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My friend just returned from Japan and found that Ibanez guitars aren't regarded too highly | Apparently they're considered "starter" guitars by the Japanese. Did he just go to the wrong stores, or is that how most of Japan feels? Know of any other brands that seem to fall under the radar in other countries?
Edit: I asked this question thinking of it more in regards to public perception of brand rather than the actual quality of the guitars. I personally love Ibanez, I have a JEM and a RG2228 myself. Just saying.
Double edit: He, too, owns and loves Ibanez guitars. Also, I reworded the question, because I asked it terribly and confusingly! | 8 | [
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"body": "dude, they do make starter guitar, and really nice ones.... and seriously if you like it buy it and play it.",
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"body": "The thing is, in Japan they love western stuff. There's a reason the lawsuit era stuff was so popular, in fact that's the reason it started. \n\nThey're obsessive about details there, have you ever heard of [DMC?](http://www.dmc-parts.com/). You can spend hundreds just on pickup rings.\n\nNow here's the thing, lot's of people love Ibanez. Personally outside their acoustics and jazzy archtops I can't stand them. I really don't like superstrats, I can't stand those overdone finishes and the pointedness of their bodies and headstocks. But with all of that said, play what sounds good to you, but also what speaks to you. If just looking at your guitar makes you want to rock then that can be a hell of a good start too.",
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"body": "All my guitars are Ibanez as well, they might be thought of as starter guitars because of the price tag, but I can honestly tell you that I've only ever played 1 guitar I liked more than my 500 dollar IbanezAX220 and that was a parker fly custom worth around 2 grand. That being said I would think Japanese players would be more receptive to Ibanez guitars because Paul Gilbert plays them exclusively and they love him over there.\n\n*edit: typos",
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"body": "There is no such thing as a 'starter' guitar. But there are starting guitarists, who go for certain brands, price range, etc. Not me. I play various guitars, both expensive and cheap: various Fender Teles, Ibanez's (An RG and this one http://www.dvq.com/guitars/images/artfld1.jpg), a Taylor acoustic, a 200 euro Crafter and a namesless one I found in the garbage. I play and love them all for different reasons.",
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"body": "I ADORE my guitar. It's a total mystery. Inside, the label DOES say Ibanez, but on the head it says, \"Cimar\". It's a dreadnought body, kinda looks like the Artwood series, but I bought it used in 1980.\n\nIt has a stupendous sound, a narrow neck, and low action without ANY buzz. It's perfect for my stumpy fingers! \n\nI called Ibanez to ask them about it, and they denied knowledge of this name! LOL!\n\n",
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Time to pick a new logo. | Here are some logos (1-6 were harvested from an earlier logo thread), the latter two were used as Reddit's logo on various dates.
Vote for as many as you like, in order of preference.
[#1](http://dimeshake.com/r-linux/2nhl1ec.jpg)
[#2](http://dimeshake.com/r-linux/2zpsf8k.jpg)
[#3](http://dimeshake.com/r-linux/10hjbtf.jpg)
[#4](http://dimeshake.com/r-linux/29n9dw6.jpg)
[#5](http://dimeshake.com/r-linux/redditlins5.png)
[#6](http://dimeshake.com/r-linux/redditlins111113.png)
[#7](http://imagebin.ca/view/Bqbp6Ku.html)
[kn0thing #1](http://sp.reddit.com/reddit2007_01_02.png)
[kn0thing #2](http://s3.amazonaws.com/sp.reddit.com/redditheader12-07-05.png)
**EDIT**: kn0thing #1's the clear winner, unfortunately it's on a white background and somewhat tied to the season, so I hacked it up a little: http://imgur.com/ce8OJ.png | 84 | [
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"body": "Doesn't this work best when the OP makes a comment for each selection and we upvote them accordingly?",
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"body": "What type of voting results do we want?\nI'll throw the three I didn't want to claw my eyes out at, in an 'order of preference' but if we want one-logo-votes, that can always be changed.\n\nBest liked, #1\n\nkn0thing #1\n\nAcceptable but not preferred, #3\n\nedit: formatting was misbehaving.",
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"body": "You know, this would have made a *lot* more sense if each of these nine options was an individual comment, and people could upvote appropriately.\n",
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Has anyone else spent time away from Canada, only to return and be able to finally hear the "Canadian accent"? | I never really believed that there was a "Canadian" accent, but after spending a few months in the States for school and coming back for the break I can definitely hear it everywhere. I'm from Nova Scotia which I guess has its own peculiarities but I really love the accent here actually. | 9 | [
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"body": "You're kidding right? Nova Scotia is awash with very different sounding accents. Try comparing Halifax (which is the most agnostic of Nova Scotian accents) with Yarmouth, Amherst, New Glascow and Sydney Mines. They are all completely different. I've always been embarrassed of my home town accent and have tried to emulate a Haligonian accent all my life.",
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"body": "All the time.\n\nMy wife and I live in Houston for the past 9 years. Each time we talk to family and friends in Calgary we hear the \"eh\" and the \"yah\" words.\n\nIts like watching the moving Fargo.\n",
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What VIM plugins/colorschemes/etc do you find most useful? | The only thing I use for VIM is NERDTree. I'm a Django developer, so I'd be interested in anything that's good for HTML/CSS/Django (Python)/JQuery (Javascript).
Any suggestions? Also, I'm interested to see what color-schemes you use. I really want to use the Railscasts vim theme here: http://github.com/jpo/vim-railscasts-theme/blob/43a71c6debe22d74dfabda27b58cca415c8925d5/screenshot.jpg
But it won't work in gVim. Arg. | 42 | [
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"body": "For python:\n\n * *pyflake* on the fly error detection, really cool\n * *byclerepairman* refactoring tool\n * *ropevim* another refactoring and other cool feature but bad shortcut (map them)\n * *jpythonfold* automatic cool folding\n * *python_fn* new very useful motion (per class, block, function etc ...)\n\nHtml/css:\n\n * *surround*, you'll really love it, a bit hard to learn\n\nGeneral:\n\n * *snipmate* best snippet script I've found, just watch this: http://vimeo.com/3535418\n * *autocomplpop* or *supertab*, autocompletion is now your friend\n * *template* is also cool\n\nAnd I think there are specials scripts for django but I don't use them.\n\n(Not all those scripts can be found on vim.org, use a search engine, they are really easy to found)\n\nHere is my conf: http://git.worlddomination.be/?p=cfg/sys.git;a=summary\n\nAh and my colorscheme is astronaut but nobody seems to love it. I also really like desert256.\n\nEDIT: http://github.com/robhudson/snipmate_for_django/ juste found this to add django snippet for snipmate.",
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"body": "I use wombat256, I love the color scheme\n\nHere's my vimrc:\n\n \" VIM Configuration File\n \" Description: Optimized for C/C++ development, but useful also for other things.\n \" Author: Gerhard Gappmeier\n \"\n\n \" set UTF-8 encoding\n set enc=utf-8\n set fenc=utf-8\n set termencoding=utf-8\n \"set font and size\n set guifont=Andale\\ Mono\\ 12\n \" disable vi compatibility (emulation of old bugs)\n set nocompatible\n \" use indentation of previous line\n set autoindent\n \" use intelligent indentation for C\n set smartindent\n \" configure tabwidth and insert spaces instead of tabs\n \"set tabstop=4 \" tab width is 4 spaces\n \"set shiftwidth=4 \" indent also with 4 spaces\n \"set expandtab \" expand tabs to spaces\n \" wrap lines at 120 chars. 80 is somewaht antiquated with nowadays displays.\n set textwidth=120\n \" turn syntax highlighting on\n set t_Co=256\n syntax on\n colorscheme wombat256\n \" turn line numbers on\n set number\n \" highlight matching braces\n set showmatch\n \" intelligent comments\n set comments=sl:/*,mb:\\ *,elx:\\ */\n\n \" Enhanced keyboard mappings\n \"\n \" in normal mode F2 will save the file\n nmap <F2> :w<CR>\n \" in insert mode F2 will exit insert, save, enters insert again\n imap <F2> <ESC>:w<CR>i\n \" switch between header/source with F4\n map <F4> :e %:p:s,.h$,.X123X,:s,.cpp$,.h,:s,.X123X$,.cpp,<CR>\n \" recreate tags file with F5\n map <F5> :!ctags -R -c++-kinds=+p -fields=+iaS -extra=+q .<CR>\n \" build using makeprg with <F7>\n map <F7> :make<CR>\n \" build using makeprg with <S-F7>\n map <S-F7> :make clean all<CR>\n \" goto definition with F12 \n map <F12> <C-]>\n \" spell settings\n \" :setlocal spell spelllang=en\n \" set the spellfile - folders must exist\n \" set spellfile=~/.vim/spellfile.add\n \" map <M-Down> ]s\n \" map <M-Up> [s\n \"endif\n",
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"body": "After recompiling [urxvt](http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html) to support 256 colors, I've been quite pleased with how the \"vividchalk\" theme [looks for me](http://agentdero.cachefly.net/scratch/vividchalk.png)\n\nI also find [Snipmate.vim](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2540) quite useful for Python development in addition to [NERD_tree.vim](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1658)",
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"body": "Color scheme:\n\n* [ir_black](http://blog.infinitered.com/entries/show/8), modified; [screenshot](http://i.imgur.com/m9AGh.png)\n\nPlugins:\n\n* [Project](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=69)\n* [Taglist](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=273)\n* [Vimbuddy](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=8)\n* [OmniCppComplete](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1520)\n* [SuperTab](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1643)\n* [matchit.vim](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=39)",
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Happy Birthday to David Bowie! | Little Davy Jones turns 63 today, born in 1947 in Brixton. Lets all wish this innovative, revolutionary, and incredibly handsome musical genius a happy birthday. (Glam)Rock on, Bowie. | 332 | [
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"body": "Many happy returns for the thin white duke. \r\n\r\nEdit: Monday is my 21st birthday. I have 21 David Bowie albums. If I get upvoted past 21, I'll buy another one for every number past 21 Karma. Not to be a whore, It's just an experiment to see what'll happen.\r\n\r\nEdit 2: This is getting high. I guess now I should say that, since there are a limited number of Bowie albums left for me to get, any upvotes past 40 probably won't be necessary. I'm not after cheap Karma.\r\n\r\nEdit 3: Alright folks, that'll do. Bowie's only made so many albums. Thanks for the support(?), but there is no further need for Karma. I'll post when the CDs come in the mail for proof. I'm a man of my word.",
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"body": "Let's not forget that it's also R.Kelly's birthday as well. Golden showers, and Golden Years! Bop bop bop! \r\n\r\n\r\n",
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"body": "Keep your 'lectric eye on me, babe!\r\n\r\nPut your ray-gun to my head!\r\n\r\nPress your space face close to mine, love!\r\n\r\nFeak out in a moonage daydream!\r\n\r\nOh Yeah!\r\n",
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"body": "\"Receiving transmission from Bowie nipple antennae!\"\n\"Do you have just one sequined jumper, Bowie? Or do you have several cha-cha-changes?\"\n\"How far out are you man?\" \"I'm pretty far out.\" \"Thats pretty far out, man!\"",
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"body": "[Relevant image](http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00961/SNN0835B-380_961990j.jpg), first letter he sent to his first American fan (well, one that sent fan mail). ",
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"body": "I <3 Bowie!!! He was my first favorite rocker at age 13, and now (at 21) I love him more!! (Thanks Pot!) Happy Birthday from me and all the spiders from Mars! ",
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"body": "I hope when His reign on Earth is over, He will transport all of the beautiful people with Him to the Glitter Planet, where He is King.",
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"body": "Guys...*I think it's about time we brought glam back to rock music*. Happy birthday to one of the many reasons why glam rock is *awesome*.",
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"body": "I woke up this morning with david bowie on my mind. drank my coffee listening to aladdin sane (not his best work i know, but i was getting to the better stuff), thought about watching 'the man who fell to earth' but settled for starting the novel with 'ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars' in the background, and now i realize it's his birthday. that man has some kind of .... *power* over me.",
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"body": "he's retired, hasn't toured since his heart attack. too bad. I saw him in Seattle in 1990 and it was amazing. Grew up listening to his music in the 1970s. Golden Years was the first song I ever liked, was around 5 years old then. ",
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Does Druggit know of any substances that potentiate or synergize with LSD? | I know candyflipping (LSD and MDMA) is very popular...however, I was curious if any other substances, preferably legal and easily obtained ones, make the effects of LSD more intense. I've done a bit of poking around the internet, and very few people agree on any one thing. Any personal experience/anecdotes? I am most curious. Thanks :) | 13 | [
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"body": "Nitrous. Once you do nitrous you'll be asking what substances would rock to potentiate with it instead.",
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"body": "Obviously other psychedelics will potentiate it, but I have a feeling that's not precisely what you're looking for.\n\nStimulants will drastically increase the intensity of a trip.\n\nPiracetam is a non-conventional stimulant that is commonly used to increase the intensity of trips. Be careful, it can turn a nice day in the park to a real white knuckler. This is your best bet for a legal alternative (easily orderable online, in the same legal class as dietary supplements).\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracetam\n\nAmphetamines used to be used frequently in the 60s for the wild ones who didn't get enough off just LSD.\n\nIn short: other drugs potentiate LSD. It's just an issue of availability and how you want the trip to change. Do you have any requests? I might be able to point you in the right direction (ie more visual, less anxious, etc, etc).",
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"body": "I always thought Piracetam amplified the effects quite a bit without changing them\n\nedit:\nhttp://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=9126\n>LSD\n\n>Once again, my tolerance to LSD is rather high, and my normal dosage is 10 to 20 hits, followed by as many in a few hours. LSD is by far my favorite and most frequently used substance, however I do not use it as a party drug, I prefer to use it as a door-to-another-dimension-trance-inducing-out-of-body-experience-god-awakening-turning-myself-into-input-sponge sacrament. The first time I used LSD with Piracetam, I only had 4 hits of blotter left, and was unable to obtain more. So I took a single dose of 2400 mg of Piracetam and followed in 2 hours with my modest reserve of LSD. In 15(!!!!!!!) minutes I began to feel the trip, as a tsunami wave swallowing me In 1-2 more minutes, I was looking at my hands as they became transparent and disappeared. I was gone: for the next 50,000,000 years (or 10 hours) to the sound of Allure, Van Buuren and Camaya Painters I was flying at light speed through the universe, seeing galaxies and insides of cells, flying along DNA of T-rex, traveling through time, reading some ancient accounting books with regard to transactions in cattle among 17th century farmers, confessing my love to my girlfriend, stopping the motor of the world (as John Galt) and laughing at founding fathers, desperately trying to make a candy out of pile of shit. My girlfriend, who wasn't tripping, later told me that I was doing things, like making pizza, coffee, smoking, yet whenever she would ask me something, she would immediately realize how far I was gone. ",
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"body": "Hmm, you may be able to potentiate LSD using an MAOI like harmaline, which doubles as a psychedelic on its own. The harmaline containing Syrian rue is often used in Ayahausca brews for this particular reason. From Terence McKenna, it's good to combine with psilocybin, which is similar to DMT in chemistry.\n\nI haven't heard any cases of people claiming harmaline to syngergize with or complicate their LSD trips, though according to erowid trip reports, it has been done.",
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"body": "Nitrous on acid is one of the most incredible experiences a psychonaut can ever have. The Candyflip is an utter classic (mdma and acid). I have heard 2ci and asd synergise, but i have never tried it.\n",
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[5] - Reddit Debate Dueling | Whenever two posters get into an argument, on of them can challenge the other to a debate duel which is hosted in a subreddit. The person who challenges starts a debateduel.self thread with the topic and then RedditorA V. RedditorB. The challenger then states his belief of how the challengee is wrong on something as the 'main comment'. No one else can post in the main comment thread other than to point out logical fallacies in the most concise manner possible with no extraneous commentary. Who ever gains the most comment karma from the main comment wins. Infact, it'd be awesome if you could wager sub and comment karma. | 16 | [
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"body": "This is a mad ballin' idea man. I really dig it. Sincerely hope it catches on and goes mainstream in other subreddits. \n\nI'm afraid we don't have much to debate here in r/trees though :/ Most of us are open minded enough to recognize merits to others points as well as faults in our own. \n\nAlso, complements on the name. Debate Dueling sounds incredibly awesome. ",
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"body": "I've thought of an idea along these lines - less public spectacle, more fun for debaters - an Omegle style site where you enter your belief positions and it pairs you with someone holding contrary views to argue with.",
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My boss food poisoned basically our whole staff at our holiday party and wants me to come to work because "i'm not alone". | I work at a small restaurant with about 20 staff, which is barely enough to have one person for each station without anyone pulling doubles or working more then 6 days a week. The restaurant has been struggling for years, and it didn't help that he financed the place on credit cards. This year was the first year in the black (by the massive sum of $1000, despite doing $500,000 gross.), which allowed him to close the place for a winter vacation for.. 3 days. So we had a holiday party on the 3rd day, for which he called someone else to come in early (off the clock of course) to cook the food for everyone, and he told them to use the noodles in the fridge, and make some alfredo and some noodles with butter and parm. cheese for the kids. (He told everyone their families were welcome to join us for the party, many people took him up on this) Skip to a day after the party, low and behold a little of the pasta (which was cooked who knows how long BEFORE we closed for "winter") was left. (This is only used for childrens food, which makes this better) I cook some up because I hadn't eaten all day and I was starved, and around 3 am I find myself with both ends very open, in the extreme agony that is food poisoning. I call them up this morning and find out from a server that most of the staff had gotten it, and many of the staff's family also, including my boss' 1 and 4 year old kids. (The kids got it the night of the party though, not the day after) So I call back and my boss is there, and he says "Hellooooo, how are you feeling?" I told him awful and that I wouldn't be coming in because I was open at both ends, repeating a cycle of drinking a glass of water, and vomiting it back out. He replied that a lot of the other staff was sick, himself included and that it "gets better". He then says it's a challenge and that he'd TRY and get my shift covered (which is a shift I was going to cover for him anyways) but couldn't make any promises.
Sorry this is long winded and possibly incoherent, i'm writing it in between vomit/diarrhea sessions.
How do I tell him I am physically incapable, nor should I even be considering going to work for health code reasons when he inevitably calls back and says he can't find anyone to cover for me?
(lol health code, what a joke) | 8 | [
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"body": "Unplug your phone, turn off your cell, lock your door, roll some weed, enjoy the floyd from the ignoble comfort of your toilet-mong.",
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"body": "I'm not sure there's a better way to say it than simply \"I'm not physically capable of coming to work today.\" This isn't like you have the sniffles and want to stay home to prevent getting really sick. It sounds like you can't even be away from a bathroom for more than a few minutes.\r\n\r\nIf he doesn't accept this and wants to fire you or something, just go to a doctor and get a note from them or get them to call your boss and explain the severity of the situation. ",
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"body": "Next time he calls (if he does) get next to the toilet, think of something nasty, and let 'er rip. Nothing like the sound of violent puking to make someone change their minds. ",
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"body": "Haha, bosses are fucking stupid. I was sick as a dog with the flu, and my boss couldn't be bothered to set up the CPR dummies. FOR DOCTORS. So, I went in violently ill, and got my sick germs all over the cpr dummies and needless to say, a bunch of the doctors got sick, because my boss couldn't freaking get off her duff and read simple instructions. ",
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Best Friend and I have a crush on the same guy. | Hi.
I'm a long-time lurker on reddit and recently joined up! I have a bit of a problem and wondering if you guys could help me out.
My friend and I have a crush on the same guy. I knew him before she did, but only briefly. It seems that this year, we have all grown closer as a friendship group.
She fancies the pants of him and we've all been teasing her about (lovingly of course) for the past few weeks. I know that He knows that she fancies him and I also know that He does not fancy her at all. I just don't have the heart to tell her because she's my best friend and I don't want to be the heartbreaker here.
It seems however that I too have now developed a crush on said guy. I did think he was attractive when I first met him, but it took him a bit longer to open up to me completely. I also have a slight inkling that he might like me too as he texts me all the time and doesn't text my friend. He also makes sexual comments towards me such as one time he said "Fuck you" and I said "You'd love too" to which his response was "Well, I'm not gonna lie...". I know that's a little thing and I might be reading too much into, which is essentially why im asking for advice.
He also is touchy-feely with me sometimes whereas he wouldn't be with my friend. The other day I was making tea and he came up behind me and leant on me from behind. While this was a nice gesture, albiet a random one, my friend was standing there chatting to me as well.
I just want to know, should I tell my friend? Do you think he likes me too? And if opportunity arises, should I go there? My friend has said that she is trying to get over him as she doesn't like men having control over her - by that I mean, she's a very strong indepdent woman and hates it when her emotions start to take over. She has also said that since I knew him first, it wouldn't bother her if something happened with us.
I do value her friendship and I'd take it over him anyday. But I just wonder if there'd be a way to make it work?
Any help is much appreciated, thanks! | 7 | [
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"body": "I had a situation like that back in college... my roommate and best friend had a huge crush on this guy, and he did not reciprocate. Initially, I didn't really think anything of him myself. \n\nWhen summer break came, the guy and I both stayed on campus for summer school, and she went home for the summer. He and I hung out all summer as friends... and gradually, as we got to know each other, feelings developed between us. But I wouldn't allow it to go further, because it just didn't seem right.... \n\nMeanwhile over that summer, she met a guy, fell in love, and came back in the fall engaged!!! So, he and I figured it was safe for us to start dating. And we did.... \n\nAnd she freaked out! She made my life a living hell for the entire year. That was 20 years ago and we have never spoken since... \n\nLong story short: do what you want to do. If she's a true friend, she will be happy for you and get over it. But do prepare yourself to lose her friendship over it. You need to decide if it's worth it to you. This guy and I didn't live happily ever after or anything like that, but we're still in contact today and have a warm friendship. \n\n\n\n",
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"body": "This happens between my friends and I all the time. It's a phenomenon. As soon as one girl likes a guy and makes it public, other girls will begin to consider the guy, and one will inevitably become attracted as well. All is fair in love and war, so go for it. She can't have him anyway, and she shouldn't hold it against you. I would, however, discuss the matter with her.",
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Reddit, do you buy DVDs or Blu-Rays anymore or are you using Netflix or other VOD services? | I have a few DVDs but now I don't care about buying new DVDs. I will probably only buy a Blu-Ray every once in a while of movies that I really liked and need to have good graphics.
Do you buy DVDs or Blu-Rays at all? | 7 | [
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"body": "I buy entire sets of things, such as tv shows I really like (futurama was my last purchase). Other then that, I rarely buy actual movies, as they usually just don't have the replay value. I can watch a futurama dvd 30x's and still laugh.\n\nI use netflix for movies, torrents for things I can't find to buy or rent, which is pretty rare. Those usually end up being obscure tv shows as well. Dark place for instance, I couldn't find anywhere except as a torrent. Once it's up for sale here in the US I'll buy that. \n\n\n",
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What are your top 3 Christian absurdities? | In no particular order, here are my top 3 things that I just can’t believe people actually believe about Christianity.
1. The Bible is written through God by man. Do we really think that God is concerned about how long our hair is and how much money we acquire? Do we really believe that God gave us the rules on how to beat slaves? These are obviously the concerns of bronze age men.
2. God magically impregnated a woman, who was married and a virgin. I just can’t even fathom how to justify this lunacy. Taking it serious, I must ask was Mary’s hubby in the same bed while God was performing his spermoriffic task, was there any foreplay or was it a dry hump, or how did she remain a virgin whilest having a husband?
3. That the Bible is an actual account of things that happened. We know, through historians and people that actually look at ancient texts, that most of the Bible was written decades and centuries after the fact. Many of the stories tell of fantastical happenings that are oddly mentioned no where else in all of written history. The biggest hint is that a very large portion of the Bible matches up even older supernatural ponderings. All Christians should be made to study the ancient gods like Mithra, Dionysus, etc. | 25 | [
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"body": "1) You can be immediately forgiven for any atrocity simply by asking for forgiveness.\n\n2) Humans are inherently evil and sinful, requiring redemption\n\n3) The blood sacrifice of an innocent is the best way to deal with your own shortcomings\n\nAs far as im concerned, the arbitrary laws and the philosophical inconsistencies presented by the religion are just talking points that are used to make fun of people who accept the incredibly unjustifiable/unethical ideas above.",
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"body": "adam + eve, 1st humans ever\n\nthey have 2 sons, cain + abel\n\ncain kills abel\n\ncain goes to foreign land to find a wife\n\nWTF?",
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"body": "1. Why does god allow some humans to suffer from disease, malnutrition, oppression, slavery, etc. while answering the petty prayers (e.g., help you find my wallet) of others who are more well off?\n\n2. Why did god provide a path to salvation but only announce it once (through the Jesus character) to a small group of people (Israelites)?\n\n3. Why did god provide a book of rules (the Christian bible) that is ambiguous and inconsistent?\n\n\n\n",
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"body": "1. It is a consistent, coherent, logical story.\n2. God rewards those who refuse to use the reason given to them and instead rely on faith.\n3. An all-powerful and knowing god exists that at some point needed to create fallible human beings to worship him (sounds like a spoiled child).",
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"body": "That if someone found out that you raped a girl, all you'd have to do is pay her father 50 pieces of silver and marry her.\n\nIf it's in the bible, it's law right? :P",
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"body": "God made man in his likeness but then obsesses over foreskins and demands that the Chosen People lop theirs off. WTF?\n\nLOLz!'\n\nBy God's Holy Foreskin, this is insane!",
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Dear redditors, when did you lose your virginity? | I'm 16 gettin around to that age, and was just wondering at what age you lost your virginities, and maybe some stories (as long as it doesnt get weird).
EDIT: Im a guy btw
EDIT AGAIN: Im gonna hook on another question: Is sex really all its cracked up to be? | 14 | [
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"body": "22 and it was with my roommates little sister. Oh yeah!\nEdit: Oh and she had just turned 18 the week before hand.",
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"body": "I was 17. I'm a woman. \r\n\r\nI have a good friend who likes to say, \"Sex is like taking a shit. It's just something you gotta do... and it feels great once you finish.\"\r\n\r\nThat said, there's a big difference between \"sex\" and \"making love,\" at least IMHO. \"Just\" sex? Sometimes **great**, sometimes \"eh\". Making love? Always awesome. Either way though, it's not earth-shattering or life-changing, as most pre-teen virgins seem to envision it. ",
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"body": "I had several long term GF's back in high school. Never had sex though. I would have but they wouldn't. Came close a couple times. DAMIT! Lesson learned. Always have a condom. Continuing, I got pretty devastated by my last gf in HS/College. Didn't do shit throughout college. I'm a nerd, antisocial, and nobody ever taught me how to talk to chicks. Needless to say, a year after I was out of college, a chick I had met at the bar and hung out with for a while started talking to me again. This was a year ago, I was 22. It was my first, not hers. It wasn't to awkward. Just don't take it too seriously. We dated for 8 mons. or so, and had sex often. Now that it's over, I don't feel like i'm missing out on a whole lot. Most guys always bitch about how long its been since last time. I don't really care. I'd rather be alone and happy all the time than with someone that makes your life horrible and has sex with you. Now, if you can get it without having a gf, or have them be clingy, DO IT!!! LOL!\n\n**tl;dr** - I was 22. Was never really great. Wish I wouldn't have.",
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"body": "lady here. i was 16 and my boyfriend at the time was 16. and i'm sorry, my friend, it was definitely the worst of them all. it's awkward.. some things feel good other things feel... well, you've never felt it before so just weird. and good for some reason. you at least understand at that most intimate moment WHY people have sex. kinda like the first time you get high (not the first time you smoked, that differs with everyone). you kinda just go \"OHH.. i get it. this is why.\" sex is not all its cracked up to be, but it's pretty awesome. don't believe what you see on the internets... granted, the majority of it is just people doing it, but it's completely glorified. but as most things as well as fine wine, it gets better with age.",
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"body": "Seventeen. And I didn't expect it, so it was a little clumsy. My girlfriend was epxerienced and just kind of jumped me real quick. Two decades later I am a seasoned veteran and can say with a large degree of pride that I've done just about everything I can think of or have heard of.\r\n\r\nSex is great, but it takes a while to learn how to do it well. Mostly because ignorance saps your confidence, and confidence is what makes great sex. That, and when people are young they don't know how to communicate about their wants.\r\n\r\nIt's easier now than when I was young because porn is readily accessible. I'd never seen a porn movie when I first had sex, so I really had no idea what I was getting into. Not that porn has anything to do with real, quality sex, but at least it provides a valuable anatomy lesson.\r\n\r\nThe key is, as a guy, to get comfortable with being in charge and being authoritative, even if that's not your nature. (Which is not to say that everyone has to be this way, just that most women like guys to be dominant sexually.) Do you want her to suck your cock? Tell her to do it. Be nice, but don't ask her, *tell her*. It's an instruction: \"Suck me.\" Period. End of discussion. This applies to whatever you want to do in bed.\r\n\r\nOnce you get good at it, and you have good hygiene and learn to eat pussy properly and such, it is absolutely dynamite. Although with a bad partner, it's pretty lame. Anyone who can tell you what they want and will do what you tell them *you* want will be a good lover. Feedback is critical, and instructions are helpful.\r\n\r\nSo yes, it's great, once you become a good lover and find a good partner. Until then, just keep trying new shit and don't come inside of her unless you like the name \"Dad\"",
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Dear /r/atheism, Does anybody have a great anti-religious tattoo idea? | I've been looking into getting one on my left arm for a while. I am from a pretty religious area in Minnesota and I want to show my colors as an atheist. Any ideas for designs and/or messages would be appreciated.
[Edit] I don't really want an anti-religious tattoo. I just want a clever, well done tat to support my beliefs, or lack thereof. | 18 | [
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"body": "Sure. I've got tats of every god that ever really existed.\n\n(Not a drop of ink is to be found on me.)",
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"body": "How about: *Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.*\n\n*Leviticus 19:28*",
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"body": "I have all my dog tag information tattooed on my chest, including the word \"atheist\" for the religious preference line. Works for me.",
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"body": "I'd start At this [Discover Magazine blog](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/science-tattoo-emporium/\"scientists submit images of their science based tattoos\") for ideas. I'd also advise against anything expressly anti-religious and stick with something that directly contradicts God otherwise you could be shot. Even if no one in the US does it, if you travel abroad, you could end up with some tribal skinning you because xtian missionaries got there first.",
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"body": "[Here](http://b.imagehost.org/0237/NumberedAtheistSymbols-1.jpg)'s a big ol' collection of symbols used to represent atheism from all over the place... gotta be something in there :)",
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"body": "You should probably go more for pro thought and reason. Going Anti-religious seems like a waste of a tattoo. I'm planning out a sleeve for my left arm that's going to be a tribute to the power of the human mind and thought. It's much better to have something that's meaningful to you, rather then throwing something on yourself that is simply an argument against something that is meaningless. ",
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"body": "NON SERVIAM - \"I will not serve\"\n\nA phrase commonly attributed to Lucifer by theologians; it has a interesting literary history of also being a motto of James Joyce's literary hero Stephen Dedalus. Culturally, it has come to express nonconformity - refusal to bow, denial of faith in accepted norms. It really captures the sentiments of many contrarians, including atheists.",
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"body": "I have a tattoo of the Egyptian god Anubis. I don't believe Anubis exists or ever existed, but I do believe in the inevitability of death, which is what he represents for me. A reminder that all things end, so take care of business while you're alive. If you're doing it right, your heart won't be weighed down by guilt and regrets, and it will be as light as a feather.\n\nSomeone once spotted my tattoo on the street, and asked, \"Where's Jesus in that?\"\n\nI replied, \"Isn't Jesus in everything?\"\n\n",
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"body": "I think a tattoo of nothing represents atheism best. but if you must [this](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Atom_of_Atheism-Zanaq.svg/709px-Atom_of_Atheism-Zanaq.svg.png) is good",
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"body": "Seems like it'd be cool to get [this](http://www.infoplease.com/images/evolution_of_man.gif) or preferably a better illustrated version thereof somewhere, like on the inside of your forearm.",
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"body": "This [ambigram tattoo](http://www.checkoutmyink.com/tattoos/domino44/atheist-ambigram) is rather nice.",
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1.5 months into SL/SS, noticing asymmetric development in upper body... help! | I've been working Stronglifts / Starting Strength for almost two months now, and I'm noticing that the right side of my body is developing more / quicker to follow through during lifts. The weird thing is that I'm strongly left-handed, so if I were to prefer one side over the other I would expect my left side to dominate.
Not sure if its related, but I've also noticed that while setting up for squats, although I swear in my head my arms are positioned equally when I check in the mirror my right elbow is tucked back further than my left one is.
Any help/suggestions is appreciated. I'd like to nip this in the bud before it gets out of hand... | 4 | [
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"body": "Lift only as much as you can do equally with both sides. If you find yourself powering through with your stronger side, you've got to cut back and force yourself to lift equally, or else you'll make the discrepancy worse.",
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Best free benchmarking application? | Are there any good free benchmarking apps? PassMark's software isn't free and neither is FutureMark's. I run XP on all my PCs so I can't use the built in benchmark in Vista and 7. | 7 | [
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"body": "http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/?k=pts_desktop_live\n\nIt's a linux livecd that runs the Phoronix Test Suite. Produces pretty graphs, can compare to online database of results, and merge with other result sets so you can compare machines.\n\nI think it's the best benchmark suite out there, and it's free.",
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So, I'm starting a game site. Who wants to help? | Yeah, I know that there are a million game sites out there. Probably two million by the time I finish writing this post. But I wanna do something a little different.
As Chuck Klosterman [once noted](http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0706KLOSTER_66), there is no Lester Bangs of video games. I'm sitting on a thousand dollars at the moment, so I figured, hey, why not not change that?
To begin with, I'd love to hear what you feel is underrepresented among current game sites. I'm under the impression that most game blogs don't deal in deep criticism and usually rely on recycled news in lieu of original content.
Secondly, I need a good name that'll be memorable, have an available url, and not sound *too* pretentious.
So I'm looking for a few people who meet the following qualifications:
* You should have a passion for video games, not just for playing them but also for thinking about the myriad ways they impact the player.
* You should be at least loosely familiar with the concepts of narratology and ludology.
* You should be interested in seeing video games mature as a creative medium.
* You should be a decent writer who's comfortable producing original editorial content, and not just repacking press releases into blog posts. I want to generate discussion, not hype.
* You most certainly will not have to agree with me. It'll be far more interesting to have several dissenting opinions than some monolithic hive-mind.
* Web design/coding ability is definitely a plus, considering mine's barely adequate.
If you're interested, just let me know. Keep in mind that this will be something like a hobby at first, but if/when we start generating ad revenue, everyone who submits content regularly will receive an equal share. I figure this is the only appropriate thing to do in the socialist/communist/nazi hellhole America has become.
**Edit:** I've come up with the name 5thplayer (or fifthplayer), and I like it okay, because it sort of signifies that feeling you had when you were at the arcade as a kid, waiting in line to play a game, watching and trying to understand what was going out without actually being a part of the experience per se.
**Edit 2:** Okay, I've just bought quarterdown.com and a hosting plan for three years (the deals were much better in the long term so if we fail miserably I'll just have to deal).
**Edit 3:** DNS propagated to our host, so you can now see [quarterdown](http://www.quarterdown.com) in all of its non-existent glory. | 29 | [
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"body": "I'm a creative writer, video game supergeek, and can identify creative concepts in game plot, gameplay, composure, etc. \n\nI have written for newspapers and a number of online magazines over the years.\n\nI have played games ever since my I had my original Super Nintendo. Secret of Mana and Tales of Phantastia were my favorites. I have followed every gaming console up into the next generation of gaming. I have played so many games I have developed super thumbs, ideal for shootemups and contributing to an online gaming site :3\n\nI'm also a film student who currently has an internship at a production company. I have plenty of experience that qualifies not only my directing skills but my ability to sell a story as well.\n\nI thoroughly like your idea of how to construct a more intimate gaming site and I believe I could contribute a lot.\n\nSend me a message for contact info if you are interested.\n",
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"body": "I wouldn't mind writing... \n\nI suppose it depends on the scope of games the site would cover. I think older games would be an important component.\n\nI think the idea is a good one, we need voices that don't care about *access*... people who aren't necessarily trying to make a living out it. Writers with nothing to lose can be truly dangerous.\n\nIt makes me think we need a [\"Spider Jerusalem\"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_Jerusalem) of videogames too...\n\nI like the name fifthplayer, the first thing that came to mind reading your explanation was \"quarterdown\". I don't think it's being used in a gaming context.\n\nRead [this](http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/ac0z7/hey_everyone_ive_been_watching_eva_for_the_past/c0hadn9) for a sample of what I think you might have in mind. I'll freely admit its tone and pacing is a little off, but I did the research and writing within the span of a single day.\n\nI thought it would be fun to try and glean something different from that show by trying to mimic the extensive research they are most certainly guilty of.",
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"body": "I'm also interested.\n\nI've been a gamer since I could get my hands on my older brothers' Colecovision and I write as a hobby (less and less nowadays, but this would be a great opportunity to change that). I've kicked around the idea of doing a podcast with some of my friends, but the idea never came to fruition. I've got a lot to say and no audience to which to say it.\n\nI'm also a programmer. Desktop programming mainly, but I've been interested in learning web programming. So, while I'm not nominating myself for go-to web admin, I wouldn't mind being another set of eyes for the code.",
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"body": "I love the independent gaming sites. So I wish you good luck. Just one to throw in you may want to take a look at sarcasticgamer.com, they were my favorite when I listened to podcasts and went to the websites hardcore. \n\nAlso, I really like the 'fifth gamer' concept, but when I think back to arcade days I think about putting my quarters on the machine. I don't know how you could align the two, but that is what I always remember about waiting. ",
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"body": "I have a huge passion for video games. \n\nI love new concepts, something we did not see before. I loved Portal for this reason, I loved EVE for the community, and I loved Europa Universalis for the \"historic events\" and the management (yea). \n\nI disliked Dragon Age for the too frequent little fights hack and slash type, my choices did not make any difference in the world. \n\nI am waiting for Mortal Online, since it will remember me the good old UO days. I participate in a lot of BETA: Vendetta (since Alpha actually), Celetania, Mortal Online, Everquest, Dark Age of Camelot just to name these.\n\nI have coding abilities (C#, Java, PHP, SQL, More).\n\nI will totally not agree with you ;-)\n\nI speak / write English and French.\n\nIf you are interested, communicate with me and we will have a chat together and see what can be done.\n\no/\n",
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"body": "I love to design website layouts, while I have not done many, I do enjoy them. I have 5 years of photoshop under my belt and know it like the back of my hand. However, I lack the coding aspect of designing a website. 2 of my designs are [here](http://alias99.deviantart.com/art/Team-fortress-2-blog-143070446) and [here](http://alias99.deviantart.com/art/ImmortalGamers-112273095)",
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"body": "Count me in. I'm good at writing reviews while being objective (I dislike a lot of games people run like crazy to buy). Kind of like Yahtzee without the accent and speed.\n\nI'm also a web designer and have experience with various content management systems.",
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"body": "In lieu of the recent gaming differences from today through the last decade, I've been playing many 'competitive' games since. I would not consider myself pro, however I am only interested in the metagame that the developers have created in the game to define the thin line between a casual player and a professional. I enjoy watching the videos on youtube who criticize and critique video games and usually disrespect their views on the game, because they simply don't understand why or what makes the game work (via coding issues, gaming concepts, etc...). \n\nI would probably only enjoy this to be a hobby at best. I live in Minnesota and go to several out of state tournaments for video games to represent MN.\n\ntl;dr - I would probably enjoy giving opinions and informing about the meta-game and or the competitive field of certain video games at best as a hobby. This is definitely a favorite thing of mine to pass away time during weekends / off work. \n\nYou can let me know if you have interest in this.\n\ntl;dr - ",
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"body": "I actually made a tiny attempt at this (a game-oriented website) when I was 12; peniless, of course, but I had a phpBB forum and I thought it was badass.\n\nI'd love to be a part; I consider myself to be a good writer and am proficient at web development, content management, server development, etc. etc. More importantly, I love \"thinking,\" reading, and discussing video games almost as much as I love playing them.",
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"body": "I'd be interested in helping on the critic/writing/preview side of things. I'm not good with web design or coding, though, hope that doesn't count me out. Some questions:\n\n-May I ask what type of 'scoring' system would be used for reviews? I have some ideas I think would be interesting to implement, but would all writers have to use a unified system?\n\n-How many reviewers would handle a single game? Would we do things Famitsu style, where 4 different people give a score of equal weight? Gamespot style, where only one reviewer handles a game?\n\n-Would reviewers be divided up by their preference of genre, or completely free style? I'd be worried about preference to a certain genre leading to bias in the review. \n\n-Could previews be given a more critical tone? I think the complete neutrality held by most gaming sites when observing an upcoming game to be kind of lacking.",
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"body": "I'd love to jump on board on the writing side; in addition to being extremely opinionated, I am also a proficient editor if you're looking for one.\n\nEdit: It looks like you've got a bunch of people up for this; I think you could use that to your advantage. Have multiple people review the same game. Different thoughts, different scores, and everything. And then release them all into the arena of debate and see what happens. ",
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"body": "I'm quite interested in this. I've being working at a dev house for a couple of years now (albeit at a low level) so I think I could bring a different perspective to the way video games are written about and criticised. I especially like looking at the psychology of video games; how we're led through levels, how different gameplay mechanics are taught to us, that sort of thing.\n\nI've done a lot of creative writing in the past and have recently started blogging, although I'm a little rusty at the moment.\n\nI also have a very small amount of experience in web design. If you need a website designed in notepad then I'm your man. ^_^",
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"body": "Hey I'm interested in doing an article. I'm not a professional writer but I can usually use punctuation correctly and write somewhat humorous things. :)",
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"body": "I'd love to contribute towards the writing. I'm a sophomore in college majoring in comparative literature and minoring in playwriting/screenwriting. Video games have been a lifetime hobby of mine, and I'm very interested in video games as an artistic medium and a method of narrative escapism. I view video games as an art form, not just pure entertainment. I've played most of the major single player titles to come out in the past decade and am well versed with computers, technology, and video game design. I've been involved in modding and mapping communities in the past and have administrated forums and game servers alike. I would love to contribute to this effort. One career I'm interested in is video game journalism and perhaps even screenwriting for the medium of videogames. ",
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"body": "I can't commit to it as a job, since I'm otherwise employed as a technology professional, but I'd be happy to contribute articles. I'm a proficient writer and an avid gamer, so it's something that's pretty interesting to me.",
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"body": "I've been finding some of the writing on Destructoid (namely Anthony Birch) and GiantBomb to both be very interesting commentary on video games. GiantBomb takes a much more mainstream approach, but the quick looks, where it feels like you're sitting with a bunch of guys playing a game, are insanely more interesting and informative than most video reviews.\r\n\r\nOn Anthony Birch: He seems to have huge fans as well as major detractors, and I have mixed feelings about his opinons. What I do appreciate about him, though, is that he seems to be trying to find different ways to look at games as a medium and give commentary on trends and concepts.\r\n\r\nIf you can get that kind of analysis on games, without succumbing to the academic circlejerk that tends to be the norm in most deep artistic analysis and criticism, I'd be very interested in reading.\r\n",
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"body": "It's worth mentioning: Lester Bangs was Lester Bangs because he wrote honestly, thoughtfully and, I guess, had a sense of humor. I disagree with Klostermann - we did have [Old Man Murray](http://oldmanmurray.com), which was very harsh, very honest, and very, very funny (the writers went on to write Portal, Team Fortress 2, and Left 4 Dead 1 + 2; Erik wrote 20%-30% of the dialogue in *Psychonauts* as well). If you keep that in mind, your site should be fine. It might not be big with publishers, but it might get you street cred.\n\nGood luck to y'all.",
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"body": "good luck. i hope this does well. it seems like a great idea.\n\ntry setting up an rss feed. i am awfully lazy and would like to get notified of when articles start coming out.",
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My Borderlands save is gone?! | My borderlands save appears to have...disappeared. Gone! Can't find it in My Games folder and doesn't show up in the game.
Does Reddit know any ways to get it back? Or if there are game saves out there at specific levels?
I don't care tooo much if I lost my weapons/SDU, I just wanna keep playing where I was! Agh!
Edit: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/ana96/my_borderlands_save_is_gone/c0ifw2e
Thank you. | 3 | [
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"body": "That's really strange. I've had friends lose their progress since they started that particular play session, but not complete loss of save.\r\n\r\nIf you're running Vista or Win7 *and* have system restore on, there's a chance it was saved. I've used this feature to restore save games that became corrupted, so it may work for saved games that are completely missing.\r\n\r\nIf this sounds like something you'd like to try, download [THIS](http://www.shadowexplorer.com/) and see if you can find and restore the file. Best of luck.",
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Can't for the life of me remember an old Xbox game's name | This is bugging the hell outta me and then I realized someone on Reddit probably has the answer immediately.
There's an old Xbox game I used to love to play. It had prop planes and bi-planes in it, in a steampunk sort of modern setting. At then end of every level, you go dock your airplane in a blimp.
Anyone know what this game was called? (I'll delete this post after an answer so it doesn't clog up the gaming reddit) | 5 | [
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"body": "Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge\n\nedit: Seems I somehow used my ninja skills to make 3 posts at once. Sorry about that.",
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What is your favorite card game? | I love all the strategy that Hearts requires. What card game do you usually end up playing with some friends? | 10 | [
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"body": "Texas Hold 'Em - Love the ability to bluff, bully and lurk. That plus it's a great excuse to drink beer.",
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"body": "500, I used to play this with my great-grandmother and my family. Sorta like euchre. We used West 7th rules.",
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"body": "I love playing [Mao](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_(card_game\\)) which is a card game where nobody can talk about the rules, and you are punished if you make a wrong move. You must learn the rules by trial and error, as well as watching other screw up.",
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[offer] I will send you a surprise. | i like making packages for people. anyone need some cheering up? i'll make up a box of stuff for you and mail it over. obviously, you'll have to be ok with giving out your address. i participated in the secret santa and am not a bad santa, you can check my trophy case!
i'll do three of these, since it would cost a lot of money to do this for the entire subreddit! :)
edit: ok, all full--no more requests please! thanks guys! :) | 11 | [
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"body": "I don't want one for me. I want you to send something to RedGPZ 'cuz she's a hard workin' lady.\n\nBut I have no idea how to make that happen.",
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Help, the temp was too cool on my first home brew - can I save it? | Thanks in advance for any help, here's my situation: This is my first attempt at brewing and I started with Pale Ale. I'm supposed to start bottling today, but I realized the temp was supposed to be between 65-75 for ales, when in fact, the temp was 55 where I've left the product to ferment. Any advice? Should I toss it and start again. Can I bring the temp up and allow to brew for a longer period salvaging the beer? How can I test to see if the beer is OK or where it stands now? Thanks! | 5 | [
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"body": "haha!\n\nBrewing beer is very similar to raising children or pets. Beer will usually be alright as long as you don't burn/freeze it or let it get diseased. If you kept everything clean and everything was within a standard deviation or so from where it needed to be, your beer will be fine.\n\nIt's very likely your beer will come out perfect. If some one tells you differently, they aren't drinking enough beer...",
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"body": "You can take a hydrometer reading to see. The final reading should be somewhere down around 1.010, whereas the initial reading was probably above 1.050. If you take a hydrometer reading now, you can see if it's in either of those neighborhoods to figure it out. If it's too far above 1.010, just ferment longer.\n\nIf you do need to ferment longer, get the temp up, give the fermenter a good shake to get the yeast back in suspension, and leave it for another week. A good way to get the temp up is to put about 4-5 inches of warm water in a tub and put the fermenter in there (after you give it a good shake). The warmer beer at the bottom will move up in the fermenter (the whole \"hot air rises\" thing applies ;) ).\n\nThe beer is not ruined. It's gotta be a good bit colder than 55 to kill the yeast.\n\nEDIT: If you want to know exactly what the finishing gravity should be and you still have the recipe you used, you can use [this beer calculator](http://beercalculus.hopville.com/recipe) which is a great resource to figure out those details.",
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"body": "You're going to have to trash the whole thing. \n\nI run a bad beer processing center. Just ship it to me and I'll take care of it.",
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"body": "If it hasn't dropped in gravity, you should just bring it up to temp and see if it drops then. Otherwise you should be golden. \n\nThe only thing I worry about is a slower than average pitching rate which could result in slight defects, but that's not dump-worthy. If it's attenuated out, you're done; if not, bring it up to temp, rouse the yeast, and wait for it to attenuate out.\n\nNEVER dump a beer unless it shows no signs of improvement after several months.",
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The town I live in has decided that single family homes garbage pickup will be covered by their taxes, but condo owners have to pay out of pocket...is this legal? | For the past few years I've lived here, our garbage pickup has been covered by our property taxes (single family homes, condo's, everyone). Apparently a contract was just negotiated with a new company, and in this contract condos are lumped in with apartments as multi family dwellings (something to do with having the same zoning), and as such are not covered under the garbage pickup contract.
As a condo owner, I pay the same property tax percentages as my neighbor across the street in a single family home, yet we're being told we have to pay for our garbage pickup out of pocket. I know this is a pretty minor thing. It's not a huge monthly cost, but it's the principle of the thing. That I have to pay extra because someones too lazy to fix the situation doesn't sit well with me.
So legal eagles of Reddit, I've started contacting village trustees already trying to get something done, but are any laws being broken here? Is there anything stating that people paying equal taxes should receive equal services?
Thank you for any help Redditors, it's much appreciated! | 11 | [
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"body": "Yes, it's legal. In the U.S. you have no right to government services. Your only redress is the ballot box.",
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Atheist Vocab of the Day: Teleology
When one selects a conclusion first and then interprets data to fit that conclusion. Example: "God made us in his image. Just look at us, we look just like him." | I always like sprucing up my vocabulary, and when I came across this word in discussion with one of my professors I felt it deserved to be pasted across r/ atheism. In effect, every argument ever made for the proof of God is a teleological argument, with the conclusion already decided before the data is even analyzed. | 22 | [
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"body": "Yeah... that's not what teleology means. Teleology is a philosophical term (coined, AFAIK, by Aristotle) meaning \"ends oriented.\" Aristotle talks about it specifically to discuss teleological causation -- that is, goal-seeking as a motive force. Utilitarianism and pragmatism, for example, are teleological ethical systems -- the ethical behavior is motivated by the goal of achieving a certain end.",
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"body": "Teleological has to do with *purpose* (telos). The teleological argument asserts there is observable order and purpose in the universe. This purpose or design implies a designer. \n\nThe \"argument from design\" is another way of putting it. Intelligent Design is the latest incarnation of this very old philosophical argument. \n\nDawkins' *The Blind Watchmaker* is an excellent refutation.",
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"body": "Interesting. I hadn't realised this was such a broad term, having only heard it in connection with the teleological argument for the existence of a god.",
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Calling my shot: today at 3:30 I'm egging Jay Leno's studio. reddit can you help me with some sweet "egg" puns to use if I get arrested? | I'm a big Conan fan, always have been and what [Jay Leno's doing is complete bullshit](http://gawker.com/5443309/blame-jay-leno). I work in TV/film and actually live down the street from Universal where Conan's show is (the NBC studio with The Jay Leno Show is a few miles down the road).
Anyways I woke up this morning and realized I have an extra carton of eggs that expire tomorrow. So the options were A) invite my friends over and have an omelet breakfast or B) egg Jay Leno's studio.
Why am I posting here, well just calling my shot... and I know, pics or it didn't happen.
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**EDIT 2:11PM** I have a [soundtrack](http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/anaky/calling_my_shot_today_at_330_im_egging_jay_lenos/c0ifwrv), the route mapped out and a friend to photograph. Charging my camera and ready to go in T-minus 60 minutes.
According to Google maps the studio is a little under 200ft. from the road. It may seem like a long ways but eggs carry pretty far. I hope my arm holds up.
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**EDIT 6:00PM [Mission accomplished](http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/andv5/dear_reddit_i_just_egged_jay_lenos_studio/)**. Eggs have been thrown and after enjoying a victory burrito, I'm home free. | 8 | [
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"body": "\"Officers, let me eggsplain. I really objegg to Jegg Leno's yolks. Clearly he is not a runny man. He is, himself a yolk. I'm just trying to insulegg myself from his crappy comedy.\"\n\nSome of those are a massive stretch, but puns aren't supposed to be eggshellent. :P",
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"body": "While I agree that Leno is a douche, I feel you should know that eggs usually last a lot longer than what's printed on the box. You can test them by [floating them in water](http://busycooks.about.com/od/quicktips/qt/testingeggs.htm) to see how fresh they are.\n\nNo sense in wasting good eggs! I vote option A. Or maybe you and your friends can [learn how to make crepes](http://allrecipes.com/recipe/basic-crepes/detail.aspx).",
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"body": "You know, if you're going to take on as many puns that are listed here, you should dress up and assume some egg-related superhero identity.",
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"body": "\"I did it because it's Fry-Day\"\n\n\"My brain was a bit scrambled\"\n\n\"I didn't think this would resort to fowl-play\"\n\n\"I had to vent my frustration. I felt so cooped up\"",
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"body": "To the officer:\n\nListen, I realize you're probably a hard boiled cop, but let's not eggzaggerate the seriousness off this oeuffence",
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I am moving out of Canada. What to do with my stuff? (see inside) | In a couple months, I will be moving back to the Netherlands (that's Holland for you yanks). There's a whole bunch of stuff that I can donate to Goodwill down the street, my birthday is coming up so I could give away things to my friends here (rather than receiving gifts), but there's my PC that I use only for making music (and midi keyboard) and my PS3.
My girlfriend suggests it would be better to bring my PC, as to not have to buy brand new stuff when I get back. The individual parts are good, so it's not an entirely bad idea. But how would one pack that sort of stuff (motherboard, ram, PCIe card(s)? Also, would it be worth the hassle of bringing my 2 LCD monitors? I know you can switch a PC
's power supply between 110 and 220 volts, but I'm not sure about displays.
Lastly, I have a PS3 (the old, fat model). I'm sure I can transfer my account should I want to buy a new one but I might also want to bring it with me. Is it going to run European discs? I would hope region codes are a thing of the past, but I'm not sure about that. Please advise.
Lastly (for real this time), does anyone have any success stories of transferring a Rogers phone account? In August I signed a 3-year contract (things were different then..) with my Android phone. Shit I'll, give away the phone for free if it means I won't have to buy out of my contract. | 10 | [
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"body": "As for bringing stuff with you, find out how much it will cost to ship it vs. how much it would cost to buy another one when you get there.\n\nWhen you're shipping your PC parts, think about the box that you received them in. They survived the journey in that box so try to replicate it.\n\nIIRC, the PS3 is region free. So, you should be good.\n\nI know you can buy those power adapters for when you're traveling abroad. It might be a good idea to look into those.",
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"body": "It's quite expensive to move \"stuff\" across the ocean. For most things it won't be worth it. I suspect that includes PCs, furniture, half your clothing, etc. Bring your baby pictures and your birth certificate and irreplaceable things, but plan to get rid of almost all replaceable things.\n",
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Animal Collective - Brother Sport [VIDEO] | Someone already posted the URL to their homepage (where the video is hosted), so that's why this is a self post.
http://myanimalhome.net/
Enjoy. | 5 | [
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"body": "Woke to this this morning. I felt like it was going to be a nice summer day even thought it was 15 outside.",
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Dear Music: I just made my first big discovery of 2010 - Aphex Twin | Discovered Boards Of Canada last year via reddit. Was listening to BoC radio on Pandora, and they played some Aphex Twin from like 1997 (Come to Daddy). That totally, *totally* blew my mind. What a sweet sound. I must have more.
Ok, so now I got BoC and Aphex Twin (and DJ Krush).
What else should I be listening to?
EDIT: AH, thanks Tim! I now know Aphex Twin is actually a man named Richard David James.
EDIT2: Ok, so far I have recommendations for Ital Tek, Vex'd, AFX (obv.), Polygon Window (again, obv. =)), Squarepusher, u-ziq, Venetian Snares, Autechtre, Mouse On Mars, Plaid, DJ Shadow, The Black Dog, Bogdan Raczynski & The Tuss, Oneohtrix Point Never, infected mushroom, Azax Syndrom, Astrixand, and Black Moth Super Rainbow. Whew! That's a lot of listening. Thanks reddit! =) | 7 | [
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"body": "Autechre.\n\nThey always seemed to be mentioned in the same breath as Aphex Twin back in the mid-late 90's. I don't like them as much but some people swear by it.",
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I am a blogger who was investigated by the FBI. AMAA | This is a response to the lame "I am a blogger under investigation by the FBI".
I am a blogger who was investigated by the FBI as a result of a very public event several years ago. I have had a federal search warrant executed on my house and had my computers seized for over a year.
My blog was linked to a major crime that really had nothing to do with me. However the FBI gathered enough probable cause to obtain a search warrant. I found out about this when I was driving back from the office at 10am one day. As I approached the house in my car I noticed about 10 unmarked cars with their flashers on blocking the street. Being a rubbernecker at heart, I got excited about possible drama until I noticed an agent 100 yards away start yelling and point his M4 at me. Several other agents who were also heavily armed started running towards my direction. I put the car in park (middle of the road) and opened the driver door. I was immediately shoved to the ground and handcuffed. MOST EPIC ADRENALINE RUSH IN MY ENTIRE LIFE (Lasted for the entire next 6 hours). (I also later found out they parked the car on the side of the road for me)
During this time I was really confused about what was going on. The SWAT team all wore "POLICE" labels on their body armor so I could not tell what agency was in charge. I was led into the house where there were approximately 30+ agents running about. As I approached the front door I noticed a gaping hole about 5 inches in diameter and the door frame in splinters. There was so much activity going on around the house. All the while my adrenaline was just dumping into my body.
They sat me down in the living room in front of the special agent in charge along with about 6 other agents. The agent presented me with the search warrant and asked "Do you know why we are here?"
I said "I had no clue" and then they presented a print out of their evidence they used for the warrant. The information by itself was harmless but pieced together I could see how it can be incriminating. I said I wanted an attorney and the questioning immediately stopped. My miranda rights were not read during this time or even at all. They informed me I was not being arrested and that I could either be escorted off the property or stick around under the supervision of the FBI.
I opted to stick around for some reason. They moved me to the living room and placed me under the supervision of another agent. I was also un-handcuffed at this time. The execution of the search lasted another 5 hours. During this time I was continuously probed with questions by the agent. I also had to go to the bathroom twice under supervision. Also during this time they kept pressuring me to sign a document granting them permission to search the cars as well as access to the video security system (not covered by original warrant). They claimed that the front video camera footage had to be deleted because it was a risk for "officer safety".
The concluded their search and gave me a copy of list of the seized hardware . They took over 10+ computers in the house. It took another year before I was able to get them back. I had probably 2TB of mp3s and movies I downloaded but they didn't say anything. All of my computers now have FBI evidence stickers on them.
From what my attorney told me, the DA decided not to pursue a case. I am pretty sure that my case is "closed". Immediately after the search, I filed a FOIA request (really easy to do I found out!) but was denied because the documents were "part of an active investigation". I filed another request 2 years later which was granted. The 2nd FOIA process took about 8 months and turned up 500+ documents.
**Notes:**
-This was one of the most stressful/confusing/interesting event that has ever happened to me
-The FBI paid for a new door and were actually quite friendly/helpful. I also learned that the FBI is a massive bureaucracy with different departments handling different responsibilities. The general counsel people were really nice whereas the agents weren't as friendly.
-The search warrant was also supported by ATF and local police. It was a giant jurisdiction party in my house.
-One of the most important lessons learned: SHUT UP and don't talk to law enforcement without an attorney present. You hear a lot of people saying this but you have no clue what it is like until you are thrust into the middle of it
-I was approved for a security clearance even after this event. I was never charged with any crimes.
-My blog gets about 50k hits a month
**Most awkward phone conversation evar:** "Hey mom/gf/best friend, um yea, 30 agents just kicked in the door to the house. Um yea... just thought I should let you know. Bye."
**FBI stickers:** http://imgur.com/gSm4L | 93 | [
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"body": ">All of my computers now have FBI evidence stickers on them.\n\nTake them on camera and post photo please.",
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"body": "> My miranda rights were not read during this time or even at all. They informed me I was not being arrested\n\nThey _may_ (can't say without more information) not need to at this point. Have a look at [this Wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_warning#Confusion_regarding_use). The important bit is quoted below.\n\n> However, police are only required to warn an individual whom they intend to subject to custodial interrogation at the police station, in a police vehicle, or when detained. Arrests can occur without questioning and without the Miranda warning—although if the police do change their mind and decide to interrogate the suspect, the warning must then be given.\n\n> In some jurisdictions, a detention differs at law from an arrest, and police are not required to give the Miranda warning until the person is arrested for a crime. In those situations, a person's statements made to police are generally admissible even though the person was not advised of their rights. Similarly, statements made while an arrest is in progress before the Miranda warning was given or completed are also generally admissible.\n\nThat said, I feel that they should, but I'm not a lawmaker.",
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"body": "Were the FBI agents friendly? \n\nYou said they stopped questioning you after you mentioned needing an attorney. Did they try to get anything else out of you?\n\nDid you sign the document giving them permission to search the cars? What about the front video camera footage? Did you let them delete it?\n\nDid you have a safe, and if so did they break into it or ask you to open it?\n\nDid you have any encrypted data? Did they request keys or passwords for anything?\n\nAfter the SWAT assault on your house how long did it take before you heard anything else back? How long until you found out the investigation was over?\n\nI assume you hired a lawyer? Did that cost a lot of money?\n",
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"body": "Bravo for you, you followed the exact and correct path when being under any legal matter involving law enforcement, don't say a godamn thing. I applaude your good sense.",
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"body": "You are fantastic and you did everything right. How much did the 'probe' end up costing you? The FBI paid for the door, right? Did they pay your lawyer fees too? ",
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"body": "Did you ever find out *how* you were linked to a supposed crime? Obviously, you have a blog, but did you find out if someone gave up your name, if they suspected a blogger in particular was responsible?\n\nIs there some homeland security nut who just reads blogs of anyone who is critical of the government and knowledgeable of armed resistance? ",
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"body": "wait, so no one, at any time, even told you what the hell they were investigating you for or what crime you had committed?! Isn't that against some sort of law or right or something? Obviously they did not collect enough 'evidence' to arrest you or they would have said \"mr X you are under arrest for such and such\" and then you would have known what your supposed crime was. \r\n\r\nWould you have done anything differently if you had to do it again? Why did they continue to question you if you said that you wanted an attorney? I though thats when the questioning stoped?\r\n\r\nWhat exactly did you need an attorney for if you were not arrested for a crime?\r\n\r\nWhat is a FOIA (sorry I am from Canada - we have the CSIS ( and the RCMP and the CRA) - which, collectively, are the Canadian version of the FBI. \r\n\r\nWas it stressfull? If it were me I would let them search whatever they wanted/answered all thier questions as I would feel as if I have nothing to hide, I have never done a crime etc. Would that approach have been unwise? Now that I think about it, it seems as if it might be unwise. \r\n\r\nWhat 'tricks' did they use to get you to tell them stuff ?\r\n\r\nsounds like they thought you were some sort of unpatriotic enemy of the state or something - wow its the 'red scare' all over again!",
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"body": "* What was some of the information that they had pieced together that made you a person of this much interest?\n\n* Was there anymore questioning besides that one day?\n\n* If so (see above), how long and how often?\n\n* Did you go straight back to blogging? Or was there a period where you were just a bit too nervous to get back online?\n\n* When you did go back to your blog, did you talk about what happened?",
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Reddit, I need help finding a late 1980's T.V. Show | There was a television show that came out around 1986. I used to watch it with my older brother. It only lasted one season, so it either was exceptionally good (Like Firefly) or exceptionally bad (Like Stargate Universe). Considering that I can not find it online tells me that it is probably the latter of the two. Nevertheless, I would at least like to know the name of it. The best description that I can come up with is that it was a murder mystery show and that the lead character was a modern day Sherlock Holmes. He lived in a house with a lot of "Smart Home" features such as voice commands for lights and HVAC. If I remember correctly the home had an A.I. that communicated with a womens voice. I was only twelve when it came out and I was fascinated by the logic puzzles that the main character would solve effortlessly. I loved the show back then and it bugs me that I can not seem to find any reference to it online.
Reddit, I have seen the magic that you folks can pull off, so here is another mission for you.
*EDITED due to bellpepper's post
UPDATE: IronChuck found it. It was the show "Probe". I had spent the last two hours googling(I feel so dirty now) and was drawing a blank. By the reviews I am reading it was in the upper echelons of tv shows, which is what I remembered it to be although I was 14 at the time and due to my rough childhood my memorys are extremely scattered. Thank you to everyone that got involved. | 6 | [
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"body": ">I was only twelve when it came out\n\nWhat year would this have been? Narrowing from shows that premiered during a certain year is much easier than trying over an entire decade.",
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Left Handed or Right Handed? | I'm getting a guitar in the next few days, nothing too fancy, just something to pick at when I'm bored. I'm left handed. It feels more comfortable to hold a guitar left handed, but most everything else other than writing I'm ambidextrous. I actually play Rock Band/Guitar Hero/etc right handed... I'm wondering if I should flip the strings and learn left handed or keep it right. Especially since all my friends play right handed.
Tell me your experience learning left handed vs. right.
P.S. - I've made certain my guitar is neutral. It's the same shape whether flipped or not. | 13 | [
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"body": "After working at a guitar store for over a year I can tell you this much: If you think you can do it, try to learn righty. I understand that it may not be the most comfortable for you but there are multiple reasons why you won't want a left handed gitbox. \n\nFirst, at the store I worked at we probably had 300-400+ guitars for right-handed individuals. I always felt so bad for people who would come in and say that they needed a left handed guitar, as we would literally only have *2 or 3* on hand at any time. Of course, we could special order someone a left handed guitar but you'd end up having to wait forever for it AND you had to pay extra for it.\n\n95% of the time if you go to someone's house and they play guitar, they're going to have a right handed guitar. Or, let's say you've gotten pretty good and you're at a bar that's doing an open mic night. They invite anyone who knows how to play to come on up and use one of the guitars they have there. 99% of the time it's going to be righty.\n\nIf you decide to, you need a luthier to switch your guitar over from right-hand to left hand which WILL cost you and that will suck. Finally, all the chord charts and scales you find will probably be in right hand format. \n\ntl;dr Do yourself a favor and don't get a left-handed guitar.",
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"body": "Left-handed, playing right-handed. Mostly due to lack of lefty resources in my hometown. No problems using the wrong hand though, I feel it's all conditioning and practice, at the end of the day.",
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"body": "Someday, you will be at a party, and someone will break out a guitar. 99% of the time, it will be right handed. If you want to borrow it, learn right.",
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Unproven alternative medicine - should governments regulate it more strictly? | "Alternative medicine" for the purposes of this discussion means any treatment that has either undergone clinical trials and found to be no more effective than placebo, or has not been studied. | 6 | [
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"body": "Here is the problem: the one with the money makes the rules. The pharmaceutical companies are the only ones who can afford to meet the rules they lobbied to establish, and their people drift back and forth between the government regulatory boards and the pharmaceutical companies. This creates insurmountable barriers to getting non-pharma products on the market.\r\n\r\nI see it this way: buyer beware. We have the community of the internet at our disposal to help us evaluate products. Let the stupid people waste their money (or eliminate themselves from the population). But don't deny me/us access to things just because the pharma companies have something far more profitable for them.\r\n\r\nIIRC, weren't there just some postings on Reddit in the last few days that anti-depressants were little more effective than placebos? I'd rather have the side effects from sugar than the known (and dangerous) side effects from the anti-depressants -- while I still have the choice!",
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Art Redditors, I need your expert advice about an exhibition... | Dear Redditors:
I'm having a dilemma and need your advice...
I've been an artist for years (as a hobby), but never bothered exhibiting anything, as I didn't have much of a portfolio to show off. But, recently, as my body of work has grown, I've just started entering group exhibitions and the like. In fact, so far, I'm 100% in getting into the group exhibitions I've entered and have even won some cash!
Anyways, here's the issue. I was just selected as one of a very small handful of artists to do a small 6-week exhibition in a shopping mall. The exhibition was sponsored by the city as part of an arts festival they hold every year (I believe there's other exhibitions at other locations around the city) - and this city is going to be one of the host cities for the Olympics next month (and the exhibition runs entirely through the Olympics, plus the shopping mall is right on a subway line, near the airport, so it should be fairly busy).
But, here's the thing... The exhibition was for window displays (each winning artist would get the front window of a vacant store in which to create a sculpture or some other type of art). I figured that the mall had a few empty stores and wanted to make it look like they were occupied during the Olympics, so they offered them to the arts festival... Anyways, the store I was assigned is absolutely huge (not as big as a department store, but much bigger than a small clothing store or a jewellers - think the size of a Gap), and as I'm going over everything, it looks like they would be happy for me to turn the entire storefront into a gallery. ie, I could do a massive one-man-show for the entire 6 weeks, if I want to...
So, the question is: Should I do it???
**Cons:**
- Fine art and shopping malls - do the two mix?
- Lots of work (I would probably have to be there every day for a month and a half).
- Can't imagine selling very much (although, I don't sell my work as it is, so that's not much of an issue).
- My portfolio isn't big enough to cherry-pick the best pieces for such a massive exhibition space, so I would have to bring pretty much all the paintings and sculpture I've ever created.
**Pros:**
- Who gets to do a massive art show during the Olympics? Is the opportunity too good to pass up?
- Large Olympic crowds and lots of tourists.
- Large venue that would be prohibitively expensive to rent - and free.
- This would be my first exhibition ever.
- I've always wanted to do a public art show of some sort.
- I'm just completing a painting that's several hundred square feet in size, and was wondering where on Earth I'd ever be able to display it. Plus, I tend to do large canvases, so I probably have enough quality pieces to fill a large gallery.
It's so much time and effort, that I'm leaning towards not doing it. But, then I think about the Olympics and wonder if I'll look back on this as one of the biggest missed opportunities of my life... Can't decide what I should do. What do you guys think???
Thanks so much! | 15 | [
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"body": "The timing of this post is brilliant. I was just thinking this morning of several concept art pieces a suitably motivated artist could create. Take any of these genius ideas and use them without attribution if you like:\n\n1. \"The Definition of Meaning\" - A 16' x 10' canvas painted solid black. A few splashes of barely perceptible other colors mar the surface. One speck of glitter can be found just off-center. Also, the left half of a rat has been nailed to the canvas. A small white card to the left of the canvas explains in detail the semiotic metaphysical meaning of each of the parts of the painting, as well as describing the intention behind several features that apparently don't exist in the painting at all. An even smaller white card explains that the former card itself is actually the work of art, and to ignore the painting completely.\n\n1. \"Loves of my Life\" - A collection of hundreds of baby food jars. Each contains a small quantity of the artist's semen. Each jar is labelled with the name of the person the artist was fantasizing about. A disturbing number of them are labelled \"mother\".\n\n2. \"Don't Stop\" - An entire Sunday edition of the Los Angeles Times is laid out and mounted on a wall. Every period has been meticulously cut out. On the floor, just to the right of the wall is a mayonaisse jar containing the removed periods.\n\n3. \"700 Transvestite Whores Made Up to Look Like the Queen of England\" - 700 polaroid photos are neatly arranged on one wall. They are all identical photos of the actual Queen of England.\n\n4. \"Damian Hirst is a Cunt\" - An amateurish 12\" canvas acrylic painting of the artist in question. Written over the painting in lipstick are the words, \"Really, he is. Just look at that cunt face. Cunt.\"\n\nPlease make sure to also have some outlandish sartorial affectation otherwise no one will know you're a brilliant artist.",
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"body": "Okay, I have NO idea what kind of work you make, so it's hard to tell you how to proceed. That being said, do it. Totally do it. Work all night to make some new work for the space, or if you can't really work that way, take beejohnstone's advice and curate something around your work. Art opportunities aren't super frequent, and you never know where they'll take you, so do it! Do it, because regrets are the WORST.",
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"body": " > * Fine art and shopping malls - do the two mix?\n\nArt is art, no matter where it is displayed. You are showcasing it in hope of perhaps selling some and maing a bit of money right? They are giving you a storefront FOR FREE! This is a chance to make free money AND get your name out there. Jump at the chance! Put your reservations aside. Most artists would give their left arm to have an opportunity like this!\n\n > * Lots of work (I would probably have to be there every day for a month and a half).\n\nNobody said making money would be easy. But think about all the people you will get to meet and talk to about your art. Sounds like a fun experience to me.\n\n > * Can't imagine selling very much (although, I don't sell my work as it is, so that's not much of an issue).\n\nNever know until you try, right? And why would you not sell it \"as is\"? If someone values you art enough to spend hard earned money on it, you gotta let it go and take the cash. Remember, why make art if you don't want it to be appreciated. Would you rather it be unappreciated stacked on the floor of your studio, or appreciated on someones wall?\n\n > * My portfolio isn't big enough to cherry-pick the best pieces for such a massive exhibition space, so I would have to bring pretty much all the paintings and sculpture I've ever created.\n\nMost people there wont be art critics. What you consider to be your lesser work, might be great work to someone else.\n\nYou already answered the rest of the pros, so no response needed there.",
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"body": "Hey Reddit:\n\nWow, it seems like the early returns are all quite unanimous!\n\nAnd, since so many of you were asking for images, here's a couple of my paintings (this is actually the first time I've ever shown a painting of mine publicly - and I don't have any professional-quality images of my work yet, so a crappy digital pic will have to do):\n\n[Painting 1](http://imgur.com/RDITJ.jpg)\n\n[Painting 2](http://imgur.com/zatEW.jpg)\n\nOh, and thanks for all the advice! Much appreciated! That's why I love Reddit so much...",
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"body": "Do it! People will remember your good stuff, and forget your bad stuff. At least, that's what I do when I go to a show.\n\nLike you said, when will you have an opportunity to do this ever again?",
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"body": "Do it. Although as a former gallery owner I can vouch for the fact that it will probably be a huge amount of financially thankless work, oh well. \n>My portfolio isn't big enough to cherry-pick the best pieces for such a massive exhibition space, so I would have to bring pretty much all the paintings and sculpture I've ever created.\n\nOnly show work you are proud to show, more space will benefit the pieces you want to show. If it still feels too empty, try playing with lighting. \n\nTL;DR,\nShow quality not quantity, lighting is your friend.",
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"body": "You need to do this just to piss off those fools over at Emily Carr (where I was an almost-grad).\n\nI remember trying to put together a show at a place called Karma Gallery, which was sort of commercial, but had some good pop-surrealist-Juxtapoz type stuff, every now and again - like stuff from this guy (I bought one of his paintings) http://www.noelsilver.com/\n\nWell, all the goddamn art snob kids wouldn't give me the time of day about this show. It was so \"below\" them, because it wasn't in one of the upper-tier academic bullshit galleries. See, I'm a DIY punk fella and I think if you need to have your first art show in a goddamned alleyway, with trashcan fires providing lighting - fucking DO IT.\n\nIn art, you have got to HUSTLE. Get your stuff out there at every opportunity. You may never get this chance again.",
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Reddit: teach me good jazz. | So I want to learn more about jazz...good jazz. I know there are many good artists out there but many have been very prolific and I don't know albums to start with.
Anyone care to provide with some good artists and specific albums I should acquire and listen to?
Edit // Thank you all for the suggestions! I'll have some of these by tonight so hopefully in a few hours I'll be able to sit back with a bottle of wine and enjoy. | 10 | [
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"body": "Some classics:\n\n* Charles Mingus (Mingus Ah Um, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady)\n* Miles Davis(Bitches Brew, Kind of Blue)\n* Sonny Rollins (Saxophone Colossus)\n* John Coltrane (A Love Supreme, Giant Steps)\n* Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (Moanin')\n\nA personal favorite of mine: The Essential Mingus Big Band (big band, fast and uplifting kind of jazz)\n",
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"body": "* Miles Davis\n* John Coltrane\n* Louis Armstrong\n* Duke Ellington\n* Pat Metheny\n* Django Reinhardt\n* Ben Webster\n\nJust to get you started.",
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"body": "Don't forget the \"gypsy jazz\" folks, try Bireli Lagrene \"Live at Vienne\" or Rosenberg Trio \"Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival.\"",
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"body": "charlie parker\r\ncannonball adderly\r\ncoltrane\r\nmiles davis - kind of blue, miles smiles, on the corner, bitches brew\r\nornette coleman\r\neric dolphy - (bonus points) out to luch [awesome my fav alto player]\r\nrahsann roland kirk - (bonus points)\r\nart blakey\r\n\r\n--modern--\r\nbrad meldau\r\ntim byrne -(bonus points)-\r\nthomas chapin\r\ndave douglas\r\nNOT WYNTON MARSALIS\r\nmark turner\r\nmedeski martin wood - if you have roots in jammy music-\r\njohn zorn (bonus points)\r\nmarc ribot\r\njoey baron\r\n\r\n \r\nwas going to add commas but figure it out THELONIOUS MONK",
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Need help finding an 80's show. | There was an 80's show about a genius midget who had a lot of cool toys and would solve these interesting cases. He would have this huge bag where he had numerous contraptions that would help him solve the case. This was one of my favorite shows as a child but I forgot the name. Reddit help. Thanks. | 11 | [
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"body": "Dear luisrd,\n\nI receive hundreds of letters every day from people all over the country, but few of them touch me as yours did. I know that the bravery you've shown by coming forwards and sharing your story will be an inspiration to the millions of Americans just like you, who are are living in shame.\n\nI want to start by assuring you that the problems you've described are very common, although most men don't feel comfortable discussing them. You are not alone! If you have close male friends, try breaking the ice with them to see if they, too, have the problems you described. You may endure some teasing, but if they are truly your friends, they will stand by you no matter what.\n\nThe second thing you should know is that there are people out there who can help you. Seek out bulletin boards at churches or community centers- you may find that there is a support group full of people just like you, who look to each other for healing and support.\n\nHave you explained your situation to your family? I am positive that they will want to be there to help you through this difficult time. You may be surprised. Perhaps they've gone through something like this themselves.\n\nYou are obviously a very thoughtful and goodhearted person. If you have faith in the people around you, I'm sure they won't let you down.\nFrom all the staff here at Ask Reddit: Our thoughts and prayers are with you in these trying times.\n\nBest Wishes, Flossdaily\n\n*Flossdaily is not a licensed psychotherapist. Any advice given herein is purely for entertainment purposes. Flossdaily and reddit.com assume no liability for this advice, actual or implied.*",
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Circlejerkit, FUCK MCDONALD'S AND GIVE ME UPVOTES | I posted my bad experience at McDonald's in a different subreddit. However, to my shock not everyone agreed with me. Life is tough outside of here. Anyway, McDonald's fucking sucks.
Here is the complaint I sent to McDonald's:
I haven't been to a McDonald's lately, since most of the time I go you find some way to make it disappointing. Today I was craving some fries with sweet and sour. I always get sweet and sour or BBQ to dip them in, because to be honest I find your fries bland without some kind of sauce.
Before I was about to get my food, I asked for sweet and sour. I was informed that there is a charge for them. I was a little irritated, but didn't care that much. I remember seeing signs in your window before saying that there is a 10 cent charge for extra dipping sauce (even though I had never seen it enforced). I didn't notice any this time, so I asked how much the charge was:
"25 cents," she tells me.
Are you kidding me? I have to pay a quarter to be able to enjoy your bland fries or 50 cents to enjoy a large order of fries. That's half the cost of something on the dollar menu. So of course, I wasn't willing to pay for that. I realize the sauce is an expense for you and I've never operated a McDonald's, but I know that it doesn't cost anywhere near 25 cents.
I don't know how many times I've been in where you gave me over 10 packets of ketchup that end up getting thrown away, but you can't give me one container of sweet and sour sauce that I'll actually use. I'm sorry, but not everybody likes ketchup.
So now I'm just sitting here angry staring and all the bland fries I won't be eating. Anyway, I'm just letting you know that I'll be happy to never eat at one of your "restaurants" again. | 24 | [
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"body": "It's probably 25 cents because they don't want to give you sauce with fries. Just pay the quarter you cheap fuck! Here's an upvote!",
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Today I became an IT unemployed because a psychological test. Ask me Anything! | I used to work for a company who used to give me great benefits (including a great apartment) but I quit because I knew I was not going to grow up as an IT professional, I was doing some things in the IT Department: programming, Database admin, networking admin, etc. Next, I began to work as a SAP consultant with a lower salary but I knew I had more chances to grow up in the company, Today I was told that they just check a psychological test that I took a month ago and they realized that I am a very Perfectionist guy And I dont know how to deal with stress situations and they are afraid I could have a "stress attack" with a client. (WTF???). They said that the decision was made by Human Resources Department, IT department insisted in not getting rid of me but THAT didnt matter, Human Resources said That they cannot have an employee like me :S
I have no job now.
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"body": "Nobody fired you because of your psychological test, this is BS. They probably fired you because somebody wanted you out of there before your probationary period ended.",
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"body": "So how are you dealing with this particular stressfull situation besides telling strangers on the internet about it?",
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"body": "To your best judgment, how likely is it that they just bullshitted you just to terminate your contract?\n\nLooks like the IT guys end up looking like the good guys that wanted to keep you but the mean bastards in HR wouldn't have any of it.\n\nAlso judging from the formatting of your intro, you don't seem like much of a perfectionist (In a good way).",
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"body": "This sounds a bit ripe for a lawsuit - are there other reasons you were fired other than being a perfectionist?",
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"body": "I have a cs degree and am in my 4th year of business school. If you weren't aware, the intellectual gulf between business students (particularly HR and to a lesser extent marketing types) and cs/engineering majors is VAST. I have not found a single decent intellect among my classmates in the 4 years I've studied for my BBA.\n\nConsider the layoff a blessing and find a new position where you will be around as many engineers and as few business types as possible. You'll be happier for it. ",
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"body": "The Rest of the Story: \"Sure, I carry an assault rifle around with me, but it's strictly for my own protection, which I need because of my multiple white power tattoos that are only slightly conspicuous. Okay, maybe they are on my forehead, but my parole officer says....\"\r\n\r\nJust making light of the situation. Sucks you lost your job. Sounds like a BS excuse to get rid of you really. I wouldn't want to be there if I were you anyway. Get a great job and move on. Might drive by in your Ferrari someday down the road just for kicks, though.",
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"body": "Sounds like a bit of a made-up excuse to me. I think you can at least come away in the knowledge that it wasn't because you were bad at your job if your department wanted to keep you.\n\nI'm guessing that there must have been some headcount quota they had to fill and they were just looking for some nonsense reason to get rid of people.\n\nPlus being a perfectionist can be a good trait, if you know when to apply it and when to just take the pragmatic course.\n\nThe bean counters don't know what they lost.",
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"body": "I am an IT guy who used to be perfectionist, had a nervous breakdown, then decided \"fuck this shit\" and have become a lot less stressed as a result.\r\n\r\nUsers are very imperfect. If your mental health is dependent on running a 'tight ship' as far as network security, backups, desktop PC efficiency etc is concerned, you are going to end up feeling burnt out.\r\n\r\nBy all means strive for the \"perfect\" home PC/server/whatever setup. But the moment non-techy people are allowed to get their dirty paws all over something, it's best to settle for \"eh, so long as it runs, I'm happy.\"\r\n\r\n",
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Whats the most delicious flavor you've ever tasted? | I'm in Brazil, and wow are there some amazing flavors here. If you havent had fresh goiaba (guava), then you're missing something big.
[EDIT] Kinda hungry now... | 63 | [
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"body": "Steak with a bit of lawerys seasoning cooked over an open wood fire complemented with Onions and Mushrooms sauteed in far to much butter for it to be healthy. \n\nThat and a baked potato that has had a ton of Garlic salt and butter placed around it wrapped in tin foil and cooked in the embers of the fire make for one of the best meals I have ever had. Just add Finely grated cheese, butter, bacon bits (thick sliced, double smoked.), and sour cream and you have your self a meal worth of the caloric coma and death it brings on ^_^",
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"body": "My grandmother's fried eggs (fried in bacon grease) with her homemade biscuits and her sausage gravy, all mixed up, with a bit of Tabasco. \n\nI don't know what flavor that is. But that.",
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"body": "I tried creme brulee for the first time ever a few months ago at a local restaurant, it was made with Guiness beer or something. It was such an amazing taste/texture. I still don't even know what creme brulee really is.",
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"body": "[Halva](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halva) with milk. An acquired taste, to be sure, it's really sweet.",
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"body": "Krispy Kreme glazed donut.\n\nWhen I graduated from high school, my best friend's parents took us to Florida. We drove by a Krispy Kreme and they said \"oh man, we've gotta stop and have a krispy kreme.\" my friend and I, being from California, had never heard of Krisp Kremes and thought \"so what, its a fucking donut.\" I will never forget the day I had my first dozen Krispy Kreme donuts.",
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"body": "Tough to say. Indian food is very good. Or a properly ripened citrus fruit. Am I right? What's the answer.",
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"body": "You're just taunting me, aren't you? I've been obsessed with Kern's Guava juice since I was 9 years old. Ever since then I have always wished I could taste the real fruit, because it was so delicious in juice form and I'd never heard of guavas before. I still haven't been below the California-Mexico border, so I never really got a chance to find one.",
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"body": "Cold night, roaring fire and two fingers of Talisker with a small splash of water. Best tasting thing in the universe to me.",
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"body": "Cake batter batter batter ice cream from Cold Stone. It's like it's made by angels and sprinkled with pixie dust.",
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My neighbours are having a noisy party again. | They turned it up when I yelled at them to turn it down...
I'm in a virtually lawless country where hardly anyone speaks English.
I'm already leaving, but not tonight & I have to be up early.
It's midnight here.
Let's have your non-diplomatic solutions please, just for fun.
I'm thinking fecal trebuchet or EMP (But I'll actually just put in earplugs)
EDIT: It went on really late, got even louder at about 1:30am so I could hear it clearly through my double-glazing and earplugs.
Think I slept at about 2:30 or something for my 7am alarm. On my way out (in 10 mins) I'm going to leave a polite message stuck to the door (featuring the word *cunts*) and ring their doorbell a few times. | 10 | [
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"body": "One time, I could not sleep because of the neighbors sound system. I dressed up, went to their door and just walked in thinking they would be sitting in the living room. It turned out that they were all asleep with the sound system on. I turned it off and went back to bed. \n \nIf the same situation was to happen again, I would leave a trout under their sofa before leaving.",
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Trailer going viral on the web ...over an upcoming amateur review!? | Trailer: [Star Wars II Attack of The Clones: The Review.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkxQ6HYDwIA) The youtube comment section is filled with infantile bliss. Why?
A link to a review of 'Star Wars:The Phantom Menace' was submitted not to long ago. A 70-minute long trailer nobody believed they would bother see through but virtually all ended up watching the entire 70 minutes. If you haven't seen it, give it 3 minutes and I promise you'll end up completely hooked.
It's the review that was infinite times more entertaining than the movie itself:
[Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Review (Part 1 of 7)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI) | 14 | [
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"body": "I can't wait! I haven't been this buzzed about a trailer in ages.\n\nCheck out his Star Trek reviews as well.",
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"body": "i read your post and thought there was now way i would sit through 70 mins of a review on such a disappointing movie.\n\nbut i took your challenge to watch a few mins.\n\n70mins later i am back to say that 'you were right'. ",
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Of all the things you could waste your time on, what attracts you to the internet? | For me, the internet represents endless complexity, which is something that I am fascinated by. When given a choice between something which is (or feels) infinite and something which is not, the choice for me isn't a hard one. | 10 | [
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"body": "Escapsim, or I guess the extent to which you can lose yourself in here; easy to get lost, but no matter how deep you get in you're still grounded.",
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"body": "I do not like TV commercials or cable companies.\n\nI do not like only one perspective on news articles.\n\nI enjoy communities that let me know I'm only as crazy as everyone else. (i.e. This one)\n\n.... oh yeah and then there is the porn\n",
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how does coughing get you higher? | that doesn't make any sense to me...do people mean that coughing means you took a bigger hit than you can handle, which is just more smoke? | 30 | [
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"body": "Ok here's the full story.\n\n* It removes excess phlegm so you can absorb smoke better.\n* There is also small amounts of THC in the mucus from your lungs that gets digested when you cough it up and swallow it.\n* The coughing forces blood to your head, delivering more THC.\n* Also some placebo effect.\n\nAlso, if you want to get even higher, take denser hits. Denser hits will use osmosis and move from the high pressure in your lungs to your bloodstream easier, so take big, thick hits and you will absorb more THC.",
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"body": "For me, it's usually because I just cleared a huge bong. So yea, I would think it's just cause there's way more smoke. Higher potency stuff does it too, the chronic cough.",
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"body": "I've always said that while you're in your coughing fit, you're not able to take a proper breath full of oxygen. So from the time you take your hit to the time you finally compose yourself enough to breathe right, you're brain is deprived of the oxygen it's used to. Could be wrong, could be right, but whatever; it makes sense to me.",
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"body": "If I had to guess I'd say that it's because coughing causes your lungs to rapidly compress and decompress, which means that more THC is absorbed in your lungs. I imagine that coughing with smoke in your lungs also causes short-term oxygen deprivation which will make you feel light-headed -- contributing to the feeling of being \"high.\"",
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"body": "Correlation =/= Causation\n\nA hit big enough (or with potent enough herb) to make you cough is going to get you more high than one doesn't make you cough. Add in the light-headed effect of oxygen deprivation caused by the severe coughing, and it will sure seem like you are much more high!",
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Hey Reddit: Has anyone ever experienced sudden problems with anger? | This week out of seemingly nowhere I've started to experience heightened levels of agitation that have lead to, at least in one instance, somewhat out of control anger. A couple of examples:
On Wednesday, I had a disagreement with a coworker over something we are working on that wasn't that big a deal, but I wound up spending most of the day afterwards really pissed off about it. He and I butt heads over design/architecture issues occasionally and sometimes it's enough to irk me a little, but it's generally not that big a deal.
Then yesterday I was exiting the freeway near my office and as I came around the exit ramp and began to merge onto the main road to take the overpass over the freeway towards my office there were some cars coming so I stopped to wait for them to pass before merging in. To my mind it is common knowledge that in that kind of situation the driver in my position always yields to oncoming traffic on the main road I'm merging onto. There is also a sign there instructing drivers to yield as well. As soon as I came to a stop, the person in the car behind me started laying on there horn like I was backing up into them or something only I wasn't backing up. They were angry that I had stopped even though I was simply obeying traffic laws and being a responsible driver. Normally I would just brush that off or at the most just be like, "What's your problem?" In this instance however, I very quickly became absolutely livid! I almost jumped out of my car to go back and give this person a piece of my mind. Though I didn't do that, I did wind up rolling down my window and yelling things at them that I normally would never say to anyone.
I know some people will read this stuff and think, "What's the big deal?" All of this is pretty uncharacteristic of me, in my mind, and I feel a little frightened, embarrassed, and confused by it. Has anyone else experienced this kind of thing before? What might cause this? How can I prevent it?
Btw, this is a throw away account since I am a little embarrassed about this, however, I assure you this is not bullshit and I am not trolling. I was really hesitant to post this, but you guys, my fellow redditors, are generally really awesome people and I felt like it would be foolish not to take advantage of the potential for help I might find here.
**TL;DR:** I've been geting, uncharacteristically, overly angry this week and it's embarrassing and worrying. Has anyone else experienced this and can you offer and advice, suggestions, etc...?
Thanks in advance.
**Edit/Update:** Thanks tons to everyone who responded "constructively", which was practically everybody who responded so far. :) I sincerely appreciate it. Your comments helped me to not feel so alone, embarrassed, and confused about it and gave me lots of food for thought and courses of action.
I've read other AskReddit posts that really made me appreciate the Reddit community. This is the only time I've posted anything to AskReddit and I feel huge appreciation for the Reddit community all over again. You all rock and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Even the ones who posted the "unfriendly" comments. You know who you are. | 38 | [
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"body": "I've been through the same thing--irrational, extreme rage out of nowhere and extreme irritability. Like I wanted to punch everyone I met in the throat every second of every day. It was completely out of the norm for my personality, and it never seemed to be triggered by anything. Combined with my history of depression, it eventually led to me being diagnosed with a mood disorder. \n\nAnyway, that is probably not the case for you, but if it continues (long term) to interfere with your life, I'd recommend talking to a professional about it. Couldn't hurt, and it may in fact actually help. Good luck to you.",
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"body": "Get your blood pressure measured by a doctor. Explain the anger issues. Your body is giving you an alert, take it seriously. \nI my case, was [Cushing's disease](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushing%27s_disease) (adrenal) \nI was in constant anger, without knowing why \nTake care. [edit:typo]",
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"body": "Sounds somewhat like your actions are a transference of [anger.](http://www.wikihow.com/Control-Anger) Some people find[ cognitive behavioural therapy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy) to be helpful. \n\n\nI would suggest getting [drunk](http://www.drunkard.com/issues/03_03/03-03_zen_drinking_alone.htm) alone and talking to your inner monkey is a good way to find out what is actually on your mind. ",
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"body": "Have you experienced anything sad or upsetting recently? Uncontrollable angry outbursts are a commonly misinterpreted symptom of depression in men.\n\nDid you just go on a diet, quit drinking caffeine, stop smoking, anything like that? Do you have a dental problem you've left untreated?\n\nIt's worth seeing your doctor to check for a health problem that's coming out as anger. For example, sinus pressure due to an abscessed tooth could give you headaches that make you irritable, but you interpret the headaches as being a result of feeling angry all the time, rather than the cause.\n\nIf the doctor doesn't find anything, you might want to go the extra step and see a therapist and/or psychiatrist. It's easier to just go on a low-dose mood stabilizer briefly than to risk losing a job or getting in a violent confrontation.",
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"body": "hey, I say the exact same thing for me this summer when i moved from colorado to virginia to work a bit before going back to school in the fall. It also happened to my girlfriend. And come to think about it, most people in the area. I drink a lot of brita filtered tap water, which as of late, i have read several instances of large amounts of hormones and antidepressants being found most likely added to the water system. \n\nThey are suggesting putting lithium in water here in the US after a japanese town experience extreme passivity when the ground water had natural lithium, a heavy metal, in it ( like what they give to psychotic/bipolar people)\n\nso i also just moved to atlanta and i havent had that uncontrollable uncharacteristic anger well up in me once down here. I have always been happy go lucky before all that started this summer. let me ask you this though, have you used any coke lately? they are finding a deworming drug in most of it and maybe that is creating anger in normally unagressive people.",
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"body": "You are the mistake in that traffic situation. \n\nNever slow down for merging. Speed up to merge. If you are going the same speed of traffic, you really only need a cars length to merge successfully. If you slow down you need a cars length, plus enough length to gain speed and not be a hindrance to the oncoming traffic. Then when one person slows down, everyone behind that person has had to slow down and it makes it extra hard for them to merge too.\n\nI'm a bit embarrassed to admit, that I hope this comment infuriates you. You dumbasses that stop when merging piss me off to no end. You back up traffic on the exit ramp and fuck up the flow. Ride the mighty sand worm. Fear is the mind killer. Accelerate - don't slow down. Merge for fuck's sakes. MERGE.\n\nEdit: Also, anger builds. Sounds like your cup is full and you've finally hit the point that each new drop makes the cup spill out a bit. Careful of pouring that whole cup out at once - you could do something you regret. Figure out a way to vent your anger in a constructive way.\n\nEdit Edit: I recommend arguing with people on the internet.",
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"body": "I'm trying to quit smoking so I definitely sympathize with you on the \"flying off the handle for no fucking reason\" thing.\n\n\n\nLuckily I know why I'm getting irritable and angry. I hope you find out your underlying cause.",
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"body": "Maybe you're stressed about something else, and not dealing with that stress. That happened to me when my parents were getting divorced when I was in high school. Once I dealt with the stress I felt about that, I stopped flying off the handle about unrelated things.",
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"body": "Your admission of embarrassment would lead me to assume that you're not a very confrontational person, which would lend itself to you burying negative emotions out of habit.\n\nI would look back over your life the last couple of months and see if there was an event that you \"brushed off\", rather than deal with, that could be weighing on the back of your mind.\n",
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"body": "This happens to me for about 2-4 days of every month. I just become a lot more prone to emotional outbursts of all kinds, like crying when listening to a sad song or going into a rage over some tiny thing that wouldn't even bother me on a normal day. I assume it has to do with hormones but I really have no idea. BTW I am male.",
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Help. Is their a way to clean a rusty flask? | I have 3 flasks (stainless steel?)
Looking through the cap i see discoloration and I am assuming a tiny bit of rust build up. I think one of them had whiskey in it for some time. I know reddit has some learned science type fellows so I thought it the best place to ask these questions. (yes I googled how to clean rusty flask first)
I considered using a small bristled brush or some CLR and make sure to rinse it well before reusing but I want to be absolutely sure of course.
Any suggestions? is it worth it?
Thanks in advance for any help. heres a Youtube link to Kenny Rogers - The Gambler for your troubles - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzfCgycpoqs
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"body": "No need to clean it- just remember THE One Rule- Drink only Jack Daniels Whiskey from the flask. because if Jack don't kill it, it wasn't meant to die.",
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My two sisters (from another mother) are going to Ghana at the end of the month for humanitarian efforts. Would anyone like to donate? | Here is the message they sent me:
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“I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody” – Lily Tomlin
At the end of this month Sheets and I (Sweets) will be on our way to Ghana Africa to a community where we can all join in the continuous support of humanitarianism globally. Thus, we are sending out this message and reaching out to any of you who would like to be part of this mission.
Any donations received will be spent on one of the organizations below, since Sheets and I will be working personally with them. Please click or copy and paste links below for more information on the organizations.
1) Ryvanz-Mia Orphanage, 2) Dzidefo Women's Cooperative, & 3) Kpando Pottery Fesi Shed.
[Ryvanz-Mia Orphanage](http://villagevolunteers.org/country-ghana/ryvanz-mia/home.php)
[Dzidefo Women's Cooperative](http://villagevolunteers.org/country-ghana/dzidefo/home.php)
[
Kpando Pottery Fesi Shed
](http://villagevolunteers.org/country-ghana/fesi/home.php)
Since we will be there personally you can be sure that your good intentions will be delivered. We will do our best to post updates when our donations have made a difference.
PS: Please feel free to pass this message along to anyone who you think would like to contribute and be a part of this.
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PPS: I'm leaving my PayPal here for donations, but if you think there's an easier or better way of sending donations, please tell.
paypal: http://scr.im/liljay2k
-Jay | 4 | [
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"body": "Seems fishy to take personal donations for such a thing. Have people donate directly to the non-profits involved, and let them work out the details of your sisters' trip.",
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How cold is too cold to you? How hot is too hot? | I live in Maryland in the USA, and to me, 32F/0C is as cold as I can generally stand it, where as I would say around 90F/32C is when I start feeling like it's too warm. Hearing about you guys in -40C weather sounds freaking unbearable to me, good god. | 6 | [
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"body": "This is why the Fahrenheit scale is actually useful, and the only thing I'd miss if the US went metric: 0-100 is the range that's not terribly annoying. Human scale!",
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"body": "If it's too cold to be naked, then it's too cold. I haven't really experienced \"too hot\", so I can't really say -- 30C is about the hottest I've experienced outside and that was still fine with me. :)",
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"body": "Too cold: about -20C with any sort of wind chill.\r\n\r\nToo hot: over 25C, unless I am on a beach with an icy beverage close at hand.",
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"body": "Too cold is your ex-girlfriend telling you that she only said she loved you because you said it first.\n\nToo hot is girl you're stuck in the friend-zone with, who thought it would be a good idea to wear skin-tight short-shorts when you go out jogging together.",
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What are some things you assumed were parodies but turned out to be real? For me, it's the Tiger Woods Vanity Fair Cover. | I thought it was the 2010 version of a bikini-clad Sarah Palin toting an automatic rifle meme. Judging by his press releases, I assumed Tiger would go all Jimmy Swaggart on us, not Tupac. The only thing missing in this pic is the Thug Life tattoo across the chest. Anyways, way to try to embrace the bad boy image Tiger, but in my eyes you'll always be more Urkel than 50 Cent, no matter how many cocktail waitresses you banged. Congratulations though, on taking the early lead for 2010's most unintentionally funny moment.
EDIT: http://ewpopwatch.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/tiger-woods-vanity-fair_240.jpg | 79 | [
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"body": "Sarah Palin. Seriously, I'm English and had no idea who she was and because the things she said were *so* retarded, i genuinely believed she was a character like Ali G. Honestly.",
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"body": "[The trailer for *Kill Speed*.](http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi3466527769/)\n\nAlso, the description:\n> \"KILL SPEED\" is a high-octane, youth oriented, “TOP GUN” meets “FAST & FURIOUS” tale about best friends who fly home-built, high-tech planes to deliver Mexican manufactured crystal meth throughout rural California in order to fund their Hollywood, rock-star lifestyle.",
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"body": "The recent Taco-Bell Drive Through Diet tv campaign. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ89JaxqVgI \n\nIt's real",
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"body": "How about linking to the said cover. It is really not that hard. http://ewpopwatch.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/tiger-woods-vanity-fair_240.jpg",
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"body": "[Conservapedia](http://www.conservapedia.com). It's just so retarded that it turned ironically brilliant.\r\n\r\nEspecially the admins blow my mind. Like how they insist wikipedia is a liberal hellhole that will censor everything that goes against their ideologies... and the CP admins will ban everyone who would argue against that.. THEY MUST KNOW HOW HYPOCRITICAL THEY ARE, THEY CAN'T BE THIS BLIND!",
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"body": "I saw a trailer for that new movie where The Rock plays the Tooth Fairy- it took over 20 seconds for me to realize the preview wasn't a satire.",
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"body": "I was at an interview recently and passed by a demotivational poster on the wall, but I am so accustomed to the internet meme that I stared at it for about a minute trying to get the joke before I realized that it was an actual motivational poster. \n\nI started laughing. I was laughing at the fact that the poster was, in fact, not funny. Could you call that antihumor?",
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"body": "South Park for me too, but the one where the Jonas Brothers blast \r\ntheir audience in the face with jizz guns held at crotch level: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnl0M5z7W6Y\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n",
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"body": "In a similar vein, [Marge Simpson on the cover of *Playboy*](http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/8500000/Marge-Simpson-s-Playboy-Magazine-Cover-the-simpsons-8545973-476-640.jpg).",
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"body": "\"Starship Troopers\" the movie.\r\n\r\nUsed to be pure satire until George W. Bush became president.\r\n\r\nEDIT: Ok, downvote me, fine. But would you be so kind to state whether you disagree with my assessment, simply dislike the movie, or my mentioning of W?",
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Is it possible to break necks like in the movies? | All those James Bonds and Rambos do that all the time. Does it work in reality?
Edit: Here's a brilliant video example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLypA7hymAw
Edit2: Are neck breaking moves used in real life situations? Or is it taught in the military?
Edit3: Can you break your own neck? That would be an awesome skill. | 36 | [
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"body": "As I understand it, the typical Hollywood move you see is pure horseshit. You'd have to use much more force in a different direction to break the bones and sever the spinal cord. A quick little twist to the side is not going to do that very well. \n\nI read a book once where a guy had to do this. He wrestled with the victim until the victim was on the ground face down. The bad guy put his knee in the guy's upper back then pulled hard on his head. That gave him enough leverage to pull this off. I don't know it's very likely at all to work the way Hollywood likes to show us.\n\nBut Hollywood does lots of shit like that. For example, every single fucking time someone pulls a sword out of a scabbard you hear a long metallic scraping sound even though you would never hear that sound in real life. It's so common that people expect it. Sort of like cars that explode into flames when they crash.",
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"body": "You'd have to use your entire body in a hip twist movement with the head secured in an arm lock to get enough torque, not just a flip with the hand like that.",
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"body": "According to my chiropractor, it takes way more force than what is displayed in the movies. If some of Arnold's necksnaps were true to life, i would have died checking my blindspot while merging on the freeway many times already.",
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"body": "Yes, it's possible, but it's a lot easier to do a \"carotid choke\" (aka sleeper hold) where you just pinch off the carotid arteries and render the person unconscious. \n\nIf you do it a little longer, you can give someone brain damage and/or render them dead, so be careful with that.",
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"body": "Here's a fun drinking game. When you watch Lost, you take a drink every time someone gets tapped on the head and knocked out.",
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"body": "I once tried to break a small deers neck. I was 6'6\" 300 pounds at the time, an ex college wrestler. The 80 pound deer almost kicked the fuck out of me. Deer are probably tougher than the average dude.",
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"body": "There's got to be some safety issues with doing fake neck breaks. I wouldn't want anyone doing a realistic fake neck break on me.",
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"body": "I would imagine that it would be very hard to do with what you see in the movies. There are two ways to help out with the torque and range of nonresistive motion that you need. The first would be to simulate what happens with a noose. The concern is not so much trying to twist off the neck as separate the vertebra frm the base of the skull. To do this you could get a good wrap underneath the jaw and arround the forehead and induce a drop with you body weight while pulling the target back off it's feet. Then once the body is no longer supported yank upwards as quickly as possible to cause a separation not a break.\nIf you smack the guys forehead from behind like he forgot something it will cause his equalibrium to start the backwards motion for you allowing more focus on the setup instead of muscling with the body. \n\nThe other is to punch like Mike Tyson and just break a guys neck in one punch. ",
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"body": "Yes\r\n\r\n[Pgs 303-309](http://armyapp.forces.gc.ca/ael/pubs/B-GL-382-004-FP-001.PDF)\r\n\r\n(throw-away account because I don't want to get tracked down and lose my career... or have to break some necks. Also I am not responsible for any dumbass try this shit out)",
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F1 needs more bad asses | I mean this young generation of drivers are really mild mannered. Montoya and Irvine where a lot of fun and made for a better story. Alonso is the closest thing to it right now | 11 | [
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"body": "Well Kobayashi seems to have potential as being a badass. Hopefully his car will be competitive enough for him to give him a fighting chance.",
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"body": "James Hunt is still the all-time bad-ass of F1. If Jaques Villeneuve comes out of retirement, then we will have another bad-ass on the grid. Right now Teflonso and Sebastian Vettel are the closest thing to a bad-ass in F1. Yet that is like saying O'Douls is \"real\" beer. For people outside the USA, O'Douls is a non-alcoholic beer ",
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"body": "I think Vettel, while not a \"badass\", is at least relatable as a person and not the typical \"neutered\" voice you hear from most drivers who are under control of all their sponsors ",
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Putting my dog down tomorrow after 13 amazing years. At least i was able to get her to recreate a popular dog pic with a twist | Maggie has severe cancer which has taken over her lungs and her body is shutting down.
Her awesome pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beerorkid/3403665724/in/set-72157600938528733/
To clarify, this pic was taken a while back when she was still healthy.
This is the picture I was trying to recreate: http://dogs-looking-like-people.tumblr.com/post/89220915/this-guy-has-been-waiting-for-you-since-4-30am
And that site posted Maggie as well http://dogs-looking-like-people.tumblr.com/post/259922132/ok-you-may-be-thinking-this-is-just-another-dog-in
Going to miss you girl.
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"body": "Stay in the room with her. I learned on Reddit that pets look for their owners after they are taken to the euthanasia room. Sorry for your loss. ",
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"body": "Mags is a champ. A spoiled, happy, gorgeous little champ.\nLove to the family - two and four legged.\n",
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"body": "Absolutely fucking sucks to put a dog down. Hardest thing I have ever done. Tears are welling in my eyes thinking about my dogs I have put down....\n\nI wish you the best tomorrow",
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Ask trees: Can consuming marijuana help me ease my anxiety? | I've been looking into finding information on marijuana, I find all kinds of studies and anecdotes and personal experiences that vary in all kinds of directions so I'm asking here as well, perfectly aware of the bias.
I have a problem controlling my nerves, it's become irrational to an extent in that I can't control myself and I'm nervous all the time until this one event occurs, after this event happens I know I'll be ok, but getting there takes a toll on my health as I eat badly and the stress of it further weakens me and I may even become depressed. What I want, is to be able to see the event for what it is and not make a big deal out of it. I need something to relax me, to help me get through this and be done with it without suffering over how much of a wimp I still am.
Would marijuana help me deal with this anxiety? | 17 | [
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"body": "Marijuana has a tendency to amplify our feelings and senses. Without knowing what specific event is triggering your anxiety, it would be hard to discern if weed would be able to help or not. My best advice (taken with a grain of salt like everything on the internet) would be to give weed a trial run. Use the Norml link at the top of this page to find the medical marijuana laws in your state. Ask your doctor if he/she thinks a medical cannabis is right for you.\n\nLike all medication, too much at one time can be damaging to your system, so start with small applications like a one-hitter pipe. Don't try holding in the smoke, this only depraves your brain of oxygen and will give your mixed sensory inputs. Wait for the effects to settle in (right about 5 minutes if smoking, 30 minutes if eating) before going again. And keep two things in mind whenever you smoke; noone has *ever* died of a \"weed overdose\" it just doesn't happen, and all fleeting thoughts you have are a direct result of smoking. One more thing, you're not going to be stuck that way forever.\n\nEdit: Come back and give us an update too! We'd love to hear about your experience, good or bad.",
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"body": "[2] You sound like I did for the past decade, so this hits particularly close to home. Anxiety is among my reasons for using medical marijuana. Marijuana has replaced all of the meds my doctors had prescribed me over the years, all of which hurt me a lot more than they ever helped.\n\nMarijuana will heighten the sensation of all of your experiences. If you're having an anxious moment, it will be amplified. The first thing marijuana did was kick me in the ass with anxiety-ridden \"bad trips\", and show me very clearly that I needed to control my experience. *Yes, you can control your entire experience.* It's your responsibility to do so.\n\nNow I exercise, I stretch and do yoga daily, I'm beginning meditation, and I've read books about personal development, experience and flow. My anxiety is manageable, and in a few years of consistent practice being a relaxed, balanced person, this personality I'm cultivating will eventually stick with or without medication. I am retraining myself with the help of the most effective, least harmful aide that anyone knows of today.\n\nA few mistakes I'd correct if I could:\n\n * find the right doctor to help you use marijuana effectively. Too many \"mmj doctors\" out there know too little and care nothing at all. An experienced, grounded guide is what you have to seek out or cultivate in yourself.\n * keep it under [3] until you feel balanced. A lofty experience and quickly go bad if you aren't resolved enough to handle it.\n\nIf it isn't abundantly clear: **You don't *need* marijuana for any of this**. It's not a silver bullet, and as heady as our problems are, it has the potential to hinder your progress if you use it irresponsibly. Marijuana, however, can be a very effective tool for our purposes.\n\nBest of luck.",
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"body": "In my opinion, it can act as a double-edged sword. In the safety of my home, it is a great way to rid myself of not only anxiety, but stress as well. However, doing it in public or doing it and then going out into public normally sends me down a path of over-imaginative ideas brought on by anxiety. ",
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I submited some pics of my grow. heres a update! | They have grown taller and are starting to smell quite a bit!
they are both 100% female.
atm i have them on a rough 10/14 lighting. this is because i dont have a timer, and these are in my bedroom ( a big fucking light kinda keeps you awake).
so, does trees think its time to get budding? or leave it a bit longer....
anyway, here are the pics!
[pic1](http://imgur.com/TMxPy.jpg)
[pic2](http://imgur.com/f0oQB.jpg)
[pic3](http://imgur.com/I94Lp.jpg)
[pic4](http://imgur.com/DCEDe.jpg)
plz comment / tips etc :D | 8 | [
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"body": "Looking good man! I'm looking to do a similar size grow in the future. What type of gear other than what is pictured are you using? \n\nAlso, just out of curiosity, what strain? ",
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My Credit Card Number is Stolen | I recently found that my credit card was used to buy software online worth $500. I called up my bank and canceled the card. I have a friend of mine who is a cop. Using his influence I could get a court order and later my friend said the IP of the fraud was found during investigation. The IP seems to belong to someone in Ukraine. I reside in NY and I am wondering how my card details could reach someone in Ukraine. I don't use my card for online transactions. Will it be possible to locate the person and send him to Jail. | 8 | [
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"body": "You don't need to have used them on the Internet.\n\nI developed software for various industries, often involving credit card processing. I did so from 1992 to about 2005. In that time, just as a developer who also did technical support, I came across MILLIONS of people's credit cards. None of which had been used over the internet (ust about all came from phone orders, mail orders, or Point of Sale purchases). I am honest, and don't have reason to steal people's credit cards. But I could have. I am very confident that there are at least a few developers who are not as honest as I am, and would have no trouble stealing thousands or tens of thousands of credit card numbers, along with their associated information, and selling that to foreign parties.",
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What is your favorite NYC neighborhood? | The fiancee and I are currently in Williamsburg, but it was our first apartment after moving to NYC and we have REALLY, erm, 'outgrown' the neighborhood. We both love New York and are here for the long haul (I think), I have a steady, good job, etc. We are looking for a new apartment, what is your favorite neighborhood for living?
We desire a decent to good grocery store in the neighborhood with some reasonable prices (getting sick of being ripped off...) And ultimately, I want something at least semi-safe. Williamsburg has felt quite safe (we are off the bedford stop on the L), and mostly I am just worried about her, walking home late at night or something.
We have been thinking of Astoria, Ditmas Park/Kensington, Prospect Heights. But we are very open! Any ideas would be great, thanks. | 18 | [
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"body": "East Village baby yeah!\n\nIt's full of awesome restaurants, brunch spots, gig venues. It's safe, it's in manhattan, it's close to soho, Greenwich village, Les. The people are very friendly. We have a cute park at Thompson square. ",
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"body": "**PARK SLOPE**!\n\nIt's safe, has lots of cafe's, bars, and is not flooded with as many hipsters as Williamsburg. Look into it!\n\nAnd yeah, greenpoint is great too.",
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"body": "I live in Astoria. Been here for 6 years. Moved into a new place a year ago with my GF. I love it here. its safe, there is a good sense of community. \n\nDef check it out.",
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"body": "Cobble Hill, man. Awesome brownstone streets, Smith street full of restaurants, easy walk to other cool neighborhoods, easy train to LES or West Village. We just got a Trader Joe's, and there are great bars here. I don't know why I'm even telling you this. I want to keep it just like it is.",
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"body": "Woodside. If you're considering Astoria, consider Woodside as well. It's extremely diverse, and the local (cheap!) cuisine reflects this. Plus, in a city full of safe neighborhoods, I think it feels \"more safe\" than others. ",
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"body": "Kensington, is a little known but great neighborhood. I would say for the most part it's comprised of working class families and peoples in there mid twenties to mid 30's who want to be close to the Park Slope, Windsor Terrace area with out having to pay the high rents. It's absurd how culturally diverse the neighborhood is, and the menus from local restaurants you'll find slipped under your door will give testament to that. I have an very large 1 bedroom with a huge living room, dinning room and eat in kitchen for about 1500 a month in a post war apartment building near the Ft. Hamilton stop on the F / G train. I'm in my mid twenties and I find myself relieved that there is little night life in the immediate area, (if I want to make a drunken mess of myself, the LES and Williamsburg are just a train ride away. The neighborhood is not for everyone, perhaps those among us who are accustomed to some higher end neighborhoods may not see the charm Kensington, but it's a very safe, nice quiet place to live if your into that sort of thing.",
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I would like some help from the /r/cricket community. | I have been interested in cricket for around a year now. I live in the U.S. and they never play cricket on television unless it's a huge game. I am interested in watching cricket, however, and would enjoy learning about websites or television sources that carry or host games that have already happened. I do not have a team that I like yet because I haven't officially watched a full game. I've seen lots of 20/20 clips with england (and I can't remember the other team, I do believe they won, they were wearing green and yellow). I live in Iowa and I don't have a credit card so it's very hard to access DVD's or even books. The only book I found was at a used book store the book was called *Yorkshire Cricket Greats by John Callaghan* and is focused on the best players of that towns' cricket team in 1968. It's very dated and I'm reading through it basically grasping for anything. I do know that there are places like crickinfo.com but I have no idea where to even start on my venture.
So, if anyone could help me where should I start? and after that what should I do? | 13 | [
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"body": "www.cricinfo.com is absolutely the best website on news related to Cricket and Cricket in general.\n\nThey have live written commentary for most live international matches and its all free to access. Also their StatusGuru and Scorecard databases have scorecards of matches from 1930ish up to the present. It is the most comprehensive cricket site I've seen.\n\nWikipedia is obviously another awesome source of cricket stats and information, especially for beginners. Just go to the cricket article and follow links from there. (You might start to realize that cricket fans are just crazy for stats)\n\nWhen it comes to watching matches, there are few reliable sites on the internet that are not spam and have highlights or live matches being streamed. SkySports usually streams matches that they broadcast online on their website and you can usually find highlights of recent matches on youtube before they are taken offline due to copyrights issues...\n\n[This](http://www.apnicommunity.com/official-cricket-forums/) website usually has okay quality highlights of recent matches, and they delete spam very often, although i don't frequent that website much, but whenever i've went, it has delivered.\n\nNow coming to cricket literature or related things, I have no idea as I have only read about 1 book on cricket, and that wasn't even in English.\n\nIts nice to see an American being interested in cricket :P, but if you delve deeper in it, i'm sure youll find it amazingly tantalizing or even better than [somethings](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3966609/Harold-Pinter-reveals-why-cricket-is-better-than-sex.html) :).",
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"body": "Cricinfo is definitely the best place to start. They have ball-by-ball commentary for live matches, and their bulletins and scorecards are excellent.\n\nhttp://www.abc.net.au/sport/cricket/ is also OK, this is the Australian ABC's website for cricket. Their commentators are very good, and they have a lot of free audio and video. Not sure if they broadcast live, but they might. It's Australian-oriented though as you would guess, currently we're playing a Test series against Pakistan.\n\nThere are many, many good books around on cricket if you're a reader. Not sure if an American library would carry any though! Just remember that books are usually not impartial - cricket is a game that invites strong personal opinions, and rarely is there agreement!\n\nIf you do invest in any DVD's, my absolute favourite is the official review of the 2003 ICC world cup in South Africa. Brilliantly made, and an amazing tournament from start to finish. It's the 50-over format of the game (aka one day cricket), which until 20/20 came along was the short version of the game.\n\nIf you want to see live cricket, you'll definitely have to travel. I remember reading that there was a league started around NY by ex-pat Indians and Pakistanis. Other than that, the West Indies is probably your closest venue, or Pakistan sometimes play games in Canada (many teams refuse to travel to Pakistan through security fears).\n\nAll the best for your journey into the greatest sport on earth. It's a game that inflames passions, incites drama and has such a gripping and heroic history. Cricket is at an interesting place right now where the world playing field is pretty level, after a decade or more of dominance from Australia (and before that, dominance from the West Indies).",
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r/Starwars, I'm after a new wallpaper | I was thinking of something with the McGregor Obi-Wan next to the Guiness Obi-Wan but Google has failed me on this occasion. Any help?
EDIT: Hrmm.. I guess no-ones able to get that Obi-Wan one I'm after. Who's willing to make one for me? I'll PayPal you AU$10 for your troubles. | 18 | [
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"body": "I was just about to make a thread regarding wallpapers. Everyone please post the best STARWARS wallpapers here.",
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My boyfriends first (real) book. | Let me start by saying my boyfriend was raised in an extremely religious environment. He was only allowed to listen to classic hymns, only allowed to read the bible, and when the time came his parents would pick a girl for him.
Long story short, he turned out to be a motherfucking genius and went off to college at 15. His parents **carefully** picked his classes for him so he would not be exposed to the outside world. But he ended up breaking away from their cult, was homeless for a short time, but today has put himself back through college (for the degree he wanted) and makes excellent money doing a job he loves.
He managed to do all this without touching any real books (engineering really doesn't make you read).
This year I discovered he had not read anything other than the Bible and the Harry Potter Series (old gf demanded it) and a few books for school. He expressed little desire to read.
I HAVE TO FIX THIS. I have given him my copy of Ender's game. This morning I persuaded him to read the first chapter by promising him bacon. He hasn't stopped reading for four hours (and yes, he's past the first chapter). I would let him have a go at my personal library but i'm a used bookstore whore and my current collection is rather intimidating (Voltaire, The Fountainhead, GEB: an eternal golden braid, Guns Germs and Steel, etc...)
Any recommendations? What wonderful books out there made you fall in love with reading? I think i'm going to give him Jurassic Park next...then maybe Shogun (or maybe not...). He's a scifi nut but loves a good story (LOTR)
EDIT: Thank you all for such wonderful suggestions. Hearing about some I've never read... and a lot that bring back a wave of nostalgia. Going to a book swap tomorrow but this is turning into a great list.
Also, i'm not trying to force him to read genres I like, I'm just trying to have some genuinely good books around the house so that he has a wide selection that he can pick and choose from.
I grew up in a small house but my parents always had their own little library and my grandparents actually had a library room. i can't tell you what a boon it is to a young person to be able to sample across a wide range of literature at your own leisure but it's something I hope to continue. | 71 | [
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"body": "Hi - I run a used and rare bookstore. Let me know what you need, I'll ship it out to you free. I have tons of sci-fi and fantasy paperbacks, I'll do what I can to help.\n\nThis is such a unique and important situation, I'd hate to see you have to pick and choose because of price.\n\nGood luck, hope to hear from you.\n",
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"body": "+ How about some Heinlein? *The Moon is a Harsh Mistress*, if he doesn't mind the narrator's unusual speech.\n\n+ George RR Martin? Fine plots, mature fantasy.\n\n+ *Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman!* appeals to practically all scientists. Its language is plain yet beautiful.\n\n+ Terry Pratchett's *Discworld* series is a wonderful pool of books.\n\n+ Isaac Asimov's robot stories are amazing.\n\n+ I recently reread some of John Steinbeck's books. Depending upon his tastes, *Of Mice and Men* or *Travels With Charley in Search of America* might suffice.",
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"body": "You gave him your Ender's Game? You're like the best girlfriend *ever*. O.O\n\nGive him Hitchhikers Guide to help him out of the religious shell, and then give him a great classic like Journey to the Center of the Earth. \n\nJourney > Enders > Hitchhikers - That was my introduction to the world of reading growing up.\n\nThe Star Wars universe has a good collection of stories if he is a SW fan. Traitor is a great one, Shadows of the Empire is another good one.\n\nIf he's into fantasy I recommend Wheel of Time and Song of Ice and Fire, though Robert Jordon may be a bit more accessible than R.R. Martin for beginners. The Hobbit is a good starter book too.\n\nIf he hasn't put down Ender's yet, then its likely he's on his way to breaking the Book barrier. ",
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"body": "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. \n\nThe Stranger (Camus)\n\nFight Club\n\nKing Rat (Clavel)\n\nBridges at Toko-Ri (Michener)\n\nAdrian Mole\n\nThe Wasp Factory (kind of disturbing)\n\nTough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys (Will Self anthology)\n\nKalki (Gore Vidal)\n\n",
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"body": "*Jurassic Park* is a good idea. I can't believe people are recommending things like Vonnegut, Heinlein and Thompson. Take your hipster glasses off and recognize that those are not first books, people. Here are my recommendations:\n\nGo to Amazon and read the first page of *[Beat the Reaper](http://www.amazon.com/Beat-Reaper-Novel-Josh-Bazell/dp/0316032220)* by Josh Bazell. It's become my go-to-recommendation for when people ask for addictive books. It's hilarious, violent and sexy, and also has some surprising thematic seriousness at times. I finished the whole thing in about twelve hours.\n\nYou can also \"read inside\" *[Straight Man](http://www.amazon.com/Straight-Man-Novel-Richard-Russo/dp/0375701907/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262997423&sr=1-1)* by Richard Russo on Amazon. It's a bit heavier than *Beat the Reaper*, but it's one of my favorite books, heartbreaking and incredibly funny. (I had to leave the library because it was making me laugh out loud). I finished that in about 16 hours.\n\n*[Blankets](http://www.amazon.com/Blankets-Craig-Thompson/dp/1891830430/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262997585&sr=1-1)*, by Craig Thompson, is my favorite book. It's a 600-page cartoon that I read cover to cover in something like 9 hours. You didn't ask about graphic novels, but I had to drop its name because it so perfectly captures the experience of growing up, resenting your parents, falling in love, and coming to terms with reality.\n\nHope those help",
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"body": ">Voltaire, The Fountainhead, GEB: an eternal golden braid, Guns Germs and Steel,\n\nOne of these is not like the others.",
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"body": "I recommend Arthur C. Clarke (short stories, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Rendevous with Rama), Isaac Asimov (robot stories, Foundation) , and Frank Herbert (Dune).",
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"body": "Here's some copypasta from a similar post:\n\n\n\n**Pool of Radiance** is an easy classic and will flesh out his D&D knowledge cred.\n\n**The Vampire Lestat** is another one I really loved. It is dark and rich. It stands apart from the first book The Interview with the Vampire and if he's seen that movie it's enough (forgive the heresy).\n\nHere are a few others that were good easy reads:\n\n**Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas** by Hunter S Thompson\n\n**The Caves of Steel** by Isaac Asimov\n\n**Mystery** by Peter Straub\n\n**The Bonfire of the Vanities** by Tom Wolfe\n\n**Deadeye Dick** by Kurt Vonnegut\n\n**Clan of the Cave** Bear by Jean M. Auel\n\n**Lonesome Dove** by Larry McMurtry\n\n**Brave New World** by Aldous Huxley\n\n**The Count of Monte Cristo** by Alexandre Dumas\n\nTL;DR-see bold.",
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"body": "Non-fiction:\n\n * Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert Pirsig)\n * Wind, Sand, Stars (Antoine de Saint Exupéry)\n\nFiction:\n\n * The Crying of Lot 49\n * The Great Gatsby \n * Catch-22\n * The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)\n\nActually, forget it... just check out http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html and work your way down the list. Can't go wrong.\n\nIf he wants to read sci-fi, start with the classics:\n\n * Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep\n * I, Robot\n * the first three Foundation novels\n * Ringworld\n * The Hithchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\n\nThen more modern classics:\n\n * the Hyperion Cantos (Dan Simmons)\n * Snow Crash and The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)\n",
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"body": "Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. It's got lots of technology stuff in it, and also samurai sword fighting and a bit involving Sumerian mythology and also Christian fundamentalists (sort of). How bout some non fiction too, maybe a biography of someone he admires.",
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"body": "Shogun definitely. \n\nTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis.\n\nLet him paw through your shelves without you watching over him for a bit.\n\n",
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"body": "The little Prince by Exupery\n\n1984 or Animal Farm by Orwell \n\nLolita by Nabokov.\n\nTake care, I wish luck to both of you.",
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"body": "I would just like to say that you're a wonderful girlfriend for doing this (I'll ignore the despicable act of holding bacon hostage). \n\nAs far as recommendations go, the Dark Tower series is a must if he isn't turned off by the first book in the series. In fantasy, Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series spins a fantastic tale (it is a little repetitive half-way through, but the first two books are masterpieces), and A Song of Ice and Fire by George Martin needs to be given to your boyfriend right away!",
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"body": "*The Great Gatsby.* If he missed that in high school, he missed one of the best books ever. Also, every single one of my friends, whether engineers or art students, adored the *His Dark Materials* trilogy by Philip Pullman. Smart fantasy!",
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"body": "The Hobbit would be a great book for him to read. Lord of the Rings is a pretty heavy story to get into at first, the hobbit would be a good starting point.",
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"body": "+1 for giving him Ender's Game! I really enjoyed Ender's Shadow as well, much more than the trilogy that followed EG.\n\nTry Terry Pratchett's Discworld and Douglas Adams for sure. The humor will offset any clash with his mindset due to not having branched out before now.\n\nI have to recommend against The Song of Ice and Fire at this stage, though. I quirked an eyebrow at the retro brutality throughout, though I have enjoyed the series. And I have read and written fantasy for decades. To take someone who hasn't read anything but HP, and dump him into that bloodbath? No. He might end up disliking fantasy as a genre, as being full of Conan and Excalibur and nothing else. Or else he'll like that sort, as it's similar to 300, and not read anything else within the vast scope of fantasy.\n\nLike my book, an epic adventure fantasy, due out later this year. :D\n\nI really enjoyed Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel; I think your boyfriend could get a lot out of that. No idea where your boyfriend stands on the creation/evolution spectrum, but I got the sneaking suspicion from reading GG&S that Diamond is a (closet?) creationist, though not in the strict 6Kyear sense.\n\n\n",
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"body": "There are many great recommendations here, I'll add Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, The Catcher in the Rye, and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I don't think anyone should get away without reading some Shakespeare and other classics, but I recognize (as you clearly do) that some of the classics aren't as accessible outside a class environment. ",
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"body": "I loved Shogun, that's going to be bacon to him. \n\nThe American classics; something like Walden Pond. Don't be afraid to throw in some philosophical thought either, Civil Disobedience, Rawls, Bentham, John Stuart Mill...\n\nGod, he is so lucky to have all this in front of him! ",
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"body": "Given his love of sci-fi and his breakaway from a religous background... he must read Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke. Utterly mind-blowing book about the future of mankind that delves into themes of the collective unconscious... He'd love it. ",
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"body": "So, the reward for hours of Ender's Game is bacon? Interesting... I'd like you to marry me. \n\nAlso, the books you mentioned are some of my favorite books (all different fields, though; Fic, SciFic, Anthropology, Objectivism...) of all time.\n\nI'm not sure if you've managed to tap into the reddit literature hive mind (overlords be praised) and I've just been a slave for too long, or you and I were meant to be together. I didn't think that the hive mind here was into Rand, so, that might mean you and I are supposed to marry, etc.\n\n\nMebbe if it doesn't work out with your guy... and I don't work out with my lady (whom I love; Oh, curse a woman with a wonderful taste in lit!)...\n\n\nPS, instead of Jurassic Park, I've always really enjoyed SPHERE, it's a biteen more nerdy (imo).",
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AskReddit: Do you or anyone you know resemble a celebrity? | I am often told I look like a [thinner Hurley](http://i.imgur.com/KwPDF.jpg) from Lost. I've had people on planes remark to me as I was walking to my seat. | 4 | [
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"body": "When I was younger (like 13 or so) my sister insisted I looked just like Rosie O'Donnell. I didn't then, and certainly don't now, but ten years later, I still want to punch her when I think about it.",
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If stores offered a discount for paying in cash, would you? | Stores pay a fee to the credit card companies for every purchase. If they were to offer you a discount of half of that fee on every purchase, would that be enough incentive for you to start paying with cash? | 469 | [
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"body": "No. Credit cards offer a lot of protection that cash doesn't: fraud protection, automatically extended warranties, and so on. Several times I have called my credit card company to dispute charges after getting ripped off. I couldn't do that with cash.\n\nIn addition, I find it easier to categorize and track my credit card spending since I can download the transactions. Very convenient. The only way I track cash is miscellaneous, uncategorized \"ATM withdrawal\" entries.\n\nSince I never carry a balance, credit cards are nothing but good for me.",
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"body": "On Long Island (in New York state) I've found a pretty crazy but oddly common practice: If you pay in cash, you (1) get no receipt and (2) don't get charged sales tax. It seems they simply don't report the income (obviously illegal...), thus the lack of sales tax. Being from the midwest where this doesn't happen at all, at first I thought it was a fluke, but it kept happening again and again. Since sales tax there is 8.625%, that's a big difference.\n\nWhen I questioned it once at a small shop in Suffolk County, the owner said \"This is America; there's no tax on cash\" and looked at me like I was crazy.",
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"body": "the cheap gas station by my house offers 7-8 cents off a gallon if you pay with cash rather than credit or debit. thats where i usually fill up from",
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"body": "I'm almost 100% plastic. I pay for everything on an airline credit card that I pay off before I ever have to pay interest. If it was a substantial discount I would start paying with cash as it would be worth more then frequent flier miles but it would have to be at least 5% before I would bother which isn't going to happen as the credit card fee's are not that high to merchants.",
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"body": "Credit cards are great when you get into a dispute with a retailer. \n\nFor example, if you try to return something within 90 days and the merchant won't take it back, AMEX will fully refund the purchase price. It comes in handy. ",
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"body": "I don't see the logic. For business owners, despite the fee charged by credit/debit card companies, they still incur costs for handling cash (handling, banking, risk of theft and/or loss). Surely accepting cash, or promoting it, is really not that beneficial. ",
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"body": "actually I wouldn't. I find that if I have cash, I spend it. Handing over a card requires me to actually think about if I want to withdraw that amount from my bank account. ",
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"body": "Having seen my parents rack up 100k in credit card debts (they make about that much a year) I refuse to pay in credit for anything.\n\nIf I don't have the cash on me, too damn bad.",
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"body": "Correcting some misconceptions about CCs. YMMV by country. I'm in America.\n\nAre debit card fees more than CCs? Debit fees are usually one quarter to one half the fees charged for cards. However, the price and maintenance of debit PIN Pads (200-300 bucks + encryption fees) and the trend of ever increasing debit fees make it impractical for small businesses to support debit for small transactions unless their volume is very high (gas stations, grocery stores) and can make up the difference.\n\nCan you have a minimum transaction amount to use a CC? Most merchant agreements prohibit minimum transaction amounts. Your account will be audited if they get a report of this. You can charge a fee if the transaction is below a certain amount, but you cannot set a minimum.\n\nAre CC fees standardized? No. Paypal reams you on fees, a real merchant account will be between 1.7-3%, and big box retailers get even better deals. They are usually negotiated individually based on credit rating, processing volume and capital on hand (should something go wrong).\n\nEdit: most accounts also charge a per item fee, so it is 10c + 1.5%, etc.\nDouble Edit: I work for a CC processing software company.",
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"body": "No. I use my debit card for everything because it's exact. If I go into a store to buy something, and the cashier says its $1.63 and I pay with $2, thats 37 cents of coins I get back, most of which will just get lost somewhere, either in random pockets in my clothing or under the couch cushions or whatever. Or put another way, I'm essentially paying $2.00 for a $1.63 item, where I would have payed the exact price with a debit card. If I add up all those little coins that would have disappeared, its probably much more than the theoretical cash discount.",
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"body": "No, I wouldn't.\n\nIf there's a sign saying \"Credit Cards Require a purchase of $X or more\" I will purposefully grab $x-2 worth of things and pay with credit. If they refuse it, I pull out the section of the Visa/MC agreement that says they're not allowed to have a minimum price threshold for credit card transactions (Which I've finally gone and had laminated).\n\n",
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"body": "Specs offers a discount for cash.\n\nAlso, they carry noodles and frozen dinners. I don't understand what makes them not technically a grocery store. How much do you have to sell for it to be illegal to sell liquor?\n\n(in Texas)\n",
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"body": "For stuff less than $100, yes. But for big-ticket items, I would rather pay by card than take the risk of carrying a large amount of cash around, even if I would save more money. Imagine going to buy a laptop or a fridge and getting mugged... Ouch!\n\n*edit: spelling",
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"body": "there is a liquor store here in houston that offers a cheaper price on booze for paying with cash. It is called Spec's. i always pay cash there.",
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"body": "I work at a locally owned guitar shop and we regularly give out discounts for cash. On higher priced items, people tend to save a decent amount of money for making a trip across the street to any of the major banks that are right by us. \n\nIf you're shopping at a locally owned business and are buying something with a price that's up there, you should really ask them about a cash discount.",
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"body": "I would pay cash if stores would set prices so after tax it comes out to an even amount. So like the product would cost 94 cents where tax would make it 1 dollar. Change is annoying (except quarters for laundry at my apartment).",
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"body": "I love whoring out my credit card. I'm on a Cash Back program and use my card to pay for EVERYTHING. I dislike using cash. If I save up $200 worth of Cash Back credit, Chase gives me an extra $50 and sends me a $250 check. I get about 3-4 of these checks a year. \n\nI also pay off my balance to 0 twice a month when I get paid. I consider it free money for me. ",
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"body": "The liquor store that I shop at in Austin, Tx, Specs Liquors, Offers a 5% discount on any transaction paid with cash, check or debit. ",
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"body": "[FDIC Consumer Protection - Ch 4 - § 167. Use of cash discounts](http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/6500-500.html#6500167)\n\n>With respect to any sales transaction, any discount from the regular price offered by the seller for the purpose of inducing payment by cash, checks, or other means not involving the use of an open-end credit plan or a credit card shall not constitute a finance charge as determined under section 106, if such discount is offered to all prospective buyers and its availability is disclosed clearly and conspicuously.\n\n/thread",
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"body": "The store I work at in Australia does (The Good Guys, as you had probably guessed), It works quite well, and we have huge marketing behind it.",
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"body": "I usually pay by credit card for purchases over $20. However, if it's a local business that I want to support I will make a point to hit the ATM first and pay cash whenever possible (no discount required).",
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"body": "Few gas stations in my town do this. Not worth it for me, carrying cash costs me more money due to those damn vending machines at work. ",
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"body": "Many small shops in New York City will do this by not charging you sales tax (since they can fudge their cash transaction reporting to the state) which saves you over 8%.",
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"body": "I prefer to pay with cash now. Credit cards are too abstract for me, I spend on them without thinking... so my method of budgeting and keeping things in check is to simply deal in cash. So yes, if stores want to start giving me a little discount for my current payment method, that would be awesome!",
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"body": "IKEA gives you 3% back on your next purchase if you use your debit card. I asked them why, and they explained it's actually cheaper for companies when debit is used. You don't have to pay the credit card charges and counting cash costs man hours.",
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"body": "I am not from the US and I really don't get the love you people have for credit cards. What is the point in ALWAYS paying with borrowed money when you have money in the bank? If you had money in your wallet would you borrow from a friend yo buy a drink? No. \n \nI can see why maybe you want to use a debit card for the convenience of no-cash ( I do too sometimes), but credit card, I just don't get it. What is the point of paying a fee on top of your every purchase?",
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"body": "I usually pay with cash, it just makes sense to me to not spend what I don't have.\n\nThe only things I pay for with credit are online purchases and gas, and I monitor those pretty heavily.",
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Hey Reddit, what are your irrational fears? | For example, I won't swallow pills unless I have water to drink with it. I won't use soda because I'm afraid that I'll burp, which will eject the pill back up into my esophagus, where it will begin to dissolve and burn a hole. | 12 | [
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"body": "I know I can't be the only person who routinely checks the back seat of his car for serial killers. *(Sometimes while driving)*",
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"body": "I have an irrational fear of spiders and snakes in my toilet. I used to live in Malaysia when I was a kid, and one time I found a baby cobra in the bowl of a public restroom. Then when I was in Alabama visiting my grandma I felt something crawling on me when I was doing my business. When I looked down I saw a small black spider scuttling up my thigh. Upon closer inspection I noticed the small red markings on its back. FREAKING BLACK WIDOW!!!!!! Screamed like a tween Jonas Brothers fan and flicked that arachnid bitch off me... everywhere I \"go\"... my home, friend's home, dorm, office I check before I sit down. ",
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"body": "That somewhere out there in the world, at this very moment, there's a mad scientist trying to combine spider DNA with velociraptor DNA. We're all screwed if taranturaptor ever is brought to life.",
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"body": "Basements. It's the most ridiculous thing ever but I have an irrational fear of unfinished basements. They creep me the hell out. I have actually had panic attacks from having to go into them. I understand where my fear of them came from but being that I'm now in my 30's you'd think I'd be able to get over it. No such luck.",
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"body": "Spiders. Also other small arthropods, but mostly spiders. I find them absolutely terrifying. Not when I'm watching them on TV or they're behind glass, but if I know a spider is capable of reaching me, I am terrified. Also I may at times scream like a little girl when I encounter one. Not an uncommon phobia by any measure, but certainly irrational.",
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"body": "If my girlfriend breaks up with me I will never find another girl as pretty as her. Shallow, yes, but a fear of mine. ",
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"body": "When I'm home alone and it's dark outside, I try to put all the lights on because I'm afraid there's a burglar standing in one of the unlit rooms to knock me out. I'll also open the door and press it against the wall to make sure nobody is standing behind it. ",
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"body": "small children that are able to walk/run\n\nthere face usually resides somewhere near my knee height and they come running around from behind me. I'm always afraid that I will turn into one, without seeing them, and knee them in the face",
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"body": "Egg crate foam. Just got the chills, but it's just eh. Sometimes people who know my fear of it will hold it in their hand and walk towards me and I swear this feeling comes over me like I'm fighting for my life. ",
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"body": "Driving. I hate it. I'm too old not to have a license. But I can't help it, it scares the shit out of me.",
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Reddit, I have a rare problem. My insurance company accidentally gave me too much money. What would you do? | I recently broke my laptop. Luckily, I had third party insurance which covered accidents. They were very helpful when I went to file my claim, and gave me a very fair amount of money for the laptop (I don't want to get specific, but it was between $500 and $1000). Now, due to a clerical error, they accidentally paid me twice. I was more than thrilled when I opened my bank account, but I realize that this is not really fair to the insurance company. We have all but decided to give the money back, but what would you do reddit? | 15 | [
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"body": "Leave the country and never breathe a word of it to anybody. You're a fugitive now. Dye your hair.",
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"body": "save the money... they'll likely audit and notice their error, and ask you for it. try to put it in a good interest earning account if you can. ",
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"body": "1. Don't post on the internet about it, that's evidence that you were aware that they did and you intentionally didn't let them know.\n\n2. Check the policy you had and make sure that wasn't somehow the amount you were supposed to receive\n\n3. Don't spend that money. Spend the interest from it.",
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"body": "A few years ago, I found a guy's wallet in the parking lot between my office and the diner I frequented. I searched through it looking for some sort of phone number that I could call. There wasn't any. The guy's last name was unusual, so I looked it up in the phone book. I found it and called the number. Turned out to be the guy's dad. He thanked me and phoned his son, and his son called me, and I gave him directions on where to come pick it up.\n\nWhile I waited for the guy, a buddy of mine called. I told him what was up and he was shocked. \"At least keep the money!\" he said. \"How much is in there?\"\n\n\"Forty bucks.\"\n\nHe tried to convince me to pocket it. His wife was giving him hell in the background. Of course, the thought had crossed my mind at the time I found it. Only briefly. But it was easy to relate to this unknown stranger (?as opposed to a *known* stranger?). If I lost my wallet, I could only hope that someone would return it to me, like I decided to return it to this guy.\n\nKid showed up, I gave him his wallet, he was happy, he thanked me, I said no problem.\n\nSo if I had gotten an extra $700 from an insurance company, I probably would have given it back to them. A couple of years ago.\n\nWith the recent collapse of capitalism and the subsequent dollar for dollar bailout of the stinking thieves on Wall Street, my views have changed. While I would still give a guy back his wallet, there's no way in hell I would willingly pay back this company. They may be a great bunch of folks, but the rules have changed.\n\nAs others have suggested, I wouldn't go out and spend it. I'd keep it. I'd wait. If they asked me about it, I'd play dumb. If they didn't, I'd spend it in a year or so.\n\nIf you are an American and pay taxes in this country, at least some of what you have worked for in your life has gone to support this entrenched sociopathic elite who nearly wrecked the world's economy. Instead of being sent to jail where they belong, they have been given bonuses in the millions of dollars.\n\nTwo wrongs do not make a right, but when the playing field is tilted so far in favor of the [Italian-suit wearing bankstas and thieves](http://acegibsonexplodes.com/?p=91), you have to start thinking about yourself for the purposes of self-preservation.",
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Do you think that apple will upgrade the hardware on their Macbook and Macbook Pro lines at their upcoming conference? | Basically, I just talked my mother out of buying a Macbook Pro 13in this afternoon based on the thought that the specs would be upgraded at the end of the month. She is a busy woman, and I do not want to keep her waiting for no reason. What are your thoughts on the upgrades, will they happen or not? | 13 | [
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"body": "The answer is yes because I just picked up a new MacBook Pro. Judging how upgrades always happen with everything I buy immediately after I buy it, there's new gear on the horizon.",
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"body": "I hope so... my MacBook has come down with power issues (OS not seeing battery, battery not charging) and I've been considering forgoing the steep cost of the logic board repair and just getting a new device. The Mac Buyers Guide says \"[Don't Buy - Updates Soon](http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#MacBook_Pro)\", so hopefully Apple will take some time at their media event to roll out some updated MPBs.\n\nAlso, yesterday at CES Intel announces i5 chips suitable for the MBP, and when asked about Apple he said he didn't want to \"pre-announce\". Hopefully this means that we can expect i5 MBPs soon, maybe even at the media event later this month. This is encouraging - one of the things that disappointed me when looking at the current lineup was how similar the specs were to my 2007 MB, like the fact that both run C2D processors.",
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"body": "http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/\n\nWebsite to find out this kind of information.\n\nFor my opinion, the website says that it should be released on the 26-27 when that tablet \"should\" be released, but it will be updated by the end of Feb. most likely",
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"body": "They'll probably announce new Macbook Pro notebooks at the event they have scheduled for January 27. From what I've heard the event was focused on the 'mobile space' which seems like an obvious even to talk about laptops.\n\nMy predictions for the refresh: \n\n13\":\n low-end i5,\n 4 GB RAM,\n ATI 5470\n\n15\":\n high-end i5 - i7,\n 4 GB RAM,\n ATI 5470 - ATI 5650,\n\n17\":\n high-end i7,\n 8 GB RAM,\n ATI 5650,\n\nI'm also betting that there will be higher screen resolutions for at least some of the models. There might also be a chance for an SSD in at least one configuration, but that I wouldn't bet on. No USB 3.0, but I think OS X will add support for graphics switching between the integrated GPU on the Arrandale CPUs and a discreet card without logging out or restarting the machine. \n\nThey'll happen for sure because other manufacturers are going to be using a lot of the new technology that was just announced at CES. Intel, AMD/ATI, and nVidia all have some new hardware out and PC makers will be releasing products that use that hardware shortly. Expect Apple to do the same. \n\nI'm leaning towards ATI GPUs as nVidia really doesn't have anything new. Their 300 series are mostly just rebranded 200 series cards with minor tweaks to the clock, etc. ",
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"body": "Why ask reddit? Based off most of these comments it's clear nobody has any idea. Speculation for January 27th includes:\ntablet\nmac pro\nlaptops\niLife\nos 10.7 preview\niPhone 4.0 preview\n\nbasically everything under the sun. Solution? Buyersguide.macrumors.com",
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What's the best song ever? | I want to make a smoking hot playlist. I don't care about genre. Just tell me the one song you think it the best you've ever heard. | 12 | [
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"body": "debussy - clair de lune\r\n\r\nTIL many of Debussys greatest works have been structured around mathematical models",
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"body": "[Here is Reddits favorite music - torrent](http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5221231) from a thread about 3 months ago. I cant find it. Someone made a grooveshark catalog out of it. I am Also, unable to find. someone help.",
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So you say you want less Beckified libertarianism in your /r/libertarian, and no more partisan attacks camouflaged as libertarian theory and discussion? | If that's what you think, I'd agree and just wanted to chime in and say this subreddit should work toward eliminating that. A one or two week commitment to checking http://reddit.com/r/libertarian/new and voting accordingly should solve the problem. I've decided to start voting on submissions and comments here, even though I haven't in the past. I hope others do the same now.
There are many submissions of this type here over the last few months, and I think that the user base can work out most of this on their own or in the comments here ... but some walling off of the sandbox is needed. Not to stifle speech, or censor commenters, but to make a clear delineation between what you think, and what the world increasingly perceives you as ... a member of Iamthemob/9-12 Project. Anyone still should be able to, and obviously *can* post, but I think we as users should be sure to shine light on these sophists and their thinly veiled attempts at influencing the less experienced or newly exposed among us.
As an example, the reddit user Iamthemob/Diggsteals is an operative for someone, I'm unsure who. The RLC is my guess ... but who knows. They may instead be misguidedly trolling, or actually unstable. Iamthemob/diggsteals/unknowns has done everything from falsely claiming to be Bob Barr's daughter to having sock puppet accounts for upvoting their own submissions here in /r/libertarian. All I know for sure is they try too hard to make sure everyone knows they support the *BIG L LIBERTARIAN PARTY*, while they also try too hard to look like an idiot. Basically, this:
> Guilt by association smear. Look how worthless the LP is, they accept me! I can't spell even commonly used names correctly, never mind actual words ... blah-blah-blah. Weee! Did I mention I'm a BIG L LIBERTARIAN!
Mind you, I dislike the LP personally. It's too consumed internally with the problems brought by political infighting. I just think it's the target of the diggsteals/Iamthemob troll is all. I like the RLC less than the LP, since they have members and supporters who resort to these tactics as a matter of course. Worse tactics even. ::Glares at Dondero::
Ask yourselves why someone who hates Ron Paul *that* much wants to influence a subreddit like this one to any degree, never mind a great degree. Ask yourself why someone would ask everyone here what "unlibertarian" policies you support (while claiming they support mandatory birth rates). Ask yourself the *one* obvious question. [Cui Bono](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cui_bono).
Anyway. People like this Iamthemob/diggsteals meta-troll are bragging in other threads about having the top submissions in /r/libertarian, and using sockpuppets to do it. The only person who can fix that is you.
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"body": "Know why liberals have been able to eat freedom-loving people alive since the 1910's? Because freedom-loving people eat their own.\n\nIt's time for a temporary truce, maybe? At least until we can get the government to stop attacking its *own* citizens?",
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"body": "Libertarianism can be a rather broad political philosophy. It runs the gambit from Anarcho-Capitalism to Libertarian-Socialism. If you're distancing yourself from the LP and an established platform you guys may actually wanna spend some time deciding which version of libertarianism you are going to be discussing.",
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"body": "Sorry about my late arrival to this thread. I received quite a few PMs requesting that I add mods, so this is a response just as much to that request as to this thread.\n\nPlease, downmod the junk. I really don't much care for the way this subreddit has been going. When it first started, there was hardly any content, but the content was good stuff. Important news bits (not \"OMG POLICE!\"), philosophy, etc. Since then, the amount of content has grown greatly. But the amount of *good* content has hardly grown at all.\n\nThe difference between good content and bad can be vague. Do we need to know about climategate and police brutality? The answer, I think, is yes, but not nearly as much as we do. But does any of it deserve to be *banned*? Hell no.\n\nJust downmod the bad stuff. Stuff with even one downmod becomes pretty invisible, so this shouldn't be a problem. The only exception is when it is debatable whether the content is good or not, in which case moderator action would be completely inappropriate anyway.\n\nIt has been my policy to never use mod powers to remove content, and this policy will stay in effect unless real spam (eg advertising, bots) becomes a problem or there is overwhelming support from the community for a change in policy. As long as this policy is in effect, no mods will be added, since there is no work to be done.",
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Emergency: please help me stop smoking. It's day 7 and I think of nothing but murder and smoking all day. | Gave up on new year's day. Went two days with a hangover and cold turkey. Now I have resorted to patches. And I still *want to kill everyone*.
19 years of smoking. 20 a day. I know all the financial and health reasons. But it's so hard.
How did you deal with it? Or are you going through the same thing?
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"body": "Man, you are **so** close. Basically your addiction is in the death throws and is having one last go with your brain. ",
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"body": "There is only mind. Observe the craving. Focus on exactly what the craving is. Watch it evaporate and become stronger, wax and wane. \n\nDo not attach to the desire. Do not plan to end it. Do not plan. Just watch, calm, resolute, detached. \n\nAfter three minutes or so, the desire will extinguish. \n\nEdit:\n[This](http://dharma.ncf.ca/introduction/instructions/Thai-instructions.html) helps develop the mind's ability to focus. ",
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"body": "There will be hard times like this. You need to stay strong and just keep saying no. Don't trust yourself, your brain will rationalize like a motherfucker. Your addiction will be trying to tell you all the reasons why just one won't hurt, or cutting back will work for a while.\n\nPatches won't work, they just prolong the agony.\n\nThink of it like this: to actually quit you have to wait 3 weeks before you can *start* quitting. After 3 weeks of cranky, irrational behaviour, you'll finally be in the position to think about your addiction rationally and see why quitting is a good thing. You'll begin to recognize the strength in yourself and pride yourself in your ability to resist in tough situations (aka, being at the bar, drinking with friend etc.)\n\nAlso, find one of those countdown timer sites and start your own count so you can check it every so often to measure how successful you've been.\n\nI used to smoke 20 a day for 15 years and now I can say I'm smoke free for:\n\n1291 days, 11 hours, 16 minutes and 47 seconds \t \t\n\nCigarettes NOT smoked: 25829\n\nTime saved from not smoking: 6 months, 17 days, 7 hours (\n\nMoney Saved (at $7 CDN a pack): $10,005.25 ",
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"body": "I know this isn't a super quick fix, but I know a lot of people that successfully quit after reading Alan Carr's book [The Easy Way to Stop Smoking](http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Way-Stop-Smoking-Non-Smokers/dp/1402718616/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262994129&sr=8-3).\n\nI hope this helps. You can do it!",
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"body": "**-ONE-** thing helped me quit... I became a runner. I put running ahead of EVERYTHING. My life is modeled around running. I eat to run, I sleep to run, I avoid smoking to run. I lost a hundred pounds, I sleep eight hours per night and I haven't smoked in over a year.",
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"body": "The last time I quit I just ate a buttload of sunflower seeds and chewed a ton of Big Red. I still wanted to jump out of a window, but everyone goes through it when they quit. That's why you never want to start smoking again, because eventually we all have to quit sometime.",
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"body": "Chantix is awesome if you can handle the side effects. However you choose to quit, just realize that someday soon you won't even think about a cigarette. You'll also get to be one of those curmudgeonly ex-smokers who bitch about other people's smoke. That right there is worth the price.",
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"body": "I quit smoking 15 years ago and I still think of nothing but murder... but I haven't wanted to smoke in about 14 3/4 years. ",
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"body": "I had a boyfriend who coped with it by smoking an obscene amount of pot, but I don't recommend it. \n\nI'll second the Wellbutrin. Is it needing to put stuff in your mouth? Carry gum or something. Sure, it's not the same, but it helps.\n\nMy dad just quit a year ago after 25 years of smoking and he said it was the worst about a week in. Looking at it another way, it's all downhill from here. Good luck!",
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"body": "Stopped smoking 7 months ago and it was a breeze. You have to stop thinking you are missing something, you have everything to gain. \n\nAs soon as you un-brainwashed yourself. you are done. Allen Carr's book: the simple way to stop smoking helped me immensely to accomplish that goal. It cost 10$ and can help you convince yourself you don't need that crap.\n\nKeep going bud, you are almost there. The only downside is that all the hot chicks who smokes, are suddenly not so hot anymore...\n\nedit: canadian",
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"body": "Just contemplate how manly you are for not smoking. I'm in my 9th day - not exactly known for my willpower, no-one believed I could do it - so it brings a special pleasure to stand around smoking friends and resist.",
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"body": "Non-smoker here, just wanted to encourage you to keep going. The smokers in my family only started trying to quit after they developed major health issues from it.",
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"body": "Chantix. Period. I smoked a pack and a half a day for ten years. Haven't touched one in a year and a half. Boom goes the dynamite.",
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"body": "I am going through the same thing as we speak.\n\nConsidering I spent _all of last year_ (no exaggeration) giving up for a week or 2 then relapsing I may not be in any position to preach but hey just in case it helps here are a few things I have noted.\n\nDon't think about NRT as \"resorting\", which makes it seem like failure/weakness straightaway. Just think of it as smart strategy, enabling you to tackle one enemy at time, instead of being the Germans stuck fighting two fronts at once. The \"two fronts\" being the physical and mental sides of quitting.\n\nI am on patches and I think they're great. It means the physical side of quitting is a total non-issue.... and yes, I know, that's because physically (nicotine wise) I'm not actually quitting. But that leaves me free to beat the mental side. I'm not sure lifetime non smokers will ever undertand this, and will think I'm exaggerating or some kind of pussy with especially weak willpower (and maybe I am) but I seriously think the mental side is a bigger bitch to crack, by far. Worst physical side effect I get from cold turkey is a headache. Big fucking deal, like I don't get migraines or headaches from other things anyway. Mental side is a constant bastard niggling at you from so many angles. Anyway, NRT can let you imperceptibly ramp down the nicotine dependence from 20mg to 15 to 10 etc, so that you're fighting the mental battle without the physical symptoms making that even harder by \"fighting for the opposing team\". So embrace it. Imo.\n\nCravings don't stay full power for hours. I've heard it said they last about 3 minutes. If you can resist buying a pack for those 3 minutes you're past the worst. OK, until the next craving, but hey... next craving... \"this is only gonna be 3 minutes then I'm cool\"... repeat \n\nCravings for me come associated with triggers. Places, events, etc. Some of these I can't really eliminate (eg. the hardest for me atm is just after I've finished a big meal, I'm used to a smoke. I can't very well stop eating.) Some of them I can (eg. I can mostly avoid pubbing and clubbing for a few months.) Other triggers I have tried to 'repurpose'.\n\nFor example, last year some of my failures to quit and stay quit came when I would find myself going outside at work for a smoke break, when I didn't even really want a cigarette, because I wanted the break. Now I take the cig break consistently, even without the cig, but instead I walk around the block. So I don't feel not smoking is costing me the side effect benefits: getting out of my chair, fresh air, stretch muscles, a moment of mental space for renewed concentration. I'm not \"losing out\" due to having quit, as I felt I was when I stopped taking the breaks.\n\nPersonally I've turned to chewing gum as an 'oral fixation' substitute for those craving moments. Maybe you'd prefer peanuts, or candy. Something for your mouth, whatever you pick, will help. (I guess this is why some people see weight gain when they quit. Personally I'm skinny as hell and can't put on weight even if I try, so it's a non-issue for me. If it is for you, I don't know what to suggest.)\n\nMaybe the biggest of all: try and make it a matter of personal pride. Last year when I was trying (and failing) to quit, I was thinking, \"to be honest, I want to smoke, but these boring nannyish reasons about health and crap are telling me I shouldn't\". Therefore when I crumbled and bought some smokes, it was with a sense \"Ha! fuck you! Can't tell me what to do, I like smoking, I'm going to goddamn smoke, fuck you!\"\n\nCompletely backwards. Think of it like \"I like being healthy and free from a compulsion to engage in expensive/unhealthy/antisocial behaviour. Ha! fuck you philip morris! Can't tell me what to do!\"\n\nS'all I got.",
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"body": "You are so close. I only smoked for 3 years, pack a day, but what helped me (and might help you) is to think that smoking does nothing for you, it's like putting your thumb in a vice just so it feels better when you take it off. Each cigarette only leads to a desire for the next. Break the cycle! You are not \"giving anything up\" because you have nothing to lose! Did you need cigarettes to feel happy before you started smoking, no, neither did I. The only reason you feel like you \"need\" a cigarette is because of the last one you smoked. If you never smoke again, you will quickly lose the desire for that next one. Good luck! You can do it!",
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"body": "Patches were a big mistake. The nicotine leaves your system in about 48 hours, after that it's mostly in your mind.\n\nKeep busy, exercise like a madman, drink LOTS of water to flush things out (and really the nicotine was the least of your worries). Hang out with non-smokers a lot in the next few days, and you're past it.",
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"body": "In addition to the excellent advice offered by other people here, you may be interested in [/r/stopsmoking/](http://www.reddit.com/r/stopsmoking/).",
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"body": "Kinda going through the same thing, but im more concerned about how much pot I smoke.\n\nI found out today when I went to the optometrist that my eyes are starting to deteriorate because I am a smoker. I know that sounds weird, but after the retna scan, she showed me the marks on the inside of my eye saying \" Usually you dont see this in people until their 60-70 years old.\"\n\nIm 21.\n\nI have a feeling that smoking has caused some major health problems I have today. Like not being able to breathe sometimes, headaches, sore throats beyond belief.\n\nI've only been smoking tobacco for about 3 years, 20 a day but I've been smoking weed for 11 years, no breaks in being a daily chronic. Im really concerned because when I smoke weed, It may contain less carcinogens and less harmful stuff than tobacco, but it still contains a lot of tar and cannabinoids that will effect my over all health.\n\nNow, Today is day 1 quitting, so who knows how long I'll make it, but this is one of the most serious attempts at quitting smoking i've ever had. I know when I dont smoke pot for like 2 or 3 days, I have VIVID dreams about FUCKED UP SHIT.\n\nThe last time I didnt smoke weed for a few days, on the 2nd night I had a dream where I was in a car, and the person who was driving the car hit someone. I got outside of the car to find it was my sister, I held her in my arms during her last breath....... The next night, we couldnt find my Dad, and my mom suggested I check the basement, and I couldnt see him, but checked inside the closet, to find my Dad, hanging from the roof. He'd killed himself.......\n\n\nI dont know what I can do to avoid these dreams, Avoid that 5 minute break every 2 hours at work, avoid the after work toke........ Im going to take it 12 hours at a time, I've decided. Since today is only day 1, Im starting with major cutbacks, 1 cigarette every 12 hours until 2:30 am on the 12th, 1 joint every 24 hours around 5 pm, until the 12th of January. At 12 am on Jan 12th, Im going to drop my smoke count from every 12 hours to every 18 hours, 2 days later 24 hours and so on and so forth, weeding out (no pun intended) the tobacco and marijuana smoke.....\n\nIm scared.....\nHold me..............\n",
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"body": "Depending on the nature of your life/job/personality this could be a terrible call, but consider switching to pot for awhile?\n\nI recently quit drinking all soda/caffeine. The reason? I did the math for 3 cans of soda a day for a year. The results are so disgusting i've started on an infographic (i'm an illustrator). I drink (drank) one adult alligator who had eaten one average 2 year old in soda each year. (845 lbs). that's fucked up.\n\nLook up the tobacco/chemical/whatever content of cigarettes, go to wolfram alpha, and go nuts. as far as scaring yourself straight goes, it's a better method than most.",
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"body": "Nicotine is a terrible, terrible poison. It took me three major attempts at quitting, always using patches to deal with the physical addiction. Cranky as FUCK! YOU FUCKING BET! My cigarette substitute was weed, at least for the first couple of month. I smoked a ton of bongs but it worked! I have been nicotine free for 4 years now.\n\nI much enjoy the improved circulation, i.e. better brain & body performance. harder erections, much improved sense of taste and smell etc. **Hang on in there! It's worth it!**\n\nBTW about patches: I started out with full size patches, then cut them in half after a week or so, then quarters for up to three month. Eventually I would forget to put them on in the morning, I had weaned myself of the poison. Never leave them on over night!",
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"body": "When I quit, I used negative reinforcement on myself. Whenever I wanted to light up, I would flick myself really fucking hard between the eyes. It hurts, makes your eyes water, gets you curious looks from passers-by, but goddamn if you're not thinking about cigs after that (for a while at least.)",
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"body": "Patches are your problem. It would have been far better to spend 7 days cold turkey, then you would now be physically free of this shit*.\n*(This shit because I'm smoking now)\n\n\nImaging try to take an alcoholic/heroin abuser off the substance by \"just giving them a small bit to get by\".",
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"body": "Medical Marijuana. And not only will be good for your nerves it's non-addictive, unlike patches or pills. ",
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"body": "Good luck - I've been there and know exactly how you feel.\n\nI'm trying to quit myself at the moment. I'm on day 22 and things are much better than a couple of weeks ago.\n\nIn the past I've done it cold-turkey a couple of times but it only lasted 3 months and then I caved. Right now I'm using Chantix which for me is miraculous. I don't crave cigarettes at all. I do miss them (or the idea of them) in certain social situations like sitting at a street cafe with an espresso on a nice day - but it's more than tolerable.\n\nI agree with the other posters that the nicotine replacements (like patch, gum) are not good. I've tried them in the past and always failed to quit with them. My only success has been cold turkey and Chantix (which I can't recommend highly enough)\n\nToday I spent an entire day moving house and for once I didn't get out of breath or keep having to stop to smoke every 20 mins - was great! I hope I can stay quit this time.\n\nThe best of luck to you in quitting. You are really close and it really is good on the other side. ",
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"body": "My Grandma has no voice box, hair, or will power to go through her third treatment for cancer and would rather let the cancer take over.\n\nShe told me (via mechanical larynx) she wishes she hadn't given up on *trying* to quit smoking. Trust me, after all the shit she's been through you'll be glad you did the same if you watch someone go through this. My uncle (her brother) quit cold turkey after watching.\n\nGood luck.",
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"body": "The idea is still new to a lot of people, but I would recommend using the e-cig called Blu. A little background: I've never smoked my entire life but have lived with smokers the entire time. My mom has smoked since her teens, my younger brother smokes, and my girlfriend smokes. My girlfriend was the first one to try the Blu, which delivers vaporized nicotine in the flavor and strength of your choice. It looks and feels the same as a cigarette but there are no harmful additives. \n\nMy girlfriend has tried quitting a few times but has always reverted back. She's tried patches and the gum to no avail. She has been using the Blu for a few months now and never wants to go back to traditional cigarettes and can't even bare the smell of them anymore. She now uses the Blu only a few times a day as cravings have been dramatically stifled. \n\nMy mom, who is the most difficult person to speak with in terms of quitting, got a Blu for Christmas. Like I said, she has been smoking for years and years. In the few short weeks since Christmas, she is down to her last pack of real cigs and sees no reason why she will ever buy them again and loves the Blu. \n\nMy brother got his, had a few issues getting used to it because he wasn't refilling it properly and has reverted. However, he loved it when he got it to work and I'm convinced if he gave it another shot he'd stick with it. \n\nThe benefit of Blu is that there aren't any harmful chemicals, except nicotine. Because it doesn't produce any harmful vapors, you can smoke it anywhere you want (and this includes airplanes). If you can use this on an airplane, it has to be pretty safe. The other benefit is that it is crazy cheap. The Blu starter pack starts at $60 and comes with plenty of cartridges to get ya started for quite awhile. Here's the trick: instead of buying the replacement cartridges from Blu, which aren't entirely expensive, you just refill them using cheaper bottles of flavored e-liquid. Kind of like refilling expensive ink cartridges, but it is so mind numbingly easy. The smallest bottle available, which goes for about $7.50, has lasted my girlfriend about three months and has not even reached the half-way mark yet. Imagine, months and months worth of cig usage for about the cost of a single pack without all the extra BS additives.\n\nI've been with my girlfriend since she tried quitting cold turkey and with gum. I can say that her mood is drastically different with the Blu. There are no crazy cravings or mood swings. It may be a little difficult at first, but once you've got the hang of it, from what I'm told, it's just like smoking a real cig. Over a short period of time, it is much easier to cut down on than real cigs.\n\nI wish you the best of luck on quitting and I hope you found the information helpful. Here's a few links for the cigs and for the refills (which have traditional tobacco and some awesome flavors including weird stuff like Kung Pao and Dr. Pepper). If I smoked, I'd smoke some freakin' Dr. Pepper.\n\nBlu: blucigs.com\nE-Liquid: liquidxpress.com\n\nGood luck!",
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"body": "smoke POT it will distract you long enough to forget you wanted cigarettes by giving you a) smoke and b) something to do, and then you can just quit after 25 days because pot isn't addictive.",
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"body": "Mmm. Imagine that how good the cigarette-after-you-murder-someone must be. Probably almost as good as Obama's getting-elected-president-of-the-united-states cigarette.",
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"body": "Wow. I quite smoking *marijuana* 8 days ago, cold turkey, and it has been easier than giving up orange juice. Maybe you should smoke something else.",
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my dad's super conservative friend sent him this ridiculous picture, claiming it's real...WTF?! | [here](http://bunkerville.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/obama-pimp-illustration-101309-lg.jpg)
the text underneath it was a note from the guys' wife that read, "you are going to be pissed!!!" my dad started a debate with the guy saying it's a shopped photo but this man is calling my dad a "liberal loony" for not believing that it's real. i'm not so great with photoshop or anything, any solid proof that it's fake? other than it being obviously fake (which of course the idiot refuses to see).
[edit: re-posted the link]
[edit (again): WOW, thank you so much, reddit! This is by far much more of a response than I had even hoped for. I should have mentioned that I was heading back to school to explain my absence when everyone is being so nice and contributing to making this guy realize he's a dumbas--doubtful that he'll ever admit this, unfortunately. Oh, what a glorious community!]
**[edit (YET again): my dad is sending the pantsless laura bush photo to him. the guy responded with "i have every right to be pissed at him, he's been ruining our country," and claims to be an independent. basically, he sidestepped the fact that the picture was proven fake. how convenient!]**
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"body": "If his friend got it in an email, and it appears to support his friend's viewpoint, then it's undeniably real. You have to think like a republican...\n",
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"body": "This was from the 2009 Pimp 'n Ho Formal. \n\n[This is from 2008](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/464187569_bf147142c7_o.jpg).... they went for the more conservative look.",
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"body": "Get a pic of this idiot-friend and do the same. I'm sure Reddit would happily help out if you don't have the PS skills.",
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"body": "Just curious, why do you want to correct this guy? Why not encourage him? It sounds like much more fun if you debate him not about reality, but about whether or not wearing a pimp hat is acceptable behavior for a commander in chief. You should say that it is. Please post the ensuing reaction.",
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"body": "Well....I'm conservative enough and even I know that this is bogus.\n\nI'm not the greatest farker in the world...but maybe this will help:\n\nhttp://i.imgur.com/KnTdT.jpg\n",
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"body": "I feel bad for you and your father for having to deal with such utter, complete, undeniable, catastrophic, and unwavering stupidity.",
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"body": "I used [http://www.tineye.com/](http://www.tineye.com/) to find the [original](http://photos.state.gov/libraries/amgov/3234/week_4/022309_AP090222038524_500.jpg).\n",
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"body": "I think one of the adjectives you might be looking for instead of \"super conservative\" is \"racist\", \"bigoted\", or maybe just plain \"asshole\".\n\nOtherwise, there's no way to explain vehemently clinging to the belief that it's somehow an actual photograph.\n",
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What are some of the unwritten rules that you live your life by? | For me, holding the door open for anyone close behind you. Giving a wave when someone gives way to you on the road. If you have many items in the supermarket and the person behind has only a few then you let them go first. | 100 | [
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"body": "Be careful of women who wear perfume. You can trust them, just be careful.\n\nDon't trust women who go out of their way to insult themselves in front of other people.\n\nIt isn't heavy snow unless you can have a decent snowball fight.\n\nThere are few words that people enjoy hearing more than their own name.\n\nIf you don't know what you want, you probably want sleep.",
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"body": "Don't do something for others. Teach them how to do it themselves. Be openminded. Always use the turn signal. Don't road rage. Don't treat children like you're coming down to their level. Treat them like you want to bring them up to yours. This makes them feel more equal, smarter and more confident, generally.",
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"body": "* Think before you speak when you're unhappy; don't think before you speak when you're happy.\n* Forgive; nobody is perfect. Apologize; you're not perfect.\n* Remember to return the things you borrow.\n* Over-indulge in moderation.\n* Try hard not to lie. Your life is interesting enough without exaggeration or fabrication.\n* Don't worry about grades. They're just letters, and you don't worry about the alphabet.\n* Don't assume other people aren't having just as bad a day as you are.",
"score": 59
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"body": "Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.",
"score": 41
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"body": "Be polite to everyone you meet, \r\n\r\nbut have a plan to kill them, just in case.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nComplete all contracts.\r\n\r\nAll metals are money.",
"score": 41
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"body": "Try everything once; Experience over money; Try not to go into a store before they're closing; Lie as little as possible, unless the truth is going to really screw you over; Always have a plan, but don't think you'll ever stick to it; Live like water, don't try too hard at something you can't change, move on; Much of life is simply a numbers game, keep trying; Live to your own personal best potential; Always let others speak their mind; Never judge people until you've heard their story, even then, only if you lived it can you \"fully\" judge them; Give to others the emotion you want for yourself.\n\nJust a few =)\n\nEdit: Wanted to include one important one for me: Assume *everything* in life is alive and conscious, you'll respect the world a lot more.",
"score": 25
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"body": "I am a big guy on Karma, just try and be a good, caring, patient person and good things will come in return.",
"score": 24
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"body": "* If you feel like you're interrupting someone, you probably are. Let them speak.\n\n* Pay attention to what other people say and do - if nothing else, it's a good model for how to behave in new situations.\n\n* Let people in on the highway. Wave when someone does the same.\n\n* Karma is real. If you see the opportunity to help someone else, especially when it doesn't require a big sacrifice on your own part, do it. Even if just for the warm feeling you get.\n\n* Cheat and be cheated on. Once. Then you'll never, ever ever do it again.\n\n* Things aren't as bad as they feel - really. It's going to be ok.\n\n* You may feel like being an asshole is ok, that you're just \"being yourself\". You may feel like because your friends let you get away with it that they actually like it. You're wrong. Tact is not weakness, restraint isn't a flaw, and being a nicer person actually makes the right kind of people like you more. ",
"score": 24
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"body": "Mal: Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! Wife or no, you are no one's property to be tossed aside. You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.",
"score": 23
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"body": "This is my favourite behavioural rule.\r\n\r\nThe \"Some Asshole\" Rule:\r\n\r\nIf, when describing your planned actions, you could reasonably substitute the phrase \"some asshole\" for your own name, then you probably shouldn't proceed.",
"score": 17
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"body": "Do NOT Drink+Facebook (oh wait, that actually is written... on a post-it... on my monitor... still doesn't work)",
"score": 17
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"body": "If something went wrong, it's my fault. I may not have seen it coming, and it may have not been my responsibility, but I still could have seen it coming if I looked hard enough. I need to learn from whatever happened so it won't happen again.",
"score": 13
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"body": "* Never smoke while laying down.\n\n* Never curse the sun. Even if it's shining directly in my god damn eyes when I'm trying to drive.",
"score": 11
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"body": "I am not the least bit religious but I've always followed \"Do unto others what you would wish done upon yourself\" (not actually sure if this is a Bible thing). This covers my attitude towards family, friends, co-workers and strangers.",
"score": 11
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"body": "* Cardio.\n* Beware of bathrooms\n* Seatbelts.\n* Doubletap.\n* No attachments\n* Kill with efficiency\n* Know your way out\n* Don't be a hero\n* Limber up\n* Check the back seat\n* Enjoy the little things\n\nEdit: Oh, come on... has no one seen zombieland? Awesome movie. lol",
"score": 10
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"body": "two official rules:\n\n1) everything you think you know is possibly incorrect. \n\n2) being wrong is the most important learning tool a person gets in this world. \n\nunwritten: \n\nwhen being handed a bong with a freshly-packed bowl, light only a small edge or corner of the bowl, so that everyone gets greens. \n\n",
"score": 9
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"body": "Kid, there are three rules that I live by: \n\n- never get less than twelve hours sleep; \n\n- never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; \n\n- and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. \n\nNow you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese. ",
"score": 9
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"body": "Do not do anything that, if I was observing someone else do it I would say \"Wow, what a fucking douchebag.\"",
"score": 8
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"body": "In no particular order:\n\n\n1. No matter how much you dislike someone, always show them common courtesy \n2. Rule 1 does not apply if that person has harmed you or your loved ones \n3. Don't interfere in peoples' lives unless they directly ask you or if you have a *really* good reason \n4. Be aware of you surroundings **at all times**, especially if you're doing things you'd rather other people not know about \n5. Offer kind advice whenever socially acceptable \n6. Laugh whenever possible \n7. Always have an exit strategy \n8. Being impulsive makes you look like a jackass, always think things through \n9. Go outside and look up at the stars, remember how small you are in the grand scheme of things \n10. Understanding of the world around you is the best way to navigate life successfully, learn everything you can \n11. Trust is not the same thing as respect, don't get them mixed up \n12. Don't get involved with women who have kids \n13. Know how to let go of things \n14. Happiness is temporary, enjoy it while you can \n15. Know how to say no to people you love, if you don't, you'll get rolled for everything you have \n16. Double check your work \n17. Avoid, like the fucking plague, loud, attention seeking people who are in it for the glory, money, to be a face, to be a name \n18. Keep a low profile, know how and when to blend into a crowd \n19. Know how to look presentable, you never know when you'll meet someone important \n20. Be selective about what information you give to people, just don't make it look that way\n\n\nThat should be good for now.",
"score": 8
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"body": "* Wait at least 2 years between getting the idea and getting the tattoo. \n* Don't idealize friendships and relationships.\n* It's not your job to be liked by other people. \n* If you're going to fight, then fight.\n* If you do fight, keep your chin down and your hands up.\n* Accept that you're going to die no matter how careful you are. Live accordingly.\n* Listen more than you speak. Process what you hear. Don't just wait for your turn to open your mouth.\n* Better to over comment your code than trying to figure out what poop2222(); does a year from now.",
"score": 7
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"body": "Everyone has complete freedom to do whatever they want, so long as no harm comes to any other person.",
"score": 6
},
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"body": "The craziness of a woman is directly proportional to the height of heel she is willing to wear on any given occasion.",
"score": 6
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"body": "Think of others first. (or to be more precise: think ahead about how my actions or decisions might effect people in my vicinity. If/when possible - adjust my actions/decisions so that I can obtain my goal as well as having a positive impact on others.) \n\nFind ways to be more efficient. \n\nDo things right. Even if it takes longer. Even if its more expensive. Taking the time to do things right always pays off in the long run. \n\nIf you've had a tough day/week where you've done a good job of doing all the advice above -- then give yourself a little treat (tonight it'll be some hot soup, bread, a fruit juice and some cheesecake/ice cream for desert)",
"score": 5
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"body": "Don't be immature and resort to violence, instead, use big and condescending words to humiliate them",
"score": 5
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"body": "1. You can't always control what happens to you, but can choose how to react\n2. The 2% rule: never believe in anything 100%, it leaves no room for reevaluation. Always leave yourself 2% doubt\n3. Don't say hurtful things. Memories are long\n4. Imagine yourself in their shoes\n",
"score": 5
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"body": "Keep sweet stuff out of lunch and dinner food (other than for dessert). I'm looking at you, Chinese food.",
"score": 4
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"body": "* Don’t eat the big white mint\n* If you’re gonna have a pet, keep it on a leash\n* *Nobody* ever wins a fight\n* Be nice until it’s time to not be nice\n* Give me the biggest guy in the world, you smash his knee and he'll drop like stone\n* Pain don’t hurt\n",
"score": 4
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"body": "Never stop exploring your boundaries since they are always changing. \nDon't live for yourself. \nDon't ever let \"I can't\" be an excuse not to try \n**Very** few decisions are truly limited to two choices. \nLive as if awesome is the new average. \nIf you do life right, the world will be a better place for your having been in it. \n",
"score": 4
},
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"body": "Never take another man's beer.... or kick him in the testicles... both are not funny and will result in severe destruction of you!",
"score": 3
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"body": "I try to live by the Rule of Courtesy, rather than the Rule of Law. Every door I hold, every smile, every thank you is Karma in the bank. You guys like Karma, right? ",
"score": 3
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"body": "The cliché is... \"if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything.\" But that is playing not to lose; people should be playing to win.\n\nIf you have something nice to say, say it.",
"score": 3
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"body": "Every point of view, every ideology and metaphor is a tool, like a lens. Don't slap it away, because it could be helpful. But make no mistake. These tools don't expand your perception; they limit it. Make sure you try out the lens, but make sure you take it down when you're done.\n\nPositive (and negative) changes in life don't happen because of big events. They happen little by little. So if you want to make a positive change, make sure you make a little effort toward that change every day. Don't wait to make that big leap. Take teeny tiny little steps, consistently.\n\nIf your natural reaction to conflict is to get mad, blow up, and tell people off, practice not doing that. Let your mind go through the motions, but don't act on your worst instincts. When you're done mentally telling people off and plotting your revenge, ask yourself how you can smooth out the situation. How can each person get what he wants? Is there a way? Usually your brain will come up with good answers.",
"score": 3
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"body": "- Always park in the least likely spot to get a dent, because some people are careless. \n- Go with the flow with most endeavors in life. Trying way too hard means you're probably doing something wrong. \n- The grass is not always greener on the other side. Appreciate what you have. \n- Do not concern yourself much with what stupid people think (Fox News, Reality TV, arguing with creationists, etc). Figure out what the smart people are thinking. \n- Find a role model to inspire you to do the things that are difficult for you to accomplish, but also be proud of the things you can do that your role model can't. \n- If you can't walk the walk, STFU. \n- Get advice from everyone you can, so you can act on the best advice. \n- Never want something just because someone else wants it. \n- Money is for spending. But don't carelessly waste it. \n- Never burn any bridges. You never know who you'll need in the future. \n- If you're working at any job, your work is not beneath you. If you think it is, then prove it by getting a better job, not by complaining about your current one. ",
"score": 3
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"body": "act with honor and put your own self interest first. rules are meant to be bent, only suckers follow rules perfectly",
"score": 3
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"body": "Most of my rules are on here already, so I'll just add three.\n\n1. Always seek to impress.\n\n2. Never allow your self-worth to be determined by external factors.\n\n3. If unsure, always dress a tier higher in terms of formality for some type of meeting. You can always excuse being overdressed by saying you had a previous engagement, but you can never explain away being underdressed.",
"score": 3
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"body": "> What are some unwritten rules by which you live your life? \r\n\r\n\r\nNever leave your participle dangling. ",
"score": 3
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"body": "Notes to myself:\n\n* Everyone is a jerk.\n* Even you.\n* Convince yourself and others around you to pretend you're not jerks.",
"score": 3
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"body": "If someone saves my ass from either death, embarrassment, or a highly uncomfortable situation, I owe them. If I can't repay the debt in kind they definitely get a beer and can call on me anytime for assistance.\n\nNever betray friends or family. \n",
"score": 3
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"body": "I learned early on in life that being polite goes a long way with people and requires very little effort.",
"score": 3
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"body": "Smoke some weed, at least once in your life. You'll prolly enjoy it and if not, then u don't have to do it ever again.",
"score": 3
}
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Is there a reason why so many servers have "all talk" enabled? | I'm getting tired of having to talk over the *other* team to inform *my* team that I have an uber ready. Do people prefer this? | 10 | [
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"body": "I wish they could just make it a button to press to talk to everyone and a separate button to talk to your team.",
"score": 27
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"body": "I prefer it on servers because it lets you talk trash to other people, or give them praise when they get a nice walk-by stab or something. Of course, I'm the guy who doesn't unleash a torrent of swear words if we're losing, so that's my opinion. I think all talk servers or more rare, but I enjoy playing on them.",
"score": 18
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"body": "I enjoy the servers that are alltalk on smaller #'s and teamtalk when it gets larger. As a spy, I love hearing myself being called out by the other team. All I do is cloak, change the disguise, and uncloak again... It just makes my job that much easier.",
"score": 4
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"body": "I have a hard time with alltalk. I know part of it is because I don't play the game to \"fuck around\" and a lot of people just like to goof off and they find this to be fun. For me though, it just makes the experience kind of meh. The draw of a game like TF2 to me is that its a TEAM objective based game. The fun of it to me is playing on a team and trying to complete and objective. Thats the part that I get enjoyment from. I am being so explicit here because I know someone is going to come here and tell me \"just loosen up and have fun man\" but to me, just screwing around and bullshitting with everyone on the server ISN'T fun.",
"score": 4
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When you were a kid what strange activities or habits did you think would make you cooler ? | When I was a kid I thought it would be really cool looking if I walked through HUGE puddles of water, but was completely indifferent to my walking through the puddle.
Another strange thing I thought was cool was having a common last name (at least in America) like "Williams" or "Johnson." Looking back on these types of weird beliefs makes me wonder why weird things like that were inexplicably cool to me.
What weird things did you think were cool when you were a kid? | 27 | [
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"body": "I used to walk around like Lara Croft: Having only two speeds (run/walk), place my feet a fair distance apart every time I came to a stop, turn corners like a dipshit... the works!\n\nBut I looked AWESOME!",
"score": 22
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"body": "I wanted braces, so I took a paperclip and bent it to fit around my front teeth. I thought this would divert attention away from my giant glasses and dorky hair. \nIt worked.\nNo one was looking at my hair when I had to be rushed to the nurse's office with a paperclip jammed into my top gum. \n",
"score": 16
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"body": "I used to collect keyrings, and thought my coolness would be obvious when I went to school and wore a different keyring hanging from each belt loop in my trousers, like some kind of short bastardised plastic keyring Hawaiian skirt.",
"score": 14
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"body": "I thought wearing mismatched socks was cool, and went out of my way to do it all the time for almost all of 6th grade. Then it was my birthday, and 4 different kids got me socks for my birthday gifts, because their moms thought I was to poor to afford new socks on my own.\n\nSocks = worst gift ever. NOT cool.",
"score": 13
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"body": "I ate bugs and leaves (tree stars) then attacked plants with sticks in my world of Ninja turtles/Land before time. I had a few followers.",
"score": 10
},
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"body": "Putting glue on the back of your hand, letting it dry, and then peeling it off, acting as if it was your real skin.",
"score": 10
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"body": "In elementary school, everyone told me I was really smart. I got average grades and was totally socially inept. Based on what everyone told me I would pretend to be thinking out equations in my head. What it probably looked like was some demented kid mumbling to himself, but I thought it was cool.\n\nI also pretended to read really fast. I remember \"reading\" treasure island and going to take an accelerated reader test and failing miserably... what gets me today is that I was surprised about it.",
"score": 8
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"body": "One time I wore snowboard goggles on the top of my head all day at school like the kid from rocket power. I thought I was pretty bad ass. I would also pretend that one of my legs belonged to sonic and the other to the road runner, I was the fastest kid alive!",
"score": 8
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"body": "I thought I would be cooler if I had pants with \"sunflower seed pockets\" which were pants that had relatively deep pockets that one could fit sunflower seeds in and the pants were loose enough so that it wasn't a pain in the rear to get them out. When I went shopping for pants, I would exclaim \"no, no. I can't get these. They don't have seed pockets.\" my parents had no idea what was wrong with me and the pockets. All my skater friends had sunflower seeds in their pockets constantly and I needed to be cool with them.",
"score": 6
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"body": "Coloring with sharpie all over my nails and then dangling the sharpies on my black chained TRIP pants, wearing my hair with a side pony tail on the left, and the right side left down. That and having shoes made up primarily of duct tape. ",
"score": 5
},
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"body": "i used to try to pull out all my eyebrow hairs because i thought it would be cool to have no eyebrows.",
"score": 5
},
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"body": "Not wearing a hat/hood in the middle of winter, and I would always make these little crafts and show them off (stupid little things) and everyone thought they were so cool. So, I sold them off to people and take orders from others to make more. ",
"score": 5
},
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"body": " I thought having glasses was really cool. I acted like I couldn't see anything for months so that my parents would take me to get glasses. I tried to trick the eye doctor by pretending I couldn't read the letters on the wall. When this didn't work, I stole my older brothers glasses and started wearing them to school... and cleaning them (by huffing on the glass and then rubbing it with my shirt the way my mom used to do) obsessively",
"score": 5
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"body": "Oh brother. Lets see....\n\n\n* Multiple pens and mechanical pencils clipped to pocket. \n\n* Yo Yo skills. \n\n* Not washing your pants. \n\n* Yelling \"**Fuck you!** Next question\" when fitting.\n\n* Remaining loyal to cassette tapes.\n\n* Wearing chucks.\n\n* Wearing a ring on your pinky finger.\n\n* Amounting a massive pokemon card collection. \n\n* Hanging out with the cool kids.\n\n* Showing off brute strength.\n\n\n\nThings that stuck.\n\n* Not washing your pants.\n\n* Wearing Chucks.\n\n* Yelling \"**Fuck you!** Next question\".",
"score": 5
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"body": "I bought a lot of gel pens and wrote everything in squiggly/curly letters. Also I had a collection of those slutty doll internet cartoons printed out and put into a scrapbook.",
"score": 5
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"body": "I was an overweight kid, so naturally, I had self-esteem issues. In 8th, it hit an all-time low. I wore a red, Members Only, jacket every day of school, because I thought it hid my fattiness. Of course, this was at the Members Only was all the rage, so I had convinced myself that I was uber-cool. But really, it wasn't. It was actually kind of sad.\n\nI also had a mullet phase a couple of years later.",
"score": 4
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"body": "Wearing striped toe socks with my catholic school girl kilt instead of the uniform navy blue. It totally made me unique, just like everybody else.",
"score": 4
},
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"body": "I wore a big black jacket two sizes two large wrapped around my waist for a couple years. I felt naked without it. Somehow I think I thought it made me slimmer?\n\nWhich really pisses me off, since now that I *am* a big guy I realize exactly how scrawny I used to be back then.",
"score": 4
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"body": "[\"Hey, Look\" by Simon Rich](http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2007/07/23/070723sh_shouts_rich)\n\nPersonally, I thought it was 'oh, so cool' to lean all nonchalant-like when I stood--walls be damned--relying heavily on one leg. This, over many years of adolescent development, resulted in me having a slight curve in my spine, so I have one leg longer than the other by about three-fourths of an inch. Now, I have to lean like I used to if I want my spine to be completely straight.\n\nI feel like I lived out an old wive's tale (e.g. \"Your face will get stuck that way!\").",
"score": 4
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"body": "I used to think that if I had a lot of certain things in my pockets that I could pull out at just the right moment that it would be cool. I would stock my pockets before school and look for opportunities throughout the day to bust out things such as an autoretracting spring-loaded flyfishing reel and a rubberband pencil crossbow (disassembled). ",
"score": 4
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"body": "Hanging out with other kids who thought that they were cool.\r\n\r\nThankfully, I wasn't cool enough to hang out with them and never got caught up in all that.",
"score": 3
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"body": "I realized that everybody cool was talking about music, but the only thing I knew about music was that I really, really, really liked \"The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour\" on casette.\r\n\r\nSo I forced myself to listen to the radio everyday and within a year I knew what everyone was talking about.\r\n\r\nIn retrospect it was kind of worth it, I suppose. ",
"score": 3
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"body": "when I was younger I wanted glasses, and braces, and a cast, and crutches..I thought they were cool. ",
"score": 3
}
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Girls of Reddit, have you ever been caught... | This suddenly came into my head, but whenever you see someone exclaiming that they got caught wanking, it's _always_ a guy. Have any girls ever been caught "touching themselves" or do they have some sort of weird powaz that prevents this from happening? | 233 | [
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"body": "My mom once caught me in the bathtub with the faucet when I was 13-ish. I was traumatized she thought it was so funny. She shoulda knocked. >:|",
"score": 263
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"body": "The irony is that posting a question thread such as this one severely increases the chances of the male readers getting caught whilst masturbating.",
"score": 262
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"body": "Well, today my dad went to investigate what sounded like our boiler going crazy, turns out it was coming from my room, and it was in fact my vibrator that had turned itself on. My mother found it hilarious. -_-\n\n",
"score": 226
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"body": "Caught by my own husband. It was his fault. He got out of bed and went downstairs after getting me all worked up. Or at least I thought he went downstairs. He actually waited on the stairs, easily anticipating my next move. Sneaky bastard.",
"score": 208
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"body": "I once had a beautiful girlfriend who was visiting me for a few days in my new apartment. When I came home from work she was waiting around for me to arrive, and we promptly got down to having plenty of rough sex.\n\nAfter awhile when she didn't come, I started feeling a little incompetent and was a little weirded out. I asked if I was doing something wrong or if there was something in particular that she wanted, to which she replied:\n\nHer: *Oops! I forgot to tell you but you probably won't make me come because I've been \"taking a bath\" like all day long.*\n\nMe: *A bath? Uh..*\n\nHer: *You know, the faucet trick.*\n\nMe: *Uh...*\n\nHer: *You don't know? Let me show you something.*\n\nShe took me by the hand and led me to the tub. I then watched her masturbate in the tub with the faucet for a good (I mean really great) 15 minutes. I was unable to refrain from ravenous sex for any longer than that.\n\nThat's not technically \"catching\", but even though it was years ago and I remember it fondly probably around once a week.",
"score": 121
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"body": "I once walked in on an ex-girlfriend who was diddling herself to japanese anime porn. Nothing really bizarre, just cartoon fucking. It was then I found out that she was going out with me *pretty much* because I'm half chinese and had longish spikey hair at the time, so was the closest she could get to fucking a cartoon.\n\nI was OK with this.",
"score": 111
},
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"body": "Yes I was out with a gigantic butterfly net and I came over a bunch of girls masturbating. I caught all of them in one swoop!",
"score": 109
},
{
"body": "when I was nine, I found out that my brother had been peeping at me through the keyhole. For years he tormented me about having sex with a bunny rabbit.",
"score": 106
},
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"body": "No, I've been caught. I usually try to play it off like I was scratching my stomach, but they always know.",
"score": 103
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"body": "Yeah...my college room mate walked in on me with a vibrator. Luckily, I had enough time to shut it off and cover myself, but it was obvious. We both laughed and never talked about it again. I'm surprised its never been revealed (in my knowledge) since we parted on really bad terms.",
"score": 101
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"body": "back when i was married my husband found my porn and confronted me about it because he's lame- but i just said sometimes i need a go when he's at work and it wasn't a big deal. Anyways i left him a few months after that.",
"score": 86
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"body": "i havent been caught really as i make sure there is 0% chance anyone will be around in the next 30 mins. However i have been interrupted by a cat who decided my vibrator was playing with it.",
"score": 58
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"body": "Nothing better then playing with myself with some toys and a parent walking in and wanting to have a talk.. Laid in bed with a toy off but in, talking for like 15 min before I was like.. yeaaahh I need to go to bed.",
"score": 58
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"body": "When I was 5 my cousin caught me humping a doll. He told my mom about it. She made me bring the doll out to the livingroom and show her what I had been doing with it while my cousin and brother peeked around the door to see me get in trouble. I rubbed it quickly on my genitals outside of my shorts. I don't remember her response but I definitely remember how humiliating it was for me. ",
"score": 53
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"body": "Getting caught is not nearly as much fun as [pressure wanking](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pressure%20wank).",
"score": 50
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"body": "We don't have a lock on our bathroom door and my family happen to not have manners and just come in to use the bathroom while I shower, and masturbate. They've came in quite a few times, granted they don't know that I'm masturbating. My mom asked me if I masturbated, when I told her she's walked in on me a few times, she didn't believe meh.",
"score": 46
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"body": "It's a lot easier to hide for women. Guys have a huge boner in their fist. Girls can just put their hand under the covers or in their pants and if someone walks in, pretend they were just taking a nap or scratching.",
"score": 46
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"body": "My ex girlfriend could get herself off by crossing her legs, and she'd do it everywhere. On the bus, in the car, in libraries, in class, while we were cuddling on the couch. It takes a discerning eye to tell if they're doing it, but now I can tell when a girl's doing it, and it grosses me out.",
"score": 34
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"body": "Dear thread,\n\nLocks are dirt cheap. If you do not have a lock, please invest a very small amount of money in one. Unless you are an attractive female.\n\nThat is all.",
"score": 32
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"body": "If there were weird powers involved, my three older sisters never used them because I use to bust in on each of them all the time, ughhh.\n\nGod knows what sort of psychological defects that did to me.",
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"body": "I cough my friend's sister buzzing with a PS2 controller. She stuffed a car nose first into a wall in GT3 and had her way like that. That was so very hot :P",
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"body": "Urgh. I had broken up with my boyfriend a while, but we were (and are) still close friends. \n\nI woke up one morning and was feeling like fooling around with myself, and so I did. \n\nAnd in walks Matt. \"Hey littlefox, goodmorning! What'cha doing?\"\n\nHe wants to get in bed and chit chat (I think he was meeting my roommate or something) and I'm all like, \"Matt, leave me alone.\" He calls me out on it, and laughs it off. \n\nI end up quitting then and we just chatted for a while.\n\nMeh, could have been worse.",
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"body": "girls have it easier. the motions they use cause lots less sheet/bedding disturbance and they have less liquid clean up if any.",
"score": 27
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"body": "Lately my mom has decided to enter my bedroom late at night without knocking to use the bathroom in my room. It's seriously curtailed the time I get to play with my toys.",
"score": 26
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"body": "My dad walked in on me once after he arrived home sooner than I had expected. I was in my parents' bedroom, looking at my dad's dirty magazine, and humping a pillow from their bed. I didn't notice, and I guess he was embarrassed so he just went back downstairs without saying anything. I only found out that he had walked in on me when my mom approached me about it later that night. I was probably 13.",
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"body": "Twice...The first was at 16 in the bathtub with a hairbrush and the bathtub jet....\n\nThe second time was in college, when I had no door on my room. I went to be early all drunky and whatnot, and decided to go at it, only to have my friend walk in to say goodbye, right when I was about to hit the peak. He never let me forget....",
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"body": "I used to remove the shower heads in my college dorm gang shower with a crescent wrench to get better masturbatory water pressure. Got busted a few times by the girls late-night. :) ",
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"body": "I always fapped at night on the computer, which wasn't in immediate sight from my bedroom door. If I heard the door open I'd either pretend to just be surfing the internet and get scolded for not being asleep at 1 in the morning.",
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"body": "A good female friend of mine had a traditional brass looking dildo. One day she came home with guests to find that her domestic worker had polished it and put it on the mantlepiece. Laughter ensued.",
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"body": "Not exactly 'caught' but, using the shower massage also and someone in the house turned on the cold water and I got burnt and screamed really loudly.\n\nI live in a share house that happened to be full of people at the time so they were all knocking on the door and asking if i was ok/what happened.\n\nI said I saw a spider, which was annoying because I hated pretending that I am scared of spiders. I used to eat spiders as a kid.",
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"body": "This one time when I was my room masturbating and my dad walked in without knocking. I was under a blanket, but it was too obvious what was going on. He demanded what I was doing and the first thing I blurted out of my mouth was, \"I'm getting changed.\" To which he responded, \"no you're not.\" I demanded that he leave the room and we've never spoken about the incident since. ",
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"body": "Could something be wrong with me?\nI'm a girl and one of the cursed minority that masturbation or external stimulation does nothing for me. Erotic magazines may look enticing to my mind, but my downstairs bits don't respond very much, if ever, at all!",
"score": 9
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"body": "Not caught. But totally told my parents I was \"pleasuring myself\" before I knew exactly what I was doing. *headdesk*",
"score": 8
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"body": "My mom caught me humping the couch when I was ten or so...she gave me the devil look, it was the look of disapproval x10, and exclaimed, \"What are you doing?\" with extreme shock and disgust. I think it was pretty obvious what I was doing...",
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"body": "Ive caught my wife more than a few times. I tend to work late when i am under a deadline, and occassionally I come up to bed and hear what sounds like someone mowing their lawn in the distance (I am def on one side, so I cant locate sounds easily). Its pretty hot. ",
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"body": "My very conservative Chinese mother caught me doing it once when I was 7. I remember her asking me what I was doing, and then I don't remember what happened after that. I still recall the really terrible feeling I had when she caught me though. ",
"score": 5
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"body": "Hand a girlfriend show me this move one night while taking a bath together. If I had to do this, I'd never bother. She enjoyed showing me, as well as the waterfall.",
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"body": "I read \"real-life\" threads like this all day, trying to sort the fact from fiction, and sometimes, it's really entertaining.\n\nBut I cry a little inside when I think, \"Damn, not a single masturbating woman is going to beat that guy who took a piss with ISSAC FUCKING ASIMOV.\"\n\nUnless...well, unless a story like this should evolve:\n\nRandomRedditGirl: \"I was at Sardi's, and I decided to pick a quiet table, in a far off corner of the restaurant. This table was perfect, because it was occluded, and dimly lit, allowing me to take out my dildo with out anyone noticing...\n\n*INSERT BODY HERE*...\n\nAnd then it fell out, rolled on to the floor, and hit a man on the shoe. And you know who that man was, Reddit? ISSAC FUCKING ASIMOV.\"\n\nOh man, that's genius!",
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"body": "Yes! My sister caught me humping my stuffed animal... when I was about seven. She proceeded to use it to blackmail me for the next few years. I was old enough to make a vague sexual correlation with what I was doing, but not old enough to realize that pretty much every other human being alive did it, including my brothers, sisters, and parents. So she kept threatening to tell everyone what horrible things I was doing if I didn't do what she asked of me. I guess it was a very useful babysitting tool.",
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"body": "There was a girl in my 6th grade class that I caught masturbating at least 3 times, in the middle of class. I'm pretty sure she thought no one noticed, but I definitely did, and others probably did as well. A year or two later, my friends and I were at some kind of event, and she was there. The announcer yelled down at her from the stage because she was head banging to the music, \"That girl is going to need a neck brace!!\", to which I yelled \"No she needs a FINGER BRACE!!! <Girl's Name> masturbates in social studies!!!!\". Her older brother punched me in the back of the head a few days later.",
"score": 4
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"body": "My mom caught me humping a pillow when I was in middle school. She never said anything, but just turned around and walked away. I felt ashamed:( But not enough to stop me from doing it, I just became more secretive. ",
"score": 3
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"body": "Bad memory flashback! At a hotel pool. My friends and I are swimming and in the hot tub nearby a 50ish woman was facing one of the jets. It must have been shooting right at her spot.\n\n*cringes....need more beer*",
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"body": "My mother was one of those really rude, nosy people who always had to know what you were doing, no matter where you were, so I put a lock on my bedroom door, and always locked the bathroom door when I showered.\n\nThat said, I've never been caught, except 'on purpose' by my partner/Dom. I'm pretty stealthy.",
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Hey Trees, I was just wondering what you all thought of smoking spliffs as opposed to joints? | In England it seems the norm to smoke spliffs, but whenever I go to America in the summer it's unheard of. So I was wondering how trees felt about spliffs?
For those unaware, a spliff is essentially a long joint rolled with tobacco and a cardboard roach, as opposed to just weed and papers. | 20 | [
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"body": "I don't see the appeal in adding an addictive substance like tobacco to the sweet mary jane. It's been proven that nicotine dependance can form even when you mix with weed. ",
"score": 14
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"body": "Story time!\n\nI was rolling a blunt with some friends. One was concerned it wasn't going to be big enough to last and suggested we put some tobacco back in. I exclaimed, \"Hell no! That shit will kill you!\" We all had a good laugh. \n\nMoral of the story, I don't like tobacco because it kills you. And why ruin sweet maryjane with that stuff? ",
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"body": "I just find the tobacco makes the weed burn slower, so it goes further and seems to be a smoother smoke.\n\nObviously for bong rips it's 100% green.",
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"body": "I almost always smoke spliffs (American). It helps me to stretch my weed further and I like the additional rush that tobacco provides. First thing in the morning, there's nothing better than a cup of black coffee, a spliff, and NPR.\n\nI usually roll them without the cardboard, though. I don't like the way it tastes when you get down to the end.",
"score": 4
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"body": "Would much rather smoke a tiny joint than one mixed with tobacco. Also, in America, spliff doesn't necessarily mean one mixed with tobacco. Actually, I've never heard someone use spliff to describe a mix with tobacco. Hell, I've never even seen anyone mix with tobacco. I'm only familiar with the technique from the internet and from a few stories I've heard from friends who have visited over seas.",
"score": 3
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"body": "Dude spliffs make me feel like I'm going to vomit, it kills my high. Give me pure ganja green or give me death!",
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What are some bands that you think every person in the world should know about. | PORCUPINE TREE. I have not met a person outside the internet who's even heard of them. Amazing band. | 250 | [
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"body": "Rodrigo Y Gabriela. They're a Mexican husbad/wife duo that started out playing in a heavy metal band, then moved to Ireland to busk for money, and now they spend their days touring the US (mostly) and playing this amazing fusion of Latin guitar, speed metal, flamenco, and Irish folk. They are some of the most mind-blowingly fast pick/slap guitar players I've ever seen, and as an added bonus Gabriela is easy on the eyes. ;) Seriously though, check out these videos and watch their hands turn into a blur...\n\n[Tacuman](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF8nhSj0WzM&feature=related) - One of their originals.\n\n[Orion](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0CsLefLisE) - Yes, they still play metal!\n\n[Stariway to Fucking Heaven](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJR6Fsu2hZg&feature=related) - All I can say is Holy. Fuck. ",
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"body": "[The Black Keys](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKXlgISd3iA)\n\ncan't believe they haven't been listed! wtfux?",
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"body": "I feel dirty for repeating these names for the umpteenth time, but gosh darn it all to heck it's indie time.\n\n[fun.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qMXBUjm8tM) This is an offshoot of the Arizona indie-rock band, [The Format](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGHevQoWsGA). They're the Queen of the 21st century, and either you like them or I'll turn this car around and you won't see Disney Land until you're too old and too crippled to enjoy it.\n\n[Seabear.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pWTVwoecog) Icelandic indie-folk, very dreamy and full of violin. Their *The Ghost that Carried Us Away* album is the best damned thing to ever grace my ears. If you don't like them, you'll get no Nintendo for a WEEK little mister. (also, they're playing SXSW this year in Texas <3)\n\n[Jason Webley.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDdefBl7BUU) He's a Seattle...inian busker who plays the accordion, the guitar, the violin, and a few other things. His shows are the tits. If you don't listen to *Coda* and like it, I'll make sure that the next time you see dessert will be at the last meal you receive before being executed for murdering me after years of withholding dessert.\n\n[Electric President](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85i6vs3ZRP0) and [Radical Face](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iKGsvi6wm0). These are by the same guy, Ben Cooper. If you don't listen to them and pledge to turn stark gay the next time you see Ben Cooper in public, I swear to god little mister I'm going to take off my belt and beat you until you look like a prisoner of war.\n\n[Super Furry Animals.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn_Vs_EZtbk) They're the only good thing to come out of Wales, and if you don't agree then I'm sending you to listen to Uncle Jerry Grabby Hands. I swear to god little mister, just you watch. (And bonus hip points, their *Love Kraft* album is so obscure that I uploaded the only videos at the time to my personal youtube account)\n\n[Architecture in Helsinki.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXIzyquw-kc) If this song doesn't make you dance, I swear to god little mister I'm going to circumcise you and sell you to Nazis. \n\n[Akron.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIUHrL1NxAI) Does this make you want to smoke marijuana and grow your hair out, little mister? Well god damnit you're not going to unless you can recite the lyrics because this is MY house and I'm **NOT** raising a hippie. \n\n[Olafur Arnalds.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6u5D-5LWSg) Does this music make you cry, little mister? If it doesn't, I swear to god Captain Board-With-Nail-In-It and I will. We'll make you cry hard. \n\n[Astronautalis.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE8FECzFVn8) Is that good hippity hop, in MY house? Gosh darn right it is. You get to eat at the people table tonight, little mister.\n\n[Ariel Pink.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9yvRU8WMZY) Son, I am not disappoint.\n\n[Freelance Whales.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1KJs_tiL5o) I'd hug you if you weren't adopted, but you are so I'm going just going to touch your shoulder through a towel and pray I don't catch whatever caused your real parents to die in agony. \n\n[Sherlock's Daughter.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOnOSXe_lSQ) I wasn't going to include this because I didn't think to, but after asking a question on Myspace I got a response from the girl in that video- also the lead singer of the band. They could have used a manager to handle that sort of thing, but they didn't. They're awesome. \n\n[Exuma.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYUMs68JvBE) This post has enough exposure to make mentioning Exuma worth it. 1970s calypso folk about voodoo- it's as cool as it sounds. However, I can't find any related artists that actually *sound* like Exuma, and it makes me sad. If you know of any, please do tell :]\n\nedit: And just because nobody's mentioned them yet, Animal Collective. There's a reason why they won so many \"top album of 2009\" awards for *Merriweather Post Pavilion*, and that's because it does things to your head that would be illegal in some Arab nations. [Relax, put on headphones, close your eyes, turn your brain off, and listen to this (*without concentrating on it*).](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZlXwPb_JPM) Animal Collective isn't a band. They're an experience. ",
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"body": "I love Porcupine Tree. They are great.\r\nI love Cloud Cult even more.\r\nEveryone should know who Cloud Cult is and read Craig Minowa's Bio... Pretty moving stuff.",
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"body": "BONOBO\n\nCrunchy riffs. Tastes even crunchier in all caps. Saw them live in Seattle during their first USA tour. Blew me away. Electronic music, but when they play live they add in a 10 piece live band. It's up there in my top 3 live performances ever seen...and I've seen a lot of shows. *A lot*.",
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"body": "The New Pornographers, hands down one of my favorite indie bands. and from that AC Newman and Neko Case.\r\n\r\nAlso She and Him are pretty good\r\nthe Guggenheim Gratto too, just saw them in Detroit a few months ago opening for They Might Be Giants, they put on a great show, love their stuff.",
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"body": "of Montreal. Dang We're On Fire. Flogging Molly. Curtis Eller. Natalie Portman's Shaved Head. Chief'n Indians. MGMT\n\nhttp://www.myspace.com/ofmontreal\n\nhttp://www.myspace.com/dangwereonfire\n\nhttp://www.myspace.com/floggingmolly\n\nhttp://www.myspace.com/curtiseller\n\nhttp://www.myspace.com/natalieportmansshavedhead\n\nhttp://www.myspace.com/chief39nindians\n\nhttp://www.myspace.com/mgmt\n\n ======================================\n\nEDIT: Will add more bands here as I think of them\n\n[Fever Ray](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HvjK29Gpn0)\n\n[This Will Destroy You](http://www.myspace.com/thiswilldestroyyou)\n\n[Casiotone for the Painfully Alone](http://www.myspace.com/cftpa)\n\n[The Protomen](http://www.myspace.com/theprotomen)\n\n===============================================\n\nUnsigned bands from my radio show days:\n\n[Kings of Awesome](http://www.myspace.com/kingsofawesome)\n\n[The Nine Volts](http://www.myspace.com/theninevolts)\n\n[Anew](http://www.myspace.com/anewrocks)\n\n[20wt](http://www.myspace.com/20wttwentyweight)\n\n[None Like Us](http://www.myspace.com/duvalsnonelikeus)\n\n[SMB Project](http://www.myspace.com/smbproject)\n",
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"body": "Massive Attack \nPortishead \nSufjan Stevens \nGrizzly Bear \nTV on the Radio \nFuck Buttons \nBat For Lashes \nThe Avalanches \nRoyksopp \nCut Copy \nBurial \nThe Antlers \nI know you know most of them probaly but i sure know that not every person in the world knows about them!",
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"body": "-MAE\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae\n\n-Cassino\n\n-65daysofstatic (eletric/postrock/noisecore)\n\n-Maybeshewill (postrock)\n\n-Girl Talk (mashup DJ)\n\n-Joy Division (best new wave/postpunk band ever.)\n\n-Streetlight Manifesto (Skapunk/Skacore/ex-Catch 22)\n\n-The XX",
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"body": "do make say think. (http://tinysong.com/1cMx) the tallest man on earth. (http://tinysong.com/6NxN) do it.",
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"body": "The Pixies,\nThe Poster Children,\nThe Dead Weather,\nThe White Stripes,\nPheonix,\nModest Mouse,\nNeutral Milk Hotel,\nThe Flaming Lips,\nBuilt To Spill,\nAudiovox,\nRussian Circles,\nCursive,\nThe Faint,\nSpoon,\nWolf Parade\n\nmany, many, more...\n",
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"body": "Stars.\n\nThey're fairly diverse Canadian indie-pop ranging from electropop to much more instrumentalized stuff with their latest album. I firmly believe that their single [Your Ex-Lover is Dead](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v8FJhQ-teE) is one of the most beautiful songz evarrrr.\n\nBut really. And for that matter, Broken Social Scene, which is more of a supergroup comprised of the members of Stars and a bunch of solo acts. ",
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"body": "Best hip-hop:[ Madvillain](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC4HCjJXlEU) (or any DOOM collaborations for that matter.)\n\n[boris/BORIS](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WkaeBZ1kGU): HOLYSHITMYEARSAREBLEEDING\n\n[Fucked Up](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPWFnti4pas): And I don't even like hardcore music\n\n[Lykke Li](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdZLiORITBg): I kinda have a crush on her. Deserves party balls <3\n\n[Fuck Buttons](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hQXSsbQCMs) : Hardcore Electronic.\n\n[Bonny Billy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYBVAfvRpps): I'm gonna go cry now. \n\n[Battles](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpGp-22t0lU): Let's play in 3/7 time!\n\n[METAL!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ5TlS-RblY)\n \n[The Field](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avdAghATQ2c)\n\nAnd so many more! \n\nI will say you are missing out on a lot if you don't own the entire Animal Collective discography.\n",
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"body": "TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear, Pure Reason Revolution, The Dandy Warhols, The Greenhornes, Manchester Orchestra, The Mars Volta, Blind Pilot, Ataxia, Nasdat, Fair to Midland, Arcade Fire, Kamelot, Deerhunter, The National, People in Planes, The Format, Interpol, Modest Mouse.\n\nAnd some older artists, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tesla, Kansas, Grand Funk Railroad.",
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"body": "Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Art Tatum, Fats Waller, Arlo Guthrie, Woodie Guthrie, Norah Jones, and Steve Martin (Great Banjo player). Just a few I could think of. \n\nEdit: Grammar error sorrrrrrrry",
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"body": "Umm maybe people know about these guys. Two Gallants,Cursive, Mewithoutyou, Parkway drive, and Streetlight manifesto.\n\nThey're all amazing. Links to songs below:\n \nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3n1qXH6FP0 for two gallants\n\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71wFUYUbtjs for Cursive\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q97x5GF2F-c Mewithoutyou\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DScZ42PPIyo Parkway drive\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-UTPKL-UGY Streetlightmanifesto",
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"body": "I haven't seen a single mention of TOM WAITS. Nobody does boozy better. Who else comes up with a line like \"Dreams aren't broken down here, nahhh, they're walking with a limp\" I also would have to say Bob Mould in all his incarnations( SUGAR and Husker Du)",
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"body": "Hands down. Sigur Ros. \n\nIcelandic masters of ambience and the Hopelandic nonsense language, they somehow find a way to bridge language barries to provide universally moving music.\n\n*Ágætis Byrjun*: [Svefn-g-englar](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xow2gnVTUjs)\n\n*( )*: [Vaka (Untitled #1)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP2rIiG00LE), [Njósnavélin (Untitled #4)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJnZR4O7iTE)\n\n*Takk...*: [Hoppípolla](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EyI4p0yjDQ), [Sæglópur](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yjurf5d6X0)\n\n*Hvarf/Heim*: [Samskeyti](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Nk6zbGgIs)\n\n*Með suð I eyrum við spilum endalaust*: [Gobbledigook](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyfTFqEIdwc)\n\nThis is not music. This is an experience. You're welcome.",
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"body": "I mean EVERY person in the world should KNOW about? I guess like Pink Floyd or The Beatles...\r\n\r\nBut if we are going with what bands should my asshole friends know because they rock and it pisses me off that they don't listen to them- then I'd say Baroness and Wolfmother.",
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"body": "* Boards of Canada.\n\n* Massive attack (people technically know their music from hundreds of movies and commercials, but I doubt they know their name). \n\n* Julian Velard. (If you haven't played with his website, [click here]( http://www.julianvelard.com/))\n\n* The Young Dubliners [song1](http://www.google.com/url?q=http://popup.lala.com/popup/432627054179855357&ei=qtRHS43MJ5KENs2wuJAJ&sa=X&oi=music_play_track&resnum=1&ct=result&cd=2&ved=0CAsQ0wQoADAA&usg=AFQjCNHXmND0d7TDLFKhh9Bt-EcDOd8kxQ) [song2](http://www.google.com/url?q=http://popup.lala.com/popup/432627045589920765&ei=qtRHS43MJ5KENs2wuJAJ&sa=X&oi=music_play_track&resnum=3&ct=result&cd=2&ved=0CBEQ0wQoAjAA&usg=AFQjCNFGHTIjP14ZAw0cLbs9ESqX9AEDyQ) [song3](http://www.google.com/url?q=http://popup.lala.com/popup/576742231834322459&ei=qtRHS43MJ5KENs2wuJAJ&sa=X&oi=music_play_track&resnum=2&ct=result&cd=2&ved=0CA4Q0wQoATAA&usg=AFQjCNENZqlnRqRUhnh_Dx_SaVHpYRog0g)\n\n* The Mountain Goats [song 1](http://lala.com/zHNs) [song 2](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYcmbtGgi6Q) (Good breakup song!)\n\n",
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"body": "Four groups I feel are unjustly unknown/underrated:\n\n1. Radical Face - I know this is the dumbest sounding band name ever, but check out their (actually, I think it's just one guy) one and only album Ghost, and you will thank me. It's one of the few albums I liked on the first listen and still like over and over and over again. The same guy is also has a band called Electric President which is good, but not as great as radical face.\n\n2. The Weakerthans - Canadian indie rock. They may seem like generic indie pop rock at first, but I think the catchiness of their songs and the super witty/literate lyrics set them apart. Reconstruction Site is one of my favorite albums of all time.\n\n3. Starflyer 59 - This band has been around since the mid 90's, and they've put out consistently great albums almost every year since then, and not many people know about them At first, they got a lot of (lazy, in my opinion) comparisons to My Bloody Valentine, but since then they're sound has evolved to more of a Post-Rock Joy Division sound. Listen to Hazelwould from their album Silver, and if you're not entralled, you should really do some serious soul searching. Or clean the wax out of your ears. \n\n4. M. Ward - Actually not a group but a guy. He does stuff that sounds like depression era folk but makes it sound awesome. If you like folk or acoustic noodlin', do yourself a favor and listen to M. Ward.",
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"body": "Dead Kennedys. Great smart punk rock, but with an accessible sound. \n\n\n[Holiday in Cambodia](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJA),\n[Winnebago Warrior](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNkdn2nEHgk&feature=related),\n[Chemical Warfare](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK5fKFFqJe4&feature=related),\n ",
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"body": "[Ghostland Observatory](http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/songs/?query=ghostland%20observatory)\n\nThe late [Townes Van Zandt](http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/songs/?query=townes%20van%20zandt)\n\n[The Avett Brothers](http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/songs/?query=avett%20brothers)\n\n[Scott H. Biram](http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/songs/?query=scott%20h.%20biram)\n\n",
"score": 10
},
{
"body": "[Envy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8serxzWmJA4). You know a band is doing something right when you're moved and can't even understand the lyrics (they're Japanese). Their earlier stuff is pretty much straight hardcore punk, but they've moved a little more post rock lately. It's all amazing.",
"score": 10
},
{
"body": "The Flaming Lips\n\nIt seems that today's musicians have forgotten about the art of making an album that flows as one cohesive piece, rather than just a collection of songs.\n\n(best album: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots)",
"score": 9
},
{
"body": "[Q and not U](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2HfVbBL5ic)\n\n[Akron/Family](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caoy8MzMa3M)\n\n[Giraffes? Giraffes!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZqZCS0rCmE)\n\n",
"score": 8
},
{
"body": "[The Protomen.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cnYvMC2fCo&feature=PlayList&p=7B47CF09B2272B7A&index=0&playnext=1) Great rock with major nerd points.",
"score": 8
},
{
"body": "I was going to list a bunch of bands before I realized that I hate the majority of the people in the world, and if everyone listened to the music I like, I'd have nowhere to go to escape their idiotic blathering. So I'm keeping my favourites close to my chest and on Last.fm.",
"score": 7
},
{
"body": "The Magnetic Fields. \"69 love songs\" Their 3-disc album is simply amazing.\n\n\"69 Love Songs is not remotely an album about love. It's an album about love songs, which are very far away from anything to do with love\" -Stephen Merrit\n\nI Don't Want to Get Over You\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp5eBxU248Y\n\nLong-Forgotten Fairytale\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ0u8VRJQzo\n\nAll my little words\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo8vW_0H_Kg\n\n",
"score": 7
},
{
"body": "* Candlemass\n* Pentagram\n* Mercyful Fate\n* Manilla Road\n* Saint Vitus\n* Cirith Ungol\n* Witchfinder General\n* Revelation\n* Pagan Altar\n* Reverend Bizarre\n...I could go on.\n\nAs a side note, people need to stop recognizing Judas Priest through Painkiller. Listen to Sad Wings of Destiny and Stained Class. Those are not only the two best heavy metal albums ever recorded, but also many orders of magnitude better than anything Priest has released since.",
"score": 6
},
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"body": "Rocket from the (motherfucking) Crypt\n\nand their resulting bands:\n\nThe Sultans\nHot Snakes\n\nAll hail rock n roll.\n\nEdit: Honestly, I've never listened to them. Maybe I should be embarrassed. Thanks for the suggestion, reddit!",
"score": 6
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"body": "65daysofstatic \n\nListen to Radio Protector, DNL.Mash-Up, Retreat! Retreat!, I Swallowed Hard, Like I Understood.... anything really. excellent stuff.",
"score": 6
},
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"body": "**The Ramones**. I know everyone has heard of them, and sure people know *Blitzkreig Bop* and *I Wanna Be Sedated*, but they've got an extremely accessible, hugely fantastic body of work that ought to be more well known nowadays. Songs like *Needles and Pins* and *The KKK Took My Baby Away* are some of my favourites ever.",
"score": 6
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"body": "Hands down, [The World/Inferno Friendship Society](http://www.myspace.com/worldinferno). Punk cabaret out of Brooklyn, NY. They made a concept album that was a biography of Peter Lorre. They made [another album](http://everything2.com/title/The+True+Story+of+the+Bridgewater+Astral+League) that was an adaptation of a NYC based play about punks who learn how to astral-project in order to steal cars. And last but not least, they have a huge show, once a year on halloween called [Hallowmas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Inferno#Hallowmas). If you ever want to see saxophone and glockenspiel players play punk music, this band is it. Song titles include \"Zen and the art of breaking everything in this room\", \"Incendiarism\", and \"Addicted to bad ideas\" which has some of the best [lyrics](http://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/world_inferno_friendship_society_lyrics_38202/other_lyrics_68980/addicted_to_bad_ideas_lyrics_756587.html) I've ever heard.",
"score": 5
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"body": "I came here to recommend Porcupine Tree....much to my surprise when you yourself recommended them. An upvote for you, Sir.",
"score": 5
},
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"body": "The Beatles. You'd be surprised how many people don't even know them. I mean sure, if you play \"Come Together\" or \"Hey Jude\" or \"A Hard Day's Night\", they'll be like \"oh yeah, I know those songs\" but they don't know it's all from the same band.",
"score": 5
},
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"body": "The Cure (some of their earlier stuff is amazing)\n\nGod is an Astronaut\n\nM83\n\nAphex Twin\n\nAlexisonfire\n\n\n\nEDIT: Formatting",
"score": 5
},
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"body": "[Slagsmålsklubben](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BisgKEBj8uw) and [Detektivbyrån](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88rxS9ZLytk#t=01m16s)",
"score": 4
},
{
"body": "Two that stick out to me right now:\n\n[Speechwriters LLC](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg6Yy_yIffE) Indie happy pop rock at its best (plus, one of their guitarists is ridiculously good with a steel guitar. Better, he's good at making a steel guitar not sound like country).\n\n[Russian Circles](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyZ4z662v5w) Instrumental Post-Rock Melodic Metal that's actually worth listening to!\n",
"score": 4
},
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"body": "Halo is about the only worthwhile song by Porcupine Tree, IMO. \r\n\r\nMy pick? [The Gaslight Anthem](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXStIH3-SHw)",
"score": 4
},
{
"body": "i know you all think your opinions matter, but NOMEANSNO are obviously the undisputed world champions of rock and roll. deal with it.",
"score": 4
},
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"body": "[Mastodon.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kcErNWtw1o) Greatest stoner metal band ever.\n\n[Protest the Hero.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhMfz4HrcEA) Amazingly talented prog/metal/dunno band.\n\n",
"score": 4
},
{
"body": "[Mammoth Grinder](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAllIg33BY0). If you see these guys live they will kick your dick off.\n\n[WeedEater](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQkTQIN_5Fk). Doom metal awesomeness.\n\n[Kyuss](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP9l2dvcSdI). Kings of stoner rock - guitar player is Josh Homme (QOTSA, Them Crooked Vultures).",
"score": 4
},
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"body": "[Ra Ra Riot - Can You Tell](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asY08yquddo)\n\n[Robbers on High Street - Love Underground](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P0Te0nV6CE)\n\n[Black Kids - Hit The Heartbreaks](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n_7vzKIP48)\n\n[The Cribs - Girls Like Mystery](http://www.google.com/url?q=http://popup.lala.com/popup/360569453760917054&ei=5RZIS7jQEoTWsgP38-H1Dw&sa=X&oi=music_play_track&resnum=1&ct=result&cd=2&ved=0CAgQ0wQoADAA&usg=AFQjCNFjnfxh3V4zMGZAG7Gr5-ESTovSVg)\n\nEdit: \n\n[The Lashes - Sometimes In The Sun](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPFLb5ctb5E)",
"score": 4
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"body": "I hate sounding like a snob, and many of you have probably heard of these, but here goes:\n\nNew Young Pony Club\n\nThe Black Kids\n\nRed Flag (80's new wave that never made it big)\n\nThe Mother Hips\n\nDevotchka\n\nYann Tiersen\n\nArcade Fire - I know they're very well known in the indie scene... whatevs, most people STILL haven't heard them\n\nBroken Bottles - new dangermouse collaboration with lead singer of the Shins\n\nMaximo Park - scottish rock at it's best\n\nJamie Lidell\n\nVampire Weekend - although I'm none too impressed with the latest album.\n\nStars\n\nDigitalism - they remind me so much of Kraftwerk with a Justice Element - even a Daft Punk twist. Delicious.",
"score": 4
},
{
"body": "The Mountain Goats. The song writing is in the top 1% and the delivery is so emotional, so completely committed to the spirit of the verse that I cannot believe how breathtakingly accurate it is sometimes.",
"score": 4
},
{
"body": "A Silver Mount Zion. The band was founded by 3 members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, which is also fucking amazing.",
"score": 4
},
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"body": "Look Mexico,\nTera Melos,\nThe Dear Hunter,\nThe Ready Set (Don't care, he's catchy, and I'm surprised he's not already radio-hit-single-status.),\nGood Old War,\nMaps & Atlases,\nAndrew Jackson Jihad.\n\nThere's also a couple of local bands around my parts worthy of being known by the general public. (edited for formatting)",
"score": 3
},
{
"body": "Cynic.\nExivious.\nMorphine.\n\nBTW: lulz@general hipster hate on reddit yet the majority of posts here list indie/hipster bands.",
"score": 3
},
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"body": "The Fall, Unrest, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Spacemen 3, New Bomb Turks, Neil Young, Big Black, Sic Alps, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Velvet Underground, Guided by Voices, and Pere Ubu, just to name a few.",
"score": 3
},
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"body": "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros \r\n\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRA5S59KjwY\r\n\r\nBurning Cold\r\n\r\nhttp://www.myspace.com/burningcoldrocks",
"score": 3
},
{
"body": "The Beat (The English Beat in the US), \nMarshall Crenshaw, \nLindstrøm & Prins Thomas, \nBooker T. & The MG's",
"score": 3
},
{
"body": "Drive Like Jehu, Fugazi, The Murder City Devils, Bon Iver, Broken Social Scene, The Velvet Teen, Operation Ivy",
"score": 3
},
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"body": "Midlake - One of my favorite bands and nobody I know has heard of them. People say they sound like Fleetwood Mac.\n\nSamples\n\n[Roscoe](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDL9bXlwbM4) The first song I listened to that got me hooked\n\n[Young Bride](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtpSidPN3jQ) Has a cool beat unlike anything i've ever listened to\n\n[Head Home](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un_55LrZnCo&feature=related) Just a great smooth chill song\n",
"score": 3
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"body": "Oh, I thought of two more bands that are great:\n\nExplosions in the Sky - Do yourself and listen to The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place. Bliss\n\nKent - This is a band from Sweden who for some reason aren't super well known in the US. But they are freaking' great. 747 from the album Isola is one of the most beautiful and brilliant songs ever made.",
"score": 3
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"body": "I have heard of all of these but Reddit, you got some awesome taste.\n\nedit: **Lite** - J-Prog - and **King Crimson** - UK Prog - and **Redneck Manifesto** - Irish Prog. Looking at some of your choices, I was shocked not to see these here. I know many of you will LOVE these bands.",
"score": 3
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"body": "Huge upvote for PT! I just turned a radio dj friend on to them and he had never even heard of them... \n \nSome bands I did not see mentioned: \n3 (Three), Acid Bath, Stolen Babies, Coheed and Cambria, Cynic, The Faceless, Mastodon, Queens of the Stone Age, Hot Tuna, Dredg, Beck, and Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. \n \nOther bands that I love are already in here - Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, Portugal, the Man. (from my hometown of Wasilla), The Mars Volta, Minus the Bear, etc... \n \nEdit: Can't believe I forgot - Blind Melon, Nick Drake, Dax Riggs (In terms of bands I think everyone in the world would enjoy - The Faceless is pretty inaccessible, while Nick Drake is awesomely moderate, albeit a bit depressing sometimes) \n\nSecond Edit (should have just said this and left it alone): Stanley Jordan!",
"score": 3
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"body": "Sonata Arctica -- Finnish power metal band that has rocked my socks for quite some time. Seen them live, twice -- holy hell, amazing shows :]",
"score": 3
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{
"body": "Liquid Tension Experiment, my fav band for complete eargasmic experience. Songs such as:\n\n* [Paradigm shift](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pofqHfSvy_8)\n* [Acid rain](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA079BM0MuM&feature=related)\n* [Universal mind](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZC0ZJ1AW8&feature=related)\n* [Freedom of speech](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQUVdOj5vb4)",
"score": 3
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"body": "[The Answer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYsxWGSugIg)\n\n[Medeski, Martin, and Wood](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuCXJlfeq7I)\n\n[Sleeping People](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itK9YOoZhaw)",
"score": 3
},
{
"body": "I know this is really late but...\n\nBad Religion.\n\nThe most intellectually thought provoking lyrics, great harmonies, great music. Punk legends.",
"score": 3
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"body": "**Koop**\n\nFeel-good music for the winter :-)\n\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-PXoEbcBXU\n\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKHTlt48ySY\n\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhds8SnTJfY",
"score": 3
},
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"body": "Will take the wife to see:\n\n* [The Deers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZpRscilXRE&feature=PlayList&p=57281EDECD9DEB09&index=2)\n\n* [Metric](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlW-r5BF-Oo)\n* [The Stars](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxeIivNDtFU&feature=channel)\n* [Death Cab for Cutie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9JB2ETgatI)\n* [Coheed and Cambria ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0H3RlaQVrM)\n\nWon't take the wife to see:\n\n* [Mastodon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3HVLyI-t3E)\n* [3 Inches of Blood](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUd4Cbc49mg)\n* [Opeth](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmxNl6oYmn0)\n* [The Sword](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9KbmRTgigQ&feature=related)\n* [The Devin Townsend Band](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMLXoobDKWs)\n* [DevilDriver](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9_nsXgtD6k)\n* [Amon Amarth](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eABVwEgzIss)\n* [Clutch](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z78PjvfCVTQ)\n\n*Edit. Formatting.*",
"score": 3
}
] |
Okay Facebook, I'm going to kill you now. | Yesterday it was the bra color thing. Today, I keep seeing "side-by-side" in everybodys post. I googled it and found this:
> We had so much fun yesterday with the bra game, Here is the game for today. This will get the guys thinkin, to see if they got dirty minds or not! though its not at all rude lol. This is about how u have got ur hair now. Write it in your status! If its up, write ON TOP, if its down and at either side of the face, write SIDE BY SIDE, if its just a complete mess, write EVERYWHERE N MESSY! see if the boys can get this one! But ONLY SEND to GIRLS.
Fuck off, people. Keep your bullshit chain letters somewhere else. It's not cute. It's not clever. It's annoying. | 18 | [
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"body": "Think of this as a good way of weeding out annoying people. If you don't like the people who do this stuff, don't be friends with them on Facebook. Or click the 'Hide' button. It's not that difficult. ",
"score": 20
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"body": "Male Redditers, respond by posting the current \"fashion\" of your pubes right now. If it's on top, write ON TOP, if it's down and at either side, write Side by Side, if it's a complete mess, write Everywhere n Messy!",
"score": 3
}
] |
PLEASE HELP! just got fired and boss is keeping 3 weeks of my pay. | So far ive filed for unemployment, called dept. of labor (no call back yet) and called a labor attorney (no call back yet). I really dont know what else to do.
I use public storage here where I live and they called and said im locked out unless I give them 62$. I have 10$ to my name. All my family photos are in there along with some priceless items. I live check to check and am totally fucked now.
*update - my boss, george mcneil is on my facebook and im in the middle of writing something for his wall. anyone care to help?
george mcneil http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1568891361
[email protected]
this is what ive got so far
3 weeks of pay is what you owe me George. Do the right thing and pay your employees. We all worked for you, the least you can do is pay us. You didnt even pay us on Christmas day which was a pay day and some of us, including me, worked for you all day and all night and you didnt even as much as apologize for not paying us on time, on Christmas. Alot of us, if not all of us, were banking on that check, especially on the 25th for obvious reasons. Thats pretty low man. You dissapoint me and everyone else you employ that ive talked to about this.
**update - someone i hardly know on my facebook just paid my storage unit. so fucking nice of them to do that and i thank you (if youre reading this) for that. like i said, i promise to pay it forward when i can. | 10 | [
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"body": "Write a letter to your ex-boss explaining that you've contacted attorney. Mention politely that you intend to sue his corporation and name him personally in the suit.\n\nExplain that you will be suing for wages owed, and court costs, as well **any expenses you incur as a result of unpaid wages** including bank overdraft fees, landlord late payment penalties, credit card penalties and resulting interest rate hikes, and any other fees or penalties by any other institution as a result of unpaid bills. Make a list of the bills that you anticipate having to pay late-fees on.\n\n---\n\nEdit: If you live in a town with a mayor- call the mayor's office. Otherwise call your representative to the state legislature.",
"score": 15
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"body": "It's illegal not to pay you. Stop using words like \"do the right thing\" and start using words like \"Complete your contract or I will sue you for theft.\"",
"score": 4
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question about grinders | bought myself and a friend grinders and we had no clue what to think about the screen in them so we took it out. now I just read a post about soemthing called keif? what is it how do i smoke it and did i screw up by taking and tossing the screen out. btw we basically use the bottom portion to catch the ground bud and keep it there for ease of use.
am i missing out on an awesome high? | 4 | [
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"body": "Kief is pretty much concentrated pieces of THC that fall off of your weed while grinding, or even while it's just sitting there. Correct me if I'm wrong fellow tree people but I believe it is more or less the [trichomes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichome#Plant_trichomes)* that constitute a majority of kief. \n\nTaking out your screen makes it more or less impossible to separate your ground weed from your kief. This makes collecting kief pretty hard but it also makes it more convenient to just dump what falls though into your bowl or other preferred smoking device. \n\nCollecting a large amount of kief is pretty hard but totally worth it in my opinion. Smoking it is a bit tedious though. It isn't efficient to just sprinkle it over a bowl or throughout a blunt because kief is like a delicate flower. It is destroyed when it comes in contact with an open flame or cherry. The best way to utilize your kief is to try to press it. [Here](http://forum.grasscity.com/stash-jar/242982-5-5minute-diy-kief-press-step-x-step-pictorial.html)* is a cheap and effective way to press kief into a little brick. That way you can smoke it and it won't disintegrate as it would in powder form. \n\n\n*[Originally posted by inferno714, give him upvotes!](http://www.reddit.com/r/trees/comments/alww9/whats_the_best_way_to_utilize_my_kief/c0i9exn)\n\n*Check the picture on the right for a picture of trichomes on cannabis. ",
"score": 9
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"body": "its not the end of the world...you werent saving keif before you had a grinder, so at the end of the day, its all good.\n\n\nif you want to buy a new one, though, i just got a sweet chromium crusher on amazon for like fifteen bucks. its glorious.",
"score": 3
}
] |
Dear Fellow Christians: A Lesson in
Trolls | I guess I've been playing around on the internet since the early 1990's and I just wanted to help some of you out. I noticed that the top submission is regarding the atheist's hold on reddit and their raids on the /r/Christianity subreddit.
Having been around the internet and being a Christian myself, I would like to make a few suggestions based on experience in many, many forums:
* Don't feed trolls. A troll is someone who basically comments to elicit emotion without any intent to add viable input to a discussion. If you see a troll or someone begins to troll after a period of time, just avoid posting to their comments.
* Do not make excuses or feel required to defend yourself against verbal attacks on nonsensical banter.
* DO upvote things you feel are contributing to the subreddit
* DO downvote those you feel are being trolls, it does help separate the wheat from the chaff.
I've run many gaming servers for a long period of time and I've noticed that people that are anonymous can be jerks. I rule my servers with an iron fist, because that is the only way to keep order. It's much different than working on a job or in an office face to face with people, where saying something hideous has long lasting consequences. In fact, quite to the contrary. Most of the trolls have absolutely no concern for what you say, your feelings, or beliefs. They are simply trying to get a rise out of you. If it works, just like in the school yard they will continue.
Taking the payoff away from trolls works. Ruling more heavily as a moderator works as well. It's true that it takes more effort, but doesn't anything worth doing take effort?
As a quick aside, some people come in with genuine questions and at least some semblance of respect. Those people are here to discuss, which is a part of what this reddit is about. I think as a group we should treat them as we would want to be treated.
I'm not trying to be harsh with this submission, but I have found case after case of people responding to someone who clearly doesn't care what we think individually or as a group. The will resort to name calling and the like, yet the troll keeps getting fed. Time to stop feeding the trolls :)
| 28 | [
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"body": "Just to put my cards on the table: atheist.\n\nYou guys are trolled a lot no doubt but the posts that set off peteyH's rant really weren't trolling and seemed like two people genuinely attempting to offer advice. Read their posts and peteyH's and tell me who comes off better.\n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/amouz/once_again_i_fail_at_being_a_christian/\n\nThis wasn't trolling, if your community cannot handle well meaning but divergent views delivered politely you simply will not survive on reddit.",
"score": 22
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"body": "Anybody else see the inherent irony of criticising \"nonsensical banter\" on a Christianity subreddit? \n\n/troll\n",
"score": 13
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I really, REALLY like mash-ups. What are your favorites? | I have a hard time deciding what my "favorite genre" is, since my tastes are pretty wide-ranging. I'm sure that your tastes cover a wide range of music as well. It seems to be a characteristic of the generation who grew up with access to myspace artists, iTunes, and of course Bittorrent.
So, naturally, I love mash-ups. Unfortunately, I don't know where to find many. My mash-up exposure is basically Q-Unit, the Grey Album, and the mash up your bootz series. I love that stuff.
I'm looking for your help, /r/music. What are the best mash-ups you've ever heard? Where do you hear about this stuff? | 9 | [
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"body": "I think hands down the best mash-up artist today is Girl Talk. His last two albums Night Ripper and Feed the Animals were amazing. Here's [one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JBAxkZun3s) from Feed the Animals but you really got to listen to the whole albums to get the whole experience... they're free online somewhere.\n\nEdit- Formating",
"score": 10
},
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"body": "The favorite one I've heard is here:\n\nhttp://thru-you.com/#/videos/\n\nThe guy goes through and mixes together totally unrelated youtube clips to make some rather awesome stuff.",
"score": 3
},
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"body": "Check out [The Hood Internet.](http://www.thehoodinternet.com) They're like Girl Talk but less ADD\n\n",
"score": 3
}
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Todai in Pacific Place closed | The downtown Todai at Pacific Place closed a few days ago. While there was plenty to dislike about the place, it was fun to do from time to time, and we found that guests with little sushi experience really liked being able to try many different items. So it goes. | 14 | [
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"body": "Bluefin, up in Northgate, has (admittedly a little while back) slightly better prices and extremely, vastly, notably better sushi (Todai had some of the worst sushi I'd ever had), at least for a buffet...",
"score": 8
},
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"body": "Damn, that place was overpriced ... and for what? Third rate sushi? For the $25 I paid for their \"buffet\" I could've gone to I <3 Sushi and gotten two rolls and green tea.",
"score": 5
},
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"body": "The Todai in Redmond Town Center has also been closed for a while. Good riddance is *right*. Ugh. Awful sushi, awful food, awful.",
"score": 3
}
] |
Why hasn't the average work week decreased over the past seventy years? | Improved technology makes work more efficient. Efficiency can be used either to increase productivity from the same amount of work, or keep output the same while decreasing the amount of work, or some combination of the two.
In 1938, about seventy years ago, the Fair Labor Standards Act was passed establishing a 40 hour work week and 8 hour work day in the US. Since that time there have been amazing advances in technology. Yet 40 hours is still the standard work week, and in many cases the standard is much higher. Better technology with the same or more amount of work must mean all of our gains have gone into increased production. Where can I see this increased production? And who decided that we weren't going to spend at least some of these gains on decreasing the work week? | 35 | [
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"body": "Productivity has increased and so have corporate profits and executive salaries (From 20 times a workers salary to over 350 times). It's simple, they just pocketed the extra cash instead of making the workers have a shorter week.",
"score": 21
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"body": "Including the longer time spent in retirement do we actually work for more or less of our total time alive?\n\nedit: Also, when considering the question above: don't people generally enter the labour force at an older age now than in the past due to increased levels of higher education?\n\n\n>Where can I see this increased production?\n\nMy mother (born in 1944) had icicles on the inside of her windows and outdoor toilets when she was a child. No television, no family car, no foreign holidays, etcetera. This is just one anecdote, but I think it gives you an idea of where to look for the increased production.",
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"body": "Okay, it's 1938. Here's the last 12 months of transactions in our business. Tell me how much profit we made or how much money we lost. Did we make more money selling whats-its at a discounted price or whose-its at the normal price? Don't forget to double-check all your figures for accuracy.\n\nNow it's 2010, do the same.\n\nI'll bet it took a lot less time. I'd also give odds that you're paid by the hour. If that week long 1938 job just took you 40 seconds, I'd suggest adding up another column of numbers if you want to eat this month.\n\nA lot of skilled labour takes about the same amount of time as it did seven decades ago. Sure your carpenter can frame a house a lot faster thanks to portable power saws and nail guns, but laying brick hasn't changed much in the last, well, ever. Moving bulk goods from point A to point B still takes about the same amount of time (especially over land).",
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"body": "Simple. Improved efficiency makes labor cheaper. You could only produce 1 item without technology, but now you can make 2. Essentially, your price (in the form of wages) to the company has been cut in half. Thus, companies would want you to work longer now that labor is cheaper.",
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"body": "Eh. A lot of office workers put in actual work of somewhere between 0 and 2 hours a week. A lot of manual workers seem to do the same, though I can't speak personally on that.",
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"body": "Where is this increased production? It shows up in your higher real (inflation-adjusted) income. Production and income are flip sides of the same coin: at an economy-wide level, they are necessarily equal. And contrary to what many would have you believe, the average person in most countries (including the U.S.) has a much higher real income today than they did 70 years ago. \n\nAnd the 40 hour work week established in the FLSA isn't as restrictive as you might think. It merely says that, if you are an employee in a certain class of job, you are entitled to time-and-a-half for hours beyond 40 a week. It does not, in any way, penalize a company that uses an employee *less* than 40 hours a week. So in that sense, no law is preventing a reduction in the standard work week.\n\nSo to answer the original question, here is a brief economics lesson. When the real wage goes up, it affects the quantity of labor a person wants to supply in two ways:\n\n* The income effect: Higher wages mean higher real income. When people have more income, they want to consume more of all sorts of things that they like. One of those things is leisure. That is, higher income causes people to want to purchase more leisure, where the cost of an hour of leisure is the wages they could have earned if they worked instead. This will have a negative effect on the amount of labor supplied in the marketplace.\n\n* The substitution effect: When the real wage goes up, the cost of leisure--foregone wages--goes up, causing people to want to buy less of it (i.e., increase the amount of labor they supply). This has a positive effect on the amount of labor supplied in the marketplace.\n\nThis substitution effect is the answer to your original question. You were thinking only of the income effect when you asked your question, but the substitution effect cancels it out to some degree.\n\nI believe, in most countries, average hours worked have decreased a little bit as people have become more wealthy (over the long time periods we're talking about, anyway). So, in fact, we observe that the income effect is probably a little bit bigger than the substitution effect.",
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"body": "The amount of output by a worker is not linear. It looks more like a curve that rises up to a peak around 40 hours/week and then drops off. Working less = less productivity. Working more = less productivity. \r\n\r\n> When Henry Ford famously adopted a 40-hour workweek in 1926, he was bitterly criticized by members of the National Association of Manufacturers. But his experiments, which he'd been conducting for at least 12 years, showed him clearly that cutting the workday from ten hours to eight hours — and the workweek from six days to five days — increased total worker output and reduced production cost. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.igda.org/why-crunch-modes-doesnt-work-six-lessons \r\n(sadly, the most important image in the article is now a red X). \r\n\r\nThis sort of lesson is completely lost on most modern mismanagers. Who think that output is a linear function - and they totally ignore the knee in the curve. Work too long (such as the case with EA Games in the linked article) and productivity becomes negative. We've already got 2 people at the office who are so swamped that they not only don't get their own work done, it takes other people to repair the damage that those 2 are doing - those 2 have become in effect \"negative workers.\" ",
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Reddit: Please tell me why revenge is good (or bad) | I have a boss from hell story that I won't go into here because it would take too long and probably bore most of you. Let me just cut to the chase and say that I've decided to quit my job, but I have an idea about a way to get my boss in big trouble within a few months, without it ever being traced back to me. It's nothing illegal or made up... it's just some info I know about my boss that I think their boss would not like. My problem is that I'm wrestling with the idea of revenge. Part of me says I should just move on, leave on good terms and forget about my boss. But the other part of me can't stand that my boss "won" by getting me to quit and I really want to get back at them. So I thought I'd post here to see what others think: is revenge really worth it? | 7 | [
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"body": "I had a fairly similar situation at a previous job. I loved everything about the job except my boss. Being that my boss ran the company, I knew that he would always be a part of it. I decided to quit...it took me about a year and a half to actually find a decent job to move to, so I had to deal with the evil boss for a lot longer than I wanted. I managed to remain civil the whole time despite his best efforts. That was years ago and I never have regretted how I handled it. Leaving that place was its own reward. ",
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What is your favorite RPG on the SNES? | I have a surplus of unstructured free time...I also have an emulator
EDIT: ...and WHY is it your favorite? | 22 | [
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"body": "Super Mario RPG, it just seemed different at the time and was a nice change of pace from traditional Mario games.",
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"body": "Earthbound. Had a great story, and money and quest system like no other, and it was silly as hell. I loved getting the bike and hated not being able to use it later.....:)",
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"body": "Earthbound, it had a different story from other RPGs at the time, and I really like the weird and funny dialogue.",
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"body": "not exactly an rpg, but more like an rpg/platformer hybrid, but is definitely one of my favorite games:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.V.O.",
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"body": "[Seiken Densetsu 3](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiken_Densetsu_3) (a.k.a. Secret of Mana 2)\nI love the real-time battle system. It's similar to the battle system in kingdom hearts except you can switch which character you're controlling mid-battle.\nIt also has a high replay value because the storyline is different based on which 3 of the 6 characters you choose to play as.",
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"body": "Secret of Mana - fun combat, multiplayer, cool characters, really fun weapon upgrade system.\n\nLufia II - cool item system, love the graphics. The 100 level dungeon or whatever it is called adds a ton of replayability.\n\nFinal Fantasy 3/6: Duh\n\nChrono Trigger: Duh\n\nSorry, I refuse to choose one :(",
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"body": "There is a disturbing lack of Terranigma in this thread. A great action RPG that had world building elements. The story in it is pretty epic too.",
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"body": "Final Fantasy 4 was my first RPG so it holds a special place in my heart.\n\nShoutouts to FF6, Chrono trigger, Earthbound, Secret of Mana, Legend of Zelda ALTTP, EVO (seriously underrated), Breath of Fire 1 + 2, and Mario RPG",
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"body": "If we're doing ties, then definitley Secret of Mana & Zelda: Link to the Past.\n\nSome very good memories.",
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"body": "Uncharted Waters 2.\n\nNot sure what it was about it, but this game was just so fun and addictive.\n\nThere were apparently more sequels for newer consoles that never got translated into English, which is a real shame.\n\nEdit: I don't know if this would technically be an RPG, it's a mix of quite a few genres. Definitely worth checking out though.",
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"body": "I can't believe nobody has mentioned Star Ocean. It shares my most-favorite list with Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI. Non-linear story, beautiful graphics, real time combat, surprisingly existential NPC dialogs in towns, leveled hobbies for your characters (drawing, smithing, playing instruments, sculpting...) and impressive human-like character interaction (you get to know them better if you talk to them in special encounters inside towns). The constant ROM freezes are hell (they overloaded the original cardtridge with weirdly compressed data that even messes up the physical SNES), but you can somewhat avoid them if you periodically save the normal way instead of using savestates in an emulator. That makes this gem playable. Oh, and you get to ride a giant bunny on crack!. Eat your hearts out, chocobos!.\n\nHmm, and as always there is no love for Bahamut Lagoon in the thread either. Lan-lan-lancer!. Very good game, perhaps not better than the previous 3, but still so great. It's squad-oriented combat was unique. I miss feeding my dragons with swords and watching them grow... and the WTFs I had when I saw them getting fat, ugly and/or bizarre, having to reaload to get them back to shape...\n\nDamn, there went my childhood...\n\nEDIT: Added character hobbies mention in star ocean.",
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"body": "Shadowrun. Sorry, I know it probably doesn't fit the classic RPG definition, it's more like a Zelda game than anything else. But another comment about 'addictive games' got me thinking about it and I had to throw it out there. Plus it blew my mind thinking about the Matrix at 12 years old...years before the Wachowski brothers stole the idea.",
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Dear /r/atheism, are there any religious themed movies, shows, books, art, music, and the like that you enjoy? | To give some examples: My atheist sister-in-law loves crosses. I have an atheist friend that likes religious music. I like to watch Big Love and I get really into their religious beliefs about the prophet and the principle--I wasn't raised Mormon or anything and I didn't even know a Mormon until I went to college. I also love demons and stories about demons--I read Hellblazer comics every month and I'm excited about the movie Legion coming out in a few weeks.
Tell me what you like and why. It's curious to me why an atheist with no particular belief in religion would enjoy religious themed stuff. | 7 | [
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"body": "Of course. Notre Dame, Cistine Chapel, The David, ANY ancient Egyptian or ancient greek art, etc, etc. There are countless staggeringly beautiful masterpieces of art with religious themes. \n\nThe master artist succeeds in conveying beauty, awe, power, shame, devotion, torment in his work. None of which are exclusively religious things. The Pieta is a shocking thing to look at not because it has anything to do with Mary and Jesus but because of the emotions it portrays due to the extraordinary skill of Michelangelo.\n\nThis is a very good question.\n",
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"body": "I love the story of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (the Seuss book and movie, not the aborted fetus from Jim Carrey.)",
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"body": "[Saved](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332375/) was a hilarious movie with a great message. Plus, Eva Amurri.",
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"body": "I liked dogma a lot. When I was a teenager really starting to question religion it made me really think bout stuff. I know it says god is alainis morrisette and all and I get the feeling I'll be down voted for this but hey you asked. ;)",
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"body": "I love any books or movies on Greek and Norse mythology. I used to watch Kevin Sorbo's Hercules show when I was a kid and would note all the times they twisted Greek mythology around. I cannot recommend D'Aulaires books on mythology enough to anyone (not just kids). And I'm also really excited about Legion and The Book of Eli.\n\nI just don't see any of it as religious. As an atheist, the bible and other texts people say are religious are just other pieces of literature for me. If a bunch of people decided to start using LOTR as a religious text, it would not diminish my enjoyment of it. ",
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"body": "If religious ideas are used to tell [a good story](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/) then I don't react to them any differently than I would to ghosts / supernatural forces / fate / etc. A story device is a story device. [I'll accept anything if it's compelling.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0174268/)\n\nThat said, a lot of *explicitly* religious stories aren't compelling because [they tend to deny any part of our humanity](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1129423/) that contradicts their ideology. That's never fun.",
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"body": "I have always loved The Chronicles of Narnia. \nI also adore Orson Scott Card's religious books (Saints, Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah).\nI enjoy Christmas, and Christmas movies, gospel music and all manner or religious symbols. \n\nI never feel like I \"shouldn't\" enjoy these things. I like all different types of fiction, this is just one type.",
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"body": "[Kundun.](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm381459456/tt0119485) I think that part of the world is exceedingly beautiful, and the myth of reincarnation makes a great story. Plus, it's a Martin Scorsese film.",
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"body": "Yeah, I'm a staunch atheist but I still enjoy certain Christian music (Derek Webb and his guitar for example) and some of the older hymns (we're talking 1400's hyms, like Allegri's stuff).",
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Where should the uninitiated start? | I've never seen an episode, and I've been hearing about Doctor Who and Torchwood for a while now and would like to jump in. Any tips on where to start and what to watch first? | 26 | [
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"body": "I'll recommend that you start where I started, which is series one of the new series. (it's from 2005 and stars Christoper Eccleston as the Doctor)\n\nMe and my friends are fans of the new series in particular, we know about the old series but we haven't seen much of it, and it's hard for newcomers to get into the series that far back.\n\nAnd for fans of the old series, who may read this, I am not dissing the old series in anyway it's classic, but I prefer the new series. ",
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"body": "Start with *Rose*, the first episode of the '05 series. Just before the episode *Dalek*, watch *Genesis of the Daleks* from the classic series. \n\nContinue watching the new series until *Tooth and Claw*, after which you should probably watch *The Hand of Fear* from the classic series, and possibly *K9 and Company* (a backdoor pilot for a never-launched series), before continuing on to *School Reunion*.\n\nAfter *The Girl in the Fireplace*, take a few days to emotionally recover, then listen to the [Big Finish](http://www.bigfinish.com) audio drama, [Spare Parts](http://www.bigfinish.com/34-Doctor-Who-Spare-Parts) before watching *Rise of the Cybermen*.\n\nContinue watching again normally until you get to *The Shakespeare Code*, after which just read the [Tardis Index File](http://tardis.wikia.com) page for [The Macra Terror](http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Macra_Terror) (Actually watching the episode is impossible, although you could [listen to it](http://www.amazon.com/Macra-Terror-Doctor-Who/dp/0563477563/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263075291&sr=8-1), [read it](http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Macra-Terror-Target/dp/0426203070/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263075291&sr=8-2), or browse the [BBC's photonovel](http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/photonovels/macra/) of it. It's a decent story, but it drags a bit.)\n\nSwitch to the new series again until you finish *Blink*: Once you recover from that, watch the classic episode *The Deadly Assassin*, and ponder just how odd a title that is.\n\nBack to the modern series until you reach *Planet of the Ood*, at which point watch either *The Sontaran Experiment* or *The Invasion of Time* - the former is shorter, but the latter is a better story. Continue on to *The Sontaran Stratagem,* and beyond. Congratulations, you now have enough classic background information to be caught up.\n\nOr you could just watch the new series: The in-between jumpbacks I mention are more for richness of background rather than necessary material.",
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"body": "I had a few of the uninitiated over for the End of Time, Pt. 2 and I showed them the following episodes:\n\n1. Blink\n2. Family of Blood 2 parter\n3. Utopia\n\nIf you're not really die hard into it than it will be very tough to get involved in the old series. You've got to take a lot with a grain of salt as most of them go.",
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"body": "I'd start with series one in 2005. It'll start you with the ninth doctor (eccelston) but it's made so you can pick it up easily from there. The first episode is entitled 'rose' and should be listed as Doctor Who: Series One. It's on netflix instant play. If you like it you can always go back and vist some of the past doctor's adventures.",
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"body": "A few people I know had a rough time getting into the series starting from Rose (I know, they're crazy), so I started thinking of good Introduce the Doctor episodes that might be more accessable to none scifi fans:\n\n- Smith and Jones \n\nThis is a great episode to introduce the doctor and the concept of the show without being too cheesy or odd to none whovians, IMO.\n\n- Human Nature \n\nMight be a bit WTF is going on, but many non-who fans of mine profess their love of this and the following episode.\n\n- The Impossible Planet\n\nLike Hiuman Nature, most of my non-who fan friends started on this one and loved it.\n\n- The Next Doctor\n\nFun story that doesn't require much contextual understanding of Who, IMO.\n\n",
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"body": "The episode blink is where it's at. If that doesn't hook you, there's no hope. Well, a bit of hope. The Girl in the Fireplace comes in second for best episode in my opinion, so that's a good one to check out next. ",
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"body": "I started with Blink and was immediately hooked. I would, however, recommend starting from the beginning with Christopher Eccleston. I don't usually like to watch things out of order. ",
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Help! I need new and interesting stuff to do in Seattle?? | All my friends are out-of-town this weekend and I won't want to stay in and watch movies/play video games. Any suggestions on stuff to do solo? Hidden gems?
I am a 26 y.o. techie, live fairly close to the city.
Edit: Thanks for all the suggestions, folks. I did go to MCD 2 today and I did enjoy it. Tomorrow, I plan to do some urban exploration and photography - hope the weather is nice like it was today! | 9 | [
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"body": "If you're single and looking for friends or possible mates, go swing dancing Sunday night at the Century Ballroom on Capitol Hill. Beginner's lesson at 9:00 PM, open dancing at 9:30 PM. Lots of people your age.",
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"body": "Do you have a car?\n\nOptions in the city: Avatar at Imax. NW Film Forum. Walk around Pike Place Market. Have breakfast and a cocktail at the 5 Spot on Queen Anne. SAM. \n\nGet out of town. Take a train ride to Portland or drive up to Vancouver.",
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"body": "Walk Alki and get a burger and ice cream at the Pepperdock. Great hidden gem and super awesome onion rings.\r\n\r\nOr take the underground tour, that's always fun.",
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"body": "[The Stranger](http://www.thestranger.com)\n\nThat's the bible of young people activities in Seattle. ",
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A photo-hunt mission for Reddit: Help me locate these victims of a camera pick-pocketing that occurred in Pompeii, Italy, so that I can return their photos to them. | This summer I was spelunking in the ruins of Pompeii (there isn't much security to speak of), when I came across an empty wallet and nearly-empty camera case in the basement-level of the [Basilica](http://bit.ly/5un1tz). The camera case had 4 Olympus memory cards in the front pocket, from which I was able to recover 584 photos.
I know this is a long shot, considering they are elderly Asian women and they probably have several degrees of separation from Reddit (and Kevin Bacon for that matter), but here they are:
http://imgur.com/NVKe6.jpg
http://imgur.com/PNpEy.jpg
If you have any reliable information about who these people are, hit me up so I can send them the rest of their pics. Pity upvotes gladly accepted for these ladies' sakes.
**Update**
One of the photos has a hotel name, Hotel Michelangelo, plus a date stamp: 5/13/2009. An earlier picture showed them getting off the train at the Genova Brignole station in Genoa, Italy, so I was able to determine that the hotel is the [Hotel Michelangelo in Milan](http://www.venere.com/img/hotel/7/5/0/0/57/image_hotel_exterior_frontview_1.jpg) by matching it to [the original photo](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/70038/P5130188.JPG) (note the awning, pink siding, and windows all confirm this is the correct hotel). That file is the original .jpg if any of you want to try to data mine for a camera serial or something crazy like XenonOfArcticus referenced in the comments, but I wasn't able to find anything myself. Any others out there, feel free to try to contact Hotel Michelangelo in Milan to see if they've had any inquiries about lost cameras from May 2009. Or if they remember two elderly Asian women lodging there on that date. Seems like a long shot - I'm still hoping for someone to recognize them.
**Update 2**
They were also at:
* Hotel Palace Maria Luigia (Parma, Italy) on 5/14/2009
* Starhotel Excelsior (Bologna, Italy) on 5/15/2009
* Hotel Gioberti (Rome, Italy) on 5/26/2026 [sic]
That's all the info I've got, folks. Best of luck to everyone involved. | 72 | [
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"body": "What you need to do is upload the ACTUAL JPEG FILES somewhere. There is often extra data in the JPEG images that imagur might be removing. Sometimes the camera serial number is in there. Then, you might be able to do a search for other photos on the Internet (like on flickr) that have the same unique info.\n\nUse EXIFtool to see what's in the files:\nhttp://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/\n\nThis is how JK Rowling's lawyers caught the guy that obtained, photographed and leaked the pages of the Harry potter book before it hit the bookstores.",
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"body": "If only someone made a website to help with situations like lost cameras with pictures recovered....\r\n\r\nif...\r\n\r\n\r\n[only](http://ifoundyourcamera.blogspot.com/)",
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"body": "Find a large Asian TV station and ask them, they love this kind of shit and will fly you out there on a freebie if they find the people concerned ..... its a win - win",
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"body": "I highly suspect they are Japanese. \n\nI have asked my (Japanese) wife to post it on [http://mixi.jp](http://mixi.jp). I will let you guys know if anything comes of it.",
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"body": "You are getting some jokes here, but I just wanted to let you know that I think this is very good of you. Well done. Wish there were more like you.",
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What's the trip like with a cutting of San Pedro Cactus? | I've been looking up this plant, apparently like LSD (which is seemingly impossible to find here), and my interest is piqued. Erowid and the other resources don't seem to feature trip reports, and I'm curious as to whether San Pedro cacti are worth the effort that goes into turning them into a liquid from a solid.
Have you ever drank cacti? Mind sharing your insight?
Thanks! | 5 | [
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"body": "The active hallucinogenic chemical in the San Pedro cactus is Mescaline.\n[Erowid has extensive information on the subject](http://www.erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Cacti.shtml), so I recommend you go back and look around again.\n\nMy advice is this:\nMake sure you have a reliable source. Are you sure its San Pedro?\nLike any natural entheogen, some varieties are more potent than others. Do your research. The process of preparing San Pedros is long and arduous- you want to be certain that your effort produces the results you are looking for.\n\nBe sure you have enough material- I believe is is recommended that you prepare 3 feet of fresh cactus per dose. It is a major disappointment to go through the effort of preparing and consuming the cactus, only to find that your dosage was not sufficient. (I speak from experience.)\n\nThere are numerous sources of information regarding the preparation procedures. Many of these are found in the link above. Essentially, you are going to be removing spines, peeling off an outer layer, and separating the greenest material from the rest of the plant material. Expect this to take over an hour per dosage. This part is not fun.\nThe green material is then boiled down for a long period of time, until what was once very slimy becomes watery. This is necessary. Water may need to be added occasionally to prevent the material from burning.\n\nThe resulting extract will likely be the foulest thing you'll ever consume. There is no end to the bitterness, and it impossible to mask the awful taste. My strategy was to add 1 part extract to three parts green juice (odwalla or the like) and slam it down. Chase with water or something.\n\nDepending on the strength of the dose, and the length of time it takes you to consume, effects can be felt from 30 minutes to an hour or more. Like most hallucinogens, you will feel an energy rush as you near your peak. From there, you can expect to experience effects similar to any of the trip reports for mescaline.\n\nMy feeling is that I would rather find a synthetic source of Mescaline or LSD in order to feel these effects, but if your options are limited, and you have a proper preparation, you will not be disappointed.\nAs with any hallucinogen, a sober sitter is highly recommended.\n\nGood Luck.\n",
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Flowers are complicated as S*%t, man | I was talking to a friend of mine today, who told me that different type/numbers of flowers mean different thing, and that there are very specific times when its appropriate to give flowers. Can someone give me the basics on this? | 5 | [
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"body": "It's appropriate to give flowers when:\n\n1) you feel like doing so.\n\nAnyone who bitches about it can be ignored.",
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"body": "Don't ever send flowers to her workplace, unless she's already dropped hints \"so-and-so got flowers today from her boyfriend and it was soooo sweet!!!\" \n\nRed roses mean I love you; yellow means friendzone.\n\nRed roses are cliche, unless you buy more than a dozen. Like, dozens upon dozens...\n\nSkip that: just go to Whole Foods. They have very nice bouquets that are original. Deliver in person. \n\nLearn what her favorite flower is. And make sure she isn't allergic. \n\n",
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"body": "My wife (who is Russian) got very upset when I got an even number of flowers in a bunch.\n\nI don't know if that's a local thing or not, but now if it's even I just split it up into two odd-numbered bunchs and put them in vases.\n\ni.e. Women are complex, turn gay.",
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"body": "Personally, I'd be flattered to receive any type of flowers, in any quantity, at any time. I think flowers are very sweet, and any girl who's going to give you dramz over that isn't worth it.",
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So I just started listening to Sonic Youth... | I acquired a copy of Daydream Nation and I really like what I hear. Which album should I go to next?
*Edit*: Thanks for the excellent recommendations! | 4 | [
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"body": "I think you should go backwards and get Sister.\n\nOr forward and get Goo. \n\nGoo is a bit more straight forward, and well produced(it is their Major Label Debut after all). Sister is a little more scuzzy-trashy-damaged-beautiful. They're both really good, and my pick is Sister.\n\nJust listen to both these first tracks and decide which one you like best: [Schizophrenia](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kHj3yysRrI)(Sister) or [Dirty Boots](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ3o04luF5s)(Goo)",
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"body": "For pre-Daydream Nation stuff, I'm seconding Sister. Out of their '90s output, Washing Machine is the one I'd recommend above the others (although Goo and Dirty are still good.) Out of their more recent stuff, Murray Street was definitely my favourite. :)",
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"body": "Not Sonic Youth, but with some of the members: the excellent album The Ascension by Glenn Branca (1981); if you like early Sonic Youth this really is worth a try.\n\nAllmusic entry: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fpxqwhldke\nRandom song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Py3Aamx5Q\n\n",
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"body": "Daydream, Sister, and EVOL are the first 3 you get. After you listen to these if you find yourself being more interested in the noise parts get Confusion is Sex if not then Goo, Dirty, or Murray Street. You need the song, \"The Diamond Sea\" regardless though.",
"score": 3
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What is that one game you just can't seem to beat? | Everyone has that one game that's just too hard for them to finish, so which one is it for you?
For me, it's [Tubular Worlds](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfjAGk56iMU). I've been playing it on and off since 1994, and I still can't beat that damn third boss.
EDIT:
Well, I finally beat it. It turns out that on the Mac OS 9 version, there actually is a difference between easy and hard mode, rendering the game beatable. When I beat it, it had me play it again on medium. I got all the way to that damn third boss again. How the hell am I supposed to fly through [this](http://imgur.com/B50x8.png)? (It spews out about 50 deadly balls per second) | 24 | [
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"body": "Nethack. I hear of people finishing it, but now believe the idea of finishing to be some elaborate hoax designed to waste hours of my time.",
"score": 17
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"body": "Surprised that Ghouls and Goblins (Ghosts?) isn't posted yet. \n\nHave lost my patience on the **first level**.\n",
"score": 10
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"body": "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. I just keep getting side-tracked.. and not to mention all the mods and DLC I have on there- some of them just to make the game playable (Vanilla Oblivion is boring as hell!). I've actually been thinking of reinstalling it and making a badass character just so I can blast through the game and see the end of the story.\r\n\r\nthat said, there's a few games I just never finished because I lost interest: Pikmin 2, Resistance: Fall Of Man, Heavenly Sword, Dawn Of War II, Halo 1, Spore, every Tomb Raider, and also Supreme Commander.",
"score": 9
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"body": "Half-Life 2. I've tried about 10 times in the past 5 years. First half of the game is great, but Nova Prospekt onwards is just boring as shit. I've only ever made it as far as the annoying floor turrets where Barney constantly blocks you whenever you step out to throw grenades at them. On the other hand, the episodes were awesome.\n\nLet the fanboy downvote fury commence.",
"score": 9
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"body": "Right now it's Demon's Souls. Me and a buddy of mine are doing our best, at soul level 70 or so and still getting stomped on by several bosses.",
"score": 8
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"body": "*Seiken Densetsu 3* (also known as *Secret of Mana 2*). At some point in the game you're supposed to \"Find the Seven God-Beasts!\", but it gives you no indication where to go so you end up searching the whole damn world for it, fighting tough enemy after tough enemy because the world was renewed and suddenly became freaking tough for some reason. Then, if you finally manage to find a God-Beast, they crush you instantly.\n\nThat was the first game that made me say \"fuck this shit\" and to this day I haven't finished.",
"score": 7
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"body": "Superman 64. Not because of the difficulty, because it makes me sick. \n\nBut seriously, Alien Hominid.",
"score": 5
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"body": "Evil Dead: Hail to the King. I got so mad trying to beat it, I put it away for a year. The controls are so dodgy, but I love Evil Dead so I had to buy it. Fast forward a year after banishing it, I beat it on the first try. Never had a problem with a game since.",
"score": 5
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"body": "Ninja Gaiden. It was the first game I bought on VC on the Wii, and have not beaten the fucking thing in what...3 years now?\n\nAlso ActRaiser....That fucking thing..... I hate games with the \"end boss? fight all other bosses first, and beat them all on one life, then fight end boss\" bullshit.",
"score": 5
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"body": "Legend of Dragoon. It's a four disc game. Of all the dozens of times I've restarted that game (I would lose the memory card, or the save file would corrupt (My grandma gave me a 32-in-1 memory card for Christmas one year, really convenient, but it corrupted a lot)), I've been to the fourth disc once.",
"score": 5
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"body": "I know this isn't going to end well but ... Final Fantasy VII. I came home from work one night planning on beating the game, I was at the last save point in the crater (if I remember right). I walked in the room just as my sister was saving her game in my save slot. I have tried to play the game a few times after that and just get terribly bored.",
"score": 5
},
{
"body": "While playing Lula 3D I beat the wrong thing.\n\nSeriously though: Another World, Prince of Persia and Nitro on Amiga.",
"score": 3
},
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"body": "Earthworm Jim, honestly, I can't get past the part near the end of the What the Heck level (yes, the second level) where you have to swing from one hook onto another hook. I have tried for years and every single time I have to cheat to skip this level. What is wrong with me?",
"score": 3
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"body": "Alex Kidd in Miracle World. I'm pretty sure even if I had a rom/emulator/master system I still wouldn't be able to beat it.",
"score": 3
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"body": "Metroid Prime on hard mode.\nAt the second last boss (Omega Space Pirate)\n\n15 tries then gave up. Haven't retried in years.",
"score": 3
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Spy Tips (Sorted by topic) | **WEAPON CHOICE:**
* The [Ambassador](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Ambassador) looks cool, so you should use it, right? Wrong. The Ambassador makes a great weapon in certain situations (or if you're a CS:S god), but its poor rate of fire and lower base damage makes it a very poor emergency weapon. The [Revolver](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Revolver) makes a much better emergency weapon, as it has a high crit rate, good damage, fast reload, and a great fire rate. If you're still unsatisfied by the revolver's blandness, download some [skins here](http://www.fpsbanana.com/skincats/1903).
* If you have the [Cloak and Dagger](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Cloak_and_Dagger), use it over the standard [Invisibility Watch](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Invisibility_watch). It requires much more patience, but overall, it allows you to pick and choose your targets much easier instead of being thrown into hopefully-good situations.
* The [Dead Ringer](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Dead_Ringer) requires much more "acting" (*see further down the post for a section on acting*) than the other watches, but it is a great tool for getting behind enemy lines. Most people will begin to catch on after a while, so it's normally necessary to switch back to the Cloak and Dagger.
**WEAPON USAGE**
* Despite the Ambassador's lackings in being a quality getaway weapon, it makes up for it in other ways. If you have an occupied target (normally a Sniper or an Engineer), it allows you to bring them down while staying out of range of their sentries/teammates. It is a much more situational weapon than the Revolver.
* You're just about to backstab that lone Medic, and all of a sudden, he moves to the left, and you miss. You're left undisguised, and in great danger. His teammates could be ready to pop around the corner at a moment's notice! If you fail to stab your target, *do not continue to swipe at him*. Sure, you may be able to pull off a [facestab](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Facestab#Facestab), but you're very likely to die either way. Instead, take out your Revolver and retreat as you try to gun him down; the [Butterfly Knife](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Knife) and the Revolver have the same base damage. When you either kill the target or get out of their sight, [cloak](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Cloak) and run away.
**DISGUISING**
* If you're going to disguise, be sure to cloak before and after you do so. It will remove the smoke that eminates from an recently disguised Spy.
* Be sure to switch up your disguises. Your enemies will often catch on, and will be able to root you out much easier.
* Remember to change your weapons. Believe it or not, Eyelander Demos and Medics with their Mediguns out are much more believable disguises than not.
* When disguised, acting is required. If you're disguised as a Sniper, act like a Sniper. The most common mistakes seen by Spies who don't act are:
1. Running the opposite way. If you see a friendly Pyro running away from the point directly at you, they're almost certainly a Spy.
2. Looking at the enemy team. Try to keep the enemy in your sights without directly looking at them.
3. Forgetting context. Don't disguise as a Scout defending the point. Be sure to act like a Sniper when you're on your local Sniper deck.
**INFILTRATION**
* The Dead Ringer is a great infiltration weapon; disguising as a teammate (I prefer Scout with his Bat out) and trying to see how far you can run past the enemy without them triggering your DR is effective, although you need to remember to redisguise after it's triggered.
* Spy suicide runs are rarely as helpful as well thought-out strategies. Try not to repeat the same tactic twice in a row. If you find yourself stuck in a situation,
* With the Cloak and Dagger, you can stay infinitely invisible in one spot. This makes you a much better scout than the Scout itself. If you have a mic, **USE IT**. Sentry locations, Soldier/Demo/Heavy/Whatever+Medic combos, sticky traps, *anything*. No matter what your watch choice, you need to be sure to tell your team *everything* you see. This alone will take you from the level of "Skillless nub" to "Invaluable recon".
**FURTHER READING**
[1](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Spy_strategy) [2](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/How_to_play_the_Spy) [3](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Spy_match-ups) | 13 | [
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"body": "I hate seeing CnD misused or those who say it's bad because of it's misuse.\n\n* You are not a Sniper - do not camp\n* You have you disguises, use them\n* Know your map\n* Know how to hide and escape\n\nWhile you are able to recharge your cloak by standing still, do no stay still longer then needed. Treat it like the normal cloak, only with that added perk for when you are spotted. If you are caught crouch walking with the CnD, the enemy will know what watch you have, laugh at you and kill you.\n\nKnow your map. Get behind your enemy, wait for the right moment - a little bit of camping, do not waste time and stay there for that one absolutely perfect opportunity. If you can get to a high place, do it, disguise as a Scout and drop on them.\n\nWhen you exit spawn, disguise as a friendly! Don't waste your cloak, don't be stupid and try to crouch walk everywhere wasting time only to be bumped into and have no cloak to run away with. You have the ability to move a lot more freely then the normal or dead ringer, you are not tied to ammo packs. Use your disguises and move in a smart manner.\n\n**Do not waste time standing still!** There is nothing more frustrating then having a Spy on your team doing nothing but standing around., especially in Arena.",
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Hey Reddit, I'm formally putting in my 2 weeks notice this Monday, and am wondering, "what should I expect?" | Additional information, I work in a fairly large electronics store. I've been here for about a year and a half now, and have learned almost everything that I can.
The reason that i'll be leaving, is partially to do with a manager that takes me behind closed doors and yells at me for "not doing my job" when a customer decides that he/she doesn't want to purchase attachments along with their computer, but partially because I feel as though I've hit a brick wall, where I want to help customers, but can't because it's "wasted time, therefore wasted money", as per the managers last "chat".
This is my first job, and am nervous about leaving. I already have another job lined up once I leave here, but I'm more nervous about what will happen to the store once I leave. I'm the only person here that knows how to troubleshoot and fix computer issues, and am wonderful with customers, and enjoy, to a fair extent, what I do here. The biggest push to leaving would be the manager.
My dilemma: I have to hand my two weeks into the manager who's been trying to shape me into something I don't want to be. Will he freak out and cut all my shifts? Will he stop treating me with respect?
I just want to brace myself for what will come, but have no experience with it, and alas, have come to ask for your input.
tl;dr: Quitting job, douche bag manager, wondering what to expect. | 10 | [
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"body": "OK, I'll handle this. I've quit about 15 jobs in my career. The one thing I learned very quickly is THEY DON'T GIVE A SHIT. It's simply part of their business to deal with employee turnover. Moreover, they don't want to give you the satisfaction of showing much in the way of emotion, good or bad, when you give notice. They'll probably say \"Oh, well, we're sorry to see you go,\" and leave it at that.\n\n> I'm the only person here that knows how to troubleshoot and fix computer issues, and am wonderful with customers, and enjoy, to a fair extent, what I do here.\n\nI used to think the very same thing (and it was true at some places). But even so, not one of my bosses/managers has ever shown much in the way of caring. One time, my boss replied with \"OK...damn. Bottom line, what will it take to get you to stay?\" I told him, but he could not authorize it, so I left.",
"score": 9
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"body": "My manager tried like hell to get me to stay and then was pissed at me for the next two weeks. I tried to explain to him that since I was graduating college I didn't want to stock shelves at a grocery store any more, but he didn't seem to care.",
"score": 5
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"body": "I had to quit via email on a Monday morning recently because the company would have walked me out the door immediately after doing so and gave me my crap in a box. Really didn't feel like that, so I sent my director, MD and the CEO an email outlining the reasons why.\n\nNow they're trying to sue me and it's laughable. I kind of want to go to court because there's a ton of precedent in the case they want to bring and I'd like the chance to defend myself.",
"score": 5
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"body": "Ha! The sun will set - then rise again - then douchebag manager will hire another poor sap to be the recipient of his abuse. ",
"score": 4
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"body": "I'd like to address part 2 of your plan - the working for two weeks part.\n\nOne common issue is YOU, during these two weeks. It's not uncommon to get \"short timers disease\", where you start seeing the same old shit and find yourself thinking \"I don't have to take this anymore\", or \"What are they gonna do? Fire me?\"\n\nThis is a bad trend. It's also really, really easy, especially with a douche manager. Just remember 2 things: 1) it's not about them, it's about you - be a pro even if they are not. 2) unless you have a written reference already, they can still mess with your life. You want to be the worlds best employee during this period, then ask for a written reference because you might need it in a few years when people might not remember you (or not even be there, if there is a lot of turn around).\n\nAlways get a written reference. Once, I gave a prospective employer a reference and the manager answering the phone got me mixed up with someone else. I got a terrible reference as a result. Don't take the chance.\n\nAlso, as a former hiring manager, I liked people who had written references because it made less work for me.\n\ntl;dr: be an amazing employee for the last two weeks and make sure you get a written reference.",
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"body": "Don't worry about it. You sound like you haven't quit a job before (or many jobs).\n\nThe moment you leave you won't think of it again. If you meet up with old workmates you'll find all they talk about is work and it all sounds incredibly dull. \n\nSo relax...",
"score": 4
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"body": "Chances are you might get fired immediately for some bullshit reason. If you do, don't sweat it, you've already got the new job, so enjoy the time off.",
"score": 3
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"body": "It usually isn't a big deal at all. In most of my past jobs, they either didn't care at all or gave me a nice \"We'll miss you, keep in touch\" speech. The worst boss I've ever had (similar to yours with the yelling and other general jackassery) just told me he was \"disappointed\" with me for choosing to move on. They can't harass you too much; they're well aware that you aren't actually required to finish out those two weeks if they aren't civil about the situation.",
"score": 3
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"body": "If the manager is not the owner, let the owner know that a perfectly good employee needs to be replaced due to poor management.",
"score": 3
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"body": "Wow, this is funny... I'm giving my two weeks notice on Monday also. But I don't have another job lined up, I just REALLY hate my boss and cannot take it anymore. In this economy I must be crazy but I have some money saved up so I finally realized I must do this before I go nuts. Best of luck to you! By the way, I always wondered what happens if someone resigns but then before their last day they get fired... can they then collect unemployment?",
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"body": "I know everybody wants you to just leave your manager high and dry, but in all honesty handing him your papers and letting him know in a nice way that his managerial style is the reason you are leaving is far more detrimental to his ego than just \"walking out\".\r\n\r\nJust walking out will prove that you were always the bad egg he tried to paint you as.\r\n\r\nQuitting with dignity and grace will be the most painful for him.\r\n\r\nMy manager used to treat me the same way, I understand.",
"score": 3
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"body": "If your bosses are half the assholes mine generally were, you should expect \"No, your last day is today\".",
"score": 3
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"body": "A beautiful, free feeling. Also a weird sense of dread that you're going to have a horrible accident in your last 2 weeks of work. If you're like me, anyway.",
"score": 3
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"body": "I don't expect that your employers care about you, one way or another, quitting or staying, any more than they care about their customers.",
"score": 3
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DAE cover any light in their room when they go to sleep, even the front of digital alarm clocks? | Even light seeping in from my door from the hallway annoys me enough that I can't fall asleep sometimes. | 17 | [
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"body": "I hate lights in my room. My JBLs speaker LEDs have tape over, my Green airport light has duct tape over. My MacBook Pro charger light has black insulation tape over. ",
"score": 3
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Is it time to get rid of the 5 cent coin? | I hate the things. Barely anything is worth only 5 cents, I think even red frogs are 10 cents now. Even the coins themselves are made of [more than 5 cents worth of metal](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_5_cent_coin). Your thoughts Australia? | 58 | [
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"body": "I find it annoying that certain vending machines and parking meters in Adelaide refuse to accept them. The makers of the machines should be compelled by law to accept them, as they are still legal tender.",
"score": 18
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"body": "Should follow New Zealand's example: \n- Get rid of 5c \n- Make 20c and 50c much smaller (it is so frustrating to carry 50c coins, they are so freaking large). \n But it is definitely time for 5c to go. ",
"score": 18
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"body": "> Even the coins themselves are made of more than 5 cents worth of metal.\n\nFrom your statement.\n\n>Market prices at October 2008 were about $7/kg for copper and $17/kg for nickel - making the **metal content of the 5c coin worth only 2.7c or 54% of its face value** (the same as for a 10c or 20c coin).\n\nFrom your link. Might you have made an error?",
"score": 8
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"body": "I've always thought of 5c coins like cops. When you need one, they are no where to be seen. And when you really, really don't want them around - they are _everywhere_",
"score": 6
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AskLinux: So I just set up an Ubuntu Server based home server. What are the best ways to get my files on the go? | Just what the title says. I have already set up SSH, and I also have webmin (which I can access on the local network, but not via the internet, plan to screw with this later). I am wondering what the best way to get files on the go is. For example, if I am sitting in a coffee shop or something and have a hankering to watch Firefly dvd commentary back on the server.
I also plan to use this to stream media to xboxen and boxee, as well as do backups and torrents. What other cool ideas do you have, or do you have any tips (especially streaming to the 360)? | 17 | [
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"body": "When ever I want to access my home computer, I always just ssh in. I run rtorrent, irssi both in screen, so that they are always running and I can check my torrents and irc over ssh, it makes things very nice.\n\nIf I want to download something, I just download the .torrent on to the local computer, and scp it to my torrent watch folder for rtorrent and it starts automatically.\n\nLike phireal said, if you are running linux on your laptop, you can sshfs into your home computer and make it look like your home computer is just another hdd on the laptop.\n\nAlso, you should always [secure ssh](http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus/shh-securing-ssh-howto-10640) when using it.",
"score": 5
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My local chapter of Tea Baggers meets in a public library. Read that last sentence again. | Now there are two possible reasons that this is ironic.
One, public libraries are funded by taxpayer money, and tea baggers hate taxes.
Two, public libraries are places of knowledge, and tea baggers are idiots.
I can't decide which is more ironic. | 10 | [
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"body": "How many of them went to public schools? \n\nCan you imagine what would happen if there was no public school system and we tried to set it up today? Universal free education is in the communist manifesto! Obama will stop at nothing to indoctrinate the young! The government wants to rip your children away from you and fill their heads with socialist ideas!",
"score": 13
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"body": "if they were forced to help fund it, it only makes sense that they would utilize the resource if the need arrived. no irony involved, thank you sir",
"score": 4
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Catching exceptions inside a transformer stack | I recently found myself wishing I could use `catch` inside my custom monad transformer stack. After a bit of playing with horribly ugly ways of doing it (that involved "running" the non-IO bits of the stack and recording their effects, then redoing those afterwards) that were totally dependent on exactly what the stack happened to be, I finally got a bit of a brainstorm.
Here's the idea. Suppose we have an action of type `foo :: IO String` (say, we're reading a file), and we wish that when the file didn't exist, we could run an action `bar :: IOError -> Wyvern String` (here, `Wyvern` is a type synonym for a monad transformer stack). Rather than running `foo` directly, we're going to wrap the returned string up (trivially) into a Wyvern action, that is, we're going to create `foo' :: IO (Wyvern String)`. Similarly, we're going to wrap up the `bar` action (trivially) into an IO action, converting it to `bar' :: IOError -> IO (Wyvern String)`. Now the return types of `foo'` and `bar'` match up, and are IO types, so we can use `catch`!
Of course, `IO (Wyvern String)` isn't the most hospitable type... but actually it's not so bad. A little `liftIO` salve and `join` balm turn this into a plain `Wyvern String`.
With this inspiration, we can write a general transformed catch:
transCatch :: MonadIO m => IO a -> (IOError -> m a) -> m a
transCatch io m = join . liftIO $ catch (liftM return io) (return . m)
I thought this was a slick little pattern: we call "return" twice, once for each of the two monads, then lift the IO into our wrapper monad, and then finally join together all the lifting. | 10 | [
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"body": "The end of `transCatch` can also be written `catch (fmap return io) (fmap return m)` for maximum symmetry. =)",
"score": 3
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"body": "shouldn't error monad be the top layer? then you can provide MonadIO instance for it, that runs IO computation, catches all errors inside it, and either returns result, or wraps that exception inside your error monad.",
"score": 3
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Jonathan, what did I tell you about being on this website? Come downstairs right now. | Don't even pretend you're not reading this, your dad just walked past your room. We'll talk about your punishment after dinner, but for now come down before your food gets cold and I have to yell. | 24 | [
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"body": "**YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND MEEEEEEEE! NOBODY UNDERSTAAAAANDS!**\n\n**THESE PEOPLE ARE MY REAL FAMILY!!**\n\n;_;",
"score": 11
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"body": "He won't see it until it hits the front page, and by then, he'll be in heaps of trouble and his dinner will be congealed.",
"score": 8
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"body": "Mom, are you drunk? You spelled my name wrong. You're the one that spelled it this way in the first place.\n\nHeyyy, what a second...",
"score": 3
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anarchist-friendly schools? | i'm looking to transfer out of a community college to a university. do any of you guys go to or know of a school you would like to recommend? the majority of alternative education based school i've been looking into have a big emphasis on spirituality. while i'm fine with that (and actually very interesting in enrolling in a transcendental meditation class), i find that these schools exude...complacency (?), sitting isolated on a enormous farms with no off-campus culture or politics. | 26 | [
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"body": "[Prescott College](http://prescott.edu/) *is the place you're looking for.* I don't think you'll find a school more amenable to anarchist philosophy anywhere in the country. That said, there are a diversity of opinions at Prescott. I remember a class I took on the history of the Constitution, and there were constant debates between the liberals, social democrats, anarchists, and marxists. That class was actually during the fall '99 semester and, I shit you not, about 60% of the entire school took off for the WTO protest in Seattle...\n\nHere's a course description for one of my favorite courses there:\n\n**Changing World Order: The Political Economy of Globalization**\t\n\nHammer-Tomizuka, Zoe\nMonWed\t1:00 pm - 3:15 pm\t\n\n*This course offers perspectives on various aspects of globalization, historical and contemporary. We will study the rise of the nation-state system and consider current sub-national and transnational challenges to it. Mapping a changing world order that is simultaneously more globalized and localized than ever before, we will examine the dynamic movements of capital, culture and technology as well as the multitude of (actual and possible) political responses to these \"global flows.\" We will consider the meanings of such terms as uneven development, cultural imperialism, post-colonialism, postmodernism, sustainability, displacement, diaspora and tourism, to name a few. At the culmination of the course, students should be able to critically assess worldwide political, cultural, and economic phenomena through an understanding of key concepts and various theoretical frameworks.*\n\nEDIT: Oh, and they also totally have classes in meditation. ",
"score": 9
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Does anyone know why the redlight cameras appear to go off at the wrong times? | I am seeing lots of camera flashes in the direction of traffic in the middle of the green light. I will also see the flash from the crossing (stopped) direction rather than behind the car that went through late.
I have to be missing something since this happens at too many places just to be wrong calibration. | 4 | [
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"body": "I know of a red light camera at the intersection of 111th and Roberts that takes a picture of every single car that goes past it whether the light is red or green. Some 1984 shit.",
"score": 5
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"body": "I think they may be looking for cars that stop beyond the white stop line.\n\nOr the companies that run these things may find it more profitable to simply photograph everything and use a bunch of low-paid offshore people to manually check every pic for whatever petty violations they can spot.",
"score": 3
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IAE Sitting around doing nothing on a Friday night? | Lets have a complaint party! Or a Karma party. Whatever. Complain, or make jokes, call people names, whatever.
Edit: Also, links would be good. Entertain us, Reddit!!! | 58 | [
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"body": "Called 3 different people, all of them are \"doing\" shit. *sigh*, It sucks more because I *want* to get out and do shit, i'm so...ronrey, so ronrey!",
"score": 9
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"body": "arrrghhh yeah, I have to work tomorrow at 8 AM. And all of my friends are going to the legendary Eurotrash 3 party. sigh.\n\n... I just finished reading Snow Crash, Sirens of Titan, and Mother Night, and I'm a bit more than halfway through Dragon Age with no desire to continue it tonight. I may go to bed in like an hour. I feel like an old ass-man",
"score": 4
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"body": "My options were stay in and read reddit, or go out to a crappy club where \"The Situation\" from the Jersey Shore is appearing. If I went to the club, I inevitably would have had to club myself to death with my high heels, so home it is. ",
"score": 3
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"body": "Ooh yes! That one is me! My boyfriend is in a rock band and he is playing in Hattiesburg tonight. My good friend is still away for vaca, and I haven't really established a group of friends in New Orleans, yet. ",
"score": 3
}
] |
What can Mens Rights Activists learn from the Twitter campaign against Jan Moire's article on Stephen Gately? | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/stephen-gately-article-attracts-record-number-of-pcc-complaints-1805521.html
I would suggest we all have a twitter account and alert each other when a misandrist news article or commentry is spotted online, together with a link to the relevant place to complain - for example the BBC Online Complaints Form or, to take the Gately example, the Press Complaints Commission.
Or, of course, we could all resolve when we read of such an article or blog post on Reddit to make a complaint - preferably the Reddit user who posted the link would star it as complaints worthy and provide the relevant complaint link with the article.
Reddit Mens Rights is growing at an impressive rate. Only a few days ago somebody noted the 7,000 milestone had been reached and already we are up to 7,133. No doubt this year we will be up to 15,000, mayby 20,000. If only the majority of us actually complained each time we were made aware of a misandrist article, advert, or whatever then we would surely at least start to become a thorn in the side. For example, the BBC recieving 10,000 + online complaints each time it presented a story in a misandrist way is something that would be hard to ignore over time. | 26 | [
{
"body": "Absolutely, THIS is how the feminists have been keeping the media in check for decades. We should have a system like that to make our voices heard!",
"score": 6
}
] |
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