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Been here from the beginning. RIP | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFheG5HSFRPMVNzQ2hKa2RMeVV3WmUxclVjZ3FpbVZRWjc1SU1nd1lCWGZpV3UtVlh4bV95ZjJLNkNzWl91eEZPTkJXOHlaWTJKc2UyNk9hRWtLMXNkVmFNaUtfLWlQaEFIVXV5WXpVR2p5d289 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNITXBjeVdYRGNYR19jUWQtMmxaVGFfZ2g5VTZhYS1PNDhqdFd4RzRKTGIya05ZaWNmMkxkY25zb1dlUjRnRHltTi15empmajFlRk15cnVjR01aRk1hbDNmN1IyUlA1QmFyMUxEUVRValpDeHNEdlRUZTAyTk9SWl8xcGVzNWRaNHZRWnlmck0yVEYtN1lPWi16cFJtUGNIcDRJd3NNM2FWdWJFV3Joa1lja193PQ== |
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#stay where you are or I'll shoot
now hand over the donger bills | r/raiseyourdongers | post | r/raiseyourdongers | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhWVk3VlhLdjRDeDdOcW1OYzJmU0RSR0tqZmUxbEtpS3g1UEFLZHFZNDRvWGhHVHhWQ01oYjhqV3Zmel9lVFZyQWpFMnNzcnppbXlzZjhVTDJNYTFLcVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNITHQ4eDVJV1BiVEtKZW9lRmlsSDFkZUJKakpINUxpM1RIUkFFejJEUU05UktTdFVBWGpQVVFlWUU0ZU9RT1pPVkZwSmFxUnN0amlUU3ZnNVVIbDlZTnM1d2lwQzdsU3FCMzNXaC1PV2FBejJaYXhZeHhKZ3VXNkxNeDNzMjZqR21Vb1Y4NlAxVVVTNU1jY0VmQ3ctRHpLdDlvVFVRcFJvQVhvTUhYdGJocEZ5SjJKcDlsandXTXdSUzJzUDZpVUNuOEJ1d2Vjcmt4bm1TemxxTFBqQnFadz09 |
I was as well. Here from the beginning, stayed till the end. Pasta est sempiternum. | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFheGVZLTUwdDJYNXBzYkRCUEQtYXEtTThzaHpGWjBCNTNDYWZxS2dzZXFQa1lEM1duRmMxcHNZREFpRjdyS1h5V3BsdWJzSXpxY1FFanRCMWhDdWhrU0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNISHo3amRCS3Z1aGlnWldlMm5YaDJNUF9ldFFXU2RZZWNnNUFjN0hFTXFmSE1OTHoxOTU4RkZLTjBLRjN2NjdMZWp0QnFNVWozcXFTal9yR3BHR3NTMDNkNlEwUlVHSE44S0MwalNGNGl6VE1nOHpLR1Mwb2JvRlZhSFFSNVFVWGtoc3VDcEFFVlZ1M3Y2dTRLY3h2TzY1akFtNlNpelkwLVYydG5RNmR6Y1VJPQ== |
Is it over now? | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhRU5ORDFNdExrZXZpOXpJbjZkZl9OWWxnUnpYa2VNSFdGT0JaYVlUV2FDLUpNMTVhc2tLX1pOT1VBMklmbkhoQm5vS0dGcGRnQmJwb3hkOW5uLU9vZ1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIcTJrOElicW9lMEJIZ19MdUE4OHNocnBxeEE2eTBxdFZuX1FVWGV0bUVrcnZuQ1ZCRFRQamYwU3B0ZjdnQ0NRN0RqdmZ5WERmVXc5c1VmVDZoRnZ2cTUzdmRUay1ENS0yU2tMMU50aVVENmVoNkJldFI4SXc5SDBaTlBUM19Vam9QWTkzUlFHSU1Fb1pYb0MtRUVrZXhvZ0NvS1hyMVoyQThZcWhoU1dBUUlBPQ== |
For anyone interested in chatting and working with others on topics of cyber security and ethical hacking we have a beginner friendly Discord your welcome to check out. Aside from chat discussions on various related topics we also have a channel for CTF, HackTheBox, and other challenges if your looking for people to work with on those. We also have a section for those brand new that need help with general Linux based qiestions. If your interested and would like to join then stop by the welcome channel and introduce yourself!
Discord: https://discord.gg/rSrfrp2 | r/kalilinux_hacking | post | r/KaliLinux_Hacking | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhcDdOb3BidlZWaHJQUVU2NHJMUWhHVnNzQV84WTBicU4yZjljOE0zM3VJXzU1MnQxQXhFc0FldF9QNWtrVW9sd1pUVFY5Vm5LX1RDaTFUMjJtWW4tZ0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIcmp6amU1aDc5dDloZGRpemdSWWpYUTJGOEh4Y0g3bkN3WEFsTl94U0FxTkJ3RmJhRVFSZjZJSnpZc1dWYlR4cURuNkFFRmVVRFlCcUZLRjdOQXpyYnUxWUpPblBiQkROcWNnYThQaEgySHQyWFE4VDY3SFBUVkxaako0NnJucUNOT2JjUzlIR1h5UjlrMFJXUUtmeXJ5SzIyUTJ4WWcyZ1hNRFpGS0xsTm5jWEYwa2drUDZ1Yl9TdUFGNjFKU2NY |
I spent most of my twenties and early thirties teaching abroad in South Korea, Poland, Germany, Mexico, China (for two years with the Peace Corps), Georgia: The Country (via some skeezy government organization), and Taiwan.
I host a podcast on the regular, but have put that on the backburner, as I am trying to keep the writing flow going before I succumb to premature senile dementia and forget everything that I have ever experienced.
[https://www.expatpod.com/blog](https://www.expatpod.com/blog)
I don't mean to self-promote at all. But feel free to check out the site for inspiration, or to offer constructive criticism, or just for the hell of it. This is a big, long rough draft -- it ain't perfect; it will require much editing -- and it's only going to get weirder from here on out. (I'm 23 in these posts, and I wrapped up travelling when I was 31 -- and by the time I was 31 in Taiwan, everything was a great big mess.) In any case, I hope it serves some sort of purpose for y'all!
Cheers!
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I'm pretty sure it's just like a few thousand of us that were in that first thread at this point. Maybe I'll get bored doing projects in the next few weeks and will dibate spaghet structures | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhSExnUWxGZEhMZmZJSEpMVGI4OHpmVWl5VHJpMURIaWRRY04yU21wZEJCN1lGSFNQbmI4VkJIcHVLbWNWejl1US1PN2l5WlpPeldkbUJpWk9WdENEaWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIMmtTckdYcm5kRUo5Z2JmeWhUUTBMaUR3aWJSNHNmQmNOTFY4Z292SzNCOGJaRkZlRHV5Mmpyd3h1UGtsb2h5RjVSZk1aSUQ5Y1EzNUQwRTR3UVFKZ2pvV2h0ZGFJcWcxTXQzSUV6bE9Qb0UzX0pSWXlraloxSVJtTzgyaHZaSEhMaVVlM2RWYm1hbXVxXzJ0eWVtcWFvZ1ZwTGdvR3pQVG5RYXpMWl96S01FPQ== |
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On the Immorality of Abstaining from Smartphone Usage
Going into this assignment, I knew I would need to be convinced before changing my behavior. During the Buddhist precept essay, I acted immorally in order to get the grade, and I did not want to do that again. In my extensive research, I concluded that to abstain from smartphone usage is immoral, and, therefore, I remained acting in a more moral way. Overall, cell phone usage is a moral decision, if one has enough disposable income, for three main reasons: the data asserting that cell phone usage is detrimental in the article are misleading at best, the actual detrimental effects of are either worth it or can be easily overcome, and because cell phones are such useful tools.
The main claims of the article are that smartphones cause teenagers to be depressed, lonely, and tired, to avoid friends, to be less rebellious, and to be less interested in driving, working, dating, and sex. Many of these claims are based off of correlations of behavior with smartphone usage, or based off the idea that “[a]round 2012, [Twenge] noticed abrupt shifts in teen behaviors and emotional states…it was exactly the moment when the proportion of Americans who owned a smartphone surpassed 50 percent,” (Twenge). However, correlation does not always mean causation. For instance, see how U.S. spending on science, space, and technology greatly correlates with suicides by hanging, strangulation, and suffocation (Vigen). It is obvious in this case that one is not caused by the other, and, therefore, in the cases of phone usage, phone usage cannot be said to cause something directly solely because it correlates with it. That being said, the links between smartphone usage and detrimental behaviors must be investigated (I will not investigate the links between smartphones and being less rebellious or having sex less because Twenge herself thinks these are not bad things).
However, before I explore the research done on those links, I want to bring up another major problem with the research of Jean Twenge: the data on time of phone usage in her studies are self-reported. A study by David Ellis et al. found that self-reported data on smartphone usage are inaccurate: “We conclude that existing self-report instruments are unlikely to be sensitive enough to accurately predict basic technology use related behaviors. As a result, conclusions regarding the psychological impact of technology are unreliable when relying solely on these measures to quantify typical usage” (Ellis). Again, this does not mean the results of Twenge’s studies can be ignored, but it does mean that her results should be investigated with better measuring instruments. For this paper, though, I will assume her studies have valid data and explain why (most) of the correlations she found are not causal.
The first relationship to investigate is the most horrifying and offensive one: the relationship asserted between smartphone usage and depression. Twenge’s studies only found a correlation between smartphone usage and depression of only 0.05 (Twenge et al.). For reference, a study by Amy Orben, measuring many factors against the well-being in adolescents, found that wearing glasses have a greater negative correlation than technology use and eating potatoes have about the same negative correlation as technology use (Orben et al.). Obviously, there is no argument to stop using potatoes or even glasses based on this information, so why would I stop using technology solely based on this information. The most common argument for the reason smartphones cause depression is cyber-bullying on social media. This is a big problem, and should be stopped, but it is not causing depression, and is definitely not the fault of technology. Here are the thoughts of Karen Swarts, the director of clinical programs at the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center: “[a]lthough Swartz admits social media can be a trigger for some, she says it’s far too simplistic to blame the rise of social media on the recent rise in depression. ‘It’s like saying everyone who has been bullied will suffer depression. If you’re a depressive person, being bullied could be a tipping point.’” Furthermore, more research into the link between depression and smartphones, using a more objective way of measuring time, found that “depression and anxiety severity were not associated with average screen time minutes over a week in bivariate analyses, nor baseline or changes in objective smartphone usage over a week in latent growth curve analysis,” and also that “the average number of phone screen unlocks over a week was negatively correlated with depression and anxiety scores in bivariate analyses. In addition, depression scores predicted baseline phone screen unlocks, where higher depression scores correlated with less frequent phone screen unlocks in latent growth curve analysis,” (Rozgonjuk et al.). This seems to suggest that people who are depressed use smartphones at the same rates as the average person while unlocking it less, implying that they are not constantly checking their phone, but rather having longer, more spaced out sessions. This implies that depressed people are watching shows on their phone more and constantly checking social media less. Since social media is supposedly the main tying depresion to smartphones, this seems to disprove that notion.
Even though my personal experience with depression is anecdotal, unscientific, and does not prove anything, I will include it since you [my religion teacher] want personal experience included. I know the cause of my past depression, and it is not cell phone usage. It is a combination of genetic predisposition through the condition SAD, pressure I was putting on myself to perform in school, and side effects from some medication I was on. None of those items are related to smartphones. In fact, smartphones are what partially helped me to recover from when my depression was at its worst. I was suicidal at one point, and, rather than killing myself, I had my phone conveniently sitting next to my bed and I decided to text my friend about what I was going through. She convinced me to talk to my parents and get help. Without the ability to contact my friend conveniently and get a quick response during a time where face-to-face communication is impossible, an ability only available today thanks to technology, I might not be alive today. There has been research that shows reducing time on social media to thirty minutes per day (a very reasonable amount of time, and a limit that I rarely surpass) reduces depression and loneliness symptoms, but that study explores those who already depressed or lonely (Hunt). Collectively, all these studies elucidate that smartphones do not cause depression.
The next most alarming situation that the article gets wrong is the idea that “teens spend less time with their friends face-to-face,” and that this is because of smartphones (Twenge). According to a survey by the University of Waterloo, total time spent with friends has taken a dip, but not in accordance with the 2012 date suggested by Twenge’s article, or even the date the iPhone was released, in 2007 (Waterloo). The time spent with friends began decreasing around 1998, and leveled back out around 2010 (Waterloo). This means that the smartphone did not greatly affect time spent with friends. The graph in Twenge’s article seems so contradictory to this because it measures number of times teens go out without their parents, not a more objective and meaningful statistic (Twenge). Therefore, I conclude that the reason for teens spending less time with friends is not due to smartphones, but for some other reason.
The penultimate correlation in the article that I find spurious and misleading is the correlation between smartphones and a reduced desire to work or drive. In the case of working, the article explains the correlation itself, “In the late 1970s, 77 percent of high-school seniors worked for pay during the school year; by the mid-2010s, only 55 percent did. The number of eighth-graders who work for pay has been cut in half. These declines accelerated during the Great Recession, but teen employment has not bounced back, even though job availability has” (Twenge). People always need some time to catch up to economic changes, and this is shown by the Pew Research Center’s data on teen employment rates. By 2017, employment rates have returned to pre-recession levels. The great drop in employment rates was around 2000, well before the smartphones were common (Desilver). This, combined with the obscuring and cherry picking of information in Twenge’s article, seems to show that a causal link between smartphone usage and employment levels is non-existent. Furthermore, there are more likely reasons for less jobs: “Researchers have suggested multiple reasons why fewer young people are working: fewer low-skill, entry-level jobs (such as sales clerks or office assistants) than in decades past; more schools ending in late June and restarting before Labor Day; more students enrolled in high school or college over the summer; more teens doing unpaid community service work as part of their graduation requirements or to burnish their college applications; and more students taking unpaid internships,” (Desilver).
As for the correlation between smartphones and a lack of interest in driving, there is a similar explanation. “Part of the reason is economic: fewer jobs, especially during the Great Recession, which meant teens didn’t need to get to work and had less money to bankroll their rides,” (Henderson). However, this is not the only reason, since rates have remained low up to today. When asked by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, “the most common reason for teens to delay getting a license was not having a car. More than a third cited gasoline and other costs, and many… also mentioned the ability to get around without driving,” (Henderson). I relate to many of these reasons. My reasons for not getting my licence yet include that the college I want to go to is in a very public-transportation-heavy city. If I go there, there would be no real reason to get my license. However, if I do not get in there, I will get my licence during the summer of my senior year. Another reason some teens are not getting licenses as soon are the much stricter requirements put into place by 2006: “After a few states experimented with tougher graduated licensing requirements in the early 1990s, by 2006 every state had adopted some form of requirement or restriction. The requirements and restrictions vary, but most states limit driving activity seen as high risk, such as driving at night or driving unsupervised with teen passengers,” (Henderson). None of these factors are even related to smartphones, and assuming smartphones are making teens get their licence less based solely off a correlation is wrong.
An unexplored topic is the one between smartphone usage and less dating. There is not enough data about this subject to make an informed decision on this subject. Through soley speculation, I think this decline was caused by a redefinition of the concept of dating to “hooking-up,” “hanging out,” et cetera. I am definitely not sure though. However, I would not assume that less dating is caused by smartphones due to the lack of data there.
There are two actual downsides to smartphone usage, only one of which is brought up by Twenge: the causal link between iPhones and poor sleep. Sadly, Twenge does not actually explain why this link exists. She simply asserts it is because they are addicted to their phone, and just cannot stop looking at it: “some used the language of addiction. ‘I know I shouldn’t, but I just can’t help it,’ one said about looking at her phone while inbed,” (Twenge). Firstly, she seems to be conflating the medical definition of addiction (“a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry” (ASAM)), with the psychiatric definition of addiction (“a complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by compulsive substance use despite harmful consequence” (Parekh)). Secondly, the cause of the sleep problems are widely known, and sleep problems are caused by all sources of light. A study from Harvard in 2012 found that “While light of any kind can suppress the secretion of melatonin, blue light at night does so more powerfully. Harvard researchers and their colleagues conducted an experiment comparing the effects of 6.5 hours of exposure to blue light to exposure to green light of comparable brightness. The blue light suppressed melatonin for about twice as long as the green light and shifted circadian rhythms by twice as much (3 hours vs. 1.5 hours)” (Harvard). This means that, when exposed to light (especially blue light) near bedtime, one will have a harder time getting to sleep and have less quality sleep. When one’s circadian rhythm is shifted, their body will assume it is daytime when they are trying to fall asleep, and when lying in bed and not tired, one may reach for their phone and worsen the effects of light.
Luckily, there are ways to counteract the effects of light near bedtime, such as Apple’s Night Shift. Using Night Shift and low brightness before bedtime reduces melatonin suppression from 23% to 12% (Mullaney). While this may work for some, 12% reduced melatonin is still substantial. Therefore, “LRC researchers recommend turning off PEDs at least two hours prior to desired bedtimes,” (Mullaney). If this is not possible, there are ways to supplement melatonin that one should ask their doctor about. My point is that the effects smartphones directly have on sleep is minimal and easily minimised. Furthermore, this effect is not unique to smartphones, but any bright light.
The second major detrimental effect of smartphones is not even brought up by Twenge: the huge financial cost. To me, this is the worst harm caused by smartphones. “The grand total you’ll pay for smartphones over your life comes to $75,354” (Flipsy). This is a huge cost, and, with investment, could be even more. Nevertheless, the benefits of having a smartphone with service is completely worth the cost for me. If one was in a much worse financial situation than me, or would get less use out of a phone than me, maybe a phone would not be worth it for them.
After reviewing the risks and detriments of smartphone usage, one may wonder what phones are used for. On an average day, “smartphone users [are] browsing the Internet (25 minutes a day), social networking (17 minutes), listening to music (16 minutes), playing games (13 minutes), [calling (12 minutes),] and e-mail (11 minutes). Other activities that the survey timed were reading books, watching videos, and taking pictures, all for a total of 128 minutes” (Owano). Smartphones are very useful, and are worth the detriments in most cases. They are multi tools that replace books, tv, calculators, computers, cameras, clocks, alarms and cassette players, among other things.
Twenge is a “scientist” that does not know the first rule of science: correlation does not equal causation. She assumes that since things trend with smartphone usage, they must be caused by smartphone usage, even when there is no evidence to support that claim. That being said, one may wonder why many children are using their phones and ignoring their family members. One reason is that this is just bad parenting and has been going on long before phones, with children reading, listening to music, or drawing rather than being on their phones. With this in mind, we must move forward with a more scientific view on correlations, and the morality of smartphones. Smartphones are very much moral, to me, since the small melatonin suppression and cost are far outweighed by the multi-tool-like functionality of smartphones. Fear mongering based on bad “science” should be ignored by rational people, since, as said by our textbook, “courage entails… being so devoted to the good that a person does not get sidetracked from it by personal harm or suffering,” (Hodapp, 138).
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Višnji´c , Aleksandar, et al. “Relationship between the Manner of Mobile Phone Use and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in University Students.” 2018. | r/slaughteredbyscience | post | r/SlaughteredByScience | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhaUQ2ZTQ4cjl0Y3RxcUN2ZjVLMFZ0V0wwZGlMRFFXZDd5QUJPa2ZMb1ZHOTNQZy03eUV3WmdLMng5VGtWeUlpLTEyY3J6bnNJRnpScEdFaDRfcGo2TlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIOC1LSFpzZGNsX1RMNklJdzJJM0hUX2VLNnJTUGRwZnRLS3NjYnBkLVNWTWp1dmNTSzc1YkpZSEZ2b21Wa1Bvamk4U0J1Zjc4aVhOaXNKN3RYQUZjZVRzM3dSSjFUQ1JuMjNaT1Y5T0Flb3R3U3E0WVhxUVJXekQ1TUhTQW5KUlp4Z21hQm9idmdLWmZhdjVTbENBVVVkOTZjb3o5bW5WanRGdTgzZEp0bHF3QXNDR3owVFA4ZTF0bW5NM0xqYnkxQXVKUkFJQU9nR2h3bnJqZXp4V1RoZz09 |
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It’s been pretty dead for awhile. | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhVmYzT2RtdDFraHMyX3k0cHNtTUtlWnFtLXhSTHpRWEUyT1pVanctQ2xqcEoyMlhNX05WNHpmOC1SeEZFN0FNVU1Hck1faTFkRTVBQ3hfYzhRdVI1Vmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNISDNNUVlhMUk4Y1B5NnZfWjBlWXFFQTNTZ1dpb3k4WGQyNy1SWGJBYlZuNEtFd0g1SE9USC1TMjliaFZJdFFqcVZ5dk1SX0ZXYUpKVXJldmxnVGowd3BjS3FLSGZobkFPRVV2S2pLclNkZUtvaGxfbjVxdVJkTnRwWGgzZi03SzFIQmtCX3ZFamFyU05JSFBmZVc5M0RVdUppTTRmbmsxZTRHdEdUaHhYcVc4PQ== |
A casual walk in the minefield. | r/invisiball | comment | r/InvisiBall | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhNEhwb1ZUMEdWU2dobEJuNkFIZGV1ZnpQVzF2RUFsVmNwYUdPZENPNEt2WnU5WkpUWWpCQnZFOTFReVMtVFd6RWRWdnpJV3BLeGJsa3VqWlQ4ZE1LZUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIdXNZeXI2eThaZWVBSl95MDlFS3lqcE1ieGxnY3lUY2dZb3FnSlRpYVN3eXMxbTRkQkJ5UkNpbFU1cjhDWjJXa0JTQUVQVWF3XzVoVXZkQWdqelVoOE1BeVZEdmJrZTkwZUNub3lJeUIwbGdjQ1NfSmpZVTBGWkhqN2h0T2IwMlBkZml1clMyX3BwWGtIWVdSUnNUR0FkclNIZEtTQVNGZ2xSVUJBWVRuZWFNPQ== |
Heyo! I'm a former financial planner with 16 years that recently sold my financial planning practice this year. 11 years ago I started a personal finance blog, [**GoodFinancialCents.com**](https://GoodFinancialCents.com) , as a marketing tool for my business. Little did I know it would end up becoming my main business.
I graduated with a Finance degree from Southern Illinois University in 2002. I never studied marketing but always enjoyed it. After leaving my first investment firm after they were bought out by (now) Wells Fargo, I co-founded an investment firm with 3 other partners in 2008. As the blog started to take off, I then formed my own wealth management firm, Alliance Wealth Management so I could have more control on the content I wanted to publish (compliance was a nightmare!).
That transition proved to be fruitful as I saw my online revenue surpass my financial planning practice revenue in just under 5 years. Seeing even more growth in that business over the next two years finally gave me the confidence to sell a business I had spent my entire career building. It was scary and exciting!
Since that transition, I've really focused on my new brand, [**Wealth Hacker Labs**](https://wealthhackerlabs.com/)**.** Part of that focus has been a big push on my [**YouTube channel**](https://www.youtube.com/wealthhacker). The mission behind this new project is to help people discover a new much faster way to grow wealth our parents and school didn't teach us.
I'm super excited about the next chapter in my life!
What questions do you have about being a financial planner, blogging, YouTube that I can answer? | r/askmeaboutmyjob | post | r/askmeaboutmyjob | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhU2owZlNYYnJiRDNTZldYYmhWckljazdfYmJWdG0xY015cFlBMlBod3NIN3NoU0N5bzV1VGQyaGtFcDdyQ1pLZEwwcjRDbHJpU2JQZ3JDVm1pb2cwOEE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIUlF5Slo4R3RUdk51Tmt4SzZLZjZ3VlBCcUdDdXJkMW5oQnVSeUtRVkp2R205bXBoRVV6TXduTGJtTWVTY0ptUkFpMjQzNTNKWnVFNkh4aU9ET2ZZTWVWbDZnV2xHNFp3RURYX25XOTBYUnlWOVJadmN5bG1vVzZxUlhPblBIZTZjTXNna2FxNEh5WFJXLWdkVDZwcUtSTjJhbmpWSlJXTzR1ajhUdTY2aXQyRkJVdjJnM0pFc1A4am9vRm5Fako0SllPb09mcGx2b3hIN1NZSGx1OW5CUT09 |
Damn, that was a far better tittle | r/invisiball | comment | r/InvisiBall | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhTGZzWWQteDhtWDJzYXJYZmRuenJMSmlHb1Nrak5UTmoydHR5TGVzYk0wdW40bmVWWDVfeHV6aUxvb1MxRFNWR2JoRTlvRnRFY1lyMDIzUFZfRThwSWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIeFY0bTQ1WnpJSDVtVjNZT1BZVkkxeEV3S1dlM0NmZklNTncySkxTSWs5LUo3SS13VHlULWVnV1FsMkdGZVY0cmpTRmtpejlmdy1zQTZTbXRPck5KSmZrYUtOSTR1WEZnOGp3NS03dEZZLVc3aFZLU3BoWjhnQjFTU2c1SFQyR1FRSzk2bmR1TWhDRElVSUE2aFdVQzRqVjl1dGY1b0E5OEkzRWNhZU1rOElNPQ== |
What is pasta may never die | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhb3hqd3Exb2drOV91NnBoQVI5NFJPQTdmOHAwZUc4cGRlSmMxWS1JaHpQakVINjViR25OYWRmdlplN2lUUUc1Tl9oeTZrbjlkRXNUR1FjZFRMQl9lOXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIN09CYmNtRDluVFNvaTFDTGI2VUhIZTFwM0dQS0JOZVoxWlZSTXdqMUFQTUpYbUtzWUtyb2NOd1ZFV0VVaEloYTJzWlY3cXRjdFBhLXdTSklGMnBGWFdvUHJaTDhlQWowcnR1elpvMGktQnJKZ3pMRklNVEU5SENzNE92UFhjejBLdnlVRWE2NjdIenVlcDBDVmowVEtYMFY4VnR3cWFEc2d0V3lkSHJKRWh3PQ== |
Good post but unfortunately it has been removed because it has been posted recently by another user:
* [Click here to see the submission](https://www.reddit.com/r/WigglyAnimals/comments/boc1kc/pure_bliss/)
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*I'm a bot so if I was wrong, reply to me and a moderator will check it.* | r/wigglyanimals | comment | r/WigglyAnimals | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhaGpISGphRFhJa3NWUHpMUTU5ZkpJQTVFNHI5MUMxcmR3UjBuSm53bm1CRngybGl3MHFuUFpKRWFJczdYOEgwU0tEQXlRZW00TEtZR0I2dV9SNUdPN2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIcHVyNDYwY2lreDdFdEJOdEFidlB6bmFtOUctdlZ6cmZ3SGNHd0FtV2ZWVnVmUzdIRUV5NFhwdlA1WFN6ZE81LVFBeFlHQUlpNHhDWFgyNENySFZBR3pMejdOTDlZVnR0TEN4S09LYVRBVXJRWkw4ZHZaaDNVcC1ybEE5T0t6WlhjZ3VzMFYtd00xZWNPZENvMjY5bV84STY1YkI2Y0RqUXhSdkx4SkM3NU5sa0Z4WldjM1BiUk40cHhvQzdkVWhm |
my dog makes this face at my cat to initiate play | r/wigglyanimals | comment | r/WigglyAnimals | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhX1NZZTBfeUc2VS1jVTdRWTJFSlk4NlppQlAxZF90Zm9CdUlfWURfU2lzZ1JtN3lqdHgwaFVNeDJTVnlQX1ZpVk9zbkVwcVlIN0FsSUVyaDVYOEVEaGpJdUFneGt6S0ZfV2lFZUV4bmJUOWs9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIUlZtN3dqVDQyQ2NqcC0zMFVOV0dfTlMxd3ZaVU5vNWpoaXdQNlpwd0I1aW9DdzVETXA1dzltWFR4dDF6SXcxSkE1LURxMnJQZ1FjU1FDMWI1T1BPWXZ0c2RRT2RVN2JKWTBEQ1FrQmpKaTZRQy04WUNSZk9vV2Jub0tvYUVKbExnZkhMQkg1QWJNZlljWXh2ZDNMd3hxTEQ1Ykc1QnJKckZCeGxGMU1Nc2tNPQ== |
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I’m a civil court clerk in Brazil. Incidentally, u/Deprox is my husband and co-worker, and I also posted another story in my other account – [you can read it here](https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromthelaw/comments/aoklfc/its_not_you_its_the_establishment/).
My job is to take care of lawsuits, resolve the lawyers’ doubts and explain to the general public that their lawsuit isn’t the only one in the world and everything takes time to be solved. I agree that it usually takes too much time, but a very small part of it is in my hands.
Ever since 2013, all new lawsuits are 100% digital and this is such a great relief for everyone, but there’s still a lot of older ongoing cases, and people constantly need some VERY old lawsuit file to retrieve documents. This court started operating in 1976, so you can imagine how many old files we have.
The thing is: it’s physically impossible to store them all here, so we have a proper facility for the whole state, handed by a third part. Considering how much stuff they have on their hands, I’d say they do pretty well, but [sometimes they lose files](https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromthelaw/comments/7i3irk/a_judge_is_a_judge/) or take months to find them because they’re too old to be in the digital registry.
If you request an archived lawsuit, it takes 10-30 days for it to arrive to us, unless it’s VERY old, then it takes more.
A lot of drama happens here because of that. People and lawyers have asked if they can’t just drive there to personally ask for the file and get it today. Nope. No way in hell. The procedure for unarchival is very strict to avoid losing stuff during transportation, and the third part has no customer service structure; they can only hand the files for us court clerks through a complicated system I’ll spare you guys from.
Anyway, a lot of people come here asking for old lawsuits. A lot.
If the person has a lawyer, we tell that the lawyer should be the one to request the unarchival. First, because you’re paying him a lot, so let him work for you. Secondly, because lawyers are notified of unarchival through the system, while the regular citizen has to come here again and ask if the file is here yet. If it’s not, come again. Repeat. Until it’s here.
We have a formulary in case the person currently has no lawyer, but it’s a pain in the ass because people don’t know how to fill it and we end up doing it for them. Also, a lot of people forget to come back and their lawsuit is archived again.
It’s mid-day, an angry-looking gentlemen comes to the counter. Doesn’t say good morning/afternoon, ALWAYS a sign of moderate insanity. It’s my counter shift.
He simply extends me a paper. “I need to unarchive this NOW and I need a protocol receipt of it and let me talk to the director”.
Wow, a lot of info. I calmly input his lawsuit number in the system. It’s from 2010, he was sued by the bank for not paying for his car.
**Me:** We can unarchive your lawsuit, but there’s no protocol receipt if you do it yourself. Do you have a lawyer?
**Him:** I have!!! But SHE told me to come here MYSELF!! She said I only had to talk to the director!!
**Me:** If you have a lawyer, it’s better that she does it.
**Him:** NO!! I’LL DO IT!! I CAN get a protocol receipt!! A certification AT LEAST!! Talk to the director!!
“The director” is my supervisor, a fatherly, gentle, non-confrontational man in his early to mid-50s. He’s always super busy and hates being disturbed by small shit we clerks can solve – which happens a lot when it comes to me, because I’m the youngest clerk, look even younger, and people often mistake me for an intern.
I go to his desk.
**Me:** There’s no protocol receipt to give when the party requests unarchival, right?
**My supervisor:** Right.
**Me:** And I can’t make a certification of it or something?
**My supervisor:** Only when the file is here.
**Me, back to the guy by the counter:** There’s really no protocol receipt or certification to give before the file is here.
**Him:** So what do I do!!!!!!!!!!!! My lawyer said I ONLY needed to come here. I need this to prove that…….. *\[he doesn’t know what\]* I’m gonna lose my deadline!!!!
**Me:** Then she was mistaken. But if your lawyer requests it, there’s a protocol receipt.
**Him:** NO, I’LL DO IT MYSELF.
**Me:** Okay, then fill this form. But you’ll have to come check if the file is already here.
**Him:** WHY??
**Me:** Because if the lawyer does it, we notify her via internet, but we have no way of notifying you.
**Him:** Can I AT LEAST have a copy of it?
**Me:** Sure, I’ll do it for you after you file.
**Him, confusedly filling the form:** You know what? I have NO TIME to waste coming here again!!!
**Me:** ᵒᵏᵃʸ ˢⁱʳ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵃ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ᵈᵃʸ
He leaves. For now.
Later on the same day, I was in the backroom for a break but could hear him. You guys in another country could hear him. The Guardians of the Galaxy could hear him.
# I CAME HERE EARLIER AND THE GIRL GAVE ME WRONG INFORMATION, MY LAWYER SAID-
**The second-in-command, who is a very confrontational older lady:** No. I heard her, everything she said was right.
# NOW I’M GONNA LOSE MY DEADLINE FOR ANOTHER LAWSUIT
**A fellow clerk:** Oh, is that it? Your lawyer just needs to request more time while waiting for the unarchival. | r/talesfromthelaw | post | r/talesfromthelaw | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhT2RQSFJCMHFYZG9uODNuVy1nblhuY0x0U25laDZUSk8wQjlDeDc0d3BaYV84a29FUVl1T2ktUFdrWEE3UF83N3E4RWpRUDdMRW1zRHB2MXJXeV9VaDU4dVBmeHE4d3NXNm9reFRPa1NwUlU9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIaFdvd2QtVmR3OE5RZnhUbEprYXFVYm5VQUh6ZGFGaXNvZWxENzFoSmFiek1nVGRiTGRzM2lxOFZxdkZMc2c3cUdieWFMNU12R2lodERCRHFGeEtpSkZiRUtxQ0pCTUhMX3NaV2RtcE1DN0RDQzFBLUVFSHZPbkxIbjJPelJ3Z0szTWQ0ZnJKNXc5S0FfdHZiRElRMXlDVWVldGVsY2V1dUYtQU1teFVuUzlzPQ== |
So my boss is currently on holiday and I get to be manager while he’s away. It basically means I get to sit in his office and supervise.
Michaela comes in for her shift. She’s always about 20 mins early. She lives two streets away. She has a big black bin bag with her and puts it on my desk.
I should point out that I’m a size 16 and happy with my curves Michaela is a size 24 who is in denial ( she orders work shirts that are a size too small and then has to pay out of her own pocket to get ones that will actually fit)
Our conversation goes something like this.
Me - me
MK - Michaela
Me: hey, what’s this?
MK: oh just some stuff I thought you could use, I’ve had a spring clean.
Me: stuff? Like what?
MK: some clothes. It’s a bunch of stuff I can’t wear any more because it’s all too big. You can have them.
Me: have them for what?
MK: to wear, they’re too big for me but they should fit you, just.
Me: you know that’s not how clothes work right?
MK: were about the same size. I have a bigger bust but they’re mainly trousers.
A co worker came in and I told her what Michaela had said. She literally ran out of the room laughing.
I have nothing against larger women, I’m not fat shaming but you’re not going to come up to me when you’re 4 sizes bigger than me and tell me that clothes too big for you are going to be a snug fit on me in some attempt to make me feel bad about myself or to embarrass me. | r/talesofmike | post | r/talesofmike | 2019-05-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhM20yS1F4MUl1b0Z2NFBLU1FnTFl4U1Z3N3FOeDdrWVNsS2VwVGltYkM2Z1RDa2lHZHVHNnY2V1dCYlctX3pSOVRaemRCbW1wSEtXSzE2czRkMTJPWnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIbVA2c2pBYU5VQWc3U3pINFpWQ1ZXcUpYX0d2QklLUjI1SnRfcE9ISk5yeDNYRmlhX3N5S1N6ODJoN0NNMTJOTTRMb0Y1OWoweUs4dnE5aWk1U1FSU2tVWVpyN2N3ckxlTzdhNjdoTGR6R1ZQbkJod2RRR3lZWVN2aXR4SDRISU1WMDRxc2pINkNWX1FrZXMtREF5YlhyTmhVWHhEdTItZFJqOEJOUXVQb3hQaXZwMVJyZEJwOERNNWxqREdxak5P |
My blackcoin more wallet is displaying over 900 blackcoins less than what I had but on cryptoid the whole balance is visible why is this? This is very worrying there is no recent transactions of coins leaving my wallet!
When I close wallet then open it again as its loading it says rewinding blocks but I haven't made any deposits or withdrawals for over a week, my client and when I check the address on CryptoID all I see is stake after stake reward for transactions! | r/blackcoin | post | r/blackcoin | 2019-05-18 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhVlJoYXlPd1BJbFhyWWRHU1JjemFzUG5PT2Zmd09XWlFLVGJpWjlpR1Q5cGVhQ0U0TEEwVDltaEotR2tNOWptYmJCQnNmTERkakZQTEVfdFRjMU5LZ0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIcWhKUmd2UzhsTHZDLV85X3oxcHZsY0p3bFFvQ2hrd203aUtWUGFPYVB6dFZSM2FCM1FKcDh4MDBSSkcwcEF4ZnhDZ0RIWDg3bWhIYXoyaGRBMDN3SFF3VEk3a0hBd0JrOGFjVFpvY3RuSmZtYVNiOUVPMHBFOVlVeXVrN3J4X2l0bVpNbW1tbE9yekNPRU1yamRsZlVROVFZMGU2cl9vMDhvTnhlU0c0MzZCbUhUckZFU1FqT3lLcEUyeDVUU0lGMHYwSFllbnZzSldLbDZOOFh4eGM0UT09 |
sigh. | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-18 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhV2lsS1dibWEtcXUzOUREb1VTZUhUNGJKREFLa3pZZV83QlZKZFJFUlJWSUxBdG5NV0dtWWpWdHE3SlpmdWVqVXVHOXVpSnUxX09ZMU1fN0RlbU0xR1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIekFYM0pldmhQVWFub01QNjRXQ0ZEWXl3SHBCUExwakQzSkVqZ2VaU09Ia3FMd3dLZDNVNk44c29RR0EySFV5dDlkUHY0QVZmcS10c3loWVo3MXJrQW01WGlLR3AtWDk1TlRtRVdmTG5LV0Iza1ZScC1CYmVJZEk5WDJ3WmlSeDZXbFUtdDVDNFEzcktnSUNfZVdPN1ZLM1FQQjJxZFlOQ2dhWVJhRGJSbllRPQ== |
Yus sam | r/totallynotdogs | comment | r/TotallyNotDogs | 2019-05-18 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhbW9OUHRmcFFOWnNEX0loNmZLN2hLTVFaaG1qTjBocHVtZ2xHWlNENlpkVVZ3d0JiZnhqdVVjYTRZcHN3YldDUjdMMkFXTzhtemp5bm1tU2FGSGxYSlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNISVoza2g5RElJb296Q1p6MjV3aExrMFJvWWVSNFZqT0l0NmY1WUZ6bVBKRHlobXdFc3UyNUF1anNtS2QwNzJUeWU3R3BtNTNWbVQyOU1KRzFrTjZNZHE3RnpCZ2xhYXRVWm1uVk95alhRdklTQk5JT0lxbE4zOE9jelJHX2Y3X3dCeVZGVlBtQWtMN0tldXlicXhLT0UwT2lPNG5IUEExQjJXSmdIdjJHTk1XT2ZJTUxUQWhOaFV5ZjBmMmhndmEy |
"You're putting me on an imaginary perp?" I ask.
"This guy's no imaginary killer," the commissioner states. "We've heard many reports that this guy actually exists."
Trying to keep the shock off my face, I thumb through the folder. "Looks like they're all accidental deaths."
"But that's just the thing - each of these people had someone who wanted them dead. They were all rich, powerful men with access to the best medicine and doctors. And they all die of accidental or natural causes? Mysteriously?"
"This guy was eighty," I say, tapping the picture of one of my targets.
"He fell off a cliff while rock climbing. What eighty year-old goes rock climbing?"
Heh. That one was a bit awkward, I'll admit, but I'm just glad I didn't have to resort to a gun. I shrug, and sip at my stale department-standard coffee. Tastes awful, especially when I've got the five-hundred-dollars-a-cup stuff at home. "Was an eccentric guy. Could've been an adrenaline junkie."
"There's one more thing. It's subtle, but at every crime scene, there was a mark painted in special ink - visible only in ultraviolet light. We've kept this quiet to avoid a panic, but it's always the same guy."
So they did find my calling card, after all. Mentally, I kick my younger self for being so arrogant.
"You're the best this department has. I need you on this case."
I can't turn it down without looking suspicious. "Yes, sir," I murmur.
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When I get home, I sweep my house for bugs and collapse onto the couch.
What the *fuck* am I going to do? I always knew my old life would catch up to me.
I descend into my underground shooting range and sling some lead while I think. It's a concrete chamber buried deep underground, soundproofed to avoid any incidents with curious neighbors. A rack of weapons ascends from a nearby hidden platform as I approach. I pick out a few, and start loading the magazines by hand.
This always helps me think. Handguns. Rifles. Doesn't matter what it is, I can play it like a maestro.
The handgun kicks in my hands as I fire again and again. The bullet holes are all perfectly clumped around my targets' noses.
At the very least, I've got options. I joined this new life for the thrill, and it hasn't let me down yet. I could always run - I've certainly got enough assets under different names to do that. But do I really want to do that? I like my new life, my new house, my new coworkers. I don't get to shoot the interesting guns as much as I'd like, but that's what this range is for.
My phone rings. It's the commissioner.
"Walters, get down here right away."
"What?" I say, before I remember to take out my ear protection.
"The assassin. He's struck again. Unloaded fifty bullets through a warehouse window, wiped out- wiped out the target. Looks like someone tipped him off, and he's dropping all subtlety. He left the same mark by the body."
That can't be right. I've been in my house all night.
"Who was the victim?"
"Moss. She was investigating the warehouse down by the docks."
A pang of - something unidentifiable - runs through my chest. I genuinely liked her.
"I'll be there in ten, sir. Let's get this bastard."
"Damn right."
I may not be an assassin anymore, but there's someone out there who is - and who's decided to piggyback on my reputation.
Time to find the son of a bitch.
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The warehouse is set in a poorly lit, dark part of town by the docks. It’s the stereotypical place for all sorts of illicit deals to go down, and I’ve been here often. I know it well.
I step out of the patrol car and nod to the commissioner and a few other officers, who are all already there. “Where’s Moss?” I ask.
“Inside.” The commissioner pulls me through the barricade, and my gut churns.
I’ve seen a lot of corpses in my time - made many of them myself. But seeing my friend’s body mangled like that tears at me. It’s almost unrecognizable. There’s a damaged patch on her chest that should read ‘MOSS’, but it’s so covered in blood it’s unreadable. The rest of her body, from head to toe, is a mess of shattered bone and slowly oozing bullet wounds. Her heart’s stopped pumping long ago.
“She was your friend,” Commissioner Green says. “I’m sorry.”
“Just help me find this fucker,” I say.
“I will. You’ll have anything you need.”
I flash a UV light from my pocket over a cordoned-off area of the floor - enough to confirm that it’s my signature on the ground. Someone’s stolen my identity.
CRACK. CRACK. CRACK. RATATAT.
I know that sound. I know it well. Shouting comes from outside the warehouse.
“WALTERS, GREEN, WE’RE UNDER FIRE!”
“Stay in cover,” Green says, but I’ve already got my gun drawn. I sprint for the door.
A nearby officer falls, shot through the heart. My blood boils. We’re trained to react in a certain way, but those who work in the underworld have certain… propensities for risk taking.
I certainly do. I run from the door to my patrol car, diving for the trunk. I’ve had non-department standard modifications made to mine, including extra armoring.
And, of course, an extra armory.
The trunk swings itself open as I approach, and a rifle pops up. I grab it, duck and roll behind cover, and switch to semi-auto.
A group of black-clad assailants are firing at us from various other parked cars on the docks. Dressed in all black? Really? Amateurs. They’d stick out like a sore thumb while coming and going.
There’s one pushing up on my patrol car with his rifle raised. I take a quick peek through the windows - target at three meters, pushing forward, left handed. Potentially wearing body armor.
I pop up from behind the engine and pop two rounds into his head. He drops like a bag of bricks. I continue pushing forward, firing in controlled, steady single and double shots.
Another officer falls, then another. They’re good men - well trained men - but they’re not trained to deal with heavy shootouts like this. And while I might think our assailants are amateurs, even mid-tier assassins are better-trained than the local law enforcement.
I have to end this before anyone else dies.
An assailant jumps up from behind a parked car as I push forward, knocking my rifle away. I knee him in the gut once, twice, then draw my handgun and fire a bullet up through his chin. Warm blood splatters against my uniform.
Two more are pushing from the right. One from the left. I swap to a three-round burst, fire, then duck behind a car as I reload. I pop back up again, and -
Fire. Fire. Fire. Time seems to slow down and speed up all at once. The firefight’s a blur. I sink into a comfortable, familiar meditative state. I slowly leave the other officers behind as I push forward. Some call for me to stay back, to wait for backup, but they don’t know what I know, and they can’t do what I do.
Target pushing up, twenty meters 2 o’clock, rifle. Target at fifteen meters 11 o’clock, handgun. Two targets at fifteen meters 4 o’clock, handguns.
When the last black-clad assassin falls, I relax.
And nearly die for it. Something feels wrong, some itch at the back of my neck - and I suddenly duck. A bullet whizzes past my head. When I turn, I see a man in plainclothes lifting a rifle on a nearby rooftop. He disappears. If I hadn’t ducked, I would surely have died.
So there was one professional around here, after all. An Assassin with a capital A. The others were just bait. And now, whoever’s doing this knows that a member of the local law enforcement is a former Assassin.
Damn.
A nearby officer’s gasping for breath, clutching at a bleeding leg - I rush over and help tourniquet him. Commissioner Green’s chewing me out for risking myself, but I’ve already made my decision. I know I won’t be able to catch whoever this is within the bounds of the law. An Assassin would be too good to be caught by some local cops. Someone’s stolen my identity in the underworld - the hired mid-tier goons suggest someone’s been using my reputation - and killed my friends.
If I want justice, I’ll have to do this my own way.
A few other squad cars and emergency vehicles pull up, and first responders start tending to the wounded.
“Go home,” says Green, eyeing me warily. I’ve never displayed this level of pure skill before, and he knows it’s not department standard training. “We can handle it from here. Rest up. We’re going to get these fuckers.”
I won’t be resting tonight, though. I have other plans. As I get into my battered, beaten car, my mind’s racing. I pull my phone - my *other* phone - from a pocket.
It’s time to make some calls.
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There, I said it. | r/muaconspiracy | post | r/muaconspiracy | 2019-05-18 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhY01CRTNFMkZRcmRMaUMyOG1uQXdJY2R4enVPR3BsTVc3TnI5SnJFTURvQVMwUE05eXpXcVVYWUdCbkZYV0o5UnhveWVoeGRRbFZHN28xcVVNUENaWTk1dXZvMi13eVBSYzdZak1JZzZ2TW89 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNISU56VHU4WFlQTDBvQ214Um15RXl3bGtCSnVXSDBMNHlXdWJuS1ZPcFVoY2xfV2NYRlhWM2hTSHVUaEU1b2ZMY0JiWmtOYURzWkpTUnp5RDJ1eWNFTUx1ZmdFMk1xQmRGSVhJNGUtQWFsTlNCZ0d1TlRYdkVFaVMyWjFIU0VBRkFLc3hscVhTQmE0RUNqUDR3cTVzNThkbkh4bmFMdkNYei1qRHhfOHQ1U3lvQUM5dUhtVmtuRjJvbEJIWkZJa1NBRG9HZU9VQjBxS3pHcUVNQm9XMk1OQT09 |
Jeffre didn't like that James Charles had more subscribers than him, so in private he started planting terrible half truths about JC to Tati and pushed her to make the video.
At the very least, thanks to JC video, we know that publicly and privately J* for sure fanned the flames of this dramageddon. Personally I find J* involvement in all this confusing. Tati never brought up J* in her original video but after everyone turned on James, J* was more than happy to throw him under the bus.
The texts from before the Met and before Tati's video from Jefffree were accusing James of saying bad things about Jeffree. There were no accusations of sexual abuse and that sort of thing. Then after Tati's video all of a sudden Jeffree has taken Tati's story about James pressuring straight guys and amps it 10x saying he's locking boys in hotel rooms and groping boys in their sleep.
TLDR: At the very least I think we can say for sure JefreEe fanned the flames of all of this either because he thought James had said bad things about him or because he wanted to be the most subscribed beauty guru. And then my conspiracy is that he also some how nudged Tati in the direction of thinking James was bad and/or making their feud public. | r/muaconspiracy | post | r/muaconspiracy | 2019-05-18 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhcmpKVGRwanpxT3ljLW5TTHZmSFhlcjVxZlBYR05LNGlsVXJvMDhyaTl6c3doOC1LNGtqdVdDNXd4MlA3VmVZMW9BR2VqRGZzT1UyWk9mTzlxNDd0MEE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIdXRxSFdGZnVIUUpKTTVRS0dxdzhUQnR4T2RRT21yVXZoaEptSEhXUEZudXNPeXV0dzZmdF9QLVNSV1dOSU1yTHVfMjlFTmk1b0VoUE16aTYwVXZ1aXViLUEwY0dRRFVEQmw3WF9DY2IwNDNmQ0tXakFtN0hBaU1yRlpwLURnNnJQQ19BZWJib01HVkVpUU81RXgtUnVUc2Q0a3BSQmNQSE1Za3B1enhCakZ4c1o0ZlMwOE9NTlF4RjAySGoxSWtlUURkUHlzSzhzTlZhWXpqNTRUOVlyQT09 |
Hey guys.
So calling myself a returning player is a bit generous (since I didn't actually play much on my first go), but I'd like to try and get into the game. I actually enjoy the casuallness of mining and industry and would love to go on some training courses and/or receive some skill path guidance.
A personal friend of mine is already in Dreddit and recommended I try them since the training programs are apparently good, and miners are always in demand?
Anyways - I was hoping I could get in by this weekend to get myself established (Application is over a week old now and I've answered all the questions).
If someone could review app 57306 that would be appreciated! Thanks! | r/evedreddit | post | r/evedreddit | 2019-05-18 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhUjNJVjNSTVNxc21GVHFXLVBoSTREZEZ3d2pvbEV4NzJHV25oYlplSU9kUkp5NDVubHpfMllZejJuT0t0MHIyLWpaYUlRWGZtRFlheFhOUVItY0tFaVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIOVd0c3VwbWNhVTBPMmdWQXJjVVpnRzAyZkdqa1g5a0RHYnRqSEhrWDF6aHR5UlNnaXFfanVxRHd6c3N0OEF5MjFJb2Z1TXVSTjBBcFlFRHdPNXhrRTdDMUM0Qmk2TVRSLUhkQjFsTkp0OXlGMVRhczBCU01pZFdudzhqcXk1THRtSUhPT3d4amItbko3bXR0bF82R2pKdVpEeDBtY1hYUngxdGVWOUZySzZwNlgxVVI5emFFTlZHYllXd0xES3JPM1NwWlpYb2U5aHo3ckVXajFyS0Qtdz09 |
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“Fusillade speaking. Verify Alpha One Two Golf Hotel India.”
There’s a pause. A pause that’s entirely too long.
“Repeat verification.”
“Fusillade. Alpha One Two Gold Hotel India.”
“…Call disconnected. This line is no longer active.”
A cold sinking feeling settles in my gut. Whoever’s done this has stolen my Underworld access codes and changed them. After the scene at the docks, I was hoping that it was some kind of amateur, but this - this is something else.
I’ve got quite the reputation in the Underworld, and my name could pull any number of resources I’d need to track this guy down. The problem is, my reputation is as *Fusillade*. The number of people who could identify me based on face alone - well, I could count them on one hand. And the rules of the Underworld are very clear. No verification, no resources. No credits.
That’s not to say I’m entirely without options. I don’t need the Underworld to be able to arm myself. As I pull into my driveway, and head into my underground shooting range, I speak the verification code I’ve been waiting to use for years.
“I need a weapon.”
The weapons that are currently on display are standard, legal, civilian-owned firearms. AR-15’s, AKMs, a couple bolt action rifles and some shotguns. A collection of handguns - Glock, Beretta, and so on. A small handful are weapons reserved for law enforcement. But when my voiceprint registers, a chamber opens up out of the nearest wall, revealing a *second* hidden room.
And this stuff is not the kind of equipment available to civilians. In fact, it’s not available anywhere outside of an Underworld node.
“Welcome, Fusillade,” my home system chimes. “Underworld private arsenal A12GHI has been prepared. Error. Unable to connect to other Underworld nodes. Underworld communications offline. Standard armoring procedures are still operational.”
Whoever this person is - whatever Underworld faction he represents - he’s stolen my identity for his own purposes. He’s killed Moss. Killed my other friends and coworkers. I feel the anger boiling up. For a moment, it’s a hot, writhing thing - then it settles into an icy cool.
Plainclothes or full kit? It takes me a moment to decide.
Whoever this person is, they have access to the full resources of my Underworld identity. I can’t afford to go out in anything less than the best equipment, even if that makes me slightly more conspicuous. And without Underworld access, I can’t exactly have less conspicuous equipment made.
I pick up several loaded smart mags from a nearby rack and set them next to my rifle. The 1911 goes next to it on the table, as well as a sharpened knife and its sheath. After some deliberation, I add a hand grenade, too.
Now for the armor.
The Underworld is an organization that’s older than this entire country. It’s gone by many different names, and had many different faces, but at any given point in history in the past thousand and a half years, there’s been a shadowy network operating behind the closed doors of politics and finance. It’s built up quite a lot of assets over that time, and sunk its tendrils into a lot of different sectors.
For a millenium and a half, Underworld assassins have been killing the richest, most powerful, most well-guarded men. And in that time, the Underworld has gotten very, very good at it. Underworld assassins with credits to spare have access to the kind of weapons and equipment not found anywhere else on the planet.
My bespoke suit’s interwoven with a special mesh that can stop just about any small arms fire. I’m told its development cost more than a small country’s GDP. All I know is that it cost enough Underworld credits to wipe out my savings from my first ten jobs. It’s perfectly tailored, with a flawless range of motion and a light weight. I wear a thick, bulletproof business shirt beneath it. No tie, obviously.
If this person has access to Underworld resources, is it possible they could get the Council itself to go after me? I try to remember if I’ve done anything to compromise the Directives.
Directive One: *Maintain Anonymity*. This is the big one, and it’s the reason I was nearly executed twenty years ago. Being the best bought me some leeway, but leaving calling cards was untraditional. It left a trail, even if it was one that was impossible to properly follow without any other evidence. Still, if they were going to kill me for *that*, I would have died years ago. So I’m clean.
Directive Two: Avoid Interference. This one needs no explanation. The Council doesn’t directly act often, but when it does, it’s smart to stay out of its fucking way. Now, does stealing my Underworld access code count as Council-level interference? The thought bounces around my head as I continue arming myself. Council support would end this mess fast. I’d need evidence, and some way to verify my identity. And that would take time. I do have an idea, though…
Directive Three: *Secure Longevity*. We’re prevented from taking any jobs that could lead to long term instability or hurt the Underworld’s presence on a global scale, even if it means a large short-term payout. I don’t think this one applies.
There are no directives preventing inter-Assassin conflicts, as long as it doesn’t interfere with Council actions or any of the other directives. The other killers at the docks must have been mid-tier Assassins hired using my credits - Council killers would have been better. It’s good to know the Council won’t be helping to hunt me down, but there are no directives strictly forbidding my imposter from doing what they’ve done, either.
Meaning it’s possible I won’t be getting any support at all for this hunt.
That’s okay. I work better alone.
“Computer,” I say. “Track Underworld logins for my access codes based on cached data.”
“There was one additional login event from Rosewood Smelting Facility, in this city, five minutes before Underworld access was terminated. Two factor authentication and bioauthentication was received, so no alarms were set off.”
Looks like I have an address.
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I can hear on this an INSANE Meek Mill or an INSANE Eminem | r/producer | comment | r/producer | 2019-05-19 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhZzdnOHlaMlRQdnlUcWpkLXg4ZHc4UDljMWZTVEpOVHpBZzg3RUEwcF9uOTAxYzZ0YlVQbjI4Sjg2LWhzdnNTQTA5U3Q0aUprXzY2VjdNdW1wNDZRcUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIZkNWQjdISDVKdm42aThIQW9XNlVqQ05mNkxXVXZxQkExa1F6eVltOUNSSFI2ZFRpQllmNDBKRENNRWR4bm5zTUVNMGg3d3ZwLUpockVSTmhtZXZva2VVMVpUZ2FyeXNsZUNTbWI1cXo5dXVIczJ2c2VyMjI1VW9lUkFVOEtDQ25tWFpFaE55LWd0OWkyZVJ6VUVzSlRuYlFOQWlCeWFEN2czRjNsal9vbDRWZmpuQ2VXSnN5cXN0UjhPMEpNVjlHN2hPVk9wd19SVXVheUF3NUk5V3FhQT09 |
Isnt that just as bad | r/getthatguyabeer | comment | r/getthatguyabeer | 2019-05-19 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhRjM5ZVFpVklReFJzaUl4M2gxTldwVDZIYURnMGl5TWVpb1VJOWxFbnBOOWtmVXk0UjE0bm5qT3dJNTlQY25EWUVwYWlId2cxaDg3VVBIVnNoTEdLT0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNISlZMRkhQWU0wcE82dkVQeDBSMVVuaEZNTkpBSUJTT0Nja1U4d0d4Yl94RGRuVS1mWFhnQ0VNNEVQUHM3Wl9qcVF0cEhnTm1VeUVGYi1GSVVIMVkwOVlSWkJRcE5NamlzXzAwT3BKY1pqWVBfMGRmU3c3YmhjS0Y4emFObHpZazNCNG95M2VtSENEeEo4X1dwNWp6TFh3SVhUb0RRRml1dXI1X3FMNDZYOV9YV2NfSUlOSWJ6VlAxRlM2c2lfZlJINUEydHhnZFN2ekZuT2liTnJQOVpXUWF3UzdyMHMwN3NRQTdlVDJ3WTVIcz0= |
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Three cheers for our benevolent hero and scholar, a true man of the people. His foresight into the power of democracy will go unappreciated for many a year.
Power to the people!
Power to Sam! | r/samwinsthethrone | post | r/SamWinsTheThrone | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFheHVIcDhPMTM1WDFrdkh2X1hoSE1ackstUGo0bDg0TnRMck9kOEVYZUJpOVluMThiMFpLamtEa2h1TGRIYldjNm1mT2IxOEw1RVlXRUlTVDh6V2NBcDNUMkh6UmdXWTV3OFNLdlh6NTVPYUE9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIZHJILTJaa1BKSHZHYXkyTGhuZHRVSElYaW1DczR5YURpcjJ1clVNUThkZXBfTXE5SUVoaE0wUnQ2dU15RGpEUFpCaDRpeDcwNkluejItX0F5MGotYm42cnNGSXdsWUEtTExsX0Y1cFFjeVg4LUZJcWQycFVQZFc5MFNrdnk1eGY4U2JoNUFxOWpOVW42VXNWaE9Hd0FsSUdHOGN4UWEtRVRPUTJRbHlQcTdLTjFEV08wY2tNNGt1YlJPZGRqbjN2 |
# Post-Finale Discussion Thread
Discuss your thoughts and reactions to the episode you just watched. Did it live up to your expectations? What were your favourite parts? Which characters and actors stole the show?
* Turn away now if you are not caught up on the latest episode!
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## S8E6
* Directed By: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss
* Written By: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss
* Airs: May 19, 2019
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ERROR: type should be string, got " \n\nhttps://i.redd.it/iymff5so9zy21.jpg\n\n# Post-Episode Discussion Thread\n\nDiscuss your thoughts and reactions to the episode you just watched. Did it live up to your expectations? What were your favorite scenes? Which characters and actors stole the show (obviously Arya)?\n\n* Turn away now if you are not caught up on the latest episode! Open discussion of all officially aired TV events, including the S8 trailer, are okay without tags.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n## S8E6 - TBA\n\n* Directed By: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss\n* Written By: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss\n* Aired: May 19, 2019\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n## Links\n\n* [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.reddit.com/r/gameofthrones/w/faq)\n* [Posting Policy](https://www.reddit.com/r/AryaWinsTheThrone/wiki/posting_policy#wiki_1._content_must_be_relevant_to_the_world_of_asoiaf.2C_got_or_grrm)\n* [Original Episode Discussions](https://www.reddit.com/r/gameofthrones/w/episode_discussion)\n* [Our Twitter](https://twitter.com/RedditThrones)\n* [Our Discord](https://discord.gg/gameofthrones)\n* [Our Reddit Chat](https://s.reddit.com/channel/1158643_26e75fcb277e7a11de72debff981a77dabafd8ce)\n\n# Collections\n\nYou also might have noticed, if you're viewing this on Redesign or iOS, that this thread is part of a new a post collection feature. If you click the \"Follow\" button in the top right corner, you'll be alerted every time the post-episode threads go live." | r/aryawinsthethrone | post | r/AryaWinsTheThrone | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhamxHQ29GMTV6d0lLNEx2bFdNdm9SaW91V0FzcENXOUJvT3NWX0piMENNVU9uOHRwdHNzWGk4YnZuS3N5S1MzMHF4UlBMUFF4cHdPalBTemkzUDNqSnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIdWRvZmVJTzJsdHYxbVB5U1RhbVZnem1DN2Z1d2ppZVlXS2p0akhxeXg0V0VhSVgzaHVWNEliMlVJSWpyZS02cHJXdUlmVXp5MHVSZVpkSWQzMmFncmhwcnViRTVKR0VPVmpmTDNvaTRybmlOSHNkS3I2ZDEzYnhhRTRnM1phQzFIQkc4WHFnQUp5R0Z2UXZabmRzVXJSYWM5c1hsRHhDZ3B3Z0NDYV9lUGxOX04zY1dKVEVEY3JvTnpqcVB1bUtlYklZU1V2c29Na1pPTFk0blVTM1VIUT09 |
Our boy didn’t die. He invented democracy. Dressed nice the whole time. Could’ve been worse. Had a great time everybody! The watch has ended, farewell! | r/samwinsthethrone | post | r/SamWinsTheThrone | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhZkpQNWNOMDkyaXZCQ09RalFJQ05hbVNZT3B5YnFpa25ralUwVkw4bG1KQzB6QWlWNi1SaG5mNVllcnJZeDJJdDhDcTVldmpUdHRjRmljT0VvY2tkTnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIQTVnbmNGTXpXbzlIbmhkdVVvZGR1YmtzeHlGVV9VZVNhQTRSeEk0dEVaNFFEaUF6TzdxVk0wZTFpSWJ2N2hfbXBNOFBnaDJuV2ZnSWM1c2xveWIxVjlwSDRWd2JROEMzY28xTnh0SkpPbjFmOXpDRW5lMTV6LXlOZmVhNDhrdUFwUkRVTVIxb290YkxuLXFTTG5pemtxQ1BZc2xhZHdUdFdhRTFzOURWdWJZPQ== |
We were so close!! He presented the best option and was laughed to scorn by a bunch of inbred morons.
Long live king Sam!!! | r/samwinsthethrone | post | r/SamWinsTheThrone | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhVXVOdFdZRW5sa1g3YnBhOUtUelk5UFVkRlZ3c1RYbmU4ZHFFUHppTXJLVkMza21Edlg5QVNVdGpzQnNoWW5ZWm5tb1N1RVpySEY1dUJyLU9VVkZRVi1zQU5xWEhMaW12elhOUWwxdjU3bGM9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIOHZ3UDQ4RWw2YWpRWTVFNXVJX3R3c0U3N20xbE5Xd0p4OTNia18wSmNfRFpTVnQyUnhYRFl6em1NSmF0TkFsWHdYSFJyMGpMYVpyV3FEQTJyS1pNMW5TVlVUQWJTbmJNWHNGOVE5c1BZUjFLRFUyZFlsSGNmOUw5SWpia2ZJWU45bnlobEFSQjRNUkxTQUtPQnp4b1hIenB6Z3BsV3pwall6ekJKMk5rVm1rPQ== |
This leg of Game of Thrones is over, and we've seen the last of these characters on our screens ... but these communities aren't so small that they have to fade away entirely.
We fell in love with the idea of this Throne Pool because it would give fans a place for discussion with like-minded people. And you've built a community.
**So, what now?**
In a week, we'll open these subreddits. People will no longer need to be an approved submitter to post, because the functionality to automatically add people will no longer be in place.
We don't want to decide just to shut them down unilaterally, so we will make a post asking people to submit their ideas for the sub going forward and looking for potential interest from people in becoming mods. You wouldn't need to have previous modding experience - we're happy to pass on the tips/tricks.
Of course, feel free to use this thread for some discussion, too.
And, once again, thank you for joining us on this journey. | r/samwinsthethrone | post | r/SamWinsTheThrone | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhZng2TkJzdDVsRGx1LU9OSExvOF9ZWTJDQUtjMUZEcFk1TkZQLXFud0xLQ1lRZXpaVlBfXzBfT3ViaFlMQll4SFJuN3JRc0lwdHhyT2pfdTdMYW1kUFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIUnR1bFFMZURZeE5IdWdZdGZOWEp3Zmw5SGRCcnFkTl9VdEhtMUhsR1R4MHZ0QkxCN0JuQy1ucUpMYklxZWxhVmZIRkFzbmdmdE9sZlFNWnZlUEw2N2toRkczRTNNUHdlOXBreEw0bDJiTjc1akUyeThXWFo3Z3FXdzlhT0s3SVVHcVhzSU1XaTRDRWd2bHh1UlVPRlU2TF9vQzNIdG9HTnpIQndWQ2FrbVJ1QmRBRTQ4R3MxMTFRZm10X1oxUkdid2FVZ2VsVl9BdGNvMVJaVklaY3VRQT09 |
i work in I.T, and deal with 'it's broken, fix it' inside a law firm.
A couple of days ago, external emails stopped coming in. My bosses boss noticed it (called BBL, for Big Boss Lady), came to my desk and mentioned that she wasn't getting external emails and asked if there was a problem. I said i'd look into it. It turned out that recent windows updates had caused the main drive to go under 10% of free space, meaning that the server was rejecting emails until more space was added. I added a few GB and the emails started appearing. The problem was resolved in about 5 minutes
Then I had the following exchange via email
Me: BBL, external emails should be appearing shortly
BBL: Booo! (Side note, she is a very chill woman and we enjoyed bantering)
Me: I could break it again if you want a bit of peace
BBL: No, thats ok. Though if you could put a lock on my door to keep the riffraff (Lawyers/Partners) out, that'd be great.
Now i knew she was being light hearted. But she also forgot one thing - i can take things quite literally sometimes, especially when it involves being a pain in the arse. So i found a picture of a lock, printed it out, and stuck it to her door. She laughed when she saw it, and took it down. Which made me think 'it wasn't the right lock'
So i found pictures of loads of different types of lock and printed them out. I get into the office earlier than she does, so when she comes in there will be a different lock Blutacked on her door. So far, i've got the following
* A lock used in a waterway (think panama canal, but smaller)
* A scottish loch, like loch ness.
* An arm lock, used in martial arts
* Shaun Lock, the british comedian
* Martin Johnston, former lock for England Rugby team
* Loch Fyne, a restaurant chain
* John Locke, from Lost
* Locke, 2013 film starring Tom Hardy
* Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Thats the next several days sorted. If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free. | r/adorablecompliance | post | r/AdorableCompliance | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhMC15V3N3WGhwdU1sMFRKdnkxdnU0MUphSTlOTmZRbDhYTU5yb256Z3licVVoMmkzUldhT29CYTE4QUlIcmNxdHNLMHFxcXhvVFNXeFNyRjFPRGFGX1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIOHNvSDZSajJYMzZleExSWnpMQVdTZm9MajFmM1hvOHlrOF9tNFVtTkktUjFGR1VCalV1SHhGcDhnVE1MWkZVNW5jZGdaa1NlZUtoZC1JamJ5SVpVYTgydFJNNE43NTdLWU0yVnhnMFo5TGJzR0hoYkRiYjI3QVhFQzZ4TTRNQlAwb3laOUdZS3VWd2EzcmVBQlRJX0pERWV3eTRzUmVzb3NZYXoxNkJUcVZxajZWMG55QUdvR1VSM1R3aFpRQnliZUhfNnhHdVpuNld4RmFiYkh6Sl9Cdz09 |
Cat. | r/wigglyanimals | comment | r/WigglyAnimals | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhSlFtbEVPMm45eEd4ZE1fZkhBUjl2eFpOdEh5OURPSGM3UlNoclV2bDBpR0NiSk91SzQ5OEpGZ0N2bkhoS3RHd2hnZTJuQmpheDRDX0pVNVVCU0pfc3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIZzdHRTdKaGtONlN4eGw2Nk5KVWNHNXhLZmtnUlNXcUtnNjR5VWlEeE5YcXFiZjJaVU1RV2RrZDVWdHdwYmhLRXpscUxMSFBWbkRNUEM4SGJNZkRITGhQNi1RcjVSQm9RalJwQ2xXdDJKWllmS3kwQjJ3WXZaRGpSOGRmd2xiMmY4LVRrV2NHOVQ0QVZyM0hIb21iY3FBZzF1Unl2d0FVazJUN2lackFiWnotdTc5b0lKOXFYTS1qanp3dVQwSF96RUszbjB4STY4MGpVekxESTNCN1o3QT09 |
Scam | r/asch_platform | comment | r/Asch_Platform | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhdjNsYVZnOHRSdXB1UFQtMWtYWW1udlFpUFAza2FmUnFQeUE0UlcxMmY3aFpuUjBYYTdtcFhma0IwNFRxY2N6Vjh0czZTUnZKOXlxUHc0SEQtU0dhRnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNITHFZM25qRFF2QTJiWkp6c1Q2QWUtSTZmNVkwN2F3SzJvOXJKZ3dfRkNMbHc2Z1phXy04ZXIzb0lVT3BERkRwaWp2a1pXRWw1a1lwR3RfTm8yUEE3X0RMT2dFTGZwZnZhcU5HejNQMHdSQVJKQWVpMWhIRWl2Uk5aT216MUkxdFY2QTFHVzdLQ2ltM3hhRFVvWjdaeFUyUU1XbnA2bnZuc2gzQTBwQndWaGRCQm1RVndXeW9OZC1BQllMVGpaVUVQb01FdGJ4MTV1ZG54a1lRdHFYdXJPczFpZF9JRElibHp6NjRjWExzYjRiTT0= |
This is scam. Obvious.
I tried for curiosity and it has the same message of an old scam website. You can only withdraw if you deposit some btc due to EU regulation. Downvote this please | r/asch_platform | comment | r/Asch_Platform | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhMVJ1YXI1UUYyVW1EZ1VNY1hfanYyTUp3ak1HYndZSmVfS2Q0N1o4NUpPNUNURVhpMjh5MktkWDVRWnNvdm1VeXl0T3A2MTVFYW5kcEhCRmVzZVRHX2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNId2lKU1I0b3RMbmtoU1FHT3Z3T0FQUkxSZ0UzV241NmxVZHNrckt1WUQ5TmtJQTBnQ25xTFJFLTRrRzg5SUFldFdBMFNHNmZwYW1pWVF3ektrak1yR1dYRWdqOUsyZHk0azR3MEU1WFctM1lzNmdrVTgwOUJNeTliN2wxaF8zQjZ5bkRkU0UzN1F5SlFyaUs4QWVTYnBGeFNWdW5DOXBMTFlvOVdrUjdYbUJxODJ4cVkzOVJyNWh2cEJvbTBDS1RzbGpFNkw2R05CMWppcEJBTnlxWUVfYXY5NFF1QlZIZUdJaHBJdDIxUHJPQT0= |
I am really disappointed in this community.
I joined the community and hoped for interesting content which I actually got. Yet I live in Europe and this r/ has spoiled the joy of viewing the finale with my girlfriend tonight.
To ones who spoiled that with memes and spoilers - I hate You and get a Greyscale! | r/samwinsthethrone | post | r/SamWinsTheThrone | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhbjVROXBlU2huVndnTXFZYWRBbDNDOEMyd3ZRdTQ3WHNxTk9YeGtZVEpjWTcyQXpnZVB3N0JUc191WnktT1NJWGZZekVLT29hVUpITmR3S1c3MzNfbVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNILVlGSDZ1VHlnMXRXV1o2czZSVDhUcHV5Z1hMMGZkSExPMzRZdWdhZUlNUzRwWDhGa1cxNk9hLTg2cnVpSGRJNjZWSDFKUndxVVJmS0h5S1RPX1c2SU53eWZQUWdpRTZBSEV0alJNUHBxcFpzYUlPTl9LQjdKUHB5T0pUSTJ0ZFJjRGc0ektPQ3BUOFZTRUwzOEN0c2xDU2NsR1lEeHA5Zzd0Ykd3UWlTUVRrPQ== |
I just whipped up a split depth jpg of a photo someone posted in another subreddit. I remembered there was a sub for these images and thought it might be fun to share there as well. I could only find this sub, but all the submissions I can see here are (multi-frame) gifs and videos.
The rules don't seem to specifically exclude still images, but they all seem geared towards videos.
Are still images welcome here? Or maybe is there another sub, that I just couldn't find, that does split depth jpgs? | r/splitdepthgifs | post | r/SplitDepthGIFS | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhWEpobWt3UlY0c3M2dVEtOUZSOWl4emc1RVdBb0NHSXR4eE55REp4SlRxcHJkWmZqX3MyV2dieWpZYmpCa0V0UmxBNTJzTms4TGg0NlNvZlhyTE1jTjdHR19RXzU3cm1SWUdSVmN0ekl1bGc9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIcm5HdWJua1c4ZlMzdHRVdTVoOFBjNDFWbGtENC1oZkFwVUxIaUxmQXFWNWxLU0lwQ3N1Vzh4ZXhfZjZtejM2enA5Y0M4WlFYWWJGU1NEMWpsQS1zX2dWMlRVMHJnRFNmNUxqeV9PZ3hscVFTSmluejkzNkZrZlFzM3JMM1ZFNE5ReWpOOXVTR0JaTVBaXzBoc0lnbEdYYm5LSE5UWUZOZU95VTdXUHpud0dUYmtLY3N1SWkzTnE4RFVsY0Nmal9CWElxWkxJSXBFQTluejRUUzZwMnB3Zz09 |
HBO was so ashamed of the of GoT, so they orchestrated the great "it's not about vitamins" drama to distract the audience. | r/muaconspiracy | post | r/muaconspiracy | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhcHNiT0pTLTNBMDA5UmZzS3ItR2tZSHpfdHRmdktLcDhZZUUzdEZRNDlQNlFzX0ZaTFdzX1pjZVdiU2Y4OXlGZklyMGpNZEN6dFNvT2liMGNFem9ESUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIdUtQLUU2bk1fSDg3cTh5MTBKcGl6bGYzSE1OWXdCZms0MkdaQ19XUENObjB1RjJrQkZsTi1CdlR6S1ItOW1uRnE2VmM4dkFKUW9ITVFyY3ByMy13RHBPY19BN1U1bXhsbTNHQ3pUZlBucENrbExWSHlhZ2FmRjhiR2RwTHdxOTJQeDUtNXA4QkpIcHlGaHJlSkVDNmVHWUQwTG0wLW9Lc1NGdkk2dGRVQ1hfc0lmVGRlQ2dsaEFBVTRDcU9kNldm |
1. My Canadian brother will commence employment in HK - but temporarily - as he definitely will return to Canada after 10 years. He's mulling buying a 150 sq. ft. apartment that'd cost [$5M HKD](https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2103640/peek-6-smallest-apartments-hong-kong) (= $650K USD). Our view - HK's apartment prices will continue skyrocketing, and he'll profit when he sells in 10 years.
2. Everything considered, [GPG's analysis](https://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Asia/Hong-Kong/Price-History) doesn't convince us except the fact that
>For the ninth year in a row, Hong Kong’s property market is rated the world’s most unaffordable by the [15th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey: 2019](http://www.demographia.com/dhi.pdf).
3. We're rattled why GPG wholly fails to moot the subject of new immigrants to HK, esp. affluent mainland Chinese. By 2047, the “one country, two systems” policy will end, but affluent mainlanders are already swarming into HK, buying flats but keeping them vacant - the HK gov't had to impose a [vacancy tax](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-property-tax/pricey-hong-kong-set-to-impose-vacancy-tax-on-empty-new-flats-idUSKBN1JP138 in 2018.
4. GPG avows that residential construction activity is rising strongly, but they haven't factored in these immigrants affluent mainlanders. Thus how can we trust its analysis? As quantity demanded already outstrips quantity supplied, apartment prices will rocket.
5. We're cynical of the HK gov't. Its market-cooling measures and interest rate hikes are fabricated merely to lull, soothe, and virtue-signal to HK locals - not to lower prices permanently. The HK govt' caters to the affluent mainlanders and would never let prices fall so much as to mar the affluent. Of note, most of HK's land is owned by a handful of billionaires, who aren't [exactly knights](https://redd.it/1y6xqr) - anyone know the percentage? | r/tmbr | post | r/TMBR | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhOGpUUUJ3ZTZsaUN2NmM0ZkFjYWt2bmdyQzh6WTdIdXJiQ0hDS2pCZ3M0U3NjMUNTdXc5ak5TSDl3M1E0ajZEenNYekZic0hoX1ltbGgtaElfeW8zYmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIQThXQU9HNjFvVXNCSW50dW5nWG1MRzRUSnJqTExvQUFMN05Rdy1rWF9qbkN5dFhVNDVXVWJnNUlydHROd0M4aThILU9VcllOMGdHN01JS19HdzZFRGFsVjNudEVvb3Jzano3cTRraVF2cjd3bXA3aG9lOG9yVndGVVI1bmZMeE4zcjVjRmhmWExXNEFvbFB5c2t6Q3hqSmthQnVia1N5QmQ4bG1nTE9LRVNVNng1aHY2ZkFtaHg1Q2d5Q0V4TGs1b1dWR05ZMndURko0VUlhOHkyeURtQT09 |
Arya will sail west, discover the Americas of the GoT world, and Sam will bring DEMOCRACY to the umm AMERICOS | r/samwinsthethrone | post | r/SamWinsTheThrone | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhTS1qdVl0VVlMdlBuYVNOelNiMEpXUl85R1EtbzlxS1gweV9LV3p2SUw4RjQ0eTZfbnBtbXF5bkhXMWFNdmI0d1pQc1FJMnk5ZlFtRUdxTTc3Sm1UR0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIbFlabjg5SzhhQzRCRFNVMnhSZDVVTVBOdGY5dTFvWk9leUVILUNkV2Y5aUtnSGZPWW5iVnE5NWpkQ0ljMVNiLWJDcWswb19pRUhDOThpaVkzRmZNdDkwTEpPbUVXVmF5TFZTQ1hHSjBVYVhkZzY4dTdHbWlyQ0lwdkRVODhNRUs5Z1d4a2xCYkROUGo4VTdaYVVVbjViVUVIRkJIS0VjeGsxb1REWWdRYlRMUmVkNWNIaTNHTWNxWXlkWTh4ejV6 |
Cat. | r/wigglyanimals | comment | r/WigglyAnimals | 2019-05-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhM3ppOThIb1lzVjk5RkhLMkNjWGd2T2RfVmFnOVJHQkY1LTNXd1dKeDBMeVppb2FIRUhBX0xTWWtuRFZoMFFadzNfeWZjRHp3YW5PaXpzNWViRlVDZWEyOFItaVByaFc5T2lqZnZVSWF0Tk09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIaVVnbmdzbUNvU2thRGFkNzlWM2FYTHQ2Z092dlVHVTZlQlFVRUtENkktaFltN0NsYnZuSUFodmUxcHZYTjNuWFZRVzRlTkVpY2U2UkdxUGViN1p2LTcwb2pTUUkzZlZDRGFpU0pTb3RERE94YjNPdXBLbFNDLWR1cjN1UVhnVEtsZXpwSTNFV1gxZzZHS1hWZVMtOW84RmZSTjExWGpOeEY3MkVGZGQzcTJsQ2Y0RDl6cHVjelVjeWF5YlBmbTlrLU5KeFlsUmZ1NmVMaWQ3NllxaE94QT09 |
No matter what I do, I can’t get this sub to stop showing up on my iOS Reddit app. I’m not subscribed to this sub, I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app...
Sam, I love you, but I vote for this madness to end. | r/samwinsthethrone | post | r/SamWinsTheThrone | 2019-05-21 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhYlR4ejFKdERfMkZmUGkyQWgzRU83Vm1PSWI4eTVoSVNxZ2pDV1A2VjdqbDhHV0pERVRvWVRIdENfbzFCZ1A4NUtNYTk0b1NIcXpSTFBCLU92TC04WkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIbU5VWVRKdWFQMkNwMHdwZE5NOFFGUXdLOFVEVVVzUVV5RW8wbDhYVzk4VUhNZndTb213X0VPM0QtbFNoSFk4YWhCSnJOZkVXVi1ZMTl2b0dWY1dHQkY1cS1nSWtPNzhXenlDX1NjdEc5TVFLVk16SXVJdU9GTGVUMDUwZHFrdGhxaVFNNVVsdmRKZ2FXcFZiaVNxSWV4WWdlekNsRUVDMVdGeDZWNzNFSTlHakJQSGlhTHhNZGlmdVhmU0JpRG5yQXQyMnZvRlVsQUhsd0JvWnFRNmdLQT09 |
Scam | r/asch_platform | comment | r/Asch_Platform | 2019-05-21 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhbThEbEQwMjZEU1YtWHcwVWFaQW9NTXQ5T2pOeDlHdDliVFRLb25UQ1RqS1RmcWMzOXBFakFYS2pkZzNoR1ZBUV9xYl9mTElyUGpjamJBVGVLVTYybUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNISDc5aDMzTmhiLXl0aDVhYkphcmlrX1B1YzBfN2RLcmpZdEMxR2pYQU5udzhWRmo4VFpKM01aUnB1X2hnTUdiTFBFLVpqdFRXcTRrRFBrbTgzd3RYeUtqTGlRa0ppMHBhNGVfVHdsSXk4RjZBTWNnZFdQckUwM3o5UlI2elI0S3JiMG5IVmNHeXVDaTdKNGNwYjk4NHNjNGNhemFkZjhLNE9TZTAxQjRZRFZ3ekF0eUprUGtqUmEzcVE0a0lrdEZ4VXhUZ0w5Q3pDUFd4akMwLU9Jc0E0a3ptTWZqdUFEWFQyaXVfWVR0enplZz0= |
Fucking spamming this scam on every sub.
What a sad pathetic loser.
Report OP | r/asch_platform | comment | r/Asch_Platform | 2019-05-21 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhSkMwLThtTFItR2VVQ0tmeGVtNXNsWUxXTEsyblNQNTJlQW1uSzJ4QU5GQUx4ZEVER0NWb1hkTW0xc0p2NXE1OEN4TWZ1Rm1rYnBzYld6ZTdmZzdrSHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIUzFwOGRSMkJROE0zdFNhczFZSlFDWDRWekRpSmRQcFl5QVZnODdHSDUtLUFDQXM4d091d2FmSjRMSzdjMm9FSzFHMGd3Y0dtVlN6QlF0MFpEZ0xEczJxU29fR2ZRMC01VnZIc1ZodTRLaWFpYzhYQWhJZ0VfVEJ0bEZnb3ZBLTR3ZXktR2lIdlE4WTNocjc0eXVGWmhGYnAxQTlkd2trQWNOWEZ3aHE5bUVnOTlYYW9NNmZJdTQwdTBMTmlQSTBVOUtyUjV3SGk4VlRnTzM4bC02empobE11dDN2amlTRGxxMlI0NnpsTlRwND0= |
F | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-21 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhbkg2SU9zLXBVZFYwbkwxMTlzSmJJUHRYcXNHVjNDYjdDS0dkLWk1WUJXRTRlRWNVRmxEVWZqQXU5UFdoWVBDUTdZVHExdlA4NmVuRktmYTJCcXU2b2NmWVBCN2VIUUg2ejZHaHdmODdxeVE9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNITmVoNFRybGJpazAtSzlzblBhWnZWRkRUZlowcm8taTBlQngwT2VYTWx4TlltVTlMMXh1MW5qeVZESHdDSDRIUTlQTnJMVHppNmdwamd2ckl6MkxsWHRSc19XT1AzcjR4WGNBWUpVaVlMYTYzaVRrdmlxYm5mdEdqR2dOdklqejhCeDNJLVZvalQ1bEV0NnFXTkpjNE1WZ2dCWFMxVXBxaHZ3R05ZbnNJbVBRPQ== |
Wrong subreddit. | r/eebooks | comment | r/eebooks | 2019-05-21 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhamp2TVE4QzZZUzdnNU5JOU1fZnRYNTFRQUIyeWtHN1d5NGppS1QtbUlHamVGbjJtSGpjbGtDTW1EX2JLTWZVaTh1ZFZLRGlGakNqZTd6Wkw0ZmhZTGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIR1ZPWjdQYnRnNXdLLXZhcnp0MUN1S3FleDZXM2xRYVpJZDRzT0Z6T3ZFNlJjUlo1U2hWenJkbl84TENuNDNLb3djT1FEdzVZRGtGTWxZM0p5dlFReGNqWWhkMzJSSjhqY1UwaEFRR1NfQVljYW1WOV80LU45ZXNtV0pWeGNScE9qRnp1dGc1YkRKREh3M2J5ZE4xWDY3NUVSSkVMMk9hb1hpVzM0LTNtNTBUME9NbUNwOVk0OFo3SHp2SEZmdWF2N01xbG5RcEptcWVJNWdZMWVnb2ZvZz09 |
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Aka the accidental release of the sunrise palette to create hype around it and boost sales.
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Mike is our Chief Operating Officer in our organization, and as such, is in charge of the basic oversight of the office, such as financials, permits, etc. He's also...not pleasant (https://www.reddit.com/r/talesofmike/comments/a4d4ok/mike_tells_a_joke/).
Instead of, you know, paying for a cleaning company to come and clean out our office and fix the lawn like a normal human being that works in an office would do, Mike insists that our entire professional staff (researchers, professors, etc) clean it up once a year. According to Mike, it’s ‘bonding’ for the staff to stop doing their actual work and scrub the place clean, including the remains of the hookers he murdered and hid in the break room, once a year.
No Mike, you bond over beer at the bar, not sweating in the sun emptying out dumpsters. Christ.
Mike loves the outdoors, and as such, decided he was in charge of cleaning up and fixing our organization’s yard. This included our Southwestern garden.
One of our big donors and board members adores the Southwest, and just retired to El Paso a few years ago. Before he left, he insisted on planting lots of succulents and a little rock garden in front of our building in remembrance of his work. In addition to the red rocks and succulents, he planted a few yucca plants. You know, these big-ass fuckers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca)
Yucca is one of the most stubborn plants ever. If you plant one, it’s there. Forever. The apocalypse will come and gone, and they’ll still be hanging out.
These yucca plants filled Mike with unbridled rage. He was convinced they were simply ‘overgrown dandelions’ and he was going to get rid of them! With his bare hands!
With a shovel and a prayer, Mike stomped over to the yucca plants, ready to do battle. He tossed aside all of the nice, imported rocks onto the grass, and tried yanking the yucca out of the ground with his ungloved hands.
He heaved and hawed at this plant for a good fifteen minutes, trying to yank just the stalk up from the ground. It was like ‘Sword in the Stone’ except there was no Merlin and Mike was going to get a stroke rather than the throne of England.
Oh and yucca stalks are sharp AF. Within minutes, Mike was panting, his hands were bloody, and the yucca hadn’t moved at all. It was like a big, xerophyte middle finger right in his face.
Mike belted out a massive shriek and ran into his office. He came out brandishing a machete, and marched over to the yucca. He proceeded to hack the stalk apart, chunks of yucca flying everywhere.
(No, I don’t know why he had a machete. In his office. Gotta chop up the orphans somehow.)
He then left the mangled yucca and tossed rocks everywhere to pant in our break room, guzzle water, and bitch about our donors’ affection to arid landscape plants. He was too exhausted to work the rest of the week, leaving us to pick up the slack for cleaning and then eventually getting back to our regularly scheduled program.
This was last year, and the mangled yucca is still out there, reminding Mike every day of his failure. | r/talesofmike | post | r/talesofmike | 2019-05-22 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhM1plUzFET0h5Zm8yRGtmMy1jU0l2ZDU5MjZwelJZUkNkaXF6RTVmMUtMRk5EbzREMlB0bTQwUWRFX0UwRTNjam5wbVdyRTh1bHV2RkFyTXY3OE1VOHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNId1dkcHEyckdUUnRsb0dOX1FNTjZhcGFDMVJ4aHZmOEY0WlZOaXRGdjBCSV9WNmVEUkVrcmVWM2tyc2tUUldYUm5xb0dmNWw5VlV2WkxpLXItWEFxbGNHNE9BN2dhWDdzc2NEazM5LWVFNkh0Zng3bmlsNlE5eDdvbXpnM28zZmJpamtUZXJHeXN5dTAzRE5Mc2tVOWdvb3R5RUVMeU1KTHgtbm80VG16b2RFPQ== |
These events happened many years ago and if I think about them too long, my blood pressure noticeably rises.
So I transferred to another state with the company I was working for and was greeted by two complete wastes of human tissue (who had seemingly obtained their management positions via [The Peter Principle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle)), Miguel and Mike. Miguel was flat out incompetent at almost any task while Mike, Miguel's immediate supervisor, enabled and swept away Miguel's stoogery.
If the California Raisins had a spin off called The Idaho Potatoes, and then one of them accidentally fell down the side of a rock quarry, you would have Miguel in physical appearance. Mentally, he was even worse. He failed to understand when typing an email, you need not hit enter when the words reached the edge of the window. As a result, his correspondence was littered with paragraph breaks mid-sentence. Along with this, his grasp of spelling and grammar made his emails look like a bowl of alphabet soup tossed against a wall. These were emails he was sending to paying clients. Just to give you an example of the type of problems he was having with typing, he once asked me how to spell "this". No joke.
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Miguel: "How do you spell 'this?' Is it T-H-E-S-E, or T-H-I-S?"
Me: \*befuddled stare with mouth agape\*
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I suppose none of this would have been too bad if he was kept away in an office. Unfortunately, this was not this case. His interactions with clients were always problematic and his physical labor was abysmal. For context, we setup a lot of different technologies for clients who rented our inventory. He botched almost everything in new an exciting ways everyday. He wasn't even capable of properly taping a cable to the floor. He also had no reliable transportation (a condition of employment with our company and most other companies out there) and as a result, our schedules became determined by his convenience.
My disgruntled coworkers and I would regularly document Miguel's incompetence with photos and emails and report them to Mike. Mike, however, relied on Miguel to do all the secretarial tedium he didn't wish to deal with and without fail protected Miguel from consequence. A little sweep under the rug here, a little deflection there. Nothing to see here. Go back to work.
So I decided to approach it by calling out Miguel publicly on anything he bungled with hopes my strategy would A. catch on with others displeased by Miguel's job performance and B. put pressure on Mike to stop protecting someone who was so detrimental to the team's workflow and morale. I would do this by not naming Miguel directly, but instead giving out reminders in person to everyone on staff about the proper way things needed to be done so we all benefit and save time.
While Miguel was most certainly a buffoon, he was smart enough to pick up on his tomfoolery being called out. He got mad and spoke up about it one day:
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Me: "So remember, guys: label your mixing boards if you're setting it up for someone else to operate so they don't have to waste time figuring out how the audio system is laid out."
Miguel: "You got a problem with the way I work?"
Me: \*Looking at Miguel with surprise\* "I'm just reminding everyone here of the best practice, man. This rule applies to everyone."
Miguel: "If you got a problem with me and the way I do things, we can talk about it after work!"
Me: "I don't see any reason to make threats, man."
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This exchange happened in the presence of the entire office staff, including Mike. I called our area manager and reported the incident (as Mike is useless). When the area manager asked Mike about it? "I didn't hear any threat." Surprise, surprise!
Eventually, the perfect storm arises. My competent coworkers and I are assigned to 14+ hour days with the same client. Miguel is forced to have to construct an entire set of various event technologies including a video recording rig for an evening function. After our 14+ hours, two coworkers are made to operate Miguel's handiwork. I was sent home due to having to be back in at 5 AM the following morning (it was approaching 8 PM). Unfortunately, Miguel never tested anything in the 14 hours he had to build the event and the video ended up recording with no audio. The event was a dinner function, so my coworkers went directly from one event to the other with no break or prep time in between.
When a recording is botched in the exciting world of event services, a refund is issued. If a refund is issued, write ups occur. My overworked coworkers and I were all written up (even though I wasn't present for the event, mind you). One coworker was on his third strike and was dismissed as a result of the incident.
Miguel got nothing. Mike shielded him the entire way no matter how we protested.
I wish I could tell you there was a fantastic revenge plan, but alas, the comeuppance was a bit lackluster.
Mike took a job in another industry shortly thereafter. However, when he left, the extent of his corruption bubbled to the surface. Mike was constantly making fake email addresses and plugging them into our client's database entries as the point of contact. Mike would receive the customer satisfaction survey, give himself a glowing review, then reap the incentives dished out every quarter. He also ran another scam where during local sports tournaments, he would get paid cash on the side from coaches to record their opponent's games off TV.
All of this came to light when Mike's replacement took over and started finding anomalies. Thankfully, he also recognized Miguel for the complete and utter shit stain he was and built a legitimate case to have him terminated. This took maybe three weeks.
I really have no way to conclude this, so I will leave you with a few gems that escaped Miguel's moronic gob:
He once said to a client, "You sound like my ex-wife." I don't think context matters on this one.
He claimed 9/11 was the only time America had been attacked.
"I've already worked 70 hours this week," he proclaimed on a Wednesday morning.
"They wanted 8 dollars to dry-clean my suit. I said, 'No, thanks.' I went to Goodwill & bought one for 6 dollars!"
"Is 35 degrees freezing?"
"It's called a 'Donger'", he said this to a client over the phone. He was referring to a video adapter dongle.
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**TL;DR: Miguel is a chud who ruins it for everyone, Mike protects him because he doesn't want to do secretarial work. Everyone is furious. Miguel gets fired after Mike finds another job.** | r/talesofmike | post | r/talesofmike | 2019-05-22 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhdnBRYjhnM3JMVE4zYVBKcndNMVpnQUN4WEcyNlpwODA0RkJtdkZaNHhleGVkZmhlcUF4LW43b1hQd09nM01tRFVQcXBwZE95Tmw0REZxc0l6WE03d3NPMS1KRERVSnZzSEhpWU5JN2RrLWs9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNILWIzWUpHNGVzbmRIZk1VT2FJMVhXUmRDV1pENEY1bHZweVBiRWZvWXdwQ3ZmbnpCN0E5MHN4eWRRaFJULXFpNWpSY3lmTG95TGVFWjJpNndrNDVRWU9yNDBaM0k3Yi1hYUhzcU9iVElhb25PZHlJN3JET2V2d29xc3hvdEJ0alU3cmxoeHFSN3NpYmFnTkNhUWtveUdOUkVheDdPeENrWTkyYmJtZGtpeWhxRlNNSmlzdEx6MnpHVUEtMk9BZXQw |
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Rosewood’s a foundry that’s been around since the early days of the city. It’s still active to this day, though at this time of day, it’s unlikely I’ll be running into anyone.
I pull my car into the parking lot and scan the nearby rooftops. I can’t see anyone - but any half-decent assailant wouldn’t be waiting where I could see them. Still, if someone was going to shoot at me, they’d probably have done it already.
After a moment of thought, I reach into the glove compartment and pull out my Tie. The innocuous-looking accessory is actually packed with Underworld tech.
I step out of the vehicle, rifle slung over my back, and slowly make my way inside. There’s a locked door and a chain link fence in my way - laughable, really. I’m through the lock in about fifteen seconds.
The inside of the facility’s dark, and for a moment, I think I’m going to be alone. But as I’m putting my lockpicks away, I hear a sound. I duck inside and around a corner just before approaching footsteps pass by.
“…Going to get to meet him,” a voice says. “In the flesh. You know how many people get to do that?”
“Let’s be honest,” says his partner. “We’re working *for* him, not with him. We probably won’t even see the guy.”
Two Underworld Assassins - mid-tier, judging by their equipment - step into the corridor just a few paces from me. I make a quick mental assessment. Two assailants. HK416, AR-15. Both right-handed. Wearing plate carriers - probably steel. No Underworld Mesh. The one on the right walks slightly stiffly - my guess is an old injury in the left leg.
“I saw him on my way in. Tough-looking guy, brown hair, brown eyes. A little shorter than I expected.”
“That’s not him. Fusillade has black hair. And green eyes.”
“Like *you’d* know. You’ve never met him.”
“Everyone knows that he’s got black hair.”
I actually do, in fact, but my eyes are brown. I make a mental note of the first one’s description, though. Now I have a face. I hold my breath as the two turn and head off in the other direction - it’s a dark facility, and I don’t think I’ve been spotted.
I slink past running machinery and heated vats of metal. The place shouldn’t be this active at this time of night. What are they making -or breaking- here?
There’s a number of milling machines and instrument panels set up, for some reason. I walk past benches of disassembled firearms and… disassembled equipment.
Underworld equipment.
I hear some more footsteps approaching, and duck behind a machine just as they pass.
“Get the next batch onto the table. Fusillade wants them broken down by tomorrow.”
“Are you sure we should be doing this? This seems like something the Council wouldn’t be happy with.”
“It’s *Fusillade*. The Council’s golden boy. If he wants us to do it, they’re probably okay with it. Hell, they might have ordered him to do it.”
“If he was working with Council authority, wouldn’t they have their own people break this equipment down, instead of having him hire people like us?”
“What, are you a detective now or something? You want your credits or not?” The woman takes two more steps, past the piece of machinery I’m hiding behind - and freezes.
“Hi,” I say. Then I put a .45 through her head.
The other actually manages to scramble his MPX up and get a few shots off, which is impressive. The 9mm doesn’t manage to penetrate my Mesh, though, and I turn and put a bullet in his leg. He goes down, screaming, and I follow up with a shot to the head.
Well, they certainly know I’m here now. I holster the 1911.
I raise my M4 and get into position behind a piece of machinery.
A pair of Assassins push into the room, weapons raised.
Pair of AKM’s. Body armor - at first I think it’s Underworld Mesh, but closer examination reveals that it’s just Kevlar woven into their suits.
Single shots. Fire. Fire.
The 5.56 penetrates fairly easily, and they go down.
I move into the corridor they came from, rifle at the ready, and my world explodes into pain. I’m blown off my feet.
A burly woman with a shotgun’s standing there - she’s smarter than her comrades, apparently. She just laughs.
But not that smart.
I laugh too, though it hurts. She turns toward me with a puzzled look, clearly wondering why I’m still alive - then I kick her feet out from under her. The shotgun falls, and I kick it off to the side by my fallen M4 - then I draw my knife. I swipe at her, but she catches my hand and twists it out of my grip before bringing it down into my chest. She seems surprised it doesn’t penetrate.
Underworld Mesh, bitch.
I jump on top of her, trapping the knife under my weight until I can pry it free from her hands again. Then I roll away and to my feet - so does she. She draws a blade too; a long, dangerous-looking thing with a serrated edge.
But this is no movie, and I’m not about to engage in some fancy footwork and choreographed knife-fight. I just charge her and stab her repeatedly - over and over. She’s wearing a plate carrier, but it doesn’t cover everything, and I get her once, twice, thrice in the armpit. I cut her forearm, her cheek, wherever I can reach. She slows, staggering due to blood loss. When she thrusts her blade at me, I grab her hand, hold it firm, and slash until her wrist’s a twisted mass of flesh and torn veins. Warm blood spurts out against my suit as she collapses.
I have a moment to catch my breath, then a nine millimeter round pings off my back - apparently, nobody here’s learned to aim for the head yet.
A man stands at the end of the hall - and he unloads his Glock in a panic as he realizes his first round hasn’t penetrated. The rounds all hit center mass, clustered perfectly around my heart - the Mesh ensures zero penetration. I throw the knife, end over end, and it hits him in the forehead. It doesn’t penetrate the skull, but it distracts him long enough for me to charge him. I strike him in the throat, twist the Glock out of his hand, and pull a mag from his own vest.
I reload. Chamber a round.
His eyes widen as I shoot him twice with his own weapon.
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I remember Mike mentioning a piece of art (maybe a conceptual non-physical "sculpture"?) that, when the artist's description of the work was read, consisted of the space between the words and the reader. Like, the space between the reader and the words _is_ the sculpture.
I've title-checked every episode of Idea Channel, re-watched a few that seemed like they might go there, ruled out every example listed on the "Conceptual Art" Wikipedia page, and am relistening to old episodes of Reasonably Sound, just in case that's where I heard him mention it
I might be a little off on the specific details of the piece...
Anyone remember what it was? It's so frustrating not being able to find it! | r/pbsideachannel | post | r/pbsideachannel | 2019-05-22 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhR0pZdXhQNktRNkZUWmZYenY1bzFaVzZtTkpiOTM4NjlkRDk5VHdyaW5BZjd1QVpFV2F4a25SMTJGRTNvdjhISUhPZElXUEN1TXdSb3dMRzYyM1lQR2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIUXZHS1NUR1k1WnZMZFNNTmkxMmxwblJVMTd5MGNkdm1uTU5VU1dQeTdWaS10SFhWVE5NNVZqc0tYNjNBZ3lqVVgyZFBobVJDMlRBTGd4dF9BS3duOHZZSzI4VFZ3SlBzbDVrZ3lNUnVkQzFoYW5UVkxJakhLRGREbEdEaXBpazRIV1lGcFc4a24wVGZjbDJ4Y1hxTGh6aGRjWEw3N0ZxdDM1WExWWVplTzFMWWxHZkEzck9CSWswYVhzSnYybFVCQWMyNTZBS21qN1E5N0hhWTdYMXRNZz09 |
**Ingredients:**
Split Green Gram + Indian Brown Lentils - 120 gm
Split Pigeon Peas (Toor Dal) - 50gm
Rice - 200 gm
Onions - 3 (medium)
Potatoes - 4 (medium)
Tomatoes - 3 (medium)
Green Chillies - 5 to 6 (per taste)
Cottage Cheese (Paneer) - 200 gm
Cumin Seeds - 1 tablepsoon
Bay Leaf - 1 (large)
Cinnamon Stick - 1 or 2
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 and 1/2 tablespoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tablespoon
Coriander Power - 1 tablespoon
Shahi Paneer Masala - 1 tablespoon
Sambhar Masala - 1/3 tablespoon
Mustard Oil - 4 to 5 tablespoon
Salt - per taste
Water - 1000 ml
**Method:**
1. Soak all the lentils in water for about 40 to 50 minutes.
2. Put a pressure cooker on high heat and add Mustard oil.
3. When the oil starts smoking, add Cumin seeds, Bay leaf and Cinnamon sticks.
4. Add chopped Onions, Green chillies and Ginger-Garlic Paste.
5. Saute until onions start to brown, then add chopped tomatoes. (add the salt at this point, this will help softening the tomatoes quicker).
6. When tomatoes have softened a bit, add chopped potatoes.
7. Cover the lid and cook for 5 minutes.
8. Now add all the spices; Turmeric powder, Coriander powder, Shahi Paneer Masala, Sambhar Masala.
9. Saute for another 2 to 3 minutes.
10. Now add the soaked lentils, cover the lid and cook for another 5 minutes.
11. Now add the rice, thoroughly washed.
12. Add water.
13. Now add Cottage Cheese (Paneer), grated.
14. Close the pressure cooker lid and cook for 3 whistles on high flame.
15. Your Dal Khichdi (with Paneer) is now ready.
Enjoy! | r/minimeals | comment | r/minimeals | 2019-05-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhUU5MQVpjN010Nnk2MkdyS0x1eGtPTFVVcU1pdkZFX0RSUElXU1pmM1VNZzBEQmFsY3ctM1FMWFFaeFVlLThndkRQU3daN1lzS0NRZWFnc3pjOGZCaWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIQjh1T29yTDJpR0haNEczTU5tSVZsVXhlaWRWSENiNE1KdkhFbGtqVGZER1VOMjJjNTlQdHpfREJJclRtUlpwV3huZF9vQjFyQWY4ekN6N09FZFMzLUI2SlBGalpTLU4teVhBazdKRVlvWWlxWnMtY0JsSDB6eUdTbE01ekNZWEEzdGw3azh1Nkc1b1U3TDU3ZWlSelJ6NXBwSmY1cTdLazFaU014U3RLRzZzNEpOVHIyVWF4bG03b0RRWUltZVAtdjh0V2x5dlpvYXd1dnhWYnpBNFpGUT09 |
##Assumptions - DON'T challenge these.
1. For her birthday, I'm gifting my grandma a Steelcase office chair worth $2000 USD, with 2 choices of seat material:
- [Brisa ultrafabric](https://finishlibrary.steelcase.com/all-surfaces/brisa-1.html), with a 5-year warranty.
- [ElmoSoft animal leather](http://www.elmoleather.com/furniture/collections/elmosoft.aspx) (see [this screenshot](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZWt5R.jpg)), with a 12-year warranty.
Steelcase apprised her -
>2\. Elmo uses just Scandinavian cows. All Scandinavian cows are dairy cows and are born naturally, grass fed and natural feed. They aren't raised for their beef like South American cows.
>3\. We can't lengthen Brisa's warranty from 5 to 12 years [My grandma requested this].
4\. I'm [antinatalist](https://aeon.co/essays/having-children-is-not-life-affirming-its-immoral), and judge as immoral birth of humans and animals especially [breeding by humans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism#Harming_other_animals). [Here are 13 reasons for anti-natalism](https://old.reddit.com/r/antinatalism/comments/567ozk/reasons_for_antinatalism_my_attempt_at_a_simple/?st=jsuv4gaj&sh=b3615b6c).
##Open to challenge
5\. I chose Brisa, believing ['that the ideal world is one without animals and/or their products for consumption, regardless of how well they've been treated. [So I'm] are placing a negative value on their existence, and to be consistent[,] must believe it's better for them to not exist at all.](https://old.reddit.com/r/vegan/comments/8from4/anyone_else_arrived_at_antinatalism_after_veganism/dy748jy/).
6\. But she picked ElmoSoft merely because it has a much longer warranty. She contends that the weighty difference in warranty duration outweighs my antinatalism. If the Brisa fails in 5 years, we can't afford spending another $2000 USD to buy another Steelcase chair or fixing the Brisa. But I'd feel wretched and unscrupulous if I start making exceptions to my antinatalism, like buying Brisa merely for the possibility of saving money. | r/tmbr | post | r/TMBR | 2019-05-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhdFZHNnN0ZHZfNG5GdXpNVFdSYmJiRlZ0dUFwX3NTSjhmUU9HMTkwVFdGd041R3d5QjQ4ZlRfWk1VaXliOHFRVENSaF9mTHB5U2djSWljZ3dmN1lBT2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIcEFXWWxQV2ZTem53eF90UGlNQmd5VzRaQ0d4ZWpqTzRVdjZ0WGpOZzJ6ZW9wTTFma0ZGMmt1MEg2dEVMMDJMN3pmMVQ1cE5PWEswRldGNW1tczBNcmhaNjNBNW0xZ2tZVHNaak80b0VHcHdlS21BY2FvanNyWElwUDVlOFdLQnJjd1pWZ0FzSU1yaGRnSFhEa29VSi1vWkhXd0NGUWx2XzZQczJuTV9lUFpwQlZHRzdlcmwzbi1OaUVmTlFoTjdGczZDdDdzQVpZa1YtLS1LRE1PMFNWQT09 |
I don't know why this dumbfuck keeps surprising me, but he absolutely screwed over everyone at work this past week more than once.
Last week, I came in for my shift, and Mike instantly started complaining about how he spent several hours trying to fix one of our ovens. I'm being vague about the work on purpose, but the ovens are like 80% of our jobs, so with one down, our output is significantly decreased. He figured it was one of the breakers in the control panel, so he decided he was going to reset all of them in the morning.
Mike is not an engineer, electrical or otherwise, and why he thought he could do serious work without a permit is beyond everyone. Thankfully, my shift partners and I decided to take a look at the oven… and collectively facepalmed.
Mike, being the genius that he is, didn't even look at the stuff inside the ovens. The air lines we need to hook up to the cans weren't installed on two of the 6 cans. The system won't operate if it detects an improper setup. It doesn't give a warning about that, but WHY SPEND 3 HOURS TRYING TO RESET THE SYSTEM WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE INTERIOR. He also stacked the cans inside dangerously, and we could have been hurt if one slipped when we opened it. This is coming from a guy who claims that engineers don't know shit and he's more knowledgeable about the process and ovens than them. Thanks Mike.
During this time, Mike felt that nothing else was important, so he didn't even do any other work, despite having a backlog of materials that needed processing. My partners and I wrote a few passive aggressive emails about the issue, and went about our normal business.
I wasn't at work on Sunday, but my partners were pissed off even more by Blackwater Mike and the two Kevins on his shift. They spent 6 hours, literally half the shift, trying to "fix" the oven because it was experiencing low pressure. They thankfully didn't fuck with the electronics like Mike threatened previously, but they SPENT HALF THE FUCKING SHIFT ON THIS WHILE IGNORING ALL OTHER WORK! What was the problem? They didn't fucking hook up the air lines, again. 6 FUCKING HOURS ON A 30 SECOND FIX. There were literally 20 cans lying around for my partner to build and didn't run any of the other ovens.
All three of these guys are on our shit lists for being this fucking stupid. Between Blackwater Mike and another Mike who is frequently absent, we literally can't get shit done in time because they always dick around and expect my shift to pick up the slack. Blackwater Mike has pretty much said this to our faces, and we are fucking done with him.
He claims to do the most work out of everyone on the team, but all he does is take credit for my team building all the cans that he runs. He literally refuses to build half of them because he knows my building partner is better (read: not lazy) at building them. I've been told that despite having 4 shifts, almost 50% of the building it's done on our team, but Mike claims that doesn't count because the ovens are more important, so therefore he does the most work.
Fuck Mike.
TL;DR - Mike waists 9+ man hours on fixing an oven because he's too stupid to open it.
Bonus: He still hasn't seen a doctor about his broken wrist, and is still riding his bike despite being told not to. | r/talesofmike | post | r/talesofmike | 2019-05-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhU3pDbV8yWWpRQkZDNmpxYjVfY0h2bE1qazZ6Vm4wYTFLQzZJN2Q5b0l3Q1F4T3d6d2NmMnk0OWtpMThSZVd0UlJtZDFmajJDblN2NlpfUjQ0clhHR1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIUmdwbkExRnp5LXZ0MTNET2RlNnVBQXJxWFJleVllVHZXRHh4WElCTlZoeEg2aWVMdlo0MHFEM19yWmNWNzdlN1BnVUg2OWxOemFacE9meVlPRmJ0dFhrdlZMZ0VmMVc4XzZBbUpVRHNXdXVsemx3OFV1djJvd1ZVMUlMeS1wTUN5MWV0cTB1X1lTb2ZFb3Q1STdHWUJtaml5ZlVYcHJydS0wY1dxdy1CVkFNRXpYcDFVNDBLNUtyZlg2cnZ3dGtZ |
Sorry, I meant to crosspost this quite some time ago, but work (with Kevina and Mike) and life took up my attention. Here we go!
Mike edged dangerously into Kevin territory here, and my goodness, it was glorious. Assisted by Kevina, of course.
I don’t know how, I don’t know why, but the CEO of our institution decided that, at our annual conference, Mike and Kevina needed to ‘perform’ a team building exercise in front of about 50 gathered staff members, right before we began discussing our institutions budget for the upcoming year.
As mentioned previously, Mike fancies himself an outdoorsman, probably because it’s easier to bury the bodies of his victims in the woods without the authorities taking notice. Kevina, meanwhile, is so clueless as to how people actually work that she might as well be a US Senator. This was going to be...interesting.
So, of course, they decided that they needed to show us how we as a professional, mostly-Ph.Ds-and-M.S.s, team can bond: by starting a fire in the middle of the fancy-ass, $300 an hour, conference room.
After yelling at his staff to be quiet and ‘respectful’, Mike brings out a bundle of sticks and dumps them unceremoniously in front of all of us on the antique conference room carpet. Kevina, who has this raging hard on for talking like a C.S. Lewis character, kept lovingly referring to the wood as ‘nice, thick faggots of wood!’. Because she’s senior to all of us, we had to keep straight faces.
Mike bends over in front of all of us and start violently rubbing two of the sticks together like a disgruntled caveman. Our chief science officer snaps that Mike should probably put something underneath the sticks in order to protect the carpet. Mike shrieked that he’s an engineer, dang it, not an academic, he knows what he’s doing!
Kevina appeased this by putting a plastic tarp underneath Mike’s wood. I feel like I’m writing a porno script. At any rate, smoke eventually starts coming out of the sticks.Chief Science Officer yells again to be wary of the carpet and smoke setting off alarms. Cue Mike putting down Chief Science Officer’s Ivy League degree. Chief Science Officer narrows his eyes and sips his coffee passive aggressively.
Kevina, meanwhile, rambled on about thickness and faggots and let’s all COME while Mike tried to rub them together harder as we all watched. I can’t believe I just wrote that sentence out. I have a family. Jesus help me.
While Mike’s viciously pounding his wood in front of all of us, he’s alternately breathing heavily and exclaiming about how we need to come together like the wood that’s pulsating in his hand. We all burst out laughing, he screams that we need to be respectful, how dare we be insubordinate, and that’s when Kevina notices the tarp she put down.
Gee, Kevina, you didn’t think putting PLASTIC UNDER LIT WOOD WOULD POSSIBLY MELT DO YOU?! Kevina screams and grabs the tarp. You ever have a body part waxed? Because that’s what the melted plastic tarp did to this fancy Edwardian carpet, that survived world wars and Reagan but could not survive Mike’s red hot pile of hardness.
Mike doesn’t notice, as he’s gasping for breath, because he’s old and doesn’t have the cardiovascular strength to rub one out in front of 50 people. Kevina literally shoves him away for a bit so she can clean up the melted tarp and the sticks.
Our CEO dejectedly leads onto the budget with a smoldering hole in front of him. First item on the docket? Incurred accidents. Chief Science Officer immediately raises his hand and asks how much the hole will cost us.
I hope you’re happy, Mike and Kevina. Maybe now we can throw another wafer-and-wine-filled party with a piano (https://www.reddit.com/r/StoriesAboutKevin/comments/a5lwnz/kevina_hosts_a_holiday_party/). | r/talesofmike | post | r/talesofmike | 2019-05-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhY1hQOVI5UXp2RVNrSnhPWW9EYWtreXpNWmU1YW9zMFhjMXZ5MmM2cndfbno2MFZZVUpZdS1MeTVXb3NKMXVMVXBIYkZLUzZ1LUZRSkk4N19rWVhVbXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIM0JIZkM5d1Vnd3A4ZVl1MjA0cUFsQlVlVkVzcXA2aW9FQUlSN2d5RHFtSkRNZ2NMeUhPQ29JUklic09JdGVwZFoxc2ctbWp3NXpnbTVVaXBqUFBfb2p6cXFMcGplVEx5VlA2ckNZcU5QbF9JQVZsZTZtNEdtLThIU2RqZFMxVFo5X0lQdEoxZ0R3Z3ZGTE9YaDE3ZWdaWkt0X0hLSmlBcEtiaEp3aUZzUTlXTDBEcjExTTJpV000d2ZmUHdfUTNHSmJYLUxxNmVoaVVnWFNWNlpTVzZkQT09 |
from [https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/aonp75/whoever\_created\_the\_tradition\_of\_not\_seeing\_the/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/aonp75/whoever_created_the_tradition_of_not_seeing_the/)
Let us now hear the story of Jacob.
Jacob lived in the desert with his family and some sheep and possibly some other families, but they aren't really necessary, because he's about to marry his own cousin(s) anyway. It all starts when he runs off to his auntie and uncles for a bit because his brother Esau is WELL pissed off over Jacob using Old Timey Tricks to steal his inheritance from their dying dad. We're still rooting for Jacob here in this story though, because Esau was hairy and uncouth and did we mention *incredibly* hairy? It's very important and repeated that he's super hairy.
Anyway so Jacob hits it off with his hot cousin Rachel, and her dad's like "look mate, you come here, running away from your hairy brother, and I get that you're, like, not hairy, which is a plus, but don't think that means you've done enough to earn my daughters hand in marriage." So he works away on his uncles rock farm(?) / waxing salon(?) for seven entire years and finally his uncle lets him marry his hot cousin. Of course this is, as we would have said in 2016, a complete bamboozle 'cos its his ugly (and, I can only assume, copiously hairy) cousin Leah under there instead. "Look I gotta get rid of her somehow," says his uncle, "no takesy backsies." And because it's Old Timey Tricks (they were a big fan of no-takesy-backsy holy rituals in those days let me tell you) he's stuck with the wrong bride. Nobody, of course, stops to ask Leah and Rachel if they had any thoughts on the matter, because this is a property transaction.
Leah has a lovely personality and nice eyes, but he is totally unappreciative of this and still wants to shag his hot cousin Rachel. So he works away for another seven years and marries her next, which really brings a whole new perspective to a) how annoyed I get when I have to mow the lawn for seven minutes, b) religious conservatives not wanting me to marry my female woman girlfriend (theres only one of her, and she's not related to me, so I get how it's a problem for them), c) how important it is to be able to recognise your intended wife *even when she's wearing a big old lacey tea cosy on her head*.
(In the end, our smooth boy Jake has kids with both of them. Their hairiness is not elaborated on, but due to the continuation of a long line of astonishingly bad parenting they all get embroiled in a big fight over a fancy fucking jacket and nearly kill each other.)
Tradition holds that these absolute meatballs are my ancient ancestors, which probably explains a lot about me as an attempted person. | r/thebizzible | post | r/thebizzible | 2019-05-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhSmhZRm1WbXd6Zm5yVklTclk3RE11eHFrcnVzOXlWTDctUW5QOEhaR3VFY1IzYmMtZngzaE1yaXBwQWdsd0lra0JHYk1oVlNTbVBGQ0dicTMxVVZwTFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIdWxsQ0RQLVM2aGlfTmstQkVCdC1OcXExcEV5MmkwSWxxbzVUQTlsUkMtVUdlNFNqTGVVZmVscmJhTHhSbkVOTkRqa1FKck9qaVNZM3NnNmdaRUpEbm1ZM01EYWU1dkhHLWlOYlQwUGYzUVM0YTNPMVRfYnZHcmpNb1BEWWpHOVZUWXlEWHlOZEJCc3ljcy0yM1BzdmFQR2Q2M01aekhRb25LTGN6eVdxbVpYeWxtNXlHLU1BN1dMTTZHX0lQWjl0 |
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“Holy fucking shit,” a voice behind me says.
I turn, Glock raised - and I find a young-looking Assassin with her hands raised. She’s got a Beretta, which she drops in a hurry.
“You’re a Level One,” she says. “That’s Mesh in your suit.”
I motion for her to take out and drop her Earpiece, and she does. I tap my own ear, my Underworld earplugs unsealing so that we can talk. The plugs seal themselves at the first sign of gunfire, and unseal themselves afterward.
“You’re a smart gal,” I say, eyeing her equipment. Her empty holster’s set where she can easily reach it - clearly, she takes care to be prepared. No Mesh, but she’s wearing a plate carrier with steel plates. Plainclothes, unlike a lot of the others, with a jacket. She could put on a cap and walk out of here without raising too many eyebrows. A professional. “Level Four?” I ask.
“Level Five,” she mumbles. “Just got inducted two months ago. I’m Banshee.”
“On the right track, then. I’m Fusillade.”
Her eyes widen. “But Fusillade is-”
“Not who you think they are. Someone’s stolen my Underworld access codes.”
She gives me a doubtful look.
An Assassin stumbles through the nearest doorway, Glock raised - he pauses when he sees the bodies. Right handed. Disoriented. Clearly unprofessional. I turn, twist the gun out his hands, kick him in the groin, then blow out both his kneecaps. When he falls, I unload three rounds into his head.
Her look changes.
“What do you know about the imposter?” I say. “Where’s the other ‘Fusillade’?”
She hesitates.
“This is an inter-Assassin conflict, not a fight at the Underworld operations level,” I say. “You don’t need to die for him.”
“Upstairs, fourth floor,” she says. “Brown hair, brown eyes. Kind of short. He doesn’t move like a One. The others think he’s the real deal, though.”
“How do you know he’s on the fourth floor?”
“The imposter had a VIP moved up there just a few hours ago, before we set up the machines.”
“What are the machines for? What’s he having you do?”
“He’s…” She hesitates, realization dawning on her face. “He’s having us break down Underworld tech. He’s buying it with credits, having us disassemble it, and sending it off somewhere. I thought this was a Node forming job. This isn’t really an Underworld-sanctioned operation, is it?”
“No.”
She takes some time to process that.
“Who else is left?” I say, going over to pick up my M4.
“They’re holed up on the fourth floor - probably going to move the VIP out of the building in the next few minutes,” she says. “Tier, Level Four. Tarantula, Level Three. Card-”
“Just the Levels,” I say.
“One level Two, two Threes, three Fours, and Six Fives.” She eyes the dead body at my feet. “Five fives.”
I shake my head. “Four Fives. Get out. You aren’t dying today.”
“If I bail on a contract-”
“Nobody’ll fault you for it. In fact, you’re contracted to Fusillade, so in fact - you work for me.”
She frowns. “I still can’t leave the building. Not until I fulfill the contract.” She’s a professional, through and through. She nods to her fallen Beretta. “May I?”
“You realize you’ll be going up against ten Assassins. Levels higher than yours.”
“Directive Two,” she says. “What they’re doing sounds a lot like interference with Underworld processes.”
I mull it over. Can I trust her? Even if I can, do I want a promising young Assassin to walk into her probable death?
The second one’s easy, actually. We walk into probable death for a living.
“Pick up a gun,” I say. “Something bigger than the Beretta.”
“I’ve got an MPX over the-”
“Something bigger.” I walk over to a fallen AR-15 and hand it to her, along with two of my personal smart mags. “You’ll need to take out people with plates. Maybe Mesh.”
She nods. “The Twos have Mesh. So does Fusill- the imposter.”
“Then you’ll need these.” I tap the magazine. “Penetrator rounds. Underworld 5.56. Tungsten. The magazine’s smart, it’s gonna let you know when to reload.”
“I know how to count,” she says.
“Regardless.”
“And put your Earpiece back in. I don’t want you going deaf on me.”
We load up in a hurry and push up the stairs. Banshee tells me there aren’t any exits besides the stairs, so we push our way up slowly.
An Assassin pushes out, and I drop him with two rounds to the head. Banshee pushes up behind me, her rifle at the ready.
I can feel the tunnel vision closing in again. The familiar shakes of adrenaline. We fight our way up, floor by floor. Banshee stays a few paces behind me, covering my back. She saves me on more than one occasion.
Armored suit, 2 o’clock. Armored suit, 3 o’clock. Automatic weapons on both, firing full auto - must be Level Five. That means no Mesh.
I shoot center mass and they go down. Single shots. A stray round clips my arm, and I can feel something pop in my arm - there’s going to be serious bruising. The Mesh holds, though.
Reloading enemy, 9 o’clock. He ducks into a room, and two of his friends join him. So does my only grenade.
The thump’s pretty satisfying.
Banshee and I push room through room, throwing down hot lead and tungsten. She’s good, for a Level Five. Form’s perfect, and she’s clearly well trained, if not as quick. We make a lot of corpses.
When we get to the top floor, everything’s quiet. Banshee and I clear various angles; nothing. A stray round whizzes past my head - I snap my weapon over and the tungsten penetrators turn him into swiss cheese.
“That’s him,” Banshee says. “You got him.”
I check - it’s the brown-eyed man from the rooftop. “That was a little too easy,” I murmur. My magazine buzzes, letting me know my weapon's almost empty, and I drop the mag. As I'm reaching for a new one, I hear something.
“Don’t move,” A voice behind us says. “Drop your weapons. And I will aim for the head - I know you have Mesh.”
I freeze.
“You just had to say it,” Banshee says with a sigh.
We drop our guns. I check to make sure my Tie’s still on. Then we turn. What I see next doesn’t make any sense.
Because Moss is alive and well.
And she’s pointing a gun at my head.
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Just received an e-mail prompting a visit to the whoismrrobot website. From there, there is a file called pattern on the first "user". Is this the start of a new ARG?
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[link to pattern](https://www.whoismrrobot.com/pattern/)
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Edit: from my, quite superficial research, it appears that most of the elements in the second table of [http://www.cnb.sh/](http://www.cnb.sh/) could be referring to Joint Resolutions. Searching all the HJRes and SJRes numbers yields link from different bills being passed (not sure if that's correct terminology). I'm still not sure what the first half is about though. | r/argsociety | post | r/ARGsociety | 2019-05-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFheDczYlQzSkJHazR5eXQ4aGZZRE1nUUNjT0RUT2o1WVVEN3VOT05QMUNWV1BxelpFUGtNMVVlSFk2d1FVNmdBd2JfUHVIZFZDb0RtVktnVVYzb180NHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIYkFuU0NabzE5YjlSNVNBc0h2bmZUdExIclotWkYwN1lpVzZISGRJWlVYN2FPbllQR1Vta3BpSmo3TnNpMTNIdFpHeFdMTDBwb0V4ZE1zRXB2VS1COHBOWGdFeGFyOHhzLWFmYy1yekgwYWxUeUxhVXVCNU5leFJkM050VnZoQXRhRzJ5X09OYlVaeEoxX0F5bEtabnJ3PT0= |
[https://www.whoismrrobot.com/pattern/](https://www.whoismrrobot.com/pattern/) | r/argsociety | post | r/ARGsociety | 2019-05-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhaFFrWlA3ZUdyb0gzTWN0dlR3aC0xcm1GQUY1S0xPVEN4V251Vm9mbDAtcnlOTm1lY25uQjZpY01PWDBxcHd3Sy1yMVBQaUpsdjJQeDZaN0Z2X0hYd3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIQ0pKREdvc0gyeGlQMWZSYmEzdjRZNVo1bklrMUJlRm91R1hacFU3MUtQQm4xNERwYUNSeTFCYlJsVW1ZYU8ycElNNE0wZ1B4d0RPa21pSWZJSDl4N3lBUFJGMDQ3UzRKUWZBSXYyS09rckFLXzYyMFBKTjV6WXVBMUw5bUNHM3pUOFE5di1iazBwa2x3WHRHbmZBOUQ3MnlTUDZNbGo3UlRNUmJFRFFGZ3E0PQ== |
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“What the hell?” I murmur.
Moss motions for us to draw and drop our sidearms, and we do. Slowly.
“I’m sure you have some questions,” she says.
“That would be putting it lightly,” I say as I kick the weapon over to her.
There’s a large vat of molten metal on the floor below - I cringe as she kicks our weapons under the railing and into it. My beautiful M4 floats at the top for a few moments before melting and disappearing - Banshee’s AR-15 does the same.
“Now, the Mesh. Off. I need it.”
I reach to take it off, but Moss stops me with a shot to the floor by my foot. “You don’t move.” She nods at Banshee. “Take his Mesh off. Slide it across the floor.”
Banshee does so, slowly. The heavy woven material pools against the ground before she slides it over. Moss eyes me, her gaze settling on my exposed chest and biceps. “Come on, Walters,” she teases. “Don’t be shy.”
I just fix her with a cold glare.
“Go on. Ask me how I’m alive.”
“The body was a fake,” I say.
“You’re smart, Walters. I mean - Fusillade.” She laughs - it’s a laugh I’ve heard many times before, but it’s never been this unsettling. “God, I can’t believe you’re Fusillade. *The* Fusillade was my coworker.”
“How’d you get my access codes? And my biometrics?”
“That time you spent the night at my place and you got blackout drunk? Wasn’t alcohol.” She grins, and a shudder runs through my body. “Biometrics were easy to snatch, too.”
“Why?” I ask. “Why take my identity? Why not just join the Underworld normally? Work your way up?”
Her crazed grin stretches wider. “You think you’re all so special. You think you’re part of some elite club - all you do is kill people. Any eighteen-year old with a rifle can do that.”
“Why do you want to be a part of this world? You were respected at the department.”
“I love to kill people, Walters. It’s a rush like no other. When you have someone in your sights, when you pull the trigger - in that moment, you are God. You decide life or death.”
“Why not just join the Underworld, then?” Banshee asks again.
“I *tried*. I tried. You people wouldn’t take me.”
“So you thought you’d get in by stealing the identity of someone at the top?” sneers Banshee. “The one most dangerous man in the Underworld? That was your plan?”
“Oh, he’s not so bad once you get to know him,” she laughs, and blows me a kiss. “You wouldn’t hurt me, would you, Walters?”
“I’m thinking about it,” I growl.
“Oh, don’t be like that. You were retired. You weren’t even using your credits or your rep, anyway.”
I inch forward slowly. If she was really a One, she’d have killed us already - but she’s no Assassin. Just some thief. “And what do you want to do from here?”
“Isn’t it obvious? Your little special club - I found you. On my own. And you still wouldn’t take me. But now that I have access to all your resources, I can take what I like. I’ve got people reverse engineering your special gear. We’re going to start our own little ring - half the price, none of the elitism.”
“You have no idea what you’re messing with,” I say.
“Heard that before.”
“You have no idea of the scale or the size of the Underworld.”
“Please. I got to someone at the top, didn’t I?”
“Not even close,” I say. “The Council’s going to tear you apart.”
She frowns, and then I charge her. She gets a few shots off - Banshee drops somewhere behind me with a whimper, and then my Earpieces seal. A searing pain blooms in my leg, but I ignore it.
I grapple with Moss for the rifle - it’s kicked over towards the railing. She leaps for it, but I kick it over the edge. I’d rather do this with my hands. I pick up a nearby piece of scrap metal.
She eyes me with a grin. “Oh, so you want to dance.” Moss draws a long combat knife - Underworld issue.
I don’t dignify her quip with an answer, and start circling. She’s not as well trained as even the worst Assassin, but police training isn’t nothing - and she’s got a knife, while all I’ve got is a bit of crowbar.
I swipe at her a few times, expecting a reaction, but her grin just deepens. For the first time, I realize she may actually be insane.
She suddenly charges me, swiping madly. She cuts once, twice. My forearms are bleeding.
I swing the bar at her, but it just thunks against her side - she’s wearing Mesh. She swipes again and again, and I take several more cuts before I can tackle her and pin her knife hand. She kicks at a bleeding bullet on my thigh, and pain flares up my leg. The crowbar rolls away.
Breathe. Breathe. Time seems to slow.
Left handed opponent, grappling. Physical strength lower. Armed with knife and Underworld Mesh. Target head, throat.
I jab my extended fingers into her eyes. Punch her throat. I’m bleeding in a dozen places, and I need to end this fast. She won’t let go of the knife, though. Moss twists it up, cutting me again and again. A pool of blood grows around me.
I’m losing strength. She rolls atop me, bringing the knife down towards my throat. I hold her off, but my bleeding arms are failing me. The knife inches closer and closer.
And then Moss collapses.
Banshee stands over her, holding the crowbar in one hand and clutching a bullet wound with the other. She brings the bar down on Moss’s head once, twice, thrice - and doesn’t stop until the body stops kicking.
“I’ve got you, sir,” she says.
And the world goes black.
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When I wake up, I’m hooked up to an Underworld autodoc with Banshee at my side.
“Council’s here, sir,” she says. Suited men are swarming the smelting facility, packing up machinery and cleaning away bodies. “Why didn’t you tell me your Tie was recording everything?”
“Wasn’t sure if I could trust you,” I murmur.
“I hope you can now.”
“Yeah. Your contract’s completed.”
She squirms for a moment, then nods. “…Be seeing you around then, Fusillade.”
“See you around, Banshee.” I have a feeling I will.
The Council has a couple words for me, but not too many - my Tie’s broadcast has made it pretty clear who was in the wrong. I call in a few favors to get the crime scene cleaned up, and stay in the autodoc just long enough to get my worst wounds patched up. I wish I could stay longer, but I do have to get to work, after all.
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“We got the fucker!” crows Green. “Found him and a couple others in Rosewood smelting facility - looks like they shot each other up. Traitorous fuckers.”
“We sure he’s the one who killed Moss?” I ask.
“Found the print he was using to make the logos. Forensics on bullets match up, too.”
“…Good,” I say. “Fucker got what was coming. I just wish I could’ve pulled the trigger myself.”
“So do I,” says the commissioner. “But we can’t always get what we want. Just be happy there’s one less scumbag cop-killer in the city tonight.” He squints at me. “Hey, you okay? You look like shit.”
“Long night,” I say. My uniform covers up my wounds, but something must show in my face.
“Well, it’s all paperwork today. Take it easy, yeah?”
I nod.
“Hey, you want some coffee?”
I take a long look around the department, at the men and women I’ve grown to trust, and the new life I’ve built for myself. I eye the shitty, five-cent brew the commissioner’s extending to me.
“Yeah,” I say. “I’d love some.”
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*Thank you for reading Hunter Killer! This is an ending, but it's not THE ending. There's a lot more to the Underworld, and Fusillade's past. Stay tuned. And remember - I write this stuff for you guys. Love you all.* | r/onemillionwords | post | r/OneMillionWords | 2019-05-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhWjdPMmZ1aTZRU3QzRnh4MTRkQnM5VzlLVW0xTWpkenBwdTVuTHJORnB6WnI1MFJxQ3NTcmpSQ0NYc1hVOXB6ZkhUN2JlOWt5NFJUWnN5S1NtZGJSUHVKLXhCUV9FUkhsRzZCajhnb3FPZGs9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIcDh0NEw0VXJNek9pSkdzbDZOcEFHMGlIbW42WUNFakpOMnMtVVR1LXl0eDhfZzhrandOU1FBNUUwVWJrTG44bHZLU0txcjhjN1RwRVhwczNNOEp6bXlwQkVNeHYzWWNZX2lpbWUxVXJ0b2VoVUpzTXNVb0ZqUUVtRkgzOGN0QlowYU1YMjc1ZmR0czIyR3h6Z1BrX0g2QlhqQTQxTldlM3JQLTZEVks4S282TGpWLVNhczhvbl9sNVVlUTYtOThH |
***Q:*** What is Hunter Killer?
***A:*** It's a short story based on [this prompt](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/bq2i17/wp_an_assassin_has_finally_retired_after_getting/eo0po45/), following one night in the life of a retired assassin who's become a cop. He's tasked with tracking down himself, but there are complications...
Full chapter list below.
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[*Part One*](https://redd.it/bq3qf3)
[*Part Two*](https://redd.it/bq46cm)
[*Part Three*](https://redd.it/bqg2qo)
[*Part Four*](https://redd.it/brtj07)
[*Part Five*](https://redd.it/bs5fgv)
[*Finale*](https://redd.it/bs6e9u) | r/onemillionwords | post | r/OneMillionWords | 2019-05-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhLWM1Z1pnVGhycmlwT1Mxd0MtVUtIT3htVjVtWDV5aWNUWXMwcVZFV2U4bHY1VVVrR05zbzFWVkszUGZoMTBEektQTHgwWVBVWW1OQXpybzEtU0R4aVlKUy03YlBVdTUtR3pkcEtJMHBoTEE9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNId0pvb0N4M0V5eEE2dk00LXloSEg2WFAyWi1tTGlPaTdaeU9wcUs0TTlnZ1RIN1ZjTEFtQ2k1V05tX2pZNTVhRDhXVzJocXRnWGI1M3VvMmJIRnBqQldEbFRPQ1JtbWpfNWVva1FnWjRVYWkwSFlhY2JWUXJMMzNSOW1pNTBITjA1NlJwcnkxS1VNcDBSNkM2OUw5UzFnYkRfejVLWTMxbENrQThURGRVR2FvUF9VYzAyRW5tNjAtQWJOQl9TV2N4 |
If you open the terminal on the new desktop and type ls, there are two hidden directories: ctf and ch347c0d35. One contains what looks like a python script for minesweeper, and the other looks like debug output. I have actual work to do, so I can’t analyze the code right now :( | r/argsociety | post | r/ARGsociety | 2019-05-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhQjJiUC0yMHFIT2lhNFV4LVpKdDZNOHRWSllpd0FNaVp2cXo4c1JMV3V6T2FNLTR4REMzdzRUcVdIRHkxa2p1UlZJaXNXWDlLd2hiU0FmRG1GMmRXS1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIME0tb21teElkVlV5SUR3S2NKSFh1Q1ZEM1otelh6LXNDcFZ4Mm1BR2lJN0xOT1ZmRVFLbGtrNTdsY1FucnpZbjh2TEcwQy1USHdaT2U4YXBwYWc1LTJuay1KUWRLRnpOdFkwLU16Q1UyU2lyZ2RxNlBRdUhKZjNhWUUxNXVpdmJsZGU3SGhHeVU2ckpJeGtRNlBLSllMYlhGT0hNcXpZekloeVM5WWdVQm93PQ== |
Inside the ch347c0d35 file there is a Kernel panic dump, if we look at the stack trace section the call trace code converted from hex to ascii reads:
"I gave a cry of astonishment. I saw and thought nothing of the other four Martian monsters; my attention was riveted upon the nearer incident. Simultaneously two other shells burst in the air near the body as the hood twisted round in time to receive, but not in time to dodge, the fourth shell." | r/argsociety | post | r/ARGsociety | 2019-05-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhOEZaV1d5VWRUbENNMEVMZ3h4SlVkTEI4WGx0WVNqUWhRbUZ4WXRBc0NoT2hIVmZ4T2xNYUpfV3dZVmNnS2l0YVBPUU1aVVBGZDdTbGYtM2x1MHdaXzBRblNFZTRjdGZMNlhwVnFELXdwWXc9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIanpBb3F0OUpISXl4UGg1STBsYTZwMWtGUkkxdmxuRjNDUkxBT2NSUnp0MkowTlZQYXhhSVg3bU9vWXltd3BnUmstRHA1Y01zQ2Jqc3NPTjdNcXoyM2E3VUlUQzJFSGlrTkFHbzZhVGZPNHFNSGFqZlY2TmNRM3Q5Vk9sTlVsaEJiVDdxU0gzM3RxbXJEanQyVnNxWUxVUGFvUzJ4V3ItTVZMeU1zSXlhWkVNPQ== |
[Bloodfeed](https://www.buzzfeed.com/chantelhouston/we-painted-in-our-period-blood-to-break-the-stigma-that?utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=bffbofficialgoodful&ref=bffbofficialgoodful&fbclid=IwAR3SwuGMyDigScgMLBjoCLjZRwWk8KiSS8QYpZYcbBxZuAlNanwT7eE6Kto) | r/clickholeorbuzzfeed | post | r/clickholeorbuzzfeed | 2019-05-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhRmlqSGZGTHpObmNiSHJWekJoNHBvZ3FjS1dGX0ZiVk5sQ181cXlCcUs5VnhWUGVNQzROd0piMjVzTE9oZzFfbUl6TXhkTTcwalFjXzV2WEtpdHBZbHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIRzMyRWxFWXpEREFnQnZTN2NIY1BkOEVyajNGSjZWV191UjhUWjNyRnJEWnRHQV84XzZVYjIydGFKNDBMRk9QRTQ4QU85eTB3OGtUYUtOeXk1RHB5WEZ1NVl5akRFUXhYcXFkMUwwMmdTc0pVV3NMQjFpZDBFX0dqOEE4YTNoZFZOSVJQaFZhczF2TkNEYXVwSnUyN1lSWmRnbDY2NkVha1hOOTA5NmE1REQyS3U0NUdZOFFLb3RSWE04bXRXVXRQNHg1VXNmUUhLbEdHZnRyN1NPTDlydz09 |
Hey guys, thank you all for reading my writing. I hope you all enjoyed Hunter Killer.
I'm leaving on a week long fieldcourse today, and I may or may not have internet access. If I don't post for the next few days, that's why.
Love you all!
**EDIT:** Looks like there is internet access. I'll still be busy, but I'll try to write when I can. | r/onemillionwords | post | r/OneMillionWords | 2019-05-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhcHBkWW9nNUQzdk9jNkNUeXdINGhQSzBIakxhbTg1UzROUTBueFFWbjBUd0VBcmRraG1HNW9hLUxKU3d6dEJIa2RVTzFyZkRBMjNDY0JZQmoxNEl1RjRjUG9Hcm9GX0FFTVBkelFPZnQxckU9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIZHRxQncyNFB0S3Vya0JDQ3FyS3k4ODNJTGxpUWFSNG1HcExlWkNaS2ZTMnprNHJlb2d2dF82UzFTbzRLQWFhUERGdXdvLTRqSzdvZHRoNElRQ1B2NUtDeFgxUWNpaG5BTDJaX1dOblNKRmpZa0N5LXBKVWRMc0Z1SnJueHN6aldISjM4VDU2Nll5ak9WbEZOcndOVlhaSmQtaF9acXp5WXRrUGNwUDM5STI0PQ== |
Is the team aware that their Telegram community looks like a scam machine? There is no any admin/moderator available for weeks.
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Also how can we trust a company that wants to build a protection for users but can't implement a damn antispam bot in their social channels?
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Sorry but its rediculous. | r/sentinel_protocol | comment | r/Sentinel_Protocol | 2019-05-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhVVduRGxYcnUtMnBkOVFXT1dfM0xkaUJyTG5EVEJEb1RBX2UycmRxTzU4Z19xNE91c0lITVJsMjB2VTNMOXRqbEFzN2tVOFB1XzJjMzBSS0NjNWJVY3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIbWxJX19heU1DNjg3VDVGUlE1c0xVeWZkY3ppTFZDd21kNF9nNHhFTDZHZ1dybXBod004LWpGczBuLW5oZzFMZnM3ZTc2R1RwZG9vNTA0YWgxNFVpSmVrb1N1LTFhZzJOMW9ra1pYeElvYXc5TWFVWkpPRFJ6a196UjRjNTItYXp2dXVxNzRLcmc5QlQyUXlCMHJ1NWdrR3BlMGVyeU9QdGxJeXNldWdIVVpnTWQ1T1JCX0FyNlVPci1FT3JPTlNCMGNWZ1VneGlubk0xLVpqOFV6Q05hdEtGOFQ3U1BzelVsLThYRmd2M0tVaz0= |
So my Mike tale is from a couple of years back.
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My coworker Mike was an Eeyore, every day when you asked him how he was, the answer was a morose "Not good" followed by a woeful tale of lack of sleep, or problems with his parakeet, or a demonstration of how far the excema had gone up his arm. Mike was essentially the handyman/janitor/site manager for the two buildings of our organisation, his tasks ranged from changing lightbulbs to supervising repairs to setting up for events. When I first came to the organisation I felt sorry for Mike, I would patiently ride with him on his narrative boat across the seven seas of self pity, until one day I realised I could never feel as sorry for Mike as Mike did for himself. And that Mike, despite seeming like a pathetic character, had a slightly mean streak. He would use his woeful persona to get other people in trouble with the head of HR, who saw Mike as a martyr figure, someone she needed to protect from the big bad world of adult interaction.
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Jump to me being around 7 months pregnant, I had joint problems before the pregnancy and then during the pregnancy developed a pretty common issue with my pelvis and hip. In short I needed to use crutches, walking was painful and stairs became embarassingly complicated. If there had ever been a fire or emergency, think me still navigating down the top 2 steps muttering to myself as the firemen finished packing up their equipment and water poured down the stairs and walls around me. "That's right water" I would say "just show off how easy it is".
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It's around this time that the lift in our building decided to fulfil its monthly task of breaking down. I am on the fourth floor, the lift is pretty essential, I ask Mike if he can get it repaired. Coincidentally the lift in the other building, where the HR head honcho worked, also breaks down. Lift A - my lift - remains broken for a week with no sign of Mike, and what a joyful week that was, how many happy conversations were had on the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st floor as I glaciered my way around the building - Lift B, head honcho's lift, was fixed after two days.
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When I finally find Mike, he is very friendly about my lift woes. He expresses sympathy, and often segues into tales of when he had been injured or infirm. However, strangely, the lift remains broken. After another week, Mike puts a chair by the stairs on the second floor for me "to rest on, on the way down". He doesn't tell me, he tells the HR honcho, who thinks he is very nice to think of me like that. He mentions to me that the lift company are quite busy with "real emergencies". I imagine an epidemic of cardiac arrests in stuck lifts occuring across the breadth of the land. I decide to wait another day while the defibrillators get into action.
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A day passes, I get desperate, could Mike give me the number for our lift repair company? I'll call them myself. Mike decides that while he has clearly fulfilled his mandate with the chair, he will be nice. He gets the lift company to come over the next day. They arrive in the morning, Mike's job is to supervise, half an hour after they arrive, neither the Lift Repair Man (LRM) or Mike can be found. "Maybe the lift is fixed" I think " they just need to flip a switch somewhere in the depths of the underground system to start it". I'm clearly a closet lift operations geek. At the end of the day Mike reappears. "Bad news" he says "LRM needs an obscure spare part to fix it. He's going to order it today". I sigh and go back to setting up a tent on the 2nd floor.
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A couple of days after that I ask Mike about the spare part "it's on its way" he says "LRM will be here tomorrow". Tomorrow comes, and goes, as tomorrow is wont to do, it passes me swiftly as I atrophy between the first and second floor. The day after tomorrow capers gleefully in, patting me on the back as I hit the ground floor. Mike has disappeared, as he sometimes does, lost in the space time vortex that appears between the two buildings he has to supervise.
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A week later I find him, "Hey Mike" I say "did the part arrive?". "Ah no" says Mike "turns out LRM looked all over the UK and they don't have this part. He had to order it from Germany and they take about 2 weeks for it to arrive". I mull this over. I decide this is BS, I order stuff from Germany, hell amazon EU mostly ships from Germany, and, contrary to popular belief, Germany is not slightly to the left of Ulaanbaatar, Germany is capable of shipping even rare lift parts in a couple of days. I decide to email Mike telling him I think LRM might be pulling a fast one. I suggest he find out the name of the part that LRM is looking for and I will research it myself, hell at this point I will order it myself. I end the email with "I know you are really busy and I don't want to stress you out, so any way I can help make this go quicker please let me know"
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Next thing I know HR honcho is irate. I have stressed Mike out, he is overworked and has a hard life. He can't be expected to run around dealing with our vanity projects as if they are the only priorities. It's pointed out to her the lift has been broken for over three weeks now and I'm pregnant. "My lift was broken" she says "and I survived" and "pregnancy is not an illness". Mike has vouched for LRM she says, he's very upset with my email and the implications, she would like everyone to stop harassing Mike.
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A week later the lift finally gets repaired. I find out a couple of days after that, (from some building contractors who I'm friendly with and work on the building at times), that Mike and the LRM are old friends, the first day when they disappeared they went to the pub together. The LRM didn't order the part from Germany, he just forgot to order a part and then ordered the wrong one. He eventually managed to get the correct one. He told Mike this and Mike told him not to worry, they would tell everyone the part was coming from Germany. No one would notice the difference. No one that is, except the crazy pregnant lady and her malleable hip, and not to worry about her, he'd put out a chair on the second floor. | r/talesofmike | post | r/talesofmike | 2019-05-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhSjlnVmdRdzNveGk3YmVGNDNrU0tuLXNaWjJVUDJhWVhzRGR5Tk9TVUdYZVk1Z054MVRCVkh3d1BzRzR3Vks4RmgxazBNajZHQy1XZlBNTmxYbnoxWFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIWnFXczA3SXRPZWxMZGx4c0V1Ql93ajltMXVzTVNHV0dIOWlOa1ZLMlMwcExtLXVpaXEzVFNLUG5lM3NBYWMyQ0Z6Um1ndEV5NDdRdVV4YTMxcEZQRGg0Tlg2WjUyX0dyNjYzSjVNRmhQTmJwOFBibUMyVTdCRXlwd2R4a2ZrekZrd0ZNNVRJTDB2c3Fic2dlSmlwSW8tS3R1QVFfLWVfLU9GclNyelRCZ3lBPQ== |
She started working at our office a few months ago. I knew from the very beginning that I'm not going to like her. Some of her minor transgressions include:
* disregard for personal space (like moving her chair much too close, saying things like: "I don't have anything to do right now so I'll just observe what you're doing")
* general lack of desk hygiene (she left a dirty bowl that had yogurt in it for a week or so and there's still a dirty Tupperware with a fork inside just under her desk on a filing cabinet, it's been five weeks)
* she constantly touches her screen with her whole palms and she's doing it much too forcefully
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Her major transgressions include:
* being unqualified for her job while boasting how she's tutoring university students in her free time in a subject at which she's absolutely terrible (she never studied),
* constantly talking about how she suffered from depression (hey, did you know that depression causes dizziness in buses, fear of long train journeys and not fearing anything at the same time, especially flying? Now you know) while saying that a guy who wanted to kill himself by jumping off of a pylon should just jump because "he is just seeking attention because if he wanted to commit suicide he would just do it privately",
* boasting how she's better than phd students because writing academic articles is incredibly easy; she's never done it but she's writing a "biographical/scientific" book about depression and it's easy,
* being incredibly racist (after it was reported that a citizen of Turkey was stabbed by another Turkish guy, a terrorist, in our city she just said "Oh, yeah, he was from Turkey, not a big loss"),
* having fake phone calls after our manager leaves just to leave early ("Oh, yeah, it's bank? Okay. So how do I close an account in your bank?" \*not even 5 seconds pass\* "Okay, so I'll be there within an hour!"),
* leaving INCREDIBLY personal files on our common server (one of them was a message in a .doc file to her boyfriend about how she knows that she fucked up and cannot wait until her holiday together but she hopes that the girl she can see in the video he posted gives him great oral sex),
* having loud, private conversations on her phone (detailed information about the side effects of her antidepressants, for example),
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She managed to infect her office computer with some malware today (or maybe it's been there for some time?) but didn't tell anyone despite the giant message saying that her device is damaged due to malicious software and her getting clickbaity notifications directly on her desktop. I had to report it to our manager so that it's contained. Not sure how she did that, considering that we're all sitting in an open space where every monitor is clearly visible. My guess would be that she doesn't know that you can check the Internet history and tried to watch some "free movies" after everybody left.
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Not sure how long she's going to work here because her trial period is ending quite soon but Michaela is the only person I've ever wanted fired.
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Edit: some minor formatting. | r/talesofmike | post | r/talesofmike | 2019-05-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhMWZQY1YyOXNNTGNOUmJrNzFFajE2VFVtRU1GakluSmp4WVR4bFhubU9JYmdhQWpLZFNXZ3Z2bmRnMkVHMGlud0xoRWlQQ2ZubHNUMWZjTEhIVjdLNVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIZkFaM0JuY2RvRWZBb1M5R01wZkI3TmU3OUx3bE01a0NVWS1ZYTBLUkp2ZTdrUzJFMXBNTUJKa29yeWdDclFLeHV5TnhaU0NRd0Y3OEo3cjJQQjY2MVoxaDdOMmxWOGt4Y012eUNNZnd6OWM0bWk4YUFkbTBZdU5MSmtqeWhWeTA2clA3bGk5ZXFYX1p3NUxldUZjY1JJREx2YTJlQnFPM2c4ZnVBMjlfa2hVPQ== |
Hey there,
I'm completely new to ARG's, but I think I found something with [this link](http://www.cnb.sh/#).
First thing I did was to verify by what the numbers where multiplied,
I saw that 114.7799 gives 73.0000 so I just did
73.0000 ÷ 114.7799
The calculator is multiplying by 0,6359998571178403, but it's just giving the last 4 decimals.
More interesing thing, when you multiply 2 numbers from the table on the right and enter the result in the calculator, it's (for the ones i verified) always giving a result ending by 0 as the last decimal.
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I don't know if it can help but i'm doing my best.
I hope we will finish this arg, together.
Good luck, friends !
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PS: greetings from France :D | r/argsociety | post | r/ARGsociety | 2019-05-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhNTRPRUZ1R1c2ZzNJSHY0emtmSmlUUF9jY0FVbDZMVEdZWk1YV3VRY0hmUUJjbDNPOTRGUURQSmNvajVWcVp4cTZieTFEallZWXd6Q3pXUVljMDh0cGQ3d3NCTWt4M1B6YmEwVFc1djQ3Mjg9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIakFFSm5nSGF5WHQyQTJ5U0x3ZXlORzF1SDE0NGpGVVpjakhBWk5LQWpTRGlxbUpYenNQaGMteUZiZG9TcFZGREZkYWVGSTNBaGZ1di1rN3dybVJyVHZ6QVpWZzRKTnI4N0xBR0ZwQncycTJDWnN4NVRjNGxtdEtfUEMtLVp5N0lRVEt0TGtMaGQ3azlGdFAyb3pWSjJKWkZwLWJZMmRhSWFnRjdvMEpUM3BJPQ== |
For the past 20 years I've lived in the [Greater Toronto Area](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Toronto_Area) (henceforth GTA), but am mulling about moving to the metropolitan area of [Greater Vancouver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Vancouver) (henceforth YVR), not merely the city of [Vancouver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver). I don't mind living in the suburbs.
1. I loathe GTA's frostiness. The colder the weather, the more I gripe, and the more unproductive and listless I feel.
2. I've visited YVR many times, and don't mind rain.
2. I love nature. YVR is much nearer picturesque scenery to which I can drive like Whistler, Okanagan. Ontario's flat and dull.
3. I fly to Japan to see family every year. YVR is nearer Japan.
###Non-decisive factors
4. Real estate prices are dreadfully lofty in both cities, perhaps a shade more in YVR, but I'm willing to sacrifice some money for warmness.
5. I have just 1 true friend in the GTA, and we can always FaceTime. Being away will sadden us, but I spurn the cold more than I spurn not seeing her. Anyhow, it's challenging for me to befriend new people as I'm [antinatalist](http://redd.it/567ozk).
6. I fancy working as a law or philosophy university professor. I'm least confident about job prospects, but is it truly that burdensome to find something in YVR? | r/tmbr | post | r/TMBR | 2019-05-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhMkZpNVRfUk44WkpyWWhjMDZ4VVdXSDZYRzFfR1FuNkZZelM3SHRjS09xVG1wU3JEbzNHTldERFhJd295NzNFai0yVXhiN3pva3B0Vk5mcW4zaHlVdlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIMlVWMW5xNFBHNWlFd000MkthSDliaUo0a0tvRGZMQTlIQ1Z6aDFQb2dtdTdxdGY4b0x2V0dVZWFSMzN2Xzh6ZGZSZTEzMGtKOXV3Rkd6cWZ6WlkzUzFnYXJLN3YyZnYycWZzYWxSZ0hPZUJlSnh6bUd4Q2VMeksxTUcyeGwyMHhTRlY0SkF0U2tyWlYtZFhiZ3J5U2RYR2RhVlNfVVZHMlJjd21NSDI5VHhVaFFKZDE3SEZTeGgzZ3RQZGI1elJG |
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I'm joining a course being the only guy in class and I'm pretty sure it'll be the complete opposite | r/wholesomestarterpacks | comment | r/wholesomestarterpacks | 2019-05-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhQ19ndTdYem9KeW9rZUpseHlDcjhTbkhGOElwTlYyRXg4NUJSRzc0c1JUZjJTQXU4ZkVqUTdLUGhHVDVucUtQUllVd0t2QTgycW5Td0xHVl9nNjBwVFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIUjduMERoR0RrYTRPakZ3X0UwcVlwMGlBM1lqOVRwSXhELXBjVHNSMmRRMU1tODh4V3VkMG5vckMtcDJ5Q3VWdnMzZ21YNXZleUQwWDJhajE5dFpVd3B2M2VPUXRBZVp6YzI5dEJySkItbTduOFpnNVRJbGdxMG5wN3dJQVJhZUZ3UUZIcDU3NzdydExhUDFOV2FNaHAxZnFGN0NmSHpQcGo3UFhsdWhTX2tfSmRrOG5kTnhnanpYZnFJcFNnN042blF6ajhMLXJVRjdPczVhbUYyRnBiUT09 |
Anyone knows what email address should we put when mr robot asks us the question? | r/argsociety | post | r/ARGsociety | 2019-05-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhQWNrdFVjVnhmZG9zV2xXVE5zcUxKSHhaSS03b2tMMERlRE5pbm5wUm8xT25FVzhweURwMVdKby1sUGZfNngxNl9tcWlsR3B2Y2VQTjd6YnBnZTBzZUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIYU82TGNxRlkyRnNiTzZYam96SW0tOTIxc0Z3cnM5Z1RxUFRMQ1FoSnFyMzhmbG44aDY2SkJYeHV3ZG1HOVM1OS0xR1ZKQ0xSUzdOOUVxWHU2YUwyM3RkeHJqTlQyRVgycU9uUU51NEVPTHd1dElER0dhTmpibElHS1lrMnhsQVBTb2lvTHVTUTM1am9fNkN5U3hsWV96QjRJaTlpNE02Y20za0sxSkh2Tmx3PQ== |
“Alter course twenty degrees,” chimes the Executor on my left. “Prepare formation. Charge all rails.”
“They’re not lining up,” Weapons calls. “It’s as though they’re not expecting a fight.”
Around us, the Fifteenth Expeditionary Fleet of the Kaphro Systems Alliance cuts its way through space. It’s made up of the finest and newest ships Kaphro has to offer. Plasma generators, high-yield slug throwing rails, advanced dual-layer shielding, and even antigrav.
“There’s no way they don’t know what’s coming,” Navigation states firmly. “Our intel says their scanners are more than capable of picking us up at this range.”
“Do they need a formal declaration of battle? Maybe we should open communications?” I ask.
“Not an option,” barks Weapons. “We’ll be in firing range soon. Get me a firing solution and we’re going to hit first. Line or no line.”
“If we hit an unprepared enemy, we tarnish our reputation forever,” I state.
“Who’s going to know?”
“The onboard recordings.”
“Which can be changed. Besides, it’s not as though they haven’t had time to prepare. If they want to roll over and die, who are we to deny them?”
“We can’t have any more eyes on this than absolutely necessary. The Council wants to keep this little… skirmish off the radar.”
“And it will be. Class Twelve species, new to the galactic scene, no political pull. They beg for surrender within ten minutes of contact, guaranteed. And the Council gets another puppet state.”
“Why would they try to initiate first contact without any firepower?” Culture asks, shaking her quills. “Are your scans accurate?”
“They’re never wrong,” states Weapons. “They’re a Class Twelve tech level. Basic rails and projectile weapons only, no plasma. Basic lasers. No shielding.”
“Lots of engine capacity. And the hulls are thicker than anything we’ve seen,” I say.
“Well, they’d have to be, to be come out here without shields. Crazy fuckers.”
“Where are they from, again?”
“Some little planet out in the Sol system. Terra. Ass end of nowhere.”
“We’re in range!” Navigation shouts. “All ships in position. Waiting on your command, Executor. Two cycles until firing solutions are ready.”
“Fire,” the Executor calls.
And the fleet around us burns.
The Terran ships spring into motion like slugs from a rail. Their sudden evasive maneuvers provoke outbursts from around the command center.
“They’re pulling at least twenty standard G’s! First salvo’s a miss, sir.”
“Scanners are picking up hundreds of new signatures. Too big to be missiles, sir. They’re going to hit us in five cycles.”
“Incoming! Their largest ship must’ve been all rail, sir, the slug just took out three ships in one-”
“…burning, decks three through five, venting atmo to try and -”
“They’re weaving between our ships! Can’t get a targeting solution-”
“…Strafing runs, can’t break away-”
Tiny ships dance like swarmbugs in the night, buzzing angrily around our ships. Shield generators and relays go down. Giant slugs punch holes through our perfect lines, gutting two or three ships at once with pure mass. No plasma needed. Rapid pulsed laser arrays sweep across our communications relays in indiscriminate firing patterns, blinding us and taking tiny chunks out of the hull where they land.
“You said their ships had no shields!” barks the Executor.
“They don’t,” Weapons states, his quills shaking and his face pale. “They just haven’t been hit.”
“Incoming broadcast,” calls Communications.
“Fleet status?” asks the Executor.
“Fifty four percent losses,” states Analytics. “Enemy force facing four percent losses.”
“Put it through,” says the Executor.
No time is wasted. A pink, quill-less face appears on screen. It’s got two beady predator’s eyes and a mess of tangled hair atop its head. Gibberish comes out until Communications loads the translator program.
“…Demand your immediate surrender,” the figure on screen repeats. “This is the United Earth Federation. Surrender immediately, or face further losses.”
“Impossible,” the Executor breathes.
“How is it possible? Their lines… where are their lines?” asks Culture.
The figure’s eyes turn from the Executor and settle on Culture. Her quills tremble.
“They’re a thousand years in the past,” he says. | r/onemillionwords | post | r/OneMillionWords | 2019-05-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhN184Smh2MVV0a2Y1cFZWajYtdkhVanZ2NTNLNW1xanNHZHJsYURmVU14YmtQM05KRHg1Q1Z5R3JoRFRnRVdkRmVsYW5CUnUzQnhjQUIxWnU1YzN2dnp4NXpGZzhXalRZUWxNUGNjRktjZkU9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIRkxaYl9jaWZncUdJTzYyellLdnlQNDlrR1kyNGZ3WEZOQ2NNUk0yTXIya0NyQUNaQlUwbk9JZGFkOEQxU1dVeXJsYnNmOEVQa2w3YnQ1NU9OWDRpR2NLYl93dE1pVk5SSXVzRkdydDQzRGR0RmU4STRiTi1NSWxhaWR3eWtWYzhLYzdNZTIwdXdTQzljV0x6OWRZOGpETDRQUG1RalpMZUljRnRDMTQtUEFPZHl4MjllNGVIRWdNY2xzdzBpRFJaRHFLcWs4ODhRa3NMSF9KSnEzTmt1dz09 |
Because what other option do you have? | r/wholesomestarterpacks | comment | r/wholesomestarterpacks | 2019-05-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhYlBCSkdleVptWFNCU3pNR2VhemRZYW1NVll6MGVlLVZ1bUx4b1FYR2FwSE04Z3BmWUVtOWZsLUQ1SG9ycjRHWHFWWkt2TldTT0JUb3JLZEkxbkNOblE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIM2p1SnRBeEhKbVA0a1ZGUXBSUnNVSmFqZUt4VENpZUo5RFBKZ0FqZjBBV1k5VGlmNTl1Z01GXzVFU0JXNTg2Skl3XzVnQjYweFp0MWNsby1JVk9Fc3V2WktUNHUzeFJFbWgtRkstZVJHd2JDSXNNS1hNMVRJNW96VU5IYldCbW16Q2U5bDZMZmJZdzVZZXQzX2hWMEZjOU9EOER3NkFZOENXYUM5a05vNFI2UGJrX1d2dGwtQk1SaU1PTWt5UF9ZWkZlbGFWMWtWdHFOQkRLTVg0QlZ5Zz09 |
A little lost there buddy? | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-26 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhRzIzMDFadHJ4ZlJNSEU1LVptQVlhLTRRUkZJLU9Td1JZLWUxVW4wZ3VaNGUxWEdld1ZEbmxiVU84cXBhTnBORS1oYXBHeEc0WVBoT2NoVzJOaVJnUVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIczgtd25CekRGMi1zQnRHMWNwYWJwSGhOcUJwVzVSZl9uRmZHekJVQ1ZRMTlucV81Z1hmdGY3UmVqQTIxQnozRXNMZ0dlTWk1WDhQRjdURVVPeHBiZ0hURFVYYUZYVDdZZENwWFVsMTBTVWUtSkowY241T2xpY1JnRS1JcVhqckItb1g5WXMwZ0ItcDRBUjZHcXI1Z0xfcVZzTkJ2clVPcW02RTR3SXUyNVVnPQ== |
Yahhhh | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-26 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhLUdyUDlzU1dqRlYwcUlGNDhGT1lmZW5TbUotVEVhSXIxWkU3dUR4b2EzTTMtQmNtUUNWU1FSU0UtbTdMSE53c3ZoTnpENncwUzF1M3JSYXVRWHdIQVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNITmJQWVBJZ20zbGx1VVlSU3Q0TVEzcEFmbWhyUWdhOGctSXZkUVlwSVhNU0RMQ0w0VzVTLVc3TUtiR1lHNUxGcWtZdlJ4eWtJSk9LUHJTRXJpcUJVTFFmS2htSGc3SE13NkxKQjVwQkpKNmpmTC1KS0Z0TXlCUmhCTHlyWWRBMkVlWDVlN1ItZW8yZnZCQnNHWHhhbkZHSTh6dXk2LWNDeGRLbEhXMlNsUkgwPQ== |
Just making sure the sub still have people in here who do things | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-26 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhQVR2eWZIeGVoM1pxN1RkWmhHY0JoVWtXSXRYYTFnWS1kNV9qS1kwcmF6RVhfRXlzYTFyM0gyVlpXbS1oTVRrdkFzc0ZybW1Rd1pXZ3l2ZWQ4RFJtb1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNILVZyVEtMYTJFWG00RWtJNkdDMk5XcjlFVmJ1THZVcE42NUs5eFFzdzRVZ05CaGdVRjRKd2prcFI0eDctTHE2aDJYLWRFWldHMnplYUxQOWZ2RnhrUGp5ZXZ3VlNDTnlLcUhXTHdUb2tYTFJTRGxfaElVaDFudHpEUlJTTmhTWmJoRmVfRVB3WUVCNllPSjYwVTJmdFdWWDNmOVhaUVdrcWFyOHRuTUJCdW9NPQ== |
I have been working at a local burger joint/dinner for the last 3 months. I am finishing my junior/senior year of school this June and am starting college 2 weeks latter during the summer turm. This is my first job, I work part time working a 6 hour day Friday/Saturday/ Sunday and 4 hours on call in per week. | r/askmeaboutmyjob | post | r/askmeaboutmyjob | 2019-05-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhY290MG55bW05aWs3UTcza2k2TzJZMjlyRlVxOWRXS2VuS3FEZUJyR0RDbURldWVHXzJNaERYeVk2UUFTX3FUMEtDTWlKRnA2NDkza05vdzRUOG1hNWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIUTh2MkR6RHFTOXNDSzNuRXlraGhkMXdKaExrX0tYQlh4MkhneHpmbjFXa19RTERxaFl0d3Ntb2tqYVM2eG01TEVoSTFkN25oWWZGV3JTazF1YTgxZVJ6ZkZ2d0pWTlM0Qk80SDUyaEUzR3hMVHUyQ19xaGNINDJyWF9VLUc3Q25qcGpyQmpCUFNGay1vMDFMazF6elVObUdvelNYTTl4R2Z4QkRqd1VCbDY4bF9uRXNsMEJRcjE3bUdPcjlSdFFa |
The giraffe actually survives. You would know that if you saw the original instead of reposting. | r/thisismydeathnow | comment | r/thisismydeathnow | 2019-05-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhWGRvYk9NODllOTVvTEZUbWtTRzU2U25vS05ncXptNEtBOXl3RlF0OHRlb0JpOUJ2WmZQSkxoNHgtczVWUENWVEExaGU0eUUtd05LR0Y4d2ZDU0Myd3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIdkNYQnRlblJOQU93UE5jQmFTanZLYVJVdHBteGJET0FmNjJGb3J6RkVRdW94WXVkTnpxeWw2M1VkT3JLTTQ1UUtaQVNIR1IyX0tFTHowZTJmMVI4bE9OdElKWHF0ell6SXVNdFNydy1tTlZNMzc2R1dMR3NLMWhVc3dOYlNydDVNTUZEV2ZTQ0hCYmMzRlBQaDQ0aEJHT3ZyX01JOHJsd2hkWU56dk11UXdmRmJzRDRXblNxM3Z5Z0hTSmtONmdJdFBPZ0pVTWVlNHNzOGhxZWltcHN1T3hJcUhfM2xlbWswRkpTVkZKNGwyOD0= |
Whatever I'm just gonna eat my leaves | r/thisismydeathnow | comment | r/thisismydeathnow | 2019-05-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhaTNsM3VNQ1VzdVQ2ZkJfOVBHZU12elFvZTF3V094WEV3dlY5dE1LXzc2dUhkeE54czA0bG5lYzhpcF9MLUNGamFjTFdva3dFekZLQVB0MlFIeWtrU0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIUlptQmVEaHVGb3ZVS2FMVXZQOXdPMV82SjJBZ2x6X2lBZWpiX2hJRUFfd0dpTFAyTUdEUlBwMTZwY2NkNUZfem9VcXdWVnhZRXJHcmtZbTBuRUxYODFQNUpDMHFLT25FY2NsZDdublhJSTVmSTd1MzhBZTNCbmlGWnR1ZkhQSnBYQjNlRkxoV2xsTV9qSGh0N0xkd2h5cmEwVHBEaWEwUnRWaHZ3dkdfNVdOc1NvSjBDUzROWTNSckptT0Z0VHZ5alZ3SDdMbTl4ai02bWdhT09kd3RJUFR5LTVLUFRHSmdNTkJnNUNJWG1NOD0= |
I was thinking what could be the password on [http://whoismrrobot.com](http://whoismrrobot.com/) that you are supposed to enter when trying to access the Dark Army terminal.
Nothing from the post about [cnb.sh](https://cnb.sh) (including cyprus and some numbers) was working, after opening the source code of [whoismrrobot.com](http://whoismrrobot.com/) page, there was a suspiciously long comment. When copying it, it shows up as an ASCII-art writing:
https://preview.redd.it/m54o01id2q031.png?width=1329&format=png&auto=webp&s=7318b225d09acf4a875315669b932a773c72eea4
(which is not the password, but could maybe lead us forward) | r/argsociety | post | r/ARGsociety | 2019-05-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhblhseUtGd2ZtOGJIR2RTQWZic0FIa3NTQVgyRzhaS24tRF9ZS1VuNmloWVZ3Z2JiazFsVjBTXzBlZHBwejQwMG9uOFV5Sk1QNXFhQmlrX1ZoeEZ6bFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIOThiVGxGNU4xSFZjTFFMTjB0U2MxR1h3YVgyb2hTTmtEVWwyWDVCZGJKcjEtd0pRSDdjc3o2UW5qbGpJalZpT3BpUGl0NTd0NEs5eC00QVF1LWVBUlRDNU9pNEEtblFmVXZzS0ZYQkgybFhxWm9OMzRGWEpzdjdQU3NXTjduUDd6XzNhMUhUUUNTRDJQcVZIZV9lYjhYYy1raFQ3c19iRmxjWVE5VzJRNmxRPQ== |
Tbh it's too much. Nobody is 100% perfect.
One of the destructive lies you can tell yourself when you are struggling is everyone has their shit together.
About 90% of people are just like you has no idea what to do in life. | r/wholesomestarterpacks | comment | r/wholesomestarterpacks | 2019-05-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhT21jVmN1b2lDTnVZVjA3ekNJMXpwVnVycThtMlUzN2MxMGIzR3l6UWs3MktLZHAzNUFxRnZyMkthQXJWeEdTc19YSzNVNXFWS3lXTnpKLVdCMFBNZ0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIbG1wZjNpSmlpcjJhU2NaNFhndkx0Vm1GWmJfS2JEdzAyNS13TDZvSzFpM2FaNTUtQ2NnVV9HX0I1VENJSmhZeWNiZkxmRnZxY1dGdUFqbXVHRHYzcjhjWHkxV1o0dlBCWGtxX3Vlck9uU01nSmJHRWtXWW9iVl9xRkU1b0E1REZSbUZXdHZGcUhTRFJxQnAtZTVFSElocFdnMjVBd1hlZTliTGNTX3pZVlBhYnU4VnFjel9DUEp5WUhNRHNqNFVfMU1rU1FjN0Q3dG9qQ21MbmpZcDVJZEM0TXdWS2RQejB5elEyMkQtcjcwYz0= |
Stages of reading this starterpack:
1. Hey that's me
2. No wait maybe not
3. This is definitely not me irl | r/wholesomestarterpacks | comment | r/wholesomestarterpacks | 2019-05-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhRFFoZ2pBbVhxcFEzUVhjT2V0LTgtVE9FQ0FnOVZjdmV6X0x5Q0h6Q0Yyd2Z6SXNtaS1icEt1TlF4b1pnLUhuQ29FMnFxbTE4NUp4Z0FmTTRzcjhMc1JyVzFHU3BCX2FLWlVuTDJocUFIZ289 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIUW4xOHZyMVNqbEg0V1VJUG1WQTFCZmxMeEI0T2ZTeXlGY0NjV09GUjYwcGs1ZVpPanlfYmp4YUJWVDVtRjFJV0JDX2JhRVRpYmcwX1BvaW9xdnpQOUR6WEdOeWNoVTViOElxY3dvNGhkbTBkN3paN0F1TEJ6eTM4LV9ZXzVTeUVkamxIdkZPQ0xiemZYN1dKaE9SeFM5d1k3SlE1ZzNQaHVuV0UwWGpOWkw5WVZkRkVhMUdpWUJ3OEIxamp1M2VVbXlWcG1EclFDMm8tV3N4dE4wN3FUeTM5TVJuWGZHeTUwbTR2RmxiaWdIMD0= |
/r/LostRedditors | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhbThGaVZ0LXVIQ2F6djJZVTlMdFdhNEpxS21QVWs5dmZKaHc2blRSSmVzdXZxeUZKRWFDUFRNdHNvYk9jdE5rRklmbmNkcnQwWWtzVUJPMUZXVFRuYmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIRzVJVk5vZzFFZENreFpiREhWT1k1bDI4b3c2OU1HT19uSlBxQVp2dWctRzBtRDF3Smwzd3plRkUtb19Iei1jVHVJV0tGRnB3bUIxOGx6bWYyVjV5d1FVby1lSnRYTWltTnhNNTZwckhfaXMwVzk5WV9VaG5KbVdRTlFmR3lMbC1yU1RIdENfc3VybWdMRzV4WU1DNUpKV0VERnV4bFc1WFh1YmFHVXRJb3RRPQ== |
r/absolutelynotme_irl | r/wholesomestarterpacks | comment | r/wholesomestarterpacks | 2019-05-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhYmZuN0QxdWZNaVpFa3g3cnM5N3c4ZUxTcmROeWxBcy1zeFdzNFlDRmtfaFpSOGg5Vmlmd1ozdTNFSzQtQnFmcHAxYVdHNGJfVVhGb3ZsUjJ4ZWZBWWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIRXNkYk14b3RzSEg3bUp3OGpJUV81ajlVaHFyV3hXMy1nbDF6TS1WUTJ4SGhtYlRqeFR5c21rZlcwTzlpSHBHemNIemxILXFSXzFZRnBZZGd2X3EwQVZKS0tmZDVQODlxWkpLSTctbGduUklFVFR3TUVwOWRkMFpSQ2FLS3RnOC1kb1MyVm5qYmQ0NVd6NzNFRzc0d3ljZW04U0xVc09tNzg2V2NwdDFWLXFkbnNNSzgxVUxpOEFJODhKcnN6Q0JZQmpYQi1vcVAtWW41SU9OOXdlQWpidzFabmd1QkFOVDVSazMwYlhuVmNXbz0= |
Thanks for being here! | r/impastabuildings | comment | r/impastabuildings | 2019-05-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhYjlUUG1HOXRNdHNOMmdyVFZzWHp2V2JiV0NmTXdGQ19xME9YanhzUDRWMmhGb0NkVlhmRjRWRTNEblB3VnNOYkljRHpnbG9mdDAzWTZPUWEtRlJ1LWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNINkF2UER2ckRBVkJndDZmNVdfX0p1VVktSTVpY0MyQndsbmVEeGtDeWZEX2R5aW5TRXo4TkdNT2t5dThiX0ppRk5wYVVjV1pVTWFlWVA5OVBLNF9uZl9yVWgtdTlzSWV2QlRhTUtKYmhCRnhKWVRUYjlGU2JpTEkxQXhuY0lZMkhGMFU0XzZUTDJ3dEJRMG11OVhRakFzZXpGTk1qM2NpaWxodHN2LUN4d2tZPQ== |
First time I’ve seen it. Care to post the original instead of complaining about reposts that *you* have seen? | r/thisismydeathnow | comment | r/thisismydeathnow | 2019-05-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhbTBxekRUOXpLNHNJR19oUFo1SGJKZmNaS090LTNOenNpbmJHQmNaRDkyTEo2bXhINGg0Vk5XcENPc21QNm9SQUxZWFBnUG9ZZjhFMjByNmhrWGo0c1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNINFFQY2JFd2tZWDRyNktkSGVUY0ZRb1ZaMGhhaGdGZkhlckdlZHNwZmNnUnBLR3JCclRDdUJma1dGOXoxdHdBWjIyNWNOeDFFdXpGUHY2LTB5NjY5ZWktRnFXazMyQll0djVyakRuNGRCaDlDa2tndkVYLVRTNWlfOHZSN2ZSbVhBOXl5aTJySmVIWGF4a0JTV1dOSjNjVHJmYW5PNU9PREtwUm1NVzZMd3N4bEFKQXozOEplM2FqX3ljYnNPbDgtZ0ZfRXpvcHAxQlMzSk9nTndaS19pOU4ySG9NOC1QMGx0OXhYLWJfZTEwOD0= |
Every guy wishes he could be Kira | r/wholesomestarterpacks | comment | r/wholesomestarterpacks | 2019-05-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFhVThQZVFHWk5ZQVJrdFBxdEFHSzc5OThhSkFCUld0S0o1THlNSVIyRjVSTW9XX0ZNcmRkT280LUwzN1NVN2hiNHo1bDZESmk1bnJMcF8xMkFHc0NnZWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNIdHZ0bnRtckFhRE55RGlhR21mQ0VlaVRFRDE2QnFyeXBWdVNjSVFDMGxFdUcxMk43cGx3YTdMdS1FaE8zOHZNM093c1VLN2FTM3dLaU1QRzlnNzR2NUEtdk1fR25uRlR3M2RZZ2pURVN2Z2dMTzl2S3BsWjE0bWU2bEs2V1hUcXladVFiWkt3V0kxV09OSGtCRTFlM0Q0NnBYWm5hQzlkQVc5bWtEWURoRGdpczVIZXg5eHRtSkg0NHJlOS1FLTR5eDQwc0Rqcm83Nm5abjJBejlSZDBSVXktSWJ6SFVaZ21HbGFrdnJXS0hiST0= |
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