly different goal, and their goals conflict. Old grudges start coming out, etc. Man v. Nature is a great classic conflict, but in a group setting, Man v. Nature has a tendency to turn into Man v. Man, if you know what I mean. That's where you start getting to the deeper issues.
With any buddy road trip, I assume that reaffirming the friendship would be essential to the "swayed end goal" and resolution.
Or maybe the end goal doesn't change--it just takes on deeper meaning. At first, Harold and Kumar just want White Castles because White Castles. But there's a point where they've come too far to just give up. Now it's personal.
Sorry that was very rambling.
tl;dr, go re-watch your favorite road trip/buddy movies, maybe read The Body by Stephen King (aka Stand By Me).
| writing | t5_2qh2n | cgw7vbx | So what's their first goal? (other than survival, of course.) I mean, why do they take this survival trip at all? Are they trying to prove something? If so, what and to whom? Do they just want to have one last fun trip before they all split up to go to different colleges? That motivation, whatever it is, is their first goal.
It would probably help if each of them have a slightly different goal, and their goals conflict. Old grudges start coming out, etc. Man v. Nature is a great classic conflict, but in a group setting, Man v. Nature has a tendency to turn into Man v. Man, if you know what I mean. That's where you start getting to the deeper issues.
With any buddy road trip, I assume that reaffirming the friendship would be essential to the "swayed end goal" and resolution.
Or maybe the end goal doesn't change--it just takes on deeper meaning. At first, Harold and Kumar just want White Castles because White Castles. But there's a point where they've come too far to just give up. Now it's personal.
Sorry that was very rambling. | go re-watch your favorite road trip/buddy movies, maybe read The Body by Stephen King (aka Stand By Me). |
bacon_taste | That depends. If you want reliability and a fast connection, call comcast, bitch about prices, and threaten to cancel. They'll give you better rates with no contract most likely. If you're fine with partying like it's 1999, there's always AT&T with their slow ass dsl. And no, uverse is not real fiber. If you've got money lying everywhere and want to waste it, you can always get a hotspot from your cell carrier.
TL; DR: just go bitch at comcast about price. You don't need cable TV to have cable internet. | That depends. If you want reliability and a fast connection, call comcast, bitch about prices, and threaten to cancel. They'll give you better rates with no contract most likely. If you're fine with partying like it's 1999, there's always AT&T with their slow ass dsl. And no, uverse is not real fiber. If you've got money lying everywhere and want to waste it, you can always get a hotspot from your cell carrier.
TL; DR: just go bitch at comcast about price. You don't need cable TV to have cable internet.
| fresno | t5_2r5of | cgwj2sa | That depends. If you want reliability and a fast connection, call comcast, bitch about prices, and threaten to cancel. They'll give you better rates with no contract most likely. If you're fine with partying like it's 1999, there's always AT&T with their slow ass dsl. And no, uverse is not real fiber. If you've got money lying everywhere and want to waste it, you can always get a hotspot from your cell carrier. | just go bitch at comcast about price. You don't need cable TV to have cable internet. |
guesswhogameboop | **WALL OF TEXT INCOMING** Throwaway for reasons. This was, word for word, my last text sent. Redacted real names from the story, and any other stuff I saw fit, sorry :(
kay. Story time. So we started talking in like the very end of last year, basically the start of December ish or whatever, Iβm not entirely sure because my perception of time is just likeβ¦ horrific. I literally have no idea about how time works or passes and stuff, yesterday I missed out a month and thought we were in august or something. Okay so basically the way we met is I have a bunch of friends I like playing a certain video game with, I wonβt get much into it but you play online with people. So through these friends I met more friends, and through those friends I met her. Basically we all skyped in a big group (skype is like, a phone call but over wifi) and it was all good, but the first thing I noticed is that she had a pretty nice voice. Like quite quiet, not overly high pitched, a wee bit American sounding. I love American accents btw, if you sound American its like aww yisss or if you sound irish. Or Bostonian. Got damn boston accents are the shit. What was I saying? Okay right to we met over skype, blahblahblah, chatted and stuff. Funny story. I accidentally added her as a friend in this game lol, we were in a big group and I meant to click someone else but I clicked her. Woops. Anyway from now im gunna reference her as purdy because her real name is [REAL NAME DUH] but she doesnβt like that and her name in the game is pardy but that sounds shit so I stuck to purdy. So me and purdy started texting. Like a lot. Like, every day. It was actually really chill, we would basically just text and skype and stuff and play video games and generally just have a laugh. We do this for a while and other friends come and go but we kinda stuck together most of the time, was all good. But then things got a little more complex. So she had another friend named Cake (his name isnβt really Cake but we called him Cake) So Cake was like, straight up in-love with purdy. Like full on. Theyβd been friends for over a few years, but there was a time when they werenβt. What happened was purdy had a boyfriend for a while nameβ¦ I think Lewis?... IDK his last name was Pounder so he sounded like a pornstar name which was great. Basically Lewis was a wee bit of a cunt. Hes some bloke from Manchester and he seemed okay to me but thatβs not what I heard from Cake. Cake says he was just abusive, angry, harsh and rude to purdy etc and was totally NOT cool with purdy talking to other guys. So purdy being the little fucking genius she is cut Cake out of her life for like 4 months. Just, no contact. After a while they break up, purdy starts talking to Cake all over again. Hurray. Theyβre friends for a good while when I show up (yay me).
So here I should stop and say some shit about Cake. Cake is the nicest guy. Like, genuinely the nicest person. Heβs also very typical; heβs a middle class black guy, total stoner as well. Like, smokes weed everyday kinda stoner. That doesnβt change the fuck that he was insanely nice and friendly, funny welcoming blahblahblah (I say was cus we donβt really talk anymore). The problem is purdy is a little messed up. Not hugely, maybe the same modicum of messed up as I am, though Iβm not sure you know exactly how messed up I am so thatβs not a great description. Iβll put it like this; purdy didnβt really want a nice guy, because she understood the vital intricacies of a power struggle in a relationship. If youβre not really sure what I mean try reading Antony and Cleopatra, or atleast watch a version of it. Shakespeare is like hundreds of years old and he still brilliantly displays the power struggle of a relationship, emotional games between a man and a woman on the highest calibre. Iβm getting sidetracked hard here but it has a point. Most girls donβt really want a guy just to roll over and do whatever they say, thatβs fucking boring. Well, Cake was one of those guys. His mentality was basically βoh well if Iβm nice and I do what she says sheβll love me hurrdudurrβ which is a nice innocent naΓ―ve mentality but really wonβt get you anywhere which is a shame because if that was what it was like then relationships would be way less power-struggle and mind games, way more honesty and goodness. Ahh well, Iβm also in the boat of βthat shit is boringβ. The summary of this entire paragraph is that Cake was just not getting to date purdy. It just wasnβt gunna happen.
Soooo me and Cake become increasingly good friends. We have some good late night chats and stuff, heβs been through some shit. Heβs lost quite a few friends, bad shit happened, blahblah. We talked a lot about some stuff and we grew close but I knew that would be a problem for me because I did like purdy, not like head over heels but just in a kind of βI wouldβ way. Except I was just better at it than he was. I know that sounds kinda harsh or arrogant or obnoxious but it was the truth. So as me and purdy talked more and more we grew closer and became more than friends, but not really a definable amount. I donβt like to define relationships cus labels arenβt really that necessary and stuff but yeee. So here is the situation as it stands so far in the story; I like purdy more than a friend, she likes me the same and we talk. Cake likes purdy a fuck tonne, but heβs not really getting anywhere. So here is where things get like, confusing. Whenever me and purdy talk over skype itβs pretty normal; we laugh a lot but sheβs quite a quiet person; she can appreciate silence and is comfortable in it, and so am I so it kinda works out. So then one day we were just chilling, kinda quiet and relaxed and she suddenly just said. "[PERSONAL INFORMATION].β I was likeβ¦ what? But you know how I said purdy is like me a lot? Well one of those things is that she isnβt so good at sharing, making emotional connections and shit (my therapy session today was all about emotional connects and sharing and shit) so I get that she really had to trust me to say something like that. So I told her something in kind and she told me another thing. Now, you know I tell you pretty much everything but shit man Iβm not telling you what she told me cus itβs not mine to hear but I will never forget what she said. So that makes things more complex. Weβre still on holiday at this point, and thatβs important. So things escalate well after that, we start getting more than more flirty, a little more intimate. More than once weβd be up til 1 or 2 am just chatting about stuff, not gunna lie it wasnβt βstrictly platonicβ most of the time, not gunna go into details because that would be ungentle manly but yeah. So things go well, cake is still a little torn up about this shit and he already said that he didnβt trust me initially since he was like a bit crazy about purdy so I just avoid telling him me and purdy were close cus thatβd just be shitty. Okay so things are going well from here but the main problems start when I go back to school like I knew they would. My sleep schedule was just so fucked because I would get home and sleep and then stay up way too late, whereas she would just sleep like a normal person, ergo we would never really get time to talk. Also I started playing different games, hanging out with other friends etc and we just drifted. True story; I was asleep when I got so many texts that my phone just wouldnβt shut the fuck up and it woke up me up. Boy I was pissed. Anyway. So shit happens, we talk when we can but we kinda just drift apart, similarly Cake drifts apart from her so Iβm not really sure what happened with that, not really that bothered all round in all honesty. Soooo it pretty much dissolves from there, until one day Iβm just like eh fuck this and essentially I must make sure sheβs okay and stuff and tell her Iβll be busy with schoolwork and shit so basically just not gunna be talking to her cus itβs too much effort.
So then a few days ago I was just like hey I did actually give a shit about you btw because that has a backstory to it. In its essence when we chat and stuff Iβd say βI donβt really careβ because I didnβt really but she would mostly reply βYeah but you donβt care about anything.β Which you know what is pretty accurate; itβs pretty hard for me to give a shit a lot of the time. But there is some cruel irony in that I did care for her but I never really replied with that, never really told her. So a few days ago the last messages we had were here:
I care/d about you btw :L wow like in the least faggoty feeling way i can possibly say that :L Saz i was just relaxing and I kinda wanted to say that because whenever you said you dont care about anything that's like the answer I had in mind 99% of the time but I just never said it and unsaid things are just straight up bullshit :L sorry this is out of the blue, okay gn gl :X
melon: [REAL NAME]
melon: I'VE MISSED YOU YOU KNOW
[REAL NAME]: yeah dude I miss you too but I can't really come back :L i'm working out life at the moment, saz :x
The end. Well, kinda, I mean that wasnβt really all of it just the important parts because we talked like a lot, like literally thousands of messages lol but I cba to talk about it anymore, Kinda maxed out my limit with this shit.
**TL;DR LDR was kinda shitty.** | WALL OF TEXT INCOMING Throwaway for reasons. This was, word for word, my last text sent. Redacted real names from the story, and any other stuff I saw fit, sorry :(
kay. Story time. So we started talking in like the very end of last year, basically the start of December ish or whatever, Iβm not entirely sure because my perception of time is just likeβ¦ horrific. I literally have no idea about how time works or passes and stuff, yesterday I missed out a month and thought we were in august or something. Okay so basically the way we met is I have a bunch of friends I like playing a certain video game with, I wonβt get much into it but you play online with people. So through these friends I met more friends, and through those friends I met her. Basically we all skyped in a big group (skype is like, a phone call but over wifi) and it was all good, but the first thing I noticed is that she had a pretty nice voice. Like quite quiet, not overly high pitched, a wee bit American sounding. I love American accents btw, if you sound American its like aww yisss or if you sound irish. Or Bostonian. Got damn boston accents are the shit. What was I saying? Okay right to we met over skype, blahblahblah, chatted and stuff. Funny story. I accidentally added her as a friend in this game lol, we were in a big group and I meant to click someone else but I clicked her. Woops. Anyway from now im gunna reference her as purdy because her real name is [REAL NAME DUH] but she doesnβt like that and her name in the game is pardy but that sounds shit so I stuck to purdy. So me and purdy started texting. Like a lot. Like, every day. It was actually really chill, we would basically just text and skype and stuff and play video games and generally just have a laugh. We do this for a while and other friends come and go but we kinda stuck together most of the time, was all good. But then things got a little more complex. So she had another friend named Cake (his name isnβt really Cake but we called him Cake) So Cake was like, straight up in-love with purdy. Like full on. Theyβd been friends for over a few years, but there was a time when they werenβt. What happened was purdy had a boyfriend for a while nameβ¦ I think Lewis?... IDK his last name was Pounder so he sounded like a pornstar name which was great. Basically Lewis was a wee bit of a cunt. Hes some bloke from Manchester and he seemed okay to me but thatβs not what I heard from Cake. Cake says he was just abusive, angry, harsh and rude to purdy etc and was totally NOT cool with purdy talking to other guys. So purdy being the little fucking genius she is cut Cake out of her life for like 4 months. Just, no contact. After a while they break up, purdy starts talking to Cake all over again. Hurray. Theyβre friends for a good while when I show up (yay me).
So here I should stop and say some shit about Cake. Cake is the nicest guy. Like, genuinely the nicest person. Heβs also very typical; heβs a middle class black guy, total stoner as well. Like, smokes weed everyday kinda stoner. That doesnβt change the fuck that he was insanely nice and friendly, funny welcoming blahblahblah (I say was cus we donβt really talk anymore). The problem is purdy is a little messed up. Not hugely, maybe the same modicum of messed up as I am, though Iβm not sure you know exactly how messed up I am so thatβs not a great description. Iβll put it like this; purdy didnβt really want a nice guy, because she understood the vital intricacies of a power struggle in a relationship. If youβre not really sure what I mean try reading Antony and Cleopatra, or atleast watch a version of it. Shakespeare is like hundreds of years old and he still brilliantly displays the power struggle of a relationship, emotional games between a man and a woman on the highest calibre. Iβm getting sidetracked hard here but it has a point. Most girls donβt really want a guy just to roll over and do whatever they say, thatβs fucking boring. Well, Cake was one of those guys. His mentality was basically βoh well if Iβm nice and I do what she says sheβll love me hurrdudurrβ which is a nice innocent naΓ―ve mentality but really wonβt get you anywhere which is a shame because if that was what it was like then relationships would be way less power-struggle and mind games, way more honesty and goodness. Ahh well, Iβm also in the boat of βthat shit is boringβ. The summary of this entire paragraph is that Cake was just not getting to date purdy. It just wasnβt gunna happen.
Soooo me and Cake become increasingly good friends. We have some good late night chats and stuff, heβs been through some shit. Heβs lost quite a few friends, bad shit happened, blahblah. We talked a lot about some stuff and we grew close but I knew that would be a problem for me because I did like purdy, not like head over heels but just in a kind of βI wouldβ way. Except I was just better at it than he was. I know that sounds kinda harsh or arrogant or obnoxious but it was the truth. So as me and purdy talked more and more we grew closer and became more than friends, but not really a definable amount. I donβt like to define relationships cus labels arenβt really that necessary and stuff but yeee. So here is the situation as it stands so far in the story; I like purdy more than a friend, she likes me the same and we talk. Cake likes purdy a fuck tonne, but heβs not really getting anywhere. So here is where things get like, confusing. Whenever me and purdy talk over skype itβs pretty normal; we laugh a lot but sheβs quite a quiet person; she can appreciate silence and is comfortable in it, and so am I so it kinda works out. So then one day we were just chilling, kinda quiet and relaxed and she suddenly just said. "[PERSONAL INFORMATION].β I was likeβ¦ what? But you know how I said purdy is like me a lot? Well one of those things is that she isnβt so good at sharing, making emotional connections and shit (my therapy session today was all about emotional connects and sharing and shit) so I get that she really had to trust me to say something like that. So I told her something in kind and she told me another thing. Now, you know I tell you pretty much everything but shit man Iβm not telling you what she told me cus itβs not mine to hear but I will never forget what she said. So that makes things more complex. Weβre still on holiday at this point, and thatβs important. So things escalate well after that, we start getting more than more flirty, a little more intimate. More than once weβd be up til 1 or 2 am just chatting about stuff, not gunna lie it wasnβt βstrictly platonicβ most of the time, not gunna go into details because that would be ungentle manly but yeah. So things go well, cake is still a little torn up about this shit and he already said that he didnβt trust me initially since he was like a bit crazy about purdy so I just avoid telling him me and purdy were close cus thatβd just be shitty. Okay so things are going well from here but the main problems start when I go back to school like I knew they would. My sleep schedule was just so fucked because I would get home and sleep and then stay up way too late, whereas she would just sleep like a normal person, ergo we would never really get time to talk. Also I started playing different games, hanging out with other friends etc and we just drifted. True story; I was asleep when I got so many texts that my phone just wouldnβt shut the fuck up and it woke up me up. Boy I was pissed. Anyway. So shit happens, we talk when we can but we kinda just drift apart, similarly Cake drifts apart from her so Iβm not really sure what happened with that, not really that bothered all round in all honesty. Soooo it pretty much dissolves from there, until one day Iβm just like eh fuck this and essentially I must make sure sheβs okay and stuff and tell her Iβll be busy with schoolwork and shit so basically just not gunna be talking to her cus itβs too much effort.
So then a few days ago I was just like hey I did actually give a shit about you btw because that has a backstory to it. In its essence when we chat and stuff Iβd say βI donβt really careβ because I didnβt really but she would mostly reply βYeah but you donβt care about anything.β Which you know what is pretty accurate; itβs pretty hard for me to give a shit a lot of the time. But there is some cruel irony in that I did care for her but I never really replied with that, never really told her. So a few days ago the last messages we had were here:
I care/d about you btw :L wow like in the least faggoty feeling way i can possibly say that :L Saz i was just relaxing and I kinda wanted to say that because whenever you said you dont care about anything that's like the answer I had in mind 99% of the time but I just never said it and unsaid things are just straight up bullshit :L sorry this is out of the blue, okay gn gl :X
melon: [REAL NAME]
melon: I'VE MISSED YOU YOU KNOW
[REAL NAME]: yeah dude I miss you too but I can't really come back :L i'm working out life at the moment, saz :x
The end. Well, kinda, I mean that wasnβt really all of it just the important parts because we talked like a lot, like literally thousands of messages lol but I cba to talk about it anymore, Kinda maxed out my limit with this shit.
TL;DR LDR was kinda shitty.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cgx8phq | WALL OF TEXT INCOMING Throwaway for reasons. This was, word for word, my last text sent. Redacted real names from the story, and any other stuff I saw fit, sorry :(
kay. Story time. So we started talking in like the very end of last year, basically the start of December ish or whatever, Iβm not entirely sure because my perception of time is just likeβ¦ horrific. I literally have no idea about how time works or passes and stuff, yesterday I missed out a month and thought we were in august or something. Okay so basically the way we met is I have a bunch of friends I like playing a certain video game with, I wonβt get much into it but you play online with people. So through these friends I met more friends, and through those friends I met her. Basically we all skyped in a big group (skype is like, a phone call but over wifi) and it was all good, but the first thing I noticed is that she had a pretty nice voice. Like quite quiet, not overly high pitched, a wee bit American sounding. I love American accents btw, if you sound American its like aww yisss or if you sound irish. Or Bostonian. Got damn boston accents are the shit. What was I saying? Okay right to we met over skype, blahblahblah, chatted and stuff. Funny story. I accidentally added her as a friend in this game lol, we were in a big group and I meant to click someone else but I clicked her. Woops. Anyway from now im gunna reference her as purdy because her real name is [REAL NAME DUH] but she doesnβt like that and her name in the game is pardy but that sounds shit so I stuck to purdy. So me and purdy started texting. Like a lot. Like, every day. It was actually really chill, we would basically just text and skype and stuff and play video games and generally just have a laugh. We do this for a while and other friends come and go but we kinda stuck together most of the time, was all good. But then things got a little more complex. So she had another friend named Cake (his name isnβt really Cake but we called him Cake) So Cake was like, straight up in-love with purdy. Like full on. Theyβd been friends for over a few years, but there was a time when they werenβt. What happened was purdy had a boyfriend for a while nameβ¦ I think Lewis?... IDK his last name was Pounder so he sounded like a pornstar name which was great. Basically Lewis was a wee bit of a cunt. Hes some bloke from Manchester and he seemed okay to me but thatβs not what I heard from Cake. Cake says he was just abusive, angry, harsh and rude to purdy etc and was totally NOT cool with purdy talking to other guys. So purdy being the little fucking genius she is cut Cake out of her life for like 4 months. Just, no contact. After a while they break up, purdy starts talking to Cake all over again. Hurray. Theyβre friends for a good while when I show up (yay me).
So here I should stop and say some shit about Cake. Cake is the nicest guy. Like, genuinely the nicest person. Heβs also very typical; heβs a middle class black guy, total stoner as well. Like, smokes weed everyday kinda stoner. That doesnβt change the fuck that he was insanely nice and friendly, funny welcoming blahblahblah (I say was cus we donβt really talk anymore). The problem is purdy is a little messed up. Not hugely, maybe the same modicum of messed up as I am, though Iβm not sure you know exactly how messed up I am so thatβs not a great description. Iβll put it like this; purdy didnβt really want a nice guy, because she understood the vital intricacies of a power struggle in a relationship. If youβre not really sure what I mean try reading Antony and Cleopatra, or atleast watch a version of it. Shakespeare is like hundreds of years old and he still brilliantly displays the power struggle of a relationship, emotional games between a man and a woman on the highest calibre. Iβm getting sidetracked hard here but it has a point. Most girls donβt really want a guy just to roll over and do whatever they say, thatβs fucking boring. Well, Cake was one of those guys. His mentality was basically βoh well if Iβm nice and I do what she says sheβll love me hurrdudurrβ which is a nice innocent naΓ―ve mentality but really wonβt get you anywhere which is a shame because if that was what it was like then relationships would be way less power-struggle and mind games, way more honesty and goodness. Ahh well, Iβm also in the boat of βthat shit is boringβ. The summary of this entire paragraph is that Cake was just not getting to date purdy. It just wasnβt gunna happen.
Soooo me and Cake become increasingly good friends. We have some good late night chats and stuff, heβs been through some shit. Heβs lost quite a few friends, bad shit happened, blahblah. We talked a lot about some stuff and we grew close but I knew that would be a problem for me because I did like purdy, not like head over heels but just in a kind of βI wouldβ way. Except I was just better at it than he was. I know that sounds kinda harsh or arrogant or obnoxious but it was the truth. So as me and purdy talked more and more we grew closer and became more than friends, but not really a definable amount. I donβt like to define relationships cus labels arenβt really that necessary and stuff but yeee. So here is the situation as it stands so far in the story; I like purdy more than a friend, she likes me the same and we talk. Cake likes purdy a fuck tonne, but heβs not really getting anywhere. So here is where things get like, confusing. Whenever me and purdy talk over skype itβs pretty normal; we laugh a lot but sheβs quite a quiet person; she can appreciate silence and is comfortable in it, and so am I so it kinda works out. So then one day we were just chilling, kinda quiet and relaxed and she suddenly just said. "[PERSONAL INFORMATION].β I was likeβ¦ what? But you know how I said purdy is like me a lot? Well one of those things is that she isnβt so good at sharing, making emotional connections and shit (my therapy session today was all about emotional connects and sharing and shit) so I get that she really had to trust me to say something like that. So I told her something in kind and she told me another thing. Now, you know I tell you pretty much everything but shit man Iβm not telling you what she told me cus itβs not mine to hear but I will never forget what she said. So that makes things more complex. Weβre still on holiday at this point, and thatβs important. So things escalate well after that, we start getting more than more flirty, a little more intimate. More than once weβd be up til 1 or 2 am just chatting about stuff, not gunna lie it wasnβt βstrictly platonicβ most of the time, not gunna go into details because that would be ungentle manly but yeah. So things go well, cake is still a little torn up about this shit and he already said that he didnβt trust me initially since he was like a bit crazy about purdy so I just avoid telling him me and purdy were close cus thatβd just be shitty. Okay so things are going well from here but the main problems start when I go back to school like I knew they would. My sleep schedule was just so fucked because I would get home and sleep and then stay up way too late, whereas she would just sleep like a normal person, ergo we would never really get time to talk. Also I started playing different games, hanging out with other friends etc and we just drifted. True story; I was asleep when I got so many texts that my phone just wouldnβt shut the fuck up and it woke up me up. Boy I was pissed. Anyway. So shit happens, we talk when we can but we kinda just drift apart, similarly Cake drifts apart from her so Iβm not really sure what happened with that, not really that bothered all round in all honesty. Soooo it pretty much dissolves from there, until one day Iβm just like eh fuck this and essentially I must make sure sheβs okay and stuff and tell her Iβll be busy with schoolwork and shit so basically just not gunna be talking to her cus itβs too much effort.
So then a few days ago I was just like hey I did actually give a shit about you btw because that has a backstory to it. In its essence when we chat and stuff Iβd say βI donβt really careβ because I didnβt really but she would mostly reply βYeah but you donβt care about anything.β Which you know what is pretty accurate; itβs pretty hard for me to give a shit a lot of the time. But there is some cruel irony in that I did care for her but I never really replied with that, never really told her. So a few days ago the last messages we had were here:
I care/d about you btw :L wow like in the least faggoty feeling way i can possibly say that :L Saz i was just relaxing and I kinda wanted to say that because whenever you said you dont care about anything that's like the answer I had in mind 99% of the time but I just never said it and unsaid things are just straight up bullshit :L sorry this is out of the blue, okay gn gl :X
melon: [REAL NAME]
melon: I'VE MISSED YOU YOU KNOW
[REAL NAME]: yeah dude I miss you too but I can't really come back :L i'm working out life at the moment, saz :x
The end. Well, kinda, I mean that wasnβt really all of it just the important parts because we talked like a lot, like literally thousands of messages lol but I cba to talk about it anymore, Kinda maxed out my limit with this shit. | LDR was kinda shitty. |
VioletValkyrie | If that was your first time, you've got many of like situations to come, dear.
No worries. Maybe she didn't like what she saw, maybe she got nervous and also didn't know how to progress, or caught by a sibling/parent and got in trouble. Maybe she got bored or distracted.
The point is, you did nothing wrong, you are a normal, healthy-seeming boy engaging in the exciting, fun and enbaressing world of pic-sharing and online flirting. No worries.
Take practice selfies and pics and see which angles make your dick look nicer.
Have fun, be safe with who you share your n00ds with, if you feel that is necessary but don't worry. Being young, or hell, human is about experiencing new things.
tl;dr: You're fine. Have fun and don't worry about what she may or may have not thought or did! | If that was your first time, you've got many of like situations to come, dear.
No worries. Maybe she didn't like what she saw, maybe she got nervous and also didn't know how to progress, or caught by a sibling/parent and got in trouble. Maybe she got bored or distracted.
The point is, you did nothing wrong, you are a normal, healthy-seeming boy engaging in the exciting, fun and enbaressing world of pic-sharing and online flirting. No worries.
Take practice selfies and pics and see which angles make your dick look nicer.
Have fun, be safe with who you share your n00ds with, if you feel that is necessary but don't worry. Being young, or hell, human is about experiencing new things.
tl;dr: You're fine. Have fun and don't worry about what she may or may have not thought or did!
| confession | t5_2qo2a | cgwo4v3 | If that was your first time, you've got many of like situations to come, dear.
No worries. Maybe she didn't like what she saw, maybe she got nervous and also didn't know how to progress, or caught by a sibling/parent and got in trouble. Maybe she got bored or distracted.
The point is, you did nothing wrong, you are a normal, healthy-seeming boy engaging in the exciting, fun and enbaressing world of pic-sharing and online flirting. No worries.
Take practice selfies and pics and see which angles make your dick look nicer.
Have fun, be safe with who you share your n00ds with, if you feel that is necessary but don't worry. Being young, or hell, human is about experiencing new things. | You're fine. Have fun and don't worry about what she may or may have not thought or did! |
Soul_Shot | Just because someone at the FDA has ties to Monsanto doesn't mean there's some huge corporate conspiracy. Not everything is a conspiracy theory - perhaps the government just likes to hire people with industry experience (as hard to believe as that would be...). Either way, you're just making wild claims and have absolutely no evidence whatsoever.
Your paranoia is meaningless. There are well over a thousand GMO safety studies, and not a single one has shown any evidence of harm. There are even hundreds of independent studies that corroborate this conclusion.
And believe it or not, there's been plenty of long term testing. You don't get to decide what is/isn't long term just because you're convinced that something is harmful.
**TL;DR** Link up or shut up.
| Just because someone at the FDA has ties to Monsanto doesn't mean there's some huge corporate conspiracy. Not everything is a conspiracy theory - perhaps the government just likes to hire people with industry experience (as hard to believe as that would be...). Either way, you're just making wild claims and have absolutely no evidence whatsoever.
Your paranoia is meaningless. There are well over a thousand GMO safety studies, and not a single one has shown any evidence of harm. There are even hundreds of independent studies that corroborate this conclusion.
And believe it or not, there's been plenty of long term testing. You don't get to decide what is/isn't long term just because you're convinced that something is harmful.
TL;DR Link up or shut up.
| Paleo | t5_2qzzs | cgxkh55 | Just because someone at the FDA has ties to Monsanto doesn't mean there's some huge corporate conspiracy. Not everything is a conspiracy theory - perhaps the government just likes to hire people with industry experience (as hard to believe as that would be...). Either way, you're just making wild claims and have absolutely no evidence whatsoever.
Your paranoia is meaningless. There are well over a thousand GMO safety studies, and not a single one has shown any evidence of harm. There are even hundreds of independent studies that corroborate this conclusion.
And believe it or not, there's been plenty of long term testing. You don't get to decide what is/isn't long term just because you're convinced that something is harmful. | Link up or shut up. |
Now_My_Watch_Begins | I think it all comes down to the individual, but that being said, I would put Non-GMO food in the same category that I put Organic food.
For me, I would ideally eat all organic produce and grass fed & finished meat, as well as Non-GMO food (based on my personal beliefs and opinions). However, some of those things (particularly meat) can be prohibitively expensive for those of us on a tight budget.
TL;DR: As much non-GMO as financially possible for me | I think it all comes down to the individual, but that being said, I would put Non-GMO food in the same category that I put Organic food.
For me, I would ideally eat all organic produce and grass fed & finished meat, as well as Non-GMO food (based on my personal beliefs and opinions). However, some of those things (particularly meat) can be prohibitively expensive for those of us on a tight budget.
TL;DR: As much non-GMO as financially possible for me
| Paleo | t5_2qzzs | cgwo4ap | I think it all comes down to the individual, but that being said, I would put Non-GMO food in the same category that I put Organic food.
For me, I would ideally eat all organic produce and grass fed & finished meat, as well as Non-GMO food (based on my personal beliefs and opinions). However, some of those things (particularly meat) can be prohibitively expensive for those of us on a tight budget. | As much non-GMO as financially possible for me |
Sulack | All music is just air shaking. There is no genre of music that is is more complicated then any other because it is dependent on how "hard" the music is to make. Now you can make music that can be described by complex math, but in the end music is 100% up to the listener. Even when playing an instrument for a live audience you have 0 control on how complicated the music is perceived.
TLDR: There are way to many variables in music to call Classical "better" or "smarter" then even the simplest radio pop.
Source: I'm a music teacher. | All music is just air shaking. There is no genre of music that is is more complicated then any other because it is dependent on how "hard" the music is to make. Now you can make music that can be described by complex math, but in the end music is 100% up to the listener. Even when playing an instrument for a live audience you have 0 control on how complicated the music is perceived.
TLDR: There are way to many variables in music to call Classical "better" or "smarter" then even the simplest radio pop.
Source: I'm a music teacher.
| TrueAskReddit | t5_2s91q | cgwsjnv | All music is just air shaking. There is no genre of music that is is more complicated then any other because it is dependent on how "hard" the music is to make. Now you can make music that can be described by complex math, but in the end music is 100% up to the listener. Even when playing an instrument for a live audience you have 0 control on how complicated the music is perceived. | There are way to many variables in music to call Classical "better" or "smarter" then even the simplest radio pop.
Source: I'm a music teacher. |
Syjefroi | Well, I would say that objectively, orchestral music (as opposed to "classical" music, which arguably only covers the music written between approximately 1730 and 1820 - Mozart was the peak of that period, coming after Bach but before Beethoven) from all eras is ONE of the most musically complex and technically demanding genres ever. The reason why is because, as a composer, you cannot just sit at the piano and plunk out some notes - you have to master the art of orchestration, which is the difference between an artist drawing a building and an engineer figuring out how to build it, make it stable and functional, and keep it within a budget. The great orchestrators who are still known today are not just the best engineers, they are also the ones who pushed the limits of the ensemble and the forms of the day into new territory, taking incredible chances (that didn't always work out in their time. See: Stravinsky's disastrous debut of Rite of Spring) and expanding what is generally acceptable to an average listener.
These people are thinking about dozens of factors that are difficult to keep from crashing into each other, including instrument limitations (most wind instruments only have about a two octave range of practical usability, along with other technical limitations (can't write fast passages between low Bb and B for the average trombone, for example)), low interval limits, what the volume is in real life of a part that says "Violin II" and how that balances with everything else, considering you only have a single Violin II part on your score but 8 players on stage, physical distance between percussion parts (as an average percussionist switches between multiple pieces per tune), how a non-mechanically-timed section is to be communicated to all players, transposing instruments, chord scale clashes, the list goes on and on.
And because they can rarely know ahead of time exactly who will be playing their part, do they assume they'll have players who can execute all of their ideas in perfect time, with perfect intonation (which becomes harder and harder once you get into the music of, say, Bartok), etc etc? Those players have to be technically perfect for every note, and require the highest caliber performer who has dedicated their lives to their instrument.
Or, do they assume they'll have lesser caliber players, and hold back on their writing? The great composers wrote without limitation, and we are better off because of it, but over several centuries the average instrumentalist is now required to masterfully play everything from baroque music to post-modern pointilistic music with no real tonal center. If you are a trumpet player playing Beethoven, you only have 3-4 notes to deal with, because he wrote for straight trumpets, which predated valved trumpets, but you have to nail those notes. In the same concert you may have to play a Schoenberg piece that uses every note on your horn, and where you almost never repeat the same note twice in a row.
Jazz took this to a new level by requiring improvisation on various levels, but there's a reason why [Duke Ellington insists he had a jazz orchestra]( (rather than a band or something). It only took a few decades for jazz to evolve to a point of crossing paths with classical music (the "third stream" as they called it in the late 40s and 50s), and now you have one of the most successful and influential jazz groups, Maria Schnider's Orchestra, full of symphony-caliber players.
Sorry to ramble, what I'm getting at is that yes, orchestral music from every era, but almost certainly even more so in the 20st century, is objectively SOME of the most complex and technically demanding genre of music to ever exist. And this is coming from a rock and pop fan, to my core, but almost no rock or pop has similar amounts of technical complexity. Even the most complex rock bands, say, Dream Theater, who was mentioned in this thread, only deal with five instruments, of which only four have notes to deal with, and of which all of them have very wide ranges and similar/flexible timbres. There is a physical technicality involved and I couldn't possibly downplay the time signatures and phrasing and non-Ionian scales involved, plus the fact that it's straight up good music. But if the question is about comparing anything else to orchestral music, orchestral almost always wins in terms of being the peak of western musical accomplishment, as it's a combination of both pure musicality and undeniable masterly technical ability.
Oh, and to comment on Gould, who I also love, I think I disagree somewhat with his sentiment. I would need a historian to step in, because I don't know about the average persons musical knowledge in the 19th century and earlier (my gut tells me that only the upper class trained their own, while the lower class dealt more with folk music, but I might be oversimplifying things). In general though, nowadays, as long as we continue to require several years of music in elementary school years and possibly even music appreciation type classes in college years, our musical literacy will do just fine. The thing is, with the tools we have now (Pandora, Spotify, Youtube, iPods, etc), it's very easy to learn about things. The hard part is A) There is SO MUCH music these days that it's impossible to master all of it, as previous generations were able to accomplish, or get close to, and B) The downside of easy access to music makes it just as easy to not engage with it past a superficial level (how many of you know people who only listen to a type of music when it's on in the background of studying or or cleaning?)
Ok, giant post, gotta stop now.
tl;dr - Music owns and all of it's good :) | Well, I would say that objectively, orchestral music (as opposed to "classical" music, which arguably only covers the music written between approximately 1730 and 1820 - Mozart was the peak of that period, coming after Bach but before Beethoven) from all eras is ONE of the most musically complex and technically demanding genres ever. The reason why is because, as a composer, you cannot just sit at the piano and plunk out some notes - you have to master the art of orchestration, which is the difference between an artist drawing a building and an engineer figuring out how to build it, make it stable and functional, and keep it within a budget. The great orchestrators who are still known today are not just the best engineers, they are also the ones who pushed the limits of the ensemble and the forms of the day into new territory, taking incredible chances (that didn't always work out in their time. See: Stravinsky's disastrous debut of Rite of Spring) and expanding what is generally acceptable to an average listener.
These people are thinking about dozens of factors that are difficult to keep from crashing into each other, including instrument limitations (most wind instruments only have about a two octave range of practical usability, along with other technical limitations (can't write fast passages between low Bb and B for the average trombone, for example)), low interval limits, what the volume is in real life of a part that says "Violin II" and how that balances with everything else, considering you only have a single Violin II part on your score but 8 players on stage, physical distance between percussion parts (as an average percussionist switches between multiple pieces per tune), how a non-mechanically-timed section is to be communicated to all players, transposing instruments, chord scale clashes, the list goes on and on.
And because they can rarely know ahead of time exactly who will be playing their part, do they assume they'll have players who can execute all of their ideas in perfect time, with perfect intonation (which becomes harder and harder once you get into the music of, say, Bartok), etc etc? Those players have to be technically perfect for every note, and require the highest caliber performer who has dedicated their lives to their instrument.
Or, do they assume they'll have lesser caliber players, and hold back on their writing? The great composers wrote without limitation, and we are better off because of it, but over several centuries the average instrumentalist is now required to masterfully play everything from baroque music to post-modern pointilistic music with no real tonal center. If you are a trumpet player playing Beethoven, you only have 3-4 notes to deal with, because he wrote for straight trumpets, which predated valved trumpets, but you have to nail those notes. In the same concert you may have to play a Schoenberg piece that uses every note on your horn, and where you almost never repeat the same note twice in a row.
Jazz took this to a new level by requiring improvisation on various levels, but there's a reason why Duke Ellington insists he had a jazz orchestra . It only took a few decades for jazz to evolve to a point of crossing paths with classical music (the "third stream" as they called it in the late 40s and 50s), and now you have one of the most successful and influential jazz groups, Maria Schnider's Orchestra, full of symphony-caliber players.
Sorry to ramble, what I'm getting at is that yes, orchestral music from every era, but almost certainly even more so in the 20st century, is objectively SOME of the most complex and technically demanding genre of music to ever exist. And this is coming from a rock and pop fan, to my core, but almost no rock or pop has similar amounts of technical complexity. Even the most complex rock bands, say, Dream Theater, who was mentioned in this thread, only deal with five instruments, of which only four have notes to deal with, and of which all of them have very wide ranges and similar/flexible timbres. There is a physical technicality involved and I couldn't possibly downplay the time signatures and phrasing and non-Ionian scales involved, plus the fact that it's straight up good music. But if the question is about comparing anything else to orchestral music, orchestral almost always wins in terms of being the peak of western musical accomplishment, as it's a combination of both pure musicality and undeniable masterly technical ability.
Oh, and to comment on Gould, who I also love, I think I disagree somewhat with his sentiment. I would need a historian to step in, because I don't know about the average persons musical knowledge in the 19th century and earlier (my gut tells me that only the upper class trained their own, while the lower class dealt more with folk music, but I might be oversimplifying things). In general though, nowadays, as long as we continue to require several years of music in elementary school years and possibly even music appreciation type classes in college years, our musical literacy will do just fine. The thing is, with the tools we have now (Pandora, Spotify, Youtube, iPods, etc), it's very easy to learn about things. The hard part is A) There is SO MUCH music these days that it's impossible to master all of it, as previous generations were able to accomplish, or get close to, and B) The downside of easy access to music makes it just as easy to not engage with it past a superficial level (how many of you know people who only listen to a type of music when it's on in the background of studying or or cleaning?)
Ok, giant post, gotta stop now.
tl;dr - Music owns and all of it's good :)
| TrueAskReddit | t5_2s91q | cgwvj5l | Well, I would say that objectively, orchestral music (as opposed to "classical" music, which arguably only covers the music written between approximately 1730 and 1820 - Mozart was the peak of that period, coming after Bach but before Beethoven) from all eras is ONE of the most musically complex and technically demanding genres ever. The reason why is because, as a composer, you cannot just sit at the piano and plunk out some notes - you have to master the art of orchestration, which is the difference between an artist drawing a building and an engineer figuring out how to build it, make it stable and functional, and keep it within a budget. The great orchestrators who are still known today are not just the best engineers, they are also the ones who pushed the limits of the ensemble and the forms of the day into new territory, taking incredible chances (that didn't always work out in their time. See: Stravinsky's disastrous debut of Rite of Spring) and expanding what is generally acceptable to an average listener.
These people are thinking about dozens of factors that are difficult to keep from crashing into each other, including instrument limitations (most wind instruments only have about a two octave range of practical usability, along with other technical limitations (can't write fast passages between low Bb and B for the average trombone, for example)), low interval limits, what the volume is in real life of a part that says "Violin II" and how that balances with everything else, considering you only have a single Violin II part on your score but 8 players on stage, physical distance between percussion parts (as an average percussionist switches between multiple pieces per tune), how a non-mechanically-timed section is to be communicated to all players, transposing instruments, chord scale clashes, the list goes on and on.
And because they can rarely know ahead of time exactly who will be playing their part, do they assume they'll have players who can execute all of their ideas in perfect time, with perfect intonation (which becomes harder and harder once you get into the music of, say, Bartok), etc etc? Those players have to be technically perfect for every note, and require the highest caliber performer who has dedicated their lives to their instrument.
Or, do they assume they'll have lesser caliber players, and hold back on their writing? The great composers wrote without limitation, and we are better off because of it, but over several centuries the average instrumentalist is now required to masterfully play everything from baroque music to post-modern pointilistic music with no real tonal center. If you are a trumpet player playing Beethoven, you only have 3-4 notes to deal with, because he wrote for straight trumpets, which predated valved trumpets, but you have to nail those notes. In the same concert you may have to play a Schoenberg piece that uses every note on your horn, and where you almost never repeat the same note twice in a row.
Jazz took this to a new level by requiring improvisation on various levels, but there's a reason why Duke Ellington insists he had a jazz orchestra . It only took a few decades for jazz to evolve to a point of crossing paths with classical music (the "third stream" as they called it in the late 40s and 50s), and now you have one of the most successful and influential jazz groups, Maria Schnider's Orchestra, full of symphony-caliber players.
Sorry to ramble, what I'm getting at is that yes, orchestral music from every era, but almost certainly even more so in the 20st century, is objectively SOME of the most complex and technically demanding genre of music to ever exist. And this is coming from a rock and pop fan, to my core, but almost no rock or pop has similar amounts of technical complexity. Even the most complex rock bands, say, Dream Theater, who was mentioned in this thread, only deal with five instruments, of which only four have notes to deal with, and of which all of them have very wide ranges and similar/flexible timbres. There is a physical technicality involved and I couldn't possibly downplay the time signatures and phrasing and non-Ionian scales involved, plus the fact that it's straight up good music. But if the question is about comparing anything else to orchestral music, orchestral almost always wins in terms of being the peak of western musical accomplishment, as it's a combination of both pure musicality and undeniable masterly technical ability.
Oh, and to comment on Gould, who I also love, I think I disagree somewhat with his sentiment. I would need a historian to step in, because I don't know about the average persons musical knowledge in the 19th century and earlier (my gut tells me that only the upper class trained their own, while the lower class dealt more with folk music, but I might be oversimplifying things). In general though, nowadays, as long as we continue to require several years of music in elementary school years and possibly even music appreciation type classes in college years, our musical literacy will do just fine. The thing is, with the tools we have now (Pandora, Spotify, Youtube, iPods, etc), it's very easy to learn about things. The hard part is A) There is SO MUCH music these days that it's impossible to master all of it, as previous generations were able to accomplish, or get close to, and B) The downside of easy access to music makes it just as easy to not engage with it past a superficial level (how many of you know people who only listen to a type of music when it's on in the background of studying or or cleaning?)
Ok, giant post, gotta stop now. | Music owns and all of it's good :) |
a_randomless_chef | Your question may already be answered by a simple fact that classical music is not a genre. Even if you meant classicism specifically, it's still more an epoch, style at best, but not a genre.
It may well be intellectually superior to popular music, as popular music serves a different purpose. That being said, entertainment music (jazz, rock, electro-pop, heavy metal and all their tiniest branches) adjusts to an audience's expectations whilst measuring it's success in popularity or sold albums, which wasn't and still isn't the case with most well known...let's call it *western art music* composers. Boy, the criticism and disapproval that Beethoven received in his time... Let alone Ravel, Boulez or Schoenberg.
Literacy has most certainly declined, since it is an impossible standard to keep up with anymore. In times of an overwhelming and ever-growing offer of art and popular music, literacy can only be interpreted as competence you approach music with, but no longer measured, because even if you "knew" all the music pieces ever written (and I highly doubt anyone does), the question rises: when does one really know a piece? Ask conductors - even some of the greatest wouldn't dare state that they have over 50 symphonies on their ready-to-go repertoire, and even those need refreshing before rehearsing.
**tl;dr** art is challenging both to create and receive. consumer products are only as challenging as the consumer demands. | Your question may already be answered by a simple fact that classical music is not a genre. Even if you meant classicism specifically, it's still more an epoch, style at best, but not a genre.
It may well be intellectually superior to popular music, as popular music serves a different purpose. That being said, entertainment music (jazz, rock, electro-pop, heavy metal and all their tiniest branches) adjusts to an audience's expectations whilst measuring it's success in popularity or sold albums, which wasn't and still isn't the case with most well known...let's call it western art music composers. Boy, the criticism and disapproval that Beethoven received in his time... Let alone Ravel, Boulez or Schoenberg.
Literacy has most certainly declined, since it is an impossible standard to keep up with anymore. In times of an overwhelming and ever-growing offer of art and popular music, literacy can only be interpreted as competence you approach music with, but no longer measured, because even if you "knew" all the music pieces ever written (and I highly doubt anyone does), the question rises: when does one really know a piece? Ask conductors - even some of the greatest wouldn't dare state that they have over 50 symphonies on their ready-to-go repertoire, and even those need refreshing before rehearsing.
tl;dr art is challenging both to create and receive. consumer products are only as challenging as the consumer demands.
| TrueAskReddit | t5_2s91q | cgwxff3 | Your question may already be answered by a simple fact that classical music is not a genre. Even if you meant classicism specifically, it's still more an epoch, style at best, but not a genre.
It may well be intellectually superior to popular music, as popular music serves a different purpose. That being said, entertainment music (jazz, rock, electro-pop, heavy metal and all their tiniest branches) adjusts to an audience's expectations whilst measuring it's success in popularity or sold albums, which wasn't and still isn't the case with most well known...let's call it western art music composers. Boy, the criticism and disapproval that Beethoven received in his time... Let alone Ravel, Boulez or Schoenberg.
Literacy has most certainly declined, since it is an impossible standard to keep up with anymore. In times of an overwhelming and ever-growing offer of art and popular music, literacy can only be interpreted as competence you approach music with, but no longer measured, because even if you "knew" all the music pieces ever written (and I highly doubt anyone does), the question rises: when does one really know a piece? Ask conductors - even some of the greatest wouldn't dare state that they have over 50 symphonies on their ready-to-go repertoire, and even those need refreshing before rehearsing. | art is challenging both to create and receive. consumer products are only as challenging as the consumer demands. |
monotone__robot | You just have to look at a multiboxer as a group of characters. If you're on a pvp server and you find five characters of the opposing faction then you're dead. One human controlling all five, or five humans controlling one each, it doesn't matter because you're dead. In instanced PVP the advantages the multiboxer has are offset by the limit on participating characters per side and in instanced PVE they have multiple characters to gear up but no more loot than a normal group has access to.
I used to 2-box back in BC. I had two warlocks and I could put out a lot of damage in a short amount of time, but with the extra coordination required, and the added difficulty of adapting to new circumstances as they arose I think I was less potent than two individual and competent warlocks. More often than not I could take down any one player I encountered with relative ease, but once two or three people coordinated against me I was screwed.
I personally feel multiboxing isn't worth it these days because most dps specs have to take advantage of procs to maximize their output and it's just not feasible to manage and react to procs on multiple characters at once.
TL;DR X characters has no advantage over X players. | You just have to look at a multiboxer as a group of characters. If you're on a pvp server and you find five characters of the opposing faction then you're dead. One human controlling all five, or five humans controlling one each, it doesn't matter because you're dead. In instanced PVP the advantages the multiboxer has are offset by the limit on participating characters per side and in instanced PVE they have multiple characters to gear up but no more loot than a normal group has access to.
I used to 2-box back in BC. I had two warlocks and I could put out a lot of damage in a short amount of time, but with the extra coordination required, and the added difficulty of adapting to new circumstances as they arose I think I was less potent than two individual and competent warlocks. More often than not I could take down any one player I encountered with relative ease, but once two or three people coordinated against me I was screwed.
I personally feel multiboxing isn't worth it these days because most dps specs have to take advantage of procs to maximize their output and it's just not feasible to manage and react to procs on multiple characters at once.
TL;DR X characters has no advantage over X players.
| wow | t5_2qio8 | cgx6uxp | You just have to look at a multiboxer as a group of characters. If you're on a pvp server and you find five characters of the opposing faction then you're dead. One human controlling all five, or five humans controlling one each, it doesn't matter because you're dead. In instanced PVP the advantages the multiboxer has are offset by the limit on participating characters per side and in instanced PVE they have multiple characters to gear up but no more loot than a normal group has access to.
I used to 2-box back in BC. I had two warlocks and I could put out a lot of damage in a short amount of time, but with the extra coordination required, and the added difficulty of adapting to new circumstances as they arose I think I was less potent than two individual and competent warlocks. More often than not I could take down any one player I encountered with relative ease, but once two or three people coordinated against me I was screwed.
I personally feel multiboxing isn't worth it these days because most dps specs have to take advantage of procs to maximize their output and it's just not feasible to manage and react to procs on multiple characters at once. | X characters has no advantage over X players. |
LilyBentley | What cookie says.
It makes me super sad though. I didn't lose my virginity until 20 days before I turned 19 (Note so I don't seem like OAG here - I only remember that because that date is also my first ex's birthday).
But, even with "good" education for sex ed there is still tons of misinformation because it doesn't want to upset parents by teaching kids how to be safe. What I remember from my high school is that anal has no chance of pregnancy, oral can't pass STDs, that only fully straight and fully gay are your sexualities, polyamorous/open relationships don't exist, only condoms and the pill will prevent pregnancy, ad infinitum bullshit.
My school at least mentioned to take the birth control pill every day, and someone I went to high school with called me sobbing one day because her period was one (1!) day late and she's like "You wanna be a midwife, you're from a family of nurses, you must know!"
So I grill her for a bit and turns out she hasn't taken her pill in about four months... Aye. :(
TLDR It's not their fault they're stupid and pregnant. I dream of a sexually open society. | What cookie says.
It makes me super sad though. I didn't lose my virginity until 20 days before I turned 19 (Note so I don't seem like OAG here - I only remember that because that date is also my first ex's birthday).
But, even with "good" education for sex ed there is still tons of misinformation because it doesn't want to upset parents by teaching kids how to be safe. What I remember from my high school is that anal has no chance of pregnancy, oral can't pass STDs, that only fully straight and fully gay are your sexualities, polyamorous/open relationships don't exist, only condoms and the pill will prevent pregnancy, ad infinitum bullshit.
My school at least mentioned to take the birth control pill every day, and someone I went to high school with called me sobbing one day because her period was one (1!) day late and she's like "You wanna be a midwife, you're from a family of nurses, you must know!"
So I grill her for a bit and turns out she hasn't taken her pill in about four months... Aye. :(
TLDR It's not their fault they're stupid and pregnant. I dream of a sexually open society.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | cgx2dso | What cookie says.
It makes me super sad though. I didn't lose my virginity until 20 days before I turned 19 (Note so I don't seem like OAG here - I only remember that because that date is also my first ex's birthday).
But, even with "good" education for sex ed there is still tons of misinformation because it doesn't want to upset parents by teaching kids how to be safe. What I remember from my high school is that anal has no chance of pregnancy, oral can't pass STDs, that only fully straight and fully gay are your sexualities, polyamorous/open relationships don't exist, only condoms and the pill will prevent pregnancy, ad infinitum bullshit.
My school at least mentioned to take the birth control pill every day, and someone I went to high school with called me sobbing one day because her period was one (1!) day late and she's like "You wanna be a midwife, you're from a family of nurses, you must know!"
So I grill her for a bit and turns out she hasn't taken her pill in about four months... Aye. :( | It's not their fault they're stupid and pregnant. I dream of a sexually open society. |
kouriichi | Ive actually been working on a theory related to Humanity.
Humanity has died out. Not the literal, "All humans have died", but humanity (the spiritual essence) has become so diluted over the centuries that its more or less gone. Humans had humanity because they were fragments of the Dark Soul. But as Humanity grew and spread, The Dark Soul had to spread as well. There were smaller, and smaller, and smaller pieces of the Dark Soul left as time went on.
This also raises the interesting question. Why is it people are losing their memory when they Hollow? Hollowing used to just drive you insane. It didnt mean you lost your memory, but instead lost what made you human, your Humanity (literally). With the Dark Soul gone, and Humanity basically nonexistent, the Curse feeds on something else. Your history, your memories, thus feeding on who you are, your "Humanity", even when the Spiritual Sprite that was Humanity is gone.
This is why Effigies restore your "Humanity". When you use one, you are looking back at yourself. You see your history, your actions, your physical being and its footprints through history. You regain your memories, thus halting the Hollowing process because it has to feed on all of your memories again.
**TL;DR**: "Humanity" is gone because of it splitting into smaller pieces until its basically nonexistent. | Ive actually been working on a theory related to Humanity.
Humanity has died out. Not the literal, "All humans have died", but humanity (the spiritual essence) has become so diluted over the centuries that its more or less gone. Humans had humanity because they were fragments of the Dark Soul. But as Humanity grew and spread, The Dark Soul had to spread as well. There were smaller, and smaller, and smaller pieces of the Dark Soul left as time went on.
This also raises the interesting question. Why is it people are losing their memory when they Hollow? Hollowing used to just drive you insane. It didnt mean you lost your memory, but instead lost what made you human, your Humanity (literally). With the Dark Soul gone, and Humanity basically nonexistent, the Curse feeds on something else. Your history, your memories, thus feeding on who you are, your "Humanity", even when the Spiritual Sprite that was Humanity is gone.
This is why Effigies restore your "Humanity". When you use one, you are looking back at yourself. You see your history, your actions, your physical being and its footprints through history. You regain your memories, thus halting the Hollowing process because it has to feed on all of your memories again.
TL;DR : "Humanity" is gone because of it splitting into smaller pieces until its basically nonexistent.
| DarkSouls2 | t5_2vqni | cgx81kb | Ive actually been working on a theory related to Humanity.
Humanity has died out. Not the literal, "All humans have died", but humanity (the spiritual essence) has become so diluted over the centuries that its more or less gone. Humans had humanity because they were fragments of the Dark Soul. But as Humanity grew and spread, The Dark Soul had to spread as well. There were smaller, and smaller, and smaller pieces of the Dark Soul left as time went on.
This also raises the interesting question. Why is it people are losing their memory when they Hollow? Hollowing used to just drive you insane. It didnt mean you lost your memory, but instead lost what made you human, your Humanity (literally). With the Dark Soul gone, and Humanity basically nonexistent, the Curse feeds on something else. Your history, your memories, thus feeding on who you are, your "Humanity", even when the Spiritual Sprite that was Humanity is gone.
This is why Effigies restore your "Humanity". When you use one, you are looking back at yourself. You see your history, your actions, your physical being and its footprints through history. You regain your memories, thus halting the Hollowing process because it has to feed on all of your memories again. | Humanity" is gone because of it splitting into smaller pieces until its basically nonexistent. |
APrimered | Ofc, but that may be months away and of the few to read this and the few to take notice and use, It'd be minimal.
Also is it not more about the playing in a chaotic fashion, wishing to overcome a challenge, playing, building a team and communicating with more people simultaneously than any MMO would have to offer? (A seed is a seed, we'd still be here regardless)
I'm not going to play the seed, I mentioned spoilers as some in the thousands may care about it, I'd rather 100% Skyrim or something. But I have clocked many hours watching (would it of been days already? hah) and wanted to see if it was of use, cause well. Society, Community, Human nature etc.
TLDR: I thought of everyone playing alone to supplement the stream, before I thought of the potential of everyone playing together, count it as a error on my part. | Ofc, but that may be months away and of the few to read this and the few to take notice and use, It'd be minimal.
Also is it not more about the playing in a chaotic fashion, wishing to overcome a challenge, playing, building a team and communicating with more people simultaneously than any MMO would have to offer? (A seed is a seed, we'd still be here regardless)
I'm not going to play the seed, I mentioned spoilers as some in the thousands may care about it, I'd rather 100% Skyrim or something. But I have clocked many hours watching (would it of been days already? hah) and wanted to see if it was of use, cause well. Society, Community, Human nature etc.
TLDR: I thought of everyone playing alone to supplement the stream, before I thought of the potential of everyone playing together, count it as a error on my part.
| twitchplayspokemon | t5_30dlp | cgxpxe2 | Ofc, but that may be months away and of the few to read this and the few to take notice and use, It'd be minimal.
Also is it not more about the playing in a chaotic fashion, wishing to overcome a challenge, playing, building a team and communicating with more people simultaneously than any MMO would have to offer? (A seed is a seed, we'd still be here regardless)
I'm not going to play the seed, I mentioned spoilers as some in the thousands may care about it, I'd rather 100% Skyrim or something. But I have clocked many hours watching (would it of been days already? hah) and wanted to see if it was of use, cause well. Society, Community, Human nature etc. | I thought of everyone playing alone to supplement the stream, before I thought of the potential of everyone playing together, count it as a error on my part. |
iPoisonxL | 0.2 day #smokeweed
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tl;dr thanks for gold! | 0.2 day #smokeweed
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| circlejerk | t5_2qpol | cgxclqb | 0.2 day #smokeweed
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Joewtf | For me personally, I feel like intelligence and some semblance of being on the same wavelength is really important. I just feel like I have a quick wit and seeing that same kind of sharpness in a partner is really attractive to me.
What you need to do is figure out if that's important to you too. It's perfectly fine to decide you want to be with someone closer to you in that regards. Don't think of yourself as better than him (which it doesn't sound like you do), but honestly, you're 19. Part of dating is trial and error. You dated someone with his qualities and are realizing you find many of them unattractive. So, you learned that. Dating is learning. Next dude you date, make sure he doesn't have those qualities, or it's on nobody but you that you're unhappy again.
TL;DR It isn't superficial to dump someone you feel you can't have meaningful conversations/share beliefs/ambitions with. You find attractive what you find attractive, and sometimes it takes a relationship to learn what you find unattractive. So don't be ashamed, just do what's best for you! | For me personally, I feel like intelligence and some semblance of being on the same wavelength is really important. I just feel like I have a quick wit and seeing that same kind of sharpness in a partner is really attractive to me.
What you need to do is figure out if that's important to you too. It's perfectly fine to decide you want to be with someone closer to you in that regards. Don't think of yourself as better than him (which it doesn't sound like you do), but honestly, you're 19. Part of dating is trial and error. You dated someone with his qualities and are realizing you find many of them unattractive. So, you learned that. Dating is learning. Next dude you date, make sure he doesn't have those qualities, or it's on nobody but you that you're unhappy again.
TL;DR It isn't superficial to dump someone you feel you can't have meaningful conversations/share beliefs/ambitions with. You find attractive what you find attractive, and sometimes it takes a relationship to learn what you find unattractive. So don't be ashamed, just do what's best for you!
| relationships | t5_2qjvn | cgxui2n | For me personally, I feel like intelligence and some semblance of being on the same wavelength is really important. I just feel like I have a quick wit and seeing that same kind of sharpness in a partner is really attractive to me.
What you need to do is figure out if that's important to you too. It's perfectly fine to decide you want to be with someone closer to you in that regards. Don't think of yourself as better than him (which it doesn't sound like you do), but honestly, you're 19. Part of dating is trial and error. You dated someone with his qualities and are realizing you find many of them unattractive. So, you learned that. Dating is learning. Next dude you date, make sure he doesn't have those qualities, or it's on nobody but you that you're unhappy again. | It isn't superficial to dump someone you feel you can't have meaningful conversations/share beliefs/ambitions with. You find attractive what you find attractive, and sometimes it takes a relationship to learn what you find unattractive. So don't be ashamed, just do what's best for you! |
_sushiprincess | After working at Disneyland for 2 years, this lesson is ingrained. Nothing ever happened while I was working there (except a dry ice bomb planted in a trash can by a cast member), but I remember that they closed down Tomorrowland for about half a day because someone had found a green bag hidden in the bushes--extremely suspicious since it looked like it was supposed to be hidden. The bomb dog sniffed it and sat next to it and a bomb squad was called out and everything. Later on we found out that it only contained sandwiches, juice, and cookies. I guess the dog thought he was getting a treat? Stupid situation, but better safe than sorry.
tl;dr when you find a suspicious looking bag or package, it may contain a bomb or lunch. the risk is yours to take. | After working at Disneyland for 2 years, this lesson is ingrained. Nothing ever happened while I was working there (except a dry ice bomb planted in a trash can by a cast member), but I remember that they closed down Tomorrowland for about half a day because someone had found a green bag hidden in the bushes--extremely suspicious since it looked like it was supposed to be hidden. The bomb dog sniffed it and sat next to it and a bomb squad was called out and everything. Later on we found out that it only contained sandwiches, juice, and cookies. I guess the dog thought he was getting a treat? Stupid situation, but better safe than sorry.
tl;dr when you find a suspicious looking bag or package, it may contain a bomb or lunch. the risk is yours to take.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | cgy7dts | After working at Disneyland for 2 years, this lesson is ingrained. Nothing ever happened while I was working there (except a dry ice bomb planted in a trash can by a cast member), but I remember that they closed down Tomorrowland for about half a day because someone had found a green bag hidden in the bushes--extremely suspicious since it looked like it was supposed to be hidden. The bomb dog sniffed it and sat next to it and a bomb squad was called out and everything. Later on we found out that it only contained sandwiches, juice, and cookies. I guess the dog thought he was getting a treat? Stupid situation, but better safe than sorry. | when you find a suspicious looking bag or package, it may contain a bomb or lunch. the risk is yours to take. |
pinkstor | I use Firefox because I at least have some level of control of what is and isn't tracked, but Google is just like Facebook - they track everything they can possibly track, save it forever, and sell it. Microsoft doesn't do that. I know quite a few people that work at MS (including my wife, who used to work in sales), and Microsoft has super strict rules about privacy. The ad/search sales team were constantly losing big clients to the Google/Doubleclick group, because Google/Doubleclick tracking the sh*t out of users and would give all that information to advertisers. Microsoft wouldn't, and companies occasionally offered them a ton of money for that information and they still wouldn't give it up. So those companies would switch to Google.
TL;DR: Google sucks for user privacy. They always have. Microsoft, despite their faults, cares for and protects user privacy.
| I use Firefox because I at least have some level of control of what is and isn't tracked, but Google is just like Facebook - they track everything they can possibly track, save it forever, and sell it. Microsoft doesn't do that. I know quite a few people that work at MS (including my wife, who used to work in sales), and Microsoft has super strict rules about privacy. The ad/search sales team were constantly losing big clients to the Google/Doubleclick group, because Google/Doubleclick tracking the sh*t out of users and would give all that information to advertisers. Microsoft wouldn't, and companies occasionally offered them a ton of money for that information and they still wouldn't give it up. So those companies would switch to Google.
TL;DR: Google sucks for user privacy. They always have. Microsoft, despite their faults, cares for and protects user privacy.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | cgybdjn | I use Firefox because I at least have some level of control of what is and isn't tracked, but Google is just like Facebook - they track everything they can possibly track, save it forever, and sell it. Microsoft doesn't do that. I know quite a few people that work at MS (including my wife, who used to work in sales), and Microsoft has super strict rules about privacy. The ad/search sales team were constantly losing big clients to the Google/Doubleclick group, because Google/Doubleclick tracking the sh*t out of users and would give all that information to advertisers. Microsoft wouldn't, and companies occasionally offered them a ton of money for that information and they still wouldn't give it up. So those companies would switch to Google. | Google sucks for user privacy. They always have. Microsoft, despite their faults, cares for and protects user privacy. |
Ginger_Tea | It was probably pulled due to the song, if not by YouTube then by them once they found more eyeballs on their channel and the possibility of 3 strikes and you are out it's best to not have videos knocking around where songs are played in the background or in this ones case, no in game audio at all.
I cant say for pre SOI as I haven't watched as many as I probably should have (to get some references posted here or throwback comments in videos) but other YT LP'ers used to have whatever was in their mp3 player of choice whilst gaming, back then it seemed harmless, the songs were not rippable unless you liked Eminem or Linkin Park remixed with CoD SFX and gamer commentary.
But YT have DMCA'd a baby dancing to Prince on the radio within the last year, an old song eg 1999, and it wasn't for the duration of the song, so you cant say "Oh we are loosing out on sales and VEVO play counts due to this video" because A> it's a short video, B> there is a baby giggling, C> the parents are talking over it laughing at the baby dancing D> even if they were not talking, the phone mic was shitty.
The baby could have been dancing to any song, it just so happens the rights owners of prince's back catalogue seem to be a bit too iron fisted with any un licenced 'performance', other legal teams might have let it slide, hell prince himself might have thought it was cool, but he doesn't own the rights to his recordings, (hardly any bands do) so his opinion is trumped by the Record label and their legal team.
Yet it still got nuked, because "Fuck you that's why" and the DMCA.
TL;DR It's shitty that it's gone, but with YT and DMCA it's best to loose one video than thousands (and the 5 million subscribers). | It was probably pulled due to the song, if not by YouTube then by them once they found more eyeballs on their channel and the possibility of 3 strikes and you are out it's best to not have videos knocking around where songs are played in the background or in this ones case, no in game audio at all.
I cant say for pre SOI as I haven't watched as many as I probably should have (to get some references posted here or throwback comments in videos) but other YT LP'ers used to have whatever was in their mp3 player of choice whilst gaming, back then it seemed harmless, the songs were not rippable unless you liked Eminem or Linkin Park remixed with CoD SFX and gamer commentary.
But YT have DMCA'd a baby dancing to Prince on the radio within the last year, an old song eg 1999, and it wasn't for the duration of the song, so you cant say "Oh we are loosing out on sales and VEVO play counts due to this video" because A> it's a short video, B> there is a baby giggling, C> the parents are talking over it laughing at the baby dancing D> even if they were not talking, the phone mic was shitty.
The baby could have been dancing to any song, it just so happens the rights owners of prince's back catalogue seem to be a bit too iron fisted with any un licenced 'performance', other legal teams might have let it slide, hell prince himself might have thought it was cool, but he doesn't own the rights to his recordings, (hardly any bands do) so his opinion is trumped by the Record label and their legal team.
Yet it still got nuked, because "Fuck you that's why" and the DMCA.
TL;DR It's shitty that it's gone, but with YT and DMCA it's best to loose one video than thousands (and the 5 million subscribers).
| Yogscast | t5_2sg86 | cgy2mba | It was probably pulled due to the song, if not by YouTube then by them once they found more eyeballs on their channel and the possibility of 3 strikes and you are out it's best to not have videos knocking around where songs are played in the background or in this ones case, no in game audio at all.
I cant say for pre SOI as I haven't watched as many as I probably should have (to get some references posted here or throwback comments in videos) but other YT LP'ers used to have whatever was in their mp3 player of choice whilst gaming, back then it seemed harmless, the songs were not rippable unless you liked Eminem or Linkin Park remixed with CoD SFX and gamer commentary.
But YT have DMCA'd a baby dancing to Prince on the radio within the last year, an old song eg 1999, and it wasn't for the duration of the song, so you cant say "Oh we are loosing out on sales and VEVO play counts due to this video" because A> it's a short video, B> there is a baby giggling, C> the parents are talking over it laughing at the baby dancing D> even if they were not talking, the phone mic was shitty.
The baby could have been dancing to any song, it just so happens the rights owners of prince's back catalogue seem to be a bit too iron fisted with any un licenced 'performance', other legal teams might have let it slide, hell prince himself might have thought it was cool, but he doesn't own the rights to his recordings, (hardly any bands do) so his opinion is trumped by the Record label and their legal team.
Yet it still got nuked, because "Fuck you that's why" and the DMCA. | It's shitty that it's gone, but with YT and DMCA it's best to loose one video than thousands (and the 5 million subscribers). |
sirkazuo | You can! To an extent. Check with your local tracks for the details, but almost every track caters to everyone as best as they can in my experience.
There are almost always rules in place for safety, such as requiring engine coolant to be replaced with water, mirrors and any other glass parts to be removed or taped over, having a valid moto license, bike being up to DoT standards, full face helmet leathers gloves and boots required (often but not always), etc. There are often days reserved for specific classes of bikes such as sportbikes only or specific displacements only, but there are lots of beginner days where there are no real requirements and they'll teach you everything you need to know to be safe on a track.
It is definitely a bit more expensive and more work than just hooning around on the streets, but it's also considerably safer (you've got big runoff areas, you've got a team of stewards standing by with fire extinguishers, nobody's going to look at your funny for wearing all your gear, paramedics are often on site or nearby, the track is swept and cleaned, and the corners are purpose-built.) And I don't know about anyone else, but I'm always way more confident in the corners on a track just because I know without a doubt there won't be a random pedestrian or squirrel or chunk of gravel or bump in the road where it throws you off camber or anything like that, and it ends up being *way* more intense as far as taking your bike and yourself to the limit.
TL;DR:
Check out your local tracks for a beginner day, you can usually take any bike with a few modifications to make them safe (taping up glass etc) and you probably won't be that out of place with all the other beginners. Also who cares if you're a little out of place if you're having fun, right? | You can! To an extent. Check with your local tracks for the details, but almost every track caters to everyone as best as they can in my experience.
There are almost always rules in place for safety, such as requiring engine coolant to be replaced with water, mirrors and any other glass parts to be removed or taped over, having a valid moto license, bike being up to DoT standards, full face helmet leathers gloves and boots required (often but not always), etc. There are often days reserved for specific classes of bikes such as sportbikes only or specific displacements only, but there are lots of beginner days where there are no real requirements and they'll teach you everything you need to know to be safe on a track.
It is definitely a bit more expensive and more work than just hooning around on the streets, but it's also considerably safer (you've got big runoff areas, you've got a team of stewards standing by with fire extinguishers, nobody's going to look at your funny for wearing all your gear, paramedics are often on site or nearby, the track is swept and cleaned, and the corners are purpose-built.) And I don't know about anyone else, but I'm always way more confident in the corners on a track just because I know without a doubt there won't be a random pedestrian or squirrel or chunk of gravel or bump in the road where it throws you off camber or anything like that, and it ends up being way more intense as far as taking your bike and yourself to the limit.
TL;DR:
Check out your local tracks for a beginner day, you can usually take any bike with a few modifications to make them safe (taping up glass etc) and you probably won't be that out of place with all the other beginners. Also who cares if you're a little out of place if you're having fun, right?
| motorcycles | t5_2qi6d | ch32xsg | You can! To an extent. Check with your local tracks for the details, but almost every track caters to everyone as best as they can in my experience.
There are almost always rules in place for safety, such as requiring engine coolant to be replaced with water, mirrors and any other glass parts to be removed or taped over, having a valid moto license, bike being up to DoT standards, full face helmet leathers gloves and boots required (often but not always), etc. There are often days reserved for specific classes of bikes such as sportbikes only or specific displacements only, but there are lots of beginner days where there are no real requirements and they'll teach you everything you need to know to be safe on a track.
It is definitely a bit more expensive and more work than just hooning around on the streets, but it's also considerably safer (you've got big runoff areas, you've got a team of stewards standing by with fire extinguishers, nobody's going to look at your funny for wearing all your gear, paramedics are often on site or nearby, the track is swept and cleaned, and the corners are purpose-built.) And I don't know about anyone else, but I'm always way more confident in the corners on a track just because I know without a doubt there won't be a random pedestrian or squirrel or chunk of gravel or bump in the road where it throws you off camber or anything like that, and it ends up being way more intense as far as taking your bike and yourself to the limit. | Check out your local tracks for a beginner day, you can usually take any bike with a few modifications to make them safe (taping up glass etc) and you probably won't be that out of place with all the other beginners. Also who cares if you're a little out of place if you're having fun, right? |
themrgrinch | I dislike how this thread is trying to qualitatively rank the "best" militaries in the world. It is silly, pointless, and open to extreme amounts of personal bias and non-expert opinions from people citing one or two facts about superiority of their preferred nation. One piece of superior tech does not define a nation's full strengths or weaknesses.
TLDR: If the Cold War went hot - nukes. Everyone loses. No one is the "best." | I dislike how this thread is trying to qualitatively rank the "best" militaries in the world. It is silly, pointless, and open to extreme amounts of personal bias and non-expert opinions from people citing one or two facts about superiority of their preferred nation. One piece of superior tech does not define a nation's full strengths or weaknesses.
TLDR: If the Cold War went hot - nukes. Everyone loses. No one is the "best."
| wargame | t5_2tlh1 | cgzjkrc | I dislike how this thread is trying to qualitatively rank the "best" militaries in the world. It is silly, pointless, and open to extreme amounts of personal bias and non-expert opinions from people citing one or two facts about superiority of their preferred nation. One piece of superior tech does not define a nation's full strengths or weaknesses. | If the Cold War went hot - nukes. Everyone loses. No one is the "best." |
pastillage | >I don't think there's necessarily a right answer here, and if there is I definitely don't know it but I thought I would chime in with my two cents based on my experience.
gonna have to agree with you and add my two cents to the OP...
i too suffer from anxiety and depression, but it is now controlled very well with medication (SNRI) and with years of therapy. when it wasn't well controlled, i was smoking a fair amount. it helped mask the pain/stop the thoughts. it was great for helping me get to sleep. when it wasn't well controlled, i'm not sure i would have made it out alive without the weed-- it might have been the only thing keeping me from the very deep end. when i felt suicidal, i smoked and it went away.
as i have worked on my problems through therapy and found a medication that works on me (an SNRI) i have progressively smoked less and less... and it has sort of happened naturally. i just didn't want/need to smoke anymore-- i didn't have things to mask, i didn't have racing thoughts to shut up. it was something i didn't think about. 5 years of all day every day (1/4oz every week)--> 3 years 'just at night' (1/4oz a month)--> now (weeks or months at a time without smoking. 1/8oz recently lasted me 4 months).
anyway, none of us are doctors and none of us can really say if smoking a small amount before bed is exacerbating your depression, but if you think it is, it just might be. my tl;dr is smoking wasn't necessarily making things worse, but i was masking the problems, perhaps not allowing me to get better.
Do you have a good doctor, or do you go to therapy? my personal opinion is before you change anything, go see someone and talk to them. professional help is amazing. | >I don't think there's necessarily a right answer here, and if there is I definitely don't know it but I thought I would chime in with my two cents based on my experience.
gonna have to agree with you and add my two cents to the OP...
i too suffer from anxiety and depression, but it is now controlled very well with medication (SNRI) and with years of therapy. when it wasn't well controlled, i was smoking a fair amount. it helped mask the pain/stop the thoughts. it was great for helping me get to sleep. when it wasn't well controlled, i'm not sure i would have made it out alive without the weed-- it might have been the only thing keeping me from the very deep end. when i felt suicidal, i smoked and it went away.
as i have worked on my problems through therapy and found a medication that works on me (an SNRI) i have progressively smoked less and less... and it has sort of happened naturally. i just didn't want/need to smoke anymore-- i didn't have things to mask, i didn't have racing thoughts to shut up. it was something i didn't think about. 5 years of all day every day (1/4oz every week)--> 3 years 'just at night' (1/4oz a month)--> now (weeks or months at a time without smoking. 1/8oz recently lasted me 4 months).
anyway, none of us are doctors and none of us can really say if smoking a small amount before bed is exacerbating your depression, but if you think it is, it just might be. my tl;dr is smoking wasn't necessarily making things worse, but i was masking the problems, perhaps not allowing me to get better.
Do you have a good doctor, or do you go to therapy? my personal opinion is before you change anything, go see someone and talk to them. professional help is amazing.
| leaves | t5_2s9i3 | cgyt3jd | I don't think there's necessarily a right answer here, and if there is I definitely don't know it but I thought I would chime in with my two cents based on my experience.
gonna have to agree with you and add my two cents to the OP...
i too suffer from anxiety and depression, but it is now controlled very well with medication (SNRI) and with years of therapy. when it wasn't well controlled, i was smoking a fair amount. it helped mask the pain/stop the thoughts. it was great for helping me get to sleep. when it wasn't well controlled, i'm not sure i would have made it out alive without the weed-- it might have been the only thing keeping me from the very deep end. when i felt suicidal, i smoked and it went away.
as i have worked on my problems through therapy and found a medication that works on me (an SNRI) i have progressively smoked less and less... and it has sort of happened naturally. i just didn't want/need to smoke anymore-- i didn't have things to mask, i didn't have racing thoughts to shut up. it was something i didn't think about. 5 years of all day every day (1/4oz every week)--> 3 years 'just at night' (1/4oz a month)--> now (weeks or months at a time without smoking. 1/8oz recently lasted me 4 months).
anyway, none of us are doctors and none of us can really say if smoking a small amount before bed is exacerbating your depression, but if you think it is, it just might be. my | is smoking wasn't necessarily making things worse, but i was masking the problems, perhaps not allowing me to get better.
Do you have a good doctor, or do you go to therapy? my personal opinion is before you change anything, go see someone and talk to them. professional help is amazing. |
kvandy | There's some good analysis, probably In this subreddit about why it won't make sense for ESPN to offer a streaming only service. For simplicity let's say they currently get ~$5 of every Comcast subscribers' bill each month. In order to get the same amount of revenue, they would have to build a huge subscriber base or charge a lot more than the automatic $5 that they get regardless of whether you watch ESPN.
tl;dr no | There's some good analysis, probably In this subreddit about why it won't make sense for ESPN to offer a streaming only service. For simplicity let's say they currently get ~$5 of every Comcast subscribers' bill each month. In order to get the same amount of revenue, they would have to build a huge subscriber base or charge a lot more than the automatic $5 that they get regardless of whether you watch ESPN.
tl;dr no
| Roku | t5_2rxgs | cgyq2hf | There's some good analysis, probably In this subreddit about why it won't make sense for ESPN to offer a streaming only service. For simplicity let's say they currently get ~$5 of every Comcast subscribers' bill each month. In order to get the same amount of revenue, they would have to build a huge subscriber base or charge a lot more than the automatic $5 that they get regardless of whether you watch ESPN. | no |
leejoeviol | In English (and practically all Indo-European languages), only verbs can be predicates. In Chinese, however, adjectives can also be predicates.
In English, in order to describe an adjectival characteristic of the subject, you must use [subject] + [be] + [adjective]: He + is + tall.
In Mandarin, however, the typical "to be" verb ζ― is usually not used if the adjective is "short". Instead you say "δ»εΎι«", in which δ» is the subject, ι« the adjective is the predicate, and εΎ is the adverb modifying the adjective. The adjective serves as the predicate, without the need of a "to be" verb.
For some reason that baffles this native speaker, "δ»ι«" is not a valid complete sentence in Mandarin. You typically need an adverb there to avoid sounding awkward: e.g. δ»ζΊι«(η)γ = He is pretty tall. (η is optional; whether to use it or not depends on how long you want the sentence to be, given context! :P )
"ζηη«εΎηΊ’θ²" is incorrect, because ηΊ’θ² is the red *color*, and a noun can never be the predicate! So you must say "ζηη«ζ―ηΊ’θ²η", sort of like "My cat is of the red color". (You see, here we have an adjective, and ζ― is indeed used... hence why I said it's omitted when the adjective is "short".) In this sentence, the idea of "*very* red" is absent, so if you're looking for a neutral description of your cat's color you're done. Notice you need the "η" in "ζηη«ζ―ηΊ’θ²η" to avoid sounding like "My cat is equivalent to the color red", which I imagine would cause some difficulty with philosophers! :P
Alternatively, you can say "ζηη«εΎηΊ’". It is grammatically correct, but unfortunately due to a double meaning of ηΊ’ it could also sound like your cat is very popular (on the Internet, in the news media, etc.)! How do we tell what you mean? By context, like so many other scenarios in Chinese. If you absolutely want to avoid the ambiguity, you can say "ζηη«ι’θ²εΎηΊ’" = "My cat's color is very red".
So which of these constructions you should use? I'm afraid even the best experts (of which I am most definitely not one) won't be able to give you an easy "rule". Just with learning any language, you should get exposure to it as much as possible and hopefully one day it'll just "come to youβ, because grammatical "rules" are useless if you want to speak any language well.
**TL;DR** In Chinese, adjectives can sort of serve like verbs when they are characterizing the subject. | In English (and practically all Indo-European languages), only verbs can be predicates. In Chinese, however, adjectives can also be predicates.
In English, in order to describe an adjectival characteristic of the subject, you must use [subject] + [be] + [adjective]: He + is + tall.
In Mandarin, however, the typical "to be" verb ζ― is usually not used if the adjective is "short". Instead you say "δ»εΎι«", in which δ» is the subject, ι« the adjective is the predicate, and εΎ is the adverb modifying the adjective. The adjective serves as the predicate, without the need of a "to be" verb.
For some reason that baffles this native speaker, "δ»ι«" is not a valid complete sentence in Mandarin. You typically need an adverb there to avoid sounding awkward: e.g. δ»ζΊι«(η)γ = He is pretty tall. (η is optional; whether to use it or not depends on how long you want the sentence to be, given context! :P )
"ζηη«εΎηΊ’θ²" is incorrect, because ηΊ’θ² is the red color , and a noun can never be the predicate! So you must say "ζηη«ζ―ηΊ’θ²η", sort of like "My cat is of the red color". (You see, here we have an adjective, and ζ― is indeed used... hence why I said it's omitted when the adjective is "short".) In this sentence, the idea of " very red" is absent, so if you're looking for a neutral description of your cat's color you're done. Notice you need the "η" in "ζηη«ζ―ηΊ’θ²η" to avoid sounding like "My cat is equivalent to the color red", which I imagine would cause some difficulty with philosophers! :P
Alternatively, you can say "ζηη«εΎηΊ’". It is grammatically correct, but unfortunately due to a double meaning of ηΊ’ it could also sound like your cat is very popular (on the Internet, in the news media, etc.)! How do we tell what you mean? By context, like so many other scenarios in Chinese. If you absolutely want to avoid the ambiguity, you can say "ζηη«ι’θ²εΎηΊ’" = "My cat's color is very red".
So which of these constructions you should use? I'm afraid even the best experts (of which I am most definitely not one) won't be able to give you an easy "rule". Just with learning any language, you should get exposure to it as much as possible and hopefully one day it'll just "come to youβ, because grammatical "rules" are useless if you want to speak any language well.
TL;DR In Chinese, adjectives can sort of serve like verbs when they are characterizing the subject.
| ChineseLanguage | t5_2qyz1 | cgyne9b | In English (and practically all Indo-European languages), only verbs can be predicates. In Chinese, however, adjectives can also be predicates.
In English, in order to describe an adjectival characteristic of the subject, you must use [subject] + [be] + [adjective]: He + is + tall.
In Mandarin, however, the typical "to be" verb ζ― is usually not used if the adjective is "short". Instead you say "δ»εΎι«", in which δ» is the subject, ι« the adjective is the predicate, and εΎ is the adverb modifying the adjective. The adjective serves as the predicate, without the need of a "to be" verb.
For some reason that baffles this native speaker, "δ»ι«" is not a valid complete sentence in Mandarin. You typically need an adverb there to avoid sounding awkward: e.g. δ»ζΊι«(η)γ = He is pretty tall. (η is optional; whether to use it or not depends on how long you want the sentence to be, given context! :P )
"ζηη«εΎηΊ’θ²" is incorrect, because ηΊ’θ² is the red color , and a noun can never be the predicate! So you must say "ζηη«ζ―ηΊ’θ²η", sort of like "My cat is of the red color". (You see, here we have an adjective, and ζ― is indeed used... hence why I said it's omitted when the adjective is "short".) In this sentence, the idea of " very red" is absent, so if you're looking for a neutral description of your cat's color you're done. Notice you need the "η" in "ζηη«ζ―ηΊ’θ²η" to avoid sounding like "My cat is equivalent to the color red", which I imagine would cause some difficulty with philosophers! :P
Alternatively, you can say "ζηη«εΎηΊ’". It is grammatically correct, but unfortunately due to a double meaning of ηΊ’ it could also sound like your cat is very popular (on the Internet, in the news media, etc.)! How do we tell what you mean? By context, like so many other scenarios in Chinese. If you absolutely want to avoid the ambiguity, you can say "ζηη«ι’θ²εΎηΊ’" = "My cat's color is very red".
So which of these constructions you should use? I'm afraid even the best experts (of which I am most definitely not one) won't be able to give you an easy "rule". Just with learning any language, you should get exposure to it as much as possible and hopefully one day it'll just "come to youβ, because grammatical "rules" are useless if you want to speak any language well. | In Chinese, adjectives can sort of serve like verbs when they are characterizing the subject. |
eedok | I find this one is great to show people that don't know much about hockey:
TLDR: When it looked like it was no longer possible.. He still got it done | I find this one is great to show people that don't know much about hockey:
TLDR: When it looked like it was no longer possible.. He still got it done
| hockey | t5_2qiel | cgysuzo | I find this one is great to show people that don't know much about hockey: | When it looked like it was no longer possible.. He still got it done |
revenge33 | Reasons to buy Minecraft:
You can blow shit up!
You can build a badass castle wherever you want
Blow shit up!!
You can ride animals
You can build a railroad track and even turn it into a rollercoaster
It's multiplayer so you can prank your buddies by blowing shit up or setting traps
There's lava
You can travel to cool places
Beware of creepers...sss
TLDR: you can blow shit up!!
| Reasons to buy Minecraft:
You can blow shit up!
You can build a badass castle wherever you want
Blow shit up!!
You can ride animals
You can build a railroad track and even turn it into a rollercoaster
It's multiplayer so you can prank your buddies by blowing shit up or setting traps
There's lava
You can travel to cool places
Beware of creepers...sss
TLDR: you can blow shit up!!
| Minecraft | t5_2r05i | cgyu686 | Reasons to buy Minecraft:
You can blow shit up!
You can build a badass castle wherever you want
Blow shit up!!
You can ride animals
You can build a railroad track and even turn it into a rollercoaster
It's multiplayer so you can prank your buddies by blowing shit up or setting traps
There's lava
You can travel to cool places
Beware of creepers...sss | you can blow shit up!! |
theedgeofoblivious | [$11,670?](
If you can figure out how to afford an iPhone, cable, and a car on $11,670, you probably make a lot more than $11,670.
$11,670 per year is $972.50 per month. If you deduct payroll tax using [this payroll tax calculator]( for California(the state with the most people), that comes to $186.57 per week. There are ~4.3 weeks in a month, so that leaves $802.25 per month.
An iPhone costs what, about $60-70 per month? Cable costs about $100-110 per month. A car costs what, $100-200 per month?
Let's say you pay the *absolute lowest end* of those estimates, $60 iPhone, $100 cable, and $100 car. That comes to $260.
Can you pay *your* rent, your utilities, buy food, buy clothes, and pay for your other living expenses on $542.25 per month?
tl;dr: Bitch, please. | [$11,670?](
If you can figure out how to afford an iPhone, cable, and a car on $11,670, you probably make a lot more than $11,670.
$11,670 per year is $972.50 per month. If you deduct payroll tax using this payroll tax calculator , that comes to $186.57 per week. There are ~4.3 weeks in a month, so that leaves $802.25 per month.
An iPhone costs what, about $60-70 per month? Cable costs about $100-110 per month. A car costs what, $100-200 per month?
Let's say you pay the absolute lowest end of those estimates, $60 iPhone, $100 cable, and $100 car. That comes to $260.
Can you pay your rent, your utilities, buy food, buy clothes, and pay for your other living expenses on $542.25 per month?
tl;dr: Bitch, please.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | cgzptru | 11,670?](
If you can figure out how to afford an iPhone, cable, and a car on $11,670, you probably make a lot more than $11,670.
$11,670 per year is $972.50 per month. If you deduct payroll tax using this payroll tax calculator , that comes to $186.57 per week. There are ~4.3 weeks in a month, so that leaves $802.25 per month.
An iPhone costs what, about $60-70 per month? Cable costs about $100-110 per month. A car costs what, $100-200 per month?
Let's say you pay the absolute lowest end of those estimates, $60 iPhone, $100 cable, and $100 car. That comes to $260.
Can you pay your rent, your utilities, buy food, buy clothes, and pay for your other living expenses on $542.25 per month? | Bitch, please. |
Neromous | Disclaimer: I'm not good at singing, I'm not good at the guitar.
I did as /u/AverageCommentary suggested. After I learned that first song it came much easier.
Now I associate the words to chord changes. So pretty much my voice and the guitar parts go together. They aren't separate entities.
Now if only I could sing more than two notes and play more than 4 chords.
tl;dr I'm the douche that will go to your house and play wonderwall over and over. | Disclaimer: I'm not good at singing, I'm not good at the guitar.
I did as /u/AverageCommentary suggested. After I learned that first song it came much easier.
Now I associate the words to chord changes. So pretty much my voice and the guitar parts go together. They aren't separate entities.
Now if only I could sing more than two notes and play more than 4 chords.
tl;dr I'm the douche that will go to your house and play wonderwall over and over.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cgzu3p2 | Disclaimer: I'm not good at singing, I'm not good at the guitar.
I did as /u/AverageCommentary suggested. After I learned that first song it came much easier.
Now I associate the words to chord changes. So pretty much my voice and the guitar parts go together. They aren't separate entities.
Now if only I could sing more than two notes and play more than 4 chords. | I'm the douche that will go to your house and play wonderwall over and over. |
omgmonster | In high school I had huge math anxiety. Then I realized pursuing your fears is a good way to rid of them. Now I have a math degree.
The key was to realize nobody has authority over logic so if something doesn't make sense you need to ***think*** instead of asking others, for days if need be, because the understanding you get by having someone else answer your questions is infinitely shallower than the one you get when you figure it out on your own.
As they like to say,
>"Math is not a spectator sport!"
and I think this is doubly true for programming.
*Doing* is often more instructive than *reading* or even *thinking*. Obviously you need to occasionally step back and think about what you're doing or read about what others have done, but the dividends paid out by a strong bias to action cannot be overstated.
**TL;DR: Doing > Thinking > Reading.** | In high school I had huge math anxiety. Then I realized pursuing your fears is a good way to rid of them. Now I have a math degree.
The key was to realize nobody has authority over logic so if something doesn't make sense you need to think instead of asking others, for days if need be, because the understanding you get by having someone else answer your questions is infinitely shallower than the one you get when you figure it out on your own.
As they like to say,
>"Math is not a spectator sport!"
and I think this is doubly true for programming.
Doing is often more instructive than reading or even thinking . Obviously you need to occasionally step back and think about what you're doing or read about what others have done, but the dividends paid out by a strong bias to action cannot be overstated.
TL;DR: Doing > Thinking > Reading.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cgzu9eg | In high school I had huge math anxiety. Then I realized pursuing your fears is a good way to rid of them. Now I have a math degree.
The key was to realize nobody has authority over logic so if something doesn't make sense you need to think instead of asking others, for days if need be, because the understanding you get by having someone else answer your questions is infinitely shallower than the one you get when you figure it out on your own.
As they like to say,
>"Math is not a spectator sport!"
and I think this is doubly true for programming.
Doing is often more instructive than reading or even thinking . Obviously you need to occasionally step back and think about what you're doing or read about what others have done, but the dividends paid out by a strong bias to action cannot be overstated. | Doing > Thinking > Reading. |
Megawatts19 | After playing several sports competitively. Hitting a 90+ MPH fastball is easily the hardest thing I've ever done with regards to sports. You have to take into account reaction time, ball trajectory, ball speed, bat speed, bat trajectory, hand-eye coordination, and distance the ball travels. The pitcher is just over 60 feet away....throwing 90 MPH. If his pitch were a car it would travel over 150 feet per second. So, you have about half a second to see the ball leave the pitchers hand, judge where it's going, judge whether it's going to be a ball or strike, get the bat head into the trajectory of the ball, and even though you made contact, you didn't hit it square and fouled it off or got out. The level of physics that goes into each and every swing is mind boggling.
Oh, and just when you have the timing right on the pitchers fast ball, then he throws a curve ball...or a slider...or a change up...or a knuckle ball. There's a reason that batters in the MLB that average a 70% FAILURE rate in the batters box over their career have a legitimate shot of making the hall of fame. Think about that.
Imagine if you had 3 different players: one averages 30% from the free throw line, one averages a 30% completion rate from the QB position, and the other averages 30% from the batters box. 2 of those guys will be quickly out of a job, yet one will be considered for the hall of game if he holds that level of production for his entire career.
TLDR: Baseball's crazy, yo. | After playing several sports competitively. Hitting a 90+ MPH fastball is easily the hardest thing I've ever done with regards to sports. You have to take into account reaction time, ball trajectory, ball speed, bat speed, bat trajectory, hand-eye coordination, and distance the ball travels. The pitcher is just over 60 feet away....throwing 90 MPH. If his pitch were a car it would travel over 150 feet per second. So, you have about half a second to see the ball leave the pitchers hand, judge where it's going, judge whether it's going to be a ball or strike, get the bat head into the trajectory of the ball, and even though you made contact, you didn't hit it square and fouled it off or got out. The level of physics that goes into each and every swing is mind boggling.
Oh, and just when you have the timing right on the pitchers fast ball, then he throws a curve ball...or a slider...or a change up...or a knuckle ball. There's a reason that batters in the MLB that average a 70% FAILURE rate in the batters box over their career have a legitimate shot of making the hall of fame. Think about that.
Imagine if you had 3 different players: one averages 30% from the free throw line, one averages a 30% completion rate from the QB position, and the other averages 30% from the batters box. 2 of those guys will be quickly out of a job, yet one will be considered for the hall of game if he holds that level of production for his entire career.
TLDR: Baseball's crazy, yo.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cgzyvrc | After playing several sports competitively. Hitting a 90+ MPH fastball is easily the hardest thing I've ever done with regards to sports. You have to take into account reaction time, ball trajectory, ball speed, bat speed, bat trajectory, hand-eye coordination, and distance the ball travels. The pitcher is just over 60 feet away....throwing 90 MPH. If his pitch were a car it would travel over 150 feet per second. So, you have about half a second to see the ball leave the pitchers hand, judge where it's going, judge whether it's going to be a ball or strike, get the bat head into the trajectory of the ball, and even though you made contact, you didn't hit it square and fouled it off or got out. The level of physics that goes into each and every swing is mind boggling.
Oh, and just when you have the timing right on the pitchers fast ball, then he throws a curve ball...or a slider...or a change up...or a knuckle ball. There's a reason that batters in the MLB that average a 70% FAILURE rate in the batters box over their career have a legitimate shot of making the hall of fame. Think about that.
Imagine if you had 3 different players: one averages 30% from the free throw line, one averages a 30% completion rate from the QB position, and the other averages 30% from the batters box. 2 of those guys will be quickly out of a job, yet one will be considered for the hall of game if he holds that level of production for his entire career. | Baseball's crazy, yo. |
Fallen_Milkman | I used to dread public speaking. Then I had to write/deliver a best man speech for a friend's wedding. I memorized it a few days before. We proceeded to get pretty drunk and I gave the speech which lasted about 5 minutes and people loved it. Since then it was like a switch flipped and I have no issues talking in front of people.
TL;DR: Get drunk, then talk | I used to dread public speaking. Then I had to write/deliver a best man speech for a friend's wedding. I memorized it a few days before. We proceeded to get pretty drunk and I gave the speech which lasted about 5 minutes and people loved it. Since then it was like a switch flipped and I have no issues talking in front of people.
TL;DR: Get drunk, then talk
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ch05kwe | I used to dread public speaking. Then I had to write/deliver a best man speech for a friend's wedding. I memorized it a few days before. We proceeded to get pretty drunk and I gave the speech which lasted about 5 minutes and people loved it. Since then it was like a switch flipped and I have no issues talking in front of people. | Get drunk, then talk |
AstroCaptain | I had this problem. But what made it worse was my grandma has art on display at her college. Its in pretty much every medium from painting to drawing. And my grandpa side is a architect and is amazing with perspective in drawing and is amazing at modeling in clay. My parents are pretty good artists but didn't ever teach me or do it for fun. My dad did sell a couple in college though. When I got to school i couldn't draw to save my life. When i got into an art class in school i improved after tons of work like 2 hours a day practicing but nothing better than my parents. So stuck being judged by my family for my art.
tl;dr: parents and grand parents good at art. I cant draw. take art class, still not that good | I had this problem. But what made it worse was my grandma has art on display at her college. Its in pretty much every medium from painting to drawing. And my grandpa side is a architect and is amazing with perspective in drawing and is amazing at modeling in clay. My parents are pretty good artists but didn't ever teach me or do it for fun. My dad did sell a couple in college though. When I got to school i couldn't draw to save my life. When i got into an art class in school i improved after tons of work like 2 hours a day practicing but nothing better than my parents. So stuck being judged by my family for my art.
tl;dr: parents and grand parents good at art. I cant draw. take art class, still not that good
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cgzpiwm | I had this problem. But what made it worse was my grandma has art on display at her college. Its in pretty much every medium from painting to drawing. And my grandpa side is a architect and is amazing with perspective in drawing and is amazing at modeling in clay. My parents are pretty good artists but didn't ever teach me or do it for fun. My dad did sell a couple in college though. When I got to school i couldn't draw to save my life. When i got into an art class in school i improved after tons of work like 2 hours a day practicing but nothing better than my parents. So stuck being judged by my family for my art. | parents and grand parents good at art. I cant draw. take art class, still not that good |
guydawg | my first time was with a girl who was my age, but she was not a virgin
she had no problem getting my dick in there but I had no idea what to do after despite probably having 100 hrs of porn on my resume. she even asked "was that your first time?" after lol
my second time was probably like a week later with a girl who it was ALSO her first time.. that was just fucking useless. position switching. barely fit dick in. nothing worked. I think I got a few thrusts in then we just called it a shift and watched a movie. also when I was younger I would get BJ but never ever wanted to return the favour.
fast forward 10 years and I'll chow pussy all day, muuuuch more time spent on foreplay, fuck for a "normal" amount of time (aka not busting a nut in either a ridiculously short or ridiculously long amount of time)
tldr keep at it homie | my first time was with a girl who was my age, but she was not a virgin
she had no problem getting my dick in there but I had no idea what to do after despite probably having 100 hrs of porn on my resume. she even asked "was that your first time?" after lol
my second time was probably like a week later with a girl who it was ALSO her first time.. that was just fucking useless. position switching. barely fit dick in. nothing worked. I think I got a few thrusts in then we just called it a shift and watched a movie. also when I was younger I would get BJ but never ever wanted to return the favour.
fast forward 10 years and I'll chow pussy all day, muuuuch more time spent on foreplay, fuck for a "normal" amount of time (aka not busting a nut in either a ridiculously short or ridiculously long amount of time)
tldr keep at it homie
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cgzt3eo | my first time was with a girl who was my age, but she was not a virgin
she had no problem getting my dick in there but I had no idea what to do after despite probably having 100 hrs of porn on my resume. she even asked "was that your first time?" after lol
my second time was probably like a week later with a girl who it was ALSO her first time.. that was just fucking useless. position switching. barely fit dick in. nothing worked. I think I got a few thrusts in then we just called it a shift and watched a movie. also when I was younger I would get BJ but never ever wanted to return the favour.
fast forward 10 years and I'll chow pussy all day, muuuuch more time spent on foreplay, fuck for a "normal" amount of time (aka not busting a nut in either a ridiculously short or ridiculously long amount of time) | keep at it homie |
AverageCommentary | learn the guitar track until you can play it flawlessly without even thinking about it (most important step), then focus on the singing on top of it (that's the very basic tl;dr version) | learn the guitar track until you can play it flawlessly without even thinking about it (most important step), then focus on the singing on top of it (that's the very basic tl;dr version)
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cgzsv0o | learn the guitar track until you can play it flawlessly without even thinking about it (most important step), then focus on the singing on top of it (that's the very basic | version) |
Munkii | It's weird when your boss changes. I have been a key senior employee at a company where the CEO was replaced with someone who had a different style to how we had worked before.
I remember being really pissed off that the board never thought to ask my opinion before appointing someone. Me and my team were the ones who created all the value in the company after all... I resigned after 6 months when it was clear it wouldn't work. The company lost momentum after that.
I'm not a big ego, and I don't have millions though. I didn't try to publicly undermine the guy before I left.
TLDR: the opinions of senior staff matter a lot. They know what it takes to get the job done better than the manager | It's weird when your boss changes. I have been a key senior employee at a company where the CEO was replaced with someone who had a different style to how we had worked before.
I remember being really pissed off that the board never thought to ask my opinion before appointing someone. Me and my team were the ones who created all the value in the company after all... I resigned after 6 months when it was clear it wouldn't work. The company lost momentum after that.
I'm not a big ego, and I don't have millions though. I didn't try to publicly undermine the guy before I left.
TLDR: the opinions of senior staff matter a lot. They know what it takes to get the job done better than the manager
| reddevils | t5_2rxse | ch0cat8 | It's weird when your boss changes. I have been a key senior employee at a company where the CEO was replaced with someone who had a different style to how we had worked before.
I remember being really pissed off that the board never thought to ask my opinion before appointing someone. Me and my team were the ones who created all the value in the company after all... I resigned after 6 months when it was clear it wouldn't work. The company lost momentum after that.
I'm not a big ego, and I don't have millions though. I didn't try to publicly undermine the guy before I left. | the opinions of senior staff matter a lot. They know what it takes to get the job done better than the manager |
Fatdevil420 | Your character in D&D can do any number of things that conflict with Islam, or any other religion. But none of it is forced on the player, it's all entirely up to you how your character behaves and you're ultimately responsible for his/her actions.
It's important to remember D&D, and roleplaying games in general are a storytelling tool. Just like every story is different, so is every group of people who play together, further changing the story they're trying to tell. And, just like there are some movies/books that conflict with Islam, some don't. It depends on how tolerant you are, what you expect from a fantasy story, and what you're comfortable with.
tl;dr D&D is different for everybody, but it's always fun. Everyone should play more D&D, Muslims included. | Your character in D&D can do any number of things that conflict with Islam, or any other religion. But none of it is forced on the player, it's all entirely up to you how your character behaves and you're ultimately responsible for his/her actions.
It's important to remember D&D, and roleplaying games in general are a storytelling tool. Just like every story is different, so is every group of people who play together, further changing the story they're trying to tell. And, just like there are some movies/books that conflict with Islam, some don't. It depends on how tolerant you are, what you expect from a fantasy story, and what you're comfortable with.
tl;dr D&D is different for everybody, but it's always fun. Everyone should play more D&D, Muslims included.
| DungeonsAndDragons | t5_2qwdo | ch08hw3 | Your character in D&D can do any number of things that conflict with Islam, or any other religion. But none of it is forced on the player, it's all entirely up to you how your character behaves and you're ultimately responsible for his/her actions.
It's important to remember D&D, and roleplaying games in general are a storytelling tool. Just like every story is different, so is every group of people who play together, further changing the story they're trying to tell. And, just like there are some movies/books that conflict with Islam, some don't. It depends on how tolerant you are, what you expect from a fantasy story, and what you're comfortable with. | D&D is different for everybody, but it's always fun. Everyone should play more D&D, Muslims included. |
bartowbartwo | Have you tried bringing it up and discussing it?
I personally don't think someone "Just isn't there yet" is a sufficient reason to ditch them... Every single one of us is at a different place in our Walk - the odds of you finding a partner who is exactly where you're at is highly unlikely and just unrealistic and it is that kind of ideal that is causing much pain these days in the dating world.
Someone's relationship with God is very personal to them and we are all easily defensive about our own; however we are called to go to each other and confront sin where we see it in humility, love, and grace. We want what's best for our brothers and sisters and leaving someone in their sin, without ever bringing it up to them, expressing your concern, or trying to come along side them in it is not loving at all.
I think to leave her without ever going through the discomfort of working that part out with her would be unloving and not very Christ like. It's probably why you were hurt when it happened to you. Christ confronts us constantly but allows us to grow and make mistakes and He is patient and gracious with us... are we not to do the same to others? Especially those we are romantically and intimately involved with?
I would bring it up before making up my mind that it's over. It will be uncomfortable and very awkward but you can phrase and navigate it to be more of a dialogue.
-Be humble
-Be kind
-Be gracious
-Be loving - as Christ was, is, and continues to be with you...
-Ask questions - get to know the roots of her rebellion or lack of interest in Christ and deal with those.
If after all of that she still has no interest in pursuing a life more intimately acquainted with Christ, **then** you break it off and that is most definitely a sufficient reason to. (I bet she won't want to be with someone who does anyway - your incompatibility will be much more obvious - so breaking it off will be much easier at that point).
The reality is, you will never find a Christian (yet alone a human) significant other or spouse who is simply going to "fit" your life and desires right off the bat. Successful relationships take work, they can be uncomfortable at times. I'm convinced relationships are designed as catalysts to our sanctification. Nothing displays our selfishness more, can convict us more, can hurt us more, can make us think more, can challenge us more than our relationships with one another.
"Love God, love your neighbor. They will know Me by your love for one another..."
Christ takes relationships very, very seriously... so should we.
TL;DR
My advice (coming from experienced failure with this):
Pray
Bring Christ into the Dynamic and make Him a reality in the relationship.
Be patient, kind, loving, and gracious as that will most likely bring up some conflict, but don't bail simply because there is opposition.
If she does not want to be in a relationship that is centered around Christ after you express to her that that is what you want... and you've taken the time and put in the work to show her in love what that looks like lived-out... then you let her know that it won't work (cuz it won't) even if you wanted it to.
However, if she agrees that the relationship should be based on Christ, be ready to work at it and be patient in that work. | Have you tried bringing it up and discussing it?
I personally don't think someone "Just isn't there yet" is a sufficient reason to ditch them... Every single one of us is at a different place in our Walk - the odds of you finding a partner who is exactly where you're at is highly unlikely and just unrealistic and it is that kind of ideal that is causing much pain these days in the dating world.
Someone's relationship with God is very personal to them and we are all easily defensive about our own; however we are called to go to each other and confront sin where we see it in humility, love, and grace. We want what's best for our brothers and sisters and leaving someone in their sin, without ever bringing it up to them, expressing your concern, or trying to come along side them in it is not loving at all.
I think to leave her without ever going through the discomfort of working that part out with her would be unloving and not very Christ like. It's probably why you were hurt when it happened to you. Christ confronts us constantly but allows us to grow and make mistakes and He is patient and gracious with us... are we not to do the same to others? Especially those we are romantically and intimately involved with?
I would bring it up before making up my mind that it's over. It will be uncomfortable and very awkward but you can phrase and navigate it to be more of a dialogue.
-Be humble
-Be kind
-Be gracious
-Be loving - as Christ was, is, and continues to be with you...
-Ask questions - get to know the roots of her rebellion or lack of interest in Christ and deal with those.
If after all of that she still has no interest in pursuing a life more intimately acquainted with Christ, then you break it off and that is most definitely a sufficient reason to. (I bet she won't want to be with someone who does anyway - your incompatibility will be much more obvious - so breaking it off will be much easier at that point).
The reality is, you will never find a Christian (yet alone a human) significant other or spouse who is simply going to "fit" your life and desires right off the bat. Successful relationships take work, they can be uncomfortable at times. I'm convinced relationships are designed as catalysts to our sanctification. Nothing displays our selfishness more, can convict us more, can hurt us more, can make us think more, can challenge us more than our relationships with one another.
"Love God, love your neighbor. They will know Me by your love for one another..."
Christ takes relationships very, very seriously... so should we.
TL;DR
My advice (coming from experienced failure with this):
Pray
Bring Christ into the Dynamic and make Him a reality in the relationship.
Be patient, kind, loving, and gracious as that will most likely bring up some conflict, but don't bail simply because there is opposition.
If she does not want to be in a relationship that is centered around Christ after you express to her that that is what you want... and you've taken the time and put in the work to show her in love what that looks like lived-out... then you let her know that it won't work (cuz it won't) even if you wanted it to.
However, if she agrees that the relationship should be based on Christ, be ready to work at it and be patient in that work.
| Reformed | t5_2riuy | ch02x6w | Have you tried bringing it up and discussing it?
I personally don't think someone "Just isn't there yet" is a sufficient reason to ditch them... Every single one of us is at a different place in our Walk - the odds of you finding a partner who is exactly where you're at is highly unlikely and just unrealistic and it is that kind of ideal that is causing much pain these days in the dating world.
Someone's relationship with God is very personal to them and we are all easily defensive about our own; however we are called to go to each other and confront sin where we see it in humility, love, and grace. We want what's best for our brothers and sisters and leaving someone in their sin, without ever bringing it up to them, expressing your concern, or trying to come along side them in it is not loving at all.
I think to leave her without ever going through the discomfort of working that part out with her would be unloving and not very Christ like. It's probably why you were hurt when it happened to you. Christ confronts us constantly but allows us to grow and make mistakes and He is patient and gracious with us... are we not to do the same to others? Especially those we are romantically and intimately involved with?
I would bring it up before making up my mind that it's over. It will be uncomfortable and very awkward but you can phrase and navigate it to be more of a dialogue.
-Be humble
-Be kind
-Be gracious
-Be loving - as Christ was, is, and continues to be with you...
-Ask questions - get to know the roots of her rebellion or lack of interest in Christ and deal with those.
If after all of that she still has no interest in pursuing a life more intimately acquainted with Christ, then you break it off and that is most definitely a sufficient reason to. (I bet she won't want to be with someone who does anyway - your incompatibility will be much more obvious - so breaking it off will be much easier at that point).
The reality is, you will never find a Christian (yet alone a human) significant other or spouse who is simply going to "fit" your life and desires right off the bat. Successful relationships take work, they can be uncomfortable at times. I'm convinced relationships are designed as catalysts to our sanctification. Nothing displays our selfishness more, can convict us more, can hurt us more, can make us think more, can challenge us more than our relationships with one another.
"Love God, love your neighbor. They will know Me by your love for one another..."
Christ takes relationships very, very seriously... so should we. | My advice (coming from experienced failure with this):
Pray
Bring Christ into the Dynamic and make Him a reality in the relationship.
Be patient, kind, loving, and gracious as that will most likely bring up some conflict, but don't bail simply because there is opposition.
If she does not want to be in a relationship that is centered around Christ after you express to her that that is what you want... and you've taken the time and put in the work to show her in love what that looks like lived-out... then you let her know that it won't work (cuz it won't) even if you wanted it to.
However, if she agrees that the relationship should be based on Christ, be ready to work at it and be patient in that work. |
adde09 | Back in Wotlk i was raiding in ICC 10 man when my guild had reached Lich king (I was the guild leader), we started killing him and brought him down to 10% and we were all really excited and we started getting really happy in vent so we keep fighting LK and then suddenly everyone dies i get super mad and just start kicking everyone becouse i thought we just wiped. Needless to say everyone left the guild. TL;DR Didnt know everyone died when lk was on 10% hp, kicked everyone, everyone left guild | Back in Wotlk i was raiding in ICC 10 man when my guild had reached Lich king (I was the guild leader), we started killing him and brought him down to 10% and we were all really excited and we started getting really happy in vent so we keep fighting LK and then suddenly everyone dies i get super mad and just start kicking everyone becouse i thought we just wiped. Needless to say everyone left the guild. TL;DR Didnt know everyone died when lk was on 10% hp, kicked everyone, everyone left guild
| wow | t5_2qio8 | ch0usku | Back in Wotlk i was raiding in ICC 10 man when my guild had reached Lich king (I was the guild leader), we started killing him and brought him down to 10% and we were all really excited and we started getting really happy in vent so we keep fighting LK and then suddenly everyone dies i get super mad and just start kicking everyone becouse i thought we just wiped. Needless to say everyone left the guild. | Didnt know everyone died when lk was on 10% hp, kicked everyone, everyone left guild |
TOCKyuubi | When I first started Playing WoW back in the Tail end of BC, I had no idea that quests gave you XP. I grew up watching my brother play FF XI where there was a lot of grinding involved. So this being my first MMO, I thought, well shit. I just have to kill mobs get XP and level right? It wasn't until I was level 35 in thousand needles that I realized I was a fucking idiot.
TL;DR Didn't know quests gave XP Grinded to 35 off mobs before realizing. | When I first started Playing WoW back in the Tail end of BC, I had no idea that quests gave you XP. I grew up watching my brother play FF XI where there was a lot of grinding involved. So this being my first MMO, I thought, well shit. I just have to kill mobs get XP and level right? It wasn't until I was level 35 in thousand needles that I realized I was a fucking idiot.
TL;DR Didn't know quests gave XP Grinded to 35 off mobs before realizing.
| wow | t5_2qio8 | ch135vp | When I first started Playing WoW back in the Tail end of BC, I had no idea that quests gave you XP. I grew up watching my brother play FF XI where there was a lot of grinding involved. So this being my first MMO, I thought, well shit. I just have to kill mobs get XP and level right? It wasn't until I was level 35 in thousand needles that I realized I was a fucking idiot. | Didn't know quests gave XP Grinded to 35 off mobs before realizing. |
godofpumpkins | I think you can afford it on paper, but should look carefully at what it actually costs. Read up on the time value of money and how much money invested early (at e.g., 23) grows over your life. There are plenty of websites out there that show you stuff like that visually. I think it can he quite sobering to get a reminder that you're spending some nontrivial multiplier of older-you money of the list price on a luxury item that will be out if date in a few years.
tl;dr: yes but be honest to yourself that this luxury is costing you well into the six figures of later-in-life money. You might still decide it's worth it, but at least you won't be making a short-sighted decision.
Note that I'm completely ignoring depreciation and expenses. Just talking about opportunity cost of not investing that money. | I think you can afford it on paper, but should look carefully at what it actually costs. Read up on the time value of money and how much money invested early (at e.g., 23) grows over your life. There are plenty of websites out there that show you stuff like that visually. I think it can he quite sobering to get a reminder that you're spending some nontrivial multiplier of older-you money of the list price on a luxury item that will be out if date in a few years.
tl;dr: yes but be honest to yourself that this luxury is costing you well into the six figures of later-in-life money. You might still decide it's worth it, but at least you won't be making a short-sighted decision.
Note that I'm completely ignoring depreciation and expenses. Just talking about opportunity cost of not investing that money.
| personalfinance | t5_2qstm | ch0r6gx | I think you can afford it on paper, but should look carefully at what it actually costs. Read up on the time value of money and how much money invested early (at e.g., 23) grows over your life. There are plenty of websites out there that show you stuff like that visually. I think it can he quite sobering to get a reminder that you're spending some nontrivial multiplier of older-you money of the list price on a luxury item that will be out if date in a few years. | yes but be honest to yourself that this luxury is costing you well into the six figures of later-in-life money. You might still decide it's worth it, but at least you won't be making a short-sighted decision.
Note that I'm completely ignoring depreciation and expenses. Just talking about opportunity cost of not investing that money. |
Mattne | This reminds me of a time at my work. I work at an arcade and a kid had spilled a slushee all over the carpet. I was cleaning it, but I was using plexiglass cleaning spray because for some reason it works better than our carpet cleaning spray. A lady came over and took a picture of me with the plexiglass spray can, cleaning the carpet because she found it funny. She didn't try and let me know or anything, I'm young so she just assumed I was an idiot or something. Heard her point it out to her friend.
TL;DR Lady tries to make fun of my cleaning skills. | This reminds me of a time at my work. I work at an arcade and a kid had spilled a slushee all over the carpet. I was cleaning it, but I was using plexiglass cleaning spray because for some reason it works better than our carpet cleaning spray. A lady came over and took a picture of me with the plexiglass spray can, cleaning the carpet because she found it funny. She didn't try and let me know or anything, I'm young so she just assumed I was an idiot or something. Heard her point it out to her friend.
TL;DR Lady tries to make fun of my cleaning skills.
| funny | t5_2qh33 | ch0yrdp | This reminds me of a time at my work. I work at an arcade and a kid had spilled a slushee all over the carpet. I was cleaning it, but I was using plexiglass cleaning spray because for some reason it works better than our carpet cleaning spray. A lady came over and took a picture of me with the plexiglass spray can, cleaning the carpet because she found it funny. She didn't try and let me know or anything, I'm young so she just assumed I was an idiot or something. Heard her point it out to her friend. | Lady tries to make fun of my cleaning skills. |
bryancostanich | you just QED'd my point. 1) you have no idea how long i've used reddit. and it's not likely, unless you were an early employee that you have. 2) it wouldn't matter either way. 3) yes, things in the english language mean exactly what people understand them to be. in this case, TL;DR seems to have become two things. one of which is a place to summarize when others didn't read. it's ok if you don't believe me. you're still wrong. | you just QED'd my point. 1) you have no idea how long i've used reddit. and it's not likely, unless you were an early employee that you have. 2) it wouldn't matter either way. 3) yes, things in the english language mean exactly what people understand them to be. in this case, TL;DR seems to have become two things. one of which is a place to summarize when others didn't read. it's ok if you don't believe me. you're still wrong.
| news | t5_2qh3l | ch28w3f | you just QED'd my point. 1) you have no idea how long i've used reddit. and it's not likely, unless you were an early employee that you have. 2) it wouldn't matter either way. 3) yes, things in the english language mean exactly what people understand them to be. in this case, | seems to have become two things. one of which is a place to summarize when others didn't read. it's ok if you don't believe me. you're still wrong. |
bryancostanich | no, i gave a summary for those that didn't read it. are you even aware of how TL;DR: works on reddit? clearly not. | no, i gave a summary for those that didn't read it. are you even aware of how TL;DR: works on reddit? clearly not.
| news | t5_2qh3l | ch1xm0z | no, i gave a summary for those that didn't read it. are you even aware of how | works on reddit? clearly not. |
NonPartisanPooper | No. You said yourself that you did not:
> TL;DR:
That means "Too Long. Didn't Read." | No. You said yourself that you did not:
> TL;DR:
That means "Too Long. Didn't Read."
| news | t5_2qh3l | ch1x5up | No. You said yourself that you did not:
> | That means "Too Long. Didn't Read." |
the_zeke | We can't be shopping for a backup goalie if we want to keep Cally and sign the players who's contracts are up. Lindback has moments of brilliance. It's there, I think after these playoffs and offseason he will become the backup we need. Our problem isn't exactly goaltending as much as the mentality and errors in front of the net. Lindy is the best backup for the money. Gud will develop and so will Vas (if signed). I mean for the first time in a long time we actually have some potential in our net minders. I used to be on the Lindy hate train but I've changed my mid and support the guy cause I believe in some year he will be a starter, probably not here because we have The Bish but the potential is there.
TL;DR: Lindy is the best backup for the money. Save money for Cally and co. Lindy will mature. We finally have goaltender(S) | We can't be shopping for a backup goalie if we want to keep Cally and sign the players who's contracts are up. Lindback has moments of brilliance. It's there, I think after these playoffs and offseason he will become the backup we need. Our problem isn't exactly goaltending as much as the mentality and errors in front of the net. Lindy is the best backup for the money. Gud will develop and so will Vas (if signed). I mean for the first time in a long time we actually have some potential in our net minders. I used to be on the Lindy hate train but I've changed my mid and support the guy cause I believe in some year he will be a starter, probably not here because we have The Bish but the potential is there.
TL;DR: Lindy is the best backup for the money. Save money for Cally and co. Lindy will mature. We finally have goaltender(S)
| TampaBayLightning | t5_2rqi8 | ch2c1kt | We can't be shopping for a backup goalie if we want to keep Cally and sign the players who's contracts are up. Lindback has moments of brilliance. It's there, I think after these playoffs and offseason he will become the backup we need. Our problem isn't exactly goaltending as much as the mentality and errors in front of the net. Lindy is the best backup for the money. Gud will develop and so will Vas (if signed). I mean for the first time in a long time we actually have some potential in our net minders. I used to be on the Lindy hate train but I've changed my mid and support the guy cause I believe in some year he will be a starter, probably not here because we have The Bish but the potential is there. | Lindy is the best backup for the money. Save money for Cally and co. Lindy will mature. We finally have goaltender(S) |
DerrickD26 | Sad fact is giving the homeless housing won't work or solve anything more then feeding them does, it serves the short term
Soultion of putting food in there bellies and a safe place to stay the night- which is great but don't expect that person to all the sudden wake up and become a productive citizen, the next sad fact is they never ever will regardless of what ANYONE does for them- they will generally return to that life style. We should support places like siolam mission where they feed the homeless, give them a safe place to sleep for the night and offer some medical services, but support them with the understand we are providing basic needs and not solutions, don't expect a solution from that it is an unrealistic expectation to have and you will just be disappointed. If people really want to "solve" this it's time to get real and have realistic solutions, the adults are generally past the point of return, we should keep providing those basic needs as listed before (because we are caring humans, never lose/forget that) but start switching the main focus to youth so they don't grow up like that in the first place. There is many reasons someone might be homeless but there is demographics in Winnipeg we can identify where the majority of those homeless come from.
TLDR: adult street people are set in there ways regardless how much we do, focus on helping the youth so they don't grow up like that in the first place is the only realistic solution. | Sad fact is giving the homeless housing won't work or solve anything more then feeding them does, it serves the short term
Soultion of putting food in there bellies and a safe place to stay the night- which is great but don't expect that person to all the sudden wake up and become a productive citizen, the next sad fact is they never ever will regardless of what ANYONE does for them- they will generally return to that life style. We should support places like siolam mission where they feed the homeless, give them a safe place to sleep for the night and offer some medical services, but support them with the understand we are providing basic needs and not solutions, don't expect a solution from that it is an unrealistic expectation to have and you will just be disappointed. If people really want to "solve" this it's time to get real and have realistic solutions, the adults are generally past the point of return, we should keep providing those basic needs as listed before (because we are caring humans, never lose/forget that) but start switching the main focus to youth so they don't grow up like that in the first place. There is many reasons someone might be homeless but there is demographics in Winnipeg we can identify where the majority of those homeless come from.
TLDR: adult street people are set in there ways regardless how much we do, focus on helping the youth so they don't grow up like that in the first place is the only realistic solution.
| Winnipeg | t5_2qtno | ch1h0pa | Sad fact is giving the homeless housing won't work or solve anything more then feeding them does, it serves the short term
Soultion of putting food in there bellies and a safe place to stay the night- which is great but don't expect that person to all the sudden wake up and become a productive citizen, the next sad fact is they never ever will regardless of what ANYONE does for them- they will generally return to that life style. We should support places like siolam mission where they feed the homeless, give them a safe place to sleep for the night and offer some medical services, but support them with the understand we are providing basic needs and not solutions, don't expect a solution from that it is an unrealistic expectation to have and you will just be disappointed. If people really want to "solve" this it's time to get real and have realistic solutions, the adults are generally past the point of return, we should keep providing those basic needs as listed before (because we are caring humans, never lose/forget that) but start switching the main focus to youth so they don't grow up like that in the first place. There is many reasons someone might be homeless but there is demographics in Winnipeg we can identify where the majority of those homeless come from. | adult street people are set in there ways regardless how much we do, focus on helping the youth so they don't grow up like that in the first place is the only realistic solution. |
lightly_salted | Have you tried the collections feature? You go to the left side of the page, click on subscriptions, and on the top right it offers to let you take a collection of your subscriptions and it makes a feed for you to look at. YMMV on what you can get it to do for you.
I tried to load about 200 subscriptions into one collection and while I was able to go back as far as a month before I got bored scrolling, I was definitely not getting all of my subscriptions shown. And like the regular feed it is suffering from being unable to remove videos from it. However with a smaller collection of videos I fell like it was honestly representing what people had released.
TLDR: The collections page might be able to help you watch videos without them getting pushed off your feed, but if you overload it you might not get that much selection on your feed.
(I really wish they would just bring back the hide/remove from feed button. 7_7) | Have you tried the collections feature? You go to the left side of the page, click on subscriptions, and on the top right it offers to let you take a collection of your subscriptions and it makes a feed for you to look at. YMMV on what you can get it to do for you.
I tried to load about 200 subscriptions into one collection and while I was able to go back as far as a month before I got bored scrolling, I was definitely not getting all of my subscriptions shown. And like the regular feed it is suffering from being unable to remove videos from it. However with a smaller collection of videos I fell like it was honestly representing what people had released.
TLDR: The collections page might be able to help you watch videos without them getting pushed off your feed, but if you overload it you might not get that much selection on your feed.
(I really wish they would just bring back the hide/remove from feed button. 7_7)
| youtube | t5_2qh44 | ch1jl7w | Have you tried the collections feature? You go to the left side of the page, click on subscriptions, and on the top right it offers to let you take a collection of your subscriptions and it makes a feed for you to look at. YMMV on what you can get it to do for you.
I tried to load about 200 subscriptions into one collection and while I was able to go back as far as a month before I got bored scrolling, I was definitely not getting all of my subscriptions shown. And like the regular feed it is suffering from being unable to remove videos from it. However with a smaller collection of videos I fell like it was honestly representing what people had released. | The collections page might be able to help you watch videos without them getting pushed off your feed, but if you overload it you might not get that much selection on your feed.
(I really wish they would just bring back the hide/remove from feed button. 7_7) |
honglyshin | I remember when I was in kindergarten, we got to go visit the big kids in first grade as a class. However, there weren't enough chairs, but since we were little kids we were told to just share a seat with a first grader. I got to share a seat with a girl, and I remember feeling all giddy because I thought she was pretty. I have no absolutely no memory of what was taught in that day.
tl;dr. one of my earliest memories is when I realized I liked girls. | I remember when I was in kindergarten, we got to go visit the big kids in first grade as a class. However, there weren't enough chairs, but since we were little kids we were told to just share a seat with a first grader. I got to share a seat with a girl, and I remember feeling all giddy because I thought she was pretty. I have no absolutely no memory of what was taught in that day.
tl;dr. one of my earliest memories is when I realized I liked girls.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ch1eagt | I remember when I was in kindergarten, we got to go visit the big kids in first grade as a class. However, there weren't enough chairs, but since we were little kids we were told to just share a seat with a first grader. I got to share a seat with a girl, and I remember feeling all giddy because I thought she was pretty. I have no absolutely no memory of what was taught in that day. | one of my earliest memories is when I realized I liked girls. |
blaziecat1103 | Those stickers are there to make sure that the cooler doesn't short anything out on the back of the motherboard; motherboard makers have realized this and generally don't put exposed solder points on the rear near the CPU socket.
TL;DR-You'll be fine. | Those stickers are there to make sure that the cooler doesn't short anything out on the back of the motherboard; motherboard makers have realized this and generally don't put exposed solder points on the rear near the CPU socket.
TL;DR-You'll be fine.
| buildapc | t5_2rnve | ch29sr3 | Those stickers are there to make sure that the cooler doesn't short anything out on the back of the motherboard; motherboard makers have realized this and generally don't put exposed solder points on the rear near the CPU socket. | You'll be fine. |
Ludovico | Most of the backlash like "you're destroying their imagination, etc" are all just knee jerk reactions because you are doing something that is different. Ignore all of this, it's silly and not worth your time.
I haven't told my kids (4/6) outright that santa isn't real, but if they ever ask anything of me they will only get the truth. It is a hard line to walk because there are things that i lie about sometimes... a cop pulled me over the other day and asked if i knew why he did so, i said no. I said no because saying that it was because i was speeding is an admission of guilt, but i knew damn well why i was being pulled over so technically that was a lie.
i try very hard to tell the truth in any situation. That being said if my kids asked about santa i would do my best to let them down easy. Because regardless of me not lying to them they still believe in santa because EVERYONE else does their best to convince them that santa is real. which i think is very very strange that there is a conspiracy to collectively fool our children into believing something that isn't true.
tldr; if they ask i will give them the truth, i try very hard to never lie to my kids. | Most of the backlash like "you're destroying their imagination, etc" are all just knee jerk reactions because you are doing something that is different. Ignore all of this, it's silly and not worth your time.
I haven't told my kids (4/6) outright that santa isn't real, but if they ever ask anything of me they will only get the truth. It is a hard line to walk because there are things that i lie about sometimes... a cop pulled me over the other day and asked if i knew why he did so, i said no. I said no because saying that it was because i was speeding is an admission of guilt, but i knew damn well why i was being pulled over so technically that was a lie.
i try very hard to tell the truth in any situation. That being said if my kids asked about santa i would do my best to let them down easy. Because regardless of me not lying to them they still believe in santa because EVERYONE else does their best to convince them that santa is real. which i think is very very strange that there is a conspiracy to collectively fool our children into believing something that isn't true.
tldr; if they ask i will give them the truth, i try very hard to never lie to my kids.
| Parenting | t5_2qhn3 | ch2ebex | Most of the backlash like "you're destroying their imagination, etc" are all just knee jerk reactions because you are doing something that is different. Ignore all of this, it's silly and not worth your time.
I haven't told my kids (4/6) outright that santa isn't real, but if they ever ask anything of me they will only get the truth. It is a hard line to walk because there are things that i lie about sometimes... a cop pulled me over the other day and asked if i knew why he did so, i said no. I said no because saying that it was because i was speeding is an admission of guilt, but i knew damn well why i was being pulled over so technically that was a lie.
i try very hard to tell the truth in any situation. That being said if my kids asked about santa i would do my best to let them down easy. Because regardless of me not lying to them they still believe in santa because EVERYONE else does their best to convince them that santa is real. which i think is very very strange that there is a conspiracy to collectively fool our children into believing something that isn't true. | if they ask i will give them the truth, i try very hard to never lie to my kids. |
Impact4747 | Justified. The fact that it hasn't been mentioned supports how underrated it is. Great show, amazing actors, fascinating story archs, but the dialogue may be my favorite part of the entire show. It provides a good balance between both sides of the law as the leading man is a US Marshal (Timothy Olyphant) and the second-lead is the baddest criminal in Kentucky, Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins). I myself was hesitant to start watching as I wasn't into the whole "backwoods of Kentucky" setting. But after a few episodes, you'll find yourself feeling like maybe you should have been born in Harlan County. The show isn't on Netflix, but is available on AMAZON Prime. Season 5 just wrapped, and season 6 will be the final one of the series. As a fellow Dexter and Breaking Bad die-hard, trust me on this one.
TL;DR: Watch Justified | Justified. The fact that it hasn't been mentioned supports how underrated it is. Great show, amazing actors, fascinating story archs, but the dialogue may be my favorite part of the entire show. It provides a good balance between both sides of the law as the leading man is a US Marshal (Timothy Olyphant) and the second-lead is the baddest criminal in Kentucky, Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins). I myself was hesitant to start watching as I wasn't into the whole "backwoods of Kentucky" setting. But after a few episodes, you'll find yourself feeling like maybe you should have been born in Harlan County. The show isn't on Netflix, but is available on AMAZON Prime. Season 5 just wrapped, and season 6 will be the final one of the series. As a fellow Dexter and Breaking Bad die-hard, trust me on this one.
TL;DR: Watch Justified
| Dexter | t5_2rahc | ch2aojh | Justified. The fact that it hasn't been mentioned supports how underrated it is. Great show, amazing actors, fascinating story archs, but the dialogue may be my favorite part of the entire show. It provides a good balance between both sides of the law as the leading man is a US Marshal (Timothy Olyphant) and the second-lead is the baddest criminal in Kentucky, Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins). I myself was hesitant to start watching as I wasn't into the whole "backwoods of Kentucky" setting. But after a few episodes, you'll find yourself feeling like maybe you should have been born in Harlan County. The show isn't on Netflix, but is available on AMAZON Prime. Season 5 just wrapped, and season 6 will be the final one of the series. As a fellow Dexter and Breaking Bad die-hard, trust me on this one. | Watch Justified |
Rapn3rd | I don't know all the ins and outs of all religions, but I don't see what makes one religions creator any more or less credible than others. Nobody was there centuries ago when they were created, and they all require a leap of faith that atheists and science abiding individuals aren't willing to make. Joseph Smith, or the person who coined Judaism or Christianity all made a similar leap of faith, and it's not like those religions have clean hands either. There were wars over them, and I'm fairly certain most of them make enormous amounts of money off of their followers and tax free status.
TL DR: The creator of any large religion is guilty of taking huge leaps of faith and making lots of money off of it's followers. One shouldn't be hated so much more than others. | I don't know all the ins and outs of all religions, but I don't see what makes one religions creator any more or less credible than others. Nobody was there centuries ago when they were created, and they all require a leap of faith that atheists and science abiding individuals aren't willing to make. Joseph Smith, or the person who coined Judaism or Christianity all made a similar leap of faith, and it's not like those religions have clean hands either. There were wars over them, and I'm fairly certain most of them make enormous amounts of money off of their followers and tax free status.
TL DR: The creator of any large religion is guilty of taking huge leaps of faith and making lots of money off of it's followers. One shouldn't be hated so much more than others.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | ch2a0f6 | I don't know all the ins and outs of all religions, but I don't see what makes one religions creator any more or less credible than others. Nobody was there centuries ago when they were created, and they all require a leap of faith that atheists and science abiding individuals aren't willing to make. Joseph Smith, or the person who coined Judaism or Christianity all made a similar leap of faith, and it's not like those religions have clean hands either. There were wars over them, and I'm fairly certain most of them make enormous amounts of money off of their followers and tax free status. | The creator of any large religion is guilty of taking huge leaps of faith and making lots of money off of it's followers. One shouldn't be hated so much more than others. |
therealjgreens | I work with an atypical Mormon, I guess. He drinks soda. That's kind of his drug of choice. He limits himself, though. Him and his family do not dress a certain way. He curses like a sailor and talks about railing his wife all the time. His wife was actually Jewish before she converted. He's also into heavy rock, which features some very un Mormon lyrical topics.
He does go to church for hours every Sunday. His wife is his only partner ever, and they abstained til marriage. Basically, he is the opposite of an extreme Mormon, but still very faithful to his religion and church.
It's funny, we have guys night out where a few co workers will hang out after work then see an action flick. We all smoke and drink, but Mormon dude just chills with us without partaking. We're all pretty sure he got a contact buzz one time. Good stuff. Great guy, though.
tl;dr not all Mormons are the same. Some actually have lives outside of their faith. Pretty sure Utah Mormons drink the kool aid. | I work with an atypical Mormon, I guess. He drinks soda. That's kind of his drug of choice. He limits himself, though. Him and his family do not dress a certain way. He curses like a sailor and talks about railing his wife all the time. His wife was actually Jewish before she converted. He's also into heavy rock, which features some very un Mormon lyrical topics.
He does go to church for hours every Sunday. His wife is his only partner ever, and they abstained til marriage. Basically, he is the opposite of an extreme Mormon, but still very faithful to his religion and church.
It's funny, we have guys night out where a few co workers will hang out after work then see an action flick. We all smoke and drink, but Mormon dude just chills with us without partaking. We're all pretty sure he got a contact buzz one time. Good stuff. Great guy, though.
tl;dr not all Mormons are the same. Some actually have lives outside of their faith. Pretty sure Utah Mormons drink the kool aid.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | ch2c2ys | I work with an atypical Mormon, I guess. He drinks soda. That's kind of his drug of choice. He limits himself, though. Him and his family do not dress a certain way. He curses like a sailor and talks about railing his wife all the time. His wife was actually Jewish before she converted. He's also into heavy rock, which features some very un Mormon lyrical topics.
He does go to church for hours every Sunday. His wife is his only partner ever, and they abstained til marriage. Basically, he is the opposite of an extreme Mormon, but still very faithful to his religion and church.
It's funny, we have guys night out where a few co workers will hang out after work then see an action flick. We all smoke and drink, but Mormon dude just chills with us without partaking. We're all pretty sure he got a contact buzz one time. Good stuff. Great guy, though. | not all Mormons are the same. Some actually have lives outside of their faith. Pretty sure Utah Mormons drink the kool aid. |
barrel_buster | Another interesting distinction or fun fact. That is, if I recall my doctrine correctly (exmormon.... wow, it's been 24 years.)
Mormorns believe that the members of the traditional trinity are 3 distinct persons (or rather personages in the mo lingo). And so...
Celestial: God the Father watches over this kingdom and ministers to the people there who attain an exalted state like god himself. Like growing into full potential of spiritual adulthood. But requires rites of passage others have mentioned (whether done in life of in proxy after death).
Terrestrial: While calling the Celestial his home, Jesus the Christ will minister to the people here. Basically, any reasonably good person on earth will be in an awesome place with an occasional visit from Jesus (whether they believed in him or not.) For many Christians, this is sort of exactly what they are hoping and praying for. I hear it's nice.
Telestial: The Holy Spirit (aka Holy Ghost) will minister to people here, although he will have been given a physical body at that point, like all of god's children. Sort of like your conscience personified and being your pastor, I guess. It's important to not that that this is where liar, cheaters, thieves, etc end up. So like others have said, it's still a "heaven" and level of glory... just with like minded souls to keep you company. Mormons who just turn their back, not on the church but on just being a good human end up here just like other pricks of humanity.
Outer Darkness: To get here you needed to have been one of Satan's followers before Earth, or have had to KNOW (i.e 100% fact in god and his plan for mankind, as is seeing an angel or something like that... which you really can't deny... but do anyway.)
Fun Fact: People from higher levels can visit lower levels. So you may not be with all of your family all the time. You can still visit that dickhead sociopath of a cousin in the Telestial Kingdom.
TL;DR - You won't be alone no matter which Mormon version of "heaven" or "hell" you end up in. | Another interesting distinction or fun fact. That is, if I recall my doctrine correctly (exmormon.... wow, it's been 24 years.)
Mormorns believe that the members of the traditional trinity are 3 distinct persons (or rather personages in the mo lingo). And so...
Celestial: God the Father watches over this kingdom and ministers to the people there who attain an exalted state like god himself. Like growing into full potential of spiritual adulthood. But requires rites of passage others have mentioned (whether done in life of in proxy after death).
Terrestrial: While calling the Celestial his home, Jesus the Christ will minister to the people here. Basically, any reasonably good person on earth will be in an awesome place with an occasional visit from Jesus (whether they believed in him or not.) For many Christians, this is sort of exactly what they are hoping and praying for. I hear it's nice.
Telestial: The Holy Spirit (aka Holy Ghost) will minister to people here, although he will have been given a physical body at that point, like all of god's children. Sort of like your conscience personified and being your pastor, I guess. It's important to not that that this is where liar, cheaters, thieves, etc end up. So like others have said, it's still a "heaven" and level of glory... just with like minded souls to keep you company. Mormons who just turn their back, not on the church but on just being a good human end up here just like other pricks of humanity.
Outer Darkness: To get here you needed to have been one of Satan's followers before Earth, or have had to KNOW (i.e 100% fact in god and his plan for mankind, as is seeing an angel or something like that... which you really can't deny... but do anyway.)
Fun Fact: People from higher levels can visit lower levels. So you may not be with all of your family all the time. You can still visit that dickhead sociopath of a cousin in the Telestial Kingdom.
TL;DR - You won't be alone no matter which Mormon version of "heaven" or "hell" you end up in.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | ch2fyyy | Another interesting distinction or fun fact. That is, if I recall my doctrine correctly (exmormon.... wow, it's been 24 years.)
Mormorns believe that the members of the traditional trinity are 3 distinct persons (or rather personages in the mo lingo). And so...
Celestial: God the Father watches over this kingdom and ministers to the people there who attain an exalted state like god himself. Like growing into full potential of spiritual adulthood. But requires rites of passage others have mentioned (whether done in life of in proxy after death).
Terrestrial: While calling the Celestial his home, Jesus the Christ will minister to the people here. Basically, any reasonably good person on earth will be in an awesome place with an occasional visit from Jesus (whether they believed in him or not.) For many Christians, this is sort of exactly what they are hoping and praying for. I hear it's nice.
Telestial: The Holy Spirit (aka Holy Ghost) will minister to people here, although he will have been given a physical body at that point, like all of god's children. Sort of like your conscience personified and being your pastor, I guess. It's important to not that that this is where liar, cheaters, thieves, etc end up. So like others have said, it's still a "heaven" and level of glory... just with like minded souls to keep you company. Mormons who just turn their back, not on the church but on just being a good human end up here just like other pricks of humanity.
Outer Darkness: To get here you needed to have been one of Satan's followers before Earth, or have had to KNOW (i.e 100% fact in god and his plan for mankind, as is seeing an angel or something like that... which you really can't deny... but do anyway.)
Fun Fact: People from higher levels can visit lower levels. So you may not be with all of your family all the time. You can still visit that dickhead sociopath of a cousin in the Telestial Kingdom. | You won't be alone no matter which Mormon version of "heaven" or "hell" you end up in. |
Pyranoside | I attempted to take it. I left almost 1/2 the answers blank. Most of the kids in the class did as she said. One girl who was close to the family simply sat there, never picking up her pencil, and just gave my teacher the stink eye for the entire period.
tl;dr: I tried and did poorly. | I attempted to take it. I left almost 1/2 the answers blank. Most of the kids in the class did as she said. One girl who was close to the family simply sat there, never picking up her pencil, and just gave my teacher the stink eye for the entire period.
tl;dr: I tried and did poorly.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | ch20r12 | I attempted to take it. I left almost 1/2 the answers blank. Most of the kids in the class did as she said. One girl who was close to the family simply sat there, never picking up her pencil, and just gave my teacher the stink eye for the entire period. | I tried and did poorly. |
MistahTimn | This isn't something that's okay to say *ever*.
Speaking as someone with depression who has struggled with self-harm and suicidal tendencies and lost some people to suicide, this is about one of the worst situations I can imagine.
Not only did those students just lose someone who they had known and gone to school with for some time but then a teacher decides to impose her religious views on the matter? Scratch that. It doesn't even matter that it's a religious view. I'm religious and I'd never say shit like that.
You know why? Because things that can spark depression include [feeling like a social outcast, prejudice, and stress]( and if you're a close friend of someone who has committed suicide because of depression or something else, odds are that you struggle with similar issues.
People with depression, like me, tend to group together because few other people understand the mindset that leads you to thinking in this way. My two best friends both also suffer from depression, panic attacks, and self-harming tendencies.
This aside, being in a situation like this is bound to induce situational stress because most people would intrinsically disagree with the teacher's assessment but they are in a position of authority. [Stress is one the largest factors into psychological breakdowns]( and what that teacher just said will not be helping anyone.
Not only did this teacher slander someone who had just died, they also hurt other people who knew that person through their words and actions. That's not what a teacher is for.
TLDR: I'm pissed because this teacher clearly doesn't understand jack shit about depression and went on to hurt an entire class because of their ignorance.
Source: I'm currently studying for a single-subject teaching credential and TESL so that I can teach English. | This isn't something that's okay to say ever .
Speaking as someone with depression who has struggled with self-harm and suicidal tendencies and lost some people to suicide, this is about one of the worst situations I can imagine.
Not only did those students just lose someone who they had known and gone to school with for some time but then a teacher decides to impose her religious views on the matter? Scratch that. It doesn't even matter that it's a religious view. I'm religious and I'd never say shit like that.
You know why? Because things that can spark depression include [feeling like a social outcast, prejudice, and stress]( and if you're a close friend of someone who has committed suicide because of depression or something else, odds are that you struggle with similar issues.
People with depression, like me, tend to group together because few other people understand the mindset that leads you to thinking in this way. My two best friends both also suffer from depression, panic attacks, and self-harming tendencies.
This aside, being in a situation like this is bound to induce situational stress because most people would intrinsically disagree with the teacher's assessment but they are in a position of authority. [Stress is one the largest factors into psychological breakdowns]( and what that teacher just said will not be helping anyone.
Not only did this teacher slander someone who had just died, they also hurt other people who knew that person through their words and actions. That's not what a teacher is for.
TLDR: I'm pissed because this teacher clearly doesn't understand jack shit about depression and went on to hurt an entire class because of their ignorance.
Source: I'm currently studying for a single-subject teaching credential and TESL so that I can teach English.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | ch24w4z | This isn't something that's okay to say ever .
Speaking as someone with depression who has struggled with self-harm and suicidal tendencies and lost some people to suicide, this is about one of the worst situations I can imagine.
Not only did those students just lose someone who they had known and gone to school with for some time but then a teacher decides to impose her religious views on the matter? Scratch that. It doesn't even matter that it's a religious view. I'm religious and I'd never say shit like that.
You know why? Because things that can spark depression include [feeling like a social outcast, prejudice, and stress]( and if you're a close friend of someone who has committed suicide because of depression or something else, odds are that you struggle with similar issues.
People with depression, like me, tend to group together because few other people understand the mindset that leads you to thinking in this way. My two best friends both also suffer from depression, panic attacks, and self-harming tendencies.
This aside, being in a situation like this is bound to induce situational stress because most people would intrinsically disagree with the teacher's assessment but they are in a position of authority. [Stress is one the largest factors into psychological breakdowns]( and what that teacher just said will not be helping anyone.
Not only did this teacher slander someone who had just died, they also hurt other people who knew that person through their words and actions. That's not what a teacher is for. | I'm pissed because this teacher clearly doesn't understand jack shit about depression and went on to hurt an entire class because of their ignorance.
Source: I'm currently studying for a single-subject teaching credential and TESL so that I can teach English. |
TiAnnnnE | Ex-mo here. Mormonism is very much a religion of lifestyle and ritual. You not only go to church for 3 hours every Sunday, but you accept unpaid assignments such as Sunday school teacher, bishop, Nursery teacher, clerk, etc. You follow a strict "health" code - no coffee, tea, tobacco, alcohol, recreational drugs, dress code - must have sleeves, no low cut shirts, shorts/skirts to the knee, no unusual hair styles, no body piercings other than one hole in each ear for women, no tattoos. Of course there's no sexual activity of any kind before marriage, in fact many are taught to suppress even sexual thoughts or anything that makes you feel aroused. No swearing. Women and men are expected to fill traditional gender roles and support traditional gender roles in society. Marry a Mormon and make lots of Mormon babies. Go to the temple often and perform spiritual rituals. Pay 10% of your income to the church. Do lots of community service. Mormonism has an entire culture and mindset and education system that totally shape the mind and life of a person in it. If you're dedicated to it then it dictates every aspect of your life and identity, and it teaches that if you don't follow all the rules and do all the things, you need to or God will be disappointed in you. Sorry for wall of text, on my phone
TL;DR - Mormonism is an entire lifestyle. You can be on their records as a member but not participate in the lifestyle. | Ex-mo here. Mormonism is very much a religion of lifestyle and ritual. You not only go to church for 3 hours every Sunday, but you accept unpaid assignments such as Sunday school teacher, bishop, Nursery teacher, clerk, etc. You follow a strict "health" code - no coffee, tea, tobacco, alcohol, recreational drugs, dress code - must have sleeves, no low cut shirts, shorts/skirts to the knee, no unusual hair styles, no body piercings other than one hole in each ear for women, no tattoos. Of course there's no sexual activity of any kind before marriage, in fact many are taught to suppress even sexual thoughts or anything that makes you feel aroused. No swearing. Women and men are expected to fill traditional gender roles and support traditional gender roles in society. Marry a Mormon and make lots of Mormon babies. Go to the temple often and perform spiritual rituals. Pay 10% of your income to the church. Do lots of community service. Mormonism has an entire culture and mindset and education system that totally shape the mind and life of a person in it. If you're dedicated to it then it dictates every aspect of your life and identity, and it teaches that if you don't follow all the rules and do all the things, you need to or God will be disappointed in you. Sorry for wall of text, on my phone
TL;DR - Mormonism is an entire lifestyle. You can be on their records as a member but not participate in the lifestyle.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | ch28q6h | Ex-mo here. Mormonism is very much a religion of lifestyle and ritual. You not only go to church for 3 hours every Sunday, but you accept unpaid assignments such as Sunday school teacher, bishop, Nursery teacher, clerk, etc. You follow a strict "health" code - no coffee, tea, tobacco, alcohol, recreational drugs, dress code - must have sleeves, no low cut shirts, shorts/skirts to the knee, no unusual hair styles, no body piercings other than one hole in each ear for women, no tattoos. Of course there's no sexual activity of any kind before marriage, in fact many are taught to suppress even sexual thoughts or anything that makes you feel aroused. No swearing. Women and men are expected to fill traditional gender roles and support traditional gender roles in society. Marry a Mormon and make lots of Mormon babies. Go to the temple often and perform spiritual rituals. Pay 10% of your income to the church. Do lots of community service. Mormonism has an entire culture and mindset and education system that totally shape the mind and life of a person in it. If you're dedicated to it then it dictates every aspect of your life and identity, and it teaches that if you don't follow all the rules and do all the things, you need to or God will be disappointed in you. Sorry for wall of text, on my phone | Mormonism is an entire lifestyle. You can be on their records as a member but not participate in the lifestyle. |
mbrunswick | Let's say your job is to grow corn. You recognize that other people want corn and so you go to your neighbor who has carrots and offer a trade. One ear of corn for five carrots. You continue this for a few months, trading corn for carrots every week.
Well, the carrot guy has a bad year, so he can't give you 5 carrots per corn anymore. But he still wants corn to feed his family. He gives you four carrots and writes "1 carrot" on a piece of paper and gives it to you with the promise being that at a later time, you can trade that piece of paper for a carrot.
Over time, you accrue a handful of carrot slips. The pea trader comes along and wants to trade 1 pound of peas for every two ears of corn. You can't afford to give him two ears of corn, so you give him one ear and write "1 corn" on a slip of paper and hand it to him.
You've now essentially set up a currency. Carrots are worth 1 slip of carrot paper, ears of corn are worth 5 slips of carrot paper or 1 slip of corn paper, and a pound of peas is worth 10 slips of carrot paper or 2 slips of corn paper.
The three of you agree that the slip system is a good idea. However, it has problems--namely that you've got multiple slips of paper (corn, peas, carrots) that each hold a different value. You also think it should be expanded to allow you to trade other things like horses, hay, clothing, metal, etc. Maintaining the slip system becomes very difficult when you start giving every commodity its own slip. You realize it would work better if the slips were abstract--make it so they have no value themselves other than what you agree upon.
You decide to give the currency a name--the dollar (or the peso/franc/pound/etc.). Using the existing ratios of trade that you've established, the prices become 1 dollar = 1 carrot, 5 dollars = 1 corn, and 10 dollars = 1 pound of peas. You no longer have to do trades in terms of "this much corn for this much peas". If two of you agree that one hour of farm work would normally be worth 5 ears of corn, you--you can pay them 25 dollars instead. They can then use these 25 dollars to buy whatever they want (corn or otherwise).
The benefit here is that, normally, if you got paid in corn, you'd have to find someone who wanted corn to make a trade. You just finished your hour of work and decide you want to buy a shirt, but nobody who sold shirts wants your 5 corn. By getting paid in dollars instead of corn, you can now go buy that shirt you wanted because the person selling the shirt can use those dollars to buy thread, needles, cloth, food, transportation, etc., from people who also agree that those dollars have value, and so on and so forth.
Tl;dr: Money gets its value from people agreeing that it has value and that you can trade (almost) anything for the right amount of money. | Let's say your job is to grow corn. You recognize that other people want corn and so you go to your neighbor who has carrots and offer a trade. One ear of corn for five carrots. You continue this for a few months, trading corn for carrots every week.
Well, the carrot guy has a bad year, so he can't give you 5 carrots per corn anymore. But he still wants corn to feed his family. He gives you four carrots and writes "1 carrot" on a piece of paper and gives it to you with the promise being that at a later time, you can trade that piece of paper for a carrot.
Over time, you accrue a handful of carrot slips. The pea trader comes along and wants to trade 1 pound of peas for every two ears of corn. You can't afford to give him two ears of corn, so you give him one ear and write "1 corn" on a slip of paper and hand it to him.
You've now essentially set up a currency. Carrots are worth 1 slip of carrot paper, ears of corn are worth 5 slips of carrot paper or 1 slip of corn paper, and a pound of peas is worth 10 slips of carrot paper or 2 slips of corn paper.
The three of you agree that the slip system is a good idea. However, it has problems--namely that you've got multiple slips of paper (corn, peas, carrots) that each hold a different value. You also think it should be expanded to allow you to trade other things like horses, hay, clothing, metal, etc. Maintaining the slip system becomes very difficult when you start giving every commodity its own slip. You realize it would work better if the slips were abstract--make it so they have no value themselves other than what you agree upon.
You decide to give the currency a name--the dollar (or the peso/franc/pound/etc.). Using the existing ratios of trade that you've established, the prices become 1 dollar = 1 carrot, 5 dollars = 1 corn, and 10 dollars = 1 pound of peas. You no longer have to do trades in terms of "this much corn for this much peas". If two of you agree that one hour of farm work would normally be worth 5 ears of corn, you--you can pay them 25 dollars instead. They can then use these 25 dollars to buy whatever they want (corn or otherwise).
The benefit here is that, normally, if you got paid in corn, you'd have to find someone who wanted corn to make a trade. You just finished your hour of work and decide you want to buy a shirt, but nobody who sold shirts wants your 5 corn. By getting paid in dollars instead of corn, you can now go buy that shirt you wanted because the person selling the shirt can use those dollars to buy thread, needles, cloth, food, transportation, etc., from people who also agree that those dollars have value, and so on and so forth.
Tl;dr: Money gets its value from people agreeing that it has value and that you can trade (almost) anything for the right amount of money.
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | ch25sh4 | Let's say your job is to grow corn. You recognize that other people want corn and so you go to your neighbor who has carrots and offer a trade. One ear of corn for five carrots. You continue this for a few months, trading corn for carrots every week.
Well, the carrot guy has a bad year, so he can't give you 5 carrots per corn anymore. But he still wants corn to feed his family. He gives you four carrots and writes "1 carrot" on a piece of paper and gives it to you with the promise being that at a later time, you can trade that piece of paper for a carrot.
Over time, you accrue a handful of carrot slips. The pea trader comes along and wants to trade 1 pound of peas for every two ears of corn. You can't afford to give him two ears of corn, so you give him one ear and write "1 corn" on a slip of paper and hand it to him.
You've now essentially set up a currency. Carrots are worth 1 slip of carrot paper, ears of corn are worth 5 slips of carrot paper or 1 slip of corn paper, and a pound of peas is worth 10 slips of carrot paper or 2 slips of corn paper.
The three of you agree that the slip system is a good idea. However, it has problems--namely that you've got multiple slips of paper (corn, peas, carrots) that each hold a different value. You also think it should be expanded to allow you to trade other things like horses, hay, clothing, metal, etc. Maintaining the slip system becomes very difficult when you start giving every commodity its own slip. You realize it would work better if the slips were abstract--make it so they have no value themselves other than what you agree upon.
You decide to give the currency a name--the dollar (or the peso/franc/pound/etc.). Using the existing ratios of trade that you've established, the prices become 1 dollar = 1 carrot, 5 dollars = 1 corn, and 10 dollars = 1 pound of peas. You no longer have to do trades in terms of "this much corn for this much peas". If two of you agree that one hour of farm work would normally be worth 5 ears of corn, you--you can pay them 25 dollars instead. They can then use these 25 dollars to buy whatever they want (corn or otherwise).
The benefit here is that, normally, if you got paid in corn, you'd have to find someone who wanted corn to make a trade. You just finished your hour of work and decide you want to buy a shirt, but nobody who sold shirts wants your 5 corn. By getting paid in dollars instead of corn, you can now go buy that shirt you wanted because the person selling the shirt can use those dollars to buy thread, needles, cloth, food, transportation, etc., from people who also agree that those dollars have value, and so on and so forth. | Money gets its value from people agreeing that it has value and that you can trade (almost) anything for the right amount of money. |
Guy_La_Douche | Over the years I've come to use not eating as a method for feeling better...
Recently I've taken to another drought period and have lost weight. My concern is that my mother did similar weight fluxuations and I start to see why she fluxuated cause I feel the same antidepressive affect of starving myself...
I have a recent habit of starvation that I noticed my mother did later in life which I put down to eating disorders. Which is initially what I thought my mother had. I'd like to think that my depression and anxiety go away when I starve myself... Socio-economic factors included.
TL;DR I feel better when I eat far less. | Over the years I've come to use not eating as a method for feeling better...
Recently I've taken to another drought period and have lost weight. My concern is that my mother did similar weight fluxuations and I start to see why she fluxuated cause I feel the same antidepressive affect of starving myself...
I have a recent habit of starvation that I noticed my mother did later in life which I put down to eating disorders. Which is initially what I thought my mother had. I'd like to think that my depression and anxiety go away when I starve myself... Socio-economic factors included.
TL;DR I feel better when I eat far less.
| mentalhealth | t5_2qirg | ch2iu69 | Over the years I've come to use not eating as a method for feeling better...
Recently I've taken to another drought period and have lost weight. My concern is that my mother did similar weight fluxuations and I start to see why she fluxuated cause I feel the same antidepressive affect of starving myself...
I have a recent habit of starvation that I noticed my mother did later in life which I put down to eating disorders. Which is initially what I thought my mother had. I'd like to think that my depression and anxiety go away when I starve myself... Socio-economic factors included. | I feel better when I eat far less. |
Aaod | For me when I did the math it was more economical to use the washer and dryer shared between a bunch of apartments than it was to buy my own. At 2 dollars a load and I average 2.5 loads a week it comes out to 5 dollars a week. 52 weeks in a year (rounded) times 5 comes out to 260 a year. When I was looking at the time a new washer and dryer was 600 bucks meaning it would take 2 and a half years or so to pay for itself completely ignoring the increased electricity or water costs. So unless I was planning on staying in my current apartment 3+ years it did not make economical sense to buy my own. TLDR do the math and figure it out on your own like I did. | For me when I did the math it was more economical to use the washer and dryer shared between a bunch of apartments than it was to buy my own. At 2 dollars a load and I average 2.5 loads a week it comes out to 5 dollars a week. 52 weeks in a year (rounded) times 5 comes out to 260 a year. When I was looking at the time a new washer and dryer was 600 bucks meaning it would take 2 and a half years or so to pay for itself completely ignoring the increased electricity or water costs. So unless I was planning on staying in my current apartment 3+ years it did not make economical sense to buy my own. TLDR do the math and figure it out on your own like I did.
| Frugal | t5_2qhbe | ch2oqx7 | For me when I did the math it was more economical to use the washer and dryer shared between a bunch of apartments than it was to buy my own. At 2 dollars a load and I average 2.5 loads a week it comes out to 5 dollars a week. 52 weeks in a year (rounded) times 5 comes out to 260 a year. When I was looking at the time a new washer and dryer was 600 bucks meaning it would take 2 and a half years or so to pay for itself completely ignoring the increased electricity or water costs. So unless I was planning on staying in my current apartment 3+ years it did not make economical sense to buy my own. | do the math and figure it out on your own like I did. |
Aba85 | It's training but it also goes deeper, the people working in the stores that you as a foreigner shop in are likely to be earning a wage with which they will never be able to afford the items you are purchasing from them. They have no reference, I worked in retail and hospitality during most of my adolescent years, and i come from what i consider to be an upper middle class western european family. I was accustomed to the products and services I was supplying and therefore had atleast some background knowledge about what was and was not expected from me. This problem is not just something that happens in the Philippines but something i ran into in a lot of developing countries. stores and restaurants are staffed by inexperienced and untrained people all over the world but in more developed countries the staff has some sort of reference of what is expected of them.
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also i have the impression that children from a middle/upper class family in the Philipines have 0 incentive to work these jobs and thus are not able to help train their less fortunate peers.
edit2: the tl;dr comes down to the people working these jobs are surviving while we are thriving, we dont have to worry about where our next meal is going to come from so we can bitch and moan about trivial things like this, and thank fuck for that :D | It's training but it also goes deeper, the people working in the stores that you as a foreigner shop in are likely to be earning a wage with which they will never be able to afford the items you are purchasing from them. They have no reference, I worked in retail and hospitality during most of my adolescent years, and i come from what i consider to be an upper middle class western european family. I was accustomed to the products and services I was supplying and therefore had atleast some background knowledge about what was and was not expected from me. This problem is not just something that happens in the Philippines but something i ran into in a lot of developing countries. stores and restaurants are staffed by inexperienced and untrained people all over the world but in more developed countries the staff has some sort of reference of what is expected of them.
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also i have the impression that children from a middle/upper class family in the Philipines have 0 incentive to work these jobs and thus are not able to help train their less fortunate peers.
edit2: the tl;dr comes down to the people working these jobs are surviving while we are thriving, we dont have to worry about where our next meal is going to come from so we can bitch and moan about trivial things like this, and thank fuck for that :D
| Philippines | t5_2qjov | ch2hvey | It's training but it also goes deeper, the people working in the stores that you as a foreigner shop in are likely to be earning a wage with which they will never be able to afford the items you are purchasing from them. They have no reference, I worked in retail and hospitality during most of my adolescent years, and i come from what i consider to be an upper middle class western european family. I was accustomed to the products and services I was supplying and therefore had atleast some background knowledge about what was and was not expected from me. This problem is not just something that happens in the Philippines but something i ran into in a lot of developing countries. stores and restaurants are staffed by inexperienced and untrained people all over the world but in more developed countries the staff has some sort of reference of what is expected of them.
edit:
also i have the impression that children from a middle/upper class family in the Philipines have 0 incentive to work these jobs and thus are not able to help train their less fortunate peers.
edit2: the | comes down to the people working these jobs are surviving while we are thriving, we dont have to worry about where our next meal is going to come from so we can bitch and moan about trivial things like this, and thank fuck for that :D |
MsKim | Besides the fact that workers who arent used to dealing with foreigners may be intimidated/uncomfortable dealing with you, most of the problem is cultural. In the Philippines workers arent as proactive as those in the US/Europe. They are given very little control at work so they dont expect/aren't expected to go out of their way to do more than what they are paid to do (stand there, watch for shoplifters, give a marginal amount of help to customers). There are other cultural norms such as indirect speech, more reliance on body language for communication, the avoidance of embarrassment and a collective instead of individual approach to problem solving that also come into play. tldr; they arent purposely being annoying, it's just the culture. | Besides the fact that workers who arent used to dealing with foreigners may be intimidated/uncomfortable dealing with you, most of the problem is cultural. In the Philippines workers arent as proactive as those in the US/Europe. They are given very little control at work so they dont expect/aren't expected to go out of their way to do more than what they are paid to do (stand there, watch for shoplifters, give a marginal amount of help to customers). There are other cultural norms such as indirect speech, more reliance on body language for communication, the avoidance of embarrassment and a collective instead of individual approach to problem solving that also come into play. tldr; they arent purposely being annoying, it's just the culture.
| Philippines | t5_2qjov | ch2null | Besides the fact that workers who arent used to dealing with foreigners may be intimidated/uncomfortable dealing with you, most of the problem is cultural. In the Philippines workers arent as proactive as those in the US/Europe. They are given very little control at work so they dont expect/aren't expected to go out of their way to do more than what they are paid to do (stand there, watch for shoplifters, give a marginal amount of help to customers). There are other cultural norms such as indirect speech, more reliance on body language for communication, the avoidance of embarrassment and a collective instead of individual approach to problem solving that also come into play. | they arent purposely being annoying, it's just the culture. |
minecraftmedic | The main reason you get a hangover is not due to all of the breakdown products of alcohol, but simply hydration.
Alcohol inhibits production of a hormone called ADH (anti diuretic hormone). ADH causes the kidneys to reabsorb a lot of water, resulting in a small volume of concentrated urine. Inhibit ADH and you will urinate a lot - hence having to hit the bathroom after your second pint.
Because your urine is very dilute, your body end us with a high concentration of sodium in the extracellular space, causing fluid to cells by osmosis. Unfortunately this happens with brain cells too, so they get a bit shrunken. This loss of water also gives you the lovely dry throat when you wake up at 4am.
TL;DR: Alcohol makes you piss, drink lots of plain water after boozing. | The main reason you get a hangover is not due to all of the breakdown products of alcohol, but simply hydration.
Alcohol inhibits production of a hormone called ADH (anti diuretic hormone). ADH causes the kidneys to reabsorb a lot of water, resulting in a small volume of concentrated urine. Inhibit ADH and you will urinate a lot - hence having to hit the bathroom after your second pint.
Because your urine is very dilute, your body end us with a high concentration of sodium in the extracellular space, causing fluid to cells by osmosis. Unfortunately this happens with brain cells too, so they get a bit shrunken. This loss of water also gives you the lovely dry throat when you wake up at 4am.
TL;DR: Alcohol makes you piss, drink lots of plain water after boozing.
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | ch2m1xu | The main reason you get a hangover is not due to all of the breakdown products of alcohol, but simply hydration.
Alcohol inhibits production of a hormone called ADH (anti diuretic hormone). ADH causes the kidneys to reabsorb a lot of water, resulting in a small volume of concentrated urine. Inhibit ADH and you will urinate a lot - hence having to hit the bathroom after your second pint.
Because your urine is very dilute, your body end us with a high concentration of sodium in the extracellular space, causing fluid to cells by osmosis. Unfortunately this happens with brain cells too, so they get a bit shrunken. This loss of water also gives you the lovely dry throat when you wake up at 4am. | Alcohol makes you piss, drink lots of plain water after boozing. |
Warskull | Mixing drinks is fine. The problem comes from people who are used to drinking beer and decide to try shots. They don't realize how much more alcohol is in a shot. Beer naturally paces you there is more to consume. You can pound down 6 shots easy and that is roughly equivalent to a whole six pack. More if you are drinking potent liquor.
That's where that whole beer before liquor, never sicker comes from. They do a bunch of shots in a row at the end of the night, before they realize how hard the whiskey will hit them. If you do the whiskey first it has a chance to kick in and you realize how drunk you are. The beer then slows you down.
As long as you know the potency of what you are drinking, you will be fine.
tl:dr; The whole mixing drinks thing comes from people who don't know how to handle shots and end up drinking too much. | Mixing drinks is fine. The problem comes from people who are used to drinking beer and decide to try shots. They don't realize how much more alcohol is in a shot. Beer naturally paces you there is more to consume. You can pound down 6 shots easy and that is roughly equivalent to a whole six pack. More if you are drinking potent liquor.
That's where that whole beer before liquor, never sicker comes from. They do a bunch of shots in a row at the end of the night, before they realize how hard the whiskey will hit them. If you do the whiskey first it has a chance to kick in and you realize how drunk you are. The beer then slows you down.
As long as you know the potency of what you are drinking, you will be fine.
tl:dr; The whole mixing drinks thing comes from people who don't know how to handle shots and end up drinking too much.
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | ch2qnx5 | Mixing drinks is fine. The problem comes from people who are used to drinking beer and decide to try shots. They don't realize how much more alcohol is in a shot. Beer naturally paces you there is more to consume. You can pound down 6 shots easy and that is roughly equivalent to a whole six pack. More if you are drinking potent liquor.
That's where that whole beer before liquor, never sicker comes from. They do a bunch of shots in a row at the end of the night, before they realize how hard the whiskey will hit them. If you do the whiskey first it has a chance to kick in and you realize how drunk you are. The beer then slows you down.
As long as you know the potency of what you are drinking, you will be fine. | The whole mixing drinks thing comes from people who don't know how to handle shots and end up drinking too much. |
SeenNiggaSnowBefrore | It may have quite alot to do with how different bodies tolerate alcohol differently.
but I'd like to point out that depending on *how* you drink, the hangover will be different. If you for example drink one beer every 10 minutes youll eventually get drunk quite quickly and have quite a bad hangover. But if you drink one beer per hour the whole day youll have a more stabil drunkness and the day after will be easier.
And ofcourse it has a significant difference on how you treat yourself in the evning before you go to sleep. Alcohol dehydrates your body quite much and thats why you should drink water till you almost puke before you go to sleep. This will prevent the bad headache you'd otherwise have in the morning and the water will also spread the alcohol more, which means you wont feel as bad either. Another way to avoid hangover is to vomit in the evning, its the most efficient way to get rid of the alcohol from your system, but still you should drink alot of water after that.
The best way to get rid of hangovers though, is to eat one spoon of betain after the drinking. It'll suck up the alcohol from your system.
**TL;DR tips on how to get rid of the hangover** | It may have quite alot to do with how different bodies tolerate alcohol differently.
but I'd like to point out that depending on how you drink, the hangover will be different. If you for example drink one beer every 10 minutes youll eventually get drunk quite quickly and have quite a bad hangover. But if you drink one beer per hour the whole day youll have a more stabil drunkness and the day after will be easier.
And ofcourse it has a significant difference on how you treat yourself in the evning before you go to sleep. Alcohol dehydrates your body quite much and thats why you should drink water till you almost puke before you go to sleep. This will prevent the bad headache you'd otherwise have in the morning and the water will also spread the alcohol more, which means you wont feel as bad either. Another way to avoid hangover is to vomit in the evning, its the most efficient way to get rid of the alcohol from your system, but still you should drink alot of water after that.
The best way to get rid of hangovers though, is to eat one spoon of betain after the drinking. It'll suck up the alcohol from your system.
TL;DR tips on how to get rid of the hangover
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | ch30cx5 | It may have quite alot to do with how different bodies tolerate alcohol differently.
but I'd like to point out that depending on how you drink, the hangover will be different. If you for example drink one beer every 10 minutes youll eventually get drunk quite quickly and have quite a bad hangover. But if you drink one beer per hour the whole day youll have a more stabil drunkness and the day after will be easier.
And ofcourse it has a significant difference on how you treat yourself in the evning before you go to sleep. Alcohol dehydrates your body quite much and thats why you should drink water till you almost puke before you go to sleep. This will prevent the bad headache you'd otherwise have in the morning and the water will also spread the alcohol more, which means you wont feel as bad either. Another way to avoid hangover is to vomit in the evning, its the most efficient way to get rid of the alcohol from your system, but still you should drink alot of water after that.
The best way to get rid of hangovers though, is to eat one spoon of betain after the drinking. It'll suck up the alcohol from your system. | tips on how to get rid of the hangover |
fashionandfunction | ok, 21 birthday, EVERYBODY buys you double shots. I had about 8 of those, plus two drinks of my own, and one my brother bought for me. (plus the two beers I had about an hour or so before)
black out drunk, puking everywhere, had to be wheelchaired out of the casino. I didn't have time to hydrate before blacking out so I was only drinking alcohol. (plus this was all in a span of like 3 hours.)
Woke up chipper as a bird, ran outside to build a snowman.
the sunlight was reflecting off the snow like sun on metal, but it didn't bother me at all.
I just don't think I'm the type to get hangovers O___o
**tl;dr: 21st bday included like 13 shots in 3hrs. blacked out. played in the bright snow the next morning happy has a clam.** | ok, 21 birthday, EVERYBODY buys you double shots. I had about 8 of those, plus two drinks of my own, and one my brother bought for me. (plus the two beers I had about an hour or so before)
black out drunk, puking everywhere, had to be wheelchaired out of the casino. I didn't have time to hydrate before blacking out so I was only drinking alcohol. (plus this was all in a span of like 3 hours.)
Woke up chipper as a bird, ran outside to build a snowman.
the sunlight was reflecting off the snow like sun on metal, but it didn't bother me at all.
I just don't think I'm the type to get hangovers O___o
tl;dr: 21st bday included like 13 shots in 3hrs. blacked out. played in the bright snow the next morning happy has a clam.
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | ch2nlub | ok, 21 birthday, EVERYBODY buys you double shots. I had about 8 of those, plus two drinks of my own, and one my brother bought for me. (plus the two beers I had about an hour or so before)
black out drunk, puking everywhere, had to be wheelchaired out of the casino. I didn't have time to hydrate before blacking out so I was only drinking alcohol. (plus this was all in a span of like 3 hours.)
Woke up chipper as a bird, ran outside to build a snowman.
the sunlight was reflecting off the snow like sun on metal, but it didn't bother me at all.
I just don't think I'm the type to get hangovers O___o | 21st bday included like 13 shots in 3hrs. blacked out. played in the bright snow the next morning happy has a clam. |
UnclaimedEyeglasses | No, it's not.
"No, restaurants are not required to provide customers with water. Though most restaurants do choose to provide customers free tap water upon request, some, like Subway, only make bottled water available. Additionally, a growing number are tacking a water surcharge onto meals.
In Europe, it is not uncommon for water laws to be passed requiring businesses to provide water to customers. In England, any business that serves alcohol must also provide complementary water. Similarly, in France, restaurants cannot refuse complementary tap water to consumers, upon request. Unfortunately, there is no such legislation in the United States."
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Tl;dr In the US NOBODY has to give you free water. If they do is a kindness on their part and you should tip them accordingly. Stop being cheap, part with a dollar for your hard-working bartenders. | No, it's not.
"No, restaurants are not required to provide customers with water. Though most restaurants do choose to provide customers free tap water upon request, some, like Subway, only make bottled water available. Additionally, a growing number are tacking a water surcharge onto meals.
In Europe, it is not uncommon for water laws to be passed requiring businesses to provide water to customers. In England, any business that serves alcohol must also provide complementary water. Similarly, in France, restaurants cannot refuse complementary tap water to consumers, upon request. Unfortunately, there is no such legislation in the United States."
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Tl;dr In the US NOBODY has to give you free water. If they do is a kindness on their part and you should tip them accordingly. Stop being cheap, part with a dollar for your hard-working bartenders.
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | ch2nt8n | No, it's not.
"No, restaurants are not required to provide customers with water. Though most restaurants do choose to provide customers free tap water upon request, some, like Subway, only make bottled water available. Additionally, a growing number are tacking a water surcharge onto meals.
In Europe, it is not uncommon for water laws to be passed requiring businesses to provide water to customers. In England, any business that serves alcohol must also provide complementary water. Similarly, in France, restaurants cannot refuse complementary tap water to consumers, upon request. Unfortunately, there is no such legislation in the United States."
( | In the US NOBODY has to give you free water. If they do is a kindness on their part and you should tip them accordingly. Stop being cheap, part with a dollar for your hard-working bartenders. |
ApplicableSongLyric | I know /r/news isn't a generally safe place to express this, but this is true.
More than a few porn distributors and production houses take payment from end users in Bitcoin, it could make sense to give the option to pay their performers, producers, set people directly from that take, or at least give them an option to push it through something like one of these debit card options that makes it instantly spendable or transferable.
Porn industry as a whole is going to adopt Bitcoin in order to protect against chargebacks and fraud. Might as well take it the next level and make the production aspect part of a self-sustaining ecosystem.
TL;DR someone who can't even legally watch porn is doling out crypto advice. Whatever. | I know /r/news isn't a generally safe place to express this, but this is true.
More than a few porn distributors and production houses take payment from end users in Bitcoin, it could make sense to give the option to pay their performers, producers, set people directly from that take, or at least give them an option to push it through something like one of these debit card options that makes it instantly spendable or transferable.
Porn industry as a whole is going to adopt Bitcoin in order to protect against chargebacks and fraud. Might as well take it the next level and make the production aspect part of a self-sustaining ecosystem.
TL;DR someone who can't even legally watch porn is doling out crypto advice. Whatever.
| news | t5_2qh3l | ch2puqq | I know /r/news isn't a generally safe place to express this, but this is true.
More than a few porn distributors and production houses take payment from end users in Bitcoin, it could make sense to give the option to pay their performers, producers, set people directly from that take, or at least give them an option to push it through something like one of these debit card options that makes it instantly spendable or transferable.
Porn industry as a whole is going to adopt Bitcoin in order to protect against chargebacks and fraud. Might as well take it the next level and make the production aspect part of a self-sustaining ecosystem. | someone who can't even legally watch porn is doling out crypto advice. Whatever. |
well_golly | "Chase refused to process payments for Lovability, a company that sells condoms and promotes female sexual empowerment, because condoms are 'adult-oriented material' and thus a **'reputational risk.'** "
I've got to say, porn stars generally have a better reputation with me than Chase Bank. Those fuckers bought my old bank, and they fucked me with a whole barrel of dicks every time they got the chance. They are horrible, and they were the key factor in my switching to a Credit Union. They live off of fees and fines, and they constantly harass and strong arm you to change your account to a new "super duper account" (which always sucks, and is an effort to trap you into a shitty set of new terms). They are just the worst of the worst.
tl;dr: I think the business relationship between a porn star and Chase bank, reflects more badly on the porn star than on the bank, | "Chase refused to process payments for Lovability, a company that sells condoms and promotes female sexual empowerment, because condoms are 'adult-oriented material' and thus a 'reputational risk.' "
I've got to say, porn stars generally have a better reputation with me than Chase Bank. Those fuckers bought my old bank, and they fucked me with a whole barrel of dicks every time they got the chance. They are horrible, and they were the key factor in my switching to a Credit Union. They live off of fees and fines, and they constantly harass and strong arm you to change your account to a new "super duper account" (which always sucks, and is an effort to trap you into a shitty set of new terms). They are just the worst of the worst.
tl;dr: I think the business relationship between a porn star and Chase bank, reflects more badly on the porn star than on the bank,
| news | t5_2qh3l | ch2z11g | Chase refused to process payments for Lovability, a company that sells condoms and promotes female sexual empowerment, because condoms are 'adult-oriented material' and thus a 'reputational risk.' "
I've got to say, porn stars generally have a better reputation with me than Chase Bank. Those fuckers bought my old bank, and they fucked me with a whole barrel of dicks every time they got the chance. They are horrible, and they were the key factor in my switching to a Credit Union. They live off of fees and fines, and they constantly harass and strong arm you to change your account to a new "super duper account" (which always sucks, and is an effort to trap you into a shitty set of new terms). They are just the worst of the worst. | I think the business relationship between a porn star and Chase bank, reflects more badly on the porn star than on the bank, |
ProspectorJoe | This is not a double standard. This is risk mitigation. From what I understand, enhanced regulations on existing accounts would be required by the government alongside the fines.
I work for one of the large banks in their Compliance/AML department. "Reputational Risk" is a serious concern to banks today and is somewhat of a blanket term. A lot of what is going on is due to the post 9-11 world and required by the banks interpretation of the Bank Security Act, Patriot Act, and other regulations.
We are required by law from CIP (Customer Identification Program) policy to obtain the minimum from all of our customers: Name, Federal Tax ID Number (SSN or EIN for a business), and a Date of Birth for individuals.
We are also required to have a risk profile for each customer which is developed by the bank. It encapsulates what information we are required to obtain on our customers based on risk and allows us to capture and mitigate this risk. (
That being said, it is not perfect, and many legitimate customers lose or are refused an account because they do not fit into our current risk appetite.
My job lies in the Customer Due Diligence and Enhanced Due Diligence aspect of things, so I deal with reputational risk on a daily basis.
The porn industry would be classified as a High Risk Business. We do need to know where the source of money is coming from and where it is going. For example, if Porn For You Inc paid a minor for performing in a pornographic film through our accounts, that could be an issue to the bank. [Remember that AO video game that accidentally had a minor in it a while ago?] What if that happened, and the federal government demanded we freeze their accounts, and they had a $200,000 line of credit they needed to pay off to us still? It becomes a headache, and is one that the bank would like to avoid. Unfortunately this means exiting many legitimate relationships, but the way it stands today, we need to hold all of our customers to the same standards.
People are saying "So they can let a billions of dollars be laundered, but they're closing down adult businesses?" What happens if they banked a large adult-themed business that was actually trafficking in underage sex slaves? Would you want to bank with the bank that helped facilitate human trafficking?
What I don't understand is why we are attacking Chase for shutting down these accounts when I know for a fact that other large banks would not consider the porn/adult industry in their risk appetite, and simply do not bank them.
TL;DR They are doing this as a RESULT of their previous offense. Given the fact chase had a lawsuit against them only forced them to tighten regulatory controls and exit high risk relationships, in an attempt to mitigate similar illegal happening in the future. | This is not a double standard. This is risk mitigation. From what I understand, enhanced regulations on existing accounts would be required by the government alongside the fines.
I work for one of the large banks in their Compliance/AML department. "Reputational Risk" is a serious concern to banks today and is somewhat of a blanket term. A lot of what is going on is due to the post 9-11 world and required by the banks interpretation of the Bank Security Act, Patriot Act, and other regulations.
We are required by law from CIP (Customer Identification Program) policy to obtain the minimum from all of our customers: Name, Federal Tax ID Number (SSN or EIN for a business), and a Date of Birth for individuals.
We are also required to have a risk profile for each customer which is developed by the bank. It encapsulates what information we are required to obtain on our customers based on risk and allows us to capture and mitigate this risk. (
That being said, it is not perfect, and many legitimate customers lose or are refused an account because they do not fit into our current risk appetite.
My job lies in the Customer Due Diligence and Enhanced Due Diligence aspect of things, so I deal with reputational risk on a daily basis.
The porn industry would be classified as a High Risk Business. We do need to know where the source of money is coming from and where it is going. For example, if Porn For You Inc paid a minor for performing in a pornographic film through our accounts, that could be an issue to the bank. [Remember that AO video game that accidentally had a minor in it a while ago?] What if that happened, and the federal government demanded we freeze their accounts, and they had a $200,000 line of credit they needed to pay off to us still? It becomes a headache, and is one that the bank would like to avoid. Unfortunately this means exiting many legitimate relationships, but the way it stands today, we need to hold all of our customers to the same standards.
People are saying "So they can let a billions of dollars be laundered, but they're closing down adult businesses?" What happens if they banked a large adult-themed business that was actually trafficking in underage sex slaves? Would you want to bank with the bank that helped facilitate human trafficking?
What I don't understand is why we are attacking Chase for shutting down these accounts when I know for a fact that other large banks would not consider the porn/adult industry in their risk appetite, and simply do not bank them.
TL;DR They are doing this as a RESULT of their previous offense. Given the fact chase had a lawsuit against them only forced them to tighten regulatory controls and exit high risk relationships, in an attempt to mitigate similar illegal happening in the future.
| news | t5_2qh3l | ch308b7 | This is not a double standard. This is risk mitigation. From what I understand, enhanced regulations on existing accounts would be required by the government alongside the fines.
I work for one of the large banks in their Compliance/AML department. "Reputational Risk" is a serious concern to banks today and is somewhat of a blanket term. A lot of what is going on is due to the post 9-11 world and required by the banks interpretation of the Bank Security Act, Patriot Act, and other regulations.
We are required by law from CIP (Customer Identification Program) policy to obtain the minimum from all of our customers: Name, Federal Tax ID Number (SSN or EIN for a business), and a Date of Birth for individuals.
We are also required to have a risk profile for each customer which is developed by the bank. It encapsulates what information we are required to obtain on our customers based on risk and allows us to capture and mitigate this risk. (
That being said, it is not perfect, and many legitimate customers lose or are refused an account because they do not fit into our current risk appetite.
My job lies in the Customer Due Diligence and Enhanced Due Diligence aspect of things, so I deal with reputational risk on a daily basis.
The porn industry would be classified as a High Risk Business. We do need to know where the source of money is coming from and where it is going. For example, if Porn For You Inc paid a minor for performing in a pornographic film through our accounts, that could be an issue to the bank. [Remember that AO video game that accidentally had a minor in it a while ago?] What if that happened, and the federal government demanded we freeze their accounts, and they had a $200,000 line of credit they needed to pay off to us still? It becomes a headache, and is one that the bank would like to avoid. Unfortunately this means exiting many legitimate relationships, but the way it stands today, we need to hold all of our customers to the same standards.
People are saying "So they can let a billions of dollars be laundered, but they're closing down adult businesses?" What happens if they banked a large adult-themed business that was actually trafficking in underage sex slaves? Would you want to bank with the bank that helped facilitate human trafficking?
What I don't understand is why we are attacking Chase for shutting down these accounts when I know for a fact that other large banks would not consider the porn/adult industry in their risk appetite, and simply do not bank them. | They are doing this as a RESULT of their previous offense. Given the fact chase had a lawsuit against them only forced them to tighten regulatory controls and exit high risk relationships, in an attempt to mitigate similar illegal happening in the future. |
vadvaro10 | This is crazy. When a florist or a cake shop denies somebody for their gay wedding it ends on every channel and everyone's news feed.
This is just as significant, IMO. It's in the same boat as banks denying legitimate transactions regarding marijuana sales in legal states.
Tl:Dr this is some bullshit
| This is crazy. When a florist or a cake shop denies somebody for their gay wedding it ends on every channel and everyone's news feed.
This is just as significant, IMO. It's in the same boat as banks denying legitimate transactions regarding marijuana sales in legal states.
Tl:Dr this is some bullshit
| news | t5_2qh3l | ch38qdw | This is crazy. When a florist or a cake shop denies somebody for their gay wedding it ends on every channel and everyone's news feed.
This is just as significant, IMO. It's in the same boat as banks denying legitimate transactions regarding marijuana sales in legal states. | this is some bullshit |
Zero_point_field | If the CIA are already aware that this guy is going to reveal what he knows to the world, and the world is going to be shown the proof, then why hasn't it been done already? Why is the government not just revealing all? It's already foretold that we will accept it, why hold back?
This is just another crack-pot attention seeker, you know, the kind that wants to be a leader of a cult and is trying to suck you all in. His "proofs" are nothing of the kind, just badly reproduced, grainy photographs that he claims would be taken seriously, beyond doubt, in a court of law. As for time-travel, it's not likely that we will ever achieve that, let alone already have the ability to send people to other times/places. Think about it, if you have to use a machine to send you somewhere/when, then accordingly you would need a corresponding machine to send you back. One-way travel may be possible (not likely though), but two-way travel would only be possible forward, and then back as far as when the machine was first switched on. You would not be able to alter anything (chronology protection conjecture, look it up) and that includes appearing in a photograph, the very nature of being 'added' to the photograph alters it.
Tl;dr Not a shred of actual proof to back-up someone who has a pathological need to be heard. | If the CIA are already aware that this guy is going to reveal what he knows to the world, and the world is going to be shown the proof, then why hasn't it been done already? Why is the government not just revealing all? It's already foretold that we will accept it, why hold back?
This is just another crack-pot attention seeker, you know, the kind that wants to be a leader of a cult and is trying to suck you all in. His "proofs" are nothing of the kind, just badly reproduced, grainy photographs that he claims would be taken seriously, beyond doubt, in a court of law. As for time-travel, it's not likely that we will ever achieve that, let alone already have the ability to send people to other times/places. Think about it, if you have to use a machine to send you somewhere/when, then accordingly you would need a corresponding machine to send you back. One-way travel may be possible (not likely though), but two-way travel would only be possible forward, and then back as far as when the machine was first switched on. You would not be able to alter anything (chronology protection conjecture, look it up) and that includes appearing in a photograph, the very nature of being 'added' to the photograph alters it.
Tl;dr Not a shred of actual proof to back-up someone who has a pathological need to be heard.
| conspiracy | t5_2qh4r | ch2pblh | If the CIA are already aware that this guy is going to reveal what he knows to the world, and the world is going to be shown the proof, then why hasn't it been done already? Why is the government not just revealing all? It's already foretold that we will accept it, why hold back?
This is just another crack-pot attention seeker, you know, the kind that wants to be a leader of a cult and is trying to suck you all in. His "proofs" are nothing of the kind, just badly reproduced, grainy photographs that he claims would be taken seriously, beyond doubt, in a court of law. As for time-travel, it's not likely that we will ever achieve that, let alone already have the ability to send people to other times/places. Think about it, if you have to use a machine to send you somewhere/when, then accordingly you would need a corresponding machine to send you back. One-way travel may be possible (not likely though), but two-way travel would only be possible forward, and then back as far as when the machine was first switched on. You would not be able to alter anything (chronology protection conjecture, look it up) and that includes appearing in a photograph, the very nature of being 'added' to the photograph alters it. | Not a shred of actual proof to back-up someone who has a pathological need to be heard. |
plana | My 2 cents on the job aspect:
Most people who take a major because they know it will lead to a job are people who need a job to live. If you come from a family that will support you in some ways for years to come for you to live comfortably, then do whatever you want. You may not have a stellar paying job but as long as you stay in your field then eventually you will have enough knowledge and experience in something that hardly anyone sticks with, and you will find your niche and be well enough off.
tl;dr Do what you love because you love to do it, not because you fear for your future. | My 2 cents on the job aspect:
Most people who take a major because they know it will lead to a job are people who need a job to live. If you come from a family that will support you in some ways for years to come for you to live comfortably, then do whatever you want. You may not have a stellar paying job but as long as you stay in your field then eventually you will have enough knowledge and experience in something that hardly anyone sticks with, and you will find your niche and be well enough off.
tl;dr Do what you love because you love to do it, not because you fear for your future.
| history | t5_2qh53 | ch2pxgw | My 2 cents on the job aspect:
Most people who take a major because they know it will lead to a job are people who need a job to live. If you come from a family that will support you in some ways for years to come for you to live comfortably, then do whatever you want. You may not have a stellar paying job but as long as you stay in your field then eventually you will have enough knowledge and experience in something that hardly anyone sticks with, and you will find your niche and be well enough off. | Do what you love because you love to do it, not because you fear for your future. |
carlius | You're welcome to your thoughts, but I don't agree that studying subject X over subject Y could be the biggest mistake of your life. Perhaps you are focused more on getting job training than education, in which case you need to stop wasting time and money for a while and decide what you want to be doing for the rest of your life. Then you can go back to school with a focused, day-by-day plan... And watch your world crumble when life doesn't follow your rigid plan.
I assume you're a traditional student, so 18-19 years old? If you *know* what you want to be when you grow up, then you are one of the very few. If you want education, not just job training, I don't know that you can go wrong with any of the choices that exist; especially in humanities or liberal arts. History degrees don't always lead to jobs, but neither to business, economics, music, or engineering degrees.
I spent six months after graduate school back at the same job I had, with the same company, for the same pay as before I even went to college. I thought I would be another one of those who went $100k in debt, working my ass off to stay poor until one day I would die. 200+ job applications, networking, throwing my resume to every historian, archivist, and curator I could find contact info for. I don't say this to brag about my determination (because I got my current job on my own, not through anyone I knew or any other tactic). It sucked, and there are people with every degree under the sun in that same situation. Seriously. Take this sentence you wrote: "But if I major in history, it could be the largest mistake in my life, and then I get stuck at McDonalds for the rest of my life." Substitute "history" for "business" or "space studies" or "nuclear engineering" and it all works.
tl;dr of all of these posts: only you know the answer to your question. But if you ask this historian, it's obvious what you want to do, you're just psyching yourself out. | You're welcome to your thoughts, but I don't agree that studying subject X over subject Y could be the biggest mistake of your life. Perhaps you are focused more on getting job training than education, in which case you need to stop wasting time and money for a while and decide what you want to be doing for the rest of your life. Then you can go back to school with a focused, day-by-day plan... And watch your world crumble when life doesn't follow your rigid plan.
I assume you're a traditional student, so 18-19 years old? If you know what you want to be when you grow up, then you are one of the very few. If you want education, not just job training, I don't know that you can go wrong with any of the choices that exist; especially in humanities or liberal arts. History degrees don't always lead to jobs, but neither to business, economics, music, or engineering degrees.
I spent six months after graduate school back at the same job I had, with the same company, for the same pay as before I even went to college. I thought I would be another one of those who went $100k in debt, working my ass off to stay poor until one day I would die. 200+ job applications, networking, throwing my resume to every historian, archivist, and curator I could find contact info for. I don't say this to brag about my determination (because I got my current job on my own, not through anyone I knew or any other tactic). It sucked, and there are people with every degree under the sun in that same situation. Seriously. Take this sentence you wrote: "But if I major in history, it could be the largest mistake in my life, and then I get stuck at McDonalds for the rest of my life." Substitute "history" for "business" or "space studies" or "nuclear engineering" and it all works.
tl;dr of all of these posts: only you know the answer to your question. But if you ask this historian, it's obvious what you want to do, you're just psyching yourself out.
| history | t5_2qh53 | ch2rqml | You're welcome to your thoughts, but I don't agree that studying subject X over subject Y could be the biggest mistake of your life. Perhaps you are focused more on getting job training than education, in which case you need to stop wasting time and money for a while and decide what you want to be doing for the rest of your life. Then you can go back to school with a focused, day-by-day plan... And watch your world crumble when life doesn't follow your rigid plan.
I assume you're a traditional student, so 18-19 years old? If you know what you want to be when you grow up, then you are one of the very few. If you want education, not just job training, I don't know that you can go wrong with any of the choices that exist; especially in humanities or liberal arts. History degrees don't always lead to jobs, but neither to business, economics, music, or engineering degrees.
I spent six months after graduate school back at the same job I had, with the same company, for the same pay as before I even went to college. I thought I would be another one of those who went $100k in debt, working my ass off to stay poor until one day I would die. 200+ job applications, networking, throwing my resume to every historian, archivist, and curator I could find contact info for. I don't say this to brag about my determination (because I got my current job on my own, not through anyone I knew or any other tactic). It sucked, and there are people with every degree under the sun in that same situation. Seriously. Take this sentence you wrote: "But if I major in history, it could be the largest mistake in my life, and then I get stuck at McDonalds for the rest of my life." Substitute "history" for "business" or "space studies" or "nuclear engineering" and it all works. | of all of these posts: only you know the answer to your question. But if you ask this historian, it's obvious what you want to do, you're just psyching yourself out. |
LaserQuest | I worked on Need for Speed last summer in Detroit. My job required me to do a lot of running around the city. When I first started, I was very weary about where I parked, and would usually park inside the expensive parking garages. Finally, after a few days, it got to the point where I was just parking wherever, and would sometimes leave my car parked for hours in places where parking might not have been allowed or the meters were broken. Never once got a ticket the entire time. I was astounded about how little the police gave a shit.
TL;DR Detroit police don't give a shit about parking | I worked on Need for Speed last summer in Detroit. My job required me to do a lot of running around the city. When I first started, I was very weary about where I parked, and would usually park inside the expensive parking garages. Finally, after a few days, it got to the point where I was just parking wherever, and would sometimes leave my car parked for hours in places where parking might not have been allowed or the meters were broken. Never once got a ticket the entire time. I was astounded about how little the police gave a shit.
TL;DR Detroit police don't give a shit about parking
| cringe | t5_2r6rj | ch335w4 | I worked on Need for Speed last summer in Detroit. My job required me to do a lot of running around the city. When I first started, I was very weary about where I parked, and would usually park inside the expensive parking garages. Finally, after a few days, it got to the point where I was just parking wherever, and would sometimes leave my car parked for hours in places where parking might not have been allowed or the meters were broken. Never once got a ticket the entire time. I was astounded about how little the police gave a shit. | Detroit police don't give a shit about parking |
Maxrdt | I had something almost like this, I was in my Mk. 22 over Sicily. I actually got a kill, so that was nice. But then near the end of the match I had a bit of pure awesomeness where I put a few shots into a D-13 and poked him around so that he crashed, but no kill. Fuck.
No time to dwell on that, another 190 is bearing down on me. I'm much slower than him so I try to force overshoot. He slows down dramatically to stay on my tail, not a good choice on his part, I kick in the power and pull away from him in a climbing turn. He tries to follow, stalls and crashes. No kill number two, electric boogaloo.
Then a G-10 comes blazing in towards me. Break turning intensifies for about 5 times before I get enough lead to smash up his wing. He dives again, but is unable to pull out of the dive and crashes. No kill #3.
So, instead of 4 kills on my x4 it was 1. FML.
**TL;DR:** FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GAIGIN, ADD PROXIMITY KILLS. | I had something almost like this, I was in my Mk. 22 over Sicily. I actually got a kill, so that was nice. But then near the end of the match I had a bit of pure awesomeness where I put a few shots into a D-13 and poked him around so that he crashed, but no kill. Fuck.
No time to dwell on that, another 190 is bearing down on me. I'm much slower than him so I try to force overshoot. He slows down dramatically to stay on my tail, not a good choice on his part, I kick in the power and pull away from him in a climbing turn. He tries to follow, stalls and crashes. No kill number two, electric boogaloo.
Then a G-10 comes blazing in towards me. Break turning intensifies for about 5 times before I get enough lead to smash up his wing. He dives again, but is unable to pull out of the dive and crashes. No kill #3.
So, instead of 4 kills on my x4 it was 1. FML.
TL;DR: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GAIGIN, ADD PROXIMITY KILLS.
| Warthunder | t5_2uc6j | ch3conp | I had something almost like this, I was in my Mk. 22 over Sicily. I actually got a kill, so that was nice. But then near the end of the match I had a bit of pure awesomeness where I put a few shots into a D-13 and poked him around so that he crashed, but no kill. Fuck.
No time to dwell on that, another 190 is bearing down on me. I'm much slower than him so I try to force overshoot. He slows down dramatically to stay on my tail, not a good choice on his part, I kick in the power and pull away from him in a climbing turn. He tries to follow, stalls and crashes. No kill number two, electric boogaloo.
Then a G-10 comes blazing in towards me. Break turning intensifies for about 5 times before I get enough lead to smash up his wing. He dives again, but is unable to pull out of the dive and crashes. No kill #3.
So, instead of 4 kills on my x4 it was 1. FML. | FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GAIGIN, ADD PROXIMITY KILLS. |
crazetex | White Mage, IMO. We CAN put some damage if necessary (and I certainly enjoy doing so), but unless you're speedrunning your focus is on healing.
In low-level content especially it's best to at least get Aero on a few enemies to speed things along (just make sure the tank has enmity on them first).
Note that while CNJ/WHM *can* do the main quests solo, and is in fact a terrific solo class in terms of survivability, I found it more entertaining to do dungeons (and now the start of the endgame post-50 progression) as CNJ/WHM and the main quest's solo bits as LNC/DRG. Up until the very last part of the game where WHM suddenly gets two new attack spells, they only have 3-4 abilities and it just isn't that interesting without a party for me personally. It all comes down to taste!
**tl;dr: conjurer/white mage, but experiment and see what you like both with cnj attacking and classes overall**
edit: Oh, you asked about LNC too! No, not really. Like /u/ninjapro mentioned both have melee combos (one skill increasing effectiveness of the next), they're quite different. Marauder/Warrior is based on getting enmity and then keeping it, while Lancer/Dragoon is all about keeping their Heavy Thrust buff up as they stab things to death (from all sides and above as DRG). | White Mage, IMO. We CAN put some damage if necessary (and I certainly enjoy doing so), but unless you're speedrunning your focus is on healing.
In low-level content especially it's best to at least get Aero on a few enemies to speed things along (just make sure the tank has enmity on them first).
Note that while CNJ/WHM can do the main quests solo, and is in fact a terrific solo class in terms of survivability, I found it more entertaining to do dungeons (and now the start of the endgame post-50 progression) as CNJ/WHM and the main quest's solo bits as LNC/DRG. Up until the very last part of the game where WHM suddenly gets two new attack spells, they only have 3-4 abilities and it just isn't that interesting without a party for me personally. It all comes down to taste!
tl;dr: conjurer/white mage, but experiment and see what you like both with cnj attacking and classes overall
edit: Oh, you asked about LNC too! No, not really. Like /u/ninjapro mentioned both have melee combos (one skill increasing effectiveness of the next), they're quite different. Marauder/Warrior is based on getting enmity and then keeping it, while Lancer/Dragoon is all about keeping their Heavy Thrust buff up as they stab things to death (from all sides and above as DRG).
| ffxiv | t5_2rgs7 | ch41q3f | White Mage, IMO. We CAN put some damage if necessary (and I certainly enjoy doing so), but unless you're speedrunning your focus is on healing.
In low-level content especially it's best to at least get Aero on a few enemies to speed things along (just make sure the tank has enmity on them first).
Note that while CNJ/WHM can do the main quests solo, and is in fact a terrific solo class in terms of survivability, I found it more entertaining to do dungeons (and now the start of the endgame post-50 progression) as CNJ/WHM and the main quest's solo bits as LNC/DRG. Up until the very last part of the game where WHM suddenly gets two new attack spells, they only have 3-4 abilities and it just isn't that interesting without a party for me personally. It all comes down to taste! | conjurer/white mage, but experiment and see what you like both with cnj attacking and classes overall
edit: Oh, you asked about LNC too! No, not really. Like /u/ninjapro mentioned both have melee combos (one skill increasing effectiveness of the next), they're quite different. Marauder/Warrior is based on getting enmity and then keeping it, while Lancer/Dragoon is all about keeping their Heavy Thrust buff up as they stab things to death (from all sides and above as DRG). |
TopHatsAreAwsome | I have a really great story. My brother, a real asshole who only cares for himself finally did something for me. I was 14 in Gamestop attempting to get Gta 4 when the Gamestop employes bullshited there way out of my parents into not getting me it because of the "Excessive nudity." So then I decided to get Call of Duty: Black ops. My bother told me not to get it because I already have enough Cod games. I was extremely upset and got extremely pissed. My brother, feeling some sort of compassion bought me a game. He picked Fallout 3 because he said it looked fun. I played it for a bit, and fell in love.
Tl:DR My brother bought me Fo3 over cod and gta.
(I did end up getting all 3 games) | I have a really great story. My brother, a real asshole who only cares for himself finally did something for me. I was 14 in Gamestop attempting to get Gta 4 when the Gamestop employes bullshited there way out of my parents into not getting me it because of the "Excessive nudity." So then I decided to get Call of Duty: Black ops. My bother told me not to get it because I already have enough Cod games. I was extremely upset and got extremely pissed. My brother, feeling some sort of compassion bought me a game. He picked Fallout 3 because he said it looked fun. I played it for a bit, and fell in love.
Tl:DR My brother bought me Fo3 over cod and gta.
(I did end up getting all 3 games)
| Fallout | t5_2qnzu | ch3ng13 | I have a really great story. My brother, a real asshole who only cares for himself finally did something for me. I was 14 in Gamestop attempting to get Gta 4 when the Gamestop employes bullshited there way out of my parents into not getting me it because of the "Excessive nudity." So then I decided to get Call of Duty: Black ops. My bother told me not to get it because I already have enough Cod games. I was extremely upset and got extremely pissed. My brother, feeling some sort of compassion bought me a game. He picked Fallout 3 because he said it looked fun. I played it for a bit, and fell in love. | My brother bought me Fo3 over cod and gta.
(I did end up getting all 3 games) |
bilged | Your post isn't totally clear, but I assume option A is you earning a % of salary? So in other words, after 5yrs, you would have a final pension of 8.5% of final salary annually?
In option B, you lose 0.7% of salary / annum in exchange for a 3.5% of current salary contribution to 401k?
So the calculation you need to make is to compare 0.7% pension with the 3.5% matching contribution. Everything else (including your 5% contribution) effectively cancels out.
So lets make a few assumptions:
1. You work for 20yrs
2. Your 401(k) earns 5%/yr
3. Your salary grows at 2%/yr
4. Starting salary = $100k
5. EDIT: Instead of a perpetuity in retirement, I now assume 20yrs of retirement.
Value of 0.7% final salary pension:
- After 20yrs, your final salary is $145,600
- Your 0.7% pension = 145k x 20 x 0.7% = $20,400/yr
- The value of that pot at the time of retirement = ~~$20,400 / 5% = $408k~~ $254k (PV of 20yrs of final salary payments with r = 5%)
Value of 3.5% contribution 401(k):
- Same assumptions as above
- Contribution in year 1 is $3.5k
- Contributions thereafter grow at 2% as does salary
- Investment return is 5%
- Company contribution is paid at the end of each year (simplifying assumption)
- This gives a total value at the time of retirement of $136k
Clearly the more final salary pension you can get, the better (this is normally the case). Playing with the values gives the following:
- Adjusting the 401(k) investment return rate to 8.5% and keeping everything else equal results in the two options being pretty much the same
- If the salary growth rate is greater than 2%, the final salary pension value rises rapidly, much more than the additional value you get from the higher 401(k) contributions.
- If you live longer than 20yrs in retirement, the value of option A gets bigger.
- Assuming you only stay with the company for 5yrs, the 401(k) grows to $21,500 and the pension is valued at almost $36,000.
TL:DR Option A is likely much better and has lower risk than Option B assuming you stay with the company at least 5yrs.
I've made a quick little spreadsheet to do the calcs. If you PM me I can email it to you. | Your post isn't totally clear, but I assume option A is you earning a % of salary? So in other words, after 5yrs, you would have a final pension of 8.5% of final salary annually?
In option B, you lose 0.7% of salary / annum in exchange for a 3.5% of current salary contribution to 401k?
So the calculation you need to make is to compare 0.7% pension with the 3.5% matching contribution. Everything else (including your 5% contribution) effectively cancels out.
So lets make a few assumptions:
You work for 20yrs
Your 401(k) earns 5%/yr
Your salary grows at 2%/yr
Starting salary = $100k
EDIT: Instead of a perpetuity in retirement, I now assume 20yrs of retirement.
Value of 0.7% final salary pension:
After 20yrs, your final salary is $145,600
Your 0.7% pension = 145k x 20 x 0.7% = $20,400/yr
The value of that pot at the time of retirement = $20,400 / 5% = $408k $254k (PV of 20yrs of final salary payments with r = 5%)
Value of 3.5% contribution 401(k):
Same assumptions as above
Contribution in year 1 is $3.5k
Contributions thereafter grow at 2% as does salary
Investment return is 5%
Company contribution is paid at the end of each year (simplifying assumption)
This gives a total value at the time of retirement of $136k
Clearly the more final salary pension you can get, the better (this is normally the case). Playing with the values gives the following:
Adjusting the 401(k) investment return rate to 8.5% and keeping everything else equal results in the two options being pretty much the same
If the salary growth rate is greater than 2%, the final salary pension value rises rapidly, much more than the additional value you get from the higher 401(k) contributions.
If you live longer than 20yrs in retirement, the value of option A gets bigger.
Assuming you only stay with the company for 5yrs, the 401(k) grows to $21,500 and the pension is valued at almost $36,000.
TL:DR Option A is likely much better and has lower risk than Option B assuming you stay with the company at least 5yrs.
I've made a quick little spreadsheet to do the calcs. If you PM me I can email it to you.
| personalfinance | t5_2qstm | ch3rdod | Your post isn't totally clear, but I assume option A is you earning a % of salary? So in other words, after 5yrs, you would have a final pension of 8.5% of final salary annually?
In option B, you lose 0.7% of salary / annum in exchange for a 3.5% of current salary contribution to 401k?
So the calculation you need to make is to compare 0.7% pension with the 3.5% matching contribution. Everything else (including your 5% contribution) effectively cancels out.
So lets make a few assumptions:
You work for 20yrs
Your 401(k) earns 5%/yr
Your salary grows at 2%/yr
Starting salary = $100k
EDIT: Instead of a perpetuity in retirement, I now assume 20yrs of retirement.
Value of 0.7% final salary pension:
After 20yrs, your final salary is $145,600
Your 0.7% pension = 145k x 20 x 0.7% = $20,400/yr
The value of that pot at the time of retirement = $20,400 / 5% = $408k $254k (PV of 20yrs of final salary payments with r = 5%)
Value of 3.5% contribution 401(k):
Same assumptions as above
Contribution in year 1 is $3.5k
Contributions thereafter grow at 2% as does salary
Investment return is 5%
Company contribution is paid at the end of each year (simplifying assumption)
This gives a total value at the time of retirement of $136k
Clearly the more final salary pension you can get, the better (this is normally the case). Playing with the values gives the following:
Adjusting the 401(k) investment return rate to 8.5% and keeping everything else equal results in the two options being pretty much the same
If the salary growth rate is greater than 2%, the final salary pension value rises rapidly, much more than the additional value you get from the higher 401(k) contributions.
If you live longer than 20yrs in retirement, the value of option A gets bigger.
Assuming you only stay with the company for 5yrs, the 401(k) grows to $21,500 and the pension is valued at almost $36,000. | Option A is likely much better and has lower risk than Option B assuming you stay with the company at least 5yrs.
I've made a quick little spreadsheet to do the calcs. If you PM me I can email it to you. |
donutglitter | Love this thread! I went to one class (and share my boring, long-winded experience below) and am definitely interested in hearing others' experiences.
I attended a "Flawless Foundation" class at the Sephora Union Square in NYC. Overall, I was very pleased with the experience, but I did find that there was a little more product pushing at the end than I would have liked (I just had to be firm and request the sample I wanted a few times β there was no way I was buying a new foundation without giving it a test run or two outside of Sephora's lighting).
There were three SAs doing the class, which had about a dozen members. The class started with a demonstration, and they went through skincare (I was happy that they emphasized healthy skin was the first step and didn't gloss over moisturizer, SPF, etc.) and selecting a primer (they had at least 20 primers they went through as examples) before showing different techniques for applying powder, cream and liquid foundation. They went over types of brushes and the best way to apply the various formulas, including stippling, using a Beauty Blender and pressing powder into the skin. Then they talked about concealer, and spent a few minutes focusing on the best way to apply undereye concealer (moisturize the skin, use an undereye primer as an optional step, and apply in thin, light layers).
After the demo, we all filled out an information sheet with our skin type and the type of foundation we were looking for. We lined up so one of the SAs could use the Pantone SkinIQ to determine our foundation matches (side note: not sure how much faith I have in this thing. I've tried it three times and have received three different results). They then selected two foundations for each of us to sample based on our skin type and preferred formula/finish, and recommended a primer. My foundation selections were Stila CC Cream and Giorgio Armani Maestro, and I chose to try the Smashbox Photo Finish Hydrating Primer.
Then they were just sort of like, "Go forth and apply all you have learned, novices." We were provided makeup wipes to remove all makeup and new moisturizer to reapply. Our stations were set up with a mirror, makeup remover, alcohol, three different brushes (powder, stippling, concealer) and a Beauty Blender. They also had a 3-4 options spread across the stations for everyone to choose from in terms of concealer and finishing powder. The three SAs were walking around, trying to help, but since foundation is such an individual thing, it was hard to give everyone the personal attention they needed in terms of making sure each foundation matched and that application was going well. It's also hard to test run a bunch of different foundations in a short period of time β we got to try two, and some girls asked for more, but it's a little rough on your skin to quickly apply, remove and start the process over, particularly if you were just learning the best way to apply (like me).
As someone who has stuck primarily with BB cream and was terrified of foundation, I felt like I got a lot out of the class overall. All of the basics were covered, and I definitely got a good feel for what I needed to do so I could practice on my own at home. I actually ended up really liking the Stila CC Cream, so I was grateful for the recommendation. However, if you already have a foundation routine you're happy with, I would recommend skipping this class. The SAs were friendly and approachable, but I did wish there were one or two more of them to help with the self-application process and I did not need the multiple "Can I pull any of these products for you?" and "Which one will you be taking home today?" questions.
TL;DR: Overall, very happy. Covered the basics in depth, which I needed, and SAs were friendly. A little product pushing at the end, but not enough to deter me from signing up for another class, especially since they're free! | Love this thread! I went to one class (and share my boring, long-winded experience below) and am definitely interested in hearing others' experiences.
I attended a "Flawless Foundation" class at the Sephora Union Square in NYC. Overall, I was very pleased with the experience, but I did find that there was a little more product pushing at the end than I would have liked (I just had to be firm and request the sample I wanted a few times β there was no way I was buying a new foundation without giving it a test run or two outside of Sephora's lighting).
There were three SAs doing the class, which had about a dozen members. The class started with a demonstration, and they went through skincare (I was happy that they emphasized healthy skin was the first step and didn't gloss over moisturizer, SPF, etc.) and selecting a primer (they had at least 20 primers they went through as examples) before showing different techniques for applying powder, cream and liquid foundation. They went over types of brushes and the best way to apply the various formulas, including stippling, using a Beauty Blender and pressing powder into the skin. Then they talked about concealer, and spent a few minutes focusing on the best way to apply undereye concealer (moisturize the skin, use an undereye primer as an optional step, and apply in thin, light layers).
After the demo, we all filled out an information sheet with our skin type and the type of foundation we were looking for. We lined up so one of the SAs could use the Pantone SkinIQ to determine our foundation matches (side note: not sure how much faith I have in this thing. I've tried it three times and have received three different results). They then selected two foundations for each of us to sample based on our skin type and preferred formula/finish, and recommended a primer. My foundation selections were Stila CC Cream and Giorgio Armani Maestro, and I chose to try the Smashbox Photo Finish Hydrating Primer.
Then they were just sort of like, "Go forth and apply all you have learned, novices." We were provided makeup wipes to remove all makeup and new moisturizer to reapply. Our stations were set up with a mirror, makeup remover, alcohol, three different brushes (powder, stippling, concealer) and a Beauty Blender. They also had a 3-4 options spread across the stations for everyone to choose from in terms of concealer and finishing powder. The three SAs were walking around, trying to help, but since foundation is such an individual thing, it was hard to give everyone the personal attention they needed in terms of making sure each foundation matched and that application was going well. It's also hard to test run a bunch of different foundations in a short period of time β we got to try two, and some girls asked for more, but it's a little rough on your skin to quickly apply, remove and start the process over, particularly if you were just learning the best way to apply (like me).
As someone who has stuck primarily with BB cream and was terrified of foundation, I felt like I got a lot out of the class overall. All of the basics were covered, and I definitely got a good feel for what I needed to do so I could practice on my own at home. I actually ended up really liking the Stila CC Cream, so I was grateful for the recommendation. However, if you already have a foundation routine you're happy with, I would recommend skipping this class. The SAs were friendly and approachable, but I did wish there were one or two more of them to help with the self-application process and I did not need the multiple "Can I pull any of these products for you?" and "Which one will you be taking home today?" questions.
TL;DR: Overall, very happy. Covered the basics in depth, which I needed, and SAs were friendly. A little product pushing at the end, but not enough to deter me from signing up for another class, especially since they're free!
| MakeupAddicts | t5_2xwgx | ch45hkg | Love this thread! I went to one class (and share my boring, long-winded experience below) and am definitely interested in hearing others' experiences.
I attended a "Flawless Foundation" class at the Sephora Union Square in NYC. Overall, I was very pleased with the experience, but I did find that there was a little more product pushing at the end than I would have liked (I just had to be firm and request the sample I wanted a few times β there was no way I was buying a new foundation without giving it a test run or two outside of Sephora's lighting).
There were three SAs doing the class, which had about a dozen members. The class started with a demonstration, and they went through skincare (I was happy that they emphasized healthy skin was the first step and didn't gloss over moisturizer, SPF, etc.) and selecting a primer (they had at least 20 primers they went through as examples) before showing different techniques for applying powder, cream and liquid foundation. They went over types of brushes and the best way to apply the various formulas, including stippling, using a Beauty Blender and pressing powder into the skin. Then they talked about concealer, and spent a few minutes focusing on the best way to apply undereye concealer (moisturize the skin, use an undereye primer as an optional step, and apply in thin, light layers).
After the demo, we all filled out an information sheet with our skin type and the type of foundation we were looking for. We lined up so one of the SAs could use the Pantone SkinIQ to determine our foundation matches (side note: not sure how much faith I have in this thing. I've tried it three times and have received three different results). They then selected two foundations for each of us to sample based on our skin type and preferred formula/finish, and recommended a primer. My foundation selections were Stila CC Cream and Giorgio Armani Maestro, and I chose to try the Smashbox Photo Finish Hydrating Primer.
Then they were just sort of like, "Go forth and apply all you have learned, novices." We were provided makeup wipes to remove all makeup and new moisturizer to reapply. Our stations were set up with a mirror, makeup remover, alcohol, three different brushes (powder, stippling, concealer) and a Beauty Blender. They also had a 3-4 options spread across the stations for everyone to choose from in terms of concealer and finishing powder. The three SAs were walking around, trying to help, but since foundation is such an individual thing, it was hard to give everyone the personal attention they needed in terms of making sure each foundation matched and that application was going well. It's also hard to test run a bunch of different foundations in a short period of time β we got to try two, and some girls asked for more, but it's a little rough on your skin to quickly apply, remove and start the process over, particularly if you were just learning the best way to apply (like me).
As someone who has stuck primarily with BB cream and was terrified of foundation, I felt like I got a lot out of the class overall. All of the basics were covered, and I definitely got a good feel for what I needed to do so I could practice on my own at home. I actually ended up really liking the Stila CC Cream, so I was grateful for the recommendation. However, if you already have a foundation routine you're happy with, I would recommend skipping this class. The SAs were friendly and approachable, but I did wish there were one or two more of them to help with the self-application process and I did not need the multiple "Can I pull any of these products for you?" and "Which one will you be taking home today?" questions. | Overall, very happy. Covered the basics in depth, which I needed, and SAs were friendly. A little product pushing at the end, but not enough to deter me from signing up for another class, especially since they're free! |
chicklette | I've done two classes and been happy with them. It was a good way to review some techniques and to try out a few products. I was happy with the sanitation situation, and the SA leading the class was good. There was some *mild* pressure to buy, but nothing extreme, imo. Or maybe I'm just finally comfortable saying no. IDK.
Going to the classes did spur me to make an appointment for a full-length consult. I was really happy with that. I got all the personalized attention I was looking for, and really felt satisfied at the end. Because I'm Rouge, the consult was free, but I ended up spending around $200 anyway (it was the same day as the VIB Chic Week event, so I'd been planning a haul).
tl;dr: I went, I enjoyed it, I recommend it. | I've done two classes and been happy with them. It was a good way to review some techniques and to try out a few products. I was happy with the sanitation situation, and the SA leading the class was good. There was some mild pressure to buy, but nothing extreme, imo. Or maybe I'm just finally comfortable saying no. IDK.
Going to the classes did spur me to make an appointment for a full-length consult. I was really happy with that. I got all the personalized attention I was looking for, and really felt satisfied at the end. Because I'm Rouge, the consult was free, but I ended up spending around $200 anyway (it was the same day as the VIB Chic Week event, so I'd been planning a haul).
tl;dr: I went, I enjoyed it, I recommend it.
| MakeupAddicts | t5_2xwgx | ch4lln8 | I've done two classes and been happy with them. It was a good way to review some techniques and to try out a few products. I was happy with the sanitation situation, and the SA leading the class was good. There was some mild pressure to buy, but nothing extreme, imo. Or maybe I'm just finally comfortable saying no. IDK.
Going to the classes did spur me to make an appointment for a full-length consult. I was really happy with that. I got all the personalized attention I was looking for, and really felt satisfied at the end. Because I'm Rouge, the consult was free, but I ended up spending around $200 anyway (it was the same day as the VIB Chic Week event, so I'd been planning a haul). | I went, I enjoyed it, I recommend it. |
paulstronaut | My coach and I tend to adjust my workouts to ensure that I'm getting in as many workouts that have efforts/intervals in as possible. These are the key workouts. The "ride 1.5 hours easy" type workouts are more to keep hitting your volume, but won't affect your speed as much as getting in those killer 12x800m track workouts.
tl;dr: if it's just easy stuff, it's okay to skip it. If it's got intervals, try to shift some things around to cut out an easy workout and add back the interval work instead. | My coach and I tend to adjust my workouts to ensure that I'm getting in as many workouts that have efforts/intervals in as possible. These are the key workouts. The "ride 1.5 hours easy" type workouts are more to keep hitting your volume, but won't affect your speed as much as getting in those killer 12x800m track workouts.
tl;dr: if it's just easy stuff, it's okay to skip it. If it's got intervals, try to shift some things around to cut out an easy workout and add back the interval work instead.
| triathlon | t5_2qhyh | ch5byu9 | My coach and I tend to adjust my workouts to ensure that I'm getting in as many workouts that have efforts/intervals in as possible. These are the key workouts. The "ride 1.5 hours easy" type workouts are more to keep hitting your volume, but won't affect your speed as much as getting in those killer 12x800m track workouts. | if it's just easy stuff, it's okay to skip it. If it's got intervals, try to shift some things around to cut out an easy workout and add back the interval work instead. |
LachesisSyndrom | dude, the feral flare is just a time bomb like any other champs (vayne, ryze, jinx, lucian, and lots more) you just have to deal with it by counter jungling the opposing jungler, warding, etc. plus this is a good way to bring out some unpopular champs back to the scene. Remember when you only had lee/elise/kha/vi ? they just increased the number of stacks needed (even if the tooltip on the buff still says 25) along with the numbers of junglers that could be played without having a great disadvantage (even if it creates a bigger advantage on the endgame).
tl:dr deal with it and adapt, this game is evolving and so you should be | dude, the feral flare is just a time bomb like any other champs (vayne, ryze, jinx, lucian, and lots more) you just have to deal with it by counter jungling the opposing jungler, warding, etc. plus this is a good way to bring out some unpopular champs back to the scene. Remember when you only had lee/elise/kha/vi ? they just increased the number of stacks needed (even if the tooltip on the buff still says 25) along with the numbers of junglers that could be played without having a great disadvantage (even if it creates a bigger advantage on the endgame).
tl:dr deal with it and adapt, this game is evolving and so you should be
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | ch4iig0 | dude, the feral flare is just a time bomb like any other champs (vayne, ryze, jinx, lucian, and lots more) you just have to deal with it by counter jungling the opposing jungler, warding, etc. plus this is a good way to bring out some unpopular champs back to the scene. Remember when you only had lee/elise/kha/vi ? they just increased the number of stacks needed (even if the tooltip on the buff still says 25) along with the numbers of junglers that could be played without having a great disadvantage (even if it creates a bigger advantage on the endgame). | deal with it and adapt, this game is evolving and so you should be |
Dafattyup | If the ADC isn't getting kills but at the same time isn't dieing or doing stupid plays, you just lane on and hope your jungler helps out
If the ADC is dieing and doing stupid plays you can try to save him, tell him to stop what hes doing, give him build advice, but at the sametime farm up because you can't lose your lane
TL;DR You may not win the lane, but try not to lose it | If the ADC isn't getting kills but at the same time isn't dieing or doing stupid plays, you just lane on and hope your jungler helps out
If the ADC is dieing and doing stupid plays you can try to save him, tell him to stop what hes doing, give him build advice, but at the sametime farm up because you can't lose your lane
TL;DR You may not win the lane, but try not to lose it
| Smite | t5_2stl8 | ch4o0x6 | If the ADC isn't getting kills but at the same time isn't dieing or doing stupid plays, you just lane on and hope your jungler helps out
If the ADC is dieing and doing stupid plays you can try to save him, tell him to stop what hes doing, give him build advice, but at the sametime farm up because you can't lose your lane | You may not win the lane, but try not to lose it |
FedoraPirate | I'm weighing in here without reading all the comments to say that last year I bought a pair of runners from the athletes foot only to have the inner back ankle disintegrate within four months of day to day use (not even running). Went to my local store (not even the one I purchased it from) for a replacement, no hassles here beyond them not having any in stock, got one in with in the week and I was fine. However the same thing happened again, went back asking for a refund this time (once could have been a faulty individual product but clearly this shoe wasn't for me). Store sent it off to the manufacturer and issued a refund in two days. No real dramas.
TL;DR: Got some bad shoes from The Athletes foot, managed to get a replacement and then a refund without any real hassles.
Over all my experience with the Athlete's Foot customer service was quite positive. | I'm weighing in here without reading all the comments to say that last year I bought a pair of runners from the athletes foot only to have the inner back ankle disintegrate within four months of day to day use (not even running). Went to my local store (not even the one I purchased it from) for a replacement, no hassles here beyond them not having any in stock, got one in with in the week and I was fine. However the same thing happened again, went back asking for a refund this time (once could have been a faulty individual product but clearly this shoe wasn't for me). Store sent it off to the manufacturer and issued a refund in two days. No real dramas.
TL;DR: Got some bad shoes from The Athletes foot, managed to get a replacement and then a refund without any real hassles.
Over all my experience with the Athlete's Foot customer service was quite positive.
| australia | t5_2qh8e | ch4vpt4 | I'm weighing in here without reading all the comments to say that last year I bought a pair of runners from the athletes foot only to have the inner back ankle disintegrate within four months of day to day use (not even running). Went to my local store (not even the one I purchased it from) for a replacement, no hassles here beyond them not having any in stock, got one in with in the week and I was fine. However the same thing happened again, went back asking for a refund this time (once could have been a faulty individual product but clearly this shoe wasn't for me). Store sent it off to the manufacturer and issued a refund in two days. No real dramas. | Got some bad shoes from The Athletes foot, managed to get a replacement and then a refund without any real hassles.
Over all my experience with the Athlete's Foot customer service was quite positive. |
bungsana | i'm more of a capitalistic mindset, and i do think that, while there should be simple liberties and necessities provided to all human beings, if you want something beyond what is necessary, then you must pay a premium for it. so, to get to your list:
a) breathable air - a basic human right and necessity. clean air is not a consumable. however, O2 chambers, scented air ARE consumables.
b) drinkable water - same as above. a basic human right and necessity. clean potable water is not a consumable. however, bottled water, super purified water, mineral water, sodas, drinks ARE consumables.
c) roads and transportation - a bit of a grey area. most nations' citizens pay for this via their taxes, which are regulated by their governments. to pay an additional tax for a highway, is your choice.
d) security - even more grey than public roads. your taxes pay for your armed forces, military and police, however you do not have much direction and cannot in all respects be considered a consumable. however, you can choose to pay extra for personal security measures. while you are provided basic security (depending on where you live), you can consume "security".
e) shelter - sadly, this is a consumable, even though it really shouldn't be.
f) food - same as shelter. basic food and sustenance shouldn't be a consumable for a nation's citizens, but it is. the US combats this (as well as shelter) via incentivized welfare, but not everyone chooses to partake in it, and many take advantage of it. however, if you want more or "better" food, that is up to the citizen to consume.
g) education - basic education is provided up to the high school level in the US via the public school system. it used to be that a high school education was enough. now, it is understood that that is not necessarily the truth, but the government subsidizes a very large portion of in-state schools through the individual states to their in-state students. HOWEVER, it is the CHOICE of the individual to pursue an education to a out-of-state school or private school if they deem that is it more beneficial to them in some manner. in short: yes it is a consumable to the same degree that the others are. a "basic" need should be supplied by the government, however not everyone needs to be provided a Harvard level education. (although, it may or may not be better to do so)
h) healthcare - straight up, i understand it, but i'm not a fan of obamacare. i like the fact that in the previous system, if you wanted healthcare you could use either your own insurance to cover for better healthcare or if you couldn't afford healthcare, you could go to a hospital where they treat you with or without it. i can talk about this forever, but i believe that basic healthcare shouldn't be a consumable, but for better care (or medicine for that matter. what's medicine? are vitamins and supplements considered medicine? what about OTA drugs?), you need to pay a premium (that made me sound incredibly inhuman, however that is how i feel. i also believe that euthanasia and suicide shouldn't be illegal, but that is just me.)
tl:dr - the BASICs should be a basic human right, or provided to you via your government and taxes, however for extended service and care, you should pay extra and is considered a consumable. where that basic necessity lies is probably where everyone disagrees.
| i'm more of a capitalistic mindset, and i do think that, while there should be simple liberties and necessities provided to all human beings, if you want something beyond what is necessary, then you must pay a premium for it. so, to get to your list:
a) breathable air - a basic human right and necessity. clean air is not a consumable. however, O2 chambers, scented air ARE consumables.
b) drinkable water - same as above. a basic human right and necessity. clean potable water is not a consumable. however, bottled water, super purified water, mineral water, sodas, drinks ARE consumables.
c) roads and transportation - a bit of a grey area. most nations' citizens pay for this via their taxes, which are regulated by their governments. to pay an additional tax for a highway, is your choice.
d) security - even more grey than public roads. your taxes pay for your armed forces, military and police, however you do not have much direction and cannot in all respects be considered a consumable. however, you can choose to pay extra for personal security measures. while you are provided basic security (depending on where you live), you can consume "security".
e) shelter - sadly, this is a consumable, even though it really shouldn't be.
f) food - same as shelter. basic food and sustenance shouldn't be a consumable for a nation's citizens, but it is. the US combats this (as well as shelter) via incentivized welfare, but not everyone chooses to partake in it, and many take advantage of it. however, if you want more or "better" food, that is up to the citizen to consume.
g) education - basic education is provided up to the high school level in the US via the public school system. it used to be that a high school education was enough. now, it is understood that that is not necessarily the truth, but the government subsidizes a very large portion of in-state schools through the individual states to their in-state students. HOWEVER, it is the CHOICE of the individual to pursue an education to a out-of-state school or private school if they deem that is it more beneficial to them in some manner. in short: yes it is a consumable to the same degree that the others are. a "basic" need should be supplied by the government, however not everyone needs to be provided a Harvard level education. (although, it may or may not be better to do so)
h) healthcare - straight up, i understand it, but i'm not a fan of obamacare. i like the fact that in the previous system, if you wanted healthcare you could use either your own insurance to cover for better healthcare or if you couldn't afford healthcare, you could go to a hospital where they treat you with or without it. i can talk about this forever, but i believe that basic healthcare shouldn't be a consumable, but for better care (or medicine for that matter. what's medicine? are vitamins and supplements considered medicine? what about OTA drugs?), you need to pay a premium (that made me sound incredibly inhuman, however that is how i feel. i also believe that euthanasia and suicide shouldn't be illegal, but that is just me.)
tl:dr - the BASICs should be a basic human right, or provided to you via your government and taxes, however for extended service and care, you should pay extra and is considered a consumable. where that basic necessity lies is probably where everyone disagrees.
| personalfinance | t5_2qstm | ch52mi4 | i'm more of a capitalistic mindset, and i do think that, while there should be simple liberties and necessities provided to all human beings, if you want something beyond what is necessary, then you must pay a premium for it. so, to get to your list:
a) breathable air - a basic human right and necessity. clean air is not a consumable. however, O2 chambers, scented air ARE consumables.
b) drinkable water - same as above. a basic human right and necessity. clean potable water is not a consumable. however, bottled water, super purified water, mineral water, sodas, drinks ARE consumables.
c) roads and transportation - a bit of a grey area. most nations' citizens pay for this via their taxes, which are regulated by their governments. to pay an additional tax for a highway, is your choice.
d) security - even more grey than public roads. your taxes pay for your armed forces, military and police, however you do not have much direction and cannot in all respects be considered a consumable. however, you can choose to pay extra for personal security measures. while you are provided basic security (depending on where you live), you can consume "security".
e) shelter - sadly, this is a consumable, even though it really shouldn't be.
f) food - same as shelter. basic food and sustenance shouldn't be a consumable for a nation's citizens, but it is. the US combats this (as well as shelter) via incentivized welfare, but not everyone chooses to partake in it, and many take advantage of it. however, if you want more or "better" food, that is up to the citizen to consume.
g) education - basic education is provided up to the high school level in the US via the public school system. it used to be that a high school education was enough. now, it is understood that that is not necessarily the truth, but the government subsidizes a very large portion of in-state schools through the individual states to their in-state students. HOWEVER, it is the CHOICE of the individual to pursue an education to a out-of-state school or private school if they deem that is it more beneficial to them in some manner. in short: yes it is a consumable to the same degree that the others are. a "basic" need should be supplied by the government, however not everyone needs to be provided a Harvard level education. (although, it may or may not be better to do so)
h) healthcare - straight up, i understand it, but i'm not a fan of obamacare. i like the fact that in the previous system, if you wanted healthcare you could use either your own insurance to cover for better healthcare or if you couldn't afford healthcare, you could go to a hospital where they treat you with or without it. i can talk about this forever, but i believe that basic healthcare shouldn't be a consumable, but for better care (or medicine for that matter. what's medicine? are vitamins and supplements considered medicine? what about OTA drugs?), you need to pay a premium (that made me sound incredibly inhuman, however that is how i feel. i also believe that euthanasia and suicide shouldn't be illegal, but that is just me.) | the BASICs should be a basic human right, or provided to you via your government and taxes, however for extended service and care, you should pay extra and is considered a consumable. where that basic necessity lies is probably where everyone disagrees. |
Oryixx | Oh yeah definitely. Honestly most young women will still get wet if they know they're going to have sex. Even rape victims tend to get wet eventually. Back to your question I've definitely had some good sex as an escort and I've been humped by some good looking dudes. Most of the time, anyone who calls in has some sort of chip on them. Either tiny dick, super awkward, ugly, fat. But occasionally I get in totally normal people which is always a refreahig change of pace. TL;DR: I've definitely had enjoyable encounters and the money just makes it that much sweeter. | Oh yeah definitely. Honestly most young women will still get wet if they know they're going to have sex. Even rape victims tend to get wet eventually. Back to your question I've definitely had some good sex as an escort and I've been humped by some good looking dudes. Most of the time, anyone who calls in has some sort of chip on them. Either tiny dick, super awkward, ugly, fat. But occasionally I get in totally normal people which is always a refreahig change of pace. TL;DR: I've definitely had enjoyable encounters and the money just makes it that much sweeter.
| AMA | t5_2r4eo | ch67zhq | Oh yeah definitely. Honestly most young women will still get wet if they know they're going to have sex. Even rape victims tend to get wet eventually. Back to your question I've definitely had some good sex as an escort and I've been humped by some good looking dudes. Most of the time, anyone who calls in has some sort of chip on them. Either tiny dick, super awkward, ugly, fat. But occasionally I get in totally normal people which is always a refreahig change of pace. | I've definitely had enjoyable encounters and the money just makes it that much sweeter. |
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