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Funvee | When I initially wrote this response I misinterpreted the statistic and assumed that the 97% value was not for the statistical estimation of annual rapes but for all alleged rapes reported to the police. Having now looked up the statistics which state ["Just 15 per cent went to the police, telling researchers it was “too embarrassing”, “too trivial” or a “private/family matter”."]( This would mean that the paragraph you are commenting on is actually factually incorrect albeit well intentioned.
In light of the massive 85% non reporting rate the police conviction rate of 3% sees a significant rise to 20% which when you include cases dropped due to the emotional strain of the experience in addition to the other factors begins to look more reasonable, when compared to rates for other crimes. [For cases where there is an arrest 40% are convicted of a felony and 48% receive at least some conviction. Rape in particular has low rates of Pretrial release of rape defendants 48% for rape compared to 58% for all other violent crimes. (1990's data)]( of course the police and justice system could definitely stand to improve but I would suggest that the main improvements that need to be changed are to accessibility, treatment of the plaintiff, invasiveness of initial interviews and greater encouragement to come forward.
**TLDR** It was never my intention to insinuate that the 97% figure was incorrect only that it was in many ways an inevitability in the light of our legal systems and I now have a greater realisation of how important it is to encourage higher levels of reporting. (sorry for blabbing in response to your very concise response) | When I initially wrote this response I misinterpreted the statistic and assumed that the 97% value was not for the statistical estimation of annual rapes but for all alleged rapes reported to the police. Having now looked up the statistics which state ["Just 15 per cent went to the police, telling researchers it was “too embarrassing”, “too trivial” or a “private/family matter”."]( This would mean that the paragraph you are commenting on is actually factually incorrect albeit well intentioned.
In light of the massive 85% non reporting rate the police conviction rate of 3% sees a significant rise to 20% which when you include cases dropped due to the emotional strain of the experience in addition to the other factors begins to look more reasonable, when compared to rates for other crimes. [For cases where there is an arrest 40% are convicted of a felony and 48% receive at least some conviction. Rape in particular has low rates of Pretrial release of rape defendants 48% for rape compared to 58% for all other violent crimes. (1990's data)]( of course the police and justice system could definitely stand to improve but I would suggest that the main improvements that need to be changed are to accessibility, treatment of the plaintiff, invasiveness of initial interviews and greater encouragement to come forward.
TLDR It was never my intention to insinuate that the 97% figure was incorrect only that it was in many ways an inevitability in the light of our legal systems and I now have a greater realisation of how important it is to encourage higher levels of reporting. (sorry for blabbing in response to your very concise response)
| Feminism | t5_2qr7i | cphp5pm | When I initially wrote this response I misinterpreted the statistic and assumed that the 97% value was not for the statistical estimation of annual rapes but for all alleged rapes reported to the police. Having now looked up the statistics which state ["Just 15 per cent went to the police, telling researchers it was “too embarrassing”, “too trivial” or a “private/family matter”."]( This would mean that the paragraph you are commenting on is actually factually incorrect albeit well intentioned.
In light of the massive 85% non reporting rate the police conviction rate of 3% sees a significant rise to 20% which when you include cases dropped due to the emotional strain of the experience in addition to the other factors begins to look more reasonable, when compared to rates for other crimes. [For cases where there is an arrest 40% are convicted of a felony and 48% receive at least some conviction. Rape in particular has low rates of Pretrial release of rape defendants 48% for rape compared to 58% for all other violent crimes. (1990's data)]( of course the police and justice system could definitely stand to improve but I would suggest that the main improvements that need to be changed are to accessibility, treatment of the plaintiff, invasiveness of initial interviews and greater encouragement to come forward. | It was never my intention to insinuate that the 97% figure was incorrect only that it was in many ways an inevitability in the light of our legal systems and I now have a greater realisation of how important it is to encourage higher levels of reporting. (sorry for blabbing in response to your very concise response) |
vllewella | So this morning I had an idea while I was doing my skin care routine. You see, I have been having a problem finding a good foundation that I like because I have fine lines and big pores so it seems like everything I try either settles into my lines and pores and makes them look worse or the powders make me look dry and cakey. I have tried all kinds of things from drug store BB creams to higher end powders like IT celebration.. Nothing worked for me, soooo I took my favorite moisturizer and on the back of my hand mixed in some mineral foundation with a small brush. I put it on my face just like I would moisturizer and it worked! It gave me a sheer coverage that didn't settle in lines or pores and evened out my skin tone. It left me looking like I wasn't wearing makeup, which I like.
Maybe this is common knowledge and I am just behind on times since I am fairly new to makeup. If so please disregard, but it made me happy. lol
TL;DR: I made tinted moisturizer and love it. | So this morning I had an idea while I was doing my skin care routine. You see, I have been having a problem finding a good foundation that I like because I have fine lines and big pores so it seems like everything I try either settles into my lines and pores and makes them look worse or the powders make me look dry and cakey. I have tried all kinds of things from drug store BB creams to higher end powders like IT celebration.. Nothing worked for me, soooo I took my favorite moisturizer and on the back of my hand mixed in some mineral foundation with a small brush. I put it on my face just like I would moisturizer and it worked! It gave me a sheer coverage that didn't settle in lines or pores and evened out my skin tone. It left me looking like I wasn't wearing makeup, which I like.
Maybe this is common knowledge and I am just behind on times since I am fairly new to makeup. If so please disregard, but it made me happy. lol
TL;DR: I made tinted moisturizer and love it.
| RandomActsofMakeup | t5_2vigj | cpgrg9r | So this morning I had an idea while I was doing my skin care routine. You see, I have been having a problem finding a good foundation that I like because I have fine lines and big pores so it seems like everything I try either settles into my lines and pores and makes them look worse or the powders make me look dry and cakey. I have tried all kinds of things from drug store BB creams to higher end powders like IT celebration.. Nothing worked for me, soooo I took my favorite moisturizer and on the back of my hand mixed in some mineral foundation with a small brush. I put it on my face just like I would moisturizer and it worked! It gave me a sheer coverage that didn't settle in lines or pores and evened out my skin tone. It left me looking like I wasn't wearing makeup, which I like.
Maybe this is common knowledge and I am just behind on times since I am fairly new to makeup. If so please disregard, but it made me happy. lol | I made tinted moisturizer and love it. |
Nonabelian | > room to grow
> I'm learning every day at this new position and I'm loving it.
These are 2 very key things. I would actually recommend that you stay in your company and grow professionally as much as you can until you plateau (i.e. get bored, learned everything, can't get promoted anymore). It sounds like this company can provide you with lots of training that you can indeed write on your resume and it has a positive work environment with mentors -- this is much better than what most people have.
I am a big believer in taking time off school to do this work. You are earning money. You are filling your resume with accomplishments from the job and new skills. You are learning.
Schools, community colleges, and universities will still be here 1 year, 5 years, 10 years down the road -- they aren't going anywhere. But the oppurtinity to do meaninful work in a positive work environment with room to grow? Now *that* is rare!!!
If you are so inclined, I actually suggest you try taking (free) online courses in something you are interested in. There are so many of them, especially related to IT.
**tl;dr Stay in this good company until you have plateau'd. A good company is very rare and learn as much as you can in this oppurtinity. I don't think there's anything wrong with waiting 2 years to postpone your (formal) education. Consider taking online courses to round out your resume.** | > room to grow
> I'm learning every day at this new position and I'm loving it.
These are 2 very key things. I would actually recommend that you stay in your company and grow professionally as much as you can until you plateau (i.e. get bored, learned everything, can't get promoted anymore). It sounds like this company can provide you with lots of training that you can indeed write on your resume and it has a positive work environment with mentors -- this is much better than what most people have.
I am a big believer in taking time off school to do this work. You are earning money. You are filling your resume with accomplishments from the job and new skills. You are learning.
Schools, community colleges, and universities will still be here 1 year, 5 years, 10 years down the road -- they aren't going anywhere. But the oppurtinity to do meaninful work in a positive work environment with room to grow? Now that is rare!!!
If you are so inclined, I actually suggest you try taking (free) online courses in something you are interested in. There are so many of them, especially related to IT.
tl;dr Stay in this good company until you have plateau'd. A good company is very rare and learn as much as you can in this oppurtinity. I don't think there's anything wrong with waiting 2 years to postpone your (formal) education. Consider taking online courses to round out your resume.
| careerguidance | t5_2t9i0 | cpil1bn | room to grow
> I'm learning every day at this new position and I'm loving it.
These are 2 very key things. I would actually recommend that you stay in your company and grow professionally as much as you can until you plateau (i.e. get bored, learned everything, can't get promoted anymore). It sounds like this company can provide you with lots of training that you can indeed write on your resume and it has a positive work environment with mentors -- this is much better than what most people have.
I am a big believer in taking time off school to do this work. You are earning money. You are filling your resume with accomplishments from the job and new skills. You are learning.
Schools, community colleges, and universities will still be here 1 year, 5 years, 10 years down the road -- they aren't going anywhere. But the oppurtinity to do meaninful work in a positive work environment with room to grow? Now that is rare!!!
If you are so inclined, I actually suggest you try taking (free) online courses in something you are interested in. There are so many of them, especially related to IT. | Stay in this good company until you have plateau'd. A good company is very rare and learn as much as you can in this oppurtinity. I don't think there's anything wrong with waiting 2 years to postpone your (formal) education. Consider taking online courses to round out your resume. |
CMDR_Samurai | I consider this an AI problem, not an issue with people not paying attention to what they're shooting. Also he probably runs beams which deal too much damage too quickly for the recent fix to work.
Recently they made it so that small hits to shields wouldn't cause a bounty to be placed on your head, but I get one every time with my beam lasers.
Also, back to the AI bit, if a ship crosses your screen in the span of less than a second your reaction time has to be spot on to not shoot them, and not all of us have the reaction time of a late teen/early 20 something anymore. Even at around .4 seconds to react I've already shot them and have a measly 200/300 credit bounty on my head that I must go pay off immediately or be hunted.
tl;dr it still needs work | I consider this an AI problem, not an issue with people not paying attention to what they're shooting. Also he probably runs beams which deal too much damage too quickly for the recent fix to work.
Recently they made it so that small hits to shields wouldn't cause a bounty to be placed on your head, but I get one every time with my beam lasers.
Also, back to the AI bit, if a ship crosses your screen in the span of less than a second your reaction time has to be spot on to not shoot them, and not all of us have the reaction time of a late teen/early 20 something anymore. Even at around .4 seconds to react I've already shot them and have a measly 200/300 credit bounty on my head that I must go pay off immediately or be hunted.
tl;dr it still needs work
| EliteDangerous | t5_2vi60 | cpgpk5n | I consider this an AI problem, not an issue with people not paying attention to what they're shooting. Also he probably runs beams which deal too much damage too quickly for the recent fix to work.
Recently they made it so that small hits to shields wouldn't cause a bounty to be placed on your head, but I get one every time with my beam lasers.
Also, back to the AI bit, if a ship crosses your screen in the span of less than a second your reaction time has to be spot on to not shoot them, and not all of us have the reaction time of a late teen/early 20 something anymore. Even at around .4 seconds to react I've already shot them and have a measly 200/300 credit bounty on my head that I must go pay off immediately or be hunted. | it still needs work |
JordanMackerl | Lol my SO definitely eye rolls about how into the game i get. I still tell her whenever i do something cool like this or overcome an obstacle.
A few days ago i was really struggling with the first hr pink rath fight and was triple carted several times. I was getting really frustrated so i set the game down and tried venting to her, still got some eye rolls. The next morning first thing I did was go into zen-mode and i beat the rath! I wasn't going to tell her this time but she looked over at me and asked how the hunt was going. It was so sweet and really suprised me!
Tl;dr: just tell her anyways and maybe she'll stop rolling her eyes? | Lol my SO definitely eye rolls about how into the game i get. I still tell her whenever i do something cool like this or overcome an obstacle.
A few days ago i was really struggling with the first hr pink rath fight and was triple carted several times. I was getting really frustrated so i set the game down and tried venting to her, still got some eye rolls. The next morning first thing I did was go into zen-mode and i beat the rath! I wasn't going to tell her this time but she looked over at me and asked how the hunt was going. It was so sweet and really suprised me!
Tl;dr: just tell her anyways and maybe she'll stop rolling her eyes?
| MonsterHunter | t5_2rron | cphboxi | Lol my SO definitely eye rolls about how into the game i get. I still tell her whenever i do something cool like this or overcome an obstacle.
A few days ago i was really struggling with the first hr pink rath fight and was triple carted several times. I was getting really frustrated so i set the game down and tried venting to her, still got some eye rolls. The next morning first thing I did was go into zen-mode and i beat the rath! I wasn't going to tell her this time but she looked over at me and asked how the hunt was going. It was so sweet and really suprised me! | just tell her anyways and maybe she'll stop rolling her eyes? |
LordPeePerz | Yes. The young man was a passenger in the Suv that was stopped on the road. In the SUV was his girlfriend. Apparently they were in an argument and he had thrown his or her glasses out of the car and they stopped to pick them up, but he was still upset and was just being a douche bag on the oncoming traffic side of the road.
The fucked up thing was, there was plenty of space to pull over on the shoulder, but she had literally put the fucking car in park in the left lane.
TL:DR 2 20 year old kids arguing, parked on the road to retrieve glasses. | Yes. The young man was a passenger in the Suv that was stopped on the road. In the SUV was his girlfriend. Apparently they were in an argument and he had thrown his or her glasses out of the car and they stopped to pick them up, but he was still upset and was just being a douche bag on the oncoming traffic side of the road.
The fucked up thing was, there was plenty of space to pull over on the shoulder, but she had literally put the fucking car in park in the left lane.
TL:DR 2 20 year old kids arguing, parked on the road to retrieve glasses.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphrdj4 | Yes. The young man was a passenger in the Suv that was stopped on the road. In the SUV was his girlfriend. Apparently they were in an argument and he had thrown his or her glasses out of the car and they stopped to pick them up, but he was still upset and was just being a douche bag on the oncoming traffic side of the road.
The fucked up thing was, there was plenty of space to pull over on the shoulder, but she had literally put the fucking car in park in the left lane. | 2 20 year old kids arguing, parked on the road to retrieve glasses. |
mari_ct | When I was a kid, I always heard some stories about my crazy uncle. He was only 14 when he started to hallucinate and my grandfather sent him to an asylum. He was basically forgot him in there until he was like, 40, when, my grandfather was dying of ELA and decided to say where he was and that he was sorry for having abandoned him.
My mom and her brother managed to find him, and when he came back we were there to welcome him, I will never forget the look on his face, he was terrified, so they let him stay at the garden, seated in a bench, in peace, what was his wish. After a few minutes my little sister, who was 6 years old, went next to him to say hello, he grabbed her neck with his huge hands, threw her in the ground and started to beat her. I was the only one paying attention so I started to scream. He came to me, grabbed me by my hair and beated me too.
Nobody was warned that he might get violent, but it turned out that the place where he had been sent was almost a concentration camp (I live in Brazil, where recently many psychiatric institutions have had their brutal "treatments" uncovered and were shut down).
Over the years in there he was constantly raped, beaten up, electrocuted and all sorts of unimaginable suffering. My other uncle was the one who had picked him up, and didn't mention that he was deeply traumatized (he was a stupid drunk man).
He didn't beat us too hard because it all happened really fast and he was pretty weak, but it was scary as shit to see a mad man beating my sister and then coming after me. My family was able to hold him quickly and prevent something bad from happening.
He was taken to my grandmother's house where after while he got used to live in society again, but he has the mental age of a 2 year old kid. He doesn't speak much (except for asking where is his father, the bastard who put him in that shit hole).
TL; DR: When I met my crazy uncle, me and my sister were beaten in a rage attack of a really disturbed man. | When I was a kid, I always heard some stories about my crazy uncle. He was only 14 when he started to hallucinate and my grandfather sent him to an asylum. He was basically forgot him in there until he was like, 40, when, my grandfather was dying of ELA and decided to say where he was and that he was sorry for having abandoned him.
My mom and her brother managed to find him, and when he came back we were there to welcome him, I will never forget the look on his face, he was terrified, so they let him stay at the garden, seated in a bench, in peace, what was his wish. After a few minutes my little sister, who was 6 years old, went next to him to say hello, he grabbed her neck with his huge hands, threw her in the ground and started to beat her. I was the only one paying attention so I started to scream. He came to me, grabbed me by my hair and beated me too.
Nobody was warned that he might get violent, but it turned out that the place where he had been sent was almost a concentration camp (I live in Brazil, where recently many psychiatric institutions have had their brutal "treatments" uncovered and were shut down).
Over the years in there he was constantly raped, beaten up, electrocuted and all sorts of unimaginable suffering. My other uncle was the one who had picked him up, and didn't mention that he was deeply traumatized (he was a stupid drunk man).
He didn't beat us too hard because it all happened really fast and he was pretty weak, but it was scary as shit to see a mad man beating my sister and then coming after me. My family was able to hold him quickly and prevent something bad from happening.
He was taken to my grandmother's house where after while he got used to live in society again, but he has the mental age of a 2 year old kid. He doesn't speak much (except for asking where is his father, the bastard who put him in that shit hole).
TL; DR: When I met my crazy uncle, me and my sister were beaten in a rage attack of a really disturbed man.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphttsp | When I was a kid, I always heard some stories about my crazy uncle. He was only 14 when he started to hallucinate and my grandfather sent him to an asylum. He was basically forgot him in there until he was like, 40, when, my grandfather was dying of ELA and decided to say where he was and that he was sorry for having abandoned him.
My mom and her brother managed to find him, and when he came back we were there to welcome him, I will never forget the look on his face, he was terrified, so they let him stay at the garden, seated in a bench, in peace, what was his wish. After a few minutes my little sister, who was 6 years old, went next to him to say hello, he grabbed her neck with his huge hands, threw her in the ground and started to beat her. I was the only one paying attention so I started to scream. He came to me, grabbed me by my hair and beated me too.
Nobody was warned that he might get violent, but it turned out that the place where he had been sent was almost a concentration camp (I live in Brazil, where recently many psychiatric institutions have had their brutal "treatments" uncovered and were shut down).
Over the years in there he was constantly raped, beaten up, electrocuted and all sorts of unimaginable suffering. My other uncle was the one who had picked him up, and didn't mention that he was deeply traumatized (he was a stupid drunk man).
He didn't beat us too hard because it all happened really fast and he was pretty weak, but it was scary as shit to see a mad man beating my sister and then coming after me. My family was able to hold him quickly and prevent something bad from happening.
He was taken to my grandmother's house where after while he got used to live in society again, but he has the mental age of a 2 year old kid. He doesn't speak much (except for asking where is his father, the bastard who put him in that shit hole). | When I met my crazy uncle, me and my sister were beaten in a rage attack of a really disturbed man. |
csmalley3777 | It wasn't what I saw, but what I heard at first then saw.
September 11th 2001. I was in third grade, in California, it was a school day but it started off odd.
Back then, as soon as the first person in my family woke up they'd turn on the news. I would watch the news and then some MTV before getting onto the bus. For whatever reason, nobody turned the TV on 'til after I left, they turned it on just in time to see plane 2 hit.
I didn't know.
I was on the Special Ed bus because of my wheelchair and all the buses, like every other district, had short wave radios for communications between buses and then between buses and the base.
Because the bus was a short bus (sat about 27 with one wheelchair or 24 with two wheelchairs, the back two seats were removable) everyone could hear the radio and thus everything that was going on with Base and other buses.
We had all gotten used to the constant back and forth chatter (buses calling in traffic reports, mechanical issues, trouble with kids, and Base responding and calling out weather and traffic updates, sending different buses to different stops than usual to pick up the slack of broken buses or traffic issues and such) and it was rather soothing.
Now the SPED buses also had AM/FM radios. My bus driver usually had our on, a country music station or 101.9 The N, but this morning she hadn't turned it on all morning, her day started at 4 AM.
I was napping slightly when suddenly Base called out for every bus equipped with a AM/FM radio to turn it off. The speaker was very calm, very collected, but I remember waking up completely because that had never been done before.
Then the 'Bus Radio' was...silent. No chatter, no static. It was completely dead.
Then when we got to my school, the teachers were waiting for everyone. The SPED kids' teachers always met them at the bus, state law saying SPED kids cannot be left unsupervised if they are in the 'all day class' as it was called, but all the teachers of the school were out there to meet all their kids and shepard us to our classrooms.
This was weird too, as we usually had at least a half hour recess before school truly started. Kids would play or eat breakfast before the bell rang.
Breakfast was brought to the classrooms that morning. Lunch would be the same.
I found out what happened in the classroom.
My third grade teacher was a bitch, one of those teachers that you wonder why the hell they went into elementary teaching at least.
Each classroom in my school, and even the cafeteria, was equipped with a TV. My teacher hated it, never showed us movies or documentaries or whatever have you. I was surprised to learn she hadn't unplugged the damn thing.
She had it on that day, all day, on CNN. She only explained what was happening in the barest of ways.
It was like a bad disaster flick and all we were told that planes hit some towers in New York City. Teacher of the year everybody.
Now this teacher was also one of those types that thought if she wasn't working us to the bone we were doomed to be failures in life. No free time, no real parties. Lessons, classwork, coulldn't do homework until after school, and, if we were finished in class she gave us busy-work.
We had free time all day that day.
That's what I remember, that was the scariest day of my life.
Tl;dr: 9/11/01, nothing was normal that day for anyone. | It wasn't what I saw, but what I heard at first then saw.
September 11th 2001. I was in third grade, in California, it was a school day but it started off odd.
Back then, as soon as the first person in my family woke up they'd turn on the news. I would watch the news and then some MTV before getting onto the bus. For whatever reason, nobody turned the TV on 'til after I left, they turned it on just in time to see plane 2 hit.
I didn't know.
I was on the Special Ed bus because of my wheelchair and all the buses, like every other district, had short wave radios for communications between buses and then between buses and the base.
Because the bus was a short bus (sat about 27 with one wheelchair or 24 with two wheelchairs, the back two seats were removable) everyone could hear the radio and thus everything that was going on with Base and other buses.
We had all gotten used to the constant back and forth chatter (buses calling in traffic reports, mechanical issues, trouble with kids, and Base responding and calling out weather and traffic updates, sending different buses to different stops than usual to pick up the slack of broken buses or traffic issues and such) and it was rather soothing.
Now the SPED buses also had AM/FM radios. My bus driver usually had our on, a country music station or 101.9 The N, but this morning she hadn't turned it on all morning, her day started at 4 AM.
I was napping slightly when suddenly Base called out for every bus equipped with a AM/FM radio to turn it off. The speaker was very calm, very collected, but I remember waking up completely because that had never been done before.
Then the 'Bus Radio' was...silent. No chatter, no static. It was completely dead.
Then when we got to my school, the teachers were waiting for everyone. The SPED kids' teachers always met them at the bus, state law saying SPED kids cannot be left unsupervised if they are in the 'all day class' as it was called, but all the teachers of the school were out there to meet all their kids and shepard us to our classrooms.
This was weird too, as we usually had at least a half hour recess before school truly started. Kids would play or eat breakfast before the bell rang.
Breakfast was brought to the classrooms that morning. Lunch would be the same.
I found out what happened in the classroom.
My third grade teacher was a bitch, one of those teachers that you wonder why the hell they went into elementary teaching at least.
Each classroom in my school, and even the cafeteria, was equipped with a TV. My teacher hated it, never showed us movies or documentaries or whatever have you. I was surprised to learn she hadn't unplugged the damn thing.
She had it on that day, all day, on CNN. She only explained what was happening in the barest of ways.
It was like a bad disaster flick and all we were told that planes hit some towers in New York City. Teacher of the year everybody.
Now this teacher was also one of those types that thought if she wasn't working us to the bone we were doomed to be failures in life. No free time, no real parties. Lessons, classwork, coulldn't do homework until after school, and, if we were finished in class she gave us busy-work.
We had free time all day that day.
That's what I remember, that was the scariest day of my life.
Tl;dr: 9/11/01, nothing was normal that day for anyone.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphzvlm | It wasn't what I saw, but what I heard at first then saw.
September 11th 2001. I was in third grade, in California, it was a school day but it started off odd.
Back then, as soon as the first person in my family woke up they'd turn on the news. I would watch the news and then some MTV before getting onto the bus. For whatever reason, nobody turned the TV on 'til after I left, they turned it on just in time to see plane 2 hit.
I didn't know.
I was on the Special Ed bus because of my wheelchair and all the buses, like every other district, had short wave radios for communications between buses and then between buses and the base.
Because the bus was a short bus (sat about 27 with one wheelchair or 24 with two wheelchairs, the back two seats were removable) everyone could hear the radio and thus everything that was going on with Base and other buses.
We had all gotten used to the constant back and forth chatter (buses calling in traffic reports, mechanical issues, trouble with kids, and Base responding and calling out weather and traffic updates, sending different buses to different stops than usual to pick up the slack of broken buses or traffic issues and such) and it was rather soothing.
Now the SPED buses also had AM/FM radios. My bus driver usually had our on, a country music station or 101.9 The N, but this morning she hadn't turned it on all morning, her day started at 4 AM.
I was napping slightly when suddenly Base called out for every bus equipped with a AM/FM radio to turn it off. The speaker was very calm, very collected, but I remember waking up completely because that had never been done before.
Then the 'Bus Radio' was...silent. No chatter, no static. It was completely dead.
Then when we got to my school, the teachers were waiting for everyone. The SPED kids' teachers always met them at the bus, state law saying SPED kids cannot be left unsupervised if they are in the 'all day class' as it was called, but all the teachers of the school were out there to meet all their kids and shepard us to our classrooms.
This was weird too, as we usually had at least a half hour recess before school truly started. Kids would play or eat breakfast before the bell rang.
Breakfast was brought to the classrooms that morning. Lunch would be the same.
I found out what happened in the classroom.
My third grade teacher was a bitch, one of those teachers that you wonder why the hell they went into elementary teaching at least.
Each classroom in my school, and even the cafeteria, was equipped with a TV. My teacher hated it, never showed us movies or documentaries or whatever have you. I was surprised to learn she hadn't unplugged the damn thing.
She had it on that day, all day, on CNN. She only explained what was happening in the barest of ways.
It was like a bad disaster flick and all we were told that planes hit some towers in New York City. Teacher of the year everybody.
Now this teacher was also one of those types that thought if she wasn't working us to the bone we were doomed to be failures in life. No free time, no real parties. Lessons, classwork, coulldn't do homework until after school, and, if we were finished in class she gave us busy-work.
We had free time all day that day.
That's what I remember, that was the scariest day of my life. | 9/11/01, nothing was normal that day for anyone. |
UnAustralian_Aussie | I had 'friends (basically what I like to call 'footy fags' who think because they play sport they're the best and untouchable)' who used to do this on a 6 lane highway, they asked me earlier if I wanted to come of course I said no they responded with 'what are you a pussy? UnAustralian_Aussies a PUSSY!!!' and I responded with 'No, clearly unlike you I have a perception of self preservation, however im going to consider you don't know what that means, it means I know that it's a complete stupid to step on a 6 lane highway riddled with b doubles so once again. No!'
They aren't my fronds anymkre
TL:DR: ex-fronds invite me to play chicken on a 6 lane highway | I had 'friends (basically what I like to call 'footy fags' who think because they play sport they're the best and untouchable)' who used to do this on a 6 lane highway, they asked me earlier if I wanted to come of course I said no they responded with 'what are you a pussy? UnAustralian_Aussies a PUSSY!!!' and I responded with 'No, clearly unlike you I have a perception of self preservation, however im going to consider you don't know what that means, it means I know that it's a complete stupid to step on a 6 lane highway riddled with b doubles so once again. No!'
They aren't my fronds anymkre
TL:DR: ex-fronds invite me to play chicken on a 6 lane highway
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphh9pq | I had 'friends (basically what I like to call 'footy fags' who think because they play sport they're the best and untouchable)' who used to do this on a 6 lane highway, they asked me earlier if I wanted to come of course I said no they responded with 'what are you a pussy? UnAustralian_Aussies a PUSSY!!!' and I responded with 'No, clearly unlike you I have a perception of self preservation, however im going to consider you don't know what that means, it means I know that it's a complete stupid to step on a 6 lane highway riddled with b doubles so once again. No!'
They aren't my fronds anymkre | ex-fronds invite me to play chicken on a 6 lane highway |
LPfor3v3r | When I was younger, around 6 - 10 years old, my parents would fight *a lot*. I always witnessed them verbally insult each other and threaten each other with pretty pointless shit.
Anyways, there was one day where my parents were really going at it. (I think I was 10 years old.) I knew my father would hit my mom sometimes, but he would always snap out of it and apologize because he felt bad about doing it. That day though, my dad was drunk off of his ass. He came home stumbling through the door and ready to pick a fight with my mom, who was laying down in their bedroom. I tried my best to convince him to just lay on the couch until he "felt better". He just yelled at me and shoved me out of the way and continued down the hallway, into the bedroom.
I was pretty mad that he would just shove me like that, so I went to blow off my steam with some cartoons and juice. I kept the TV volume kind of low, just in case one of my parents needed me.
I was having a good time watching my favorite shows when all of a sudden I hear some thrashing about going on in my parents' bedroom. At first, I didn't think much of it because it didn't really sound like anything to worry about. I continued my TV marathon when I heard my mom calling me. It sounded like she was gasping for air, so I ran to the kitchen, grabbed a glass of water, and ran back to the bedroom.
As soon as I opened the door, I was met with the sight of my father trying to strangle my mom to death with a telephone cord.
My mom's face was almost blue, and she was kicking her legs around like a fish out of water. My dad, still drunk off his ass, had the cord wrapped around my mom's neck, trying all he could to strangle her.
I was horrified. I remember standing there for a few seconds before I snapped out of it and threw the glass of water right at my dad's face, causing him to let go of the phone cord. My mom scrambled towards me, grabbing her cellphone from the night stand to call the cops.
I had never been so scared in my entire life. To think I almost witnessed my dad kill my mom right in front of my eyes really messed me up for some time afterwards. My parents are still together, they never left each other, but they still do have their differences. After the incident, my dad was taken to jail, but my mom decided not to press any charges because she still loved him. (Bless her soul.) I'm just glad my younger brother didn't witness any of that. He was staying at my grandma's because she was to take him to a doctor's appointment the next morning.
**TL;DR:** Bad case of domestic violence between my parents. Scarred me for a long time. | When I was younger, around 6 - 10 years old, my parents would fight a lot . I always witnessed them verbally insult each other and threaten each other with pretty pointless shit.
Anyways, there was one day where my parents were really going at it. (I think I was 10 years old.) I knew my father would hit my mom sometimes, but he would always snap out of it and apologize because he felt bad about doing it. That day though, my dad was drunk off of his ass. He came home stumbling through the door and ready to pick a fight with my mom, who was laying down in their bedroom. I tried my best to convince him to just lay on the couch until he "felt better". He just yelled at me and shoved me out of the way and continued down the hallway, into the bedroom.
I was pretty mad that he would just shove me like that, so I went to blow off my steam with some cartoons and juice. I kept the TV volume kind of low, just in case one of my parents needed me.
I was having a good time watching my favorite shows when all of a sudden I hear some thrashing about going on in my parents' bedroom. At first, I didn't think much of it because it didn't really sound like anything to worry about. I continued my TV marathon when I heard my mom calling me. It sounded like she was gasping for air, so I ran to the kitchen, grabbed a glass of water, and ran back to the bedroom.
As soon as I opened the door, I was met with the sight of my father trying to strangle my mom to death with a telephone cord.
My mom's face was almost blue, and she was kicking her legs around like a fish out of water. My dad, still drunk off his ass, had the cord wrapped around my mom's neck, trying all he could to strangle her.
I was horrified. I remember standing there for a few seconds before I snapped out of it and threw the glass of water right at my dad's face, causing him to let go of the phone cord. My mom scrambled towards me, grabbing her cellphone from the night stand to call the cops.
I had never been so scared in my entire life. To think I almost witnessed my dad kill my mom right in front of my eyes really messed me up for some time afterwards. My parents are still together, they never left each other, but they still do have their differences. After the incident, my dad was taken to jail, but my mom decided not to press any charges because she still loved him. (Bless her soul.) I'm just glad my younger brother didn't witness any of that. He was staying at my grandma's because she was to take him to a doctor's appointment the next morning.
TL;DR: Bad case of domestic violence between my parents. Scarred me for a long time.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cph2wgd | When I was younger, around 6 - 10 years old, my parents would fight a lot . I always witnessed them verbally insult each other and threaten each other with pretty pointless shit.
Anyways, there was one day where my parents were really going at it. (I think I was 10 years old.) I knew my father would hit my mom sometimes, but he would always snap out of it and apologize because he felt bad about doing it. That day though, my dad was drunk off of his ass. He came home stumbling through the door and ready to pick a fight with my mom, who was laying down in their bedroom. I tried my best to convince him to just lay on the couch until he "felt better". He just yelled at me and shoved me out of the way and continued down the hallway, into the bedroom.
I was pretty mad that he would just shove me like that, so I went to blow off my steam with some cartoons and juice. I kept the TV volume kind of low, just in case one of my parents needed me.
I was having a good time watching my favorite shows when all of a sudden I hear some thrashing about going on in my parents' bedroom. At first, I didn't think much of it because it didn't really sound like anything to worry about. I continued my TV marathon when I heard my mom calling me. It sounded like she was gasping for air, so I ran to the kitchen, grabbed a glass of water, and ran back to the bedroom.
As soon as I opened the door, I was met with the sight of my father trying to strangle my mom to death with a telephone cord.
My mom's face was almost blue, and she was kicking her legs around like a fish out of water. My dad, still drunk off his ass, had the cord wrapped around my mom's neck, trying all he could to strangle her.
I was horrified. I remember standing there for a few seconds before I snapped out of it and threw the glass of water right at my dad's face, causing him to let go of the phone cord. My mom scrambled towards me, grabbing her cellphone from the night stand to call the cops.
I had never been so scared in my entire life. To think I almost witnessed my dad kill my mom right in front of my eyes really messed me up for some time afterwards. My parents are still together, they never left each other, but they still do have their differences. After the incident, my dad was taken to jail, but my mom decided not to press any charges because she still loved him. (Bless her soul.) I'm just glad my younger brother didn't witness any of that. He was staying at my grandma's because she was to take him to a doctor's appointment the next morning. | Bad case of domestic violence between my parents. Scarred me for a long time. |
tittilating_tomatoes | Not particularly terrible, but it was to ten year old me.
It was a fall evening, probably early November, right after Halloween. It was dusk, and my mom and I were outside finishing the classic autumn chore: raking. I was bagging a pile of leaves when I heard a small voice yell, "hey!" from up the street. Our neighbor, no older than four at the time, was standing in his front yard. "Help!" he said. I turned to my mom and asked if I could go help the boy. Granted with permission, I head up the hill.
As it turns out, his dogs had escaped and were now running around his yard, outside of the fence. I recruit my twin sister and older brother to help retrieve the two terriers. It wasn't easy, and they escaped from our small hands many times, but eventually we succeeded. Or so we thought. The boy released the dogs, and once more we had to retrieve them.
I remember thinking how odd it was that this family still had their Halloween decorations out, especially one so creepy. The decoration was made to look like a man, lying on the ground. It bled from the mouth and moved its arms robotically. Once the dogs were released by the boy, they immediately ran to the thing and began licking its face. More than creeped out by it, my sister went back down to our house to tell our mother of the ghastly sight while my brother and I continued to chase the dogs. When my sister returned, she relayed back to us what our mother had told her: it's just a decoration, pay no mind. So we didn't.
It didn't take long before we recaptured the dogs and returned them to their yard, as we had figured out their pattern. It was long dark by now, and before we left we asked the boy where his parents were. We hadn't seen them all night, why weren't they helping? "My mommy is at work," he said.
"What about your dad?" We didn't want to leave the boy alone.
Without saying a word, he pointed to the Halloween decoration. *Oh FUCK*.
We go to get our mom, insisting she come up, as something was *seriously* wrong. When she does, we show her the decoration. Or what we *thought* was a decoration.
Without a word to us, she pulls out her phone and dials 911.
As it turns out, the decoration *was* the boy's father, who was having a stroke. Had we not been there, he would not have been discovered until midnight, when the mother returned home. He would have died. However, he luckily made a full recovery.
Like I said, not a huge deal, but it was to me when it happened.
**TL;DR** 10 year old me accompanied with my siblings help out our young neighbor only to discover that what we previously thought was a Halloween decoration was in fact the boy's father having a stroke. | Not particularly terrible, but it was to ten year old me.
It was a fall evening, probably early November, right after Halloween. It was dusk, and my mom and I were outside finishing the classic autumn chore: raking. I was bagging a pile of leaves when I heard a small voice yell, "hey!" from up the street. Our neighbor, no older than four at the time, was standing in his front yard. "Help!" he said. I turned to my mom and asked if I could go help the boy. Granted with permission, I head up the hill.
As it turns out, his dogs had escaped and were now running around his yard, outside of the fence. I recruit my twin sister and older brother to help retrieve the two terriers. It wasn't easy, and they escaped from our small hands many times, but eventually we succeeded. Or so we thought. The boy released the dogs, and once more we had to retrieve them.
I remember thinking how odd it was that this family still had their Halloween decorations out, especially one so creepy. The decoration was made to look like a man, lying on the ground. It bled from the mouth and moved its arms robotically. Once the dogs were released by the boy, they immediately ran to the thing and began licking its face. More than creeped out by it, my sister went back down to our house to tell our mother of the ghastly sight while my brother and I continued to chase the dogs. When my sister returned, she relayed back to us what our mother had told her: it's just a decoration, pay no mind. So we didn't.
It didn't take long before we recaptured the dogs and returned them to their yard, as we had figured out their pattern. It was long dark by now, and before we left we asked the boy where his parents were. We hadn't seen them all night, why weren't they helping? "My mommy is at work," he said.
"What about your dad?" We didn't want to leave the boy alone.
Without saying a word, he pointed to the Halloween decoration. Oh FUCK .
We go to get our mom, insisting she come up, as something was seriously wrong. When she does, we show her the decoration. Or what we thought was a decoration.
Without a word to us, she pulls out her phone and dials 911.
As it turns out, the decoration was the boy's father, who was having a stroke. Had we not been there, he would not have been discovered until midnight, when the mother returned home. He would have died. However, he luckily made a full recovery.
Like I said, not a huge deal, but it was to me when it happened.
TL;DR 10 year old me accompanied with my siblings help out our young neighbor only to discover that what we previously thought was a Halloween decoration was in fact the boy's father having a stroke.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cph6vpz | Not particularly terrible, but it was to ten year old me.
It was a fall evening, probably early November, right after Halloween. It was dusk, and my mom and I were outside finishing the classic autumn chore: raking. I was bagging a pile of leaves when I heard a small voice yell, "hey!" from up the street. Our neighbor, no older than four at the time, was standing in his front yard. "Help!" he said. I turned to my mom and asked if I could go help the boy. Granted with permission, I head up the hill.
As it turns out, his dogs had escaped and were now running around his yard, outside of the fence. I recruit my twin sister and older brother to help retrieve the two terriers. It wasn't easy, and they escaped from our small hands many times, but eventually we succeeded. Or so we thought. The boy released the dogs, and once more we had to retrieve them.
I remember thinking how odd it was that this family still had their Halloween decorations out, especially one so creepy. The decoration was made to look like a man, lying on the ground. It bled from the mouth and moved its arms robotically. Once the dogs were released by the boy, they immediately ran to the thing and began licking its face. More than creeped out by it, my sister went back down to our house to tell our mother of the ghastly sight while my brother and I continued to chase the dogs. When my sister returned, she relayed back to us what our mother had told her: it's just a decoration, pay no mind. So we didn't.
It didn't take long before we recaptured the dogs and returned them to their yard, as we had figured out their pattern. It was long dark by now, and before we left we asked the boy where his parents were. We hadn't seen them all night, why weren't they helping? "My mommy is at work," he said.
"What about your dad?" We didn't want to leave the boy alone.
Without saying a word, he pointed to the Halloween decoration. Oh FUCK .
We go to get our mom, insisting she come up, as something was seriously wrong. When she does, we show her the decoration. Or what we thought was a decoration.
Without a word to us, she pulls out her phone and dials 911.
As it turns out, the decoration was the boy's father, who was having a stroke. Had we not been there, he would not have been discovered until midnight, when the mother returned home. He would have died. However, he luckily made a full recovery.
Like I said, not a huge deal, but it was to me when it happened. | 10 year old me accompanied with my siblings help out our young neighbor only to discover that what we previously thought was a Halloween decoration was in fact the boy's father having a stroke. |
dixoncyder | I witnessed something just the other day that I believe will scar me for quite some time.
We were in the city for the St. Patrick's day parade. It had since died off and we were making a walk back when I witnessed something that I will never forget. I remember looking up while walking and seeing a man, let's call him Steve, shove a relatively older man, Bob probably in his early 60s, to the ground. At this point, Steve is on top of Bob and just not holding back. Punch after punch to the head/face of Bob, while he is doing nothing to stop Steve. Now Steve was also accompanied by his girlfriend, I'm going to name her Sue. The entire time Steve is ruthlessly beating Bob, Sue is next to them kicking Bob in the head and side of the body. Finally Steve gets up and kicks Bob a few times and starts yelling something that I could not make out as we, and other people who had stopped on the side of the road, started to approach them.
Steve and Sue were clearly very intoxicated and the last I remember of the two were them running away as a man chased them. We approached Bob with a couple other people and he was completely unresponsive. He was bleeding from the ear, both eyes, and his nose. Now I've seen my fair share of fights, but have never seen a defenseless person just get beat senseless like that before.
I have never been much of a fighter, but after seeing that happen I have contemplated becoming a pacifist. This happened two days ago and I can't seem to get that horrific image out of my mind. I regret that I did not step in or do anything at all to help, it was as if I just froze when I saw it happen. I do not know what ended up happening to any of them, all that I know is that the police were called as people were telling us to leave, being young adults they did not want us to have to see this gruesome sight anymore.
tl;dr
Defenseless man beat completely senseless. | I witnessed something just the other day that I believe will scar me for quite some time.
We were in the city for the St. Patrick's day parade. It had since died off and we were making a walk back when I witnessed something that I will never forget. I remember looking up while walking and seeing a man, let's call him Steve, shove a relatively older man, Bob probably in his early 60s, to the ground. At this point, Steve is on top of Bob and just not holding back. Punch after punch to the head/face of Bob, while he is doing nothing to stop Steve. Now Steve was also accompanied by his girlfriend, I'm going to name her Sue. The entire time Steve is ruthlessly beating Bob, Sue is next to them kicking Bob in the head and side of the body. Finally Steve gets up and kicks Bob a few times and starts yelling something that I could not make out as we, and other people who had stopped on the side of the road, started to approach them.
Steve and Sue were clearly very intoxicated and the last I remember of the two were them running away as a man chased them. We approached Bob with a couple other people and he was completely unresponsive. He was bleeding from the ear, both eyes, and his nose. Now I've seen my fair share of fights, but have never seen a defenseless person just get beat senseless like that before.
I have never been much of a fighter, but after seeing that happen I have contemplated becoming a pacifist. This happened two days ago and I can't seem to get that horrific image out of my mind. I regret that I did not step in or do anything at all to help, it was as if I just froze when I saw it happen. I do not know what ended up happening to any of them, all that I know is that the police were called as people were telling us to leave, being young adults they did not want us to have to see this gruesome sight anymore.
tl;dr
Defenseless man beat completely senseless.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cph78eo | I witnessed something just the other day that I believe will scar me for quite some time.
We were in the city for the St. Patrick's day parade. It had since died off and we were making a walk back when I witnessed something that I will never forget. I remember looking up while walking and seeing a man, let's call him Steve, shove a relatively older man, Bob probably in his early 60s, to the ground. At this point, Steve is on top of Bob and just not holding back. Punch after punch to the head/face of Bob, while he is doing nothing to stop Steve. Now Steve was also accompanied by his girlfriend, I'm going to name her Sue. The entire time Steve is ruthlessly beating Bob, Sue is next to them kicking Bob in the head and side of the body. Finally Steve gets up and kicks Bob a few times and starts yelling something that I could not make out as we, and other people who had stopped on the side of the road, started to approach them.
Steve and Sue were clearly very intoxicated and the last I remember of the two were them running away as a man chased them. We approached Bob with a couple other people and he was completely unresponsive. He was bleeding from the ear, both eyes, and his nose. Now I've seen my fair share of fights, but have never seen a defenseless person just get beat senseless like that before.
I have never been much of a fighter, but after seeing that happen I have contemplated becoming a pacifist. This happened two days ago and I can't seem to get that horrific image out of my mind. I regret that I did not step in or do anything at all to help, it was as if I just froze when I saw it happen. I do not know what ended up happening to any of them, all that I know is that the police were called as people were telling us to leave, being young adults they did not want us to have to see this gruesome sight anymore. | Defenseless man beat completely senseless. |
DrunkPython | Back in 2004, i was staying at a cabin in west virginia which i have visited many times before. I arrived a day before my friends and when it turned dark i decided to hike to a little water fall and thought to take some pictures of the fall and skies for my then GF. Well on my walk back to the cabin i heard a noise behind me and turned around to catch a glimpse of a figure in dark clothing dash behind a tree. I waited flashlught pinned on this tree for a couple of seconds, then took out my pistol and announced that i had a gun, nothing. Then i started to walk backwards for roughly 20 yards and then sprinted. Well i didn't want to lead who ever it was back to the cabin, so i took a path that i knew looped close to where it was after a mile and a half. After about what seemed like forever i slowed down to catch my breath. Turned around and again to find nothing. When i arrived back at the cabin i found the door cracked open, i then ran to my car and booked it to the nearest motel roughly an hour away and called my friends saying the trip was off, never told them what happened fearing that they would not take me seriously. To this day that was the scariest shit i have ever been through and still dont know who or what opened that door.
Tl;dr Took a walk away from my cabin was followed by a dark figure and upon my return to the cabin the door was open. | Back in 2004, i was staying at a cabin in west virginia which i have visited many times before. I arrived a day before my friends and when it turned dark i decided to hike to a little water fall and thought to take some pictures of the fall and skies for my then GF. Well on my walk back to the cabin i heard a noise behind me and turned around to catch a glimpse of a figure in dark clothing dash behind a tree. I waited flashlught pinned on this tree for a couple of seconds, then took out my pistol and announced that i had a gun, nothing. Then i started to walk backwards for roughly 20 yards and then sprinted. Well i didn't want to lead who ever it was back to the cabin, so i took a path that i knew looped close to where it was after a mile and a half. After about what seemed like forever i slowed down to catch my breath. Turned around and again to find nothing. When i arrived back at the cabin i found the door cracked open, i then ran to my car and booked it to the nearest motel roughly an hour away and called my friends saying the trip was off, never told them what happened fearing that they would not take me seriously. To this day that was the scariest shit i have ever been through and still dont know who or what opened that door.
Tl;dr Took a walk away from my cabin was followed by a dark figure and upon my return to the cabin the door was open.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cph7o8x | Back in 2004, i was staying at a cabin in west virginia which i have visited many times before. I arrived a day before my friends and when it turned dark i decided to hike to a little water fall and thought to take some pictures of the fall and skies for my then GF. Well on my walk back to the cabin i heard a noise behind me and turned around to catch a glimpse of a figure in dark clothing dash behind a tree. I waited flashlught pinned on this tree for a couple of seconds, then took out my pistol and announced that i had a gun, nothing. Then i started to walk backwards for roughly 20 yards and then sprinted. Well i didn't want to lead who ever it was back to the cabin, so i took a path that i knew looped close to where it was after a mile and a half. After about what seemed like forever i slowed down to catch my breath. Turned around and again to find nothing. When i arrived back at the cabin i found the door cracked open, i then ran to my car and booked it to the nearest motel roughly an hour away and called my friends saying the trip was off, never told them what happened fearing that they would not take me seriously. To this day that was the scariest shit i have ever been through and still dont know who or what opened that door. | Took a walk away from my cabin was followed by a dark figure and upon my return to the cabin the door was open. |
Cheechygames | Was a few years back (I was about 15), friends and I in town after a firework show, it's about 10, we leave McDonalds and a drunk guy (about 50) is outside and he seems to be confused. We try to help him out, he says he needs to get a bus, we walk him to a bus stop, during which time he takes a liking to me. We get to the stop, he doesn't get on bus and instead follows us an keeps asking to fight me. I see a police officer down the street, tell him about ordeal, he cautions him and tells us just to avoid him, we walk back past him at the bus stop, at this point he is standing in front of a bus waving both of his arms, he notices me, reaches for a knife out of his pocket and begins to chase my friends and I up a street. Him being 50, gets exhausted and gives up.
TLDR: 15 year old me helps drunk guy out, he then chases me with knife | Was a few years back (I was about 15), friends and I in town after a firework show, it's about 10, we leave McDonalds and a drunk guy (about 50) is outside and he seems to be confused. We try to help him out, he says he needs to get a bus, we walk him to a bus stop, during which time he takes a liking to me. We get to the stop, he doesn't get on bus and instead follows us an keeps asking to fight me. I see a police officer down the street, tell him about ordeal, he cautions him and tells us just to avoid him, we walk back past him at the bus stop, at this point he is standing in front of a bus waving both of his arms, he notices me, reaches for a knife out of his pocket and begins to chase my friends and I up a street. Him being 50, gets exhausted and gives up.
TLDR: 15 year old me helps drunk guy out, he then chases me with knife
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cph83pw | Was a few years back (I was about 15), friends and I in town after a firework show, it's about 10, we leave McDonalds and a drunk guy (about 50) is outside and he seems to be confused. We try to help him out, he says he needs to get a bus, we walk him to a bus stop, during which time he takes a liking to me. We get to the stop, he doesn't get on bus and instead follows us an keeps asking to fight me. I see a police officer down the street, tell him about ordeal, he cautions him and tells us just to avoid him, we walk back past him at the bus stop, at this point he is standing in front of a bus waving both of his arms, he notices me, reaches for a knife out of his pocket and begins to chase my friends and I up a street. Him being 50, gets exhausted and gives up. | 15 year old me helps drunk guy out, he then chases me with knife |
themaincop | Oh sure, a dog will be your best friend and save your life, but will it shit in a box and act too cool for you the way a cat will?
tl;dr: fuck cats, dogs rule | Oh sure, a dog will be your best friend and save your life, but will it shit in a box and act too cool for you the way a cat will?
tl;dr: fuck cats, dogs rule
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cph8a6n | Oh sure, a dog will be your best friend and save your life, but will it shit in a box and act too cool for you the way a cat will? | fuck cats, dogs rule |
xxbearillaxx | My story is rather long, but I will try to make it as brief as possible. My friend had a huge passion for making movies, heck, we all did, and we spent most of our high school weekends in my woods or out at someone’s house making short films. None of them were that amazing, but we loved it.
One summer by buddy decided he wanted to propose to his girlfriend. She loved his films, and supported him, so what better way to propose then through a movie? The movie was basically a Lord of the Rings type movie. The film would be called “The Heart of a Warrior.”
In the movie my buddy, playing the main character, would have to fight his way through Satan and his demons, portrayed by us, to win the battle for the heart of his lady. My character was Satan’s right hand demon, named blindness. My character would be in a sort of battle with Brazen, another demon, to defeat the warrior and take the maiden. Each of our characters would be represented by an animal at various points in the movie, Blindness being a wolf. My buddy had a husky that we were going to use.
Long story short, we had practiced our dark speech for our parts daily, had costumes, cameras, weapons and everything we needed. I was at a girl’s house and my buddy was coming to pick me up for a movie meeting. I went outside and sat on the front of her car in the driveway waiting for my friend to come get me. We were in the middle of nowhere, Ohio. Her driveway goes up to the road, on the left is a hedge that lines her yard all the way to the driveway. On the right is a giant tree blocking the light from a safety light on the lightpost so that only about 8 feet of her driveway is lit. As I sat there, the most massive (four feet tall), demonic, horrific looking wolf slowly walked into the light, stopped, and stared straight into my eyes. I was frozen solid for about ten seconds. It then turned its head, and walked behind the hedge where I could no longer see it. I jumped in the car locked the doors and started calling my friend and the girl whose house I was at. Neither would answer. I got brave enough to run to her door and knock on the door so I could come inside. The door connects to her living room, where her, her mother, father, and sisters were all watching a movie. I was knocking as furiously and loudly as I possibly could but no one would answer. I could hear the movie, I could hear their remarks to each other. I knocked for about two minutes until I gave up and ran back to the car. Finally my buddy answered his phone. I asked where he was and he said he had been sitting in the driveway for ten minutes. I started screaming “YOU ARE NOT HERE!” He started yelling back saying he was and that he had been to this house a hundred times. After about a minute or so he said, “dude… I am somehow at the wrong house down the road…” He came to get me, I jumped in his car and we took off. The girl finally called me back and I asked why she wouldn’t answer the door. She told me no one had knocked and her phone never rang.
To this day I have no idea what that was, or why it happened. I am a very strong Christian and believe some spiritual warfare was at play, judge me if you want, I know what I saw and it changed me. We never ended up making the movie because his relationship fell apart, yet somehow, I was glad the entire time because I was terrified to become that demon again.
TLDR: I was playing a demon in a movie portrayed as a wolf, and saw the most demonic, and horrifying wolf-like creature I have ever seen. | My story is rather long, but I will try to make it as brief as possible. My friend had a huge passion for making movies, heck, we all did, and we spent most of our high school weekends in my woods or out at someone’s house making short films. None of them were that amazing, but we loved it.
One summer by buddy decided he wanted to propose to his girlfriend. She loved his films, and supported him, so what better way to propose then through a movie? The movie was basically a Lord of the Rings type movie. The film would be called “The Heart of a Warrior.”
In the movie my buddy, playing the main character, would have to fight his way through Satan and his demons, portrayed by us, to win the battle for the heart of his lady. My character was Satan’s right hand demon, named blindness. My character would be in a sort of battle with Brazen, another demon, to defeat the warrior and take the maiden. Each of our characters would be represented by an animal at various points in the movie, Blindness being a wolf. My buddy had a husky that we were going to use.
Long story short, we had practiced our dark speech for our parts daily, had costumes, cameras, weapons and everything we needed. I was at a girl’s house and my buddy was coming to pick me up for a movie meeting. I went outside and sat on the front of her car in the driveway waiting for my friend to come get me. We were in the middle of nowhere, Ohio. Her driveway goes up to the road, on the left is a hedge that lines her yard all the way to the driveway. On the right is a giant tree blocking the light from a safety light on the lightpost so that only about 8 feet of her driveway is lit. As I sat there, the most massive (four feet tall), demonic, horrific looking wolf slowly walked into the light, stopped, and stared straight into my eyes. I was frozen solid for about ten seconds. It then turned its head, and walked behind the hedge where I could no longer see it. I jumped in the car locked the doors and started calling my friend and the girl whose house I was at. Neither would answer. I got brave enough to run to her door and knock on the door so I could come inside. The door connects to her living room, where her, her mother, father, and sisters were all watching a movie. I was knocking as furiously and loudly as I possibly could but no one would answer. I could hear the movie, I could hear their remarks to each other. I knocked for about two minutes until I gave up and ran back to the car. Finally my buddy answered his phone. I asked where he was and he said he had been sitting in the driveway for ten minutes. I started screaming “YOU ARE NOT HERE!” He started yelling back saying he was and that he had been to this house a hundred times. After about a minute or so he said, “dude… I am somehow at the wrong house down the road…” He came to get me, I jumped in his car and we took off. The girl finally called me back and I asked why she wouldn’t answer the door. She told me no one had knocked and her phone never rang.
To this day I have no idea what that was, or why it happened. I am a very strong Christian and believe some spiritual warfare was at play, judge me if you want, I know what I saw and it changed me. We never ended up making the movie because his relationship fell apart, yet somehow, I was glad the entire time because I was terrified to become that demon again.
TLDR: I was playing a demon in a movie portrayed as a wolf, and saw the most demonic, and horrifying wolf-like creature I have ever seen.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphb6gt | My story is rather long, but I will try to make it as brief as possible. My friend had a huge passion for making movies, heck, we all did, and we spent most of our high school weekends in my woods or out at someone’s house making short films. None of them were that amazing, but we loved it.
One summer by buddy decided he wanted to propose to his girlfriend. She loved his films, and supported him, so what better way to propose then through a movie? The movie was basically a Lord of the Rings type movie. The film would be called “The Heart of a Warrior.”
In the movie my buddy, playing the main character, would have to fight his way through Satan and his demons, portrayed by us, to win the battle for the heart of his lady. My character was Satan’s right hand demon, named blindness. My character would be in a sort of battle with Brazen, another demon, to defeat the warrior and take the maiden. Each of our characters would be represented by an animal at various points in the movie, Blindness being a wolf. My buddy had a husky that we were going to use.
Long story short, we had practiced our dark speech for our parts daily, had costumes, cameras, weapons and everything we needed. I was at a girl’s house and my buddy was coming to pick me up for a movie meeting. I went outside and sat on the front of her car in the driveway waiting for my friend to come get me. We were in the middle of nowhere, Ohio. Her driveway goes up to the road, on the left is a hedge that lines her yard all the way to the driveway. On the right is a giant tree blocking the light from a safety light on the lightpost so that only about 8 feet of her driveway is lit. As I sat there, the most massive (four feet tall), demonic, horrific looking wolf slowly walked into the light, stopped, and stared straight into my eyes. I was frozen solid for about ten seconds. It then turned its head, and walked behind the hedge where I could no longer see it. I jumped in the car locked the doors and started calling my friend and the girl whose house I was at. Neither would answer. I got brave enough to run to her door and knock on the door so I could come inside. The door connects to her living room, where her, her mother, father, and sisters were all watching a movie. I was knocking as furiously and loudly as I possibly could but no one would answer. I could hear the movie, I could hear their remarks to each other. I knocked for about two minutes until I gave up and ran back to the car. Finally my buddy answered his phone. I asked where he was and he said he had been sitting in the driveway for ten minutes. I started screaming “YOU ARE NOT HERE!” He started yelling back saying he was and that he had been to this house a hundred times. After about a minute or so he said, “dude… I am somehow at the wrong house down the road…” He came to get me, I jumped in his car and we took off. The girl finally called me back and I asked why she wouldn’t answer the door. She told me no one had knocked and her phone never rang.
To this day I have no idea what that was, or why it happened. I am a very strong Christian and believe some spiritual warfare was at play, judge me if you want, I know what I saw and it changed me. We never ended up making the movie because his relationship fell apart, yet somehow, I was glad the entire time because I was terrified to become that demon again. | I was playing a demon in a movie portrayed as a wolf, and saw the most demonic, and horrifying wolf-like creature I have ever seen. |
social_insanity | Two things. In October of 2010 I was driving my normal route to work on the interstate at about 60 mph which of course was nice because normally its a slow roll all the way into the city. I was in that sort of hypnotic autopilot mode, but distinctly remember seeing the cab of an 18 wheeler in the far right lane jerk up and back. That means hard brakes. I immediately hit my brakes as I watched the truck jackknife across all 4 lanes of traffic and strike the wall about 20 yards in front of me. I was able to stop but the mini van in lane 3 had nowhere to go and I remember seeing the front of his van go under the solid steel train car the truck was carrying. I checked my mirrors to make sure no one was going to hit me then exited my car and ran to the van. Mike (I found later to be the drivers name) was going into shock, had a gaping cut over his eye and was pinned in by the steering wheel. I crawled in the back seat to keep him calm and keep him talking. He's OK now. But the adrenaline hit afterward and I lost it.
Second just a few days ago I watched the tail end of an SUV scream by my side mirror then hit the median and flip into oncoming traffic.
Tl;dr - bad drivers everywhere.
Edit: Mike's seatbelt and airbag saved his life. Please use them. The end. | Two things. In October of 2010 I was driving my normal route to work on the interstate at about 60 mph which of course was nice because normally its a slow roll all the way into the city. I was in that sort of hypnotic autopilot mode, but distinctly remember seeing the cab of an 18 wheeler in the far right lane jerk up and back. That means hard brakes. I immediately hit my brakes as I watched the truck jackknife across all 4 lanes of traffic and strike the wall about 20 yards in front of me. I was able to stop but the mini van in lane 3 had nowhere to go and I remember seeing the front of his van go under the solid steel train car the truck was carrying. I checked my mirrors to make sure no one was going to hit me then exited my car and ran to the van. Mike (I found later to be the drivers name) was going into shock, had a gaping cut over his eye and was pinned in by the steering wheel. I crawled in the back seat to keep him calm and keep him talking. He's OK now. But the adrenaline hit afterward and I lost it.
Second just a few days ago I watched the tail end of an SUV scream by my side mirror then hit the median and flip into oncoming traffic.
Tl;dr - bad drivers everywhere.
Edit: Mike's seatbelt and airbag saved his life. Please use them. The end.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphbe5h | Two things. In October of 2010 I was driving my normal route to work on the interstate at about 60 mph which of course was nice because normally its a slow roll all the way into the city. I was in that sort of hypnotic autopilot mode, but distinctly remember seeing the cab of an 18 wheeler in the far right lane jerk up and back. That means hard brakes. I immediately hit my brakes as I watched the truck jackknife across all 4 lanes of traffic and strike the wall about 20 yards in front of me. I was able to stop but the mini van in lane 3 had nowhere to go and I remember seeing the front of his van go under the solid steel train car the truck was carrying. I checked my mirrors to make sure no one was going to hit me then exited my car and ran to the van. Mike (I found later to be the drivers name) was going into shock, had a gaping cut over his eye and was pinned in by the steering wheel. I crawled in the back seat to keep him calm and keep him talking. He's OK now. But the adrenaline hit afterward and I lost it.
Second just a few days ago I watched the tail end of an SUV scream by my side mirror then hit the median and flip into oncoming traffic. | bad drivers everywhere.
Edit: Mike's seatbelt and airbag saved his life. Please use them. The end. |
Sammikins | I'm late to this party, but here it goes anyway. I was about 18 or 19 years old driving my beat up old pick up truck. It was my first vehicle, it was a 1984 Chevy s 10. I was driving toward my house and my little brother was with me in the truck. Coming up the road my light is green so of course I go through the light and all the sudden this woman is coming straight at us. She was turning left so she was running a red light, and also when I looked out of my window she was grabbing for something in the seat next to her not paying attention. To this day I dont know how we didnt get hit. She was so close to the door of my side of the truck that I could have reached out and touched the grill of her SUV. All I could do was throw my arm out over my brother and close my eyes, and wait. But nothing happened. I heard screeching, I felt the truck bump up over something, and I slammed on the breaks. When I opened my eyes I was in a parking lot that was on the right side of the street a little ways up from the intersection. Everyone that was in that parking lot was looking at us with their eyes wide and mouths open. I looked over at my brother and he was pale as a sheet and had this "HOLY SHIT" look on his face. I was so overwhelmed by fear and relief that I burst into tears. The scariest thing of course was the idea that my little brother could have been severely hurt. Had that lady hit us, I would either be dead or seriously fucked up.
**TLDR; somehow escaped what should have been a t-bone accident and wound up in a parking lot a few meters away instead.** | I'm late to this party, but here it goes anyway. I was about 18 or 19 years old driving my beat up old pick up truck. It was my first vehicle, it was a 1984 Chevy s 10. I was driving toward my house and my little brother was with me in the truck. Coming up the road my light is green so of course I go through the light and all the sudden this woman is coming straight at us. She was turning left so she was running a red light, and also when I looked out of my window she was grabbing for something in the seat next to her not paying attention. To this day I dont know how we didnt get hit. She was so close to the door of my side of the truck that I could have reached out and touched the grill of her SUV. All I could do was throw my arm out over my brother and close my eyes, and wait. But nothing happened. I heard screeching, I felt the truck bump up over something, and I slammed on the breaks. When I opened my eyes I was in a parking lot that was on the right side of the street a little ways up from the intersection. Everyone that was in that parking lot was looking at us with their eyes wide and mouths open. I looked over at my brother and he was pale as a sheet and had this "HOLY SHIT" look on his face. I was so overwhelmed by fear and relief that I burst into tears. The scariest thing of course was the idea that my little brother could have been severely hurt. Had that lady hit us, I would either be dead or seriously fucked up.
TLDR; somehow escaped what should have been a t-bone accident and wound up in a parking lot a few meters away instead.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphbqgw | I'm late to this party, but here it goes anyway. I was about 18 or 19 years old driving my beat up old pick up truck. It was my first vehicle, it was a 1984 Chevy s 10. I was driving toward my house and my little brother was with me in the truck. Coming up the road my light is green so of course I go through the light and all the sudden this woman is coming straight at us. She was turning left so she was running a red light, and also when I looked out of my window she was grabbing for something in the seat next to her not paying attention. To this day I dont know how we didnt get hit. She was so close to the door of my side of the truck that I could have reached out and touched the grill of her SUV. All I could do was throw my arm out over my brother and close my eyes, and wait. But nothing happened. I heard screeching, I felt the truck bump up over something, and I slammed on the breaks. When I opened my eyes I was in a parking lot that was on the right side of the street a little ways up from the intersection. Everyone that was in that parking lot was looking at us with their eyes wide and mouths open. I looked over at my brother and he was pale as a sheet and had this "HOLY SHIT" look on his face. I was so overwhelmed by fear and relief that I burst into tears. The scariest thing of course was the idea that my little brother could have been severely hurt. Had that lady hit us, I would either be dead or seriously fucked up. | somehow escaped what should have been a t-bone accident and wound up in a parking lot a few meters away instead. |
yofriendlyenemy | So my older brother and some of his friends went shooting on my grandparents farm. We like to shoot/blow up stuff that we don't need anymore such as dryers, dishwashers, etc. On this day we shot up an old vacuum. When it was all destroyed we got the genius idea to use the metal handle, prop it up and put a shotgun shell on it and try to shoot the pin and make it fire. After many tries we finally hear a loud bang. We look around and we see one of my brothers friends holding his neck and blood running through his hand. He lets go and there's a small gash on his neck. Apparently the shell kicked back into his neck and grazed. He said he didn't need medical attention and it didn't hurt.
**TL;DR Tried shooting a shotgun shell and because Newton's Third Law the shell hit a friend in the neck** | So my older brother and some of his friends went shooting on my grandparents farm. We like to shoot/blow up stuff that we don't need anymore such as dryers, dishwashers, etc. On this day we shot up an old vacuum. When it was all destroyed we got the genius idea to use the metal handle, prop it up and put a shotgun shell on it and try to shoot the pin and make it fire. After many tries we finally hear a loud bang. We look around and we see one of my brothers friends holding his neck and blood running through his hand. He lets go and there's a small gash on his neck. Apparently the shell kicked back into his neck and grazed. He said he didn't need medical attention and it didn't hurt.
TL;DR Tried shooting a shotgun shell and because Newton's Third Law the shell hit a friend in the neck
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphclbp | So my older brother and some of his friends went shooting on my grandparents farm. We like to shoot/blow up stuff that we don't need anymore such as dryers, dishwashers, etc. On this day we shot up an old vacuum. When it was all destroyed we got the genius idea to use the metal handle, prop it up and put a shotgun shell on it and try to shoot the pin and make it fire. After many tries we finally hear a loud bang. We look around and we see one of my brothers friends holding his neck and blood running through his hand. He lets go and there's a small gash on his neck. Apparently the shell kicked back into his neck and grazed. He said he didn't need medical attention and it didn't hurt. | Tried shooting a shotgun shell and because Newton's Third Law the shell hit a friend in the neck |
LiveFromThe915 | One time in the elementary school I was working on a project during class time on the library computers with my partner. I guess we clicked on spam and it wouldn't close and because we were researching Brazil it was a, may I say, risqué link. But shit I was in 4th grade I had no idea what had even happened. Anyway, teacher yells at us in front of everyone and takes us to the assistant principal's office where he then interrogated the shit out of us. I WAS A FOURTH GRADE GIRL WHY THE FUCK WOULD I BE LOOKING UP PORN? Well I could either lie and confess that I did it on purpose or I would be sent to the principal's.
Alas, I was convicted and had in-school suspension. Word spread like fire at the playground that I was into naked girls. You could say the rest of the school year was not the greatest year of my life.
tl;dr sometimes the assistant principal scares the shit out of eight year old you and then you confess you're into Brazilian porn rather than having to go to the principal's office. | One time in the elementary school I was working on a project during class time on the library computers with my partner. I guess we clicked on spam and it wouldn't close and because we were researching Brazil it was a, may I say, risqué link. But shit I was in 4th grade I had no idea what had even happened. Anyway, teacher yells at us in front of everyone and takes us to the assistant principal's office where he then interrogated the shit out of us. I WAS A FOURTH GRADE GIRL WHY THE FUCK WOULD I BE LOOKING UP PORN? Well I could either lie and confess that I did it on purpose or I would be sent to the principal's.
Alas, I was convicted and had in-school suspension. Word spread like fire at the playground that I was into naked girls. You could say the rest of the school year was not the greatest year of my life.
tl;dr sometimes the assistant principal scares the shit out of eight year old you and then you confess you're into Brazilian porn rather than having to go to the principal's office.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphfh53 | One time in the elementary school I was working on a project during class time on the library computers with my partner. I guess we clicked on spam and it wouldn't close and because we were researching Brazil it was a, may I say, risqué link. But shit I was in 4th grade I had no idea what had even happened. Anyway, teacher yells at us in front of everyone and takes us to the assistant principal's office where he then interrogated the shit out of us. I WAS A FOURTH GRADE GIRL WHY THE FUCK WOULD I BE LOOKING UP PORN? Well I could either lie and confess that I did it on purpose or I would be sent to the principal's.
Alas, I was convicted and had in-school suspension. Word spread like fire at the playground that I was into naked girls. You could say the rest of the school year was not the greatest year of my life. | sometimes the assistant principal scares the shit out of eight year old you and then you confess you're into Brazilian porn rather than having to go to the principal's office. |
Vampyrebyte | Friend falling to what what would eventually be his death.
We are at a house party in an flat/apartment at the top of a building. It was an old building so the apartment was basically the loft of this building all the walls were slanted. As it was the top of the building the windows were built out of the roof. A few guys were going out the bedroom window climbing over the roof and in the kitchen window. This was about 3am so everyone was post club and wated on booze and pills at least. The friend I am chatting to decides to join the fun as we were sitting on the end of a bed facing the bedroom window. He loses his grip on the roof tiles and goes sliding down the roof managing to grab the gutter as he falls without even getting up I can see his fingers clinging to the edge and before it had sunk in they were gone. Panic sets in and we all leg it down to the street where he'd landed. He is sitting propped up against the wall. Later, we find out he has landed on his ass and broken his hips, ribs, arms etc. Where he has fallen is set slightly away from the actual road so I call an ambulance and go out to the street to try and show them where he is. A cop car stops and I mistakenly think they heard the call and are trying to help, instead they try to arrest me for trying to pick up prostitutes. Everything gets explained and he ends up in hospital. A few weeks later he is released for hospital and I go round to visit him, no answer. He is dead. Intentional overdose stated as cause of death. Two days later the Dad phones me and tries to blame me.
TLDR Roof fall, almost arrested, guy dies, Dad blames me. | Friend falling to what what would eventually be his death.
We are at a house party in an flat/apartment at the top of a building. It was an old building so the apartment was basically the loft of this building all the walls were slanted. As it was the top of the building the windows were built out of the roof. A few guys were going out the bedroom window climbing over the roof and in the kitchen window. This was about 3am so everyone was post club and wated on booze and pills at least. The friend I am chatting to decides to join the fun as we were sitting on the end of a bed facing the bedroom window. He loses his grip on the roof tiles and goes sliding down the roof managing to grab the gutter as he falls without even getting up I can see his fingers clinging to the edge and before it had sunk in they were gone. Panic sets in and we all leg it down to the street where he'd landed. He is sitting propped up against the wall. Later, we find out he has landed on his ass and broken his hips, ribs, arms etc. Where he has fallen is set slightly away from the actual road so I call an ambulance and go out to the street to try and show them where he is. A cop car stops and I mistakenly think they heard the call and are trying to help, instead they try to arrest me for trying to pick up prostitutes. Everything gets explained and he ends up in hospital. A few weeks later he is released for hospital and I go round to visit him, no answer. He is dead. Intentional overdose stated as cause of death. Two days later the Dad phones me and tries to blame me.
TLDR Roof fall, almost arrested, guy dies, Dad blames me.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphgrcf | Friend falling to what what would eventually be his death.
We are at a house party in an flat/apartment at the top of a building. It was an old building so the apartment was basically the loft of this building all the walls were slanted. As it was the top of the building the windows were built out of the roof. A few guys were going out the bedroom window climbing over the roof and in the kitchen window. This was about 3am so everyone was post club and wated on booze and pills at least. The friend I am chatting to decides to join the fun as we were sitting on the end of a bed facing the bedroom window. He loses his grip on the roof tiles and goes sliding down the roof managing to grab the gutter as he falls without even getting up I can see his fingers clinging to the edge and before it had sunk in they were gone. Panic sets in and we all leg it down to the street where he'd landed. He is sitting propped up against the wall. Later, we find out he has landed on his ass and broken his hips, ribs, arms etc. Where he has fallen is set slightly away from the actual road so I call an ambulance and go out to the street to try and show them where he is. A cop car stops and I mistakenly think they heard the call and are trying to help, instead they try to arrest me for trying to pick up prostitutes. Everything gets explained and he ends up in hospital. A few weeks later he is released for hospital and I go round to visit him, no answer. He is dead. Intentional overdose stated as cause of death. Two days later the Dad phones me and tries to blame me. | Roof fall, almost arrested, guy dies, Dad blames me. |
Just_A_Pandaa | When I was about 7 we lived in South Africa. At about 4am my Great Dane started barking along with my other two dogs. I heard this huge smash of glass (seriously big, I was in such a deep sleep and it's still managed to startle me) For some reason I thought someone had fallen down the stairs into the glass table. (7 yr old brain) all of a sudden there were huge bangs which turned out to be gunshots, they are so much louder and scarier I'm real life. I hear screaming and my dad ran in my room and picked me up then we ran to his room. He put me on the bed and got his gun and my mums revolver out of the drawers. My dad them raced to the stairs to make sure they don't come up. He had been a lieutenant in the military so I thought he would know how to keep them away. At the same time there were constant gunshots and I was screaming under my covers. My mum meanwhile tried calling the police but they are so corrupt they didn't give a crap. The gunshots stopped and I feared my dad was killed so I ran to the stairs and luckily he's standing there unscathed. The police didn't end up arriving for 4 hours. They shot one of my dogs and the others ran to the other side of the house. It turns out our electric/barbed fence hadn't been shut by the maid properly and they smashed our huge window to take our plasma TV. SIX of them all with guns. In the morning we woke up to find the windows above the bed smashed so bullets on the floor. If my dad had stayed standing in the room he would have been shot directly in the head. To this day I freak out when I hear glass break. I suffered from PTSD after that incident combined with other things like being held at gunpoint Ect. Luckily I moved to nz 5 years ago and we just got our citizenship.
TLDR: armed robbery when I was 7 dog shot and dad nearly died. Police were corrupt. | When I was about 7 we lived in South Africa. At about 4am my Great Dane started barking along with my other two dogs. I heard this huge smash of glass (seriously big, I was in such a deep sleep and it's still managed to startle me) For some reason I thought someone had fallen down the stairs into the glass table. (7 yr old brain) all of a sudden there were huge bangs which turned out to be gunshots, they are so much louder and scarier I'm real life. I hear screaming and my dad ran in my room and picked me up then we ran to his room. He put me on the bed and got his gun and my mums revolver out of the drawers. My dad them raced to the stairs to make sure they don't come up. He had been a lieutenant in the military so I thought he would know how to keep them away. At the same time there were constant gunshots and I was screaming under my covers. My mum meanwhile tried calling the police but they are so corrupt they didn't give a crap. The gunshots stopped and I feared my dad was killed so I ran to the stairs and luckily he's standing there unscathed. The police didn't end up arriving for 4 hours. They shot one of my dogs and the others ran to the other side of the house. It turns out our electric/barbed fence hadn't been shut by the maid properly and they smashed our huge window to take our plasma TV. SIX of them all with guns. In the morning we woke up to find the windows above the bed smashed so bullets on the floor. If my dad had stayed standing in the room he would have been shot directly in the head. To this day I freak out when I hear glass break. I suffered from PTSD after that incident combined with other things like being held at gunpoint Ect. Luckily I moved to nz 5 years ago and we just got our citizenship.
TLDR: armed robbery when I was 7 dog shot and dad nearly died. Police were corrupt.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphis68 | When I was about 7 we lived in South Africa. At about 4am my Great Dane started barking along with my other two dogs. I heard this huge smash of glass (seriously big, I was in such a deep sleep and it's still managed to startle me) For some reason I thought someone had fallen down the stairs into the glass table. (7 yr old brain) all of a sudden there were huge bangs which turned out to be gunshots, they are so much louder and scarier I'm real life. I hear screaming and my dad ran in my room and picked me up then we ran to his room. He put me on the bed and got his gun and my mums revolver out of the drawers. My dad them raced to the stairs to make sure they don't come up. He had been a lieutenant in the military so I thought he would know how to keep them away. At the same time there were constant gunshots and I was screaming under my covers. My mum meanwhile tried calling the police but they are so corrupt they didn't give a crap. The gunshots stopped and I feared my dad was killed so I ran to the stairs and luckily he's standing there unscathed. The police didn't end up arriving for 4 hours. They shot one of my dogs and the others ran to the other side of the house. It turns out our electric/barbed fence hadn't been shut by the maid properly and they smashed our huge window to take our plasma TV. SIX of them all with guns. In the morning we woke up to find the windows above the bed smashed so bullets on the floor. If my dad had stayed standing in the room he would have been shot directly in the head. To this day I freak out when I hear glass break. I suffered from PTSD after that incident combined with other things like being held at gunpoint Ect. Luckily I moved to nz 5 years ago and we just got our citizenship. | armed robbery when I was 7 dog shot and dad nearly died. Police were corrupt. |
talsiran | It was my first day as a Teaching Associate in my doc program and they had us previously paired with tenured profs to learn the ropes. My mentor decided I was good enough to go alone for classes while he joined a protest over raising tuition and cutting the budget in Harrisburg. One of my students kept looking a bit flushed, but I figured she was hungover (as several had already proclaimed themselves to be before class). About halfway through the lecture, she weakly raised her hand to inform me she couldn't see...
I kicked all my kids out of the room except for she and her best friend. Realized I didn't have my cell with me and I was in one of the few rooms without a phone. Told the best friend to watch over her, went to a prof's office in the next hallway and asked her to call campus security because one of my students needed to go to a hospital ASAP. She placed the call and then ran back with me to the room.
Ended up holding the girl's hand while she was terrified and eventually had to go outside to tell my next class that I was "running a bit behind schedule" and to go get a coffee. Something that was shown patently false when the EMTs arrived with a stretcher and the prof from down the hall and I held the doors for them. After second class, where I was probably almost noncoherent, I had to write up emails to my mentor, the department chair, and campus security with what all happened. We had to contact the student's family to inform them that their daughter was now in a hospital.
It turned out she was going into some form of diabetic shock or something and had never been diagnosed with diabetes before. She thanked me once she came back to class the next week, but still, thinking that you're watching one of your students die and feeling helpless to prevent it is one of the most terrifying things ever, let alone your first day on the job.
**TL;DR**: First day alone as a Teaching Associate, student nearly dies (or at least came close to diabetic coma) in my classroom after uttering the words "I can't see". Student gets taken to hospital. | It was my first day as a Teaching Associate in my doc program and they had us previously paired with tenured profs to learn the ropes. My mentor decided I was good enough to go alone for classes while he joined a protest over raising tuition and cutting the budget in Harrisburg. One of my students kept looking a bit flushed, but I figured she was hungover (as several had already proclaimed themselves to be before class). About halfway through the lecture, she weakly raised her hand to inform me she couldn't see...
I kicked all my kids out of the room except for she and her best friend. Realized I didn't have my cell with me and I was in one of the few rooms without a phone. Told the best friend to watch over her, went to a prof's office in the next hallway and asked her to call campus security because one of my students needed to go to a hospital ASAP. She placed the call and then ran back with me to the room.
Ended up holding the girl's hand while she was terrified and eventually had to go outside to tell my next class that I was "running a bit behind schedule" and to go get a coffee. Something that was shown patently false when the EMTs arrived with a stretcher and the prof from down the hall and I held the doors for them. After second class, where I was probably almost noncoherent, I had to write up emails to my mentor, the department chair, and campus security with what all happened. We had to contact the student's family to inform them that their daughter was now in a hospital.
It turned out she was going into some form of diabetic shock or something and had never been diagnosed with diabetes before. She thanked me once she came back to class the next week, but still, thinking that you're watching one of your students die and feeling helpless to prevent it is one of the most terrifying things ever, let alone your first day on the job.
TL;DR : First day alone as a Teaching Associate, student nearly dies (or at least came close to diabetic coma) in my classroom after uttering the words "I can't see". Student gets taken to hospital.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphkzql | It was my first day as a Teaching Associate in my doc program and they had us previously paired with tenured profs to learn the ropes. My mentor decided I was good enough to go alone for classes while he joined a protest over raising tuition and cutting the budget in Harrisburg. One of my students kept looking a bit flushed, but I figured she was hungover (as several had already proclaimed themselves to be before class). About halfway through the lecture, she weakly raised her hand to inform me she couldn't see...
I kicked all my kids out of the room except for she and her best friend. Realized I didn't have my cell with me and I was in one of the few rooms without a phone. Told the best friend to watch over her, went to a prof's office in the next hallway and asked her to call campus security because one of my students needed to go to a hospital ASAP. She placed the call and then ran back with me to the room.
Ended up holding the girl's hand while she was terrified and eventually had to go outside to tell my next class that I was "running a bit behind schedule" and to go get a coffee. Something that was shown patently false when the EMTs arrived with a stretcher and the prof from down the hall and I held the doors for them. After second class, where I was probably almost noncoherent, I had to write up emails to my mentor, the department chair, and campus security with what all happened. We had to contact the student's family to inform them that their daughter was now in a hospital.
It turned out she was going into some form of diabetic shock or something and had never been diagnosed with diabetes before. She thanked me once she came back to class the next week, but still, thinking that you're watching one of your students die and feeling helpless to prevent it is one of the most terrifying things ever, let alone your first day on the job. | First day alone as a Teaching Associate, student nearly dies (or at least came close to diabetic coma) in my classroom after uttering the words "I can't see". Student gets taken to hospital. |
Taco_Burrit0 | When I was 16 I was round at a friends house just hanging out, playing some Halo. We took a break so he could go to the toilet and I could go get a drink from the kitchen.
Now a little backstory on the house layout. My friends room is at one end of it, the toilet is pretty much right beside his room, and the kitchen is at the other end of the house and you have to walk past the living room to get there.
Back to the story. As I'm walking to the kitchen, I glance into the living room and see his (soon to be) step-dad take a swing at his mother and catch her right above her right eye, knocking her out almost immediately. Now at the time I was around 5'10" and 138lbs, his step-dad was 6'1" and nearly 250lbs.
My first response was to yell out his mothers name to try get a response, my yelling seemed to make the step-dad snap out of it and he realised what he did and kind of freaked out. He stepped back and tried swinging at me but missed, due in part to my reflexes and his being very drunk. He took another swing and this time I stepped up under it and punched him in the jaw. He threw me to the ground and went outside after this.
My friend came out of the toilet and went over to his mother (he could hear all this from the toilet he later told me), and woke her up while I went to check on the step-dad. He was coming back up the stairs with an axe.
My friend grabbed a butchers knife from the kitchen and threw it at me while he called 111 to get the cops. I told his step-dad to either leave or I will cut him, and he kept coming at me. So I waited until he got just about level with the door before flinging the knife at him while kicking the door closed in his face, the knife caught his arm and the door broke his nose from the impact.
We then locked the door and made sure his mother was safe while we waited for the cops to come and arrest him.
TL;DR: Friends step-dad gets drunk and hits his mother, we have to fight back for our own safety | When I was 16 I was round at a friends house just hanging out, playing some Halo. We took a break so he could go to the toilet and I could go get a drink from the kitchen.
Now a little backstory on the house layout. My friends room is at one end of it, the toilet is pretty much right beside his room, and the kitchen is at the other end of the house and you have to walk past the living room to get there.
Back to the story. As I'm walking to the kitchen, I glance into the living room and see his (soon to be) step-dad take a swing at his mother and catch her right above her right eye, knocking her out almost immediately. Now at the time I was around 5'10" and 138lbs, his step-dad was 6'1" and nearly 250lbs.
My first response was to yell out his mothers name to try get a response, my yelling seemed to make the step-dad snap out of it and he realised what he did and kind of freaked out. He stepped back and tried swinging at me but missed, due in part to my reflexes and his being very drunk. He took another swing and this time I stepped up under it and punched him in the jaw. He threw me to the ground and went outside after this.
My friend came out of the toilet and went over to his mother (he could hear all this from the toilet he later told me), and woke her up while I went to check on the step-dad. He was coming back up the stairs with an axe.
My friend grabbed a butchers knife from the kitchen and threw it at me while he called 111 to get the cops. I told his step-dad to either leave or I will cut him, and he kept coming at me. So I waited until he got just about level with the door before flinging the knife at him while kicking the door closed in his face, the knife caught his arm and the door broke his nose from the impact.
We then locked the door and made sure his mother was safe while we waited for the cops to come and arrest him.
TL;DR: Friends step-dad gets drunk and hits his mother, we have to fight back for our own safety
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphlg1w | When I was 16 I was round at a friends house just hanging out, playing some Halo. We took a break so he could go to the toilet and I could go get a drink from the kitchen.
Now a little backstory on the house layout. My friends room is at one end of it, the toilet is pretty much right beside his room, and the kitchen is at the other end of the house and you have to walk past the living room to get there.
Back to the story. As I'm walking to the kitchen, I glance into the living room and see his (soon to be) step-dad take a swing at his mother and catch her right above her right eye, knocking her out almost immediately. Now at the time I was around 5'10" and 138lbs, his step-dad was 6'1" and nearly 250lbs.
My first response was to yell out his mothers name to try get a response, my yelling seemed to make the step-dad snap out of it and he realised what he did and kind of freaked out. He stepped back and tried swinging at me but missed, due in part to my reflexes and his being very drunk. He took another swing and this time I stepped up under it and punched him in the jaw. He threw me to the ground and went outside after this.
My friend came out of the toilet and went over to his mother (he could hear all this from the toilet he later told me), and woke her up while I went to check on the step-dad. He was coming back up the stairs with an axe.
My friend grabbed a butchers knife from the kitchen and threw it at me while he called 111 to get the cops. I told his step-dad to either leave or I will cut him, and he kept coming at me. So I waited until he got just about level with the door before flinging the knife at him while kicking the door closed in his face, the knife caught his arm and the door broke his nose from the impact.
We then locked the door and made sure his mother was safe while we waited for the cops to come and arrest him. | Friends step-dad gets drunk and hits his mother, we have to fight back for our own safety |
randomherOH | Had friends die and seen other motorcyclist wreck in the worst ways. Still doesn't stop me. I just ride like everyone is trying to kill me, which helps because I put so much distance between me and anyone else and keep an eye on every, little thing. Staying alert keeps you on two wheels. I've also spent countless hours learning how to crash in the safest way possible (yeah, contradictory for some, I know. But there's procedures) and can even turn a high side into a low side. I love my bike, I can't give it up out of fear, I mean I also live a pretty dangerous life in general. I am a welder in the port of tampa, so Florida sun, smoke and loud noises, heavy lifting, super high heights and enough amperage to kill a person and I do all that on a daily basis. I eat like a little piggy, I'm joining the military and I ride a motorcycle. I think I've accepted that what I do is dangerous so it's why I don't have that "sobering moment" like you had. That or my love of riding and living the way I do just overdoes my fear of death.
TL:DR & Disclaimer - I'm glad you are happy with the way you've changed your ways, I'm by no means arguing that you were wrong for deciding motorcycles weren't best for you. I'm just showing two sides of the coin. I just like to share that there are some people out there who love to ride, most times I hear someone mention motorcycles outside of r/Motorcycles and r/bikesgonewild it always turns into motorists jumping on the hate wagon for motorcycles and their riders. | Had friends die and seen other motorcyclist wreck in the worst ways. Still doesn't stop me. I just ride like everyone is trying to kill me, which helps because I put so much distance between me and anyone else and keep an eye on every, little thing. Staying alert keeps you on two wheels. I've also spent countless hours learning how to crash in the safest way possible (yeah, contradictory for some, I know. But there's procedures) and can even turn a high side into a low side. I love my bike, I can't give it up out of fear, I mean I also live a pretty dangerous life in general. I am a welder in the port of tampa, so Florida sun, smoke and loud noises, heavy lifting, super high heights and enough amperage to kill a person and I do all that on a daily basis. I eat like a little piggy, I'm joining the military and I ride a motorcycle. I think I've accepted that what I do is dangerous so it's why I don't have that "sobering moment" like you had. That or my love of riding and living the way I do just overdoes my fear of death.
TL:DR & Disclaimer - I'm glad you are happy with the way you've changed your ways, I'm by no means arguing that you were wrong for deciding motorcycles weren't best for you. I'm just showing two sides of the coin. I just like to share that there are some people out there who love to ride, most times I hear someone mention motorcycles outside of r/Motorcycles and r/bikesgonewild it always turns into motorists jumping on the hate wagon for motorcycles and their riders.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphmh7d | Had friends die and seen other motorcyclist wreck in the worst ways. Still doesn't stop me. I just ride like everyone is trying to kill me, which helps because I put so much distance between me and anyone else and keep an eye on every, little thing. Staying alert keeps you on two wheels. I've also spent countless hours learning how to crash in the safest way possible (yeah, contradictory for some, I know. But there's procedures) and can even turn a high side into a low side. I love my bike, I can't give it up out of fear, I mean I also live a pretty dangerous life in general. I am a welder in the port of tampa, so Florida sun, smoke and loud noises, heavy lifting, super high heights and enough amperage to kill a person and I do all that on a daily basis. I eat like a little piggy, I'm joining the military and I ride a motorcycle. I think I've accepted that what I do is dangerous so it's why I don't have that "sobering moment" like you had. That or my love of riding and living the way I do just overdoes my fear of death. | Disclaimer - I'm glad you are happy with the way you've changed your ways, I'm by no means arguing that you were wrong for deciding motorcycles weren't best for you. I'm just showing two sides of the coin. I just like to share that there are some people out there who love to ride, most times I hear someone mention motorcycles outside of r/Motorcycles and r/bikesgonewild it always turns into motorists jumping on the hate wagon for motorcycles and their riders. |
runbabyrunforme | In fifth grade while taking the bus to school we passed by a little park next to an apartment complex. In one of the trees a kid hung himself. It was one of the girls on the bus brother and I remember hearing her screaming at the bus driver to stop but he just kept going. I think that was the right thing to do but her screaming was just awful. What's worse is she was someone I never got along with, so I felt like all I could do was watch. First time I had seen death and I had nightmares about it for three years. Still one of the only things I can remember clearly from my childhood.
Tl;Dr Saw someone who had hung themselves from a tree in fifth grade. | In fifth grade while taking the bus to school we passed by a little park next to an apartment complex. In one of the trees a kid hung himself. It was one of the girls on the bus brother and I remember hearing her screaming at the bus driver to stop but he just kept going. I think that was the right thing to do but her screaming was just awful. What's worse is she was someone I never got along with, so I felt like all I could do was watch. First time I had seen death and I had nightmares about it for three years. Still one of the only things I can remember clearly from my childhood.
Tl;Dr Saw someone who had hung themselves from a tree in fifth grade.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphn5of | In fifth grade while taking the bus to school we passed by a little park next to an apartment complex. In one of the trees a kid hung himself. It was one of the girls on the bus brother and I remember hearing her screaming at the bus driver to stop but he just kept going. I think that was the right thing to do but her screaming was just awful. What's worse is she was someone I never got along with, so I felt like all I could do was watch. First time I had seen death and I had nightmares about it for three years. Still one of the only things I can remember clearly from my childhood. | Saw someone who had hung themselves from a tree in fifth grade. |
DraconisRex | The day I got back from my first deployment during Operation Enduring Freedom, me and two buddies went for a drive and to go get dinner. I was in the back seat, sitting behind the driver. The guy decided it'd be a good idea to show off how fast his new car was, and how well it handled (Me and the other passenger had deployed, he had stayed behind). The very last thing I said to him before the crash was "Dude, if you get me killed in this thing, I'm gonna come back and haunt your ass."
He hit a patch of debris (I think it might have been broken glass, I seem to remember seeing some bright reflective stuff in the air behind us), and that made him lose control. He drifted towards the side of the road, and over-corrected (if he hadn't, we'd have landed in the lobby of a Little Caesars). There was just enough of a rise in the road so that our momentum carried us up and forward with a left-ward yaw. When we did make contact with the road again, we crossed the center-line and collided nearly head-on with a little Ford Ranger (we were in a 2002 Toyota Celica).
The impact broke the front-seat passenger's neck, and even though we were all wearing seatbelts, the angle and severity of the collision drove his head into the head of the driver. The front-seat passenger died on the scene. The head-butt separated the hemispheres of the driver's brain and he died around 2am the next morning. His parents later told me that when they went to see him, his head had swelled to the size of a watermelon.
I hit my head on the back window, and that knocked me out (the back window on a 2000-era Toyota Celica is positioned almost perfectly to do exactly that. Pretty serious design flaw if you ask me.) According to the police report, witnesses heard a screaming woman in the back seat. So it's officially a matter of record: I scream like a girl.
When I came to in the hospital, the last thing that I remembered, (at the time. The accident all came flooding back to me over the next two weeks, in vivid detail... what a fun experience THAT was), was that I had been deployed. The ER doctors told me I'd been in a vehicle accident. I'd assumed that we'd been attacked on the bus-ride to work, and I'd somehow survived to be airlifted out. They were asking me if I knew where I was. "Oman?" A lot of concerned looks between doctors. They told me I was home, which made NO sense.
I was clearly in agony, so they gave me morphine. That's how I found out that I'm allergic to morphine. My veins were on fire, the walls were melting and the doctors all had lizard tails under their white doctor coats.
**tl;dr: So it's a toss-up for me. The scariest thing I've ever witnessed is either a fatal head-butt or a bad trip from some REALLY powerful medication.** | The day I got back from my first deployment during Operation Enduring Freedom, me and two buddies went for a drive and to go get dinner. I was in the back seat, sitting behind the driver. The guy decided it'd be a good idea to show off how fast his new car was, and how well it handled (Me and the other passenger had deployed, he had stayed behind). The very last thing I said to him before the crash was "Dude, if you get me killed in this thing, I'm gonna come back and haunt your ass."
He hit a patch of debris (I think it might have been broken glass, I seem to remember seeing some bright reflective stuff in the air behind us), and that made him lose control. He drifted towards the side of the road, and over-corrected (if he hadn't, we'd have landed in the lobby of a Little Caesars). There was just enough of a rise in the road so that our momentum carried us up and forward with a left-ward yaw. When we did make contact with the road again, we crossed the center-line and collided nearly head-on with a little Ford Ranger (we were in a 2002 Toyota Celica).
The impact broke the front-seat passenger's neck, and even though we were all wearing seatbelts, the angle and severity of the collision drove his head into the head of the driver. The front-seat passenger died on the scene. The head-butt separated the hemispheres of the driver's brain and he died around 2am the next morning. His parents later told me that when they went to see him, his head had swelled to the size of a watermelon.
I hit my head on the back window, and that knocked me out (the back window on a 2000-era Toyota Celica is positioned almost perfectly to do exactly that. Pretty serious design flaw if you ask me.) According to the police report, witnesses heard a screaming woman in the back seat. So it's officially a matter of record: I scream like a girl.
When I came to in the hospital, the last thing that I remembered, (at the time. The accident all came flooding back to me over the next two weeks, in vivid detail... what a fun experience THAT was), was that I had been deployed. The ER doctors told me I'd been in a vehicle accident. I'd assumed that we'd been attacked on the bus-ride to work, and I'd somehow survived to be airlifted out. They were asking me if I knew where I was. "Oman?" A lot of concerned looks between doctors. They told me I was home, which made NO sense.
I was clearly in agony, so they gave me morphine. That's how I found out that I'm allergic to morphine. My veins were on fire, the walls were melting and the doctors all had lizard tails under their white doctor coats.
tl;dr: So it's a toss-up for me. The scariest thing I've ever witnessed is either a fatal head-butt or a bad trip from some REALLY powerful medication.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphnhl8 | The day I got back from my first deployment during Operation Enduring Freedom, me and two buddies went for a drive and to go get dinner. I was in the back seat, sitting behind the driver. The guy decided it'd be a good idea to show off how fast his new car was, and how well it handled (Me and the other passenger had deployed, he had stayed behind). The very last thing I said to him before the crash was "Dude, if you get me killed in this thing, I'm gonna come back and haunt your ass."
He hit a patch of debris (I think it might have been broken glass, I seem to remember seeing some bright reflective stuff in the air behind us), and that made him lose control. He drifted towards the side of the road, and over-corrected (if he hadn't, we'd have landed in the lobby of a Little Caesars). There was just enough of a rise in the road so that our momentum carried us up and forward with a left-ward yaw. When we did make contact with the road again, we crossed the center-line and collided nearly head-on with a little Ford Ranger (we were in a 2002 Toyota Celica).
The impact broke the front-seat passenger's neck, and even though we were all wearing seatbelts, the angle and severity of the collision drove his head into the head of the driver. The front-seat passenger died on the scene. The head-butt separated the hemispheres of the driver's brain and he died around 2am the next morning. His parents later told me that when they went to see him, his head had swelled to the size of a watermelon.
I hit my head on the back window, and that knocked me out (the back window on a 2000-era Toyota Celica is positioned almost perfectly to do exactly that. Pretty serious design flaw if you ask me.) According to the police report, witnesses heard a screaming woman in the back seat. So it's officially a matter of record: I scream like a girl.
When I came to in the hospital, the last thing that I remembered, (at the time. The accident all came flooding back to me over the next two weeks, in vivid detail... what a fun experience THAT was), was that I had been deployed. The ER doctors told me I'd been in a vehicle accident. I'd assumed that we'd been attacked on the bus-ride to work, and I'd somehow survived to be airlifted out. They were asking me if I knew where I was. "Oman?" A lot of concerned looks between doctors. They told me I was home, which made NO sense.
I was clearly in agony, so they gave me morphine. That's how I found out that I'm allergic to morphine. My veins were on fire, the walls were melting and the doctors all had lizard tails under their white doctor coats. | So it's a toss-up for me. The scariest thing I've ever witnessed is either a fatal head-butt or a bad trip from some REALLY powerful medication. |
SiRyEm | During the blizzard of 1978 a small dog jumped into our back seat of our car. My dad had to go to work for the Army. We ended up bonding with the dog and we kept him after finding no one that took ownership.
In 1979, my dad got orders to Ft Sill. We moved and lived in Lawton, Ok. This was a different time and Ok. was much more open field and free. (I haven't been back since). This wonderful dog would help warn us of pending thunder storms and the possibility of a tornado. We saw a few and ran from 2 that I remember.
All of this is leading to one night my dog didn't come home. Being a free roaming, well trained dog we were a little worry he might have been hit by a car. The next night I was in tears (I was 9). We heard a scratch at the door and it was my dog. I was elated. I went to pet him and he yelped. I looked down and was startled to see someone or something had sliced open his side. The gash went from behind his left leg to high on his neck. I could see the shoulder bone and the muscle surrounding it. I was scared to death for him. We convinced our dad to take him to the vet (standard in the 70's for poor people was to put them out of their misery). He received multiple stitches and survived the ordeal.
Two years later and back in Indianapolis he was hit by a car. His neck was limp and he had blood coming out of his mouth and from his side. He was still alive, but barely. I couldn't believe my (his) luck. My parents ran him to the vet, but his injuries were to great and he was put down. Of course, I was devastated. To this day (I'm 43) I have never allowed myself to love another animal as deeply as I loved him. My wife has tried to get me to love our pets, but I can't because I know how quickly they can be taken.
And just last week we had to put down our chihuahua that we had for 16.5 years. We got him as a puppy and he grew up with my children. They all attended the appointment to say goodbye. Watching my children cry over his death brought back those old memories and I knew what they were feeling. As a father their is nothing tougher than watching your children hurting and knowing you can't make it better. I could only offer my shoulder and a tissue.
Sorry, for the long story. I wanted to pass it along because I needed to talk about it. This seemed like the right thread. RIP to both of my only loved dogs (as I tear up writing this).
TLDR: Watched 2 of my dogs die | During the blizzard of 1978 a small dog jumped into our back seat of our car. My dad had to go to work for the Army. We ended up bonding with the dog and we kept him after finding no one that took ownership.
In 1979, my dad got orders to Ft Sill. We moved and lived in Lawton, Ok. This was a different time and Ok. was much more open field and free. (I haven't been back since). This wonderful dog would help warn us of pending thunder storms and the possibility of a tornado. We saw a few and ran from 2 that I remember.
All of this is leading to one night my dog didn't come home. Being a free roaming, well trained dog we were a little worry he might have been hit by a car. The next night I was in tears (I was 9). We heard a scratch at the door and it was my dog. I was elated. I went to pet him and he yelped. I looked down and was startled to see someone or something had sliced open his side. The gash went from behind his left leg to high on his neck. I could see the shoulder bone and the muscle surrounding it. I was scared to death for him. We convinced our dad to take him to the vet (standard in the 70's for poor people was to put them out of their misery). He received multiple stitches and survived the ordeal.
Two years later and back in Indianapolis he was hit by a car. His neck was limp and he had blood coming out of his mouth and from his side. He was still alive, but barely. I couldn't believe my (his) luck. My parents ran him to the vet, but his injuries were to great and he was put down. Of course, I was devastated. To this day (I'm 43) I have never allowed myself to love another animal as deeply as I loved him. My wife has tried to get me to love our pets, but I can't because I know how quickly they can be taken.
And just last week we had to put down our chihuahua that we had for 16.5 years. We got him as a puppy and he grew up with my children. They all attended the appointment to say goodbye. Watching my children cry over his death brought back those old memories and I knew what they were feeling. As a father their is nothing tougher than watching your children hurting and knowing you can't make it better. I could only offer my shoulder and a tissue.
Sorry, for the long story. I wanted to pass it along because I needed to talk about it. This seemed like the right thread. RIP to both of my only loved dogs (as I tear up writing this).
TLDR: Watched 2 of my dogs die
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cphps9n | During the blizzard of 1978 a small dog jumped into our back seat of our car. My dad had to go to work for the Army. We ended up bonding with the dog and we kept him after finding no one that took ownership.
In 1979, my dad got orders to Ft Sill. We moved and lived in Lawton, Ok. This was a different time and Ok. was much more open field and free. (I haven't been back since). This wonderful dog would help warn us of pending thunder storms and the possibility of a tornado. We saw a few and ran from 2 that I remember.
All of this is leading to one night my dog didn't come home. Being a free roaming, well trained dog we were a little worry he might have been hit by a car. The next night I was in tears (I was 9). We heard a scratch at the door and it was my dog. I was elated. I went to pet him and he yelped. I looked down and was startled to see someone or something had sliced open his side. The gash went from behind his left leg to high on his neck. I could see the shoulder bone and the muscle surrounding it. I was scared to death for him. We convinced our dad to take him to the vet (standard in the 70's for poor people was to put them out of their misery). He received multiple stitches and survived the ordeal.
Two years later and back in Indianapolis he was hit by a car. His neck was limp and he had blood coming out of his mouth and from his side. He was still alive, but barely. I couldn't believe my (his) luck. My parents ran him to the vet, but his injuries were to great and he was put down. Of course, I was devastated. To this day (I'm 43) I have never allowed myself to love another animal as deeply as I loved him. My wife has tried to get me to love our pets, but I can't because I know how quickly they can be taken.
And just last week we had to put down our chihuahua that we had for 16.5 years. We got him as a puppy and he grew up with my children. They all attended the appointment to say goodbye. Watching my children cry over his death brought back those old memories and I knew what they were feeling. As a father their is nothing tougher than watching your children hurting and knowing you can't make it better. I could only offer my shoulder and a tissue.
Sorry, for the long story. I wanted to pass it along because I needed to talk about it. This seemed like the right thread. RIP to both of my only loved dogs (as I tear up writing this). | Watched 2 of my dogs die |
A_600lb_Tunafish | One time at the gym when I was doing my heavy deadlifts and squats I saw a female friend/acquaintance of mine, I smiled, waved hello, that was it.
Found it like a week later that at one point during the day she saw me looking at her and laughing at her for sucking at the gym. There was no point in my workout that I did that, I literally had my headphones on and was working out solo not giving a shit about anything. For fuck's sake I wear long, polka dot socks to the gym, I don't care about appearance or being snooty or anything. I guess she just constructed shit in her head.
TL;DR female friend got self-conscious and thought I was making fun of her, people need to realize that nobody at the gym gives a fuck about anyone else. Just shut the fuck up and lift. | One time at the gym when I was doing my heavy deadlifts and squats I saw a female friend/acquaintance of mine, I smiled, waved hello, that was it.
Found it like a week later that at one point during the day she saw me looking at her and laughing at her for sucking at the gym. There was no point in my workout that I did that, I literally had my headphones on and was working out solo not giving a shit about anything. For fuck's sake I wear long, polka dot socks to the gym, I don't care about appearance or being snooty or anything. I guess she just constructed shit in her head.
TL;DR female friend got self-conscious and thought I was making fun of her, people need to realize that nobody at the gym gives a fuck about anyone else. Just shut the fuck up and lift.
| fatpeoplehate | t5_2x9xz | cphludh | One time at the gym when I was doing my heavy deadlifts and squats I saw a female friend/acquaintance of mine, I smiled, waved hello, that was it.
Found it like a week later that at one point during the day she saw me looking at her and laughing at her for sucking at the gym. There was no point in my workout that I did that, I literally had my headphones on and was working out solo not giving a shit about anything. For fuck's sake I wear long, polka dot socks to the gym, I don't care about appearance or being snooty or anything. I guess she just constructed shit in her head. | female friend got self-conscious and thought I was making fun of her, people need to realize that nobody at the gym gives a fuck about anyone else. Just shut the fuck up and lift. |
Sillypug45 | I did not think about a nationalized pharmacare program until last year, and I really do believe its a great idea.
I am 20 years old and last September I was diagnosed with a large brain tumour called a Prolactinoma. It is a common type of benign tumour however my Neurosurgeon had never encountered one of this size. It is a genetic problem that caused it and therefore there was nothing I could do to prevent it. Thankfully I was able to avoid an extremely risky surgery to have it removed because there is a drug that targets the hormone the tumour was made of and would stop the tumour from growing, allowing in to shrink over time. Since I have been on this medication the tumour has shrank around 80-90% of its original size.
However the drug is very expensive and without insurance it would be impossible for me to afford. Right now I am on my Mothers insurance plan but when it runs out this year I will have to find a new one to cover me, and even with insurance the 20% cost of the drug I need to cover is expensive. Due to the small number of people needing this drug it is far too expensive for most people to afford without some kind of subsidy. I have had to put my university education on hold and have struggled maintaining full time work because of my situation. Like our healthcare system, a national pharmacare plan would help millions of Canadians who need support to afford their prescription medicine. I have to take my meds possibly for the rest of my life to ensure my tumour does not return and my condition has given me a drastic disadvantage in life.
Its the conservative morons who always preach that we live in a society where everyone is on an equal playing field and we all just need to pull up our bootstraps. Well my bootstraps were trimmed short because of my Genes, and the current federal government would rather pretend this problem does not exist and focus on the scary terrorists who are gonna come an get u. I have always supported the LPC in the past but I am starting to realize they will never offer real solutions and only try and steal the left vote by paying lip service to their ideals. I think its about time the NDP get a fair shot at running the country. However god damn unlikely it is for them to win, I would rather vote on my principles then bow my head to a liberal government who will not achieve anything real. The NDP is the only party that has given support to national pharmacare.
Edit: TL/DR The drugs that save my life from a tumour cost me too much $$$. I will struggle to afford university without subsidized pharmacare. Con government wants to pretend people like me do not exist. Vote NDP? | I did not think about a nationalized pharmacare program until last year, and I really do believe its a great idea.
I am 20 years old and last September I was diagnosed with a large brain tumour called a Prolactinoma. It is a common type of benign tumour however my Neurosurgeon had never encountered one of this size. It is a genetic problem that caused it and therefore there was nothing I could do to prevent it. Thankfully I was able to avoid an extremely risky surgery to have it removed because there is a drug that targets the hormone the tumour was made of and would stop the tumour from growing, allowing in to shrink over time. Since I have been on this medication the tumour has shrank around 80-90% of its original size.
However the drug is very expensive and without insurance it would be impossible for me to afford. Right now I am on my Mothers insurance plan but when it runs out this year I will have to find a new one to cover me, and even with insurance the 20% cost of the drug I need to cover is expensive. Due to the small number of people needing this drug it is far too expensive for most people to afford without some kind of subsidy. I have had to put my university education on hold and have struggled maintaining full time work because of my situation. Like our healthcare system, a national pharmacare plan would help millions of Canadians who need support to afford their prescription medicine. I have to take my meds possibly for the rest of my life to ensure my tumour does not return and my condition has given me a drastic disadvantage in life.
Its the conservative morons who always preach that we live in a society where everyone is on an equal playing field and we all just need to pull up our bootstraps. Well my bootstraps were trimmed short because of my Genes, and the current federal government would rather pretend this problem does not exist and focus on the scary terrorists who are gonna come an get u. I have always supported the LPC in the past but I am starting to realize they will never offer real solutions and only try and steal the left vote by paying lip service to their ideals. I think its about time the NDP get a fair shot at running the country. However god damn unlikely it is for them to win, I would rather vote on my principles then bow my head to a liberal government who will not achieve anything real. The NDP is the only party that has given support to national pharmacare.
Edit: TL/DR The drugs that save my life from a tumour cost me too much $$$. I will struggle to afford university without subsidized pharmacare. Con government wants to pretend people like me do not exist. Vote NDP?
| canada | t5_2qh68 | cphsfns | I did not think about a nationalized pharmacare program until last year, and I really do believe its a great idea.
I am 20 years old and last September I was diagnosed with a large brain tumour called a Prolactinoma. It is a common type of benign tumour however my Neurosurgeon had never encountered one of this size. It is a genetic problem that caused it and therefore there was nothing I could do to prevent it. Thankfully I was able to avoid an extremely risky surgery to have it removed because there is a drug that targets the hormone the tumour was made of and would stop the tumour from growing, allowing in to shrink over time. Since I have been on this medication the tumour has shrank around 80-90% of its original size.
However the drug is very expensive and without insurance it would be impossible for me to afford. Right now I am on my Mothers insurance plan but when it runs out this year I will have to find a new one to cover me, and even with insurance the 20% cost of the drug I need to cover is expensive. Due to the small number of people needing this drug it is far too expensive for most people to afford without some kind of subsidy. I have had to put my university education on hold and have struggled maintaining full time work because of my situation. Like our healthcare system, a national pharmacare plan would help millions of Canadians who need support to afford their prescription medicine. I have to take my meds possibly for the rest of my life to ensure my tumour does not return and my condition has given me a drastic disadvantage in life.
Its the conservative morons who always preach that we live in a society where everyone is on an equal playing field and we all just need to pull up our bootstraps. Well my bootstraps were trimmed short because of my Genes, and the current federal government would rather pretend this problem does not exist and focus on the scary terrorists who are gonna come an get u. I have always supported the LPC in the past but I am starting to realize they will never offer real solutions and only try and steal the left vote by paying lip service to their ideals. I think its about time the NDP get a fair shot at running the country. However god damn unlikely it is for them to win, I would rather vote on my principles then bow my head to a liberal government who will not achieve anything real. The NDP is the only party that has given support to national pharmacare.
Edit: | The drugs that save my life from a tumour cost me too much $$$. I will struggle to afford university without subsidized pharmacare. Con government wants to pretend people like me do not exist. Vote NDP? |
MicaLovesKPOP | haha alright I see. I already thought tl stood for 'too long', but it makes sense now:) thank you!
ps: I'm probably the only one who reads all the incoherent drunken rants before seeing the tldr then;p | haha alright I see. I already thought tl stood for 'too long', but it makes sense now:) thank you!
ps: I'm probably the only one who reads all the incoherent drunken rants before seeing the tldr then;p
| assettocorsa | t5_2vdc2 | cpilc41 | haha alright I see. I already thought tl stood for 'too long', but it makes sense now:) thank you!
ps: I'm probably the only one who reads all the incoherent drunken rants before seeing the | then;p |
BigBlueApples | A Lot of great info in this thread!
I don't have assetto corsa yet, (but its a game I plan on getting when not I'm completely broke)
but an incredibly affordable Logitech g27 landed in my lap at my job(the day after I researched racing wheels for the first time) I really dug racing games before the logitech g27, but man after using this for a couple of days its the best gaming related accessory I have ever bought. Not only did it increase my passion for racing games I have been teaching people the basics of driving stick shift with it without having them blow my motor in my car.
tldr- A g27 fell into my lap by chance, I needed to change my underwear immediately, 2 days later im browsing this subreddit. | A Lot of great info in this thread!
I don't have assetto corsa yet, (but its a game I plan on getting when not I'm completely broke)
but an incredibly affordable Logitech g27 landed in my lap at my job(the day after I researched racing wheels for the first time) I really dug racing games before the logitech g27, but man after using this for a couple of days its the best gaming related accessory I have ever bought. Not only did it increase my passion for racing games I have been teaching people the basics of driving stick shift with it without having them blow my motor in my car.
tldr- A g27 fell into my lap by chance, I needed to change my underwear immediately, 2 days later im browsing this subreddit.
| assettocorsa | t5_2vdc2 | cphdrnd | A Lot of great info in this thread!
I don't have assetto corsa yet, (but its a game I plan on getting when not I'm completely broke)
but an incredibly affordable Logitech g27 landed in my lap at my job(the day after I researched racing wheels for the first time) I really dug racing games before the logitech g27, but man after using this for a couple of days its the best gaming related accessory I have ever bought. Not only did it increase my passion for racing games I have been teaching people the basics of driving stick shift with it without having them blow my motor in my car. | A g27 fell into my lap by chance, I needed to change my underwear immediately, 2 days later im browsing this subreddit. |
someauthor | Looking at his stats, I wanted to build health, attack, defence and accuracy. My first ISO was Steady.
I'll copy a paste from user [568624]( from (with a bit of formatting)
> I've got 4 Steady, 3 Forceful and 1 Stalwart. That gives him:
> +2145 Health, +688 Attack, +344 Defense and +602 Accuracy. It looks like a solid enough build to give him everything he needs to hurt people. To be honest, I came up with this build focusing on his "Frenzy" buff.
For a focus on his "Enchanted Armor" buff, that build would be: 3 Patient, 2 Steady, 2 Forceful, and 1 Stalwart. That gives him:
> +2574 Health, +430 Attack, +516 Defense and +602 Accuracy. I sacrificed a bit of attack to boost Health and Defense since he's going to focus on protecting. He still has pretty good attack this way.
>A mix build would be: 3 Steady, 2 Patient, 2 Forceful and 1 Stalwart. That gives him:
> +2574 Health, +516 Attack, +430 Defense and +602 Accuracy. Gives him a good mix of Health, Attack and Defense so he can either focus on "Frenzy" or "Enchanted Armor". I might use this one personally.
TL:DR
Buff Emphasis | Build
---|---
Frenzy buff | 4 Steady, 3 Forceful 1 Stalwart
Enchanted Armor | 3 Patient, 2 Steady, 2 Forceful, 1 Stalwart
Weaker mix of both | 3 Steady, 2 Patient, 2 Forceful 1 Stalwart
Please remember, this is just some guy on the internet, s/he is not necessarily a statistics major. Consider this, but play with it! :D | Looking at his stats, I wanted to build health, attack, defence and accuracy. My first ISO was Steady.
I'll copy a paste from user 568624
> I've got 4 Steady, 3 Forceful and 1 Stalwart. That gives him:
> +2145 Health, +688 Attack, +344 Defense and +602 Accuracy. It looks like a solid enough build to give him everything he needs to hurt people. To be honest, I came up with this build focusing on his "Frenzy" buff.
For a focus on his "Enchanted Armor" buff, that build would be: 3 Patient, 2 Steady, 2 Forceful, and 1 Stalwart. That gives him:
> +2574 Health, +430 Attack, +516 Defense and +602 Accuracy. I sacrificed a bit of attack to boost Health and Defense since he's going to focus on protecting. He still has pretty good attack this way.
>A mix build would be: 3 Steady, 2 Patient, 2 Forceful and 1 Stalwart. That gives him:
> +2574 Health, +516 Attack, +430 Defense and +602 Accuracy. Gives him a good mix of Health, Attack and Defense so he can either focus on "Frenzy" or "Enchanted Armor". I might use this one personally.
TL:DR
Buff Emphasis
Build
Frenzy buff
4 Steady, 3 Forceful 1 Stalwart
Enchanted Armor
3 Patient, 2 Steady, 2 Forceful, 1 Stalwart
Weaker mix of both
3 Steady, 2 Patient, 2 Forceful 1 Stalwart
Please remember, this is just some guy on the internet, s/he is not necessarily a statistics major. Consider this, but play with it! :D
| MAA | t5_2vtkh | cphachf | Looking at his stats, I wanted to build health, attack, defence and accuracy. My first ISO was Steady.
I'll copy a paste from user 568624
> I've got 4 Steady, 3 Forceful and 1 Stalwart. That gives him:
> +2145 Health, +688 Attack, +344 Defense and +602 Accuracy. It looks like a solid enough build to give him everything he needs to hurt people. To be honest, I came up with this build focusing on his "Frenzy" buff.
For a focus on his "Enchanted Armor" buff, that build would be: 3 Patient, 2 Steady, 2 Forceful, and 1 Stalwart. That gives him:
> +2574 Health, +430 Attack, +516 Defense and +602 Accuracy. I sacrificed a bit of attack to boost Health and Defense since he's going to focus on protecting. He still has pretty good attack this way.
>A mix build would be: 3 Steady, 2 Patient, 2 Forceful and 1 Stalwart. That gives him:
> +2574 Health, +516 Attack, +430 Defense and +602 Accuracy. Gives him a good mix of Health, Attack and Defense so he can either focus on "Frenzy" or "Enchanted Armor". I might use this one personally. | Buff Emphasis
Build
Frenzy buff
4 Steady, 3 Forceful 1 Stalwart
Enchanted Armor
3 Patient, 2 Steady, 2 Forceful, 1 Stalwart
Weaker mix of both
3 Steady, 2 Patient, 2 Forceful 1 Stalwart
Please remember, this is just some guy on the internet, s/he is not necessarily a statistics major. Consider this, but play with it! :D |
Gbarty | Suppose the Apple service (+ ATV) does deliver the content and features [live + (immediate) on demand + DVRish service) I want and I am currently renting a DVR box, it would make sense to switch: lose the rental fees, get a better interface. It's potentially even a partial win for the cable company in a way, as they offload equipment servicing costs.
That's definitely a win for the consumer, and presumable Apple. However, I don't think it's going to be the win for your wallet that everyone is hoping for.
* I don't expect any of these companies to take a haircut on their earnings/revenue. I expect that the net cost of the service to a subscriber is going to stay the same, maybe less rental fees if we're lucky (unless you cut out some of the content you desire... which will probably be packaged in a way that you won't be able to without losing a lot of content). The cable operators simply raise internet pricing to compensate for TV subscriber losses.
* I expect the features to be less than optimal, although not necessarily worse than the status quo. No more DVR, imperfect content availability, mixed bag of on-demand with ads, mixed bag of live programming, mixed streaming quality, still some fragmentation to get what you want.
Now, for cordcutters this may pose an opportunity to get some additional content. But I fully expect Apple to find the upper limit of what cordcutters as a group are willing to pay.
It needs to be pretty damn slick to get me to abandon my WMC + hdhomerun on HTPC.
TL;DR: This is not necessarily going to save anyone money over a cable package, but will likely/hopefully lead to an improved experience.
| Suppose the Apple service (+ ATV) does deliver the content and features [live + (immediate) on demand + DVRish service) I want and I am currently renting a DVR box, it would make sense to switch: lose the rental fees, get a better interface. It's potentially even a partial win for the cable company in a way, as they offload equipment servicing costs.
That's definitely a win for the consumer, and presumable Apple. However, I don't think it's going to be the win for your wallet that everyone is hoping for.
I don't expect any of these companies to take a haircut on their earnings/revenue. I expect that the net cost of the service to a subscriber is going to stay the same, maybe less rental fees if we're lucky (unless you cut out some of the content you desire... which will probably be packaged in a way that you won't be able to without losing a lot of content). The cable operators simply raise internet pricing to compensate for TV subscriber losses.
I expect the features to be less than optimal, although not necessarily worse than the status quo. No more DVR, imperfect content availability, mixed bag of on-demand with ads, mixed bag of live programming, mixed streaming quality, still some fragmentation to get what you want.
Now, for cordcutters this may pose an opportunity to get some additional content. But I fully expect Apple to find the upper limit of what cordcutters as a group are willing to pay.
It needs to be pretty damn slick to get me to abandon my WMC + hdhomerun on HTPC.
TL;DR: This is not necessarily going to save anyone money over a cable package, but will likely/hopefully lead to an improved experience.
| apple | t5_2qh1f | cpig1vu | Suppose the Apple service (+ ATV) does deliver the content and features [live + (immediate) on demand + DVRish service) I want and I am currently renting a DVR box, it would make sense to switch: lose the rental fees, get a better interface. It's potentially even a partial win for the cable company in a way, as they offload equipment servicing costs.
That's definitely a win for the consumer, and presumable Apple. However, I don't think it's going to be the win for your wallet that everyone is hoping for.
I don't expect any of these companies to take a haircut on their earnings/revenue. I expect that the net cost of the service to a subscriber is going to stay the same, maybe less rental fees if we're lucky (unless you cut out some of the content you desire... which will probably be packaged in a way that you won't be able to without losing a lot of content). The cable operators simply raise internet pricing to compensate for TV subscriber losses.
I expect the features to be less than optimal, although not necessarily worse than the status quo. No more DVR, imperfect content availability, mixed bag of on-demand with ads, mixed bag of live programming, mixed streaming quality, still some fragmentation to get what you want.
Now, for cordcutters this may pose an opportunity to get some additional content. But I fully expect Apple to find the upper limit of what cordcutters as a group are willing to pay.
It needs to be pretty damn slick to get me to abandon my WMC + hdhomerun on HTPC. | This is not necessarily going to save anyone money over a cable package, but will likely/hopefully lead to an improved experience. |
jimbo831 | > I'd rather pay the same cost and have 100% of the channels be stuff I enjoy, than pay that amount and only get 10% of channels I like.
This is one of the most nonsensical things I have ever read on the internet.
TL;DR: /u/RandyHoward would rather pay the same amount for less product. His cable company is ripping him off by giving him too much stuff for his money! | > I'd rather pay the same cost and have 100% of the channels be stuff I enjoy, than pay that amount and only get 10% of channels I like.
This is one of the most nonsensical things I have ever read on the internet.
TL;DR: /u/RandyHoward would rather pay the same amount for less product. His cable company is ripping him off by giving him too much stuff for his money!
| apple | t5_2qh1f | cphq0zd | I'd rather pay the same cost and have 100% of the channels be stuff I enjoy, than pay that amount and only get 10% of channels I like.
This is one of the most nonsensical things I have ever read on the internet. | u/RandyHoward would rather pay the same amount for less product. His cable company is ripping him off by giving him too much stuff for his money! |
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TheVillainSpeaks | I found this on the front page.
Basically TVs favorite Chocolate Einstein breaks it down like only he can. I love this guy. He takes an incredibly complex and high brow topic and makes it very accessible to those of us who aren't astronomy oriented.
TL:DR; NdGT talks astronomy, physics and abstract math for 3 hours, and trashes Christianity a couple of times while he does it. | I found this on the front page.
Basically TVs favorite Chocolate Einstein breaks it down like only he can. I love this guy. He takes an incredibly complex and high brow topic and makes it very accessible to those of us who aren't astronomy oriented.
TL:DR; NdGT talks astronomy, physics and abstract math for 3 hours, and trashes Christianity a couple of times while he does it.
| exjw | t5_2qp5l | cphng4o | I found this on the front page.
Basically TVs favorite Chocolate Einstein breaks it down like only he can. I love this guy. He takes an incredibly complex and high brow topic and makes it very accessible to those of us who aren't astronomy oriented. | NdGT talks astronomy, physics and abstract math for 3 hours, and trashes Christianity a couple of times while he does it. |
freecris | Chi non ha capito che era ironico si merita le schermate blu, o la chiusura di apple, o le librerie incasinate di linux.
E comunque la cosa migliore sono i commenti. Che sono pari pari a quelli che si trovano qui, tra l'altro.
tl;dr: qui c'è gente che non capisce un cazzo e si sente pure superiore. E non legge. | Chi non ha capito che era ironico si merita le schermate blu, o la chiusura di apple, o le librerie incasinate di linux.
E comunque la cosa migliore sono i commenti. Che sono pari pari a quelli che si trovano qui, tra l'altro.
tl;dr: qui c'è gente che non capisce un cazzo e si sente pure superiore. E non legge.
| italy | t5_2qkhk | cpinwpm | Chi non ha capito che era ironico si merita le schermate blu, o la chiusura di apple, o le librerie incasinate di linux.
E comunque la cosa migliore sono i commenti. Che sono pari pari a quelli che si trovano qui, tra l'altro. | qui c'è gente che non capisce un cazzo e si sente pure superiore. E non legge. |
Silidon | Yes, in GBW's second term there was an increase to the federal minimum wage under the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. Jeb Bush now wants to eliminate that federal minimum wage and leave it up to states. If that happens, states with lower or no minimum wage (Louisiana Alabama Mississippi Tennessee and South Carolina currently have none) will attract far more jobs from states which maintain a livable minimum wage. In order to get these jobs back, the other states will have to drop minimum wage to compete with them, leading to an overall reduction of wages for everyone.
Tl;DR Your argument is stupid because Jeb is proposing exactly the opposite of what happened under W. | Yes, in GBW's second term there was an increase to the federal minimum wage under the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. Jeb Bush now wants to eliminate that federal minimum wage and leave it up to states. If that happens, states with lower or no minimum wage (Louisiana Alabama Mississippi Tennessee and South Carolina currently have none) will attract far more jobs from states which maintain a livable minimum wage. In order to get these jobs back, the other states will have to drop minimum wage to compete with them, leading to an overall reduction of wages for everyone.
Tl;DR Your argument is stupid because Jeb is proposing exactly the opposite of what happened under W.
| politics | t5_2cneq | cpigng4 | Yes, in GBW's second term there was an increase to the federal minimum wage under the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. Jeb Bush now wants to eliminate that federal minimum wage and leave it up to states. If that happens, states with lower or no minimum wage (Louisiana Alabama Mississippi Tennessee and South Carolina currently have none) will attract far more jobs from states which maintain a livable minimum wage. In order to get these jobs back, the other states will have to drop minimum wage to compete with them, leading to an overall reduction of wages for everyone. | Your argument is stupid because Jeb is proposing exactly the opposite of what happened under W. |
ten24 | The harm is that we're spending too much time arguing that the minimum wage in NYC needs to be high, while someone else argues that value is too high for someone in Kansas.
Yes. Both people are probably right. The cost of living varies too widely for a federal minimum to be a valid solution to anyone's problem.
Stop trying to set a federal minimum that makes sense for both NYC and Kansas. Any value set for both is going to either be too high for one locality, or too low for the other. It makes for great political talking points and plenty of distractions from relevant federal issues.
A federal minimum wage is about as worthless as a federal standard for the number of lanes on a road. Let local problem be met with local solutions. The federal government should spend their time focussing on federal problems.
tl;dr: Opportunity cost is the harm in leaving it be. | The harm is that we're spending too much time arguing that the minimum wage in NYC needs to be high, while someone else argues that value is too high for someone in Kansas.
Yes. Both people are probably right. The cost of living varies too widely for a federal minimum to be a valid solution to anyone's problem.
Stop trying to set a federal minimum that makes sense for both NYC and Kansas. Any value set for both is going to either be too high for one locality, or too low for the other. It makes for great political talking points and plenty of distractions from relevant federal issues.
A federal minimum wage is about as worthless as a federal standard for the number of lanes on a road. Let local problem be met with local solutions. The federal government should spend their time focussing on federal problems.
tl;dr: Opportunity cost is the harm in leaving it be.
| politics | t5_2cneq | cpih2la | The harm is that we're spending too much time arguing that the minimum wage in NYC needs to be high, while someone else argues that value is too high for someone in Kansas.
Yes. Both people are probably right. The cost of living varies too widely for a federal minimum to be a valid solution to anyone's problem.
Stop trying to set a federal minimum that makes sense for both NYC and Kansas. Any value set for both is going to either be too high for one locality, or too low for the other. It makes for great political talking points and plenty of distractions from relevant federal issues.
A federal minimum wage is about as worthless as a federal standard for the number of lanes on a road. Let local problem be met with local solutions. The federal government should spend their time focussing on federal problems. | Opportunity cost is the harm in leaving it be. |
acarlrpi12 | Actually, the answer there is usually gerrymandering. They've set it up so that the votes of moderate, liberals, and minorities basically count for less than those of conservatives. They claim to love American democracy, then systematically pervert, subvert, and flagrantly break its core tenants in order to win. The issue isn't just that our voter turnout is low, it much more complex. Money in politics, media that is complicit (or incompetent), gerrymandered districts, active discouragement/disenfranchisement, etc. All of those things also (not coincidentally) help lower voter turnout.
Tl;dr: Complex political issues don't have one underlying cause. Who would have thought? | Actually, the answer there is usually gerrymandering. They've set it up so that the votes of moderate, liberals, and minorities basically count for less than those of conservatives. They claim to love American democracy, then systematically pervert, subvert, and flagrantly break its core tenants in order to win. The issue isn't just that our voter turnout is low, it much more complex. Money in politics, media that is complicit (or incompetent), gerrymandered districts, active discouragement/disenfranchisement, etc. All of those things also (not coincidentally) help lower voter turnout.
Tl;dr: Complex political issues don't have one underlying cause. Who would have thought?
| politics | t5_2cneq | cpinjs3 | Actually, the answer there is usually gerrymandering. They've set it up so that the votes of moderate, liberals, and minorities basically count for less than those of conservatives. They claim to love American democracy, then systematically pervert, subvert, and flagrantly break its core tenants in order to win. The issue isn't just that our voter turnout is low, it much more complex. Money in politics, media that is complicit (or incompetent), gerrymandered districts, active discouragement/disenfranchisement, etc. All of those things also (not coincidentally) help lower voter turnout. | Complex political issues don't have one underlying cause. Who would have thought? |
Nienordir | I'd say you pretty much still *need* a mandatory minimum wage above the poverty line to avoid corporate subsidies through social services on unsustainable business models. Because 'dirty' corporations will abuse every loophole they can find.
For example: In Germany there are a lot of strong unions, but the law is still kinda flawed in favor of corporations. There are a lot of things they can do through subcontractors (which coincidentally happen to be owned by board members/high management), 'mandatory/pro corporate unions (if they have enough members competing unions lose all leverage and have to accept the same terms).
And then there's other stuff like intentionally poor work time scheduling. Instead of hiring full time employees, they use mostly part time workers (that are cheaper, because insurance and stuff) combined with a very low staff ceiling to force people into flexible schedules, that require them to be available *all week* to get their 20h or something, which prevents them from having multiple jobs due to the unreliable schedule (and getting fired if you're a no show), which again forces them into social services. Those things effectively subsides shitty corporate behavior with govt. taxes, that they shouldn't 'receive' at all.
TL;DR: minimum wage doesn't fix major issues in the system, *but* it closes some of the worst loopholes, that corporations use to fuck with people. | I'd say you pretty much still need a mandatory minimum wage above the poverty line to avoid corporate subsidies through social services on unsustainable business models. Because 'dirty' corporations will abuse every loophole they can find.
For example: In Germany there are a lot of strong unions, but the law is still kinda flawed in favor of corporations. There are a lot of things they can do through subcontractors (which coincidentally happen to be owned by board members/high management), 'mandatory/pro corporate unions (if they have enough members competing unions lose all leverage and have to accept the same terms).
And then there's other stuff like intentionally poor work time scheduling. Instead of hiring full time employees, they use mostly part time workers (that are cheaper, because insurance and stuff) combined with a very low staff ceiling to force people into flexible schedules, that require them to be available all week to get their 20h or something, which prevents them from having multiple jobs due to the unreliable schedule (and getting fired if you're a no show), which again forces them into social services. Those things effectively subsides shitty corporate behavior with govt. taxes, that they shouldn't 'receive' at all.
TL;DR: minimum wage doesn't fix major issues in the system, but it closes some of the worst loopholes, that corporations use to fuck with people.
| politics | t5_2cneq | cpiuyh6 | I'd say you pretty much still need a mandatory minimum wage above the poverty line to avoid corporate subsidies through social services on unsustainable business models. Because 'dirty' corporations will abuse every loophole they can find.
For example: In Germany there are a lot of strong unions, but the law is still kinda flawed in favor of corporations. There are a lot of things they can do through subcontractors (which coincidentally happen to be owned by board members/high management), 'mandatory/pro corporate unions (if they have enough members competing unions lose all leverage and have to accept the same terms).
And then there's other stuff like intentionally poor work time scheduling. Instead of hiring full time employees, they use mostly part time workers (that are cheaper, because insurance and stuff) combined with a very low staff ceiling to force people into flexible schedules, that require them to be available all week to get their 20h or something, which prevents them from having multiple jobs due to the unreliable schedule (and getting fired if you're a no show), which again forces them into social services. Those things effectively subsides shitty corporate behavior with govt. taxes, that they shouldn't 'receive' at all. | minimum wage doesn't fix major issues in the system, but it closes some of the worst loopholes, that corporations use to fuck with people. |
zaoldyeck | > This is supply and demand at its most basic. When the cost of something, whether it be a television or a worker, decreases, more of it is bought.
Assume a spherical cow? You could probably find a pretty cheap Geforce 7900, I have one on my desk right now, but demand for them is rather astoundingly low.
>Thus the cost of their product goes down.
Again, why? If the employee salary decreases, the employer is under NO obligation to lower prices unless the demand for the product the employee is selling changes. Now it very well might, because a lower end retail store is going to find without a minimum wage their customers have even less to spend, so demand would drop, but this sounds like a race to the bottom.
>Now, you might say that the lowered cost of production won't translate to lowered cost of goods (and thus higher demand), and that the increased profits won't be reinvested into the company.
Well, given that we have a minimum wage right now and companies are still sitting on piles of cash as their productivity skyrockets but real wages stagnate, yeah, 'reinvesting' hasn't really been seen.
>There are several things wrong with this. (a) The stockholders more or less keep a company responsible for reinvesting excess profits back into the company for expansion.
For a publicly traded firm, you might be able to make this argument. "Pay us dividends, or invest in something", but again, companies are sitting on rather large piles of cash right now, even without removing a minimum wage.
For a company owned privately, there are no stockholders to appease in the first place.
>It would take a massive collusion between all of the companies of a given sector of the economy to ensure that they all don't lower their prices.
... Yeah... because we've never seen companies manage to do that. I mean it's not like we are expected to pay thousands of dollars for a cheap rock from the ground because of some cartel.
It's profitable for companies to collude more than compete, and if you've managed to become quite profitable, it's pretty easy to ensure no one ever gets to force 'real competition'. How does eliminating the minimum wage fix that?
>Thus, the market forces these companies to lower the prices.
And it sounds like saying "in a perfect economy that ran by rules which clearly don't reflect the reality of the economy". I can use ideal gas law to model some systems, but it fails if I try to model every gas that way.
In practice, minimum wage jobs aren't used for large scale employment in the US with sectors that have demand which scales primarily based on that same minimum wage labor. You can 'invest' in a ton of PhDs to design a new computer chip, pay more PhDs, get more product, and you will create demand for your product, but those aren't minimum wage jobs.
EDIT: TL;DR The US doesn't necessarily have an 'efficient market' economy, and assuming it would if we eliminated the minimum wage seems silly. | > This is supply and demand at its most basic. When the cost of something, whether it be a television or a worker, decreases, more of it is bought.
Assume a spherical cow? You could probably find a pretty cheap Geforce 7900, I have one on my desk right now, but demand for them is rather astoundingly low.
>Thus the cost of their product goes down.
Again, why? If the employee salary decreases, the employer is under NO obligation to lower prices unless the demand for the product the employee is selling changes. Now it very well might, because a lower end retail store is going to find without a minimum wage their customers have even less to spend, so demand would drop, but this sounds like a race to the bottom.
>Now, you might say that the lowered cost of production won't translate to lowered cost of goods (and thus higher demand), and that the increased profits won't be reinvested into the company.
Well, given that we have a minimum wage right now and companies are still sitting on piles of cash as their productivity skyrockets but real wages stagnate, yeah, 'reinvesting' hasn't really been seen.
>There are several things wrong with this. (a) The stockholders more or less keep a company responsible for reinvesting excess profits back into the company for expansion.
For a publicly traded firm, you might be able to make this argument. "Pay us dividends, or invest in something", but again, companies are sitting on rather large piles of cash right now, even without removing a minimum wage.
For a company owned privately, there are no stockholders to appease in the first place.
>It would take a massive collusion between all of the companies of a given sector of the economy to ensure that they all don't lower their prices.
... Yeah... because we've never seen companies manage to do that. I mean it's not like we are expected to pay thousands of dollars for a cheap rock from the ground because of some cartel.
It's profitable for companies to collude more than compete, and if you've managed to become quite profitable, it's pretty easy to ensure no one ever gets to force 'real competition'. How does eliminating the minimum wage fix that?
>Thus, the market forces these companies to lower the prices.
And it sounds like saying "in a perfect economy that ran by rules which clearly don't reflect the reality of the economy". I can use ideal gas law to model some systems, but it fails if I try to model every gas that way.
In practice, minimum wage jobs aren't used for large scale employment in the US with sectors that have demand which scales primarily based on that same minimum wage labor. You can 'invest' in a ton of PhDs to design a new computer chip, pay more PhDs, get more product, and you will create demand for your product, but those aren't minimum wage jobs.
EDIT: TL;DR The US doesn't necessarily have an 'efficient market' economy, and assuming it would if we eliminated the minimum wage seems silly.
| politics | t5_2cneq | cpicqyy | This is supply and demand at its most basic. When the cost of something, whether it be a television or a worker, decreases, more of it is bought.
Assume a spherical cow? You could probably find a pretty cheap Geforce 7900, I have one on my desk right now, but demand for them is rather astoundingly low.
>Thus the cost of their product goes down.
Again, why? If the employee salary decreases, the employer is under NO obligation to lower prices unless the demand for the product the employee is selling changes. Now it very well might, because a lower end retail store is going to find without a minimum wage their customers have even less to spend, so demand would drop, but this sounds like a race to the bottom.
>Now, you might say that the lowered cost of production won't translate to lowered cost of goods (and thus higher demand), and that the increased profits won't be reinvested into the company.
Well, given that we have a minimum wage right now and companies are still sitting on piles of cash as their productivity skyrockets but real wages stagnate, yeah, 'reinvesting' hasn't really been seen.
>There are several things wrong with this. (a) The stockholders more or less keep a company responsible for reinvesting excess profits back into the company for expansion.
For a publicly traded firm, you might be able to make this argument. "Pay us dividends, or invest in something", but again, companies are sitting on rather large piles of cash right now, even without removing a minimum wage.
For a company owned privately, there are no stockholders to appease in the first place.
>It would take a massive collusion between all of the companies of a given sector of the economy to ensure that they all don't lower their prices.
... Yeah... because we've never seen companies manage to do that. I mean it's not like we are expected to pay thousands of dollars for a cheap rock from the ground because of some cartel.
It's profitable for companies to collude more than compete, and if you've managed to become quite profitable, it's pretty easy to ensure no one ever gets to force 'real competition'. How does eliminating the minimum wage fix that?
>Thus, the market forces these companies to lower the prices.
And it sounds like saying "in a perfect economy that ran by rules which clearly don't reflect the reality of the economy". I can use ideal gas law to model some systems, but it fails if I try to model every gas that way.
In practice, minimum wage jobs aren't used for large scale employment in the US with sectors that have demand which scales primarily based on that same minimum wage labor. You can 'invest' in a ton of PhDs to design a new computer chip, pay more PhDs, get more product, and you will create demand for your product, but those aren't minimum wage jobs.
EDIT: | The US doesn't necessarily have an 'efficient market' economy, and assuming it would if we eliminated the minimum wage seems silly. |
BombayTigress | At first I was "wow........he's really listening." Then I was "wait, ELIMINATE it? Like, 'here, shithead, here's your 3.34 an hour...'" TL;DR I'm bitter. | At first I was "wow........he's really listening." Then I was "wait, ELIMINATE it? Like, 'here, shithead, here's your 3.34 an hour...'" TL;DR I'm bitter.
| politics | t5_2cneq | cpiesbq | At first I was "wow........he's really listening." Then I was "wait, ELIMINATE it? Like, 'here, shithead, here's your 3.34 an hour...'" | I'm bitter. |
LieutenantCheeze | I think it would be best if you educated yourself on marijuana. If you want him to trust you, don't tell your parents. Furthermore, this is his choice and he'll likely continue to do it no matter how Mich anyone tries to forbid it. 16 is around the age when most people first start smoking pot, so this really isn't something uncommon. If you really think he shouldn't be smoking, then you need to talk to him and tell him the **facts** about what he's doing to himself. Don't try to scare him into thinking it's going to kill him, because it won't and it can't. Some of the harmful effects of smoking include tar build up in the lungs, and memory loss. You can truthfully persuade with arguments like that, but I guarantee you he will just scoff at you if you try to tell him its deadly or can make you violent.
TL;DR tell him the facts, don't tell parents, he will make his own choices. | I think it would be best if you educated yourself on marijuana. If you want him to trust you, don't tell your parents. Furthermore, this is his choice and he'll likely continue to do it no matter how Mich anyone tries to forbid it. 16 is around the age when most people first start smoking pot, so this really isn't something uncommon. If you really think he shouldn't be smoking, then you need to talk to him and tell him the facts about what he's doing to himself. Don't try to scare him into thinking it's going to kill him, because it won't and it can't. Some of the harmful effects of smoking include tar build up in the lungs, and memory loss. You can truthfully persuade with arguments like that, but I guarantee you he will just scoff at you if you try to tell him its deadly or can make you violent.
TL;DR tell him the facts, don't tell parents, he will make his own choices.
| Advice | t5_2qjdm | cpi8s9z | I think it would be best if you educated yourself on marijuana. If you want him to trust you, don't tell your parents. Furthermore, this is his choice and he'll likely continue to do it no matter how Mich anyone tries to forbid it. 16 is around the age when most people first start smoking pot, so this really isn't something uncommon. If you really think he shouldn't be smoking, then you need to talk to him and tell him the facts about what he's doing to himself. Don't try to scare him into thinking it's going to kill him, because it won't and it can't. Some of the harmful effects of smoking include tar build up in the lungs, and memory loss. You can truthfully persuade with arguments like that, but I guarantee you he will just scoff at you if you try to tell him its deadly or can make you violent. | tell him the facts, don't tell parents, he will make his own choices. |
Kahmeron | 19 here. I go as much as possible, probably 20-30 times a year. Maybe its just where I live, but I rarely if ever have bad experiences at the theater. In my life, money has never been tighter than right now, and I usually only have money for food, but going to the movies is just something I couldn't do without.
Maybe I just have really bad impulse control, but I could not stand waiting for a movie I want to see to be released online or on Blu Ray. And if the options are between torrenting and going to the movies, I feel better about going to the movies.
Also the main issue I have with watching stuff at home isn't the size of the screen, but the sound. I love that huge theater sound, with bass that you can feel in your chest. Yes I know I could get a great speaker set up, but honestly the money I spend on that I would much rather spend on going to theater.
Furthermore to those who complain about prices (specifically those living in the US, I know some countries have ridiculous prices): #1 You do not have to buy concessions #2 Many movie theatres have special morning deals, for instance the AMC Theaters have $6 tickets before Noon (when incidentally the theaters are also less crowded).
Honestly I don't really get why more young people aren't going to the movies. I can understand the adults who have work and other things to balance, and may end up paying for 4+ people. But teenagers who are only paying for one ticket, it seems like a pretty great way to spend the afternoon with friends.
TL;DR: They can take our lives, but they'll never take OUR MOVIE THEATERS! | 19 here. I go as much as possible, probably 20-30 times a year. Maybe its just where I live, but I rarely if ever have bad experiences at the theater. In my life, money has never been tighter than right now, and I usually only have money for food, but going to the movies is just something I couldn't do without.
Maybe I just have really bad impulse control, but I could not stand waiting for a movie I want to see to be released online or on Blu Ray. And if the options are between torrenting and going to the movies, I feel better about going to the movies.
Also the main issue I have with watching stuff at home isn't the size of the screen, but the sound. I love that huge theater sound, with bass that you can feel in your chest. Yes I know I could get a great speaker set up, but honestly the money I spend on that I would much rather spend on going to theater.
Furthermore to those who complain about prices (specifically those living in the US, I know some countries have ridiculous prices): #1 You do not have to buy concessions #2 Many movie theatres have special morning deals, for instance the AMC Theaters have $6 tickets before Noon (when incidentally the theaters are also less crowded).
Honestly I don't really get why more young people aren't going to the movies. I can understand the adults who have work and other things to balance, and may end up paying for 4+ people. But teenagers who are only paying for one ticket, it seems like a pretty great way to spend the afternoon with friends.
TL;DR: They can take our lives, but they'll never take OUR MOVIE THEATERS!
| movies | t5_2qh3s | cpil477 | 19 here. I go as much as possible, probably 20-30 times a year. Maybe its just where I live, but I rarely if ever have bad experiences at the theater. In my life, money has never been tighter than right now, and I usually only have money for food, but going to the movies is just something I couldn't do without.
Maybe I just have really bad impulse control, but I could not stand waiting for a movie I want to see to be released online or on Blu Ray. And if the options are between torrenting and going to the movies, I feel better about going to the movies.
Also the main issue I have with watching stuff at home isn't the size of the screen, but the sound. I love that huge theater sound, with bass that you can feel in your chest. Yes I know I could get a great speaker set up, but honestly the money I spend on that I would much rather spend on going to theater.
Furthermore to those who complain about prices (specifically those living in the US, I know some countries have ridiculous prices): #1 You do not have to buy concessions #2 Many movie theatres have special morning deals, for instance the AMC Theaters have $6 tickets before Noon (when incidentally the theaters are also less crowded).
Honestly I don't really get why more young people aren't going to the movies. I can understand the adults who have work and other things to balance, and may end up paying for 4+ people. But teenagers who are only paying for one ticket, it seems like a pretty great way to spend the afternoon with friends. | They can take our lives, but they'll never take OUR MOVIE THEATERS! |
midnightsbane04 | Always love it when people wish physical harm on others out of jealousy. Fact of the matter is yeah, he's probably going to get hit and it's definitely going to hurt. But not only is Brady the GOAT but he's also one of the most durable with only the one fluke ACL tear. So I think it's much more likely it'll be the Jets dicks going limp after Brady shoves his straight down your metaphorical throats.
TL;DR- Bring on the season. Please. | Always love it when people wish physical harm on others out of jealousy. Fact of the matter is yeah, he's probably going to get hit and it's definitely going to hurt. But not only is Brady the GOAT but he's also one of the most durable with only the one fluke ACL tear. So I think it's much more likely it'll be the Jets dicks going limp after Brady shoves his straight down your metaphorical throats.
TL;DR- Bring on the season. Please.
| nfl | t5_2qmg3 | cpirlac | Always love it when people wish physical harm on others out of jealousy. Fact of the matter is yeah, he's probably going to get hit and it's definitely going to hurt. But not only is Brady the GOAT but he's also one of the most durable with only the one fluke ACL tear. So I think it's much more likely it'll be the Jets dicks going limp after Brady shoves his straight down your metaphorical throats. | Bring on the season. Please. |
Kameezie | It'd be better if AMD had more cards with HBM other than the 390 and 390x. The way AMD launches new series is adding new architecture to the higher end cards and previous gen gets rebranded and becomes the new mid tier. While not everyone is able to afford all the fanciest tech, HBM is a huge selling point and a huge competitive advantage if HBM has significant performance increases as rumored that the 390x is comparable to the GTX TitanX.
Sadly, not everyone will be able to afford a 390/390x.
I'm sure everyone already notices that when nVidia releases a new architecture, it's included in the upper half of the new series (GTX X50, X60, X70, X80) and AMD may have to try harder to win market share. They seriously need to stop rebranding.
TL:DR nvidia will catch up to AMD and release GTX 1000s with GTX 1050-1080 with HBM before AMD can put HBM on the rest of their own series :'( | It'd be better if AMD had more cards with HBM other than the 390 and 390x. The way AMD launches new series is adding new architecture to the higher end cards and previous gen gets rebranded and becomes the new mid tier. While not everyone is able to afford all the fanciest tech, HBM is a huge selling point and a huge competitive advantage if HBM has significant performance increases as rumored that the 390x is comparable to the GTX TitanX.
Sadly, not everyone will be able to afford a 390/390x.
I'm sure everyone already notices that when nVidia releases a new architecture, it's included in the upper half of the new series (GTX X50, X60, X70, X80) and AMD may have to try harder to win market share. They seriously need to stop rebranding.
TL:DR nvidia will catch up to AMD and release GTX 1000s with GTX 1050-1080 with HBM before AMD can put HBM on the rest of their own series :'(
| Amd | t5_2rw0n | cpik0xl | It'd be better if AMD had more cards with HBM other than the 390 and 390x. The way AMD launches new series is adding new architecture to the higher end cards and previous gen gets rebranded and becomes the new mid tier. While not everyone is able to afford all the fanciest tech, HBM is a huge selling point and a huge competitive advantage if HBM has significant performance increases as rumored that the 390x is comparable to the GTX TitanX.
Sadly, not everyone will be able to afford a 390/390x.
I'm sure everyone already notices that when nVidia releases a new architecture, it's included in the upper half of the new series (GTX X50, X60, X70, X80) and AMD may have to try harder to win market share. They seriously need to stop rebranding. | nvidia will catch up to AMD and release GTX 1000s with GTX 1050-1080 with HBM before AMD can put HBM on the rest of their own series :'( |
DrHGScience | Saying that retard is the proper medical term to refer to someone with a cognitive disability is like saying that negro is the proper term to refer to an African-American. Tl;Dr: you would be right, if it was still the 1950s. | Saying that retard is the proper medical term to refer to someone with a cognitive disability is like saying that negro is the proper term to refer to an African-American. Tl;Dr: you would be right, if it was still the 1950s.
| TumblrInAction | t5_2vizz | cpjq0bb | Saying that retard is the proper medical term to refer to someone with a cognitive disability is like saying that negro is the proper term to refer to an African-American. | you would be right, if it was still the 1950s. |
Zoss0 | > "preys upon human tendencies" as a problem, because that is essentially an immensely biased way of putting a negative spin on anything. There has hardly been a single successful video game in history that doesn't exploit human psychology.
Whilst that may be true, I just can't dismiss that people prey upon human psychology is a good thing. Is there some sort of balance that other person believe in? Eg. Oh, you can exploit people's greed but not their laziness? Where's the line to be drawn?
 
I wasn't really referring to anything in particular about the Frost thing, yes it is an issue - but I was going to put a small warning on it. If you do such a thing, please just put out what your going to do. People like security and stability, not things in limbo and uncertainty. Not just: Oh, it will open soon™.
Power Creep:
Again, it was just a reminder. Once I have written up this part I shall give multiple solutions that I have thought of. Of course, mine may/may not be viable, correct or otherwise and people shall either side with me, point out flaws or dismiss it all together - and that's fine, I'm not saying I'm the pinnacle and have the best ideas. I am hella flawed and this is certainly one of the biggest and possibly hardest problem to fix in Warframe. It will not be easy.
No, you are not coming off as a fanboy, defending is good, this is how solutions come to pass, I have flaws in my thinking - other people calling them out can fix them. This list has been in the making for a while, and only somewhat accelerated because of the Vaults being so shrouded in 'mystery' and the AFK detection system. I wish these vaults not to be a negative thing, so I am rushing to hopefully change things they have possibly considered.
I feel in gaming as well as politics, once law or changes have been made, they are quite hard to change or reverse, as we have seen with Viver. The community backlash was IMMENSE and had to be for a simple change.
Tl;dr
Preying upon people's "7 sins" is not cool in my book.
Power creep needs to be looked at, will consider your points - this was only a dot point and not fleshed out.
Void Vault is new, please tell your players EXACTLY how it will work not just hey guys, it's a surprise. | > "preys upon human tendencies" as a problem, because that is essentially an immensely biased way of putting a negative spin on anything. There has hardly been a single successful video game in history that doesn't exploit human psychology.
Whilst that may be true, I just can't dismiss that people prey upon human psychology is a good thing. Is there some sort of balance that other person believe in? Eg. Oh, you can exploit people's greed but not their laziness? Where's the line to be drawn?
I wasn't really referring to anything in particular about the Frost thing, yes it is an issue - but I was going to put a small warning on it. If you do such a thing, please just put out what your going to do. People like security and stability, not things in limbo and uncertainty. Not just: Oh, it will open soon™.
Power Creep:
Again, it was just a reminder. Once I have written up this part I shall give multiple solutions that I have thought of. Of course, mine may/may not be viable, correct or otherwise and people shall either side with me, point out flaws or dismiss it all together - and that's fine, I'm not saying I'm the pinnacle and have the best ideas. I am hella flawed and this is certainly one of the biggest and possibly hardest problem to fix in Warframe. It will not be easy.
No, you are not coming off as a fanboy, defending is good, this is how solutions come to pass, I have flaws in my thinking - other people calling them out can fix them. This list has been in the making for a while, and only somewhat accelerated because of the Vaults being so shrouded in 'mystery' and the AFK detection system. I wish these vaults not to be a negative thing, so I am rushing to hopefully change things they have possibly considered.
I feel in gaming as well as politics, once law or changes have been made, they are quite hard to change or reverse, as we have seen with Viver. The community backlash was IMMENSE and had to be for a simple change.
Tl;dr
Preying upon people's "7 sins" is not cool in my book.
Power creep needs to be looked at, will consider your points - this was only a dot point and not fleshed out.
Void Vault is new, please tell your players EXACTLY how it will work not just hey guys, it's a surprise.
| Warframe | t5_2urg0 | cpilop0 | preys upon human tendencies" as a problem, because that is essentially an immensely biased way of putting a negative spin on anything. There has hardly been a single successful video game in history that doesn't exploit human psychology.
Whilst that may be true, I just can't dismiss that people prey upon human psychology is a good thing. Is there some sort of balance that other person believe in? Eg. Oh, you can exploit people's greed but not their laziness? Where's the line to be drawn?
I wasn't really referring to anything in particular about the Frost thing, yes it is an issue - but I was going to put a small warning on it. If you do such a thing, please just put out what your going to do. People like security and stability, not things in limbo and uncertainty. Not just: Oh, it will open soon™.
Power Creep:
Again, it was just a reminder. Once I have written up this part I shall give multiple solutions that I have thought of. Of course, mine may/may not be viable, correct or otherwise and people shall either side with me, point out flaws or dismiss it all together - and that's fine, I'm not saying I'm the pinnacle and have the best ideas. I am hella flawed and this is certainly one of the biggest and possibly hardest problem to fix in Warframe. It will not be easy.
No, you are not coming off as a fanboy, defending is good, this is how solutions come to pass, I have flaws in my thinking - other people calling them out can fix them. This list has been in the making for a while, and only somewhat accelerated because of the Vaults being so shrouded in 'mystery' and the AFK detection system. I wish these vaults not to be a negative thing, so I am rushing to hopefully change things they have possibly considered.
I feel in gaming as well as politics, once law or changes have been made, they are quite hard to change or reverse, as we have seen with Viver. The community backlash was IMMENSE and had to be for a simple change. | Preying upon people's "7 sins" is not cool in my book.
Power creep needs to be looked at, will consider your points - this was only a dot point and not fleshed out.
Void Vault is new, please tell your players EXACTLY how it will work not just hey guys, it's a surprise. |
Guren275 | Because the goods don't exist, or you're not high enough of a priority to get them. This is assuming you unchecked the "automatic" box and have it set to buy. This happens a ton in multiplayer games, where the game will go through phases of shortages. There is always a machine parts storage at the start, an artillery shortage, and a canned food shortage. There is simply not enough iron in the world.
TLDR: just because you want to buy something doesn't mean it's in stock | Because the goods don't exist, or you're not high enough of a priority to get them. This is assuming you unchecked the "automatic" box and have it set to buy. This happens a ton in multiplayer games, where the game will go through phases of shortages. There is always a machine parts storage at the start, an artillery shortage, and a canned food shortage. There is simply not enough iron in the world.
TLDR: just because you want to buy something doesn't mean it's in stock
| paradoxplaza | t5_2su3h | cpikoyv | Because the goods don't exist, or you're not high enough of a priority to get them. This is assuming you unchecked the "automatic" box and have it set to buy. This happens a ton in multiplayer games, where the game will go through phases of shortages. There is always a machine parts storage at the start, an artillery shortage, and a canned food shortage. There is simply not enough iron in the world. | just because you want to buy something doesn't mean it's in stock |
jollybitx | Its based on practicing proactive medicine instead of reactive medicine. Basically, you nip conditions early on and get them under control in order to hopefully avoid much more costly conditions in the future.
For example, a person has hypertension but does not see a doctor regularly because of cost or he sees a doctor but cannot afford his medication. For a few decades he doesn't really notice any issues (hypertension takes a while to damage the body enough for symptoms to occur.) In his 50s, the patient comes to the hospital with advanced kidney disease. At this point, his hypertension has done irrepairable damage to his kidneys, and he has to undergo dialysis for the rest of his life unless he is lucky enough to match for a kidney transplant.
The cost that Medicare pays to providers per session for dialysis in my area is $138. Someone in kidney failure should expect to go to a dialysis center between 2-3x a week. You can see how the costs racks up pretty quick. However, if the patient had been able to see his doctor for evaluations and gotten medication to control his hypertension, he could have possibly controlled his hypertension for around $122/year (linosopril is $6/mo and factor in annual visit with 50 copay for checkups). It would cost less to control his medication for a year than go through one session of dialysis (only one of many possible complications from uncontrolled hypertension).
This highly oversimplifies how healthcare works, but I think the example holds. Let me know if I got something completely wrong or can clarify!
TLDR; it's way cheaper to give patients proactive care than deal with the consequences later. | Its based on practicing proactive medicine instead of reactive medicine. Basically, you nip conditions early on and get them under control in order to hopefully avoid much more costly conditions in the future.
For example, a person has hypertension but does not see a doctor regularly because of cost or he sees a doctor but cannot afford his medication. For a few decades he doesn't really notice any issues (hypertension takes a while to damage the body enough for symptoms to occur.) In his 50s, the patient comes to the hospital with advanced kidney disease. At this point, his hypertension has done irrepairable damage to his kidneys, and he has to undergo dialysis for the rest of his life unless he is lucky enough to match for a kidney transplant.
The cost that Medicare pays to providers per session for dialysis in my area is $138. Someone in kidney failure should expect to go to a dialysis center between 2-3x a week. You can see how the costs racks up pretty quick. However, if the patient had been able to see his doctor for evaluations and gotten medication to control his hypertension, he could have possibly controlled his hypertension for around $122/year (linosopril is $6/mo and factor in annual visit with 50 copay for checkups). It would cost less to control his medication for a year than go through one session of dialysis (only one of many possible complications from uncontrolled hypertension).
This highly oversimplifies how healthcare works, but I think the example holds. Let me know if I got something completely wrong or can clarify!
TLDR; it's way cheaper to give patients proactive care than deal with the consequences later.
| pics | t5_2qh0u | cpj0kou | Its based on practicing proactive medicine instead of reactive medicine. Basically, you nip conditions early on and get them under control in order to hopefully avoid much more costly conditions in the future.
For example, a person has hypertension but does not see a doctor regularly because of cost or he sees a doctor but cannot afford his medication. For a few decades he doesn't really notice any issues (hypertension takes a while to damage the body enough for symptoms to occur.) In his 50s, the patient comes to the hospital with advanced kidney disease. At this point, his hypertension has done irrepairable damage to his kidneys, and he has to undergo dialysis for the rest of his life unless he is lucky enough to match for a kidney transplant.
The cost that Medicare pays to providers per session for dialysis in my area is $138. Someone in kidney failure should expect to go to a dialysis center between 2-3x a week. You can see how the costs racks up pretty quick. However, if the patient had been able to see his doctor for evaluations and gotten medication to control his hypertension, he could have possibly controlled his hypertension for around $122/year (linosopril is $6/mo and factor in annual visit with 50 copay for checkups). It would cost less to control his medication for a year than go through one session of dialysis (only one of many possible complications from uncontrolled hypertension).
This highly oversimplifies how healthcare works, but I think the example holds. Let me know if I got something completely wrong or can clarify! | it's way cheaper to give patients proactive care than deal with the consequences later. |
rattatatouille | Robin is one of three S-ranked units in my completely arbitrary Awakening character tier system.
Classic run wise: GOAT availability. You can design their caps and growths whichever way you want (though I am in agreement that Luck is Fire Emblem's dump stat). Access to any class that isn't unique like Lord/Taguel/Manakete/Villager. Gets two great abilities as a Tier 1 unit, and same upon promotion. Starting off as a Tactician ensures balanced growths.
Min max run: Robin's utility can be split into being a Galeforce master as a female version, or as a father that passes great stats down to potentially two kids.
tl;dr You can do nearly everything with Robin, so your imagination's your only limit.
PS: I went with a Hero MaMU paired with Sumia for first run, Grandmaster > Dark Flier FeMU paired with Chrom for second run, and currently running Swordmaster MaMU paired with Lucina if you're curious. | Robin is one of three S-ranked units in my completely arbitrary Awakening character tier system.
Classic run wise: GOAT availability. You can design their caps and growths whichever way you want (though I am in agreement that Luck is Fire Emblem's dump stat). Access to any class that isn't unique like Lord/Taguel/Manakete/Villager. Gets two great abilities as a Tier 1 unit, and same upon promotion. Starting off as a Tactician ensures balanced growths.
Min max run: Robin's utility can be split into being a Galeforce master as a female version, or as a father that passes great stats down to potentially two kids.
tl;dr You can do nearly everything with Robin, so your imagination's your only limit.
PS: I went with a Hero MaMU paired with Sumia for first run, Grandmaster > Dark Flier FeMU paired with Chrom for second run, and currently running Swordmaster MaMU paired with Lucina if you're curious.
| fireemblem | t5_2t0cn | cpjfzqu | Robin is one of three S-ranked units in my completely arbitrary Awakening character tier system.
Classic run wise: GOAT availability. You can design their caps and growths whichever way you want (though I am in agreement that Luck is Fire Emblem's dump stat). Access to any class that isn't unique like Lord/Taguel/Manakete/Villager. Gets two great abilities as a Tier 1 unit, and same upon promotion. Starting off as a Tactician ensures balanced growths.
Min max run: Robin's utility can be split into being a Galeforce master as a female version, or as a father that passes great stats down to potentially two kids. | You can do nearly everything with Robin, so your imagination's your only limit.
PS: I went with a Hero MaMU paired with Sumia for first run, Grandmaster > Dark Flier FeMU paired with Chrom for second run, and currently running Swordmaster MaMU paired with Lucina if you're curious. |
NewBroPewPew | These times are in game times not YouTube time marks.
That Strike to Alexander at 1:05 ish in the first.
Edit: Drop by Sim-Walker at the start of the second. Cost a TD on a beautiful pass.
Beautiful pass to TE at 9:47 in second dropped :(
4:55ish second the play by play guy is making jokes that Gibson made a routine catch and that is progress for these WR's.
At 2:00 minute warning for first half Rams are 1/7 on 3rd down and had a few yards to go get two false starts in a row. At this point Sam has a terrible completeion % and 60ish yards. 5 to 6 drops and 50 yards left on the field by WR's/TE's
10:55 in 3rd stays strong in face of pressure gets rocked delivers a decent pass droppped. At this point Aikeman wants to throw in the towel for Bradford.
10:13 4th Dropped TD on a great tight window throw. Second TD pass dropped this game. 9th drop by my count so far in this game. (I have a more liberal view of drops than most as in did it hit your hands? Yes = drop)
1:51:52 on the YouTube mark Aikeman says he feels bad for Bradford. I think Troy is ready to go down on the feidl and start murdering WR's/TE's and Lineman.
EAGLES FANS! lol look at 1:55:00 Time on the YouTube mark. Sam starts a fast paced hurry up offense. Starts murdering the Redskins Defense with amazing passes and quick Decisions.
5:50 left in the game Lance Kendricks drops a 3rd droppped TD. This pass was a little off the mark this time.
Even after reliving that horrible horrible offense we could have still won that game. A lot of passes droppped three TD's left on the ground. We even were down by 7 in scoring position with a few minutes left in the game and NO WR could even come close to open back to back times and Sam gets hit.
TTL:DR Summary Sam was balling out hard and had 0 help from his team all game. | These times are in game times not YouTube time marks.
That Strike to Alexander at 1:05 ish in the first.
Edit: Drop by Sim-Walker at the start of the second. Cost a TD on a beautiful pass.
Beautiful pass to TE at 9:47 in second dropped :(
4:55ish second the play by play guy is making jokes that Gibson made a routine catch and that is progress for these WR's.
At 2:00 minute warning for first half Rams are 1/7 on 3rd down and had a few yards to go get two false starts in a row. At this point Sam has a terrible completeion % and 60ish yards. 5 to 6 drops and 50 yards left on the field by WR's/TE's
10:55 in 3rd stays strong in face of pressure gets rocked delivers a decent pass droppped. At this point Aikeman wants to throw in the towel for Bradford.
10:13 4th Dropped TD on a great tight window throw. Second TD pass dropped this game. 9th drop by my count so far in this game. (I have a more liberal view of drops than most as in did it hit your hands? Yes = drop)
1:51:52 on the YouTube mark Aikeman says he feels bad for Bradford. I think Troy is ready to go down on the feidl and start murdering WR's/TE's and Lineman.
EAGLES FANS! lol look at 1:55:00 Time on the YouTube mark. Sam starts a fast paced hurry up offense. Starts murdering the Redskins Defense with amazing passes and quick Decisions.
5:50 left in the game Lance Kendricks drops a 3rd droppped TD. This pass was a little off the mark this time.
Even after reliving that horrible horrible offense we could have still won that game. A lot of passes droppped three TD's left on the ground. We even were down by 7 in scoring position with a few minutes left in the game and NO WR could even come close to open back to back times and Sam gets hit.
TTL:DR Summary Sam was balling out hard and had 0 help from his team all game.
| eagles | t5_2qi5w | cpj3fw0 | These times are in game times not YouTube time marks.
That Strike to Alexander at 1:05 ish in the first.
Edit: Drop by Sim-Walker at the start of the second. Cost a TD on a beautiful pass.
Beautiful pass to TE at 9:47 in second dropped :(
4:55ish second the play by play guy is making jokes that Gibson made a routine catch and that is progress for these WR's.
At 2:00 minute warning for first half Rams are 1/7 on 3rd down and had a few yards to go get two false starts in a row. At this point Sam has a terrible completeion % and 60ish yards. 5 to 6 drops and 50 yards left on the field by WR's/TE's
10:55 in 3rd stays strong in face of pressure gets rocked delivers a decent pass droppped. At this point Aikeman wants to throw in the towel for Bradford.
10:13 4th Dropped TD on a great tight window throw. Second TD pass dropped this game. 9th drop by my count so far in this game. (I have a more liberal view of drops than most as in did it hit your hands? Yes = drop)
1:51:52 on the YouTube mark Aikeman says he feels bad for Bradford. I think Troy is ready to go down on the feidl and start murdering WR's/TE's and Lineman.
EAGLES FANS! lol look at 1:55:00 Time on the YouTube mark. Sam starts a fast paced hurry up offense. Starts murdering the Redskins Defense with amazing passes and quick Decisions.
5:50 left in the game Lance Kendricks drops a 3rd droppped TD. This pass was a little off the mark this time.
Even after reliving that horrible horrible offense we could have still won that game. A lot of passes droppped three TD's left on the ground. We even were down by 7 in scoring position with a few minutes left in the game and NO WR could even come close to open back to back times and Sam gets hit.
T | Summary Sam was balling out hard and had 0 help from his team all game. |
darkness1970us | I don't disagree with this idea, but implementation is the part that makes me hesitate. Categorization is a complicated beast that is prone to opinionated bias.
Let me give you a for instance:
For many, many, many years (months? years? a lot of time) I have been hugely disappointed that Mass Effect won RPG of the Year over Borderlands. Mass Effect has some RPG elements, but in my opinion (Notice opinion) was just a shadow of an example of the RPG genre compared to Borderlands, which even there is not my first choice when thinking of an RPG example.
Even in a genre that should be extremely broad, like Incremental Games, there is a lot of opinion as to what should or should not be placed in that category. If I said that Borderlands was an Incremental, most people (myself included) would cry shenanigans. However, at the most literal definition, you are earning money and experience that you use to improve your character so that you can fight stronger enemies and gain more money and experience.
Back on the original topic. I don't really see how we could easily sub-categorize incremental games with a great deal of opinion. People would say that Tap Titans in virtually the same as Clicker Heroes and Tap Tap Infinity. However, Tap Titans is mobile, Clicker Heroes is web based and Tap Tap Infinity is both. AdVenture Capitalist has a lot of the same elements and Clicking Bad and Idle Oil Tycoon, but I wouldn't say they are anything even close to the same game or the same category.
What I would love to see (And now that I think about it, I don't know why I wouldn't do it myself) is an Incremental Review Site or Blog. If such a thing exists, would could provide links in the Ultimate List to the game's review and let people draw their own conclusions as to what game it is similar to and if they want to give it a try.
Just my two copper pieces. Take it for what you will.
TLDR; Good idea, but maybe hard to do? | I don't disagree with this idea, but implementation is the part that makes me hesitate. Categorization is a complicated beast that is prone to opinionated bias.
Let me give you a for instance:
For many, many, many years (months? years? a lot of time) I have been hugely disappointed that Mass Effect won RPG of the Year over Borderlands. Mass Effect has some RPG elements, but in my opinion (Notice opinion) was just a shadow of an example of the RPG genre compared to Borderlands, which even there is not my first choice when thinking of an RPG example.
Even in a genre that should be extremely broad, like Incremental Games, there is a lot of opinion as to what should or should not be placed in that category. If I said that Borderlands was an Incremental, most people (myself included) would cry shenanigans. However, at the most literal definition, you are earning money and experience that you use to improve your character so that you can fight stronger enemies and gain more money and experience.
Back on the original topic. I don't really see how we could easily sub-categorize incremental games with a great deal of opinion. People would say that Tap Titans in virtually the same as Clicker Heroes and Tap Tap Infinity. However, Tap Titans is mobile, Clicker Heroes is web based and Tap Tap Infinity is both. AdVenture Capitalist has a lot of the same elements and Clicking Bad and Idle Oil Tycoon, but I wouldn't say they are anything even close to the same game or the same category.
What I would love to see (And now that I think about it, I don't know why I wouldn't do it myself) is an Incremental Review Site or Blog. If such a thing exists, would could provide links in the Ultimate List to the game's review and let people draw their own conclusions as to what game it is similar to and if they want to give it a try.
Just my two copper pieces. Take it for what you will.
TLDR; Good idea, but maybe hard to do?
| incremental_games | t5_2yia0 | cpk1pg9 | I don't disagree with this idea, but implementation is the part that makes me hesitate. Categorization is a complicated beast that is prone to opinionated bias.
Let me give you a for instance:
For many, many, many years (months? years? a lot of time) I have been hugely disappointed that Mass Effect won RPG of the Year over Borderlands. Mass Effect has some RPG elements, but in my opinion (Notice opinion) was just a shadow of an example of the RPG genre compared to Borderlands, which even there is not my first choice when thinking of an RPG example.
Even in a genre that should be extremely broad, like Incremental Games, there is a lot of opinion as to what should or should not be placed in that category. If I said that Borderlands was an Incremental, most people (myself included) would cry shenanigans. However, at the most literal definition, you are earning money and experience that you use to improve your character so that you can fight stronger enemies and gain more money and experience.
Back on the original topic. I don't really see how we could easily sub-categorize incremental games with a great deal of opinion. People would say that Tap Titans in virtually the same as Clicker Heroes and Tap Tap Infinity. However, Tap Titans is mobile, Clicker Heroes is web based and Tap Tap Infinity is both. AdVenture Capitalist has a lot of the same elements and Clicking Bad and Idle Oil Tycoon, but I wouldn't say they are anything even close to the same game or the same category.
What I would love to see (And now that I think about it, I don't know why I wouldn't do it myself) is an Incremental Review Site or Blog. If such a thing exists, would could provide links in the Ultimate List to the game's review and let people draw their own conclusions as to what game it is similar to and if they want to give it a try.
Just my two copper pieces. Take it for what you will. | Good idea, but maybe hard to do? |
MisterGhosty | I know there's a lot of pointed disinterest in this idea, but it's not a bad one at all. The point isn't wether or not there are active developers or if "they are all incremental games". The problem is that *incremental* isn't a genre in the *gameplay* sense, but in the *mechanics* sense. If someone asks you what "type of game" something is and you say *platformer*, how are they going to know you mean Maplestory and not Super Meatboy? If you had said "mmo" or "arcade" instead, it would have made a lot more sense from the beginning not only what you were talking about, but also gives them context for if they want to check it out, or understand discussion about it. That's becasue "mmo" and "arcade" aren't related to mechanics, they are related to gameplay style, and one can instantly have a base idea for what the viewpoint, setting, mechanics, graphics, and gui are probably going to be like, which is the point entirely.
MY PROPOSAL:
Consider that a dark room is COMPLETELY different than cookie clicker, but is still "incremental". Describing a title with a simple preexisting subgenre would be both instantly understandable and very useful...
* Cookie clicker clicking bad, adventure capitalist, swarm simulator (games whose purpose is to aquire resources first and foremost, to prestige, to upgrade production speed): *tycoon incremental*
* A dark room, kittens game, critter mound, (an expanding population with complex needs, war and exploration): *civ incremental*
* A dark room, candy box, ect (upgrades are used to get better stats in minigames and unlock new play styles, ect): *rpg incremental*
Some games have both civ and rpg elements, specifically thinking of a dark room, which could be called a civ/rpg incremental. However, since *all* incrementals have tycoon elements, "tycoons incrementals" would simply be all games that don't deviate from the base model by including other elements.
~~just my two cents have a great day~~
**tl;dr:** Just use the same genres used in other game types. | I know there's a lot of pointed disinterest in this idea, but it's not a bad one at all. The point isn't wether or not there are active developers or if "they are all incremental games". The problem is that incremental isn't a genre in the gameplay sense, but in the mechanics sense. If someone asks you what "type of game" something is and you say platformer , how are they going to know you mean Maplestory and not Super Meatboy? If you had said "mmo" or "arcade" instead, it would have made a lot more sense from the beginning not only what you were talking about, but also gives them context for if they want to check it out, or understand discussion about it. That's becasue "mmo" and "arcade" aren't related to mechanics, they are related to gameplay style, and one can instantly have a base idea for what the viewpoint, setting, mechanics, graphics, and gui are probably going to be like, which is the point entirely.
MY PROPOSAL:
Consider that a dark room is COMPLETELY different than cookie clicker, but is still "incremental". Describing a title with a simple preexisting subgenre would be both instantly understandable and very useful...
Cookie clicker clicking bad, adventure capitalist, swarm simulator (games whose purpose is to aquire resources first and foremost, to prestige, to upgrade production speed): tycoon incremental
A dark room, kittens game, critter mound, (an expanding population with complex needs, war and exploration): civ incremental
A dark room, candy box, ect (upgrades are used to get better stats in minigames and unlock new play styles, ect): rpg incremental
Some games have both civ and rpg elements, specifically thinking of a dark room, which could be called a civ/rpg incremental. However, since all incrementals have tycoon elements, "tycoons incrementals" would simply be all games that don't deviate from the base model by including other elements.
just my two cents have a great day
tl;dr: Just use the same genres used in other game types.
| incremental_games | t5_2yia0 | cpnauxi | I know there's a lot of pointed disinterest in this idea, but it's not a bad one at all. The point isn't wether or not there are active developers or if "they are all incremental games". The problem is that incremental isn't a genre in the gameplay sense, but in the mechanics sense. If someone asks you what "type of game" something is and you say platformer , how are they going to know you mean Maplestory and not Super Meatboy? If you had said "mmo" or "arcade" instead, it would have made a lot more sense from the beginning not only what you were talking about, but also gives them context for if they want to check it out, or understand discussion about it. That's becasue "mmo" and "arcade" aren't related to mechanics, they are related to gameplay style, and one can instantly have a base idea for what the viewpoint, setting, mechanics, graphics, and gui are probably going to be like, which is the point entirely.
MY PROPOSAL:
Consider that a dark room is COMPLETELY different than cookie clicker, but is still "incremental". Describing a title with a simple preexisting subgenre would be both instantly understandable and very useful...
Cookie clicker clicking bad, adventure capitalist, swarm simulator (games whose purpose is to aquire resources first and foremost, to prestige, to upgrade production speed): tycoon incremental
A dark room, kittens game, critter mound, (an expanding population with complex needs, war and exploration): civ incremental
A dark room, candy box, ect (upgrades are used to get better stats in minigames and unlock new play styles, ect): rpg incremental
Some games have both civ and rpg elements, specifically thinking of a dark room, which could be called a civ/rpg incremental. However, since all incrementals have tycoon elements, "tycoons incrementals" would simply be all games that don't deviate from the base model by including other elements.
just my two cents have a great day | Just use the same genres used in other game types. |
FreakyShot | > Let's use some numbers here. Say you get an 80 watt speaker and you hook that up to the 40 watt PA you have. It's not loud enough so you start pushing the amplifier harder. Pretty soon you're clipping.
That isn't how it works at all. It is perfectly safe to run 500W speakers at 1W for ever, in fact my horn loaded cabs are so efficient that if they saw more than 100 - 200W they would be far too loud for most local venues and they are loaded with 500W drivers.
You will get clipping if you try and get more power out of an amplifier than it provides or you can do some serious damage if you present a lower load to your amp than it can handle 2ohm load on most shitty amps will drive them way too hard.
Using some numbers you could make an enclosure that was say 100dB/W/m loaded with for arguments sake a 800W driver. You could hook that up to a 1W SET valve amp and get about 100dB out of it, for every doubling of power you will get an extra 3dB.
>The jist of it is, you want to compare the peak or instantaneous power ratings of speakers,
You do not want to do this at all. Only look at RMS rates. Another example, I run two subs loaded with 600W 8ohm drivers in parallel which presents a 4ohm load (actually around 3 becasue of the horn loading but that's another post entirely). That is an RMS rating which matters, the manufacturer could do what car audio guys love and slap a 1.8kW max on that because they don't mean anything. I power these subs with 49V RMS because I know that is here they approach xmax in their passband. I run them with a 1200W RMS amp and I can run that close to full power which gives me plenty of headroom and as long as the compressors do their job no risk.
tl,dr; You will be fine, power is simply a product of voltage and impedance and the number of watts a speaker sees from an amplifier is directly related to these. When a speaker is playing softly it is obviously receiving fewer volts since it's impedance stays the same (it actually varies based on frequency but once again whole other post). This means that in practice your speakers will be seeing far fewer watts than your amp can put out at most times, I have 10W hifi speakers and run them with a 3W SET amp and at most times they would even be getting 0.1W because they are ridiculously efficient. | > Let's use some numbers here. Say you get an 80 watt speaker and you hook that up to the 40 watt PA you have. It's not loud enough so you start pushing the amplifier harder. Pretty soon you're clipping.
That isn't how it works at all. It is perfectly safe to run 500W speakers at 1W for ever, in fact my horn loaded cabs are so efficient that if they saw more than 100 - 200W they would be far too loud for most local venues and they are loaded with 500W drivers.
You will get clipping if you try and get more power out of an amplifier than it provides or you can do some serious damage if you present a lower load to your amp than it can handle 2ohm load on most shitty amps will drive them way too hard.
Using some numbers you could make an enclosure that was say 100dB/W/m loaded with for arguments sake a 800W driver. You could hook that up to a 1W SET valve amp and get about 100dB out of it, for every doubling of power you will get an extra 3dB.
>The jist of it is, you want to compare the peak or instantaneous power ratings of speakers,
You do not want to do this at all. Only look at RMS rates. Another example, I run two subs loaded with 600W 8ohm drivers in parallel which presents a 4ohm load (actually around 3 becasue of the horn loading but that's another post entirely). That is an RMS rating which matters, the manufacturer could do what car audio guys love and slap a 1.8kW max on that because they don't mean anything. I power these subs with 49V RMS because I know that is here they approach xmax in their passband. I run them with a 1200W RMS amp and I can run that close to full power which gives me plenty of headroom and as long as the compressors do their job no risk.
tl,dr; You will be fine, power is simply a product of voltage and impedance and the number of watts a speaker sees from an amplifier is directly related to these. When a speaker is playing softly it is obviously receiving fewer volts since it's impedance stays the same (it actually varies based on frequency but once again whole other post). This means that in practice your speakers will be seeing far fewer watts than your amp can put out at most times, I have 10W hifi speakers and run them with a 3W SET amp and at most times they would even be getting 0.1W because they are ridiculously efficient.
| livesound | t5_2remi | cpjn60t | Let's use some numbers here. Say you get an 80 watt speaker and you hook that up to the 40 watt PA you have. It's not loud enough so you start pushing the amplifier harder. Pretty soon you're clipping.
That isn't how it works at all. It is perfectly safe to run 500W speakers at 1W for ever, in fact my horn loaded cabs are so efficient that if they saw more than 100 - 200W they would be far too loud for most local venues and they are loaded with 500W drivers.
You will get clipping if you try and get more power out of an amplifier than it provides or you can do some serious damage if you present a lower load to your amp than it can handle 2ohm load on most shitty amps will drive them way too hard.
Using some numbers you could make an enclosure that was say 100dB/W/m loaded with for arguments sake a 800W driver. You could hook that up to a 1W SET valve amp and get about 100dB out of it, for every doubling of power you will get an extra 3dB.
>The jist of it is, you want to compare the peak or instantaneous power ratings of speakers,
You do not want to do this at all. Only look at RMS rates. Another example, I run two subs loaded with 600W 8ohm drivers in parallel which presents a 4ohm load (actually around 3 becasue of the horn loading but that's another post entirely). That is an RMS rating which matters, the manufacturer could do what car audio guys love and slap a 1.8kW max on that because they don't mean anything. I power these subs with 49V RMS because I know that is here they approach xmax in their passband. I run them with a 1200W RMS amp and I can run that close to full power which gives me plenty of headroom and as long as the compressors do their job no risk. | You will be fine, power is simply a product of voltage and impedance and the number of watts a speaker sees from an amplifier is directly related to these. When a speaker is playing softly it is obviously receiving fewer volts since it's impedance stays the same (it actually varies based on frequency but once again whole other post). This means that in practice your speakers will be seeing far fewer watts than your amp can put out at most times, I have 10W hifi speakers and run them with a 3W SET amp and at most times they would even be getting 0.1W because they are ridiculously efficient. |
HorrorshowModDog | Alright, so here I'm gonna go being a bit "dumb" as Josh would say, and a bit of a "neckbeard" as Matt would call me. Triangle didn't float my boat, so to speak. I didn't think it was bad, but I personally didn't derive much enjoyment from it. The beginning sequence in which she's growing more angry with her child, then throws her stained dress into a large duffle bag and then shows up childless to the docks felt like they were telegraphing "what a tweest" five minutes in. Admittedly, I assumed this meant she'd killed her kid in a fit of rage. Once it got into the time stuff, I thought it was pretty cool that the it wasn't just one causality loop, but two nested inside a larger one, but there were a bunch of plot holes that frustrated me like her being able to hide from her future self, the selective replication of looped objects, and the fact that there are two copies of her OUTSIDE her own loop. If you do the math on the boat, she passes through three stages of boarding, trying to change, then becoming gunman. In the boarding stage she fights the gunman she eventually becomes, but in the change phase she encounters a version of herself she never becomes, and who is engaged in a similar but ostensibly counter-point cyclical loop. This suggests to me that not only is there here double loop nested in the larger one, but a parallel loop that crosses her's without ever actually being her's. Finally, the woman we meet in the beginning who abuses her child, answers the doorbell, and gets hammered to death isn't even in any loop at all as the woman who shows up at the docks is the one who killed her and has been in a loop this whole time. I guess what I'm saying is it's cool when you get time copies of people, but this movie had copies that weren't temporally derived from each other, like alternate reality twins or something. Overall I'd say the movie was well shot, had some interesting concepts, and for the amount of time-wackiness it bit off, held it together pretty well, but ultimately it fell flat for me. I'd rate it like a 6/10 and probably wouldn't be averse to suggesting it to people if they were into time-wackiness.
Edit: tl;dr: I'm dumb and/or a neckbeard, I thought Triangle was meh. | Alright, so here I'm gonna go being a bit "dumb" as Josh would say, and a bit of a "neckbeard" as Matt would call me. Triangle didn't float my boat, so to speak. I didn't think it was bad, but I personally didn't derive much enjoyment from it. The beginning sequence in which she's growing more angry with her child, then throws her stained dress into a large duffle bag and then shows up childless to the docks felt like they were telegraphing "what a tweest" five minutes in. Admittedly, I assumed this meant she'd killed her kid in a fit of rage. Once it got into the time stuff, I thought it was pretty cool that the it wasn't just one causality loop, but two nested inside a larger one, but there were a bunch of plot holes that frustrated me like her being able to hide from her future self, the selective replication of looped objects, and the fact that there are two copies of her OUTSIDE her own loop. If you do the math on the boat, she passes through three stages of boarding, trying to change, then becoming gunman. In the boarding stage she fights the gunman she eventually becomes, but in the change phase she encounters a version of herself she never becomes, and who is engaged in a similar but ostensibly counter-point cyclical loop. This suggests to me that not only is there here double loop nested in the larger one, but a parallel loop that crosses her's without ever actually being her's. Finally, the woman we meet in the beginning who abuses her child, answers the doorbell, and gets hammered to death isn't even in any loop at all as the woman who shows up at the docks is the one who killed her and has been in a loop this whole time. I guess what I'm saying is it's cool when you get time copies of people, but this movie had copies that weren't temporally derived from each other, like alternate reality twins or something. Overall I'd say the movie was well shot, had some interesting concepts, and for the amount of time-wackiness it bit off, held it together pretty well, but ultimately it fell flat for me. I'd rate it like a 6/10 and probably wouldn't be averse to suggesting it to people if they were into time-wackiness.
Edit: tl;dr: I'm dumb and/or a neckbeard, I thought Triangle was meh.
| HSHD | t5_2xzfz | cpji56m | Alright, so here I'm gonna go being a bit "dumb" as Josh would say, and a bit of a "neckbeard" as Matt would call me. Triangle didn't float my boat, so to speak. I didn't think it was bad, but I personally didn't derive much enjoyment from it. The beginning sequence in which she's growing more angry with her child, then throws her stained dress into a large duffle bag and then shows up childless to the docks felt like they were telegraphing "what a tweest" five minutes in. Admittedly, I assumed this meant she'd killed her kid in a fit of rage. Once it got into the time stuff, I thought it was pretty cool that the it wasn't just one causality loop, but two nested inside a larger one, but there were a bunch of plot holes that frustrated me like her being able to hide from her future self, the selective replication of looped objects, and the fact that there are two copies of her OUTSIDE her own loop. If you do the math on the boat, she passes through three stages of boarding, trying to change, then becoming gunman. In the boarding stage she fights the gunman she eventually becomes, but in the change phase she encounters a version of herself she never becomes, and who is engaged in a similar but ostensibly counter-point cyclical loop. This suggests to me that not only is there here double loop nested in the larger one, but a parallel loop that crosses her's without ever actually being her's. Finally, the woman we meet in the beginning who abuses her child, answers the doorbell, and gets hammered to death isn't even in any loop at all as the woman who shows up at the docks is the one who killed her and has been in a loop this whole time. I guess what I'm saying is it's cool when you get time copies of people, but this movie had copies that weren't temporally derived from each other, like alternate reality twins or something. Overall I'd say the movie was well shot, had some interesting concepts, and for the amount of time-wackiness it bit off, held it together pretty well, but ultimately it fell flat for me. I'd rate it like a 6/10 and probably wouldn't be averse to suggesting it to people if they were into time-wackiness.
Edit: | I'm dumb and/or a neckbeard, I thought Triangle was meh. |
fyeahcking | Armors would be cool. Something for us to revisit once we've revamped our characters (since for Armors to be cool, they've gotta show up on your character!).
We'd likely do this by reformatting a lot of our passives into the four classic armor slots (hands, legs, body, helmet), and limiting you to one of each per run.
This'd be a solid way to add lots of classic MM flavor, and I can think of how we'd tie it into the narrative.
TL;DR - I'd love to do this -- can't promise it just yet, though. | Armors would be cool. Something for us to revisit once we've revamped our characters (since for Armors to be cool, they've gotta show up on your character!).
We'd likely do this by reformatting a lot of our passives into the four classic armor slots (hands, legs, body, helmet), and limiting you to one of each per run.
This'd be a solid way to add lots of classic MM flavor, and I can think of how we'd tie it into the narrative.
TL;DR - I'd love to do this -- can't promise it just yet, though.
| 20xxgame | t5_33ug3 | cpka82t | Armors would be cool. Something for us to revisit once we've revamped our characters (since for Armors to be cool, they've gotta show up on your character!).
We'd likely do this by reformatting a lot of our passives into the four classic armor slots (hands, legs, body, helmet), and limiting you to one of each per run.
This'd be a solid way to add lots of classic MM flavor, and I can think of how we'd tie it into the narrative. | I'd love to do this -- can't promise it just yet, though. |
ChrissiTea | That's such a nice story :) I'm glad you had a good time.
I went to see Coheed and Cambria a couple of years back and as much as I enjoyed them, the 2nd support act blew me away. They're called Arcane Roots, the singer came onto the stage in a suit, the band set up and then he just started going insane (in a good way). He was leaping around the stage, so into the music. By the end, he'd lost his jacket, was soaked through with sweat (it was a red/black suit, so the fact that I could even see the sweat should tell you how into it this guy was) and you'd probably have a hard time saying there were same guy if you saw a before and after picture.
Oddly enough, that same year I went to see Fozzy and got far more into both of the support acts, Voodoo Vegas and Breed 77. I ended up talking to every member of those bands while hanging at the bar while Fozzy were on stage. They are all so nice. It was also Breed's last tour gig before they announced their new singer, who sang one of the songs with them at the gig I went to. I went up to him after the gig and told him how great he was, it blew my mind when they announced he was the new singer!
tl;dr Gigs are awesome, never underestimate the support acts. | That's such a nice story :) I'm glad you had a good time.
I went to see Coheed and Cambria a couple of years back and as much as I enjoyed them, the 2nd support act blew me away. They're called Arcane Roots, the singer came onto the stage in a suit, the band set up and then he just started going insane (in a good way). He was leaping around the stage, so into the music. By the end, he'd lost his jacket, was soaked through with sweat (it was a red/black suit, so the fact that I could even see the sweat should tell you how into it this guy was) and you'd probably have a hard time saying there were same guy if you saw a before and after picture.
Oddly enough, that same year I went to see Fozzy and got far more into both of the support acts, Voodoo Vegas and Breed 77. I ended up talking to every member of those bands while hanging at the bar while Fozzy were on stage. They are all so nice. It was also Breed's last tour gig before they announced their new singer, who sang one of the songs with them at the gig I went to. I went up to him after the gig and told him how great he was, it blew my mind when they announced he was the new singer!
tl;dr Gigs are awesome, never underestimate the support acts.
| CasualConversation | t5_323oy | cpk0x9f | That's such a nice story :) I'm glad you had a good time.
I went to see Coheed and Cambria a couple of years back and as much as I enjoyed them, the 2nd support act blew me away. They're called Arcane Roots, the singer came onto the stage in a suit, the band set up and then he just started going insane (in a good way). He was leaping around the stage, so into the music. By the end, he'd lost his jacket, was soaked through with sweat (it was a red/black suit, so the fact that I could even see the sweat should tell you how into it this guy was) and you'd probably have a hard time saying there were same guy if you saw a before and after picture.
Oddly enough, that same year I went to see Fozzy and got far more into both of the support acts, Voodoo Vegas and Breed 77. I ended up talking to every member of those bands while hanging at the bar while Fozzy were on stage. They are all so nice. It was also Breed's last tour gig before they announced their new singer, who sang one of the songs with them at the gig I went to. I went up to him after the gig and told him how great he was, it blew my mind when they announced he was the new singer! | Gigs are awesome, never underestimate the support acts. |
Arimal | After playing for awhile I don't think it's the learning curve that turns people away. It's isolation. If you stay in the safe part of the game staring at mining lasers and running your hundredth mission its just not fun. I'm fairly confident you give most MMO palyers the chance to get out interacting with people and socializing they will be much more likely to stick around.
TL;DR Hi-sec sucks get out as soon as you can. | After playing for awhile I don't think it's the learning curve that turns people away. It's isolation. If you stay in the safe part of the game staring at mining lasers and running your hundredth mission its just not fun. I'm fairly confident you give most MMO palyers the chance to get out interacting with people and socializing they will be much more likely to stick around.
TL;DR Hi-sec sucks get out as soon as you can.
| gaming | t5_2qh03 | cpk1nn4 | After playing for awhile I don't think it's the learning curve that turns people away. It's isolation. If you stay in the safe part of the game staring at mining lasers and running your hundredth mission its just not fun. I'm fairly confident you give most MMO palyers the chance to get out interacting with people and socializing they will be much more likely to stick around. | Hi-sec sucks get out as soon as you can. |
jgoldaddy | Haha! Love this! As a former radio/TV broadcast professional, I can fill you in on what the button actually means. PTY is an abbreviation for "**P**rogram **TY**pe", and CAT is an abbreviation for "**CAT**egory." (This isn't the same as HD radio - this only applies to analog FM radio broadcasts.) Some FM radio stations broadcast RDS (Radio Data System) information that shows information about the station such as program type category (Country, Rock, Alternative), radio text (station name/song title & artist currently playing/request line info., etc.), traffic information, and call letters such as KIIS or WDAY.
**tl;dr** - The **P**rogram **TY**pe **CAT**egory button lets you find FM radio stations that have the program type you're wanting to listen to (such as Country, Rock, Alternative). | Haha! Love this! As a former radio/TV broadcast professional, I can fill you in on what the button actually means. PTY is an abbreviation for " P rogram TY pe", and CAT is an abbreviation for " CAT egory." (This isn't the same as HD radio - this only applies to analog FM radio broadcasts.) Some FM radio stations broadcast RDS (Radio Data System) information that shows information about the station such as program type category (Country, Rock, Alternative), radio text (station name/song title & artist currently playing/request line info., etc.), traffic information, and call letters such as KIIS or WDAY.
tl;dr - The P rogram TY pe CAT egory button lets you find FM radio stations that have the program type you're wanting to listen to (such as Country, Rock, Alternative).
| funny | t5_2qh33 | cpk8x60 | Haha! Love this! As a former radio/TV broadcast professional, I can fill you in on what the button actually means. PTY is an abbreviation for " P rogram TY pe", and CAT is an abbreviation for " CAT egory." (This isn't the same as HD radio - this only applies to analog FM radio broadcasts.) Some FM radio stations broadcast RDS (Radio Data System) information that shows information about the station such as program type category (Country, Rock, Alternative), radio text (station name/song title & artist currently playing/request line info., etc.), traffic information, and call letters such as KIIS or WDAY. | The P rogram TY pe CAT egory button lets you find FM radio stations that have the program type you're wanting to listen to (such as Country, Rock, Alternative). |
sakonyachen | Removing the words "A Hideo Kojima Production" and crediting Konami sounds like a stupid idea considering the average fan of their franchises' opinion of the company. Who actually buys products because they are Konami? I'm not up on all their franchises but MGS and SH seem like the only ones still going. Unless Dance Dance Revolution is still a thing? If it is I am sure the fans give zero fucks that Konami is behind it, if they even know. Such is Konami and their control issues though, this may be their first step into failure. I imagine whatever happens, Kojima will be better off without them
TL;DR FUCK KONAMI!!! | Removing the words "A Hideo Kojima Production" and crediting Konami sounds like a stupid idea considering the average fan of their franchises' opinion of the company. Who actually buys products because they are Konami? I'm not up on all their franchises but MGS and SH seem like the only ones still going. Unless Dance Dance Revolution is still a thing? If it is I am sure the fans give zero fucks that Konami is behind it, if they even know. Such is Konami and their control issues though, this may be their first step into failure. I imagine whatever happens, Kojima will be better off without them
TL;DR FUCK KONAMI!!!
| silenthill | t5_2rrim | cpk8rf2 | Removing the words "A Hideo Kojima Production" and crediting Konami sounds like a stupid idea considering the average fan of their franchises' opinion of the company. Who actually buys products because they are Konami? I'm not up on all their franchises but MGS and SH seem like the only ones still going. Unless Dance Dance Revolution is still a thing? If it is I am sure the fans give zero fucks that Konami is behind it, if they even know. Such is Konami and their control issues though, this may be their first step into failure. I imagine whatever happens, Kojima will be better off without them | FUCK KONAMI!!! |
csiscool | Fair point. Although, I mostly meant "learning" as "first year of driving," rather than as "first week of driving." Heck, I've driven for 9 years, and I still feel like I'm learning. I drive as cautiously as possible, always use my signals, make no sudden moves, and try to predict the actions of others, but the road can still offer new situations that you need to learn to navigate safely.
tl;dr: I wouldn't want anyone outside of my family in the first year of driving to drive my car, much less someone in the first week of driving. That's the reason most people learn in a family member's car, I think. | Fair point. Although, I mostly meant "learning" as "first year of driving," rather than as "first week of driving." Heck, I've driven for 9 years, and I still feel like I'm learning. I drive as cautiously as possible, always use my signals, make no sudden moves, and try to predict the actions of others, but the road can still offer new situations that you need to learn to navigate safely.
tl;dr: I wouldn't want anyone outside of my family in the first year of driving to drive my car, much less someone in the first week of driving. That's the reason most people learn in a family member's car, I think.
| UIUC | t5_2qkxs | cplkn5m | Fair point. Although, I mostly meant "learning" as "first year of driving," rather than as "first week of driving." Heck, I've driven for 9 years, and I still feel like I'm learning. I drive as cautiously as possible, always use my signals, make no sudden moves, and try to predict the actions of others, but the road can still offer new situations that you need to learn to navigate safely. | I wouldn't want anyone outside of my family in the first year of driving to drive my car, much less someone in the first week of driving. That's the reason most people learn in a family member's car, I think. |
Puge_Henis | When I was still wet behind the ears I got a job washing dishes at the ritziest place in the city. Our head Chef (we'll call him Steve) studied in France and won a few awards in his career.
We also had a prestigious cooking college in town so every year we'd take a handful of culinary students for some on-the-job training so they could get their hours to graduate and out of every dozen students who came through I'd say that maybe one had what it took to survive in a kitchen. This was Steve's opinion as well. I'd catch Steve muttering or talking to the regular staff about how these kids are no damn good and don't want to work.
Fast forward a few months and I end up doing some prep work and managed to cook a few meals on the line during slow periods. No culinary student was hired.
Long story short, years later I was handpicked by Steve to work at his son's newly opened restaurant.
So yeah, any chef who's been around awhile certainly values a hard worker and a quick learner over a piece of paper. I would recommend getting a culinary text book so you have a good working knowledge of the base techniques and apply to places with a menu you're comfortable with.
TL;DR: Good chances. It happens all the time. | When I was still wet behind the ears I got a job washing dishes at the ritziest place in the city. Our head Chef (we'll call him Steve) studied in France and won a few awards in his career.
We also had a prestigious cooking college in town so every year we'd take a handful of culinary students for some on-the-job training so they could get their hours to graduate and out of every dozen students who came through I'd say that maybe one had what it took to survive in a kitchen. This was Steve's opinion as well. I'd catch Steve muttering or talking to the regular staff about how these kids are no damn good and don't want to work.
Fast forward a few months and I end up doing some prep work and managed to cook a few meals on the line during slow periods. No culinary student was hired.
Long story short, years later I was handpicked by Steve to work at his son's newly opened restaurant.
So yeah, any chef who's been around awhile certainly values a hard worker and a quick learner over a piece of paper. I would recommend getting a culinary text book so you have a good working knowledge of the base techniques and apply to places with a menu you're comfortable with.
TL;DR: Good chances. It happens all the time.
| Chefit | t5_2s1da | cpkgylo | When I was still wet behind the ears I got a job washing dishes at the ritziest place in the city. Our head Chef (we'll call him Steve) studied in France and won a few awards in his career.
We also had a prestigious cooking college in town so every year we'd take a handful of culinary students for some on-the-job training so they could get their hours to graduate and out of every dozen students who came through I'd say that maybe one had what it took to survive in a kitchen. This was Steve's opinion as well. I'd catch Steve muttering or talking to the regular staff about how these kids are no damn good and don't want to work.
Fast forward a few months and I end up doing some prep work and managed to cook a few meals on the line during slow periods. No culinary student was hired.
Long story short, years later I was handpicked by Steve to work at his son's newly opened restaurant.
So yeah, any chef who's been around awhile certainly values a hard worker and a quick learner over a piece of paper. I would recommend getting a culinary text book so you have a good working knowledge of the base techniques and apply to places with a menu you're comfortable with. | Good chances. It happens all the time. |
that_blind_panda | >Interestingly enough throughout the series Toby gets made more and more boring and flat out unlikeable.
hmmm intertesting
>He writes a series of crime novels
There is more to this. Let's go down this rabbit hole shall we?
So a very boring man who write crime novels, as his only source of escape. Consider also that he has unrequited feelings for Pam. Maybe he could win her over? Nope she got married. His little girl? Nope won't talk to him. The promise of Costa Rica? Gone. How is it that someone like Michael Scott has been in more relationships than him?! Toby masks his pain by delving ever deeper into his first passion and the only thing that comforts him now. Writing his crime novels. Still he yearns for human interaction, for intimacy. How is Michael getting so lucky? Why did Pam reject him?! The pain is too much. He redoubles his efforts on writing but the more he writes the more he yearns for affection. Slowly the two merge into one. The result? Murder. The method? Only one of the most personal ways. Strangulation.
Toby doesn't lose his mind, he merely gives into his desires. He begins strangling the life out of others and this makes him feel *alive* he picks out a sweet mild mannered girl. Tracks her activies and attacks her during a nightly jog. Toby has gotten arrogant, he didn't notice the bystander. There is a brawl, but Toby manages to run away. As the bystander is checking the body and reaching into his pocket to get his cell phone a cop pulls up. The bystander tries to explain what happened, but it's too late, she's dead. Strangled. Cut down in the primer of her life. Mr. Bystander is arrested on suspicion of murder.
Proving that fate is indeed ironic Toby is selected for jury duty. Overcome with rage Mr. Bystander lashes out at Toby and tries to strangle him.
**tl;dr Toby is the Scranton Strangler** | >Interestingly enough throughout the series Toby gets made more and more boring and flat out unlikeable.
hmmm intertesting
>He writes a series of crime novels
There is more to this. Let's go down this rabbit hole shall we?
So a very boring man who write crime novels, as his only source of escape. Consider also that he has unrequited feelings for Pam. Maybe he could win her over? Nope she got married. His little girl? Nope won't talk to him. The promise of Costa Rica? Gone. How is it that someone like Michael Scott has been in more relationships than him?! Toby masks his pain by delving ever deeper into his first passion and the only thing that comforts him now. Writing his crime novels. Still he yearns for human interaction, for intimacy. How is Michael getting so lucky? Why did Pam reject him?! The pain is too much. He redoubles his efforts on writing but the more he writes the more he yearns for affection. Slowly the two merge into one. The result? Murder. The method? Only one of the most personal ways. Strangulation.
Toby doesn't lose his mind, he merely gives into his desires. He begins strangling the life out of others and this makes him feel alive he picks out a sweet mild mannered girl. Tracks her activies and attacks her during a nightly jog. Toby has gotten arrogant, he didn't notice the bystander. There is a brawl, but Toby manages to run away. As the bystander is checking the body and reaching into his pocket to get his cell phone a cop pulls up. The bystander tries to explain what happened, but it's too late, she's dead. Strangled. Cut down in the primer of her life. Mr. Bystander is arrested on suspicion of murder.
Proving that fate is indeed ironic Toby is selected for jury duty. Overcome with rage Mr. Bystander lashes out at Toby and tries to strangle him.
tl;dr Toby is the Scranton Strangler
| DunderMifflin | t5_2s9h3 | cplcutk | Interestingly enough throughout the series Toby gets made more and more boring and flat out unlikeable.
hmmm intertesting
>He writes a series of crime novels
There is more to this. Let's go down this rabbit hole shall we?
So a very boring man who write crime novels, as his only source of escape. Consider also that he has unrequited feelings for Pam. Maybe he could win her over? Nope she got married. His little girl? Nope won't talk to him. The promise of Costa Rica? Gone. How is it that someone like Michael Scott has been in more relationships than him?! Toby masks his pain by delving ever deeper into his first passion and the only thing that comforts him now. Writing his crime novels. Still he yearns for human interaction, for intimacy. How is Michael getting so lucky? Why did Pam reject him?! The pain is too much. He redoubles his efforts on writing but the more he writes the more he yearns for affection. Slowly the two merge into one. The result? Murder. The method? Only one of the most personal ways. Strangulation.
Toby doesn't lose his mind, he merely gives into his desires. He begins strangling the life out of others and this makes him feel alive he picks out a sweet mild mannered girl. Tracks her activies and attacks her during a nightly jog. Toby has gotten arrogant, he didn't notice the bystander. There is a brawl, but Toby manages to run away. As the bystander is checking the body and reaching into his pocket to get his cell phone a cop pulls up. The bystander tries to explain what happened, but it's too late, she's dead. Strangled. Cut down in the primer of her life. Mr. Bystander is arrested on suspicion of murder.
Proving that fate is indeed ironic Toby is selected for jury duty. Overcome with rage Mr. Bystander lashes out at Toby and tries to strangle him. | Toby is the Scranton Strangler |
wordyfucker | Fuck you for leaving. I almost wish you were dead, because at least then I could have closure. You were our coach, our rock, our *dad*, and then you just fucked off like we were nothing to you. I understand you're "sorry" but that doesn't fix that you hurt us and I don't trust you anymore. My brothers and I being adults doesn't mean you can treat us like we're nothing to you now that we're no longer naive and chubby cheeked. You claim you left because of mom's passive aggressive emotional abuse, but you fail to understand that you left *us* in the crossfire of her worst behavior yet. You painted a huge target on us for her emotional and verbal abuse and left us no support when we needed it most. You pretend everything is okay and we've forgiven you but we never did and probably never will. I was asked if I would let you see my future children and I said I didn't know. Before I would have loved for them to hear your stupid tales of baseball and pranks, but now I wouldn't want them to deal with your toxic bullshit.
TL;DR: Dad, you were my everything, and now I'm not even inviting you to my college graduation. You don't deserve to be part of my life anymore. | Fuck you for leaving. I almost wish you were dead, because at least then I could have closure. You were our coach, our rock, our dad , and then you just fucked off like we were nothing to you. I understand you're "sorry" but that doesn't fix that you hurt us and I don't trust you anymore. My brothers and I being adults doesn't mean you can treat us like we're nothing to you now that we're no longer naive and chubby cheeked. You claim you left because of mom's passive aggressive emotional abuse, but you fail to understand that you left us in the crossfire of her worst behavior yet. You painted a huge target on us for her emotional and verbal abuse and left us no support when we needed it most. You pretend everything is okay and we've forgiven you but we never did and probably never will. I was asked if I would let you see my future children and I said I didn't know. Before I would have loved for them to hear your stupid tales of baseball and pranks, but now I wouldn't want them to deal with your toxic bullshit.
TL;DR: Dad, you were my everything, and now I'm not even inviting you to my college graduation. You don't deserve to be part of my life anymore.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cpkr11s | Fuck you for leaving. I almost wish you were dead, because at least then I could have closure. You were our coach, our rock, our dad , and then you just fucked off like we were nothing to you. I understand you're "sorry" but that doesn't fix that you hurt us and I don't trust you anymore. My brothers and I being adults doesn't mean you can treat us like we're nothing to you now that we're no longer naive and chubby cheeked. You claim you left because of mom's passive aggressive emotional abuse, but you fail to understand that you left us in the crossfire of her worst behavior yet. You painted a huge target on us for her emotional and verbal abuse and left us no support when we needed it most. You pretend everything is okay and we've forgiven you but we never did and probably never will. I was asked if I would let you see my future children and I said I didn't know. Before I would have loved for them to hear your stupid tales of baseball and pranks, but now I wouldn't want them to deal with your toxic bullshit. | Dad, you were my everything, and now I'm not even inviting you to my college graduation. You don't deserve to be part of my life anymore. |
Grasswalker | Shannon, one of my closest friends for years after bumping into her at the pizza place that her foster parents owned. We used to walk around for miles in every direction from town, talk a lot, and waste time on the weekends doing literally nothing. She began to fall into a bad crowd with smoking, drugs, etc, after she got molested by some creep who pretended to be her uncle. He manipulated her, and her foster parents didn't give a shit. I was the only other person than her who testified when the police came over and made a video record because I was 12 and couldn't go to court. Her life ended up fucked because nobody really cared about her, and at one point I was her only friend, around this time you kept telling me to stay away from her and get her out of my life because "she was a bad influence on me". I always disagreed under the logic "I am a good influence on her". Eventually you got what you wanted though, I did push her away, and I did "focus on my schoolwork". She tried to commit suicide after her foster parents kicked her out, and I haven't heard from her since she asked me for help the day before her attempt. I abandoned one of my closest friends when they needed me most because you told me to.
To conclude, I just want you to stop shouting all the time, stop hitting me, and for the first time in both of our lives maybe accept me for who I am. I'm not a bad kid, I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs - I just sit at home enjoying myself with games, or go out to the weekly mtg tournament on the train. I don't want to be scared of you, and you getting more and more angry because I'm scared doesn't solve anything. The entire family needs serious therapy. I want to sit in the same room as you without risking my self and what I enjoy because you might explode. I want you to stop acting like you're the best parent in the world because of how much stuff you've bought - I don't want money, I want love. All the money just goes into hobbies you hate anyway, mostly mtg cards.
Tl;dr I just want to be happy. | Shannon, one of my closest friends for years after bumping into her at the pizza place that her foster parents owned. We used to walk around for miles in every direction from town, talk a lot, and waste time on the weekends doing literally nothing. She began to fall into a bad crowd with smoking, drugs, etc, after she got molested by some creep who pretended to be her uncle. He manipulated her, and her foster parents didn't give a shit. I was the only other person than her who testified when the police came over and made a video record because I was 12 and couldn't go to court. Her life ended up fucked because nobody really cared about her, and at one point I was her only friend, around this time you kept telling me to stay away from her and get her out of my life because "she was a bad influence on me". I always disagreed under the logic "I am a good influence on her". Eventually you got what you wanted though, I did push her away, and I did "focus on my schoolwork". She tried to commit suicide after her foster parents kicked her out, and I haven't heard from her since she asked me for help the day before her attempt. I abandoned one of my closest friends when they needed me most because you told me to.
To conclude, I just want you to stop shouting all the time, stop hitting me, and for the first time in both of our lives maybe accept me for who I am. I'm not a bad kid, I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs - I just sit at home enjoying myself with games, or go out to the weekly mtg tournament on the train. I don't want to be scared of you, and you getting more and more angry because I'm scared doesn't solve anything. The entire family needs serious therapy. I want to sit in the same room as you without risking my self and what I enjoy because you might explode. I want you to stop acting like you're the best parent in the world because of how much stuff you've bought - I don't want money, I want love. All the money just goes into hobbies you hate anyway, mostly mtg cards.
Tl;dr I just want to be happy.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cpktykm | Shannon, one of my closest friends for years after bumping into her at the pizza place that her foster parents owned. We used to walk around for miles in every direction from town, talk a lot, and waste time on the weekends doing literally nothing. She began to fall into a bad crowd with smoking, drugs, etc, after she got molested by some creep who pretended to be her uncle. He manipulated her, and her foster parents didn't give a shit. I was the only other person than her who testified when the police came over and made a video record because I was 12 and couldn't go to court. Her life ended up fucked because nobody really cared about her, and at one point I was her only friend, around this time you kept telling me to stay away from her and get her out of my life because "she was a bad influence on me". I always disagreed under the logic "I am a good influence on her". Eventually you got what you wanted though, I did push her away, and I did "focus on my schoolwork". She tried to commit suicide after her foster parents kicked her out, and I haven't heard from her since she asked me for help the day before her attempt. I abandoned one of my closest friends when they needed me most because you told me to.
To conclude, I just want you to stop shouting all the time, stop hitting me, and for the first time in both of our lives maybe accept me for who I am. I'm not a bad kid, I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs - I just sit at home enjoying myself with games, or go out to the weekly mtg tournament on the train. I don't want to be scared of you, and you getting more and more angry because I'm scared doesn't solve anything. The entire family needs serious therapy. I want to sit in the same room as you without risking my self and what I enjoy because you might explode. I want you to stop acting like you're the best parent in the world because of how much stuff you've bought - I don't want money, I want love. All the money just goes into hobbies you hate anyway, mostly mtg cards. | I just want to be happy. |
soulreaper232 | Mom, i hate your personality. With a burning fiery passion. You always think the world revolves around you and want nothing but the best when you put ZERO work towards your "best". Don't get me wrong. I do love you, but some days i wish you would shut the fuck up and realize that the world is not yours.
Dad, Some days your a fucking dick, other days your an awesome dad, i just wish that your cool side was always there. I don't know how you and my mother got together, she is such the polar opposite from you. But hey, without her i wouldn't be around.
All in all, I do love my parents, its just there flaws that stand out so much to me and it just pisses me off. But i have flaws as well. I love my family. I just can't stand being around them. They don't really pay any attention to what i say and are usually assholes about it when i don't speak very often around them. But that's only because they don't listen to me. When ever i come home from a long day at school. I always want to tell them about my day. But i'm ignored. My dad uses his god damn tablet that he never puts down and my mom is always on her phone. When ever they want me to spend "family time" with them. They are always glued to there screens. Then when i pull out my phone i get bitched at.
I always spend my time in my room or out with friends. They always complain that i'm never around. I always want to speak up and tell them why. But my parents always have a way to flip my words and make me seem like the ass.
My relationship has gotten better with my parents as i grow older but the ignoring aspect didn't really go away, Hopefully it gets better. I do love my family. I just can't stand them some days.
tl;dr
Parents ignore me at home, complain when i don't talk to them
| Mom, i hate your personality. With a burning fiery passion. You always think the world revolves around you and want nothing but the best when you put ZERO work towards your "best". Don't get me wrong. I do love you, but some days i wish you would shut the fuck up and realize that the world is not yours.
Dad, Some days your a fucking dick, other days your an awesome dad, i just wish that your cool side was always there. I don't know how you and my mother got together, she is such the polar opposite from you. But hey, without her i wouldn't be around.
All in all, I do love my parents, its just there flaws that stand out so much to me and it just pisses me off. But i have flaws as well. I love my family. I just can't stand being around them. They don't really pay any attention to what i say and are usually assholes about it when i don't speak very often around them. But that's only because they don't listen to me. When ever i come home from a long day at school. I always want to tell them about my day. But i'm ignored. My dad uses his god damn tablet that he never puts down and my mom is always on her phone. When ever they want me to spend "family time" with them. They are always glued to there screens. Then when i pull out my phone i get bitched at.
I always spend my time in my room or out with friends. They always complain that i'm never around. I always want to speak up and tell them why. But my parents always have a way to flip my words and make me seem like the ass.
My relationship has gotten better with my parents as i grow older but the ignoring aspect didn't really go away, Hopefully it gets better. I do love my family. I just can't stand them some days.
tl;dr
Parents ignore me at home, complain when i don't talk to them
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cpl26x7 | Mom, i hate your personality. With a burning fiery passion. You always think the world revolves around you and want nothing but the best when you put ZERO work towards your "best". Don't get me wrong. I do love you, but some days i wish you would shut the fuck up and realize that the world is not yours.
Dad, Some days your a fucking dick, other days your an awesome dad, i just wish that your cool side was always there. I don't know how you and my mother got together, she is such the polar opposite from you. But hey, without her i wouldn't be around.
All in all, I do love my parents, its just there flaws that stand out so much to me and it just pisses me off. But i have flaws as well. I love my family. I just can't stand being around them. They don't really pay any attention to what i say and are usually assholes about it when i don't speak very often around them. But that's only because they don't listen to me. When ever i come home from a long day at school. I always want to tell them about my day. But i'm ignored. My dad uses his god damn tablet that he never puts down and my mom is always on her phone. When ever they want me to spend "family time" with them. They are always glued to there screens. Then when i pull out my phone i get bitched at.
I always spend my time in my room or out with friends. They always complain that i'm never around. I always want to speak up and tell them why. But my parents always have a way to flip my words and make me seem like the ass.
My relationship has gotten better with my parents as i grow older but the ignoring aspect didn't really go away, Hopefully it gets better. I do love my family. I just can't stand them some days. | Parents ignore me at home, complain when i don't talk to them |
Gudic | Stacia is actually a troll whose mind has been destroyed by Sopor Slime
Proof: The incoherent design of the story as well as the lack of capitals appear to be a typing quirk, and the odd events such as the misfortune with the fire mixed with the almost "Soap Opera" like drama are likely due to the fear that is created in her own world via drinking the [Sopor Slime]( from the Recuperacoon
> "It is stated that submergement into Sopor Slime aides sleep and helps "assuage the terrible visions of blood and carnage that plague the dark subconscious of [their] species". These terrible visions may be a result of the subjugglator's psychic powers."
It seems likely that Stacia's partial hallucination on events has lead her to believe in her fears such as the fire. These manifestations are essentially how troll society has pacified to the point at which she has embraced the imaginary school life which she lives in as her own, and as she has grown partial immunity to the slime, her thoughts have become more incoherent and her mind has fallen victim to the fantasy world she has created around the Homestuck cast. In a similar way to how Calliope engages herself with the narrative of Homestuck (Through texts), Stacia has engaged herself with the characters themselves.
tl;dr: Stacia is a troll who drinks from her recuperacoon, and is suffering the effects of Sopor Slime consumption, and I just read 19 pages of the worst fanfiction I will ever read.
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-2.5 Hats, to keep it real. (Summoning /u/CommentHatter to rate this theory) | Stacia is actually a troll whose mind has been destroyed by Sopor Slime
Proof: The incoherent design of the story as well as the lack of capitals appear to be a typing quirk, and the odd events such as the misfortune with the fire mixed with the almost "Soap Opera" like drama are likely due to the fear that is created in her own world via drinking the [Sopor Slime]( from the Recuperacoon
> "It is stated that submergement into Sopor Slime aides sleep and helps "assuage the terrible visions of blood and carnage that plague the dark subconscious of [their] species". These terrible visions may be a result of the subjugglator's psychic powers."
It seems likely that Stacia's partial hallucination on events has lead her to believe in her fears such as the fire. These manifestations are essentially how troll society has pacified to the point at which she has embraced the imaginary school life which she lives in as her own, and as she has grown partial immunity to the slime, her thoughts have become more incoherent and her mind has fallen victim to the fantasy world she has created around the Homestuck cast. In a similar way to how Calliope engages herself with the narrative of Homestuck (Through texts), Stacia has engaged herself with the characters themselves.
tl;dr: Stacia is a troll who drinks from her recuperacoon, and is suffering the effects of Sopor Slime consumption, and I just read 19 pages of the worst fanfiction I will ever read.
-2.5 Hats, to keep it real. (Summoning /u/CommentHatter to rate this theory)
| homestuck | t5_2rzgi | cpkujp7 | Stacia is actually a troll whose mind has been destroyed by Sopor Slime
Proof: The incoherent design of the story as well as the lack of capitals appear to be a typing quirk, and the odd events such as the misfortune with the fire mixed with the almost "Soap Opera" like drama are likely due to the fear that is created in her own world via drinking the [Sopor Slime]( from the Recuperacoon
> "It is stated that submergement into Sopor Slime aides sleep and helps "assuage the terrible visions of blood and carnage that plague the dark subconscious of [their] species". These terrible visions may be a result of the subjugglator's psychic powers."
It seems likely that Stacia's partial hallucination on events has lead her to believe in her fears such as the fire. These manifestations are essentially how troll society has pacified to the point at which she has embraced the imaginary school life which she lives in as her own, and as she has grown partial immunity to the slime, her thoughts have become more incoherent and her mind has fallen victim to the fantasy world she has created around the Homestuck cast. In a similar way to how Calliope engages herself with the narrative of Homestuck (Through texts), Stacia has engaged herself with the characters themselves. | Stacia is a troll who drinks from her recuperacoon, and is suffering the effects of Sopor Slime consumption, and I just read 19 pages of the worst fanfiction I will ever read.
-2.5 Hats, to keep it real. (Summoning /u/CommentHatter to rate this theory) |
TheDutchman88 | no it doesnt, yes you would get 10 chestersons instead of 5, giving you double the money. but it also doubles your prestige time losing a lot of artifacts/hour.
lets say you kill 10 chestersons without WI , gives you 10 x base gold
killing 10 with WI means 5 x base and 5 x base+1level. since you kill next level chestersons they will drop more gold. and you can simply not kill a boss and grind chestersons for days if you want to.
TL:DR no you will not get more money you will actually get less | no it doesnt, yes you would get 10 chestersons instead of 5, giving you double the money. but it also doubles your prestige time losing a lot of artifacts/hour.
lets say you kill 10 chestersons without WI , gives you 10 x base gold
killing 10 with WI means 5 x base and 5 x base+1level. since you kill next level chestersons they will drop more gold. and you can simply not kill a boss and grind chestersons for days if you want to.
TL:DR no you will not get more money you will actually get less
| TapTitans | t5_35ibf | cpkuuq5 | no it doesnt, yes you would get 10 chestersons instead of 5, giving you double the money. but it also doubles your prestige time losing a lot of artifacts/hour.
lets say you kill 10 chestersons without WI , gives you 10 x base gold
killing 10 with WI means 5 x base and 5 x base+1level. since you kill next level chestersons they will drop more gold. and you can simply not kill a boss and grind chestersons for days if you want to. | no you will not get more money you will actually get less |
ShineeChicken | I have the same or a similar problem. Definitely check your form and don't push yourself, because you will pull/tear something and it will keep you from squatting/deadlifting/moving in general. Put me out of commission for about two months.
Along with all the other suggestions, what helped me was deloading and ensuring my form was perfect - trying a whole lot of tiny changes in my foot placement until I found the position that helped my glutes engage and took the stress off the inner thigh.
Another biggie - depth. I figured out I was forcing myself lower than my mobility allowed, causing my glutes to lose tension and placing a whole lot of stress on those weaker muscles in the groin/inner thigh. I just go to parallel now and it's extraordinary the difference it's made. Maybe not as impressive as ATG but I'll take injury-free lifting over that any day of the week.
So this turned into a tl; dr - Form. Depth. Don't push yourself. | I have the same or a similar problem. Definitely check your form and don't push yourself, because you will pull/tear something and it will keep you from squatting/deadlifting/moving in general. Put me out of commission for about two months.
Along with all the other suggestions, what helped me was deloading and ensuring my form was perfect - trying a whole lot of tiny changes in my foot placement until I found the position that helped my glutes engage and took the stress off the inner thigh.
Another biggie - depth. I figured out I was forcing myself lower than my mobility allowed, causing my glutes to lose tension and placing a whole lot of stress on those weaker muscles in the groin/inner thigh. I just go to parallel now and it's extraordinary the difference it's made. Maybe not as impressive as ATG but I'll take injury-free lifting over that any day of the week.
So this turned into a tl; dr - Form. Depth. Don't push yourself.
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cplydh8 | I have the same or a similar problem. Definitely check your form and don't push yourself, because you will pull/tear something and it will keep you from squatting/deadlifting/moving in general. Put me out of commission for about two months.
Along with all the other suggestions, what helped me was deloading and ensuring my form was perfect - trying a whole lot of tiny changes in my foot placement until I found the position that helped my glutes engage and took the stress off the inner thigh.
Another biggie - depth. I figured out I was forcing myself lower than my mobility allowed, causing my glutes to lose tension and placing a whole lot of stress on those weaker muscles in the groin/inner thigh. I just go to parallel now and it's extraordinary the difference it's made. Maybe not as impressive as ATG but I'll take injury-free lifting over that any day of the week.
So this turned into a | Form. Depth. Don't push yourself. |
TwizzleV | You're gonna need a partner who doesn't mind getting sextra close during your squat. Have them lay down, face up underneath you; then drop trough and perform your squat. If your butthole is tight going down, loosens at the bottom, and tightens going back up, you have buttwink.
TL;dr Don't be a loose butthole. | You're gonna need a partner who doesn't mind getting sextra close during your squat. Have them lay down, face up underneath you; then drop trough and perform your squat. If your butthole is tight going down, loosens at the bottom, and tightens going back up, you have buttwink.
TL;dr Don't be a loose butthole.
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cpkw92i | You're gonna need a partner who doesn't mind getting sextra close during your squat. Have them lay down, face up underneath you; then drop trough and perform your squat. If your butthole is tight going down, loosens at the bottom, and tightens going back up, you have buttwink. | Don't be a loose butthole. |
sour_soup | Thanks!
There goes my master plan for ultra ganz..
Tl;dr: you die. | Thanks!
There goes my master plan for ultra ganz..
Tl;dr: you die.
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cpl1p5y | Thanks!
There goes my master plan for ultra ganz.. | you die. |
Akintunde | So I've kind of run out of options.
I have issues with my right shoulder - lack of ROM and pain in certain positions. I am certain I have throwers shoulder, as I was a thrower in high school and never did anything to counter this.
I went to the doctor, they examined and X-Rayed me, and said nothing was wrong with my shoulder. I went to another doctor, they examined my shoulder and the X-Rays and said "structurally your shoulder is fine." My insurance will not cover a different opinion because of doctor shopping, and my doctor said that if I still had pain in *2 months* that she would schedule an MRI for me.
Yet they ignore that I've told them that if I preform as few as 6 forceful throws my arm starts to go numb (so likely my muscle is being impinged in the extreme range of motion).
tl;dr: So do I just fucking deal with it or could I, with little risk, attempt to fix my shoulder myself? I can't wait 2 months.
To clarify the ROM I'm missing: if I attempt to do the behind the back hands touching stretch, my right arm cannot reach my left shoulder blade without forcibly being moved that, and it will go numb if left there. | So I've kind of run out of options.
I have issues with my right shoulder - lack of ROM and pain in certain positions. I am certain I have throwers shoulder, as I was a thrower in high school and never did anything to counter this.
I went to the doctor, they examined and X-Rayed me, and said nothing was wrong with my shoulder. I went to another doctor, they examined my shoulder and the X-Rays and said "structurally your shoulder is fine." My insurance will not cover a different opinion because of doctor shopping, and my doctor said that if I still had pain in 2 months that she would schedule an MRI for me.
Yet they ignore that I've told them that if I preform as few as 6 forceful throws my arm starts to go numb (so likely my muscle is being impinged in the extreme range of motion).
tl;dr: So do I just fucking deal with it or could I, with little risk, attempt to fix my shoulder myself? I can't wait 2 months.
To clarify the ROM I'm missing: if I attempt to do the behind the back hands touching stretch, my right arm cannot reach my left shoulder blade without forcibly being moved that, and it will go numb if left there.
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cpl5d3x | So I've kind of run out of options.
I have issues with my right shoulder - lack of ROM and pain in certain positions. I am certain I have throwers shoulder, as I was a thrower in high school and never did anything to counter this.
I went to the doctor, they examined and X-Rayed me, and said nothing was wrong with my shoulder. I went to another doctor, they examined my shoulder and the X-Rays and said "structurally your shoulder is fine." My insurance will not cover a different opinion because of doctor shopping, and my doctor said that if I still had pain in 2 months that she would schedule an MRI for me.
Yet they ignore that I've told them that if I preform as few as 6 forceful throws my arm starts to go numb (so likely my muscle is being impinged in the extreme range of motion). | So do I just fucking deal with it or could I, with little risk, attempt to fix my shoulder myself? I can't wait 2 months.
To clarify the ROM I'm missing: if I attempt to do the behind the back hands touching stretch, my right arm cannot reach my left shoulder blade without forcibly being moved that, and it will go numb if left there. |
cmde45 | Did you physically have the baby, or did your wife? I have an 8 month old (I'm the dad) and I feel you either way. I kept with it, but my intensity wasn't there. Just don't stop... ever. Something is better than nothing, and within a few months you'll be back in full swing. My wife on the other hand, she basically had to take off for about 7 months or so and is just getting back into the groove of things.
TL:DR; if you're the dad, stick with it, don't expect mad gainz, just workout to maintain. If you're the mom, good luck, you'll have to wait it out :( | Did you physically have the baby, or did your wife? I have an 8 month old (I'm the dad) and I feel you either way. I kept with it, but my intensity wasn't there. Just don't stop... ever. Something is better than nothing, and within a few months you'll be back in full swing. My wife on the other hand, she basically had to take off for about 7 months or so and is just getting back into the groove of things.
TL:DR; if you're the dad, stick with it, don't expect mad gainz, just workout to maintain. If you're the mom, good luck, you'll have to wait it out :(
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cpl97qd | Did you physically have the baby, or did your wife? I have an 8 month old (I'm the dad) and I feel you either way. I kept with it, but my intensity wasn't there. Just don't stop... ever. Something is better than nothing, and within a few months you'll be back in full swing. My wife on the other hand, she basically had to take off for about 7 months or so and is just getting back into the groove of things. | if you're the dad, stick with it, don't expect mad gainz, just workout to maintain. If you're the mom, good luck, you'll have to wait it out :( |
TheRabbitBandit | If you take Whey Protein you don't really need BCAAs. Creatine is a great supplement, just drink lot's of water and don't spend a lot. Basic Creatine Monhydrate is super cheap from Optimum and other places and doesn't require loading. The only other supplements to take are maybe a multi, fish oil, and I've had good results with Glutamine for recovery (it's also super cheap). Other than that there aren't many supplements that are worth the money.
**TLDR:** Protein, Creatine, multi+fish oil and maybe Glutamine. That's pretty much the standard for supplement stacks | If you take Whey Protein you don't really need BCAAs. Creatine is a great supplement, just drink lot's of water and don't spend a lot. Basic Creatine Monhydrate is super cheap from Optimum and other places and doesn't require loading. The only other supplements to take are maybe a multi, fish oil, and I've had good results with Glutamine for recovery (it's also super cheap). Other than that there aren't many supplements that are worth the money.
TLDR: Protein, Creatine, multi+fish oil and maybe Glutamine. That's pretty much the standard for supplement stacks
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | cpler44 | If you take Whey Protein you don't really need BCAAs. Creatine is a great supplement, just drink lot's of water and don't spend a lot. Basic Creatine Monhydrate is super cheap from Optimum and other places and doesn't require loading. The only other supplements to take are maybe a multi, fish oil, and I've had good results with Glutamine for recovery (it's also super cheap). Other than that there aren't many supplements that are worth the money. | Protein, Creatine, multi+fish oil and maybe Glutamine. That's pretty much the standard for supplement stacks |
Pyrooo | **Honestly, I'd just go with the era you like the look of the most.**
If you want Medieval then go for Medieval 2. It's probably my favourite game in the series and it's got a pretty active and fantastic modding community. As with the original Rome you'd think they're pretty dated but they're still both very playable and you'd hardly notice their age when you get into it. However neither of these seem to be in the sale.
Shogun 2 is arguably the most solid in the series and has a very good multiplayer community. There isn't much in terms of unit variety though and the campaign map is pretty small. Definitely the best if you want to zoom in on the battlefield, you see lots of action going on between the units. It's a pretty good game to enter the series in personally.
If you want an early modern period then your best bet is either Empire, Napoleon or Fall of the Samurai. Empire is pretty buggy and glitchy but has the largest campaign map of all of the Total War games. Napoleon is a smaller scale version of Empire but is a much more refined and solid game than Empire. Fall of the Samurai is the only in the series I haven't played, if somebody could shed some light on this one, please tell me.
Rome 2 and Attila are the newest in the series. Rome 2 had a rocky release but is a very solid game. They play a little bit differently to the earlier games in the series but are still incredibly fun to play, I would say Attila is the most difficult in the series and definitely keeps you on edge through the whole campaign.
**TLDR: Shogun 2 or Napoleon for solid, Attila or Rome 2 for newest, Empire for largest scale.** | Honestly, I'd just go with the era you like the look of the most.
If you want Medieval then go for Medieval 2. It's probably my favourite game in the series and it's got a pretty active and fantastic modding community. As with the original Rome you'd think they're pretty dated but they're still both very playable and you'd hardly notice their age when you get into it. However neither of these seem to be in the sale.
Shogun 2 is arguably the most solid in the series and has a very good multiplayer community. There isn't much in terms of unit variety though and the campaign map is pretty small. Definitely the best if you want to zoom in on the battlefield, you see lots of action going on between the units. It's a pretty good game to enter the series in personally.
If you want an early modern period then your best bet is either Empire, Napoleon or Fall of the Samurai. Empire is pretty buggy and glitchy but has the largest campaign map of all of the Total War games. Napoleon is a smaller scale version of Empire but is a much more refined and solid game than Empire. Fall of the Samurai is the only in the series I haven't played, if somebody could shed some light on this one, please tell me.
Rome 2 and Attila are the newest in the series. Rome 2 had a rocky release but is a very solid game. They play a little bit differently to the earlier games in the series but are still incredibly fun to play, I would say Attila is the most difficult in the series and definitely keeps you on edge through the whole campaign.
TLDR: Shogun 2 or Napoleon for solid, Attila or Rome 2 for newest, Empire for largest scale.
| GameDeals | t5_2qwx3 | cpl9j35 | Honestly, I'd just go with the era you like the look of the most.
If you want Medieval then go for Medieval 2. It's probably my favourite game in the series and it's got a pretty active and fantastic modding community. As with the original Rome you'd think they're pretty dated but they're still both very playable and you'd hardly notice their age when you get into it. However neither of these seem to be in the sale.
Shogun 2 is arguably the most solid in the series and has a very good multiplayer community. There isn't much in terms of unit variety though and the campaign map is pretty small. Definitely the best if you want to zoom in on the battlefield, you see lots of action going on between the units. It's a pretty good game to enter the series in personally.
If you want an early modern period then your best bet is either Empire, Napoleon or Fall of the Samurai. Empire is pretty buggy and glitchy but has the largest campaign map of all of the Total War games. Napoleon is a smaller scale version of Empire but is a much more refined and solid game than Empire. Fall of the Samurai is the only in the series I haven't played, if somebody could shed some light on this one, please tell me.
Rome 2 and Attila are the newest in the series. Rome 2 had a rocky release but is a very solid game. They play a little bit differently to the earlier games in the series but are still incredibly fun to play, I would say Attila is the most difficult in the series and definitely keeps you on edge through the whole campaign. | Shogun 2 or Napoleon for solid, Attila or Rome 2 for newest, Empire for largest scale. |
mikeszhang | Viktor got a huge rework before becoming FOTM, and kennen's w got changed before he was good in competitive again too. Diana is being seen mostly because xiye brought it out in iem katowice and faker brought it out in lck last night.
tl;dr koreans usually figure out the op champs first after they get changed, then other regions just copy the koreans | Viktor got a huge rework before becoming FOTM, and kennen's w got changed before he was good in competitive again too. Diana is being seen mostly because xiye brought it out in iem katowice and faker brought it out in lck last night.
tl;dr koreans usually figure out the op champs first after they get changed, then other regions just copy the koreans
| summonerschool | t5_2t9x3 | cpl96ke | Viktor got a huge rework before becoming FOTM, and kennen's w got changed before he was good in competitive again too. Diana is being seen mostly because xiye brought it out in iem katowice and faker brought it out in lck last night. | koreans usually figure out the op champs first after they get changed, then other regions just copy the koreans |
im_thecat | I feel compelled to say this bc I've never seen this argument made, downvotes be damned.
Have you ever tried using an autotuner? You actually have to be pretty close on pitch initially for an auto tuner to correct it onto key without hearing an awful glitch. You have to be even closer to on pitch to add an autotuner and not even perceive that it's been applied.
This is for singing of course. In a nutshell (from a soundwave point of view) the difference between singing and speaking is that singing utilizes single pitches or frequencies, while speaking uses multiple frequencies with no pitch. Which is why you can speak over any song and it sounds "on key"
The way autotune works is that it forces whatever signal it receives into a single pitch, meant for singing. When applying autotune to a multiple frequencies, such as speaking or rapping, the autotune gets confused and the result is the glitchiness that a lot of people (myself included) find annoying.
Tl;dr Rappers that use autotune are doing so purely for style however annoying that style might be. The argument that autotune implies a lack of talent bc it allows the computer to do all of the work is flawed bc any speaking/rapping no matter how good when run through an autotune will all sound the way you are familiar with.
| I feel compelled to say this bc I've never seen this argument made, downvotes be damned.
Have you ever tried using an autotuner? You actually have to be pretty close on pitch initially for an auto tuner to correct it onto key without hearing an awful glitch. You have to be even closer to on pitch to add an autotuner and not even perceive that it's been applied.
This is for singing of course. In a nutshell (from a soundwave point of view) the difference between singing and speaking is that singing utilizes single pitches or frequencies, while speaking uses multiple frequencies with no pitch. Which is why you can speak over any song and it sounds "on key"
The way autotune works is that it forces whatever signal it receives into a single pitch, meant for singing. When applying autotune to a multiple frequencies, such as speaking or rapping, the autotune gets confused and the result is the glitchiness that a lot of people (myself included) find annoying.
Tl;dr Rappers that use autotune are doing so purely for style however annoying that style might be. The argument that autotune implies a lack of talent bc it allows the computer to do all of the work is flawed bc any speaking/rapping no matter how good when run through an autotune will all sound the way you are familiar with.
| funny | t5_2qh33 | cpl6d4i | I feel compelled to say this bc I've never seen this argument made, downvotes be damned.
Have you ever tried using an autotuner? You actually have to be pretty close on pitch initially for an auto tuner to correct it onto key without hearing an awful glitch. You have to be even closer to on pitch to add an autotuner and not even perceive that it's been applied.
This is for singing of course. In a nutshell (from a soundwave point of view) the difference between singing and speaking is that singing utilizes single pitches or frequencies, while speaking uses multiple frequencies with no pitch. Which is why you can speak over any song and it sounds "on key"
The way autotune works is that it forces whatever signal it receives into a single pitch, meant for singing. When applying autotune to a multiple frequencies, such as speaking or rapping, the autotune gets confused and the result is the glitchiness that a lot of people (myself included) find annoying. | Rappers that use autotune are doing so purely for style however annoying that style might be. The argument that autotune implies a lack of talent bc it allows the computer to do all of the work is flawed bc any speaking/rapping no matter how good when run through an autotune will all sound the way you are familiar with. |
notaffiliated | This all depends on what you'd actually be doing for them, which you're not very specific about. If this type of job is offered to industrial engineers versus say business analysts, I suspect it may come with some level of hands on project management, or possibly some process/automation engineering. Compared with a typical industrial engineer grad, you may be lacking a few skills that they have some training with, but in my experience, you'd both need to learn on the job anyway, so you realistically won't be far behind. Excel, Access, and other MS office stuff is pretty much a requirement for anyone doing anything related to business data. Possibly AutoCAD or similar if you end up doing any layout projects. You won't know some terms and jargon, but you could pick that up pretty quick. Speaking for myself and others I know in supply chain/logistics-majority of us had to learn quite a bit at the first job and still do as we move around the industry. FWIW a colleague of mine has a ChemE degree and has been in this industry for many years now. My degree doesn't exactly relate either, but is technical.
TL;DR It's probably not a big deal, they'll be training you to do what they need you to do | This all depends on what you'd actually be doing for them, which you're not very specific about. If this type of job is offered to industrial engineers versus say business analysts, I suspect it may come with some level of hands on project management, or possibly some process/automation engineering. Compared with a typical industrial engineer grad, you may be lacking a few skills that they have some training with, but in my experience, you'd both need to learn on the job anyway, so you realistically won't be far behind. Excel, Access, and other MS office stuff is pretty much a requirement for anyone doing anything related to business data. Possibly AutoCAD or similar if you end up doing any layout projects. You won't know some terms and jargon, but you could pick that up pretty quick. Speaking for myself and others I know in supply chain/logistics-majority of us had to learn quite a bit at the first job and still do as we move around the industry. FWIW a colleague of mine has a ChemE degree and has been in this industry for many years now. My degree doesn't exactly relate either, but is technical.
TL;DR It's probably not a big deal, they'll be training you to do what they need you to do
| logistics | t5_2qzgk | cplcl5h | This all depends on what you'd actually be doing for them, which you're not very specific about. If this type of job is offered to industrial engineers versus say business analysts, I suspect it may come with some level of hands on project management, or possibly some process/automation engineering. Compared with a typical industrial engineer grad, you may be lacking a few skills that they have some training with, but in my experience, you'd both need to learn on the job anyway, so you realistically won't be far behind. Excel, Access, and other MS office stuff is pretty much a requirement for anyone doing anything related to business data. Possibly AutoCAD or similar if you end up doing any layout projects. You won't know some terms and jargon, but you could pick that up pretty quick. Speaking for myself and others I know in supply chain/logistics-majority of us had to learn quite a bit at the first job and still do as we move around the industry. FWIW a colleague of mine has a ChemE degree and has been in this industry for many years now. My degree doesn't exactly relate either, but is technical. | It's probably not a big deal, they'll be training you to do what they need you to do |
Trodskij | i cannot remember anything of countdown to final crisis but the ending, and something about Lobo worshipping a fish...
-MASSIVE SPOILERS-
Basicly, throughout the whole series, Booster had been making progressively more of an ass of himself, loosing sponsors left right and center, while a mysterious hero actually did his job. Halfway through the series, he manages in very unheroic fashion, to get himself killed trying to disgrace that other hero (think his name was supernova or something). Booster was buried with an empty funeral. His sidekick whose name escapes me, figures the world needs more heroes since all the old school ones disappeared (again), so he tracks down Boosters great great great granddad, who was supposed to be some great humanitarian worker.
#
Well, Booster forefather turns out to be a lazy slob, who used to be a highschool superstar athlete/ameri-football player, fucked up in a major game and decided to spent the rest of his life smoking pot. So boosters sidekick trying to turn him into Booster Gold 2.0, goes about as well as you might expect.
Well towards the end it turns out that boosters little gold ball of a sidekick is actually trying to blow up the timestream because reasons, but right before he can turn on the universe-end-a-tron-3000, he is foiled by supernova, who reveals himself to be Booster gold who had faked his own death (and did some light time travel). Unfortunately the universe-end-a-tron-3000 is still active and tearing holes in the universe, so Boosters great great and so forth, yells to booster: "go long" (or some similar ameri-football phrase), booster throws the universe-end-a-tron-3000 to him who jumps into a blackhole/volcano (and somehow survives - something about the timestream correcting itself -.-).
The reason it was so great, was because it was because it was both a great story of redemption (for Booster great great great etc.), and it gave a great perspective on Booster (when given the choice between sacrificing himself for others, or enjoying the #based life, he chose sacrifice without second thoughts)
why he needed to ruin his reputation and fake his own death is a whole different story, which boils down to needing a way to work against his supercomputer sidekick without it being suspicious against him and ruining the plan, which could only be done if the sidekick truly believed him to be death/allowed him to die. i could go on but i've already passed the 2400 character mark...
tl:dr This one goes out to the boys in blue and gold! | i cannot remember anything of countdown to final crisis but the ending, and something about Lobo worshipping a fish...
-MASSIVE SPOILERS-
Basicly, throughout the whole series, Booster had been making progressively more of an ass of himself, loosing sponsors left right and center, while a mysterious hero actually did his job. Halfway through the series, he manages in very unheroic fashion, to get himself killed trying to disgrace that other hero (think his name was supernova or something). Booster was buried with an empty funeral. His sidekick whose name escapes me, figures the world needs more heroes since all the old school ones disappeared (again), so he tracks down Boosters great great great granddad, who was supposed to be some great humanitarian worker.
#
Well, Booster forefather turns out to be a lazy slob, who used to be a highschool superstar athlete/ameri-football player, fucked up in a major game and decided to spent the rest of his life smoking pot. So boosters sidekick trying to turn him into Booster Gold 2.0, goes about as well as you might expect.
Well towards the end it turns out that boosters little gold ball of a sidekick is actually trying to blow up the timestream because reasons, but right before he can turn on the universe-end-a-tron-3000, he is foiled by supernova, who reveals himself to be Booster gold who had faked his own death (and did some light time travel). Unfortunately the universe-end-a-tron-3000 is still active and tearing holes in the universe, so Boosters great great and so forth, yells to booster: "go long" (or some similar ameri-football phrase), booster throws the universe-end-a-tron-3000 to him who jumps into a blackhole/volcano (and somehow survives - something about the timestream correcting itself -.-).
The reason it was so great, was because it was because it was both a great story of redemption (for Booster great great great etc.), and it gave a great perspective on Booster (when given the choice between sacrificing himself for others, or enjoying the #based life, he chose sacrifice without second thoughts)
why he needed to ruin his reputation and fake his own death is a whole different story, which boils down to needing a way to work against his supercomputer sidekick without it being suspicious against him and ruining the plan, which could only be done if the sidekick truly believed him to be death/allowed him to die. i could go on but i've already passed the 2400 character mark...
tl:dr This one goes out to the boys in blue and gold!
| lewronggeneration | t5_2y7lu | cpmcems | i cannot remember anything of countdown to final crisis but the ending, and something about Lobo worshipping a fish...
-MASSIVE SPOILERS-
Basicly, throughout the whole series, Booster had been making progressively more of an ass of himself, loosing sponsors left right and center, while a mysterious hero actually did his job. Halfway through the series, he manages in very unheroic fashion, to get himself killed trying to disgrace that other hero (think his name was supernova or something). Booster was buried with an empty funeral. His sidekick whose name escapes me, figures the world needs more heroes since all the old school ones disappeared (again), so he tracks down Boosters great great great granddad, who was supposed to be some great humanitarian worker.
#
Well, Booster forefather turns out to be a lazy slob, who used to be a highschool superstar athlete/ameri-football player, fucked up in a major game and decided to spent the rest of his life smoking pot. So boosters sidekick trying to turn him into Booster Gold 2.0, goes about as well as you might expect.
Well towards the end it turns out that boosters little gold ball of a sidekick is actually trying to blow up the timestream because reasons, but right before he can turn on the universe-end-a-tron-3000, he is foiled by supernova, who reveals himself to be Booster gold who had faked his own death (and did some light time travel). Unfortunately the universe-end-a-tron-3000 is still active and tearing holes in the universe, so Boosters great great and so forth, yells to booster: "go long" (or some similar ameri-football phrase), booster throws the universe-end-a-tron-3000 to him who jumps into a blackhole/volcano (and somehow survives - something about the timestream correcting itself -.-).
The reason it was so great, was because it was because it was both a great story of redemption (for Booster great great great etc.), and it gave a great perspective on Booster (when given the choice between sacrificing himself for others, or enjoying the #based life, he chose sacrifice without second thoughts)
why he needed to ruin his reputation and fake his own death is a whole different story, which boils down to needing a way to work against his supercomputer sidekick without it being suspicious against him and ruining the plan, which could only be done if the sidekick truly believed him to be death/allowed him to die. i could go on but i've already passed the 2400 character mark... | This one goes out to the boys in blue and gold! |
icheckessay | Now since i couldnt decide which game to give a review for, i'd like to write my three favourite games, in no particular order as they're mostly different genders.
* First of all, [MAG]( from the PS3.
MAG was a multiplayer FPS with no single player mode. It set in a future where all conflicts were resolved by military contractors (Not a very exciting history) with three playable factions, S.V.E.R., Raven and Valor, the player at the creation of a character was asked to choose between these, SVER had close range weapons that had a load of damage but not too much precision, Raven had long range weapons with not as much damage as SVER but very high precision and Valor got the middle range with stats somewhere in between.
What made MAG shine was it's gamemodes, with the smallest one being 32 vs 32 and the biggest one being an all out 128 vs 128 gamemode with multiple tiers of objectives and multiple leaderships, all these persons were divided in platoons of 32 people each, which were subdivided in squads of 8 people each, each squad, team, and platoon had a leader with special abilities (selected randomly) these leaders could call defensive strikes, offensive strikes (assuming the anti air defenses were down), whole sattelite sweeps which showed everyone on the map and talk to their whole platoon or in the case of the OIC (leader of the team in that match) to all 4 platoons and to the individual leaders.
With such massive gamemodes, the winner was often determined by teamwork, and even in these massive battlefields, each soldier was important due to the number of bullets required to kill someone (Differing here from CoD). A headshot would kill someone in about 3 or 4 hits, where body shots would need up to 15 hits depending on the tier of armor you were wearing (I'll come back to this soon), a single man could take entire squads with enough skill, while it required a team to hold a point due to the massive amount of people that would be coming to protect it.
Another highlight of MAG would be the different possible loadouts, each player could choose what kind of armor he could wear, however, heavier armor makes you slower and unable to carry as much, a medkit or a repair kit would have the same restrictions, and lighter armor would actually make you faster.
Last but not least, the vehicles, when attacking, 2 of the squadrons of each them had an APC (Think of a tank, but not as durable) while defending teams had powered humvees, to contrarrest these vehicles soldiers could equip RPGs or keep blockades up (which would count as another objective as they needed to be blown up using c4 in the typical fashion) These vehicles were often forward spawns for squadrons that had them and made them very valuable as they could pack quite a punch.
Overall, i think MAG was the best FPS i've ever played and there's so many things i couldnt write due to lack of space that i recommend you to see an actual review or video of it, it definitely ruined other FPS for me.
* For the second game, the obligatory [Portal 2](
Im not going to tell you everything about this game like i did with MAG, instead, i must only say that it's a change from most of the games i've played that involved fun new mechanics in what it's basically a puzzle solving game, the flawless historyline combined with the mechanics of thinking with portals make this game one of the best i've ever played. Not to mention the amazing graphics and the fact that it runs on nearly anything thanks to the source engine.
Shall you go through it on multiplayer, you'll find yourself murdering your companion through different methods while Glados awards each of you Science collaboration points through an history made for two robots.
Shall you go through it on single player you'll find yourself alternating between laugh, amazement and other emotions that you didnt know you had as you continue exploring Arperture Science in it's magnificent ambience.
Overall, if you're looking for something different than other single player campaign games, portal is for you.
* Last but not least, it is [Resistance: Fall of Man]( another PS3 exclusive:
This starts as the typical FPS campaign (With co-op if you prefer it!), as you become an American soldier who comes to Europe to aid in an advanced alien invasion (I'll try not to spoil too much of the history) and go through the ranks trying your best to discover the "source" of the "invasion" that started somewhere in europe.
What distinguishes this game from others is the weapons, being alien weapons they get very special shots, like a sniper that slows time, a gun that can shoot trackers, a magnum that can make it's shoots implode, with a variety of different enemies, there's plenty of things to test your special weapons on and the addition of co-op really adds to the cake.
While i also loved Resistance 2 and 3, i feel that the first one is the best due to the original weapons and nostalgia. You'll love it.
Thanks for reading.
STEAMID: www.steamcommunity.com/id/killed123456
Game: Endless Legend
TL;DR: The MAG one is long because i had to explain the game, but portal 2 and resistance arent THAT long, so go read those (or dont, im a piece of text not a cop) | Now since i couldnt decide which game to give a review for, i'd like to write my three favourite games, in no particular order as they're mostly different genders.
First of all, [MAG]( from the PS3.
MAG was a multiplayer FPS with no single player mode. It set in a future where all conflicts were resolved by military contractors (Not a very exciting history) with three playable factions, S.V.E.R., Raven and Valor, the player at the creation of a character was asked to choose between these, SVER had close range weapons that had a load of damage but not too much precision, Raven had long range weapons with not as much damage as SVER but very high precision and Valor got the middle range with stats somewhere in between.
What made MAG shine was it's gamemodes, with the smallest one being 32 vs 32 and the biggest one being an all out 128 vs 128 gamemode with multiple tiers of objectives and multiple leaderships, all these persons were divided in platoons of 32 people each, which were subdivided in squads of 8 people each, each squad, team, and platoon had a leader with special abilities (selected randomly) these leaders could call defensive strikes, offensive strikes (assuming the anti air defenses were down), whole sattelite sweeps which showed everyone on the map and talk to their whole platoon or in the case of the OIC (leader of the team in that match) to all 4 platoons and to the individual leaders.
With such massive gamemodes, the winner was often determined by teamwork, and even in these massive battlefields, each soldier was important due to the number of bullets required to kill someone (Differing here from CoD). A headshot would kill someone in about 3 or 4 hits, where body shots would need up to 15 hits depending on the tier of armor you were wearing (I'll come back to this soon), a single man could take entire squads with enough skill, while it required a team to hold a point due to the massive amount of people that would be coming to protect it.
Another highlight of MAG would be the different possible loadouts, each player could choose what kind of armor he could wear, however, heavier armor makes you slower and unable to carry as much, a medkit or a repair kit would have the same restrictions, and lighter armor would actually make you faster.
Last but not least, the vehicles, when attacking, 2 of the squadrons of each them had an APC (Think of a tank, but not as durable) while defending teams had powered humvees, to contrarrest these vehicles soldiers could equip RPGs or keep blockades up (which would count as another objective as they needed to be blown up using c4 in the typical fashion) These vehicles were often forward spawns for squadrons that had them and made them very valuable as they could pack quite a punch.
Overall, i think MAG was the best FPS i've ever played and there's so many things i couldnt write due to lack of space that i recommend you to see an actual review or video of it, it definitely ruined other FPS for me.
For the second game, the obligatory [Portal 2](
Im not going to tell you everything about this game like i did with MAG, instead, i must only say that it's a change from most of the games i've played that involved fun new mechanics in what it's basically a puzzle solving game, the flawless historyline combined with the mechanics of thinking with portals make this game one of the best i've ever played. Not to mention the amazing graphics and the fact that it runs on nearly anything thanks to the source engine.
Shall you go through it on multiplayer, you'll find yourself murdering your companion through different methods while Glados awards each of you Science collaboration points through an history made for two robots.
Shall you go through it on single player you'll find yourself alternating between laugh, amazement and other emotions that you didnt know you had as you continue exploring Arperture Science in it's magnificent ambience.
Overall, if you're looking for something different than other single player campaign games, portal is for you.
Last but not least, it is [Resistance: Fall of Man]( another PS3 exclusive:
This starts as the typical FPS campaign (With co-op if you prefer it!), as you become an American soldier who comes to Europe to aid in an advanced alien invasion (I'll try not to spoil too much of the history) and go through the ranks trying your best to discover the "source" of the "invasion" that started somewhere in europe.
What distinguishes this game from others is the weapons, being alien weapons they get very special shots, like a sniper that slows time, a gun that can shoot trackers, a magnum that can make it's shoots implode, with a variety of different enemies, there's plenty of things to test your special weapons on and the addition of co-op really adds to the cake.
While i also loved Resistance 2 and 3, i feel that the first one is the best due to the original weapons and nostalgia. You'll love it.
Thanks for reading.
STEAMID: www.steamcommunity.com/id/killed123456
Game: Endless Legend
TL;DR: The MAG one is long because i had to explain the game, but portal 2 and resistance arent THAT long, so go read those (or dont, im a piece of text not a cop)
| GiftofGames | t5_2tb4r | cpllxv8 | Now since i couldnt decide which game to give a review for, i'd like to write my three favourite games, in no particular order as they're mostly different genders.
First of all, [MAG]( from the PS3.
MAG was a multiplayer FPS with no single player mode. It set in a future where all conflicts were resolved by military contractors (Not a very exciting history) with three playable factions, S.V.E.R., Raven and Valor, the player at the creation of a character was asked to choose between these, SVER had close range weapons that had a load of damage but not too much precision, Raven had long range weapons with not as much damage as SVER but very high precision and Valor got the middle range with stats somewhere in between.
What made MAG shine was it's gamemodes, with the smallest one being 32 vs 32 and the biggest one being an all out 128 vs 128 gamemode with multiple tiers of objectives and multiple leaderships, all these persons were divided in platoons of 32 people each, which were subdivided in squads of 8 people each, each squad, team, and platoon had a leader with special abilities (selected randomly) these leaders could call defensive strikes, offensive strikes (assuming the anti air defenses were down), whole sattelite sweeps which showed everyone on the map and talk to their whole platoon or in the case of the OIC (leader of the team in that match) to all 4 platoons and to the individual leaders.
With such massive gamemodes, the winner was often determined by teamwork, and even in these massive battlefields, each soldier was important due to the number of bullets required to kill someone (Differing here from CoD). A headshot would kill someone in about 3 or 4 hits, where body shots would need up to 15 hits depending on the tier of armor you were wearing (I'll come back to this soon), a single man could take entire squads with enough skill, while it required a team to hold a point due to the massive amount of people that would be coming to protect it.
Another highlight of MAG would be the different possible loadouts, each player could choose what kind of armor he could wear, however, heavier armor makes you slower and unable to carry as much, a medkit or a repair kit would have the same restrictions, and lighter armor would actually make you faster.
Last but not least, the vehicles, when attacking, 2 of the squadrons of each them had an APC (Think of a tank, but not as durable) while defending teams had powered humvees, to contrarrest these vehicles soldiers could equip RPGs or keep blockades up (which would count as another objective as they needed to be blown up using c4 in the typical fashion) These vehicles were often forward spawns for squadrons that had them and made them very valuable as they could pack quite a punch.
Overall, i think MAG was the best FPS i've ever played and there's so many things i couldnt write due to lack of space that i recommend you to see an actual review or video of it, it definitely ruined other FPS for me.
For the second game, the obligatory [Portal 2](
Im not going to tell you everything about this game like i did with MAG, instead, i must only say that it's a change from most of the games i've played that involved fun new mechanics in what it's basically a puzzle solving game, the flawless historyline combined with the mechanics of thinking with portals make this game one of the best i've ever played. Not to mention the amazing graphics and the fact that it runs on nearly anything thanks to the source engine.
Shall you go through it on multiplayer, you'll find yourself murdering your companion through different methods while Glados awards each of you Science collaboration points through an history made for two robots.
Shall you go through it on single player you'll find yourself alternating between laugh, amazement and other emotions that you didnt know you had as you continue exploring Arperture Science in it's magnificent ambience.
Overall, if you're looking for something different than other single player campaign games, portal is for you.
Last but not least, it is [Resistance: Fall of Man]( another PS3 exclusive:
This starts as the typical FPS campaign (With co-op if you prefer it!), as you become an American soldier who comes to Europe to aid in an advanced alien invasion (I'll try not to spoil too much of the history) and go through the ranks trying your best to discover the "source" of the "invasion" that started somewhere in europe.
What distinguishes this game from others is the weapons, being alien weapons they get very special shots, like a sniper that slows time, a gun that can shoot trackers, a magnum that can make it's shoots implode, with a variety of different enemies, there's plenty of things to test your special weapons on and the addition of co-op really adds to the cake.
While i also loved Resistance 2 and 3, i feel that the first one is the best due to the original weapons and nostalgia. You'll love it.
Thanks for reading.
STEAMID: www.steamcommunity.com/id/killed123456
Game: Endless Legend | The MAG one is long because i had to explain the game, but portal 2 and resistance arent THAT long, so go read those (or dont, im a piece of text not a cop) |
osi7 | Dishonored
Dishonored was the first stealth game which made me love the genre. before I was stuck in Call of duty land and other first person where the world was closed but dishonored offered everything what a single player should do.
Game play.
Game play was awesome in my opinion. each map was so big and free roam with plenty of things to do. there were side quests and different ways of entering a building. you can either infiltrate or just keep climbing util you get to your destination. the side quests had it's own story and which was still interesting and helped you in your single mission. I also loved the stealth mechanics as it was challenging and fun. the fighting mechanics were fairly good and we had multiple weapons and power that meant which we had the power to whether kill or just knock out the opponent. or chop is head down and take it where ever you want him to be.
Graphics.
I really liked the oil painting style of the game and the game still looks beautiful even now when we played it. the scenery was amazing and we could spend time taking screenshots of the plague rotten dun wall.
Story.
Although the story was short but with the vast open area to explore was good. the story was interesting. moreover the side quests and story of dun wall was also amazing, and it felt like the game could be even good without the main story it self. with multiple ending which depended how you treated you're opponents.
Powers.
I just loved the powers and just now simply wish I had the powers in real life too. with blinking to bending time or mind controlling other was simply a joyful experience.
In contrast Dishonored was an amazing game and had much to offer. even tho the game was short but the amount of time people spent was too much. I myself have finished the game 5 times and wishing that more games get like this. with side quests and a open world to explore which might help us on our journey. even tho I pirated the game I still feel like giving the dev double the money for creating this game. people gave it 9.2/10 or 8/10 I would give it a 15/10 a must play. Bethesda usually makes addictive games from skyrim to just a single player dishonored. this game is a brath taking one.
Tl;dr:
-Great graphics- with oil painting style
-vast open world
-Multiple ways to get to your destination
-Interesting side quest
-Good stealth mechanics
-Nice combat system.
-Blood and glore
-Good story
-15/10
The game I want:
I would love GTA 5 through steam since I have been interested in that game for a long time. with all sand box experience. I would love to get the game but sadly it got banned in my country because of drug reference and violence I would love to get this game.
Here is my steam id:
P.s sorry for my grammar and shitty explaining And thanks for the giveaway! Good luck to all the opponents :) | Dishonored
Dishonored was the first stealth game which made me love the genre. before I was stuck in Call of duty land and other first person where the world was closed but dishonored offered everything what a single player should do.
Game play.
Game play was awesome in my opinion. each map was so big and free roam with plenty of things to do. there were side quests and different ways of entering a building. you can either infiltrate or just keep climbing util you get to your destination. the side quests had it's own story and which was still interesting and helped you in your single mission. I also loved the stealth mechanics as it was challenging and fun. the fighting mechanics were fairly good and we had multiple weapons and power that meant which we had the power to whether kill or just knock out the opponent. or chop is head down and take it where ever you want him to be.
Graphics.
I really liked the oil painting style of the game and the game still looks beautiful even now when we played it. the scenery was amazing and we could spend time taking screenshots of the plague rotten dun wall.
Story.
Although the story was short but with the vast open area to explore was good. the story was interesting. moreover the side quests and story of dun wall was also amazing, and it felt like the game could be even good without the main story it self. with multiple ending which depended how you treated you're opponents.
Powers.
I just loved the powers and just now simply wish I had the powers in real life too. with blinking to bending time or mind controlling other was simply a joyful experience.
In contrast Dishonored was an amazing game and had much to offer. even tho the game was short but the amount of time people spent was too much. I myself have finished the game 5 times and wishing that more games get like this. with side quests and a open world to explore which might help us on our journey. even tho I pirated the game I still feel like giving the dev double the money for creating this game. people gave it 9.2/10 or 8/10 I would give it a 15/10 a must play. Bethesda usually makes addictive games from skyrim to just a single player dishonored. this game is a brath taking one.
Tl;dr:
-Great graphics- with oil painting style
-vast open world
-Multiple ways to get to your destination
-Interesting side quest
-Good stealth mechanics
-Nice combat system.
-Blood and glore
-Good story
-15/10
The game I want:
I would love GTA 5 through steam since I have been interested in that game for a long time. with all sand box experience. I would love to get the game but sadly it got banned in my country because of drug reference and violence I would love to get this game.
Here is my steam id:
P.s sorry for my grammar and shitty explaining And thanks for the giveaway! Good luck to all the opponents :)
| GiftofGames | t5_2tb4r | cpluqb9 | Dishonored
Dishonored was the first stealth game which made me love the genre. before I was stuck in Call of duty land and other first person where the world was closed but dishonored offered everything what a single player should do.
Game play.
Game play was awesome in my opinion. each map was so big and free roam with plenty of things to do. there were side quests and different ways of entering a building. you can either infiltrate or just keep climbing util you get to your destination. the side quests had it's own story and which was still interesting and helped you in your single mission. I also loved the stealth mechanics as it was challenging and fun. the fighting mechanics were fairly good and we had multiple weapons and power that meant which we had the power to whether kill or just knock out the opponent. or chop is head down and take it where ever you want him to be.
Graphics.
I really liked the oil painting style of the game and the game still looks beautiful even now when we played it. the scenery was amazing and we could spend time taking screenshots of the plague rotten dun wall.
Story.
Although the story was short but with the vast open area to explore was good. the story was interesting. moreover the side quests and story of dun wall was also amazing, and it felt like the game could be even good without the main story it self. with multiple ending which depended how you treated you're opponents.
Powers.
I just loved the powers and just now simply wish I had the powers in real life too. with blinking to bending time or mind controlling other was simply a joyful experience.
In contrast Dishonored was an amazing game and had much to offer. even tho the game was short but the amount of time people spent was too much. I myself have finished the game 5 times and wishing that more games get like this. with side quests and a open world to explore which might help us on our journey. even tho I pirated the game I still feel like giving the dev double the money for creating this game. people gave it 9.2/10 or 8/10 I would give it a 15/10 a must play. Bethesda usually makes addictive games from skyrim to just a single player dishonored. this game is a brath taking one. | Great graphics- with oil painting style
-vast open world
-Multiple ways to get to your destination
-Interesting side quest
-Good stealth mechanics
-Nice combat system.
-Blood and glore
-Good story
-15/10
The game I want:
I would love GTA 5 through steam since I have been interested in that game for a long time. with all sand box experience. I would love to get the game but sadly it got banned in my country because of drug reference and violence I would love to get this game.
Here is my steam id:
P.s sorry for my grammar and shitty explaining And thanks for the giveaway! Good luck to all the opponents :) |
plezmoid | I used to have a blog about indie games so I'll try and translate my first ever review as best as I can:
> Have you ever asked yourself what would happen if the fate of humanity was in the hands of a young girl? No? Well Daniel Remar the creator of Iji sure did. And he answered that question beautifully in the form of a sidescroller shooter-RPG.
> Trying not to spoil the story I will mention only that the plot of the game revolves around an alien invasion,a scientific complex and of course our heroine Iji.
> The art style is quite simplistic yet you can tell a lot of thought and work went into it. The background sceneries are quite beautiful and really give you the feel of whats happening outside of the complex during the invasion. Graphics somewhat remind me of Flashback or even Another World and other platformers from a bigone era.
> The story is told through short cutscenes, data logs scattered throughout the levels of the game and Iji's communication with other members of the human race, mainly her brother.
The gameplay is, (and I say this with all the weight of the term) old school , in the spirit of Metroid , with lots of walking around, discovering new areas, upgrading weapons, etc. The weapons themselves offer some variety although they are pretty much the standard arsenal for a game including aliens : machinegun, shotgun , grenade and melee attack (in this case a kick). The variety comes from the fact that you are able to use both human and alien weapons, as well as unlock and upgrade different abilities and powers. This is done in strategically positioned upgrade stations and used as currency are nano bots which you can collect from defeated enemies.
> Overall this is a game that I highly recommend, not only because its probably the best of Daniel Remars work but because it is great fun, and its low requirements guarantee hours of entertainment on even the weakest PC.
> The game can be [downloaded for free]( from Remars web page and as an extra you can download a high quality soundtrack.
As for a hate review , that's a little tougher for me , cause my philosophy is "there are no good or bad games , just games that a lot of people like , and games that fewer people like" but I think my recent disappointment with GTA San Andreas' steam version qualifies.
> I have held back on writing a review about this but I shall be silent no more!
> Note that this is a review or the CURRENT steam version of the game .
> All right R* you effed up , and you effed up hard. Here I was , thinking that the whole idea of patches was to make a game better. Instead what do we get? Lower resolutions , black screen freezes and dubious controller support. Wow , thanks I guess, I'll just mod it for 1080p and to use analog triggers for gas/brake on my 360 controller. What is that R*? I cant? Your brilliant state of the art update made all the mods incompatible? Well at least I still can listen to the great soundtrack. What? I cant do that either? You have removed some of the best songs because you were too stingy to pay royalties?
> IRONY ALERT:
CJ actually sings fragments of some of the removed songs when left idle ("You dropped a bomb on me" for instance )
R* advertise the PC version of GTA 5 having 160 songs more than the console version and at the same time they remove songs from the other game in the series set in the same city.
> On a more personal note:
I bought this game in hopes of reliving my adolescent years but I guess that was too much to ask for. I have been stuck on Fender Ketchup mission for a while. If you are familliar with it you'll know that you have to drive dangerously while a mobster is tied to the hood of your car in order to scare the living bejeezus out of him. The problem however is the scare-o-meter fills up but nothing happens. That is if the mission starts at all , most of the time the game just freezes when walking into the mission blip or the casino that you need to enter to get to the mission blip.
> TL;DR: Not modable, less songs , glitches and freezes. Dont buy this , in its current state this is like a beta version of the game we used to know and love. We are paying the same amount of money for less content , which hardly seems fair.
I will be entering for Styx , which I posted a [request]( for not too long ago , or if you are feeling extra generous Shadow of Mordor maybe?
[Steam ID]( | I used to have a blog about indie games so I'll try and translate my first ever review as best as I can:
> Have you ever asked yourself what would happen if the fate of humanity was in the hands of a young girl? No? Well Daniel Remar the creator of Iji sure did. And he answered that question beautifully in the form of a sidescroller shooter-RPG.
> Trying not to spoil the story I will mention only that the plot of the game revolves around an alien invasion,a scientific complex and of course our heroine Iji.
> The art style is quite simplistic yet you can tell a lot of thought and work went into it. The background sceneries are quite beautiful and really give you the feel of whats happening outside of the complex during the invasion. Graphics somewhat remind me of Flashback or even Another World and other platformers from a bigone era.
> The story is told through short cutscenes, data logs scattered throughout the levels of the game and Iji's communication with other members of the human race, mainly her brother.
The gameplay is, (and I say this with all the weight of the term) old school , in the spirit of Metroid , with lots of walking around, discovering new areas, upgrading weapons, etc. The weapons themselves offer some variety although they are pretty much the standard arsenal for a game including aliens : machinegun, shotgun , grenade and melee attack (in this case a kick). The variety comes from the fact that you are able to use both human and alien weapons, as well as unlock and upgrade different abilities and powers. This is done in strategically positioned upgrade stations and used as currency are nano bots which you can collect from defeated enemies.
> Overall this is a game that I highly recommend, not only because its probably the best of Daniel Remars work but because it is great fun, and its low requirements guarantee hours of entertainment on even the weakest PC.
> The game can be [downloaded for free]( from Remars web page and as an extra you can download a high quality soundtrack.
As for a hate review , that's a little tougher for me , cause my philosophy is "there are no good or bad games , just games that a lot of people like , and games that fewer people like" but I think my recent disappointment with GTA San Andreas' steam version qualifies.
> I have held back on writing a review about this but I shall be silent no more!
> Note that this is a review or the CURRENT steam version of the game .
> All right R you effed up , and you effed up hard. Here I was , thinking that the whole idea of patches was to make a game better. Instead what do we get? Lower resolutions , black screen freezes and dubious controller support. Wow , thanks I guess, I'll just mod it for 1080p and to use analog triggers for gas/brake on my 360 controller. What is that R ? I cant? Your brilliant state of the art update made all the mods incompatible? Well at least I still can listen to the great soundtrack. What? I cant do that either? You have removed some of the best songs because you were too stingy to pay royalties?
> IRONY ALERT:
CJ actually sings fragments of some of the removed songs when left idle ("You dropped a bomb on me" for instance )
R* advertise the PC version of GTA 5 having 160 songs more than the console version and at the same time they remove songs from the other game in the series set in the same city.
> On a more personal note:
I bought this game in hopes of reliving my adolescent years but I guess that was too much to ask for. I have been stuck on Fender Ketchup mission for a while. If you are familliar with it you'll know that you have to drive dangerously while a mobster is tied to the hood of your car in order to scare the living bejeezus out of him. The problem however is the scare-o-meter fills up but nothing happens. That is if the mission starts at all , most of the time the game just freezes when walking into the mission blip or the casino that you need to enter to get to the mission blip.
> TL;DR: Not modable, less songs , glitches and freezes. Dont buy this , in its current state this is like a beta version of the game we used to know and love. We are paying the same amount of money for less content , which hardly seems fair.
I will be entering for Styx , which I posted a [request]( for not too long ago , or if you are feeling extra generous Shadow of Mordor maybe?
[Steam ID](
| GiftofGames | t5_2tb4r | cplw0u8 | I used to have a blog about indie games so I'll try and translate my first ever review as best as I can:
> Have you ever asked yourself what would happen if the fate of humanity was in the hands of a young girl? No? Well Daniel Remar the creator of Iji sure did. And he answered that question beautifully in the form of a sidescroller shooter-RPG.
> Trying not to spoil the story I will mention only that the plot of the game revolves around an alien invasion,a scientific complex and of course our heroine Iji.
> The art style is quite simplistic yet you can tell a lot of thought and work went into it. The background sceneries are quite beautiful and really give you the feel of whats happening outside of the complex during the invasion. Graphics somewhat remind me of Flashback or even Another World and other platformers from a bigone era.
> The story is told through short cutscenes, data logs scattered throughout the levels of the game and Iji's communication with other members of the human race, mainly her brother.
The gameplay is, (and I say this with all the weight of the term) old school , in the spirit of Metroid , with lots of walking around, discovering new areas, upgrading weapons, etc. The weapons themselves offer some variety although they are pretty much the standard arsenal for a game including aliens : machinegun, shotgun , grenade and melee attack (in this case a kick). The variety comes from the fact that you are able to use both human and alien weapons, as well as unlock and upgrade different abilities and powers. This is done in strategically positioned upgrade stations and used as currency are nano bots which you can collect from defeated enemies.
> Overall this is a game that I highly recommend, not only because its probably the best of Daniel Remars work but because it is great fun, and its low requirements guarantee hours of entertainment on even the weakest PC.
> The game can be [downloaded for free]( from Remars web page and as an extra you can download a high quality soundtrack.
As for a hate review , that's a little tougher for me , cause my philosophy is "there are no good or bad games , just games that a lot of people like , and games that fewer people like" but I think my recent disappointment with GTA San Andreas' steam version qualifies.
> I have held back on writing a review about this but I shall be silent no more!
> Note that this is a review or the CURRENT steam version of the game .
> All right R you effed up , and you effed up hard. Here I was , thinking that the whole idea of patches was to make a game better. Instead what do we get? Lower resolutions , black screen freezes and dubious controller support. Wow , thanks I guess, I'll just mod it for 1080p and to use analog triggers for gas/brake on my 360 controller. What is that R ? I cant? Your brilliant state of the art update made all the mods incompatible? Well at least I still can listen to the great soundtrack. What? I cant do that either? You have removed some of the best songs because you were too stingy to pay royalties?
> IRONY ALERT:
CJ actually sings fragments of some of the removed songs when left idle ("You dropped a bomb on me" for instance )
R* advertise the PC version of GTA 5 having 160 songs more than the console version and at the same time they remove songs from the other game in the series set in the same city.
> On a more personal note:
I bought this game in hopes of reliving my adolescent years but I guess that was too much to ask for. I have been stuck on Fender Ketchup mission for a while. If you are familliar with it you'll know that you have to drive dangerously while a mobster is tied to the hood of your car in order to scare the living bejeezus out of him. The problem however is the scare-o-meter fills up but nothing happens. That is if the mission starts at all , most of the time the game just freezes when walking into the mission blip or the casino that you need to enter to get to the mission blip.
> | Not modable, less songs , glitches and freezes. Dont buy this , in its current state this is like a beta version of the game we used to know and love. We are paying the same amount of money for less content , which hardly seems fair.
I will be entering for Styx , which I posted a [request]( for not too long ago , or if you are feeling extra generous Shadow of Mordor maybe?
[Steam ID]( |
thepotatochronicles | For Maya, you don't have to be support at ALL!
Look at a build like [this](
First off, there are only TWO survivability skills (sweet release and inertia) and from my experience, they are MORE than fine!
Second of all, notice how I have converge + sub-sequence + ruin + suspension + wreck + chain reaction. That allows me to 1. slag everything, 2. put a lot of singularities everywhere, 3. have the ultimate form of crowd control, 4. gain MASSIVE DPS increase (wreck) whenever I have something phase locked, 5. kill MANY enemies within one phaselock (usually around 3), 6. bounce off bullets everywhere when I have something phase locked, which means even more DPS and crowd control ability.
And also notice how I don't have a single skill that helps others. Maya, while being the best support class, is also arguably the best solo class (and one of the easier classes to play as).
**TL;DR**: Maya isn't tied down to support role. She can DPS crazy shit. | For Maya, you don't have to be support at ALL!
Look at a build like [this](
First off, there are only TWO survivability skills (sweet release and inertia) and from my experience, they are MORE than fine!
Second of all, notice how I have converge + sub-sequence + ruin + suspension + wreck + chain reaction. That allows me to 1. slag everything, 2. put a lot of singularities everywhere, 3. have the ultimate form of crowd control, 4. gain MASSIVE DPS increase (wreck) whenever I have something phase locked, 5. kill MANY enemies within one phaselock (usually around 3), 6. bounce off bullets everywhere when I have something phase locked, which means even more DPS and crowd control ability.
And also notice how I don't have a single skill that helps others. Maya, while being the best support class, is also arguably the best solo class (and one of the easier classes to play as).
TL;DR : Maya isn't tied down to support role. She can DPS crazy shit.
| Borderlands | t5_2r8cd | cpm504f | For Maya, you don't have to be support at ALL!
Look at a build like [this](
First off, there are only TWO survivability skills (sweet release and inertia) and from my experience, they are MORE than fine!
Second of all, notice how I have converge + sub-sequence + ruin + suspension + wreck + chain reaction. That allows me to 1. slag everything, 2. put a lot of singularities everywhere, 3. have the ultimate form of crowd control, 4. gain MASSIVE DPS increase (wreck) whenever I have something phase locked, 5. kill MANY enemies within one phaselock (usually around 3), 6. bounce off bullets everywhere when I have something phase locked, which means even more DPS and crowd control ability.
And also notice how I don't have a single skill that helps others. Maya, while being the best support class, is also arguably the best solo class (and one of the easier classes to play as). | Maya isn't tied down to support role. She can DPS crazy shit. |
Nurotasama | If you're trolling then you don't need to make a long post about how you were trolling: that just makes you look like even more of an idiot than before, just also one trying to save face because they have no spine.
TLDR: git gud | If you're trolling then you don't need to make a long post about how you were trolling: that just makes you look like even more of an idiot than before, just also one trying to save face because they have no spine.
TLDR: git gud
| EmeraldPS2 | t5_329k0 | cpm2swo | If you're trolling then you don't need to make a long post about how you were trolling: that just makes you look like even more of an idiot than before, just also one trying to save face because they have no spine. | git gud |
Ach13ve | I don't even play PS2 anymore, someone give me a TLDR. What did I miss?
| I don't even play PS2 anymore, someone give me a TLDR. What did I miss?
| EmeraldPS2 | t5_329k0 | cplu4nq | I don't even play PS2 anymore, someone give me a | What did I miss? |
Anon123212321 | If the headline read "Chemists claim to have solved **a** riddle of how life began on Earth", then it seems like it would be correct.
It's possible that they were planning on putting that "a" there but forgot, or it's also possible that they deliberately left the "a" out so that it can still have that meaning, but it also looks more impressive and thus entices more people to click the article because it could also mean "Chemists claim to have solved **the** riddle of how life began on Earth".
TL;DR: It's either a typo or clickbait. | If the headline read "Chemists claim to have solved a riddle of how life began on Earth", then it seems like it would be correct.
It's possible that they were planning on putting that "a" there but forgot, or it's also possible that they deliberately left the "a" out so that it can still have that meaning, but it also looks more impressive and thus entices more people to click the article because it could also mean "Chemists claim to have solved the riddle of how life began on Earth".
TL;DR: It's either a typo or clickbait.
| worldnews | t5_2qh13 | cpm38mb | If the headline read "Chemists claim to have solved a riddle of how life began on Earth", then it seems like it would be correct.
It's possible that they were planning on putting that "a" there but forgot, or it's also possible that they deliberately left the "a" out so that it can still have that meaning, but it also looks more impressive and thus entices more people to click the article because it could also mean "Chemists claim to have solved the riddle of how life began on Earth". | It's either a typo or clickbait. |
KathleenGurl | The most accurate timeline would depend on the hormone levels and body chemistry of the individual along with their knowledge, experience and psychological profile on the topic.
Go through the cycle a few times with someone, observe and take notes would be your best chart forward.
TL;DR> it's different for each of us. | The most accurate timeline would depend on the hormone levels and body chemistry of the individual along with their knowledge, experience and psychological profile on the topic.
Go through the cycle a few times with someone, observe and take notes would be your best chart forward.
TL;DR> it's different for each of us.
| chastity | t5_2t3p6 | cpmasmg | The most accurate timeline would depend on the hormone levels and body chemistry of the individual along with their knowledge, experience and psychological profile on the topic.
Go through the cycle a few times with someone, observe and take notes would be your best chart forward. | it's different for each of us. |
FatalTragedy | They don't quite dice it up into little pieces, but I'm pretty sure its a lot closer to that than simply removing it from the womb. And by the right to life, I mean the right to not be killed specifically, I said the right to life because I hear that phrase so much that its easy to just slip into it. But yeah, its the right to not be killed (part of the greater right to not have force initiated against you) which is the a tual right, not simply to life.
tl;dr: I misspoke, right to life means right to not be killed. | They don't quite dice it up into little pieces, but I'm pretty sure its a lot closer to that than simply removing it from the womb. And by the right to life, I mean the right to not be killed specifically, I said the right to life because I hear that phrase so much that its easy to just slip into it. But yeah, its the right to not be killed (part of the greater right to not have force initiated against you) which is the a tual right, not simply to life.
tl;dr: I misspoke, right to life means right to not be killed.
| DebateAChristian | t5_2ryd5 | cpmp89y | They don't quite dice it up into little pieces, but I'm pretty sure its a lot closer to that than simply removing it from the womb. And by the right to life, I mean the right to not be killed specifically, I said the right to life because I hear that phrase so much that its easy to just slip into it. But yeah, its the right to not be killed (part of the greater right to not have force initiated against you) which is the a tual right, not simply to life. | I misspoke, right to life means right to not be killed. |
OGMacGyver | So I am not an expert, but something about the piece jumped out to me very clearly. The author's reasoning for why climate change is not dangerous is that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been higher at some other point in time and that plants consume carbon dioxide, so higher levels of CO2 should be beneficial to them.
Both of these may be true, but the danger in climate change is not that we are moving to a higher level of CO2 overall, but how quickly we are doing it.
>Over the past 150 million years, carbon dioxide had been drawn down steadily (by plants) from about 3,000 parts per million to about 280 parts per million before the Industrial Revolution
This quote from the piece (assuming these statistics are true) would mean that the average rate of change in CO2 levels in the atmosphere over the last 150 million years was 0.00001813 ppm per year.
>Human fossil fuel use and clearing land for crops have boosted carbon dioxide from its lowest level in the history of the Earth back to 400 parts per million today.
Now, if we take the beginning of the industrial revolution to be 1760 that means that over the last 255 years, atmospheric CO2 levels have changed from 280 ppm to 400 ppm. That is an average change of 0.470588 ppm per year.
That is almost 26000 times faster than the natural rate of change (over the last 150 million years) in atmospheric CO2 levels. If CO2 levels really do affect global temperatures, then we are causing a change that by Earth's standards may be fairly small, but we are causing it to happen very quickly. Most of the species on the planet that are not suited for warmer climates will have a hard time adapting at the rate that the atmosphere is warming.
Now, the argument that I just made against the author's stance may not be any more valid than his was. The carbon dioxide levels were only given at the start and end of the 150-million-year-period mentioned in the piece, and so I used those values. Chances are that carbon dioxide levels did not change in a linear fashion over that time period, and so life on Earth was probably keeping up with a higher rate of change in atmospheric CO2 levels at some times, and a lower one at others. But [as far as I know]( the rate of change now is much greater than it ever has been in the past, perhaps excluding some previous global catastrophes.
TL;DR: It's not the level of CO2 that we need to worry about, its the fact that this level is changing so much faster than the world is used to. | So I am not an expert, but something about the piece jumped out to me very clearly. The author's reasoning for why climate change is not dangerous is that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been higher at some other point in time and that plants consume carbon dioxide, so higher levels of CO2 should be beneficial to them.
Both of these may be true, but the danger in climate change is not that we are moving to a higher level of CO2 overall, but how quickly we are doing it.
>Over the past 150 million years, carbon dioxide had been drawn down steadily (by plants) from about 3,000 parts per million to about 280 parts per million before the Industrial Revolution
This quote from the piece (assuming these statistics are true) would mean that the average rate of change in CO2 levels in the atmosphere over the last 150 million years was 0.00001813 ppm per year.
>Human fossil fuel use and clearing land for crops have boosted carbon dioxide from its lowest level in the history of the Earth back to 400 parts per million today.
Now, if we take the beginning of the industrial revolution to be 1760 that means that over the last 255 years, atmospheric CO2 levels have changed from 280 ppm to 400 ppm. That is an average change of 0.470588 ppm per year.
That is almost 26000 times faster than the natural rate of change (over the last 150 million years) in atmospheric CO2 levels. If CO2 levels really do affect global temperatures, then we are causing a change that by Earth's standards may be fairly small, but we are causing it to happen very quickly. Most of the species on the planet that are not suited for warmer climates will have a hard time adapting at the rate that the atmosphere is warming.
Now, the argument that I just made against the author's stance may not be any more valid than his was. The carbon dioxide levels were only given at the start and end of the 150-million-year-period mentioned in the piece, and so I used those values. Chances are that carbon dioxide levels did not change in a linear fashion over that time period, and so life on Earth was probably keeping up with a higher rate of change in atmospheric CO2 levels at some times, and a lower one at others. But [as far as I know]( the rate of change now is much greater than it ever has been in the past, perhaps excluding some previous global catastrophes.
TL;DR: It's not the level of CO2 that we need to worry about, its the fact that this level is changing so much faster than the world is used to.
| EverythingScience | t5_2zlwp | cpmktpc | So I am not an expert, but something about the piece jumped out to me very clearly. The author's reasoning for why climate change is not dangerous is that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been higher at some other point in time and that plants consume carbon dioxide, so higher levels of CO2 should be beneficial to them.
Both of these may be true, but the danger in climate change is not that we are moving to a higher level of CO2 overall, but how quickly we are doing it.
>Over the past 150 million years, carbon dioxide had been drawn down steadily (by plants) from about 3,000 parts per million to about 280 parts per million before the Industrial Revolution
This quote from the piece (assuming these statistics are true) would mean that the average rate of change in CO2 levels in the atmosphere over the last 150 million years was 0.00001813 ppm per year.
>Human fossil fuel use and clearing land for crops have boosted carbon dioxide from its lowest level in the history of the Earth back to 400 parts per million today.
Now, if we take the beginning of the industrial revolution to be 1760 that means that over the last 255 years, atmospheric CO2 levels have changed from 280 ppm to 400 ppm. That is an average change of 0.470588 ppm per year.
That is almost 26000 times faster than the natural rate of change (over the last 150 million years) in atmospheric CO2 levels. If CO2 levels really do affect global temperatures, then we are causing a change that by Earth's standards may be fairly small, but we are causing it to happen very quickly. Most of the species on the planet that are not suited for warmer climates will have a hard time adapting at the rate that the atmosphere is warming.
Now, the argument that I just made against the author's stance may not be any more valid than his was. The carbon dioxide levels were only given at the start and end of the 150-million-year-period mentioned in the piece, and so I used those values. Chances are that carbon dioxide levels did not change in a linear fashion over that time period, and so life on Earth was probably keeping up with a higher rate of change in atmospheric CO2 levels at some times, and a lower one at others. But [as far as I know]( the rate of change now is much greater than it ever has been in the past, perhaps excluding some previous global catastrophes. | It's not the level of CO2 that we need to worry about, its the fact that this level is changing so much faster than the world is used to. |
chucknorrisismyson | ~~Hey man, congratulations on the acceptance. Hope this giant clusterfuck of a thread serves a couple of important lessons:~~
~~1) Many things contributed to you getting that acceptance letter: GPA, MCAT, life story, interview, etc. The list also includes your race/ ethnicity. Unless you marked "Decline to answer" under AMCAS' race question, you cannot continue to claim that your URM status didn't give you an advantage. It absolutely does not mean that you got into a medical school just because you're black, but your race/ethnicity certainly gave you a luxury that many other applicants don't have. Seriously, you're in denial if you don't believe or understand that (which some of your posts seem to indicate).~~
~~2) This is only the beginning. You will see the same racism in medical school, residency, and when you're an attending. You will have idiot patients who doubt your skill because of the color of your skin. Don't let it get to your. Work harder to prove them wrong. You'll make a great doctor one day!~~
~~TL/DR: Be real. Be strong.~~
**Go away, troll.**
| Hey man, congratulations on the acceptance. Hope this giant clusterfuck of a thread serves a couple of important lessons:
1) Many things contributed to you getting that acceptance letter: GPA, MCAT, life story, interview, etc. The list also includes your race/ ethnicity. Unless you marked "Decline to answer" under AMCAS' race question, you cannot continue to claim that your URM status didn't give you an advantage. It absolutely does not mean that you got into a medical school just because you're black, but your race/ethnicity certainly gave you a luxury that many other applicants don't have. Seriously, you're in denial if you don't believe or understand that (which some of your posts seem to indicate).
2) This is only the beginning. You will see the same racism in medical school, residency, and when you're an attending. You will have idiot patients who doubt your skill because of the color of your skin. Don't let it get to your. Work harder to prove them wrong. You'll make a great doctor one day!
TL/DR: Be real. Be strong.
Go away, troll.
| premed | t5_2rlp9 | cpnm3px | Hey man, congratulations on the acceptance. Hope this giant clusterfuck of a thread serves a couple of important lessons:
1) Many things contributed to you getting that acceptance letter: GPA, MCAT, life story, interview, etc. The list also includes your race/ ethnicity. Unless you marked "Decline to answer" under AMCAS' race question, you cannot continue to claim that your URM status didn't give you an advantage. It absolutely does not mean that you got into a medical school just because you're black, but your race/ethnicity certainly gave you a luxury that many other applicants don't have. Seriously, you're in denial if you don't believe or understand that (which some of your posts seem to indicate).
2) This is only the beginning. You will see the same racism in medical school, residency, and when you're an attending. You will have idiot patients who doubt your skill because of the color of your skin. Don't let it get to your. Work harder to prove them wrong. You'll make a great doctor one day! | Be real. Be strong.
Go away, troll. |
Lt_Snuffles | Wrong decision is very common cricket and Bangladesh is experienced with them. Umpire can give lbw decision which is very debatable. However, the situation of this match is very different. The match official ignored some regulation steps. For example,in run outs, Umpire usually goes to upstairs for even though it is evident that it was a out. Umpire showed blatant carelessness by not going upstairs,especially it was a wicket. Same goes for catch out of Mahmudullah. There was room for more verification,more angles,and zoom. This kind of indifference actually breaks the morale. India certainly a superior team and without this problem they would win. This attitude only shows ICC's indifference to other cricket nations
TLDR: Problem is not wrong decisions; it's the attitude. | Wrong decision is very common cricket and Bangladesh is experienced with them. Umpire can give lbw decision which is very debatable. However, the situation of this match is very different. The match official ignored some regulation steps. For example,in run outs, Umpire usually goes to upstairs for even though it is evident that it was a out. Umpire showed blatant carelessness by not going upstairs,especially it was a wicket. Same goes for catch out of Mahmudullah. There was room for more verification,more angles,and zoom. This kind of indifference actually breaks the morale. India certainly a superior team and without this problem they would win. This attitude only shows ICC's indifference to other cricket nations
TLDR: Problem is not wrong decisions; it's the attitude.
| Cricket | t5_2qhe0 | cpmslkt | Wrong decision is very common cricket and Bangladesh is experienced with them. Umpire can give lbw decision which is very debatable. However, the situation of this match is very different. The match official ignored some regulation steps. For example,in run outs, Umpire usually goes to upstairs for even though it is evident that it was a out. Umpire showed blatant carelessness by not going upstairs,especially it was a wicket. Same goes for catch out of Mahmudullah. There was room for more verification,more angles,and zoom. This kind of indifference actually breaks the morale. India certainly a superior team and without this problem they would win. This attitude only shows ICC's indifference to other cricket nations | Problem is not wrong decisions; it's the attitude. |
lazinase | It is because pure egg is not as "smooth" as a mixture of egg, water (milk), and corn starch. Forgive me, I'm not a native speaker. To make the explanation short, corn starch and water can disrupt the protein structure of pure egg yolk+egg white.
Also, when we are making any fried egg dish, we add two table spoon of water, half tea spoon of corn starch, and a pinch of salt to the egg as we use chopsticks to mix the yolk with the white. Then, on a hot pan, add oil first to prevent sticking. Once you pour the mixture into the pan, TURN THE FIRE OFF after maybe 10-15 sec. Then gently use a spatula to make sure each side of the mixture is coagulated a bit (so that the egg is not too hard). Then remove the eggs, prepare the tomato sauce with the fire back on and put the eggs back at last to heat it up again. (of course, dun do that for too long).
I hope you guys can understand my English. If you follow my instructions, you can have some smooth eggs to enjoy.
TL;DR Yea my method will make an easy dish become not easy. But... who doesn't like soft, smooth eggs? | It is because pure egg is not as "smooth" as a mixture of egg, water (milk), and corn starch. Forgive me, I'm not a native speaker. To make the explanation short, corn starch and water can disrupt the protein structure of pure egg yolk+egg white.
Also, when we are making any fried egg dish, we add two table spoon of water, half tea spoon of corn starch, and a pinch of salt to the egg as we use chopsticks to mix the yolk with the white. Then, on a hot pan, add oil first to prevent sticking. Once you pour the mixture into the pan, TURN THE FIRE OFF after maybe 10-15 sec. Then gently use a spatula to make sure each side of the mixture is coagulated a bit (so that the egg is not too hard). Then remove the eggs, prepare the tomato sauce with the fire back on and put the eggs back at last to heat it up again. (of course, dun do that for too long).
I hope you guys can understand my English. If you follow my instructions, you can have some smooth eggs to enjoy.
TL;DR Yea my method will make an easy dish become not easy. But... who doesn't like soft, smooth eggs?
| Cooking | t5_2qh7f | cpngpsd | It is because pure egg is not as "smooth" as a mixture of egg, water (milk), and corn starch. Forgive me, I'm not a native speaker. To make the explanation short, corn starch and water can disrupt the protein structure of pure egg yolk+egg white.
Also, when we are making any fried egg dish, we add two table spoon of water, half tea spoon of corn starch, and a pinch of salt to the egg as we use chopsticks to mix the yolk with the white. Then, on a hot pan, add oil first to prevent sticking. Once you pour the mixture into the pan, TURN THE FIRE OFF after maybe 10-15 sec. Then gently use a spatula to make sure each side of the mixture is coagulated a bit (so that the egg is not too hard). Then remove the eggs, prepare the tomato sauce with the fire back on and put the eggs back at last to heat it up again. (of course, dun do that for too long).
I hope you guys can understand my English. If you follow my instructions, you can have some smooth eggs to enjoy. | Yea my method will make an easy dish become not easy. But... who doesn't like soft, smooth eggs? |
aspiringactuary | As an actuary, I can verify that it is a complicated process that involves many assumptions and relies on several dependencies.
Your mention of replacement costs, to me, indicates you are talking about property insurance of some kind, home for example.
With property insurance, you as the insured would pick your deductible level. Pricing would then be calculated as the probabilities of different loss amounts, (total loss - deductible), times the loss amount. Calculating the probabilities is the bulk of the work. They are calculated by rating criteria. These vary by insurance type and provider, but a general list would begin with age, gender, home age, geographic region, home value, claims history, etc...
The above process is standardized by creating curves of multiplicative factors based on rating criteria, so providers can calculate a quick rate for you when you ask for a quote. Underwriters then verify that you match the rating criteria that was used to quote you a rate.
TL;DR
[Expected Losses per Insured]*[Rating Criteria Factors] +
[Costs of Doing Business] = [Premium]
Underwriters verify your Rating Criteria's to be applied.
| As an actuary, I can verify that it is a complicated process that involves many assumptions and relies on several dependencies.
Your mention of replacement costs, to me, indicates you are talking about property insurance of some kind, home for example.
With property insurance, you as the insured would pick your deductible level. Pricing would then be calculated as the probabilities of different loss amounts, (total loss - deductible), times the loss amount. Calculating the probabilities is the bulk of the work. They are calculated by rating criteria. These vary by insurance type and provider, but a general list would begin with age, gender, home age, geographic region, home value, claims history, etc...
The above process is standardized by creating curves of multiplicative factors based on rating criteria, so providers can calculate a quick rate for you when you ask for a quote. Underwriters then verify that you match the rating criteria that was used to quote you a rate.
TL;DR
[Expected Losses per Insured]*[Rating Criteria Factors] +
[Costs of Doing Business] = [Premium]
Underwriters verify your Rating Criteria's to be applied.
| finance | t5_2qhfj | cpnk650 | As an actuary, I can verify that it is a complicated process that involves many assumptions and relies on several dependencies.
Your mention of replacement costs, to me, indicates you are talking about property insurance of some kind, home for example.
With property insurance, you as the insured would pick your deductible level. Pricing would then be calculated as the probabilities of different loss amounts, (total loss - deductible), times the loss amount. Calculating the probabilities is the bulk of the work. They are calculated by rating criteria. These vary by insurance type and provider, but a general list would begin with age, gender, home age, geographic region, home value, claims history, etc...
The above process is standardized by creating curves of multiplicative factors based on rating criteria, so providers can calculate a quick rate for you when you ask for a quote. Underwriters then verify that you match the rating criteria that was used to quote you a rate. | Expected Losses per Insured]*[Rating Criteria Factors] +
[Costs of Doing Business] = [Premium]
Underwriters verify your Rating Criteria's to be applied. |
ShitHappensDude | Sometimes your body doesn't do labor the way you read. I never dialated. My contractions were never consistent for 2 days before my water breaking. Water broke, still wasn't technically dialated. My body didn't even give me contractions after my water broke but for 20 min apart. I knew I was in pre labor for 2 days and the doctors/ family didn't believe me. My bloody show was shushed off by the idea it was just old blood because I never started to dialate! So TLDR you don't have to dialate to start labor. I trusted my instincts and got things ready fast! Thank god! | Sometimes your body doesn't do labor the way you read. I never dialated. My contractions were never consistent for 2 days before my water breaking. Water broke, still wasn't technically dialated. My body didn't even give me contractions after my water broke but for 20 min apart. I knew I was in pre labor for 2 days and the doctors/ family didn't believe me. My bloody show was shushed off by the idea it was just old blood because I never started to dialate! So TLDR you don't have to dialate to start labor. I trusted my instincts and got things ready fast! Thank god!
| BabyBumps | t5_2s7cl | cpocwd7 | Sometimes your body doesn't do labor the way you read. I never dialated. My contractions were never consistent for 2 days before my water breaking. Water broke, still wasn't technically dialated. My body didn't even give me contractions after my water broke but for 20 min apart. I knew I was in pre labor for 2 days and the doctors/ family didn't believe me. My bloody show was shushed off by the idea it was just old blood because I never started to dialate! So | you don't have to dialate to start labor. I trusted my instincts and got things ready fast! Thank god! |
veritasserum | On what planet do you think this is OK? Who in the hell are you or the government or anyone else for that manner to tell the bandwidth providers how they should set their pricing?
The internet is not a public good, it's a privately paid for technology these days. The days of ARPANET are long behind us and if you want these companies to sink large amounts of capital into infrastructure to increase available bandwidth, you jolly well can't be telling them what to charge for the result.
Moreover, all this NN rhetoric is at complete odds with reality. I have been on the internet since it WAS ARAPANET and price per unit bandwidth has been steadily dropping while availability has been increasing *without big bad government involvement*.
Worst of all, you people don't grasp that this especially appeals to the political droolers like Obama. He and his bunch know that he got elected on a fluke. (The dislike of Bush the 1st time, and the Conservatives that didn't show up to vote for Romney the 2nd time.) These people know they cannot consistently win a straightup, fair election. Reality is biased to center right politics in the US. So ... they want to do what all Chicago politicians do - cheat and game the system. How does NN play into this? Simple, these clowns have wanted the horribly misnamed "Fairness Doctrine" reinstated. If they can get this shoved down the throat of the internet, their biggest political enemies - like, say, Fox - will be forced to give what the FCC decides is "equal time". They want this, because in the competitive marketplace of ideas, the right and center right is just crushing the other media outlets in viewership, readership, listeners, and so forth. NN + FD gives them a way to force people that support them to be given air time at the expense of their political opposition.
"No big deal", you say? "I hate the right anyway", you say? Oh yeah? American politics is cyclical. Sooner or later, some version of a rightwinger will get into power. If the left has established the precedent that NN can be construed to be lead to the Fairness Doctrine - and make no mistake the droolers in question EXACTLY want this - *then what stops the political right from doing the exact same thing?*
tl;dr Net Neutrality is unnecessary, unfair, and a danger to free speech. It should be opposed by anyone who likes to be free. Not the phony "I want what I want and I don't want to pay for it" kind of freedom, but the "Everyone should be free to speak their mind as they wish" kind of freedom. | On what planet do you think this is OK? Who in the hell are you or the government or anyone else for that manner to tell the bandwidth providers how they should set their pricing?
The internet is not a public good, it's a privately paid for technology these days. The days of ARPANET are long behind us and if you want these companies to sink large amounts of capital into infrastructure to increase available bandwidth, you jolly well can't be telling them what to charge for the result.
Moreover, all this NN rhetoric is at complete odds with reality. I have been on the internet since it WAS ARAPANET and price per unit bandwidth has been steadily dropping while availability has been increasing without big bad government involvement .
Worst of all, you people don't grasp that this especially appeals to the political droolers like Obama. He and his bunch know that he got elected on a fluke. (The dislike of Bush the 1st time, and the Conservatives that didn't show up to vote for Romney the 2nd time.) These people know they cannot consistently win a straightup, fair election. Reality is biased to center right politics in the US. So ... they want to do what all Chicago politicians do - cheat and game the system. How does NN play into this? Simple, these clowns have wanted the horribly misnamed "Fairness Doctrine" reinstated. If they can get this shoved down the throat of the internet, their biggest political enemies - like, say, Fox - will be forced to give what the FCC decides is "equal time". They want this, because in the competitive marketplace of ideas, the right and center right is just crushing the other media outlets in viewership, readership, listeners, and so forth. NN + FD gives them a way to force people that support them to be given air time at the expense of their political opposition.
"No big deal", you say? "I hate the right anyway", you say? Oh yeah? American politics is cyclical. Sooner or later, some version of a rightwinger will get into power. If the left has established the precedent that NN can be construed to be lead to the Fairness Doctrine - and make no mistake the droolers in question EXACTLY want this - then what stops the political right from doing the exact same thing?
tl;dr Net Neutrality is unnecessary, unfair, and a danger to free speech. It should be opposed by anyone who likes to be free. Not the phony "I want what I want and I don't want to pay for it" kind of freedom, but the "Everyone should be free to speak their mind as they wish" kind of freedom.
| technology | t5_2qh16 | cpoda04 | On what planet do you think this is OK? Who in the hell are you or the government or anyone else for that manner to tell the bandwidth providers how they should set their pricing?
The internet is not a public good, it's a privately paid for technology these days. The days of ARPANET are long behind us and if you want these companies to sink large amounts of capital into infrastructure to increase available bandwidth, you jolly well can't be telling them what to charge for the result.
Moreover, all this NN rhetoric is at complete odds with reality. I have been on the internet since it WAS ARAPANET and price per unit bandwidth has been steadily dropping while availability has been increasing without big bad government involvement .
Worst of all, you people don't grasp that this especially appeals to the political droolers like Obama. He and his bunch know that he got elected on a fluke. (The dislike of Bush the 1st time, and the Conservatives that didn't show up to vote for Romney the 2nd time.) These people know they cannot consistently win a straightup, fair election. Reality is biased to center right politics in the US. So ... they want to do what all Chicago politicians do - cheat and game the system. How does NN play into this? Simple, these clowns have wanted the horribly misnamed "Fairness Doctrine" reinstated. If they can get this shoved down the throat of the internet, their biggest political enemies - like, say, Fox - will be forced to give what the FCC decides is "equal time". They want this, because in the competitive marketplace of ideas, the right and center right is just crushing the other media outlets in viewership, readership, listeners, and so forth. NN + FD gives them a way to force people that support them to be given air time at the expense of their political opposition.
"No big deal", you say? "I hate the right anyway", you say? Oh yeah? American politics is cyclical. Sooner or later, some version of a rightwinger will get into power. If the left has established the precedent that NN can be construed to be lead to the Fairness Doctrine - and make no mistake the droolers in question EXACTLY want this - then what stops the political right from doing the exact same thing? | Net Neutrality is unnecessary, unfair, and a danger to free speech. It should be opposed by anyone who likes to be free. Not the phony "I want what I want and I don't want to pay for it" kind of freedom, but the "Everyone should be free to speak their mind as they wish" kind of freedom. |
BrownCanadian | I am not a parent but i know of a family friend who raised one of the most mature kids i have ever met. While raising his kid the rule he told me about was the "no bullshit" rule. He told me not to sugar coat everything and tell your kid how things really are straight up. I don't know how exactly he did it but there was never a santa or tooth fairy for the kid but he still got the gifts and rewards. The kid knows about how bad the world can be and there is so much about this little 9 year old that makes him so mature and seem a lot older than he is.
TL;DR: no bullshit rule. Never lie to your kid just say how things are straight up. | I am not a parent but i know of a family friend who raised one of the most mature kids i have ever met. While raising his kid the rule he told me about was the "no bullshit" rule. He told me not to sugar coat everything and tell your kid how things really are straight up. I don't know how exactly he did it but there was never a santa or tooth fairy for the kid but he still got the gifts and rewards. The kid knows about how bad the world can be and there is so much about this little 9 year old that makes him so mature and seem a lot older than he is.
TL;DR: no bullshit rule. Never lie to your kid just say how things are straight up.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cpoepvp | I am not a parent but i know of a family friend who raised one of the most mature kids i have ever met. While raising his kid the rule he told me about was the "no bullshit" rule. He told me not to sugar coat everything and tell your kid how things really are straight up. I don't know how exactly he did it but there was never a santa or tooth fairy for the kid but he still got the gifts and rewards. The kid knows about how bad the world can be and there is so much about this little 9 year old that makes him so mature and seem a lot older than he is. | no bullshit rule. Never lie to your kid just say how things are straight up. |
SendHerToTheMoon | Kid here. About to leave for college this fall. As someone most people will complement my parents on for having "raised me really well" etc, I can say that one of the best things my parents did was back up whatever they said, every time. "Do that, and you will get spanked" was never an empty threat. They didn't tell me "no" on anything they were not willing to punish me over, and they never did the "don't do that. Hey, I said don't. I'll spank you! Okay, 1...2...don't let me get to three! I'll get there. I'll do it! Okay, fine, three, now please stop or I really will have to spank you" thing.
Time out was almost never used.
Punishments that minorly embarrass your kids are very memorable, such as the day I wouldn't quit yelling at the dinner table and had to wear underwear on my head for the rest of dinner as a 5 year old. Or having to sing the "pretty pony" song from my female cousin's favorite toy (as a boy, I hated this, and still remember it to this day).
Also, don't be afraid to tell your kids that money is the issue instead of making up some BS excuse (if they are old enough to understand). Your kids will figure it out eventually, and it's better to be straightforward with stuff instead of having them listen to your BS answer and feel bad because they think that you think that they can't be trusted or handle the truth. Be honest.
Finally, to anyone with kids, you are *not* raising kids. You are raising adults, who happen to be kids at the moment, so train and treat them like it. The difference this made with my parents and me was huge compared to my friends. You know those kids who seem really mature and know how to talk to adults without issue? They get treated like regular people instead of treated with the "talking to a child" mentality. Trust me.
TL;DR you just missed some really good advice, and a summary won't do. | Kid here. About to leave for college this fall. As someone most people will complement my parents on for having "raised me really well" etc, I can say that one of the best things my parents did was back up whatever they said, every time. "Do that, and you will get spanked" was never an empty threat. They didn't tell me "no" on anything they were not willing to punish me over, and they never did the "don't do that. Hey, I said don't. I'll spank you! Okay, 1...2...don't let me get to three! I'll get there. I'll do it! Okay, fine, three, now please stop or I really will have to spank you" thing.
Time out was almost never used.
Punishments that minorly embarrass your kids are very memorable, such as the day I wouldn't quit yelling at the dinner table and had to wear underwear on my head for the rest of dinner as a 5 year old. Or having to sing the "pretty pony" song from my female cousin's favorite toy (as a boy, I hated this, and still remember it to this day).
Also, don't be afraid to tell your kids that money is the issue instead of making up some BS excuse (if they are old enough to understand). Your kids will figure it out eventually, and it's better to be straightforward with stuff instead of having them listen to your BS answer and feel bad because they think that you think that they can't be trusted or handle the truth. Be honest.
Finally, to anyone with kids, you are not raising kids. You are raising adults, who happen to be kids at the moment, so train and treat them like it. The difference this made with my parents and me was huge compared to my friends. You know those kids who seem really mature and know how to talk to adults without issue? They get treated like regular people instead of treated with the "talking to a child" mentality. Trust me.
TL;DR you just missed some really good advice, and a summary won't do.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cpompod | Kid here. About to leave for college this fall. As someone most people will complement my parents on for having "raised me really well" etc, I can say that one of the best things my parents did was back up whatever they said, every time. "Do that, and you will get spanked" was never an empty threat. They didn't tell me "no" on anything they were not willing to punish me over, and they never did the "don't do that. Hey, I said don't. I'll spank you! Okay, 1...2...don't let me get to three! I'll get there. I'll do it! Okay, fine, three, now please stop or I really will have to spank you" thing.
Time out was almost never used.
Punishments that minorly embarrass your kids are very memorable, such as the day I wouldn't quit yelling at the dinner table and had to wear underwear on my head for the rest of dinner as a 5 year old. Or having to sing the "pretty pony" song from my female cousin's favorite toy (as a boy, I hated this, and still remember it to this day).
Also, don't be afraid to tell your kids that money is the issue instead of making up some BS excuse (if they are old enough to understand). Your kids will figure it out eventually, and it's better to be straightforward with stuff instead of having them listen to your BS answer and feel bad because they think that you think that they can't be trusted or handle the truth. Be honest.
Finally, to anyone with kids, you are not raising kids. You are raising adults, who happen to be kids at the moment, so train and treat them like it. The difference this made with my parents and me was huge compared to my friends. You know those kids who seem really mature and know how to talk to adults without issue? They get treated like regular people instead of treated with the "talking to a child" mentality. Trust me. | you just missed some really good advice, and a summary won't do. |
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