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The Traveller's Dilemma : a dilemma for the foundations of game theory? | *Originally posted in [/r/PhilosophyofScience](http://www.reddit.com/r/PhilosophyofScience/)*.
[Game theory](http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/game-theory/) has had some [limited success as a descriptive theory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory#Application_and_challenges) in economics, biology, computer science and even philosophy. One of the cornerstones of game theory analysis is the [Nash equilibrium](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_equilibrium), a state of the game where no player can improve his/her outcome by changing his/her strategy without causing an opportunity for a better outcome for other players by changing strategy. (Yes Nash was that guy that the movie [A Beautiful Mind](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/) was based on).
Games may have multiple Nash equilibria and it is generally agreed by theorists that the best outcome for all players, if one exists, must be a Nash equilibrium. Nash himself believed that even though in practice, equilibria of games might not be achieved, they will always tend toward an equilibrium point as games are repeated. Conditions for this to occur include the requirement that all players are "rational" and that all players have perfect information about payoffs and possible moves.
**This assumption/definition of rationality is where the trouble for game theory begins.**
One of the problems with these assumptions lies in human psychology. Consider what is known as the [ultimatum game](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimatum_game) between two players. A fixed amount of money is to be shared among two players. One player is selected to make an offer about how much he will keep and how much he will give to the other player. The other player then has the option to accept or reject the offer. If he rejects the offer, both players get nothing. If he accepts the offer, the players get the agreed amount. In a one-off application of the game, it is "Nash-optimal" for the second player to accept any non-zero amount the other player offers. However this is [not what happens in practice](http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=286428). The average offer is 40% of the total and 16% of all offers are rejected.
**But disagreement with experiment is only the start of the problems for the Nash equilibrium concept**.
Consider the game called the **[traveller's dilemma](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveler's_dilemma)**. A referee asks two players to write down any dollar integer between 2 and 100 without conferring with each other. If both write the same number the referee will pay each of them that amount. But if they write different numbers, he will pay both of them the lower number along with a bonus and a penalty. The person who wrote the lower number will get $2 more and the one who wrote the higher number will get $2 less. For instance, if Player 1 writes 46 and Player 2 writes 89, Player 1 will get $48 and Player 2 will get $44. (For a more extensive and informal discussion of the game and its consequences see [this blog post](http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/11/13/the-travelers-dilemma-irrational-choices-altriuism-or-implicit-collusion/). To try a simulation of the game yourself [go here](http://veconlab.econ.virginia.edu/tddemo.htm)).
There is one unique Nash equilibrium for this game - both players write down $2. Yet this seems to defy all common sense. They could have both offered much larger numbers and both have been much better off. In fact this is **[what happens in live experiments](http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5in3UhbNXiJNmM5MTg1NWEtMjc2Ny00NDRjLTk2NDAtNjNmYmIyODg3MWZk&hl=en)**. According to the theorists, this implies that humans are simply *not rational*. (For a detailed description of the problem and proposed resolutions, see **[this seminal paper on the problem](http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5in3UhbNXiJNjVkMWUyZjQtOWE4Ni00MmRiLTlmN2YtMmRhOGU2YzFhNDEz&hl=en)**).
[Douglas Hofstadter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Hofstadter) (author of *[Godel, Escher, Bach](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach)*) proposed a new definition of rationality he called [superrationality](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superrationality) whereby each player knows not only that his behavior is rational, but that the behavior of all players is rational, and all players know that all players are rational, and all players know that all players know that all players are rational, and so on. Hofstadter reasons based on this assumption, that superrational players would for example, agree to collude and keep silent in the [Prisoner's Dilemma](http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/prisoner-dilemma/) game (in which the unique Nash equilibrium suggests that both players should confess).
In my mind, if game theory analysis can yield results so plainly counter-intutive as that of the traveller's dilemma, what confidence can be had in equilibria analysis of more complicated games? Is the game theory definition of *rational* - naively and selfishly trying to best an opponent to improve one's own localised outcome - in any sense valid? What do our readers think? | 34 | [
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"body": "The problem with your analysis of the Ultimatum game is that it:\n\na.) assumes that only one game will ever be played.\n\nand b.) assumes that all the players value is money.\n\nThough this comes close to making Game Theory unfalsifiable (though, to be fair, it is an application of mathematics and not a natural science per se), I would say that both of those caveats that you assume away provide big problems for your analysis.\n\nFor the first caveat, if one were to believe that the specific ultimatum game played might be repeated with the same person, then they might act as if it was just one decision node in a sequential game, rather than unitary simultaneous game. This might lead to the player determining that their actions in this game can positively or negatively affect future repetitions of the Ultimatum Game, then they might act in a way that would appear to be irrational for the simultaneous version of the game (like offering an equitable distribution of money) when the player is actually acting perfectly rational.\n\nFor the second caveat, I'll trot out the trite saying: \"Money isn't everything.\" Particularly with respect to the Ultimatum game, a player might take umbrage at being offered an \"unfair\" amount of the resources. The unfair sum would be considered a \"bad\" (providing negative utility) rather than a \"good,\" and the player might reject the sum. Conversely, a player who allocates the resources might feel guilty if they provide an unfair sum, leading them to provide a more equitable sum to the other player. The tradeoff between the incentive to maximize monetary gain for the deciding player and respect for some semblance of fairness could lead to a perfectly rational 60--40 split.\n\n I also tend to disagree with analysis of the travelers' game provided by wikipedia. The players in that game, according to the analysis, seem to be more concerned with beating each other than maximizing their own payoff. If the expected value of winning falls to below $98, then a payoff Maximizing player would choose $100 because that is the value that maximizes his/her payoff. This would lead to a Nash Equilibrium (each player gains nothing by changing their strategy independently) of $100 for each player.",
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"body": "Such a definition of 'rational' is IMO ridiculous. How is it more rational to ask for 2$ than for 100$? You might get nothing but if the other player is *rational* enough to recognize that cooperation is in his best interest, you might get 100$!",
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"body": "I don't actually see much of a problem here. The difference between iterated and one-shot games is well studied within game theory, and iterated variants often have different optimal policies than the single-shot games on which they're based. You might claim that participants are explicitly told that they're only playing one game, but it's hard to escape the sense that you're participating in a longer-term game with your fellow humans.",
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"body": "> Conditions for this to occur include the requirement that all players are \"rational\" and that all players have perfect information about payoffs and possible moves.\n\nYes. And an important condition that you left aside here is that the players have mutual knowledge that all the players are rational. This has been proved in [Aumann and Brandenburger (1995)](http://ideas.repec.org/a/ecm/emetrp/v63y1995i5p1161-80.html). Note that mutual knowledge of rationality requires only one level of knowledge. \n\nI don't think rationality is at fault. What Hofstadter calls superrationality still involves the same form of rationality than in the conditions for a Nash equilibrium. The difference if I understand well, is in the knowledge of rationality. Hofstadter proposes to raise this knowledge of rationality from mutual knowledge to common knowledge, that is, the fixed point.\n\nHowever, there is another problem with the Nash equilibrium: its computational complexity. It has recently been proved *hard* to compute. See Constantinos Daskalakis, Paul W. Goldberg, Christos H. Papadimitriou: The complexity of computing a Nash equilibrium. Commun. ACM 52(2): 89-97 (2009). Finding a Nash equilibrium is PPAD-complete. PPAD is a not very well understood class of complexity but it is considered hard. The conclusion is that the players should not have the computational apparatus to find the Nash equilibrium in a game.",
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"body": "I don't see why $100 isn't the optimal solution, super-rationality or not. If both players pick $100, they get $100 each. The competition between the two to be paid more doesn't really figure if they both receive the maximum available amount ($100).\n\nExplain a vous?",
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"body": "The ultimatum game is not a good example of people being irrational. The fact is that in the real world, people know that punishing someone for being greedy results in less greedy results in the future. Avoiding the appearance of greediness can engender favorable reactions in the future. This is entirely outside the concept of the game, but it is still a rational response to the actions of the other player. ",
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From Revolutionary Road, a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet: if the scenes in this movie occurred in real life, the man would lose his kids | Tonight I watched [Revolutionary Road](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0959337/). The character played by DiCaprio got angry, threw a chair in the house, and pointed his finger angrily into his wife's face.
If this were to happen in real life, this would be enough for him to lose any custody of his children.
I watch a lot of movies and I find that this is a recurring situation: scenes of regular people in popular movies depict actions that would cause the loss of all custody if actually committed by a father in the USA.
I'm not talking about the criminal protagonists that brandish weapons and shoot everthing in sight. Mostly I refer to dramas, supposedly "real world" action, where the action in the movie looks "normal", realistic. What appears "normal" on the movie screen is enough to lose your home and your children, if you are a man.
Anyone else recall other movies or popular culture depictions like that?
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"body": "If I recall correctly that movie was set in the 1950s. You're comparing today's zeitgeist with that of some 6 decades ago. A lot of things have changed since then.",
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Slavoj Žižek - Ecology: A New Opium for the Masses
| Capitalism, Hegel, Lacan, Freud, reincarnation, Heidegger, trauma, concentration camps, cognitive science and free will. Žižek has something for everyone in this talk.
[part I](http://www.lacan.com/lacanblog/?p=13)
[part II](http://www.lacan.com/lacanblog/?p=18)
[part III](http://www.lacan.com/lacanblog/?p=20)
[part IV](http://www.lacan.com/lacanblog/?p=22)
[part V](http://www.lacan.com/lacanblog/?p=24)
[part VI](http://www.lacan.com/lacanblog/?p=26)
[part VII](http://www.lacan.com/lacanblog/?p=28)
[part VIII](http://www.lacan.com/lacanblog/?p=31) | 56 | [
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"body": "Oh Internet, how I hate your trend to substitute good plain readable text by these awful awkward things called “videos”. Pff.",
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"body": "http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8FA472F883516773&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL\n\nYoutube playlist-ized. Not the whole thing in one video but will autoplay through each part.",
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"body": "First off, thank you so much, ive just now come across Zizek and was looking for more of his work. \nSecondly - The question the media can ask any forward thinker as a trap - that is, to turn the simple minded audience against the ideas presented without fact, (ad hominem of sorts ), \"Do you not think every one is equal ?\" \nThoughts?\n\n(edit) Source : Hardtalk interview\n\nPart 1\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_cuMxR64t0&feature=related\nPart 2 \nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_ce8L_AiA8&feature=related\nPart 3\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2calhnMCMvw&NR=1\n\nEdit 2 Transcript from part 3 : Zizek: \"Lets be brutally frank, how does democracy today effectively function, I don't think people really want to decide, people want the appearance of deciding but effectively they want to be told what is right, what to decide.\"\n\nDouche : \"This is where your philosophy becomes rather arrogant, I mean you've dismissed in the past most people as boring and stupid, I don't think you believe most people deserve the right to have a real say.\"",
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"body": "From part III:\n\n>I totally agree with Immanuel Wallerstein when he predicts as one of the options a kind of low level civil war between the new immigrants and the original Europeans.\n\nSo now you must call him a nazi and act as if all his arguments are automatically invalid. Anyone who mentions Zizek in a non-negative way will be tainted by his \"nazism\" from now on.",
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"body": "Zizek is re-stating Michael Crichton's thesis from [*State of Fear*](http://www.amazon.com/State-Fear-Michael-Crichton/dp/0061782661?tag=darklegions-20)",
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Nothing to see please [M]ove along (link inside) | Not sure if anyone will like this but a bit exciting. Thanks to all great redditors making this subreddit great!
http://imgur.com/ZaPuTl&oHWrF&iEeXW (3 pictures) | 10 | [
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"body": "The first pic makes it look huge. Thankfully the other two give some perspective and let the rest of us breathe once again.",
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"body": "Very very nice.. I was a little worried in the first on that it was bigger than you, but I see I have nothing to fear, bring it on...",
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My girlfriend wants to have lesbian sex to see how it is. | We got drunk/high last night (which we often do as students) and my girlfriend was being a little flirty with a mutual friend of ours. No big surprise there, but later in the evening she straight up asked me if it was okay for her to have sex with her (our mutual friend). I was a little shellshocked, I mean, every guy's fantasy right, but only if they can watch... But now that I'm confronted by the idea for real, it seems like I'd be devaluing lesbian sex by saying it's okay for her to fuck other girls but not guys. And the flip side is, I don't know if I'm really against it, because she must really like the relationship or she'd just break up with me to go fuck chicks, but then again, telling her it's okay to cheat on me feels really unmasculine. I'm still drunk now and probably not in the best headspace to be writing about this, but it's keeping me up at 3:30 am.
TL;DR My girlfriend got drunk and asked me if she could have sex with a girl. I don't know how to feel. Need advice.
EDIT: So I finally fell asleep and this morning we woke up, and outside the haze of alcohol/pot I suddenly wasn't as worked up about it. I asked her two questions:
1. Do you want to sleep with a girl enough to risk our relationship?
2. Can I trust you not to do something you'll regret when you're drunk?
She gave me the answers I was looking for, and I trust her, so that was the end of it. Thanks for all the help Reddit, I really appreciate the thoughts and advice... and good luck in all your own relationships. | 38 | [
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"body": "If it was my girlfriend, I wouldn't be too keen on it. But since it's *your* girlfriend, I'm all for it.",
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"body": "Unless you both agree for an open relationship, then this is stupid.\n\nWould *she* be all rainbows and sunshine about it if you wanted to all of sudden be fuck buddies with one of your female friends?\n\n\"O, this is different,\" she'd say.\n\nwell, no it's not. Sex is sex. Why does she get to have other partners and not you?\n\nshe's using that society sees girl on girl as somehow not \"real\" sex to get away with fucking around on you. period. ",
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"body": "You two need to have an honest discussion about having an open relationship. It shouldn't be about you having a threesome or getting to watch--it should be about both of you satisfying your sexual desires. She has sexual desires that you cannot fulfill. Perhaps you have sexual desires that she (by herself) cannot fulfill. \n\nOpen relationships can work--I've been in one for eight years. It can be as open as you like--from \"you two get to have sex with other people every once in a while under tightly controlled conditions\" to \"you two fall in love with another person or people\". I know many couples who are emotionally committed to one another but occasionally have sex with other people. You'll find that the level of intimacy between you and your girlfriend *increases* with an open relationship. \n\nAlso, \"cheating\" is violating the rules of a relationship. If she has your permission to have sex with someone else, it isn't cheating. \n\nLast thing--relationships where one person is not sexually fulfilled tend to have very serious problems, so if you decide that she cannot follow up on these desires, then that could lead to the end of the relationship. \n\nGood luck! Feel free to ask questions if you have any.",
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"body": "Lesbians have a term for girls like that: \"fucking tourist\".\n\nMany, many lesbians have had their hearts broken by straight girls who were just experimenting.",
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"body": "Definitely not. It's cheating. \n\nAny guy who says \"FUCK YEAH WATCH\" is clearly not somebody in a commited relationship. There's just as much chance of her running off and leaving you for a woman as there is for a man. \n\nAsk her how she'd feel if it was in a threesome scenario? (Assuming you'd ever want a threesome because she might say yes and then you'd be screwed). I bet she wouldn't be so willing to share you with another woman.\n\nEdit: Adding that if she still wants to do this then perhaps she isn't in the same frame of mind in this relationship as you think and maybe she needs to be single to explore this feeling",
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"body": "Is she (and you) able to separate feelings and sex? If she is, and you don't feel betrayed by the concept, then feel free to do it. \n\nIf she wants to have a threesome, then it's not really cheating: the major reason why cheating is so bad is *deception*. You know about everything upfront so you shouldn't feel betrayed by her. \n\n",
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"body": "Okay, having read through the advice here, here's what I have to say:\n\nFirst of all, letting her have sex with someone else *is not cheating*. Cheating is going outside of the relationship without permission. You are not allowing her to cheat on you, you are allowing her to fulfill a sexual desire which you, while fantastic in other respects I'm sure, cannot.\n\nSecondly, your girlfriend is bisexual. But no need to fear, because bisexuals are almost never split fifty fifty down the middle for their preferences. Most bisexuals will have sex with either but prefer relationships with only one, and usually hetero relationships, and her behaviour only backs this up. She might want to have sex with girls, or at least that one girl (just because she wants to fuck one girl does not mean she wants to fuck other girls, also), but she probably doesn't really want to date them. I'm a bisexual girl. I want to fuck girls. But I've only ever met one girl I really wanted to date, and even then, I still am very much into cock, so I don't know how well that would work out in the long run.\n\nIn the same vein, you are not devaluing girl on girl sex (it's not lesbian, because she isn't lesbian, she's bisexual) with this. Sex is sex, yes, but sex is still different, especially for bisexuals. I will again underline that most bisexuals only pursue heterosexual relationships, and that there are significant differences between sex with a girl and sex with a dude. You can never provide her with a vagina, but a girl can never provide her with a cock, either (a dildo is not the same). Saying they're the same is like saying blow jobs and vaginal sex are the same--it's sex, yes, but if you were only getting one, you'd miss the other, but I bet one of them is more important to you than the other.\n\nThirdly, RULES. Rules are important. Find out exactly what she wants, if you'd be allowed to watch, or if she'd take pictures, or if she wants it to be private, or what. Then decide what you're comfortable with, set the rules, and let her decide if she still wants to do it if she's abiding by the rules.\n\nFeel lucky that your girlfriend is open about what she wants and asked you. Some girls really don't think they need permission, and would just do it, and that's bad. Your girlfriend is honest with you, and it's highly unlikely that she's secretly a lesbian who is going to leave you for this girl; she just wants to have sex with her. Try to be open minded and give it a shot.",
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"body": "If this is not an open relationship this frankly makes no sense.\n\n\"Hey Honey, I want to cheat just to see how it is\"\n\n\"Sure\" (not really)",
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"body": "> telling her it's okay to cheat on me feels really unmasculine\n\nThat sentiment sounds self-contradictory. What if someone asked if they could steal something of yours and you thought about it and said okay - would you actually be giving them permission to *steal* at that point? Same here. If she asks you and waits for your answer and isn't going to do it unless you're okay with it, it's not cheating.",
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Reddit Poker, I need some advice on shoves. | Im finding im losing a lot of money to shoving after my reraise on the flop, then showing up to beat my tptk with set or horrible two pair. I was wondering what other players thought processes are when someone shoves against their tptk? | 5 | [
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"body": "Raise/folding flops is pretty bad. If villain is capable of jamming it in your face and you're scared to call, then just call his bet and get to showdown instead.",
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I am a female computer science PhD student. Ask me anything. | I'm new to reddit, but I read about this IAmA on someone's blog and it seemed interesting. After reading some other posts, I thought it'd be cool for me to post here, since I'm not all that average myself.
Some background: I'm a final year PhD student in computer science (agent programming, a bit on the side of computational linguistics, have also worked on decision support systems) in a European country. I majored in computational linguistics and logic. I have a few female colleagues, but I'd say about 80-90% of all PhD students and staff in my CS department are male.
I'm curious as to what you'd like to ask me! Anything (except sexist comments, obviously) is welcome.
(Two apologies beforehand: since I'm not a native English speaker, my English might not be perfect. Also, since I'm new to reddit, I'm sure I don't know all the mores around here. Any help is appreciated!) | 33 | [
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"body": "I had a girlfriend who was in engineering, took her 2 hours to ditch my ass and find a new guy, how is it like in computer science?",
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"body": "You must have done some self-reflection along the road on this topic, so what are your conclusions about the cause of the ratio of female/male students in your field?\n\nWhat subculture did you mostly identify with prior to enrolling in CS, if any?\n\nWhat can you say to a north-american undergraduate hoping to do a PhD oversea at some point? Is the situation (funding) good or is it usually restricted to european students (or differ per country)?\n\nWhat language(s) do you speak?\n\nDo you get to travel a lot seeing as Europe is rather accessible via train?\n\nLastly, how many of the precedent years were also your ''final year''? :)",
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"body": "* Do you think you have to be more masculine in demeanor to be in compsci or do you think girly-girls (can't break a nail) types can do just as well in compsci?\n\n* If girly-girls do not do as well, what do you think would have to change about the way compsci is taught, presented in the media, shop environments, etc... to get them more involved? \n\n* Do you think that proportionally more women drop of compsci before grad school than men? If so why?\n\n* Do you think automatic garbage collection is a waste of cpu on programs that naturally have a small memory footprint?\n ",
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"body": "Do you think people complaining about computer science being hostile to female students,... have a point?\n\nIf you do, do you think this might have something to do with cultural differences, i.e. one person interpreting something as offensive even though it wasn't meant that way by the other?\n\n[This article on a related topic](http://www.fantasymaps.com/stuff/fanspeak.html) was on reddit a few days ago and in particular the stuff in the third paragraph made me think something similar could be at work here.",
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"body": "1) What (human) languages do you speak/work with in your research?\n\n2) Do you think there will ever be good machine translation? (I personally don't think it's possible, short of creating conscious computers to do the work.)\n\n3) How many of your colleagues researching computation linguistics are monolingual?",
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"body": "For anyone wondering why it is important to emphasize the female in \"female computer science PhD student\", read blog discussion [here](http://scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=433)\n\nEdit: The title of the blog post was changed from \"For the **eight** female readers of this blog\" due to the comments",
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"body": "Where do you hope your PHD will take you later on? (Job, work etc).\n\nWhat prompted you to do a PHD in the first place? (For example my sister seems to have done one mostly to put of deciding what kind of job she wants).\n\nWhy do you think most other people do PHDs?\n\nDo you see many 'normal' people in the CompSci PHD field?",
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"body": "Is it worth all the years of schooling? Do you feel satisfied with your choice? Are you in it for the money or to do new amazing things with the world? I've really considered going for my PhD in CS as well but I just don't know enough to justify the years spent.",
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What is your favorite sandwich? | Exactly what is your favorite sandwich? - please include what kind of grain you like, toasted or not, and include the types of cheese you like. You can be as granular as you like. We'll all be reading!
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"body": "Grilled cheese.\r\n\r\nMore specifically, this:\r\n\r\n* 1/4\" thick slice artisan sourdough, lightly toasted in Olive oil until golden.\r\n* When one side is toasted on two slices, place on the toasted side of one peice: \r\n** One layer of lightly aged provolone cheese \r\n** One layer of lightly-chewy style pan-fried cooked bacon *(Any variety.)* \r\n** One layer of ~1/8\" slices (fridge-temp chilled) green apple \r\n** Another layer of lightly aged provolone. \r\n* Place other toasted side inward-facing on top. \r\n* Lightly toast the other sides until golden/until cheese has melted.\r\n\r\n*Serve immediately!* The apple tastes *much* better when still cold.",
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"body": "[sandwich cubano](http://www.tasteofcuba.com/cubansandwich.html)\r\n\r\nfull of delicious \r\n\r\nto compliment the sandwich, have a\r\n\r\n[cafe cubano](http://www.tasteofcuba.com/cafecubano.html)\r\n\r\n[some croquetas](http://www.spain-recipes.com/croquetas-jamon.html)\r\n\r\n[some rice & beans](http://www.arrozyfrijoles.com/category/beans)\r\n\r\nmaybe some [yuca frita](http://www.whats4eats.com/vegetables/yuca-frita-recipe)",
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"body": "The cheesesteak.\n\nBut since that's not super-easy to prepare at home..I'm a fan of the plain. Italian bread + some light olive oil + American Cheese. Throw in a tomato and some basil if you're feeling dangerous.",
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"body": "Baguette, not toasted, a little bit of mayo on each slice, sliced turkey (dried on a napkin because I dislike turkey juice), with a bit of lettuce and a lot of tomato slices. Cut diagonally.",
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"body": "Should chime in and say I love crispy bacon on toasted rye. Occasionally with added cheese of choice (boccaccini!).\n\nApart from that staple, I love more exotic ideas and want to experiment more with the humble sandwich!",
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"body": "Chicken, chopped, and mixed with a Thai-style dressing. A little shredded lettuce, some finely chopped spring onion/shallot/whatever you call them in your country, and a sprinkling of finely chopped hot red chilli.\n\nEdit - the bread! Not critical, but nothing too strongly flavoured to detract from the fillings. This sandwich is all about the filling, not the bread really. ",
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Hey RA, I'm in need of assistance. I consider myself to be pretty smart and interesting. Why is it so difficult to find a geeky/nerdy girl to date? Okcupid link included. | Sorry for the double post, I needed to put background text in. I'm a polisci/astrophysics major at UCSB, I'm a member of the atheist group on campus and I hang out at the usual hang outs for the type of girls that I find interesting/attractive. So, what's the problem? Is there some factor that I'm missing? I've attempted to chat with some girls on okcupid with no luck what so ever. Any help or advice you could give would be much appreciated. [Here I am](http://www.okcupid.com/profile/prerus)
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"body": "I think I may be in your target demographic, so maybe I'll throw in my two cents. I hope this doesn't come off to critical or harsh....\n\n* Your self-summary kind of reads like you don't know what to say about yourself, i.e. starting out with a line about your cat. Almost sounds like a pickup line to catch all those cat loving nerdy chicks. The bigger point, however, is you tell me what you do, not who you are. \n\n* Shorten your book list. May seem counter intuitive, and I'm not trying to say 'dumb yourself down.' Kant, Kafka, Nietzsche, and Dostoevsky are great writers, but pretty heavy hitters to be throwing down in the beginning. My first thoughts on reading these in profiles are the guy is either a.) trying to look intellectual, b.) way intense, and/or c.) very esoteric. List some specific books by these guys that you like. I would be impressed if you liked every Dostoevsky work if you were very serious about being an atheist. \n\n* (This may be my harshest point, and I apologize). I feel like you're trying to lay down a lot of buzz terms of being a geeky/nerdy guy in order to prove your geek-cred. I see few actual whiffs of who you are. \n\nI'm not saying be super serious and not show your personality through this stuff, but don't be too contrived. If you were, say, on a blind date, or on a date with a girl you don't know very well, what would you want her to say and how would you want her to say it? You have to stand out and show who you are, not what you are. \n\nI apologize again if I just completely nit-picked your post. In no means am I attempting to judge you personally, I'm just trying to show how there is little of who you personally are to gleam off your profile. ",
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"body": "*It looks like you're changing your profile as this thread goes on, so this is based on the version I saw*\n\nI'm a guy, not a girl in your target demographic, so please take everything I have to say with a big grain of salt:\n\n* I get the sense you're overplaying the 'I'm a geek' part of your profile. Nothing wrong with being up front about your geekiness, but I don't know if you need to throw in little jokes about it to emphasize the same point over and over again. \n\n* I don't know if I really know much about who you are after reading that. For a lot of the questions the answers are more random jokes and references, than telling something concrete about you. Okay, yeah there technically is a lot of info in the profile about you, but on a gut level it feels swamped out by the jokes and stuff. \n\n* I'm a male geek, and some of your jokes seemed too random and out of left field even to me. Like what's with all the talk about spiders and bees?\n\n* I only see two photos up. In one you're kind of far away, and in another I can barely make out who you are. Include some regular close ups of your face. Group or activity pictures are all well and good, but more than anything browsers want a couple of good photos that just show what you really look like. Also, you don't seem like a bad looking guy, so feature it. \n\n* I'd maybe shorten your list of movies and music you like. I doubt everyone is going to read through them all anyways, and they come off as overwhelming. Just show 5-10 highlights that show what you're about. \n\nAgain, please take everything I have to say with a grain of salt. If something is working for you, then obviously stick with it. \n\nAlso, I can't comment on how well you're pulling off the other aspects of online dating. I mean your profile could be awesome, but if your messages to girls are weak, then it'll hardly help. You also have to give online dating some time. It's way too easy to give up after a week. It can be annoying at times, but I'd say you gotta give it a fair shake for at least three months. \n\nAlso, if OKCupid doesn't work for you, try another site like PlentyofFish. I had no luck on OKCupid then switched sites and did way better for myself, with pretty much the same type of profile.",
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"body": "Some of your stuff comes off as trying too hard to seem quirky. I'm a dude, though, so my opinion probably doesn't matter.",
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"body": "I would smile..just from the photos you look like a boring person who doesn't talk much, and might come off as creepy...or sit on a date and just stare.",
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"body": "Replace your second picture with one of you doing something while smiling, bonus points if you can fit some girls into the picture (shows that you can form relationships with females). Could you give us an example of a typical opening email you write?\n\nAlso i love red velvet more than most people love oxygen so i am now charging for my advice and i only accept payment in cupcakes.",
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"body": "I'm female and met my bf on OKC.\nThe one main thing I'd say is that you don't have enough pics and the pics you do have aren't clear enough.\nEverybody wants to date somebody they are attracted to... I wouldn't dream of starting to message somebody on OKC with the intention to meet them without knowing more about what they looked like.",
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"body": "Rewriting your self-summary, take what you will or tell me I'm an idiot, I don't care. I'm [here](http://www.okcupid.com/profile/bmbp) on OKC and get a reasonable number of unsolicited emails from smart, interesting, pretty girls who I've in turn met. Does that set the credentials stage well enough? Try this.\n--------\nI'm a polyglot - studying astrophysics and poli sci at UCSB. I dream of one day being a NASA administrator, or of helping with a First Contact situation. I know the former's WAY more likely than the latter, but hey, First Contact would be awesome.\n\nI've been getting back into rock climbing and sword fight (ok, Fencing, really) because you never know when there's going to be a Zombie apocalypse. Which reminds me: NO ZOMBIES.\n\nI like to cook all kinds of things - indian/persian/ethiopian/REAL italian - and if you're sweet I might let you try my red velvet cupcakes. I also make a killer omelet, but that's not first date stuff, don't even know why I'm telling you that.\n\nI'm politically active to the point of listening to KCRW on the radio. It broadcasts out of Santa Barbara, which is where I'm in school (UCSB - go Gauchos? How'd we end up named after pants?) and I try to stay informed with what's going on in the world. \n\nI have a cat named Socrates who has learned how door knobs work, and he appears to have befriended a mouse named Pinky. I'm starting to get a little bit worried about that. In particular, I don't think cats and mice should be friends.\n--------\nTake any of that that you like, leave the rest, etc. ",
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"body": "I find I'm saying this a lot on Reddit lately, but targeting geeky women only is a bad idea. \n\nFirst of all, in the geek demographic, the odds are way against you.\n\nBut more importantly, if you are only looking for women a lot like yourself, or ones that you perceive won't be critical of your \"geek\" nature, you've got the wrong posture. You won't take enough risks that way, because you're looking for signs of pre-approval. I'm not saying go for women you'll know you'll hate, but just expand your horizons to people who you aren't *sure* will like you.",
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"body": "One thing you may not realize, cute, geeky/nerdy girls, are generally busy, cute, geeky/nerdy girls. I'm an engineering major working on my masters in mechatronics. We have a very hard time finding time to date. ",
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"body": "Because of the height of the kitchen counter in your first picture, you do not look 6'2\" - you look a lot shorter, maybe 5'2\" (I'm 5'0\" and that's where the kitchen counter hits me). Now, I personally would not be put off dating a short man, but I would be put off dating someone who lied on their profile, and that was my first thought.\n\nAlso in the caption for photo #2, change \"neighbors\" to \"friends.\" \n\n",
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"body": "Firstly, get rid of the photo of your hair on the floor in the shape of a face. You might think this is funny/cute/clever, as a girl I think its odd, very odd.\n\nHave you had much response from okcupid? When you message a girl what do you say?\nAre your messages full of :-) and !!!!!? \n",
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"body": "There's nothing in your profile about how you feel about women or dating or intimacy, or what you're looking for in a woman.",
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"body": "There's been other good advice about photos already, but here's my $0.02 (as a guy). On dating sites, you have to assume that the picture they show is *the best picture of them that's ever been taken*. If you show what you look like on an average day, you lose. \n\nYour action photo of you cooking is good, but as a secondary photo. I have to say your hair looks really odd in both pictures though. It's in a big asymmetric pile. Hair that's neither long nor short looks kind of crappy, and you have the Indian-helmet-hair thing going (I speak from experience). Invest in a better haircut, it's the easiest way to look much, much better. Grooming shows self-confidence, and it's just more pleasant to look at.",
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Interesting quote regarding the strength of belief... | This is from Neal Stephenson's book 'Anathem':
"If you sincerely believed in God, how could you form one thought, speak one sentence, without mentioning him?"
Just found it quite striking. The book itself deals in all kinds of topics relevant to the discussion of religion, etc. Naturally the protagonist is atheist... | 13 | [
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"body": "I once made that argument to a Christian friend while with a group of folks. They told me my remark was inappropriate. Nice to see others have reached the same conclusion. Seriously, if you truly absolutely believe there is a big guy in heaven watching your every move, wouldn't you divorce yourself from materialism and proselytize non stop? Some do, I know, but it seems that would be the natural result of true belief.",
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"body": "If you sincerely believed in god, why would you not be executing homosexuals and women who have premarital sex? Surely god's laws are more important than man's laws, and a few decades in jail is nothing compared to eternal paradise. Even if you go for the \"cast the first stone\" approach, why aren't Christians giving up all their worldly possessions. Again, surely a few decades of poverty is nothing compared to eternal paradise. If you look at people's behavior, none of them act as if god is real. Ultimately, I don't think very many Christians believe in god. I think most of them like the idea of believing in god, and as they never really question their beliefs, they don't even know that they don't believe in god.",
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You're nine years old. Describe the blueprints to your ultimate playhouse. | Four floors, each with four 6x6m rooms and 3m ceilings. Mine would have to have at least the following:
* Twenty-seated movie theater with "Mr. T" animatronic host.
* Firepole that goes down, glass elevator that goes up.
* At least one hidden passageway.
* LEGO® room.
* Heated swimming pool on the roof.
* Puppet workshop.
* A room where the entire floor is a trampoline and the furniture is inflatable or bean bag.
* Arcade complete with Tron, Dragon's Lair, Double Dragon, Wrestlefest, Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat.
Is there anything wrong with my design plans? Is anything missing that should be obvious?
***EDIT: Some things I have left out are bedroom, bathroom and kitchen designs. I think I should have a Sid and Marty Krofft-style storage room, complete with Mr. Dressup's Tickle Trunk. I am off to bed, but I love what I have heard so far. Keep them coming. Blueprint designs are in the works.***
***UPDATE: There will be designs scanned and posted later this week. Stay tuned.*** | 26 | [
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"body": "Treehouse, linked to another treehouse by a flying fox/zipline. The first is a single room, normal treehouse. The second is a larger one, lofted with a bed in it. This one would have to be weatherproof to protect my bedding. The ladder to the second treehouse would be weighted so it would rise automatically when not in use. Hence the second treehouse would only be accesible through the first treehouse. ",
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I was wondering: what's the cheapest store-bought
beer in your country? (please post price [plus the
taxes], %alc. and volume) | As far as I know, in the Netherlands it's €0.49 for half a liter\* of 4.9% beer. It *used* to be €0.42 or so before the gov't increased the taxes on alcohol.
\* 0.041777638 U.S. dollars per fl. oz. according to google.
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"body": "I live in Ontario. The government here owns the alcohol distribution corporations. They're called \"The Beer Store\" and LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario). As such, our alcohol gets taxed like nothing else (except maybe tobacco), regardless here's the pricing;\n\nA case (24 bottles) of beer is $26.95. There are several different brands that sell for that price; Carling, Lakeport, and Bohemian are the most popular. \n\nThis translates to $3.29 per litre of beer.",
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"body": "I believe the standard unit is the [Bodine Value](http://www.boozecouncil.org/?p=8)\n\n500(ml) * .049 / .71(€ -> US$) = 34.5 Bodines",
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This came up in a discussion last night: The cause of the Dark Ages. | I was having a friendly debate/discussion over religion with my father. It was an interesting conversation, and from the reactions of other parents ive seen on reddit, one that im lucky to have.
During the discussion, the topic of the Dark Ages came up. I put forward that the systematic destruction of intellectual texts was responsible for the dark period. My father put forward that the plague, and plague alone was responsible for the period.
I wanted to know what others thought, what resources I could look at covering this, etc...
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"body": "The period known as the Dark Ages started around the fall of the Roman Empire, about 900 years earlier than the great plague. That's some powerful plague, to be able to go back in time and change history!",
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"body": "plague was a result of the poor living conditions of the time combined with religious ignorance + govt/religious corruption + bad luck + overpopulation + climate change/deviation (little ice age)\n\n> [**The Black Death was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350.**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death)\n\nThey went hand in hand. One exacerbated the other.\n\n",
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"body": "The dark ages are generally defined as the period from the fall of Rome to the onset of the medieval period around 900CE. The fall of Rome has been debated and there are many reasons put forward but none explain it fully (I say it was demographics). \r\n\r\nThe dark ages really only took place in Europe. Prior to the Roman expansion Europe was populated by tribes whose technological and social development was just above the level of neolithic and in many cases remained at that level. Rome established many new cities but all were administered ultimately by Romans. With the fall of Rome there was a huge administrative vacume and much of Europe reverted to the old structure. The western Catholic church was the only viable institution and it moved in to fill the void. The church effectively ran Europe for 500 years until local warlords established themselves as Royalty and claimed national borders. \r\n\r\nThe dark ages seem to be a result of several identifiable factors: \r\n- ellimination of central government\r\n- loss of trade routes due to rising banditry\r\n- general illiteracy\r\n- no fixed rate of exchange\r\n\r\nThe destruction of intellectual texts was just a series of events within a broader decline. If the Romans had not spread influence there would not have been a high point from which to decline. Prior to Rome there was at least some stability because the scattered tribes tended to keep to their own territories. Post-Rome those territories overlapped leading to conflict. Without Rome few would have known of wealth. Pursuit of wealth was a lesson learned and this cultural meme eventually became the medieval system. \r\n\r\nThe dark ages were dark due to stagnation. Stagnation of the intellect owing to the loss of literacy. Economic stagnation due to the loss of trade and craftsmen. Cultural stagnation because the Romans had elliminated local custom and lore. There are more details to cover, but not here. Researching the dark ages is not easy because there are not a lot of people working on the period, so not a lot of reliable books. I've found that most authors just rehash what was already known. I would start my research by reviewing the late Roman period and getting a grip on the decline of power in the west.\r\n\r\nGood luck with it. \r\n\r\nPlagues were an issue even in Rome itself, but only once the great city was overpopulated and the public sewer system became inadequate. Cities rising in Europe did not build sanitary facilities so plague became common. The majority of people did not live in cities though and so were largely untouched by plague. ",
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"body": "The Dark Ages weren't really all that dark. If you look at some stuff on the living conditions and such, it sounds bad, but those same living conditions persevered on for a long time. There's also Charlemagne's system of education and countless other bright points that have been overlooked to consider.",
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"body": "What *ended* the Dark Ages? One of the most important factors was global warming. With the advent of the Medieval Warm Period, when temperatures were warmer than today, the boost in output from farms contributed to the prosperity of all Europeans, resulting in social growth in nearly all areas of human endeavor. ",
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"body": "My pet theory, why not this as a cause: \nRome was the primeval european empire, with the bureaucracy and its local leaders being the most powerful of all the institutions of the empire. they gathered taxes, planned infrastructure expenditures, were responsible for local laws etc... They also tended to be comparatively far away from Rome itself, with parts of the empire months out of communications range of the legislature. In modern terms, it's as if the USA had to deliver mail to mars in order to communicate changes in federal law to all the states. \nAs a result, local Roman bureaucrats and leaders had an immense amount of power over the more far-flung regions; the farther away from Rome, the more self-determining powers they had.\nWhen Rome collapsed, that by itself did not issue in the dark ages. You see, the empire was just an assembly of regions which had been kicked in the face by the roman army. \nThe bureaucrats were still there, keeping a record of what was going on despite not technically having Roman superiors anymore. They reported and organised information to flow to whoever happened to be in charge at the time, still collecting taxes and making sure that their life's work did not disappear down the chasm the fall of the empire had left in Europe.\nNo, one of the factors what contributed to the onset of the dark ages was the fact that, while bureaucracy changed its name and moved on, ex-imperial citizens craved continuity. they wanted their lives to continue down the path it had been going for centuries; pax Romana, comfortable assimilation, the lot. But that was all gone now: the senate, the emperors, even the roman armies were all either destroyed or completely assimilated. All, that is, except for one set of institutions that sold themselves on continuity; religions. \nTheir claims of divine knowledge, privileges and ancestry made them the most appealing institution to turn to after the collapse of the empire. This gave them political leverage, as local rulers turned to the churches to ensure no \"divinely inspired\" civil wars took place.\nMore importantly, the safe havens they provided to bureaucrats and philosophers who no longer could rely on constant income from either the state or wealthy benefactors seeking information made Christianity the go-to guys for a bright kid in a world that could not really support geniuses after the twin economic collapses of trade and agricultural production/demand. This gave religion the run of the house in terms of who to educate and how, an awesome weapon indeed for any institution. In effect, religion became the shadow government, dictating european policy to this day thanks to a dusty afternoon ages ago, an afternoon where the romans got noob-fragged for splitting their forces in an effort to cross the rubicon.\n\nBy no means is religion the only culprit in this case, just another horny participant in the destruction of both knowledge and sanity.\nThis is just mere background noise to the core reason for the dark ages:\nRome, even under the empire, still believed very strongly in the individual. Every man had to make his own decision and endure the consequences of that decision, no matter what they be.\nThis meant that Rome is very different from today's world: the romans believed in self-determination; justice was swift and harsh and roman society was the most brutal and dangerous society to be an amateur in. To the Romans, you had one chance, and one only. You represented your family, clan etc, not vice versa. Even when ruled by an emperor, it worked wonders for Rome, so what can we say?\n\nThis is where my dark ages theory comes in:\nWhen Rome collapsed, it took its way of thinking with it. \nIndividuality was a distinctly Roman way of thinking, whereas the vast majority of the Roman empire at its time of collapse was made up of societies with celtic roots. Now, there's one thing you should know about the way the celts did things: whoever you were, somebody gave you orders. If you were a serf, everybody was your boss. If you were a king, God was your boss. If you were God, religion was your boss (who writes god's word down tells him what to say). Hence why i brought religion in earlier. The hierarchy represented you. You followed orders in exchange for your place in said hierarchy. It being stable was the only thing it had going for it.\n\nSo when Rome went kerpoof, celtic ways of thinking and organisation started up full swing again, with long-forgotten rituals and hierarchies being re-instated in the name of preserving what little order there was left to regain. Combine that hierarchical way of thinking (which pervades western society to this day, in every aspect of our lives, from judicial systems to corporate hierarchies whilst passing through determining what areas we live in) with a strong religion that literally copyrighted all remaining vestiges of western science and culture, resulting in a kind of DRM (Deified Restrictions Management) being rolled out. \nThe old ways of thinking and the pervasiveness of ignorance essentially turned what was a survivable situation for western civilisation into an age reminiscent of what you'd expect to see after the bombs drop.\n ",
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"body": "Another of the many reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire could be their use of lead in pipes, both for water and in the making of wine. This would be more noticeable amongst the wealthier and ruling classes so eventually they ended up being governed by idiots. ",
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"body": "Not sure if anyone mentioned this, but the plague got out of control because christians went around killing all the cats which they thought were supposedly evil witches. So even though he is wrong about the dark ages being caused by the plague, he is... wait.. also wrong in his attempt shift the blame from religion to something outside of religion because religion allowed the plague to run wild.",
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I made Crayon Physics Deluxe. AMA | In [this thread](http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/an13e/crayon_physics_deluxe_has_a_pay_what_you_want/) Damorith requested an AMA, so here it is.
Crayon Physics Deluxe was mostly a one man project, which makes me responsible for the programming, game design / level design, most of the graphics, business and pretty much everything else. So ask me anything.
As a small disclaimer I have to point out that there are some business stuff I can't talk about because of NDAs / personal reasons, but other than that I'll try to answer your questions to the best of my ability. | 352 | [
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"body": "I loved this game. I first want to thank you for creating it. I'm a high school biology teacher and found ways to use it in class. After school work, usually in the last 10 minutes of class I would bring it out and let the kids play. I teach at an overage inner city school; a last chance school. Many of these kids have terrible problem solving abilities and I feel like your game was amazing at getting these kids to think through spacial relationships. Also the idea that rules of physics had to be followed to achieve the win was huge for them. They loved it. I saw some of them blossom due to it. I guess my only question is did it make you rich? I hope so. Again thank you. ",
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"body": "* How has it been working with Steam to distribute your game? \n* You mentioned elsewhere that it was a full time job - how did you support yourself, and has it paid off? \n* How long until it pays for itself/how long did it take from release to pay for itself?",
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"body": "How is going the \"pay what you want\" sale?\n\nSome stats? average donation? someone has donated more than normal price (19.99)",
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"body": "A few questions:\n\n1. Ever given any thought to porting the game to the Nintendo DS? It seems like it'd be the ideal platform for it.\n\n2. When did you first discover ccMixter and _Ghost's Lullaby? Before or after you created the original Crayon Physics? Any interesting stories about acquiring the music for the game?\n\n3. What's the biggest problem you had designing the game?\n\n4. Any big surprises?",
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"body": "How long did everything take you from planning to development to release? Did you have previous projects that you were able to take parts from or was everything done from scratch?\n\nAnything you wish you would have done differently?",
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"body": "Hey, I love your game!\n\n* How has piracy affected sales?\n* Do you have any statistics on it? Eg: number of legit gameplay to pirated gameplay\n* What is your favorite color?",
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"body": "How has offering your game on a pay what you want scale effected you? And what made you decide to offer it on a pay what you want scale?\n\nAlso, my sister loves your game more than any casual game ever. So thanks for the fantastic and fun game.\n\n",
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"body": "You are honestly the coolest self game designer/programmer I've heard. I love your viewpoints and your originality. I wish you the best on your next debut, and I'm sure reddit will be behind it 100 percent! :)",
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"body": "I know this isn't exactly the most fun question to answer and I'm no business man myself, but I'm dying to know how much money you can make out of an indie game these days? Do you feel comfortable with giving us a number? Is it more than you would get working at a programming slave at some huge game company?",
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"body": "Are you making a version for mobile phones?\n\nWhat other games have you made?\n\nHas this game gotten you any job offers with big game companies? ",
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"body": "I bought your game! Didn't get the chance to play it yet, had other stuff on my queue (Braid, Torchlight, ...)\n\nNot sure if you can answer this, but what % of the sale price does Valve give you for copies sold through Steam? What about days where prices are 75% down, for example?\n\nHow did you manage to live through the time it required to do the game, if you say you worked full time? Did you have any savings? Did you do a contract with someone beforehand?\n\nHow did you feel the day after you finished the gold version? Relieved? Happy? Asleep?",
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"body": "I pirated your game. I'm sorry. Will you ever forgive me?\n\nIf it means anything, I really enjoyed your game.",
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"body": "Holy crap. it's petri! What program do you use to write all of your smaller games? i've been following your blog since the beginning of 08'. i've been kinda dissapointed because you haven't posted as many smaller games.",
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"body": "Nothing new to ask, just a post to say you Your game is awesome!! \n\nI felt really inspired/happy when I played the free version (!deluxe). Beautiful idea, nice execution.. congrats sir.\n\nBTW you should totally buy [this](http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/shirt/anj7s/i_made_crayon_physics_deluxe_ama/)",
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"body": "Hey Petri, Crayon Physics Deluxe is really cool and it's a great game, but are you ever going to continue your Monthly Experimental Games project?",
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"body": "I've met this man. He is a humble and pantless finn.\n\nAlso pretty awesome.\n\nOh and a question: Why aren't you coming to TIGJam UK? :(",
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"body": "I'm really enjoying it so far. It's a fun lightweight game that I can play in windowed mode.\n\nOut of curiosity, how did you do the actual crayon-style drawing? It looks really natural. Just a fellow interested game programmer.",
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"body": "Just a quick tech question - what algorithm did you use to judge the shapes users had drawn?\nI recently did sketch recognition for my dissertation and ended up using a heavily modified ShortStraw, which didn't really work in the end... =(",
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Need help solving nonhomogenous 2nd order diff eq. | I was reviewing my linear algebra that I took a while ago and came across two problems that I could not solve (ie was getting an answer different from the back of the book).
I've tried them both several times and each time have come up with incongruent answers and its driving me nuts. So, as a wild shot, if anyone is feeling adventurous, I put them both here:
As an FYI I am not asking for help on homework (schools haven't started yet). Along those same lines this is also why I can't ask any faculty members for help.
Anyway:
1.) y'' +16y = 24 cos 4x
2.) y'' + 4y = 16x cos 2x
UPDATE:
Thanks to daoofdork and WorkMinion, the problems have been solved. I have just experienced an earth shattering awakening that the books' answers can be wrong (that twice in that particular chapter, come on editors, get your act together).
For anyone interested, the solutions are:
1.) y = c1 cos 4x + c2 sin 4x + 3x sin 4x
2.) y = c1 cos 2x + c2 sin 2x + 2x^2 sin 2x + x cos 2x | 8 | [
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"body": "Both problems fall to the same strategy (I'll just look at #1):\n\n1. Solve the associated homogeneous equation. This means solving y'' + 16y = 0. This has characteristic equation r^2 + 16 =0 which has roots +/- 4i. If you [recall](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_differential_equation), this yields two linearly independent real-valued solutions: A cos 4x and B sin 4x. You can verify that these are linearly independent solutions of the homogeneous equation to check your work thus far.\n\n2. Find a particular solution to the nonhomogeneous equation (using for example, the [Method of Undetermined Coefficients](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_of_undetermined_coefficients)). Given the cos 4x on the RHS of the equation and the fact that our homogenous solution involves both cos 4x and sin 4x, this leads us to C x cos 4x + D x sin 4x as a candidate for a particular solution. Plugging this in and solving for the coefficients yields a particular solution (3 x sin 4x). Again, you can now plug this into the nonhomogeneous equation to verify that your work is correct.\n\n3. General solution to the nonhomogeneous equation is the associated homogeneous solution from step 1 plus the particular solution from step 2 (A cos 4x + B sin 4x + 3 x sin 4x).\n\nHope that helps.\n\nEdit: just saw the OP's earlier posts. whoops",
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Contrary to popular opinion, Deuteronomy 22 does not require that a woman marry her rapist. | A [common canard heard from those who would wish to ridicule the Bible](http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/ang1m/what_can_you_do_if_your_daughter_refuses_to_marry/) is that the Bible required that a [woman who was raped was required to marry her rapist](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deut%2022:28-29&version=NKJV). Regardless of your opinion on the applicability of the Mosaic Law to the Christian, the consideration that God at anytime required such a thing is hard to accept.
With a little consideration of the context of [Deuteronomy 22](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deut%2022&version=NKJV), I think we can show that within the context of the entire chapter and the law itself, the meaning may not be quite what we initially interpret.
First, [Deut. 22:22](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deut%2022:22&version=NKJV) lays out the default adultery scenario. If a man and woman are caught in adultery, both are to be put to death.
So, subsequent to the default, we're presented with a number of case laws which are to be considered valid "exceptions" to the default scenario. The first is presented in [vs. 23-24](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deut%2022:23-24&version=NKJV). The case law is given as an example; a woman who is caught in adultery may protest that she was being raped in order to get out of the penalty. This isn't hard to believe, as it happens rather often today. The case laws show the judge how to treat the woman's claim; it establishes the rule that a woman must verbally shout in order to remove personal culpability.
[Deut 22:25-27](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deut%2022:25-27&version=NKJV) shows the alternate case of a women who is not within shouting distance. Remember, vs 27 assumes that the woman cried out. though this isn't necessarily the case; it's very possible that they were both complicit in the act, but he's the only one who would be executed. Knowing this would lead men to avoid seducing married women in the woods.
Now, with that context behind us, we move on to our troublesome verses. [Deuteronomy 22:28-29](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deut%2022:28-29&version=NKJV) switches contexts to a virgin, not a married woman.
Before I start digging into Mosaic courting practices, I want to briefly look at verse 23 and 24 again. Notice, there is nothing explicit about what happens to a rapist when the woman does shout, but within the context, it's safe to assume that the rapist is to be executed. I think it is safe to assume that is the case if a virgin is raped. Verse 28 and 29 are not talking about a women who is forcibly raped and screams. I think we can conclude this from the wording at the end of verse 28 that the two people "are found out".
Deuteronomy 22 now needs to be read within the context of [Exodus 22:16-17](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+22:16-17&version=NKJV). The Exodus verse describes the normal case for dealing with a "seduced" virgin, and explicity states that a father can forbid the marriage if he desires. The man would still need to pay the bride-price. So, when Deut 22:29 says that the man must marry the woman, this is if and only if the father allows the marriage.
While Mosaic law does not lay out all the modern conveniences of modern Western society (sarcasm intended), it does not describe the caricature presented all to often by others. | 49 | [
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"body": "> A common canard heard from those who would wish to ridicule the Bible\n\nIf you think about it, this statement is self-defeating. There are only two possibilities: either the Bible is the only reliable source of guidance on morality, or there is some extra-Biblical source of reliable guidance on morality (like, for example, evolved instincts or intuition, or the ability to discern the difference between good and evil acquired when Eve ate from the tree of knowledge, or whatever). But the Bible itself cannot be the basis for the conclusion that someone wants to \"ridicule\" it. The Bible says what it says, and if it is the *only* possible source of reliable guidance on morality then the only possible conclusion when the Bible doesn't fit our intuitions is that our intuitions are wrong. If we think that it's wrong to require women to marry our rapists, well, we must just be wrong about that. That is why we have the Bible, because our intuitions can lead us astray. If you *really* believe that the Bible is the only reliable source of moral guidance, then the only possible rational response to someone pointing out the abhorrence of the plain language of the Bible is not that they want to ridicule it, but that yes, it does seem abhorrent, but that's the way it is.\n\n> the consideration that God at anytime required such a thing is hard to accept.\n\nWhy is that so much harder to accept than that God would require a man to sacrifice his own son (or indeed would actually do so Himself)? Or would contemplate making people cannibalize their own children (Jeremiah 19:9)? Or engage in genocide? Or would select as an example of a good person someone who offered up his own daughters to an angry mob to be raped? The Bible is chock-full of things that seem to us to be abhorrent. There are only two possibilities. Either these things really *are* abhorrent, or they are not and our intuitions are unreliable and must be discarded. But under no circumstances can you conclude that someone who points these things out wants to \"ridicule\" the Bible unless you first subscribe to the former view.\n",
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"body": "I appreciate your exegesis regarding the usual caricature. You do well in pointing out that, within the context of the Exodus passage, a rape victim is not utterly forsaken to marry her rapist. Her father can say no.\n\nHowever, a few other issues arise in this approach. The rape victim is further disenfranchised by how Deuteronomy mandates the proceedings. It is up to her father whether or not she marries her rapist, not her. Also, now that she can no longer be categorized as a virgin, Deut 22: 13-21 suddenly become much more disquieting. With no recourse given to the woman in any of these situations, she is left to hope that a) her father feels her dignity is worth more than the dowry and does not make her marry her rapist or b) that even after her father intervenes in such a fashion, that she is not later convicted by a new husband by marriage violation law.",
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"body": "In addition to [MrSandman321's](http://www.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/anjal/contrary_to_popular_opinion_deuteronomy_22_does/c0ihfdp) and [darkbeanie's](http://www.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/anjal/contrary_to_popular_opinion_deuteronomy_22_does/c0ihgeg) objections, there is one phrase in the verse itself that presents a problem with your interpretation:\n\n> If a man finds a young woman who is a virgin, who is not betrothed, and **he seizes her** and lies with her, and they are found out\n\nI can't find any translation (disregarding paraphrases) or interpretation that makes that phrase even *imply* seduction rather than rape. The NIV plainly states \"rapes her\", while the mildest form seems to be \"caught her\" in YLT.",
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"body": "The problem I see with this is that the woman's fate hinges to a great extent on factors outside her control. Not only her father's judgement as MrSandman321 [points out](http://www.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/anjal/contrary_to_popular_opinion_deuteronomy_22_does/c0ihfdp), but also her ability to shout and bring attention to the event without being killed for it.\n\nIn today's world, that's often a great way for a woman to have her throat cut open. I would imagine that the rapist's MO hasn't changed much since the scriptures were written.",
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"body": "> First, Deut. 22:22 lays out the default adultery scenario. If a man and woman are caught in adultery, both are to be put to death.\n\nThat's a lot of dead Christians & Jews.",
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"body": "I think that, generally, \"those who would wish to ridicule the Bible\" can still point to Deuteronomy to make their overarching point: That the Bible is not a very good defender of women's rights...",
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"body": "So you're defending the practice of stoning women who don't scream loud enough when they're raped in a city?",
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"body": "And your entire point still shows that the bible was written in a barbaric and backwards time. If we analysed it purely from a historical perspective it does become quite interesting to see how this obviously male dominated ancient culture dealt with its law systems, no matter how rudimentary. However when we apply some laughable element of divine significance to an unsophisticated tribe, we have to make a large leap of logic and rationality. \n\nAnd honestly what ever way you look at it the laws this ancient culture obviously put into practice were wrong by any modern moral standards. I only have to point to other parts of scripture advocating the death of homosexuals or advocating the practice of slavery to prove that. Funny that the lords chosen people were so morally backwards. That's the thing with morals though, they're never absolute. \n",
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"body": "I do not agree with your exegesis.\n\n> I think it is safe to assume that is the case if a virgin is raped. \n\nYou're assuming something here that is not in the text. \n\nThe whole passage also is not concerned with the woman and her rights, but with her \"honor\" and the rights of the man she belongs to. If she is married or betrothed, then the question of adultery comes into play. If she willingly shamed her man, then she deserves the death penalty. If she was forced (as proven by her cries if it happened in the city, and assumed if it happened outside the city because there was no one to hear her cries) then she has no blame, but the man only gets the death sentence.\n\nIf she is a virgin who is not engaged to be married, she belongs to her father. If a man takes her (either by force or consent, no distinction is made), she becomes damaged goods. This can easily be remedied by marrying her and paying the bride price.",
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I will not kill myself. | [This video](http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSilentNumber#p/u/12/arQtF9Dl6JI) i made is for you.
I've had a bad past few days. I started feeling depressed and even suicidal when i was pretty young. It affected me greatly throughout middle school and high school. I would go through long phases of being perfectly well, but the depression would always come back. I thought the worst was over with, and it probably is, but who knows. Anyways, i haven't felt the way i'm feeling now in such a long time, it was a refreshing reminder. I am **not** going to kill myself. In spite of that part of me which urges me to give in, i'm going to live more, live better, and live fuller. | 30 | [
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"body": "Danny P- we all love you and care about you. It would be the worst thing in the world to lose such a wonderful and beautiful person. Good for you for fighting. Love for ALWAYS, friend.",
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"body": "Glad to hear you're doing better!\nAlso, the wall behind you in the video (which was great, by the way) looks totally awesome.",
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"body": "Good, just continue to give the finger to life everyday by finding a way to be happy no matter what it can throw at you.",
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This might've been covered here before, but what's the best chair for pleasure reading? | Choices under $250 USD encouraged, but not required. If this has been covered before, please provide a link. | 26 | [
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"body": "[Most pleasurable reading experience.](http://allsortsofannsummers.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/knobchair.jpg)",
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"body": "POÄNG!!!!\n[Armchair](http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S89825277)\n[Footstool](http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S39830549)",
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"body": "I absolutely cannot read for long periods of time in a chair, regardless of how comfortable it is. I have to sprawl out with a pillow: on the couch, the floor, or a bed in order to read for hours upon hours.",
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"body": "I got a [papasan chair from Pier 1](http://www.pier1.com/Catalog/Furniture/Furniture/tabid/519/CategoryID/158/List/0/Level/a/ProductID/567/ProductName/Papasan-Chair-Stool-Frames--Brown/Default.aspx) on sale for like $99 with the cushion last year and I have spent so many hours curled in there reading. It's the best.",
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"body": "I have a couch that is very much [like this one](http://www.furnitureontheweb.com/images/Furniture/501132.jpg) and I love sitting in it.",
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Help! I FUCKING SUCK with people! | As in I have only been able to make a few true friends my entire life and have pushed them all at least once too far. I have terrible relationships (with the exception of the present one) and women seem to be attracted to me frequently...but talking is tough for me.
* Yes I have a abused past I am working on with a counselor.
* No I am not gay - I'm into women.
* This is not a troll post.
I have been hurt time and time again in friendships and relationships pretty bad. I lose friends all the time and I never know what I did wrong - people just stop liking me and stop being in my life. I am told I do come off like a prick but I try to be as friendly as I can - I'm just so scarred..... | 13 | [
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"body": "TBH I don't see what the issue is. What you're experiencing sounds like something that most people go through. It's called learning. How old are you? Everybody screws up a friendship at some point, and most people do it more than once (I sure have). Everybody has trouble communicating effectively.\n\nAs far as I can tell, the only thing that's dramatically different between you and other people is your attitude. Ever think about changing that? Let's take a look at what you've posted:\n\n> As in I have only been able to make a few true friends my entire life and have pushed them all at least once too far.\n\n\"I suck at making friends and I treat people like shit\"\n\n> Yes I have a abused past I am working on with a counselor.\n\n\"I'm a victim of my past\"\n\n> \"No I am not gay\"\n\n??? This just screams bizarre to me. Why did you point this out as though everyone reading your post would automatically assume you're gay unless you pointed out this fact? I would probably paraphrase this one as \"I have low self-esteem\"\n\n> I have been hurt time and time again in friendships and relationships pretty bad.\n\n\"I have experienced lots of trials just like everyone else, but only seem to focus on the negative outcomes\"\n\n> I lose friends all the time and I never know what I did wrong - people just stop liking me and stop being in my life.\n\n\"I AM SUPER NEGATIVE ALL THE TIME ABOUT MYSELF AND FOR SOME REASON PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO HANG OUT WITH ME\"\n\nRead that again. That's your problem, dude. ATTITUDE. You see yourself as a victim who can't help but be an outcome of the bad things that have happened in your life. \n\nWAKE UP. There's a huge beautiful world full of amazing things and people out there. Sure you've been through some shit, everybody has, but all that shit has ever taught me is that the shit isn't worth dwelling on-- it just makes you appreciate the things that are awesome that much more.\n\nChange your life, man. You sound like a total drag, so not to be harsh or anything but it's kind of unsurprising that people don't like to hang out with you or form long-term friendships, because nobody likes hanging around with pity parties and shitshows.\n\nYou need to start finding the passionate, wonderful, amazing things about the world around you and, more importantly, *the world inside you*. You are in fact capable of being an awesome, amazing, happy, fun person, but you're drowning it in your negativity by wallowing in self-doubt.\n\nIf you set out to fail, you're never going to accomplish anything. I'm glad you're in counseling, but you should really focus that effort on trying to change your mindset. You need to find a happy place within yourself and show it to the world. Do that, and people will want to be around you.",
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"body": "1) Do people laugh at your jokes and or comments?\n2) Can you read people's subtle expressions well (this seems to be the biggest flaw I've seen in friends who don't understand that others are subtly showing them clues)?",
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"body": ">As in I have only been able to make a few true friends my entire life\n\nI have about 6 close friends that I truly trust and I think that is quite a lot and I feel blessed for that. As someone else posted: the problem might just be your negative attitude. Most of all suck with people, there is always some thing that we get wrong. We then learn from that and either try to not make that mistake again or at least explain why we are having problem XY and hope that others will understand.\n\nAlso, I can not understand why there has not been a comment thread about fucking, sucking and people yet. What is this world coming to?",
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FAKE PROSTITUTION ADS ABOUT ME - how do I get rid of them? | Someone has put up false ads about me offering prostitution, including photos, my address, telephone number, etc. The webmaster of the site hasn't replied to any of my emails, and the postal police will take months to sort it out. What can I do? Is there any way of hacking into the site and tracing the ad? | 163 | [
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"body": "Take the Kafka approach and become a real prostitute, answer the ads and make a ton of money that you use to hire a hitman to take out the person who placed the ads. ",
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"body": "If the site owner isn't replying there's not much you can do other than report it to the police and find a solicitor.\n\nIt's your lucky day, you're about to successfully sue somebody for a lot of money.\n\nedit: oops, pun definitely not intended.",
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"body": "Contact a lawyer, and for a relatively small fee he (or she) can file an injunction to take the ad down. If he (or she) is worth his salt, he (or she) can talk to a few people up the line (starting at the webmaster) and scare and bully them into divulging names and contact info until the source is revealed.\n\nWith this information in hand, you have the foundation of a great civil case in which you can cause a great deal of grief to whomever put the ad up.",
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"body": "Thanks for the advice! Is there any way of getting the ad down without going through the webmaster or waiting for a lawyer to do it? I don't know how many days I can stand seeing perverts hang around outside my flat...",
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"body": "Why is everyone suggesting she becomes a real prostitute? That is obviously not what she wants, and as a joke it's completely tasteless. For fuck's sake, you people can be so immature. ",
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"body": "Put a couple of signs up outside. Stating that the website was a prank. But you are taking pictures/video of the perverts in the area.",
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"body": "Bring up a command prompt on your workstation and run:\nnslookup <hostname of webserver serving this page>\n\nYou'll get back an IP address, take note.\n\nOpen up a web browser and go to www.ARIN.net\n\nIn the upper right corner, there is a whois box, put the IP in there.\n\nIf the IP falls within the US, you'll get information about who owns the IP space, including contact phone numbers and email addresses.\n\nIf the IP isn't within the US, ARIN should point you at the appropriate registry for a specific geography, where you could again perform the whois lookup on the IP address.\n\nFind the abuse handle for the IP space, and call and email.\n\n",
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"body": "Submit a DMCA complaint directly to the host and not the webmaster. Make it clear that they will be sued if they don't take action and suspend the account. ",
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"body": "There was a girl in my apartment who used to go out with an asshole. Everybody in the building was aware of her pain. Sometimes when you cross her in the hallway you could see how shaken she was. I guess it was sinful world at play that no one wanted to help her. \n\nI was just a teenager and his boyfriend was vending machine of steroids. I wanted to help her. I even asked my mother \"Why not people do something about it?\" . Her answer was \"It's easy to interfere but to be responsible for someone's condition is one thing you should always neglect and for this reason people don't interfere\". I thought she was right and being a good child I followed on her advise. \n\nSo one day, It was about 6 in the evening strange noises started coming down from her floor. I ran to see what was going on. The door was locked from inside and it seemed like some sort of a struggle was going on. There were two people standing with me. One was this very old guy and a lady. Both of them were talking to each other. I was a kid and even I was worried. I ran back to my home and I called the cops. After putting down the receiver I started thinking about the conversation I had with my mother and started questioning my judgment.\n\nI could hear the sirens from the police car approaching. Almost two three minutes later I heard a noise like a door was put down. I thought of going down there and see what was going on but I was too scared. As a matter of fact I didn't want anyone to know that I was the reason cops were here. When my mother came back I told her everything except me calling the cops part. \n\nNext day she told me that the girl was alright and the guy is going to jail. I was relieved but some part of me kept thinking why didn't anyone else do the same thing long time ago?. About a week later, I saw that girl again in the building and she looked happy. She was walking along with another girl and they were smiling and till today I haven't seem someone smile that beautifully. Her smile didn't express emotions to a situation, It resembled a feeling that had been turned into a desire...a desire to live again.\n\nTo the thread starter call the cops and How far is the nearest firing range?",
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"body": "Maybe you have frequent, unknown to you, blackouts. During these blackouts you are a high (or low?) class hooker. You just found the evidence, and an reason why you keep feeling tired when you wake up. ",
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"body": "Until the ads are taken down, I believe you are legally required to prostitute yourself. Otherwise, you will be charged with false advertising. ",
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"body": "Someone might suggest 4chan. Don't believe them. If 4chan finds out about your name/number etc. There are more \"lulz\" to be had harrassing you than helping you. And cheap \"lulz\" are what 4cahn is all about.",
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"body": "I am an IT forensic analyst. Please PM me with the ads you are referring to. I can definitely help you track down the perpetrator. ",
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"body": "Call me crazy, but can I ask who you think did this and why?\n\nI've heard of this being discussed as punishment for some heinous bitches before, but I'd never heard of someone being on the other side of the attack.",
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"body": "If you have money, hire a lawyer.\n\nIf you don't, call the FBI, they'll prolly take down the site, take their servers, and shoot their dog.",
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"body": "You might want to crosspost this to [r/netsec](http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec), they might have a better idea of how to contact the host or petition the hosting provider or something.",
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"body": "This is a long shot but may be worth it. Try to find email addresses, usernames, etc. of people who run the site. Pop those in to Google and see if you can't find the person you may get lucky and find a Facebook page. Obviously contact pages or forums of some sort may carry this information.\n\nIf you find a phone number you're in business, call and throw some legalese at them (play lawyer). Be sure to mention the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, defamation of character, etc. Do what lawyers do, threaten and intimidate until they get it. Also see if there are other stories like yours, in that case tell them you're representing multiple clients in court.\n\nIts too late now but giving out anything more than your name is usually not a great idea unless its for a retailer and even then you have to watch your ass.\n\nThe only way you'll get records from ARIN is through a lawyer. ",
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"body": "Well you don't hack. Because that's a crime. Take a legal recourse. Change your number. Don't open the door unless you have agreed to meet someone through your new phone number or in person. And wait. I can't describe my anger for the perpetrator. Don't let him get away.",
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"body": "you will probably need legal assistance for this, but once you file a lawsuit against the site (and against \"doe\" defendants, if your jurisdiction allows) then you have the power to take discovery. this means subpoenaing the site owner to determine the ip address from which the fake ads originated. then you subpoena the isp to which that ip address is assigned to to determine the identity of the customer, at which time you go all caveman lawyer on him. the perp will still be safe if he maintained anonymity at a cafe or piggybacked on open wifi, but this is unlikely for this sort of person. good luck. ",
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"body": "Obviously contact a lawyer, but if you're not prepared to go that far, you could try something else. Please don't consider this legal advice, you follow it at your own risk.\n\nI have two suggestions:\n\n1. You are being libelled, or at least that's how I'm seeing it. Someone is using your image to make defamatory remarks about you. It is in print and its nature is libellous (not slanderous, because it's not casual enough). In the UK at least, I believe that everyone, at every step of the distribution chain is guilty of libel (the website owner, their web host etc.). You could fire off some emails to their domain name provider (do a WHOIS search to find that out) and their webhost (see who their IP is allocated to) threatening to take legal action against the website and include them as a defendant if they don't disable the site. No one wants to get sued for libel, they're expensive suits to defend and the payouts can be substantial.\n\n2. Did you take the photo? Did someone you know take the photo? Whoever that is owns the copyright to the photo. The DMCA is your friend here. Get the copyright holder (if it's you or a friend) to send a DMCA takedown notice to the ISP and they will probably just take it down.\n\nTo reiterate: this isn't legal advice, I won't be held responsible if this blows up in your face.",
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Anyone else thinks that solider Equalizer is basically free lunch!? | All other unlock weapon's haw good and bad attributes take for instate Scout Sandman, you lose 15 HP gain stunt, Medic slower hit rate and so on other classes. This is only weapon that has no negative attributes only 2 big pluses more speed and stronger hit? I think that for game consistency valve should fix it.
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I was aware that you can't be healed while you carry it, but I don't think that this is really disadvantage just pres "q". And complaining that now when you haw extra sped and strength somebody can finish you easily is really whining. | 6 | [
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"body": "Some problems: Medics can't heal you while you're holding it\nand if you're fully healed it's pretty weak. \n[Source](http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Equalizer)",
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"body": "I love it because I'm terrible with all melee weapons. So I only use it to retreat. The shovel is pointless for me because I rarely melee even if the situation calls for it.",
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"body": "Oh, dear lord. My inner grammar Nazi is dying a slow and horrible death because of your post. Please tell me English isn't your first language.",
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"body": "You can't be healed while it's out, it does less damage than the shovel until you get below about 2/3rds hp, it doesn't start one-shotting people until you're dangerously low on health.\n\nIt might be an overall upgrade to the shovel, but don't pretend it has no negative attributes.",
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"body": "Well, as a medic, I can't heal them. That, and I see them running to their deaths on low health all the time. Outside of movement, I can't really see how that's helpful since you help your team more by being alive. It still infuriates me whenever they switch to it while ubered. I usually just uber the closest teammate instead when that happens. I don't really care if that was an easy kill that way. The shovel could've done the same job and not lose uber. ",
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"body": "It does not need a nerf, you have to have dangerously low health for it to be effective in any way, and one simple bullet will nine times out of 10 kill the EQ soldier. I can't believe you actually used the Sandman as an example, since one pop of a medigun heals that 15 HP right back, AND you can be healed while wielding the weapon. Learn to shoot the soldier, it's really easy.",
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"body": "It is a nearly pure upgrade imo. The no heals is the only thing that doesnt make it a pure upgrade.\n\nIf your packing the banner or boots medics cant touch you when in melee, which i have found myself screwing over medics a couple of times when trying to finish someone off.\n\nIts very potent with low health, but the medics job is to keep your health up so its a double edged sword in that area.\n\nIf i had the shovel i would probably live longer with my medic friend. ",
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"body": "valve has ALREADY acknowledged this and said they will be buffing the shovel to make it not straight upgrade.",
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DAE find static electricity irritating? | My girlfriend always laughs at me when I express my feelings on static. I tell her that it is the most annoying thing I ever have to experience on a daily basis. Most of the time it doesn't bother me. But when I'm in bed, and I can feel every hair on my legs stretching to touch the sheets, it's not a good feeling. I'm posing the question to see if I'm in the minority or not. | 13 | [
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"body": "I absolutely hate that feeling. Even worse are the electric discharges you sometimes get when touching something metallic. I would go as far to say that I have a serious phobia for those.",
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"body": "The only time I hated static electricity was after sliding down one of those [plastic tube slides](http://autonomoussource.com/blog/mt-static/pics/playmcd.jpg). I remember getting painful, powerful shocks when touching one of the metal rivets at the end.",
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Can I please get a little help with some simple C code? | http://codepad.org/AShH7ssf
So i'm reading and learning while I waiting for carlh's next update, and have been playing with the scanf() function.
Tonight I incorporated it okay into a bit of code I previously wrote, but I can't figure out the weird loop behavior (after a successful sort, it loops twice. Once giving an error, the second time behaving normal.)
Any insight and/or advice would be massively appreciated. | 13 | [
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"body": "Note: I am also a learner, but have come accross this also.\n\nscanf (\"%c\", &letter) is only reading one character from stdin, but stdin has TWO.\n\nstdin has a buffer, when you enter your character for selection, you hit your character (either 'o' or 'e') and then press ENTER, which is it's own damn character, and stays in the buffer.\n\nThe next time you scanf (\"%c\", &letter) for your next character, it actually uses the '\\n' which is still in the buffer. This is not a 'o' or a 'e' and therefore gives an error, *then* your loops goes around again, scanf (\"%c\", &letter); gets the *real* 'o' or 'e' and does its thing.\n\nEdit: [I edited your code to this and it works like a charm](http://codepad.org/fmWF1biZ)\n",
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"body": "I know you're still learning, but especially for pasting code, try to change the tab to 2 or 4 spaces, any IDE can do that for you. It makes Code a lot more organized and easier to read. Although it's my own preference ",
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What if the US went to a four party system: Liberals, Democrats, Republicans and Conservatives? | What if the US went to a four party system: Liberals, Democrats, Republicans and Conservatives?
For example:
Liberals: Grayson, Franken, Kucinich
Democrats: Clintons, Dodd, Bayh,
Republicans: McCain, Lieberman, Baucus
Conservative: Palin, Joe Wilson, Limbaugh
Would this reformation take steps to fix our broken system, or would this create even more conflict?
I remember watching Jesse Ventura speak a few years ago, and he had a great quote (paraphrased): we give the communists such a hard time because they have a one party system, well in the US, we give our voters one more choice.
Lets hear it Redditors!
EDIT: Great comments. Yes, this four party platform would certainly require a massive overhaul of the voting procedures to prevent the collapse of going back to a two party system. What would you suggest? Canning the Electoral College? | 6 | [
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"body": "Then you would need a new voting system so that it did not immediately collapse back down to two ...",
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"body": "What if a giant pyramid appeared in the sky, shining with golden rays and spewing forth manna for everybody?",
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"body": "The problem is, according to Duverger's Law, it's almost impossible to have more than a two party system if you use plurality voting (a.k.a. Winner Take All, a.k.a. First Past The Post) - which is the system used in America for our legislature. \n\nYou would need to change to another electoral system to get a multi-party result. Take, for example, New Zealand. They had a two party system till 1996 - in 1993, they voted via referendum to change to a proportional representation system known as \"MMP.\" When that change took effect in 1996, immediately, the country became a multiparty system - I think there's 7 political parties in Parliament right now. The two major parties are still dominant, but the inclusion of alternatives has made both major parties more honest and accountable to the people who voted for them - because after all, they're no longer stuck voting for the lesser of two evils. \n\nAnother country to look at is Australia - which has effectively a two-party system in the House, where they use plurality (Instant runoff voting, which, in practice, ends up with the same results as Winner Take All.) The National and Liberal parties are pretty much always in coalition - to the point where they have agreements not to contest each other's seats - and the Labor party are also in the Australian House. \n\nBut the Australian Senate uses a voting system called Single Transferable Vote; and this system, while complex, produces more proportional (but not fully proportional) results. In Single Transferable Vote, you rank candidates and vote in a multi-seat constituency. \"Overhang\" votes - those votes for winning candidates beyond the minimum needed to get elected - are transferred (proportionally) to the second choices of voters. The same with votes for candidates who do not have enough votes to win. The end result is a multi-party system - the Australian Senate includes National/Liberal, Labor, and the Green party. \n\nAustralia's very interesting because *these are the exact same voters* but when given a system that includes preference and has a roughly proportional result, you end up with a completely different makeup of the legislative body. ",
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"body": "It's what we need but it won't happen. We have Greens now and there's an emerging Tea Party and we've always had a weak Libertarian party, but most Americans don't care enough to even pay attention. Then, of course, there's the powers that be who will fight it constantly, and they control the press and the government, already.\n\nWhy do you think there are so many independents?",
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"body": "What if america went to a whatever # party system? I don't see the socialist, ecologist, social-democrats or christian-democrats represented here.",
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Line 6 Pod v2.0 - Opinions? | Hey all,
Wondering what your opinions are on line 6 Pods (Specifically the version 2). I only really want it for the PC recording interface rather than effects.
I am using a generic Line-In port at the moment coming from the headphones port of my amp. And looking to upgrade because its quite distorted.
Any ideas? Should i go for the POD, or does anyone have any reccomendations?
Cheers | 6 | [
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"body": "With POD 2.0 you'll still have the same Line-in on your PC. POD 2.0 doesn't have USB interface built in (it's not an external soundcard).\n\n\nI liked mine, it's good as a practice tool and works for book store type gigs. But as far as recording is concerned, I got much ballsier (clean) tone out of my SansAmp TriAC, which I don't like very much otherwise.\n\n\n\nMy suggestion would be to get a modeller that supports recording on PC through USB connection. POD 2.0 won't do that.",
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HIV+ female, infected in 1985, from homeless to 2 graduate degrees, AMA | For the past twenty six years I have been living with HIV. I was infected by my fiance in 1985. He passed away long ago. The past 26 years have been filled with pain, death, laughter and love. I will briefly tell you how it has all unfolded.
I was working at a Stock brokerage firm (1990) headed down a path I thought would lead to me financial and personal success. My health insurance kicked and I was having female issues so I went to the doctors. "Test me for everything" I told them, not thinking of the true consequences of that statement. Two weeks later they contacted me and asked me to "please come to our office" When I got their I was lead down a tiny hallway to a very small office. The women sat across from me and all I remember her saying is that "you are HIV+ and you have about three years to live" From that moment on my life changed dramatically. I remember making a decision that if I was going to die I would go out with a bang and that is exactly what I started doing. At the time I thought I was the only woman in the world who was HIV+.
I started drinking, then started dating a cocaine dealer, why not, I was dying right? For the next few years, I drank, smoked, and partied heavily. Trying to find a doctor to help me was an impossible task, "we don't see people like you, we don't know what to do with people like you, do not come to our office" I can't tell you how many times I heard that. I ended up losing my job, not because of the HIV but becuase I was high all the time. I didn't care, no one else cared. My mom would not kiss me or hug me, she would wash everything with bleach every time I went to see her. No one knew how to deal with me and my HIV. After years of heavy partying I realized that I was not only still alive but the partying was getting old. By this time I had no health insurance, no job and no medical care. I tried to get some government help but was told "you do not qualify, if you had a child you might" Well I wasn't about to get pregnant so that I could get on government assistance. I just wanted to see a doctor and have access to the new medications that were coming out, AZT was all there was for many years. I ended up losing my place to live and was living out of my truck in the down town area.
I started having a lot of mental issues, anxiety attacks, hearing voices, etc. I can even express the horror that I experienced. An AIDS organization finally stepped in and offered me housing, it turns out that Ihad full blown AIDS, less than 50 T=cells and very close to death. I moved in to an apartment complex where everyone had AIDS and supposedly had less than six months to live. What a crazy place that was. New medications where coming out and after about six months I started feeling "human" again. I decided that I always wanted to go to school so that is what I did. I started at the local community college never believing that I would live long enough to graduate . . . I got my AA, then a BSW, then a MSW, now I am almost done with a second Masters MPH. My health is stable and most days I feel pretty damn good. I am going to continue with school and work on my PhD. Now over the years I have raked up enough student loans to need a governent bail out myself. I do not regret the choices I have made. School has given me hope, a purpose, a reason for continuing with life. There is much more to my story and my story will continue for a long time. Today, I actually believe that I will survive to be an old lady with gray hair (I am 44 now). A concept that was once not part of my thinking. There still is that little voice in the back of my head that tells me "you are dying" but today I choose not to listen. My life is so much more that I could ever imagine. Today, I am grateful, I am thankful to be alive.
AMA I am very open about my history and my life. There is much more to my story but the above says a lot. Thank you for letting me share | 71 | [
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"body": "What is your most recent CD4/T helper count?\n\nAre you able to maintain a sex life, perhaps with other HIV+ people?\n\nHave you ever had to switch meds due to a resistance that your infection developed?\n\nThanks for sharing. It's nice to hear your doing well.\n",
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"body": "Thats a cool story.\n\nI was wondering though on your path of self destruction after you learned you were positive did you have sex with other men? Did you infect others because you felt that if it happened to you it should happen to them?",
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"body": "Thanks for sharing.\n\nDid your fiancé pass away from complications of having HIV? Did he, you, or his doctors know that he had HIV or what HIV was? Did you think to get tested after he was diagnosed?\n\n",
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"body": "My fiance was infected by sharing needles when he was in New York. I have always been very open and honest about my HIV. I am currently resistant to 95% of the medications available. I am been on meds for so long. My T-cell count is currently a little over 400. My past two partners, past twelve years, have both been and still are still negative. So many of you have asked more questions I will try to answer them. I was gone all day with my nephews, sorry about that",
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"body": "Impressive story. I'm glad you're doing well!\nDo you tell people you meet that you are HIV positive?",
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"body": "> \"we don't see people like you, we don't know what to do with people like you, do not come to our office\"\n\nWant to do the world a favour? Go public with that shit. Name names. \nEvery physician who told you that deserves to get struck off for life.",
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What interesting multitasking have you done while on the toilet? | Today I polished my shoes; (Not a euphemism) shoe polish, brush, nice buff shine and all that while sitting on the toilet. I think it was a great example of multitasking and I am wondering if anyone out there has other examples of interesting things they have done while letting one drop. | 8 | [
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"body": "Had a bad stomach flu once, and a budget due at work by the end of day. A full year's IT department budget was completed on my laptop from my toilet.",
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"body": "I've never really multitasked that hard on the toilet. \r\n\r\nBut I have a tendency to think about the big picture on the toilet. I think it was on the crapper that I finally became an atheist.",
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"body": "I was at a LAN party but I had smoked/ate something a little funky (shocker) and was feeling some bowel problems coming on. But we were playing 2v2v2v2 and I couldn't let my teammate get ravaged by the other guys so I whipped the cord out of the laptop ran to the little downstairs bathroom and played while liquid hatred squirted out the back of me. On a side note the bathroom was so small I had to use the mouse on the wall.",
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"body": "I don't have time to multitask on the toilet, a combination of a high-fibre diet and a lot of fitness-based activity keep my toilet-time to a minimum.",
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I just got accepted to go on exchange in Amsterdam next September and need some good tips! | I JUST found out I got accepted to go to university in Amsterdam next year for one semester before I graduate. I have no idea what to expect and I've never been on a plane... so I figure I will need a lot of help as far as things to see, what to bring, good or bad points about the city, student life, anything really. I'll read every comment, so feel free to share any experiences!
EDIT: I am a cannabis smoker! ;) | 9 | [
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"body": "Here's a diarrhea list of everything I can think of:\n\n-dutch students get free transport on trains either on weekends or weekdays -- they get to choose\n\n-red light district is overrated. visit once with your buddies, but you're partying will be more fun if you stick mostly to student parties\n\n-there's a ryanair airport about 50km from central amsterdam. take advantage of this! flights can cost you pocket change.\n\n-bring your own stock of prescriptions and specialized toiletries\n\n-the toilets will freak you out\n\n-shop at leedl. pre-drink before going out to a bar. generally, things are more expensive in NL than in most countries.\n\n-don't bother with the Anne Frank House\n\n",
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"body": "Buy a bike as soon as you have a room (many bikes legally for sale on marktplaats.nl affordable rooms/apartments are a tougher find).\r\nDon't be like most English speaking guests and try actively to learn and speak some Dutch, most Dutch will immediately speak English to you if you appear to be English speaking only.\r\nIf you live in a sunny place now be prepared that sunshine here doesn't last long (3 days in a row at best).\r\nNot everyone in this country is a pot smoker, far from it, so do not think you can openly talk about your habit to every one you meet but you will find your own tribe of smokers with stuff that can knock you out due to extensive plant breeding.\r\nDepending where you come from prices in this country can be shockingly high, most famously our petrol prices, some prices of things or services may be lower but overall it is not that cheap.\r\nBe prepared for a people that are nice to you but not as inviting as implied, not as progressive as advertised (our taliban regime is actively closing down coffee shops and red light districts, big time contributors to the war on terror) and actually pretty 'normal'.\r\nSo bring money and some good weather and we will love you.",
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An act of kindness was done to me today, I hope any local Redditors can help me thank this person. | I went in to get the alignment adjusted on my truck today, and having been without work for a while, that was a pretty big expense, but I though worth it in possible fuel savings. When all was finished, I paid the man my 60 bucks and began to drive away. The owner stopped me as I was pulling away, and said he just saw a bad spot on my tire and said that the tire would soon blow. I informed him that as much as I would like to, I couldn't afford a new tire at this time. Gary tells me to wait, goes into his store room and finds a used tire for my truck, gives it to me and puts it on, all for free. He said that he couldn't stand the thought of one of his customers getting stranded while he had the power to do something about it. (Tires for my truck are over 250 dollars each). So please, if at all possible give this man your business if you are ever near Bessemer Alabama.
Gary's O K Tires of Bessemer Inc
Street: 801 14th Street North
Bessemer, al 35020-5681
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"body": "I applaud Gary for his kindness, compassion and for being a good guy.\n\nThanks for sharing. You made my day.\n\n",
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"body": "We really do need to start supporting good hearted small businesses like this over the corporations that are trying to squeeze every last penny out of us.",
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"body": "Sounds to me like Gary is living the classic American dream, and has a kind of moral fiber not often seen in this day and age. I can't do business with this guy because he's in a different state, but rest assured I would if he were anything like nearby. Let's hope your post sends his investment in you back a thousand times.",
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"body": "Please make sure to leave a comment on Yelp about this business. I found [my](http://www.yelp.com/biz/south-coast-auto-clinic-costa-mesa) auto repair guys through Yelp and I can honestly say I trust them with my car and their suggestions. Having a good car repair man is worth so much money in the long run.\r\n",
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"body": "This is the first time in my life I ever considered actually saying, \"I wish I lived in Alabama.\"\n\nJust considered, though.",
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"body": "Well your a lucky guy to know Gary! Also what kind of tires do you get for 250/tire? That sounds a little expensive...maybe some crazy mud tires? You should also send Gary a late Merry Christmas card.",
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"body": "Much better than \"My neighbor ran over my dog! Help me bring endless pain and misery to this person.\" posts.",
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My house is trying to kill me. | These are the icicles hanging from the gutters of my house. I'm pretty sure my house is trying to kill me.
http://imgur.com/Tc93T.jpg
http://imgur.com/BqouU.jpg
http://imgur.com/LZ2JR.jpg | 34 | [
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"body": "Wow, your house needs some serious insulation. Look how the snow is all melted over the living area, but not over the eaves on the side.",
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"body": "\"He has this terrible habit of standing directly underneath them. And staring up at them. And I always say, \"Mootiechazam, take two steps back and stare at the icicle from the side.\" And he's like, \"No, I like the way they look from standing directly underneath them.\" It was only a matter of time.\" says the house. ",
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"body": "Pffft.\n\nOnce when I lived at a ski field in Japan in the early 90s, I lived on the second floor of a gymnasium, in alittle apartment above a toilet block.\n\nI watched an icicle develop over several weeks that eventually was thicker than my body, and disappeared into the snow at around 3m from the ground.\n\nI alerted the bulding owner when it got about 30 cm across, and asked if he would use a chainsaw to cut it off to prevent it damaging the roof. He shrugged and said it would be OK. I was pretty sure it would cause some damage at some stage but left it alone after that.\n\nIn the spring time, I woke one night with a loud bang, and went back to sleep.\n\nThe next morning, one of the female instructors came to me laughing and asked me to go with her...\n\nWe went into the women's toilets and here was the 4m long icicle, poking through a destoyed window frame, and it had also plunged through the door of a toilet stall. When I say plunged through, what I really mean is \"destroyed the entire stall system\".\n\nIf you'd been on the can at the time, you might have been killed.\n\nI showed the owner, and laughed at him pretty hard as he scratched his head. His response was to ignore it, and just close those toilets.",
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What camera do you regret getting rid of? | I was looking through my photo archive, and came across some images made with my Super Ikonta. Suddenly I was wishing I still had it. Is there a camera you sold, but wish you hadn't?
[Bixby Bridge](http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixpop/4258956559/)
BTW, I sold the Super Ikonta to buy another camera, which I also regret selling: Probably my favorite camera ever, the Contax T3.
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"body": "I gave my old d70 to my sister. I keep telling her that I will buy it back if she ever wants to get rid of it. I would love to have it converted to shoot IR. ",
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"body": "A leica my dad gave me. It was pretty beat up but I was hungry and the bank wanted my car back. \r\n\r\nI still have my Olympus OM-2 that I bought when I was 19 (1983)",
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Alternate name suggestions for the movie "Taken" | Mine:
* Owned
* Euro-Massacre
* Liam Neeson Kills **Everybody**
* America "Cleans Up" Europe
* Schindler's List 2
Comments:
* Death Wish 7: Qui-gon's Revenge (johnny_tsunami)
* James Bond: Retirement Revenge (KoNP)
* Particular Set of Skills: Genocide (Itisits)
* Bourgeois Rambo (wza)
* Ten Simple Consequences for Kidnapping my Teenage Daughter (FezMan88)
* Left 40 dead (hippitydo)
* Daddy Badass (wykid)
* Shindler's Shitlist (wilsonism) | 14 | [
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"body": "I went to France to rescue my kidnapped daughter from some mean eastern Europeans, left a trail of dead bodies in my wake, created an international crisis, defeated the generic evil Arab antagonists at the end, and my daughter told me \"Thanks daddy!\" and rode home with my ex-wife and her sissy husband. FML.",
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Reddit, I've been promising this to you for months, and it's finally ready. I hope you like it. | Over my incredibly long, usually boring, 6 week winter break, I did something I'm sure you'll all enjoy. [Imgur accounts! -- complete with your own imgur subdomain.](http://imgur.com/register/) I worked for 14 hours a day for nearly the entire time to bring them to you, and I could not be any more pleased about how they turned out. I tried to make everything as quick and easy as possible, and you can even setup your own galleries/albums if you need to share a set of images.
One thing may be worth noting before it surprises you: there are pro and standard accounts. Yeah, making a pro version was not really something I wanted to do, I'd rather just give you everything honestly, but I'm pushing 2TB a day and that's...well, expensive to say the least and $20 a day from ads just doesn't cut it :-/ I just want you to know that you are in no way required to sign up for pro, and absolutely nothing about the old service has changed.
So create an account, take a look around, and as always, tell me what you think. I have nothing else to do today other than to listen to you guys and implement any suggestions you have or make any changes you want me to make.
Also, in case your wondering why I decided to release this today, it just so happens to be imgur's 1st birthday! (From when I bought the domain and started working on it at least. Is that a conception day?..) Happy birthday everyone!
---
EDIT: Wow, you guys are destroying my server! That's great, I'm glad everyone likes the accounts! If your image fails to upload, just try again or something. There should be no problem viewing current images.
EDIT2: Holf crap. The site is buckling under all the image uploads... :( The upload works, I promise you, but you might have to wait until things calm down. Sorry everyone! I should have rented an extra server for this day.
EDIT3: Alrighty, last I checked, uploading was working again. So go ahead, check out the Upload Queue, it rules. | 4,984 | [
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"body": "Serious question: What is your long term plan for keeping the site up? 2TB / day practically out of pocket seems unsustainable, even with a number of paid accounts. It's a great service and I want to make sure it's going to be able to stick around!",
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"body": "You need some wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube men to promote this. Go!\n\n\nPS you're awesome. :D I was thinking last night how great it would be if imgur had accounts!",
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"body": "Hey MrGrim, I love imgur, so I covered this on TheNextWeb. http://thenextweb.com/appetite/2010/01/09/imgur-pro-reddits-image-host-grows/ Should get you some extra exposure outside of our community here. Mad love bro.",
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"body": "Congratulations on your 1 year anniversary.You offer a great service and I wish you the best of luck in the future.",
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"body": "I barely use it but as someone who recognizes the sites continuing ability to actual host the pictures I love to look at, thank you.",
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"body": "> (From when I bought the domain and started working on it at least. Is that a conception day?..) Happy birthday everyone!\n\nIt's the day reddit came in your vagina. ",
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"body": "Registration was very easy, uploading images once logged in is even easier. A++ dude, great job.\n\nTwo suggestions for the registration page:\n\n* AJAX to give feedback on whether username/subdomain are free when typed in but before clicking submit.\n* Instant feedback as to whether the two password fields match.\n\nThe first is genuinely useful. The second is a bit more aesthetic, but I always appreciate it on registration pages.",
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"body": "Awesome work! Congratulations on the anniversary. \r\nNow I got myself three accounts already, one with my handle (Sember).\r\n \r\nBut here are two that I think would benefit their respective reddits; \r\n**gonewild.imgur.com** \r\n**funny.imgur.com** \r\nI don't know how things will be in the future but it would be best if those were accessible by all and the account logins set in stone. If that is not possible or won't happen then I would be happy to give these accounts to the moderators of each reddit, they in turn could then re-host all those submissions on the account (like a mirror). Anyway that's just my two cents. ",
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"body": "Cool, have an upvote. But seriously, 42 14 hr days? That's over 500 hours. That is a serious investment!",
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"body": "I want to join pro, but I am not crazy about the recurring 12 month subscription. \n\nI think you should offer 1 month and 3 month recurring and 5 month and 12 month non recurring.\n\nI just know I will forget about something like that and get whacked with an overdraft charge.\n\nWhat do you think?",
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"body": "oh wow, just snagged reddit.imgur.com. any suggestions on how to use it as awesomely as possible?\n\nedit: he took it away :(",
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"body": "This is exactly what reddit, and the entire internet, needs. Stable hosting for images seems like it should be a no brainer, but you're the only one doing it right. Awesome.",
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"body": "Two li'l typos on the site:\n\n* \"atomatic\" on the sign-up page and\n\n* Public: Make all my images public so that they can be seen here:\n[http]://defproc.imgur.com**.com**/all/ in /preferences/",
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"body": "1600+ downvotes? WTF? Yes, we hate you for providing us with a free service that makes reddit-life infinitely easier.",
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"body": "Pardon my ignorance, but I need some context. I'm guessing the guy who made Imgur is a Redditor. Is that you, MrGrim? \n\nSecondly, I'm guessing that this isn't exclusive to Reddit at all, having user accounts is just a new feature of the Imgur site. \n\nI didn't realize imgur was so young. We all use it so much!",
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"body": "On http://imgur.com/all/ the Gallery link is not working, it's pointing to http://gallery/\n\nJust wanted to let you know, keep up the great work. You are amazing!",
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"body": "Question: How can you afford all of this? Are you paying for all the hosting etc, or do you make your money back somehow? In either case thank you x1000! May you kill tinypic and photoassbucket forever!",
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"body": "Thank you Mr. Grim. Thank you so much. I just want to add my voice to all these other Redditors in thanking you. Your work is very appreciated, and is a great resource and asset for all of us here. ",
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"body": "**Feature Request:** I know this is a little out there but ... an email address associated with an account so that I can email photos from my phone to be uploaded on my imgur site.",
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"body": ">What information about me is kept?\n\n>Just your IP address. I didn't want to do this, and it was not in the initial plans for the site, but it is necessary. If the cops start knocking on my door about child pornography, I have to tell them who submitted the picture. \n\nOn the other hand, if you *don't* save the IP address, you *don't* have to tell the cops anything, because you don't *have* anything you can tell them. Why don't you check with the EFF about the laws on this?",
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"body": ">Also, in case your wondering why I decided to release this today, it just so happens to be imgur's 1st birthday!\n\nHey! Imgur and I share a birthday with Richard Nixon!\n\nEdit: [My head is starting to hurt](http://www.reddit.com/r/wikipedia/comments/anild/birthday_paradox/c0ihedm).",
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"body": "Thank you so much for imgur. Without it, we wouldn't be able to view the pictures in /r/gonewild or any picture with nudity at all.",
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"body": ">Small and large thumbnails atomatically created.\n\nI'm sure they are but I think you meant \"automatically\".",
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"body": "Reddit should at least give MrGrim a colored username or something considering how much better he makes the reddit experience. Either that or some money. Thanks for being awesome MrGrim!",
"score": 4
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"body": "Your site, in conjuction with reddit, improves the quality of my life daily. I tip my hat to you, sir. Thank you.",
"score": 4
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"body": "That's it, I've had enough. I've no need for a pro account, but you sir, are getting my first donation since using the internet from me.\n\nYou're welcome.",
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"body": "> So create an account, take a look around, and as always, tell me what you think. I have nothing else to do today other than to listen to you guys and implement any suggestions you have or make any changes you want me to make.\n\nNo real comments, but you have a fantastic attitude and I wish you all the very best. :)",
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"body": "One question about the rules:\n\n\"Up to 75 images in an account at once. After that, the newest uploads will be shown and the oldest uploads will be bumped out of the account (but you can get them back by upgrading).\"\n\nWith an account, I am limited to 75 images, but if I *DON'T* register, I get unlimited images? I don't get it.",
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"body": "MrGrim: I ran across a bug/issue that was a little frustrating. I'm not sure if it was an issue with the Opera browser I was using (v 10.10) or the actual web page.\r\n\r\nI was uploading images without issue. Then my roommate started talking to me for about 10 or 15 minutes, and I wasn't active. When I returned, I resumed loading images, but every picture I tried to upload, I received an upload error message (something like \"Image upload failed\"; I failed to copy the message to the clipboard). \r\n\r\nAfter trying this with various images, I refreshed and found that I was logged out. I assume the user cookie expires or some such after X minutes, which is fine. The problem is that I had no idea that I was logged out. No message. No kickback to the home page/login page. Nothing. Just this repetitive error message with every image I tried to upload.\r\n\r\nIf you have an auto-logout feature enabled, you may want to set it up to kick the user back to the login screen. It would lead to less confusion.\r\n\r\nIf this isn't the issue and it's browser-related... well sorry to bother you.\r\n",
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"body": "Thank you thank you thank you. That is really nice of you. How can I repay you? I offer naked pictures of my girlfriend. Or a kitten. Whichever you prefer.",
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My penis is more powerful than my brother's God. | My brother has been trying to have a child for almost a year. He and his wife have been praying for babies this whole time, and they finally *just* conceived a couple weeks ago.
My wife got laid off, and lost her insurance with perscription coverage. The birth control ran out, and we had a "whoops" before she got back on it. My penis managed to do in about 2 weeks what my brother's God took about 11 months to manage. | 40 | [
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"body": "No, no, now, see, see the LORD took your insurance away because HE wanted you to get preggers, see? He was just TESTING your brother's faith, which was REWARDED. It's all the WORK OF THE LORD!",
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"body": "Ah, but they were under different circumstances. The real test would be whether you could get *his* wife pregnant!",
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"body": "I definitely read this story too fast. I thought you banged your brother's wife, got her pregnant, and came here to brag.\n\nThat would have been much more awesome.",
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"body": "They never visited a Shinto fertility shrine with giant wooden phallus statues like they should have.\n\nhttp://blog.japundit.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/fertility01.jpg\n\n",
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"body": "This can be explained very simply. \n\nHow many times did you punch/kick/slap your brother in the balls when you were kids?",
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"body": "Man, I see that ALL the time. I was getting divorced, and we thought she was sterile. One last grudge f^ck later, and she's pregnant. I still don't like being around the bitch, so if it was god, he FAILED. I do love my son, tho.",
"score": 5
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"body": "Ha ha hah...Stupid Atheist! Don't you realise it was all part of God's plan. God touched your penis and made it grow strong and potent that night you conceived. God also touched your brother's penis but only when the time was right. God touches penises as he wills it, not on man's terms.",
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Hey Reddit! What do you think of Che Guevara? | I wrote a research paper about him for English class and I am curious as to what others think. Personally, I think he sounds like a socialist prick. But hey, that's just me.
**edit:** I would say more but I honestly just don't feel like typing it out. "Socialist Prick" is essentially what it would boil down to. But I really did do some research on him so I may not be a professional but I know about him. | 5 | [
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"body": "People don't really even talk about him anymore, nor do people even wear his t-shirt, mostly it's just people complaining about him being on a tshirt. ",
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"body": "I don't believe a word written about him or Fidel Castro because it's all jumbled up in 50 years of U.S. propaganda against both of them. No matter how bad they were as people, they will always be portrayed as worse by our government for what they did to us. If the United States government wants all the available information about a person to be bullshit propaganda, they pretty much can do it. So, I'm impartial to him because I know that I don't know much about him and probably never will.",
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"body": "Socialist prick is so informative, everybody knows that socialism is bad. Why go into more detail or argue for why it is bad when we all know it is bad. Screw taxes and shit.",
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"body": "I went to a Tom Morello show, and there were big god damn posters on the stage, and shirts everywhere.\n\nI think it's complete bullshit that the poorly educated, young American left still latches onto him.",
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Mary Daly, feminist Boston College professor who refused to let male students in her classes. | "In 1999, Professor Daly left the college after a male student threatened suit when he was denied a place in her class on feminist ethics. She had long limited enrollment in some advanced women’s studies classes to women only, maintaining that the presence of men there would inhibit frank discussion."
The irony here is that she was probably making female students weaker by trying to make these classes more comfortable/less competitive. | 43 | [
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"body": "Feminists love butting into men's spheres (like gyms, etc) demanding coed treatment, while simultaneously wanting to limit men from women's spheres (wymyn's studies, etc). ",
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"body": "*\"If life is to survive on this planet, there must be a decontamination of the Earth. I think this will be accompanied by an evolutionary process that will result in a drastic reduction of the population of males.\"* -Mary Daly",
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"body": "At times I think posters like 'oxamus' are secretly MRAs trying to make us look good by making the other side look bad. Then again, maybe not.",
"score": 11
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"body": "This is just text-book comedy.\nI believe she genuinely didn't see anything wrong with what she did.\nTwo wrongs always make a right...",
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"body": "This is why 'women's studies' programs should automatically disqualify any accredited institution from any form of federal aid.",
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Reddit's not going to like this: I've known Linda Nigro (founder of Soapier.com) for years. Here's the real history and unfunny truth about Soapier... | **EDIT:** *For anyone coming in from Google, this post is a joke about the movie "Fight Club", in which the protagonist is a maker of soap.*
http://soapier.com/aboutus.htm
>History: Linda Nigro is a self-taught soap designer and creator who began the company now known as Soapier in the basement of her former home in Pennsylvania.
I lived with Linda in that old house in Pennsylvania for a few years before things went sour between us. Its actually very strange that we're both on reddit, but I've waited long enough to tell the truth. I know you guys are all big soapier fans, but I don't care how many downvotes this gets me as long as the truth is finally out.
We actually met while I was on a flight back home from a work related trip. We struck up a conversation and I got her business card.
Through a strange set of events, I came to phoning her and we met up at local bar, got wasted, and ended up staying at her place. I know what you're thinking: NO WE DIDN'T DO IT. WE'RE BOTH HETEROSEXUAL. The place was a mess. I ended up staying there for awhile, and even though we fought constantly over literally nothing, we were inseparable. Things were pretty cool.
That is, until things went really, really south. You'd never know it from seeing her, but it turns out Linda is a habitual vandal, and got some sort of sick pleasure out of causing harm to people she didn't know. Mostly established businesses, but just about anyone she considered to be a part of 'the system' was a target.
After awhile, she encouraged me to go with her on these little 'assignments'. I'm sorry to say, but I went along. We did a lot of fucked up things.
I wish I could say that's the worst of it, but its not. Turns out, with nearly the same ingredients of soap, you can make a bomb. Big bombs, to be more specific. I can't give out exact details, but her plan was to hit a few big business buildings that held financial records.
Right as I was about to confront her about all this, one of the members of her local club got shot on one of the outings. Things had gone too far. I tried to locate Linda, but found out she left on business trips all over the US. I tried to track her down by retracing her steps.
During one of the final trips, a strange conversation came up with the leader of a local chapter of her club. Long story short, I came to realize something terrible: I am Linda Nigro. | 9 | [
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"body": "Let me guess: you stole fat from a lipo clinic and Linda Nigro made a living by splicing porn stills into movies?",
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"body": "Welcome. Thanks for the bacon soap. It's so fucking strong I can't even put it on display as a gag gift. (Which was the idea.)\n\nIt smells just like bacon!\n\nGlad to have you on the site.",
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"body": "You know, my search function hasn't worked in weeks, and then I search and find this and my heart turned to ice before I read the comments. Yeeeshhhh.",
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Why does it say I already have engie items? | How come it says that i have 7 engie items in my backpack when I hover over him over the character loadout screen? The only thing I have that he can use are two ghastly Gibi (plural of gibus?) and the halloween hat. Any help? | 3 | [
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"body": "Does scrap metal/tokens count as class specific items? If so, they also count for EVERY class then, for I have 3 pyro weapons and 7 tokens/metal, and the total weapons it says I have for pyro is 10",
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I'm a bit confused about the whole Dominion War thing.. | The Federation is really the only major bordering the Cardassian Union. Yet in Deep Space 9 they said that the Dominion had a non-aggression pact with the Romulans that let them into their space... Not to mention the whole fleets of Klingons going to rape the Cardassians before they joined up with the Dominion... Is the Federation some sort of intergalactic sidewalk? | 19 | [
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"body": "Where is it established that only the Federation borders the Cardassian Union? A handful of episodes (like the famous \"IT'S A FAAAAAKE\" episode) refer to Cardassian borders with other powers, IIRC.",
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"body": "Remember that space is 3 dimensional, and the relative size of each empire is different. Take a look at this [big ass Trek map](http://www.geekstir.com/img/trekmap2.jpg)—and I do mean big ass—it's 2 megs.\n\nI believe the non-aggression pact that you are referring to allows the Dominion to attack the Federation, not Cardassians. As you can see, Cardassia is on the other side of the Federation from Romulus. As for the Klingons, cloaking technology allows them to cross Federation territory to kick the shit out of the Cardassians if they like. There's no way the Federation would be able to stop them, so long as they remained cloaked in Federation territory.",
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"body": "Try this:\r\nhttp://www.sttff.net/AST_MAP.html\r\n\r\nHuge map, circa 2400. Gives you a decent idea of where everything is.\r\n\r\nI don't know how accurate this map is though, or how well the show's writers adhered to maps. It's pretty weird that DS9 on this map looks like it's right in the middle of everything, when it was supposed to be on the frontier of explored space.",
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"body": "Both the Klingons are Romulans have cloaking devices, which do allow them to pass through other territories.",
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I want to learn something new. | Dear WATMM, I have always been into music of nearly any style. I currently do DJing and Karaoke for parties and whatnot...not a full-time business, just something to have fun with and make a little extra money. When I say I DJ, basically I load my tracks into OTS AV and let it go...modifying the playlist as needed. Nothing terribly complex. I am a little bit interested in learning how to make beats and mixes live. There are so many different programs out there that I am totally confused as to where to start. Who can offer me some practical advice so that I can learn what I need to get started. Is there a good guide somewhere? Book title perhaps? Thanks! | 5 | [
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"body": "If you're looking to produce your own parts and use software to play it live, there is *no* contest. [Ableton Live](http://ableton.com) is what you want. It's good for both production, DJing, and live performance. Combine the software with one of the new Live specific control surfaces such as the [Novation Launchpad](http://www.novationmusic.com/products/midi_controller/launchpad) or the [Akai APC-40](http://www.akaipro.com/apc40) and it's all down to you and your creativity.\n\nEdit: As for books, practical advice, etc. It's a long road from deciding to start producing to gaining the requisite knowledge to do it well. You'll need to cover concept as diverse as music theory and composition, effects processing, mixing, and more. Learning the software is the easy part. Learning to make something that sounds good with it is what take a while. I wouldn't say there's a \"best place to jump in. Find some good audio forums (watmm is fairly quiet compared to dedicated forums) and start reading and posting there. If you go with Ableton, they have extremely active forums. You might also grab a subscription to magazines such as Sound on Sound and Tape Op. Lots of good info in those. \n\nIf you're looking to make electronic dance music the [Dance Music Manual](http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Music-Manual-Second-techniques/dp/0240521072/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263057259&sr=8-1) is a good place to start.",
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Has anyone else HAD IT with Joss? | He may make some awesome shows, with awesome characters. But they get cancelled. And he kills characters we love. In terrible ways.
Why do we continue to adore him? I think I'm stopping this nonsense. There are others worthy of our attention, others who will nurture characters we love, and let them grow and love and LIVE.
I think I have HAD IT with Joss Whedon. | 3 | [
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"body": "He makes awesome shows with awesome characters, and he makes us love characters so much that it hurts to see them killed. Those are good things, not bad.\n\nFirefly got canceled because of excessive executive meddling. Between their fucking with the pilot, airing episodes out of order, and starting it on Friday nights, it's no wonder it didn't get enough audience to stick around.\n\nDollhouse got canceled, again, because of excessive executive meddling. Most of the first season was wasted with barely interesting imprint-of-the-week episodes with barely any main story advancement.\n\nIf you really must hate Whedon, do it because he keeps taking his good ideas to Fox, or just hate Fox itself.",
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"body": ">And he kills characters we love. In terrible ways.\n\nYou say that like it's a bad thing. The possibility for character death makes any story better - it removes the plot armor so inherent in stories these days.",
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Who would be interested in a "guitar course" subreddit? | Similar to CarlH's subreddit for teaching programming, a subreddit of lessons to help beginners (both absolute and relative) advance their guitar playing? I know I would have loved such a resource when I was starting out. Comments? Suggestions? Bare expressions of interest?
EDIT: Right, I'm banging together a few starter lessons for different areas and my all-important "how to practice" guide and I'm going to start the subreddit in the next 12 hours, hopefully. I'll post here when its all up and running, but I'm going to eat dinner and then marvel at the kitchness of the Star Trek film with my family, so no movement till then. **Thank you for the support guys.**
EDIT THE SECONDETH: I was going to do this today but I have to travel "darn souf" today rather than tomorrow due to The Day After Tomorrow being enacted all across my tiny little country. | 147 | [
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"body": "My girlfriend is just starting to play, so this would be great. I also wouldn't mind some advanced guitar lessons though. Maybe a thread where players can submit their favorite riff/trick/chord progression either on youtube or soundcloud, etc? Anyone game?",
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"body": "What I may do is post a couple of articles here and see what people think before I go ahead with anything major. Howzat sound? (I promise less whimsical spellings of \"how does that\" in the lessons)",
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"body": "yes PLEASE!\nIt would be excellent if we could have a difficulty rating system in the title (like [-] is very easy/beginner [-----] is very very hard/advanced)",
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"body": "I definitely would, i've been meaning to ask about exercises and things to help push me along a bit more",
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"body": "I would absolutely love this. It would combine my two favorite hobbies: Guitar and Reddit. Please do this.",
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"body": "Has anyone made a subreddit yet? I wanna get some help tabulating/covering certain songs and expanding my musical idea. \n\nPS. Does anyone know of an imgur kinda thing for audio files or videos? (Besides youtube)",
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Someone "AskReddit": What are some FACTS you think every person in the world should know about? I answered "God Does Not Exist", and received instant downvotes! | [Not that I care about karma points, but I really wish people can be open minded and share atheistic belief! ](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/anhna/what_are_some_facts_you_think_every_person_in_the/c0ihe37)
When will our (human) race stop from believing in this delusion? | 9 | [
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"body": "a more reasonable response in my mind would be something like \"never in all of history has there been produced one convincing piece of evidence for the existence of anything 'beyond' our natural universe, gods inclusive\"",
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"body": "Remember that atheists are [trusted less](http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistbigotryprejudice/a/AtheistSurveys.htm) than *any religion, even Islam* in the US.\n\n\"Here are the percentages of people saying they would **refuse to vote for** 'a generally well-qualified person for president' on the basis of some characteristic; in parenthesis are the figures for earlier years:\"\n\nAnswers:\n\nCatholic: 4% (1937: 30%)\nBlack: 5% (1958: 63%, 1987: 21%)\nJewish: 6% (1937: 47%)\nBaptist: 6%\nWoman: 8%\nMormon: 17%\nMuslim: 38%\nGay: 37% (1978: 74%)\nAtheist: 48% *\n\nAmericans would rather have a gay Muslim president than an atheist one. \n\n*Think about this number. HALF the people polled said they would REFUSE to vote for a QUALIFIED individual running for president SOLELY because he or she was an atheist. ",
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"body": "It's weird. My christian friends like me, but I'm going to hell. The common wisdom is that atheists should stay in the closet, and not say upsetting things to the other 90% who share these delusions.",
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"body": "Oh, look, someone saying that God exists got downmodded as well...\n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/anhna/what_are_some_facts_you_think_every_person_in_the/c0ihern\n\nThe problem wasn't that you said it, but that you claim that it's a \"Fact\"",
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Dan Brown's Lost Symbol - Reddit Is It As Good As The Da Vinci Code? (Please, no plot spoilers for those who haven't read it.) | For me, both books were a good read, but I didn't get much more than that from them. For certain I didn't put any value in them as any thing other then fiction. I doubt the Free Masons or Opus Dey, in real life, are anything like they've been portrayed in the books. | 4 | [
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"body": "I never liked the Da Vinci Code with it's enormous and stupid factual errors (presented as 'true facts'), it's completely unbelievable plot it seemed to me like a very badly written Robert Ludlum pastiche.\n\nSo to say 'as good' would never enter my mind...",
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Reddit, what do you think of Peyton Manning winning his 4th MVP? | I think Chris Johnson got shafted here. I may be biased as a Titans fan but it seems like 2,000 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns should at least earn him some votes, even on an 8-8 team. Hopefully he gets OPY to make up for it. | 14 | [
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"body": "It's well-deserved. Peyton Manning makes everyone around him better, and he basically is the offensive coordinator of the Colts. The MVP award is a testament to his skill.",
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"body": "i think it could have just as easily been Brett Favre, for the same reason Peyton Manning won. if you replaced Favre with Tavaris Jackson, Minnesota probably doesn't even make the playoffs. if you replaced Manning with a backup - well, we all saw what happens when you do that. they're the most valuable players to their teams.\n\nas good as Chris Johnson is, even with his stellar running this season, including 197 yards in week 2, Tennessee still lost their first 6 games, and they didn't start winning until Vince Young became the starter. therefore, you can make the argument that the combination of Johnson and Young was the most valuable to the Titans, not just Johnson by himself.",
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"body": "You can make an argument for Johnson based on his numbers, but the Titans didn't start winning until Young came in to replace Collins - Johnson wasn't winning games for them.",
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"body": "Brees was more valuable to his team than Peyton, this year. No other pro-bowl skill players on the Saints offense (WR, RB, TE) whereas Peyton had help from Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark, both Pro Bowl starters.\n\nClearly Peyton is the best of all time, but with 3 already, it's time Brees gets his due. He was robbed.\n\nEDIT: Spelling",
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"body": "I think Johnson should win the Offensive Player of the Year since that is seems to be more of reward for individual accomplishments. The Most Valuable Player award is almost always given to a player on a successful (playoff) team.\n\nThe logic is that the player that wins the MVP is \"most valuable\" because he is largely responsible for his teams success. Johnson was a beast this year but if you could trade him for Manning-- wouldn't you do that?",
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Do any of you just use a plain bar of soap instead of shampoo? | I read somewhere a while back that shampoo was, for the most part, a marketing gimmick and wasn't substantially different from basic soap. I stopped using shampoo about five years and have been using a plain old bar of soap ever since. My hair, actually, has never been healthier. Do any of you do the same thing? Note: I'm a white guy, with a full head of shorter, straight hair. Not sure if this soap thing works for your hair type, but curious if it does. | 6 | [
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"body": "Head and shoulders baby. \n\n...I grew up in Maine and went to a boys camp on a lake. There was no electricity and no showers, so we washed in the lake. The only thing allowed was soap. It seemed normal then to wade into the lake with 60 other naked 12 year old boys. Now it seems a tad hilarious and a tad...wrong. I wonder if they still do that these days...that had little to nothing to do with your question. Cheers!",
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"body": "Most shampoos contain sodium lauryl sulfate, a fairly harsh detergent that builds up on your hair and skin. I used to use a bar of mild, French-milled soap to clean my hair once in a while just to get rid of the residue. (I have long, thick white girl hair.) Now I use sulfate-free shampoo on the advice of my brother, a salon owner. \n\nMark Twain used to maintain his thick crop of hair by washing it daily with a bar of soap.",
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"body": "I don't use shampoo anymore, at all. A friend told me they didn't use it and my immediate question was \"doesn't your hair get nasty and oily?\". After trying it myself I found that after a few weeks your body adapts (to it's natural state). ",
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"body": "You don't need to use soap either. The body has its own natural cleaning system to keep hair healthy. Just look at wild animals. I did this for a while. I had an Indian friend who never used shampoo all his life and has great hair. However, what's healthy is not always culturally attractive. Your body will consider it clean, but don't expect everyone else to.",
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Yikes - Ingrown hair? | Hey Ladies - This is probably a little gross and I'm sorry about the details, but I have no idea what is going on...
I got waxed about 10 days ago and yesterday morning I noticed a rather large bump on my bikini line... right along where my underwear sits and my pants crease. It hurt like heck all day from being rubbed every time I moved, and now it is red, a little bigger than a pencil eraser and if you squeeze it a little it definitely has that "knot" feel too it under my skin. It has a little white head on it like a zit, but it is way bigger than any zit I've ever seen. There isn't any sort of hair protruding from it or growing back into it.
So.. ideas? I'm kind of freaking out here. If I needed to go in and get it looked at who would I call? I don't really have a primary care doctor but I do have a lovely OB/GYN doc that I've seen this last year. | 9 | [
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"body": "Are you home? Have a little free time? If so, go sit in a warm bath for awhile. The heat will help the puss loosen up and draw out. You could also use a warm compress. \n\nTry not to mess with it or pick at it! There is a lot of bacteria down there, you don't need it opening up and getting infected. When it drains on it's own, clean the area and cover with a gauze pad. \n\nTake off your regular underwear and put on a pair of loose shorts too!\n\nIf it doesn't get better or gets worse in the next 24-48, call your OB/GYN.",
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"body": "I get them on the back of my leg from time to time and smash them. It hurts, they go away. I see people saying leave it alone but I'd pop it.",
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"body": "To prevent this from happening again:\n\nBuy a bath brush or loofah or whatever, and exfoliate your bikini area regularly when you shower. But if you already have the bump, avoid this because it will just spread the bacteria.\n\nTreat it like acne. Get a benzyl peroxide cream or a toner solution with salicylic acid. Apply creams with a q-tip and the watery solutions with a cotton pad/ball. If it pops, make sure you have an antibacterial handy, like Neosporin.",
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"body": "I got one of these recently and went straight to my gyno. She popped it with a needle and took out the pus. It took all of a minute and was probably the least involved doctor's visit I'd ever had. \n\nIt was simply a blister from an ingrown hair, and it sounds as if your bump is very similar. I didn't notice a hair growing from mine,but that doesn't mean there wasn't one. Judging this, I would agree with the warm bath idea AND the wearing loose shorts and no underwear. Also, I would probably pop it the way I would a blister anywhere. That is take a sterile (cleaned with hydrogen peroxide or something comparable) needle and prick it (perhaps twice). Then get ALL the liquid out. Leave the remaining skin on there to heal. I have not yet done this, but it is the plan if I get another ingrown hair. This is why I am suggesting it to you. Of if it isn't too much of a hassle, go to the gyno. But, I wouldn't call it necessary.",
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"body": "I've had this problem before and it ended up being a very deep ingrown hair, but mine occurred from shaving and not waxing. I recommend going to a doctor. You should call your OB/GYN first and see if they will take care of it otherwise just find a GP.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMost likely the doctor will give you a local anesthetic, make a small incision and drain it.. if they find a hair they will pull it out. If the infection is deep you might have to go back for repeated drainings. \r\n\r\nYou can take care of it at home, but you want to take care and make sure everything you use is sterile/clean. Get a medicated ointment like bacitracin, some non-stick gauze pads and tape, and some sterilized tweezers and go to town. Oh.. make sure to sterilize whatever you use to open it up, and have something handy for cleanup. Definitely skip underwear for a few days if you can.\r\n\r\nIf you really need to get this taken care of right now by a doctor, try to find an urgent or acute care clinic. \r\n\r\nI know how much it sucks =( \r\n \r\nI hope you get better soon!",
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Why aren't viruses destroyed after a night of heavy drinking? | Surely alcohol kills viruses? And alcohol you drink enters your bloodstream so why doesn't drinking make you better when suffering from a cold or flu? | 5 | [
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"body": "If alcohol does 'kill' viruses (viruses aren't alive) it would be hit-and-miss because you've only got a small concentration of alcohol in your blood even if you're hammered, and only some of that will enter the cells, and only some of that will come into contact with viruses therein. Those viruses left when you sober-up have a better chance of replicating since alcohol depresses the immune system.",
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"body": "sterilizing alcohol is generally about 70% EtOH. To be over the legal limit in most states you need to have a blood alcohol content of .08%",
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Idea for developers: a better market | As we all know, the Android Market lacks certain features. How about making a better version of it, which would act as a client (like Cyrket), except that it would also store additional information about each application?
I think this architecture would make it possible to implement some useful functionalities:
* additional categories: not just "Paid", "Free", but "Paid", "Demo", "Free"
* information whether the application contains ads; and notification if any specific update introduces them
* advanced comments, similar to forum threads (not sure how it exactly should look like) - so that the critique and ideas could be discussed
* other features?
Is it doable? | 8 | [
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"body": "Technically possible, but I domt know how feaseable. The android market rules prevent you from posting an app for downloading more apps. Even if you distributed it outside of the market, or your app just sent people to the download page in the market, is there anyway to get listings from the market to use in another app? Who is going to do all the organization of the apps in the new listing tool?",
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Is there a a light weight, stand alone, PowerPoint replacement for Linux? | My word processor is AbiWord and I use Gnumeric for spreadsheets. While I don't use presentation software much, it would also be nice to have some small standalone piece of software next to these two, preferably GTK+ based. Any suggestions?
EDIT: I should probably point out that this is mostly for reading existing PowerPoint documents. Looks like there's not a whole lot out there for that, but thanks of all of you suggestions! | 27 | [
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"body": "If you absolutely must use a graphical interface, http://280slides.com is your friend.\n\nIf you really want to show off, use http://latex-beamer.sourceforge.net/",
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"body": "* To create presentations: latex beamer (output is pdf or dvi)[1]\n* To view them (ppt): google docs\n* To view them (pdf): xpdf? \n\n[1] Using it in emacs auctex is fun. ",
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"body": "[tpp](http://www.ngolde.de/tpp.html)! \r\n\r\nText Presentation Program is a presentation tool in true UNIX style. Vi-friendly ASCII file input, animated terminal output!\r\n\r\nSerioulsy, it's cool for geeky presentations, install it and run `tpp tpp-features.tpp` from the examples directory.",
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"body": "there are several that'll rip a big html doc to a bunch of linked html docs formatted into slides on say H2 tags. S5 seems to be a good one: http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/\n\nIIRC AbiWord can save a doc into a well formatted HTML that can be fed into S5.",
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"body": "No GTK+ based ones as far as I know (the [Agnubis](http://projects.gnome.org/agnubis/) hasn't been worked on for a *long* time) but [KPresenter](http://www.koffice.org/kpresenter/screenshots/) is very nice these days. As a long time Gnome user the grass is starting to look very green on the KDE side of the fence :(",
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What is your approach to making a mixcd? | I was wondering what approach everyone was going to use to make their mixcd. At first I thought I'd just use my best of '09 mix that I worked a couple of days on. Now, I think I'm going to go with something new and more personal. But even then I can't decide if I should go with FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL TIME, or pick a mood or theme and try to maintain it throughout. What approach are you going to use?
If you have any personal rules about making a mix share them here too. My rules that I try to adhere to are:
* no using the same artist more than once
* no using a lead off track from an album as the lead off track for a mix
* no using the last track off an album as the last track on a mix
What are some of yours? | 10 | [
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"body": "__1.__ Get a theme in mind. E.g. \n\n - All songs are peoples' names\n - Songs that remind me of winter\n - Try to tell a cohesive story using songs from different sources\n\n\n__2.__ Comb through my library for possible songs. Doing this, I usually stumble across a bunch of great one I completely forgot about.\n\n__3.__ Investigate! Searching Last.fm tags is amazing for finding weirdo tracks you would never have known about otherwise. (Also, elbo.ws)\n\n__4.__ Eliminate. By now, I usually have like 80 songs, so I whittle them down until I get about 12-18.\n\n__5.__ Put them in an order where they flow well, and easily crossfade with each other\n\nThat's about it for me. ",
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"body": "I'm trying to make as eclectic a mix as possible but still reflecting on different parts of my personality and life. There's going to be all sorts on there: jazz, metal, classical, country, a few Kiwi favourites, maybe a bit of J-pop...",
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"body": "I like to put songs on my mixes that really catch my attention, something really striking in my opinion. It might not even be the entire song, sometimes just a certain portion that I'm in love with, where I find myself thinking \"hey, that's awesome\". When I do my liner notes, I'll probably have explanations of why I chose that song, and what sections are outstanding to me.\n\n I think a good portion of these songs always bring the word \"soundscape\" to mind, just some amazing sonic masterpiece. ",
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"body": "While I'd like to get my songs to match up as well as possible, I'm not going to go as far as editing the tracks to fade nicely or overlap. I'd like the recipient to be able to rip the CD and listen to each song as if they had found it as a single, especially if they don't like a few of the songs I include.\n\nI'm also poor, so I'm going to give it my best, but if I can't make this look as nice as some others I'm not going to beat myself up over it. It's about the music after all.\n\nThe specific track listing will be a mix of songs that relate to a theme. I usually like to pick an emotion or statement and just run with that.",
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"body": "My main personal rule is that I like each song to flow nicely into the other. Doesn't even matter if I'm using many different genres, I have to make them segue really well. I've made mixes for people, and made radio shows for my friends 'net station, and some have had themes, others have just been random. I kind of prefer the random approach. Just finding songs that I love and seeing how well they go together, that's a lot of fun to me.",
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I'm working on a little bit of a research 'project' for school, would any redditors mind
telling me what you've eaten in the past 48 hours? | I'd like to have a very large sample population for this project, so I've turned to you Reddit. I need a detailed description of your diet for the past 48 hours, everything you've had to eat, to drink, or have imbibed including cigarettes, OTC medicine, or anything else you'd be brave enough to tell me about.
Thank you!
Edit:Wowie, Thanks for all the responses. The more you add, the more I'll use. More specific the better, I'm compiling a massive list, for something I'm sure reddit will like.
I left to go do some Calc hw and came back to this being supermassive. Cool.
If anyone was wondering, and my comment is buried pretty deep, this is for an Iphone application I'm working on for a class I'm taking. I'll be sure to hand out a ton of free invites to reddit when I finish it up/if it makes it to the app store.
Oh and one last thought for the night. I'm happy to hear that Reddit is such a big fan of cunnilingus, there have to be at least a dozen my girlfriend/pussy responses. | 43 | [
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"body": "Currently: Corona\n\n1 minute ago: Corona\n\n15 minutes ago: Marie Calendars Chicken Pot Pie\n\n25 minutes ago: Corona\n\n35 minutes ago: Corona\n\n45 minutes ago: Corona\n\n9:00pm yesterday: Crunchy Orange Lemon Shrimp\n\n8:45pm yesterday: Chicken Lettuce Wraps w/Peanut Sauce\n\n8:40pm yesterday: Seared Ahi Tuna\n\n8:35pm yesterday: Brewed Iced Tea (unsweetened, not flavored)\n\n3:30pm yesterday: 3 Taco Supremes, 1 Cheesy 5-Layer Burrito, Large Dr. Pepper (Taco Bell!)\n\n11:00am yesterday: 2 Scrambled Eggs, 2 Biscuits w/Gravy, Country-style Potatoes, 16oz Black Coffee (unsweetened, not flavored)\n\nI don't remember much before that...\n\n\\* Just got another Corona...",
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"body": "I am really lazy so I had only one meal and it was delivery Thai food\n\n* Chive dumplings\n\n* Vegetable potstickers\n\n* Drunken noodles (with tofu and no egg, I'm vegan)\n\n* I also had some pistachios \n\nEDIT:\n\nToday I had for lunch:\n\n* Vegan mac & cheese (It's good, really)\n\n* Greens (kale, I think) \n\n* Tofu roast",
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"body": "Asian pears, Kiwi fruit, Fish Tacos, Tortilla Chips + Salsa + Guacamole, A Gardenburger with Avocado, Raisin Bagels with cream cheese, corn beef hash, fried eggs, root beer, a strawberry+peanut butter shake, potato skins.",
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"body": "how are you going to import all this information after like 200 responses? I think it might be easier if you give people a survey as either a google spreadsheet or online survey (e.g. Qualtrics).\n\n/interested to know the result of this too...",
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"body": "So since noon two days ago. I got fired around 3 so didn't eat anything the rest of the day the following day I had some chicken and rice and for dinner a bacon lettuce tomato and avacado sandwich and a long island iced tea. So far to day I have had half a pack of cigarettes. ",
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"body": "beef tips and noodles, mangoes, carambollas, tangerines, meat loaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, coffee (black), iced tea (with sucralose and fresh lemon), diet tonic water with fresh lime, V-8, lima beans, eggs (fried), fresh strawberries (whole), bananas, orange juice (Hamlin with lots of pulp), garden salad with oil & vinegar, prescription medications (numerous), OTC medications (ibuprofen, diphenhydramine), dark chocolate\n\n",
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"body": " all calories and serving sizes are approximate\n\nday before yesterday:\n\n1 non-fat cup milk(90KCal), 1 1/2 servings of hershey's strawberry milk powder (90KCal), daily vitamin\n\n1/2 c black beans (100KCal), 2 whole large organic eggs (220KCal), 2 cup spinach(25KCal), pam cooking spray (7 KCal)\n\n1 non-fat cup milk(90KCal), whey protein (1 scoop unflavored, pure) (120KCal), whole medium red apple\n\nChicken Adobo (Filipino-style)(500Kcal), 1/2cup brown rice(100KCal)\n\n1 non-fat cup milk(90KCal)\n\nyesterday:\n\n1 medium banana(70KCal)\n\n1 non-fat cup milk(90KCal), 1 1/2 servings of hershey's strawberry milk powder (90KCal), daily vitamin\n\n1 c black beans (200KCal), 3 whole large organic eggs (220KCal), 2 cup spinach(25KCal), pam cooking spray (7 KCal)\n\napprox. 1/2 oz walnuts (handful)(100KCal)\n\n1 lb chicken breast (700 KCal), 1 cup broccoli florets(100KCal), 1/2 garlic clove, 1/2 cup tomato paste(50KCal), 1/4 teaspoon brown sugar(5KCal), 1/4 onion, pam cooking spray, bay leaf(not eaten), 1 cup beef broth, 1/2 c whey protein to thicken the sauce(60KCal)\n\n1 non-fat cup milk before sleeping (90KCal)\n\nThis morning:\n\n2 whole large organic eggs, 1 cup black beans\n\n+3 small spider every night while I am sleeping\n\nlots of water\n\nI'm about 160lbs right now, losing weight. 5'6",
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"body": "Went to a vegan buffet at a East Asian restaurant in Worcester. Ate tofu, sweet & sour mock chicken. Ate some toast with earth balance this morning. \n\nYesterday for dinner I ate vegan mac & cheese for dinner with collard greens and cornbread. For lunch I ate a pb&j with tomato soup (from a can) and ramen. I had a big breakfast, tofu scramble, pancakes (some had chocolate chips, some didn't) and veg sausage.\n\nMan, I had a good couple of days. Also, I could probably even post the recipes for most of these things too. :)",
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"body": "thursday:\nblack coffee, half a pack of cigarettes, spanish rice with tomatoes.\n\nfriday:\nblack coffee, half a pack of cigarettes, a bowl of honey nut cheerios with organic 1% milk, some organic vanilla yogurt, yeungling.\n\ntoday:\nblack coffee, a couple cigarettes, a bowl of honey nut cheerios with organic 1% milk.\n\ni'm also about to have a vegetarian mexican dinner :D",
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"body": "par boiled and then fried potatoes that ended up being more mashed than anything, sauteed mushrooms with garlic and onion, quinoa salad, a creamy falafel sandwich, lots of free odwalla, a tofu (sauteed with garlic, spinach, turmeric and nutritional yeast) sandwich, whiskey, toast.",
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"body": "* 4pm - water, glass, 2 ibuprofen\n* 630pm- water, half a gallon, m&m cookie\n* 8pm - water, half gallon\n* 9pm - water, glass, 2 ibuprofen\n* 930pm - tuna salad sandwich, chocolate covered cherry porter, bottle\n* 945mp - blueberry lager\n* 1000pm - winter howl porter, pint\n* 1030pm - some winter ale, pint\n* 11pm - winter howl porter, pint\n* 1230am- tostitos scoops, handful, approx. 1 tbsp tapatio hot sauce\n* 1am- water, glass\n* 11am - water. glass, 4 ibuprofen\n* 12pm - 2 89 cent chicken burritos, 2 89 cent five layer burritos, 2 mountain dew throwbacks.\n* 2pm - Pepsi throwback, 1 can\n* 430pm - water, glass, 2 ibuprofen\n* 9pm - tostitos scoops, remnants of bag, approx. 1 tbsp tapatio hot sauce\n* 910pm - blueberry lager, bottle\n* 930 pm - chocolate covered cherry porter, bottle\n* 945pm - blueberry lager, bottle\n* 10pm - winter howl porter, bottle\n* 1015pm - Irish car bomb\n* 1030pm - Guinness / dogfish head 90 black and tan, 1 pint\n* 1045pm - tailings of Guinness keg, approx 4 ounces\n* 1100pm - Guinness / dogfish head 90 black and tan, 1 pint\n* 1130pm - Heineken, 1 bottle, two beef tenderloin and horseradish sauce sandwiches.\n* 1135pm - cocktail shrimp with sauce, 4\n* 1145pm - cachacha on the rocks, 1 pint\n* 1150pm - dirty bong water, 1 shot\n* 1200am - Jim and coke, half pint\n* 1230am - dirty bong water on the rocks, 1 pint\n* 1245am - beef tenderloin and horseradish sauce sandwich\n* 1am - jack and coke, half pint\n* 120am - tailings of a screwdriver, approx 3 ounces\n* 145am - miller lite, 1 can\n* 200am - dirty bong water, 1 shot\n* 215am - crown and ginger, approx half pint\n* ?later? - beef tenderloin, shrimp, cocktail sauce, and horseradish sauce sandwich\n* ?later? - captain and coke, half pint\n* ?later? - tailings of a zombie, approx 2 ounces\n* ?later? - chocolate covered strawberries, 3\n* ?later? - crown royal, approx 3 ounces\n* ?later? - captain and coke, half pint\n* ?later? - pure cane sugar, 1tsp\n* 4am - ---carrier lost---\n* 930am - water, half gallon, 2 ibuprofen\n* 1030am - water, 2 glasses\n* 1130am - water, 1 glass\n* 1200pm - 2 medium powerades, blue\n* 1230pm - double quarter pounder with cheese, medium fry, 1 crispy ranch snack wrap, medium blue powerade\n* 130pm - water, glass\n* 430pm - heritage Dr pepper, 1 can\n* 5pm - water, 1 glass\n \nAnd that brings us to the present.",
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"body": "4x steel reserve 40 oz's. 8.1% alc/vol\n\n17 cigs, parliament menthol lights.\n\n2x 15 ounce cans of ravioli.\n\n1 12 ounce box of garden rotini pasta seasoned with olive oil and cajun spices.\n\n2x centrum multi vitamins.\n\n2x 50 mg sertraline.\n\n3.5 grams marijuana.\n\n~128 oz water.\n\n3x 1.65 oz packages of \"shockers\" sour candy.\n\n2x mcchicken sandwiches.\n\n1 peach.\n\n4 cups of \"yogi\" brand \"bed time\" tea.\n\nI think that about wraps it up for the last 48 hours. I'll let you know If I think anything else : ) And yes I know my diet is shit : (",
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"body": "Got my wisdom teeth out yesterday, so far I've eaten:\n10 Dannon Blueberry Fruit on the Bottom yogurts\nCream of Broccoli Soup\nTomato Soup\nAntibiotics and Percocet",
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"body": "Yesterday:\ncereal and soy milk,\nvegan \"chicken\" nuggets,\nvegan chili,\nnyquil (6tsp total- i have a cold),\nechinacea (an herb for immune system health),\nwater\n\ntoday:\nalka seltzer plus cold medicine,\nechinacea,\nvegan vegetable soup,\nwater,\na vegan stew made with wheat roast, carrots, bowtie noodles, peas and corn,\n\nand i'm slightly considering making vegan brownies but I'm not sure. \n\noh, and halls throat soothers and chloraseptic sore throat spray both days. \n\nnormally I eat a bit better but because I'm really sick I've mostly been doing quick and easy. ",
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"body": "egg whites with fake (vegan) bacon and lentils/tomatoes/kale, whole wheat english muffin with pumpkin butter, blueberry pomegranate juice, a vegetarian burger with veganise and tomato chutney and greens on whole wheat rustic bread, sweet potato and kale with tofu steaks and ginger penut sauce, egg whites and English muffin (same as in day one), veggie sub from subway (6 inch), whole wheat pasta with lentils and other veggies and fat free cheese with organic tomatoe sauce and a wheat baguette (well, i only ate one part) and a salad. \n fat free milk. quite a few martinis. made with absolute pear and fresh squeezed limes/orange juice and pomegranate juice. synthroid. iron. birth control. vitamin. 2 blackberry wheat beers. one fiber one bar. some friendly's purple icecream (light). \n",
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"body": "I'm gonna throw off your sampling a bit here:\n\nDinner today: grilled chicken, gluten free noodles, spaghetti sauce and tons of cheeses\n\nLunch today: Bacon and Cheese Omelet\n\nBreakfast today: 3 servings of Nature's Choice Honey Nut Toasted Oats Cereal (Organic Honey Nut Cheerios) and milk\n\nDrinks today: Water, lots of Sweet Tea \n\nDinner yesterday: Baked Fish and a baked potato w/ cheese\n\nBreakfast yesterday:3 servings of my organic cereal again\n\nDrinks yesterday: Monster Import and lots of sweet tea\n\nDinner 2 days ago: Black Angus Burger, cheese, fried mushrooms, fries. \n\nso, its different from what most users will submit: I suffer from wheat, corn, and peanut allergies. yes, my life sucks.",
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Any good Drum and bass to suggest? | I've been some hearing Drum and bass in "clubs" (a bit underground, I have to admit...) lately, and I really like it, but I don't know anything about this music, any DJs, etc.
So, for the DnB redditor fans out there, do you know any good DJ worth listening to? | 5 | [
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"body": "[Valley of the Shadows, by Origin Unknown,](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uY1jQkWwYE) is my favourite DnB song. I unfortunately don't know much more beyond this.",
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"body": "What type of DnB? Darkstep is my favorite, but not to everyone's taste.\n\n[Black Sun Empire - Arrakis](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlLqfQ88Agw)\n\n[Concord Dawn - Morning light](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TW__7lqo2E)\n\n[Counterstrike - Bodybag](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku0DUPPBRY8)\n\nYou probably already know Pendulum, if you like them you'd probably like:\n\n[Sub Focus - Time Warp](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUCn_qDwtl8)\n\n[DJ Hazard - Machete](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLJ6hwsq624)\n\n",
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what traditionally liberal values do you disagree with? | I'll start: I feel that immigration reform has gone far enough/too far and contributes to lowering the wages of legal American citizens | 13 | [
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"body": "The anti-nuclear power wing of environmentalism is based more on fear and pandering than real science. Every year we delay opening more nuclear power plants is a year we effectively support the expansion of coal or other carbon/air pollution-heavy power plants. If France can produce [78% of their electrical power](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_France) from nuclear power without turning into a radioactive wasteland, so can we.\n\nI have issues with affirmative action and certain gun control measures, but I haven't seen any particularly bad legislation come from the Democrats on either of these in the last decade.",
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"body": "I'm a progressive on almost every issue but I hate the way most liberals want to legislate lifestyle changes. Two examples:\n\n1) Tobacco. Here is one weird example where liberals want to tax the poor to death and it's actually conservatives who are protecting working class people from exuberant taxes. If your goal is to lower the amount of people who smoke by taxing it, then why don't we use that tax money to pay for stop-smoking programs? No, liberals use the \"it lowers smoking\" excuse to tax a minority behavior to pay for pet projects that won't get approved if everyone shares the tax burden.\n\n2) Fast food - this one is much worse. OK, so too many people eat fast food and it's not healthy. But why do they eat fast food? Because it requires very little time or money, two things many Americans don't have much of. The typical liberal solution - make fast food more expensive or taste even worse - fails to address any of the core problems. Basically, if fast food is someone's best option, taking away their best option isn't going to leave them better off. Liberals should work towards supplying people with better options, not by taking away what little options they have.",
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"body": "Immigration, same as you (or similar). I believe we should have a robust immigration policy, but that those who violate it should be treated with zero tolerance (ship them out). So many people sneak in and our laws allow them to get away with staying, working, raising families here. It is an insult to those who follow the process to get in. \n\nIf you come in illegally I think it should poison the line of what you do. If your kids are born here, it doesn't count. No wages for work you do. No asylum based on time. \n\nRobust immigration policy, and no tolerance for violation. ",
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"body": "Gun control (I know not all liberals are for stricter controls). \nAbortions for late-term pregnancies.\nDeath-penalty: although I am for the most part against it there are some crimes that are just so heinous, so unforgivable, that I really don't see the perpetrators deserving anything less.\n\nA word on immigration. I live in a heavily immigrant populated city; Miami. And while, yes, there seems to be a force at work that depresses wages in this city vis-à-vis costs of living I would say that force is more Florida being a \"right to work\" state which suppresses the presence and effectiveness of unions. Add to that a rather conservative immigrant community that is ideologically anti-union. If immigrants truly do depress wages its in those jobs that undocumented immigrants tend to work in: housekeeping, construction laborers, and agriculture. Are those the type of jobs Americans are fighting over? Also consider the price savings many Americans enjoy at the register by buying products from producers who reduce labor costs by using undocumented labor. The solution is not having such an asshole immigration policy that pretty much only grants legal residency to people who economically don't really need it. I would say expand immigration. The baby boomers are retiring and are going to present a great burden on social services and a proportionally smaller labor force. The solution is to expand the tax paying labor force by expanding immigration. \n\nBetter yet, lets do like the EU did and erase borders completely. The free movement of people across borders will encourage people to work and pay taxes but not necessarily stay and use services. ",
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"body": "I guess you mean \"traditionally [modern American left] liberal\" as opposed to \"classical liberal\" values.\n\nModern liberalism values the competing ideals of liberty and equality. I value personal freedom much more highly than the protection of [non-legal] equality",
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"body": "I can imagine the state having to implement population control, and this wouldn't bother me if it were justly executed.",
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"body": "I don't know how gun-control got into the generic liberal platform. \n\nMaybe it's fallen out of fashion recently, because I've never heard it espoused from those I associate with.",
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"body": "Where do I start?\n\n* Immigration\n* Unions\n* Anti-nuclear energy, and reactionary environmentalism without science in general\n* Gun control\n* Anti tort reform\n* No personal responsibility, everyone is a victim\n* Big government\n* Knee jerk anti-corporate stance\n\nSo if I disagree with them so much, why don't I vote Republican?\n\n* Religious loonies\n* Iraq\n* Anti-science, anti-expert\n* Disingenuous, opportunistic patriotism\n* Limbaugh/O'Reilly/Hannity style intellectual dishonest and Orwellian revisionism\n* regardless of politics, I can't trust a party who continues to let Dick Cheney be their spokeman\n\nFewer points, but religious loonies scare me more that all the liberal points combined.",
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"body": "School vouchers. Kids should be able to go to any school they want, public/private/charter, and not limited to only the public school there assigned to get funding by the government. If the money follows the child I think it reforms the whole system. I also think all school funds should be put into a national pool and distributed equally per student adjusted for cost-of-educating (nyc cost more, special ed has different costs, etc). ",
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Any tips for a Dad having a daughter? | I have a son, born 2/16/08 so almost 2! He's absolutely fantastic; really was a great baby/infant and now an amazing toddler. We're not the kind of parents that require a clean-room environment style of up-bringing, nor take our kid to the doc every-time he has a sniffle. Pretty much let him do anything that won't kill him, and have as much independence as possible.
But now... we're having a girl (est 5/19/10) Being male myself, I'm somewhat excited/nervous on what to do with a girl. Any tips? differences between a boy and a girl?
The only thing I know for sure is to wipe down and not up. ;) | 10 | [
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"body": "There will come a day when you will sit down in a chair that is 10x too small for you, and drink imaginary tea out of a tiny plastic cup....and you will do it with a smile on your face, simply because you know how happy your daughter is to play and pretend, and spend time with her father.\n\nI had my first tea party over the christmas break. :)",
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"body": "My father is the kindest, sweetest man I have ever met. \n\nHe not only treated me like I was the most precious thing in the world to him, but he was openly affectionate to my mother.\n\nHe worked his ass off for our family. \n\nHe taught me that when you lose your temper, you end up looking like an asshole and will always lose the argument. \n\nWhen I was a kid and would give him money to deposit into my bank account, he would always come back with a few bucks for me to spend on useless crap like candy or toys, and explained that when you put money in a bank, they give you \"interest\" which was free money to reward you for saving. I got so excited to deposit every dime I got.\n\nHe hand made me a crib for my doll, and one Christmas made me the most badass dollhouse I have ever seen. He must have spent months on it.\n\nHe was never afraid to be physically affectionate to me...he would crawl into bed with me in the morning and tickle my back to wake me up. He obviously didn't care if today that might be considered creepy by some...he wanted to make me feel loved.\n\nHe is the worst gift giver in the universe, but every terrible kitten sweatshirt had thought behind it and a true enthusiasm that made me so happy.\n\nHe answered all of my questions without dumbing down the answers, no matter how young I was. \n\nHe is the reason that I have never, and will never be attracted to assholes. He is the reason that I have no tolerance for people who don't treat me the way I know deserve to be treated. He is the reason that when I list what I love in people, the top two qualities are \"sense of humor\" and \"kindness.\" He is the best person I have ever met, and I'm so glad he is my dad.",
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"body": "Advice for later...\n\nGirls get along great with their daddies for the most part (if all is normal, loving, they will play with them etc.). Until puberty hits. Then it gets all weird. Suddenly you aren't sure where to touch them or if you can touch them. They can't sit on your lap, you can't know what's going on all the time and it can feel really bad. Often, dad's pull away because they don't know what to do and don't want to be seen as creepy. It does some damage to the girl as she feels a little lost herself and now her dad isn't her buddy anymore. It's like he stopped accepting her since she's growing up and becoming more of a girl (puberty stuff) than she used to. Here's what I can advise.\n\nDon't pull away all physical contact. You can kiss her forehead, hug her, put your hand around her waist like on her belt, and hold her hand without any contact with questionable areas. I've seen my hubby do this (we had this talk when I took our oldest bra shopping for the first time and he cried..sad his baby was older) and it has worked really well. He takes our girls to do things that interest him and them, teaches them things about the outdoors, science, talks about movies and things. He watches girl things with us sometimes and doesn't complain. \n\nYou could have a tradition of having breakfast with just her and you sometimes and keep that going even when she's a teenager. Don't flip out about boys and save your warnings for when you really really are worried about a guy's behavior. She'll listen better then. Know what you guys are giving her as gifts. If your wife picks it out, make sure you see it. Better yet, pick out one gift all on your own. It'll mean a lot to her. (All things we are doing in our house and its helped both of our girls not feel abandoned by their dad).",
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"body": "Take time out for just you and her - Daddy/daughter time. This is very, very important.\n\nDon't treat her like a girl (stereotypically speaking). My daughter loves helping me work on the car, build things in the garage, etc., while my son currently enjoys wearing his moms shoes and his sisters tutu. \n\nDo not ever accept that she can't do something because of her gender. Hold her to the same standard as the boy child. No more, no less.\n\nYou will have to spend a lot longer than you think in the store trying to find a bathing suit (when it's time) that covers more than typical underwear. You will be glad you did at the pool when you see all the other little girls that look like they were in a Britney Spears video and got shot with a shrink-ray.\n\nLearn to say \"no.\" Doing so will not make you a bad father.\n\nLittle girls are no more delicate or fragile than little boys.\n\nIntroduce into her a sense of wonder early, and it will stay with her forever.\n\nThere will be days she wants nothing to do with you. There will also be days all she will want is you.\n\nShe will learn how men are \"supposed\" to act by watching how you treat her mother.\n\nShe will grow up to be as smart as you make her feel.\n\nThere will be days that she insists on leaving the house in rain boots, a skirt, and a big yellow jacket, with bunny ears on her head. Let her.\n\nTea parties can be just as fun for you, as they are for her, and building forts will be just as fun for her as they are for you.",
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"body": "Teach her \"boy stuff,\" like how to throw and science and football and how to build a fort.\n\nShe will love you forever.",
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"body": "Do all the things the previous posters said, with one goal: a strong sense of self esteem.\n\nOur culture is corrosive to young women, and the best defense against its bullshit is a strong internal sense of self-worth.",
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"body": "I have a boy and a girl, My boy is just an outright badass, does what he wants and is proud of it. My girl is sneaky about it, all sweet and innocent on the outside. Pure evil inside, Does shit like fill the toilet with socks then blame it on her little brother. Watch out...",
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"body": "On wiping -\n\nThere will come a time when your baby daughter drops a giant sloppy runny dump in her pants. Having one child already, you already know what I'm talking about. There are a lot more places on a girl for that shit-slime to get into, and you *must* get it all out, else you risk infection.\n\nYou will have to get right in there and poke around with a cotton swab or a corner of toilet paper. Don't wipe; dab. The poop particles will come out a little bit at a time.\n\nEven if there's not poop, there will be little folds in which a cheesy gunk will develop. You need to get into these crevices and get that gunk out.\n\nObviously, you don't put anything *in*, but you need to become very familiar with your daughter's unique anatomy.\n\ntl;dr - you need to become much more intimately familiar with your daughter's crotch than you are with your wife's.",
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"body": "A colleague at work was in the delivery room and after the birth of his daughter the Dr. called him over to the warming table. All concerned, he hurried over and the Dr. pointed to her hands. The Dr.then said, \"see that finger? She has you wrapped around it already.\" Truer words were never spoken about being the father of a daughter. ",
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"body": "I have always felt like my dad in literally the.best.dad in the entire world, as corny as it sounds. He's raised four girls and no boys, I was his second born. He taught us all how to read at a very young age, he called them \"lessons\" and he would used his yellow legal notepads to draw out letters and words while we sat on his lap. We did math as well. I firmly believe that I'm a smarter person because he started teaching us so young, and I believe it is also why I love reading so much.\n\n\nWe never had video games or cable tv. He put me in ballet classes when I begged him to and then let me quit when I wanted to play soccer. He taught me how to drive a tractor and a stick shift. He taught me know how to shoot a gun, splice electrical cords, as well as cook (he enjoyed cooking more than my mother).\n\n\nWhen it came to grades and college, it was never an issue of whether or not I was going to get good grades, or whether or not I was going to get into college. Good grades and college were just expected, not so much in a stressful way but in a way that they became our own personal goals, not his. And if we achieved good grades we were taken to our favorite restaurant :)\n\n\nHowever I think the most important thing he has ever done for me is reminded me how proud he was of me, what a great person he though I was, how beautiful and smart I am and how I will be able to do anything. I always took it for granted when I was younger and I never fully believed him, those are loaded compliments. However I've come to realize that a compliment from your dad is the best compliment a girl could ever receive. It's important to let children know how much you love them, are proud of them, etc. He was never actually big on saying \"I love you\", though. That has changed as we have grown older and have started saying it to him. \n\n\nAlso, he built this incredible wooden dollhouse for us when we were young. It's beautifully beaten up, some corners chewed by our puppy that has since grown up and passed away. It's still in our living room, and was definitely the most loved toy during our childhood.\n\nAh now my eyes are leaking :(",
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DAE hate it when people refer to The Jonas Brothers as rockstars? | Are they really rockstars? One of their songs, Paranoid, was on the radio one day. My ears hate me now.
Also, not limited to the Jonas Bros. I'm sure there are many misplaced artists in the wrong genre. | 75 | [
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"body": "I hate it when they're referred to as humans. \nI've been referred to as a human too. \nI don't like the way this is going with simple logic.\n*almost in tears* I AM NOT the SAME SPECIES as those beastly mutants!",
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"body": "People do that? I am pleased to say I never heard a single music of them. And I follow a lot of rock bands.",
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"body": "They don't have enough sex or drugs to be proper rockstars. Only Ted Nugent is allowed to be sober because he's crazy enough. My old sound engineering teacher used to do a lot of studio work, and he said after the 3rd time the stars had to take a 15 minutes of personal time alone in their car, that they couldn't continue. And that is what I expect of my rockstars good sir. They are a boy band. ",
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"body": "Its not a new phenomenon. Remember when Britney Spears (ugh!) released 'I love rock and roll', we had crazy teenyboppers running around screaming how much they loved 'rock and roll', and how Britney Spears (ugh!) was the best rockstar ever? ",
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/r/drunk, how do you fill in the blanks after blacking out? | So I woke up in my roommate's bed at 7:00 AM (he was at his girlfriend's place), still a little drunk, with absolutely no memory of what happened after 1:00 AM. My hand hurts like hell, suggesting that I punched something very hard or broke a fall. Oh, and I had my pants on, but not my boxers. | 8 | [
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"body": "These things happen. It's not at all important how things transpired, you just keep going on like they didn't. Be grateful that a possibly scarring memory is not part of your recollection. Take care with your hand, find your boxers, and have some hair of the dog. You can't take life too seriously, none of us make it out alive.",
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Very Bizarre - my computer plays advertisements in the background every so often.. |
So I recently "fixed" a virus with the malwarebytes' anti-malware program.. everything works great, EXCEPT every 30 mins or so, a recording of an advertisement (and its different every time) comes in through my speakers - ie i've heard one for Charmin, one for Mac News, etc
I shut down my browser but the ad doesn't stop. I checked in task manager but I have no idea what processes would be connected with this. Anyone every encountered or even heard of this??
Thanks | 6 | [
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"body": "This should probably be posted in [/r/ComputerSecurity](http://www.reddit.com/r/ComputerSecurity/) and/or [/r/netsec](http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/).\n\nBut the advice you'll most likely receive there is to backup your files and reinstall windows, which is what I recommend. Once your system has been compromised, unless you have a complete understanding of *everything* about your system (which no one does), you can't trust it 100%, and are risking someone else gaining access to your online accounts, including bank accounts, credit card info, etc.\n\nYour current experience shows that either your previous attempt to fix your malware problems failed, or you did something to allow your machine to become \"reinfected\". In other words, you're doing something wrong.\n\nA possible explanation for not being able to find any processes associated with it is that there may be a [rootkit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit) on your machine hiding those processes. (The site, [rootkit.com](http://rootkit.com) is all about sharing information on rootkit research and development. I bought a copy of Greg Hoglund's book, *ROOTKITS, Subverting the Windows Kernel*, a few years ago.) Rootkits can hide processes, drivers, files, network traffic, or virtually anything else on the machine when it's running (and they're usually designed to be always running).\n\n* Backup your files.\n* Scan those backed up files.\n* Reinstall windows.\n* Get a good anti-virus program (my experience with Nod32 was good, but I haven't used anti-virus or windows in years. I've also used AVG, but I think Nod32 is better.).\n* Keep all your software up to date.\n* Make sure your system is behind a firewall.\n* Keep wifi encrypted (WPA2 or WPA with long/random key).\n* Change all your passwords (and consider learning how to use a tool like [KeePass](http://keepass.info/) to manage your passwords, allowing you to use different passwords for different sites, and even creating long random passwords. Make sure you keep an up to date backup of your password database, because if you lose it, you'll be locked out of anything you don't remember the password to.)\n* Consider investing some time/money in reading some books about computer/network security.",
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"body": "Sounds like a Vundo, I had one of those a few years back. Use VundoFix, and if that doesn't work go all out and use ComboFix. 99.99999% sure that combo will cure you.",
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"body": "There's still a virus in there. Most likely a self-replicating trojan. You're gonna need more than just malwarebytes.",
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Reminder: Insulting is not Negging | I'm of the school of thoughts that 'negs' are a little try-hard anyways, but if you're going to Neg people, remember that **negs are not insults**. Negs are backhanded compliments that men who are sexually interested in a woman would not normally give.
For instance: "Nice nails - are they real?" is a neg, because typically guys who are interested in a girl would 1) not comment on their nails, and 2) not ask if they were real.
Despite what Mystery has taught, I don't think the point of a Neg is to lower her so-called "bitch shield". This perspective makes it seem as if you're destroying a part of a woman. Things like this are the reason pick-up has a bad rep.
A neg is to demonstrate that YOU are comfortable around women like HER and you don't have to supplicate to her. Losers give compliments. Guys who are comfortable around women don't hand out compliments like candy. When I meet a guy who starts off with "you're beautiful", my first thought is that I'm the hottest girl he's ever met. That automatically disqualifies him based on preselection.
To repeat: a neg **should not be an insult**. The point is that it should demonstrate that you are comfortable treating her as a normal human being rather than as a hot girl you're approaching.
I've been "negged" several times by guys in bars and clubs. Amateur pick up artists are everywhere nowadays. Barely anyone does it correctly. Really please for the love of god, work on your negs.
One final note: a neg is only useful if the girl you're approaching is used to guys slobbering all over her. These girls assume that guys approaching them are going to supplicate like all the other losers - hence, negging is helpful in helping to break that preconception. | 22 | [
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"body": "Can you give me some other examples of good negs and bad ones. I don't neg but, I'm curious as to what you think would be good.",
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Why do beautiful, female actresses so often have short upper lips which expose their front teeth? | Seriously, I have wondered this for a long time. See an example here:
http://i.imgur.com/Wewul.png
There are many more examples out there. | 17 | [
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"body": "Children have the same thing going on. Basically it makes a person look younger by emulating a pre-adolescent physical aspect.\n\nOh, it works too.",
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"body": "It's because their teeth are like everything else they have; expensive. They have to show them off. ",
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I need advice about controlling and emotionally abusing parents.. | Hello Reddit!!
I recently stopped talking to my parents. My father emotionally abuses me. He will call me names and tells me that I need to drop out of college. He only calls me to complain and bring me down. I asked him to stop but it got worse and worse. I told him that he ever treats me unfairly again then I'm done. On Christmas, he yelled at me in front of my children for the forth time. He called me lazy, selfish and acting crazy in front of my children. My mother just let it happen. She wouldn't even let go of my daughter while my dad was yelling and calling me names. I was just trying to get my kids out of there.
My history with my parents isn't so grand. I know that many children had horrible childhoods. I try to make the best of out mine considering that it screwed me up emotionally. My father used to beat mother, he emotionally abused her like he is with me and he cheated on her many times. He basically controls every move of hers and even my sister. He is trying to do the same with my children and I. I have been depressed my whole life unless I was away from them. I used to live four hours away from them for three years. I was very happy with my life then. I have decided to get away from my parents because I don't want my children to grow up thinking that it's okay to treat people like crap and that it's okay to accept people being very mean to them. My mother has no back bone. Everyone is mean to her. She is very controlling of my children's lives and mine. I have always told her that I'm the mother, not you. She explodes on me in front of my children. She acts like she has a right to run my children's lives and mine. She doesn't stand up to my father when she knows that he makes me depressed and is screwing up my kids like my sister and I.
After taking his crap my whole life, I decided it's time to move on. I have family that is willing to my twins and I in. I have accepted. I'm almost packed and ready to go...
Here's the problem: I feel so bad. My parents want to see my children so bad. I just don't trust them. My parents text me everyday wanting to see my children while trying to make me feel bad about the situation. I'm trying my best not to give in considering that it will go back to how everything used to be. I know this.
I was wondering if anyone was in a similar situation. How did you handle it?? Any advice is appreciated. Thank you! | 18 | [
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"body": "You *need* to get away from your parents. You *need* to keep your children away from them.\n\nPerhaps you could arrange for very specific and public times for familial interaction in the future, but for now, you just need to get away from them. It sounds like you know your parents are emotionally abusive and controlling--don't let them use these strategies to keep you in a miserable and unhappy situation.",
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"body": "It's called emotional blackmail. They guilt you because they are grandparents and the want to see the children. It's very sneaky and easy to get sucked in. Don't. You are an adult and have to set the tone for your house. I have drawn a similar line with my family. I'm not going to allow my kids to have see that. It was hard enough on you as a kid to witness that. They are helpless to stop it and its like brainwashing. \n\nIf you don't protect them from it, they will resent you later or wind up with partners just like that. Seriously.",
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"body": "Your dad is a piece of shit. Sorry you had to put up with him. I think your best bet, sadly, is to move along. ",
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"body": "I have a very good friend who was in a similar situation (no kids yet, but one is on the way).\nHere is what he did: Moved away, changed his phone number. He didn't give either of his parents his new number or address, and instructed all of his close friends who had it to do the same (his mother tends to call all of us in drunken tirades... although she hasn't in a while). It's hard to do, but when your parents are emotionally or physically abusive this can give you a huge breath of fresh air. Then you can give them your information on your terms. If they agree to stop being abusive, you can give them your phone number, if that seems to be working out, maybe they can come over to see the grand kids, etc.\nStay Strong :)",
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"body": "My mom and stepdad treated me like shit while I was growing up. I didn't meet my biological father until I was 31. \n\nI told them after they found out I was seeing him and blew up at me *at my job* to never speak to me again. I've only seen them at one family get together and a funeral and we only said hello then.\n\nThe truth is I've never been happier not dealing with their shit and I won't miss them when they are gone either.",
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"body": "I agree with many posts, you need to keep your kids away from them. \n\nIf you don't want to cut it off the phone is a good tool for training abusive/controlling parents. You can ask them to stop what they are doing on the phone or you will hang up, hang up every time, answer it when they call back, if they continue just hang up again, sometimes this eventually works, sometimes it doesnt.",
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"body": "Your dad is crap. I'm sorry for you. Get away from him. Get your kids away from him. Avoid as much as possible, no contact if you can. If you want, you could even take out a restraining order against him, preventing him from coming near you or your kids. Advise your sister to do the same. \n\nGood luck",
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"body": "My advice from a similar experience is to first and foremost find a therapist/counselor to start talking to. Controlling parents do damage that sometimes as a child you don't even realize. Having children of your own, its important to get professional advice that will help you 'break the cycle'. Also, a professional can help with how to set healthy boundaries if/when you decide to let them back in. Also, don't let them use your kids to manipulate you. Tell them that you don't feel comfortable having them in your life or your kids life right now and that if that chances you'll let them know.\n",
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"body": "To be honest I am a little disappointed I was looking for an entertaining thread about someone discussing how to control or emotionally abuse parents along with humorous stories *sigh*. That being said definitely cut off contact and tell them when they start behaving like adults then you can talk.",
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"body": "I was raised in a similar environment, except my mom would always defend me, even if it meant my dad throwing plates at her. My dad has mellowed out now but is still a selfish asshole, but my mom seems to love him enough to tolerate it.\n\nIn any case, I'm 26 now with a two year old daughter and a baby on the way. I make sure to limit visitations to a few every year (maybe 5 days out of 365) because, while I'd like my daughter to have a relationship with her grandparents, I don't want to expose her to such a fucked up environment too much. I won't mention how much my wife hates it because I have to hear about it pretty much every day.\n\nMy brother and I commiserate on the crazy things my dad does and that sort of helps with the therapy part of it. Aside from that, the only advice I can give you is to let them know what you do not like, plain and simple. I've done this several times and despite my father's craziness, we came through:\n\n- When I told them I was agnostic\n- When I told them they weren't respecting my wife\n- When I told them they needed to show more interest\n\nJust a few examples, but you get the point. Hope that helps.",
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"body": "YOU NEED TO GET AWAY FROM THEM. GO. Do it, now. Not later.\n \nYou have already suffered the emotional consequences of their behavior. In the future your children will be the next ones to suffer (possibly even more severely,) if you don't remove your parents from your/their life. I understand that you're concerned about your kids having/knowing their grandparents, and family roots. But your children will ultimately end up with terrible emotional trauma that they don't deserve, which may result in a pattern of such behavior down the line. Break the cycle now. Sever the relationship, get those kids out of there, leave no forwarding address and never look back.\n\nThat sense of guilt you feel about how much they bug you about seeing the kids...that is you LETTING them control you from afar. That means they've succeeded in manipulating you even when they're not in your presence. Don't let it happen. Remember...the texting is part of their manipulations.\n\nLastly, once you've removed yourself from them, seek counseling for yourself and the kids. Talk about your kids feelings about what they've seen and heard from your parents. Get it out in the open before they have a chance to learn how to bottle up their anxieties.\n\nDo it for your kids, you will not regret it.\n\n\n",
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What did you think of Jesus Camp? | I started watching it yesterday and unfortunately didn't finish it, but to say the least I wasn't quite surprised as to what I saw. It served as somewhat of a reminder of the ignorance on one side of the religious and political spectrum (not to imply that ignorance isn't in other religious or political ideologies).
One part in particular that I found to be hilarious and depressing at the same time was when the camp director says "the enemy is being trained with hand grenades! Over in **Israel**, Pakistan and **Palestine**." It showed how truly ignorant some of the Christian right is (I'm giving some of them the benefit of the doubt here). | 10 | [
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"body": "I grew up going to places like that.\r\nBack then I was confused, I was in the back, not normally partcipating in the crazy shit, just watching people. I sang the worship songs but thats about it.\r\n\r\nNow looking back I resent my parents a bit. I didn't want to go, but they felt I needed to.",
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"body": "Simply stated, it pissed me off to see that kind of indoctrination in little kids. If a 10-year-old (Maybe. I honestly don't remember the median age of those kids) talks about being 'saved' and wanting more from life years earlier, you know those ideas aren't originally his/her own. And the whole George Bush blessing part was just creepy.",
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Does anyone else still not know how karma works after using reddit for a couple years? | After looking on reddit for about five years i decided to make an account. no idea what took me so long, however, i have no clue how the point system works. is anyone else in the same boat? | 13 | [
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"body": "New here too, but I think that when someone \"upvotes\" your post or comment because they like it, you get a point. Conversely, if they \"downvote\" you because they don't like it, a point is removed (see the up and down arrows next to your post or comment).\n\nIt's probably best not to worry about it though, as I have found no indication that you can turn your points into rent money or hookers.\n\nPlease correct me if I am wrong about any of the information above. Especially the hooker part.",
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"body": "I have an idea of how it works, I just don't know exactly how it works. I know what my comment karma is, but I don't know how it's calculated.\n\n Does anybody know how it's calculated?",
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"body": "I guess if I gave a shit, I'd figure it out, but, you know, high school is far in my past, and, you know, I just can't get with \"karma.\"",
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"body": "I have a confession... I'm really addicted to getting Karma. For every point I get, it's like someone out there is giving me a high five.",
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Reddit information got me back $1,745.00 of $2,079.00. Thanks! | I read a post about PS3 repairs which mentioned that certain credit cards, if used to purchase items, would extend the warranty by up to a year. My 42" Sony Bravia died after a year and 3 months, three months after expiration of the Sony warranty. Thanks to the Reddit post, I found I could make the claim to my credit card, and they are issuing me a check for what the repair would have cost. I salute my fellow Redditors while I am on my way to the bank. | 124 | [
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"body": "[Here is the link to the post](http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/ab7rl/my_ps3_just_died_6_months_out_of_warranty_i/)",
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"body": "I'm curious about this. The day after my step-dads Samsung 52\" LCD 1 yr warranty expired, he got a vertical line going down the side of it that went away after the tv warmed up a bit.\n\nAs time goes on, though, it's getting worse. When you turn it on, there's a black vertical strip about an inch thick with a bunch of smaller strips next to it, sometimes a small one won't go away after the tv has warmed up. (I don't even know what warming up means for an LCD).",
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Ask Canada: What laws apply to the rights of foreigners in Canada? That is, do any of our Charter rights apply to those visiting Canada? | I work in a resort, and although the subject hasn't come up in any meaningful way, I'd be interested to know whether foreign visitors have any actual rights in Canada, such as our Freedom of Expression.
So, what laws apply in this situation? Say an American comes to Canada, such as a member of the Westboro Baptist Church; do they have the right to express their bigoted religious beliefs?
This might be an important topic with the coming Olympics, as any foreigners expressing dissent in regards to the Olympics might be prosecuted. | 15 | [
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"body": "Parts of the charter apply to everyone in Canada, parts only to citizens.\n\nI won't list the lot of them ([read it yourself if you want to know](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/)), but the fundamental freedoms (which include peaceful assembly, association and expression) apply to everyone, not just citizens. Legal rights also apply to everyone, including the whole arbitrary detention bit.",
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"body": "Ever since the *Canada Act* (1982), regardless of where you come from, once you are a landed migrant in Canada, you have the same *fundamental* and *legal* rights as a Canadian citizen under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. So yes, a bigoted Baptist can express their beliefs insofar as it doesn't qualify as hate speech.\n\n\n The fundamental rights are... \n\na) freedom of conscience and religion\n\nb) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication\n\nc) freedom of peaceful assembly\n\nd) freedom of association\n\n\n\n\nThe Legal rights are...\n\na) life, liberty and security of person\n\nb) protection against unreasonable search and seizure\n\nc) the right to not be arbitrarily detained/imprisoned\n\nd) if lawfully detained, protection against self-incrimination, right to counsel, to be tried in a reasonable time, *habeas corpus*, presumption of innocence until proven otherwise.\n\ne) protection against cruel and unusual punishment\n\nf) the right to an interpreter if required\n\n\nHowever, you must be a Canadian citizen to ensure the other rights of the Charter (democratic rights, mobility rights, etc)",
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Dear Foodit, I want to make my daughter a somewhat healthy strawberry cake for her birthday. | But all of the recipes I have found utilize strawberries as a topping for a white or chocolate cake. It is impossible to make a strawberry mix without using processed food? | 3 | [
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"body": "I would do a strawberry shortcake type thing, but with angelfood cake as the base. If the strawberries are sweet/flavorful enough, you don't need to add any sugar. Also, a bit of freshly whipped cream or ice cream is divine. \nI haven't had good luck with strawberries IN cakes though. ",
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"body": "I'm not sure the strawberries would bake well in the cake, but if you macerated some with sugar and then squeezed the juice out, I'm sure you could flavor/color a white cake and use fresh strawberries on top. As others have said, fresh strawberries with whipped cream as a topping would be delicious, and you don't have to sweeten the cream very much.",
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Shall I jailbreak my iPod? | Is there any point to jailbreaking my iPod (2nd gen Touch)? Are there any bad side effects?
What have your experiences been? | 5 | [
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"body": "I read this as 'jailbait my ipod' and thought you wanted advice on whether or not to download Party in the USA... oh.",
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"body": "Jailbreaking is a good idea, it gives you more control over your device and allows for more customization. The only negative I have seen is installing winterboard on iPhones. It let's you go crazy with customizing but it slows down the device. ",
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"body": "Definitely jailbreak, I reckon 50% of what I use on my iPhone is there because it is jailbroken.\n\nNo negative effects; 100% reversible.",
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"body": "I did and it made the device much more enjoyable. Aside from the obvious, there are several tweaks that are free and I find useful.\n\nBackgrounder - hacked multitasking\n\nSBSettings - iPod management: memory/processes etc\n\nssh - send files from your computer directly into the iPod where you want it.\n\nTerminal\n\nAdblock\n\nand you can find more in Cydia",
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Visiting DC soon...suggestions? | Sadly, I haven't been to DC since a class trip in 7th grade. I'm headed there soon, and am looking for suggestions for what to do. I am really excited about all the free museums, but there are soooo many and I'll only be there for 3 days.
What should I see? What's the best way to spend my short time there?
Also, I would love to take my friends who are hosting me out to dinner...something wonderful but not too expensive. They are foodies (so am I) but I don't have a lot of money. They live in Arlington so places around there would be great, too.
Thanks in advance! | 5 | [
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"body": "The Air and Space museum is one of my favorites. If you are really interested in aviation and space exploration, it's a must see. And don't forget about the *new* addition to the Air and Space Museum. They filled a hangar out by Dulles airport with some very large and very famous planes (Enola Gay, Blackbird, Concord, Shuttle Enterprise).\n\n\nIf you are an art enthusiast, you need to see the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery.\n\n\nA few good Non-Smithsonian museums (which are *not* free) are the Newseum, and the Spy Museum. If you're into journalism and reporting, the Newseum is a must see. It's a museum of news. They have newspapers ranging from when we declared independence to when Obama was elected, historical newscasts, etc. I haven't made it to the Spy Museum yet, but I hear it's pretty cool.\n\n\nThe Holocaust museum is also interesting, if a little depressing. The American History museum and Natural History museum are both interesting, especially if you're interested in their respective subject matter.\n\n\nThe WWII memorial is very nice, although it's nicer in spring/summer. The Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, as well as the Washington Monument, are other obvious choices.\n\n\n**Definitely** Take a tour of the [Capitol Building](http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/). It's truly impressive how much history that building holds. You really don't get a sense of how grand it is from just seeing pictures. \n\n\n(Here's a tip, if you've got enough time before your trip, write to your Senators/congressman and request gallery passes so you can watch congress in session. It's a bit boring, but an interesting experience.)\n\n-------------------------------------\n\nAs far as eating, that really depends on what you like. I haven't really eaten much in Arlington, but it's easy to get downtown from Arlington if you're anywhere near one of it's metro stations. Downtown,the [Capital Brewery](http://www.capcitybrew.com/) is a great local microbrewery. [1905](http://www.1905dc.com/) is a pretty cool place to eat. [Lebanese Taverna](http://www.lebanesetaverna.com/) is also great if you like Lebanese. I could really just go on about restaurants down here. You might need to be more specific in your query, haha.\n\n\nThe Washington Post has a **great** [guide](http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/) for restaurants and bars. That might help you find a decent place.\n\n\n---------------------------------------\n\n\nIt really just depends on what you're interests are. I don't think you can adequately see everything here over a 3-day timespan. So your best bet is to pick things that relate to your interests. Feel free to reply or PM me if you've got some more specific questions. Sorry for the long comment.",
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"body": "I think the most underrated place to go in DC is the botanical garden. Right on the mall but people usually give it a miss so it's not usually packed. Great place, you can spend an hour or five, and it's near a ton of other stuff so you can do others when you're finished. While you're here use [this site](http://www.happyhourcity.com/) ... has some useful info!",
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"body": "Museums are great, and free! But do try to spend as much time in them as you can otherwise you'll rush yourself and you'll miss a lot of the action. There's also the Washington monument, again free; which is well worth it. Take a walk around the WW2 monument and Lincoln Memorial at night, they look much better then.",
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The most outrageously intolerable things to say about atheism & atheists. | Religion is demanding more respect everyday. Blasphemy is getting outlawed in many countries, if not already outlawed.
I got this idea from an article I read a couple of years ago when the Danish cartoons led to worldwide mayhem by Muslims.
The article stated that an Israeli Jew made a website that asked for anti-Semitic caricatures by Jews, to show that they could bring the most original idea, instead of Iranians. (there was a call for anti-Semitic caricatures by an Iranian newspaper.)
[source](http://www.jewcy.com/carousels/israeli_antisemitic_cartoon_contest)
short [article](http://www.boomka.org/)
I feel like we can mock ourselves, just as well as we mock people with faith in a holy book.
We've got some sharp minds on /r/atheism, let's show them (and ourselves) how sharp.
(Caricatures would be appreciated.)
Edit: spelling, working source. | 21 | [
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"body": "We already do mock ourselves. How often do you hear a baby eating joke, or a Satanist joke, or a no morality joke, or any number of other jokes. I think that it's brilliant. How can you offend someone when they've already taken in all the insults you can throw at them and turned them into jokes. ",
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"body": "In order to make anti-atheist jokes along the same line as the antisemitic jokes used in those cartoons, there would have to be well-known stereotypes of atheists to refer to -- most likely long-standing ones. The \"Jewish conspiracy\" trope has been around for hundreds of years. The \"Islamic terrorist\" one has been around not as long, but the notion of Arabs as fanatical and violent is rather older: consider the Assassins.\n\nSo, you could play on some sort of imputed character flaws: being intellectual to a fault, or amoral, or lacking in human feeling, for instance. But the popular stereotypes of atheists are so close to the better-known notions of scientists, or just nerds, that it might not come across as an *atheist* joke specifically.\n\nFor instance: *\"The atheist's lover said, 'I love you, heart and soul; I thank God every day for putting us together, and I pray that nothing will ever take us apart.' The atheist replied, 'Yes, dear. My brain is saturated with vasopressin and oxytocin, too.'\"* But is that an atheist joke or just a nerd joke? (Or is it a bigger joke that I went and looked up the right hormones?)\n\nThen there are jokes about related topics, such as evolution: Bishop Wilberforce asking Thomas Huxley whether he was descended from a monkey on his mother's side or his father's, for example.\n\nAnother approach would be to mock atheists as wrong and hellbound. *\"The atheist shouted out, 'There is no God! There is no God!' and Satan replied, 'Do you always yell so loud when you're being fucked up the ass?'\"*\n\nOther jokes that associate atheists with sexual deviance could work: a cartoon of an \"atheist convention\" of bespectacled nerds, with an agenda written on a blackboard:\n\n 1. Deny God\n 2. Teach Evolution\n 3. Cast Doubt on Morality\n 4. Fuck Virgins\n\nI can't decide if 4 should be \"Fuck Virgins\" -- i.e. the point of casting doubt on morality is to get nice Christian girls to be more willing to sleep with the atheists; or \"Rape and Murder\" to play on the notion of atheists as having no reason not to do these things since they don't believe in God or an afterlife; or just \"Get Laid\", which makes it a nerd joke again.",
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"body": "I've always liked the one about atheists across the world rioting after somebody found a blank piece of paper on a cartoonist's desk... though I suppose that one is more about how ridiculous islam is.\n\noooo I just thought of a really dumb one:\nHow many atheists does it take to screw in a light bulb?\nIt won't happen, they'll never see the light!",
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"body": "I'm reminded of Quagmire going off on Brian...\n\nhttp://www.hulu.com/watch/111154/family-guy-quagmire-goes-off",
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Your favorite shootout scene of all time? | I don't care if it's Michael Mann type realism or 80's Commando-esk cheese, I'm hoping to find some new favorites.
My old school fav from [John Woo's Hard Boiled](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OPyoJgV_YY) | 13 | [
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"body": "Also, [The Lobby Scene](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX8Y5-BZLaM) in [The Matrix](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/) is another favourite.",
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"body": "There are a couple good ones in [The Wild Bunch](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065214/). I like the one at the end.",
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"body": "[Shoot 'em up](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465602/). The entire movie is made of completely badass gunfights.",
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"body": "The Good, The Bad, The Weird had some pretty awesome gunfights. I'm torn between the train heist and the diving-helmet scene, though. ",
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"body": "The finale of [Hot Fuzz](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cADH5A59rLU) is epic. Just fucking epic.\n\n[Part 2.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbUYdoSZHKo&feature=related)",
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"body": "the end of TAXI DRIVER, CHILDREN OF MEN, and HEAT... all epic...\n\noh of course scarface...oh and THE WAY OF THE GUN",
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I'm looking for the best graphic novels out there and I'd like some considered opinions please. | Hi Reddit. Over the last couple of years I've read a few graphic novels and I think that I might like to read some more. On a visit to my local bookstore I am faced with a million options of what to read next so I'd like a few ratings of possibles for me to read next.
I have read Watchmen, V for Vendetta and the Y series and loved them all. In terms of ideas I like; futuristic & intelligent concepts, great art, cyberpunk.
Ideas redditors?
EDIT: Cheers for the advice redditors., This thread shows why reddit totally rocks for me. I think that I might have a look at Transmetropolitan first but then come back to this after I've gone through that and see whats next. | 48 | [
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"body": "Read the [Transmetropolitan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmetropolitan). It has everything you are looking for.",
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"body": "[Locke & Key](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locke_and_key) \n[The Sandman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_%28Vertigo%29) \n[From Hell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Hell) \n[Saga of the Swamp Thing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga_of_the_Swamp_Thing) \n[Maus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus) \n[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Dark_Knight_Returns) \n[Batman: Year One](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Year_One) ",
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"body": "I've been in the comics business for 20 years, and I worked in a major comic book store for 14 of those. I used to love helping people find the right book for their tastes... \n\nA lot of the books people here are recommending are really great, but aren't really meeting the criteria you mention as far as what **you** tend to enjoy. I mean, you wouldn't tell somebody who really enjoyed *Blade Runner* something like \"hey, if you liked that, then you'll **really** love *The Good, The Bad and The Ugly*!\". They're both **great** movies, but that doesn't mean they're necessarily meant for the same viewer. Same goes for comics. \n\nIf you're into intelligent futuristic/cyberpunk comics with great art, I'd suggest: \n\n*Anything by Jean \"Moebius\" Giraud (especially 'Arzach' or 'The Airtight Garage') \n\n*'Akira' by Katsuhiro Otomo (the comic, that is -- the movie's cool, but the comic is brilliant)\n\n*The 'Nikopol' trilogy by Enki Bilal\n\n*The 'RanXerox' series by Tanino Liberatore\n\n*'Hard Boiled' by Frank Miller and Geoff Darrow\n\n*Alan Moore's runs on both *Tom Strong* and *Top Ten*\n\nAlso, if you live near (or in) a major metropolitan area, find a **real** comic book store (if they don't carry baseball cards, you're probably in the right place), and ask them to steer you in the direction of the good stuff. [Comic Shop Locator](http://www.comicshoplocator.com) should be able to help you, there. Good luck!",
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"body": "Transmetro, NEXTWAVE, Ex Machina, We3, The Filth, The Invisibles, Sleeper, Hard Boiled, Ministry of Space... You can't go wrong with anything that looks cool done by Brian K. Vaughan or Warren Ellis. You might like DC's New Frontier, which isn't exactly what you're looking for, but Darwyn Cooke kicks ass. Jonathan Hickman (newish author) might also be a good choice. \n\nOh, and Preacher. Not futuristic or cyberpunk, but fucking awesome.\n\nEDIT: Flipped through Casanova, but it wasn't my thing. You might want to check that out if you like parallel realities. I've got 100%, but I haven't read it yet. That too might be good for the list. ",
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"body": "Off the top of my head:\n\nScalped by Jason Aaron (Awesome Crime series set on an indian reservation)\n\nEx Machina - Brian K vaughen (Man get superpowers, stops 2nd plane on 9/11, becomes mayor of NY, awesome)\n\nThe Boys - Garth Ennis (Great if you like comics but hate Marvel/DC/overmuscled men in tights)\n\nThe Umbrella Academy - Gerard Way (really cool, arty timetravelly/steampunky series)\n\nSafe Area Gorazde - Joe Sacco (not technically a novel, but excellent comic book journalism, like all his stuff)\n\nLike a Velvet Glove Cast In Iron - Daniel Clowes (majorly trippy nightmarish headfuck)\n\nThe Nightly News - Jonathon Hickman (Like a cross between Network and Fight Club. Controversialicious)\n\nTransmetropolitan - Warren Ellis (this is definitley the one to go for if you like clever cyberpunk stuff. Imagine a futuristic Hunter S Thompson where the entire world is as fucked up as he is)\n\nBlack Hole - Charles Burns. (Super fucked up tale of sexually charged mutating teenagers in the 70s)\n\nEDIT: corrected name of The Boys author. \n\n\n\n\n\n",
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"body": "I highly recommend [Bone](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_(comics\\)). It's not within the categories ideas you list, more in the direction fantasy/humor, but you might want to have a look at it anyway :)",
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"body": "i'm surprised it hasnt been mentioned yet, but 100 Bullets is the best comic series i've read in a long time. \nAlso, Losers, and DMZ are both pretty good reads that i havent seen mentioned yet. \nAs for those already mentioned, Powers, Preacher, and Transmetropolitan are all fun. \nNot really a graphic novel, but if you get a chance to read any of The Goon, please do. i dont think you would regret it. ",
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"body": "* Transmetropolitan\n* Fables\n* The walking dead\n* Sandman\n* DMZ\n* Sin City\n* League of Extraordinary Gentlemen\n* V for Vendetta\n* Watchmen\n* Y The Last Man\n* Lucifer\n* Hunter: The books of magic\n* Alias\n* Blame!\n* Battle angel Alita",
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"body": "[Batman: The Killing Joke](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Killing_Joke) , but don't read the plot summary at the link. It'll ruin it for you.\n\nThis was the inspiration for the Joker in The Dark Knight.\n\nEDIT: Arkham Asylum also references this a bit.",
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"body": ">In terms of ideas I like; futuristic & intelligent concepts, great art, cyberpunk.\n\nThen [The Dark Knight Returns](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Returns) is right up your alley.",
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"body": "* Preacher.\n* Preacher.\n* Also if you haven't read it yet, you should totally pick up Preacher.\nFrom Glenn Fabry's painted covers to Steven Dillon's pencils and Garth Ennis' writing, this is a supreme book all the way. I'm in a constant debate with myself as to whether it or the Watchmen is my all-time favorite.",
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"body": "**The Invisibles**, Sandman if you haven't (what are you, crazy?).\n\nYou already read Watchmen and V, just look up everything else Alan Moore has done. Next you should read League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.",
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"body": "Watchmen, Transmetropolitan, Preacher, Rising Stars and The Dark Knight Returns are my standard recommendations for graphic novels.\n\nTransmetropolitan (as has been said elsewhere) is especially good if you're looking for a futuristic one, and it definitely has elements of cyberpunk there too, and good art, so is well worth checking out.",
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"body": "I really can't praise Ex Machina enough...has elements of all four of your criteria. It's just about to end, so now is a great time to get involved.\n\nHellboy isn't exactly cyberpunky or futuristic but it has my absolute favorite art style, and it's pretty hard not to love HB.\n\nYou'll either love or hate Transmet; I personally don't dig Ellis, but if you're into his storytelling style and humor, you can't beat the series. Another series that is love it/hate it but has cyberpunk/futuristic undertones is Kabuki by David Mack...it starts out as an awesome standard ninja/fighting story but as it progresses it gets weirder and weirder and the art gets more and more disjointed but breathtaking. I'm a fan but a lot of people hate it.\n\nOther great all around series that are impressive and worth checking out are Fables (but only up to TPB 12) and THE WALKING DEAD (one of my absolute favorite books).",
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"body": "Top 10. Both books then the 49ers. Under appreciated but strong writing, consistently high quality art and engaging characters contribute to a piece that probably wouldn't be nearly as good in any other format. ",
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"body": "A lot of good ones mentioned, but am I really the only one who has read Scud: the Disposable Assassin? It's one of my favorite books of all time, made even better last year when the writer came back to finish it after leaving it at a depressing cliffhanger when he was at a bad place in his life. The whole series is available in one book called The Whole Shebang and I highly recommend it.\n\nIt's got futuristic, intelligent and hilarious concepts, the only way I can think of to describe it is if Guy Richie, Terry Gilliam and George Lucas had collaborated on a story. It's the tale of a robot assassin trying to survive in an incredibly surreal futuristic world, and the main bad guys are Benjamin Franklin as a voodoo priest with an army of zombie dinosaurs, and a weird mutant thing with mousetraps for hands and mouths in its knees that only speaks in pop culture quotes.",
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"body": "I've always been a fan of the [Sandman](http://www.amazon.com/Sandman-Vol-Preludes-Nocturnes/dp/1563890119) series by Neil Gaiman ",
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Your garden birds are taking a pounding, please help UK Redditors | I work for the RSPB and the cold snap has hit some of the bird species here hard. I've found a couple of dead ground nesting birds recently.
Anyone with a kind heart please chuck out some bread or some bird seed for your garden birds, they aren't doing so well at the moment and the rare birds I work conserving really can't afford to take a huge whack in numbers.
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"body": "While I'm on my soapbox can I just dispel the myth that the RSPB rakes in money. They don't. Every penny is put straight back into doing what they promise to do. There is no money vault. \n\nAlso any land they own cannot be sold, it's in their charter so the assets the RSPB own are very limited.\n\nAnd a final thing to ponder over, our birds are in serious trouble. Cutting away the scaremongering, the fibs and the stirring it up, I really do think that looking at the stats we are getting to the point that we are going to lose upwards of 25% of our UK bird species, the fact that they will still exist on the continent is a poor consolation, where do we draw the line in letting birds disappear?\n\n/rant though I will just end by saying birds were never my speciality, far from it but working with these species has been very rewarding and educational. It's a fragile ecosystem out there and makes pretty worrying reading\n",
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"body": "A sad bonus for everyone. Here is a common snipe (not common really) that I found while I was out doing my feed stations. http://imgur.com/ypSJ2.jpg\n\nIt had no signs of trauma and I can only assume it had curled up for the night and didn't get up again :(\n\nThe word sniper comes from someone skilled enough to shoot one of these little birds\n",
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"body": "The amazing thing to me, as an expat, is that if you throw bread to the birds in northern California, it just sits there. Even the squirrels don't take it. There must be rich picking elsewhere. The song birds did take the trouble to come if we put the posh seeds out, however.",
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"body": "We've had robins and blackbirds eating the leftover fat and cat biscuits we put out for [our cat and the local moggy](http://s448.photobucket.com/albums/qq210/MouserUK/?action=view&current=Image018.jpg). Do you have a link or could you post what's suitable food for birds?",
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"body": "I spent most of this afternoon watching redwings taking the berries off my pyracanthus. Unfortunately they can see me watching them so I haven't managed to get a good photo yet. But they are little miracles.\n\nWe have seeds, nuts, fat balls and food scraps out in the garden and hanging from trees for them. But there has been so much snowfall our feeding points have been obscured by the wintry whiteness.",
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"body": "Thanks for the reminder. Am I right in thinking that fatty foods and water are also a good thing while the freeze is so hard?\n\nWill be plastering the garden bench with goodies at sunup.",
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"body": "Foxes are getting hit hard as well, I saw one yesterday trying to catch a cat. Kitty was not amused to say the least.",
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"body": "I would if I had a garden. Is there anything that a redditer like me, who lives in a flat, can do? I'm in an attic room here, can I hang something out of the window and they'll pick it up?",
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"body": "I've been putting fat balls out for the past few weeks, I cut them up and put the chunks in seed feeders so that the squirrels can't get them.",
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Advice! Playing Against Newbies... | Perhaps I am a terrible Poker player. I have been playing for about 2 years, and always do well online, home tournaments, and friendly games. However, when ever I sit at a table where the person has NEVER ever played poker, I always get beat hard by them.
I had a game going with 12 players at my home for over a year, and even the other regulars noticed how often the noobie would walk out 2nd, or third.
Any advice? Or am I just the worst poker player in the world? | 5 | [
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"body": "Your question is really general as there can be many different types of bad players. You can have complete lagtards, tight nits, and loose passives, among others\n\nIf they are honestly not very good then you need to evaluate what type of player they are and make the proper adjustments. \n\nIf they are loose passive then you need to tighten up your range a bit preflop, bluff a lot less, and valuebet the ever loving shit out of them. If they are the type to never fold with a gutshot or ace high, you should start betting bottom pair for value, middle pair for value etc. You may also want to mix in some delayed cbets if they like peeling the flop but will fold when a scare card hits a turn.\n\nAgain, it's just very player dependent on who exactly it is that you are trying to beat.",
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"body": "**Q.** How do you beat morons?\n\n**A.** By playing \"ABC\" value-poker.\n\nIf you can't do this, or don't know what this means, you're a fish.\n\nSorry if that comes across as harsh, but it's 100% true.",
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Ask Reddit: Is SC really balanced at very low skill levels? | A couple of friends and I have recently begun playing SC. We're all in the 70-100 APM range (yeah APM isn't everything, whatever, but it's at least a rough indicator of skill -- we're really all newbies), which actually makes for quite fun matchups since we all suck equally. We do however read up on strategies and build orders and generally try to improve our play.
Something I've noticed recently is that when you consider what counters what "in theory", "at the progamer level", and then consider what counters what "in practice, at 80 APM", the result is very very different. I really get this feeling that Starcraft is a quite another game at 80 APM. Some strategies that should be strong are very weak, and certain strategies that should be easy to counter are in fact unbeatable.
What are your thoughts on this? Is SC balanced at the beginner level, and the balancing just works out differently? Or does the beauty of Starcraft's balancing only begin to shine once you get past 300 APM? | 12 | [
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"body": "You're right in that some strategies are just not feasible at 80APM - sair/reaver, for instance, is almost impossible. However, what really wins games at the lower level is macro. Sure, micro may help you out of a tough spot from time to time, but if you macro better than your opponent, you won't even need to micro well to win.",
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"body": "Low apm with protoss generally fares better than other races. They typically have less units to control. \n\nInconsistent macro is a little less punishing with Zerg than other races, since you can instantly spend all your larvae instead of needing to queue them up and wait.\n\nSpecific strategies also work better with low apm. For example, muta micro is usually pretty hard for the beginner. Lurker builds probably work better for newbie zergs.\n\nUltimately, at the D-/D level, I'd say that scouting is the biggest factor in who wins. Newbie players can't keep their scouts alive, or forget to scout. Once you develop a habit of always checking what your opponent is up to, you'll win a lot more.",
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"body": "It's not balanced at the beginner level and nor is it the same as at higher levels. Normal balance does being to appear and most strats work at 100+ APM with some experience though. Look at it as a positive, there's strat for you to figure out for yourself, it's a deep game to learn rather than just apeing what you see in replays, which is a complicated derived state based on knowledge of how to deal with a whole host of other possible strats.\n\nNot to be mean but is balance a meaningful concept at a beginner skill level? Beginners will often just not do anything to counter a strategy or do it so slowly that it's irrelevant. You need to gain a reasonable level of skill and knowledge before such ideas are even relevant. It also doesn't matter much because you should really play all three races for a bit before settling on one when starting. Any form of extreme aggression tends to be highly imbalanced at low levels because players don't scout and have no idea what to do to defend. Once you know the trick to defending a particular attack it becomes much easier (and it's rarely just a question of APM).",
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Could someone in or around London help me out? | I've been smoking Spice for a while which was like a legal alternative to weed, it was ok but not as good as the real thing but it worked. But now thats illegal so none of the headshops are selling it.
I know this isn't the right way of going about this but I'm not the most social person and the few people I'm friends with are not the kind of people who smoke weed, so it's hard to find anyone. So do you think one of you on here would be able to help me out? I live near [Thorpe Park](http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&view=map&q=thorpe+park&sll=51.406059,-0.507131&sspn=0.009744,0.027423&ie=UTF8&rq=1&ev=p&radius=0.59&hq=thorpe+park&hnear=&ll=51.40523,-0.506659&spn=0.009745,0.027423&z=15), so anyone in the area... :)
I know I'll get lots of shit for this but this subreddit is the only approachable one when it comes to this subject. That map thing you started was a good idea.
Thanks. | 3 | [
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"body": "I have a home delivery service number from when I was over there in the summer... pm me and ill msg it to you... little expensive cause it's literally the best around...",
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Was the Segway the most over-hyped thing in the world or is there something else that beats it? | I remember the massive mystery and hype in 2000 and 2001, how society would fundamentally change, how this new mode of transportation would require the redesigning of city streets and recreational paths and would become the preeminent means of transportation being integrated in services such as the police force to make them cutting edge and today... well I think Segway I think of **G**OB from Arrested Development and that's it.
So I'm trying to think if there was anything that was even more over-hyped than that particular product.
Edit: ikaika pointed out that I've made a huge mistake. | 47 | [
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"body": "9/11. We got into 2 wars, bankrupted the entire country, destroyed 225 years of civil liberties, and went completely apeshit over an event that killed fewer people than were killed by medical accidents that year.\n\nImagine if we had spent half as much money on making our hospitals safer and free. \n\nWe've spent 1 and a half TRILLION dollars on reacting to 9/11. \n",
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"body": "Twitter? I only found out about the segway from people taking the mickey out of them online. I have a pretty strong Hype-Defence though.",
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"body": "[PT Cruiser](http://altnet.ru/~autodesk/jeep/chrysler/PT-Cruiser/chrysler_PT-Cruiser_05_1024x768.jpg)",
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"body": "There was this defective product marketed by Karl Rove called the \"George W. Bush\". You could dress him up as a cowboy, or in a flight suit to parade him around on the deck of an aircraft carrier (sold separately) and pretend that he's a war hero. You could even dress him up in a male cheerleader outfit complete with pom-poms. There was a string in the back that you could pull and he would whisper in the steeliest voice he could conjure up \"Leadership!\", \"Compassionate conservatism!\", \"I'm a uniter not a divider!\", \"Freedom!\", \"Restore honor and integrity!\", and \"I'm a reformer...with results!\" He was all the rage in 2000 among the republican half of the nation, but by the end of 2008, after costing the nation $5 trillion more than it had (doubling Reagan's then-record debt), no one really wanted to play with him anymore.\n",
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"body": "I went for a segway ride with my dad (he's always wanted to try it) and the stupid thing freaked out on me, bucked me off, and ran over my leg. I've got a huge bruise there now. Any way, my point is that segways might stage an uprising in the near future.",
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"body": "In a word, no. The Segway has been the most overhyped product ever. For a device that was supposed to revolutionize the way people travel, we sit here almost 10 years later and it is only used by security patrol and people who get laughed at on the streets.",
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"body": "Did you know the inventor of the Segway has his own island off Long Island/CT?\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dumpling_Island\n",
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So my girlfriend gives -awesome- head. The problem is... | ...I've never been able to cum from it. At one point I even went soft. I'm not even going to *begin* to explain the embarressment it caused me and the ego-hit it gave her, on SO many levels.
It's not that she's no good - I've had blowjobs from other girls in the past and she is by far the best at it. She touches places that I didn't even know were erogenous. It's awesome. But for some reason I just can't let myself go. Can /r/sex give me any pointers or previous experience?
p.s. this is a throwaway account. | 23 | [
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"body": "I'm in the same boat, but I never got over the hurdle in question. I'm with someone who doesn't take it personally, and so it just got recategorized from coup de grace to advanced foreplay. Maybe knowing that you're not alone will help your case though.",
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"body": "Silly question, but have you experimented with positions and methods? It might get you off more to fuck her mouth than to be passive. Maybe you like \"giving it\" more than taking it. Or have her kneeling in front of you rather than lying on your back on the bed? You get the idea.\n\nAlso, does she use her hands while she does it? Have you tried porn along with? (Though that might not work with the insulting her ego part.) Anyway, try different things and be open-minded and communicate. See what happens. And, yeah, good luck!!",
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"body": "I'm not sure how 'normal' I am, but I've always had problems with going soft when I'm too anxious or I'm not in the moment. For me, it has always been an issue of comfort.\n\nI used to worry that she was enjoying herself, so instead of sitting and enjoying the blowjob, I was worrying how she (my girlfriend) felt or if she could tell I was anxious. We fixed this be making the blowjob a little more mutual. It's not quite a 69, but I pleasure her with my fingers while she performed the blowjob. In my case, this helped because I was able to focus on her arousal and get lost in the moment.\n\nAs far as \"the ego-hit it gave her\", giving good head isn't like driving a car really well. A lot of things are totally out of her control: your relaxation, your pleasure, your focus, your self-confidence. I really wish more people could get away from the \"I'm great in bed\" mentality, because part of having good sex (or good head) is the intimacy and comfort between the two people performing the act; it doesn't matter how well I know my girlfriend's vagina. If her head isn't in it all is for naught.",
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"body": "In the same boat, except neither of us are bothered about it. I don't come from head, she doesn't come from penetrative sex... neither are issues.",
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"body": "Sometimes I wonder if male orgasm has some triggers that are associated with it and then eventually become helpful/needed, ie. making spastic motions with your right hand you filthy onanist. \n\n Have you ever tried beating off with your left hand? It doesn't work as well. Because you're used to doing it with the other. Same goes for woman on top sex - sometimes it takes longer to get to the male orgasm because your body isn't making it's usual pre orgasm motions, whereas if you roll over and start pumping away you're likely to come in no time. \n\nMy suggestion would be to start doing a little pumping with your pelvis and see if that helps, or mix it up with a little titty fucking which women in my experience seem to enjoy quite a bit. ",
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"body": "Are you getting too much sensation too quickly? You might not be ready for it when you are getting it and you could be getting over sensitized.\n\nAnother possibility, are you used to dating women who are cum dodgers? I was in a relationship where it took me quite a bit of retraining to allow myself to cum in her mouth after years of being with one women after the next who would get angry at me for days if I came in her mouth. \n\nI have had problems with both of these things, and it took me a while to figure this out and if this helps you I would be pretty happy for you. Good luck, have fun and keep open lines of communications to our girlfriend.",
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"body": "sometimes when you focus too much on trying to cum, you can't actually climax. so just relax and enjoy your bj :]",
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Liberator furniture, has anyone used them? | http://www.liberator.com/ (NSFW)
Has anyone tried some of the sex furniture? I'm wondering about the Esse one, it looks good, but donno if its worth the price. The same with some of the large bean bag type pieces, the cocoon, the zeppelin, etc... | 6 | [
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"body": "I have the Wedge, Ramp, and Whirl and they're AMAZING. We don't use them all the time, but they're a lot of fun and definitely make different positions easier. \n\nOf course, I bought mine while working at a sex shop and getting a 40% employee discount, so, the price issue is still there. However, one day, when I have more money, I'm totally getting an Esse.",
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"body": "We just got the wedge and the ramp, but we haven't done anything sexual at this point. One reason I got them is that our newborn daughter caught a cold, and we needed something firm enough to keep us inclined while we hold her so she can sleep, without our backs becoming permanently damaged.\n\nHere's my take - the foam is amazingly firm. We want a bed that's the same firmness. It may be worth the $$$. I'm really anxious to use them. My only concern is that they're so comfy that I'm afraid my wife will fall asleep.",
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Perfect Dark vs Goldeneye | With the 'upcoming' (give us a release-date already) release of Perfect Dark for XBLA. I decided to go back to it and play it again for a little while and I'm confused.
I remember as a kid spending hours and hours playing Goldeneye, completing the story over and over. yet only played the Perfect Dark story till about halfway and only played multiplayer in the month between buying the game and buying the expansion pack required to play it. (if you remember without the expansion pack, all you could play was multiplayer).
Upon returning to the game however i've noticed that in almost every way Perfect Dark is far superior to its older cousin.
To name a few:
* The multiplayer includes bots, i don't know about you but with only four people playing on a big map i spend 75% of my time wandering around aimlessly.
* Co-Op story mode, a feature that should be in alot more fps games.
* Multiplayer profiles to keep track of kills/deaths etc
* There is no bunker 2...possibly the most annoying fps level EVER.
I'm just interested in other people thoughts. Why is Goldeneye widely considered to be so much better than Perfect Dark?
Edit:Formatting | 9 | [
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"body": "The way I see it, it was all about the when these games were available.\n\nGoldenEye came first, soon after the N64 was launched. It had the franchise of James Bond behind it. Everyone obviously was going to have this game.\n\nPerfect dark came along 3 years later. It was released around the time the next generation of consoles started. It didn't have all of the opportunities its predecessor did to become as popular.",
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"body": "I was actually just having this discussion with a friend last night.\n\nI respect GoldenEye for it's..I don't know, historical impacts it had on the FPS genre. Seems like it was one of the first awesome console FPS games out there. Also, it was James Bond. That's pretty awesome.\n\nHowever, I've always seen Perfect Dark as the better game. Yes, it came out later, and yes, it used the same engine as GoldenEye. That doesn't change the fact that the gameplay is superior in almost every way. There's no use comparing the storylines- they're two different games. One is a spy story, one is a sci-fi story. \n\nPD had an enormous amount of content. Weapons training, gadget training, gameplay training..you could look up every single weapon, vehicle, character, and location in the game. There was co-operative, there was counter-operative. Tons of multiplayer options..you could make your own character. Challenges. Stat tracking, customizable soundtrack, tons of game modes..support for the transfer pak, even the game boy camera (though it was never fully implemented). Even for the people that wanted a throwback to GoldenEye, they threw in classic weapons and levels.\n\nThe game was too advanced for the N64, that's for sure. Running on high-res mode would just kill the game. It was nice to have widescreen support and 5.1 support, though. The frame rate sucked, we all knew that. But for what they are..GoldenEye started it, and Perfect Dark finished it.\n",
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"body": "I think it's because Goldeneye did the innovation and Perfect Dark improved upon it in small ways. Goldeneye has all the main bits of fun you need, and was available way before, so had longer to sell so there are more copies around --> cheaper & more people that have played it. \n\nTo me Perfect Dark feels like 'Goldeneye Expansion Pack' - most of the things in your list above are covered by that (except co-op mode, but I don't know how many people use that...)\n\nAlso.. Bond is cooler than 'Joanna Dark' and the story in Goldeneye, I think, was better.\n",
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"body": "I will always assert that Perfect Dark is better. I really liked the story and I feel it beats the stories of a lot of games out there. \n\nPerfect Dark had voice acting, which Goldeneye did not. ",
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"body": "Aren't you forgetting the Anti-Op mode? Player two gets to play as one of the random respawning thugs, trying to stop player one from completing her mission!!\n\nThat was an AWESOME feature. Has ANY other game done that since Perfect Dark?",
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"body": "Which game has better single player is subjective but Perfect Dark's multiplayer is objectively superior.",
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"body": "Goldeneye is \"widely considered\" to be better simply because more people played it.\n\nSame thing with Final Fantasy VII vs. Final Fantasy VI.",
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"body": "Perfect Dark was probably one of the most advanced N64 games out there, in fact it was too complex for the console,even with the expansion pack, so it lead to framerate issues and visual distortion, the colors and textures were a little mottled. I loved the weapon variation as well as both single and multiplayer modes. Fantastic game all and all. ",
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"body": "I had Goldeneye, but when Perfect Dark came out it was all my friends and I ever played. It had the best weapons (2 modes each), an original story, bots, more game modes and maps, and just way more depth. It is superior in every way. It's a shame it's so unappreciated.",
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"body": "I played the shit of out Perfect Dark in college with all my friends. \n\nIn fact, I once killed the end boss guy with rockets. You are not suppose to be able to kill him. You are suppose to shoot the giant crystal above him till it falls on him. I was stuck in that room for half an hour trying to figure out how to finish the game.\n\nI love Perfect Dark.",
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"body": "I really can't understand why people love Goldeneye so much. The two games are practically twins, except Perfect Dark is a much hotter twin and more willing to do those things you like. You know which things I'm talking about.",
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"body": "I found that for me and my friends, Perfect Dark has been all but forgotten, whereas we still have the odd game of Goldeneye even now. It's a simpler game, easier to jump into, and generally we all find just plain more *fun*. YMMV.",
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"body": "The plot of Perfect Dark is mind bogglingly stupid. I remember that I played the Perfect Dark multiplayer a lot more. It had all those crazy bots that you had to beat. The weapons were also really cool and fun to mess with. The laptop gun is one of my all time favorites. But still the plot had aliens, and an alien named Elvis.",
"score": 3
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"body": "You know what makes Goldeneye better than Perfect Dark? Goldeneye didn't have a gun that could track through walls and shoot all the way through those walls. Seriously, that rail gun thing was incredibly annoying.",
"score": 3
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"body": "All that really matters was the multiplayer. Perfect Dark's was so much better in every way, it's hard to give Goldeneye the victory. Maybe if you didn't have friends and never played either with them.",
"score": 3
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"body": "I forever maintain that Perfect Dark is the best game ever.\n\nIt took the most hours from me, and gave me more joy than any other game has.",
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PhotoWeek #11: Architecture | **PhotoWeek #10: Architecture**:
Houses, offices, cathedrals, outhouses: all architectural wonders. Take a pic and share!
The contest starts on **Saturday, 9 at 12:00 AM PDT**, and ends **Friday, January 22 at 11:59 PM PDT**. **Any submitted photos must be taken during this time period.** Only one photo may be submitted per person. You may submit your photo at any time before the Friday deadline.
To submit your photo, reply to this post with a link to your photo and any background info you'd like us to have. Image thumbnail support comes and goes, but with luck it'll be here when it's time to vote. Use this markdown to post a path to a small/medium size image to get the thumbnail, and a full size image for people to look at in better detail:
[smaller size](http://site/path/to/small_img.jpg) /
[full size](http://site/path/to/full_img.jpg)
Also if you use flickr, please be sure to follow the flickr guidelines and link back to the flickr photo page as well:
[flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/username/123456789)
One week past the submission deadline will be given for voting. Note that may vote up or down on as many images as you'd like.
At some point in time on **Saturday, January 30**, a PhotoWeek moderator will find the photo with the highest number of reddit "points" and declare that photo the winner. The exact time of the selection is unspecified to allow for variations in the moderator's schedules.
There's no prize other than glory (^_^)
Good luck, and good shooting!
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"body": "[smaller size](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4261219267_29e7d727d0.jpg) / \n[full size](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4261219267_29e7d727d0_b.jpg)\n\n\n[flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/benhou/4261219267/in/set-72157623178487350)",
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"body": "[smaller size](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4291771514_9e57894ef2_m_d.jpg) / \n[full size](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4291771514_9e57894ef2_b_d.jpg)\n\n[flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickburlett/4291771514/)\n",
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What unconventional product do you strongly recommend for purchase? | Anything that people don't ordinarily use. Are there infomercial products that actually work?
I strongly recommend tongue scrapers, and, if you're a guy, A FLESHLIGHT! Both of these products work wonders. | 6 | [
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"body": "My girlfriend bought me a deep fryer for my birthday...It was one of the best gifts I have ever received. I saw the doctor recently and they said my blood pressure is considerably higher than it should be for a 25 year old. But a polish sausage wrapped in bacon and deep fried is delicious.",
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"body": "A switchblade. I'm a girl and people are shocked when they see it, but it comes in handy all the time.",
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Meditating Redditors: Has meditating helped with your ability to cope with anxiety and reduce it? | Like most of you I was skeptical of the benefits of meditating. But I have heard of a theory developing called mental plasticity, basically meaning that through conscience effort you can rewire your brain, and meditating was shown to be a way of doing this.
So redditors who have meditated , would you say that your anxiety has gone down? How would an amateur like me start meditating? | 26 | [
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"body": "Mindfulness practice has done quite a bit more for me than meditation, though I'm fairly new to both.",
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"body": "I've been meditating seriously for about 10 years, as well as studying Buddhism. I have to say that it has not only reduced stress for me in incalculable ways, and helped me to find a level of peace and satisfaction that I couldn't even have imagined was possible 10 years ago, it has also really opened my heart towards others. \n\nWhen you sit for thousands of hours over the period of years, you begin to notice patterns in your thoughts, and this is really key to step out of your neurotic shell, and begin to gain more wisdom and perspective on your life. This self observation, and acceptance has helped me to overcome a great deal of hidden neurosis and low self esteem which was probably mainly due to a great deal of psychological abuse and bullying by one of my older sisters when I was in grade school. \n\nIt has also helped me to gain a much much greater appreciation of the sacredness and beauty of life. I am a much more compassionate person than I ever was before, and this has brought a much great depth to my relationships, and friendships. \n\nI'm not sure if its made my brain more pliable, but meditation has definitely broadened my perspective on everything, which has really helped to reduce stress. Let me tell you, I always sleep like a baby. :-)\n\nThere are many different techniques, but the most common to start with is just sitting in a comfortable position in which you are not likely to fall asleep in, (i.e. not lying down). Follow your breath. Be aware of each out breath as if it were the first time you ever felt it. When you find yourself lost in thought, as we all do, then use the moments in between the thoughts to pay attention to your breath. Try not to achieve anything, or get anywhere in your practice. I've found that being curious about whatever comes up is the best attitude to have. \n\nStart with 5 or 10 minutes a day. The morning seems to work best for me, but experiment. When you get comfortable with that time try expanding it to 15 or 20 minutes. If you sit every day for short periods you will most likely start seeing the benefits after a few weeks. It varies a lot from one person to the next. Good luck and have fun! ",
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"body": "I'm an amateur at this, but absolutely, yes. I was diagnosed with severe anxiety and Tourette's syndrome last June. Even attempting to meditate has had a tremendous impact. I've sincerely learned to care less about meaningless, uncontrollable things, and I have focused my energy on what I truly want to accomplish. \n\nIf you're a fan of David Lynch, I highly recommend his book \"Catching the Big Fish.\" Also, youtube has great tutorials on different meditation techniques. ",
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"body": "I consider running to be my meditation.\n\nI run an hour a day. \n\nIt helps me with my anxiety, I feel like I am cleansing myself. I have a high level of tension in my life, and when I get into the state of mind where there is nothing going on, I am able to build a platform for perspect",
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"body": "Plasticity is a well established concept in neuroscience. The mind is always in the lead, and every time we practice mindfulness we disrupt the default pathways in our brains. You will eventually catch yourself in the moment of anxiety and choose not to indulge the anxious thought. Those anxious thoughts are like pop-up adds - you don't have to click on them.",
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Who here has taken college loans? I need some advice that only Reddit can give. | I am a sophomore at Virginia Tech, I attend college in state and receive enough financial aid from filing under my mother (who is in a really low income bracket) that my father and my stepmother (who make a decent, but nowhere near epic living) are able to pay for my tuition and rent without taking out any loans. I work 20-30 hours a week, while I am enrolled in 19 credit hours at school. So by all practical means I am working, between school and my job, at an overtime pace.
I am extremely thankful for my families contribution, being that I have a have four years of paid education at my fingertips. I am also thankful for what I don't get, which is just about everything else. I realized that if I really want something, I have to acquire it on my own, I pay for my utilities, cable/internet, food, cell phone, laundry, I bought my own car, I pay for my own insurance and gas. At this point, my monthly expenses barely meet my income. I overdraft almost every other month, and sometimes I feel like that I would not be able to make payments if it wasn't for my 3 patient roommates.
So here is the question, and I am hoping for meaningful answers; Should I live debt free and deprive myself from what I want, Or should I take a loan so I can live comfortably for my remaining 2 and a half years? I am studying Biological Systems Engineering, would my income in the future be enough to piss 5,000 dollars in college loans? I need input, horror stories and success stories with college loans to make up my mind.
Why ask Reddit? most of you have engineering or moderate to high income generating degrees, and could possibly relate to my situation. Also, I don't feel comfortable asking my parents, they have already given me so much towards my education and I really don't want to insult their effort. | 3 | [
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"body": "Live debt free, yes. \n\nWhat do you truly want? If it is something that you need, you will absolutely use, then get it. \n\nYour degree sounds profitable in the job market, but I would still shy away from it. I have too many friends with never-ending college debt. They can't get a job because they get a dime-a-dozen degree, and they're stuck living with their parents and working at Taco Bell. \n\nThat's my experience, you do what's best for you. I would suggest never going into debt, ever. I see too many parallels between debt and slavery. ",
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Help name my first 7 Dwarves! | This is my first time playing Dwarf Fortress. I JUST started and am following captnduck's video tutorial. He says I should name my dwarves so I can make sense of them and I have always loved roleplay, even in little text games like this.
My group, "The Buttery Bunch" have left to build their own Fortress, "Cottonchanted the Buttery Business of Feasts."
Please indoctrinate me with the appropriate dwarfyness for this community. | 7 | [
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"body": " A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7...\n Native babies are named BN1, BN2, BN3\n First wave of immigrants are B1, B2, B3, B4...\n Second wave is C1, C2, C3, C4, ...\n Third wave is D1, D2, D3, etc.\n\nNot very imaginative, but when I was giving them proper names (the first letter of the name being the wave they arrived in - e.g. Andrew, Bert, Cecil, Daniel, Evan, Fred, Griff, Harry) I spent more time trying to name them than playing the game!\n\nBut, I'll see your butter and raise you \"The Ageless Anger\" of \"The Fetid Fortress\".",
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"body": "As seen on the dwarf fortress forums:\n\n* Monday\n* Tuesday\n* Wednesday\n* Thursday\n* Friday\n* Saturday\n* Sunday",
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So yesterday me and my 2 brothers smoked. | Well, this isn't any sort of special story, just a high-time to tell.
Here's some background on the whole situation:
My younger brother, who has smoked maybe once or twice in his life (he's 17), got some free product from a friend of his, it was enough to get us all high.
My older brother (20) and I (18), smoke on a near day-to-day basis, and obviously weren't assuming we would get a great high, but my younger brother was stoked out of his mind, and a tad nervous.
So we pull up into a parking lot before we head to our destination (Best Buy) and we toke it up.
Me and my older brother had gotten high after a couple hits, and decided to quit hitting so either of us could drive, my younger brother, thinking that he could still take hits without freakin' out, decided to do so.
As we walk into the Best Buy, the first thing my younger brother says is, "HOLY SHIT, THIS BEST BUY IS SOOOOOOO NICE!". My older brother and I realized how high our little brother was, and begin laughing our asses off.
We start walking around the store, looking for double A batteries, and a new computer mouse.
Everything my brother sees amazes him beyond belief.
"OH MY GOD! THIS MOUSE IS ONLY 20 DOLLARS? ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?" literally screaming, my brother says.
And as we grab what we need, my brother finds a couple snacks to buy, his choice was 3 bags of Twizzlers, the lady at the register says to us, "Aww, what a bad time to come." because it was about 20min to closing.
We of course are apologetic to the nice lady, and as she proceeds to ring us up, she looks at us all and says, "You guys are weird."
We finally leave the store, HYSTERICALLY laughing, and enter the car.
My younger brother proceeds to tell us how, "That Best Buy was like home, it felt so good in there, everyone was so nice, I don't believe people can be so nice, and how they can treat you like you're welcome."
Then we went to McDonalds and made a ruckus.
The End.
tl;dr Younger brother smoked a lot of weed, thought Best Buy was as good as home.
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"body": "Still not as cool as the time I went through the Wendy's drive through and ordered 16 hamburgers without mayo. They put mayo on the burgers and I went back to return them. ",
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"body": "Your satiation with commercial mega-marts and processed fast food concerns me. Don't you guys ever get high in trees and climb rocks?",
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"body": "The first time that my best friend and I smoked up his little brother he flailed around in the back seat of the car yelling \"I'M A FISH! I'M A FISH! I'M A FIIIIIIIIIIIISH!!!!\"",
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"body": "Fuck yeah.\n\nReminds me of the time I went to the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel. The lights in the bathroom spoke to me...",
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"body": "Just smoked my friend out a couple days ago, his first time. \n\nWe then saw Avatar in 3-D. I felt like I was on mushrooms, I can only imagine how hard he was trippin!",
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"body": "Love carefree and fun stories like this. We've all had them. You're lucky you can smoke and bond with your brothers like that. :) I'm sure you'll look back and laugh about the fun and stupid shit you did when you were younger. My brother and I sure do, even if that shit wasn't too long ago.",
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IAmA Paramedic in a busy metropolitan EMS system... | I was looking over the IAmA request list and thought I would post!
Don't know if anyone will have any questions, but feel free. I have been a medic for 4 or so years now, and I love it, best job ever!
I also saw a request for a mountain climber IAmA, I climb so I'd love to talk about that as well!
Thanks Reddit! | 93 | [
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"body": "Ever get people screaming that they didn't want an ambulance called (can't afford it or whatnot)? I've heard this isn't the most uncommon thing in the world. \n\nI saw a... gross compound fracture as a child at a sporting event and the adult athlete was just wailing about not being able to afford EMS while his bone was sticking clear out of his shin.",
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"body": "My uncles a paramedic, and describes his job as simply \"driving fast, and praying you get to the hospital in time\".\n\nCan you speak to this?",
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"body": "There's the standard \"most\" questions I'll ask:\n\n - Grossest Thing?\n - Craziest Thing?\n - Happiest Thing?\n - Scariest/Riskiest Situation you've found yourself in?\n\nAs well as\n\n - How much do you make? Are there any sweet benefits?\n - Do you get immunity from any and all non-serious traffic violations?\n - How do shifts work?\n\nAnd some specific ones I'm curious about:\n\n - What percentage of calls are serious medical emergencies?\n - When it is a serious medical emergency (lost limb, arterial cut, car accidents, and soforth): how often do you find other people actually helping the victim?",
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"body": "To the guy from boston that deleted his reply:\n\nI'm not too familiar with the area.\n\ngo to www.emtlife.com\n\nYou will be able to find people from boston there, and they will give you the lowdown.\n\nHere is my advice though; you get what you put in to your education, if you are serious go buy the EMT text book TODAY and read it before you even start class. Then when you are ready for Paramedic Academy do the same BEFORE you apply. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.",
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"body": "What kind of training and education do you need to be a paramedic? \n\nWhat are the shifts like, how busy is a typical day and how much downtime do you have?\n\nDoes being a paramedic stress you out? I can see it not being boring but I can't believe it wouldn't affect your mental well-being.",
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"body": "I took a 9 mile ambulance ride that cost $2,300 after a motorcycle accident. I wasn't seriously hurt, so the medics didn't do anything but start an IV and ask me questions to see how lucid I was.\n\nTwo question:\n\n* How much of that $2,300 do you see?\n* Do ambulance companies pay kickbacks to police departments for the referrals? This \"affiliate marketing\" is a staple of online business, so it would surprise me if it didn't work offline as well.",
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"body": "I was an EMT for a while, got my certification but never rode because moved right after and it was too much of a hassle. But what is the burn out rate, I was told after ten years its pretty close to 80% in most places. Do you ever punish a patient if they are being belligerent or assholes? How often do you fast track a patient (Fast tracking is when someone isn't really hurt from a car accident and you put them in a special place, a hallway generally, so that the staff knows whats up and kicks them to the curb as soon as possible.) ",
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"body": "Would you have any knowledge or seen anyone make a transition from having their CNA license to EMT work? How would the transition from something like that be? Hard? Different? Not too different? :D",
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"body": "There was a question on reddit a long time ago ..i cant find it now but ill ask it again \r\n \r\nThe different states of the Ambulance Vehicle ? like flashing lights none flashing lights and so on? \r\n \r\ndo you get what i mean?",
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"body": "Would you recommend this field to others? What kind of personality or constitution or skill set or whatever, should a person have if they are seriously considering becoming an EMT? You mentioned in one of your reply that EMTs all are kind of similar in being drawn to the field...what type of person is drawn to EMT work, and what type of person tends to be the most successful and happiest in this line of work?",
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"body": "How's the medical direction in your area? Can you pretty much do what you need to or do you have to call in everything? Are you an FF/Medic or private? Who usually gets on scene first?",
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"body": "How do you feel about this [RICE](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEKNi5NXJoo&feature=sub#t=03m06s) technique?",
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"body": "Not sure how to ask this simply... \n\nHow important is it for you to know an injured and bleeding person's blood type asap? \n\n(I heard a story recently on themoth.org that involved a patient who barely survived, because he was losing tons of blood, and the O+ or whatever-else transfusions they were giving him had replaced almost all of his blood before they found his type.) \n\nThe story made me want to put my blood type on a medical bracelet or get it tattooed on my arm. -.-",
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"body": "Do you ever encounter people that are trying to stop you from doing your job? Where I live (the Netherlands, Europe) there have been numerous cases of people trying to intimidate or otherwise obstruct paramedics. Typically happens in situations where the victim had been a target of the group trying to prevent the paramedics from doing their jobs. Paramedics here have been spat at, hit, threatened and worse.",
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"body": "First of all, thanks for doing your job an saving ppl etc!\r\n\r\nMy question is: As a layperson/civilian or whatever, should I have a basic first aid kit in my purse? if so where do i buy one/how to i put one togeather? \r\n\r\nI had to be in an ambulance twice. Once because I broke my arm at school back in the day - the paramedic was super nice and helfull eventhough I was like 11 years old and freaking out. The other time was because someone drugged me at a party and when my friends realized what was going on, they called an ambulance. The paramedic was rude and kept getting mad at me an asking me what I took while I was still half out of it. I had no idea what I took - someone drugged me, and i was scared out of my mind!",
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Why aren't men considered "beautiful" | And I don't just mean when they would look like a girl with long hair lol
I think we can all appreciate the beauty of the female form
ala Jennifer Hawkins
http://l.yimg.com/ea/img/-/100101/100103_jen_hawkins_cover-15jqkvt.jpg
I think the male face and figure can be seen in the same way no? Even in it's hairiness, etc...I mean look at this face and tell me it's not beautiful?
And a muscular man is like a finely tuned sports car
http://socialitelife.celebuzz.com/bfm_gallery/2009/03/australian_rugby_league_player_daniel_conn_shows_off_his_athletic_physique/gallery_main/gallery_main-danielconn-rugby-player-photos-03062009-04.jpg
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/images/uploadedfiles/editorial/pictures/2008/05/21/daniel-conn2105.jpg | 6 | [
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"body": "Not quite what you're after, but I found this (and the discussion in the comments at the bottom) an interesting read:\n\nhttp://hugoschwyzer.net/2009/05/04/of-never-feeling-hot-the-missing-narrative-of-desire-in-the-lives-of-straight-men/",
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"body": "Men are definitely beautiful. Well, not all of them, but masculine beauty exists. I find it sad that men don't want to listen to us girls when we say that... Everyone loses. Bring back the dandys! ^^",
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"body": "Because the term beautiful is considered feminine, and to call a man beautiful would be to emasculate him. Men can be either handsome, cute or hot. They can not be pretty or beautiful.",
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"body": "Because \"beauty\" was defined by heterosexual men? Because the word was and is assigned to females? Because our language and culture dictate it this way?\n\nThere have been cultures who appreciated male beauty, such as the ancient Greeks. Hell, just a few hundred years ago, European men of noble stature would wear make up and powdered wigs and ornate clothing. ",
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Can you recommend documentaries on libertarians/libertarianism? | I am looking for a documentary that shows libertarianism in practice (not necessarily ideal libertarianism but any attempts at libertarianism). It can be any kind of documentary: covering the lifestyles of libertarians, following libertarians around, etc. Whatever you can recommend, I'll take.
Ideally, it will be something like [Off The Grid: Life On The Mesa](http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/off_the_grid_life_on_the_mesa/). | 16 | [
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"body": "Friedman's _Free to Choose_ is online. It's about markets which are a huge part of libertarianism in practice. Here's a taste: \n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6vjrzUplWU",
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"body": "Here is a copypaste of a comment I made a couple days ago. It's isn't *exactly* what you asked for, but it's pretty close:\n\nI can think of two *broad* aspects of libertarianism that should should be thought of first. Minarchist limited government types, and market anarchist types. Minarchists are then divided into (US) Constitutional and other influences, and market anarchists into Hoppian-type ethical groundings, Rothbardian natural law roots, and (other, like Friedman the younger and his emergent courts rather than Rothbard's pre-agreed upon systems).\n\nSo, there are a couple flavors in play, and there are a few answers depending on the answerer. Some here have already pointed to the beginnings of the US union, and the more anarchist societies ... but the nature of small comments here won't cover a real answer, aside from the \"no, never completely\" which is still just perspective. Many people here would call the same examples, \"good examples of libertarian societies\". \n\nIf you had a couple spare hours over the next week or so, I can think of a few ways to really familiarize yourself with some historical practice, and theory in example. These come to mind:\n\nFor a modern and moderate take on libertarian history and it's relation to current issues, Cato just put up a good video with Tom Palmer and Tyler Cowan. [Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice](http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=6567)\n\nFor a more market anarchist view on historical example, and applicable theoretical example, there is Practical Anarchy, which goes through a lot of history in it. [Here is a direct to mp3 audiobook link](http://www.freedomainradio.com/free/books/FDR_5_Practical_Anarchy_Audiobook_LOW_QUALITY.mp3)\n\nFor constitutional history and knowledge regarding early American libertarianism, there's Badnarik's Constitution Class. It's available all kinds of ways, from Google video/Youtube to ogg and wma downloads on archive.org or divx/avi torrents: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=badnarik+constitution+class\n\nEDIT: If you watch those, you'll know more than most anyone about libertarians and libertarian history. Even most people at reddit. :)",
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"body": "America: Freedom to Fascism\n\nThat is an essential.\n\n[Full length directors cut](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173&ei=DOxIS8rMK6OuqQPGv8yCAg&q=freedom+to+fascism#)",
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"body": "Also, though not libertarianism per se, [I.O.U.S.A.](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=270867650600562607&ei=b_RIS9L_F6eQqAKkhd3oAw&q=i.o.u.s.a#) does an excellent job motivating the seriousness of the national debt (in particular regarding the 3 major unfunded future liabilities).",
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"body": "These aren't exactly what you are looking for, but these are the ones that came to my mind first:\n\n[rent FREE](http://current.com/items/88792912_rent-free.htm) is a short documentary highlighting Alec Muller and his involvement with the Free State Project. It aired on Current TV and was also featured on the Free State Project website.\n\n[Will Buchanan's Walk for Liberty](http://willbuchanan.com/blog) isn't exactly a documentary, but a video blog detailing his journey across the country to achieve more freedom and liberty.\n\n[The Motorhome Diaries](http://motorhomediaries.com) is another video blog about three friends, Jason Talley, Pete Eyre & Adam Mueller, who took to the road in early 2009 to search for freedom in America in their motorhome they call MARV. Along the way they talk with the growing number of people who advocate a voluntary society – one where government violence is replaced by freedom and peace.\n\n[Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118662/) is a biography documentary on the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand. Ayn Rand wasn't a libertarian, but she influenced a lot of libertarians.\n\n_____\n\nFollow me on Twitter [@LibVoluntaryist](http://twitter.com/LibVoluntaryist) or on my blog, [LibertarianVoluntaryist.com](http://libertarianvoluntaryist.com)",
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In what situations have you made your weapon more available? | After I graduated I lived in an apartment. My parents dropped my sister and me off and told me that the subway, right by my house, had been robbed and they were looking for the gunman. When I got this call, I went to my bedroon, grabbed my loaded .357 and told my sister I'm sliding this under my chair and this is the reason...
I've found myself doing the same thing for Craigslist transactions as well. Most often I'll just slide a pistol into my coat pocket.
During this most recent blizzard I was reading many accounts of cars being robbed and stolen while people were trapped inside. I had to drive 200 miles through this. I put a loaded pistol in my console.
These are the few times I've carried weapons... | 13 | [
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"body": "In my case making a weapon more available would mean removing it from a holster or a pocket. \n\n And none yet, thankfully. \n\n I carry everyday with the hope that I never, ever need it.",
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"body": "What state do you live in? I'd love to carry a loaded pistol or at least store one in my vehicle. Good for you.\n\nNJ.",
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"body": "I always feel like an ass when we hear gunshots and I lock the door and keep a pistol on the couch. None of the filth from a few blocks down ever comes our way, but I'd rather be a little paranoid than dead. I keep a machete in my car, just because it's probably one of the most terrifying weapons I can think of to brandish in order to avoid a conflict.",
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Request: Someone heavily involved in the Amway Global pyramid scheme. | Or any Multi-Level Marketing scheme. I want to know how they got suckered into it, how much work they put into it, and if it's actually working out for them. | 5 | [
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"body": "My dad was on the bottom end of the scheme for a short time. He was recruited by a really charismatic guy who threw a lot of house parties. We even went picnicking with the guy's family once. He put a lot of effort into making his recruits happy (and committed).\nI don't think my dad broke even, although he could not have lost too much as he was only selling a cleaning spray (a few boxes of it).",
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Dear Reddit, Can anyone tell me the Monopoly font? | So I've found the standard modern monopoly font which is of the Kabul family, but I was hoping someone might know what this typeface is on the oldschool board?
I'm doing a project and I'm rubbish at fonts and photoshop :(
[Here is a nice picture!](http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_MY_P_I/0_my_photographs_london_monopoly_board_ju31_1024.jpg) | 3 | [
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"body": "You can try identifont.com and answer the questions about the letters they ask. That has helped me a few times.\r\n\r\nThere's also a site called What the Font where you can upload an image of the letters, and the site will scan them and come up with the exact thing or something close to it.",
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My mom is eligible for deportation and is officially terrified. Legal advice please! | Here's the situation. I apologize if there's something that I should know, that I do not, but I have very little knowledge when it comes to legal matters, especially regarding deportation.
My mother arrived from Cuba in 1985, legally by plane and was issued her residency. A few years later, my mother was involved with a charge of "drug posession with intent to distribute." Her car was transporting marijuana in Louisiana. They gave her 4 years of probation, and it was removed quickly due to good behavior. My mother is a kind person. She had never previously or since had any run-ins with the law. When I was born in 1989 she immediately focused her efforts on raising my brother and myself (and I must say she gave me a beautiful childhood, I never had any idea of problems such as she might have faced along the way. We grew up just like any american children would have).
It has been 20 years since that charge. Louisiana issued her a pardon for the crime. She applied for citizenship in 1997 and was denied. Once again in 2008 she took the citizenship exam, passed with flying colors, yet was denied citizenship again. Apparently through the process of looking at her application, she was suddenly issued a statement that noted she was eligible for deportation. She is set to appear in court on March 10th.
She's terrified. I keep getting arguments on both sides, saying she's going to "win" at court no problem, and that they can't deport Cubans, and that her crime was so small and long ago that they couldn't possibly punish her for it now. She still doesn't know what to do. Her English isn't perfect and she's very easy to scare. She's been crying every day for the last few weeks. The few lawyers that we would have been able to afford are apparently 'too busy' to take the case.
Please Reddit, if anyone has any experience with a matter such as this one, any sort of advice would be appreciated. Should we seek a lawyer at any cost? Does she have nothing to be afraid of? What should we expect?
Edit: I understand that I should not come to Reddit for legal advice or help. But I did, and coming to Reddit and asking questions -while using other means to find help as well- is far better than not asking the questions at all. At least now I face the possibility of maybe getting some valuable, crucial information. A possibility that would be nonexistant if the questions were never posed at all. | 21 | [
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"body": "The rules surrounding immegration have changed due to all the laws changed during the Bush years in the White House. So trust NO ONE except an immigration lawyer. If you are at or near a university, especially one with international graduate students, there will be information available via these students regarding good lawyers. Get on the phone today and find someone. You have time but do not waste any of it. Do this now, this week, and then report back here and let us know you have found someone. OK? ",
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"body": "Get off of Reddit and get a good immigration attorney.\n\n*This is your mom*; would you trust the well-intentioned hivemind with your mom's future? I'm a big fan of Reddit, and I wouldn't.",
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"body": "She has been doing her best to become a citizen legally with 1 mistake. We should be rewarding her for trying to follow the rules on immigration instead of sneaking through the border. I wish your family the best of luck.",
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"body": ">Please be aware, if you are in a legal or medical situation, this is not a substitute for real legal or medical help.",
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"body": "My 'aunt' lived in the US for over 30 years. Running a popular business and paying her taxes. A couple years ago, one of her underage employees poured a drink for an undercover agent and that somehow got her on the INS radar. They found her paperwork was not in order and she was deported (to Canada). This in spite of having the Mayor of a major city and a US congressman vouch for her.\n\nIt happened so fast I didn't even find out about it until after she was deported.\n\nThus, my limited experience tells me your mother is in big trouble. Yes, get a lawyer. And plan what you are going to do fast! If she doesn't want to go back to Cuba she had better find someplace else to go before they force her. \n",
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"body": "Find the local chapter of HIAS- Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. They don't just help Jews- they take a ton of cases pro-bono. ",
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How can I motivate myself to do things I don't want to do? | So... I have this freelance project that I've already completed once, but due to a series of unfortunate circumstances I have to again from scratch (don't ask!). I've put this project off but the time has come where I really need to get it done to avoid falling out with the client.
The problem is, because I've already done this whole thing once already, it feels like a total slog to do it again and I just can't bring myself to do it, or when I try I can't make much progress before I get bored and start dicking about on the net (like now).
Please help me Reddit... how can I motivate myself to get this thing finished? | 19 | [
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"body": "Put a cost on not completing it.\n\nFor an example, many people are trying to lose weight as new years resolutions, and many will fail. I was evil and told a friend that I 'signed' him up for an amateur bodybuilding show, and that the 500$ wasn't refundable.\n\nIf he failed, he would have felt like shit; so he got much further than most others in his situation. Also I believe the possible shame of not being in good shape come time for the contest also pushed him harder.",
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"body": "give yourself a countdown. works every time. just go 5 4 3 2 1 and get up and do it. just do it, nike.",
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"body": "Unplug the internet and go into a different room. Put a lock and a lot of barriers on the door to the room with the internet, so that if you do end up trying to open it, you realize how desperate and pathetic you are before you unlock it.\nI had to do this in order to get my *homework* done...procrastination is a big problem for me.\n\nAssign yourself certain parts at a time. Break it up. Rewards.",
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"body": "Construct a a series of cages around your workspace. Attach timers set to go off after 24 hours. When the timers go off, hungry bears are released from each cage. Give the emergency shutdown controller to your client. Once you have successfully completed your project, your client will set you free. ",
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"body": "Fight procrastination with procrastination...\n\nStep 1) Figure out something far more tedious that you really should do...say filling out taxes on all of your freelance work, for example. Really plan to do it. Break down the task in painful detail (i.e. collecting invoices, receipts, time worked contact information).\n\nStep 2) Start working on the original project with that sense of relief that only procrastination brings.",
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she didn't have sex. I did. now she ignores me | i'm in college. me and my girlfriend of 9 months decided to break up this past summer because I was going abroad to france for fall semester. We broke up in April, so it's been about 8 months since seeing each other. She recently started to call me frequently and expressed interest in getting back together, but wanted to know if I had sex while I was abroad. I was honest and told her that I did. She immediately hung up and called me a douche bag, male pig, etc. etc. because she didn't have sex (although she did make out with upwards of 20 guys?? which she claimed to be a coping mechanism for dealing with our break-up).
basically I would love to get back together with her, but I am NOT willing to be constantly made the villain because I had sex while we were broken up. she doesn't pick up my calls and has only sent one text saying 'you disgust me'. is there anything I can do to quickly smooth out this situation??? my male instincts are telling me to move on, give her a some time, but if there's another way to improve this situation i am all ears. thanks a lot for any advice | 23 | [
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"body": "Move on. You were clearly broken up which means she does not get to have a say in the adult decisions you now make as a single person. She's trying to manipulate you (as evidenced by how she can justify the intimate actions she makes with other people but condemns yours). \n\nYour \"male instincts\" are correct - no further adjustments are required. ",
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"body": "\"I could have lied to you, but I didn't want to start lying to you now. If you can't move past this event that happened while we were broken up, then we will go our own ways. But I can't help but feel that you wouldn't be angry about me if you didn't still have strong feelings for me. If you want to work past this, we can try. If you can't do that, then I am glad that I got to spend 9 months with you as a friend.\"\n\nThats the text you should send.",
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"body": "Oh man -- you were broken up. Ended. And you were in France as a single man. I see no infidelity on your part. She's being unrealistic.",
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"body": "She may calm down about it on her own, but really, isn't this a sign of real immaturity on her part? She expected that \"break up\" means \"wait endlessly for me in case we happen to get back together at some point\". I would seriously be questioning whether or not I would want to be in a relationship with someone that has such unrealistic expectations. Why did she even ask you about it if she knew the result was going to be her having a grade A freak out?",
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"body": "You can't deal with a crazy... \n\nBy the way I can tell you right now that her making out with 20 guys isn't the whole truth. I'm willing to wager that more than a couple went a little further...\n\nShe was just hoping you were pining over her daily, it was nothing more than a potential ego boost for her. Move on...",
"score": 12
},
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"body": "I think the important thing is how you guys approached the breakup last April. Were there other problems, or was it strictly because you were going away? Did you both want it, or did one of you resist to agreeing? Did you ever expect to get back together?\n\nIt sounds like she was expecting to get back together and thought that this was a temporary thing. She was probably hoping that you'd still be thinking about her and not hook up with other people. When she heard that you had sex with another girl, it probably made her realize that you were able to move on without her. Or that she wasn't \"that special girl\" to you. (Not saying she wasn't. Just that this is probably how it came off to her) So now even though she can have you again, she's been heart broken to some extent. You have to decide if you can accept that she's upset about this. If you don't want to put up with being made into a villain, then you might want to reconsider how much this relationship means to you. ",
"score": 9
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"body": "(although she did make out with upwards of 20 guys?? which she claimed to be a coping mechanism for dealing with our break-up)\r\n\r\n=\r\n\r\ngot her ass pounded hard by atleast 2 guys while you were gone",
"score": 9
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"body": "Dude, get away, get away! I am of the female species and I am telling you to get away! \n\nEdit: Alright, maybe I should add a few more words to this thought. It doesn't matter who ended it, the relationship was done. (I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt that you did this *properly* and made it clear that it was *done* with no future plans of getting back together.) Clearly, she was not over you - which would be okay if she were only hurt and upset. But that she's calling you mean names is not acceptable. If she ever turns around and apologizes to you and owns up to this, only then would it be okay to get back together with her. But if you (re)start this relationship with you apologizing and begging forgiveness for something that wasn't a *wrong*, she will be holding it against you, and you will be begging forgiveness for the rest of your relationship.",
"score": 8
},
{
"body": "She is a moron and will drain you emotionally. Erase her from your mind and never talk with her again.",
"score": 5
},
{
"body": "You can't reason with an irrational person. Let her stew, maybe she'll come around. But I say you're better off just moving on. This kind of drama is usually not a one time deal.",
"score": 5
},
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"body": "It's none of her bussiness, but if she thought you guys would get back together she probably sees you sleeping with another woman as a betrayal. That does not execuse it in the slightest though, it isnt fair on you. \n\nShe might just need some time to cope with this new piece of information, digest and accept it. Maybe give her a week then talk to her again. Make it clear that you want to get back together and make the relationship work once again, the fact that you slept while you were broken up doesn't mean you will cheat on her or whatever. Just as her snogging other guys doesn't mean you mean any less or that she is going to be unfaithful.\n\nGo from there, see how she reacts. Most redditors are so skeptical, if you were with this girl for 9 months there was a reason to do so and you probably know better than anyone whether its worth the hassle or not. Good luck :)",
"score": 3
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"body": "Well, she made out with 20 guys. (And she initiated the break up in the first place.) I dunno. Sort of hypocritical of her. But you can see why she's pissed. This will not work out. Just let it die.",
"score": 3
},
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"body": "Here's what I think happened: while you were apart, she fucked anything with a dick, and she's feeling guilty as hell about it, so she's made up this stupid lie about \"they only made out\". She's treating you like shit because she expected you to live like a monk and thus have the moral power to forgive her for being a slut.\n\nThe girl's got some major issues, and she needs to talk to a shrink about them. Not your fault, and nothing you can fix.",
"score": 3
},
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"body": "Among the PUA community (which I am not a part of), this is known as a *shit test*. In the short, she is trying to make you feel at fault (indebted to her) so she can gain control over you, regardless of whether or not you actually are at fault, and regardless of her own indiscretions.\n\nYou \"defeat\" the shit-test by dismissing it. You ignore her and refuse to get into an argument with her about it.",
"score": 3
},
{
"body": "Move on. All the stuff about how she's immature and holding you to a double-standard etc has been mentioned and covered thoroughly already, so I won't bother repeating what's already been said.\r\n\r\nThink of the alternative: if you guys did get back together (which I doubt she'd do anyway), she would never get over the sense of 'betrayal' she feels (however justified or unjustified it may be), and you would never get over your resentment of her for that. It won't lead to a healthy relationship.",
"score": 3
}
] |
If you don't know the definition of meme, don't use it. There is a broader, fascinating meaning of the word that is being eroded and forgotten every time somebody uses it without knowing that fact. | /meem/ [By analogy with "gene"] Richard Dawkins's term for an idea considered as a replicator, especially with the connotation that memes parasitise people into propagating them much as viruses do.
Memes can be considered the unit of cultural evolution. Ideas can evolve in a way analogous to biological evolution. Some ideas survive better than others; ideas can mutate through, for example, misunderstandings; and two ideas can recombine to produce a new idea involving elements of each parent idea.
The term is used especially in the phrase "meme complex" denoting a group of mutually supporting memes that form an organised belief system, such as a religion. However, "meme" is often misused to mean "meme complex".
Use of the term connotes acceptance of the idea that in humans (and presumably other tool- and language-using sophonts) cultural evolution by selection of adaptive ideas has become more important than biological evolution by selection of hereditary traits.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme | 8 | [
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"body": ">Ideas can evolve in a way analogous to biological evolution.... ideas can mutate through, for example, misunderstandings\n\nThe only problem I see is that you are uncomfortable with the emerging meaning of the word. Language is fluid. The word's meaning is being altered to suit the changing culture in which it is being used, as it has been for time immemorial.",
"score": 3
}
] |
No POST, no Beep Codes, no.... umm.. anything? Is it safe to assume the motherboard is dead? | So, a friend of mine decided that he'd build a computer. A pretty nice one at that. The problem is, is that he really, *really* sucks at it.
I think one of the main issues has to do with how he plugged the front panel into things at random. This included connecting the reset switch (which I mistook for the power button, as it's one of these Star-Wars cases with the button hidden into the design on top) between the two pins that aren't covered for the two overvolt jumpers.
I have tried running it just Motherboard and CPU. You would think something would go off?
Anyway, I'm pretty sure this guy fried the motherboard. It's an Asus P6X58D, and the DRAM LED is constantly lit up no matter what I do.
Thanks. | 3 | [
{
"body": "The only way to tell for certain is to test the individual components in another system.\n\nI will say that 75% of failure to POST is power supply related.",
"score": 9
}
] |
Hey Reddit, anyone need free web hosting for a year? | Okay so here's the deal. I registered for a reseller account some time ago and never actually did anything with it. I have 500GB of bandwidth a month and never use all of it. My hosting company gives out free licenses to WHMCS so setting up a payment system was pretty easy.
If anyone is interested, I'm offering, for **free**, web hosting accounts complete with CPanel.
To take advantage of this, you can go to http://ryankearney.com/whmcs/link.php?id=1 and add "Cheap-o" hosting to your cart with a **1 Year term**. During checkout, enter the promotional code **reddit** and your bill will be reduced to $0.
**Note: The reddit coupon will only work with a 1 year, "Cheap-o" package**
Some things to note however.
* I haven't had a chance to go through and test all the purchases and whatnot. I consider this free offer to be my testing.
* Please don't create an account if you aren't going to use it.
* If you decide you don't want your account anymore, please cancel it so I can free up server resources.
* The Cheap-o free package has a 1GB/Month of bandwidth. If you need more, and you probably will, please submit a ticket and I will happily increase your bandwidth cap at no charge to you. This low value is setup because my reseller account can't over-sell bandwidth or disk space.
* Domain names aren't free, should you chose to register one.
* I have not yet tested my eNom domain name reseller account, so I have no idea if it works.
* It's best if you just register a domain with GoDaddy and point the name servers to mine.
* If you do register a domain name through me, there may be a delay in the approval of your account.
**Edit: Please feel free to look at the other packages too (The Money Bags package comes with a free domain name if you register for 1/2 or 1 year terms.) All money made through this will help a skinny college student buy more ramen noddes.** | 54 | [
{
"body": "First I'd like to say thank you. Second, do you make any money from this? If so, you're a brilliant marketer.",
"score": 6
}
] |
What is your favourite camera that you own or have owned? | My favourite is my [Chinon Ce-4](http://forum.mflenses.com/userpix/20099/799_Chinon_CE_4s_2_1.jpg)
Past down from my uncle to my dad to me
I tend use it with terrible, cheap film from poundland.
I think it gives a grainier older look to photos:
http://imgur.com/TFFbO.jpg
What is your favourite camera either in your currant possession or
one long since gone? | 8 | [
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"body": "My Nikon D3... yeah, it cost a metric fucktonne of cash, but holy shit it's worth it. I started with a Nikon F2, moved then to a D70, which was stolen by builders, I replaced it with a Canon 20D, which was amazing, until it was stolen by a housemate. Finally replaced by my D3. This camera does everything I need it to do. Instantly. Pefectly. Without hesitation or error. Love, love love it",
"score": 6
},
{
"body": "Actually, probably my Gameboy Camera. I carried it with me everywhere, and its limitations forced me to be creative with it. I took thousands and thousands of photos on that thing. I still have it packed up somewhere, including the printer and a couple rolls of the paper.",
"score": 5
},
{
"body": "Somebody had to say it: Hasselblad 501 CM.\n\nIt took good pictures, but what I really liked was the fact that it fit together with a precision that no other mechanical thing I ever owned has. Apart from that nice feeling, I would have been better off with a bronica and five lenses than an expensoblad with two.",
"score": 5
},
{
"body": "I used to swear by one-use cameras (yeah, plastic lens and cardboard body) because of the increased likelihood that i'd use them in dangerous conditions. Anyway, I have a 5Dmk2 now and I love it. The performance at high ISO is incredible, combining that with my 70-200 f/2.8L makes me a happy camper. \n\nSo my favorite camera is the 5Dmk2. And my favorite lens is the one mentioned above.",
"score": 3
},
{
"body": "olympus XA2, even though i just got my mamiya c330 last week so that will probably soon become my favourite",
"score": 3
},
{
"body": "My two [Rolleicords.](http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=Rolleicord&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10) I love and use them so much that I stopped using my old Nikon DSLR. ",
"score": 3
},
{
"body": "Pentax K-1000. \n\nIt was a fantastic learning camera. Still like to pick it up and fire some shots off with it, nothing is quite the same as an all manual camera.",
"score": 3
}
] |
Why are there no women on the Dark Side? | I just finished watching a few Star Wars movies with Riff Trax (which were awesome, but not what this post is about) and I noticed there were no women Sith, or women on the Dark Side in general. | 9 | [
{
"body": "Well I can't speak for Star Wars cannon but in real life I would say a good portion are on the dark side.",
"score": 16
},
{
"body": "Star Wars: Clone Wars on Cartoon Network (the one by Genndy Tartakovsky, not the newer CGI one) featured an apprentice of Dooku that was female. That wasn't one of the six movies, but I think it's considered canon.\n\nIf you're willing to delve into the books, Mara Jade was Dark Side before hooking up with Luke Skywalker.",
"score": 10
},
{
"body": "Once you start getting into the Expanded Universe, i.e. the books that supplement and by far exceed the story lines of the movies, you will discover many dark siders and sith that are female",
"score": 9
},
{
"body": "Asajj Ventress\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asajj_Ventress\n\nYes, it's \"Clone Wars\", but it's still Star Wars",
"score": 9
}
] |
If you could choose just one thing, what would it be? | If you could choose any one thing, and one thing only, to solve, cure, discover, invent, what would it be?
It could be cliche, like solving world hunger, or creating peace on earth, or it could be solving space travel, proving/disproving god or the existence of aliens. It could be bringing someone back to life, or if your so inclined, making someone disappear from existence, maybe even entire countries, or everyone else in the world.
It could be anything, lets pretend you have a genie, and he will grant one wish to you, and only one.
Now, that you've chose one thing, which i presume is going to be the most important thing in the world you can imagine doing, would you still do it if it mean't you had to vanish from existence?
You will simply cease to exist, and for the rest of the world it will be as if you never did, noone will miss you, and noone will know what it was you did.
So....Go! | 3 | [
{
"body": "A solution for how to run the education system (not just logistically, but a solution for all aspects of education). With some luck, the rest will follow.",
"score": 4
},
{
"body": "I would choose to spend the rest of my life leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that my next leap, will be the leap home.",
"score": 3
}
] |
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