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IAmA Request: Systems Engineer | I am interesting in hearing from Systems Engineers, who are out on the field and working. I am majoring in Systems Engineering at a college in the United States and would like to know what people are doing after graduation with a S.E. degree! | 4 | [
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"body": "I am a Computer Engineer that oversees different aspects of a datacenter. Given enough upvotes, I can do an AMAA.",
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"body": "Systems Engineering is a great choice, and there are tons of directions you can go with it! I graduated in SE from the University of Virginia in 2008 and I'm currently working for a large federal consulting firm (Booz Allen Hamilton) developing Enterprise Architecture for the DoD. Basically, we help organizations in the DoD understand how they operate, giving them clear and accurate visual depictions of the activities and processes they perform or execute, the roles and responsibilities of their people, the data and information they use, etc. It's a great application of SE because it's very big-picture stuff. We look at how all of the different components of business work together and relate in order to help these organizations do process improvement, recognize redundant systems/personnel, etc.\n\nThe best part is the pay is great and the work is becoming more and more prominent, especially in the greater Washington, DC area. I'd be happy to answer any specific questions you have!",
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"body": "I'm a systems engineer in the Aerospace industry. Currently working on the 787 and some other projects with Airbus. I'm at work now so can't really start a IAmA right now.\n\nIf I get chance this evening I'll start one if you're interested.",
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[TOMT] Help me identify this magic/fantasy book [book] | I'm trying to remember the name/author of a book I read as a teenager.
It was a magic/fantasy book and in one scene the main character used a camera that turned out to be the home of a small person who painted what he saw when you pressed the shutter.
The main character realized some one lived in the camera when he smelled bacon cooking one morning coming from it.
What book is this?
EDIT: It seems like Pratchett, but not sure, and I don't think it was discworld stuff even if it is him.
**EDIT2: We have a winner: *"The Colour of Magic"* - Terry Pratchett** | 6 | [
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"body": "I'm sure that is pratchett, one of the earlier ones in the discworld series. possibly the colour or magic.\n\nedit: [yep](http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&hs=Hdt&q=%22colour+of+magic%22+camera+painting&btnG=Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=)",
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How do you make physical activity a part of your daily life? | I'm your typical lazy American and don't work out much at all. not that I'm in perfect shape (nor am i overweight, either) but i do think about exercise a lot. just... have an issue with implementation.
So, reddit, what do you do to keep active and in shape? What are some "tricks" for the lazy in us all to get motivated? | 12 | [
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"body": "1. Figure out the time of day that works best for you, energy wise and time wise. If I try to work out after work, I'll tend to skip it, make excuses, and be generally tired during the workout. If I work out in the morning, I'm half-asleep. If I work out at lunch time, I'm both mentally awake, physically alert, and could usually use a 45min break to unwind.\n\n2. Work out for 30-40min *every single day*. This requires some equipment - either you need an office with a gym, or a home gym, or a gym in your apartment building, as it's really hard to have to drive or walk to a far away gym for a quick workout every day. You do this to make fitness a habit, just like eating lunch. When you work out 3 days a week, you tend to make your workouts longer (harder to get through at a proper intensity level) and it never becomes as *ingrained* a habit as it could be. Example - over the past six months, I've skipped working out exactly **one day**. Coincidentally, that's the same number of times I've skipped eating dinner.\n\n3. Make sure you understand your goals, and are working towards them properly. Nothing stunts good habits like not seeing any results, so do your research and make sure you're working out properly and eating properly (at least most of the time) so that you achieve them.\n\n4. Constant feedback. If you're weight-conscious (either losing, gaining, or trying actively to maintain), weigh and record *every single day*. Yes, there are peaks and valleys, and your scale weight oscillates significantly day-to-day... but the trend is your friend, and making a habit out of feedback keeps you honest.\n\n5. Don't buy into gimmicks. Gimmick diets (Paleo, Raw, Atkins, blah blah blah), and gimmick workout plans (100 pushups), just set you up to fail harder when you eventually can't keep the gimmick up anymore. Take an engineering approach to your body, and try to come up with a long-term solution for fitness.\n\n6. Doing half of it is better than doing none of it. Over the holidays, I ate like absolute shit for about 2 weeks - dinner out with the family every single day, never had a day without at least 4 drinks of beer, wine, or whisk(e)y, driving around the suburbs instead of walking around the city, etc. But I still meticulously lifted weights for half an hour every single day. I came back, weighed myself, and didn't gain an ounce. Hell, if I kept the wine glass down, I'd have probably gained a pound or so of muscle mass. I knew where to cut back and where to splurge - and that's something that might take a while to figure out.",
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"body": "*Simple stuff: Bike to work, stop using the elevator, always park at the back of the parking lot. Biking to work has been great for me, it ensures I get at least 30-40 minutes of physical activity each day. (well, except lately...too damn cold to bike!)\n\n*Get a workout partner. My wife and I go to the gym together, and we keep each other in line. Anyone will do, but IMHO a SO is great as a workout partner because you have a vested interest in making each other work out.\n\n*Don't overcommit. Take one, maybe two suggestions from this post and just do that to start off. Once that becomes a habit (or at least not feeling like a total chore), start adding more. One thing people do is go from never getting any exercise to trying to run 3 miles a day, or go to the gym for 30 minutes a day, every day. They usually get discouraged and never go again. 5 minutes a day is an improvement over what you have now. 20 pushups a day, on a regular basis, is better than what you have now. ",
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DAE get worried at how quickly their life seems to be passing by? | This past decade flew by and while there are brief boring moments where minutes feel like hours, usually time passes so quickly that I worry I'm not going to fully enjoy it or get the most out of it. | 85 | [
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"body": "Take your birth year and subtract your age. It's amazing how far back it takes you. \n\n1951 and 1980 never seemed so close before. ",
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"body": "Time speeds up as you get older. \n\nIf you could remember your first week it would have seemed like an eternity. \n\nRemember when you were a child and parents said we'll do that 'next week' or worse 'next month'? It seemed like years away because it was, relatively, as you'd only experienced a few months relative to how many your parents had. \n\nAs you experience more years they get shorter. I can't imagine what they must be like at 60 or 70. ",
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"body": "Yes, I do get worried, I was on Reddit trying to distract myself from that worry. Thanks for reminding me :(",
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"body": "The problem for most people is we spend a good chunk of our time thinking about what we need to do later today or thinking about something that happened yesterday. We are rarely in the present moment. I practice Zen meditation and mindfulness practice and it has helped me appreciate life as it happens. For example, when drinking your morning coffee, don't just gulp it down but really savor the taste of it and enjoy it. If you practice mindfulness for six months you and those around you will notice a big change in you.\n\nRecommended reading: [Peace is Every Step](http://www.amazon.com/Peace-Every-Step-Mindfulness-Everyday/dp/0553351397) by Thich Naht Hanh.",
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"body": "I was just talking about this yesterday!!! 10 years ago I was in college. It seems like I blinked my eyes and woke up a decade later. I'm officially freaked out.",
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"body": "I look at it this way. People measure time by the passage of events. If a long time passes by with no significant event in your life, then all that time congeals together into nothingness in your mind. Therefore, that lack of memory makes the time feel like it's going by fast, because you have no point of reference for the last significant event.\n\nWhen you are growing up, you have many significant events such as elementary school, middle school, girlfriends, high school, graduating, college semesters changing, graduating college, getting married, having children. After those events, life gets pretty monotonous, and therefore uneventful. Those long uneventful periods of time, as I said, all congeal together into nothingness, and so it almost seems like that time has passed very quickly. \n\nAlso, during your younger years, you have WAY more free time than you do as an adult. As an adult you have a family to take care of, a job to go to, bills to pay, and it almost seems like you never have time to do what you want.\n\nIf you had all the free time as an adult, like you did as a kid, I think time would return to it's much slower pace relative to your interpretation of it.",
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If you could read a novel co-authored by any two authors, who would they be? | Which two authors together would be greater than than the sum of them apart?
I'd love to read a book written by Umberto Eco and Neal Stephenson. They're both unflailingly cerebral, full of ideas, and are handy with characterisation too. Oh, and any literary lovechild of the two would be so friggin' huge that it would take a pleasurable eternity to finish and digest.
A Douglas Adams/Neil Gaiman mashup would also be good. As would an Ian McEwan/Jonathan Franzen novel. | 17 | [
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"body": "Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman?\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Omens\n\nIt's a pretty good book. ",
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"body": "I think J.K. Rowling and Umberto Eco could put out a masterful one-off work of fantasy. Eco would be able to provide the symbolism and ultimate meaning that would make the work poignant, and Rowling would dumb it down enough that everyone could love it.",
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"body": "You can read Neil Gaiman [on](http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Panic-Douglas-Hitchhikers-Galaxy/dp/1848564961/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262885010&sr=8-2) Douglas Adams.",
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"body": "Somebody that writes really quickly (Like Brandon Sanderson) and George R. R. Martin to tell him what to write.",
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DAE not have a problem with good shows ending, and prefer they have a good 1 - 3 season run than end up like The Simpsons? | I'm aware people are going to point out that The Simpsons is all Maxtone-Graham or-whatever-his-name-is's fault, but the original writers left for a reason - and there are plenty of shows that can be used as an example. | 17 | [
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"body": "I guess it depends on what type of show it is. Something like futurama can go on until I'm 80 and I'll be happy.\n\nHowever, something like Lost (best show ever) was made even better by the fact that it was givin an end date - by the creators, not the network.\n\nI really enjoy stories, and all stories must end. I beleive television should be a medium for writers/directors to display long stories, that have chapters etc. but the ending was written before filming the pilot.",
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Why do so many Libertarians support the Republican party? | I've always thought of Libertarians as supporting personal freedom above all else, a laudable aim. And yet, if you look at the record (**not** the rhetoric) of the Republican party, they don't score well on personal freedom.
Warrantless wiretaps, waterboarding, abolition of Habeus Corpus, pork-barreling on an obscene scale, the "war on drugs", and their pandering to fundamentalist christians endless fascination with what goes on in other peoples bedrooms, all add up to the Republicans being pretty-much the opposite of what Libertarians say they stand for.
So why do so many Libertarians support the Republicans?
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Ok, I have my answer. Libertarians who support the Republican party do so because they're more impressed by rhetoric than actions.
Frankly, I expected better.
Sorry, I'm not trying to be a troll, but you guys are never going to achieve your aims if you allow yourselves to be bought off by a lot of cheap talk about 'Liberty' and 'Small Government' by a bunch of big-spending, torturing scumbags who want to use the power of the state to force their brand of christianity on everyone.
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"body": "Well, I have never supported the Republican Party. But I have supported some *members* of the Republican Party, and probably more so than I have supported *members* of the Democratic Party. My reasoning essentially amounts to this:\n\nThe argument for Republicans like Ron Paul and Jim DeMint is that they would restore economic freedom and lower taxes. The argument against is that they would outlaw topless dancing and alternative lifestyles. Conversely, the argument for Democrats like Barney Frank and Barack Obama is that they will grant freedom to practice all lifestyles, but the fear is that they will raise taxes and over-regulate businesses.\n\nAt the end of the day, history has demonstrated to me that the fear of the Democrats is far more legitimate than the fear of the Republicans. If I put Republicans in the government, there's some risk that I *might* see dramatic lifestyle restrictions. But if I put Democrats in the government, I *know* that I will definitely see major tax hikes and paranoid hyper-regulation. So if I have to pick one or the other, I pick Republicans.",
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"body": "> look at the record (not the rhetoric) of the Republican party\n\nI recommend doing the same for the Democratic party as well. Obama/Clinton/Biden all voted for the Patriot Act, FISA, Bailouts, etc. And they seem to agree with the continuation of the war on terror and drugs, as well as blatantly denying Bagram detainees Habeus Corpus.\n\nBut to answer your question, some libertarians do indeed support some politicians that are Republicans (like Ron Paul), and even Democrats (like Russ Feingold), but I don't think any true libertarian is supporting the Rep or Dem **Party** as a whole.",
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"body": "I do a lot of work in the local Republican Party where I work, not because of the values of the party, but because it is where I can have the biggest impact. \nFirst, there is no voice for Libertarians in the Democratic party.\nSecond, especially at a local level, I can wield tremendous influence on the CANDIDATES put forth by the party. In my experience, your average Republican will support any candidate put forward by the party, therefore if you can influence who the candidate will be you have much more influence over who ends up in office, as apposed to waiting for the general election. If Libertarians would read up on parliamentary procedure and actively support quality candidates at the party level, it would revolutionize the Republican party and help to correct policy at all levels of government. \nA perfect example of this was in Virginia's 10th district, in the primary for the house. An unknown, Vern McKinely, had the courage to stand up and challenge long-time moderate Republican rep. Frank Wolf, and though he ended up losing to Wolf, he forced Wolf to take a much more conservative stance on several issues, including a virtual 180 on gun policy. That was organized by a relative handful of people, and in one shot, made a huge impact in their district.\nThat is why I am an active Republican.",
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"body": "I have to pay taxes but I don't particularly want to marry another dude.\n\nAnyway, traditionally Repubs have had the \"fiscal libertarian\" label, but I think GWB pretty much killed that canard.\n",
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"body": "**\"The Republicans want to tell me what to do in the bedroom the Democrats want to tell me what to do everywhere else.\"**",
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"body": "\"Why do so many Libertarians suppor the Republican party?\" Laziness. \r\n\r\nTime for Libertarians to step up and start making some noise. The message that the two party system is not working or serving anyone's interests needs to be hammered into the heads of the average American and especially not just during election year. Whether that be through ad campaigns, TV appearances, internet, whatever.\r\n\r\nDo libertarians REALLY want to ride on the short bus with the Beckites? Not me. I naively drank the Republican kool-aid for many years, then the day came that I realized that the Republicans are as full of shit as the Democrats. \r\n\r\nThe lesser of two evils is still evil and I refuse to support the Republican Party in any shape or fashion - Ron Paul or not.",
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"body": "Good question.\n\n>\"When the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence.\"\n\nThe biggest argument I hear is that since the Republican Party is ostensibly for \"smaller government\", it's far easier to infiltrate and take over than the Democratic Party.\n\nI imagine most of these libertarians are more of the constitutionalist/minarchist persuasion (like RP), and still believe they can change the system inside of that very same flawed system. I doubt many libertarians of the an-cap/free market anarchist/voluntaryist persuasion ever support the Republican party.",
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"body": "You answered your own question. The rhetoric espoused often lines up much more for Libertarians with the Republican party than the Dems.\n\nIt's not really logical, but when you ignore what their *doing* and just listen to what their *saying*, the GOP is closer to Libertarianism than the Dems are.\n\npretty simple.",
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"body": "I believe that it is impossible to have personal freedom without economic freedom. Not just because economic activities are such big parts of our lives (i.e., we are to a large extent producers and consumers), but because of human nature and what government must do to counter act it.\n\nWe, by nature, want to be free to make our own decisions that benefit us and our families the most, or that we believe will. We want to keep the fruits of our labors, or give it to those we choose. So, if the government wants to counter act those natural tendencies, they must use force. And that force goes against our liberty.\n\nIf we are told that we cannot run certain businesses, or that our business must be run certain ways, or that we cannot consumer certain products or services, or that our money must be given to certain groups, that goes against our instinctive desire for liberty, and thus we will resist it. No matter how well meaning the policy is, if our instinct is to resist it, government can only use force and coercion to counter that resistance.\n\nSo again, you cannot have personal liberty without economic liberty. Both parties must realize this, and while I'm not overly confident in the Republican party, I am 100% confident that the Democratic party never will.",
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"body": "So why do so many Libertarians support the Republicans?\r\n Ron Paul\r\n\r\nand the Libertarian Party ran\r\nBob Barr",
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"body": "Because I think libertarianism is misrepresented to most people. The people on this reddit are intelligent and look into things, but the general public doesn't. For example: you have Glenn Beck getting on the air everyday spewing his insanity under the guise of libertarianism. People that agree with what he says probably call themselves libertarian, and that's the limit of their knowledge of the ideology. ",
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"body": "With the possible exception of pandering to Christians, most of those issues are either not historically linked to the Republican party, or have bipartisan support, or both. Wiretaps, waterboarding, abolition of Habeus Corpus were favorites of the latter Bush administration (though that last item was also a tenet of Lincoln, also a Republican). George W. Bush was not, by any honest assessment, a conservative. His domestic policies (e.g., Medicare Part D and No Child Left Behind) were more aligned traditional Democratic platforms, and his foreign policy echos that of Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat.\n\nSo it should be little surprise that these policies are continued and expanded under a Democratic President and Congress.\n\nNow, to relate this to your question: Bush lead the Republican party astray (admittedly, with help from plenty of others). People like Ron Paul, Peter Schiff, and, especially, their supporters, can help bring it back on track.\n\nWould I rather have a libertarian person in office? Yes, and so I will vote for one whenever given that choice, even if the mainstream considers such a move \"throwing my vote away.\" And in local elections in certain regions, this stands a good chance. For Congress and President, however, I think we'll have more success with liberty minded Republicans; libertarians \"infiltrating\" the Republican party, if you like to think of it that way.",
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"body": ">why do so many Libertarians support the Republicans?\n\nWe don't. The thing is, we're not going to regain our constitutional form of government without fixing one of the major parties in the process, and now that the Republican party is on the ropes and the neocons are fucking off to the Democrats (since that's where the power is now), we have an opportunity to make the Republican party uphold its own platform, which we haven't had since Ford got his ass kicked by Carter.\n\nThe last time this happened, Reagan got elected, but the neocon assholes like Bush managed to surround him with their cronies, and prevent any serious changes in policy.",
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"body": "People here are still confusing small-l libertarians and BIG-L Libertarians (those associated with the LP).\r\n",
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"body": "Because the two parties have rigged the entire political system from the top down (access to the media, debates, ballot access, voter registration, vote counting, etc) so that they can push out any third party opposition. Until the masses see that the two parties are NOT working for them, and are working only to preserve their own access to power, then there is little to no chance for a third party.\n\nThat, and the Libertarian party refuses to say NO to the small number of batshit crazy people who continue to give it a bad name.",
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"body": "Of the two weevils, the GOP is still the most libertarian. The Patriot act? Anyone else remember that the only problem the Dems had with it at the time was that some of the government goons hired by it weren't eligible to be unionized? \r\n\r\nThe Drug war? Who's made more strides towards legalization, republican areas or dem ones? I'd say republican looking at all the evidence. Certainly I haven't seen much from the dem side of the street that makes them noticably better than the republicans. \r\n\r\nAnd that's just the weak side of the GOP. Look at the weak side of the dems - they're clearly tax-and-spending, shiny-new-government-project-chasing, incompetence ignoring statists. Even more than the republicans were if that's possible. \r\n\r\n",
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"body": "Frankly, and I know a lot of Libertarians would disagree with me, I would much rather see an increase in taxes and increase in welfare programs than an increase in fascist-state tactics and a more powerful military.\n\nSure, taxes and welfare are subversive and oppressive in a lot of ways. But I'll take that over overt military oppression and strength any day. Welfare is a lot less terrifying than a standing army. (Which, if I recall, was not Constitutional.)",
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"body": "Republicans scare me slightly less.\n\nThe IRS is the greatest invasion of our personal life by the government and Republicans fight it. Universal Health Insurance would be worse, but I don't think it's going to happen, because Republicans fight it.\n\nRepublicans do plenty of stupid things I disagree with, but the courts actually toss out as many as they support. (Roe v. Wade, bans on gay marriage among others.) Liberal idiocy tends to live on in spite of its violations of the constitution. (Great Society, helmet laws, and potentially universal health insurance.)",
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"body": "Ours is a two party system thanks to plurality voting coupled with rhetoric that leads people to believe that they will waste their vote if it's not cast for the Democrats or Republicans. There have been very few independents or third parties to win major elections such as governor, senator, or president. \r\n\r\nIn turn some libertarians feel that it's worthwhile to vote for the lesser of two evils. Some see them as Republicans, few see them as Democats. \r\n\r\nPersonally, I don't vote on party, but pick who I feel is the most qualified individual who most closely aligns to my views. I spend days researching every candidate, often times calling up the local candidates on the phone because their info is harder to gather. In the past election I voted for Libertarians, independents, Republicans, and a couple Democrats. In every instance there was a Libertarian in the race, but they were there in name only, with no interest in winning. ",
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Tips on reading Textbooks? | Here's the story:
I'm a loser. My favorite store has become the used book store, where I buy all sorts of books (namely--reddit recommendations, and science textbooks). I read the fiction books relatively fast, but the textbooks just sit around on the shelf and collect dust. This is because when I start reading a textbook, my body craps out on me and decides that I'm tired, even though I'd be fine doing anything else.
Then my whole evening is ruined because I can't even get up anymore. What do I do? I really want to read something besides fiction, but textbooks are too dry! Any tips? | 6 | [
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"body": "Don't.\n\nTextbooks were not written to be read straight through. Whatever topic you are trying to learn from the textbook, guaranteed there are fifty books out there that make it interesting.\n\nScience? Asimov has excellent non-fiction in just about any area imaginable.\n\nHistory? \"Guns, Germs and Steel\". Anything by Stephen Ambrose (I KNOW PEOPLE!!!! HE PLAGIARIZED!!! NOW GET OVER IT)\n\nPhilosophy? Start with \"Sophie's World\" and move up from there.",
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Hey /r/Linux! I need some help with text processing from the command line! | Basically what I am looking for is something like 'tail -f /var/log/file' except that instead of continuing to poll the file indefinitely, it stops after a given number of lines have been read. Ideally this should work with a default Linux install without requiring any additional binaries be installed. Any ideas or suggestions? | 4 | [
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"body": "So basically, tail the next 30 lines that are written to the log?\n\n\n`tail` will print the last 10 lines of the log when invoked with `-f`, and continue printing indefinitely until terminated. However, `tail` can also be terminated by a broken pipe. Thus, we can pair it up easily with head with no tomfoolery and get just what you want. \n\n tail -f filename.log | head -30\n\n`tail` will terminate after `head` has read 30 lines. This will print the last 10 lines of the log already written, and terminate after the next 20 have been written.",
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Hey Reddit, in 2010 my goal is to become classy. How do I do it? | My friend and I decided that we we're going to become classy in 2010. I'm a late twenties successful law student; nonetheless, I'm poorly dressed drunken douche bag. So - what are some good tips on what classy people do? It can be anything from really subtle - like napkin on lap type shit - or more obvious, like, get a new fucking wardrobe. Questions: dress? demeanor? behavior? chivalrous whatnot? speech? diction? etc. What do classy people do?
Edit: Thanks for all the great advice! I'm currently getting my monocle calibrated. | 46 | [
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"body": "1) Button-up shirts without that fancy OC embroidery mucking them up. Make sure they fit well. Tuck them in at work, but don't pull them out later afterhours as the shirt tails will be all wrinkled.\n\n2) Learn how to use an iron.\n\n3) Wash and comb your hair, abandon heavily gelled styles.\n\n4) Wear pants that fit right with a belt to keep them from sagging.\n\n5) Keep your shoes clean. Doesn't matter if you're wearing Converse or Doc Martens, you can stay classy so long as your shoes aren't grimy.\n\n6) You don't have to shave every day, but you have to keep your facial hair neat.\n\n7) Keep your teeth brushed and your breath decent.\n\n8) No more baseball caps, worn either forward or backward, and leave the Jersey Shore fake fedoras at home.\n\n9) Drink nice alcohol. Forgo Bud Light for local beers or keep it even classier with Jameson neat or a stiff Manhattan.\n\n10) Don't eat with your hands in public.\n\n11) Don't burp, fart, or otherwise expel noxious gasses in public.\n\n12) No Northface jackets. Get something mid-length in black, dark grey, or brown with no clown stitching.\n\n13) Don't take the service people around you for granted. Say please and thank you and have a nice day.\n\n14) Don't let yourself get smashed in public. Get buzzed and a little drunk, but if any more than that you risk descending back into douchebaggery.\n\n15) Use real words and speak intelligibly and at an audible volume, but not to the point of shouting. Shouting or just appearing to be talking really loudly puts people off.\n\n\nOptional:\n\n16) Argyle socks. Everywhere and all the time.\n\n17) Eat decently. A steady diet of burritos and other junk isn't going to do your complexion or waistline any favors.\n\n18) Have a hobby and be well-informed on public events.\n\n19) Learn to smile so that the corners of your eyes crinkle up a little. People will think this is completely sincere even when it's not.\n\nEDIT: Listy formatting.",
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"body": "I come from what you might call very humble roots. Growing up, my family was very uncultured and out of touch. I've tried to turn myself into someone who is classy, cosmopolitan, and even a little charming. I've had to pay a lot of attention and think a lot about the subtle qualities of what makes a person fit that bill. I'm not all the way there by any means, but here is some of what I've learned:\n\n* Have a firm (not steel-gripped, just firm) handshake, look people in the eye most of the time when you are talking to them, and smile genuinely. These things can go a long way in how people perceive you.\n* When speaking, don't speak too fast, too low, and certainly not too loudly. Enunciate. Use correct words (verb forms, etc.). Don't use language that many might find crass or offensive. Don't be repetitive; work on articulating yourself well enough that you can get your point across without having to be.\n* Never show off, brag, or talk yourself up. Just be yourself and be confident that the people you would like to impress will be able to see your qualities without you pointing them out.\n* Never insult someone or try to make anyone else feel foolish or inferior. Don't correct someone for using the wrong word. Try to make people feel good and comfortable. For example, if you are in a group and someone says something stupid or awkward, don't belittle them or make a joke to make yourself look better at their expense. Rather, try to smooth over it in a way that makes that person look better; this will make you look great. If someone does say something really out of line, express your disagreement, but do so in a manner that is calm and polite.\n* A good way to sum up a lot of this is... be always confident but never cocky.\n* Be well-read and well-informed on current issues. This will help you in conversation. Remember, don't be a show-off. Also, avoid trying to BS your way through a conversation if you don't know what you are talking about. Admitting you aren't familiar with something is much classier than talking about it ignorantly and making yourself look like a fool.\n* Be courteous in general and be aware of common guidelines of etiquette. For example, elevators are always off before on, knives and scissors are always handed off by offering the person the handle, and doors should always be held open for anyone (male or female) assuming they are within a reasonable distance. If you really want to be thoroughly versed in etiquette, get a new edition of an emily post book or a men's etiquette book. But for the most part, etiquette is just using courtesy and common sense when dealing with other people. The idea is not to offend, inconvenience, or make anyone feel uncomfortable in any way.\n* Know how to dine formally, how to tie a tie, how to dance, how to write a letter.\n* Know how to change a tire. Being classy can overlap a lot with being manly. \n* When addressing older gentlemen, feel free to throw in the word \"sir,\" but do so in a way that is friendly and confident, not stiff or submissive.\n* Don't get stupid drunk in public.\n* Always be clean and trim. This should be pretty obvious. Keep your fingernails trimmed, your teeth brushed, your ears clean, etc.\n* Always be on time. But if you are meeting someone (especially a woman) for drinks* or something, and they are 15-20 minutes late, make no mention of the fact that they are late. If they apologize, assure them it is no trouble at all.\n* Accept compliments and gifts gracefully. That means if someone offers to buy you a drink or something, you can tell them it isn't necessary, but if they still want to, then accept. If someone offers you a compliment, don't brush it off; thank them. When someone does one of these things, thank them sincerely, but not profusely. You don't need to grovel.\n* Don't complain.\n* Don't get caught up in arguments, fads, or gossip.\n* Enjoying sports is okay, but for god's sake, there's more to life. Don't get all emotional over a ballgame or team.\n* Be accountable and responsible. Be willing to admit if you are wrong or made a mistake. This is very important, and sometimes can actually make you come out looking more mature and respectable than before.\n* Being classy and polite doesn't mean you have to be aloof or snobby. On the contrary, a classy person will be really friendly and genuine with people. \n\nI guess this is all I have off the top of my head.\n\n*Edit: Drinks, not cocktails. My mistake. Thanks fvdsn.",
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"body": "Open doors for women. Help co-workers clear printer jams, lift boxes, make coffee. Take your interns to lunch, and pay - even if you're not their boss. Floss. Wear ironed, clean pants and dress shirts with a tie. Do not wear corduroys or paisley prints. Call your mother. Shave daily, get haircuts every three weeks or less. No booze during business hours. Read the *printed* newspaper daily. Delete your MySpace account. Start spelling and saying \"theater\" the UK way: \"theatre\". Wear a *not-digital* watch.",
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"body": "* ┌─┐\n* ┴─┴\n* ಠ_ರೃ --Pardon me Squire, helping a chap that seems to have run afoul of proper gentlemanly etiquette happens to my forte. Consider this, education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him. Toodle pip old bean!",
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"body": "Classy is not what you wear or drink, it's a state of mind that others can recognize though your actions. In a nutshell... being classy is doing the right thing even when you know it may cause you grief.",
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"body": "Caution, a lot of classic cliches but they're all true.\n\nDon't talk smack about anyone, no matter what. Ever. No matter what. Ever. Seriously... EVER. When you talk smack about someone, people wonder if you're talking smack about them behind their back too.\n\nDress for the job you want - not for the job you have... unless you have the job you want, then you just dress nice. Always, always, always look good. (as a side note, Black shoes black belt. Brown shoes brown belt. no exception).\n\nKnow that it is better to be silent and have someone think you're a dumbass about a subject, then to speak up and prove it. ONLY talk about something with authority when you're an authority on it; Otherwise, ask questions and listen until you are. People respect that.\n\nStop cursing. Remove it from your vocabulary - even with your causal-everyday friends. Even when you're mad. Learn to communicate without it.\n\nStop being fat if you are. It is very difficult to be fat and classy. It can be done, but it's VERY rare.\n\nLearn some basic table and food etiquette. Which fork is which, what wine pares with what food.\n\nDon't take shit from ANYONE - but do it smartly and without cursing. Saying \"I'm sorry you feel that way, but that's the way it is\" isn't backing down, it's putting the ball back in their court. All of the above suggestions kind of start to make you look like a pussy. You have to counter all of the with some manliness. Your motto: I'm a lover but I'm also a fighter, so look out. That being said, you should avoid fist-to-cuffs at all cost.\n\nThis will get you started. Once you're a bonafide law guy, if you implement these (plus some other good suggestions in this thread), you'll be fighting back the poon with a stick. I know. I'm a class act you motherfucker.",
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"body": "1) Stop peeing in the shower.\r\n\r\n2) Spitting for distance is pretty cool, but not classy.\r\n\r\n3) you may have to adjust your junk, but descretion is the better part of valor here.\r\n\r\n4) You may have a witty comeback, but classy could care less about that gibbering idiot.",
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"body": "* Suits. Stylish but not outrageous. Black, Navy Blue or Grey. Use shirts and ties to express yourself\n\n* Haircut. Get one. Short back and sides is a good start. Go to a barber and ask for something Classic.\n\n* Smell Nice at all times. This means be showered, use antiperspirant and a reasonable amount of cologne. Smelling too strongly of something nice is just as bad as smelling like shit.\n\n* Don't talk about money, religion, race, sex or politics.\n\n* Stop drinking PBR and Franzia, Start drinking Scotch and wine from bottles. Become educated in the different types of wines. Its really not that difficult.\n\n* Treat Women like people, not like receptacles for your jizz\n\n* Stop doing anything that could be construed as douchey (Drinking in excess, Hi-5s, Saying Bro, Using women, yelling, fighting etc)\n",
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"body": "Avoid telling anyone how much work you put into something. That's hard to do because hard work is perceived as a huge value in our society, but the clue is to let other people see you and assume you're doing work - not tell them. In other words, make it look easy. \n\nBe easygoing and go with the flow. Don't be a little bitch if something doesn't go according to your plan. If you spent all day cooking a surprise dinner for a friend and she comes over saying, \"I just ate, let's just grab some drinks\" then go turn the oven off and get your coat, never mentioning a word about how you've spent all day working so she could have a nice dinner.\n\nDon't take time explaining and justifying the things you do unless you're asked about it, and when you are asked about it, don't hang yourself on the cross making a big deal about how much you sacrificed or worked. Be humble but not self-deprecating. They are not the same thing. Show appreciation for what other people do and be genuinely interested in what other people have to say. When you are recognized for something, recognize in turn those who helped you get there.\n\nIf you come into a lot of money, don't tell everyone about it.\nIf you lose a lot of money, don't tell everyone about it. \n\nCompliment people naturally but don't be a yes-man.\n\nUnder no circumstances should you be snarky or engage in gossip.\n\nAnd if you're ever in a situation where you feel really awkward, smile and fake the shit out of it until it becomes natural. Making mistakes is normal, but adding awkwardness to the mix will make it look even more stupid. \n\nKnow when to STFU and when to GTFO.",
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"body": "Change what you drink. Learn about whiskey, fine spirits, good wine and cigars. Specify which gin in a gin and tonic, and never mix whiskey with anything (whiskey and coke, I'm looking at you).\n\nDress from British tailors and companies. My friends have a taste for [John Smedley](http://www.johnsmedley.com/) jumpers. French cuffs, nice ties, appropriate shoes etc all good ways to be classy.\n\nAs for behaviour, talk less. Class is knowing when to keep quiet.\n\nThese are just some tips, I daresay there are other ways to be classy. I would say swearing less could be a starter. A whole effort is required though: a drunken douche bag in a cravat swilling 12 year old malt is just a pretentious drunken douche bag.",
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"body": "Not to harsh on your good plan, but drunkenness and classiness are mutually exclusive. Some may seem to pull it off, but their audience is also invariably drunk.\n\nWhen you're not drunk, the key to class is manners. Act a bit like young Don Corleone mixed with a bit of Lando Calrissian, except instead of selling out to the Empire, you get drunk. For bonus points, whenever you crack a bottle of booze, say \"I've just made a deal that'll keep the Empire out of here forever.\"\n\nWhat did you expect for free advice??",
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"body": "- Classy people don't swear for starters. Your post didn't need the F-bomb in it. Stay classy.\n- Toastmasters. 'Nuff said!\n- Think before you speak(see Toastmasters).\n- Say what you mean. The older you get the easier it is to spot a flake.\n- Eye contact can say more than anything verbal. Learn this.\n\n/stop swearing is the first thing I would do though.",
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"body": "Use wet wipes.\n\n\nAll these tips on looking good will be for naught if you continue to wipe your ass with dry tissue. As a friend explained, \"If you got shit on your elbow, would you just wipe it off with a dry tissue?\".\n\n\nOr as Kerouac said in The Big Sur:\n\nIt was he and George Baso who hit on the fantastically simple truth that everybody in America was walking around with a dirty behind, but everybody, because the ancient ritual of washing with water after the toilet had not occurred in all the modern antisepticism -- Says Dave \"People in America have all these racks of dry-cleaned clothes like you say on their trips, they spatter Eau de Cologne all over themselves, they wear Ban and Aid or whatever it is under their armpits, they get aghast to see a spot on a shirt or a dress, they probably change underwear and socks maybe even twice a day, they go around all puffed up and insolent thinking themselves the cleanest people on earth and they're walkin around with dirty azzoles -- Isnt that amazing? give me a little nip on that tit\" he says reaching for my drink so I order two more, I've been engrossed, Dave can order all the drinks he wants anytime, \"The President of the United States, the big ministers of state, the great bishops and shmishops and big shots everywhere, down to the lowest factory worker with all his fierce pride, movie stars, executives and great engineers and presidents of law firms and advertising firms with silk shirts and neckties and great expensive traveling cases in which they place these various expensive English imported hair brushes and shaving gear and pomades and perfumes are all walking around with dirty azzoles! All you gotta do is simply wash yourself with soap and water! it hasnt occurred to anybody in America at all! it's one of the funniest things I've ever heard of! dont you think it's marvelous that we're being called filthy unwashed beatniks but we're the only ones walkin around with clean azzoles?\"\n\n\nStay classy San Diego.",
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"body": "Always say please and thank you. \n\nStand up when shaking someone's hand, especially people who are older than you. \n\nHold doors open for people, especially women. \n\nIf you're on a date, pull out her chair for her before you sit down. always let her order first. Pay if you were the one who asked her out. If she wants to pay and this is after you second date, don't fight over the check, let her pay, and make sure to thank her. This also goes for anyone else you dine in public with. \n\nIf you're not sure if it's okay to kiss her at the end of a date, kiss her hand. It's a kind of gesture that makes romantic classy women melt. \n\nOffer your seat to women on public transit or in waiting rooms etc if there are no other seats. Especially offer it to pregnant women and elderly people. \n\nNever talk with food in your mouth. \n\nBottom line, think before you act or speak. \n",
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"body": "You will absolutely *need* a clean shirt, new shoes, silk suit, and black tie. You will not, however, need a reason why. \n\nA gold watch, cufflinks, stick pin, and a diamond ring will complete the ensemble, but if you have the cash, go ahead and get a top coat and a top hat as well. \n\nTo put it right over the top, add in some black shades and white gloves. \n\nThe women will come running, as fast as they can.\n\n(guitar spin)",
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"body": "Be sure to stick your pinky finger out while sipping Earl Grey. I do it and it's the key to my classy Louisiana lifestyle.",
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"body": "1) Don't tell crude jokes in the company of ladies. You may want to try to make it a habit to not tell crude jokes at all, but that's asking for a lot. Just filter yourself when you're around women.\n\n2) Don't ever insult anyone. Staying classy means that you don't stoop to other people's low levels. Head high, sir.\n\n3) Take care of yourself. This means showering daily, trimming/shaving your facial hair, exercising, eating well, and wearing clothes that fit your body type. I'm not saying that you need to become a poster child for PETA or buy into a workout program at Gold's Gym, but you should strive for some sort of physical exercise, playing football, running, going on a walk, etc. \n\n4) Always have some type of gum or mints on hand. Always.\n\n5) Be well informed of world events. Listen to NPR at least once a day, read CNN.com/ before going to bed, whatever. The more well rounded you are, the classier you are.\n\n6) Do not slur your words! That's what drunk people and uneducated people do. You, sir, are classy. \n\n7) Look people in the eye when you talk to them. Don't fidget with your watch (classy people have nice watches) and offer constructive feedback.",
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"body": "I came in here to say words like sir, top-hat, good day, pocket-watch and balderdash... and yet now I am going to save this as it has persuaded me to be present myself better.",
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"body": "I'd say classy is not putting people down to make yourself look superior, even if they are not present. Rise above petty criticisms. ",
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"body": "Classy people do one thing really well, they treat everybody equally, and well. All the other details have nothing to do with class, they just trick the eyes momentarily. Clothes (and other stuff) do not make the man.",
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"body": "[How to show some class (basic instructions).](http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2010/1/3/how-to-show-some-class.html)",
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Okay Reddit, what bands do you think have gotten BETTER with time? | Off the top of my head, I'll have to say Between The Buried And Me and Mastodon, both of their most recent albums are epic and masterful compared to their firsts (Which aren't bad-but they've gotten better). Another might be Katatonia, The Great Cold Distance was amazing. | 160 | [
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"body": "Definitely not rubber bands. They dry out over time and lose their elasticity. Much better when they're new. Hope this helps!!!",
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"body": "The National, progressively every album has been better than the last. It'll be interesting to see if they can hold that pattern for their fifth.",
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"body": "Spoon...although their catalog could be considered an arch as some would argue that they peaked at Kill the Moonlight/Gimme Fiction, while others believe that Ga^5 was just as good. Hopefully Transference will be great.",
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"body": "in the spirit of progression, I think Nirvana were clear on their way to becoming avant-garde masters. The things they were beginning to get into (and being close with Sonic Youth probably helped) were really exciting. It would have been nice to see that play out a little bit.",
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"body": "Faith No More. The early funk shit was cool but they really developed in a way no one would have expected. A lot of people just stopped at Angel Dust but I think King For A Day & Album of The Year are masterpieces in their own right.",
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"body": "Not a band but Tom Waits is like a fine bourbon, albeit laced with cigarettes and razor blades, that get's better with age.",
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"body": "Streetlight Manifesto. They just keep getting better. Especially if you include Catch 22 in that timeline.",
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"body": "Porcupine Tree. They keep getting better and better. Their fan base gets larger after every release.",
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"body": "**Talk Talk** last two albums (Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock) are work of genius. I can't stand their earlier stuff.\n\nSome say they invented post-rock with those albums. They dissolved shortly thereafter in an overdose of greatness.",
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"body": "Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.",
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"body": "**Dredg.** They started off as rap-core and ended up making beautifully composed indie music. The new one isn't their best, but it's still fairly solid (if you can look past some stunning bad lyrics).\n\n**Dillinger Escape Plan.** Some think their last disc, \"Ire Works\" is their worst, but I disagree. They went from complete chaotic insanity to more straight-forward rock, and it's awesome. Their old style is still very apparent, but this one branches out more.",
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"body": "Protest The Hero. They went from terrible hardcore punk, to making a damn good album as they graduated high school (Kezia), to really doing something great in the field of progressive metal with Fortress.",
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"body": "I'm going to get flamed and down voted like crazy. But i have to post what i believe in. HANSON. There 1997 POS album was pretty bad (but they were 14). They are all now in there mid to late twenty's and the soulful music they create is inspiring and catchy. They are a hard working and they don't get any credit or respect. \"The Walk\" Is one of my all time favorite albums. ",
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"body": "Silversun Pickups (Carnavas, Swoon) and Pinback (Autumn of Seraphs, Summer in Abaddon) come to mind. ",
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"body": "The Octopus Project or Explosions in the Sky or Okkervil River.\n\nThe Octopus started with just making some catchy cool music but now they've really come into their own with an image, sound and attitude of their own. And their live shows are the absolute best.\n\nExplosions have always been pretty good from the start, but their latest two albums are eons away from their first two.\n\nOkkervil River. The Stage Names is such a great pop/folk/indie album.",
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"body": "Some people may disagree, but Thrice. \n\n\nEvery album seems to have more heart, and you can tell they're doing it for the music. \n\n\nI love their old stuff but Vheissu, Alchemy Index, and Beggars are all incredible pieces of work. \n\nPS. While Mastodon's latest is great, nothing compares to Remission. That album blows me away everytime I listen to it.",
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"body": "Battles. Even though they haven't been around long, Mirrored was a huge leap forward compared to their earlier stuff.",
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"body": "The black keys! There first album was just a little too rough (bad mixing and recording) and had a very amateur feel to it. Now they seem to have the 70's fuzz riff down and Patrick Carneys drumming just became very interesting.",
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"body": "This is going back a few years, but the Beastie Boys progressed as musicians throughout their career.",
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"body": "John Mayer. He broke onto the scene as a lame pop artist making the girls swoon left and right and has progressed to one of the best blues guitarists of our generation. Personally, I feel he is the \"best\" guitarist in the music business right now but I won't say that definitively. ",
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"body": "Radiohead - i like their older stuff anyway, but i wasn't massively keen on their rocky phase, and i think their recent work is some of their best.\n\nAlso, The Beatles! i mean over their career, not just with hindsight. never been mad-keen on the early stuff, but the later albums are amazing.",
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"body": "The Sounds-\r\n\r\nAlthough not the most popular band, they've been a band i've listened to since their debut album. Of course, all of their music is quite catchy, but the songs they have on their newest album 'Crossing the Rubicon' are just...amazing compared to what they used to write.",
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"body": "Death Cab for Cutie. I can't stand their first two albums, but can listen to everything after for days.",
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"body": "* Okkervil River\n* Animal Collective\n* Grizzly Bear\n* Spoon\n* Radiohead\n* Beatles\n\nEverything I can think of off the top of my head.",
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"body": "Dirty Projectors. If you listen to Longstreth's first release The Graceful Fallen Mango and compare with Bitte Orca or even Rise Above, the progress is undeniable.\n\nedit: grammar",
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"body": "**Dave Matthews Band** (I'm not sure how most of you feel about Dave, but as neither a frat boy nor a full-blown hippie, I've somehow managed to become and a stay a massive fan for years and years).\r\n\r\nHear me out, for Dave hasn't had quite the same evolutionary ride as most. I'll just list out the chronological progression for you.\r\n\r\n* *Remember Two Things* (Live/Compliation album, of sort. First presented some of the stape tunes. All in all, it's raw and underdeveloped, but it's the beginning).\r\n\r\n* *Under the Table and Dreaming* (Just superb. The first studio release. Also the first in a series of albums that can/have been described as DMB's best).\r\n\r\n* *Crash* (Again, superb. Again, another album oft cited as DMB's best. Show's maturity in songwriter and studio prowess, and chock-full of fan-favorite tunes from start to finish).\r\n\r\n* *Before Theses Crowded Streets* (In my humble opinion, the absolute best Dave Matthews Band studio release to date, hands down, and the zenith of Dave's songwriting. Part of it can be attributed to Bela Fleck and the surprising continuity of his banjo. It's the peak of the band's relationship with Steve Lillywhite (although the unreleased *Lillywhite Sessions* are immaculate, and the results have yet to be matched).\r\n\r\n* *Everyday* (Commercially \"successful\". A much tighter pop/rock album than its predecessors, and generally looked down upon. In it's defense, there are some great fucking songs on this album, though.)\r\n\r\n* *Busted Stuff* (The remnants of *The Lillywhite Sessions* and a dandy of an album. One of my favorites. It's a return to form, I suppose, after the departure that was *Everyday*, but not nearly as inspired as the 90's releases).\r\n\r\n* *Stand Up* (Not quite sure what to say about this. Apparently the band was on the verge of splitting up. It must be true - there's no other excuse for such a shitty album. It makes *Everyday* sound like *The White Album*).\r\n\r\n* *Big Whiskey & the Groogrux King* (Needless to say, after the debacle that was *Stand Up*, I was slightly nervous about this release. However, the tragic death of saxophonist LeRoi Moore and the recent creation of inspired new material combined to form a powerhouse of an album - the best since *BTCS*).\r\n\r\nKeep in mind that most of Dave's highly regarded albums are live release, and I can't help but agree. The bread and butter of DMB's career is undeniably their live show, but for the sake of documenting progress, one can only use the studio creations as a reference guide.\r\n\r\nAll in all, if it weren't for the release of *Big Whiskey*, I'd be inclined to include DMB this reddit's counterpart. I'm confident we've got a bit more time of impressively solid Dave tunes on the horizon.\r\n\r\n**tl;dr;** DMB great through the 90's, slumped for a bit, back with a vengeance.",
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"body": "Refused. The Shape of Punk to Come is one of the best hardcore albums ever, period was a hell of a way out for that band.\n\nUnwound- They were such an interesting band because with essentially every record they put out the near drastically changed their sound but still managed to keep it sounding like them and branching out. They started off as a relatively unremarkable hardcore band and kept growing until they finished their career taking two years to build a studio and put out a truly impressive double album that to this day has gone criminally overlooked. ",
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"body": "My Bloody Valentine - their early releases (e.g. Geek) were pretty dreadful... they went on to make Loveless, arguably one of the most innovative and beautiful albums of the 90s.",
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"body": "Every Time I Die. New Junk Aesthetic is unreal. Although Gutter Phenomenon may trump The Big Dirty, at least for me. ",
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"body": "I think most bands follow the pattern of progressing, reaching their peak and then slowly declining. ",
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"body": "Napalm Death - the (co)creators of grindcore. They've been around for 20 years now, and their recent albums are some of their best and most intense. I'd say starting with \"Enemies of the Music Business\" and forward. They removed some of the more overt death metal influences from their stuff (may have had something to do with Jesse Pintado leaving the band / dying), and added back in some of the angry hardcore that they had lost over the years. Amazing stuff. If you like extreme metal/hardcore/grindcore, and you're young enough to have missed them so far, they are well worth your time to check out.\n",
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"body": "Aphex Twin.\n\nTheir ambient works were good and all, but not as revolutionary as later albums like the Richard D. James album would be.",
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"body": "Nick Drake. I love his first two albums, but Pink Moon is a masterpiece. It's too bad he was gone so soon- but I guess without his death, we probably never would have heard of him.",
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"body": "Propagandhi anyone? I LOVE 'supporting caste.' 'How to clean everything' is by far my least favorite propagandhi album. Unfortunately I dont think many people have heard anything but how to clean everything.",
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"body": "Modest Mouse. \n\nI like Dramamine, but every other track on Long Drive is kind of bad. Lonesome Crowded West was really good, The Moon and Antarctica was better, Good News was fan-fuckin-tastic, and We Were Dead was just as good. Not to mention No One's First - that definitely deserves high marks. \n\nThey are the most popular band I can think of that hasn't sold their soul to the fangirls. Some not-so-lucky offenders who used to be awesome include Death Cab for Cutie, Kings of Leon, and Green Day.\n\n**TL;DR** Modest Mouse has steadily gotten better and resists many of the usual pitfalls of popularity.",
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"body": "I agree with BTBAM. \r\nAlso:\r\n\r\n* Dark Tranquility\r\n* Deadlock\r\n* Oomph!\r\n* Pain\r\n* Celldweller (only counting the new songs with vocals)",
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"body": "Killing Joke. Hossanas From The Basement Of Hell, their latest album, is my favorite.\n\nNot bad after being around over 25 years.",
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"body": "Well they're not around anymore obviously, but Led Zeppelin and The Beatles developed so much on every album. You can hear the steady progression of musicianship and lyric-writing with each subsequent album. ",
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"body": "Rush, although their work is somewhat cyclical, it has certainly evolved and matured through the years.",
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"body": "Andrew Bird. Especially if you count \"Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire\", yikes. His last three albums have all been amazing, and each is more intricate than the last.\n\nAnd I second Sufjan Stevens",
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What are the best websites to buy parts cheap? | I more interested in finding a good website the one i used to go to changed pricing and shipping so i kinda trying to find a new one
edit1: i live in the US | 17 | [
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"body": "(US) Nashbar has been good in the past, their 'nashbar' products are very cheap, but you get what you pay for. Chainlove, bonktown, etc have great prices but the products are pretty random",
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"body": "[qbike.com](http://www.qbike.com) shows prices from many sites and also searches ebay, so it's a good place to quickly check where it's cheapest to get something. It includes performance, cambria, pricepoint, and many more.",
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How do you order the posts? I may be doin it wrong... | For some reason, the posts seem to not order themselves by karma anymore. I see all one-pointers at the top, and then about 3/4 down I start seeing the 20 and 40 pointers.
Is there a option in preferences? Is this just me? Thanks, reddit community! | 4 | [
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"body": "Sorted by: top is how I do it, it's right under the bold comments and above the input window for a new comment.",
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I'm in a relationship with a very depressed girl. I need advice about what should I do. | [disclaimer]I posted some times ago how to end this relationship (hence my nick). The info I gave were incomplete so I'm writing a more throught post (and I deleted the other one)[/discalimer]
We will call my SO Claire for the sake of the reading.
I met Claire in college, she was on the verge of suicide: anorexic at 12, hospitalized at 17. Bulimia from there on. Abuse of alchool and drugs. Parents didn't give a fuck. I took her to live with me and decide to help her. 5 years have passed.
5 years of having to get back home to save her from suicide on New Years eve, being kept up at night by her crying and rage bouts, 5 year of coming home asking myself if she would be crying or she would smile.
Right now she doesn't have bulimic episodes, she seldomly have bouts of rage (3 this year) that end in her cutting herself (lightly). Problem is that while the situation improved dramatically she still isn't a well balanced girl. She still has issues with food and her appearance, she doesn't have any friends and she really have a hard time relating with others (she's very friendly, smart and amable if taken in an happy moment), she COMPLETLY dependant of me, not financially but emotionally: she has only me in the world the times when she goes back to her family (they live far away) she comes back in horrible shape, I feel like I'm taking care of a small child sometimes, if I do something wrong she falls apart. She really has a difficult time relating to others, she constantly lie to everybody, she quit her last job since she wasn't liking it telling that she suffered mayor back injury, so the employee is calling to check if she's allright and she cry for days because she's scared to answer.
She has a job and she's attending college, she's studying like a maniac. Last year she took more than 15 exams in 3 months, she's now doing the same thing now. If she will be able to do this she'll get her degree in 1.5 years!
I tried to help her anyway I know, problem is that it looks like she don't want help. She doesn't want to go to a professional because she thinks that she's not important enough to go to a psichologist. She keeps saying: "Why should I? My family never told me to, I don't have friends, I don't deserve anything!".
I'm really fed up, I think that I deserve some peace, I deserve a girl that can cheer me up instead of dragging me down. Problem is that I love her, she loves me with her whole heart: she's stayed with me regardless of the fact that I got cancer after 2 years of meeting her. I feel like she deserves this, if it wasn't for me she would've probably killed herself by now. But I'm tired, really tired of this, I want the best for her but it looks like I'm really banging my head against a wall here...
What should I do? | 4 | [
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"body": "Patience.\n\nThink about it, she spent 20 years getting her life into a fucked up state. The 20 most formative years. You've only had five and she's made this kind of improvement! You're doing well. And she seems to be repaying that with loyalty.\n\nThat said, I have no degree, so I can't tell you whether a strong intervention would help (\"You need help or I'm out of here\"), or whether you just need to keep going. You might want to talk to a professional yourself to get an opinion, and to learn if you are doing the right thing and that the end is in sight.\n\nFor you personally, I don't know what you deserve, and I don't know how healthy the relationship is when you subtract the crazy. If, after five years, you think you can't do this kind of stuff for the rest of your life, if the highs aren't worth the lows, then maybe being alone is better. Just don't believe that you're going to magically find a woman that will be awesome, so you might be doomed to a life of being single otherwise.\n\nFrom what it sounds like, though, I think you're a good person. But the reason I say that is what I see that you've done repeatedly for her. That is what makes you who you are, and hardening your resolve here would definitely solidify my opinion. But if you leave her and she deteriorates, will my opinion stay the same? Will yours of yourself? I guess what I'm trying to say here is that we all only have a limited time, and we can only do so much. What you've chosen to do is a good thing, and has already made a significant difference in one other person's life. I hope concentrating on that will help you through these times of doubt.",
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"body": "I was somebody's Claire for two years. Not to the depths she has fallen, but I am just going to try to communicate some things to you. Keep in mind that this is your decision, and your decision will ultimately not be contingent upon right and wrong so much as how your priorities lie. It is an ugly decision, no matter what--you cannot escape that, I'm sorry.\n\nWhen I was depressed, anorexic and bulimic, and suicidal, my boyfriend and I would talk on the phone every night. Every night, we would make some miscellaneous couple-y conversation, common interests and experiences, thoughts, what have you. I would then, **when faced with the threat of his imposing need to sleep, totally freak out. I did not want to be alone! I couldn't be alone! It's so scary, and so miserable--please, do not leave me alone inside this head, it hurts in here, please pull me out!** And my poor boyfriend at the time, feeling totally helpless, would eventually fall asleep on the phone, with me sobbing on the other end. Sometimes I would scream into the phone to wake him up. Sometimes I would hang up and call him back to. Sometimes I would let him sleep, and go hurt myself.\n\nThis continued for far too long. We spent hundreds of hours on the phone like this, with me pleading for him to just satisfy my need for affection before he went to sleep. After a while, I started scripting things out to him, **telling him exactly the \"buzzwords\" I wanted to hear, the things which I was convinced would satisfy me,** finally, and help me ultimately escape this depression and fear and self-injury. Of course, **every time he tried to tell me exactly what I wanted to hear, something would be wrong about it...and it wouldn't work.**\n\nAt this point in my life, I could not accept that **I was not unhappy because I was unsatisfied, I was unhappy because I was depressed.** Even though I knew I was depressed and I didn't deny it, I did deny to myself that there was absolutely nothing anyone could do to comfort my crying self, because, at core, I guess I didn't want to make myself better. **I wanted the world to fix what was wrong with itself, and that would make me better.** I didn't have the personal strength to admit that, or even be conscious of it. To be honest, it never even occurred to me.\n\nFinally, my boyfriend came to his own breaking point and dumped me--not harshly, but out of his own desperation.\n\nI thought this would destroy me. I got worse. Then, I got help (this was not as huge a step for me as it is for many depressed people, and in a way, I'm sorry for that, because it means I can't offer much help). I got medicated, and I started to change the way I interacted with the world, and only after the fact did I realize that I was learning all the things I identified to you.\n\nIt is possible that her statement that she doesn't deserve therapy is as much about the world as it is about her own self-hate. Yes, she feels she has little value. It is also possible that she feels the way I did-- **\"if I was a good enough person, people would just satisfy my needs because I'm a good person, and then I'd be happy. I'm not happy, so, taking some steps back, I'm not a good enough person to be happy!\"**\n\nNow, the hard part.\n\nI hope you've seen in this the reasoning behind statements that get thrown about that you can't make a depressed person happy unless they're ready to make themselves happy. I think that to try to fight for it is entirely futile, because you are her crutch, and she needs to learn to stand on her own two feet, but that's an opinion, and not based on much. \n\nYou decide your responsibility in this. If you want to say that you are responsible for her happiness because you are afraid of what she might do if you take away her crutch...then you are responsible. You've decided. However, if you decide that what is actually best for her is for her to learn to live without her crutch, you have to be solid in that decision. You might also conclude that you have to come first to you, and you will not be able to help anyone if you are constantly dragged down by this depression. You might conclude that it's never a moral decision to put your own happiness before someone else's. I just want you to understand what you're up against in this. She will never be able to have a normal relationship while depressed.\n\nI know you love her, and I know she loves you. You don't have to stop loving her. Maybe you need to love her enough to have faith that she can survive without her crutch. Maybe that's not \"loving her enough\" at all. There is no right answer, at least not that I see. I'm sorry.\n\n(Also sorry for tl;dr-ness. I just want to give you some specter of insight!)",
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"body": "Why don´t you talk with a therapist? Now, I am not saying that you need therapy, you certainly do need someone that can help you deal with Claire better than Reddit ever could.",
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"body": "\"I'm the reason why it's important for you to go to therapy. I can't take care of you by myself any longer. You require professional psychological intervention. If you won't do this, I'm not certain I can continue this relationship. It's your choice.\"",
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Reddit Vegans: Does anyone have the list of the non-bug infused red dyes? | I know a few red dyes, whether for food or cosmetics, have bugs in them. My question, does anyone have the official list of red dyes to stay away from? Or, a list of the safe ones? | 6 | [
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"body": "[A law was just passed](http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Product-Categories/Flavors-and-colors/New-labeling-rules-for-cochineal-bug-coloring) that requires all products dyed with Carmine (the end-product of insect-derived dyes) to have it listed on the packaging. It doesn't go into effect until next year, but at least then you'll be able to look at a product's package to determine if it has insect-derived dyes.",
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WHITE HOUSE HAS ALLOWED ONLY 'ONE HOUR' OF HEALTHCARE COVERAGE | Fuck you obama. Just fuck you!
Now with link
http://www.breitbart.tv/c-span-ceo-white-house-has-allowed-only-one-hour-of-health-care-coverage/ | 18 | [
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"body": "Since when does the executive tell the congress how much of their deliberations should be visible to the media?",
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"body": "Praise be to Our Dear Leader for allowing us the opportunity to see our Fabled Representatives on our image boxes in our homes!",
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"body": "Change? Change my ass. That \"Yes we can\" bullshit got him in there, those promises got him in there and now he's proving himself to be so full of shit that he may not be a black man but a man with clear skin.\n\nFuck that asshole right in his asshole. He's just a prettier version of Bush with improved speech.",
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Which games are you still playing with your friends? | Me and my friends are currently playing a lot of [Age of Mythology](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Mythology) even though this game is pretty old. Now I wonder is there any other games that still hold up in multiplayer? And is ways to play games in a new way? e.g. my friend made a PvE map in AoM instead of the regular PvP | 19 | [
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"body": "I play Civ4, Warcraft III, and a lot of League of Legends with my friends, pretty much like we did in high school, except then it was Dota.",
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"body": "OK most of you guys won't know about this one, but I recently started playing [TetriNet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TetriNET) again with some old friends and clan mates. It is basically an oldschool online multiplayer tetris game from the late 90's.",
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So, Im looking to finally buy Settlers of Catan and I got a question... | Honest question here: I see SoC is being sold for >$80 on ebay but only ~$35 on Amazon. The ebay ones include 5-6 player expansions, also for around $25 on amazon. What's the deal between all the different versions and what kind of price should I be looking for here? Is there a best version to get? (I'm the first of my friends to get this so I have no one but you, Reddit, to ask) Thanks in advance! | 6 | [
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"body": "You start out with a basic version. It's only got a limited amount of players [3 to 4].\r\n\r\nExpansion packs [of which there are many] will allow players to do more.\r\n\r\nStart out with the basic box and learn how the system works. As you become more familiar with it, you will want to do more and you'll buy the expansion boxes.\r\n\r\nGet the starter box first. It's plenty to start out with.\r\n\r\nYou'll enjoy it, it's good fun.",
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"body": "I support getting an expansion to 5-6 if you know that many people to play with, but my experience with the add-ons (Knights and Cities in my case) isn't as good... it's like they took a good game and added complications that didn't improve the original much.",
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"body": "I have the basic set and the player 5-6 expansion. That should be all you need. There are several others but you don't need them. Not sure what the >$80 versions are, but I bought my stuff at my FLGS and paid around 45 for the basic game and 30 or so for expansions.",
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Five rules for men to follow for a happy life | 1. It's important to have a woman, who helps at home, who cooks from time to time, cleans up and has a job.
2. It's important to have a woman, who can make you laugh.
3. It's important to have a woman, who you can trust and who doesn't lie to you.
4. It's important to have a woman, who is good in bed and who likes to be with you.
5. It's very, very important that these four women do not know each other
Signed,
Tiger Woods | 214 | [
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"body": "[30 Rules From Craigslist](http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/279126743.html):\r\n\r\nAdvice to Young Men from an Old Man \r\n\r\n1. Don't pick on the weak. It's immoral. Don't antagonize the strong without cause, its stupid. \r\n\r\n2. Don't hate women. It's a waste of time \r\n\r\n3. Invest in yourself. Material things come to those that have self actualized. \r\n\r\n4. Get in a fistfight, even if you are going to lose. \r\n\r\n5. As a former Marine, take it from me. Don't join the military, unless you want to risk getting your balls blown off to secure other people's economic or political interests. \r\n\r\n6. If something has a direct benefit to an individual or a class of people, and a theoretical, abstract, or amorphous benefit to everybody else, realize that the proponent's intentions are to benefit the former, not the latter, no matter what bullshit they try to feed you. \r\n\r\n7. Don't be a Republican. They are self-dealing crooks with no sense of honor or patriotism to their fellow citizens. If you must be a Republican, don't be a 'conservative.' They are whining, bitching, complaining, simple-minded self-righteous idiots who think they're perpetual victims. Listen to talk radio for a while, you'll see what I mean. \r\n\r\n8. Don't take proffered advice without a critical analysis. 90% of all advice is intended to benefit the proponent, not the recipient. Actually, the number is probably closer to 97%, but I don't want to come off as cynical. \r\n\r\n9. You'll spend your entire life listening to people tell you how much you owe them. You don't owe the vast majority of people shit. \r\n\r\n10. Don't undermine your fellow young men. Mentor the young men that come after you. Society recognizes that you have the potential to be the most power force in society. It scares them. Society does not find young men sympathetic. They are afraid of you, both individually and collectively. Law enforcement's primary purpose is to suppress you.\r\n \r\n11. As a young man, you're on your own. Society divides and conquers. Unlike women who have advocates looking out for them (NOW, Women's Study Departments, government, non-profit organizations, political advocacy groups) almost no one is looking out for you. \r\n\r\n12. Young men provide the genius and muscle by which our society thrives. Look at the Silicone Valley. By in large, it was not old men or women that created the revolution we live. Realize that society steals your contributions, secures it with our intellectual property laws, and then takes credit and the rewards where none is due. \r\n\r\n13. Know that few people have your best interests at heart. Your mother does. Your father probably does (if he stuck around). Your siblings are on your side. Everybody else worries about themselves. \r\n\r\n14. Don't be afraid to tell people to 'Fuck off' when need be. It is an important skill to acquire. As they say, speak your piece, even if your voice shakes. \r\n\r\n15. Acquire empathy, good interpersonal skills, and confidence. Learn to read body language and non-verbal communication. Don't just concentrate on your vocational or technical skills, or you'll find your wife fucking somebody else. \r\n\r\n16. Keep fit. \r\n\r\n17. Don't speak ill of your wife/girlfriend. Back her up against the world, even if she's wrong. She should know that you have her back. When she needs your help, give it. She should know that you'll take her part. \r\n\r\n18. Don't cheat on your wife/girlfriend. If you must cheat, don't humiliate her. Don't risk having your transgressions come back to her or her friends. Don't do it where you live. Don't do it with people in your social circle. Don't shit in your own back yard. \r\n\r\n19. If your girlfriend doesn't make you feel good about yourself and bring joy to your life, fire her. That's what girlfriends are for. \r\n\r\n20. Don't bother with 'emotional affairs.' They are just a vehicle for women to flirt and have someone make them feel good about themselves. That's the part of a relationship they want. For you it is a lot of work and investment in time. If they are having an emotional affair with you, they're probably fucking someone else. \r\n\r\n21. Becoming a woman's friend and confidant is not going to get you into an intimate relationship. If you haven't gotten the girl within a reasonably short period of time, chances are you won't ever get her. She'll end up confiding to you about the sexual adventures she's having with someone else. \r\n\r\n22. Have and nurture friendships with women. \r\n\r\n23. Realize that love is a numbers game. Guys fall in love easily. You're going to see some girl and feel like you'll die if you don't get her. If she rejects you, move on to the next one. It's her loss. \r\n\r\n24. Don't be an internet troll. Got out and live life. There is not a cadre of beautiful women advertising on Craigslist to have NSA sex with you. Beautiful women don't need to advertise. The websites that advertise with attractive women's photos and claims of loneliness are baloney. All they want is your money and your personal information so that they can market to you. The posts on Craigslist by young 'women' seeking NSA sex, and asking for a picture are just a bunch of gay troll pic collectors. This is especially true if the post uses common gay lexicon like 'hole' as in 'fuck my hole' or seeks 'masculine' men, or uses the word cock (except in the context of 'Don't send a cock shot.') There are women on Craigslist. They are easily recognizable by their 2-5 paragraph postings. Most are in their 30's or older. \r\n\r\n25. When you become a man in full, know that people will get in your way. People who are attracted to you will somehow manage to step in your path. Gay guys will give you 'the look.' Old people will somehow stumble in front of you at the worst time. Don't get frustrated. Just step aside and go about your business. Know that these are passive aggressive methods to get you to acknowledge their existence. \r\n\r\n26. Don't gay bash. Don't mentally or physically abuse people because of who they are, or how they present themselves. It's none of your business to try to intimidate people into conformity. \r\n\r\n27. If your gay, admit it to yourself, your parents, your friends and society at large. Be prepared to get harassed. See rule 14. If someone threatens you or assaults you, call the cops. Have them arrested. You have no obligation to self sacrifice because of who you are. As a gay person, you'll have more social freedom than straight men. Use it to protect yourself. Be prepared to get out of Dodge if your orientation makes your life unbearable. Move to San Francisco, New York, Atlanta, or New Orleans. You'll find a welcoming community there. \r\n\r\n28. Don't be a poser. Avoid being one of those dudes who puts a surfboard on top of their car, but never surfs, or a dude with a powder coated fixed gear bike and a messenger bag, but was never a messenger. Live the life. Earn your bona fides. \r\n\r\n29. Don't believe the crap about the patriarchy. More women are accepted and attend college. More degrees are awarded to women than men. Women outlive men. More men commit suicide. Men are twice as likely to be victims of violence, including murder. If you consider sexual assaults in prisons, twice as many men are raped as women (society thinks prison rape is funny). The streets are littered with homeless men, sprinkled with a few homeless women. Statically, women are happier than men. The myth that girls are being cheated by are educational system is belied by the fact that schools are bastions of femininity, mostly run by and taught by women. Girls outperform boys in school. It is the boys in school getting fucked over, and prescribed ritalin for being boys. Real wages for men are falling, while real wages for women are rising. Just because someone says something enough times, doesn't make it true. You have nothing to feel guilty about. \r\n\r\n30. Remember, 97% of all advice is worthless. Take what you can use, and trash the rest.",
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"body": "OH GOD THAT was so hilarious. If anyone else found that funny, I have a great email with 101 funny redneck jokes! I can forward it your way.",
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Wanting to get a simple gym membership for the new year, but found corporate gouging to be everywhere. It's like the cell phone companies bought the gyms. Any ideas for a cheap gym? | Can you help me find a gym near zip code 75057 that isn't full of corporate drivel and price gouging? Please reddit?
I've looked into:
* 24 hour fitness
* LifetimeFitness
* Gold's Gym
They all have similar policies which are inconvenient and weird.
* Direct-debit withdrawal. I don't do this with my car payment, credit card payments, or even cell phone payments. Yet they require a recurring payment each month instead of manual pay when the fee's are due. I don't want this.
* Startup costs. They oftentimes exceed 50-60 dollars JUST TO JOIN. I don't see how printing a membership card and adding my name in to their records costs this much to do. This is some bullshit someone invented to cash big on new members.
* Contracts. I've been told I have to commit to 4 or 6 or 12 months. This isn't a cellphone. What if I break my leg? I read the contracts and they have no provisions if something happens to me or my health; and I have nothing to gain by signing such an agreement. I've seen provisions that if you break this agreement they will report you to a **credit agency**. WTF?
What ever happened to a simple gym where you pay monthly, go in and lift weights and then go home? What is all this bullshit involved?
Gym's don't cost that much to run after initial-startup cost. I can see the investment being made back after 5-7 years; yet these guys are just abut as bad as credit card or cell phone companies. What gives?
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###Found something!
The recreational center of my city offers memberships for $50 for 1 year. This is access to basket ball court, weights, and aerobic equipment. Thanks Reddit - suggestion from brock_lee
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"body": "Is there a neighborhood rec center near you? We have one near me (the closest gym type facility, actually). It's $50 a month for the whole family, they have weights, machines, raquetball, several pools, and more. The only issue is you have to put up with lots of kids in the locker room (making noise, mostly).\n\nThey have \"punch card\" memberships (in addition to monthly, direct-withdrawl). With a punch card, you can pay for, say, 20 visits, and use them whenever you want. You can even drop in and just use the place for $4 without any kind of membership.",
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"body": "YMCA or any sort of municipal facility are your best (cheapest) bets.\n\nGoogle says there's a Greater Lewisville Family YMCA.",
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DAE like it when their mashed potatoes are shaped like an ice cream scoop? | I just got some hash browns for breakfast and it was shaped like the scoop, and I hate that. However, for mashed potatoes, I'm very fond of it. I think it has to do with the fact that I loved the mashed potatoes that we were served in elementary school. Anybody else? | 7 | [
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"body": "no, because it makes me think that the potatoes are going to taste like ice cream - and they definitely shouldn't.",
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What do you call your in-game characters? Toons...character...avatar...? | First, what other naming options are there?
-Toon
-Character
-Avatar
-My <insert class name> (i.e. my Paladin)
What do you guys refer to when talking about your characters from in-game? I personally go with "character" since that's what I'm most familiar with after playing D&D 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0, as well as several MMOs.
I hope this question makes sense! | 7 | [
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"body": "Does anyone else have a background in pen & paper gaming that instinctively uses the terms 'NPC' & 'PC/character', and wonder where those other terms (Ava, Toon, Alt) even originate?",
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"body": "I use Character.\r\n\r\nAvatar sounds too cerebral considering the subject matter and since the film of the same name has been released would confuse people outside of gaming.\r\n\r\nI always hated toon.",
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"body": "Original I used \"Avatar\" after playing WoW for a while I use \"Toon\". I'm not proud of using toon and now that I'm playing DnD I want to switch back to Avatar..",
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"body": "I mostly play single player games, so if the character has an official name I go with that, i.e. \"Commander Shepard\" in Mass Effect.\n\nIf there is no official name then either \"character\" or \"PC\"",
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"body": "Generally I go with \"My <Class>\", since I play most WoW classes with some regularity. However, out of toon/character/avatar, it's a toss up between toon and character.\n\nMy main's special though, I use his name since most people I play with are vastly more familiar with him than my others.",
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"body": "Their name. It takes me so damn long to come up with a name I like, I'll be damned if I'm gonna call him anything different.",
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"body": "It depends on the situation. Sometimes toon is aesthetically better in the sentence than character. \n\n\"Whose your main?\"\n\n\"What character are you switching to?\"\n\n\"Loading up my other toon.\"\n\nThose are the best examples I can think of off hand.",
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So where does Desmond fit into this picture? | There's been a lot of talk about what happened to the 1977'ers after Jughead. Or what happens to Fake Locke, Ben and Co. in the shadow of the statue.
My question: how, where and why does Desmond reenter this picture (or will he?) and how much of an impact will he have on Season 6? I have a tough time believing they could completely marginalize him, with all they've set up for him; the "rules" don't apply to Desmond, he's special, he's with Widmore's daughter and fathered Widmore's grandson, he has beef with Ben, etc.
Just curious, on a snowy, cold Thursday morning in my neck of the woods. How's Desmond fit into this whole thing? | 14 | [
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"body": "I'm guessing they had some big plans for him up until that whole sexual harassment thing, now I'm not so sure.",
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Hello Reddit, how many years have you been in a relationship? How many times a week do you have sex on average? | As the years go on in your relationship, do you find the number of times you have sex per week decreasing? Do you find sex less exciting or do you find things to make it fun again? Does the number dip and then go back up again? Are those of you in your 50's still having regular sex with your spouse? | 23 | [
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"body": "Would anyone else love to see an actual reddit survey done of this with the results printed out on a scatter plot?",
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"body": "I've been in a relationship with my girlfriend for five years, and I'd say we have sex about three or four times a week. It's less frequent than it used to be, but I don't have a problem with that. Sometimes, it's nice to hang out without feeling obligated to get physical.",
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"body": "25 years. X = 5.\r\n\r\nI am 50. I experience some loss of sensitivity, but a cooresponding increase in lasting power (male).\r\n\r\nThe key to keeping it good is to have an excelent and appreciative partner.\r\n\r\nSo, you youngsters out there who think that your generation invented sex, know that your elders are bumping uglies at a significant rate. Who knows, perhaps your very own parents are doing it regularly. With the lights off, of course.",
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"body": "Been with my gf 6 years now (soon to be my wife). We have sex at least 4 times a week normally. It's great, keeps getting more exciting and we both enjoy it. Hopefully it won't change with marriage :)",
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"body": "Im 53 she 42.... married 22 years. There were and are periods of sex daily. Periods of no sex for a month or two. Curently doing it 3-4 times a week.... she just recently learned to swallow.....",
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"body": "I was in a long term relationship (7 years) with my ex-boyfriend. During the first year we used to have sex at least once a week, but toward the end we were lucky to have sex once a month. I tried to convince myself that I shouldn't care, but after a while, I just couldn't take it any more. I feel terrible about it, but I ended up dumping him because it got to the point where I just stopped feeling like I had any emotional ties to him whatsoever. There's no set number of times you should have sex per week in order to avoid wrecking your relationship, as some people's needs vary, but don't allow yourself to become unhappy with the way things are because you think it shouldn't be important.",
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"body": "Been with my man for 9 years, married for 3 of those years. We have sex 4-5 times a week. It is great, has always been great and keeps getting better; yes we have found things over the years to add to the fun. We are both entering our 30's and are childless for now.",
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"body": "5 years, I only have sex now probably just once every two months. Before it was probably 1-2 a week in the beginning.",
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"body": "last relationship, four years ... had sex nearly daily, sometimes multiple times in a day. until the fourth year we used to take days off from work and do nothing but have sex. it was grand.\n\nthen shit went downhill. she's gone, i'm single. i def. miss the sex. her, notsomuch.",
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"body": "In all cases, it has decreased over time. Sometimes just a little, sometimes dramatically.\n\nI think the excitement level stays the same because the frequency drops, and you try new things.\n\nThings to make it fun? Sometimes, but it's my experience that many women are the ones with the hangups and unwillingness to try new things - let alone continue what you were doing in the first place; even, strangely, if they really, really enjoy it. \n\nThe number goes down and pretty much stays there, leveling off, depending on the woman.\n\nObservations based on relationships that varied in length from 1 to 4 years.\n\nFrequency started, in all cases, at around 3-6 times per week, peaking maybe at 10 now and then, and gradually sliding from there down to as little as... well, doing the math here, 0.1667 to 0.125 times per week... yes, that's right, once every six to eight weeks.\n\nThis, as you may surmise, is not exactly healthy for a relationship. \n\n",
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"body": "Married 5 years. Have sex once every other week and no side \"fapping\" in between. Don't get married. Don't have kids. \r\n\r\nMid 30s.",
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"body": "I've been with my husband for 10 years. We have sex about 2-3 times a week. I could stand to have sex a little more. (I'm 27) \r\n\r\nI'll be honest, I find it less exciting now. I think some general life stressors are playing a role in this, though. We've been having some marital issues. (not sex related) He can be pretty reckless with money. We've even discussed divorce. It's a sad fact of life, I guess. ",
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Should we redshirt our 5 year old son from kindergarten next fall? | [Academic redshirting](http://www.isteve.com/2002_Redshirting-A_Kindergarten_Arms_Race.htm) is an increasingly common technique used by parents to make sure that their children are ready to enter kindergarten by holding them back a year before they enter. There seems to be an emphasis on boys born during the summer months, who may not be socially ready to enter school, since the "cut-off" for many school districts tends to be in late summer early fall, effectively making them the youngest in the class.
Our son will turn 6 this summer. He is at a "kindergarten" montessori and does well there. We are trying to decide if he should enter kindergarten at a public school, or go directly to first grade.
Have you seen any noticeable differences in children who were or were not redshirted? There is a wide audience of people who would have an opinion on this: parents, students, and educators.
Thanks for your input. | 6 | [
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"body": "As a *Star Trek* fan, I have to say I was really disturbed by this question until I read the self text.",
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"body": "Sorry, but Americans are crazy. It is damn kindergarten, for Christ's sake. It is not College. He's gonna learn how to read if he doesn't know already and make collages and paint his hand on pieces of paper.",
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"body": "I went into kindergarten at age 4 when I lived in long Island, then we moved to Ohio, where I went to first grade at age 5. It was pretty awful, compounded by the fact I was surrounded by mutant redneck 6 to 7 year old kids and spoke with a NY accent. Subsequently I was beaten up a lot. \n\nMy case me be different, but I will say it sucked being a good year younger then everyone else, and I wish my parents would have just left me out for a year or stuck me back in kindergarten. The school work wasn't an issue, but getting punched in the face everyday got kinda old. I'll mention I was a great deal smaller then everyone else too, because apparently in Ohio they feed children like beef cattle. ",
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"body": "I did not redshirt my son because he was very advanced academically. Five years later, I now wish I had. He excels academically, but he has had trouble socially from the very beginning. \n\nMy advice would be to talk to your son's teachers about his social interactions with other children. If he seems to be doing fine, send him to first grade. Otherwise, redshirt him. \n\nGood luck! Feel free to let me know if you have any questions. ",
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"body": "I was a redshirt. School was always a walk for me. I caught onto things very easily, until college. I had no problems ever being older, just problems never learning how to actually study which caught up to me when I started college.",
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noob ? about command line and long directory paths | I have started to learn the command line interface to my ubuntu machine. Question I have is simple when coping, moving or using any command which might require multiple long directory path names is there an easier way of dealing with the long names other than just remember and type the whole thing in. | 17 | [
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"body": "Mash that Tab button after you've got a couple of the first characters typed. If you can't remember it, tap Tab twice and it will list all the files in the directory. \n\nIf you're running something xwindows style, you can always just click and drag the file into the terminal, and it should write out the full path.",
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"body": "0) use relative paths where possible ./\n\n1) ~ = /home/yourusername so ~/file = /home/yourusername/file\n\n2) tab expansion (it's even more awesome in zsh, but that is a whole other issue)\n\n3) bracket expansion foo{1,2} expands to foo1 foo2, so if you want to move /my/really/deeply/nested/file to /my/really/deeply/nested/backup\n\nmv /my/really/deeply/nested/{file,backup}\n\nor\n\nmv /my/really/deeply/nested/file{,~}\n\nyou can even do \n\nmv /my/really/{deeply/nested/file,file} \n\nand that will take the file up a few levels, the only problem is once you start your brackets, tab completion doesn't work (well i can't get it to work anyway) so it might be quicker to just use tab completion in some situations (e.g the last one, as you don't need to type as much)",
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Reddit, I'm visiting Barcelona in April and welcome your suggestions. | I'm heading to Barcelona (from Canada) in mid-April for a conference and it will be my first major trip. I'm in the very early stages of planning, but it looks like I'll have a week to ten days of personal time after the conference to spend in the area. What are some must-see attractions? I'm open to some travel outside of Barcelona and will likely be spending 3-4 days in Madrid.
I won't specify any of my personal interests as I don't want to restrict your answers.
Thanks, Reddit! | 3 | [
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"body": "Would you go to the Sagrada Familia and say my name (Araceli)?, I just want to make sure that it knows I exist. Is this a weird request? I just love that place and i'm not sure if I'll ever get to go.",
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Should a girl be making the first move?
Guys' advices required!! | So I am wondering whether I should be proactive and approach the guy I find quite charming. We don't have a lot of face-to-face interaction currently, but I'm pretty sure he finds me attractive.
Background:
Known this guy for over 3 years (classmates), but he only started talking to me very recently (as I've been in a relationship with another person for almost 2 years before). Over our few interactions in a normal social setting, he seemed to be completely focused on our conversations, as well as he offered a sort of artistic collaboration (music)
I've always attracted a LOT of male attention so making a first move is a new area for me. So my question is, should I go for it and suggest a meeting based on our mutual interest in music? Alternatively, should I wait it out and hope that a guy will make the 1st move....which would probably take a while, since I know for a fact that all my guy friends/acquaintances (most have mentioned this) have a lot of trouble approaching me at first?
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"body": "Hell yeah! It's a brave new world, and there's going to be less and less place for women who sit back hoping for a guy comes to them. What happens if some other chick asks this guy out on a date first?",
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"body": "Guy here. Go for it! A girl who knows what she wants and is not afraid to take action is sexy as hell!",
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"body": ">I am wondering whether I should be proactive and approach the guy I find quite charming.\n\nNo, you should dither and ask random strangers on reddit what to do for a couple of months until he's spoken for and you lose your chance with him.",
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"body": "I think you should go for it. Just ask him out. If you're the type of girl that most guys are too intimidated to ask out, then take the risk if you think this guy might be the one.\n\nEdit: I'm a guy BTW.",
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"body": "Yes, by all means make the first move.\r\n\r\nYoung men can often be clueless about whether a woman is interested in him. Your subtle flirting and signs are probably completely lost on him.",
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"body": "Women keep saying they want equality! Well part of that equality is hitting on guys and approaching them! Men have always had the burden of approaching females.",
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"body": "Thanks again for the replies everyone. The deed is done! I've casually set up a \"music practice\" together\r\nFeeling very.....manly right about now ",
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"body": "Why not? This isn't 1950, I don't think any man will have a bruised ego if you make the first move, and if they do you have very clear sign to expect some misogyny and lack of respect in the future relationship.\n\nSuck it up, take a shot of whiskey if you need to, and take the plunge. Worst he can do is say no and you can move on to someone else who will make you happy. :)",
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"body": "So apparently making the moves DOES work :) Thanks everyone for your opinions. I'm actually a little surprised that the vast majority of guys very much appreciate girls' initiative. Originally, I thought there would be a more of a 50%-50% split.\r\nI've tested the theory as of yesterday and the result is quite positive right now :) No rejections, lots of coffee and music practices :)",
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"body": "I would suggest saying something like, \"I'd love to go to one of (whatever type of music/band you guys are into) shows sometime.\" This gives him the chance to either say \"yeah? We should totally go next week, are you free?\" or \"uh yeah... they sure are cool\". Don't wait for him to make the first move, but don't outright ask him out either- give him a couple easy options for asking you out. If he doesn't, you know he's not feeling you, but there's no awkward conversations and you can go back to classes being friends.",
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"body": "Do it. If I could rewind the clock to when I was in your situation, I would. I met this guy I immediately clicked with and we started hanging out all the time. He is the introverted, shy type, but really seemed to open up to me. I agonized for months over whether he actually liked me or just saw me as his friend. We had such obvious chemistry that everywhere we went, strangers, friends, family would ask how long we had been together. He never chimed in, so I always had to answer, \"Oh, we aren't dating.\" \r\n\r\nThis guy told me I am his favorite person and always stuck next to me in any social interaction. To the whole world, it seemed as though we were into each other, but I never had the guts to address the issue or make a move on him. As to whether he really had feelings for me, I don't know. \r\n\r\nNow, it has been 8 months and we are still friends. It seems the time has passed for us to get together, though. I still wonder what might have happened if I had just spoken up right away instead of letting all of this build and build for months.\r\n\r\nLong story short, take the reins and see what happens. The worst he can do is say no. Good luck! ",
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"body": "This sounds freakishly similar to a situation I'm in (as the guy, though). I would really like to make the first move, but I also really value talking to her, and wouldn't want to spoil that if she has no feelings for me.\n\nGo for it. The thing about guys is, if you have the slightest idea we're interested, you're probably right.",
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"body": "1) Initiate and hold eye contact\n\n2) Don't forget to smile\n\n3) Continue conversations from a few days prior\n\n4) Hint at future activities\n\n5) Initiate physical contact. Give him high fives and catch his hand and hold it just a few fractions of a second longer than a hi^ should normally last\n\n6) ???\n\n7) Profit",
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"body": "I have been in the same/similar situation as you a couple of times and I was always under the impression that guys like to be hit on, so I would rather slyly and taking into account not to seem to aggressive ask a guy I was interested in out.\n\nWhat I soon realized is that most guys don't *really* want to be asked out blatantly, and the ones that do seem (at least to me) to always be the ones that are way too scared to make the first move anyways. They seemed to interpret the behavior as aggressive and even though they often agreed to the date usually not much would come of it. Unless you think the only reason that he has not asked you out yet is because he is too scared to do it, I would not suggest you ask him out.\n\nWhat I would suggest you do is take into account that guys do not pick up hints and signals that girls send no matter how blatantly obvious we think we are being. The best way to get to go out with a guy is to make it as easy and non-terrifying as possible for him to hit on you. This has been a so much more successful approach for me and everyone I have suggested this to. \n\nDespite my advice you should just do what feels right. Somehow from the comments I think you've already kind of decided to ask him out and were just seeking encouragement, and I wish you all the best. If it does not work out, next time try to this approach for a bit and see how it works out for you.",
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What iPhone apps have you used to make music? | I am currently in between home music setups which leaves me with a laptop equipped with Windows 7 and an iPhone. What apps could I use in conjunction with other programs, or even standalone, to make decent to good quality songs?
Edit: There are some great suggestions in here, keep em coming! | 3 | [
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"body": "Megasynth and Jasuto are not bad. BeatMaker and noise.io are pricey but good. And Alto [(iTunes link)](http://bit.ly/qbFmb) is nice if you work with live instruments. (Disclaimer: I made this app)\n",
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My ex-girlfriend says she's leaving the country - I know she's lying but why would she do this? | I broke up with my ex about 9 months ago now, and I'm now with someone else and it's all cooly cool cool.
My ex didn't take the break up well at all at the time, but we met for the first time about a fortnight ago to sort out some logistical things and she seemed fine - it was a bit tense at times but she seemed to be moving on (not completely obviously, but 100 times better).
Then the other day she texted me and said she really needed to talk because she was leaving the country for good and wanted to say goodbye. We've scheduled a call for tonight - but I am pretty much 99% sure she is lying.
Don't ask me how I know, I just do. There is no way she would know that I know she is lying. My only question is why do you think she would do this? I have a terrible feeling which I hope is wrong, that she is expecting me to take this as pressure time and realise that I am still in love with her and beg her not to leave. This is absolutely not going to happen. And if I don't act like that she's going to freak out again and I just can't deal with it. What do you think? | 3 | [
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"body": "Who knows what's going on in her mind? She might be manipulating you, she might not. Your source may be wrong (1% chance, right?). She may be just completely bonkers.\n\nWhat's important is that you are just polite and courteous as you would be to any person. Tell her goodbye, ask her about where she's going and various interesting questions about her destination. Treat her like you would any acquaintance at a party, and like any other person, if she admits to \"lying,\" shrug it off, and if she goes freaky, end the conversation. She's not the focus of your life anymore, so don't let her force herself to be. Even cutting her off would be allowing her to establish herself as \"important\" to you. She's just another person you know now.",
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"body": "Dude, when you break up with someone, you don't have to keep in touch with them. Give her a clean break. She won't get over you as long as you keep this up.",
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"body": "A guy that was in a love with a friend of mine pretended that he would be getting married to some girl (that didn't even exist) just to manipulate said friend. The night before, her calls her just to tell her that he will blow off the whole wedding if she only would admit the she loved him. She did not and he had to admit that there wouldn't be a wedding.\n\nSome people actually had already bought gifts. I still feel sorry for him, the story didn't end there and I hope he'll get over it eventually. \n\nAnyway, what I'm trying to say is: people do and say strange things in the unrealistic hope that they can make someone love them. As someone else said: please give that poor girl some space, stop contact with her altogether if this turns out to be a lie and thus help her move on. ",
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Should I just go ahead and do it? | Got a big carrot dangling in front of me.
I produce commercials at a local TV station. One of my clients has proposed a deal I don't want to pass up, but I'm afraid of getting fired for unethical practices.
The client would like to trade their services for a commercial I would make for them.
I won't say what the services are, but it's something I want REALLY BAD (it's not sexual). I consider it to be my personal Holy Grail.
Now, I can make the commercial at home, without using company resources, but I believe the unethical part is if I declined the offer, I would make the commercial anyway (as they are still a client of the station) and the station would receive the production $.
In essence, I would be taking away company profit if I choose to trade.
However, the station will receive $ for air schedules placed by the client. If I get to do the commercial on my own time line, not being rushed by the sales dept., the commercial will likely be 10 times better than what I would produce at work, and the client will beef up the air schedule.
One would think, "If you want these services so bad, just pay for them and keep everything ethical."
I would do that in a heart beat if I had the money. Just can't do that right now.
What you advise? | 7 | [
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"body": "So you feel that doing this commercial would take business away from the company you work for. Aside from the existing business relationship between the company you work for and your potential client what is your basis for this belief? Unless there's been some sort of specific statement of intent on the clients part I'd say your worries are baseless. They are already looking for a third party, you, to do the work. Sounds to me like they've already made up their minds not to have your employer make the spot. If you say no they will probably go somewhere else. \n\nI say do it and have a very good argument ready should your employer find out. Something along the lines of \"The client had already decided not to have the work done here so there was no harm to the company.\" You could also get the client to say as much in writing and have them sign a nondisclosure agreement promising not to reveal who made the spot. ",
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Botanists/gardeners of reddit: Can you help me identify this plant? | http://imgur.com/GM3pt.jpg
A while ago, I dried seeds from fruits that I was eating and planted them randomly in my garden. I never really expected any of them to grow. However, around 3 months later, these little plants start growing in the general area that I planted the seeds. I have no idea which one of them it is, or if it is just a weed. The seeds that I sowed were Cherry, Apricot, Peach, Nectarine, Grape and a berry (probably blackberry).
Any help is much appreciated.
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"body": "It's some sort of Chenopodium. It's a very common garden weed and the same genus that gives us Quinoa. ",
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getting over first love | so over the last 3 months i tried to save a dying relationship. We finally ended it yesterday after we talked for a long time about what was wrong. she told me it wasnt fair for me to treat her like a princess while she brushed me off all the time... i know i can move on eventually but is there anything i can do to resist looking at her facebook and stop feeling so damn sad. i dont know if i should go out and get a good slump buster or man up and go it alone. | 14 | [
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"body": "The problem with asking for advice is that sooner or later, the advice covers every shade of the spectrum. My advice runs deeply contrary to much of what is here.\n\n1: Give yourself an hour or two to cry. No, I'm not kidding or being farcical or patronizing. Find a quiet corner and let it all go. Cry for everything you will miss. Cry for everything you did. Realize that this is the risk of emotional attachment. I think you will also realize it is a risk worth taking. Then take a really deep breath and look at the future.\n\n2: If bagging women just for the sake of doing so isn't your thing, then don't start now. I disagree with almost everyone here on that point. Getting under someone else you care nothing for is bound to make you more lonely. \"Hey, now I'm having sex and I have no feelings about it. Yippee.\" Pass. (I say this without passing any judgement on people who chose this route. My brother was famous for this approach, and it served him well enough. Just don't choose it if it is wrong for you. Yeah, a slump buster is great for the manly man, but maybe it's okay to not take your understandable loneliness out on someone else.)\n\n3: Do not agonize over her online presence. It will leave you cold and angry, and that never helped anyone. Just walk away. Grit your teeth and move on. The whole princess line you mention in your post sets off a myriad of alarm bells in This Old Guy's head. It sounds like female code for \"I'm leaving and I need to let this really sweet guy down easily.\" (If you're a guy and you haven't heard this line or the equivalent, you need to get out more.)\n\n4: Do something. Anything. Just do it. I know you don't feel like it. But you are not doing this for her, or for what you had. You are doing it for yourself. Jog. Climb Mountains. Go to art shows. Take up Judo. Learn to play guitar. Go fishing. And yes, (depending on your age) get out there in the clubs or bars or church services or what-have-you with your friends. Be open to the idea of meeting someone new. It will happen again -- and in the way you want it to if you just give it a chance.",
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"body": ">but is there anything i can do to resist looking at her facebook\n\nRemove her. But tell her why you're doing it first and say you'll add her back in time.",
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What do you name your characters? | When you can. Do you have a stock name that you use in every game, or change it up? Are your single player RPG characters named differently to your online characters?
Also, best name you've seen?
Edit: All of you have much cooler names than mine. | 4 | [
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"body": "For an MMO, I usually pick a theme and run with it. For WoW, I went with \"Last names that can also be first names that start with D.\" (long story on how that happened, but whatever) So I ended up with names like Duncan or Deacon or Dixon or Doan.\n\nSingle-player RPGs are almost always left at default. Used to name after my friends, but stopped as I got older, and as games got less likely to let you rename EVERYONE.\n\nFor usual gamer-tag-type-things or usernames, I go with some variation of \"mox\" which was the name of my FFXI character (very short lived) and just kind of stuck as an online moniker.",
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"body": "Single player games I'm always Aleksandr or Aria.\n\nMultiplayer games / MMOs I'm usually a name starting with V, like Vexer, Vorpal, or Vespertine. \n\nIn D&D I often play as warforged, with names like One Hand Extended or (my favorite): **Bears Down Like a Mountain Against His Foes, May Their Names Be Blotted Out And Their Shades Wander The Shrieking Fields In Agony Perpetual While Their Progeny Weep In The Darkness But May His Allies Never Lack Sustenance Jones.** Bears Down Like A Mountain, for short. ",
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If I'm nice enough to turn on my blinker and make sure there is enough room to get over.. | You better not speed up to cut me off because sure as hell I'm coming over anyway! I don't care how much you honk and wave you inevitably slam on your brakes and watch me merge. Yes I'm talking about you in the Black Chevy HHR in Salt Lake City this morning.
One thing I've learned from driving in other countries is that people WILL move out of your way. | 7 | [
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"body": "Sounds like you’re one of those people who think that flipping on a turn signal magically gives them the right of way. The rule is simple. You don’t have the right to move to another lane unless: (A) the lane is unoccupied for a distance that allows you to move without causing problems for a car already in that lane or (B) someone lets you in.\n\nSome people speed up, some people let you in. I've done both, and I'll bet you have, too. It depends on the situation, and sometimes on what kind of day one is having. But the right of way rules don't change.",
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"body": "If you are nice enough to turn on your blinker and make sure there is room to get over, you better not be line jumping in a turn lane or else I will make sure you hit me. If it's in regular travel lanes, I will slow down and give you plenty of room to get over though.",
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Tomorrow I kill myself. | Thank you all for trying. But in the past few days I discovered that all the people I thought were my friends actually hate me or barely tolerate me.
I can't live like this anymore and I know I can't change.
So goodbye. And thanks for trying to help.
Also, please do not call me or contact me in any way. Thank you. | 21 | [
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"body": "yha, I hadn't given up on you, I'm your friend too. I posted this song thinking about you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVC2cszdTao",
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"body": "I better tell my real story as i hope you are serious about committing suicide. I will talk you out of it. Two years ago my mum committed suicide, it was unbearable. Loosing someone you loved all your life you would not believe the pain inside. Nothing compared to depression. Please do not make your family go through what i had to go through. It is terrible, i mean terrible. Please just go to the doctors get some medicine, you will thank reddit!",
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"body": "Nobody here has given up on you. You know that *someone is still there and talking to you*, and I want you to keep letting them. If they, and us, haven't given up on you, then you do still have someone. ",
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"body": "Just think how selfish that is, i know its hard. You will destroy your family, and they will end up like you, Depressed. For the sake of the people you will hurt beyond belief if you do commit suicide Don't kill yourself.",
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"body": "I'm not going to try and be all cliche on you and tell you how much we love you, but I need to ask this of you:\n\nCould you just hang in and answer our comments or replies? Let me please remind you that there are a huge amount of wonderful people in the world out of the 6-8 billion people on earth, and some of them may enter this thread or your life. Hell, you might find the love of your life on omegle.\n\n\nSo I ask you, please, could you just hang in for a bit and talk to us? I'll give you permission to kill yourself if you weigh out the options and talk things through with an outside observer. Chances are, things are spiraling into a self-affirming prophecy of negativity in your head. Think things through logically and rationally.\n\n\nI just want to say, you have one life on earth. Only one. And then nothing. Black. Nothing forever. Nothing seems nice doesn't it? Well, nothing might be nice for 100 years, but an eternity? Don't do that, that's a horrible thought. You still have a much longer life to live. And be it shooting up heroin and having a few hours of bliss, a life is ALWAYS worth living.\n\n\nI don't know you. Hell, I'm just now reading your posts. But a universal truth is: death is forever. Suffering is temporary, right? That's pretty much a fact. So if you're suffering temporarily right now, let's try and find a fucking plan to get you back up man. Be it smoking some weed, getting on some antidepressants, or talking to someone, try and see how far you can push the happiness thing. \n\n\nAlright, well, you might be thinking: I've tried it all! Well, haha, no you haven't. You haven't tried ALL of the antidepressants, have you? Try cymbalta! Try effexor! Are you tired? Do you feel unmotivated and miserable? Get some adderall or ritalin. Are you anxious? Get some klonopin. Take these in the morning, and go out. You will be firing on all cylinders my friend, and will truly feel great.\n\n\nOkay then, well, you figure you can't get these now, you give up, you just want to end it all. You are on the verge of suicide. How about this: go to the drug store, buy some tylenol with codeine, extract the codeine, and drink 250 mgs of that. You will get super high, and feel super happy. DO NOT END IT ALL WITHOUT TRYING WHAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER. (You said drug addicts are pussies in a previous post, well, yeah drug ADDICTS are. Getting high on painkillers doesn't make you a pussy, it makes you strategic. If getting high keeps you on this earth a bit longer, do it.)\n\n\nHey, and guess what? You're not a loser. You're not; surprisingly enough. Your punctuation alone makes me like you. You're probably a fairly attractive guy. You're well articulated. I like you so far.\n\nLet's talk about this. I really am excited to show you some beautiful music when you get back.\n",
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"body": "Listen, we're not going to quit trying. Greentyper has it right--you haven't gotten past the first few rounds of drugs. It takes some people a long time to find the right combination. Try lots of things; there's tons of options out there for 'stuff to do.' Just procrastinate another day and spend tomorrow thinking and preferably in public--go for a walk. tocomeunglued has that down: tonight holds something you want before you finally do it. Flame me all you want but I cannot just let someone give up on themselves. \n\nFine, if none of that helps...I've attempted suicide. Maybe it was more of a plea for help. It doesn't matter. What does is that it fucked with everyone I know. My family was in shitty shape. I can't even imagine what they would've had to deal with if I actually had died. People wondered where I went; why did I leave the dorm? People I barely knew were asking my RAs if everything was okay. You may think people don't care...I have to call bullshit on that one. My counselor at school told me a story about a student who committed suicide 4 years before. She said they (the health department) was overrun with students seeking, no needing, counseling. They all felt guilt--like they were what pushed the person over the edge. It fucked with people that student had never met. That's unfair.\n\nFor what it's worth, I'll talk to you on IM or hell even phone (just PM me). I know what it's like to be where you are. How shitty it is, especially if you actually believe that no one loves you (which is completely false). There's been times before, and since during (and continuing) recovery period, where I'm sure the only reason I didn't was because I found someone to talk to--hearing a voice is like...relative euphoria I suppose. It can, and often does, help to hear someone actually talking (obviously there's the suicide hotline number on the side of the page too). You can't find an instant cure etc. You have something that's keeping you from doing it now. Maybe it's an unrealized goal. Then work towards it. You can change. It's not easy. It can be hard but ultimately...I'm sure you've heard all that before. But hopefully it means something coming from someone who has attempted suicide. That you can get better. Sigh.\n\nRip me for this if you want, but I will not let you try without giving my best effort to prevent it.",
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"body": "> Also, please do not call me or contact me in any way. Thank you.\n\nFirst of all, this is just a big lie. If you didn't want people to contact you, you wouldn't have posted on reddit. And especially not this subreddit. ;)\n\nMaybe I missed something but you haven't really told us why you want to take suicide? When I was 20 I hadn't even kissed anyone, and at 26 I've still haven't fucked anyone... And those tests, they're there to give you not only a second, but a third and more chances! (At least here in Sweden, but probably over seas too.)\n\nAnd here's an idea if you're feeling lonely, do a post over at [/r/AskReddit/](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/) saying you want some IRL human contact, I'm sure /r/SuicideWatch will help you with upvotes. From what I'm seeing here the worst thing that can happen is that you end up the same place you are at right now, and the best... well, it'll be better!\n\nAs you've seen here we all love you despite what you've written earlier and despite what you think we think about you!\n\nIf nothing else, I normally hate responding to Internet posts, but I've still been thinking of what to post here for over two hours. Hopefully that at least will give you some hope!\n\nFuck two hours and I still doesn't make much sense... :/",
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"body": "Wait! 2010 is the year of the linux desktop, we must represent Ubuntu together! \n\n[Download the mp4 and use mplayer/vlc](http://keepvid.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%253Fv%253DdVC2cszdTao&r=iputignody&c=yTd8EOwr6Vxfe0wc5EA4K-r64MKbl1FW2LLvuDk6g8n_uVVS_2XGSw%3D%3D)",
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Hello Reddit, What does everyone think about a Reddit Singles page, or dating sub-Reddit? | It would be for singles only. A chance for Redditors to connect with other local Redditors? Would anyone be interested if this was developed? Please share your thoughts! | 7 | [
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Longhorn fans, let us pray. | Our Bevo, who art in pasture, hallowed be Thy horns. Thy University come, Thy will be done, on the field as it is in Austin. Give us this day, our daily hook 'em, and forgive us for nearly losing to Nebraska as we forgive the voters for not giving Colt a Heisman. Lead us not into Norman, and deliver us from Aggie-land. For thine is the victory, the championship and the glory forever and ever. Amen. | 36 | [
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"body": " The eyes of Texas are upon you,\n All the live long day.\n The eyes of Texas are upon you,\n You cannot get away.\n Do not think you can escape them,\n At night, or early in the morn'.\n The eyes of Texas are upon you,\n TILL GABRIEL BLOWS HIS HORN!\n\n*edited to maintain linespacing",
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what font-family do you use to substitute helvetica neue ultralight for windows users? | I'm currently using Arial with font-weight of 100. Is there a better substitute?
Here's an example:
Mac: http://imgur.com/bOHni&NoTLQl
Windows: http://imgur.com/bOHnil&NoTLQ | 3 | [
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"body": "there's nothing available as a standard windows font that will be close to helvetica ultralight. the best you can try is probably arial narrow, but it's still not going to be close.\n\ni'm guess that's for a navigation menu? if so just use images or try to embed the font. using a css sprite menu would be easy to do and wouldn't use much more bandwidth that a text based system.",
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"body": ">Arial with font-weight of 100\n\nMaybe you know this, but a font-weight of 'normal' would give you the same result. Choosing font weights with css only allows you to choose different weights in the family, from ultralights to blacks, but doesn't change the appearance of any face. If you only have bold and normal as weights in your font family, choosing a font-weight of 100 won't actually make it appear lighter.\n\nI apologize if you knew that, I'm just trying to be useful.",
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"body": "Have you tried the sans-serif section of the [fontsquirrel font-face kits](http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fontface)?\n\nThey are extremely easy to use and widely compatible.",
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Ask r/mac, burning a DVD to play on a standalone player. | I'm sure this is a much simpler question than I realize, but I haven't been able to find a good resource on this, so I'm reaching out to Reddit.
I have some DVDs that I downloaded through bittorrent (approved by the creator of the content, for anyone who is upset about illegal filesharing). They play fine on the DVD application on my MacBook, just as if I had put in a physical disc, but I can't figure out how to get them on a DVD to play on my TV. I didn't think it would work, but I attempted to put the files in a burn folder on Finder and make it that way. All that did was make a data disc that my DVD player couldn't read.
One of the titles I downloaded consists of one file with the extension ".IMG". The other one is a folder containing 93 different files with the extensions ".BUP", ".IFO" and ".VOB". I assume I need some new software to make this work and something free or cheap would be ideal. I'm sure this is way simpler than I realize, but I have no idea what kind of software I need for this. Any advice?
**EDIT: Problem solved. Disk Utility and LiquidCD for the respective files worked perfectly. Thanks for the advice from everyone!** | 3 | [
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"body": "toast is quite easy, and will do both. \n\nFor the .img, open up disk utility, drag the image into the left side pane, select it, and click burn. \n\n",
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"body": "You can use Disc Utility for the img.\n\nFor the others, go get the free app LiquidCD - it's like Toast Lite and it's free. I use it all the time. \n\nMake a folder called \"VIDEO_TS\" and put those files in there. [Here's a screenshot](http://screenshots.en.softonic.com/en/scrn/47000/47621/3_screen-capture-7.jpg) - you'd click \"Video DVD\" and drag/drop the VIDEO_TS folder on it. \n\nThen click Burn.\n\nWhoever put the original torrent file up should have done that, but it sounds like they were a little sloppy. It happens.",
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"body": "It SHOULD be a lot easier to do this kind of thing using OS X, but iMovie / iDVD are basically useless, unless you use them within a very narrow set of parameters. Until Apple address this (which is unlikely given that physical playback media are being phased out) you're looking at some fairly clunky work-arounds and third party freeware / open source tools to get a professional job done. There are various commercial titles which offer this kind of thing (not least being the excellent Compressor as part of the Final Cut Studio suite) but they can be expensive. \n\nSticking only with freeware, then, I recommend installing FFMpegX and follow the instructions for making an .iso disk image, using the Tools > Img tab. You can then burn the disc image produced with either Disk Utility or Burn.\n\nhttp://i.imgur.com/IpJou.png\n\nIf the folders containing the .bup and .vob files are properly formatted you should be able to use Burn to create a DVD disc without having to transcode the content first—but if that for some reason fails you might want to \"rip\" the virtual disk image back into a video file (using a lossless codec so as not to introduce any unwanted picture and sound artefacts) and then use Handbrake to re-encode it back into a disk image using FFMpegX tools as above.\n\nhttp://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/\n\nhttp://www.ffmpegx.com/\n\nhttp://handbrake.fr/\n\n",
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What do I do, Reddit? | I've been lucky enough to be married to a lovely, wonderful woman for the past 20 years. About a year ago, she lost her balance while going up the stairs and fell, hitting her head on the wood floor and suffering a traumatic brain injury. She was in intensive care for about a week, and has since been recovering.
Yesterday, I tried to call my wife at work in the morning and she wasn't there. When I got her later in the day, she told me she had been at an "appointment" and didn't want to talk about it. I was obviously concerned about this. When she came home, she started crying and said that she had been to a counselor that morning. She had arranged it through the employee assistance program at her job. When I asked why, she said that since the accident, she feels nothing for me, and nothing for our kids, and the guilt is overwhelming. I, of course, took the next logical leap, and asked her if she was having an affair. Brilliant.
We talked, screamed, cried late into the night. I've had about an hour sleep in the last 24 as I write this. She says she didn't want to tell me any of this. She just wanted to see if counselling worked. I'm still confused. She says we are still friends, but can no longer be intimate with me, but she isn't giving up. She says she isn't in love with me.
I told her this morning that I will support her in this, go to the counselling with her if she wants me to, etc. She was happy to hear this, but I am now in a terrible situation. I can't help thinking about how this is going to end. How does counselling make someone love you again?
Does anyone else have experience with a loved one that suffered brain trauma and went through a similar experience? I need some cheering up (or a reality check). Thanks
EDIT:
Just to clarify some things that have been asked below. The injury was to her left frontal lobe. She has had other issues, such as the typical short term memory loss (which was pretty bad right afterwards- she wouldn't remember speaking with you 2 minutes previously). She struggles to do math in head since it happened. More recently, she's suffered migraines, and started on some medication for that. My first thought was that this was related to a drug interaction, as she was also taking antidepressants. She is adamant that these feelings started right after the accident.
She is my entire life. But it isn't the fact that she says she isn't in love with me that chokes me up. It is when I think about the fact that she mentioned the kids. The thought of that is almost more than I can deal with right now.
EDIT:
For those that have commented below that she probably is cheating. I should mention that she's 41 years old. This could be desperation on my part, but I have a hard time imagining that she'd walk away from financial stability, the kids, everything, because of a toss in the sack at her age. Maybe a few years ago. Again, maybe it is wishful thinking on my part. Like I said below, I've offered all the support I can, even if that means playing house if that's what it takes, but that is the one thing that would end it immediately. As much as I want to help, I can't be around if she's capable of being with someone else while we are together.
UPDATE:
By the way, a big problem that I have, and I think a lot of husband's have, is this overwhelming need to try to fix everything that is wrong, and we get angry if we can't. Before her words had died on the air, I was already thinking "how can I fix this?". I think that's where a lot of the problems came from last night. That sort of attitude just makes her angry. I have to be careful about bringing forward suggestions to her as well. I don't want her to feel like I'm trying to help too much, because she will feel that I'm minimizing the complexity of the problem.
UPDATE:
Thanks for the great advice everyone. Counselling appointment is on Monday, and we see her doctor on Monday as well for a referral to a Neuropsychologist. I'll let you know what happens! | 156 | [
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"body": "I'm a neuropsychologist. **Traumatic brain injury** (TBI) can be associated with a whole host of physical, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional symptoms. Often, because the physical and cognitive symptoms are the most notable, the behavioral and emotional symptoms get overlooked. However, the emotional and behavioral symptoms can be just as devastating as the physical and/or cognitive symptoms, if not more so.\r\n\r\nThe frontal lobes, in addition to handling attention, working memory (e.g., ability to do math in your head), organization, and planning, is also (in layman's terms) where 'personality' is located. Even mild damage to the frontal lobes can cause changes in 'personality' that may be temporary or long-term, and may range from mild to severe. **Depression** and **apathy** (not doing or caring much about anything) are both, unfortunately, common. For example, see [this summary](http://www.neuroskills.com/pr-depression.shtml) of depression and other psychiatric disorders following TBI. However, a therapist without specific training in TBI may not understand how her current emotional state is related to her brain injury. Whoever is prescribing her antidepressant medication may also not be fully aware of how her head injury needs to be taken into account in making medication decisions. \r\n\r\nI **strongly** recommend that your wife undergo a neuropsychological evaluation with an adult neuropsychologist who is familiar with the sequelae of TBI (which should be most adult neuropsychologists). An evaluation would help you and her better understand why she feels this way, how her current feelings relate to her head injury, and most important - what she can do next. \r\n\r\nHer medical treatment team should be able to refer you to someone good, but you may have to *specifically ask* for a referral for a neuropsychological evaluation. If she already had a neuropsychological evaluation shortly after the injury, now is the time to get a follow-up evaluation. Following a head injury, the first neuropsych evaluation sometimes focuses on the more pressing cognitive symptoms, and not the psychological symptoms. This may be either because the psychological symptoms are not yet present at the time of the first evaluation, or to allow some brain recovery to occur before assessing for possible psychological symptoms (because in some people the psychological symptoms resolve quickly).\r\n\r\nHere are some resources that might be helpful: [Survival Guide for people who've had a TBI and their families](http://www.tbiguide.com/) written by a leading neuropsychologist, [Coping with Depression After a TBI](http://www.biausa.org/elements/BIAM/2004/depression.pdf) - a PDF from the Brain Injury Association of America, the [Depression Toolkit after TBI](http://www.lapublishing.com/tbi-depression-tool-kit/), and a [PDF Guide to Coping with Post-TBI Emotional Distress](http://www.braininjurymn.org/library/TBIdistress.pdf) from the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota. \r\n\r\nBest wishes, and **please** don't forget to get support for yourself too. Your wife is not the only one who was affected by her injury. ",
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"body": "Counseling may be good for you guys, but a counsellor isn't going to be able to diagnose or treat whatever happened as a result of her traumatic brain injury. She needs to see neurologist, at the very least. Some part of her brain is apparently disconnected (especially since she feels nothing for the kids).\n\nStart reading Oliver Sacks, author of books like [The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat) and you will realize what bizarre and often tragic things can happen as a result of brain malfunction (whether through injury, birth defect, or disease). \n\nLook into his other books too, and perhaps even contact him as he investigates and writes about cases such as yours, and this might be a known (if rare) phenomenon.\n\nGood luck.\n\n",
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"body": ">I, of course, took the next logical leap, and asked her if she was having an affair. Brilliant.\n\nMay I suggest for starters you admit you were wrong. Don't say \"I'm sorry.\", say \"I was wrong for accusing you of having an affair. I was selfish and insensitive to your needs to think such a thing.\" Own, and admit your part to this fuck-up. That will help no matter what the eventual outcome is. Write it down on paper before you open your trap again and say it out loud to a tree or something. And remember above all else, this is about her, and not you. If you approach it as you are not the victim here it will defuse an already emotionally charged situation. Sorry to be so blunt as I am sure you are an alright guy and this probably seems a little harsh. \n\nRelationships are like glass. Sometimes they break in big shards and you can find all the pieces to glue back together; sometimes they shatter into so many pieces you can't find all the splinters. She is fragile right now, confused, and frightened I am sure. This concludes the whipping stick part of the message. Now the hope part; she is going to counseling, is talking to you, and that means the lines of communication are still open and that is good. Intimacy starts long before you hit the sheets for that is sex and are entirely different things. She might not give you any trim for awhile but if she is valuable to you it shouldn't matter. Become reacquainted with your hand. Whatever you do, do not pressure her for sex. You should be cheered up, she is talking to you bro.",
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"body": "I don't' know if this would help, but some of the most successful relationship counseling is the kind where the two people take MDMA while working together with a qualified counselor. \n\n A chemical adjunct like that may very well be relevant if the sudden change may be caused by a chemical-neurological change from a head trauma.\n\nI hope all works out for the best. Head injuries are a bitch. ",
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"body": "I personally can't offer any advice...but upvoted so hopefully more people see it.\r\n\r\n**EDIT:** - it. = this.",
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"body": "I saw something very similar to your story on a Discovery Channel documentary or maybe it was 60 minutes? Anyway, a guy got into a very minor car accident, but suffered damage to his frontal lobe and was left feeling no love for anyone or anything. He had a very vacant detached look about him, even as his wife was tearfully talking about what happened to him and how it was affecting her and the children. Basically, the brain damage muddled some connections in there and changed him. Not sure what ever became of them, but perhaps there is neuro therapy of some sort that would re-train those connections in your wife, if the problem is, in fact, brain damage. \n\nIn the meantime, be there for your wife. This counts as \"sickness\" and you want to know that you stood by her side in this dark time she's going through. She must be so scared that she feels so different inside. Do everything you can to help her find answers!\n\nAll my best...",
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"body": "You are in a tough situation. I admire your choice to seek counseling, and it sounds like you understand that it may not keep you together. All the best to you, whatever happens.",
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"body": "I know that i went through one hell of a divorce that left me wounded deeply when she said those words. Focus on your kids... that's what I did. You sound like a deeply caring person and you may have to ride out the pain by just loving your children. It's a tough road. But here I am six years after she said those words I am with a wonderful other person. My life is still haunted by my ex... as will you be haunted by this no matter what the outcome. Find her as you remember in your kids. You can make it.",
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"body": "I think you need to keep focusing on the fact that, just because you can't see it, doesn't mean she isn't injured. You didn't specify where the trauma to her head was, but injury to certain parts of your brain can have dramatic effects on emotional responses, memories, and the ability to respond normally to stimuli. \n\nI'm sure you probably received a lot of this information when she injured herself, but refreshing your knowledge might help you put this into focus. She has suffered an injury that, like a stroke, may have taken away everything she thought she knew about herself. \n\nPeople have been responding that she just doesn't love you anymore, and woke up to it, but the fact that you said she also feels nothing for your children leads me to believe she is suffering from depression following her injury. If you Google \"brain injury and depression\" you will find countless resources that describe situations similar to your wife's.\n\nNow for the lousy part. My aunt suffered a terrible brain injury following a bike accident.When it became clear that she probably was not going to be quite the same as she had been, her husband of over 20 years decided her couldn't handle it, and divorced her. As upset as my family was, I think it's easy to forget that brain injury does not only touch those who have been injured, but also the people who are close to them. On the good side, since the divorce, my aunt continues to show improvement in her functioning. It's sad to think her husband just couldn't hold out long enough to see it. \n\nConsider looking into a support group that can help you make sense of your experience, and maybe put it into perspective. I have no idea where you are, but here is a list of [brain injury support groups by state](http://www.braininjuryguide.org/braininjurysupportgroups.html). Your wife is trying hard to make sense of this, by trying counseling, so I think you guys have a good chance to work it out together. \n\nGood luck, and keep reaching out. \n",
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"body": "Bear in mind that people often do fall in and out and in of love multiple times during a long relationship. Counseling may indeed work to reconcile her to the situation, to recognize why she is staying with you and the kids and turn it to a positive again. I encourage you to do your best to encourage her to stay, for the benefit of the children, and probably ultimately both of you. I agree with the posters who say to look at this neurologically as well. Also on a simpler note, the injury may have led to depression, which could easily lead her to falling out of love with her family (which is reversible!)\n\nEdit: looking at your newer responses, I am now leaning toward the neurological. Get thee to a neurologist.",
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"body": "You have my sympathy. \r\n\r\nTwenty years ago, my wife had an aneurysm, a similar trauma, with similar symptoms. She got better, but the relationship didn't survive. We eventually separated and divorced within a couple of years.\r\n\r\nIt was a very sad and difficult time in my life, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.\r\n\r\nI'll second subtextual's comment:\r\n\r\nBest wishes, and please don't forget to get support for yourself too. Your wife is not the only one who was affected by her injury.\r\n",
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"body": "Take her out on a date, start from page one. Re-introduce her to who you are. She might be for all intents and purposes a different person after her injury, so back off a little and give her some time. TBI is bad news and it effects may be subtle and change over time. LISTEN TO HER. She knows what's going on in her head better than you do.\n\np.s. also look at subtextual's response: knowledgeable neuropsychologist is knowledgeable.",
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"body": "Wish I had better words of encouragement but I don't. Wish I had an excuse of head trauma for the reason my ex-wife stopped loving me but I don't. Believe me I tried to win her back over with dates, surprises, and communicating. But she was always distant, especially to last couple of times we had sex. \n\nThe only encouragement that I see is that she is willing to work on the relationship and get counseling. That was my last straw and finally gave in. I was doing all the effort and wanted counseling. My ex-wife did not put forth effort or got counseling. \n\nI wish you better luck than I, sir. ",
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"body": "i dated a man that had recently suffered from frontal lobe damage due to a motorcycle accident (it's a miracle that he's alive). after the accident he was much more impulsive, defensive, and depressed (amongst other issues such as short term memory loss). the good news is that the brain does recuperate, albeit somewhat slowly. after one year there should be some noticeable progress in her recovery, and going to counseling sounds like a fantastic idea. good luck. <333",
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"body": "I empathize with you and wish you all the very best. As tough as it might be for you at the moment, realize that thinking about what has happened won't make it better. Instead, look forward calmly on what steps you can take. Personally, I think, you should commend your wife for being so honest and transparent with you. Imagine how tough it must be for her to suddenly stop having any feelings for the people most important to her in Life. \n \nAlso, remember that medications and anti depressants are known to cause wild mood swings, and therefore are not a permanent or reliable solution. What is more important is \"Communication\" and \"Trust\" between you and your wife. Do you best in being understanding and considerate (even though it might get frustrating and depressing at times). Even small improvements can have a great impact over a long period of time. \n \nFinally, I suggest you to check out Byron Katie's \"The Work\". It's freely available on YouTube. It is the best thing I've come across in understanding the anxieties and contradictions that can form in your mind, during tense times. No medication can be a substitute for really understanding and confronting your negative thought patterns and dealing with them individually. Hope this helps. \n \nLink to complete audio book \nhttp://www.youtube.com/user/ethandk#g/c/6EA2A66F1B5ED871 ",
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"body": "A couple of things that I think are true that would probably be useful to keep in mind:\n\n* She is feeling a lot of emotion because she's feeling guilty for not feeling the way she expects herself to feel.\n* You're apparently feeling a lot of emotion, probably because you feel rejected and/or abandoned by someone you've spent 20 years with.\n* She might appreciate knowing that your motivation is to do whatever is best for her, rather than to preserve the status quo; i.e., that you want to help her recover because you love her, not because you want her are trying to force her to go back to the way she was.\n* She might also appreciate knowing you're grateful that she went for counseling and that she is trying to do something that helps you out.\n* It's *possible* that you may have reach a point where you'll have to let go. Sometimes things change and cannot be changed back. On the other hand, sometimes problems are created and can be solved.\n* It sounds like she may be having an emotional problem (related to the injury) as much as anything else. It sounds like she's lost a bond with basically everyone she loves (husband, children, parents), and as such it's a general problem, not a problem specific to only you. Which means she probably needs to fix it regardless, and won't have any satisfying relationships until she does. And which may mean running away from this situation will not solve anything.\n* It might help if she understood that the only reason you suspected she was having an affair was that you were hurt and you were looking to make some sense of the situation, not that you distrust her character, etc.\n\nAt any rate, good luck. I wish you the best.",
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"body": "This is probably very simplistic but you do have the opportunity to \"woo\" her all over again. That could add some spark to the marriage.",
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A totally original story that I made up and will cry about if someone says I didn't. | Before you read this: Please don't judge me... I'm just sharing my story because people asked...
Wow... okay, I wasn't sure if I was ever going to tell anyone about this, but it's late and I'm sleep deprived so i guess I'll just write it now and regret it in the morning :/
First of all, - just for some background: My mom died right when I was born, (she was actually really, really hot- but this isn't about her. I guess that's fucked up to say, but whatever.) I actually grew up with my dad's family, because my dad has all sorts of emotional issues and he bailed before I was born. So you can see, my childhood was really kind of messed up.
Anyways, growing up I feel like there was always a lot of distance between me and my sister. When I was about 17 or 18 I first noticed that my sister was a hottie.
I don't want to go into too many details about it, but basically what happened is that I accidentally found a video that she made of herself. I knew she didn't make it for me- but I thought she was so fucking beautiful that I watched it twice. I probably would have watched it a hell of a lot more, except that like right around the time I found the video, all this crazy shit went down and I had to leave home. (My dad's family who I was staying with got in bad trouble with the law. I never talk about it).
Sooo... I was totally lusting after my sister at that point. She was also having bad trouble with the law. She was actually in custody when I left home.
My friend and I went to go pick her up. When I saw her that day, after seeing the video, I have to be honest, I just wanted to fuck her brains out. Looking back on it now, it's pretty messed up- but I think she had feelings for me too. She actually kissed me right after we came to get her... and it wasn't a sisterly kiss, you know? I mean, it wasn't like ridiculously sexual or anything, but it definitely wasn't sisterly.
After we left, we all went to crash with my Sister's friends. On the trip there, my friend sort of implied that he wanted to get with my Sister, and I got a little jealous. He's a good looking guy- and even though she was my sister- I just felt like he was competition. Not much else happened between us for a while except some maybe-sexy hugging.
Pretty much everyone in my life at that point was wanted by the government, so we all moved around a lot. I'm not saying that I'm proud of it or anything, but it was kind of an awesome time.
My friend and my sister never hooked up I don't think- but I thought there was some serious sexual tension going on between them. It was around that time that I got really badly hurt in an accident. It was fucked up. I almost died. But when I was in recovery my sister came to see me, and out of the clear blue sky she started gives me this awesome, slow, passionate kiss on the lips.
Sadly (although, I guess for the best) nothing ever came of it. We spent some time apart... and I started to get really religious, so I tried not to think of her that way. It was actually going well for a long time- like I was totally over her. But I have to say, like a year or so after all that stuff went down, we were out sailing (not like a date or anything romantic like that), and she was wearing like the hottest bikini I've ever fucking seen and it brought back all the old feelings. Sigh.
A little while later she actually wound up with my friend from before (the sexual tension guy). I can't say I was surprised.
But even after she was shacking up with my friend, there was one time we were at a party... my friend was inside, and my sister and I were outside alone. It was a really intimate moment. I think something might have happened, except that I killed the mood when I told her that Darth Vader was our father and that I had to go face him. | 8 | [
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"body": "whoever wrote this has a deranged and sick mind. was this supposed to be funny? incest is not finny.",
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Reddit, do you ever obsess over an actor or actress and decide that it's time you watch all of their movies? | Right now I'm stuck on Kate Winslet. It's not a sexual thing, I just ended up watching Titanic again and remembered how much I loved her in that film. I suspect this will end when I sit down to watch "The Holiday". | 8 | [
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"body": "I've really only done that with directors.\r\n\r\nDavid Cronenberg, Hitchcock, John Carpenter, Woody Allen, Errol Morris, Quentin Tarantino, Wes Craven, Ross McElwee....\r\n \r\n",
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Has anyone tried the Mechwarrior: Living Legends mod for Crysis? | I saw this mod on [FilePlanet](http://www.fileplanet.com/208656/200000/fileinfo/Crysis---MechWarrior:-Living-Legends-Mod-Client) and was intrigued instantly. I want to know if anyone else has tried it and what they think of it, whether it's good or bad or if it's better to just wait for the new Mechwarrior. | 16 | [
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"body": "Yes, I've been playing it all day and waiting for it for months. It's certainly far from a polished game (it's just the first beta), but if you're a MechWarrior fan, it's the most awesome game ever.\n\nIt's especially fun if you have a mic and friends for tactical combat, etc..",
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"body": "It was pretty fun, but they need to take out the tanks. The tanks own the mechs and then everyone just switches to tanks. So instead of mech warfare its next gen tank warfare. ",
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"body": "I'd try it if I could get Crysis to run without crashing. Well, run at the proper quality my computer is capable of handling, anyway.",
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A question for you skantily clad women in cold weather... | I went out during NYE. I bought myself a cute little outfit but when it came down to leave and realizing I was going to freeze my ass off. I decided to throw on some jeans, a hoodie, a beanie (which sucked because I got my hurr did earlier that day) and my chuck taylors. I was warm as a bed bug. We get to downtown and there are hordes of girls that were half naked in tiny little outfits. It's like 30 degrees outside and I just don't understand.
Why do they do this? It's fucking cold. | 37 | [
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"body": "I lived in Moscow, Russia for about a year. The women there have learned how to dress both sexily and warmly at the same time. It's very impressive and involves tight jeans and really high boots. When I got back the US in the winter and saw women trying to dress as they would to be sexy in the summer I realized that winter wisdom strangely does not come with negative temperatures. How the Russian women walk on the ice in heels that tall and thin, however, I will never understand. ",
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"body": "Five helpings of cultural pressure to wear skimpy outfits (wear little or don't go out at all and get laughed at), one helping of alcohol to dull the cold.",
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"body": "It seems around here (Central Wisconsin) that as the weather gets colder, the outfits get smaller for bar hopping. \r\n\r\nSome ladies, however, don't think about the consequences of this past \"I'll be cold.\" Case in point - a few years ago we had a college student go out drinking with her friends. It was around the holidays, so very cold. She was found the next morning passed out in snow in front of a store front a block from the bars. She had severe frostbite on her nose, hands and feet. She ended up having to get several fingers and toes amputated because the damage was so bad. She was wearing a spaghetti strap tank and a mini skirt with heals (I believe open toed). Nothing else. \r\n\r\nTrue, her friends are partly to blame for leaving her at some point in the night, but she should have been more prepared clothing wise than that. She's lucky more didn't happen to her. ",
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"body": "Two words: booze coat.\n\nBut really. If I wear a short skirt, I have on thick tights, socks, and then boots. And typically a sweater and undershirt with that. Pretty darn warm.",
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"body": "I don't have anything else to add apart from the fact that I love your style of speech.\n\n> I got my hurr did earlier that day) \n>\n> I was warm as a bed bug.\n>\n>are hordes of girls that were half naked in tiny little outfits.\n\nIt's so cute <3!",
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"body": "> Why do they do this? It's fucking cold.\n\nIt was New Years Eve and they had new dresses! They probably don't do that every day but once a year, They can live with it. \n\nI was going out one night in June. It was raining and incredibly cold for early summer. I was talking to my sister and bemoaning not being able to wear the outfit I had planned on, \"it's *freezing*, it would be ridiculous to go out in basically underwear. \"\n\nHer words of wisdom: It's June, you can wear your summer clothes. You might be cold for a while, so what?\n\nThat made me so happy, and I looked like a million bucks that night!",
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"body": "I did this when I was young but the opposite. I'd wear boots, jeans and a leather jacket to the beach. :D I think people are different, some are more bothered by cold/heat than others. Then its also about feeling comfortable in what you wear. I'm suspecting some women just don't feel right if they don't dress extremely feminine. Could have a little to do with age also. I wore basically the same clothes year around when I was young, now that I'm older I absolutely hate getting too hot or too cold (maybe our bodies regulate temperature less well with age?!). \n\nStill I would have to agree with you sometimes it just looks stupid. I mean I can tell that those girls stumbling home in their pantyhose and high heels at 3 am are freezing their asses off. As my mom used to say... \"If you want to look nice you have to pay the price\". But there is no doubt female fashion has a tendency to be less practical than male fashion. ",
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"body": "I'm from Canada. One -40 night (-40 is the same in F and C), I went to the bar wearing a little skirt, heels, and a tank top. Why? Cause I enjoy male attention more than I enjoy being comfortable. Had I gotten frostbite and had to have large chunks of my body amputated, I would have felt pretty dumb, but I was 20 and feeling invincible :) ",
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"body": "I live in a university town, in Iowa, so its freezing and I see this *all* the time. I'm guessing they just want to look cute, and they think a coat will make their outfit look bad? When I see these girls I never stop and think, \"oh, what a nice outfit they have.\" I think \"what a bunch of morons\" as they run down the street in a tube top and mini skirt.",
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"body": "In my experience, feeling good about what you look like is one of the best feelings. Which is why I squeeze myself into 4 inch stilettos and prance around in those, although they can be a little hard to walk in, and eventually hurt like a bitch. I imagine it is the same for feeling cold. We sacrifice our physical comfort when we feel good about ourselves because we think we look good.",
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"body": "When I lived in northern Ohio, this was more common among guys. Girls would wear jeans and hoodies, and if they wore skirts, it was with thick tights.\n\nBut I'd see several guys only in t-shirts and shorts in 4-5 feet of snow. They weren't bothered at all by it, not even shivering.",
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"body": "WTF. Since when are chuck taylors warm? \n\nI lose all feeling in my feet when I'm out in my chuck taylors in subfreezing temperatures. The material is thin as balls, plus they have those breathing holes.",
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"body": "I don't get it because I am always super excited about finally being able to wear my tights. I have so many awesome sweater tights and boots. I actually find it easier to dress for going out when it's cold out - more options. ",
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A question for Libertarians: In Libertopia, who makes sure our restaurants are safe to eat in? | I mean no disrespect. I'm actually very interested in the ideas put forth by Libertarianism. I've just been wondering this for a while. | 8 | [
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"body": "A privatized health board would benefit both consumers and restaurants. Those restaurants that were interested in such services would pay for them. The consumers who valued such measures could patronize businesses with the private health board's approval.\n\nCustomers with less strict standards (such as myself) could save a few coppers by eating elsewhere. \n\nWin-win.",
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"body": "The unstated assumption is that caring government inspectors are meticulously watching over the restaurants now. A video from a restaurant in one of the most highly regulated cities in the world: \n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvLDFtaL5HI \n\n",
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"body": "No matter who's inspecting the restaurant, ultimately it's your own health and you have final responsibility.",
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"body": "first of all, there is no incentive for a restauraunt not to be safe because they will lose business.\n\nif they don't keep it safe, they lose business. people talk to each other. people post on the internet.\n\nalso, there might arise a private certification system, where somebody goes around and tests businesses, and those that conform get the \"OK\" sticker and patrons know those restauraunts are good.\n\nin generally though, if there is a demand for a service, it get's provided because people can money in transacting with those that need the service. Profit is a signal that goes out and tells entrepreneurs \"make more of this, because people want it\".",
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"body": "I worked in restaurants for years in Northern Virginia and then Southern Virginia for a time.\n\nWhen I went down to Southern Virginia, I was told that all restaurant workers needed a \"food handler's certificate\". This certificate could be had by attending a class that cost, iirc, around 15$ and was put on by the state. When I attended the class, which consisted of watching a corny short film, I asked the instructor why it was that this certificate was such a big deal in this area when I had never even heard of it in my time in Northern Virginia. His response was that it was the law everywhere and that I must have been mistaken.\n\nI wasn't mistaken. I came back to the Northern VA area and asked some restaurant friends what that was about and they had no idea. \"Sounds like they just wanted to get some money\" was what one chef said.\n\nI certainly thought differently of the inspectors after that. ",
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"body": "If a restaurant is serving bad food, that restaurant won't be around too long, because no one will eat there. It's in their own best interest to keep a safe and tasty menu.",
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"body": "did you ever hear about restaurants crawling with cockroaches and serving up spoiled, rotten, or otherwise defiled food under government's purview?\n\nNo? \n\nWhat f*cking fantasy world are you living in?",
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"body": "The restaurants!\r\n\r\nWhould you eat a restaurant that killed someone?\r\n\r\nI didn't think so.\r\n\r\nSafe food or go out of bussiness.",
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"body": "Regulations of any sort are never infallible, which most people don't seem to realize. \n\nIf you get ill from a restaurant, you can sue in court (private or not) on the grounds of a \"breach of contract\". For example, E. coli victims do this already, albeit it may not be from a \"breach of contract\" argument, but the point is made. A court's decision can ban the restaurant or its owners, require a \"scarlet letter\" of some sorts be posted in its windows or a public declaration, compensate the sick, etc.\n\n",
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So... What games do you all play? | I'd like to see fellow reddit females in my multiplayer games for once. :) Most of my games are on Steam (TF2, L4D(2), you know the drill), so maybe a Steam group could be a nice step towards mobilizing some girly gaming. There's already a "Girls of Reddit" Steam group, but it doesn't seem to be very active. Still, be sure to [check it out](http://steamcommunity.com/groups/girlsofreddit)! I guess we could also make another group specifically for /r/GirlGamers, if there's demand.
Anyway, Steam and multiplayer games aren't the only games out there, so chime in about your favorites!
EDIT: Where are my manners? :D
To be honest, I'm fairly new to gaming, but quickly catching up! I loves my PC.
* TF2/Orange Box
* L4D(2)
* Currently addicted to KOTOR! :D
* Torchlight
* Braid (Damn proud of beating it!)
* Shattered Horizon (but I are nubz D:)
* And.. err.. others that aren't coming to mind at the moment.
On my To-Play list:
* Bioshock
* Mass Effect
* Civ IV
* Jade Empire
* And others. Damn you, Steam, for making me pooor!
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"body": "I run Bootcamp on my Mac, but didn't leave a lot of space so I only run Guild Wars on it. That said, I do play GW a lot, and hopefully later on play more with my Steam account. I'm mostly on my PS3, and the games I play on it are:\n\n* Borderlands\n* Resident Evil 5\n* Bayonetta\n* Little Big Planet\n* Street Fighter 4\n* Katamari series\n* Fallout 3\n* Batman: Arkham Asylum\n* Rock Band and DDR\n\nWith a wishlist of:\n\n* Bioshock 1 & 2\n* CoD: Modern Warfare 2\n* Dragon Age: Origins\n* Final Fantasy 13\n\n\nI'm a huge sucker for RPGs, and becoming a huger sucker for FPSs.",
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"body": "Well, heres my long list. I'm a PC gamer, but my friend has a PS3 that we play on, so I'll add the games I loved playing on there as well. These are all games I love:\n\n**PC Games**\n\n* The Orange Box (duh)\n\n* Bioshock\n\n* Prototype (Not many people like this...)\n\n* Anno 1404/Dawn of Discovery (My FAVORITE RTS. Its beautiful!)\n\n* Machinarium (I felt stupid playing this... I needed help a lot... I'm a dumbass)\n\n* Trine\n\n* Left4 Dead 2 (I'm not confident in my abilities and thus only play with one friend. :( )\n\n* Mass Effect\n\n* Civ4\n\n**PS3**\n\n* God Of War/ GoW2 / Cant wait for GoW3!\n\n* Shadow of the Colossus \n\nOther games I've played over the years that I love include: GTA, Bloody Roar, WoW (Up to BC, I quit..it got dumb), Aion, Mario Kart, Tetris, Pong :|\n\nI love all sorts of games, sadly, I'm not rolling in money. Luckily, thanks to my friends (for L4D2/Mass Effect/Orange Box) as well as the Steam Sale Ive loaded up on games. Wooo!\n\n",
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"body": "Here's my wee list of games I've been playing, or just love to play even though i haven't played some of them in quite some time\n\n* TF2\n* L4D(2)\n* CSS\n* Fallout#\n* Halo\n* Mario - pretty much all Mario games are good and I just got the new super mario wii game for xmas <3\n* Doom\n* Wolfenstein(and W3d)\n* Diablo\n* Morrowind \n* Quake\n\nI also play a lot of emulators, I love all the old classics\n\nAnd a very nice friend of mine gifted me Mass Effect recently but I haven't gotten the chance to play it yet :D ",
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"body": "I don't look like much of a gamer because I lack the money, computer upgrades and other gaming systems to play all the games I'd like to try.\n\n**Own:**\n\n* Quake series ( Quake III Arena being my favorite )\n* Soul Calibur II\n* Audiosurf \n* DDR Supernova\n* Sims 2\n* Final Fantasy X-2\n* Silkroad Online\n\n**Want To Try:**\n\n* Left 4 Dead ( 2 )\n* Dead Space\n* I Am Alive\n* Hydrophobia\n* Diablo\n* Brawl\n* Kingdom Hearts\n* Sims 3\n\n**Played Before But I Want Them:**\n\n* Rockband\n* Plants VS Zombies ( I'm playing it on my boyfriends Steam account for now )\n* Guitar Hero \n\n**Own, But I'm Unable To Play:**\n\nQuake IV\n\n--\n\nI haven't looked for games in a while since I can't get any.\n\n\n--\n\n",
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"body": "I haven't been able to play as many games as I've wanted to lately, but here's what comes to mind..\n* Starcraft\n\n* Diablo 2 (Still, you say? It's fun!)\n\n* UT2k4\n* Halo (I know, I know)\n* Any and all SNES games (I'm really into classic gaming)\n* Bioshock\n* Baldur's Gate\n* Marvel vs Capcom\n* The Orange Box\n* Various Star Wars games\n* (and now for the \"games\")\n* Guitar Hero\n* WoW\n* Rock Band\n* MarioKart\n* Recently I got into the point 'n click Sam and Max series (Ohhh the nostalgia!)\n\nI REALLY love L4D, but I've only been able to play it a few times. Maybe I'll be able to get it when I have the monies.",
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"body": "I just play on my PC, here's what I've played seriously at one time or another.\n\n* StarCraft\n* Street Fighter IV\n* UT2004/ UT3\n\nAlso there's Torchlight, Dragon Age, Trine, Mirror's Edge from time to time. I have Team Fortress 2 but am terrible at it.",
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"body": "Also new to gaming here. \nAlthough have been playing pop cap games for a long while so \n\n* Pop Cap Games (Peggle bejewled etc)\n\n* Torchlight\n\n\n* Monkey Island \n\n\n* Sam and Max. \n\nI'm not very good at FPS so I stay away from them. \nI love city builders (Civ City - if it would run :( ) \nand Point and Click adventure/puzzle games. \n\n\nPartly I'm waiting till I get a better computer as mine, which has actually just died wont handle most things as it was never built to run games on. Lack of graphics mostly ",
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"body": "I have a PSN account, as well as battle.net, if anyone wants to play. I can reactive my Live account if anyone has something on the 360 worth playing.\n\n**PS3**\n\n* Borderlands (Favorite. Level 48 atm)\n* Fallout 3\n* Batman: Arkham Asylum\n* Assassin's Creed II\n* Little Big Planet\n* Mirror's Edge\n* Dragon Age: Origins\n* DJ Hero\n* Rockband (One of my drumsticks is signed by Ringo Starr :D)\n* Guitar Hero 3\n* Oblivion (played on the XBOX360, I wanted the graphics boost on the PS3- which is hardly noticeable. >:[ )\n* **queue:** Bayonetta, Borderlands DLC, Darksiders, more to come later.\n\n**XBOX360**\n\n\n* Halo 3\n* Assassin's Creed\n* Guitar Heroes\n* Prince of Persia: Sand of Time\n* Fable II\n* Castle Crashers\n* Viva Pinata :p \n* **queue:** Screw the 360, get a PS3.\n\n\n**Wii**\n\n* WiiFit Plus (omg I can weigh my freaking cat :3 )\n* Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles \n* The House of the Dead: Overkill (GREAT with the [pistol](http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/files/2007/11/wii-gunnyko1.jpg)).\n* Animal Crossing: City Folk (Sucks if you don't have friends to play with.)\n* Mario Kart\n*Cooking Mama (I am better zeen mama. ;p)\n\n\n\n**PC**\n\nI'm a sucker for RTS'. \n\n* World of Warcraft, but I stopped. ;o\n* Warcraft: Reign of Chaos & Frozen Throne (battle.net anytime ladies)\n* Starcraft\n* Age of Empires collection\n* **queue:** Half-Life, do not make fun please. :[\n\n\n\n**\"Retro\"**\n\n\n* Zelda: Ocarina of Time (<3)\n* Pikmin\n* Pokemon: Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, Fire Red, Leaf Green (Yes, I catch them **all**)\n* Dragon Warrior Monsters\n* Super Smash Brothers (Kirby, ftw)\n* Silicone Valley\n* Banjo Kazooie\n* Sonic 1, 2 & 3\n* HARVEST. FUCKING. MOON.\n* HolycowsomanymorebutIwilledittheminlater.",
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DAE generally dislike children (especially bratty, loud ones)? | I find I dislike children in general, except for the occasional well-behaved specimen. There seems to be an epidemic of loud, tantrum-throwing, overindulged brats in society of late. If you can't control your spawn, keep them at home or at least don't bring them to places unsuited for them! (Movie theatre for an 11pm show, loud crying child? WTF?)
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"body": "I don't like kids at all. There are a very small amount of kids that I find adorable and fun. But mostly they're just annoying and spewing their bodyfluids all over the place. I'd rather get a pet than a child.",
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"body": "I hated children for a long time until I realized that it really is their parent's fault. I still don't understand how you can be so ignorant as to believe that just because you're desensitized to the crying of the child that you chose to have means that everyone else in the restaurant/movie theater/public, who had no choice in having the child, can also ignore it.\r\n\r\nAnd as for the excuse that the parent won't give in to the child throwing a tantrum in public in order to teach the kid a lesson: do that on your own fucking time, that's a lesson you teach the kid in private.",
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"body": "I've been on both sides of the fence. For years I was irritated by bratty kids in public places, then I had children myself and found that some bratty behavior in a public place comes with parenting. Unfortunate, but true. I don't know a parent who hasn't had to deal with the embarassment of their child causing a scene at one point or another. When a child of mine acts up, I do everything I can to solve the situation and apologize to those around us. If my efforts fail, I remove myself from the situation. It's all you can do.\r\n\r\nBut yes, I agree 100% to not bringing children to unsuitable events. It's torture for them, it's torture for the parent trying to keep the child under control, and it's torture for the people in the vicinity. There is nothing worse for me than actually getting to get away from the kids and go out for a nice dinner with my husband, then end up sitting next to a screaming child. If I wanted to hear whining kids, I could just stay home!",
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"body": "I have 2 children, and I think they're ok, but I still don't like children in general. And when I say this people (especially other parents) gasp in amazement \"...but you have children...\" like I'm now either obligated to like them or lie about disliking them. Yeah well, not only do I still dislike them but after I've had some of my own and realized how easy it is to not fuck them up by the age of three;I now find you and your brats even more repulsive. That's what I should have said.",
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"body": "Definitely...I've just never been a big fan of children, even when I was little I couldn't stand other kids. And I'm a girl, too, so everybody thinks I'm crazy for not freaking out over a picture of your newborn. Needless to say, my mom is not expecting grandkids :)",
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Dear WATMM, What do you use to master your music? | Personally I use the Waves mercury bundle, PSP Audioware EP, PSP Xenon, Sonalksis compressors, and sometimes the basic Ableton live compressors/limiters. I produce electro/techno similar to Kraftwerk, Drexciya, Aux 88, etc. What VSTs and hardware do you use to master your music?
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"body": "iZotope Ozone. I've used it on electronic, rock, and mixtures of the two with decent results. It's easy to get carried away with it, especially using the presets, but all-in-all I like it. Also, they have a pretty nice guide to mastering that is useful beyond just mastering with Ozone.",
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"body": "Trial and Error.\n\nFind something that sounds good on your monitors, bad computer speakers, headphones (cans), earbuds, a small radio, a big sound system and your car.\n\nMake 4 or 5 different versions and rank them all in these different situations. **Variation and a little listening go a long way.**",
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"body": "I'm poor, so I just stick with the Logic mastering plug-ins. Are they the greatest? No, but as a learning tool I feel like they are pushing me in the right direction.",
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Hey reddit I'm part of a reenactment group specialized in the dacian - roman wars. AMA
| In normal life, I'm a CS student...But when I put on my armour I become (Manowar-ish music) Quintus Cassius Cincinnatus, legionnaire in the roman XIII th legion. Our association is called "Terra Dacica Aeterna" ([website](http://www.terradacica.ro/index_en.html)) and is based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Our activity consists of a well documented representation (of course, at a fairly reduced scale) of the abovementioned battles, taking place on different locations (most oftenly history-specific venues) all around Romania, but also abroad. So...AMA
Btw, pics:
[dacians](http://i.imgur.com/6z0CB.jpg)
[romans - testudo battle formation](http://imgur.com/ujUWw.jpg)
[me :)](http://i.imgur.com/S1W4k.jpg)
[our centurion killing a dacian](http://i.imgur.com/WDkwB.jpg)
Edit: Hey people, I'm at a party so responses will be slow, but rest assured that no question will remain unanswered.
Edit2 : Hey guys rares_m's roomate here, i hijacked his PC while he is away, ask me anything but what this AMA is about, oh and leave your questions about the AMA to :) | 40 | [
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"body": "that is awesome.\n\n\n1) how did you get into this?\n\n2) what are the people like that do this?\n\n3) how does the whole process work? do you perform for the public?\n\n4) have you ever done any other reenactments?",
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"body": "Very cool!\n\nI used to work on an archaeological dig at the ancient Roman fort at the mouth of the Danube called Halmyris, closest to modern day Murighiol. Have you ever been there? It's a very cool place, we excavated the remains of two martyred saints, and there are completely excavated baths, barracks, etc...\n\nI highly suggest you check it out if you have not already. A lot of the stuff they excavated now sits in the museum at Tulcea. \n\nI love Romania, especially Constanţa, that place is fun. ",
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"body": "Wow, outstanding armor! Ever heard of [Republic of Rome?](http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1513/the-republic-of-rome)\r\n\r\nIt's my favorite boardgame of all time (and only for the most hardcore of gamers and orators). Each player represents a faction of senators trying to balance their personal ambition, greed and graft against keeping the republic alive and running. There's no \"board\" in the traditional sense. The board is just used to track some variables and be a concise place to look up certain rules. Anyhow, it's the closest I'll ever get to SCA-type activity, I figured I'd share.",
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"body": "But are you as good as *The Batley Townswomen's Guild*?\n\nMaybe you've seen their reenactment of nazi war atrocities or the battle of Pearl Harbour?",
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"body": "I'll never figure out why it is that American Civil War Reenactors just seem like a gathering of the dorkiest people on any given continent, and yet people putting on replicate legionnaire's armor look completely badass. It is a dichotomy I don't wish to solve.",
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Prediction: Pirates 3D | All this talk about 3D TV/movies begs the question of 3D porn. I predict the first 3D porn film will be Pirates 3D. Discuss. | 9 | [
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"body": "Pirates in 3D would shake the industry at its very foundation, and would take the porn industry to great new levels, besides being a shoo-in for the annual AVN awards.\n\nI believe that Stormy Daniels, with her excellent background in path breaking films like \"Space Nuts\" and \"Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre\", besides of course working in \"Pirates\" itself, would be best suited for this brave new venture. \n\n**TL;DR** Itll B awesum!!",
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TIL that Chase will happily overdraft you $1200 on a fraud case again and again and again... just to hit you with the overdraft fees. | 1) Paypal calls my wife on the 28th of December to say "Hi, Paypal fraud division. Did you *really* buy a $2000 Omega watch off of eBay? That doesn't seem like you." My wife says hell to the no, thanks Paypal profusely, and all is well with Paypal. They freeze the paypal account, launch a fraud investigation, and all is right with the world.
2) Meanwhile, Chase sees a $2000 authorization, sends my wife's account $1200 into the red and freezes it. They also hit her for a $35 "returned item fee."
3) My wife calls Chase and says "WTFMateThisWasn'tARealTransaction" and Chase tells her to pound sand. They take the $2000 off but keep the $35 "returned item fee."
4) Yesterday Chase tries to withdraw $2000 from my wife's account *again*, sends it $1200 into the red, and freezes her account when she tries to buy groceries. We call up Paypal and they say "some of the banks will resubmit declined charges again and again. You need to talk to them. We haven't attempted the charge since we called."
5) My wife calls the bank and they say that yeah - they can attempt to run declined charges through as many times as they want, and each time it fails to go through, they're going to hit her with a $35 "returned item fee." Their suggestion? "You can visit a Chase branch and petition for them to change your bank account number." No, they won't say how many more times they're going to try this, no, they won't say how often, no, they won't allow the account to be closed while there are "charges pending."
Get out of Chase. Get out now. Get out while you can. | 165 | [
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"body": "Chase is terrible. I was also the victim of Paypal fraud, and due to Chase's bungling, I ended up losing the entire $440 sum, as well as 8 or so hours of my time. Essentially, Chase advised me to make a claim to their fraud department and to Paypal's as well, and both claims went through simultaneously. As a result, both parties noticed \"something fishy\" and revoked their reimbursements, leaving me with nothing.\n\nSo yeah, their very poor advice resulted in my money being lost in the cracks. I talked to people at three local branches, as well as phoning their support line multiple times. They ended up treating me really rudely, and I never saw a dime.",
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"body": "wow... that sucks. The same thing happened with me at citibank. a guy passed off 2 checks for $600 dollars that had the the same account # as mine (different name). Citibank fixed it, and removed the nsf fees. I was a little vexed that they were recycling account #'s but it all ended up ok.\n\nIf chase claims to have fraud protection, then this is highly unethical. go into the bank and speak to them directly. If they don't fix it, then contact the better business bureau immediately. and when you get it sorted, close the account.\n\ngood luck",
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"body": "Not a lawyer and all that, but if Chase doesn't clean everything up I'd consider filing a case against them in your state's small claims court (assuming you live in the US).",
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"body": "Contact the OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency) at helpwithmybank.gov. They are the gov't agency that oversees banks and can be very helpful when a problem arises with your bank. \n\nI had a problem with BOFA, coomlained and complained to BOFA customer service and nothing was happening. I sent a letter to the OCC with copies of all supporting documents and they opened a case for me. Within 1 week I had BOFA calling me asking me how to fix the problem. Past performance does not guarantee future results but its at least worth a shot. \n\nTo be honest, every time I see one of these posts with people complaining about their bank, I am thoroughly surprised that no one ever mentions this avenue of resolution. I would go to the OCC way before I would contact some outside company like consumerist. \n\nGood Luck.",
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"body": "I think it's a good idea not to have a bank account that you keep your main money in to be linked to paypal. I'm not saying I agree with what Chase is doing, or that I even understand WTF they're doing exactly, or why it can't be stopped, but just for peace of mind, everyone should get another bank account, keep $10 in it, and use it for your verified paypal account.",
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"body": "Try submitting a complaint to the BBB. My GF got hit with several overdraft charges because M&T Bank said that a check cleared when it didn't. She got $200 in fees reduced to $25.",
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"body": "I will first state that I have NO affiliation with this movement. I just think it's a great idea. [Move Your Money](http://moveyourmoney.info/)",
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how do you feel about uniforms for kids in High School? | I remember when I graduated High school. (02!) this idea was being thrown around. but fizzled out after some teacher got caught with a student.
Reddit Parents, would you sign off on your H.S age kids having to wear uniforms? I still think uniforms for elementary schools are the best idea ever | 48 | [
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"body": "I went to a high school with uniforms and I think it's a good idea. I never had to worry about what I was going to wear and it also didn't allow students to gain social status based simply on what clothes they wore. Some argue that they remove sexual distractions, but I would beg to differ as hot chicks are always going to be hot chicks and those skirts and blouses are super hot. The only problem with school uniforms is that it's another reason for overzealous disciplinarians to be dicks and hand out detentions for uniform infractions.",
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"body": "George Carlin said it best:\n\n\"Concerning school uniforms, it's not even a new idea. I first saw it in old newsreels fro the 1930's, but it was hard to understand, because the narration was in German!\"",
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"body": "I live in Canada, and our school introduced the uniform policy when I started high school. It does make getting dressed in the morning a lot easier. However, uniforms can become very costly compared to \"regular\" clothes, although you do get more use out of them. I found that it doesn't really make a difference when it comes to the bullying thing, it's still fairly obvious what socio-economic status you have, and kids will be rude either way. ",
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"body": "I think it is a great idea. It would make the school environment feel more, well, uniform. Everyone will look the same, and that is what High School is all about, right? Conforming to societal norms, conforming to what you are told, thinking in lock-step with one another and feeling like you are a part of something greater than yourself, yet still a minor amorphous blob when compared to the greater needs of the social construct. \n\nThis coincides with dressing alike, talking alike, and thinking alike. This is what we are after, right?",
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"body": "I wore a uniform throughout high school and it was a pain. It was expensive (about £300 or so, and there was a huge amount of expensive PE kit that needed to be bought as well.) It was ugly, the jumpers and skirts were really strange shades of blue that didn't quite match and so it always looked like you had put one through the wash too many times. \n\nI'm not opposed to school uniforms, but at my school it was just extreme! It all had to be ordered from one place and you couldn't buy it anywhere else. Half of it I never even wore regularly but we had to buy it as we often had uniform and PE kit checks. I really don't miss having to wear regulation knickers in PE - and they did check! \n\nSometimes a teacher would come up to me and ask, \"Sarah, did you get dressed in the dark this morning?\" And I would freak out, thinking I'd put my clothes on inside-out or something, and they would just go \"Your hair elastic is green. You know that hair elastics must be navy blue or black!\" All over a millimitre of elastic. :/ Even the female staff members weren't allowed to wear trousers for a long time - only skirts or dresses.\n\nFor reference, this was at a girls private school in the UK, 2001-2006. ",
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"body": "As long as the uniforms are hot, I don't care. \nYou know what the best part about High School girls are?",
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"body": "I went to a catholic school for a few years, and then to a public school onward. I hated uniforms. They just feel like another pointless way to control the students. Cliques and social groups are always going to exist in school, the popular kids are going to be popular regardless of what they're wearing. Additionally, those things are damn expensive. From my experience they don't remove distractions, they just piss students off. \n\nI remember one day going to school in normal clothes because it was supposed to be a \"free dress\" day. I got the date wrong and it was not. They refused to let me stay at school. When the uniform policy begins overriding my right to an education I'm gonna call bullshit on it.",
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"body": "Parent here. No, I would not. Not because I am opposed to uniforms per se, but because I think one of the prime rules of raising kids is to pick you battles very, very carefully.",
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"body": "Uniforms are a HORRIBLE idea.\nI was forced into wearing them during my final year after 3 years of not having to wear them.\n\nDropping $400+ on uniforms that I will never wear again was a stupid idea.\nDeciding what to wear excuses are lame, if you cant do laundry or think about something that trivial then you're an idiot.\n\nNot a single thing changed in my school after they were introduced.\nThere was still drugs, fights and other typical crap that you deal with in schools.",
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"body": "Kids are restricted enough, let them wear what they want.\r\n\r\nOh, and I'm not a parent but I answered anyway 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T CONTROL ME",
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"body": "It would depend, entirely, on the uniform. I'd no more send my daughter to school in the \"classic\" school-girl uniform than I would send her is stretch pants and a halter top.\n\nIf it was more a \"business casual\" thing, I wouldn't care.",
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"body": "I love the idea. Take away the pressure of having cool clothes. That's just another thing teens use against each other.\n\nMy only suggestion would be for the uniforms to be at least a tad trendy. No tight pants for guys, etc. Oh wait.. what? That's trendy now? *sigh*\n\nWell you get my point.",
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"body": "I did some of my secondary school in England. During a large chunk of this time I wore a uniform. The costly element was navigated by the only things you had to buy off of the school was the tie. Black pants, a white dress shirt, a navy jacket could be bought else where. \r\n\r\nIt forced me to be more creative actually. I would find every loop hole in the dress code at the time. I wore brightly coloured / striped socks, feathers in my hair, funky watches. \r\n\r\nIf there was a loop hole I would find it and make use of it. \r\n\r\nI now do this for a living with government policy for people with disabilities. \r\n\r\n",
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"body": "I too attended a high school where I had to wear a uniform, and it was nothing but an added expense for me without a benefit. \n\n- I still bought regular clothes to wear anywhere outside of school, so the uniform was just an additional wardrobe I had to buy simply to go back and forth to my \"job\". \n\n- Since kids, even high schoolers, are still growing, I had to plunk down the cash for it every year.\n\n- Unless the local big box stores get involved, the schools refer you to 1-2 specific companies that supply acceptable uniforms, and those companies make a killing (for my school, it was Parker, but I got back at them by investigating their use of sweatshops). I know Target now carries some uniform stuff in kids' sizes, but many folks still don't shop online or live near one.\n\n- Girls still rolled up their skirts and unbuttoned their shirts to dress slutty, guys still wore baggy pants and did everything in their power to act gangsta, and the uniform violations could just as easily have been handed down against regular dress codes (skirts too short, inappropriate undershirts, etc).\n\nIt just seems like an additional burden on those who aren't well off. The rich kids don't care because they've got the cash (or the parents) to buy an extra wardrobe. The poor kids still get stuck wearing their pieces threadbare and living even poorer than before if they're going to have any regular clothes. Just seems like a pointless additional expense with no real benefit that I saw.",
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"body": "I went to a high school with uniforms.\n\nHATE HATE HATE HATE HATE them.\n\nIt's just a way for the teachers to feel important and the principal to boost their ego. I used to get lunchtime detentions for having my shirt untucked (not kidding) at age 18.\n\nEDIT: The plus side is the girls wear tight white tops. But saying that just makes me sound like a douche :(\n\nEDIT 2: Plus, they're run like book stores. It's a way of forcing you to buy a proprietary product that's often of poor quality or design, for a stupidly high price. They even change the uniform every few years like they change the textbooks, and force you to upgrade instead of giving useful clothes to younger students.",
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"body": "Wow. I'm surprised by the number of pro-uniform people here. \n\nFirst, some kids have money and others don't. It's a fact of life. Why the need to try to hide this from the less fortunate students? No need to protect them from reality.\n\nSecond, I didn't have a uniform in high school and it was awesome. I ENJOYED being able to express myself. I certainly was not wealthy like the popular kids but I got creative with my clothes and experimented with different styles. It's fun and it teaches you to dress yourself for your future. \n\nThird. This is America. Get outta here with that conformist bullshit.",
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"body": "I hated my uniform when I was in a private high school but as soon as I moved to a public school I immediately missed the short skirts the girls wore. The starchy pants were an adequate admission fee for getting into leg heaven.",
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"body": "Teach them that they are going to be artistically and intellectually oppressed early in life...maybe they won't mind as much when they grow up?",
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"body": "I wore uniforms in Catholic school for high school and grade school. The girls looked like complete sluts and made their skirts as short as possible.",
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Update on North Carolina. | I suppose I was expecting too much...but even in my solo endeavors, nothing life-changing or special has happened at all. The only thing I realized is that people suck tremendously, which I already knew. I don't really know how to feel about this. I suppose I still have one day left but meh. Thanks for sticking by my side, Reddit. I'm going to go attempt to not wallow in self-pity some more. | 13 | [
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"body": "We're always here. :)\n\nAt least try to make the most of your last day. Plan some things out? Try and have fun? :-/ I know it's kind of stupid advice but give it a shot. It's helped me before, even when I thought it wouldn't. ",
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I have a need to shave my pubic hair and need
advice. Male. | I've started doing longer and longer technical scuba diving, and with that comes a need to urinate. It's not wise to do that inside my dry suit, so theres a system using a condom catheter and some valves to pee outside the suit. I *really* don't want any hairs caught when taking it off after. Advice? | 4 | [
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"body": "Don't shave. Trim. You will itch like Mary Jane Rottencrotch if you do. Trim it down until its short enough to not get caught.",
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"body": "Reaction to reading the title.\n\n\"I have a need to shave my pubic hair\"\n\n*eyebrow perks*\n\n\"and need advice.\"\n\n*eyebrow perks some more*\n\n\"Male.\"\n\n*eyebrows droop*",
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"body": "That has got to be the most elaborate excuse for wanting to make your little fella look longer I have ever heard.\n\nAnd my dog eat my homework, miss.",
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Dear Reddit: What are the best credit card offers? | The idea struck me after reading [this post](http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/amg6m/tell_wall_street_to_fuck_off_move_your_money_from/c0icell). My current VISA offers a simple 1% cash back, but this other redditor has one that would give me 2% on some months.
I know there are cards that do 5% for some purchases (fuel, food, travel). Cards that offer perks like insurance. I have heard rumors that some cards do not charge the standard 3% currency conversion fee when used abroad.
What's the best offer we can find? What are the worst scams to avoid? Let's share.
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"body": "I have the Schwab Invest First Signature Visa it gives me 2% cash back on everything and has no foreign currency fee. It is my preferred card for travel. \n\nI recently pulled the trigger on the Chase BA card to get the 100k frequent flier miles.",
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Why do theists assume atheists have no morals? | A friend of mine, a southern baptist, invited me to go to church with her, when she found out I wasn't going home for Christmas. I declined, and she assumed I was going to go to another church. She asked me where I was going, and I told her I wasn't going to any churches, that I was an atheist. Her initial reaction was, "But you are such a good person."
This brought to mind the fact that many theists I have met assume that, since I am an atheist, I must be amoral as well. As another example, I had another friend, also a baptist, who called me for relationship advice. We had a mutual friend, who was married, with a daughter. Let's call the baptist friend Bob, and the married friend Mel, and me Art. Bob calls Art to tell him that he's having a crisis. Bob has been spending a lot of time at Mel's house, and Mel even invited Bob to move in with him, because Bob was having problems at home with his parents. Mel was 12 years older than Art and Bob, who were in their mid 20's, and Mel's daughter was about 10. Mel's job included a lot of time on the road, doing hardware installations and upgrades at his employer's various brick and mortar outlets.
Bob calls Art, and says, "I'm having a problem, and I need some advice. Mel's wife is telling me she likes me romantically, and she wants to leave Mel. I don't know what to do."
Art replies, "Well, you should probably move back in with your parents, and never go back over to Mel's house when Mel isn't there. Don't be alone with Mel's wife, and do not sleep with her."
Bob says, "I can't believe you are telling me this? I thought, because you are an atheist, that you would tell me it would be OK to sleep with Mel's wife. I want you to tell me that. I want to sleep with her!"
Art became upset at this, but he knew this was a problem that needed to be addressed, so he kept his cool and said, "As long as you've known me, I can't believe you would think that I would condone this. Even if you forget that I'm an atheist, your own book, the Bible, says that you shouldn't do this. I don't condone it because it would be a betrayal of your friend Mel. Look at all the things Mel has done for you! He's let you into his home! He's not even charging you rent! He doesn't ask for anything from you, and you think it would be OK to sleep with his wife? You think that I would give you permission to do this? I can't believe you would reasonably expect I would act that way."
Bob became chastised, and agreed that he shouldn't sleep with Mel's wife, and that Art had given him sound advice. Bob moved out of Mel's house soon thereafter. Less than two months later, Bob and Mel's wife ran off with Mel's daughter, and moved to the city where Mel's wife's family resided. Mel and his wife became divorced, and Bob and Mel's now ex-wife became married.
So, my question is, why do theists think that being an atheist makes one a terrible person?
Is it the old moniker "goddless" which implies that the person is unscrupulous as well?
How could a person who is a self proclaimed devout follower of a religion which prohibits adultery (Bob was in church at least 3 nights a week, and wore shirts which proclaimed things like, "My God is a strong god." and "He died for your sins." complete with bloody Jesus, crazy buttons, in-your-face missionary work, the whole 9 yards) seek counsel from someone, and still perform such an act?
My female baptist friend told me she thought that, even if I didn't believe, I should still go to church, and make tithe, because the church does such good work: feeding the homeless, helping the poor, etc. I told her there are plenty of non-religious organizations which do the same, and that I find it better to give to them, because they don't try to sell the recipients of their charity on their own belief system. She said the charities I mentioned are corrupt, and don't give 100% of my donation to the poor. I mentioned the Christian Children's Fund, which gives an abhorrent portion of their funds to their goal.
Finally, I ask you, does an action bear more weight when it's done out of a fear of reprisal from the invisible father figure in the sky (or for the promise of a gift from said daddy), or when it is done when the actor understands that we are all short lived creatures, struggling to make sense of our surroundings, and that the reward for doing good to a stranger is the selfish, but powerful, feeling of well being one brings to themself? | 37 | [
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"body": "They have gotten their moral training from church or from people who say they have gotten their morals from church, Jesus or the Bible. It's a small world.\r\n\r\nThey haven't been taught to look for other sources of morality.",
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"body": "i'll tell you about a conversation i had with two catholics who came to my house, rounding up new members for their church ... i smiled and nodded while the man did all the talking, then he eventually asked me about my own beliefs, and i said that if there is a heaven, i would prefer to think that we all go there ... he almost jumped back in shock at the thought of such a thing, and he asked what incentive anyone would have to be a good person, if there was no punishment in the afterlife ... i explained to him that it's better to be good from a sense of divine inspiration than from fear of hell ... when i imagine a god who is so loving that she will take me home to heaven no matter how badly i screw up, i feel so loved, it doesn't make me want to be evil, it inspires me to be a better person ... it was a beautiful moment, he realised what i was saying, and he beamed a huge smile and almost admitted that he would like to go to a heaven like that :)\r\n\r\ni was talking to him within the context of his own understanding of god and heaven, but for devout atheists, you can substitute ''divine inspiration'' for ''altruism'' or anything else which explains the human desire to do kindness to others",
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"body": "I HATE the argument that just because you don't believe in God than you are amoral. I actually just got into an argument about this on facebook the other day with a crazy bible thumper I knew back in high school (when she was NOT a crazy bible thumper). I happen to have a belief in God, but I am also open to the possibility that I may be absolutely wrong. I find that whatever is right for you is your choice and more kudos to you for finding your way. My beliefs comfort me, which is probably why religion was created in the first place, as a comfort for all of the unanswerable questions. My brother is an athiest and one of the most moral people I know, as is my significant other. What I want to know about the bible thumpers out there is how they can preach about morality when it is mostly the \"moral\" individuals out there that are raping babies, touching young children and slaughtering/ taking part in the pleasures of \"whores\". I am absolutely disgusted by Western religion because I automatically associate that with people that use their religion as a \"get out jail free card\". I grew up in an Episcopal house and my grandfather was a priest and I must say that I have no contact with my father or anyone on that side other than my cousins because my father's side of the family are some of the most fucked up people I have ever met. They disgust me as people. Even though I am not atheist I am held in the same regard as them by my family for finding my own path. I think it's hilarious that most atheists are the nicest, most moral people in this world and all of the \"moral\" people are the ones committing atrocities in the name of their religion and how \"God wants it that way\". Whenever I hear that, I just ask them \"Really? Did you hang out with Jesus on Friday and order a pizza or something? Did he tell you that it's cool to touch little boys because you \"love\" him?\" I can't even describe my disgust and hatred of the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church. ",
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"body": "I think because theists think that if you don't fear god, you won't do what is right. Since they will only do the 'right thing' from fear of god's displeasure, and you don't worry about god's displeasure, you have no reason to do the 'right thing'. At least I think that is how they see it.",
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"body": ">She said the charities I mentioned are corrupt, and don't give 100% of my donation to the poor.\r\n\r\nThat is a laugh, look at big churches and cathedrals, and tell me that donations are NOT going to pay the mortgage, elaborate facades, the staff, the clergy,the land, the TV ads and airtime, the legal fees due to you know what.….etc. before any makes it to the actual charity. She is really naive.",
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"body": "It is about them, not you...their world view demands this way of thinking.\n\nWhen your religion believes in hell, it is kind of harsh to condemn someone to an eternity of torment just for a difference of opinion. That is kind of a dick move.\n\nSo, you have to invent better reasons...for the atheists, it comes down to two:\n\n* Deep down everyone knows God exists, atheists just choose to reject him\n* They reject him so they can go and sin freely, having gay sex and abortions and what not\n\nSo now you are going to hell for spitting in God's face and committing atrocities, and to them, he seems less of an asshole for doing it.\n",
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"body": "Some people are in fact born without as much of a sense of conscience. When I am presented with a situation like the one you describe, I have a strong negative emotional reaction to it, similar to if I'm presented with the smell of a rotting piece of meat. Some people just *don't* have that kind of response to the idea of taking advantage of another person's trust. They have to be given a *reason*, a solid easy to grasp reason, why they shouldn't cheat on their wife or whatever. \"An all powerful being is watching you and will send you to everlasting torment if you do\" works for them. That cross hanging around their neck is to remind them of that \"fact.\" Their faith, for better or for worse and as wrong and silly as it may be, is the only thing that keeps them acting in a socially acceptable way. Sometimes.",
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Why don't we eat our dead? | Can anybody come up with any ethical objections to cannibalism? I wouldn't mind contributing my corpse toward a healthy meal for a family. Really though, what's the point of burying or burning our bodies in the ground? Why not make more use out of them? I'm sure we don't taste too bad. | 33 | [
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"body": "Actually, besides Kuru, human flesh is not healthy for human consumption. That's not to say it's deadly, but human contains a large amount of heavy metals and is very difficult to digest. It's one of the worst mammalian meats that we could consume, and furthermore, most people that die these days die of natural causes, i.e. disease. Sure you could scavenge car crashes and suicides for a lunch buffet, but for the most part, healthy humans in their prime are not going to die. Better off sticking with farm-raised cows that live their lives striving to be delicious.",
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"body": "People, people, he's asking for an *ethical* objection, not a medical one. Let me take a swing at this:\r\n\r\n1. *Parts* of the body would be put to better use through organ donation rather than consumption; therefore, it would be unethical, by Utilitarian standards, to eat some of those delicious delicious human organs. Yum.\r\n\r\n2. The body is the property of the family, or whoever else might be specified in the will. These folks probably have en emotional attachment to said body, even if it no longer contains their loved one, in a sense, because it sure still *looks* like their loved one. They would, therefore, probably object to its being eaten. So eating it would be unethical on the grounds of individual property rights.\r\n\r\n3. But this is all just dodging of the real issue. To eat the flesh of our dead is an evil thing. It is anathema to our sensibilities. You might say, after contemplation at your desk, in your home, with a belly full of Multi-Grain Cheerios (which are nearly as good as brains), that you'd be down to feast on the bodies of the slayed. But if you were actually confronted with the opportunity, I think you'd opt for a double-double at In 'n' Out. And I bet, since most of your life is spent in this state of non-desperation, and therefore you've been conditioned to find such an act absurd, that you'd carry over this sensibility into a desperate situation, such as the lifeboat scenario described by that Harvard dude on that awesome \"Justice\" video series on YouTube (to which, alas, I cannot link for I am philosopizing at work and YouTube is blocked). The foundations of ethics I believe, are not metaphysical, as Kant argued, and therefore, ethics themselves are not categorical but contextual, as Wittgenstein [argued](http://www.galilean-library.org/manuscript.php?postid=43866). So basically, I think it's unethical to eat folks because we're not used to doing so and it breaks the rules (which are the institutionalization of stuff we're used to). If we'd grown up with nothing to eat but each other, I'd probably be singing a different tune.",
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"body": "Because our dead die from either old age (bad meat), or disease (worse meat). Additionally, unlike virii and bacteria in dead cows, etc, the various virii and bacteria found in our dead are human-compatible. \r\n\r\ntl;dr fuck philosophy, this has an evolutionary answer. ",
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"body": "It is not an issue of ethics as to why the dead are not eaten, more than it is an issue of survival. Cannibalism is not widely practiced because pathogens and parasites tend to transfer nicely when you eat your own species (you have generally the same systems and generally the same vulnerablilities, after all. Many animals observe the same practice for this very reason.), and those that tended to eat corpses ended up dying horrible painful deaths because of it. Thus, they're probably less likely to live in a world without a single faintest clue how to treat any diseases.\r\n\r\nImagine if, for a second, a relative dies of something such as Creutzfeld-Jakob disease: no external problems with the corpse, seems safe to eat. Years later your brain develops prion disease and you slowly go insane and fall apart just like the relative did. When you're family sees this and remembers you ate crazy uncle Ungo's corpse, they probably realize that eating dead people probably isn't a good idea.",
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"body": "You have to give up a funeral, one of the most emotionally intense and cathartic events of your life, for a few hot meals.\n\nIt's just not worth it.",
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"body": "I have to think that the primary reason against cannibalism is the impact it would have on an advanced society such as ours. Although it is kind of you to donate your body for Thanksgiving dinner or something, if cannibalism was common practice, it would be far more likely that the person being consumed was involuntarily put in that situation. People who could not afford food or simply preferred human meat would go out and murder somebody for food. And that would be a quick slide into the State of Nature.",
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"body": "Once we start eating our dead, it's only a matter of time before we start ensuring that our not-yet-dead lead lives which will make them more delectable to those who survive them: \"Here, Gramma, eat some more curry...\" From there, it's only a matter of time before we start selective breeding for yummy traits. Then we'll just raise each other for food, like cattle.",
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Reddit Fitness: What is your workout rotation? | Reddit Fitness: What is your workout routine? I do....
* Monday: AM Cardio, PM Chest/Abs
* Tuesday: AM Cardio, PM Back/Traps
* Wednesday: PM Legs/Lower Back
* Thursday: AM Cardio, PM Shoulders
* Friday: AM Cardio, PM Bi's&Tri's/Abs
* Saturday: AM Cardio
I generally do my AM cario as low impact walking on a treadmill at about 6:15 for 30 min. After work (I get out at 4:30) I hit the gym around the corner for my weightlifting workouts which usually take about 45 min. I feel like my rotation gives each of my muscles proper rest and recovery time. I'm interested to see what other people do for a rotation/routine. | 28 | [
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"body": "* M: eat, eat, eat, eat, **chest/triceps**, eat, eat\n* T: eat, eat, eat, eat, **legs/abs**, eat, eat\n* W: eat, eat, eat, eat, **back/biceps**, eat, eat\n* T: eat, eat, eat, eat, **cardio/abs**, eat, eat\n* F: eat, eat, eat, eat, **shoulders/calves**, eat, eat\n* S: eat, eat, eat, eat, **cardio/abs**, eat, eat\n* S: eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat\n\n\n*The eating part is so much harder than actual working out*\n\n\n*This routine is stacked at the start of the week, but i'm limited by my work schedule, hopefully can change it up to something better in a month*",
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"body": "When I was on my grind a few months ago...\n\n* Mon: Morning- 4mile run, abs. Night- chest/shoulders 5mile run. \n* Tue: Morning- 4mile run, lower back. Night- biceps/back 5mile run.\n* Wed: Morning- 4mile run, abs. Night- tri's/chest 5 mile run\n* Thurs: Morning- 4mile run, lower back. Night- back/biceps\n* Fri: Morning 4mile run, abs. Night- forearms/legs\n\nI did that for a while(3 months I think), ran on a treadmill of course, I lost 60 pounds doing it tho. I don't think I got any stronger then when I started, but that was fine with me, I was pretty strong to begin with (football). I did keep my strength pretty constant, which to me is impressive, considering I lost alotta weight.",
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"body": "Crossfit in the AM Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. In the spring once it warms up again start running 3 - 5 days a week in the PM. (Running barefoot in the winter really sucks)",
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"body": "Mon: legs\nwed: chest/shoulders\nfri: back\nDo a little cardio after working out each day, i rest during the days in between and if i miss a day because of something i go to the next day. I ussually rest also on weekends unless I want to work out more. Im only working out cause I need a stronger back and I want to get stronger for my rugby season.\n\ngoing everyday and doing a different part of your body wont help, you wont see massive results I find (cause i use to do that). Your body needs proper rest and you'll see better results this way.",
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"body": "Monday: Shoulders/ 60 mins steady cardio \n\nTuesday: Legs\n\nWednesday: Chest/ 30 mins intervals\n\nThursday: Back/45 mins steady cardio\n\nFriday: Arms/ 30 to 45 mins intervals\n\n\nThe steady cardio is just elliptical or stationary bike at a steady, moderate pace, while the intervals will be running sprints on the treadmill interspersed with kettlebell swings, squat thrusts, box jumps, goblet squats, or any combination I feel like for that day. Leg days are killer, so I don't worry about cardio on Tuesdays.\n\nLifting only lasts an hour at most, and I mix up the lifts every 5 or 6 weeks (changing up either the reps or actual exercises).\n\nI'm a 40 year old woman, and I've been keeping up this routine for the last 2 years.",
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"body": "* Mon - Fri: AM 6 mile run to work, PM 8 mile run home (once or twice a week on the bus with groceries.)\n* Sat: 15 mile long run\n* Sun: Rest or a few miles with my son in his baby jogger\n\nAlthough it doesn't feel much like working out - commuting is a more appropriate term.\n",
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Anyone wants a really sweet, playful (abandoned) kitten near Pittsburgh PA? (cross post from Pittsburgh) | Cross post from Pittsburgh sub-reddit:
http://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/amhm8/the_weather_was_shitty_yesterday_and_i_took_in_an/
Posting here to see if there are any takers. I can work out the logistics with interested parties.
> This kitten apparently showed up the day before (Monday evening) at a neighbours patio. He's allergic to cats and they have a dog, so they provided warmth for her outside. When I went home yesterday, the kitten's owner was not to be traced, the shelter near our place were full and it was still snowing. So I took her in temporarily.
>My neighbours showed me the ropes on cat care and made some donations (litter box, food, towel bed and even some catnip). And I am having a cat for the first time in my life. I'll search for shelters but it would be great if someone who's looking for a kitten can take it.
>It's house trained, really well-behaved cat. Looks like it was taken good care by it's previous owner. (Beats me to think it was abandoned!!) She's very curious, loves to roll on the carpet and play. She also likes to cuddle and climb on the laptop.
>Looking for a kind soul to provide Splash (that's her name now) with a permanent and caring home.
Edit: Added pics
* [Playful](http://imgur.com/3MOTf)
* [Soulful](http://imgur.com/U2hyK)
* [Whatya doin](http://imgur.com/MNex9)
* [Full profile on laptop](http://imgur.com/Lk4FJ)
* Finally, [blissfully sleeping](http://i.imgur.com/zMAqy.jpg)
Sorry about the image quality. Apparently it's difficult to take decent pics while attempting to humor an energetic kitten.
Looks like it's a [Abyssinian](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyssinian_%28cat%29) cross (most likely with American short hair)
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"body": "Cat's adopt you not the other way around. You have been picked. I've never wanted any cat's I have 2. ",
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When you can't find a therapist... | While Ive never denied the fact that I have a lot of issues with depression and a boatload of other things, Ive always been extremely resistant to seeking help. Previous experiences burned me badly, and Ive avoided any type of psychologist/psychiatrist/etc. ever since. Besides, I worked myself out of the suicidal part, the rest should be easy...right?
Hmm. Right. Thats not happening any time soon, and while I am FINALLY at the point where Im willing to find help, my options for finding it is low. As I am no longer technically a student, my schools counseling services probably won't see me, and for similar reasons,my insurance is in question so I couldnt afford other options.
Any suggestions for alternatives? | 7 | [
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"body": "Most communities have free or sliding-scale therapists- if you need some help finding one, feel free to pm me your location and I'll help. Or you might be able to get a list from the school if they won't see you or your old family doctor. \n\nGood for you for wanting to get help- we'll find some for you.",
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Dear Veggit: what foods/condiments do you absolutely use every week? | I'm trying to compile my shopping list and venture out of my comfort zone. Generally I stick to yeast flakes and herbs for seasoning, but after tasting tahini, it's obvious I need to try some delicious new things! | 10 | [
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"body": "Hot sauce, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, onion flakes, basil, oregano, crushed red pepper, goya sazon, balsamic vinegar, cilantro and pizza sauce (I make vegan pizza every week).",
"score": 9
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"body": "mmm quinoa.\navocados are delicious. and kale. kale goes in fucking everything. and mushrooms tend to do very well in most dishes.\nspices wise i do a lot of mustard seed, cumin, and curry. ginger as well, and some would say excessive amounts of garlic. that shit is GOOD for you tho. i also like rooster poison for my hot sauce intake (sriracha). chick peas as well... i eat chick peas almost every day. citrus fruit, i like lime, goes in lots of dishes too. ",
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"body": "I own a *huge* vat of tahini, but have never used it for anything except making hummus.\n\nWhat else would you put it on? I want to put this vat to use!",
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Is "not caring" the most liberating feeling there is? What is your most liberating feeling? | Once I realized that every thing in life is meaningless when you look at it from the right time scale (or just in general), it became easier not to get wrapped up in things that might normally be furiously frustrating or even downright depressing.
Is that the most liberating feeling? I know it's close to the top for me. Maybe it is an unhealthy outlook, but I can often calm myself down in stressful situations by reminding myself that in the end, it doesn't matter worth a damn anyway...all things must pass.
What I am still working on is using this mentality to step out of my comfort zone because it also doesn't matter how much of a dumbass I feel when I get something wrong/get rejected/etc.
What does reddit have to say about these nonsensical ramblings? | 7 | [
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"body": "The most liberating feeling is when you manage to pull out a stubborn piece of food from between your teeth using only your tongue.",
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"body": "\"Not caring\" is, I think, just reinforcing the notion that ignorance is bliss. To feel liberated, I personally acknowledge the problems of the world, but just try to become aware of what I can do to better it and what is beyond my control. Once you realize that this task is impossible but something you must be persistent in, then I think you're somewhat liberated from forms of mental imprisonment or from ignorance.",
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Has anyone else noticed that when they post from certain websites the post never makes it onto the front page? | I have posted a bunch of articles from Christopher Story's website, Global Analysis International Intelligence, at www.WorldReports.org and never make it to the new section... It seems like they are being censored... Thoughts? Please disregard your opinion of the site, I am concerned with possible censorship. Thanks. | 10 | [
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"body": "This nonsense is common all over reddit. Recently I made a post from Youtube to the Videos subreddit, and it never made the New list. reddit uses automated spam filters which a subreddit's moderators have the ability to manually override. Lots of redditors complain about this, but to no avail. \n\nIn theory reddit is moderated by the community, but the reality is much different. ",
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What, in your opinion, is the best TV series finale? | We often see threads here asking what people's favorite TV series is, but it occurred to me that we've never really had a thread exploring the best in series finales - the final episode of a TV series. Far too many great shows end without a very satisfying conclusion, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to explore those that *do* end with a bang - a final episode that is not only satisfying on its own, but does a good job of wrapping up the series nicely as well.
For my part, I would have to argue that the series finale to Star Trek: The Next Generation (All Good Things...) is about as pitch-perfect as they come - it brings back Q to bookend the series, has a serious and dramatic look at the show's central themes of ideas and exploration, gives virtually everyone in the show's ensemble cast a chance to shine, explores the show's past without rehashing it lazily, and ends in an optimism and camaraderie befitting Gene Rodenberry's vision of the future.
What do you think, Reddit? What series finales impressed you the most? | 26 | [
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"body": "Six Feet Under. Incredible fast-forward giving true closure.\n\nBut TNG was pretty damn good. No argument there.",
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"body": "The Simpsons\n\nYou know, the way it just finished at the top of its game and didn't suffer a protracted and painful descent into banality and irrelevance? That would have been awful.",
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"body": "If you don't live in the UK then you've probably never heard of it, but the finale of Blackadder was virtually perfect.",
"score": 21
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"body": "I thought M*A*S*H* was great, and I would certainly agree with you about ST:TNG as being close to perfect.",
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"body": "Not everyone would agree, but I really enjoyed the finale to Seinfeld. It was perfect in my opinion; having the four of them answer for the horrible, yet funny things they have done to people through the years. And having it end with Jerry and George talking about the same exact thing that the first episode started with was funny as well in my opinion.",
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"body": "St. Elsewhere ended with a pull-back shot of the hospital in a snowstorm that turned into a little building in a snowglobe. The child staring intently into it was autistic and the father, who'd been a central character in the drama, openly wondering \"what he sees in there.\" An entire series, apparently.",
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"body": "The Office BBC Christmas Special, I think, was the most perfect TV series ending I've seen - they achieved full and complete closure with just enough optimism about the characters you've pitied for 12 episodes. Also, none of the dragging for ~100 episodes like the American The Office.",
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"body": "**MONK SPOILERS**\n\nMonk's ending was sweet, satisfying, and set up all the characters for the future and told us about how they ended up, and in the end you could tell he was happy.\n\n**MONK SPOILERS**",
"score": 8
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"body": "the shield. amazing. heart-wrenching in many different ways. probably one of the most emotionally complex endings ever (no spoilers).",
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"body": "In the late 80s there was a very short-lived sitcom called [*I Married Dora.*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Married_Dora) Don't worry if you don't remember it, because the only memorable thing about it was the ending. The premise of the show was a guy who marries his foreign housekeeper to keep her from getting deported. The cancellation notice must have come as a surprise, because the finale was a regular episode, up until the final moments. The guy takes a job in another city, that's going to take him away from his family. They go to the airport, they say their goodbyes, and he gets on the plane. But a moment later, he comes back and says \"it's been cancelled.\"\nShe responds, \"what, the flight?\"\n\"No,\" he says, \"our series.\"\nThe camera pulls back to show the studio as the cast and crew wave goodbye.",
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"body": "I agree with TNG, but i feel that's already been pretty well covered in here, so I'll also agree MASH and have an original idea; The West Wing. I thought the finale there was almost return to how good the show had been before Sorkin left. ",
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"body": "American TV series - hard to say... there haven't been a great number of series that I enjoyed the endings of. Most American TV series seem to go until they jump the shark 7 or 8 times, and the ending is unsatisfying. I'd have to say my favorite finale was Battlestar Galactica (the new one). BSGs ending was satisfying, though predictable - but it was predictable mainly because of the show's main theme (everything has happened before and will happen again).\n\nForeign TV series - Death Note. There's a point midway through that feels like an ending, which is excellent, and the actual ending is incredible.",
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"body": "Samurai Champloo. A complete story, with beginning, middle, and end, satisfyingly wrapped up in the finale.",
"score": 6
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"body": "I know this is about Series Finales but as a Season Finale, Dexter Season 4 was the best I've ever seen.",
"score": 5
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"body": "I'd have to say farscape. Awesome series. Sorry to see it go, but it managed to pull off a spectacular ending.",
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"body": "As aired - Action!\n\nEven though the show was cancelled mid-season, Jay Mohr's character dying of a heart attack was the perfect way to end it.",
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"body": "I don't consider it the series finale (since the show was intended to last until its sixth season) but Carnivàle ended its second season on a high I've rarely seen in television (except for The Wire, but it's been mentioned, of course.)",
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How do you get the plum out of an egg? | Probably a silly question, but no one has ever told me, and for once google didn't turn up a quick answer.
EDIT: Not plum, yolk! I learned a new word today. Thank you reddit! | 4 | [
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"body": "Call it [yolk](http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1C1CHMB_enCA343CA343&q=how+to+get+yolk+out+of+egg&btnG=Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=) instead.",
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"body": "If you're doing a lot, you could use an [egg separator](http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&source=hp&q=nose+egg+separator&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=KSZGS5P2BJTjlAeZ5fAR&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CCAQrQQwAg)",
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"body": "Just crack the egg into your hand, and let the albumen (white bit) seep through your fingers. You are left holding the yolk. Well done.",
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"body": "Crack the egg in half, and holding a half in each hand, dump the yolk (or plum, I guess) from shell to shell. The white will drip out, and you can catch it in a bowl if thats what you're after.",
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Asseism. The idea that God exists - but he's just an Asshole. | Been thinking about this for a while.
If for a moment we accept the premise that God is real and interpret the bible as being real - it's pretty clear that God is an asshole.
I mean.. Just the flood ALONE. The guy killed every animal on the Earth and every existing innocent child. WTF!
(NOTE: I'm an Atheist). | 40 | [
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"body": "This is just a small step to being Lutheran. \n\nLutheranism: the idea that God exists, he's an asshole, and HE WILL smite you.",
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"body": "How about this--God is actually a sweet, loving guy but with very poor PR skills. His enemy Satan actually wrote the Bible and almost every holy text on earth in the effort to slime God's good name, only instead of turning people off it only made them devoted followers of God, despite his looking like an asshole and being a psychopathic killer according to Satan. Now, because God's a nice guy and doesn't want to interfere too much with how people believe in him, he's now forced to allow his followers to believe in the awful books Satan wrote, even though in the end everyone is saved, cleansed from sin and goes to heaven anyway no matter how bad they were. \n\nAlso, the whole Jesus thing was just God's attempt to clear the air and bribe mankind into loving one another because he has mansions waiting for everyone in heaven when they die. He thought if everyone knew they had some nice beachfront property waiting for them at their end of their miserable lives, they might be less prone to behaving like assholes here on earth. Only instead, not only did mankind use Jesus' words against one another and split into warring religious camps only a few short decades later, but they ripped Jesus' (God's marketing agent) a couple new ones on the cross and let Satan's buddy Barabbas out of prison. \n\nSo, long story short, if you're a god, and you're in the business of setting up a religion/trying to save your people/soften hardened hearts or just in general let your creation know that you're an all around good guy, get yourself some decent PR reps.",
"score": 9
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"body": "it should be assholism... because that's what religious people are.\n\nnow vote me down, you xtian sonsofbitches",
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"body": "Sort of similar to some forms of Satanism, which hold that while the God of the Bible is real, he's actually the bad guy.",
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It's 2010, and BlackMesa Source isn't out yet. What can Reddit do to help? | I'm really excited about [Black Mesa Source](http://www.blackmesasource.com/) and want to help it along. However, I've got none of the skills requested on the job postings. What can we do to help these guys out? | 35 | [
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"body": "This is what I don't get about mod studios. They have a tremendously good idea ,they have accomplished much, yet they refuse to try and get anyone else on there dev team and they take the development strategies of two biggest developers in america, Blizzard and Valve. \n\n\"It will be ready when it's done, we have infinite money and resources..\". Except they fucking don't. They should be up front and honest about there work and put up some milestone ETAs, if they are too inexperienced or unsure of the ability to meet these deadlines then they should state that. \n\nIf I was in a charge of a mod, I'd be consistently advertising and actively looking for skilled programmers/artists/developers to help me complete it. I wouldn't make it open source, but I'd make it damn easy for a developer to get in contact with me if they wanted to help. \n\nPROTIP: If your a small studio with limited resources, perhaps your development strategy should be based on this?",
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"body": "I stopped paying attention about two years ago. When it comes out, I'll play it, otherwise I don't really care.",
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"body": "It'll be done when it's done. Please don't try to rush them; rushing would only cause them to release an unfinished game.",
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"body": "Well they actually wanted to release the mod by end of 2009, but decided at the last moment to give it some more polish. I'm guessing it's pretty near completion.",
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"body": "I just wanted to say I played Portal for the first time yesterday.\n \nI feel...I feel like a real man now. \n \nI was actually surprised my computers were having trouble with it. It BSOD'd the laptop and I had to open my desktop case and point a box fan into it so my videocard wouldn't overheat (I need to find out why it does that, sigh).",
"score": 4
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"body": "Most of the comments here would have been flamed into oblivion on the Black Mesa forums, especially by the moderators. I've never seen a more wretched hive of scum and villany.",
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Used Nikon D70 - Worth the purchase? | I've been looking to step up to a DSLR for quite some time now, but haven't found a good enough deal to justify (read:convince wife) the purchase.
Fast forward to today where I've come across an ad for a used Nikon D70 for $395. Included: Hitachi 3GB Microdrive, Digipower PGND-70 Vertical Grip, 2 ENEL-3 Batteries, Nikon MH-18 Charger, Body cap and eye piece cover, Alkaline battery tray insert, All connection cables/wires, Nikon strap, Original Box, Unopened CD-ROM and all Original literature. Lenses: Nikon AF Nikkor 4-5.6 70-210mm w/ Nikon caps and Hoya 62mm UV filter, Promaster AF 3.5-4.5 19-35mm w/Original caps and lens hood.
My budget is small (and wife belligerent) , so I had to lowball the poor fellow and offer $300. Is this even worth the deal now-a-days? I understand there is a lot included here. But I also have heard that the early model d70 has potential hardware issues that weren't cheap to fix, not to mention that even a perfect-functioning Nikon is apparently not the most intuitive for a first-time foray into DSLR photography. Would it be more prudent for a novice to pass on this deal and save for a newer, more user-friendly, but less extensive option?
Thanks for the help!
EDIT: Forgot to ask - While I may be an amateur photographer, I have extensive knowledge of photoshop and consider my eye to be decently trained. Is a new point-and-click camera combined with PS abilities a suitable alternative to a decent DSLR if we are only concerned with the end result? (This is of course ignoring the fact that there is obviously no replacement for that actual experience of *photography* as opposed to *button pushing*)
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"body": "Depends on the shutter count. If you can, have him take a JPG and send it to you, and the shutter count is embedded in the EXIF ([Opanda iEXIF](http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/) reads these extended tags). Though, judging by the gear, sounds like this guy tried to get into photography, found out it wasn't for him, and is just selling the camera off. Not too keen on the lenses, but they might be able to be turned back around to put toward a 50mm f/1.8? \n\nA perfect-functioning Nikon was my first-time foray into DSLR photography and I did alright.",
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DAE feel that when they vote for a candidate during an election that they are choosing the 'lesser evil' rather than a genuinely good candidate? | i always feel that i have the choose the least bad candidate rather than a genuinely good candidate. in local elections it seems less like that because if i find that i agree with a candidate that might not be a member of the big two parties (US) my vote may actually make a difference and the "good" candidate will get elected. in national elections some of the most rational candidates belong to smaller parties which, in all reality, probably won't get elected even if i cast my vote for them. i've voted for those lesser know candidates in the past and i really felt like my vote was wasted. i supported obama but from the get-go i fully understood that he couldn't/wouldn't follow through on all of his promises like every other politician in the history of man. i felt, and still feel, that i voted for the lesser of two evils. i believe he is a better president than mccain would have been, but not the best option out there. | 21 | [
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"body": "Welcome to the real world. Any decent person would never put themselves in the same environment as politicians..so we only have politicians to choose from.",
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"body": "As much as I hate politicians, this just goes to show how much political propaganda has shaped our lives. Parties spend millions of dollars on campaigns to make the other guy look bad, and we're left with the impression that both candidates are downright evil and unfit to run a hot dog stand. How likely is it that most politicians are actually that much worse than the people who voted for them?",
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Does the sound of people eating drive you insane? | Chomping, crunching, slurping. Dear god I can barely even go to a movie anymore. At work I have to put on headphones if anyone around me is eating. If my GF is macking on doritos within 2 feet of me it's all I can do not to lose my shit. The only time it doesn't bother me is if i'm eating as well.
**Edit: Holy crap I can't believe there's this many others. Either I'm more normal than I thought or there are a bunch of us seriously fucked up OCDers out there** | 975 | [
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"body": "One of my old roommates AND her boyfriend both chew with their mouths open and smack their lips. If you sit between them while they are eating something crunchy it almost sounds like white noise.",
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"body": "My husband cannot tolerate the sound of loud chewing. A few months ago, my parents were visiting us and my mother was plowing through a bag of potato chips. My husband finally couldn't take it anymore, went upstairs and punched a wall. This resulted in a broken hand.",
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"body": "When my girlfriend eats chips or anything remotely crunchy I have to leave the room, she chomps on them and the sound it makes is so ridiculous ... makes me go insane.",
"score": 72
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"body": "Here is an itemized list of my mouth related peeves:\n\n* Loud, wet, open-mouthed, and/or smacking chewing. If someone's chewing audibly, I have to leave the room. I tell my close friends about this problem, but they seem to just find it funny to goad me.\n\n* Gum. No one, it seems, can handle chewing gum quietly with their mouths closed. Those sharp, loud, inside-the-mouth pops are the WORST, people.\n\n* Excessively dry mouthed or wet mouthed talking. Like when you can hear someone's dry tongue peeling off the roof of their mouth? FUUU.\n\n* S-talking. Ever been in a store/restaurant/office and you hear a woman's voice, but the only sound you can make out is the percussive hissing of her S sounds? It's like she sharpens them to a blade of air being forced from between her front teeth and it makes me stabby.\n\n* Popping P's into microphones. Professors are notorious for this problem.",
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"body": "I'm so goddamned relieved it's not just me. I thought I was (maybe still am) a sociopath. Good to know I'm not alone.\n\nOoohh, crunch n' munch! ",
"score": 66
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"body": "Yes, the wife always brings a glass of water to bed. Loudest drinking noise i've ever heard. It makes me want to go murder puppies.",
"score": 59
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"body": "I hate those stupid Carls junior commercials, Hhaawwww gob gob gob gob... don't bother me I'm eating. Makes me want to punch the burger into dudes face. ",
"score": 37
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"body": "My wife eats with her mouth open, despite protestations from me for more than 8 years. \nShe is a redditor, and I don't know if she's figured out what my username is, but on the off chance that she has... HI HONEY, PLEASE STOP EATING WITH YOUR FUCKING MOUTH OPEN FOR ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!!!!!",
"score": 36
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"body": "The girl who sits about 5 feet behind me at work always eats apples. I can't handle my life when she's eating an apple.",
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"body": "Any eating of any kind is intolerable to me. I have gotten to the point where if someone is eating in the room, even if i cannot hear them, it pisses me off. Bite the pet-peeve in the ass while you can. It only gets worse as time goes on! ",
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"body": "Yea some foods bring out the worst of it. The goopy, wet, suction, smacking, ughhh. Just watch an old man eat a banana and you'll understand.",
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"body": "I don't know if this has been mentioned yet (can't ctrl+f from iPod) but what you're feeling is called 4S- Soft Sound Sensitivity Syndrome. It isn't necessarily accepted within the medical field as a real auditory or psychological disorder, but those of us who have it know. I suggest going to Soundsensitive.org to look into it more; there's a small forum there and also a link to the Yahoo group (much larger and busier). \n\nFor those who don't teLly know what I'm talking about, 4S is a condition that, for whatever reason, causes great distress, anxiety, and sometimes rage, anger, or even physical pain when certain soft sounds are heard. These 'trigger sounds' may vary from person to person, but they are often quiet, repetitive, and related to other people's bodily functions (like breathing, swallowing, or eating). My worst triggers are gum chewing, crunching, skin rubbing against skin, slurping, loud breathing, and tooth brushing. When I hear these sounds I Am instantly agitated and anxious; I quickly become angry and depressed, and can concentrate on nothing but the sound. Earplugs are the only hints that help (I carry a pair with me wherever I go)... I can't stand to be around people because of it. It has made me shy and avoidant of others. I try not to eat with others and if I must, I eat in unison with the other person to keep from hearing them. \n\nI guess my point in saying all this is just to tell anyone out there who feels this way that they're not alone. Check out soundsensitive.org and the Yahoo group for more info.",
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"body": "This was my status report at work a couple months back\n\n\n\n**2 things that went well**\n\n* Starting the modifications to Stripe\n\n* Automons goes into production today and that will free up Guru to talk about Automons\n \n**2 things that did not go well**\n\n* I had to be on that long conference call with Dallas that didn't achieve anything. \n\n* Helping Guru unit test Autonoms.\n \n**2 things that keep me up at night.**\n\nThere is a guy in this room that eats with his mouth open. Not just a little open, but like you use to do when you were a little kid when you were trying to gross out your little sister kinda open. I really can't see him cause he sits behind me, thank god. It's even worse. I can hear him. smack smack smack. For some reason he has taking a liking to these very crunchy chips and he eats them everyday now. I'm sure you have heard people eat with their mouth open, but have you heard them eat chips with their mouth open? CRUNCH! Crunch! crunch crunch crunch... I use to take a break, get a smoke, go look out the window, ponder about what his wife must think about when she is sitting across the table from him seeing the whole chewing process go on from start to end, but I have been staying here lately just to prove to myself that I can. I have been sitting here and trying to get some work without absolutely flipping out and putting my mad ninja skills to good use. Well, actually I think the worst I would ever do is maybe take the chips and not give them back until he promises he will at least try to eat them like an adult. Or maybe I will shock and awe him with my totally awesome wit and say something like, \"Those chips good? Cause they certainly SOUND like they are\". \n\nWell, you asked what kept me awake at night and it happens in the office, so there you go.\n",
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"body": "Biting the fork... oh god. I can't do anything for a second when I hear that sound, just twitch a little. For a few years I could barely tolerate putting silverware away because of the metallic screechy sound it makes.",
"score": 18
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"body": "I hate the sound of eating/chewing, as well as the sound of plastic or foil bags and knives and forks on plates. \n\nIt used to enrage me to the point that I would want to hit the person who was making the noise, so I have to force myself to tolerate it as it would obviously be rude to comment on it, and I cant go through life avoiding other people eating.\n\nBut really do people not realize they are doing it, and how disgusting it is? It seems like a lot of people where not taught manners at a young age,and it really shines through when they get older. \n",
"score": 15
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"body": "Akret, my friend, you and I are one in the same.\n\nI went to go see The Road a month ago in the theaters and some couple behind me were rifling through what seemed like an endless rabbit hole of a popcorn bag and munching and crunching to their hearts content. They ruined the whole fucking movie for me. They never stopped! Even after the credits rolled, they were still dragging their greasy hands along the bottom to scrape whatever popcorn crumbs were hiding. No one else seemed to be enraged but me.\n\nIn the past I worked with someone who ate at their desk which was two seats over from me. We had no cubicals so it was all an open room. And I swear he would make love to his food. He would take a piece of naan carefully wipe it in 2 circular motions along a plate of some hideous neon concoction and first bring it to his lips, then slide it in his mouth where he would chew at 5 mph and make the most faint but painfully grating smacking noise. During the 30 minute period that he would do this, I would scrunch my toes together and clench my fists while periodically hitting the table and sighing heavily hoping he would one day get the picture that he was annoying me to death.",
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"body": "It's one of my biggest pet-peeves. \n\nI absolutely cannot stand the sounds of eating or drinking. It is obviously something I just have to deal with since it is a very natural part of daily life.\n\nI even hate the sound of myself chewing. I listen to music to drone it out.\n\nDon't even get me started on chewing with your mouth open...",
"score": 11
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"body": "Commercials with eating sounds are the WORST.\n\nIf there is any way to instantly make me hate your product, be sure to put in sounds of people eating/drinking it. ",
"score": 11
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"body": "Is it impossible for you to ignore it? I mean I'm all for proper etiquette when eating, but it sounds like some of you are borderline neurotic about it.",
"score": 11
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"body": "Chomping, crunching, and slurping irritate the hell out of me but jaw popping is the absolute worst. There is a co-worker that sits near me that I can hear his jaw popping when he eats. It sounds like someone walking on a tile floor in high heel shoes. It drives me mad! ",
"score": 10
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"body": "I can hear my coworker in the cubicle next to me sucking the milk out of his bites of cereal at 6:30 in the morning and it is quite angrifying.",
"score": 9
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"body": "That is the story of my life. My wife thinks I'm crazy. I can barely concentrate enough to have a conversation over dinner because my mind is reeling from all of the chewing. I usually turn on music and that helps.",
"score": 9
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"body": "Loud chewing doesn't irk me unless they are also breathing heavily. What the hell makes one out of breath while eating??",
"score": 9
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"body": "My roommates never close their mouths while they eat, and I can never enjoy my dinner unless it's with a television on full blast to drown out the sound. I mean, I can focus on something else but I can still sometimes hear a faint *om nom* that annoys the fuck out of me.",
"score": 8
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"body": "I'm so glad I'm not alone. The worst for me is when someone is drinking with audible gulps. I know it's nearly impossible to prevent, but it makes me want to kill a bus full of handicapped midgets.",
"score": 8
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"body": "Can only agree with you. We always have the TV on at dinnertime because I can't stand to hear people eating...and this is my own family.",
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"body": "http://www.hyperacusis.org/page9.html\n\n\"selective soft sound sensitivity syndrome\"\n\nI've got it too. Life sucks sometimes...",
"score": 7
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"body": "My partner can't stand the sound of people chewing, but it is not about having your mouth open. Any chewing, mouth closed or not, will make him nearly explode. I can't eat anything around him unless he's also eating, because that is the only time it doesn't bother him. He can eat whatever he wants because I am not bothered by it at all. I never chew with my mouth open. He claims I can control the volume of my chewing, but I've tried every possible variation of speed and/or force but he always claims he can hear it...even if he's in another room of the house. It is actually one of the biggest downsides of our relationship.",
"score": 6
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"body": "Not really. I actually like it a lot. The sound of lots of people just chewing and the silverware hitting the plates and being used. It's kind of relaxing.",
"score": 5
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"body": "I saw '[The Legend of Lizzie Borden](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073273/)' a long time ago and nearly wept when there was a scene where Lizzie was at supper with her family and she kept looking from their plates to their faces and clearly getting more and more freaked. In case that wasn't enough of a clue for the audience, the camera went from plate to mouths and the sound of chewing got so loud it drowned nearly everything else out.\n\nThat was how I learned it wasn't just me....and also started being afraid I was a budding axe murderer.",
"score": 5
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"body": "It drives me nuts when I'm on the phone and the person i'm talking to is eating and thinks I cant notice... and if I can also hear the person breathing I would make any excuse to hung up right away",
"score": 5
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"body": "I completely agree! During dinner I always make sure to have the radio on to drown out the noise or at least keep my ears distracted. I hate eating with people in a quiet room, it's terrible. I just want to smack people sometimes.",
"score": 4
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"body": "Yes and not just the eating. The rustling of the bag, scraping the food with the spoon or fork, scraping the plate, scraping the cup, scraping my brain!!!",
"score": 4
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"body": "The only thing worse is people chewing gum. I don't know if it has something to do with me being so obsessive about diet and working out, but there's just something about the sounds of chewing and eating that I find disgusting. For some reason that even extends to using a girlfriends toothbrush, or having her dip a spoon into something I'm eating. Which makes no logical sense at all, given that far more is being exchanged from a kiss. But it still bugs me for some reason. ",
"score": 4
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"body": "It drives me up the wall. After years of working alongside dozens of Chinese people, you'd think at this point I'd be used to the slurping and smacking. But for the life of me I can't tolerate it and have to listen to my ipod if I find myself in the breakroom eating lunch with one of them. \n\nI'm sure I have habits that bother them as well, and I hope that it's not too obvious why I put on my headphones. I never say anything. I try to understand the cultural stuff and I've tried to get used to it, but I can't and have to settle for blocking it out the best I can with NPR.",
"score": 4
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"body": "YES. I absolutely cannot stand it when people smack/crunch/chew/lick their fingers or any other gross eating sounds. Movies theatres are terrible for me with the mouth breather popcorn crowd. Banquets are terrible, the sound of that many forks/knives touching plates is like nails on a chalkboard to me. \n\nLook up [Hyperacusis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperacusis) or [Soft Sound Syndrome](http://www.tinnitus-audiology.com/softsound.html) for more information. \n\nFuck apples.",
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"body": "Yeah, there's actually a name for this: hyperacusis. It's where you find certain sounds very unpleasant, even \"normal\" sounds that most people don't mind.\n\nAnd yeah, I'm the same way. Hearing people eat tortilla chips or anything crunchy like that almost makes me nauseous.",
"score": 4
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"body": "I'm so glad to find out that I'm not alone in this that I had to make my first post. \n\nPeople who do this also tend to talk with food in their mouths. ",
"score": 4
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"body": "Yes, my dad has the most annoying habit of being loud when eating. Even when his mouth is closed, which it usually always is. There is just a certain sound that makes me really annoyed.",
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"body": "Adults crunching anything provokes fantasies of murder. Oddly, there was nothing so heartwarming as watching my four-year-old noisily eat a food he loved. Or any 4-year-old. Hard to reconcile that in my feeble bean.",
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"body": "I can't stand it. I can't stand people who snore either. I could never have a relationship with someone who would be a noisy eater, a heavy \"stomp\" style walker, or who snores all the time. I'm a guy and I can be pretty vulgar, but there are certain things that really put me off. Like being aggressive with a tool that works best when used \"properly\". Or slamming doors... or snarling every time when you laugh. Snarling can be cute if it happens every now and then though.",
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"body": "My niece has this problem. She yells at everyone to chew with their mouths closed and she hates when people chew gum.",
"score": 3
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"body": "Dude! I know what you mean. I HATE it...especially when people (including leechsucka) chew gum with their mouth open.",
"score": 3
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"body": "old workmate used to lick the lid of his yogurt SO ANNOYINGLY - swear he did it to wind me up, though I never showed it",
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"body": "YES. And my roommate is constantly eating. Like 4 chickens for lunch eating. It's gotten to the point where I'm considering moving. ",
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"body": "HOLY SHIT!! YES!! My father kills me when he eats and/or drinks! When he drinks anything, ANYTHING, he will drink it like its a super hot cup of coffee or tea. Even if its a glass of room temperature water, he will sip it, making that horrible slurping sound. I cannot stand it! I asked him a few times \"Why do you not just, open your mouth and drink it?\" His response was \"Because I get all of the flavor when I drink it like this..\" Its almost impossible to eat with him anymore because I get so irritated! \n\nhaha Im so glad I'm not the only one who feels like this...",
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"body": "This is definitely a cultural thing, though loud eating does bug me (I'm American). All the Asians surrounding my cube at work slurp the shit out of whatever they eat at lunch. They could make eating rice noisy. ",
"score": 3
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"body": "I think this is seriously one of the reasons my dad and I had a falling out. It sounded like someone was trying to eat while they were drowning. It makes me want to punch someone through the face.",
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"body": "Maybe if I listened for it more it would bother me but it's just not one of those things I listen for unless I'm concentrating on it. For me clocks ticking are the worst. For some reason if there is a clock in the same room as me that ticks, I hear it and it annoys me. Concentrating on other noises makes it worse because then I'm consciously trying not to listen to it so of course I can't stop hearing it.",
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"body": "yeah all my life.\n\nBut it gets worse for me. I have a co-worker next to me who has a daily custom of bringing a cup of water back to his desk at 2 or 3pm. With each sip he SWISHES FOR UP TO 5 SECONDS before swallowing and it sounds disgusting. I haven't said anything about it to him, but I've started to groan uncontrollably lately when he gets at it. At some point I worry that he'll catch on and begin making me groan on cue like I'm a Pavlov dog.",
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"body": "omfg I cant even begin on this subject. I have suppressed my natural response to people eating since I was a kid. I used to have spouts of bickering with my brothers.. I swear to god, if they ever come near me with a bowl of cereal or chip I get up and walk off, I cannot stand their fucking mouth popping sounds, first breaking the food, then their lips smacking, then their tongue popping around the food, and this continues for something along 20 minutes... I seriously want to kill myself at that point. I have just learned to ignore it.",
"score": 3
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"body": "It pisses me off beyond belief. I don't know why, it just does.\nEspecially the ones that don't even try to hide the sounds. I just don't get it. People eating with their mouths half-open, not even making an effort.\n\nI always felt like I was a freak for being that bothered by it, because no one else seemed to be.",
"score": 3
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"body": "IT DRIVES ME MAD. My Dad eats SO loudly but is an extremely sensitive person and gets really touchy if i ever mention it - i tried asking if he could chew with his mouth closed once and he denied he'd opened his mouth at all and calls me a \"noise fascist\". ",
"score": 3
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"body": "A few years ago, my mom's table manners went to shit. She started chewing with her mouth open, and it drives me nuts. Some times it bugs me to the point that I can't even eat my own food. \n\nA co-worker of mine feels compelled to moan about HOW GOOD HER FOOD IS all the time. And of course, with her mouth full of it. I seriously want to slap her each and every time, but I like my paychecks too much.",
"score": 3
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"body": "Ughhhh my roommate eats with her mouth open. I fucking can't fucking stand it!!! How do I tell her? There's nothing I can do!",
"score": 3
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"body": "I can hear everything that is going on in my Dad's mouth when he is eating even when his mouth is closed and I can't fucking stand it, does anybody else deal with this phenomenon? ",
"score": 3
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"body": "I work in a I.T. Help Desk, when a user calls in and are eating on the phone I almost lose it. My brain starts going ape shit, and I have to refrain to telling them to have some fucking manners and not eat with the microphone in their fucking mouth. ",
"score": 3
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"body": "Yes, I remember being about 13 and the sound of my dad masticating made me want to smash a chair over his head. From then on, most people's \"chewing noises\" make me edgy and irritable. I thought I was the only one that suffered from this and I am very curious as to why this condition exists (something in socio-evolution?) ",
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"body": "I had to violently teach my cousin to chew with his mouth closed. \nIt look about four years, but now he chews with his mouth closed perfectly. He even chides his friends for not doing the same. \nI know it's just a pet peeve and doesn't have any resounding affect on people despite being annoying to some, but fuck, I feel as if I have done the world a favor. No one gets annoyed at people chewing too quietly. ",
"score": 3
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"body": "Thank you OP, I thought I was the only one. I'm almost crying tears of joy right now, just knowing that someone can commiserate with my woes.",
"score": 3
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"body": "I can't stand whispering of any sort. Especially the nearly silent recitation of prayer thing that I had to endure growing up in a Muslim family. Not sure if other religions do this, but whenever I hear it I have to be somewhere else. For those who are unfamiliar it involves the movement of the lips and the tongue with almost no sound coming out. If that isn't obnoxious enough, it also includes inhaling without interrupting the flow of the prayer creating this strained inhaling sound that emphasizes the sound that the tongue makes. I can't really describe it but it makes me want to scream. ",
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"body": "This is actually a subject of some controversy in Japan, and part of a generaton gap there. \n\nIt's been the habit of Japanese people in the past to make lots of noise when they eat, as a way of showing they're enjoying their food. Younger Japanese are tending toward a more western view of the habit -- that it's gross. \n\nWhen I was 15, I went to live with my divorced father and Japanese step-mother. She drove me absolutely crazy when she'd eat. Not only would she chew with her mouth open, she'd make a loud smacking noise with each chew. She'd make loud slurps and pops, and she'd toss her head from side to side. And that was in addition to the food she ate. I had a secret name for her: \"Fishguts\". ",
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Question regarding music in Los Angeles. | Does anyone know where I should go to hear electronica music? I'm really into Aphex Twin, Autechre and others like that, but anything electronica will do, just to get my feet wet I suppose. | 6 | [
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"body": "[Low End Theory](http://www.lowendtheoryclub.com/theclub.html) at the Airliner on Wednesday nights is probably right up your alley. It's not free: I think it's $10 at the door (or $5 with RSVP) but I could be mistaken. It's got a friendly, energetic crowd, good atmosphere, a few rooms on two floors, each with different DJs/artists, and it amazingly, doesn't recycle the drivel on AMP RADIO! \n\nAnd yes, that *is* weed that you smell on the back balcony, so if that's your thing, don't show up empty handed... ",
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Who, What, When, Where, Why, How. Which of these strikes you as the most important question and why? | As a secondary question rank all of them in order of importance.
I know the question is ambiguous. Part of what I want to know is what you infer about the question.
edit- What do you think your answer reveals about you or your personality? | 3 | [
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"body": "It is always 'Why', dude. You agree with it yourself. It was, after all, the question you made yourself, didn't you? *Who, What, When, Where, Why, How. Which of these strikes you as the most important question and **why**?*",
"score": 5
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"body": "Who.\nWho is your daddy and what does he do? I hope you left enough room for my fist BECAUSE I'M GOING TO RAM IT INTO YOUR STOMACH.\n",
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Which game put you off the most drastically when you started to play? | For me, it would be Grim Fandango. After hearing its legendary status so many times, I decided to give it a go and instantly hated the stiff and imprecise movement, the sketchy camera angles and switching, the awkward inventory and object interaction. I went from total admiration to never wanting to play it again within about fifteen minutes. I should probably try again, some day... | 9 | [
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"body": "Far Cry 2. I heard so much good about it, mostly in vague raving, but after a few hours into it (each one marked by the thought \"well, maybe I'm just not at the good part yet\") I left it, bored and unimpressed.",
"score": 12
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"body": "GTA IV\nI loved all the GTA games till I installed this one and started playing:\n\n* The guy moves and runs like he's made of fucking jello\n* The cars move and behave like the roads are made of PURE ICE WTFFFF??? There were like 2 cars that were drivable with any sort of enjoyment, the rest you had to drive at like 15mph so you didn't loose control!\n* Police: UMMM WTFFFFF one star, and they stay on me for fucking ever! Yet 3 stars and I can just drive away and they leave me alone.\n* I CAN BE THROWN OUT OF THE CAR??? WTF HAPPENED TO AWESOME STUNTS???\n* I can be hurt waaaay too easy! Holy fucking hell, in old GTA games, I'd take on 5 stars and still hang in there, here I'd be lucky to stay alive for 2 min against 3 star shootout.\n* Bowling? Dating? Darts? WTFFFFFF This isn't fucking Sims, I dont wanna spend time doing this!\n* No planes!\n\nOverall the game was just a massive letdown. Sure the voice acting was great, story was sorta fun, but the game play was just atrocious.",
"score": 11
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"body": "Civilisation IV, a controversial choice.\n\nGot it in the steam sale a while ago and just don't get it. I find it to be a game that doesn't know what it's really trying to be. I've played one game on it so far and don't really feel like coming back for more (for the record I reached about the year 1930)\n\n* **It's not about wars.** Sure, from the one game I've played there were a few skirmishes, but nobody had more than a handful of units. I realise that the three people as your warriors are supposed to represent many more, but it still doesn't feel in any way epic.\n\n* **It's not about building a city.** At least not in the Sim City style. Yes, you can build improvements, but you may as well leave the workers on automatic as they seem to make perfectly sound choices. You don't really do more than click *build this building*.\n\nWith those two problems, along comes a third:\n\n* **Time doesn't make sense.** Everything goes too quickly. It takes a whole lifetime for set of warriors to cross a mountain. What happened to my epic Roman civilisation taking over the whole map? There simply isn't time for it to happen. By the time my Romans are anywhere near ready to attack, the have fucking helicopters!\n\nNow obviously I'm in the minority here, so is there anything I'm doing wrong?",
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"body": "Persona 4.\n\nGreat word of mouth, great reviews on Metacritic, so I decided to pick it up. 3 hours of dialogue-reading later, I actually got to do something in the game. The \"something\" was not worth the wait.",
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"body": "Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero - Fighting game controls in an action platformer...press up diagonal to jump at a preset angle...into a pit of death...repeat.",
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As much as I love learning by watching other players, do any of you actually want to play sometime? | Join me on Hamachi network redditsc, password is redditsc.
Edit: I scrapped Hamachi and did the iCCup thing but all the games lag like hell... | 31 | [
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"body": "Why not just idle in US east/west channel reddit? I will make it a habit to check there if there is people on it freqently.\n\nEDIT: maybe we should just use ICCup...",
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"body": "iccup > *\n\nbut i'm fallore on east, west, and iccup. we should have an irc channel for reddit sc, imo, to find games whenever we want.",
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Can someone please explain what's going on with Linux audio? What are ALSA, OSS, PulseAudio, ESD, aRTS, etc. that I keep running into everywhere? | I've found [this diagram](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Pulseaudio-diagram.svg) on Wikipedia, but it doesn't help much, as ALSA, for example, seems to appear on almost all levels.
So far, my understanding was that PulseAudio is some sort of application that runs on top of ALSA/OSS. But now in some application settings (e.g. Skype), PulseAudio has *replaced* the ALSA device selection, has been *added* to the list in some (e.g. Exaile), and does not even appear in others (e.g. Last.fm).
Does anybody actually understand this hierarchy? Or is it even a hierarchy?
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**Edit**: Oh and also, JACK. | 109 | [
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"body": "Here's the quick and dirty version:\n\nALSA and OSS are the only two sound APIs that provide actual access to the hardware. Period. OSS is older, and runs on a lot of platforms, ALSA is Linux-only.\n\nBack in the day, OSS (and maybe ALSA?) would only allow 1 application to use sound at a time, so aRTS and ESD were developed as sound servers to run on top of OSS/ALSA. They'd be the '1 application' that could use the hardware, and provide mixing services for other applications wishing to use sound. aRTS was developed for use within KDE, and ESD was developed for use within GNOME.\n\nHere's where it gets tricky: Nowadays, both ALSA and OSS support this exact same mixing function, natively, making aRTS and ESD mostly defunct. ALSA has a plugin called dmix (which I think is enabled by default, I'm not sure), and OSS has vmix, these pretty much provide what aRTS and ESD would.\n\nSo, there's a whole mess of ALSA, OSS, ESD, and aRTS, and various applications supporting various methods. So, almost all these APIs have functionality to mimic the other APIS. So, I can create a fake /dev/dsp for OSS applications to run on ALSA, and there's a plugin to route ALSA applications back over OSS. I'm not super familiar with ESD and aRTS, but I bet they have functionality similar to this, too.\n\nNow enter PulseAudio: PulseAudio is yet another sound server, similar to ESD and aRTS, but with some extra functionality. It provides software mixing, but also allows you to control per-application volume levels (OSS does this natively, I think), and it also provides capability to do things like, say, play audio over a network, which is pretty neat. Also, if you have multiple sound cards, you can combine them to create 1 single virtual card, or do things like move an application's audio from 1 card to another, while the application is running.\n\nJACK is mostly for pro-audio stuff - it's another sound server, like ESD and aRTS (so it runs on top of OSS/ALSA), and it's meant for piping audio into and out of applications. So, I can take audio from a recording program, pipe it into an effects processor, pipe *that* into some kind of mastering software, and finally into some program to save it back to disk, stuff like that.\n\nSo, there is kind of a hierarchy:\n\nOSS/ALSA - low level hardware\n\nESD/aRTS/PulseAudio/JACK - sound server.\n\nAgain, it's complicated by the fact that OSS and ALSA provide mixing services, and virtually all the sound servers/APIs have some kind of compatibility module for the others.\n\nPersonally, I think ALSA or OSS is just fine nowadays, and the sound servers are pretty much unnecessary. Ubuntu made PulseAudio (on top of ALSA) the default sound setup, which I think is ridiculous for most of the Desktop Linux users. I've tried both ALSA and OSS, and they're both great, but I stick with ALSA since it's already in the Linux kernel, and I have very little to do to get it setup.\n\nOSS has some very, very cool features, and I really would like to use it, but it seems like work on it has stagnated, so I'm sticking with ALSA.\n\nI have a very simple ALSA setup that works for virtually everything: dmix is the default 'device', which then goes to my soundcard. Works for OSS applications, too. It's great.\n\nHope this helps!\n\nEDIT: I said 'ossmix' at one point where I meant 'vmix.' Whoops!",
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"body": "I don't think _anyone_ fully understands the state of Linux audio.\n\n\nJACK is another layer on top of the ALSA/OSS/Pulse layer. It's designed to satisfy two primary abilities: (1) plugable/routeable architecture and (2) real-time I/O. It was intended to provide \"pro-audio\" capabilities.\n\nI use Jack with Ardour, Hydrogen, Rosegarden and various effects plug-ins (JackRack) on my amateur home studio. Once you get it setup properly (sometimes non-trivial) it works really well.\n\nIn my case, my stack is built on ALSA + JACK. \n\nAnd no, I wouldn't call it a hierarchy - it's more of an eco-system or archeological mess. There have been many \"solutions\" for audio on Linux and what we have these days is the end result of all those different projects/methods and all the attempts to integrate them. Pulse is yet another attempt to provide an umbrella.\n\nMy best advice, is to keep it simple and remember that you're going to find conflicts and bizarre behavior. Try to tune your machine to what you use. e.g. when I'm \"studio mode\" using JACK, I lose my desktop notification sounds - they're coming in via aRTS. And without JACK, I can't do studio work properly (latency/delays). \n\nWhat I've done is have two logins, one for \"normal\" use and one for \"studio\" use. Obviously, your needs may differ.\n",
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"body": "OSS is the cross-platform Unix sound API. In Linux, however, ALSA was developed as an alternative to the (then) closed source OSS API. PulseAudio, ESD, and aRTs are all attempts at making better user space APIs for sound. PA is the newest one. Each one tends to offer methods of implementation via other APIs in order to allow compatibility. OpenAL is another cross-platform API for audio, but it's also specified for 3D audio and such.\r\n\r\nThen there are things like Phonon and Gstreamer which abstract it even further and plug together audio and video codecs and whatnot so that applications can use those libraries to get multimedia functionality without needing to worry about combining several libraries (like FFmpeg, Xvid, Ogg/etc.) in order to be compatible with the dozens (possibly hundreds) of different audio and video formats that are out there.\r\n\r\nJACK is a more specialised API as it's mainly used for audio processing (e.g., digital audio workstations) and is useful for plugging different inputs and outputs together in realtime to produce any sort of effect you wish. Basically, it's more useful for professional audio applications.",
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"body": "Good info in this thread. I must say, Linux Audio is one of my biggest peeves with the operating system. It is just such a massive clusterfuck.",
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"body": "See [here](http://matt.bottrell.com.au/uploads/Pics/linuxaudio.png). Simple as that. \n\nIn all seriousness though, there is a lot of now-unnecessary audio stuff in the Linux world. You can ignore most of it and just use ALSA and you'll be fine.",
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"body": "It's a hierarchy, but a poorly enforced one. The history here is, ALSA/OSS are the low level audio drivers, and for a long time application developers thought it was a good idea (it wasn't) to have their Linux apps access the sound hardware through them. \n\nThat is why ALSA appears at all levels. PulseAudio tries to be an umbrella for everything, but because some applications are trying to interface directly with ALSA, Pulse has to \"intercept\" them, so to speak, else conflicts could occur.\n\nThere seem to be many applications that still manage to muck up the works, so the \"Library layer\" really is the weakest link. \n\n",
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"body": "You're correct that PulseAudio is a userspace daemon and that it talks to the hardware via ALSA/OSS (like pictured in that diagram.)\n\nIdeally a system using PulseAudio would use it for all audio I/O. But the reality is that every application implements audio support differently.\n\nSome applications (Skype) use PulseAudio exclusively when support is there. Some (Exaile) support PulseAudio but also allow the user to bypass it and interface with ALSA hardware directly. Some haven't implemented any kind of support for Pulse (Last.fm.)\n\nSeveral attempts have been made at providing a unified audio layer inbetween applications and audio hardware in linux (arts, esound, etc) but none have become universal. PulseAudio is just the latest attempt.",
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"body": "Here is my take,\n\n# OSS and ALSA have low-level drivers that actually interact with hardware through the kernel. \n\n# Both OSS and ALSA provide libraries with higher level functions for application developers\n\n# Both OSS and ALSA also implement each other's API. That is, when a application written for ALSA is run on a machine with OSS, it will still mostly work, and vice-versa\n\n# Originally OSS ruled the opensource landscape, but a company hired the lead developer and decided to make it proprietary. BSD folks then forked OSS, while Linux developers started ALSA.\n\n# OSS is back to being opensource now, i.e OSS was open, then closed and finally opened again. OSS4 has caught up with features offered by ALSA. Some Audiophiles say OSS offers better sound quality than ALSA. It is also cross platform which ALSA is not\n\n# PulseAudio is a new development. It runs on top of OSS/ALSA. It aims to offer many advanced features, such as networked audio, per application audio controls, etc.\n\n# For various technical reasons, Pulse-audio intercepts ALSA at various levels. Critics point out that ALSA and OSS offer many of Pulseaudio features via vmix, dmix etc. Still, Pulse-audio has been adopted by distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva etc.\n\n# Jack is aimed at audio-pros. Has features such as piping. \n\n# ESD and aRTS are obeslete. They were written to makeup for OSS short comings. OSS and ALSA have since moved ahead and included features provided by these daemons. Pulseaudio also provides compatibility layer for zombie applications that may still depend on ESD, \n\n# SDL, gstreamer, Phonon etc are high-level libraries meant to ease life of developers and users by offering features such as codec processing etc. However for various reasons, most developers provide options to directly output sound to ALSA and OSS even when they use something like gstreamer\n\n# In any case, you need OSS or ALSA to use your sound card in Linux. Most problems arise because both of them insist on providing higher level features, causing developers to directly output to OSS or ALSA instead of using higher level libraries which should have made their life easier.\n\n# CUSE has been added to Kernel 2.6.31. This should go a long way in addressing compatibility issues such as ALSA and OSS by allowing user space device emulation. Read further [here](http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Kernel-Log-Coming-in-2-6-31-Part-5-CUSE-USB-3-0-FireWire-networking-and-the-rest-743173.html) and [here](http://lwn.net/Articles/308445/) \n\nNote: Edited to include CUSE",
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"body": ">So far, my understanding was that PulseAudio is some sort of application that runs on top of ALSA/OSS. But now in some application settings (e.g. Skype), PulseAudio has replaced the ALSA device selection, has been added to the list in some (e.g. Exaile), and does not even appear in some (e.g. Last.fm).\r\n\r\nI'll try and just answer this question. You can think of PulseAudio as a big mixer layer which can be inserted between the ALSA kernel interface and the ALSA library layer. Normally an application would communicate with an ALSA library and the ALSA library would communicate with the kernel and the kernel would perform the hardware incantations necessary to make your speakers vibrate.\r\n\r\nInsert PulseAudio as an intermediary between ALSA layers and now applications written to use ALSA have all the networked, multi-user audio mixing and distributing capabilities of PulseAudio. ALSA applications are none the wiser, even though they're now communicating with a virtual ALSA device provided by PulseAudio, and PulseAudio is relaying everything to the ALSA kernel layer. \r\n\r\nIf the application is new and its developers don't spew foaming vitriol at the very mention of PulseAudio, it may have PulseAudio support built in. This means that such programs know how to directly communicate with PulseAudio and can do so rather than using the ALSA library layer.\r\n\r\n**tl;dr:** PulseAudio runs on top of the ALSA kernel layer and beneath the ALSA library layer.",
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"body": "Audio on Linux is really a mess. \nFor a casual user it's best to stick with ALSA and nothing else for now. It works well enough out of the box.",
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"body": "TL;DR, Linux audio is a clusterfuck, Pulseaudio makes it better, some distros created intense hate towards Pulse by packaging alpha versions (Ubuntu)",
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I am a former employee of the Onion News Network. AMA. | I work as a freelancer in TV/Commercial production in LA, and last year when I went on a 5 week working vacation to NYC, a great friend brought me in to work for the ONN for about 3 of those weeks. I worked on such videos as "Girl dies in car crash, tragically not glenn beck," "Joe Biden becomes first vice president to officially be endorsed by hennesy," "Zombie Reagan reanimates to unite republican party," and a couple more that I haven't seen released quite yet. I had a lot of fun.
AMA. | 458 | [
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"body": "How does The Onion sustain itself economically? Is it really a business, or more of a passionate hobby that brings in some money for those behind it?\n\nAnd speaking of those behind The Onion, why on God's green earth are they not celebrities, or at least people we're all familiar with. I mean, they're damned good at what they do, and what they do brings so many of use such pleasure!",
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"body": "How do you live with yourself [selling lies](http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=20020622&id=k88NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q3cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3267,5221581) to the citizens of the world?",
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"body": "Do you know how long it takes them to shoot one of the shorts? How extensive are they usually? Meaning, did you go to location shoots, were there sets, or a lot of green screen?",
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"body": "What are your favorite ONN bits? Mine:\n\n[Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work](http://www.theonion.com/content/video/sony_releases_new_stupid_piece_of)\n\n[DNA Evidence Frees Black Man Convicted Of Bear Attack](http://www.theonion.com/content/video/dna_evidence_frees_black_man)\n\n[Age-Progression Technology Indicates Missing Child A Prostitute By Now](http://www.theonion.com/content/video/age_progression_technology)\n\n[World's Oldest Neurosurgeon Turns 100](http://www.theonion.com/content/video/worlds_oldest_neurosurgeon_turns)\n",
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"body": "Hey have any of the ONN articles or shorts ever gotten anybody upset, even thought it's obviously a satirical news site? I'm thinking (mainly) of like the E.T. and \"Gay to Smoke\" episodes. Has the ONN experienced any flack?",
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"body": "Why is The Onion so amazing?? \n\nAnd actually, I do have a serious question. Is the Onion profitable? It seems quite an expensive organisation to run. Do the advertising and merchandising sales cover costs? ",
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Can someone help me understand why some weapons have levels? | Does the effectiveness of that weapon increase per level? Is it possible for default weapons, say the flamethrower, to be leveled as well? | 4 | [
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"body": "The levels are standardized, cosmetic, have no effect on gameplay, and cannot be changed. However, there was a \"glitch\" that gave out weapons with randomized levels, but they still functioned the same as the non-randomized level weapons. Valve has since fixed the \"glitch\" and there is currently no way to obtain randomized level weapons.",
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"body": "It's a joke. Valve put them in to make fun of MMOs. Every time they see someone make a thread like this, they show it to everyone around the office and chortle with laughter.",
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AskReddit: Let's put together a list of must-read books -- "The Reddit Canon" | It should be the kind of book you think any educated person should read as soon as humanly possible. Fiction, non-fiction, anything.
EDIT: I will be compiling suggestions into a list of ~25 for the Reddit canon. Please vote up titles you want to see on the list. | 23 | [
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"body": "the Bible. \n\nFlamesuit on! Before the rush of downvotes let me explain, just because you don't believe in someone or something, that doesn't necessarily mean that person does not have some good advice to give at times. Also, if the most of you intend to bash christianity, then please at least know what you're talking about\n\nEdit: as other Redditers have pointed out, I forgot to mention the impact the Bible had on literature and society all together",
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"body": "* The Sun Also Rises - Hemingway\r\n* East Of Eden - Steinbeck\r\n* Lolita - Nabakov\r\n* Infinite Jest - Wallace\r\n* One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich - Solzhenitsyn\r\n* War And Peace - Tolstoy \r\n* Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll\r\n",
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"body": "I've come to the realization that this is a game I can't win. Most of the books that I think are absolutely essential are so little read that they could never garner enough votes to make it in a canon like this. So I'll just say \"anything by Neal Stephenson\" and beat all of you trendy wanks to the punch.\n\nAhem.\n\nAnything by Neal Stephenson.",
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"body": "* Grapes of Wrath\n\n* A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius\n\n* The Bell Jar\n\n* 100 Years Of Solitude\n\n* The Confederacy Of Dunces\n\n",
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"body": "* Catcher in the Rye\n* American Psycho\n* The Beach\n* A Clockwork Orange\n* One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\n* Slaughterhouse 5\n* To Kill a Mockingbird\n* 1984",
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"body": "http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/a6wlt/what_is_the_best_book_youve_ever_read/\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9dg50/ask_reddit_good_scifi_fantasy_books/\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/8ud04/whats_the_best_audiobooks_youve_listened_to/",
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"body": "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War ~ Max Brooks \n\nEmergency: This Book Will Save Your Life ~ Neil Strauss",
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"body": "* A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich \n* The Master and Margarita \n* Dead Souls \n* Notes from the Underground",
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"body": "I do like the idea of a reddit cannon. What we should really concentrate our votes on is whom to aim it at.",
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"body": " * 1 Stranger In A Strange land\n * 2 The Razors Edge\n * 3 A Distant Mirror\n * 4 The lives of the Ceaser's\n * 5 Just a few.\n",
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"body": "Jane Austin. You think I'm crazy? I'm not crazy. She was a witty romance writer who wasn't like all those stupid Romantic Comedies we see all the time. What? You only read Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction?\r\n\r\nFine: add zombies to the mix. http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Zombies-Classic-Ultraviolent/dp/1594743347/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262895630&sr=8-1-catcorr\r\n\r\nYou now have no excuse.",
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"body": "Here's my suggestions: \r\n\r\n* Animal Farm (Orwell)\r\n* 1984 (Orwell)\r\n* Brave New World (Huxley)\r\n* Candide (Voltaire)\r\n* The Geneology of Morals (Nietzsche)\r\n* Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Nietzsche)\r\n* The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wilde)\r\n* Common Sense (not really a book I know- Paine)\r\n* News from Nowhere (William Morris)\r\n* The Wasteland (T.S. Eliot) - also not a book\r\n* Catch-22 (Heller)\r\n* Catcher in the Rye (Salinger)\r\n* Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck)\r\n\r\nI'm sure I'm leaving a ton off but those are very good\r\n\r\n",
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IAmA middle-class private pilot with my own plane | Per request, I'm a private pilot and own a 1975 Piper Cherokee Warrior. I'm firmly middle-class (I work in IT in Oregon) and saved up to buy a plane in 2007.
I got my private pilot certificate in 2005, it took about 3 months from start to finish and when I took my checkride, I was at like 50 hours. Getting your pilot certificate (semi-interesting sidenote, "pilot license" isn't actually a real thing. Is anal-retentive hyphenated?) is something anyone can do, the only things you need are interest and delicious, delicious money. I have no special inherent abilities, and despite my underoos I'm no Superman, so really, anyone can learn to do this.
You pay as you go with most places, and there's flight training available at almost any airport, especially that little tiny one close to your house that you may never have really noticed until you saw it on a map or something.
I saved and sold & scrimped and finally got the money together and started hunting for the right plane. I almost bought a Burt Rutan designed LongEZ, but my freakishly long legs precluded the specific one I had my eye on, and then I saw N33139. A 1975 Piper Cherokee Warrior, it was for sale up in Washington, and after the seller and I got together so I could check it out, my wife drove me 5 hours north to buy it!
...and when we got there, discovered that the cashier's check was in the glove compartment of our other car due to a hilarious sequence of missteps.
The next day, I handed over the retrieved check and flew home. Ever since, I've flown whenever I have $$$ for gas, and it has been an incredibly liberating experience.
The numbers:
Purchase price: $34,000.
Fuel consumption: About 8 gallons per hour
Cruise speed: 125mph
Mileage: Well, I guess roughly 15-16mpg. Not too shabby for the speed, all things considered.
Seats: 4
Annual insurance: $500
Number of Jolly Roger pirate flags on tail: 2 (one each side)
No TSA lines, no delays for security theater, almost total freedom of movement throughout the country. I've landed at spaceports (Mojave), below sea level (Death Valley, -211'), given the controls to my 5 year old and seen the joy in his face, and more.
For maintenance, I do an owner-assisted 'annual inspection' each year. My mechanic lets me do all the time-consuming stuff and then checks my work, the average cost of this is around $800-900 plus my time, and involves basically tearing down the plane to examine everything for corrosion, wear, etc. The engine is extensively checked out, batteries are tested, etc. The process produces a safer plane & increases my understanding of how the systems work together.
Owning a plane seems like a luxury, and to a certain extent it is, but if you've ever considered buying a boat or RV, it's roughly equivalent to that in terms of money & time, though much more rewarding personally because I can GO cool places.
Here's a photo album of a trip I took (the one that had the fog-photo of the Golden Gate bridge that got upvoted) where we flew from Eugene,OR down to LA, then over to Las Vegas, and then back via Death Valley, Lake Tahoe, etc:
~~http://picasaweb.google.com/ben.hallert/LongCaliforniaNevadaTrip#~~
Updated link to album per Picasaweb retirement [here](https://get.google.com/albumarchive/100975367353401799197/album/AF1QipNotS9zqM02cd-6Il4RLcdAGz8xEigHUSHEqT_7).
It's a hole in the sky you throw money into, but the return on investment in terms of pure joy is absolutely fantastic.
EDIT: If you're interested in learning to fly, there are these things called 'Discovery Flights' available at almost any flight school! Usually $50-75, you get a short flying lesson in a plane to give you a taste of flying. It's affordable, you can find out if you like it without commitment, and it's a cool experience you'll always have. "Yeah," spoken casually, "I took a flying lesson this one time, no biggy". :) | 410 | [
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"body": "Can this dude please get a gold star? He's clearly a pilot and he has been one of the best IAMA participants in a long time. ",
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"body": "Wait, so if Reddit gets it together and rents or leases a private plane, then schedules weekly runs (maybe a round-robin around the continental US?), we could all buy in and then fly without having to be degraded and insulted and jerked around by the TSA every time we try to board? That would make me...very happy. \n\nBTW, thanks for all this info, this is great!",
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"body": "I've always wondered - when planning a trip with your own plane how do you get permission to land at a particular airport? \r\n\r\nIs there a fee involved?",
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"body": "My flight instructor told me you should always rent three things in life: \n\n>boats, airplanes and companionship.\n\nI think he was right about two of the three things and a very bitter man.\n\nPS Gorgeous pictures.",
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"body": "literally half an hour ago I scheduled my introductory flight for next week to satisfy my new years resolution. Then i see this on reddit, a good sign! I'm super excited and seeing things like this makes me even more so.\n\nHave you ever thought about becoming a flight instructor? Do you know how much extra work/time it takes to get to that point?",
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"body": "How much does a gallon of aircraft fuel run you? Does your mileage depend on how many passengers you have?",
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"body": "So forgive my ignorance, but do you have to constantly be at the controls? Or can you put it on auto-pilot and just cruise? \n\nEDIT: deleted my second question, someone already asked it. ",
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"body": "Requested by me! Hooray! Thanks for posting.\r\n\r\nYou said you're pretty much free to travel anywhere in the country. What about foreign countries? I know very little about planes- would a 1975 Piper Cherokee Warrior have the capability of flying overseas without running out of fuel? If so, have you ever done it?\r\n",
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"body": "Do you have any pics of the plane? I keep seeing you mention the Jolly Roger on the tail and I would like to see it.",
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"body": "Are you Kevin Smith?\n\nhttp://lh3.ggpht.com/_7DQ11fnj79o/RzPh44eU7xI/AAAAAAAABv8/OobN-X-1xj4/s640/Nov%202007%20001.jpg\n\n",
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"body": "Do you need to plan out and notify the FAA of your flight itinerary each time you fly? \nWhat was the total cost for you pilot certificate (including instructor time, plane rental, etc)?",
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"body": "Once you fly somewhere, how do you arrange for your ground transportation needs? Big airports would have rental cars, but little airports, closer to where you want to go, probably have nothing. ",
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"body": "Just want to let you know that I own a beautiful, beautiful motorcycle. It cost what your plane/license cost.\n\nThe day before I bought it, with just a small deposit down, I had a dream that told me I was making a huge, horrible fucking mistake.\n\nI love that bike ridiculously. But the dream was right. I'll enjoy the bike and I'll go riding with friends (something you can't really do flying), but I am saving up for the license and will hope to, someday, become what you are and what I only recently admitted is what I want to be.\n\nThank you for being you.",
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"body": "Have you always had an interest in planes, and therefore had some basic knowledge of flight, or is it an interest you picked up later in life, and were able to learn completely from scratch?\n\nI think it'd be great to one day have a private plane, but fear if I didn't grow up playing flight sims that I'm already far behind schedule.\n\nI know how to do a barrel roll in Wipeout, if that helps.",
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"body": "Awesome IAMA BTW!\n\nMy question is - What are your thoughts on X-Plane computer sim and the flight model they have created? I use that and feel quite comfortable in a most of the aircraft on there, with the exception of the radio use (of course).\n\nAnd if I ever save enough money, I will own a Yakovlev Yak-9. Even if it just sits in my front yard. :)",
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"body": "My boss has a Cessna 210. We use it to fly to the coast in like 15 minutes versus almost 2 hours of drive time. I live in Oregon as well. Pretty cool deal. \r\n\r\nI've noticed pilots are better off as cautious people. Has being a pilot affected your personality or do you think it draws that type of person? \r\n\r\nAlso, have you read Sully's book about landing on the Hudson river? Very cool book if you haven't read it. I would seriously suggest it for any pilot (I'm not a pilot, btw).",
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"body": "When you're planning on flying long distances and scheduling a trip, how do you factor in bathroom breaks? When you fly commercial, obviously there are lavs on board, and when you're driving you can always pull over. What do you do when you just gotta go?",
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"body": "So you're the hotshot new pilot eh? They call me the Iceman. \n\n\nall kidding aside - it's great that you pursued it and are living it. I chartered a helicopter in November to cruise over where I have lived, worked, etc. - it really gives you a fresh view of everything. ",
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"body": "Since you only have your VFR, how dynamic do your travel plans have to be in regards to the weather? Whenever I've thought about getting a license and being able to fly when and where I want to go, the notion that I would get stuck somewhere because of a storm always pops into my head. Does weather limit you often?\n\nAlso, what about crossing over mountain ranges? I live in Virginia and some of my best friends live in Ohio. I'd have to cross the Appalachian mountains to see them. Is there anything special about flying over the mountains?",
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"body": "How mechanically inclined were you before buying your plane? You've mentioned several times in here that you put in most of the elbow grease for maintenance, I was wondering if you picked it up to save the cash you'd otherwise spend on a mechanic or if it one of the factors that made you comfortable with owning a plane.\n\nSimilarly, do you know of any pilots that completely rely on other people to keep their planes in the air (like the loads of people that know absolutely nothing about their cars)?",
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"body": "Where do you store your plane when it's not being used, and how much does it cost? What about when you're on trips?",
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"body": "Oh, yes, another one!\n\nWhen you bought the plane for 34k, how much did you have to invest to get it ready to fly? Are planes in that range ready to go or do they generally need some fixing?\n\nAnd how much do you need to know about the mechanics?",
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"body": "Can you take your plane outside of your country's border? Will you have to go through customs when you do that?\n\nWhat about the security check -- is it applicable?\n\nI have a few more questions about that international travel :-)",
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"body": "I've always loved flying, and have taken a few of the \"introductory flights\". Actually flying the plane I think is pretty easy (especially after at least hundreds of hours playing MS Flight Sim). For me the biggest worry was radio work, in that it would be hard to understand, I'd constantly be reading things back wrong, etc. Do you agree or disagree that the radio work is one of the more challenging aspects? Anything to dissuade my fears enough to get me to actually belly up to the table and go get my certificate?\n\nEdit: Also, have you ever gotten lost at a larger airport's taxiway?",
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"body": "Since there are so many people interessted in the subject, why not make a sub reddit out of it? Would the pilots that posted be willing to moderate?",
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"body": "How does it work if you wish to fly to Canada or Mexico? Also, what kind of range do you have? \n\nAwesome post, thanks for the great info, and congrats!",
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"body": "Charter pilot here, I usually fly a Kingair 350 or a Primer 1, actually took a trip into Midway today. \n\nThanks for sharing with everyone on reddit.\n\nJust a word of advice, please, please get your instrument rating- your proficiency will improve and you will be a much, much better pilot.\n\n",
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"body": "I just have to say, as someone who's approaching his first solo: You're a jerk, in the \"I'm insanely jealous of you\" sort of way.",
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"body": "What are the rules when you see an imcoming plane. I know in a boat that if you have someone coming in from your right side, they have the right of way. How does this work in a plane if your are just flying with out any contact from anyone?",
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"body": "I plan on going for my private license when I graduate from college. Did you rent planes at first, or did you go straight to buying one? If you rented, is it more cost effective to just buy your own plane? Also, I live in Oshkosh, WI, where they have the EAA Airventure every year. Have you ever attended it? If so, a reddit meat up during airventure would be awesome since I know other users on reddit who go almost every year.",
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"body": "very cool... how would compare/contrast 'traditional' airline passenger (tsa) security vs. personal aircraft security?\n\nalso, are you kevin smith?",
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"body": "So I went to your site to look at pictures, and saw this:\n\n[Now I'm scared.](http://hallert.net/images/1872.jpg)",
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"body": "Note for people who are thinking about dabbling in flying -- you can get airborne in the US for even less (~$5k) on something like a [powered parachute](https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Powered_parachute), and you don't even need to be certified or have access to an airport, as they can take off from a field. Though Wikipedia recommends getting the optional training.\n\nOr the even [more-lightweight powered paragliding](https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Powered_paraglider).\n\nYou don't even need to get avfuel -- these can run on ordinary old gasoline.\n\n[YouTube video of a PPG in flight](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHpMZcKXlso&feature=related)\n",
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"body": "What made you decide to buy your own plane? Can't you rent a plane? Is it more economical to save up and buy your own if possible?",
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"body": "Here are some interesting blog articles written by a private pilot, Austin Meyer. He is also the author of a popular flight simulator application, X-Plane.\n\nhttp://www.x-plane.com/pg_PIREPS.html",
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"body": "You're right, this seems 1000x better than RVing. \n\nI have a stupid question. I am thinking about moving back to Maine. I was actually thinking about getting into flying so I can practice law in rural areas. Is this feasible? \n\nAlso Maine has a bunch of lakes and I see planes land on them all the time. Do you know the protocol for this? I would buy a plane just to do this. ",
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"body": "I'm sorry if this has already been answered, but approximately how much did the three months of training cost?",
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"body": "Are you Ben Hallert? \n\nhttp://hallert.net/\n\nIf so, I found your page on the cozy (and a few status updates), before you obviously gave up and decided to buy a piper. It's pretty crazy that you'd make an AMA a few weeks after I stumbled across your website. It's a pity you didn't finish the cozy - I quite liked the space shuttle scheme.\n\nIf not, there's another IT professional in Oregon with a 70's era piper.\nEdit: Definitely Ben Hallert. Hi!",
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"body": "How difficult is it to keep it air worthy? I ask because my dad is in the business of private airplanes and he's always keeping older plans (especially prop planes like yours) airworthy with new transponders, radios and the like.",
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"body": "Small planes and their pilots have notoriously poor safety ratings (in terms of fatalities) compared to commercial airlines, trains, and vehicles, so what are some of the things you ritually do to avoid putting yourself in high risk situations?",
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"body": "How much did it cost, from start to finish, to get your pilot's certificate? Is that only for VFR, and if so, do you know how much more it is, approximately of course, for IFR?\n\nEdit: nevermind on your cert cost, saw you answered that twice now. Sorry. :) Still curious on VFR/IFR.",
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"body": "What plane did you learn on? I have 26 hours in a Cessna 172 but stopped short of my solo check ride.\n\nI don't see a whole lot of glass (garmin) in your instrument panel. do you plan on adding more electronics as time goes on?\n\nWhat's it like landing in Tahoe? What's it like taking off in Tahoe?\n\nAny plans for an IFR cert?",
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"body": "Thanks for doing the IAMA. I'm a huge airplane junkie, I go to all the local airshows, monitor the ATC frequencies from my local airport, etc. \n\nMy expensive hobby is flying scale RC planes and helis, but I dream about getting my rec pilots license one day. (In Canada the licensing goes something like Recreational (gliders and ultralights) > Private > IFR rating > turbo prop rating > Commercial) \n\nThe LongEZ is a truly amazing machine. I have flown an RC one, they are fast but not very forgiving. I don't know if I would choose it as a first plane. [Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85P3sKR_sYU) is an RC LongEZ with a turbine (jet) engine. Would love to see someone do that with a full scale one!\n\nMy dream plane is the [Buccaneer XA amphibious ultralight](http://www.ultralightnews.com/aircrafttroubleshooting/images/bucxa4.jpg). It would be awesome to fly into all of the un-touched lakes in my Provence and fish out of the cockpit. \n\nWish I had a good question for you. Keep the shiny side up!",
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"body": "Interesting thread, thanks for posting. \n\nI live in Hawaii and have always wanted to get a pilot's license and my own plane. Are there any small / somewhat affordable craft that can actually make it from the islands back to the mainland?\n\nClearly it would be awesome to island hop at will, but if I could actually fly back and forth to the mainland at will, that would make the expense of a pilot's license and a plane totally worth it.\n\nWould you have to own a jet to be able to do that or are there some smaller aircraft that are actually capable of flights that long?\n\n",
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"body": "You've sort-of mentioned this before, but I'm curious: would it be worthwhile to get into this if I love to travel?\n\nI love taking little weekend vacations to Las Vegas (for example), and I live in Kansas -- so although it's not that far, the largest expense by far for a trip like that is the plane fare ($500 - $600 at a good rate, usually, for two people), and you can't even reasonably expect to go with less than 2 or 3 week's notice due to the way airline tickets seem to work around here.\n\nSo, aside from all the fun I'm sure I'd have flying it around, could I convince my significant other that we might actually save money while traveling?\n\nAnd have you personally ever loaded up the plane to actually go somewhere, not only for the flight to get there, but say to spend a week or two actually vacationing in the same place? Will the airport just let you \"park\" your plane there that long?",
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"body": "Where would be some good places to look at purchasing planes (prices, features, etc)? Web sites, retail locations, or anything like that.",
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"body": "Excellent pics...they take me back. I got my private certificate back in 87 (17 years old at the time) at the Mojave Airport (now Spaceport), and flew my first solo cross country trip to Henderson, NV. My dad had a Cessna 150 and a Long Ez based at Mojave. I wish he hadn't sold them, and I really wish he hadn't sold the hangar with a view of the spaceport runway... :(",
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"body": "How much of your flying is just for the pleasure of flying, and how much is actually a means to get somewhere?\n\nHow old are your kids? If they're young (maybe 12 or below), what do they think of flying? Do they fly with you? Do they want to fly on their own some day?",
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"body": "Thanks for doing that AAMA. I am currently a commercial pilot one flight away from getting my multi rating and about 3 month away from getting my group 1 multi IFR. It's always great to hear from guys like you who obviously have a real passion for flying and the time to share your enthusiasm and knowledge about aviation. I even learned a thing or two from your responses, which is great because I've always found aviation is the kind of thing where you will keep learning through other pilot's good stories and experience. I'm doing a long cross country from Calgary AB, down to San Fransisco and then up the west coast next month to build hours so ill keep an open ear for your ident! Keep it up man and happy flying!",
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"body": "hey Chairboy, if you ever make it down to the San Diego area, I can show you the control facility for just about all of south california :) and I wouldn't mind seein the plane and possibly a test flight in it :) never flown a plane before, so you can take the controls for a couple touch and go's haha i'll pay :P\r\n\r\n(current SoCal Approach controller)",
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"body": "What distance would you consider 'too far' to fly by yourself in your plane, and take an airline instead? Considering the fuel costs, operating cost per hour with maintenance, speed and range, would you fly to GA, FL? Or to somewhere in the northeast like MA, NH, VT?\n",
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"body": "I have a few questions about the plane you purchased.\r\nHow old is the plane you purchased? \r\nHow much of the $35k did you have to put down and what type of financing did you use (assuming you didn't purchase outright for cash).\r\n\r\nI ask as a dream of mine is to own a plane one day and fly and am weighing buying an old plane versus building one. (Such as a Sonex).",
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"body": "This entire AMA has been really interesting. I work at a private hangar in Ottawa and we see many smaller planes come through. Pilots always have awesome stories!\n\nIt costs quite a bit of money to park on our ramp however... I think $150 is the minimum charge, and the hanger minimum is $400 for the night. I am deathly afraid of flying, but I do find it fascinating! \n\nIf you ever fly north of the border and find yourself landing in Ottawa, I'll see you there!",
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"body": "The initial cost of the plane is not always the killer, you know if you can fork out the cash or not. It's the maintance surprises. I bought little two-seater a few years ago, a 1965 Alon Aircoupe, paid $20,000, at the first annual, metal was found in the oil screen....this meant a major overhaul...so 5 mouths after buying, I had to fork out another $16,500 dollars for the annual and new zero timed motor...kinda took the fun out of it :-(\r\n",
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"body": "This is a great IAMA, thanks!\n\nI've always been interested in aviation and last summer started really looking into it and reading as much as I can. I'm planning on starting ground school at the local university in just a week, and then I'll start looking into different flight schools. Do you think it'd be best to pass the FAA written exam and then start flying or do both at the same time? Any advice on choosing a school and instructor? I'm close to flight schools both based out of a controlled and uncontrolled airport. I would think that learning at a controlled airport might be better, to get used to talking to ATC. Any thoughts?\n\nI'm pretty much a tight wad when it comes to money, so I would want to save as much as possible. What, in your opinion, should you NOT skimp on? A good headset? Flight instruction? Extra hours before you take your checkride? Updated sectionals?\n\nI'd like to own my plane one day as well, and will most likely save up for it. In the meantime, what would be the best way to fly? Any recommendations on finding flying clubs or renting?\n\nAre there any books you'd recommend? I've read Stick and Rudder and the Proficient Pilot II but am always on the lookout for new ones.\n\nThanks and safe flying!",
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"body": "Congratuations! \n\nMy wife and I took a $50 \"discovery flight\" right about the time you got your license... $10,000-ish later, I have a Private Pilot's license! I'm VFR-only, high-performance rated. \n\nI just recently bought into a flight club. Surprisingly cheap (cost me around $2500 to get in, $90/hour) and the plane is a schweet 1970 Cessna Skylane 182 that's impeccably maintained and hangared, and used seldom enough that I fly whenever I want! \n\nTo anybody else, YES YES YES! IT IS A BARREL OF MONKEYS ON HYPERDRIVE FUN! IT'S EXPENSIVE AND WORTH EVERY FARKING PENNY! \n\nAnd it really changes the size of your whole world! A grueling 12 hours of driving becomes a gentle, scenic, 2.5 hour flight. (I live about 2 hours' drive, 30 minutes flight north of Sacramento) This past holiday, I turned 12 hours of driving into 4 hours of flying, picking up family in my plane. \n\nBTW: My very, very favorite scenic flight is the SF Bay Area... at night. Low altitude, perhaps 2,500 or 3,500, over San Jose or Oakland - the sight just takes your breath away... ",
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"body": "So jealous :)\n\nWhen I was 16 I learnt to fly an Ultralight. I even got my licence :) (I learnt in a Skyfox Gazelle)\n\nUnfortunately since then I haven't had the money to pursue flying.. I miss it so much, it was absolutely amazing. I'm 24 now (my parents used to fund my flying) and I've looked at getting a weight-shift ultralight. The cheapest ones are around $23,000 AUD and you only need 20 hours flying instruction (15 dual, 5 solo) to get your licence, which costs about $2000 - $3000 AUD. \n\nFor those interested, learning to fly Ultralights is far cheaper than light aircraft and some models of planes (Like the Skyfox Gazelle) count towards the hours you need for a normal pilot's licence.\n\nThere are restrictions on Ultralights not found with light aircraft. They can only fly during daylight hours (as they lack the instruments needed), can only fly up to 5000ft and cannot fly within commercial airspace.",
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"body": "I think a skydiver couldn't exit your plane (because it's low-wing), but what qualification would you need to take skydivers up? Just the commercial qualification? How much would it cost?\n\nAlso, so far I've totalled - 5K training, 35K plane, 1K a year maintenance, $24 an hour gas and minimal parking fees... right?\n\nExcellent AMA, beautiful photos of your trip. What are the consequences of flying into a big airport - seeing SanFran I thought you should just drop down and take in a few days in the nicest city in the US? :)",
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"body": "It has always been my goal to get my pilot's license! You give me hope to own my own plane one day as well! \n\nSorry if these were asked, didnt see.\n\n What is your maximum flying distance before refueling?\n\n\n When looking at buying your own aircraft, what were the price ranges?\n\n What kind of runway do you need? Could you essentially buy a piece of land in the middle of nowhere and pave a runway?",
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Hey, r/Music, What are some bands you think
everyone should know about but probably don't? | For instance, [Sparklehorse](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me8tGjsYo1A)
Edit: I'd also like to add [Shadowgraphs](http://www.shadowgraphsmusic.com/Music/Entries/2006/10/17_Revolving_Doors____.html) and [Baroness](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc_SEBcXs1o&feature=related) | 35 | [
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"body": "I've been on an alt-country kick lately...\n\n* [The Devil Makes Three](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JQB3---pTg)\n\n* [The Pine Hill Haints](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ0IzKp1jxw)\n\n* [Songs: Ohia / Magnolia Electric Co.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=malJUMz2A9Y&feature=related)\n\n* [The Wooden Sky](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uSaBcN-w4s)\n\n* [Jolie Holland](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7q2_Zuda2s&feature=PlayList&p=7D50000DF1F488E2&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=63)",
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"body": "[Anathallo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yTlfWv_Mb0) :Indie-ish\n\n[Youngblood Brass Band](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxH9Dg1JLio) :Hip-Hop with band instruments\n\n[The Receiving End of Sirens](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=celqG-Pk8AU&feature=related) :Emotive Prog-rock\n\n[The Dear Hunter](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDbUzmLD_t4&feature=related) :A member of TREOS's project after they split\n\n",
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"body": "[Wood Brothers - \"Lovin' Arms](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC-n3Jk4YYU)\n\n[Willy Porter - \"Angry Words\"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brBp01CivvI)\n\n[Wizo - \"Anneliese Schmidt\"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y5FfkgAQ5s)\n\n[Bear VS Shark - \"Catamaran\"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lklRd0dIovI)\n\n[The Cat Empire - \"The Chariot\"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-VOB8ajbzY)\n\n[Chase McBride - \"1937\"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm9JuQX_U5o)\n\n[Horace Silver - \"Song For My Father\"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZqtBmEDryk)\n\n[Planes Mistaken For Stars - \"Belly Full of Hell\"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuX_ujiMeIc)\n\n[Reggie and the Full Effect - \"Get Well Soon\"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSxQZf5Xj5g&feature=related)\n\n",
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"body": "Sloan\r\n\r\nThrush Hermit\r\n\r\nThe Super Friendz\r\n\r\nJale\r\n\r\nClearly I need a time machine and a ticket to Halifax.",
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"body": "[Mother Mother](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBAoLoxJ32Q)\n\nEDIT: and [Wintersleep](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-iW0zL2LI0) and though they're quite popular here, they might not be elsewhere: [The Trews](http://www.myspace.com/thetrews)",
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"body": "* [Henry Cow](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cow), particularly *[In Praise of Learning](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Learning)*\n* [Boards of Canada](http://www.boardsofcanada.com/)\n* [June of 44](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_of_44)\n* [Tortoise](http://www.trts.com/)\n* [Nihilist Spasm Band](http://www3.sympatico.ca/pratten/NSB/)\n* [Cheer-Accident](http://www.cheer-accident.com/)\n\nEDIT: Forgot to mention that Slapp Happy was together w/ Henry Cow for In Praise of Learning\n",
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"body": "* [Witchcraft](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQfU7ZVnTIU)\n* [myspace](http://www.myspace.com/witchcraftswe)",
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"body": " * [Antony and The Johnsons](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-524bnuYdM)\n * [Blitzen Trapper](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmBgxP56R1I)\n * [Chad VanGaalen](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6SZIVvbg8U)\n * [Deer Tick](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1pT1ZjAFXs)\n * [Devendra Banhart](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ssbgTSO3A)\n * [Kings Of Convenience](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddIMQd0lDKU)\n * [The Morning Benders](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk1C1mrfCYg)\n * [The Raveonettes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky3ahFSn7bQ)\n * [Suburban Kids With Biblical Names](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq4PiG3BFs8)\n * [Throw Me The Statue](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERu8Mhi2va4)\n * [Washed Out](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHKCw3dJhqA)",
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"body": "[Gomez](http://www.gomeztheband.com/discography/), especially their first few albums.\n\nEdit: some songs\n\n[Rosalita](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYKnJ5VcCSk)\n\n[Get Myself Arrested](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceX71za3GhY)\n\n[Ping One Down](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evtOWqS9suo)\n\nEdit: oops those links don't actually work, but I don't have time to fix them at the moment.\n\nEdit: Working links added.",
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"body": "The first two are hardly obscure bands, but surprised they aren't bigger than they are. None of my friends in the UK knew these bands until I told them.\n\n* [Delays](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdPvSPKwR8I)\n* [Stars](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNRji4YOPCs)\n* [VHS or Beta](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vFJSpIEP6w)\n",
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"body": "[Weatherbox](http://www.myspace.com/weatherbox) - Really good rock, listen to \"The Clearing\" to get hooked\n\n[Tera Melos](http://www.myspace.com/teramelos) - Spastic experimental math-rock\n\n[At The Drive-In](http://www.myspace.com/atdi) - The Mars Volta and Sparta's previous band... better than the two IMO",
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"body": "[NEIGHBORHOODS](http://www.myspace.com/neighborhoodsnj) from New Jersey. Pop/punk/hardcore type stuff.\n\n[Circuits and Tendons](http://www.myspace.com/circuitsandtendons) hiphop/rap stuff.\n\n",
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"body": "[Riverside](http://www.myspace.com/riversidepl)\n\nIf you only have a little patience, check out *Second Life Syndrome Part II* on that page. ",
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"body": "[Wellwater Conspiracy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdX-vn7Nm5M&feature=related) \n\n[Hater](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hKs0b9Mo_g) - I really don't get why there aren't more people who listen to these, I mean its Matt Cameron, Ben Shepard of Soundgarden, and John Mcbain from early Monster Magnet, you would think more people would have heard of them.\n\n[Man or astroman?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps32wFxDY94&feature=PlayList&p=AD4964AF5928A316&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1) - space/surf/punk/? \n\nEdit:\n[The Mummies](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYOR9HKQyQ0) - Budget rock at its best!\n",
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"body": "[Streetlight Manifesto](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOFkcj4iDvM&feature=related)\r\n\r\n[XTC](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Da9sc6YDBo)\r\n",
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Survey: Methods For Getting The Most High Out Of Your Trees | In this thread we will conduct a survey. Post any method which, at least for you, you've noticed to bring on a more intense high, or a method to extract more THC from your bud. Please vote on other user's submissions from personal, first-hand experience only, to prevent hearsay from polluting the data.
**Also** if you're near a 10 and can't think rationally, use your creative state of mind to propose a new way of getting stoned. I'll do my best to test your suggestions if they are feasible.
Also, inb4 "smoke more weed". | 14 | [
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"body": "A simple \"waterfall\" bong. The simplest way to make one of these is to take either a two-liter or a half gallon carton of milk. Cut a hole in the top of the lid and put your favorite slide in the hole. Cut a hole in the container close to the bottom about an inch up. Fill the container while covering the container hole with your thumb. After that, screw on the lid and pack your slide (you can pack it before this step obviously it doesn't matter). Then light it up and remove your thumb to let the water drain out. The suction will draw the smoke into the chamber much like a gravity bong. Smoke and enjoy.",
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"body": "snorting kief!\njust kidding... don't do this.\n\ni generally find mixing different weeds will help you get uber baked.. say mixing and indica and a sativa into a joint. the two different weeds have different properties and will affect you differently, so you're getting the best of both worlds when you make a mixed salad joint.\n\nmy favorite combination is juicy fruit with northern lights. juicy is an intense head high, northern lights is a heavy body buzz, the result is being so fucked you don't know which way is what. yeah!\n\nswitching up your buds as often as possible is strongly encouraged. i find you will build tolerances (not sure if it's an actual tolerance, or perceived tolerance because you're used to that specific high) but as i said, each weed will get you high in slightly different ways, so switching it up keeps it fresh!",
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"body": "Taking 5-HTP (100mg, but I haven't experimented with higher/lower doses yet) one hour before smoking weed gives a stronger, yet more pleasant high. 5-HTP is a serotonin precursor and normally available in most drug stores, health food stores, and pharmacies. ",
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"body": "An obvious method tried and true, supported by chemistry simple to grasp (although probably the guy who formulated it or figured it out was a very clever one), is to slowly heat your marijuana in a solution of fat or oil, such as milk or butter. The solution then becomes partly saturated with THC depending on how well you cooked it (it should be broken up as best as possible so that the plant matter can be properly saturated with the fat, which I believe does the chemical work of extraction), and the high from marijuana cooked this way is often noticeably stronger, per unit of plant matter, than the usual method of, say, smoking a joint.",
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"body": "This [Green Dragon recipe](http://greendragon.lhosting.info/). Seriously; if you can brave the eyestrain from the color, it's entirely worth the read.",
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"body": "My method for getting the most out of my bud isn't really about the most intense high, it's about getting high as often as possible off of my bag, however large it happens to be.\n\nFor that I would vape it lightly through the Magic Flight Launch Box until it was a light brown. (LB trenches usually take about .1g of weed when I fill them, so this is 70 bowls per quarter). Then collect the lightly vaped bud and use the same method of making butter (I find it better if I increase the amount of bud vs. making \"green\" cannabutter, for obvious reasons) to get high off the same bag a second time.\n\nYou can also just use the vaped bud in a bong, or any kind of pipe, but it tastes like shit.",
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"body": "Vaporizer. Little over a week ago I vaped not more than .2g or so (Sour Diesel, so good shit) and ate the most philosophically significant sandwich I've ever had. I was going to post about it here, but I was far too stoned to type. ",
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Can't afford medication and going downhill fast. Tell me about buying prescription drugs online. | I was diagnosed with major depressive and generalized anxiety disorder several years ago. Like many people with depression I was prescribed a variety of antidepressants until finding something that worked for me. I’ve been taking Lexapro (20Mg) and Seroquel (10Mg) since about mid 2005 and have found that particular combination worked wonders for me.
In late September of 2009 I lost my job and medical coverage. I’ve since found a new job but the employer does not offer insurance. Not being able to afford the doctor visits or prescriptions I had to gradually cut back on my meds until they completely ran out a couple of month’s ago. I’ve since been feeling myself spiral out of control. Invasive negative thoughts, obsessing about suicide and death, severe anxiety attacks in public and become withdrawn and unable to relate to anyone. Not to mention the withdrawal was fucking hell. I’m fucking miserable. I forgot how bad this used to be until it all gradually came creeping back in. The medications definitely helped and I feel without them, It’s not a matter of if I might hurt myself, but when.
I’ve been researching buying drugs online but cant seem to find any information thats not vague or completely sketchy. Does anyone have any experience buying prescription drugs online without a prescription? Any reputable websites that aren’t going to rip me off? If it matters I live in Ohio.
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"body": "You can get samples from almost any doctor for free. I would call your old PCP let them know what is going on and they should take care of you. \nLet me know how that goes, I have more resources if you need. ",
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"body": "You're likely still in withdrawal. The last time I took an anti-depressant (they don't like me), I weaned off Effexor for about 6 months, then had another month or two of horrible debilitating depression and anxiety. I'm not saying that you'll be fine when the withdrawals are over, but you'll probably feel a lot better with time, or getting back on your meds. Try to hang in there.\n\nI looked into the generic program with Walmart. Neither drug goes off-patent until 2012, so no generics :( But Lexapro is supposed too be a newer/better version of Celexa, which *is* on the $4/month, $10/3 months plan. I know the drugs can have vastly different outcomes, but it might be worth a shot.\n\nBoth pharmaceutical companies have patient assistance programs. [Forest] (http://www.forestpharm.com/pap/), which makes Lexapro doesn't specify an income amount, but with [AstraZeneca](http://www.astrazeneca-us.com/help-affording-your-medicines/) you need to make less than 30k. If this is something you might be eligible for, see if your doc can get you samples until the paperwork goes through. \n\nI have people in Cleveland and Cincinnati that could look for local programs. If you live in either area, PM me, and I'll see what I can do. Good luck!",
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do single parents with toddlers of the opposite sex have trouble using public restrooms? | I would imagine if no family restrooms are available using a public restroom is kinda hard. I see dads coming in with thier boys, and Im thinking moms helps the girls.
but what happens when the parent and the toddler are the opposite gender? what if you have to go? do you leave him outside? | 3 | [
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"body": "No, you take him or her inside with you, regardless of whether it's a mens room or ladies room. People readily understand and accept the fact that toddlers just can't use the bathroom by themselves and ignore them. I'm a little surprised you had to ask, but I guess sometimes it's just not obvious...",
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"body": "Nah, I've seen moms in the bathroom with their male kids all the time. I can't say for the opposite, obviously. It's a *very very bad idea* to just leave your kid outside where someone could snatch them or they could wander off.\n\nIt only starts getting weird when the kids are getting older (like 8-9?) and should really be going alone.",
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"body": "I've taken my girl into mens rooms a hundred times when she was a toddler. Just go into the stall with them, they need your help anyway. In all that time, I never received a single bad look from anyone. Pretty much no big deal.",
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Some of your favorite works of art. | I came across this work in a previous reddit article. [The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters](http://www.ackland.org/art/exhibitions/reasonfantasy/72.37.2%20440h.jpg) What are some of your favorite paintings, drawings, etc. and why? | 7 | [
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"body": "[Winged Victory (Nike) of Samothrace](http://www.utexas.edu/courses/classicalarch/images3/nike_samothrace.jpg)\n\nShe used to have a head. I like to imagine what her face might have looked like.",
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Reddit - the stupid is hurting my brain...how is a charitable donation of clothing not making the best use of unwanted attire/outerwear?! | This morning I was discussing with a co-worker my annual donation plans for old (gently-used) clothing. Each year for Christmas I invariably find myself with a few new articles of clothing. When this happens I go through my closet to find items that either no longer fit or are no longer to my liking and I donate them to some sort of goodwill organization.
As my friend and I were discussing this an eavesdropper piped in that she dislikes donating clothing to goodwill because she feels the people who buy things there don't appreciate them enough! She claims that since the merchandise is marked down to such a low price people can't possibly find value in it, so she would rather give away items to her [equally wealthy] neighbors.
So reddit, am I crazy for thinking that a person too poor to afford a new sweater or coat would truly appreciate buying a used one at goodwill considering the sub-freezing temperatures?! | 3 | [
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"body": "That lady sounds like she's not exactly up on the whole \"mercy\" thing. Either that or she's read too much Ayn Rand.\n\nYou're right, she's wrong, don't feel bad about it.",
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"body": "The funny thing is she thinks her $100 brand name rags, usually made by the same chinese or pakistani distributer as what walmart uses, have something special just for their brand marking. Stupid retards pay $50 just to advertise abercrombie on the front of their chest.",
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"body": "In this case I believe: You = correct. She = mistaken thinking. Simple that. She probably values buying things (the experience and also possessing them) a great deal and has not had to value things according to their actual importance as clothing in her life. \n",
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"body": "Well, remember that if you're donating to the Salvation Army, you're donating to a religious organization that is dedicated to indoctrinating the people that they \"help\". Goodwill is a much better choice, it seems.",
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"body": "I see her argument but I don't agree with it fully.\n\n\nIf I am giving away some of my old clothes I give my younger cousins first crack at them. I have spent a decent amount of money on my clothes and my little cousins (13 - 18) would never get something like what I own from their parents.\n\n\nFor example, I just got rid of a D&G suit that I gave to my cousin. His family is wealthy (middle class suburban family), but they would never buy him a suit like that. In fact, no 17 year old should be in a suit like that.\n\n\nIf I gave that suit to goodwill it wouldn't be appreciated. I highly doubt articles of clothing like that even hit the racks at goodwill stores. You know they are picked off by someone in receiving then sold to a second hand store for a sizable amount. \n\n\n\nIf I give my clothes to my little cousins they are super excited and they love the shoes, blazers, shirts, vests, etc. I know they will appreciate the quality and style of the outfit more so then someone else.\n\n\nPlus I get to see them smile and be all happy and shit.\n\n\n\nEdit: To clarify, old is ~ 2 years old in my book.",
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Can anyone explain this Monty Python line to me? | I consider myself something of a Python scholar, but I suspect that my being an American (with very little exposure to British culture outside of British humor shows) precludes my ever running across a particular saying found in an episode. For instance, in episode 24, "How Not To Be Seen", there's a fantastic sketch called "Crackpot Religions", in which Arthur Crackpot (President and God, Crackpot Religions Ltd.) explains that his church has ways of making people join.
They cut to a really great shot of Graham Chapman dressed as a bishop, against which Arthur says, "Norman there does a lot of converting: a lot of protection, that sort of thing. And there's his mate, Bruce Beer. Brucie has personally converted ninety-two people twenty-five inside the distance."
I've never come across the phrase "inside the distance". My first thought is that it's a euphemism for prison, but surely *somebody* on reddit knows the answer. | 8 | [
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"body": "You often hear \"inside the distance\" used when talking about Rugby matches. Also, scoring points by kicking the ball between the posts after a try is known as a \"conversion\".",
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"body": "I'm pretty sure it's a reference to boxing, where the fight is considered to have ended inside the distance if it doesn't \"go the distance\" where all the rounds are exhausted.\r\nI guess the joke is that they are comparing a conversion to a boxing match - beating the opponent into submission.",
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Stolen From /r/Science: You won't find consciousness in the brain | The /r/science redditors are, seemingly, not happy with this more philosophical treatment of consciousness. The arguments made in the article are standard, if overly simplistic, non-reductionist arguments. I find it a disappointment that he makes no more argument for non-reduction than a rehashing of the (in my view unsatisfactory) uniqueness of qualia and the subjective. He even references Nagle. Despite the writer being a scientist himself he seems to have been taken in by the philosophers on the non-reductionist side of the debate. This is interesting to say the least.
[/r/Science Comments](http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/amrar/you_wont_find_consciousness_in_the_brain/)
[Original Article](http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527427.100-you-wont-find-consciousness-in-the-brain.html?page=1) | 14 | [
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"body": "Can't the argument be turned on its head? In other words, if neural activity can never be evidence of consciousness, then perception can never be evidence of the outside world. Especially for the person whose neural activity we're observing.\n\nBy this argument, we can't say anything about the world, and therefore science is impossible.",
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"body": "The article he's referring to: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527427.100-you-wont-find-consciousness-in-the-brain.html?page=1",
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I'd like to see an image of my own brain, just out of general curiosity... does anyone know how I could make this happen? | I'm normal and healthy, I'd just really be interested in having a picture of my own brain. Brains are cool. How could I do this? | 12 | [
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"body": "I recently did this. I participated in an fMRI study at a university and the researcher sent me a 3D model of my brain. It's my facebook profile picture. Really cool.",
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"body": "Hop into an MRI machine or CAT scan or PET scan. \n\nBut I don't think the hospitals will take a picture for you because you think they are cool. Do you have a doctor friend?\n",
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"body": "volunteer for a neuroscience study at a nearby hospital. If you are near a university, there will be one. Look for neuroscience, neuroeconomics, neurobiology, or something similar, but make sure it is an MRI experiment. They'll give you the pic afterwards, or you can request a copy. \n\nedit: I've seen the money for an hour to two range from $25-$150 so its a good way to make some quick cash and help science. ",
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What turns you on/off in a GW post? | Scientific study here, to the extent possible on reddit. Be sure to state your gender and orientation. I promise to post my own, but in a day or so to avoid possibly skewing the results.
Edit: My intention of this survey is to limit comments to those of your preferred gender, not of GW in general. Comment on your non-preferred gender *only* if there are certain things that do turn you on. If you are a straight male, please do not state that [m] posts turn you off. | 7 | [
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"body": "Are we being honest?\n\nBecause if we are being honest I would say all the fat that is worshiped as beauty is a turn off. Sorry, I am not in anyway attracted to fat. Downvote me. If you are attracted to lard then cool, fine, great - that is your cup of coffee and not my cup of tea. That being said, I never negatively comment on anyone - I choose not to comment at all.\n\nIf we are lying, I would say all the fat that is worshiped as beauty is a major turn on. Sorry, I am in all ways attracted to fat. Upvote me. If you are not attracted to lard then cool, fine, great - that is your cup of coffee and not my cup of tea. That being said, I always positively comment on anyone showing that much skin - it is sexy.\n\nEDIT : Hetero Male",
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"body": "hetero male here. \r\nI love it when it looks like the ladies of gw are having fun. That could involve being creative, or just wearing a smile. I also am a fan of cosplay... the more unique the better... mime anyone? \r\n\r\nSecond major turn-on would be ethnic diversity. \r\nI love all types of women and wish they would be better represented on here. All the ladies here are sexy in their own way and I appreciate the mutual respect given from both sexes. What can I say, I guess civility is a turn on for me.\r\n\r\nTurn-offs for me in a post are feet... I'm just not fond of them. I haven't downvoting anything here since I've joined, but I skip over feet. \r\n",
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"body": "Hetero female \nI'm down with female boobs and butts, as well as couple pictures, but I generally dislike anything that's just male or has vagina showin'. ",
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"body": "Hetero male.\n\nI like girls with a bit of meat, big boobs, etc. I tend to upvote any of those. I usually don't upvote skinny or overly artsy, and tend to not bother reading comments in those posts. I'm also not that huge a fan of men-posting-girlfriends/wifes/etc, no matter how hot the significant other is.\n\nI also upvote [m] posts that are amusing, and even though I'm hetero, I like to think I'm secure enough in my sexuality that I can appreciate seeing a nice cock.\n\nI'm somewhat partial to [t] posts, too.\n\nI never downvote pic-posters in GW.",
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"body": "I love couples. I think it's really cool that you are comfortable enough with each other to show your love on the internet. \r\n\r\nAlso, creative shots (cool lighting, interesting poses, revealing ) are a huge turn on. Not only with girls either but also for guys as well. Cock shots are great and all, but I really like it when a guy shows some ingenuity.\r\n\r\nFinally, I love the spirt of the comments. It's very rare that someone is absolutly rude in gw and some of the comments can be really sensual. ",
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"body": "Hetero male here. \n\nturn off: I don't like the artsy black/white pictures, kind of boring. Straight pictures of vaginas are boring too. I can understand how they can be attractive though and can appreciate them, but they just don't arouse me. \n\nturn on: I like seeing skin tones, natural lighting helps with this. Something to grab on to! Maybe not 'fat' but not too skinny either (ala [pleasentlyplump](http://imgur.com/W0a4t) \n\nSome teasing is good too. Some clothing, or simply not showing a face is a turn on. Adds to the mystery somehow. Shots with the tummy showing are pretty good too. I'm a sucker for women who arch their backs. Oh, and lips too. \n\nVery hard to decide what is and what is not a turn on. damn ",
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"body": "Hetero male here.\n\nTurn ons:\n\n- Anything clever. If it hasn't been done before, I like it. \n\n- Classy shots of any kind. Dressed up or in a nice location... if you've put effort into the shot, it really shows, and it says a lot about your personality.\n\n- 'healthy' women - not too skinny, not obese. \n\n- Shots with more in them than just the girl. I'm more interested in knowing *about* the subject than the cold facts about her anatomy. The internet is full of tits and clits - I love gonewild because the attractive body parts in question belong to smart, sexy redditors.\n\nturn offs: \n\n- dirty environment. Clean your fucking room!\n\n- bad photo composition. \n\n- macro closeups of genitals. just... ick. I'm not turned on by medical textbooks, why would I be turned on by a one-inch-close shot of your love tunnel? Give us *any* context, please.\n\n- Manual censorship - either crop the photo, wear something - a mask, a funny hat, a scarf - or just hide your face. If you're not willing to show your body parts just yet, don't post them 'censored'.\n\n- Posts from the s/o. I can't help but feel as if many of these are nonconsensual. No matter how hot the subject, it's tainted by the possibility that it's posted behind someone's back. Generally this feeling goes away after the second post or so (once the subject starts getting into it)",
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Can we please get some moderation? This subreddit is stagnant. | Firstly, there are a number of potentially-interesting Linux subreddits which are entirely off the radar because they lack publicity.
I think it would be prudent to link Linux-related subreddits together via mutual linking in the descriptions (Versus the present "YAY!" linux ftw"). Thus far the only somewhat-popular derivative subreddits are [linux4noobs](http://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs) and [linux_gaming](http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming), and yet when you scroll down, the 100th submission in both is several months old.
Secondly, I think the spam filter is operating unchecked. Correct me if I'm wrong, please. Take a look at [fsdaily.com](http://fsdaily.com). Its Alexa rank is well past 40000, and yet it gets nearly 50 submissions a day. They only receive 20-30 votes usually, which is indicative of the small size.
On the other hand, take a look at /r/linux. With a subscriber base of over 29000, the all-time top submissions have received 600+ votes, and even the monthly top submissions have received 300+. However... our submission count is lucky to hit 20-30 on any given day, counting self posts.
I draw the conclusion that /r/linux has a much larger active userbase than fsdaily.com, but with an overactive spam filter. Several Redditors I talk to are completely unable to submit here, their submissions never show up in the new queue, and I have had that issue before, as well.
qgyh2, as the only active moderator, can you do something about this? As a moderator on many subreddits, I doubt you have time to moderate them all to the best of your ability.
I'd like to see a moderator election of sorts, as in my opinion the clique-like elitism of AskReddit, IAmA, etc., moderation clashes greatly with the community-driven nature of Reddit.
**EDIT**: Thanks, qgyh2. We have four more mods now, [Flutschkopf](http://www.reddit.com/user/Flutschkopf), [smj](http://www.reddit.com/user/smj), [Chun](http://www.reddit.com/user/Chun) and [masta](http://www.reddit.com/user/masta)... And, some more: [kylev](http://www.reddit.com/user/kylev), [DimeShake](http://www.reddit.com/user/DimeShake) and [myself](http://www.reddit.com/user/Deiz). | 184 | [
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"body": "I moderate the linux_gaming subreddit - it's not a huge job, but I'd be happy to help out with moderation here if needed. Similarly, if anybody wants to help out over there just give me a shout.",
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"body": ">I'd like to see a moderator election of sorts, as in my opinion the clique-like elitism of AskReddit, IAmA, etc., moderation clashes greatly with the community-driven nature of Reddit.\r\n\r\nWe've been complaining about this in r/anarchism, too. Unfortunately the reddit admins seem to ignore our pleas for a more democratic and user-oriented moderation system.",
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"body": "I agree, it's hard to get good submissions noticed. And many of the top posts are self posts for some form of tech support and/or general question. There seems to be a lack of good content being infused.",
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"body": "If we are talking about adding \"Sister-subreddits\" to the description then how about we get a list of candidates?\n\nI say that /r/archlinux could be a good one.",
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"body": "When I dig into the new links, I see tons of interesting things all with zero score. My own upvotes do nothing the help those lost links.",
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"body": "As a moderator of a couple other reddits and Fedora contributor, I'm happy to pitch in as a mod. I even promise not to crush submissions about other distros!",
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question about pushups | Is there anything wrong with doing 10+ sets of 20 pushups (various types) throughout the day? I've been doing sets (typically 5-15 minutes rest in between) throughout the day, trying to do 200 reps, every other day.
I'm also greasing the groove on pullups/chinups, doing something like 10x4 throughout the day as well.
I'm wondering if there are any issues with this.
Additional notes: I do stronglifts 5x5, but am taknig a break. I wanted to maintain/boost my chest endurance as it's my weakest muscle, and doing pushups is possibly anywhere at anytime pretty much. | 21 | [
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"body": "Random comment about push-ups that people can probably benefit from -- if you can adjust to doing regular push-ups on your knuckles, I highly recommend it. Saves your wrists. Works well for me, at least.",
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"body": "I would think about doing pushups and increasing the reps each set, having the last couple sets be to failure. Burpies are awesome but it can wear on the knees after a while",
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"body": "Back when I was in highschool, I took a martial arts class for a time. They did a \"Power Session\" at least twice a year (maybe four times, I don't recall.) The point of these \"Power sessions\" was to push yourself to the limit. Do as much as you possibly can. Normal classes started with exercise and stretching. Power sessions were all about pushing yourself.\n\nDepending on what belt-level you were, you were encouraged to do your best to meet a certain number of each exercise type. I don't remember all of the exact numbers of each, but I'll try to guestimate as best as I can what they actually were. Mind you I was a white belt at the time, so I was expected to do not do as much as the high-belts were doing.\n\nJump Rope 500x; Push-ups 200x; Crunches 300x; Rope Climb at least once...\n\nHonestly that's all I can really remember of regular exercises. That was the first time I ever successfully managed a rope climb.\n\nOf course, you couldn't be expected to do all of this at once. You could pace yourself however you want, doing them in whatever order you wanted. You could take breaks whenever you needed. But you were expected to push yourself hard each time to build up strength.\n\nI think I could bust out 30-40 push-ups at one time before my first power lesson. After the power lesson, I was busting out 100 push-ups at a time without much trouble.\n\n\n**Long Story Short:**\nTrying to relate an anecdote to your question. \n\nWhat I have a tendency to do is do a couple of sets, each time pushing myself to my max. Do as many push-ups as I can do, then try to bust out a couple extra to really push myself. Take a break, and then go back to it a little bit later. Obviously each time the your reps are going to be fewer and fewer as your muscles get more and more tired.\n\nThough, I'm not experienced of how smaller sets a larger number of times across the day, i'm sure it will have the desired effects. Maybe it's a better way to do it, I don't know. But I have a tendency for overdoing things like that. XD\n\nAlso important, as other people have mentioned: Make sure you get enough rest, giving your muscles time to heal and recuperate, or you won't be getting the full benefits of your hard work.",
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Help us come up with a name/logo! | Any of you creative types out there up to the challenge of coming up with a catchy name for this project, or personalizing our little Reddit alien? Give us your ideas, and in return, the name and/or logo with the most upvotes will get an extra CD to show our gratitude!
**Hey everyone, we've got two great candidates for you to choose from!**
[Version one](http://i.imgur.com/dfxh7.png) **was submitted by ij00mini, with a nice little orangered being torn open!**
[Version two](http://i.imgur.com/3gb0E.jpg) **uses the name p0ss submitted, and omnishambles created the logo!**
**Let me know what you guys think!** | 13 | [
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"body": "My attempt at a logo [here](http://imgur.com/rsmyq.jpg). In lieu of a proper name, I used one of my own.",
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Dear Reddit - this guy strangled and beat my wheelchair-ridden 86 year old grandma. Please help distribute his picture so that there isnt a rock he can crawl under without being recognized. | We would like to see him caught and put behind bars so he can't hurt anyone else.
[http://imgur.com/FBDHi](http://imgur.com/FBDHi)
Here is a link to the news story, for more information.
[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705356239/Police-seek-man-charged-in-landlady-attack.html](http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705356239/Police-seek-man-charged-in-landlady-attack.html)
Edit - another news article with his picture
[http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14111470](http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14111470)
Update- Just got back from lunch - I appreciate all of the kind thoughts.
Couple things -
Grandma is doing well on her way to recovery. She was in a coma the first few days, but she is awake now and the doctors think she'll recover completely. It's really nothing short of a miracle.
Also - for the comments on the mustache photoshopped off - the pic in the news article is from his drivers license. He no longer has the facial hair, so someone (police? family? not sure) photoshopped it off so that the pic being distributed is more accurate to how he currently looks.
And yeah, he does look a heck of a lot like OJ. :)
UPDATE -
Thanks again for everyone's thoughts. I really am not out to get people going vigilante on this guy, I just want him caught and prosecuted. I just want to get his face out so that hopefully someone spots him and reports him to the police. | 1,007 | [
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"body": "Not to be an asshat or anything but I'd rather not distribute some random picture of some guy because YOU said he did such a bad thing. Not that I don't believe you or anything but you're using a throwaway account. Try 4chan.\n\nEdit: I see you supplied a news clip.. still.. It'd suck if the hive did this and the picture was someone else.",
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"body": "Yeah a dude broke into my Grandfathers house when I was a baby and demanded money (he didn't have anything but treated his nurse well - she assumed he was wealthy, turned out to be a drug addict and this guy was one of her drug addict friends). The guy then beat the crap out of him and my grandfather was never the same.\r\n \r\nThey caught him though and beat the living SHIT out of him. I could easily find out where he lives now and I've often thought of what it would be like to go to his house and do something but then I remember he's a useless piece of trailer trash and his life already sucks.\r\n \r\nI'd probably shit on his grave though.",
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"body": "I hope they catch him very soon and I also hope someday we find out why people do things like this. It seems unimaginable that any person would want to inflict such senseless suffering on a helpless senior. You must be a very damaged person to want to so much as lay a finger on any human being in their 80s.",
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"body": "The imgur link and the sltrib.com link, did they remove the mustache and beard? Or add a mustache and beard? It looks like the same photo. That's weird. \n\nAnyway, hope this guy gets his ass beat down by the cops when they find him. ",
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"body": "This is appalling. Your grandmother is in my thoughts.\n\nA friend of mine, who is 71, was beaten outside of a bar in our downtown area about a month ago. It blows my mind that people even consider hurting old people. They are the lowest of the low.",
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"body": "I came here looking for interesting news, thinking I really couldn't help. Then I saw Salt Lake. I'll keep an eye out.",
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"body": "Posted on my FB and blog. Not too sure if he could cross the border here up into Canada, but hells, why not? I hope this guy gets the shit kicked out of him, then the shit pushed into him in jail.\nSenseless twat.",
"score": 3
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"body": "Reddit is one of the most liberal places on the web. Utah is the most conservative place in the US. The odds of one of us being in the right place to spot him, are negligibly small.",
"score": 3
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"body": "Just when you think the world can't get any more cruel. Sorry about your grandma and I hope a speedy recovery",
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"body": "My fiancee and I pray for your grandma and your family, and we hope that this man is caught and brought to justice, if for no other reason than to get a monster like this caught and off of the streets.\n\nWhile this is probably of no help, it would appear, at first-glance anyway, that this man is most-likely sick and probably doesn't have the mental capacity to realize the damage that he has caused. That being said, of course, he's a danger to society, and should definitely answer for his crimes. I think he's ill because if this was a robbery, he sure as hell picked a very wrong victim, because your grandmother knew who he was. Also, the fact that he showed no remorse at all when confronted by the other tenants, and that he has been homeless for over a year and a cancer survivor - both very traumatic things. So ya - I think he's sick.\n\nMy fiancee, the smartest woman I know, feels that you should give these pictures to hospitals in the areas that you feel this man is likely to be found in. She feels this way because, with his illnesses, past and present, it's quite likely that he'll seek medical attention at some point, or, someone will present him to a hospital for medical attention. Just a thought.\n\nAgain, we hope he's found, and we are praying for you, your grandmother, and your family. We wish you the best, and if we could, we'd cook you some bacon.\n\nEDIT:\nWe hope this guy gets impaled by a narwhal!",
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"body": "Wow, this all went down literally a block from my house and i had to hear about it on Reddit. Hope grandma is ok, glad he's out of the neighborhood.",
"score": 3
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"body": "My grandmother was assaulted in my grandparents' house in Chicago 9 years ago. She died from trauma to the skull. They caught the guy and he got 67 years. Good luck.",
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WEB DESIGNERS - If I mess up your impossible to figure out CAPTCHA, please do not throw away everything I entered into your form. | I know it's probably not you guys to blame, but I had to VENT. Sorry.
edit: "CONTACT US" my ass. It should be "CONTACT US, maybe yes, maybe no, we'll see" | 237 | [
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"body": "I like CAPTCHAs that pose a genuine mental challenge. Ones that ask questions like, \"what is five plus purple?\" or \"what's the atomic weight of empathy?\" If someone at least tries to answer, you know you've got someone with determination who doesn't give up in life at the first hurdle.",
"score": 36
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"body": "Just think of it as a little fuck you from all of us designers :)\n\nI take pride in developing huge ass forms that have a reset button to the right of the submit button and sometimes I'll color it green and make it slightly bigger just to fuck with you. I also will make sure all your information is not only erased but also sent to 50 porn sites to sign you up for some really awesome new content that hopefully makes it past your filter. You think I'm finished? Just wait...THERE'S MORE!\n\nOnce I'm done making sure you'll sift through more porn than my 12 year old brother who just found out how Google works, I'll make sure to remember your credit card number and expiration date. Next time all you have to do is focus on the field, hit down and enter...so anyone who uses the computer after you can easily make purchases as well.\n\nLove,\nEvery website ever.",
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"body": "How about getting rid of CAPTCHA on your contact form compeltely, it's really not worth pissing off your customer.",
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"body": "While on the subject of forms; could my fellow developers please stop making forms automatically switch fields? I hate when I type something incorrectly into a form and it automatically switches to the next field assuming I'm done with the previous field.",
"score": 4
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"body": "Definitely not us. But I can't stress how fundamentally easy this is to do. And you're right, there are forms out there that don't.",
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"body": "As a web developer, i could not agree with you more. I hate most CAPTCHA and I'm desperately seeking an easy way of sorting the wheat from the chaf. And yeah, being too lazy to retain form data between posts is retarded.",
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I have a really great boss. :) | She bought the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace seminar set and DVD classes for all of the employees. We each got a handbook, budget forms, etc. Each week we sit down and watch about an hour video, we're on week 5 now.
A lot of the information I already knew, or already did, but it makes me really happy to be working for a company that wants its employees to better themselves. | 27 | [
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"body": "My company bought The Secret and made it mandatory that we watch it during our lunch hour, no pay. I worked for a large law firm. It went out of business a year later. ",
"score": 11
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"body": "That's a smart idea. I bet a lot of bosses would get mocked and the employees would rather have the cash value of the seminar set. Personally, I think it's a great investment in the business to make employees financially sound. It's self-serving on the business' side, but you can't complain when it's mutually beneficial.",
"score": 4
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Wow. Sliders is on Netflix (minus the DVD only episodes...) I'm really enjoying this series! | Not the best sci-fi, but it could definitely use a remake!
Anyone else a fan? I'm a new convert.
EDIT: So I watched the episode with British America...and all I thought was "OMG WE COULD HAVE DR. WHO!"
Such a geek. | 24 | [
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"body": "I use to be addicted to that show when it was primetime. Eventually, it got really out of hand with the story line. Ruined the show for me and I stopped watching. ",
"score": 10
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"body": "I am a huge Sliders fan. However, the show really changes after the 3rd season. How much of the show have you seen so far?",
"score": 7
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"body": "The first two seasons were okay if very campy.\n\nIt kind of went off the rails in the third season and when sci-fi picked it up.\n\nThe show stands out in my mind for having a great premise with fantastic potential, and never coming anywhere close to realizing that potential thanks to unimaginative writers and poor writing overall. Instead of exploring ideas like causality, identity (via the doubles), and creating viable alternate history's, we got campy science fiction like LA-as-a-giant-prison, a world where men were wiped out by a virus and for some reason they never invented artificial insemination, and altogether implausible and unbelievable worlds like where dinosaurs survived (unchanged in 65+ million years) as an endangered species (um, what?)\n\nTo their credit though, they never did a \"What if the Nazis won WWII\" episode.\n\nI'd love to see someone take another stab at the premise and actually put some thought into creating viable alternative histories for them to explore, as well as some of the other implications of the concept and technology.",
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"body": "Ya, I watched it about 3 seasons in but it drove me crazy how they didn't learn a god damned thing! Every episode they came into the world like it was their own, trying to change everything and then someone gets in trouble and of course The Penalty is DEATH!!!! Who thought.",
"score": 5
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"body": "Ah man. I used to really like this series. I even watched it throughout all the changes at the end. \r\n",
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What are some of your favorite "grower" or "slow burn" albums? IOW, what are the albums that you did not like or appreciate when they first came out, but now find indispensable? | Here are my (current) top three.
* Cass McComb - *Catacombs*. I thought it was slow and plain; now I can't get enough of the melodies and arrangements.
* TV On The Radio - *Return to Cookie Mountain*. ADHD music was initially overwhelming for me, but then I heard those harmonies and falsettos, and Dave Sitek's production.
* Fuck Buttons - *Street Horrrsing*. I thought noise was just noise.
And then I heard everything that was underneath. | 4 | [
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"body": "Ooh I think that Fuck Buttons album grabbed me instantly when I heard it \n\nCurrent 93 - Black Ships Ate the Sky. The album is just unusual, based around a number of reworkings of a song called Idumea - a 16th century funereal hymn, no less - performed by various different artists.\nI recently got into it despite finding it utterly unlistenable for a long while. ",
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"body": "Yello - Pocket Universe\r\nspotify:album:3i3ewRcXKmtFIIlVgZ6WX4\r\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Universe-Yello/dp/B000006TR1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1262899369&sr=8-1\r\n\r\nThout it was electronica on drugs, but after awhile i heard i lot of the subtleties in the music. \r\n\r\nMy favorite music for work-out and when I need to focus!",
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"body": "I couldn't stand Weezer's second album when it first came out. Took a while, but I got to really enjoy it.",
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[TOMT] A website talking about generational differences | This site has stuff like "This year's high school freshmen have always had the internet. They've never bought an audio casette. They never saw Aladdin in theaters." It could be high school seniors. I cannot recall. Help? [website]
**Found, thanks to nilstycho! [The Beloit College Mindset List](http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/)** | 3 | [
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"body": "I think it was an annual guide prepared for the teaching staff of a major American university. It gave the staff a reference for their incoming freshmen. I'm looking for it now.\n\nedit: Got it. [The Beloit College Mindset List](http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/) Don't know if this was what you were referring to.",
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Raleigh, NC meetup the 15th of Jan! (all ages welcome) | Jan 15th at the Hibernian in Cary, NC 7pm (oops forgot this the first time :-D)
That sound good for everyone?
Edit: In the statistics it's showing 1 down vote...how/why would you down vote a meetup post? :-D | 20 | [
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"body": "The downvote may be because Raleigh meetup in Cary is not a Raleigh meetup now is it?\n\nWould love to go though, but I have now moved to NYC in the past 4 months, you guys drink one for me.",
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"body": "My wife and I would love to go, but we just had a baby :) I might try to sneak out anyways for a bit.",
"score": 3
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"body": "I was laid off yesterday. Hence, I will be pre-gaming somewhere. Any other unemployed/available redditors want to join me?",
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