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Qu4Z | Irony is using words to convey something other than their literal intention.
Also often, by extent, when something performs the opposite of what its name implies. For instance, if bullet-proof glass causes a bullet to hit the target when otherwise it would not have, that's somewhat ironic.
In addition, as noted by the parent, it is sometimes used (by analogy to the previous point) when something has the opposite effect of what was intended. Note that it has to have more of an opposite effect than not having it would have. A submarine leaking is not ironic, just unfortunate, but a submarine being somehow flung (and thus airborne for a period of time) is somewhat ironic, especially as it's called a *sub*marine.
Regarding the Lara Croft example, I guess it depends on your expectations. I mostly expect her to wear skimpy outfits and raid tombs, although I admit she has a certain propensity for animal abuse.
tl;dr: There is irony, but it's mostly sarcasm. | Irony is using words to convey something other than their literal intention.
Also often, by extent, when something performs the opposite of what its name implies. For instance, if bullet-proof glass causes a bullet to hit the target when otherwise it would not have, that's somewhat ironic.
In addition, as noted by the parent, it is sometimes used (by analogy to the previous point) when something has the opposite effect of what was intended. Note that it has to have more of an opposite effect than not having it would have. A submarine leaking is not ironic, just unfortunate, but a submarine being somehow flung (and thus airborne for a period of time) is somewhat ironic, especially as it's called a sub marine.
Regarding the Lara Croft example, I guess it depends on your expectations. I mostly expect her to wear skimpy outfits and raid tombs, although I admit she has a certain propensity for animal abuse.
tl;dr: There is irony, but it's mostly sarcasm.
| gaming | t5_2qh03 | c11ecs4 | Irony is using words to convey something other than their literal intention.
Also often, by extent, when something performs the opposite of what its name implies. For instance, if bullet-proof glass causes a bullet to hit the target when otherwise it would not have, that's somewhat ironic.
In addition, as noted by the parent, it is sometimes used (by analogy to the previous point) when something has the opposite effect of what was intended. Note that it has to have more of an opposite effect than not having it would have. A submarine leaking is not ironic, just unfortunate, but a submarine being somehow flung (and thus airborne for a period of time) is somewhat ironic, especially as it's called a sub marine.
Regarding the Lara Croft example, I guess it depends on your expectations. I mostly expect her to wear skimpy outfits and raid tombs, although I admit she has a certain propensity for animal abuse. | There is irony, but it's mostly sarcasm. |
velvetabyss | > Irony is using words to convey something other than their literal intention.
Irony doesn't require words.
> Regarding the Lara Croft example, I guess it depends on your expectations.
That's pretty much the crux of almost all "that's not irony!" posts. Irony is inherently subjective. In your submarine example, there's always going to be some asshole who will say, "I don't expect submarines to always be under water. Sometimes they are in dry dock."
> tl;dr: There is irony, but it's mostly sarcasm.
Sarcasm is just irony used in a mocking way. | > Irony is using words to convey something other than their literal intention.
Irony doesn't require words.
> Regarding the Lara Croft example, I guess it depends on your expectations.
That's pretty much the crux of almost all "that's not irony!" posts. Irony is inherently subjective. In your submarine example, there's always going to be some asshole who will say, "I don't expect submarines to always be under water. Sometimes they are in dry dock."
> tl;dr: There is irony, but it's mostly sarcasm.
Sarcasm is just irony used in a mocking way.
| gaming | t5_2qh03 | c11em0f | Irony is using words to convey something other than their literal intention.
Irony doesn't require words.
> Regarding the Lara Croft example, I guess it depends on your expectations.
That's pretty much the crux of almost all "that's not irony!" posts. Irony is inherently subjective. In your submarine example, there's always going to be some asshole who will say, "I don't expect submarines to always be under water. Sometimes they are in dry dock."
> | There is irony, but it's mostly sarcasm.
Sarcasm is just irony used in a mocking way. |
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Enjoyed the image so much that I wanted it as my background, but it needed some tweaking to be used for those purposes. Ended up making two alternative background colors, charcoal and black. Did some minor airbrushing to make the transition from a lighter to darker background color less obvious. Resized for 1920x1080 and 1920x1200 resolutions.
Prefer to keep artist identification when possible so I relocated the artist's signature and inverted it for the darker background colors. Would also appreciate it if, when downloading your wallpaper below, you use the filename The.UnFriendlies.by.TurnThePhage. Thank you.
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Enjoyed the image so much that I wanted it as my background, but it needed some tweaking to be used for those purposes. Ended up making two alternative background colors, charcoal and black. Did some minor airbrushing to make the transition from a lighter to darker background color less obvious. Resized for 1920x1080 and 1920x1200 resolutions.
Prefer to keep artist identification when possible so I relocated the artist's signature and inverted it for the darker background colors. Would also appreciate it if, when downloading your wallpaper below, you use the filename The.UnFriendlies.by.TurnThePhage. Thank you.
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| Minecraft | t5_2r05i | c11dm3v | Wanted to make sure the artist got the exposure he deserves for this creative minimalistic minecraft image. Make sure you visit the link if you came straight to the comments for the wallpapers.
Enjoyed the image so much that I wanted it as my background, but it needed some tweaking to be used for those purposes. Ended up making two alternative background colors, charcoal and black. Did some minor airbrushing to make the transition from a lighter to darker background color less obvious. Resized for 1920x1080 and 1920x1200 resolutions.
Prefer to keep artist identification when possible so I relocated the artist's signature and inverted it for the darker background colors. Would also appreciate it if, when downloading your wallpaper below, you use the filename The.UnFriendlies.by.TurnThePhage. Thank you.
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fourthirds | [This link]( describes the composition of red mud fairly well.
Bauxite, a rock formed of various forms of AlOOH and other random oxyhydroxide minerals, is processed to make alumina (Al2O3) by digesting the ore in caustic soda or lye (NaOH). At pH 15 or so at elevated temperatures and pressures the aluminum bearing minerals dissolve, putting the aluminum in solution and leaving things like iron, titanium, and silicon oxides in the solid phase. The valuable solution is separated from the solids using a process called counter current decantation. The solids are then washed to recover as much of the NaOH and Al bearing solution as possible. These washed solids are the red mud that got spilled.
Thus, there are two major toxic aspects of red mud, and one minor. First is the extreme alkalinity. Even after fairly thorough washing to recover NaOH, the stuff is still pH 13 or so. This is more than alkaline enough to cause severe chemical burns.
The second major toxic aspect are the random heavy metals that are insoluble in the Bayer liquor (the pH 15 stuff I mentioned earlier that does the digestion). This includes things like lead, cadmium, and whatever else was in the ore body. I don't know what was in the specific ore the Hungarian plant treated. Minor constituents of bauxites can be just about anything. The main one I've seen mentioned in news articles has been lead.
The minor toxic aspect of red mud is radioactivity. I should preface this paragraph by saying I am by no means an expert on radiation or radioactivity or its affect on human health, so there is probably a lot of nuance I am missing. However, bauxite ores do contain some fraction of radioisotopes, and these radioisotopes tend to end up in the red mud fraction, not in the solution. This varies strongly by the ore characteristics, but in a study of Australian bauxites, the radioactivity of the red mud was approximately 5-10x higher than the original bauxite. This begs the question - how radioactive is the original bauxite, and is it dangerous? 5-10x bugger all is still bugger all. According to [this Australian study]( red mud is classified as low radioactive activity. In my non expert opinion I would guess that the radioactivity is a far distant 3rd to the two chief problems of high alkalinity and heavy metal toxicity.
To answer a question you had elsewhere, it is doubtful that there are any organic solvents involved. The bayer process is almost entirely an exercise in inorganic chemistry. There are the odd organic additives used in bayer processing to help deal with scale, but these are only present in the ppm range in the undiluted liquor. I can't imagine them being higher than the parts per billion level in the washed slurry.
tldr: in the order of how problematic it is: alkalinity >> metal toxicity >> radioactivity | [This link]( describes the composition of red mud fairly well.
Bauxite, a rock formed of various forms of AlOOH and other random oxyhydroxide minerals, is processed to make alumina (Al2O3) by digesting the ore in caustic soda or lye (NaOH). At pH 15 or so at elevated temperatures and pressures the aluminum bearing minerals dissolve, putting the aluminum in solution and leaving things like iron, titanium, and silicon oxides in the solid phase. The valuable solution is separated from the solids using a process called counter current decantation. The solids are then washed to recover as much of the NaOH and Al bearing solution as possible. These washed solids are the red mud that got spilled.
Thus, there are two major toxic aspects of red mud, and one minor. First is the extreme alkalinity. Even after fairly thorough washing to recover NaOH, the stuff is still pH 13 or so. This is more than alkaline enough to cause severe chemical burns.
The second major toxic aspect are the random heavy metals that are insoluble in the Bayer liquor (the pH 15 stuff I mentioned earlier that does the digestion). This includes things like lead, cadmium, and whatever else was in the ore body. I don't know what was in the specific ore the Hungarian plant treated. Minor constituents of bauxites can be just about anything. The main one I've seen mentioned in news articles has been lead.
The minor toxic aspect of red mud is radioactivity. I should preface this paragraph by saying I am by no means an expert on radiation or radioactivity or its affect on human health, so there is probably a lot of nuance I am missing. However, bauxite ores do contain some fraction of radioisotopes, and these radioisotopes tend to end up in the red mud fraction, not in the solution. This varies strongly by the ore characteristics, but in a study of Australian bauxites, the radioactivity of the red mud was approximately 5-10x higher than the original bauxite. This begs the question - how radioactive is the original bauxite, and is it dangerous? 5-10x bugger all is still bugger all. According to [this Australian study]( red mud is classified as low radioactive activity. In my non expert opinion I would guess that the radioactivity is a far distant 3rd to the two chief problems of high alkalinity and heavy metal toxicity.
To answer a question you had elsewhere, it is doubtful that there are any organic solvents involved. The bayer process is almost entirely an exercise in inorganic chemistry. There are the odd organic additives used in bayer processing to help deal with scale, but these are only present in the ppm range in the undiluted liquor. I can't imagine them being higher than the parts per billion level in the washed slurry.
tldr: in the order of how problematic it is: alkalinity >> metal toxicity >> radioactivity
| worldnews | t5_2qh13 | c11imnw | This link]( describes the composition of red mud fairly well.
Bauxite, a rock formed of various forms of AlOOH and other random oxyhydroxide minerals, is processed to make alumina (Al2O3) by digesting the ore in caustic soda or lye (NaOH). At pH 15 or so at elevated temperatures and pressures the aluminum bearing minerals dissolve, putting the aluminum in solution and leaving things like iron, titanium, and silicon oxides in the solid phase. The valuable solution is separated from the solids using a process called counter current decantation. The solids are then washed to recover as much of the NaOH and Al bearing solution as possible. These washed solids are the red mud that got spilled.
Thus, there are two major toxic aspects of red mud, and one minor. First is the extreme alkalinity. Even after fairly thorough washing to recover NaOH, the stuff is still pH 13 or so. This is more than alkaline enough to cause severe chemical burns.
The second major toxic aspect are the random heavy metals that are insoluble in the Bayer liquor (the pH 15 stuff I mentioned earlier that does the digestion). This includes things like lead, cadmium, and whatever else was in the ore body. I don't know what was in the specific ore the Hungarian plant treated. Minor constituents of bauxites can be just about anything. The main one I've seen mentioned in news articles has been lead.
The minor toxic aspect of red mud is radioactivity. I should preface this paragraph by saying I am by no means an expert on radiation or radioactivity or its affect on human health, so there is probably a lot of nuance I am missing. However, bauxite ores do contain some fraction of radioisotopes, and these radioisotopes tend to end up in the red mud fraction, not in the solution. This varies strongly by the ore characteristics, but in a study of Australian bauxites, the radioactivity of the red mud was approximately 5-10x higher than the original bauxite. This begs the question - how radioactive is the original bauxite, and is it dangerous? 5-10x bugger all is still bugger all. According to [this Australian study]( red mud is classified as low radioactive activity. In my non expert opinion I would guess that the radioactivity is a far distant 3rd to the two chief problems of high alkalinity and heavy metal toxicity.
To answer a question you had elsewhere, it is doubtful that there are any organic solvents involved. The bayer process is almost entirely an exercise in inorganic chemistry. There are the odd organic additives used in bayer processing to help deal with scale, but these are only present in the ppm range in the undiluted liquor. I can't imagine them being higher than the parts per billion level in the washed slurry. | in the order of how problematic it is: alkalinity >> metal toxicity >> radioactivity |
Boston_Pinay | Sleep disorders are extremely difficult to diagnose and treat. My bro in law has one and he still managed to get a Master's, but I know another guy who had to drop out of school because of it.
Take care of your body the best you can. Take the minimum courseload to reduce stress on yourself. Talk to local teaching hospitals or sleep centers to see if there are any cheap/free programs you can enroll in. Don't give up on doctors; get a diagnosis from someone because once it's diagnosed, the university's disability resource center must accomodate your needs (let you take certain class sections in the afternoon, change testing times, etc). The university is being lazy in accomodating you because you haven't been diagnosed yet.
tl;dr - Find doctor, lawyer up. | Sleep disorders are extremely difficult to diagnose and treat. My bro in law has one and he still managed to get a Master's, but I know another guy who had to drop out of school because of it.
Take care of your body the best you can. Take the minimum courseload to reduce stress on yourself. Talk to local teaching hospitals or sleep centers to see if there are any cheap/free programs you can enroll in. Don't give up on doctors; get a diagnosis from someone because once it's diagnosed, the university's disability resource center must accomodate your needs (let you take certain class sections in the afternoon, change testing times, etc). The university is being lazy in accomodating you because you haven't been diagnosed yet.
tl;dr - Find doctor, lawyer up.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c11iz0l | Sleep disorders are extremely difficult to diagnose and treat. My bro in law has one and he still managed to get a Master's, but I know another guy who had to drop out of school because of it.
Take care of your body the best you can. Take the minimum courseload to reduce stress on yourself. Talk to local teaching hospitals or sleep centers to see if there are any cheap/free programs you can enroll in. Don't give up on doctors; get a diagnosis from someone because once it's diagnosed, the university's disability resource center must accomodate your needs (let you take certain class sections in the afternoon, change testing times, etc). The university is being lazy in accomodating you because you haven't been diagnosed yet. | Find doctor, lawyer up. |
nojustice | This belongs in /r/conspiracy, not /r/science. The author of this article appears to have no idea what they're talking about, and seems to have strung together a bunch of "science-y" words in as sensational and terrifying way as he could.
TL;DR: This article, and most everything else on cerntruth.com, is crap | This belongs in /r/conspiracy, not /r/science. The author of this article appears to have no idea what they're talking about, and seems to have strung together a bunch of "science-y" words in as sensational and terrifying way as he could.
TL;DR: This article, and most everything else on cerntruth.com, is crap
| science | t5_mouw | c11npky | This belongs in /r/conspiracy, not /r/science. The author of this article appears to have no idea what they're talking about, and seems to have strung together a bunch of "science-y" words in as sensational and terrifying way as he could. | This article, and most everything else on cerntruth.com, is crap |
MarmaladeMaggie | I have this quilt, that was kind of my grandma's quilt, except she never actually saw it. Some friends of the family bought it for her for her 83rd birthday, but she passed away unexpectedly a little less than a week before it. At the funeral reception, instead of putting out a guest book, these friends that bought the quilt put it out with sharpies. Everyone signed it. (I mean EVERYONE; my grandma was one of the exceptional people that everyone knew and loved, to the point that her funeral was standing room only.) But, when everyone signed the blanket, they signed it TO her, not US, the immediate family. It reminds me that there's so much love that she received, and I know it's because she loved so much first, and when I curl up in the blanket, it reminds me that I was one of the closest people in her life and that even though she's gone, that love is still there whenever life gets rough and I need it.
TL;DR I curl up in my grandma's blanket. | I have this quilt, that was kind of my grandma's quilt, except she never actually saw it. Some friends of the family bought it for her for her 83rd birthday, but she passed away unexpectedly a little less than a week before it. At the funeral reception, instead of putting out a guest book, these friends that bought the quilt put it out with sharpies. Everyone signed it. (I mean EVERYONE; my grandma was one of the exceptional people that everyone knew and loved, to the point that her funeral was standing room only.) But, when everyone signed the blanket, they signed it TO her, not US, the immediate family. It reminds me that there's so much love that she received, and I know it's because she loved so much first, and when I curl up in the blanket, it reminds me that I was one of the closest people in her life and that even though she's gone, that love is still there whenever life gets rough and I need it.
TL;DR I curl up in my grandma's blanket.
| TwoXChromosomes | t5_2r2jt | c11unzk | I have this quilt, that was kind of my grandma's quilt, except she never actually saw it. Some friends of the family bought it for her for her 83rd birthday, but she passed away unexpectedly a little less than a week before it. At the funeral reception, instead of putting out a guest book, these friends that bought the quilt put it out with sharpies. Everyone signed it. (I mean EVERYONE; my grandma was one of the exceptional people that everyone knew and loved, to the point that her funeral was standing room only.) But, when everyone signed the blanket, they signed it TO her, not US, the immediate family. It reminds me that there's so much love that she received, and I know it's because she loved so much first, and when I curl up in the blanket, it reminds me that I was one of the closest people in her life and that even though she's gone, that love is still there whenever life gets rough and I need it. | I curl up in my grandma's blanket. |
ramones13 | Anyone else have advice? I have the same question and I'm really interested to hear more responses
Specifically for me, I'm a CSE Major, Cognitive Science Minor. I'm a second year undergrad. Not sure about Grad School yet. I'd like to do something involving Artificial Intelligence.
Another thing to add the the additional post, would learning new languages in free time be a good idea? I'm currently limited to Java, C++, and PHP
tl;dr: More advice please! | Anyone else have advice? I have the same question and I'm really interested to hear more responses
Specifically for me, I'm a CSE Major, Cognitive Science Minor. I'm a second year undergrad. Not sure about Grad School yet. I'd like to do something involving Artificial Intelligence.
Another thing to add the the additional post, would learning new languages in free time be a good idea? I'm currently limited to Java, C++, and PHP
tl;dr: More advice please!
| compsci | t5_2qhmr | c121fsv | Anyone else have advice? I have the same question and I'm really interested to hear more responses
Specifically for me, I'm a CSE Major, Cognitive Science Minor. I'm a second year undergrad. Not sure about Grad School yet. I'd like to do something involving Artificial Intelligence.
Another thing to add the the additional post, would learning new languages in free time be a good idea? I'm currently limited to Java, C++, and PHP | More advice please! |
Delslayer | While your right that “It will be legal for drivers to get high right before taking the wheel” is not the same thing as “Prop 19 will make it legal for drivers to drive under the influence of marijuana” the next sentence does make the latter statement.
> It will also be legal for passengers to smoke pot as they drive on the freeway or in your neighborhood.
The “they” in that statement could be referring to the driver of the previous sentence or the passengers in the current one; we can’t be 100% certain of which is correct because the author doesn’t directly define “they”. While passengers usually refers to people who are traveling in a vehicle but are not responsible for its operation, the sentence does not specify if the passengers were passengers when they were smoking pot or if they were considered passengers at one point and time but then smoked pot while they themselves were driving. For example, say a bus driver has a regular passenger, whose name he does not know, and that person dies while driving their car home from the bus stop; if someone were to ask the bus driver why he was sad, he might say “A passenger died while they were driving home from the bus stop”. Basically while they can be referred to as passengers that doesn’t mean they couldn’t have been driving when they were smoking pot.
tl;dr
Because of the ambiguity of the above quoted statement, the author of that website has in fact stated that, under prop 19, it will be legal for people to smoke pot as they drive on the freeway or in your neighborhood.
| While your right that “It will be legal for drivers to get high right before taking the wheel” is not the same thing as “Prop 19 will make it legal for drivers to drive under the influence of marijuana” the next sentence does make the latter statement.
> It will also be legal for passengers to smoke pot as they drive on the freeway or in your neighborhood.
The “they” in that statement could be referring to the driver of the previous sentence or the passengers in the current one; we can’t be 100% certain of which is correct because the author doesn’t directly define “they”. While passengers usually refers to people who are traveling in a vehicle but are not responsible for its operation, the sentence does not specify if the passengers were passengers when they were smoking pot or if they were considered passengers at one point and time but then smoked pot while they themselves were driving. For example, say a bus driver has a regular passenger, whose name he does not know, and that person dies while driving their car home from the bus stop; if someone were to ask the bus driver why he was sad, he might say “A passenger died while they were driving home from the bus stop”. Basically while they can be referred to as passengers that doesn’t mean they couldn’t have been driving when they were smoking pot.
tl;dr
Because of the ambiguity of the above quoted statement, the author of that website has in fact stated that, under prop 19, it will be legal for people to smoke pot as they drive on the freeway or in your neighborhood.
| trees | t5_2r9vp | c120dl8 | While your right that “It will be legal for drivers to get high right before taking the wheel” is not the same thing as “Prop 19 will make it legal for drivers to drive under the influence of marijuana” the next sentence does make the latter statement.
> It will also be legal for passengers to smoke pot as they drive on the freeway or in your neighborhood.
The “they” in that statement could be referring to the driver of the previous sentence or the passengers in the current one; we can’t be 100% certain of which is correct because the author doesn’t directly define “they”. While passengers usually refers to people who are traveling in a vehicle but are not responsible for its operation, the sentence does not specify if the passengers were passengers when they were smoking pot or if they were considered passengers at one point and time but then smoked pot while they themselves were driving. For example, say a bus driver has a regular passenger, whose name he does not know, and that person dies while driving their car home from the bus stop; if someone were to ask the bus driver why he was sad, he might say “A passenger died while they were driving home from the bus stop”. Basically while they can be referred to as passengers that doesn’t mean they couldn’t have been driving when they were smoking pot. | Because of the ambiguity of the above quoted statement, the author of that website has in fact stated that, under prop 19, it will be legal for people to smoke pot as they drive on the freeway or in your neighborhood. |
lurkergirl | I concur with xmnstr, it does sound like you do have hypoglycemia and all of that advice is excellent.
One additional thing- hypoglycemia is a common side effect of adrenal fatigue which is commonly caused by untreated/undertreated hypothyroidism or chronic stress. It doesn't sound like you are being undertreated, but just in case the easiest way to check for this at home is sit in a dark room until your pupils completely dilate- usually 2 minutes or so- then shine a bright light into them. The pupils should immediately constrict and stay fully constricted for at least 30 seconds. If they don't constrict, waver, or constrict then dilate there is a problem. Most people swear by isocort to fix this, but I had much better luck with Nutri-meds adrenal supplements so take your pick. Your doc can also do tests- a one time blood tests can easily miss it, a 24-hour multi-sample saliva test is much better, and can prescribe something if it is low, but that's rather expensive. **TL;DR: keep an eye on your adrenals** | I concur with xmnstr, it does sound like you do have hypoglycemia and all of that advice is excellent.
One additional thing- hypoglycemia is a common side effect of adrenal fatigue which is commonly caused by untreated/undertreated hypothyroidism or chronic stress. It doesn't sound like you are being undertreated, but just in case the easiest way to check for this at home is sit in a dark room until your pupils completely dilate- usually 2 minutes or so- then shine a bright light into them. The pupils should immediately constrict and stay fully constricted for at least 30 seconds. If they don't constrict, waver, or constrict then dilate there is a problem. Most people swear by isocort to fix this, but I had much better luck with Nutri-meds adrenal supplements so take your pick. Your doc can also do tests- a one time blood tests can easily miss it, a 24-hour multi-sample saliva test is much better, and can prescribe something if it is low, but that's rather expensive. TL;DR: keep an eye on your adrenals
| Hypothyroidism | t5_2s0tv | c12d3ds | I concur with xmnstr, it does sound like you do have hypoglycemia and all of that advice is excellent.
One additional thing- hypoglycemia is a common side effect of adrenal fatigue which is commonly caused by untreated/undertreated hypothyroidism or chronic stress. It doesn't sound like you are being undertreated, but just in case the easiest way to check for this at home is sit in a dark room until your pupils completely dilate- usually 2 minutes or so- then shine a bright light into them. The pupils should immediately constrict and stay fully constricted for at least 30 seconds. If they don't constrict, waver, or constrict then dilate there is a problem. Most people swear by isocort to fix this, but I had much better luck with Nutri-meds adrenal supplements so take your pick. Your doc can also do tests- a one time blood tests can easily miss it, a 24-hour multi-sample saliva test is much better, and can prescribe something if it is low, but that's rather expensive. | keep an eye on your adrenals |
david-not-goliath | Your Marxist friend is mistaken in some respects, yet many of the arguments here do not completely isolate the matter at hand. Nor will mine. However, some real world observations:
* There is no such thing as a perfectly free economy, nor has there ever been perfect competition. While theory has its uses, it also can obfuscate.
* Exploitation often does take place during production. But it is not necessarily a proper conclusion to say that it *must* take place.
* The value=cost remark is correct; while value *can* be subjective in a normative sense of the term, it's important to have a more thoughtful discussion about the meaning of *value* for any kind of serious economics which is attempting to account for both quantity and quality. To suggest that value is a matter of perception does not get us too far down the road.
* The real question here is: "From whence profit?" (or "surplus" in Marxist lingo.)
* One significant drawback in so-called "capitalist thought" is that it does *tend* to undervalue the tangible, physical production of goods and services. Sweat does have some value.
* One significant drawback in so-called Marxist thought is that it does not adequately account for human innovation and thought when translated into technology. Brain power does have some value.
* Profit results from a concentrated effort to marshal resources in combination with powerful ideas which are mediated through the application of technology. Iron ore was just another rock until humanity figured out how to refine it.
* Thus, it takes a combination of both material and immaterial "inputs" to generate both value and profit/surplus value. Honest bankers, industrialists and managers, as well as honest and hard working members on and assembly line, etc... are all integral elements of producing profitable goods. Not to mention a sufficient investment in research and development (scientists/engineers) and machine tools (tools which make tools.)
tl;dr: dishonest, greedy people suck. | Your Marxist friend is mistaken in some respects, yet many of the arguments here do not completely isolate the matter at hand. Nor will mine. However, some real world observations:
There is no such thing as a perfectly free economy, nor has there ever been perfect competition. While theory has its uses, it also can obfuscate.
Exploitation often does take place during production. But it is not necessarily a proper conclusion to say that it must take place.
The value=cost remark is correct; while value can be subjective in a normative sense of the term, it's important to have a more thoughtful discussion about the meaning of value for any kind of serious economics which is attempting to account for both quantity and quality. To suggest that value is a matter of perception does not get us too far down the road.
The real question here is: "From whence profit?" (or "surplus" in Marxist lingo.)
One significant drawback in so-called "capitalist thought" is that it does tend to undervalue the tangible, physical production of goods and services. Sweat does have some value.
One significant drawback in so-called Marxist thought is that it does not adequately account for human innovation and thought when translated into technology. Brain power does have some value.
Profit results from a concentrated effort to marshal resources in combination with powerful ideas which are mediated through the application of technology. Iron ore was just another rock until humanity figured out how to refine it.
Thus, it takes a combination of both material and immaterial "inputs" to generate both value and profit/surplus value. Honest bankers, industrialists and managers, as well as honest and hard working members on and assembly line, etc... are all integral elements of producing profitable goods. Not to mention a sufficient investment in research and development (scientists/engineers) and machine tools (tools which make tools.)
tl;dr: dishonest, greedy people suck.
| Economics | t5_2qh1s | c12l5zr | Your Marxist friend is mistaken in some respects, yet many of the arguments here do not completely isolate the matter at hand. Nor will mine. However, some real world observations:
There is no such thing as a perfectly free economy, nor has there ever been perfect competition. While theory has its uses, it also can obfuscate.
Exploitation often does take place during production. But it is not necessarily a proper conclusion to say that it must take place.
The value=cost remark is correct; while value can be subjective in a normative sense of the term, it's important to have a more thoughtful discussion about the meaning of value for any kind of serious economics which is attempting to account for both quantity and quality. To suggest that value is a matter of perception does not get us too far down the road.
The real question here is: "From whence profit?" (or "surplus" in Marxist lingo.)
One significant drawback in so-called "capitalist thought" is that it does tend to undervalue the tangible, physical production of goods and services. Sweat does have some value.
One significant drawback in so-called Marxist thought is that it does not adequately account for human innovation and thought when translated into technology. Brain power does have some value.
Profit results from a concentrated effort to marshal resources in combination with powerful ideas which are mediated through the application of technology. Iron ore was just another rock until humanity figured out how to refine it.
Thus, it takes a combination of both material and immaterial "inputs" to generate both value and profit/surplus value. Honest bankers, industrialists and managers, as well as honest and hard working members on and assembly line, etc... are all integral elements of producing profitable goods. Not to mention a sufficient investment in research and development (scientists/engineers) and machine tools (tools which make tools.) | dishonest, greedy people suck. |
giveitawaynow | Idk why people are having problems breaking their iphone glasses. I've ran into corner of tables, dropped my phone (on concrete) and have coins in the same pocket all the time with my iphone and not one single crack/dent/etc. has come out of it. And yes, I refuse to get a case/protector cause they're ugly as shit (just being honest) and so far the iphone has demonstrated to be a pretty solid piece (the 4). If I break the phone then that's my own damn fault and I should have been more careful.
tl;dr haters gonna hate | Idk why people are having problems breaking their iphone glasses. I've ran into corner of tables, dropped my phone (on concrete) and have coins in the same pocket all the time with my iphone and not one single crack/dent/etc. has come out of it. And yes, I refuse to get a case/protector cause they're ugly as shit (just being honest) and so far the iphone has demonstrated to be a pretty solid piece (the 4). If I break the phone then that's my own damn fault and I should have been more careful.
tl;dr haters gonna hate
| apple | t5_2qh1f | c12lm8i | Idk why people are having problems breaking their iphone glasses. I've ran into corner of tables, dropped my phone (on concrete) and have coins in the same pocket all the time with my iphone and not one single crack/dent/etc. has come out of it. And yes, I refuse to get a case/protector cause they're ugly as shit (just being honest) and so far the iphone has demonstrated to be a pretty solid piece (the 4). If I break the phone then that's my own damn fault and I should have been more careful. | haters gonna hate |
nocubir | You haven't even shown any EVIDENCE. Except for a fucking GAWKER article.
tl;dr SHITTY LAWYER LOOKING FOR WORK. | You haven't even shown any EVIDENCE. Except for a fucking GAWKER article.
tl;dr SHITTY LAWYER LOOKING FOR WORK.
| apple | t5_2qh1f | c12mlkv | You haven't even shown any EVIDENCE. Except for a fucking GAWKER article. | SHITTY LAWYER LOOKING FOR WORK. |
Ubiquity4321 | Not that you being a CEO isnt great and im not trying to downplay your ability or your business, but as i understand it, most commentors talking about CEO liars are referring to multinational organizations, Fortune 500 (or up) companies, and (to make it more generalized) those CEO's that are taking million-dollar-a-year bonuses, stock options, and those that hurt the environment and/or are just unethical.
Tl;dr - we're only talking about the big bad CEO's of huge companies | Not that you being a CEO isnt great and im not trying to downplay your ability or your business, but as i understand it, most commentors talking about CEO liars are referring to multinational organizations, Fortune 500 (or up) companies, and (to make it more generalized) those CEO's that are taking million-dollar-a-year bonuses, stock options, and those that hurt the environment and/or are just unethical.
Tl;dr - we're only talking about the big bad CEO's of huge companies
| Economics | t5_2qh1s | c12on5h | Not that you being a CEO isnt great and im not trying to downplay your ability or your business, but as i understand it, most commentors talking about CEO liars are referring to multinational organizations, Fortune 500 (or up) companies, and (to make it more generalized) those CEO's that are taking million-dollar-a-year bonuses, stock options, and those that hurt the environment and/or are just unethical. | we're only talking about the big bad CEO's of huge companies |
Cloberella | Research Elephants, you'll be surprised what you find out. If having emotions, empathy, burial rituals/rites and an internal dialogue means we have a soul, than so do they. TL;DR We're just animals. | Research Elephants, you'll be surprised what you find out. If having emotions, empathy, burial rituals/rites and an internal dialogue means we have a soul, than so do they. TL;DR We're just animals.
| atheism | t5_2qh2p | c12nir1 | Research Elephants, you'll be surprised what you find out. If having emotions, empathy, burial rituals/rites and an internal dialogue means we have a soul, than so do they. | We're just animals. |
Brattain | I have one of these. They're a little expensive, but seriously worth it.
Incidentally, I was having some tension headaches a couple years ago, so I took it to work with me. I forgot it there, and really wanted it, so I went back to get it from the office. In order to free my hands, I was carrying it hooked over my shoulder. As I walked toward my car, another guy from the building came running toward me. He was being threatened by an angry customer and his overly-aggressive son and wanted a witness. They had parked their car behind his so that he couldn't leave. The son was pretty big and obviously trying to intimidate the guy (balled fists, scowling, standing too close, rocking back and forth). The father and son followed the other guy over to where I was parked and kept harassing him. I put the massager in the car and tried to talk them down, but they refused to let him leave. I told him to call the cops and waited for them to arrive so I would know he was safe. The son told the cops that I had threatened him with some sort of exotic weapon. When the cop asked me to see it, I took it from the car and showed him. He chuckled and told me to have a nice day.
tl;dr: It looks like a weapon at first glance, but upon scrutiny, it is obviously not. | I have one of these. They're a little expensive, but seriously worth it.
Incidentally, I was having some tension headaches a couple years ago, so I took it to work with me. I forgot it there, and really wanted it, so I went back to get it from the office. In order to free my hands, I was carrying it hooked over my shoulder. As I walked toward my car, another guy from the building came running toward me. He was being threatened by an angry customer and his overly-aggressive son and wanted a witness. They had parked their car behind his so that he couldn't leave. The son was pretty big and obviously trying to intimidate the guy (balled fists, scowling, standing too close, rocking back and forth). The father and son followed the other guy over to where I was parked and kept harassing him. I put the massager in the car and tried to talk them down, but they refused to let him leave. I told him to call the cops and waited for them to arrive so I would know he was safe. The son told the cops that I had threatened him with some sort of exotic weapon. When the cop asked me to see it, I took it from the car and showed him. He chuckled and told me to have a nice day.
tl;dr: It looks like a weapon at first glance, but upon scrutiny, it is obviously not.
| reddit.com | t5_6 | c134db9 | I have one of these. They're a little expensive, but seriously worth it.
Incidentally, I was having some tension headaches a couple years ago, so I took it to work with me. I forgot it there, and really wanted it, so I went back to get it from the office. In order to free my hands, I was carrying it hooked over my shoulder. As I walked toward my car, another guy from the building came running toward me. He was being threatened by an angry customer and his overly-aggressive son and wanted a witness. They had parked their car behind his so that he couldn't leave. The son was pretty big and obviously trying to intimidate the guy (balled fists, scowling, standing too close, rocking back and forth). The father and son followed the other guy over to where I was parked and kept harassing him. I put the massager in the car and tried to talk them down, but they refused to let him leave. I told him to call the cops and waited for them to arrive so I would know he was safe. The son told the cops that I had threatened him with some sort of exotic weapon. When the cop asked me to see it, I took it from the car and showed him. He chuckled and told me to have a nice day. | It looks like a weapon at first glance, but upon scrutiny, it is obviously not. |
Canbot | I have AT&T and when the service went down I had to call them several times to try and resolve the issue. Long story short, they send a tech out to my house who says that it's my modem and he'll replace it with a new one and take away the bad one for a substantial cost. I decide to pass on his offer and buy my own modem. I plug it in and it doesn't work. Call again and tell them I bought a new modem, they tinker around and get it to work. Then I plug in my old one for shits and giggles and low and behold, it also works! I had to return the modem and call them to get the service charges cancelled; twice because they tacked on the service charges two months in a row. They also throttled down my speed to 1meg when I'm paying for 3 and blamed my router. It was throttled down a month until I could find the time to sit on my phone and wait for their service so i could call them and jest let them know that I know how to check my connection speed.
TL;DR AT&T are a bunch of scam artist pieces of shit. | I have AT&T and when the service went down I had to call them several times to try and resolve the issue. Long story short, they send a tech out to my house who says that it's my modem and he'll replace it with a new one and take away the bad one for a substantial cost. I decide to pass on his offer and buy my own modem. I plug it in and it doesn't work. Call again and tell them I bought a new modem, they tinker around and get it to work. Then I plug in my old one for shits and giggles and low and behold, it also works! I had to return the modem and call them to get the service charges cancelled; twice because they tacked on the service charges two months in a row. They also throttled down my speed to 1meg when I'm paying for 3 and blamed my router. It was throttled down a month until I could find the time to sit on my phone and wait for their service so i could call them and jest let them know that I know how to check my connection speed.
TL;DR AT&T are a bunch of scam artist pieces of shit.
| reddit.com | t5_6 | c138sbw | I have AT&T and when the service went down I had to call them several times to try and resolve the issue. Long story short, they send a tech out to my house who says that it's my modem and he'll replace it with a new one and take away the bad one for a substantial cost. I decide to pass on his offer and buy my own modem. I plug it in and it doesn't work. Call again and tell them I bought a new modem, they tinker around and get it to work. Then I plug in my old one for shits and giggles and low and behold, it also works! I had to return the modem and call them to get the service charges cancelled; twice because they tacked on the service charges two months in a row. They also throttled down my speed to 1meg when I'm paying for 3 and blamed my router. It was throttled down a month until I could find the time to sit on my phone and wait for their service so i could call them and jest let them know that I know how to check my connection speed. | AT&T are a bunch of scam artist pieces of shit. |
hobosuit | ctrl f tldr upvote | ctrl f tldr upvote
| fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu | t5_2qqlo | c13bjbb | ctrl f | upvote |
CrazyPedro | lol youre a damn pussy, its your fucking nintendo! what are you, his bitch? tell him to shut the fuck up and quit his bitchy bitching
tl;dr: MAKE HIM YOUR BITCH | lol youre a damn pussy, its your fucking nintendo! what are you, his bitch? tell him to shut the fuck up and quit his bitchy bitching
tl;dr: MAKE HIM YOUR BITCH
| fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu | t5_2qqlo | c139du8 | lol youre a damn pussy, its your fucking nintendo! what are you, his bitch? tell him to shut the fuck up and quit his bitchy bitching | MAKE HIM YOUR BITCH |
ThrowwwMeOut | I don't know if this counts, but hardly any of the people I'm really close to know that I was raped a couple of years ago. Even guys I've been intimate with. Rape comes up in jokes and it was really hard for me to even be around without getting stressed and bursting into tears, but I've managed to dull myself to it.
So, tl;dr, I was raped, hardly anyone knows.
And yes, this is a throwaway account.
| I don't know if this counts, but hardly any of the people I'm really close to know that I was raped a couple of years ago. Even guys I've been intimate with. Rape comes up in jokes and it was really hard for me to even be around without getting stressed and bursting into tears, but I've managed to dull myself to it.
So, tl;dr, I was raped, hardly anyone knows.
And yes, this is a throwaway account.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c13c6gi | I don't know if this counts, but hardly any of the people I'm really close to know that I was raped a couple of years ago. Even guys I've been intimate with. Rape comes up in jokes and it was really hard for me to even be around without getting stressed and bursting into tears, but I've managed to dull myself to it.
So, | I was raped, hardly anyone knows.
And yes, this is a throwaway account. |
flingitaway | I'm in a new relationship. Told her that the reason I broke up with the ex is because of an affair I had a long time ago. Well, I did have that affair and then quite a few others besides. My SO thinks I'm wracked with guilt over my one dalliance, which I am, but I still like taking every advantage of sex that comes my way. Hell, I was || this close to having an affair this year with someone half my age (I'm 42) and only a last minute reality check stopped me.
tldr; I am much more bad than she thinks. | I'm in a new relationship. Told her that the reason I broke up with the ex is because of an affair I had a long time ago. Well, I did have that affair and then quite a few others besides. My SO thinks I'm wracked with guilt over my one dalliance, which I am, but I still like taking every advantage of sex that comes my way. Hell, I was || this close to having an affair this year with someone half my age (I'm 42) and only a last minute reality check stopped me.
tldr; I am much more bad than she thinks.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c13b4ng | I'm in a new relationship. Told her that the reason I broke up with the ex is because of an affair I had a long time ago. Well, I did have that affair and then quite a few others besides. My SO thinks I'm wracked with guilt over my one dalliance, which I am, but I still like taking every advantage of sex that comes my way. Hell, I was || this close to having an affair this year with someone half my age (I'm 42) and only a last minute reality check stopped me. | I am much more bad than she thinks. |
throwaway_duh_ | I started dating my fiancée right before my first deployment. I went through three tours. I proposed the day after my honorary discharge. She was applying to med schools at that time and still had serious student loans. I still had some from my undergrad before I enlisted. Then the economy tanked hardcore. I was unemployed for four months and things were looking bad for us.
Anyway, I made a phonecall to a recruiter for a private security firm. Given my service history and the unit I was with, they jumped on the chance to fly me in for an interview and a week long evaluation. I told my fiancée that I was re-enlisting.
That was two years ago. Since then, I have worked for this firm in Iraq, Afghanistan, several African nations, and have run personal security for people in the Middle East and in South America. As far as she knows, I am active duty US military in a non-combat logistics role. In the meantime, I have made enough money to pay off our student debts, to cover med school, and to have a good amount invested. We're not rich, but we're going to be okay.
I know she is not stupid and I know that when we get married, I am going to have to sit her down and talk to her about this stuff. I think the only reason she doesn't ask too many questions is because she's preoccupied with school and as far as she knows, I am safe. She doesn't need to lie awake worrying. She tarts her clinical rotation this coming Spring. I just hope that she doesn't want to discuss what I have had to do to get us where we are.
tl;dr: My future wife thinks I re-enlisted, but I have been working as a contractor for a PMC. | I started dating my fiancée right before my first deployment. I went through three tours. I proposed the day after my honorary discharge. She was applying to med schools at that time and still had serious student loans. I still had some from my undergrad before I enlisted. Then the economy tanked hardcore. I was unemployed for four months and things were looking bad for us.
Anyway, I made a phonecall to a recruiter for a private security firm. Given my service history and the unit I was with, they jumped on the chance to fly me in for an interview and a week long evaluation. I told my fiancée that I was re-enlisting.
That was two years ago. Since then, I have worked for this firm in Iraq, Afghanistan, several African nations, and have run personal security for people in the Middle East and in South America. As far as she knows, I am active duty US military in a non-combat logistics role. In the meantime, I have made enough money to pay off our student debts, to cover med school, and to have a good amount invested. We're not rich, but we're going to be okay.
I know she is not stupid and I know that when we get married, I am going to have to sit her down and talk to her about this stuff. I think the only reason she doesn't ask too many questions is because she's preoccupied with school and as far as she knows, I am safe. She doesn't need to lie awake worrying. She tarts her clinical rotation this coming Spring. I just hope that she doesn't want to discuss what I have had to do to get us where we are.
tl;dr: My future wife thinks I re-enlisted, but I have been working as a contractor for a PMC.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c13bj8r | I started dating my fiancée right before my first deployment. I went through three tours. I proposed the day after my honorary discharge. She was applying to med schools at that time and still had serious student loans. I still had some from my undergrad before I enlisted. Then the economy tanked hardcore. I was unemployed for four months and things were looking bad for us.
Anyway, I made a phonecall to a recruiter for a private security firm. Given my service history and the unit I was with, they jumped on the chance to fly me in for an interview and a week long evaluation. I told my fiancée that I was re-enlisting.
That was two years ago. Since then, I have worked for this firm in Iraq, Afghanistan, several African nations, and have run personal security for people in the Middle East and in South America. As far as she knows, I am active duty US military in a non-combat logistics role. In the meantime, I have made enough money to pay off our student debts, to cover med school, and to have a good amount invested. We're not rich, but we're going to be okay.
I know she is not stupid and I know that when we get married, I am going to have to sit her down and talk to her about this stuff. I think the only reason she doesn't ask too many questions is because she's preoccupied with school and as far as she knows, I am safe. She doesn't need to lie awake worrying. She tarts her clinical rotation this coming Spring. I just hope that she doesn't want to discuss what I have had to do to get us where we are. | My future wife thinks I re-enlisted, but I have been working as a contractor for a PMC. |
accidentallywut | i once was on the other end of a similar situation. this girl who i didn't know had a boyfriend, ended up going to her boyfriend and saying i raped her.
after going to the hospital, and with a cop trying to get her statement, she finally broke down crying, and said it was not actually a rape.
this really cool guy decided to go around telling people i was a terrible person and a rapist and what not. probably just wanted to stay in denial about the truth of his girlfriend.
this was years ago, and sometimes, to this day, the slander that kid spread around still surfaces (i live in a smaller city).
tl;dr: GIRLS - IF YOU WERE NOT RAPED, DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE CAST THAT SCARLET LETTER UPON SOME GUY JUST TO SAVE FACE THAT YOU MADE A POOR DECISION. | i once was on the other end of a similar situation. this girl who i didn't know had a boyfriend, ended up going to her boyfriend and saying i raped her.
after going to the hospital, and with a cop trying to get her statement, she finally broke down crying, and said it was not actually a rape.
this really cool guy decided to go around telling people i was a terrible person and a rapist and what not. probably just wanted to stay in denial about the truth of his girlfriend.
this was years ago, and sometimes, to this day, the slander that kid spread around still surfaces (i live in a smaller city).
tl;dr: GIRLS - IF YOU WERE NOT RAPED, DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE CAST THAT SCARLET LETTER UPON SOME GUY JUST TO SAVE FACE THAT YOU MADE A POOR DECISION.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c13buj7 | i once was on the other end of a similar situation. this girl who i didn't know had a boyfriend, ended up going to her boyfriend and saying i raped her.
after going to the hospital, and with a cop trying to get her statement, she finally broke down crying, and said it was not actually a rape.
this really cool guy decided to go around telling people i was a terrible person and a rapist and what not. probably just wanted to stay in denial about the truth of his girlfriend.
this was years ago, and sometimes, to this day, the slander that kid spread around still surfaces (i live in a smaller city). | GIRLS - IF YOU WERE NOT RAPED, DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE CAST THAT SCARLET LETTER UPON SOME GUY JUST TO SAVE FACE THAT YOU MADE A POOR DECISION. |
another_sordid_man | I am quite late to the game but I've already made this throwaway account so I might as well put it out there:
I my girlfriend and I have been doing it for about 4 years now. I consider that time the start of our relationship but since I was technically 'the other man' and she was having an affair she likes to count from when she was no longer living with him. All that aside, because I am comfortable with it, I never thought she would stay with me as long as she has.
I knew I was an accomplice to this affair from the first day and I honestly tried to end it right then and help her out. I felt bad for my presumptions and such but I sincerely wanted this woman to be happy. She said she took things forward with me because she needed an escape and was miserable and wasn't attracted to her significant other and simply wasn't leaving him because there was nowhere to go. I suggested that she call him and sort it out and other such things.
Anyway she didn't sort it out with him and we started doing it regularly. I figured it would be temporary. I didn't necessarily want it to be temporary but I figured it would be because she is several years older than I and ready for more serious relationships. Moreover I was not nearly as experienced in bed as she and I had to work my ass off to catch up on the necessary skills to be comparable to 'an older man'.
Even as soon as the first month I was saying shit like "I don't think she likes me, pretty sure she will leave me within the week." She has a temper and gets angry and at that time she would get violent with me. She claimed that I was ruining her life and all other horrible things and honestly I thought she would end it because she always said she would.
She never did end things between us and it has been 4 years. I have no idea if she loves me or not but I am leaning towards the not because not once has she ever told me that she does. I love her, I am crazy for her, but it kills me to think that the woman I love will never be happy if she is with me.
I honestly feel as if things got real fucked up when we started going out and that she should go back to her ex. It isn't like she talks about him or has pictures of him or anything else. For all I know she doesn't think about him. I just know that when I met her she was so energetic and happy and full of life and now she is depressed and sometimes crazy or violent. Admittedly she has realized this about herself and improved significantly over the past year.
Still I feel that I ruined something that was good for her. She might have felt a distance between her bf at the time and sought me out to fill the gap or maybe force the guy to stand up for himself and take back his woman. Hell, I would more than welcome a fist to the jaw if it meant those two people we going to reaffirm their love because I am a romantic like that.
The bigger secret is that I still believe she should leave me and go back to him. It has been more than 4 years but I think he most certainly still loves her and that she could love him again. She has never told me she loves me but I know she said it to him at least a few times, this came up in an argument once when I was being bitter. I have gone so far as to write up and then throw away a letter addressed to this man explaining how sorry I am that I took this woman from him. I want him to know that I think they should be together and that the times I spent with her when she was still with him were some of the happiest I ever had. That is pretty fucked up now that I think about it but it is true.
I fell in love with this amazing woman and I sincerely believe that I have ruined her life and I want nothing more than for her to find happiness even if she has to leave me. I can find someone else with time, I realize this, but it kills me to be with someone and know that I am causing them emotional pain because of it.
*You'd think a WOT this long would result in a feeling of relief for getting something off one's chest but I unfortunately still feel as bothered as I did prior to writing it.*
**TLDR: I have been with my gf for 4 years and I think she should leave me and go back to her ex (they had been together for 7). I have even written throw away letters to him trying to figure out ways in which he and I could work together to get her back with him. I just think she would be happier is all and I love her enough that it would be okay by me if she did go off. I never thought I would love someone so much that I would happily let them go just so that they would be better off but now that I do I feel bad she hasn't already.**
| I am quite late to the game but I've already made this throwaway account so I might as well put it out there:
I my girlfriend and I have been doing it for about 4 years now. I consider that time the start of our relationship but since I was technically 'the other man' and she was having an affair she likes to count from when she was no longer living with him. All that aside, because I am comfortable with it, I never thought she would stay with me as long as she has.
I knew I was an accomplice to this affair from the first day and I honestly tried to end it right then and help her out. I felt bad for my presumptions and such but I sincerely wanted this woman to be happy. She said she took things forward with me because she needed an escape and was miserable and wasn't attracted to her significant other and simply wasn't leaving him because there was nowhere to go. I suggested that she call him and sort it out and other such things.
Anyway she didn't sort it out with him and we started doing it regularly. I figured it would be temporary. I didn't necessarily want it to be temporary but I figured it would be because she is several years older than I and ready for more serious relationships. Moreover I was not nearly as experienced in bed as she and I had to work my ass off to catch up on the necessary skills to be comparable to 'an older man'.
Even as soon as the first month I was saying shit like "I don't think she likes me, pretty sure she will leave me within the week." She has a temper and gets angry and at that time she would get violent with me. She claimed that I was ruining her life and all other horrible things and honestly I thought she would end it because she always said she would.
She never did end things between us and it has been 4 years. I have no idea if she loves me or not but I am leaning towards the not because not once has she ever told me that she does. I love her, I am crazy for her, but it kills me to think that the woman I love will never be happy if she is with me.
I honestly feel as if things got real fucked up when we started going out and that she should go back to her ex. It isn't like she talks about him or has pictures of him or anything else. For all I know she doesn't think about him. I just know that when I met her she was so energetic and happy and full of life and now she is depressed and sometimes crazy or violent. Admittedly she has realized this about herself and improved significantly over the past year.
Still I feel that I ruined something that was good for her. She might have felt a distance between her bf at the time and sought me out to fill the gap or maybe force the guy to stand up for himself and take back his woman. Hell, I would more than welcome a fist to the jaw if it meant those two people we going to reaffirm their love because I am a romantic like that.
The bigger secret is that I still believe she should leave me and go back to him. It has been more than 4 years but I think he most certainly still loves her and that she could love him again. She has never told me she loves me but I know she said it to him at least a few times, this came up in an argument once when I was being bitter. I have gone so far as to write up and then throw away a letter addressed to this man explaining how sorry I am that I took this woman from him. I want him to know that I think they should be together and that the times I spent with her when she was still with him were some of the happiest I ever had. That is pretty fucked up now that I think about it but it is true.
I fell in love with this amazing woman and I sincerely believe that I have ruined her life and I want nothing more than for her to find happiness even if she has to leave me. I can find someone else with time, I realize this, but it kills me to be with someone and know that I am causing them emotional pain because of it.
You'd think a WOT this long would result in a feeling of relief for getting something off one's chest but I unfortunately still feel as bothered as I did prior to writing it.
TLDR: I have been with my gf for 4 years and I think she should leave me and go back to her ex (they had been together for 7). I have even written throw away letters to him trying to figure out ways in which he and I could work together to get her back with him. I just think she would be happier is all and I love her enough that it would be okay by me if she did go off. I never thought I would love someone so much that I would happily let them go just so that they would be better off but now that I do I feel bad she hasn't already.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c13c5xz | I am quite late to the game but I've already made this throwaway account so I might as well put it out there:
I my girlfriend and I have been doing it for about 4 years now. I consider that time the start of our relationship but since I was technically 'the other man' and she was having an affair she likes to count from when she was no longer living with him. All that aside, because I am comfortable with it, I never thought she would stay with me as long as she has.
I knew I was an accomplice to this affair from the first day and I honestly tried to end it right then and help her out. I felt bad for my presumptions and such but I sincerely wanted this woman to be happy. She said she took things forward with me because she needed an escape and was miserable and wasn't attracted to her significant other and simply wasn't leaving him because there was nowhere to go. I suggested that she call him and sort it out and other such things.
Anyway she didn't sort it out with him and we started doing it regularly. I figured it would be temporary. I didn't necessarily want it to be temporary but I figured it would be because she is several years older than I and ready for more serious relationships. Moreover I was not nearly as experienced in bed as she and I had to work my ass off to catch up on the necessary skills to be comparable to 'an older man'.
Even as soon as the first month I was saying shit like "I don't think she likes me, pretty sure she will leave me within the week." She has a temper and gets angry and at that time she would get violent with me. She claimed that I was ruining her life and all other horrible things and honestly I thought she would end it because she always said she would.
She never did end things between us and it has been 4 years. I have no idea if she loves me or not but I am leaning towards the not because not once has she ever told me that she does. I love her, I am crazy for her, but it kills me to think that the woman I love will never be happy if she is with me.
I honestly feel as if things got real fucked up when we started going out and that she should go back to her ex. It isn't like she talks about him or has pictures of him or anything else. For all I know she doesn't think about him. I just know that when I met her she was so energetic and happy and full of life and now she is depressed and sometimes crazy or violent. Admittedly she has realized this about herself and improved significantly over the past year.
Still I feel that I ruined something that was good for her. She might have felt a distance between her bf at the time and sought me out to fill the gap or maybe force the guy to stand up for himself and take back his woman. Hell, I would more than welcome a fist to the jaw if it meant those two people we going to reaffirm their love because I am a romantic like that.
The bigger secret is that I still believe she should leave me and go back to him. It has been more than 4 years but I think he most certainly still loves her and that she could love him again. She has never told me she loves me but I know she said it to him at least a few times, this came up in an argument once when I was being bitter. I have gone so far as to write up and then throw away a letter addressed to this man explaining how sorry I am that I took this woman from him. I want him to know that I think they should be together and that the times I spent with her when she was still with him were some of the happiest I ever had. That is pretty fucked up now that I think about it but it is true.
I fell in love with this amazing woman and I sincerely believe that I have ruined her life and I want nothing more than for her to find happiness even if she has to leave me. I can find someone else with time, I realize this, but it kills me to be with someone and know that I am causing them emotional pain because of it.
You'd think a WOT this long would result in a feeling of relief for getting something off one's chest but I unfortunately still feel as bothered as I did prior to writing it. | I have been with my gf for 4 years and I think she should leave me and go back to her ex (they had been together for 7). I have even written throw away letters to him trying to figure out ways in which he and I could work together to get her back with him. I just think she would be happier is all and I love her enough that it would be okay by me if she did go off. I never thought I would love someone so much that I would happily let them go just so that they would be better off but now that I do I feel bad she hasn't already. |
another_sordid_man | My gf really doesn't know just how many women have tried to 'steal me' from her, if even just for some sex. I have never cheated on her and she knows that much but she doesn't know that I had ample opportunity. She just thinks that I never cheated because no one would possibly want me, and that is what I tell her if it ever comes up. Though I do tell her that I would cheat on her with Natalie Portman without a second's hesitation.
I sometimes think that she wouldn't treat me like crap so much if she did know the truth. However, I won't tell her because it would just make her feel bad, seeing as she cheated with me on someone else when we first started going out and then at one point very early on cheated on me (and the other guy) when she went to vegas. I am a forgiving fellow and understand temptation. But she won't like the idea that I was strong enough to resist enticing offers of lustful fantasy come true while she wasn't.
All these women that I had known for years just started taking a liking to me once I started dating my SO. My gf is classy, at least in outward appearance and I think these women wanted to feel as if they were better than she is so they threw themselves at me. Hell I was an RA and a resident came to my room in just her towel saying she was 'locked out' of her room, even though she had her keys in her hand. I feel disgusted sometimes that my morals kept me from letting the situation unfold as nature intended. I sent her and many other women from my room without so much as indulging in a grope or kiss.
Moreover my chivalrous behavior somehow catalyzed more likeness from a few of these women. I expected most to just feel insulted that a man didn't accept their advances, call me a jerk and move on. And yet just a month or so ago one, one of these women said to me "Are you still with her? I want to know if you are available. Here is my business card, call me when we can have some fun." Then her friend said "You know most guys can't even get her number. You're a jerk!"
I have stopped counting but after our second year my number of 'rejections' was at around 30, about half were freshman and half were old friends. We have been together for 4 years but things have cooled down since we moved and I refused to make friends with new people. Only two other women still test the waters with me from time to time with the odd phone call and I think they might want something serious at this point.
**TLDR: My gf has no idea how many women I could have easily had sex with but didn't on account of my promise to be faithful to her. Hell she says I never keep my word because I am forgetful of chores and shit....that woman has no idea, she really doesn't.** | My gf really doesn't know just how many women have tried to 'steal me' from her, if even just for some sex. I have never cheated on her and she knows that much but she doesn't know that I had ample opportunity. She just thinks that I never cheated because no one would possibly want me, and that is what I tell her if it ever comes up. Though I do tell her that I would cheat on her with Natalie Portman without a second's hesitation.
I sometimes think that she wouldn't treat me like crap so much if she did know the truth. However, I won't tell her because it would just make her feel bad, seeing as she cheated with me on someone else when we first started going out and then at one point very early on cheated on me (and the other guy) when she went to vegas. I am a forgiving fellow and understand temptation. But she won't like the idea that I was strong enough to resist enticing offers of lustful fantasy come true while she wasn't.
All these women that I had known for years just started taking a liking to me once I started dating my SO. My gf is classy, at least in outward appearance and I think these women wanted to feel as if they were better than she is so they threw themselves at me. Hell I was an RA and a resident came to my room in just her towel saying she was 'locked out' of her room, even though she had her keys in her hand. I feel disgusted sometimes that my morals kept me from letting the situation unfold as nature intended. I sent her and many other women from my room without so much as indulging in a grope or kiss.
Moreover my chivalrous behavior somehow catalyzed more likeness from a few of these women. I expected most to just feel insulted that a man didn't accept their advances, call me a jerk and move on. And yet just a month or so ago one, one of these women said to me "Are you still with her? I want to know if you are available. Here is my business card, call me when we can have some fun." Then her friend said "You know most guys can't even get her number. You're a jerk!"
I have stopped counting but after our second year my number of 'rejections' was at around 30, about half were freshman and half were old friends. We have been together for 4 years but things have cooled down since we moved and I refused to make friends with new people. Only two other women still test the waters with me from time to time with the odd phone call and I think they might want something serious at this point.
TLDR: My gf has no idea how many women I could have easily had sex with but didn't on account of my promise to be faithful to her. Hell she says I never keep my word because I am forgetful of chores and shit....that woman has no idea, she really doesn't.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c13c995 | My gf really doesn't know just how many women have tried to 'steal me' from her, if even just for some sex. I have never cheated on her and she knows that much but she doesn't know that I had ample opportunity. She just thinks that I never cheated because no one would possibly want me, and that is what I tell her if it ever comes up. Though I do tell her that I would cheat on her with Natalie Portman without a second's hesitation.
I sometimes think that she wouldn't treat me like crap so much if she did know the truth. However, I won't tell her because it would just make her feel bad, seeing as she cheated with me on someone else when we first started going out and then at one point very early on cheated on me (and the other guy) when she went to vegas. I am a forgiving fellow and understand temptation. But she won't like the idea that I was strong enough to resist enticing offers of lustful fantasy come true while she wasn't.
All these women that I had known for years just started taking a liking to me once I started dating my SO. My gf is classy, at least in outward appearance and I think these women wanted to feel as if they were better than she is so they threw themselves at me. Hell I was an RA and a resident came to my room in just her towel saying she was 'locked out' of her room, even though she had her keys in her hand. I feel disgusted sometimes that my morals kept me from letting the situation unfold as nature intended. I sent her and many other women from my room without so much as indulging in a grope or kiss.
Moreover my chivalrous behavior somehow catalyzed more likeness from a few of these women. I expected most to just feel insulted that a man didn't accept their advances, call me a jerk and move on. And yet just a month or so ago one, one of these women said to me "Are you still with her? I want to know if you are available. Here is my business card, call me when we can have some fun." Then her friend said "You know most guys can't even get her number. You're a jerk!"
I have stopped counting but after our second year my number of 'rejections' was at around 30, about half were freshman and half were old friends. We have been together for 4 years but things have cooled down since we moved and I refused to make friends with new people. Only two other women still test the waters with me from time to time with the odd phone call and I think they might want something serious at this point. | My gf has no idea how many women I could have easily had sex with but didn't on account of my promise to be faithful to her. Hell she says I never keep my word because I am forgetful of chores and shit....that woman has no idea, she really doesn't. |
NoahTheDuke | I'm on my phone, so I can't respond with the details to back me up, but a childs brain is literally not developed enough to make smart decisions. Yes, murder is bad, but at 13, can you say it was deliberate enough to put the kid in forever? I've done some stupid shit in my time, that, had it gone sour, could've hurt people. Am i a bad person? Was I? I don't think so, but that's hard to say from my actions alone.
What I'm trying to get at is the fallacy of judging ones self on ones intentions but then judging others on their actions, when one should be striving to judge everyone on their intentions. Five years is a long time, especially during the formative developmental stages of teenagerhood. If he turns out to be a terrible person, he'll do something else that's bad, and he'll be caught and imprisoned. "But what of the risk he'll kill again?" It is far better to take that risk than to needlessly imprison an innocent person forever over one mistake in their childhood.
Tl;dr: Don't put kids in prison forever, regardless of their actions. No exceptions. | I'm on my phone, so I can't respond with the details to back me up, but a childs brain is literally not developed enough to make smart decisions. Yes, murder is bad, but at 13, can you say it was deliberate enough to put the kid in forever? I've done some stupid shit in my time, that, had it gone sour, could've hurt people. Am i a bad person? Was I? I don't think so, but that's hard to say from my actions alone.
What I'm trying to get at is the fallacy of judging ones self on ones intentions but then judging others on their actions, when one should be striving to judge everyone on their intentions. Five years is a long time, especially during the formative developmental stages of teenagerhood. If he turns out to be a terrible person, he'll do something else that's bad, and he'll be caught and imprisoned. "But what of the risk he'll kill again?" It is far better to take that risk than to needlessly imprison an innocent person forever over one mistake in their childhood.
Tl;dr: Don't put kids in prison forever, regardless of their actions. No exceptions.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c13cpil | I'm on my phone, so I can't respond with the details to back me up, but a childs brain is literally not developed enough to make smart decisions. Yes, murder is bad, but at 13, can you say it was deliberate enough to put the kid in forever? I've done some stupid shit in my time, that, had it gone sour, could've hurt people. Am i a bad person? Was I? I don't think so, but that's hard to say from my actions alone.
What I'm trying to get at is the fallacy of judging ones self on ones intentions but then judging others on their actions, when one should be striving to judge everyone on their intentions. Five years is a long time, especially during the formative developmental stages of teenagerhood. If he turns out to be a terrible person, he'll do something else that's bad, and he'll be caught and imprisoned. "But what of the risk he'll kill again?" It is far better to take that risk than to needlessly imprison an innocent person forever over one mistake in their childhood. | Don't put kids in prison forever, regardless of their actions. No exceptions. |
nailz1000 | Alcohol impairs judgement and strips away self control. It also affects mood differently for people. For example, I know people who become downright obnoxious, incredibly violent (once I see this one I don't talk to the person anymore if alcohol is even remotely involved), or very sexual when drunk. I, myself, laugh. A lot. At everything.
There's a certain logical part of my brain that I'm able to isolate from the effects of alcohol that keeps me from doing things that are incredibly stupid, like driving, or making sexual advances towards others, or drunk texting. It's not much, just something that screams "this is a really bad idea!" that I make sure to listen to. However, I consider myself pretty strong willed. I doubt many others have this ability.
I think the best way I've ever heard being drunk explained was "When you're drunk, you know what you're doing, you just don't care."
>By that logic, I'd assume that if my boyfriend cheated on me while drunk, it'd be something he was actually interested in, rather than just being a drunken mistake.
And if your boyfriend cheated on you when he was drunk it would probably be more of a "wow, this hot ass chick is so into me and she's hot and my god I just want to see her boobs, oh ... shit my dick is inside her ... I shouldn't be doing this but daaaamn it feels good *right now*."
And then morning regrets happen.
Protip: You are not the only girl your boyfriend *wants* to have sex with. Women should just come to terms with this. We are biologically prepositioned to want to dump our seed into as many mates as we can. The only thing holding us back from doing so is societal expectations and social etiquette.
Men quickly and easily separate sex and emotion. Women *generally* do not.
tl;dr: He's not interested in cheating on you, he's interested in getting his rocks off. | Alcohol impairs judgement and strips away self control. It also affects mood differently for people. For example, I know people who become downright obnoxious, incredibly violent (once I see this one I don't talk to the person anymore if alcohol is even remotely involved), or very sexual when drunk. I, myself, laugh. A lot. At everything.
There's a certain logical part of my brain that I'm able to isolate from the effects of alcohol that keeps me from doing things that are incredibly stupid, like driving, or making sexual advances towards others, or drunk texting. It's not much, just something that screams "this is a really bad idea!" that I make sure to listen to. However, I consider myself pretty strong willed. I doubt many others have this ability.
I think the best way I've ever heard being drunk explained was "When you're drunk, you know what you're doing, you just don't care."
>By that logic, I'd assume that if my boyfriend cheated on me while drunk, it'd be something he was actually interested in, rather than just being a drunken mistake.
And if your boyfriend cheated on you when he was drunk it would probably be more of a "wow, this hot ass chick is so into me and she's hot and my god I just want to see her boobs, oh ... shit my dick is inside her ... I shouldn't be doing this but daaaamn it feels good right now ."
And then morning regrets happen.
Protip: You are not the only girl your boyfriend wants to have sex with. Women should just come to terms with this. We are biologically prepositioned to want to dump our seed into as many mates as we can. The only thing holding us back from doing so is societal expectations and social etiquette.
Men quickly and easily separate sex and emotion. Women generally do not.
tl;dr: He's not interested in cheating on you, he's interested in getting his rocks off.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c13cz63 | Alcohol impairs judgement and strips away self control. It also affects mood differently for people. For example, I know people who become downright obnoxious, incredibly violent (once I see this one I don't talk to the person anymore if alcohol is even remotely involved), or very sexual when drunk. I, myself, laugh. A lot. At everything.
There's a certain logical part of my brain that I'm able to isolate from the effects of alcohol that keeps me from doing things that are incredibly stupid, like driving, or making sexual advances towards others, or drunk texting. It's not much, just something that screams "this is a really bad idea!" that I make sure to listen to. However, I consider myself pretty strong willed. I doubt many others have this ability.
I think the best way I've ever heard being drunk explained was "When you're drunk, you know what you're doing, you just don't care."
>By that logic, I'd assume that if my boyfriend cheated on me while drunk, it'd be something he was actually interested in, rather than just being a drunken mistake.
And if your boyfriend cheated on you when he was drunk it would probably be more of a "wow, this hot ass chick is so into me and she's hot and my god I just want to see her boobs, oh ... shit my dick is inside her ... I shouldn't be doing this but daaaamn it feels good right now ."
And then morning regrets happen.
Protip: You are not the only girl your boyfriend wants to have sex with. Women should just come to terms with this. We are biologically prepositioned to want to dump our seed into as many mates as we can. The only thing holding us back from doing so is societal expectations and social etiquette.
Men quickly and easily separate sex and emotion. Women generally do not. | He's not interested in cheating on you, he's interested in getting his rocks off. |
Zalani | see that's the thing, you let on that you are at lease a little depressed. The bomb has already been dropped. I can only speak for myself, but I worry that is it worse that he lets on frequently, so we *already* worry about you. This is the way relationships should work. If you haven't let on anything, i can tell you that if you are in any sort of meaningful relationship, she at least suspects. And we don't want to say anything to upset you more about it, so we try not to bring it up, among a mess of other worries.
Saying that you don't want to worry us is, frankly, bullshit. You want to make it so we worry less? let us know what's really going on! You make it sound like you don't tell your SO because you want to make sure they are happy. Keeping things to yourself is contradictory to what your aim in doing so is.
i missed a good deal of my feeling on the subject, but hopefully you at least understand what i'm saying, even if it doesn't change your mind.
tl;dr: fuck that shit. telling us whats going on is what will make us happy, not keeping it hidden. | see that's the thing, you let on that you are at lease a little depressed. The bomb has already been dropped. I can only speak for myself, but I worry that is it worse that he lets on frequently, so we already worry about you. This is the way relationships should work. If you haven't let on anything, i can tell you that if you are in any sort of meaningful relationship, she at least suspects. And we don't want to say anything to upset you more about it, so we try not to bring it up, among a mess of other worries.
Saying that you don't want to worry us is, frankly, bullshit. You want to make it so we worry less? let us know what's really going on! You make it sound like you don't tell your SO because you want to make sure they are happy. Keeping things to yourself is contradictory to what your aim in doing so is.
i missed a good deal of my feeling on the subject, but hopefully you at least understand what i'm saying, even if it doesn't change your mind.
tl;dr: fuck that shit. telling us whats going on is what will make us happy, not keeping it hidden.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c13d8v3 | see that's the thing, you let on that you are at lease a little depressed. The bomb has already been dropped. I can only speak for myself, but I worry that is it worse that he lets on frequently, so we already worry about you. This is the way relationships should work. If you haven't let on anything, i can tell you that if you are in any sort of meaningful relationship, she at least suspects. And we don't want to say anything to upset you more about it, so we try not to bring it up, among a mess of other worries.
Saying that you don't want to worry us is, frankly, bullshit. You want to make it so we worry less? let us know what's really going on! You make it sound like you don't tell your SO because you want to make sure they are happy. Keeping things to yourself is contradictory to what your aim in doing so is.
i missed a good deal of my feeling on the subject, but hopefully you at least understand what i'm saying, even if it doesn't change your mind. | fuck that shit. telling us whats going on is what will make us happy, not keeping it hidden. |
poncythug | Bruising is a pretty serious sign of a tear. Earlier this summer I thought I had just tweaked my hamstring, had a little bruising and some inflammation but I felt pretty ok and continued to run and exercise only stopping when the pain started to really limit me. I was finally talked into going to the doctor and discovered I had torn my vastus medialis and had to go through 2 months of physical therapy and I just finally started feeling 100%
tl;dr get it checked out, it could save you a lot of trouble. | Bruising is a pretty serious sign of a tear. Earlier this summer I thought I had just tweaked my hamstring, had a little bruising and some inflammation but I felt pretty ok and continued to run and exercise only stopping when the pain started to really limit me. I was finally talked into going to the doctor and discovered I had torn my vastus medialis and had to go through 2 months of physical therapy and I just finally started feeling 100%
tl;dr get it checked out, it could save you a lot of trouble.
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | c13cxiv | Bruising is a pretty serious sign of a tear. Earlier this summer I thought I had just tweaked my hamstring, had a little bruising and some inflammation but I felt pretty ok and continued to run and exercise only stopping when the pain started to really limit me. I was finally talked into going to the doctor and discovered I had torn my vastus medialis and had to go through 2 months of physical therapy and I just finally started feeling 100% | get it checked out, it could save you a lot of trouble. |
Deathtakesaholiday | > Then a lot of serious fucking incest occurs and we get the human race.
This realy is the Tl;Dr of Genesis. | > Then a lot of serious fucking incest occurs and we get the human race.
This realy is the Tl;Dr of Genesis.
| atheism | t5_2qh2p | c13dg3s | Then a lot of serious fucking incest occurs and we get the human race.
This realy is the | of Genesis. |
tehdelicatepuma | Dude that thing was fucking cute as hell. If this were switched around and some singing bear paid to shoot that fucking hick asshole in the lung with an arrow it would be ok with me though. If you want to go out and hunt a wild animal, feel fucking free. I have absolutely no problem with the legal killing of game, but to shoot a old tame bear trapped in an acre for no other reason than to look super badass is such a fucked up thing to do. Maybe if he killed the bear with his hands or something I would be ok with it, but with a bow and arrow...in a fucking tree 20 ft up where the bear cant get to really just makes me want to beat the shit out of that guy with a bat.
TL:DR; Its not that he killed a bear that makes people upset its the fucked up way that it was done. Honestly that guy is up for the biggest dripping vagina or 2010 award. | Dude that thing was fucking cute as hell. If this were switched around and some singing bear paid to shoot that fucking hick asshole in the lung with an arrow it would be ok with me though. If you want to go out and hunt a wild animal, feel fucking free. I have absolutely no problem with the legal killing of game, but to shoot a old tame bear trapped in an acre for no other reason than to look super badass is such a fucked up thing to do. Maybe if he killed the bear with his hands or something I would be ok with it, but with a bow and arrow...in a fucking tree 20 ft up where the bear cant get to really just makes me want to beat the shit out of that guy with a bat.
TL:DR; Its not that he killed a bear that makes people upset its the fucked up way that it was done. Honestly that guy is up for the biggest dripping vagina or 2010 award.
| videos | t5_2qh1e | c13mx5z | Dude that thing was fucking cute as hell. If this were switched around and some singing bear paid to shoot that fucking hick asshole in the lung with an arrow it would be ok with me though. If you want to go out and hunt a wild animal, feel fucking free. I have absolutely no problem with the legal killing of game, but to shoot a old tame bear trapped in an acre for no other reason than to look super badass is such a fucked up thing to do. Maybe if he killed the bear with his hands or something I would be ok with it, but with a bow and arrow...in a fucking tree 20 ft up where the bear cant get to really just makes me want to beat the shit out of that guy with a bat. | Its not that he killed a bear that makes people upset its the fucked up way that it was done. Honestly that guy is up for the biggest dripping vagina or 2010 award. |
TheClassyGentleman | I don't /know/ if it has the highest THC content, but of all the buds I've smoked I've gotten the highest off G13.
When my guy told me it was G13 I was skeptical, but after smoking it and looking up info on G13 I confirmed that it was definitely that strain. Honestly it was the kind of bud where it's like 2 hits in and you're as high as if you smoked a whole bowl to your face. The kind of bud that smoking out of anything other than some nice fancy glass would feel like a waste.
tldr: G13. | I don't /know/ if it has the highest THC content, but of all the buds I've smoked I've gotten the highest off G13.
When my guy told me it was G13 I was skeptical, but after smoking it and looking up info on G13 I confirmed that it was definitely that strain. Honestly it was the kind of bud where it's like 2 hits in and you're as high as if you smoked a whole bowl to your face. The kind of bud that smoking out of anything other than some nice fancy glass would feel like a waste.
tldr: G13.
| trees | t5_2r9vp | c13lhj9 | I don't /know/ if it has the highest THC content, but of all the buds I've smoked I've gotten the highest off G13.
When my guy told me it was G13 I was skeptical, but after smoking it and looking up info on G13 I confirmed that it was definitely that strain. Honestly it was the kind of bud where it's like 2 hits in and you're as high as if you smoked a whole bowl to your face. The kind of bud that smoking out of anything other than some nice fancy glass would feel like a waste. | G13. |
LowerHaighter | Not to rain on the parade, but don't get your hopes up for recreational dispensaries any time soon. They'd have to operate under license/inspection from the local government (County-level, most likely), and those have yet to be widely discussed, let alone provisionally established.
There have been favorable discussions at the Marin County Board of Supes, and murmurs among county-level staff in Alameda/SF, but these things take time to plan/implement.
TL;DR: Don't buy plant tickets for late '09.
EDIT: I haz teh dum when it comes to dates. | Not to rain on the parade, but don't get your hopes up for recreational dispensaries any time soon. They'd have to operate under license/inspection from the local government (County-level, most likely), and those have yet to be widely discussed, let alone provisionally established.
There have been favorable discussions at the Marin County Board of Supes, and murmurs among county-level staff in Alameda/SF, but these things take time to plan/implement.
TL;DR: Don't buy plant tickets for late '09.
EDIT: I haz teh dum when it comes to dates.
| trees | t5_2r9vp | c13m476 | Not to rain on the parade, but don't get your hopes up for recreational dispensaries any time soon. They'd have to operate under license/inspection from the local government (County-level, most likely), and those have yet to be widely discussed, let alone provisionally established.
There have been favorable discussions at the Marin County Board of Supes, and murmurs among county-level staff in Alameda/SF, but these things take time to plan/implement. | Don't buy plant tickets for late '09.
EDIT: I haz teh dum when it comes to dates. |
heartthrowaways | Just to put it in perspective, people work their whole lives to get small pieces of curriculum changed in schools, often not getting everything they wanted.
Activism is not about immediate and total victory. That is impossible. You have to change little by little. In the grand scheme of things this is a tremendous precedent setter. If Prop 19 passes, there's a very good chance that the dominoes begin to fall in our favor far more quickly than it would if we waited on a law that had everything we wanted. Some European countries may decide they don't feel like fucking around and just make it totally legal and accessible with no silly strings attached.
Tl;dr Lol I said silly strings [4] | Just to put it in perspective, people work their whole lives to get small pieces of curriculum changed in schools, often not getting everything they wanted.
Activism is not about immediate and total victory. That is impossible. You have to change little by little. In the grand scheme of things this is a tremendous precedent setter. If Prop 19 passes, there's a very good chance that the dominoes begin to fall in our favor far more quickly than it would if we waited on a law that had everything we wanted. Some European countries may decide they don't feel like fucking around and just make it totally legal and accessible with no silly strings attached.
Tl;dr Lol I said silly strings [4]
| trees | t5_2r9vp | c13oeu6 | Just to put it in perspective, people work their whole lives to get small pieces of curriculum changed in schools, often not getting everything they wanted.
Activism is not about immediate and total victory. That is impossible. You have to change little by little. In the grand scheme of things this is a tremendous precedent setter. If Prop 19 passes, there's a very good chance that the dominoes begin to fall in our favor far more quickly than it would if we waited on a law that had everything we wanted. Some European countries may decide they don't feel like fucking around and just make it totally legal and accessible with no silly strings attached. | Lol I said silly strings [4] |
Swiss_Cheese9797 | Doubt it. I live in conservative Montana and know a *lot* of people my age who watch Fox News.
Tl:dr: Young people can be stupid too. | Doubt it. I live in conservative Montana and know a lot of people my age who watch Fox News.
Tl:dr: Young people can be stupid too.
| entertainment | t5_2qh0f | c13qog7 | Doubt it. I live in conservative Montana and know a lot of people my age who watch Fox News. | Young people can be stupid too. |
epdx | I'm an English Lit student. It's my moment to shine.
Peer reviewed journals are where academia publish their thesis papers. They are great for ideas (though be sure cite). You can find and search many on a website called JSTOR, though you won't be able to read whole articles. Google it.
What you want to do first is indentify whose ideas you'll be piggy-backing on. Who will your sources be? If this a History or other pseudo-scientific paper, than you'll want to identify primary and secondary sources. If it is a Literary or Art paper, you'll be finding specific works and what other critics and theorists have said about them. Since this is a thesis paper, I would assume that the classes leading up to it have given you some cultural literacy to draw on.
In those sources, you should identify precisely what to you is interesting, contradictory or confusing. The best theses spring from patterns of obfuscation or intrigue.
Then you can write a paper explaining your thoughts about what is confusing. As you write, develop your explanation until a specific thesis is apparent.
tl;dr: Get quotes first, write about them. | I'm an English Lit student. It's my moment to shine.
Peer reviewed journals are where academia publish their thesis papers. They are great for ideas (though be sure cite). You can find and search many on a website called JSTOR, though you won't be able to read whole articles. Google it.
What you want to do first is indentify whose ideas you'll be piggy-backing on. Who will your sources be? If this a History or other pseudo-scientific paper, than you'll want to identify primary and secondary sources. If it is a Literary or Art paper, you'll be finding specific works and what other critics and theorists have said about them. Since this is a thesis paper, I would assume that the classes leading up to it have given you some cultural literacy to draw on.
In those sources, you should identify precisely what to you is interesting, contradictory or confusing. The best theses spring from patterns of obfuscation or intrigue.
Then you can write a paper explaining your thoughts about what is confusing. As you write, develop your explanation until a specific thesis is apparent.
tl;dr: Get quotes first, write about them.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c13vp50 | I'm an English Lit student. It's my moment to shine.
Peer reviewed journals are where academia publish their thesis papers. They are great for ideas (though be sure cite). You can find and search many on a website called JSTOR, though you won't be able to read whole articles. Google it.
What you want to do first is indentify whose ideas you'll be piggy-backing on. Who will your sources be? If this a History or other pseudo-scientific paper, than you'll want to identify primary and secondary sources. If it is a Literary or Art paper, you'll be finding specific works and what other critics and theorists have said about them. Since this is a thesis paper, I would assume that the classes leading up to it have given you some cultural literacy to draw on.
In those sources, you should identify precisely what to you is interesting, contradictory or confusing. The best theses spring from patterns of obfuscation or intrigue.
Then you can write a paper explaining your thoughts about what is confusing. As you write, develop your explanation until a specific thesis is apparent. | Get quotes first, write about them. |
danxmason | Sounds to me like you're a Christian troll pretending to be atheist. But I'll bite.
First of all, living forever would suck. Why would you want to? What it equates to is sitting on a rock in space by yourself forever with no end, nowhere to go, and nothing to do. Eternal boredom begging for the sweet release of death. The second thing is that as you get older and older you look forward to death. Every 90 year old I've met (Maybe 100 so far) except 1, has been waiting for and looking forward to death. When you have accomplished all your life's goals and are a brittle old person who can't do much, you will embrace death like a fat kid embracing Ronald McDonald. If you are honestly having constant obsessions about death then you have a clear cut psychological problem. Maybe some traumatic event as a child has shaped your view of life and death into a thanatophobie. In which case, the best recommendation is therapy and meditation.
TL;DR 1. Living forever sucks 2. By the time you're old you will want to die 3. You probably need help | Sounds to me like you're a Christian troll pretending to be atheist. But I'll bite.
First of all, living forever would suck. Why would you want to? What it equates to is sitting on a rock in space by yourself forever with no end, nowhere to go, and nothing to do. Eternal boredom begging for the sweet release of death. The second thing is that as you get older and older you look forward to death. Every 90 year old I've met (Maybe 100 so far) except 1, has been waiting for and looking forward to death. When you have accomplished all your life's goals and are a brittle old person who can't do much, you will embrace death like a fat kid embracing Ronald McDonald. If you are honestly having constant obsessions about death then you have a clear cut psychological problem. Maybe some traumatic event as a child has shaped your view of life and death into a thanatophobie. In which case, the best recommendation is therapy and meditation.
TL;DR 1. Living forever sucks 2. By the time you're old you will want to die 3. You probably need help
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c13wc0s | Sounds to me like you're a Christian troll pretending to be atheist. But I'll bite.
First of all, living forever would suck. Why would you want to? What it equates to is sitting on a rock in space by yourself forever with no end, nowhere to go, and nothing to do. Eternal boredom begging for the sweet release of death. The second thing is that as you get older and older you look forward to death. Every 90 year old I've met (Maybe 100 so far) except 1, has been waiting for and looking forward to death. When you have accomplished all your life's goals and are a brittle old person who can't do much, you will embrace death like a fat kid embracing Ronald McDonald. If you are honestly having constant obsessions about death then you have a clear cut psychological problem. Maybe some traumatic event as a child has shaped your view of life and death into a thanatophobie. In which case, the best recommendation is therapy and meditation. | 1. Living forever sucks 2. By the time you're old you will want to die 3. You probably need help |
Darkfrost | ajwitte is right. For it to be a keylogger, it'd have to have access to the keys being pressed on your REAL keyboard.
There's two ways of this being done
1. Physically capture the signals being sent by the keyboard, by installing the device between your keyboard and the pc
2. Capture the keyboard input via software.
However, this would require the user to install special software. This device (probably) identifies itself as a plug and play keyboard, and so it can pick up the caps lock led changing, and send key signals. No signals are ever sent TO the keyboard, other than the LED changes, so it cannot keylog anything other than the caps lock, num lock, and scroll lock keys. Which is kinda pointless.
If extra software was somehow installed on the pc (A plug and play driver wouldn't work, so the user would have to MANUALLY go to somewhere and then run the driver (it wouldn't be automatically installed, because for that it would have to either be bundled with the OS, or on windows update, neither of which a keylogger can get onto)), it could log keys.
TL;DR - ajwitte is right. | ajwitte is right. For it to be a keylogger, it'd have to have access to the keys being pressed on your REAL keyboard.
There's two ways of this being done
Physically capture the signals being sent by the keyboard, by installing the device between your keyboard and the pc
Capture the keyboard input via software.
However, this would require the user to install special software. This device (probably) identifies itself as a plug and play keyboard, and so it can pick up the caps lock led changing, and send key signals. No signals are ever sent TO the keyboard, other than the LED changes, so it cannot keylog anything other than the caps lock, num lock, and scroll lock keys. Which is kinda pointless.
If extra software was somehow installed on the pc (A plug and play driver wouldn't work, so the user would have to MANUALLY go to somewhere and then run the driver (it wouldn't be automatically installed, because for that it would have to either be bundled with the OS, or on windows update, neither of which a keylogger can get onto)), it could log keys.
TL;DR - ajwitte is right.
| geek | t5_2qh17 | c140a7g | ajwitte is right. For it to be a keylogger, it'd have to have access to the keys being pressed on your REAL keyboard.
There's two ways of this being done
Physically capture the signals being sent by the keyboard, by installing the device between your keyboard and the pc
Capture the keyboard input via software.
However, this would require the user to install special software. This device (probably) identifies itself as a plug and play keyboard, and so it can pick up the caps lock led changing, and send key signals. No signals are ever sent TO the keyboard, other than the LED changes, so it cannot keylog anything other than the caps lock, num lock, and scroll lock keys. Which is kinda pointless.
If extra software was somehow installed on the pc (A plug and play driver wouldn't work, so the user would have to MANUALLY go to somewhere and then run the driver (it wouldn't be automatically installed, because for that it would have to either be bundled with the OS, or on windows update, neither of which a keylogger can get onto)), it could log keys. | ajwitte is right. |
admiralfishtaco | From the article:
> Overall, alcohol scored 72 – against 55 for heroin and 54 for crack. **The most dangerous drugs to their individual users were ranked as heroin, crack and then crystal meth.** The most harmful to others were alcohol, heroin and crack in that order.
The [Washington Post article]( makes the study's distinction between individual and societal impact clearer:
> Heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine, or crystal meth, were the most lethal to individuals. When considering their wider social effects, alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine were the deadliest. But overall, alcohol outranked all other substances, followed by heroin and crack cocaine. Marijuana, ecstasy and LSD scored far lower. ... **Experts said alcohol scored so high because it is so widely used**.
TL;DR: tamira is correct. | From the article:
> Overall, alcohol scored 72 – against 55 for heroin and 54 for crack. The most dangerous drugs to their individual users were ranked as heroin, crack and then crystal meth. The most harmful to others were alcohol, heroin and crack in that order.
The [Washington Post article]( makes the study's distinction between individual and societal impact clearer:
> Heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine, or crystal meth, were the most lethal to individuals. When considering their wider social effects, alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine were the deadliest. But overall, alcohol outranked all other substances, followed by heroin and crack cocaine. Marijuana, ecstasy and LSD scored far lower. ... Experts said alcohol scored so high because it is so widely used .
TL;DR: tamira is correct.
| Health | t5_2qh9z | c141z1y | From the article:
> Overall, alcohol scored 72 – against 55 for heroin and 54 for crack. The most dangerous drugs to their individual users were ranked as heroin, crack and then crystal meth. The most harmful to others were alcohol, heroin and crack in that order.
The [Washington Post article]( makes the study's distinction between individual and societal impact clearer:
> Heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine, or crystal meth, were the most lethal to individuals. When considering their wider social effects, alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine were the deadliest. But overall, alcohol outranked all other substances, followed by heroin and crack cocaine. Marijuana, ecstasy and LSD scored far lower. ... Experts said alcohol scored so high because it is so widely used . | tamira is correct. |
IrrelevantTLDR | I really dont want to get into a situation where we have a meme about birds girl not really being a meme. It will eventually devolve into a cyclone of confusing logic and crows, and I will not stand for it.
TL;DR - The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. | I really dont want to get into a situation where we have a meme about birds girl not really being a meme. It will eventually devolve into a cyclone of confusing logic and crows, and I will not stand for it.
TL;DR - The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
| pics | t5_2qh0u | c142wim | I really dont want to get into a situation where we have a meme about birds girl not really being a meme. It will eventually devolve into a cyclone of confusing logic and crows, and I will not stand for it. | The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. |
superfluidity | And lets not forget the purpose for no shave november: raising [prostate cancer awareness](
I never paid much mind to it all until i saw a "Why does breast cancer get a lot of attention when all these other things affect everyone...." post the other week, and of all places, the checkout guy at the walgreen's asked what i was doing for No shave november. I mentioned that my beard was 3 years old and he said i was a walking poster for prostate awareness.
TL; DR - TIL No Shave November = Prostate Cancer Awareness. | And lets not forget the purpose for no shave november: raising [prostate cancer awareness](
I never paid much mind to it all until i saw a "Why does breast cancer get a lot of attention when all these other things affect everyone...." post the other week, and of all places, the checkout guy at the walgreen's asked what i was doing for No shave november. I mentioned that my beard was 3 years old and he said i was a walking poster for prostate awareness.
TL; DR - TIL No Shave November = Prostate Cancer Awareness.
| OneY | t5_2s5ni | c1459i4 | And lets not forget the purpose for no shave november: raising [prostate cancer awareness](
I never paid much mind to it all until i saw a "Why does breast cancer get a lot of attention when all these other things affect everyone...." post the other week, and of all places, the checkout guy at the walgreen's asked what i was doing for No shave november. I mentioned that my beard was 3 years old and he said i was a walking poster for prostate awareness. | TIL No Shave November = Prostate Cancer Awareness. |
TooMuchButtHair | If you're locating your fastball and locating whatever off speed shit you have at the same time, it doesn't matter who you are, you're unhittable. It's just that so few people can do that reasonably consistently.
Hot hitters can hit hot pitchers, though. If you are seeing the pitcher well, it doesn't matter how good his changeup is or how fast his fastball is, if you are seeing them well and your timing is good, you are going to go with the location of the pitch and drive that fucker. I played USSSA baseball, and when I was 13, our coach was getting us ready for the USSSA world series by having us play local high school varsity teams. There is nothing more terrifying than seeing a guy with a fastball 10-15 mph faster than anything you've seen up to that point, and then seeing a split thrown off that. I had good timing (the only really important part of hitting, sort of) and drove a split to right in my first at bat, followed by two doubles and a home run. The pitcher was throwing an 83 mph fastball and a split not much slower than that.
TLDR, if hitters break out their home run swing, they can't best a good pitcher who is on. If they shorten that shit up, they will do fine. Probably not great, but fine. | If you're locating your fastball and locating whatever off speed shit you have at the same time, it doesn't matter who you are, you're unhittable. It's just that so few people can do that reasonably consistently.
Hot hitters can hit hot pitchers, though. If you are seeing the pitcher well, it doesn't matter how good his changeup is or how fast his fastball is, if you are seeing them well and your timing is good, you are going to go with the location of the pitch and drive that fucker. I played USSSA baseball, and when I was 13, our coach was getting us ready for the USSSA world series by having us play local high school varsity teams. There is nothing more terrifying than seeing a guy with a fastball 10-15 mph faster than anything you've seen up to that point, and then seeing a split thrown off that. I had good timing (the only really important part of hitting, sort of) and drove a split to right in my first at bat, followed by two doubles and a home run. The pitcher was throwing an 83 mph fastball and a split not much slower than that.
TLDR, if hitters break out their home run swing, they can't best a good pitcher who is on. If they shorten that shit up, they will do fine. Probably not great, but fine.
| baseball | t5_2qm7u | c1442s1 | If you're locating your fastball and locating whatever off speed shit you have at the same time, it doesn't matter who you are, you're unhittable. It's just that so few people can do that reasonably consistently.
Hot hitters can hit hot pitchers, though. If you are seeing the pitcher well, it doesn't matter how good his changeup is or how fast his fastball is, if you are seeing them well and your timing is good, you are going to go with the location of the pitch and drive that fucker. I played USSSA baseball, and when I was 13, our coach was getting us ready for the USSSA world series by having us play local high school varsity teams. There is nothing more terrifying than seeing a guy with a fastball 10-15 mph faster than anything you've seen up to that point, and then seeing a split thrown off that. I had good timing (the only really important part of hitting, sort of) and drove a split to right in my first at bat, followed by two doubles and a home run. The pitcher was throwing an 83 mph fastball and a split not much slower than that. | if hitters break out their home run swing, they can't best a good pitcher who is on. If they shorten that shit up, they will do fine. Probably not great, but fine. |
Kimba_the_White_Lion | Dear stalker,
Please send me something really specific. Take a risk, don't play it safe. Lots of people can like a book, to me, this is just a cop out. I will not get mad if I do not like whatever I get, that's the fun in this. I just want something really specific that isn't a standard "anyone can like it" gift.
tl;dr Don't be conservative, don't play it safe. I won't get mad if I don't like whatever I get, it is all fun and games | Dear stalker,
Please send me something really specific. Take a risk, don't play it safe. Lots of people can like a book, to me, this is just a cop out. I will not get mad if I do not like whatever I get, that's the fun in this. I just want something really specific that isn't a standard "anyone can like it" gift.
tl;dr Don't be conservative, don't play it safe. I won't get mad if I don't like whatever I get, it is all fun and games
| secretsanta | t5_2rc6h | c14cnw0 | Dear stalker,
Please send me something really specific. Take a risk, don't play it safe. Lots of people can like a book, to me, this is just a cop out. I will not get mad if I do not like whatever I get, that's the fun in this. I just want something really specific that isn't a standard "anyone can like it" gift. | Don't be conservative, don't play it safe. I won't get mad if I don't like whatever I get, it is all fun and games |
cornchip | Not exactly intentional, but sweet, sweet revenge nonetheless. i'll keep it short:
Had my first sexual experiences with a douche from high school who my parents hated (i had to sneak around, febreze the shit out of my clothes when i got home because his parents smoked like the world was going to end tomorrow), he led me on for a few weeks while he was on winter break from college, then disappeard without saying a word. no texts, calls, emails, nothing. one night a week later, got home (with my mom) to find a bag with a hoodie from his college hanging on my front door and his name written in the snow in our driveway as his "apology".
kept the hoodie (it was high quality!), wore it around some, went to college, and one night my roommate's boyfriend, drunk, thought my room was the bathroom, and ended up peeing in my computer chair. the hoodie was laying on the seat of the chair, so saved the chair fabric from being tainted. hoodie was ruined. before it was completely saturated i managed to transfer it to the bathroom sink for the night, and in the morning bought a pair of cheap tongs from the dollar store to move the hoodie to the dumpster. i can't think of a better way to have gotten rid of that damn hoodie, and i got $20 as compensation from the drunker pisser because he felt bad.
tl;dr douchebag 'ex' gave me a hoodie, friend's drunk boyfriend pissed on it. | Not exactly intentional, but sweet, sweet revenge nonetheless. i'll keep it short:
Had my first sexual experiences with a douche from high school who my parents hated (i had to sneak around, febreze the shit out of my clothes when i got home because his parents smoked like the world was going to end tomorrow), he led me on for a few weeks while he was on winter break from college, then disappeard without saying a word. no texts, calls, emails, nothing. one night a week later, got home (with my mom) to find a bag with a hoodie from his college hanging on my front door and his name written in the snow in our driveway as his "apology".
kept the hoodie (it was high quality!), wore it around some, went to college, and one night my roommate's boyfriend, drunk, thought my room was the bathroom, and ended up peeing in my computer chair. the hoodie was laying on the seat of the chair, so saved the chair fabric from being tainted. hoodie was ruined. before it was completely saturated i managed to transfer it to the bathroom sink for the night, and in the morning bought a pair of cheap tongs from the dollar store to move the hoodie to the dumpster. i can't think of a better way to have gotten rid of that damn hoodie, and i got $20 as compensation from the drunker pisser because he felt bad.
tl;dr douchebag 'ex' gave me a hoodie, friend's drunk boyfriend pissed on it.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14co4q | Not exactly intentional, but sweet, sweet revenge nonetheless. i'll keep it short:
Had my first sexual experiences with a douche from high school who my parents hated (i had to sneak around, febreze the shit out of my clothes when i got home because his parents smoked like the world was going to end tomorrow), he led me on for a few weeks while he was on winter break from college, then disappeard without saying a word. no texts, calls, emails, nothing. one night a week later, got home (with my mom) to find a bag with a hoodie from his college hanging on my front door and his name written in the snow in our driveway as his "apology".
kept the hoodie (it was high quality!), wore it around some, went to college, and one night my roommate's boyfriend, drunk, thought my room was the bathroom, and ended up peeing in my computer chair. the hoodie was laying on the seat of the chair, so saved the chair fabric from being tainted. hoodie was ruined. before it was completely saturated i managed to transfer it to the bathroom sink for the night, and in the morning bought a pair of cheap tongs from the dollar store to move the hoodie to the dumpster. i can't think of a better way to have gotten rid of that damn hoodie, and i got $20 as compensation from the drunker pisser because he felt bad. | douchebag 'ex' gave me a hoodie, friend's drunk boyfriend pissed on it. |
cookiesnvanilla | There was this chick I knew, we'll call her "H". Basically her boyfriend (let's call him "jackass") got into some financial trouble and she had asked to borrow $10k from me to get him in the clear. Normally this is something I would immediately say no to. Loaning money to friends is just a terrible idea unless you're of the mindset that you'll never get it back. But she's been my friend for longer than I can remember and she was convinced jackass was 'the one'. So I spoke with the bf, we came to terms and I loaned him the money.
A week later, jackass breaks up with her.
Now I'm not the vindicitive type. She swears up and down that she'll pay me back, but I excuse her from the debt. I specifically spoke with the bf to make it absolutely clear the debt was on him and the timeframe for repayment. So when the first payment was due I gave him a call and surprisingly enough he came up with the proper amount.
Now this is where things get rocky. I don't have any contact with him until the following month when his next payment is due. I give him a call and it goes to VM. Call back the next day, and his cell is disconnected. Of course, this doesn't surprise me at all and it was something I was prepared for. I knew he frequents strip clubs and it just so happens that I know a fair few strippers/bouncers. So I waited (this part took about 3 weeks) for him to enter a strip club, I called a few strippers who will do anything for money (coke I'm sure), made sure they took him home to give him gonasyphaherpeles or any myriad of STDs.
After that, I wrote off the rest of the balance.
tl;dr bf of friend borrows $, fails to payback. So I find creative ways to extract payment. | There was this chick I knew, we'll call her "H". Basically her boyfriend (let's call him "jackass") got into some financial trouble and she had asked to borrow $10k from me to get him in the clear. Normally this is something I would immediately say no to. Loaning money to friends is just a terrible idea unless you're of the mindset that you'll never get it back. But she's been my friend for longer than I can remember and she was convinced jackass was 'the one'. So I spoke with the bf, we came to terms and I loaned him the money.
A week later, jackass breaks up with her.
Now I'm not the vindicitive type. She swears up and down that she'll pay me back, but I excuse her from the debt. I specifically spoke with the bf to make it absolutely clear the debt was on him and the timeframe for repayment. So when the first payment was due I gave him a call and surprisingly enough he came up with the proper amount.
Now this is where things get rocky. I don't have any contact with him until the following month when his next payment is due. I give him a call and it goes to VM. Call back the next day, and his cell is disconnected. Of course, this doesn't surprise me at all and it was something I was prepared for. I knew he frequents strip clubs and it just so happens that I know a fair few strippers/bouncers. So I waited (this part took about 3 weeks) for him to enter a strip club, I called a few strippers who will do anything for money (coke I'm sure), made sure they took him home to give him gonasyphaherpeles or any myriad of STDs.
After that, I wrote off the rest of the balance.
tl;dr bf of friend borrows $, fails to payback. So I find creative ways to extract payment.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14cody | There was this chick I knew, we'll call her "H". Basically her boyfriend (let's call him "jackass") got into some financial trouble and she had asked to borrow $10k from me to get him in the clear. Normally this is something I would immediately say no to. Loaning money to friends is just a terrible idea unless you're of the mindset that you'll never get it back. But she's been my friend for longer than I can remember and she was convinced jackass was 'the one'. So I spoke with the bf, we came to terms and I loaned him the money.
A week later, jackass breaks up with her.
Now I'm not the vindicitive type. She swears up and down that she'll pay me back, but I excuse her from the debt. I specifically spoke with the bf to make it absolutely clear the debt was on him and the timeframe for repayment. So when the first payment was due I gave him a call and surprisingly enough he came up with the proper amount.
Now this is where things get rocky. I don't have any contact with him until the following month when his next payment is due. I give him a call and it goes to VM. Call back the next day, and his cell is disconnected. Of course, this doesn't surprise me at all and it was something I was prepared for. I knew he frequents strip clubs and it just so happens that I know a fair few strippers/bouncers. So I waited (this part took about 3 weeks) for him to enter a strip club, I called a few strippers who will do anything for money (coke I'm sure), made sure they took him home to give him gonasyphaherpeles or any myriad of STDs.
After that, I wrote off the rest of the balance. | bf of friend borrows $, fails to payback. So I find creative ways to extract payment. |
richiewhoa | Ok here we go:
So back when I was a freshman in college in the dorms, I had a roommate, we will call him Kevin. So Kevin actually got kicked out of the school for bad grades 2nd semester and moved back home which was about 3 hours south. So for the entire semester I had a 2 person room to myself (the dorm management never gave me a new roommate).
So one Friday night Kevin calls me while I'm working and says "Yo, I have been seeing this girl back on campus so I'm coming, can I drop some stuff off at our old room? I'm going to stay with her tonight". We were pretty good buddies, so I say sure. I get off work at 10pm to find him and said girl in my dorm room watching TV. I'm a little annoyed by this because my gf at the time was away for the weekend at a sorority event and I was planning on relaxing in my room naked and watching TV until my eyes bled.
So when I walk in he says "Oh hey, we were just about to go to bed" and then they climb up into his old loft and ask for blankets/pillows. So I give them some off my bed, and sit at my computer and intraweb surf with some music playing through the speakers.
After awhile, I hear some light snoring. I LOL to myself because I know from living with him previously that Kevin doesn't snore, so it must be the lady. After I hear it awhile, I turn the music down a little bit to confirm the snoring, and what do I hear? SHE IS FUCKING MOANING. They are HAVING SEX ON MY BLANKETS ON MY NIGHT OFF!! I'm furious. I throw up in my mouth a little, then put on headphones and attempt to go back to web surfing. After a few minutes I get fed up and take my iPod to bed and fall asleep.
So the next morning at ~7am I wake up with the urge to urinate. My room is at the other end of the hall from the bathroom, so I get out of bed and throw on my blue gym shorts I had been wearing the night before that were on the floor. I pull them up to my knees and see that I must have spilled something on them. "Hm weird" I think and continue to pull them up. I get them to my waist: THEY ARE COVERED IN LOVE JUICES. There is a large white stain smeared across the front. You have to be KIDDING ME! I learned from Kevin later that actually, they were stains from HER love juices. She had been naked waist down and he had been wearing them while he was dry humping her and she creamed all over them. UGH.
So fast forward to the following semester: Kevin is back in school, I now live in an apartment with other people, and it's October. My school has a 4 day weekend in October called "Fall Break". So Kevin invites me and my still-gf to his house 3 hours south to hang out with his family and relax. I accept, my then-gf and I are both from the other side of the country so going home wasn't an option.
So we get to his place, the sleep arrangements are me: couch in living room, Kevin: couch in family room, gf: his childhood bed.
I get a text from her the first night saying "I can't sleep, are you still up?" I rush into the room. We talk for awhile, and then it goes where I was hoping: we do the dirty deed. Now my ex-gf was a 'wet' person when it comes to sex (if you did it the right way, and you better fucking believe I was going to juice her for all it was worth). Long story short, at the end of it we have a large love stain on the sheets from what we just did. To my knowledge he doesn't know, but I know and that's all that matters. KARMA SUCKS BITCH!
tl;dr: My college roommate ruined my weekend and made me accidentally wear cum-stained gym shorts, so I ravaged my gf in his childhood bed leaving a puddle of love juice. | Ok here we go:
So back when I was a freshman in college in the dorms, I had a roommate, we will call him Kevin. So Kevin actually got kicked out of the school for bad grades 2nd semester and moved back home which was about 3 hours south. So for the entire semester I had a 2 person room to myself (the dorm management never gave me a new roommate).
So one Friday night Kevin calls me while I'm working and says "Yo, I have been seeing this girl back on campus so I'm coming, can I drop some stuff off at our old room? I'm going to stay with her tonight". We were pretty good buddies, so I say sure. I get off work at 10pm to find him and said girl in my dorm room watching TV. I'm a little annoyed by this because my gf at the time was away for the weekend at a sorority event and I was planning on relaxing in my room naked and watching TV until my eyes bled.
So when I walk in he says "Oh hey, we were just about to go to bed" and then they climb up into his old loft and ask for blankets/pillows. So I give them some off my bed, and sit at my computer and intraweb surf with some music playing through the speakers.
After awhile, I hear some light snoring. I LOL to myself because I know from living with him previously that Kevin doesn't snore, so it must be the lady. After I hear it awhile, I turn the music down a little bit to confirm the snoring, and what do I hear? SHE IS FUCKING MOANING. They are HAVING SEX ON MY BLANKETS ON MY NIGHT OFF!! I'm furious. I throw up in my mouth a little, then put on headphones and attempt to go back to web surfing. After a few minutes I get fed up and take my iPod to bed and fall asleep.
So the next morning at ~7am I wake up with the urge to urinate. My room is at the other end of the hall from the bathroom, so I get out of bed and throw on my blue gym shorts I had been wearing the night before that were on the floor. I pull them up to my knees and see that I must have spilled something on them. "Hm weird" I think and continue to pull them up. I get them to my waist: THEY ARE COVERED IN LOVE JUICES. There is a large white stain smeared across the front. You have to be KIDDING ME! I learned from Kevin later that actually, they were stains from HER love juices. She had been naked waist down and he had been wearing them while he was dry humping her and she creamed all over them. UGH.
So fast forward to the following semester: Kevin is back in school, I now live in an apartment with other people, and it's October. My school has a 4 day weekend in October called "Fall Break". So Kevin invites me and my still-gf to his house 3 hours south to hang out with his family and relax. I accept, my then-gf and I are both from the other side of the country so going home wasn't an option.
So we get to his place, the sleep arrangements are me: couch in living room, Kevin: couch in family room, gf: his childhood bed.
I get a text from her the first night saying "I can't sleep, are you still up?" I rush into the room. We talk for awhile, and then it goes where I was hoping: we do the dirty deed. Now my ex-gf was a 'wet' person when it comes to sex (if you did it the right way, and you better fucking believe I was going to juice her for all it was worth). Long story short, at the end of it we have a large love stain on the sheets from what we just did. To my knowledge he doesn't know, but I know and that's all that matters. KARMA SUCKS BITCH!
tl;dr: My college roommate ruined my weekend and made me accidentally wear cum-stained gym shorts, so I ravaged my gf in his childhood bed leaving a puddle of love juice.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14cyhl | Ok here we go:
So back when I was a freshman in college in the dorms, I had a roommate, we will call him Kevin. So Kevin actually got kicked out of the school for bad grades 2nd semester and moved back home which was about 3 hours south. So for the entire semester I had a 2 person room to myself (the dorm management never gave me a new roommate).
So one Friday night Kevin calls me while I'm working and says "Yo, I have been seeing this girl back on campus so I'm coming, can I drop some stuff off at our old room? I'm going to stay with her tonight". We were pretty good buddies, so I say sure. I get off work at 10pm to find him and said girl in my dorm room watching TV. I'm a little annoyed by this because my gf at the time was away for the weekend at a sorority event and I was planning on relaxing in my room naked and watching TV until my eyes bled.
So when I walk in he says "Oh hey, we were just about to go to bed" and then they climb up into his old loft and ask for blankets/pillows. So I give them some off my bed, and sit at my computer and intraweb surf with some music playing through the speakers.
After awhile, I hear some light snoring. I LOL to myself because I know from living with him previously that Kevin doesn't snore, so it must be the lady. After I hear it awhile, I turn the music down a little bit to confirm the snoring, and what do I hear? SHE IS FUCKING MOANING. They are HAVING SEX ON MY BLANKETS ON MY NIGHT OFF!! I'm furious. I throw up in my mouth a little, then put on headphones and attempt to go back to web surfing. After a few minutes I get fed up and take my iPod to bed and fall asleep.
So the next morning at ~7am I wake up with the urge to urinate. My room is at the other end of the hall from the bathroom, so I get out of bed and throw on my blue gym shorts I had been wearing the night before that were on the floor. I pull them up to my knees and see that I must have spilled something on them. "Hm weird" I think and continue to pull them up. I get them to my waist: THEY ARE COVERED IN LOVE JUICES. There is a large white stain smeared across the front. You have to be KIDDING ME! I learned from Kevin later that actually, they were stains from HER love juices. She had been naked waist down and he had been wearing them while he was dry humping her and she creamed all over them. UGH.
So fast forward to the following semester: Kevin is back in school, I now live in an apartment with other people, and it's October. My school has a 4 day weekend in October called "Fall Break". So Kevin invites me and my still-gf to his house 3 hours south to hang out with his family and relax. I accept, my then-gf and I are both from the other side of the country so going home wasn't an option.
So we get to his place, the sleep arrangements are me: couch in living room, Kevin: couch in family room, gf: his childhood bed.
I get a text from her the first night saying "I can't sleep, are you still up?" I rush into the room. We talk for awhile, and then it goes where I was hoping: we do the dirty deed. Now my ex-gf was a 'wet' person when it comes to sex (if you did it the right way, and you better fucking believe I was going to juice her for all it was worth). Long story short, at the end of it we have a large love stain on the sheets from what we just did. To my knowledge he doesn't know, but I know and that's all that matters. KARMA SUCKS BITCH! | My college roommate ruined my weekend and made me accidentally wear cum-stained gym shorts, so I ravaged my gf in his childhood bed leaving a puddle of love juice. |
RepostCommentThief | I was a geeky, ostracized kid for most of my childhood, and one guy in particular liked to make my life miserable. During the third grade he would pinch me, throw sand in my eyes, destroy my schoolwork and harass me verbally. I put up with it because I didn't believe in violence, and because showing a reaction would have been admitting defeat. Until one day, at lunch, I heard him bragging to his friends that he'd microwaved a hamster to death, just to hear it scream. He then began laughing hysterically as he described the pitiful sounds it made before it died. My patience with him ended. It was one thing for me to deal with his bullshit, but I couldn't stand by while he tortured small animals. So I tapped his shoulder, waited until he turned around, and decked him hard enough to make something crunch in his face. He made a strangled sound and fell backward onto the bench. Instead of fighting back, he blinked and looked utterly baffled by the blood on his hands. I stood over him long enough to make eye contact. "Pick on someone your own size. Or I will hurt you. Badly." Then I walked away.
I lived in fear of retribution from the teachers for weeks, but he never told on me. I think he must have been embarrassed that a nerdy girl turned his face to meat. From that point on, he stopped harassing me. I don't know if he stopped hurting animals.
tldr: I punched the lights out of a sadistic bully, after I overheard him talking about microwaving small animals.
| I was a geeky, ostracized kid for most of my childhood, and one guy in particular liked to make my life miserable. During the third grade he would pinch me, throw sand in my eyes, destroy my schoolwork and harass me verbally. I put up with it because I didn't believe in violence, and because showing a reaction would have been admitting defeat. Until one day, at lunch, I heard him bragging to his friends that he'd microwaved a hamster to death, just to hear it scream. He then began laughing hysterically as he described the pitiful sounds it made before it died. My patience with him ended. It was one thing for me to deal with his bullshit, but I couldn't stand by while he tortured small animals. So I tapped his shoulder, waited until he turned around, and decked him hard enough to make something crunch in his face. He made a strangled sound and fell backward onto the bench. Instead of fighting back, he blinked and looked utterly baffled by the blood on his hands. I stood over him long enough to make eye contact. "Pick on someone your own size. Or I will hurt you. Badly." Then I walked away.
I lived in fear of retribution from the teachers for weeks, but he never told on me. I think he must have been embarrassed that a nerdy girl turned his face to meat. From that point on, he stopped harassing me. I don't know if he stopped hurting animals.
tldr: I punched the lights out of a sadistic bully, after I overheard him talking about microwaving small animals.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14d1eu | I was a geeky, ostracized kid for most of my childhood, and one guy in particular liked to make my life miserable. During the third grade he would pinch me, throw sand in my eyes, destroy my schoolwork and harass me verbally. I put up with it because I didn't believe in violence, and because showing a reaction would have been admitting defeat. Until one day, at lunch, I heard him bragging to his friends that he'd microwaved a hamster to death, just to hear it scream. He then began laughing hysterically as he described the pitiful sounds it made before it died. My patience with him ended. It was one thing for me to deal with his bullshit, but I couldn't stand by while he tortured small animals. So I tapped his shoulder, waited until he turned around, and decked him hard enough to make something crunch in his face. He made a strangled sound and fell backward onto the bench. Instead of fighting back, he blinked and looked utterly baffled by the blood on his hands. I stood over him long enough to make eye contact. "Pick on someone your own size. Or I will hurt you. Badly." Then I walked away.
I lived in fear of retribution from the teachers for weeks, but he never told on me. I think he must have been embarrassed that a nerdy girl turned his face to meat. From that point on, he stopped harassing me. I don't know if he stopped hurting animals. | I punched the lights out of a sadistic bully, after I overheard him talking about microwaving small animals. |
runtaylor | This story is actually really dear to my heart.
So it all started when some friends and I were doing E for the first time (whatever this was like 5 years ago when I was a teen). Basically the four of us ended up back at my place and one of the guys that was with us asked if his friend could come. Being in such a euphoric state I said sure and we continued on with our evening. So later in the evening the guy arrives and is really weird and just your typical dominating alpha male (for clarity I am a guy too). We'll call him bill. So anyways when bill leaves my house he shakes my hand and I wish him a good night. The next morning I wake up to find my ipod is missing. After searching through the house I come to the conclusion that I lost it the previous night. So a few days go by and I talk to my friend who invited Bill over originally. He lets me know that he's sorry but Bill likely stole it. Apparently he has a history of doing this to people. So obviously I was pissed off at him for inviting such a person to my house but whatever we move past it. So this spreads around my group of friends and they keep urging me to fight this guy. Each time I decline because... well I'm really skinny. I figure whatever it is a cheap ipod and karma will get this guy some day, I move on. So a few more weeks pass and I'm contacted by another friend who tells me he has a surprise for me. I go meet up with him and what does he have but Bill's cell phone and ipod. Apparently he was at a party with Bill the previous night and he (bill) was on some kind of drug and asked him to watch over these items for him. Well being a nice guy he gives me both the phone and ipod. I pawned the Ipod that day and bought some weed. This is where the story gets good though. I texted any family member he had in his phone with incestual messages. Such as propositioning his sister for oral sex when I (bill) arrived home that night. I basically just harassed anyone on his contact list I could for that day. I was also seeing a girl that lived out of province (canada) at the time so I ran up a huge bill on his phone. After a day or two I simply destroyed the phone and moved on.
TL;DR Some asshat stole my ipod but had my friend hold onto his phone and ipod during a party. I got both items and sexually harassed his family under the guise of him and ran up a several hundred dollar long distance bill. | This story is actually really dear to my heart.
So it all started when some friends and I were doing E for the first time (whatever this was like 5 years ago when I was a teen). Basically the four of us ended up back at my place and one of the guys that was with us asked if his friend could come. Being in such a euphoric state I said sure and we continued on with our evening. So later in the evening the guy arrives and is really weird and just your typical dominating alpha male (for clarity I am a guy too). We'll call him bill. So anyways when bill leaves my house he shakes my hand and I wish him a good night. The next morning I wake up to find my ipod is missing. After searching through the house I come to the conclusion that I lost it the previous night. So a few days go by and I talk to my friend who invited Bill over originally. He lets me know that he's sorry but Bill likely stole it. Apparently he has a history of doing this to people. So obviously I was pissed off at him for inviting such a person to my house but whatever we move past it. So this spreads around my group of friends and they keep urging me to fight this guy. Each time I decline because... well I'm really skinny. I figure whatever it is a cheap ipod and karma will get this guy some day, I move on. So a few more weeks pass and I'm contacted by another friend who tells me he has a surprise for me. I go meet up with him and what does he have but Bill's cell phone and ipod. Apparently he was at a party with Bill the previous night and he (bill) was on some kind of drug and asked him to watch over these items for him. Well being a nice guy he gives me both the phone and ipod. I pawned the Ipod that day and bought some weed. This is where the story gets good though. I texted any family member he had in his phone with incestual messages. Such as propositioning his sister for oral sex when I (bill) arrived home that night. I basically just harassed anyone on his contact list I could for that day. I was also seeing a girl that lived out of province (canada) at the time so I ran up a huge bill on his phone. After a day or two I simply destroyed the phone and moved on.
TL;DR Some asshat stole my ipod but had my friend hold onto his phone and ipod during a party. I got both items and sexually harassed his family under the guise of him and ran up a several hundred dollar long distance bill.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14d6oq | This story is actually really dear to my heart.
So it all started when some friends and I were doing E for the first time (whatever this was like 5 years ago when I was a teen). Basically the four of us ended up back at my place and one of the guys that was with us asked if his friend could come. Being in such a euphoric state I said sure and we continued on with our evening. So later in the evening the guy arrives and is really weird and just your typical dominating alpha male (for clarity I am a guy too). We'll call him bill. So anyways when bill leaves my house he shakes my hand and I wish him a good night. The next morning I wake up to find my ipod is missing. After searching through the house I come to the conclusion that I lost it the previous night. So a few days go by and I talk to my friend who invited Bill over originally. He lets me know that he's sorry but Bill likely stole it. Apparently he has a history of doing this to people. So obviously I was pissed off at him for inviting such a person to my house but whatever we move past it. So this spreads around my group of friends and they keep urging me to fight this guy. Each time I decline because... well I'm really skinny. I figure whatever it is a cheap ipod and karma will get this guy some day, I move on. So a few more weeks pass and I'm contacted by another friend who tells me he has a surprise for me. I go meet up with him and what does he have but Bill's cell phone and ipod. Apparently he was at a party with Bill the previous night and he (bill) was on some kind of drug and asked him to watch over these items for him. Well being a nice guy he gives me both the phone and ipod. I pawned the Ipod that day and bought some weed. This is where the story gets good though. I texted any family member he had in his phone with incestual messages. Such as propositioning his sister for oral sex when I (bill) arrived home that night. I basically just harassed anyone on his contact list I could for that day. I was also seeing a girl that lived out of province (canada) at the time so I ran up a huge bill on his phone. After a day or two I simply destroyed the phone and moved on. | Some asshat stole my ipod but had my friend hold onto his phone and ipod during a party. I got both items and sexually harassed his family under the guise of him and ran up a several hundred dollar long distance bill. |
T1K1 | My sophomore year in college i was living in the dorms with a couple of my buddies. During Thanksgiving break the RA's and hall director snooped through everyone's room to make sure they weren't keeping alcohol or anything in there(Who does that anyway?). Naturally they found a beer bong in our room which was brand spanking new. Since typically all RA's are up on their high horse at all times, we got in some pretty big trouble. I took full responsibility for it and had to meet with the hall director. We got the beer bong back since we convinced her it was for putting water into our giant fish tank but I still got put on res hall probation for that shit. A few weeks later I got a pretty funny letter from her through the university. I proceeded to post it to college humor where I quickly got an email from them. They wanted an interview. Just as quickly, the university stated getting calls from all over North America. I couldn't help but laugh. The hall director found out about it on the way to one of her important classes and showed up to class balling her eyes out. Apparently the whole class tried to comfort her the entire time and I was credited with ruining that class. I then had to meet with the hall director of the entire university. Ended up almost getting kicked out of the dorms for it but I sure taught that bitch to not to snoop through peoples' stuff.
tl;dr Hall director snooped through my stuff and I made her cry in front of her class and look like a clown to the world. | My sophomore year in college i was living in the dorms with a couple of my buddies. During Thanksgiving break the RA's and hall director snooped through everyone's room to make sure they weren't keeping alcohol or anything in there(Who does that anyway?). Naturally they found a beer bong in our room which was brand spanking new. Since typically all RA's are up on their high horse at all times, we got in some pretty big trouble. I took full responsibility for it and had to meet with the hall director. We got the beer bong back since we convinced her it was for putting water into our giant fish tank but I still got put on res hall probation for that shit. A few weeks later I got a pretty funny letter from her through the university. I proceeded to post it to college humor where I quickly got an email from them. They wanted an interview. Just as quickly, the university stated getting calls from all over North America. I couldn't help but laugh. The hall director found out about it on the way to one of her important classes and showed up to class balling her eyes out. Apparently the whole class tried to comfort her the entire time and I was credited with ruining that class. I then had to meet with the hall director of the entire university. Ended up almost getting kicked out of the dorms for it but I sure taught that bitch to not to snoop through peoples' stuff.
tl;dr Hall director snooped through my stuff and I made her cry in front of her class and look like a clown to the world.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14dugr | My sophomore year in college i was living in the dorms with a couple of my buddies. During Thanksgiving break the RA's and hall director snooped through everyone's room to make sure they weren't keeping alcohol or anything in there(Who does that anyway?). Naturally they found a beer bong in our room which was brand spanking new. Since typically all RA's are up on their high horse at all times, we got in some pretty big trouble. I took full responsibility for it and had to meet with the hall director. We got the beer bong back since we convinced her it was for putting water into our giant fish tank but I still got put on res hall probation for that shit. A few weeks later I got a pretty funny letter from her through the university. I proceeded to post it to college humor where I quickly got an email from them. They wanted an interview. Just as quickly, the university stated getting calls from all over North America. I couldn't help but laugh. The hall director found out about it on the way to one of her important classes and showed up to class balling her eyes out. Apparently the whole class tried to comfort her the entire time and I was credited with ruining that class. I then had to meet with the hall director of the entire university. Ended up almost getting kicked out of the dorms for it but I sure taught that bitch to not to snoop through peoples' stuff. | Hall director snooped through my stuff and I made her cry in front of her class and look like a clown to the world. |
twhiteley | So I dated this girl for a brief time years ago who was amazing.. beautiful... Smart... tall... great body. Everything anyone would look for...
She heads off to a summer job... I can't think of a better way to spend a week of my vacation so I go out to visit her for a week. Somewhere between her leaving and me going to visit she got on the short track to crazy land.
She informed me within 6 hours of arriving that she had no interest in participating in small talk with me. Now I (like everyone else on the planet) think I'm a pretty reasonable guy... so I tried ... pathetically .. to talk to her about deeper subjects but that is pretty hard when you can't initiate with anything that could 'appear' to be small talk.
THREE days into a 6 day road trip across the country she had literally spoken less then 50 words to me so I asked her to pull into city we were driving by... asked her to park at the side of the road ... took out my backpack... and said: "I have no interest in continuing this any further. Enjoy your trip." and walked away. I met a few girls at the local hostel, went rafting and continued on my travels. Trip partially salvaged... great story for when I got home.
I still wonder what the hell was wrong with her... bi polar... cruel... was it me? Disinterested... ? Oh well.
TL;DR: Amazing girl goes crazy and I dump her in the middle of a road trip. | So I dated this girl for a brief time years ago who was amazing.. beautiful... Smart... tall... great body. Everything anyone would look for...
She heads off to a summer job... I can't think of a better way to spend a week of my vacation so I go out to visit her for a week. Somewhere between her leaving and me going to visit she got on the short track to crazy land.
She informed me within 6 hours of arriving that she had no interest in participating in small talk with me. Now I (like everyone else on the planet) think I'm a pretty reasonable guy... so I tried ... pathetically .. to talk to her about deeper subjects but that is pretty hard when you can't initiate with anything that could 'appear' to be small talk.
THREE days into a 6 day road trip across the country she had literally spoken less then 50 words to me so I asked her to pull into city we were driving by... asked her to park at the side of the road ... took out my backpack... and said: "I have no interest in continuing this any further. Enjoy your trip." and walked away. I met a few girls at the local hostel, went rafting and continued on my travels. Trip partially salvaged... great story for when I got home.
I still wonder what the hell was wrong with her... bi polar... cruel... was it me? Disinterested... ? Oh well.
TL;DR: Amazing girl goes crazy and I dump her in the middle of a road trip.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14eagv | So I dated this girl for a brief time years ago who was amazing.. beautiful... Smart... tall... great body. Everything anyone would look for...
She heads off to a summer job... I can't think of a better way to spend a week of my vacation so I go out to visit her for a week. Somewhere between her leaving and me going to visit she got on the short track to crazy land.
She informed me within 6 hours of arriving that she had no interest in participating in small talk with me. Now I (like everyone else on the planet) think I'm a pretty reasonable guy... so I tried ... pathetically .. to talk to her about deeper subjects but that is pretty hard when you can't initiate with anything that could 'appear' to be small talk.
THREE days into a 6 day road trip across the country she had literally spoken less then 50 words to me so I asked her to pull into city we were driving by... asked her to park at the side of the road ... took out my backpack... and said: "I have no interest in continuing this any further. Enjoy your trip." and walked away. I met a few girls at the local hostel, went rafting and continued on my travels. Trip partially salvaged... great story for when I got home.
I still wonder what the hell was wrong with her... bi polar... cruel... was it me? Disinterested... ? Oh well. | Amazing girl goes crazy and I dump her in the middle of a road trip. |
DystopiaNoir | I was in a miserable two year relationship with an emotionally and physically abusive psychopath. It was so bad that I was suicidal for several months because I was convinced I'd never be able to have a healthy relationship with anyone after him, so I might as well stay with him until he ultimately murders me (it felt somewhat inevitable). The last straw came when he admitted he had been seeing another girl. I told him he had to get out of my apartment and that we were through. He was on the lease, and said that I couldn't make him leave, it would be considered an illegal eviction, etc. etc. My landlord sided with him.
He spent six weeks coming home to my apartment telling me how his girlfriend was better than me in every possible way, that he had been cheating on me during our whole relationship, etc. etc. Finally, one night he flipped out on me and kept me awake all night telling me he was going to kill my dog, destroy everything I cared about, torture me, harass my friends and family, etc. etc. I tried to leave the apartment but he physically prevented me from doing so.
I took the journal I had been keeping during our whole relationship cataloging his physical abuse and threats to the cops and got a restraining order. The Sheriff's Department evicted him from my apartment. Even though the order of protection was only temporary, it got him out of my house and, eventually, out of my life.
On the 1 year anniversary of dumping him, I was in Europe on a two week vacation with my best friend, having the best summer of my entire life, living in a much nicer apartment, and dating a guy who treats me better than anyone ever has before.
He's currently working a minimum wage third shift security job and failing out of community college. The girl he started dating before we broke up dumped him about two months later because he refused to take his meds and she didn't want to deal with dating a "psychopath".
Sometimes living well really is the best revenge.
TL;DR: I dated an abusive jerk, he threatened to kill me, I got a restraining order, he is a lonely failure, I am not. | I was in a miserable two year relationship with an emotionally and physically abusive psychopath. It was so bad that I was suicidal for several months because I was convinced I'd never be able to have a healthy relationship with anyone after him, so I might as well stay with him until he ultimately murders me (it felt somewhat inevitable). The last straw came when he admitted he had been seeing another girl. I told him he had to get out of my apartment and that we were through. He was on the lease, and said that I couldn't make him leave, it would be considered an illegal eviction, etc. etc. My landlord sided with him.
He spent six weeks coming home to my apartment telling me how his girlfriend was better than me in every possible way, that he had been cheating on me during our whole relationship, etc. etc. Finally, one night he flipped out on me and kept me awake all night telling me he was going to kill my dog, destroy everything I cared about, torture me, harass my friends and family, etc. etc. I tried to leave the apartment but he physically prevented me from doing so.
I took the journal I had been keeping during our whole relationship cataloging his physical abuse and threats to the cops and got a restraining order. The Sheriff's Department evicted him from my apartment. Even though the order of protection was only temporary, it got him out of my house and, eventually, out of my life.
On the 1 year anniversary of dumping him, I was in Europe on a two week vacation with my best friend, having the best summer of my entire life, living in a much nicer apartment, and dating a guy who treats me better than anyone ever has before.
He's currently working a minimum wage third shift security job and failing out of community college. The girl he started dating before we broke up dumped him about two months later because he refused to take his meds and she didn't want to deal with dating a "psychopath".
Sometimes living well really is the best revenge.
TL;DR: I dated an abusive jerk, he threatened to kill me, I got a restraining order, he is a lonely failure, I am not.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14en16 | I was in a miserable two year relationship with an emotionally and physically abusive psychopath. It was so bad that I was suicidal for several months because I was convinced I'd never be able to have a healthy relationship with anyone after him, so I might as well stay with him until he ultimately murders me (it felt somewhat inevitable). The last straw came when he admitted he had been seeing another girl. I told him he had to get out of my apartment and that we were through. He was on the lease, and said that I couldn't make him leave, it would be considered an illegal eviction, etc. etc. My landlord sided with him.
He spent six weeks coming home to my apartment telling me how his girlfriend was better than me in every possible way, that he had been cheating on me during our whole relationship, etc. etc. Finally, one night he flipped out on me and kept me awake all night telling me he was going to kill my dog, destroy everything I cared about, torture me, harass my friends and family, etc. etc. I tried to leave the apartment but he physically prevented me from doing so.
I took the journal I had been keeping during our whole relationship cataloging his physical abuse and threats to the cops and got a restraining order. The Sheriff's Department evicted him from my apartment. Even though the order of protection was only temporary, it got him out of my house and, eventually, out of my life.
On the 1 year anniversary of dumping him, I was in Europe on a two week vacation with my best friend, having the best summer of my entire life, living in a much nicer apartment, and dating a guy who treats me better than anyone ever has before.
He's currently working a minimum wage third shift security job and failing out of community college. The girl he started dating before we broke up dumped him about two months later because he refused to take his meds and she didn't want to deal with dating a "psychopath".
Sometimes living well really is the best revenge. | I dated an abusive jerk, he threatened to kill me, I got a restraining order, he is a lonely failure, I am not. |
personalscapegoat | While she's doomed to live out her sad existence with the memory of how she ruined the one good thing in her life, I'm married to him. I wake up everyday next to this amazing man, father of my child, love of my life. She can talk all the shit she wants, but I know that it eats her up inside when she sees how happy we are.
tl;dr Living well is the best revenge. | While she's doomed to live out her sad existence with the memory of how she ruined the one good thing in her life, I'm married to him. I wake up everyday next to this amazing man, father of my child, love of my life. She can talk all the shit she wants, but I know that it eats her up inside when she sees how happy we are.
tl;dr Living well is the best revenge.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14etll | While she's doomed to live out her sad existence with the memory of how she ruined the one good thing in her life, I'm married to him. I wake up everyday next to this amazing man, father of my child, love of my life. She can talk all the shit she wants, but I know that it eats her up inside when she sees how happy we are. | Living well is the best revenge. |
thesheba | I had been having issues with a stupid roommate and was moving out. My cats may have peed on his girlfriend's expensive purse, but even if they did (the girlfriend had animals at her house too), it was most likely due to my stupid roommate continually closing the door where their litter box was. Stupid roommate decides that I owe $450 for this 2-year-old purse. He also was doing something to my cats because during the last 2 months I lived there because they became terrified of him and normally they're very friendly to everyone. Also, he and his ugly, cabbage patch faced, awkwardly fat girlfriend would have loud sex (she was faking) when they knew I was home, just to be rude.
When I went to move some of the bigger items out with the help of my friend and her husband, I find my expensive road bike (about $1500) u-locked to stupid roommate's workout bench. At first I panic, then my friend's husband takes a look at it and says that he can take apart the workout bench and free my bike. He manages to do this and decides to put the workout bench back together afterward. He thought it would be more amusing this way because the guy would have no idea how I got my bike unattached. He put it back together correctly, we didn't want stupid roommate to get hurt or something.
The u-lock I had cut off for free at a bike shop where I'm friendly with the manager. I never paid the money for the purse either because it wasn't my responsibility. I just wish I could have been there to see the look on the fuck's face when he came home and found I'd taken my bike.
tl;dr Stupid roommate locks my expensive bike up as collateral, but I got my bike free and didn't pay the "debt" I didn't owe in the first place. | I had been having issues with a stupid roommate and was moving out. My cats may have peed on his girlfriend's expensive purse, but even if they did (the girlfriend had animals at her house too), it was most likely due to my stupid roommate continually closing the door where their litter box was. Stupid roommate decides that I owe $450 for this 2-year-old purse. He also was doing something to my cats because during the last 2 months I lived there because they became terrified of him and normally they're very friendly to everyone. Also, he and his ugly, cabbage patch faced, awkwardly fat girlfriend would have loud sex (she was faking) when they knew I was home, just to be rude.
When I went to move some of the bigger items out with the help of my friend and her husband, I find my expensive road bike (about $1500) u-locked to stupid roommate's workout bench. At first I panic, then my friend's husband takes a look at it and says that he can take apart the workout bench and free my bike. He manages to do this and decides to put the workout bench back together afterward. He thought it would be more amusing this way because the guy would have no idea how I got my bike unattached. He put it back together correctly, we didn't want stupid roommate to get hurt or something.
The u-lock I had cut off for free at a bike shop where I'm friendly with the manager. I never paid the money for the purse either because it wasn't my responsibility. I just wish I could have been there to see the look on the fuck's face when he came home and found I'd taken my bike.
tl;dr Stupid roommate locks my expensive bike up as collateral, but I got my bike free and didn't pay the "debt" I didn't owe in the first place.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14fksr | I had been having issues with a stupid roommate and was moving out. My cats may have peed on his girlfriend's expensive purse, but even if they did (the girlfriend had animals at her house too), it was most likely due to my stupid roommate continually closing the door where their litter box was. Stupid roommate decides that I owe $450 for this 2-year-old purse. He also was doing something to my cats because during the last 2 months I lived there because they became terrified of him and normally they're very friendly to everyone. Also, he and his ugly, cabbage patch faced, awkwardly fat girlfriend would have loud sex (she was faking) when they knew I was home, just to be rude.
When I went to move some of the bigger items out with the help of my friend and her husband, I find my expensive road bike (about $1500) u-locked to stupid roommate's workout bench. At first I panic, then my friend's husband takes a look at it and says that he can take apart the workout bench and free my bike. He manages to do this and decides to put the workout bench back together afterward. He thought it would be more amusing this way because the guy would have no idea how I got my bike unattached. He put it back together correctly, we didn't want stupid roommate to get hurt or something.
The u-lock I had cut off for free at a bike shop where I'm friendly with the manager. I never paid the money for the purse either because it wasn't my responsibility. I just wish I could have been there to see the look on the fuck's face when he came home and found I'd taken my bike. | Stupid roommate locks my expensive bike up as collateral, but I got my bike free and didn't pay the "debt" I didn't owe in the first place. |
handinthebush | it does seem a double standard, but it seems (in my experience) that it's more common for a woman to be cruel like that to a man than the other way around. cf how males/females have relationships and arguments with other members of their gender during their formative years: guys will scrape it up and either become best of friends or hate each other forever. women will smile and fake friendship and slip the poison knife in "that dress is so nice...have you gained weight?"
tl;dr [louis ck sums it up best]( | it does seem a double standard, but it seems (in my experience) that it's more common for a woman to be cruel like that to a man than the other way around. cf how males/females have relationships and arguments with other members of their gender during their formative years: guys will scrape it up and either become best of friends or hate each other forever. women will smile and fake friendship and slip the poison knife in "that dress is so nice...have you gained weight?"
tl;dr [louis ck sums it up best](
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14eg7q | it does seem a double standard, but it seems (in my experience) that it's more common for a woman to be cruel like that to a man than the other way around. cf how males/females have relationships and arguments with other members of their gender during their formative years: guys will scrape it up and either become best of friends or hate each other forever. women will smile and fake friendship and slip the poison knife in "that dress is so nice...have you gained weight?" | louis ck sums it up best]( |
Revenge247 | Ok so I had to make a throwaway to make this post because people on reddit know me IRL but here we go.
At the start of junior year in college (fall 05) I decided to move in with 4 of my friends and rent out a house. Lets just say I go to college in the southeast United states. Anyway, its a city college and this house was in a bad part of the neighborhood. So junior year started out fine except my roommates started getting more and more into drugs. Starting from pot was fine, didn't really bother me, but it effects me in ways that other people don't get so I don't partake.
So, as times go on my roommates get more intense with their drugs, moving to LSD, X, shrooms, special k, vicodine, oxy, and of course plenty of weed. Then they started to sell drugs. This is when things start turning around. I'm a pretty serious student and my roommates were anything but, which is fine with me, until it started to interfere with my lifestyle.
These assholes would stay up all night playing loud ass music while I was trying to sleep. They would treat me like a bag of shit for not joining them in selling or doing the drugs they did, and I slowly started to become ostracized for my choices. Not only this, but it seemed as though one roommate, who was the financier of the drug ring, was the only one who had opinions, everybody else was a textbook sycophant.
So of course my grades started to slip away along with my sanity as I struggled to live in a disgusting house, surrounded by people that hated me. This was a down point in my life as things were looking like I would have to drop out of school if I didn't change the path I was on. Everybody was starting to notice a change in me, I was gaining weight, I wasn't laughing anymore, and my friends generally kept their distance from me.
All this went on until my awesome fucking courageous sister and two of my brothers got me out. One day they just showed up, packed all my shit and moved me out. Then began a struggle with my roommates who are now super pissed at me for moving out (I agreed to pay rent, but not utilities) and threatened me all the time, calling my house, insulting my mother etc...But I percerviered and continued with school.
Cut to september 06, after not hearing from/ seeing in person my old roommates for about 8 months. I'm in my senior year of college, with real friends who were awesome to me. I see a former girlfriend of an ex-roommate at a party and get a chance to ask her what happened to those guys. Turns out they were raided and were kicked out of school (all of them), and faced jail time. Fuck yeah. I never found out what happened to them, but I'll always remember the one day my life completely changed because thoughtful people. (plus fuck those guys)
tldr: My former friends got incarcerated instead of degrees | Ok so I had to make a throwaway to make this post because people on reddit know me IRL but here we go.
At the start of junior year in college (fall 05) I decided to move in with 4 of my friends and rent out a house. Lets just say I go to college in the southeast United states. Anyway, its a city college and this house was in a bad part of the neighborhood. So junior year started out fine except my roommates started getting more and more into drugs. Starting from pot was fine, didn't really bother me, but it effects me in ways that other people don't get so I don't partake.
So, as times go on my roommates get more intense with their drugs, moving to LSD, X, shrooms, special k, vicodine, oxy, and of course plenty of weed. Then they started to sell drugs. This is when things start turning around. I'm a pretty serious student and my roommates were anything but, which is fine with me, until it started to interfere with my lifestyle.
These assholes would stay up all night playing loud ass music while I was trying to sleep. They would treat me like a bag of shit for not joining them in selling or doing the drugs they did, and I slowly started to become ostracized for my choices. Not only this, but it seemed as though one roommate, who was the financier of the drug ring, was the only one who had opinions, everybody else was a textbook sycophant.
So of course my grades started to slip away along with my sanity as I struggled to live in a disgusting house, surrounded by people that hated me. This was a down point in my life as things were looking like I would have to drop out of school if I didn't change the path I was on. Everybody was starting to notice a change in me, I was gaining weight, I wasn't laughing anymore, and my friends generally kept their distance from me.
All this went on until my awesome fucking courageous sister and two of my brothers got me out. One day they just showed up, packed all my shit and moved me out. Then began a struggle with my roommates who are now super pissed at me for moving out (I agreed to pay rent, but not utilities) and threatened me all the time, calling my house, insulting my mother etc...But I percerviered and continued with school.
Cut to september 06, after not hearing from/ seeing in person my old roommates for about 8 months. I'm in my senior year of college, with real friends who were awesome to me. I see a former girlfriend of an ex-roommate at a party and get a chance to ask her what happened to those guys. Turns out they were raided and were kicked out of school (all of them), and faced jail time. Fuck yeah. I never found out what happened to them, but I'll always remember the one day my life completely changed because thoughtful people. (plus fuck those guys)
tldr: My former friends got incarcerated instead of degrees
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14da79 | Ok so I had to make a throwaway to make this post because people on reddit know me IRL but here we go.
At the start of junior year in college (fall 05) I decided to move in with 4 of my friends and rent out a house. Lets just say I go to college in the southeast United states. Anyway, its a city college and this house was in a bad part of the neighborhood. So junior year started out fine except my roommates started getting more and more into drugs. Starting from pot was fine, didn't really bother me, but it effects me in ways that other people don't get so I don't partake.
So, as times go on my roommates get more intense with their drugs, moving to LSD, X, shrooms, special k, vicodine, oxy, and of course plenty of weed. Then they started to sell drugs. This is when things start turning around. I'm a pretty serious student and my roommates were anything but, which is fine with me, until it started to interfere with my lifestyle.
These assholes would stay up all night playing loud ass music while I was trying to sleep. They would treat me like a bag of shit for not joining them in selling or doing the drugs they did, and I slowly started to become ostracized for my choices. Not only this, but it seemed as though one roommate, who was the financier of the drug ring, was the only one who had opinions, everybody else was a textbook sycophant.
So of course my grades started to slip away along with my sanity as I struggled to live in a disgusting house, surrounded by people that hated me. This was a down point in my life as things were looking like I would have to drop out of school if I didn't change the path I was on. Everybody was starting to notice a change in me, I was gaining weight, I wasn't laughing anymore, and my friends generally kept their distance from me.
All this went on until my awesome fucking courageous sister and two of my brothers got me out. One day they just showed up, packed all my shit and moved me out. Then began a struggle with my roommates who are now super pissed at me for moving out (I agreed to pay rent, but not utilities) and threatened me all the time, calling my house, insulting my mother etc...But I percerviered and continued with school.
Cut to september 06, after not hearing from/ seeing in person my old roommates for about 8 months. I'm in my senior year of college, with real friends who were awesome to me. I see a former girlfriend of an ex-roommate at a party and get a chance to ask her what happened to those guys. Turns out they were raided and were kicked out of school (all of them), and faced jail time. Fuck yeah. I never found out what happened to them, but I'll always remember the one day my life completely changed because thoughtful people. (plus fuck those guys) | My former friends got incarcerated instead of degrees |
gmrgrrl | You're 19, you are physically fit within the guidelines for your height.
A lot of people have stretch marks, kids or not from weight gain/loss etc. They can fade over time and if you are *super* worried then use either cocoa butter, shae butter, etc on them and it will help them fade/smooth some, they will never go away permanently tho.
Heck at almost any age guys like naked women and there is a guy out there who loves everything, even things most people consider "weird".
I had a child when I met my husband, I had my first at 17. I had stretch marks, I was pregnant when I met him ... way popped out .. he didn't care. We have two kids, he still doesn't care. I sit and see the person in the mirror, extra weight, stretch marks and all and think "I'm disgusting" and while some people will agree, others will argue that I am not - including the hubby.
TL;DR You're doing **great** for losing the weight you wanted to, you're looking good even if you don't think so. Chin up! Oh yeah and if you're freaked about the "color" of the marks check out the info about lotion up top. Heck you can buy "stretch mark cream" from preggo stores but it's overpriced and does the same. | You're 19, you are physically fit within the guidelines for your height.
A lot of people have stretch marks, kids or not from weight gain/loss etc. They can fade over time and if you are super worried then use either cocoa butter, shae butter, etc on them and it will help them fade/smooth some, they will never go away permanently tho.
Heck at almost any age guys like naked women and there is a guy out there who loves everything, even things most people consider "weird".
I had a child when I met my husband, I had my first at 17. I had stretch marks, I was pregnant when I met him ... way popped out .. he didn't care. We have two kids, he still doesn't care. I sit and see the person in the mirror, extra weight, stretch marks and all and think "I'm disgusting" and while some people will agree, others will argue that I am not - including the hubby.
TL;DR You're doing great for losing the weight you wanted to, you're looking good even if you don't think so. Chin up! Oh yeah and if you're freaked about the "color" of the marks check out the info about lotion up top. Heck you can buy "stretch mark cream" from preggo stores but it's overpriced and does the same.
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | c14ezd3 | You're 19, you are physically fit within the guidelines for your height.
A lot of people have stretch marks, kids or not from weight gain/loss etc. They can fade over time and if you are super worried then use either cocoa butter, shae butter, etc on them and it will help them fade/smooth some, they will never go away permanently tho.
Heck at almost any age guys like naked women and there is a guy out there who loves everything, even things most people consider "weird".
I had a child when I met my husband, I had my first at 17. I had stretch marks, I was pregnant when I met him ... way popped out .. he didn't care. We have two kids, he still doesn't care. I sit and see the person in the mirror, extra weight, stretch marks and all and think "I'm disgusting" and while some people will agree, others will argue that I am not - including the hubby. | You're doing great for losing the weight you wanted to, you're looking good even if you don't think so. Chin up! Oh yeah and if you're freaked about the "color" of the marks check out the info about lotion up top. Heck you can buy "stretch mark cream" from preggo stores but it's overpriced and does the same. |
OrangeJuliusPage | OP, first of all, my penis and I both agree that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you by the way that you describe yourself, and we second that if you really feel that your self-esteem is this constantly negative, you may wish to bounce some of this stuff off of a professional.
Now, onto more real advice. 19 is in no way too old to be a virgin as plenty of well-adjusted and perfectly normal persons waited into their 20's. Part of it may be for waiting for a "right" person, or not being comfortable or emotionally mature enough. Whatever, we all have/had our reasons, and you are still incredibly young.
Along those lines, you have the diet and workout parts down. Use the next several years of your life to keep putting in "equity" into yourself, by which I mean, read plenty of books, get a bunch of interesting hobbies, take a cooking class, take dancing lessons, take a beer or wine-tasting class when you are of age, etc. In other words, you will be a much more attractive mate, excuse me PARTNER, with somebody who you truly love if you take the desire and focus it took you to get in shape and apply it to other facets of your life. Because our beauty is fleeting, but our personality and intellect can hopefully last longer, and if you've ever seen an old couple who are still madly in love decades after marriage, you can tell that the old man in the relationship looks at his wife like she is a beautiful as she was on their wedding day.
TLDR, don't listen to yapcunts, keep bettering yourself as a person, and your guy friends probably want to fuck you. Find happiness and stay focused! | OP, first of all, my penis and I both agree that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you by the way that you describe yourself, and we second that if you really feel that your self-esteem is this constantly negative, you may wish to bounce some of this stuff off of a professional.
Now, onto more real advice. 19 is in no way too old to be a virgin as plenty of well-adjusted and perfectly normal persons waited into their 20's. Part of it may be for waiting for a "right" person, or not being comfortable or emotionally mature enough. Whatever, we all have/had our reasons, and you are still incredibly young.
Along those lines, you have the diet and workout parts down. Use the next several years of your life to keep putting in "equity" into yourself, by which I mean, read plenty of books, get a bunch of interesting hobbies, take a cooking class, take dancing lessons, take a beer or wine-tasting class when you are of age, etc. In other words, you will be a much more attractive mate, excuse me PARTNER, with somebody who you truly love if you take the desire and focus it took you to get in shape and apply it to other facets of your life. Because our beauty is fleeting, but our personality and intellect can hopefully last longer, and if you've ever seen an old couple who are still madly in love decades after marriage, you can tell that the old man in the relationship looks at his wife like she is a beautiful as she was on their wedding day.
TLDR, don't listen to yapcunts, keep bettering yourself as a person, and your guy friends probably want to fuck you. Find happiness and stay focused!
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | c14favb | OP, first of all, my penis and I both agree that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you by the way that you describe yourself, and we second that if you really feel that your self-esteem is this constantly negative, you may wish to bounce some of this stuff off of a professional.
Now, onto more real advice. 19 is in no way too old to be a virgin as plenty of well-adjusted and perfectly normal persons waited into their 20's. Part of it may be for waiting for a "right" person, or not being comfortable or emotionally mature enough. Whatever, we all have/had our reasons, and you are still incredibly young.
Along those lines, you have the diet and workout parts down. Use the next several years of your life to keep putting in "equity" into yourself, by which I mean, read plenty of books, get a bunch of interesting hobbies, take a cooking class, take dancing lessons, take a beer or wine-tasting class when you are of age, etc. In other words, you will be a much more attractive mate, excuse me PARTNER, with somebody who you truly love if you take the desire and focus it took you to get in shape and apply it to other facets of your life. Because our beauty is fleeting, but our personality and intellect can hopefully last longer, and if you've ever seen an old couple who are still madly in love decades after marriage, you can tell that the old man in the relationship looks at his wife like she is a beautiful as she was on their wedding day. | don't listen to yapcunts, keep bettering yourself as a person, and your guy friends probably want to fuck you. Find happiness and stay focused! |
Pete3 | i gained about 80lbs of muscle over 3 years, and i got a ton of stretch marks, that was about 2 years ago and ive maintained my weight since then and they've faded so much you cant even see them any more
tl;dr, they will fade | i gained about 80lbs of muscle over 3 years, and i got a ton of stretch marks, that was about 2 years ago and ive maintained my weight since then and they've faded so much you cant even see them any more
tl;dr, they will fade
| Fitness | t5_2qhx4 | c14f0dw | i gained about 80lbs of muscle over 3 years, and i got a ton of stretch marks, that was about 2 years ago and ive maintained my weight since then and they've faded so much you cant even see them any more | they will fade |
alyeong | You know, your closed minded mentality makes me sad. Did you take the time to find out anything further than his political party or did you just take the label and apply a stereotype and then decide to mock him and show how much better a person you are in your self-righteous zealousness?
The problem with a bi-partisan system is that you basically have to choose between two equally aggravating sides. Do you say the same to people who attempt to be catholic and gay? Or people who live in countries that are conservative and want to outlaw homosexuality as wrong or vile? I'm fiscally conservative while extremely socially liberal. I would rather try and change the Republican party to understand things than sit there and call them names and generalize them all in one giant lump.
TL;DR: People like you who are content to label all Republicans as evil and judge them immediately are not helping anything except hatred grow. | You know, your closed minded mentality makes me sad. Did you take the time to find out anything further than his political party or did you just take the label and apply a stereotype and then decide to mock him and show how much better a person you are in your self-righteous zealousness?
The problem with a bi-partisan system is that you basically have to choose between two equally aggravating sides. Do you say the same to people who attempt to be catholic and gay? Or people who live in countries that are conservative and want to outlaw homosexuality as wrong or vile? I'm fiscally conservative while extremely socially liberal. I would rather try and change the Republican party to understand things than sit there and call them names and generalize them all in one giant lump.
TL;DR: People like you who are content to label all Republicans as evil and judge them immediately are not helping anything except hatred grow.
| lgbt | t5_2qhh7 | c14haqu | You know, your closed minded mentality makes me sad. Did you take the time to find out anything further than his political party or did you just take the label and apply a stereotype and then decide to mock him and show how much better a person you are in your self-righteous zealousness?
The problem with a bi-partisan system is that you basically have to choose between two equally aggravating sides. Do you say the same to people who attempt to be catholic and gay? Or people who live in countries that are conservative and want to outlaw homosexuality as wrong or vile? I'm fiscally conservative while extremely socially liberal. I would rather try and change the Republican party to understand things than sit there and call them names and generalize them all in one giant lump. | People like you who are content to label all Republicans as evil and judge them immediately are not helping anything except hatred grow. |
GGINQUISITOR | Now there's a lot of debate surrounding storing a beer upright vs. laying it down like a wine, specifically towards corked bottles. Some "experts" have faith in the old school wine way, that a corked beer should be kept on its side in order to keep the cork from drying out, while others believe that it doesn't really matter. In our opinion, ALL beer should be stored upright. Here's why we believe so, along with some other interesting facts about storage and cork:
Cork cells are impregnated with a waxy material, called suberin, that is almost impermeable to water or gases. Cork is also buoyant due to the presence of trapped air in the cavities of the waterproof dead cells. When cut these cells act as suction-cups and become adhesive, thus making them ideal bottle stoppers.
Natural cork is sometimes prone to drying out, however we've never had any problems -- even with beers aged 10+ years upright. Today's modern plastic/synthetic, screw cap, agglomerated, technical and capsulated corks are a lot less prone to shrinkage, to the point where it's not even worth worrying about. If a beer has been both corked and capped or corked then waxed, cork shrinkage is definitely not a major concern.
The inside of the bottle already contains its own humidity level, and as a result will not dry out the portion of the cork inside the bottle if stored properly. So the idea of laying a beer down to ensure that the liquid touches the cork to prevent drying is a moot point -- remember "almost impermeable to water", the cork is not going to act like a sponge. It's the cork exposed to the open air that should be of concern, however an ample amount of humidity is all that is required to stop any exposed cork from drying out during long-term storage.
Cork problems are usually a sign of a bad cork or a cork that has passed its lifespan, not necessarily a sign of poor storage. Agglomerated corks last for about 1-3 years before beginning to disintegrate. Plastic corks eventually lose their elasticity, too. We suggest contacting the brewery to find out what type of cork they used, and its expected lifespan.
Long storage of a beer on its side can create a yeast ring (or water-mark) inside the bottle, which will not settle. Storing a beer upright will ensure that the yeast compacts to the bottom of the bottle.
The upright storage method decreases the amount of exposed beer thus slowing oxidation of the beer.
Another real good reason for not storing a beer on its side is that long exposure to the cork (especially non-taint treated natural cork) can impart cork flavours within the beer. The alcohol in beer draws out that mouldy/musty character of the cork and in fact can taint the beer. In our opinion this doesn't add any wanted complexity to the beer. Natural cork can also harbour certain fungal bacterias which are believed to create an off-flavour compound called 2,4,6, Trichloroanisole or simply TCA, which renders its victim lifeless and dull to the taste.
Many vintage beers are kept on beer shelves for quite some time before being sold. Don't you think beer stores would shelve their corked beers like wine, if they were meant to be laid-down like wine?
We've spoken to dozens of brewers, who all recommend the upright method of beer storage. Even world-renowned brewers like Chimay and Riva suggest that you store all of their beers upright.
Just because a self-proclaimed "beer expert" recommends that beer be laid-down like wine, doesn't mean that they are 100% correct. There's more than one opinion in the world, and opinions change over time.
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**TLDR;** If you drink special, pricier beers and want to age them, stand them up. If its regular beer in a can or bottle with plastic lined cap then you probably don't have to worry about oxidation or aging. | Now there's a lot of debate surrounding storing a beer upright vs. laying it down like a wine, specifically towards corked bottles. Some "experts" have faith in the old school wine way, that a corked beer should be kept on its side in order to keep the cork from drying out, while others believe that it doesn't really matter. In our opinion, ALL beer should be stored upright. Here's why we believe so, along with some other interesting facts about storage and cork:
Cork cells are impregnated with a waxy material, called suberin, that is almost impermeable to water or gases. Cork is also buoyant due to the presence of trapped air in the cavities of the waterproof dead cells. When cut these cells act as suction-cups and become adhesive, thus making them ideal bottle stoppers.
Natural cork is sometimes prone to drying out, however we've never had any problems -- even with beers aged 10+ years upright. Today's modern plastic/synthetic, screw cap, agglomerated, technical and capsulated corks are a lot less prone to shrinkage, to the point where it's not even worth worrying about. If a beer has been both corked and capped or corked then waxed, cork shrinkage is definitely not a major concern.
The inside of the bottle already contains its own humidity level, and as a result will not dry out the portion of the cork inside the bottle if stored properly. So the idea of laying a beer down to ensure that the liquid touches the cork to prevent drying is a moot point -- remember "almost impermeable to water", the cork is not going to act like a sponge. It's the cork exposed to the open air that should be of concern, however an ample amount of humidity is all that is required to stop any exposed cork from drying out during long-term storage.
Cork problems are usually a sign of a bad cork or a cork that has passed its lifespan, not necessarily a sign of poor storage. Agglomerated corks last for about 1-3 years before beginning to disintegrate. Plastic corks eventually lose their elasticity, too. We suggest contacting the brewery to find out what type of cork they used, and its expected lifespan.
Long storage of a beer on its side can create a yeast ring (or water-mark) inside the bottle, which will not settle. Storing a beer upright will ensure that the yeast compacts to the bottom of the bottle.
The upright storage method decreases the amount of exposed beer thus slowing oxidation of the beer.
Another real good reason for not storing a beer on its side is that long exposure to the cork (especially non-taint treated natural cork) can impart cork flavours within the beer. The alcohol in beer draws out that mouldy/musty character of the cork and in fact can taint the beer. In our opinion this doesn't add any wanted complexity to the beer. Natural cork can also harbour certain fungal bacterias which are believed to create an off-flavour compound called 2,4,6, Trichloroanisole or simply TCA, which renders its victim lifeless and dull to the taste.
Many vintage beers are kept on beer shelves for quite some time before being sold. Don't you think beer stores would shelve their corked beers like wine, if they were meant to be laid-down like wine?
We've spoken to dozens of brewers, who all recommend the upright method of beer storage. Even world-renowned brewers like Chimay and Riva suggest that you store all of their beers upright.
Just because a self-proclaimed "beer expert" recommends that beer be laid-down like wine, doesn't mean that they are 100% correct. There's more than one opinion in the world, and opinions change over time.
source:
TLDR; If you drink special, pricier beers and want to age them, stand them up. If its regular beer in a can or bottle with plastic lined cap then you probably don't have to worry about oxidation or aging.
| pics | t5_2qh0u | c14lfnt | Now there's a lot of debate surrounding storing a beer upright vs. laying it down like a wine, specifically towards corked bottles. Some "experts" have faith in the old school wine way, that a corked beer should be kept on its side in order to keep the cork from drying out, while others believe that it doesn't really matter. In our opinion, ALL beer should be stored upright. Here's why we believe so, along with some other interesting facts about storage and cork:
Cork cells are impregnated with a waxy material, called suberin, that is almost impermeable to water or gases. Cork is also buoyant due to the presence of trapped air in the cavities of the waterproof dead cells. When cut these cells act as suction-cups and become adhesive, thus making them ideal bottle stoppers.
Natural cork is sometimes prone to drying out, however we've never had any problems -- even with beers aged 10+ years upright. Today's modern plastic/synthetic, screw cap, agglomerated, technical and capsulated corks are a lot less prone to shrinkage, to the point where it's not even worth worrying about. If a beer has been both corked and capped or corked then waxed, cork shrinkage is definitely not a major concern.
The inside of the bottle already contains its own humidity level, and as a result will not dry out the portion of the cork inside the bottle if stored properly. So the idea of laying a beer down to ensure that the liquid touches the cork to prevent drying is a moot point -- remember "almost impermeable to water", the cork is not going to act like a sponge. It's the cork exposed to the open air that should be of concern, however an ample amount of humidity is all that is required to stop any exposed cork from drying out during long-term storage.
Cork problems are usually a sign of a bad cork or a cork that has passed its lifespan, not necessarily a sign of poor storage. Agglomerated corks last for about 1-3 years before beginning to disintegrate. Plastic corks eventually lose their elasticity, too. We suggest contacting the brewery to find out what type of cork they used, and its expected lifespan.
Long storage of a beer on its side can create a yeast ring (or water-mark) inside the bottle, which will not settle. Storing a beer upright will ensure that the yeast compacts to the bottom of the bottle.
The upright storage method decreases the amount of exposed beer thus slowing oxidation of the beer.
Another real good reason for not storing a beer on its side is that long exposure to the cork (especially non-taint treated natural cork) can impart cork flavours within the beer. The alcohol in beer draws out that mouldy/musty character of the cork and in fact can taint the beer. In our opinion this doesn't add any wanted complexity to the beer. Natural cork can also harbour certain fungal bacterias which are believed to create an off-flavour compound called 2,4,6, Trichloroanisole or simply TCA, which renders its victim lifeless and dull to the taste.
Many vintage beers are kept on beer shelves for quite some time before being sold. Don't you think beer stores would shelve their corked beers like wine, if they were meant to be laid-down like wine?
We've spoken to dozens of brewers, who all recommend the upright method of beer storage. Even world-renowned brewers like Chimay and Riva suggest that you store all of their beers upright.
Just because a self-proclaimed "beer expert" recommends that beer be laid-down like wine, doesn't mean that they are 100% correct. There's more than one opinion in the world, and opinions change over time.
source: | If you drink special, pricier beers and want to age them, stand them up. If its regular beer in a can or bottle with plastic lined cap then you probably don't have to worry about oxidation or aging. |
smokesteam | I also work in finance and have a personality very different from that presented by my coworkers. I've learned that keeping my actual self in check has helped me advance my career. To put it another way, I present my professional self very differently than my personal self. Its not a matter of hiding the real me or putting up a false front since both are part of who I am.
TL;DR: Yes, conformity is necessary for the work place in finance. | I also work in finance and have a personality very different from that presented by my coworkers. I've learned that keeping my actual self in check has helped me advance my career. To put it another way, I present my professional self very differently than my personal self. Its not a matter of hiding the real me or putting up a false front since both are part of who I am.
TL;DR: Yes, conformity is necessary for the work place in finance.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14o5tz | I also work in finance and have a personality very different from that presented by my coworkers. I've learned that keeping my actual self in check has helped me advance my career. To put it another way, I present my professional self very differently than my personal self. Its not a matter of hiding the real me or putting up a false front since both are part of who I am. | Yes, conformity is necessary for the work place in finance. |
Ubiquity4321 | Well, you can pretty much play ANY style in TF2 with the current classes from Pro to Troll (if you consider those the polar opposites like I do).
Most people would probably just want a switch of weapons from one class to another. Most of us play the class we do because of the weapon choices we are forced into by choosing our favorite class. (For example the Medic and his healing guns, the Heavy and Natascha, or the Spy and the butterfly knife/electro sapper/disguise kit).
Like OP wants a melee class with fire resistance, but the rest of us say to use the Demo + sword/shield. You also get the ability to problem-solve with the standard Grenade Launcher and halfway decent health and speed to go along with the whole package.
I propose to actually solve a problem: FORCING the players (pub or otherwise) to work together (more or less) and overcome something without adding a new gametype, and still having everything be super fun.
TL;DR: **You could really do this by just adding a weapon or two to the current lineup somewhere.** | Well, you can pretty much play ANY style in TF2 with the current classes from Pro to Troll (if you consider those the polar opposites like I do).
Most people would probably just want a switch of weapons from one class to another. Most of us play the class we do because of the weapon choices we are forced into by choosing our favorite class. (For example the Medic and his healing guns, the Heavy and Natascha, or the Spy and the butterfly knife/electro sapper/disguise kit).
Like OP wants a melee class with fire resistance, but the rest of us say to use the Demo + sword/shield. You also get the ability to problem-solve with the standard Grenade Launcher and halfway decent health and speed to go along with the whole package.
I propose to actually solve a problem: FORCING the players (pub or otherwise) to work together (more or less) and overcome something without adding a new gametype, and still having everything be super fun.
TL;DR: You could really do this by just adding a weapon or two to the current lineup somewhere.
| tf2 | t5_2qka0 | c14ogzw | Well, you can pretty much play ANY style in TF2 with the current classes from Pro to Troll (if you consider those the polar opposites like I do).
Most people would probably just want a switch of weapons from one class to another. Most of us play the class we do because of the weapon choices we are forced into by choosing our favorite class. (For example the Medic and his healing guns, the Heavy and Natascha, or the Spy and the butterfly knife/electro sapper/disguise kit).
Like OP wants a melee class with fire resistance, but the rest of us say to use the Demo + sword/shield. You also get the ability to problem-solve with the standard Grenade Launcher and halfway decent health and speed to go along with the whole package.
I propose to actually solve a problem: FORCING the players (pub or otherwise) to work together (more or less) and overcome something without adding a new gametype, and still having everything be super fun. | You could really do this by just adding a weapon or two to the current lineup somewhere. |
Jasper1984 | As to why things rotate at all, angular momentum is conserved, imply some kind of rotation, and stuff ends up with it.
If it rotated round some other axis that doesn't go through the center of mass, that would violate conservation of impulse, as the impulse of 'the side with the higher mass' wouldn't cancel out that of the other side. If you have an rotating unbalanced wheel, attached with the axis, the only reason it rotates around the fixed axis is because it is fixed; impulse flows in and out the axis, if it weren't fixed, and couldn't get rid of the impulse instead this point accelerate back and forth equivalently to the axis of rotation actually being that through the center of mass.
In formulas, lets have two identical masses m on a rod, and a fixed axis, on at distance r other at distance R, if it rotates round the fixed axis, the impulse:
p= m (r (cos ωt, sin ωt) - R (cos ωt, sin ωt)) = m (r-R) (cos ωt, sin ωt)
Derivative to time of impulse is force:
F= dp/dt = mω (r-R) (-sin ωt, cos ωt)
This is the force the axis feels. If this axis is not attached to anything, this point will oscilate back and forth due to the acceleration.
F= 2m d^2 x/dt^2 = mω (r-R) (-sin ωt, cos ωt)
Integrating that twice, and killing the constant(position) and linear term(speed of whole system):
x = (r-R)/2ω (sin ωt, -cos ωt)
You can check that 0 = p+ 2m dx/dt. Note that ω didn't change in this case, but this isn't generally true, if the rotation point wasn't on the line between the masses, the rate of rotation would have changed. Angular momentum, L happens not to change on the line *between* the two masses.
tl;dr stuff that doesn't have it's rotation axis fixed must have it's rotation axis through the center of mass. Other rotation axises accelerate(relative to the objects) equivalently to that, so that it is a bit pointless to consider them. | As to why things rotate at all, angular momentum is conserved, imply some kind of rotation, and stuff ends up with it.
If it rotated round some other axis that doesn't go through the center of mass, that would violate conservation of impulse, as the impulse of 'the side with the higher mass' wouldn't cancel out that of the other side. If you have an rotating unbalanced wheel, attached with the axis, the only reason it rotates around the fixed axis is because it is fixed; impulse flows in and out the axis, if it weren't fixed, and couldn't get rid of the impulse instead this point accelerate back and forth equivalently to the axis of rotation actually being that through the center of mass.
In formulas, lets have two identical masses m on a rod, and a fixed axis, on at distance r other at distance R, if it rotates round the fixed axis, the impulse:
p= m (r (cos ωt, sin ωt) - R (cos ωt, sin ωt)) = m (r-R) (cos ωt, sin ωt)
Derivative to time of impulse is force:
F= dp/dt = mω (r-R) (-sin ωt, cos ωt)
This is the force the axis feels. If this axis is not attached to anything, this point will oscilate back and forth due to the acceleration.
F= 2m d^2 x/dt^2 = mω (r-R) (-sin ωt, cos ωt)
Integrating that twice, and killing the constant(position) and linear term(speed of whole system):
x = (r-R)/2ω (sin ωt, -cos ωt)
You can check that 0 = p+ 2m dx/dt. Note that ω didn't change in this case, but this isn't generally true, if the rotation point wasn't on the line between the masses, the rate of rotation would have changed. Angular momentum, L happens not to change on the line between the two masses.
tl;dr stuff that doesn't have it's rotation axis fixed must have it's rotation axis through the center of mass. Other rotation axises accelerate(relative to the objects) equivalently to that, so that it is a bit pointless to consider them.
| askscience | t5_2qm4e | c14rgn5 | As to why things rotate at all, angular momentum is conserved, imply some kind of rotation, and stuff ends up with it.
If it rotated round some other axis that doesn't go through the center of mass, that would violate conservation of impulse, as the impulse of 'the side with the higher mass' wouldn't cancel out that of the other side. If you have an rotating unbalanced wheel, attached with the axis, the only reason it rotates around the fixed axis is because it is fixed; impulse flows in and out the axis, if it weren't fixed, and couldn't get rid of the impulse instead this point accelerate back and forth equivalently to the axis of rotation actually being that through the center of mass.
In formulas, lets have two identical masses m on a rod, and a fixed axis, on at distance r other at distance R, if it rotates round the fixed axis, the impulse:
p= m (r (cos ωt, sin ωt) - R (cos ωt, sin ωt)) = m (r-R) (cos ωt, sin ωt)
Derivative to time of impulse is force:
F= dp/dt = mω (r-R) (-sin ωt, cos ωt)
This is the force the axis feels. If this axis is not attached to anything, this point will oscilate back and forth due to the acceleration.
F= 2m d^2 x/dt^2 = mω (r-R) (-sin ωt, cos ωt)
Integrating that twice, and killing the constant(position) and linear term(speed of whole system):
x = (r-R)/2ω (sin ωt, -cos ωt)
You can check that 0 = p+ 2m dx/dt. Note that ω didn't change in this case, but this isn't generally true, if the rotation point wasn't on the line between the masses, the rate of rotation would have changed. Angular momentum, L happens not to change on the line between the two masses. | stuff that doesn't have it's rotation axis fixed must have it's rotation axis through the center of mass. Other rotation axises accelerate(relative to the objects) equivalently to that, so that it is a bit pointless to consider them. |
Jamben | For the smoking:
Allen Carr's easy way:
I've heard plenty of success stories with this. I highly doubt it was viral ether, as they would usually accompany a pirated pdf (as I'm doing now)
And for the weight gain:
TL;DR: She already knows shes gaining weight, create an atmosphere where she can lose it. | For the smoking:
Allen Carr's easy way:
I've heard plenty of success stories with this. I highly doubt it was viral ether, as they would usually accompany a pirated pdf (as I'm doing now)
And for the weight gain:
TL;DR: She already knows shes gaining weight, create an atmosphere where she can lose it.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14rqce | For the smoking:
Allen Carr's easy way:
I've heard plenty of success stories with this. I highly doubt it was viral ether, as they would usually accompany a pirated pdf (as I'm doing now)
And for the weight gain: | She already knows shes gaining weight, create an atmosphere where she can lose it. |
LaJollaJim | Link is dead (FU youtube!)
Any other links?
TL;DR: Fox News and youtube both suck | Link is dead (FU youtube!)
Any other links?
TL;DR: Fox News and youtube both suck
| politics | t5_2cneq | c14txod | Link is dead (FU youtube!)
Any other links? | Fox News and youtube both suck |
mr_jiffy | I don't care what you would like to call yourself and I'm not here to bash on anybody but it really all boils down to this. If you were born with a dick you're a man, if you were born with a pussy you're a woman. No matter what you changed later on or even if everything else is another gender from the start, you are what you are.
tl;dr - Tomatoes are fruits even though they look like vegetables, and Transvestites are men even though they look like women. | I don't care what you would like to call yourself and I'm not here to bash on anybody but it really all boils down to this. If you were born with a dick you're a man, if you were born with a pussy you're a woman. No matter what you changed later on or even if everything else is another gender from the start, you are what you are.
tl;dr - Tomatoes are fruits even though they look like vegetables, and Transvestites are men even though they look like women.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | c14wxcc | I don't care what you would like to call yourself and I'm not here to bash on anybody but it really all boils down to this. If you were born with a dick you're a man, if you were born with a pussy you're a woman. No matter what you changed later on or even if everything else is another gender from the start, you are what you are. | Tomatoes are fruits even though they look like vegetables, and Transvestites are men even though they look like women. |
emloh | So I'm pulling up my pants after going number one, and I hear a splash behind me (I'm a girl btw). I turn around and see something flashing in the toilet. Without thinking, I stick my entire sleeved arm down into the bowels of the toilet just in time to feel the edge of my student ID card as the automatic flush starts off.
This has all happened in just a second, so my conscious thoughts haven't completely caught up to me yet. I sit for a while with my hand still in the toilet, not believing what just happened and thinking about how I still have 5 more hours of class, a disgustingly wet hand, and no ID card to get where I need to go for the day. Spent $60 to replace it...
TLD;DR Automatic flush is the pits | So I'm pulling up my pants after going number one, and I hear a splash behind me (I'm a girl btw). I turn around and see something flashing in the toilet. Without thinking, I stick my entire sleeved arm down into the bowels of the toilet just in time to feel the edge of my student ID card as the automatic flush starts off.
This has all happened in just a second, so my conscious thoughts haven't completely caught up to me yet. I sit for a while with my hand still in the toilet, not believing what just happened and thinking about how I still have 5 more hours of class, a disgustingly wet hand, and no ID card to get where I need to go for the day. Spent $60 to replace it...
TLD;DR Automatic flush is the pits
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14x9fl | So I'm pulling up my pants after going number one, and I hear a splash behind me (I'm a girl btw). I turn around and see something flashing in the toilet. Without thinking, I stick my entire sleeved arm down into the bowels of the toilet just in time to feel the edge of my student ID card as the automatic flush starts off.
This has all happened in just a second, so my conscious thoughts haven't completely caught up to me yet. I sit for a while with my hand still in the toilet, not believing what just happened and thinking about how I still have 5 more hours of class, a disgustingly wet hand, and no ID card to get where I need to go for the day. Spent $60 to replace it... | Automatic flush is the pits |
unionjackattack | i was taking a shit at work. i was playing mega man 3 on my phone. put the phone in the fabric bowl made of my pants. forgetting i had placed it there, i pulled up my pants and my phone flipped out of my pants and into the toilet. i had already flushed because... i enjoy sitting down and flushing. i shoved my hand into the toilet less than a second after my phone had been submerged. like a ninja, i masterfully disassembled my phone, held it under the hand dryer and by the end of the day it was good to go.
TL;DR. phone | i was taking a shit at work. i was playing mega man 3 on my phone. put the phone in the fabric bowl made of my pants. forgetting i had placed it there, i pulled up my pants and my phone flipped out of my pants and into the toilet. i had already flushed because... i enjoy sitting down and flushing. i shoved my hand into the toilet less than a second after my phone had been submerged. like a ninja, i masterfully disassembled my phone, held it under the hand dryer and by the end of the day it was good to go.
TL;DR. phone
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c14xav2 | i was taking a shit at work. i was playing mega man 3 on my phone. put the phone in the fabric bowl made of my pants. forgetting i had placed it there, i pulled up my pants and my phone flipped out of my pants and into the toilet. i had already flushed because... i enjoy sitting down and flushing. i shoved my hand into the toilet less than a second after my phone had been submerged. like a ninja, i masterfully disassembled my phone, held it under the hand dryer and by the end of the day it was good to go. | phone |
200iso | Thanks fo that info. It sounds like some interesting research.
Since you asked, a bit more detail about some of the main problems I see...
I don't think the website is doing a good job at communicating anything. Case in point, the fact that the website has an extensive "about" page. A good website is self explanatory. When I initially clicked around the website, I really had no clue what it was about, period. Now that you've explained a little about the background, I am still lost. The overall information architecture and content strategy is very top down, it seems to targeting an audience that's already familiar with the subject.
The most important technical problem with the site would be it's overal decency on flash. The swf load up times are way too slow, the use of flash is needlessly weighing down the site. More specifically though, the "explorer" you linked is a terrible navigation device. Here are some of the problems with it:
1. The browser back button is disabled on this page
2. None of the sub-sections are linkable and therefore do not create a browser history. Not only is this bad for usability, it's bad SEO.
3. For topics with a lot of sub-topics (ex. "poverty") there isn't enough space to show all the subtopics, so the designer has chosen to hide some topics behind others. This forces the user to hunt and peck to discover all of the topics. Site navigation is not a game, it needs to be extremely straightforward.
4. The inter-connecting lines between the topics muck up the whitespace and confuse me.
5. Some topics (ex. "market basket") are buried 3 or more levels deep, users do not have the patience for that much clicking.
6. The fact that you're able to get to the same topic via multiple parent topics makes it more difficult for a returning visitor to duplicate their actions, in turn making finding content a potentially frustrating experience.
***TLDR;*** The "about us" page layout is the least of the problems.
Edit: formatting | Thanks fo that info. It sounds like some interesting research.
Since you asked, a bit more detail about some of the main problems I see...
I don't think the website is doing a good job at communicating anything. Case in point, the fact that the website has an extensive "about" page. A good website is self explanatory. When I initially clicked around the website, I really had no clue what it was about, period. Now that you've explained a little about the background, I am still lost. The overall information architecture and content strategy is very top down, it seems to targeting an audience that's already familiar with the subject.
The most important technical problem with the site would be it's overal decency on flash. The swf load up times are way too slow, the use of flash is needlessly weighing down the site. More specifically though, the "explorer" you linked is a terrible navigation device. Here are some of the problems with it:
The browser back button is disabled on this page
None of the sub-sections are linkable and therefore do not create a browser history. Not only is this bad for usability, it's bad SEO.
For topics with a lot of sub-topics (ex. "poverty") there isn't enough space to show all the subtopics, so the designer has chosen to hide some topics behind others. This forces the user to hunt and peck to discover all of the topics. Site navigation is not a game, it needs to be extremely straightforward.
The inter-connecting lines between the topics muck up the whitespace and confuse me.
Some topics (ex. "market basket") are buried 3 or more levels deep, users do not have the patience for that much clicking.
The fact that you're able to get to the same topic via multiple parent topics makes it more difficult for a returning visitor to duplicate their actions, in turn making finding content a potentially frustrating experience.
TLDR; The "about us" page layout is the least of the problems.
Edit: formatting
| Winnipeg | t5_2qtno | c160vol | Thanks fo that info. It sounds like some interesting research.
Since you asked, a bit more detail about some of the main problems I see...
I don't think the website is doing a good job at communicating anything. Case in point, the fact that the website has an extensive "about" page. A good website is self explanatory. When I initially clicked around the website, I really had no clue what it was about, period. Now that you've explained a little about the background, I am still lost. The overall information architecture and content strategy is very top down, it seems to targeting an audience that's already familiar with the subject.
The most important technical problem with the site would be it's overal decency on flash. The swf load up times are way too slow, the use of flash is needlessly weighing down the site. More specifically though, the "explorer" you linked is a terrible navigation device. Here are some of the problems with it:
The browser back button is disabled on this page
None of the sub-sections are linkable and therefore do not create a browser history. Not only is this bad for usability, it's bad SEO.
For topics with a lot of sub-topics (ex. "poverty") there isn't enough space to show all the subtopics, so the designer has chosen to hide some topics behind others. This forces the user to hunt and peck to discover all of the topics. Site navigation is not a game, it needs to be extremely straightforward.
The inter-connecting lines between the topics muck up the whitespace and confuse me.
Some topics (ex. "market basket") are buried 3 or more levels deep, users do not have the patience for that much clicking.
The fact that you're able to get to the same topic via multiple parent topics makes it more difficult for a returning visitor to duplicate their actions, in turn making finding content a potentially frustrating experience. | The "about us" page layout is the least of the problems.
Edit: formatting |
nibbles200 | I was replying to a person who I agreed with and for some reason he deleted his comment. Since I already wrote my reply I thought I would just post it.
Nature (evolution or God, whoever you fancy) gave us two genders with specific roles. The woman was given the tools (emotional and physical) to birth and sustain/nurture a child. Back before we had baby formula and breast pumps, how is a guy going to stay home and feed and tend to an infant? Logically the one that has the physical tools to do this would have to do it. To blame "the man" is ridiculous, unless you are blaming your "God" and that would just be blasphemous.
Men have been equipped with tools that make them ideal providers and protectors. To argue that that would be absurd. In all of nature including human the process of procreation includes finding a suitable mate. Women only allow mates they believe to make a good male protector. This is why we reject certain traits and look for others it is a biological process that has evolved through the ages.
I raise sheep and every fall I get a Ram for mating. Watching the process made me think a lot about how this all works. Some Ewe will participate smell the ram and let him mount, while others run and the ram essentially decides to "rape" her. The term "rape" has become a societal thing where we decided as a collective that it is wrong, Sheep lack that ability, so from a biological standpoint is there really a rape? I say no but as a man with a conscious and humility I feel the responsibility to respect a woman's wishes. This is likely a trait acquired through evolution that some may lack while I think the bulk of humanity has. Regardless this recent movement trying to "empower" women to be the "man" at the expense of men seems ass backwards from what nature/God has given us. Then again one could feel the same way about Gays. Either way I firmly believe that anyone can feel, or believe what they wish and live anyway they like, just as long as it isn't at the expense of others and so women go empower your self's but if you lie about a rape you should be held to the same repercussions that the law provides to everyone else. Right now it doesn't seem like that is the way it works.
I don't know I could go on and on about all the stupid thoughts that go through my mind in life but likely no one would ever read it because tl;dr: People are still bound to their biological heritage, some try to better them self's by working with what they got while others are just sociopaths and take advantage of others by using what they got.
EDIT: added a little more crap to make it work as a post and not a reply. | I was replying to a person who I agreed with and for some reason he deleted his comment. Since I already wrote my reply I thought I would just post it.
Nature (evolution or God, whoever you fancy) gave us two genders with specific roles. The woman was given the tools (emotional and physical) to birth and sustain/nurture a child. Back before we had baby formula and breast pumps, how is a guy going to stay home and feed and tend to an infant? Logically the one that has the physical tools to do this would have to do it. To blame "the man" is ridiculous, unless you are blaming your "God" and that would just be blasphemous.
Men have been equipped with tools that make them ideal providers and protectors. To argue that that would be absurd. In all of nature including human the process of procreation includes finding a suitable mate. Women only allow mates they believe to make a good male protector. This is why we reject certain traits and look for others it is a biological process that has evolved through the ages.
I raise sheep and every fall I get a Ram for mating. Watching the process made me think a lot about how this all works. Some Ewe will participate smell the ram and let him mount, while others run and the ram essentially decides to "rape" her. The term "rape" has become a societal thing where we decided as a collective that it is wrong, Sheep lack that ability, so from a biological standpoint is there really a rape? I say no but as a man with a conscious and humility I feel the responsibility to respect a woman's wishes. This is likely a trait acquired through evolution that some may lack while I think the bulk of humanity has. Regardless this recent movement trying to "empower" women to be the "man" at the expense of men seems ass backwards from what nature/God has given us. Then again one could feel the same way about Gays. Either way I firmly believe that anyone can feel, or believe what they wish and live anyway they like, just as long as it isn't at the expense of others and so women go empower your self's but if you lie about a rape you should be held to the same repercussions that the law provides to everyone else. Right now it doesn't seem like that is the way it works.
I don't know I could go on and on about all the stupid thoughts that go through my mind in life but likely no one would ever read it because tl;dr: People are still bound to their biological heritage, some try to better them self's by working with what they got while others are just sociopaths and take advantage of others by using what they got.
EDIT: added a little more crap to make it work as a post and not a reply.
| MensRights | t5_2qhk3 | c15dws3 | I was replying to a person who I agreed with and for some reason he deleted his comment. Since I already wrote my reply I thought I would just post it.
Nature (evolution or God, whoever you fancy) gave us two genders with specific roles. The woman was given the tools (emotional and physical) to birth and sustain/nurture a child. Back before we had baby formula and breast pumps, how is a guy going to stay home and feed and tend to an infant? Logically the one that has the physical tools to do this would have to do it. To blame "the man" is ridiculous, unless you are blaming your "God" and that would just be blasphemous.
Men have been equipped with tools that make them ideal providers and protectors. To argue that that would be absurd. In all of nature including human the process of procreation includes finding a suitable mate. Women only allow mates they believe to make a good male protector. This is why we reject certain traits and look for others it is a biological process that has evolved through the ages.
I raise sheep and every fall I get a Ram for mating. Watching the process made me think a lot about how this all works. Some Ewe will participate smell the ram and let him mount, while others run and the ram essentially decides to "rape" her. The term "rape" has become a societal thing where we decided as a collective that it is wrong, Sheep lack that ability, so from a biological standpoint is there really a rape? I say no but as a man with a conscious and humility I feel the responsibility to respect a woman's wishes. This is likely a trait acquired through evolution that some may lack while I think the bulk of humanity has. Regardless this recent movement trying to "empower" women to be the "man" at the expense of men seems ass backwards from what nature/God has given us. Then again one could feel the same way about Gays. Either way I firmly believe that anyone can feel, or believe what they wish and live anyway they like, just as long as it isn't at the expense of others and so women go empower your self's but if you lie about a rape you should be held to the same repercussions that the law provides to everyone else. Right now it doesn't seem like that is the way it works.
I don't know I could go on and on about all the stupid thoughts that go through my mind in life but likely no one would ever read it because | People are still bound to their biological heritage, some try to better them self's by working with what they got while others are just sociopaths and take advantage of others by using what they got.
EDIT: added a little more crap to make it work as a post and not a reply. |
Kukido | Alcohol: My friend and I were 18 but my other two friends were 17. We were buying some easy drinking rubbish for a night in with the Xbox when the undercover police stop and ask us where we are going with the drink. They asked for I.D. and of course were taking the route that two weren't old enough. Well, according to Scottish Law it is not illegal for persons under the legal age to consume Alcohol at a place of residence, we talked that shit out the door and went home and got merry.
Before leaving the policeman says: "If I see one single drunk under-age girl outside I'll come and get you"
TLDR; Alcohol from the police | Alcohol: My friend and I were 18 but my other two friends were 17. We were buying some easy drinking rubbish for a night in with the Xbox when the undercover police stop and ask us where we are going with the drink. They asked for I.D. and of course were taking the route that two weren't old enough. Well, according to Scottish Law it is not illegal for persons under the legal age to consume Alcohol at a place of residence, we talked that shit out the door and went home and got merry.
Before leaving the policeman says: "If I see one single drunk under-age girl outside I'll come and get you"
TLDR; Alcohol from the police
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c15huq1 | Alcohol: My friend and I were 18 but my other two friends were 17. We were buying some easy drinking rubbish for a night in with the Xbox when the undercover police stop and ask us where we are going with the drink. They asked for I.D. and of course were taking the route that two weren't old enough. Well, according to Scottish Law it is not illegal for persons under the legal age to consume Alcohol at a place of residence, we talked that shit out the door and went home and got merry.
Before leaving the policeman says: "If I see one single drunk under-age girl outside I'll come and get you" | Alcohol from the police |
jahayhurst | this guy's right, except it's blown out of proportion quite a bit.
whatever you said, the prof didn't think it was appropriate. think about why it wasn't.
but don't think too hard. he told you if he didn't have to apologize, you don't. he scolded you, and it worked. he saw that you felt bad, and he hopes you will learn from it.
so, spend some time learning from it, and don't do it in the future.
that, or he found your comment to be the one jab too many on a bad day or something.
tl;dr lighten up, he probably was getting tired of the commentary. or, something that you said seemed like a bad thing to say. | this guy's right, except it's blown out of proportion quite a bit.
whatever you said, the prof didn't think it was appropriate. think about why it wasn't.
but don't think too hard. he told you if he didn't have to apologize, you don't. he scolded you, and it worked. he saw that you felt bad, and he hopes you will learn from it.
so, spend some time learning from it, and don't do it in the future.
that, or he found your comment to be the one jab too many on a bad day or something.
tl;dr lighten up, he probably was getting tired of the commentary. or, something that you said seemed like a bad thing to say.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c15krad | this guy's right, except it's blown out of proportion quite a bit.
whatever you said, the prof didn't think it was appropriate. think about why it wasn't.
but don't think too hard. he told you if he didn't have to apologize, you don't. he scolded you, and it worked. he saw that you felt bad, and he hopes you will learn from it.
so, spend some time learning from it, and don't do it in the future.
that, or he found your comment to be the one jab too many on a bad day or something. | lighten up, he probably was getting tired of the commentary. or, something that you said seemed like a bad thing to say. |
trompelemonde | Consider the $5000 as a sunk cost.
Convincing your mother that she got scammed won't get the $5000 back and will make her feel bad. The main thing is to stop it happening again. You may be able to recover the $5000 but don't count on it, and you won't be able to do it without her assistance.
Instead, tell her this:
*"I believe you when you say that he's legit. That's still no reason not to be careful. I love you and I want to help you and protect you. If he asks for any more money, I want you to call me and we will work through it together. Because you're not speaking to him on the phone, you might not know that it's him the next time around. People could guess his password or hack into his account, and if they see that you have sent him money they might ask for more and try to steal it. That can happen whether or not he is legit or not. Another criminal in the jail could have put a virus on the jail computer to catch his password."*
This way you create a separate villain so that she is not forced to reevaluate her sweetheart or herself.
She still believes Dave is good and pure and all that bullshit.
You and her work together against EvilDave, who is trying to exploit the love she has for Dave.
**TL;DR:** Create another new villain, and merge the two later when you have actual proof that the money wasn't used for bail. Also pay attention to brock_lee's point about bail money being returned once he stands trial. | Consider the $5000 as a sunk cost.
Convincing your mother that she got scammed won't get the $5000 back and will make her feel bad. The main thing is to stop it happening again. You may be able to recover the $5000 but don't count on it, and you won't be able to do it without her assistance.
Instead, tell her this:
"I believe you when you say that he's legit. That's still no reason not to be careful. I love you and I want to help you and protect you. If he asks for any more money, I want you to call me and we will work through it together. Because you're not speaking to him on the phone, you might not know that it's him the next time around. People could guess his password or hack into his account, and if they see that you have sent him money they might ask for more and try to steal it. That can happen whether or not he is legit or not. Another criminal in the jail could have put a virus on the jail computer to catch his password."
This way you create a separate villain so that she is not forced to reevaluate her sweetheart or herself.
She still believes Dave is good and pure and all that bullshit.
You and her work together against EvilDave, who is trying to exploit the love she has for Dave.
TL;DR: Create another new villain, and merge the two later when you have actual proof that the money wasn't used for bail. Also pay attention to brock_lee's point about bail money being returned once he stands trial.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c15qrum | Consider the $5000 as a sunk cost.
Convincing your mother that she got scammed won't get the $5000 back and will make her feel bad. The main thing is to stop it happening again. You may be able to recover the $5000 but don't count on it, and you won't be able to do it without her assistance.
Instead, tell her this:
"I believe you when you say that he's legit. That's still no reason not to be careful. I love you and I want to help you and protect you. If he asks for any more money, I want you to call me and we will work through it together. Because you're not speaking to him on the phone, you might not know that it's him the next time around. People could guess his password or hack into his account, and if they see that you have sent him money they might ask for more and try to steal it. That can happen whether or not he is legit or not. Another criminal in the jail could have put a virus on the jail computer to catch his password."
This way you create a separate villain so that she is not forced to reevaluate her sweetheart or herself.
She still believes Dave is good and pure and all that bullshit.
You and her work together against EvilDave, who is trying to exploit the love she has for Dave. | Create another new villain, and merge the two later when you have actual proof that the money wasn't used for bail. Also pay attention to brock_lee's point about bail money being returned once he stands trial. |
AnnArchist | >Of course it's not. But it does contribute to the overwhelming sense that you, being gay, are not "normal."
Gays are completely normal.
If you pick a magazine marketed to straight people, expect straight people in it. If a magazine doesn't exist in that category that is specifically marketed towards gay people, then create it and go make some money.
>Kind of hard to learn a lot about sex (something needed to write about i) when the literature is harder to find. More importantly, a confused gay highschooler isn't about to go out and write columns like Dan Savage.
Google. . .
>Milk in US History? Not for me, and I can guarantee you not for the majority of high schoolers who go to school in most of the Midwest and other conservative parts of the country. As for "it only matters that he's a scientist" tell that to Alan Turing.
That was the first one that came to my head. We did cover more than that. Then again, I went to a good suburban school. Being gay or straight is completely irrelevant when speaking of professional accomplishments.
Its like saying that George Washing was so great and it had something to do with his wooden teeth so now people with dentures can succeed too!
>Yes, it does matter. Straight people like to watch movies about straight love that make them feel fuzzy inside. Gays want to watch movies about gay love to feel fuzzy inside, too. Trouble is, the majority of movies centered around gay characters are tragic. In fact, I can think of only one "happy" gay movie, and it's a very little-known indie film.
They exist. When they do release 'gay movies' they just aren't pumped out constantly because the demand doesn't exist.
>tl;dr: you're using your privilege to be an asshole and are missing OP's point completely
No, I just disagree. From everything I've seen, most of the time, now, for at least adult homosexuals, they don't have any big boogie monster to fear in my state. I live in Iowa where gays can marriage. I went to U of Iowa, which is annually a top 10-15 gay friendly university.
I've seen homosexuals get into fights... with other homosexuals outside of the gay bar. But I've rarely seen an instance of a homosexual being harassed. I have however, seen people be critical or otherwise say something offensive to the gay person and most of those times the homosexuals get something that a straight person never would, usually the friend or person who is with the asshole has actually turned and stood up for the homosexual.
We don't live in 1985 where everyone is afraid of aids. We live in 2010 where anyone can marry anyone and everyone still is an equal.
Sure, much of this wouldn't apply everywhere. Sure, assholes are assholes. For almost everything, at least in the state of Iowa, gays are equals and no one gives a shit if you are gay or straight. | >Of course it's not. But it does contribute to the overwhelming sense that you, being gay, are not "normal."
Gays are completely normal.
If you pick a magazine marketed to straight people, expect straight people in it. If a magazine doesn't exist in that category that is specifically marketed towards gay people, then create it and go make some money.
>Kind of hard to learn a lot about sex (something needed to write about i) when the literature is harder to find. More importantly, a confused gay highschooler isn't about to go out and write columns like Dan Savage.
Google. . .
>Milk in US History? Not for me, and I can guarantee you not for the majority of high schoolers who go to school in most of the Midwest and other conservative parts of the country. As for "it only matters that he's a scientist" tell that to Alan Turing.
That was the first one that came to my head. We did cover more than that. Then again, I went to a good suburban school. Being gay or straight is completely irrelevant when speaking of professional accomplishments.
Its like saying that George Washing was so great and it had something to do with his wooden teeth so now people with dentures can succeed too!
>Yes, it does matter. Straight people like to watch movies about straight love that make them feel fuzzy inside. Gays want to watch movies about gay love to feel fuzzy inside, too. Trouble is, the majority of movies centered around gay characters are tragic. In fact, I can think of only one "happy" gay movie, and it's a very little-known indie film.
They exist. When they do release 'gay movies' they just aren't pumped out constantly because the demand doesn't exist.
>tl;dr: you're using your privilege to be an asshole and are missing OP's point completely
No, I just disagree. From everything I've seen, most of the time, now, for at least adult homosexuals, they don't have any big boogie monster to fear in my state. I live in Iowa where gays can marriage. I went to U of Iowa, which is annually a top 10-15 gay friendly university.
I've seen homosexuals get into fights... with other homosexuals outside of the gay bar. But I've rarely seen an instance of a homosexual being harassed. I have however, seen people be critical or otherwise say something offensive to the gay person and most of those times the homosexuals get something that a straight person never would, usually the friend or person who is with the asshole has actually turned and stood up for the homosexual.
We don't live in 1985 where everyone is afraid of aids. We live in 2010 where anyone can marry anyone and everyone still is an equal.
Sure, much of this wouldn't apply everywhere. Sure, assholes are assholes. For almost everything, at least in the state of Iowa, gays are equals and no one gives a shit if you are gay or straight.
| OneY | t5_2s5ni | c15xd72 | Of course it's not. But it does contribute to the overwhelming sense that you, being gay, are not "normal."
Gays are completely normal.
If you pick a magazine marketed to straight people, expect straight people in it. If a magazine doesn't exist in that category that is specifically marketed towards gay people, then create it and go make some money.
>Kind of hard to learn a lot about sex (something needed to write about i) when the literature is harder to find. More importantly, a confused gay highschooler isn't about to go out and write columns like Dan Savage.
Google. . .
>Milk in US History? Not for me, and I can guarantee you not for the majority of high schoolers who go to school in most of the Midwest and other conservative parts of the country. As for "it only matters that he's a scientist" tell that to Alan Turing.
That was the first one that came to my head. We did cover more than that. Then again, I went to a good suburban school. Being gay or straight is completely irrelevant when speaking of professional accomplishments.
Its like saying that George Washing was so great and it had something to do with his wooden teeth so now people with dentures can succeed too!
>Yes, it does matter. Straight people like to watch movies about straight love that make them feel fuzzy inside. Gays want to watch movies about gay love to feel fuzzy inside, too. Trouble is, the majority of movies centered around gay characters are tragic. In fact, I can think of only one "happy" gay movie, and it's a very little-known indie film.
They exist. When they do release 'gay movies' they just aren't pumped out constantly because the demand doesn't exist.
> | you're using your privilege to be an asshole and are missing OP's point completely
No, I just disagree. From everything I've seen, most of the time, now, for at least adult homosexuals, they don't have any big boogie monster to fear in my state. I live in Iowa where gays can marriage. I went to U of Iowa, which is annually a top 10-15 gay friendly university.
I've seen homosexuals get into fights... with other homosexuals outside of the gay bar. But I've rarely seen an instance of a homosexual being harassed. I have however, seen people be critical or otherwise say something offensive to the gay person and most of those times the homosexuals get something that a straight person never would, usually the friend or person who is with the asshole has actually turned and stood up for the homosexual.
We don't live in 1985 where everyone is afraid of aids. We live in 2010 where anyone can marry anyone and everyone still is an equal.
Sure, much of this wouldn't apply everywhere. Sure, assholes are assholes. For almost everything, at least in the state of Iowa, gays are equals and no one gives a shit if you are gay or straight. |
BadListener | >If I pick up a magazine, watch TV, or play music, I can be certain my sexual orientation will be represented.
>Thats not an attack on gays.
Of course it's not. But it does contribute to the overwhelming sense that you, being gay, are not "normal."
>I can be sure that my classes will require curricular materials that testify to the existence of people with my sexual orientation.
>I'm not even sure what the fuck he means. Milk is covered in US History. If a gay person makes a scientific discovery, it doesn't matter that he is gay. It only matters that he is a scientist.
Milk in US History? Not for me, and I can guarantee you not for the majority of high schoolers who go to school in most of the Midwest and other conservative parts of the country. As for "it only matters that he's a scientist" tell that to Alan Turing.
>I am guaranteed to find sex education literature for couples with my sexual orientation.
>Then make it yourself. . . where do you think all of that literature comes from? someone provides it.
Kind of hard to learn a lot about sex (something needed to write about i) when the literature is harder to find. More importantly, a confused gay highschooler isn't about to go out and write columns like Dan Savage.
>Whether I rent or I go to a theater, Blockbuster, an EFS or TOFS movie, I can be sure I will not have trouble finding my sexual orientation represented.
>Does this even matter? I've been to plenty of movies with gay characters. . .
Yes, it does matter. Straight people like to watch movies about straight love that make them feel fuzzy inside. Gays want to watch movies about gay love to feel fuzzy inside, too. Trouble is, the majority of movies centered around gay characters are tragic. In fact, I can think of only one "happy" gay movie, and it's a very little-known indie film.
>I can kiss a person of the opposite gender on the heart or in the cafeteria without being watched and stared at.
>Actually, straight people usually can't do that either. . . people look at movement.
That's bullshit. While someone may privately deride you for "PDA," you don't have to worry that your public gay kiss - even just a peck on the cheek- is going to be seen by some homophobe who will use that small act and that act alone to target you for a hate crime.
You're missing the point completely, and you're being a complete dick in your ignorance. The list is not pointing out "attacks on gays," it's trying to outline just SOME of the hardships one goes through when they have a very different life experience than the heterosexual majority. It's not a "boohoo look at me" it's a "this is why it's hard, this is why so many teens commit suicide, this is why things need to change."
tl;dr: you're using your privilege to be an asshole and are missing OP's point completely
| >If I pick up a magazine, watch TV, or play music, I can be certain my sexual orientation will be represented.
>Thats not an attack on gays.
Of course it's not. But it does contribute to the overwhelming sense that you, being gay, are not "normal."
>I can be sure that my classes will require curricular materials that testify to the existence of people with my sexual orientation.
>I'm not even sure what the fuck he means. Milk is covered in US History. If a gay person makes a scientific discovery, it doesn't matter that he is gay. It only matters that he is a scientist.
Milk in US History? Not for me, and I can guarantee you not for the majority of high schoolers who go to school in most of the Midwest and other conservative parts of the country. As for "it only matters that he's a scientist" tell that to Alan Turing.
>I am guaranteed to find sex education literature for couples with my sexual orientation.
>Then make it yourself. . . where do you think all of that literature comes from? someone provides it.
Kind of hard to learn a lot about sex (something needed to write about i) when the literature is harder to find. More importantly, a confused gay highschooler isn't about to go out and write columns like Dan Savage.
>Whether I rent or I go to a theater, Blockbuster, an EFS or TOFS movie, I can be sure I will not have trouble finding my sexual orientation represented.
>Does this even matter? I've been to plenty of movies with gay characters. . .
Yes, it does matter. Straight people like to watch movies about straight love that make them feel fuzzy inside. Gays want to watch movies about gay love to feel fuzzy inside, too. Trouble is, the majority of movies centered around gay characters are tragic. In fact, I can think of only one "happy" gay movie, and it's a very little-known indie film.
>I can kiss a person of the opposite gender on the heart or in the cafeteria without being watched and stared at.
>Actually, straight people usually can't do that either. . . people look at movement.
That's bullshit. While someone may privately deride you for "PDA," you don't have to worry that your public gay kiss - even just a peck on the cheek- is going to be seen by some homophobe who will use that small act and that act alone to target you for a hate crime.
You're missing the point completely, and you're being a complete dick in your ignorance. The list is not pointing out "attacks on gays," it's trying to outline just SOME of the hardships one goes through when they have a very different life experience than the heterosexual majority. It's not a "boohoo look at me" it's a "this is why it's hard, this is why so many teens commit suicide, this is why things need to change."
tl;dr: you're using your privilege to be an asshole and are missing OP's point completely
| OneY | t5_2s5ni | c15uwp9 | If I pick up a magazine, watch TV, or play music, I can be certain my sexual orientation will be represented.
>Thats not an attack on gays.
Of course it's not. But it does contribute to the overwhelming sense that you, being gay, are not "normal."
>I can be sure that my classes will require curricular materials that testify to the existence of people with my sexual orientation.
>I'm not even sure what the fuck he means. Milk is covered in US History. If a gay person makes a scientific discovery, it doesn't matter that he is gay. It only matters that he is a scientist.
Milk in US History? Not for me, and I can guarantee you not for the majority of high schoolers who go to school in most of the Midwest and other conservative parts of the country. As for "it only matters that he's a scientist" tell that to Alan Turing.
>I am guaranteed to find sex education literature for couples with my sexual orientation.
>Then make it yourself. . . where do you think all of that literature comes from? someone provides it.
Kind of hard to learn a lot about sex (something needed to write about i) when the literature is harder to find. More importantly, a confused gay highschooler isn't about to go out and write columns like Dan Savage.
>Whether I rent or I go to a theater, Blockbuster, an EFS or TOFS movie, I can be sure I will not have trouble finding my sexual orientation represented.
>Does this even matter? I've been to plenty of movies with gay characters. . .
Yes, it does matter. Straight people like to watch movies about straight love that make them feel fuzzy inside. Gays want to watch movies about gay love to feel fuzzy inside, too. Trouble is, the majority of movies centered around gay characters are tragic. In fact, I can think of only one "happy" gay movie, and it's a very little-known indie film.
>I can kiss a person of the opposite gender on the heart or in the cafeteria without being watched and stared at.
>Actually, straight people usually can't do that either. . . people look at movement.
That's bullshit. While someone may privately deride you for "PDA," you don't have to worry that your public gay kiss - even just a peck on the cheek- is going to be seen by some homophobe who will use that small act and that act alone to target you for a hate crime.
You're missing the point completely, and you're being a complete dick in your ignorance. The list is not pointing out "attacks on gays," it's trying to outline just SOME of the hardships one goes through when they have a very different life experience than the heterosexual majority. It's not a "boohoo look at me" it's a "this is why it's hard, this is why so many teens commit suicide, this is why things need to change." | you're using your privilege to be an asshole and are missing OP's point completely |
jaesin | >I dont think people say "Hey I'm gay" in a job interview, unless they are complete morons who define themselves exclusively by their sexuality.
I once asked during a job interview if I would be eligible for partner benefits, they simply looked at me confused, and couldn't answer my question. If I was a heterosexual man, married to a woman, I'd be instantly eligible, without any question. As a gay man, I have to ask, and usually end up getting denied, because it's considered a special rights on top of regular health insurance. Also, the extra that the business spends on partner benefits? Because it's optional, it's taxed. Not even going to bother refuting the rest of your drivel.
tldr: don't be a dick. | >I dont think people say "Hey I'm gay" in a job interview, unless they are complete morons who define themselves exclusively by their sexuality.
I once asked during a job interview if I would be eligible for partner benefits, they simply looked at me confused, and couldn't answer my question. If I was a heterosexual man, married to a woman, I'd be instantly eligible, without any question. As a gay man, I have to ask, and usually end up getting denied, because it's considered a special rights on top of regular health insurance. Also, the extra that the business spends on partner benefits? Because it's optional, it's taxed. Not even going to bother refuting the rest of your drivel.
tldr: don't be a dick.
| OneY | t5_2s5ni | c15ufee | I dont think people say "Hey I'm gay" in a job interview, unless they are complete morons who define themselves exclusively by their sexuality.
I once asked during a job interview if I would be eligible for partner benefits, they simply looked at me confused, and couldn't answer my question. If I was a heterosexual man, married to a woman, I'd be instantly eligible, without any question. As a gay man, I have to ask, and usually end up getting denied, because it's considered a special rights on top of regular health insurance. Also, the extra that the business spends on partner benefits? Because it's optional, it's taxed. Not even going to bother refuting the rest of your drivel. | don't be a dick. |
spikedLemur | This report's a disaster. I've found and reported critical security bugs in all the browsers on the list, so I'll limit my criticism to those. Here goes.
Apple Safari and Google Chrome are getting [unfairly punished for being more transparent]( than the other applications listed. The Chrome and WebKit projects disclose every every exploitable issue--even internally discovered issues--as a separate vulnerability. In contrast, Microsoft doesn't disclose any internally discovered vulnerabilities (neither do most software companies), and Mozilla lumps any internally discovered memory corruption (as in remote code execution) under a single CVE for each release.
I'm also dubious of the quality of these ratings. Many of the Chrome bug reports are restricted and I can't read them, but of the ones I can all seem to be mis-scored. All the Chrome WebKit vulnerabilities I've been able to look at are listed as full compromises of integrity and confidentiality. However, the Chrome sandbox would mitigate those to partial at the most under the CVSS scoring guidelines. So, based on my read, the vast majority of the Chrome bugs should be ranked below the 7-10 threshold described in the report.
One other thing is odd. You'll notice that most of the vendor's CVEs are clustered in groups. This is because any decent sized software project or company will generally get a block of CVEs allocated to them, so they can do the vulnerability reporting themselves to ensure it's correct. Chrome's CVEs are all over the place and the rankings diverge wildly (WebKit is clustered, however). I'm guessing that Google doesn't participate in CVE reporting, and all these entries are coming from third parties, which explains the disproportionately large number of errors. Google really should get off their asses and start doing this themselves, otherwise they look like idiots.
TLDR: The report is junk. And Google and Apple haven't figured out how to play the vulnerability reporting game yet, so their numbers are artificially terrible.
| This report's a disaster. I've found and reported critical security bugs in all the browsers on the list, so I'll limit my criticism to those. Here goes.
Apple Safari and Google Chrome are getting unfairly punished for being more transparent , and Mozilla lumps any internally discovered memory corruption (as in remote code execution) under a single CVE for each release.
I'm also dubious of the quality of these ratings. Many of the Chrome bug reports are restricted and I can't read them, but of the ones I can all seem to be mis-scored. All the Chrome WebKit vulnerabilities I've been able to look at are listed as full compromises of integrity and confidentiality. However, the Chrome sandbox would mitigate those to partial at the most under the CVSS scoring guidelines. So, based on my read, the vast majority of the Chrome bugs should be ranked below the 7-10 threshold described in the report.
One other thing is odd. You'll notice that most of the vendor's CVEs are clustered in groups. This is because any decent sized software project or company will generally get a block of CVEs allocated to them, so they can do the vulnerability reporting themselves to ensure it's correct. Chrome's CVEs are all over the place and the rankings diverge wildly (WebKit is clustered, however). I'm guessing that Google doesn't participate in CVE reporting, and all these entries are coming from third parties, which explains the disproportionately large number of errors. Google really should get off their asses and start doing this themselves, otherwise they look like idiots.
TLDR: The report is junk. And Google and Apple haven't figured out how to play the vulnerability reporting game yet, so their numbers are artificially terrible.
| programming | t5_2fwo | c15xgko | This report's a disaster. I've found and reported critical security bugs in all the browsers on the list, so I'll limit my criticism to those. Here goes.
Apple Safari and Google Chrome are getting unfairly punished for being more transparent , and Mozilla lumps any internally discovered memory corruption (as in remote code execution) under a single CVE for each release.
I'm also dubious of the quality of these ratings. Many of the Chrome bug reports are restricted and I can't read them, but of the ones I can all seem to be mis-scored. All the Chrome WebKit vulnerabilities I've been able to look at are listed as full compromises of integrity and confidentiality. However, the Chrome sandbox would mitigate those to partial at the most under the CVSS scoring guidelines. So, based on my read, the vast majority of the Chrome bugs should be ranked below the 7-10 threshold described in the report.
One other thing is odd. You'll notice that most of the vendor's CVEs are clustered in groups. This is because any decent sized software project or company will generally get a block of CVEs allocated to them, so they can do the vulnerability reporting themselves to ensure it's correct. Chrome's CVEs are all over the place and the rankings diverge wildly (WebKit is clustered, however). I'm guessing that Google doesn't participate in CVE reporting, and all these entries are coming from third parties, which explains the disproportionately large number of errors. Google really should get off their asses and start doing this themselves, otherwise they look like idiots. | The report is junk. And Google and Apple haven't figured out how to play the vulnerability reporting game yet, so their numbers are artificially terrible. |
cubixrube | Are you serious? A Pyro with a degreaser is not a threat at all if you don't have an axtinguisher, and even if you do, it's pretty damn hard to take down a soldier/heavy or a demo at close range. Pyro should be a master at CQC but it isn't, it's really underpowered and airblast doesn't depend on the pyro, it depends on the soldier/demoman you are having to do against, it's him that dictates the times, if you are lucky you may airblast, most of the times I get killed though.
So yes, they should have a guarantee of victory, thanks Valve for the axtinguisher else the pyro would be complete shite, the new speed bonus is cool after a while but with that -25% afterburn it gets so damn tough to kill someone.
tl;dr
pyro CQC master, people shouldn't be able to get near him and get away with it, soldiers/heavies tend to kill pyros easily. | Are you serious? A Pyro with a degreaser is not a threat at all if you don't have an axtinguisher, and even if you do, it's pretty damn hard to take down a soldier/heavy or a demo at close range. Pyro should be a master at CQC but it isn't, it's really underpowered and airblast doesn't depend on the pyro, it depends on the soldier/demoman you are having to do against, it's him that dictates the times, if you are lucky you may airblast, most of the times I get killed though.
So yes, they should have a guarantee of victory, thanks Valve for the axtinguisher else the pyro would be complete shite, the new speed bonus is cool after a while but with that -25% afterburn it gets so damn tough to kill someone.
tl;dr
pyro CQC master, people shouldn't be able to get near him and get away with it, soldiers/heavies tend to kill pyros easily.
| tf2 | t5_2qka0 | c167g29 | Are you serious? A Pyro with a degreaser is not a threat at all if you don't have an axtinguisher, and even if you do, it's pretty damn hard to take down a soldier/heavy or a demo at close range. Pyro should be a master at CQC but it isn't, it's really underpowered and airblast doesn't depend on the pyro, it depends on the soldier/demoman you are having to do against, it's him that dictates the times, if you are lucky you may airblast, most of the times I get killed though.
So yes, they should have a guarantee of victory, thanks Valve for the axtinguisher else the pyro would be complete shite, the new speed bonus is cool after a while but with that -25% afterburn it gets so damn tough to kill someone. | pyro CQC master, people shouldn't be able to get near him and get away with it, soldiers/heavies tend to kill pyros easily. |
moratnz | To tangent slightly, I'd suggest that 'there's cats everywhere' and 'there're cats everywhere' are actually subtly different statements (and both correct) - in the singular version the verb is agreeing with a singular state 'cats everywhere', while plural version is agreeing with the plural 'cats'.
tl:dr - 'there is (cats everywhere)' vs 'there (are cats) everywhere' | To tangent slightly, I'd suggest that 'there's cats everywhere' and 'there're cats everywhere' are actually subtly different statements (and both correct) - in the singular version the verb is agreeing with a singular state 'cats everywhere', while plural version is agreeing with the plural 'cats'.
tl:dr - 'there is (cats everywhere)' vs 'there (are cats) everywhere'
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c167hau | To tangent slightly, I'd suggest that 'there's cats everywhere' and 'there're cats everywhere' are actually subtly different statements (and both correct) - in the singular version the verb is agreeing with a singular state 'cats everywhere', while plural version is agreeing with the plural 'cats'. | there is (cats everywhere)' vs 'there (are cats) everywhere' |
schillbean | Wow, this turned out really long.
I think people took offense to the term "laziness."
I nursed my daughter exclusively for six months and it took a long time for me to enjoy it. Nursing is hard work, lots of babies don't latch on, your supply will go up and down in the beginning, you're constantly leaking, and, to top it all off, your emotions are going nuts from childbirth. Nursing is not the immediately beautiful and natural thing it's made out to be (at least not for all of us).
I don't know if it's laziness that brings women to formula. I think it's three main factors:
One. A lack of education and support from the medical community.
I wish just once the lactation consultant in the hospital had said "look, this is probably going to be awful the first few weeks. It's normal to have pain, it's normal for you to leak, it's normal for the baby to have latch issues. Just try to stick with it and it will get better"
If I'd heard that right away, I wouldn't have felt like I was doing it wrong and would have felt less overwhelmed. I got that talk from my sister and did stick with it and it got better.
Regarding medical support, most hospitals give out formula when you are leaving with the baby- that's basically a medical endorsement of formula. And, while the pediatrician thought it was great I was nursing, they also want to get hard figure on how much the baby is drinking, which you of course can't do with nursing. So a lot of women feel pressured to switch to a method that will be easier to quantify.
Also, regarding education, I hear a lot from people that their milk dried up or they didn't have enough. One of the first things my (second) lactation consultant said was that women think their milk is drying up when their supply is just evening out. It just feels empty because they had so much more milk than they needed at first.
So, while I'm sure plenty of women do have supply issues, from what I've learned it's more common that they're not getting the whole story about supply at the beginning.
Two. You have so much other stuff going on emotionally and physically, switching to forumla seems like a great decision you can control.
Three. Working. Before the big formula push in the 1940/1950's, most women were at home near their baby. It's a relatively new phenomenon that new mothers are away from their babies.
Not all employers are supportive of pumping or you just can't work it in. I travel for work, which is why I had to to stop nursing earlier than I'd planned. Even though I pumped regularly when traveling, I couldn't keep the supply up and had to start weaning at 6 months.
tl/dr: I think people took offense to the "laziness" term when a lot of other factors affect someone's very personal decision not to nurse. | Wow, this turned out really long.
I think people took offense to the term "laziness."
I nursed my daughter exclusively for six months and it took a long time for me to enjoy it. Nursing is hard work, lots of babies don't latch on, your supply will go up and down in the beginning, you're constantly leaking, and, to top it all off, your emotions are going nuts from childbirth. Nursing is not the immediately beautiful and natural thing it's made out to be (at least not for all of us).
I don't know if it's laziness that brings women to formula. I think it's three main factors:
One. A lack of education and support from the medical community.
I wish just once the lactation consultant in the hospital had said "look, this is probably going to be awful the first few weeks. It's normal to have pain, it's normal for you to leak, it's normal for the baby to have latch issues. Just try to stick with it and it will get better"
If I'd heard that right away, I wouldn't have felt like I was doing it wrong and would have felt less overwhelmed. I got that talk from my sister and did stick with it and it got better.
Regarding medical support, most hospitals give out formula when you are leaving with the baby- that's basically a medical endorsement of formula. And, while the pediatrician thought it was great I was nursing, they also want to get hard figure on how much the baby is drinking, which you of course can't do with nursing. So a lot of women feel pressured to switch to a method that will be easier to quantify.
Also, regarding education, I hear a lot from people that their milk dried up or they didn't have enough. One of the first things my (second) lactation consultant said was that women think their milk is drying up when their supply is just evening out. It just feels empty because they had so much more milk than they needed at first.
So, while I'm sure plenty of women do have supply issues, from what I've learned it's more common that they're not getting the whole story about supply at the beginning.
Two. You have so much other stuff going on emotionally and physically, switching to forumla seems like a great decision you can control.
Three. Working. Before the big formula push in the 1940/1950's, most women were at home near their baby. It's a relatively new phenomenon that new mothers are away from their babies.
Not all employers are supportive of pumping or you just can't work it in. I travel for work, which is why I had to to stop nursing earlier than I'd planned. Even though I pumped regularly when traveling, I couldn't keep the supply up and had to start weaning at 6 months.
tl/dr: I think people took offense to the "laziness" term when a lot of other factors affect someone's very personal decision not to nurse.
| TwoXChromosomes | t5_2r2jt | c168hyj | Wow, this turned out really long.
I think people took offense to the term "laziness."
I nursed my daughter exclusively for six months and it took a long time for me to enjoy it. Nursing is hard work, lots of babies don't latch on, your supply will go up and down in the beginning, you're constantly leaking, and, to top it all off, your emotions are going nuts from childbirth. Nursing is not the immediately beautiful and natural thing it's made out to be (at least not for all of us).
I don't know if it's laziness that brings women to formula. I think it's three main factors:
One. A lack of education and support from the medical community.
I wish just once the lactation consultant in the hospital had said "look, this is probably going to be awful the first few weeks. It's normal to have pain, it's normal for you to leak, it's normal for the baby to have latch issues. Just try to stick with it and it will get better"
If I'd heard that right away, I wouldn't have felt like I was doing it wrong and would have felt less overwhelmed. I got that talk from my sister and did stick with it and it got better.
Regarding medical support, most hospitals give out formula when you are leaving with the baby- that's basically a medical endorsement of formula. And, while the pediatrician thought it was great I was nursing, they also want to get hard figure on how much the baby is drinking, which you of course can't do with nursing. So a lot of women feel pressured to switch to a method that will be easier to quantify.
Also, regarding education, I hear a lot from people that their milk dried up or they didn't have enough. One of the first things my (second) lactation consultant said was that women think their milk is drying up when their supply is just evening out. It just feels empty because they had so much more milk than they needed at first.
So, while I'm sure plenty of women do have supply issues, from what I've learned it's more common that they're not getting the whole story about supply at the beginning.
Two. You have so much other stuff going on emotionally and physically, switching to forumla seems like a great decision you can control.
Three. Working. Before the big formula push in the 1940/1950's, most women were at home near their baby. It's a relatively new phenomenon that new mothers are away from their babies.
Not all employers are supportive of pumping or you just can't work it in. I travel for work, which is why I had to to stop nursing earlier than I'd planned. Even though I pumped regularly when traveling, I couldn't keep the supply up and had to start weaning at 6 months. | I think people took offense to the "laziness" term when a lot of other factors affect someone's very personal decision not to nurse. |
smileyleeann | Back in the day when my kids were young, we were a struggling, one income family because we decided it was better to have a mom at home, rather than more money. So, we didn't even use wic, even though we qualified, because we felt there were those who needed it more than we did.
And then I would stand in line behind someone on food stamps, and watch them put racks of ribs, steaks, fresh vegies and lots of junk food on the belt, while I was standing there looking at my ground beef and canned food, because it was what I could afford.
Sometimes having principles sucks.
I have believed for a long time that food stamps should be like wic. You should only be able to buy food that has to be prepared. No high sugar, pre-packaged crap. Just set it so the card kicks them to the side, like it does non-food items, or alcohol and tobacco and it wouldn't be abused nearly as bad.
Back in the day my niece asked me to drive her to the food stamp office. I told her money was short, but if she could even give me 2 or 3 bucks, that would make it possible. She assured me she would be able to give me gas money. Turns out she wanted me to drive her to a friend's house so she could sell some of the food stamps for cash to pay me. Needless to say I didn't take her to her friend's house, didn't get any money for the effort, and didn't drive her anywhere again.
TL:DR 1. Didn't use any government assistance, then stood in line and watched food stamp people buy what I couldn't afford. 2. food stamps should be controlled like wic, as in you can only purchase good for you food. 3. my niece offered to give me gas money she would get from selling food stamps. | Back in the day when my kids were young, we were a struggling, one income family because we decided it was better to have a mom at home, rather than more money. So, we didn't even use wic, even though we qualified, because we felt there were those who needed it more than we did.
And then I would stand in line behind someone on food stamps, and watch them put racks of ribs, steaks, fresh vegies and lots of junk food on the belt, while I was standing there looking at my ground beef and canned food, because it was what I could afford.
Sometimes having principles sucks.
I have believed for a long time that food stamps should be like wic. You should only be able to buy food that has to be prepared. No high sugar, pre-packaged crap. Just set it so the card kicks them to the side, like it does non-food items, or alcohol and tobacco and it wouldn't be abused nearly as bad.
Back in the day my niece asked me to drive her to the food stamp office. I told her money was short, but if she could even give me 2 or 3 bucks, that would make it possible. She assured me she would be able to give me gas money. Turns out she wanted me to drive her to a friend's house so she could sell some of the food stamps for cash to pay me. Needless to say I didn't take her to her friend's house, didn't get any money for the effort, and didn't drive her anywhere again.
TL:DR 1. Didn't use any government assistance, then stood in line and watched food stamp people buy what I couldn't afford. 2. food stamps should be controlled like wic, as in you can only purchase good for you food. 3. my niece offered to give me gas money she would get from selling food stamps.
| reddit.com | t5_6 | c16a4tl | Back in the day when my kids were young, we were a struggling, one income family because we decided it was better to have a mom at home, rather than more money. So, we didn't even use wic, even though we qualified, because we felt there were those who needed it more than we did.
And then I would stand in line behind someone on food stamps, and watch them put racks of ribs, steaks, fresh vegies and lots of junk food on the belt, while I was standing there looking at my ground beef and canned food, because it was what I could afford.
Sometimes having principles sucks.
I have believed for a long time that food stamps should be like wic. You should only be able to buy food that has to be prepared. No high sugar, pre-packaged crap. Just set it so the card kicks them to the side, like it does non-food items, or alcohol and tobacco and it wouldn't be abused nearly as bad.
Back in the day my niece asked me to drive her to the food stamp office. I told her money was short, but if she could even give me 2 or 3 bucks, that would make it possible. She assured me she would be able to give me gas money. Turns out she wanted me to drive her to a friend's house so she could sell some of the food stamps for cash to pay me. Needless to say I didn't take her to her friend's house, didn't get any money for the effort, and didn't drive her anywhere again. | 1. Didn't use any government assistance, then stood in line and watched food stamp people buy what I couldn't afford. 2. food stamps should be controlled like wic, as in you can only purchase good for you food. 3. my niece offered to give me gas money she would get from selling food stamps. |
HotLunch | I'm gonna go with, fucked
Just kidding. They have major hubs through which they route. Being that you are overnight its most definitely going by air. It makes sense that they could have just driven it being that its in Indiana but they don't manage things to a granular level like that. Back to the "air" bit... so each hub will have certain places it flies to and from regularly, I'm guessing the Tennessee hub has a daily flight to Chicago which your package will probably be on.
TL;DR Yes. Just kidding, probably not | I'm gonna go with, fucked
Just kidding. They have major hubs through which they route. Being that you are overnight its most definitely going by air. It makes sense that they could have just driven it being that its in Indiana but they don't manage things to a granular level like that. Back to the "air" bit... so each hub will have certain places it flies to and from regularly, I'm guessing the Tennessee hub has a daily flight to Chicago which your package will probably be on.
TL;DR Yes. Just kidding, probably not
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c169mla | I'm gonna go with, fucked
Just kidding. They have major hubs through which they route. Being that you are overnight its most definitely going by air. It makes sense that they could have just driven it being that its in Indiana but they don't manage things to a granular level like that. Back to the "air" bit... so each hub will have certain places it flies to and from regularly, I'm guessing the Tennessee hub has a daily flight to Chicago which your package will probably be on. | Yes. Just kidding, probably not |
MaxPowers1 | Not a master by any means (1500 Diamond, haven't played in almost a month), but the general strategy of Zerg is a little different from the other races.
Zerg is a very reactive race and it is arguably the most difficult to balance in terms of economy/army due to the fact that the mechanism for creating units is shared (Larva) as opposed to having different production buildings (Barracks, Gateways, etc) that create different units. The Hatchery will make a Drone or an Ultralisk.
As with any race, it is important to always know what your opponent is up to, so scouting is important. You don't want to lose to a Banshee rush or Void Ray rush because you didn't prepare any Anti Air.
Once you gather some intel on your opponent, you can then choose your style. For instance, you can choose an aggressive style Zergling rush if they fast expand, or if they play a standard game, you can choose a passive macro style that the Zerg race is very, very good at.
Macro Zerg is my personal favorite style of play because it shows off the race's strengths, that is, huge swarms of aliens wreaking havoc and destruction in their wake. Anyway, the general game plan is to make *as little attacking units as you can get away with without losing and as many Drones as you can until you have a very strong economy.*
Ideally while this is happening, you're also keeping up with scouting, expanding, repelling attacks, counter-attacking, denying expansion, protecting expansions. Advancing your tech, spreading creep, vomiting larva, upgrading abilities and armor/weapons etc. There is always something to do.
Also, don't disregard the potential for individual units. Just because he's only one Zergling near the enemy's base doesn't mean you should just suicide him. He might be useful later. Value the life of each unit.
Once your economy is strong, you can begin mass unit production and begin creating your Swarm. If you're still alive by this point, it's very likely you will win the game.
This went on way longer than I wanted it to.
TL;DR: Drone and harass until you have a huge army. | Not a master by any means (1500 Diamond, haven't played in almost a month), but the general strategy of Zerg is a little different from the other races.
Zerg is a very reactive race and it is arguably the most difficult to balance in terms of economy/army due to the fact that the mechanism for creating units is shared (Larva) as opposed to having different production buildings (Barracks, Gateways, etc) that create different units. The Hatchery will make a Drone or an Ultralisk.
As with any race, it is important to always know what your opponent is up to, so scouting is important. You don't want to lose to a Banshee rush or Void Ray rush because you didn't prepare any Anti Air.
Once you gather some intel on your opponent, you can then choose your style. For instance, you can choose an aggressive style Zergling rush if they fast expand, or if they play a standard game, you can choose a passive macro style that the Zerg race is very, very good at.
Macro Zerg is my personal favorite style of play because it shows off the race's strengths, that is, huge swarms of aliens wreaking havoc and destruction in their wake. Anyway, the general game plan is to make as little attacking units as you can get away with without losing and as many Drones as you can until you have a very strong economy.
Ideally while this is happening, you're also keeping up with scouting, expanding, repelling attacks, counter-attacking, denying expansion, protecting expansions. Advancing your tech, spreading creep, vomiting larva, upgrading abilities and armor/weapons etc. There is always something to do.
Also, don't disregard the potential for individual units. Just because he's only one Zergling near the enemy's base doesn't mean you should just suicide him. He might be useful later. Value the life of each unit.
Once your economy is strong, you can begin mass unit production and begin creating your Swarm. If you're still alive by this point, it's very likely you will win the game.
This went on way longer than I wanted it to.
TL;DR: Drone and harass until you have a huge army.
| starcraft | t5_2qpp6 | c16bnp0 | Not a master by any means (1500 Diamond, haven't played in almost a month), but the general strategy of Zerg is a little different from the other races.
Zerg is a very reactive race and it is arguably the most difficult to balance in terms of economy/army due to the fact that the mechanism for creating units is shared (Larva) as opposed to having different production buildings (Barracks, Gateways, etc) that create different units. The Hatchery will make a Drone or an Ultralisk.
As with any race, it is important to always know what your opponent is up to, so scouting is important. You don't want to lose to a Banshee rush or Void Ray rush because you didn't prepare any Anti Air.
Once you gather some intel on your opponent, you can then choose your style. For instance, you can choose an aggressive style Zergling rush if they fast expand, or if they play a standard game, you can choose a passive macro style that the Zerg race is very, very good at.
Macro Zerg is my personal favorite style of play because it shows off the race's strengths, that is, huge swarms of aliens wreaking havoc and destruction in their wake. Anyway, the general game plan is to make as little attacking units as you can get away with without losing and as many Drones as you can until you have a very strong economy.
Ideally while this is happening, you're also keeping up with scouting, expanding, repelling attacks, counter-attacking, denying expansion, protecting expansions. Advancing your tech, spreading creep, vomiting larva, upgrading abilities and armor/weapons etc. There is always something to do.
Also, don't disregard the potential for individual units. Just because he's only one Zergling near the enemy's base doesn't mean you should just suicide him. He might be useful later. Value the life of each unit.
Once your economy is strong, you can begin mass unit production and begin creating your Swarm. If you're still alive by this point, it's very likely you will win the game.
This went on way longer than I wanted it to. | Drone and harass until you have a huge army. |
shreddinsven | If I can get under 5" groups at 100 yards, it'll be good enough for me. I don't need a tackdriver. The AK appeals to me because it's a reliable 30 cal rifle. 308s tend to be a bit on the heavy side (recoil and weight) and I'm not a big guy (5'11, 170) so the AK would be a bit more manageable for me. Also 308 is a bit more pricey than 7.62x39, and I'm not particularly affluent (hence the kalashnikov)
TL;DR I'm poor. | If I can get under 5" groups at 100 yards, it'll be good enough for me. I don't need a tackdriver. The AK appeals to me because it's a reliable 30 cal rifle. 308s tend to be a bit on the heavy side (recoil and weight) and I'm not a big guy (5'11, 170) so the AK would be a bit more manageable for me. Also 308 is a bit more pricey than 7.62x39, and I'm not particularly affluent (hence the kalashnikov)
TL;DR I'm poor.
| guns | t5_2qhc8 | c16d5ku | If I can get under 5" groups at 100 yards, it'll be good enough for me. I don't need a tackdriver. The AK appeals to me because it's a reliable 30 cal rifle. 308s tend to be a bit on the heavy side (recoil and weight) and I'm not a big guy (5'11, 170) so the AK would be a bit more manageable for me. Also 308 is a bit more pricey than 7.62x39, and I'm not particularly affluent (hence the kalashnikov) | I'm poor. |
tsivist | Well, the "hard scientists" I know and work with would completely disagree with you. NASA, for example, has been hiring artists for years, and those artists have been leading huge research projects. I work with a visual artist who worked at NASA for almost ten years. I also work with an artist who worked with the military for years on robotics. I've met artists who've headed up research units at Atari, IBM, and Xerox. As an artist, I recently consulted for people at Nokia.
tl,dr: The arts and sciences have been in bed for years, and it's hard to tell where one begins and the other ends. | Well, the "hard scientists" I know and work with would completely disagree with you. NASA, for example, has been hiring artists for years, and those artists have been leading huge research projects. I work with a visual artist who worked at NASA for almost ten years. I also work with an artist who worked with the military for years on robotics. I've met artists who've headed up research units at Atari, IBM, and Xerox. As an artist, I recently consulted for people at Nokia.
tl,dr: The arts and sciences have been in bed for years, and it's hard to tell where one begins and the other ends.
| science | t5_mouw | c16jvgw | Well, the "hard scientists" I know and work with would completely disagree with you. NASA, for example, has been hiring artists for years, and those artists have been leading huge research projects. I work with a visual artist who worked at NASA for almost ten years. I also work with an artist who worked with the military for years on robotics. I've met artists who've headed up research units at Atari, IBM, and Xerox. As an artist, I recently consulted for people at Nokia. | The arts and sciences have been in bed for years, and it's hard to tell where one begins and the other ends. |
rogueman999 | Speaking of, I get _really_ annoyed when people act as if you're mature when you're 25 and old when you're 30. I'm 31, and I'm only beginning to get my shit together. I'm not a loser either - I did about 3 (failed) startups and I'm paying my bills from freelance programming - but I can tell there's a lot of stuff I simply haven't figured out yet. Some about life, some about women, a lot about work and business. I'm thinking it's going to take at least another decade to be satisfied with myself.
tl;dr: We already learn for many decades... it's just as a society we're pretending it isn't so. | Speaking of, I get really annoyed when people act as if you're mature when you're 25 and old when you're 30. I'm 31, and I'm only beginning to get my shit together. I'm not a loser either - I did about 3 (failed) startups and I'm paying my bills from freelance programming - but I can tell there's a lot of stuff I simply haven't figured out yet. Some about life, some about women, a lot about work and business. I'm thinking it's going to take at least another decade to be satisfied with myself.
tl;dr: We already learn for many decades... it's just as a society we're pretending it isn't so.
| askscience | t5_2qm4e | c16h6bm | Speaking of, I get really annoyed when people act as if you're mature when you're 25 and old when you're 30. I'm 31, and I'm only beginning to get my shit together. I'm not a loser either - I did about 3 (failed) startups and I'm paying my bills from freelance programming - but I can tell there's a lot of stuff I simply haven't figured out yet. Some about life, some about women, a lot about work and business. I'm thinking it's going to take at least another decade to be satisfied with myself. | We already learn for many decades... it's just as a society we're pretending it isn't so. |
pocket_eggs | If medicine expands the average healthy life duration much further people will just laze off because they have lots of time and there's no need to hurry. We'll have 60 years old teenagers getting high on custom narcotics.
By the way, this high regard for science as something of a holy pursuit, uncovering the Truth and all that, that is going down as well. We had a window of opportunity as people got over false religious dogma without losing the habit of taking things seriously. We're picking the last of the low lying fruit and we're getting to diminishing returns at the same time we're figuring out this quest for knowledge is a false god, because all gods are false by definition.
tl;dr Progress is a lie, the future is lolcats. | If medicine expands the average healthy life duration much further people will just laze off because they have lots of time and there's no need to hurry. We'll have 60 years old teenagers getting high on custom narcotics.
By the way, this high regard for science as something of a holy pursuit, uncovering the Truth and all that, that is going down as well. We had a window of opportunity as people got over false religious dogma without losing the habit of taking things seriously. We're picking the last of the low lying fruit and we're getting to diminishing returns at the same time we're figuring out this quest for knowledge is a false god, because all gods are false by definition.
tl;dr Progress is a lie, the future is lolcats.
| askscience | t5_2qm4e | c16hcfr | If medicine expands the average healthy life duration much further people will just laze off because they have lots of time and there's no need to hurry. We'll have 60 years old teenagers getting high on custom narcotics.
By the way, this high regard for science as something of a holy pursuit, uncovering the Truth and all that, that is going down as well. We had a window of opportunity as people got over false religious dogma without losing the habit of taking things seriously. We're picking the last of the low lying fruit and we're getting to diminishing returns at the same time we're figuring out this quest for knowledge is a false god, because all gods are false by definition. | Progress is a lie, the future is lolcats. |
jrsherrod | I wouldn't be a reader of this subreddit if I didn't hate TSA, but I don't think this is as simple for Obama as you all say. What do you think Republicans would do if Obama abolished TSA entirely tomorrow?
>Obama has stripped our airports bare of security and left the door wide open for terrorists!
No. Stop. Really, do you think they'd say **anything** else? Sure, there would initially be a few happy people, but then the Republicans would turn it around:
>Oh, we did want Obama to abolish TSA--but we didn't want our ports undefended. Obama should have encouraged private industry to step up and replace TSA with an American citizen-friendly method of security. Instead, Obama decided to jettison those jobs...
So it's not so black and white as "oh, Obama could just stop this with a wave of his hand." No, he really couldn't. There are many different opinions, some dissenting, on what should be done to fix the problem with TSA. My personal opinion is that the current system should be evaluated by consultants from the Israeli airline El Al, which TSA was supposedly based upon, and have them correct the flawed implementation. I have flown El Al, and you'd think the Israelis would be militant about security like us... but they aren't. It was fast, painless, and not at all invasive. I went over when I was a student at UMD for a summer program where you do a tour of the country and they show you propaganda. The free trip was cool, the propaganda was lulzy, and damn, it was great to not get felt up at the airport...
**Anyway, TL;DR is if you think things through, you can't just fire TSA without replacing it, and if you decide to dump Obama over TSA then you're getting a Republican in the White House instead. Maybe that's what you want... but the last Republican president CREATED TSA and none of the primary candidates from '08 who might be viable in 2012 aren't employed by Fox News.** | I wouldn't be a reader of this subreddit if I didn't hate TSA, but I don't think this is as simple for Obama as you all say. What do you think Republicans would do if Obama abolished TSA entirely tomorrow?
>Obama has stripped our airports bare of security and left the door wide open for terrorists!
No. Stop. Really, do you think they'd say anything else? Sure, there would initially be a few happy people, but then the Republicans would turn it around:
>Oh, we did want Obama to abolish TSA--but we didn't want our ports undefended. Obama should have encouraged private industry to step up and replace TSA with an American citizen-friendly method of security. Instead, Obama decided to jettison those jobs...
So it's not so black and white as "oh, Obama could just stop this with a wave of his hand." No, he really couldn't. There are many different opinions, some dissenting, on what should be done to fix the problem with TSA. My personal opinion is that the current system should be evaluated by consultants from the Israeli airline El Al, which TSA was supposedly based upon, and have them correct the flawed implementation. I have flown El Al, and you'd think the Israelis would be militant about security like us... but they aren't. It was fast, painless, and not at all invasive. I went over when I was a student at UMD for a summer program where you do a tour of the country and they show you propaganda. The free trip was cool, the propaganda was lulzy, and damn, it was great to not get felt up at the airport...
Anyway, TL;DR is if you think things through, you can't just fire TSA without replacing it, and if you decide to dump Obama over TSA then you're getting a Republican in the White House instead. Maybe that's what you want... but the last Republican president CREATED TSA and none of the primary candidates from '08 who might be viable in 2012 aren't employed by Fox News.
| OperationGrabAss | t5_2s6j6 | c16kup0 | I wouldn't be a reader of this subreddit if I didn't hate TSA, but I don't think this is as simple for Obama as you all say. What do you think Republicans would do if Obama abolished TSA entirely tomorrow?
>Obama has stripped our airports bare of security and left the door wide open for terrorists!
No. Stop. Really, do you think they'd say anything else? Sure, there would initially be a few happy people, but then the Republicans would turn it around:
>Oh, we did want Obama to abolish TSA--but we didn't want our ports undefended. Obama should have encouraged private industry to step up and replace TSA with an American citizen-friendly method of security. Instead, Obama decided to jettison those jobs...
So it's not so black and white as "oh, Obama could just stop this with a wave of his hand." No, he really couldn't. There are many different opinions, some dissenting, on what should be done to fix the problem with TSA. My personal opinion is that the current system should be evaluated by consultants from the Israeli airline El Al, which TSA was supposedly based upon, and have them correct the flawed implementation. I have flown El Al, and you'd think the Israelis would be militant about security like us... but they aren't. It was fast, painless, and not at all invasive. I went over when I was a student at UMD for a summer program where you do a tour of the country and they show you propaganda. The free trip was cool, the propaganda was lulzy, and damn, it was great to not get felt up at the airport...
Anyway, | is if you think things through, you can't just fire TSA without replacing it, and if you decide to dump Obama over TSA then you're getting a Republican in the White House instead. Maybe that's what you want... but the last Republican president CREATED TSA and none of the primary candidates from '08 who might be viable in 2012 aren't employed by Fox News. |
21echoes | okay, i'm all against facebook, but let's really break this critique down:
* You Can't Delete Messages
First, the shittiness of this complaint and its being first on the list just speaks volumes. Why the fuck do I care whether or not I can delete messages? I have literally never once in my life deleted a message for any reason other than to make some service let me send more messages because my "inbox was full" or whatever. And, given my social media lab's research, this is true of the vast majority of people. Oh, wait... "OK, to be fair, Facebook does say that, while you can't delete individual messages, you can [...] delete entire threads." So this wasn't even a real complaint anyway? Jesus. That said, I guess maybe some people like the feature of deleting individual messages from a thread, and it's nice to give people options, so I guess this complaint could've been included as like, a footnote in an article, should that article actually be able to otherwise legitimize its title 'worst thing ever'.
* Non-Facebook Friends Can E-mail You
I think this one speaks for itself. Why would this ever ever be a bad thing? Unless there's some spammy trick to it, and it's not true that they can just 'email you', and they have to sign up to read replies or something, which the blog author *doesn't even know*. I think I'd re-title this one "facebook is perhaps possibly going to try to get more users" and then sit back and wonder whether or not I can really deeply fault them for that.
* There Are No Subject Lines
good complaint. finally. hopefully fb will go the way of most web2.0 programs and turn the first line of a note into the defacto subject header of that note, or better yet have an optional field or something.
* Automatic Friendships
this one's a little blurry, and i think speaks more generally to the disconnect between facebook's marketing arm and its ux arm. As a whole, facebook is actually very well designed to be used among close groups of friends. The problem is that the marketing kids (driven by Zuckerberg's publicly stated "privacy doesn't exist" philosophy and a desire to get everyone onto their product) all decided that you should facebook-friend everyone you've ever known. facebook needs to just get around to putting a notion of social *topology* and *degrees of friendship* into their web model, with those notions being tied to privacy settings. it would literally take them about 1 week of programming time, and 99% of complaints i see about the service would be rendered moot.
that said, **tl;dr**: facebook is a prime example of how technology is fundamentally altering social and individual norms by letting the profit motive infect user experience. their drive to draw more and more fully public users to the service far outweighs their drive to design a product which transparently matches and augments the existing realities of friendship, sharing, privacy, and the like. one of the most serious things that we as a society must consider in the age of instant progress is how we let short term benefits and ease of use in one category affect our larger and more long-term goals, norms, and happiness.
EDIT: formatting, clarity | okay, i'm all against facebook, but let's really break this critique down:
You Can't Delete Messages
First, the shittiness of this complaint and its being first on the list just speaks volumes. Why the fuck do I care whether or not I can delete messages? I have literally never once in my life deleted a message for any reason other than to make some service let me send more messages because my "inbox was full" or whatever. And, given my social media lab's research, this is true of the vast majority of people. Oh, wait... "OK, to be fair, Facebook does say that, while you can't delete individual messages, you can [...] delete entire threads." So this wasn't even a real complaint anyway? Jesus. That said, I guess maybe some people like the feature of deleting individual messages from a thread, and it's nice to give people options, so I guess this complaint could've been included as like, a footnote in an article, should that article actually be able to otherwise legitimize its title 'worst thing ever'.
Non-Facebook Friends Can E-mail You
I think this one speaks for itself. Why would this ever ever be a bad thing? Unless there's some spammy trick to it, and it's not true that they can just 'email you', and they have to sign up to read replies or something, which the blog author doesn't even know . I think I'd re-title this one "facebook is perhaps possibly going to try to get more users" and then sit back and wonder whether or not I can really deeply fault them for that.
There Are No Subject Lines
good complaint. finally. hopefully fb will go the way of most web2.0 programs and turn the first line of a note into the defacto subject header of that note, or better yet have an optional field or something.
Automatic Friendships
this one's a little blurry, and i think speaks more generally to the disconnect between facebook's marketing arm and its ux arm. As a whole, facebook is actually very well designed to be used among close groups of friends. The problem is that the marketing kids (driven by Zuckerberg's publicly stated "privacy doesn't exist" philosophy and a desire to get everyone onto their product) all decided that you should facebook-friend everyone you've ever known. facebook needs to just get around to putting a notion of social topology and degrees of friendship into their web model, with those notions being tied to privacy settings. it would literally take them about 1 week of programming time, and 99% of complaints i see about the service would be rendered moot.
that said, tl;dr : facebook is a prime example of how technology is fundamentally altering social and individual norms by letting the profit motive infect user experience. their drive to draw more and more fully public users to the service far outweighs their drive to design a product which transparently matches and augments the existing realities of friendship, sharing, privacy, and the like. one of the most serious things that we as a society must consider in the age of instant progress is how we let short term benefits and ease of use in one category affect our larger and more long-term goals, norms, and happiness.
EDIT: formatting, clarity
| technology | t5_2qh16 | c16krua | okay, i'm all against facebook, but let's really break this critique down:
You Can't Delete Messages
First, the shittiness of this complaint and its being first on the list just speaks volumes. Why the fuck do I care whether or not I can delete messages? I have literally never once in my life deleted a message for any reason other than to make some service let me send more messages because my "inbox was full" or whatever. And, given my social media lab's research, this is true of the vast majority of people. Oh, wait... "OK, to be fair, Facebook does say that, while you can't delete individual messages, you can [...] delete entire threads." So this wasn't even a real complaint anyway? Jesus. That said, I guess maybe some people like the feature of deleting individual messages from a thread, and it's nice to give people options, so I guess this complaint could've been included as like, a footnote in an article, should that article actually be able to otherwise legitimize its title 'worst thing ever'.
Non-Facebook Friends Can E-mail You
I think this one speaks for itself. Why would this ever ever be a bad thing? Unless there's some spammy trick to it, and it's not true that they can just 'email you', and they have to sign up to read replies or something, which the blog author doesn't even know . I think I'd re-title this one "facebook is perhaps possibly going to try to get more users" and then sit back and wonder whether or not I can really deeply fault them for that.
There Are No Subject Lines
good complaint. finally. hopefully fb will go the way of most web2.0 programs and turn the first line of a note into the defacto subject header of that note, or better yet have an optional field or something.
Automatic Friendships
this one's a little blurry, and i think speaks more generally to the disconnect between facebook's marketing arm and its ux arm. As a whole, facebook is actually very well designed to be used among close groups of friends. The problem is that the marketing kids (driven by Zuckerberg's publicly stated "privacy doesn't exist" philosophy and a desire to get everyone onto their product) all decided that you should facebook-friend everyone you've ever known. facebook needs to just get around to putting a notion of social topology and degrees of friendship into their web model, with those notions being tied to privacy settings. it would literally take them about 1 week of programming time, and 99% of complaints i see about the service would be rendered moot.
that said, | facebook is a prime example of how technology is fundamentally altering social and individual norms by letting the profit motive infect user experience. their drive to draw more and more fully public users to the service far outweighs their drive to design a product which transparently matches and augments the existing realities of friendship, sharing, privacy, and the like. one of the most serious things that we as a society must consider in the age of instant progress is how we let short term benefits and ease of use in one category affect our larger and more long-term goals, norms, and happiness.
EDIT: formatting, clarity |
d46ron1337 | > Within the circle of people you know from high school, college, work, etc.
Using that criteria that you provided I think it's safe to assume that yes, stupid people are outbreeding the smart people. The reason behind this is that if everyone is using their own group to define what "smart" is then your parameters are skewed and biased and everyone not like you is now stupid.
Because of this biased method of testing I can safely say that 100% of all people are stupid and the human race has been doomed since the beginning, but because we are too stupid to realise it we continue to thrive.
Funny thing is that I've met people that I would consider smart that can't to simple things on a computer *cough* doctors *cough*, so technically I am smarter than they are. I however cannot rebuild an engine, but one of the guys that I think I am smarter than can do that with their eyes closed. So technically that guy is now smarter than I am.
tl;dr We are all too stupid to realise that we are all stupid. | > Within the circle of people you know from high school, college, work, etc.
Using that criteria that you provided I think it's safe to assume that yes, stupid people are outbreeding the smart people. The reason behind this is that if everyone is using their own group to define what "smart" is then your parameters are skewed and biased and everyone not like you is now stupid.
Because of this biased method of testing I can safely say that 100% of all people are stupid and the human race has been doomed since the beginning, but because we are too stupid to realise it we continue to thrive.
Funny thing is that I've met people that I would consider smart that can't to simple things on a computer cough doctors cough , so technically I am smarter than they are. I however cannot rebuild an engine, but one of the guys that I think I am smarter than can do that with their eyes closed. So technically that guy is now smarter than I am.
tl;dr We are all too stupid to realise that we are all stupid.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c16lq3z | Within the circle of people you know from high school, college, work, etc.
Using that criteria that you provided I think it's safe to assume that yes, stupid people are outbreeding the smart people. The reason behind this is that if everyone is using their own group to define what "smart" is then your parameters are skewed and biased and everyone not like you is now stupid.
Because of this biased method of testing I can safely say that 100% of all people are stupid and the human race has been doomed since the beginning, but because we are too stupid to realise it we continue to thrive.
Funny thing is that I've met people that I would consider smart that can't to simple things on a computer cough doctors cough , so technically I am smarter than they are. I however cannot rebuild an engine, but one of the guys that I think I am smarter than can do that with their eyes closed. So technically that guy is now smarter than I am. | We are all too stupid to realise that we are all stupid. |
cricketpants | The validity of PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) tests and mammograms are highly questionable.
> # PSA-raising factors. Other conditions that can raise PSA levels include an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH) and an inflamed or infected prostate (prostatitis). Also, PSA levels normally increase with age.
# PSA-lowering factors. Men who are obese tend to have lower PSA levels. Medications to treat BPH and some dietary supplements taken for prostate health can lower PSA levels. These factors, therefore, may mask the presence of cancer.
# False-positives. Getting a positive result on a PSA test — a PSA level high enough to suggest you may have cancer — doesn't mean you have cancer. About 75 percent of men who get a biopsy after a positive PSA test don't have cancer. These test results are called false-positives.
# False-negatives. Getting a negative result on a PSA test doesn't prove that you don't have cancer. Some men with negative results — low levels of PSA suggesting no cancer — will later be diagnosed with prostate cancer. If a test misses the presence of cancer, the result is called a false-negative.
# Overdiagnosis. Studies have estimated that between 29 and 44 percent of men with prostate cancer detected by PSA tests have tumors that wouldn't result in symptoms during their lifetimes. These symptom-free tumors are considered overdiagnoses — identification of cancer not likely to cause poor health or to present a risk to the person's life.
> # Treatment side effects. Possible side effects of treatments for prostate cancer include an inability to get or maintain an erection (erectile dysfunction), inability to control urine flow (urinary incontinence), problems with bowel movements, and death. These risks may seem acceptable if you know untreated disease would cause severe illness or death. But it's difficult to decide whether these risks are worth taking — whether the treatment does more harm than good — if prostate cancer is detected very early, when its future course is often unknown.
# Biopsy issues. A biopsy is an expensive, invasive procedure that has its own risks, including pain.
# Psychological effects. False-positive test results — high PSA levels but no cancer found with biopsy — can produce a significant amount of anxiety or distress. You may worry about whether the PSA test or the biopsy was correct. If you are diagnosed with prostate cancer but it appears to be a slow-growing tumor that doesn't result in illness, you may experience anxiety just knowing it's there.
> # The American Cancer Society doesn't support routine PSA tests for prostate cancer. It does recommend that doctors discuss the benefits and risks of PSA testing with men who are age 50 and expected to live at least 10 years. It recommends earlier discussions for men in high-risk groups — men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men.
Source: [Mayo Clinic](
> # Mammograms aren't always accurate. The accuracy of the procedure depends in part on the quality of the film, the technique used, and the experience and skill of the radiologist. Other factors — such as your age and breast density — may result in false-negative or false-positive mammograms. Always tell your doctor if you've noticed a change in one of your breasts, especially if your mammogram is interpreted as normal.
# Mammograms in younger women can be difficult to interpret. The breasts of younger women contain more glands and ligaments than do those of older women, resulting in dense breast tissue that can obscure signs of cancer. With age, breast tissue becomes fattier and has fewer glands, making it easier to detect changes on mammograms.
# Having a mammogram may lead to additional testing. Among women of all ages, about 10 percent of mammograms require additional testing. However, most abnormal findings aren't cancer. If you're told that your mammogram is abnormal, make sure that the radiologist has compared your current mammogram with any previous mammograms.
# Screening mammography can't detect all cancers. Some cancers detected by physical examination may not be seen on the mammogram. A cancer may be too small or may be in an area that is difficult to view by mammography, such as your armpit. Mammograms can miss 1 in 5 cancers in women.
# Not all of the tumors found by mammography can be cured. Certain types of cancers are aggressive, grow rapidly and spread early to other parts of your body.
However,
> Mammography exposes you to low-dose radiation. The dose is very low, though, and for most women the benefits of regular mammography outweigh the risks posed by this amount of radiation.
Source: [Mayo Clinic](
tl;dr PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) tests are pretty risky for men and not very accurate. Mammograms are somewhat safer, but still are not all that reliable.
| The validity of PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) tests and mammograms are highly questionable.
> # PSA-raising factors. Other conditions that can raise PSA levels include an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH) and an inflamed or infected prostate (prostatitis). Also, PSA levels normally increase with age.
PSA-lowering factors. Men who are obese tend to have lower PSA levels. Medications to treat BPH and some dietary supplements taken for prostate health can lower PSA levels. These factors, therefore, may mask the presence of cancer.
False-positives. Getting a positive result on a PSA test — a PSA level high enough to suggest you may have cancer — doesn't mean you have cancer. About 75 percent of men who get a biopsy after a positive PSA test don't have cancer. These test results are called false-positives.
False-negatives. Getting a negative result on a PSA test doesn't prove that you don't have cancer. Some men with negative results — low levels of PSA suggesting no cancer — will later be diagnosed with prostate cancer. If a test misses the presence of cancer, the result is called a false-negative.
Overdiagnosis. Studies have estimated that between 29 and 44 percent of men with prostate cancer detected by PSA tests have tumors that wouldn't result in symptoms during their lifetimes. These symptom-free tumors are considered overdiagnoses — identification of cancer not likely to cause poor health or to present a risk to the person's life.
> # Treatment side effects. Possible side effects of treatments for prostate cancer include an inability to get or maintain an erection (erectile dysfunction), inability to control urine flow (urinary incontinence), problems with bowel movements, and death. These risks may seem acceptable if you know untreated disease would cause severe illness or death. But it's difficult to decide whether these risks are worth taking — whether the treatment does more harm than good — if prostate cancer is detected very early, when its future course is often unknown.
Biopsy issues. A biopsy is an expensive, invasive procedure that has its own risks, including pain.
Psychological effects. False-positive test results — high PSA levels but no cancer found with biopsy — can produce a significant amount of anxiety or distress. You may worry about whether the PSA test or the biopsy was correct. If you are diagnosed with prostate cancer but it appears to be a slow-growing tumor that doesn't result in illness, you may experience anxiety just knowing it's there.
> # The American Cancer Society doesn't support routine PSA tests for prostate cancer. It does recommend that doctors discuss the benefits and risks of PSA testing with men who are age 50 and expected to live at least 10 years. It recommends earlier discussions for men in high-risk groups — men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men.
Source: [Mayo Clinic](
> # Mammograms aren't always accurate. The accuracy of the procedure depends in part on the quality of the film, the technique used, and the experience and skill of the radiologist. Other factors — such as your age and breast density — may result in false-negative or false-positive mammograms. Always tell your doctor if you've noticed a change in one of your breasts, especially if your mammogram is interpreted as normal.
Mammograms in younger women can be difficult to interpret. The breasts of younger women contain more glands and ligaments than do those of older women, resulting in dense breast tissue that can obscure signs of cancer. With age, breast tissue becomes fattier and has fewer glands, making it easier to detect changes on mammograms.
Having a mammogram may lead to additional testing. Among women of all ages, about 10 percent of mammograms require additional testing. However, most abnormal findings aren't cancer. If you're told that your mammogram is abnormal, make sure that the radiologist has compared your current mammogram with any previous mammograms.
Screening mammography can't detect all cancers. Some cancers detected by physical examination may not be seen on the mammogram. A cancer may be too small or may be in an area that is difficult to view by mammography, such as your armpit. Mammograms can miss 1 in 5 cancers in women.
Not all of the tumors found by mammography can be cured. Certain types of cancers are aggressive, grow rapidly and spread early to other parts of your body.
However,
> Mammography exposes you to low-dose radiation. The dose is very low, though, and for most women the benefits of regular mammography outweigh the risks posed by this amount of radiation.
Source: [Mayo Clinic](
tl;dr PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) tests are pretty risky for men and not very accurate. Mammograms are somewhat safer, but still are not all that reliable.
| reddit.com | t5_6 | c16mqg4 | The validity of PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) tests and mammograms are highly questionable.
> # PSA-raising factors. Other conditions that can raise PSA levels include an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH) and an inflamed or infected prostate (prostatitis). Also, PSA levels normally increase with age.
PSA-lowering factors. Men who are obese tend to have lower PSA levels. Medications to treat BPH and some dietary supplements taken for prostate health can lower PSA levels. These factors, therefore, may mask the presence of cancer.
False-positives. Getting a positive result on a PSA test — a PSA level high enough to suggest you may have cancer — doesn't mean you have cancer. About 75 percent of men who get a biopsy after a positive PSA test don't have cancer. These test results are called false-positives.
False-negatives. Getting a negative result on a PSA test doesn't prove that you don't have cancer. Some men with negative results — low levels of PSA suggesting no cancer — will later be diagnosed with prostate cancer. If a test misses the presence of cancer, the result is called a false-negative.
Overdiagnosis. Studies have estimated that between 29 and 44 percent of men with prostate cancer detected by PSA tests have tumors that wouldn't result in symptoms during their lifetimes. These symptom-free tumors are considered overdiagnoses — identification of cancer not likely to cause poor health or to present a risk to the person's life.
> # Treatment side effects. Possible side effects of treatments for prostate cancer include an inability to get or maintain an erection (erectile dysfunction), inability to control urine flow (urinary incontinence), problems with bowel movements, and death. These risks may seem acceptable if you know untreated disease would cause severe illness or death. But it's difficult to decide whether these risks are worth taking — whether the treatment does more harm than good — if prostate cancer is detected very early, when its future course is often unknown.
Biopsy issues. A biopsy is an expensive, invasive procedure that has its own risks, including pain.
Psychological effects. False-positive test results — high PSA levels but no cancer found with biopsy — can produce a significant amount of anxiety or distress. You may worry about whether the PSA test or the biopsy was correct. If you are diagnosed with prostate cancer but it appears to be a slow-growing tumor that doesn't result in illness, you may experience anxiety just knowing it's there.
> # The American Cancer Society doesn't support routine PSA tests for prostate cancer. It does recommend that doctors discuss the benefits and risks of PSA testing with men who are age 50 and expected to live at least 10 years. It recommends earlier discussions for men in high-risk groups — men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men.
Source: [Mayo Clinic](
> # Mammograms aren't always accurate. The accuracy of the procedure depends in part on the quality of the film, the technique used, and the experience and skill of the radiologist. Other factors — such as your age and breast density — may result in false-negative or false-positive mammograms. Always tell your doctor if you've noticed a change in one of your breasts, especially if your mammogram is interpreted as normal.
Mammograms in younger women can be difficult to interpret. The breasts of younger women contain more glands and ligaments than do those of older women, resulting in dense breast tissue that can obscure signs of cancer. With age, breast tissue becomes fattier and has fewer glands, making it easier to detect changes on mammograms.
Having a mammogram may lead to additional testing. Among women of all ages, about 10 percent of mammograms require additional testing. However, most abnormal findings aren't cancer. If you're told that your mammogram is abnormal, make sure that the radiologist has compared your current mammogram with any previous mammograms.
Screening mammography can't detect all cancers. Some cancers detected by physical examination may not be seen on the mammogram. A cancer may be too small or may be in an area that is difficult to view by mammography, such as your armpit. Mammograms can miss 1 in 5 cancers in women.
Not all of the tumors found by mammography can be cured. Certain types of cancers are aggressive, grow rapidly and spread early to other parts of your body.
However,
> Mammography exposes you to low-dose radiation. The dose is very low, though, and for most women the benefits of regular mammography outweigh the risks posed by this amount of radiation.
Source: [Mayo Clinic]( | PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) tests are pretty risky for men and not very accurate. Mammograms are somewhat safer, but still are not all that reliable. |
chanteur8697 | The biggest thing is to use more air to sing quietly than you do to sing loudly. Trust me on this one.
Edit: This bears some explanation. We're all familiar with [Bernoulli's Principle]( right? Good. The same thing applies to your vocal folds. They start off adducted(closed) and your diaphragm contracts, causing the air pressure in your lungs to exceed that of the air pressure outside your body and exceeding the amount of force with which your vocal folds are able to hold themselves shut, and they fly wide open and let some air through. While this air is moving through, the moving air decreases pressure against your vocal folds and they snap back shut but your diaphragm is still contracting so they pop open again, Bernoulli's principle yanks them closed, and on and on ad infinitum. The idea here is that singing quietly uses *less tension* of the vocal folds which would normally require *less air* to make them vibrate, but if you can find a way to keep the *less tension* but use *more air* without using *more tension* then they will be able to close faster each time and make a cleaner seal when they are closed, resulting in a clearer sound that is also easier to maintain, because they are closing so fast that less air is able to excape and there's more left over to continue singing with. In academic vocal pedagogy circles, they call this "Bernoulli's Breathing Paradox" and it literally means that if you start a phrase with what feels like way too much air flow, you'll actually have more air left to sing with at the end.
tl'dr: Use what feels like too much air.
Edit: Grammarz | The biggest thing is to use more air to sing quietly than you do to sing loudly. Trust me on this one.
Edit: This bears some explanation. We're all familiar with Bernoulli's Principle and your diaphragm contracts, causing the air pressure in your lungs to exceed that of the air pressure outside your body and exceeding the amount of force with which your vocal folds are able to hold themselves shut, and they fly wide open and let some air through. While this air is moving through, the moving air decreases pressure against your vocal folds and they snap back shut but your diaphragm is still contracting so they pop open again, Bernoulli's principle yanks them closed, and on and on ad infinitum. The idea here is that singing quietly uses less tension of the vocal folds which would normally require less air to make them vibrate, but if you can find a way to keep the less tension but use more air without using more tension then they will be able to close faster each time and make a cleaner seal when they are closed, resulting in a clearer sound that is also easier to maintain, because they are closing so fast that less air is able to excape and there's more left over to continue singing with. In academic vocal pedagogy circles, they call this "Bernoulli's Breathing Paradox" and it literally means that if you start a phrase with what feels like way too much air flow, you'll actually have more air left to sing with at the end.
tl'dr: Use what feels like too much air.
Edit: Grammarz
| singing | t5_2rlcx | c1bvw4c | The biggest thing is to use more air to sing quietly than you do to sing loudly. Trust me on this one.
Edit: This bears some explanation. We're all familiar with Bernoulli's Principle and your diaphragm contracts, causing the air pressure in your lungs to exceed that of the air pressure outside your body and exceeding the amount of force with which your vocal folds are able to hold themselves shut, and they fly wide open and let some air through. While this air is moving through, the moving air decreases pressure against your vocal folds and they snap back shut but your diaphragm is still contracting so they pop open again, Bernoulli's principle yanks them closed, and on and on ad infinitum. The idea here is that singing quietly uses less tension of the vocal folds which would normally require less air to make them vibrate, but if you can find a way to keep the less tension but use more air without using more tension then they will be able to close faster each time and make a cleaner seal when they are closed, resulting in a clearer sound that is also easier to maintain, because they are closing so fast that less air is able to excape and there's more left over to continue singing with. In academic vocal pedagogy circles, they call this "Bernoulli's Breathing Paradox" and it literally means that if you start a phrase with what feels like way too much air flow, you'll actually have more air left to sing with at the end. | Use what feels like too much air.
Edit: Grammarz |
NomNomRolls | I'm sure someone will post a very in-depth 5 point plan for good and happy success for you, but I like to keep it simple. I'll go on my own experience: get a job that will pay your bills but give you the most free time per week and pursue what you love, with what extra money you have. For me, I bartend 3 or 4 nights a week and make my rent in 2-3 nights. That gives me financial security and 3 or 4 days a week to pursue what I love, music. So my life is mostly music with a good part time job and I feel like I'm going straight ahead, just like I said.
tl;dr Keep on doin' what your doin', 'til you can't do what you're doin' no more. | I'm sure someone will post a very in-depth 5 point plan for good and happy success for you, but I like to keep it simple. I'll go on my own experience: get a job that will pay your bills but give you the most free time per week and pursue what you love, with what extra money you have. For me, I bartend 3 or 4 nights a week and make my rent in 2-3 nights. That gives me financial security and 3 or 4 days a week to pursue what I love, music. So my life is mostly music with a good part time job and I feel like I'm going straight ahead, just like I said.
tl;dr Keep on doin' what your doin', 'til you can't do what you're doin' no more.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c172gvp | I'm sure someone will post a very in-depth 5 point plan for good and happy success for you, but I like to keep it simple. I'll go on my own experience: get a job that will pay your bills but give you the most free time per week and pursue what you love, with what extra money you have. For me, I bartend 3 or 4 nights a week and make my rent in 2-3 nights. That gives me financial security and 3 or 4 days a week to pursue what I love, music. So my life is mostly music with a good part time job and I feel like I'm going straight ahead, just like I said. | Keep on doin' what your doin', 'til you can't do what you're doin' no more. |
hagbard2323 | I see you point, from a practical standpoint. But from a hygienic standpoint still make it a practice to have a dedicated sponge just for the bathroom and one for the dishes. Human fecal pathogens are persistent and are actually growing more and more immune to the corrosive cleaners used in bathroom these days.
Sponges can be the dirtiest tool in the house for that reason. So to be safe keep them separate.
TL;DR: Women tend to be abstract non-linear in direct polarity to men who are rational and linear. Hence the conflict/attraction.
| I see you point, from a practical standpoint. But from a hygienic standpoint still make it a practice to have a dedicated sponge just for the bathroom and one for the dishes. Human fecal pathogens are persistent and are actually growing more and more immune to the corrosive cleaners used in bathroom these days.
Sponges can be the dirtiest tool in the house for that reason. So to be safe keep them separate.
TL;DR: Women tend to be abstract non-linear in direct polarity to men who are rational and linear. Hence the conflict/attraction.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c1742br | I see you point, from a practical standpoint. But from a hygienic standpoint still make it a practice to have a dedicated sponge just for the bathroom and one for the dishes. Human fecal pathogens are persistent and are actually growing more and more immune to the corrosive cleaners used in bathroom these days.
Sponges can be the dirtiest tool in the house for that reason. So to be safe keep them separate. | Women tend to be abstract non-linear in direct polarity to men who are rational and linear. Hence the conflict/attraction. |
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Szarig | This is the dumbest fucking post I've seen in a while, and I think its disgraceful that it's the top comment.
Here we have a thread asking for input and opinions from women on a situation that most males males have no real concept of, and the top post is a man telling them "stop complaining like you don't like it"?
Reality check, douchebag. A pretty fucking significant percentage of women (especially young women) have to deal with body issues that you, I and most other men have absolutely no experience with. Ever worked alongside attractive females in a professional environment? I have, and the bullshit they put up with on a day to day basis from guys trying to pick them up is phenomenal. And a lot of the time it's clients, partners, managers or popular co-workers that in reality, you can't really speak out against if you want to keep your job.
Lets be honest, 90% of guys who approach a woman out of the blue and comment on them aren't looking to genuinely make them feel good about themselves, or more confident, or happy. It's usually a physical observation / compliment, and it's usually about trying to get laid. It's more often than not a hollow, selfish thing. When they're in that headspace, they don't want to know the girl, they just want a root and then to be done with it. And when it happens often enough and is carried out crudely enough (as is the case) it becomes quickly transparent, and that makes girls feel like pieces of meat.
Ever watched TV shows aimed at women? Or flipped through a women's tabloid magazine? Every advert is for make-up or hair product, every article rips apart celebrities tiny imperfections, scrutinizing their flaws to the n^th degree. And a huge percentage of the female population is saturated with this shit. Keep that up for long enough and it gets to the point we're at now: When they socialise with the average man it isn't about what they've achieved, or how smart they are, or what they like, or what they want to do with their lives. Its about how big their tits are, how clear their face is, how good their hair look. And it's guys like you that perpetuate this shit when we try to actually find out how they feel about it, so that change can be made and we can have a healthier, happier harmony of chicks and dudes in society.
Want to approach a woman without being a creep? Strike up a conversation about the book they're reading, their music you might have overheard, a subject you know they might be taking, a sticker or badge on their bag. Ask their opinion. Talk to them like you would talk to a guy, because that's when you're being yourself anyway. They don't want to know some sleazy version of you that changes when they're around, they want to know *you*. And you wouldn't stroll up to random dudes and say "Hey, nice traps man. You must do squats!". Its the same shit with girls.
And before I get bombarded with slobbering idiots crying "white knight", this isn't just about sticking up for the girls. This is about trying to make the male side of the fence less fucking retarded than we currently are when it comes to women. Its misogynist dickheads like you who don't even realise that they're misogynist dickheads that give the rest of us a bad name.
**tl:dr?** Fuck you. | This is the dumbest fucking post I've seen in a while, and I think its disgraceful that it's the top comment.
Here we have a thread asking for input and opinions from women on a situation that most males males have no real concept of, and the top post is a man telling them "stop complaining like you don't like it"?
Reality check, douchebag. A pretty fucking significant percentage of women (especially young women) have to deal with body issues that you, I and most other men have absolutely no experience with. Ever worked alongside attractive females in a professional environment? I have, and the bullshit they put up with on a day to day basis from guys trying to pick them up is phenomenal. And a lot of the time it's clients, partners, managers or popular co-workers that in reality, you can't really speak out against if you want to keep your job.
Lets be honest, 90% of guys who approach a woman out of the blue and comment on them aren't looking to genuinely make them feel good about themselves, or more confident, or happy. It's usually a physical observation / compliment, and it's usually about trying to get laid. It's more often than not a hollow, selfish thing. When they're in that headspace, they don't want to know the girl, they just want a root and then to be done with it. And when it happens often enough and is carried out crudely enough (as is the case) it becomes quickly transparent, and that makes girls feel like pieces of meat.
Ever watched TV shows aimed at women? Or flipped through a women's tabloid magazine? Every advert is for make-up or hair product, every article rips apart celebrities tiny imperfections, scrutinizing their flaws to the n^th degree. And a huge percentage of the female population is saturated with this shit. Keep that up for long enough and it gets to the point we're at now: When they socialise with the average man it isn't about what they've achieved, or how smart they are, or what they like, or what they want to do with their lives. Its about how big their tits are, how clear their face is, how good their hair look. And it's guys like you that perpetuate this shit when we try to actually find out how they feel about it, so that change can be made and we can have a healthier, happier harmony of chicks and dudes in society.
Want to approach a woman without being a creep? Strike up a conversation about the book they're reading, their music you might have overheard, a subject you know they might be taking, a sticker or badge on their bag. Ask their opinion. Talk to them like you would talk to a guy, because that's when you're being yourself anyway. They don't want to know some sleazy version of you that changes when they're around, they want to know you . And you wouldn't stroll up to random dudes and say "Hey, nice traps man. You must do squats!". Its the same shit with girls.
And before I get bombarded with slobbering idiots crying "white knight", this isn't just about sticking up for the girls. This is about trying to make the male side of the fence less fucking retarded than we currently are when it comes to women. Its misogynist dickheads like you who don't even realise that they're misogynist dickheads that give the rest of us a bad name.
tl:dr? Fuck you.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c17bknj | This is the dumbest fucking post I've seen in a while, and I think its disgraceful that it's the top comment.
Here we have a thread asking for input and opinions from women on a situation that most males males have no real concept of, and the top post is a man telling them "stop complaining like you don't like it"?
Reality check, douchebag. A pretty fucking significant percentage of women (especially young women) have to deal with body issues that you, I and most other men have absolutely no experience with. Ever worked alongside attractive females in a professional environment? I have, and the bullshit they put up with on a day to day basis from guys trying to pick them up is phenomenal. And a lot of the time it's clients, partners, managers or popular co-workers that in reality, you can't really speak out against if you want to keep your job.
Lets be honest, 90% of guys who approach a woman out of the blue and comment on them aren't looking to genuinely make them feel good about themselves, or more confident, or happy. It's usually a physical observation / compliment, and it's usually about trying to get laid. It's more often than not a hollow, selfish thing. When they're in that headspace, they don't want to know the girl, they just want a root and then to be done with it. And when it happens often enough and is carried out crudely enough (as is the case) it becomes quickly transparent, and that makes girls feel like pieces of meat.
Ever watched TV shows aimed at women? Or flipped through a women's tabloid magazine? Every advert is for make-up or hair product, every article rips apart celebrities tiny imperfections, scrutinizing their flaws to the n^th degree. And a huge percentage of the female population is saturated with this shit. Keep that up for long enough and it gets to the point we're at now: When they socialise with the average man it isn't about what they've achieved, or how smart they are, or what they like, or what they want to do with their lives. Its about how big their tits are, how clear their face is, how good their hair look. And it's guys like you that perpetuate this shit when we try to actually find out how they feel about it, so that change can be made and we can have a healthier, happier harmony of chicks and dudes in society.
Want to approach a woman without being a creep? Strike up a conversation about the book they're reading, their music you might have overheard, a subject you know they might be taking, a sticker or badge on their bag. Ask their opinion. Talk to them like you would talk to a guy, because that's when you're being yourself anyway. They don't want to know some sleazy version of you that changes when they're around, they want to know you . And you wouldn't stroll up to random dudes and say "Hey, nice traps man. You must do squats!". Its the same shit with girls.
And before I get bombarded with slobbering idiots crying "white knight", this isn't just about sticking up for the girls. This is about trying to make the male side of the fence less fucking retarded than we currently are when it comes to women. Its misogynist dickheads like you who don't even realise that they're misogynist dickheads that give the rest of us a bad name. | Fuck you. |
Megadoom | Guys only talk to girls because they want to shag them. Girls generally don't have any clue about literature, art, politics, sport, gaming, history, cars, fighting, ligers or anything else that guys are actually interested in, plus they are almost never funny. It's the peacock syndrome - guys have to be dynamic and full of flair in order to attract a mate, whereas women can get away with being dullards because they have teh power of fuck.
tl:dr - girls are generally boring, with an excessive amount of interest in shoes, make-up, weight-loss and babies.
ps - you have a massive mangina you little cissy | Guys only talk to girls because they want to shag them. Girls generally don't have any clue about literature, art, politics, sport, gaming, history, cars, fighting, ligers or anything else that guys are actually interested in, plus they are almost never funny. It's the peacock syndrome - guys have to be dynamic and full of flair in order to attract a mate, whereas women can get away with being dullards because they have teh power of fuck.
tl:dr - girls are generally boring, with an excessive amount of interest in shoes, make-up, weight-loss and babies.
ps - you have a massive mangina you little cissy
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c17bqzg | Guys only talk to girls because they want to shag them. Girls generally don't have any clue about literature, art, politics, sport, gaming, history, cars, fighting, ligers or anything else that guys are actually interested in, plus they are almost never funny. It's the peacock syndrome - guys have to be dynamic and full of flair in order to attract a mate, whereas women can get away with being dullards because they have teh power of fuck. | girls are generally boring, with an excessive amount of interest in shoes, make-up, weight-loss and babies.
ps - you have a massive mangina you little cissy |
stealthmodeactive | >Lets be honest, 90% of guys who approach a woman out of the blue and comment on them aren't looking to genuinely make them feel good about themselves, or more confident, or happy. It's usually a physical observation / compliment, and it's usually about trying to get laid.
For making such assumptions all the time: Fuck you.
>Reality check, douchebag
You're taking me way out of context. and over reacting... just a little bit.
>Ever worked alongside attractive females in a professional environment?
Yes, I have. I realize they are attractive, but I don't make harsh remarks about it.
What really irks me while we are on this subject, is when women go out boasting a ton of cleavage and a short skirt and bitch about being gawked at. Dress like a slut and you will be treated as a slut. I realise how this sounds, and believe me -- I'm not that type of guy, but it's true, and I see it happen all the time.
>Ever watched TV shows aimed at women? Or flipped through a women's tabloid magazine? Every advert is for make-up or hair product, every article rips apart celebrities tiny imperfections, scrutinizing their flaws to the nth degree.
Yes, I realise this. Which is why I despise those stupid ass magazines. They are so fucking stupid its unbelievable they are in business.
>its about how big their tits are, how clear their face is, how good their hair look.
Here you go again, making assumptions. Personally, I don't find women with huge 'tits' attractive.
You strayed way off topic here. Just sayin.
The fact of the matter is that it makes a person feel good when they are approached and complimented. And that's all I was saying.
>And you wouldn't stroll up to random dudes and say "Hey, nice traps man. You must do squats!"
You're right! Just as I **wouldn't** stroll up to some random chick and say "Hey, nice jugs slut!"
>Its misogynist dickheads like you who don't even realise that they're misogynist dickheads
You know me so well. All the remarks you made describing the dickhead guy are nothing like me. I'm being honest here, but I don't expect you to believe that.
tl:dr? You blew it out of proportion, fuck you. Assumptions make you look like a dickhead.
/bawwwwwwww thread. | >Lets be honest, 90% of guys who approach a woman out of the blue and comment on them aren't looking to genuinely make them feel good about themselves, or more confident, or happy. It's usually a physical observation / compliment, and it's usually about trying to get laid.
For making such assumptions all the time: Fuck you.
>Reality check, douchebag
You're taking me way out of context. and over reacting... just a little bit.
>Ever worked alongside attractive females in a professional environment?
Yes, I have. I realize they are attractive, but I don't make harsh remarks about it.
What really irks me while we are on this subject, is when women go out boasting a ton of cleavage and a short skirt and bitch about being gawked at. Dress like a slut and you will be treated as a slut. I realise how this sounds, and believe me -- I'm not that type of guy, but it's true, and I see it happen all the time.
>Ever watched TV shows aimed at women? Or flipped through a women's tabloid magazine? Every advert is for make-up or hair product, every article rips apart celebrities tiny imperfections, scrutinizing their flaws to the nth degree.
Yes, I realise this. Which is why I despise those stupid ass magazines. They are so fucking stupid its unbelievable they are in business.
>its about how big their tits are, how clear their face is, how good their hair look.
Here you go again, making assumptions. Personally, I don't find women with huge 'tits' attractive.
You strayed way off topic here. Just sayin.
The fact of the matter is that it makes a person feel good when they are approached and complimented. And that's all I was saying.
>And you wouldn't stroll up to random dudes and say "Hey, nice traps man. You must do squats!"
You're right! Just as I wouldn't stroll up to some random chick and say "Hey, nice jugs slut!"
>Its misogynist dickheads like you who don't even realise that they're misogynist dickheads
You know me so well. All the remarks you made describing the dickhead guy are nothing like me. I'm being honest here, but I don't expect you to believe that.
tl:dr? You blew it out of proportion, fuck you. Assumptions make you look like a dickhead.
/bawwwwwwww thread.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c17e4xq | Lets be honest, 90% of guys who approach a woman out of the blue and comment on them aren't looking to genuinely make them feel good about themselves, or more confident, or happy. It's usually a physical observation / compliment, and it's usually about trying to get laid.
For making such assumptions all the time: Fuck you.
>Reality check, douchebag
You're taking me way out of context. and over reacting... just a little bit.
>Ever worked alongside attractive females in a professional environment?
Yes, I have. I realize they are attractive, but I don't make harsh remarks about it.
What really irks me while we are on this subject, is when women go out boasting a ton of cleavage and a short skirt and bitch about being gawked at. Dress like a slut and you will be treated as a slut. I realise how this sounds, and believe me -- I'm not that type of guy, but it's true, and I see it happen all the time.
>Ever watched TV shows aimed at women? Or flipped through a women's tabloid magazine? Every advert is for make-up or hair product, every article rips apart celebrities tiny imperfections, scrutinizing their flaws to the nth degree.
Yes, I realise this. Which is why I despise those stupid ass magazines. They are so fucking stupid its unbelievable they are in business.
>its about how big their tits are, how clear their face is, how good their hair look.
Here you go again, making assumptions. Personally, I don't find women with huge 'tits' attractive.
You strayed way off topic here. Just sayin.
The fact of the matter is that it makes a person feel good when they are approached and complimented. And that's all I was saying.
>And you wouldn't stroll up to random dudes and say "Hey, nice traps man. You must do squats!"
You're right! Just as I wouldn't stroll up to some random chick and say "Hey, nice jugs slut!"
>Its misogynist dickheads like you who don't even realise that they're misogynist dickheads
You know me so well. All the remarks you made describing the dickhead guy are nothing like me. I'm being honest here, but I don't expect you to believe that. | You blew it out of proportion, fuck you. Assumptions make you look like a dickhead.
/bawwwwwwww thread. |
significant_soldier | I didnt even know what was happening when it was going down.
One minute I'm resigned to my death thinking I'm at least going to take one of these Russians to hell with me to be my slave for eternity. Then all of a sudden a friendly tank pulls in front of me and absorbs a shell and a rocket that where coming right at my tank, all the while not obscuring my shot so I could take out some engineer.
Then after all the fire-works are over , this wonderful guardian angel calls me over behind a rock and fixes my tank!
tldr: Stang289GT is credit to team. | I didnt even know what was happening when it was going down.
One minute I'm resigned to my death thinking I'm at least going to take one of these Russians to hell with me to be my slave for eternity. Then all of a sudden a friendly tank pulls in front of me and absorbs a shell and a rocket that where coming right at my tank, all the while not obscuring my shot so I could take out some engineer.
Then after all the fire-works are over , this wonderful guardian angel calls me over behind a rock and fixes my tank!
tldr: Stang289GT is credit to team.
| Team_Awesome | t5_2rkx6 | c17h5rm | I didnt even know what was happening when it was going down.
One minute I'm resigned to my death thinking I'm at least going to take one of these Russians to hell with me to be my slave for eternity. Then all of a sudden a friendly tank pulls in front of me and absorbs a shell and a rocket that where coming right at my tank, all the while not obscuring my shot so I could take out some engineer.
Then after all the fire-works are over , this wonderful guardian angel calls me over behind a rock and fixes my tank! | Stang289GT is credit to team. |
Lincoln1860 | If given the opportunity to kill anyone who ever lived, most people would choose Hitler. Most people are wrong. Without Descartes, we dont meddle in most of the bogs we have in everyday thought. That being said, he clearly has a great deal of influence second only to Kant. Though Id rank Spinoza as the best.
tldr/"wtf are you trying to say": 1 Kant 2 Descartes 3 (bc I agree with him) Spinoza | If given the opportunity to kill anyone who ever lived, most people would choose Hitler. Most people are wrong. Without Descartes, we dont meddle in most of the bogs we have in everyday thought. That being said, he clearly has a great deal of influence second only to Kant. Though Id rank Spinoza as the best.
tldr/"wtf are you trying to say": 1 Kant 2 Descartes 3 (bc I agree with him) Spinoza
| philosophy | t5_2qh5b | c17u5q2 | If given the opportunity to kill anyone who ever lived, most people would choose Hitler. Most people are wrong. Without Descartes, we dont meddle in most of the bogs we have in everyday thought. That being said, he clearly has a great deal of influence second only to Kant. Though Id rank Spinoza as the best. | wtf are you trying to say": 1 Kant 2 Descartes 3 (bc I agree with him) Spinoza |
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