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[ { "body": "YNAB: www.youneedabudget.com \n\nGreat software, mobile apps, community and customer support! Been using it for about a month now and sticking with it.", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "Definitely not. Fiberglass loses its stiffness over time due to breakdown in the glass fibers. Resetting the polymer binder (which for epoxy, which I'm pretty sure snowboards use, isn't even possible) won't fix that. Source: materials science classes.", "score": 8 } ]

[ { "body": "I have a few reasons for not supporting replacing income tax with sales tax. For starters, sales tax is regressive, meaning the poor are hit the hardest by the increase in the price of goods. Secondly, while I do not have any real life examples, I can see this decreasing sales in the long run. People, especially richer people, can simply sit on their money so they don't have to pay sales tax. Or even worse, they could make their large purchases outside of the country which deprives Americans of a sale and the government from their taxes. I think a simplified income tax would be much better.", "score": 39 }, { "body": "Problems I could foresee:\n\n\n1. It is a flat tax rate, which would overwhelmingly hurt the consumption abilities of the poor.\n\n\n2. No one can predict how much people will spend in any given year. Budget deficits would be nearly unpredictable.\n\n\n3. The rich will just as easily avoid paying the majority of their taxes. Now, instead of taking home $100 million/year, they could bring home upwards of $130+ million/year. You can't really just spend 30 million dollars like it's no big deal. ", "score": 8 }, { "body": "A sales tax is ABSOLUTELY a regressive tax, in fact, one of the most regressive forms of taxation.\n\nRegressive, of course, means that it impacts the people at the bottom much more so than it does people at the top of the income scale. Here's how/why:\n\nA poor person, every single month, without fail, WILL spend 100% of their income on providing for necessities. If tax is obtained solely through expenditure, this means that 100% of that income will be taxed. Even if you remove taxes for necessities and make it for only disposable income, still 100% of their disposable income will be taxes.\n\nA rich person will not spend 100% of their money every time they are paid. Say they earn 10 times what a poor person makes... Even if they live a lavish life-style and spend 5 times more than a poor person, they still get to sit on half their income, completely tax free. It's true they'll have to pay the tax if they want to spend the money on anything, but this provides them with a significant advantage, in that they can have that money continue to work for them, tax free. The problem is exacerbated if you look at the extremely wealthy, someone who makes 200 times what a poor person makes. Now they're down to paying a negligible amount of taxes of their income compared to the poor, and pay just a few percent in taxes.\n\nA good counter-argument to the usual dogma you'll hear about \"our tax system stifling business development,\" which is a load of hooey, is that China, you know, that country that keeps stealing our jobs and is an stoppable juggernaut of growth, has one of the most complicated tax structures in the world. As Mark Cuban and Warren Buffet have both said, there is literally no weight given to a tax system when they're deciding whether to invest in a company.\n\nEdited for clarity.", "score": 7 }, { "body": ">That way there is no way for the rich to avoid paying the tax.\n\nREALLY?\n\nA starting definition of \"rich\" is someone who doesn't spend every dollar they make. \n\nSo if you're one of the working poor, you spend 100% of what you make. So say, it's 30% sales tax (and that's about how much it would have to be) 30% of your income goes to tax.\n\nBut say you don't spend every dollar. Say you're rich, and spend 50% of your income. You'd be paying 15% tax.\n\nI'm sad I even have to explain this.", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "I think that frivolous animal testing should be cut, but medical animal testing should continue; possibly with a more stringent set of laws. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "If you are interested in Harper, I'd go ahead and submit the one you've worked over. The worst thing that can happen is that they tell you \"No\", and that is *guaranteed* to happen if you don't submit it. ", "score": 24 }, { "body": "Send it to some people who know publishing and aren't competition (other writers) or personal friends. They'll read it and give you honest feedback on whether they think it's publishable, and maybe, if it's not, tell you how to make it so. While they're reading it, you can keep working on Book 2.\n\nAnd, hey, congratulations. There are millions of people out there writing books, of which a very small percentage will ever actually finish. It's a hell of an accomplishment.", "score": 11 }, { "body": "Congratulations!!!\n\nDefinitely wait for your other critique partner's edits and see what they say. Then you may want to 'drawer it' and come back in a few months with fresh eyes. After that, and any resulting changes, you're ready for contests or queries or whatever you like!", "score": 9 }, { "body": "Congratulations! 76,000 words is a great number to have for a new author to push manuscripts to publishers. :)", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "Well, your tank cycled with a much lower bioload. Basically just rocks, right? When you add animals and food, your water quality is going to fluctuate a little as the bacteria adjusts to the sudden new source of ammonia and miscellaneous detritus. \n\nAnd your water test levels aren't harmful. They'll probably go up for a week or so, and then go back down.\n\nSo congrats on the new tank! I'm cycling a 40 gallon right now to transfer my current 16 gallon setup into. Water chemistry is only going to stress you out for the first month. After your tank really gets established, it's surprising how easy it becomes--how naturally the ecosystem balances itself. \n\nI tested my small old aquarium for nitrates the other day -- and the levels are 0.0. I have two clowns, a wrasse, and a blenny. two shrimp, 6 crabs, a dozen snails, and a dozen corals in that 16 gal tank. Deep sand beds, a lot of rock, and a swampy refugium keep the water pristine despite what sounds like overstocking. When I was just starting off, I was testing my nitrates twice a day, and my levels were >100ppm. Yet all I had back then was a single clown and a crab. \n\nSo, i think the moral of the story is that cycling... is one thing. But your tank's bacteria will still take months to become truly bomb-proof scrubbers, but it *will* happen, and the burden of water chemistry checks will lift.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "the \"not giving up til I have at least 5\" made my day, I don't know how many hours I spent out there trying to get those stupid necklaces to drop", "score": 6 } ]

[ { "body": "I find it hard to focus on a paper when I'm sober. I always somehow find myself on reddit wondering how I got here. But when I smoke a bowl or two and try typing a paper, I focus so much better, and the words just seem to come more natural to me. I also try so hard to sound like the most educated person ever in my papers when I'm high, it's fun almost", "score": 7 }, { "body": "that sounds good bro. i dont have classes on friday, so my day has been, go to bed at three, wake up at 2, wake and bake, sit inside my blanketfort and enjoy some nice music\n", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I have been using grid since the game came out because I was slow at learning hotkeys and now I don't think I want to ever switch to standard. \n\nThere are downsides to using Grid such as (from a zerg's perspective) burrow and unburrow are the same key, baneling build and baneling explode are the same key ect. \n\nI think it is best for random players or people that like to offrace in customs a lot because the hotkeys never change only control groups. \n\nAs for using T to more rather than A that is fairly easy to get used to and I have my army on 1 2 and 3 generally 4 is hatches and 5 is queens. I never have a problem with cramped hands trying to play. \n\n\n\n\nI can't remember exactly who uses it but surprizingly up until Stephano moved to the EG lair he actually used Grid hotkeys because he was using a french keyboard iirc and the keys were all messed up so it was easier to use grid. He switched to standard and I am unsure why. \n\nNaniwa I beleive uses grid because it was easier for left handers. \n\nTLO used to use grid a long time ago when he was random.\n \nI think Nada uses grid but I am not sure. \n\n\nOH and I found all these answers with the friendly little search button in the top right :D > \n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/s0gp0/do_any_pro_sc2_players_use_grid_hotkeys/\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/nio7c/do_any_pros_use_the_grid_keyboard_layout/", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Use a custom layout. You should NEVER use what someone else uses \"just because they use it.\" The one actual advantage of the \"must-login to play\" bullshit is that your profile is always with you wherever you go. So pick hotkeys that are intuitive for YOU, and that you can hit quickly, and that feel natural. Fuck what others use. Same thing for sensitivity, etc.\n\nMaster Z, my hotkeys have been a continually refined thing ever since the game launched. Even now I still occasionally tweak something because I think I can hit it faster. Never lock yourself to someone else's settings. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "There's an Allan Carr post here every week :) Anyways, Haven't smoked in 250 days since reading it. Recommended to all.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "They swapped the engine at 60k miles? \n\nLie\n\nnew paint that's half the value of the car? \n\nalso probably a lie\n\nWas also probably in a wreck, looks like bottom of pass fender behind drivers side has damage, and it's missing the turn signals.\n\nno turn signals? what?\n\nalso, those wheels are two scoops of gay. \n\nI would pass. i tried finding something cooler on your local CL for you, but i didn't see anything. If i were you i'd wait.\n\n*or if you're looking for a project car there's this \n\nhttp://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/3233916512.html\n\nsell the kit and order a real bumper and just drive it.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Cash is king. You can talk about prices on the computer all you want. Show up there with 2500-2800. Cash in hand. When people see the money is right there it changes their views a bit. I can't see thre pictures very well on my phone. So I'm not sure about the gaps. That can also mean bad door pins, door was removes for something and not lined up when installed, or maybe just new door because rust. For rusty areas look underneath. I have seen many clean 240s up top with the rear frame rails completely missing. \n", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Check the spare tire well. Water gets in trunks and that is one of the first things to rust. Check the frame rails. Tap on the body panels with your finger nail. If sounds like metal you are clear otherwise it's a bondo job. I found this out the hard way. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Check for rust in under the spare tire, battery tray, rocker panels, suspension components. Keep an eye on the speedometer and odometer, they may not work properly all the time, common problem with those cars. Cracked dash is very common, but if it has cracks you can use that as leverage. Same with center console lid, it is often very worn and/or broken. Looks like it has a sunroof, operate and check the lever for cracks and listen for wind noise from the sunroof at highway speed. The rear interior looks either cluttered or gutted, ask if it has been gutted and that's another good leverage point. The shift boot and knob are easy to fix. See if the hatch struts support the hatch. Check for leaks around the valve cover and the oil pan. Overall the car looks pretty decent from the pics and description. I would pay $2800 tops if there's no rust and it's an original manual. I don't know if he means it was an auto swap or if he just swapped the rebuilt engine in. If it's an auto to man swap or has rust or seems to have been in an accident, I would offer less. That's my opinion.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "What is it that you want suggestions for? As you said, Verizon is the only carrier with decent coverage in rural NoDak.", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "Stack on has slightly more robust options in the 300~ dollar range that are still movable by yourself without mechanical assistance.\n\nhttp://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Stack-On-10-Gun-Security-Safe-with-Combination-Lock&i=444168&aID=510J7B&merchID=4006\n\nThis is what I have in my apartment.", "score": 19 }, { "body": "Real safes cost $5k-$100k. The ones you are looking at in the $600-1200 dollar range ARE the inbetween option. ", "score": 13 }, { "body": "Do you have a Tractor Supply near you? You can get a decent Cannon safe for about $400 and put it on layaway there.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "The \"real\" safes you're referring to are actually the middle ground. They are UL listed \"residential security containers\", generally are built of 10 or 12 guage steel and are mainly to stop unprepared theives. I watched a video where a man with a fireax was into one in about 8 minutes. Go to Tractor Supply or Costco for your RSC Cannon safe, it's what I have.\n\nReal safes are built with 7 to 8 guage steel walls, and are generally built like tanks. Google Graffunder, but they're expensive. I've been trying to talk myself into a Sturdy www.sturdysafe.com (Lot's of good safe info at the site)\n", "score": 3 }, { "body": "This is going to sound odd, but do you have a Tractor Supply Co near you? They sell gun safes for a lot less then Ive seen else where. My buddy saved like 600 bucks compared to a model @ Cabelas.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Umm.. You should talk to your insurance guy. I've seen some companies drop you after 2 claims, or raise your rates. I'd hate to jack over my homeowners insurance rates because I lost my phone.\n\nAsk him what happens after your 2nd loss in a year, 2 years, etc...", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "I'm playing Fight Club.\n\nLike I do every week. And then I'm going to get blown out by RUG Ramp with 4 bonfires.\n\nLike I do every week. :<", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Naya Midrange / Pod. I'm going to miss playing it after rotation, but I can hope Gatecrash will bring some fun tools. I'm pretty excited to be brewing bant midrange though.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Haha! I'm glad you ended up liking it. I knew you'd enjoy it!\n\nAs for me,\n\nI was watching random YouTube videos when I came across a the \"Sandviches\" video with PP singing about cupcakes. I laughed pretty hard and was curious about the show. When I found out that it was MLP I was skeptical. But then I remembered the fact that I already watched cartoons and anime, also a lot of people enjoyed it and there was some great art. So I sat down and watched the first few episodes and got hooked. I came for the show and stayed for the community really though. \n\nYou guys are all great.\n\n[](/flutterwink \"Especially you Steel Blood! \")", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I've been a fan since the ripe old age of 2 (I'm 25 now). Mom scoured every toystore and garage sale until I turned 10 trying to find me all the original first-gen toys. We have a tupperware box the size of a coffin in my basement literally full of just first-gen MLP toys.\n\nI grew up playing with those dolls and watching the smooze movie (anyone else think it's a bit of a mindbuck that Lickety-Split is now a stallion and not a little filly??). I had a horse-obsessed phase -watched The Last Unicorn till my VHS literally broke. Went out the next day and got it on DVD lol. \n\nIt seemed the obvious next stage to watch the current show. I love it. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": " reddit. \n\nseriously\n\nI was browsing r/all one day in June of 2011 and there was a link up to a video with like 900 upvotes. The title of the submission was something like \" The best lip synch/masking work i have ever seen\" \n\nthe video was this: \nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4NubXXg5Rk&feature=share&list=UUhV6N4bjeHbUXME0PGM_3Zg\n\nI had never heard of or seen this new version of My Little Pony, but i was dying of laughter. \n\nThere on the sidebar under related videos was \" Ponies: an anthology\" \nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tjb14VoWjg\nI was so blown away by the wittyness of the anthology that i knew i had to join this fandom. I fired up the pilot episodes and off I went.\n\n\n", "score": 4 }, { "body": "While OP's story is much better here is mine. \n\nFor a long time my friend Hayden was trying to get everyone he knew converted and he is a strange kid so I assumed this was just a Hayden thing. I thought it was weird and I was way too masculine to enjoy such a thing.\n\nOne fate filled day at my friend Molly's house she told me she needed a brony friend and she'd try and convert me. I just thought 'oh God not this again.' So she brought me to her computer and plays Flutterguy singing Evil Enchantress and my first thought was 'holy shit that yellow pony is adorable and what the fuck is going on with her voice, was it always like that?' \n\nSo I went home and the next day I watched the first episode (slightly disappointed that Fluttershy's voice was normal.)\n\n1st episode: Well it's a two part episode I better watch the other one.\n\n3rd episode: why did I do that?\n\n8th episode: WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME!\n\nEpisode 14: My Little Pony, My Little Pony!~\n\nConversion successful.\nI couldn't wait for Saturday. Then a few new episodes and I had to wait for season 2. \n", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I am not a 4channer, but I heard that the show was getting popular during season 2. I looked online and saw all the funny memes and gifs related to the show. Then, in june 2012 I sat down and watched my first episode on netflix. I enjoyed it and during that week I worked through all of season 1. Then a month later I worked through season 2. Sense then I have started to interact with the community, read fics, check out art, listen to music, and indulge in my secret pleasure that is /r/mylittleconspiracy", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I was watching Know Your Meme. Their latest episode at the time was about [My Little Pony.](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic) at the end of the episode they mentioned that some people claim \"the only people who don't like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic are people who haven't watched it,\" then they linked me to the first episode, so I was all like, \"let's do this shit.\" Watched it, loved it, the end.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "My brother introduced me to MLP and asked me to watch a few episodes. I figured that it would only be a few episodes.\n\nNOPE.\n\nA few weeks later, I watched half of season 1 in 1 day. Decided to call myself a brony.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I have never even heard about bronies until a couple months ago. I was browsing /r/creepy and saw the Cupcakes video. I said to myself, \"If the fans of a show are this creative and amazing, then it must be creative and amazing!\" I said to myself, \"I am now a brony,\" even though I never watched an episode of the show at the time. It took me about three days to finish both seasons.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "[](/cutealoo \"I love whoever made that post.\")My reason was rather simple. Was browsing reddit and I stumbled across an image that explained why the show was good and then I watched it and haven't stopped since.\n\nhttp://i.imgur.com/heLjP.jpg", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I was surfin' the web back in 2011, came across three pony references in one sitting and decided to see what all the fuss was about. Never looked back.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Extortion.\n\n\n\"Say.... It'd be a real shame if a few Tribbles happened to materialize inside your grain storage....\"", "score": 16 }, { "body": "They barter with resources. That's why there are occasional disputes over mining rights and whatnot. \n\n", "score": 10 }, { "body": "I've always wondered about this myself. Where does Starfleet get the resources to build ships/colonies/space stations? How do they get the cash given to officers as stipends to use with other cultures?\n\nMy guess is that they threaten to send Keiko O'Brien to any given planet for an indefinite stay unless that planet forks over a mountain of cash (or equivalent goods/services) that the Federation can use.", "score": 9 } ]

[ { "body": "Well, Grant is President so try looking into biographies of him or even his memoir. Maybe you'll find something there.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Wolfram|Alpha gives [some starting points](http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+was+going+on+in+Washington+DC+in+1870%3F).... See \"Notable Events\" for a few tagline goings on; search for deeper information where you see fit.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "It's not like /r/dragonvale is flooded with posts. If you like it, upvote so it gets more than 3 votes and people will post similar. If it is something you hate downvote it and you won't see it and people will stop posting it. Shouldn't need rules for content, just vote. And if someone comes to /r/dragonvale and ask a question someone can point them to the wiki or sandbox. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "My idea: dump a [ton of salt](http://www.windows2universe.org/teacher_resources/floating_golf_edu.html) into the bowl until the golf ball floats out.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "A suggestion: order it now from ebay/somethin then send it along right as he leaves with a note about how it was great to see him.\n\nWay to be good to your brother. It's a hell of thing when you can do right by the people in your family.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Hello! We're always glad to have new faces around here, even the ones just stopping by.\n \nThe Revolution are not having a good year. If you scroll down our sidebar, you can see that they are near the bottom of the standings and are mathematically out of the playoff race. However, this match will carry significant weight for their New York opponents, who are trying to move up to second in the east. Most teams try to tie when they play on the road, but New York will try to win, so there will be some action.\n \nYou can watch a video preview of the match [here](http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/video/2012/09/20/inside-six-nyrb).\n \nMidfielder Lee Nguyen was named Player of the Week during Week 10 of this season, and forward Saer Sene scored the fan-voted Goal of the Week just a few weeks ago. You can view that goal by [clicking here.](http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/08/03/wicked-strike-revs-sene-wins-goal-week)\n \nYou should definitely point out the supporters groups to your son if you see them. The Revolution fans love to celebrate their region's history during the Revolutionary War, so they take on names that embody that spirit, such as the [Midnight Riders](http://www.midnightriders.com/). You will see them in the north end of the stadium.\n \nI'm sure the local fans can give you any more advice, but I hope you and your son have a great time!", "score": 12 }, { "body": "Er...Thierry Henry will most likely not be playing. He's got old man knees and refuses to play on turf. \n\nNew England is not very good this season but for some reason, NY has a damn hard time winning in that stupid stadium. \n\n", "score": 8 }, { "body": "You're timing couldn't be more perfect. The President of the Revs is doing an AMA [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comments/10910y/iam_brian_bilello_president_of_the_new_england/). Read up and ask him questions about the organization. I'm sure he'd be pleased to talk to a new fan.", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Definitely keep an eye on Lee Nguyen and Benny Feilhaber (if he is playing). Also one to watch would be Diego Fagundez. He is a local kid, 17 years old, from Leominster (originally Uruguay) who was trained in the NE Revolution Academy. He was signed and made his debut last year. I am sure pointing that out to your kid and telling him that that indeed could be him out there someday will resonate.", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "Heard that the person who changed the picture started putting nutrisups links on the bodyspace and thats why it got deleted", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "Blind pick is a clusterfuck anyway. In general, calling stuff doesn't really accomplish much. If you want a good teamcomp or whatever, play draft or ranked. ", "score": 10 }, { "body": "I call my role, pick a champion that fits that role and wait until an idiot instalocks the same role as me, then I just play support.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "There are two sides to it. First off, people should respect it if someone politely calls a role. Second, everyone should be willing to work with the team to win the game, regardless of if your teammates are acting like three year-olds. \n\nAnd I do agree with you that autolocking is the height of selfishness and arrogance, but some people are just jerks. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I think what irks me the most is the lack of communication. 1-2 people will call their roles and the rest insta-lock without saying a word. I tend to fulfill whatever role is needed, regardless of what I called.\n\n\nAlso, is it me or has there been a surge in Spanish speaking players in the NA servers? It's pretty annoying when I solo-queue, which rarely happens, and 3/5 of the team only speak Spanish.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I love it when the backup punter only kicks it six yards or so, barely over the line's head. May as well just go for it every time. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "If it's an improvement and it's **for your class**, then need on it and give zero fucks. The only moaning I've seen (and participated in a few times) is when some dumb shit rolls need on gear for someone else's class, then says 'but it's better than what I'm wearing!!' It's also better than what your group-mate is wearing, and it's designed for his class... so he should've gotten it.\n\nI'm not accusing you of this of course :P, just pointing out the most common cause of PUG tears.", "score": 31 }, { "body": "\"Need\" if the gear is an upgrade for your character. \"Greed\" for everything else that includes companions. \n\nBecause if I \"Need\" for a piece of gear and you \"Need\" for your companion I'd be pissed because your companion isn't in the run helping out the better of the group. \n\nNow if some mouth breather doesn't have a fucking clue what gear will benefit their class they shouldn't be rolling at all and passing on everything. Come prepared knowing what will benefit you/class and don't rely on the group to tell you what you need. \n\nHell I've voted kicked players for not having a clue on what type of gear their class needs. Now these are Lv. 50s and you know I expect players to know what kind of gear they need by Lv. 50.\n", "score": 11 }, { "body": "Generally:\n\nIf you are a Warrior/Knight - you can need on STR gear that is an improvement.\n\nIf you are an Inquisitor/Consular - you can need on WIL gear that is an improvement.\n\nIf you are a Bounty Hunter/Trooper - you can need on AIM gear that is an improvement.\n\nIf you are an Agent/Smuggler - you can need on CUN gear that is an improvement.\n\nAnything else you should probably ask first before needing. \n\nOf course you can have a situation that there are two warriors in a party and one is a tank and one is DPS and if the dps needs on the defence gear that can raise blood pressures.\n\nIf in doubt ask if you can need.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I was running Boarding Party normal as an assassin tank, a brilliant headgear with lots of endurance and some absorption drops, a sorc needs it and wins it. More endurance than willpower and it has absorption, yet it was \"better than what he was wearing.\" It puts me off using group finder because I will nearly always find clueless players.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I usually need if i truly need it. I will typically ask my group first, make sure its okay with them first. They are normally good about it. However, if they need on a biometric crystal alloy when everyone is supposed to greed, then I will need because it isn't fair to need a crafting item.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "- I need when it's for my class and better than what I have.\n- I need when it's a pet/speeder/schematic I don't have, because *someone* in a PUG will always need on it; if you greed you'll just get screwed. I announce my intentions before the boss fight, however.\n- I pass when it's a pet/speeder I already have or a schematic I can't use.\n- I greed all other times. No sense in passing up stuff that you can sell or use for companions.\n\nWhen raiding just with my guild, we have a Need list and a Greed list for EC HM. The rest of the time we roll for mainspec, then offspec, then it's randomed.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Roll Need - If it is for your Class and better/For All Mats/For all Specials (Mounts, etc.)\nRoll Greed - Everyone Else", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "A *big* theme I see in your relationship is the idea that OSOs are a negative thing, that are supposed to \"impact\" the relationship somehow. That's not really what poly is about, at least in my head.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I know that initially, my boyfriend and I were having a similar communication breakdown. He would downplay his attraction to others when talking to me, and say things that I interpreted as him meaning he wasn't that into the other girls. So, when he had sex with them or progressed intimately or wanted to spend a lot of time with them I was confused because I thought he wasn't that into them. It didn't allow me time to come to terms with the situation before it happened, so it was much harder for me to deal with. \n\nI found out that he was telling me that he wasn't that into them for a few reasons. First, he was worried about my feelings. He didn't want me to think that he was more into them than me. He also normally likes to set his expectations low because it doesn't set him up for disappointment in the same way. So, he would share with me his low expectations that he used to help himself with his emotions about the situation instead of how he actually fully felt (I'm interested and may want to fuck her or spend more time with her for a variety of factors). All of that was great to hear, and it helped us both understand each other better. Now he tries to be more honest about his interest in others, and it's easier for me to come to terms with it beforehand.\n\nIt may help to have a discussion of why you feel that way about your incongruent expectations and to ask her to analyze how she could have her expectation so out of line with what really ends up happening or if she may only be sharing part of what she's thinking with you at the time. Try not to make it an attack. Explain that you know that she wouldn't intend to harm you, and you are just trying to understand the whole situation better. You can even use my example if it helps (of my boyfriend doing it because he thought it would be easier on me and my feelings when ultimately it wasn't; but we just needed to talk about it to figure that out). She may also not realize initially that things are going that way, but ask her if she can shoot you a text or something when things change if her expectations were so wrong (like if she tells you she'll likely be home by 11.. ask if she will shoot you a text around then explaining the situation and new expectations). It may help her understand what you need more and help her to not tell you things that are likely to be incongruent because it will require her to do more work on her date if she does (texting you more when she could just be having fun :) ).", "score": 5 }, { "body": "My partner and I had some variants of your Part 1 problem. I'll tell you about them and hopefully something will help.\n\nIt's important to me to know how my partner feels about someone before he makes a move on them (provided it's not logistically impossible to let me know). I think of it as knowing his \"state.\" When I first inquired about this, he'd tell me he didn't think anything would come of pursuing so-and-so, and other such downplaying. I realized he was telling me about his sense of chances for success and/or projected behaviors, so I asked him to separate the concepts \"what I'd love to do\" and \"what I think I'll (be able to) do\", and those conversations now go a whole lot better for us.\n\nAnd then when I would try to describe my state to him about a prospect, I'd get kind of negative like your partner does, but I realized it was an expression of my anxiety about dating. So I told my partner, \"A lot of my state reporting before a date will probably sound negative, because I'm stressed about the whole thing. But I do want to do it, I have genuine interest somewhere in me. So take my negativity with a grain of salt, and poke me when that's the only sentiment I seem to be communicating and I'll do better.\" (Maybe not in those exact words, but basically that.)\n\nI've also taken to giving him an expectation range around when I'll probably be done with a date. And if I were more than an hour off of that estimate without contacting him, I'd fully expect him to be calling me nonstop until he got ahold of me. I mean, there's some conflicting emotions that I try to soothe by knowing when a date's over, but then there's safety worries, and my mind will very nastily fill in some gaps, so I give a range (because dates are flexible like that) and permission to interrupt to check in on me, and I have the same from him. Can you two explicitly work out the permission angle? It might help.\n\nAs for Part 2, that would really bother me. What I take from your words here is that you feel like your feelings are invalidated by the way she makes these sorts of comparisons, and that that hurts. If true, have you told her that? I doubt she wants to hurt you, so maybe she doesn't recognize how she's doing it. I'd also give her alternatives for expressing whatever she feels the need to express by making these comparisons. You could ask her, \"Do my other dates cause you stress? Can we talk about that, so I can allay your concerns?\" If you can give whatever's pushing her to do this a chance to get addressed, I'd bet it'll happen less often.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "I can totally understand your conundrum. I'm with you. Don't give me a time or a 'this won't happen', and then do it. That's what happened between my sweety, his girlfriend and I. \n\nHe said, we're going to wait to have sex.. then he comes home and they had sex that night. Could not understand why I was pissed or felt lied to.\n\nI finally just said, don't tell me.. just do what feels right and tell me afterward.\n", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I've had the expectation setting issue before too. I found it helpful to compare it to something completely non-sexual. For example if she was going grocery shopping or going to work and told you she'd be back in time for dinner you'd worry if it was 11 PM and she wasn't home yet. \n\nI'd simply lay it out for her. \"Honey, I know when you leave for dates sometimes you are pessimistic/tired/out-of-sorts. If once you've gone out you realize things are going better than expected just drop me a text so I don't worry that you got in a car crash or something.\" \n\nIt takes a minute to write a short text and in my experience other poly folks totally understand. I've been bad about the expectation setting in the past and my partner would tell me \"Have fun, text me if you'll be late so I don't wait up\" as I left. It was a nice, gentle reminder about how to meet his needs. \n\nAlso, since you've noticed a pattern set your expectations appropriately. You don't have to mention it to her, just do what you need to do to be happy. If that means assuming that she'll be out till 8 the next day so be it. She's having fun and you want her to be happy right?", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "Somebody below mentioned CDBs, which, if you're only going to have one pair of good looking shoes, is generally a good starting place.\n\nHOWEVER! I recently moved from North Carolina to Penn State, and I have been told that I will need a warmer set of shoes. So, I'm thinking about picking up some [Chippewa GQ] (http://www.zappos.com/chippewa-american-handcrafted-gq-apache-lacer-boot-brown) boots, or the [LL Bean Katahdin Iron Works] (http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/49464?page=mens-katahdin-iron-works-engineer-boots). They're apparently the same shoe, but the LL Bean is a cap toe with better customer service. Sadly, they're both more expensive than your price range, unless they go on sale. But, for $100, I believe you won't find too many worthwhile (read: good looking and durable) shoes.\n\nFor more help, you should look [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/z2quy/mfa_boot_guide_20122013/) (MFA's boot guide) or [here] (http://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/p7usf/shoe_guide_v20/) (MFA's shoe guide). Unfortunately, they don't have much on pricing, but . . . it gives you some advice!", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Clark Desert Boots. Also check out local thrift stores. Depending where you are you can find Allen Edmonds or other nice dress shoes. I got some Allen Edmond Park Av ($335) for $10 in 9.999 / 10 condition! I would also high suggest a pair of these for casual or dress (they've been highly rated on here and dappered):\n\n[Stafford Wingtips](http://www.jcpenney.com/dotcom/stafford-ashton-mens-wingtip-dress-shoes/prod.jump?ppId=1b9aceb)\n\nIf you don't like wingtip I just bought these and I love them:\n\n[Stafford Alexander Cap-Toe](http://www.jcpenney.com/dotcom/shoes/mens-shoes/dress-shoes/stafford-alex-mens-oxfords/prod.jump?ppId=pp5001521741&rootDimName=product%20type&navState=navState-:catId-:subcatId-:subcatZone-false:N-%204294961173:Ns-:Nao-0:ps-24:pn-1:Ntt-stafford:Nf-:action-guided%20navigation&topDim=Product%20Type&topDimvalue=shoes&dimCombo=Product%20Type&dimComboVal=shoes&currentDim=Product%20Type&currentDimVal=shoes&searchCount=300&sortType=Best%20Match&searchTerm=stafford&catId=SearchResults)\n\n", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Cheap boots are a waste of money, honestly. You will save more money in the long run if you save up to buy something that lasts. ", "score": 5 } ]

[ { "body": "That's quite an interesting combination there. I don't think you really have anything to be ashamed/guilty of. Are you embarrassed you skipped kissing and went straight to a MMF threesome or something? ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": ">I have no desire to hurt this guy’s game\n\nDoesn't sound like theres any game there to hurt. Giving attractive customers free food isn't game, it's kind of pathetic and doormatish. He's putting his own job and respect on the line for the possibility that a girl stranger might call him.", "score": 5 } ]

[ { "body": "> I am looking to meet someone for a potentially stable, long-term relationship.\n\nThen keep looking in your peer group, which is 35-45. If you're looking for some casual fun there are plenty of hot bodied 20-something dudes that would be down for a wild night with a hot cougar, but the chances that you're going to find one that wants to settle down into a stable LTR at all, much less with someone that's 10-15 years older than them... that's highly unlikely. You're in a college town in the era of hook-up culture.\n\nI think you're also highly exaggerating the lack of \"issues\" with 20-somethings. They have tons of issues, they just have 20-something issues not 30 and 40-something issues. I'm in my mid 30s and have my shit far more together after going through some heart break and the shit that life throws at you.", "score": 98 }, { "body": "Miss Stifler, \n\nI think you'll have a difficult time getting a LTR out of a guy that you're interested. I'd say start out by having fun and expecting nothing more than that, perhaps you'll get one that is interested in what you're looking for. Worst case is you have some fun and get some satisfaction even if it is just sexual. ", "score": 18 }, { "body": "To get into an LTR with a man in his 20s, you're probably going to need to be both unusally attractive AND unusually young looking. Your competition is women in their 20s, probably early to mid 20s. It is a very unusal woman in her late 30s who can pull that off.\n\nI can't tell you how many men I've known who swore they didn't want kids in their 20s and then changed their minds in their 30s, myself included. Those men are going to be ticking time bombs in an LTR with a woman your age.\n\nWhere can you meet young men who might want to have fun with you for a while? Anywhere, including any dating website.\n\nWhere can you meet young men who would want to have an LTR with you? You're almost definitely going to need a dating website AND you better be hot AND you're gonna need to get lucky and find the right guy.", "score": 9 }, { "body": "As a 20 year old university student, try looking around a university for guys. Some of them (like myself) actually want long term relationships. As others said, the issues change with age. I think you'll have to approach guys because a lot probably won't approach you. I hope this helps. :-) ", "score": 8 }, { "body": "I'm 27 and I LOVE older women. Most older women have it together. Above all the communication is refreshingly amazing. It's also become much more acceptable these days. Last year a briefly dated a woman who was 10 years my age. Boy do you guys know a thing or two! While it didn't end up working out, I met the love of my life recently. She's 6 years my age. (33) There is very much a chance at a long term relationship depending on what the guy wants. One thing you may want to keep in mind is that some guys in their late or early twenties may see children in their future. I gather that's something you're done with. That could limit your dating pool a little. \n\nI can't speak for all guys but honesty I'd just be forward about it. Having a woman older hit on me is extremely flattering. Don't scare the guy off, but without letting it go on to long just be sure to make your intentions clear. The dating rules should really be no different. If the guy falls in love with you, he'll want a long term relationship regardless of your age. \n\nIf I may offer one tip that really turned my away from my previous short term relationship with the 38 year old - being Mommy'ed. Being in my twenties I've still got a thing or two to learn. I'm ok with that, but, I need to learn on my own. I think it's more so given the fact that I'm a male. Trying to tell me how things are, or will be, feels like I\"m getting a lecture by my Mom. Not, a good thing. If you do end up dating a younger guy long term just remember, we're still learning and that's something you're going to have to deal with delicately. It may be my personality but I like to lead with my \"manly\" experience in the relationship, nothing kills that faster than a \"sweety life doesn't work out like that.\" Show me, don't lecture me. Hope that makes sense :) ", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Younger men are going to be intimidated by you. They are probably not going to approach you. However, I think you might be surprised at how successful you will be if you ask some of them out. Cougars are much more highly sought after among young men than you might think. Just walk up to them at a bar, put your hand on their shoulder or back and introduce yourself. The more confident and forward you are (up to a point), the better.\n\nYour problem is going to be a problem, though. Younger men, by our nature, are less mature, less stable, and less settled in who we are as people. I find older women very attractive, but I am currently not interested in long-term dating. I like dating, but am not interested in a serious relationship right now. The younger the men are that you date, the more likely it is that this may be the case. You will probably have to look kinda hard to find a younger guy that really shares your sentiments. But I say go for it!", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I'm 21 and have unlimited love for women your age. Personally, I give it a shot. I've gotten lucky one time only and it was the best time of my life. I myself want someone mature and has their life steady unlike most girls my age that I meet. I would love to date a woman 30+ I don't care about the age one bit but I fantasize about older women every fucking day. Now most of my guy friends LOVE older women but are definitely too scared to say anything. If you wanna just fuck then approach him. If you want a relationship just let it happen naturally. I've learned that if you look for a relationship you're most likely not going to find it and either sell yourself short or end up hurt. In Boston there's a few places where the cougars hang out and you know where to find em. I imagine every place is like this..\n\ntl:dr I'm 21 and love older women. Don't be afraid to approach us, we happen to be too chicken shit so say something a lot of the times because older women are intimidating, in a good way though.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I think your biggest issue is going to be having to make the first move towards a relationship and not just being pleasant/friendly. I'm 22 and live in a college town; I'd absolute love to date a cougar, but there's no way I'd approach a woman older than 27+ with the intention of dating her because chances are she wants nothing to do with someone my age.\n\nEven if there was some casual flirting (I tend to schmooze everyone, regardless of age), I'd think of it as nothing but innocent fun unless a fairly obvious signal was given otherwise. You don't have to go around cock-grabbing the younger guys, but a distinct \"We should get coffee/dinner/lunch/etc. sometime\" would be a definitive signal, at least to me, that this wasn't just some woman being nice.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "All you are likely to get with younger guys is fwb. Not to be a downer, but chances of a LTR with somebody younger is not really likely.\n\nThat said, if you are just wanting sex, and if you are a hot cougar, go for the younger guys. And hit me up ;)", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Too bad you don't live in my town :( I'm only attracted to older women who have their shit together and looking for someone to settle with.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "So, you want a guy who has his shit together, and wants a stable relationship, but is young and doesn't have any issues at all.\n\nGood luck.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "First read [this](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/zqcaj/answer_to_why_arent_you_married_yet/c67ad14). \n\nMate selection functions like a marketplace. Any any time, the selection of mates available to anyone is usually the set of all potential mates who have equal or lesser value in this marketplace. \n\nPeople who accept this can find mates. People who do not, can't. If you find yourself in a situation where all members of the opposite sex seem to be unattractive, then your standards are probably higher than your market value. \n\nFor example, you won't accept anyone below a 6, but you yourself are a 5, then it's going to appear as if good mates cannot be found, because the 6s are busy hooking up with other 6s, and you rarely get to meet, much less even date, them. \n\nWomen often find this market reality more difficult to adjust to than men do, because women's value diminishes rapidly as they age, while men's value *increases*. Not as sharply, but it does, at least until true old age sets in (around 60). This is why successful older men are often found dating women in their 20s, but only the most attractive women in their 20s need apply. \n\nThe \"cougar\" phenomenon is an interesting one. There is a window of equality that occurs between older women whose value is diminishing, and younger men whose value has not yet increased. However, it is a hookup window, not a relationship window... for two reasons. \n\nFirst, the equality only happens because women have increased value in the hookup marketplace (due to the scarcity of hookup-seeking women as compared to men). In the relationship market, a man in his 20s may not have the value of a man in his 30s or 40s, but he still exceeds the value of a 37 year old woman. \n\nSecond of all, the window is too narrow to sustain a relationship because the two parties are approaching equal value *from opposite directions*. Their values pass each other, and will never converge again. The guys will steadily become more desirable as they develop careers, maturity, and confidence. The girls will become steadily less desirable as they get fatter, wrinklier, and more aggressive. \n\nBenjamin Braddock might very well have an *affair* with Mrs. Robinson, but in the end, he's going to wind up with Elaine. \n\n", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I have an Anthlon II and a 6670 and GW2 lags severely on my PC. I'm pretty sure it's the CPU that's bottle-necking. I would look into getting a Phenom 965.\n\nTo be frank I don't think 350 can buy you enough power to properly enjoy GW2. You will be able to play it, but not in all it's glory. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I haven't really kept up on parts since I built my last computer, but here's my advice.\n\nI can play on mostly lowest settings on my laptop (1366x768) with an i5-3320m/HD4000 integrated and get 30-40FPS. If he can get something equivalent (shouldn't be too expensive) on the desktop side, then he could end up with what's probably a decent chip for plenty of years, the ability to (just barely) play his game smoothly. \n\nIf I was in his situation on that kind of budget, and with Intel's integrated graphics being as good as they are right now, I would definitely skip the vid card for now (as long as he doesn't have other gaming needs) and make sure the rest of my components would keep me happy for a while. If he gets some extra money sometime down the road, a decent GPU would turn it into a pretty darn good system. $350 just doesn't seem like enough to get the entire package right now.\n\nBut, like I said, I haven't paid close attention to parts lately, so wait and see if people tell me I'm totally crazy here.\n\nEDIT: [I think this is the best bet](http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1096lf/build_ready_friend_has_a_350_budget_and_wants_to/c6bhg58)", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Watch \"The Art of Mixing\" on youtube. Getting a sound to be above or below is achieved by EQ-ing. For example, a crash cymbal will sound \"above\" a piano in the stereo field.\nTherefore, to get different elements above or below each other, carve out places for them in the frequency range. And remember: Subtractive EQ'ing is always the best method to achieve a good mix.\n\nEDIT: [This](http://imgur.com/QCSVI) is the best way to visualise it.", "score": 18 }, { "body": "You can't, almost no system has speakers above and below, so you can't control the balance of stuff from above to below. With that said, sometimes your brain interprets higher frequencies as coming from above lower frequencies. Also, reverb can have a big effect on the perceived location of a sound, so maybe try some different reverb settings. When trying to do it, keep in mind that the effect is only in your head, so mind tricks are the only way you'll accomplish it", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I think there are two things that could help.\n1. Panning - if you pan your instruments between 9:00 and 3:00 that's the \"upper\" area where a lot of professionals put their hi-hats, strings, and light pads. It feels more like it's coming from \"above\" the ears.\n2. Pitch - seems a little obvious, but higher pitches are heard \"higher\" than lower ones.\n\nPanning seems to be the most obvious answer to your question, but I like reading things on psychoacoustics and their effects, so if pannning your tracks doesn't work, maybe you cold go more into detail on what you're trying to do exactly and we can help you out.\n\nReverb and choruses usually push sounds \"back,\" more of a depth than a width issue, I think.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "If you don't cared for shimmer, just buy whatever foundation/powder that normally works for you, but in darker shades, and use that for contouring. Just make sure to pick the shade with the right undertone (if you are \"pink\", don't pick the shade that's yellow). ", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "The Proboscis\n\nThe Stinger\n\n**edit** The Aristocrat already put in by deadguy420\n\n**edit2** Hunter S Thompson removed because popjack beat me to the punch by 3 minutes", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "Since posting: http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/108lix/suspected_child_murderers_lynched_in_guatemala/c6bfxr7\n\nA complete misunderstanding of what mental illnesses are, assuming that people have complete control over their actions, and basically blaming them for not 'taking their medicines'. This his horrible, and it's these kind of sentiments that keep mental illnesses from being understood correctly. \n\n>If you have a mental illness, it is your responsibility to take your medicine as best you can and curtail your homicidal inclinations.\n\nLIKE THEY HAVE CONTROL OVER THIS!!", "score": 47 }, { "body": "I love the mental hoops reddit jumps through to justify two contradictory thoughts. On one hand the death penalty is a horrific human rights abuse. On the other hand, mob justice and catharsis are more fun than bashing EA.", "score": 28 }, { "body": "Average Redditor: \"Violent videogames and television don't make a person violent. HOLY SHIT! BURN THE RAPIST!\"", "score": 14 }, { "body": "I dont see the point in a thread like this, especially titling it that a subreddit is justifying something when its very a clearly just a few people saying things and then reddit downvoting them. That just means that there some assholes/idiots on reddit. Surprise! These type of people are not actually specific to reddit or even the internet in general.", "score": 8 } ]

[ { "body": "Setting the \"floating damage and text\" option to normal shows damage numbers on the training dummy.\n\nI have no idea about dual wielding though, something I'm curious about as well since I'm going to start a berserker.", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "Do you find that Clomid reduces your CM? I'm worried about starting it (in a few months) because I need something for the sperm dudes to swim in and it's supposed to reduce it quite a bit.", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "Do you ask for a re-homing fee? If not, you should. Snake owners will often check places like Craigslist for free pet rodents to take home and feed to their snake. Usually rats and mice, but I imagine most snakes would enjoy a nice plump cavy as well.\n\nAlso, does your listing say it includes the piggie's cage, food, bedding, etc? Some potential owners might not want to adopt a pet from CL and then still have to buy all the supplies. If you don't have any other guinea pigs and don't plan to anytime soon, you probably don't have a need for any of that stuff.\n\nOtherwise, are there any rescues in your area? They tend to take good care of the animals they host, and do what they can to make sure only the best potential owners end up adopting.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Tie the ends of your shoe laces together, or to an object like a sock. \n\nThen hang them over the door of your dryer with the sock/object on the outside and the shoes on the inside of the door. Turn on the dryer!\n\nThe shoes don't bounce around and make a calamity!\n\nYou can also take the soles out and air dry them if you would like.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "To dry: Stuff them with paper towels or newspaper and change it often, heat can damage the materials and glue, air from a fan is o.k.\n\nAs for the smell, usually this is caused by bacteria. Try misting them with witch hazel (an astringent) from a spray bottle, (also works great on keens, tevas or other flip flop/sandals) I had this problem, but I tried this this summer when ever they would start to smell and It solved it for me. The first time it took 2 treatments, but now when(if) I notice the smell one quick spray down and they are fine by morning.", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "First, where do you live?\n\nSecond, I suspect you're being too paranoid. Private sexual relationships are legal, certainly following the Lawrence v Texas decision. Legally, as I heard of a lawyer telling a triad as he got their paperwork in order, forget the state, your real danger comes from each other. If you break up, it will be possible for one or two of you to besmirch the character of the other two or one in the eyes of a judge, especially when it comes to awarding child custody. \"Custody battles are always vicious and ugly.\"\n\nYou could get fired by a conservative boss, but you don't want a job where you have to live your private life in fear of the boss anyway. Your mother could make herself a pain, but try to stay polite and caring toward her while making it clear you are an adult and will continue living your own life. Parents often eventually do come around.\n\nIf/when you have kids, make sure to run a safe and sanitary home (no poisons in reach, no cat poop on the floor, vaccinations up to date) in case Mom calls in a state child welfare inspector. But Child Welfare offices already have their hands full with real cases and will quickly drop an investigation if they find no evidence of abuse or neglect and decide they were falsely tipped by a vindictive person (happens a lot).\n\nDo expect to lose some friends, and to make new ones.\n\nAlan M.\n", "score": 36 }, { "body": "I find as I get older that I'm less terrified about the response and more angry that I don't feel I have much of a choice about staying in the closet. We'd lose our careers over it, that is pretty much guaranteed, and with kids, we just can't take chances about that. I'd like to be out. That's simply not a responsible choice in our situation, though.", "score": 13 }, { "body": "Yes, with good cause. \n\nRecent rhetoric has started comparing the poly coming out experience with the gay coming out experience. I think that analogy is lacking a good deal (don't know when the last poly person committed suicide for fear of coming out, or got subjected to the type of hate crimes gays get daily), but some aspects do apply. Family members will disown in certain circumstances, friends will gossip, and sometimes become hateful, and relationships will be condemned for all number of reasons. \n\nSociety is not ready to accept the existence of poly people and triads. This will change eventually, as the slow march of civil rights wins over bigotry, but it probably won't happen in our lifetimes. (We can hope). \n\nThat said, I hope you are open and proud about it. I think more people should be and I think every person who does this is one more chink in wall that prevents other people after us from having to have that same fear. \n\nGood luck! Take this extra support I have here, I hope you won't need it!", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Not quite terrified, but annoyed and fed up absolutely... That my choice of lifestyle as an adult is not as good, pure, or 'nuclear' as a traditional heterosexual monogamous situation. It's all about weak people making sure they feel better than everyone else, at any cost. So if someone criticizes my life and choices, they are openly admitting to me that they are simply weak-minded and afraid. ", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Luckily I'm in an area that's quite accepting of it, so that's good.\n\nBut in social justice circles, I've often gotten really messed up reactions. I remember one particular discussion with a woman who was a moderator for a form that had, in the banner, the usual \"this is a safe space, we do not accept homophobia, racism, ableism\" etc. And she'd ban anyone for things like that. And yet here she was telling me that polyamory was \"a threat to the sanctity of traditional monogamous marriage\", completely failing to notice she was just using standard homophobic arguments. \n\nReally pesky.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Sadly, not everyone is going to be cool with it. I live pretty openly and I've definitely been discriminated against. Even people who seemed cool at first used it against me -- people I thought were friends. And I've heard some awful things from family members. \n\nBut, what's the alternative? Live life in fear? Have to lie and hide how you really feel? Sure, you have to protect yourself somewhat and be more guarded. I don't want anyone losing their job or something like that. But being completely in the closet is usually more harmful than helpful, imho. Then you live your life according to what makes bigots feel more comfortable instead of working towards showing the world that love and relationships really do come in more than just one narrow form. \n\nAnd, over time, you grow a support system around you of people who love you as you are. You decide who is family. I am so appreciative for the people I have in my life right now. ", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I wrote an article in a local newspaper about a triad family with kids. The day after it was printed, I got an email from a reader saying, \"Of course you know this doesn't work.\" Another guy I mentioned the story to said, \"This kind of thing never lasts.\" (Interestingly, he had recently separated from his wife.)\n\nThe most hostility I've seen to poly is dismissiveness: \"Only hippy-dippy idealists try this, and it always ends in tears.\"", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I live in the UK, so this may not be a good guide if you live in some primitive hellhole like Saudi Arabia or Utah.\n\nI've never really had trouble with it. I've had a lot of people say \"that's really wired\" or \"I really couldn't handle that\". But never anyone who didn't follow up with \"but if everyone knows what's going on that's fine I guess.\" Generally people are happier with stuff like this coming from someone they love than you would expect them to.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "If you could add another $100, I'm sure you'd be very happy with a Behmor 1600, which I think is the most value per dollar for a roaster out there.\n\nYou should try posting this on r/roasting, though.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I dropped mine on the ground. Its got a bunch of scratches on the screen. You can definitely tell its mine. ", "score": 83 }, { "body": "I lock it the fuck down with Cerberus. Anybody so much looks at my phone funny, it takes their photo and sends it to my email.", "score": 49 }, { "body": "I haven't done much software wise other then installing CM10, but I did sandblast that awful glossy panel on my EVO 4G LTE to make it more uniform. I even masked off a little design of the Android mascot.", "score": 22 }, { "body": "[SwipePad!](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.conduction.swipepad.android&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd) Access a dozen shortcuts from anywhere via a hotspot on the edge of your screen. Not really intuitive when someone else uses your phone, but it's really handy for me. Also I use a 'hybrid mode' ROM with my statusbar and notifications at the bottom of my large screen, so I don't have to reach my thumb way up to check notifications when I'm holding my phone one-handed. [Home](http://i.imgur.com/M8h0l.jpg), [Swipe](http://i.imgur.com/sQWbd.jpg)", "score": 12 }, { "body": "My three favorite changes are all fairly minor, but have a big day to day impact:\n\n1. Lightflow app - lets me set up custom LED notifications (it can also do other kinds of notifications, sound vibration, ect.). My phone will only make a noise very rarely now, and only for urgent things (phone calls, video chat ect.) and I can tell by looking at it what kinds of notifications I've got.\n\n2. Turned the text prediction on the stock keyboard (Jellybean) up to \"Very Agressive\", it might be better than Swiftkey's text prediction now, I can almost type blindfolded.\n\n3. MoreQuickylPanel - which puts a customizable power management panel in the notification bar - Wifi, tethering, flashlight are some of my most used options.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I used it to watch porn once. Anyone else that holds my phone now has an intimate connection with me.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Apex Launcher and Widget Locker handle most of my customizations on CM10Jellybro. Also some theme I found a while ago is nice. SiMi clock has made my life easier too.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Flash MIUI, move all of the apps into one folder and make an extra screen and put the apps there. Then I placed a clock on the homescreen. Nice and simple is how I like it.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Just heavily customizing my ROM, from changing what the hardware buttons do to kernel modifications. Replace a few stock apps (sms, browser, keyboard, etc) and place a couple widgets on the home screen and you have my personalized phone. ", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I made a startup script that copies ld-linux.so.3 from /sdcard to /lib, thus allowing me to run any precomplied armel binaries (from debian, ubuntu, etc.).", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Put MIUI on Moto Defy, gave it to my GF. It's about 0.5 cm taller than iPhone, is pretty stylish, has the all Android goodies and cost about $200. She says it's the best phone she has ever owned.\n\nWhen I used that Defy I put ICS/JB onto it to say \"Fuck you Motorola\", even with the locked (bypassed but not cracked) bootloader we can support this awesome phone for years.\n\nMy current DZ runs every launcher, keyboard, theme, set of apps (Sony, Moto, HTC, LG) I feel like using at the moment. Never a dull moment with running experimental builds. Also Sense 4.0A, similar to Moto story, fuck HTC :D", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Paranoid android 2 rooted kernel most google and all virgin apps removed running my s2 as a tablet for some apps a phablet for others and phone for very few. I have swiftkey 3. Apex launcher. And rock the game boy advanced emulator with pokemon. O have addfree android installed ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "GNex\n\n* Trinity kernel with underclock and undervolt for normal everyday use\n\n* Changed Home, Back, etc buttons to blue.\n\n* Rooted (dah) with StickMount installed so I can mount more or less any FAT/FAT32 based flash drives using a OTG cable. \n\n* Swiftkey personalized to my typing style", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Me having a small phone compared to everyone else. And custom launcher/themes/wallpapers, no one has a slider but me...", "score": 3 }, { "body": "First off, my Launcher is so simple and so unique if anyone else grabs my phone they become lost and ask what to do.\n\nSecond, I love customizing every setting. Oh, I'm not getting a lot of sunlight? Lets set it so the Brightness isn't dull, but isn't a waste. Stuff like that.\n\nThird, Automation. I started using Llama and love it so far! I got on the bus, \"Good morning Schott12521.\" I got home, and my phone connected to my speaker and played a new album I just got. It's brilliant.\n\nThe rest. I love the apps. I love the fact that I probably have thrown my phone at least 5 times extremely hard and have had it for two years and my screen is not shattered. I love how I don't have to rely on my carrier for updates. When someone walks up with the same phone its cool to see their face change from \"Same phone dude!\" to \"Mine can't do that :(.\"\n\nI <3 Android.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Since I'm not allowed to use removable storage (micro SD) where I work, I have a 5mb disk image mounted at /mnt/sdcard/ to hold my epub ebooks :P Optimus S does not work very well without an SD card btw.\n", "score": 3 }, { "body": "http://imgur.com/j3Moz screen shoot of what makes my phone, my phone. \n\nCerberus, rooted, sharing my wifi to my Mac etc", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Theming the home screens.\n\nhttp://www.reddit.com/r/androidthemes/comments/zy24t/google_now_inspired/", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "It could be that Astra Superior Platinums don't work for you: see [this post](http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/a-disquisition-on-blade-sampler-packs/) on the vagaries of blades and how to test. The Feather Popular/Diamond Edge razor in the Whipped Dog kit is okay, but not so good as (say) one of the Edwin Jagger DE8x series (or the Mühle equivalents). Still, you should be able to get a good shave.\n\nTry washing your beard with a high glycerin soap ([Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil soap](http://www.bullgooseshaving.net/mureglliso15.html) (MR GLO), $6.50/bar, Whole Foods 365 brand glycerin soap, $2/bar) at the sink before starting the shave, rinsing partially with a splash, and then taking your time applying the lather (from shaving soap or shaving cream) before beginning the shave: take a couple of minutes working the lather into the beard, enjoying the fragrance and feel.\n\nWhen shaving, make sure the edge of the cap, just behind the cutting edge of the blade, remains in contact with the skin, but not pressing hard enough to indent the skin. That should take care of angle and pressure.\n\nBut I suspect it's the blade. Try a different blade from a sampler.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I completely understand where you're coming from but I too think this is a kind of silly request. I didn't get to watch it last night because I was sick, so I've just been avoiding r/PandR posts all day today. That simple. ", "score": 11 }, { "body": "I am also from the UK and think this is a bit silly.\n\nI love the show but the only way I can watch it is using questionable ways.\n\nThe fairest way I think to watch it is on the [NBC site](http://www.nbc.com/parks-and-recreation/video/ms-knope-goes-to-washington/1417956). (*not sure if used in the ratings but hope it is*)\n\nTo get around not being able to watch it outside of the US I use an addon called [Modify Headers](http://forum.pinguyos.com/Thread-Get-Access-to-Some-USA-Only-Sites).\n\nThis way you can watch it online on a Friday morning only a few hours after it has been aired in the US.\n\nAlso I like looking at the spoilers so I can get some of the jokes. Like this week Andy says \"Oval Redinbacher\". I didn't get this until I read the thread about the episode.", "score": 5 } ]

[ { "body": "Brit here, massive Community fan, managed to get 2 of my friends completely hooked on it as well. Our following is inevitably a lot smaller than the Americans, simply because Community is always on silly channels at silly times over here.\n\nIf you're having trouble watching it, just pirate it. There's not a lot more people from non-Americaland can do, just support the show and get the DVD's when they're released (they're worth it for the extra commentary anyway).", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Not sure if I count. I'm American but I only discovered the show after I moved to the UK. It has been on TV here, but it's very poorly promoted and keeps switching networks, which makes it difficult to really establish a fan base. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Yes, Housemate got me into it.\n\nIt's pretty similar to some shows in the UK, especially Father Ted, Spaced and the IT Crowd, what with random characters (Garrett, Father Stone etc) and the lack of laugh track. \n\nAt first it seems weird that it hasn't been taken up by BBC or C4, I think it is because Community has a lot of references that only an American viewer would understand - like the \"AT-AT of people\" and the British character being a caricature who used to live on, \"108 Street Islington.\" That does not even make sense!", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I played all classes from 1 to 20+\n\nThe class that interested me the least going in was Mesmer, and yet that is now my main. I've traditionally played a heavy tank class in other MMOs, and the Mesmer is by far the slipperiest class I've ever played. Between spawning a clone on every dodge (or every 4.6 seconds on abilties), 2 different stealth abilities on 20 second cooldowns, invulnerability 20% of the time, and the ability to stack Confusion on my foes... as they say in game: \"Go on, hit me! I dare you!\"\n\nEDIT: I'm primarily a PvE and WvW player.", "score": 41 }, { "body": "I chose elementalist because of their massive variety of skills in the attunements. I roll D/D in melee/solo-ing, and use staff while in a group/dungeon. The ele is so adaptive in many different situations, and if played correctly has a lot of survivability, despite much of the community saying otherwise. That being said, I also like to figure out how to play a class well, that the community hates on and says is useless.", "score": 14 }, { "body": "Every other class feels very slow to me except the thief. Warrior and ele do have some speed to them but as a D/D thief I fly across the battlefield and constantly dodging do to vigor. ", "score": 14 }, { "body": "Picked a Guardian cause I wanted to be that heavily-armoured jerk that wades into a crowd and magically doesn't die.\n\n79 levels later with a max vit, max toughness, 10-point virtues trait spec and it does just that. Orr's got nothing on this handsome Charr.", "score": 12 }, { "body": "I at first (BWEs) thought I was gonna go with thief for the mobility, but in the end I went Guardian, purely because their skills are aimed at screwing over enemies through their own actions.\n\nTrying to run away? Boom, ward up in this bitch, enjoy not being able to run away\n\nTrying to slap us down with ranged attacks? Boom, reflective wall, enjoy those bullets/arrows.\n\nTrying to attack my team-mates and ignore me? Shouts, and the absurd number of interrupts (Hammer weapon set)", "score": 11 }, { "body": "Why is everyone a ranger?\n\nI rolled guardian... I'm not sure exactly why. It just FELT right when I played it during the beta weekends. I love smashing symbols into the ground that heal allies and then cloaking myself in Retaliation so everyone starts punching themselves so I don't have to. That and the fact that I can just survive... and survive...", "score": 11 }, { "body": "Engineer.\n\nThose motherfuckers can adapt to just about ANYTHING. \n\nI find them to be the most versatile class in the game, both in Trait building and simple utility skills. All their kits give you so many options...\n\nI could go on for quite a while as to why I love the engie so much, but straight and simple is this: I can tackle a huge variety of situations and circumstances with just a few button presses and utility skill changes, without ever having to touch my Traits. And, when I do mix up my traits, I can do even more.\n\nJack of all trades, master of none. Welcome to the Engineer.", "score": 10 }, { "body": "Having played a few professions in beta then playing the rest in live I went with a Ranger:\n\n1) Weapon mechanics - lots of interesting choices and abilities when you want to mix things up.\n\n2) Very viable in both melee and ranged - this is true for other classes as well, but I personally didn't find it true for all classes.\n\n3) Longbow/Greatsword is my favorite combo of weapons I have found on any class so far.\n\n4) Pet - I haven't had any trouble with the mechanics which others have mentioned and choosing which 2 pets to keep active adds another level to the variety and strategy of combat. Also, its fun to 'collect them all!' as you explore new areas\n\n5) Nostalgia - I played a Ranger in Everquest over 10 years ago. I remade that character (same name) in GW2 and I love the fact that my dear friend is back and now roaming the lands of Tyria! ", "score": 9 }, { "body": "After playing one of everything, I stuck with ranger because:\n\n1.) I enjoyed both the types of weapons available as well as the variety of play styles the weapon skills supported.\n\n2.) I like to explore and wanted to enjoy the feeling of randomly finding new pets to charm without spoiling their locations on other characters.\n\n3.) I liked the look of medium armor better than heavy armor.", "score": 8 }, { "body": "I'm always the warrior in games. I love mages, I love people who use bows/pistols. Yet, is there anything more satisfying than swinging your huge sword through a battalion of enemies? Anything more satisfying than protecting your allies with your shield that can block anything from fire to bullets?\n\nYet, I found the warrior in this game to be so agonisingly boring.\n\nIt was during the beta weekend, the first time I'd played GW2, and indeed the first time I'd played guild wars. I was going in blind, didn't even read up on the classes so that everything was left a surprise. I was speaking to my friend and he suggested Guardian.\n\nI don't know why, Guardian just feels so much smoother than the other professions. You can feel your damage working against the enemy. I suppose its more of a psychological thing - All the other professions have at least some things that involve juggling boons and conditions, it's a lot of DoTs. Guardian does get burning, but compared to the boons and conditions all other classes, even Warrior, get by the truckload, Guardian just feels so much more natural. I'm alright with managing boons, but most of Guardians conditions are noticeable effects - either heavy damage (burning) or visual disruptions such as knockback, knockdowns, knick knack paddywhacks and whatever.\n\nGuardian just feels so *RIGHT*", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Charr Engineer, hands down the best class in the game.\n\nAwesome utility, awesome healing, awesome damage, awesome conditions.\n\nJack of all trades, master of all trades.\n\nWarrior is too boring.\nGuardian is too boring and easy.\nThief is too squishy.\nRanger is too boring and erm... ranged.\nMesmer is too squishy and shit/boring at solo PVE.\nElementalist is too boring for me.\nNecro is fun but I have not played it past 25 yet.\n", "score": 8 }, { "body": "I had played few classes to lvl30 to test the elite skills..\nEnded up I stick to Warrior.\n\nReasons: I'm person who want to enjoy every element in the game (WvW, PvP, PvE). Warrior can do well (I didn't said \"best\") in all 3 environment.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I kind of latched on to the idea of Engineer from the get go, but over the course of the BWEs I tried all the classes. I dunno, Engineer just kind of struck me as pretty unique and I found that their trait categories synergized EXTREMELY well together compared to other classes (like Guardian, their traits are a clusterfuck). \n\nPlus, I love having tons of variety in my gameplay, and I get that through weapon kits as well as, again, traits that can be reconfigured to produce COMPLETELY different results.\n\nBut like my flair says, I'm an Alt-oholic, so while engie is my main, I have a character for every single class. I currently am enjoying Guardian, Mesmer, and Necromancer as well.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Necromancer, because I can transform into Lich King and rule Azeroth. Also, I can make my own suicide bombers and rule Iraq.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I ended up picking a Necromancer after trying each class EXCEPT the ranger. After reading this thread I'm now thinking of making a ranger and trying it out.\n\nI went with Necromancer because I really liked the flow of the combat. I was always alert, always jumping around, throwing conditions all over the place and weapon switching every chance I got. I found them to be insanely useful with crowd control, and that tends to come in handy a lot in this game. I've been holding up great with her in pvp too, which wasn't even my main intent when choosing my main, but I'm in love with the class. Necros are the most underplayed class in the game and have a butt-ton of problems currently, but I've been loving it. At this point, I can only see the class improving, which is great. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "I've played through each character probably twice, and have stuck to Elementalist, and Engineer as my MAIN mains.\n\nThis is because they seemed like they were the most complicated to become good at. Elementalists I'm still struggling with survivability due to they're squishyness, however I'm getting much better at deciding how early to heal and the importance of dodging.\n\nI like them also because of the variety of skill sets they offer. Elementalist technically has 4 different weapon swaps at any given moment (unless on cooldown) so deciding when what element is the most effective at a given time is tons of fun.\n\nPlaying support as an Engineer is probably the most fun I've had playing any support class. The amount of knockbacks, blinds, confuses, and cripples you can have any given moment is so much fun to cycle through. Getting a nice rotation and understanding what the fastest route around my cycle is, has been one of the most fun. Not to mention the instant weapon swapping you get from all the kits.\n\nI joined this game as a PvP'er, and fell in love with their PvE. I play every aspect of the game so far, and still keep running back to my Ele and Engineer.\n\nMy alts are sword Ranger and mace shield Guardian.\n\nMy last slot keeps rerolling haha. After reading therealstupid's comment, I MAY try out the mesmer again, to me they were just so damn boring at the lower levels, I couldn't get past level 15 :(\n\nTurrets are garbage. :( I REALLY want to make a turret build, but they're just not usefull at all, except for the healing turret, they've helped out a group multiple times.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Played almost everything. Stuck with ranger. Close call between that and guardian. I felt both were quite effective in PvE, with a slight edge to the guardian, but I felt like in PvP if I wanted to be effective on my guardian I would have to go fairly tank/support. Not that melee guardian isn't viable, but it's just not as effective as support.\n\nRanger is really great in WvW too.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Ranger.\n\nI'm a ranger.\n\nNo really, The ranger types have always suited me. I ALMOST went for the Thief (stealthy archer is my all time fav!), but he group buffs and AoEs seemed a LITTLE better on the ranger. SOLD!\n\nNow that my Ranger is 80. . . I'm probably going to lvl a Thief. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Ranger. Can be really fun and intricate if I'm feeling up to it, or if I just want to explore around the world, Shortbow and a bear = faceroll. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "First character thief then made one of every character to around 10 or so then went back to my thief and got 80", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I rolled a Guardian because I felt the Warrior got shit on too easily without the right spec. Guardians are inherently beefier, although overall they probably do less damage. \n\nI also fell in love with the scepter early on. It's a really great weapon for the Guardian, they just need to make the 1 ability way more reliable (faster and more accurate).", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I like Rangers for everything. Only problem I see with them is that they don't have any condition healing abilities that doesn't have a freaking huge cooldown. Only one that's worth wuld be healing spring, but that's also your heal. Compared to ele and other clases, they lack condition heals. It doesn't make much sense, since one of our traits is Wilderness Survivor...we get cut and bleed, dead! So much for that.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "[Here](http://i.imgur.com/Ona6W.jpg)'s all my current characters. I think I'm going to stick with Ranger, since in every game since I can remember, I always loved archers. Will probably get a few more to 80, though.\n\nPrevious characters (deleted) were:\n\n17 Human Ranger\n\n21 Human Ranger\n\n11 Charr Warrior\n\n5 Norn Warrior\n\n13 Sylvari Thief\n\n9 Human Elementalist\n\n3 Charr Mesmer (lol)\n\nAs you can see, I'm very indecisive and I don't like any race except Asura (and I even regret making my Guardian an Asura - after playing it a lot the moves don't look cool and neither does the sword D:) and human female. Just something about those human females that I like... if you know what I mean.\n\nAlmost 350 hours played now.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Ranger, because I have skills... [Ranger skills](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzbr6fPDmkE&t=0m32s).\n", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I have at least 100 PvP matches on every profession except for engineer. I chose necromancer because I like kiting and doing damage over time, kind of reminds me of affliction warlock which I used to play a lot of in WoW arena. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Played every profession, and decided to stick with warrior. I'm not sure why others think it's boring, but I disagree. They're versatile, able to do well in melee, to some extent with rifle for some focus fire and interruption, bow for mobs and condition damage, and with utilities for groups such as banners, shouts, and personal buffs like stances, there's a lot of variety with how they play.\n\nSwitching weapons during combat is their strongest asset IMO. For PvE my usual build is double axe and rifle, and with traits like extra adrenaline on shout use, decreased weapon swap cooldown, and other traits, I switch from axe to rifle, going in and out of melee range. For my dungeon build I use banners, and mace+shield/rifle and rotate daze/stun/knockdowns in order to help control mobs. Coupled with shouts and regen banners, it's an amazing group build.\n\nEven in between battles, I keep multiple weapons so I can mix and match my tactics whenever. It's absolutely amazing IMO and a very satisfying profession, if you know how to use it. :)", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Really looking forward to Steam, but, if we're being honest, it's no surprise that gaming on linux is not popular, despite how many games you *can* get running. It's fine for people like me and you, but for someone new to linux, the different ways of packaging, the age of a lot of titles, the bugs..and that's the native games. Wine, as great as it is, often needs quite a bit of configuration.\n\nAnyway, it's not 'the answer' but Steam is definitely one way of dealing with these issues (well, I hope), so things may get interesting.", "score": 5 } ]

[ { "body": "Reading an offense or defense is what teams are doing out there on the field, and both sides of the ball often want to disguise themselves as much as possible.\n\nFor defense, you have a few things to look for. Because the defense has to react to the offense, you can get a good grasp of the play simply by watching the defense.\n\n* \"The Box\" - How many defensive players are between the offensive linemen from the line of scrimmage to about 5-6 yards back? If there are 8, the defense either expects a run or is bringing the house. If there are 5 or fewer, usually the defense is thinking pass and is going to play in coverage. Important to note are the players involved in this; if a safety is in the box then either an LB has walked out to provide coverage or a safety blitz is coming. If fewer players are in the box, then the LBs or FS/SSs have normally moved outside of the box to cover slot receivers.\n\n* MOFO/MOFC - Is the deep middle of the field between the hash marks occupied by a safety or not? If it is open, the coverage is Cover 0 (a blitz with man coverage), Cover 2 (two deep safeties with either shallow zones or man), or Quarters (a fairly versatile deep coverage with run support ability). If the middle of the field is closed, then you usually have either Cover 1 (one deep safety with blitzing/man coverage) or Cover 3 (usually the corners and safety deep with shallow zones). Some MOFC exceptions include certain Zone Blitzes (normally blitzing is paired with man) and the \"Tampa 2\" (a Cover 2 with the MLB playing as a safety in coverage).\n\n* Corner Depth - Are the CBs pressed up against the WRs or are they playing off of them? Press coverage often means Cover 2 or perhaps a blitz. If the corner is fast, they may bail out of press coverage and simply sprint with the WR downfeld. Corners playing off the line a few yards mean either a deep coverage (like Cover 3) or a more aggressive \"jumping the route\" man coverage, where the corner will jump forward after the snap to intercept a quick throw. Important to consider here is double coverage; if another player has walked over top of a corner playing near the line, then you can usually expect either a corner blitz (often tipped by the corner moving in slightly) or double man coverage on a particular receiver.", "score": 99 }, { "body": "I would highly recommend the video archive over at [Fishduck](http://fishduck.com/video/) if anyone is interested in Oregon's offense. Start with the oldest video, cause he assumes you know nothing about the playcalling besides the positions and other basic information.\n\nClick on the \"Fishduck Videos\" tab, then on \"The Fish Report\" and scroll to the bottom to find the one labelled \"Spread Offense Tutorial #1\"", "score": 14 }, { "body": "Well, its a little cliche, but you can tell the play an offense is running by the weight on O-lineman puts on his hands. If his knuckles are white, he's going to be run blocking. However, good lineman know to have perfect balance and weight distribution ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": ">A recent study found that the brains of people with Autism responded erratically to sights, sounds and touch, compared with those of typical people. Such unpredictability could account for why individuals on the Autism Spectrum seem to crave predictability and get lost in certain repetitive activities like hand-flapping.\n\nWhat kinds of Autistics? There are well over 300 genes. It would be silly to make any assumptions on what kind of changes and what kind of interruption is made.\n\nI fear that people will generalize about all Autistics by using the severest autistics, to the detriment of all Autistics.", "score": 9 }, { "body": "I don't mind changing things, as long as I've changed it myself. If it's something like I was going to play a game on the XBox but then I changed my mind and I want to go on the computer, I can handle that because I've changed it, but if my dad decides he isn't going to pick me up from somewhere when he said he was, then I don't know how long it will take to get home and will I have time to do my homework and what if it starts raining as I haven't brought a coat because I thought dad was going to pick me up and...there you are. I'm panicking over something that NT's would just say 'meh, I'll walk home then' in response. Also, I don't hand flap, I but my brother (who's not an Aspie but has autism) spins round if he's standing up or shakes his head if he's sitting down or walking.", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Personally, I really enjoy change but only when I have complete control over the situation. If I'm the one actively making the changes and 100% involved in all processes of deciding what's going on. The moment that things move from my hands to chance or someone else I'm not comfortable with, I start getting really freaked out and anxious. Moving is horrible for me, like from apartment to apartment, even if it's in the same complex, If someone else moved my desk, I'd probably feel the same way. \n\nIt seems to me the dislike of change is heavily related to whether or not we plan to do it ourselves, in this process most of us consider what sensations we'll be going through while we make these changes. Is the light going to bother us while we do it, is the sound, is the temperature going to bother us, by doing this am I losing another form of self regulation of my environment, can I deal with that loss of self regulation for the time that I'm going to be doing this activity. Most of the time when we have an issue with a change, it's a change that we can't control, and it usually forces us to deal with a sensation or experience that a: we weren't planning on and havn't considered our comfort levels and b: now whether we want to or not, we have to deal with this new situation and all the new or different sensations that come along with it.\n\nIt's really hard to generalize how it feels, but when I do have an issue with a change, it's always when it's out of my control, someone I'm not nearly comfortable with is involved, I'm going to have to do something that's going to expose me to a sensation that makes me uncomfortable (bright lights, sounds, undesirable physical interaction), re-adjustment of set expectations and plans that requires a thought process that is difficult to do on the fly while people are talking to me, etc.\n\nThePinkGoat seems to express an example of what I'm talking about.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I respond differently some times because, like neurotypicals, there are times when I'm more overwhelmed and less able to deal with shit. It's like sometimes you would respond to having burned dinner with sighing and going out to eat, and sometimes you might respond with anger or frustration. \n\nSometimes I can deal with a noise or a sight or a touch. Sometimes, I'm already so overwhelmed that I just can't. It just happens more often with me, because there are so many more things that hurt and overwhelm me. \n\nI do hand flapping not because it's constant or repetitive, but because it's my natural response to intense feelings, the way some people bite their nails under stress, or tap their foot, or the way people who just found out the won a lot of money jump up and down and scream. It's my bodies natural way of doing any of those things. I don't naturally jump up and down and scream, I naturally flap my arms and screech. I don't naturally bite my nails, tap a pen or whatever else to calm down, I naturally rock or roll my fingers. It's not the repetitiveness or even the sensation, it's just how my body naturally responds. To not do it requires conscious effort, and even then, if I get distracted for a moment, I'll find I've started up again. \n\nI dislike change not because of unpredictability, but because it requires such intense mental effort to do anything, and so much preplanning and effort, that a slight change can throw off the rest of what I'm supposed to do. I've spent the last 3 hours mentally preparing myself to get up, walk to the kitchen, and get a bag of ranch Doritos. I've carefully analyzed whether I can handle eating the Doritos, and the lights and textures noises I will encounter on the way to get the Doritos. I've thought carefully over whether my mouth can handle the specific sensations associated with eating the Doritos, whether I can face the light in the kitchen, and how to do it. I finally get up to go get the Doritos. There aren't any. Someone ate the last bag. Well what now? I don't know if I can handle any of the other chips, and I wasn't planning on standing here this long, and now the light is hurting me, and if I don't eat something small now to prepare my stomach, I can't eat dinner either, and *meltdown*. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Here we go again with someone posting a link to their own site. Which in turn is merely a redirect to the original article. Quit using reddit to pump up hits to your website!\n\nI don't mind change per se. But I hate change for change's sake. And I hate change in response to poor planning.\n\nSince ASDs are related to neurology it only makes sense that anything which causes stress we would try to minimize. In that I think we like all other living beings. All beings try to minimize their stress. It just so happens that we have a lot wider spectrum things that contribute stress on our systems.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "[Link to the actual article, sans blogspam.](http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/science/study-may-offer-peek-into-mind-of-autistic-654065/)", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "> Tested from my work place to home\n\n>I didn't even have to look the phone.\n\nThat's great to just try it out, but the real test is how it brings you through an area that you have no idea where you're going.", "score": 6 } ]

[ { "body": "I like your style. I may be god awful at science, but I absolutely love reading about it - I feel smarter every time I do", "score": 6 } ]

[ { "body": "I appreciate you being deliberate in making this about trying to contact the person, and not making it about ranting/shaming.\n\nI hope it serves as an example to everyone.", "score": 11 }, { "body": "i dont know why i just spent an hour trying to find this i must be really bored http://www.razorandstone.com/showthread.php?1255-Anyone-heard-from-Dirtychrome-lately/page3 hats the best i can do. ", "score": 9 }, { "body": "PM sent that might help explain. Looks like I screwed the formatting up but the quoted parts are within the asterisks.", "score": 6 } ]

[ { "body": "First reason is because Wilt placed a priority over his own stats over the team's performance. Second one is because the Celtics had some ridiculous number of HOFers on their roster. ", "score": 18 }, { "body": "After winning his first title in 67, he was more focused on getting the assists title. Chamberlain was notorious for caring more about stats than actually winning. ", "score": 7 }, { "body": "It's unbelievable how so many people here disrespect Wilt so openly. It took Lebron 9 years to win a championship and look how great he is. It's a team game it doesn't matter how good you are individually, it takes a lot of things to go right to win a championship.", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "Interesting theory, but it seems to me his plans have been so secret because they're gonna knock our socks off. ", "score": 13 }, { "body": "My initial reaction was something along the lines of \"*pfffft*.\" but on further thought it's an interesting idea. Demandred's main motivation is hatred towards, and jealousy of, Lews Therin Telamon, which he has transferred wholeheartedly to Rand. In the War of the Shadow, he was a leader for the Light who felt that he was always overshadowed by LTT and never given due credit. What better way to get his ultimate revenge on LTT by killing Rand al'Thor, then triumphing over the Dark One in his place?\n\nAnd it sure as hell beats the theory that people keep espousing that Demandred is about to show up with a big army from Shara or the Land of Madmen. RJ is far too good a writer to let that kind of thing happen with no hints beforehand.", "score": 9 }, { "body": "Demandred thinks that just because Moridin is Nae'Blis today doesn't mean he always will be. Also, Demandred still hates LTT/Rand, I don't see him helping the Light just because the DO didn't promote him.", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Is anybody else worried that when we finally do learn about Demandred's whereabouts that it won't be nearly as cool as we're all hoping? I'm afraid it's going to be one of the most anti-climactic moments in AMoL. So much hype and so much waiting for what? Land of the Madmen? Shara? Pfft... It has to be EPIC at this point or I'll be disappointed.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Maybe he came to the same logical conclusion Moridin had, that there will be no spoils of power, if the shadow wins every thing will cease to exist. He might understand this and decide to help Rand through indirect means( if he hasn't been doing this already), but overall he is probably a bad guy and will try to snatch at power most likely failing.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "I actually really like this theory. If anything, we're told time and time again throughout the series that what has happened before will happen again. Demandred turning to the Shadow in the Age of Legends because of always being second place to Lews Therin could be an excellent counterpoint to him turning to the Light (or at least helping the forces of the Light in some way) in this age because of being second place behind Ishamael/Moridin. \n\nFuck. Is it January yet?", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "well I guess you have to realize that 60% of human beings don't work the way we work. They would have much difficulty socializing on Monday since they would be stressed about the rest of the week. Unlike us who can just relax whenever alone.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "You get to drink in the middle of the afternoon then go back to work? That's awesome. No kidding, about 10 years ago my office had a cart of free liquor go through the halls on Fridays at 4:00 & would continue to serve drinks until employees clocked out at 5:00. I wish I was around for that.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "All you antisocial types would love my office. Nobody leaves their desks for \"party in the breakroom\" with cake for whomever's birthday, nobody talks to anyone outside their immediate vicinity, and nobody goes to after-hours social things. They cancelled an outing to a baseball game because nobody signed up.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "I hate drinking anywhere that's not my living room, my friend's living rooms, or the middle of the woods.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "You should do a pulley system instead. RC'ing it could be VERY dangerous if it's not done in a perfect, safe, and expert way. Imagine if the signal went awry, and a truck going 60mph+ hits something that it shouldn't.\n\nPut a pulley in the ground in front of the shelter. Rig the front wheels of the truck up so that the cable keeps the wheels straight. Use a heavy duty cable, with a break-away on the tow vehicle end and the truck (to be smashed) end. Have a tow vehicle pull the smash-ee truck from a 90 degree angle and get up to speed. \n\nMythbusters have done this many times. It will probably require a lot of math and fabricating. The biggest thing should be safety and RC'ing a full sized truck is not safe at all.", "score": 7 }, { "body": "I don't think your local hobbyshop would be able to do the whole thing, sure they could get you the transmitter and receiver but it would probably be better of to go to an engineer to set up the steering controls and actuators for the gas and brake, so you know you have it right, since this isn't the kind of thing you want to take very lightly.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "try p90.. this is a beginner video that introduces easy workouts to those just getting started. it's about 10 years old now so the music and set are pretty dated but it works. the p90 is an intended lead-in to the more well-known p90x. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "ELF cosmetics. Everything is $1 (except for their \"studio\" brand, which is $3-$6 dollars).\n\nMost of it has comparable quality to drugstore brands. Good for travel or for experimenting with new colors. Their liquid eyeliner is the best I've tried.\n\nHopefully a girl or two sees this, so it's not a useless post.", "score": 27 }, { "body": "Dealextreme is great for all things cheap and electronic. Delivery takes a little time though. Average about 2 weeks. The stuff is directly from China which is why it's so dirt cheap.", "score": 9 }, { "body": "www.boohoo.com, UK Clothes/Shoes etc e-store. www.everything5pounds.com Also clothes etc e-shop. www.halfpriceperfumes.co.uk/en/ Fragrances, cosmetics and other similar stuff. Sometimes medication that is too embarassing to buy in a pharmacy (Handy!) ", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "That sucks. That was a major selling point (for me at least). 2.4ghz range is so damn cluttered. Hope they get it fixed soon.", "score": 6 } ]

[ { "body": "I'm the same. But I feel like instead of Pro being awful, it's me that's awful. Give it time and I figure we'll be shredding Pro. I feel like NHL13 is the biggest shift in the series in a long time, it's going to take a while to adapt to.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Try this site: http://www.coveragemapper.com/windmap.php \nIt will show you the actual measured signal strength of wind users in the area. There may be coverage there already. ", "score": 6 } ]

[ { "body": "Try Shameless. It's another series from showtime. Season three comes out in March I believe. Give it a try! The characters are just as awesome.", "score": 12 }, { "body": "Well, Justin Kirk (Uncle Andy) is going to be on that new NBC show, so I'm definitely going to watch that. :) One of my favorite actors.", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "Moving a large army in ancient times when supply management was basically non-existent involved living \"off the land\" - basically plundering local populations for food. Lay waste to the land = burn corps/fields/animals + poison wells by throwing dead animals in them. This could slow the advance of an opposing army but you wouldn't want to do this in your own land as it could take years to undo.", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "Join a server with Mics, talk to people and enjoy the game the way is was meant to be; with teamwork and *communication*", "score": 10 }, { "body": "This has been a general problem with online competitive multiplayer games since forever. If you can't put in the time regardless of leveling and shit like that you will fall behind. Strategies are constantly shifting.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "i rip BF3 with a bunch of buddies quite often on xbox. we're all b/t 25-35 with jobs, wives, kids ect.....feel free to jump in with us if you want. Were all redditors also. my name is my gamertag", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "This already exists, in several different forms. There are prostitutes that give the GFE (Girlfriend experience - no sex, just talking / dating), and there's at least one site whose name I can't remember - that lets people sell 'friendship' services... I.e. talking, showing them around town, etc..", "score": 7 }, { "body": ">Or do you think that having to pay for it would make it not ok?\n\nit's not ok. any decent person worth talking to wouldn't charge money.\n\nhowever, i'm sure there are people who would pay money.\n\n", "score": 5 }, { "body": "I've done this. I've gone to a couple local strip clubs when it's really quiet and there aren't that many people, and just talked. It was really awkward the first time I would talk to one of the girls, but as I went back a couple times (I usually talk to each 3-4 times) they seem to like it. Getting paid the same just to talk to some lonely guy is probably not that awful lol.", "score": 5 } ]

[ { "body": "Patting on the back has been demonstrated to be ineffective at best and sometimes to exacerbate the problem at worst. The more you know^tm", "score": 38 } ]

[ { "body": "Dat line up. My god. I'd join if I didn't live in L.A., and as someone who's been to shows in London, please remember how lucky you guys are to have this at your fingertips. I get DMZ once a year maybe. You get DMZ, Joker, Vivek, Kryptic Minds in one night! SO jealous.", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "Only ever my press. Generally my bench stays flat, squat & deadlift continue to improve but much slower. But every goddamn time my OHP takes a fucking pounding. \n\nLast major cut my OHP went from 235 to 190. I got it back up to 210 but now I can feel things starting to slip away again (I'm down 22lbs since July 12). I have probably lost 5-10lbs from my max - I couldn't quite lock out the third dead stop rep at 190 last week. ", "score": 10 }, { "body": "For those of you on a program that calls for deloads on failure, when you're cutting do you continue to deload? Or just stay where you were and do the reduced volume while you're cutting? I know that everyone says you can continue intensity but not volume on a cut, so I'm wondering if doing a couple less reps but continuing to increase weight might work.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "So far on a cut, I was able to equal my deadlift 1RM and my press 5RM, but my squats have gone to shit. :/ I can barely do sets of 3 of what used to be easy for sets of 5.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Tends to be pressing for me, OHP and Bench; no clue why as it still persists beyond the point I lose chest fat and have to do more ROM.\n\nSquat stays somewhat the same, and if you manage to lose a keg then your deadlift actually goes *up* due to less counterbalance.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I'm going to be that guy/gal/person. IRC isn't really browser based. [Internet Relay Chat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat) dates back to 1988 and predates much of today's internet based applications used to aide in conversation. Servers and clients may be run on many different environments. Some popular clients are mIRC, XChat, and irssi. That said there are web based clients too, such as Mibbit.\n\nIt's predominately more focused on chat rooms rather than one on one conversation, but PMing is certainly available. Fun things you can do are to write programs to be run server side, or scripts to be run client side to create bots. I'd suspect someone in the community here could create a bot which held a database of interested penpals.\n\nFollowing a syntax such as, \"!add 22 M4R 60652 0\" could add your nickname with age, your goal, and your location. The zero at the end indicates no required range from their location. Alternatively, people could then find people with a command such as, \"!find 18-29 M 50310 500\" and search for males between the ages of 18 and 29, within 500 miles of the 50310 zip code, and then be returned with the first example. Of course, this is just an idea to throw around. I don't know how interested people would be in it.", "score": 8 }, { "body": "I think an IRC would be an excellent idea. I ha e personal past experience with the powerful friendships that can form through these means. Remember when MySpace wasn't douchy and had chat rooms hat were cool? I still talk to many if the friends I made there like 6 years ago and have friendships so powerful from other IRC's that I could probably show up on their doorstep without any wtf's being uttered. More like many hugs and beers ", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Yeah I'd love this, be great to have somewhere friendly to hang out where the point is getting to know people.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Great offer, There isn't always offers on randomacts, People like you are keeping this subreddit alive. thank you. :)", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "A few questions pertaining to SS13:\n\n* Who else was massively disappointed by NYFW?\n\n* How freakin' awesome was Thom Browne?\n\n* What the hell happened to Helmut Lang? :(", "score": 9 }, { "body": "a guy wearing margiela gats passed right by me today. I have to find him so I can say \"hey look, I'm dressed by the internet too!\"\n\nunrelated but that thread about the worst blog outfits was not a very wise idea", "score": 8 }, { "body": "I know this is already 14 hours old, but...\n\n2 months ago I made a post asking for opinions about Isabel Marant style sneaker wedges. I shamefully liked them a lot, but was unsure of if it was just a passing, one season trend or not. FFA decided that was a huge no, the majority ruling them something to pass over.\n\nI decided I liked them enough to get them anyway, and I'm glad I did! I still love them, and I found out that dudes love those shoes and would comment on them more than my girl friends, though my friends who were on the fence with them decided that they were pretty rad.\n\nProud of myself because I'm usually very safe and plain in style, and this is a huge jump for me.", "score": 8 }, { "body": "I finally bought a pair of brown boots. I bought some Frye Veronica slouch ones and they fit great. The best part is the smell of leather filling up my entire room. I could sit here and sniff my boots all day. I will be sad when the smell goes away.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "I told this story on IRC last night. I'll try and write it as concisely as possible. It's amusing.\n\nBackground information: I got a Percocet prescription from my doctor two days ago for perfectly legitimate reasons; my boyfriend and I both take Wellbutrin (an anti-depressant) for ADD. On Wellbutrin, my boyfriend hits \"drunk\" after about three drinks.\n\nStory: Yesterday my boyfriend was going to take an afternoon bath. The leg of our bathtub broke as he was stepping in. The drain disconnected from the tub, but there was very little mess except for a large puddle. As the leg bends/snaps/whatever, he loses his balance, his toes curl under his foot, and he breaks a toe. Ow, right? Anyway, he picks me up from class and tells me this junk, so I give him a Percocet. He's stressed, he's in pain, it's reasonable IMO. \n\nLater in the evening, he sits down in the living room to take a break from cooking. He's stressed about the bath and the toe and he'd completely forgotten he'd taken the Percocet, so he's throwin' back a cold one. I ask, \"How many is that for you?\" Answer: \"Oh, this is my third.\" Me: \"What? You took a Percocet bro.\" \"Ohno! You're right.\" (and he gives the rest to my brother.)\n\nThat... is when he progressively starts going weird on us. He comes in after cooking dinner with sauce all over his shirt. My brother gets him a plate so he doesn't have to walk around on his toe anymore. He's messy, gets it on his face... I'm not paying a lot of attention. He makes himself a second plate with like the biggest pile of food I've ever seen on it (and it's mostly beans and sauce, lol!). At one point he picks up his (boneless, saucy) chicken thigh with his hands and just eats it like a sandwich.\n\nLater, I realize I haven't seen him in a while. He's in the bathroom. Since my brother is over, the bathroom door is locked. Water's running. I keep knocking and telling him to open the door, and he keeps just yelling back stuff like, \"Yeah.\" and \"Okaaay.\" I finally get in there and he is taking a freaking shower. In a slanted bathtub that is not connected to a drain. He basically can't even stand up right, either. I got kind of mad, because I didn't realize how loopy he was at this point, and he got pretty unhappy with me because he thought I was mad that the tub was broken. I wasn't, obviously, I was ಠ\\_ಠ thisface while saying, \"Really? A shower couldn't just wait?\" I get him dressed again and have him sit somewhere I can supervise him while I make a phone call. He's walking around in zig zags and being unhappy with my bossiness/concernedness. In the end, he fell asleep sitting upright in an armchair and my mom said that he should be fine because he only ate ONE Percocet. We put him to bed and he snored weird and wiggled his toes in his sleep.\n\nThe end. Not an important story, but that's what was going on in my life yesterday. I stayed up after that cleaning up water, too. e__e The landlord and his handyman fixed it already, early today. Further home improvement: my [IKEA](http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10204172/) delivery also came today.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Stormy weather and hair metal go great together. You simply must try it if you haven't.\n\nAlso: bah, I wanted [these Stolen Girlfriends Club jeans](http://us.asos.com/Stolen-Girlfriends-Club-Stolen-Girlfriends-Club-Croc-Panel-Stretch-Denim-Jeans/w98it/?iid=1636847&cid=4331&sh=0&pge=4&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Blue&r=1&mk=VOID&mporgp=L1N0b2xlbi1HaXJsZnJpZW5kcy1DbHViL1N0b2xlbi1HaXJsZnJpZW5kcy1DbHViLUNyb2MtUGFuZWwtU3RyZXRjaC1EZW5pbS1KZWFucy9Qcm9kLw..) for forever but I didn't want to spend money and now I have no money and now they are gone, gone, gone.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Often I think up the most amazing outfits but I'm too big of a coward to wear them out. But sometimes I summon the courage and on those days I always get a ton of compliments.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I hate moving. I'm in the process of going through everything I own and throwing as much of it away as I can (giving it away/trying to sell it). But I'm signing a two year contract--so hopefully its a while before I have to move again.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I finally tired jeans from AE, and they're decent, but they kind of bunch at my knees. I don't think they're the wrong size, and they're just long enough for me - any idea why they'd do that? (Or, it could be totally normal with slimmer fitting jeans. I'll admit it, I still wear the flared jeans I've had for 3 years because they fit. I hate shopping for jeans.) ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "[All-Star Superman](http://www.kickpush.net/dropstep/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/All-Star-Superman-10-Regan-Wallpaper-FQ1.jpg)", "score": 7 }, { "body": "[Dark knight returns](http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/image/Margaret_Corcoran.jpg)\n\n[Chris ware](http://comicsagogo.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/chris-ware-fallen-superhero.jpg)", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "* Step 1: Sit down for a movie\n* Step 2: [Watch The Union!](http://youtu.be/6jO_ncXj7RE)\n* Step 3: ???\n* Step 4: Smoke n Have Fun!", "score": 31 }, { "body": "I've had thus problem a few times... Each time ending badly when they thought I still did... It always worked best if I has led to her and made her think I speed... I felt horrible fit lying but I also lived them and wanted them to still be with me...", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Actually quit. Show her it wasn't an issue and that you're no different with or without it. Then try easing back into it slowly. ", "score": 6 }, { "body": "As others has commented, share your true feelings with her. Tell her you want to have a talk with her about your marijuana use. Tell her that you want to talk about it because she is a special person in your life, and that you want to keep her.\n\n\nThen proceed to ask her out about *her* feelings about weed. Ask her what her issue is with it. After that you can have a rational discussion with her, and maybe you can open her mind to understand your view on marijuana. If that doesn't help, tell her that you will stop using, or maybe you could both meet halfway. For instance that you never smoke around her. Make it clear that this is something that you have to work out, because you want her in your life, and that she is more important then weed. But also make sure that it's important for you to know exactly why she has an issue, because you need to understand, and she needs to understand.\n\n\nBe open, be rational, be intuitive, be understanding. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "ok so you want some discussion points. Tell her that Carl Sagan used to smoke pot. He was one of the leading scientists of his time when he was alive and was smart as hell. Morgan Freeman smokes pot too. Mention to her that you are still going to class and doing what you need to do by being resposible,which debunks the whole lazy stoner thing. Tell here that the only reason weed is illegal is because government propoganda. There....that should start you off nicely....lol", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I love to wear chunky sweaters with leggings and boots! I think that wearing knee-high socks or mid-calf socks would look cute. You can kind of \"scrunch\" them at the tip to give a casual cozy look.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "*Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead*, adapted from the play of the same name and directed by the playwright Tom Stoppard for public television, is a very clever and witty existential comedy starring Gary Oldman and Tim Roth as the titular characters, Richard Dreyfuss as the leader of The Players, and Ian Glenn (a.k.a. Ser Jorah \"Khaleeeeeeessssssi!\" Mormont on HBO's *Game of Thrones*) as Hamlet himself.", "score": 59 }, { "body": "Tarantino is a master of dialogue (and lack-of, in many cases). He's quite rough on the language, but he makes it work. I still think Pulp Fiction is one of the best movies ever written.\n\nIt took me years to realize that Fabienne was telling Butch she wanted to have a baby.\n\nEdit: Also, anything by the Marx Brothers. Their movies were made 80 years ago, and they're still fantastically hilarious. Groucho's timing and sense of wordplay is still staggering to this day. Horse Feathers is an absolute master work.", "score": 36 }, { "body": "Noises Off, basically a play within a play it's hilarious and a has a great cast Michael Caine \n Carol Burnett \n Denholm Elliott \n John Ritter \n Christopher Reeve\n", "score": 28 }, { "body": "Arrested Development is so precisely and brilliantly written, that I suspect the eventual film version will be near the top of this list.", "score": 26 }, { "body": "In Bruges is amazing. One moment you're laughing then you're depressed and full swing to the laughter again. So many great verbal exchanges, some action towards the end, amazing characters and a dwarf. ", "score": 24 }, { "body": "Murder by Death and Radioland Murders are a lot like Clue, I think they both are still on Instant Netflix\n", "score": 18 }, { "body": "The \"Thin Man\" movies from the 30s.\n\nThe Big Sleep (1946)\n\nSleuth (1972)\n\nThe Draughtsman's Contract (1982)\n", "score": 14 }, { "body": "Some Like It Hot, Flirting With Disaster, The Weather Man, any film by Tarantino are just a few that come to mind. ", "score": 8 }, { "body": "[Glengary Glen Ross](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/)\n\n[The Triumph Of Love](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253840/)", "score": 8 }, { "body": "[Miller's Crossing](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100150/) has amazing dialog -- 1930's style.\n\nAnother great movie by the Coen Brothers. Check it out if you haven't already.", "score": 7 }, { "body": "[The Great Race](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059243/) This is my favorite movie. It is hilarious and perfect in everyway. I have never truely loved a movie more than it. Clue came close though.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I was going to say the first Naked Gun but after the dude mention Airplane and got slaughtered I was a little hesitant\n\nBut\n\nNaked Gun has a great straight man in Frank with him speaking from the heart and not thinking about what he might be saying. \"Everything I see reminds me of her\" Nice Beaver, thanks I just had it stuffed\"\n\nClassic", "score": 6 }, { "body": "The show Californication, while situationally and naratively pretty friggin' outrageous, and very wry and cynical, has some of the wittiest and most brilliantly worded dialogue and quips of any show on TV. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "The film Murder by Death is similar and in many ways a lot funnier. Eileen Brennon stars in both. Like Clue, it has an all star cast (Peter Sellars, Maggie Smith, Truman Capote, Peter Faulk, James Coco, Alek Guiness, Nancy Walker) it's a send up of Agatha Christie Whodunnits done by some great actors and has a big twist at the end.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "Sleuth. The original one with Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier. Adapted from a play and gripping from start to finish.\n\nAlso any Ealing comedy.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I'm in the process of doing the same thing as you. I've written to Dreddit HR twice, but haven't received any follow-up communication. Thankfully one of the mods on this subreddit was very kind and took pity on me. I've now been accepted into TEST/Dreddit in-game, but Auth still seems to be shitting the bed every step of the way. But I can't even be anything other than happy with my experience since most everyone has been very kind and helpful.\n\nBest of luck with everything, I hope to see you in-game!", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Oh sweet jesus,me too.\n\nthe guys in Dee dee even linked me a step by step list... annnmd nada.... I have generated a shit ton of api keys \n\n**EDIT** f'd with my auth some more and I am current...yet, none of passwords work, lol. No forum,i'm back OUT of mumble (it sort of let me in last night)\n\nCan't access the wikki or our delicious Jump Bridge Maps.\n\nI will continue to \"unfuck\" my way to my final goal....of being a almost useful logi-bro in a mighty fleet.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Glaser Stencil, Pistilli Roman, Lubalin Graph, Avant Garde, in fact most of the fonts featured at [Daylight](http://e-daylight.jp/design/fonts/type/index.html)", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Accent, Balham, Onyx, Kabel, Bifur, Telegrafico, Colonna MT, Imprint MT Shadow, New Yorker, Neo Orient Type, Deco Neue, Music Is, Origam, Dolor Lacus", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I think your list of things you *should* be able to do as a guitarist is a tad ambitious. The range of what people are comfortable with is broad. \n\nI think any guitarist should be able to restring a guitar and take general care of it (cleaning, etc.) Those tasks are stupid-easy. Adjusting tremolo springs is simple too, so we could add that too.\n\nYour list is great for any guitarist with a DIY ethic. I'd go ahead and add fixing a broken input jack and maybe even replacing a pickup.\n\nI'm of the opinion that a DIY-minded person can tackle almost *any* guitar repair/maintenance task other than, perhaps, repairing the actual integrity of the guitar. You want to replace switches or pots? Give it a shot.\n\nEdit: I think the advice of \"take it to a tech\" is overused here. There are plenty of things you can do yourself if you just try.", "score": 38 }, { "body": "I have watched several instructional videos, downloaded spec sheets to refer from, and patiently setup my own guitars to the point where they became unplayable.\n\nI now just change my own strings and leave pretty much everything else up to the guitar tech at my local music store.", "score": 19 }, { "body": "As a professional guitar tech, you're correct on pretty much all accounts. Restringing, intonating, adjusting action, and adjusting the truss rod are super simple procedures that people should be taught when they buy a guitar. The only issue with adjusting the action and trying to preserve the radius is actually having a radius gauge of the correct size. They are super easy to make on your own, but they won't be the most accurate things in the world.\n\nTuners can be really wonky, as not all tuners use the same hole size, some need special counter-bored holes, etc. Everything on the \"for-a-guitar-tech\" list sounds about right.\n\nA short time spent watching a video on doing a good setup will go a looooooong way for the average guitarist.", "score": 15 }, { "body": "I think it's a matter of value here. If I had a 600 dollar Fender, I'd think pretty hard about taking it to a tech for anything more than the very basics.\n\nIf, on the other hand, I have an amp with a broken input jack that I bought for 40 bucks on craigslist, you better believe my soldering iron is going to be heating up. ", "score": 10 }, { "body": "Although I'm definitely the DIY type, I have a few differences in my abilities:\n\n* I do any and all electronics work myself. There are no high voltages to worry about, and unless I'm doing major surgery inside a pickup, there isn't anything you can actually damage in these circuits. Plus I love tinkering and making small changes that would cost me $ and playing time to have a tech do.\n\n* I've tried adjusting the action/intonation/trem/truss/saddle etc, and although a little bit of research helped me from damaging the instrument, I've always been happier with the results after a professional did the work. I dunno I think there's an art to this and I haven't got the knack for it!\n\nGreat idea for discussion.", "score": 9 }, { "body": "The only thing I would add is leaning how to change strings and tune a guitar with a Floyd rose tremolo. It's tough to start but very doable. Also I think people fear the electronics too much. A pickup is really just a huge magnet, it's tough to break it. I was able to open my strat and replace a pickup having never owned or worked on a guitar up until then. If I can do it I believe anyone can. ", "score": 6 }, { "body": "I'll do everything. A little research and a shit guitar to practice on one time. Guitars are not rocket ships, have faith and go for it.", "score": 5 }, { "body": "I've personally and successfully shimmed my own guitar necks, so I'll try anything short of radical truss rod adjustment, re-cutting the nut or re-fretting. \n\nIt helps to do A LOT of research before you go ahead and fiddle with your ax. I can't emphasize enough how important research is; the last thing you want is to have your favorite guitar rendered unplayable through shoddy workmanship. \n\n", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I have a Martin acoustic. The only thing I ever need to do to it is change the strings and clean it. :-)", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I would agree with this entire list except for the tuner part. I agree that a person should understand how to change a tuner key and all that. However, there are some instances where a tech would be better at doing the job than a layman. I recently bought a Warmoth neck for my tele and the bored holes were too narrow to fit my tuners in. To do this myself I would have to buy a reamer and ream the holes out to install the tuners. After reading the process and watching a few videos there is just too much room for error. However this case was unique and if it was a simple tuner swap, I would have done it myself. \n\nIntonating is a mysterious task until you learn how to do it. After I understood it I immediately intonated all of my guitars in an evening and now everything sounds great. Intonation should be something that every guitar teacher teaches their students.\n\nEdit: This is entirely about guitar but guitarists should be handy with a soldering iron. Building your own cable can save a lot of money and result in higher quality cable for you and your loved ones. Also there is something very rewarding after you swap out all your pickups yourself.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I've been playing for six years total, seriously for three. I learned early on some of the basics (I can do everything that goes into your basic every six months set up) as I learned how guitars worked and how they were put together to get different sounds etc. \n\nI'll still take my guitars to the tech at the shop near my house. I've been going there with all my guitars for the entirety of my playing career. He knows what I like, he knows my guitar. He just knows. They give me a good deal because I've given them my business for so long. It's a working relationship. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I love the solder work, makes you feel like you really accomplished something.\nThat reminds me, I need to change out a volume pot.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Are you looking for something strictly online or potentially in real life? Either way, I have been in the scene in San Francisco for a couple of years now and would not mind chatting with you. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Well damn, you sound like exactly what I want, and you're sexy as hell. Unfortunately if you're not in or near Orlando, it's pretty much moot.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Why are you blaming your own problems with motivation and friendships on the fact that you're in a relationship? What will change if you're single? You'll still be a loner.\n\nIf you want to improve your social life, stop pushing the blame onto your girlfriend. If she's willing to adapt to single life, no doubt she'll be willing to adapt to you indulging in hobbies and interests.\n\nPeople spend all their lives looking for relationships like you have, and it's kinda annoying that you're willing to throw it all away because you don't feel yourself. That's on YOU, not her. You'll still be miserable and lacking personal growth if you leave her, you'll just be a complete loner rather than a loner with a perfect girlfriend.\n\nThe grass isn't always greener on the other side.", "score": 34 }, { "body": "It sounds like there is literally nothing wrong with your relationship which is *really* hard to find. If the only concern you have is personal growth, you should know it's very possible to have personal growth while in a relationship. Tell her that you want more time to be alone to pursue your hobbies but make sure that she knows it isn't because you love or want her any less. ", "score": 24 }, { "body": "> Wonderful relationship, but want to be single for personal growth.\n\nIt's a wonderful relationship, but you want to throw it away. What about being single allows you to experience personal growth? I hold to be true that the right person will actually benefit your search for growth", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "[Oh, and if you want to see what the fuss is all about, all the episodes are available here!](http://mlp-fim.com/)\n\n[](/twismile)[](/ajsup)[](/rdhappy)[](/rparty)[](/fabulous)[](/flutterblush)", "score": 74 }, { "body": "i wanted to post this here instead of the official thread.\n\nHello, im Arvald, resident element of alcohol, feel free to join us over in /r/mylittlealcoholic , this just so happens to be the 1 year anniversary of the MLP drinking game, and there will be, as i understand it, prizes involved.", "score": 45 }, { "body": "Non-bronie here. Have to congratulate all of you for your awesomeness. I just love when a community comes together to do great things such as this one. ", "score": 43 }, { "body": "Even though they came 2nd, still give shoutouts for /r/TheLastAirbender. Everyone wins.... just this way there is more pony.", "score": 32 }, { "body": "i know nothing of your ways regarding the whole pony thing so for anyone who sees this i just have one question regarding everything not just this post here goes. wwhhhhyyyyyy?", "score": 31 }, { "body": "/r/TheLastAirbender is for fans of either show. fix your text, so as not to offend any potentially already angry fans.", "score": 28 }, { "body": "I'd like to see unique visitor charts when the day is over. I'm guessing that the number of new visitors will be trivial.", "score": 27 }, { "body": "Bender/Bronie here. While I sided with my fellow Benders in the charity competition, I would just like to say congratulations on making the banner! It looks great and I can't wait for the (possible) rematch next year! Until then, [party hard](http://i.imgur.com/WxhOx.jpg) and [stay flammin.](http://i.imgur.com/iOo41.jpg)", "score": 20 }, { "body": "And here's a list of all the MLP subreddits! Yup, we overdo things a *tinsy* bit.\n\n[](/ppboring \"\")\n\n[](/sp)\n\n/r/MLPLOUNGE\n\n/r/MYLITTLELIVESTREAM\n\n/r/MYLITTLEANDYSONIC1\n\n/r/MLAS1ANIMOTES\n\n/r/MYLITTLEWTF\n\n/r/IDLIKETOBEATREE\n\n/r/MYLITTLEONIONS\n\n/r/VINYLSCRATCH\n\n/r/APPLEJACK\n\n/r/MYLITTLESQUIDWARD\n\n/r/MYLITTLEFORTRESS\n\n/r/MYLITTLENOPENOPENOPE\n\n/r/DAYLIGHTEMOTES\n\n/r/MYLITTLEDAWW\n\n/r/MYLITTLENANNERS\n\n/r/MYLITTLENOSLEEP\n\n/r/MYLITTLEDAMON\n\n/r/THEBESTPONY\n\n/r/TBPIMAGEDUMP\n\n/r/ROSELUCK\n\n/r/MYLITTLEMUSICIAN\n\n/r/MYLITTLECELESTIAS\n\n/r/MYLITTLECHAOS\n\n/r/MYLITTLEALCOHOLIC\n\n/r/MYLITTLELISTENTOTHIS\n\n/r/SURPRISE\n\n/r/PINKIEPIE\n\n/r/TWILIGHTSPARKLE\n\n/r/MINUETTE\n\n/r/LYRA\n\n/r/MYLITTLEFOODMANES\n\n/r/MYLITTLESPORTS\n\n/r/ILOVEDASHIE\n\n/r/FLITTER\n\n/r/FALLOUTEQUESTRIA", "score": 20 }, { "body": "I don't think I'll ever understand why you lot enjoy MLP but I have a lot of respect for all the money you raise like Humble Brony etc, grats.", "score": 20 }, { "body": "Ex-brony here. This is amazing! This is what bronies' reputation should be on the internet, not as it is now. Congratulations!", "score": 18 }, { "body": "I cant think of a betrer time to shamelessly plug the ONE YEAR /r/mylittlealcoholic 25 HOUR DRINKING GAME THAT STARTS AT 9 PM EST TONIGHT! \nCOME PARTY WITH US AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.\nalcohol not required\n", "score": 15 }, { "body": "Although I might not be giving the best impression for the people who are new to the subreddit, even if they're just looking around....[This is how I feel right now watching the butthurt commence in the comments.](http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100702150415/simpsons/images/6/6a/Mr_Burns_evil.gif)", "score": 13 }, { "body": "Awesome to see the banner up, and welcome all non-bronies to our sub!\n\n [](/b14)I still can't believe that we raised 25,000 dollars for charity, That's amazing!\n\n", "score": 12 }, { "body": "anhero23, it's good that you made this post, but please don't ask for upvotes in post titles. (even .self posts) That's against reddiquette too.\n\n> Please don't: Plead for votes in the title of your submission. (\"Vote This Up to Spread the Word!\")", "score": 10 }, { "body": "Totally non-hate as I too watch childrens animated television, but is there any way to remove this sub from my reddit as I do not ever want to see MLP on my front page. ", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "andrewsmith1986:\n\n[*I may have sported a hitler mustache* **but my penis still has the right to judge you on your fashion decisions**](/erik)", "score": 30 }, { "body": "-*looks at thread title*- Please just be [Lumpy Space Princess](http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/297/7/3/lsp__s_lips_by_julizilla-d4dvsdh.png)...\n\nGoddamnit reddit [](/negative)", "score": 24 }, { "body": "And andrewsmith1986 wonders why SRS thinks he is sexist...\n\nBut don't worry everyone, I'm sure he'd still fuck all of us too.\n\n.....(shudder)", "score": 23 }, { "body": "\"How can I cleverly allude to my internet phd in slavery and physiognomy, hmmm?\" - A not clever racist. ", "score": 18 }, { "body": "Holy shit there are so many people commenting about how she's had tons of plastic surgery. Uhh, she's pretty much denied 100% of it. The fact that these people are saying her *lips* are full of collagen and \"that's\" why they're \"swollen\" I just\n\nI just\n\nFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF", "score": 16 }, { "body": "oh is it that time again? Time to pretend Nicki Minaj isn't gorgeous and awesome? Gosh. My watch must have stopped. ", "score": 15 } ]

[ { "body": "Good luck, but be careful who you ultimately give the details to. We pretty much just got a good idea of the layout, and when you would not be home.", "score": 7 }, { "body": "Why do people always downvote roommate posts on this sub? I think reddit's a better place to look for a roommate than Craigslist.. just my two cents. ", "score": 5 } ]

[ { "body": "What kind of wood floors are underneath the carpet? Do you have the ability to get hardwood pieces that will match the floors that are in there now? \n\nRegarding finishing, I'm sure there are a ton of resources online, but I think you'll want some kind of sealer in addition to a finish like poly. Keep in mind that dinks in the wood will be difficult to repair with poly.", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Great topic. Reddit has actually helped me in many ways to improve my self-esteem and feelings of self-worth. I never had hobbies my entire life because I didn't think I was worth it or that I had time to pursue. I thought my worth was based on how well I performed at work and school, and how much others liked me. About a year ago I discovered Reddit. I laughed at things, which helped my depression. I found women who felt the same way I did regarding humanistic equality. I found people who felt like I did and articulated that there was nothing wrong with me, but that I was simply an introvert. I found Redditlaqueristas, and loved every bit of it. I bought a bottle of barely-there pink, because I was afraid of looking \"flashy\" and was incredibly self-conscious wearing it that week. But I started learning that when I noticed my nail color, I felt good inside because I felt like I did something for myself. The nail color is a daily reminder to myself now to express myself and do something that is just for me. The application itself became therapeutic. I bought a vanity table! Then, I found Makeupaddition. You people are amazing. I quickly realized that makeup was not for \"those snobby girls\" like I used to think. I loved seeing the before and afters. I love the courage you have to post your faces! I became happier with my face because I finally saw women in their own naked faces. I learned that this can be a hobby, not an obligation. I love the feeling of indulging on nice products and allowing myself to spend my hard-earned money on myself. I don't think I would have learned any of this without you lovely redditors. So, thanks :)", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Sort of related. My mom is 63 while I am 25. She used to be really into makeup, but as she got older she lost interest. Anyways, she likes to look through my stash and always laments over the fact that when she was young, she never had access to such nice products. My eyeshadow collection especially intrigues her. I remember her old eyeshadows. A collection of poorly pigmented blues and greys in typical 80's shades. She likes swatching my Urban Decay palettes (oh I would've *died* to have this 30 years ago) and looking at my Elf 100 pan palette in particular. Funny how far makeup has come. ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Very interesting! I'm going to ramble on as well, lol.\n\nI'm 25 and in my \"younger days\" I had the same experience as you had--I got my makeup tips from random sources, like magazines, tv shows, what friends and I would try, etc. I particularly liked it when my best friend in HS would try stuff on my face, because she was an artist and was pretty intuitive about colors and shapes even if she didn't have much knowledge about tools or techniques. I kinda just stuck with one look that I liked--shimmery eyeshadow all over lids, cat eye eyeliner, and tinted lip balm/gloss. All my products were super cheap dollar store/drug store ones! And sometimes, without my friend to help me pick colors, I would pick eyeshadow colors that were totally horrible for my coloring. I cringe to think about those times. If I needed any special-occasion makeup, my aunts would do it for me because my mom had no clue, and we were too poor to go to a salon or anything like that. I love my aunts, but quite honestly now that I look at my old pics I realize they weren't so good at makeup either, lol.\n\nFlash forward to college days, and with youtube blowing up and Michelle Phan and the other youtube gurus coming out, I was suddenly exposed to more makeup types and techniques. Learning that I could wear two eyeshadow colors without it being \"weird\" (i.e. natural-looking crease vs. more funky looking two-toned types) was a big eye opener for me--in some ways quite literally, as I have Asian eyes that benefit from artful eyeshadow, lol. I also found out that you could use brushes instead of the crappy sponge applicators the usual makeup comes with, and it helped a lot in my being able to create better looks for myself. \n\nHowever I think during the beginning period of youtube makeup gurus, there weren't a lot of tan/brown-skinned gurus, or at least I didn't hear about them until much later. Because of that, I was left guessing on what colors would really work on my skin, and I still had trouble picking colors that would look nice on me. And foundation...arrrgh, foundation. I had the hardest time finding one that worked.\n\nNow though, there are more gurus with the same skin tone and face shape as I do, and I love learning from them! I do spend more on makeup now that I know which brands are good and which colors generally suit me, but I'm still too poor/cheap to buy the expensive MAC/MUFE-type stuff, so I stick with the budget brands with good reviews, like Revlon, BH, Coastal Cosmetics, or ELF. I don't think I own any piece of super expensive makeup at all that I didn't get on sale or as a gift. Sometimes I am tempted to buy more expensive stuff, like during this Urban Decay sale! But then I think, well, do I want to eat out more and play more videogames, or have more makeup? Eating/videogames almost always win, lol. I tell myself I have enough makeup now, and I don't buy anything unless I'm out or I really, really want it. I do need more colors of lipstick... but I think the UD ones currently on sale won't really work with my skin tone. \n\nI do feel weird about talking about makeup to my friends (they're mostly guys =_=) but some of them are indulgent about it. Those ones are into fashion, so they're aware of makeup peripherally and can tell me if something looks good or not, but they always describe it in a weird and vague way! Plus, you know the \"but you look prettier without makeup\" thing that they say, haha. At least I can talk to them about it though--if I try to talk about it to my family, they either think it's a horrible waste of time and money, or something that only sluts do (sigh, conservative parents). But that's why I love that I found you guys at MUA! I've been learning a lot, and I'm glad to find people who are aware that makeup isn't just a frou-frou girly thing that's a total waste.\n\nTL;DR: I do believe the internet has helped me a lot in improving my makeup techniques and in helping me find products that are right for my skin tone, face shape, coloring, etc. I'm too poor to buy any of the high-end stuff, but I'm still having a blast! I also love finding like-minded people who treat makeup like a serious hobby/job.", "score": 4 }, { "body": "This is an interesting thread. I remember back, in like 1998 I was on a message board on AOL called \"The Beauty Buck Stops Here\" I felt like I found a beauty \"community\" It was great to read other people's thoughts on different products, brands and techniques. Later around '99 I'd lurk on a site called BeautyBuzz. I haven't checked in years if it's even still around. It was alright but women would get catty on there, lol. Makeupalley.com was great since it's so fast moving and you can get answers for anything. All of these were great for finding out about new items or for reviews and sales/offers. I only started seeing makeup tuts on Youtube in the last few years. I love it. \n\nI'm 35 so I definitely understand what you mean about how it's all come together. Also, yes, all of these avenues do contribute to how much I'm spending!", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I discovered the YouTube beauty community by way of searching for hair tutorials and finding that several girls offered both hair and beauty videos. Even though my beauty spending has increased because of the recommendations of girls like FleurDeForce and EssieButton, I also research makeup extensively before purchasing (temptalia, makeupally, etc).", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I am the same age as you and have a fairly similar story, although beauty was my #1 use of disposable income since...well, forever. I have had a ridiculously huge makeup stash forever, but the quality of the products has a come a long was since I was a teen.\n\nI agree that beauty bloggers and gurus didn't really blow up until 2008-ish. I don't think it made my addiction worse, per se, but I definitely get more excited about certain products and I feel really disappointed when I \"miss out\" on something big.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "It's pretty useful for me because I went to school out in the middle of nowhere and the only place you could buy makeup was wal-mart. But being able to look up swatches on line makes it easier to order stuff online and weed out dud products through some place like makeup alley. \n\nThe only thing I don't like about the makeup community is the fact that companies decided to use these folks to market stuff. So when some guru or blogger tells you to run out and buy some product, who knows if it is good or they are being paid to provide a favorable opinion. ", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I think make up counter ladies/sales assistants/etc in boutiques, departments and shops can be quite intimidating, and youtube/make up alley provide a space for those that are curious about make up but find the process of getting it overwhelming. After all, MAC and the like used to be stage/professional make up, and sometimes there's still this vibe of PLEBIANS DO NOT TOUCH IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING from some MUA types which really does no one any favours.\n\nAlso, if I am being honest, some of those make up counter artists really do not know what the fuck to do with some clients, and give bad advice; it can be a varied experience due to the nature of the job, but still. People will go home and say: \"I will never touch Clinique/MAC/Bobbi Brown/etc again\" from a bad experience from a sales rep/make up counter artist.\n\nThis doesn't happen to every company- some make up brands only employ those that have been trained in make up before they are let lose on the general public, and some just take in any girl that looks cute in the uniform (*cough cough* Benefit *cough*.) Not saying these make up artists will all be bad, just the quality will be varied if you go counter to counter. It's sort of a general brand nightmare, as there's no universal skillset for every sales rep/artist, and there should be.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Pretty much everything I know about makeup I've learned from makeupalley and YouTube. Mom never wore much growing up, a little mascara was pretty much all she wore on a day to day basis. I started watching ” gurus” on YouTube in college. At first it was overwhelming just how much I didn't know. But the more I patted around with different things, the more I loved it. It wasn't until I came across makeupalley about a year and a half ago that things really got out of hand, haha. I think without the internet, I wouldn't be interested in makeup at all, to be honest.", "score": 3 }, { "body": "Last summer I was living in my parents basement and unhappy with my call-center job an lack of ambition. I knew a little about makeup, but only really wore eye makeup. I searched YouTube for a video of hair color and found Kandee Johnson's makeup videos. \nI know she's not the greatest guru out there, but she was so bubbly, creative, and cute and I thought \"Hmm, I could be a makeup artist.\" So I started researching schools. The Internet said MUD was the best, so I showed it to my parents. They said they could help me with the cost. I flew to NYC and stayed with a friend and apartment hunted. Got one. Attended 6 months of training, and now I'm a professional freelance makeup artist. My plans now include getting a job at a makeup counter to pay the bills while I build a client base, and I'm going to start doing videos as well. I don't know everything because there is so much to know, but I'm still learning! Sorry for the long boring story, but I would never have found out what a perfect job this is for me without the Internet. (Specifically, Kandee Johnson's videos.) I emailed her when I got into MUD and she congratulated me ;)", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Mine\n\nWindow\n\nhttp://i.imgur.com/sheNU.jpg\n\nDesk\nhttp://i.imgur.com/lafv5.jpg\n\nBalcony other side of desk\n\nhttp://i.imgur.com/cjC3O.jpg", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "When you fixate on someone outside of your relationship, it usually means there's something lacking in said relationship. You've identified what's lacking: hot sex. Have you communicated to your present girlfriend that you would like to try different things?\n\nAfter communicating your needs to her (and hearing what her needs are), then you'll have to decide if things are worth continuing or if you should find someone else with whom you are more sexually compatible.\n\nAlso, does your ex know that you are watching her?", "score": 5 }, { "body": "Can you try to spice things up with the current girlfriend? It seems like you may hav a split between sex and emotion that you have to reconcile. ", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "This is the place to figure it out, guys. If anyone wants to put an effort into organizing it, I'll support it in this sub-reddit!", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "I have a pretty ol' CD collection. Still better quality than these compressed lossy files kids listen to today. \n\nThere's just a quality to CDs, an organic sound to them that you don't get with this new media that's all recorded hot. ", "score": 8 }, { "body": "For those who haven't seen or heard of it before, I'm aiming for one rifle per country of WWII including lesser powers occasionally lumped as regions. 53 countries and allowing secondary arms in instances where two powers used the same guns. [This is as far as I have made it](http://candrsenal.com/Images/WWIIrifles.gif)\n\nedit: I put the picture up on the GunPorn subreddit with a list of the rifles if anyone is that curious.", "score": 6 }, { "body": "Nope. IIRC I have bought perhaps two out of twenty guns that I planned on buying before hand. The rest I have snagged on a trip out where I was just lookin. ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Been having frame rate issues when actual bumpy terrain is rendered. Once far enough away from a planet where the terrain 'flattens' and the height isn't rendered (or staring at empty space), the game increases in frame rate immensely. Will attempt more config changes later and see what I can come up with.", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "These Escorts (I have a '95 Wagon myself) are known to have their key cylinders go out with bad connections, where randomly a bad connection in the ignition key cylinder will cause the connection to drop thus imitating turning the key completely off. This explains all the symptoms. Replace the key cylinder mechanism, you should be good to go!", "score": 6 } ]

[ { "body": "Here is an idea. Can someone create a google form/ spreadsheet of all the PL games so we can vote on the outcome of each (1/2/x) and then let everyone who votes see the results and check what is the most popular outcome for each game. Sort of like a wisdom of crowds scenario - and I am aware of downsides to the theory. I can't do it as I am on a mobile device. \n\n**edit Ok, I have made a google form. [Vote now and see the results](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGhiVzl6TGtCZUx6ZUdieFpFcmNTS1E6MQ)**\n\nEdit 2 results so far (updated)\n\nSwansea (58%)\n\nChelsea (95%)\n\nDraw (45%) {southampton 37%}\n\nWest brom (73%)\n\nDraw (40%)\n\nFulham (50%)\n\n60 responses \n\nEdit 3 well played Everton. \n\n**EDIT 4 - 60 Responses for my survey - I am now aware of the other one that was created. Here is how we got on...**\n\n**Swansea** vs Everton - LOSE\n\n**Chelsea** vs Stoke - WIN\n\n**Southampton vs Aston Villa** - LOSE\n\n**West Brom** vs Reading - WIN\n\n**West Ham vs Sunderland** - WIN\n \nWigan vs **Fulham** - WIN\n\nNot too bad for a first go..", "score": 14 }, { "body": "Sunderland win\n\nWest Brom win\n\nChelsea win \n\nWigan v Fulham - Both to score\n\nSouthampton v Villa Over 2.5 goals", "score": 8 }, { "body": "Everton fan here.\n\nWe're missing Gibson and Jelavic, two of our most influential players. Moyes will most likely be playing a defender (Neville or Heitinga) in midfield due to our lack of numbers and I assume Victor Anichebe will fill in up top as he did against Newcastle. They're not the greatest replacements.\n\nI'm really unsure as to how we will do against Swansea. I'm racking my brain now trying to come up with someone decisive but I can't.\n\nEducated guess: **DRAW**", "score": 7 }, { "body": "In our house we take a stab at a PL accumlator every week and each put 50p in it. Here's what I'll probably go for this weekend (one team bold = winner, both = draw):\n\n**Everton** v Swansea; the Swans have a couple of casualties at the back and Everton look in decent shape when attacking, fancy them to edge this one but wouldn't rule out a draw by any means.\n\n*Edit: As has been pointed out, with Jelavic injured Everton's attackign potential is considerably diminished, so perhaps a draw might be on the cards here.*\n\n**Chelsea** v Stoke; I have a feeling Stoke's run of draws will end here. Their defensive resilience isn't the same away from home and again, Chelsea are looking promising going forwards, and are formidable opponents at the bridge. I may be swayed to go for a draw on this one as well though.\n\n**Southhampton** v **Aston Villa** Tough one to call; Southampton have really looked sharp so far, despite their position in the table, but Villa showed against Swansea that they won't roll over easily. Score draw but it's a bit of a shot in the dark.\n\n**West Brom** v Reading; Really liking the look of the baggies so far this year, having avoided defeat against Spurs and both teams from Liverpool. They're especially strong at home so don't have too many issues backing them here against a comparatively weak Reading side.\n\nWest Ham v **Sunderland**; Although West Ham have defended extremely well at home this season, Fletcher was the perfect signing for Sunderland to convert the chances created by their midfield, and I can see him squeezing in one or two here.\n\n**Wigan** v **Fulham**; Despite Fulham's convincing win last weekend, I still struggle to back them here, purely because their home form is so drastically different from their away form. Wigan are no pushovers.\n\n\nPlease do try to talk me out of anything you disagree with particularly strongly! ", "score": 6 }, { "body": "**Key:** \n\n* 1= Home win\n* 2= Away win \n* x= Draw & / = either or.\n\nSwansea v Everton : **x/2**\n\nChelsea v Stoke : **1/x**\n\nSouthampton v Aston Villa : **2**\n\nWest Brom v Reading : **1**\n\nWest Ham v Sunderland : **2**\n\nWigan v Fulham : **2** \n\n*Edit:* *Formatting*\n\n ", "score": 5 }, { "body": "What about accumulators across the leagues? Spain and Germany? Surely a few nailed on winners in there too to boost the odds? ", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Alexander Emelianenko vs. James Thompson \n \nGive me one sec to find it. \n\n \nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xta1OwA7cd8 \n \nShitty quality but that should be the fight you are looking for.", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "as much as i like that song, and as much as i think chief keef is a fuckin herb, you can't blame him for this\n\nEDIT: unrelated but i gotta get this off my chest. listening to pop that and i normally stop listenin after ross verse but somehow got all the way to waynes and son *actually* said 'suck a nigga dick for some trukfit' ", "score": 8 } ]

[ { "body": "I had to install this to see for myself. It clearly shows that it was going to cost $99.99 USD. It's labeled the same as any game with in app purchases. ", "score": 70 }, { "body": "I haven't seen this. I have on multiple occasions saw popups of buying 'glu credits' or something similar to what you mentioned where it makes a popup to the playstore to confirm the purchase / select payment method.\n\nWith that being said, I've started just using GameCIH (A memory editor for android) to 'hack' yourself an unlimited amount of coins/diamonds etc. \n\nI hate the pay to win model, and will continue to hack memory to credit myself the items needed to enjoy the game.\n\nIf your daughter wants a dress and it's unreasonable priced, time to root, cheat and win.\n\nEDIT: I should note I don't do this for all games. I love a good paid game - I'm a big fan of battleheart from mikamobile and anything done by VectorUnit.", "score": 11 }, { "body": "You say it somehow circumvented the Google Play user interface for buying in-app purchases? Even if this were possible, which is highly unlikely, that app has millions of users - someone else surely would have noticed this fraud as well.\n\nAlso, while charging is indeed handled by Google, Gameloft as the developer has the option for refunding. Think of Gameloft what you want, but they sure wouldn't lie that blatantly, right?\n\nI have trouble believing this story.", "score": 10 } ]

[ { "body": "yes, I wrote a meta-meta program which did the same thing as deriving in an easy way, and it's complete. see http://www.lexifi.com/ml2012/slides_panel_hongbo.pdf \nslides 27\nbut currently I want to renovate camlp4 to make it more expressive https://bitbucket.org/HongboZhang/camlp4/\nIf you would like to contribute, feel free to send me a pull request ;-)", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "[*This subreddit is racist and ignorant* **I've got some Chomsky and Zinn you need to read**](/reddit)", "score": 9 } ]

[ { "body": "As a Braves fan I hope that either we sweep you guys, or you sweep us. I either want us to give the Nats a run for it, or you guys to get the second wild card spot. Anything else really doesn't help us much. Good luck both teams, hopefully you guys got all your runs out yesterday...RIDICULOUS!", "score": 5 }, { "body": "I like how the Phillie's fans wait until after they get the Braves out in the first to start talking on here....you tricky fans!", "score": 3 }, { "body": "I know he wasn't hitting very well this season, but how do you guys feel about the departure of Victorino?", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "Buffalo. Houston defense is pretty good, but they're on the road and haven't really been tested by a good offense yet. Peyton will try to use the no huddle to wear 'em down and use the altitude to his advantage.\n\nBrowns have a rookie quarter back, rookie running back, and look pretty inept. I'd take that match up if it were me.", "score": 3 } ]