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Hey Reddit, does anybody here have any experience with a non-Apple PMP? Any recommendations?

I want a portable device that will do music, video and Wi-Fi. I'm looking at products by Archos and Cowon as possibilities, but if there is anything else out there that you've tried and liked I would be very happy to know about it. Thank you, reddit...for...everything.

Reddit, what's been your longest marathon of staying awake, and why were you up so long?

Past New year's eve I was up from 5 am to 11 am on New year's day. It's not very exciting, but I'm sure you guys have something better to share.

Asking here because I don't know where else to ask. Maybe frequent travelers can help...it's about airplane tickets.

Ok, so here's the thing. I got an interview for a doctorate program in Philly. I've been looking at flights into Philly, and those flights are around $400. So when I search nearby airports for cheaper flights, there is a flight from my city to Baltimore *that changes planes in Philly* for $150. So, I'm thinking I'll just book the flight to Baltimore, and when I land in Philly, just leave the airport, and do my thing. But I'm wondering if anything will happen if I show up at the Philly airport when I make my return trip. Can they hassle me about not getting on the plane in Baltimore on my return trip? Can they make me pay the difference between the tickets?

WATMM, is anyone here a music publisher, or does anyone here know an approachable one?

I'd need to interview one (briefly) for a college assignment. All help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot.

Please DO NOT send the password in the confirmation mail

Sending passworts (via any channel) is a no-go. You may do it *ONCE* for a randomly generated password (which gets replaced anyway), but that's the only exception. You've built a nice site there, but this is a major faux pas for anyone whose got a bit of understanding of security. Please change that and either use a random password (without the user inputting one) or do not ever, under no circumstance whatsoever, send it in the mail.

the spirits with Zyberst and Bunnybacon

How many frames per second can the human perceive? That leads to: Is our vision based on series of frames? or is it a flood of electrons who contains a chaotic murmur of senses and feelings which we then can interpret? could it be that our vision is just an acquired rationalized graphical system in a world that perhaps is a lot more chaotic? imagine that your senses and impressions actually is an illusion and that all the information and impressions actually is no way near as organized. imagine if there only was only one kind of impressions and our mind just divides them. is this the spirits? do the pagans and astronomers search the sky for signs, because they remind themselves that randomness may be a fabricated, and they remind themselves that the universe is vast. The universe is so very vast

[seeking] someone wise who can help me figure my life out in the short and long term.

I'm in a weird place where I just kind of feel like time is passing me by and I'm lost in it. Any kind of advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

[Feb 1st, 2010] 'Immortal' cells, the end of Apartheid, and funny things people say after sex.

**/r/reddit.com** joshdick links an interview with Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes fame. **/r/business** yugami discovers the surprising story of how corporate personhood came to be. **/r/todayilearned** atinasutherland posts about the speed of light being slowed down to 38mph. **/r/WorldNews** oscarnovember posts about the end of Apartheid]( and PaxRomana posts about [Kim Jong-il's despicable regime. **/r/IAmA** FalcoVolt talks about owning a DMC-12 DeLorean. **/r/science** allsecretsknown posts about Henrietta Lacks’ ‘Immortal’ Cells. **/r/AskReddit** possibly_psycho asks redditors about funny things they've said after sex]( AhnDukYoo starts a discussion [dispelling popular "truths"]( and T1mac wants to know the [last good book you read. **/r/Technology** GuruOfReason posts about the dystopian future that could be kicked off by the Apple tablet]( elucubra posts about the [Jesus nut]( fstorino links an Economist article on [recharging electric cars]( and konkeydong posts about a teenager who invented a [low-frequency radio for underground communications. --- ROTD: /r/netsec/.

My 750GB hard drive isn't working. Help!

I just got home and started up my computer, it took about 5 minutes to load Windows 7. The I have a 750Gb drive with 3 partitions, I can hear the drive spin-up and the head moving around. One has personal photos, videos, tax info, etc. The others have mp3s, movies, and programs. Windows Disk Management shows the 3 partitions as "Failed", I can click reactivate but nothing happens. I downloaded Spinrite to recover the drive. It's reading the drive, but only 1MB every 10 seconds. According to it's website all it does is move data from bad to good sectors, shouldn't I get something that will transfer data off it the drive? This Spinrite is the only program I've tried that as actually been able to access the drive so far. I don't know what to do.

Any agnostic/atheists married to people of faith? If so, how do you decide what to teach your children?

I was raised catholic, but in recent years I have grown more and more disillusioned with religion. I have dated girls with varying degrees of faith and it hasn't really been much of a problem, but it seems like adding kids to the equation could cause major conflicts. Anyone have any experience with this?

DAE Hate the 'Male Enlargement' Ads On YouPorn?

I hate when their videos are surrounded by freakishly large boners. I have to keep refreshing the page until the ads all change.

IAE really not enjoying being a new parent?

One day you're happily going about your business doing pretty much what the hell you want with a partner you enjoy being with and then... Six months of screaming (so far) like a fucking fire alarm going off randomly any time of the day. Constant tiredness. We never get more than about an hour a day when we're not busy doing some domestic shit... tidy up, wash this crap, tidy that, pick up that, change, feed, make stuff... Relationship taking a beating because of the tiredness. Constant arguments (we never argued before!). Can't ever go out and just do what you like spontaneously ever again or have a drink without thinking very carefully about it first. Reddit mothers and fathers, where's the upside to all this? I'm very rapidly having a major sense of humour malfunction. **Edit:** Thanks for all the really positive responses. I only really made this post to rant into the void, I didn't expect anyone to hear me or have an opinion on it. It's great to know I'm not alone, I'm not selfish or some kind of monster for daring to think this was all a mistake. Guess I'll keep on keeping on and see what's around the corner.

What's up with the metro this morning?

Aside from service being 'interrompu pour une durée indéterminée sur l'ensemble du réseau', a message came over the intercom about the control room being evacuated. The hell?

out of curiousity how little would you have to wear to get arrested?

Lol I saw a a slutty girl at a bar and she did not appear to be wearing undies under her short skirt...isn't that like illegal or something?

Dear Reddit: What are your most effective, coveted mental technologies?

Athletes can command self-discipline, and sometimes an extraordinary control over their bodies. Buddhists have meditation, and a whole slew of derivative abilities. One of my buddies is incredibly talented at seducing women. I've never heard what he says to them. I've only witnessed the aftermath, but jesusfuck he is a talent. What about you?

DAE ever think about how little they would know at this point if the internet wouldn't have existed?

Every couple of months I think to myself how little I would know in comparison to now about the world if the internet wasn't what it was today. When you think about it, without the internet, our resources would be limited to books, television, word of mouth...etc. So many little facts and infobits that wouldn't otherwise be worth publishing would go unknown. Anyone else ever contemplate this?

I just arrived to D.C. and I am planning a very cute/uncreative display of love to get back my girl. Help!

So I am attempting to woo my ex gf by bombarding her area of town with cute fliers I made. If anyone would like to assist me or has some words of wisdom please let me know. Round of beer on me for your help! I will be at the State Plaza Hotel till Friday. Much Thanks

Coming in March: Madlib Da Beat Konducta in AFRICA! (aka Medicine Show #3!)

If you weren't aware, The Madlib Medicine Show is a series of 12 albums, one every month this year. The titles of them all havent been released yet, only the first 3, but Madlib said all the albums with odd numbers are new Madlib music, the even numbers are mixes. This month Madlib Medicine Show #2 drops, titled *Flight to Brazil*]( It is a mixtape of Brazilian jazz, funk, prog-rock, folk and psychedelia. [This picture of #3 surfaced on the Stonesthrow.com website the other day. Madlib is a machine.

Fantasy Sims - Does this exist?

What I'd really like is a game like the Sims, only you're like an elf or something. Instead of having a job you could go on quests from time to time, but for the most part you just take part in the mundane tasks of daily life like the Sims. I realize you could do mods in elder scrolls games to add need meters and stuff, but that's not quite what I'm imagining. Is there anything like this?

RE: Sabres/Pens game last night. Just need to get this off my chest.

Two things: 1. Millsy, I'm not sure what that was at the end there last night (goals 3 and 4, specifically), but PLEASE don't do that again. Ever. I am hoping you got that out of your system. 2. I would rather have had the rookie from Wilkes-Barre (forget his name) score all 5 goals last night for the Pens (he did score the 1st one) than to have Crosby score a hat trick against my team. That actually pains me more than the Sabres blowing a 3-1 lead in the 2nd. It seems irrational to hate a player (and maybe it isn't 'hate' exactly) I just know I don't like him much.

Mr. Beer Russian Imperial Stout modification. Critiques welcome.

Russian Imperial Stout Original Recipe **My Modified Recipe:** RECIPE INCLUDES: * 1 Can St. Patrick's Irish Stout * 1 Can Creamy Brown UME * 1 Packet of Mr. Beer Dry Brewing Yeast * 1 Packet Willamette Pellet Hops * 1 Packet Palisade Pellet Hops * 2 Muslin Hop Sacks * 1 Packet One-Step™ Sanitizing Cleanser YOU PR0VIDE: * 1 Cup Brown Sugar * 2lb Dark liquid UME * 1/2lb 120L Crystal Malt (in grain bag) * Danstar Nottingham Ale Yeast * 0.25lbs of ground coffee, steeped in 12oz of cold water (in sanitized container) for 24 hours. 4-cups of water in a pot, place the crystal malt in the water and bring it to 150 degrees and leave it in there for 30min at that temp, remove the bag (letting it drip but not squeezing). Bringing it to a boil and tossing in the mr. beer yeast to kill it (makes for good yeast food, bunch of cannibals), then removing from heat, toss in hops and coffee and stirring in the brown sugar. Then I'll stir in all the extracts, pour it into the fermenter (that will have 4-quarts of water), and then top it off with water till the 8.5 mark, and stir stir stir, take a gravity reading, then pitch the yeast, wait 5, stir, then seal and ferment. 4 weeks in the fermenter, 6 months in the bottles. ----------------- And my only question is I need to get a replacement for the palisade hops (bag was ripped open when i got it) and my homebrewing store doesn't carry that exact hop. What would be a good replacement?

Dear /r/science, why are airplane wings smooth?

I have seen much about the efficiency of a dimpled or scalloped surface in a fluid as opposed to a smooth surface. See examples of golf ball dimples](#Aerodynamics) and [whale fins. My question is why have we not taken any of these concepts to the aerospace industry, where we still use smooth wings? Even mythbusters did a test on a dimpled car, which confirmed that a dimpled or ragged surfaces increase efficiency of travel through a fluid.

So I lost a legion last night...

I lost a "travel fit" legion last night, and I'm trying to see if any of you would have done anything different. My 0.0 corp has a few annoying empire wardecs, and as the majority of us were deployed into different regions, I figured I'd spend some time hunting war targets before I took it through the pipe to 0.0. Basically, I jumped into a system in The Forge region, and I saw a lone uncloaked arazu sitting ~15km off the gate. Assuming a easy kill (who baits with an arazu... seriously?), I hit the MWD and started firing ze missiles, and had him within 5% left of structure before his buddies finally jumped in. Noticing two flashy protei and a pair of megathrons jumping into the system, I decided it was time to bugger off. I burned away from the arazu back towards the gate, but I was denied jumping rights, because I agressed the arazu. I held on for a few minutes under fire from the blob, but I was bumped away from the gate every second, and was finally trapped 5km off with four webs and points on me. Would any of you (pvpers) done any different, or should I have jumped back through the gate with my tail between my legs? My views on this is: * It was stupid. It wasn't an optimal fit (I was expecting a loss taking it to 0.0), but I figured the arazu wouldn't have been a very hard kill, as I had the jump on him, and I didn't see any form of tank or sensor boosters running. * I was unlucky: The time it took for the enemy reinforcements to arrive was far greater than I thought it would have been if they were waiting in the next system, so I don't believe it was very well planned out by them. * The arazu wasn't setup to take on my legion: During the fight, I was not damped; he didn't get the drop on me, which allowed me to dictate range, and from what I saw it was shield buffered. It took about 25 seconds to burn through his shields, but when they were gone he was halfway through structure in two volleys. * The total loss was less than 400mil, it was just a rigged hull with cheap subs. No t2 or faction gear other than 2 BCSII's. What do you think eveit?

Anyone going to any Lost season premiere screenings in NYC?

Condsidering going to Studio Square in Astoria. Are there any other screenings around town?

What is your favorite book that you have NEVER read?

I think of myself as having a philosophical bent, but am a little too impatient or time-crunched to read some source material. Sometimes I resort to reading **about** great books instead of actually reading them. That is why it feels strange for me to tell friends about Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" and its impact on the modern age when I haven't even read it. Anyone else have a favorite book that they haven't even read?

My phone is dead and I just hooked up with a girl, what to do!?

Well as per usual I lost my charger (wont have one for another week). So I cannot text this cute girl I have scored with. We used to text constantly and I rang her yesterday saying that the phone was dead. We decided to meet up for lunch today, but I rang her (twice) and she didn't pick up :( I am pretty sure that she likes me, but ya know, women... they are unreadable to say the least. What is the etiquette about ringing a girl that you have just scored with? I am absolutely useless at "playing it cool". I should call her again because its the only way we can keep in contact, (or should I send a webtext with my number?) but how many calls is too many... Oh god, even writing that sounds stupid. Oh and I should point out that if I don't meet up with her this week, I won't see her next week (work issues). Also I am leaving at the end of the month, dun dun daaah. Replies are appreciated. :D

Anyone else getting random crashes in Dragon Age: Origins while running Windows 7 64-bit?

I'm getting a lot of random crashes... also, I now can't exit the Denerim market place (either to go into any buildings or to leave the area through the world map). I've read in a few places that some other folks are having this problem, but I haven't seen any solutions yet. Has reddit tried anything as a fix that has worked? I'm running all the DLC and a few minor third party mods. Had the crashes before and after installing the mods - they've just gotten a little worse since then.

SNOPES: Nancy Pelosi's alleged abuse of military jets mostly false.

Saw this in politics. Thought it would be fair to have a discussion about it in the r/libertarian subreddit. Edit: FUCK, why didn't this link to the snopes article? Fail on my part I guess. Here is the link.

Has anyone seen James Cameron described as Kathryn Bigelow's ex-husband?

Every journalist likes to throw in the fact that the two Oscar contenders were once married, but K. B. is always the ex - wife. Sad don't you think.

I Just had a dream with Natalie Portman in it. Anybody want to hear / analyze?

I (male) found myself in a cabin with several other people I know, and several female celebrities. The other female celebrities were being very sexual and flirty but Natalie wasn't. She asked if there was any take out nearby and I immediately jumped up from a lap dance to inform her I didn't think so, but I'd check. I ran outside and looked in all directions even running up streets in the 2 or 3 day old snow. I came back and everyone was preparing to go. I wasn't confident we'd find a place. We all sat in a multi car golf cart similar to a theme park tram and headed off. Passing a shopping center that I somehow hadn't seen we turn in to a massive food court. Instead of the large box stores there are individual food court style restaurants. I, of course, am wondering how Natalie is doing. She seems okay, cross-legged and somber. We turn into a mexican-themed "store" and, still driving, are able to read a large menu and follow paths to different departments. We arrive in one of the fancier sections were all they serve is bananas, rock salt, and assorted sauces. It's packed and in a frenzy of waiters emphatically suggesting dishes and cleaning about. Natalie seems satisfied but I have no further conversation with her. The last thing I remember was coming to a table that hadn't been cleaned yet. The only thing left to clear was a scattering of chalky rock salt. I took it upon myself to sweep it off and was carefully catching it when a male Latino waiter approached saying "No, no (sweeping to the carpeted floor with a flat scraper) this is what we do." I looked at him, somewhat handsome if I must describe. He said, "This is how we clean. It is to sanitize the floor." I looked again at him and said "Genius". </Dream> We dined in I imagine. I'm not gay and definitely attracted to Natalie Portman (asleep and awake). but I Found this dream to be very enjoyable and vivid. Welcoming all variety of interpretations. I'm going back to sleep.

AskReddit: Overclocking 4x2 GB Corsair XMS2 RAM?

I've previously OC'ed my Q6600 on my Asus P5K-E MB to 3.0 MHz following a guide. It runs flawlessly, but I've never had the stomach to trim the RAMs, as the guide got pretty confusing. So what I'm asking, is: What is the simplest, safest approach to tweaking my RAM-settings (5-5-5-18) without touching the CPU-settings? Is it possible? Will it even matter? Should I just try to change them to 4-4-4-18 and se it it runs? And I understand the voltage needs meddling to?? Hope someone has the answer, I'm sure this is really simple for some of you guys, and I can't make sense of the Google-results I get at all. **tl;dr** How do I tweak the 4x2 GB Corsair XMS2 RAM on my ASUS P5K-E?

Surviving a Super Bowl party for people who aren't familiar with the game, as explained by an American who knows very little about football.

A friend from Singapore recently asked me to give him a crash course in American football for a Super Bowl party he's attending, as well as whom to root for in the Super Bowl. I've included my response below in hopes that someone out there in the Interwebs might find it beneficial. American football, as I understand it, is roughly 11 minutes of action spread out over three hours, so the sport is predominately about getting together with friends, eating excessive amounts of unhealthy food and screaming a lot. There's a ball involved in the game, and teams march the ball up and down a field by running and passing in hopes of crossing a boundary line to score points, while the opposing team tries to prevent them from crossing the boundary line. Beyond that, the rules get somewhat arcane so just yell when everyone else yells and you'll be fine. If you'd like to blend in a bit more, occasionally making reference to how the offensive line needs to protect the quarterback and/or expressing delight over a particularly hard hit via a loud "OOOOOOOOOH MAN that dude just got CRUSHED!!!" will do the trick. You'll know when to make these comments because the telecast will replay the moments four or five times from four or five angles. Inevitably there will be someone at the party who will offer in-depth analysis on every aspect of the game; keep the conversations short and just agree with whatever he says. It's best that way. Because I am not sure who will be playing in the Super Bowl this year, and i can't be bothered to look it up, I made a Pascal's Square to help you decide whom to root for. Good luck, and enjoy your party!

Wow. That Duncan Hunter (R-of course) is one seriously intolerant right wing jackass.

Watching this Republican bigot on tv right now and am really amazed at his regressive views on human rights. He'd be one of the people spitting on black kids as they went to school in the 50's, if his present attitude toward human rights is any indication.

Got my first road bike and could you guys answer some questions for me?

I've only had BMX and mountain bikes up until now. Here's a picture of my bike: I plan to use this bike to commute to work and the grocery store. Can I put a basket on the front or will the big handlebars prevent that? I found a basket on amazon.com but the pictures show it on a cruiser style bike. This bike needs new tires and the old ones are so cracked I can't make out what size they say on the sidewalls. How do I figure out what size of tires to get? I have a tape measure but I'm not sure where I'm supposed to measure to and from. I want to clean this bike up a bit and I've seen bikes with rims and tires in crazy colors like this: Do they actually make tires in that shade or is that just spray paint? Sorry if some of these questions are silly, but I've never really done much with bicycles other than ride them.

Is anyone else estatic that District 9 got nominated for best picture this year?

I finally feel like something I REALLY DID LIKE got recognized this time around instead of the usual "It has Meryl Streep" or "Never heard of it" choices. It has a snowballs chance in hell, but I'm just glad because it might make people see it who would have otherwise passed it up. Anyone else sharing this joy with me? :)

IAMA Request: Ronald Jenkees, Musician and Youtube Star

Ronald Jenkees composes with passion, incredible beats and is very popular on youtube. If you haven't checked out his stuff here are the links (Hello Youtubes!): Stay Crunchy, Throwing Fire, Guitar Sound **If I ever do any one thing on Reddit, I want it to be introducing you to his music.** Taken from Last.fm Bio: "Ronald Jenkees first gained fame on the site YouTube when he posted a series of videos of himself playing his Korg Triton LE and/or Yamaha Motif XS8 keyboards, often accompanied by beats he composed using FL Studio. The performances were often improvised and are influenced primarily by hip-hop and jazz."

I had never paid attention to the lyrics of this song until I watched this

Link: I don't pay attention to the lyrics of songs that are sung in English (non native speaker here). Now I wonder how much I've been missing.

Just moved to Toronto. Anyone feel like giving two Aussies the tour?

We just moved to Toronto from Melbourne, Australia on Sunday. We don't know many people yet so would really like to meet some redditors who could show us some of the lesser known areas around downtown. Anyone interested?

What technologies do you use on a daily basis, Reddit?

Looking for honest feedback on this, looking for more input for my "Communication Technologies" class, so I figured why not use a form of tech to do the interviews. INTERVIEW three people you know who work in a business setting with technology. Ask them what technologies they use on a daily basis. Ask them what hardware (besides the computer) they work with. Thanks in advance, Reddit! Looking forward to your answers/input!

teen computer tech room inspiration needed.

hey reddit. i'm an interior designer working on a public computer "tech room" for a bunch of teenagers. i've found some cool carpet tiles that i want to use for the space, but am needing a little inspiration. are there any fun computer related designs/themes, that i can subtly incorporate in the space without being too cheesy? 0's and 1's? rgb colors only? all ideas are welcome. thanks in advance.

Make your voice heard! Call Obama on his direct line!

I being one the people who flooded citzentube with MJ questions, not by making multiple accounts, but by reaching out to every part of the net that I could to rally support! We DESERVE OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED! Call him now! Tell everyone to call! Tell him to address the question! * Comments: 202-456-1111 * Switchboard: 202-456-1414 You might be able to reach him on the switchboard or you can leave a message. It seems like it would have been a diff story if Obama had been in his office when I called, but I asked if by calling there was any actual chance to talk to him and was told to place a formal request to talk with Obama via e-mail thru whitehouse.gov

I say, this is a brilliant idea, chaps!

But no rewards fer the good guys? edit: ops, didn't read the sidebar. My bad.

Who hates fads? Who hates FB? Who especially hates fads on FB?

Dammit Facebook. You've figured out how to appeal to everyone-- grandma, grandpa, auntie and uncle, sis and bro, little Timmy who can't even type or read, Suzie's dog, Jeremy's cat, that lamp over there.... and this week you're doing something that NOBODY HAS EVERY DONE OR THOUGHT ABOUT EVER IN THE HISTORY OF TIME: Doppelganger Week aka: which celeb do YOU look like, teehee like OMG! Well, FB, I boycott your dumb fad and make fun of you and your participants on Reddit. Who's with me?

The difference between "need" and "want".

Today in my Tech Design class my teacher was talking about the difference between needs and wants. He said an example of something we want is a laptop, and an example of something we need is food. However, I disagree with this. You only *need* food if you *want* to live. However, if you want to surf the web, you *need* a laptop. In other words, you only need something in order to achieve a want.

I'm moving to San Francisco and I don't know anyone there. Anyone SF Redditors want to be my friend!?

Hey SF Redditors, I grew up in NY, went to school in PA, graduated in May 09 (I'm 23) and went back home to NY to do an internship. I finally landed a really sweet job in SF, but the only problem is that I don't know anyone there! I'm leaving all of my friends, my family, and my girlfriend for this job, and I don't have any friends to hang out with there. Anyone want to be my friend? I'm a pretty easy going guy, I like to go out and have fun, but I will be busy with work so I can't get too crazy. I like staying active (was a college athlete), playing video games, watching movies, and just having a good time - whether that be with friends at a small get-together, or going to the bar and getting hammered! Anyway, I hope any fun people around my age read this - send me a PM if you'd like to hang out! (I'll be in SF from Feb 3-14, and then I come back to SF on March 5 or 6, for good. I have to find a cool place to live, too) Thanks for any help you can throw at me, Reddit!

Could flash players written in JS run on android?

I saw a link on reddit this morning for Gordon a flash player written in javascript and it made me wonder

what stand-up comedians have you seen live?

ones that most of us have heard of. (sidenote- is it just me or are hipsters turning to stand-up comedy now? it seems like I can't turn on comedy central without seeing some cool hipster talking about how nerdy he is)

Hey reddit, who do I talk to about getting someone banned for offensive behavior?

I don't want to get into details. I just want to know how to have a sexy conversation with the inappropriate admin.

MAG CLAN ALSO WHAT FACTION ARE YOU?

Just wondering how many redditors would be interested in creating a MAG clan (name to be determined), also wondering what faction your playing as, what your build is and how you like it overall. Guess I should say that I do play I'm up to level 46th on SVER and I can go into details about my spec if anyone shows interest. I can't divulge my psn ID (it happens to be my real name). Also for anyone who wants details on gameplay the ups and downs please feel free to comment. Will give me something to do at work :)

Is Now the Time to Revive the Tucker Brand?

For the uninitiated, here's the wikipedia article on the 1948 Tucker Sedan:

How do you teach yourself new programming skills?

I currently work on a java development team for an insurance company. Most of my work is in the back end systems, databases, and just general support of our UNIX boxes so I don't get much time to work with client facing code. I have been wanting to branch out more and set up my own website. I'm of starting my focus with CSS and AJAX as well as shoring up my HTML in the process. How do you go about learning new technologies like this? Do you like books or web resources? Any particularly useful books, websites, programs that have helped you along the way?

Plans for Thursday meetup?

Thursday is approaching quickly and there's no official plan yet. Just sayin'.

I would like to thank the Obama administration for providing $63 billion in funding for my UN program.

And a special shout out to the Bill and melinda gates foundation. Millennium Development Goals are on course for 2015 =)

That's it, Reddit. Today is the day the terrorists officially won.

Was I scared of flying after 9/11? No. Was I scared of going on trains after the 7/7 attacks in London? No. Was I scared to fly after the Glasgow attack and the pants bomber? Not in the slightest. However today, the terrorists won their fight against my freedom. I've never gone through a security scanner without being picked out and patted down. This essentially means that from now on every time I go to the airport I will have to subject myself to a stranger looking at me naked. And that **does** make me think twice before booking a flight. Well done, terrorists. I managed to last 21 years before your antics affected my thought process. Good game, good game. **Edit:** I would just like to say to the overwhelming amount of people linking me not wanting to be seen naked to my penis size... Well done. You are so correct. That is the only reason I don't want a naked scan of myself. Have you ever thought that maybe we shouldn't HAVE to be seen naked to be deemed safe? That maybe the only way to detect a pants bomber ISN'T to strip down naked, but to properly vet the people going onto the plane? Possibly using information handed to you on a plate marked "LAP THIS SHIT UP, THIS IS PRIME INTEL"? But you're right. I should just go through the scanners so people don't think I have a small penis! Because that's the only reason someone wouldn't want to get the scan, right?

Do you think we should still help each other if everyone was evil?

What got me thinking about this was the Haiti tragedy. I heard about some Haitans who killed a guy because they believed he was a werewolf. It just kind of made me feel sick, and for a second I was thinking "Why are we helping these people?" Now I'm not saying that everyone in the world is evil, I don't believe that. But if everyone really was selfish, mean, violent, traitorous, etc., do you think we should all still help each other? Do you think in a violent, evil world we should still help each other for some sort of semblance of humanity and false kindness, or just let every man take care of himself, because that's all we really care about?

just got a tv, need new video card - but which one??

just got a sony bravia xbr8 i'm looking to: * spend $200 CAD or less * drive hd video 1080p * eventually do some gaming (starcraft2/diablo3 at moderate settings) [secondary objective, do most of my gaming on xbox] * not replace it for several years is this possible? (i run linux - ubuntu - hesitant on ati cards.) edit: my current shortlist: gt260, 9800gtx+ (bit pricey but friends convinced me that these were both good)

Hunting for a front end HTML/CSS/jQuery developer with nice UI design skills (Rails backend).

Ideally, we're looking for someone who: * Can do clean design work in whatever graphics package they like. * Has good cross-browser HTML/CSS/jQuery skills. * Is familiar enough with Rails to work with our ERB templates. * Loves tweaking UIs, looking at stats and working with a/b tests. We're a small startup looking for some occasional contract help over the next few months, and trying to find people that work well with us for when we start growing. Send me a message with some information about yourself if this seems interesting, or if you have questions.

Post-Game Report: What does anyone know about the effects of eating mangoes & smoking bud?

My girlfriend & I ate the mangoes about 55 minutes or so before smoking & the only thing I could notice was a longer duration of being high. This wasn't the same quality of bud either of us are used to [it was lower] so it was good to estimate that from. Also, it tasted fucking great.

"Moving up has made me down."

Shared this with some friends via IRC today in talking about how being a "Web Director" has robbed me of the chance to write code and design -- two things I love. Not sure if this is /r/wordplay worthy but...

What are your favourite munchies when you are high?

me and my buddy eat way too much McDonald's when we're high. Is there anything out there better or healthier? Throw em at me :D

Can I use WD-40 on my digital camera?

My point and shoot Canon SD630's zoom lever gets stuck and won't go back to 'center'. Is it okay to use WD-40 to loosen it up? And are there any good tips using WD-40 on electronics

Anyone else feel like they're hitting their head against the wall trying to explain Obama's budget to Conservotards?

I've spent the last two days citing the actual budget, actual CBO numbers and real life facts to show conservatives that Obama's budget is actually more fiscally restrained than Bush's ever were, only to have them cite articles from the Heritage Foundation, Washington Times and Fox News that pretend he isn't. At what point do you just stop trying to educate people about reality and let them remain ignorant? It is really disheartening to me how many people I encounter who are completely wrong, and yet have "sources" to cite telling them that they're correct. Unless the electorate becomes more educated and proactive, we, as a country, are fucked. Further, does anyone know of any laws regarding reporting that could be used against these organizations to make them stop lying to the American people? Just curious.

Steam Group for Redditors Playing Global Agenda

I created a Steam group just so anyone whos playing the game can join and it'll make it easier for everyone. The group link is : Global Agenda Steam Group

Hey Reddit, my friend has a soapy Dilemma..

...so she's selling soap on etsy that's felted inside wool. The idea is that the wool keeps the soap together, and acts as a kind of flannel. The intial idea was to call it Yeti Soap, but a business advisor has told her this is a bad name, and so she's come up with Woolly Washers as an alternative. I think the advisor is wrong, but I was wondering what you guys think? Thanks! Two logo's linked below; Woolly Washers]( and [Yeti Soap

Hey Reddit, I am getting married in four months and my fiancée is asking me to compile a list of possible wedding songs to play, specifically for our first dance .... Any suggestions?

OK, so... We are meeting with the DJ in about two weeks, and I am looking for possible songs to play. We don't want the traditional and lame songs played. There will be no 'chicken dance' or 'Cotton-Eyed Joe'. Nothing lame like that. Most importantly, is the first dance song. We want to do something more modern, maybe rock or acoustic rock. Our first concert was the Foo Fighters, so I listened to alot of their stuff, but couldn't find anything that would work for the "First Dance". I've already decided that my dance with my mom will be to the cover of Simple Man, by Shinedown. Hopefully, this will point you in the right direction. I am open to pretty much anything, as long as it won't piss off our grandparents. Any suggestions you may, will make my life ALOT easier. Thanks in advance!

XX i need interior help for a tech room

i posted this over on Design, but would love any XX interior design advice. you girls rock and know would have good ideas. i'm an interior designer working on a public computer "tech room" for a bunch of teenagers. i've found some cool carpet tiles that i want to use for the space, but am needing a little inspiration. are there any fun computer related designs/themes, that i can subtly incorporate in the space without being too cheesy? 0's and 1's? rgb colors only? all ideas are welcome. thanks in advance.

HAE (guys mostly) come home and told your SO (a woman) some news like "So-n-so's wife is pregnant", only to get snowed under by questions you don't know the answer to and never thought to ask?

I don't even know what all the questions are, but one I always forget is "When is the baby due?", to which my answer is "Is this something we have to know right now? Won't they tell us when it gets here?" Or recently, the pregnant wife of a friend of mine fainted, and, in our 30-second phone conversation, which covered other stuff, I found out that (a) she's been to a doctor since fainting, (b) she's fine now, and (c) the doctor believes she will be fine. I thought that I had covered all the essential information. I was sadly mistaken.

What bands/artists have disappointed you the most?

Think of some good examples of bands/artists you once revered that eventually left you hanging or just completely embarrass you now. BTW, careful with the comment up/down votes. They're opinions, after all.

Gamers of Reddit whom have beaten, what do you think of the game compared to the first one? [spoilers]

What were your favorite parts of ME2 and what were you disappointed with? I think it was 10x better than the first one, and they improved almost every annoyance with the first one. One of the hardest and best parts of the game was being forced to choose which teammate would die during the final mission, I wanted to see all of them in the third one. As much as I hated doing it, I felt it made the game feel much more real, as not every character gets a happy ending (like choosing Ashley or Kaiden). I love the heatclip/ammo integration to the game, it requires much more strategy then firing your gun until it overheats and taking cover to switchguns or let it cool down. I am also very glad that money and minerals have a purpose in this game, money was worthless in the first one except for specter weapons and the minerals did nothing. The combat was much harder which was a relief, the first game was incredibly easy mid-game. There was also a huge variety of enemies, which I _love_ to see in any game. I would have liked to see the paragon/renegade have the same perks as before where you get a bigger discount or more money from selling items (You can't sell items unfortunately, and but both paragon/renegade lower the shop prices the same). My opinion on the mako is the same as everyone elses, I would have liked to see it revamped.

Is there a theoretical maximum size of objects?

I was just curious if there was theoretical maximum size of rock planets, gas giants, or suns? Is there a maximum weight or size that above it would collapse in upon itself? Or do something else?

So what software do you guys recommend I use for 21st century composition?

I'm an old school song writer (Finale and staff paper), but I'm looking to get into more modern composition. I'd like to find a software program that's a good starting point for synthesizing, loops, etc. I've looked at FL Studio, and I think that's the direction I want to go; however, the learning curve is steep. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Wanting to go from being a business software developer to researching artificial intelligence, complexity theory, etc.. Ideas on how to get from here to there?

Greetings, I'm a business software developer with a bachelor's degree in Computing and Information Systems (I did most of the math for a real Comp Sci degree, but dropped back to CIS because I could get out a year earlier with the CIS degree). While I very much enjoy my day job, over the past year or so, I've been reading and studying a lot of material related to complexity theory and other (somewhat) related topics, such as swarm intelligence, neural networks, etc. I find biologically inspired computer algorithms to be particularly interesting and would like to do more of them. Over the next five or so years, I'd like to move towards more of a research angle. The question is, how do I go from here to there? Now I have a wife, a child, and a house payment. Is it possible to go back to school while still being able to support them? My wife is a school teacher, so I'm on her health insurance. We both live below our means, and have no debt other than our house. However, we are in Middle Tennessee (in Nashville), so the educational options for a masters or greater in anything computer-related are limited basically to MTSU (an hour away on a good day) and Vanderbilt (far out of my price range). Is there a distance masters' program that is worthwhile and won't break the bank? What first steps should I take to get me moving in the right direction? I know I need to brush back up on some of the higher math, but what else do I need to be doing?

Dear Reddit, I need to get revenge on a crooked contractor. Tell me what I should do (and don't hold back)

We had some guys come in and do some work on the kitchen. They butchered the job, I fired them, and now they are threatening me. I think I've gotten them off my case, but now I need to get back at them. Note: I don't want to go to jail for this, but I do want them to pay. Thanks in advance for you suggestions.

Why isn't this on Reddit yet? actual progress in Afghanistan!

A little backstory: I'm in the military training to be a Pashtun interpretor (one of the languages of Afghanistan as well as the Taliban) and was listening to some news last night from Afghanistan. Well, it turns out that The United States and the Taliban and the recognized Afghan government are considering to talk to each other for a better tomorrow. Then it occurred to me that I haven't heard about this from any english language news sources and that it was likely that no one else had heard about it either. Obviously some people won't be happy with this new development, saying that it signifies that the US has lost the war, or that we're giving up, or something. And others will be happy that we're accomplishing the goal of getting Afghanistan back on their feet and self-sufficient, and that working with the Taliban is the only way for any government to be successful. My Opinion? well, I have one but, in my train of thought, its not my place as an active member of the military that is directly involved to say what it is in regards to this issue. So here you go. If you're interested, theres a whole plethora of links below so you can inform yourself on this. Oh, and I wasn't sure if Politics was the best subreddit to post this in, but it fits, so here it is. English News Sources: Free Speech Radio UN Dispatch Financial Times Pashto News Sources: VOA Pashto VOA Pashto BBC Pashto edit: an article that explores why negotiations are a bad idea. It was posted in the comments by BackHanded]( [terraplexi.org]( and since its down, [googlecache edit2: clarified that Pashto is one of the official language of Afghanistan, and there are people who are not Taliban that speak it as well.

Dear reddit, what are your thoughts on black history month?

***Well first off if you get the idea I am a bigot that is not my intention*** Okay well I've felt this way for a long time, and I have to agree with the thoughts of Morgan Freeman. Why do we have a month for just black people to honor, why must we view their accomplishments based on their color. I get it there is still a glass ceiling out there that is constantly making these accomplishments even harder for minorities. I know back during 2008 where presidential candidates were sorting themselves out, kids at my high school were like "yeah I think its time we had a black president". Why does it matter what race he is I mean the guy and his wife are incredibly smart and successful people. "Oh wow we have such a smart president, AND HES BLACK". Not just that but why don't we have an Asian history month, a Hispanic history month? Do we view black people as idiots and lesser beings that anything they can accomplish is breaking news? So why don't we just celebrate everyone, all year around. What are your thoughts reddit? maybe I'm just being a paranoid idiot, so tell me what you think.

My insurance just paid for everything I asked them to pay for. No questions asked. I know, this is how it should be, but it still makes me happy! :-)

When i got in trouble while travelling in asia last year and had to buy an extra flight back, I was already dreading the burocracy it would take to get at least a part of the money back that I had to spend out of m tight student budget. However, when I got back, I got together the necessary documents and sent them to my travel-insurance. They didn't even get back to me. No letter, no questions nothing. They just transfered the money to my acount. I know that's what an insurance company is suposed to do, but I guess sometimes, the gift of happyness lies in recognizing things that make you happy even when they're ordinary, and not just take them for granted. So yay for the extra-money!!!!!

Some pictures of my friend.

This is a different girl then the one i posted in jailbait 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Is there any way to get out from under a HOA?

In short my HOA sucks hard. Ive been living in my town house that for 6 years. The HOA fee started at $145 and is now up to $190. They raise the fee each year. Which wouldn't grind my gears but... They don't even open the pool anymore because they cant afford it. The tennis court and basketball court are long over grown with vegetation and not even close to being usable. I have like a 1ft by 3ft piece of grass which i guess they maintain and besides putting away money for other things, i feel like im paying them $190 a month to mow that patch. The community looks like crap. They aren't keeping up with maintenance on peoples houses. Now they want an extra $300 this year from everyone because they town raised the water rates. I think paying these guys about $2000 a year to do nothing is a bit much. Yes, i know they probably reroof the house at some point. But the way they do things, when they have to do that, they are going to say they dont have the money and are going to ask for more money. Plus, it seems to me, they keep raising the damn HOA fee, then more people dont pay it because they cant afford it, so they raise the HOA fee again to cover the people who don't pay it.. and then circle continues. And who the hell would move into somewhere where the HOA fee is $190? Nobody. SO, to cover the costs of those empty units, guess what they do? Raise the HOA fee. The only thing these guys have done for me is send me threatening letters because my neighbors dog shit on my lawn and I didnt clean it up (isnt that what im paying them for?). ANd when i convinced them that it wasnt my dog and i wasn't going to clean it up, I then asked them if my next 'violation' would be my first or second. They said second. ANd I asked how since the first one wasn't even my dog. They didn't have an answer to that but stuck with, if i get another letter, it will be my second warning (and therefore a higher penalty fee.) And before anyone asks. I would love to GTFO but my house is too far under for me to move.

Is anyone else experiencing problems with Firefox 3.6?

I think since the update Greasmonkey is not working anymore? I reinstalled it a couple of times but nothing seems to work. Would be nice if someone knew how to fix it.

Observations of faith, and the lack of it.

I was raised by a Christian family in New England, where I still live today. My grandmother was, while raising my mother, a strict Catholic and I would consider her to be today as well. My mother identifies as a christian, but her understanding of what Christianity is, is rather ambiguous and undefined. My mother, I guess technically raised me as a Catholic- I was baptized, went to Sunday school, received communion etc. I met my ex-gf in class a few years back, she was from a small town east of Dallas, TX. She was when I met her, and still is a very devout christian who professes her faith has saved her life. Growing up as a child, her home was far below the bible belt and when I went down to visit two summers ago, you could tell. Seldom could I enter a fast food chain, without being bathed in religious pamphlets rested on stands or posted on walls. I remember going to a neat little water park and realizing all the water slides had a bible theme attached to them, complete with passages from some testament. I remember going to a church service, out of respect for her, and seeing people huddled together with arms crossed over each other's shoulders, praying out loud. She once demonstrated for me, herself speaking in tongues. In my exposure, I've noted no doubt that the majority of god-fearing people genuinely believe whatever it is they may believe. Despite not personally understanding it, every brick that laid the foundation for my ability to perceive, perceived genuinity when I saw those hands held in the air in the name of Jesus Christ, down in Texas. I've been undefined since middle school, I'm 23 today. I don't personally find any comfort or validity in a deity spread from the word of man. However, noting the undeniable and positive effects on the individual, does it matter whether or not the belief itself is ignorant and untrue? If there is an afterlife, great. Kudos for calling it. But if there is not, and the faith you've subscribed to your entire life is in fact wrong, who's there to tell you? You're dead.

AskFrugalReddit: Looking for advice about paying for a car.

My fiance bought a car a couple of years ago. At the time, she had no credit history, so the car was in her dads name. We pay the payments every month, on time. Her parents are now doing awful financially and we need to officially take the car out of their name and into hers. I want to know what is the smartest way to do it, if there is any. The car is valued at around 6000, but she still has approximately 11000 to pay, so it seems to me like selling it isn't even close to being an option. The dealership offered to do a credit transfer from her parents name to hers. But the paperwork and process will cost us $450 (nearly two payments on the car!). I figured another option would be to go to our bank and have her apply for an auto loan for the remaining balance, paying the bank, and the dealership would be out of the picture. But, I am afraid that her interest rate would be disgusting because it's a bank, a used car, and her credit history is not phenomenal. I will politely ask to not tell me/us what SHOULD have been done, because that's too easy. I'm just posting in hopes that some frugal redditor will have some advice. Thanks in advance.

Reddit, I'm deployed to Iraq and need a call sign. Any suggestions?

I'm an Air Force communicator, so apparently I need this call sign in case we start carrying radios. I can't think of anything funny, so I thought I would turn to reddit for help. EDIT: I went with Man-Raptor. Thanks cyberwiz01!!!

Vegetarian Valentine's Day Dinner - What to make?

I was looking to do a 4 course dinner for my vegetarian wife. The only restrictions are that she doesn't like salad, mushrooms, or tofu too much. :)

You did it Reddit! Taste Buds is in 1st Place for $25k from Pepsi!

You guys are amazing and I couldn't be more proud to call myself a Redditor. This community is truly something special. Thanks for making this happen for Reece! Please keep voting here and keep spreading the word.

Does anyone have any opinion on the Afterglow Recovery Drink?

Im getting back into running/cycling, beginning to train for a half marathon. I started using this as a supplement to help with the muscle soreness etc. but i was wondering if it was overkill for my needs. Any opinions/other recommendations would be great. Current workouts= 1/4 mile warmup then stretching (static/dynamic) then 10 miles on stationary bike (usually intervals), and finally some core training.

Vegetarian Valentine's Day Dinner - What to make? (x-post from veg)

I was looking to do a 4 course dinner for my vegetarian wife. The only restrictions are that she doesn't like salad, mushrooms, or tofu too much. :)

Dear Reddit, my PC is slowly dying and id like to know...

whats the best bare bones set up i can buy around 400-500 dollars? my hard drives are new, power supply, burners, etc. all work. its just the mobo and vid card that's dying. so id need a case, mobo, and vid card that would be tops for gaming, and running photoshop and illustrator. (im a graphic designer)so my budget is modest. i have googled this to no end but im still unsure what to get. i have seen this Dell XPS! which is along the lines of what i need. edit:excuse this post if its formatted incorrectly i have scanlines all over my screen and i can barely read text. ps. i have trouble shot drivers all evening, its hardware fo sho.

What is a good source of a Vitamin B6/B12 boost?

When I have to be alert or I worked out too hard and I'm feeling beaten, I like to drink a glass of generic Emergen-C because of the +1000% shot of vitamin B it gives you. Makes me feel pretty good. Only problem is I think it tastes like monkey butt and I find the fizzing to be overrated. As for those 5-Hour Energy things, I think they're way overpriced. And vitamin B complex pills have a much smaller dosage. Any cheap sources of Vit B out there?

Reddit: you've officially pissed me off (Korean propaganda posters)

On the front page there is a link to some North Korean propaganda posters. The thread is obviously filled with people making fun of them. What pissed me off the most is the people mocking the last poster, saying things like "Yeah I throw babies down wells every day". Less than a month ago a redditor made this submission: The TLDR version: a man had been a helicopter gunner, and they'd throw peoples' families, including children, out the door of the copter and into the blades of another one hovering below them. The recent deaths of civilian children at the hands of Blackwater show the practice is alive and well to this day. So when you make fun of the notion of the military brutally killing someones child remember that there's a reason they see you like that.

What women who are generally considered "hot" do you find repulsive?

Everyone and their mother thinks Posh Beckham is just so gorgeous. I just don't see it ... not now and I honestly never really did. Both Jessica and her sis Milli Vanilli Simpson literally make me gag when I see them. Note: The fact that I am fat, old, bald and ugly is completely irrelevant. I am still entitled to my opinion. That is all ... F.O.B.U.

Anyone have any experience with gnash?

It's probably not a good idea to run Gentoo as my regular desktop, but here we are. I was wondering if anyone's had any experiences (good or bad) with gnash. The reason I ask is because I want an alternative to adobe's plugin but gnash's build dependencies look like they're pretty long.

Is there a p2p video chat app for linux?

Are there any peer-to-peer kinds of video chat apps that would not require a login or an account of any kind, but just connect directly from machine to machine instead?

Espalier? Who's done it? Tips?

Id really like to Espalier a pear tree. Has anyone here done this and can you proved some tips? Things to avoid... things I should do? What was your guide?

Should my kid get baptized, even if I think its kinda nutty?

Dear Reddit - here's the question: I have been married for several years. I am not religious. My wife was raised in a very conservative Catholic family. She's not active, but she's on the fence re: her beliefs. To please her parents (whom I really like and respect) she asked if we could get our latest progeny (kid v2.0) baptized. My first reaction was: Fuck That. However, as time goes by (a few weeks) I'm softening my stance and thinking "what's the harm if they splash some water on the kid's head and chant and dance 'round him for a minute?" It would please my in-laws beyond words and therefore please my wife... Thoughts?

Why does reddit keep locking up Firefox 3.6?

It seems like ever since I upgraded to Firefox 3.6, opening any reddit page generally causes it to lock completely for up to 5-10 seconds. It's become very annoying, and I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this issue.

Guy wants to do something sweet for his lady on Valentine's day. Suggestions pls :)

Hi all, I know for some V-day can be a downer. So if it is for you, I apologize in advance. But this is not what I want to discuss... so please refrain from slamming the said day and please only post if you can contribute to my actual question. I have been with the same lady for just about 4 years now. Every V-day, I've tried to do something thoughtful for my lady that is within my means. Now, I’m not rich or anything but I try to be different without being too over the top. I've done the dozen roses at work, nice dinners and last year I surprised her with a new kitty. This year I have a lot in the way of finances to consider and so the budget isn't very high... I would love to definitely stay well under the $100 mark (going on vacation for the first time in 3 years at the end of the month!). Anyway, I would love to hear suggestions on what to do this year or even some of your past experiences. I always strive to do something that she wouldn’t expect, something different that makes her feel like the only woman in the world. You know, like a princess. Help me knock her off her feet this year! *Note: We have had a slightly rough patch a few days ago that we’re trying to get through and doing this right would really be great step in the right direction to forgetting our little tiff. Thanks for taking the time to read this and helping me out. Cheers,

Does the phrase "in the cloud" irritate anyone else?

people unfamiliar with how to write software -- especially manager types, sadly -- love to use this phrase as if it actually *means* something. correct me if i'm wrong here, but cloud computing is nothing more than a clever approach to giving people access to vertically-scalable, virtualized OS instances at low cost. it is *not* a software design principle, it is *not* a software technique, and most importantly it is *not* a general answer for scalability because it doesn't solve for horizontal scalability. it's nothing more than clever hosting. EDIT: regarding the downvotes, are you people in favor of the term "in the cloud"? is there some application of the term or the technology that i'm not understanding? i'd love to understand why you're downvoting.

Has anyone taken a solo vacation? Where did you go?

In about a month, I'll be going on a week-long solo road trip to Minneapolis, probably Detroit, and then Pittsburgh. I'll be seeing people along the way, but at the end of the day it is a solo road trip. None of my friends wanted to go and do what I want to do, so I'm doing it myself. I'll be spending 5 days in Pittsburgh, going to 2 Penguins games, and hopefully meeting up with someone there at some point, but I'm trying to figure out how to spend my time there. I'll have to find a gym to go to for a few days (triathlon training) and I'll have plenty of books along and my laptop for writing. Otherwise, I plan on visiting museums and restaurants and doing a lot of tooling around. Who else has done this? What did you do with all of your time?

DAE always put their wallet in their pocket at a specific orientation, and feel weird if it's not.

I always put my wallet in fold down (It is a single fold one), front side facing out. If I do it any other way, I have trouble siting, concentrating, anything.

What do you guys think of eating raw cereal - as in without milk?

I just tried eating some cereal with black coffee and actually liked it. The coffee at work isn't that good, so I usually can't drink it without the creamer, but I am liking raw cereal with coffee.