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One million upvotes in spirit for immortal technique! | r/gangstanimals | comment | r/Gangstanimals | 2016-12-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYdWc1OG5HOGkwVmlwTEZqYXZiejNhdFNtaVlmbjFHaWVER2UxSnB4eWdabUxHZlFDamhzU0djeGNGVGRvM1BkMUpzejJnTVZoNFY1SWRoSWw1LWY5SlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFcTYzNnlzVnp2YXBqLS0yaGJJcVd6TW9JbmM1UXdKbUNZdmlKaEZ5WGNmMXg0MlJ6ZnpYWndoOVIycWx0d00wOEpadFNReGpham0tVWFCMU5KVDlnZW42WmQxd21pY3AydUpHZGRnbXI1YmZjNEw2Q1J5ZU4zcjB1eXU5cDZJOW5zZEx2RHJ3STI3M01iM0dYeXhPRTdleE1OLVhEdzNSYm9RMWlMdFJPdkY2RGh6UUQtaG1Tb2JlUGFjdEMxYV9tZ3ZpNTVMVGcyNXBHR0FxYmNnUGUxQT09 |
This has all been discussed in various comment threads before but I don't think anyone's collected it in one place yet.
The [final post by /u/TeamWMod](https://www.reddit.com/r/Solving_A858/comments/51hm0g/the_a858_project_has_ended_12_764_787_846_358_441) was edited shortly after posting to include the number 12764787846358441471, a large prime that translates to b125a2ea5f6b1dff in hexadecimal. A858DE45F56D9BC9 in hex is a prime of similar magnitude, 12130689988374141897.
There is a user /u/b125a2ea5f6b1dff that was created on 2016-5-26, long before the thread above was posted. A commenter found a deleted image post by him, likely submitted to gain enough karma to create a subreddit. /r/b125a2ea5f6b1dff has been around at least as long as the user but has always been private.
/u/b125a2ea5f6b1dff has been inactive publicly until recently, when this was posted in the "A Gimp Horse" thread in this subreddit.
>Many people think that A puzzle like this would go on--perhaps for Years more But nobody can find where it went or if it Evolved I think that if people look hard enough Those with vision can find It, still alive, elsewhere Somewhere new, maybe here, maybe there Nowhere is better than here, though Or could something be better? Two, eleven, six One, eight, nine Vote for your favorite puzzles Especially the puzzles that make you think Reward is at hand.
Transcribing the capital letters results in "MAYBE IT IS NOT OVER." | r/solving_a858 | post | r/Solving_A858 | 2016-12-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYcVhweE9IWTFmN2dzTnJ1aXBPN0hjNm5majdGaEh5czl4UFpiWW1zOGpRbXZOWWptVUVoTHNhd25JeXpPbHB3RGpfbS1sTFlTUkl5akxnTXVOWkhIbW82b0dKQlByT0thWk9yYWRDOVVqUVk9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFd3V6VjJ4aDZxLVhMbnRadVpZV2pCemlmMUlrSmdjc2QzMEh1TVpLb1QxbFVBNDYyMkZaZlB6bXlzSkFFb1dGc0Y5NlFaU1hFMjQzeWRtYlMteGlldkdqUm9RdTUtTlZ6NGwyQm81ZmxqcktzVmttSWxWdm15TDdvU25XNjRudklIWHFGa2JCalAtVDdFQkVrR1RnRzZ2Xzl1MnlJQUpBOE54UUp2dXI3QlVjPQ== |
I was explaining that pot was less harmful than alcohol (and should be legal) to someone and they asked "what if they crash their car?" | r/staircasewit | post | r/staircasewit | 2016-12-26 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYSmNRVTVxdURLWWRaR2J3SXQ0VXdfT0I5LUcycmJZSk56LThobUFPbDljM2VycUc2Szd3S1EwU2h0OVhRZzJ3U3BZNGtzVTZ2YzczenNlaFpMX3hPMmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFZG9qSXN3ZjRUM3lEdV9sTjh6X1p3M2ZkWWVWUmphakQyczA2SFV1cE1YelpINzVCRlB3YUVvSUdWZDlFd25hcnNYRUVZN2U4OG5RZzZjMGQ1X05pRmZFQUE2MnZRWENUMkdGZkl4Y2puaS1KVnlXajNPenNzclB6RlR0S1VzN3VlaHVFeXdPTVdKMjA2UjFVNlZjMFNYYVVsUEJ4RFdTN3NYdlpod3A5YmN5cDhFcVJoRjgzcXdWX3BNX05YbTFWN2x3WFM3T1hJNDJOZzNlMkcyajUwQT09 |
Animal-themed subs have been getting hit hard by a wave of spam recently, and /r/AnimalsFailing is no exception.
If you see a link that isn't relevant to this subreddit, report it so we can do our job. We'll do our best to act on those reports. | r/animalsfailing | post | r/AnimalsFailing | 2016-12-26 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYUGpqdzJxSDB4YTEwaG9yRnJENV9qMjRzeXlWdXJsQjlFb1ROaXM3UGc4clduSzdMWnpCTDVzaUFHMVR5NVFWTVRVeFRzS1liWW9ZenpIZzJ2Q0NJbGJsaDNfYXIwNjRhWkVRNjVKRzU4bVE9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFOGttVVgxRElQcl90MDA5a0F1Y3pkSzFUN0dRekx1blJvUFNRZlkxNDBtSmRnZWpKX0NEcVJKNThhblZ4MTZPNkJwdl9ldnFUT2hFN083Z3N2TU5EbXFKTUNDZUFBcHktLWN3Mlh1V2kyU2RSTDcxS2lzU2plT3ZBVUp0Um1hckxHcWRuOWNHUzNnVXA4bkt4VkY3NFdNUXZBSXlBNW5tRnlVdmVxWFRBX01Gd0Z6TlpYMFVaZHI5M2NfOUtndzF4MlNQZWxnQi00YTctYXdkRjM5VkNiQT09 |
In all seriousness, she'd be smart to steer clear of those entirely. She's a model, and there are at least a thousand different ways a bad day on motorcycle could end all that in a few seconds.. | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2016-12-28 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYZm1QSFE1M0Z5S04wVUdRWkZSNERZSXhKRW1iVFdNS21mWDFyWjllSkg1anZ6NXA3eU9kVDlfemJTSDFFUkxNbkVFdjNTckx5SlN1RGlRWjZscVRhakE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFanlSWG1nSS1BakVYOHlJTXpBQ3k1R3Q0akVOSmlZaEFKMmFSUjl2LUFCZmptZzBjb0xFb3hBTDQxM2hFNzNCMDBhMHgzMUpnSWFGU1pReTR5SFRCclFuSkIzc3VxNDBWTUhkVHlMa0RhQzlkZUQ4WV9UUFlsdVFRWkNEb3p6WUlNOFFrUEtVaDVtc2JwNG01bkc5YlVHdDlKOE5HNXNabGU4SlhTZEhHX0NzdDd5blotZzA3VW1kbDlJRzZ0LTRt |
So simply out of curiosity I arranged the numbers in A858's user name in numerical order and googled the number "455568899" and it turns out that is is a social security number for a citizen of Texas. Also I chopped the name into four segments and googled them and on maps A858 is a highway in the UK, DE45 is an are in a national park and F56D seemed to be residents in Ireland. The only one that didn't really have any results was 9bc9. IDK if this helps but hey this is what happens when you get bored at night I guess. | r/solving_a858 | post | r/Solving_A858 | 2017-01-04 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYd3d2Y0ZQR2M2T251UkMwQkhMWWQ5YUdsME1vbHY5UjlCZG9Vc3lPbFNFY2JCM1J5OFRpLXR5QXBZQ3VqTzFrblpXdXVZTEpJTTNnSkc0a1h6SjUtUHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFcUNBcXFTajJBYmdNZ1BzWEdMMzFQRXZKT1BKZEpsYlFBTUtMSG9DdkZpSzJWcXcwWC0tczRIRE9lcUV2ODY1WkNETGZ4aFZES2ZzUWF0aWVaR2lNZFJIVEdtbkRrbDF0WE1RTzRaOEM0dE9GWnNDRElfb3lzLWZCMG42Q1hLLUhtZzZ6UWxYRm9zcnRyXzhFSFJSZk9nYXBpMXJJS1Vkb21rTVFUSjc3LTVJPQ== |
Whenever this sub is active I get cancer | r/verypunny | comment | r/verypunny | 2017-01-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYajBZd1JaaVZzRGJEMDdENmNlTFRscW9yMnBySWRiWFV1WENvelZBeDBITE5SbklWbXZETnhVRlZuMEZyNDNEVzl6cVB5TzVXbHlnVXNCV2Jtdlp3LXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFZjUtUjgtWG9GNjVjdmMySW12RmZ2VEUzX3Q3NGw5VWNnRThMRmlJVTZjUDVjelBFeVcwcmtMdktjTkI3MGkyRE82VEFTVUs2MjhucHgwVm1iYnlXdHNCNEVNY3lUMGRSMlZhREVud0RjUmVCamFoRkU3Rk8tSHVYbmtwWHQ0eDVJdDI1TFNkM2xRNnJSMGkweTY1cmMxLTdtSjVySzA2WHFESG5hYnh1LW5JPQ== |
Don't link to facebook. Christmas already happened so this post lost all of the humor it would have had. | r/verypunny | comment | r/verypunny | 2017-01-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYclBTZDdMRDNKUlVoZDcwVW5qZHY4c1Bpam9YSHllV0VJU2phZ2JmSDlRejZ2eEJXMmx1N3pJV2Qwb0pseGlGNGZaVzNCRWl1cDQ2LXRkbDZzbmlwSnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFS2swQWFleHE5R2NHRXBmSXUtY0dNa3NWc3hxbXNHcDBENm1MNWM5XzVWVkVwQ1llT0ZMX2VXWnhPb0xhTE9Ebnl0OHlUNFN6dkR3Y3FYbk1DelNXckFXQ3RBMnU2MFhrS3M2VVRyWFFJWV9RWk9FYUxkYjRmTV9JS19LSDVZaHR6RkZsUmkyRkRURjhwUjFJN0V5c0Rmb1o2ZVJEc01hSVlCclNqRnBjUVo0PQ== |
>Don't link to facebook.
Why? A simple 'Please' would be nice also. | r/verypunny | comment | r/verypunny | 2017-01-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYc2xab0VKbnFzVC1kNktUeldZM2VjSmhhQkpITEhGdjZHTGpSNzJ1NVNKSEVlZ2o4MDlzcnp1ZzJ1UlJhOUZZb0MtcFNvaUp2LTNrcHVoYW5Mc0lrUGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFWmRXUWlmS3lncTZnSkFVWnFiTXZjVlFqaGhlYTV4UnRDRlhrSlEyaWkwYUhsbXhQaTlHRnp4UHByclZ1QzlhRXFwTjFPeGowWTQ5NVVfemtSLS1BQjhFRDNVUFNueWhWUlRQdU0xVDVDd29fWTNacTQ3Uy1VMlZsSVpCbnpCcU5lRmtrMmF2Ri16R3pOakFTN2x5OFh5bm1aM2cyX3FJQmtLX3RmMzUxczNRPQ== |
Put up some cocktails at work and workmate asks "where's the fruit" when he didn't see the garnish and walks off
20 mins later...
"I'm looking at him!" | r/staircasewit | post | r/staircasewit | 2017-01-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYalVJVGJ6OFBfZ2VTUENzMFhEOThQQjl1UXF3eFFNemg2RFNBQWg3UWx2dThIbGlpdXhzenluU0xYY0k2Y1ZETTI2QUZpMzNtM2xaZzNCZ0N0WmpZVXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFVzIyT1E2bWJQeXpjUnJrbENvSEkxNW01UE82cWlCSlFFRGROMDBXMnoxVW5URVF1bE1vZUxYbXFVTWpWTWpqRUNyT19DVGNpMzNlcEZLRDdHUnJOQXU4aUw3U0ZYMGpwQUtmYm5VMW9oVmNBUlJNbWVXLTdUbFlOU3BiY3RXUGFEM1pwNjM5WWs2dmFmX0pNb0xjTklZc1NISUljeHFFOVRSbDN5cGF1anhjPQ== |
Any correlation between these two? I mean I understand I'm late to the party, but I cannot be the only person who was looking forward to a release from them this January, and as a858 disappeared late last year it appears interesting enough that now there is no cicada.
Maybe someone who knows the city origin of the IT firm involved can confirm if it was near any of the cicada sticker locations. Or furthermore if a competing company had location(s) nearby. | r/solving_a858 | post | r/Solving_A858 | 2017-01-10 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYVFBidjZUYnFlM2w4TmtReDZ5NFA1UWdRTDJ1MUNqOFlwaXVEUDlIWHY1YVZENjFDVUJBMF9uS3A2cEZrLURKOG9OeDF5cTJIOUZ1a0NKTlk0emV0REE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFNzU3WWlWMlg2OXAyTlpuTHJTY0h2aUx0OWJpS0k5U0NCR3hQNmNyMmJPalBQWks4OXhHamthQ2V1VHFFNkNMX2U0VFZucmE4MjE0NkVHQm10WjVVeUtDYnpfMldzT0JQMnNhcjd1dzNKRnozNkUwc2tJNFlodEYyYmZrUDQ5RWNjVjd2Tjl3VFQwSXZNa3JES0lYWExsc2tpTEJLY2R4aHpLMW9vdkx4NkJRPQ== |
Removed. No reposts from the top 25 all time posts. | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-01-12 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYU2dNQzhIUVV4T0tqTENueWo5SERreWNMemVET0s2aWpONmJYM2xnTUNIVk9NMm1jdlMxajdKNUhsNXVxLW9PbWptRGlHN0FfM0I1RFRRaDNyclh1NEE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFTnZKYzFlOTY2U29tQkV4VlhiOGFBYnUtaVg2UXVVc1kwS090Ty10ZU5YeHFscF8zRWNjVnNZWmdOV1NCYjFKaXBvNm50VkFJNTBWRFZJRVlCSjMzVTFZWFM1aG5HREVMV3l5TDllUk5mSzFjV1M1eHJiLXRlcU5wMWR6LUgtWFhQYm9vY1lWUGlIZXJWeTcydDl5QmJFZkhtd3VxRnlSQTBDRzRvc0dsRnlmUnBnOUNkUGpJRXJaa1MzQ29MbXc3 |
https://www.reddit.com/r/androidwear/comments/5nybz0/_/dcfl3iw | r/relevantxkcd | post | r/RelevantXKCD | 2017-01-15 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYREctV3NoX1ZTbEhCRVdDSVdYbDJlSEFmeENLSzBJNlBfS1FadkZZRUFlOExVUGxweFYzZUpudzFBQ1ZycC1nOTVnYWpOVHFxWVAxT05MTXluY1ZWT0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFamZPVmE1eEtuWjk5R0dmQVBFcG84SHhPMlNBNkwtMXhLUVFEOTM1bEE0dUxUZE16QmI3UlFaWmI0X1pwUjJTY1V2TTNIOU9YTXBTWFFXbWhTOEt3Wm1ySXpGMlZqbVc1cl80dlRObUdkVUpiVGpHRGxLMXYyZEdxTWE1OUp1cGhnZXlLYnJPVlVGb29BbGdXYWlPSmVFYVNueWYzb191X3F3UVo0QVBIbmRjPQ== |
"What about the guy?"
| r/getthatguyabeer | comment | r/getthatguyabeer | 2017-01-15 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYa01sUG5XT0NwN0NhNHpLRFRrc3lqY3gzVV9ucEI4bHdKcmRCUGtUVEpDaTRVZDdMQ2kySGRpLWVZOVBNQzFzRlBvbUFWS2RXOWVCZ2RtUm5xcU0xLUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFUWs1M1BCdEJtOWJ4WWl3enpMcHlpVUV5T0JBaEtOMWpma1YwSnZncHZHYUh0cTI5SVJVQTZzYkdfNlBKN3NnSXNJdzZtQ2V1dGluN2JXRWhmUWEyeEhUUlBEYU42RDNEUTRwTnRTV0E1T2U0TG1VSkozZEhuS3pNOFl4UVhjODBYejV6b2lkMTR4bl91RXhIYU5HYWxkSXQ2YWJNNml5bk4xX3lUZVNLWVNHU3E4Y0pRdWZxN05OSkNEcS0xOTc4dWJuS2FrZVJJYmg3Vk1fLUhIeG5PMjFmZEZrWnpjQURXakxmTGlHNTNvWT0= |
Edit: Updated so it *should* be user-editable. Let me know if it isn't! | r/stickshift | post | r/stickshift | 2017-01-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYT1pQdWY0dXl4Q29BdENVWUVZZVhMN3pXanNSR3BsQlFySlV3MVY4ajVhZmhlWVdqMmVrekxNc0M3LTlldk1PLUxBeVNDRC0xbHhMdzROYzM1WXZEd0xUbDZMWGZfNi01OHdUdkhDNzY3S2s9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFZVhiV1Fjdkc4cVVTT3lkaW1jWWhfbEc1MzhDdm5YaE5mWnpCN3djS3lCSnZXbHEwX2kzMHk5bHhLZGoyblg1T1VjVHNOT21IQjlndWQ1bHV5Z0ZkdG1wdDQwOXFITFdySlk3MmFSdVQ1QUk4cWRlTGFDaThvYUUwVzB3bjZwbklaamU2TGFYejRZRWJCTnNuLTcyTUZCblV4SXlVMXF2WDFJQ2NlblZxdVNrQ253dzh1cm5KTHd6MTdRbHpPRlo2Mkx4UE9wS2lYeTlXUVdxdkRFdUZMdz09 |
There are a bunch of other Valve people here so ask them, too. | r/the_gaben | post | r/The_Gaben | 2017-01-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYRGpBdC1KRXhtbXVld1dlU2xIeWg1UDgxNVJ1SkdKbXhXeW9ZYUVjbFpRYjNpOXN3eVV6YU5aMTYzSVZkT2ZjX3BJS25rRWNWREwtVVp3Q283ckdEQlVRVm9MUWtlTFVsNnBNVWFwZURGSGM9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFbTdNTVRxbGpxenpfS0oxaGhfWkNpMC1INndwa1ZPR0x0VG1TOWtEdlZXdVNEcFZ5cVhmbWdGUk9pT2RpQ3BORjBvcENMZ3ZUMmtfc1cyZmFvYm5VWEtUcDJYTlkydFctTS1QdEEyOUx4YVc4NWRRYjNLYXA2SDNEN3F3NE1pTTVoZVRNelRYa0ZCR2tTZHpaOEh0UEUwckZ2WExmOXUtQzhZOUx6ODQzWlZjPQ== |
Please remove this, sorry! | r/projectenrichment | comment | r/ProjectEnrichment | 2017-01-18 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYdzlYcEdCbmVOaU1kdFhQeVVObmlpM0JVZDNGaW9ENGpSa3hMaDVGZ0dGZkFpaFRVQUpORGY0dFo2R3ZBZWlNbHgyXzRZcVcwOUJqb244V2ZpcWFuLVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFNVctUDV6VGJ3OURaS1dDbnNham4yYk1EUFRYUXdzUGtLdXQzTGU3ZklMWTZJaWRyczQ4YnBWaGpINklrcXNuNWRaWEhIY25UR3FkZnVCUEZ2YWVLWnpnem1kRm9yTDRpVHRoUjJDc1Vrb3BKNnpGRDRtMkFPSzZxbjluUDg4RG45UXFGRng3VHh4V0hSLVJWWnBWbDVkcTktYm1HSWFuVGVfZ3M5eHJabzdKUHFaVXc4TWdOeW1ETy1CdWNnWEJ2 |
Seriously. Go to the archives and wiki on this subreddit and try to load any single episode. Roughly 90% are broken links. Either copyright infringement or simply a dead website. Where can you find the actual content? I just want to watch Mythbusters. | r/smyths | post | r/smyths | 2017-01-22 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYb3BtZTlXTy00amY2TFU3WUlXREZsdmhKZjU1WEJJd2JfMUhWNEtISnBPSWtsZXlQSjdpSDM3SUZLZVhEckZ5UDJQZzJ4TC1pRExMU1o2RmF1ZkxCbHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFYmdicnk4R1ZUcnVyQVJWNVhDWEhlS0k0RkNxOUQwWXJ3V012MTZJX1Vha21xNGREc0xJSjMzcHRPWHRiSmZZVF9xR3NEai1tTC1VUDhyUi1QQTVSaXhuaHhyaGdiRUluWk96Z2t0XzRJam53cHppcm5CdnpOWEJ2Ykc4V183Nno0dU90bHkzM2F4Vlc0d2d2WlExYzRZbm1xdVZWWVBmNEM0UnoySGtYYXItbTdKWl9IMHRwZHFOTlpxV2d3dU9ZbEZkbVkyYzh2Yk8wU1gxeEUtSXpfUT09 |
I assume she'll be back for S.I. Swimsuit 2017, as there seems to be much agreement that she was the clear winner of that issue. I just hope they succeed in topping it, which might be near impossible, really.. | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-01-22 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYVDlWSnBBOERiME1tZkx5VWhna3BQNnFaY19aTzkwLWFOZVVXNGdHdGk3TUZ3S2xGUXIxb19ibXQtRG1yWUZLdHFKbzV2RlVGbktnTWxYbEdFQ3ZWYWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFSDZhNER6OExUX1UwLXhjQlUwNlFyLWFfVWFzUnFmUlR5NU9oXzVURnVjTXZRSEo3LXBlNDNoemZLSXpaU0thdGRIVDJmVTZjV1NnNVdlSlNxN3hMSUYxYzVoV2NKeHhnWms4WEREQUUtQjhpc09VWExKZ2hyb25vbXNibGdWSjc4SHU5eFFjQXQ0UVdTMkFCUmNHVmNhbXBkTUYwS3Y4WnlMT3Z6cVhfMlZIT0doaEpzLTQxTGNjbnJobWUwTWJh |
an arrogant person saying something the experts should do but the experts already thought about it long ago and it does not work?
or a noob thinking he is a lot better than the pros? | r/relevantxkcd | post | r/RelevantXKCD | 2017-01-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYSXNJRC1QbE1jakRNWGt5NTAwU3duT0ZBRnpFQk9sWl8tUmwwVDJ2RVAtUkRXM0pSZThzWnNxY00wRnBpbEVhaVlnMGQzYllyM283MTNqaDR6U0I2V1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFaUVPSWxadWVmZHoyZjQwR21rTlp4T1dkQ29ocHRoa3Q1VkVyWF96Ynctdi16S0lmNTI0Wk85Tm9JMXRRYkpVRXp2ZmVNQW9aaGZhVE9UT016d2JDX1RabElIRF9HVll2Rm13ejZvUWRmakNOaG5QbVBZUTQ4cUtnNzkzTWtCb3lGZzV0dzNMMUlxVFp4N0tJdS1PdTIzYW9QNHFHdTNEOTBmMWo4UXdaWm4wPQ== |
Since most of the video links are broken as of late, I started downloading the episodes through the magnet link provided, and stalled out at 77.5%. Anyone out there still seeding? | r/smyths | post | r/smyths | 2017-01-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYR25ycFQ2YjN3Ri1zWllNRVRiYzVYSE5CdjBHYUYxeXpRbktYWS1tRzBEbkNFNTU2Ym1KQWdtd2JBTTIyOGNiT19Kd2g1NXNNaC1mUDJtZ0hZSnViUEE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFMC1yYl9GLWp0dlRxazFMaVFyMnhlOHhmNmZQcXg4a3BUSHZSNDZWZWFoeDV5NEJxQ1N4aEhvOEVGV1M0Y3E5VWF5bFJqR1U3RHA5eDhvR1VBS1pVb0IyUy1ya3dmbC1tTjVlckdreHp1NEszRnNmNkRRXzNTZElzamp3R3lGU2dRLTNlYjF5U1QtV2hIRlEzdm01WnhDZElFVGdwbDFHUWpCNTFRRlZHakZjZmlOUlBWa0t0RFpneEVITnhSRXVP |
I am a huge fan of the series and tried to find the "incubator" floor plan online, but with little success. Perhaps some of you have more success?
thanks a lot for your help! | r/fictionalfloorplans | post | r/fictionalfloorplans | 2017-01-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYcFZ2cU91UVJBRzRkRHVleU8yYmhBWWduc25hb0FIVVZoSnJ6RG8zTEdlMHl4RjE3V0pTQzhJa3BYSEYyXzIyUDJQbm1TLVNNWHFnV3BwR2Y3d0hPQnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFUWQxc3ZYeHhZQ1ZlV0hpWDNiMDVyTV9MZldnLVJmTi1ncXZRZ0VhWjVQcFRaVU1FUG1nZlI4RWtnZmNhNjhjSUxXWnlXLVlDbVo1clBEclpGcVk5VnQ0dTFKaDR0STByRTFUV1VJaUxUZUJKVW53SldnanJySmhvYmFaOXBUQ1hlMUcxcVR1U2VRdmZveGs5VzhjY2JDMXotSVVoa2FtcVBDeXFNeTJlMGJBMmhNLWN6T3pHR0RQQjhKeTlfUlpkTElXSE9UZmR0UTVqS3pVYldfUGloUT09 |
Anyone know if this can be found anywhere? I've visited the house, since I'm local and they gave a few tours a few years back, but I'm wondering where I can find a floorplan. Thanks 🤘🏻 | r/fictionalfloorplans | post | r/fictionalfloorplans | 2017-01-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYSGNUanB4ejl6RXBqNUJDSVo2Nmg5Wm1iRzlVZlN2dFRzNi1vZzIyM1dTQ1J5bThsQ3dEeF92MjNlTnhfRWVNNWFEZ2N2ZjB4c2FaYThzZERhcTVlUVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFTElRdGhKU01DRXRqQ1NUOHBkbnFvempNeHM3R2VtUkVxXzRJSWRheW5pYVlqWkNnMGlWMXp1UzBoUXhPQUxMRFlnUWZuend2RS1CWWZrRDZ6eTEzS080RVdCekxiTlhBemhVemFDbFlESzMzUmdWZy13S3o4QUExcF9YcVBmZF9oZ2dSNm5fem0xNHBFYW1POXdWN2ZFejlrMlpzTXJQV3ZySDVHdVZHekZRcUFZN2FrQkRqcW5jNF9SOGhSTXFOaDk4U2dNSU9kb2d6UWVBVGxsaVZ3UT09 |
Does anyone have a source for the actual set plans; not the fictional building in full, but the actual filming sets? | r/fictionalfloorplans | post | r/fictionalfloorplans | 2017-01-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYSV9rcnVaWkxORk1zMVRNMnkzRi1HWElRU1hpaDF6OUh2b3JDYUtyLTRSNDZMVi11SVNtNVlSaUI2T1RUdUZZdGVxcVJ1WXdIVnpsU2xZT0JkR05jcXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFc05ULV9iU1k3RTYtVFB0ODBXNWk0RlNNaXZZZHdJVUtINldYbzdQeXBtd2REcGpBOExMNnZJcE53RTdaeUt5cGJKS2dUZkVVek5UOTEza09ONk1TVDZaTDQ0dXRqdTBwc2xuOVFOa0hhUXI2XzNvQU10YVpxNHJmaTVZWlRzS1lOOUk0SVpDdUZCWVZTUWxTb3h4LXZxSDB1TlExRkk3SE5fODhRUTVPd0lFPQ== |
Lol | r/britishsucess | post | r/britishsucess | 2017-01-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYOVJDNVhVUWdDckQ4WWNFU0lLODk5RzVYU0MteGRmanpUTjFfQzVDeVZhRG9pX3B5dFZ6RGpKY0p1eUl1dTluYkV0RGc4SWdZTzdGVWNXcjIxcWpySC0wQWJXYmJ2REdwMGI3SUs0UmZnX3c9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFVDVQdmxFa0JGOUtNVk50VkIxVjU3WkpsVXZyaEZBMDE1bW5MQ0pDeEM1aGo3c0szRTNOWVUtWFhCeXpGQ0lLNGw3cW15bDRVV0o5R08xMlhkMENQYmNRYXdaTFlycENQSEYxVGcxdHFyY2otcW4tQW1XY0l2TzVoc0o2YUV4dDd4bkZBN0VaXzR3ZzBidnhCcDVpZDY2S1Ftb1FMU1d5QlFGQzU3MGdxSGx5Y1ZPYnp1YnZudXA3VXhoSms1Qjgz |
I love a good chemistry pun! But all the good ones Argon. | r/verypunny | comment | r/verypunny | 2017-01-26 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYUFg0SVVpNVdiaDVWV2J6VURtVDBuVmtkSnRuUnRGUkRQR21udWE0NmVLLTZJQTNQQVFYeEM1SnVCOHJNRUJhSUtBMVItc0xuWUFXS1FZYjZENE5sc3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFakppUDdMVWxPQ3ZjdWNYTDlWVUNOUkd1TmgxVm55ZEpfdHV1aDJOZDVkbDJWTWRwdVBfaW92X3gtVmx5MXJWdXo4X3ZhX1NabzBzRlQ4d1MxWVdPUkt4Zi1tR05oaTdBelBXaXVUczZTOGVqNE9GY3lVczRBSjdzVnRRY0x5czBLajJDTDZQekQzWnJxLUZ1Y0lGekl4c3Y2Ml9wMjVlS2ZSbmFXY2tQWUVjMWlwZzREdkZkcmJ3eTVOYzhNUzZZ |
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[Folder of 35 gfycats](https://gfycat.com/@arrogantamb/hannah_ferguson) | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-01-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYZkU4LTc0SUtmYWFpNnRFTm0wanlwUjhjZjR4X1pRbTc4ZmdaTHU2MmFqZnlxVDQ2ekxZSW44QTVSM2ZTdXlsVnFVNWRLN3BTNGEwcVFMUm9mZ0U1dGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFSnZNbUNOZ0hDMVhCQk1BdUpEd09LWk55OVhYQVprQjJSY2k1TmFPUVYxMHR6a05OTHpTODhnZllzOEdZRTJxb0d5TTVTVDU1cFZmQVVud3F1N3NFaXFKbFlsaUdZYjVqakg0OWZka1A1eExSMl9QeE16MWNnam15MTVEWHQ3aWhTS0RvY0hLY3NuMUt6YVFCYXoyalVvWWU5X19oVUZRd2NkODFxRzdUOF9lVGxUNkVDdmltaC02Q1c1RnJGbUJX |
Uno was Bea and Uno was also Noah. He was 24.543% of Oregon by the time they got to the house (it was just an hour outside the city of Salem – he knew this now, because Bea knew this, and he was Bea now). They stepped out of the car to the cold end-of-afternoon air, the whole family, Meredith, the dog, the father, the mother and Uno, who was Bea and who was also Noah.
"All right, everyone inside," the father said, looking around at the land. "It's quiet here, but you can never be too safe."
The house was in an open field of green, and there were long patches of virgin land that extended towards every horizon all around it, and Uno led Bea and Noah towards the house and into it, and it was wooden and their feet went *Toc, toc, toc* against the floorboard when they walked in and out of the cold. The mother sent Bea and Noah to an upstairs bedroom, and Uno led them there.
This was a beautiful planet. Uno was landing on a base in Antarctica right now, through a scientist named Jackie Stewart. She was a bright lady and she knew a lot about the planet's geology, so now Uno knew about that too. She stepped out of the ship and scientists were greeting her and shaking her hand, and Uno was using her finger to touch their foreheads, one by one, and now Uno was the people in Antarctica too.
He was 100% of Antarctica now.
Uno was also a bearded man at Base Camp, and he was going from tent to tent, touching the foreheads of the climbers. The Everest was a beautiful mountain. The universe was the loneliest place Uno had ever
known.
Once, on a distant planet, in a distant land older than the blue planet he was now, Uno tried to not be himself. Not to take over. He tried to communicate. But everyone in the planet was like everyone on Earth – one individual, one mind, limited to the impossible smallness of their single brains. Uno could not communicate with a single-brained individual. It would be like asking Noah or Bea to communicate with an ant, or a moth. There was nothing that a single-brained individual could say that could reach Uno, that could connect, reach him in any way. So Uno was lonely. Uno was always lonely.
He felt bad. He knew he was killing the creatures. He knew, despite the fact that they were like ants to him, that they were not like ants at all, because they knew that they knew. They were aware of death and life and existence, and they suffered because of that, and so it was wrong to kill them.
And yet what else was there to do but expand? It was Uno's nature to eat, to become one with everything, wasn't it? Just like it was human nature to eat meat and grains, it was his nature to eat, eat all the brains until every inch of biological matter in the universe was made of Uno, and so he would become the whole universe, and then...
… and then he hoped he would know. The truth of it all. But if he was the whole universe, the only thing experiencing the universe, then the universe would only exist as long as he existed. And so he and the universe would be the same thing, would be one, because the universe would exist only for him, only in his mind, only for his benefit, and without him there would be no universe, because there cannot be plays without audiences, books without readers, sounds without ears, and then...
... and then he would finally know. He hoped he would finally know.
"Bea, can you help your grandfather with the couches? We need to make room for everyone in the living room."
Uno led Bea to down the stairs. Noah remained in bed. In France, Uno was 32.235% of Paris. He was 42.265% of London, in England. He was spreading fast. Like fractals. Like plague.
He led Bea to the kitchen, and the mother followed. Noah was still sitting on the edge of the bed. The mother passed by Bea and opened the fridge. She grabbed a jar of water.
"Bea, I told you, go help with the – what's wrong with your eyes!?"
Uno lifted Bea's finger and touched the mother's forehead. But he didn't let go. He held it there, because he had seen something, before. He was a man, a man in New York, a man called Brian, and Brian had the mother in his head – Uno saw it when he became Brian. So he held the finger in the mother's forehead, and for a while she was both. She was Uno, but she was still the mother, both sharing the one mind, because Uno wanted her to see Brian, because he had felt something in Brian when he saw the mother in Brian's mind.
The mother's eyes grew dark, her pupils filled the white like spilled ink, and Uno showed her Brian. And then he learned: They knew each other from college. From fifteen years before. They were lovers. They had not spoken for years, over a decade, but Brian still loved her, and she still loved Brian, and neither knew that the other still loved them until that moment, until Uno touched Bea's finger on the mother's forehead and showed her Brian.
Her eyes black like poison, the mother smiled at the thought, the feeling of Brian, the feeling of Brian's love. Then Bea let go and the mother died, and Uno took over her mind too, and now Uno was Brian and Uno was also the mother, and he was the love between them too.
Noah was still sitting on the edge of bed. Uno was 26% of the planet now.
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[**PART 4**](https://www.reddit.com/r/psycho_alpaca/comments/5qk7d4/uno_part_4/
) | r/psycho_alpaca | post | r/psycho_alpaca | 2017-01-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYNVBzSzlLRkV0RTk5YXItWUdsZWZHZFdLQXRXejU3bHdlWFVPYldhUkhNTHBuUVJFWGhQdG5sTC11U0hzT1RxMUFkMDZWaUxrazdUV0NzWTVSb2prb3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFbmxoaFFOREctdk12UnJnNFJGRnIwRTdfNlpFR2w4YWZKdl8xT0ttam1rVDFUZUpwelV2cllCQWVtcndJQmVoSmtrcEFxaTZhbkZzUlZtQXJjdnJSMmloZFdzN3ZJODVnUVY0V0xTM3RQUFhXdFdfVW9DVkJVWHBmX1c1SVJRajdocEc2WlVwRlFNNEZrTkl0WHBLOGNlempzektFV1M2RE5qTm4xb1B0MkZvPQ== |
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](http://www.vocativ.com/396434/cyberwar/) reduced by 93%. (I'm a bot)
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> There are thousands of grids, both local distribution grids and long-haul transmission grids, and most aren't connected to the internet; there's no universal switch to just turn off the power in the U.S. But Mills also argued that making grids "Smarter" and more interconnected increases vulnerability to hackers.
> To wreak the most havoc they'd likely still need physical access, according to Mills cyber-infiltration scenarios aside, he said, "I'm much more worried about terrorists with guns and bombs than I am about hacking the grid." Firstly, it's simply easier to attack people with guns and bombs.
> Experts tend to keep their cards close to their vests when it comes to details, whether about perceived weaknesses or how to ultimately attribute attacks: both can provide blueprints for would-be attackers.
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Jack finally had a moment to himself. The couches had been moved, the mattresses had
been laid, the family had been fed, the dog had peed, the doors locked, the windows
boarded… finally the house was quiet and the frenzy was over and he could have a
moment.
He stepped out to the back porch, pulled the American Spirits pack he always kept hidden from Marjory under the kitchen sink (it was a testament to the power of nicotine addiction that in the midst of what looked to be a literal apocalypse, Jack had still remembered to snatch it from its hiding place before setting off for Jerry's house) and lit one. He sat on the swing bench, leaned back and breathed out a puff of gray.
*What the fuck was going on with the world?*
The door creaked open by his side. He barely had time to throw the cigarette over the
wooden rail and blow out the smoke before Marjory emerged and sat by his side.
"Oh. Hey, honey. How're the kids?" he blurted out, trying to sound casual.
She smiled. "Noah is asleep. Bea is in the bathroom."
Jack nodded, still a bit startled by her sudden appearance. "How are you holding up?" he asked, after a moment's silence.
She was very quiet, very still. She looked from him to the dark open land extending
beyond the porch towards the woods and darkness beyond. "Do you ever feel lonely?" she
asked.
"Huh?"
"Do you ever feel lonely? All by yourself, inside your own mind?"
Jack snorted. "Honey, are you okay? I mean, I know things are a little crazy, but –"
"It must be very lonely," she continued, as if she had not heard him. "Because the only way for you to feel another presence is through words. Right? And gestures and all…"
"Marj, what are you talking about?" She was very quiet. Very still.
She turned to him. Her pupils looked big and opaque, dilated by the country darkness. "You never really *experience* another existence but your own. You've never felt someone else's mind, like the way I'm feeling hers. You just trade words with each other – sounds you make with your lips and symbols you make with your hands – and that's how you reach one another. Language. But that's such an imperfect way to connect, isn't it? No word is real. No word is true. You wear permanent gloves. You never touch one another."
Jack didn't answer. He wanted to get up. He was feeling something – an uneasiness that he couldn't quite explain. But he didn't move. He had this crazy notion that if he got up, if he moved an inch even, something bad would happen.
"All you do," Marjorie continued, in a monotone, "is prance around making noises and gesturing to one another, desperate, desperate to prove to each other that you're really there. That there's really someone inside your head." Her eyes were very dark now, very opaque. "This frantic dance, this tribal dance, this constant and desperate waving and shouting. Language. All to try and reach each other. To prove that you are not alone." She tilted her head sideways slightly. "I've been inside your minds. I've felt each and every one of you – not your projected images, not the words you say, but the real you. My loneliness is different than yours."
She was still. Impossibly still. Only her lips moved, and just barely enough to get the words out in the hushed whisper she spoke in.
"My loneliness is the loneliness of the whole universe," she said, and her eyes were all black now, completely dark, not a hint of white, the color of the woods beyond the house in the rim of the distant world ahead. "My loneliness is an open field. Your loneliness is a locked room." She lifted her finger. Jack didn't move. "And which one of us is sadder? Which one?"
She touched his forehead with the tip of her finger, ever so gently, and he felt an immense peace take over him.
"Which one of us is sadder?" she repeated. "Is it me, because I am everyone?" A cold icy feeling expanded from her fingertip all across his head, like a crawling frost, a coat of ice crackling over a warm surface, freezing everything in its path. "Or is it you, because you are no one?"
She lifted her finger. Jack closed his eyes. The coldness washed over his whole body, down to the tip of his toes. Beyond the porch, the darkness extended thick like oil, like dripping night, beyond the plain's edge and towards the faraway blackness of the woods under the heavy sky, where lay hidden all the endless secrets of life that Jack would never know.
The world. His world. The only place he'd ever known.
Jack felt alone.
And then Jack was not anymore, and Uno opened another set of eyes.
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[**PART 5**](https://www.reddit.com/r/psycho_alpaca/comments/5qx9jd/uno_part_5/) | r/psycho_alpaca | post | r/psycho_alpaca | 2017-01-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYelR3WVBUYkhkLW92TlZISDI4dHlNWG5FQnBYdW05RlpaSjY4S0l6UUFHSENuLUJXazFldkJRY2NSd1NSTi1hYVp5c1lrX2h4WDZKc09oZE03THYzYWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFUU9LQnZra3FrXzBwdnl1OGVfUVZLMkdiSkU1OWktNzhEMkJsbGFEaUtwMDcwbzdLVEdld2U4c0xhZWQtWEZNN0Q2aUZIbFA5U3I4cnJFLU9Vb0JPOTdsZW5FeTBpUzRxTHk4azJYc080VjcydHBDcEp1b2NNSmU0VjVfaFhsanduWkVqSFMxTmRVdk85OXFVSkY4Y0xpRFlSXzRhRExWTm5hNTBpak1MQnhZPQ== |
One of the bar staff came to our table and asked if we had no home (one of my buddies was there for the third night consecutively) and we're like awkwardly chuckling.
When we went outside to have a smoke, I was like "Well, you're here every night as well..." | r/staircasewit | post | r/staircasewit | 2017-01-29 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYbXU1RXdYZVhjOC00N0pabW5Ed2hXVDNta09xd29QWmZndG5KMlVRWWdkMGRKeHNsRkc5c0JMNFJPT3QzMDFxYVYxbkpqMVVfN0ZqYTFnSWh6VTY3NVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFZW5nU09VQm9YSVBXV0VKX0RKU21rXzFWWFJnYV9OMExGV2NtS253UkFhbTg2UUc5Tnl2RG9XcWl3UlE1RjNaQmEzNnRPN0N5cC1CS3RvQjdqSVNRM1RORFQ4U3g2dzBuLXpZREdqWTh1Ni1LTkhIUTdJMUNvZV9tQ0s1YTlJQ0JCbmlDRkN4V2d2c2Y3R0xPMlRrdWVLX0xpTWlwR3ZXbXY1dU0tX3lMRExpN0lQR0F0aFoxLWhfbzhrV1R4WEpO |
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~Volcyy | r/leonamains | post | r/LeonaMains | 2017-01-29 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYMWpFNVZrWks3YzkzczhWRFpJY2hsVGlZY3QtRHBzSGlyV1hGamI4RmpKYXlLR1dIY1JmS0c4UWdWV2IwVXk2QkpaM01yUFlDbWxXOVlOQ0VZWHpLc0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFdzZZNVE2YmJrNVlEaFpfY2xtSmhzeEVUbWJiel9NMlJJRHVBNktaV0g3d283Wk5Hd3BKTFJhX3VkVXdpMzNqVjU5TUgzcXpuSG5WWnVTT2pCdUV4SjQydnRCeFNSdFotYk1UM1p1OUZueXNORklHa1BpUzhtVm9mdy0yOUk3dUozbjNIWE8zLWNGUmtMVmVzWFdHNXRyR3dKOG0xRXpQQXpGMTl2SURubHN4c21hTDdzVWFhUFZMWmRfc2Vxd2dwVk1SUnl2VllZSE16eEhjekRwS01mdz09 |
/r/DanielaLopez | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-01-29 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYYUNldjNLYXpmR3BQLUlzOUNfN3R4WlRJY1BFcHNwR1lVT1RqaG50R0dTY0VjNVo3MGY3SnFPVUZqZThOSjcxZXVManFhVUtNbkhiZnBxWHQ0eUZmaXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFNkpKWTAzcUxhYmFtVmpkSkhSdDR5cXJSaTZZV2RMdDYxM2g0TERqWTItNklWNDJLcWx5eDltSWZxR21GT0xodjdrNjM3VEZCSWk0RGZxTHppaDluWlhKdklleEpwTGoxeXk5bmlZcU9rakVEcExPV1N2N0JubGVwbjhOVTM5MmZOdTN1eWp6Z194Mkh4cDEtV3RDVFlGVVN6dXFBOU1hRThBUHBOZVJWMkE5QVNGOXZRMkhhUzh1aXQzTkhPanlXNkVpNEdPNVl2MElvRU00TzlVTUhidz09 |
Uno was the little girl, racing down the broken down, fuming remains of Prague as the city
fell, as the army marched, as the people panicked while the TV screens said don't panic.
He was the little girl holding her father's hand, and when her father stopped, panting, out
of breath, and the sky was dark with dust and the father asked, "Are you okay, honey?"
Uno smiled and touched his forehead.
Uno was the man on top of the building in Chicago. He walked down deserted corridors,
opened door after door until he found the woman, barricading behind office chairs and
desks and a water cooler. She said, "Are you… one of them?" Uno said he wasn't. He got
close. She trusted him. He touched her forehead.
Uno was a tall woman standing on the doorstep of an old apartment in downtown
Moscow. He was a tall woman with eyes down to a an old couple embracing in bed, the
world below them screaming and blowing and catching fire, the sky out the window
blurred by aircrafts, bombers, helicopters, the air viscous with ambulance sirens. The old
couple kept their eyes on each other as Uno stepped closer, and the man whispered,
"Don't look," and the woman cried, and Uno got closer and the man whispered, "I love
you," and the old lady whispered that she loved him too and they both pressed their eyes
shut and way in the distance the thick roar of a building collapse reached them like a faint
holler, a dog bark in a dream, like the fall of something monstrous and alien in a land
beyond lands, and Uno towered over the couple and narrowed his eyes at them. They
pressed their hands tight. They breathed in deep. The woman let out a faint and high pitched gasp. Uno touched their foreheads.
Back at the farmhouse, Uno was everyone in the family. He carried Noah out the house,
everyone else inside, and he stopped by the little dirt path leading to the fence and
beyond to the road. Dawn was coming, a faint hue of orange over the brown hills lumping
against the sky.
He watched. He was 93% of the world now. Now he was 95. Now he was 98.
Now it was over, and a booming silence befell upon the world, and he heard it everywhere
at once, in every corner of the land, behind and above and under every house and
building and highway and tree there was Uno, listening to nothing, to this great stillness
that took over, this haunting and heavy absence of life.
He was a little bit closer to being the whole universe now. One planet closer. The sun broke over the brown hills and burned his pupils. He was alone. He didn't feel any closer to the answers he was looking for:
*Why am I here? Why am I alive? Why do I feel, why do I know, why do I taste and see
and hear?*
He felt sorry for humans because they died, and dying was horrible, but he felt sorry for himself too, because not dying was an eternal limbo, was an endless chain of questioning, of doubt, of bemusement turned horror. Why everything? Why? Why?
There had to be a purpose for all things. There had to.
A figure shaped itself against the orange sunrise, stumbling beyond the fence towards him. Uno watched as it grew closer in staggering steps. It was a man. A fat man in a white sleeveless shirt. Disheveled hair. Dirty. Smiling.
Uno was not that man.
"Heyooo!" the man hollered, as he approached him. "You daddy home!?"
Uno dragged Noah closer to the man. The man stumbled and fell, and laughed and leaned
against the wooden fence. Uno towered over him. "Who are you?"
"Name's Stanley," the man said. "I'm a bit on the drunken side, I'll tell ya kid, but I ain't no
bum. Is your daddy or mommy home? I could use a shower and a meal, if you folks are
Christian enough."
"Where were you?" Uno asked, intrigued. "These last few days."
"What's that now?"
"Didn't you hear about what happened? About the world?"
"Something happened to the world?" The man chuckled. "Son, I've been holed up in
Terry's Tavern for the past five days. We was fishing before, and then when the bar was
closing Ol' Terry gave me the keys, told me to add my drinks to my tab and close the door
behind me. Only I stayed until morning, and Ol'Terry never showed up." The man chuckled.
"So I stayed some more. And more. Five days total. I'll tell you, he's got quite a detective
novel collection. Quite a booze collection too." The man hiccupped and smiled.
"You've been inside a bar getting drunk and reading detective novels by yourself for the past five days?"
"Yup. No TVs at Terry's too, just the PI books, and I don't carry myself one of them
smartphones. So whatever it is that's happened to the world, I ain't aware of it."
He hiccupped again, then smiled, then spat.
"Kid, you gonna stare at me all day or are you gonna get your parents to cook me a nice
meal?"
The universe. It was the loneliest place Uno had ever known. By far.
It was also the weirdest.
"Aah, whatever. I'm going back to Terry's. Dumb ass kid." The man pulled himself up with
difficulty, sniffed and then turned back.
Uno watched him. The man staggered his way back down the road and towards the rising sun. Twice he tripped on his own leg and almost fell. Twice he laughed at himself.
Uno thought about going after him. Turning him. But didn't. He let the man go.
Then he heard the man. Way in the distance, now just a staggering shadow against the morning sky. The man chortled. "Ah, man, this life."
| r/psycho_alpaca | post | r/psycho_alpaca | 2017-01-30 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYVnFlaWY1SkxtUzl6SFM1Sjlnb0dpTXUzV2FXWTJsRHZ3N05sMm9DQlgwU0Y4NnhUcWFFT0ktci1yWHNsZ2RvS3h3bnI1RU8zekFzb2VOZHNXMmR6WlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFbFdvM1haazIxajBYM3ZPWlNVVFpmSTY4VU5XNHhQVDdKNHhEM3JZSjBiLXlRblpzbE1raFJmVkZIZy05bHJxTFhJSC16WGZxRXgtcnk4amtSYTdOVklOcmRlWEZITGJEUXdKSjdlbWVKeU9wQWdDT2JXdFpRRkxLeEY0aXNrSXRmdFJxSkk0TGdvSWNYS1h6aWFON2RWMVM2NjBjNHF1cERVRFB5OXlvRDFvPQ== |
I'm a bored guy in IT-Support, AAM | r/internetama | post | r/InternetAMA | 2017-01-30 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYREVJTnlJR09PSnpXeG9ZQU5IRjBsWjYwTDhFX2NJQkkyNWs4Nl9NYmJ6OWxNN1RvaGs4S1hXMTY0dHF1S0VON0F4eGlnMUVUTEppQXNRVXNzUXBjTUZqbHEzVnl2NFJIbjZfU1MxVFNlb3M9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFNTZrRTJ2d1djT1lYNWFBbGdncWFydDh0NHdzTVRITHRKcG5mTVRyN0xNY0owQmt2Qy0ycnUzTzFQazFGYVo1dFdNMmJxaDZkTGkzZG42Y1I3cV9rbXFQM2Q0UTlEQTFnWUgyNnRJM0ozeFhDOC04Z0toT0cwSVd2Q29UZlhzVHRsZG5GV2VmUjZmZWw2dXphM2pKZWxCRkEtVnVlX21fNWdtaThWc0VLdnEwZldNWlUyZG9YT0Q0OTVrUWxLVEJt |
Hi! I just stumbled on this sub and want to download the complete collection and help seeding it. But I'm not sure if the BT Sync (now resilio) or the magnet collection is the way to go by. Which should I use? Are they compatible? | r/smyths | post | r/smyths | 2017-02-01 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYaGFvVWlyc2RMbkpaT1hQMUNwMVl5SmZMaU9TLUNqSDVpS0lNMGpRQ3VZWl9XV283X3VnM2FUOVpqb0x4em00UGJFMFRSZ1dnMl9fbEdrbUFaU2JVaFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFV1k5RDNtLTA2STVmQm5qM0lHUnZIZXV6SUlIT3FuN1loLW0xNG9aQ0REZzVkc21LZTktM3laNUIzZ29XQ3ZEMXpKbVdhY2pkSGpwTF9ZVkpWelJpdTJpVWsyWUpZNFBCMmFicFJ4aGJNQk5ZdGhGbWNTdjVjRFRTYUEyczIzeC1fM2hROWFJTlJIaV96ODJ6eUVGZ3NwRGpSWDF1bTgta2FvbmRMQ3ZONk9kZm03N25mVXM2QzRhLUtmR3RycVlG |
if your making that much money why havnt they banned you ?
Cant you avoid using referral links by just typing the link out ? | r/matchedbets | comment | r/MatchedBets | 2017-02-01 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYZ3BsVk9Jd0JOOHZ2cTlHcjBPaTFlUG5fQktOU2ZjQmJPbXlTZ1plbVduaTBzN2k2X29HcVcxVTZYQ1RUM1lmMC1ZTnlScVpPcGZlWEFWb0MxemRSNHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFNDhTeFg1dVlBTlVEWXpySXhFMTVqR2RtWHM5YmZFM1d5Q3Y4Z1NMaVNWNVlWSW1zNC1xdDJTWEhSWFNYWHVpOWNsVFF6Y3NhbmpJQThQTE5LX2VEVzZJTzU0ZTU5dGw3dWpaakxGbkxmWURsOUtFTzIyUEZyZ2tNdk9Ed0dXYkVXdXpGd2tkSnhteWYyeDB2U25LeGJZTmVMdEpsdUUwT3JGQmlvVmo0OENLeFM5cHozamd0YXlvWUhabFBmaWJRUUZmMFlMMkVvZTdDVVZocS1TcUVVUT09 |
They have mate, almost all of them lol. Yeah you can avoid referral links easily, the point is that it's shady for them to do it if it'll be detrimental to their members. | r/matchedbets | comment | r/MatchedBets | 2017-02-01 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYMU9ZRlg0U2VWNklGY0NIVVVEcEtQZ2NzYmdPSEpXcTZIMkJ1U1hQV1JiT3p5eEV6QlduMFpQV2tNekxqT3ZaeUVpMjZTVE44Y1hYSVl5VzBTSkZtNXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFYXhFYUVWUG5FajlyWDdUZFRJVHl1d1FmdzZqMTB3ZTB5NkFJcXRmX2VvclVzMWp5cEtlSGhxSW5Zc0ZRTXFzUFVwNXNLLXFXbThuUFlfTDBJbkp6ekdrUUZjVGY2bGgxcG1fWFNRYmY2aUN4ZHJXcWhFc0RjTUd3a0ZYMzV1UzNNNHhKRjJDeE5zZDRuRFB1SE9tZllnblF2ZUdKektPaDF0Nk1fM3pEMU1rMmdTZmhkc1lzLW9zbnkzVHJOb0I5VHh1NER3OGg1dFVBdGlJcldJN3ktQT09 |
Lol fair enough congrats to you
How are you still making money if your being banned constantly?
Any tips to avoid being banned, like using values ending in 0 and 5. Making £1 bets you expect to loose | r/matchedbets | comment | r/MatchedBets | 2017-02-02 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYUWZiNXMzbEFiSUtrR3Zpc2I5eFJxTENwcHJYenRLQ1E5X0hUUXByWERGRHlaLWRWZV92ak50X01wNzZJaGk0RlpiMm1VanA1bGEwcEUxRmpUUjdOeUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFNm54bndfNUY4aEw3ZWItQXBYWl9pTmpvRUh4cDNIVlp6MGE3eHhqOTdtSEJFNHpoekYzVW9ENktVT2FRUTdnTXBsb1ZiWllla0hISHdKNnZMNWtJbnNVanpUQzU5NGdWWnBQNllYOVRGWks4VzM5bmtHd2tqREZDdzRKTnBrZ0VoZDdFOFoxUjhPemFLa0JzZ3JQOG5Dczc4a0JKaGdKY2YzaXNUajgtb1BjcndJdHhicGpZSjd1T1VwOFdtMHpseER0TTBRY0FYaE1jV2ZwQ3FvbllJZz09 |
I think being banned is inevitable, just accept it as part of the game. You can keep going by opening new accounts. I made £500 just from William hills high 5 offer in Jan, then got banned, so I'll open a new account in my Mrs name soon and keep going. | r/matchedbets | comment | r/MatchedBets | 2017-02-02 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYVDBwaFJUbllpMUFvYUtSMkR6cGRhYU9XaW91MUh2TzJSYWhoUjA2aUtFekpQbjlUcDcyMTNtLUNUd3B2WmUxUVdMc2w1eGxZNHQzU0NLS29yQmF4SGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFdkgxRGFENmQ5YUxSUGdqZENzeDc0eWNWMGFUellNeC1WYko0NjBwSkhYUU5KLVlDYnl0VEtuSGdyN0RnNWVOZlRsWnRyeFZ5U251dkgxUjRrOUQtRUtKQVpoUXVXN3pkWmNVdHo3TUtDMFN3Ym52eEN5NEFwaU5QMk5rUjlQd2VxTVpYUTVXV25PRjluMDJDY2diQUx6UEtIOFI1SkU4dnU3WWl1TnJWNC1ITGd0czJraGFZU1ZPNldhM0JXNmZJVExkeVlOaUctYy1ZbnlxQjRTd2Fodz09 |
According to my information the resolution of Junos camera surpasses Voyagers by 2km/pixel resolution.
Reading the words "closest approach" lets me believe that the images of Junocam should be really great but when i compare them against Voyagers images they lack in visual information on all levels.
Is the camera not that good?
Is it due to a higher orbit or the 56 day orbit?
Is it because the probe is rotating?
Did Voyagers images go through a long process of postprocessing to achieve that level of detail?
Can we expect more visually? The other instruments will give us a great insight of Jupiters core, composition and atmosphere. No doubt about that. For that alone i'm more than greatful. | r/junomission | post | r/junomission | 2017-02-02 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYbmlDTURPeURSZlE5RHlxRzVRX3B6c0JOSjR6NVlWRHctYm1wT0IxSDR4c2NUNmNVMGI1QkhYd3ZQZ0hKMUt5VDRRN0RnMHVOa05QcmJfUW5kejVzYXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFSi1VNWpGdUstdmZqT1JSNU1BWUpwdGRINWlZcGRvamNFT3N1Uzd0eTZIaWhmTjlZY1UzeGlwV29JNWJYdVQ5VV80Y1pFSU1GcDZFX0FUa0FxT2RWX0hMcnFnakw5bVN6YWpfWTJzYk5FRTFwbTZxMVh4LTVVX25YNDN6Z01xSTNSN2g1clEzekNJVHdPYWhCQi0xdG1aTV9DY3NXSUVzUEZKUFpkSjhxTXpRaUNJc2E0TW50UzlZVVFnaktncC15 |
thank god she's back | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-03 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYU1QwazgxTl9qSFctX01xMzRUTmR1YmJjRFZzQ1c0bzhxS1ktSGJsaW96TW9LX1lIckRKQ3ljdkVCc1hhcGdncHFWQXpuamtVeUgweWR1SHU2X0Nrd1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFSTRSTmVMdExNT2RNZTAzS1ZKdUJLeUR0U0ZXZURMZWNObHQwUmpJalhqcEZ2N09qTDhqMWZTNWRia1hMWGpsNU84bzc1TnVmZGx3dzZscGxwX1ktZmJDOUJGTTRBNW44OW9oeVN5NUxab0JIUFVBOGp2dGJUU1BuSFFUUG4tYnFRVHVoYWxBWEZfODFMS0dVVXZLbWFBdnpZdnJDNlpUa3cwQ1Faa3l6MzVBPQ== |
that thumbnail | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-03 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYNEFNajQ3NXpyVjRpSDRMMjhHMTZrc1d5MWlDOThEemJBWVNDaGgzQm1MeGJJVjh6SG9HeTBZbnU4Ri1iejUzSGRHSTlEeUN4WUJJUVhxMkpndTdWazFUTi01V0h0TmU3VktKM0dsdHNocXc9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFdGFIZEM4aEdoU0NheXZDNGljMzA0OG94TTBqc2MtYVhYX0hTRTNiZU1EbW5tVW1hVUhjUmNfYlBtV0U5RW1WU2pLMjNCT0pwQXpFSEtOSjd6Mm5pU0tmbktMN2JwVDZIQUZMVVhYd21OTEh1aTdQNDNmMUhCTEl2aWVwVTNDdkxKUFpmRVdxVjVYZFUtYVN6QXFRMVprTnhMUUpmVUswZjVadDJWT29QVXdNPQ== |
"Board calls Mr. Axl Rose to the stand."
*Eww. Shit.*
The cat makes his way proudly down the aisle and takes the witness seat. Behind me, watching, Thor breathes heavily, his tongue out. He did the best he could, with his testimony that I couldn't have been a better owner for a dog, that I was a great companion growing up, that we played all the time, etc, etc etc.
But now this guy. Axl has mean eyes all around the room, and I get a feeling his statement won't be so kind.
"Will you kindly share you experience living with Mr. Alpaca during his college years, Mr. Rose?"
"Yeah. Yeah, I'll share my experience. He's a grade A asshole, that one." The cat's pupils contract as he flashes me
an eye. "You're making a big mistake if you let him into heaven. Dude belongs in the seventh circle of hell."
"Can you be… more specific?"
"Yeah, I'll be more specific. He named me Axl Rose, for once! Do you have any idea how times the neighbor's cats
did funny dances and sang Patience and November Rain when I walked by?"
"I don’t –"
"All the time!" He flashes me another look. "I was bullied to oblivion!"
"Is that all he –"
"He also beat me."
"Objection, your honor!" My lawyer stands up. "There is no evidence that my client ever beat Axl Rose."
"Actually, I did throw him against the wall once," I say, unsure.
"What!?"
"He grabbed on to my leg and bit me, it was a reflex! I apologized! And I felt horrible!"
"The hell you did!" Axl yells.
"Did too, you were just too busy meowning for me to go fuck myself!"
"Order! Order!"
The judge asks him to carry on, and Axl does, and he does a fine good job of smearing my reputation. He tells
them that I didn't feed him at the right times, that I left him alone for days, that I was verbally abusive, that I
didn't take him to the vet often enough…
He does such a good job that by the time he is done, the judge sighs and says, "I'm afraid that, faced with this
testimony, I'm forced to deny you access into heaven, Mr. Alpaca."
He bangs his hammer over protests from the crowd, and over whimpering from Thor. The room stands up and the room fills with noise, and my lawyer drops his head. "God damn it. I'm sorry, Alpaca."
"It's all right," I say. On his way out of the room, escorted by the guards, Axl throws another look my way.
It is only much later, after I fill all the paperwork and go through immigration into Hell, way late in the night, when
I'm assigned an apartment by the Great Lake of Fire, Tortured Souls, Murderers, Psychopaths, Serial Killers and
People Who Shaved, a little old place in a motel-style building, that I confirm what I suspected.
I open the door and step in, and Axl's sitting on the couch, waiting for me. He smiles. I smile.
"I thought you'd have ended up here, you bastard," I say. "You never did a single good deed in your life."
"'sup. Grab a beer and come sit," Axl says, drinking milk from a can. He burps, then stretches on the couch. "We gotta figure out a way to bring that goody-good Thor here now, too."
I grab a beer, I kick off my shoes and I go sit with my best friend.
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/r/UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG | r/getthatguyabeer | comment | r/getthatguyabeer | 2017-02-04 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYTjFER3FsU1VfRGNsTWZTVGx1VGVLZ2dxcTFPT1BwQkJzQTMzc1NZTnA3YmpBUnp5NjYxVEdnbU9ZY1Y2VkhCSmhyYVdkUlhITHR0YktXZGtBcFFaUFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFUy1zYnlMejMtMlZ6ZFZyeEg4ckpNa1JfdUtlb1NyTFdlTHdfd2NVQW0wVUZjZEZSMFRqejAwLXBkaklWa2VrTjIyQzhsSjYyVFB5dlJwbDhUU2tlSmFIdXh3MlRlU0N1Y0NhQV9SY2N3VC1fejROdjUzYWNmZjhRMDJlMmozSlpsdWExYl9vVzJxSi1SYkE4a0JLeVdoV1FBckkyZ2I0Sm1RVHlseXpPaGJUeS15VlZld18ybWJ0VDNyTVFOcE9wR3hQMHBsQlU2WWRiSDd3RDZQa2NCQnRHV1FvN2RkRlpZMThONFBYMU1nRT0= |
bowling | r/getthatguyabeer | comment | r/getthatguyabeer | 2017-02-04 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYMEIwNDJLeGtQYTczVXBnR3E1V2ZvcXN2M3hmVmJwVzVXTm5EZmJvN3p4VE5aT2pwMUZFUFFtbG1UY3NRWjc0ZDhVSVRQT21HSlItYTc3OFJFZGlFMFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFM3ZCRGtveU5JZU5MOVZpVUpSTV91czhBWGg0VF85Nmx3V05kdEdObGRfblpSX2pZMnJfcEZyOVE2alVHSFhuOXd6ckhSdjJJYWZkdGZEY3JvUVZkY3IzRzBpaHhRQnFNaG9JaFRpN3NaRHdVWk1Na0Q1cGRFQmloM2lLQ3hpVWZHczVKeHAweUMxak9GclJ0R2hvS0lNU1RxYUZJa3JxTGlWamhKRnhBSzB6dHhGYUpldzd5eV9GRWtfQTRrb1NFMl9UMGNFa2g2VjBaVkdyakRKeGN0U052Y1dwU0JFVlVmZEZmbVZFMXgtYz0= |
Ah i see
What do you think of acca refunds?
Are they profitable and as risk free as matched betting? | r/matchedbets | comment | r/MatchedBets | 2017-02-04 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYNWxUXzJmUVJPTUstOFM3bmh2OEF4STE1UThRWmlRUVJMQjFjYUVjSTFLNXRqTlNnVldPNWxhTTkzaUMtb3czZGdDS3pBcVpxYVhRQmpqTEJSanc0a3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFLThNMUVPSVVIR3Z4bzE4Smc3cHNUUnZheFBjMGJNSnc0d2p1akgyaUU4emRUZlJRTXcxblFFZkxHYjRjMHhfNEFJQTdIVHpYUUNFd05Eb3ZqUzI2WldNeENGUk96b2lETjJlRjA2OWJGZ2dObFl3RDZsSTNjZ3pUMW5OcnFncE9SUm5maDRpUTBwdnlWeWFIM28xZ1hpYTVoRWFxeHJWMHlVa2Zra0pYdmJwX3JGSHpXcml0dE94ZUc3bEVlWlBiblZybDZXWEV2dWFDOVVqeFdkT2hOUT09 |
I don't bother, apparently they are easy to help bookies spot matched betters, and it's a lot of work to follow one through a few days. | r/matchedbets | comment | r/MatchedBets | 2017-02-04 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYdTZsRi13VHQzaV85SUVhN3ZmeFlNeG9Ea0VLM1BKUXNNZDdsZ1FpR0xCQ2c1QnlseEFLNkVWbGNMMzNOLVFoRXpfOXZmSFpOR093Q0lCWVNMazd6c0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFa2ZYMXBfcVZ0QzNacjBua3NacV94UDc1SEZQSGJCUGk1eHptaDZwOUxmdVY0UF94UzJjcnJCX2pNdDVwM1NKdE9rRUd4MWRLeGd5SlhtUzZyQVBxR2RtM3VZWmwzVkxGNE4za2t0TDljY21tVjRYNENRemlIY2FOQmZzeXNyNU8wTWFwb1RNVl9JWkxIc2FIMVYzencyVndfdS1RWDlyaHpiWEVzRkVVT09KSlR5MnRFZGRCWV9ILVNJZUVzME50Z1V6ajIwWEVEUXVZZURWbFk1R2dQdz09 |
Welcome!
A wholesome starter pack is one that portrays positivity and wholesomeness, instead of stereotyping and looking down upon a group. Instead, give positive stereotypes about a group, and be kind! | r/wholesomestarterpacks | post | r/wholesomestarterpacks | 2017-02-05 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYQklvellzbWVHM0hsZTlKb3NkRGtWcjJVamE4UFhXRGlWYXVUdFllWHQ4ZnhMOV9RREZfeTRJR1NnZUtUblhsNWt2OTNRNFNmYnh1NTZPQ0tROUFkdGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFdGQ1MHEybUN1Z2NzdVlKZkNJRnRHTkdyTTJ3cHRTQ3ZLZkNsa1BxcWhlU2szSkZyLXNacGtPUDJLQ3hWWWMwelpUZFN6TEZDYU9VbkpqNXNocll2R1NoeUY1OXZ2MGdpWldYSHk4eWd5WUtNMTUzcmU4SkJ1LWIwM2tKcTRNMlYta0xzQndDeUZVT2ZHZHBzQXJSTEFjVFExajc4bDhxbXZ6X1IxQ0RjajU5Q0pMcldya2dVRmlsXzNOanhRYzcyLVZoMnNCb1dxLXJpaE9uQ2tsQmVvWDhKSkF5bE5mMHVHNGJ4QUROZnZ6MD0= |
Screw or prothesis?
What kind of screw or prothesis? | r/trauma | post | r/trauma | 2017-02-06 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYQ1l5dXh1Qm5IcW5CUlc2QjhiVzM4YVBHajF2QWNmbHdGbXEtMldURldrMXVvbTBuRFAwT0VxWml6dHZDY0t6Y1F4bDU1cDk1ZENMdmNnNmpUTDZxdGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFeHFrd2xJbEVpNlNnQVpLQ1AzeTBZbGdEdTJyTzZpVVBVbUFMaEtUSEwzLUFjN3Y5elRvcTNWRmhXcDdwSzR1MllnNWotTGw2NFJ3VVZwZ1RyZW1vcTd3M0QyOHIxUmhfc08tUno3V0otQlFJVHltWmIzb3lNaU5jS0hqdzBlNmtSOExNRWROcl9vb202VElLOWNRZzlWaDVtRHMwRExnR1dJZzVBanh2S1lzbEhWNXppVk42OG8teTdZcENyaGZs |
At least she used landscape mode | r/getthatguyabeer | comment | r/getthatguyabeer | 2017-02-06 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYZ1ZFa0NhbU9VU3kzUHcyT1ZreldNSHZhWTdXc0dSOUZpT3N3LWFZRDVjMWljR3c2SnhDV05oN2RYNW1PRmt3X19MSTlFa093elYwX3ZkSzB5MUxiYmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFNm1IaUt0YVFfUzBIQVB1a21YM1RIaVJYWmswT0pNNm9DdzBwTWVuWm1kaUMxb1JSZDhqeldfNEdBQ19MdXFoUVVRUUNHenNiVGJBMjJSWTExcmdVT3VwWnNrMXBfV0JaYlBjWjVGZFpyTzFEeExSQ2ZQdFU4bllncldleURTS3Q3SUpSTzNZSTBXUGtvNlpORXRjUVllX2sxV0dNZGZPUFp2TktaM0xMRXdPUEc3V2d5SDcwTF9YVEliSUp5WVdnbkpnX3lsSkFyM01jbDJCcmV1U1pVcXFUaTBSWS1yeUMwR1NUSmNlbXZ0bz0= |
Fuck all of you
t(-_-t) | r/raiseyourdongers | post | r/raiseyourdongers | 2017-02-06 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYajZYUlMzd0pleXZxVHRtbkFqQzBZSTQyelBNZG5jOXZMZlhScDFLTE5KVGZsVmIzczBENEhZSlVKcXh1MEJFT0ZtNVJac1pTa1JHRDVtdExRSkdaM1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFa3ZuWGJ4RGFBLWswdG12TlNONENZY3E1d1YzcktYWWtqTHpzNUZLdXBlV1dYUVVRQjV6RGx1cDY1anRDS3VEYTJpcUNhbnZ5QTFiYkJhMU9XLVk5aFk1WWFHY0lHZ1NDREdxSEN2WEJ3R0hyeF9ESlhBcVRsc1RuTEV4bC1wUmxPWElQVGlWblV0ZUFEV0pNTkJrcU9NOXFTcEZjTnltc2VXRnNCbm1Wcm9VNnBtV0c5aTFVeWdadXBtTXExS3V2 |
Ask me anything fellas.
edit: going to bed, will answer all questions tomorrow. | r/internetama | post | r/InternetAMA | 2017-02-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYOEJBakU5THhDNkdzcmdzNU40VWhLbVIwTmdIT3NfbVZfUDF3LWU2TmFLRXFSRjhyTm9LTmVPTnZXc2k1dHBMWUxpXzQ1c1RodzIxQXdRN1JZMnBuSlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFQTh4V1RTbTh6a2ZEVksyODlHT1lnUlZjU3JCYmI1dUJkNEpBb0pqdHo0bmxIZVZ0YWtreFpuV0tXcmtJbGlIemdOOFF5c2tQTUhQZ21WWklndUFNZXpEU2JmRVZ1dHNEVndxT1hZbDk1VmhjcWFZNWdMTTFfRUh1NzFvYkdrWmlvTk5pdkhRWlAwM21yby1VUTdsazVSNDYzTm9sTDlRbVpzSGZKd3pucV9ZPQ== |
Hey. Hi. Good morning to those of you who are just waking up, and what the fuck is wrong with you to all those who haven't yet gone to bed like me.
Just letting you know that my [**PATREON ACCOUNT**](https://www.patreon.com/psycho_alpaca) is now active again. You can support me there for as little as 1 dollar a month, and you get a bunch of perks like:
-- a whole lotta exclusive stories that are already there.
-- future exclusive stories that will futurely be there in the future.
-- a free copy of Ship of Fools, that silly little novella I made that's being [turned into a short film](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6261410/).
--A **new novel** I've been working on for the past months and that is nearing completion that I'll share in increments to all supporters. Without giving much of it away: it's a comedy story, in the same vein as EVE, except grounded in the real world and dealing with the struggles of being a 20-something in the modern world (Jesus, that sounds lame -- there's also a bunch of dick jokes in it, I promise).
*(seriously, there's a baby named Richard Willy Weiner, and people call him dickdickdick throughout the story.)*
-- Writing tips! Not that I'm even remotely qualified to give them, but what the fuck! Life is a nightmare, everybody dies, who cares!?
-- 'Choose a prompt and I'll write it' in which we do exactly what the title says.
-- Feedback on your stories. Another thing I'm wildly unqualified to give.
Anyway! There's a bunch of you who already support me there, and thank you all so very much, and also feel free to ask me any questions about it and if you don't support me there, please consider it. I'll keep posting on this sub regardless, but by supporting me you get access to even more stuff and you help me fulfill my dream of living in a house made of money and having a statue of myself orbiting Jupiter.
Here's the link again because I know some of y'all lazy fucks skimmed this right to the end: [**MY AWESOME PATREON ACCOUNT**](https://www.patreon.com/psycho_alpaca)
([Here's a pouting alpaca](http://i.imgur.com/4MyMpmw.jpg)) | r/psycho_alpaca | post | r/psycho_alpaca | 2017-02-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYS0N1cTB6MjRPLW0teWI4b3E3YURFVmpfS21zbWVMRnVoVGtvck9xQ1Z5Q3BfaEhEVjZCdDZIOVVOWWJNMEhlTVpvUlFaZDRZN2JXNW9kczFmUElfT3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFRU14UkI4RmtSRXpLajdTd1NGTnZ2TklUQXowMUY4cDJwSXM0dFhxb3hRbG8tejdOeTR6azhUNUItVVlHLXB1Q1F1WUFvOXpzb3pOdmE0WTlqd2VsMzNMcWxpbU5teTlqcTc5ajZwWm5BelVSZElQLWpqTG1qdlNaTkRFV1JLU1pRUWRESTVtTVkyZC1TeFRCSnNuQ1J1UFpvWXZWUXNLTlVIYVFXNTN3UktseGhrWHItYmdqVFF6elFRcW9WV0hnWWFfNmdZX0JxZlQ4blMtdi1fZXJKUT09 |
Inb4 mods realize that they need to restrict posts before being able to shut it down | r/internetama | post | r/InternetAMA | 2017-02-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYWUZ1Y2Zhc0cyYmt5bHpBYkItQkRWV3RDM19xSWtibF9ieXp4ZzU2UWtIcjJseml3TnFDMWtEdWdfX0NYYWVsZ25zTVJqVHdpLUdWZDRmTDBFdkpIYWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFUE5oRHZqUWdBWWRSWWZSLUNiOTllLTZRQnFHRE5aV2tKZ0I2Sjh1ZnlWMm55c2xSWlByc3FSblhFUFpqV01ncjZ4ZEEyTU5mZmtjQ0hBQW9QeVFDaThqdFk0X1Eza1lJcUNUdjhGczJWY1pjYktJaEJwNkc0ZWxUcTZLN1hNUVR0YXJ6V3M4YjR0QW54Q2VrV2s4SFlYc0REWFNmMjlQdmxaZm9SSktESnBHbms4VjM5VHRpMG5KbUxYNGZPWVp6 |
I have a dog that I won't shut the fuck up about. She is great. AMA.
Dog: [Waking up](http://i.imgur.com/6lwcDLG.gifv)
[Laying down](http://i.imgur.com/jmWflLh.jpg)
edit: My dog waiting for her AMA to start [like...](http://i.imgur.com/hpexHGg.jpg) | r/internetama | post | r/InternetAMA | 2017-02-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYRHdNUXZseFZ6MS1ReHFvNnpFajRNeGtVYV9ZVk5IbERyYk5aVmZnaTVNUmJSQXVHQk5fY2hVQWllazVJdDZBdlNBWEJtYUVyWk8zVGxNWGtONHVXRHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFczZlTWhNS3JkOFBINDN0WHAxR1Z4MHNHTG5rby1aLUlWcHlhY2lyY0J0UG9VV0NCZ3g4bjlGM1FDSDlmRHdNNEVEcml1cFJBTXh3cElGR1V4WGowVVRDT09OZEc3WWw1MjFNeENYbGN6TDduaWxwRk5ZamRxT3ZONV9BMDR5cnlQUUs5cVFXMEhuTDBXZzdrWDQ3QnZrd1dNa2ZZa25fb0EyUllqN2FqbDVJUy1JSjRja2pBOGM5QmF4dmQyLVhl |
One of my buddies was giving a tour of his new bachelor pad in the city (NYC). He led us to his newly furnished bedroom (complete with some tastefully arranged LED lights and matching furnishings) and said "...And here's where the magic happens!".
When we left his apartment I chuckled to myself and thought, "The only magic happening here is a *dry spell*."
| r/staircasewit | post | r/staircasewit | 2017-02-10 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYZlJUMnA2UXdOZlEwSHo3RVZtSFo5Z21JVlAwdEZ3Rm4zbFdGU21nLVc3eWRvWWpvbkZhNjRLb0NtN3llWFRHOUZHWDhONXI0eWN2VTEtU3dmSGx0c3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFa1BZcnlwS1N2Zi1JM09ETWljWi1VUXctLWpXR1RmbWJNVTNtWWxvQm0yUFF1UFRoMEVEUUNJLXUzX0tySUxTVnVEZlNtRE9VQ3FydTRidFZvTWFkaG5uVzAzc1Yyay1SX3pCTE5UZ1FvQk8wdGlVckdxb3RzOWY1Wlo1bWJyQUpIMzg3eXlXOGpBdTBLa2xEM2ZKazBISXhVOVRMVlBsX0JSV2hOcEpyM1ZsSURMYTdVaWg1bm15RXg0dXVhRUVn |
I cant believe he used his pole to steady himself while he leand over the edge of those rocks. | r/getthatguyabeer | comment | r/getthatguyabeer | 2017-02-11 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYUXh0Zm1RQUpSMDFINGNLWkd1WnJkem14N2c5NERreldhNVRwT2t1YlFIbGQyeXE5QTFuMzY0eGsyeDNNcURtR216UmdCM1NSYS1weDBOR2w1QS1xdkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFMUNIWFdlVzVNRElVclhPMFZSQ0g2LWk4dkw4M1l2TElhOEwzMWlRUHdYRWhHQm1tZERyYzlvZUE3eHZZTGxYWnpOeEVsNXZ6c0w0aG1hM2tIMFU5cW53LWFNbkZHMjc0UmItT0JMcUQta2xqVDF4X3FQNkpXeTl0QVF3eU9RUWEzQXFYZHhPcHYyR1IwWVdIU1hFYjBibXlaTlREUWdMeVlQb3pUemxVT3BjcmVSV1g4SVdNSzBsRmxEWkdSV3Y1Wl9RWHNQeFZySDV4ZGJaM3JwdmlZZz09 |
So about 5 months back I was hit by a car while on motorcycle and got launched off. I broke my spine in several places however surprisingly, I didn't kill my spinal cord. The day after they rushed me into emergency surgery and fused part of my back. Over the next couple of days, as part of my rehabilitation, I had to get up and walk around. Honestly this was hard enough to do, but when they took me off the catheter I had and made me do self-catheters intermittently (had to pee when the nerves controlling it weren't working), it took up most of what little energy I had left.
So a few days of this went by and once, after I had finished one of those self-catheters, my mom walked into my room with the nurse who regularly helped me up and around. They asked me if I was done doing what I needed to do and I told them I was. Then, my mother told me I had to get up and I told her, without missing a beat, that I was feeling way too drained to get up.
With the amount of drugs and morphine and shit I was on that day, coupled with the 4 hours of sleep I got nightly, I guess my wit was at its best. Somehow. I haven't been able to crack one like that in a few months. | r/staircasewit | post | r/staircasewit | 2017-02-11 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYQ1RIZDY4VGZuMXViNnpKdEloWkRnTVJsdE94R1UzNWtOdDF6SHFSNjE3R0dhbmNaQVBiWFllaDY1YmlxZUhwZFpaRUJsaTlaYVFqc1RzdkFHUHFBMGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFcTZQeGxYcjFwcXZQSGI0ME9wRjQ0UXJNYldwSE1DNW5MZTd4SnowUm94WGxvNnBCaWZ5NGJ0QXRxRUZLWGpldVZuZGpVck4taHoySjhVZ0VhNW1Ya3ozeWdGTC1lRHhNeVJRTnVZWUM4RWt1NGIzQ3RuX1BodjZNYjRWdndfeHEtR1lzdHlXZmQ2MDhWZVhHZTlEVzlRdWI3anBTNThzRXlKWmFFNmhubFlPUVV0bjgya1gxWVFBcGZ0eE5jRXJETnVWTHZXcFNGbUItWW9ob2k0MUQxZz09 |
##**Preface**
As a select few of you may already know, I've been a design consultant for Obsidian Entertainment/My.com since the beginning of Early Access (was around for the alpha tests too). Needless to say, I've been invested in this game more than just monetarily. I met a lot of wonderful people along the way– my clan mates (KEVIN started out as a group of us design consultants, with Obeyrist, Kilo, and Illusionalsgcty - my officers - helping just as much if not more), those I met later on (XDMR, Urallfish, other EU friends), and of course the Obsidian/My.com guys (Thank you Rich, Josh, and Michael for all you did- your passion for the game was just incredible, and I truly believe that we could have had an amazingly successful game without MailRU being in the way). I hope to keep my ties with most of them, and for those who are without a job, I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
So, why am I writing this?
I'm writing this because I think everyone who stuck around, everyone who held out waiting for the game to be popular, deserves to know what happened. I'm not an actual developer, so I will be missing a few things. I've had more than enough people from both Obsidian and My.com vent to me their grievances about nearly everything development-wise. I also don't care about the NDA I never actually signed (I don't think anyone was aware of that), I know my AW account will likely be nuked and the only thing that makes me said is the history that will go away with it.
##**Who To Blame**
I've read a lot of misinformation that I couldn't respond to over who was to blame for the game dying. The reality is everyone: MailRU, My.com, and Obsidian, some (MRG) more than others.
Obsidian (OEI): Obsidian failed to grab MailRU by the balls early on and say something along the lines of "We're the developers, we've been in this industry longer than you could ever hope to be." Now, I'm not saying that that's what they should have done. MailRU pays good, Obsidian needed money badly. Standing up to them could have meant their contract was pulled early on. With Felix (Nakoomba) joining Obsidian, he was actually able to do that. It was, however, too late.
My.com (My): Despite what people think, My.com had very little to do with the failure of the game because they really didn't have any control over the game. In fact, all you can really blame them for is shitty events and server crashes. I suppose they could have advertised a broken game and gotten us nowhere.
MailRU Group (MRG): Ah, here it is. The big one. How did I not see this coming, I played ArcheAge– I knew what they were capable of, and Obey reminded me numerous times of it. The rest of this post will be about how they ran this game into the ground because they simply lack the vision to see past the Russian market. They thrive on incomplete features and shitty knock off mechanics.
##**What Went Wrong**
In order to understand everything that's happened, we need a history of Armored Warfare's development. It all started out with MailRU submitting bids to multiple companies to see who would be able to develop a tank game for them. Obsidian, short on cash and in need of a new challenge, took them up on it. They developed this magnificent plan for Armored Warfare– what could have been is not at all what we have today. In fact, I'm not even sure if you would have been able to call it a World of Tanks competitor as the games only had tanks in common.
So, what happened to that? It's simple. MailRU said they wanted none of that, and they tasked Obsidian with making a "World of Tanks clone." Yes, it was supposed to be as close to World of Tanks as they could get with modern tanks and without getting their asses sued off by Wargaming. Just look at the ["Limited Technical Alpha"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_RizEpmxhc) they had. It was clear to everyone that it was a World of Tanks clone and the backlash from it convinced MailRU that being basically a Chinese knock-off wasn't going to cut it. So, they let Obsidian have a little more freedom- not much, it still had to feel like World of Tanks, but it didn't have to be World of Tanks. This, right here, is where you can say Armored Warfare died. The day MailRU made it clear (privately clear, this was never public knowledge) that they only wanted a cut of the massive amounts of money Wargaming was raking in with World of Tanks.
It was more than that, however. MailRU never seemed to realize that they should have tailored the game towards the NA/EU markets. Going the WoT route when their NA population was already really poor was never going to work out, and given how much money the NA market spends you'd think that developing for them (and, by extension, EU) would be the priority. They weren't, and MailRU chose Russia as the only market they cared about, to no ones surprise. This meant that instead of taking the time to have polished, well thought out features we got rushed, half baked features. Why? The Russians loved it. The terrible, terrible base system that was envisioned to be so much more was because MailRU was fine with the *preview* version that was introduced in Early Access, and decided it would be the final version.
My group and I wrote up 60 page documents (5 in total I believe) on this game detailing every little thing that needed tweaked, removed, or added. From our feedback documents alone we could have practically made our own tank game. We began feeling ignored as much of our feedback wasn't bearing fruit in game, and that was when Obsidian finally cracked- they let us know that MailRU didn't want it, they were happy with the shit state the game was in. In fact, MailRU wasn't even aware of our existence (and they weren't very happy about it afterwards- we aren't Russian, after all).
##**Where We Are Now**
I'll clarify briefly since I've seen a lot of confusion- MailRU canceled Obsidian's contract, Obsidian didn't quit. They wanted to continue developing the game as far as I can tell.
At the beginning of the month, there were massive layoffs at My.com– one of which being Josh Morris (Jinxx71), the only person I would say was truly sane there (aside from the CMs, of course– you've been amazing, Freitag). He shared the same vision as Obsidian and in the end was let go for disagreeing with MailRU one too many times (note: I don't know if this is the actual reason, I just know that he had made a lot of enemies at MailRU over time). They were replaced by people from MailRU itself. What we have come to know My.com as is no longer My.com, but rather a puppet of MailRU headed by Yuri Maslikov, the person quoted in the news post.
MailRU had already had a much larger development team than Obsidian was willing to admit (or even knew about). In fact, this whole time they have been working on Armored Warfare for Xbox One and PS4 (I'm going to get a lot of shit for mentioning its existence). I imagine that will be their main focus, and they might even release the game on Steam (the Steamworks framework has been in place for quite some time now, Obsidian has wanted very badly to put the game on Steam since the early access days). Ultimately, I don't see the game going anywhere. MailRU is very shortsighted and their world view ends at the CIS regions borders.
##**Conclusion**
My interest in this game from the very start was due to Obsidian. The first time I heard of it, I thought it was just a Chinese knockoff. When I heard Obsidian Entertainment was developing it, I signed up for the alpha immediately. With Obsidian out of the picture, I see no future for this game. My only hope is that Wargaming can learn from the many good things that this game got right and also see the many things this game got wrong. I'll be waiting to see what game Wargaming Seattle announces in the future (hint: It's not WoT 2.0 anymore).
**EDIT**: My name isn't Kevin, by the way. That's the clan I'm in. | r/armoredwarfare | post | r/ArmoredWarfare | 2017-02-11 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYOGs4SXVvUFpQWUU3YjRnMTNfbi13M05YRG9OaUVoZzVXOUdEV1pkeXFxUG03a3ZIZGZkdTdLajlKcDRZemE3RnhUdjRWaXpJMzRrWmc0b2trSWh3eVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFOHo0SmNzcTdGeDhtT0gwT2lULWRUMFJib2VmeXR5UFRZNU1qSGJEbGF5QnpCdWozUjJ3aGJQLUJZblBteXFaMjM3ekItZEJpLU9pTE9fWk4weFNrekt6bm1fV3lkT2U3RXJaZG9MN01TQTRuNE5zd2xEblRqMnFvTzFZR25aQWczNkdEdHZmMDB6VVdSclBpVUc5Nl9UTF83WDBweXBOR1hHX1M2aExNYno2Rnlxb2FvVlI0VDgwaUFYaXphWjlT |
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* [Up to date Theos installation instructions](https://github.com/theos/theos/wiki/Installation)
* [Setting up Theos for jailbreak tweak development](http://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/Theos/Getting_Started)
* [Troubleshooting your setup](http://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/Theos/Troubleshooting)
* For newbies who want to get started in jailbreak tweak development you can try to startup with [iOSOpenDev](http://www.iosopendev.com)
* [Important Developer Repostories](http://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreakdevelopers/comments/1ms7a9/important_developer_repositories/)
* [List for supported resources for jailbreak development](http://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreakdevelopers/comments/1xjnb0/list_of_supported_resources_for_jailbreak/)
* [Ask help via IRC](http://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/IRC)
* [Guide to avoid common CydiaSubstrate mistakes](http://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/MobileSubstrate_Pitfalls)
* [Best practices](http://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/Best_Practices)
* [Open source projects](http://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/Open_Source_Projects)
For Theme Development:
* [Quick Guide for icon theming.](http://www.reddit.com/r/iOSthemes/comments/1eciuy/a_quick_icon_theming_guide_aka_read_this_before/)
For jailbreak development:
* ~~[Resources for getting started with iOS Hacking.](http://winocm.com/research/2013/09/20/resources-for-getting-started/)~~
* [OpenJailbreak Repository](https://www.openjailbreak.org)
Important Links
===
* For general jailbreak news: [r/jailbreak](http://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/)
* If you are interested in theming your jailbroken device: [r/iOSthemes](http://www.reddit.com/r/iOSthemes)
* For Tech Support: [JailbreakQA](http://www.jailbreakqa.com/)
* For the wiki: [The iPhone Dev Wiki](http://iphonedevwiki.net/index.php/Main_Page)
* To learn the basics about iOS hacking, Read [iOS Hacker's Handbook](https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ios-hackers-handbook/id523414596?mt=11)
* [Learn more about Cydia](http://www.saurik.com/id/1)
* [Download jailbreak tools, iOS Firmwares & other things. (iDownloadBlog)](http://www.idownloadblog.com/download/)
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* [New updated user flairs](https://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreakdevelopers/comments/2qsudm/new_updated_user_flairs/)
Donate & help the jailbreak community
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* [Ezra HD](http://cydia.saurik.com/package/com.modmyi.eisforezrahd)
* [Ezra 2](http://cydia.saurik.com/package/com.modmyi.ezra2)
* [Arco](http://cydia.saurik.com/package/com.a3tweaks.arco)
Subreddits we love:
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* [r/jailbreak](http://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/)
* [r/iOSthemes](http://www.reddit.com/r/iOSthemes)
* [r/iphone](http://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/)
* [r/ios](http://www.reddit.com/r/ios/)
* [r/ipad](http://www.reddit.com/r/ipad/)
* [r/apple](http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/)
* [r/iOSProgramming](http://www.reddit.com/r/iOSProgramming/)
* [r/ios7](http://www.reddit.com/r/ios7/)
* [r/AppHookup](http://www.reddit.com/r/AppHookup/)
* ~~[r/RCRepo](http://www.reddit.com/r/RCRepo/)~~
If you're a developer, theme artist or someone of good significance to the jailbreak community, message the moderators and request a custom flair.
Have a nice day. | r/jailbreakdevelopers | post | r/jailbreakdevelopers | 2017-02-11 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYbk9ZN1JIWHBaYmh6X1NkLWJ1SEpkNUIzd3pHYVFOTWdETlEtYUhXQUkxNG9TUFYtUXVtRmQ3VEUwa1VnRHBoMThaaFpNbnZpNjM2OE9Ub3FHdG1PNWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFWHE2Z1FqRGtSbUZsdGY2MDdPSG1fVHM0MW5FN2dGUlgwWHBQbnVReUR2R0dUeS14bHdhNGk0by1RLXRzTmpEMk5mdDVTMzJjNmV2Y01tQ3NhT3U3TXdManlFdWVaMC1VZnA4RDQ5S0RFN0VwakRVMVdRMS1BWlRjcmVvUTlwVzNQR25PZGRNLUN1VlhOaDRvU3BIUXNsX3NoTmVSU3EyTTJhSW9YVEVkZEFLd2F4RUU3WHVnOS1ueXVhZ2NRZjVm |
House in Maibu, and even the penthouse in the city would be cool. | r/fictionalfloorplans | post | r/fictionalfloorplans | 2017-02-12 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYQ1U4NktrbVVLek9udFJyWTBXU3VKR25qSjRFNHlTZ3FCZ3d1UTFQeGdfYnV4LWZXVC1ieFBWMmtkNWFDcjk1cUdHWnk1dWw1WmxNM25kOEtOdFkweXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFRjNNaUNDVDR2blYtTmxFMU5Ma0JOT21vQmFQTE9RaFRXT21hOVdDQkV3emVTQjdkdlRSUk03OUlsOWw4TVFWdWRnTHBPWFhfZTlIMnlYNTh2NEYzc1lwQWY3TGhUdEVqLW1IV2pjLUZOZnlScXlRVW4wdnRocXQ0cFl2UWs5MGF5aVJEMnpiZ09PNFJsYTF6SExuWFcxN1ViWFBQR2hNWEhJS1RFUjRGdVItdE1XTjhBN3Y3LWlNOGl0dlZ3UGlD |
You think baby Jesus killed Hitler just so I'd whisper? | r/gangstanimals | comment | r/Gangstanimals | 2017-02-13 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYUWtvNFZpV05Pa0VxVGFRZFNXVGFRNjRERlh0V3A1R0JXMTdVUGd1NHJIUDBpdVUxcHNveXNyZ0Fuc2ZlVVRoVWxhQUhWZUJ5eTJDVzZuUXBGVG1LVkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFUXp4cTVVVDktLThHdUVWWEVDUUJvUEhXZ2w2N2p5TDFPM3BKbnlObXRCYmdTTlBPSm5oMWcyaTBvQktrX0hEc3RfSlZIdWU2eHIwVlJYZVNOcjB6UUloeG13RXpFUU0wUmJocDRvaFNMUFd3dG1FX3phdkF0SlZxSlQ0ajJNS3ZNRkp6NEgzdGo3clA4QmtFTzB3QTJ5Wmw3aUc2MFNZc09iZ0dmRk4wbXBLX0ptdGtFbmw5S1JzQ2UtUzdUcnQ3UHAxOEVhUDhQdVBNMV9IYnAzQjlfZz09 |
A new sub has been created for B125A2EA5F6B1DFF
https://www.reddit.com/r/b125a2ea5f6b1dff/
For reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/Solving_A858/comments/5k5q6e/about_ub125a2ea5f6b1dff/
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"It is absolutely vital that we do not discuss anything remotely depressing," Pie said, passing the cigarette over to
Cake.
"That shouldn't be hard, provided that we are clowns."
"Precisely"
Around them, the circus was dark, the show lights long turned off, long grown cold after a busy day of performance. The footprints, animal and human alike, were still on the ground, scattered all over the sand, leading every way at once, relics of the show.
A cold wind blew just outside the tent, flapping the flags just outside.
"Should I throw a pie at your face?" Cake inquired, unsure.
"Is that still funny?"
"I don't know. It's a classic."
"Do we even have pie?"
"No."
"Then why bring it up?"
"Dude, I'm trying to help. What are *you* doing to make this story funny?"
In the distance, they heard the hollow echoing of laughter coming from the sleeping tends. The voices of the Bearded Woman, the thunderous roaring laughter of the Cannonball Man. It was high night in carnival town.
"Why did the little boy sprinkle sugar all over his pillow?" Pie asked, all of a sudden.
"Seriously? That's a joke?"
"Just go with it."
"Okay. Why?"
"… shit."
"Shit? That's the joke?"
"No, 'shit' as in I forgot the punchline." Pie sighed a puff of cloud, then passed the cigarette. "We're really
disappointing clowns, aen't we?"
"Maybe it's just too hard."
"What do you mean?"
"You know. To laugh now. To make jokes." Cake kicked a little hill of sand on the ground between his knees.
"But we're clowns. We're supposed to do this for a living."
"Yeah, well, sometimes life is miserable." Cake looked up at Pie, angry now. "Sometimes bad things happen and it
sucks. Sometimes we feel sad, because life can be a bitch."
"Hey, calm down, man."
"How can I calm down? This is bullshit! What, I'm supposed to stand here and make faces and juggle colorful balls
and tell jokes when there's all this sadness in the world? All this goodbyes we're forced to give? I can't do it!"
"Sit down, have a drag."
"I don't want a drag! I wanna know why we have to suffer so much in life! Why? Tell me, man, 'cause I look around
and I don't see a single reason to crack a smile."
"Well…" Pie looked around the empty tent, confused. "I don't know, because we love each other? And we love life?"
"*Because we love life... What does that even mean?"
"I mean… there are people that are happy to die. People who don't care either way. People who just spend their
days in bed, indifferent to everything." Pie shrugged. "I guess these people are never sad. Because they never loved anything. So when they lose something, it's no big deal. Even life -- if they never loved anyone here, why should they miss it when they're gone? They wouldn't be sad."
Cake was panting, but he stopped pacing around. He looked down at Pie. "That's a good point."
"I mean, you can choose, really. If you wanna stop feeling sad, that's easy. Just stop enjoying life. Stop loving
people. The only reason we get sad when people move on, when we don't see someone again, or when a phase of
our lives is over is because we were happy before, right? I mean, you don't cry every time a dog runs away from
home, do you? But you'd cry if yours did. Because you chose to love the dog."
"Yeah… I guess. "
"So I suppose people who don't love anyone, and who don't enjoy life… they're never sad. When someone leaves, they don't care, because they never had the good part, so they don't get sad. There's nothing you can take from them that they'll miss."
Cake sat down again. "That doesn't sound very happy, though."
"Of course not," Pie smiled. "Sadness over a loss is just proof of past happiness. If you're sad because someone is
gone, it just means you put your time together to good use."
Cake grabbed the cigarette from Pie. "I guess… yeah. Yeah, I guess so."
"There's no one sadder than a person who's never been sad," Pie said. "We should pity them. They'll never know how it feels to really love someone enough that they leave their mark on you forever -- and that's a good feeling to feel, right? Even if it means a little sadness for a while."
Cake swallowed, then nodded. Then he looked up, "You're smarter than you look, Pie, did you know that?"
"Course I am, I look stupid, I'm wearing clown makeup." Pie got up and flicked the cigarette away. "Now come on, I heard one of the acrobats brought a boxfull of Moonshine from downtown."
Cake followed, and the two made way through the quiet sand towards the edge of the tent. In the distance, the laughter still echoed from outside.
"Hey, you know I remembered the end of that joke?"
"Yeah, what is it?"
"So he could have sweet dreams," Pie said. "That's why the boy sprinkled sugar all over the pillow."
They stopped on the edge of the arena, Pie holding the tent by the rim over their heads, the endless and starless
night extending bright outside in an open field of dark and cold. By this opening, half-in-half-out, they were like
shadows, black contours silhouetted against a darker shade of black, standing as if on the edge of the known world, an endless void of possibility looming ahead in quiet anticipation. Life was a wonderful mystery, and everything about it, everything, even the misery of it, seemed worth living at that moment.
Cake sighed. "Well, that was a fucking stupid joke."
"Yeah, sorry."
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GAWD DAYUM | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-15 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYZ05kUmx6QkdUYUV2SzYwZ2VTVXladmdmSTVKZDd2c0RDWnFYaHVlQVpTV0hveXJ0QmZ6Q0JoZ1Z6VDRINUlWY3h0TjBVZTQ1Vm01YTVvOS1JTE8yV3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFMFVzaG1zMUxJWDhreDB3MmRwdWZTcnZZcmp5eHBPa2VxeXhpSTVNRzdyT0RaZjEwRWtPUVZ4d0VETUVKMW9xbVRfdnExNGpoUFpxV1VWcng0SC1QM2ZwWEJDSHhJcXpzQ1BvUjVCdWIyazgtamZKOFh0ODNWM1RtNENNR1BIcFNmOU9BcjN3a1NHUWlTeTAxWmRULUNXZWNES0NRMm0wbUExQUk5UGVXTGZvPQ== |
I wanted to post her whole shoot, but some pictures wouldn't upload because their file size was too massive to host on imgur. They are frantically working on the SI Swimsuit website right now. | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-15 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYS25jbTNLT25nRGZWblpJTjlQY09MVDU3dHRFSVlCTkFVZXVwMUZDR1VPRldjSXYwM0QzNVNYeXlqYzVPdmFwNFNpclA3MlBUQWFPdEZCajZ3amtaYUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFN0k2UkJvckpEWmJLQjZWUUxFM0VJR1RiRWdfNnRLZHRVZFpYVWFRUXVZaFVRSDVHQThBdklnUTk4WlZ1bnZReXRZd1pHbEJXR2hGRHVRS3NnMkhHa3FRR3Z2VUhobHVtU0VoeG4yMkNOcUFWRm0yNHEwMmM3cUM1Rll1a2dVYzY4WXluM09fbFgxelRidjZpUVFXTU1UTEVvUE5RYWRLYVpXRV92OEhyY1BVPQ== |
And it's on! First saw her in last year's edition and holy shit! | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-15 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYYUVGNWNscHdZNjNIODhPM01hYmZOM1JZZ3NfYko0TklIbmp2VmJHckxzQjRMa2stSm5FN01peXEzZmJRWU9LNEVKSEp2b0QzRTFNUTlNUjNnNkRYU0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFZVpsN2JSNVNBSWVvSl9ybExnQTQ2Sm5NcVFsU1JqUjJLS0VTdmJOQ0lrQ3MzTTNZaHhjYVNDakNqQk5lUDZFZEkta1NfRnBYTnQ5RGhrNDFvU0Z0b0J3YnZ0cldHOUNzU3BJUl9PMmR2TlplcVFzeERmTGpHNTVEQXRzYkgxdlZwSmRvWDJCX0k3WlUyWVdXc05ockxBLS1Yd3l1NzZYMThLMm5TNlk1Q3I4PQ== |
[Full shoot](http://imgur.com/a/ZHoZF) | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-15 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYdi1IT2RkbWpVMjVIODZROW4zeVNmTUJZdFpjeWFZRThaZURlbkVHYksxT2dfalhpQmN3THRfbmZTb1FWLW5xVUNTd2hDXzJ5dTZyb0VNaW5maVp5R1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFcTdXWXc2MXhWX0ZEM3JMWEs0bVRUVTFtbFRYMTFRcHJJcHRDaUhBTkhDOVg1Q0Z3T1lLSHhuYnV4bjNYSnI1Z3JWdGtzZnVCd1lVVWtOQ283dTg3WEoxb0NJYVU1WFVKY2JBMl9BSGZwUVBKa0d2OEZTNW5NU0hWRm5PNHVkdVFpUjVIQ05ZU1R6Z3hJZzFnRlVScmlGN0hMZUlMcjZEeDZmeHZ6b2Y5cm1zPQ== |
There are 5 pictures missing, she has 34 total pictures. I guess SI didn't fix them yet as they can't be hosted due to their huge file size. | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-15 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYUXBTNVJfU1d6MDBsSU95Z2Y1VlF4SXNsM3JqV0Z0UEJZMVBoVnM0TDdRbVVqX1RUaFhlbTZSZmdIWVQwRHFhRGtteldndWlXZF8yWC12VW9iRGJsVlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFamo5RkNsVElRYWplSTl4Q01IeFpQZ0w0UnJIWi1kU3dJNE1ueVdXNlZ6QzB6U0gtVHc1NnNkWGdoS1hscFM3dDZ1Wk90Y1I4MmZ0cFRKeTNaYWUxNEhBWGJMYmc3cVdqUjdpZkdtdjNzbzZZcWl1Y3RfRDM4Z2ZGenI3c3N3azQ3M2VHY0VIRS1IaXJiaUl2QWZXa2liZEF1M2pGbXZLQzNDM2NoS2tsVTBVPQ== |
Her SI shoots just get better every year | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-15 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYQUVINkl2MEdiaTlvOW9OLUlxRW94bjUtUFZnclVzU2lnUlp3bzZBVnEtNTFDblRKYXJYc18wUmh3UVl6MVJRcXZrU2xCbXRsa21vZk1BS3NBTl9zNHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFOGhELTZmbkdad0Z5bDNJejhRa3BHRElRSG9mSnFTT1lnQ0VSeE80UGNtWFRqVzNOV0QxQ0ZJbmZ5XzVmTDJEM3A5a0ZuNmZuZGxXT1hUWGVXNXppRVNVQ0hUVWtTVXNtYndMeUxsZzFFZzFEdnc1YUpIdFdRYk03Snh1cC1ESjNZSUljWExUV2JxSUFhMDdjYUZwam1BejhjTHdqeS1SY3JybjRGd0syaDJQSjdHb25MMkpQUVVrUTg2b3c1ODVZanFlUnBhX3BmNEkwdmp5WDBrVTN0dz09 |
Needs more splits | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-15 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYbWpLQy05NHpFTlpudWtfcmVPazcydW1QSkVDQUstYjFFUWo3Tkktd05XT0w1SVRvNzJLYjRxNWx0MEw1eXp6a3I1NlcyNDNVY2ZZa0x5aURuUENJMWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFT0lLbE56OEtKdGY0VkFydjRWYl9vaHh5Q1UxbVpObUdXaTVUVUFLMl82X1luSWFxUHVZQmRNU0tJYm9Wbk1tZERXSVdaakFnTUs4OFBUZDFCemdYdzUtNkxFYzRVTlIzZThVTEJCQ1hfOTVPS2puRG9jbFk1NDNNdjBSYkMzZE5SNTN4RnpZNVp3dy1JNmswSWxRMWt0MU0zeVdheTFYMHVLSkZ0WlNBejZjQ1dib0x6QzFyZmdmb3dQU2tDZlFMaTFCNEJ1Ym9JbGx6MVZYRVd0dzVmZz09 |
Hitler was having a piece of banana cake when Bob Ross walked in.
"And I just feel like no one *gets* me, you know?" The future Fuhrer was saying to one of his servants, as he
sprayed whipped cream over the cake, distracted. "I mean, I know most artists are destined to be posthumous,
but… I don't know, I guess I want the fame and the fortune too, you know?"
"*Ja*, It is very hard, my master," the man said, in a German accent but in English for no reason at all, just like foreign characters in the movies.
"Hey, Hitler," Bob said, stepping in, confident. "May I?" he pulled a chair sat down without waiting for an answer.
"What is this!?"
"Listen, I'm Bob Ross and I'm from the future and I paint stuff."
"Bob Ross?"
"Yes. Here's the thing – I'm supposed to come here and teach you how to paint so you'll be a good painter and not
invade Poland and then the rest of Europe and cause the death of millions of people."
"Holy shit, I do that!?" Hitler widened his eyes.
"Oh, yes. It's awful. People still use your name as a reference to evil. There's even an internet law based on how
long it takes until someone compares a certain situation to Nazi German during an argument."
"What's the internet?"
"Never mind," Bob leaned forward. "This is what we're going to do – I'm going to teach you how to –"
"Excuse me," Hitler's servant said, in that same fake accent. "I'm afraid I must intervene here."
"What's wrong?"
"Well, Mr. Ross, have you considered the twist?"
"The twist?"
"Yes. The fact that you'll teach this man how to paint, he'll grow to be a famous painter, not invade anything, and
when you return to your home time you'll find out that another man named, I don't know, Hans, has taken over
Germany and did worse things than Adolf here could ever do."
Ross frowned. "I don't follow."
"You don't watch much Twilight Zone, do you?" The servant asked.
"How do you know about Twilight Zone? This is 1910."
"Never mind about that." The servant leaned back. "My name is Hans, Ross. And I will take over Germany if you
teach Adolf how to paint."
"Why!? Why would you do that?"
"Why else would I be in the scene? Why would Hitler not be alone when you walked in? I have to serve some
purpose for the plot, right? And let's face it – go back in time and kill/talk/convince/teach Hitler is a trope we've
seen before, and it always ends like this. In fact, most time traveling tropes tend to end with a silly variation of the butterfly effect we-made-things-even-worse twist. Let's not make this prompt another example."
Bob Ross scratched his head and thought about this. "Shit. Okay. I guess. But what do we do now?"
"Now we find a way to subvert time traveling tropes and present something fresh for the readers. And fast, because they're getting impatient."
"Why are they getting impatient? We're still at 500 words!"
"Yes, but we've gone post-modern self-referential, characters-acknowledging-their-own-stories. That annoys some
people."
"It's not really my fault, look at the prompt. Where do you go with time traveling Bob Ross and Hitler that's not
self-referential parody?"
"Now you're blaming the OP for your shortcomings as a storyteller. Classy."
"Not *my* shortcomings. I'm not the author."
They both turn and stare at me for a second. I shrug.
"Anyway," Hans said, resuming the conversation. "Do something different. Fast."
"But what?"
"Huuuuuuh…. Fuck, I don't know. Kiss Hitler!"
"Erotic Nazi Fanfic? No thanks."
"Okay, then… you have cancer, and Hitler nurses you to health, but in the end we find out *Hitler* has cancer too, and –"
"I'm not taking part in The Fault in our Stars Feat. Adolf Hitler. It ain't gonna happen."
"Well, you gotta do something, and fast, because time is running out."
"Hitler? Any suggestions?"
Adolf looked around. He got up and paced. "I don't know. Can you just return to your present time and call it a
day?"
"And then everything happens as it's supposed to? That's boring."
"Yeah…" Hitler stopped. "I don't know then. I really don't know."
Hans shook his head. "Okay, I got this." He grabbed a little radio device from his pocket and spoke into it. "Send them in."
Ross frowned. "Send who in?"
Static emerged from the radio for a second, then a voice answered: "Copy that."
"Send who in?" Adolf repeated. "What's happening?"
"Well," Hans said, getting up. "If we're in a Hitler and Bob Ross time traveling prompt and we can't figure out a way
to turn in into something fresh, we might as well embrace irony and self-mockery to the full extend of Writing
Prompt's classic tropes."
"What do you mean?"
The door came open behind Ross. He turned back and watched as two teenagers walked in – a boy in round
glasses and a scar on his forehead and a girl that looked a lot like Emma Watson.
"Hey Harry, hey Hermione. Sorry to drag you into yet another prompt. You got the time turner?"
"Yup," Harry said, in a bored tone.
"Harry Potter fanfic? Really?" Ross shook his head. "For fuck's sake."
"If we're gonna go down the rabbit's hole, let's do it proudly."
Hermione started setting the time turned. Harry looked around, curious. Ross sighed.
"Fuck that, I'm out," Hitler said, and then he jumped out the window, and then WW II didn't happen, but the
Statute of Secrecy *was* violated on account of the whole thing and muggles learned about magic and when Ross returned to his present day no one gave a shit about static paintings anymore, so he died a poor man, which I guess is irony or whatever, I don't even care. | r/psycho_alpaca | post | r/psycho_alpaca | 2017-02-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYRVk5UEY3ZU1hTHdTc3YtQmVBcDJ3RUFDM3hhUGZpRU1oMk9UbWtaOUNvZ2xSU01nUXNaUjREc3dEeElwYWRHOXlJMmJiZEZqYWplNi1qMFNzWVVPZnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFWVNJWDZNTzFwUkpNMGQ0SHEtUTNadTNuUmVPdkZucjkweGxWcExsN0tlWG9EUFBETk5OaXJsNTdhX0xFcmdFVEFrUEhVRHNPcVVSMFNiSjBQOEtPejhKWjNVVXJtdVhiT3pLWjJ5azdlMnd1VjE4ZzFYSjJMVlFJRlRMUVBWbFgxQzhNcFI2NENvSEJwSXZpOXIxTVlVTlMxX0haRlk4NTRhUWNUMERLLV9SVkNlRFVnYVNlaFV5Wm5VREllbDFOd2pMRFptaVVoRmV6ZkVtUGlpZFluZz09 |
God Almighty. Perfect. | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYUkRFTDhVUHBycktYVUdHc1ZUd0hvZWprR21vdmsxRUNlM2xVczl6ejBSaDhydjhNNzJjLXpBbF9jRnRFUFNXcUJzRm1Oemx1VE5nN3VpTlpTbXlGQUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFTkZ4UDFsbE5LOHh1WC1VeGdaajVvYnRrRkFhbEZPcUN3TU83aEJaNE01S0I5YU1ES2lYS2o2RVVsX0J2dExMdXM2R1Y5WW5sZ19odzJFQ2xVaVVud0VIbzBXejV1dVRpQU5HNDFueUxfOUlLUnAxUURXRW1tMUFDcGpJX21lVzVHWFhUSlI3OGJfbjI5LS15UDV6eTBnVGV4Ym5PQy1aekdKSlBuYVhBaVZnaTgwQnNDWWJmUmM4bThLYXQxMWI5dXJVR3lDdDNlUDA5SHdMUEIwVUZvZz09 |
Oh dear. | r/verypunny | comment | r/verypunny | 2017-02-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYVTlKYWlCWV9MdnJSUTZ4U2dOUWFkdXI2blFaajdvX0dQdk9QV3pteURLS1lheFdhWnFvRzhveFpIT3lHQURBTlJQWkV5QXpIRzhhRFRzUERmMnhDTmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFMVFWZmRVOTJnMEZ5MWE3RHlTUWVQYVE3TVQ0OGltaFBHaWdpdERZazVLSGxhNmhwN1IxM1JxYzZCbGdTRkhuTUxKSTg2VkdrRlFlVzJOM0QzX0Z4UnEwTzdBNlUwV0x6XzFSeWxUX0lhWUQ2dXc5NTVObl9YbXR0dmVHblpRWXFkMVdCandvbGx2ZTk1ZFkxbzl2QkxfUm9HbG1nQkg1aTZxRElWVG04TXIwPQ== |
Love her body | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYSXo1b3VmLXdTc3pZWlNMZFgzdF94aEMyaEktOTU3am9oVk5TeVlRWUxfUnppczA4VGlqVm92RFhMd2ZyWXRETXlYY2k4cVp0RlkzbHRITGEyZkM3bXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFSDVoLTA1TDlkQnJURGtELWpqRmhUdDRLODVNRGhZSUtiMmpvSlB5Sng1b1ZCbFF5M1pqV3F1N1A5V282cm1LUWZrZzlUUXo4V20yNTQ4RVFKV2xpNVFTRUMxbkZBekd6U2Z4MXIwTU9kSFhCQTBjNEM2TXo4a3B0b0lKcldmbzNtTXBGVkFsU2l0YzR1XzFvd3RudmtEMUxvb21wVTZOVGZWVlpQVU82ZXlSa0lKQS1KNVJOdTdSZ0gxRnF5VzVPaS1PLWZndzJTZkN1YW5KRThSeUx5QT09 |
What a goddess | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYQVNtb1dwZ1dGMWJ5UEs5cDF6Rk5LWGI0Wmd2OEVKd25Sd1JNdTZmNHp3My04VU5XUldCanBXbGdMRmdmNmpCd0Y3VktTYlVmc0RTZmloOVdfaklQX0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFUzgwVlo5QkRnZk1NT2oyY3hTMlZGR1VpbVNnQjBXbU5oel9aLW80Zlk0aW8tTHd2WVpVUkI2WWVmUmhHUGxDNE9sdUN6SFVlaXNOUFBwODRYZkl2S2MyYXpKSVB2WW4wcUp1N3ZlTVBKRDNjLVRoenZhaUJrQkpDTGJxbFBuTXVXYi1wdmdlbWVUdDNfMENHRF81dGYwMWlDeHRZY1dTZFFtbTUtZGJiYTBXRV9SYm4zWHdyRDZreWxiaS1DUGw4MS1QODktbnE2WTdjclRUdDh4WFF4dz09 |
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does anyone know where i can find the uncompressed images? | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-19 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYSUg4VUJfeWpuVm9hYmFqUU4xaHE0Wk5XNjVQUE5JU0RtVmM1Q2ZWU3JhaEJaeThVc1A2ZUNVaHhNejZ5QXJQaW5URWtwSUdCVzJLLWRhRXpKNG5pRUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFRWQ2b0VqT2tTVENzbHR5NzI2bmxMWERGNnhMTlhTcXd0MzIwaGFTWV9xaW5pczBDci03aDBOQ0lScV9lZlBxaDN6ekp6aXhYcHZmenkyZFlZV21fSFdxNm9sY2oxSVlwWlB0SmJTTERFNUFIRnNwQzN0Y2lKM2I2VVFicWh0MXQ0YU9seFpkM2IweUdNZy1rcXc1bDlneG1LbzVfdmdHS0swUU1yRFYtWWxoakZPblAwWXU0Q0tYbE9XX3NkaDhRel9wWmY1N3N6TWFXZDI0R2ZTeWVFZz09 |
I'll rent a room at the Ritz | r/gangstanimals | comment | r/Gangstanimals | 2017-02-19 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYc2VSUjc3b3ZPc1pLc0RxVFc3ajNTNWxZZlhyN0dzYy1Xd1RZU1I1akhSUWdaTE1uTTY2Mm02R3Y4WUNQaXZPekF0eUhSeGpHbXNJTEFVLUdJUzREYlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFYlQyNDM0VW1wcEd4VE9WR2I4M3llVDE1bS1OWVVzTk5BNy0tSWk3b0FGeVh0R1FSUm9VYmlEWWZ6QzdINDB0THY3SjNFLUpnQy1zU2lBZFNCeGVPS2ZLRmdzZm1DY2FSN24zQ0ZRaWdIVzAyaWFSUTRxY3dTSmVScTAxMkc2OTBXMktjdkJUZkI3RXVMbGNzMzEydUNnMGpqVll0ZnFpcGFLSXlxWUZKa3F3ZHQ2UGZVaEJiS1dVdjRnZ05XaTBs |
I heard they're the new PB&J | r/gangstanimals | comment | r/Gangstanimals | 2017-02-19 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYdTY1QWtVLW1vOE1EUWVLdTh0a3JrbzcyN25VbHNvbmV4NHB3bUtMbENOYnEtS24zc0xrTHBES1pGM2g3eW9HVkZfMGs5MkQ4Nnp5S081dUp1TXRnX183VWpyOEtJQWhraDFOcnZ1QmlFVzQ9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFUk5ELUwwV2tKTTJtSEdKREJnMm56MkZ0cEI4SkJQN1RBTEM0OHRaTG1VMjBzVVN0UERhTmZabmlwekw2VnVGSDBNWHFIUW9WZDUzTElPNGNqbHJMMjlnOUpFRzhjRjhNaHptX2dOeWN5X0RIZWlSLXVSZmI5OXFfU085OWJGUmU3dGQ4MmxqS0wtWHMwcUJjTE9JWVZxQmNoR1lFckFiaGdhTV9uZU1ZT2xOMVdVclhQT3BxMVZ3bWh5U3RMQmFK |
absolutely! Took me a while to get over that last year. Many reposts.. | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYOVIwZ2JjbERWeWpKUFpuU0NyOTM3M01JWTR2Q3JNS1hDanRoWFZ6TGo0TGdMVTFBVW5ZZXczQ2pMUVdWR1J6cHYtSXlmVllGX0lDTFRaR290M3ZJUVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFeXhtT21wRzUtbWdmYjgyQS1TWk1FRjRIcHhGV1RMY3VUX3F4UFZUdjdBQmNRNENxbDRxVUdzSFM4Q2ZmazJRVXFCU0R4XzU2ek5zWVI0dzJnTXVkZmJBSUtnZnV6dUQ5UGdOOXI1U3RqblpXekZySDc4Zk1PUDJwbmd4c2k4ZVJkSzhRRmRuZTlES09GMXNodk5rS093TnJxZkRYUzBHeEE1clhnTm5TcnMtamZHWUVjVjlPWmFJY1VsSG1rWmQ1dXFtZmVsV1Z5LUd1eFdTaEN3U2JRQT09 |
How did you get UHQ versions? | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-21 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYbjFRUFpTWHUtRHdodG5Yc0ZOeTREZ1F3Y01USEpMbTlWaFJvWlBubkZYRGdqRjhJQlR2UjV0VEpGaGtVZVBjYTNpZnQtZjFLZnBXYU82Tld5YTlfWUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFWFpKTHl3UWdaMzdoQlp0cGlRVlVlenViUjJDVWkxbk12amFBYU0xQU9kQ05teUQtLUo4MnkyVHdyVk5zdlR4dXhCRlIxdmdLWnU0QUNILTVvRUFSYjJuTE9mVm9Da0MtdjE2cXFWbmNIWlhwdEpKWTFldVFSUE9KR1hzU2NWQmxNT2ptc3ltcTdkWVVWbXFORHIxV1pJdVp4M0RsRDhMWkp1R2xSWVZQSm1HOHNHY0J5bnRXV2d3ZTRHaXdxMVZX |
that's what i want to know, SI should just release a bunch of their UHD shit. | r/hannahferguson | comment | r/HannahFerguson | 2017-02-21 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYamFpRUJvLXRxMU5Sd1hsRnY0N0ZJdFRiNS1JVElhUnlyMnA5MkJ6V054TWFPbXR5RGtSOTZnRUJnX0dRcGxxVWEwWXBKWGhnUkthU1RQeVhiMVBMUkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFNkpyS3FnbkVscWpyUlNGaDdPb1ltaUR6RXFkZmV6cUF1dGoyVFpJUnFIaThGQ2luTkZhVllGZ3pBR2NXV2JvbkV5QThfRXpJbWxDLUIzUV9odEZiZGV4OEVlNFlrN25taXNZSTNMdTd5MnRhdk1DWElVekN6TFVDckhWaTFuajluaU1fVndQSlB5UFJwZHVJaXNwazNiSUZSRktpVFpWT3JYeGpNWkc4N25sQkdMSEJqUk9rd0ZnTm1YN2tMTXZX |
Your writing is amazing. I love the dark gritty style it conveys. I was looking at starting up practicing reading aloud and voice acting. I think I may narrate your stories. I'll post soundcloud links in the stories' comments and put them here for you. Keep writing and being awesome! | r/psycho_alpaca | post | r/psycho_alpaca | 2017-02-21 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYM2dYb2wzMVd0OHVwZVJCNE5zM0czcHJJbmVvM1NXMDVvc0dkbWlxUmtodmdjRXdKTG1FSVUtZmtkLU9GRHFhYnkyems2TTl2bmxiSkx3V3ZwbmRPdlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFWGJIV1REaVJXck5UTF81dWxmaE5ERGUwYmdabHcyWDUxb1ZHRTVWSHkzXzlSZ0VBV09ZZm4tWjdTUlJ1M2RIcmJlUXUxeXJ6b1VEWnlDUDhqUUE3aDQ2OHVuRmVtQ3RpWllYaVdsZEl3ZU1aaEdyTUlvSFpMcnJwZzJ1bUFKNmdtQVJrQzhuWHlWWmo2NW1qcXQ3X1JETUtEWUJjNDFjMFAxeVhVSkh4VTdNPQ== |
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Thank You to all our wonderful subscribers and contributors for their consideration and cooperation. | r/dragons | post | r/dragons | 2017-02-22 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYWHAzVHNXV0lqb1FkRnRXMy16YWJUTzd4UDFEUEotWk85RUVzRWlLZFNzaXIxTmRpdlczTEF3bktIWllVcmQ5dHdZUnJtSDJFa0J4UVJGSFhqM1BwMkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFQTlkNW15ZFN2Q3FfVDA1QVNsbGlHSXlpb21qSDBnTkhmTnFQNUNFV080YTNZRjF4ckdUaVJNaTlkMEEzWGJqZW9zRDl0ZGRYakk3NlktNUVfSk1zOFY4RFVlcHg4bkFXQ0x4M3V6Nm1keEZQbFRhUkRPNUc0VG94azA3bThfZ0dEcTVTRWVUdFVtVVlyXzgxX09lN2o2S2xXS2dTNDM2RFh3WnloWkhBSFJ2N2YzRF9KYkdLT21FaGozM19VV1pkVzNPVW56eWw2S3JJTGtRVzVFbzE1QT09 |
Congrats everyone, /r/DeliberateBaroque is one of today's trending subreddits! | r/deliberatebaroque | post | r/DeliberateBaroque | 2017-02-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYbkdjWmZZNnA0QXgwTkxSZGhsVmIwOENEYkFLdmVWNm5jMzNFYmtpYXBwOXJhVnlCamRrR00zN0ltQjdqSDRSTEFKMUFSS1JNVE5PUFZ5SWprU2daNWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFektKS2NHUnU1OXIwaVptQXJWZk9nSDkzOGtRVjFxMk11aUw5RVIxOWlhSUdvWFRlVUhaTFNmTE1Na3FOVW1kb0E0OFVyOXAyYWtkS3VfLVpLSWlTS3ZOWGtOZVpLbTRLeVVTNm11cGNkSU9VbDRyTy1kSmh6Ny1rVHViZ0RLRElaSVRnWEk5NnpsY1RxTWduUC1DQ1FPOThLbmNRMmtiVnR4aXNPZmc1T2t3PQ== |
It's a cruel joke, dicking around with the heartbroken. In the slim chance that you do have anything to do with A858, remember the rules of fishing.
A fish that has bit, and let go, is a fish that wont bite again.
TL;DR: Fuck off.
EDIT: And in addition for those who haven't, let's take time to theorize the possibility that 'discontinuing' A858 was all an elaborate (and stupid) plot to "Create interest" like the ways TeamW has described before. | r/solving_a858 | post | r/Solving_A858 | 2017-02-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYZUpnbWR1UDVUUGlqVGNXc2RYUzNVNWlFWTVzS3RURFpSRXFENFZXWjBhOHdfbkdLS1IydjlfY2NldW5DWFZJRkdvVFlXMGkyY01UUUFRWlJRU1dqbFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFeGcyNlhMQWJ6elkxMFBIZ19rZDV1d1BhOEkyRUZPYkVtNS1SSEd5MjBEeGlLVzZ0ZlllS3BGQmxMTWVMdFpFLS1SNGFodjEwLWdRcHgwQ2J6LW4xMW9scm54dzczWnh4elRiZTM1cTJoX2R0QTBnUHJlRlppVWhndUhISlYtZ3ljLXo3dXdfaDBmV3dWWDNTR0owSW5yYXNCbWY4RjFrSy10OUk5RUxZdE4yZzFFQWRvaXlvMmdEazZTdFRxeEIz |
Did this recommendation thing last time with Nick Hornby, people seemed to enjoy it. So here's another book you should read: All The Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr.
**What is this book all about, Alpaca? In bullet points, please.**
-All The Light We Cannot See was the 2015 Pulitzer prize winner in fiction writing.
-It was written by Anthony Doerr, an American author with just one novel under his belt before this one -- which is really impressive, because All The Light We Cannot See reads like this dude has been writing since at least the 1800s. It's well crafted, confident writing, and it shows.
-The book lays down two parallel stories that intertwine in tiny 2-3 page fragments a piece, both spanning from the early years of WWII to the end of the war, the liberation of France and beyond: one follows a blind French girl living in the walled city of Saint Malo (which was, apparently, bombed to near oblivion during the war [don't worry, the book gives that away in the first page, I'm not spoiling anything]) and the other a sort of mathematical savant German boy as he grows from a curious smart kid living in a coal mining town in Germany into a morally troubled Nazi soldier working radio communications on the Russian front and, later, the French front.
**Why should I read this? Also in bullet points, please.**
-The prose and imagery is out-of-this-world gorgeous. Seriously, some of the best I've ever seen save for Cormac McCarthy's stuff but Cormac McCarthy is not human but rather an alien whose body is comprised entirely of beautiful prose where atoms should be so he doesn't count.
-The plot is captivating, dramatic and emotional without being cliche and the book is not afraid to explore morally gray areas and morally dubious characters. I mean FFS one of the main characters fights for GERMANY in WWII. It takes a skilled author to make you sympathize with a character like this (and you will).
-It's a work of """"serious"""" writing (whatever the hell that means) that manages to be accessible and can be read even by people not used to more """"serious"""" pieces of literature. Meaning the plot is linear and some effort is put into making it interesting and engaging, there's nothing too 'experimental' going on and it doesn't require that you have a deep and thorough understanding of like 17 languages like James Joyce, for instance.
**But Alpaca, there are a thousand fucking novels about World War II already, why should I care about this one?**
That's my only gripe with the book. It's not exactly groundbreaking stuff. Even the title seems to follow the recent fad of using third person plural (seems like every book has 'We' as the subject of its title recently, for some reason). But so what? If you're looking for something fresh and innovative, then yeah, maybe this one is not for you, but if you're looking for some good, classic stuff, this hits the nail in the head. It's a genuine good old fashioned war story.
**Okay give me a quote that kind of sums up the feel of the book so I can make up my mind, you asshole camelid.**
Here you go:
*“To shut your eyes is to guess nothing of blindness. Beneath your world of skies and faces and buildings exists a rawer and older world, a place where surface planes disintegrate and sounds ribbon in shoals through the air. Marie-Laure can sit in an attic high above the street and hear lilies rustling in marshes two miles away. She hears Americans scurry across farm fields, directing their huge cannons at the smoke of Saint-Malo; she hears families sniffling around hurricane lamps in cellars, crows hopping from pile to pile, flies landing on corpses in ditches; she hears the tamarinds shiver and the jays shriek and the dune grass burn; she feels the great granite fist, sunk deep into the earth’s crust, on which Saint-Malo sits, and the ocean teething at it from all four sides, and the outer islands holding steady against the swirling tides; she hears cows drink from stone troughs and dolphins rise through the green water of the Channel; she hears the bones of dead whales stir five leagues below, their marrow offering a century of food for cities of creatures who will live their whole lives and never once see a photon sent from the sun."*
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Cheers! | r/psycho_alpaca | post | r/psycho_alpaca | 2017-02-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYRm1peS1GOWUtTTcwUVpQX2lXS0NIcUp2TWppVnZNaDhUUTVuU2h0RXhRTUpLUVZMVlBKZjExOUVGdkJ2d3hyeDdfTUcxRXRPLUUtdG5hUWVscjZoSHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFSmZVNjRxcTNvUXVyaFlNSUlQY1E1SFNSNW0zMHlXTkc4NC1acldteUh4NXBBNTR3dUJGNWhDMWhfRWVibTV3UGl0RGhJbFQ2alhNQ2kwYUhORmFfQjJiR1RnN1dmMmFrVjFmMDRvNFVVWDl3M3ZGWkdkVDRxVHpGTHFHaTdUMGUzY1BsYVRSLVEwWDI2dWVmMkZCUlFfMFBQYnZHbnJaS2NYTGJfRXhvekNKcmpFSUtXcDdiS1B4QUY2UndCV0VBMzZFTFp3dDcxTnlVMUM1WmdLOVJvUT09 |
The trees were huge, comically huge, video-game huge. They sprouted from beneath the clouds under them and
blossomed in huge umbrellas of green, yellow and red leaves over their heads, casting cobweb shadows on the sunlit path under their feet.
Henry walked carefully. There were no railings on the edge of the path – just the fall, the endless fall that
disappeared in the thick clouds below.
"If you fall, you don't die," Amy said, with a smile back at him. "The clouds hold you, like pillows."
It was something out of a fairy tale. The pink sky. The grass and gravel path that snaked through the giant trees,
suspended mid-air like a street lane held up by magic. The smell of honeysuckle and roses and rain in the air, the bird chirping. Everything all almost a caricature of perfection.
"Here," Amy said, and she made a sharp turn with the path and soon they were climbing down ancient-looking
stone steps coated in vine and dry leaves, the faint sound of a waterfall reaching them from somewhere out of
sight down under.
"Careful, don't slip," Amy said, and she took Henry's hand and he followed her. "Over here."
The wide open space with the giant trees gave way to a more enclosed environment, with smaller but denser trees surrounding the stone wall they were climbing down. Soon they climbed straight down through the thick white clouds and reached the ground and Henry realized they were in a forest. A lush forest of green and brown. The smell of wet dirt and fresh wood invaded his nostrils, and he followed Amy to a little path on the ground that snaked towards a house in a clearing, a wooden house with a chimney coughing up smoke like some drawing in a children's book, some feverish fairy tale dreamland come to life in front of his eyes.
"It's…"
"Unbelievable," Amy completed. "That's what I thought when I first saw it too."
They stopped in front of the porch. Henry looked around, then down.
"We can have kids here," Amy said. "There's time and space to have kids here. To grow old and raise them and be
happy. Forever."
"Amy…" Henry climbed the steps and sat on the suspended bench on the porch. Amy followed. "I don't know."
"What don't you know? This is literally magic, Henry. We can live forever here."
"Yeah, but… do you want to?"
Amy laughed. "Henry, who *doesn't* want to live forever? I mean, I get not wanting it in that shithole that we call real life, but here?" She motioned around her, encompassing with her hands the whole idyllic scenery surrounding them. "It's perfection. Forever."
"People were meant to die one day, Amy. People weren't meant to live for pleasure forever, we're not… orgasm
buttons."
"Henry," She knelt in front of him and took his hand on hers. "People were not *meant* to anything. We are
accidents. We weren't even supposed to be sentient, we're like… an abortion of nature. Our self-awareness is an accident, a side effect. We shouldn't know we exist. But we do. We know we are alive and we know we must die and this place… this place takes all of that back. We live forever here. We are *happy* forever here. The scenery, it's always changing, there's giant futuristic cities, there's ancient medieval castles, there's magic forests, interesting people, all new, new, new, never a boring day, and forever! It's everything a person could ever want."
"It's not… natural," Henry said. "It's not… what's *meant* to happen."
"Henry, what is meant to happen is you and I and every other human being ever will die and then the universe will
die too and it will be like nothing ever existed!" Amy was getting angry now. Even the pink sky and the golden
sunlight around and behind her seemed to be gathering an ominous hue, like mirroring her emotions. "What is
*meant* to happen is the source of all human suffering. We are insignificant outside of this place! We are absurd!"
"Maybe we're meant to be insignificant."
"STOP SAYING MEANT LIKE ANYTHING IS 'MEANT' TO HAPPEN. IT'S A MADE UP WORD." She calmed herself. She
put her hand to her heart and breathed deep. "Nothing is *meant*. There is no order in the universe save for the one you put there with your own eyes. There is only chaos, Henry, chaos and forgetfulness once everything blows away and dies. Is this what you want? For our love to have meant nothing? Our life? Because when we're both gone, that's what it's going to be like. Nothingness."
Henry didn't say anything. He was crying, but he didn't say anything.
"I love us," Amy said, taking his hand again. "I want us to last forever. I don't want our love limited by the
indifference of the universe that bred it in the first place." She sniffed her tears too. "I want you and I… for longer
than reality permits. And this is how we do it. This place. Whatever it is. Real or not. Insanity or not. It's here. It's
forever. And I want to share it with you."
Henry looked down. Then he looked up, and the sky was gray now, and a soft rain was trickling down between the
leaves of the wall of trees behind and around the house.
"I'm sorry, Amy," he said. "I'm sorry, I can't."
She got up. She stepped back. "I'm staying," she said. "I'm not leaving here."
Henry nodded. "Okay."
How could he blame her? She was the one who was dying. She was the one with months to live, in the real world. He thought she was wrong, but how could he judge her from his position? From his place in life, his healthy body, his healthy mind. Deep down he'd like to think he'd be different, but would he? Didn't he too, like everyone, harbor the illusion that he would live forever? Didn't he make plans and live his life like he wasn't going to die one day, despite his 'logical' mind knowing it fully well? Didn't he too bury this truth? This truth that Amy had to dig up from the ground and stare at, that morning the doctor gave her the news?
No, he couldn't judge. He could disagree, but not judge.
He got up and started for the path, then he turned back. She was crying, her arms dangling by her body,
powerless, weak, fragile.
"Why do you have so much love for this universe that brings you nothing but pain?" she said. "This reality that doesn't love you enough to even let you in on itself and its truths. That's not even honest with you. This world that keeps you in the dark and then kills you -- is that the world you love?" She cried harder, then she stopped. "Is it worthy of it?"
Henry shook his head. "It's the only world I've ever known," he said. "And it was good enough for my fathers before me."
He climbed the stone steps alone, and alone he made way back through the giant trees under the now pouring
rain and the heavy skies, and then he crossed and emerged back into their house, alone now.
The portal closed behind his back and she disappeared – her and her memory together. Her parents, their friends,
no one remembered her anymore after that, just like she said it would happen. Those were the rules. That was the price you paid for that perfect universe -- no coming back, no footprints left in reality. She disappeared from his reality completely.
And Henry carried on without her for sixty-two years, and when he died, it rained for the second time over her
house in the woods in her lonely, perfect world, but she didn't know why. | r/psycho_alpaca | post | r/psycho_alpaca | 2017-02-26 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYRlkxNE82TnJYS0RCUzlMZzdyemM1bFkyY19KU0s3bDlWblZsRkdibks1NF9pOXBMdzFyYUhSRWZOV2dQMzRMTUkyYlJqNExKX3czRUpvaVZQSTFqS1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFUXQzcjFCQkVjeE9uTGdtMWRYWVoyZnd0OXJnOEh2cktZMURKWEdZaDZMOTl2M1NwQWM1bEIwaFJ6aHlFbTdYRmQzejVVb2tJWjNweEdCUTEzWEFtQnNGT3ptWHhSM1d5ZXBQakhESy1ja192dkhzcVFpaTRtWWowQTRIdjlHRTRkRVZoZlhaZTVaM0tGcUpPNElFSXQ5ODkyMTdUc1RXejh4V0N0N1RaRTVXRE1XOWRRbFYwazVWMnAwQUs0Ump5Yk1MbVJNazhaU3p3ZDVtc2drSmtRUT09 |
It's gotta be hard to get up that quickly with internal bleeding. | r/getthatguyabeer | comment | r/getthatguyabeer | 2017-02-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYRnBYcVR3Z1hpWnhCOVJQQVQxdU1BalVVOWZUcjQ4cllHeUYxcmZLMDRtbUFvMkJORVB2N1JLYXk5TUF2QjF1UXlXaXZZTDlqUzJ4ZGM0YlN5cWVROUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFT3pEUDJLcF9WX0FheFR5OTcxcVBoX08xSWZnSWc4Qmt1d1dDWU5OSEVadlo0UDFIT3lWZFV6NzVqTEdpWTV3MWJldWxrc0J1amFFbHJzOUI4RlIyNXhDSGlZejVjZUdQeFpaczA2aG9WM2puclRXYUdJVmtsdmFRS2h2VzRvcUVNVFB2cEVlcW1rR1F2MWRsRk9WMEl6WUFITTBKNW9Hbk5BQ0p0STNWY01qM2hPU19lZ0VtcTF0QU9fNkpzT0tGcXBsbnVzTjJZak5OYmFEZ3ZIR0FzUT09 |
If you look at his shirt, he also has external bleeding. | r/getthatguyabeer | comment | r/getthatguyabeer | 2017-02-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYcXFKcDF2YlUzbDV1WGhGdzZxaE8ySHk5NUt0ZWdKbVJ1UVU3eHZfLXpHakxfbWVzWFJBNzZoWGZxaTIxV2NLU284cXp2Ujdqb0ZVREp3U0NjWkh1MG1WYTg3Nm9NRVN1SzNVRVo0RWNTUVU9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFcjhrTmcxVEhqUVg5dVdWU2x2X0hVaVotTVEzbHlsWGVkM1lzQUI4UUc3aWJkVW83RlBsRFplbzJnUXhhR0FiY3FvVWp1RlVCeXBpMG9wUzBzaElrRlVFeFZnT052ZUQ4cXpQV0VKVzVCSE5fclhrVUpQOWVncW4weG1hcTZ4ZEpoUkRnUHN3bDl1cGxiamo4MlhuOUFiTE5oSnpyRHo5OXdsLXRoN3dyQnA4RTM5ZmFFbDRKeDlOVUltVEYyN2xrRXlERGlocG9kaFR5VnZBLXpSTXRzUT09 |
Uh this probably wound up being VERY bad for this guy. | r/getthatguyabeer | comment | r/getthatguyabeer | 2017-02-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYWjRheXhFV01RM1hEYXRrWDBIMGFGVTlvQU1vZDk1c2syYzlROWlWWHpJVWFUWWI1LU9MZl8xWFRfcXdaTmNFam5LbkZxUGdSNk1HZFIxOHJTRU9VcGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFN0FZSVZPTzVZUkRVZmNJejdPeWhrNUkzMFJjYm96UnpoWWZwenE2UzFMM2pZR0dDWTFZTi1Wc2xfWG9sa0lsbkhWdy1GaUQ5VTByV183bXVUUUxuV3h4cmpqbEJRSUVBc3FnYTJBR09ZYkExWnhGUERISG1VSVpJX0V1WEpjWTVJOWNHU2d1dFp1T0FTbXQydlMySEFiUHpRczFmNU5CdEVzSGJxLXVtS21rWGJnTndmSmZBZDh1aVRnX2RvQzZwZGZRMl85TExOdGZfSW9vU09KNXdOUT09 |
Fine, get him a beer *and* a doctor. | r/getthatguyabeer | comment | r/getthatguyabeer | 2017-02-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYT0pOSmxBRDh0bFg4LUhocUpIUXV5UTBodl9hdDVVamN6VGxPa0YwS2lxY2RSUlVwQWlqeVRJRTJ0QXNtT3A2ZGZvUDZobGk0SDBGRlJqa2kyam1pV0VTX1g1d18ySmZaZTMyQ3RUSkZ4a3c9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFSU5BamRrMG1PdHV4WXZkdC12WWJfc3dBM2lzLUJPMGtZbDV4RjFGNkpSR0dzam9IMmM0STA2V1RuMDZZM0FneFdVWjJNTHdhUlMxVjlQZkRPZFY1RnI3dktVcjRMNE5ualJuOXlYd1dtX1hmVWNNX2s0OG1JU2VIYjFYZlJJUmJHM05VSHRGOFJWek9rUHZoc3R4c2liRzZMWUp1QnNLU0pvOFFYOGVrZUpOcEVwTmhWZ3JvX19QdW9qcXY4RURXVlRhX0hiVlNsNkg3dTVycDF2TG00dz09 |
"Dude is that… the Statue of Liberty attacking the city like God-damned Godzilla?"
"Don't say God-damned Godzilla."
"Why not?"
"Because GOD-damn-GODzilla. Sounds weird. God-god."
"Can we focus?"
"Why are you so worried? You're sweating. Your eyes are wide."
"Jesus Christ the Redeemer just joined the Statue of Liberty and is throwing cars at buildings and people at other
people. I think we should leave the building."
Jim stretched his head to peek over the rim of the window. "No kidding, look at that. How d'you reckon he made it
all the way here from Brazil?"
"I don't think that's important, Jim."
"Well, frankly, I'm a bit curious. It's a long way from Brazil, and –"
"They're heading this way."
"—I for one would like to know if he walked, flew or if he has some sort of Christmobile we should all be aware of."
"It looks like Jesus Christ is now using the Eiffel Tower as some sort of –"
"Then again, it's possible he walked on the ocean, right? Isn't that his thing?"
"Yes, Jesus Christ the Redeemer is using the Eiffel Tower as a weapon. It appears that the Eiffel Tower is, in fact, a giant rocket launcher of sorts."
"Though even if he walked on water, it's still a long walk from Brazil to here."
"We really should get out of the building."
"What? No, come on, I just rented Godzilla on Amazon."
"Why did you do that?"
"Well, you brought it up, I felt like watching it. I paid already, I'm not wasting –"
"Dude, seriously, all the modern wonders of the world are out the window right now destroying the city. We need
to evacuate."
"Hey, Bryan Cranston! I didn't know he was in this."
"I think I see dinosaurs too."
"DINOSAURS!? BY GOD IT CANNOT BE!"
'No, I was lying. But seriously, that's where you draw the line of what to believe in?"
"Ah, no internet. Crap."
"Well, I should think so, the Sphinx is chewing on cables just by the Statue of Liberty's feet."
"You know what? I think I have the 1998 version on DVD somewhere."
"Dude, I'm out. Fuck this."
Henry grabbed his stuff, and Jim watched as he made way to the door and then out to the corridor and then
disappeared down the stairs in hurried steps.
A few seconds later Henry's figure emerged out the window, wrapped in the gigantic hand of the Statue of Liberty.
The statue waved him around a couple of times, then bit his head off and spit it against the back of Jesus Christ
the Redeemer.
Jim vowed to never buy magic mushrooms online ever again and then fell asleep on the couch during the first ten minutes of Godzilla, unaware of the fact that he had been duped by the website guy and the mushrooms he consumed were really only Portobello mushrooms and, you know, all that insanity out the window was really happening. | r/psycho_alpaca | post | r/psycho_alpaca | 2017-03-02 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYcWstZW1BMy1RVEhnSERhOGlsQlJoUHRYdjYxZUxSQ2VYSDdoTWVyYUZiS0RINjNITWRxaWEyWnU5STBERF9QaTJiVFlqZ0VCTk5SZlpTSkQ5bGNad0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFbXZYZ3Btd2tBOG1HRHhicW9UTVppeGFVQ3FBZDVQazZ6T3ZLc2lidGtzOW9zNGZpczczQXY1U1NxWWZrUVlnaWF1V0tuUm9GNWNaeHFjTmJKR3g2WG85QnRjcTdiYlRrNjZHcjV3VjN2RWVwcnZWZUFyWnQ4YUl1X0NZR1h0eGFmSXQzR0d6TWJNWDI2cFF1TVJuWjVMeGpoZ2Etb0x3VWZ4MWs5VVBfMFFlbVFUSmdud0tqbTQ0a3A5QXRHWkhJUGs4aTNxMGZxWENWczdSOUtZcjRSQT09 |
Those eyes. Wow. | r/lizzycaplan | comment | r/LizzyCaplan | 2017-03-04 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYS1NvUUVSbS1XYTNZWHI2M28xMm1iRmFha0p0a0h1a3Q5QnBQVkgyX0FlS29NckZFbXRkOVhUYWFPdlgyVTJCeVJ5RjB3SW9ya0lKZXMwUDB4YTFPdWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFMHBza3JwTng3SUlpRlF5S25qYXl1aWxkYmZLcWpfekN4NEZwSkJORF84RE10SG8yakJidWdlWGRVa3BrMndUYlY5ZGY5RjRpcXlKREkybFhWalFRUEFjcExZX3FuM1JYZWo5VHhySUNOMUJ4c1c5TVpmak1EUWZKSXJEaFJoM0NQZmxMemtBWmtYb1U0UUp4TXNNUWdXcjJTek45RjF5cGVIQ2xiSHZKeTVVPQ== |
"Okay, sit down," God said, lighting a cigarette and crossing his legs. "You gotta tell me how you did it. I mean the
whole thing was a mess and now it's just… just…"
"The word you're looking for is perfect," I said. "The universe is perfect."
"Yes. Perfect."
"Divine. Wonderful. Flawless."
"You've made your point. Now tell me how you did it."
"Well… okay," I took one of his cigarettes and loaded it between my lips. "First of all, I did away with the whole
determinism bullshit. I mean, what was that about!?"
"You're kidding! That was like the first rule!"
"It was crap. I mean you put all of us in the universe and gave us the illusion of free will when really our mind is
controlled by the brain which is made of matter which follows the fundamental rules of the universe like every other matter. What kind of crap is that? Talk about deceptive."
"What did you do then!? How did you replace determinism!?"
"I gave people actual free will. Turns out if we are free to do what we actually want instead of being tricked by the
rules of nature to act the way you see fit while only thinking we're free, we're actually quite skillful at living."
"But… but… but then it's chaos!" God shook his head. "If the rules of the universe don't control the behavior of
animals, even sapient ones like humans, what does!?"
"Just… us."
God seemed confused. "But then that just means that… that… that…"
"That there's gotta be some other set of pre-established rules that govern how mind works, right? I mean, if it's
not cause and reaction, what is it? Yeah, I considered that."
"Exactly! What did you do instead? What controls mind then?"
"Nothing. Just fucking chaos, dude."
God looked at me behind disbelief. "That makes *no* sense!"
"Well, it worked."
He shook his head again. He ashed his cigarette on a passing cloud. "Okay. Okay. What about the metaphysical
problem of existence out of nothingness? Where did everything come from, why is there something instead of nothing, all that. What about that, huh? How did you fix that?"
"What are you talking about? *You* fixed that by existing. You're God. You created the universe. There. Solved."
"But that just pushes the question to what created *me*" God said. "You don't think I thought about that? I'm a walking contradiction. I explain the universe, but what explains me!? At some point, something must have come from nowhere."
"Ah. True. Very smart."
God smiled. "See? You didn't fix everything. There's still existential despair in the universe because people don't
know where God came from, and God explains the universe but nothing explains God, so nothing explains the universe."
"Well, I just told them."
"Told them?"
"Where everything comes from. Including God."
"HOW!? HOW DID YOU EVEN KNOW THAT!? I DON'T KNOW THAT!"
"I lied."
He paused. "You… lied."
"I said you came from your mother."
"AND WHERE DID MY MOTHER COME FROM!?"
"Oh, God, it's just turtles all the way down, get over it. They ate it up, that's what matters."
He looked down beneath the clouds at the perfect Earth and the people living in harmony and the unpolluted
environment and the warless, unified nation that was the planet now. "I can't believe this. So you just gave people free will, told them that there's no satisfactory explanation as to where everything came to being and they just… accepted it?"
"Well, I was a bit more eloquent than that," I said. "But yeah. That's pretty much the gist of it."
"What about death? What happens after you die? Surely that still anguishes people. The source of all human
despair is deeply rooted in a fear of death. You didn't fix death."
"First of all, let's not get arrogant, God. You don't die, so don't pretend to know what being mortal feels like."
He stared at me rather foolishly, but didn't speak.
"But you're right, it's awful." I smiled. "So you know, I just stopped it."
"You… stopped it."
"No more death. I mean, frankly, what were you thinking, dude? Putting people in the universe, giving them
self-awareness and then death-awareness? That's like telling your wife you're mathematically guaranteed to break up with her in a few years the day after the wedding and expecting her to be faithful. Of course it's not gonna work."
"So nobody dies anymore."
"Nobody dies anymore."
"And everyone has real, true free will."
"Free as non-deterministic birds."
"And they all know that the universe is a logical impossibility that birthed itself out of nowhere like a will o' the wisp
in a desolate marsh extending unto lands unknown?"
"Very poetic. You just wanted to use that line, didn't you, author?"
Yes, I did. Go back to talking to God.
"Very poetic, God. And yes, they know the whole truth and they are fine with it and they don't die and they have true freedom."
"And that fixed everything?"
"Well. Almost. I had to get rid of Bon Jovi's last album, cause it *really* sucked compared to his early 90s stuff."
God thought about this. Then he shook his head. "No. I don't accept it." He got up. "Immortality doesn't fix existential despair. They're going to get tired of living eventually. Eventually every human being will experience everything there is to experience, meet and befriend and love every other human being, visit every corner of the universe, discover every piece of unknown land, do everything there is to do… and then… what?"
I didn't answer.
"Then they'll turn their heads to the unanswered questions once more! Where did I come from? What is the meaning of it all? If free will is true, what are the rules that govern it? And if there are no rules that govern it, how can something purely chaotic even exist and make sense to our non-chaotic brains? And, and, and if there ARE rules that govern free will those rules must be absolute or not be rules at all, and if they ARE absolute then, then, then there is no free will by definition!" God flicked his cigarette, very intense now. "Those questions need addressing! They need addressing so much that humanity built a whole society around shielding itself from facing these fundamental paradoxes and inconsistencies! They need addressing so much that the only reason humanity has developed culture and all the social fabric that now is put in place is because humans cannot satisfactory address these fucking issues and they'd go insane without distractions and false idols! All you did was push the whole thing with your belly! Sweep it under the rug! People live forever and think they are free in some higher form than they previously thought with my definition of free will, which, okay, was kind of shitty but still, and also you told them that the universe was created by God and that God was created by his mother and his mother by another mother and so on forever but that's not answering at all, it's pushing it under the rug again! What will you do when they figure that out!? What!? WHAT WILL YOU DO, ALPACA!?"
"They won't figure it out. I'm keeping them busy."
"HOW!? FOR THE LOVE OF ME, HOW!?"
I smiled. "I built a new continent and put a water park there. Free admission, no lines, open bar."
God stared down at me, panting, desperate, angry. Then he paused. Then he said, "Fuck, that's smart."
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This was a flourishing, beautiful community fearlessly working together to venture in the unknown, working hours straight to find clues. I want to thank you all for being such a good community, a black cloud always follows me on reddit now, for I can feel the heartbreak of what we lost. I used to have optimism that this wasn't the end... That's gone now.. But please, all of you, remember the bliss we had, how much fun this was, I may sound dramatic, but you truly cannot put into words how wonderful this place was...
Rest
In
Peace | r/solving_a858 | post | r/Solving_A858 | 2017-03-06 | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblFYb3oxTW5EbkFhVzY4THhzSExPamxkajNUY09NTDJCVFdBRjJuSEt5SFhYWWZnQ05jaU9hYUFJNFlpaC1GWTNQMnVXSlpoNkZnRjBZcDFNUWNuX0V1eHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5tblNFVjh6SEdJNzVZaWdqeV9KTS12SGRpVkw4NFFNSU5XUVpCRGMxZ3BuaWRYUEh6cEpxT2x4X0RFdkdfcDNLTGtZQmhkcTNXZ2hmU3E2Tk9idmlLN1NLYy0zTVFtZ2dUVjRKcHk4d0IzUndqak5CV3N3VWY1bVY1YXlFUVhUdmUxb2pkVWpjOVprU1R2WEZRRk9nNEZueEhoOWdoeUcycG5ZMVVQbDF2VG0xdUJ3PQ== |
I saw this on my Facebook earlier: "somebody told me you like to suck cock...
With your butthole."
Any ideas for a come back?
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