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KeimaKatsuragi | Well, I was saying that with the assumption (Gasp, yes, guilty) that anime productions in general were targeted mostly at the Japanese market. Since we're talking about incest in anime.
It is watched all over the world, I'm well aware (I'm not Japanese, so I would know), but as a market, I **think** most business decisions (what projects to do, not do, etc) are made with Japanese sales and reception in mind. The international hype would just be a big and very appreciated bonus, not a main focus.
*Disclaimer: No I don't and have never worked in the industry, no I didn't do much search on the subject, yes I am human and I make mistakes.*
tl;dr: Yes. But I'd still be curious about that study.
While we're at it don't just do it in Japan, it wouldn't be very interesting data without a few other regions' comparative. | Well, I was saying that with the assumption (Gasp, yes, guilty) that anime productions in general were targeted mostly at the Japanese market. Since we're talking about incest in anime.
It is watched all over the world, I'm well aware (I'm not Japanese, so I would know), but as a market, I think most business decisions (what projects to do, not do, etc) are made with Japanese sales and reception in mind. The international hype would just be a big and very appreciated bonus, not a main focus.
Disclaimer: No I don't and have never worked in the industry, no I didn't do much search on the subject, yes I am human and I make mistakes.
tl;dr: Yes. But I'd still be curious about that study.
While we're at it don't just do it in Japan, it wouldn't be very interesting data without a few other regions' comparative.
| anime | t5_2qh22 | ch6yigx | Well, I was saying that with the assumption (Gasp, yes, guilty) that anime productions in general were targeted mostly at the Japanese market. Since we're talking about incest in anime.
It is watched all over the world, I'm well aware (I'm not Japanese, so I would know), but as a market, I think most business decisions (what projects to do, not do, etc) are made with Japanese sales and reception in mind. The international hype would just be a big and very appreciated bonus, not a main focus.
Disclaimer: No I don't and have never worked in the industry, no I didn't do much search on the subject, yes I am human and I make mistakes. | Yes. But I'd still be curious about that study.
While we're at it don't just do it in Japan, it wouldn't be very interesting data without a few other regions' comparative. |
DuncanMonroe | Farming is rarely a problem in low MMR. That's just what people assume, because they can't see that what's really holding them back is very poor decision making and understanding of the game; nobody really wants to think they consistently make *terrible* decisions and read situations totally wrong, take the wrong action, go to the wrong spot, etc. You need almost nothing in the way of mechanics to get out of that range IMO, just to actually think about what's going on all throughout the map and play according to that, as opposed to tunneling on - well, anything.
tl;dr, people down there for the most part *don't* know what their biggest weaknesses/issues are, so they end up focusing on the "wrong" things and wondering why they don't climb. | Farming is rarely a problem in low MMR. That's just what people assume, because they can't see that what's really holding them back is very poor decision making and understanding of the game; nobody really wants to think they consistently make terrible decisions and read situations totally wrong, take the wrong action, go to the wrong spot, etc. You need almost nothing in the way of mechanics to get out of that range IMO, just to actually think about what's going on all throughout the map and play according to that, as opposed to tunneling on - well, anything.
tl;dr, people down there for the most part don't know what their biggest weaknesses/issues are, so they end up focusing on the "wrong" things and wondering why they don't climb.
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | ch76qn2 | Farming is rarely a problem in low MMR. That's just what people assume, because they can't see that what's really holding them back is very poor decision making and understanding of the game; nobody really wants to think they consistently make terrible decisions and read situations totally wrong, take the wrong action, go to the wrong spot, etc. You need almost nothing in the way of mechanics to get out of that range IMO, just to actually think about what's going on all throughout the map and play according to that, as opposed to tunneling on - well, anything. | people down there for the most part don't know what their biggest weaknesses/issues are, so they end up focusing on the "wrong" things and wondering why they don't climb. |
wordserious | 1. Online services will need to charge more. Netflix will pay Comcast, Verizon for access to you, meaning that they will need to raise their prices. Things that are currently ad-based may not generate enough revenue to pay Comcast/Verizon access fees, and may go away. Things that are currently really free, like Wikipedia, are in mortal danger. If Comcast decides to charge them for access to you, where will the money come from?
2. All of the above will end up leading to fewer, larger providers. Only large companies will be able to provide content, because only them will be able to afford the access fees.
3. Entry barrier. 2 kids in a dorm room will not be able to afford access fees, and their nascent business idea will not be realized. If we didn't have net neutrality 15 years ago today there will be no Google, no Facebook, and a myriad of other services.
4. Packages. Do you like how your cable company packages and bundles channels so that you pay for 90 crappy channels that you don't watch so that you can get the 3 that you like? And on top of that you need to pay for the Movie Package, the Sports Package, the Premium Movies package, the Adult package? Imagine the same thing on the Internet. "Basic internet" gives you Bing searches and a ton of ad-based free useless sites. The "Social package" give you Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus. The "Search package" gives you Google Search plus a ton of useless search sites you never use. And so on, you get the picture.
TL;DR: overnight, nothing will change. Give them a few years and the Internet of the 2020s will look like cable TV in the 90s. |
Online services will need to charge more. Netflix will pay Comcast, Verizon for access to you, meaning that they will need to raise their prices. Things that are currently ad-based may not generate enough revenue to pay Comcast/Verizon access fees, and may go away. Things that are currently really free, like Wikipedia, are in mortal danger. If Comcast decides to charge them for access to you, where will the money come from?
All of the above will end up leading to fewer, larger providers. Only large companies will be able to provide content, because only them will be able to afford the access fees.
Entry barrier. 2 kids in a dorm room will not be able to afford access fees, and their nascent business idea will not be realized. If we didn't have net neutrality 15 years ago today there will be no Google, no Facebook, and a myriad of other services.
Packages. Do you like how your cable company packages and bundles channels so that you pay for 90 crappy channels that you don't watch so that you can get the 3 that you like? And on top of that you need to pay for the Movie Package, the Sports Package, the Premium Movies package, the Adult package? Imagine the same thing on the Internet. "Basic internet" gives you Bing searches and a ton of ad-based free useless sites. The "Social package" give you Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus. The "Search package" gives you Google Search plus a ton of useless search sites you never use. And so on, you get the picture.
TL;DR: overnight, nothing will change. Give them a few years and the Internet of the 2020s will look like cable TV in the 90s.
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | ch71jbo | Online services will need to charge more. Netflix will pay Comcast, Verizon for access to you, meaning that they will need to raise their prices. Things that are currently ad-based may not generate enough revenue to pay Comcast/Verizon access fees, and may go away. Things that are currently really free, like Wikipedia, are in mortal danger. If Comcast decides to charge them for access to you, where will the money come from?
All of the above will end up leading to fewer, larger providers. Only large companies will be able to provide content, because only them will be able to afford the access fees.
Entry barrier. 2 kids in a dorm room will not be able to afford access fees, and their nascent business idea will not be realized. If we didn't have net neutrality 15 years ago today there will be no Google, no Facebook, and a myriad of other services.
Packages. Do you like how your cable company packages and bundles channels so that you pay for 90 crappy channels that you don't watch so that you can get the 3 that you like? And on top of that you need to pay for the Movie Package, the Sports Package, the Premium Movies package, the Adult package? Imagine the same thing on the Internet. "Basic internet" gives you Bing searches and a ton of ad-based free useless sites. The "Social package" give you Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus. The "Search package" gives you Google Search plus a ton of useless search sites you never use. And so on, you get the picture. | overnight, nothing will change. Give them a few years and the Internet of the 2020s will look like cable TV in the 90s. |
2-718 | I'm from Argentina. First time I went to an english spoken country it was Australia. When I told people my name I didn't get why they were laughing. Now I do know. My name is *Facundo*.
TL;DR: My name is fuck-undo. | I'm from Argentina. First time I went to an english spoken country it was Australia. When I told people my name I didn't get why they were laughing. Now I do know. My name is Facundo .
TL;DR: My name is fuck-undo.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ch7eq7f | I'm from Argentina. First time I went to an english spoken country it was Australia. When I told people my name I didn't get why they were laughing. Now I do know. My name is Facundo . | My name is fuck-undo. |
ddIbb | Besides the fact that it looks like a sex toy, this is crappy design because the user would have to pick up and hold each "bead" to connect or disconnect a device, and it wouldn't consistently stay upright with ports accessible because the bottom isn't flat. Try plugging something in or removing something one-handed. Why does Microsoft make crappy versions of EVERYTHING?
TL,DR:
Microsoft sucks | Besides the fact that it looks like a sex toy, this is crappy design because the user would have to pick up and hold each "bead" to connect or disconnect a device, and it wouldn't consistently stay upright with ports accessible because the bottom isn't flat. Try plugging something in or removing something one-handed. Why does Microsoft make crappy versions of EVERYTHING?
TL,DR:
Microsoft sucks
| CrappyDesign | t5_2sa3m | ch7a3lf | Besides the fact that it looks like a sex toy, this is crappy design because the user would have to pick up and hold each "bead" to connect or disconnect a device, and it wouldn't consistently stay upright with ports accessible because the bottom isn't flat. Try plugging something in or removing something one-handed. Why does Microsoft make crappy versions of EVERYTHING? | Microsoft sucks |
MulhollandDrive | To be honest, some of the lies being perpetuated by conservative media and conservative blogs are just as extreme as this joke meme except they are entirely serious.
They aggressively push this narrative that we are going into a police state and would circulate memes like this as truth. So I'm not surprised she thought it was real. This would be passed off as truth on a conspiracy theory blog or a ultra right wing FB group.
tl;dr it's entirely possible that whoever made this meme wasn't joking at all and was fear mongering | To be honest, some of the lies being perpetuated by conservative media and conservative blogs are just as extreme as this joke meme except they are entirely serious.
They aggressively push this narrative that we are going into a police state and would circulate memes like this as truth. So I'm not surprised she thought it was real. This would be passed off as truth on a conspiracy theory blog or a ultra right wing FB group.
tl;dr it's entirely possible that whoever made this meme wasn't joking at all and was fear mongering
| cringepics | t5_2va9w | ch7hvko | To be honest, some of the lies being perpetuated by conservative media and conservative blogs are just as extreme as this joke meme except they are entirely serious.
They aggressively push this narrative that we are going into a police state and would circulate memes like this as truth. So I'm not surprised she thought it was real. This would be passed off as truth on a conspiracy theory blog or a ultra right wing FB group. | it's entirely possible that whoever made this meme wasn't joking at all and was fear mongering |
justtouchitonce | Ffs it's prostate cancer. It's so ubiquitous. 70% of 70 year olds have it on prostate biopsy, 80% of 80 year olds, and most are asymptomatic. Most people who are symptomatic die WITH it rather than FROM it. There's two main 'types' of prostate cancer - a slow growing type and is essentially almost benign, and a very aggressive type that metastasises and kills you. It's currently AFAIK impossible to tell these two study on clinic I pathological grounds, except that the vary majority have a more benign disease.
The only way this is relevant to the topic is that if he has secondary tumours from his prostate that have traveled deep into the I'm a racist fuck part of your brain.
TLDR: this racist cunt is exploiting his most likely diagnosis of a very indolent form of cancer
Sauce: I a white coat and a stehodcope
| Ffs it's prostate cancer. It's so ubiquitous. 70% of 70 year olds have it on prostate biopsy, 80% of 80 year olds, and most are asymptomatic. Most people who are symptomatic die WITH it rather than FROM it. There's two main 'types' of prostate cancer - a slow growing type and is essentially almost benign, and a very aggressive type that metastasises and kills you. It's currently AFAIK impossible to tell these two study on clinic I pathological grounds, except that the vary majority have a more benign disease.
The only way this is relevant to the topic is that if he has secondary tumours from his prostate that have traveled deep into the I'm a racist fuck part of your brain.
TLDR: this racist cunt is exploiting his most likely diagnosis of a very indolent form of cancer
Sauce: I a white coat and a stehodcope
| nba | t5_2qo4s | ch7sa6l | Ffs it's prostate cancer. It's so ubiquitous. 70% of 70 year olds have it on prostate biopsy, 80% of 80 year olds, and most are asymptomatic. Most people who are symptomatic die WITH it rather than FROM it. There's two main 'types' of prostate cancer - a slow growing type and is essentially almost benign, and a very aggressive type that metastasises and kills you. It's currently AFAIK impossible to tell these two study on clinic I pathological grounds, except that the vary majority have a more benign disease.
The only way this is relevant to the topic is that if he has secondary tumours from his prostate that have traveled deep into the I'm a racist fuck part of your brain. | this racist cunt is exploiting his most likely diagnosis of a very indolent form of cancer
Sauce: I a white coat and a stehodcope |
karottenbaum_ | Doge should be Comic Sans, color and not that font and grayscale.
TL;DR: Ew. | Doge should be Comic Sans, color and not that font and grayscale.
TL;DR: Ew.
| dogecoin | t5_2zcp2 | ch7p9bf | Doge should be Comic Sans, color and not that font and grayscale. | Ew. |
batmannigan | I completely forgot to say what the project was. It's essentially a plugin application that lets python interface with a browser (or qt webkit for custom apps) using websockets locally. So far I've just got a few proof of concept things like a code editor/environment that runs in browser and other small GUI like event driven programs.
tl;dr html frontend for your python code | I completely forgot to say what the project was. It's essentially a plugin application that lets python interface with a browser (or qt webkit for custom apps) using websockets locally. So far I've just got a few proof of concept things like a code editor/environment that runs in browser and other small GUI like event driven programs.
tl;dr html frontend for your python code
| learnprogramming | t5_2r7yd | ch83os4 | I completely forgot to say what the project was. It's essentially a plugin application that lets python interface with a browser (or qt webkit for custom apps) using websockets locally. So far I've just got a few proof of concept things like a code editor/environment that runs in browser and other small GUI like event driven programs. | html frontend for your python code |
Hawkknight88 | >A guy meeting me exactly on time and saying "you'll never beat me in punctuality", the next time I saw him he was 15 minutes late with no excuse and no apology.
Haha, oh, OP. If I made a big deal out of my girlfriend running late we'd be fighting every day of the week.
I suspect you're making a mountain of of a molehill, and your expectations are inhuman.
>All these guys seem to tell me I'm expecting too much and I shouldn't get to fixated on these things, but it feels so wrong and disrespectful for a man to tell me one thing and then not honor his word and his impact on me.
I think you are expecting too much. I value, very specifically, keeping my word. It's important to me that my partners do the same. However, I hold it important for my girlfriend to do so only about important things like communication or special events. I do not think that her being late is "breaking her word to be on time". That's a ridiculous enforcement of the honor policy.
I went on *one* date with a girl who sounded a lot like you. She was very serious, stern even. She made her expectations clear - and it was date #1! I'm not looking to have policies shoved on me that early, I'm looking to see if we mesh well and have enough in common to continue.
TL;DR: Relax. You are not easygoing and it shows to these guys. | >A guy meeting me exactly on time and saying "you'll never beat me in punctuality", the next time I saw him he was 15 minutes late with no excuse and no apology.
Haha, oh, OP. If I made a big deal out of my girlfriend running late we'd be fighting every day of the week.
I suspect you're making a mountain of of a molehill, and your expectations are inhuman.
>All these guys seem to tell me I'm expecting too much and I shouldn't get to fixated on these things, but it feels so wrong and disrespectful for a man to tell me one thing and then not honor his word and his impact on me.
I think you are expecting too much. I value, very specifically, keeping my word. It's important to me that my partners do the same. However, I hold it important for my girlfriend to do so only about important things like communication or special events. I do not think that her being late is "breaking her word to be on time". That's a ridiculous enforcement of the honor policy.
I went on one date with a girl who sounded a lot like you. She was very serious, stern even. She made her expectations clear - and it was date #1! I'm not looking to have policies shoved on me that early, I'm looking to see if we mesh well and have enough in common to continue.
TL;DR: Relax. You are not easygoing and it shows to these guys.
| relationships | t5_2qjvn | ch7r0ai | A guy meeting me exactly on time and saying "you'll never beat me in punctuality", the next time I saw him he was 15 minutes late with no excuse and no apology.
Haha, oh, OP. If I made a big deal out of my girlfriend running late we'd be fighting every day of the week.
I suspect you're making a mountain of of a molehill, and your expectations are inhuman.
>All these guys seem to tell me I'm expecting too much and I shouldn't get to fixated on these things, but it feels so wrong and disrespectful for a man to tell me one thing and then not honor his word and his impact on me.
I think you are expecting too much. I value, very specifically, keeping my word. It's important to me that my partners do the same. However, I hold it important for my girlfriend to do so only about important things like communication or special events. I do not think that her being late is "breaking her word to be on time". That's a ridiculous enforcement of the honor policy.
I went on one date with a girl who sounded a lot like you. She was very serious, stern even. She made her expectations clear - and it was date #1! I'm not looking to have policies shoved on me that early, I'm looking to see if we mesh well and have enough in common to continue. | Relax. You are not easygoing and it shows to these guys. |
astroskag | I feel like a lot of metal bands approach songwriting backwards. It seems like they're sitting around saying "this technique is difficult, we should write a song around it", or "this time signature is uncommon, we should put it on the next album". There also seems to be a big aversion to anything even resembling pop sensibilities, probably due to a failure to recognize that intentionally avoiding them is the same as selling out - either way you're allowing what's popular to dictate what you write.
You may like where metal has gone as a genre in the last 20 years, but the masses disagree. The 'old' bands you're mentioning all have multiple platinum albums (and in some cases multiple multiple platinum albums). Bigger fanbases means more guitarists playing their stuff. It's telling that the highest-charting metal albums of the last decade were both by Dethklok - being a 'joke' band, they're not afraid of accidentally writing music the uninitiated might enjoy.
TL;DR if you make your music intentionally inaccessible, you alienate a lot of potential fans, some of whom will also be musicians. | I feel like a lot of metal bands approach songwriting backwards. It seems like they're sitting around saying "this technique is difficult, we should write a song around it", or "this time signature is uncommon, we should put it on the next album". There also seems to be a big aversion to anything even resembling pop sensibilities, probably due to a failure to recognize that intentionally avoiding them is the same as selling out - either way you're allowing what's popular to dictate what you write.
You may like where metal has gone as a genre in the last 20 years, but the masses disagree. The 'old' bands you're mentioning all have multiple platinum albums (and in some cases multiple multiple platinum albums). Bigger fanbases means more guitarists playing their stuff. It's telling that the highest-charting metal albums of the last decade were both by Dethklok - being a 'joke' band, they're not afraid of accidentally writing music the uninitiated might enjoy.
TL;DR if you make your music intentionally inaccessible, you alienate a lot of potential fans, some of whom will also be musicians.
| Guitar | t5_2qi79 | ch7w9f4 | I feel like a lot of metal bands approach songwriting backwards. It seems like they're sitting around saying "this technique is difficult, we should write a song around it", or "this time signature is uncommon, we should put it on the next album". There also seems to be a big aversion to anything even resembling pop sensibilities, probably due to a failure to recognize that intentionally avoiding them is the same as selling out - either way you're allowing what's popular to dictate what you write.
You may like where metal has gone as a genre in the last 20 years, but the masses disagree. The 'old' bands you're mentioning all have multiple platinum albums (and in some cases multiple multiple platinum albums). Bigger fanbases means more guitarists playing their stuff. It's telling that the highest-charting metal albums of the last decade were both by Dethklok - being a 'joke' band, they're not afraid of accidentally writing music the uninitiated might enjoy. | if you make your music intentionally inaccessible, you alienate a lot of potential fans, some of whom will also be musicians. |
pinkelf6669 | There's one club by my school that a lot of famous DJ's play at, so it's not uncommon for it to be full of college kids. One of the cool things about this club is that for nights of concerts, they give you a little blacklight stamp on your hand once you get in which allows you to leave and re-enter without having to wait on line. Well one night Dada Life was playing there, and I was doing coke all night. I had just finished peeing and really wanted a cigarette, so I got one from the bathroom attendant. However, when I took out my wallet my little baggie of coke fell out as well. I tried to grab it hoping he didn't see, but he did and put his foot on the bag and called security. Being coked out and stupid, I tried getting out of it by running away. They caught up with me and gave me the boot. After about 15 min of walking down this popular nighttime street trying to call my friends, I walked past a small gift store. I bought a new shirt and hat, and changed into my gym shorts that were in my car. Walked right back in after showing the blacklight on my arm. Did more coke in a different bathroom. Had a fun ass time. 8/10 would do again.
TL;DR- Kicked outta a concert for doing blow and trying to run away from security, changed my clothes, went back in.
edit: fixed awkward wording | There's one club by my school that a lot of famous DJ's play at, so it's not uncommon for it to be full of college kids. One of the cool things about this club is that for nights of concerts, they give you a little blacklight stamp on your hand once you get in which allows you to leave and re-enter without having to wait on line. Well one night Dada Life was playing there, and I was doing coke all night. I had just finished peeing and really wanted a cigarette, so I got one from the bathroom attendant. However, when I took out my wallet my little baggie of coke fell out as well. I tried to grab it hoping he didn't see, but he did and put his foot on the bag and called security. Being coked out and stupid, I tried getting out of it by running away. They caught up with me and gave me the boot. After about 15 min of walking down this popular nighttime street trying to call my friends, I walked past a small gift store. I bought a new shirt and hat, and changed into my gym shorts that were in my car. Walked right back in after showing the blacklight on my arm. Did more coke in a different bathroom. Had a fun ass time. 8/10 would do again.
TL;DR- Kicked outta a concert for doing blow and trying to run away from security, changed my clothes, went back in.
edit: fixed awkward wording
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ch80yec | There's one club by my school that a lot of famous DJ's play at, so it's not uncommon for it to be full of college kids. One of the cool things about this club is that for nights of concerts, they give you a little blacklight stamp on your hand once you get in which allows you to leave and re-enter without having to wait on line. Well one night Dada Life was playing there, and I was doing coke all night. I had just finished peeing and really wanted a cigarette, so I got one from the bathroom attendant. However, when I took out my wallet my little baggie of coke fell out as well. I tried to grab it hoping he didn't see, but he did and put his foot on the bag and called security. Being coked out and stupid, I tried getting out of it by running away. They caught up with me and gave me the boot. After about 15 min of walking down this popular nighttime street trying to call my friends, I walked past a small gift store. I bought a new shirt and hat, and changed into my gym shorts that were in my car. Walked right back in after showing the blacklight on my arm. Did more coke in a different bathroom. Had a fun ass time. 8/10 would do again. | Kicked outta a concert for doing blow and trying to run away from security, changed my clothes, went back in.
edit: fixed awkward wording |
AngelicSins | A little late, but I used to be a bouncer at a bar next to the cardinals football stadium. There are always more away fans than cardinal fans. Well post game people come to the bar and there's usually trash talk. These two guys start getting in each other's face. Another bouncer and I step in and tell them to settle down. The cards jersey guy decided it would be smart to punch me in the face. I stumble back and with a surge of adrenaline I get him in a head lock and literally drag him outside. People see what I'm doing and instantly pull out their phones and get in the way. I push through them and get him to one of the side gates, and this is where he tries to fight back. He elbows me in the rib a couple times and stomps on my foot. I then put my weight in front of him and did the hardest hip throw I could do. My adrenaline is sky high at this point so I forgot to let go of the head lock. Him and I are launched about 2 feet and I body slam him to the ground. The commotion caught the attention of the police pretty quickly and they took over shortly after.
TL;DR: guy punched me in the face. Hip threw and body slammed him out of the bar. | A little late, but I used to be a bouncer at a bar next to the cardinals football stadium. There are always more away fans than cardinal fans. Well post game people come to the bar and there's usually trash talk. These two guys start getting in each other's face. Another bouncer and I step in and tell them to settle down. The cards jersey guy decided it would be smart to punch me in the face. I stumble back and with a surge of adrenaline I get him in a head lock and literally drag him outside. People see what I'm doing and instantly pull out their phones and get in the way. I push through them and get him to one of the side gates, and this is where he tries to fight back. He elbows me in the rib a couple times and stomps on my foot. I then put my weight in front of him and did the hardest hip throw I could do. My adrenaline is sky high at this point so I forgot to let go of the head lock. Him and I are launched about 2 feet and I body slam him to the ground. The commotion caught the attention of the police pretty quickly and they took over shortly after.
TL;DR: guy punched me in the face. Hip threw and body slammed him out of the bar.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ch8185z | A little late, but I used to be a bouncer at a bar next to the cardinals football stadium. There are always more away fans than cardinal fans. Well post game people come to the bar and there's usually trash talk. These two guys start getting in each other's face. Another bouncer and I step in and tell them to settle down. The cards jersey guy decided it would be smart to punch me in the face. I stumble back and with a surge of adrenaline I get him in a head lock and literally drag him outside. People see what I'm doing and instantly pull out their phones and get in the way. I push through them and get him to one of the side gates, and this is where he tries to fight back. He elbows me in the rib a couple times and stomps on my foot. I then put my weight in front of him and did the hardest hip throw I could do. My adrenaline is sky high at this point so I forgot to let go of the head lock. Him and I are launched about 2 feet and I body slam him to the ground. The commotion caught the attention of the police pretty quickly and they took over shortly after. | guy punched me in the face. Hip threw and body slammed him out of the bar. |
YellowOnion | This is not a business model, its a market.
This is what capitalism is good for, tournaments who over extend and over reach too much, will lose support.
You say there are too many big tournaments, but why care?
Watch the tournaments that you want to watch, and let the other ones fail, put your money where you think the best production is being done and attract more sponsors, and let the other tournaments drop in to the medium category, same for the pros (which you can't really compare to boxing yet), there just isn't enough money to start rejecting tournaments so often.
I have faith in the capitalist approach, we don't need regulation, just sometime for everything to stabilise in this new market.
tl;dr vote with your wallet/views and let them fail. | This is not a business model, its a market.
This is what capitalism is good for, tournaments who over extend and over reach too much, will lose support.
You say there are too many big tournaments, but why care?
Watch the tournaments that you want to watch, and let the other ones fail, put your money where you think the best production is being done and attract more sponsors, and let the other tournaments drop in to the medium category, same for the pros (which you can't really compare to boxing yet), there just isn't enough money to start rejecting tournaments so often.
I have faith in the capitalist approach, we don't need regulation, just sometime for everything to stabilise in this new market.
tl;dr vote with your wallet/views and let them fail.
| DotA2 | t5_2s580 | ch89zid | This is not a business model, its a market.
This is what capitalism is good for, tournaments who over extend and over reach too much, will lose support.
You say there are too many big tournaments, but why care?
Watch the tournaments that you want to watch, and let the other ones fail, put your money where you think the best production is being done and attract more sponsors, and let the other tournaments drop in to the medium category, same for the pros (which you can't really compare to boxing yet), there just isn't enough money to start rejecting tournaments so often.
I have faith in the capitalist approach, we don't need regulation, just sometime for everything to stabilise in this new market. | vote with your wallet/views and let them fail. |
Molleckt | While it's obvious to not stand near minions vs champs like Ziggs and Kayle and Brand, you want to hug your minions versus champs like Ahri and Zed. Zed's Q poke does less damage if it passes through a minion first so while it's advisable to dodge any type of poke, don't stand outside of your minions otherwise you risk taking full damage. Same with Ahri - if you stand away from your minions, you risk being charmed into a combo.
Otherwise, take advantage of enemy cooldowns. If your opponent misses an ability, just go in and burn what abilities you can on them. That way you'll be able to all in them after two or three strategic pokes.
If you push the lane out, take wraiths if your jungler isn't about or roam and get your other lanes ahead. The reason you play mid is so that you have a level advantage mid-game and can kill or set up favourable conditions for your adc to kill the enemy adc. Also, you have easy access to top lane and jungle so if a gank leaves your enemy top and/or jungler low, you enter and finish them off. Late game, you start to fall off and your adc should have built enough atkspeed to push towers and inhibs. At this point (unless you're carrying), you should peel for your adc if the rest of the team isn't peeling or have died.
While I usually live by skill > counter picks, I'd suggest having a pool of about 3 - 5 mid laners who fulfill certain criteria. For example, Viktor has insane damage, the ability to out trade at levels 1 and 2 with the shield from his Q, before scaling into a champ with good zoning and a silence. While I wouldn't pick him into a similar kit champ like Syndra, I'd certainly pick him into someone like Katarina or Fizz (or most melee for that matter).
Similarly, I'd pick someone with an early game damage steroid like Swain, into someone who has a weak early game but strong mid-late game (Akali or Ahri) to stop them snowballing.
Analyse the kit of all the mid laners and find out who does what best. Although Ziggs pretty much has everything, I don't play him because I feel like its easy mode and provides no challenge. I appreciate people wanting to climb the ladder but I like to have fun doing so. On some days I like to take a risk and there's no feeling quite like picking a champ into a hard counter and winning lane.
tl;dr learn mechanics and main champs who fit different criteria to better equip you against any opponent. Skills you learn from each champ are transferable. Punish enemy for missing abilities, roam and peel for your adc. | While it's obvious to not stand near minions vs champs like Ziggs and Kayle and Brand, you want to hug your minions versus champs like Ahri and Zed. Zed's Q poke does less damage if it passes through a minion first so while it's advisable to dodge any type of poke, don't stand outside of your minions otherwise you risk taking full damage. Same with Ahri - if you stand away from your minions, you risk being charmed into a combo.
Otherwise, take advantage of enemy cooldowns. If your opponent misses an ability, just go in and burn what abilities you can on them. That way you'll be able to all in them after two or three strategic pokes.
If you push the lane out, take wraiths if your jungler isn't about or roam and get your other lanes ahead. The reason you play mid is so that you have a level advantage mid-game and can kill or set up favourable conditions for your adc to kill the enemy adc. Also, you have easy access to top lane and jungle so if a gank leaves your enemy top and/or jungler low, you enter and finish them off. Late game, you start to fall off and your adc should have built enough atkspeed to push towers and inhibs. At this point (unless you're carrying), you should peel for your adc if the rest of the team isn't peeling or have died.
While I usually live by skill > counter picks, I'd suggest having a pool of about 3 - 5 mid laners who fulfill certain criteria. For example, Viktor has insane damage, the ability to out trade at levels 1 and 2 with the shield from his Q, before scaling into a champ with good zoning and a silence. While I wouldn't pick him into a similar kit champ like Syndra, I'd certainly pick him into someone like Katarina or Fizz (or most melee for that matter).
Similarly, I'd pick someone with an early game damage steroid like Swain, into someone who has a weak early game but strong mid-late game (Akali or Ahri) to stop them snowballing.
Analyse the kit of all the mid laners and find out who does what best. Although Ziggs pretty much has everything, I don't play him because I feel like its easy mode and provides no challenge. I appreciate people wanting to climb the ladder but I like to have fun doing so. On some days I like to take a risk and there's no feeling quite like picking a champ into a hard counter and winning lane.
tl;dr learn mechanics and main champs who fit different criteria to better equip you against any opponent. Skills you learn from each champ are transferable. Punish enemy for missing abilities, roam and peel for your adc.
| summonerschool | t5_2t9x3 | ch8hems | While it's obvious to not stand near minions vs champs like Ziggs and Kayle and Brand, you want to hug your minions versus champs like Ahri and Zed. Zed's Q poke does less damage if it passes through a minion first so while it's advisable to dodge any type of poke, don't stand outside of your minions otherwise you risk taking full damage. Same with Ahri - if you stand away from your minions, you risk being charmed into a combo.
Otherwise, take advantage of enemy cooldowns. If your opponent misses an ability, just go in and burn what abilities you can on them. That way you'll be able to all in them after two or three strategic pokes.
If you push the lane out, take wraiths if your jungler isn't about or roam and get your other lanes ahead. The reason you play mid is so that you have a level advantage mid-game and can kill or set up favourable conditions for your adc to kill the enemy adc. Also, you have easy access to top lane and jungle so if a gank leaves your enemy top and/or jungler low, you enter and finish them off. Late game, you start to fall off and your adc should have built enough atkspeed to push towers and inhibs. At this point (unless you're carrying), you should peel for your adc if the rest of the team isn't peeling or have died.
While I usually live by skill > counter picks, I'd suggest having a pool of about 3 - 5 mid laners who fulfill certain criteria. For example, Viktor has insane damage, the ability to out trade at levels 1 and 2 with the shield from his Q, before scaling into a champ with good zoning and a silence. While I wouldn't pick him into a similar kit champ like Syndra, I'd certainly pick him into someone like Katarina or Fizz (or most melee for that matter).
Similarly, I'd pick someone with an early game damage steroid like Swain, into someone who has a weak early game but strong mid-late game (Akali or Ahri) to stop them snowballing.
Analyse the kit of all the mid laners and find out who does what best. Although Ziggs pretty much has everything, I don't play him because I feel like its easy mode and provides no challenge. I appreciate people wanting to climb the ladder but I like to have fun doing so. On some days I like to take a risk and there's no feeling quite like picking a champ into a hard counter and winning lane. | learn mechanics and main champs who fit different criteria to better equip you against any opponent. Skills you learn from each champ are transferable. Punish enemy for missing abilities, roam and peel for your adc. |
firmness | You are addicted to her, unfortunately. And like any addict, you will be advised to leave her - but you will not. And like any addict, you will have to hit rock bottom before you make the right move and ditch her. Any man with any amount of life experience beyond marrying a HS sweetheart knows what you are going through.
TL;DR - leave her immediately.
Good luck. | You are addicted to her, unfortunately. And like any addict, you will be advised to leave her - but you will not. And like any addict, you will have to hit rock bottom before you make the right move and ditch her. Any man with any amount of life experience beyond marrying a HS sweetheart knows what you are going through.
TL;DR - leave her immediately.
Good luck.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ch8pmso | You are addicted to her, unfortunately. And like any addict, you will be advised to leave her - but you will not. And like any addict, you will have to hit rock bottom before you make the right move and ditch her. Any man with any amount of life experience beyond marrying a HS sweetheart knows what you are going through. | leave her immediately.
Good luck. |
synphony5159 | Uhh... That's actually incorrect. Luck has an INCREDIBLY small effect on your MMR, seeing as how it can take over 100 games to climb a single tier (not silver-> gold, but silver 2 -> Silver 1) if you truly belong in that division/tier.
When you FIRST get to a new division (that you have rightfully earned and not been boosted/ect.) then yes, your win-rate should be roughly 50% since you're playing against people just as skilled as you are; but the more you play against those players, the more comfortable you get playing at that skill-level. Eventually, after enough practice, the quality of the players in the tier you are in will be below what you have achieved from your hard-work. You will carry more games and therefore get placed in a higher tier, and the process starts over and over again.
Even if you were supposed to be in bronze elo, if you (somehow) always played against low-gold players, after enough games you would learn what it takes to be a gold player.
Obviously the ELO system prevents this sort of thing because a mid-gold player will dominate a low-bronze player and reduce their MMR down to where it should be, but I'm just trying to show that luck has almost nothing what-so-ever with the tier/division you're in.
People have said it a billion times, and I'll say it again. If you're in bronze, your skill level is bronze. I've never once seen a platinum-ranked smurf get stuck in "elo hell" in low-silver ELO because they're better players.
TL;DR: Luck is not a factor. | Uhh... That's actually incorrect. Luck has an INCREDIBLY small effect on your MMR, seeing as how it can take over 100 games to climb a single tier (not silver-> gold, but silver 2 -> Silver 1) if you truly belong in that division/tier.
When you FIRST get to a new division (that you have rightfully earned and not been boosted/ect.) then yes, your win-rate should be roughly 50% since you're playing against people just as skilled as you are; but the more you play against those players, the more comfortable you get playing at that skill-level. Eventually, after enough practice, the quality of the players in the tier you are in will be below what you have achieved from your hard-work. You will carry more games and therefore get placed in a higher tier, and the process starts over and over again.
Even if you were supposed to be in bronze elo, if you (somehow) always played against low-gold players, after enough games you would learn what it takes to be a gold player.
Obviously the ELO system prevents this sort of thing because a mid-gold player will dominate a low-bronze player and reduce their MMR down to where it should be, but I'm just trying to show that luck has almost nothing what-so-ever with the tier/division you're in.
People have said it a billion times, and I'll say it again. If you're in bronze, your skill level is bronze. I've never once seen a platinum-ranked smurf get stuck in "elo hell" in low-silver ELO because they're better players.
TL;DR: Luck is not a factor.
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | ch8tcy0 | Uhh... That's actually incorrect. Luck has an INCREDIBLY small effect on your MMR, seeing as how it can take over 100 games to climb a single tier (not silver-> gold, but silver 2 -> Silver 1) if you truly belong in that division/tier.
When you FIRST get to a new division (that you have rightfully earned and not been boosted/ect.) then yes, your win-rate should be roughly 50% since you're playing against people just as skilled as you are; but the more you play against those players, the more comfortable you get playing at that skill-level. Eventually, after enough practice, the quality of the players in the tier you are in will be below what you have achieved from your hard-work. You will carry more games and therefore get placed in a higher tier, and the process starts over and over again.
Even if you were supposed to be in bronze elo, if you (somehow) always played against low-gold players, after enough games you would learn what it takes to be a gold player.
Obviously the ELO system prevents this sort of thing because a mid-gold player will dominate a low-bronze player and reduce their MMR down to where it should be, but I'm just trying to show that luck has almost nothing what-so-ever with the tier/division you're in.
People have said it a billion times, and I'll say it again. If you're in bronze, your skill level is bronze. I've never once seen a platinum-ranked smurf get stuck in "elo hell" in low-silver ELO because they're better players. | Luck is not a factor. |
order_of_the_choad | actually, as proteins coagulate (cook) they squeeze out water in the meat so the more well done it is, the drier it is. however, those parts of the bird that are submerged in broth will suck in water as osmosis attempts to balance the saline concentrations. additionally, the more connective tissue in the meat, the better it responds to long, wet, low-heat cooking, "tenderizing" and "moisturizing" the meat.
source: im a chef
TLDR: meme applies to wing/leg/thigh meat only. the opposite is true for breast meat. | actually, as proteins coagulate (cook) they squeeze out water in the meat so the more well done it is, the drier it is. however, those parts of the bird that are submerged in broth will suck in water as osmosis attempts to balance the saline concentrations. additionally, the more connective tissue in the meat, the better it responds to long, wet, low-heat cooking, "tenderizing" and "moisturizing" the meat.
source: im a chef
TLDR: meme applies to wing/leg/thigh meat only. the opposite is true for breast meat.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | ch90egy | actually, as proteins coagulate (cook) they squeeze out water in the meat so the more well done it is, the drier it is. however, those parts of the bird that are submerged in broth will suck in water as osmosis attempts to balance the saline concentrations. additionally, the more connective tissue in the meat, the better it responds to long, wet, low-heat cooking, "tenderizing" and "moisturizing" the meat.
source: im a chef | meme applies to wing/leg/thigh meat only. the opposite is true for breast meat. |
Madmar14 | They sell it at that price to get people in the store who are hungry. If you buy a cooked chicken for $5 then you're more likely to buy a cold salad or fries while you're there too, which causes the customer to spend more then what a raw chicken would cost($8-10).
TLDR; it gets people to come in the store vs picking up a frozen meal at their local grocer. | They sell it at that price to get people in the store who are hungry. If you buy a cooked chicken for $5 then you're more likely to buy a cold salad or fries while you're there too, which causes the customer to spend more then what a raw chicken would cost($8-10).
TLDR; it gets people to come in the store vs picking up a frozen meal at their local grocer.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | ch90jvg | They sell it at that price to get people in the store who are hungry. If you buy a cooked chicken for $5 then you're more likely to buy a cold salad or fries while you're there too, which causes the customer to spend more then what a raw chicken would cost($8-10). | it gets people to come in the store vs picking up a frozen meal at their local grocer. |
jdovew | Okay, I'm going to take a shot at this one:
Kolob is described in the Book of Abraham as being the creation nearest to God. This is confusing and deserves a little explanation.
A big theme of the Book of Abraham is classifying creations according to their status. It starts early in the book with God telling Abraham that he (A) was among the "noble and great ones" chosen before they were born to lead and direct His (G) creations.
This plays nicely into several Mormon doctrines: pre-mortal existence, possibility of pre-ordination, calling and authority as eternal, etc.
God then says everything has "intelligence" and can be classed accordingly:
>These two facts do exist, that there are two spirits, one being more intelligent than the other; there shall be another more intelligent than they; I am the Lord thy God, I am more intelligent than they all.
Intelligence doesn't refer to actual intelligence. It's been described as the eternal "you." The part that directs your spirit, the part of you that is co-eternal with God. But I digress.
So, you as a human are more "intelligent" than a rock or bird, and God is more intelligent than you. Humans can increase until they become like Gods, inherit everything he has, etc.
Now, Kolob is ALWAYS talked about as if it was an actual, physical planet. As though God dwells in a specific place in the universe. Mormons say he has a corporeal, so He would have to BE somewhere, but this is another tangent.
So, Kolob is the "greatest" of His creations, but this doesn't really make sense. It's called the "governing" body, being the head of all the planetary creations in its same "species" of creation.
This has led to some interesting conclusions and idiotic statements by LDS prophets. For example, Joseph Fielding Smith Jr. said humans would never walk on the moon because it was a "higher" body than us. B Young said people lived on the sun because that was the purpose of governing bodies, blah blah blah.
Now, this probably sounds ridiculous now. Planets don't govern each other, and the entire thing sound like terrible astronomy.
However, you can look at it another way:
Kolob is symbolic of Jesus Christ. He is the nearest to God, his Firstborn, the one through whom humans must go to get to God, and the one most like God.
This explanation clears up the stupid facsimile "borrowing light" as well. Christ is the fountain of all truth and light, the conduit through which the Father pours out His Holy Spirit to humans.
Now, I have never heard the alt. explanation once, ever. Not in any book, class, or conference, so it's not by any means doctrinal. However, I think it's a better reading and interpretation of a particularly stupid piece of Mormon theology that has been treated as literal for far too long.
**tl;dr - Everyone think Kolob is a planet, but it's actually a much better metaphor for Christ.**
Now, Joseph Smith probably didn't think this when he wrote Abraham, since he taught bad astronomy often. But hey, it works. Bust out an alternate reading of something no one in church talks about on your TBM family/friends when they accuse you of not knowing anything.
When writing about any religion, I try to use language that reflects the culture and teaching of that religion. I'm not trying to say the BoA is anything but malarky, just to be clear. | Okay, I'm going to take a shot at this one:
Kolob is described in the Book of Abraham as being the creation nearest to God. This is confusing and deserves a little explanation.
A big theme of the Book of Abraham is classifying creations according to their status. It starts early in the book with God telling Abraham that he (A) was among the "noble and great ones" chosen before they were born to lead and direct His (G) creations.
This plays nicely into several Mormon doctrines: pre-mortal existence, possibility of pre-ordination, calling and authority as eternal, etc.
God then says everything has "intelligence" and can be classed accordingly:
>These two facts do exist, that there are two spirits, one being more intelligent than the other; there shall be another more intelligent than they; I am the Lord thy God, I am more intelligent than they all.
Intelligence doesn't refer to actual intelligence. It's been described as the eternal "you." The part that directs your spirit, the part of you that is co-eternal with God. But I digress.
So, you as a human are more "intelligent" than a rock or bird, and God is more intelligent than you. Humans can increase until they become like Gods, inherit everything he has, etc.
Now, Kolob is ALWAYS talked about as if it was an actual, physical planet. As though God dwells in a specific place in the universe. Mormons say he has a corporeal, so He would have to BE somewhere, but this is another tangent.
So, Kolob is the "greatest" of His creations, but this doesn't really make sense. It's called the "governing" body, being the head of all the planetary creations in its same "species" of creation.
This has led to some interesting conclusions and idiotic statements by LDS prophets. For example, Joseph Fielding Smith Jr. said humans would never walk on the moon because it was a "higher" body than us. B Young said people lived on the sun because that was the purpose of governing bodies, blah blah blah.
Now, this probably sounds ridiculous now. Planets don't govern each other, and the entire thing sound like terrible astronomy.
However, you can look at it another way:
Kolob is symbolic of Jesus Christ. He is the nearest to God, his Firstborn, the one through whom humans must go to get to God, and the one most like God.
This explanation clears up the stupid facsimile "borrowing light" as well. Christ is the fountain of all truth and light, the conduit through which the Father pours out His Holy Spirit to humans.
Now, I have never heard the alt. explanation once, ever. Not in any book, class, or conference, so it's not by any means doctrinal. However, I think it's a better reading and interpretation of a particularly stupid piece of Mormon theology that has been treated as literal for far too long.
tl;dr - Everyone think Kolob is a planet, but it's actually a much better metaphor for Christ.
Now, Joseph Smith probably didn't think this when he wrote Abraham, since he taught bad astronomy often. But hey, it works. Bust out an alternate reading of something no one in church talks about on your TBM family/friends when they accuse you of not knowing anything.
When writing about any religion, I try to use language that reflects the culture and teaching of that religion. I'm not trying to say the BoA is anything but malarky, just to be clear.
| exmormon | t5_2r0gj | ch8yyqj | Okay, I'm going to take a shot at this one:
Kolob is described in the Book of Abraham as being the creation nearest to God. This is confusing and deserves a little explanation.
A big theme of the Book of Abraham is classifying creations according to their status. It starts early in the book with God telling Abraham that he (A) was among the "noble and great ones" chosen before they were born to lead and direct His (G) creations.
This plays nicely into several Mormon doctrines: pre-mortal existence, possibility of pre-ordination, calling and authority as eternal, etc.
God then says everything has "intelligence" and can be classed accordingly:
>These two facts do exist, that there are two spirits, one being more intelligent than the other; there shall be another more intelligent than they; I am the Lord thy God, I am more intelligent than they all.
Intelligence doesn't refer to actual intelligence. It's been described as the eternal "you." The part that directs your spirit, the part of you that is co-eternal with God. But I digress.
So, you as a human are more "intelligent" than a rock or bird, and God is more intelligent than you. Humans can increase until they become like Gods, inherit everything he has, etc.
Now, Kolob is ALWAYS talked about as if it was an actual, physical planet. As though God dwells in a specific place in the universe. Mormons say he has a corporeal, so He would have to BE somewhere, but this is another tangent.
So, Kolob is the "greatest" of His creations, but this doesn't really make sense. It's called the "governing" body, being the head of all the planetary creations in its same "species" of creation.
This has led to some interesting conclusions and idiotic statements by LDS prophets. For example, Joseph Fielding Smith Jr. said humans would never walk on the moon because it was a "higher" body than us. B Young said people lived on the sun because that was the purpose of governing bodies, blah blah blah.
Now, this probably sounds ridiculous now. Planets don't govern each other, and the entire thing sound like terrible astronomy.
However, you can look at it another way:
Kolob is symbolic of Jesus Christ. He is the nearest to God, his Firstborn, the one through whom humans must go to get to God, and the one most like God.
This explanation clears up the stupid facsimile "borrowing light" as well. Christ is the fountain of all truth and light, the conduit through which the Father pours out His Holy Spirit to humans.
Now, I have never heard the alt. explanation once, ever. Not in any book, class, or conference, so it's not by any means doctrinal. However, I think it's a better reading and interpretation of a particularly stupid piece of Mormon theology that has been treated as literal for far too long. | Everyone think Kolob is a planet, but it's actually a much better metaphor for Christ.
Now, Joseph Smith probably didn't think this when he wrote Abraham, since he taught bad astronomy often. But hey, it works. Bust out an alternate reading of something no one in church talks about on your TBM family/friends when they accuse you of not knowing anything.
When writing about any religion, I try to use language that reflects the culture and teaching of that religion. I'm not trying to say the BoA is anything but malarky, just to be clear. |
PowerFail2012 | I have a relative who was almost scammed by these guys. He told me this story, and I am going to roughly retell it here as best as I can remember. I wasn't there so it is complete hearsay, but he did end up having a very nice driveway when we did go to visit, when previously it was dirt and gravel. It wasn't the greatest but it worked.
He had a very long driveway, gravel/dirt (about 300ft). The guys show up, do a similar sales pitch as in the OP. He authorized the work, they start up and do half the driveway before the truck runs out. The boss sends everyone off to lunch and goes to talk to him. So in this instance it is different as it was a one on one and they did not gang up on him. The Boss claims the $3800 was for the truckload and it would be another $3800 to do the whole driveway and then even more to seal it. He was furious. He asked to look at the contract again, and then asked for the DL for the main boss so he could write a check. The guy obliged and he took a photo of the front and back. He then took a photo of the guy's work truck, as well as the asphalt truck. The boss asked what he was doing and he just smiled. He then went inside and made a phone call.
From there he had a friend (who owns a PI firm) run a complete background check on the guy, got the name of his wife, his kids, grandkids, etc. Turned out he lied about nearly everything. Even the address on his driver's license was not his real home, most likely a "business" address.
After obtaining all this information he went out on the porch, acting like he was on the phone talking somewhat loudly. He was within earshot and he said something to the gist of "ya, you gonna be okay doing this for me? Ya, I know it is a big favor, but ya ya, i'll let you know by tonight. What? ya, I'm looking at him right now, oh, okay, will that help? sure thing." He then says "just a sec" and drops the phone by his side and walks up to the Boss and takes his camera out and takes a few photos of him. The boss is getting irritated and asked what that was all about. He then says his friend asked for it as it will make things easier for him. He then goes on to say the following, roughly.
"oh, that is an old friend, and I'm going to give you the opportunity to finish this driveway for the $3,800 we agreed upon." The boss scoffs and tells him that is not what the contract says. "Ya ya, regardless, but that on the phone, my friend, he does special things, special favors, and I am going to give you a choice right now. You can either seize the opportunity to finish my driveway and do it right, or my friend can pay a visit to you and <wifes name> and <childrens names> at <house address> and he's agreed to offering his unique negotiation services for the $3,800. So either I pay you the $3,800 for finishing the driveway like we discussed, or my friend gets $3,800 for doing what he does best, family rate you know."
The boss then freaks out, threatens to call the police, says he is going to come back and mess him up, etc. He then says "ya ya, all that is fine, do what you gotta do, but make your decision, if that driveway is not done by tonight, then I'll know what you decided and if that is the case then there will be nothing to stop what is coming. It is up to you and frankly I'd much rather just have my driveway completed and be done with it all." He then puts the phone back up to his ear and says "Im back, ya, I told him, ya, uh huh, i'll let ya know. okay, okay, bye." and then hangs up while walking back to the house.
He then went inside and got a beer, and nervously peaked out the window. The guy runs to his truck, gets in and leaves. Then another guy comes by later, grabs the asphalt truck and drives it off. He thinks "oh well, he called my bluff," and just figures he is now going to get sued for the $3,800 he has not yet paid them and expecting a visit from the cops. A while latter he hears noise outside and there they are finishing off the driveway. They worked into the late evening and some of the crew even came back the next day to make sure it was looking good. The Boss sent someone else to collect the $3,800 a couple days later and made sure to give him a copy of the contract/receipt with it written "Paid in Full" on it, with his signature.
TL/DR: Uncle used terroristic threats to get these Asphalt Scam artists to honor the original agreement. | I have a relative who was almost scammed by these guys. He told me this story, and I am going to roughly retell it here as best as I can remember. I wasn't there so it is complete hearsay, but he did end up having a very nice driveway when we did go to visit, when previously it was dirt and gravel. It wasn't the greatest but it worked.
He had a very long driveway, gravel/dirt (about 300ft). The guys show up, do a similar sales pitch as in the OP. He authorized the work, they start up and do half the driveway before the truck runs out. The boss sends everyone off to lunch and goes to talk to him. So in this instance it is different as it was a one on one and they did not gang up on him. The Boss claims the $3800 was for the truckload and it would be another $3800 to do the whole driveway and then even more to seal it. He was furious. He asked to look at the contract again, and then asked for the DL for the main boss so he could write a check. The guy obliged and he took a photo of the front and back. He then took a photo of the guy's work truck, as well as the asphalt truck. The boss asked what he was doing and he just smiled. He then went inside and made a phone call.
From there he had a friend (who owns a PI firm) run a complete background check on the guy, got the name of his wife, his kids, grandkids, etc. Turned out he lied about nearly everything. Even the address on his driver's license was not his real home, most likely a "business" address.
After obtaining all this information he went out on the porch, acting like he was on the phone talking somewhat loudly. He was within earshot and he said something to the gist of "ya, you gonna be okay doing this for me? Ya, I know it is a big favor, but ya ya, i'll let you know by tonight. What? ya, I'm looking at him right now, oh, okay, will that help? sure thing." He then says "just a sec" and drops the phone by his side and walks up to the Boss and takes his camera out and takes a few photos of him. The boss is getting irritated and asked what that was all about. He then says his friend asked for it as it will make things easier for him. He then goes on to say the following, roughly.
"oh, that is an old friend, and I'm going to give you the opportunity to finish this driveway for the $3,800 we agreed upon." The boss scoffs and tells him that is not what the contract says. "Ya ya, regardless, but that on the phone, my friend, he does special things, special favors, and I am going to give you a choice right now. You can either seize the opportunity to finish my driveway and do it right, or my friend can pay a visit to you and <wifes name> and <childrens names> at <house address> and he's agreed to offering his unique negotiation services for the $3,800. So either I pay you the $3,800 for finishing the driveway like we discussed, or my friend gets $3,800 for doing what he does best, family rate you know."
The boss then freaks out, threatens to call the police, says he is going to come back and mess him up, etc. He then says "ya ya, all that is fine, do what you gotta do, but make your decision, if that driveway is not done by tonight, then I'll know what you decided and if that is the case then there will be nothing to stop what is coming. It is up to you and frankly I'd much rather just have my driveway completed and be done with it all." He then puts the phone back up to his ear and says "Im back, ya, I told him, ya, uh huh, i'll let ya know. okay, okay, bye." and then hangs up while walking back to the house.
He then went inside and got a beer, and nervously peaked out the window. The guy runs to his truck, gets in and leaves. Then another guy comes by later, grabs the asphalt truck and drives it off. He thinks "oh well, he called my bluff," and just figures he is now going to get sued for the $3,800 he has not yet paid them and expecting a visit from the cops. A while latter he hears noise outside and there they are finishing off the driveway. They worked into the late evening and some of the crew even came back the next day to make sure it was looking good. The Boss sent someone else to collect the $3,800 a couple days later and made sure to give him a copy of the contract/receipt with it written "Paid in Full" on it, with his signature.
TL/DR: Uncle used terroristic threats to get these Asphalt Scam artists to honor the original agreement.
| Scams | t5_2qrt0 | chad8uq | I have a relative who was almost scammed by these guys. He told me this story, and I am going to roughly retell it here as best as I can remember. I wasn't there so it is complete hearsay, but he did end up having a very nice driveway when we did go to visit, when previously it was dirt and gravel. It wasn't the greatest but it worked.
He had a very long driveway, gravel/dirt (about 300ft). The guys show up, do a similar sales pitch as in the OP. He authorized the work, they start up and do half the driveway before the truck runs out. The boss sends everyone off to lunch and goes to talk to him. So in this instance it is different as it was a one on one and they did not gang up on him. The Boss claims the $3800 was for the truckload and it would be another $3800 to do the whole driveway and then even more to seal it. He was furious. He asked to look at the contract again, and then asked for the DL for the main boss so he could write a check. The guy obliged and he took a photo of the front and back. He then took a photo of the guy's work truck, as well as the asphalt truck. The boss asked what he was doing and he just smiled. He then went inside and made a phone call.
From there he had a friend (who owns a PI firm) run a complete background check on the guy, got the name of his wife, his kids, grandkids, etc. Turned out he lied about nearly everything. Even the address on his driver's license was not his real home, most likely a "business" address.
After obtaining all this information he went out on the porch, acting like he was on the phone talking somewhat loudly. He was within earshot and he said something to the gist of "ya, you gonna be okay doing this for me? Ya, I know it is a big favor, but ya ya, i'll let you know by tonight. What? ya, I'm looking at him right now, oh, okay, will that help? sure thing." He then says "just a sec" and drops the phone by his side and walks up to the Boss and takes his camera out and takes a few photos of him. The boss is getting irritated and asked what that was all about. He then says his friend asked for it as it will make things easier for him. He then goes on to say the following, roughly.
"oh, that is an old friend, and I'm going to give you the opportunity to finish this driveway for the $3,800 we agreed upon." The boss scoffs and tells him that is not what the contract says. "Ya ya, regardless, but that on the phone, my friend, he does special things, special favors, and I am going to give you a choice right now. You can either seize the opportunity to finish my driveway and do it right, or my friend can pay a visit to you and <wifes name> and <childrens names> at <house address> and he's agreed to offering his unique negotiation services for the $3,800. So either I pay you the $3,800 for finishing the driveway like we discussed, or my friend gets $3,800 for doing what he does best, family rate you know."
The boss then freaks out, threatens to call the police, says he is going to come back and mess him up, etc. He then says "ya ya, all that is fine, do what you gotta do, but make your decision, if that driveway is not done by tonight, then I'll know what you decided and if that is the case then there will be nothing to stop what is coming. It is up to you and frankly I'd much rather just have my driveway completed and be done with it all." He then puts the phone back up to his ear and says "Im back, ya, I told him, ya, uh huh, i'll let ya know. okay, okay, bye." and then hangs up while walking back to the house.
He then went inside and got a beer, and nervously peaked out the window. The guy runs to his truck, gets in and leaves. Then another guy comes by later, grabs the asphalt truck and drives it off. He thinks "oh well, he called my bluff," and just figures he is now going to get sued for the $3,800 he has not yet paid them and expecting a visit from the cops. A while latter he hears noise outside and there they are finishing off the driveway. They worked into the late evening and some of the crew even came back the next day to make sure it was looking good. The Boss sent someone else to collect the $3,800 a couple days later and made sure to give him a copy of the contract/receipt with it written "Paid in Full" on it, with his signature. | Uncle used terroristic threats to get these Asphalt Scam artists to honor the original agreement. |
intirb | Having been on weight loss programs myself, here's my advice:
Take it slow and steady. It's easy to try to starve yourself and lose as much weight as possible in a short amount of time, but that is NOT sustainable in the long run. If you set up a bunch of strict goals, you're setting yourself up for failure. In fact, you may even be purposefully sabotaging yourself because you WANT to see yourself fail.
In fact, I'd recommend not thinking about weight loss at all. Instead, think about being healthy. Constantly tell yourself that you're making a change for the better because you love yourself and you want to treat yourself right. If you start telling yourself that you hate who you are right now, stop that line of thinking right away and replace it with: the person I am right now is a STRONG person who wants to be more healthy and is making a positive change. If your parents are constantly hounding you about the weight, try to convince them that you're going to make positive changes but NOT because of your weight - rather just to be a healthier person. Encourage them to make positive changes to be healthier with you, so that you can support each other.
Finally, pick incremental goals, and don't do everything at once. A good first step might be just to track everything you eat. After two weeks or so of that, you can look at your habits and try to pick some easy goals. Maybe you notice that you drink a lot of soda, so you cut that down. Or you decide to just walk for 15 minutes a day. Easy goals that will help you build momentum and let you feel like you're achieving something.
As you start building momentum, focus on fitness and nutrition goals that will challenge you and show your progress. Like, walking a mile, or jogging for five minutes without stopping. Keep track of your personal records, and keep trying to beat yourself. I think a lot of people focus on weight because it's an easy number to track, but that fixation doesn't lead people to make healthy choices. Set a long-term goal, like finishing a 5k, and when you finally get there, it'll feel great! It doesn't matter what you weigh - if you're making a habit of jogging 5k, you're doing a lot for your own health and happiness.
Focus on making those changes lifetime habits, not quick fixes. Every time you want to make a change, ask yourself: can I live this way for my entire life? If the answer is no, then it's not a reasonable goal. If you're thinking about the goal: "I won't eat pizza for a month" but you can't imagine living your life without ever eating pizza again, you're setting yourself up to fail. Instead, think about minimum frequency you could eat pizza and still be happy (once a month?) and make THAT your goal.
**Tl;dr: focus on building healthy habits for life, not losing weight in the short term. And do everything out of love for yourself.** | Having been on weight loss programs myself, here's my advice:
Take it slow and steady. It's easy to try to starve yourself and lose as much weight as possible in a short amount of time, but that is NOT sustainable in the long run. If you set up a bunch of strict goals, you're setting yourself up for failure. In fact, you may even be purposefully sabotaging yourself because you WANT to see yourself fail.
In fact, I'd recommend not thinking about weight loss at all. Instead, think about being healthy. Constantly tell yourself that you're making a change for the better because you love yourself and you want to treat yourself right. If you start telling yourself that you hate who you are right now, stop that line of thinking right away and replace it with: the person I am right now is a STRONG person who wants to be more healthy and is making a positive change. If your parents are constantly hounding you about the weight, try to convince them that you're going to make positive changes but NOT because of your weight - rather just to be a healthier person. Encourage them to make positive changes to be healthier with you, so that you can support each other.
Finally, pick incremental goals, and don't do everything at once. A good first step might be just to track everything you eat. After two weeks or so of that, you can look at your habits and try to pick some easy goals. Maybe you notice that you drink a lot of soda, so you cut that down. Or you decide to just walk for 15 minutes a day. Easy goals that will help you build momentum and let you feel like you're achieving something.
As you start building momentum, focus on fitness and nutrition goals that will challenge you and show your progress. Like, walking a mile, or jogging for five minutes without stopping. Keep track of your personal records, and keep trying to beat yourself. I think a lot of people focus on weight because it's an easy number to track, but that fixation doesn't lead people to make healthy choices. Set a long-term goal, like finishing a 5k, and when you finally get there, it'll feel great! It doesn't matter what you weigh - if you're making a habit of jogging 5k, you're doing a lot for your own health and happiness.
Focus on making those changes lifetime habits, not quick fixes. Every time you want to make a change, ask yourself: can I live this way for my entire life? If the answer is no, then it's not a reasonable goal. If you're thinking about the goal: "I won't eat pizza for a month" but you can't imagine living your life without ever eating pizza again, you're setting yourself up to fail. Instead, think about minimum frequency you could eat pizza and still be happy (once a month?) and make THAT your goal.
Tl;dr: focus on building healthy habits for life, not losing weight in the short term. And do everything out of love for yourself.
| TwoXChromosomes | t5_2r2jt | ch9dlt9 | Having been on weight loss programs myself, here's my advice:
Take it slow and steady. It's easy to try to starve yourself and lose as much weight as possible in a short amount of time, but that is NOT sustainable in the long run. If you set up a bunch of strict goals, you're setting yourself up for failure. In fact, you may even be purposefully sabotaging yourself because you WANT to see yourself fail.
In fact, I'd recommend not thinking about weight loss at all. Instead, think about being healthy. Constantly tell yourself that you're making a change for the better because you love yourself and you want to treat yourself right. If you start telling yourself that you hate who you are right now, stop that line of thinking right away and replace it with: the person I am right now is a STRONG person who wants to be more healthy and is making a positive change. If your parents are constantly hounding you about the weight, try to convince them that you're going to make positive changes but NOT because of your weight - rather just to be a healthier person. Encourage them to make positive changes to be healthier with you, so that you can support each other.
Finally, pick incremental goals, and don't do everything at once. A good first step might be just to track everything you eat. After two weeks or so of that, you can look at your habits and try to pick some easy goals. Maybe you notice that you drink a lot of soda, so you cut that down. Or you decide to just walk for 15 minutes a day. Easy goals that will help you build momentum and let you feel like you're achieving something.
As you start building momentum, focus on fitness and nutrition goals that will challenge you and show your progress. Like, walking a mile, or jogging for five minutes without stopping. Keep track of your personal records, and keep trying to beat yourself. I think a lot of people focus on weight because it's an easy number to track, but that fixation doesn't lead people to make healthy choices. Set a long-term goal, like finishing a 5k, and when you finally get there, it'll feel great! It doesn't matter what you weigh - if you're making a habit of jogging 5k, you're doing a lot for your own health and happiness.
Focus on making those changes lifetime habits, not quick fixes. Every time you want to make a change, ask yourself: can I live this way for my entire life? If the answer is no, then it's not a reasonable goal. If you're thinking about the goal: "I won't eat pizza for a month" but you can't imagine living your life without ever eating pizza again, you're setting yourself up to fail. Instead, think about minimum frequency you could eat pizza and still be happy (once a month?) and make THAT your goal. | focus on building healthy habits for life, not losing weight in the short term. And do everything out of love for yourself. |
MakesThingsBeautiful | I used to work in a call centre that did a lot of stuff for Virgin. (next to them but on a different project. They outsource a lot of it, and those call centres are just big battery farms inside)
But the reason it happened is simpler. The turnove of the call centres is ridiculously huge. The chance of you getting someone who knows what they are doing is low. As is the chance of getting someone who cares. And the chance of getting someone who boith know AND Cares, Thats the goddamn jackpot.
Understand that people only call up a call centre cos they have a problem, they want something, the people on the other end are getting abused every other call. Now add into this that the people on the bottom are given next to no power to begin with, and it's little wonder these things happen.
* So, What can YOU do? Well, remember, they're just people. They DO want to help you; but ONLY if you give them a reason; So be nice.
I came to hate my job there, but I could make that system jump hoops and walk a tightrope. If you opened the call with expletives or "You people" I'd stonewall you cos - fuck it. But if you were nice I could move the goddam moon. Sure IO was hamstrung by what I could and couldnt do, but there were ways around it, which brings me to point 2 -
* Listen to them. I mean really listen. Turn on your bullshit detector.
The most incompetent folk there would sell you snake oil, then hang-up without touching the keyboard. I saw this time and time again (I did quality monitoring amongst other duties) So if they give you platitudes and promises, that should set off your alarms. They sound happy? Well that should set off alarms too. What you want to hear is the sense that they've heard your problem before. That they can fix it because it's one of the top 10 call drivers for the centre. Your Problem Was Not Unique!
I mean they're trained to treat you as unique, and special, and the only one, but 90% of calls are all the same 10 questions. Once I've heard the keyword that lets me know whats happening I'm cutting you short, because my boss wants me to be answering calls quicker (always quicker) for them you're 1 of 100 people they'll speak to that day, theres a que waiting, so
* Be quick, if they're competent they're just waiting for the keywords they need to solve the problem - so let them.
Anyway, I just realised I wrote a bit too much, so lastly, record not just who you spoke too, but when. And use their name throughout the conversation. If they're anonymous theyre more likely to pull shit.
TL:DR Be Nice to the people on phone, but brief. Help them to help you, and make them want to help you. Don't fuck around. State your problem, state how you want it solved, and be prepared to compromise on how thats delivered. Asking for a supervisor is good, mentioning the ombudsman is better. Don't offer blind trust and if in doubt follow-up | I used to work in a call centre that did a lot of stuff for Virgin. (next to them but on a different project. They outsource a lot of it, and those call centres are just big battery farms inside)
But the reason it happened is simpler. The turnove of the call centres is ridiculously huge. The chance of you getting someone who knows what they are doing is low. As is the chance of getting someone who cares. And the chance of getting someone who boith know AND Cares, Thats the goddamn jackpot.
Understand that people only call up a call centre cos they have a problem, they want something, the people on the other end are getting abused every other call. Now add into this that the people on the bottom are given next to no power to begin with, and it's little wonder these things happen.
So, What can YOU do? Well, remember, they're just people. They DO want to help you; but ONLY if you give them a reason; So be nice.
I came to hate my job there, but I could make that system jump hoops and walk a tightrope. If you opened the call with expletives or "You people" I'd stonewall you cos - fuck it. But if you were nice I could move the goddam moon. Sure IO was hamstrung by what I could and couldnt do, but there were ways around it, which brings me to point 2 -
Listen to them. I mean really listen. Turn on your bullshit detector.
The most incompetent folk there would sell you snake oil, then hang-up without touching the keyboard. I saw this time and time again (I did quality monitoring amongst other duties) So if they give you platitudes and promises, that should set off your alarms. They sound happy? Well that should set off alarms too. What you want to hear is the sense that they've heard your problem before. That they can fix it because it's one of the top 10 call drivers for the centre. Your Problem Was Not Unique!
I mean they're trained to treat you as unique, and special, and the only one, but 90% of calls are all the same 10 questions. Once I've heard the keyword that lets me know whats happening I'm cutting you short, because my boss wants me to be answering calls quicker (always quicker) for them you're 1 of 100 people they'll speak to that day, theres a que waiting, so
Be quick, if they're competent they're just waiting for the keywords they need to solve the problem - so let them.
Anyway, I just realised I wrote a bit too much, so lastly, record not just who you spoke too, but when. And use their name throughout the conversation. If they're anonymous theyre more likely to pull shit.
TL:DR Be Nice to the people on phone, but brief. Help them to help you, and make them want to help you. Don't fuck around. State your problem, state how you want it solved, and be prepared to compromise on how thats delivered. Asking for a supervisor is good, mentioning the ombudsman is better. Don't offer blind trust and if in doubt follow-up
| australia | t5_2qh8e | ch9u8vs | I used to work in a call centre that did a lot of stuff for Virgin. (next to them but on a different project. They outsource a lot of it, and those call centres are just big battery farms inside)
But the reason it happened is simpler. The turnove of the call centres is ridiculously huge. The chance of you getting someone who knows what they are doing is low. As is the chance of getting someone who cares. And the chance of getting someone who boith know AND Cares, Thats the goddamn jackpot.
Understand that people only call up a call centre cos they have a problem, they want something, the people on the other end are getting abused every other call. Now add into this that the people on the bottom are given next to no power to begin with, and it's little wonder these things happen.
So, What can YOU do? Well, remember, they're just people. They DO want to help you; but ONLY if you give them a reason; So be nice.
I came to hate my job there, but I could make that system jump hoops and walk a tightrope. If you opened the call with expletives or "You people" I'd stonewall you cos - fuck it. But if you were nice I could move the goddam moon. Sure IO was hamstrung by what I could and couldnt do, but there were ways around it, which brings me to point 2 -
Listen to them. I mean really listen. Turn on your bullshit detector.
The most incompetent folk there would sell you snake oil, then hang-up without touching the keyboard. I saw this time and time again (I did quality monitoring amongst other duties) So if they give you platitudes and promises, that should set off your alarms. They sound happy? Well that should set off alarms too. What you want to hear is the sense that they've heard your problem before. That they can fix it because it's one of the top 10 call drivers for the centre. Your Problem Was Not Unique!
I mean they're trained to treat you as unique, and special, and the only one, but 90% of calls are all the same 10 questions. Once I've heard the keyword that lets me know whats happening I'm cutting you short, because my boss wants me to be answering calls quicker (always quicker) for them you're 1 of 100 people they'll speak to that day, theres a que waiting, so
Be quick, if they're competent they're just waiting for the keywords they need to solve the problem - so let them.
Anyway, I just realised I wrote a bit too much, so lastly, record not just who you spoke too, but when. And use their name throughout the conversation. If they're anonymous theyre more likely to pull shit. | Be Nice to the people on phone, but brief. Help them to help you, and make them want to help you. Don't fuck around. State your problem, state how you want it solved, and be prepared to compromise on how thats delivered. Asking for a supervisor is good, mentioning the ombudsman is better. Don't offer blind trust and if in doubt follow-up |
DYJ | 1440p 16:9 here, getting somewhere around 70-90 fps at maxed out settings, at least I think it's maxed out have to check when I get home.
FPS only really drops when your shit is on fire, those are some horribly optimized particleeffects...
2600k overclocked to 4.65Ghz
780ti at default clock
TLDR: Don't worry you'll be fine.
| 1440p 16:9 here, getting somewhere around 70-90 fps at maxed out settings, at least I think it's maxed out have to check when I get home.
FPS only really drops when your shit is on fire, those are some horribly optimized particleeffects...
2600k overclocked to 4.65Ghz
780ti at default clock
TLDR: Don't worry you'll be fine.
| Warthunder | t5_2uc6j | cha2bq2 | 1440p 16:9 here, getting somewhere around 70-90 fps at maxed out settings, at least I think it's maxed out have to check when I get home.
FPS only really drops when your shit is on fire, those are some horribly optimized particleeffects...
2600k overclocked to 4.65Ghz
780ti at default clock | Don't worry you'll be fine. |
Yordan605 | I'm kinda on the same page. I would leave some great reviews for the devs that deserve it. But I refuse to make a Google plus account just to review things on the play store. It's the same way on my YouTube account. Ever since they made it where you have to make a Google plus account to comment, I've never made one. I'm kinda fine with it anyway. I can do everything but comment.
TLDR: Google change your forced account crap! | I'm kinda on the same page. I would leave some great reviews for the devs that deserve it. But I refuse to make a Google plus account just to review things on the play store. It's the same way on my YouTube account. Ever since they made it where you have to make a Google plus account to comment, I've never made one. I'm kinda fine with it anyway. I can do everything but comment.
TLDR: Google change your forced account crap!
| androidapps | t5_2reen | chakqcm | I'm kinda on the same page. I would leave some great reviews for the devs that deserve it. But I refuse to make a Google plus account just to review things on the play store. It's the same way on my YouTube account. Ever since they made it where you have to make a Google plus account to comment, I've never made one. I'm kinda fine with it anyway. I can do everything but comment. | Google change your forced account crap! |
ChaoticUnreal | They both have pros and cons. I have both leveled and like playing both. There are some fights where I prefer SCH and others where I like WHM better. Doing 8 mans with my friend I normally end up going WHM because his SCH is slightly better geared than mine.
WHM responds to damage doesn't require any macros to be effective.
SCH predicts damage and requires macroing the fairy to be as effective as WHM.
Having played both of them I feel I could heal a party perfectly fine with either one at this point. I will say that when I leveled WHM to 50 I had no qualms going into end game right away. I did feel gimped going in as SCH once I hit 50 and this was being a higher ilvl due to the shared gear from WHM.
I'd say SCH is a little harder to play since you need to know whats going to happen to play it well.
2 WHMs is better than 2 SCHs in 8 mans but the best is WHM & SCH.
tl,dr: Level both they both have pros and cons. | They both have pros and cons. I have both leveled and like playing both. There are some fights where I prefer SCH and others where I like WHM better. Doing 8 mans with my friend I normally end up going WHM because his SCH is slightly better geared than mine.
WHM responds to damage doesn't require any macros to be effective.
SCH predicts damage and requires macroing the fairy to be as effective as WHM.
Having played both of them I feel I could heal a party perfectly fine with either one at this point. I will say that when I leveled WHM to 50 I had no qualms going into end game right away. I did feel gimped going in as SCH once I hit 50 and this was being a higher ilvl due to the shared gear from WHM.
I'd say SCH is a little harder to play since you need to know whats going to happen to play it well.
2 WHMs is better than 2 SCHs in 8 mans but the best is WHM & SCH.
tl,dr: Level both they both have pros and cons.
| ffxiv | t5_2rgs7 | cha20st | They both have pros and cons. I have both leveled and like playing both. There are some fights where I prefer SCH and others where I like WHM better. Doing 8 mans with my friend I normally end up going WHM because his SCH is slightly better geared than mine.
WHM responds to damage doesn't require any macros to be effective.
SCH predicts damage and requires macroing the fairy to be as effective as WHM.
Having played both of them I feel I could heal a party perfectly fine with either one at this point. I will say that when I leveled WHM to 50 I had no qualms going into end game right away. I did feel gimped going in as SCH once I hit 50 and this was being a higher ilvl due to the shared gear from WHM.
I'd say SCH is a little harder to play since you need to know whats going to happen to play it well.
2 WHMs is better than 2 SCHs in 8 mans but the best is WHM & SCH. | Level both they both have pros and cons. |
Venom2012 | Ok I've but 2 tales from my current place of abode. 1st one to give you some insight to my neighbour on the east, it's not actual drumming but....
So one lovely (raining & 5c) winter saturday evening I was hosting a birthday party for 2 friends in my double garage which is tin. Now we didnt have the tunes too loud as it was cheesy drunken singalong stuff for the ladies but sure enough about 1030pm Police arrive. A mate lets me know, asks if he should turn it down & I say no, it's fine I'd like them to hear it. (Sat night time is 11pm for loud music etc) So the first cop comes up & asks if this is my plce, I say yes. He then much to my surprise rather sheepishly telss me he's had a call so they had to come. I ask but Sir, you can hear we've not turned down the music, it's not yet 11pm, what is the issue? Well he looks left, looks right, at his shoes & back to me & says, "Mate, it's not the music...it's the singing" To which all 15 of us that were there piss ourselves laughing, as do the boys in blue. I asked was it there with a nod of my head next door & he says yep. When we calm down this bloke actually apologises to us & wishes us a goodnight!
So that's the pratt next door right.
Now another time, sunday form 2pm I had a mate round with his 60w Crate amp & my Tama kit. We were playing with the shed door down to minimise noise & when we come out for a break old mate's there waiting for us over the fence to have a spit. I try & be polite & point out that it's 2pm not 10pm & we can by law actually make as much noise as we want. His response was that the EPA have guidelines that say 40-45db for residential is the max & if we dont stop the police will be called. Well I got the shits about then & said "call em now & if they tell me to turn it off I will". Knowing the law as apposed to guidelines he didnt want a bar of it. So it went back & forth & he's wife played peacekeeper, my mate chooky got into him a bit too but we both agreed to try & be more considerate; although I cant think of how to be more considerate without ever playing again. Now a few weeks later for my bday I got a whole bunch of musos coming round so I decide to do the right thing & warn him the day before & I also had a $50 hoyts movie card for them to [use that arvo, bit of an olive branch you see? The folls are retired & I',m not a complete prick & you know what the cunt says when I offer it to him? "thats dissapointing we havew people over too cant you just not?" to which I basically said "mate im trying to be nice here, i'm not gonna stop drumming cos of you but if you wont work with me bad luck, enjoy the shop tommorrow" Again his mrs had to calm us down & I feel like a right cunt for not being more respectful to my elders but its my passion! & i pay a shitload of money to rent that house $415pw by myself so bfl.
6 odd months on I have jams twice a month on average I let my mate bring his Laney stack (300w) & play with the door oopen if its hot o I feel like it. We never play after dinner time 6pm 7 at the latest & only on weekends & public holidays, other neighbour on west are all muso's (very different to us) & encourage us, the chick across the street sits on her porch when I practice & even little kids will stop to listen if the doors up. Old mate tried to talk to me once a few months after bday party & I just said, :"nup, im not listening to your shite no more mate, i'm within the laws & my rights Ive tried to be nice you've been the opposite, so enjoy the mosh, bfl (bad fuckin luck)
tl;dr shitty neigbour, im not so bad but am I? | Ok I've but 2 tales from my current place of abode. 1st one to give you some insight to my neighbour on the east, it's not actual drumming but....
So one lovely (raining & 5c) winter saturday evening I was hosting a birthday party for 2 friends in my double garage which is tin. Now we didnt have the tunes too loud as it was cheesy drunken singalong stuff for the ladies but sure enough about 1030pm Police arrive. A mate lets me know, asks if he should turn it down & I say no, it's fine I'd like them to hear it. (Sat night time is 11pm for loud music etc) So the first cop comes up & asks if this is my plce, I say yes. He then much to my surprise rather sheepishly telss me he's had a call so they had to come. I ask but Sir, you can hear we've not turned down the music, it's not yet 11pm, what is the issue? Well he looks left, looks right, at his shoes & back to me & says, "Mate, it's not the music...it's the singing" To which all 15 of us that were there piss ourselves laughing, as do the boys in blue. I asked was it there with a nod of my head next door & he says yep. When we calm down this bloke actually apologises to us & wishes us a goodnight!
So that's the pratt next door right.
Now another time, sunday form 2pm I had a mate round with his 60w Crate amp & my Tama kit. We were playing with the shed door down to minimise noise & when we come out for a break old mate's there waiting for us over the fence to have a spit. I try & be polite & point out that it's 2pm not 10pm & we can by law actually make as much noise as we want. His response was that the EPA have guidelines that say 40-45db for residential is the max & if we dont stop the police will be called. Well I got the shits about then & said "call em now & if they tell me to turn it off I will". Knowing the law as apposed to guidelines he didnt want a bar of it. So it went back & forth & he's wife played peacekeeper, my mate chooky got into him a bit too but we both agreed to try & be more considerate; although I cant think of how to be more considerate without ever playing again. Now a few weeks later for my bday I got a whole bunch of musos coming round so I decide to do the right thing & warn him the day before & I also had a $50 hoyts movie card for them to [use that arvo, bit of an olive branch you see? The folls are retired & I',m not a complete prick & you know what the cunt says when I offer it to him? "thats dissapointing we havew people over too cant you just not?" to which I basically said "mate im trying to be nice here, i'm not gonna stop drumming cos of you but if you wont work with me bad luck, enjoy the shop tommorrow" Again his mrs had to calm us down & I feel like a right cunt for not being more respectful to my elders but its my passion! & i pay a shitload of money to rent that house $415pw by myself so bfl.
6 odd months on I have jams twice a month on average I let my mate bring his Laney stack (300w) & play with the door oopen if its hot o I feel like it. We never play after dinner time 6pm 7 at the latest & only on weekends & public holidays, other neighbour on west are all muso's (very different to us) & encourage us, the chick across the street sits on her porch when I practice & even little kids will stop to listen if the doors up. Old mate tried to talk to me once a few months after bday party & I just said, :"nup, im not listening to your shite no more mate, i'm within the laws & my rights Ive tried to be nice you've been the opposite, so enjoy the mosh, bfl (bad fuckin luck)
tl;dr shitty neigbour, im not so bad but am I?
| drums | t5_2qie5 | chargeg | Ok I've but 2 tales from my current place of abode. 1st one to give you some insight to my neighbour on the east, it's not actual drumming but....
So one lovely (raining & 5c) winter saturday evening I was hosting a birthday party for 2 friends in my double garage which is tin. Now we didnt have the tunes too loud as it was cheesy drunken singalong stuff for the ladies but sure enough about 1030pm Police arrive. A mate lets me know, asks if he should turn it down & I say no, it's fine I'd like them to hear it. (Sat night time is 11pm for loud music etc) So the first cop comes up & asks if this is my plce, I say yes. He then much to my surprise rather sheepishly telss me he's had a call so they had to come. I ask but Sir, you can hear we've not turned down the music, it's not yet 11pm, what is the issue? Well he looks left, looks right, at his shoes & back to me & says, "Mate, it's not the music...it's the singing" To which all 15 of us that were there piss ourselves laughing, as do the boys in blue. I asked was it there with a nod of my head next door & he says yep. When we calm down this bloke actually apologises to us & wishes us a goodnight!
So that's the pratt next door right.
Now another time, sunday form 2pm I had a mate round with his 60w Crate amp & my Tama kit. We were playing with the shed door down to minimise noise & when we come out for a break old mate's there waiting for us over the fence to have a spit. I try & be polite & point out that it's 2pm not 10pm & we can by law actually make as much noise as we want. His response was that the EPA have guidelines that say 40-45db for residential is the max & if we dont stop the police will be called. Well I got the shits about then & said "call em now & if they tell me to turn it off I will". Knowing the law as apposed to guidelines he didnt want a bar of it. So it went back & forth & he's wife played peacekeeper, my mate chooky got into him a bit too but we both agreed to try & be more considerate; although I cant think of how to be more considerate without ever playing again. Now a few weeks later for my bday I got a whole bunch of musos coming round so I decide to do the right thing & warn him the day before & I also had a $50 hoyts movie card for them to [use that arvo, bit of an olive branch you see? The folls are retired & I',m not a complete prick & you know what the cunt says when I offer it to him? "thats dissapointing we havew people over too cant you just not?" to which I basically said "mate im trying to be nice here, i'm not gonna stop drumming cos of you but if you wont work with me bad luck, enjoy the shop tommorrow" Again his mrs had to calm us down & I feel like a right cunt for not being more respectful to my elders but its my passion! & i pay a shitload of money to rent that house $415pw by myself so bfl.
6 odd months on I have jams twice a month on average I let my mate bring his Laney stack (300w) & play with the door oopen if its hot o I feel like it. We never play after dinner time 6pm 7 at the latest & only on weekends & public holidays, other neighbour on west are all muso's (very different to us) & encourage us, the chick across the street sits on her porch when I practice & even little kids will stop to listen if the doors up. Old mate tried to talk to me once a few months after bday party & I just said, :"nup, im not listening to your shite no more mate, i'm within the laws & my rights Ive tried to be nice you've been the opposite, so enjoy the mosh, bfl (bad fuckin luck) | shitty neigbour, im not so bad but am I? |
thetearsofaclone | This might get a little long but here it goes:
I had an electric kit in an apartment, I was on the bottom floor (a partial basement on a concrete foundation) so I figured playing wouldn't cause to much of a ruckus.
I got my first complaint from the women above me, which was fine, I would just drum when she wasn't home. I knew what her car looked like so I could always check before practicing.
The next complaint was worse, I was not home and she had complained of hearing drumming below her (Must be a ghost drummer..?). My roommate called me and said that we had gotten a noise complaint and to stop drumming (He wasn't home either). I told him I wasn't home and that maybe it was someone else in the building listening to music or something. I had no problem owning up to the complaint when it was actually justified.
The next complaint was even worse. I received another drumming related noise complaint while I was not home and now the complex management was threatening evicting us if we got one more noise complaint (This was our 4th already. 1 from my roommate, 1 from me, 2 from ghost drumming). This women was fucking nuts as I would soon come to find out... I gave the women my phone number and told her to please call me or text me instead of calling the complex office.
I never received a call or text from her but suddenly the noise complaints stopped. This is the end of my worst noise complaint story here - so if that is all you wanted then stop reading. What follows is how I knew her claims were entirely unsubstantiated all along - with the exception of the first one.
Around this time my guests and I would routinely hear her shouting/screaming in her bathroom. Stuff like "Fuuuuuuuuhhhhcccckkkkk YOOOOOOUUUUUUUUU!!!!" and "I don't give a fuck! I don't give a fuck! I don't give a fuck!" for a half an hour to an hour at a time. Don't get me wrong here, it was hilarious and weird but I did feel bad for her. She seemed to be suffering with some mental problems and she had a young kid to raise all alone. We would also frequently hear her having the loudest most desperate sex imaginable... like unreasonably loud... at 2AM. I didn't give her a noise complaint because I'm not an asshole - but it was very loud on several occasions and I don't know how her son could have slept through it if he were there.
The whole thing came to a head one day when I and my two friends who lived across the hall from her stepped outside for a cigarette. We had heard her doing her usual screaming/shouting for a while and had decided to step out for a smoke rather than listen to it. When we stepped outside the entire lawn and walkway to the apartment building was littered with broken plates and other porcelain. We were dumbfounded when she came out from her apartment upstairs and down the stairs and asked us for a cigarette. We gave her one. She said,
"Thank you. I think I will just sit here for a while..." and sat on the grass among the scattered plates.
I'm not usually one to ignore the elephant in the room so I say to my friend,
"A lot of broken plates out here huh? I wonder how they got here..."
I wanted to see if she might own up to it but she didn't though it was obviously her. My friend grabbed the broom that is usually kept under the stairs by the maintenance people and began sweeping the walkway while we smoked and talked. She just watched this whole thing go down all wide eyed and loony, didn't help or say anything.
A week after this she either moved out or was evicted but we have never seen her again. And I still haven't had a noise complaint since.
Also, she was a milf.
TL;DR: Milf gives me noise complaint - I make adjustments to play when she isn't home. Milf gives me noise complaints while I am not home. Milf goes nuts. Milf leaves apartment complex. | This might get a little long but here it goes:
I had an electric kit in an apartment, I was on the bottom floor (a partial basement on a concrete foundation) so I figured playing wouldn't cause to much of a ruckus.
I got my first complaint from the women above me, which was fine, I would just drum when she wasn't home. I knew what her car looked like so I could always check before practicing.
The next complaint was worse, I was not home and she had complained of hearing drumming below her (Must be a ghost drummer..?). My roommate called me and said that we had gotten a noise complaint and to stop drumming (He wasn't home either). I told him I wasn't home and that maybe it was someone else in the building listening to music or something. I had no problem owning up to the complaint when it was actually justified.
The next complaint was even worse. I received another drumming related noise complaint while I was not home and now the complex management was threatening evicting us if we got one more noise complaint (This was our 4th already. 1 from my roommate, 1 from me, 2 from ghost drumming). This women was fucking nuts as I would soon come to find out... I gave the women my phone number and told her to please call me or text me instead of calling the complex office.
I never received a call or text from her but suddenly the noise complaints stopped. This is the end of my worst noise complaint story here - so if that is all you wanted then stop reading. What follows is how I knew her claims were entirely unsubstantiated all along - with the exception of the first one.
Around this time my guests and I would routinely hear her shouting/screaming in her bathroom. Stuff like "Fuuuuuuuuhhhhcccckkkkk YOOOOOOUUUUUUUUU!!!!" and "I don't give a fuck! I don't give a fuck! I don't give a fuck!" for a half an hour to an hour at a time. Don't get me wrong here, it was hilarious and weird but I did feel bad for her. She seemed to be suffering with some mental problems and she had a young kid to raise all alone. We would also frequently hear her having the loudest most desperate sex imaginable... like unreasonably loud... at 2AM. I didn't give her a noise complaint because I'm not an asshole - but it was very loud on several occasions and I don't know how her son could have slept through it if he were there.
The whole thing came to a head one day when I and my two friends who lived across the hall from her stepped outside for a cigarette. We had heard her doing her usual screaming/shouting for a while and had decided to step out for a smoke rather than listen to it. When we stepped outside the entire lawn and walkway to the apartment building was littered with broken plates and other porcelain. We were dumbfounded when she came out from her apartment upstairs and down the stairs and asked us for a cigarette. We gave her one. She said,
"Thank you. I think I will just sit here for a while..." and sat on the grass among the scattered plates.
I'm not usually one to ignore the elephant in the room so I say to my friend,
"A lot of broken plates out here huh? I wonder how they got here..."
I wanted to see if she might own up to it but she didn't though it was obviously her. My friend grabbed the broom that is usually kept under the stairs by the maintenance people and began sweeping the walkway while we smoked and talked. She just watched this whole thing go down all wide eyed and loony, didn't help or say anything.
A week after this she either moved out or was evicted but we have never seen her again. And I still haven't had a noise complaint since.
Also, she was a milf.
TL;DR: Milf gives me noise complaint - I make adjustments to play when she isn't home. Milf gives me noise complaints while I am not home. Milf goes nuts. Milf leaves apartment complex.
| drums | t5_2qie5 | cha1v4a | This might get a little long but here it goes:
I had an electric kit in an apartment, I was on the bottom floor (a partial basement on a concrete foundation) so I figured playing wouldn't cause to much of a ruckus.
I got my first complaint from the women above me, which was fine, I would just drum when she wasn't home. I knew what her car looked like so I could always check before practicing.
The next complaint was worse, I was not home and she had complained of hearing drumming below her (Must be a ghost drummer..?). My roommate called me and said that we had gotten a noise complaint and to stop drumming (He wasn't home either). I told him I wasn't home and that maybe it was someone else in the building listening to music or something. I had no problem owning up to the complaint when it was actually justified.
The next complaint was even worse. I received another drumming related noise complaint while I was not home and now the complex management was threatening evicting us if we got one more noise complaint (This was our 4th already. 1 from my roommate, 1 from me, 2 from ghost drumming). This women was fucking nuts as I would soon come to find out... I gave the women my phone number and told her to please call me or text me instead of calling the complex office.
I never received a call or text from her but suddenly the noise complaints stopped. This is the end of my worst noise complaint story here - so if that is all you wanted then stop reading. What follows is how I knew her claims were entirely unsubstantiated all along - with the exception of the first one.
Around this time my guests and I would routinely hear her shouting/screaming in her bathroom. Stuff like "Fuuuuuuuuhhhhcccckkkkk YOOOOOOUUUUUUUUU!!!!" and "I don't give a fuck! I don't give a fuck! I don't give a fuck!" for a half an hour to an hour at a time. Don't get me wrong here, it was hilarious and weird but I did feel bad for her. She seemed to be suffering with some mental problems and she had a young kid to raise all alone. We would also frequently hear her having the loudest most desperate sex imaginable... like unreasonably loud... at 2AM. I didn't give her a noise complaint because I'm not an asshole - but it was very loud on several occasions and I don't know how her son could have slept through it if he were there.
The whole thing came to a head one day when I and my two friends who lived across the hall from her stepped outside for a cigarette. We had heard her doing her usual screaming/shouting for a while and had decided to step out for a smoke rather than listen to it. When we stepped outside the entire lawn and walkway to the apartment building was littered with broken plates and other porcelain. We were dumbfounded when she came out from her apartment upstairs and down the stairs and asked us for a cigarette. We gave her one. She said,
"Thank you. I think I will just sit here for a while..." and sat on the grass among the scattered plates.
I'm not usually one to ignore the elephant in the room so I say to my friend,
"A lot of broken plates out here huh? I wonder how they got here..."
I wanted to see if she might own up to it but she didn't though it was obviously her. My friend grabbed the broom that is usually kept under the stairs by the maintenance people and began sweeping the walkway while we smoked and talked. She just watched this whole thing go down all wide eyed and loony, didn't help or say anything.
A week after this she either moved out or was evicted but we have never seen her again. And I still haven't had a noise complaint since.
Also, she was a milf. | Milf gives me noise complaint - I make adjustments to play when she isn't home. Milf gives me noise complaints while I am not home. Milf goes nuts. Milf leaves apartment complex. |
SaikoGekido | Randomness, or the gaming terminology of RNG, boil down to the player not being given enough information about a situation, or not being able to properly absorb that information. Almost all random events in a computer generated environment rely on pseudo random number generators, which are consistent and predictable to a degree. Most often, predictions are garnered after a player experiences a situation enough times. This is not because the player has absorbed the formula and computes the exact likelihood of an outcome, but because they have received enough information about the scenario to focus on the problems and find a solution. That is why a situation that is not random, like diving into a group of mobs, can be labeled as random by a person that does not yet understand the problems.
I have heard that there are studies about focus that describe the regular act of focusing as the ability for the mind to exclude details that are seen as irrelevant. That is the type of focus that we try to cultivate, because it creates people that are quick to answer. Currently, there is a disorder linked to an inability to focus that involves including more information in a situation than is actually relevant to the situation. While no research has been done in the opposite direction, I believe it is possible for a disorder to exist where information is improperly labeled as irrelevant and discarded. The lack of information on the disorder and our societies need for individuals with extreme focus might be cultivating individuals with that exclude information by accident.
In other words, there are people that may run their character into a group, register that they died to one of the attacks, and think that they could go back into that same situation, avoid the attack, and receive a different outcome. They are excluding the information given to them that the other attacks from the group need to be avoided, and that the problem could be simplified by controlling the number of mobs pulled. A person with the extreme focus disorder will eventually piece this information together, as they slowly eliminate reasons why they died in the group of monsters.
**TL;DR:** Just as a problem can be made more difficult by including too much information and possibilities, so too can a problem be made more difficult by excluding too much information. | Randomness, or the gaming terminology of RNG, boil down to the player not being given enough information about a situation, or not being able to properly absorb that information. Almost all random events in a computer generated environment rely on pseudo random number generators, which are consistent and predictable to a degree. Most often, predictions are garnered after a player experiences a situation enough times. This is not because the player has absorbed the formula and computes the exact likelihood of an outcome, but because they have received enough information about the scenario to focus on the problems and find a solution. That is why a situation that is not random, like diving into a group of mobs, can be labeled as random by a person that does not yet understand the problems.
I have heard that there are studies about focus that describe the regular act of focusing as the ability for the mind to exclude details that are seen as irrelevant. That is the type of focus that we try to cultivate, because it creates people that are quick to answer. Currently, there is a disorder linked to an inability to focus that involves including more information in a situation than is actually relevant to the situation. While no research has been done in the opposite direction, I believe it is possible for a disorder to exist where information is improperly labeled as irrelevant and discarded. The lack of information on the disorder and our societies need for individuals with extreme focus might be cultivating individuals with that exclude information by accident.
In other words, there are people that may run their character into a group, register that they died to one of the attacks, and think that they could go back into that same situation, avoid the attack, and receive a different outcome. They are excluding the information given to them that the other attacks from the group need to be avoided, and that the problem could be simplified by controlling the number of mobs pulled. A person with the extreme focus disorder will eventually piece this information together, as they slowly eliminate reasons why they died in the group of monsters.
TL;DR: Just as a problem can be made more difficult by including too much information and possibilities, so too can a problem be made more difficult by excluding too much information.
| gaming | t5_2qh03 | chafn70 | Randomness, or the gaming terminology of RNG, boil down to the player not being given enough information about a situation, or not being able to properly absorb that information. Almost all random events in a computer generated environment rely on pseudo random number generators, which are consistent and predictable to a degree. Most often, predictions are garnered after a player experiences a situation enough times. This is not because the player has absorbed the formula and computes the exact likelihood of an outcome, but because they have received enough information about the scenario to focus on the problems and find a solution. That is why a situation that is not random, like diving into a group of mobs, can be labeled as random by a person that does not yet understand the problems.
I have heard that there are studies about focus that describe the regular act of focusing as the ability for the mind to exclude details that are seen as irrelevant. That is the type of focus that we try to cultivate, because it creates people that are quick to answer. Currently, there is a disorder linked to an inability to focus that involves including more information in a situation than is actually relevant to the situation. While no research has been done in the opposite direction, I believe it is possible for a disorder to exist where information is improperly labeled as irrelevant and discarded. The lack of information on the disorder and our societies need for individuals with extreme focus might be cultivating individuals with that exclude information by accident.
In other words, there are people that may run their character into a group, register that they died to one of the attacks, and think that they could go back into that same situation, avoid the attack, and receive a different outcome. They are excluding the information given to them that the other attacks from the group need to be avoided, and that the problem could be simplified by controlling the number of mobs pulled. A person with the extreme focus disorder will eventually piece this information together, as they slowly eliminate reasons why they died in the group of monsters. | Just as a problem can be made more difficult by including too much information and possibilities, so too can a problem be made more difficult by excluding too much information. |
pbostrom | i dont see the problem with splinter corps being more common in an alliance like Brave, the dropbears are as much BNI as any other BNI member, pretty much all BNI ops are open to the whole of Brave, the only difference between being in BNI and any splinter corp is that you will most likely feel more familiar with the splinter corp, BNI is nice but it is not ideal, it is quite easy to feel like just one of the sheep because people come and go so fast it is hard to get to know people.
my suggestion is to maybe encourage the idea of splinter corps, leave BNI as a newbie seed corp or whatever but encourage people to join smaller groups that work tightly together, when i see our sub channels on mumble and see 15 people in bovril or dropbears i become happy because they obviously like playing together and whenever they join Brave ops they represent their part of Brave quite nicely.
there is another strategic aspect for splitting up more evenly, now that we have a chunk of our own space it would be silly to put all eggs in one basket, have people spread out into groups, create their own little minihubs for whatever they like doing, V-3 could still be a central BNI/Brave staging HQ but there is no need for subgroups to stick there.
also when we eventually get invaded not all of our newbie assets are locked up in an area and the more we spread out our operations the softer the blow is for Brave as a whole, and it gives people time to evacuate, instead of having 500bil of noob assets in one station.
tldr: we need a EuroTZ splinter corp (do we have one?) i bet a lot of people would like one.
ps, how does squads work in CFC? | i dont see the problem with splinter corps being more common in an alliance like Brave, the dropbears are as much BNI as any other BNI member, pretty much all BNI ops are open to the whole of Brave, the only difference between being in BNI and any splinter corp is that you will most likely feel more familiar with the splinter corp, BNI is nice but it is not ideal, it is quite easy to feel like just one of the sheep because people come and go so fast it is hard to get to know people.
my suggestion is to maybe encourage the idea of splinter corps, leave BNI as a newbie seed corp or whatever but encourage people to join smaller groups that work tightly together, when i see our sub channels on mumble and see 15 people in bovril or dropbears i become happy because they obviously like playing together and whenever they join Brave ops they represent their part of Brave quite nicely.
there is another strategic aspect for splitting up more evenly, now that we have a chunk of our own space it would be silly to put all eggs in one basket, have people spread out into groups, create their own little minihubs for whatever they like doing, V-3 could still be a central BNI/Brave staging HQ but there is no need for subgroups to stick there.
also when we eventually get invaded not all of our newbie assets are locked up in an area and the more we spread out our operations the softer the blow is for Brave as a whole, and it gives people time to evacuate, instead of having 500bil of noob assets in one station.
tldr: we need a EuroTZ splinter corp (do we have one?) i bet a lot of people would like one.
ps, how does squads work in CFC?
| Bravenewbies | t5_2w7lx | cha32a5 | i dont see the problem with splinter corps being more common in an alliance like Brave, the dropbears are as much BNI as any other BNI member, pretty much all BNI ops are open to the whole of Brave, the only difference between being in BNI and any splinter corp is that you will most likely feel more familiar with the splinter corp, BNI is nice but it is not ideal, it is quite easy to feel like just one of the sheep because people come and go so fast it is hard to get to know people.
my suggestion is to maybe encourage the idea of splinter corps, leave BNI as a newbie seed corp or whatever but encourage people to join smaller groups that work tightly together, when i see our sub channels on mumble and see 15 people in bovril or dropbears i become happy because they obviously like playing together and whenever they join Brave ops they represent their part of Brave quite nicely.
there is another strategic aspect for splitting up more evenly, now that we have a chunk of our own space it would be silly to put all eggs in one basket, have people spread out into groups, create their own little minihubs for whatever they like doing, V-3 could still be a central BNI/Brave staging HQ but there is no need for subgroups to stick there.
also when we eventually get invaded not all of our newbie assets are locked up in an area and the more we spread out our operations the softer the blow is for Brave as a whole, and it gives people time to evacuate, instead of having 500bil of noob assets in one station. | we need a EuroTZ splinter corp (do we have one?) i bet a lot of people would like one.
ps, how does squads work in CFC? |
stickchewer | Take a deep breath, walk your arse in there and ask about your damned parcel like it's full of bibles. Eye contact, smile. Walk out, enjoy your produce when you get home.
Because, if it is a sting, they aren't going to magically leave you alone if you don't pick it up. And, it probably isn't one.
tldr? if you are fucked, you are fucked if you go pick it up or not. | Take a deep breath, walk your arse in there and ask about your damned parcel like it's full of bibles. Eye contact, smile. Walk out, enjoy your produce when you get home.
Because, if it is a sting, they aren't going to magically leave you alone if you don't pick it up. And, it probably isn't one.
tldr? if you are fucked, you are fucked if you go pick it up or not.
| DarkNetMarkets | t5_2yt0h | chasuzb | Take a deep breath, walk your arse in there and ask about your damned parcel like it's full of bibles. Eye contact, smile. Walk out, enjoy your produce when you get home.
Because, if it is a sting, they aren't going to magically leave you alone if you don't pick it up. And, it probably isn't one. | if you are fucked, you are fucked if you go pick it up or not. |
WholeBrevityThing | It's been a few years, but speaking as someone who went through both an MD and a PhD it's hard but not that intellectually challenging. Really exhaustion and panic are the two predominant emotions.
First day of first year, we were handed textbooks and told "read the first three chapters by tomorrow." The biochem and cell bioloy were mostly review (although at a very fast pace) but the anatomy and histology were totally new. Our first year was filled with these big fundamental courses like those and neurosciences, pathology, physiology, pharmacology, genetics, and so forth. IIRC there were four half-semesters in the first year, and all the tests came at the end of the half-semester. So even if you had a two week module on behavioral sciences at the first half of the half-semester, that test came right at the end. So the last month was just sheer unbridled panic trying to get all of that material together. My day was classes 8-12, sometimes with a lab in the early afternoon. Go home, nap for a few hours, eat dinner, then start studying. The amount of studying I would do would increase through the half-semester. By the end, I would study until I heard the newspaper hit the front door at around 4:30 AM, then sleep until 7. The pace of material was ludicrous. All anatomy, histologic patterns of normal tissue, complete metabolism, neuroscience and neuroanatomy, fundamentals of signal transduction and cell biology, all in one year. Basically the equivalent of the major classes of a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1 year. The term we used was "information lottery" -- you basically cram a relatively random slice of the information you were exposed to into your skull and then hope that the final exam reflected a reasonable overlap with that.
Second year was based on organ system and it was much more rational to fit things together in order to develop an understanding. It was also mostly new material and stuff that you actually wanted to learn, like how people get sick. So one eight week block was cardiology with cardiac physiology, pharmacology, anatomy review, how to read EKGs, and an intro to cardiac disease. Then pulmonary, then rheumatology, etc. etc. We had six months of that to finish our eighteen months of basic sciences. At the end we had finals on all of those and also a big test over all of first year and second year, a warmup to the USMLE step I exam.
We started clinical rotations after that and did those until the end of school. Wards were, for the most part, a lot of fun. You start to hang out with doctors and learn pretty quickly how to make the most of the situation for you and for the residents you are working with. Your grade basically depends mostly on that -- basically on how much you don't irritate the doctors. Sometimes you run into a bad apple, sometimes you end up on a stultifying rotation (hello pediatric ophtho!), sometimes you end up taking intense call, but it is mostly pretty fun because it's the closest thing you do to being a doctor in school. You also realize that the majority of the first eighteen months were useless. At the end of each rotation, there is a final exam and you are graded by evaluation as well. Sometimes there is no-fun stuff like mock patients. Not very difficult although it is a totally different set of skills (people skills) that many med students have not had much practice with.
The tl;dr is that it's hard but not impossible. It also isn't hard like a PhD where you gain an exhaustive knowledge of a field and are expected to use that knowledge to further a field. That comes with residency and fellowship and years of practice.... | It's been a few years, but speaking as someone who went through both an MD and a PhD it's hard but not that intellectually challenging. Really exhaustion and panic are the two predominant emotions.
First day of first year, we were handed textbooks and told "read the first three chapters by tomorrow." The biochem and cell bioloy were mostly review (although at a very fast pace) but the anatomy and histology were totally new. Our first year was filled with these big fundamental courses like those and neurosciences, pathology, physiology, pharmacology, genetics, and so forth. IIRC there were four half-semesters in the first year, and all the tests came at the end of the half-semester. So even if you had a two week module on behavioral sciences at the first half of the half-semester, that test came right at the end. So the last month was just sheer unbridled panic trying to get all of that material together. My day was classes 8-12, sometimes with a lab in the early afternoon. Go home, nap for a few hours, eat dinner, then start studying. The amount of studying I would do would increase through the half-semester. By the end, I would study until I heard the newspaper hit the front door at around 4:30 AM, then sleep until 7. The pace of material was ludicrous. All anatomy, histologic patterns of normal tissue, complete metabolism, neuroscience and neuroanatomy, fundamentals of signal transduction and cell biology, all in one year. Basically the equivalent of the major classes of a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1 year. The term we used was "information lottery" -- you basically cram a relatively random slice of the information you were exposed to into your skull and then hope that the final exam reflected a reasonable overlap with that.
Second year was based on organ system and it was much more rational to fit things together in order to develop an understanding. It was also mostly new material and stuff that you actually wanted to learn, like how people get sick. So one eight week block was cardiology with cardiac physiology, pharmacology, anatomy review, how to read EKGs, and an intro to cardiac disease. Then pulmonary, then rheumatology, etc. etc. We had six months of that to finish our eighteen months of basic sciences. At the end we had finals on all of those and also a big test over all of first year and second year, a warmup to the USMLE step I exam.
We started clinical rotations after that and did those until the end of school. Wards were, for the most part, a lot of fun. You start to hang out with doctors and learn pretty quickly how to make the most of the situation for you and for the residents you are working with. Your grade basically depends mostly on that -- basically on how much you don't irritate the doctors. Sometimes you run into a bad apple, sometimes you end up on a stultifying rotation (hello pediatric ophtho!), sometimes you end up taking intense call, but it is mostly pretty fun because it's the closest thing you do to being a doctor in school. You also realize that the majority of the first eighteen months were useless. At the end of each rotation, there is a final exam and you are graded by evaluation as well. Sometimes there is no-fun stuff like mock patients. Not very difficult although it is a totally different set of skills (people skills) that many med students have not had much practice with.
The tl;dr is that it's hard but not impossible. It also isn't hard like a PhD where you gain an exhaustive knowledge of a field and are expected to use that knowledge to further a field. That comes with residency and fellowship and years of practice....
| medicine | t5_2qhff | chamlsd | It's been a few years, but speaking as someone who went through both an MD and a PhD it's hard but not that intellectually challenging. Really exhaustion and panic are the two predominant emotions.
First day of first year, we were handed textbooks and told "read the first three chapters by tomorrow." The biochem and cell bioloy were mostly review (although at a very fast pace) but the anatomy and histology were totally new. Our first year was filled with these big fundamental courses like those and neurosciences, pathology, physiology, pharmacology, genetics, and so forth. IIRC there were four half-semesters in the first year, and all the tests came at the end of the half-semester. So even if you had a two week module on behavioral sciences at the first half of the half-semester, that test came right at the end. So the last month was just sheer unbridled panic trying to get all of that material together. My day was classes 8-12, sometimes with a lab in the early afternoon. Go home, nap for a few hours, eat dinner, then start studying. The amount of studying I would do would increase through the half-semester. By the end, I would study until I heard the newspaper hit the front door at around 4:30 AM, then sleep until 7. The pace of material was ludicrous. All anatomy, histologic patterns of normal tissue, complete metabolism, neuroscience and neuroanatomy, fundamentals of signal transduction and cell biology, all in one year. Basically the equivalent of the major classes of a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1 year. The term we used was "information lottery" -- you basically cram a relatively random slice of the information you were exposed to into your skull and then hope that the final exam reflected a reasonable overlap with that.
Second year was based on organ system and it was much more rational to fit things together in order to develop an understanding. It was also mostly new material and stuff that you actually wanted to learn, like how people get sick. So one eight week block was cardiology with cardiac physiology, pharmacology, anatomy review, how to read EKGs, and an intro to cardiac disease. Then pulmonary, then rheumatology, etc. etc. We had six months of that to finish our eighteen months of basic sciences. At the end we had finals on all of those and also a big test over all of first year and second year, a warmup to the USMLE step I exam.
We started clinical rotations after that and did those until the end of school. Wards were, for the most part, a lot of fun. You start to hang out with doctors and learn pretty quickly how to make the most of the situation for you and for the residents you are working with. Your grade basically depends mostly on that -- basically on how much you don't irritate the doctors. Sometimes you run into a bad apple, sometimes you end up on a stultifying rotation (hello pediatric ophtho!), sometimes you end up taking intense call, but it is mostly pretty fun because it's the closest thing you do to being a doctor in school. You also realize that the majority of the first eighteen months were useless. At the end of each rotation, there is a final exam and you are graded by evaluation as well. Sometimes there is no-fun stuff like mock patients. Not very difficult although it is a totally different set of skills (people skills) that many med students have not had much practice with.
The | is that it's hard but not impossible. It also isn't hard like a PhD where you gain an exhaustive knowledge of a field and are expected to use that knowledge to further a field. That comes with residency and fellowship and years of practice.... |
H_Mama | I think you're probably lucky :)
I was in a (sexual) relationship from 16 to 18, and I did wonder, like you, about sex with others. I split with him, then played the field a little before meeting & marrying my husband at just 19 years old.
In my experience, sex is better in long-term relationships. I barely remember anything about the others' techniques etc, not even the (much older) guy I was with for two years. All my best sexual memories are ones I share with my husband. We experiment wayyyyyy more than I ever did with anyone else, and I feel comfortable exploring my multitude of kinks with him in a way I never would have when I was younger/with anyone else.
TL:DR; The grass isn't greener.
| I think you're probably lucky :)
I was in a (sexual) relationship from 16 to 18, and I did wonder, like you, about sex with others. I split with him, then played the field a little before meeting & marrying my husband at just 19 years old.
In my experience, sex is better in long-term relationships. I barely remember anything about the others' techniques etc, not even the (much older) guy I was with for two years. All my best sexual memories are ones I share with my husband. We experiment wayyyyyy more than I ever did with anyone else, and I feel comfortable exploring my multitude of kinks with him in a way I never would have when I was younger/with anyone else.
TL:DR; The grass isn't greener.
| sex | t5_2qh3p | chb1ghk | I think you're probably lucky :)
I was in a (sexual) relationship from 16 to 18, and I did wonder, like you, about sex with others. I split with him, then played the field a little before meeting & marrying my husband at just 19 years old.
In my experience, sex is better in long-term relationships. I barely remember anything about the others' techniques etc, not even the (much older) guy I was with for two years. All my best sexual memories are ones I share with my husband. We experiment wayyyyyy more than I ever did with anyone else, and I feel comfortable exploring my multitude of kinks with him in a way I never would have when I was younger/with anyone else. | The grass isn't greener. |
Rhodie114 | The odds of any country making landfall on US soil in a surprise attack are next to zero. Look at what they're up against
A single US supercarrier group outclasses the entire navies of most other countries. To put it in perspective, the cost of a single Nimitz group is greater than the entire military expenditure of Italy. Not naval expenditure, military. Total.
Also keep in mind that ships are slow, and preparing them for invasion of another continent is slower. There is no chance that the amassing of forces on such a scale would go undetected by US intelligence. Even if the Russians somehow managed this, an invasion fleet would have a hell of a time slipping across the Pacific undetected. Satellites are a bitch to hide from.
Now let's assume that, through some dark sorcery, Russian forces make landfall undetected in the middle of the night. America has been caught with its pants down, right? Wrong! Take a look at a map of US military bases, and there's one thing that's immediately apparent, they tend to be concentrated near the coasts. Makes sense, seeing as an invasion isn't going to come from Kansas. A coastal invasion is the equivalent of punching a porcupine in the quills.
Final scenario, troops magic their way into American soil. Simultaneously Russian sleepers seize every missile silo in the states. Russia threatens the US with nuclear hellfire if it will not submit immediately. There's nothing to be done right? Wrong again. The US has nuclear submarines constantly on the move for situations such as this. These guys are packing some serious firepower. One of these submarines has the nuclear muscle to be the third most powerful country in the world *by itself*. Their missiles have the ability to split into multiple independent warheads upon reentry, allowing them to hit a speculated 14 separate targets.
TL;DR The plot of the Modern Warfare games was really, aggressively dumb | The odds of any country making landfall on US soil in a surprise attack are next to zero. Look at what they're up against
A single US supercarrier group outclasses the entire navies of most other countries. To put it in perspective, the cost of a single Nimitz group is greater than the entire military expenditure of Italy. Not naval expenditure, military. Total.
Also keep in mind that ships are slow, and preparing them for invasion of another continent is slower. There is no chance that the amassing of forces on such a scale would go undetected by US intelligence. Even if the Russians somehow managed this, an invasion fleet would have a hell of a time slipping across the Pacific undetected. Satellites are a bitch to hide from.
Now let's assume that, through some dark sorcery, Russian forces make landfall undetected in the middle of the night. America has been caught with its pants down, right? Wrong! Take a look at a map of US military bases, and there's one thing that's immediately apparent, they tend to be concentrated near the coasts. Makes sense, seeing as an invasion isn't going to come from Kansas. A coastal invasion is the equivalent of punching a porcupine in the quills.
Final scenario, troops magic their way into American soil. Simultaneously Russian sleepers seize every missile silo in the states. Russia threatens the US with nuclear hellfire if it will not submit immediately. There's nothing to be done right? Wrong again. The US has nuclear submarines constantly on the move for situations such as this. These guys are packing some serious firepower. One of these submarines has the nuclear muscle to be the third most powerful country in the world by itself . Their missiles have the ability to split into multiple independent warheads upon reentry, allowing them to hit a speculated 14 separate targets.
TL;DR The plot of the Modern Warfare games was really, aggressively dumb
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chbm5g2 | The odds of any country making landfall on US soil in a surprise attack are next to zero. Look at what they're up against
A single US supercarrier group outclasses the entire navies of most other countries. To put it in perspective, the cost of a single Nimitz group is greater than the entire military expenditure of Italy. Not naval expenditure, military. Total.
Also keep in mind that ships are slow, and preparing them for invasion of another continent is slower. There is no chance that the amassing of forces on such a scale would go undetected by US intelligence. Even if the Russians somehow managed this, an invasion fleet would have a hell of a time slipping across the Pacific undetected. Satellites are a bitch to hide from.
Now let's assume that, through some dark sorcery, Russian forces make landfall undetected in the middle of the night. America has been caught with its pants down, right? Wrong! Take a look at a map of US military bases, and there's one thing that's immediately apparent, they tend to be concentrated near the coasts. Makes sense, seeing as an invasion isn't going to come from Kansas. A coastal invasion is the equivalent of punching a porcupine in the quills.
Final scenario, troops magic their way into American soil. Simultaneously Russian sleepers seize every missile silo in the states. Russia threatens the US with nuclear hellfire if it will not submit immediately. There's nothing to be done right? Wrong again. The US has nuclear submarines constantly on the move for situations such as this. These guys are packing some serious firepower. One of these submarines has the nuclear muscle to be the third most powerful country in the world by itself . Their missiles have the ability to split into multiple independent warheads upon reentry, allowing them to hit a speculated 14 separate targets. | The plot of the Modern Warfare games was really, aggressively dumb |
DudeGuyBor | Net worth is not necessarily the same as being able to afford it. Only a portion of that is in liquid cash that could be used easily to start laying the infrastructure. The majority of the net worth is in less liquid assets, such as buildings, trademarks, or even bonds/stocks. So, Google would need to sell those in order to raise the money necessary for installing Google Fiber. Not all of those, especially the permanent assets like buildings will be sold quickly, or for what they are valued at. The same with trademarks, such as the google search, or whatever else they sell. Bonds and some other investments are often not able to be broken until the release date, which can be 5, 10, 20 years down the road, so Google would not have access to that money.
Also, they have to be able to pay workers and stuff for installing it, because putting Google fiber all across the country would take a very long time, especially with the aforementioned red tape.
tl;dr net worth =/= affording something | Net worth is not necessarily the same as being able to afford it. Only a portion of that is in liquid cash that could be used easily to start laying the infrastructure. The majority of the net worth is in less liquid assets, such as buildings, trademarks, or even bonds/stocks. So, Google would need to sell those in order to raise the money necessary for installing Google Fiber. Not all of those, especially the permanent assets like buildings will be sold quickly, or for what they are valued at. The same with trademarks, such as the google search, or whatever else they sell. Bonds and some other investments are often not able to be broken until the release date, which can be 5, 10, 20 years down the road, so Google would not have access to that money.
Also, they have to be able to pay workers and stuff for installing it, because putting Google fiber all across the country would take a very long time, especially with the aforementioned red tape.
tl;dr net worth =/= affording something
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chb1we1 | Net worth is not necessarily the same as being able to afford it. Only a portion of that is in liquid cash that could be used easily to start laying the infrastructure. The majority of the net worth is in less liquid assets, such as buildings, trademarks, or even bonds/stocks. So, Google would need to sell those in order to raise the money necessary for installing Google Fiber. Not all of those, especially the permanent assets like buildings will be sold quickly, or for what they are valued at. The same with trademarks, such as the google search, or whatever else they sell. Bonds and some other investments are often not able to be broken until the release date, which can be 5, 10, 20 years down the road, so Google would not have access to that money.
Also, they have to be able to pay workers and stuff for installing it, because putting Google fiber all across the country would take a very long time, especially with the aforementioned red tape. | net worth =/= affording something |
grey_lollipop | Ok here's what I think the events after the Bieber assassination would be:
* 1 minute, cut4bieber 2 launches.
* 1 week, first reported death occurs.
* 3 weeks, some of the girls who listened history class start the Bieberic Revolution.
* 1 month, the first hater is killed by Beliebers, he is cut into parts and sacrificed trough instagram under the hashtag of "Slice4Bieber".
* 2 months, /u/grey_lollipop submits a comment on Reddit about the Biebernomicom, thousands of girls joint the "sect", /u/grey_lollipop gets gold for his joke.
* 3 months, the US falls under the pressure from the Beliebers, Beiber is announced as eternal dictator and god.
* 6 months, Canada becomes the capital of Bieberia.
* 7 months, the last of the haters were killed.
* 1 year, Russia, best and only Korea and China attacks from the west.
2 years, Socialism becomes the world ideology, everybody gets potato.
**TL;DR** kill Beiber, get potato. | Ok here's what I think the events after the Bieber assassination would be:
1 minute, cut4bieber 2 launches.
1 week, first reported death occurs.
3 weeks, some of the girls who listened history class start the Bieberic Revolution.
1 month, the first hater is killed by Beliebers, he is cut into parts and sacrificed trough instagram under the hashtag of "Slice4Bieber".
2 months, /u/grey_lollipop submits a comment on Reddit about the Biebernomicom, thousands of girls joint the "sect", /u/grey_lollipop gets gold for his joke.
3 months, the US falls under the pressure from the Beliebers, Beiber is announced as eternal dictator and god.
6 months, Canada becomes the capital of Bieberia.
7 months, the last of the haters were killed.
1 year, Russia, best and only Korea and China attacks from the west.
2 years, Socialism becomes the world ideology, everybody gets potato.
TL;DR kill Beiber, get potato.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chb814k | Ok here's what I think the events after the Bieber assassination would be:
1 minute, cut4bieber 2 launches.
1 week, first reported death occurs.
3 weeks, some of the girls who listened history class start the Bieberic Revolution.
1 month, the first hater is killed by Beliebers, he is cut into parts and sacrificed trough instagram under the hashtag of "Slice4Bieber".
2 months, /u/grey_lollipop submits a comment on Reddit about the Biebernomicom, thousands of girls joint the "sect", /u/grey_lollipop gets gold for his joke.
3 months, the US falls under the pressure from the Beliebers, Beiber is announced as eternal dictator and god.
6 months, Canada becomes the capital of Bieberia.
7 months, the last of the haters were killed.
1 year, Russia, best and only Korea and China attacks from the west.
2 years, Socialism becomes the world ideology, everybody gets potato. | kill Beiber, get potato. |
AdrianBlake | [No, what you mean (I presume) is that 1/3 of Han have the ALDH2*2 type gene. But 84-92% of Han Chinse have the ADH1B*2 type gene of which 40-60% are homozygous and 97 % of Han have the ADH1C*1 gene type of which 83% are homozygous. All 3 cause changes in coversions leading to a buildup of acetaldehyde which causes the ill effects seen in Asian Flush.](
***TL; DR: Yes. Most*** | [No, what you mean (I presume) is that 1/3 of Han have the ALDH2 2 type gene. But 84-92% of Han Chinse have the ADH1B 2 type gene of which 40-60% are homozygous and 97 % of Han have the ADH1C*1 gene type of which 83% are homozygous. All 3 cause changes in coversions leading to a buildup of acetaldehyde which causes the ill effects seen in Asian Flush.](
TL; DR: Yes. Most
| todayilearned | t5_2qqjc | chbgwy9 | No, what you mean (I presume) is that 1/3 of Han have the ALDH2 2 type gene. But 84-92% of Han Chinse have the ADH1B 2 type gene of which 40-60% are homozygous and 97 % of Han have the ADH1C*1 gene type of which 83% are homozygous. All 3 cause changes in coversions leading to a buildup of acetaldehyde which causes the ill effects seen in Asian Flush.]( | Yes. Most |
gentleben88 | Not alcohol directly, but the chemical that alcohol is broken down by alcohol dehydrogenase in the first stage of alcohol metabolism (from memory it's acetaldehyde). About 50% of asians have a mutation that makes their acetaldehyde dehydrogenase less effective. I think I also remember that a lot of asians actually are more effective than usual at breaking down alcohol, but then due to their inability to clear acetaldehyde they get flushed.
TLDR: Asians metabolise alcohol into poison, then can't get rid of the poison quickly, which leads to them getting red-faced. | Not alcohol directly, but the chemical that alcohol is broken down by alcohol dehydrogenase in the first stage of alcohol metabolism (from memory it's acetaldehyde). About 50% of asians have a mutation that makes their acetaldehyde dehydrogenase less effective. I think I also remember that a lot of asians actually are more effective than usual at breaking down alcohol, but then due to their inability to clear acetaldehyde they get flushed.
TLDR: Asians metabolise alcohol into poison, then can't get rid of the poison quickly, which leads to them getting red-faced.
| todayilearned | t5_2qqjc | chbd0ww | Not alcohol directly, but the chemical that alcohol is broken down by alcohol dehydrogenase in the first stage of alcohol metabolism (from memory it's acetaldehyde). About 50% of asians have a mutation that makes their acetaldehyde dehydrogenase less effective. I think I also remember that a lot of asians actually are more effective than usual at breaking down alcohol, but then due to their inability to clear acetaldehyde they get flushed. | Asians metabolise alcohol into poison, then can't get rid of the poison quickly, which leads to them getting red-faced. |
Makingitbetter | Let me give you a poem that will undoubtedly change your mind
Dogs are hogs
They suck ass, they eat grass
Cats are great, they can levitate
If you like cats, your back gets pats
If you like dog, your brain has a clog
Tl;dr: fuck yourself if you like dogs.
| Let me give you a poem that will undoubtedly change your mind
Dogs are hogs
They suck ass, they eat grass
Cats are great, they can levitate
If you like cats, your back gets pats
If you like dog, your brain has a clog
Tl;dr: fuck yourself if you like dogs.
| aww | t5_2qh1o | chbn9ux | Let me give you a poem that will undoubtedly change your mind
Dogs are hogs
They suck ass, they eat grass
Cats are great, they can levitate
If you like cats, your back gets pats
If you like dog, your brain has a clog | fuck yourself if you like dogs. |
quacktards | The one and only time I have decided to help someone during this scam was on Easter Sunday last year. I pulled into a gas station to buy a coffee quick and a man approached me asking for some money to get from Point A to Point B. He said he was on his way to see his kids for Easter but forgot his wallet at home and of course needed gas to get there. I was in a good mood and decided I'd help the guy out. I told him.. "Let me go buy my coffee and I'll help you when I come back out." When buying my coffee, I told the clerk to put $10 on whatever pump he was on. I came back out and told the guy and he instantly became confused. He kept stating he thought I was going to give him cash. I told him I made it even easier for him, all he needed to do was pump the fuel and leave. He then pumped the gas and left, seemingly disappointed.
TLDR; If they are asking for gas money and you choose to help, pay the gas station directly from inside the station. Do not insert your card into the pump or give them cash. | The one and only time I have decided to help someone during this scam was on Easter Sunday last year. I pulled into a gas station to buy a coffee quick and a man approached me asking for some money to get from Point A to Point B. He said he was on his way to see his kids for Easter but forgot his wallet at home and of course needed gas to get there. I was in a good mood and decided I'd help the guy out. I told him.. "Let me go buy my coffee and I'll help you when I come back out." When buying my coffee, I told the clerk to put $10 on whatever pump he was on. I came back out and told the guy and he instantly became confused. He kept stating he thought I was going to give him cash. I told him I made it even easier for him, all he needed to do was pump the fuel and leave. He then pumped the gas and left, seemingly disappointed.
TLDR; If they are asking for gas money and you choose to help, pay the gas station directly from inside the station. Do not insert your card into the pump or give them cash.
| videos | t5_2qh1e | chbf2nt | The one and only time I have decided to help someone during this scam was on Easter Sunday last year. I pulled into a gas station to buy a coffee quick and a man approached me asking for some money to get from Point A to Point B. He said he was on his way to see his kids for Easter but forgot his wallet at home and of course needed gas to get there. I was in a good mood and decided I'd help the guy out. I told him.. "Let me go buy my coffee and I'll help you when I come back out." When buying my coffee, I told the clerk to put $10 on whatever pump he was on. I came back out and told the guy and he instantly became confused. He kept stating he thought I was going to give him cash. I told him I made it even easier for him, all he needed to do was pump the fuel and leave. He then pumped the gas and left, seemingly disappointed. | If they are asking for gas money and you choose to help, pay the gas station directly from inside the station. Do not insert your card into the pump or give them cash. |
charbinks | I had an experience that may not be exactly like this, but what it does have in common is that awful feeling of betrayal and rage.
As a teenager I did a lot of power washing jobs in my hometown and it paid really well. Before starting a full-day job, I stopped at a gas station to fill up and two guys quickly pulled into to the pump next to me. As I'm waiting to fill up, they approach me and say they are "Home Theater installers"...You can probably guess where this is going... Anyway, they said they had just finished an installation in the neighborhood but they still had excess inventory in their truck that their "boss" never accounted for. They showed me an "inventory slip", they showed me a "business card", and they showed me a pamphlet from the speaker company. The MSRP on the speaker box read something around $3,000. I've always been interested in electronics and sounds systems and also did a lot of ebay sales on the side so I naively saw this as an awesome investment. I ended up paying the men $500 for the speakers and then one of the guys gave me a "phone number" saying to call if I had any questions. Feeling like I'm about to be rich, I went to my power washing job and worked all day. But as the hours passed, my conscience grew heavier and heavier. I finished the job and made a solid $250. But I still couldn't shake my skepticism about what I had purchased. I went to the nearest best buy to see if the speakers had any merit—nope. I searched the internet and finally found that the speakers were worth about $75 NEW. I was beyond livid. I called the guy and left a million angry messages but that was clearly pointless. At the end of full day of honest work, I'm still out $250. I still think about that experience all the time and it makes my blood boil. It was 7 years ago and still, every time I'm in my hometown I always linger through that same gas station hoping to catch those guys or scammers just like them.
TL;DR Never ever ever trust someone who approaches you at a gas station.
| I had an experience that may not be exactly like this, but what it does have in common is that awful feeling of betrayal and rage.
As a teenager I did a lot of power washing jobs in my hometown and it paid really well. Before starting a full-day job, I stopped at a gas station to fill up and two guys quickly pulled into to the pump next to me. As I'm waiting to fill up, they approach me and say they are "Home Theater installers"...You can probably guess where this is going... Anyway, they said they had just finished an installation in the neighborhood but they still had excess inventory in their truck that their "boss" never accounted for. They showed me an "inventory slip", they showed me a "business card", and they showed me a pamphlet from the speaker company. The MSRP on the speaker box read something around $3,000. I've always been interested in electronics and sounds systems and also did a lot of ebay sales on the side so I naively saw this as an awesome investment. I ended up paying the men $500 for the speakers and then one of the guys gave me a "phone number" saying to call if I had any questions. Feeling like I'm about to be rich, I went to my power washing job and worked all day. But as the hours passed, my conscience grew heavier and heavier. I finished the job and made a solid $250. But I still couldn't shake my skepticism about what I had purchased. I went to the nearest best buy to see if the speakers had any merit—nope. I searched the internet and finally found that the speakers were worth about $75 NEW. I was beyond livid. I called the guy and left a million angry messages but that was clearly pointless. At the end of full day of honest work, I'm still out $250. I still think about that experience all the time and it makes my blood boil. It was 7 years ago and still, every time I'm in my hometown I always linger through that same gas station hoping to catch those guys or scammers just like them.
TL;DR Never ever ever trust someone who approaches you at a gas station.
| videos | t5_2qh1e | chbij9u | I had an experience that may not be exactly like this, but what it does have in common is that awful feeling of betrayal and rage.
As a teenager I did a lot of power washing jobs in my hometown and it paid really well. Before starting a full-day job, I stopped at a gas station to fill up and two guys quickly pulled into to the pump next to me. As I'm waiting to fill up, they approach me and say they are "Home Theater installers"...You can probably guess where this is going... Anyway, they said they had just finished an installation in the neighborhood but they still had excess inventory in their truck that their "boss" never accounted for. They showed me an "inventory slip", they showed me a "business card", and they showed me a pamphlet from the speaker company. The MSRP on the speaker box read something around $3,000. I've always been interested in electronics and sounds systems and also did a lot of ebay sales on the side so I naively saw this as an awesome investment. I ended up paying the men $500 for the speakers and then one of the guys gave me a "phone number" saying to call if I had any questions. Feeling like I'm about to be rich, I went to my power washing job and worked all day. But as the hours passed, my conscience grew heavier and heavier. I finished the job and made a solid $250. But I still couldn't shake my skepticism about what I had purchased. I went to the nearest best buy to see if the speakers had any merit—nope. I searched the internet and finally found that the speakers were worth about $75 NEW. I was beyond livid. I called the guy and left a million angry messages but that was clearly pointless. At the end of full day of honest work, I'm still out $250. I still think about that experience all the time and it makes my blood boil. It was 7 years ago and still, every time I'm in my hometown I always linger through that same gas station hoping to catch those guys or scammers just like them. | Never ever ever trust someone who approaches you at a gas station. |
CptJackHarkness | Okay, this is gonna be a long one and fairly complicated to write out but here it goes. The band I use to sing for was on tour and our van broke down somewhere in Washington. It was 3 AM and there were absolutely no garages open at that time. I tried sleeping for a while but anyone who has been in a van filled with 5 un-showered guys, knows that isn't easy to do. I decided to go for a little walk since the little town we broke down in wasn't very threatening and I felt I wouldn't get mugged or killed.
Cut to 10 minutes into my walk as I am heading down the road and notice a guy following me. He keeps getting closer to the point were I notice two things before he speaks to me. One, this guy is drunk as fuck, and two, he is Native American. Not that the last thing mattered but hey, I did say I noticed two things. So, I turn around and he is like, "Heyyyy mannn, wat rrrr you dewin?". I start to tell him I am just out for a walk, and he drunkenly cuts me off and is like "hey, doo you got any changsh". I'm like "no, I don't have any money on me." (truth by the way). He's like, "hey mannn, I like youuu...do you got any shmokes?". I said, "No, I don't smoke". Then he goes...again, "hey, do you have any change?". I'm thinking what the hell, he already asked me this. So I say no AGAIN and he seriously starts asking me the same stuff over and over. It's like I am on the receiving end of a bad joke by someone who has short term memory loss.
So this conversation literally goes on for 5 minutes, interlaced with him also asking me if I wanted to fight him and when I reply "no", he like "oh man, I like you, your my friend"..followed by asking me if I have change. Finally I am like "listen man, the only money I have is invisible money" to which he surprisingly replied "well, can I have some of THAT?" in a tone that insinuated that I was just being difficult and could have solved the whole problem by just giving him that in the first place. So I reach in my pocket, pull my hand out, hover it over his open palm and drop nothing but air into his hand. He seriously stood there looking at his hand for 2 minutes before once again asking me if I want to fight. I said no again and that is when I saw a 24 hour gas station. I was like "hey buddy (cause he and I are friends, or so I have been told 20 times), I bet someone at that gas station not only has money, but cigarettes too.". Dude was like "oh thanks man, cya later". I made a rush back towards the tour van thinking to my self, oh god I hope not.
TL;DR: Drunk Native American, Friends, Fighting, Smokes, and Invisible Money. | Okay, this is gonna be a long one and fairly complicated to write out but here it goes. The band I use to sing for was on tour and our van broke down somewhere in Washington. It was 3 AM and there were absolutely no garages open at that time. I tried sleeping for a while but anyone who has been in a van filled with 5 un-showered guys, knows that isn't easy to do. I decided to go for a little walk since the little town we broke down in wasn't very threatening and I felt I wouldn't get mugged or killed.
Cut to 10 minutes into my walk as I am heading down the road and notice a guy following me. He keeps getting closer to the point were I notice two things before he speaks to me. One, this guy is drunk as fuck, and two, he is Native American. Not that the last thing mattered but hey, I did say I noticed two things. So, I turn around and he is like, "Heyyyy mannn, wat rrrr you dewin?". I start to tell him I am just out for a walk, and he drunkenly cuts me off and is like "hey, doo you got any changsh". I'm like "no, I don't have any money on me." (truth by the way). He's like, "hey mannn, I like youuu...do you got any shmokes?". I said, "No, I don't smoke". Then he goes...again, "hey, do you have any change?". I'm thinking what the hell, he already asked me this. So I say no AGAIN and he seriously starts asking me the same stuff over and over. It's like I am on the receiving end of a bad joke by someone who has short term memory loss.
So this conversation literally goes on for 5 minutes, interlaced with him also asking me if I wanted to fight him and when I reply "no", he like "oh man, I like you, your my friend"..followed by asking me if I have change. Finally I am like "listen man, the only money I have is invisible money" to which he surprisingly replied "well, can I have some of THAT?" in a tone that insinuated that I was just being difficult and could have solved the whole problem by just giving him that in the first place. So I reach in my pocket, pull my hand out, hover it over his open palm and drop nothing but air into his hand. He seriously stood there looking at his hand for 2 minutes before once again asking me if I want to fight. I said no again and that is when I saw a 24 hour gas station. I was like "hey buddy (cause he and I are friends, or so I have been told 20 times), I bet someone at that gas station not only has money, but cigarettes too.". Dude was like "oh thanks man, cya later". I made a rush back towards the tour van thinking to my self, oh god I hope not.
TL;DR: Drunk Native American, Friends, Fighting, Smokes, and Invisible Money.
| videos | t5_2qh1e | chbjz2r | Okay, this is gonna be a long one and fairly complicated to write out but here it goes. The band I use to sing for was on tour and our van broke down somewhere in Washington. It was 3 AM and there were absolutely no garages open at that time. I tried sleeping for a while but anyone who has been in a van filled with 5 un-showered guys, knows that isn't easy to do. I decided to go for a little walk since the little town we broke down in wasn't very threatening and I felt I wouldn't get mugged or killed.
Cut to 10 minutes into my walk as I am heading down the road and notice a guy following me. He keeps getting closer to the point were I notice two things before he speaks to me. One, this guy is drunk as fuck, and two, he is Native American. Not that the last thing mattered but hey, I did say I noticed two things. So, I turn around and he is like, "Heyyyy mannn, wat rrrr you dewin?". I start to tell him I am just out for a walk, and he drunkenly cuts me off and is like "hey, doo you got any changsh". I'm like "no, I don't have any money on me." (truth by the way). He's like, "hey mannn, I like youuu...do you got any shmokes?". I said, "No, I don't smoke". Then he goes...again, "hey, do you have any change?". I'm thinking what the hell, he already asked me this. So I say no AGAIN and he seriously starts asking me the same stuff over and over. It's like I am on the receiving end of a bad joke by someone who has short term memory loss.
So this conversation literally goes on for 5 minutes, interlaced with him also asking me if I wanted to fight him and when I reply "no", he like "oh man, I like you, your my friend"..followed by asking me if I have change. Finally I am like "listen man, the only money I have is invisible money" to which he surprisingly replied "well, can I have some of THAT?" in a tone that insinuated that I was just being difficult and could have solved the whole problem by just giving him that in the first place. So I reach in my pocket, pull my hand out, hover it over his open palm and drop nothing but air into his hand. He seriously stood there looking at his hand for 2 minutes before once again asking me if I want to fight. I said no again and that is when I saw a 24 hour gas station. I was like "hey buddy (cause he and I are friends, or so I have been told 20 times), I bet someone at that gas station not only has money, but cigarettes too.". Dude was like "oh thanks man, cya later". I made a rush back towards the tour van thinking to my self, oh god I hope not. | Drunk Native American, Friends, Fighting, Smokes, and Invisible Money. |
casinelli26 | I can only provide you with an anecdotal response and none of this will be factual and will be based purely off my subjective experience with my use of this substance.
I was in similar shoes as you were in last year, cramming for finals and using whatever resources I had at my disposal to obtain the best marks on my exams and presentations. Throughout my senior year, I had a close acquaintance who was prescribed an astronomical amount of adderall for daily usage (do not know the exact number but I think it was 60mg IR a day), 3 x 20mg IR tablets.
Needless to say, this individual was well aware of the chemistry behind how all this works, and only used his medication when he needed it. Hence, my roommate and I would use whatever was left.
Next part of the story, we would use frequently at first, once or twice a week to pull all nighters because hey why not, they were actually fun. It was college, so after class we would nap in the afternoon and the comedowns were bearable... for a while.
Fast forward three months later, I went to see a psychiatrist and obtained a script of addy myself, 10mg 3 times a day. I never used every day as I did not want to risk conditional behavior, but boy when I did choose to use it, the dosing was way off charts. I blame myself and my impulsive behavior for this. On multiple occasions I have ingested more than 90mgs of addys or more, stayed up for 48 hours straight and believed I was creating mind-blowing essays/projects, only to examine them the day after and realize it was all repetitive garbage which honed in on a variable that was insignificant to the project as a whole.
The aftermath wasn't pretty either. After graduation, I still used occasionally for work, but I tapered myself off. This is a sneaky chemical. I exercise frequently and engage myself in activities that help train my attention span.
Two years later (with on and off uses of other various chemicals) I'm doing well. Honestly, it's all about moderation, knowing your body/mind, and taking control before it takes control of you.
TLDR- You'll be okay, you'll have an adjustment/mood swing periods. Just excercise, stay healthy and keep yourself occupied | I can only provide you with an anecdotal response and none of this will be factual and will be based purely off my subjective experience with my use of this substance.
I was in similar shoes as you were in last year, cramming for finals and using whatever resources I had at my disposal to obtain the best marks on my exams and presentations. Throughout my senior year, I had a close acquaintance who was prescribed an astronomical amount of adderall for daily usage (do not know the exact number but I think it was 60mg IR a day), 3 x 20mg IR tablets.
Needless to say, this individual was well aware of the chemistry behind how all this works, and only used his medication when he needed it. Hence, my roommate and I would use whatever was left.
Next part of the story, we would use frequently at first, once or twice a week to pull all nighters because hey why not, they were actually fun. It was college, so after class we would nap in the afternoon and the comedowns were bearable... for a while.
Fast forward three months later, I went to see a psychiatrist and obtained a script of addy myself, 10mg 3 times a day. I never used every day as I did not want to risk conditional behavior, but boy when I did choose to use it, the dosing was way off charts. I blame myself and my impulsive behavior for this. On multiple occasions I have ingested more than 90mgs of addys or more, stayed up for 48 hours straight and believed I was creating mind-blowing essays/projects, only to examine them the day after and realize it was all repetitive garbage which honed in on a variable that was insignificant to the project as a whole.
The aftermath wasn't pretty either. After graduation, I still used occasionally for work, but I tapered myself off. This is a sneaky chemical. I exercise frequently and engage myself in activities that help train my attention span.
Two years later (with on and off uses of other various chemicals) I'm doing well. Honestly, it's all about moderation, knowing your body/mind, and taking control before it takes control of you.
TLDR- You'll be okay, you'll have an adjustment/mood swing periods. Just excercise, stay healthy and keep yourself occupied
| Drugs | t5_2qh7l | chbhyhl | I can only provide you with an anecdotal response and none of this will be factual and will be based purely off my subjective experience with my use of this substance.
I was in similar shoes as you were in last year, cramming for finals and using whatever resources I had at my disposal to obtain the best marks on my exams and presentations. Throughout my senior year, I had a close acquaintance who was prescribed an astronomical amount of adderall for daily usage (do not know the exact number but I think it was 60mg IR a day), 3 x 20mg IR tablets.
Needless to say, this individual was well aware of the chemistry behind how all this works, and only used his medication when he needed it. Hence, my roommate and I would use whatever was left.
Next part of the story, we would use frequently at first, once or twice a week to pull all nighters because hey why not, they were actually fun. It was college, so after class we would nap in the afternoon and the comedowns were bearable... for a while.
Fast forward three months later, I went to see a psychiatrist and obtained a script of addy myself, 10mg 3 times a day. I never used every day as I did not want to risk conditional behavior, but boy when I did choose to use it, the dosing was way off charts. I blame myself and my impulsive behavior for this. On multiple occasions I have ingested more than 90mgs of addys or more, stayed up for 48 hours straight and believed I was creating mind-blowing essays/projects, only to examine them the day after and realize it was all repetitive garbage which honed in on a variable that was insignificant to the project as a whole.
The aftermath wasn't pretty either. After graduation, I still used occasionally for work, but I tapered myself off. This is a sneaky chemical. I exercise frequently and engage myself in activities that help train my attention span.
Two years later (with on and off uses of other various chemicals) I'm doing well. Honestly, it's all about moderation, knowing your body/mind, and taking control before it takes control of you. | You'll be okay, you'll have an adjustment/mood swing periods. Just excercise, stay healthy and keep yourself occupied |
OMGASQUIRREL | > 1) Audio and video analysis is easily expandable to any number of spaces or locations with little calibration if implemented.
I've done research with both of these, though much more with video processing. Specifically I was doing real time object recognition and tracking. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the process of IDing a person and then characterizing what constitutes a seizure and what does not is non-trivial. Moreover, you're suggestion that it will work in any environment with little calibration is far fetched. There are tons of factors that can affect the performance of a system like this: variations in light levels, relative size, position, and orientation of the object being tracked, poor color contrast, depth issues, etc. The price of the camera alone could easily exceed $1k depending on the requirements of the system. Your standard Webcam will not have the resolution, exposure time, bandwidth, memory, auto-calibration, etc required to achieve the results you'll need for the device to be reliable.
tl;dr there's good reasons why video analysis is probably not the way to go here, especially for a reliable and affordable consumer product | > 1) Audio and video analysis is easily expandable to any number of spaces or locations with little calibration if implemented.
I've done research with both of these, though much more with video processing. Specifically I was doing real time object recognition and tracking. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the process of IDing a person and then characterizing what constitutes a seizure and what does not is non-trivial. Moreover, you're suggestion that it will work in any environment with little calibration is far fetched. There are tons of factors that can affect the performance of a system like this: variations in light levels, relative size, position, and orientation of the object being tracked, poor color contrast, depth issues, etc. The price of the camera alone could easily exceed $1k depending on the requirements of the system. Your standard Webcam will not have the resolution, exposure time, bandwidth, memory, auto-calibration, etc required to achieve the results you'll need for the device to be reliable.
tl;dr there's good reasons why video analysis is probably not the way to go here, especially for a reliable and affordable consumer product
| arduino | t5_2qknj | chbbsle | 1) Audio and video analysis is easily expandable to any number of spaces or locations with little calibration if implemented.
I've done research with both of these, though much more with video processing. Specifically I was doing real time object recognition and tracking. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the process of IDing a person and then characterizing what constitutes a seizure and what does not is non-trivial. Moreover, you're suggestion that it will work in any environment with little calibration is far fetched. There are tons of factors that can affect the performance of a system like this: variations in light levels, relative size, position, and orientation of the object being tracked, poor color contrast, depth issues, etc. The price of the camera alone could easily exceed $1k depending on the requirements of the system. Your standard Webcam will not have the resolution, exposure time, bandwidth, memory, auto-calibration, etc required to achieve the results you'll need for the device to be reliable. | there's good reasons why video analysis is probably not the way to go here, especially for a reliable and affordable consumer product |
KeyWaste | I just read a friend's book (about to go to press) called "Build Your Own Key West Shotgun House for $35,000". Most everything (lumber, windows, plumbing, electricity, etc) were quoted from Home Depot prices. I think the book's estimates are accurate.
Land was not included.
Also, the house detailed in the book was built on pier blocks.....
Not a traditional (cold weather) environment.
TL;DR $35,000 without land or foundation. | I just read a friend's book (about to go to press) called "Build Your Own Key West Shotgun House for $35,000". Most everything (lumber, windows, plumbing, electricity, etc) were quoted from Home Depot prices. I think the book's estimates are accurate.
Land was not included.
Also, the house detailed in the book was built on pier blocks.....
Not a traditional (cold weather) environment.
TL;DR $35,000 without land or foundation.
| Frugal | t5_2qhbe | chbfrnc | I just read a friend's book (about to go to press) called "Build Your Own Key West Shotgun House for $35,000". Most everything (lumber, windows, plumbing, electricity, etc) were quoted from Home Depot prices. I think the book's estimates are accurate.
Land was not included.
Also, the house detailed in the book was built on pier blocks.....
Not a traditional (cold weather) environment. | 35,000 without land or foundation. |
skyguygethigh | Really? You like them that much? Is most of the reason you like them because they're (primarily) American? Just out of curiosity... I'm American myself.
Not trying to hate on them as a team, but I really can't stand rtz. Every time I see interviews with him (especially casual ones) he seems like such an arrogant prick. I think that follows him into his play as well. It's not like I've watched every single game he plays, but it appears ***to me*** that when things aren't going well for EG, or he is having a bad game, he gets caught out way more than he should, farming alone, just because he gets greedy and careless. I see that as arrogant and as disrespectful towards his own team. Basically every other top player with a core roles tends to be much more careful, especially while down.
It's also my perception that he believes he is better than everyone else on his team , which ties in with the disrespect. I have no evidence at hand to substantiate this. It's just how I perceive things.
I like all the other EG players, but I don't think they're a top tier team. Of course, none of this means they *can't* (or won't) win TI4, I would just prefer to see someone I believe is more deserving to win. If they were to come out and blow everyone away, them damnit they'd deserve to win, but as of now I'm much more impressed with other top teams.
**TL;DR** Don't want Arteezy to win TI til he changes his attitude. | Really? You like them that much? Is most of the reason you like them because they're (primarily) American? Just out of curiosity... I'm American myself.
Not trying to hate on them as a team, but I really can't stand rtz. Every time I see interviews with him (especially casual ones) he seems like such an arrogant prick. I think that follows him into his play as well. It's not like I've watched every single game he plays, but it appears to me that when things aren't going well for EG, or he is having a bad game, he gets caught out way more than he should, farming alone, just because he gets greedy and careless. I see that as arrogant and as disrespectful towards his own team. Basically every other top player with a core roles tends to be much more careful, especially while down.
It's also my perception that he believes he is better than everyone else on his team , which ties in with the disrespect. I have no evidence at hand to substantiate this. It's just how I perceive things.
I like all the other EG players, but I don't think they're a top tier team. Of course, none of this means they can't (or won't) win TI4, I would just prefer to see someone I believe is more deserving to win. If they were to come out and blow everyone away, them damnit they'd deserve to win, but as of now I'm much more impressed with other top teams.
TL;DR Don't want Arteezy to win TI til he changes his attitude.
| DotA2 | t5_2s580 | chbpauf | Really? You like them that much? Is most of the reason you like them because they're (primarily) American? Just out of curiosity... I'm American myself.
Not trying to hate on them as a team, but I really can't stand rtz. Every time I see interviews with him (especially casual ones) he seems like such an arrogant prick. I think that follows him into his play as well. It's not like I've watched every single game he plays, but it appears to me that when things aren't going well for EG, or he is having a bad game, he gets caught out way more than he should, farming alone, just because he gets greedy and careless. I see that as arrogant and as disrespectful towards his own team. Basically every other top player with a core roles tends to be much more careful, especially while down.
It's also my perception that he believes he is better than everyone else on his team , which ties in with the disrespect. I have no evidence at hand to substantiate this. It's just how I perceive things.
I like all the other EG players, but I don't think they're a top tier team. Of course, none of this means they can't (or won't) win TI4, I would just prefer to see someone I believe is more deserving to win. If they were to come out and blow everyone away, them damnit they'd deserve to win, but as of now I'm much more impressed with other top teams. | Don't want Arteezy to win TI til he changes his attitude. |
Baeocystin | I understand. I had to move home to take care of my parents as my mother succumbed to the slow hell that is Alzheimer's.
My only suggestion is that you know what is going to happen. Your mother is not your ward, and *you will not make it easier on yourself to push her away by wedging yourself in to her choices*.
I think your concerns are completely warranted. I don't even want to get in to how much money was lost before I moved back and kept a sharper eye on things. But you need to have a long-term plan **for you**.
That means you have to be the priority, not your mother, for the same reason airlines say put your own mask on first before helping a child. It might seem rude, or selfish, but the fact of the matter is that if you have to be the responsible one, you need to make sure you have a base of your own resources to tap when things turn south. If your mother needs to experience a little hardship on her own, then that's what she needs. She will likely be more ready to listen if you two haven't been fighting.
tl;dr- you say your Mother is going to suffer from being sheltered for so long. Think long and hard about why you are fighting to maintain that status quo.
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I realize this may sound a little harsh. I do not mean it to be, and I wish you good luck with a difficult task. | I understand. I had to move home to take care of my parents as my mother succumbed to the slow hell that is Alzheimer's.
My only suggestion is that you know what is going to happen. Your mother is not your ward, and you will not make it easier on yourself to push her away by wedging yourself in to her choices .
I think your concerns are completely warranted. I don't even want to get in to how much money was lost before I moved back and kept a sharper eye on things. But you need to have a long-term plan for you .
That means you have to be the priority, not your mother, for the same reason airlines say put your own mask on first before helping a child. It might seem rude, or selfish, but the fact of the matter is that if you have to be the responsible one, you need to make sure you have a base of your own resources to tap when things turn south. If your mother needs to experience a little hardship on her own, then that's what she needs. She will likely be more ready to listen if you two haven't been fighting.
tl;dr- you say your Mother is going to suffer from being sheltered for so long. Think long and hard about why you are fighting to maintain that status quo.
I realize this may sound a little harsh. I do not mean it to be, and I wish you good luck with a difficult task.
| RedditForGrownups | t5_2sh93 | chbpv3d | I understand. I had to move home to take care of my parents as my mother succumbed to the slow hell that is Alzheimer's.
My only suggestion is that you know what is going to happen. Your mother is not your ward, and you will not make it easier on yourself to push her away by wedging yourself in to her choices .
I think your concerns are completely warranted. I don't even want to get in to how much money was lost before I moved back and kept a sharper eye on things. But you need to have a long-term plan for you .
That means you have to be the priority, not your mother, for the same reason airlines say put your own mask on first before helping a child. It might seem rude, or selfish, but the fact of the matter is that if you have to be the responsible one, you need to make sure you have a base of your own resources to tap when things turn south. If your mother needs to experience a little hardship on her own, then that's what she needs. She will likely be more ready to listen if you two haven't been fighting. | you say your Mother is going to suffer from being sheltered for so long. Think long and hard about why you are fighting to maintain that status quo.
I realize this may sound a little harsh. I do not mean it to be, and I wish you good luck with a difficult task. |
jon214thab |
> there's little to nil demand
I have seen a number of people that would want this. I do not know where you are getting this from besides your own opinion.
> We could emulate the original Xbox
I have yet to see anything meaningful and everytime it is brought up the same old problems are run into (TL;DR its too hard is always said) | > there's little to nil demand
I have seen a number of people that would want this. I do not know where you are getting this from besides your own opinion.
> We could emulate the original Xbox
I have yet to see anything meaningful and everytime it is brought up the same old problems are run into (TL;DR its too hard is always said)
| pcmasterrace | t5_2sgp1 | chc656v | there's little to nil demand
I have seen a number of people that would want this. I do not know where you are getting this from besides your own opinion.
> We could emulate the original Xbox
I have yet to see anything meaningful and everytime it is brought up the same old problems are run into ( | its too hard is always said) |
toriarata | Vucub Caquix, The Seven Macaw
*This is the one full review I'll give before judging. Lots of comments about a skill doesn't mean I'm cutting down your idea, it means I'm excited by it!*
**Concept/Flavor/Loreness:** I don’t know very much about Mayan mythology, so I appreciate having an easy lore to follow. The fire/ice extrapolation from the sun/moon thing seems to be more of a creative modern liberty than anything really rooted in lore (which I usually don’t like at all) but for some reason here I’m totally okay with it. I guess I’m a sucker for duality. In any event, the decision for a stance god from a creature that pretended to be the sun and moon feels really natural and great!
**Passive: False Cycles:** So, he’s a tempo caster AND ALSO a stance caster. This is pretty interesting; I don’t think there are any tempo casters currently in game? Although it initially seems that the player would have to think ahead to make sure that they’re in the right stance, Vucub’s moves do not actually change that much in either stance… Sun is more damagey and Moon is more slowey, which takes a lot of the complication out of. This is a good thing since the player ALSO has to manage the noon/midnight effects. All in all I think the passive doesn’t overly complicate the god and makes him interesting to play, so it works well and I like that the bonus comes at noon/midnight rather than at the end, it just spices it up a bit. The separate cooldowns seems intimidating because it means Vucub can spam all his skills in a row and then be rewarded with an entirely new set of skills to spam in a row before he’s exhausted all his cooldowns. He’ll be bursty, but I think it’s okay. I can imagine the little wheel above Vucub’s portrait already.
**1) Heat Gust / Cold Winds:** I wrote this whole thing about not knowing what kind of AoE this was before realizing that all that info was down at the bottom… it’s really a lot easier to read the concepts when all the info for the skill is in one place. As for the move itself, it seems like a good simple bread and butter AoE, which is great given the complexity of the switching. The bonus effects seem fine as well, but it’s probably just simpler to say for the noon effect that the skill uses a higher Magic Ratio rather than it does 20% more damage. Otherwise, it’s a good skill!
**2) Fire Beak / Frost Talon:** Fire Beak seems like a really cool execution move since it does damage based on a target’s missing health, but a 6 s DoT where each second does more damage than the last seems like it’s a bit out of control, especially considering that it will never occur without the “30% more damage” buff on top of it. I’ve been trying to run the numbers on this but failing rather spectacularly, but it seems like a lot. If it were a shorter DoT or if it just dealt one-time additional damage that was equal to say, 10% of their missing health? Basically, Fire Beak has two Noon effects and both of them are really really strong. Either the fully magnified damage or the execution % missing health stuff seems good. As for the Ice part, the root seems fine, if a little bland in comparison to the Noon effects.
**3) Solar Eclipse / Lunar Eclipse:**I’m a little confused as to why the Solar and Lunar powers aren’t switched—everywhere else in the concept the Solar Cycle is the damage one and the Lunar one is the defensive one, so it seems weird to have it be the opposite on this one skill. I’m also not clear on the noon/midnight effects, does it mean that the next skill to be cast has the opposite effect it normally would, for instance, if Vucub procs midnight Lunar Eclipse and then uses Cold Winds, does Cold Winds get Heat Gust’s noon effect (blinding and doing additional damage)?
**Ult: Sun Apparition / Moon Apparition:** So, is this a projectile fired forward, followed immediately by a dash? Or rather he dashes forward and then fires a projectile from his new location? Either seem cool and like strong initiation tools, if he fires the projectile from his new location he’ll be able to engage from a LONG way away once every 90 s. As for the bonus effects, they’re rather similar; you might want to have the midnight effect not deal damage but have some kind of interesting debuff and leave the damage to the fire side (also, the midnight ability hardly deals less damage than the fire side since most of the damage will come from Magic Power and the scaling for both is the same. You say in your summary up top that Vucub needs to choose between dealing damage and having access to utility, but really, the lunar abilities all deal damage in the same way as the solar abilities, they just deal a little bit less of it. The ult seems like a good place to force Vucub players to choose wisely in having this damage aura to secure kills or a team-supporting CC aura.
**TL;DR**
*Pros*
* Cool tempo/stance system and the moves themselves are elegantly simple for the most part.
* I like the solar/lunar fire/ice damage/utility dualities set up in the kit a lot.
*Things to make into Pros*
* A lot of the moves are written kind of unclearly, so try to clarify exactly how the moves work.
* Solar and Lunar abilities aren’t actually that different. It doesn’t feel like if I were playing Vucub I’d have to make hard choices to pick the stance I needed for this encounter, it seems like I’d just go along with whatever stance I were in. If the lunar abilities did less damage but had more CC or other effects on them, Vucub would be a much more strategic god to play instead of just a spam-spammer who changes his color scheme every 3 seconds.
*That concludes the review! In the spirit of collaboration, please try to review a couple of other concepts, especially for users who review yours!*
| Vucub Caquix, The Seven Macaw
This is the one full review I'll give before judging. Lots of comments about a skill doesn't mean I'm cutting down your idea, it means I'm excited by it!
Concept/Flavor/Loreness: I don’t know very much about Mayan mythology, so I appreciate having an easy lore to follow. The fire/ice extrapolation from the sun/moon thing seems to be more of a creative modern liberty than anything really rooted in lore (which I usually don’t like at all) but for some reason here I’m totally okay with it. I guess I’m a sucker for duality. In any event, the decision for a stance god from a creature that pretended to be the sun and moon feels really natural and great!
Passive: False Cycles: So, he’s a tempo caster AND ALSO a stance caster. This is pretty interesting; I don’t think there are any tempo casters currently in game? Although it initially seems that the player would have to think ahead to make sure that they’re in the right stance, Vucub’s moves do not actually change that much in either stance… Sun is more damagey and Moon is more slowey, which takes a lot of the complication out of. This is a good thing since the player ALSO has to manage the noon/midnight effects. All in all I think the passive doesn’t overly complicate the god and makes him interesting to play, so it works well and I like that the bonus comes at noon/midnight rather than at the end, it just spices it up a bit. The separate cooldowns seems intimidating because it means Vucub can spam all his skills in a row and then be rewarded with an entirely new set of skills to spam in a row before he’s exhausted all his cooldowns. He’ll be bursty, but I think it’s okay. I can imagine the little wheel above Vucub’s portrait already.
1) Heat Gust / Cold Winds: I wrote this whole thing about not knowing what kind of AoE this was before realizing that all that info was down at the bottom… it’s really a lot easier to read the concepts when all the info for the skill is in one place. As for the move itself, it seems like a good simple bread and butter AoE, which is great given the complexity of the switching. The bonus effects seem fine as well, but it’s probably just simpler to say for the noon effect that the skill uses a higher Magic Ratio rather than it does 20% more damage. Otherwise, it’s a good skill!
2) Fire Beak / Frost Talon: Fire Beak seems like a really cool execution move since it does damage based on a target’s missing health, but a 6 s DoT where each second does more damage than the last seems like it’s a bit out of control, especially considering that it will never occur without the “30% more damage” buff on top of it. I’ve been trying to run the numbers on this but failing rather spectacularly, but it seems like a lot. If it were a shorter DoT or if it just dealt one-time additional damage that was equal to say, 10% of their missing health? Basically, Fire Beak has two Noon effects and both of them are really really strong. Either the fully magnified damage or the execution % missing health stuff seems good. As for the Ice part, the root seems fine, if a little bland in comparison to the Noon effects.
3) Solar Eclipse / Lunar Eclipse: I’m a little confused as to why the Solar and Lunar powers aren’t switched—everywhere else in the concept the Solar Cycle is the damage one and the Lunar one is the defensive one, so it seems weird to have it be the opposite on this one skill. I’m also not clear on the noon/midnight effects, does it mean that the next skill to be cast has the opposite effect it normally would, for instance, if Vucub procs midnight Lunar Eclipse and then uses Cold Winds, does Cold Winds get Heat Gust’s noon effect (blinding and doing additional damage)?
Ult: Sun Apparition / Moon Apparition: So, is this a projectile fired forward, followed immediately by a dash? Or rather he dashes forward and then fires a projectile from his new location? Either seem cool and like strong initiation tools, if he fires the projectile from his new location he’ll be able to engage from a LONG way away once every 90 s. As for the bonus effects, they’re rather similar; you might want to have the midnight effect not deal damage but have some kind of interesting debuff and leave the damage to the fire side (also, the midnight ability hardly deals less damage than the fire side since most of the damage will come from Magic Power and the scaling for both is the same. You say in your summary up top that Vucub needs to choose between dealing damage and having access to utility, but really, the lunar abilities all deal damage in the same way as the solar abilities, they just deal a little bit less of it. The ult seems like a good place to force Vucub players to choose wisely in having this damage aura to secure kills or a team-supporting CC aura.
TL;DR
Pros
Cool tempo/stance system and the moves themselves are elegantly simple for the most part.
I like the solar/lunar fire/ice damage/utility dualities set up in the kit a lot.
Things to make into Pros
A lot of the moves are written kind of unclearly, so try to clarify exactly how the moves work.
Solar and Lunar abilities aren’t actually that different. It doesn’t feel like if I were playing Vucub I’d have to make hard choices to pick the stance I needed for this encounter, it seems like I’d just go along with whatever stance I were in. If the lunar abilities did less damage but had more CC or other effects on them, Vucub would be a much more strategic god to play instead of just a spam-spammer who changes his color scheme every 3 seconds.
That concludes the review! In the spirit of collaboration, please try to review a couple of other concepts, especially for users who review yours!
| SMITEGODCONCEPTS | t5_2xy2u | chedr96 | Vucub Caquix, The Seven Macaw
This is the one full review I'll give before judging. Lots of comments about a skill doesn't mean I'm cutting down your idea, it means I'm excited by it!
Concept/Flavor/Loreness: I don’t know very much about Mayan mythology, so I appreciate having an easy lore to follow. The fire/ice extrapolation from the sun/moon thing seems to be more of a creative modern liberty than anything really rooted in lore (which I usually don’t like at all) but for some reason here I’m totally okay with it. I guess I’m a sucker for duality. In any event, the decision for a stance god from a creature that pretended to be the sun and moon feels really natural and great!
Passive: False Cycles: So, he’s a tempo caster AND ALSO a stance caster. This is pretty interesting; I don’t think there are any tempo casters currently in game? Although it initially seems that the player would have to think ahead to make sure that they’re in the right stance, Vucub’s moves do not actually change that much in either stance… Sun is more damagey and Moon is more slowey, which takes a lot of the complication out of. This is a good thing since the player ALSO has to manage the noon/midnight effects. All in all I think the passive doesn’t overly complicate the god and makes him interesting to play, so it works well and I like that the bonus comes at noon/midnight rather than at the end, it just spices it up a bit. The separate cooldowns seems intimidating because it means Vucub can spam all his skills in a row and then be rewarded with an entirely new set of skills to spam in a row before he’s exhausted all his cooldowns. He’ll be bursty, but I think it’s okay. I can imagine the little wheel above Vucub’s portrait already.
1) Heat Gust / Cold Winds: I wrote this whole thing about not knowing what kind of AoE this was before realizing that all that info was down at the bottom… it’s really a lot easier to read the concepts when all the info for the skill is in one place. As for the move itself, it seems like a good simple bread and butter AoE, which is great given the complexity of the switching. The bonus effects seem fine as well, but it’s probably just simpler to say for the noon effect that the skill uses a higher Magic Ratio rather than it does 20% more damage. Otherwise, it’s a good skill!
2) Fire Beak / Frost Talon: Fire Beak seems like a really cool execution move since it does damage based on a target’s missing health, but a 6 s DoT where each second does more damage than the last seems like it’s a bit out of control, especially considering that it will never occur without the “30% more damage” buff on top of it. I’ve been trying to run the numbers on this but failing rather spectacularly, but it seems like a lot. If it were a shorter DoT or if it just dealt one-time additional damage that was equal to say, 10% of their missing health? Basically, Fire Beak has two Noon effects and both of them are really really strong. Either the fully magnified damage or the execution % missing health stuff seems good. As for the Ice part, the root seems fine, if a little bland in comparison to the Noon effects.
3) Solar Eclipse / Lunar Eclipse: I’m a little confused as to why the Solar and Lunar powers aren’t switched—everywhere else in the concept the Solar Cycle is the damage one and the Lunar one is the defensive one, so it seems weird to have it be the opposite on this one skill. I’m also not clear on the noon/midnight effects, does it mean that the next skill to be cast has the opposite effect it normally would, for instance, if Vucub procs midnight Lunar Eclipse and then uses Cold Winds, does Cold Winds get Heat Gust’s noon effect (blinding and doing additional damage)?
Ult: Sun Apparition / Moon Apparition: So, is this a projectile fired forward, followed immediately by a dash? Or rather he dashes forward and then fires a projectile from his new location? Either seem cool and like strong initiation tools, if he fires the projectile from his new location he’ll be able to engage from a LONG way away once every 90 s. As for the bonus effects, they’re rather similar; you might want to have the midnight effect not deal damage but have some kind of interesting debuff and leave the damage to the fire side (also, the midnight ability hardly deals less damage than the fire side since most of the damage will come from Magic Power and the scaling for both is the same. You say in your summary up top that Vucub needs to choose between dealing damage and having access to utility, but really, the lunar abilities all deal damage in the same way as the solar abilities, they just deal a little bit less of it. The ult seems like a good place to force Vucub players to choose wisely in having this damage aura to secure kills or a team-supporting CC aura. | Pros
Cool tempo/stance system and the moves themselves are elegantly simple for the most part.
I like the solar/lunar fire/ice damage/utility dualities set up in the kit a lot.
Things to make into Pros
A lot of the moves are written kind of unclearly, so try to clarify exactly how the moves work.
Solar and Lunar abilities aren’t actually that different. It doesn’t feel like if I were playing Vucub I’d have to make hard choices to pick the stance I needed for this encounter, it seems like I’d just go along with whatever stance I were in. If the lunar abilities did less damage but had more CC or other effects on them, Vucub would be a much more strategic god to play instead of just a spam-spammer who changes his color scheme every 3 seconds.
That concludes the review! In the spirit of collaboration, please try to review a couple of other concepts, especially for users who review yours! |
wachoooom | You'll notice that Mondays and Thursdays are the most common off days for baseball teams. Most series are 3 games, and with most teams making sure they play all three weekend days, because no team wants to start a series on a Saturday or Sunday, that only leaves a few days during the week that work. Either you start on Monday and end Wednesday or start Tuesday and end Thursday. Every once in a while you get a 4 game series which fills out a week.
Tldr Mondays and Thursdays get the short straw a lot | You'll notice that Mondays and Thursdays are the most common off days for baseball teams. Most series are 3 games, and with most teams making sure they play all three weekend days, because no team wants to start a series on a Saturday or Sunday, that only leaves a few days during the week that work. Either you start on Monday and end Wednesday or start Tuesday and end Thursday. Every once in a while you get a 4 game series which fills out a week.
Tldr Mondays and Thursdays get the short straw a lot
| Nationals | t5_2s9ce | chc2mbj | You'll notice that Mondays and Thursdays are the most common off days for baseball teams. Most series are 3 games, and with most teams making sure they play all three weekend days, because no team wants to start a series on a Saturday or Sunday, that only leaves a few days during the week that work. Either you start on Monday and end Wednesday or start Tuesday and end Thursday. Every once in a while you get a 4 game series which fills out a week. | Mondays and Thursdays get the short straw a lot |
cornfedpig | They're kind of like a corrupt cop. China and Saudi Arabia are nations that need some policing, but since the US needs them for it's own benefit they're allowed to go on violating human rights all over the place.
But to make it look like they're still on the job, they arrest Afghanistan an Iraq for very minor crimes.
An North Korea is kind of like that one street gang that only preys on its own ethnic neighbourhood so they don't give a shit about it at all.
Tl;dr: The US is the worlds police, but they're corrupt as shit. | They're kind of like a corrupt cop. China and Saudi Arabia are nations that need some policing, but since the US needs them for it's own benefit they're allowed to go on violating human rights all over the place.
But to make it look like they're still on the job, they arrest Afghanistan an Iraq for very minor crimes.
An North Korea is kind of like that one street gang that only preys on its own ethnic neighbourhood so they don't give a shit about it at all.
Tl;dr: The US is the worlds police, but they're corrupt as shit.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chc32j3 | They're kind of like a corrupt cop. China and Saudi Arabia are nations that need some policing, but since the US needs them for it's own benefit they're allowed to go on violating human rights all over the place.
But to make it look like they're still on the job, they arrest Afghanistan an Iraq for very minor crimes.
An North Korea is kind of like that one street gang that only preys on its own ethnic neighbourhood so they don't give a shit about it at all. | The US is the worlds police, but they're corrupt as shit. |
frickendevil | There are few performance benchmarks available so far for the newest Bay Trail processors, but you can compare the [2955U]( (Acer C720 and co) against the [N2820]( (which will be very similar to the N2830 of the c200/c300).
If you want a quick run down of performance differences:
* N2820 has better CPU performance in general, definitely better floating point performance, similar integer performance.
* N2820 will generally use less power.
* 2955U has better GPU performance (10 vs 4 execution units, although lower clocked).
* 2955U has more CPU cache, which may exaggerate its CPU performance, as more cache generally favours the numerical performance of the benchmark tests.
tl;dr Bay trail will probably open programs faster, but be more jittery in graphically intensive things.
I will re-evaluate when some of the new bay trail chips start getting benchmarked, but GPU performance likely won't change, and the only other benefit is that the 'pentium' bay trails will probably be quad core.
| There are few performance benchmarks available so far for the newest Bay Trail processors, but you can compare the 2955U against the N2820 .
If you want a quick run down of performance differences:
N2820 has better CPU performance in general, definitely better floating point performance, similar integer performance.
N2820 will generally use less power.
2955U has better GPU performance (10 vs 4 execution units, although lower clocked).
2955U has more CPU cache, which may exaggerate its CPU performance, as more cache generally favours the numerical performance of the benchmark tests.
tl;dr Bay trail will probably open programs faster, but be more jittery in graphically intensive things.
I will re-evaluate when some of the new bay trail chips start getting benchmarked, but GPU performance likely won't change, and the only other benefit is that the 'pentium' bay trails will probably be quad core.
| chromeos | t5_2r1wh | chcc4n7 | There are few performance benchmarks available so far for the newest Bay Trail processors, but you can compare the 2955U against the N2820 .
If you want a quick run down of performance differences:
N2820 has better CPU performance in general, definitely better floating point performance, similar integer performance.
N2820 will generally use less power.
2955U has better GPU performance (10 vs 4 execution units, although lower clocked).
2955U has more CPU cache, which may exaggerate its CPU performance, as more cache generally favours the numerical performance of the benchmark tests. | Bay trail will probably open programs faster, but be more jittery in graphically intensive things.
I will re-evaluate when some of the new bay trail chips start getting benchmarked, but GPU performance likely won't change, and the only other benefit is that the 'pentium' bay trails will probably be quad core. |
Fwoggie2 | Last one was 4 weeks ago. Walking through Bonn station , Germany (the town where I live currently) after 10 hours of train travel. Just making my 6th connection from deepest darkest rural Norfolk UK onto a tram. My flat was 7 minutes tram ride and a 4 minute walk away.
This guy ignores the fact I have a 80L massive 4 wheel suitcase in one hand, a trolly dolly carry on airline sized suitcase in the other and a 40L rucksack on my back and asks in German (it's 11pm on a Sunday night) if I want to talk about Jesus.
Now I might be atheist, but I have full respect for anyone who's religious. 99% of the time. There's a time and a place, and after 10 hr's crossing Europe on multiple trains, with 60kgs (120lb) of luggage, thirsty, tired, and desperate for a bed - preferably on my own no less, so tired was I - now wasn't a good time to talk about Jesus. He was the 1%.
TL;DR If you want to talk about Jesus, don't pick on the really obviously tired big guy with an enormous amount luggage very late on a Sunday night. You're not going to convert him. | Last one was 4 weeks ago. Walking through Bonn station , Germany (the town where I live currently) after 10 hours of train travel. Just making my 6th connection from deepest darkest rural Norfolk UK onto a tram. My flat was 7 minutes tram ride and a 4 minute walk away.
This guy ignores the fact I have a 80L massive 4 wheel suitcase in one hand, a trolly dolly carry on airline sized suitcase in the other and a 40L rucksack on my back and asks in German (it's 11pm on a Sunday night) if I want to talk about Jesus.
Now I might be atheist, but I have full respect for anyone who's religious. 99% of the time. There's a time and a place, and after 10 hr's crossing Europe on multiple trains, with 60kgs (120lb) of luggage, thirsty, tired, and desperate for a bed - preferably on my own no less, so tired was I - now wasn't a good time to talk about Jesus. He was the 1%.
TL;DR If you want to talk about Jesus, don't pick on the really obviously tired big guy with an enormous amount luggage very late on a Sunday night. You're not going to convert him.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chc72dj | Last one was 4 weeks ago. Walking through Bonn station , Germany (the town where I live currently) after 10 hours of train travel. Just making my 6th connection from deepest darkest rural Norfolk UK onto a tram. My flat was 7 minutes tram ride and a 4 minute walk away.
This guy ignores the fact I have a 80L massive 4 wheel suitcase in one hand, a trolly dolly carry on airline sized suitcase in the other and a 40L rucksack on my back and asks in German (it's 11pm on a Sunday night) if I want to talk about Jesus.
Now I might be atheist, but I have full respect for anyone who's religious. 99% of the time. There's a time and a place, and after 10 hr's crossing Europe on multiple trains, with 60kgs (120lb) of luggage, thirsty, tired, and desperate for a bed - preferably on my own no less, so tired was I - now wasn't a good time to talk about Jesus. He was the 1%. | If you want to talk about Jesus, don't pick on the really obviously tired big guy with an enormous amount luggage very late on a Sunday night. You're not going to convert him. |
pkdrdr | I teach at a school where the student population is around 55% black. About 5% of that population is first generation Nigerian and Guinean (owing to the proximity of a nearby consulate). The black american students do seem to talk loudly compared to other students. However, the African students are noticeably quieter than even the white students.
I realize this is not scientific by any means, but I think the black american students identify the loud talking as a part of their culture. The loudest students are typically from the same or similar neighborhoods and seem to agree on trends in music, fashion, etc.
**TL;DR - culture** | I teach at a school where the student population is around 55% black. About 5% of that population is first generation Nigerian and Guinean (owing to the proximity of a nearby consulate). The black american students do seem to talk loudly compared to other students. However, the African students are noticeably quieter than even the white students.
I realize this is not scientific by any means, but I think the black american students identify the loud talking as a part of their culture. The loudest students are typically from the same or similar neighborhoods and seem to agree on trends in music, fashion, etc.
TL;DR - culture
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chcc13i | I teach at a school where the student population is around 55% black. About 5% of that population is first generation Nigerian and Guinean (owing to the proximity of a nearby consulate). The black american students do seem to talk loudly compared to other students. However, the African students are noticeably quieter than even the white students.
I realize this is not scientific by any means, but I think the black american students identify the loud talking as a part of their culture. The loudest students are typically from the same or similar neighborhoods and seem to agree on trends in music, fashion, etc. | culture |
ashsimmonds | It used to be open access, at the time I pulled a couple quotes from it [here](
And there's a ton of references about good/bad fats to go through [here](
And a bucketload of stuff about cholesterol [here](
TL;DR - MFP are fucking idiots for putting this feature in, saturated fat is great, so is cholesterol | It used to be open access, at the time I pulled a couple quotes from it [here](
And there's a ton of references about good/bad fats to go through [here](
And a bucketload of stuff about cholesterol [here](
TL;DR - MFP are fucking idiots for putting this feature in, saturated fat is great, so is cholesterol
| keto | t5_2rske | chce42w | It used to be open access, at the time I pulled a couple quotes from it [here](
And there's a ton of references about good/bad fats to go through [here](
And a bucketload of stuff about cholesterol [here]( | MFP are fucking idiots for putting this feature in, saturated fat is great, so is cholesterol |
THROW_SOME_Ds_JOKE | Cadillac is a division of U.S. based General Motors Company (GM) that markets luxury vehicles worldwide. Cadillac's primary markets are the United States, Canada, and China, but Cadillac-branded vehicles are distributed in 34 additional markets worldwide.
Cadillac is currently the second oldest American automobile brand and is among the oldest automobile brands in the world.
*When purchasing a Cadillac it is highly advised to THROW SOME D's ON THAT BITCH
TL;DR THROW SOME D'S ON THAT BITCH | Cadillac is a division of U.S. based General Motors Company (GM) that markets luxury vehicles worldwide. Cadillac's primary markets are the United States, Canada, and China, but Cadillac-branded vehicles are distributed in 34 additional markets worldwide.
Cadillac is currently the second oldest American automobile brand and is among the oldest automobile brands in the world.
*When purchasing a Cadillac it is highly advised to THROW SOME D's ON THAT BITCH
TL;DR THROW SOME D'S ON THAT BITCH
| Montford | t5_317jl | chcqx9o | Cadillac is a division of U.S. based General Motors Company (GM) that markets luxury vehicles worldwide. Cadillac's primary markets are the United States, Canada, and China, but Cadillac-branded vehicles are distributed in 34 additional markets worldwide.
Cadillac is currently the second oldest American automobile brand and is among the oldest automobile brands in the world.
*When purchasing a Cadillac it is highly advised to THROW SOME D's ON THAT BITCH | THROW SOME D'S ON THAT BITCH |
OKCupid_Adventure | I experienced all of these things except this one:
>-a slight overall tendency toward astrology, navel-staring spirituality, and other things I think are dumb, but much less emphasis on careerism and material wealth.
"Healthy, open attitudes about sex" is especially true. I think, at our age, we're past the over-romanticizing of sex. Most of us have either had very long-term relationships or lots of relationships and have worked out that we want to have some fun with dating.
After hanging around here, I have the impression that online dating works much better for guys our age than guys in their 20s. Especially if we're dating women our own age. Or slightly younger. I had my range set at 26 to 42 for a while (I was 38 at the time), with the idea being I might be interested more seriously in the 34 to 42 end of that, but had some interesting dates with women from the younger end of that spectrum who weren't really out for relationships.
**TL;DR** Late 30s to early 40s seems to be a golden age for guys in online (and maybe offline) dating. | I experienced all of these things except this one:
>-a slight overall tendency toward astrology, navel-staring spirituality, and other things I think are dumb, but much less emphasis on careerism and material wealth.
"Healthy, open attitudes about sex" is especially true. I think, at our age, we're past the over-romanticizing of sex. Most of us have either had very long-term relationships or lots of relationships and have worked out that we want to have some fun with dating.
After hanging around here, I have the impression that online dating works much better for guys our age than guys in their 20s. Especially if we're dating women our own age. Or slightly younger. I had my range set at 26 to 42 for a while (I was 38 at the time), with the idea being I might be interested more seriously in the 34 to 42 end of that, but had some interesting dates with women from the younger end of that spectrum who weren't really out for relationships.
TL;DR Late 30s to early 40s seems to be a golden age for guys in online (and maybe offline) dating.
| OkCupid | t5_2rct2 | chd02d4 | I experienced all of these things except this one:
>-a slight overall tendency toward astrology, navel-staring spirituality, and other things I think are dumb, but much less emphasis on careerism and material wealth.
"Healthy, open attitudes about sex" is especially true. I think, at our age, we're past the over-romanticizing of sex. Most of us have either had very long-term relationships or lots of relationships and have worked out that we want to have some fun with dating.
After hanging around here, I have the impression that online dating works much better for guys our age than guys in their 20s. Especially if we're dating women our own age. Or slightly younger. I had my range set at 26 to 42 for a while (I was 38 at the time), with the idea being I might be interested more seriously in the 34 to 42 end of that, but had some interesting dates with women from the younger end of that spectrum who weren't really out for relationships. | Late 30s to early 40s seems to be a golden age for guys in online (and maybe offline) dating. |
hokie_pokie | You know the saying: You will regret the things you didnt do more than the things you did 10 years from now. This is the exact reason why that saying exists.
But thats the easy answer. Now for the hard part:
A date isn't some special magical thing where you stare at eachothers eyes for hours and make passionate love afterwards while talking about getting married. The best first dates can start of by going for a cup of coffee, thats all it needs. So in case you are afraid that its a big deal, dont. A date should be a relaxed setting where you can get to know eachother.
That being said, I hope it makes the whole situation a bit less akward.
For the real asking out:
Doing something like this over email or phone is a bad move. We are social creatures, we like to see the other person. So the best advice I can give you is to just walk up to her and say:
" Hey, I noticed you in our group project, want to have a coffee this afternoon" Or something along the lines of that.
In case you cant do that. Mail her and try to act a bit casual. Simply put: " Hey, we didnt got the chance to get to know eachother during our group project but you seem like a nice person. Want to get a coffee next monday"
The biggest step here is ofcourse the asking part. But imagine the worst possible thing that can happen --> She will say no. Which isnt the end of the world. So get to work! In case you need some more specific advice, feel free to ask.
TLDR;
Act casual, dont think of a date as a big thing, just ask her for a coffee to get to know her.
Good luck!
| You know the saying: You will regret the things you didnt do more than the things you did 10 years from now. This is the exact reason why that saying exists.
But thats the easy answer. Now for the hard part:
A date isn't some special magical thing where you stare at eachothers eyes for hours and make passionate love afterwards while talking about getting married. The best first dates can start of by going for a cup of coffee, thats all it needs. So in case you are afraid that its a big deal, dont. A date should be a relaxed setting where you can get to know eachother.
That being said, I hope it makes the whole situation a bit less akward.
For the real asking out:
Doing something like this over email or phone is a bad move. We are social creatures, we like to see the other person. So the best advice I can give you is to just walk up to her and say:
" Hey, I noticed you in our group project, want to have a coffee this afternoon" Or something along the lines of that.
In case you cant do that. Mail her and try to act a bit casual. Simply put: " Hey, we didnt got the chance to get to know eachother during our group project but you seem like a nice person. Want to get a coffee next monday"
The biggest step here is ofcourse the asking part. But imagine the worst possible thing that can happen --> She will say no. Which isnt the end of the world. So get to work! In case you need some more specific advice, feel free to ask.
TLDR;
Act casual, dont think of a date as a big thing, just ask her for a coffee to get to know her.
Good luck!
| dating_advice | t5_2s4kl | chd2pay | You know the saying: You will regret the things you didnt do more than the things you did 10 years from now. This is the exact reason why that saying exists.
But thats the easy answer. Now for the hard part:
A date isn't some special magical thing where you stare at eachothers eyes for hours and make passionate love afterwards while talking about getting married. The best first dates can start of by going for a cup of coffee, thats all it needs. So in case you are afraid that its a big deal, dont. A date should be a relaxed setting where you can get to know eachother.
That being said, I hope it makes the whole situation a bit less akward.
For the real asking out:
Doing something like this over email or phone is a bad move. We are social creatures, we like to see the other person. So the best advice I can give you is to just walk up to her and say:
" Hey, I noticed you in our group project, want to have a coffee this afternoon" Or something along the lines of that.
In case you cant do that. Mail her and try to act a bit casual. Simply put: " Hey, we didnt got the chance to get to know eachother during our group project but you seem like a nice person. Want to get a coffee next monday"
The biggest step here is ofcourse the asking part. But imagine the worst possible thing that can happen --> She will say no. Which isnt the end of the world. So get to work! In case you need some more specific advice, feel free to ask. | Act casual, dont think of a date as a big thing, just ask her for a coffee to get to know her.
Good luck! |
Gwarglemar | I'm going to try to do this justice in text, but I'm not sure I'm fully capable of capturing the hilarious clusterfuck that was our session this week. If nothing else, this is a testament to WHY YOU DON'T SPLIT THE PARTY.
The setting is a new continent, discovered via portal by the Pathfinder society. We are all taking on jobs for the pathfinder society, helping with odd jobs, peacekeeping, and murderhoboing, as the opportunities present themselves.
The party of the day: We're all level 6
-chaotic neutral Grippli soulknife who loves swords and wants to collect enough of them to build something like the Iron Throne in Game of Thrones.
-chaotic neutral human alchemist using a heavy crossbow, is a dirty gypsy and is really annoying.
-neutral sylph magus, looking to investigate/avenge his brother's recent death (same player's magus from the session before, got himself into a stupid situation and couldn't escape, died. his brother.)
-Typical lawfull good Teifling paladin.
So, to start off, we all meet in the pathfinder guild hall of the city we're in and pick a job. We're to escort a particular goblin to a town a couple days away. Shouldn't be too bad.
Along the way, we stop for a night in the town of Whitefield. We're looking for an inn, but they're all full because the Regent in charge is holding a big-nobility-party-thing at his manor. We end up finding a barn in which to spend the night.
We decide to leave the goblin tied up in the barn and go look around town for the night. We end up at the gates to the manor house, and can see the party is in full swing. We take turns trying to convince the guards to let us through, but the paladin doesn't have an invitation and won't lie, and the guards don't want to let a dirty gypsy into the party.
Alright, well, we have three sneaky non-good characters who are looking for a party.
So, we ditch the paladin (without him noticing) and sneak around to one wall of the manor. Magus and alchemist go invisible. Alchemist levitates to the top of the wall and drops a rope. Magus and soulknife climb the rope and we all drop into the courtyard unseen. We make our way around, the magus noting that all the first floor windows have alarms around them so they can't be opened or really approached without going off.
The magus notices a set of windows that aren't alarmed, as they're too close to a lighted and guarded entrance, which might accidentally trip the alarm with traffic. Soulknife climbs up and sneaks in the second story window. Magus and alchemist make their invisible way to the servant's entrance and get in that way.
Meanwhile, Paladin realizes he's alone. He heads back to the farm, only to realize that the goblin had been kidnapped (signs of a struggle). He also assumes the rest of the group was kidnapped, as he has no idea where they are. Unfortunately, he has no skill at tracking, and ends up asking around at taverns and inns for sight of the party. Ends up finding and recruiting a ranger and 2 accomplices. They head off to hunt goblins.
Back at the manor, the soulknife sneaks around, sees the party from a balcony but decides to investigate the house instead. Down a couple hallways, through a chamber, finally finds an unoccupied bedroom. Grabs a bunch of valuables just as guards show up (the door was alarmed), tumbles around the guards and out the window, and climbs to the roof. From there, archers are alerted to his unlawful presence and try to hit him. He jumps from the roof at a place close to the wall and glides out into the city.
Meanwhile, the magus and alchemist return to visibility behind closed doors and then join the party. Both make obnoxious tits of themselves, annoying everyone within earshot. Then, the host announces that dinner will be served, and for everyone to make their way to the assigned seating in the dining room. This causes magus and alchemist to panic, and head for the washroom. Alchemist heads in immediately, but magus heads to look for a library for some reason. While there, he is a complete ass-hat to a page boy, and asks after some financial legers. He then goes to wait invisible outside the bathroom. Then he sees the Regent go into the library, and the regent's GIANT HULKING TERROR IN ARMOR of a guard stay outside, near-ish the bathroom as well. The magus tries to sneak into the bathroom, but the guard notices the door open mysteriously.
At this point, the two of them are in full-panic-mode. Both are still invisible, but the Regent and guard are talking at them through the door. Alchemist is trying frantically to brew up some reduced person potions (the DM described the latrine as effectively a hole with access at the bottom for someone to muck-out or magic-clean occasionally, so they know that's an escape route). Unfortunately, he only gets one complete before the door slams open and the two enter. The Regent has true-sight. He catches the magus in a resilient sphere. The alchemist downs the potion and jumps down the latrine.
So, at this point, all 4 of us are in different places. WE'RE THE BEST AT THIS GAME.
The magus is interrogated by the Regent. Turns out the Regent was put on alert by someone breaking into HIS ROOM and stealing HIS VALUABLE THINGS. As well, he heard some suspicious douche was asking after his finances. The magus completely spills everything, and rats out the whole group and mission. Doesn't matter, apparently the Regent is a really high-level demonic-spellcaster-thing, and desintegrates the magus when the sphere goes away.
Alchemist starts running through the manor, trying to find a way out from his shit-hole. He eventually makes it to a third floor window using servants stairways, and uses a potion of jump to help him clear the wall, then float down using alchemical balloons.
During all this, the paladin finds some hobgoblins and stuff, and a devious murder-magic-dungeon-place, rescues the goblin, finds some terrifying documents, decides to ditch the goblin with another pathfinder he finds in town, explaining the mission, and bee-line it back to the main town to share the important documents he found.
Soulknife makes it back to barn, tries to track paladin, hears he left town in a hurry back the way we came. He then runs into the alchemist, who is still completely panicked. They both decide to head back the way the paladin went. They almost get killed by outriders chasing them, but manage to down them and take their faster horses to escape.
**TL;DR:** DON'T SPLIT THE PARTY. DON'T BE A TOTAL DOUCHE TO EVERYONE EVER. | I'm going to try to do this justice in text, but I'm not sure I'm fully capable of capturing the hilarious clusterfuck that was our session this week. If nothing else, this is a testament to WHY YOU DON'T SPLIT THE PARTY.
The setting is a new continent, discovered via portal by the Pathfinder society. We are all taking on jobs for the pathfinder society, helping with odd jobs, peacekeeping, and murderhoboing, as the opportunities present themselves.
The party of the day: We're all level 6
-chaotic neutral Grippli soulknife who loves swords and wants to collect enough of them to build something like the Iron Throne in Game of Thrones.
-chaotic neutral human alchemist using a heavy crossbow, is a dirty gypsy and is really annoying.
-neutral sylph magus, looking to investigate/avenge his brother's recent death (same player's magus from the session before, got himself into a stupid situation and couldn't escape, died. his brother.)
-Typical lawfull good Teifling paladin.
So, to start off, we all meet in the pathfinder guild hall of the city we're in and pick a job. We're to escort a particular goblin to a town a couple days away. Shouldn't be too bad.
Along the way, we stop for a night in the town of Whitefield. We're looking for an inn, but they're all full because the Regent in charge is holding a big-nobility-party-thing at his manor. We end up finding a barn in which to spend the night.
We decide to leave the goblin tied up in the barn and go look around town for the night. We end up at the gates to the manor house, and can see the party is in full swing. We take turns trying to convince the guards to let us through, but the paladin doesn't have an invitation and won't lie, and the guards don't want to let a dirty gypsy into the party.
Alright, well, we have three sneaky non-good characters who are looking for a party.
So, we ditch the paladin (without him noticing) and sneak around to one wall of the manor. Magus and alchemist go invisible. Alchemist levitates to the top of the wall and drops a rope. Magus and soulknife climb the rope and we all drop into the courtyard unseen. We make our way around, the magus noting that all the first floor windows have alarms around them so they can't be opened or really approached without going off.
The magus notices a set of windows that aren't alarmed, as they're too close to a lighted and guarded entrance, which might accidentally trip the alarm with traffic. Soulknife climbs up and sneaks in the second story window. Magus and alchemist make their invisible way to the servant's entrance and get in that way.
Meanwhile, Paladin realizes he's alone. He heads back to the farm, only to realize that the goblin had been kidnapped (signs of a struggle). He also assumes the rest of the group was kidnapped, as he has no idea where they are. Unfortunately, he has no skill at tracking, and ends up asking around at taverns and inns for sight of the party. Ends up finding and recruiting a ranger and 2 accomplices. They head off to hunt goblins.
Back at the manor, the soulknife sneaks around, sees the party from a balcony but decides to investigate the house instead. Down a couple hallways, through a chamber, finally finds an unoccupied bedroom. Grabs a bunch of valuables just as guards show up (the door was alarmed), tumbles around the guards and out the window, and climbs to the roof. From there, archers are alerted to his unlawful presence and try to hit him. He jumps from the roof at a place close to the wall and glides out into the city.
Meanwhile, the magus and alchemist return to visibility behind closed doors and then join the party. Both make obnoxious tits of themselves, annoying everyone within earshot. Then, the host announces that dinner will be served, and for everyone to make their way to the assigned seating in the dining room. This causes magus and alchemist to panic, and head for the washroom. Alchemist heads in immediately, but magus heads to look for a library for some reason. While there, he is a complete ass-hat to a page boy, and asks after some financial legers. He then goes to wait invisible outside the bathroom. Then he sees the Regent go into the library, and the regent's GIANT HULKING TERROR IN ARMOR of a guard stay outside, near-ish the bathroom as well. The magus tries to sneak into the bathroom, but the guard notices the door open mysteriously.
At this point, the two of them are in full-panic-mode. Both are still invisible, but the Regent and guard are talking at them through the door. Alchemist is trying frantically to brew up some reduced person potions (the DM described the latrine as effectively a hole with access at the bottom for someone to muck-out or magic-clean occasionally, so they know that's an escape route). Unfortunately, he only gets one complete before the door slams open and the two enter. The Regent has true-sight. He catches the magus in a resilient sphere. The alchemist downs the potion and jumps down the latrine.
So, at this point, all 4 of us are in different places. WE'RE THE BEST AT THIS GAME.
The magus is interrogated by the Regent. Turns out the Regent was put on alert by someone breaking into HIS ROOM and stealing HIS VALUABLE THINGS. As well, he heard some suspicious douche was asking after his finances. The magus completely spills everything, and rats out the whole group and mission. Doesn't matter, apparently the Regent is a really high-level demonic-spellcaster-thing, and desintegrates the magus when the sphere goes away.
Alchemist starts running through the manor, trying to find a way out from his shit-hole. He eventually makes it to a third floor window using servants stairways, and uses a potion of jump to help him clear the wall, then float down using alchemical balloons.
During all this, the paladin finds some hobgoblins and stuff, and a devious murder-magic-dungeon-place, rescues the goblin, finds some terrifying documents, decides to ditch the goblin with another pathfinder he finds in town, explaining the mission, and bee-line it back to the main town to share the important documents he found.
Soulknife makes it back to barn, tries to track paladin, hears he left town in a hurry back the way we came. He then runs into the alchemist, who is still completely panicked. They both decide to head back the way the paladin went. They almost get killed by outriders chasing them, but manage to down them and take their faster horses to escape.
TL;DR: DON'T SPLIT THE PARTY. DON'T BE A TOTAL DOUCHE TO EVERYONE EVER.
| Pathfinder_RPG | t5_2trms | chdvci2 | I'm going to try to do this justice in text, but I'm not sure I'm fully capable of capturing the hilarious clusterfuck that was our session this week. If nothing else, this is a testament to WHY YOU DON'T SPLIT THE PARTY.
The setting is a new continent, discovered via portal by the Pathfinder society. We are all taking on jobs for the pathfinder society, helping with odd jobs, peacekeeping, and murderhoboing, as the opportunities present themselves.
The party of the day: We're all level 6
-chaotic neutral Grippli soulknife who loves swords and wants to collect enough of them to build something like the Iron Throne in Game of Thrones.
-chaotic neutral human alchemist using a heavy crossbow, is a dirty gypsy and is really annoying.
-neutral sylph magus, looking to investigate/avenge his brother's recent death (same player's magus from the session before, got himself into a stupid situation and couldn't escape, died. his brother.)
-Typical lawfull good Teifling paladin.
So, to start off, we all meet in the pathfinder guild hall of the city we're in and pick a job. We're to escort a particular goblin to a town a couple days away. Shouldn't be too bad.
Along the way, we stop for a night in the town of Whitefield. We're looking for an inn, but they're all full because the Regent in charge is holding a big-nobility-party-thing at his manor. We end up finding a barn in which to spend the night.
We decide to leave the goblin tied up in the barn and go look around town for the night. We end up at the gates to the manor house, and can see the party is in full swing. We take turns trying to convince the guards to let us through, but the paladin doesn't have an invitation and won't lie, and the guards don't want to let a dirty gypsy into the party.
Alright, well, we have three sneaky non-good characters who are looking for a party.
So, we ditch the paladin (without him noticing) and sneak around to one wall of the manor. Magus and alchemist go invisible. Alchemist levitates to the top of the wall and drops a rope. Magus and soulknife climb the rope and we all drop into the courtyard unseen. We make our way around, the magus noting that all the first floor windows have alarms around them so they can't be opened or really approached without going off.
The magus notices a set of windows that aren't alarmed, as they're too close to a lighted and guarded entrance, which might accidentally trip the alarm with traffic. Soulknife climbs up and sneaks in the second story window. Magus and alchemist make their invisible way to the servant's entrance and get in that way.
Meanwhile, Paladin realizes he's alone. He heads back to the farm, only to realize that the goblin had been kidnapped (signs of a struggle). He also assumes the rest of the group was kidnapped, as he has no idea where they are. Unfortunately, he has no skill at tracking, and ends up asking around at taverns and inns for sight of the party. Ends up finding and recruiting a ranger and 2 accomplices. They head off to hunt goblins.
Back at the manor, the soulknife sneaks around, sees the party from a balcony but decides to investigate the house instead. Down a couple hallways, through a chamber, finally finds an unoccupied bedroom. Grabs a bunch of valuables just as guards show up (the door was alarmed), tumbles around the guards and out the window, and climbs to the roof. From there, archers are alerted to his unlawful presence and try to hit him. He jumps from the roof at a place close to the wall and glides out into the city.
Meanwhile, the magus and alchemist return to visibility behind closed doors and then join the party. Both make obnoxious tits of themselves, annoying everyone within earshot. Then, the host announces that dinner will be served, and for everyone to make their way to the assigned seating in the dining room. This causes magus and alchemist to panic, and head for the washroom. Alchemist heads in immediately, but magus heads to look for a library for some reason. While there, he is a complete ass-hat to a page boy, and asks after some financial legers. He then goes to wait invisible outside the bathroom. Then he sees the Regent go into the library, and the regent's GIANT HULKING TERROR IN ARMOR of a guard stay outside, near-ish the bathroom as well. The magus tries to sneak into the bathroom, but the guard notices the door open mysteriously.
At this point, the two of them are in full-panic-mode. Both are still invisible, but the Regent and guard are talking at them through the door. Alchemist is trying frantically to brew up some reduced person potions (the DM described the latrine as effectively a hole with access at the bottom for someone to muck-out or magic-clean occasionally, so they know that's an escape route). Unfortunately, he only gets one complete before the door slams open and the two enter. The Regent has true-sight. He catches the magus in a resilient sphere. The alchemist downs the potion and jumps down the latrine.
So, at this point, all 4 of us are in different places. WE'RE THE BEST AT THIS GAME.
The magus is interrogated by the Regent. Turns out the Regent was put on alert by someone breaking into HIS ROOM and stealing HIS VALUABLE THINGS. As well, he heard some suspicious douche was asking after his finances. The magus completely spills everything, and rats out the whole group and mission. Doesn't matter, apparently the Regent is a really high-level demonic-spellcaster-thing, and desintegrates the magus when the sphere goes away.
Alchemist starts running through the manor, trying to find a way out from his shit-hole. He eventually makes it to a third floor window using servants stairways, and uses a potion of jump to help him clear the wall, then float down using alchemical balloons.
During all this, the paladin finds some hobgoblins and stuff, and a devious murder-magic-dungeon-place, rescues the goblin, finds some terrifying documents, decides to ditch the goblin with another pathfinder he finds in town, explaining the mission, and bee-line it back to the main town to share the important documents he found.
Soulknife makes it back to barn, tries to track paladin, hears he left town in a hurry back the way we came. He then runs into the alchemist, who is still completely panicked. They both decide to head back the way the paladin went. They almost get killed by outriders chasing them, but manage to down them and take their faster horses to escape. | DON'T SPLIT THE PARTY. DON'T BE A TOTAL DOUCHE TO EVERYONE EVER. |
beve21 |
My group was going on a side quest for a PC-created-NPC, "Bill the Woodworker" formerly, "Bill the Bandit".
Bill used to live as a bandit in a bandit camp until my party came along and killed all of his bandit buddies and asked him to "keep an ear to the ground" for them in the area. They even gave him some start up money and he became a woodworker.
Well, Ol' Bill had got himself in some trouble by selling shoddy workmanship arrows to a group of hunters. These arrows had faulted in their duty which resulted in the death of one of the hunters. The hunters didn't take kindly to this and came back and beat the hell out of Bill, took his prized canoe he had been working on, and cut off one of his ears (he assured the party he still had 1 ear to keep to the ground for them, though).
My party (Halfilng Ranger, Human Evangelist-Cleric, Dwarf Stonelord and Half-Elf Bard) tracked the hunters to the edge of the forest. I wrote this encounter in a way where they could do it without shedding blood if they so chose, as the hunters had kind of a valid reason to be upset with Ol' Bill.
The Evangelist-Cleric tells the Ranger and the Bard to stay behind and out of sight and brings the Stonelord with him, openly approaching them in a friendly fashion. This doesn't shock me as the Cleric is usually the one who tries to talk the groups way out of bloodshed (he's trying to get people to believe in his lion-god Toma Thule and you can't convert the dead!).
So they approach, and with some Diplomacy checks they get pretty friendly. Then the Cleric holds up his wooden shield, made by Bill (his first follower), with a crude carving of a lion's head on it (which matches the lions heads carved in the canoe) and asks the lead-hunter, "Do you recognize this?" to which the hunter answers, "It looks vaguely familiar." Then the Cleric says, "It was made for me by Bill." And proceeds to smash the hunter in the face with his 1h hammer. If I remember right he then yelled, "Let's beat these bitches!"
The rest of the party, including myself, is in complete shock. He NEVER instigates combat, let alone by doing something slightly sneaky like befriending the guys first.
The Stonelord starts swinging his Dorn-Dergar while the Ranger and Bard take out the look-outs stationed in the trees, with some truly epic rolls, taking out the whole camp in 2 rounds, one of them being the surprise round. 12 seconds it took in all.
TL;DR Party takes out a group of hunters because, "Don't fuck with Bill". | My group was going on a side quest for a PC-created-NPC, "Bill the Woodworker" formerly, "Bill the Bandit".
Bill used to live as a bandit in a bandit camp until my party came along and killed all of his bandit buddies and asked him to "keep an ear to the ground" for them in the area. They even gave him some start up money and he became a woodworker.
Well, Ol' Bill had got himself in some trouble by selling shoddy workmanship arrows to a group of hunters. These arrows had faulted in their duty which resulted in the death of one of the hunters. The hunters didn't take kindly to this and came back and beat the hell out of Bill, took his prized canoe he had been working on, and cut off one of his ears (he assured the party he still had 1 ear to keep to the ground for them, though).
My party (Halfilng Ranger, Human Evangelist-Cleric, Dwarf Stonelord and Half-Elf Bard) tracked the hunters to the edge of the forest. I wrote this encounter in a way where they could do it without shedding blood if they so chose, as the hunters had kind of a valid reason to be upset with Ol' Bill.
The Evangelist-Cleric tells the Ranger and the Bard to stay behind and out of sight and brings the Stonelord with him, openly approaching them in a friendly fashion. This doesn't shock me as the Cleric is usually the one who tries to talk the groups way out of bloodshed (he's trying to get people to believe in his lion-god Toma Thule and you can't convert the dead!).
So they approach, and with some Diplomacy checks they get pretty friendly. Then the Cleric holds up his wooden shield, made by Bill (his first follower), with a crude carving of a lion's head on it (which matches the lions heads carved in the canoe) and asks the lead-hunter, "Do you recognize this?" to which the hunter answers, "It looks vaguely familiar." Then the Cleric says, "It was made for me by Bill." And proceeds to smash the hunter in the face with his 1h hammer. If I remember right he then yelled, "Let's beat these bitches!"
The rest of the party, including myself, is in complete shock. He NEVER instigates combat, let alone by doing something slightly sneaky like befriending the guys first.
The Stonelord starts swinging his Dorn-Dergar while the Ranger and Bard take out the look-outs stationed in the trees, with some truly epic rolls, taking out the whole camp in 2 rounds, one of them being the surprise round. 12 seconds it took in all.
TL;DR Party takes out a group of hunters because, "Don't fuck with Bill".
| Pathfinder_RPG | t5_2trms | chcxeoz | My group was going on a side quest for a PC-created-NPC, "Bill the Woodworker" formerly, "Bill the Bandit".
Bill used to live as a bandit in a bandit camp until my party came along and killed all of his bandit buddies and asked him to "keep an ear to the ground" for them in the area. They even gave him some start up money and he became a woodworker.
Well, Ol' Bill had got himself in some trouble by selling shoddy workmanship arrows to a group of hunters. These arrows had faulted in their duty which resulted in the death of one of the hunters. The hunters didn't take kindly to this and came back and beat the hell out of Bill, took his prized canoe he had been working on, and cut off one of his ears (he assured the party he still had 1 ear to keep to the ground for them, though).
My party (Halfilng Ranger, Human Evangelist-Cleric, Dwarf Stonelord and Half-Elf Bard) tracked the hunters to the edge of the forest. I wrote this encounter in a way where they could do it without shedding blood if they so chose, as the hunters had kind of a valid reason to be upset with Ol' Bill.
The Evangelist-Cleric tells the Ranger and the Bard to stay behind and out of sight and brings the Stonelord with him, openly approaching them in a friendly fashion. This doesn't shock me as the Cleric is usually the one who tries to talk the groups way out of bloodshed (he's trying to get people to believe in his lion-god Toma Thule and you can't convert the dead!).
So they approach, and with some Diplomacy checks they get pretty friendly. Then the Cleric holds up his wooden shield, made by Bill (his first follower), with a crude carving of a lion's head on it (which matches the lions heads carved in the canoe) and asks the lead-hunter, "Do you recognize this?" to which the hunter answers, "It looks vaguely familiar." Then the Cleric says, "It was made for me by Bill." And proceeds to smash the hunter in the face with his 1h hammer. If I remember right he then yelled, "Let's beat these bitches!"
The rest of the party, including myself, is in complete shock. He NEVER instigates combat, let alone by doing something slightly sneaky like befriending the guys first.
The Stonelord starts swinging his Dorn-Dergar while the Ranger and Bard take out the look-outs stationed in the trees, with some truly epic rolls, taking out the whole camp in 2 rounds, one of them being the surprise round. 12 seconds it took in all. | Party takes out a group of hunters because, "Don't fuck with Bill". |
Anonomouse1 | Realistically you shouldnt have added that many fish at once. What happens when they are ready to harvest? Your cycle will swing uncontrollably. Ideally you want to keep you bioload constant or as nearly constant as possible. Up the fish load like every 2 weeks and then skip a month. That way your beneficial bacteria dont get overwelmed or starved all at once. Also you get a constant source of food instead of one big haul. Another thing some people do is once you have large fish and want to add in fry is to start them in an aquarium until they are larger.
tldr keep things constant swings of anything are bad. | Realistically you shouldnt have added that many fish at once. What happens when they are ready to harvest? Your cycle will swing uncontrollably. Ideally you want to keep you bioload constant or as nearly constant as possible. Up the fish load like every 2 weeks and then skip a month. That way your beneficial bacteria dont get overwelmed or starved all at once. Also you get a constant source of food instead of one big haul. Another thing some people do is once you have large fish and want to add in fry is to start them in an aquarium until they are larger.
tldr keep things constant swings of anything are bad.
| aquaponics | t5_2rioe | chdlem0 | Realistically you shouldnt have added that many fish at once. What happens when they are ready to harvest? Your cycle will swing uncontrollably. Ideally you want to keep you bioload constant or as nearly constant as possible. Up the fish load like every 2 weeks and then skip a month. That way your beneficial bacteria dont get overwelmed or starved all at once. Also you get a constant source of food instead of one big haul. Another thing some people do is once you have large fish and want to add in fry is to start them in an aquarium until they are larger. | keep things constant swings of anything are bad. |
moyar | The first mission is pretty much a freebie; just make a ship that is just a command pod and launch it. From the launchpad you can do a crew report, then hop out to do EVA reports and a surface sample. Note that when you're hanging onto the ladder, you count as flying, so you can get a second EVA report like this. If you're feeling ambitious, you can flip the pod over and try to roll off the launchpad for double science, since KSC and the launchpad are technically separate biomes. When you're done, just recover the craft.
This should net you enough science for the first node, and possibly a second. If you can afford a second node, my personal inclination is to spend it on survivability to get the LV-909, but you'll be getting all 3 shortly, so this is pretty much down to personal preference.
Now it's time for our first real launch. Rather than try something super ambitious right off the bat, this mission is just a standard orbital flight. The rocket design isn't really important as long as it can get to LKO and has at least 2 goo pods, a pod that can return safely and an antenna. Fly up to LKO, grabbing the "flying" and "upper atmosphere" crew reports on the way up and transmitting them immediately. One of the big limitations at this point is the lack of solar panels, so your engine is your only power generation. If by the time you reach the upper atmosphere you've already turned off your engine, hang onto the crew report instead of transmitting it.
Once you're out of the atmosphere, circularize and take your first goo sample. If you still have a crew report from the launch, EVA to grab it, then get back in the pod. Do a crew report, grab it as well, and then it's time to start collecting EVA reports. You can get one EVA report from each of Kerbin's biomes, listed [here]( The Ice Caps and Tundra biomes are probably out of reach unless you've launched in a very inclined orbit, and I usually have trouble finding Badlands as well.
Once you've gotten all the EVA reports you think you can, the next stop is high Kerbin orbit. Raise your apoapsis to above 250 km, preferably enough above that to give you time to comfortably do all your science-y things (~275 km is fine). Crew report, EVA report, second goo pod, grab everything (including both goo reports) and climb back in. Burn retrograde to reenter. Once you're safely on the ground, you can grab EVA reports, a crew report and a surface sample, and then recover.
This should net you a few hundred science; enough to start getting some real parts. The only really essential node for now is the Science Tech node, which will unlock the material bay and batteries. You might be able to make it to solar panels at this point, which will come in handy. If you can't you can just spam batteries instead. =)
The next mission is going to take us out of Kerbin's SoI very briefly. You're probably going to want ~6 km/s of deltav, 3 each of the science jr.'s and goo pods, and either solar panels or plenty of batteries. Launch to a circular orbit, and then get ready to head to the Mun. You're going to want to set up a Munar intercept that flings you out into Kerbol orbit. If at all possible, get your Mun periapsis below 60 km, preferably down to about 10 km. As you fly by, grab the science from the Mun (you know the drill by now). You can get separate experiments from above and below 60 km, and when you're below 60 km, you can get EVA reports from different biomes, just like on Kerbin.
Once you've been tossed into Kerbol orbit, grab the science from there and it's time to head home. Generally, I find you can just point yourself at Kerbin and turn on your engines to get back rather than messing with orbital maneuvering. Just be sure to keep some backup fuel to get back to a suborbital trajectory once you're back in Kerbin's SoI.
The fourth mission is where most of the science comes from. You should have enough science by now to unlock docking ports and the science lab, and then aim for Minmus. Build a craft with a command module with a science lab that'll stay in orbit and a lander with science parts. The lander only needs about 500 m/s of deltav to land and return. You *will* need solar panels for this, but that shouldn't be a big deal either. Landing in each biome on Minmus and getting crew/EVA reports, material studies, goo studies and temperature readings from each one will get you >2000 science, which should be enough to get you most of the way through the tech tree.
EDIT: Sorry, I forgot to mention: for the Minmus mission, you'll be using the science lab to clean your experiments between landings. You'll need to have at least 2 kerbals aboard to do this.
**TL;DR** get to Minmus, get all the science, gg
From there, you can pretty much do whatever you want. The gravioli detector can get you tons of science from anywhere, and atomic engines can put you anywhere you want to go. | The first mission is pretty much a freebie; just make a ship that is just a command pod and launch it. From the launchpad you can do a crew report, then hop out to do EVA reports and a surface sample. Note that when you're hanging onto the ladder, you count as flying, so you can get a second EVA report like this. If you're feeling ambitious, you can flip the pod over and try to roll off the launchpad for double science, since KSC and the launchpad are technically separate biomes. When you're done, just recover the craft.
This should net you enough science for the first node, and possibly a second. If you can afford a second node, my personal inclination is to spend it on survivability to get the LV-909, but you'll be getting all 3 shortly, so this is pretty much down to personal preference.
Now it's time for our first real launch. Rather than try something super ambitious right off the bat, this mission is just a standard orbital flight. The rocket design isn't really important as long as it can get to LKO and has at least 2 goo pods, a pod that can return safely and an antenna. Fly up to LKO, grabbing the "flying" and "upper atmosphere" crew reports on the way up and transmitting them immediately. One of the big limitations at this point is the lack of solar panels, so your engine is your only power generation. If by the time you reach the upper atmosphere you've already turned off your engine, hang onto the crew report instead of transmitting it.
Once you're out of the atmosphere, circularize and take your first goo sample. If you still have a crew report from the launch, EVA to grab it, then get back in the pod. Do a crew report, grab it as well, and then it's time to start collecting EVA reports. You can get one EVA report from each of Kerbin's biomes, listed [here]( The Ice Caps and Tundra biomes are probably out of reach unless you've launched in a very inclined orbit, and I usually have trouble finding Badlands as well.
Once you've gotten all the EVA reports you think you can, the next stop is high Kerbin orbit. Raise your apoapsis to above 250 km, preferably enough above that to give you time to comfortably do all your science-y things (~275 km is fine). Crew report, EVA report, second goo pod, grab everything (including both goo reports) and climb back in. Burn retrograde to reenter. Once you're safely on the ground, you can grab EVA reports, a crew report and a surface sample, and then recover.
This should net you a few hundred science; enough to start getting some real parts. The only really essential node for now is the Science Tech node, which will unlock the material bay and batteries. You might be able to make it to solar panels at this point, which will come in handy. If you can't you can just spam batteries instead. =)
The next mission is going to take us out of Kerbin's SoI very briefly. You're probably going to want ~6 km/s of deltav, 3 each of the science jr.'s and goo pods, and either solar panels or plenty of batteries. Launch to a circular orbit, and then get ready to head to the Mun. You're going to want to set up a Munar intercept that flings you out into Kerbol orbit. If at all possible, get your Mun periapsis below 60 km, preferably down to about 10 km. As you fly by, grab the science from the Mun (you know the drill by now). You can get separate experiments from above and below 60 km, and when you're below 60 km, you can get EVA reports from different biomes, just like on Kerbin.
Once you've been tossed into Kerbol orbit, grab the science from there and it's time to head home. Generally, I find you can just point yourself at Kerbin and turn on your engines to get back rather than messing with orbital maneuvering. Just be sure to keep some backup fuel to get back to a suborbital trajectory once you're back in Kerbin's SoI.
The fourth mission is where most of the science comes from. You should have enough science by now to unlock docking ports and the science lab, and then aim for Minmus. Build a craft with a command module with a science lab that'll stay in orbit and a lander with science parts. The lander only needs about 500 m/s of deltav to land and return. You will need solar panels for this, but that shouldn't be a big deal either. Landing in each biome on Minmus and getting crew/EVA reports, material studies, goo studies and temperature readings from each one will get you >2000 science, which should be enough to get you most of the way through the tech tree.
EDIT: Sorry, I forgot to mention: for the Minmus mission, you'll be using the science lab to clean your experiments between landings. You'll need to have at least 2 kerbals aboard to do this.
TL;DR get to Minmus, get all the science, gg
From there, you can pretty much do whatever you want. The gravioli detector can get you tons of science from anywhere, and atomic engines can put you anywhere you want to go.
| KerbalSpaceProgram | t5_2smr1 | chczxb8 | The first mission is pretty much a freebie; just make a ship that is just a command pod and launch it. From the launchpad you can do a crew report, then hop out to do EVA reports and a surface sample. Note that when you're hanging onto the ladder, you count as flying, so you can get a second EVA report like this. If you're feeling ambitious, you can flip the pod over and try to roll off the launchpad for double science, since KSC and the launchpad are technically separate biomes. When you're done, just recover the craft.
This should net you enough science for the first node, and possibly a second. If you can afford a second node, my personal inclination is to spend it on survivability to get the LV-909, but you'll be getting all 3 shortly, so this is pretty much down to personal preference.
Now it's time for our first real launch. Rather than try something super ambitious right off the bat, this mission is just a standard orbital flight. The rocket design isn't really important as long as it can get to LKO and has at least 2 goo pods, a pod that can return safely and an antenna. Fly up to LKO, grabbing the "flying" and "upper atmosphere" crew reports on the way up and transmitting them immediately. One of the big limitations at this point is the lack of solar panels, so your engine is your only power generation. If by the time you reach the upper atmosphere you've already turned off your engine, hang onto the crew report instead of transmitting it.
Once you're out of the atmosphere, circularize and take your first goo sample. If you still have a crew report from the launch, EVA to grab it, then get back in the pod. Do a crew report, grab it as well, and then it's time to start collecting EVA reports. You can get one EVA report from each of Kerbin's biomes, listed [here]( The Ice Caps and Tundra biomes are probably out of reach unless you've launched in a very inclined orbit, and I usually have trouble finding Badlands as well.
Once you've gotten all the EVA reports you think you can, the next stop is high Kerbin orbit. Raise your apoapsis to above 250 km, preferably enough above that to give you time to comfortably do all your science-y things (~275 km is fine). Crew report, EVA report, second goo pod, grab everything (including both goo reports) and climb back in. Burn retrograde to reenter. Once you're safely on the ground, you can grab EVA reports, a crew report and a surface sample, and then recover.
This should net you a few hundred science; enough to start getting some real parts. The only really essential node for now is the Science Tech node, which will unlock the material bay and batteries. You might be able to make it to solar panels at this point, which will come in handy. If you can't you can just spam batteries instead. =)
The next mission is going to take us out of Kerbin's SoI very briefly. You're probably going to want ~6 km/s of deltav, 3 each of the science jr.'s and goo pods, and either solar panels or plenty of batteries. Launch to a circular orbit, and then get ready to head to the Mun. You're going to want to set up a Munar intercept that flings you out into Kerbol orbit. If at all possible, get your Mun periapsis below 60 km, preferably down to about 10 km. As you fly by, grab the science from the Mun (you know the drill by now). You can get separate experiments from above and below 60 km, and when you're below 60 km, you can get EVA reports from different biomes, just like on Kerbin.
Once you've been tossed into Kerbol orbit, grab the science from there and it's time to head home. Generally, I find you can just point yourself at Kerbin and turn on your engines to get back rather than messing with orbital maneuvering. Just be sure to keep some backup fuel to get back to a suborbital trajectory once you're back in Kerbin's SoI.
The fourth mission is where most of the science comes from. You should have enough science by now to unlock docking ports and the science lab, and then aim for Minmus. Build a craft with a command module with a science lab that'll stay in orbit and a lander with science parts. The lander only needs about 500 m/s of deltav to land and return. You will need solar panels for this, but that shouldn't be a big deal either. Landing in each biome on Minmus and getting crew/EVA reports, material studies, goo studies and temperature readings from each one will get you >2000 science, which should be enough to get you most of the way through the tech tree.
EDIT: Sorry, I forgot to mention: for the Minmus mission, you'll be using the science lab to clean your experiments between landings. You'll need to have at least 2 kerbals aboard to do this. | get to Minmus, get all the science, gg
From there, you can pretty much do whatever you want. The gravioli detector can get you tons of science from anywhere, and atomic engines can put you anywhere you want to go. |
bananasandpie | Everyone who ever suggests a DOTA/LOL feature in Awesomenauts needs to realise something:
Awesomenauts is a 2D platformer with a fifteen-character roster. Awesomenauts only has two lanes at most, and sometimes barely has lanes at all. Awesomenauts is a completely different game to DOTA/LOL, and you need to ask yourself whether the feature would translate the same way between the games; it seems to me that most people aren't actually thinking this shit through and saying "Awesomenauts needs these features because it's a MOBA", without considering the fact that it's radically different from traditional MOBAs.
The difference between banning a champion in DOTA and banning one in Awesomenauts is that DOTA has a large roster. Banning 3 'Nauts is banning 20% of the roster, and on top of that, the 'Nauts roster is very varied. If Voltar is banned, you're saying "no hard support"; in DOTA, I don't think there's a single champion you could ban which totally cuts a role from the game.
Banning is a terrible idea for the game. Having said that, I would like to see non-blind picks introduced to the game. Awesomenauts features some very hard counters between Nauts, and as a Lonestar main, I feel truly sorry for anyone who picks Ayla not knowing they're going to have to deal with trinamite/bull all game. It's really bad that such brutal hard-counters exist in a game where you have no opportunity to say "Wait, they're picking Bane Of My Existance, I'd better play a different character".
Tl;dr: bans are a terrible idea, but non-blind picking really should be implemented. | Everyone who ever suggests a DOTA/LOL feature in Awesomenauts needs to realise something:
Awesomenauts is a 2D platformer with a fifteen-character roster. Awesomenauts only has two lanes at most, and sometimes barely has lanes at all. Awesomenauts is a completely different game to DOTA/LOL, and you need to ask yourself whether the feature would translate the same way between the games; it seems to me that most people aren't actually thinking this shit through and saying "Awesomenauts needs these features because it's a MOBA", without considering the fact that it's radically different from traditional MOBAs.
The difference between banning a champion in DOTA and banning one in Awesomenauts is that DOTA has a large roster. Banning 3 'Nauts is banning 20% of the roster, and on top of that, the 'Nauts roster is very varied. If Voltar is banned, you're saying "no hard support"; in DOTA, I don't think there's a single champion you could ban which totally cuts a role from the game.
Banning is a terrible idea for the game. Having said that, I would like to see non-blind picks introduced to the game. Awesomenauts features some very hard counters between Nauts, and as a Lonestar main, I feel truly sorry for anyone who picks Ayla not knowing they're going to have to deal with trinamite/bull all game. It's really bad that such brutal hard-counters exist in a game where you have no opportunity to say "Wait, they're picking Bane Of My Existance, I'd better play a different character".
Tl;dr: bans are a terrible idea, but non-blind picking really should be implemented.
| Awesomenauts | t5_2tvrv | chdgqqe | Everyone who ever suggests a DOTA/LOL feature in Awesomenauts needs to realise something:
Awesomenauts is a 2D platformer with a fifteen-character roster. Awesomenauts only has two lanes at most, and sometimes barely has lanes at all. Awesomenauts is a completely different game to DOTA/LOL, and you need to ask yourself whether the feature would translate the same way between the games; it seems to me that most people aren't actually thinking this shit through and saying "Awesomenauts needs these features because it's a MOBA", without considering the fact that it's radically different from traditional MOBAs.
The difference between banning a champion in DOTA and banning one in Awesomenauts is that DOTA has a large roster. Banning 3 'Nauts is banning 20% of the roster, and on top of that, the 'Nauts roster is very varied. If Voltar is banned, you're saying "no hard support"; in DOTA, I don't think there's a single champion you could ban which totally cuts a role from the game.
Banning is a terrible idea for the game. Having said that, I would like to see non-blind picks introduced to the game. Awesomenauts features some very hard counters between Nauts, and as a Lonestar main, I feel truly sorry for anyone who picks Ayla not knowing they're going to have to deal with trinamite/bull all game. It's really bad that such brutal hard-counters exist in a game where you have no opportunity to say "Wait, they're picking Bane Of My Existance, I'd better play a different character". | bans are a terrible idea, but non-blind picking really should be implemented. |
Round_Shot | Gained from reversing my Kingdra's stats and my victreebel's stats:
Kingdra: 74/94/94/94/94/84
(oh man, those one-point NERFS)
Victreebel:
88/113/73/108/68/78
(actually pretty good now!)
I don't have a Magmortar, though.
tl;dr: Kingdra got -1 across the board, Victreebel got +8 across the board (except for a 2 point Sp.Def nerf, suze why). | Gained from reversing my Kingdra's stats and my victreebel's stats:
Kingdra: 74/94/94/94/94/84
(oh man, those one-point NERFS)
Victreebel:
88/113/73/108/68/78
(actually pretty good now!)
I don't have a Magmortar, though.
tl;dr: Kingdra got -1 across the board, Victreebel got +8 across the board (except for a 2 point Sp.Def nerf, suze why).
| pokemonzetaomicron | t5_2wflg | chd89q5 | Gained from reversing my Kingdra's stats and my victreebel's stats:
Kingdra: 74/94/94/94/94/84
(oh man, those one-point NERFS)
Victreebel:
88/113/73/108/68/78
(actually pretty good now!)
I don't have a Magmortar, though. | Kingdra got -1 across the board, Victreebel got +8 across the board (except for a 2 point Sp.Def nerf, suze why). |
seebolt | I work as a casino dealer, to call our managers over quickly we make a kissing sound.....I guess the thinking is that its an unusual sound to hear in a public place, and it works well enough, gets their attention. Anyway, was at the supermarket using the self checkout machine, it stopped working, so of course, without thinking, looked the assistant dead in the eye and started kissing at her. Caught myself and stopped pretty quickly, but the damage was done...until she came over, then I thought the only way to save face was explaining it by saying "I do that at work." Yeah not the greatest.
TL;DR: Made a supermarket assistant believe I'm a rent boy | I work as a casino dealer, to call our managers over quickly we make a kissing sound.....I guess the thinking is that its an unusual sound to hear in a public place, and it works well enough, gets their attention. Anyway, was at the supermarket using the self checkout machine, it stopped working, so of course, without thinking, looked the assistant dead in the eye and started kissing at her. Caught myself and stopped pretty quickly, but the damage was done...until she came over, then I thought the only way to save face was explaining it by saying "I do that at work." Yeah not the greatest.
TL;DR: Made a supermarket assistant believe I'm a rent boy
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chdh1gb | I work as a casino dealer, to call our managers over quickly we make a kissing sound.....I guess the thinking is that its an unusual sound to hear in a public place, and it works well enough, gets their attention. Anyway, was at the supermarket using the self checkout machine, it stopped working, so of course, without thinking, looked the assistant dead in the eye and started kissing at her. Caught myself and stopped pretty quickly, but the damage was done...until she came over, then I thought the only way to save face was explaining it by saying "I do that at work." Yeah not the greatest. | Made a supermarket assistant believe I'm a rent boy |
samskie | I'm not proud of this one:
I play a game called League of Legends and when two people (me and someone else) call a role and it shows up on my screen that both people called it at the same time, the other person will generally say they called it first because on their screen they see that they called it first, at which point I tell them they didn't because they lagged, and in fact I called it.
So i'm in class one day back in high school and playing some math game where you slap your hand on the middle of the table to take the card that will win or complete your hand or whatever. So me and my classmate both slap the card and I instinctively yell, "YOU LAGGED!". To say I got weird looks would be an understatement.
TL;DR I told someone they lagged IRL. | I'm not proud of this one:
I play a game called League of Legends and when two people (me and someone else) call a role and it shows up on my screen that both people called it at the same time, the other person will generally say they called it first because on their screen they see that they called it first, at which point I tell them they didn't because they lagged, and in fact I called it.
So i'm in class one day back in high school and playing some math game where you slap your hand on the middle of the table to take the card that will win or complete your hand or whatever. So me and my classmate both slap the card and I instinctively yell, "YOU LAGGED!". To say I got weird looks would be an understatement.
TL;DR I told someone they lagged IRL.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chdl1jj | I'm not proud of this one:
I play a game called League of Legends and when two people (me and someone else) call a role and it shows up on my screen that both people called it at the same time, the other person will generally say they called it first because on their screen they see that they called it first, at which point I tell them they didn't because they lagged, and in fact I called it.
So i'm in class one day back in high school and playing some math game where you slap your hand on the middle of the table to take the card that will win or complete your hand or whatever. So me and my classmate both slap the card and I instinctively yell, "YOU LAGGED!". To say I got weird looks would be an understatement. | I told someone they lagged IRL. |
bundt_chi | I don't know if this is a habit as much as a brain fart but I was at work the other day and I was totally engrossed in some programming code that was misbehaving. As a result I hadn't gone to the bathroom and had to pee pretty bad.
On the way to the bathroom I'm thinking about how great it's going to feel to finally empty my bladder while also still thinking through the problem I was trying to fix.
That's when I suddenly realized that I had started to undo the top button and unzip my pants in anticipation when I was still 20 feet away from the door to the men's restroom.
Luckily no one saw but that would have required some serious explaining to HR for sure.
**TL;DR - Practically exposed myself at work due to a mental lapse** | I don't know if this is a habit as much as a brain fart but I was at work the other day and I was totally engrossed in some programming code that was misbehaving. As a result I hadn't gone to the bathroom and had to pee pretty bad.
On the way to the bathroom I'm thinking about how great it's going to feel to finally empty my bladder while also still thinking through the problem I was trying to fix.
That's when I suddenly realized that I had started to undo the top button and unzip my pants in anticipation when I was still 20 feet away from the door to the men's restroom.
Luckily no one saw but that would have required some serious explaining to HR for sure.
TL;DR - Practically exposed myself at work due to a mental lapse
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chdlhy8 | I don't know if this is a habit as much as a brain fart but I was at work the other day and I was totally engrossed in some programming code that was misbehaving. As a result I hadn't gone to the bathroom and had to pee pretty bad.
On the way to the bathroom I'm thinking about how great it's going to feel to finally empty my bladder while also still thinking through the problem I was trying to fix.
That's when I suddenly realized that I had started to undo the top button and unzip my pants in anticipation when I was still 20 feet away from the door to the men's restroom.
Luckily no one saw but that would have required some serious explaining to HR for sure. | Practically exposed myself at work due to a mental lapse |
OrangeSlime | On April first my math teacher came into class, regular morning really. Most students were taking the staar test so she was alone. She looks around the room, damned eighth period thought they were being funny and threw her markers everywhere, for the second night in a row. She was pretty upset, but whatever, she starts unpacking at her desk and something catches her eye.. there's a snake hanging off of the projector's power cable. Now, Mrs. MathTeacher is terrified of snakes, and she completely forgets she has a phone. She starts banging on the wall trying to contact the neighbouring teacher, and unintentionally distracting the students taking state tests on the other side, the teacher is super confused but runs over to her room anyways. Well Mrs. MathTeacher forgot to tell Mrs. MathTeacher2 that there's a snake next to the door. Mrs. MathTeacher finally remembers she has a phone, calls attendance, and tells them what's happening. So, one teacher in her corner at her desk, the other on top of a desk, just waiting for around five minutes. Well, they get a call, "Mrs. MathTeacher, is this a joke?" Mrs. MathTeacher finally gets help. She tells us that she learned the snake had been knocking the markers onto the floor, and had been there at least three days, including during classes. I'm bad at conclusions, so bye.
TL;DR Teacher finds snake, forgets phone, lures unsuspecting teacher into room with snake, finds out snake is to blame for eighth periods shenanigans | On April first my math teacher came into class, regular morning really. Most students were taking the staar test so she was alone. She looks around the room, damned eighth period thought they were being funny and threw her markers everywhere, for the second night in a row. She was pretty upset, but whatever, she starts unpacking at her desk and something catches her eye.. there's a snake hanging off of the projector's power cable. Now, Mrs. MathTeacher is terrified of snakes, and she completely forgets she has a phone. She starts banging on the wall trying to contact the neighbouring teacher, and unintentionally distracting the students taking state tests on the other side, the teacher is super confused but runs over to her room anyways. Well Mrs. MathTeacher forgot to tell Mrs. MathTeacher2 that there's a snake next to the door. Mrs. MathTeacher finally remembers she has a phone, calls attendance, and tells them what's happening. So, one teacher in her corner at her desk, the other on top of a desk, just waiting for around five minutes. Well, they get a call, "Mrs. MathTeacher, is this a joke?" Mrs. MathTeacher finally gets help. She tells us that she learned the snake had been knocking the markers onto the floor, and had been there at least three days, including during classes. I'm bad at conclusions, so bye.
TL;DR Teacher finds snake, forgets phone, lures unsuspecting teacher into room with snake, finds out snake is to blame for eighth periods shenanigans
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chdm18m | On April first my math teacher came into class, regular morning really. Most students were taking the staar test so she was alone. She looks around the room, damned eighth period thought they were being funny and threw her markers everywhere, for the second night in a row. She was pretty upset, but whatever, she starts unpacking at her desk and something catches her eye.. there's a snake hanging off of the projector's power cable. Now, Mrs. MathTeacher is terrified of snakes, and she completely forgets she has a phone. She starts banging on the wall trying to contact the neighbouring teacher, and unintentionally distracting the students taking state tests on the other side, the teacher is super confused but runs over to her room anyways. Well Mrs. MathTeacher forgot to tell Mrs. MathTeacher2 that there's a snake next to the door. Mrs. MathTeacher finally remembers she has a phone, calls attendance, and tells them what's happening. So, one teacher in her corner at her desk, the other on top of a desk, just waiting for around five minutes. Well, they get a call, "Mrs. MathTeacher, is this a joke?" Mrs. MathTeacher finally gets help. She tells us that she learned the snake had been knocking the markers onto the floor, and had been there at least three days, including during classes. I'm bad at conclusions, so bye. | Teacher finds snake, forgets phone, lures unsuspecting teacher into room with snake, finds out snake is to blame for eighth periods shenanigans |
Tess47 | I work in Project Management. I find myself not allowing regular lay people to get away with shoddy work. I am a bitch but I get paid to make sure things are done right and on time. tl;dr don't mess with me. | I work in Project Management. I find myself not allowing regular lay people to get away with shoddy work. I am a bitch but I get paid to make sure things are done right and on time. tl;dr don't mess with me.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chdm38u | I work in Project Management. I find myself not allowing regular lay people to get away with shoddy work. I am a bitch but I get paid to make sure things are done right and on time. | don't mess with me. |
sunrein | Obsessing over conceptual topics. I am a data architect and we sometimes have odd personalities. What makes you successful at work can make you a.horrible friend/significant other. So many times I zone out and start thinking of solutions... Very frustrating for my wife, but I can't turn it off!
TL/DR; Nerd+Borderline OCD=Great Employee, Horrible Person | Obsessing over conceptual topics. I am a data architect and we sometimes have odd personalities. What makes you successful at work can make you a.horrible friend/significant other. So many times I zone out and start thinking of solutions... Very frustrating for my wife, but I can't turn it off!
TL/DR; Nerd+Borderline OCD=Great Employee, Horrible Person
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chdnzz4 | Obsessing over conceptual topics. I am a data architect and we sometimes have odd personalities. What makes you successful at work can make you a.horrible friend/significant other. So many times I zone out and start thinking of solutions... Very frustrating for my wife, but I can't turn it off! | Nerd+Borderline OCD=Great Employee, Horrible Person |
name-that-reference | Quite a few years back I used to talk on the phone with my gf a lot throughout the day. She liked to call me a few times a day, even just to say quick things. Anyway, I would always end the conversation saying "Love you."
Well one day I was very sleep deprived and got a call from a recruitment adviser for a tech school that I was considering at the time. I talked to her for a few minutes about the options for attending the school until we finally hung up. About 5 minutes later (my brain was working very slowly) I suddenly thought.. "wait... did I just tell her 'Love you' before I hung up???" I was so delirious from lack of sleep that I couldn't remember if I had told her I loved her by mistake, but I slightly recalled that I MAY have done it out of habit.
**TLDR:** Might have told a tech school recruiter that I loved her by mistake. | Quite a few years back I used to talk on the phone with my gf a lot throughout the day. She liked to call me a few times a day, even just to say quick things. Anyway, I would always end the conversation saying "Love you."
Well one day I was very sleep deprived and got a call from a recruitment adviser for a tech school that I was considering at the time. I talked to her for a few minutes about the options for attending the school until we finally hung up. About 5 minutes later (my brain was working very slowly) I suddenly thought.. "wait... did I just tell her 'Love you' before I hung up???" I was so delirious from lack of sleep that I couldn't remember if I had told her I loved her by mistake, but I slightly recalled that I MAY have done it out of habit.
TLDR: Might have told a tech school recruiter that I loved her by mistake.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chdo4r9 | Quite a few years back I used to talk on the phone with my gf a lot throughout the day. She liked to call me a few times a day, even just to say quick things. Anyway, I would always end the conversation saying "Love you."
Well one day I was very sleep deprived and got a call from a recruitment adviser for a tech school that I was considering at the time. I talked to her for a few minutes about the options for attending the school until we finally hung up. About 5 minutes later (my brain was working very slowly) I suddenly thought.. "wait... did I just tell her 'Love you' before I hung up???" I was so delirious from lack of sleep that I couldn't remember if I had told her I loved her by mistake, but I slightly recalled that I MAY have done it out of habit. | Might have told a tech school recruiter that I loved her by mistake. |
YoullNeverKnowMyStor | I think it's different for different bands. My 7th-8th grade year was spent in one band, and then the two rival high schools in my area consolidated and formed one big band. I had the privilege to be in a championship band, and then a band second in the state before this happened, and then my 9th grade year, the consolidation just made everything tense. We were bumped up two classes, into the hardest class and the other band that joined didn't really have the passion we did and so I just got tired of all the laziness and moved. Yes, I moved to find a band with heart. Anyway, my 10th-12th grade years were spent at another school.
The point is that all three bands did it differently.
The first band director or drum major would either yell Attention!, Set! or Clap four times and say, Band, Atten-tion! And then we would yell hit each time.
The second band would clap four times and say set or just scream set at us and then we would get at attention, no affirmative response which was no fun.
The third band would yell Set! or Clap four times and yell Band, ten Hut, followed by a resounding Hut from us marchers each time.
Personally, my favorite call was Band, Atten-tion. It just makes more sense, because they are calling us to attention. But it makes more sense to say Hut because it sounds more like the end of attention.
Sorry about the long post, I'm just really into band.
Tl;Dr: each band does it differently | I think it's different for different bands. My 7th-8th grade year was spent in one band, and then the two rival high schools in my area consolidated and formed one big band. I had the privilege to be in a championship band, and then a band second in the state before this happened, and then my 9th grade year, the consolidation just made everything tense. We were bumped up two classes, into the hardest class and the other band that joined didn't really have the passion we did and so I just got tired of all the laziness and moved. Yes, I moved to find a band with heart. Anyway, my 10th-12th grade years were spent at another school.
The point is that all three bands did it differently.
The first band director or drum major would either yell Attention!, Set! or Clap four times and say, Band, Atten-tion! And then we would yell hit each time.
The second band would clap four times and say set or just scream set at us and then we would get at attention, no affirmative response which was no fun.
The third band would yell Set! or Clap four times and yell Band, ten Hut, followed by a resounding Hut from us marchers each time.
Personally, my favorite call was Band, Atten-tion. It just makes more sense, because they are calling us to attention. But it makes more sense to say Hut because it sounds more like the end of attention.
Sorry about the long post, I'm just really into band.
Tl;Dr: each band does it differently
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chdobzt | I think it's different for different bands. My 7th-8th grade year was spent in one band, and then the two rival high schools in my area consolidated and formed one big band. I had the privilege to be in a championship band, and then a band second in the state before this happened, and then my 9th grade year, the consolidation just made everything tense. We were bumped up two classes, into the hardest class and the other band that joined didn't really have the passion we did and so I just got tired of all the laziness and moved. Yes, I moved to find a band with heart. Anyway, my 10th-12th grade years were spent at another school.
The point is that all three bands did it differently.
The first band director or drum major would either yell Attention!, Set! or Clap four times and say, Band, Atten-tion! And then we would yell hit each time.
The second band would clap four times and say set or just scream set at us and then we would get at attention, no affirmative response which was no fun.
The third band would yell Set! or Clap four times and yell Band, ten Hut, followed by a resounding Hut from us marchers each time.
Personally, my favorite call was Band, Atten-tion. It just makes more sense, because they are calling us to attention. But it makes more sense to say Hut because it sounds more like the end of attention.
Sorry about the long post, I'm just really into band. | each band does it differently |
TVfish | I used to work at Starbucks. The anxiety I still get from the memories of people STILL backing into me when I had hot coffee in my hands (even though I said `behind!`) is terrible. I say it at my current job and I keep one hand out for the person to back into.
TL;DR - people are terrible listeners. | I used to work at Starbucks. The anxiety I still get from the memories of people STILL backing into me when I had hot coffee in my hands (even though I said behind! ) is terrible. I say it at my current job and I keep one hand out for the person to back into.
TL;DR - people are terrible listeners.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chdsicp | I used to work at Starbucks. The anxiety I still get from the memories of people STILL backing into me when I had hot coffee in my hands (even though I said behind! ) is terrible. I say it at my current job and I keep one hand out for the person to back into. | people are terrible listeners. |
-Achoo- | I never knew about this!!!! Little back story (will try to make this short and sweet and ELI5 type)....
Babies spit up all the time but eventually grow out of it. I never grew out of it and still spit up to this day (I'm almost 30). I can feel when its about to happen and honestly its just second nature to me. I know the other quirks that make it happen more and smaller things I can do to lessen it.
In school I would have to choose between getting up NUMEROUS times to (as the kids saw it) "throw up" or swallow it. Honestly it tastes just like the first time. Maybe a couple extra chews but I never saw any harm.
Fast forward I'm 16 and had multiple non-invasive tests and diagnosis (including one by a shrink who said I was forcing myself to do it) before I finally got a camera shoved down my throat. The "valve" (sphincter muscle between throat and stomach) is suppose to open to let food down and close to keep it down. Mine never closes. Doctor said he could give me a glass of water, hold me up by my feet (I weighed like 80 lbs so it was believable) and it would come right back out and there was nothing keeping it down.
I have no eating disorder except a stupid high metabolism. Nobody I work with knows about it as its not that obvious and even now I feel the cheese-its wanting to come back up.... But those are probably squishy and disintegrated so they'll stay down... But the feeling is there damnit lol.
TL/DR: Man with broken sphincter muscle finds like minded individual o.o
EDIT: I stand corrected. It was the McDonalds sausage mcmuffin from breakfast not the cheezits. Source: Yup just happened | I never knew about this!!!! Little back story (will try to make this short and sweet and ELI5 type)....
Babies spit up all the time but eventually grow out of it. I never grew out of it and still spit up to this day (I'm almost 30). I can feel when its about to happen and honestly its just second nature to me. I know the other quirks that make it happen more and smaller things I can do to lessen it.
In school I would have to choose between getting up NUMEROUS times to (as the kids saw it) "throw up" or swallow it. Honestly it tastes just like the first time. Maybe a couple extra chews but I never saw any harm.
Fast forward I'm 16 and had multiple non-invasive tests and diagnosis (including one by a shrink who said I was forcing myself to do it) before I finally got a camera shoved down my throat. The "valve" (sphincter muscle between throat and stomach) is suppose to open to let food down and close to keep it down. Mine never closes. Doctor said he could give me a glass of water, hold me up by my feet (I weighed like 80 lbs so it was believable) and it would come right back out and there was nothing keeping it down.
I have no eating disorder except a stupid high metabolism. Nobody I work with knows about it as its not that obvious and even now I feel the cheese-its wanting to come back up.... But those are probably squishy and disintegrated so they'll stay down... But the feeling is there damnit lol.
TL/DR: Man with broken sphincter muscle finds like minded individual o.o
EDIT: I stand corrected. It was the McDonalds sausage mcmuffin from breakfast not the cheezits. Source: Yup just happened
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chdufb0 | I never knew about this!!!! Little back story (will try to make this short and sweet and ELI5 type)....
Babies spit up all the time but eventually grow out of it. I never grew out of it and still spit up to this day (I'm almost 30). I can feel when its about to happen and honestly its just second nature to me. I know the other quirks that make it happen more and smaller things I can do to lessen it.
In school I would have to choose between getting up NUMEROUS times to (as the kids saw it) "throw up" or swallow it. Honestly it tastes just like the first time. Maybe a couple extra chews but I never saw any harm.
Fast forward I'm 16 and had multiple non-invasive tests and diagnosis (including one by a shrink who said I was forcing myself to do it) before I finally got a camera shoved down my throat. The "valve" (sphincter muscle between throat and stomach) is suppose to open to let food down and close to keep it down. Mine never closes. Doctor said he could give me a glass of water, hold me up by my feet (I weighed like 80 lbs so it was believable) and it would come right back out and there was nothing keeping it down.
I have no eating disorder except a stupid high metabolism. Nobody I work with knows about it as its not that obvious and even now I feel the cheese-its wanting to come back up.... But those are probably squishy and disintegrated so they'll stay down... But the feeling is there damnit lol. | Man with broken sphincter muscle finds like minded individual o.o
EDIT: I stand corrected. It was the McDonalds sausage mcmuffin from breakfast not the cheezits. Source: Yup just happened |
JustCallMeMittens | I constantly try to put things in my scrub pockets while not wearing scrubs. I was walking through the grocery store last week and tried to do this with my phone.
**tl'dr** I press things to my belly and drop them because I do it at work. | I constantly try to put things in my scrub pockets while not wearing scrubs. I was walking through the grocery store last week and tried to do this with my phone.
tl'dr I press things to my belly and drop them because I do it at work.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chdztb3 | I constantly try to put things in my scrub pockets while not wearing scrubs. I was walking through the grocery store last week and tried to do this with my phone. | I press things to my belly and drop them because I do it at work. |
bekahhhhhhh | I'm on board of a college theater group, and to save time in discussions, when we agree, we tap our noses instead of having everyone say they agree. Sometimes, after particularly long discussions, I'll find myself tapping my nose in normal conversations, generally to the confusion of others.
tl;dr: I'm the butt of many charades jokes | I'm on board of a college theater group, and to save time in discussions, when we agree, we tap our noses instead of having everyone say they agree. Sometimes, after particularly long discussions, I'll find myself tapping my nose in normal conversations, generally to the confusion of others.
tl;dr: I'm the butt of many charades jokes
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | che69rj | I'm on board of a college theater group, and to save time in discussions, when we agree, we tap our noses instead of having everyone say they agree. Sometimes, after particularly long discussions, I'll find myself tapping my nose in normal conversations, generally to the confusion of others. | I'm the butt of many charades jokes |
M_Shrew | I play a sorcerer/miracle-man around SL 215 and 8.5m SM. Most people have enough health and equipment that spells don't one-shot. And almost everyone uses greater magic resistance. And with the recent version update, some originally over-powered sorcery spells take more stamina, longer to cast, and are much more difficult to use in general against quick foes (which is mostly everyone in PVP)
That being said, unless you are dealing with novices, most players know how to dodge magic spamming and it does take a lot more foresight to control the arena and hit with spells.
I can't really say much for hexes, but *damn* does GRS cast fast! And bat-fog makes using poison weapons sorta emasculated in comparison.
TL;DR - at higher levels, and skill, using sorcery requires a lot more finesse and tactics to be effective. | I play a sorcerer/miracle-man around SL 215 and 8.5m SM. Most people have enough health and equipment that spells don't one-shot. And almost everyone uses greater magic resistance. And with the recent version update, some originally over-powered sorcery spells take more stamina, longer to cast, and are much more difficult to use in general against quick foes (which is mostly everyone in PVP)
That being said, unless you are dealing with novices, most players know how to dodge magic spamming and it does take a lot more foresight to control the arena and hit with spells.
I can't really say much for hexes, but damn does GRS cast fast! And bat-fog makes using poison weapons sorta emasculated in comparison.
TL;DR - at higher levels, and skill, using sorcery requires a lot more finesse and tactics to be effective.
| DarkSouls2 | t5_2vqni | che5mtg | I play a sorcerer/miracle-man around SL 215 and 8.5m SM. Most people have enough health and equipment that spells don't one-shot. And almost everyone uses greater magic resistance. And with the recent version update, some originally over-powered sorcery spells take more stamina, longer to cast, and are much more difficult to use in general against quick foes (which is mostly everyone in PVP)
That being said, unless you are dealing with novices, most players know how to dodge magic spamming and it does take a lot more foresight to control the arena and hit with spells.
I can't really say much for hexes, but damn does GRS cast fast! And bat-fog makes using poison weapons sorta emasculated in comparison. | at higher levels, and skill, using sorcery requires a lot more finesse and tactics to be effective. |
econobeing | I did absolutely terrible in K-12, average GPA of 0.75 - 1.25. Before I graduated (around 10th or 11th grade) I ended up going into a vocational school program that would get me college credits and high school credits at the same time. I didn't do a whole lot of the college work (computer programming) but I did end up doing the high school work. The high school work had deadlines, the college work didn't.
At age 20 I ended up accidentally getting too many credits and graduating high school, which meant I would have to pay for the vocational/college to keep going. So I dropped out.
After about 6 months of playing WoW (haven't played since) and nothing else I went back to college. Community college this time, for software development. That was about 2009. I did fairly well in the general stuff (philosophy, English, etc). I did way better in math/physics/programming classes. Did two years there then transferred to a local university for my other two years.
Last summer I graduated with the second highest GPA of all the computer science majors graduating that year, honors and all that. Sat around playing video games for about 4 months then started looking for a job, got hired at the first place I applied where I'm typing this out now.
tl;dr - Not doing well in high school doesn't seem to dictate your future. | I did absolutely terrible in K-12, average GPA of 0.75 - 1.25. Before I graduated (around 10th or 11th grade) I ended up going into a vocational school program that would get me college credits and high school credits at the same time. I didn't do a whole lot of the college work (computer programming) but I did end up doing the high school work. The high school work had deadlines, the college work didn't.
At age 20 I ended up accidentally getting too many credits and graduating high school, which meant I would have to pay for the vocational/college to keep going. So I dropped out.
After about 6 months of playing WoW (haven't played since) and nothing else I went back to college. Community college this time, for software development. That was about 2009. I did fairly well in the general stuff (philosophy, English, etc). I did way better in math/physics/programming classes. Did two years there then transferred to a local university for my other two years.
Last summer I graduated with the second highest GPA of all the computer science majors graduating that year, honors and all that. Sat around playing video games for about 4 months then started looking for a job, got hired at the first place I applied where I'm typing this out now.
tl;dr - Not doing well in high school doesn't seem to dictate your future.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | che1bul | I did absolutely terrible in K-12, average GPA of 0.75 - 1.25. Before I graduated (around 10th or 11th grade) I ended up going into a vocational school program that would get me college credits and high school credits at the same time. I didn't do a whole lot of the college work (computer programming) but I did end up doing the high school work. The high school work had deadlines, the college work didn't.
At age 20 I ended up accidentally getting too many credits and graduating high school, which meant I would have to pay for the vocational/college to keep going. So I dropped out.
After about 6 months of playing WoW (haven't played since) and nothing else I went back to college. Community college this time, for software development. That was about 2009. I did fairly well in the general stuff (philosophy, English, etc). I did way better in math/physics/programming classes. Did two years there then transferred to a local university for my other two years.
Last summer I graduated with the second highest GPA of all the computer science majors graduating that year, honors and all that. Sat around playing video games for about 4 months then started looking for a job, got hired at the first place I applied where I'm typing this out now. | Not doing well in high school doesn't seem to dictate your future. |
zendegee | We generally don't "build additional muscles". Both the stress and increased neural input to a muscle group under a new exercise routine cause a cascade of events that lead to muscle hypertrophy. Hypertrophy is where individual myocytes (muscle cells) increase in size. This is opposed to hyperplasia, where cells divide to create new cells. Therefore, a change in muscle size is reflective of the myocytes that were already present becoming larger, not new myocyte proliferation. There are however satellite cells which hang out in the periphery of muscles that can be induced to lay down new muscle fibers in situations such as injury. Otherwise, they lay relatively dormant.
TLDR: new muscle cells don't grow, existing muscle cells just get larger | We generally don't "build additional muscles". Both the stress and increased neural input to a muscle group under a new exercise routine cause a cascade of events that lead to muscle hypertrophy. Hypertrophy is where individual myocytes (muscle cells) increase in size. This is opposed to hyperplasia, where cells divide to create new cells. Therefore, a change in muscle size is reflective of the myocytes that were already present becoming larger, not new myocyte proliferation. There are however satellite cells which hang out in the periphery of muscles that can be induced to lay down new muscle fibers in situations such as injury. Otherwise, they lay relatively dormant.
TLDR: new muscle cells don't grow, existing muscle cells just get larger
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | che7s2s | We generally don't "build additional muscles". Both the stress and increased neural input to a muscle group under a new exercise routine cause a cascade of events that lead to muscle hypertrophy. Hypertrophy is where individual myocytes (muscle cells) increase in size. This is opposed to hyperplasia, where cells divide to create new cells. Therefore, a change in muscle size is reflective of the myocytes that were already present becoming larger, not new myocyte proliferation. There are however satellite cells which hang out in the periphery of muscles that can be induced to lay down new muscle fibers in situations such as injury. Otherwise, they lay relatively dormant. | new muscle cells don't grow, existing muscle cells just get larger |
SortaSemipr0 | Theres some confusion on the timeline, some people are saying that its no longer 15 years after but only a few years after.
Regardless of that, lets take an event where say...90% of the population of the United States dies from a virus, so that leaves about 30 million people spread out across the entirety of the continent, which means that there will actually be more weapons than people in the scenario we're looking at.
The United States has a whopping total of 89 guns per 100 residents, and that was seven years ago, it may be slightly higher now. So....wipe out 90% of the population, which removes a ton of competition for the weapons that are available and suddenly you have
A guns per capita ratio of 1000 guns to a person left alive or more.
So the whole idea of weapons and ammo being "rare as fuck" is ridiculous...because its not as if weapons evaporate, and its not as if dead people will have any need of them...and the amount of guns in a country doesn't suddenly become less simply because its 15 years after some kind of massive biological catastrophe.
So TLDR: Less people = more guns available and it doesn't really matter if its 15 months or 15 years from the time of the event, guns don't just disappear in that short space of time simply because no ones around to see them...its not a quantum paradox after all. | Theres some confusion on the timeline, some people are saying that its no longer 15 years after but only a few years after.
Regardless of that, lets take an event where say...90% of the population of the United States dies from a virus, so that leaves about 30 million people spread out across the entirety of the continent, which means that there will actually be more weapons than people in the scenario we're looking at.
The United States has a whopping total of 89 guns per 100 residents, and that was seven years ago, it may be slightly higher now. So....wipe out 90% of the population, which removes a ton of competition for the weapons that are available and suddenly you have
A guns per capita ratio of 1000 guns to a person left alive or more.
So the whole idea of weapons and ammo being "rare as fuck" is ridiculous...because its not as if weapons evaporate, and its not as if dead people will have any need of them...and the amount of guns in a country doesn't suddenly become less simply because its 15 years after some kind of massive biological catastrophe.
So TLDR: Less people = more guns available and it doesn't really matter if its 15 months or 15 years from the time of the event, guns don't just disappear in that short space of time simply because no ones around to see them...its not a quantum paradox after all.
| h1z1 | t5_31a08 | chevyul | Theres some confusion on the timeline, some people are saying that its no longer 15 years after but only a few years after.
Regardless of that, lets take an event where say...90% of the population of the United States dies from a virus, so that leaves about 30 million people spread out across the entirety of the continent, which means that there will actually be more weapons than people in the scenario we're looking at.
The United States has a whopping total of 89 guns per 100 residents, and that was seven years ago, it may be slightly higher now. So....wipe out 90% of the population, which removes a ton of competition for the weapons that are available and suddenly you have
A guns per capita ratio of 1000 guns to a person left alive or more.
So the whole idea of weapons and ammo being "rare as fuck" is ridiculous...because its not as if weapons evaporate, and its not as if dead people will have any need of them...and the amount of guns in a country doesn't suddenly become less simply because its 15 years after some kind of massive biological catastrophe.
So | Less people = more guns available and it doesn't really matter if its 15 months or 15 years from the time of the event, guns don't just disappear in that short space of time simply because no ones around to see them...its not a quantum paradox after all. |
Schildhuhn | Pretty sure you are including military institutions with the 89 guns per 100 capita, the ratio is way lower in residential areas. The outbreak afaik is more like a walking dead one not a silent virus that after incubation kills 90% of the population and in the panicking time after the classic zombie outbreak people would use their guns.
>So TLDR: Less people = more guns available and it doesn't really matter if its 15 months or 15 years from the time of the event, guns don't just disappear in that short space of time simply because no ones around to see them...its not a quantum paradox after all.
How would you know that? | Pretty sure you are including military institutions with the 89 guns per 100 capita, the ratio is way lower in residential areas. The outbreak afaik is more like a walking dead one not a silent virus that after incubation kills 90% of the population and in the panicking time after the classic zombie outbreak people would use their guns.
>So TLDR: Less people = more guns available and it doesn't really matter if its 15 months or 15 years from the time of the event, guns don't just disappear in that short space of time simply because no ones around to see them...its not a quantum paradox after all.
How would you know that?
| h1z1 | t5_31a08 | chewh2m | Pretty sure you are including military institutions with the 89 guns per 100 capita, the ratio is way lower in residential areas. The outbreak afaik is more like a walking dead one not a silent virus that after incubation kills 90% of the population and in the panicking time after the classic zombie outbreak people would use their guns.
>So | Less people = more guns available and it doesn't really matter if its 15 months or 15 years from the time of the event, guns don't just disappear in that short space of time simply because no ones around to see them...its not a quantum paradox after all.
How would you know that? |
ElixirX | Saw the most absolute gorgeous girl driving a white Audi TT convertible while I was jogging. I was running toward the intersection she was at, and she was at the stop light waiting to come my way. This was the light coming into my residential area so I got pretty excited to think that she at least lived close to me. The first house in the residential area had a group of kids playing basketball and while they were playing, their ball went out of bounds toward the street she was about to enter the neighborhood on. I was ecstatic; *Yes! The stars have aligned! I'm going to go get the ball and stop her enough to talk to her, all while looking fit and looking like a dude who's great with kids!* Unfortunately, the kids must have known her because as she entered the neighborhood, they were waving at her and her at them. She didn't see me and didn't hit the breaks. *BAM!* She just fucking drills me with her little TT. I broke over 20 bones in my body including my spine. I went unconscious right away, though, and woke up in the hospital with her bawling her eyes out next to my hospital bed. They wanted to see if I was paralyzed since they knew my spine was broken and asked who my insurance provider was. The girl was worried that I'd press charges but I told her not too worry about it because I was an idiot anyway for trying to get her attention and to talk to me. She smiled and we laughed, but were interrupted my the doctor who came in to let me know the costs. He said, "Well son, this here operation that will ensure that you'll walk again one day is pretty expensive. Upwards near tree fiddy K. Thankfully your insurance will cover $250,000 of it." But even better, this girl's dad happened to be a MONSTER in the business world and she piped up, "I'll cover the rest!" Now we're married and have kids in that same neighborhood.
TL;DR I got hit by a car and broke a ton of bones to meet my future wife. | Saw the most absolute gorgeous girl driving a white Audi TT convertible while I was jogging. I was running toward the intersection she was at, and she was at the stop light waiting to come my way. This was the light coming into my residential area so I got pretty excited to think that she at least lived close to me. The first house in the residential area had a group of kids playing basketball and while they were playing, their ball went out of bounds toward the street she was about to enter the neighborhood on. I was ecstatic; Yes! The stars have aligned! I'm going to go get the ball and stop her enough to talk to her, all while looking fit and looking like a dude who's great with kids! Unfortunately, the kids must have known her because as she entered the neighborhood, they were waving at her and her at them. She didn't see me and didn't hit the breaks. BAM! She just fucking drills me with her little TT. I broke over 20 bones in my body including my spine. I went unconscious right away, though, and woke up in the hospital with her bawling her eyes out next to my hospital bed. They wanted to see if I was paralyzed since they knew my spine was broken and asked who my insurance provider was. The girl was worried that I'd press charges but I told her not too worry about it because I was an idiot anyway for trying to get her attention and to talk to me. She smiled and we laughed, but were interrupted my the doctor who came in to let me know the costs. He said, "Well son, this here operation that will ensure that you'll walk again one day is pretty expensive. Upwards near tree fiddy K. Thankfully your insurance will cover $250,000 of it." But even better, this girl's dad happened to be a MONSTER in the business world and she piped up, "I'll cover the rest!" Now we're married and have kids in that same neighborhood.
TL;DR I got hit by a car and broke a ton of bones to meet my future wife.
| AskMen | t5_2s30g | cheysnm | Saw the most absolute gorgeous girl driving a white Audi TT convertible while I was jogging. I was running toward the intersection she was at, and she was at the stop light waiting to come my way. This was the light coming into my residential area so I got pretty excited to think that she at least lived close to me. The first house in the residential area had a group of kids playing basketball and while they were playing, their ball went out of bounds toward the street she was about to enter the neighborhood on. I was ecstatic; Yes! The stars have aligned! I'm going to go get the ball and stop her enough to talk to her, all while looking fit and looking like a dude who's great with kids! Unfortunately, the kids must have known her because as she entered the neighborhood, they were waving at her and her at them. She didn't see me and didn't hit the breaks. BAM! She just fucking drills me with her little TT. I broke over 20 bones in my body including my spine. I went unconscious right away, though, and woke up in the hospital with her bawling her eyes out next to my hospital bed. They wanted to see if I was paralyzed since they knew my spine was broken and asked who my insurance provider was. The girl was worried that I'd press charges but I told her not too worry about it because I was an idiot anyway for trying to get her attention and to talk to me. She smiled and we laughed, but were interrupted my the doctor who came in to let me know the costs. He said, "Well son, this here operation that will ensure that you'll walk again one day is pretty expensive. Upwards near tree fiddy K. Thankfully your insurance will cover $250,000 of it." But even better, this girl's dad happened to be a MONSTER in the business world and she piped up, "I'll cover the rest!" Now we're married and have kids in that same neighborhood. | I got hit by a car and broke a ton of bones to meet my future wife. |
rpolly | One time, my mom had a furnace man come over and do a check up on our furnace or whatever because it was acting strange.
Note: my furnace is in my basement
Any who, he came and did the checkup while I was at school. I got home after school ended and did what any typical high school student did there senior year: played Xbox. My mom got home and came downstairs to talk about my day and all that jazz. The convo went something like this:
"Mom: Hey honey, how was your day?"
"Me: Decent, the usual. Yours?"
"Mom: It was alri-uhm what are these doing here?"
So I turn around and look at the door in which led to things such as our washer/dryer and furnace, and there were a pair of my moms dress/work shoes. I said something along the lines of "I don't know, did you take them off last night?" Promptly shuts me down because my mother is very organized and keeps her shoes in a nice order in her closet. Freaking out, we go and check upstairs in her bedroom, open her closet, and sure as shit all her shoes are scrambled and messed up. She was really creeped out, unlike me, who found it very entertaining. Apparently the guy had a girl shoe fetish.
tl;dr my moms shoes were raided by our furnace guy and he left a trail
| One time, my mom had a furnace man come over and do a check up on our furnace or whatever because it was acting strange.
Note: my furnace is in my basement
Any who, he came and did the checkup while I was at school. I got home after school ended and did what any typical high school student did there senior year: played Xbox. My mom got home and came downstairs to talk about my day and all that jazz. The convo went something like this:
"Mom: Hey honey, how was your day?"
"Me: Decent, the usual. Yours?"
"Mom: It was alri-uhm what are these doing here?"
So I turn around and look at the door in which led to things such as our washer/dryer and furnace, and there were a pair of my moms dress/work shoes. I said something along the lines of "I don't know, did you take them off last night?" Promptly shuts me down because my mother is very organized and keeps her shoes in a nice order in her closet. Freaking out, we go and check upstairs in her bedroom, open her closet, and sure as shit all her shoes are scrambled and messed up. She was really creeped out, unlike me, who found it very entertaining. Apparently the guy had a girl shoe fetish.
tl;dr my moms shoes were raided by our furnace guy and he left a trail
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chf1fpt | One time, my mom had a furnace man come over and do a check up on our furnace or whatever because it was acting strange.
Note: my furnace is in my basement
Any who, he came and did the checkup while I was at school. I got home after school ended and did what any typical high school student did there senior year: played Xbox. My mom got home and came downstairs to talk about my day and all that jazz. The convo went something like this:
"Mom: Hey honey, how was your day?"
"Me: Decent, the usual. Yours?"
"Mom: It was alri-uhm what are these doing here?"
So I turn around and look at the door in which led to things such as our washer/dryer and furnace, and there were a pair of my moms dress/work shoes. I said something along the lines of "I don't know, did you take them off last night?" Promptly shuts me down because my mother is very organized and keeps her shoes in a nice order in her closet. Freaking out, we go and check upstairs in her bedroom, open her closet, and sure as shit all her shoes are scrambled and messed up. She was really creeped out, unlike me, who found it very entertaining. Apparently the guy had a girl shoe fetish. | my moms shoes were raided by our furnace guy and he left a trail |
Bolmung_LK | Your ex sounds like a horrible person. I'm sorry you're going through this. I have no advice, but if it makes you feel any better I'll post my brother's sucess story that's similar to yours.
My brother married a woman who had a son from a previosu marriage. The ex-husb is dead now, and the son gets survivor benefits ($400 ish/m).
Well they had a daughter together then divorced. She had custody of both kids for several years. He paid $600/m child support for his daughter. Way more than he could afford because he made less than 1k/m. He had to move back home with mom.
He borrowed money from a relative to hire a lawyer to get the price dropped to at least $400. He was successful and it was lowered to $430.
Then he got a better job and it sky rocketed up to over $700 per month. He about shit his pants. He called his ex-wife and begged to see if she'd turn the amount down. She denied.
He then finds out she's getting married, but he doesn't care, it's not his business. After her wedding he finds out her new husband is LOADED. I mean six figure salary loaded. He has several cars, a huge house, 200k+ in the bank and the works.
He tells the courts that his ex-wife is now living on the lap of luxury while he is struggling to feed himself. The courts drop his payment back down to $600. It's still not enough, but now that his ex is getting less money she tries taking him to court over it.
In the trial he filed for custody and lost. He lost the whole trial, his CS was bumped back up to over $700.
He then talked to her in private and made a bargain; in exchange for custody of the daughter, he got to pay less money. This meant the ex-wife wouldn't have to pay to support her daughter AND she'd still get money. It come to about +$200 in her favor and she took it.
Well she moved to Australia with her new husband and for some reason the child support stopped. Two years later she comes back, claims she had the girl with her the whole two years and he didn't pay child support.
She is still has legal custody of her, but she has technically been living with her dad this whole time. The ex-wife then lies to the courts saying she went to Australia with them, but cannot prove it. Daughter doesn't even have a passport. Yet somehow she still fucking won the case. He now owed 2 years of back support.
He's in tears at this point. Jessica (NOT her real name, but I'm tired of calling her "the girl/daughter".) then tells the lawyer or judge (idk who honestly) that her mom is a liar. She confesses that she's been with her dad in the US the last two years and hasn't lived with her mom in over five years.
He got not only the back support reversed, but now SHE has to pay HIM support.
End of that story, right? Happily ever after? Nope!
Turns out brother got a girl pregnant four years ago, but didn't fucking tell him. He suddenly gets a summons in the mail for a DNA test. It's his. He's floored and in disbelief that he has a 4 year old son he never knew about in the world. He meets him and the kid has severe autism.
Turns out the mom was on meth while pregnant and the child needs some serious early childhood learning. Turns out it costs a metric fuck-ton for early childhood care and neither the mom or my bro can afford it.
She files for child support and the CS price INCLUDES the fees for early child learning.
He now pays over $1000 per month in child support. Which is beyond bullshit because he has a daughter to take care of.
He took her ass to court and explained to the judge that not only did this woman spend four years knowing that this child was his but refused to tell him, but she was the one on meth that was the most likely cause for his severe adhd/autism.
He told the judge that she is a convicted drug abuser and her actions lead to the ruining of the child's life (this kid is beyond help, I've babysat him before. It's really sad...He's completely uncontrollable and I'm afraid ECD won't help him much.)
The judge ruled in his favor. My bro now pays $300/m in child support and the woman is the one paying for the Early childhood development.
***TL;DR:*** If you get the chance, TELL the judge that your ex-wife is manipulating the situation by claiming your son's mental health is impaired. She's using her son like a tool for money and the judge isn't seeing the big picture, which is "How much money per month does this woman REALLLLY need to support this child and how much money can the father afford to give?" not "How much money can this woman bleed out of this man using the son as a knife?". | Your ex sounds like a horrible person. I'm sorry you're going through this. I have no advice, but if it makes you feel any better I'll post my brother's sucess story that's similar to yours.
My brother married a woman who had a son from a previosu marriage. The ex-husb is dead now, and the son gets survivor benefits ($400 ish/m).
Well they had a daughter together then divorced. She had custody of both kids for several years. He paid $600/m child support for his daughter. Way more than he could afford because he made less than 1k/m. He had to move back home with mom.
He borrowed money from a relative to hire a lawyer to get the price dropped to at least $400. He was successful and it was lowered to $430.
Then he got a better job and it sky rocketed up to over $700 per month. He about shit his pants. He called his ex-wife and begged to see if she'd turn the amount down. She denied.
He then finds out she's getting married, but he doesn't care, it's not his business. After her wedding he finds out her new husband is LOADED. I mean six figure salary loaded. He has several cars, a huge house, 200k+ in the bank and the works.
He tells the courts that his ex-wife is now living on the lap of luxury while he is struggling to feed himself. The courts drop his payment back down to $600. It's still not enough, but now that his ex is getting less money she tries taking him to court over it.
In the trial he filed for custody and lost. He lost the whole trial, his CS was bumped back up to over $700.
He then talked to her in private and made a bargain; in exchange for custody of the daughter, he got to pay less money. This meant the ex-wife wouldn't have to pay to support her daughter AND she'd still get money. It come to about +$200 in her favor and she took it.
Well she moved to Australia with her new husband and for some reason the child support stopped. Two years later she comes back, claims she had the girl with her the whole two years and he didn't pay child support.
She is still has legal custody of her, but she has technically been living with her dad this whole time. The ex-wife then lies to the courts saying she went to Australia with them, but cannot prove it. Daughter doesn't even have a passport. Yet somehow she still fucking won the case. He now owed 2 years of back support.
He's in tears at this point. Jessica (NOT her real name, but I'm tired of calling her "the girl/daughter".) then tells the lawyer or judge (idk who honestly) that her mom is a liar. She confesses that she's been with her dad in the US the last two years and hasn't lived with her mom in over five years.
He got not only the back support reversed, but now SHE has to pay HIM support.
End of that story, right? Happily ever after? Nope!
Turns out brother got a girl pregnant four years ago, but didn't fucking tell him. He suddenly gets a summons in the mail for a DNA test. It's his. He's floored and in disbelief that he has a 4 year old son he never knew about in the world. He meets him and the kid has severe autism.
Turns out the mom was on meth while pregnant and the child needs some serious early childhood learning. Turns out it costs a metric fuck-ton for early childhood care and neither the mom or my bro can afford it.
She files for child support and the CS price INCLUDES the fees for early child learning.
He now pays over $1000 per month in child support. Which is beyond bullshit because he has a daughter to take care of.
He took her ass to court and explained to the judge that not only did this woman spend four years knowing that this child was his but refused to tell him, but she was the one on meth that was the most likely cause for his severe adhd/autism.
He told the judge that she is a convicted drug abuser and her actions lead to the ruining of the child's life (this kid is beyond help, I've babysat him before. It's really sad...He's completely uncontrollable and I'm afraid ECD won't help him much.)
The judge ruled in his favor. My bro now pays $300/m in child support and the woman is the one paying for the Early childhood development.
TL;DR: If you get the chance, TELL the judge that your ex-wife is manipulating the situation by claiming your son's mental health is impaired. She's using her son like a tool for money and the judge isn't seeing the big picture, which is "How much money per month does this woman REALLLLY need to support this child and how much money can the father afford to give?" not "How much money can this woman bleed out of this man using the son as a knife?".
| MensRights | t5_2qhk3 | chipqu6 | Your ex sounds like a horrible person. I'm sorry you're going through this. I have no advice, but if it makes you feel any better I'll post my brother's sucess story that's similar to yours.
My brother married a woman who had a son from a previosu marriage. The ex-husb is dead now, and the son gets survivor benefits ($400 ish/m).
Well they had a daughter together then divorced. She had custody of both kids for several years. He paid $600/m child support for his daughter. Way more than he could afford because he made less than 1k/m. He had to move back home with mom.
He borrowed money from a relative to hire a lawyer to get the price dropped to at least $400. He was successful and it was lowered to $430.
Then he got a better job and it sky rocketed up to over $700 per month. He about shit his pants. He called his ex-wife and begged to see if she'd turn the amount down. She denied.
He then finds out she's getting married, but he doesn't care, it's not his business. After her wedding he finds out her new husband is LOADED. I mean six figure salary loaded. He has several cars, a huge house, 200k+ in the bank and the works.
He tells the courts that his ex-wife is now living on the lap of luxury while he is struggling to feed himself. The courts drop his payment back down to $600. It's still not enough, but now that his ex is getting less money she tries taking him to court over it.
In the trial he filed for custody and lost. He lost the whole trial, his CS was bumped back up to over $700.
He then talked to her in private and made a bargain; in exchange for custody of the daughter, he got to pay less money. This meant the ex-wife wouldn't have to pay to support her daughter AND she'd still get money. It come to about +$200 in her favor and she took it.
Well she moved to Australia with her new husband and for some reason the child support stopped. Two years later she comes back, claims she had the girl with her the whole two years and he didn't pay child support.
She is still has legal custody of her, but she has technically been living with her dad this whole time. The ex-wife then lies to the courts saying she went to Australia with them, but cannot prove it. Daughter doesn't even have a passport. Yet somehow she still fucking won the case. He now owed 2 years of back support.
He's in tears at this point. Jessica (NOT her real name, but I'm tired of calling her "the girl/daughter".) then tells the lawyer or judge (idk who honestly) that her mom is a liar. She confesses that she's been with her dad in the US the last two years and hasn't lived with her mom in over five years.
He got not only the back support reversed, but now SHE has to pay HIM support.
End of that story, right? Happily ever after? Nope!
Turns out brother got a girl pregnant four years ago, but didn't fucking tell him. He suddenly gets a summons in the mail for a DNA test. It's his. He's floored and in disbelief that he has a 4 year old son he never knew about in the world. He meets him and the kid has severe autism.
Turns out the mom was on meth while pregnant and the child needs some serious early childhood learning. Turns out it costs a metric fuck-ton for early childhood care and neither the mom or my bro can afford it.
She files for child support and the CS price INCLUDES the fees for early child learning.
He now pays over $1000 per month in child support. Which is beyond bullshit because he has a daughter to take care of.
He took her ass to court and explained to the judge that not only did this woman spend four years knowing that this child was his but refused to tell him, but she was the one on meth that was the most likely cause for his severe adhd/autism.
He told the judge that she is a convicted drug abuser and her actions lead to the ruining of the child's life (this kid is beyond help, I've babysat him before. It's really sad...He's completely uncontrollable and I'm afraid ECD won't help him much.)
The judge ruled in his favor. My bro now pays $300/m in child support and the woman is the one paying for the Early childhood development. | If you get the chance, TELL the judge that your ex-wife is manipulating the situation by claiming your son's mental health is impaired. She's using her son like a tool for money and the judge isn't seeing the big picture, which is "How much money per month does this woman REALLLLY need to support this child and how much money can the father afford to give?" not "How much money can this woman bleed out of this man using the son as a knife?". |
Glitchy647 | Mine DogeCoin. I experimented with waffle pool and will be writing another "The Daily DogeCoin" articles about it. I make more through waffle, but mine DogeCoin. DogeCoin is a community you can't walk past. Look at what we've done in 5 months. Mine DogeCoin, or sell your rig and use that to buy DogeCoins.
TL;DR: Doges eat waffles. | Mine DogeCoin. I experimented with waffle pool and will be writing another "The Daily DogeCoin" articles about it. I make more through waffle, but mine DogeCoin. DogeCoin is a community you can't walk past. Look at what we've done in 5 months. Mine DogeCoin, or sell your rig and use that to buy DogeCoins.
TL;DR: Doges eat waffles.
| dogecoin | t5_2zcp2 | chfc73v | Mine DogeCoin. I experimented with waffle pool and will be writing another "The Daily DogeCoin" articles about it. I make more through waffle, but mine DogeCoin. DogeCoin is a community you can't walk past. Look at what we've done in 5 months. Mine DogeCoin, or sell your rig and use that to buy DogeCoins. | Doges eat waffles. |
alphawafflejack | I work at Five Guys Burger and Fries. All I can say is that the lettuce we use is very crisp and crunchy, which is how it should be. It adds texture to the soft bun and patty and if you're a bacon fan then it adds to that very well. Also it seperate a the thinner sauces like A1 and hot sauce from the bun because it is over the sauces.
TL;DR: texture | I work at Five Guys Burger and Fries. All I can say is that the lettuce we use is very crisp and crunchy, which is how it should be. It adds texture to the soft bun and patty and if you're a bacon fan then it adds to that very well. Also it seperate a the thinner sauces like A1 and hot sauce from the bun because it is over the sauces.
TL;DR: texture
| changemyview | t5_2w2s8 | chfpk6s | I work at Five Guys Burger and Fries. All I can say is that the lettuce we use is very crisp and crunchy, which is how it should be. It adds texture to the soft bun and patty and if you're a bacon fan then it adds to that very well. Also it seperate a the thinner sauces like A1 and hot sauce from the bun because it is over the sauces. | texture |
BizWax | >Lettuce is bland and does not contribute any kind of worthwhile flavor to a burger.
Not flavour, but fresh lettuce can add texture, which is also a part of taste.
>Lettuce detracts from the delicate balance of flavors that makes a burger a burger.
If it is really as bland as you say, it can't really change the flavour, now can it?
>The shape of lettuce can often disrupt the even distribution of the sauces, causing it to pool in undesirable ways.
This can be solved by properly stacking a burger, in particular the size of the sauce portion. Basically, if the sauce leaks it is too much.
>In larger burgers, lettuce just makes it more difficult to fit the burger in your mouth.
In larger burgers, the fact that it is a large burger makes it more difficult to fit the burger in your mouth. The lettuce doesn't really change that.
>Lettuce is a cheap way for restaurants to make their small burgers seem bigger.
Lettuce, at least fresh lettuce, isn't that cheap. It spoils quite quickly when it gets oxygen. A lot of lettuce gets thrown away.
>If you want veggies on your burger, there are plenty of delicious options (onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, peppers, mushrooms, pickles) [If you are a fan of Ronald Reagan, add Ketchup to the list.]
And lettuce is also an option. In fact, lettuce is found in a vast majority of burger recipes. To the point that most people don't even consider it optional at all. There is a cultural dimension to food as well, which mainly pertains to eating habits and recipes. From that perspective, if many people consider lettuce should be on their burger, it damn well should be.
>Freshly washed lettuce that is not properly dried can add extra unwanted moisture that can make the bread soggy and destabilize the consistency of the sauces.
Sogginess is most often the result of too much sauce or a too greasy burger. The bit of water from the lettuce does not have a meaningful contribution.
>Sure, lettuce might be the lowest calorie part of your burger, but if you are truly concerned with cutting calories, put down to double bacon chee and order a salad already.
Not sure how this relates to your point. If you want to cut calories, don't get a burger. Burgers (except for the cheap $1 burgers) are designed to be a full meal's worth of calories in a single sandwich. If you're on any sort of diet, don't get a burger. Get something you can control serving size on, and get a small serving.
**TL;DR:** You might not like lettuce on your burger, and that's fine, but to say that it has no place on a burger is a very ignorant statement. | >Lettuce is bland and does not contribute any kind of worthwhile flavor to a burger.
Not flavour, but fresh lettuce can add texture, which is also a part of taste.
>Lettuce detracts from the delicate balance of flavors that makes a burger a burger.
If it is really as bland as you say, it can't really change the flavour, now can it?
>The shape of lettuce can often disrupt the even distribution of the sauces, causing it to pool in undesirable ways.
This can be solved by properly stacking a burger, in particular the size of the sauce portion. Basically, if the sauce leaks it is too much.
>In larger burgers, lettuce just makes it more difficult to fit the burger in your mouth.
In larger burgers, the fact that it is a large burger makes it more difficult to fit the burger in your mouth. The lettuce doesn't really change that.
>Lettuce is a cheap way for restaurants to make their small burgers seem bigger.
Lettuce, at least fresh lettuce, isn't that cheap. It spoils quite quickly when it gets oxygen. A lot of lettuce gets thrown away.
>If you want veggies on your burger, there are plenty of delicious options (onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, peppers, mushrooms, pickles) [If you are a fan of Ronald Reagan, add Ketchup to the list.]
And lettuce is also an option. In fact, lettuce is found in a vast majority of burger recipes. To the point that most people don't even consider it optional at all. There is a cultural dimension to food as well, which mainly pertains to eating habits and recipes. From that perspective, if many people consider lettuce should be on their burger, it damn well should be.
>Freshly washed lettuce that is not properly dried can add extra unwanted moisture that can make the bread soggy and destabilize the consistency of the sauces.
Sogginess is most often the result of too much sauce or a too greasy burger. The bit of water from the lettuce does not have a meaningful contribution.
>Sure, lettuce might be the lowest calorie part of your burger, but if you are truly concerned with cutting calories, put down to double bacon chee and order a salad already.
Not sure how this relates to your point. If you want to cut calories, don't get a burger. Burgers (except for the cheap $1 burgers) are designed to be a full meal's worth of calories in a single sandwich. If you're on any sort of diet, don't get a burger. Get something you can control serving size on, and get a small serving.
TL;DR: You might not like lettuce on your burger, and that's fine, but to say that it has no place on a burger is a very ignorant statement.
| changemyview | t5_2w2s8 | chfdxe9 | Lettuce is bland and does not contribute any kind of worthwhile flavor to a burger.
Not flavour, but fresh lettuce can add texture, which is also a part of taste.
>Lettuce detracts from the delicate balance of flavors that makes a burger a burger.
If it is really as bland as you say, it can't really change the flavour, now can it?
>The shape of lettuce can often disrupt the even distribution of the sauces, causing it to pool in undesirable ways.
This can be solved by properly stacking a burger, in particular the size of the sauce portion. Basically, if the sauce leaks it is too much.
>In larger burgers, lettuce just makes it more difficult to fit the burger in your mouth.
In larger burgers, the fact that it is a large burger makes it more difficult to fit the burger in your mouth. The lettuce doesn't really change that.
>Lettuce is a cheap way for restaurants to make their small burgers seem bigger.
Lettuce, at least fresh lettuce, isn't that cheap. It spoils quite quickly when it gets oxygen. A lot of lettuce gets thrown away.
>If you want veggies on your burger, there are plenty of delicious options (onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, peppers, mushrooms, pickles) [If you are a fan of Ronald Reagan, add Ketchup to the list.]
And lettuce is also an option. In fact, lettuce is found in a vast majority of burger recipes. To the point that most people don't even consider it optional at all. There is a cultural dimension to food as well, which mainly pertains to eating habits and recipes. From that perspective, if many people consider lettuce should be on their burger, it damn well should be.
>Freshly washed lettuce that is not properly dried can add extra unwanted moisture that can make the bread soggy and destabilize the consistency of the sauces.
Sogginess is most often the result of too much sauce or a too greasy burger. The bit of water from the lettuce does not have a meaningful contribution.
>Sure, lettuce might be the lowest calorie part of your burger, but if you are truly concerned with cutting calories, put down to double bacon chee and order a salad already.
Not sure how this relates to your point. If you want to cut calories, don't get a burger. Burgers (except for the cheap $1 burgers) are designed to be a full meal's worth of calories in a single sandwich. If you're on any sort of diet, don't get a burger. Get something you can control serving size on, and get a small serving. | You might not like lettuce on your burger, and that's fine, but to say that it has no place on a burger is a very ignorant statement. |
Mel_Melu | Because it's easier to use scare tactics to evoke emotion in people than actually find current research. To be fair I'm not entirely sure that journalists have been taught to properly scrutinize science papers like people who've studied any science have.
Look at that famous 10 year "women shouldn't wear bras" study. People kept citing that shit like it was the word of God, whereas someone with the most basic understanding of science research papers can tell you why you can't trust the researcher for three small reasons:
1. The sample size was too small. (Participants were all French woman between the ages 20-35)
2. The researcher never bothered looking at bra size and how that would affect the study. (If you're testing a hypothesis you should have some sort of measuring tool to know what to look for)
3. It wasn't double blind. (If you really want to test a medicine you have one placebo group and one test group, if you REALLY want to test it you make sure you don't know who is taking the medicine and who is consuming the sugar pill.)
Lastly, you re-test if you get the same results each time then it turns into a phenomenon and you have a theory.
TL;DR Journalists probably don't know how to pick apart research papers. | Because it's easier to use scare tactics to evoke emotion in people than actually find current research. To be fair I'm not entirely sure that journalists have been taught to properly scrutinize science papers like people who've studied any science have.
Look at that famous 10 year "women shouldn't wear bras" study. People kept citing that shit like it was the word of God, whereas someone with the most basic understanding of science research papers can tell you why you can't trust the researcher for three small reasons:
The sample size was too small. (Participants were all French woman between the ages 20-35)
The researcher never bothered looking at bra size and how that would affect the study. (If you're testing a hypothesis you should have some sort of measuring tool to know what to look for)
It wasn't double blind. (If you really want to test a medicine you have one placebo group and one test group, if you REALLY want to test it you make sure you don't know who is taking the medicine and who is consuming the sugar pill.)
Lastly, you re-test if you get the same results each time then it turns into a phenomenon and you have a theory.
TL;DR Journalists probably don't know how to pick apart research papers.
| TwoXChromosomes | t5_2r2jt | chfme5q | Because it's easier to use scare tactics to evoke emotion in people than actually find current research. To be fair I'm not entirely sure that journalists have been taught to properly scrutinize science papers like people who've studied any science have.
Look at that famous 10 year "women shouldn't wear bras" study. People kept citing that shit like it was the word of God, whereas someone with the most basic understanding of science research papers can tell you why you can't trust the researcher for three small reasons:
The sample size was too small. (Participants were all French woman between the ages 20-35)
The researcher never bothered looking at bra size and how that would affect the study. (If you're testing a hypothesis you should have some sort of measuring tool to know what to look for)
It wasn't double blind. (If you really want to test a medicine you have one placebo group and one test group, if you REALLY want to test it you make sure you don't know who is taking the medicine and who is consuming the sugar pill.)
Lastly, you re-test if you get the same results each time then it turns into a phenomenon and you have a theory. | Journalists probably don't know how to pick apart research papers. |
sherminator19 | In my opinion there's three aspects to the tone of a guitarist:
**1) The guitar:** This is more about the *feel* of an instrument over anything else. The feel of the neck, the fret sizes, the action, even the weight and wood type of a body are key factors. The way you play will have a huge effect on you tone; whether you play aggressively or softly, etc. Depending on your amp and effects, you can control your tone using the volume knob, and of course, those tone knobs are there for a reason ;) In terms of electronics, your pickups make a huge difference. Vintage style pickups with low outputs and single coils in general will be cleaner and chimier, while modern style pickups and humbuckers in general will be warmer, dirtier and fatter sounding. That said, the guitar is the conduit of your playing style. I believe that the feel of a guitar is more important that it's sound. I have a £50 Squier (my first guitar ever) that I still play because it has a nice feeling neck. I just replaced the original pickups with some expensive (although I got them VERY cheap - like over 90% off cheap) Fender Texas Specials and it is quite boss.
**2) Your Pedals:** The pedals and effects you have define your sound more than your guitar. The overdrive and distortion effects lay down the basis for your tone, while delay and modulation effects colour it. For us peasants, our tone can be stitched together from the setups of famous people. My setup features a Big Muff because of John Frusciante and a TS808 modded SD-1 (a la Stevie Ray Vaughan). The Edge (of U2 fame) uses delays extensively and I've incorporated his "8th into dotted 8th" double delay into my chain as well. Find out what kinds of effects your favourite guitarists use to get their signature sounds and see if you can stitch together the favourite parts of their tone into your setup.
**3) The amp:** This is arguably the most important part. After all, the sound come out of this box. Different amps have different characters and you have to adapt to them to shape your tone. Fender amps have really clear, warm clean sounds, while Vox amps are chimy clean, although they overdrive into a cruch easier than Fenders in my experience. Orange amps have "foggy" cleans, but killer high gain distortion sounds. Marshall amps have cleans and a very distinctive distortion with pronounced mid range frequencies. Then there's the tube vs. solid state vs modelling debate. In my experience, tube amps "feel" better to play, but in terms of sound, a high end solid state, like my Trademark 60, and modern modelling amps, like the Fender Mustang series, can easily match tube amps.
**TL;DR - Guitar for playing feel, pedals for foundation and colour, amp for overall style and basis.** | In my opinion there's three aspects to the tone of a guitarist:
1) The guitar: This is more about the feel of an instrument over anything else. The feel of the neck, the fret sizes, the action, even the weight and wood type of a body are key factors. The way you play will have a huge effect on you tone; whether you play aggressively or softly, etc. Depending on your amp and effects, you can control your tone using the volume knob, and of course, those tone knobs are there for a reason ;) In terms of electronics, your pickups make a huge difference. Vintage style pickups with low outputs and single coils in general will be cleaner and chimier, while modern style pickups and humbuckers in general will be warmer, dirtier and fatter sounding. That said, the guitar is the conduit of your playing style. I believe that the feel of a guitar is more important that it's sound. I have a £50 Squier (my first guitar ever) that I still play because it has a nice feeling neck. I just replaced the original pickups with some expensive (although I got them VERY cheap - like over 90% off cheap) Fender Texas Specials and it is quite boss.
2) Your Pedals: The pedals and effects you have define your sound more than your guitar. The overdrive and distortion effects lay down the basis for your tone, while delay and modulation effects colour it. For us peasants, our tone can be stitched together from the setups of famous people. My setup features a Big Muff because of John Frusciante and a TS808 modded SD-1 (a la Stevie Ray Vaughan). The Edge (of U2 fame) uses delays extensively and I've incorporated his "8th into dotted 8th" double delay into my chain as well. Find out what kinds of effects your favourite guitarists use to get their signature sounds and see if you can stitch together the favourite parts of their tone into your setup.
3) The amp: This is arguably the most important part. After all, the sound come out of this box. Different amps have different characters and you have to adapt to them to shape your tone. Fender amps have really clear, warm clean sounds, while Vox amps are chimy clean, although they overdrive into a cruch easier than Fenders in my experience. Orange amps have "foggy" cleans, but killer high gain distortion sounds. Marshall amps have cleans and a very distinctive distortion with pronounced mid range frequencies. Then there's the tube vs. solid state vs modelling debate. In my experience, tube amps "feel" better to play, but in terms of sound, a high end solid state, like my Trademark 60, and modern modelling amps, like the Fender Mustang series, can easily match tube amps.
TL;DR - Guitar for playing feel, pedals for foundation and colour, amp for overall style and basis.
| Guitar | t5_2qi79 | chfgssg | In my opinion there's three aspects to the tone of a guitarist:
1) The guitar: This is more about the feel of an instrument over anything else. The feel of the neck, the fret sizes, the action, even the weight and wood type of a body are key factors. The way you play will have a huge effect on you tone; whether you play aggressively or softly, etc. Depending on your amp and effects, you can control your tone using the volume knob, and of course, those tone knobs are there for a reason ;) In terms of electronics, your pickups make a huge difference. Vintage style pickups with low outputs and single coils in general will be cleaner and chimier, while modern style pickups and humbuckers in general will be warmer, dirtier and fatter sounding. That said, the guitar is the conduit of your playing style. I believe that the feel of a guitar is more important that it's sound. I have a £50 Squier (my first guitar ever) that I still play because it has a nice feeling neck. I just replaced the original pickups with some expensive (although I got them VERY cheap - like over 90% off cheap) Fender Texas Specials and it is quite boss.
2) Your Pedals: The pedals and effects you have define your sound more than your guitar. The overdrive and distortion effects lay down the basis for your tone, while delay and modulation effects colour it. For us peasants, our tone can be stitched together from the setups of famous people. My setup features a Big Muff because of John Frusciante and a TS808 modded SD-1 (a la Stevie Ray Vaughan). The Edge (of U2 fame) uses delays extensively and I've incorporated his "8th into dotted 8th" double delay into my chain as well. Find out what kinds of effects your favourite guitarists use to get their signature sounds and see if you can stitch together the favourite parts of their tone into your setup.
3) The amp: This is arguably the most important part. After all, the sound come out of this box. Different amps have different characters and you have to adapt to them to shape your tone. Fender amps have really clear, warm clean sounds, while Vox amps are chimy clean, although they overdrive into a cruch easier than Fenders in my experience. Orange amps have "foggy" cleans, but killer high gain distortion sounds. Marshall amps have cleans and a very distinctive distortion with pronounced mid range frequencies. Then there's the tube vs. solid state vs modelling debate. In my experience, tube amps "feel" better to play, but in terms of sound, a high end solid state, like my Trademark 60, and modern modelling amps, like the Fender Mustang series, can easily match tube amps. | Guitar for playing feel, pedals for foundation and colour, amp for overall style and basis. |
DatPiff916 | Yes, in the black community it is a nasty underlying secret that a lot of the men who are both in and out the closet identify that they had been molested as a child, and 9 times out of 10 the accused had been locked up in prison for some time.
Of course when we study homosexuality as a larger group we see that it is just simply not true that molestation leads to homosexuality. That is a devastating ideal that can lead to unfair persecution.
On the other hand a more serious issue in the black community is the large number of black males that are being locked up in the U.S. and why is that happening. If homosexuality is seen as a side effect of a prison industrial complex system, people will hate the "perceived" result just as much as the root, even if it is illogical. Same reason Jews can hate the swastika even if it is meant to celebrate Diwali. I'm not saying the hate is justified, but it is always a necessity to look at the root causes instead of looking at it in black and white in the terms of "blacks hate gays because they practice forced Christianity" If you look at black(African) hate against homosexuals around the world the root of the hate comes from white colonialism.
tl;dr It's not gays that Black communities hate in the U.S., it's the prison industrial complex system, and homosexuality is viewed as a end product of that | Yes, in the black community it is a nasty underlying secret that a lot of the men who are both in and out the closet identify that they had been molested as a child, and 9 times out of 10 the accused had been locked up in prison for some time.
Of course when we study homosexuality as a larger group we see that it is just simply not true that molestation leads to homosexuality. That is a devastating ideal that can lead to unfair persecution.
On the other hand a more serious issue in the black community is the large number of black males that are being locked up in the U.S. and why is that happening. If homosexuality is seen as a side effect of a prison industrial complex system, people will hate the "perceived" result just as much as the root, even if it is illogical. Same reason Jews can hate the swastika even if it is meant to celebrate Diwali. I'm not saying the hate is justified, but it is always a necessity to look at the root causes instead of looking at it in black and white in the terms of "blacks hate gays because they practice forced Christianity" If you look at black(African) hate against homosexuals around the world the root of the hate comes from white colonialism.
tl;dr It's not gays that Black communities hate in the U.S., it's the prison industrial complex system, and homosexuality is viewed as a end product of that
| todayilearned | t5_2qqjc | chftwy8 | Yes, in the black community it is a nasty underlying secret that a lot of the men who are both in and out the closet identify that they had been molested as a child, and 9 times out of 10 the accused had been locked up in prison for some time.
Of course when we study homosexuality as a larger group we see that it is just simply not true that molestation leads to homosexuality. That is a devastating ideal that can lead to unfair persecution.
On the other hand a more serious issue in the black community is the large number of black males that are being locked up in the U.S. and why is that happening. If homosexuality is seen as a side effect of a prison industrial complex system, people will hate the "perceived" result just as much as the root, even if it is illogical. Same reason Jews can hate the swastika even if it is meant to celebrate Diwali. I'm not saying the hate is justified, but it is always a necessity to look at the root causes instead of looking at it in black and white in the terms of "blacks hate gays because they practice forced Christianity" If you look at black(African) hate against homosexuals around the world the root of the hate comes from white colonialism. | It's not gays that Black communities hate in the U.S., it's the prison industrial complex system, and homosexuality is viewed as a end product of that |
mynameipaul | 4-5? Try over 20.
Well, first off, why would I lose out on parties or friends? My friends don't care how tall I am. If yours do, you're making the wrong kind of friends.
Secondly, height only costs you respect in the short term. Long term (very long term, given my sweet extra two decades of life) respect is earned through actions.
As for women, well I get women now and I'm already a short-arse, who's to say I wouldn't if I was a dwarf? That's definitely a fetish. (plus there's nothing to say the family jewels would be affected. maybe I could break some sort of ratio-record?)
Besides I'd have both the sympathy card and a whole pool of dwarf girls to hit on. Think of the (shallow) jacuzzi parties!
Also, disability benefits are pretty awesome where I live, and stack with income if you get a good job. Seems like a pretty good deal to me...
**tl;dr be less mad in general.** | 4-5? Try over 20.
Well, first off, why would I lose out on parties or friends? My friends don't care how tall I am. If yours do, you're making the wrong kind of friends.
Secondly, height only costs you respect in the short term. Long term (very long term, given my sweet extra two decades of life) respect is earned through actions.
As for women, well I get women now and I'm already a short-arse, who's to say I wouldn't if I was a dwarf? That's definitely a fetish. (plus there's nothing to say the family jewels would be affected. maybe I could break some sort of ratio-record?)
Besides I'd have both the sympathy card and a whole pool of dwarf girls to hit on. Think of the (shallow) jacuzzi parties!
Also, disability benefits are pretty awesome where I live, and stack with income if you get a good job. Seems like a pretty good deal to me...
tl;dr be less mad in general.
| short | t5_2sgvi | chfwlqn | 4-5? Try over 20.
Well, first off, why would I lose out on parties or friends? My friends don't care how tall I am. If yours do, you're making the wrong kind of friends.
Secondly, height only costs you respect in the short term. Long term (very long term, given my sweet extra two decades of life) respect is earned through actions.
As for women, well I get women now and I'm already a short-arse, who's to say I wouldn't if I was a dwarf? That's definitely a fetish. (plus there's nothing to say the family jewels would be affected. maybe I could break some sort of ratio-record?)
Besides I'd have both the sympathy card and a whole pool of dwarf girls to hit on. Think of the (shallow) jacuzzi parties!
Also, disability benefits are pretty awesome where I live, and stack with income if you get a good job. Seems like a pretty good deal to me... | be less mad in general. |
KimberlyInOhio | Realize that you only see what people want you to see. You may see someone's beautiful house or fantastic car, but you don't see the fights over money they may be having. You may see your friends getting married and having kids and be jealous of their life milestones, but you don't see all the fighting over who does what and who wakes up more in the middle of the night. You don't see what's behind the public faces. Your married friends with kids and lovely house might envy you because you have freedom to make vacation plans at the drop of a hat, or go out for the evening without having scheduled weeks in advance. You may envy your friend's handsome boyfriend or beautiful girlfriend, but maybe they're always afraid that their SO will find someone "better" and leave them.
TL;DR: You only see the good part of the things you're jealous of. | Realize that you only see what people want you to see. You may see someone's beautiful house or fantastic car, but you don't see the fights over money they may be having. You may see your friends getting married and having kids and be jealous of their life milestones, but you don't see all the fighting over who does what and who wakes up more in the middle of the night. You don't see what's behind the public faces. Your married friends with kids and lovely house might envy you because you have freedom to make vacation plans at the drop of a hat, or go out for the evening without having scheduled weeks in advance. You may envy your friend's handsome boyfriend or beautiful girlfriend, but maybe they're always afraid that their SO will find someone "better" and leave them.
TL;DR: You only see the good part of the things you're jealous of.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chfwrzb | Realize that you only see what people want you to see. You may see someone's beautiful house or fantastic car, but you don't see the fights over money they may be having. You may see your friends getting married and having kids and be jealous of their life milestones, but you don't see all the fighting over who does what and who wakes up more in the middle of the night. You don't see what's behind the public faces. Your married friends with kids and lovely house might envy you because you have freedom to make vacation plans at the drop of a hat, or go out for the evening without having scheduled weeks in advance. You may envy your friend's handsome boyfriend or beautiful girlfriend, but maybe they're always afraid that their SO will find someone "better" and leave them. | You only see the good part of the things you're jealous of. |
RRjr | > Am I missing something? How is 30 watts going to be better?
It's not and your question isn't dumb at all.
The Protank heads are simply not meant to be fired at high wattage unless you modify them.
It's basically just physics. You have one very small wick feeding a higher gauge coil in this tiny chamber. If you pump too many watts in there the coil just glows up instantly and the wick can't supply enough juice in time to keep the whole thing vaporizing smoothly. Couple this with the fact that on tank atties you generally have a tighter draw i.e. less air cooling the coil -> dry / burnt / harsh hits -> *ugh*. The Protank, out of the box, just wasn't really built to be fired at higher wattage, just like most other tank atomizers / clearomizers.
You can easily do it on your dripper, where you have large air holes, a lot of wicking material and coils with lower gauge wire. So on there you can take the watts up and maybe enjoy some different nuances of your juice or just chase clouds.
But bear in mind none of this means higher watts is always better. Your Protank at 8W will produce some awesome flavor and if you pimp it up with a 30awg microcoil 8-12 wraps and some cotton wick it'll easily fire just fine at higher wattage. For some juices taking the watts up may give you better or different taste. Yet other juices will taste horrible at higher watts.
I have many juices I much rather vape on a Protank at 8 watts than subohming them on a dripper and vice versa.
TL;DR: Higher watts != better vape. It depends on what type of device you're using and of course on what you enjoy the most. | > Am I missing something? How is 30 watts going to be better?
It's not and your question isn't dumb at all.
The Protank heads are simply not meant to be fired at high wattage unless you modify them.
It's basically just physics. You have one very small wick feeding a higher gauge coil in this tiny chamber. If you pump too many watts in there the coil just glows up instantly and the wick can't supply enough juice in time to keep the whole thing vaporizing smoothly. Couple this with the fact that on tank atties you generally have a tighter draw i.e. less air cooling the coil -> dry / burnt / harsh hits -> ugh . The Protank, out of the box, just wasn't really built to be fired at higher wattage, just like most other tank atomizers / clearomizers.
You can easily do it on your dripper, where you have large air holes, a lot of wicking material and coils with lower gauge wire. So on there you can take the watts up and maybe enjoy some different nuances of your juice or just chase clouds.
But bear in mind none of this means higher watts is always better. Your Protank at 8W will produce some awesome flavor and if you pimp it up with a 30awg microcoil 8-12 wraps and some cotton wick it'll easily fire just fine at higher wattage. For some juices taking the watts up may give you better or different taste. Yet other juices will taste horrible at higher watts.
I have many juices I much rather vape on a Protank at 8 watts than subohming them on a dripper and vice versa.
TL;DR: Higher watts != better vape. It depends on what type of device you're using and of course on what you enjoy the most.
| electronic_cigarette | t5_2qmlu | chg3ga4 | Am I missing something? How is 30 watts going to be better?
It's not and your question isn't dumb at all.
The Protank heads are simply not meant to be fired at high wattage unless you modify them.
It's basically just physics. You have one very small wick feeding a higher gauge coil in this tiny chamber. If you pump too many watts in there the coil just glows up instantly and the wick can't supply enough juice in time to keep the whole thing vaporizing smoothly. Couple this with the fact that on tank atties you generally have a tighter draw i.e. less air cooling the coil -> dry / burnt / harsh hits -> ugh . The Protank, out of the box, just wasn't really built to be fired at higher wattage, just like most other tank atomizers / clearomizers.
You can easily do it on your dripper, where you have large air holes, a lot of wicking material and coils with lower gauge wire. So on there you can take the watts up and maybe enjoy some different nuances of your juice or just chase clouds.
But bear in mind none of this means higher watts is always better. Your Protank at 8W will produce some awesome flavor and if you pimp it up with a 30awg microcoil 8-12 wraps and some cotton wick it'll easily fire just fine at higher wattage. For some juices taking the watts up may give you better or different taste. Yet other juices will taste horrible at higher watts.
I have many juices I much rather vape on a Protank at 8 watts than subohming them on a dripper and vice versa. | Higher watts != better vape. It depends on what type of device you're using and of course on what you enjoy the most. |
KarnickelEater | > Oakland tends to be alright so long as you stay in high traffic areas and don't do anything stupid to make yourself a target.
I disagree somewhat. As always I walked and biked a lot - a LOT - in as many places as possible, I like to explore. The only uncomfortable - but not dangerous! - situation was biking through the parts of Oakland (away from downtown to the south) where all shops have metal-grilled windows. Aside from that - nothing, and I've been to places where shootings do occur. IMHO you are much more likely to become a victim in Brazilian cities, Oakland violence usually is within the group and not often towards outsiders. I also felt perfectly save in the Bronx in 1995: An unmarked police car with police without uniform suddenly stopped next to me and I was surrounded by 4 people. THAT was uncomfortable, until they identified themselves as police. After finding out I was a tourist (at the time, my first 2 month trip through the US) they instructed me to get back to Manhattan because it was too dangerous. I am quite certain even today that it was NOT dangerous - those guys from the police don't know Brazil... well, I *was* getting ready to leave as the sun started to go down, but in Brazil you are not safe at any time.
> avoid unknown areas.
Never! Well, I avoid Brazil now.
So TL;DR, I know quite a few areas in Oakland that are not nice but I would not hesitate to walk through them at least during the day. No comparison to Brazil IMHO.
| > Oakland tends to be alright so long as you stay in high traffic areas and don't do anything stupid to make yourself a target.
I disagree somewhat. As always I walked and biked a lot - a LOT - in as many places as possible, I like to explore. The only uncomfortable - but not dangerous! - situation was biking through the parts of Oakland (away from downtown to the south) where all shops have metal-grilled windows. Aside from that - nothing, and I've been to places where shootings do occur. IMHO you are much more likely to become a victim in Brazilian cities, Oakland violence usually is within the group and not often towards outsiders. I also felt perfectly save in the Bronx in 1995: An unmarked police car with police without uniform suddenly stopped next to me and I was surrounded by 4 people. THAT was uncomfortable, until they identified themselves as police. After finding out I was a tourist (at the time, my first 2 month trip through the US) they instructed me to get back to Manhattan because it was too dangerous. I am quite certain even today that it was NOT dangerous - those guys from the police don't know Brazil... well, I was getting ready to leave as the sun started to go down, but in Brazil you are not safe at any time.
> avoid unknown areas.
Never! Well, I avoid Brazil now.
So TL;DR, I know quite a few areas in Oakland that are not nice but I would not hesitate to walk through them at least during the day. No comparison to Brazil IMHO.
| worldnews | t5_2qh13 | chgpmwm | Oakland tends to be alright so long as you stay in high traffic areas and don't do anything stupid to make yourself a target.
I disagree somewhat. As always I walked and biked a lot - a LOT - in as many places as possible, I like to explore. The only uncomfortable - but not dangerous! - situation was biking through the parts of Oakland (away from downtown to the south) where all shops have metal-grilled windows. Aside from that - nothing, and I've been to places where shootings do occur. IMHO you are much more likely to become a victim in Brazilian cities, Oakland violence usually is within the group and not often towards outsiders. I also felt perfectly save in the Bronx in 1995: An unmarked police car with police without uniform suddenly stopped next to me and I was surrounded by 4 people. THAT was uncomfortable, until they identified themselves as police. After finding out I was a tourist (at the time, my first 2 month trip through the US) they instructed me to get back to Manhattan because it was too dangerous. I am quite certain even today that it was NOT dangerous - those guys from the police don't know Brazil... well, I was getting ready to leave as the sun started to go down, but in Brazil you are not safe at any time.
> avoid unknown areas.
Never! Well, I avoid Brazil now.
So | I know quite a few areas in Oakland that are not nice but I would not hesitate to walk through them at least during the day. No comparison to Brazil IMHO. |
Kelderm2 | Here to put in my two cents about the topic. I've studied abroad twice in Brazil and in those 2 years I have gotten robbed three times.
Two of the three times were in broad daylight on a crowded street when I was with a few friends. We were not speaking english however having a redhead, a blonde girl, and a blonde guy is a dead give away in Rio. ANyways, so we are walking by and as we are passing smoe people we get two guys that come up to us and one slowly walks with me asking for a dollar or two and if I speak english. I say no i don't and he gets real close and puts a gun up to my back. This is all still while walking and fairly ninjalike on his part. I pulled out my money and tried handing it to him but he said to put it back in my pocket and not to pass it visibly this time. So, I take it back out and hold it at my side where he takes it, as well as my phone. And he tells me to keep walking and he walked the other direction. My friends had the same thing happen to them with a knife essentially.
The second time, was the same guys and this time my friends threw the money on the ground and kept walking. The robbers, now having peoples eyes on them, tried giving the money back so as to not arouse suspicion but too late, some old Brazilian called them out and they ran away.
The third time, I got my card duplicated. Not robbed but a huge problem in Brazil still and one that won't go away for the world cup or Olympics. Seven thousand dollars gone in just three days.. I got it all back thanks to my wonderful credit union being amazingly helpful but its still something I don't want to go through again.
The big thing that is scariest here, is that each time we told the police, nothing was done. They didn't ask for a description of the guys, they didn't radio it in when we told them, they just stood there and said ok. We were getting robbed at gun and knife point in broad daylight and the police were of no help. I do agree that you should not scream if you get robbed but Brazil IS NOT ready for the world cup or the olympics. It is unsafe and many tourists/soccer fans(especially you german soccer fanatics) won't be nearly as compliant as I was and you will pay for it.
Brazil has made me paranoid about walking alone, as a 6'4" male at 200lbs. Don't even get me started about having to watch out for being drugged(friends got drugged, mugged, and plugged....yes they were guys...) Aka, "boa noite cindarella"
Tl;Dr- Got robbed in front of a lot of people, told police, no one did anything. | Here to put in my two cents about the topic. I've studied abroad twice in Brazil and in those 2 years I have gotten robbed three times.
Two of the three times were in broad daylight on a crowded street when I was with a few friends. We were not speaking english however having a redhead, a blonde girl, and a blonde guy is a dead give away in Rio. ANyways, so we are walking by and as we are passing smoe people we get two guys that come up to us and one slowly walks with me asking for a dollar or two and if I speak english. I say no i don't and he gets real close and puts a gun up to my back. This is all still while walking and fairly ninjalike on his part. I pulled out my money and tried handing it to him but he said to put it back in my pocket and not to pass it visibly this time. So, I take it back out and hold it at my side where he takes it, as well as my phone. And he tells me to keep walking and he walked the other direction. My friends had the same thing happen to them with a knife essentially.
The second time, was the same guys and this time my friends threw the money on the ground and kept walking. The robbers, now having peoples eyes on them, tried giving the money back so as to not arouse suspicion but too late, some old Brazilian called them out and they ran away.
The third time, I got my card duplicated. Not robbed but a huge problem in Brazil still and one that won't go away for the world cup or Olympics. Seven thousand dollars gone in just three days.. I got it all back thanks to my wonderful credit union being amazingly helpful but its still something I don't want to go through again.
The big thing that is scariest here, is that each time we told the police, nothing was done. They didn't ask for a description of the guys, they didn't radio it in when we told them, they just stood there and said ok. We were getting robbed at gun and knife point in broad daylight and the police were of no help. I do agree that you should not scream if you get robbed but Brazil IS NOT ready for the world cup or the olympics. It is unsafe and many tourists/soccer fans(especially you german soccer fanatics) won't be nearly as compliant as I was and you will pay for it.
Brazil has made me paranoid about walking alone, as a 6'4" male at 200lbs. Don't even get me started about having to watch out for being drugged(friends got drugged, mugged, and plugged....yes they were guys...) Aka, "boa noite cindarella"
Tl;Dr- Got robbed in front of a lot of people, told police, no one did anything.
| worldnews | t5_2qh13 | chg4gvd | Here to put in my two cents about the topic. I've studied abroad twice in Brazil and in those 2 years I have gotten robbed three times.
Two of the three times were in broad daylight on a crowded street when I was with a few friends. We were not speaking english however having a redhead, a blonde girl, and a blonde guy is a dead give away in Rio. ANyways, so we are walking by and as we are passing smoe people we get two guys that come up to us and one slowly walks with me asking for a dollar or two and if I speak english. I say no i don't and he gets real close and puts a gun up to my back. This is all still while walking and fairly ninjalike on his part. I pulled out my money and tried handing it to him but he said to put it back in my pocket and not to pass it visibly this time. So, I take it back out and hold it at my side where he takes it, as well as my phone. And he tells me to keep walking and he walked the other direction. My friends had the same thing happen to them with a knife essentially.
The second time, was the same guys and this time my friends threw the money on the ground and kept walking. The robbers, now having peoples eyes on them, tried giving the money back so as to not arouse suspicion but too late, some old Brazilian called them out and they ran away.
The third time, I got my card duplicated. Not robbed but a huge problem in Brazil still and one that won't go away for the world cup or Olympics. Seven thousand dollars gone in just three days.. I got it all back thanks to my wonderful credit union being amazingly helpful but its still something I don't want to go through again.
The big thing that is scariest here, is that each time we told the police, nothing was done. They didn't ask for a description of the guys, they didn't radio it in when we told them, they just stood there and said ok. We were getting robbed at gun and knife point in broad daylight and the police were of no help. I do agree that you should not scream if you get robbed but Brazil IS NOT ready for the world cup or the olympics. It is unsafe and many tourists/soccer fans(especially you german soccer fanatics) won't be nearly as compliant as I was and you will pay for it.
Brazil has made me paranoid about walking alone, as a 6'4" male at 200lbs. Don't even get me started about having to watch out for being drugged(friends got drugged, mugged, and plugged....yes they were guys...) Aka, "boa noite cindarella" | Got robbed in front of a lot of people, told police, no one did anything. |
Essychu | Also. Remember that Brazil has the highest taxes for imported goods in the world and less than one percent of high tech industry. This means if your object has eletronics then its very valuable in Brazil, even when its cheap in others places.
TLDR; Dont use your "cheap" tablet in public. | Also. Remember that Brazil has the highest taxes for imported goods in the world and less than one percent of high tech industry. This means if your object has eletronics then its very valuable in Brazil, even when its cheap in others places.
TLDR; Dont use your "cheap" tablet in public.
| worldnews | t5_2qh13 | chg6l60 | Also. Remember that Brazil has the highest taxes for imported goods in the world and less than one percent of high tech industry. This means if your object has eletronics then its very valuable in Brazil, even when its cheap in others places. | Dont use your "cheap" tablet in public. |
Monso | Because they'd arrest 2 gang members before they're tortured, family killed in front of them, and left to asphyxiate off the side of the bridge.
The lives of the ones they love is not worth *barely* putting a dent into Brazil's crime.
tl;dr they fear for their lives and nobody should blame them. | Because they'd arrest 2 gang members before they're tortured, family killed in front of them, and left to asphyxiate off the side of the bridge.
The lives of the ones they love is not worth barely putting a dent into Brazil's crime.
tl;dr they fear for their lives and nobody should blame them.
| worldnews | t5_2qh13 | chg8e9n | Because they'd arrest 2 gang members before they're tortured, family killed in front of them, and left to asphyxiate off the side of the bridge.
The lives of the ones they love is not worth barely putting a dent into Brazil's crime. | they fear for their lives and nobody should blame them. |
MachReverb | This was my first thought as well. Not due to any marks or engraving, but just because I looked at it and immediately recognized it as an inkwell.
It isn't a candleholder, as the narrow base wouldn't be very stable, and the wax would just drip all over the pattern.
TL;DR: it's an inkwell. | This was my first thought as well. Not due to any marks or engraving, but just because I looked at it and immediately recognized it as an inkwell.
It isn't a candleholder, as the narrow base wouldn't be very stable, and the wax would just drip all over the pattern.
TL;DR: it's an inkwell.
| whatisthisthing | t5_2s3kh | chg3rxf | This was my first thought as well. Not due to any marks or engraving, but just because I looked at it and immediately recognized it as an inkwell.
It isn't a candleholder, as the narrow base wouldn't be very stable, and the wax would just drip all over the pattern. | it's an inkwell. |
Rayezilla | people aren't getting that VR zones are meant to be high difficulty, you're supposed to die more than when you were just leveling the standard track.
I've had pulls where I killed two mobs and then died, rezzed on the spot and killed the other two and moved on. I've had harvester + add fights that I had to kill the adds, die, rez, and then solo the harvester. I enjoy it because I really have to think to overcome issues in vr5, even with utterly amazing gear. I've been making build changes and content has been considerably easier...
TLDR: I totally disagree with OP. you should NOT be able to faceroll VR levels with crappy gear and a badly thought out build. VR is where shitty builds come to die. | people aren't getting that VR zones are meant to be high difficulty, you're supposed to die more than when you were just leveling the standard track.
I've had pulls where I killed two mobs and then died, rezzed on the spot and killed the other two and moved on. I've had harvester + add fights that I had to kill the adds, die, rez, and then solo the harvester. I enjoy it because I really have to think to overcome issues in vr5, even with utterly amazing gear. I've been making build changes and content has been considerably easier...
TLDR: I totally disagree with OP. you should NOT be able to faceroll VR levels with crappy gear and a badly thought out build. VR is where shitty builds come to die.
| elderscrollsonline | t5_2tqi0 | chg4bsf | people aren't getting that VR zones are meant to be high difficulty, you're supposed to die more than when you were just leveling the standard track.
I've had pulls where I killed two mobs and then died, rezzed on the spot and killed the other two and moved on. I've had harvester + add fights that I had to kill the adds, die, rez, and then solo the harvester. I enjoy it because I really have to think to overcome issues in vr5, even with utterly amazing gear. I've been making build changes and content has been considerably easier... | I totally disagree with OP. you should NOT be able to faceroll VR levels with crappy gear and a badly thought out build. VR is where shitty builds come to die. |
fueledbysatan | I guess when someone has lets say Epilepsy and has a seizure while driving and they lose control of their body and end up in a river, they're just being a dumbass.
tl;dr - go fuck yourself | I guess when someone has lets say Epilepsy and has a seizure while driving and they lose control of their body and end up in a river, they're just being a dumbass.
tl;dr - go fuck yourself
| LifeProTips | t5_2s5oq | chgu6ug | I guess when someone has lets say Epilepsy and has a seizure while driving and they lose control of their body and end up in a river, they're just being a dumbass. | go fuck yourself |
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