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[ { "body": "Go to your account settings on the device and select the email you've got setup. That will take you to the sync options w/ a bunch of check marks. Uncheck anything you do not want to sync. There are also many widgets that turn on and off sync.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I use http://www.android-password.com/\n\nIt's free and you can protect any app so your girlfriend can't read your texts or browser or anything if you so wish.\n\nEdit: I just told her that's how android works so she doesn't think I am hiding anything.\n\nEdit 2: She's actually now my ex girlfriend but that is unrelated to password protection.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "[ ](/zecora \"I like your poem here quite a bit/do not apologize for it/if someone claims it veers from norm/inform them that you write free-form.\")Now having read your little verse,\n\nI must confess, I've read much worse.\n\nBut lest you let your ego swell,\n\nI *have* read better rhymes as well.\n\nUnderstand your main objective\n\nwas achieved by means effective.\n\nTake my thoughts here as reflective\n\nof opining quite subjective.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "This is fun! From head to toe:\n\n- Pen in hair holding it up in a bun: $1.00\n- Earrings: $8.00\n- Necklace: $1,100.00\n- Dress: $29.00\n- Bra: $45.00\n- Panties: $4.00\n- Engagement ring/Wedding band: $7,000.00\n- Sandals: $15.00\n\n**Total: $8,202.00**\n\nContents of purse:\n\n- Purse: $60.00\n- Wallet and everything inside: $2,215.00\n- Phone at current estimated value: $100.00\n- Approx makeup total: $50.00\n- Pistol, loaded with speed reloader: $600.00\n- Trail mix: $4.00\n- Medicines and such: $10.00 (don't ask)\n- Knife: approx $30.00\n- Water: $1.00\n- Floss: $3.00\n- Chipper Jones rookie card: Priceless.\n\n**Total: $3,073.00**\n\n**Grand total: $11,275.00**\n\nWoah.", "score": 40 }, { "body": "Right now? Sweats from walmart and my husband's t-shirt... About $10 worth of clothes. I'm not wearing panties or a bra. My glasses were free from insurance, and my phone was free with my plan. My engagement ring was $1500, my wedding band was $20.\n\nWhen I'm actually dressed to leave my house, I'm at $100-$200 (excluding my rings).\n\nI wear really nice clothes. What are you people wearing that's so expensive??? Do you not shop sales?", "score": 29 }, { "body": "I've got my boyfriend's old Super Man blanket wrapped around me and nothing else. So about 20 bucks.", "score": 19 }, { "body": "0 dollars. I got my shirt for free from my mom while going down the river in a canoe. It was like 20 bucks though. And my undies were an xmas present. It's my pajamas. Yes I'm lazy. \n\n", "score": 12 }, { "body": "* phone - 200 + 3 year contract\n* pants.. - maybe 30 bucks\n* shirt - maybe 15 bucks\n* sneakers - maybe 80 bucks\n* wallet - xmas gift\n* ten dollar bill - possibly upwards of 10 bucks\n\nTotal - 335 \nminus amortization (my shit is wrecked)\n\n10 bucks!", "score": 10 }, { "body": "* Clothes - Maybe $70\n* Evo 3D ~ $100\n* In backpack - Galaxy Tab ~ $400\n* In backpack - Sony Laptop ~ $2000\n* Oticon Dual Connect Hearing aids ~$5000\n\nPlease don't rob me.\n\n\n", "score": 10 }, { "body": "I'm wearing a white terry bathrobe that my late grandfather stole off a cruise ship about 15 years ago. \n\n**Sentimental value: 1 BILLION DOLLARS.**", "score": 9 }, { "body": "right now....\n\ngym shorts......$20\n\nTshirt.............$5\n\nIphone............$200\n\nGun................$600\n\nso sitting at about: $825 at the moment", "score": 7 }, { "body": "* Vest - 135\n* Shirt - 67\n* belt - 48\n* buckle - 40\n* boots - 230\n* socks - a buck maybe 2, so lets say 1.50\n* jeans - 70\n* hat - 33\n* earrings - 30\n\nat this moment it would be maybe 654.50...not including taxes and rounding to the nearest dollar value. This is what i am wearing not what I usually carry with me. do you want me to add that stuff in?\n", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Shoes- $30 (Nordstrom Rack - they were new)\n\nJeans - $30 (Pac Sun on sale)\n\nShirt - $10 (Nordstrom Rack - new)\n\nSocks - $2\n\nBoxers - $5\n\n$77. (prob $250 retail but eff that)", "score": 5 }, { "body": "20 dollar sweatshirt\n40 dollar pants\n5 dollar boxers\n5 dollar socks\n10 dollars cash\n110 dollar knife\niPod worth about 30 bucks now, but with close to 1000 bucks worth of music\n15 dollar watch. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "* Shirt:free\n* Pants:2 dollars\n* shoes:15 dollars\n* socks:3 dollars\n* boxers:2 dollars\n* phone:free (company pays for personal and business)\n* Wedding ring:40 dollar silver band.\n* ~62 total \n\nMy wife\n\n* New shirt:50 dollars\n* New shorts/skirt:100\n* 5 rings:great grandmothers gold ring, 1000$ diamond ring, 200 silver band, and 15 dollar gem ring.\n* Necklace:pearl necklace 100$\n* Shoes:50-100\n* socks:20\n* Purse:20-100\n* Contents:Cell phone:89 (just bought her a new one, she dipped hers TWICE in water), other shit:~50\n* ~3000, given grandmothers ring is worth at least 2000. Also I used the lowest number for any estimated portion.\n\n\nWhat is funny is she does not work, she goes to school and is doing well. I work full time (last night i worked double shift up to 4am FUN), I love her very much and honestly am sick of her telling me I do not do enough. The vehicle she drives cost 10000$ my car? 1000$....this tells you who gets money spent where :/. granted I have two kids but it could have been 5000/5000 and we both could have nicer cars (i think).\n\nDoesn't matter I think she loves me.\n\nRight now she is getting a tattoo while I just got off work and came home to an unclean house and nothing to eat :? I don't expect the food but I am hungry.\n\nNo one will read this anyway this is kinda nice just to bitch hopefully she won't get on my computer and read this and then yell at me. I dislike it strongly that she yells at me for things...\n\n*Edit:bullet points", "score": 5 }, { "body": "At first I thought it was about $20 worth of PJ's, then I realized I have this new, badass engagement ring. So I'm wearing about $3700. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "If it were all new?\n\n$500. $150 work boots , $200 phone, and $100 glasses are the bulk of it though. $20 jeans, free shirt, free overshirt, cheap socks/hat/boxers.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "$103: split more or less between my glasses (100) and socks (3). The t-shirt (long enough to be considered a dress) was given to me. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I have had my hair butchered by Babooshka but I have always been really happy with the color. Now I go to Vanessa at Voila on 22nd and Broadway. 303-292-2728. She's very reasonable and I've always walked out feeling awesome. Juno Salon is great too (where I first started seeing Vanessa) and might be closer to you if you're coming from centennial. It's on 8th and Broadway.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Rock Star Industries: 320 Saint Paul Street : Molly Gillette she's been doing my hair for more than 6 years and she is a perfectionist!", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I'd be very careful doing that. There may be oily residue left behind (that you may not even be able to see or feel) which could attract and adhere dust in the future.", "score": 8 }, { "body": "I have nothing to add to this but ask that you post your results here. I'm rather curious as to how this works out.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "i got swimmer's ear several times when i was a kid, and at one point i had some quack doctor recommend i put silly putty in there before i went into the lake (why he didn't just tell me to buy ear plugs, i do not know). well the silly putty got stuck, and it took months worth of visits (to a different doctor) to fully flush it out.\n\nlesson: silly putty won't solve anything.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "El año pasado vicie como 450hs del TF2, tengo que volver a bajarlo, si me hago de tiempo me va la idea, voy bien con scout, soldier y medic", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Me re prendo. Hace un tiempo que no juego mucho TF2, asi que habra que desoxidarse un poco nomas.\n\nYo podria en general casi cualquier fin de semana, y dias de semana a la tarde/noche.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "No sé de que hablan, vengo a trollear.\n\nA mi me va bien de Luigi, excepto en el mundo de agua, ahi peteo jodido.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Hay gente que juegue al TF2 acá? Yo tengo arriba de 700 horas pero... generalmente juego para boludear, no soy bueno en competitivo.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Name: Judi Lemonbright\n\nAge: 22\n\nLocation: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\n\nDesire: To watch a passenger airliner crash and explode.\n\nPhoto: [Here](http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01210/denver-plane-crash_1210284c.jpg)", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Michael Cera in The Wrestler \nBenecio del Toro as Kevin in Home Alone \nDwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson as Harry Potter\n\n\n", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "How do you even make a FWB thing work if you don't live in the same state? Like are you just planning on banging whenever you happen to be in her area?\n\nCause driving across state lines seems like a pretty big hassle just for some sex. ", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Don't go FWB, she's stalling you and keeping a carrot in front of a donkey (you being the donkey). She lives in another state and she made clear she isn't looking for a relationship. She wants light physical contact when she initiates, but doesn't want to hold hands when you want to. \n\nShe's not being \"nice\" or \"mistaken for flirting\" - she knows damn well what she's doing and how to manipulate it best to her advantage. If she was just being nice, she wouldn't seek contact by laying her head on your shoulder and she wouldn't say you have perfect timing for being FWB.\n\nYou do not want a relationship with her or any kind and she probably indeed is bad for you. Get out, let her sort out her own shit and look for a truely nice girl in your own state. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I've created a very simple script for it. It goes mostly untested, but with your image, it seems to work. I'd like to add that the code is a little messy and can obviously be rewritten to be quicker, but it was quick and dirty. I hope that's ok.\n\nI used GD since that's what you requested, but I would personally use ImageMagick whenever I can, as GD is generally very slow and resource intensive.\n\nSo how do you use this gargantuan? Everything's in the $config array.\n\nSet the filename in $config['file'].\n\nSet each of the borders that you would like to be cropped in $config['borders']. At the moment I have them all set to be cropped on each side (set 'remove' to false to keep a border), and they are all set to remove white (which is 0xFFFFFF). I've thrown in a setting called 'tolerance' which allows the script to find colors that are off-white (or off whatever color you select to remove). You need this in the cases of lossy formats like JPEG where it may look white, but it's actually slightly off. So the tolerance in this case is a couple of shades down, but play with the values to find the right tolerance.\n\nAlso, the script assumes JPEG in and JPEG out. Obviously you can play with filetypes (autodetect and whatnot) if that's what you need.\n\nHope that helps! :)\n\n\t// Set configuration\n\t$config = array\n\t(\n\t\t'file' => '/home/blah/files/2120162312.jpg',\n\n\t\t'borders' => array\n\t\t(\n\t\t\t'top' => array ('remove' => true, 'color' => 0xFFFFFF, 'tolerance' => (0xFFFFFF-0xCCCCCC)),\n\t\t\t'bottom' => array ('remove' => true, 'color' => 0xFFFFFF, 'tolerance' => (0xFFFFFF-0xCCCCCC)),\n\t\t\t'left' => array ('remove' => true, 'color' => 0xFFFFFF, 'tolerance' => (0xFFFFFF-0xCCCCCC)),\n\t\t\t'right' => array ('remove' => true, 'color' => 0xFFFFFF, 'tolerance' => (0xFFFFFF-0xCCCCCC))\n\t\t)\n\t);\n\n\t// Check if the file exists\n\tif (isset ($config['file']) && $config['file'] != '' && is_file ($config['file']))\n\t{\n\t\t// Load the image (JPEG assumed in this example)\n\t\t$im = imagecreatefromjpeg ($config['file']);\n\t\tif ($im !== false)\n\t\t{\n\t\t\t// Get the image resolution\n\t\t\t$res = array ('x' => (int)imagesx ($im), 'y' => (int)imagesy ($im));\n\t\t\tif ($res['x'] > 0 && $res > 0)\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t// Set the initial border for the image\n\t\t\t\t$crop = array ('top' => 0, 'bottom' => $res['y'], 'left' => 0, 'right' => $res['x']);\n\n\t\t\t\t// Check if the top should be cropped\n\t\t\t\tif (isset ($config['borders']['top']['remove']) && $config['borders']['top']['remove'] === true && isset ($config['borders']['top']['color']) && $config['borders']['top']['color'] != '')\n\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t// Loop through each pixel until an incorrect color is found\n\t\t\t\t\t$found = false;\n\t\t\t\t\tfor ($y = 0; $y < $res['y']; $y++)\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfor ($x = 0; $x < $res['x']; $x++)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$pixel = imagecolorat ($im, $x, $y);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (($config['borders']['top']['color'] < ($pixel - $config['borders']['top']['tolerance'])) || ($config['borders']['top']['color'] > ($pixel + $config['borders']['top']['tolerance'])))\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$crop['top'] = $y;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$found = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif ($found === true) { break; }\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t// Check if the bottom should be cropped\n\t\t\t\tif (isset ($config['borders']['bottom']['remove']) && $config['borders']['bottom']['remove'] === true && isset ($config['borders']['bottom']['color']) && $config['borders']['bottom']['color'] != '')\n\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t// Loop through each pixel until an incorrect color is found\n\t\t\t\t\t$found = false;\n\t\t\t\t\tfor ($y = ($res['y'] - 1); $y >= 0; $y--)\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfor ($x = 0; $x < $res['x']; $x++)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$pixel = imagecolorat ($im, $x, $y);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (($config['borders']['bottom']['color'] < ($pixel - $config['borders']['bottom']['tolerance'])) || ($config['borders']['bottom']['color'] > ($pixel + $config['borders']['bottom']['tolerance'])))\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$crop['bottom'] = $y + 1;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$found = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif ($found === true) { break; }\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t// Check if the left should be cropped\n\t\t\t\tif (isset ($config['borders']['left']['remove']) && $config['borders']['left']['remove'] === true && isset ($config['borders']['left']['color']) && $config['borders']['left']['color'] != '')\n\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t// Loop through each pixel until an incorrect color is found\n\t\t\t\t\t$found = false;\n\t\t\t\t\tfor ($x = 0; $x < $res['x']; $x++)\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfor ($y = 0; $y < $res['y']; $y++)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$pixel = imagecolorat ($im, $x, $y);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (($config['borders']['left']['color'] < ($pixel - $config['borders']['left']['tolerance'])) || ($config['borders']['left']['color'] > ($pixel + $config['borders']['left']['tolerance'])))\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$crop['left'] = $x;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$found = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif ($found === true) { break; }\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t// Check if the right should be cropped\n\t\t\t\tif (isset ($config['borders']['right']['remove']) && $config['borders']['right']['remove'] === true && isset ($config['borders']['right']['color']) && $config['borders']['right']['color'] != '')\n\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t// Loop through each pixel until an incorrect color is found\n\t\t\t\t\t$found = false;\n\t\t\t\t\tfor ($x = ($res['x'] - 1); $x >= 0; $x--)\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfor ($y = 0; $y < $res['y']; $y++)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$pixel = imagecolorat ($im, $x, $y);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (($config['borders']['right']['color'] < ($pixel - $config['borders']['right']['tolerance'])) || ($config['borders']['right']['color'] > ($pixel + $config['borders']['right']['tolerance'])))\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$crop['right'] = $x + 1;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$found = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif ($found === true) { break; }\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t// Create a new image to hold the cropped image\n\t\t\t\t$newres = array ('x' => ($crop['right'] - $crop['left']), 'y' => ($crop['bottom'] - $crop['top']));\n\t\t\t\t$newim = imagecreatetruecolor ($newres['x'], $newres['y']);\n\t\t\t\tif ($newim !== false)\n\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t// Crop the image to the new image\n\t\t\t\t\tif (imagecopy ($newim, $im, 0, 0, $crop['left'], $crop['top'], $newres['x'], $newres['y']) !== false)\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t// The cropping was successful, so output the cropped image\n\t\t\t\t\t\theader ('Content-Type: image/jpeg');\n\t\t\t\t\t\timagejpeg ($newim);\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t// Clean up and exit\n\t\t\t\t\t\timagedestroy ($im);\n\t\t\t\t\t\timagedestroy ($newim);\n\t\t\t\t\t\texit ();\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\telse\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t// The image failed to be cropped, so exit the script\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdie (\"Failed to crop the source image\");\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\telse\n\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t// The new image failed to be created, so exit the script\n\t\t\t\t\tdie (\"Unable to create cropped image\");\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\telse\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t// The image does not have a valid resolution, so exit the script\n\t\t\t\tdie (\"Bad resolution for image\");\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t\telse\n\t\t{\n\t\t\t// The image could not be opened by GD, so exit the script\n\t\t\tdie (\"Image could not be opened\");\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\telse\n\t{\n\t\t// The file does not exist, so exit the script\n\t\tdie (\"File not found\");\n\t}\n", "score": 5 } ]

[ { "body": "They are definitely pretty flimsy, but you should be able to get away with using black plastic tablecloths as quick room dividers. I've been doing that for the past few years, and it works great as long as people don't get rough with them.\n\nIf you go to your local dollar store, you'll probably end up paying only around $5-$10 or so to deck out the entire room with these hanging dividers. Can't get much cheaper than that!", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "I just started running late January this year too! I am at 977 km! One more week and I will pass the 1000km mark. :) ", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "Damn that case is beautiful. Nice build, great pics, are you going to be overclocking that 3570k? I think I'll be getting one too ", "score": 6 } ]

[ { "body": "This sounds like insanity to me. Look at the terms of the lease. Does it say \"as-is\" in there or something similar? If so, point it out to them. If they continue to harass you about it, say, \"It's in the lease we both signed. That's the end of it. I will hear no more about it. Contact a lawyer if you'd like but he'll tell you the same thing.\"\n\nYou knocked $50 off the rent because they agreed to take care of repairs/updates. Is that in writing anywhere? Oral contracts are legally binding, but nicer to have in writing. If they have so far failed to do that, inform them \"We made an agreement whereby I would subtract $50/month from the amount due in exchange for your time/money in making repairs and upgrades. This has not occurred. Because you have failed to uphold your side of the bargain, I am terminating this agreement for nonperformance on your end.\" Give them notice. \"Within 30 days.\" If they claim there was nothing to repair, then the agreement is null and void.\n\nInform them since it was sight-unseen and there are certain risks that come with sight unseen, YOU are not responsible for them. They took that risk. \"It is not within my legal or moral ability to change where power lines exist or the state of the neighbor's house. Feel free to contact the government about the power lines and your neighbor about how ugly his/her house is.\" \n\nHow fast does the hot water come out? If it's honestly unreasonable (more than 30 seconds-minute seconds seems about right) and they are paying for water, then fix it. If not, tell them it's not an unreasonable amount of time and they need to be patient.", "score": 9 }, { "body": "Ah, New York renters. I was a landlord in a college town in Florida, we got quite a few tenants from New York over the years. I learned quickly that it was necessary to spend a little extra time explaining to them the differences between how leases work outside of NY. \n\nThe first time it was terrible. The tenants were in an uproar: \n> what do you mean the apartment doesn't include power/cable, what do you mean there's no assigned parking, what do you mean I can't use the leasing office computer/phone/fax/copier for personal things, what do you mean that the the apartment's landscapers won't maintain/trim/water the plants on my private patio, what do you mean there's no garbage pickup from my front door and that I have to walk the garbage to the dumpster, what do you mean the maintenance guy won't replace my light bulbs, hang up my paintings, and move my furniture around when I feel like redecorating? \n\nI ended up creating what was known as the \"NY Addendum\" which was there just to force tenants to initial a series of paragraphs outlining what *didn't* come with their apartment (nothing legal about it, just something to show them when they got confused). It ended up being necessary with families from India as well. No, we do not carry in your groceries or put together the baby cribs you bought or re-pour concrete sidewalks because you think they look old. ", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Landlord here: I just made post to this effect in r/realestate, but this is my mantra for little shit like this: this is how it was when you saw it, signed for it and did the walkthrough.\n\nSimple and honest statement. Let them know if they want to leave, they can pay the reletting fee and you can discuss finding a new tenant to honor their obligation. I just pulled up my lease (in IL) and it has this language:\n\nTenant hereby declares that Tenant has inspected the Premises, the Building and all related areas and grounds and that Tenant is satisfied with the physical condition thereof. Tenant agrees that no representations, warranties (expressed or Implied) or covenants with respect to the condition, maintenance or improvements of the Premises, the Building, or other areas have been made to Tenant except (1) those contained In this Lease or otherwise In writing signed by Landlord and (2) those provided under applicable law.\n\nI would be shocked if yours didn't have something like that to cover your behind. If it doesn't, get better leases or call an attorney in your area to write you a better, iron-clad lease.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Spectate is a very useful plugin that I just found out about. It lets you see from the perspective of any player.\n\nOther plugins that are awesome that players on my server might not realize are there: CHDistantFarm and ItemStacker", "score": 5 }, { "body": "[VanishNoPacket](http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/vanish/) & [Bookshelf](http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/bookshelf) work wonders for us", "score": 4 }, { "body": "http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/pm-pluginmanager/ This plugin is incredibly helpful. It allows you to add plugins to the server without restarting. You can even unload plugins if they are going haywire.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I had a Catholic girlfriend in high school who loved this song, but wouldn't embrace its message. Hypocrite!", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Are you on contract? If so you need to calculate how much it would be to cancel vs how much you would save by switching between now and the end of contract. I pay about 30 a mth from Rogers for free evenings/weekends + 200 day minutes (which i don't come close to using) unlimited text and voicemail/call display. \n\nYou will have to identify exactly how much \"plan\" you NEED and adjust accordingly. Data is an easy drop. The minutes and texting will depend on your use. Bear in mind if you try and negotiate that Rogers and Fido are the same company so don't try the old \"I will drop you and move my services to Rogers if you don't accommodate!\" trick.", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "The point where the laser hits the moon does indeed appear to travel faster than the speed of light. That's perfectly fine because the point is not an object but rather a series of events. No particles are moving faster than light and no information is transfered faster than light.\n\nFor those interested, such a series of events is called [\"space-like separated\"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime#Space-like_interval) and cannot be the cause of one another. The order of these events actually depends on one's frame of reference. The opposite kind of separation in special relative is [\"time-like separation\"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime#Time-like_interval) which have a definite ordering in time. ", "score": 16 }, { "body": "The spot of light on the moon isn't an actual object, nor is it actually moving. Photons will leave the laser at the speed of light and travel to wherever it was pointed. Turning the laser means that the next photons to leave the laser will go to a different place. Nothing is actually moving across the surface of the moon.", "score": 9 } ]

[ { "body": "Sounds awesome :) \n\nWish my mom would understand it's not bad for you... \n\nWhen she found out she was upset with me but accepted it because I'm am adult. A week later she has a huge talk with me about it and constantly started freaking out, thinking I'm going to get arrested or get them arrested. Or even start doing heroin. \n\nYes it jumped from weed to Heroin. Wtf. \n\nShe is unfortunately a stubborn type and can't really be persuaded to think a different way. Doesn't help that her cousin died from a brain anuyrsm due to hard drugs. (She believes the whole gateway drug nonsense :/ ) ", "score": 26 }, { "body": "As an Ent that has OCD - I love cleaning when I'm high. I get in the zone, and once I'm finished - enjoy smoking in a nice clean house.", "score": 18 }, { "body": "Whenever I get high I always end up cleaning something. It isn't a bad thing that's for sure, it is just strange that whenever I smoke my place gets a well deserved cleanin'.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "this is awesome. I think it's important to share our knowledge and continually break the stereotypes surrounding smokers with our parents (who grew up on \"Reefer Madness\", etc.).", "score": 5 }, { "body": "I work an office job away from home and come back every weekend to see my fiancee, my mum gets my weed for me. Then we'll sit and have a smoke for an hour or so whilst having a catch up. It's chilled as hell, so I'm glad you can finally get stoned roud your parents made me closer to mine", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I was gonna say something, but then after I upvoted I realized I'm now the 200th pineapple. Feels good [7]", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "[The following post is written with an in-universe point-of-view.]\n\n\"Ah, the Daidoji. I hear Kikaze is spoken of as a hero in our cousins' lands.\n\n\"Funny, when the Emperor told us to destroy our ninja, we did so. Aramoro's name is cursed amongst true Scorpion.\n\n\"But that's the Crane for you, I suppose: too busy balancing on one leg to take the next step in our dance.\"", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": ">Apparently\n\nPretty sure most people know, mondaine has been around for quite a while...\n\nAs for the watch, it's just like any other 2824 with slightly different looking hands (more suitable for a clock if you ask me)", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "This sensation is called ASMR, and not everyone experiences it. You might like to check out /r/asmr ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Yeah, you should. Rivers is a good starter and having Forte and Foster on the same team will amazing.", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "In all seriousness I don't want this to sound dismissive, but those questions are basically the subject of that entire book. I would suggest starting with The Amateur's Mind, which addresses the same questions but it possibly more suited to a lower rated player. But also I will tell you there is not going to be any substitute for serious study and review of the concepts Silman is elaborating on. \n\nRegarding: when are tactics necessary? At all times. I have a chess quote in my head I'm not sure where it's from: \"The main point of calculation is to justify a move you wanted to play for positional reasons.\" And vice versa I suppose - you have to reject fantasy positions that are tactically infeasible and find another plan. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "You don't *find* imbalances, you *create* them through opening preference and your general disposition throughout the game.\n\nThe Ruy Lopez exchange is a perfect example of creating an imbalance through opening play: black has both bishops, but white has slightly better endgame chances.\n\nGeneral disposition in your play is harder to nail down, but the imbalances will show mostly in your pawn structure and how you arrange your pieces. If you're planning to blow up the center at some point, keeping the bishops is probably a good thing to do. If you want to secure a square for your knight, trading off his knight/bishop that can attack that square is probably best. If your opponent has a fianchetto, sacrificing the exchange for his strong bishop could be another imbalance. And it goes on.\n\nTactics: always.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "An imbalance is a *difference* between both players. Examples include: having more pieces, having two bishops vs one bishop and one knight, having pawns in the opponent's side of the board, one king being castled, having doubled pawns, etc. Imbalances are just differences; it's up to you to find which ones are an advantage for you and how to exploit them.\n\nAs for tactics, they are way more important than understanding imbalances; you won't win if you keep being down in material or if you miss the opportunities to be up in material. Having a knowledge of imbalances is useful even at the beginner levels, but it's more important to recognize and understand tactical patterns.\n\nThere's a saying, \"tactics stem from strategy\" or something to that effect; with imbalances, you can create a better position for yourself, which in turn can help you create opportunities for tactical themes.\n\nReassess your Chess will teach you about imbalances, but not about tactics. I would recommend going to chesstempo.com to practice your tactical skills daily (a book, such as \"Winning Chess Tactics\" would be helpful as well).\n\nGood luck!", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I've been there, man. I snorted coke for a little over a year, then eventually started smoking crack for about a year as well. From experience, one of the BEST things you can do is to stop talking to/hanging out with your druggie \"friends\". I know it sucks, believe me, but give it a few months and you won't even miss them. I'm not saying it's going to be easy just because you stop affiliating with other druggies, not by any means. But it DOES make it easiER. You need to burn those bridges, man. Otherwise it's too easy to go back. The people you surround yourself with will make a HUGE difference in your recovery. Find some good bud smokers, and just hang with them. At first it'll kind of feel juvenile, after all you just spent all that time doing REAL drugs, but eventually it won't feel that way anymore. I've been clean and sober for 6 years (minus bud of course lmao), and don't regret it one bit.", "score": 10 }, { "body": "Whenever you get that 'Hunger' for powders . Remember your post here on r/trees and what you're trying to accomplish . Then take a niiice big toke of your favorite nug, close your eyes, taste that tasty flavor and bask in that fruity aroma . I also like to say this if I'm around people , say at a party as it gets a little wild and the drugs start coming out . When offered I just laugh and causaly say 'no' before thinking , even tho my mind is screaming FUCK YEAH ! I am the type of dude whose word means a lot . When I say something , I like to think that's how it goes . At a party I'd hate for anyone to think I flip-flop on my thoughts ESP with drugs . I don't want to appear weak . This has saved me NUMEROUS times . When im about to break I think , wait no , i already told everyone I wouldn't be doing any . . . ", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Here are a few tips ive picked up after going from trees to powders and back again.\n\nGet yourself a good piece of glass you can connect with. The more you value and love your piece the more you enjoy using it\n\n Smoke with people rather than alone, theres no pronlem smoking alone but its so much more fun with friends.\n\nLet your inner child free and don't be afraid to have plain stupid fun. You don't always need to be really high, even if you reach a 2 or 3 that's still fun.\n\nDon't try to intoxicate yourself, weed can be used just like alcohol if you smoke so much that you end up falling asleep everyday its not as much fun. Smoking and them doing stuff no matter how stupid is better than getting couch lock. In my opinion. \n\n", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Thanks for all the help guys, I'll take a lot of that into consideration. But it'll be quite hard for me to stop handing around with my druggie friends as I've become quite attached to them. Personally I think I could probably settle for the 'Just say no' option that DrD0ja suggested. Once again, thanks fellas and fellettes :)", "score": 4 }, { "body": "unnhhhh mephedrone, mcat, meow...that's not something I should remember the existence of if I want to keep my sinuses blood free and my brain working...so good though.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "95% of MF DOOM's discography doesn't have a chorus. Some of my favorites include: \n[Accordian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpaonSDPw7Y) \n[Change The Beat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpKosGREtTY) \n[Fazers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRn9BRo4Igw) \nedit: [All Caps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewc1hixzYPY) is really dope too. Fuck, everything DOOM does is dope.", "score": 25 }, { "body": "[LOOK OUT FOR DETOX](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5eT6TaEtPI) hasn't been said yet...whats going on here.", "score": 13 }, { "body": "Most of Curren$y's discography doesn't have a chorus.. He just kind of goes the fuck in for 2 1/2-3 minutes then leaves.", "score": 11 }, { "body": "Mac Dre-\"[Cal Bear](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loGYJsYWUdc)\" and Andre Nickatina-\"[Bitch](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdaJpyuRE8s)\"", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Personally, I like songs that end with the chorus like Da Rockwilder. That's part of the reason (I'm very sorry to do this again) why I'm still listening to Gucci Mane - [North Pole](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiWYCPmkisw). I just love how the beat and the verses slowly build towards that chorus, just like Da Rockwilder. Tracks like that are so powerful - I get the chills at the end of both of those tracks every time. I'd like to find more like that.\n\nCompany Flow - [Bad Touch Example](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwkgSnsoUWA) is one where it's just two verses and no chorus. RJD2 f. Copywrite - [June](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnAeT2ODwXw) is similar. Joell Ortiz - [Battle Cry](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0UsdW91IN0)....not hard to skip a chorus when Just Blaze is on the beat. The Roots - [The Web](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9eKBMp6xnA)\n\n", "score": 7 }, { "body": "A lot of Curren$y's songs I'd say. The man just rips through them, no breaks.\n\n\n[Breakfast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_rJi1kte7c)\n\n[BBS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7usV-XQpric)\n\n[Reagen Era](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLFqJOzcPRU)\n\n\n\"Flick ashes on the girls in my past tense...\"", "score": 6 }, { "body": "[ATCQ - Footprints](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqc1R1ggllo)\n\nNot one long verse, but still no chorus... [De La Soul - Millied Pulled a Pistol on Santa](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faiER856zQU)\n\nAnd the sequel of sorts... [Atmosphere - Millie Fell Off the Fire Escape](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RKcPXgW-yE&feature=related)\n\nI know I'm missing some of my favs, I'll put more up later.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "[Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire ft. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, EL-P - The Last Huzzah](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ijOe3sGEk)", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "If you have n items, the number of possible pairs of items is, I believe, n\\*(n-1)/2. So if you have three threes, there are 3\\*(3-1)/2=3 pairs, and if you have four fours the number of pairs is 4\\*(4-1)/2=6. So just loop through the list once and count the occurrences of each number, and do the above calculation for each count and sum the results. That's linear, and thus the n\\*log(n) of the sorting becomes the bound.\n\nThe math is a special case of n choose k, with k=2.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "You honestly feel this is something new in WoW? I don't find the WoW community particularly mean at all, but with the millions of people that play you've got to expect to find this kind of person in game. They're all over the real world.\n\nIn both your stories, the person you're talking about showed signs of unfriendly behavior from the very beginning. If you're sensitive about these things you may wish to stop the interaction at that point before the transaction is complete and you get really upset. These people were consistent.\n\nI hope you feel better after relaying your story at least.", "score": 12 }, { "body": "I haven't played WoW for several months, but this is precisely why I quit making gems for people. One specific instance comes to mind where I crafted something like 25 gems and was given a 5g tip. Several of these gems were epics from the DS raid and I used some of my saved tokens to buy unprofitable patters for this guy. This was a big deal as I was quite into JC at the time and was posting somewhere around 250 gems per day for profit.\n\nI only played for another two months or so after this, but that is the last time I ever crafted anything for someone in trade. If I ever come back, I don't think I will ever again either.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "It's true that there's quite a lot of people who are like what you described in your post. I personally always try to help people as long as they ask nicely. I'd like to share a little story that happened to me about 2-3 weeks ago. \n\nI was idling in Stormwind as many players do and while I was AFK I received a whisper from another Druid who was lvl 80. I play on a realm that's pretty dead, it has about 30-40 active players in the evenings. \n\nHe wanted to know if he could get items with justice points at level 80. He didn't really seem to know much about Dalaran and his English wasnt' too great either so I offered to ride him there on my 2-passenger flying mount. After flying for a while we got at the vendors and he asked me if I could recommend some items for him to buy. \n\nAt this point I started going over his item slots and seeing what items he could upgrade best. He seemed to have trouble finding the items on the vendor so I raid-marked them to make it easier to find them. All in all it took a short while to be done with it as he had quite a lot of justice points.\n\nEither way, eventually we were done and I told him I had to leave to do something else. He thanked me and I left the area. A while later I received a mail from him where he said how much he appreciated my kindness and me taking the time to help a total stranger. He even enclosed a pet I didn't have! \n\nIt was really a surprise for me as I always try to help people but it's not often you see people really appreciating it. I guess after playing with the strangers not saying a word in LFG you don't really expect people to react like that anymore. It really changed my mood and I was glad I helped! Just remember that there's also people who may be new to the game or not very good and they really appreciate your time and effort to help them! \n\nI know I would if I whispered someone asking for help.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elephantus\n\n\"Ad astra per ~~alia~~ alas elephanti.\"\n\nEdit: Also, as nomensinenomine pointed out, alia needs to changed to alas.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "It's nice to see a new generation of people who would prefer smaller homes than \"the american dream\" homes. I'd much prefer a smaller house with a large backyard for growing food. ", "score": 12 }, { "body": "How pessimistic do you have to be to get to this level? From the comments:\n\n>This is little more than a propagandistic campaign to make the lowering quality of life, lower wages, longer work hours, etc., seem palatable to the masses. Judging by the ignorant support evidenced on this forum, its quite effective. These are nothing more than trailers with slightly better fixtures. Infact, a modern day trailer is not far off from these atrocious childrens' playhouses which are blatantly unsuitable to live in. It may be fun or cute for a day or two, but any modern day professional will scoff at the idea of living, day in and day out, in one of the monstrosities.", "score": 7 }, { "body": "I've been on a small sailboat that a couple spends 1/4 of the year on. I was so jealous when talking to them! The guy took the shell of a heavy old wooden sailboat and completely updated everything. It took him 5 years to finish, but now he gets to take it all around the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, and the Atlantic ocean up to Antwerp where he lives. \n\nI met this guy in a small town in Greece. He said he's gotten rid of a lot of the stuff he owns because he finds the experiences the most important. Every trip they take, they bring along some friends. \n\nThe trip I met him on was a trip he was taking around the Greek Islands. They spend a few days here, a few there - whatever they want, really. Their schedule is pretty much 'I have a month off, where do I go?' and the where is only limited why access to water. \n\nAs I type this out, I think I've just realized he's the guy who started me on my minimalism. When he was giving me the tour of his sailboat I found myself surprised by the lack of stuff he had. His response (paraphrased): 'I don't live in here, I travel and sleep in here. I live out *there*.'", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I couldn't do sub-200 feet. However, I could handle 600-700 feet easily. There comes a point where you (in my opinion) need a little bit of room in your home.", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "Apparently I was out sick the day my grade school taught us about pounds. For years afterward, I thought the unit of measurement \"lb\" was pronounced \"leb\".", "score": 5 } ]

[ { "body": "In order for big brother to be cancelled, it would need 0 viewers. With the low cost of production and the fact that it fills 3 primetime slots over the course of the summer, makes it cancel-proof.\n\nThe idea itself seems interesting. I have a feeling a few of the winners would never return. Some for reasons that there game is too exposed (Will, Dan, Boogie) or others because of federal prison.\n\nAlso, a lot of these winners didnt play an exciting game... It could be argued that Lisa, Jun, Hayden and especially Jordan were some of the driest players in their season...", "score": 22 }, { "body": "Let's play! Of the 14 winners, what alliances would there be? who are the \"floaters\"? Who kills Rachel first?\nSeason 1: [Eddie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_McGee)\nSeason 2: [Dr. Will](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Kirby)\nSeason 3: [Lisa](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Donahue)\nSeason 4: [Jun](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun_Song)\nSeason 5: [Drew](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Daniel)\nSeason 6: [Maggie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Ausburn)\nSeason 7: [Boogie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Malin_(Big_Brother_contestant))\nSeason 8: [Evel Dick](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Donato)\nSeason 9: [Adam](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Jasinski)\nSeason 10: [Dan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gheesling#Dan)\nSeason 11: [Jordan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Lloyd)\nSeason 12: [Hayden](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayden_Garrett_Moss)\nSeason 13: [Rachel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Reilly_(Big_Brother))\nSeason 14: [Ian](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Terry#Ian)", "score": 8 }, { "body": "After a few seasons of Big Brother Canada, we can have an all out \"Crossing Borders (US vs CA)\" season. Two definite alliances going at each other, the romance of a Canadian and an American, and the culture clash. It could be all-stars of each country or a fresh cast. Now imagine that and the ratings.", "score": 7 }, { "body": "As interesting as that sounds, it wouldn't work. First, several of the winners have put BB behind them. (And apparently Adam has decided to try to win Big Brother, Prison Edition.)\n\nAlso, with ALL the people who want all new players, no one wants to see all the old players in an All-Star^2 Season. I wouldn't mind another All-Stars of all the interesting and charismatic players but to just pick the winners is short sighted. I think the game play would suffer to be honest. The winner would probably be determined by luck and competition wins since there would be almost no trust in the house.\n\nIf they did another All Star season I would hope that it would be a few people from all the post All-Stars Seasons excluding returnees. ", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Throw in Bunky (BB2), Howie (BB6/7), Eric (BB8), Lane(BB12), and Joe (BB14) for the ultimate in house masturbatory alliance and you got yourself a stew going.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Imagine if they did a season where they brought back all the 2nd place players back? You would have:\n\nBB1: Josh\n\nBB2: Nicole\n\nBB3: Danielle Reyes\n\nBB4: Alison\n\nBB5: Cowboy\n\nBB6: Ivette\n\nBB7: Erika\n\nBB8: Danielle Donato\n\nBB9: Ryan\n\nBB10: Memphis\n\nBB11: Natalie\n\nBB12: Lane\n\nBB13: Porsche\n\nBB14: Dan\n\nSo you'd have some pretty interesting personalities, some fan favorites, and you'd get the Renegades in the house. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "That means they'd have to bring back Rachel and I'd rather be skinned alive by someone using a spork than watch her again. ", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I would rather see all the runners up that made it to the end but couldn't get the jury votes get another chance.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "you're white, blonde, attractive enough. some generic frat dude will bang you, already has, or is currently. hope that helps. also, your friends look like the plastics from mean girls. i assume you're the sweet one of the group who tries to fit in the most. just remember to be yourself and don't let greek life change you as a person.", "score": 37 } ]

[ { "body": ">When you masturbate, you always ejaculate when you want to. You are in total control; you can always slow down if you wish to. Granted, it is so enjoyable - like eating chocolate - that you do not want to slow down so you keep stroking furiously until you \"come\". It is still entirely up to you - you cannot claim that you \"come\" too fast during masturbation because you have the option to stroke slower or more gently, in a different fashion. This is not \"premature ejaculation\". \n\n>Intercourse with a young lady is very much \"a different ball game\" (pun most certainly intended). Genuine \"premature ejaculation\" can mean that you begin to ejaculate the very moment you insert your penis. You might even ejaculate while you (and she) are guiding your penis in. If that happens, how can you possibly avoid it? Well, clearly the situation in that case is that you are responding not only to the stimulation to your penis, but to the perfectly expected excitement of her presence and receptivity. \n>\nThere are many suggested approaches to such a \"problem\", most of them are nonsense because they do not address the cause of the effect. In fact, I refer to this as an \"effect\" rather than a \"problem\" as the actual \"problem\" is one of how this is viewed. If one looks at it from a physiological point of view, immediate ejaculation serves the purpose of insemination perfectly well. Most animal species ejaculate promptly on intromission (putting the penis in the vagina) though there are odd exceptions, more commonly where ejaculation is prompt but connection is prolonged so that the semen is given more time to penetrate fully. \n\n>Of course, it is the case that prolonging intercourse is itself enjoyable - to a degree. A common misunderstanding is that the penis thrusting in the vagina is sufficiently pleasurable for the young lady to enjoy an orgasm herself. This is in fact, generally not the case which gives the lie to the expectation that you need to be able to keep thrusting \"long enough\" that she will \"come\". More often, this results in her \"faking\" an orgasm simply to terminate the experience. Most women in fact require much more stimulation, particularly of the clitoris, breasts and mouth (i.e., kissing) to \"come\" and these are actually easier to provide without penile thrusting. \n>\nReturning to the nub of your query, \"premature ejaculation\" is not readily managed by efforts to reduce stimulation (such as \"numbing\" creams) or indeed by \"teaching\" you to ignore stimulation (the Masters & Johnson \"squeeze\" technique, or \"thinking of something non-sexual\" which is clearly absurd whilst having or about to have intercourse, or for that matter, practising slow masturbation). Jim mentions \"anxiety\" as a factor. The most practical approach to \"premature ejaculation\" is to let it happen! You would either have the young lady masturbate you to ejaculation and then turn your attention to pleasuring her until you regain an erection and then proceed to intercourse, or simply allow that if you do \"prematurely\" ejaculate in her, you continue to provide her with such other pleasuring as does lead to her orgasm. \n\ntaken from: http://www.network54.com/Forum/244184/message/1338241326/Good+questions%21++All+about+sex+and+masturbation+%28in+one+lesson%29%21", "score": 5 }, { "body": ">is there anyone else on this forum that had a problem with PE that got better with nofap? \n\nMe but i have been doing nofap (with relapses) since March.\n\nWhen I started nofap i could orgasm in less than 10 seconds, now I can go for 20 min and that's while edging. With a girl I could probably go longer. **Start doing kegels.**\n\nTry to go for a second time.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "There's lots of internet advice, but sometimes people are just born very very sensitive. More so than average.\n\nThere are some prescription drugs available to reduce sensitivity a bit. Some are creams you just put on, others are taken orally (giggidy...). Discussing this with a Doctor is the best bet, if you want to take that route. Little embarassing, but might be worth it in the long run.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Just, like, a word in advance: you are going to get an ulcer if you keep reading 2X. The whole thing is farcical. ", "score": 27 }, { "body": "I really don't mean to derail *this* discussion, but can someone help me understand the 'fake suicide note'? I did not understand it. How was it proved that it was a hoax? The only conclusion to be made is that the man who jumped to his death was *not* /u/Black_Visions, but nothing can be said of whether \n\n1. /u/Black_Visions actually killed himself \n2. that /u/sisterofblackvisions actually was his sister.\n\nComments?", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Was 2X ever blamed for the Black_Visions fiasco? There were a lot of threads on the subject and each one blamed SRS because the original post claimed /u/AlyoshaV \"egged him on\", and I don't remember any \"let's get rid of 2X while we're at it\" or anything (not that no one said it, just that focus was almost entirely on SRS at that point).\n\nWhich, by the way, for anyone who is curious, the actual comment AlyoshaV left on [the suicide post](http://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/qoixk/a_lot_of_trolls_tonight/%5B3%5D) was\n\n>fighting for equality\n\nlol\n\nand later apologized upon realizing the rest of post threatened suicide. The other user, letsgetwhitey, was not actually associated with SRS.\n\nNo one knows what happened to Black_Visions. We do know that the suicide in question was unrelated and sisterofBlackVisions was a troll. The entire thing was one of Reddit's more desperate crusades to make SRS look bad, expose us as \"hateful trolls\", and get the Fempire removed completely by the admins, and they used an actual man's suicide to do it. Disgusting.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "If I have my laptop, I'll watch something (I download tv shows and movies before most trips so I don't even need wifi). \n\nOtherwise, almost every airport in the world has a bar full of other bored, lonely travelers. Have a pint and ask someone their story. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "That is what happens when you elect people on the basis of \"government sucks so put me in power and ill show you how badly it can be run!\"", "score": 12 }, { "body": "Fiscal cliff or no, they still get kickbacks and bribes. They have no incentive to perform. What is their motivation to work this out?", "score": 4 }, { "body": "And people want to give these scrubs MORE power over our lives. I can't understand, for the life of me, why you would want to relieve yourself of decision making power and give it to these people. Half the time, just like this, they don't even make the wrong decision; they make **NO** decision! Unreal! \n\nWhat reality do these people live in? What makes these people feel as if this kind of behavior is in ANY WAY acceptable? Oh that's right, we keep electing them and play the game right along with them. Maybe I'm just young and not educated enough quite yet, but I really am scared. It's not a \"scary movie\" or \"haunted house\" kind of scared. It's a fear that the life I was always promised I could have, and have worked my entire life for just won't be realistic in 10-15 years. \n\nRegardless of your political affiliation, I don't know how you can be satisfied with the way that things are right now. I don't know how you can't feel an overwhelming rage towards these hollow suits that are playing games with an entire fucking country. ", "score": 4 }, { "body": "hey, they work hard 4 days a week for us, sometimes two or 3 months in a row! they deserve some time off....", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "She is playing games to get what she wants. Telling people it is between you and Bob, etc. Talk to other women and put the ball in her court. If she wants you she will get her act together and become a girl worth having.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I want a little bubble pod cockpit for rovers to IVA from, lots of windows for a good view. As it is right now Jeb cannot even see the terrain he's driving on from his mk 1 pod.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "in 1494, no that would not mean much to him. the same if you asked him if he was a europan. he would proberbly see himself as a venetian first and a christian. ", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Italians *today* see themselves as citizens of their local area as much as they see themselves as Italians, sometimes. Of course I'm generalizing, but Italy is still much more \"regional\" today than other European countries.", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "What are the minimum payments on your student loans and on the credit cards?\n\nHow much are your utilities? How much is food? Any other financial obligations? ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I'm not sure whether you should buy a house, yet. There are costs involved in buying a house (taxes perhaps, pay the real estate agent, insurance, interest, moving etc). When you (have to ) sell shortly after buying, you really lose a lot of money. \n\nMaybe, given that you're very new to the working world, given that you may want to move soon, and given your finances (no downpayment), it would be smarter for you to rent, for now. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "My mother showed me Crown.org a long while ago. It has a bunch of different budgeting calculators that are free and have really helped me understand how much should go to where. My financial situation has gone through some unfortunate changes over the last two years and I feel I would have been lost without this.\n\nCrownMoneyMap.com is the sister site and is probably my favorite financial advice I've ever received. My parents had very poor monetary skills for years and that was passed on to me. I feel like those sites have helped turn me around.\n\nQuick note: it is owned by some guy that is religious so there are always categories for making donations to your church (or whatever) in the calculators but, myself not being religious, I just enter '0' or the amounts that I donate to other types of establishments.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I don't really know what exactly you've seen, but I'm presuming all of the following?\n\nMoon (essential)\n\nSolaris (Tarkovsky's version)\n\nStalker (also Tarkovsky)\n\nWorld on a Wire (Fassbinder's excursion into sci-fi)\n\nAlphaville (another sci-fi outing by a director more known for his arthouse films, Jean-Luc Godard)\n\nZardoz (cheesy, but cool and fun)\n\nLa Planete Sauvage (or \"Fantastic Planet\" in the English version. Original French is better - trippy animation)\n\nQuatermass and the Pit (60's British film)\n\nLiquid Sky (very low-budget, but utterly unique film made by a bunch of Russian new wave [as in the fashion style, not the film style] folks in early 80's NYC)\n\nSplit (flawed, but conceptually audacious and groundbreaking use of CGI - in the 80's)\n\n\n", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Check out Equilibrium.\nIt's a strange combination of The Matrix and 1984.\nVery odd but strangely enjoyable.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Alright so I will list off some movies that you've probably seen but I really like.\n\nRunning Man (One of Arnold's best scifi action films)\n\nA Boy and his Dog (The movie, based on the short story that inspired Fallout)\n\nSunshine (Restart the sun! Popular on this subreddit and really good)\n\nPrimer (Best time travel movie of all time)\n\nPandorum (Pretty cool horror/scifi)\n\nEvent Horizon (Pretty cool horror/scifi based on a Michael Chriton book)\n\nFifth Element (Fucking owns if you havent' seen it I don't even know how to talk to you anymore)\n\nTotal Recal (original)\n\nGattaca (very character based more than setting but very good)\n\nPluto Nash (fuck all haters)\n\nStargate (Before the series, really fucking cool loved it when it came out and holds up pretty well.)\n\nThe Fountain (Sci Fi Elements but a great and crazy movie)\n\nPitch Black/Chronicles of Riddick (CoR is honestly really good action scifi)\n\nMinority Report (If you haven't watched it recently do it)\n\nIn Time (Surprisingly pretty interesting and more nearfuture than pure scifi)\n\nA.I. (last movie Kubrick was involved in, pretty fucking good and really sad)\n\nEnemy Mine (Slow at times, but pretty wild movie about an interplanetary war between species)\n\nJohn Carter (Fuck the haters this movie is amazing just poorly publicized, if you like sci fi and adventure films you owe it to yourself to watch)\n\nHitchikers Guide to the Galaxy (pretty fun and the sets are lovely)\n\nThat's all I can think of for now, I left off obvious movies and stuff youve probably seen, also left off most old school scifi and more cerebral stuff since based on your comments you're looking for more \"action-scifi\".\n", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Check out [Triangle](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1187064/), more horror than sci/fi, but without spoiling the movie it has some sci/fi elements. Definitely a good genre bending movie. First 30 minutes or so are somewhat cliche but don't let that dissuade you from the rest.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "The Quiet Earth (1985) - a genuine Sci-Fi classic.\n\nIt's a New Zealand made film and you're best just to watch it without knowing anything about it.\n", "score": 3 }, { "body": "* Kin-Dza-Dza\n* Ga Ga: Glory To The Heroes\n* Tykho Moon\n* On The Silver Globe\n* SpaceDisco One\n* Ijon Tichy (Recent German TV)\n* Space Patrol Orion (60s German TV)\n* The Last Days of Man on Earth\n", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "It's possibly a blown capacitor. If it works, it should be fine but it may encounter more problems in the future.", "score": 10 }, { "body": "Capacitors are really the only thing that would/could make a \"bang\"... \n(Check your motherboard for capacitors that are bulging or seeping any liquid) ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "That Diana doesn't really look like diana. Looks a whole lot better though. The entire gallery is awesome to say the least. Love the idea of making the characters sorta less cartoony and more life-like. Especially the mafia graves. Really impressive.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I've ordered from them before, and they're great. I ordered some Dwarf Baby Tears and got a free mat of it (no special or request, it was just there). Every stem plant I've ordered has come with so much that I can't plant it all.\n\nI really like how the site is laid out as well. I find it very informative considering the fact that I don't know a lot about plants. Having to rely on the LFS for plants, the workers usually aren't as informed about the plants as they are fish, so I would end up buying plants that wouldn't meet lighting needs, or wouldn't serve the purpose I was looking for.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Not a restaurant, but you should mark the Lenexa Chili Challenge on your calendar. It's a good time, and you get your moneys worth. Be on the look out for the \"Lord of the Beans\" and I'll hook you up with some spicy stuff. We took 4th last year! ", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I've never had it, but Walt Bodine used to rave about Dixon's chili parlor (out east on 40 highway). Has anyone been there?", "score": 4 }, { "body": "[Clay's Curbside Grill](http://www.yelp.com/biz/clays-curbside-grill-north-kansas-city) has chili in season. Pretty good. And now I want a hot dog.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I think it might be a good idea to have a list of everyone who will be 'officially' answering questions... I know there will likely be a lot of us but it might help avoid confusion.", "score": 15 }, { "body": "Also, I'm don't subscribe to the AMA subreddit normally. I may not be the only one. So please let us know when you start it.", "score": 11 }, { "body": "Here's the signup thread. I may already have your name in here, if not, let me know. If I've got something wrong, also let me know. I decided to make the format somewhat consistent by putting romantic identity first. If I've stomped on your identity, I'll fix it.\n\n/u/ninja_guineapig - grey-demisexual\n\n/u/icarus-removals - Heteromantic asexual\n\n/u/Hyiln - Trans panromantic asexual\n\n/u/Peracles - grey-romantic asexual\n\n/u/Strel-chan - grey-romantic asexual\n\n/u/RJDaae - Heteromantic asexual\n\n/u/Laekki - Demisexual\n\n/u/Knowltey - agender asexual\n\n/u/Clockwork_Mouse - hetromantic asexual\n\n/u/mutant_seapig - aromantic asexual\n\n/u/JimmyKeepCool - genderqueer asexual\n\n/u/Scarlet-Ladder - homoromantic asexual\n\n/u/ZeiferRei - heteromantic demisexual\n\n/u/bagheist - aromantic asexual\n\n/u/HappyPanda13 - heteromantic asexual\n\n/u/lazy_intellect - aromantic asexual\n\n/u/zieren2 - aromantic asexual\n\n/u/twentigraph - aromantic asexual\n\n/u/Hueha - Panromantic asexual\n\n/u/theFoolandFlyingship - aromantic asexual\n\n/u/JonyTehNinja - Gray asexual\n\n/u/freefucks - Heteromantic asexual\n\n/u/Hilleo - Lithromantic asexual\n\n/u/tidivy - Heteromantic asexual\n\n/u/8732846 -Heteromantic asexual\n\n/u/hesperida - aromantic asexual\n\n/u/the_factual_ferret - agender heteromantic demisexual\n\n/u/TheRandomSam - gender neutral panromantic asexual (and biromantic asexual partner)\n\n/u/turtlesayhey - grey-asexual grey-romantic\n\n/u/praise_no_one - heterosexual partner\n\nI don't have flairs/orientations for:\n\n\n/u/PasswordisntClop -\n\n/u/Vucinips -\n\nI still haven't gotten anything out of the original thread, I plan on doing that later today\n\n", "score": 10 }, { "body": "I'm a female grey-demisexual (as in I love chocolate but don't always want to eat it).\n\nI think weeknights and weekend afternoons would be the best bet for most people. If we start something at around 8pmEST (maybe say that we will be answering questions from 8 to 12 or some other time block), that should probably be enough time for the EST/CST people to get the ball rolling and then the MST/PST people can chime in later. Otherwise, it would be a later AMA time during the week, which would mean less visibility, or we can do a weekend at 3pmEST.\n\nA good \"template\" for how we should structure the AMA could probably be how the NASA team recently organized [their AMA](http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ybmmh/we_are_engineers_and_scientists_on_the_mars/), with the list of participants and their \"roles.\" In our case, it could be our particular identifications, so if someone has a specific question about aromanticism, they would know that would be answered. Plus it would be a great way to have visibility of all the different subsets within asexuality.\n\nFinally, for the main post text, I think a small blurb about what is asexuality (think Laci Green video or something else equally accessible) would be a great way to start off. Perhaps the recent BBC article about asexuality would be good as well.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I am a transgirl panromantic ace and my partner is a bigender hypersexual pansexual; wonderful dichotomy, no?\n\nI'll be available pretty much anytime other than tomorrow.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Can we bring up being genderqueer, or would that be to many things? Maybe if this goes well, /r/genderqueer can try an AMA.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I'm an asexual gray-aromantic and would love to help out, I personally am not a very organized person so I can really help out with that aspect of it but I am hopelessly addicted to reddit so I would be able to put a lot of time into helping answer questions.\n\nThanks for your work on this, I'll be happy if we can spread awareness at least a bit.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Heteroromantic and I think I can do it any time in the next five or six days. Could probably invite the partner too if necessary...", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Heteroromantic ace here. :) I'd be happy to help with answering questions if you need anyone else. I'm pretty good at explaining concepts in clear, easily understandable ways. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Asexual homoromantic :) I spend most of my time on reddit, so I'd be happy to help answer questions!", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Female asexual but unsure if biromantic or heteroromantic. And I find people attractive (asthetically), but not in a sexual way, as I'm sure a lot of people here do haha. But I would be up for this, best time for me would probably be sometime next week, but not this weekend.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Male asexual aromantic here and willing to participate.\n\nWith regards to formatting, I would recommend having 1 to 2 paragraphs discussing what asexuality is and what it is not. These paragraphs would be formatted in such a way that they form rough boundaries around which a meaningful conversation can be had.\n\nAlthough the AMA will hopefully educate and inform people that read it, I would recommend that interested parties be referred to third party sites that would be more authoritative (i.e. the Kinsey Institute site) and encouraged to participate in /r/asexuality. \n\nSo, to reiterate: \n\n* A brief introduction\n* Bulletpoints that outline talking points\n* Links to helpful sites and /r/asexuality \n\nWith regards to the actual text to be used, we could start another thread where you write the text and we can submit changes and suggestions in the comments below.\n", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "[Yelle - Que Veux-Tu (Madeon Remix)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyARHscb8mU)\n\n[Earth Wind and Fire - September](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfLEc09tTjI)\n\n[Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yBnIUX0QAE)\n\n[Michael Jackson - P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-3JYuv9w4U)\n\n[Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1yWhqci2nY)", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "3-4: Dinosaur zoo keeper\n\n4-8: Astronaut\n\n9-12: Inventor/engineer\n\n13-15: Investment banker\n\n16-: Economist, Investment Banker, Actuary, Accountant or a Financial Director. But if all else fails I shall become a Florist!", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Well, I guess the question isn't SHOULD you be happy, but ARE you happy?\"\n\nThere is no terminal point with NoFap, as I understand it. You are participating in a lifelong experiment and process, you are bettering yourself. Cut yourself some slack, realize the incredible commitment you've given and incredible progress you're making for yourself. It's a bromide, but consider this: NoFap is a journey, not a destination. There is no particular way to \"be,\" no right or wrong. Just keep going. Feel proud. \n\nKeep up the good, and challenging, work.", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "I lay my track out in arrangement view. Once I warp it to an extremely high degree of accuracy, I split the track up at it's various event points, different phrases, drops, buildups, rests, reprises etc. I then drag the chopped up tune into session view and crop the samples then set up follow actions for the tunes by their length to lead into the next descending track so the song will still play continuously. I can now jump around between phrases and not lose my timing or have to hunt and peck on my laptop screen. Finally, I select all the samples in session view and drag them into my clips folder in my ableton library and label it whatever the song title is. I can now drag and drop that chopped, warped and action-mapped tune into my set as easy as any other. Full control, maintain improvisation.\n\nHardcore mode: set global quantization to 1/32 and each sample to no longer than 8 bars.", "score": 10 } ]

[ { "body": "I prefer the full-band. Not sure if that's the right word for it? Anyway, it's nice because it can be folded over or unfolded for full support. I was given a pair of the short-band and I don't know if the elastic was giving out or what but I had to keep readjusting it because it would slide down my belly.", "score": 7 }, { "body": "The thinner band tends to be made from a thicker material, and from what friends have said, are best for smaller bumps. \n\nThe full belly band is thinner in material, more like thick jersey, and us probably better for throughout the pregnancy, as the previous poster said, this can be rolled down. I found I was constantly readjusting the rolled down band, but then, I was only wearing them as my normal trousers stopped fitting, not because I had a bump to put in them!", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I agree with Skizorbit, I like the full panel better. My one pair of maternity jeans has the under belly band and I'm always pulling them up. Whereas, my two pairs of dress pants have the full panel and I never really have to adjust them.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Count me amongst the full-panel fans! I have a bit of a belly without the bump, so the thinner band generally winds up slippin under my bump. This is a comfy option for yoga pants or other stretch-styles, but it jeans and work pants the full panel is way better. Plus, you can fold it in half to imitate the other style while your bump is small if you want. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "The only thing worse than constantly being told to dress as stereotypically muscular characters is seeing skinny/fat people dressed in those outfits.\n\nDat feel when you see skinny/fat Banes everywhere.", "score": 15 }, { "body": "As a side note, it's already been suggested by my wife's friend that I should dress up as Ryan Lochte - a thinly veiled attempt to get me in a pair of Speedo's - just because the world thinks we're pieces of meat.", "score": 14 }, { "body": "What annoys me more is I can't wear any of those outfits which require toplessness & quadfulness without friends and acquaintances making comments. \n\n > \"I just *knew* you'd find an excuse to show off your pecs!\" \n\nI'm a voodoo skeleton. We don't wear shirts.\n\n > \"Damn theresaviking! Stop showing off!\" \n\nDamn Bro! Stop pointing out I'm different to you physically!\n\n > \"Bro how'd you get those top abs to show up so good?\" \n\nGENETICS. I HAVE A TERRIBLE DIET.", "score": 8 }, { "body": "I've already been told to sacrifice my hair, in order to look slightly more like Bane. Sounds like sacrificing my dignity ", "score": 6 } ]

[ { "body": "What's the point? Muslims bow on a rug five times a day, near starve for a month, and cover their bodies near completely, especially the women. Christians believe that G-d killed himself and then brought himself back, but it' still a sacrifice, and it's only kinda him. Us Jews wear beanies and white and blue shawls, and pray in a foreign tongue that most of us don't understand. Most religions look absurd from an objective viewpoint. Meanwhile we have a straight line of Christian Presidents and a rather Jewy Congress. The majority of people in the country believe in these and other religions, and yet we are supposed to mind the Mormons to be so ridiculous as to the point of being unelectable? That's absurd. Granted, Mormonism does seem more far-fetched than some others, but you can't look at a candidate that way. I'd vote for a Pastafarian (not Rastafarian, Pastafarian) if I thought that he was an otherwise respectable person and had good ideas and opinions. To do otherwise is a form of religious prejudice, and this is something that could be used against most, if not all possible political candidates.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I agree with everyone else that the new one isn't an improvement on the old one. Both suffer from some of the same problems, but the new one doesn't really look like a redesign, as much as a rearrangement since the aesthetics remained generally the same. As far as issues go, here's some things I noticed:\n\n* Lack of coherent grid. Everything seems randomly placed. I realize you showed the grid you used in another post, but I don't think you're using it right. Yes, you should look to align things on certain lines, but it can't just be any lines. Set up an area for a sidebar, or an area for the main content, don't just align anything with any part of the grid. Chunk up your content into logical groups.\n\n* Everything is gigantic. Your nav, search, callouts, etc are all way oversized. This looks more like something designed for print, than screen.\n\n* More to that point, you have way too many different font sizes in here. You should try to standardize around a few, and use them for consistency. I'm seeing tons of different sizes, colors, and positions for the text.\n\n* Moreover, this causes a complete lack of visual hierarchy. When you look at it, you don't know where to look. There's no flow of the information, and since the grid use is fairly random, that doesn't help either.\n\n* Don't use fancy fonts for body copy. Museo might be nice for headlines, but pick something standard like Arial or Helvetica for the heavy reading.\n\n* Unify you nav. What's in the footer should usually just repeat the header, but with less emphasis. Here we've got 2 main navs -- one at the top, one at the bottom, and then a secondary nav at the top that repeats some of the main nav from the bottom's options. This is all kinds of confusing.\n\n* I feel like the biggest problem with this design, and the old design, is that they're trying to reinvent the web-browsing experience. If you change what buttons normally look like, change what grids people are used to, change the visual hierarchy and placement of things you usually see on sites, it just makes the whole experience foreign and confusing. I feel more like I'm looking at the comic book (maybe intentionally) than a webpage. There's form, and there's function -- you should never sacrifice one for the other, they need to be in balance.\n\n* Consistency is missing. You've got some boxes with slanted corners, others with square corners. Sometimes text is black, sometimes it's grey, sometimes it's blue... there's no rhyme or reason to what's going on overall. Your design should lay out rules for how things look. I should be able to look at the design and know what other pages on the site would look like. I should be able to tell where the information I want is going to be. There's none of that here.\n\n* Also, the wood grain as already covered.\n\n* Breathing room -- everything here needs some. It's all right up on top of itself.", "score": 10 }, { "body": "The new one is not better than the current one. Everything is too big, and there is really no consistency. You wanted more coherent, you got less.", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Use a grid! The layout is a bit of a mess, and aligning things to a vertical grid will help a lot in sorting everything out.\n\nWhy the wood background? It doesn't fit the website aesthetics nor the purpose of the website...", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I don't like the background. Nothing about nerds makes me think \"wood grain.\" That's the first thing that jumps out at me; everything has a comic-book like feel but then you have this heavy, wood-flooring-style background that seems totally out of place.\n\nIt also feels a bit jumbled -- not *everything* has to be grid-based, but *some* vertical alignment would help the eye move around the page. \n\nBack to the comic book thing.. if your core audience is middle-aged women, I can't help but feel like a comic book theme sort of misses the mark. I think your redesign is a little better in this sense -- it minimizes the comicy-ness (but doesn't need to remove it all together -- nerds love they comic books). The prominent phone number is a great idea, since I believe that demo is much more likely to pick up a phone than fill out a webform. I wonder if the back-to-school thing can be reworded, since you're actually targeting the website audience's kids.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "If your problem isn't absolutely crippling and rooted in some sort of psychological trauma, please don't turn to drugs for this sort of thing. Certainly not without consulting a therapist anyway. I think relying on drugs simply for the sake of being more confident in socializing with others is not a wise course of action. It will become a crutch to you and could very well come back to bite you in ways that you may not expect. It will merely treat the symptoms of the problem, not fix it. I too have struggled in these sorts of situations and I've found the best way to deal with it is to keep putting myself out there. It was hard at first, but by confronting the issue head on, it became easier to handle bit by bit. I've also found that improving my body image through regular exercise such as aerobics and weightlifting have given me a HUGE boost to my self esteem that has been more lasting and substantial than any positive rush I've had from MDMA. ", "score": 16 }, { "body": "[Gabapentin (Neurotonin)](http://www.erowid.org/pharms/gabapentin/gabapentin.shtml) This is by far my favorite drug in terms of socialability, good feelings, and a clear head. Highly recommended.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I spent three seasons coaching 12's club. The biggest thing you need to recognize is that at this age, slow drills might not be interesting to the kids. In the beginning of the season, taking things slower will help. We did a bunch of team bonding early on just because most of the kids didn't really know each other. \n\nNot sure if you're coaching a power or area team, but either way, at 12's there's more of a \"let the kids play\" type mentality. I did a lot of making up my own drills. I'd either modify old drills that I loved, or new drills that I thought up with my assistant coach. \n\nHope this helps. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "As a club director, \n1) Make sure the girls are having fun! \n2) Communicate with the parents early and often. You cannot over communicate. Email reminders are your best friend. \n3) Choose a team mom or dad at your parent meeting. This is not optional. Don't let the meeting end without one. They will plan food tables, rides, etc... You concentrate on volleyball!\n4) Communicate any problems with parents quickly to your director. They will hear about them. It's better to hear the issues from you first. \n5) HAVE FUN! (did I say that twice?)", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Make sure the kids are having fun. Also, focus on Serving and Serve Receive. That should be 75 percent of your practices. Also, check out Gold Medal Squared if you haven't yet. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Scryb ranger's ability is an activated ability. This means you need to specifically activate it. The last part of the ability could be read as: \"Activate this ability *at most* once each turn.\"\n\nIn other words, you can activate this ability at most once each turn, but you don't have to activate it every turn. You decide when you use it and when you don't.", "score": 10 }, { "body": "It's an ability, you can activate it whenever you want (as long as it's only once each turn). You aren't forced to activate it. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "A title like that attracts upvotes like a [Standard Bearer](http://magiccards.info/ap/en/18.html) attracts removal.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Slide a few cards and a learners guide and after a day or two act like the same thing happened to you and \"learn\" how to play magic together. Magic the gathering: Bringing complete strangers together", "score": 41 }, { "body": "I think you should pick ones with good names \"Evil Presence\" comes to mind and start sliding them there.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "put your number in the mailbox with a pack of cards and a note saying you will teach her how to play\n", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Keep putting cards in her mail box. Then put in a post-it note saying she should call/email/etc. you if she wants to learn more about the game. If she gets a hold of you, great! You have the chance to add a new person to the Magic player base. If not, oh well, it was a neat experiment and you made her happy at least once.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Great reading, thanks! Respect for screenshotting your way through the adventure! I half-expected you to get sacked at the end...\n\nHow was your 4-3-1-2 set up? It was always my favourite formation but I can't find the magic formula now that player roles have been added to the mix.", "score": 14 }, { "body": "Too long, read anyway. Amazing fm story man. You took your time with your sweet revenge, but it must have felt good. ", "score": 8 } ]

[ { "body": "It depends, but most will ask some technical questions from someone on the team. Be prepared to answer them. Go back and study some cert material or whatever you have listed on your resume.\n\nTopics might include: STP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, routing in general, Etherchannel, Security measures, ACL, wireless, QOS, Voice.\n\nYou don't have to know everything about those topics but knowing what's on your resume is a big deal, don't bullshit the interviewer. Don't be afraid to tell the person \"I don't know the answer but I can look it up for you.\" It'll go a long way in proving that you're not going to bullshit them and that you're willing to do the work to figure out a problem.\n\nOther than that probably mostly your typical interview questions.", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "You should be able to run [Avid BB7 brakes](http://www.sram.com/avid/products/bb7-road-mechanical-disc-brake#/path/term-id/283). Just be careful if you buy them since they make a road (linked) and a mtb version. IIRC the only difference is cable pull. ", "score": 6 } ]

[ { "body": "Probably no *realistic* legal recourse, but you could go to the media and embarrass them. Just make sure you consider the ramifications on your hunt for a new job if you're in an unfriendly area.", "score": 97 }, { "body": "Contact the ACLU or GLAAD or some other big organization. You probably don't have any recourse, but what I would do is use those organizations to shame the fuck out of them in the media and make them suffer the national backlash they deserve for firing someone over a damn bumper sticker. You're probably not gonna get your job back or any damages, but in your position, I would be all about seeking white-hot retribution", "score": 72 }, { "body": "You could try, but if you're in the US it's likely that your state follows the At Will Employment mantra. Which basically means you can quit and they can fire you for any or no reason. Though I have read about people successfully fighting it in some cases. ", "score": 63 }, { "body": "Also you could sue him for unfair dismissal, if someone found your view offensive they likely do not support gay marriage, therefore you can find there view offensive and it's a draw, why should you be fired? fire the moaner.", "score": 16 }, { "body": "Unless you work for the government, it is within your employers rights to fire you for any political belief they deem disruptive. This is unfortunate, but it is what it is. You can ask the ACLU and they will tell you the same thing.\n\nEven if your state had protections for the LGBTA, you could be fired because yours was a political statement and not one about sexuality.\n\nThe first amendment does NOT protect the right of political beliefs in the private workplace. However, in the public sector (government work, that is) your speech would be protected.\n\n\nBy the way, here is the [source](http://prospect.org/article/speechless-work) if someone asks for it.", "score": 15 }, { "body": "Sounds like they wanted an excuse to fire you anyway. If someone came to me saying that a coworker should be fired over a bumper sticker, I would tell them to quit if they wanted or grow a thicker skin.", "score": 10 }, { "body": "[Here is a map](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LGBT_employment_discrimination_law_in_the_United_States.svg) of employment discrimination laws for LGBT people in the US if that helps.", "score": 9 }, { "body": "Depends on where you live, if it was a small business, or a large company where the person who fired you has a boss, or better yet an HR department.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Depends on your State, presuming you are in the US. States in which employees are [at-will employees](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment) can fire you for effectively any reason at all. \n\nTalk to a lawyer, but also consider [implied in fact contracts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implied_in_fact_contract) and whether or not your State has them and what your employer's policies were like.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I think your legal recourse might be that it's a bumper sticker that is not associated with your workplace. This is a personal vehicle parked outside of your office building, no?", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Call the post office tomorrow morning and provide the tracking number. They can give you all the info you need from there.", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "Half the price that is on [page two.](https://sports-admin.tamu.edu/mysportspass/docs/brochure12.pdf)", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Also, for anyone not from BL1 or not paying attention the bonuses from class mods only apply if you have skill points in them. If they aren't already accessible to you the bonuses do nothing. ", "score": 8 } ]

[ { "body": "The Destruction Master spells are sick, it's worth attaining a level 100 Destruction skill.\n\nNow that you probably have a shit-ton of magicka, learn Conjuration and Illusion. Illusion is **so much fun.** One time, I happened upon a group of bandits who had turned a cave into a living room. I cast a bunch of runes, then frenzied them and watched them fight each other and step on traps like headless chickens. It was rad. I used a missile spell to execute the last man standing.", "score": 25 }, { "body": "get on top of Conjuration. The Dual Souls is clutch and here's why: the master destruction spells take a long time to charge. you can get pretty torn up waiting for it to charge, and if you're interrupted, you must start over. having two Dremora Lords charging at dragon priest and his minions gives you enough time to let lightening storm charge. Once that puppy is going nothing can hurt you, and you'll melt a dragon in about 7 seconds. also, I did almost the exact same build with my first character, a dark elf, right about this time I cranked up the difficulty. then again at about 45. I'm working on two new characters now, a High Elf pure mage with no armor or weapons, I use alteration and destruction; and a pure tank Orc with heavy armor and one handed. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Yeah, enchanting is game-breaking. I once played a 100 mana mage on master, which was extremely annoying for levels 10-40. Then I got 0% destruction spells and my damage output skyrocketed so fast it wasn't even fun anymore. And I had like 8 unused perks with nowhere to put them; I already had maxed armor rating and 100% spell absorption (before they patched it).\n\nMy recommendation is to play without enchanting at all, because everything matters again. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I read what you wrote. Sometimes, when shit happens to me that's just plain fucked up, I feel like the only thing I can do is be proud of who I am, proud that I don't treat people like that and proud that I am raising the children that I brought into this world to be conscious of how they treat others and to understand how damaging their words and actions can be. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "[Link](http://www.amazon.com/Inbox-Full-Crazy-Level-ebook/dp/B009BA2F6C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348248188&sr=8-1&keywords=Inbox+full+of+Crazy) for the OP. ", "score": 6 } ]

[ { "body": "Just remember the first couple of weeks will be water weight! Either way, it's a good sign and start to healthy weight loss. :)", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Is this really on the front page, or am I in some sort of keto daze?\n\nOh, and water weight? I don't care. My waistline actually fit into my pants instead of flomping out like rising dough. Thanks for the encouragement! Now I'm heading to the kitchen to create a glorious Spam Scramble!", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Yeah, the whole sigil/weapon stats not affecting engie kits really needs to be addressed. I'm generally under the impression that they tried to balance the kits around not needing the extra stats, but I'd rather have it the other way, or at least hear them explain it. \n\nAn admittedly much smaller thing that bugs me to hell is that the kits don't count towards any weapon mastery achievement. Yes I'm a completionist whore now let me finish. My problem stems from that every other bundle or changed skill bar effect in the game *does* count for a weapon mastery title even when it makes no sense. I've upped staff mastery while using a catapault. I've upped hammer mastery while in a golem. All the ele's conjure weapons work towards these too. Why can't you assign the kits to a weapon? You could make the argument that a lot of these bundles don't really match any weapon, but Anet's already proven they don't care about that. Really they should have just had one more title track that applies to all bundles in the game, but give me something. I like working towards these things, and it annoys me that my grenades of mass destruction are just wasting all these kills that could be going into titles. ", "score": 6 }, { "body": "The way I see it, kits are balanced against this loss, an if you're not switching out of the kit to your primary weapon to use the skills, you're losing out on some great combat benefits. With grenades, for example, if you drop the poison field and switch to your primary weapon, the combo will put additional poison on your enemy. Using this field along with elixir U (quickness) and the pistol's auto attack yields a lot more damage over time. If you're staying in your flamethrower kit after using flame wall instead of using a net shot to immobilize and add additional burning, you're missing out. Spamming a kit is easy, but combining kits with the weapon skills adds a lot of value to the engineer.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Regarding the pistol question. I'm not sure if the 3% on the weapon will be counted, but I know for a fact that the luck sigil buff will remain on you but you need to get the stacks using pistols, since kits don't get their effect. Once I get my mf sigil buff to 25 I swap to my nades and go to town. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "My friend who got me into tf2 told me that finding hats was really rare, so when I came across a hat lying next to a soldier's corpse, I attempted to pick it up, but to no avail. Later I told my friend what had happened and he just stared at me.", "score": 156 }, { "body": "The first game I played, I had no idea what was going on. I played Scout because he was the first one, and I kept getting killed by the enemy team's sentry guns. I figured sentry guns were the most op thing ever, so once I figured out they were built by engineers, I tried playing Engineer for a while. I set up a sentry, dispenser, and teleporter entrance and exit in a terrible spot and waited for someone to come attack.\n\nNo one came to attack because I had set up 2 control points away from where the rest of the team was. After a while, though, I saw a friendly Pyro walk up to me. I assumed he needed ammo from my dispenser because he just sat around. \"Alright!\" I though to myself. \"I'm being a good Engineer!\" But all of a sudden, my sentry and dispenser started dying! They started getting electrocuted by something and exploded after a couple seconds. I had no clue what was going on, and then I died.\n\nTurns out the Pyro was a spy. Ha ha. :(", "score": 71 }, { "body": "One time I found crate 30 (around last October). I knew that there was high demand for crate 30 since people always asked me for it in trades. I finally opened it, and to my wondrous luck, I unboxed a strange machina, which I think is worth around 12 keys. I simply said \"meh. Just another strange. I don't play sniper anyway.\" I sold it for a strange reserve shooter. \n\nFuck. ", "score": 70 }, { "body": "Oh God, here we go:\n\n* Didn't ever use the Sticky Launcher, used either the Targe + Eyelander or ScoRes + Eyelander. Pipe spam was used for 80% of my kills as Demo.\n\n* Played mostly Sniper and Spy, thought Scout was the stupidest class in the game, didn't really like Pyro at all.\n\n* Played for few months on a NightTeam 24/7 Coldfront server with mostly a full team of bots with only 1 or 2 other players at any given time. Had no for the longest time until someone complained about the stupid sentry placement of bot Engineers.\n\n* Got dominated for the first time by a Heavy/Medic combo, and I can remember his name to this day. I went Spy to specifically kill the Heavy named **Rainbow Dash**, and didn't stop till I got a domination. I learned how to play Spy in a nutshell that day, and I still get all happy every time I dominate a brony, especially the ones named [Rainbow Dash](http://steamcommunity.com/actions/Search?K=Rainbow+Dash&x=0&y=0).", "score": 68 }, { "body": "I thought that when you disguised as a spy, people of the same team would see you as a hostile and would be able to kill you. \n\nAlso, I never played pyro in the beginning because of being afraid of killing my team mates because I thought friendly fire was always on", "score": 52 }, { "body": "When I was a noob, I learnt about airblast. I blew an enemy heavy that had 50 HP up onto the roof of Goldrush (1st stage, 2nd point) and he ate a sandvich up there and raped our team. \n\n", "score": 52 }, { "body": "I used to think drops were actual in-game drops. In the middle of the game, an item would drop, and everyone would rush to it.", "score": 44 }, { "body": "I used to think the sticky bombs were mines and would just lay them on the ground in high traffic areas...not realizing that people could shoot them or that I had to manually detonate them -_-", "score": 42 }, { "body": "I tried to zap and backstab while invisible countless times.\n\nI got scammed out of my vintage hat that dropped during the War update (free weekend) when I came back as a F2P.", "score": 34 }, { "body": "When I was a newb, I started off using a mac. I got osx earbuds when they were giving them away to mac users. I thought, \"\nmeh, a hat? It doesn't do anything.\" And a sold it for 1 shortstop.", "score": 34 }, { "body": "I did the soldier aim training. It said \"rockets for long range, shotgun for medium range and Melee for close range.\" So whenever somebody came within 5 feet of me, I switched to Melee, no matter what class I was playing. Even pyro, even heavy. ", "score": 32 }, { "body": "I used to think Demoknights were hackers.\n\nEspecially because that one guy was using the Half-Zatoichi and was back at full health even after all the damage I put into him before he started hacking and got super fast and critted me.", "score": 32 }, { "body": "When I first started out I would be the guy who was the 4th sniper on the team that stayed hardscoped, but with a bonus: I didn't use a mouse for the first week, so I played sniper with my laptop's touchpad.", "score": 27 }, { "body": "played a 'defensive' scout\n\nbecause he's fast and can pop out from behind things really quick and get shots off and then zip back into hiding. ", "score": 26 }, { "body": "When I was a noob my friend gave me a team captain which I later traded away for a sydney sleeper which I proceeded to use, and I loved it.", "score": 22 }, { "body": "Whenever I played spy, I thought that if I disguised as an enemy spy, then ran around with the Cloak and Dagger until it was out of juice, I would look like a member of the other team. \n\nEssentially, if I disguised as a red spy, then let my invsiwatch drain, I'd look like the middle picture. http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/File:Cloaking.png\n", "score": 21 }, { "body": "Not really a favorite, but I found a Dr's Dapper Topper within my first few days of playing tf2 (this was twoish years ago). I didn't know much about it and got scammed when I traded it for a few weapons. \nI still think about it...\n\nEdit: My friend got mad at me for doing so when he found out. ", "score": 14 }, { "body": "I only played spy. Now my main is spy, but I learned relatively quickly that it has the steepest learning curve and just because I could go \"OMG IM ENVISABLE GUIZ\" doesn't mean that it's helping my team. I feel like I'm much more kredit to team now. ", "score": 13 }, { "body": "My first game, it was arena, it was just me and a friendly soldier left, and we knew the only enemy left was a spy. When the friendly soldier started firing at me, I ran and hid, basically acting like a spy. I thought friendly fire was always on. I knew little about the game, so I had somehow began to think that spies spawned in your spawn and you had to find them out somehow.\n\nMan, that would make spies so annoying. But hey, we won that round, then I found my first weapon ever, in my first game.\nEDIT: To add, that was a free weekend, so I was F2P before TF2 went F2P.", "score": 13 }, { "body": "When I started playing soldier I couldn't hit shit because I never led people, so I started using the liberty launcher. All of a sudden I was awesome! I could hit people and kill them. On the other hand I was so frustrated with heavies because I couldn't seem to ever kill them. I went on like this for about a month until I got an Original to drop, so I tried it out.\n\nHoly shit, the difference the 4 rockets made. Plus, I learned how to actually lead people and be more effective in general.", "score": 12 }, { "body": "When I was a noob. I played on Xbox. All 2fort all the time. i just ran as a scout back and forth between the intel. No shooting, no fighting. Just running... Honestly, it was stupidly effective as long as they had no sentries.", "score": 12 }, { "body": "Found 2 hats and decided to rebuild them. Crafted an outback intellectual, which I now know was 2.5-3 keys at the time, but I sold it for \"HOLY SHIT! 20 WEAPONS?!?!\"", "score": 10 }, { "body": "I used to try and backstab people while invisible. Often I wondered why it didn't work, until I figured it out.\n\nDerp.", "score": 10 }, { "body": "Not a story per se, but anyone watching me attempt to conc jump between forts on 2fort (Weapons Factory/TFC days) probably had a good laugh. Many a wall was smacked into.", "score": 9 }, { "body": "I was CONVINCED that demo-knight was the best thing ever. Booties, Screen, PP... I wanted these weapons so badly! I crafted all my items into class and slot tokens in an attempt to get these three items. I never ever did, so I added money to my Steam and was going to buy them all from the store! However my friend saved me, and I now never ever play demoknight.", "score": 9 }, { "body": "When I first started playing, I thought the engineer couldn't pick up his sentry gun and that he could get points by using his own teleporters. I also didn't know he could upgrade the Dispenser and Teleporter.\n\nI thought Demo grenades exploded after their first bounce and that he had 40 grenades worth of ammo!\n\nI thought that the Medi-gun could be activated for uber, but not drain uber charge if you switched weapons during the uber. I also thought it wouldn't reduce uber for flashing to other players.\n\nI also never airblasted as Pyro-- the idea never occurred to me for some reason.\n\nI also thought Spies could pick up the intel while cloaked. \n\nBut, alas, I must have been confused, because I know the truth about all of these things now.\n", "score": 8 }, { "body": "I didn't know the difference between the standard medigun and kritzkrieg. I thought they were the same thing except the KK charged faster. I was all \"Holy crap why would any ever use the standard medigun?\" But then I tried to uber someone and when they didn't turn blue and shiny, I thought my game/medigun was broken. ", "score": 8 }, { "body": "My friend started playing right when tf2 came out for Mac. He got the promo buds since he had a Mac. He then ended up trading them for a craft hat because he didn't know how much they were worth. ", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Back when stranges first came out I unboxed a crate so I wouldn't be f2p anymore (back then f2ps couldn't trade) so I got a strange rocket launcher. Now my friend had never seen the stranges before so he's like \"I'll give you a great deal for it\" got 6 random weapons and felt like a rich man.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "When I was a noob, I tried medic. After reading the basics about buffing and splitting heals. So I went on a server and saw a soldier who was top scoring so I decided to give my uber to him. Then I dropped two ubers to crockets and a flank and he starts raging at me. Then he switches to medic and wins the round to prove how bad I was. About 400 hours of gameplay later, I started following competitive TF2 and noticed his name in a LFT thread and realized that he was a top division medic. Which I found hilarious. I rarely play medic anymore but I definitely learned to not rage at medics. \n\nTldr; top div medic rages at my noob medicing in a pub\n\n", "score": 6 }, { "body": "My thought upon seeing TF2 for the very first time: \"Wow, if the multiplayer is this great, I can't wait to see what the single player campaign is like!\"", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I don't know how, everyones told me I'm an idiot for assuming I'd crafted it/found it in a drop, but I had a Lumbricous Lid soon after I started playing, And I think I traded it for like, two ref. I didn't buy Worms Reloaded.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "My friend found a #30 Salvaged Crate and unboxed a strange kritz. He then traded that for a strange Medigun.\n\nEdit: This happened in the first week he played.\n\nEdit 2: crate number (thanks ploko)", "score": 5 }, { "body": "One of the first things I did was play as the Sniper, trying to use his SMG as a primary weapon...\n\nI'd been playing a lot of Battlefront before that. Sorry.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "I once got the most radical idea; if I disguised as an enemy, and then walked to their base BACKWARDS, I could do some sort of jedi mind trick and nobody would suspect a thing. I still don't understand where that idea came from.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "When I was a Noob I snuk into the enemy spawn as a on 2fort as a Spy and battled the base turrets. When I died I did it again. I am not proud of it.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "A friend of mine got me into TF2 when it became Free To Play, while it downloaded, my friend recommended me to watch the Meet The Team videos to have an idea of how the game is.\n\nAnd when i finally get to play, well let's say Scouts aren't as strong as the video shows.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Back before I knew anything about the value of items in trading I gave a guy some black AND white paint for like 2 ref.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Two things:\n\nFirst: When I found a ghastly gibus, I went apeshit crazy that I had found a top hat...\n\nSecond (and probably better): I had spent around fifteen dollars in the game to loose f2p, I had purchased all ten of the .99 cent bundles and two keys, I had two 30 crates and unboxed a Machina and Ullapool caber, both these strange items were decent at the time but I enjoyed sniper and couldn't find which class used the caber, a month later I sold both the sniper rifle AND the caber for a Demoman fro... The guy also made me throw in a couple of hats from the store... I'm an idiot :D", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Every time someone killed me and the kill cam showed me their weapon it said a level name next to it, I played for hours and hours trying level up my rocket launcher. Than I found out the level means nothing and I wasn't levelling up jack shit. Good ol' noobs.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I used to get mad when someone dissed the huntsman. I don't mind now, after they just add to my strange's killcount :)", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Didn't discover Team chat until many after many a battle, with conversations like this \nBilly Mac: guys we really need a spy \nsomeone: dude shut up say that on team chat \n \nOR BETTER YET \n \nBilly Mac: hey _____, since you're a spy can you go get rid of those sentries? \n______ (team): dude wtf \nRarity ------> ___________", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I tried to sap engie buildings while I was cloaked.\n\n> I keep attaching this sapper but it's not sticking", "score": 3 }, { "body": "First lobby, 6v6. Tried to rollout, had 60 HP but wanted to get down to 1 hp to get what I thought was \"maxiumum speed\". I rocket jumped one more time, gibbed myself. \n\n\n\n\n\nSo embarrassing.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I thought Kukri had insta kill because of Meet The Sniper.\n\nI thought you could go the places only reachable for Sniper because of Meet The Sniper.\n\nI thought Scout was unable to get hit by a Lvl. 1 sentry because of Meet The Scout.\n\nI thought one Engi could build multiple sentrys because of Meet The Engineer.\n\nI thought Bonk! Atomic Punch was super OP because I thought you could still use your weapons.\n\nI have a lot more to share, but I can't remember all of it right now.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "this drive as used by a Mac using OSX\n\nit is probably using a GPT partition table and formatted HFS+\n\non and XP box without recovery software it will probably look that way.\n\nas to why it is not showing up on the mac, the partition table or formatted volume might have gotten corrupted... hard to tell without software to try and recover it. \n\nWhen connected to a mac does anything show up on it under the disk manager ?", "score": 9 } ]

[ { "body": "I thought I knew what I was looking for. I wanted a more liturgical style of worship than I had in the fundamentalist churches in which I grew up. Not Catholic or Orthodox, but at least a church who knew what a lectionary was, who valued communion, the church calendar. I especially wanted a church whose clergy actually understood theologies. My only two non-negotiables were that there couldn't be a flag on the altar and they needed weekly, open communion.\n\nWell, I got my non-negotiables.\n\nI went to my local MCC because one of my partners wanted to go. I keep going back because I fell in love with the place. I even uttered aloud this past Sunday that I could see myself joining that church in the not too distant future.\n\nWhat works for me is that this MCC congregation is unabashedly a refugee church. They don't call it that, but it's made up of people from lots of different traditions who have found ways to worship together. They've managed to have both genuflecting and glossolalia. There's a reading from scriptures followed by a communal \"Thanks be to God,\" before the Pentecostal pastor gets up and preaches a 30 minute long sermon.\n\nAnd there are things that I thought would be a disappointment if I didn't find them, but they're turning out to be opportunities instead. In the short time I've been going there, I've experienced the church making room for me (they bought gluten-free communion wafers since one of my partners is allergic, the pastor invites people to come to the table \"alone, or with your significant other or others\"). They taught me how to make room for them too. I don't always agree with the pastor's theology, but I know that we make room for one another. I find myself wishing for a quieter service, or less \"Lord god, we just, we just, lord god\" prayers, so I've asked about leading an evening service this coming Advent. I wanted a church that made a difference in the community, and now my family is part of the congregation's work with a local food bank.\n\nMaybe you can find things you can *do* at your church that make it more like what you want. Get a partnership started with a community organization. Start a reading group to work through tomes on God's justice. There might be other people looking for just what you want, and they all feel like it's just missing and they're alone. Maybe they need your voice in order to get there.", "score": 9 } ]

[ { "body": "Guests actually don't give two shits about scenery - spam the same tree and some gardens all over the place and they'll be happy. Building something that actually looks halfway decent to your viewers is the fun bit, and involves levels of complexity in building that are far beyond the peep AI. There have been a ton of threads on this in just the past week, with lots of good responses, so I don't need all this needs to be reiterated so immediately.", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "Maybe check out the stuff at Kelby Training. It's only $24 for a month and there is tons and tons of content. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "If you're going to listen to black metal, listen to black metal. \n\n[Taake](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSKmUX7c1Uc) meets your production standards.\n\n[Stonehaven](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yybxeQHPPGU) is an awesome folky black metal band. \n\n[Marduk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wynauEhKKc&feature=related) rules. \n\n[Gorgoroth](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Za2PVVDcI) rules.\n\n\n[Tukaaria](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTL9vlyQ51E) is a contemporary black metal band, rules. \n", "score": 5 } ]

[ { "body": "Okay, let's break this down semi-mathematically. You're both nearly thirty, which means you both have been sexually active for probably around 10-12 years. In her 10-12 years, she's been with 30 men. That's between 2-3 men a *year.* That's not bad at all. A year is a long time.", "score": 115 }, { "body": "This initial reaction of shock is perfectly normal. Don't worry, in a few days, logic and reason will take over and you'll be back to normal.", "score": 67 }, { "body": "> Should I find out more about her exploits would that put my mind and rest not haveing unanswered qustions?\n\nFuck no. Why put yourself through that? It won't make you feel any better. None of this shit matters.\n\n> I can't help but see this as my instinctual reflex of \"claiming my territory\"\n\nYou are, but that's not a bad thing. Keep doing this. Fuck her brains out. It will make you feel better. You have her now, not those other clowns. They are in the past. You win and they lose. Your feelings (jealousy) are animalistic, so you have to deal with them as such.", "score": 33 }, { "body": "For everybody reading this other than OP, this is why one should never ask or share about past partners in relationships and advise most people to do the same. It doesn't matter, and you shouldn't care. Just ask for an STD screening and fidelity or whatever other boundaries fit the two of you. Those are the only things that fundamentally matter and affect the relationship. \n\nThe person is the person they are today because of their past. Cherish it, and don't worry about the details. ", "score": 30 }, { "body": "Whatever you do, don't ask her how many dicks she's sucked.\n\nOh and also: \"More mystery, less history!\"", "score": 13 }, { "body": "This is unfair to hold anything she did sexually against her if it happened before your marriage. Why does it matter whether she had sex with 0 or 50 people? If she was safe, is disease free, and isn't cheating on you, it seems irrelevant. It doesn't affect how she feels about you now, and that's all that matters. \nAlso, I would take it as a compliment that your wife apparently had a lot of options for partners, and you were the one who made the cut :) ", "score": 10 }, { "body": "Hey dude, I feel you. My guy is more experienced than I am, and I have a hangup about it. \n\nThe good news is that I've known for over a year, and it gets easier to accept/ignore/quit feeling weird about with time. Sometimes logic and gut feelings take a while to meet in the middle. You're not a misogynistic asshole for being upset. You're a person. \n\n", "score": 8 }, { "body": "It's natural to feel territorial, but I also think that you're overreacting. It's not fair to make any judgments about whether or not she's had STD's - you could sleep with 1 person and get herpes or sleep with 30 and be careful and get nothing. The fact that she is a wonderful wife doesn't change, and neither should your relationship or the way you think about her.\n\nI wouldn't raise this with her. It'll just make her feel like crap about herself, or angry at you for caring (since you really shouldn't). Let some time pass and these thoughts will probably fade away when the shock does. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "And this is why I never ask anymore. It ruins all of my relationships because I can't handle it. So much easier to not know and live with the curiosity than the regret of knowing. I'm sorry bud :/ I have no advice except DON'T ask for more info about them", "score": 5 }, { "body": "It's completely normal to have a gut reaction of jealousy and uncertainty to this new information. I suggest you let her know how you feel so she can reassure you (with words, not sex) how much she loves you and wants no one else. As another person said, in a few days the feelings will settle down and you can move forward.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I know exactly how you feel. I (22f) am dating a guy (22) who told me, a couple months ago, that he has been with 20 other women. I have been with 2 other guys. It made me sick. And despite what everyone is saying, it's okay to feel the way you are feeling. It's never fun to think about your SO being with other people. I am still grossed out by how many women my boyfriend has been with, because it is disgusting. I am old-fashioned and that's just how I feel. But it's something that you'll eventually think less of. Just remember who she chose. I know what you're feeling though, and it's okay. ", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Someone posted an identical issue in just the last month. You should search for it.\n\nMy advice: You feel bad about this because our culture says that the man is supposed to be the player, not the woman. So you feel less masculine and it bruises your ego. All your concerns are just a symptom of this insecurity. Give it time, you'll get over it.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Why do you feel this way? Is it insecurity? Jealousy? A feeling of deceit through omission and you want to get even? Do you feel like sleeping with 30 or more people will even it out?\n\nYou have to ask yourself why you feel this way, and analyze what the best possible solution without hurting your wife will be. \n\nWould things have been different had you known she slept with 30+ people before you got married?\n\n\nAbove all else, please don't go the Chasing Amy route. Don't let your emotions take control to the point that you might hurt her to even things out.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Meh. You'll get over it. I'm surprised this hasn't come up in conversation before. \n\nAt any rate, she loves you, and chose you out of all the men she could have picked. You won! Congrats!", "score": 3 }, { "body": "It means that out of all men she could have chosen, she picked you. You are the best. You are Mister Awesome. Right now, you should be feeling like Superman. So why are you down? Because you know that other people have gotten to get a peek at your wife, your friend, your other half, and that's very personal. \n\nIt effects nothing unless you let it. If you let it, it should have a positive effect rather than a negative one. **\"She picked ME! I must be a good catch.\"**", "score": 3 }, { "body": "You have internalized slut shamming. Sex is not bad. Sex is good. There are lots of prudes in the world that freak out about sex, but you don't have to be one of them. Work harder on cultivating a sex positive attitude. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "All of your experiences make you who you are today. If you found a way to wipe out 2/3 of those guys and make her number more acceptable to you, she wouldn't be your awesome wife, she'd be someone else. You shouldn't be skeeved out by those guys, you should be grateful for the amazing gift they've given you. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I was cursed on my first visit to Ash Lake. Reached the bottom and met the Black Hydra, who killed me repeatedly as I tried to run past him. I was already under-leveled for the area, and the curse meant the splash damage from his attacks was enough to one-shot me. I reached the halfway point and dared hope that I might outrun him, and then I watched him fly clean out of the water and sail over my head to pursue me on the other side of the path. Dark Souls at its best and worst - you dare hope you might make it, and then the monster does something totally unexpected while you sit there gaping at the \"YOU DIED\" screen.\n\nThe worst part, of course, was realizing the path was a dead-end with nothing useful to offer my character. No warping, and I used the bonfire at the dragon, so I had to trek all the way back past the Hydra again and back up through the Hollow, which seemed utterly impossible and unfair at the time. Thankfully, in practice it actually wasn't as hard.\n\nBeautiful as it is, that whole area seems like a trap for clueless players, with all that shiny titanite in the Hollow as the bait. ", "score": 10 }, { "body": "Every time after killing a boss, working hours on end to kill them, dropping 6x my soul level worth of souls to a mob.\n\n\nEvery.\n\n\nFucking.\n\n\nTime.", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Man this is easy. Did this 2 nights ago...\n\nGot my platinum trophy for Dark Souls to finish off my set of Souls Platinum trophies. The last trophy I had to get was All the Miracles and the last one was from the Darkmoon Cov. Did 10 invasions to get the reprisals and won every single fight with my Lightning Zweihander +5.\n\nA tear was shed that night\n\nEDIT: Forgot my worst. Lost 1 million souls at the Bed of Choas :(, was not a happy camper", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I'm only 22 hours or so into the game so far, just starting Sen's Funhouse\n(I'm soloing the game btw, haven't summoned anyone yet and I don't plan to)\n\nBest:\n\n- Finally killing those fucking gargoyles. (I must have died like 30+ times)\n\n- Killing the Capra demon and all his bullshit hounds.\n\nWorst:\n\n- Falling into a pit of basilisks in the depths, getting cursed then trying to make my way back to the surface with pretty much no health\n\n- Blighttown (especially those fuckers with the blowguns who shoot toxic shit at you)\n\n- Finding out [that Lautrec guy killed the firekeeper.](/spoiler)\n\n- Getting Quelaag down to enough health so one more swing would kill her, only to have her one shot me with that sonic boom attack (Only time I legitimately raged at this game)", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Best for me was definitely completing my first time killing Ornstien and Smough solo on my first play through. Worst was probably when I realized that I had messed up getting Kirk's armor, which I badly want, in NG++ for the third time in a row.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I didn't figure out how to kill armored pigs without a bonfire until my 5th time beating the game. For the first one in undead burg I would always drop down behind the bonfire under the bridge and let him charge me to die in the fire. However I'd run past the two right before dukes archives because there was no fire to lure them into, my weapon would bounce off, firebombs didn't do shit, pyromancy was ineffective.... then randomly I switched to two handed mode and imagine that, they take damage.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "My first 45 minutes of game I was constantly getting invaded in the burg by dark wraiths using great swords thus leading to my well known vendetta if great swords. After hours of parrying practice I lay waste to those who rise to challenge me with the blade that once slew me before. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Best: feeling like a boss getting through 2 gargoyles, painting guardians, and fly demons in first part of anor londo.\nWorst: running up the walkway into 2 black knight archers after feeling like a boss.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "You do not need to worry about asking about someones experience or questions on the game. People generally only react when you repost content that has been posted (apparently only if it is in recent memory), like a picture or a link to a video.\n", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "That's a soliloquy from Hamlet.\n\nhttp://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/that-this-too-solid-flesh-would-melt/\n\n\"Frailty, thy name is woman.\" is my favorite part of it. ", "score": 40 }, { "body": "You get that. I got a bloke runnign up to me yelling \"SeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeemMMMMMMMeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEnnNNNNNNNn\"", "score": 10 }, { "body": "My favorite Psycho quote is, \"Bring me a bucket, and I'll show you a bucket!\"... This Hamlet one is good too though.", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Wow, talk about amazing writing by Gearbox. I had a few monsters stuck in this area as well.\n\nhttp://i.imgur.com/83DkI.jpg", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Whoever did the voice acting for the psychos is great. It sounds like he had as much fun doing them as I do listening to them.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "The Enchantress makes me happy. She's *so* cute.\nI know lots of people can't stand her, but oh well, good thing taste is different, right. ;)\n\nIn fact, all three followers have great voice-acting, quite possibly the best in the game. Good job there, Blizz!", "score": 18 }, { "body": "The (female) DH running animation while not wearing any gear looks super awkward. Not that I run around naked. In game. Often.", "score": 11 }, { "body": "Whenever I start my game at Core of the Arreat, right at the steps leading to the Azmodan fight, I love just spending a few seconds watching the lava flow in the background.", "score": 10 }, { "body": "I like very much the way male DH screams VENGEANCE!\nSometimes after a strong Elite, I scream that :)", "score": 6 }, { "body": "The wizard hydra spell doesn't attack slime spewers (the things on the walls inside caves in A2 that never drop items)", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Male monks wear stupid looking moo-moos in the ilvl60's. Their lower level gear looks way more badass.\n\nAlmost every single NPC at some point will inform you that he can open a gate for you.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "I can't stand that every time I pick up a non-normal item, the inventory button on the bottom of the screen flashes to let me know the contents of my inventory changed. I mean, I know the inventory changed, I just made it change! And it won't stop flashing until I look in my inventory.\n\nIf there is a way to disable this, I would be super grateful.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "[This annoys me.](http://i.imgur.com/WZv4H.jpg)\n\nOh, it's not a set item. BRB, changing my underwear.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I find it funny when I open a chest and nothing but garbage pops out and my follower will yell something along the lines of, \"Riches await us!\"\n\nI find it a bit odd how the background cutaway isn't effective enough. I mean I'm in direct lone of sight to the monsters but I can't see them because my character has to be in position where I would be blocked but a wall first.\n\nI love how some stuff breaks in game. And I especially love how monsters would leave corpses that are based on how they were killed.\n\nI dislike how WD DoTs are so hard to see on enemies sometimes and they should give us the same love given to barbs.\n\nThat's all I got off the top of my head now.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Yep, there seems to be an issue with music playback. We've been super busy lately doing:\n\n- Android accelerometer support (plus lots of other neat stuff)\n- Zombies, Run! 5K Training app for iOS\n- iOS extra missions (we keep on saying this, but it's true!)\n- plus a new project\n\nand so we took our eyes off the iOS 6 ball, which was probably a little careless. It is annoying that we have to fix this but it only happens once a year, and iOS 6 will bring some other nice features so it all balances out.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "I updated yesterday and had a glitch today but not the same as you. I was doing a supply mission and the first song and clip were fine but halfway into the second song it stopped playing and there was just silence for a while. I had to go to my music and then as soon as I opened it up it started playing again. This happened a couple times during the mission. I thought it was weird since I've never had this problem, but I guess it might have to do with the iOS6 update.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "History major here. The coursework I completed heavily weighted concepts and trends throughout historic periods. My professors wanted us to demonstrate that we could do research, absorb/process the information, and then communicate the significance of the events. \n\nExample: the start and end dates (facts) of the Napoleonic Wars are static information that probably had no relevance to an audience member. What IS relevant is the sweeping changes (facts) brought by Napoleon's campaign through Europe and the modern day implications (implications) of these changes. Always ask yourself when answering questions \"Why is this information relevant to the conversation?\" A professor of mine always made a point to ask \"So what?\" when a student spit out a static fact in class discussion. \n\nHope this helps.", "score": 24 }, { "body": "Yes, history is always thematic. It is simply not enough to know details like names and dates, because they give no context. It's not enough to know when a battle was; battles happen every day. What is necessary is an understanding of why one particular battle has any significance, and what significance said particular battle actually has. The same goes for rulers, assassinations and laws.\n\nWhat are the quiz questions and how are you answering them? Nobody here can really give you any advice on how to better approach the subject if we don't have any examples.", "score": 7 }, { "body": "I don't understand. You say that you're details-oriented, then complain about the details you have to learn, and finally question the nature of the class in its study of broad themes. That doesn't add up.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "History major and masters: history is about details in regard to why people did what they did. Dates and the regurgitation of simple facts doesn't tell the reason behind a historical event or why it happened. \nHence my problem with so many school teachers who think dates and places are all that matters. To truly understand history you need to understand why something happened and why it is important and what factors made it such.\n1066a.d at the battle of Hastings king harold died from an arrow. Ok there are facts there why does it matter? \n\nWilliam the bastard invaded England to conquer territory and become asking since he was blocked the throne in France. So he attacked England with his Norman knights and the Saxon king Harold went to war to protect his throne. \nWhy does this matter? It set the basis for french and english relations, europe for the next four centuries and even some of today's politics. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "You *need* the bigger picture. Say you know when the bubonic plague hit Europe. Great. But if you put that together with knowing it happened concurrently with the 100 years war, and with knowing the conditions for common folks as a consequence of these events, then you're able to put apocalyptic millennialism and church schism and, to a great extent, medieval thought into context and perspective. For one example.\n\nYou're accustomed to learning discrete events, history wants you to learn entire stories, with plot and character arcs. If you're an avid reader of fiction or a regular viewer of serialized dramas on television, you're already equipped to do this. I would spend time making your own thematic outlines as a study exercise before quizzes, if you're having trouble.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "History prof here. I would never give a quiz asking for dates, names, details, or any objective information. Students can look that up in a book or on the net. I do give quizzes regularly though, and they are always essentially short essays asking why something happened or what an event met. \n\nFor example, this week my class read a novel from the 1920s. Before we started discussion on the text I gave them a quiz that asked \"what does the character of ____ tell us about changing gender roles in the 1920s?\" I expect the students to analyze the novel and link it to other readings from class and to do that quickly.\n\nThe point of history education is not to memorize dates, names, or facts. It is to learn the skill of historical analysis, the craft of argumentation, and the ability to discern causal links. Objective quizzes (or tests, for that matter) are useless in teaching to those learning goals. I'm looking for higher-order thinking and presume that's the case with your professor too.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Yes, history cannot be about details, because no details are certain. It is more about ideas and concepts. I approach history with the question of Why rather than What.\nEdit: That is what my Historiography prof taught me, and he was absolutely brilliant and completely changed the way I looked at history. ", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "Good luck to both of you!\nFrom my personal experience, when you think you cant possibly find anyone better, you always do. \n\nI went through a terrible breakup with my last girlfriend, i was going to marry that girl. Then it just stopped, she changed, started ignoring me, and we havent spoke since (almost 3 years). I dropped out of college after my junior year because the depression kicked me in the back of the head every single day, i wasnt strong enough to handle it.\n\nWhen i was at my absolute lowest point, i found someone. Someone who is better than i could have ever imagined. Been almost 2 years, and we still act like its our first date every single time were together.\n\nThe more bad the bad times, the better the good times.\nTake your potential single time to better yourself.\n\n\"Make yourself happy, Love yourself, Fix your flaws, teach yourself something new every day... learn to adapt, and never give up on who you are... Because when all is said and done, who you are may be the only thing you have...\"\n\nAnd yeah, this was all kinda gay, just keepin it real.\nAlso, that is a quote i wrote (probably took the ideas from other places, honestly cant remember) \nWriting shit like that helped me get through the bad times.\n\nEDIT: the story on my last breakup is one i should probably post in this subreddit... to this day it still bugs me how it all went down. Its just nice to vent sometimes. \n", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I don't know why but I don't see you as being idiotic. I think you were just young and the dude took advantage of that. ", "score": 49 }, { "body": "This was an enticing read, holy shit. I'm not talking down to you or anything, but I'm just really glad you're safe and that he wasn't some Buffalo Bill psycho.", "score": 11 } ]

[ { "body": "Charged creeper explosions. A guy the other day was going around challenging everyone to a fight because he thought no-one could kill him. I set up a camouflaged forcefield with two charged creepers underneath (used abyss helmet to charge them), and invited him to fight.\n\n\n After a few katar hits, I flew up and turned off the field (wireless remote). Boom, boom, dead. I wasn't sure if they'd go for him because they followed me to the place, but they did. He had RM (not gem) armour before I took it...he was sooo mad.", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "The best thing I can think of would be disable calendar integration (Settings > Facebook, turn Calendar off) and manually subscribe to your Facebook calendars. \n\nYou can subscribe to your events / friends birthdays calendars by going to [here](https://www.facebook.com/events/list), clicking the gear at the top-right of the page, and selecting \"Export.\"", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Pay minium on the student loans, and the most you can squeeze out of your budget to pay off the credit card debt. When it is done use all the money that was going to CC debt to pay off student loans as fast as possible... Then enjoy the freedom of keeping your money!", "score": 6 }, { "body": "What is the interest rate on the student loans?\n\nIn general you're best off paying extra on the loan with the highest interest rate. This is made a bit more complicated by the fact that student loan interest is tax deductible. So if the rates are the same, or even if the student loan rate is slightly higher, pay the CC first.\n\nOne more thing, when you pay more than the minimum on something make sure they apply the extra amount to principal and not future payments! You will pay significantly less interest over the life of the loan that way.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Ask him to prrovide you with an article from a non biased trusted resource in which someone has smoked enough weed to drop dead and then tell him to provide you with an article of someone who died from alcohol poisoning and ask which was easier if its even possible to find someone dieng from an overdose of marijuana ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "If he has Netflix tell him to watch The Union: The business behind getting high. Even if he doesn't have it, its on YouTube.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "not to come off as a dick but you aren't technically being dishonest you are being dishonest. the bunker one is complete BS, some courses have shitty bunkers deal with it. If a course has a shitty green you don't not putt it because it might hit something and go off track. also when you drop and ball you are taking a penalty and you should record that. I play you can roll the ball in the fall and winter cause the course conditions are not that great, BUT that is if the group is okay with it. I never just pick a better lie without confirming with everyone. You honestly are cheating yourself because if you play with people that don't allow those things and get in a tough spot your not gonna be used to getting out of a bad bunker or what have you.", "score": 19 }, { "body": "Breakfast ball mulligan on the first shot of the morning off the tee if it shanks/muffs.\n\nSome local courses let the first cut rough get a bit nutty so a shot a few feet off the fairway can sometimes be covered by grass. I like the gallery would find it rules. but if it comes down to breaking a personal best record or a tie with my buddy playing with me (we get competitive its fun) and there is that asterisk I'll add the shot or it will feel dirty.\n\n", "score": 16 }, { "body": "In fall, depending on the course, I'll play 'fall rules'. Most courses around here end up with so many damn leaves everywhere in fall that your ball could be in the middle of the fairway but still 'lost'. If it landed somewhere in the short grass but I can't find it, I'll drop and play on.\n\nI'll also improve my lie if I'm in the fairway but the fairway isn't anything remotely close to resembling 'fair'. \n\nOtherwise if I'm keeping score, I'll play by the rules... Why keep score if you're taking mulligans etc?\n\nMost of yours, if I was playing with you I wouldn't care, but I'd probably make a comment on the bunker one. Bunkers are supposed to be a hazard, it's supposed to be difficult to hit from, that's the point. Just because it doesn't have perfect sand/conditions (which is a more modern thing) doesn't mean it's not a hazard/bunker. Plus, if I played that rule there's a few courses around here that I'd never play from a bunker! That said, it's your game, do whatever makes you happy (but I'll still hang shit on you for it :) )", "score": 7 }, { "body": "It really does depend who I'm playing with. A couple of buddies and I really like to keep track of our shots and keep honest scores. There are a couple of guys who don't really care though and just want to have a good time outside. We don't keep score so the rules go out the window. Just give yourself a good lie and try to make good shots for fun :)", "score": 6 }, { "body": ">One course I play does not have irrigation. These particular fairways always have some beat up area somewhere. If Im in a bare or tufted area I will improve my lie. I will not improve it if the course is a nice one and Im genuinely down in something.\n\nThe way I see it is that a *fairway* should be *fair*. A lot of folks do not replace or sand their divots, leaving behind an unfair fairway. If it lands in someone's old divot or beat up spot then I'm in favor of pulling it out. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Gallery Rules Golf -- if they'd find it on tour, take a free drop where you think it ought to be.\n\nIf I hit a tee shot and it's not clear if it's OB (well, more like I think it's in, but it turns out it's not) I'll take my penalty and toss one into the fairway where I think my second drive would have ended up. Just saves time.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Improving your lie if the fairway is dead isn't bad, ground under repair can be called even if the course hasn't marked a spot as such.\n\nHowever taking a penalty-free drop where \"you think it should be\" is quite a stretch. How big is your course that you can miss the fairway and rough, not find your ball, yet still be sure it's in bounds? Why not treat lost/potentially OB balls as lateral hazards and drop on your line with a 1 stroke penalty?\n\nAnd moving to a better spot in the bunker is definitely, 100% cheating. Bunkers are hazards, they're put there to be just that. And golf is not \"supposed to be\" any which way, although I agree hard-pan bunkers are a pain.\n\nThe only dishonest part in my opinion is if you keep score, then you're flat out lying to yourself and others. Also depends how serious you are at improving, if you're not, then you're fine...otherwise, stop cheating so much. \n\n\"If you're serious about improving your play, be brutally honest with yourself.\" -Greg Norman", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I'm honest with the rest of my group. We all cheat equally. If there's money on the table we cheat democratically. Everyone has to give a nod to a bullshit drop or a foot wedge. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I have no problem with using the \"easy\" settings on the rules. why not? I don't play competitively and omitting some of the rules brings the difficulty down and makes the game more enjoyable. Basically, Tiger Rulings are ok, OB is same as lateral hazard, no ticky tack penalty if my wedge touches the sand. In the spirit of the rule, I won't take a full practice swing in a bunker. Playing casual rounds on a public course using strict tournament rules slows things down and makes the game less enjoyable.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Your arms got humongous, dude! Great job. And thanks for the detailed breakdown of your diet and routine.", "score": 9 }, { "body": "The diet breakdown really helps. People often worry about how eating so much will affect their bodies and their gains. You are a prime example of nice, steady, lean gains. Well done. ", "score": 5 } ]

[ { "body": "Oh man, after reading MormonThink.com I have just come to the realization that all the prophets/G.A.s are seriously idiots. This quote is proof of that. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "this is rather mind-blowing to me. surely he was familiar with the 1838 version of the first vision (it was published in times and seasons; it's not like it was secret). how did these early church leaders manage to not keep their stories straight?", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I feel that what I say may be taken as some kind of apologist statement but here goes... Smith said he had a vision, a vision is not a literal event that happens in the physical world, God did not show up on Earth and say hello.\n\nWe also teach that Christ was the God of the old testament and that he never had a body yet, supposedly that gets around the examples in the Book of Mormon and old testament where a God did show up in some form.\n\nWhat Kimball said was correct, you can not see or talk to God.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Thanks for sharing! I think a lot of people will appreciate the follow-up with your first week's symptoms.", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Yup. I had the paraguard inserted a number of months ago. Really wasn't as painful as I was expecting - a twinge/cramp while they were inserting it but nothing other than that. I walked home after the appointment, laid around for a bit but ended up going to another city 1.5 hrs away and partied that same evening.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "When I got mine in March, it felt like a punch to the ladybits, but only for a couple minutes. I then felt light-headed and had to sit down for about ten minutes. After that, for about two days, it felt like constant mild-to-medium period cramps, but I haven't felt it since. Nice part was, my boyfriend was nice and supportive, letting me cling to his hand for dear life :p Even said I could squeeze as hard as I needed; I wasn't gonna hurt him.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I was denied disability three times. Call a lawyer. They got me disability and they only get paid if you win. It won't be much money but it will be steady income.", "score": 7 }, { "body": "You sound like you're pretty overwhelmed, and rightly so. \n\nDo you live in the US? Can you describe the trouble you've had getting disability? Some of us here have had some experience sorting those problems out, and that might be the best way to take some of the pressure off you.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Do you also have a Fibro Diagnosis? A new ruling went into effect on July 25, 2012 that helps case managers evaluate claims with this illness. My reconsideration was denied on July 24th. So now I am waiting for a hearing before a judge, which will take at least a year. \n\nI have taken out all of my retirement just to make ends meet. It is really hard to work when you never know how you will be feeling from day to day. \n\nI am in my mid-thirties and I know that age and education is a major factor in evaluating a claim. Do you have a college degree?\n\nAlso did you use the same lawyer both times through the process?\n\nHang in there.", "score": 5 } ]

[ { "body": "A great idea, especially if we could turn portal sounds down. Unrelated but nice job on the double front page!", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I like the idea a lot. Especially with the aforementioned rain and portal sounds. Maybe have such categories as \"Block\" \"Mob\" and \"Environment\" sounds with sliders.\n\nOf course, as long as music and FX stay separate, I'll be happy :)", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "LMFAO has never taken themselves seriously. No one else should either, they're just ridiculously fun and one of my favorite guilty pleasure bands.", "score": 95 }, { "body": "[False](http://www.spin.com/articles/lmfao-breakup-split-redfoo-sky-blu-deny). They are still together.", "score": 41 }, { "body": "Good for music. They just need to bring Lil' Wayne and that loud mouthed cotton candy lookin' bitch with them. ", "score": 17 }, { "body": "ITT: kids who comment on top 40 videos and say \"if you were born in the wrong generation thumbs up!\"", "score": 11 }, { "body": "ITT: 8th graders who like Led Zeppelin acting like Jesus hath risen from the grave again to save music. Because all real music doesn't involve partying and bangin beats. ", "score": 9 }, { "body": "Sad to see all the negative comments. I'm assuming almost of the comments, if not all, weren't listening to LMFAO back in 2006. They were never meant to be taken seriously; they made slammin' beats with party lyrics. Then they gained some traction and for unknown reasons, people thought they were 'serious'.\n\n\nI think their 'fanbase' ruined them.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "[My thoughts on the matter.](http://absolutelytrue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/give-a-fuck-o-meter.gif)", "score": 5 }, { "body": "For a pop duo, they weren't half bad and were pretty successful. Of course it doesn't hurt to be related to Barry Gordy ", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "I dont really care about these things, but this is acutally far better then all the stupid achievements.\n", "score": 84 }, { "body": "I think it would be cool as tits if they saved small clips of your melee achievements from your replays, then played when you moused over them in the menu.", "score": 25 }, { "body": "In a similar vein, I always thought it would be cool if someone created something I once saw done for counter strike which is to overlay the map infrared style to indicate frequency of deaths at different locations. It really just tells people what they already know, but it's neat to see. ", "score": 9 }, { "body": "you should be able to name your units too \"BILLY THE MARINE GOT 30 KILLS BEFORE HE STIMMED TO DEATH :(\"", "score": 7 }, { "body": "It sounds cool in theory but in practice I don't think it would be interesting. I think in most cases you'll end up with 5 colossi or 5 siege tanks. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "''Look at that immortal, he killed 38 units so far 30 of them being literally roaches!'' yeah that would be a great addition for casters I think", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "*In general,* soap does not kill germs at all.\n\nSoap — in the household sense of the word, not the chemistry sense — is what's called a *surfactant.* That's a fancy word for a chemical that changes the physical properties of water, making things dissolve in water more easily.\n\nWhat actually does the work of washing is *you.* Washing is inherently a mechanical process. There's stuff attached to whatever you're washing — food residue, in the case of doing the dishes. To get that stuff off, you have to *knock it off.* Soap isn't technically necessary to the process. You *can* wash a dish just fine by rubbing it in water. But adding soap to the water makes things (particularly things that are fats, chemically speaking) dissolve in the water more easily. When you rub something in soapy water, the stuff that's stuck to that thing comes off and dissolves in the water. Rinsing washes that stuff-bearing water away, leaving just a clean dish, or whatever you're washing, behind.\n\nNow, bear in mind that I said \"in general\" up there for a reason. There was a fad, for a while, for *antibacterial soaps,* which are just regular soaps that have had some chemical added to them that kills bacteria. Calling it \"antibacterial soap\" can be misleading, because really the soap is just regular soap. It's just that it's been *laced* with another chemical with antibacterial properties.\n\nThese kinds of soaps should generally be avoided, for two reasons. First, the efficacy of them is under significant debate. The most common antibacterial agent added to soaps is called triclosan. In high concentrations, it absolutely kills bacteria; patients with antibiotic-resistant infections are often bathed in a triclosan solution in hospitals. But it's not entirely clear that the concentration of triclosan in, say, dishwashing soap is sufficient to kill bacteria usefully in the time it takes to wash a dish. It's entirely possible that by using antibacterial soap, what you're really doing is washing with regular soap while simultaneously pouring an antibacterial agent down your sink drain.\n\nThe other thing to consider is the resistance question. Bacteria are numerous and breed so fast you just can't believe it. Using some kind of antibacterial to kill them *when you don't need to* just culls the herd, leaving behind bacteria that have a natural resistance to the agent you used. Over the long term, this is a bad thing, because it significantly diminishes the effectiveness of whatever antibacterial you're using. Once you wipe out all the bacteria that agent can kill, the only ones left are the ones it can't … and those breed like mad to fill the gap left by the ones you eradicated. So there are long-term reasons to be wary of antibacterial soaps, particularly considering the kind of bacterial you're going to find on your dirty dishes are completely harmless to people who don't have compromised immune systems anyway.\n\nAnyhow, getting back to your actual point, no, just putting soapy water in a bottle and swishing it around won't kill germs. It'll dissolve *some* of whatever might be stuck to the inside of the bottle, but to really clean it, you need to apply mechanical action using a bristle-brush or something similar.\n\nIf you really want to kill germs — bacteria, fungal spores, viruses, all that — just use bleach. A very — *very* — dilute solution of bleach and water will kill just about anything that lives. But again, you don't need to go all bacteria-Hitler on your kitchen unless you or somebody in your family has a compromised immune system. Just washing things normally with soapy water will do the job just fine.", "score": 38 }, { "body": "Soap does not kill germs, it washes them away. Basically, water and oil (oil on your skin or the grease on a dish) don't mix. Soap is made from a molecule that combines with water on one end, and combines with grease on the other. So, soap acts as a bridge between grease and oil, which allow the water to wash grease away.\n\nThe different kinds of soaps have different chemical compositions. Some soaps have bleach that rises the PH level. Soaps that you use on your body have a lower PH. Furthermore, body soaps usually have deodorant products added to them to create a nice smell. Laundry detergent has a higher PH. It is a bit too strong for the skin, but not strong enough to ruin your clothes. Dish soap has the highest PH to knock out food from the dishes.", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "Pros:\n\n• The fact that Anakin started life as a slave is pure genius.\n\n• The Sith playing the Republic and the Separatists against each other for power--again, brilliant.\n\n• The production design is wonderful. It's great to see things like Utapau realized. (Remember the McQuarrie designs of Alderaan from the 70s? The cliff dwellings? Awesome.)\n\n• Obi-Wan and Palpatine knock it out of the park.\n\nCons:\n\n• Minimal character development in Episode I. No one has a character arc.\n\n• Minimal plot in Episode I. The events that occur are long and drawn out. I'm still unsure why we needed to see the struggle over Space Taxes\n\n• Painfully awkward romanic scenes in Episode II\n\n• Overly rushed storytelling in Episode III. They could have made two movies with the content therein. This becomes doubly frustrating considering how little happens in Ep. I.", "score": 14 }, { "body": "Here are my biggest problems with the prequels: they were poorly written by a man who no longer had a vision and a small(ish) budget, but an obligation and unlimited resources. 1970s Lucas wanted to combine his influences to craft a sweeping mythology of interstellar war in a way that was exciting and unfamiliar, yet classic. And he succeeded.\n\nFast-forward twenty-odd years and the man gave us an Anakin Skywalker who was born of a virgin and built C-3PO, a Force that was more biological than mystical (midichlorians), battle-droids with stupid lines, JAR-JAR BINKS, bad-guy names that a four-year old should have slapped him for (Darth Sidious, Darth Maul, General Grievous, Count Dooku), writing that makes Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor look like terrible actors, Hayden Christensen, a misplaced sense of \"everything needs to be epic on an epic scale.... epic\" during any fights or battles, Boba Fett as a CLONE (on top of a great deal of other instances in which he completely disregards 20+ years of expanded universe canon), Chewbacca and Yoda hanging out together, and pretty much all of Anakin's \"struggle\" with the dark side in Revenge of the Sith. \n\nTL;DR - I prefer the original trilogy because they were good movies that combined story and action and were not burdened by my expectations, existing expanded universe material, or inflated budgets and egos.\n\n", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Can we just stop talking about the Prequel love/hate specifically altogether?\nThis is a dead horse issue and I'd really like to move on from it.\n\n\nAlso, Count Dooku is the best character in all of the films. ", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "The argument is:\n\nP1) Chewbacca lives on Endor\n\nC) Therefore, you must acquit.\n\nThe argument as it stands is not logically valid; it has the form \"p, therefore q,\" which has several counterexamples. In order to make the argument logically valid, we need to add an additional premise:\n\nP2) If Chewbacca lives on Endor, then you must acquit.\n\nThus the Chewbacca Defense is an argument whose logical validity depends on an unstated premise. And this just is what an enthymeme is.\n\n**Edit:** Another thing to keep in mind is that the enthymematic quality of the Chewbacca defense has nothing to do with the irrelevance of wookies to court room proceedings. It merely stems from the logical form of the argument, which is 'p; therefore, q'. Other enthymemes include 'This patch is red; therefore, it is not green' and 'It is raining; therefore, the streets will be wet.'", "score": 5 } ]