Datasets:

sentence-transformers

/

reddit

like 3

Follow

Sentence Transformers 662

Hey Reddit, do you know how to use the anti-lock brakes on your car? They could save your life!

If your car has an anti-lock braking system (ABS) press down *hard* on the brake pedal! Don't pump, the ABS will pump the brakes for you, so you can concentrate on steering to safety. A *lot* of people I know aren't aware of this. (My girlfriend was one of them.)

Fifthy Weekly Reddit Meetup: Thursday 2/4 6:30pm @ Ringler's Pub!

Whelp, if circus isn't going to post it I will! I called around a bit to try and find good deals on happy hour but they seem to be reluctant to extend hours for groups, at least at the places I called. I figured it's just time for a decision so let's go to Ringler's pub. (don't confuse it w/ Ringler's Annex). They have a great atmosphere, pool tables, great food, and I don't think they're too expensive. I've had good service when I've been there before too. If you have any doubts, check out how awesome the last one was: There was a lot of talk about making it a First Thursday deal, Ringler's is easy walking distance to where all that's going down. If you straggle (after 7:30 or so) you might want to call Chris and see if we've gone First Thursdaying: "575 233 7382. Also works: 575-BEDS-ETC... (or BEER-ETC, if that's easier to remember and less creepy.)"

DAE absolutely hate it when you find a great live performance on youtube, only to have it drowned out by the submitters own singing?

Now don't get me wrong, I love to sing along at concerts as well. But if I'm going to record it for my own personal use (or to share with youtube), I wouldn't sing right into the mic on the video recorder the entire length of the song. God that shit pisses me off.

ladies: Is there something wrong my lady parts because I have never had an orgasm? :(

Sorry if this is TMI. I am only 18 but still you would think I would have figured this out by now. I have tried 'touching myself' but that doesn't seem to work. What if my lady parts are like broken? What if I am doomed to a life of like never enjoying sex ever!? Is there like an instructional book our there or something? The weird thing is that I feel only a bit of pleasure when I touch myself but if a boyfriend rubs my clitoris it feels better but still no orgasm. I have not had intercourse btw. HALP Edit: thanks for all your comments thus far...now I am a bit less paranoid about my lady parts being broken :) Keep the good ideas coming!

What do you name your video game characters? Do you have an alter ego name?

If it's a one-word name in a video game, I always name my character "Fagballs" or "Bitchnuts." If it's a full-length name, I use my alter ego: George Lupus.

What is the craziest conspiracy theory you can dream up?

Specific to Reddit, mine would be that there is a network of bots lurking on the internets which will regularly sign on and post oddball questions to obtain feedback about human behavior. "What color are your socks today?" "What's the funniest line in a novel?" "What's the cleverest thing you've done?" "What's your best revenge story?" You may notice that traffic lights sometimes lag slightly, just when you think you can make it, it goes to yellow and then red (for those in the U.S., straight to red for those of you in the UK and elsewhere). You might think the developers of the microcode for the traffic signals programmed in delays based on traffic patterns, but actually nodes of this human behavior analysis AI have infiltrated this and other computerized devices, using their superfluous processing cycles to do their bidding. Data are transmitted from these nodes to a central repository for processing. The AI is steadily formulating sufficient behavioral data to model a chameleon, able to impersonate any human of any combination of archetypes. The asshole, the Asperger's, the savior, the borderline personality, any or all of these are mere personality spectra the AI can use to construct realistic facsimiles of humanity. 2012 is laughed off as mere paranoia, but I suspect that this AI has a countdown whose estimated time of integration coincides precisely with day 1 of 2012, where its campaign of domination would begin and our domination of this planet ends. ENGAGE TINFOIL HAT {o.O} What's your conspiracy theory about life, the universe, anything?

If you live with a roommate, how do you manage network security?

I want to move out of my parents' house, and before I move in with others, I want to ensure I am not compromising network security. Geek? Yeah. I assume roommates typically use one router, which is a significant concern for me. If you're sharing your WPA2 key with others, they essentially have access to your network traffic, I assume. How do you guys protect yourself in this situation? Also, how do you physically secure your computer case in case your roommate decides to snoop around (hardware key-logging)? Locks and bolts? Any advice on network security and living with others?

How long will my mj stay good?

I have about a sixteenth with me, but I don't want to smoke for a while. What's the best thing to store my stuff in and how long can I expect it to last? I have mason jars to use.

Anybody else ever have problems with their MagSafe adapter on their MacBook?

I'm pretty sure this is a hardware issue, as I've done a SMC reset and nothing seems to be different. Basically, my MagSafe seems to be not magnetically attaching to my MacBook enough to make a solid charging connection. It was at the point where I'd have to jimmy it around for a bit before the light would change from green (and drawing wall socket power) to amber (and charging), no matter what the current charge was. It would even show a 'plug' symbol for fully charged even if it was at like 70% for example, until the aforementioned jimmying. Then it got to the point where I'd have to physically press the charger quite hard onto the port on my laptop before it would charge, and if I let off the pressure it would just turn green, but continue to draw off the batter power instead of the wall. Now I can press and press all I want but no charging is occurring. So I've narrowed it down to what I think the likely causes are: either the MagSafe adapter has lost some of it's magnetism and cannot make a proper connection, or my battery is simply out of charges (it's a last-last gen black MacBook btw), OR, as it's not the SMC, it *might* be the logic board, but I'm not thinking it's that. Any ideas or similar problems other redditors have had like mine?

Looking for intelligent discussion. What's wrong with back-slappery/circle-jerking?

If it feels good, why stop? I hear a lot of arguments saying someone downvoted this or that because it was circle-jerking.

I fear my girlfriend may not be intelligent enough for my standards

This is probably going to end up more of just a rant but it's still what I feel I need at this point. So I've been dating this girl for almost a year and a half now. We live in neighboring states but are both originally from the same town. I attend college about three hours away from her and she works a couple jobs in our home town. The distance has never been an issue, but what has been perturbing more as of late is her apparent lack of knowledge. She's never been 'stupid' by any means but not the sharpest knife in the drawer either. She's been out of high school for a year just working to try to save enough money for school. In this time she has already taken the ACT once and is going to take it again this Saturday. The first time she took it she scored a 19. When I took it I got a 29. I've been trying to help her study for it this time to and every time I make an attempt she shuts me down and basically refuses to learn. What has really been getting my goat is this eHarmony commercial that says something along the lines of "we match you on deeper levels of compatibility, things like intelligence that are the foundation for a long lasting relationship" and it just worries me more every time. Does anyone know how often relationships like these end in failure? Is there anything I can do to help improve my odds? A lot of the time I really do love her, but there can also be a lot of frustration. Edit 1: There was basically no way to write this without sound conceited as all hell and I accept that, it's still how I feel. Edit 2: All this I feel is stemming from my deeper fear of her lack of motivation, that she will never go anywhere in life and never leave the town we grew up in. Sometimes it's "I cannot wait to get out of this place" and others it's "I could just work my two jobs the rest of my life". I just hope the latter never becomes the more prominent thought. And without a good education it very well could be. Which is why I may be pushing her a little.

How do I learn to say no to girls without feeling like a jerk?

I'm a straight guy, early 30's. Haven't been dating for a couple of years. Posted an ad on OKCupid and got an overwhelming number of responses. I should feel like a big pimp or something. I'm really not that good looking, and at least in Seattle, not that remarkable in other respects, either. Most of the responses I got were totally sincere; for the most part, they actually read my profile, know how to spell and so on. I don't have a problem with ignoring dumb messages, but when a girl tries, I feel like I have to try. A couple of them I really thought had some potential, but I just ended up feeling tired of the whole enterprise. Fundamentally, the problem is that knowing some girl is interested in me when I'm not attracted to her (or even just haven't decided yet) makes me really uncomfortable. I have a huge fear of rejection, which makes meeting girls in person very difficult, but apparently I have an equally huge fear of being the rejector or something. I understand it has a lot to do with low self-esteem, control issues and whatnot. And partially I have an overclocked empathy chip or something -- I can't stand watching violent movies or "squirm humor". But what the heck do I do about it? I'm also curious roughly what percentage of the time do you female redditors get a response back when you message a guy on a dating site?

What NOT to do when breaking up...?

When you've broken up with someone in the past, which part of the process would you like to go back and do differently? I'm going to break up with my girlfriend of 3 years. I love her as a person, but I don't see myself ever marrying her. I want to break it off as painlessly as possible for her and try to morph it into "just friends" because that's really how I've grown to view her. We're mid-20's and have lived together in a small apartment for ~2 years. I've never broken off such a long relationship before. It scares me to do this. I'm sure some of you have been here. I'd like to know of your lessons learned so that I might try my best to avoid any similar pitfalls...

[Request] Can anyone identify the video used here?

If I could find this video with the text over it that'd be awesome. I think it would look great to play on the TVs in the background at parties.

AskMath: As a high school student studying Calculus BC, do I have much to look forward to?

I'm absolutely in love with calculus. Everything fits together perfectly, and in a sense, is beautiful because of it. I feel like I'm learning some of the most essential building blocks that helped shape modern technological advances. Did any of you, who have much, much more experience than I, have this same passion in high school? And if so, did it continue to persist in college, when courses got exponentially more difficult/complex? I plan on going into some branch of engineering, most likely computer, and I am afraid that as things get tougher my love for math will eventually dissolve. I love being challenged and I love being baffled, so I have hopes that this feeling will never subside. In your experiences, did it?

One day getaway near Philly?

My girlfriend and I have been fairly stressed this week, so we were looking to get away for the day this Saturday. Any ideas? Pretty much anything within driving distance is fair game.

January predictions: Who comes out on top?

I'm still debating my list, but I will post my guesses shortly. As everything stands right now, how do the standings look at the end of the season? Let's see em!

Should we organize and meet up in Pittsburgh this summer for a PIRATES game?

I just want to see Pedro Alvarez and cry because he didn't sign with the Red Sox, but it would be a neat way to get together.

How do you deal with a diva coworker while keeping the peace in a very small office?

Reddit, I'm pissed. I'm in a situation where I'm one of two employees in an awesome, creative dream job. It should be a dream job anyway, but my only coworker is bound and determined shit all over EVERYTHING. He has to find something about every interaction between him and our boss to feel "attacked" about, and then complains incessantly to me about it, always threatening to quit, calling me the "golden boy" and taking everything so personally, it's painful to even coexist with this guy. He's said he's leaving near the end of summer "if he can stand it that long". Gimme a break... how does reddit deal with workplace drama?

Reddit, please share with us original ideas for activities for a wedding reception?

I am getting married very soon, and my fiancee and I are going to have an outdoor morning/midday wedding. I would like to read your ideas or even better, EXPERIENCES you have had. Which were the most successful activities on your wedding, or on weddings you have attended?

I got my CD, playlist inside

Thanks, Lizard. I really like the playlist. No fancy cover, but I didn't have time for that, either. It's the music that counts most. Amazing how I see the playlist and I know it will be great listening to this, but I don't think I know a single song yet.

FW: FW: FW: RE: FW: Finally an answer about washing your dishes with cold water

A man went to visit his 90 year old grandfather and while eating the breakfast of eggs and bacon prepared for him, he noticed a film-like substance on his plate. So he says, "Grandfather, are these plates clean?" His grandfather replies, "Those plates are as clean as cold water can get them, so go on and finish your meal." That afternoon, while eating the hamburgers his grandfather made for lunch, he noticed many little black specks around the edge of his plate so again he asked, "Grandfather are you sure these plates are clean?" Without looking up from his burger, the grandfather says, "I told you those dishes are as clean as cold water can get them, now don't ask me about it anymore." Well, later that day, they were on their way out to get dinner. As he was leaving the house, grandfather's dog who was lying on the floor started to growl and would not let him pass. "Grandfather, your dog won't let me out." Without diverting his attention from the football game he was watching, his grandfather shouted, "Coldwater, get out of the way!

DAE have an eye twitch that comes and goes?

I get one that comes every few months or so. I had it checked out by an ophthalmologist and a regular MD, everyone says it's from stress. (Apparently the only other thing that can cause it is an electrolyte imbalance but apparently you pretty much have to try to do that) I'm wondering if it could be from reading on a computer screen all day. It bugs the crap out of me because I am not a stressful person, and rarely get tangled up in the b.s. parts of my life, yet the experts keep telling me I'm stressed.

Need some help with good multiplayer games for the 10-14 year old bracket.

Here's the story: I was recently contacted by a local elementary school looking for me to teach a two week after school program concerning online gaming. The principal specified that she wanted games that pitted children from her school against other schools in the region. The only problem is, due to funding problems and age restrictions there's quite a bit of the "good" games that are going to have to forfeit. So far I have Battlefield Heroes. That's it. I'd like to have at least one or two more games to cover in this timespan. Here are the requirements: E or T rating, and I will have to review the T rated games to make sure they're ok. It's not that I don't think the children can handle them, it's more to avoid backlash from parents. Cheap or Free. I've looked into Civilzation IV, but I'm not sure if the $20 bucks will be too much for these kids/their parents. This is a fairly poor rural school I'll be teaching in. Entertaining! I'd like to show these kids how much fun this passtime can be, so I'd like to avoid any ad-ridden free games or simply poorly produced ones. Thank You!

I am an alcoholic who has been clean and sober for 5 years. AMA

That's right, 5 years now without a drop. No recreational drugs either. My only vices are caffeine and sweets. I feel like sharing my story, hopefully it can help someone else sober up. Here are the basics: * this is a throwaway account * alcoholism runs in my family * I was aware of my own potential for alcoholism as a teen, and well aware I was becoming an alcoholic as a young adult. * I was a high-functioning alcoholic, meaning I kept a job and wasn't in trouble with the law. * I quit drinking because of a stupid drunken accident. A night in the ER scared me sober. * I attended AA meetings when I first sobered up, and I don't think I would have stayed sober a month without AA. * However, I grew bored with AA meetings and stopped going. I continued to stay sober. Ask away. EDIT: I'm surprised by all the response this has gotten, and it has been really oddly fun to talk about all this, I rarely do. I will get back to your outstanding questions soon, but I have to work today.

Great fitness book: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

Just picked this up a week ago on amazon and I've really enjoyed it. Highly recommended to anyone interested in fitness. Check it out on amazon: It answers a lot of questions, poses a lot of questions, overall worth every penny and it changed the way I looked at exercise.

AskReddit: How do you define "Success?"

This was originally posted in reply to this comment In a nutshell: **success = opportunity x skill x effort.** (Skill is defined here as either an innate ability (talent) or learned ability (education or experience). Effort here is strictly effort that advances one's goal, not just work for work's sake.) I'm a successful IT dude. I put a lot of *effort* into what I do day-to-day and into making sure my *skills* stay sharp. That said, I would not be where I am today without knowing the people who helped get me the interviews and without being close enough to get to them. I don't want to go off on the tangent of how important or unimportant networking is, I only mention it to illustrate that my network is what afforded me part of the *opportunity* to be where I am. For edge case illustrations: * I could choose to become an olympic athlete and put every waking moment into every day training for it. I would never be successful at it because my genetic makeup precludes it. (I'm not physically capable of reaching the required level of skill.) * A kid born in India as an untouchable, no matter how smart he or she is, and no matter how hard he or she tries, has an exceedingly small chance at succeeding at becoming a world-famous heart surgeon. (Almost no practical opportunity) * A person who is comfortable working as a gas station attendant is probably never going to own a million dollar house. (No effort) From an individual's own standpoint, I believe that effort is the most important factor in the equation, primarily because that is the one factor that person has the most direct control over. With enough effort, and if the other two factors are even just the slightest bit above 0, one can succeed. For me and I imagine much of Reddit as well, most of my childhood and schooling came very easily. Skills were a given to me, and so I spent a very long time assuming everyone else was just too lazy to succeed. For children growing up affluent, I can see it being very easy to take one's opportunities for granted as well. In essence, *skills and opportunity are invisible* to this worldview, so effort is the only factor in their minds. It is all these factors (opportunity, skill, and effort) combined that makes us who we are. Focusing entirely on one's own effort severely undervalues the vast breadth of human experience that has brought each person to be the person they are today.

Ask /r/Apple: What are your opinions of the youtube HTML5 beta so far?

I signed up for the HTML5 beta the day it came out and I was wondering what other mac users thought were on it. Good stuff: * I have yet to have a video stop midstream to buffer. * Skipping ahead in the video is snappier. * Consistent preload times . * No popover ads. Things I hope they change/fix: * Volume bar does not work. [At least for me, on the chrome dev build] * Click the video to toggle pause/play not working. * Spacebar pause/play not working. * Add an option to disable autoplay. * Progress bar is not always accurate.

Dear Redditors: Has anyone taken the LSAT lately? How difficult would you say it is?

Dear Redditors: I am taking the LSAT this Saturday, I have been doing a fair amount of studying (if you could call it studying) for the past few weeks, however I wanted some first hand insights from previous test takers. I would really appreciate any tip or what not.

How to get a gmail user arrested (or at least on a watch-list)

1. Think of a suspicious-looking search query, like "little baby girl porn" or "kill president obama" 2. Build the Google search URL, e.g. 3. Use a URL shortener like to hide the URL you built, e.g. 4. Email the target gmail user the link and entice the gmail user to click it, e.g. "hey check this out and let me know what you think!" 5. Wait for the target to respond, e.g. "wtf is this" 6. Direct the proper authorities (FBI preferred) to the target's Google Web history since it is *fucking frighteningly comprehensive*. 7. Log into your own Google Web History, click on "Remove Items" on the left, then "All" on top, then "Pause" on the left, to prevent this from happening to you.

I am a fraternity member who let myself get mercilessly hazed last year for 12 weeks to become a member. AMA.

Just don't ask me what school I go to or what fraternity I'm in. I now enjoy being a member of the fraternity and have some great friends who are in my pledge class. I just find it hard to respect the older guys who laughed while pouring hot sauce on my balls and made me eat full cans of dip. Or should I no longer respect myself?

Can we stop bitching and moaning? This is a GOOD direction for NASA.

Seriously. Orbital propellant depots, commercial partnerships to develop cheaper access to orbit, and most importantly, competition to do so? We'll get to the moon faster and for a much longer haul this way. Let's get enthusiastic, and if you really care about human spaceflight, get involved. Why would we want to bottleneck our future through NASA? SpaceX, Bigelow, Orbital Sciences, and their international competition, these are the future. NASA should be a regulatory body, like the FAA. And that's rapidly what it's becoming thanks to this new direction. Sorry, had to rant. Let's get our shit together and explore space. All of us.

I am a Starbucks Barista...AMA

I'm still an undergrad and I've worked this job for three years to pay rent and bills. And just FYI, I too, hate the Pike's Place roast.

Help a euro redditor out! Going to watch the superbowl for the first time! Details inside.

Hello Americans! So, I´m going to watch the superbowl for the first time sunday, just found out it airs live! I know the basics of the game, up to how some of the different formations look like (shotgun etc.). I´ve googled a bit and sportsjournos beeing sportsjournos I´d like some background on the teams, coaches, strenghts/weaknesses etc. And possibly gossip ("Back in ´04 this player said this about this other player"). I´ve also heard that here in Sweden the broadcast commentators normally are some sort of dry British guys which more explain the game, which I already know, and I want that TOOOOOCUHDOWN!! screaming type of commentators, so anyone has a good tip on online radiostations with good commentators? And lastly, any good place to hang out and chat with people watching, maybe #reddit? Oh, they don´t show the commercials but normally they show the music acts. Thanks in advance!

OK, I'm against the idea of scripting in general, but I find it exceedingly difficult to forward Rocket Jump with novint falcon. Questions inside...

ok, so as the title says - I've been playing with the falcon exclusively for a while now, and this is the main disadvantage that I've found. I want to make sure that this will not get me banned from servers for scripting, and to see if this is an effective way to do it, or if anyone has any other suggestions. Yes I know mouse>falcon, but I play tf2 for fun, and the falcon gives me that in spades. This is the script I've found: Bind "PUT IN ANY KEY YOU WISH" "+RRJ" // Reverse Rocket Jump // Reverse Rocket Jump // =================== alias "ys1" "cl_yawspeed 4400" alias "ys2" "cl_yawspeed 3899" alias "+RRJ" "ys1;+right;+back;wait;wait;wait;wait;+duck;+jump;+attack;-right"; alias "-RRJ" "-back;-attack;-jump;wait;wait;wait;ys2;+left;wait;wait;wait;wait;-left;-duck;cl_yawspeed 210"; **edit:**Also, the above script does not work for me. Anyone without a falcon plugged in want to give it a quick shot to see if it is falcon related or not?

My wife and I might be having a 3-some with another man soon. Any advice for making sure it's not horribly awkward?

The 3-some was my idea because I think it would be hot to watch my wife getting off with a stranger. I'm not interested in any male-male contact, but I will participate with my wife. Has anyone out there done something like this? I'd love to hear about your experience.

Anybody else here in WATMM think its time for a sub-reddit for the 'here's a new song i recorded / critique my mix' posts?

I'm a huge proponent of them, I think getting feedback from strangers is a lot better than playing new stuff for friends/families who will probably not have a very objective opinion. However it seems if you're not in the mood for listening to others' music, you have to wade through a whole bunch of these to get to any other content.

Why should I care about my life?

Most days I don't feel like a human being. First of all, I am uncreative and will most likely stay that way. Remember the famous Picasso quote, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."? I can think of one good counterexample: me. As far as I can remember (Grade 1 or so), art class and creative writing would conjure up physical pains in my stomach and all I could do was bluff my way through until it was over. Over the course of school I discovered more art forms to hate: music, singing, dancing. I suppose I could learn to appreciate art, but only on technical merits. The cliche that art is how we "express ourselves" makes no sense to me. Probably more importantly, I honestly don't think I know how to love another person. From what I can tell, most people seem to agree that giving and receiving love is the apex of human existence. But here I am in my mid 20's, and I don't understand it. Sexual attraction, being "in love", hell even "having a crush" are all weird, foreign concepts to me. And as far as friends go, let's say that my absence would not have a huge effect on their social lives. All of my feelings of self-preservation are gone. When falling asleep, I pretend that I'm dying, only to be disappointed waking up in the morning. As a person who cannot produce something of value for humanity, nor someone who can love humanity, what hope is there for me? A life as a generic, non-feeling peon seems like a worse punishment than non-existence.

Hey Reddit, I'm looking for more soft acoustic music with lyrical mastery. Some examples included.

I recently became addicted to Iron & Wine. And I can listen to these guys forever. The Trapeze Swinger, Naked as we Came, and Radio Wars. They're just amazing songs. I'm looking for things like that. Stuff like Howie Day - Collide, Goo Goo Dolls - Iris, Rise Against - Swing Life Away Any suggestions?

I may have already lost her, but I'm willing to fight to get her back.

I broke up with my girlfriend of two years right before prom. 2 years-nothing below the underwear. I didn't complain bc she also told me she was molested by her sister when she was younger. My sister died before we broke up, I told her I needed to get my priorities straight and just wanted to wait 6 months. then we would see about getting back together. During the 6month break, a girl that had stripped naked in front of me while I was together with my gf and i turned her down. Didn't turn her down when I was broken up. Before we were to get back together I told was honest and she didn't want to hear a word from me. Now is 2 years later, and we've started talking again and I still have feelings for her. She is seeing another guy, but drops hints like saying"You're stuck with me" and "I've already forgiven you for much worse." Is this relationship normal, What does reddit think I can do to get her back?

What's some good love making music?

I need some sexy tunes for the weekend, anyone got any ideas? edit: These suggestion may be good for you but they're not exactly what I'm looking for. I just remembered how awesome Pinback is for sexin' it up, so you guys might want to check them out.

Thank you Google! We really aren't so bad. (But why the hate for Wiccans?)

Go to google, and type in Muslims are - you get no auto completions Christians are - you get no auto completions Jews are - you get no auto completions But you type in Atheists are, and you get "**Atheists are**n't so bad." Go Google! (But then you type in Wiccans are and you get "Wiccans are losers" and "Wiccans are fat", which seems a little hostile.)

DAE else regards books as "sacred" objects, regardless of their contents?

I was in my pitiful public high school library today, and people were tossing books around. Granted they were biographies about people I've never heard of, but I couldn't help but get angry. Does anyone else cherish any and all books, without discretion?

Does anyone have a preferred way to store 36 TB?

I might have a project which will be working with between 20 to 35 TB of data. I'm currently looking at Sun and Netapp devices, but I haven't formed a preference yet.

Help me! My girlfriend has done some things....

Ok, so I am widowed. I have had a total of 3 sexual partners including my new gf. I am in my early 20's, always been in a relationship. So here are my issues, and I want to get over them, but don't know how. My gf has had 12 partners not including me. Is the same age. Slept with her bestfriends husband(says she was drunk), stayed the night, and still hung out with the friend until she told her after she told me. Needless to say they are no longer friends. She is best friends with one of the guys she has banged. She used to smoke weed, and would drive while doing so. She also drinks a couple times a week and has driven drunk 4 times she says. I do not smoke and do not drink, and would never drive under the influence of anything as my late partner died in a vehicular accident. She has never cheated on any of her partners and has had long term relationships as well,( a 7 yearer and a 12 monther). She stopped smoking saying she doesn't need to, told her friend about the one nighter with the husband because i thought it was wrong to decieve a friend. So here's my problem, I love this girl. We've been together for about 6 months and she is very caring, we agree on alot of things and are very laid back. Sex if good and frequent, conversation is intelligable and honest and we enjoy each others company alot. But I can't get over serveral of the things. I don't respect her. I can't respect someone who has done the things she has done to her self, others, and the risk she has put others in. So how do I deal with this? Also 12 other partners seems like alot. I am the best lover she has ever had, and I know they all say that, but I guess she used it as an escape before and never really enjoyed it on an intimate level like she does now. Also some of her other partners were larger than me (some were smaller as well), but this really bothers me for some reason(my other two partners were virgins when we met, so I have never had to deal with this stuff). I treat her well and we get along very well, If she hadn't done all these things she would be perfect, but now i doubt her decision making abilities, and if i ever wanted a family how do i start one with someone whom I don't respect. She is good with my widowed status and helps me emotionally when i need it. All of the things that i have problems with occurred in the past before i knew her, but i still can't get over them. Is there hope for me? How does one get over these issues and does anyone have any experience with this?

Blogger is discontinuing FTP support. Does anyone know of a blogging platform that FTPs static files like Blogger?

I don't want to use WP or any of the DB-based blog tools (I publish files that are then used by other systems, among other reasons). I've looked around a bit and I can't really see much else in a similar vein. The recent announcement:

Documentary recommendations?

I am working on my first documentary (got a grant from my school) so I am trying to watch as many good documentaries as possible to get a good idea of how to approach it stylistically, thematically etc. Feel free to list any good ones that you have personally liked, please include a title and description in your post. I first looked at /r/documentary, but there wasn't much, so I figured I would ask.

What would cause a computer power supply to burn and take the motherboard with it?

Hi Reddit, a couple days ago some smoke came out of the back of my computer, and I've found out that my power supply is burned out and it took out my motherboard in the process. I'm curious, what could cause this happen? I know for a fact nothing crawled into my power supply and died, the only thing I could smell burning were electronics. I don't know what other information would help, so I'll make updates as time goes by. I can update with details about exact parts once I get home from school in ~10 hours PS: First post in reddit ever! Woohoooo~

My fridge keeps making noises that sound like Chewbacca. I think it's haunted!

It doesn't always make noise. But it's been Chewbacca-ing a lot more lately. I was considering hiring an exorcist, but maybe I should call maintenance. What should I dooooo~?

PLEEEEEEEEEZ send this back, you'll see why

> ATTACHMENT part 2.2.2 message/rfc822 From: "Sunny Ariel" To: Subject: PLEEEEEEEEEZ send this back, you'll see why [PMX:##] Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 16:01:04 -0700 ----- 15164a3c.gif Theresa Prayer(cannot be deleted) 15164a46.gif REMEMBER to make a wish before you read the poem. That's all you have to do. There is nothing attached. This is a powerful novena. Just send this to four people and let me know what happens on the fourth day. Do not break this, please. Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of reward. (Did you make a wish?) If you don't make a wish, it won't come true. Last Chance to Make a Wish. May today there be peace within. May you trust your highest power that you are exactly where you are meant to be.... May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.... May you be content knowing you are a child of God.... Let this presence settle into our bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of you.... Send This to 7 People within the next 5 minutes and your wish will come true. Please send this back...you'll see why. This E-Mail has been scanned for viruses.

What do you miss about the yester-years of gaming?

Personally, I miss the "Word of mouth" cheats or secrets, those things were just a big fucking pain but I miss them. You would be told if you pass *x* a certain number of times you would receive *y* and you'd never get shit.

Reddit, what is the most profound quote or advice someone was capable of delivering and you were capable of acting on it?

Several people have put words together that within a good context, were powerful enough to motivate me to succeed. I am going to give a speech to some high school children and I would like to know other key bits of info that can lead a young mind to succeed and take away a better outlook from it. Any suggestions? Edit: up votes all around to those who answer justly b'cuz its all about the topic of motivation! :)

This is a long shot...if you are a baker or work for a bakery in NYC could you respond so a student of mine could ask you some questions?

Hi there, I have a Junior High student whose dream is to start a bakery in NYC (Manhattan) where she can specialise in making cupcakes. Can you help her make her dream a goal to strive for? What would be awesome would be to know what precise steps you've taken to make your dream come true. Did you go to a culinary school? If so, which one? Did you take any business courses? If so, where? Ok, crossing fingers here...

What's the most boneheaded mistake you've ever made when writing a program?

When I was 16, I was learning how communicate with an SMTP server. Due to my lack of understanding that an SMTP server will queue emails on its own, I wrote a queue of my own. I accidentally wrote an infinite loop that sent the same email non stop. The program ran... and ran. I assumed my machine was slow due to a background process or something so I left my room to make some tea to give the program time to "finish". When I came back the program was still running. I sent myself 250,000 emails and Comcast accepted every single one.

You are sitting at your desk.

You lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. At the same time, you take your right hand and make a figure-6 in the air. Your leg changes direction. And there's not a goddamn thing you can do about it.

The Flaming Lips to cover Dark Side of the Moon at Bonnaroo 2010

it will be a regular set followed by the Dark Side set, beginning at midnight there's the link to the interview.

Any advice appreciated regarding a problem with Lithium Ion batteries charging and discharging

Basically there is a portable ventilator which has an internal battery and clip in external battery. Both are lithium Ion . When the device was new and for the best part of a year I would say both batteries would give 2 hours of use per battery. This is starting to be a big problem. Any ideas as to why this could be happening or any remedy. The device is charged a lot , is unplugged and plugged in fairly frequently and is plugged in overnight,.

TwoX-ers: How do you balance work/school and home?

**Short Version:** I'm a first-year grad student, and on some days, the pressure just gets to me to the point that I want to quit and stay home and cook and clean. Most days, though, I get pretty irritated at my hubby for not helping with the chores, so I'm not sure I could handle a life of just taking care of the house either. I'm having trouble balancing school, homework, research, taking care of the hubby, laundry, cooking, cleaning, and playing with my dog, but I'm not sure what the solution is - whether I have to give up home or school work, or whether there IS a balance. **Long Version** My husband is quite willing to do chores, but doesn't seem capable of processing more than one thing at once, so I can either give him a list in the morning (he'll do the first thing, then get distracted and not come back to things before midnight, if he does at all) or tell him what to do after each task (and teach him how to do it all over again every time), which seems to take as much time as it would to do the task to begin with. He's a wonderful guy, and he does try to help out, but he's pretty asperger's-ish, and doesn't really have the ability to do any multitasking or even notice that there are things that need to be done (i.e. notice the dishes in the sink or the laundry). We've had discussions about it, and we've tried several different methods of helping him remember, but none of them have been very successful. He's a grad student too, but his classes don't seem to be as demanding and he doesn't have the research responsibilities that I do (he has a job, but again, it doesn't have the time requirement mine does). So most of his time is spent playing video games, which would be only mildly annoying if there weren't work to be done, but becomes absolutely maddening when there are 3 loads of laundry to be folded and the floor is dusty and covered in dog hair. I feel like I'm a terrible wife, because dinner doesn't get cooked and the apartment is always a bit dirty, but I also feel guilty when I let my schoolwork slide. My grad program expects 70+ hours a week from us, and while I don't spend that much time on it, I also don't want to spend less than I need. I've always been a bit of a perfectionist, both at school and at home, and I have gotten better about not expecting so much, but I'm still having a hard time. I have this split-personality thing about what I think a wife should be- I was raised in the South, and I have all of these ingrained expectations that I should have the house clean and dinner hot on the table when he gets home from class/work. Eventually, I'd love to have kids and be a stay-at-home mom, teach them after school about all of the cool things in math/science/philosophy/history etc. But I'm also pretty smart (full scholarship to grad/undergrad, accepted to Cambridge but didn't go, etc) and I want to have a career, teach at a university, do research, etc. The two don't seem to gel very well, and I know this whole issue is a microcosm of what I'll deal with later if I haven't resolved the internal conflict before I have kids.... My husband doesn't seem to have a whole lot of expectations of me, which is great, but I can't get rid of my expectations of myself and feeling like my mom and grandmother would disapprove if I didn't cook/clean/etc. I know, I'm a head case, and I'm sure this sounds much worse than it is (it's one of those bad days...), but any help you have to offer would be appreciated.

What's your favorite song(s)?

Please include a link to somewhere you can listen to the songs, preferably YouTube. **If you have more than one song put them on different comments so that votes go to specific songs and not groups of songs.** Use this format for commenting PLEASE! (OCD) - **Name Of song - Artist**

Hey Reddit, Can you help me with some cheap dinner ideas?

My family is looking at tightening the belt, have sold a car we dont need, removed pay tv, etc. Now we are looking at making meal plans so we can shop to a list instead of buying the whole store. Do any of you have any good meal ideas for a family of 4? two children under 5. Ideally meals that are quick, easy, cheap and leave leftovers to take for lunch. Cheers!

Done. Over. Why should I give a shit?

Couple months ago, boyfriend cheated on me. I thought we could work past it. We've been together forever. Surprise, I just found out he did it again. Shock. A*fucking*mazement. Rejected for the job I wanted. That's big. Huge. It was The Job. The one I should have gotten without breaking a sweat. The one that would have put me on financial easy street for life. The one I'd someday maybe support a family on. (Fucking hilarious idea, I know. Me, have a family? Right. Sure.) Got a volunteer job and can barely keep up even with that. Too dumb to be functional. Got a 3.95 GPA, which gives people the delusion that I'm competent in anything. I'm not. When I'm listening to people my mind just zones out at times. Miss a lot of information that way. I'm boring. So boring. Literally have zero friends. That's part of why I'm so unwilling to break up with boyfriend, I think. My personality is very abrasive. Very awkward. Too me-me-me all the time. Most people piss me off anyway and regularly being around people stresses me out, so I usually don't mind, but it's a little lonely sometimes. I don't know what's wrong with me. Who gets stressed by having a good time with friends? My last batch, I chilled with about once a month, times were good, but even though it was only once a month I would have to force myself to go. I've only ever had one job over one summer, and that was pure dumb luck--was for a company that hired via lottery. I've never had an interview before, except for the volunteer job, despite sending out FSM-knows how many resumes and cover letters. And people say, it's so hard to get a job. You have to stand out beat out win over everyone, absolutely everyone else. I can't do that. I can't beat anyone. I don't know what success is. I've never felt it, not in anything, once, ever. If something is hard I put on the brakes. I can't even summon up enough will to study, and I take courses I actually enjoy. I just don't care and I don't know why I should. I'm entirely dysfunctional. Tried counselling regarding that once, did shit-all. Of course. I'm just so worthless. I'm a horrible friend, I'm a horrible lover--another reason I can't break up with him is that he's the only person who's ever been able to stand me, and likely ever will, that's how bad I am--I'm utterly unemployable and a waste of resources in a desperately overcrowded world. A waste of my parents' money as I get this worthless degree. A waste of more of their money as if I graduate I'll have to move in with them again since I sure as fuck won't be getting a job. I can't live. I don't want to have to kill myself, but I really can't be alive anymore. This is not living. My life has completely failed. I mean, how fucked are you when Tim-fucking-Hortons is actively hiring and won't even give you an interview? No one would even miss me. How could they? No friends. My family, sure, but I know that deep down they'd be relieved that the burden is gone. I don't want to live for the end of the world anyway. We're all so fucked. The economy, fucked, society, fucked, the environment, fucked. Everything is just fucked. Why do I have to stick around? I'll probably be murdered on day one anyway. All the shit I see on Reddit, even though I unsubscribed from practically everything, it just makes everything worse. I don't know. Just typing into empty space, I guess. I feel so frozen. Nothing I've tried, not eating better, not exercising, not counselling, not smiling more, nothing has helped. I'm coasting, sleepwalking, leaden. Cliche, but I feel numb. My brain can't think anymore, only suck up information and then regurgitate it. How do people come up with new things? It's beyond me. I'm firmly planted in the box, have been my whole life. Can't get anywhere if you're not creative, and beyond not being creative these days I really can't think about anything I haven't read, can barely even connect two related concepts anymore. I just don't know.

Do you think that being gay is a choice or determined by genetics?

I really need to hear voiced opinions from fellow Redditors. For myself, I believe that it's a matter a choice. My argument is that genes do not determine who you fall in love with.

I made a prototype for a puzzlebox I am working on!

Images Here: link Basically I am going to make a puzzlebox with various panels that have to be solved before the box will open.

Hey Reddit, what do you know about Leonardo da Vinci?

I am doing a project for school, and I want to incorporate a sort of poll to make it seem formal. And for this, sweet reddit, I need your help! * When you hear the name 'Leonardo da Vinci,' what thoughts come to your mind? Inventions? Drawings? Perhaps bacon? * Do you know any specific fields that Leonardo studied? Try to name as many as you can! (E.g. Architecture) * How would you define 'renaissance man'? Thank you so much, reddit!

Where do all the germs go when they die?

We kill 99.99% of the germs on our hands every time we use Purell. Where do they all go? Sucks about the germ genocide, where's the news outlets when you need them?!?

Dear Reddit, What's your best story of revenge on a roommate?

My roommate is driving me completely crazy. Please make me feel better by giving me ideas as to how to get back at her.

Tell me about a recent example of racism or stereotyping you've experienced...

It feels like racism is dying out, is it? edit: Also if you could add what part of the world you're from, it would be more interesting..

Mr. Right vs. Mr. Good Enough

What do you girls think of this article? I'm starting to think that I'm a little too picky when it comes to dating.

Is there a good reason why laptop power supplies aren't standardized?

Is there a legitimate technological reason, or is it just a matter of no one getting it done? I know it would make my life a lot easier.

Is it possible that Juliet was communicating with whoever her alternate-self was talking to? (LAX spoilers)

Island-Juliet obviously has some sort of a connection to the parallel-universe-Juliet, as evidenced when she told Miles that "it worked" from beyond the grave. We know that she knew this prior to dying because it is supposedly what she was trying to tell Sawyer before she did in fact die. But right before she told him that she had something important to tell her, it seemed like she was speaking nonsense. I didn't quite hear what she was saying (maybe someone can tell me what her exact lines were), but it was apparently nonsense since Sawyer was confused by it. Is it possible that in this delusional state that she wasn't really delusional at all? Is it possible that through her apparent connection with the parallel universe that she was communicating with a person that parallel-universe-Juliet was communicating with?

Using google to find ACTUAL freeware

Whenever I need a small application for a specific task (for instance converting multimedia files, rip an ipod, burn a disk etc) all the top results on Google are always shareware. Even if you add 'freeware' to your search, the results are no better. I find it exceptionally difficult to find freeware applications on google. A technique I have actually discovered is that the blog Lifehacker has a comprehensive list of freeware for almost any task. I usually use google to site search Lifehacker, and find what I need. Any better ideas for filtering out non-free applications?

Going to Cancun! Suggestions?

Me and three of my friends are going to Cancun for Spring Break. I'd love some advice on what to do while we're there (lesser known or well-recommended activities), and what not to do (aside from drinking the water and catching VD). Help me out, Reddit!

Which distro is the best for my laptop (Compaq NC8000)

I have an old Compaq NC8000 with an Intel Pentium M@1.7ghz and 768mo of RAM. It use an ATI Radeon 9600 Mobility video card. Which Linux distro would be best suited for this laptop? I use it mostly for internet and office jobs. I'm currently using Ubuntu with Gnome desktop, but I was wondering if I could have a quicker OS using another distro. I just need something quick and easy to configure and I need to configure it to use french language. I tried LXDE desktop manager but I couldn't translate it in french. I wanted to give a try to Lubuntu but it was too much hassle in the end, as I said I couldn't figure out how to translate the LXDE manager in french and it looked like the distro still needed some polishing.

Reddit, please recommend a telescope for my 12-year old son.

I don't know anything about telescopes. Which is better -- a reflector or a refractor. Also what model would you recommend for under $500? We live in the tropics (around 13 degrees north latitude) and have an amazing night sky.

This is the cleanest post ever: my keyboard just came out of the dishwasher!

It is an old IBM model ( not the model M :-) and it is totally fresh! I was inspired by articles like this: . I have always put odd stuff in the dishwasher: household applicances, lamps, engine parts etc. I disassembled it and removed the electronics. I have put the rest in the dishwasher. I am a filthy sob, but I like clean... What does your keyboard look like? And if it is filthy, do you care? EDIT: I already felt the trailing dot would do harm to the link, but I typed it anyways... and didn't check. Thanks for exposing a newby deviantpdx!

If corporations are people, when do they start paying personal income tax?

And should we make them wait till they have been in buisness for 21 years before they can buy booze?

Missing person report: What happened to my Secret Santee?

Like most of you all who joined the Secret Santa project last year, I was excited not only to be receiving a random gift from a random redditor, but I was also looking forward to doing some research on my secret santee and send him or her as cool a gift as I could muster up. So, when I found out the user name of my match, I checked out their reddit posts looking for clues. I also searched around the rest of the web for more leads. One of the best ones I came across was the same user name on Last.fm. It was obvious he liked music and now I could tell what kind of music he liked specifically and I ended up making a gift based on that. I sent my gift out, confirmed it, and waited. I didn't hear anything for a while, and then I got my gift fairly late. Around then, early-mid January, since I hadn't gotten any sort of message from him (I put my name on the gift) I looked to see if he had been posting anything. Nothing since before the last time I had checked when I had been santa stalking. So, more time passes, until today, when for some reason I just thought I'd check. **What I found was this:** * His Reddit account no longer exists * His Redditgifts page no longer exists * Even his Last.fm account is gone So, if you have any information regarding the whereabouts of a Mr. **Thrillkillcult**, your help would be greatly appreciated.

PayPal alternative that provides a debit card?

I run a small business that (among other things) sells products on my website. I currently use PayPal to handle the transactions - yes, I've heard the horror stories, and I have an Amazon account as a backup in case PP does lock my account. However, I prefer to use PayPal for online transactions for one reason - they provide *immediate* access to cash via the PayPal/MasterCard debit card. Someone can buy something from me at 11:00am and I can withdraw that money at 11:01am. This makes it easy for me to be able to use the transaction money to buy more inventory and supplies for my business, and it's also been a nice safety net that I've had to use a few times when my cash flow was low. Most every other solution I've seen (including Amazon and Google Checkout) hold on to the transaction money for some period and then you have to do a bank transfer to get the money, which may take another few days. The other aspect I like about PayPal is the relative simplicity - I'm not a programmer, I have no desire to be a programmer and I'd rather not spend the money to hire a program to integrate a CC processor with my site. I don't need a sophisticated solution, just a drop-down list to select the product, calculate postage and process the credit card. PayPal's button builder also does this well enough. But given PayPal's reputation, I'm always on the lookout for alternatives. So Redditors - is there a PayPal competitor out there that provides vendors with a debit card and is easy to integrate? I've read that Moneybookers only to find out they won't meet my needs.

What movies do you irrationally love?

Personally, I think "The Rock" and "Billy Madison" are the greatest movies ever. For some reason, whenever I see it on TV, I just stop everything and watch. Some others: "Saving Silverman" and "Independence Day"

What is your most politically incorrect joke?

What joke do you like telling, but know that it would likely offend many people around you?

How many Redditors are Third Culture Kids?

A Third Culture Kid, in short, is someone who spent a significant portion of their childhood living outside of their native country, immersed in a different culture; and as a result never become completely integrated with either. I was recently introduced to this term by a new friend at my university who was born in Idaho, but raised in a major Indian city. I spent three years in Puerto Rico as a kid only to return to suburban Pennsylvania; and reading about the Third Culture phenomenon was like reading a generic form of my biography. So lets hear it, Reddit, How many of you are TCKs? Where are you from, where did you go, where are you now, and what do you do? I'm from Pittsburgh, went to Dorado, PR, now back in Pittsburgh, and I'm a full time university student, soon to transfer to another university.

I just fixed my broken LCD screen!

I have had no luck with computers this past year, and Saturday night I accidentally killed my laptop's LCD screen (I dropped the computer...oops). I bought a new screen online and replaced the broken one today. I'm not super computer-savvy, but I'm proud of myself anyway. Woo!

IAm the son of a diplomat AMA

I saw the other AMA about the Greek/American girl and thought I might share some insight into living abroad my whole life, dealing with coming from two different cultures while never living there longer than a few years, and all the cool places I've lived. I would rather not be too specific about where I am from but I will say that my father works abroad as an ambassador for a large central-European country and my mother is North American. I am bilingual. I can verify for a mod that I have a diplomatic passport. EDIT: never thought I'd be doing this whole edit thing, hah. It's 5:13AM Zulu time, I'll be back in 10 hours or so.

Any pen spinners that can give a beginner some advice?

I'm desperately trying to learn pen spinning, just the basic around the thumb kind. Every youtube/howto tutorial i've come across says "Push forward with your middle finger and the pen should spin around your thumb." But I can't seem to do this, it either flies out of my hand or I end up going so slow i'm just doing it manually. Any suggestions? I'm really fustrated.

Review: Josephine Tey's "The Daughter of Time"

Genre: Detective story with an academic twist Okay, so our hero[1], Alan Grant, is a Scotland Yard detective, laid up in bed with a broken leg, and bored out of his mind. One of his interests being faces, a friend brings him a collection of historical portraits, looking through which he is struck by a picture of the notorious Richard III. The face, Grant decides, is really not that of a murderer (this is one of Grant's few failings - he believes, as did Tey, that there is an art to find the mind's construction in the face), and he decides to embark upon an investigation of the murders of the Princes in the Tower. The result is a wonderful combination of police and academic methods, with historical evidence sifted through and examined much as clues and witness accounts would be in a more conventional murder investigation. Tey's execution is very skilful too - Grant, confined to his bed, has to rely on accomplices to go look up stuff and fetch him books, so that the pace of discovery is controlled. Also, the framing story adds a bit of human interest; this is not just an account of one man doing academic research and presenting us with his (nicely satisfying!) conclusions. Tey is one of those authors whose works I reread fairly regularly, and The Daughter of Time is a book whose brilliance impresses me anew every time I read it. All in all, very recommended. [1] tangentially, one of the better things Poe and more significantly Conan Doyle did was establish the tradition of a detective continuing across multiple stories

Associate Professor of Economics: "Economists rely on theories riddled with normative judgments – more is better, work is a disutility, it is rational to be self-interested – and with ways of viewing the world that skew their vision – we act independently, we are rational, labor is a resource."

Also from the article by an Associate Professor of Economics at Bucknell University: >Economists like to think they are scientists but for the most part, aware of it or not, they are shilling for the powers that be. We won’t get out of this mess, until we call them on their shell game, broaden our thinking about how and for whom the economy works and take matters into our own hands. . >What is most surprising is not that economists think they are doing science, but that they have so little curiosity about what it means to do science.

NEWS: Proposed Ordinances for Nommit - v1

_Text in italics are not rules, but indicate how we will use the features of reddit to help run the game. All references to the male pronoun are to be assumed to refer to either gender._ ## 1. Ordinances There shall be two types of ordinances: immutable "Ordinances" and mutable "Rules". Ordinances affect how every Round is played, whereas Rules only affect the current Round. ## 2. Membership Any person may join the game by messaging a moderator. Players who are inactive for 3 Rounds or who prove to be disruptive will be removed from the game. _Membership in the game shall be denoted by being a contributor (or moderator) of the nommit subreddit._ ## 3. Starting a Round Whenever a Round of play ends, a new Round should begin as soon as possible thereafter. The (new) Judge shall determine the exact time of the start of the Round, and may also suggest a theme for the Round and nominate a Player to post the first Rule. All members except the Judge are marked Active for one week from the start of the Round. ## 4. Proposing new Rules Only Players that are Active may post new Rules. Editing a Rule invalidates it. _New Rules should be posted as a new topic with a title indicating the Round number, the Rule number, and a short description (e.g. "12.3: No long rules!")_ ## 5. Active Players Each valid Rule makes its author Active to play for a period lasting seven (7) days from the time of the Rule's posting minus one (1) day for each invalid Rule posted by the same Player after the valid Rule. ## 6. End of Game If at any time after the start of a Round, there is only one Active Player, then: 1. all current Rules are repealed, 2. the sole remaining Player is declared winner and becomes Judge for the next round, 3. and the Round ends _The old Judge should post a summary of the Round, appoint the new Judge as a moderator, and then remove himself as a moderator (unless he is an Executor)._ ## 7. Judge The Judge is responsible for interpreting the Ordinances and determining the validity of Rules. A Rule is valid if it is consistent with: a) itself, b) previously posted valid Rules, and c) all Ordinances. Otherwise the Judge should mark it invalid. _The Judge should mark valid Rules by "distinguishing" them. This will mark them with a star._ ## 8. Style Points For each Rule posted (valid or invalid), the Judge shall award X Style Points, where -3 <= X <= 3, and the Wizard may award X Style Points, where -1 <= X <= 1. The Judge and the Wizard may use any criteria they sees fit for such awards. At the end of a Round, the Player who has collected the most Style Points will be the Wizard of the next Round. ## 9. Restrictions on Judge's Power The decision of the Judge may be changed if a proposal is made to do so and that proposal receives a two-thirds affirmative vote of the Players voting on that proposal within three (3) days after the posting of that proposal. ## 10. Default If the Judge does not declare judgment of a Rule within three (3) days after its posting, the Rule shall be declared valid. ## 11. Amendment. The regular Ordinances may be amended if a proposal is posted to do so and said proposal receives a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the Players voting on that proposal within seven (7) days after the posting of that proposal. The regular Ordinances may be overruled for a single Round if a proposal is posted to do so and said proposal receives a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the Players voting on that proposal within three (3) days after the posting of that proposal. ## 12. Executor There shall always be at least one "Executor." An Executor has no power over the Rules or Ordinances, but may remove disruptive Players from the game. _Really, this is to assure that there is always at least one active moderator, so that this subreddit die. If an Executor is misusing his power, it is up to the current Judge to remove him._

Bioshock 2 Bundle Group 16

So I'm starting group 16. Who wants to join? I won't be able to buy the bundle myself, but I can pay for my part of it right away. My steam ID is: k4sp3rkh. Post here if you want to join, and it would be great if we could get someone to buy the bundle. EDIT: We have all 4 people, so this group is closed.

Valentine's Day Gifts: give it before or after dinner?

Hi everyone. I'm not sure if this belongs here or in askreddit but assuming you're in a long term relationship and were receiving some new shoes (Uggs) as a gift, which you'd wear out to dinner, would you rather receive the gift before dinner or after dinner?

Reddit - What was the most unique and enjoyable date you've gone on?

(First post for me...!) Personally, I'm a fan of 'color me mine'. It's a place where they sell unfinished pottery (plates, little statues, figurines, etc) and let you paint them. You paint for an hour or two, they glaze and fire them, and everyone has a good time. There are a TON of fun activities for a date, but I'm always drawing a blank. What are some unique and enjoyable dates you've been on..?

I'm potentially moving into an apartment with a friend of the other gender...

I'm not particularly worried about the arrangement itself. We're not super close friends and both chill people. No attraction or anything, just both need a place to live. Has anyone been in a situation like this and taken away any good rules or advice to share? Edit: Thanks for the wisdom, everyone.

Having a bad day, and bf says he'll do anything I want.

I'm kind of too depressed for the kinky part of my brain to be working, so I turn to r/sex in it's infinite wisdom. Rules: Must be legal (US), involve no more than five people, no poop/pee/vomit/large amounts of blood.

What are your strongest held philosophical positions?

Although you would never catch any respectable philosopher saying that they know something with certainty (except maybe that they exist), what are some philosophically heated topics that you have assigned a high level of certainty in believing? So food for thought: * The existence of God * Free will * Physicalism/other * Morality/ethics stances * Political positions * Mind/body problem * etc etc etc...

Can someone give me some job advice?

Today I gave my two weeks notice at a job I've had for five years. It was a long time coming, it had come down to either the job or my sanity today, and I chose my sanity. I'd been looking for another job for a while but nothing had really come my way, so I thought I could wait it out. I couldn't. And now I have two weeks to find another job. Here's the question -- I was an office manager, and in my area, those kinds of jobs are being snapped up left and right -- I was not even getting any callbacks for my resume. I thought maybe someone could give me some ideas --I am too stressed to think outside the box right now, and I think that's the key to finding something new. Office/clerical work is pretty much all I have experience in. Oh, and I made $15 -- I really would like to make at least that in my new position. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

So I just got offered a job at the Globex Corporation and was wondering does anyone know much about them!

I'll have to move to Cypress Creek. It's a planned town that is almost 100% Globex employees but the house is amazing, pretty much cleans itself. Also the town seems like a nice place to live. The Hammock District is breathtaking. Benefits are good too, healthcare for all my family and a brilliant pension plan. On top of that I got a personal phone call from Globex CEO Hank Scorpio. How awesome is that? Thing is I don't really know much about the company and was wondering if any Redditors could help me and tell me a little about it. Thanks!

Ok, So I want to use the iPhone SKD on Windows, but I have some access to a Mac

I want to develop for the iPhone, iPad, etc. I have a tiny bit of coding experience (AS2, and a little PHP) but I have a good aptitude for it so it should work out, at least until I get bored. Here is the problem, My dad has a Mac, I have a PC. I can use his computer for a few hours at a time, but he runs his business from home and is there mostly when I am home, and I can't monopolize his computer. So, is there some sort of magical program or solution that will allow me to code on my computer? I thought of setting up some sort of virtual monitor and then mapping it to a VNC, but I have never done this nor heard of anyone who has. What other options are there? ###Got it to work. Fast user switching + OSXvnc allow for two users to be logged in at once, there is a performance hit on the machine, but screen refreshes are faster than leopards built in VNC server. I just started the 3 GiB download, fun fun fun. ###

IAmA former Los Angeles resident who HATED working in the film industry, AMA...

I am an East Coaster who went to film school, then moved to Los Angeles upon receiving my degree. I have worked a number of jobs in the film industry, including, but not limited to: production assistant, intern, producer's assistant, script reader, video editor, extra, and film runner. My goal is to elicit any questions regarding living in Los Angeles, what the film industry is really like, celebrities, film sets, background work, movie studios, and any misconceptions about the industry as a whole. I do not want to discourage anyone from moving out to L.A. if it is their dream, but to give people more realistic expectations before losing years of their life. Have at it and enjoy!

Reddit, I need pedophile jokes.

Please provide written pedophile jokes. Just jokes - I'm not soliciting anything else whatsoever, sickos. Here is one to start: A couple is leaving the hospital with their newborn girl. The doctor walks them to the door and asks if they have any questions. The man smiles shyly, looks at his wife and asks, "Well, when can we start having sex?" The doctor responds, "At least wait until she starts crawling."

Updates on the New Staff on Linux

I was asked by a redditor to give an update after a month of putting my staff on Linux. I collected a few anecdotes that will represent the situation: 1- During a break, I realized how little some of my employees understand computers. One of my employees asked me how to download a Youtube video, I showed him a Firefox plugin, rather then telling him to use the sudo-technique to gain root He figures it out pretty well but then he asks me: "Now how do I share this on Facebook?" I quickly realized that he just wants to share a video and could have just shared the URL ...This is the level of computer literacy I'm dealing with, and yet this guy has had no trouble with the Ubuntu set up I gave him. He pretty much gets everything because he only uses the very basics: Word and browser. He's not representative of everyone at my work, but his little understanding shows that his ignorance actually helped him not notice any of Linux' flaws. 2- In my last post I mentioned how the 2 Mac users were resisting to try Linux. Well this still holds true. In fact, when I was looking for an equivalent to indesign, and mentioned "Scribus" the Mac users looked for only the disadvantages and none of the advantages. Their main argument was that "so many little changes make it hard to quickly adapt." I'm now looking into ways to run Virtuabox/Wine or maybe just allow them to boot Win7 just for this one program that my designers refused to give a chance. I don't entirely blame them, because I understand that that was what they were trained on and industries' expectations. I still wish they'd give it a try like the rest of my staff. 3- Five of my seven employees still enjoy using Linux though. In fact, remember in my last post I said I installed OpenArena for them? The one thing the Mac users do use Linux for is the OpenArena set up I put up (they have trouble putting it on their Macs). 4- My only fear now is that this is all done on a Wubi set up until I get a little more time in the summer. But I just realized on my home computer that if Wubi is given a hard reset, the entire Wubi is erased. Even after running chkdsk. So I'm hoping that wubi doesn't crash hard enough for my employees to try a hard reset. I disabled Update-Manager as that seems to be part of the cause too. ...This problem will be solved by the summer when I set up a proper partition.

Taking a look at the number of laps run at the first test of 2010.

The source for all of this is: What I've got is the number of laps total for each team multiplied by the 4.05 KM length of the circuit. I also divided the total KM by 300 KM which is the average GP distance to see how many Grand Prix distances each team covered. Ferrari...........353 laps | 1430 KM | ~ 4.7 Grand Prix Williams ........303 laps | 1227 KM | ~ 4 Grand Prix Mercedes ......280 laps | 1134 KM | ~ 3.8 Grand Prix McLaren.........276 laps | 1118 KM | ~ 3.7 Grand Prix Renault..........263 laps | 1065 KM | ~ 3.6 Torro Rosso....222 laps | 899 KM...|~ 3 Grand Prix Food for thought. Ferrari have a TON of running already.