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overfloaterx | > E-book sellers also have to compete with piracy.
This is true but Hachette would have to be *incredibly* brave to even bring that up.
Anti-piracy efforts in other media, such as...
- DRM on software and games
- piracy warnings and anti-copy technology on DVD/Bluray
- rootkits and other shady efforts on CDs many years ago (attempts to prevent them working in computers)
... typically only end up punishing legitimate customers by making them jump through hoops to access the content they legally own: online "phone home" authorization hassles and computer installation limits for software; endless, unskippable FBI warnings on DVDs; CDs that can't be played in computers or certain CD players. In the meantime it does relatively little to stop piracy other than to delay releases a little.
^^^.
But if we start to move the Amazon/Hachette conversation into the anti-piracy realm, the argument gets onto ***very*** shaky moral ground.
Because we wouldn't be talking about trying to prevent piracy any more (nobody's suggesting improvements to eBook DRM) or even about mildly inconveniencing legitimate customers.
We'd be talking about making legitimate customers *very literally* pay for the pirate copies.
And that's just flat out wrong. Even the movie business doesn't try to justify inflated DVD/BR prices by claiming it has to compensate for piracy.
^^^.
On top of that, I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that the vast majority of Kindle owners *don't* pirate eBooks. For the same reason that the vast majority of Android smartphone users don't root their phones and sideload apps but instead buy them legitimately: Amazon's eBook buying process is so darn simple; while locating, downloading, and sideloading pirated eBooks to a Kindle is substantially less so. And most Kindle owners probably aren't tech-savvy enough to find, download, and sideload pirated eBooks.
And as Amazon points out, there's no second-hand market with eBooks. So if anything, the piracy element is only equivalent to the second-hand market in physical books that publishers have successfully dealt with for decades.
^^^.
tl;dr -- I don't think piracy is a good justification for inflated eBook pricing, and I think it would be political suicide for Hachette to suggest such. | > E-book sellers also have to compete with piracy.
This is true but Hachette would have to be incredibly brave to even bring that up.
Anti-piracy efforts in other media, such as...
DRM on software and games
piracy warnings and anti-copy technology on DVD/Bluray
rootkits and other shady efforts on CDs many years ago (attempts to prevent them working in computers)
... typically only end up punishing legitimate customers by making them jump through hoops to access the content they legally own: online "phone home" authorization hassles and computer installation limits for software; endless, unskippable FBI warnings on DVDs; CDs that can't be played in computers or certain CD players. In the meantime it does relatively little to stop piracy other than to delay releases a little.
^^^.
But if we start to move the Amazon/Hachette conversation into the anti-piracy realm, the argument gets onto very shaky moral ground.
Because we wouldn't be talking about trying to prevent piracy any more (nobody's suggesting improvements to eBook DRM) or even about mildly inconveniencing legitimate customers.
We'd be talking about making legitimate customers very literally pay for the pirate copies.
And that's just flat out wrong. Even the movie business doesn't try to justify inflated DVD/BR prices by claiming it has to compensate for piracy.
^^^.
On top of that, I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that the vast majority of Kindle owners don't pirate eBooks. For the same reason that the vast majority of Android smartphone users don't root their phones and sideload apps but instead buy them legitimately: Amazon's eBook buying process is so darn simple; while locating, downloading, and sideloading pirated eBooks to a Kindle is substantially less so. And most Kindle owners probably aren't tech-savvy enough to find, download, and sideload pirated eBooks.
And as Amazon points out, there's no second-hand market with eBooks. So if anything, the piracy element is only equivalent to the second-hand market in physical books that publishers have successfully dealt with for decades.
^^^.
tl;dr -- I don't think piracy is a good justification for inflated eBook pricing, and I think it would be political suicide for Hachette to suggest such.
| kindle | t5_2qudz | cjm2e1h | E-book sellers also have to compete with piracy.
This is true but Hachette would have to be incredibly brave to even bring that up.
Anti-piracy efforts in other media, such as...
DRM on software and games
piracy warnings and anti-copy technology on DVD/Bluray
rootkits and other shady efforts on CDs many years ago (attempts to prevent them working in computers)
... typically only end up punishing legitimate customers by making them jump through hoops to access the content they legally own: online "phone home" authorization hassles and computer installation limits for software; endless, unskippable FBI warnings on DVDs; CDs that can't be played in computers or certain CD players. In the meantime it does relatively little to stop piracy other than to delay releases a little.
^^^.
But if we start to move the Amazon/Hachette conversation into the anti-piracy realm, the argument gets onto very shaky moral ground.
Because we wouldn't be talking about trying to prevent piracy any more (nobody's suggesting improvements to eBook DRM) or even about mildly inconveniencing legitimate customers.
We'd be talking about making legitimate customers very literally pay for the pirate copies.
And that's just flat out wrong. Even the movie business doesn't try to justify inflated DVD/BR prices by claiming it has to compensate for piracy.
^^^.
On top of that, I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that the vast majority of Kindle owners don't pirate eBooks. For the same reason that the vast majority of Android smartphone users don't root their phones and sideload apps but instead buy them legitimately: Amazon's eBook buying process is so darn simple; while locating, downloading, and sideloading pirated eBooks to a Kindle is substantially less so. And most Kindle owners probably aren't tech-savvy enough to find, download, and sideload pirated eBooks.
And as Amazon points out, there's no second-hand market with eBooks. So if anything, the piracy element is only equivalent to the second-hand market in physical books that publishers have successfully dealt with for decades.
^^^. | I don't think piracy is a good justification for inflated eBook pricing, and I think it would be political suicide for Hachette to suggest such. |
Rosetti | For me, it's not that I don't think it's a legitimate way to become a known performer - it's that the shows aren't really about uncovering talent.
These shows go under the guise that they're about finding talented performers and musicians, but their selection process is not designed for it. They don't evaluate a persons musical ability, their song writing abilities, or anything that would determine them to be a gifted musician/performer.
What these shows are doing is finding a 'product'. They are basically scouting for new pop prospects that they can sell. The whole show is about building people's media presence up. The record companies love this model - they don't have to individually scout talent - they can have it all come to them. They don't have to promote them - the TV show does that. They don't even have to pay for it - they actually make the audience pay for it with their viewing and with their votes.
You can often see this is the case by their comments when reviewing people. I recall one audition where a girl came in and sang a blues/jazz tune. Her voice was pretty good, but Simon Cowell criticised her for not being 'current'. That to me was these talent shows in a nutshell. He was not looking at her talent, her musical ability - he was looking purely at her commercial value. She wasn't hugely attractive, she wasn't singing popular songs, and so she had little value to the show. It's also the reason they spend so long on their sob stories - they want to build followings for these people so when they finally make their records, they have a big market to sell them too.
You can also see this in their high label turnover following their initial signing. Most of them get signed to Simon Cowell's label - Syco Records (at least here in the UK they do, there may be a different label in the US). If you look at their former artists, you can see how quickly they were dropped after their initial appeal wore off. If they truly believed that this person was one of the most talented people in the country - they'd put a hell of a lot more effort into developing them into a serious artist.
TL;DR: These talent shows are basically a pump and dump scheme for record companies. | For me, it's not that I don't think it's a legitimate way to become a known performer - it's that the shows aren't really about uncovering talent.
These shows go under the guise that they're about finding talented performers and musicians, but their selection process is not designed for it. They don't evaluate a persons musical ability, their song writing abilities, or anything that would determine them to be a gifted musician/performer.
What these shows are doing is finding a 'product'. They are basically scouting for new pop prospects that they can sell. The whole show is about building people's media presence up. The record companies love this model - they don't have to individually scout talent - they can have it all come to them. They don't have to promote them - the TV show does that. They don't even have to pay for it - they actually make the audience pay for it with their viewing and with their votes.
You can often see this is the case by their comments when reviewing people. I recall one audition where a girl came in and sang a blues/jazz tune. Her voice was pretty good, but Simon Cowell criticised her for not being 'current'. That to me was these talent shows in a nutshell. He was not looking at her talent, her musical ability - he was looking purely at her commercial value. She wasn't hugely attractive, she wasn't singing popular songs, and so she had little value to the show. It's also the reason they spend so long on their sob stories - they want to build followings for these people so when they finally make their records, they have a big market to sell them too.
You can also see this in their high label turnover following their initial signing. Most of them get signed to Simon Cowell's label - Syco Records (at least here in the UK they do, there may be a different label in the US). If you look at their former artists, you can see how quickly they were dropped after their initial appeal wore off. If they truly believed that this person was one of the most talented people in the country - they'd put a hell of a lot more effort into developing them into a serious artist.
TL;DR: These talent shows are basically a pump and dump scheme for record companies.
| changemyview | t5_2w2s8 | cjmyy80 | For me, it's not that I don't think it's a legitimate way to become a known performer - it's that the shows aren't really about uncovering talent.
These shows go under the guise that they're about finding talented performers and musicians, but their selection process is not designed for it. They don't evaluate a persons musical ability, their song writing abilities, or anything that would determine them to be a gifted musician/performer.
What these shows are doing is finding a 'product'. They are basically scouting for new pop prospects that they can sell. The whole show is about building people's media presence up. The record companies love this model - they don't have to individually scout talent - they can have it all come to them. They don't have to promote them - the TV show does that. They don't even have to pay for it - they actually make the audience pay for it with their viewing and with their votes.
You can often see this is the case by their comments when reviewing people. I recall one audition where a girl came in and sang a blues/jazz tune. Her voice was pretty good, but Simon Cowell criticised her for not being 'current'. That to me was these talent shows in a nutshell. He was not looking at her talent, her musical ability - he was looking purely at her commercial value. She wasn't hugely attractive, she wasn't singing popular songs, and so she had little value to the show. It's also the reason they spend so long on their sob stories - they want to build followings for these people so when they finally make their records, they have a big market to sell them too.
You can also see this in their high label turnover following their initial signing. Most of them get signed to Simon Cowell's label - Syco Records (at least here in the UK they do, there may be a different label in the US). If you look at their former artists, you can see how quickly they were dropped after their initial appeal wore off. If they truly believed that this person was one of the most talented people in the country - they'd put a hell of a lot more effort into developing them into a serious artist. | These talent shows are basically a pump and dump scheme for record companies. |
danredux | The standard compiler converts code like "NAME='HELLO'" to machine-code, which is basically a list of instructions like "SET VAR NAME TO 'HELLO'". When you play the game, it starts up a program called a "runner", that loads in the list of instructions and starts executing them. That is to say, it would see "SET VAR NAME TO 'HELLO'", and it would find the NAME variable in memory, check that it exists, possibly convert it to a string type, then set it to 'HELLO'.
The YoYoCompiler takes it one step further. It compiles those instructions into machine instructions, which do not need to be read by a program, but are instead read directly by the computer chip. So, "health=10" would be convert to the bytecode "SET VAR health TO 10", which would then be converted to the simple machine code "MOV 0x1000, 10". The computer can understand this directly.
Now, the YYC doesn't quite compile *everything* to its most efficient instruction. Suppose you have a loop, with a variable i that goes from 0 to 100... All the information about that variable is right there, so the compiler can use what's called a "primitive" for that variable. Most GM variables are very complex, they can change between a number, fraction, string, list, array, etc... But if you have a variable entirely contained in a small area, you can guarantee that it won't change. With such a guarantee, the compiler can use a more efficient representation, and not bother checking it's type. So, YYC is maybe 2x faster for your standard GM code, because it's still doing most of the work that the "runner" did, such as checking the type's of the variables you're acting on, checking the new value for the variable, checking whether it should be global or local, etc.. However, for a few variables, it can treat it as a "primitive", which means it doesn't have to worry about the variable changing from a number to a string, or worry about someone trying to add a number to a string.. It can skip so many steps, in fact, that you can get a 10x speed boost in tight loops.
So overall, you can expect an instant 2x speed boost to your program with YYC. However, when you find areas of code that take a long time, you can declare a few variables and make sure they don't change type in that script, which will let the compiler user primitives, and make that loop take a tenth the time.
TL:DR; If GM can have 1000 bullets on-screen, YYC will instantly bring it up to 2000, but also let you optimize some code further and bring it up to over 10,000. | The standard compiler converts code like "NAME='HELLO'" to machine-code, which is basically a list of instructions like "SET VAR NAME TO 'HELLO'". When you play the game, it starts up a program called a "runner", that loads in the list of instructions and starts executing them. That is to say, it would see "SET VAR NAME TO 'HELLO'", and it would find the NAME variable in memory, check that it exists, possibly convert it to a string type, then set it to 'HELLO'.
The YoYoCompiler takes it one step further. It compiles those instructions into machine instructions, which do not need to be read by a program, but are instead read directly by the computer chip. So, "health=10" would be convert to the bytecode "SET VAR health TO 10", which would then be converted to the simple machine code "MOV 0x1000, 10". The computer can understand this directly.
Now, the YYC doesn't quite compile everything to its most efficient instruction. Suppose you have a loop, with a variable i that goes from 0 to 100... All the information about that variable is right there, so the compiler can use what's called a "primitive" for that variable. Most GM variables are very complex, they can change between a number, fraction, string, list, array, etc... But if you have a variable entirely contained in a small area, you can guarantee that it won't change. With such a guarantee, the compiler can use a more efficient representation, and not bother checking it's type. So, YYC is maybe 2x faster for your standard GM code, because it's still doing most of the work that the "runner" did, such as checking the type's of the variables you're acting on, checking the new value for the variable, checking whether it should be global or local, etc.. However, for a few variables, it can treat it as a "primitive", which means it doesn't have to worry about the variable changing from a number to a string, or worry about someone trying to add a number to a string.. It can skip so many steps, in fact, that you can get a 10x speed boost in tight loops.
So overall, you can expect an instant 2x speed boost to your program with YYC. However, when you find areas of code that take a long time, you can declare a few variables and make sure they don't change type in that script, which will let the compiler user primitives, and make that loop take a tenth the time.
TL:DR; If GM can have 1000 bullets on-screen, YYC will instantly bring it up to 2000, but also let you optimize some code further and bring it up to over 10,000.
| gamemaker | t5_2qw2g | cjm051o | The standard compiler converts code like "NAME='HELLO'" to machine-code, which is basically a list of instructions like "SET VAR NAME TO 'HELLO'". When you play the game, it starts up a program called a "runner", that loads in the list of instructions and starts executing them. That is to say, it would see "SET VAR NAME TO 'HELLO'", and it would find the NAME variable in memory, check that it exists, possibly convert it to a string type, then set it to 'HELLO'.
The YoYoCompiler takes it one step further. It compiles those instructions into machine instructions, which do not need to be read by a program, but are instead read directly by the computer chip. So, "health=10" would be convert to the bytecode "SET VAR health TO 10", which would then be converted to the simple machine code "MOV 0x1000, 10". The computer can understand this directly.
Now, the YYC doesn't quite compile everything to its most efficient instruction. Suppose you have a loop, with a variable i that goes from 0 to 100... All the information about that variable is right there, so the compiler can use what's called a "primitive" for that variable. Most GM variables are very complex, they can change between a number, fraction, string, list, array, etc... But if you have a variable entirely contained in a small area, you can guarantee that it won't change. With such a guarantee, the compiler can use a more efficient representation, and not bother checking it's type. So, YYC is maybe 2x faster for your standard GM code, because it's still doing most of the work that the "runner" did, such as checking the type's of the variables you're acting on, checking the new value for the variable, checking whether it should be global or local, etc.. However, for a few variables, it can treat it as a "primitive", which means it doesn't have to worry about the variable changing from a number to a string, or worry about someone trying to add a number to a string.. It can skip so many steps, in fact, that you can get a 10x speed boost in tight loops.
So overall, you can expect an instant 2x speed boost to your program with YYC. However, when you find areas of code that take a long time, you can declare a few variables and make sure they don't change type in that script, which will let the compiler user primitives, and make that loop take a tenth the time. | If GM can have 1000 bullets on-screen, YYC will instantly bring it up to 2000, but also let you optimize some code further and bring it up to over 10,000. |
garythecoconut | It is usually pretty obvious if they will let you handle or not. If the animal is just on a leash sitting on the table, good chance to handle. If it is in a closed tank on the bottom of a stack of tanks, not a good chance to handle.
As for etiquette. I think the main thing to realize is that these guys are working and it can get extremely busy. Since you don't intend to buy anything, let the vendors talk to the other customers first. If they are really busy don't bother to ask to hold them since that is kinda rude. But if it is busy, if you come back in 10 minutes it might not be busy anymore. If they are sitting and look relaxed, then sure have a conversation and they will probably let you hold what ever you want.
If they aren't very busy, show interest in what they are showing, ask some questions, ask if you can have their business card. Just be friendly, then ask if you can handle. They will be much more comfortable with you after you have had some conversation.
If you are patient you should be able to handle lots of cool reptiles.
Expos are a blast. You will love it.
TL;DR: pretty much just use common sense.
| It is usually pretty obvious if they will let you handle or not. If the animal is just on a leash sitting on the table, good chance to handle. If it is in a closed tank on the bottom of a stack of tanks, not a good chance to handle.
As for etiquette. I think the main thing to realize is that these guys are working and it can get extremely busy. Since you don't intend to buy anything, let the vendors talk to the other customers first. If they are really busy don't bother to ask to hold them since that is kinda rude. But if it is busy, if you come back in 10 minutes it might not be busy anymore. If they are sitting and look relaxed, then sure have a conversation and they will probably let you hold what ever you want.
If they aren't very busy, show interest in what they are showing, ask some questions, ask if you can have their business card. Just be friendly, then ask if you can handle. They will be much more comfortable with you after you have had some conversation.
If you are patient you should be able to handle lots of cool reptiles.
Expos are a blast. You will love it.
TL;DR: pretty much just use common sense.
| reptiles | t5_2qy22 | cjm1xqf | It is usually pretty obvious if they will let you handle or not. If the animal is just on a leash sitting on the table, good chance to handle. If it is in a closed tank on the bottom of a stack of tanks, not a good chance to handle.
As for etiquette. I think the main thing to realize is that these guys are working and it can get extremely busy. Since you don't intend to buy anything, let the vendors talk to the other customers first. If they are really busy don't bother to ask to hold them since that is kinda rude. But if it is busy, if you come back in 10 minutes it might not be busy anymore. If they are sitting and look relaxed, then sure have a conversation and they will probably let you hold what ever you want.
If they aren't very busy, show interest in what they are showing, ask some questions, ask if you can have their business card. Just be friendly, then ask if you can handle. They will be much more comfortable with you after you have had some conversation.
If you are patient you should be able to handle lots of cool reptiles.
Expos are a blast. You will love it. | pretty much just use common sense. |
BasementJAXX | This is racing, and Id put money on it that many of the commenters here don't know it's little quirks and are pretty much hearsay. What happened here was Tony "closed the door" on #13 to seal an overtake. This left #13 with nowhere to go and he left the track and spun out. Doing that is a capital offense in NASCAR affiliated events and usually ends in a fight between drivers; this is no surprise and is pretty much expected.
So, the track goes under caution. All the drivers must lower speed to about 30-40 mph, stay close to the inside, and stay inline to keep all positions constant; pretty much a pause button for a race.
#13 left his car to pick a fight with Stewart, no surprise. What was a surprise was that Stewart broke formation, and given that the driver who was subsequently killed had a bone to pick with Stewart, to scare #13 and possibly accidentally hit him.
To all the laureate redditors here: there is no *Darwin Award*, its what happened as a result of a common practice in this sport
TLDR: #13 left the car to fight Tony under yellow flag. Tony broke yellow flag formation and hit #13, probably to intimidate #13. | This is racing, and Id put money on it that many of the commenters here don't know it's little quirks and are pretty much hearsay. What happened here was Tony "closed the door" on #13 to seal an overtake. This left #13 with nowhere to go and he left the track and spun out. Doing that is a capital offense in NASCAR affiliated events and usually ends in a fight between drivers; this is no surprise and is pretty much expected.
So, the track goes under caution. All the drivers must lower speed to about 30-40 mph, stay close to the inside, and stay inline to keep all positions constant; pretty much a pause button for a race.
13 left his car to pick a fight with Stewart, no surprise. What was a surprise was that Stewart broke formation, and given that the driver who was subsequently killed had a bone to pick with Stewart, to scare #13 and possibly accidentally hit him.
To all the laureate redditors here: there is no Darwin Award , its what happened as a result of a common practice in this sport
TLDR: #13 left the car to fight Tony under yellow flag. Tony broke yellow flag formation and hit #13, probably to intimidate #13.
| videos | t5_2qh1e | cjmai9a | This is racing, and Id put money on it that many of the commenters here don't know it's little quirks and are pretty much hearsay. What happened here was Tony "closed the door" on #13 to seal an overtake. This left #13 with nowhere to go and he left the track and spun out. Doing that is a capital offense in NASCAR affiliated events and usually ends in a fight between drivers; this is no surprise and is pretty much expected.
So, the track goes under caution. All the drivers must lower speed to about 30-40 mph, stay close to the inside, and stay inline to keep all positions constant; pretty much a pause button for a race.
13 left his car to pick a fight with Stewart, no surprise. What was a surprise was that Stewart broke formation, and given that the driver who was subsequently killed had a bone to pick with Stewart, to scare #13 and possibly accidentally hit him.
To all the laureate redditors here: there is no Darwin Award , its what happened as a result of a common practice in this sport | 13 left the car to fight Tony under yellow flag. Tony broke yellow flag formation and hit #13, probably to intimidate #13. |
CaptainPatent | I fail to see this video as any definitive proof that Tony Stewart was clearly at fault like I've already seen some people suggest in articles and on Youtube.
In fact, I'm at least somewhat sure Tony Stewart did his best to avoid Ward given the footage.
Sprint cars race on dirt tracks with little traction. In fact, the entire process of turning involves hitting the accelerator to drift the back to push the correct course through the car's center around the track.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, if you brake, there is substantial skidding that happens which throws the car towards the outside of the turn.
Also note that Kevin Ward likely chose a path approaching, and around the 45 car that likely caused Ward to only become visible to Stewart at the very last second when the 45 car passed. In fact, the time between Ward being to the side of the 45 car and potentially in Stewart's field of view and the time that Stewart hits is less than 2 seconds.
Also, if you notice from the video, Stewart's car is in a slightly wider path around the turn and is in an out-to-in wobble *before* striking Ward.
What it looks like happened to me is Stewart saw Ward around the 45 car with almost no room, freaked out, slammed the brake, realized he was going to skid towards the outside where Ward was standing & cranked the wheel which gave the sprint car the out-to-in skid. Then the tire striking Ward caused the car to skid in-to-out which caused the rest of the wobble.
With just a couple frames of Stewart's car in the video before the accident, I'd hardly call this definitive, but the movement of the car right before the hit suggests he was trying to avoid Ward.
**Also, I've noticed people say "you can hear Stewart gun it" on the video.** I'd like to point out that this accident occurred across the track from where the video was taken. What you are hearing is sprint cars pass on the near side. It's almost impossible to hear engine noise from the far side of the track.
I feel like I may be fighting imaginary or impossible foes as most of this is in response to youtube comments... which is never a good thing to argue, but I thought the above needed to be said.
Kevin Ward should never have run out on an active track... it doesn't matter if a caution is out. Driving footage from more angles should be looked at to make sure Tony Stewart had no intent, but knowing how racecar drivers are, I don't think they'd ever want to risk a dent to their machine under any circumstance. Because of all of this, I sincerely doubt that Tony Stewart had ill intent... At least with respect to using his car.
**Edit** - Also saw a recent post that suggested Tony may have tried to "cut it too close" on purpose, which could be the case & the slide reaction could be in response to Ward coming in closer than Stewart thought. I don't necessarily think it's true that Stewart definitely saw him the whole way around the track though.
In fact, Ward is wearing black, the incident happened at the end of turn 2, Stewart's back would be facing Ward until nearly the end of turn 4, at which point, because this is a larger 1/2 mile track, Stewart is somewhere between 1/6th of a mile and 1/4th of a mile away (~1000 feet) so not the best for visibility of a dude wearing black on a poorly lit black mud track... even if he is flailing his arms.
Plus, entering turn 1, your viewing angle of the stalled car gets worse and worse (almost 90 degrees) until you pop your front around near where the incident happened. Heck, here's [on-board footage of Michael Thompson in a night race on a similar-sized track]( sure you'd be going slower, but it's already tough to make out details during the brief instances where you can see most of the way across the track.
Add to the fact that mud is constantly kicked up to the point that drivers need tear-away plastic visors just to maintain visibility, and Stewart seeing Ward before 2 seconds prior is anything but a certainty.
**Edit 2** - Wow my inbox this morning O_o.
Thank you to the 2 kind strangers that guilded this post.
To add some important facts that were brought up in response to this post, while sprint cars are way more stable at low speed, there are *huge* gashes that get cut in the mud around the track during races and cars are still not entirely stable. To add to that, sudden braking or turning even at low speed *will* cause the vehicle to slide some, which I still feel is the most likely candidate for what caused the beginning wobble. Accelerating to drift the back around is also how you turn so as was pointed out so that could also explain a gut reaction by to turn away by Stewart that happened with too little time.
Also as was pointed out, yes you *can* hear engine noise during caution from across the track... it is outrageously faint when the car is facing away on the far side, and is easily masked by any other car on the near-side of the track. Also, If there is **one** car on the track, yes, you can tell exactly where it is and how fast it's going blindfolded. With the noise of additional cars passing very nearby below the stands, it becomes very difficult to hear the comparatively-faint noise of cars on the far side.
Another thing I didn't think about until this morning is that sounds takes time to travel. The video camera is easily 700 feet away and potentially even more (hard to tell because of zooming) meaning sound would likely take a full second to get to the camera recording.
The fact that the rev "lines up perfectly" and it sounds as close as it does means it's probably an unfortunate coincidence that a racer passing the stands on the near side revved at the perfect time to play sound effects guy for the accident on the far side.
**I know tempers are high in the aftermath and it's a very sensitive subject. I understand the emotion and deeply sympathize with Ward's family, friends and fans. I think video from the track should be investigated and Stewart further questioned, but the jump from the 7 available frames in the video of the accident to "Stewart = murderer" is a very crazy stretch.**
***The events of last night were tragic, please don't get caught in the mob-mentality of what is going on.***
As for my credentials - I'm just a casual sprint fan who really likes physics and who has enjoyed a few nights at the Knoxville Raceway in IA. I never intended to be a definitive authority on the matter, nor did I ever intend for my post to be definitive proof for or against Stewart's guilt. My only intent was to show that the video in question may point to a different conclusion than a lot of people are jumping to and it's anything but absolute proof.
**TL;DR - Say no to track.** | I fail to see this video as any definitive proof that Tony Stewart was clearly at fault like I've already seen some people suggest in articles and on Youtube.
In fact, I'm at least somewhat sure Tony Stewart did his best to avoid Ward given the footage.
Sprint cars race on dirt tracks with little traction. In fact, the entire process of turning involves hitting the accelerator to drift the back to push the correct course through the car's center around the track.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, if you brake, there is substantial skidding that happens which throws the car towards the outside of the turn.
Also note that Kevin Ward likely chose a path approaching, and around the 45 car that likely caused Ward to only become visible to Stewart at the very last second when the 45 car passed. In fact, the time between Ward being to the side of the 45 car and potentially in Stewart's field of view and the time that Stewart hits is less than 2 seconds.
Also, if you notice from the video, Stewart's car is in a slightly wider path around the turn and is in an out-to-in wobble before striking Ward.
What it looks like happened to me is Stewart saw Ward around the 45 car with almost no room, freaked out, slammed the brake, realized he was going to skid towards the outside where Ward was standing & cranked the wheel which gave the sprint car the out-to-in skid. Then the tire striking Ward caused the car to skid in-to-out which caused the rest of the wobble.
With just a couple frames of Stewart's car in the video before the accident, I'd hardly call this definitive, but the movement of the car right before the hit suggests he was trying to avoid Ward.
Also, I've noticed people say "you can hear Stewart gun it" on the video. I'd like to point out that this accident occurred across the track from where the video was taken. What you are hearing is sprint cars pass on the near side. It's almost impossible to hear engine noise from the far side of the track.
I feel like I may be fighting imaginary or impossible foes as most of this is in response to youtube comments... which is never a good thing to argue, but I thought the above needed to be said.
Kevin Ward should never have run out on an active track... it doesn't matter if a caution is out. Driving footage from more angles should be looked at to make sure Tony Stewart had no intent, but knowing how racecar drivers are, I don't think they'd ever want to risk a dent to their machine under any circumstance. Because of all of this, I sincerely doubt that Tony Stewart had ill intent... At least with respect to using his car.
Edit - Also saw a recent post that suggested Tony may have tried to "cut it too close" on purpose, which could be the case & the slide reaction could be in response to Ward coming in closer than Stewart thought. I don't necessarily think it's true that Stewart definitely saw him the whole way around the track though.
In fact, Ward is wearing black, the incident happened at the end of turn 2, Stewart's back would be facing Ward until nearly the end of turn 4, at which point, because this is a larger 1/2 mile track, Stewart is somewhere between 1/6th of a mile and 1/4th of a mile away (~1000 feet) so not the best for visibility of a dude wearing black on a poorly lit black mud track... even if he is flailing his arms.
Plus, entering turn 1, your viewing angle of the stalled car gets worse and worse (almost 90 degrees) until you pop your front around near where the incident happened. Heck, here's [on-board footage of Michael Thompson in a night race on a similar-sized track]( sure you'd be going slower, but it's already tough to make out details during the brief instances where you can see most of the way across the track.
Add to the fact that mud is constantly kicked up to the point that drivers need tear-away plastic visors just to maintain visibility, and Stewart seeing Ward before 2 seconds prior is anything but a certainty.
Edit 2 - Wow my inbox this morning O_o.
Thank you to the 2 kind strangers that guilded this post.
To add some important facts that were brought up in response to this post, while sprint cars are way more stable at low speed, there are huge gashes that get cut in the mud around the track during races and cars are still not entirely stable. To add to that, sudden braking or turning even at low speed will cause the vehicle to slide some, which I still feel is the most likely candidate for what caused the beginning wobble. Accelerating to drift the back around is also how you turn so as was pointed out so that could also explain a gut reaction by to turn away by Stewart that happened with too little time.
Also as was pointed out, yes you can hear engine noise during caution from across the track... it is outrageously faint when the car is facing away on the far side, and is easily masked by any other car on the near-side of the track. Also, If there is one car on the track, yes, you can tell exactly where it is and how fast it's going blindfolded. With the noise of additional cars passing very nearby below the stands, it becomes very difficult to hear the comparatively-faint noise of cars on the far side.
Another thing I didn't think about until this morning is that sounds takes time to travel. The video camera is easily 700 feet away and potentially even more (hard to tell because of zooming) meaning sound would likely take a full second to get to the camera recording.
The fact that the rev "lines up perfectly" and it sounds as close as it does means it's probably an unfortunate coincidence that a racer passing the stands on the near side revved at the perfect time to play sound effects guy for the accident on the far side.
I know tempers are high in the aftermath and it's a very sensitive subject. I understand the emotion and deeply sympathize with Ward's family, friends and fans. I think video from the track should be investigated and Stewart further questioned, but the jump from the 7 available frames in the video of the accident to "Stewart = murderer" is a very crazy stretch.
The events of last night were tragic, please don't get caught in the mob-mentality of what is going on.
As for my credentials - I'm just a casual sprint fan who really likes physics and who has enjoyed a few nights at the Knoxville Raceway in IA. I never intended to be a definitive authority on the matter, nor did I ever intend for my post to be definitive proof for or against Stewart's guilt. My only intent was to show that the video in question may point to a different conclusion than a lot of people are jumping to and it's anything but absolute proof.
TL;DR - Say no to track.
| videos | t5_2qh1e | cjm3ntc | I fail to see this video as any definitive proof that Tony Stewart was clearly at fault like I've already seen some people suggest in articles and on Youtube.
In fact, I'm at least somewhat sure Tony Stewart did his best to avoid Ward given the footage.
Sprint cars race on dirt tracks with little traction. In fact, the entire process of turning involves hitting the accelerator to drift the back to push the correct course through the car's center around the track.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, if you brake, there is substantial skidding that happens which throws the car towards the outside of the turn.
Also note that Kevin Ward likely chose a path approaching, and around the 45 car that likely caused Ward to only become visible to Stewart at the very last second when the 45 car passed. In fact, the time between Ward being to the side of the 45 car and potentially in Stewart's field of view and the time that Stewart hits is less than 2 seconds.
Also, if you notice from the video, Stewart's car is in a slightly wider path around the turn and is in an out-to-in wobble before striking Ward.
What it looks like happened to me is Stewart saw Ward around the 45 car with almost no room, freaked out, slammed the brake, realized he was going to skid towards the outside where Ward was standing & cranked the wheel which gave the sprint car the out-to-in skid. Then the tire striking Ward caused the car to skid in-to-out which caused the rest of the wobble.
With just a couple frames of Stewart's car in the video before the accident, I'd hardly call this definitive, but the movement of the car right before the hit suggests he was trying to avoid Ward.
Also, I've noticed people say "you can hear Stewart gun it" on the video. I'd like to point out that this accident occurred across the track from where the video was taken. What you are hearing is sprint cars pass on the near side. It's almost impossible to hear engine noise from the far side of the track.
I feel like I may be fighting imaginary or impossible foes as most of this is in response to youtube comments... which is never a good thing to argue, but I thought the above needed to be said.
Kevin Ward should never have run out on an active track... it doesn't matter if a caution is out. Driving footage from more angles should be looked at to make sure Tony Stewart had no intent, but knowing how racecar drivers are, I don't think they'd ever want to risk a dent to their machine under any circumstance. Because of all of this, I sincerely doubt that Tony Stewart had ill intent... At least with respect to using his car.
Edit - Also saw a recent post that suggested Tony may have tried to "cut it too close" on purpose, which could be the case & the slide reaction could be in response to Ward coming in closer than Stewart thought. I don't necessarily think it's true that Stewart definitely saw him the whole way around the track though.
In fact, Ward is wearing black, the incident happened at the end of turn 2, Stewart's back would be facing Ward until nearly the end of turn 4, at which point, because this is a larger 1/2 mile track, Stewart is somewhere between 1/6th of a mile and 1/4th of a mile away (~1000 feet) so not the best for visibility of a dude wearing black on a poorly lit black mud track... even if he is flailing his arms.
Plus, entering turn 1, your viewing angle of the stalled car gets worse and worse (almost 90 degrees) until you pop your front around near where the incident happened. Heck, here's [on-board footage of Michael Thompson in a night race on a similar-sized track]( sure you'd be going slower, but it's already tough to make out details during the brief instances where you can see most of the way across the track.
Add to the fact that mud is constantly kicked up to the point that drivers need tear-away plastic visors just to maintain visibility, and Stewart seeing Ward before 2 seconds prior is anything but a certainty.
Edit 2 - Wow my inbox this morning O_o.
Thank you to the 2 kind strangers that guilded this post.
To add some important facts that were brought up in response to this post, while sprint cars are way more stable at low speed, there are huge gashes that get cut in the mud around the track during races and cars are still not entirely stable. To add to that, sudden braking or turning even at low speed will cause the vehicle to slide some, which I still feel is the most likely candidate for what caused the beginning wobble. Accelerating to drift the back around is also how you turn so as was pointed out so that could also explain a gut reaction by to turn away by Stewart that happened with too little time.
Also as was pointed out, yes you can hear engine noise during caution from across the track... it is outrageously faint when the car is facing away on the far side, and is easily masked by any other car on the near-side of the track. Also, If there is one car on the track, yes, you can tell exactly where it is and how fast it's going blindfolded. With the noise of additional cars passing very nearby below the stands, it becomes very difficult to hear the comparatively-faint noise of cars on the far side.
Another thing I didn't think about until this morning is that sounds takes time to travel. The video camera is easily 700 feet away and potentially even more (hard to tell because of zooming) meaning sound would likely take a full second to get to the camera recording.
The fact that the rev "lines up perfectly" and it sounds as close as it does means it's probably an unfortunate coincidence that a racer passing the stands on the near side revved at the perfect time to play sound effects guy for the accident on the far side.
I know tempers are high in the aftermath and it's a very sensitive subject. I understand the emotion and deeply sympathize with Ward's family, friends and fans. I think video from the track should be investigated and Stewart further questioned, but the jump from the 7 available frames in the video of the accident to "Stewart = murderer" is a very crazy stretch.
The events of last night were tragic, please don't get caught in the mob-mentality of what is going on.
As for my credentials - I'm just a casual sprint fan who really likes physics and who has enjoyed a few nights at the Knoxville Raceway in IA. I never intended to be a definitive authority on the matter, nor did I ever intend for my post to be definitive proof for or against Stewart's guilt. My only intent was to show that the video in question may point to a different conclusion than a lot of people are jumping to and it's anything but absolute proof. | Say no to track. |
idonthavearedditacct | Saying the guy was offended by the hissy fit implies he even noticed. You are looking at it from the perspective of an outside observer, the driver is more worried about his car and the race than anything else. There was no collision between the cars so its likely the first notice he even got of the wreck was the caution sign, and as he passed the wreck it was likely he was looking at the car and not thinking someone would be dumb enough to come from behind the wrecked car and run directly towards him. It looks like the driver swerved towards him, but that is because the right tires lost traction on impact which jerked the car the right, he was driving normally and was in no way being unsafe when he hit the guy running directly at his car like a moron.
TL;DR Darwin award recipient of the day. | Saying the guy was offended by the hissy fit implies he even noticed. You are looking at it from the perspective of an outside observer, the driver is more worried about his car and the race than anything else. There was no collision between the cars so its likely the first notice he even got of the wreck was the caution sign, and as he passed the wreck it was likely he was looking at the car and not thinking someone would be dumb enough to come from behind the wrecked car and run directly towards him. It looks like the driver swerved towards him, but that is because the right tires lost traction on impact which jerked the car the right, he was driving normally and was in no way being unsafe when he hit the guy running directly at his car like a moron.
TL;DR Darwin award recipient of the day.
| videos | t5_2qh1e | cjm3zri | Saying the guy was offended by the hissy fit implies he even noticed. You are looking at it from the perspective of an outside observer, the driver is more worried about his car and the race than anything else. There was no collision between the cars so its likely the first notice he even got of the wreck was the caution sign, and as he passed the wreck it was likely he was looking at the car and not thinking someone would be dumb enough to come from behind the wrecked car and run directly towards him. It looks like the driver swerved towards him, but that is because the right tires lost traction on impact which jerked the car the right, he was driving normally and was in no way being unsafe when he hit the guy running directly at his car like a moron. | Darwin award recipient of the day. |
ZeusMcFly | To clarify, no I did not eat paint chips as a child and yes I do know what the definition of rape is. That being said, I would still like her to rape me. I'd like her to slip something into my drink at a club while I'm not looking and wake up the next day chained to her radiator. I'd like it if I was walking through a bad part of town and she snuck up on me unsuspecting and piped me out in the back of the head and dragged me to her windowless van. I'd like it if she kept me hostage for weeks on end using every inch of my body to quell all of her perverted desires, even if it meant I would end every day beaten, sweaty and unfulfilled. I don't care if she made me eat dog food, tortured my nipples with electric shock or made me wear a diaper for weeks on end without changing me. If she farted in my mouth, I would hold it in until I passed out from lack of oxygen. Punish me mistress, teach me to be a grade A student.
TL;DR Trigger Warning. | To clarify, no I did not eat paint chips as a child and yes I do know what the definition of rape is. That being said, I would still like her to rape me. I'd like her to slip something into my drink at a club while I'm not looking and wake up the next day chained to her radiator. I'd like it if I was walking through a bad part of town and she snuck up on me unsuspecting and piped me out in the back of the head and dragged me to her windowless van. I'd like it if she kept me hostage for weeks on end using every inch of my body to quell all of her perverted desires, even if it meant I would end every day beaten, sweaty and unfulfilled. I don't care if she made me eat dog food, tortured my nipples with electric shock or made me wear a diaper for weeks on end without changing me. If she farted in my mouth, I would hold it in until I passed out from lack of oxygen. Punish me mistress, teach me to be a grade A student.
TL;DR Trigger Warning.
| PussyPass | t5_2whjo | cjv4qby | To clarify, no I did not eat paint chips as a child and yes I do know what the definition of rape is. That being said, I would still like her to rape me. I'd like her to slip something into my drink at a club while I'm not looking and wake up the next day chained to her radiator. I'd like it if I was walking through a bad part of town and she snuck up on me unsuspecting and piped me out in the back of the head and dragged me to her windowless van. I'd like it if she kept me hostage for weeks on end using every inch of my body to quell all of her perverted desires, even if it meant I would end every day beaten, sweaty and unfulfilled. I don't care if she made me eat dog food, tortured my nipples with electric shock or made me wear a diaper for weeks on end without changing me. If she farted in my mouth, I would hold it in until I passed out from lack of oxygen. Punish me mistress, teach me to be a grade A student. | Trigger Warning. |
TRPsubmitter | Here's the link to the segment in question:
Starts around 14:15
Both Max and Marcellus go in on the issue of Ray Rice. Marcellus offers caution about rushing to judgment; stresses the need to get all facts as no one knows for sure what happened; cites the fact they have reconciled.
Marcellus then goes onto tell his story of domestic violence, by a woman. The woman assaulted him 11 times and then ran to phone the police after Marcellus held frame and laughed at her. He then goes down to meet the police when they arrived. The woman then screams out the window "he's hitting me!!!" even though he's outside talking to the police and explaining what happened. He recognizes that the only reason he survived that situation was because of that coincidence and he would've been arrested otherwise due to his size, fame, race, etc. Thus, he stresses patience in getting all the facts...
Max then goes to give his view about being against chivalry, because "adults should be responsible for their own actions".
> If an adult human being physically assaults another adult human being, regardless of the gender or the size, it's hard to say "hey that adult assaulted that adult...and when they woke up from being knocked out, they get to complain about it"
Max then goes onto discuss Stephen A Smith's comments, who used the word "provoke". SAS got in trouble because, as Max points out, "provoke" can be viewed as "didn't do anything physical but just made someone mad...", which feminists latched onto since women should be allowed to provoke all they want. Max states that in his mind, "provoke" literally means physically escalating the situation beyond mere verbal provocation, at which point you lose privilege to be safe and are subject to physical retaliation yourself.
TL;DR Max is getting scapegoated.
| Here's the link to the segment in question:
Starts around 14:15
Both Max and Marcellus go in on the issue of Ray Rice. Marcellus offers caution about rushing to judgment; stresses the need to get all facts as no one knows for sure what happened; cites the fact they have reconciled.
Marcellus then goes onto tell his story of domestic violence, by a woman. The woman assaulted him 11 times and then ran to phone the police after Marcellus held frame and laughed at her. He then goes down to meet the police when they arrived. The woman then screams out the window "he's hitting me!!!" even though he's outside talking to the police and explaining what happened. He recognizes that the only reason he survived that situation was because of that coincidence and he would've been arrested otherwise due to his size, fame, race, etc. Thus, he stresses patience in getting all the facts...
Max then goes to give his view about being against chivalry, because "adults should be responsible for their own actions".
> If an adult human being physically assaults another adult human being, regardless of the gender or the size, it's hard to say "hey that adult assaulted that adult...and when they woke up from being knocked out, they get to complain about it"
Max then goes onto discuss Stephen A Smith's comments, who used the word "provoke". SAS got in trouble because, as Max points out, "provoke" can be viewed as "didn't do anything physical but just made someone mad...", which feminists latched onto since women should be allowed to provoke all they want. Max states that in his mind, "provoke" literally means physically escalating the situation beyond mere verbal provocation, at which point you lose privilege to be safe and are subject to physical retaliation yourself.
TL;DR Max is getting scapegoated.
| TheRedPill | t5_2ve1u | cjmcpnu | Here's the link to the segment in question:
Starts around 14:15
Both Max and Marcellus go in on the issue of Ray Rice. Marcellus offers caution about rushing to judgment; stresses the need to get all facts as no one knows for sure what happened; cites the fact they have reconciled.
Marcellus then goes onto tell his story of domestic violence, by a woman. The woman assaulted him 11 times and then ran to phone the police after Marcellus held frame and laughed at her. He then goes down to meet the police when they arrived. The woman then screams out the window "he's hitting me!!!" even though he's outside talking to the police and explaining what happened. He recognizes that the only reason he survived that situation was because of that coincidence and he would've been arrested otherwise due to his size, fame, race, etc. Thus, he stresses patience in getting all the facts...
Max then goes to give his view about being against chivalry, because "adults should be responsible for their own actions".
> If an adult human being physically assaults another adult human being, regardless of the gender or the size, it's hard to say "hey that adult assaulted that adult...and when they woke up from being knocked out, they get to complain about it"
Max then goes onto discuss Stephen A Smith's comments, who used the word "provoke". SAS got in trouble because, as Max points out, "provoke" can be viewed as "didn't do anything physical but just made someone mad...", which feminists latched onto since women should be allowed to provoke all they want. Max states that in his mind, "provoke" literally means physically escalating the situation beyond mere verbal provocation, at which point you lose privilege to be safe and are subject to physical retaliation yourself. | Max is getting scapegoated. |
Dunderscore | Sunday reception duty at a large supermarket whilst I was still at school. As it was a Sunday there were no phone calls or vendors to deal with so I got all the filing and other duties I needed to do done in the first hour of a seven hour shift. As they still needed someone there to answer the phone until the close of business, they let me bring school work in to do after the filing was done. That year, I earned £6 an hour doing my A-Level revision. Not the most fun or the most glamorous, but certainly the best job I've had in terms of the difference it made to my life and future prospects.
TL,DR: Getting paid to do school work = winning. | Sunday reception duty at a large supermarket whilst I was still at school. As it was a Sunday there were no phone calls or vendors to deal with so I got all the filing and other duties I needed to do done in the first hour of a seven hour shift. As they still needed someone there to answer the phone until the close of business, they let me bring school work in to do after the filing was done. That year, I earned £6 an hour doing my A-Level revision. Not the most fun or the most glamorous, but certainly the best job I've had in terms of the difference it made to my life and future prospects.
TL,DR: Getting paid to do school work = winning.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjmazyn | Sunday reception duty at a large supermarket whilst I was still at school. As it was a Sunday there were no phone calls or vendors to deal with so I got all the filing and other duties I needed to do done in the first hour of a seven hour shift. As they still needed someone there to answer the phone until the close of business, they let me bring school work in to do after the filing was done. That year, I earned £6 an hour doing my A-Level revision. Not the most fun or the most glamorous, but certainly the best job I've had in terms of the difference it made to my life and future prospects. | Getting paid to do school work = winning. |
voxangelikus | I do too and a lot of fucked up stuff that I've is because I hit the arrow by mistake. Then I try to overcompensate by downvoting. But then I feel bad about that so I re-upvote. And I end up accidentally liking some awful stuff I never meant to like. TL;DR I have a lot of problems | I do too and a lot of fucked up stuff that I've is because I hit the arrow by mistake. Then I try to overcompensate by downvoting. But then I feel bad about that so I re-upvote. And I end up accidentally liking some awful stuff I never meant to like. TL;DR I have a lot of problems
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | cjn0c2z | I do too and a lot of fucked up stuff that I've is because I hit the arrow by mistake. Then I try to overcompensate by downvoting. But then I feel bad about that so I re-upvote. And I end up accidentally liking some awful stuff I never meant to like. | I have a lot of problems |
Jafuba | you ask us not to list slayer, but why?
slayer is the best way to level your combat stats and making decent money along the way, and once youve done enough slayer you can start making big money by bossing.
TL;DR dont tell me what to do! SLAYER!!! | you ask us not to list slayer, but why?
slayer is the best way to level your combat stats and making decent money along the way, and once youve done enough slayer you can start making big money by bossing.
TL;DR dont tell me what to do! SLAYER!!!
| runescape | t5_2qwxl | cjmj4ip | you ask us not to list slayer, but why?
slayer is the best way to level your combat stats and making decent money along the way, and once youve done enough slayer you can start making big money by bossing. | dont tell me what to do! SLAYER!!! |
buckshot307 | As a Krakozhian traveler I arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, only to find that my passport is suddenly no longer valid due to the outbreak of a civil war in Krakozhia, my homeland. As a result, the United States no longer recognizes Krakozhia as a sovereign nation, and I am not permitted to either enter the country or return home. Unable to communicate in proper English, I am forced to hand over my passport and ticket to the police.
With no other choice, I settle in at the terminal with only my luggage and a Planters peanut can, much to the frustration of Frank Dixon, the senior US Customs official for the airport. Dixon is being considered for a promotion and becomes obsessed with getting rid of Me. Meanwhile, I befriend and help airport employees and travelers, among them a flight attendant named Amelia Warren, whom I see periodically and becomes attracted to.
One day, Dixon pulls Amelia aside and questions whether she really knows Me or what is in his Planters can. I subsequently explain to Amelia that the peanut can contains a copy of the "A Great Day in Harlem" photograph. My late father was a jazz enthusiast who had discovered the famous portrait in a Hungarian newspaper in 1958, and vowed to collect the autographs of all 57 of the jazz musicians featured on it. He died before he could get the last one, from the tenor saxophonist Benny Golson. I had come to New York to do so. After hearing the story, Amelia kisses Me.
After nine months, my friends wake me with the news that the war in Krakozhia has ended. Amelia also asked her "friend" — actually a married government official with whom she had been having an affair — to get me a one-day emergency visa to fulfill my dream, but I am disappointed to learn she has renewed her relationship with the man during this process. Moreover, I find out that Dixon must sign the visa. Seizing the opportunity, Dixon threatens to cause trouble for my friends, most seriously by deporting Gupta back to India, where he is wanted for assaulting a corrupt police officer back in 1979. Unwilling to let this happen, I finally agree to go home to Krakozhia. When Gupta learns of this, however, he runs in front of a plane as it taxies to the terminal, resulting in his deportation, effectively taking the burden off of me.
The delay gives me enough time to go into the city. Dixon, watching me leave the airport, decides not to pursue me. I arrived in New York at the hotel where Benny Golson is performing and finally collects the last autograph. Then i get i. a taxi, telling the driver, "I am going home."
TL;DR the movie terminal with tom hanks.
| As a Krakozhian traveler I arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, only to find that my passport is suddenly no longer valid due to the outbreak of a civil war in Krakozhia, my homeland. As a result, the United States no longer recognizes Krakozhia as a sovereign nation, and I am not permitted to either enter the country or return home. Unable to communicate in proper English, I am forced to hand over my passport and ticket to the police.
With no other choice, I settle in at the terminal with only my luggage and a Planters peanut can, much to the frustration of Frank Dixon, the senior US Customs official for the airport. Dixon is being considered for a promotion and becomes obsessed with getting rid of Me. Meanwhile, I befriend and help airport employees and travelers, among them a flight attendant named Amelia Warren, whom I see periodically and becomes attracted to.
One day, Dixon pulls Amelia aside and questions whether she really knows Me or what is in his Planters can. I subsequently explain to Amelia that the peanut can contains a copy of the "A Great Day in Harlem" photograph. My late father was a jazz enthusiast who had discovered the famous portrait in a Hungarian newspaper in 1958, and vowed to collect the autographs of all 57 of the jazz musicians featured on it. He died before he could get the last one, from the tenor saxophonist Benny Golson. I had come to New York to do so. After hearing the story, Amelia kisses Me.
After nine months, my friends wake me with the news that the war in Krakozhia has ended. Amelia also asked her "friend" — actually a married government official with whom she had been having an affair — to get me a one-day emergency visa to fulfill my dream, but I am disappointed to learn she has renewed her relationship with the man during this process. Moreover, I find out that Dixon must sign the visa. Seizing the opportunity, Dixon threatens to cause trouble for my friends, most seriously by deporting Gupta back to India, where he is wanted for assaulting a corrupt police officer back in 1979. Unwilling to let this happen, I finally agree to go home to Krakozhia. When Gupta learns of this, however, he runs in front of a plane as it taxies to the terminal, resulting in his deportation, effectively taking the burden off of me.
The delay gives me enough time to go into the city. Dixon, watching me leave the airport, decides not to pursue me. I arrived in New York at the hotel where Benny Golson is performing and finally collects the last autograph. Then i get i. a taxi, telling the driver, "I am going home."
TL;DR the movie terminal with tom hanks.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjmkpy7 | As a Krakozhian traveler I arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, only to find that my passport is suddenly no longer valid due to the outbreak of a civil war in Krakozhia, my homeland. As a result, the United States no longer recognizes Krakozhia as a sovereign nation, and I am not permitted to either enter the country or return home. Unable to communicate in proper English, I am forced to hand over my passport and ticket to the police.
With no other choice, I settle in at the terminal with only my luggage and a Planters peanut can, much to the frustration of Frank Dixon, the senior US Customs official for the airport. Dixon is being considered for a promotion and becomes obsessed with getting rid of Me. Meanwhile, I befriend and help airport employees and travelers, among them a flight attendant named Amelia Warren, whom I see periodically and becomes attracted to.
One day, Dixon pulls Amelia aside and questions whether she really knows Me or what is in his Planters can. I subsequently explain to Amelia that the peanut can contains a copy of the "A Great Day in Harlem" photograph. My late father was a jazz enthusiast who had discovered the famous portrait in a Hungarian newspaper in 1958, and vowed to collect the autographs of all 57 of the jazz musicians featured on it. He died before he could get the last one, from the tenor saxophonist Benny Golson. I had come to New York to do so. After hearing the story, Amelia kisses Me.
After nine months, my friends wake me with the news that the war in Krakozhia has ended. Amelia also asked her "friend" — actually a married government official with whom she had been having an affair — to get me a one-day emergency visa to fulfill my dream, but I am disappointed to learn she has renewed her relationship with the man during this process. Moreover, I find out that Dixon must sign the visa. Seizing the opportunity, Dixon threatens to cause trouble for my friends, most seriously by deporting Gupta back to India, where he is wanted for assaulting a corrupt police officer back in 1979. Unwilling to let this happen, I finally agree to go home to Krakozhia. When Gupta learns of this, however, he runs in front of a plane as it taxies to the terminal, resulting in his deportation, effectively taking the burden off of me.
The delay gives me enough time to go into the city. Dixon, watching me leave the airport, decides not to pursue me. I arrived in New York at the hotel where Benny Golson is performing and finally collects the last autograph. Then i get i. a taxi, telling the driver, "I am going home." | the movie terminal with tom hanks. |
APocketTurtle | Thats true, but in my experience there are always people who can speak English with varying degrees of fluency in games on euw, even the people who dont speak English are able to say something along the lines of 'sry I not speak English' whereas eune, the best you'll get is 'lucker dog' and the occasional 'I fuck your mother'.
Tl; dr: most people on euw can speak english, not the case on eune.
Except the french, even if they can speak english they'll refuse to | Thats true, but in my experience there are always people who can speak English with varying degrees of fluency in games on euw, even the people who dont speak English are able to say something along the lines of 'sry I not speak English' whereas eune, the best you'll get is 'lucker dog' and the occasional 'I fuck your mother'.
Tl; dr: most people on euw can speak english, not the case on eune.
Except the french, even if they can speak english they'll refuse to
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | cjmmflu | Thats true, but in my experience there are always people who can speak English with varying degrees of fluency in games on euw, even the people who dont speak English are able to say something along the lines of 'sry I not speak English' whereas eune, the best you'll get is 'lucker dog' and the occasional 'I fuck your mother'. | most people on euw can speak english, not the case on eune.
Except the french, even if they can speak english they'll refuse to |
djaeveloplyse | Title should read "MIT Researcher: Knows Nothing About Economics, Gives His Opinion on Economics'
The guy gets through an anecdote about a kid with $100k of school debt who cant find a job, then offers the solution of more taxes for state funded education and socialist benefits... That kid is the poster child for the failure of those very policies! His schooling cost a fortune because the government is handing out free money, but the social safety net could never support the population trying to pay back their school debts on social welfare, so he's stuck in a low paying dead end job (soon to be replaced by technology, too).
Yet, technology didn't cause his unemployment -he went to school for a tech job, he's qualified for a tech job- he's unemployed because of an economic crash created entirely by poor government decisions and meddling in the economy, namely the housing market and banks. I'm sure inflating the costs of education won't crash like housing did, though, no way!
TL;DR: Young man unemployed because of stupid government meddling. Solution suggested by MIT researcher: more government meddling. | Title should read "MIT Researcher: Knows Nothing About Economics, Gives His Opinion on Economics'
The guy gets through an anecdote about a kid with $100k of school debt who cant find a job, then offers the solution of more taxes for state funded education and socialist benefits... That kid is the poster child for the failure of those very policies! His schooling cost a fortune because the government is handing out free money, but the social safety net could never support the population trying to pay back their school debts on social welfare, so he's stuck in a low paying dead end job (soon to be replaced by technology, too).
Yet, technology didn't cause his unemployment -he went to school for a tech job, he's qualified for a tech job- he's unemployed because of an economic crash created entirely by poor government decisions and meddling in the economy, namely the housing market and banks. I'm sure inflating the costs of education won't crash like housing did, though, no way!
TL;DR: Young man unemployed because of stupid government meddling. Solution suggested by MIT researcher: more government meddling.
| Economics | t5_2qh1s | cjmvduj | Title should read "MIT Researcher: Knows Nothing About Economics, Gives His Opinion on Economics'
The guy gets through an anecdote about a kid with $100k of school debt who cant find a job, then offers the solution of more taxes for state funded education and socialist benefits... That kid is the poster child for the failure of those very policies! His schooling cost a fortune because the government is handing out free money, but the social safety net could never support the population trying to pay back their school debts on social welfare, so he's stuck in a low paying dead end job (soon to be replaced by technology, too).
Yet, technology didn't cause his unemployment -he went to school for a tech job, he's qualified for a tech job- he's unemployed because of an economic crash created entirely by poor government decisions and meddling in the economy, namely the housing market and banks. I'm sure inflating the costs of education won't crash like housing did, though, no way! | Young man unemployed because of stupid government meddling. Solution suggested by MIT researcher: more government meddling. |
DeeIsForDope | As a kid, me and my brother didn't have a great relationship, and I didnt have any friends. I want to say I was about 6 at the time. I decided to stay in the room and watch him play with the GameCube, thinking he was going to play a Mario game or something, so I stuck around. Then, he pulls out this new shiny game from a good old EB Games bag, still wrapped in the plastic and everything. "You got a new game?" I asked. "Yeah," he replied, "It's called a remake. That means making something thats old and making it new." I was fascinated. "What is it a remake of?" I asked. "Resident Evil, I used to play it while Mom had me take care of you. Your'e too young to remember." he said. After he popped it into the GameCube, we see the rusty warning screen. I immediately have an unsettling feeling in my stomach building up as that screen faded out. Then, this low ominous humming starts playing, and we see the camera pulling into a dark, dusty room with a large mass on a table. This mass starts getting up, the camera keeps puling in, and I was holding my breath. The humming gets hire, then BANG! the mass goes down. I never shrieked harder in my life. That damn intro video still has me on edge every time I watch it, but I now find it funny remembering that I was once tearing up in my room from what I saw. My brother encouraged me to walk back into his room, telling me he'll protect me. We played the rest of the night, getting as far as the courtyard. On a later night, I watched my brother pass it. Seeing those final moments of Chris looking out to the sunset as Jill slept on his shoulder surged happiness into me. I was so exited to play this game by myself, but first our family had to take a week long vacation to Cancun. While in Cancun, a huge storm hit our town and we had our aunt check on our housekeeper during the storm. To our surprise, there was no housekeeper. There was no TV. There was no GameCube. There was no Resident Evil. There was no full home. Our now former housekeeper had ran off with a lot of our belongings. When my brother walked into his room, he just started bawling. Fortunately after some time, our mom was able to buy us a used console and games. We had to start from scratch. It was only fitting if I started playing, so I did. Once I did, I didn't want to stop. My brother dusted off his old Playstation and busted out Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3, and boy did I love them. Through playing Resident Evil, me and my brother built a much better relationship, far better than what I thought it would be. We have played pretty much every title that had been released since then. He has recently moved out of our home to start a life in Austin with his wife and stepson, and I am supposed to join them soon. We have agreed that as soon as the REmake for the PS4 is released, we will not touch it until we are in the same room and until ready to shit our pants all over again.
I find it funny how with a game that is supposed to make you feel so alone, it made me find out that I wasn't.
TL;DR Because of RE, my brother an I built a strong bond. Oh, and fuck that intro video before the start screen. | As a kid, me and my brother didn't have a great relationship, and I didnt have any friends. I want to say I was about 6 at the time. I decided to stay in the room and watch him play with the GameCube, thinking he was going to play a Mario game or something, so I stuck around. Then, he pulls out this new shiny game from a good old EB Games bag, still wrapped in the plastic and everything. "You got a new game?" I asked. "Yeah," he replied, "It's called a remake. That means making something thats old and making it new." I was fascinated. "What is it a remake of?" I asked. "Resident Evil, I used to play it while Mom had me take care of you. Your'e too young to remember." he said. After he popped it into the GameCube, we see the rusty warning screen. I immediately have an unsettling feeling in my stomach building up as that screen faded out. Then, this low ominous humming starts playing, and we see the camera pulling into a dark, dusty room with a large mass on a table. This mass starts getting up, the camera keeps puling in, and I was holding my breath. The humming gets hire, then BANG! the mass goes down. I never shrieked harder in my life. That damn intro video still has me on edge every time I watch it, but I now find it funny remembering that I was once tearing up in my room from what I saw. My brother encouraged me to walk back into his room, telling me he'll protect me. We played the rest of the night, getting as far as the courtyard. On a later night, I watched my brother pass it. Seeing those final moments of Chris looking out to the sunset as Jill slept on his shoulder surged happiness into me. I was so exited to play this game by myself, but first our family had to take a week long vacation to Cancun. While in Cancun, a huge storm hit our town and we had our aunt check on our housekeeper during the storm. To our surprise, there was no housekeeper. There was no TV. There was no GameCube. There was no Resident Evil. There was no full home. Our now former housekeeper had ran off with a lot of our belongings. When my brother walked into his room, he just started bawling. Fortunately after some time, our mom was able to buy us a used console and games. We had to start from scratch. It was only fitting if I started playing, so I did. Once I did, I didn't want to stop. My brother dusted off his old Playstation and busted out Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3, and boy did I love them. Through playing Resident Evil, me and my brother built a much better relationship, far better than what I thought it would be. We have played pretty much every title that had been released since then. He has recently moved out of our home to start a life in Austin with his wife and stepson, and I am supposed to join them soon. We have agreed that as soon as the REmake for the PS4 is released, we will not touch it until we are in the same room and until ready to shit our pants all over again.
I find it funny how with a game that is supposed to make you feel so alone, it made me find out that I wasn't.
TL;DR Because of RE, my brother an I built a strong bond. Oh, and fuck that intro video before the start screen.
| residentevil | t5_2s0lb | cjpv2g1 | As a kid, me and my brother didn't have a great relationship, and I didnt have any friends. I want to say I was about 6 at the time. I decided to stay in the room and watch him play with the GameCube, thinking he was going to play a Mario game or something, so I stuck around. Then, he pulls out this new shiny game from a good old EB Games bag, still wrapped in the plastic and everything. "You got a new game?" I asked. "Yeah," he replied, "It's called a remake. That means making something thats old and making it new." I was fascinated. "What is it a remake of?" I asked. "Resident Evil, I used to play it while Mom had me take care of you. Your'e too young to remember." he said. After he popped it into the GameCube, we see the rusty warning screen. I immediately have an unsettling feeling in my stomach building up as that screen faded out. Then, this low ominous humming starts playing, and we see the camera pulling into a dark, dusty room with a large mass on a table. This mass starts getting up, the camera keeps puling in, and I was holding my breath. The humming gets hire, then BANG! the mass goes down. I never shrieked harder in my life. That damn intro video still has me on edge every time I watch it, but I now find it funny remembering that I was once tearing up in my room from what I saw. My brother encouraged me to walk back into his room, telling me he'll protect me. We played the rest of the night, getting as far as the courtyard. On a later night, I watched my brother pass it. Seeing those final moments of Chris looking out to the sunset as Jill slept on his shoulder surged happiness into me. I was so exited to play this game by myself, but first our family had to take a week long vacation to Cancun. While in Cancun, a huge storm hit our town and we had our aunt check on our housekeeper during the storm. To our surprise, there was no housekeeper. There was no TV. There was no GameCube. There was no Resident Evil. There was no full home. Our now former housekeeper had ran off with a lot of our belongings. When my brother walked into his room, he just started bawling. Fortunately after some time, our mom was able to buy us a used console and games. We had to start from scratch. It was only fitting if I started playing, so I did. Once I did, I didn't want to stop. My brother dusted off his old Playstation and busted out Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3, and boy did I love them. Through playing Resident Evil, me and my brother built a much better relationship, far better than what I thought it would be. We have played pretty much every title that had been released since then. He has recently moved out of our home to start a life in Austin with his wife and stepson, and I am supposed to join them soon. We have agreed that as soon as the REmake for the PS4 is released, we will not touch it until we are in the same room and until ready to shit our pants all over again.
I find it funny how with a game that is supposed to make you feel so alone, it made me find out that I wasn't. | Because of RE, my brother an I built a strong bond. Oh, and fuck that intro video before the start screen. |
OnceATeenager | 20/m coming in.
2 years ago for me was your July coming up. She was the best thing that ever happened to me too. We were madly in love. We spent more time together than apart and I knew her like the back of my hand. I have some advice for you. And remember this is from an old, jaded, 20 year old's hindsight.
If you want to know my story, feel free to ask, but for you...take some form of option 3. This girl obviously means the world to you right now. And that's a really special and powerful thing, especially at your age when love is innocent and your worries are minimal. Enjoy the it the best you can -- have a fucking BLAST this year.
But you're 17, after all. And when the time comes I think the most risk-averse and beneficial thing for you as well as your relationship with her, is to take separate paths. Its the cleanest, least bitter way to go. You have so much to see ahead of you, and I'm not saying that you being committed to her would stop that, but I have never learned as much as I did once I separated from my long term girlfriend in college.
I feel like in many cases LDR tend to eat away at both parties. And in the end it has the potential to fade away into an ugly nothingness when one side gradually starts to invest less and less. Its doesn't mean one person is at fault because of it, but the circumstances are incredibly difficult, especially at our age when everything in your life is upside down and all you want to do is keep a constant. I thought I was up for a LDR. I wasn't.
My opinion -- enjoy your last year together. Do everything together, see everything, experience everything. Young love is a cliche but it is a very special thing. And then when the time comes, split off. Maybe stay in contact, maybe not. Compartmentalize your beautiful, untainted memories of each other and take them with you when you go and see what the world outside of high school has to offer, knowing that you will have those forever and nothing anyone does can take them away. Maybe in a while you'll long for what once was and reconnect, but maybe in a while you'll look back and it'll bring out of you nothing but a faint smile and a rush of old memories.
Good luck.
TL;DR -- its better to burn out, than to fade away. | 20/m coming in.
2 years ago for me was your July coming up. She was the best thing that ever happened to me too. We were madly in love. We spent more time together than apart and I knew her like the back of my hand. I have some advice for you. And remember this is from an old, jaded, 20 year old's hindsight.
If you want to know my story, feel free to ask, but for you...take some form of option 3. This girl obviously means the world to you right now. And that's a really special and powerful thing, especially at your age when love is innocent and your worries are minimal. Enjoy the it the best you can -- have a fucking BLAST this year.
But you're 17, after all. And when the time comes I think the most risk-averse and beneficial thing for you as well as your relationship with her, is to take separate paths. Its the cleanest, least bitter way to go. You have so much to see ahead of you, and I'm not saying that you being committed to her would stop that, but I have never learned as much as I did once I separated from my long term girlfriend in college.
I feel like in many cases LDR tend to eat away at both parties. And in the end it has the potential to fade away into an ugly nothingness when one side gradually starts to invest less and less. Its doesn't mean one person is at fault because of it, but the circumstances are incredibly difficult, especially at our age when everything in your life is upside down and all you want to do is keep a constant. I thought I was up for a LDR. I wasn't.
My opinion -- enjoy your last year together. Do everything together, see everything, experience everything. Young love is a cliche but it is a very special thing. And then when the time comes, split off. Maybe stay in contact, maybe not. Compartmentalize your beautiful, untainted memories of each other and take them with you when you go and see what the world outside of high school has to offer, knowing that you will have those forever and nothing anyone does can take them away. Maybe in a while you'll long for what once was and reconnect, but maybe in a while you'll look back and it'll bring out of you nothing but a faint smile and a rush of old memories.
Good luck.
TL;DR -- its better to burn out, than to fade away.
| teenrelationships | t5_2t9th | cjmxm07 | 20/m coming in.
2 years ago for me was your July coming up. She was the best thing that ever happened to me too. We were madly in love. We spent more time together than apart and I knew her like the back of my hand. I have some advice for you. And remember this is from an old, jaded, 20 year old's hindsight.
If you want to know my story, feel free to ask, but for you...take some form of option 3. This girl obviously means the world to you right now. And that's a really special and powerful thing, especially at your age when love is innocent and your worries are minimal. Enjoy the it the best you can -- have a fucking BLAST this year.
But you're 17, after all. And when the time comes I think the most risk-averse and beneficial thing for you as well as your relationship with her, is to take separate paths. Its the cleanest, least bitter way to go. You have so much to see ahead of you, and I'm not saying that you being committed to her would stop that, but I have never learned as much as I did once I separated from my long term girlfriend in college.
I feel like in many cases LDR tend to eat away at both parties. And in the end it has the potential to fade away into an ugly nothingness when one side gradually starts to invest less and less. Its doesn't mean one person is at fault because of it, but the circumstances are incredibly difficult, especially at our age when everything in your life is upside down and all you want to do is keep a constant. I thought I was up for a LDR. I wasn't.
My opinion -- enjoy your last year together. Do everything together, see everything, experience everything. Young love is a cliche but it is a very special thing. And then when the time comes, split off. Maybe stay in contact, maybe not. Compartmentalize your beautiful, untainted memories of each other and take them with you when you go and see what the world outside of high school has to offer, knowing that you will have those forever and nothing anyone does can take them away. Maybe in a while you'll long for what once was and reconnect, but maybe in a while you'll look back and it'll bring out of you nothing but a faint smile and a rush of old memories.
Good luck. | its better to burn out, than to fade away. |
Shirdel | 17/M here. I'm normally one of the more active advice-givers in the subreddit... but damn, I've been completely out-classed here.
I'll throw onto the table what little advice I can give. Personally, I am a big, big sucker for true love, young love, all that stuff. I'm honestly envious of both of you, and to be completely honest... I'm even envious of the situation you're in, as silly as that might sound.
That aside... what to do? What to do. Everybody else has already given all the reason and all the advice you'll probably need... all I can offer is my perspective, what I'd do in your situation since I'm the same age as you.
What I would do is stay together until July, at least. Just like the other comments said, have a blast, enjoy yourselves, make it as good as you possibly can. And then, if you still both feel the same way as you do now... or hell, even stronger... then I would try. Damn it, I would honestly try as hard as I could to make it work.
If you can promise each-other that you'll put everything, absolutely everything you have into it... if you can look into the other's eyes and see how passionately they feel about it, if you can see tears in their eyes... then yes, it's worth fighting for.
It's gonna be hell. Oh damn, is it gonna be hell. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. But, if you can keep up the video calls and watching the odd film together, and if you can meet up the odd time... yeah, it can work. LDRs can work, it doesn't happen often but if you can get through these four years, I'd legitimately say you'll probably end up marrying each-other.
The way a friend described it to me was that for every year a couple are together in a LDR, it's worth three years of a normal relationship. That's why so few couples make it out the other side, but those that do... damn, they become so, so much stronger.
It's worth a try. And like the others, that 'what if?' question is so aching, it will kill you. I promise you, that constant, incessant 'what if?' will hurt a thousand times more than the most frustrating moments you'll have not being able to see each-other. I promise that.
Normally I answer these help posts with mostly my brain and just a bit of light-hearted humour alongside, but I wanted to answer this one with my heart, because it really touched me. You don't need to decide now. Think about it, see how you feel in July. Then, I think you'll have your answer.
tl;dr stay together until at least July, if you still feel the same way then try to stay together... if it doesn't work out, you'll feel better than wondering 'what if?' for years and years on end. | 17/M here. I'm normally one of the more active advice-givers in the subreddit... but damn, I've been completely out-classed here.
I'll throw onto the table what little advice I can give. Personally, I am a big, big sucker for true love, young love, all that stuff. I'm honestly envious of both of you, and to be completely honest... I'm even envious of the situation you're in, as silly as that might sound.
That aside... what to do? What to do. Everybody else has already given all the reason and all the advice you'll probably need... all I can offer is my perspective, what I'd do in your situation since I'm the same age as you.
What I would do is stay together until July, at least. Just like the other comments said, have a blast, enjoy yourselves, make it as good as you possibly can. And then, if you still both feel the same way as you do now... or hell, even stronger... then I would try. Damn it, I would honestly try as hard as I could to make it work.
If you can promise each-other that you'll put everything, absolutely everything you have into it... if you can look into the other's eyes and see how passionately they feel about it, if you can see tears in their eyes... then yes, it's worth fighting for.
It's gonna be hell. Oh damn, is it gonna be hell. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. But, if you can keep up the video calls and watching the odd film together, and if you can meet up the odd time... yeah, it can work. LDRs can work, it doesn't happen often but if you can get through these four years, I'd legitimately say you'll probably end up marrying each-other.
The way a friend described it to me was that for every year a couple are together in a LDR, it's worth three years of a normal relationship. That's why so few couples make it out the other side, but those that do... damn, they become so, so much stronger.
It's worth a try. And like the others, that 'what if?' question is so aching, it will kill you. I promise you, that constant, incessant 'what if?' will hurt a thousand times more than the most frustrating moments you'll have not being able to see each-other. I promise that.
Normally I answer these help posts with mostly my brain and just a bit of light-hearted humour alongside, but I wanted to answer this one with my heart, because it really touched me. You don't need to decide now. Think about it, see how you feel in July. Then, I think you'll have your answer.
tl;dr stay together until at least July, if you still feel the same way then try to stay together... if it doesn't work out, you'll feel better than wondering 'what if?' for years and years on end.
| teenrelationships | t5_2t9th | cjoifs4 | 17/M here. I'm normally one of the more active advice-givers in the subreddit... but damn, I've been completely out-classed here.
I'll throw onto the table what little advice I can give. Personally, I am a big, big sucker for true love, young love, all that stuff. I'm honestly envious of both of you, and to be completely honest... I'm even envious of the situation you're in, as silly as that might sound.
That aside... what to do? What to do. Everybody else has already given all the reason and all the advice you'll probably need... all I can offer is my perspective, what I'd do in your situation since I'm the same age as you.
What I would do is stay together until July, at least. Just like the other comments said, have a blast, enjoy yourselves, make it as good as you possibly can. And then, if you still both feel the same way as you do now... or hell, even stronger... then I would try. Damn it, I would honestly try as hard as I could to make it work.
If you can promise each-other that you'll put everything, absolutely everything you have into it... if you can look into the other's eyes and see how passionately they feel about it, if you can see tears in their eyes... then yes, it's worth fighting for.
It's gonna be hell. Oh damn, is it gonna be hell. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. But, if you can keep up the video calls and watching the odd film together, and if you can meet up the odd time... yeah, it can work. LDRs can work, it doesn't happen often but if you can get through these four years, I'd legitimately say you'll probably end up marrying each-other.
The way a friend described it to me was that for every year a couple are together in a LDR, it's worth three years of a normal relationship. That's why so few couples make it out the other side, but those that do... damn, they become so, so much stronger.
It's worth a try. And like the others, that 'what if?' question is so aching, it will kill you. I promise you, that constant, incessant 'what if?' will hurt a thousand times more than the most frustrating moments you'll have not being able to see each-other. I promise that.
Normally I answer these help posts with mostly my brain and just a bit of light-hearted humour alongside, but I wanted to answer this one with my heart, because it really touched me. You don't need to decide now. Think about it, see how you feel in July. Then, I think you'll have your answer. | stay together until at least July, if you still feel the same way then try to stay together... if it doesn't work out, you'll feel better than wondering 'what if?' for years and years on end. |
bike619 | There's a sweet spot about 4.3-4.5k there are some flat spots above and below and when it gets really warm it starts a little sporadic (1-2 pops every 5-10 miles) pre-detonation nonsense. It's running rich off the pilot, and a little lean off the main.
TL;DR still trying to dial in the new jetting.
EDIT: Good eye. | There's a sweet spot about 4.3-4.5k there are some flat spots above and below and when it gets really warm it starts a little sporadic (1-2 pops every 5-10 miles) pre-detonation nonsense. It's running rich off the pilot, and a little lean off the main.
TL;DR still trying to dial in the new jetting.
EDIT: Good eye.
| HondaCB | t5_2udhl | cjn7nxz | There's a sweet spot about 4.3-4.5k there are some flat spots above and below and when it gets really warm it starts a little sporadic (1-2 pops every 5-10 miles) pre-detonation nonsense. It's running rich off the pilot, and a little lean off the main. | still trying to dial in the new jetting.
EDIT: Good eye. |
YourMomDisapproves | > and hate all the things or people they didn't like.
Freedom of women, freedom of gays, freedom of expression, freedom to ingest alcohol (and other things), freedom to understand science....
tldr; religion hates freedom | > and hate all the things or people they didn't like.
Freedom of women, freedom of gays, freedom of expression, freedom to ingest alcohol (and other things), freedom to understand science....
tldr; religion hates freedom
| DebateReligion | t5_2snuc | cjo81f5 | and hate all the things or people they didn't like.
Freedom of women, freedom of gays, freedom of expression, freedom to ingest alcohol (and other things), freedom to understand science.... | religion hates freedom |
because__science | My son turned 3 months a few days ago (13.5 wks) and he still gets up at least 4-6x a night. He was waking every 1.5-2.5 hours until 3 days ago, where he's started having a 3-4 hour stretch. Then still every 2 hours or so. The other night he slept 3.5hrs then woke every 45 minutes for 3 hours, then slept for another 2, then awake for the day after another 2. Last night was 4hr, 2hr, 30min, 20min, 2hr, 1.5hr.
All babies are different. In my case, my son isn't sleeping any better than he was at 2 weeks or 6 weeks or 10 weeks.
Tl,dr - it'll happen eventually, but don't get your hopes up for a certain week where it'll suddenly change | My son turned 3 months a few days ago (13.5 wks) and he still gets up at least 4-6x a night. He was waking every 1.5-2.5 hours until 3 days ago, where he's started having a 3-4 hour stretch. Then still every 2 hours or so. The other night he slept 3.5hrs then woke every 45 minutes for 3 hours, then slept for another 2, then awake for the day after another 2. Last night was 4hr, 2hr, 30min, 20min, 2hr, 1.5hr.
All babies are different. In my case, my son isn't sleeping any better than he was at 2 weeks or 6 weeks or 10 weeks.
Tl,dr - it'll happen eventually, but don't get your hopes up for a certain week where it'll suddenly change
| beyondthebump | t5_2u06v | cjn82eh | My son turned 3 months a few days ago (13.5 wks) and he still gets up at least 4-6x a night. He was waking every 1.5-2.5 hours until 3 days ago, where he's started having a 3-4 hour stretch. Then still every 2 hours or so. The other night he slept 3.5hrs then woke every 45 minutes for 3 hours, then slept for another 2, then awake for the day after another 2. Last night was 4hr, 2hr, 30min, 20min, 2hr, 1.5hr.
All babies are different. In my case, my son isn't sleeping any better than he was at 2 weeks or 6 weeks or 10 weeks. | it'll happen eventually, but don't get your hopes up for a certain week where it'll suddenly change |
RedditAntiHero | I think that that your (or your friend's) math does not accurately express how much monetary loss people have from downtime** (see bottom)
Guessing you came up with the math like:
24h x 30d = 720 hours in a month
$15 / 720 hours = .02 per hour
This would assert that if the servers were down 8 hours a week (assuming 3am PST to 11am PST on Tuesdays), players would only be losing** $0.16 a week to downtime.
When I play (on break but back soon) I play about 15 hours a week so 60 hours a month for my $15.
This would mean that I am paying 0.25 for each of my hours played rather than $0.02.
Playing on US servers and living in Germany now means that if servers come up 11am PST that is 8pm CET which means I sometimes have to wait to play after work.
Not that this matters at all as I anticipate the maintenance and already make plans for that time so I am not twiddling my thumbs continuing to click the log in button to see if servers are up.
** No one is actually losing any money as no one should be surprised by the maintenance (other than maybe the first one or two times maybe for new players.) That subscription fee is not for 24 hour play. It is for play while the servers are up and running.
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The cost of the subscription accounts for maintenance and downtime. | I think that that your (or your friend's) math does not accurately express how much monetary loss people have from downtime** (see bottom)
Guessing you came up with the math like:
24h x 30d = 720 hours in a month
$15 / 720 hours = .02 per hour
This would assert that if the servers were down 8 hours a week (assuming 3am PST to 11am PST on Tuesdays), players would only be losing** $0.16 a week to downtime.
When I play (on break but back soon) I play about 15 hours a week so 60 hours a month for my $15.
This would mean that I am paying 0.25 for each of my hours played rather than $0.02.
Playing on US servers and living in Germany now means that if servers come up 11am PST that is 8pm CET which means I sometimes have to wait to play after work.
Not that this matters at all as I anticipate the maintenance and already make plans for that time so I am not twiddling my thumbs continuing to click the log in button to see if servers are up.
** No one is actually losing any money as no one should be surprised by the maintenance (other than maybe the first one or two times maybe for new players.) That subscription fee is not for 24 hour play. It is for play while the servers are up and running.
TL;DR
The cost of the subscription accounts for maintenance and downtime.
| wow | t5_2qio8 | cjnhbn5 | I think that that your (or your friend's) math does not accurately express how much monetary loss people have from downtime** (see bottom)
Guessing you came up with the math like:
24h x 30d = 720 hours in a month
$15 / 720 hours = .02 per hour
This would assert that if the servers were down 8 hours a week (assuming 3am PST to 11am PST on Tuesdays), players would only be losing** $0.16 a week to downtime.
When I play (on break but back soon) I play about 15 hours a week so 60 hours a month for my $15.
This would mean that I am paying 0.25 for each of my hours played rather than $0.02.
Playing on US servers and living in Germany now means that if servers come up 11am PST that is 8pm CET which means I sometimes have to wait to play after work.
Not that this matters at all as I anticipate the maintenance and already make plans for that time so I am not twiddling my thumbs continuing to click the log in button to see if servers are up.
** No one is actually losing any money as no one should be surprised by the maintenance (other than maybe the first one or two times maybe for new players.) That subscription fee is not for 24 hour play. It is for play while the servers are up and running. | The cost of the subscription accounts for maintenance and downtime. |
RedditAntiHero | Maybe we are just debating apples and oranges.
/u/Not_ah_BOT is right that *theoretically* based on average hours in a month divided by monthly subscription price, each hour of play is worth about $0.02. And using this metric it is possible to measure the actual monetary damage of downtime.
While MOdus and I debate that players have their individual metric based on hours they play to measure how much their WoW time is worth on the subscriptions they pay. And by this, the down time costs is higher than $0.02 as they only account for hours they want to be playing rather than every hour possible to play.
I think both of these are valid ways of measuring how much a time is worth in respect to subscription costs. But at the same time, both are totally worthless in trying to evaluate the monetary damage of downtime as there IS NO MONETARY DAMAGE OF DOWNTIME.
To say we are losing $0.14 or any money are both incorrect.
All of these items are built into subscription price:
* Scheduled maintenance
* Extended maintenance
* Unscheduled maintenance
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It sucks when we want to play WoW but the servers are down. But we are still getting what we pay for and not being slighted in any way. | Maybe we are just debating apples and oranges.
/u/Not_ah_BOT is right that theoretically based on average hours in a month divided by monthly subscription price, each hour of play is worth about $0.02. And using this metric it is possible to measure the actual monetary damage of downtime.
While MOdus and I debate that players have their individual metric based on hours they play to measure how much their WoW time is worth on the subscriptions they pay. And by this, the down time costs is higher than $0.02 as they only account for hours they want to be playing rather than every hour possible to play.
I think both of these are valid ways of measuring how much a time is worth in respect to subscription costs. But at the same time, both are totally worthless in trying to evaluate the monetary damage of downtime as there IS NO MONETARY DAMAGE OF DOWNTIME.
To say we are losing $0.14 or any money are both incorrect.
All of these items are built into subscription price:
Scheduled maintenance
Extended maintenance
Unscheduled maintenance
TL;DR
It sucks when we want to play WoW but the servers are down. But we are still getting what we pay for and not being slighted in any way.
| wow | t5_2qio8 | cjnxn78 | Maybe we are just debating apples and oranges.
/u/Not_ah_BOT is right that theoretically based on average hours in a month divided by monthly subscription price, each hour of play is worth about $0.02. And using this metric it is possible to measure the actual monetary damage of downtime.
While MOdus and I debate that players have their individual metric based on hours they play to measure how much their WoW time is worth on the subscriptions they pay. And by this, the down time costs is higher than $0.02 as they only account for hours they want to be playing rather than every hour possible to play.
I think both of these are valid ways of measuring how much a time is worth in respect to subscription costs. But at the same time, both are totally worthless in trying to evaluate the monetary damage of downtime as there IS NO MONETARY DAMAGE OF DOWNTIME.
To say we are losing $0.14 or any money are both incorrect.
All of these items are built into subscription price:
Scheduled maintenance
Extended maintenance
Unscheduled maintenance | It sucks when we want to play WoW but the servers are down. But we are still getting what we pay for and not being slighted in any way. |
ou77-am0 | ***NOTE: THESE ARE ALL PURELY HYPOTHETICAL AND NOT ACCURATE NOR EXPECTED IN THE LEAST BIT.***
**Texas:** Strong kicks off 13 more players, including all kickers and punters. As such, he is forced to take an aggressive style of never punting the ball. Unfortunately, the only QB he hasn’t kicked off gets injured in game one against UNT. Texas loses every game in the season, Strong is fired.
**Auburn:** in a shocking to the fans, not shocking to the rest of the country turn, Auburn has a two-win season. Furious fans fire Gus, only to find later that Auburn fans had been paid millions to take dives by Alabama fans who never attended either school. The school apologizes to Gus but he has already been hired by the University of Texas.
**Kansas:** This one is interesting, as they fire their coach after two games, both of which were wins. The reason they do so? Mack Brown asked them to hire him as their head coach. Renewed with vigor over being fired by Texas, Kansas then wins 7 of the next 12 Big XII championship titles and one NCG. Then he grows complacent again and Kansas sinks to an average 7 wins a season and he lives the rest of his days there until passing away in the arms of his star coaching pupil: Case McCoy. Case McCoy then takes over coaching Kansas and leads them to new heights. But I’m getting carried away.
**UAB:** They fire Coach Whateverhisnameis and hire none other than Lane Kiffin, who has used the last year under Saban to learn all the tricks of recruiting in the state and out as well as all his coaching tricks. Auburn and Alabama are left fighting for second place in the state after UAB becomes the undisputed ruler of the state of Alabama.
**TL;DR:** How many times will this question be asked in the offseason and how often will people expect real answers?
| NOTE: THESE ARE ALL PURELY HYPOTHETICAL AND NOT ACCURATE NOR EXPECTED IN THE LEAST BIT.
Texas: Strong kicks off 13 more players, including all kickers and punters. As such, he is forced to take an aggressive style of never punting the ball. Unfortunately, the only QB he hasn’t kicked off gets injured in game one against UNT. Texas loses every game in the season, Strong is fired.
Auburn: in a shocking to the fans, not shocking to the rest of the country turn, Auburn has a two-win season. Furious fans fire Gus, only to find later that Auburn fans had been paid millions to take dives by Alabama fans who never attended either school. The school apologizes to Gus but he has already been hired by the University of Texas.
Kansas: This one is interesting, as they fire their coach after two games, both of which were wins. The reason they do so? Mack Brown asked them to hire him as their head coach. Renewed with vigor over being fired by Texas, Kansas then wins 7 of the next 12 Big XII championship titles and one NCG. Then he grows complacent again and Kansas sinks to an average 7 wins a season and he lives the rest of his days there until passing away in the arms of his star coaching pupil: Case McCoy. Case McCoy then takes over coaching Kansas and leads them to new heights. But I’m getting carried away.
UAB: They fire Coach Whateverhisnameis and hire none other than Lane Kiffin, who has used the last year under Saban to learn all the tricks of recruiting in the state and out as well as all his coaching tricks. Auburn and Alabama are left fighting for second place in the state after UAB becomes the undisputed ruler of the state of Alabama.
TL;DR: How many times will this question be asked in the offseason and how often will people expect real answers?
| CFB | t5_2qm9d | cjnat3z | NOTE: THESE ARE ALL PURELY HYPOTHETICAL AND NOT ACCURATE NOR EXPECTED IN THE LEAST BIT.
Texas: Strong kicks off 13 more players, including all kickers and punters. As such, he is forced to take an aggressive style of never punting the ball. Unfortunately, the only QB he hasn’t kicked off gets injured in game one against UNT. Texas loses every game in the season, Strong is fired.
Auburn: in a shocking to the fans, not shocking to the rest of the country turn, Auburn has a two-win season. Furious fans fire Gus, only to find later that Auburn fans had been paid millions to take dives by Alabama fans who never attended either school. The school apologizes to Gus but he has already been hired by the University of Texas.
Kansas: This one is interesting, as they fire their coach after two games, both of which were wins. The reason they do so? Mack Brown asked them to hire him as their head coach. Renewed with vigor over being fired by Texas, Kansas then wins 7 of the next 12 Big XII championship titles and one NCG. Then he grows complacent again and Kansas sinks to an average 7 wins a season and he lives the rest of his days there until passing away in the arms of his star coaching pupil: Case McCoy. Case McCoy then takes over coaching Kansas and leads them to new heights. But I’m getting carried away.
UAB: They fire Coach Whateverhisnameis and hire none other than Lane Kiffin, who has used the last year under Saban to learn all the tricks of recruiting in the state and out as well as all his coaching tricks. Auburn and Alabama are left fighting for second place in the state after UAB becomes the undisputed ruler of the state of Alabama. | How many times will this question be asked in the offseason and how often will people expect real answers? |
Lucky_88 | Well, that isn't what I was saying above. I was saying that arsenal packs(99k credits) have a higher UR drop rate than normal spectre packs(60k credits). This is just basic stuff that can be learned from the pack descriptions.
A group of people on BSN compiled data on drop rates from in game experience in the thread linked below. IMHO (and by the judgment of the person running the stat analysis) the differences in rates between 99k packs are small enough that they are not statistically significant, but you can make of it what you will.
TL;DR: all 99k packs have an approximate UR drop rate of 7.5-8%.
| Well, that isn't what I was saying above. I was saying that arsenal packs(99k credits) have a higher UR drop rate than normal spectre packs(60k credits). This is just basic stuff that can be learned from the pack descriptions.
A group of people on BSN compiled data on drop rates from in game experience in the thread linked below. IMHO (and by the judgment of the person running the stat analysis) the differences in rates between 99k packs are small enough that they are not statistically significant, but you can make of it what you will.
TL;DR: all 99k packs have an approximate UR drop rate of 7.5-8%.
| MECoOp | t5_2tkk1 | cjoiaq5 | Well, that isn't what I was saying above. I was saying that arsenal packs(99k credits) have a higher UR drop rate than normal spectre packs(60k credits). This is just basic stuff that can be learned from the pack descriptions.
A group of people on BSN compiled data on drop rates from in game experience in the thread linked below. IMHO (and by the judgment of the person running the stat analysis) the differences in rates between 99k packs are small enough that they are not statistically significant, but you can make of it what you will. | all 99k packs have an approximate UR drop rate of 7.5-8%. |
dogdouchethrowaway | I have seen this man before walking his dogs on the trail near where I live. I have only seen him once, but it was enough for me to know I needed to stay far away from his man. I was walking my dog (who often barks and lunges at other dogs), and when I saw him coming in the opposite direction I panicked a little. My dog thankfully did not bark at his dogs, but while we were passing in opposite directions I couldn't help but notice how uncomfortable his dogs looked. First off he looks very menacing, and secondly the moment he saw me he started tugging on the rope tied to his two dogs and they began cowering. The single rope tied to his dogs only have maybe a foot for each dog so the dogs walks uncomfortably close together, and I was stunned with the way that his dogs reacted to him tugging on the already short rope he has them tied to. He then walked by me again (same day, maybe 20 minutes later) when I was sitting in the park under a tree and I decided to snap a picture of him for "insurance" purposes. This [picture]( was taken mid July.
TLDR; Can confirm, is a douche | I have seen this man before walking his dogs on the trail near where I live. I have only seen him once, but it was enough for me to know I needed to stay far away from his man. I was walking my dog (who often barks and lunges at other dogs), and when I saw him coming in the opposite direction I panicked a little. My dog thankfully did not bark at his dogs, but while we were passing in opposite directions I couldn't help but notice how uncomfortable his dogs looked. First off he looks very menacing, and secondly the moment he saw me he started tugging on the rope tied to his two dogs and they began cowering. The single rope tied to his dogs only have maybe a foot for each dog so the dogs walks uncomfortably close together, and I was stunned with the way that his dogs reacted to him tugging on the already short rope he has them tied to. He then walked by me again (same day, maybe 20 minutes later) when I was sitting in the park under a tree and I decided to snap a picture of him for "insurance" purposes. This [picture]( was taken mid July.
TLDR; Can confirm, is a douche
| toronto | t5_2qi63 | cjnt5z4 | I have seen this man before walking his dogs on the trail near where I live. I have only seen him once, but it was enough for me to know I needed to stay far away from his man. I was walking my dog (who often barks and lunges at other dogs), and when I saw him coming in the opposite direction I panicked a little. My dog thankfully did not bark at his dogs, but while we were passing in opposite directions I couldn't help but notice how uncomfortable his dogs looked. First off he looks very menacing, and secondly the moment he saw me he started tugging on the rope tied to his two dogs and they began cowering. The single rope tied to his dogs only have maybe a foot for each dog so the dogs walks uncomfortably close together, and I was stunned with the way that his dogs reacted to him tugging on the already short rope he has them tied to. He then walked by me again (same day, maybe 20 minutes later) when I was sitting in the park under a tree and I decided to snap a picture of him for "insurance" purposes. This [picture]( was taken mid July. | Can confirm, is a douche |
fakeplastictrees182 | The consensus is that Arsenal, City, Chelsea, United (no european competition is a huge advantage) and Liverpool are all better. Even if you disagree with one of those (in which case it would still be very debatable) then there are still 4 teams better than them. You could make an argument for Liverpool struggling without Suarez and with European football back on but they dominated Spurs last season. Arsenal and United are the other weakest teams of the 5. Arsenal beat Tottenham 3 times last season and Spurs didn't score a single goal agains them. United have strengthened in key areas (they finally got a midfield player who can run and pass and tackle) and they don't have European football to weigh them down. Liverpool's great run was very late last season and that was no coincidence. It happened when the other top teams were resting/rotating players or had been affected by injury whilst Liverpool had a solid, uniterrupted prepearation for every game.
Tl;DR: Subjective squad strength/depth assessments and recent history suggests at there are at least 4 (probably 5) better teams than Spurs. | The consensus is that Arsenal, City, Chelsea, United (no european competition is a huge advantage) and Liverpool are all better. Even if you disagree with one of those (in which case it would still be very debatable) then there are still 4 teams better than them. You could make an argument for Liverpool struggling without Suarez and with European football back on but they dominated Spurs last season. Arsenal and United are the other weakest teams of the 5. Arsenal beat Tottenham 3 times last season and Spurs didn't score a single goal agains them. United have strengthened in key areas (they finally got a midfield player who can run and pass and tackle) and they don't have European football to weigh them down. Liverpool's great run was very late last season and that was no coincidence. It happened when the other top teams were resting/rotating players or had been affected by injury whilst Liverpool had a solid, uniterrupted prepearation for every game.
Tl;DR: Subjective squad strength/depth assessments and recent history suggests at there are at least 4 (probably 5) better teams than Spurs.
| soccer | t5_2qi58 | cjntib3 | The consensus is that Arsenal, City, Chelsea, United (no european competition is a huge advantage) and Liverpool are all better. Even if you disagree with one of those (in which case it would still be very debatable) then there are still 4 teams better than them. You could make an argument for Liverpool struggling without Suarez and with European football back on but they dominated Spurs last season. Arsenal and United are the other weakest teams of the 5. Arsenal beat Tottenham 3 times last season and Spurs didn't score a single goal agains them. United have strengthened in key areas (they finally got a midfield player who can run and pass and tackle) and they don't have European football to weigh them down. Liverpool's great run was very late last season and that was no coincidence. It happened when the other top teams were resting/rotating players or had been affected by injury whilst Liverpool had a solid, uniterrupted prepearation for every game. | Subjective squad strength/depth assessments and recent history suggests at there are at least 4 (probably 5) better teams than Spurs. |
goreanddin2point0 | I wish they had a little more space before bottoming out, but the overall feeling is really good. I didn't want to bother my roomate and also don't enjoy the "dead space" when gaming. So I'd say they make gaming better but you don't get as much of a sensation or feedback from typing on them with the o-rings cause they bottom out too quickly IMO. One day I may consider removing them but for now it's still a very pleasant keyboard to type on. I expect I will get used to them. I'm going from reds to the blues (switches) so there's also that to consider. I'd say unless it's for sound dampening or to cut the extra space (helps simulate double taping) there is no need for the O-rings. Honestly, I'm quite fickle about them ATM. Sometimes I love em sometimes they're kind of annoying :3
EDIT: yea, come to think of it they kind of negate the use of the tactile click because the second you get the click you're already bottomed out so whats the point if you feel it in the ring! Good dampeners/gaming thing otherwise not very useful! :D
TL;DR: Good for gaming with blue switches, shit for typing IMO. | I wish they had a little more space before bottoming out, but the overall feeling is really good. I didn't want to bother my roomate and also don't enjoy the "dead space" when gaming. So I'd say they make gaming better but you don't get as much of a sensation or feedback from typing on them with the o-rings cause they bottom out too quickly IMO. One day I may consider removing them but for now it's still a very pleasant keyboard to type on. I expect I will get used to them. I'm going from reds to the blues (switches) so there's also that to consider. I'd say unless it's for sound dampening or to cut the extra space (helps simulate double taping) there is no need for the O-rings. Honestly, I'm quite fickle about them ATM. Sometimes I love em sometimes they're kind of annoying :3
EDIT: yea, come to think of it they kind of negate the use of the tactile click because the second you get the click you're already bottomed out so whats the point if you feel it in the ring! Good dampeners/gaming thing otherwise not very useful! :D
TL;DR: Good for gaming with blue switches, shit for typing IMO.
| MechanicalKeyboards | t5_2ugo7 | cjnw330 | I wish they had a little more space before bottoming out, but the overall feeling is really good. I didn't want to bother my roomate and also don't enjoy the "dead space" when gaming. So I'd say they make gaming better but you don't get as much of a sensation or feedback from typing on them with the o-rings cause they bottom out too quickly IMO. One day I may consider removing them but for now it's still a very pleasant keyboard to type on. I expect I will get used to them. I'm going from reds to the blues (switches) so there's also that to consider. I'd say unless it's for sound dampening or to cut the extra space (helps simulate double taping) there is no need for the O-rings. Honestly, I'm quite fickle about them ATM. Sometimes I love em sometimes they're kind of annoying :3
EDIT: yea, come to think of it they kind of negate the use of the tactile click because the second you get the click you're already bottomed out so whats the point if you feel it in the ring! Good dampeners/gaming thing otherwise not very useful! :D | Good for gaming with blue switches, shit for typing IMO. |
TurtleMadness47 | I think two worlds is a comedic masterpiece if you play it with friends nearby, but that lasts for about twenty minutes and you're done laughing. After that point, it becomes a chore to do anything; You don't want to meet any new characters because they're all horribly written and have some of the worst voice acting in not only the history of gaming, but acting itself. Even, and especially your character, the 'bounty hunter' has a terrible voice actor, who sounds like he was dropped as a baby as he tries to put together sentences with the game's bastardization of old english. The protagonist suffers from the same genetic mutations as the other people who live in Antaloor, where they have hideously disproportioned shoulders and arms to their tiny bodies and heads. It's like it was as if the individuals who made this game had never actually seen a person before, or even a picture of one. The only thing they have to go on is vague descriptions of human anatomy from poorly written romantic novels and other works of fiction. Trying to repair these flaws in the character creator is futile, however, because no matter what you do, the character you control is always a slow, cross-eyed git who fights like the star wars kid.
tl;dr : Two Worlds is bad. | I think two worlds is a comedic masterpiece if you play it with friends nearby, but that lasts for about twenty minutes and you're done laughing. After that point, it becomes a chore to do anything; You don't want to meet any new characters because they're all horribly written and have some of the worst voice acting in not only the history of gaming, but acting itself. Even, and especially your character, the 'bounty hunter' has a terrible voice actor, who sounds like he was dropped as a baby as he tries to put together sentences with the game's bastardization of old english. The protagonist suffers from the same genetic mutations as the other people who live in Antaloor, where they have hideously disproportioned shoulders and arms to their tiny bodies and heads. It's like it was as if the individuals who made this game had never actually seen a person before, or even a picture of one. The only thing they have to go on is vague descriptions of human anatomy from poorly written romantic novels and other works of fiction. Trying to repair these flaws in the character creator is futile, however, because no matter what you do, the character you control is always a slow, cross-eyed git who fights like the star wars kid.
tl;dr : Two Worlds is bad.
| gaming | t5_2qh03 | cjowktq | I think two worlds is a comedic masterpiece if you play it with friends nearby, but that lasts for about twenty minutes and you're done laughing. After that point, it becomes a chore to do anything; You don't want to meet any new characters because they're all horribly written and have some of the worst voice acting in not only the history of gaming, but acting itself. Even, and especially your character, the 'bounty hunter' has a terrible voice actor, who sounds like he was dropped as a baby as he tries to put together sentences with the game's bastardization of old english. The protagonist suffers from the same genetic mutations as the other people who live in Antaloor, where they have hideously disproportioned shoulders and arms to their tiny bodies and heads. It's like it was as if the individuals who made this game had never actually seen a person before, or even a picture of one. The only thing they have to go on is vague descriptions of human anatomy from poorly written romantic novels and other works of fiction. Trying to repair these flaws in the character creator is futile, however, because no matter what you do, the character you control is always a slow, cross-eyed git who fights like the star wars kid. | Two Worlds is bad. |
ZiggyMortis | My friends and I used to go jump of A bridge into the lake every summer, almost every day after school. The morning after my buddies 21st birthday party we decided to go for a swim, at this point in time it was winter. We swam around the beach area to get used to the ice cold water ( it wasn't literally frozen, just extremely fucking cold. ) Once everyone is good and ready, we start walking across the bridge.
One by one we start jumping in, its finally my turn. So i take the plunge and end up my toes on concrete, fucking ouch! I finally get up to the top and start paddling as fast as I can. I'm panicking and quickly running out of both strength and air. My friends are already halfway to the man-made beach, and i start going under. I was utterly fucking terrified, but then i feel a hand grab me. My brother swam all the way back to to me and saved my life.
TL;DR : Me and my dumbass ballsy friends decided to jump off a bridge into the lake in the dead off winter, & I almost drowned. | My friends and I used to go jump of A bridge into the lake every summer, almost every day after school. The morning after my buddies 21st birthday party we decided to go for a swim, at this point in time it was winter. We swam around the beach area to get used to the ice cold water ( it wasn't literally frozen, just extremely fucking cold. ) Once everyone is good and ready, we start walking across the bridge.
One by one we start jumping in, its finally my turn. So i take the plunge and end up my toes on concrete, fucking ouch! I finally get up to the top and start paddling as fast as I can. I'm panicking and quickly running out of both strength and air. My friends are already halfway to the man-made beach, and i start going under. I was utterly fucking terrified, but then i feel a hand grab me. My brother swam all the way back to to me and saved my life.
TL;DR : Me and my dumbass ballsy friends decided to jump off a bridge into the lake in the dead off winter, & I almost drowned.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjo16wp | My friends and I used to go jump of A bridge into the lake every summer, almost every day after school. The morning after my buddies 21st birthday party we decided to go for a swim, at this point in time it was winter. We swam around the beach area to get used to the ice cold water ( it wasn't literally frozen, just extremely fucking cold. ) Once everyone is good and ready, we start walking across the bridge.
One by one we start jumping in, its finally my turn. So i take the plunge and end up my toes on concrete, fucking ouch! I finally get up to the top and start paddling as fast as I can. I'm panicking and quickly running out of both strength and air. My friends are already halfway to the man-made beach, and i start going under. I was utterly fucking terrified, but then i feel a hand grab me. My brother swam all the way back to to me and saved my life. | Me and my dumbass ballsy friends decided to jump off a bridge into the lake in the dead off winter, & I almost drowned. |
the_traveler | When I was a religious man, I occasionally fasted. Nothing crazy. The longest fast was when I hiked into the woods for a 3-day fast with just water. I had a bad headache on day two and on day three I was sapped of all my energy. I'm saying this because I know what going under-fed feels like and I can tell you right now, that 1200 calories would probably be enough to hike back out of the woods on.
tl;dr: Drink water, folks. | When I was a religious man, I occasionally fasted. Nothing crazy. The longest fast was when I hiked into the woods for a 3-day fast with just water. I had a bad headache on day two and on day three I was sapped of all my energy. I'm saying this because I know what going under-fed feels like and I can tell you right now, that 1200 calories would probably be enough to hike back out of the woods on.
tl;dr: Drink water, folks.
| fatlogic | t5_2wyxm | cjo77og | When I was a religious man, I occasionally fasted. Nothing crazy. The longest fast was when I hiked into the woods for a 3-day fast with just water. I had a bad headache on day two and on day three I was sapped of all my energy. I'm saying this because I know what going under-fed feels like and I can tell you right now, that 1200 calories would probably be enough to hike back out of the woods on. | Drink water, folks. |
TrinityPhoenix | I haven't been in any robbery attempts yet, so my scariest situation happened while driving. I was on route in a rural area, going around 50mph in the rain on a country back road. There was a car about 150 feet in front of me that just slammed on their brakes to turn into a driveway. I had to slam on my brakes as well. The truck didn't even slow down. I started sliding towards the car on the wet asphalt. Once I was about 75 feet away, I knew I wasn't even close to stopping in time. I made a controlled turn to the right shoulder, into thick grass. The grass didn't hold at all, which turned me sideways. So, here I am, sliding sideways at 30mph, by this point. I thought surely the grass would catch the wheels and we'd flip. Luckily, I got traction and was able to gun it back onto the road, directly in front of that stopped car.
TL;DR I drifted a 26,000 lb. armored truck off road, around a car, and back onto the road - all without going under 30 mph. | I haven't been in any robbery attempts yet, so my scariest situation happened while driving. I was on route in a rural area, going around 50mph in the rain on a country back road. There was a car about 150 feet in front of me that just slammed on their brakes to turn into a driveway. I had to slam on my brakes as well. The truck didn't even slow down. I started sliding towards the car on the wet asphalt. Once I was about 75 feet away, I knew I wasn't even close to stopping in time. I made a controlled turn to the right shoulder, into thick grass. The grass didn't hold at all, which turned me sideways. So, here I am, sliding sideways at 30mph, by this point. I thought surely the grass would catch the wheels and we'd flip. Luckily, I got traction and was able to gun it back onto the road, directly in front of that stopped car.
TL;DR I drifted a 26,000 lb. armored truck off road, around a car, and back onto the road - all without going under 30 mph.
| IAmA | t5_2qzb6 | cjo8np8 | I haven't been in any robbery attempts yet, so my scariest situation happened while driving. I was on route in a rural area, going around 50mph in the rain on a country back road. There was a car about 150 feet in front of me that just slammed on their brakes to turn into a driveway. I had to slam on my brakes as well. The truck didn't even slow down. I started sliding towards the car on the wet asphalt. Once I was about 75 feet away, I knew I wasn't even close to stopping in time. I made a controlled turn to the right shoulder, into thick grass. The grass didn't hold at all, which turned me sideways. So, here I am, sliding sideways at 30mph, by this point. I thought surely the grass would catch the wheels and we'd flip. Luckily, I got traction and was able to gun it back onto the road, directly in front of that stopped car. | I drifted a 26,000 lb. armored truck off road, around a car, and back onto the road - all without going under 30 mph. |
TrinityPhoenix | He actually made some good points. Hypothetically, you robbed my truck on a typical day. You could take everything I had and it would fill three 30 gallon trash bags. It would be less than $150k, and a large portion of that is checks. So, best case scenario, you get $90k in cash. You've already taken the time to disable the guards and load the bags. I'm downtown, always within the line of sight (500 feet) of at least 2-5 cops. With a getaway car, you have to maneuver through the tight downtown streets, heavy traffic, and the >2,000 on-duty police officers within a 5 mile radius, before you could even think about making it to an interstate.
TL;DR Unless you have a helicopter, it's highly improbable that you'd successfully rob an armored truck. | He actually made some good points. Hypothetically, you robbed my truck on a typical day. You could take everything I had and it would fill three 30 gallon trash bags. It would be less than $150k, and a large portion of that is checks. So, best case scenario, you get $90k in cash. You've already taken the time to disable the guards and load the bags. I'm downtown, always within the line of sight (500 feet) of at least 2-5 cops. With a getaway car, you have to maneuver through the tight downtown streets, heavy traffic, and the >2,000 on-duty police officers within a 5 mile radius, before you could even think about making it to an interstate.
TL;DR Unless you have a helicopter, it's highly improbable that you'd successfully rob an armored truck.
| IAmA | t5_2qzb6 | cjooc32 | He actually made some good points. Hypothetically, you robbed my truck on a typical day. You could take everything I had and it would fill three 30 gallon trash bags. It would be less than $150k, and a large portion of that is checks. So, best case scenario, you get $90k in cash. You've already taken the time to disable the guards and load the bags. I'm downtown, always within the line of sight (500 feet) of at least 2-5 cops. With a getaway car, you have to maneuver through the tight downtown streets, heavy traffic, and the >2,000 on-duty police officers within a 5 mile radius, before you could even think about making it to an interstate. | Unless you have a helicopter, it's highly improbable that you'd successfully rob an armored truck. |
luridlurker | Assuming it actually went down that way...She tried to manipulate him. That's immature and bad news. He picked up and got out. That's awesome. That's standing up for yourself and what you want. That's not dominate. That's just having self-worth.
> Expresses great interest in how I dominated her
I seriously doubt she used the word dominate. I can't imagine a world where removing yourself from a toxic situation = domination. Those two just aren't the same thing.
> I begrudgingly complied as I wanted to know what happened.
I wouldn't have given this girl the time a day, much less meet up somewhere later. This guy's seeking validation and I'm not sure it's healthy to try and get it from this girl. But props to her for apologizing.
TL;DR If you have to view everything as a power struggle just to be able tot stand up for yourself, I feel bad for ya. | Assuming it actually went down that way...She tried to manipulate him. That's immature and bad news. He picked up and got out. That's awesome. That's standing up for yourself and what you want. That's not dominate. That's just having self-worth.
> Expresses great interest in how I dominated her
I seriously doubt she used the word dominate. I can't imagine a world where removing yourself from a toxic situation = domination. Those two just aren't the same thing.
> I begrudgingly complied as I wanted to know what happened.
I wouldn't have given this girl the time a day, much less meet up somewhere later. This guy's seeking validation and I'm not sure it's healthy to try and get it from this girl. But props to her for apologizing.
TL;DR If you have to view everything as a power struggle just to be able tot stand up for yourself, I feel bad for ya.
| PurplePillDebate | t5_2ya42 | cjp7vsw | Assuming it actually went down that way...She tried to manipulate him. That's immature and bad news. He picked up and got out. That's awesome. That's standing up for yourself and what you want. That's not dominate. That's just having self-worth.
> Expresses great interest in how I dominated her
I seriously doubt she used the word dominate. I can't imagine a world where removing yourself from a toxic situation = domination. Those two just aren't the same thing.
> I begrudgingly complied as I wanted to know what happened.
I wouldn't have given this girl the time a day, much less meet up somewhere later. This guy's seeking validation and I'm not sure it's healthy to try and get it from this girl. But props to her for apologizing. | If you have to view everything as a power struggle just to be able tot stand up for yourself, I feel bad for ya. |
onredditmememakesyou | Be prepared to pay. That said, you probably won't have to. Maybe for the greens fees, but almost every club has a food minimum that is way too high, so you're almost doing him a favor. If you're prepared to pay, then it's not even an issue. And don't sneakily try to offer or some bs, they'll ask if they want you to pay.
Shoes - change them inside in the locker room, or when you get to the cart if there are no locker rooms. Not the parking lot. Wear loafers, those will be fine walking from the car to the clubhouse, and great for lunch.
Lockers - Don't put yourself in a position to need one. Jacket? in the bag. Phone, wallet, keys? in the bag. Don't bring too much extra.
Phone - etiquette is to not use it on the course. Don't make calls in the practice area either. Need to send a quick text? As long as it's on silent, no one cares. It's the same as normal society though, if you're on your phone the whole time, you're a dick. Don't be on your phone and you won't have to worry.
Hats off inside - golf course, private club, or mcdonalds, it's always a proper thing to do. There is never going to be a rule that hats have to stay on inside. Take it off, no longer have anything to worry about.
Changing clothes - 1. it's probably a casual lunch, so no. 2. How much do you sweat? Would you change if it was a nice public course? If so, pack another polo in your bag 2. wear pants, almost always times clubhouse rules require pants. Slacks/chinos. Not cargo pants. Not jeans. Not shorts.
Maybe I'm getting the wrong vibe, but you sound like you're building this up to be much more than it is. The members are people too. They aren't looking for every little fault in a random guest. They're just there to do a little golfing. Enjoy the round, shoot the shit, realize it's normal life.
tl;dr be prepared for each option, don't put yourself into a position where it matters. | Be prepared to pay. That said, you probably won't have to. Maybe for the greens fees, but almost every club has a food minimum that is way too high, so you're almost doing him a favor. If you're prepared to pay, then it's not even an issue. And don't sneakily try to offer or some bs, they'll ask if they want you to pay.
Shoes - change them inside in the locker room, or when you get to the cart if there are no locker rooms. Not the parking lot. Wear loafers, those will be fine walking from the car to the clubhouse, and great for lunch.
Lockers - Don't put yourself in a position to need one. Jacket? in the bag. Phone, wallet, keys? in the bag. Don't bring too much extra.
Phone - etiquette is to not use it on the course. Don't make calls in the practice area either. Need to send a quick text? As long as it's on silent, no one cares. It's the same as normal society though, if you're on your phone the whole time, you're a dick. Don't be on your phone and you won't have to worry.
Hats off inside - golf course, private club, or mcdonalds, it's always a proper thing to do. There is never going to be a rule that hats have to stay on inside. Take it off, no longer have anything to worry about.
Changing clothes - 1. it's probably a casual lunch, so no. 2. How much do you sweat? Would you change if it was a nice public course? If so, pack another polo in your bag 2. wear pants, almost always times clubhouse rules require pants. Slacks/chinos. Not cargo pants. Not jeans. Not shorts.
Maybe I'm getting the wrong vibe, but you sound like you're building this up to be much more than it is. The members are people too. They aren't looking for every little fault in a random guest. They're just there to do a little golfing. Enjoy the round, shoot the shit, realize it's normal life.
tl;dr be prepared for each option, don't put yourself into a position where it matters.
| golf | t5_2qhcs | cjp0q96 | Be prepared to pay. That said, you probably won't have to. Maybe for the greens fees, but almost every club has a food minimum that is way too high, so you're almost doing him a favor. If you're prepared to pay, then it's not even an issue. And don't sneakily try to offer or some bs, they'll ask if they want you to pay.
Shoes - change them inside in the locker room, or when you get to the cart if there are no locker rooms. Not the parking lot. Wear loafers, those will be fine walking from the car to the clubhouse, and great for lunch.
Lockers - Don't put yourself in a position to need one. Jacket? in the bag. Phone, wallet, keys? in the bag. Don't bring too much extra.
Phone - etiquette is to not use it on the course. Don't make calls in the practice area either. Need to send a quick text? As long as it's on silent, no one cares. It's the same as normal society though, if you're on your phone the whole time, you're a dick. Don't be on your phone and you won't have to worry.
Hats off inside - golf course, private club, or mcdonalds, it's always a proper thing to do. There is never going to be a rule that hats have to stay on inside. Take it off, no longer have anything to worry about.
Changing clothes - 1. it's probably a casual lunch, so no. 2. How much do you sweat? Would you change if it was a nice public course? If so, pack another polo in your bag 2. wear pants, almost always times clubhouse rules require pants. Slacks/chinos. Not cargo pants. Not jeans. Not shorts.
Maybe I'm getting the wrong vibe, but you sound like you're building this up to be much more than it is. The members are people too. They aren't looking for every little fault in a random guest. They're just there to do a little golfing. Enjoy the round, shoot the shit, realize it's normal life. | be prepared for each option, don't put yourself into a position where it matters. |
DancyLad | On the other side of this coin, those stores who are unwelcoming to the new guy can be a huge turn-off. I had a friend who was in the process of learning, had played maybe four games and had an intro pack as his first deck. He asked the sales associate for advice on what to buy for his "swamps and mountains deck", and was answered with a blank, sardonic stare. I now cannot convince this guy to buy singles because he thinks he'll get made fun of for not knowing stuff, and he ends up wasting money buying boosters. Instead of jumping on the double-opportunity to help a new player and create a lasting customer relationship, this person chose to be insular and unhelpful. While this is the most vivid example of shoddy customer service from that store in my experience, there were several incidents preceding it of similarly inattentive and apathetic staff behavior. This runs 100% against the atmosphere average customers expect from an LGS. The thought process is something like "I don't know what to do. I'll go to the store and ask them; they'll know!". The stores that do well are the ones that play into this. "Yes, come to us, ask us your questions, let us sell you everything you need :)".
This has become a ramble - the first LGS I ever frequented was a neighborhood store in my hometown. My experiences at that store still define what I think an LGS should be. The store owner is an incredibly amiable fellow who would teach anyone who asked to play Magic. If you had money to spend, but no idea what to spend it on, you could give him some themes and a budget and he would build a deck for you. It was clear that he was an active part of the store's Magic community, but he never allowed this to obscure the perception that he was running the store. Mid-game he would excuse himself to greet/assist customers and was the kind of guy who would actually try to help Mom find an appropriate present for Timmy, instead of just trying to sell her expensive cards. 13 years later, that same guy is still running the store and I go there as often as I am able because there is no doubt that I will receive excellent service.
TL;DR: bad store is bad, good store is good.
| On the other side of this coin, those stores who are unwelcoming to the new guy can be a huge turn-off. I had a friend who was in the process of learning, had played maybe four games and had an intro pack as his first deck. He asked the sales associate for advice on what to buy for his "swamps and mountains deck", and was answered with a blank, sardonic stare. I now cannot convince this guy to buy singles because he thinks he'll get made fun of for not knowing stuff, and he ends up wasting money buying boosters. Instead of jumping on the double-opportunity to help a new player and create a lasting customer relationship, this person chose to be insular and unhelpful. While this is the most vivid example of shoddy customer service from that store in my experience, there were several incidents preceding it of similarly inattentive and apathetic staff behavior. This runs 100% against the atmosphere average customers expect from an LGS. The thought process is something like "I don't know what to do. I'll go to the store and ask them; they'll know!". The stores that do well are the ones that play into this. "Yes, come to us, ask us your questions, let us sell you everything you need :)".
This has become a ramble - the first LGS I ever frequented was a neighborhood store in my hometown. My experiences at that store still define what I think an LGS should be. The store owner is an incredibly amiable fellow who would teach anyone who asked to play Magic. If you had money to spend, but no idea what to spend it on, you could give him some themes and a budget and he would build a deck for you. It was clear that he was an active part of the store's Magic community, but he never allowed this to obscure the perception that he was running the store. Mid-game he would excuse himself to greet/assist customers and was the kind of guy who would actually try to help Mom find an appropriate present for Timmy, instead of just trying to sell her expensive cards. 13 years later, that same guy is still running the store and I go there as often as I am able because there is no doubt that I will receive excellent service.
TL;DR: bad store is bad, good store is good.
| magicTCG | t5_2qn5f | cjp96s3 | On the other side of this coin, those stores who are unwelcoming to the new guy can be a huge turn-off. I had a friend who was in the process of learning, had played maybe four games and had an intro pack as his first deck. He asked the sales associate for advice on what to buy for his "swamps and mountains deck", and was answered with a blank, sardonic stare. I now cannot convince this guy to buy singles because he thinks he'll get made fun of for not knowing stuff, and he ends up wasting money buying boosters. Instead of jumping on the double-opportunity to help a new player and create a lasting customer relationship, this person chose to be insular and unhelpful. While this is the most vivid example of shoddy customer service from that store in my experience, there were several incidents preceding it of similarly inattentive and apathetic staff behavior. This runs 100% against the atmosphere average customers expect from an LGS. The thought process is something like "I don't know what to do. I'll go to the store and ask them; they'll know!". The stores that do well are the ones that play into this. "Yes, come to us, ask us your questions, let us sell you everything you need :)".
This has become a ramble - the first LGS I ever frequented was a neighborhood store in my hometown. My experiences at that store still define what I think an LGS should be. The store owner is an incredibly amiable fellow who would teach anyone who asked to play Magic. If you had money to spend, but no idea what to spend it on, you could give him some themes and a budget and he would build a deck for you. It was clear that he was an active part of the store's Magic community, but he never allowed this to obscure the perception that he was running the store. Mid-game he would excuse himself to greet/assist customers and was the kind of guy who would actually try to help Mom find an appropriate present for Timmy, instead of just trying to sell her expensive cards. 13 years later, that same guy is still running the store and I go there as often as I am able because there is no doubt that I will receive excellent service. | bad store is bad, good store is good. |
havinginternetfun | Med school is hard work, no doubt about it. It's really how you handle it that makes it "bad" vs "bearable". Example: if you're dead-set on a competitive specialty then you're likely going to be more stressed out than someone going into family med because everything you do (e.g. step scores, class rank, clerkship grades, etc.) needs to be "perfect" or at least well above average.
For the Average Joe who just wants to learn the material and do well enough to comfortably pass, then it's just about developing a good studying method and trying not to get too caught up in the stress of those around you.
TLDR - basically it's up to you whether or not you want to play med school on hard mode | Med school is hard work, no doubt about it. It's really how you handle it that makes it "bad" vs "bearable". Example: if you're dead-set on a competitive specialty then you're likely going to be more stressed out than someone going into family med because everything you do (e.g. step scores, class rank, clerkship grades, etc.) needs to be "perfect" or at least well above average.
For the Average Joe who just wants to learn the material and do well enough to comfortably pass, then it's just about developing a good studying method and trying not to get too caught up in the stress of those around you.
TLDR - basically it's up to you whether or not you want to play med school on hard mode
| medicalschool | t5_2re2p | cjpfgv3 | Med school is hard work, no doubt about it. It's really how you handle it that makes it "bad" vs "bearable". Example: if you're dead-set on a competitive specialty then you're likely going to be more stressed out than someone going into family med because everything you do (e.g. step scores, class rank, clerkship grades, etc.) needs to be "perfect" or at least well above average.
For the Average Joe who just wants to learn the material and do well enough to comfortably pass, then it's just about developing a good studying method and trying not to get too caught up in the stress of those around you. | basically it's up to you whether or not you want to play med school on hard mode |
drsnowman | It all depends on background. In my undergrad I had full access to cadavers and tons of anatomy labs and lessons. I majored in physiology and my school focused on the clinical aspects. I had thorough courses in biochem, immunology, pathology, genetics...etc.
> TLDR: Is med school easy? Never. Does a good life sci help you manage? **HELL YES** | It all depends on background. In my undergrad I had full access to cadavers and tons of anatomy labs and lessons. I majored in physiology and my school focused on the clinical aspects. I had thorough courses in biochem, immunology, pathology, genetics...etc.
> TLDR: Is med school easy? Never. Does a good life sci help you manage? HELL YES
| medicalschool | t5_2re2p | cjs9xrg | It all depends on background. In my undergrad I had full access to cadavers and tons of anatomy labs and lessons. I majored in physiology and my school focused on the clinical aspects. I had thorough courses in biochem, immunology, pathology, genetics...etc.
> | Is med school easy? Never. Does a good life sci help you manage? HELL YES |
Hades1674 | Raised by two women (mom and grandmother, dad legged it when I was 1) so I get +10pts. to understanding women but -45pts. to getting other guys. Simply put: sports are dumb, I think too much and don't act like a pussy seeking missle.
Before you guys get offended, what I meant by that last point is that I just can't comprehend emotionless sex. "Dude, just fuck her" doesn't do it for me, if I can't have an enjoyable conversation with a girl chances are I won't make a move. Some would call that as having high standards but when you get your boner turned off by the hottest girl in the bar just because she likes nikky minaj, you realize your brain wiring is fucked up...
Tldr; yea I do, don't like sports, my brain is wired like that of a psycho woman... | Raised by two women (mom and grandmother, dad legged it when I was 1) so I get +10pts. to understanding women but -45pts. to getting other guys. Simply put: sports are dumb, I think too much and don't act like a pussy seeking missle.
Before you guys get offended, what I meant by that last point is that I just can't comprehend emotionless sex. "Dude, just fuck her" doesn't do it for me, if I can't have an enjoyable conversation with a girl chances are I won't make a move. Some would call that as having high standards but when you get your boner turned off by the hottest girl in the bar just because she likes nikky minaj, you realize your brain wiring is fucked up...
Tldr; yea I do, don't like sports, my brain is wired like that of a psycho woman...
| ForeverAlone | t5_2s3yz | cjpqgk0 | Raised by two women (mom and grandmother, dad legged it when I was 1) so I get +10pts. to understanding women but -45pts. to getting other guys. Simply put: sports are dumb, I think too much and don't act like a pussy seeking missle.
Before you guys get offended, what I meant by that last point is that I just can't comprehend emotionless sex. "Dude, just fuck her" doesn't do it for me, if I can't have an enjoyable conversation with a girl chances are I won't make a move. Some would call that as having high standards but when you get your boner turned off by the hottest girl in the bar just because she likes nikky minaj, you realize your brain wiring is fucked up... | yea I do, don't like sports, my brain is wired like that of a psycho woman... |
wowSuchVenice | > I said what other use.
Yeap, sorry, got confused by all the negatives and misread.
I don't see this being used by many decks. Maybe some sort of Zoo variant?
I like Wailing Soul myself, as a 3/5 for 4 mana it's pretty solid even without the effect, much like how Weblord is often a decent creature even if they can get out a Knife Thrower. It's not perfect, but it's not nothing. The devastating effect of Watcher + Other big minion with downside => Wailing Soul should also not be underestimated. I can imagine using Zombie Chow, Dancing Swords and possibly Deathlord in a revamped Druid Watcher deck, for example.
It's approaching the issue of activation from the other side - instead of playing around getting as many activators for Watcher as possible you make sure that the fewer activators you do have help as many other minions as possible.
I think that leper gnome is also a good activator for Undertaker, but the other two you mentioned aren't comparable in terms of effect, offering +1/+1 on turn 2 and limited board control instead of a *potential* +2/+2 on turn 2 and three relatively powerful creatures on the board. This could form the backbone of a decent, if inconsistent, Zoo deck.
Again, if they land late in a Zoo deck they could be very shit. However, the chances of getting at least one of them early are pretty good if you mulligan hard for them.
**TL:DR; Zoo or Watcher Druid** | > I said what other use.
Yeap, sorry, got confused by all the negatives and misread.
I don't see this being used by many decks. Maybe some sort of Zoo variant?
I like Wailing Soul myself, as a 3/5 for 4 mana it's pretty solid even without the effect, much like how Weblord is often a decent creature even if they can get out a Knife Thrower. It's not perfect, but it's not nothing. The devastating effect of Watcher + Other big minion with downside => Wailing Soul should also not be underestimated. I can imagine using Zombie Chow, Dancing Swords and possibly Deathlord in a revamped Druid Watcher deck, for example.
It's approaching the issue of activation from the other side - instead of playing around getting as many activators for Watcher as possible you make sure that the fewer activators you do have help as many other minions as possible.
I think that leper gnome is also a good activator for Undertaker, but the other two you mentioned aren't comparable in terms of effect, offering +1/+1 on turn 2 and limited board control instead of a potential +2/+2 on turn 2 and three relatively powerful creatures on the board. This could form the backbone of a decent, if inconsistent, Zoo deck.
Again, if they land late in a Zoo deck they could be very shit. However, the chances of getting at least one of them early are pretty good if you mulligan hard for them.
TL:DR; Zoo or Watcher Druid
| hearthstone | t5_2w31t | cjpybz7 | I said what other use.
Yeap, sorry, got confused by all the negatives and misread.
I don't see this being used by many decks. Maybe some sort of Zoo variant?
I like Wailing Soul myself, as a 3/5 for 4 mana it's pretty solid even without the effect, much like how Weblord is often a decent creature even if they can get out a Knife Thrower. It's not perfect, but it's not nothing. The devastating effect of Watcher + Other big minion with downside => Wailing Soul should also not be underestimated. I can imagine using Zombie Chow, Dancing Swords and possibly Deathlord in a revamped Druid Watcher deck, for example.
It's approaching the issue of activation from the other side - instead of playing around getting as many activators for Watcher as possible you make sure that the fewer activators you do have help as many other minions as possible.
I think that leper gnome is also a good activator for Undertaker, but the other two you mentioned aren't comparable in terms of effect, offering +1/+1 on turn 2 and limited board control instead of a potential +2/+2 on turn 2 and three relatively powerful creatures on the board. This could form the backbone of a decent, if inconsistent, Zoo deck.
Again, if they land late in a Zoo deck they could be very shit. However, the chances of getting at least one of them early are pretty good if you mulligan hard for them. | Zoo or Watcher Druid |
nz13 | I think Boyhood's value is in it's honestly. There are certainly some cliche moments, but they are honest cliches to the character.
Mason's stoned philosophizing are entirely true to his character.
Olivia's 'parade of drunken assholes' are a testament to her seeking out first stability and secondly a role model in her home. And while both men succumbed to their fragility (the professor's disappointment in his biological son and the soldier's re-acclimatization into America proper) they were true characters.
That it was shot over the time span it was allowed Linklater the malleability to refine characters to the times rather than fit written characters shifted norms.
While many of us don't have the luxury of shooting 3 pages at a time as a script defines itself, BOYHOOD is far from merely a product of it's production method. We as audiences have accepted actors at different ages portraying the same character. We have accepted *different* actors portraying the same character at the same age. Linklater's great talent as a filmmaker is that he can still experiment with form (A Scanner Darkly, Waking Life, Before*, and now BOYHOOD ) without taking away from the narrative progression and characters in his screenplays.
I saw it last night, and may be rambling.
**TL;DR** Yes, Boyhood is a good movie. | I think Boyhood's value is in it's honestly. There are certainly some cliche moments, but they are honest cliches to the character.
Mason's stoned philosophizing are entirely true to his character.
Olivia's 'parade of drunken assholes' are a testament to her seeking out first stability and secondly a role model in her home. And while both men succumbed to their fragility (the professor's disappointment in his biological son and the soldier's re-acclimatization into America proper) they were true characters.
That it was shot over the time span it was allowed Linklater the malleability to refine characters to the times rather than fit written characters shifted norms.
While many of us don't have the luxury of shooting 3 pages at a time as a script defines itself, BOYHOOD is far from merely a product of it's production method. We as audiences have accepted actors at different ages portraying the same character. We have accepted different actors portraying the same character at the same age. Linklater's great talent as a filmmaker is that he can still experiment with form (A Scanner Darkly, Waking Life, Before*, and now BOYHOOD ) without taking away from the narrative progression and characters in his screenplays.
I saw it last night, and may be rambling.
TL;DR Yes, Boyhood is a good movie.
| Screenwriting | t5_2qupf | cjp2oa1 | I think Boyhood's value is in it's honestly. There are certainly some cliche moments, but they are honest cliches to the character.
Mason's stoned philosophizing are entirely true to his character.
Olivia's 'parade of drunken assholes' are a testament to her seeking out first stability and secondly a role model in her home. And while both men succumbed to their fragility (the professor's disappointment in his biological son and the soldier's re-acclimatization into America proper) they were true characters.
That it was shot over the time span it was allowed Linklater the malleability to refine characters to the times rather than fit written characters shifted norms.
While many of us don't have the luxury of shooting 3 pages at a time as a script defines itself, BOYHOOD is far from merely a product of it's production method. We as audiences have accepted actors at different ages portraying the same character. We have accepted different actors portraying the same character at the same age. Linklater's great talent as a filmmaker is that he can still experiment with form (A Scanner Darkly, Waking Life, Before*, and now BOYHOOD ) without taking away from the narrative progression and characters in his screenplays.
I saw it last night, and may be rambling. | Yes, Boyhood is a good movie. |
Ocarina654 | 3DS has never been stronger. Its sales are still good, and its market saturation is incredible. It's library continues to grow with more and more great games. Plenty of great 3DS games have come out, and a bunch were announced at E3 that have not yet come out. The 3DS continues to dominate the handheld market. The Vita (while I think it's a great piece of a tech) just hasn't offered any real competition.
I don't think we'll see a new handheld from Nintendo for a while. I'm sure they're looking to the future and doing R&D and whatnot on whatever comes next, but I doubt they have anything anywhere near concrete yet. It's possible they could by 2015, but anything too soon will just cut into the market they already have with the 3DS.
Nintendo is smart, they mostly know what they're doing. Even the Wii U, bad name and poor marketing aside, has finally begun picking up steam, and with Hyrule Warriors soon, then Super Smash Brothers, and eventually Zelda U coming, it wont be slowing down. Things have been improving for Nintendo after a couple rocky launches. I don't think they're going to release new hardware, either handheld or otherwise, too soon before they've really been able to enjoy (sales) stability in all departments.
tl;dr - I don't think we'll be hearing about a successor to the 3DS anytime soon.
Buy yourself a 3DS XL and enjoy its glorious library now. Once you have one you'll be sorry you didn't get it sooner. | 3DS has never been stronger. Its sales are still good, and its market saturation is incredible. It's library continues to grow with more and more great games. Plenty of great 3DS games have come out, and a bunch were announced at E3 that have not yet come out. The 3DS continues to dominate the handheld market. The Vita (while I think it's a great piece of a tech) just hasn't offered any real competition.
I don't think we'll see a new handheld from Nintendo for a while. I'm sure they're looking to the future and doing R&D and whatnot on whatever comes next, but I doubt they have anything anywhere near concrete yet. It's possible they could by 2015, but anything too soon will just cut into the market they already have with the 3DS.
Nintendo is smart, they mostly know what they're doing. Even the Wii U, bad name and poor marketing aside, has finally begun picking up steam, and with Hyrule Warriors soon, then Super Smash Brothers, and eventually Zelda U coming, it wont be slowing down. Things have been improving for Nintendo after a couple rocky launches. I don't think they're going to release new hardware, either handheld or otherwise, too soon before they've really been able to enjoy (sales) stability in all departments.
tl;dr - I don't think we'll be hearing about a successor to the 3DS anytime soon.
Buy yourself a 3DS XL and enjoy its glorious library now. Once you have one you'll be sorry you didn't get it sooner.
| Gaming4Gamers | t5_2x2wj | cjp06bi | 3DS has never been stronger. Its sales are still good, and its market saturation is incredible. It's library continues to grow with more and more great games. Plenty of great 3DS games have come out, and a bunch were announced at E3 that have not yet come out. The 3DS continues to dominate the handheld market. The Vita (while I think it's a great piece of a tech) just hasn't offered any real competition.
I don't think we'll see a new handheld from Nintendo for a while. I'm sure they're looking to the future and doing R&D and whatnot on whatever comes next, but I doubt they have anything anywhere near concrete yet. It's possible they could by 2015, but anything too soon will just cut into the market they already have with the 3DS.
Nintendo is smart, they mostly know what they're doing. Even the Wii U, bad name and poor marketing aside, has finally begun picking up steam, and with Hyrule Warriors soon, then Super Smash Brothers, and eventually Zelda U coming, it wont be slowing down. Things have been improving for Nintendo after a couple rocky launches. I don't think they're going to release new hardware, either handheld or otherwise, too soon before they've really been able to enjoy (sales) stability in all departments. | I don't think we'll be hearing about a successor to the 3DS anytime soon.
Buy yourself a 3DS XL and enjoy its glorious library now. Once you have one you'll be sorry you didn't get it sooner. |
cbelt3 | Stalin used WWII as an opportunity to conduct a massive campaign of ethnic cleansing, a holocaust that murdered over 30 MILLION people. Nobody gave a hoot because they were supposedly 'his citizens'. They were not. In most cases conquered territory. A lot of the slaughter was conducted by 'partisan' groups. Stalin also put millions of people in concentration camps where they were systematically worked to death as slave labor for the war effort.
Again, no museums. Nobody hears about it in school, etc.. My inlaw's families were among the victims.
TL/DR: Stalin was five times worse than Hitler. | Stalin used WWII as an opportunity to conduct a massive campaign of ethnic cleansing, a holocaust that murdered over 30 MILLION people. Nobody gave a hoot because they were supposedly 'his citizens'. They were not. In most cases conquered territory. A lot of the slaughter was conducted by 'partisan' groups. Stalin also put millions of people in concentration camps where they were systematically worked to death as slave labor for the war effort.
Again, no museums. Nobody hears about it in school, etc.. My inlaw's families were among the victims.
TL/DR: Stalin was five times worse than Hitler.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjozujn | Stalin used WWII as an opportunity to conduct a massive campaign of ethnic cleansing, a holocaust that murdered over 30 MILLION people. Nobody gave a hoot because they were supposedly 'his citizens'. They were not. In most cases conquered territory. A lot of the slaughter was conducted by 'partisan' groups. Stalin also put millions of people in concentration camps where they were systematically worked to death as slave labor for the war effort.
Again, no museums. Nobody hears about it in school, etc.. My inlaw's families were among the victims. | Stalin was five times worse than Hitler. |
renvi | 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Infantry Regiment.
100th Infantry Battalion:
I particularly love them because my grandfather fought as part of this battalion as a second generation Japanese American. It was comprised almost entirely of Nisei, second generation Japanese Americans. And majority of them were from Hawaii, too. Many of them, including my grandpa saw Japan bomb Pearl Harbor. Just imagine that. Seeing the country your parents or grandparents came from bombing your home.
They later combined with the 442nd, who were also mostly Nisei, most from the mainland.
442nd Infantry Regiment:
Imagine being a second generation Japanese American and having Japan attack your country. Imagine having grandparents who grew up in the country that just bombed you. And then deciding that you need to fight , not only for your country (you are American, after all) but also for other Japanese Americans, both inside and outside of the camps, to prove that Japanese Americans are just as American as everyone else.
TL;DR I'm just really proud of my grandpa and the Japanese Americans who fought in WWII. | 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Infantry Regiment.
100th Infantry Battalion:
I particularly love them because my grandfather fought as part of this battalion as a second generation Japanese American. It was comprised almost entirely of Nisei, second generation Japanese Americans. And majority of them were from Hawaii, too. Many of them, including my grandpa saw Japan bomb Pearl Harbor. Just imagine that. Seeing the country your parents or grandparents came from bombing your home.
They later combined with the 442nd, who were also mostly Nisei, most from the mainland.
442nd Infantry Regiment:
Imagine being a second generation Japanese American and having Japan attack your country. Imagine having grandparents who grew up in the country that just bombed you. And then deciding that you need to fight , not only for your country (you are American, after all) but also for other Japanese Americans, both inside and outside of the camps, to prove that Japanese Americans are just as American as everyone else.
TL;DR I'm just really proud of my grandpa and the Japanese Americans who fought in WWII.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjp0hss | 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Infantry Regiment.
100th Infantry Battalion:
I particularly love them because my grandfather fought as part of this battalion as a second generation Japanese American. It was comprised almost entirely of Nisei, second generation Japanese Americans. And majority of them were from Hawaii, too. Many of them, including my grandpa saw Japan bomb Pearl Harbor. Just imagine that. Seeing the country your parents or grandparents came from bombing your home.
They later combined with the 442nd, who were also mostly Nisei, most from the mainland.
442nd Infantry Regiment:
Imagine being a second generation Japanese American and having Japan attack your country. Imagine having grandparents who grew up in the country that just bombed you. And then deciding that you need to fight , not only for your country (you are American, after all) but also for other Japanese Americans, both inside and outside of the camps, to prove that Japanese Americans are just as American as everyone else. | I'm just really proud of my grandpa and the Japanese Americans who fought in WWII. |
DDoubleDDose | Before ww2 the japanese were messing around with dangerous chemicals and mixed red phosphorous with a bunch of shit and came up with meth.
The Germans ran put of opium in ww2 to they invented methadone. So the nazi leadership could get high. Not ofr the countless soldiers who were wounded. they also borrowed the meth from Japan and used it to increase their soldiers alertness. Like caffeine.
Tldr, the Germans and Japanese made lots of drugs | Before ww2 the japanese were messing around with dangerous chemicals and mixed red phosphorous with a bunch of shit and came up with meth.
The Germans ran put of opium in ww2 to they invented methadone. So the nazi leadership could get high. Not ofr the countless soldiers who were wounded. they also borrowed the meth from Japan and used it to increase their soldiers alertness. Like caffeine.
Tldr, the Germans and Japanese made lots of drugs
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjpgqob | Before ww2 the japanese were messing around with dangerous chemicals and mixed red phosphorous with a bunch of shit and came up with meth.
The Germans ran put of opium in ww2 to they invented methadone. So the nazi leadership could get high. Not ofr the countless soldiers who were wounded. they also borrowed the meth from Japan and used it to increase their soldiers alertness. Like caffeine. | the Germans and Japanese made lots of drugs |
DescendantSquirrel | Somewhat of a subject matter expert on tactics here! A little more background info on why the Russians got their assess handed to them: Stalin's boys weren't expecting much resistance from the Finns, why would they? So they put most of their emphasis on their superior mechanized infantry and massive quantities of troops. They didn't expect to spend much time in Finland, easy victory.
As ScarBorough stated Finns kicked ass, leading to Russians staying for an unplanned winter aka no winter supplies or planned supply routes. When the snow fell, their mech. infantry were forced to main roads, making them easy pickings for Finns on foot, used to the mountains and cold. Between deadly Finnish snipers and the cold, life was miserable for them. It literally got so cold that the Russians would build bonfires to stay warm, knowing full well enemy snipers were watching them. They would just stand there as the person next to them would be shot, it was THAT cold.
They fought the Russians so well that their leadership and tactics are still being studied and taught today in Winter Mountain Warfare schools. Source: Graduated one last year.
TL;DR Finns fighting the Russians in the Winter War made their tactics world renowned to this day for being deadly badasses in the cold.
Edit: words | Somewhat of a subject matter expert on tactics here! A little more background info on why the Russians got their assess handed to them: Stalin's boys weren't expecting much resistance from the Finns, why would they? So they put most of their emphasis on their superior mechanized infantry and massive quantities of troops. They didn't expect to spend much time in Finland, easy victory.
As ScarBorough stated Finns kicked ass, leading to Russians staying for an unplanned winter aka no winter supplies or planned supply routes. When the snow fell, their mech. infantry were forced to main roads, making them easy pickings for Finns on foot, used to the mountains and cold. Between deadly Finnish snipers and the cold, life was miserable for them. It literally got so cold that the Russians would build bonfires to stay warm, knowing full well enemy snipers were watching them. They would just stand there as the person next to them would be shot, it was THAT cold.
They fought the Russians so well that their leadership and tactics are still being studied and taught today in Winter Mountain Warfare schools. Source: Graduated one last year.
TL;DR Finns fighting the Russians in the Winter War made their tactics world renowned to this day for being deadly badasses in the cold.
Edit: words
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjpl1rg | Somewhat of a subject matter expert on tactics here! A little more background info on why the Russians got their assess handed to them: Stalin's boys weren't expecting much resistance from the Finns, why would they? So they put most of their emphasis on their superior mechanized infantry and massive quantities of troops. They didn't expect to spend much time in Finland, easy victory.
As ScarBorough stated Finns kicked ass, leading to Russians staying for an unplanned winter aka no winter supplies or planned supply routes. When the snow fell, their mech. infantry were forced to main roads, making them easy pickings for Finns on foot, used to the mountains and cold. Between deadly Finnish snipers and the cold, life was miserable for them. It literally got so cold that the Russians would build bonfires to stay warm, knowing full well enemy snipers were watching them. They would just stand there as the person next to them would be shot, it was THAT cold.
They fought the Russians so well that their leadership and tactics are still being studied and taught today in Winter Mountain Warfare schools. Source: Graduated one last year. | Finns fighting the Russians in the Winter War made their tactics world renowned to this day for being deadly badasses in the cold.
Edit: words |
Drilnoth | That is a remake of the card, yes, but it does not attempt to keep the same actual functionality. Should The Cheese Stands Alone have had an upkeep trigger? Yes. But it doesn't, and if it wasn't silver-bordered the errata for it would not make it an upkeep trigger. That would be rather significant functional errata, which with a few rare exceptions they do not do anymore.
The direct, "errata'd" version of The Cheese Stands Alone would be "When you control no permanents other than The Cheese Stands Alone and have no cards in hand, you win the game." They made Barren Glory be an upkeep trigger because that is how "win-the-game" triggers are normally done since they were first introduced to black-bordered Magic in *Odyssey*, several years after *Unglued*. That doesn't make this completely separate card work that same way just by existing. It would be like making Touch of Brilliance ("Draw two cards") work like Inspiration ("Target player draws two cards") just because there's a newer printing of Inspiration than there is of Touch of Brilliance.
TL;DR: Barren Glory isn't an errata'd version of The Cheese Stands Alone. They are two unique cards with some similarities. | That is a remake of the card, yes, but it does not attempt to keep the same actual functionality. Should The Cheese Stands Alone have had an upkeep trigger? Yes. But it doesn't, and if it wasn't silver-bordered the errata for it would not make it an upkeep trigger. That would be rather significant functional errata, which with a few rare exceptions they do not do anymore.
The direct, "errata'd" version of The Cheese Stands Alone would be "When you control no permanents other than The Cheese Stands Alone and have no cards in hand, you win the game." They made Barren Glory be an upkeep trigger because that is how "win-the-game" triggers are normally done since they were first introduced to black-bordered Magic in Odyssey , several years after Unglued . That doesn't make this completely separate card work that same way just by existing. It would be like making Touch of Brilliance ("Draw two cards") work like Inspiration ("Target player draws two cards") just because there's a newer printing of Inspiration than there is of Touch of Brilliance.
TL;DR: Barren Glory isn't an errata'd version of The Cheese Stands Alone. They are two unique cards with some similarities.
| mtgjudge | t5_2uv8o | cjpo7yo | That is a remake of the card, yes, but it does not attempt to keep the same actual functionality. Should The Cheese Stands Alone have had an upkeep trigger? Yes. But it doesn't, and if it wasn't silver-bordered the errata for it would not make it an upkeep trigger. That would be rather significant functional errata, which with a few rare exceptions they do not do anymore.
The direct, "errata'd" version of The Cheese Stands Alone would be "When you control no permanents other than The Cheese Stands Alone and have no cards in hand, you win the game." They made Barren Glory be an upkeep trigger because that is how "win-the-game" triggers are normally done since they were first introduced to black-bordered Magic in Odyssey , several years after Unglued . That doesn't make this completely separate card work that same way just by existing. It would be like making Touch of Brilliance ("Draw two cards") work like Inspiration ("Target player draws two cards") just because there's a newer printing of Inspiration than there is of Touch of Brilliance. | Barren Glory isn't an errata'd version of The Cheese Stands Alone. They are two unique cards with some similarities. |
emsigmon | Off on the off chance I saw that, id probably do a double take and go on with me day. It would be out of the ordinary, and I try not to look at genitalia when I'm in there as it is. Id probably later on that day bring it up in conversation "dude I saw a trans male in real life today," and that would be it. Not because I think it's gross, but because it's not a normal thing to see. It would never cross my mind again, and fuck anyone that says anything negative about you.
Tldr; i wouldn't care. | Off on the off chance I saw that, id probably do a double take and go on with me day. It would be out of the ordinary, and I try not to look at genitalia when I'm in there as it is. Id probably later on that day bring it up in conversation "dude I saw a trans male in real life today," and that would be it. Not because I think it's gross, but because it's not a normal thing to see. It would never cross my mind again, and fuck anyone that says anything negative about you.
Tldr; i wouldn't care.
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cjpmow8 | Off on the off chance I saw that, id probably do a double take and go on with me day. It would be out of the ordinary, and I try not to look at genitalia when I'm in there as it is. Id probably later on that day bring it up in conversation "dude I saw a trans male in real life today," and that would be it. Not because I think it's gross, but because it's not a normal thing to see. It would never cross my mind again, and fuck anyone that says anything negative about you. | i wouldn't care. |
The_Navalex | Oh spare us with your holier-than-thou attitude. Hop off the fucking 'his body is still warm gotta get that karma' bandwagon already. Nevermind the tl;dr for a single sentence, this comment on Robin Williams threads has turned into a karma train of its own. | Oh spare us with your holier-than-thou attitude. Hop off the fucking 'his body is still warm gotta get that karma' bandwagon already. Nevermind the tl;dr for a single sentence, this comment on Robin Williams threads has turned into a karma train of its own.
| videos | t5_2qh1e | cjq0fcx | Oh spare us with your holier-than-thou attitude. Hop off the fucking 'his body is still warm gotta get that karma' bandwagon already. Nevermind the | for a single sentence, this comment on Robin Williams threads has turned into a karma train of its own. |
rutefoot | Something similar happened years ago at a store in a chain I worked at (my former assistant manager and friend was working there at the time) They first noticed something was amiss when employees were finding candy bar wrappers in the aisle over a couple of days. Initially they assumed someone was stealing them during the day. But, one day, by chance, an employee had switched shifts with someone and worked back to back evening and morning shifts. They came across more wrappers and knew for certain they weren't there the night before.
They assumed it was someone from the early morning shift, so security put up hidden cameras in the few aisles with missing food to catch him or her in the act. On the tapes they saw a man roaming the aisles only a few hours after closing and knew they had a problem. They checked the security system, all doors and everything was in working order. They checked the cameras pointed at the doors and he was never on them (or any camera other than the hidden ones, for that matter).
They knew he must have been hiding out somewhere when the store was open, emerging when everyone left and either hiding until the store was open or sneaking out somehow when the early morning staff arrived. Police were called and they scoured the store, looking for his hiding spot and found a large display wardrobe with more candy wrappers inside and a pretty powerful smell.
Security, management and the police had themselves a stakeout that night but the guy never showed. In fact, he never was seen again and was never caught. My friend figured he must have seen the police parked out front during the day. He he told me that at the time they had discussed how it was pretty impressive that the guy could go for 13 hours without using the bathroom every night (the entrance to the bathrooms were on camera).
Well, a few weeks later an employee merchandizing an area in the store tried to move a large Rubbermaid tote from an upper shelf and noticed something was inside. She opened the lid and found several inches of stale piss. I can only imagine the smell. Thankfully, the guy never seemed to need to take a number 2 (though they lived in fear for months that they'd find some somewhere). They figured he had to have been hiding out long before the candy wrappers started showing up based on the pure volume of pee in the tote.,
Tl;dr: My friend worked in a store that discovered someone had been living in it for weeks after closing. Weeks later they discovered his pee. | Something similar happened years ago at a store in a chain I worked at (my former assistant manager and friend was working there at the time) They first noticed something was amiss when employees were finding candy bar wrappers in the aisle over a couple of days. Initially they assumed someone was stealing them during the day. But, one day, by chance, an employee had switched shifts with someone and worked back to back evening and morning shifts. They came across more wrappers and knew for certain they weren't there the night before.
They assumed it was someone from the early morning shift, so security put up hidden cameras in the few aisles with missing food to catch him or her in the act. On the tapes they saw a man roaming the aisles only a few hours after closing and knew they had a problem. They checked the security system, all doors and everything was in working order. They checked the cameras pointed at the doors and he was never on them (or any camera other than the hidden ones, for that matter).
They knew he must have been hiding out somewhere when the store was open, emerging when everyone left and either hiding until the store was open or sneaking out somehow when the early morning staff arrived. Police were called and they scoured the store, looking for his hiding spot and found a large display wardrobe with more candy wrappers inside and a pretty powerful smell.
Security, management and the police had themselves a stakeout that night but the guy never showed. In fact, he never was seen again and was never caught. My friend figured he must have seen the police parked out front during the day. He he told me that at the time they had discussed how it was pretty impressive that the guy could go for 13 hours without using the bathroom every night (the entrance to the bathrooms were on camera).
Well, a few weeks later an employee merchandizing an area in the store tried to move a large Rubbermaid tote from an upper shelf and noticed something was inside. She opened the lid and found several inches of stale piss. I can only imagine the smell. Thankfully, the guy never seemed to need to take a number 2 (though they lived in fear for months that they'd find some somewhere). They figured he had to have been hiding out long before the candy wrappers started showing up based on the pure volume of pee in the tote.,
Tl;dr: My friend worked in a store that discovered someone had been living in it for weeks after closing. Weeks later they discovered his pee.
| news | t5_2qh3l | cjpxsfx | Something similar happened years ago at a store in a chain I worked at (my former assistant manager and friend was working there at the time) They first noticed something was amiss when employees were finding candy bar wrappers in the aisle over a couple of days. Initially they assumed someone was stealing them during the day. But, one day, by chance, an employee had switched shifts with someone and worked back to back evening and morning shifts. They came across more wrappers and knew for certain they weren't there the night before.
They assumed it was someone from the early morning shift, so security put up hidden cameras in the few aisles with missing food to catch him or her in the act. On the tapes they saw a man roaming the aisles only a few hours after closing and knew they had a problem. They checked the security system, all doors and everything was in working order. They checked the cameras pointed at the doors and he was never on them (or any camera other than the hidden ones, for that matter).
They knew he must have been hiding out somewhere when the store was open, emerging when everyone left and either hiding until the store was open or sneaking out somehow when the early morning staff arrived. Police were called and they scoured the store, looking for his hiding spot and found a large display wardrobe with more candy wrappers inside and a pretty powerful smell.
Security, management and the police had themselves a stakeout that night but the guy never showed. In fact, he never was seen again and was never caught. My friend figured he must have seen the police parked out front during the day. He he told me that at the time they had discussed how it was pretty impressive that the guy could go for 13 hours without using the bathroom every night (the entrance to the bathrooms were on camera).
Well, a few weeks later an employee merchandizing an area in the store tried to move a large Rubbermaid tote from an upper shelf and noticed something was inside. She opened the lid and found several inches of stale piss. I can only imagine the smell. Thankfully, the guy never seemed to need to take a number 2 (though they lived in fear for months that they'd find some somewhere). They figured he had to have been hiding out long before the candy wrappers started showing up based on the pure volume of pee in the tote., | My friend worked in a store that discovered someone had been living in it for weeks after closing. Weeks later they discovered his pee. |
not__really_me | I have a couple of flights coming up and I've been trying to get Cortana to get the flight information like on Google Now with no success. The only thing I see in her interests is the trip planner, which seems to be only for the day of the flight.
TL;DR: Can Cortana show flight info like Google Now? | I have a couple of flights coming up and I've been trying to get Cortana to get the flight information like on Google Now with no success. The only thing I see in her interests is the trip planner, which seems to be only for the day of the flight.
TL;DR: Can Cortana show flight info like Google Now?
| windowsphone | t5_2r71o | cjq7iei | I have a couple of flights coming up and I've been trying to get Cortana to get the flight information like on Google Now with no success. The only thing I see in her interests is the trip planner, which seems to be only for the day of the flight. | Can Cortana show flight info like Google Now? |
shesnotagenius | I love Sket Dance!
I think it's because the genres and themes it explores isn't done in the "golden formula" manner that is evident in the bigger anime. While it explores friendship, it lacks the fighting scenes that frequent its competitors. While it has drama, it doesn't touch upon obvious romance or romantic relationships. And while manga with the aforementioned two tend to do well, it's generally in conjunction with a different premise, such as a fantastical or sci-fi background, whereas Sket Dance has some *very* minor sci-fi aspects in a school setting. Finally, the story is mostly a comedy, one almost resembling a 4-koma style at times, but doesn't contain the "cute girls doing cute things" or "cute boys doing cute things" that also could have made it super successful.
**Tl;dr**: it's a balance of genres that doesn't quite hold the mainstream appeal its competitors have.
Of course this is just my opinion ^_^
Edit: missed a word. Damn. | I love Sket Dance!
I think it's because the genres and themes it explores isn't done in the "golden formula" manner that is evident in the bigger anime. While it explores friendship, it lacks the fighting scenes that frequent its competitors. While it has drama, it doesn't touch upon obvious romance or romantic relationships. And while manga with the aforementioned two tend to do well, it's generally in conjunction with a different premise, such as a fantastical or sci-fi background, whereas Sket Dance has some very minor sci-fi aspects in a school setting. Finally, the story is mostly a comedy, one almost resembling a 4-koma style at times, but doesn't contain the "cute girls doing cute things" or "cute boys doing cute things" that also could have made it super successful.
Tl;dr : it's a balance of genres that doesn't quite hold the mainstream appeal its competitors have.
Of course this is just my opinion ^_^
Edit: missed a word. Damn.
| anime | t5_2qh22 | cjpww81 | I love Sket Dance!
I think it's because the genres and themes it explores isn't done in the "golden formula" manner that is evident in the bigger anime. While it explores friendship, it lacks the fighting scenes that frequent its competitors. While it has drama, it doesn't touch upon obvious romance or romantic relationships. And while manga with the aforementioned two tend to do well, it's generally in conjunction with a different premise, such as a fantastical or sci-fi background, whereas Sket Dance has some very minor sci-fi aspects in a school setting. Finally, the story is mostly a comedy, one almost resembling a 4-koma style at times, but doesn't contain the "cute girls doing cute things" or "cute boys doing cute things" that also could have made it super successful. | it's a balance of genres that doesn't quite hold the mainstream appeal its competitors have.
Of course this is just my opinion ^_^
Edit: missed a word. Damn. |
Wtfidkwe | My name is mystical (yes for real, like it's on my birth certificate, no I don't have it on me) Don't get me wrong, having a unique name is cool. It always made it easier to make friends, start convos, and be memorable. However....
Here are some of the worst/annoying things:
When I was young the kids on the bus called me testicle.
Or someone would hear my family members call me Miss Tickle-mystical, and think that meant they could try to tickle me. STOP.
Like the rapper?-no
Are you black?-no
Are you a stripper?-fucking really?
Are your parents hippies? -no, my mom is just a weird lady.
Nicknames:
Misty: Like from Pokemon? Or 'were's togetpi??'
But the very worst is from my own mother. Ever since I was a child, every time there was a foggy day or it was a little 'misty' out, she would YELL, "MYST! GET BACK IN THE HOUSE/CAR/wherever we were, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE YARD/ROAD!?!" A few times I was dead asleep. My mom has a very unpleasant yelling voice.
TL;DR: I love my name but everyone in the world WANTS me to hate it. | My name is mystical (yes for real, like it's on my birth certificate, no I don't have it on me) Don't get me wrong, having a unique name is cool. It always made it easier to make friends, start convos, and be memorable. However....
Here are some of the worst/annoying things:
When I was young the kids on the bus called me testicle.
Or someone would hear my family members call me Miss Tickle-mystical, and think that meant they could try to tickle me. STOP.
Like the rapper?-no
Are you black?-no
Are you a stripper?-fucking really?
Are your parents hippies? -no, my mom is just a weird lady.
Nicknames:
Misty: Like from Pokemon? Or 'were's togetpi??'
But the very worst is from my own mother. Ever since I was a child, every time there was a foggy day or it was a little 'misty' out, she would YELL, "MYST! GET BACK IN THE HOUSE/CAR/wherever we were, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE YARD/ROAD!?!" A few times I was dead asleep. My mom has a very unpleasant yelling voice.
TL;DR: I love my name but everyone in the world WANTS me to hate it.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjq33ci | My name is mystical (yes for real, like it's on my birth certificate, no I don't have it on me) Don't get me wrong, having a unique name is cool. It always made it easier to make friends, start convos, and be memorable. However....
Here are some of the worst/annoying things:
When I was young the kids on the bus called me testicle.
Or someone would hear my family members call me Miss Tickle-mystical, and think that meant they could try to tickle me. STOP.
Like the rapper?-no
Are you black?-no
Are you a stripper?-fucking really?
Are your parents hippies? -no, my mom is just a weird lady.
Nicknames:
Misty: Like from Pokemon? Or 'were's togetpi??'
But the very worst is from my own mother. Ever since I was a child, every time there was a foggy day or it was a little 'misty' out, she would YELL, "MYST! GET BACK IN THE HOUSE/CAR/wherever we were, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE YARD/ROAD!?!" A few times I was dead asleep. My mom has a very unpleasant yelling voice. | I love my name but everyone in the world WANTS me to hate it. |
MWooten34 | My first name is Raymond but I've never gone by that. In high school we had a sub who was calling role and she calls for Raymond. Half asleep guy in the back looks up just long enough to say, "Ramen? Like the noodles?". This name has stuck with me ever since.
TL;DR My first name is Raymond and my nickname is Noodles. | My first name is Raymond but I've never gone by that. In high school we had a sub who was calling role and she calls for Raymond. Half asleep guy in the back looks up just long enough to say, "Ramen? Like the noodles?". This name has stuck with me ever since.
TL;DR My first name is Raymond and my nickname is Noodles.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjq843e | My first name is Raymond but I've never gone by that. In high school we had a sub who was calling role and she calls for Raymond. Half asleep guy in the back looks up just long enough to say, "Ramen? Like the noodles?". This name has stuck with me ever since. | My first name is Raymond and my nickname is Noodles. |
theflealee | To be fair I try to be kind and courteous to cashiers at every possible time. But when they're dicks to me when I make a joke.. sort of like you just described though not quite as corny.. it doesn't make it any easier to sincerely say 'You have a good day too.'
But I do it anyway.. because I'm not an asshole.
TL/DR: People treating you badly doesn't give you an excuse to treat others badly on general principle. | To be fair I try to be kind and courteous to cashiers at every possible time. But when they're dicks to me when I make a joke.. sort of like you just described though not quite as corny.. it doesn't make it any easier to sincerely say 'You have a good day too.'
But I do it anyway.. because I'm not an asshole.
TL/DR: People treating you badly doesn't give you an excuse to treat others badly on general principle.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjqa6u5 | To be fair I try to be kind and courteous to cashiers at every possible time. But when they're dicks to me when I make a joke.. sort of like you just described though not quite as corny.. it doesn't make it any easier to sincerely say 'You have a good day too.'
But I do it anyway.. because I'm not an asshole. | People treating you badly doesn't give you an excuse to treat others badly on general principle. |
khpunt | My first name is Kyle. My last name is Punt. Needless to say it isn't very hard for people to make the connection.
TL;DR - I get called "Kunt" a lot.. | My first name is Kyle. My last name is Punt. Needless to say it isn't very hard for people to make the connection.
TL;DR - I get called "Kunt" a lot..
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjqcgps | My first name is Kyle. My last name is Punt. Needless to say it isn't very hard for people to make the connection. | I get called "Kunt" a lot.. |
Hurdler77 | Something similar happened to me. I went to a store one time with my dad to get a winter hat for boxing day. I found one I really liked but there was no price tag on it. I found one that was okay and was for a hell of a lot cheaper than the one I liked was probably worth. Anyway we go up to the cashier and tell her about what's going on, she says "don't tell anyone," and rings up the awesome hat for the price of the okay one. I got it for 6 bucks. My dad and I checked later, the hat I got was actually 150 dollars.
TL;DR: got a 150 dollar hat for 6 dollars because there was no price tag on it. | Something similar happened to me. I went to a store one time with my dad to get a winter hat for boxing day. I found one I really liked but there was no price tag on it. I found one that was okay and was for a hell of a lot cheaper than the one I liked was probably worth. Anyway we go up to the cashier and tell her about what's going on, she says "don't tell anyone," and rings up the awesome hat for the price of the okay one. I got it for 6 bucks. My dad and I checked later, the hat I got was actually 150 dollars.
TL;DR: got a 150 dollar hat for 6 dollars because there was no price tag on it.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjqkwrn | Something similar happened to me. I went to a store one time with my dad to get a winter hat for boxing day. I found one I really liked but there was no price tag on it. I found one that was okay and was for a hell of a lot cheaper than the one I liked was probably worth. Anyway we go up to the cashier and tell her about what's going on, she says "don't tell anyone," and rings up the awesome hat for the price of the okay one. I got it for 6 bucks. My dad and I checked later, the hat I got was actually 150 dollars. | got a 150 dollar hat for 6 dollars because there was no price tag on it. |
Cramer_S-S | The reason for black culture is actually fairly simple. In the USA, racism has died out to the point where any person, regardless of race can do just as well as all other races. However certain groups of people (mostly those who fall into the Democrat/Progressive standpoints) refuse to let race go. So instead of representing America fairly, they force media and government attention on black groups, and claim racism every time a man sneezes a black mans way. Because of this, black culture has sprung up as a "defense" against the white people. However, since part of black culture is a anti-intellectual sentiment (because intellectuals realize the stupidity of what they are doing), that helps perpetuate the economic differences between white and black jobs. This of course helps perpetuate the drive of "racism" in the USA. And more "racism" means more money.
TL;DR: black culture is there to help keep "racism" alive, and produce more money that requires no work. | The reason for black culture is actually fairly simple. In the USA, racism has died out to the point where any person, regardless of race can do just as well as all other races. However certain groups of people (mostly those who fall into the Democrat/Progressive standpoints) refuse to let race go. So instead of representing America fairly, they force media and government attention on black groups, and claim racism every time a man sneezes a black mans way. Because of this, black culture has sprung up as a "defense" against the white people. However, since part of black culture is a anti-intellectual sentiment (because intellectuals realize the stupidity of what they are doing), that helps perpetuate the economic differences between white and black jobs. This of course helps perpetuate the drive of "racism" in the USA. And more "racism" means more money.
TL;DR: black culture is there to help keep "racism" alive, and produce more money that requires no work.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjq9qqw | The reason for black culture is actually fairly simple. In the USA, racism has died out to the point where any person, regardless of race can do just as well as all other races. However certain groups of people (mostly those who fall into the Democrat/Progressive standpoints) refuse to let race go. So instead of representing America fairly, they force media and government attention on black groups, and claim racism every time a man sneezes a black mans way. Because of this, black culture has sprung up as a "defense" against the white people. However, since part of black culture is a anti-intellectual sentiment (because intellectuals realize the stupidity of what they are doing), that helps perpetuate the economic differences between white and black jobs. This of course helps perpetuate the drive of "racism" in the USA. And more "racism" means more money. | black culture is there to help keep "racism" alive, and produce more money that requires no work. |
Wilxlopez | There was about a month when all my mail was just being thrown on the side of the road (I live on an Avenue where lots of cars pass by) right next to my mailbox. I sent in a complaint after 3 of my packages (they were parts for my current project) were just left out there or leaned haphazardly next to the mailbox. I got no response except a "We'll look in to it". Nothing happened. My wife ordered something (I think it was vacuum bags [we have a Kirby and no stores sell them here]) and she through the biggest fit over the phone that I was even scared. The very next day the Postmaster was informed, had to go through all the process of investigating and whatnot. Next thing we know, we have a new mailman and packages delivered on time.
TLDR; Don't mess with my wife or her packages >.> | There was about a month when all my mail was just being thrown on the side of the road (I live on an Avenue where lots of cars pass by) right next to my mailbox. I sent in a complaint after 3 of my packages (they were parts for my current project) were just left out there or leaned haphazardly next to the mailbox. I got no response except a "We'll look in to it". Nothing happened. My wife ordered something (I think it was vacuum bags [we have a Kirby and no stores sell them here]) and she through the biggest fit over the phone that I was even scared. The very next day the Postmaster was informed, had to go through all the process of investigating and whatnot. Next thing we know, we have a new mailman and packages delivered on time.
TLDR; Don't mess with my wife or her packages >.>
| Gunpla | t5_2rlrf | cjqkekb | There was about a month when all my mail was just being thrown on the side of the road (I live on an Avenue where lots of cars pass by) right next to my mailbox. I sent in a complaint after 3 of my packages (they were parts for my current project) were just left out there or leaned haphazardly next to the mailbox. I got no response except a "We'll look in to it". Nothing happened. My wife ordered something (I think it was vacuum bags [we have a Kirby and no stores sell them here]) and she through the biggest fit over the phone that I was even scared. The very next day the Postmaster was informed, had to go through all the process of investigating and whatnot. Next thing we know, we have a new mailman and packages delivered on time. | Don't mess with my wife or her packages >.> |
vaasi | This game is probably my favorite halo in the series. I am a little biased to it, however, due to some events happening in my life at the time that gave the game a lot of sentimental value to me, but I really think this was (and still is) one of the best Halo titles.
TL;DR Pumped for this graphic-vamped nostalgia trip | This game is probably my favorite halo in the series. I am a little biased to it, however, due to some events happening in my life at the time that gave the game a lot of sentimental value to me, but I really think this was (and still is) one of the best Halo titles.
TL;DR Pumped for this graphic-vamped nostalgia trip
| gaming | t5_2qh03 | cjqrolm | This game is probably my favorite halo in the series. I am a little biased to it, however, due to some events happening in my life at the time that gave the game a lot of sentimental value to me, but I really think this was (and still is) one of the best Halo titles. | Pumped for this graphic-vamped nostalgia trip |
lycao | I like how homosexuality is handled in the comic. There's only a couple gay characters, but it's treated as a complete none issue. No one really comments about it, or jokes about it or anything. When one guy is talking about worrying about his boyfriend, the dialogue is written no different than if it were a man talking about his girlfriend. It's very refreshing to see this, because in most series (tv, movies, whatever.) there's always that little extra emphasis on the fact that a character is gay, which makes it come across as being abnormal. But in the walking dead it's treated as such a normal thing that even the couple racists that appear in the series never bring it up.
Another thing I like that the do in the comic is they don't stick to the "Gay guy has to be effeminate/act a certain way." trope. There's one character who recently was shown to be gay in the comic who is one of the most bad ass character in the series, and I don't mean in an overly macho way either, he's just a very capable guy always willing to help people out.
This is why I think it would be neat to have daryl end up being gay, it would throw a wrench into the common portrayal of gay men on tv, and would be especially interesting for that character given how he grew up.
**TL;DR: It would be interesting if daryl is gay, and as it will be written by kirkman, I have complete faith it would be done well.** | I like how homosexuality is handled in the comic. There's only a couple gay characters, but it's treated as a complete none issue. No one really comments about it, or jokes about it or anything. When one guy is talking about worrying about his boyfriend, the dialogue is written no different than if it were a man talking about his girlfriend. It's very refreshing to see this, because in most series (tv, movies, whatever.) there's always that little extra emphasis on the fact that a character is gay, which makes it come across as being abnormal. But in the walking dead it's treated as such a normal thing that even the couple racists that appear in the series never bring it up.
Another thing I like that the do in the comic is they don't stick to the "Gay guy has to be effeminate/act a certain way." trope. There's one character who recently was shown to be gay in the comic who is one of the most bad ass character in the series, and I don't mean in an overly macho way either, he's just a very capable guy always willing to help people out.
This is why I think it would be neat to have daryl end up being gay, it would throw a wrench into the common portrayal of gay men on tv, and would be especially interesting for that character given how he grew up.
TL;DR: It would be interesting if daryl is gay, and as it will be written by kirkman, I have complete faith it would be done well.
| television | t5_2qh6e | cjrh6yq | I like how homosexuality is handled in the comic. There's only a couple gay characters, but it's treated as a complete none issue. No one really comments about it, or jokes about it or anything. When one guy is talking about worrying about his boyfriend, the dialogue is written no different than if it were a man talking about his girlfriend. It's very refreshing to see this, because in most series (tv, movies, whatever.) there's always that little extra emphasis on the fact that a character is gay, which makes it come across as being abnormal. But in the walking dead it's treated as such a normal thing that even the couple racists that appear in the series never bring it up.
Another thing I like that the do in the comic is they don't stick to the "Gay guy has to be effeminate/act a certain way." trope. There's one character who recently was shown to be gay in the comic who is one of the most bad ass character in the series, and I don't mean in an overly macho way either, he's just a very capable guy always willing to help people out.
This is why I think it would be neat to have daryl end up being gay, it would throw a wrench into the common portrayal of gay men on tv, and would be especially interesting for that character given how he grew up. | It would be interesting if daryl is gay, and as it will be written by kirkman, I have complete faith it would be done well. |
Darksilvercat | I think you're confusing the words 'authentic' and 'ancient'. My iPhone is not even a year old, but it's still an authentic means of communication. Not only that, but I can also use it to watch videos online, check my emails, download and listen to music, find my way around via Google Maps, manage my diary, and much more besides! I'd like to see Alexander Graham Bell do all that with Ye Olde Telephone.
I don't consider Wicca to be an ancient practice. We may build on what went before, but we're thoroughly rooted in the 21st century. I also don't for a second think that's a bad thing, nor that it should invalidate what we do. Wiccans are progressive, but we're also smart enough not to follow to the letter some ancient text just because it predates electricity - we're not fundamentalist Christians clinging to a 2000 year old textbook full of incredibly outdated, false, and sometimes even harmful instructions for how to live your life. Yes, modern Wicca *is* New Age. So is modern medicine, modern computers, modern technology, feminism, and the equality movement.
I practice Wicca because it is a nature-based religion. Ever since I can remember, since long before I even discovered Wicca, I have been in awe of the natural world. I believed in Mother Earth and the Sun God long before anyone told me they existed. I believed in magic, in the unseen spirits and forces of the world, without needing any kind of textbook to tell me they were there. For me, discovering Wicca felt like coming home.
I honour the God and Goddess as the divine embodiments of the life force that connects us all, and as the creative and destructive forces of nature. I see the beauty of this world and everything in it, the incredible intricacies of the ecological balance that allows so many forms of life to flourish. I give thanks each year for the turn of the Wheel and the passing seasons that remind us of the greater cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. I strive to live in tune with the world around me, not shut myself away from it. Above all else, I practice Wicca because it is an environmentally and socially conscious religion that accepts anyone, does not condone bigotry, and embraces growth and change. That's what I do.
I'm sure that sounds fluffy to some folks. But here's the thing - the forces of nature are unbelievably powerful. Have you ever felt the groundshaking force of an earthquake or taken a moment to truly appreciate the sheer size of a mountain range? Witnessed a bushfire or studied the physics of our sun? Have you ever tried to swim against the tides of the ocean or tasted water from a crystal clear spring? Have you seen a tornado or watched dandelion seeds dance in the wind? These are the forces that I tap into when I conduct my rituals and work my magic, and I'm not foolish enough to take from something so powerful and give nothing back. I honour them and give thanks, and I meditate frequently to attune myself with them and to understand them.
As far as rituals are concerned, I conduct rituals on the Sabbats to celebrate the Wheel of the Year and remind myself of the lessons it teaches, to give thanks to the God and Goddess and the world around me for everything I have. I do rituals on the Full Moon to honour the God and Goddess. If I feel the need to cast a particular spell, which is rare, I will do it on the closest Sabbat or Full Moon. Usually the energy I raise in ritual is either returned in tribute, channeled into protecting and providing for my family, or dispersed into the world to those who truly need it.
I create my own rituals. I do follow the basic ritual structure of Wicca, though more out of common sense than any particular need to do what someone else has told me to do. After all, there's little point holding a ritual without calling on the God and Goddess, or calling on them halfway through - but the words, the visualisation, the tools and symbols used, are my own choice. The act of creation is another way for me to honour the God and Goddess.
I do what feels right to me. Some of the most powerful rituals I've ever held were done with absolutely no tools other than an mp3 player and headphones while I sat outdoors in a place of power, visualised the circle I cast around myself, invoked the divine, and called on the energies of the sun, the ocean, the wind, and the earth, to bless and protect my family. The energy I raise when I do this is incredible and I can feel the presence of the divine.
So, hey, this got super long. TL;DR - if ritual is all you care about, Wicca is not right for you. Try Witchcraft without the religious attachments. But if you're looking for a truly spiritual experience and you believe in the God and Goddess, the forces of nature, and the natural magic of the world, then pick up a couple of veritable and authentic 20th/21st century books, and try to open your mind to the possibility that there are some things the ancients might not have discovered. | I think you're confusing the words 'authentic' and 'ancient'. My iPhone is not even a year old, but it's still an authentic means of communication. Not only that, but I can also use it to watch videos online, check my emails, download and listen to music, find my way around via Google Maps, manage my diary, and much more besides! I'd like to see Alexander Graham Bell do all that with Ye Olde Telephone.
I don't consider Wicca to be an ancient practice. We may build on what went before, but we're thoroughly rooted in the 21st century. I also don't for a second think that's a bad thing, nor that it should invalidate what we do. Wiccans are progressive, but we're also smart enough not to follow to the letter some ancient text just because it predates electricity - we're not fundamentalist Christians clinging to a 2000 year old textbook full of incredibly outdated, false, and sometimes even harmful instructions for how to live your life. Yes, modern Wicca is New Age. So is modern medicine, modern computers, modern technology, feminism, and the equality movement.
I practice Wicca because it is a nature-based religion. Ever since I can remember, since long before I even discovered Wicca, I have been in awe of the natural world. I believed in Mother Earth and the Sun God long before anyone told me they existed. I believed in magic, in the unseen spirits and forces of the world, without needing any kind of textbook to tell me they were there. For me, discovering Wicca felt like coming home.
I honour the God and Goddess as the divine embodiments of the life force that connects us all, and as the creative and destructive forces of nature. I see the beauty of this world and everything in it, the incredible intricacies of the ecological balance that allows so many forms of life to flourish. I give thanks each year for the turn of the Wheel and the passing seasons that remind us of the greater cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. I strive to live in tune with the world around me, not shut myself away from it. Above all else, I practice Wicca because it is an environmentally and socially conscious religion that accepts anyone, does not condone bigotry, and embraces growth and change. That's what I do.
I'm sure that sounds fluffy to some folks. But here's the thing - the forces of nature are unbelievably powerful. Have you ever felt the groundshaking force of an earthquake or taken a moment to truly appreciate the sheer size of a mountain range? Witnessed a bushfire or studied the physics of our sun? Have you ever tried to swim against the tides of the ocean or tasted water from a crystal clear spring? Have you seen a tornado or watched dandelion seeds dance in the wind? These are the forces that I tap into when I conduct my rituals and work my magic, and I'm not foolish enough to take from something so powerful and give nothing back. I honour them and give thanks, and I meditate frequently to attune myself with them and to understand them.
As far as rituals are concerned, I conduct rituals on the Sabbats to celebrate the Wheel of the Year and remind myself of the lessons it teaches, to give thanks to the God and Goddess and the world around me for everything I have. I do rituals on the Full Moon to honour the God and Goddess. If I feel the need to cast a particular spell, which is rare, I will do it on the closest Sabbat or Full Moon. Usually the energy I raise in ritual is either returned in tribute, channeled into protecting and providing for my family, or dispersed into the world to those who truly need it.
I create my own rituals. I do follow the basic ritual structure of Wicca, though more out of common sense than any particular need to do what someone else has told me to do. After all, there's little point holding a ritual without calling on the God and Goddess, or calling on them halfway through - but the words, the visualisation, the tools and symbols used, are my own choice. The act of creation is another way for me to honour the God and Goddess.
I do what feels right to me. Some of the most powerful rituals I've ever held were done with absolutely no tools other than an mp3 player and headphones while I sat outdoors in a place of power, visualised the circle I cast around myself, invoked the divine, and called on the energies of the sun, the ocean, the wind, and the earth, to bless and protect my family. The energy I raise when I do this is incredible and I can feel the presence of the divine.
So, hey, this got super long. TL;DR - if ritual is all you care about, Wicca is not right for you. Try Witchcraft without the religious attachments. But if you're looking for a truly spiritual experience and you believe in the God and Goddess, the forces of nature, and the natural magic of the world, then pick up a couple of veritable and authentic 20th/21st century books, and try to open your mind to the possibility that there are some things the ancients might not have discovered.
| Wicca | t5_2rgn5 | cjqzqtm | I think you're confusing the words 'authentic' and 'ancient'. My iPhone is not even a year old, but it's still an authentic means of communication. Not only that, but I can also use it to watch videos online, check my emails, download and listen to music, find my way around via Google Maps, manage my diary, and much more besides! I'd like to see Alexander Graham Bell do all that with Ye Olde Telephone.
I don't consider Wicca to be an ancient practice. We may build on what went before, but we're thoroughly rooted in the 21st century. I also don't for a second think that's a bad thing, nor that it should invalidate what we do. Wiccans are progressive, but we're also smart enough not to follow to the letter some ancient text just because it predates electricity - we're not fundamentalist Christians clinging to a 2000 year old textbook full of incredibly outdated, false, and sometimes even harmful instructions for how to live your life. Yes, modern Wicca is New Age. So is modern medicine, modern computers, modern technology, feminism, and the equality movement.
I practice Wicca because it is a nature-based religion. Ever since I can remember, since long before I even discovered Wicca, I have been in awe of the natural world. I believed in Mother Earth and the Sun God long before anyone told me they existed. I believed in magic, in the unseen spirits and forces of the world, without needing any kind of textbook to tell me they were there. For me, discovering Wicca felt like coming home.
I honour the God and Goddess as the divine embodiments of the life force that connects us all, and as the creative and destructive forces of nature. I see the beauty of this world and everything in it, the incredible intricacies of the ecological balance that allows so many forms of life to flourish. I give thanks each year for the turn of the Wheel and the passing seasons that remind us of the greater cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. I strive to live in tune with the world around me, not shut myself away from it. Above all else, I practice Wicca because it is an environmentally and socially conscious religion that accepts anyone, does not condone bigotry, and embraces growth and change. That's what I do.
I'm sure that sounds fluffy to some folks. But here's the thing - the forces of nature are unbelievably powerful. Have you ever felt the groundshaking force of an earthquake or taken a moment to truly appreciate the sheer size of a mountain range? Witnessed a bushfire or studied the physics of our sun? Have you ever tried to swim against the tides of the ocean or tasted water from a crystal clear spring? Have you seen a tornado or watched dandelion seeds dance in the wind? These are the forces that I tap into when I conduct my rituals and work my magic, and I'm not foolish enough to take from something so powerful and give nothing back. I honour them and give thanks, and I meditate frequently to attune myself with them and to understand them.
As far as rituals are concerned, I conduct rituals on the Sabbats to celebrate the Wheel of the Year and remind myself of the lessons it teaches, to give thanks to the God and Goddess and the world around me for everything I have. I do rituals on the Full Moon to honour the God and Goddess. If I feel the need to cast a particular spell, which is rare, I will do it on the closest Sabbat or Full Moon. Usually the energy I raise in ritual is either returned in tribute, channeled into protecting and providing for my family, or dispersed into the world to those who truly need it.
I create my own rituals. I do follow the basic ritual structure of Wicca, though more out of common sense than any particular need to do what someone else has told me to do. After all, there's little point holding a ritual without calling on the God and Goddess, or calling on them halfway through - but the words, the visualisation, the tools and symbols used, are my own choice. The act of creation is another way for me to honour the God and Goddess.
I do what feels right to me. Some of the most powerful rituals I've ever held were done with absolutely no tools other than an mp3 player and headphones while I sat outdoors in a place of power, visualised the circle I cast around myself, invoked the divine, and called on the energies of the sun, the ocean, the wind, and the earth, to bless and protect my family. The energy I raise when I do this is incredible and I can feel the presence of the divine.
So, hey, this got super long. | if ritual is all you care about, Wicca is not right for you. Try Witchcraft without the religious attachments. But if you're looking for a truly spiritual experience and you believe in the God and Goddess, the forces of nature, and the natural magic of the world, then pick up a couple of veritable and authentic 20th/21st century books, and try to open your mind to the possibility that there are some things the ancients might not have discovered. |
TOG218 | I'm more worried that they've crammed so many possibilities into individual missions that the game will both benefit and suffer from the exact same criticisms as Ground Zeroes:
It may end up with a relatively short main story, sprinkled with a few less important side missions that are fun to play but ultimately don't contribute to the story.
Also, considering Kojima's interest in creating episodic games, we may not get a full MGSV experience. It's not unreasonable to think of MGSV as a three, four, or even five course meal. As far as I'm concerned, the first part of MGSV is Peace Walker, followed obviously by GZ and TPP. But that may not fully bridge the gap and Kojima may very well release more "episodes," leading up to (or including) a return to Shadow Moses.
Lastly, if this turned out to be the case, the wait could suck considering Kojima's involvement in exciting new projects like Silent Hills. Or worse, it could be handled with less skill by a smaller team.
I hope I'm just being paranoid, but considering how potentially huge this game is going to be, I doubt I'm the only one worried about things like this.
**TL;DR:** I'm less worried about quality which will be great, and more about quantity which could involve wait and money. | I'm more worried that they've crammed so many possibilities into individual missions that the game will both benefit and suffer from the exact same criticisms as Ground Zeroes:
It may end up with a relatively short main story, sprinkled with a few less important side missions that are fun to play but ultimately don't contribute to the story.
Also, considering Kojima's interest in creating episodic games, we may not get a full MGSV experience. It's not unreasonable to think of MGSV as a three, four, or even five course meal. As far as I'm concerned, the first part of MGSV is Peace Walker, followed obviously by GZ and TPP. But that may not fully bridge the gap and Kojima may very well release more "episodes," leading up to (or including) a return to Shadow Moses.
Lastly, if this turned out to be the case, the wait could suck considering Kojima's involvement in exciting new projects like Silent Hills. Or worse, it could be handled with less skill by a smaller team.
I hope I'm just being paranoid, but considering how potentially huge this game is going to be, I doubt I'm the only one worried about things like this.
TL;DR: I'm less worried about quality which will be great, and more about quantity which could involve wait and money.
| metalgearsolid | t5_2s4hr | cjqzdlf | I'm more worried that they've crammed so many possibilities into individual missions that the game will both benefit and suffer from the exact same criticisms as Ground Zeroes:
It may end up with a relatively short main story, sprinkled with a few less important side missions that are fun to play but ultimately don't contribute to the story.
Also, considering Kojima's interest in creating episodic games, we may not get a full MGSV experience. It's not unreasonable to think of MGSV as a three, four, or even five course meal. As far as I'm concerned, the first part of MGSV is Peace Walker, followed obviously by GZ and TPP. But that may not fully bridge the gap and Kojima may very well release more "episodes," leading up to (or including) a return to Shadow Moses.
Lastly, if this turned out to be the case, the wait could suck considering Kojima's involvement in exciting new projects like Silent Hills. Or worse, it could be handled with less skill by a smaller team.
I hope I'm just being paranoid, but considering how potentially huge this game is going to be, I doubt I'm the only one worried about things like this. | I'm less worried about quality which will be great, and more about quantity which could involve wait and money. |
rippingbongs | Honestly some people are going to tell you to try to carry the game with "carry" champs or "practice more". After climbing to high plat on multiple accounts the one thing i'm sure of is that every low elo player underestimates the power of TEAMWORK. I know this is the cheesy answer and it's easier said than done, but one day you will look back when you're gold/plat and realize the insane amounts of selfish decisions you made at low elo and how they seemed like a good idea at the time but in reality they cause you to lose.
When you are playing try to consciously think of what you should be doing as a TEAM! Always act as a team, try not to react to the other team (especially when you are ahead).
Also I realize that a lot of the time it's hard to work as a team when your teammates don't want to, but if you personally work on it, that's the biggest thing to set you apart from other low elo players, and mechanics are important too but that just comes with time.
Sorry if this post is really sloppily formatted I just threw it together real quick, hope I could help.
TLDR: Actively promote teamwork while playing and you WILL win more, I guarantee it or your money back! | Honestly some people are going to tell you to try to carry the game with "carry" champs or "practice more". After climbing to high plat on multiple accounts the one thing i'm sure of is that every low elo player underestimates the power of TEAMWORK. I know this is the cheesy answer and it's easier said than done, but one day you will look back when you're gold/plat and realize the insane amounts of selfish decisions you made at low elo and how they seemed like a good idea at the time but in reality they cause you to lose.
When you are playing try to consciously think of what you should be doing as a TEAM! Always act as a team, try not to react to the other team (especially when you are ahead).
Also I realize that a lot of the time it's hard to work as a team when your teammates don't want to, but if you personally work on it, that's the biggest thing to set you apart from other low elo players, and mechanics are important too but that just comes with time.
Sorry if this post is really sloppily formatted I just threw it together real quick, hope I could help.
TLDR: Actively promote teamwork while playing and you WILL win more, I guarantee it or your money back!
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | cjri29v | Honestly some people are going to tell you to try to carry the game with "carry" champs or "practice more". After climbing to high plat on multiple accounts the one thing i'm sure of is that every low elo player underestimates the power of TEAMWORK. I know this is the cheesy answer and it's easier said than done, but one day you will look back when you're gold/plat and realize the insane amounts of selfish decisions you made at low elo and how they seemed like a good idea at the time but in reality they cause you to lose.
When you are playing try to consciously think of what you should be doing as a TEAM! Always act as a team, try not to react to the other team (especially when you are ahead).
Also I realize that a lot of the time it's hard to work as a team when your teammates don't want to, but if you personally work on it, that's the biggest thing to set you apart from other low elo players, and mechanics are important too but that just comes with time.
Sorry if this post is really sloppily formatted I just threw it together real quick, hope I could help. | Actively promote teamwork while playing and you WILL win more, I guarantee it or your money back! |
methylethylrosenberg | "Discordians" fucked with conspiracy theorists pretty hard.
The Illuminatus! trilogy is an excellent read for people who find the absurdity of conspiracy theorists entertaining. (tl;dr of that: bonkers story where all conspiracy theories and the works of H.P. Lovecraft are true) | "Discordians" fucked with conspiracy theorists pretty hard.
The Illuminatus! trilogy is an excellent read for people who find the absurdity of conspiracy theorists entertaining. (tl;dr of that: bonkers story where all conspiracy theories and the works of H.P. Lovecraft are true)
| conspiratard | t5_2r2dd | cjsewmk | Discordians" fucked with conspiracy theorists pretty hard.
The Illuminatus! trilogy is an excellent read for people who find the absurdity of conspiracy theorists entertaining. ( | of that: bonkers story where all conspiracy theories and the works of H.P. Lovecraft are true) |
alien_from_Europa | We hired 3 new mods and have tripled the amount of removals of low quality submissions. We're up to ~100/day. There are literally hundreds of new submissions a day, so some slip by. To be more effective, we mainly moderate /r/pcmasterrace/rising and we don't allow access to that on our tabs through CSS, so it won't be manipulated. This prevents most crap from reaching the front page. That is our priority. If all you're doing is browsing /new, then you will probably see a lot of it. Burying crap through downvoting helps a lot. Reporting to mod mail with the link and reason why is what we respond to the fastest and we go through every single report. Saying that, we try to make sure that what is removed is obvious and not something that is very objective. If it reaches the front page with hundreds if upvotes, we weigh removing it more carefully and sometimes discuss it at length. Behind the scenes, we're doing a lot with Automoderator, CSS, and some work on making that rule more prominent.
tl;dr we're completely ignoring you. | We hired 3 new mods and have tripled the amount of removals of low quality submissions. We're up to ~100/day. There are literally hundreds of new submissions a day, so some slip by. To be more effective, we mainly moderate /r/pcmasterrace/rising and we don't allow access to that on our tabs through CSS, so it won't be manipulated. This prevents most crap from reaching the front page. That is our priority. If all you're doing is browsing /new, then you will probably see a lot of it. Burying crap through downvoting helps a lot. Reporting to mod mail with the link and reason why is what we respond to the fastest and we go through every single report. Saying that, we try to make sure that what is removed is obvious and not something that is very objective. If it reaches the front page with hundreds if upvotes, we weigh removing it more carefully and sometimes discuss it at length. Behind the scenes, we're doing a lot with Automoderator, CSS, and some work on making that rule more prominent.
tl;dr we're completely ignoring you.
| pcmasterrace | t5_2sgp1 | cjsel7p | We hired 3 new mods and have tripled the amount of removals of low quality submissions. We're up to ~100/day. There are literally hundreds of new submissions a day, so some slip by. To be more effective, we mainly moderate /r/pcmasterrace/rising and we don't allow access to that on our tabs through CSS, so it won't be manipulated. This prevents most crap from reaching the front page. That is our priority. If all you're doing is browsing /new, then you will probably see a lot of it. Burying crap through downvoting helps a lot. Reporting to mod mail with the link and reason why is what we respond to the fastest and we go through every single report. Saying that, we try to make sure that what is removed is obvious and not something that is very objective. If it reaches the front page with hundreds if upvotes, we weigh removing it more carefully and sometimes discuss it at length. Behind the scenes, we're doing a lot with Automoderator, CSS, and some work on making that rule more prominent. | we're completely ignoring you. |
K8af48sTK | I thought an upvote in /r/undelete meant, "This is interesting for some reason. You should read the comments." It certainly doesn't mean, "I agree with the reasons behind this deletion." But going by what people downvote, a downvote means, "This pissed me off", so I'm not sure what an upvote means unless it's the same as a downvote.
tl;dr: /r/undelete voting confuses me. | I thought an upvote in /r/undelete meant, "This is interesting for some reason. You should read the comments." It certainly doesn't mean, "I agree with the reasons behind this deletion." But going by what people downvote, a downvote means, "This pissed me off", so I'm not sure what an upvote means unless it's the same as a downvote.
tl;dr: /r/undelete voting confuses me.
| undelete | t5_2xv4u | cjt3ymw | I thought an upvote in /r/undelete meant, "This is interesting for some reason. You should read the comments." It certainly doesn't mean, "I agree with the reasons behind this deletion." But going by what people downvote, a downvote means, "This pissed me off", so I'm not sure what an upvote means unless it's the same as a downvote. | r/undelete voting confuses me. |
ammcneil | the MM should be a want, not a need.
I have been rolling my own stat blocks for a while, most of the time at the table while prepping for the next encounter, once you learn the strengths of your PC's it's really not that hard.
but it's amazingly convenient to have the stat blocks already printed out in amazing detail, and to see that beautiful art.... nothing i can say will paint the scene as vividly as letting my PC's get a sneak at the monster in the MM.
tldr: you get the MM because it's easy and has super cool pictures in it. makes me feel like a kid again. | the MM should be a want, not a need.
I have been rolling my own stat blocks for a while, most of the time at the table while prepping for the next encounter, once you learn the strengths of your PC's it's really not that hard.
but it's amazingly convenient to have the stat blocks already printed out in amazing detail, and to see that beautiful art.... nothing i can say will paint the scene as vividly as letting my PC's get a sneak at the monster in the MM.
tldr: you get the MM because it's easy and has super cool pictures in it. makes me feel like a kid again.
| dndnext | t5_2vbgl | cjte93z | the MM should be a want, not a need.
I have been rolling my own stat blocks for a while, most of the time at the table while prepping for the next encounter, once you learn the strengths of your PC's it's really not that hard.
but it's amazingly convenient to have the stat blocks already printed out in amazing detail, and to see that beautiful art.... nothing i can say will paint the scene as vividly as letting my PC's get a sneak at the monster in the MM. | you get the MM because it's easy and has super cool pictures in it. makes me feel like a kid again. |
laundry_box | While it is nice to equate allied countries to partners in a relationship, it's a pretty flawed metaphor. Interpersonal relationships are built on trust, international ones are not.
Let's look at a human relationship. Let's say your SO is cheating on you. You have no idea. Without any warning, he/she leaves you and runs off with this other person. You are left broken hearted. You are left worse off after this relationship than you were at the beginning.
Now, looking at the same relationship, let's say you've seen some of your SO's texts to this other person about the scandal. You are distraught, but now that you know about the cheating you are now in power to end the relationship as you see fit. Because you have this information, you break up with your SO. You are unhappy that it came to this, but at the end of the day you are better off knowing about it and getting to make your own decisions about your life than being in the dark and getting blindsided when he/she leaves.
This is not a healthy, human relationship. In order to establish a true bond with somebody, you must trust them to act with both their own and your own best interests in mind. Sadly, relationships often don't go this way, but, having my fair share of both good and bad relationships, I feel safe saying that a healthy romantic relationship is one where each partner takes into account the wishes and feelings of the other, and those of the "couple" as a collective entity.
I agree that if your SO cheats on you and leaves you that it is rough for you, and that you may arguably have been left better off if you had "spied" and found out for yourself before your world came crashing down on your head. However, thinking about personal relationships this way is poisonous, as establishing a human connection with somebody, a relationship that you feel is stable enough to invest in a future with the other person (whether it be through having kids, mortgaging a home, etc.), is not about who has more information, more power over the other.
Global politics ARE about information and power. Your allies are not your significant others. At the end of the day, you act--and are expected to act--with your own best interests in mind, placing the well-being of your own citizens above any other concerns.
Countries don't align because they feel that they are ready to build a future together, to live the rest of their lives together, and to settle down and procreate. Instead, alliances are formed because it is mutually beneficial--for the time being--for them to do so. Complete trust is something that should be limited to interactions between one human and another.
So no. The US and Germany (let's say as an example of an ally we are spying on) are not partners. We have similar interests, for the time being, but we are not in a relationship. We are allies, and alliances can turn sour at any moment in time. Being left with no plan and no information to go on when one partner suddenly decides to leave can be very dangerous when it comes to international politics.
It's not ok to spy on your girlfriend. I fully agree with you there. But you just can't draw parallels between a romantic human relationship and one between distinctly different countries with different populations, different national values, and potentially different views for the future.
**TL;DR:** It's not OK to spy on your SO, but the US is not in a romantic relationship with its allies. This is international politics, not schoolyard romance. | While it is nice to equate allied countries to partners in a relationship, it's a pretty flawed metaphor. Interpersonal relationships are built on trust, international ones are not.
Let's look at a human relationship. Let's say your SO is cheating on you. You have no idea. Without any warning, he/she leaves you and runs off with this other person. You are left broken hearted. You are left worse off after this relationship than you were at the beginning.
Now, looking at the same relationship, let's say you've seen some of your SO's texts to this other person about the scandal. You are distraught, but now that you know about the cheating you are now in power to end the relationship as you see fit. Because you have this information, you break up with your SO. You are unhappy that it came to this, but at the end of the day you are better off knowing about it and getting to make your own decisions about your life than being in the dark and getting blindsided when he/she leaves.
This is not a healthy, human relationship. In order to establish a true bond with somebody, you must trust them to act with both their own and your own best interests in mind. Sadly, relationships often don't go this way, but, having my fair share of both good and bad relationships, I feel safe saying that a healthy romantic relationship is one where each partner takes into account the wishes and feelings of the other, and those of the "couple" as a collective entity.
I agree that if your SO cheats on you and leaves you that it is rough for you, and that you may arguably have been left better off if you had "spied" and found out for yourself before your world came crashing down on your head. However, thinking about personal relationships this way is poisonous, as establishing a human connection with somebody, a relationship that you feel is stable enough to invest in a future with the other person (whether it be through having kids, mortgaging a home, etc.), is not about who has more information, more power over the other.
Global politics ARE about information and power. Your allies are not your significant others. At the end of the day, you act--and are expected to act--with your own best interests in mind, placing the well-being of your own citizens above any other concerns.
Countries don't align because they feel that they are ready to build a future together, to live the rest of their lives together, and to settle down and procreate. Instead, alliances are formed because it is mutually beneficial--for the time being--for them to do so. Complete trust is something that should be limited to interactions between one human and another.
So no. The US and Germany (let's say as an example of an ally we are spying on) are not partners. We have similar interests, for the time being, but we are not in a relationship. We are allies, and alliances can turn sour at any moment in time. Being left with no plan and no information to go on when one partner suddenly decides to leave can be very dangerous when it comes to international politics.
It's not ok to spy on your girlfriend. I fully agree with you there. But you just can't draw parallels between a romantic human relationship and one between distinctly different countries with different populations, different national values, and potentially different views for the future.
TL;DR: It's not OK to spy on your SO, but the US is not in a romantic relationship with its allies. This is international politics, not schoolyard romance.
| changemyview | t5_2w2s8 | cjtnjrr | While it is nice to equate allied countries to partners in a relationship, it's a pretty flawed metaphor. Interpersonal relationships are built on trust, international ones are not.
Let's look at a human relationship. Let's say your SO is cheating on you. You have no idea. Without any warning, he/she leaves you and runs off with this other person. You are left broken hearted. You are left worse off after this relationship than you were at the beginning.
Now, looking at the same relationship, let's say you've seen some of your SO's texts to this other person about the scandal. You are distraught, but now that you know about the cheating you are now in power to end the relationship as you see fit. Because you have this information, you break up with your SO. You are unhappy that it came to this, but at the end of the day you are better off knowing about it and getting to make your own decisions about your life than being in the dark and getting blindsided when he/she leaves.
This is not a healthy, human relationship. In order to establish a true bond with somebody, you must trust them to act with both their own and your own best interests in mind. Sadly, relationships often don't go this way, but, having my fair share of both good and bad relationships, I feel safe saying that a healthy romantic relationship is one where each partner takes into account the wishes and feelings of the other, and those of the "couple" as a collective entity.
I agree that if your SO cheats on you and leaves you that it is rough for you, and that you may arguably have been left better off if you had "spied" and found out for yourself before your world came crashing down on your head. However, thinking about personal relationships this way is poisonous, as establishing a human connection with somebody, a relationship that you feel is stable enough to invest in a future with the other person (whether it be through having kids, mortgaging a home, etc.), is not about who has more information, more power over the other.
Global politics ARE about information and power. Your allies are not your significant others. At the end of the day, you act--and are expected to act--with your own best interests in mind, placing the well-being of your own citizens above any other concerns.
Countries don't align because they feel that they are ready to build a future together, to live the rest of their lives together, and to settle down and procreate. Instead, alliances are formed because it is mutually beneficial--for the time being--for them to do so. Complete trust is something that should be limited to interactions between one human and another.
So no. The US and Germany (let's say as an example of an ally we are spying on) are not partners. We have similar interests, for the time being, but we are not in a relationship. We are allies, and alliances can turn sour at any moment in time. Being left with no plan and no information to go on when one partner suddenly decides to leave can be very dangerous when it comes to international politics.
It's not ok to spy on your girlfriend. I fully agree with you there. But you just can't draw parallels between a romantic human relationship and one between distinctly different countries with different populations, different national values, and potentially different views for the future. | It's not OK to spy on your SO, but the US is not in a romantic relationship with its allies. This is international politics, not schoolyard romance. |
iseetrolledpeople | Read the link ffs the fuck I look like? Tl-dr-er on call? | Read the link ffs the fuck I look like? Tl-dr-er on call?
| hiphopheads | t5_2rh4c | cjtzj9f | Read the link ffs the fuck I look like? | er on call? |
stairway2evan | Everyone's saying more or less the same thing, but it seems that you have a few terms mixed up.
Religion: someone's spiritual or philosophical beliefs.
Ethnicity: self-identification based on ancestry or culture
Nationality: the government and state that a person identifies with.
My best friend's *ethnicity* is Japanese; that's the culture that he most identifies with through his family and upbringing. His *nationality* is American; he has a US passport and has never set foot outside of the country.
A passport is handed out by a country, not by an ethnic group. For example, the country of Turkey hands out passports for all of its people, but there's no "Kurdish" passport or "Armenian" passport, because those are ethnicities, not nationalities.
So no, there's no Jewish passport. There's an Israeli passport, which relates to the Jewish people in some ways, but Israel is a state with many different ethnic and religious groups living within. Controversy, etc.
TL;DR "Jewish" is a religious identity and an ethnic identity, but not a nationality. I myself am a nonreligious (religion), American (nationality) Jew (ethnicity). And there's nothing contradictory in that sentence. | Everyone's saying more or less the same thing, but it seems that you have a few terms mixed up.
Religion: someone's spiritual or philosophical beliefs.
Ethnicity: self-identification based on ancestry or culture
Nationality: the government and state that a person identifies with.
My best friend's ethnicity is Japanese; that's the culture that he most identifies with through his family and upbringing. His nationality is American; he has a US passport and has never set foot outside of the country.
A passport is handed out by a country, not by an ethnic group. For example, the country of Turkey hands out passports for all of its people, but there's no "Kurdish" passport or "Armenian" passport, because those are ethnicities, not nationalities.
So no, there's no Jewish passport. There's an Israeli passport, which relates to the Jewish people in some ways, but Israel is a state with many different ethnic and religious groups living within. Controversy, etc.
TL;DR "Jewish" is a religious identity and an ethnic identity, but not a nationality. I myself am a nonreligious (religion), American (nationality) Jew (ethnicity). And there's nothing contradictory in that sentence.
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | cjtwmz2 | Everyone's saying more or less the same thing, but it seems that you have a few terms mixed up.
Religion: someone's spiritual or philosophical beliefs.
Ethnicity: self-identification based on ancestry or culture
Nationality: the government and state that a person identifies with.
My best friend's ethnicity is Japanese; that's the culture that he most identifies with through his family and upbringing. His nationality is American; he has a US passport and has never set foot outside of the country.
A passport is handed out by a country, not by an ethnic group. For example, the country of Turkey hands out passports for all of its people, but there's no "Kurdish" passport or "Armenian" passport, because those are ethnicities, not nationalities.
So no, there's no Jewish passport. There's an Israeli passport, which relates to the Jewish people in some ways, but Israel is a state with many different ethnic and religious groups living within. Controversy, etc. | Jewish" is a religious identity and an ethnic identity, but not a nationality. I myself am a nonreligious (religion), American (nationality) Jew (ethnicity). And there's nothing contradictory in that sentence. |
yueli7 | By demanding "1080p", what you really mean is increasing the bitrate, not resolution. Imagine an 8K video at 100 kbps and a 720p video at 10,000 kbps. Do you really want the "8K" over 720p? It shows that resolution alone means nothing. Same thing goes for 60fps. If you maintained the bandwidth, you'd half the quality of a 30fps video when you double it to 60fps. Enjoy that smooth video of pixelation. So it's bandwidth that you want.
So you're talking about a 8x increase in bandwidth (when scaling up bitrate), which is huge for the likes of Twitch. 1080p has 4x the area of 720p so that's 4x the bitrate, and 30fps to 60fps doubles the bandwidth to 8x. That's equivalent of providing a stream to 8 million people instead of 1 million.
You have to scale up bitrate (the video detail after compression) and not only the resolution because a simple upscale from 720p to 1080p without increasing the bitrate won't give any improvements (it's what your PC already does when you view 720p fullscreen on a 1080p monitor). You could also increase the bitrate 4x on a 720p stream and it will be upscaled it to 1080p with much more detail.
tl;dr asking for "1080p 60fps" means nothing from a technical standpoint | By demanding "1080p", what you really mean is increasing the bitrate, not resolution. Imagine an 8K video at 100 kbps and a 720p video at 10,000 kbps. Do you really want the "8K" over 720p? It shows that resolution alone means nothing. Same thing goes for 60fps. If you maintained the bandwidth, you'd half the quality of a 30fps video when you double it to 60fps. Enjoy that smooth video of pixelation. So it's bandwidth that you want.
So you're talking about a 8x increase in bandwidth (when scaling up bitrate), which is huge for the likes of Twitch. 1080p has 4x the area of 720p so that's 4x the bitrate, and 30fps to 60fps doubles the bandwidth to 8x. That's equivalent of providing a stream to 8 million people instead of 1 million.
You have to scale up bitrate (the video detail after compression) and not only the resolution because a simple upscale from 720p to 1080p without increasing the bitrate won't give any improvements (it's what your PC already does when you view 720p fullscreen on a 1080p monitor). You could also increase the bitrate 4x on a 720p stream and it will be upscaled it to 1080p with much more detail.
tl;dr asking for "1080p 60fps" means nothing from a technical standpoint
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | cju95pv | By demanding "1080p", what you really mean is increasing the bitrate, not resolution. Imagine an 8K video at 100 kbps and a 720p video at 10,000 kbps. Do you really want the "8K" over 720p? It shows that resolution alone means nothing. Same thing goes for 60fps. If you maintained the bandwidth, you'd half the quality of a 30fps video when you double it to 60fps. Enjoy that smooth video of pixelation. So it's bandwidth that you want.
So you're talking about a 8x increase in bandwidth (when scaling up bitrate), which is huge for the likes of Twitch. 1080p has 4x the area of 720p so that's 4x the bitrate, and 30fps to 60fps doubles the bandwidth to 8x. That's equivalent of providing a stream to 8 million people instead of 1 million.
You have to scale up bitrate (the video detail after compression) and not only the resolution because a simple upscale from 720p to 1080p without increasing the bitrate won't give any improvements (it's what your PC already does when you view 720p fullscreen on a 1080p monitor). You could also increase the bitrate 4x on a 720p stream and it will be upscaled it to 1080p with much more detail. | asking for "1080p 60fps" means nothing from a technical standpoint |
KH10304 | Listen, you just gotta call him, have a bit of small talk and then say "About the other night, I just didn't want to risk the friendship with you on one night of sex, but the truth is I am really attracted to you, and I'd love to start dating."
See what he says to that, be prepared for him to maybe say no, after which you should say, "well then I do want to at least remain friends because I like you, Ok? can we hang out tomorrow like we used to?"
I bet you anything though he's into you and just grossly misinterpreted your not wanting to have sex before, he'll probably want to date you and eventually have sex (which if you want to do that, say so). I mean I don't know yall but I don't see why this couldn't work out if you call eachother up and be honest and straightforward.
Anyway, if you're writing this:
>so in the future, it may be worth a try but if he gets involved with that girl, then we'd have to both be single in the future at the same time and actually want to be together. :( sigh
What do you have to lose by making the phone call and figuring out if he'd be down to get with you instead.
Time is precious, no sense wasting it wondering what people are thinking for years and years. Worst case scenario you get some closure because you confirm he was an asshole after all. What ifs are what make you lose sleep down the road, not memories of confrontations and resolutions.
TLDR: Call him and tell him what's up! texts and letters are not appropriate for this kind of thing, ask the questions you want to know and hear the answers and be done with it, don't draw out the process. | Listen, you just gotta call him, have a bit of small talk and then say "About the other night, I just didn't want to risk the friendship with you on one night of sex, but the truth is I am really attracted to you, and I'd love to start dating."
See what he says to that, be prepared for him to maybe say no, after which you should say, "well then I do want to at least remain friends because I like you, Ok? can we hang out tomorrow like we used to?"
I bet you anything though he's into you and just grossly misinterpreted your not wanting to have sex before, he'll probably want to date you and eventually have sex (which if you want to do that, say so). I mean I don't know yall but I don't see why this couldn't work out if you call eachother up and be honest and straightforward.
Anyway, if you're writing this:
>so in the future, it may be worth a try but if he gets involved with that girl, then we'd have to both be single in the future at the same time and actually want to be together. :( sigh
What do you have to lose by making the phone call and figuring out if he'd be down to get with you instead.
Time is precious, no sense wasting it wondering what people are thinking for years and years. Worst case scenario you get some closure because you confirm he was an asshole after all. What ifs are what make you lose sleep down the road, not memories of confrontations and resolutions.
TLDR: Call him and tell him what's up! texts and letters are not appropriate for this kind of thing, ask the questions you want to know and hear the answers and be done with it, don't draw out the process.
| UnsentLetters | t5_2seir | cju7xi4 | Listen, you just gotta call him, have a bit of small talk and then say "About the other night, I just didn't want to risk the friendship with you on one night of sex, but the truth is I am really attracted to you, and I'd love to start dating."
See what he says to that, be prepared for him to maybe say no, after which you should say, "well then I do want to at least remain friends because I like you, Ok? can we hang out tomorrow like we used to?"
I bet you anything though he's into you and just grossly misinterpreted your not wanting to have sex before, he'll probably want to date you and eventually have sex (which if you want to do that, say so). I mean I don't know yall but I don't see why this couldn't work out if you call eachother up and be honest and straightforward.
Anyway, if you're writing this:
>so in the future, it may be worth a try but if he gets involved with that girl, then we'd have to both be single in the future at the same time and actually want to be together. :( sigh
What do you have to lose by making the phone call and figuring out if he'd be down to get with you instead.
Time is precious, no sense wasting it wondering what people are thinking for years and years. Worst case scenario you get some closure because you confirm he was an asshole after all. What ifs are what make you lose sleep down the road, not memories of confrontations and resolutions. | Call him and tell him what's up! texts and letters are not appropriate for this kind of thing, ask the questions you want to know and hear the answers and be done with it, don't draw out the process. |
imaginativeintellect | This is from a girl who doesn't care a whole lot about being the most fashion-trendy type, but I buy clothes usually when there's a sale or when I see something I really like. For example, I was out to get myself some jean shorts and after trying on the new styles with no luck, I stumbled upon a classic cut in my size on the clearance rack.
I think that if you wear clothes that make you look good and feel good, that's all that matters. I feel good in my Target jeans and sweater, I also feel good in my $50 urban outfitters dress (that I got on sale for $25).
I don't shop a whole lot, but when I do, I have a specific purpose in mind. This helps to keep me from buying clothes I don't need. I also go on one big shopping trip rather than going on multiple small ones. In june, I went and got all my essentials--bras, underwear, shorts, and a t-shirt or two. Around black friday, I tend to get fancy stuff--a nice dress, a skirt, etc.--or cold weather stuff--jeans, sweaters, so on. Only about twice a year I go out to shop.
I've found that the best thing to have is essentials you can use to base your life on and just mix and match with. A few special outfits besides that, but they say most people only use 10% of their wardrobe anyways.
TLDR shop less and with a purpose. You can get high quality for low prices if you're willing to ignore labels. And nobody really cares what you're wearing as long as you look and feel good in the clothes. | This is from a girl who doesn't care a whole lot about being the most fashion-trendy type, but I buy clothes usually when there's a sale or when I see something I really like. For example, I was out to get myself some jean shorts and after trying on the new styles with no luck, I stumbled upon a classic cut in my size on the clearance rack.
I think that if you wear clothes that make you look good and feel good, that's all that matters. I feel good in my Target jeans and sweater, I also feel good in my $50 urban outfitters dress (that I got on sale for $25).
I don't shop a whole lot, but when I do, I have a specific purpose in mind. This helps to keep me from buying clothes I don't need. I also go on one big shopping trip rather than going on multiple small ones. In june, I went and got all my essentials--bras, underwear, shorts, and a t-shirt or two. Around black friday, I tend to get fancy stuff--a nice dress, a skirt, etc.--or cold weather stuff--jeans, sweaters, so on. Only about twice a year I go out to shop.
I've found that the best thing to have is essentials you can use to base your life on and just mix and match with. A few special outfits besides that, but they say most people only use 10% of their wardrobe anyways.
TLDR shop less and with a purpose. You can get high quality for low prices if you're willing to ignore labels. And nobody really cares what you're wearing as long as you look and feel good in the clothes.
| teenagers | t5_2rjli | cjuc9uk | This is from a girl who doesn't care a whole lot about being the most fashion-trendy type, but I buy clothes usually when there's a sale or when I see something I really like. For example, I was out to get myself some jean shorts and after trying on the new styles with no luck, I stumbled upon a classic cut in my size on the clearance rack.
I think that if you wear clothes that make you look good and feel good, that's all that matters. I feel good in my Target jeans and sweater, I also feel good in my $50 urban outfitters dress (that I got on sale for $25).
I don't shop a whole lot, but when I do, I have a specific purpose in mind. This helps to keep me from buying clothes I don't need. I also go on one big shopping trip rather than going on multiple small ones. In june, I went and got all my essentials--bras, underwear, shorts, and a t-shirt or two. Around black friday, I tend to get fancy stuff--a nice dress, a skirt, etc.--or cold weather stuff--jeans, sweaters, so on. Only about twice a year I go out to shop.
I've found that the best thing to have is essentials you can use to base your life on and just mix and match with. A few special outfits besides that, but they say most people only use 10% of their wardrobe anyways. | shop less and with a purpose. You can get high quality for low prices if you're willing to ignore labels. And nobody really cares what you're wearing as long as you look and feel good in the clothes. |
sayyaygirl | I usually just go out once before school starts, once when the temperature starts dropping (here it doesn't get cold until late October usually), and once in the late school year when summer isn't too far off. Sometimes we will stop by a Ross if I need a particular item for school or just to browse other times during the year but generally leave with only 1 or 2 items or even none. You can't anticipate everything that pops up.
I do not buy full seasonal collections. That's just ridiculous. Too many clothes. I just make sure I have the basics including some normal camisoles, plain shirts, jeans, shorts, cardigans, undergarments in basic colors (nude and black), socks, and a couple pairs of shoes (girls usually have more variety and quantity of shoes). I usually get 1 or 2 nicer things that are more expensive (but never over $50 for anything). This works well because you have everything you need to still look decent from a job interview to school to a lazy day. Let's face it. You'd probably still go out to get the fancy stuff anyways, even of you had some already on your closet.
When shopping, I ALWAYS go to Ross or Marshall's first. You can get great deals. Also, ALWAYS hit the clearance rack first. If I have any gift cards, I'll use those as well. I find things I like and then narrow it down to the things that I love/absolutely need. Then i total it up in my head and my stepmom goes through and says, "I'll pay for $____ of it." Then I go through and use the process of elimination, getting rid of things I don't need/ don't like as much. I end up with the things I really want that's in our budget, so it works out great. Now I have a job too, so I can pay for anything isn't parents aren't willing to buy if I really want an item.
It's good because when I'm shopping I don't have to worry about every single price. All I'm concerned about is if it accentuates my body type and goes with my style. (After awhile you can tell 99% of the time just by looking if it will look good on you or not.) It's only at the end when my stepmom has me sort my choices out into needs/loves/likes that I get the final judgement. I end up with all my needs and most of my loves too. It's just a good way to prioritize.
TLDR: I shop in 3 large trips at specific times of the year and several much smaller ones randomly as I need items. Get the basics to start and add a few nicer ensembles to the mix. Always hit the clearance rack. My stepmom has me pick through my items that I've selected to find the ones I need/love to get within the budget. We total it up before we get to the register to avoid any surprises. | I usually just go out once before school starts, once when the temperature starts dropping (here it doesn't get cold until late October usually), and once in the late school year when summer isn't too far off. Sometimes we will stop by a Ross if I need a particular item for school or just to browse other times during the year but generally leave with only 1 or 2 items or even none. You can't anticipate everything that pops up.
I do not buy full seasonal collections. That's just ridiculous. Too many clothes. I just make sure I have the basics including some normal camisoles, plain shirts, jeans, shorts, cardigans, undergarments in basic colors (nude and black), socks, and a couple pairs of shoes (girls usually have more variety and quantity of shoes). I usually get 1 or 2 nicer things that are more expensive (but never over $50 for anything). This works well because you have everything you need to still look decent from a job interview to school to a lazy day. Let's face it. You'd probably still go out to get the fancy stuff anyways, even of you had some already on your closet.
When shopping, I ALWAYS go to Ross or Marshall's first. You can get great deals. Also, ALWAYS hit the clearance rack first. If I have any gift cards, I'll use those as well. I find things I like and then narrow it down to the things that I love/absolutely need. Then i total it up in my head and my stepmom goes through and says, "I'll pay for $ __ of it." Then I go through and use the process of elimination, getting rid of things I don't need/ don't like as much. I end up with the things I really want that's in our budget, so it works out great. Now I have a job too, so I can pay for anything isn't parents aren't willing to buy if I really want an item.
It's good because when I'm shopping I don't have to worry about every single price. All I'm concerned about is if it accentuates my body type and goes with my style. (After awhile you can tell 99% of the time just by looking if it will look good on you or not.) It's only at the end when my stepmom has me sort my choices out into needs/loves/likes that I get the final judgement. I end up with all my needs and most of my loves too. It's just a good way to prioritize.
TLDR: I shop in 3 large trips at specific times of the year and several much smaller ones randomly as I need items. Get the basics to start and add a few nicer ensembles to the mix. Always hit the clearance rack. My stepmom has me pick through my items that I've selected to find the ones I need/love to get within the budget. We total it up before we get to the register to avoid any surprises.
| teenagers | t5_2rjli | cjue93k | I usually just go out once before school starts, once when the temperature starts dropping (here it doesn't get cold until late October usually), and once in the late school year when summer isn't too far off. Sometimes we will stop by a Ross if I need a particular item for school or just to browse other times during the year but generally leave with only 1 or 2 items or even none. You can't anticipate everything that pops up.
I do not buy full seasonal collections. That's just ridiculous. Too many clothes. I just make sure I have the basics including some normal camisoles, plain shirts, jeans, shorts, cardigans, undergarments in basic colors (nude and black), socks, and a couple pairs of shoes (girls usually have more variety and quantity of shoes). I usually get 1 or 2 nicer things that are more expensive (but never over $50 for anything). This works well because you have everything you need to still look decent from a job interview to school to a lazy day. Let's face it. You'd probably still go out to get the fancy stuff anyways, even of you had some already on your closet.
When shopping, I ALWAYS go to Ross or Marshall's first. You can get great deals. Also, ALWAYS hit the clearance rack first. If I have any gift cards, I'll use those as well. I find things I like and then narrow it down to the things that I love/absolutely need. Then i total it up in my head and my stepmom goes through and says, "I'll pay for $ __ of it." Then I go through and use the process of elimination, getting rid of things I don't need/ don't like as much. I end up with the things I really want that's in our budget, so it works out great. Now I have a job too, so I can pay for anything isn't parents aren't willing to buy if I really want an item.
It's good because when I'm shopping I don't have to worry about every single price. All I'm concerned about is if it accentuates my body type and goes with my style. (After awhile you can tell 99% of the time just by looking if it will look good on you or not.) It's only at the end when my stepmom has me sort my choices out into needs/loves/likes that I get the final judgement. I end up with all my needs and most of my loves too. It's just a good way to prioritize. | I shop in 3 large trips at specific times of the year and several much smaller ones randomly as I need items. Get the basics to start and add a few nicer ensembles to the mix. Always hit the clearance rack. My stepmom has me pick through my items that I've selected to find the ones I need/love to get within the budget. We total it up before we get to the register to avoid any surprises. |
gnorty | from the video you linked
"and together form a crew" - you surely agree you can do this, right?
"tackle a heist" - yea, well, there is no game part actually called "heist", so I give you that, although technically, robbing a liquor store *is* a heist, many of the jobs *are* heists, but I accept, actual multiplayer heists *are* missing atm
"rob a liquor store" - so, back to things that were in the game from day #1.
2 seconds (absolute maximum) of mention in a 3 minute video? NOT significant.
so let's have a look at what else the video tells us about the game -
00:25 "A persistant...world" you know what that means? It means you grow your character as you play.
00:38 "a wide array of redesigned mechanics" - so, it is *not* going to work like GTA IV.
00:40 and a huge array of structured and unstructured activities" - so, not just driving around shooting each other?
00:52 **this bit is important** "right after you fly into Los Santos, you are introduced to the world, and it's many opportunities for earning and spanding money" - see how this *already* got a much bigger mention than heists? But wait, there is more to come.
1:27 "complete any job, and you will **earn money** and gain reputation" see? money. You have to earn money. It got mentioned again. It *must* be important, don't you think?
1:30 - 2:00 A **whole** lot of things you can spend money on. I mean, a real lot. That is 30 seconds, solid of talking about **buying** things in game. Must be **WAY** more of an important factor than heists. about 15% of the video discussing this.
2:00 "everything you do helps you progress through the world" - ie, if you do nothing, you will *not* progress. It's not rocket science. "New missions, **rewards**" again, it tells you you get rewards for doing missions, this whole earning money and spending it is getting a LOT of talk time.
2:20 -2:40 a whole bunch about the content creator. Again, this is surely significant. Around 10% of the video discussing this.
So I am cinfused why you think I am a fucking idiot to think that maybe the whole heist thing is blown out of all proportion. Yet still, people like you blindly post this same fucking video as proof that heists aresome huge part of the game, and somehow the game suffers because they are missing. Constantly complaining about having to earn money to buy things, when **your own link** prooves that that is the main focus of the game.
So, you can carry on calling me an idiot if you like. Just like I can carry on thinking that you, and all the others like you, are idiots for believing the bullshit that circulates on this forum.
TL;DR - lol like the video was too long for you to watch more than 2 seconds in the middle of. | from the video you linked
"and together form a crew" - you surely agree you can do this, right?
"tackle a heist" - yea, well, there is no game part actually called "heist", so I give you that, although technically, robbing a liquor store is a heist, many of the jobs are heists, but I accept, actual multiplayer heists are missing atm
"rob a liquor store" - so, back to things that were in the game from day #1.
2 seconds (absolute maximum) of mention in a 3 minute video? NOT significant.
so let's have a look at what else the video tells us about the game -
00:25 "A persistant...world" you know what that means? It means you grow your character as you play.
00:38 "a wide array of redesigned mechanics" - so, it is not going to work like GTA IV.
00:40 and a huge array of structured and unstructured activities" - so, not just driving around shooting each other?
00:52 this bit is important "right after you fly into Los Santos, you are introduced to the world, and it's many opportunities for earning and spanding money" - see how this already got a much bigger mention than heists? But wait, there is more to come.
1:27 "complete any job, and you will earn money and gain reputation" see? money. You have to earn money. It got mentioned again. It must be important, don't you think?
1:30 - 2:00 A whole lot of things you can spend money on. I mean, a real lot. That is 30 seconds, solid of talking about buying things in game. Must be WAY more of an important factor than heists. about 15% of the video discussing this.
2:00 "everything you do helps you progress through the world" - ie, if you do nothing, you will not progress. It's not rocket science. "New missions, rewards " again, it tells you you get rewards for doing missions, this whole earning money and spending it is getting a LOT of talk time.
2:20 -2:40 a whole bunch about the content creator. Again, this is surely significant. Around 10% of the video discussing this.
So I am cinfused why you think I am a fucking idiot to think that maybe the whole heist thing is blown out of all proportion. Yet still, people like you blindly post this same fucking video as proof that heists aresome huge part of the game, and somehow the game suffers because they are missing. Constantly complaining about having to earn money to buy things, when your own link prooves that that is the main focus of the game.
So, you can carry on calling me an idiot if you like. Just like I can carry on thinking that you, and all the others like you, are idiots for believing the bullshit that circulates on this forum.
TL;DR - lol like the video was too long for you to watch more than 2 seconds in the middle of.
| GrandTheftAutoV | t5_2t0xk | cjum11f | from the video you linked
"and together form a crew" - you surely agree you can do this, right?
"tackle a heist" - yea, well, there is no game part actually called "heist", so I give you that, although technically, robbing a liquor store is a heist, many of the jobs are heists, but I accept, actual multiplayer heists are missing atm
"rob a liquor store" - so, back to things that were in the game from day #1.
2 seconds (absolute maximum) of mention in a 3 minute video? NOT significant.
so let's have a look at what else the video tells us about the game -
00:25 "A persistant...world" you know what that means? It means you grow your character as you play.
00:38 "a wide array of redesigned mechanics" - so, it is not going to work like GTA IV.
00:40 and a huge array of structured and unstructured activities" - so, not just driving around shooting each other?
00:52 this bit is important "right after you fly into Los Santos, you are introduced to the world, and it's many opportunities for earning and spanding money" - see how this already got a much bigger mention than heists? But wait, there is more to come.
1:27 "complete any job, and you will earn money and gain reputation" see? money. You have to earn money. It got mentioned again. It must be important, don't you think?
1:30 - 2:00 A whole lot of things you can spend money on. I mean, a real lot. That is 30 seconds, solid of talking about buying things in game. Must be WAY more of an important factor than heists. about 15% of the video discussing this.
2:00 "everything you do helps you progress through the world" - ie, if you do nothing, you will not progress. It's not rocket science. "New missions, rewards " again, it tells you you get rewards for doing missions, this whole earning money and spending it is getting a LOT of talk time.
2:20 -2:40 a whole bunch about the content creator. Again, this is surely significant. Around 10% of the video discussing this.
So I am cinfused why you think I am a fucking idiot to think that maybe the whole heist thing is blown out of all proportion. Yet still, people like you blindly post this same fucking video as proof that heists aresome huge part of the game, and somehow the game suffers because they are missing. Constantly complaining about having to earn money to buy things, when your own link prooves that that is the main focus of the game.
So, you can carry on calling me an idiot if you like. Just like I can carry on thinking that you, and all the others like you, are idiots for believing the bullshit that circulates on this forum. | lol like the video was too long for you to watch more than 2 seconds in the middle of. |
xtlou | You've got such nice bone structure, skin tone and eye color, I think you'd look fantastic with tricolor Fishbowl or other blue/green. (Pure Fishbowl on the bottom 1/3 of your hair, root to tip, 50% fishbowl and conditioner blend on the next 1/4 section of hair root to tip, and the top from your part down to the next section, either pure platinum or a 10% fishbowl mixed with conditioner.)
TLDR: fishbowl. | You've got such nice bone structure, skin tone and eye color, I think you'd look fantastic with tricolor Fishbowl or other blue/green. (Pure Fishbowl on the bottom 1/3 of your hair, root to tip, 50% fishbowl and conditioner blend on the next 1/4 section of hair root to tip, and the top from your part down to the next section, either pure platinum or a 10% fishbowl mixed with conditioner.)
TLDR: fishbowl.
| FancyFollicles | t5_2sa9a | cjukjoh | You've got such nice bone structure, skin tone and eye color, I think you'd look fantastic with tricolor Fishbowl or other blue/green. (Pure Fishbowl on the bottom 1/3 of your hair, root to tip, 50% fishbowl and conditioner blend on the next 1/4 section of hair root to tip, and the top from your part down to the next section, either pure platinum or a 10% fishbowl mixed with conditioner.) | fishbowl. |
Vicxas | 1: Why did you start playing World of Warcraft?: I had a mate that wanted to try it, so we tried it together.
2: What was the first ever character you rolled?: Dwarf Hunter, but i hated Alliance back then so I made a Belf Hunter
3: Which factors determined your faction choice in game?: My mate rolled a Horde character, I decided to follow suit.
4: What has been your most memorable moment in World of Warcraft and why? Progression raiding through Naxxramas, so much fun.
5:What is your favourite aspect of the game and has this always been the case?: Loot and upgrading your character. I was once into the social aspect, but that seems to be dwindling from the game.
6: Do you have an area in game that you always return to?: Tarren Mill, I love that place, so many fond memories.
7: How long have you /played and has that been continuous?: 8 years, i took an 18 month break in 2010 to play SWTOR
8: Admit it: do you read quest text or not?: God no, TL;DR
9: Are there any regrets from your time in game?: It ruined a relationship for me.
10: What effect has World of Warcraft had on your life outside gaming?: It used to be a massive time drain and it affected my social life, i have a better grasp on it now. | 1: Why did you start playing World of Warcraft?: I had a mate that wanted to try it, so we tried it together.
2: What was the first ever character you rolled?: Dwarf Hunter, but i hated Alliance back then so I made a Belf Hunter
3: Which factors determined your faction choice in game?: My mate rolled a Horde character, I decided to follow suit.
4: What has been your most memorable moment in World of Warcraft and why? Progression raiding through Naxxramas, so much fun.
5:What is your favourite aspect of the game and has this always been the case?: Loot and upgrading your character. I was once into the social aspect, but that seems to be dwindling from the game.
6: Do you have an area in game that you always return to?: Tarren Mill, I love that place, so many fond memories.
7: How long have you /played and has that been continuous?: 8 years, i took an 18 month break in 2010 to play SWTOR
8: Admit it: do you read quest text or not?: God no, TL;DR
9: Are there any regrets from your time in game?: It ruined a relationship for me.
10: What effect has World of Warcraft had on your life outside gaming?: It used to be a massive time drain and it affected my social life, i have a better grasp on it now.
| wow | t5_2qio8 | cnqraxx | 1: Why did you start playing World of Warcraft?: I had a mate that wanted to try it, so we tried it together.
2: What was the first ever character you rolled?: Dwarf Hunter, but i hated Alliance back then so I made a Belf Hunter
3: Which factors determined your faction choice in game?: My mate rolled a Horde character, I decided to follow suit.
4: What has been your most memorable moment in World of Warcraft and why? Progression raiding through Naxxramas, so much fun.
5:What is your favourite aspect of the game and has this always been the case?: Loot and upgrading your character. I was once into the social aspect, but that seems to be dwindling from the game.
6: Do you have an area in game that you always return to?: Tarren Mill, I love that place, so many fond memories.
7: How long have you /played and has that been continuous?: 8 years, i took an 18 month break in 2010 to play SWTOR
8: Admit it: do you read quest text or not?: God no, | 9: Are there any regrets from your time in game?: It ruined a relationship for me.
10: What effect has World of Warcraft had on your life outside gaming?: It used to be a massive time drain and it affected my social life, i have a better grasp on it now. |
FznCheese | 1. Several of my friends in high school played WoW. When the game came out I didn't have a credit card yet and parents refused to put it on theirs and have me pay them back (they didn't have time cards at release I think). Started playing halfway through my senior year of high school because friends finally convinced me and told me about time cards.
2. Undead warlock on burning blade (viltonim). This was my main until I quit.
3. Friends played horde
4. Defeating Illidan for the first time in BC.
5. My favorite part of WoW was raiding. The dedication it took and reward of thrill of the first time you killed a boss was awesome.
6. Nope, usually hung out wherever was convenient (org, shat, or dal)
7. No idea. I stopped playing back in Wotlk when the coliseum came out and haven't resub'd since. Watching the new WoD trailer has caught my attention again. Even back when I did play I would take a few months off every so often. Usually during the summer so I could enjoy the weather and hang out with friends. Just downloaded WoW again and was playing on a trial account last night it was pretty fun just running around in the starting zone again.
8. Yes, at least the first time I do a quest. If I was running an alt through content I've done before I'll just skim.
9. Yes. In BC I spent way too much time in game and real life suffered because of it. At that time I was on an internship through college and add living on my own away from friends and family. I stayed up way too late pretty much every night and was always tired and not productive at work. It resulted in a poor review (not bad enough to get fired but not good enough to get asked back for the following summer). I ended up quitting at the end of BC because of guild drama and the game basically running my life. I came back for Wotlk and enjoyed raiding responsibly until guild drama and attendance problems tore my guild part. We attempted a merger but it just wasn't the same so I quit.
10. See number 9 above. Tldr I allowed the game to take over my life for awhile and it wasn't a game for me anymore. |
Several of my friends in high school played WoW. When the game came out I didn't have a credit card yet and parents refused to put it on theirs and have me pay them back (they didn't have time cards at release I think). Started playing halfway through my senior year of high school because friends finally convinced me and told me about time cards.
Undead warlock on burning blade (viltonim). This was my main until I quit.
Friends played horde
Defeating Illidan for the first time in BC.
My favorite part of WoW was raiding. The dedication it took and reward of thrill of the first time you killed a boss was awesome.
Nope, usually hung out wherever was convenient (org, shat, or dal)
No idea. I stopped playing back in Wotlk when the coliseum came out and haven't resub'd since. Watching the new WoD trailer has caught my attention again. Even back when I did play I would take a few months off every so often. Usually during the summer so I could enjoy the weather and hang out with friends. Just downloaded WoW again and was playing on a trial account last night it was pretty fun just running around in the starting zone again.
Yes, at least the first time I do a quest. If I was running an alt through content I've done before I'll just skim.
Yes. In BC I spent way too much time in game and real life suffered because of it. At that time I was on an internship through college and add living on my own away from friends and family. I stayed up way too late pretty much every night and was always tired and not productive at work. It resulted in a poor review (not bad enough to get fired but not good enough to get asked back for the following summer). I ended up quitting at the end of BC because of guild drama and the game basically running my life. I came back for Wotlk and enjoyed raiding responsibly until guild drama and attendance problems tore my guild part. We attempted a merger but it just wasn't the same so I quit.
See number 9 above. Tldr I allowed the game to take over my life for awhile and it wasn't a game for me anymore.
| wow | t5_2qio8 | cjused0 | Several of my friends in high school played WoW. When the game came out I didn't have a credit card yet and parents refused to put it on theirs and have me pay them back (they didn't have time cards at release I think). Started playing halfway through my senior year of high school because friends finally convinced me and told me about time cards.
Undead warlock on burning blade (viltonim). This was my main until I quit.
Friends played horde
Defeating Illidan for the first time in BC.
My favorite part of WoW was raiding. The dedication it took and reward of thrill of the first time you killed a boss was awesome.
Nope, usually hung out wherever was convenient (org, shat, or dal)
No idea. I stopped playing back in Wotlk when the coliseum came out and haven't resub'd since. Watching the new WoD trailer has caught my attention again. Even back when I did play I would take a few months off every so often. Usually during the summer so I could enjoy the weather and hang out with friends. Just downloaded WoW again and was playing on a trial account last night it was pretty fun just running around in the starting zone again.
Yes, at least the first time I do a quest. If I was running an alt through content I've done before I'll just skim.
Yes. In BC I spent way too much time in game and real life suffered because of it. At that time I was on an internship through college and add living on my own away from friends and family. I stayed up way too late pretty much every night and was always tired and not productive at work. It resulted in a poor review (not bad enough to get fired but not good enough to get asked back for the following summer). I ended up quitting at the end of BC because of guild drama and the game basically running my life. I came back for Wotlk and enjoyed raiding responsibly until guild drama and attendance problems tore my guild part. We attempted a merger but it just wasn't the same so I quit.
See number 9 above. | I allowed the game to take over my life for awhile and it wasn't a game for me anymore. |
chrisvelardo | 1) Buddy and I were looking for a co-op game we could play.
2) Undead Warlock.
3) Race's look, casting animations, zones.
4) Tanking Molten Core on my warrior (my first real main) in blues. Moving onto BWL after and experiencing AQ40 in its glory. Raiding Black Temple on my official Holy Paladin main (to this day still) and herbing in Outlands. Finally taking down the Lich King. Sitting in Dalaran super high watching people go by and using flavor items.
5) Dungeon finder. As dungeons/groups are my favorite aspect for the most part, this made it possible for quick 30 minute sessions.
6) I always find myself returning to Westfall, Zangarmarsh, and Vasj'ir. Northrend was great but not as memorable for me. Above all else though, Dalaran. Best city/zone in the game.
7) 10 years, and I'd say that all the times I quit would total to about a year of non-play. Played and raided hardcore for Vanilla to the end of Wrath. Raided non-hardcore in Cata, and despise Panda. Still got to 90 on my main (Holy Pally) and a new Rogue character.
8) I used to, but after 10 years, even new quests are skipped. I read the Tl;dr's of the quest.
9) I regret not getting and sticking with Cataclysm as soon as it came out. I joined late, and because of this, the massive amount of 'active' friends and associations in game was near zero.
10) I've learned to not get too stuck in my ways, as at the drop of a hat, things can change and those at the top can easily find themselves at the bottom. Adaptability is a huge lesson when you get so stuck in your ways. Playing a Holy Paladin primarily from TBC to now, the mechanics have changed dramatically. Crit being downplayed for Holy and Spirit being added as a regen mechanic really made a lot of my gear (best at the time) next to worthless between TBC and Wrath. I was upset for a long time, but eventually learned to adapt.
Cska - US Sargeras | 1) Buddy and I were looking for a co-op game we could play.
2) Undead Warlock.
3) Race's look, casting animations, zones.
4) Tanking Molten Core on my warrior (my first real main) in blues. Moving onto BWL after and experiencing AQ40 in its glory. Raiding Black Temple on my official Holy Paladin main (to this day still) and herbing in Outlands. Finally taking down the Lich King. Sitting in Dalaran super high watching people go by and using flavor items.
5) Dungeon finder. As dungeons/groups are my favorite aspect for the most part, this made it possible for quick 30 minute sessions.
6) I always find myself returning to Westfall, Zangarmarsh, and Vasj'ir. Northrend was great but not as memorable for me. Above all else though, Dalaran. Best city/zone in the game.
7) 10 years, and I'd say that all the times I quit would total to about a year of non-play. Played and raided hardcore for Vanilla to the end of Wrath. Raided non-hardcore in Cata, and despise Panda. Still got to 90 on my main (Holy Pally) and a new Rogue character.
8) I used to, but after 10 years, even new quests are skipped. I read the Tl;dr's of the quest.
9) I regret not getting and sticking with Cataclysm as soon as it came out. I joined late, and because of this, the massive amount of 'active' friends and associations in game was near zero.
10) I've learned to not get too stuck in my ways, as at the drop of a hat, things can change and those at the top can easily find themselves at the bottom. Adaptability is a huge lesson when you get so stuck in your ways. Playing a Holy Paladin primarily from TBC to now, the mechanics have changed dramatically. Crit being downplayed for Holy and Spirit being added as a regen mechanic really made a lot of my gear (best at the time) next to worthless between TBC and Wrath. I was upset for a long time, but eventually learned to adapt.
Cska - US Sargeras
| wow | t5_2qio8 | cjurop6 | 1) Buddy and I were looking for a co-op game we could play.
2) Undead Warlock.
3) Race's look, casting animations, zones.
4) Tanking Molten Core on my warrior (my first real main) in blues. Moving onto BWL after and experiencing AQ40 in its glory. Raiding Black Temple on my official Holy Paladin main (to this day still) and herbing in Outlands. Finally taking down the Lich King. Sitting in Dalaran super high watching people go by and using flavor items.
5) Dungeon finder. As dungeons/groups are my favorite aspect for the most part, this made it possible for quick 30 minute sessions.
6) I always find myself returning to Westfall, Zangarmarsh, and Vasj'ir. Northrend was great but not as memorable for me. Above all else though, Dalaran. Best city/zone in the game.
7) 10 years, and I'd say that all the times I quit would total to about a year of non-play. Played and raided hardcore for Vanilla to the end of Wrath. Raided non-hardcore in Cata, and despise Panda. Still got to 90 on my main (Holy Pally) and a new Rogue character.
8) I used to, but after 10 years, even new quests are skipped. I read the | s of the quest.
9) I regret not getting and sticking with Cataclysm as soon as it came out. I joined late, and because of this, the massive amount of 'active' friends and associations in game was near zero.
10) I've learned to not get too stuck in my ways, as at the drop of a hat, things can change and those at the top can easily find themselves at the bottom. Adaptability is a huge lesson when you get so stuck in your ways. Playing a Holy Paladin primarily from TBC to now, the mechanics have changed dramatically. Crit being downplayed for Holy and Spirit being added as a regen mechanic really made a lot of my gear (best at the time) next to worthless between TBC and Wrath. I was upset for a long time, but eventually learned to adapt.
Cska - US Sargeras |
One_more_username | My best guess:
When it leaves the bowlers hand, it is going to come off at the same speed as a regular ball. I don't think it is the weight of the cricket ball which limits the max. speed, it is the biomechanics and how fast the hand moves when the ball leaves it. If the weight is an issue, you can expect the ball to move slightly faster, as the hand will move faster.
And now to my field of expertise, fluid mechanics:
The cricket ball is smooth. That means lesser drag, usually. But I'd have to actually run some numbers to see what the Reynolds number is, and where the boundary layer separates etc (this is to account for the "dimples on the golf ball" effect). But a fair start would be that the ball is smooth = lesser drag force on it.
The tennis ball is rougher = more drag force. Now, acceleration (or in this case, deceleration) = force/mass. The drag force scales as (some constant)*velocity^2. So, the tennis ball decelerates much faster than the cricket ball due to similar drag force but lower mass.
**TL;DR**: The tennis ball will come off the hand pretty much at the same speed, but will slow down very fast compared to a cricket ball. | My best guess:
When it leaves the bowlers hand, it is going to come off at the same speed as a regular ball. I don't think it is the weight of the cricket ball which limits the max. speed, it is the biomechanics and how fast the hand moves when the ball leaves it. If the weight is an issue, you can expect the ball to move slightly faster, as the hand will move faster.
And now to my field of expertise, fluid mechanics:
The cricket ball is smooth. That means lesser drag, usually. But I'd have to actually run some numbers to see what the Reynolds number is, and where the boundary layer separates etc (this is to account for the "dimples on the golf ball" effect). But a fair start would be that the ball is smooth = lesser drag force on it.
The tennis ball is rougher = more drag force. Now, acceleration (or in this case, deceleration) = force/mass. The drag force scales as (some constant)*velocity^2. So, the tennis ball decelerates much faster than the cricket ball due to similar drag force but lower mass.
TL;DR : The tennis ball will come off the hand pretty much at the same speed, but will slow down very fast compared to a cricket ball.
| Cricket | t5_2qhe0 | cjupm86 | My best guess:
When it leaves the bowlers hand, it is going to come off at the same speed as a regular ball. I don't think it is the weight of the cricket ball which limits the max. speed, it is the biomechanics and how fast the hand moves when the ball leaves it. If the weight is an issue, you can expect the ball to move slightly faster, as the hand will move faster.
And now to my field of expertise, fluid mechanics:
The cricket ball is smooth. That means lesser drag, usually. But I'd have to actually run some numbers to see what the Reynolds number is, and where the boundary layer separates etc (this is to account for the "dimples on the golf ball" effect). But a fair start would be that the ball is smooth = lesser drag force on it.
The tennis ball is rougher = more drag force. Now, acceleration (or in this case, deceleration) = force/mass. The drag force scales as (some constant)*velocity^2. So, the tennis ball decelerates much faster than the cricket ball due to similar drag force but lower mass. | The tennis ball will come off the hand pretty much at the same speed, but will slow down very fast compared to a cricket ball. |
SouthpawRage | I'm 26 years old, and while I wear makeup every day, I don't wear much. I hate foundation, and only wear it to weddings/formal events. I use concealer some days to cover up the under-eye circles that are also hereditary (Thanks Mom!) and pressed powder to even out my skin tone, mascara pretty much every day, eye liner sometimes, and every once in a while eye shadow.
I used to have acne pretty bad, so I have a little scarring from it. I mostly wear powder to blend that a little. I had a bad bout of dermatitis on my face a few years ago, and makeup made it worse, so I didn't wear any for a month or two... It was almost liberating. I just kind of had to be like, "this is my face, deal with it!" and it was nice. I mean, it was stressful because I had just started a new job, but it helped me to learn to be confident, whether I liked how my face looked or not.
TL;DR: If you want to wear some makeup, do it. Do it because it makes you feel good, and screw the people that make you feel bad if you don't want to. | I'm 26 years old, and while I wear makeup every day, I don't wear much. I hate foundation, and only wear it to weddings/formal events. I use concealer some days to cover up the under-eye circles that are also hereditary (Thanks Mom!) and pressed powder to even out my skin tone, mascara pretty much every day, eye liner sometimes, and every once in a while eye shadow.
I used to have acne pretty bad, so I have a little scarring from it. I mostly wear powder to blend that a little. I had a bad bout of dermatitis on my face a few years ago, and makeup made it worse, so I didn't wear any for a month or two... It was almost liberating. I just kind of had to be like, "this is my face, deal with it!" and it was nice. I mean, it was stressful because I had just started a new job, but it helped me to learn to be confident, whether I liked how my face looked or not.
TL;DR: If you want to wear some makeup, do it. Do it because it makes you feel good, and screw the people that make you feel bad if you don't want to.
| TwoXChromosomes | t5_2r2jt | cjuu3ta | I'm 26 years old, and while I wear makeup every day, I don't wear much. I hate foundation, and only wear it to weddings/formal events. I use concealer some days to cover up the under-eye circles that are also hereditary (Thanks Mom!) and pressed powder to even out my skin tone, mascara pretty much every day, eye liner sometimes, and every once in a while eye shadow.
I used to have acne pretty bad, so I have a little scarring from it. I mostly wear powder to blend that a little. I had a bad bout of dermatitis on my face a few years ago, and makeup made it worse, so I didn't wear any for a month or two... It was almost liberating. I just kind of had to be like, "this is my face, deal with it!" and it was nice. I mean, it was stressful because I had just started a new job, but it helped me to learn to be confident, whether I liked how my face looked or not. | If you want to wear some makeup, do it. Do it because it makes you feel good, and screw the people that make you feel bad if you don't want to. |
rand486 | "Old Man Strength" is a phenomenal display of the difference between *functional strength* and weight lifting. I've been quietly observing it since I started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 3.5 years ago.
It's really interesting to see the difference between athletes and lifters. The difference is night and day when they come into the gym for the first time.
By no means am I trying to hate on lifting - it has its place, and I try my best to work it into my fitness routine, but it's a great example of how many different ways "fitness" can be interpreted.
Also, professional dancers are *not* to be fucked with.
**tl dr;** Admiring differences between different types of fitness & how strength is perceived. | "Old Man Strength" is a phenomenal display of the difference between functional strength and weight lifting. I've been quietly observing it since I started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 3.5 years ago.
It's really interesting to see the difference between athletes and lifters. The difference is night and day when they come into the gym for the first time.
By no means am I trying to hate on lifting - it has its place, and I try my best to work it into my fitness routine, but it's a great example of how many different ways "fitness" can be interpreted.
Also, professional dancers are not to be fucked with.
tl dr; Admiring differences between different types of fitness & how strength is perceived.
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cjuszmo | Old Man Strength" is a phenomenal display of the difference between functional strength and weight lifting. I've been quietly observing it since I started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 3.5 years ago.
It's really interesting to see the difference between athletes and lifters. The difference is night and day when they come into the gym for the first time.
By no means am I trying to hate on lifting - it has its place, and I try my best to work it into my fitness routine, but it's a great example of how many different ways "fitness" can be interpreted.
Also, professional dancers are not to be fucked with. | Admiring differences between different types of fitness & how strength is perceived. |
Kharn0 | I'm 24, 5'10" and 195lbs, broad and muscular.
My dad is 63, 6'0", 180lbs, average build with long arms.
I can squat 300lbs, deadlift bush roots out of the ground(after some digging) and workout everyday.
My dad works on the yard for hours at a time, regardless of heat or cold, doing labor that tires me out in a half-hour. He also used to be captain of the wrestling team and somehow those skills are still sharp.
TL;DR: Old man strength is real. | I'm 24, 5'10" and 195lbs, broad and muscular.
My dad is 63, 6'0", 180lbs, average build with long arms.
I can squat 300lbs, deadlift bush roots out of the ground(after some digging) and workout everyday.
My dad works on the yard for hours at a time, regardless of heat or cold, doing labor that tires me out in a half-hour. He also used to be captain of the wrestling team and somehow those skills are still sharp.
TL;DR: Old man strength is real.
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cjut82i | I'm 24, 5'10" and 195lbs, broad and muscular.
My dad is 63, 6'0", 180lbs, average build with long arms.
I can squat 300lbs, deadlift bush roots out of the ground(after some digging) and workout everyday.
My dad works on the yard for hours at a time, regardless of heat or cold, doing labor that tires me out in a half-hour. He also used to be captain of the wrestling team and somehow those skills are still sharp. | Old man strength is real. |
Black_Belt_Troy | There's a video floating around of two guys locked in an arm wrestle stand-off so evenly matched that one guy's arm just *breaks* - you can see and hear the bone snap.
...
TL;DR: arm wrestling is hazardous to your health | There's a video floating around of two guys locked in an arm wrestle stand-off so evenly matched that one guy's arm just breaks - you can see and hear the bone snap.
...
TL;DR: arm wrestling is hazardous to your health
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cjutnrr | There's a video floating around of two guys locked in an arm wrestle stand-off so evenly matched that one guy's arm just breaks - you can see and hear the bone snap.
... | arm wrestling is hazardous to your health |
ward_daddy | this is super late, but my family has a company that sells farming equipment, and whenever my grandfathers old "friends" aka old customers aka old school farmers come in, they crush my hand with hand shakes. i thought it would get better over time, but these old mother fuckers make me feel like a little kid again when they shake my hand. its funny, because i can see my uncles making the same faces.
tl;dr: farmers are not to be fucked with. | this is super late, but my family has a company that sells farming equipment, and whenever my grandfathers old "friends" aka old customers aka old school farmers come in, they crush my hand with hand shakes. i thought it would get better over time, but these old mother fuckers make me feel like a little kid again when they shake my hand. its funny, because i can see my uncles making the same faces.
tl;dr: farmers are not to be fucked with.
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cjv905w | this is super late, but my family has a company that sells farming equipment, and whenever my grandfathers old "friends" aka old customers aka old school farmers come in, they crush my hand with hand shakes. i thought it would get better over time, but these old mother fuckers make me feel like a little kid again when they shake my hand. its funny, because i can see my uncles making the same faces. | farmers are not to be fucked with. |
Blu186 | My dad has been a cop for just over 35 years. I'm 17 now, and for the first time in my life, I beat him in a wrestle.
We were playing cheat, which is some terrible card game, and anyway, there was a slight disagreement in who gets the cards in the middle of the table. Anyway, my Dad stands up as an intimidation tactic, because he's a big dude, and I'm like "You're on old fella."
So we're on the floor, both in a sweat, we've been wrestling for a good 5 minutes, and my mother is hilariously taking photos and putting them on facebook with hastags like #17takingon50 and stuff like that.
So we get to the point where I'm behind him and I've got him in a two-handed head lock. Suddenly I hear a little 'pop' and my Dad taps out. I had won.
The next day, he had to go to hospital. I'd damaged his neck.
tl;dr I beat my Dad in a wrestle by popping a bone out of place in his neck. | My dad has been a cop for just over 35 years. I'm 17 now, and for the first time in my life, I beat him in a wrestle.
We were playing cheat, which is some terrible card game, and anyway, there was a slight disagreement in who gets the cards in the middle of the table. Anyway, my Dad stands up as an intimidation tactic, because he's a big dude, and I'm like "You're on old fella."
So we're on the floor, both in a sweat, we've been wrestling for a good 5 minutes, and my mother is hilariously taking photos and putting them on facebook with hastags like #17takingon50 and stuff like that.
So we get to the point where I'm behind him and I've got him in a two-handed head lock. Suddenly I hear a little 'pop' and my Dad taps out. I had won.
The next day, he had to go to hospital. I'd damaged his neck.
tl;dr I beat my Dad in a wrestle by popping a bone out of place in his neck.
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cjvcmdn | My dad has been a cop for just over 35 years. I'm 17 now, and for the first time in my life, I beat him in a wrestle.
We were playing cheat, which is some terrible card game, and anyway, there was a slight disagreement in who gets the cards in the middle of the table. Anyway, my Dad stands up as an intimidation tactic, because he's a big dude, and I'm like "You're on old fella."
So we're on the floor, both in a sweat, we've been wrestling for a good 5 minutes, and my mother is hilariously taking photos and putting them on facebook with hastags like #17takingon50 and stuff like that.
So we get to the point where I'm behind him and I've got him in a two-handed head lock. Suddenly I hear a little 'pop' and my Dad taps out. I had won.
The next day, he had to go to hospital. I'd damaged his neck. | I beat my Dad in a wrestle by popping a bone out of place in his neck. |
civex | We may never know. There is no evidence at this time to lead me to _any_ conclusions. If there's no video, my assumption is that each witness will have an agenda which will color that witness's testimony, intentionally or not. I have no reason to believe the cop; my assumption is that he's been professionally coached for days now. Some of the witnesses may have been, too.
It's like the Trayvon Martin homicide. Without a video, it's probably not going to be possible to reach a conclusion because there's no evidence I'm willing to rely on.
TL;DR: There is no evidence I can base a conclusion on for self-defense or not. | We may never know. There is no evidence at this time to lead me to any conclusions. If there's no video, my assumption is that each witness will have an agenda which will color that witness's testimony, intentionally or not. I have no reason to believe the cop; my assumption is that he's been professionally coached for days now. Some of the witnesses may have been, too.
It's like the Trayvon Martin homicide. Without a video, it's probably not going to be possible to reach a conclusion because there's no evidence I'm willing to rely on.
TL;DR: There is no evidence I can base a conclusion on for self-defense or not.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cjuq3nz | We may never know. There is no evidence at this time to lead me to any conclusions. If there's no video, my assumption is that each witness will have an agenda which will color that witness's testimony, intentionally or not. I have no reason to believe the cop; my assumption is that he's been professionally coached for days now. Some of the witnesses may have been, too.
It's like the Trayvon Martin homicide. Without a video, it's probably not going to be possible to reach a conclusion because there's no evidence I'm willing to rely on. | There is no evidence I can base a conclusion on for self-defense or not. |
goldesigner | The reason is my post is not cleared with internal HR folks.
When an intern position is approved, we go through a process of recruiting candidates directly from university campuses. Some universities have a long standing relationship with us so there's a cadence to how we recruit.
In this particular instance, the intern we recruited is unable to join on Aug 25. Ergo we have an opening that needs to be filled at short notice. That's why I decided to post unofficially to a couple of subs to see if anyone is looking.
TLDR; last minute intern search, company name on interwebs might freak out HR | The reason is my post is not cleared with internal HR folks.
When an intern position is approved, we go through a process of recruiting candidates directly from university campuses. Some universities have a long standing relationship with us so there's a cadence to how we recruit.
In this particular instance, the intern we recruited is unable to join on Aug 25. Ergo we have an opening that needs to be filled at short notice. That's why I decided to post unofficially to a couple of subs to see if anyone is looking.
TLDR; last minute intern search, company name on interwebs might freak out HR
| UIUC | t5_2qkxs | cjvn1l7 | The reason is my post is not cleared with internal HR folks.
When an intern position is approved, we go through a process of recruiting candidates directly from university campuses. Some universities have a long standing relationship with us so there's a cadence to how we recruit.
In this particular instance, the intern we recruited is unable to join on Aug 25. Ergo we have an opening that needs to be filled at short notice. That's why I decided to post unofficially to a couple of subs to see if anyone is looking. | last minute intern search, company name on interwebs might freak out HR |
DryZebra | Uh, I played bagpipes in competition for years at Scottish games. I had to wear not just a kilt, but the whole shebang. The fancy belt, huge socks, knives FUCKING EVERYWHERE, dress shirt, fancy vest, fancy hat, the whole deal.
There are rarely bathrooms at competitions, port-a-johns mostly. I had trouble at first, but you get used to it fast. The *real* secret is no underwear. If you wear underwear it fucks everything up.
Pissing is easy, just lift, grab, and spray. No toilet available? No problem! Indian squat on the ground, move the kilt out of the way and spray!
Taking a shit? Easy! Using a toilet: just lift the back of the kilt, wrap forward and dump away. No toilet? No problem! Same steps as pissing, just bring toilet paper!
Too cold in the winter? Please. Winter socks! They're extra thick, made of wool. If your kilt is the proper length it should be just covering your knees, meeting the socks. Essentially fully covering you. Too hot in the summer? Summer kilt+summer socks. They're significantly thinner, and so is the kilt, usually made of cotton or another breathable material.
You should treat your uniform like tires, there's winter tires and summer tires. Yes, there is all season, but in reality it sucks equally for both scenarios instead of being good for both.
TL;DR Kilts and even kilt uniforms can be comfy and make bathroom using easy if you know what to do/what to wear.
| Uh, I played bagpipes in competition for years at Scottish games. I had to wear not just a kilt, but the whole shebang. The fancy belt, huge socks, knives FUCKING EVERYWHERE, dress shirt, fancy vest, fancy hat, the whole deal.
There are rarely bathrooms at competitions, port-a-johns mostly. I had trouble at first, but you get used to it fast. The real secret is no underwear. If you wear underwear it fucks everything up.
Pissing is easy, just lift, grab, and spray. No toilet available? No problem! Indian squat on the ground, move the kilt out of the way and spray!
Taking a shit? Easy! Using a toilet: just lift the back of the kilt, wrap forward and dump away. No toilet? No problem! Same steps as pissing, just bring toilet paper!
Too cold in the winter? Please. Winter socks! They're extra thick, made of wool. If your kilt is the proper length it should be just covering your knees, meeting the socks. Essentially fully covering you. Too hot in the summer? Summer kilt+summer socks. They're significantly thinner, and so is the kilt, usually made of cotton or another breathable material.
You should treat your uniform like tires, there's winter tires and summer tires. Yes, there is all season, but in reality it sucks equally for both scenarios instead of being good for both.
TL;DR Kilts and even kilt uniforms can be comfy and make bathroom using easy if you know what to do/what to wear.
| Showerthoughts | t5_2szyo | cjvmi93 | Uh, I played bagpipes in competition for years at Scottish games. I had to wear not just a kilt, but the whole shebang. The fancy belt, huge socks, knives FUCKING EVERYWHERE, dress shirt, fancy vest, fancy hat, the whole deal.
There are rarely bathrooms at competitions, port-a-johns mostly. I had trouble at first, but you get used to it fast. The real secret is no underwear. If you wear underwear it fucks everything up.
Pissing is easy, just lift, grab, and spray. No toilet available? No problem! Indian squat on the ground, move the kilt out of the way and spray!
Taking a shit? Easy! Using a toilet: just lift the back of the kilt, wrap forward and dump away. No toilet? No problem! Same steps as pissing, just bring toilet paper!
Too cold in the winter? Please. Winter socks! They're extra thick, made of wool. If your kilt is the proper length it should be just covering your knees, meeting the socks. Essentially fully covering you. Too hot in the summer? Summer kilt+summer socks. They're significantly thinner, and so is the kilt, usually made of cotton or another breathable material.
You should treat your uniform like tires, there's winter tires and summer tires. Yes, there is all season, but in reality it sucks equally for both scenarios instead of being good for both. | Kilts and even kilt uniforms can be comfy and make bathroom using easy if you know what to do/what to wear. |
DryZebra | Uh, I played bagpipes in competition for years at Scottish games. I had to wear not just a kilt, but the whole shebang. The fancy belt, huge socks, knives FUCKING EVERYWHERE, dress shirt, fancy vest, fancy hat, the whole deal.
There are rarely bathrooms at competitions, port-a-johns mostly. I had trouble at first, but you get used to it fast. The *real* secret is no underwear. If you wear underwear it fucks everything up.
Pissing is easy, just lift, grab, and spray. No toilet available? No problem! Indian squat on the ground, move the kilt out of the way and spray!
Taking a shit? Easy! Using a toilet: just lift the back of the kilt, wrap forward and dump away. No toilet? No problem! Same steps as pissing, just bring toilet paper!
Too cold in the winter? Please. Winter socks! They're extra thick, made of wool. If your kilt is the proper length it should be just covering your knees, meeting the socks. Essentially fully covering you. Too hot in the summer? Summer kilt+summer socks. They're significantly thinner, and so is the kilt, usually made of cotton or another breathable material.
You should treat your uniform like tires, there's winter tires and summer tires. Yes, there is all season, but in reality it sucks equally for both scenarios instead of being good for both.
TL;DR Kilts and even kilt uniforms can be comfy and make bathroom using easy all year round if you know what to do/what to wear.
| Uh, I played bagpipes in competition for years at Scottish games. I had to wear not just a kilt, but the whole shebang. The fancy belt, huge socks, knives FUCKING EVERYWHERE, dress shirt, fancy vest, fancy hat, the whole deal.
There are rarely bathrooms at competitions, port-a-johns mostly. I had trouble at first, but you get used to it fast. The real secret is no underwear. If you wear underwear it fucks everything up.
Pissing is easy, just lift, grab, and spray. No toilet available? No problem! Indian squat on the ground, move the kilt out of the way and spray!
Taking a shit? Easy! Using a toilet: just lift the back of the kilt, wrap forward and dump away. No toilet? No problem! Same steps as pissing, just bring toilet paper!
Too cold in the winter? Please. Winter socks! They're extra thick, made of wool. If your kilt is the proper length it should be just covering your knees, meeting the socks. Essentially fully covering you. Too hot in the summer? Summer kilt+summer socks. They're significantly thinner, and so is the kilt, usually made of cotton or another breathable material.
You should treat your uniform like tires, there's winter tires and summer tires. Yes, there is all season, but in reality it sucks equally for both scenarios instead of being good for both.
TL;DR Kilts and even kilt uniforms can be comfy and make bathroom using easy all year round if you know what to do/what to wear.
| Showerthoughts | t5_2szyo | cjvmia1 | Uh, I played bagpipes in competition for years at Scottish games. I had to wear not just a kilt, but the whole shebang. The fancy belt, huge socks, knives FUCKING EVERYWHERE, dress shirt, fancy vest, fancy hat, the whole deal.
There are rarely bathrooms at competitions, port-a-johns mostly. I had trouble at first, but you get used to it fast. The real secret is no underwear. If you wear underwear it fucks everything up.
Pissing is easy, just lift, grab, and spray. No toilet available? No problem! Indian squat on the ground, move the kilt out of the way and spray!
Taking a shit? Easy! Using a toilet: just lift the back of the kilt, wrap forward and dump away. No toilet? No problem! Same steps as pissing, just bring toilet paper!
Too cold in the winter? Please. Winter socks! They're extra thick, made of wool. If your kilt is the proper length it should be just covering your knees, meeting the socks. Essentially fully covering you. Too hot in the summer? Summer kilt+summer socks. They're significantly thinner, and so is the kilt, usually made of cotton or another breathable material.
You should treat your uniform like tires, there's winter tires and summer tires. Yes, there is all season, but in reality it sucks equally for both scenarios instead of being good for both. | Kilts and even kilt uniforms can be comfy and make bathroom using easy all year round if you know what to do/what to wear. |
DelaneyBS | The TomTato IS NOT A PLANT!
It is a tomato plant that has been grafted onto a potato plant. In other words, the TomTato is the result of two completely separate species that are fused together via a process called grafting. It's essentially two different plants sharing the same vascular system...
Grafting is very commonplace in agriculture. For example, in new apple orchards, the shoots of whatever apple type is being produced are grafted onto the root stocks of specialized dwarf varieties. This restricts how big the trees grow, making it easier to harvest the apples.
Marijuana can also be grafted onto hops vines. The plants are closely related enough that the hops vine will accept the marijuana grafting.
Grafting takes advantage of plants' repair mechanisms...when a branch partially breaks in nature, plants can repair the bent branch. Grafting works exactly in this way, except that it can be done cross-specially by fully cutting a shoot, sticking it into a wound on the receiving plant, and supporting that shoot until the junction between the two plants heals.
TLDR; They misled the public by marketing two plants grafted together as some sort of miraculous innovation of agricultural science. It's standard shit. | The TomTato IS NOT A PLANT!
It is a tomato plant that has been grafted onto a potato plant. In other words, the TomTato is the result of two completely separate species that are fused together via a process called grafting. It's essentially two different plants sharing the same vascular system...
Grafting is very commonplace in agriculture. For example, in new apple orchards, the shoots of whatever apple type is being produced are grafted onto the root stocks of specialized dwarf varieties. This restricts how big the trees grow, making it easier to harvest the apples.
Marijuana can also be grafted onto hops vines. The plants are closely related enough that the hops vine will accept the marijuana grafting.
Grafting takes advantage of plants' repair mechanisms...when a branch partially breaks in nature, plants can repair the bent branch. Grafting works exactly in this way, except that it can be done cross-specially by fully cutting a shoot, sticking it into a wound on the receiving plant, and supporting that shoot until the junction between the two plants heals.
TLDR; They misled the public by marketing two plants grafted together as some sort of miraculous innovation of agricultural science. It's standard shit.
| todayilearned | t5_2qqjc | cjvyeii | The TomTato IS NOT A PLANT!
It is a tomato plant that has been grafted onto a potato plant. In other words, the TomTato is the result of two completely separate species that are fused together via a process called grafting. It's essentially two different plants sharing the same vascular system...
Grafting is very commonplace in agriculture. For example, in new apple orchards, the shoots of whatever apple type is being produced are grafted onto the root stocks of specialized dwarf varieties. This restricts how big the trees grow, making it easier to harvest the apples.
Marijuana can also be grafted onto hops vines. The plants are closely related enough that the hops vine will accept the marijuana grafting.
Grafting takes advantage of plants' repair mechanisms...when a branch partially breaks in nature, plants can repair the bent branch. Grafting works exactly in this way, except that it can be done cross-specially by fully cutting a shoot, sticking it into a wound on the receiving plant, and supporting that shoot until the junction between the two plants heals. | They misled the public by marketing two plants grafted together as some sort of miraculous innovation of agricultural science. It's standard shit. |
Xerotonin | Personally, I would pick simple, low-power components which would stay cool and efficient in a small case. Something like a build with an i3-4130, GTX 750Ti, 8gb RAM and a 240gb or even 120gb SSD. These parts consume low amounts of energy and give off little heat. The SSD would enable quick boot times which would be almost necessary in a living room.
TL;DR: Small, cheap, power efficient PC with a fast SSD. | Personally, I would pick simple, low-power components which would stay cool and efficient in a small case. Something like a build with an i3-4130, GTX 750Ti, 8gb RAM and a 240gb or even 120gb SSD. These parts consume low amounts of energy and give off little heat. The SSD would enable quick boot times which would be almost necessary in a living room.
TL;DR: Small, cheap, power efficient PC with a fast SSD.
| promos | t5_2r4w1 | cjxavjj | Personally, I would pick simple, low-power components which would stay cool and efficient in a small case. Something like a build with an i3-4130, GTX 750Ti, 8gb RAM and a 240gb or even 120gb SSD. These parts consume low amounts of energy and give off little heat. The SSD would enable quick boot times which would be almost necessary in a living room. | Small, cheap, power efficient PC with a fast SSD. |
artaxs | My PC Team has taken a liking to a barrens restaurant called "The Noodle Bowl" and we can't always get all the players together for every game night. On nights when we have only 2-3 players of the 4 regulars, I run "Tales From The Noodle Bowl" -- it's a series of small encounters and mini-runs (sometimes just Run ideas I haven't written out as a full Run, other times just enemies the Players have made coming to call them out).
Though the karma rewards are minimized when we're not advancing the "main plot", it's been a great way to playtest many of the features of SR5 and decide what we are going to keep vs. what needs to be houseruled. eg. Chase scenes, explosives, and social skill tests.
The biggest reward from these runs is gaining new contacts (or improving the loyalty of existing ones) and the way it offers role-playing opportunities for everyone involved. I'm not sure our Troll Samurai would have focused his karma into improving his CHA and social skills at all had he not had to talk his way out of a situation without the face or the team's leader there, and some extraordinary luck on his part has really fleshed his character out a lot.
tl;dr - Got a fish character? Take him out of the water on your mini-runs! | My PC Team has taken a liking to a barrens restaurant called "The Noodle Bowl" and we can't always get all the players together for every game night. On nights when we have only 2-3 players of the 4 regulars, I run "Tales From The Noodle Bowl" -- it's a series of small encounters and mini-runs (sometimes just Run ideas I haven't written out as a full Run, other times just enemies the Players have made coming to call them out).
Though the karma rewards are minimized when we're not advancing the "main plot", it's been a great way to playtest many of the features of SR5 and decide what we are going to keep vs. what needs to be houseruled. eg. Chase scenes, explosives, and social skill tests.
The biggest reward from these runs is gaining new contacts (or improving the loyalty of existing ones) and the way it offers role-playing opportunities for everyone involved. I'm not sure our Troll Samurai would have focused his karma into improving his CHA and social skills at all had he not had to talk his way out of a situation without the face or the team's leader there, and some extraordinary luck on his part has really fleshed his character out a lot.
tl;dr - Got a fish character? Take him out of the water on your mini-runs!
| Shadowrun | t5_2s4v2 | cjw3b9w | My PC Team has taken a liking to a barrens restaurant called "The Noodle Bowl" and we can't always get all the players together for every game night. On nights when we have only 2-3 players of the 4 regulars, I run "Tales From The Noodle Bowl" -- it's a series of small encounters and mini-runs (sometimes just Run ideas I haven't written out as a full Run, other times just enemies the Players have made coming to call them out).
Though the karma rewards are minimized when we're not advancing the "main plot", it's been a great way to playtest many of the features of SR5 and decide what we are going to keep vs. what needs to be houseruled. eg. Chase scenes, explosives, and social skill tests.
The biggest reward from these runs is gaining new contacts (or improving the loyalty of existing ones) and the way it offers role-playing opportunities for everyone involved. I'm not sure our Troll Samurai would have focused his karma into improving his CHA and social skills at all had he not had to talk his way out of a situation without the face or the team's leader there, and some extraordinary luck on his part has really fleshed his character out a lot. | Got a fish character? Take him out of the water on your mini-runs! |
mynamewaslola | Not too bad unless you happen to have bad timing relative to naps.
I flew transatlantic with a 5 month old and I was EPing. The trip one way was super easy (pumping excepted), the trip back was ok until we hit the redeye and they would not turn off the lights until 3-fucking-am and LO was all sorts of frothy-mouthed.
TL;DR Pumping on a plane sucks, the rest is just baby-in-public. | Not too bad unless you happen to have bad timing relative to naps.
I flew transatlantic with a 5 month old and I was EPing. The trip one way was super easy (pumping excepted), the trip back was ok until we hit the redeye and they would not turn off the lights until 3-fucking-am and LO was all sorts of frothy-mouthed.
TL;DR Pumping on a plane sucks, the rest is just baby-in-public.
| breakingmom | t5_2y6ap | cjw355e | Not too bad unless you happen to have bad timing relative to naps.
I flew transatlantic with a 5 month old and I was EPing. The trip one way was super easy (pumping excepted), the trip back was ok until we hit the redeye and they would not turn off the lights until 3-fucking-am and LO was all sorts of frothy-mouthed. | Pumping on a plane sucks, the rest is just baby-in-public. |
profhelios | I was playing a game of Old World of Darkness, Vampire: The Masquerade LARP, which involved my Nosferatu Mr. Ticks looking into a party that might have human sacrifice.
What he walked into was extremely meta...
It turned out the party was a group of LARPers who were whining and complaining that sacrificing puppies, kittens, and a human baby were not something their characters would do. If you have ever LARPed or played in a large enough group, you will hear that complaint.
Mr. Ticks captured one of the LARPers after scaring the hell out of the rest of them and got the low down that they were using Black Dog (for those not in the know, these are extremely twisted versions of the White Wolf game systems that exist in the game world...) to summon a demon. Yes, they were actually going to sacrifice the innocents to summon a demon. Little did they know, they got a very pissed off Nos and his friends.
The captured LARPer complained about their storyteller/GM taking things too far and then told Mr. Ticks and one of the resident, very nasty Tremere what was going on. Story line is still ongoing, but I just found the start hilarious. Character is now investigating Black Dog Games.
TL;DR: LARPer playing V:TM breaks up a LARP party gone wrong complete with players whining: "That's not what my character would do!" in the game world. Scares teenagers ish-less, starts to investigate Black Dog Games. | I was playing a game of Old World of Darkness, Vampire: The Masquerade LARP, which involved my Nosferatu Mr. Ticks looking into a party that might have human sacrifice.
What he walked into was extremely meta...
It turned out the party was a group of LARPers who were whining and complaining that sacrificing puppies, kittens, and a human baby were not something their characters would do. If you have ever LARPed or played in a large enough group, you will hear that complaint.
Mr. Ticks captured one of the LARPers after scaring the hell out of the rest of them and got the low down that they were using Black Dog (for those not in the know, these are extremely twisted versions of the White Wolf game systems that exist in the game world...) to summon a demon. Yes, they were actually going to sacrifice the innocents to summon a demon. Little did they know, they got a very pissed off Nos and his friends.
The captured LARPer complained about their storyteller/GM taking things too far and then told Mr. Ticks and one of the resident, very nasty Tremere what was going on. Story line is still ongoing, but I just found the start hilarious. Character is now investigating Black Dog Games.
TL;DR: LARPer playing V:TM breaks up a LARP party gone wrong complete with players whining: "That's not what my character would do!" in the game world. Scares teenagers ish-less, starts to investigate Black Dog Games.
| rpg | t5_2qh2s | cjvrwqz | I was playing a game of Old World of Darkness, Vampire: The Masquerade LARP, which involved my Nosferatu Mr. Ticks looking into a party that might have human sacrifice.
What he walked into was extremely meta...
It turned out the party was a group of LARPers who were whining and complaining that sacrificing puppies, kittens, and a human baby were not something their characters would do. If you have ever LARPed or played in a large enough group, you will hear that complaint.
Mr. Ticks captured one of the LARPers after scaring the hell out of the rest of them and got the low down that they were using Black Dog (for those not in the know, these are extremely twisted versions of the White Wolf game systems that exist in the game world...) to summon a demon. Yes, they were actually going to sacrifice the innocents to summon a demon. Little did they know, they got a very pissed off Nos and his friends.
The captured LARPer complained about their storyteller/GM taking things too far and then told Mr. Ticks and one of the resident, very nasty Tremere what was going on. Story line is still ongoing, but I just found the start hilarious. Character is now investigating Black Dog Games. | LARPer playing V:TM breaks up a LARP party gone wrong complete with players whining: "That's not what my character would do!" in the game world. Scares teenagers ish-less, starts to investigate Black Dog Games. |
Canbot | When you buy stocks you are not charged capital gains tax on the portion you pay for with your taxed income. What you are paying tax on is the value that it has increased which you did not pay tax on. So if you buy 100k in stocks and sell for 110k you are only paying tax on the 10k that has not been taxed before.
If you buy a house for 100k and it increases in value to 110k you will be paying taxes on a 110k dollar house. Not when you sell it and reap the extra 10k but every year, even if the value goes down, even though you paid for it with taxed money, and paid sales tax when you bought it.
So it is nothing like property tax. You are only paying tax on earned income. Income you haven't paid tax on in any other way. There is no sales tax when buying or trading stocks.
If you give someone your stocks they get taxed on the full amount of the "gift".
tl;dr You don't pay tax on stocks, you pay tax on the increase in the value of the stock. | When you buy stocks you are not charged capital gains tax on the portion you pay for with your taxed income. What you are paying tax on is the value that it has increased which you did not pay tax on. So if you buy 100k in stocks and sell for 110k you are only paying tax on the 10k that has not been taxed before.
If you buy a house for 100k and it increases in value to 110k you will be paying taxes on a 110k dollar house. Not when you sell it and reap the extra 10k but every year, even if the value goes down, even though you paid for it with taxed money, and paid sales tax when you bought it.
So it is nothing like property tax. You are only paying tax on earned income. Income you haven't paid tax on in any other way. There is no sales tax when buying or trading stocks.
If you give someone your stocks they get taxed on the full amount of the "gift".
tl;dr You don't pay tax on stocks, you pay tax on the increase in the value of the stock.
| stocks | t5_2qjfk | cjw04fh | When you buy stocks you are not charged capital gains tax on the portion you pay for with your taxed income. What you are paying tax on is the value that it has increased which you did not pay tax on. So if you buy 100k in stocks and sell for 110k you are only paying tax on the 10k that has not been taxed before.
If you buy a house for 100k and it increases in value to 110k you will be paying taxes on a 110k dollar house. Not when you sell it and reap the extra 10k but every year, even if the value goes down, even though you paid for it with taxed money, and paid sales tax when you bought it.
So it is nothing like property tax. You are only paying tax on earned income. Income you haven't paid tax on in any other way. There is no sales tax when buying or trading stocks.
If you give someone your stocks they get taxed on the full amount of the "gift". | You don't pay tax on stocks, you pay tax on the increase in the value of the stock. |
Timidnight | In all fairness, people just up and vanished from medieval society all the time. I think thematically, Benjen was meant to represent both the allure (honor) and the disappointment (reality) of Jon's views towards the Night's Watch. Once Jon started to become more accepting of it (after talking with Noyal, especially), Benjen's existance as a foil for Jon is less relevant, thus GRRM can pull his favorite 'do something realisitc to the setting' trick and have a character disappear. In fact, since Benjen vanished, his non-prescence at the Wall has driven Jon a ton towards trying to be a ranger, and later towards helping people in general (in ADWD, he reflects on Benjen's disappearance in the context of how to deal with the wildling refugees). To top it all of, Benjen was the last reminder of Jon's Stark heritage with him at the wall.
TL;DR
Benjen disappearing is a deliberate and thematic way to advance Jon's own perception of the Night's Watch and remove a reminder of his Stark heritage, and it fits with GRRM's realistic tone. | In all fairness, people just up and vanished from medieval society all the time. I think thematically, Benjen was meant to represent both the allure (honor) and the disappointment (reality) of Jon's views towards the Night's Watch. Once Jon started to become more accepting of it (after talking with Noyal, especially), Benjen's existance as a foil for Jon is less relevant, thus GRRM can pull his favorite 'do something realisitc to the setting' trick and have a character disappear. In fact, since Benjen vanished, his non-prescence at the Wall has driven Jon a ton towards trying to be a ranger, and later towards helping people in general (in ADWD, he reflects on Benjen's disappearance in the context of how to deal with the wildling refugees). To top it all of, Benjen was the last reminder of Jon's Stark heritage with him at the wall.
TL;DR
Benjen disappearing is a deliberate and thematic way to advance Jon's own perception of the Night's Watch and remove a reminder of his Stark heritage, and it fits with GRRM's realistic tone.
| asoiaf | t5_2r2o9 | cjw4w69 | In all fairness, people just up and vanished from medieval society all the time. I think thematically, Benjen was meant to represent both the allure (honor) and the disappointment (reality) of Jon's views towards the Night's Watch. Once Jon started to become more accepting of it (after talking with Noyal, especially), Benjen's existance as a foil for Jon is less relevant, thus GRRM can pull his favorite 'do something realisitc to the setting' trick and have a character disappear. In fact, since Benjen vanished, his non-prescence at the Wall has driven Jon a ton towards trying to be a ranger, and later towards helping people in general (in ADWD, he reflects on Benjen's disappearance in the context of how to deal with the wildling refugees). To top it all of, Benjen was the last reminder of Jon's Stark heritage with him at the wall. | Benjen disappearing is a deliberate and thematic way to advance Jon's own perception of the Night's Watch and remove a reminder of his Stark heritage, and it fits with GRRM's realistic tone. |
qwerty_1357 | For the retail investor, options are only appropriate for hedging - the transaction costs in speculating are just too high, and pro traders will get the jump on you on market-moving news.
> Then buy some index ETFs like VTI and VXUS
Horrible advice. If a person is comfortable researching, picking, and tracking dividend paying stocks, he will do a much better job of providing for his future than just throwing money at an index fund.
Owning your own stocks lets you customize your portfolio and build a steady and growing income stream to meet your needs. You as an investor can be reasonably sure of you future income, and you don't need to sell stock when you need money, relying on the price that the market assigns to stocks.
Index funds have significant drawbacks - they are tax inefficient and they allow outside players to game them (buying stocks as they are about to be added to the index, increasing the price that the fund has to pay for them). Index funds by their nature buy high and sell low when they rebalance; this will really hurt you in a choppy, side-wise market with a lot of sector rotation.
TL/DR: High quality dividend stocks have significant advantages to index funds, and allow an investor to have much more certainty that he can meet his financial goals. | For the retail investor, options are only appropriate for hedging - the transaction costs in speculating are just too high, and pro traders will get the jump on you on market-moving news.
> Then buy some index ETFs like VTI and VXUS
Horrible advice. If a person is comfortable researching, picking, and tracking dividend paying stocks, he will do a much better job of providing for his future than just throwing money at an index fund.
Owning your own stocks lets you customize your portfolio and build a steady and growing income stream to meet your needs. You as an investor can be reasonably sure of you future income, and you don't need to sell stock when you need money, relying on the price that the market assigns to stocks.
Index funds have significant drawbacks - they are tax inefficient and they allow outside players to game them (buying stocks as they are about to be added to the index, increasing the price that the fund has to pay for them). Index funds by their nature buy high and sell low when they rebalance; this will really hurt you in a choppy, side-wise market with a lot of sector rotation.
TL/DR: High quality dividend stocks have significant advantages to index funds, and allow an investor to have much more certainty that he can meet his financial goals.
| investing | t5_2qhhq | cjwls57 | For the retail investor, options are only appropriate for hedging - the transaction costs in speculating are just too high, and pro traders will get the jump on you on market-moving news.
> Then buy some index ETFs like VTI and VXUS
Horrible advice. If a person is comfortable researching, picking, and tracking dividend paying stocks, he will do a much better job of providing for his future than just throwing money at an index fund.
Owning your own stocks lets you customize your portfolio and build a steady and growing income stream to meet your needs. You as an investor can be reasonably sure of you future income, and you don't need to sell stock when you need money, relying on the price that the market assigns to stocks.
Index funds have significant drawbacks - they are tax inefficient and they allow outside players to game them (buying stocks as they are about to be added to the index, increasing the price that the fund has to pay for them). Index funds by their nature buy high and sell low when they rebalance; this will really hurt you in a choppy, side-wise market with a lot of sector rotation. | High quality dividend stocks have significant advantages to index funds, and allow an investor to have much more certainty that he can meet his financial goals. |
OssiansFolly | And the rest of the story...
Lets fast forward a week to the 20th. At around 1:30pm I get a message "You do not have access to this feature at this time." I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS AGAIN! The anger is so obvious at this point the woman in the cubicle next to me happened to walk past and made a comment about how she could see anger in my eyes...even without me saying anything. I can't do anything at work, so I guess I have to deal with no service until I get home. I go home and get settled with a drink (La Croix Coconut) and load up Skype. I am assuming something else happened on my account because the last person said everything on the billing side has been resolved...hopefully the person who stole my phone didn't gain access or something. First person on the phone is "Bob". We go over the usual phone number and PIN and I ask him whats going on. He says my account is suspended because I am over the spending limit. I tell him that is impossible since the last guy I spoke with told me he took care of this and I would just make a payment on the 7th of September for everything when my autopay is deducted from my account. He assures me that "no one named Bob has ever let anyone down" and I should "have faith in Bob". He tells me to give him a minute to review the notes on the account and puts me on hold. After roughly 5 minutes he comes back on and said he has a floor manager next to him and she says the reason my account isn't working is because it is suspended due to going over the spending limit. I get that twinge I assume Bruce Banner gets right before he Hulks out, and demand to know the floor manager's name. He tells me it is Jadi. I tell him I went over this all last week and was told it was resolved so that the payment would come out of my account as part of my normal payment schedule on the 7th. I asked him who I talked to last week and what the notes said. He tells me that he doesn't know. I ask him what ANY of the notes say on the account since this is the first contact I've had with Sprint since last week. Again, he replies that he doesn't know. I ask him why he put me on hold to "check the notes" if he didn't actually read the notes?! I ask to speak with a manager. He puts me on hold to go find a manager. After roughly 7 minutes Anita gets on the line and she is going to "fix this" for me. So I go over everything that has happened over the last week, who I've talked to, what they said and told her that I just can't do this anymore I want out of this hell that is customer service. After my review of the details she says, "The reason your service is suspended is because you are over your account spending limit. You need to make a payment to unsuspend your service today." It was at this point that I lost my cool. "I just went over all of that with you and do't understand why I was lied to last week by another manager. I want someone on the line NOW that can fix this problem to restore my service!" She tells me that she was reading the notes, documenting everything and listening to me...BULL SHIT! I work in Customer Service. You can NOT read notes, document the call, AND listen to the customer. You just can't do it. She was basically ignoring me the entire time I was reviewing the situation so she could attempt to read whatever non-existant notes "Bob" was trying to read earlier in this exchange. I tell her that I just want out of everything with Sprint. Please just let me go off into the night never having to deal with Sprint ever again. Wipe my account out of all billing and dues, and I will just leave silently leaving the rest of the people on my Framily alone to stay with Sprint. I won't say anything negative or do anything to move my family and friends from Sprint...just please let me get away from this absolutely atrocious exchange. She tells me that it is beyond her abilities to do that, but will escalate this to the next manager and puts me on hold. After a 12 minute hold I am put on a ringing line. 2 minutes of phone ringing passes...7 minutes goes by...I get up to get a new drink...come back to the phone still ringing...it is at this point I start recording everything on my cell phone (it can't make calls so may as well use it for something), and I grab my fiance's phone.
A female rep answers the call on my fiance's phone (I believe her name is Amy...I wrote it down but I spelled it weird). I explain the situation, give her my number and PIN and tell her I want to talk to a supervisor RIGHT NOW. Amy informs me that she is working to find a supervisor for me. The other phone line is still ringing in the background. The new rep doesn't say a word. I'm not on hold, but we are in "com silence" as we wait for a supervisor to become available. Amy doesn't say a word for 35 minutes as we wait, and wait, and wait, and wait. She tells me that she has a manager and is transferring me over. An automated line picks up and thanks me for calling Boost Mobile! BOOST MOBILE?! HOW DID I GET PUT IN TOUCH WITH BOOST MOBILE?! The Boost Mobile rep informs me that she can't help me since I am not a Boost Mobile customer. Kind of wishing that I was at this point...that rep sounded pretty nice. She informs me that she is going to transfer me back to Sprint. Tiffany in finance answers the phone and asks how she can "assist me". I go through the 5 minute rundown of everything that I have been through, fill her in on the phone ringing in the background, and vent my overall frustration all on to Tiffany. She asks if I can hang up the other line that is ringing, and then puts me on hold. Out of courtesy I turn down the volume on Skype for her. Fourteen minutes goes by on hold when Tiffany comes back on the line and says, "Here is what I am going to do for you Mr. OssiansFolly..." *Hold Music*. FLAWLESS TRANSITION! It is like holding out your closed hand to a child who thinks you have candy then opening the other hand to reveal nothing and running away. WTF TIFFANY?! After almost ten minutes on hold Tiffany comes back and informs me that she is cancelling my service with Sprint. I would be responsible for paying off the first phone that got stolen, the replacement phone deductible, and the remaining service fees...I've been on the phone for 2 hours Tiffany and this is no where near any resolution that I've been working towards! Your job was to get me a supervisor...stop thinking and problem solving on your own and get me a manager/supervisor! Tiffany tells me Deandre is here and will work to resolve this with me. Deandre gets on the line and tells me that he can cancel my service but I'd owe everything Tiffany told me. I take a few moments to explain to Deandre everything that I've been through and express the two resolutions that are possible. He tells me he can't do either of them that he'd have to escalate the issue to another supervisor and they would call me back with some options. I can't do that...I don't have a working phone...you guys have turned it off! Deandre tells me that they will try and contact me on the phone number associated with the account. Again, have no service how are you going to contact me?! He tells me that if I can't get calls there is nothing he can do for me at this time and is terminating the call. *Dial tone*
I give the phone back to my fiance and I guess after an hour and a half or so of the Skype line ringing it is safe to hang up the phone and use Skype again. I call back Customer Service...we are at 2 and a half hours of this so far with no resolution in sight. Jasmine answers the phone and is the next to hear my life story, phone number and PIN. I fill her in on what I want to happen here...I want out of all costs and dues on my account...I just want nothing to do with Sprint ever again. Please put me in touch with a manager! Jasmine apologizes and tells me she is going to get Brooke (her manager) to help me out. Thank god...it is 10:30pm and I am just beat. After a few moments she says Brooke got on a call so she will be transferring me to Troy...after this unannounced hold. Thought this hold was going to be brief, but we are coming up on 20 minutes now...the hold continues until 11pm and I get a message that says "Our offices are now closed. Please call back during our normal business hours." THEY PUT ME ON HOLD UNTIL THE OFFICE CLOSED?! DID I ACCIDENTALLY CALL COMCAST?!
I am now stuck with a phone that has no functionality, and a group of heartless people who I hate with every fiber of my being.
TL;DR - Sprint suspended my service again, hung up on me, put me on hold, sent me to a phone line no one answered, threatened to cancel my service, sent me to Boost Mobile, taunted me with a call back on a phone with no service, and then put me on hold until the office closed. Still no service on my phone. | And the rest of the story...
Lets fast forward a week to the 20th. At around 1:30pm I get a message "You do not have access to this feature at this time." I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS AGAIN! The anger is so obvious at this point the woman in the cubicle next to me happened to walk past and made a comment about how she could see anger in my eyes...even without me saying anything. I can't do anything at work, so I guess I have to deal with no service until I get home. I go home and get settled with a drink (La Croix Coconut) and load up Skype. I am assuming something else happened on my account because the last person said everything on the billing side has been resolved...hopefully the person who stole my phone didn't gain access or something. First person on the phone is "Bob". We go over the usual phone number and PIN and I ask him whats going on. He says my account is suspended because I am over the spending limit. I tell him that is impossible since the last guy I spoke with told me he took care of this and I would just make a payment on the 7th of September for everything when my autopay is deducted from my account. He assures me that "no one named Bob has ever let anyone down" and I should "have faith in Bob". He tells me to give him a minute to review the notes on the account and puts me on hold. After roughly 5 minutes he comes back on and said he has a floor manager next to him and she says the reason my account isn't working is because it is suspended due to going over the spending limit. I get that twinge I assume Bruce Banner gets right before he Hulks out, and demand to know the floor manager's name. He tells me it is Jadi. I tell him I went over this all last week and was told it was resolved so that the payment would come out of my account as part of my normal payment schedule on the 7th. I asked him who I talked to last week and what the notes said. He tells me that he doesn't know. I ask him what ANY of the notes say on the account since this is the first contact I've had with Sprint since last week. Again, he replies that he doesn't know. I ask him why he put me on hold to "check the notes" if he didn't actually read the notes?! I ask to speak with a manager. He puts me on hold to go find a manager. After roughly 7 minutes Anita gets on the line and she is going to "fix this" for me. So I go over everything that has happened over the last week, who I've talked to, what they said and told her that I just can't do this anymore I want out of this hell that is customer service. After my review of the details she says, "The reason your service is suspended is because you are over your account spending limit. You need to make a payment to unsuspend your service today." It was at this point that I lost my cool. "I just went over all of that with you and do't understand why I was lied to last week by another manager. I want someone on the line NOW that can fix this problem to restore my service!" She tells me that she was reading the notes, documenting everything and listening to me...BULL SHIT! I work in Customer Service. You can NOT read notes, document the call, AND listen to the customer. You just can't do it. She was basically ignoring me the entire time I was reviewing the situation so she could attempt to read whatever non-existant notes "Bob" was trying to read earlier in this exchange. I tell her that I just want out of everything with Sprint. Please just let me go off into the night never having to deal with Sprint ever again. Wipe my account out of all billing and dues, and I will just leave silently leaving the rest of the people on my Framily alone to stay with Sprint. I won't say anything negative or do anything to move my family and friends from Sprint...just please let me get away from this absolutely atrocious exchange. She tells me that it is beyond her abilities to do that, but will escalate this to the next manager and puts me on hold. After a 12 minute hold I am put on a ringing line. 2 minutes of phone ringing passes...7 minutes goes by...I get up to get a new drink...come back to the phone still ringing...it is at this point I start recording everything on my cell phone (it can't make calls so may as well use it for something), and I grab my fiance's phone.
A female rep answers the call on my fiance's phone (I believe her name is Amy...I wrote it down but I spelled it weird). I explain the situation, give her my number and PIN and tell her I want to talk to a supervisor RIGHT NOW. Amy informs me that she is working to find a supervisor for me. The other phone line is still ringing in the background. The new rep doesn't say a word. I'm not on hold, but we are in "com silence" as we wait for a supervisor to become available. Amy doesn't say a word for 35 minutes as we wait, and wait, and wait, and wait. She tells me that she has a manager and is transferring me over. An automated line picks up and thanks me for calling Boost Mobile! BOOST MOBILE?! HOW DID I GET PUT IN TOUCH WITH BOOST MOBILE?! The Boost Mobile rep informs me that she can't help me since I am not a Boost Mobile customer. Kind of wishing that I was at this point...that rep sounded pretty nice. She informs me that she is going to transfer me back to Sprint. Tiffany in finance answers the phone and asks how she can "assist me". I go through the 5 minute rundown of everything that I have been through, fill her in on the phone ringing in the background, and vent my overall frustration all on to Tiffany. She asks if I can hang up the other line that is ringing, and then puts me on hold. Out of courtesy I turn down the volume on Skype for her. Fourteen minutes goes by on hold when Tiffany comes back on the line and says, "Here is what I am going to do for you Mr. OssiansFolly..." Hold Music . FLAWLESS TRANSITION! It is like holding out your closed hand to a child who thinks you have candy then opening the other hand to reveal nothing and running away. WTF TIFFANY?! After almost ten minutes on hold Tiffany comes back and informs me that she is cancelling my service with Sprint. I would be responsible for paying off the first phone that got stolen, the replacement phone deductible, and the remaining service fees...I've been on the phone for 2 hours Tiffany and this is no where near any resolution that I've been working towards! Your job was to get me a supervisor...stop thinking and problem solving on your own and get me a manager/supervisor! Tiffany tells me Deandre is here and will work to resolve this with me. Deandre gets on the line and tells me that he can cancel my service but I'd owe everything Tiffany told me. I take a few moments to explain to Deandre everything that I've been through and express the two resolutions that are possible. He tells me he can't do either of them that he'd have to escalate the issue to another supervisor and they would call me back with some options. I can't do that...I don't have a working phone...you guys have turned it off! Deandre tells me that they will try and contact me on the phone number associated with the account. Again, have no service how are you going to contact me?! He tells me that if I can't get calls there is nothing he can do for me at this time and is terminating the call. Dial tone
I give the phone back to my fiance and I guess after an hour and a half or so of the Skype line ringing it is safe to hang up the phone and use Skype again. I call back Customer Service...we are at 2 and a half hours of this so far with no resolution in sight. Jasmine answers the phone and is the next to hear my life story, phone number and PIN. I fill her in on what I want to happen here...I want out of all costs and dues on my account...I just want nothing to do with Sprint ever again. Please put me in touch with a manager! Jasmine apologizes and tells me she is going to get Brooke (her manager) to help me out. Thank god...it is 10:30pm and I am just beat. After a few moments she says Brooke got on a call so she will be transferring me to Troy...after this unannounced hold. Thought this hold was going to be brief, but we are coming up on 20 minutes now...the hold continues until 11pm and I get a message that says "Our offices are now closed. Please call back during our normal business hours." THEY PUT ME ON HOLD UNTIL THE OFFICE CLOSED?! DID I ACCIDENTALLY CALL COMCAST?!
I am now stuck with a phone that has no functionality, and a group of heartless people who I hate with every fiber of my being.
TL;DR - Sprint suspended my service again, hung up on me, put me on hold, sent me to a phone line no one answered, threatened to cancel my service, sent me to Boost Mobile, taunted me with a call back on a phone with no service, and then put me on hold until the office closed. Still no service on my phone.
| technology | t5_2qh16 | cjwln89 | And the rest of the story...
Lets fast forward a week to the 20th. At around 1:30pm I get a message "You do not have access to this feature at this time." I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS AGAIN! The anger is so obvious at this point the woman in the cubicle next to me happened to walk past and made a comment about how she could see anger in my eyes...even without me saying anything. I can't do anything at work, so I guess I have to deal with no service until I get home. I go home and get settled with a drink (La Croix Coconut) and load up Skype. I am assuming something else happened on my account because the last person said everything on the billing side has been resolved...hopefully the person who stole my phone didn't gain access or something. First person on the phone is "Bob". We go over the usual phone number and PIN and I ask him whats going on. He says my account is suspended because I am over the spending limit. I tell him that is impossible since the last guy I spoke with told me he took care of this and I would just make a payment on the 7th of September for everything when my autopay is deducted from my account. He assures me that "no one named Bob has ever let anyone down" and I should "have faith in Bob". He tells me to give him a minute to review the notes on the account and puts me on hold. After roughly 5 minutes he comes back on and said he has a floor manager next to him and she says the reason my account isn't working is because it is suspended due to going over the spending limit. I get that twinge I assume Bruce Banner gets right before he Hulks out, and demand to know the floor manager's name. He tells me it is Jadi. I tell him I went over this all last week and was told it was resolved so that the payment would come out of my account as part of my normal payment schedule on the 7th. I asked him who I talked to last week and what the notes said. He tells me that he doesn't know. I ask him what ANY of the notes say on the account since this is the first contact I've had with Sprint since last week. Again, he replies that he doesn't know. I ask him why he put me on hold to "check the notes" if he didn't actually read the notes?! I ask to speak with a manager. He puts me on hold to go find a manager. After roughly 7 minutes Anita gets on the line and she is going to "fix this" for me. So I go over everything that has happened over the last week, who I've talked to, what they said and told her that I just can't do this anymore I want out of this hell that is customer service. After my review of the details she says, "The reason your service is suspended is because you are over your account spending limit. You need to make a payment to unsuspend your service today." It was at this point that I lost my cool. "I just went over all of that with you and do't understand why I was lied to last week by another manager. I want someone on the line NOW that can fix this problem to restore my service!" She tells me that she was reading the notes, documenting everything and listening to me...BULL SHIT! I work in Customer Service. You can NOT read notes, document the call, AND listen to the customer. You just can't do it. She was basically ignoring me the entire time I was reviewing the situation so she could attempt to read whatever non-existant notes "Bob" was trying to read earlier in this exchange. I tell her that I just want out of everything with Sprint. Please just let me go off into the night never having to deal with Sprint ever again. Wipe my account out of all billing and dues, and I will just leave silently leaving the rest of the people on my Framily alone to stay with Sprint. I won't say anything negative or do anything to move my family and friends from Sprint...just please let me get away from this absolutely atrocious exchange. She tells me that it is beyond her abilities to do that, but will escalate this to the next manager and puts me on hold. After a 12 minute hold I am put on a ringing line. 2 minutes of phone ringing passes...7 minutes goes by...I get up to get a new drink...come back to the phone still ringing...it is at this point I start recording everything on my cell phone (it can't make calls so may as well use it for something), and I grab my fiance's phone.
A female rep answers the call on my fiance's phone (I believe her name is Amy...I wrote it down but I spelled it weird). I explain the situation, give her my number and PIN and tell her I want to talk to a supervisor RIGHT NOW. Amy informs me that she is working to find a supervisor for me. The other phone line is still ringing in the background. The new rep doesn't say a word. I'm not on hold, but we are in "com silence" as we wait for a supervisor to become available. Amy doesn't say a word for 35 minutes as we wait, and wait, and wait, and wait. She tells me that she has a manager and is transferring me over. An automated line picks up and thanks me for calling Boost Mobile! BOOST MOBILE?! HOW DID I GET PUT IN TOUCH WITH BOOST MOBILE?! The Boost Mobile rep informs me that she can't help me since I am not a Boost Mobile customer. Kind of wishing that I was at this point...that rep sounded pretty nice. She informs me that she is going to transfer me back to Sprint. Tiffany in finance answers the phone and asks how she can "assist me". I go through the 5 minute rundown of everything that I have been through, fill her in on the phone ringing in the background, and vent my overall frustration all on to Tiffany. She asks if I can hang up the other line that is ringing, and then puts me on hold. Out of courtesy I turn down the volume on Skype for her. Fourteen minutes goes by on hold when Tiffany comes back on the line and says, "Here is what I am going to do for you Mr. OssiansFolly..." Hold Music . FLAWLESS TRANSITION! It is like holding out your closed hand to a child who thinks you have candy then opening the other hand to reveal nothing and running away. WTF TIFFANY?! After almost ten minutes on hold Tiffany comes back and informs me that she is cancelling my service with Sprint. I would be responsible for paying off the first phone that got stolen, the replacement phone deductible, and the remaining service fees...I've been on the phone for 2 hours Tiffany and this is no where near any resolution that I've been working towards! Your job was to get me a supervisor...stop thinking and problem solving on your own and get me a manager/supervisor! Tiffany tells me Deandre is here and will work to resolve this with me. Deandre gets on the line and tells me that he can cancel my service but I'd owe everything Tiffany told me. I take a few moments to explain to Deandre everything that I've been through and express the two resolutions that are possible. He tells me he can't do either of them that he'd have to escalate the issue to another supervisor and they would call me back with some options. I can't do that...I don't have a working phone...you guys have turned it off! Deandre tells me that they will try and contact me on the phone number associated with the account. Again, have no service how are you going to contact me?! He tells me that if I can't get calls there is nothing he can do for me at this time and is terminating the call. Dial tone
I give the phone back to my fiance and I guess after an hour and a half or so of the Skype line ringing it is safe to hang up the phone and use Skype again. I call back Customer Service...we are at 2 and a half hours of this so far with no resolution in sight. Jasmine answers the phone and is the next to hear my life story, phone number and PIN. I fill her in on what I want to happen here...I want out of all costs and dues on my account...I just want nothing to do with Sprint ever again. Please put me in touch with a manager! Jasmine apologizes and tells me she is going to get Brooke (her manager) to help me out. Thank god...it is 10:30pm and I am just beat. After a few moments she says Brooke got on a call so she will be transferring me to Troy...after this unannounced hold. Thought this hold was going to be brief, but we are coming up on 20 minutes now...the hold continues until 11pm and I get a message that says "Our offices are now closed. Please call back during our normal business hours." THEY PUT ME ON HOLD UNTIL THE OFFICE CLOSED?! DID I ACCIDENTALLY CALL COMCAST?!
I am now stuck with a phone that has no functionality, and a group of heartless people who I hate with every fiber of my being. | Sprint suspended my service again, hung up on me, put me on hold, sent me to a phone line no one answered, threatened to cancel my service, sent me to Boost Mobile, taunted me with a call back on a phone with no service, and then put me on hold until the office closed. Still no service on my phone. |
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