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I just finished watching a few Star Wars movies with Riff Trax which were awesome but not what this post is about and I noticed there were no women Sith or women on the Dark Side in general | Well I cant speak for Star Wars cannon but in real life I would say a good portion are on the dark side Star Wars Clone Wars on Cartoon Network the one by Genndy Tartakovsky not the newer CGI one featured an apprentice of Dooku that was female That wasnt one of the six movies but I think its considered canonIf youre willing to delve into the books Mara Jade was Dark Side before hooking up with Luke Skywalker Once you start getting into the Expanded Universe ie the books that supplement and by far exceed the story lines of the movies you will discover many dark siders and sith that are female Asajj VentresshttpenwikipediaorgwikiAsajjVentressYes its Clone Wars but its still Star Wars |
I am leaving exactly one month from today to go teach English in Korea I am in the process of getting a certification that will prepare me for training and will boost my monthly salary The whole process has taken about 6 months to get in order including telephone interviews 2 essays 2 or 3 and paperwork | This is exactly what Im looking to do in about a year once I graduate from college Can you go a little more in depth about the entire process from when you make initial contact to now Thanks I got my TEFL to teach Chinese but never went through with it Ive been learning korean with Rosetta stone for the last 3 months or so very leisurely since I really have no reason to learn itI wanted to ask you how hard it is to truly grasp both Korean and English I FLEW through the easy stuff The boy is running the girl is swimming the man is eating etc but once we got to modifiers on nouns The man riding the white bicycle The boy is playing with a red ball the woman should not be allowed out of the white kitchen etc I started to feel myself get really lost Can you comment on how you learned and the difficulties you faced in learning Korean Thanks |
There would be life forms in them trying to understand their universe but unable to fathom the scope Those unlucky enough to be tied up in particle accelerators would be doomed we are their clueless god basically But I have a feeling they would not witness time on our scale if time is real there so no matterWhat if the smallest indivisible unit of our universe is our universe | The universe doesnt work like that The universe doesnt work like you think it does not at allEverything you know from your daily existence is emergent phenomena of complex system At smaller scales nothing works at all the same The things you take for granted solids surfaces Newtonian mechanics none of it actually exists Subatomic particles arent little balls flying around and bumping into each otherThere are no words no ideas in our intuitive understanding of everyday reality that apply to what actually goes on in the universe We are severely underequipped to understand it We are often led to try and apply the idea we do have to the universe but that is a mistake and it leads you to ideas like this that are entirely nonsensical cubew00t you do realize youre not the first to ponder this right Not by a long shot I remember a comic bookThe Atom back in the earlymid sixties about a superhero who could shrink to any size He did encounter civilizations living on if not subatomic particles atomic particles My science teacher in 7th grade enjoyed discussing this as wellAll the snarky comments aside it is fun to ponder these things Nice post So would that make the universe a fractalAlso Ive been thinking about something like that ever since Ive seen thishttpneurosynthesisfileswordpresscom200810braincelluniverse1jpg That image is hopelessly wrong and misleading but its an interesting thought |
Ok trying to sort this out in my headIs there a difference between guys looking at porn paid actors and pictures that actualnormal girls post online like on gonewildFor some reason it bothers me more that my bf looks at pics of girls on gonewild the idea that they are actual girls makes me jealous and a little self conscious of my own body Porn doesnt bother me so much because I can tell my self that the women are actresses and not real What do others thinkTrying to figure out if this is actually something to be jealous about or if its my own insecurities | Girls on gonewild are accessible to your boyfriend He can PMget in contact with them whereas that isnt the issue with some random girl in pornIf youre uncomfortable with it dont force yourself to be okay with it You dont have to be probably not a difference unless he knows the real girls or talks to them or chatsvideos with them otherwise they are just visually stimulating pictures no need to get strung up over it Me and my bf more or less always look at this type of stuff together We went through gonewild a couple of weeks ago I dont think you should be jealous I think you should join him If hes allowed to look at vaginas your allowed to look at penises Interesting question I prefer real girls because they look more real but then I dont have a girlfriend so I dont feel guilty about it This is going to be some stream of consciousness here hope its helpful Would I quit if I had a girlfriend Probably not but I would certainly look less Would the hypothetical girlfriend in question have a need to be jealous No I dont think so theyre still just images on a computer screen What if I knew one of the girls personally Well thats not likely to happen but if it did I guess some jealousy would be understandable at that point assuming I kept coming back to that certain set of pictures and didnt close them quickly in shock I think the closer something is to the familiar the more aroused we men or maybe I can get by it To sum up I wouldnt sweat it its still just pixels I dont care whether or not my husband looks at porn stars or amateurs I care more about whether or not he expects me to performlook the same way As long as he can separate what he sees online from our own shenanigans thats good because at the end of the day I dont have the energy to produce 54 minutes of energetic sex porn is meant to be jerked off to A real girl is not There is a fine line I posed this same question to my friends husband hes a very sexually confident and wild guy in his 40s and he said stuff like gonewild is just creepy Also its known that if you film yourself it will probably end up on the net Pics are supposed to be different a little something just for your guy but they should never be public domain No respectful man should be showing the world his womans body unless it is absolutely consentual And who knows how many of those areporn is meant to be fapped to Your friends girlfriend is not gtIs there a difference between guys looking at porn paid actors and pictures that actualnormal girls post online like on gonewildProbably not for the guysgtWhat do others thinkI dont think about it Theres a passfail kind of evaluation that goes on and thats about the extent of it Porn isnt a threat the girls are probably in it for the money and unless you are in select places they are confined to the computer screen Real girls are people he can meet on the street take home and fuck on his couch without a girlfriend ever knowing Im fine with my boyfriend looking at porn but when its pictures of girls we know like things posted on local school message boards then thats where it makes me uncomfortable I mean I know hes attracted to them anyways but cmon |
Im just learning ruby on my own so I bought Learning Ruby from OReilly Its a great book but my main problem with writing ruby is that my C programmer takes over and makes my write C with ruby syntax Whats a good way to learn how to write ruby and not C Are there any good books or websites like thisedit I was trying to write something and thishttppastebincomd35e4bf95 is what I came up with It didnt work so I asked in ruby and thishttppastebincomf645e4b62 is what someone changed it too So much more cleaner and much more rubylike | Herehttppastebincomfd39dbbas my version of your versionIm sorry but input getschomp q break words ltlt inputmakes me want to scream for multiple reasons Based on the code it doesnt even show the same behavior as your program last element in the array being q Its terrible to read I cant stand endless loops and stopping them with a break The usual loop is doing fineTo me it looks like the programmer from ruby is more into C then into ruby too You can put a lot into a single line of code but in my opinion the above is something you shouldntTo your original questionI learned a lot about the ruby way by exchanging with other programmers and looking at ruby code I have never been to ruby but its probably a good startIts been a while since I started ruby but the Pickaxe has always been a good reference for meYou can also take part in the Ruby Quizhttpwwwrubyquizcom Its good challenge and you get a solution to it thats ruby likeI think its mostly practice It will take some time but sooner or later youll find that you are doing everything the ruby way you should be more concerned about larger OO code which needs to be rubylikesmall snippets dont matter that much You should start by learning a bit of Lisp first of allHeres my take on your words thing with a distinct Lisp accent puts Enter words one per line D to end words STDINmap do l lchomp end puts You entered wordsjoin Thats Ruby with much more of a Lisp accent than your Caccented Ruby Beginning Ruby From Novice to Professionalhttpapresscombookview9781590597668 by Peter Cooper is a great intro to Ruby with many examples of wellformed RubyRemember everything is an object This took a while for me to wrap my head aroundFor example 2 2 gt 4 22 gt 4 is actually a method for the object 2 of class Fixnum Ditto with ltlt on an Array objectOnce this concept really clicks in your head youll be writing real Ruby with easeOh and blocks Blocks are your friend The first thing Id point out is that you very rarely need to manually increment a counter in ruby if you find yourself doing so stop and think about how you could write it as a more natural loopMake sure you understand the functional idioms behind map grep and inject they can really clean up a lot manual structurebuilding and calculationOh and dont feel you have to write ruby how how some people think it should be there are of course many styles and golfing isnt always the way to go Particularly I wouldnt have used the ternary operator in the example you gave as I find it often just confuses things when not being used to select from two similar values Dont ask in ruby ask in rubylang the official ruby channel Were happy to help Many of the most experienced rubyists dont even bother to join rubyPS the code they pointed you at absolutely sucks for the same reasons why you wouldnt write it that way in CPPS the code you started with isnt a good candidate to really see ruby shine Just stick to it and youll come around I find that a good rule of thumb is to think Is what Im doing likely to be a common task For instance adding a value onto the end of an array is likely to be a common task therefore theres probably a function to do it Suggestions submit snippets you arent happy with to httprefactormycodecom Read examples of Rubyists approach to problems at httpwwwrubyquizcom Check out httprubylearningcom They have a monthly challenge for Ruby newbies in which a Ruby pro defines a challenge and then critiques the submissions disclaimer Ill be doing one of the upcoming challenges The Ruby Wayhttprubyhackercom is a pretty decent book that shows off a lot of good rubyisms apparently the first rule of complangruby is never talk about complangrubycall me a rule breaker check out the ruby quizhttpgroupsgooglecomgroupcomplangrubysearchgroupcomplangrubyampqquizampqtgSearchthisgroup its fun and stimulates your smalltalk neurons |
Atropa Belladonna Deadly Nightshade Witches Berry was used inwitchcraft being equated with aggressive female sexuality and feelings of flight It has been suggested that the ointment made from the plant may have been inserted into the vagina with an anointed broom or staff where it was absorbed by the body thus accounting for the common image of witches flying on brooms The active chemical Atropine is used in medicinal drugs today | When I was about 12 years old there was this house that had small mirrors on the outside My friends and I being the curious kids we are decided to go knock on the door and ask about them A lady answered wearing some sorta cloak with a pentagram on it She told us the mirrors kept evil spirits away I wish I had known about this because I would have had a few more questions |
Information for upcoming and previous tournaments can be found in the sidebar on the right thanks again to mlloyd67 for keeping the tournament standings updated as always feedback based on the time and date is welcome good luck | Eh you do realize that there are redditors from Europe who also like to play in these tourneys That being said I can make 000 GMT1 on a weeknight so Id probably play edit WTF Is reply broken Hey guys why dont we have a random tourney at like 11AMPST which would make it evening time for the Europeans I would play that |
I am mainly looking for a white softbox something 12 feet cubic for me to take stock photos of my items for sale on eBay and CraigslistI also need lights to go with itId like it to be lt40 and portable if possible but high quality above allI have an SB400 flash Will I need this or do you recommend I upgrade to the SB600 for any reason | Make your ownhttpstrobistblogspotcom200607howtodiy10macrophotostudiohtml Its the results that count rightYou can use normal lights but as you have a flash you may as well use it instead Youll ought to shoot RAW so you can adjust the white balance and learn to shoot 12 stops overexposed against what your camera thinks so the backgrounds look white and not greyHave fun What youre looking for isnt a softbox its a light boxthis is a softbox httpwwwteamworkphotocomimagesbowenswafer75softboxjpgdepending on the size you can just use a plastic bag over the object collapsible cardboard painted white so you can fold it up etcyour sb400 should be fine |
It was more or less a tower defense map where there was just hoards and hoards of zerglings that got progressively harder A friend and I made it and then a couple years ago one of us saw someone else playing it on battlenet We were a little surprised because we had only played it online a handful of times but Ive heard of a couple people I know playing it and even heard that there might have been a mod of the original map Im just wondering how widespread the map got just for curiositys sake | Let me put it this way That map was so popular on Battlenet that if you werent a 2year redditor I would call you a flatout liarIt was a great map and it spawned countless mods and remakesOne Battlenets for you sir The starship troopers zergling defense was fucking fantastically amazing Had the music and everything Anyone remember Matrix Defense That was the first defense game which incorporated mazing as far as I can remember Yes if it was the coop game that starts with mass amounts of zerglings and progressively gets insane |
Assuming reasonable overlap well under 20 of the subreddit has shown an interest beyond the subreddit Its clear we have a lot more growing to do even just within our reddit communty Lets focus first on getting there | And what am I the random subreddit reader supposed to do here I support your terms more than the oppositions terms and I dont give a rats ass about your name and logo so Im supposed to sign up all over the place |
Ive been a Zen Buddhist for a long time but only started calling myself an Atheist a few months ago I find Zen and Atheism to be very compatible and even complimentary most of the time Agree Disagree | It depends greatly on the flavor of Buddhism youre talking about I like Buddhism in general but Im not an adherent I dont believe barring singularity that enlightenment as described by most Buddhist sects is possible |
Ive read most of Stephen Kings books and probably would say Im a fan of his particular style of writing This latest novel is definitely up there with the best of themThe plot is a good one but what really made the book great for me were the characters and the dialogue As is usual for Stephen King the characters have such individuality and personality I even liked some of the bad guys because it was so fun to read their dialogue and wonder what they were going to do nextAlso Im unsure whether Kind intended this or not but I found Under the Dome to often be a funny read Some of the characters are so idiosyncratic or have funny mannerisms or ways of speaking that often I just bust out laughing while reading I think the characters that made me laugh the most were Big Jim Rennie and The Chef Anyway I fully recommend this book to anyone and everyoneEDIT Also beware this book is highly addictive I only started reading this past Sunday and finished it last night My version is 880 pages so I managed 290 pages a day with a full time job | This book reminded me more of Storm of the Century than anything elseI dont know what it is but occasionally King will get it in his head that he needs to reiterate that small towns are actually just as full of assholes as large townsmaybe to balance out the love that Small Town USA gets everywhere else Yep I just finished it yesterday myself on audiobook 37 hours and quite enjoyed it I was most impressed with the fact that 1 the multitude of characters were distinct and memorable which is hugely important in a book like this and 2 the pace never slowed down It was always interesting never dragged and while there is obviously a mysterious force at work in putting the dome in place most of the story is about the way different people acted as soon as they were cut off When youre actually getting angry at characters for their actions or lack thereof you know its good writingI had been wary of Kings extra large novels in the past but after reading IT and Under the Dome I think Im finally ready to tackle The Stand I have to disagree I read it in a few days just so that I wouldnt have to lug it on the plane its silly huge and i felt disappointed The resolution was too easy for me sort of like an ending of the television show Are you afraid of the dark if you are young enough to know that showAlso the characterization of the Rennie and his crew wasnt super subtle King basically had all of his bad guys be republicans and the more republican characters were the more BAD they wereIt WAS an engrossing story and just like the Stand I was happy i read it But i guess it comes back to the issue i have with steven king is that with all of these long form stories he tells he gets away from the lovely prose he can make see ANY of his short stories and cheapens himself to say alot more |
Im having problems trying to find a suitable CMS for a project Im working on 1 The CMS needs to be simple to use for the client 2 It needs to be videofriendly ie the client needs to be able to easily upload his own video content and see it displayed on the webpage3 It needs to be a lowcost solution ie opensource not hosted premium serviceSo far Ive tried RadiantCMShttpradiantcmsorg Ruby based Intuitive backtobasics interface But poor video support so far after a lot of installing uninstalling and reinstalling of different versions of the paperclipped and paperclippedplayer extensions file upload and video file player plugins I experienced nothing but bugsSecretaryhttpwwwsecretarycmscom Great admin interface Easy to use Simple But Not a lot of support documentation or activity in forums Managed to get uploading of mov videos to work cant find a way to show flash video Also it sort of dictates the structure of your website for you which Im not particularly happy aboutStacey ApphttpwwwstaceyappcomLooks ideal Very simple concept upload content into hierarchical folder structure Practically nonexistent support Cant get it to workIndxrhttpindxrnetBased upon indexhibit Buggy Cant get it to workHeres what Im trying nowBertahttpbertahungrylvDoes anybody have any good suggestions for a CMS I could tryQuestion Is Quicktime a suitable means for displaying video in a portfolio site Ive noticed a lot of motion designers use Quicktime to display their works but I know that Flash is closer to being universal | Vimeo It was made by filmmakers to do what you wantQuickTime is a terrible terrible thing Stay away im pretty sure they use quicktimebecause they use a macmaybe its a good thing to use maybe its not but what i can tell you is this as a content viewer if i have to install quicktimei am never ever coming backpersonally i would prefer you use flash Personally I think YouTube is a great option for hosting video You get all the social media features that exist on YouTube and elsewhere on the web Also its free bandwidth Simply upload to YouTube and grab the embed code to place in any CMS you wantI do understand however that this many not be appropriate or best solution for some content In these cases the FLV player is best httpwwwlongtailvideocomplayersjwflvplayer You dont really need a CMS solution specifically designed for video and you are probably finding second rate solutions by making that the focus of your search In fact the most popular CMSs that I have used do this very well right out of the box Drupal and WordPress are my preferred solutions Have you looked at httpwwwstreamlivecom It adds an HD video section your client can manage himself and can manage from his Mac He can use his own logo has control over whether people can comment off by default and all rights and content belong to him not the site Video format is Flash unless a visitor has Silverlight then serves Silverlight in HD or is using an iPhone then serves QuickTime |
Right now I wish I was a believerMy wife is leaving me Words I never dreamt I would have the displeasure of saying but theres no denying it My wife is leaving me My heart is breaking my whole body hurts I feel cold I cant think straight Literally every thought leads me back to thinking about her about usI grew up a Christian Disciples of Christ and my parents are true believers Growing up I spent many a night crying out to God to take away my pain make me whole make me happy I have some pretty bad anxietydepression problems and have been in therapy for years but at that age I thought God would make me well Turns out all that praying really got me to examine what was going on why there were no answers no signs why I still felt the way I did which started the ball rolling and led me to where I am today an atheist But right now right now I would give almost anything to still believe To feel that no matter what is happening no matter how bad I feel that there is a loving nurturing figure in the sky that is there for me That Im cared for and not alone even when Im by myselfRight now I wish I was a believer but Im not | I wish I could help you there bud but I cant Sometimes life sucks it really does You can try to put it in perspective theres plenty of suffering in the world to go around but really we all exist in a world centered around our own ego so that only helps so muchFor what little it is worth I hope your corner of the universe brightens soon Sympathy and condolences It is no consolation for me to say that I know how youre feeling because I went through this myself but Ill say it anyway At the end of 1997 my muchadored wife of almost ten years told me she was leaving me for someone else and that she didnt love me anymore I had no idea No warnings Everything had seemed fine I cannot imagine anything ever happening to me again that would shock me more than her words did that night I broke down Lost my mind sort of I wept cajoled begged pleaded for time tried to get her to try counselling with me implored her to try a trial separation anything please just not this brutal instant execution It didnt work She moved out the very next day I saw her one more time that week Poured it all out again She cried but there was no sense at all that she would reconsider and she never did I only saw her one more time after that a public meeting which was to be my final desperate attempt to get her not to write us off just yet As I entered the place we were meeting I saw her sitting at a table crying her eyes out Hope soared in my heart I sat down said something like This is awful isnt itShe blurted out Hes left meI took off my wedding ring put it on the table and walked out I have never seen her since I moved into a phase of griefdrenched anger It took a long time for me to regain anything approaching emotional stability I still feel the pain the anger and the sadness twelve years later I will never understand why she was so brutal to me or why she gave me no sign that she was unhappy why she gave me no second chance We had been very happy We hardly ever rowed Our friends thought of us as the solid couple So did I And just like that it all ended Its hell Its one of the worst things life can do to you losing someone you love whether this way or through bereavement I dont know the exact circumstances of your situation but all I can say is try to talk with her and try to persuade her to not do anything intemperate or irretrievable But be prepared for the fact that she may very well do that and that her mind may be made up and that you have to go through this soulaching pain No God is going to help you whether you believe in him or not you know that really Selfdelusion is a poor comfort because ultimately it makes healing take longer and it increases bitterness when you realise eventually as you have to that your comfort was just selfdelusionSee your family See your friends Stay occupied when you feel strong enough to do things cry alone when you need to Try not to get drunk its a disaster when were unhappy or emotionally disturbed Talk with people online But most of all recognise that this is like recuperating from a major physical illness theres no ducking it it has to be borne and it will take time to heal The very best of luck to you I am sorry man I really feel your pain I am sorry that there is nothing that I can say to you to make it better If I were to tell you something it would probably seem pointless to you Just hang in there Talk to your friends and family about what you are going through Sometimes talking helps brain deal with traumatic events And you do not need God to love you DO you have friends and family I do not know you but I feel your pain and I would help you if I could and you would help me to if roles were reversed So hang in there i wish i could give you a man hug with the firm back pats to prove we arent gay but alas all i can say is that im sorry and i know it hurtsi will keep my fingers crossed that you dont do anything regrettable like attempt to hurt yourself or listen to the cure non stop while drinking absinthe and smoking clove cigarettes stay strong bro This may be inappropriate but after you get over your pain you get to to have some fresh new pussy Dude I was never religious but back in 98 things were so fucking bad that I tried to turn to religion It was either that or possibly risk suicideLong story short I started talking to a priest Over the course of a week we must have talked a total of two hours Now this priest had once been married and had kids so he had life experience Only after his wife died did he enter the priesthood Despite all this experience with real life all I got from him was the most facile of advice based on biblical stories In a nutshell he told me to follow Josephs lead in my situation You can guess the type of situation I am alluding toThat incident made it clear once and for all that religion has nothing to offer It was sad really There are plenty of loving nurturing figures right here on Earth that care for you I cant imagine the pain you are going through but I can imagine that your wounds will heal as time goes on Call up your best friend and talk about whatever Ask for more conversation with anyone here on Reddit I guarantee there are people at your local Unitarian church that would be more than happy to lend an ear These help me when I am down It doesnt matter what I talk aboutAs for general depression I used to have the same thing until I set aside a little time each week to read some deep philosophical text But that is for later Find an ear first No matter how much it hurts no matter what the pain is inside work hard to make somebody happy everyday even if it is yourself UnknownGood luck buddy Then let experience amp evidence soothe your mind Look around at the millions whove lost their marriage The vast majority suffer a while maybe a pretty good while then gradually return to their own peace of mind and move forward in a new direction of discovery often with glorious sex with new peopleHang tough friend The odds are with you In your situation I would take the genuine empathy of an anonymous supportive group of redditors and the support of family and friends over the alternative When I say I know what it feels like to be in your situation I say it based on my own personal experience I wont lie to you and tell you that god cares and hell see you through this I care A real person gives a shit that a fellow human has a problem I wont pray for you I probably wont even keep you in my thoughts that long honestly I will however right now reflect on my own life and imagine loss in my own life Your loss is now a lesson for the rest of us to think about our own lives Now youre no longer weakened by this but eventually youll be the strong one Hey man you got to go do something If you cant go to sleep because you cant stop thinking read a book or exercise One thing I do if I am feeling really down is some hard cardio Just runbikeswim until it hurts Anything to blank your mind To quote Penny Arcade Life sucks and then youre raped by wild boarsNo wait that wasnt helpfulAnyway hope this gave you a little laugh Best of luck figuring things out Prepare for the worst and hope for the best Lawyer up and try working things out |
OK so in ESB Vader does not Forcechoke Piett after the Millenium Falcon goes to light speed and escapes from Cloud City Even though he had choked everyone else who screwed up up until then Why He had just met Luke for the first time and basically asked him to help overthrow the Emperor Is this Vaders turning point Is he conflicted What do you think | I really kind of feel like were expected to notice it Like even the other officers in the room seemed surprised Watch it again this is the only time Vader doesnt kill one of his guys for screwing up |
Personally I use the Waves mercury bundle PSP Audioware EP PSP Xenon Sonalksis compressors and sometimes the basic Ableton live compressorslimiters I produce electrotechno similar to Kraftwerk Drexciya Aux 88 etc What VSTs and hardware do you use to master your music | iZotope Ozone Ive used it on electronic rock and mixtures of the two with decent results Its easy to get carried away with it especially using the presets but allinall I like it Also they have a pretty nice guide to mastering that is useful beyond just mastering with Ozone Trial and ErrorFind something that sounds good on your monitors bad computer speakers headphones cans earbuds a small radio a big sound system and your carMake 4 or 5 different versions and rank them all in these different situations Variation and a little listening go a long way Im poor so I just stick with the Logic mastering plugins Are they the greatest No but as a learning tool I feel like they are pushing me in the right direction |
Looking over the alternative names I cant see anything that really grabs me like APP I think there will be some massive forking action here if the majority decides on a name like Reclamation Party or Bull Moose Party They sound like drivel to me I dont know Am I the only one who wont go along with a name change | If someone is willing to leave this party over a name change what will happen if they disagree with votes outcome If you feel the ideas of this party are very important then I would imagine that you would let one individual thing determine if you are a part of it or not Lets call it the Political Safe Name that Wont Offend Anyone Partyor Pablum Party for short Reclamation Party sounds completely meaningless to me It sounds like a single issue party I dont know if APP is the best way to go but Reclamation Party is definitely not going to turn any heads it is not going to make people wonder whats going on when they see your political affiliation change on Facebook it is not going to make anyone come to your booth at your university campus and it is not going to make anyone take you any more seriously whatsoever when you explain to them what third party you associate withPeople will see it and simply not give a fuck A It doesnt matter if the movement splinters over the name If the name doesnt change the movement will never legitimately amount to anything Im fairly certain that any political party with pirate in the name is not going to be taken seriously by anyone except for policy wonks who dont care what the name of the party isif you honestly think anyone will take it seriously you are living in a fantasy world I love the platform amp would love to help build the partys membership but why waste the time at least if i attempt to improve the democrats platform my efforts will amount to actual substantive change I signed up to be part of the American Pirate Party I know many feel that way also If it does split that is fine but I hope those that stay on as Pirates are ready to get to workhttpamericanpiratepartycom Another group that couldnt decide on a name The Peoples FronthttpwwwyoutubecomwatchvgbqHP7VaZEt0m46s No one has taken the American Reclamation Party seriously httpreclaimamericaorg Have you heard of them before today They have almost the same exact platform as us The proof is in the name Yep I am here for the Pirate Party Changing the name would be selfcensorship I refuse to be a part of a political movement so quick to compromise its values I dont care what the name of the party is I dont care about what other people think about What I do care about is seeing this fledgling partys platforms become law in this country The rest of it is secondary I dont believe for a second that Im the only one who feels this way either |
I just started watching and am almost halfway done with the first season I actually really like it although I feel a number of characters are pretty misrepresented vs the prequels they are closer to what I would imagine them from the original trilogy Anyone elseEdit Resubmitted because of Grievous pun intended spelling mistake in title | I watched the movie in the theater I couldnt believe how awful it was and I couldnt believe I sat through the whole thing It was the straw that broke the camels back in the sense that from then on I hate George Lucas and I think hes the biggest fucking asshole ever Never watched the new Clone Wars TV Series but I very much enjoyed The first Clone Wars cartoon series The series is better than the movie was The original Clone Wars animated series was much much better The problem I have with the series is that it sort of exists in a meaningless plot bubble We know how its all going to turn out we know how its all going to end so we know that nothing that happens in this series mattersThis is especially relevant when it comes to Anakin Hes cast as the series good guy yet hes going to go bad in the next movie And we never learn what happens to his apprentice in the movies so whats the point to all this I actually like the show Mind you I wasnt expecting a while lot but I find it quite good What I dont like is how they just drop entire plotlines half way through the season OK heres the deal Lifelong Star Wars fan here My son is 9 years old He watches anything Star Wars old or new He thinks the Clone Wars movie wasnt nearly as good as the series The series started off a bit slow but it really has picked up It isnt really fair to hold it to the same standard as I would movie or series aimed at adults This is a show for kids The plots are action packed and easy to follow The animation took some getting used to but now seems fine Of course it isnt as good as the movies but it isnt supposed to be Its good enough for what it is Most of you are too young to remember but this isnt the first Star Wars cartoon to grace our television sets The 1980s brought us some interesting cartoons to say the least I like the movie and have watched every episode of the series with fervorMy son and I watch it together and enjoy it a lot The movie was so freaking horrible but the cartoon is interesting enough to me that I do enjoy it Nowhere near the first set of clone wars cartoons but not bad |
I just finished The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and ClayhttpwwwamazoncomAmazingAdventuresKavalierClaydp0312282990 by Michael Chabon and found it incredible It was the first book I finished for the new year and the new decade and it seemed like a good choice for that role I enjoyed it immenselyI ask you this What is the first book you finished for 2010 or what book are you currently working on for that goal | I just finished Kafka on the ShorehttpwwwamazoncomKafkaShoreHarukiMurakamidp1400079276refsr11ieUTF8ampsbooksampqid1264367200ampsr81 I found the whole first 75 of the novel to be completely intriguing but I found myself having to pull myself through the final quarter in order to find out what would happen or if anything would happen The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was my first read of 2010 It just happened to be on the top of the stack come January Reading Infinite Jest for the second timeIm about a third of the way through and loving it even more than I did the first time Under the DomehttpenwikipediaorgwikiUndertheDome Stephen KingI really enjoyed it its a bit longish though the hardcover I got was over 1100 pages Still working on Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs Probably wont finish its just too quirky and selfconscious and ironic and depressingly pointless and too full of itself and just too hip In 2010 Ive finished Snowcrash Anathem The Mongolian Empire Its Legacy and Heritage A Canticle for Liebowitz and am in the middle of A Distant Mirror Yes I read an ungodly amount and enjoy being buried in bookshaughtily twirls monocle Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climateshttpbooksgooglecombooksid6puMjo7ysB8Campdqfierceinvalidshomefromhotclimatesampprintsecfrontcoverampsourcebnamphlenampei0MJcS97wFZW4Ns9xYYPampsaXampoibookresultampctresultampresnum4ampved0CBsQ6AEwAwvonepageampqampffalse by Tom Robbins May have dethroned Jitterbug Perfumehttpbooksgooglecombooksid9K6oJ3mezL4CampprintsecfrontcoverampdqjitterbugperfumeampeiD8RcS4PIHZnGNaOLwPsMampcd1vonepageampqampffalse as my favorite Tom Robbins book God Bless You Mr Rosewater Kurt VonnegutVonnegut doing what he does best what can I say Not as powerful as his better works but an amusing insightful read nonetheless Arjun Appadurais Modernity at Large and Dipesh Chakrabartys Provincializing Europe MaL was interesting although the shorter essay formats made me wish that he had expanded on some of them more thoroughly His thoughts on cricket and nationalism were neat PE was really interesting for its attempt to historicize Marx and modernity although I thought the second half dragged a bitAlso I began reading Kafka on the Shore by Murakami post Xmas but finished before the New Year not sure if that counts It was amazing and made me want to read the WindUp Bird Chronicles Photoshop LAB color An excellent bookhttpwwwamazoncomgpproduct0321356780ieUTF8amptagphotoshoppro20amplinkCodeas2ampcamp1789ampcreative9325ampcreativeASIN0321356780 for completely learning the littleknown LAB color space in Photoshop The things you can do are amazing I finished all 900 pages of 2666 Roberto Bolao early this month I would have finished it in 2009 but I grew frustrated with the novel in its 4th chapter ah who am I kidding Its 4th book The part about the crimes and put it down for a few weeks in December In the end Im glad I picked it up again and finished it Tough to descipher Bolaos intent with the novel I have some ideas Anybody want to discuss Currently halfway through The Big sleep Raymond ChandlerI Finished Scalped Vol 1 Indian Country but thats a TPB got a kindle for xmas so i am already several in since xmasConsider Phlebas Iain M BanksDown and Out in the Magic Kingdom Cory DoctorowMakers Cory DoctorowEastern Standard Tribe Cory DoctorowFreedom Daniel SuarezIsland of the Sequined Love Nun Christopher MooreDirty Job Christoper Moorenow i am rereading Gibsons Pattern Recognition for probably the fifth time The Book Thief Wasnt really my kind of book but still good Moving on to Enders Game now never read it before Just read A Confederacy of Dunces after seeing all the recommendations here and Im now reading All Quiet on the Western Front Great book KampC I loved how how he wove the themes of escapism and guilt and family togetherJust Finished Suttree by McCarthy Although Blood Meridian is considered by most to be his masterpiece this book is every bit as good and at least as a character study possibly better A Single ManhttpenwikipediaorgwikiASingleMannovel by Christopher IsherwoodIt was recommended to me around the time that the film was about to enter theaters Still havent seen the film but the book definitely doesnt disappoint Its very interior and thoughtprovoking I highly recommend itAs for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay wonderful right I read it on a recommendation from a friend and now its one of the first books I recommend to people Its both a fun read and a thoughtful one Im going to read it again one of these days Just finished Superfreakonomics Good read lots of food for thoughtKavalier and Clay was a great novel Good choice of first for the decade Just finished A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn Amazing read I recommend it for anyone with an interest in history American politics or reality The Men Who Stare at Goats Jon RonsonI was a little disappointed in the writing I guess I expected more Good story though MakershttpwwwamazoncomMakersCoryDoctorowdp0765312794refsr11ieUTF8ampsbooksampqid1264369169ampsr81 Cory Doctrow The Gathering Storm Robert Jordan and Brandon SandersonWould have finished it earlier but I was behind on my attempt to reread the entire series before starting the latest one Just finished Ferdowsis ShahnamehhttpwwwamazoncomShahnamehPersianKingsAbolqasemFerdowsidp0670034851 the Dick Davis translationselection today The Translator by Daoud HariIts written by a man from Darfur about his experiences there You can feel the extremes of the spectrum of good and evil from his story What he went through and witnessed is terrifying The first book I finished in 2010 was A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore It made quite a few best of 2009 lists which drew my attention I wasnt disappointed Id highly recommend it to any fiction lover I finished Chronic City a couple weeks ago and just polished off The Strangest Man yesterday Looking for something new now Thats so crazyliterally I am about 23 of the way through it right now The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and I started it a few days after the News Years No joke Before that one I just read Netherland by Joseph O Neil and liked that one very much too Just finished Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshigurohttpwwwamazoncomNeverLetMeKazuoIshigurodp1400078776refsr11ieUTF8ampsbooksampqid1264372004ampsr81 Its essentially a science fiction novel although you wouldnt really be able to tell until you read it Very well paced and a really quick readNext up a notsoquick read Gravitys Rainbow by Thomas PynchonhttpwwwamazoncomGravitysRainbowPenguinClassicsDeluxedp0143039946refsr11ieUTF8ampsbooksampqid1264372140ampsr11 Cryptonomicon Neal Stephenson FINALLY finished it I was disappointed that it didnt have more about Turing Urth of the New Sun Gene WolfeI was traveling and read quite a few on the plane but I think this was the first Marx in Soho by Howard ZinnCurrently working on Good as Gold by Joseph Heller and Angels by Denis Johnson Finished the unbearable lightness of being a couple of nights ago About 30 or 40 pages into Kavalier and Clay incidentally Weird huh Flat Earth NewshttpwwwamazoncoukFlatEarthNewsAwardwinningDistortiondp0099512688 by Nick Davies I was always a little sceptical about what I read in newspapers or saw on the news Now I dont believe a word of it whether its the Daily Mail the Times or even the BBC Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett half a month ago Second was Proven guilty by Jim Butcher and third is going to be Nation by Pratchett just started it Ive been too busy with exams to read but ill start either Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep or The Colour of Magic tomorrow First book of the new year for me was Tomcat in Love by Tim OBrien It is nice to read a book with a main character that you cant completely decide if you loathe or love Just finished A Room of Ones Own by Virginia Woolf currently working on To The Lighthouse also by Woolf These are the first books Ive read by her and Im completely in love with her writing style Cloud AtlashttpenwikipediaorgwikiCloudAtlasnovel pretty long but excellent story it consists of 5 nested stories all in different periods of time I read Heat Wave the book that was put out by Richard Castle from the show Castle It was a pretty good read Next is Under the Dome by Stephen King Since New Years ive managed to read the following Catch22 by Joseph Heller A Skeptics Guide to Faith by Phillip Yancey A Pocket Guide to Christian History by Kevin ODonnell Black Like Me by John Howard GriffinI am now starting Confessions by Augustine of Hippo The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance Impressive philosophical mindexpanding I wish I picked it up sooner |
So theres this girl I like etc and I just told her how i felt She moved away a while ago and for some reason i ended up telling her over msnSmart I knowShe told me she didnt feel the same way that Im a great friend etcGirls never show any interest in meI have pretty low selfesteem and guess having a relationship or even getting laid 18 in a few days still a virgin would make me feel better about myselfAny redditors in the same boat Know what to do in this situationNote that Im overweight I feel ugly and a lot of people support that belief as well and let me know that they do I dont have a job and will be on welfare when Im 18 as there are no jobs going and I need to support myselfHelp | People wont like you unless you like yourself firstgt I have pretty low selfesteem and guess having a relationship or even getting laid would make me feel better about myselfRelationships are not for making you feel better about yourself If you dont like who you are nobody else will eitherYour virginity is a symptom rather than a cause of your low selfconfidenceEven then youre old enough to have heard the phrase its just sex Your virginity is not a big deal If it really really keeps bothering you then you can buy an escort for an hour and then youll see what an empty action sex is in and of itself Youll be the exact same person you were beforeWell I mean youll be 200 poorer But other than that same persongt Overweight I feel uglyGreat thing about appearances is that theyre mutableWanna lose weight but cant afford a gym membership Youve got your legs and the outside world httpwwwc25kcom get started on that And start eating betterDont think of your new food behavior as going on a diet This is going to be a longterm change of your eating habits a fundamental change in how you view and interact with food It is fuel It can be fun too but it is fuel firstThis is a change that will take time effort and selfcontrol Still dont you think it would be worth it to be able to live without that selfloathingThe answer is yes Even if it isnt Especially if it isntNo jobs going meaning no jobs that I want going Unfortunately the puppy dogscandyfireworks store is not hiringYou need money No ifs ands or buts about it Clean toilets if you have to but you need money The money will also help with the appearance thing Having nice clothes is not only enjoyable but a very big plus when it comes to appearancegt I might hit the clubs get to know some people would be fun Once I am a bit more confident in shape etc thoughSo whens that gonna be And what does et cetera entail Define the threshold at which you figure youre confident enough or in shape enoughYou cant quantify these in a meaningful way These goals are too vague to achieveLook the new you starts now Right fucking now The very next breath you take is the first breath of the rest of your life No more sitting back You are in control nowStand up straight Make eye contact when you talk to someone Look them in the eye when they speak to you Get to know them Be a comfortable person to be aroundTake responsibility for your actions and circumstances Everything you do right ends up being that much more fulfilling and everything you do wrong ends up being that much more fixableFinal piece of adviceYou think too goddamn muchGet out of your head Youre killing yourself in there All you do is think of the things you dont like about yourself The more you think about them the bigger they get The world belongs to men of action not men of thoughtThe world has been waiting for a very long time for you Do not disappoint Note There are like 1 billion overweight people in the world it would be highly unlikely they are all single Not to sound mean here but you should think about going to a gym if you cant afford it then just GO OUTSIDE AND FUCKING RUN In general this will help you with your weight problem and your confidence problemAnd just fyi the world does not revolve around relationships Girls love to fuck around with you and mess everything up life is a lot simpler without them gtShe told me she didnt feel the same way that Im a great friend etcTheres two sides of a girl friends and guys she actually wants to be withdate Once you establish the friend or good friend connection it is rare but not always true that youre bound to be just friends and it has happened to me This is even hard for me to say but dude shes just one girl youre 18 take this as a learning experience and um yeah learn from itgtNote that Im overweight I feel ugly and a lot of people support that belief as well and let me know that they do Im sorry well not to be an ass but if this truly upsets you maybe you should address it then you can stick it to the people that used to say otherwise And secondly why would you surround yourself with those types of people or is this a HS kinda thinggtor even getting laid 18 in a few days still a virgin would make me feel better about myselfIm sorry man but it wont make you feel better about yourself maybe for a bit but you gotta love yourself before anyone can love you |
There seems to be a bunch of choices but I was wondering what others are using Which Twitter app works best for redditors | Last I knewand google the search engine still seems to agreeTwidroid is the most featureful and popularI dont have any personal experience though I get my Nexus on Monday |
In 1999 Professor Daly left the college after a male student threatened suit when he was denied a place in her class on feminist ethics She had long limited enrollment in some advanced womens studies classes to women only maintaining that the presence of men there would inhibit frank discussionThe irony here is that she was probably making female students weaker by trying to make these classes more comfortableless competitive | Feminists love butting into mens spheres like gyms etc demanding coed treatment while simultaneously wanting to limit men from womens spheres wymyns studies etc If life is to survive on this planet there must be a decontamination of the Earth I think this will be accompanied by an evolutionary process that will result in a drastic reduction of the population of males Mary Daly At times I think posters like oxamus are secretly MRAs trying to make us look good by making the other side look bad Then again maybe not This is just textbook comedyI believe she genuinely didnt see anything wrong with what she didTwo wrongs always make a right This is why womens studies programs should automatically disqualify any accredited institution from any form of federal aid |
this explains exactly where im coming from and why i feel i should walk away from my house Ive posted about this in the past and people called me a greedy speculating scumbag anyway the discussion in the comments section starts off terrible because im pretty sure theres some malicious sock puppets probably sent by the banking industry but halfway down theres some a great back and forth the author Matt Koppenheffer does a great job responding to many of the comments and if anyone wants to know the particulars in my situation i live in a phoenix arizona area suburbexurb and am currently about 100 K upside down on my 220K mortgage i bought in March 2008 i thought after the housing bubble had burst FWIW several comps of my house had sold for 300k and one for 310k within 2 years of my purchasing for 219k w 0 down in March 08my rational for it being a more sound financial decision to bounce is that i currently pay 1550 a month and can rent a equivalentslightly more desirable home for 9001000 i figure 6 months of rent free stalling w the bank 9300 plus 36 months of saving 400 a month conservative estimate of monthly housing cost savings over 36 months 14400 s 23700so in 35 to 4 years ill have over 23 grand saved and ill have saved more by moving closer to work im seeing great places a mile or two from the hood my wife and i both now work in which is currently a 25 miles drive from where were at in 3 to 4 years i am FHA eligible again and can likely buy an equivalent or better house for less than i currently owe on this one even if i need to produce a larger down payment under potentially tougher FHA lending guidelines 20 grand would be 25 of what my old house would likely be worth160K at bestso anyone feel like making an argument as to why i and other borrowers in my situation shouldnt either walk away for force a short saleEDIT also for anyone wondering about the tax advantages of my mortgage payment between my wife and i we could deduct 11400 from our Adjusted Gross Income and save me time every tax season when we rent just using the standard deduction on the flip side our debt service this year only allows us to deduct about 13200 from our AGI now consider that what little income we do have is taxed at 10 and 15 and youll see those tax advantages really dont amount to shit | It all boils down to this Is Arizona a nonrecourse state It is Are there benefits to walking away There are Will it hurt your financial future No Is it immoral The short answer is no The long answer is as long as you live up to your side of the contract meaning giving up the collateral or keeping up payments youre within the bounds of the law and within the bounds of morality by giving them the house back Morgan Stanley did exactly this after buying buildings in San Francisco at close to peak prices They stopped paying and gave the collateral back Its FINE Just stop telling people youre doing this because theyll blame you for reducing the price of their houses and do itDont talk just walk I think you are getting some down votes from the Honor Your Mortgage Nazis LOLMorals The banks have no morals and kneader should you Besides there are no morals on this just what used to be a sound business transactions turned sour Its time to renegotiate or make a better move I say walk away When you signed the contract did they warn you about the easily predictable housing bubbleNOThey lulled you into a false sense of security What the banks did is a whole lot more morally questionable than you walking away to save a buck Are there tax implications from defaulting on your mortgage Like if the bank decides to forgive some of your debt you could get a nice 1099 in the mail |
I am an atheist that comes from a deep rooted Mennonite Culture which I respect but my choice in faith or the lack there of is hard to debate because well I dont have many materials provided for me to help combat my still religious peers So I usually stay quiet I am sick of being quiet so can you please help me find literature or any other kind of form of media that may help me be more grounded in evidenceEdit Wrong use of There | Watch thishttpwwwyoutubecomwatchvkAIpRRZvnJg and then I recommend thishttpwwwamazoncomDemonHauntedWorldScienceCandleDarkdp0345409469 thishttpwwwamazoncomLetterChristianNationSamHarrisdp0307265773 and thishttpwwwamazoncomShortHistoryNearlyEverythingdp0767908171 The God DelusionhttpwwwamazoncomGodDelusionRichardDawkinsdp0618918248refsr11ieUTF8ampsbooksampqid1263652292ampsr11 is a nice place to start Youll get an excellent summary of all the basics And as a bonus youll get an introduction to Dawkins whos books on evolution are as good as Hawkins are on physicsParenting Beyond Belief On Raising Ethical Caring Kids Without Religionhttpwwwamazoncomgpproduct0814474268refymldp is full of anecdotal essays It will give you a nice broad range of thinking that isnt exactly academic as much as it is practicalIm also a fan of Losing Faith in Faith From Preacher to AtheisthttpwwwamazoncomLosingFaithPreacherAtheistdp187773313Xrefsr11ieUTF8ampsbooksampqid1263652407ampsr11 Given your Mennonite background you may appreciate Barkers fundamentalist upbringing and his discovery of his atheismLastly the Atheist Debaters HandbookhttpwwwamazoncomAtheistDebatersHandbookBJohnsondp0879752106refsr11ieUTF8ampqid1263652529ampsr11spell has proven useful for me when I need to refer to a more classic argumentGood luck Alternateauxiliary tacticTell them you dont believe and dont find it in you to do so Tell them it hurt you to lie to them that they deserve better and that you decided to deal fairly by them and tell them the truthRobotic AIs have a tough time deciding priorities between lofty values like truth and loyalty While theyre spinning their gears you can make a clean getaway The God Delusion by Dawkins is a good start if you are trying to reason with peopleIf you are looking for ways to justify your atheism I would say dont bother you dont need to Im still fond of Carl Sagans the Dragon in my GaragehttpwwwgodlessgeekscomLINKSDragonhtm |
No matter how firm my beliefs are it seems like almost every person I argue with gets angry with me for disagreeing with them They usually end up saying something to the effect of Oh now youre just arguing for the sake of arguing or Do you have to argue with everything I sayDoes anybody else have this problem And am I a prick because I love arguing with peopleEDIT Its not like Im some huge condescending punk either Ill try to start debates over some of the stupidest stuffwhether Brett Favre is better than Drew Brees for instance or whether having a Facebook account constitutes any danger | Your love for debating may not be wrong but you do have to be mindful of who you share that love with Its not for everyone Nothing wrong you just have to realize that there are people who do not derrive joy from verbal sparring Nope continue to love debate You will drive away the people who are incurious about their own beliefs and you will attract people who actually want to have reasons for thinking the way that they do This is of course assuming that you argue mostly in good faith and not as means of propping up some sort of internally deficient self image No you are not wrong Dialectics is almost a lost art form nowdays Debating is fun enlightening and solidifies and evolves respect for ideas and other people |
Im looking to buy a drip filter coffee maker that has a timer function and makes at least 4 cups at a time I dont want to spend more than 50 and I live in CanadaDoes anyone have any recommendations for me | For 50 it doesnt really matter what coffee maker you get theyll all be about the sameIf you want a drip coffee maker that brews coffee at the proper temperature and distributes the water correctly get a Technivorm Yes My mother discovered this deal and I have since passed it on to 3 friends who have done it I am not 100 sure if this works in Canada but it is worth a try Gevalia will give you a free drip coffee maker that is one of the best in terms of looks stainless steel appearance and quality plus it has an automatic timer function You sign up for their coffee subscription program their coffee is okay nothing special After you get your coffee maker and first shipment of coffee just call their customer service line and cancel the subscription If they need a reason why you can just say they have a lot of competition starbucks seattles best peets the coffee bean and tea leaf etc and you werent overly impressedEveryone I know who has done this has cancelled without a problem I have a cheap Mr Coffee with a timer It was a gift and it only makes good coffee with a crap load of grinds If I were you I would get a French press which I also have an enjoy more Sure no timer but the quality is great |
Copypaste the URL into the Reddit search box and it will take you to a page with links to all the previous submissionsBonus If it has never been submitted it takes you to the submission page with the link already pasted in | Make a firefox plugin that does this constantly in the background with a little button the lights up if theres an associated reddit comments threadProfit |
Long time lurker 1st time posting because I really need your helpLong story short I smoked weed in my backyard with a friend the other night Today my friend calls me and tells me my mom told his mom we had been smoking weed togetherNow I learned this about an hour ago and all today my parents havent acted any different than normal when talking to me As I found this out I have yet to talk to my parents again and have maybe 2 hours to go till dinner with themBasically Im freaking out I dont know if a neighbor saw me or my mom smelt it if my mom knows I have weed at home how long Ive been smoking for etcPlease help calm me down you guys | If smoking is a part of your everyday life then own up to it and treat it like the nothing it is Why hide Why lie If your parents bring it up tell them that yes you do smoke and dismiss it as that If they press tell them its no different than any other hobby you have I assume youre under 21 or of an age where you cant drank either Your parents are going to be worried about every decision you make Thats their job They will be concerned with how much you drink eat and sleep especially once you leave home for school Their discovery of your smoking habits just adds one more worry to their mindsIn order to convince them that your smoking is okay you need to live your life in a way that smoking is okay Keep up with your schoolwork Do charity work for others Play nice If you live a good life your parents will see that smoking is not a harmful habit and will gradually come to accept itI recently had a discussion with my parents about what they did when my brother and I did when we were younger They still worry about us getting enough sleep what Im eating and drinking but less so these days They know that we can handle life by ourselves though as my brother and I are in good shape I graduate soon and my brother has a stable job and a fiancee A new question has gradually entered their minds though one that is worse and takes a higher priority than all othersDid we do a good job as parentsThis simple question has had my parents doubting every aspect of the last 26 years of their lives Were they right in putting us through soccer practice and soccer leagues as we got older Should they have taught us football or baseball instead Did my father teach us how to swing a golf club well enough he did but we never could master the sport as well as he has My old man stomps us every run through the links and his woods are still actually made of woodIt goes deeper than just sports Did they feed us the right foods Teach us how to cook well enough Were they right in putting us through public schooling They didnt hit us much when we were bad rather we were told to fix our mistakes for our mistakes and move on Should they have used more discipline Did they give us a good enough example of how to be a parent so we may in turn be a good parent to our eventual kidsIf you feel your parents will freak out about your smoking it is likely not because they are truly angry at the act of smoking They are most likely freaked about about that dreaded question Smoking is seen by many to be a Bad Thing if their kid smokes what does that say about them as parents What did they do wrongSo its your job to show them that they did a good job raising you by living a good life Show them that respecting your freedom to choose to smoke is the right thing and that you are mature enough to smoke responsiblyTLDR Own up to your smoking live a good life and show them by example that responsible smoking is nothing for them to worry about5 Ive been there High school girlfriends parents found a note that mentioned weed called my mom and we all had a nice long talk about it It was an awkward few days but we got over itGranted I dont know your parents but if they bring it up just say youve tried it a couple times Itll suck for a little while but its not the end of the world Itll pass Chances are theyve been in your position too im confused are you stoned right now cuz if so you may be suffering from a common symptom of marihuana poisoning paranoia Im lucky because my parents smoke so Ive never had to hide that I do it but honestly what is the big deal Have your parents said before that smoking is a big issue for them What is the threat of them knowing Im guessing youre a teenager and if your parents ask Id just be honest about it unless you really fear an extreme punishment Overall though take a chill pill dude You have to just take it if your mom knows theres nothing you can do maybe your parents will be cool about it You should just be honest Dont tell them you have stuff in the house Just act like youve only tried it a few times |
Im not injecting the fact that I dont watch tv needlessly into every conversation I have or bragging about it like a douche or anything But it seems like the few times I have mentioned it after someone I know asks me more than once if I saw a particular TV show or movie preview I always get a really weird vibe from them It almost seems like some people feel secretly guilty for watching too much TV or something and they project it onto me If that makes any sense Has anyone else experienced this | I dont own a TV but I watch shows online mostly via Hulu People boggle until I explain it I dont have to pay for a DVR or cable subscription I dont have to deal with as many commercials and I watch shows on my schedule I watch shows based on the recommendation of my friends which means I dont suffer the crap in between Ive also changed my habits so there isnt a TV blaring bullshit in the background I have a great home theatre setup but its for watching movies and entertaining We dont even have a TV because we dont want one My aunt and uncle came over to see us a while back and thought that was so crazy that they now want to bring us their extra set the next time they come visit We dont know how to explain to them that we just dont want it |
I have a girlfriend I have a wonderful sex life but I have this habit of just sticking my hands down my pants and playing with my winky It doesnt arouse me necessarily but I do it anyway Anyone else have this habit | I have some primal urge to stick my hands down my pants whenever I wear pants with an elastic waist My brother does this all the time no matter whos in the room Its not like hes under 10 and has an excuse hes 23 and its just gross If I put my hand up my skirt and started fiddling with my flaps would it be very acceptable I dont think so As I understand it any touch down there at all releases serotonin So we have our own highly accessible pleasure area that just keeps us feeling in a good chill mood at all times Why the hell wouldnt we fool around with it Personally I prefer to just sing as a fiddle stretches my pants You also run the risk of scratching or breaking it in the process if youre wearing jeansedit You could also just masturbate Your hand is already down there and noise isnt an issue as you were planning on playing an instrument anyways I used to just put my hand in my pants not necessarily playing with myself My girlfriend jokes that that is where my sleep button is because its not uncommon for her to find me on the couch with my hand in my pants sleeping after work I just had an argument about this with my boyfriend but the roles were reversed I was in the kitchen and i ALWAYS rest my hand like Al bundy did in the waist line of my pants For some unknown reason this is not acceptable for a girl but its all good with the boys Its not like Im fucking myself its just comfortable I have now learned that this makes my boyfriend very uncomfortable but its okay for him because he is a manhow does that work Yay for all the girls saying they do it too Personally I usually end up fidgetting with my tits more than other areas when Im alone I just realized the other day that I do this I had my right hand down my pants I was fiddling and I was sitting on top of my left hand to keep it warm while I watched TV houses in Guadalajara have no central heatingThe phone rang and for about two seconds I stared at it thinking Shit I cant answer it My hands are completely occupiedThen it dawned on me that the right hand was down my pants playing pattywhack with my dick and balls It also dawned on me that I could not remember how long my hand had been down thereIt definitely made an impression on my mind Feels good bro Same reason dogs can be layin there and suddenly lick themselves for a good half hour Aint cause they felt dirty theyre just bored Its called Compulsive Masturbation Disorder and was featured humourously in the TV series Sons of Anarchy My sister in laws husband does this They came over to visit for a week and while we were putting the kids to bed he and my hubby would watch TV I came out and the guy has his pants undone and you can see his man panties Very yucky please do not do this when you are around people who are not sharing your bed I tend to do this often I dont know why sort of comforting knowing my lads are thereI have to theorize that I like it because it is warm there I fiddle with my lady bits all the time It often starts very innocently just sort of sticking my hands down my waist band of my jeans but then my hand is down the waist of my panties and before I know it Im just casually stroking my naughty parts |
Just got a Droid and the Snesoid app and moved all my multitudes of SNES roms onto it Scrolling down the list bored I land on Harvest Moon and at that moment I realized that my work productivity was about to take a drastic and permanent nosedive and itll be awesome | Ive spent more time playing Harvest Moon 64 than any other game by far I dont even know how many new files Ive started on it over the years Ive probably spent the most time playing Pokemon Gold literally hundreds and hundreds of hours dozens of playthroughs Next up would maybe be Fallout 3 thats one awesome game |
HiIm a longtime lurker on reddit and recently joined up I have a bit of a problem and wondering if you guys could help me outMy friend and I have a crush on the same guy I knew him before she did but only briefly It seems that this year we have all grown closer as a friendship groupShe fancies the pants of him and weve all been teasing her about lovingly of course for the past few weeks I know that He knows that she fancies him and I also know that He does not fancy her at all I just dont have the heart to tell her because shes my best friend and I dont want to be the heartbreaker hereIt seems however that I too have now developed a crush on said guy I did think he was attractive when I first met him but it took him a bit longer to open up to me completely I also have a slight inkling that he might like me too as he texts me all the time and doesnt text my friend He also makes sexual comments towards me such as one time he said Fuck you and I said Youd love too to which his response was Well Im not gonna lie I know thats a little thing and I might be reading too much into which is essentially why im asking for adviceHe also is touchyfeely with me sometimes whereas he wouldnt be with my friend The other day I was making tea and he came up behind me and leant on me from behind While this was a nice gesture albiet a random one my friend was standing there chatting to me as wellI just want to know should I tell my friend Do you think he likes me too And if opportunity arises should I go there My friend has said that she is trying to get over him as she doesnt like men having control over her by that I mean shes a very strong indepdent woman and hates it when her emotions start to take over She has also said that since I knew him first it wouldnt bother her if something happened with usI do value her friendship and Id take it over him anyday But I just wonder if thered be a way to make it workAny help is much appreciated thanks | I had a situation like that back in college my roommate and best friend had a huge crush on this guy and he did not reciprocate Initially I didnt really think anything of him myself When summer break came the guy and I both stayed on campus for summer school and she went home for the summer He and I hung out all summer as friends and gradually as we got to know each other feelings developed between us But I wouldnt allow it to go further because it just didnt seem right Meanwhile over that summer she met a guy fell in love and came back in the fall engaged So he and I figured it was safe for us to start dating And we did And she freaked out She made my life a living hell for the entire year That was 20 years ago and we have never spoken since Long story short do what you want to do If shes a true friend she will be happy for you and get over it But do prepare yourself to lose her friendship over it You need to decide if its worth it to you This guy and I didnt live happily ever after or anything like that but were still in contact today and have a warm friendship This happens between my friends and I all the time Its a phenomenon As soon as one girl likes a guy and makes it public other girls will begin to consider the guy and one will inevitably become attracted as well All is fair in love and war so go for it She cant have him anyway and she shouldnt hold it against you I would however discuss the matter with her |
Here is a link to the Above Article it didnt go through for some reasonhttpwwwnationalpostcomnewsstoryhtmlid2501283Here is a link to the Health Care Bonuses per Provincehttpnetworknationalpostcomnpblogspostedarchive20100130healthcareincentivesaspx | So what this article is really about is that physicians are being paid more to meet a certain standard of screening for common diseases This is a good thing Family physicians are overworked and underpaid so paying them a little extra to go the extra mile is a good thing especially since itll save in the long run Not everything has a good screening test but pap smears breast exams and prostate exams are cheap and relatively effective |
I just found out that Sarah Palin is coming to Houston to campaign for Rick Perry for governor httpblogshoustonpresscomhairballs201001palinperrycampaignphpThats not cool Perry is a slimeball as most of you know But the teabaggers here will eat this up Hes already been governor for 10 years and Lt Governor under GW Bush before that Hes destroying Texas the state I love so much Weve got to get rid of him in the coming election Hes going to use the reelection as a springboard into the 2012 presidential race But look at our options Theres Kay Hutchison who has been our Senator for 17 years She is a tool of the bankers and a lying corporatist Basically the same as Perry On the Democrats side theres Farouk Shami a rich businessman and Bill White previous mayor of Houston Everyone in Texas knows that a Democrat doesnt stand a chance to win the state I would support Bill White over Perry or Huchison thoughBut then there is Debra Medina She is moving up in the polls and in campaign cash She is a personal friend of mine that I have known for 3 years She along with me and a few others gave the TX Republican party hell during the 2008 conventions for blatantly breaking rules and state laws to block delegates who are antiwar conservatives There was even a lawsuit over it which Debra eventually won The Republican party is doing what they can to impede her candidacyWatch the 1 hour debate from last week for yourself to see her make Perry squirm Or just search Youtube or Google or whatever to find out more If you close your eyes you could swear its GWBhttpwwwtexasdebatesorgIt is my opinion that unless Medina gains visibility quickly Perry will be reelected and use that to make a run for the white house in 2012 If we dont stop him Texas will continue to go downhill and possibly the entire nation if his dreams of beating Obama come to fruition Remember hes buddies with Bush and Giuliani he has connections Do not underestimate the neoconservativesIf you find yourself agreeing with this I just ask that you do what you feel is right for you to support Debra Medina Tell others donate cash time or whatever We need help to get her name out there The primary election is March 2ndhttpwwwmedinafortexascomTLDRSlimy Rick Perry may be reelected Texas governor again and use that to run for the white house Only Debra Medina can stop him Please help in any way you can | You are pissing into the wind She doesnt have a chance in hell of winning this election I know it you know it and so does everyone else This is a two horse race Not saying she isnt a good candidate but this race is what it is and she is up against two marquis candidates with incredible name recognition and she trails horribly in the polls As much as I hate Perry it is going to be a hell of an upset if Kay Bailey can beat him and she is pulling three times the numbers as Medina is |
I have two sets of lobe piercings the bottom ones were stretched to about 2ga while the second set was stretched to I think 6ga I removed my plugs about a year ago and now my piercings have shrunk down to normal sizes the second set of piercings may actually be too tight for earrings which is fine at the moment My problem I have NO idea how to choose earrings to purchase I wear zero jewelry my wooden plugs were all I wore previously not even a watch I received a silver bracelet for Christmas and that is literally the only piece of jewelry I own at the momentI need help finding earrings I want to be able to add a girly touch to my look occasionally but I dont really know where to look for reasonablypriced jewelry I dont want kiddie earrings in funny colors yet just something nice to wear out occasionally | Get yourself a nice set of surgical steel studs at Claires They usually have a board with silver gold perl and sparkly studs Since you may need to force it definitely stick with surgical steel until youre sure the size is okI like dangly earrings I usually get them at World Market or Target both places have cute ones at reasonable prices Another place to look is a craft show sometimes they have them in farmers markets I like to get crafty earrings from places like shanalogiccom or other artsyindie types of places maybe artists on etsy have some I also like street vendors and saturday markets craft faires etc It all depends on what area you live in the time of year and it definitely takes more hunting You can find some really cool earrings online though Heres one random art site that has handmade stuffhttpbuyoutsidetheboxcomindexphppageinventoryampsid31If you arent all that into the type of preteen stuff at claires but still want something cheap and fast you could go for some other preteen shop like hottopic or something that has cheap stuff in different styles |
That wasnt a fluke game like the BoiseOklahoma game Alabama just got dominated Its obvious they can hang with them and Id give them much more respect than I give Cincy or any Big East team and probably any ACC team | Mismatch of motivation Utah should never be able to hang with the likes of Alabama When Boise State beat OK St in 2007 the OK band had a larger budget than the entire Boise State football program Bob Stoops had a salary that was more that 7X the salary of Chris PetersenUtah and Boise State have nothing compared to Bama or OK when it comes to recruiting power They should be able to overcome any advantage Boise or Utah may have in the injury columnThese are lame excuses for the real truth The BCS is not designed to give us a national champion It is designed to keep the big schools in the big games Boise State may be the best team this year Well never know Utah may have been the best team last year Well never know I dont think think that anyone is arguing that TCUBSUUTBYU dont belong with the big boys at least no one with a good argument but people do argue that they come from conferences that lack depth compared to the SECPac10Big10Big12 I could put the ACC and the Big East but I think the Mountain West is better than both of those conferences I think this argument has credence but the only way to know for sure is to have a full playoff with members from every conference just like every other college and professional sport including three other NCAA divisions of college football |
I just started with season 1 last week and Im hoping to finish all 5 seasons in time for the premiere | This Christmas i decided to treat myself and upgrade my old pice of junk 27 inch CRT tube TV to a full blown 64 inch HD plasma from pansonic with a 71 surround sound system that decodes DTSHD master audio I then spent the last few dollars i had leftand bought all 5 seasons of Lost on Bluray Its hard to describe the difference in rewatching the series in this format I already knew that Lost was one of the most well written shows Ive ever seen but the true cinematic beauty of the island and the masterful audio that accompanies it is truly breathtaking The episodes directed by Jack Bender with Michael Bonvillain and John Bartley as the main cinematographers are true works of art We may never see a network series thats filmed as a feature film at this high quality ever again I highly recommended you rewatch this series in its entirety in HD audio and video on Bluray if you already havent Im glad ill be able to watch S6 this way You sir or maam are an ambitious rewatcherIve been taking my time through it Just finished Season 4 last night I might have this timed out perfectly where I can wrap up a final S5 rewatch just before 22 |
Just wondering if maybe Im a lone loon or if others have noticed this in themselvesI have been deleting comments I have left latelyIm trying to get into the habit of not saying things online I wouldnt say to someone in person and to not get so angry | gtIm trying to get into the habit of not saying things online I wouldnt say to someone in person and to not get so angryThats a laudable commitment Being civilized and polite towards other people is the only way to make it workContinue doing good |
Im looking for something with good advice readable entertaining hopefully directed at men with a geeky mindset Any help would be great | Speaking from experience1 Enjoy the long periods of quiet now Its gone forever when the baby arrives2 Catch up on your sleep3 Taste your partners breast milk4 Go to the gym and strengthen your back muscles for bending over The one thing I was completely unprepared for was the amount of bending over you do as a parent And not in a metaphorical sense in a literal sense5 Take a vacation now too Those are very very different once you have kids If your pregnant companion is planning to breastfeed I suggest that she get in touch with your local La Leche League group and attend a few meetings before the baby is born The first few days after birth are the hardest when it comes to nursing so its good to have information and a good support system in place ahead of time They have lots of literature and experienced leaders who are educated about breastfeeding Doctors and nurses at the hospital often dont have the knowledge or time to help get nursing off to a good start and lactation consultants cost money La Leche League is free to attend meetings but an annual membership is only 25 which is how much it cost 20 years ago when I had my kids amazing that they havent raised their pricesOccasionally youll run into an LLL leader or member who isnt supportive of anything except exclusive breastfeeding no formula but this is a bad apple and isnt typical of their philosophy so if you run into one of those zealots just ask to talk to someone elseGood luck I was an LLL leader for a few years back in the late 80searly 90s Honestly the Pregnancy for Dummies book is a good summary of what to expect etc No matter what you think there is a 99 chance when your child is born you will cry I didnt think I would and up until the second they pulled her out I hadnt but when I first heard her cry it was over |
When people pray for those affected by such horrible tragedies it really enforces for me the absurdity of prayer and belief in a god who intervenes in the world Im sure there were many people praying for the Haitians last night especially at Wednesday night Baptist services here in the southeast US I would like to ask these people why their god did not help the Haitians by lifting them out of their poverty before the earthquake or by preventing the earthquake Their god is either not omnipotent or not benevolent or neither Most of them would probably reply with God works in mysterious ways but that is bullshit and a cop out for not dealing with the absurdity and irrationality of their actions and beliefs A lot of help will come to Haiti because good compassionate people will donate their money and time to aid these people not because of the multitude of prayers that will have been said in vain Edit It was not my intention to disparage or ridicule the Haitians FSM knows they dont need any more shit dumped on them | Lets not forget that God also allowed the earthquake to destroy the cathedral and kill the catholic archbishop Thought experimentImagine a world where theres a benevolent omnipotent god who rewards the good and punishes the wicked and listens to peoples prayersNow imagine a world where things happen according to natural laws and randomnessWhich world most resembles the world we live in To Christians who cant come up with rational explanations this is either the work of the devil or the work of godWhen its difficult to determine what ACTIONS are those of a supreme benevolent loving god and those of an evil hateful demon then Id say you might have flaw in your religionEDIT words are important When shit like this happens theists can just brush it aside as the mysterious and unknowable ways of god but the unknowable and the nonexistent are indistinguishable These people are so poor they are literally eating dirthttpwwwmsnbcmsncomid22902512 God could at least give them stale bread or something jeez If he didnt help his chosen people when 6000000 of them were exterminated by the Nazis The Haitians shouldnt expect really expect that much from him Reminds me of one of my favorite songs of all timehttpwwwdailymotioncomvideox735v7xtcdeargodmusicgtDear God hope you got the letter andI pray you can make it better down hereI dont mean a big reduction in the price of beerBut all the people that you made in your image seeThem starving on their feet cause they dont getEnough to eat from God I cant believe in you I read many complaints about the association of this topic with Haiti I can see how it would seem opportunistic and how it would feel comfortable to draw an equivalence between this and Robertsons remarks that God did it to them because they are so awful Its just obvious that these two things are equally bad right But I see some reason to OPs approachChristians routinely dismiss the Problem of Evil I dont know why really its actually a logical bind and it only defeats a certain concept of God which is not anywhere in the Bible They play down the suffering which occurs or find ways to pretend that the buck does not stop with an omnipotent being or say it is unreasonable to expect a being of unlimited power not to do things which would be unthinkable crimes from human beings or say that this mass of unthinkable horrors means nothing because hey Heaven is there At least for some of the sufferers the others will be say tortured FOREVER for offenses like heresyAll thats easy to do from the drawingroom From the drawingroom its easy to dismiss cases of natural disasters like earthquakes killing innocent babies as if they were dry and abstract thought experiments of no real significance So the argument is easily made and easily accepted by many from the drawingroom So you get no engagement just ridicule if you raise the problem in ordinary circumstancesMatters are not so when you have a real tragedy that VIVIDLY does not jibe with a theology When real babies are being killed by real natural disasters uncaused by any human being for real not hypothetically This has the real chance of making someone think where ordinarily they will just browse on The problem of evil is not understood from a distanceThis is NOT a matter of winning people to atheism It does not defeat theism in general It does not even defeat Christianity in general It defeats a certain set of claims about God It is not that God is being put on trial or that the existence of any sort of God whatever is disprovenThe underlying attitude is a plague If you believe it defensible to will the horrible and repeated destruction of innocents your moral values have been completely compromised Such misapprehensions are serious enough to affect what you defend and what you decide People who buy this have a fundamentally wrong idea about the nature of good that whoever has the strongest arm says what is good and that everyone else mouths pieties while obeying only out of a selfinterest in avoiding torture and obtaining rewards Its a bad value system and it encourages and downplays terrible abuses here on earth Dear Societies In Which I Live who are the only real ElohimThank you for supporting me and my family as we support youDo not forget those in less fortunate societies nay verily aid them both materially and spiritually for you know that though our universe be material spirit is still realUnderstand and fight the true evils of this worldDo not turn your eyes away from me and from all people towards mythical places and beingsBe ever mindful of our world and curious compassionate towards its many tales and wonders of past present and futureStrawman Dear Invisible Hand of the Market Please help the people of Haiti that you blessed with almost universal poverty and squalor You are great |
If Im ever at home watching something on my laptop and I have to use the bathroom or get some food or even go talk to certain people I usually dont take my earbuds out I just unplug the cord from the headphone jack and throw it behind my back like a braid It saves me like 5 seconds of having to put each bud in the ear Ive been doing this for years but Im drunk now and just noticed the similarity Anyone else this lazy | I dont know if this is lazy but I did envision you using your earbud cord to plug into your dog that naturally led to visual images I can never unsee |
This little bugger sends ajax postbacks every time I select words on a site I visit that uses this scripthttptcrtyntcomjavascriptsTracerjsMaybe Im in the minority here although I know others but when I read documents I select the text Im reading This javascript will then happily send thousands of microposts to this tracking company containing the words that I selectedIve seen it on lots of sites recently and its bugging me My browser flips into the loading state each time I do itAdblock works well as a deterrent but Im sure there is more than one company doing this | i do this too and i cant stand the NY Times because if you double click a word it loads up definition of that word Nice to know Im not the only one I too highlight passages of text as I am reading and its annoying to see the loading indicator suddenly show up Its things like this that make me use NoScript and think twice before whitelisting a domain which I do fairly often but not lightly And I thought I was the only one So many people have asked me WTF are you doingIt just feels natural Oh I noticed this too Every time I selected text browser started sending stuff Added tyntcom to my firewalls block list |
Obviously at an architecture or engineering really firm Specifically in the NYC area It would be awesome if you guys could help me out | The bad news everything they used to get aspiring architects in high school to do they now give to college coop and intern students Everything that was an intern job is now given to grad students And so on up the line Your best bet is to research and visit a small firm where someone can hire you to do busywork without a lot of red tape You could also go to an architecture summer daycamp they exist check out local architecture colleges like Pratt for the experience and fun of itIf youre an art person show up talk to someone and have a miniportfolio of your best work with you in case they ask to see it Talk to a couple of teachers beforehand in case you can get their recommendationIf youre a sneaky person it might be easier to call them up and ask to do a minicareerinterview as a project for my preengineeringarchitecture class ask your teacher to assign it for extracredit so youre honest Ask the engineer or architect how they got started Call later and ask if theres someone they can recommend you toIf youre an engineering person are you thinking about civil or architectural engineering I was like that and now Im studying civil engineering Im also more of a programming person so I work a lot with CAD and mapping Anyhow Id suggest playing around with a free program like Maya or SketchUp so youre familiar with those concepts Find schematics of something and make it into a 3D model I remember using the diagrams in this bookhttpwwwamazoncomWaltDisneyImagineeringBehindDreamsdp0786883723refsr11ieUTF8ampsbooksampqid1263434587ampsr81 and having some fun with it |
Having this discussion on another forum at the moment and am surprised by how many people say because theyre on the internet they dont have to bother with grammar or spelling I just dont see it as an excuse to be honest I can understand those whose first language isnt English or those with dyslexia etc might not spell or word everything perfectly but it just seems lazy for those who do use English as their primary language to not bother or speak in text speak because thats what theyre used to and because its the internetWhat are your opinionsEdit Also if youre going to downvote the question at least point out why this is a sincere question and not an attack on anyone I gave my opinion but want to hear othersEdit number 2 For all the clever clogs in this thread remarking that my original post was apparently a claim on my 100 perfect grammar please quote the post on where exactly I say this No where did I say that I felt my own grammar and spelling was perfect my question was about poor grammar and spelling not that I feel everyone should have 100 flawless grammar every time they speak write or type | No its not an excuseSince this is largely becoming has become the de facto medium through which we conduct more and more business how we express ourselves is no less important than it ever has beenI think the context of the communication is the biggest factor to consider If youre IMing with a friend then Id equate that to scrawling a shopping list onto a PostIt note But if you start deceiving yourself that more professionallyintended missives can get away with being so shoddily constructed I think some people will be rudely disabused of that notionIf not I will weep I find it interesting that often people whose first language isnt English have better grammarspelling onlineIf they can be bothered to learn another language in order to communicate with you why should you not bother to do something which should come naturally There isnt an excuse for it at all on the Internet or otherwise If you write like youve failed the third grade repeatedly Im going to assume you really are that stupid and treat you accordingly I know people make mistakes and Im not going to chew someone out for a stray comma or occasional typo but if youre not even making an effort to communicate legibly why should I be expected to put effort into reading it I think its absolutely fine for someone to use improper spelling and grammar on the internet just as I think its absolutely fine for someone to use improper spelling and grammar in real life However if a person does not choose to make enough of an effort to speak or type properly I have no reason to deal with himBasically I view poor grammar and spelling on the internet largely as I do in the real world A few mistakes are acceptable and understandable but if you speak or type like a moron then you probably are a moron There seem to be two main arguments put forth people who write poorly onlineArgument 1gt the movie literally scared me out of the skin of my teethgt What gt i know how to write its just the internet and i dont care this isnt highschoolArgument 2gt your a gay faggot full of so much failgt Excuse megt Language is a living thing which is constantly evolving The meaning of words is plastic and depends on accepted usage You cannot hope to restrain it with your archaic rules you language fascistI believe I prefer the former to the latter lol no thts wat txt is 4Seriously though Im more irked by people who use text speak in IM conversations It doesnt really save any time when you have a full keyboard in front of you it just makes you look immature As long as its comprehensible I dont care too much I am on a car forum though where people will not use capitalization punctuation or even line breaks That really grinds my gears This is probably getting downvoted because its a circlejerk thread for people who imagine themselves superior for using good grammar spelling Now of course we are superior for these reasons but this sort of condescending lecturing tone some grammar nazis have is annoying Im talking more about replies to this post and not really the OPsThe most important thing is is your text readableunderstandable Id like to point out one sentence of OPsgtI just dont see it as an excuse to be honest Now I am being a dick here but I really misread that the first time due to a lack of a comma I thought you were saying that being on the internet was no excuse for poor grammar users to be honest Replace the word honest with lazy and youll see the ambiguity the lack of a comma produces The way I see it write however you want to be perceived If you are rife with errors and laziness its going to sound in my head like you are either retarded or 8 years old If youre okay with looking like that then by all means keep it up If you want me to engage you in coherent and intelligent discussion then learn your grammarOccasional typos and grammatical errors are okay I can even handle the occasional incorrect youryoure mistake or theirtheretheyre But if youre consistently fucking it up Im probably going to point it outRule of language exist for a reason effective communication If youre lazy about it then youre not going to communicate effectively and youre going to appear an idiot regardless of how much intelligence you actually have Language rules dont simply exist so that English teachers have a job so you shouldnt limit yourself to only using proper grammar for a gradeBesides if you practice proper grammar casually then itll be that much easier to practice proper grammar when youre doing resumes professional emails papers and other documents where grammar does countFinally its okay to break the rules AS LONG AS YOURE DOING IT FOR A REASON It annoys me as much as American spellingFavourite gt FavoriteColour gt ColorAluminium gt AluminumCheque gt CheckIn other words get used to it and all the kids on your lawn IMO certain things to make typing faster that are commonly accepted lol brb some of the most common are fine and capital letters arent too big of a deal its an iffy line as long as you can tell what the person is saying and they arent trying to look like an ass Objectively and without a doubt yes it is an excuseIs it a proper justification Thats debatable Nope not at all For those that dont use punctation especially omitting apostrophes and type in all lowercase Id prefer you didnt even post Thanks and that is all |
A person wrote on Facebook that they are 13rd Haitian as a joke I wonder if it is actually possible to be 13rd something and I assume this is how you set up the equations and then find their intersection if any So if anybody has a tool to solve it youd satisfy a tiny itch | Take some arbitrary power of 2 2 n gt1 If you prime factorize it it will be written 2 2 2 with n 2s For it to be divisible by 3 a 3 would have to show up in the prime factorization eg 12 2 2 3 So in short no A power of 2 can never be divisible by 3 If you went back in time and became your own grandparent and one of your 3 other grandparents was Haitian then youd be 13 Haitianeg FuturamahttpenwikipediaorgwikiRoswellThatEndsWell You could be arbitrarily close to 13rd Haitian if say your dad was fully not Haitian your moms dad was fully Haitian your moms moms dad was not Haitian your moms moms moms dad was Haitian and so onhttpenwikipediaorgwikiBinarynumeralsystemFractionsinbinaryEdit That is if your family tree looks like this Numbers indicate Haitianness 1 13 0 23 1 13 0 23 13 lt You Boo claims that the number is very large Larger maybe then the number of butts that Minsc has deservedly kicked along the way I find this hard to believe even though Boo is usually very reliable in these matters To answer your other question 13rd Haitian youd first have to assume that is a well defined thing But if you do and it were say a genetic thing then yes thats possibleYou get half of your genes from your father and half from your mother but not necessarily 14 from each grandparent So you could in theory have 13 of your genes from one grandparent who is Haitian Thus making you 13rd Haitian assuming if you could do it this way which really you cant since these things are so ambiguous to have no real meaning Another possibility is pedigree collapseA sick variant is that his parents are halfsiblings because they share one Haitian fatherA less sick variant is that his parents are cousins say 3 times removed because out of their greatgrandparents 5 were Haitian and one fathered grandparents on both sides of the family tree so there are 15 totalSo 13 of the ancestors are Haitian One way to look at it is to say that Haitian genes were doubled so hes still more than 13 Haitian Another way is to count the ancestors at some level then you get a clean 13 |
Isabelli Fontana httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvFjOcn21ncxYFrom mothers victorias secret catalog | Pretty sure you mean Who is the first girl you masturbated toI was about to answer the with question when I saw mothers Victorias Secret catalog and did a doubletake P I would tell you but Sears never listed the names of the women in its catalogs lingerie section I wish I was making this up but it was still a few years before the internet |
For the past year Ive been writing music based on a TED idea I saw that of Elizabeth Gilberts A different way to think about creative geniushttpwwwtedcomtalksviewid453Its brought me to an interesting perspective that writing music should not be about perfection but of letting go removing the ego and stepping out of your skin In the process Ive written some of my most honest music 2 small epsA Violent Collection of ColourshttponehundredowlsbandcampcomalbumaviolentcollectionofcolorsMonseigneurhttponehundredowlsbandcampcomalbummonseigneurand currently finishing up a full length I am my own sycophantic laughterhttponehundredowlsbandcampcomalbumiammyownsycophanticlaughterI found a sense of freedom I havent felt with music since I first started The absolute freedom to create anything I want under one umbrellaEnjoy and I hope you find your daemon in all of thisFeel free to dl the eps its all free and under CC licensehttpwwwonehundredowlscomhttpwwwonehundredowlscom | That TED Talk was incredible Thanks so much for posting it I found it to be totally inspiring I have always put a ridiculous amount of pressure on myself when writing songs and I think that allowing the vessel idea of sharing the creative responsibility with an outside entity is a fantastic way to adjust ones mindset I found your music to be particularly interesting and appreciate musicians that continuously push the envelope to evolve music Captain BeefhearthttpwwwyoutubecomwatchvlbzmKPXgtZIampfeaturePlayListampp4F8194F50B14254Fampindex8 and US MaplehttpwwwyoutubecomwatchvFSkVtdxHyIw are two of my most favorite bands Both in my mind went out of their way to create interesting musicGood luck with the full length album you should post a link here or something when its ready |
I tried Googling this but I cant find the right combination of keywords I have an HP notebook and recently I sent it in for servicing dead heatsink and it came back fine I think what happened though was that while it was in they changed a setting to keep the wireless card off by default to save battery life and then just forgot to turn that setting off before they shipped it back to me so when I start my computer up I have to turn the wireless card on using the buttonHP support has just wasted the last hour of my life having me change the size of the icons in my control panel and then tell them about what display adapters I have installed I gave up when the tech tried to get me to install their thirdparty wireless manager applicationIf someone has any idea where that setting is Id appreciate the pointer I have Windows 7Edit Thank everyone who has tried to offer help I just want to reiterate though as there seems to be confusion My wireless card works fine The drivers are there and doing what theyre supposed to I just dont want to have to manually turn it on every time I restart the computer | Dont take my word for it but it may be a BIOS setting Try fishing around in there or dontThere That should have my ass covered |
Last night I ate at a very nice but inexpensive restaurant Do you have a suggestion for a restaurant that is inexpensive and has become a Best Kept Secret for dining with friendsEdit The place is called Brickhouse Bakery Its in Glen Ellyn near the corner of Park and Roosevelt RD Sort of an expizza parlor that now has an actual chef and real food Sounds boring but Id try the Spaghetti and meatballs as every aspect of the dish has been carefully produced and the sauce is the best Ive tasted I live in the next town but work in the city so I will be trying all your suggestions Thanks Edit2 Id be remiss if I didnt mention that the desserts are maybe the main attraction Very Very special | Crisp in Lakeview is crazy good I found out about it a week before I moved out of the neighborhood Its pretty much the only reason I roll back there now |
also important is that we run Ubuntu linux weve been looking around online and found Diabo II and NeverWinter Nights wed just like to know if there are any others out there that anyone could recommend we tend toward scifi fantasy stuff swordsstaffs good guns bad thanks | Theres Dungeon Seige 1 and 2 I played this a bit with family over the holidays Its pretty good a lot like Diablo You can play Baldurs Gate 2 in coop on a Lan although Ive never done this myself Theres the Icewind Dale games which I think are like Neverwinter Nights but I havent actually played them myself Then if youre willing to go to free mmorpg territory I think the best of them is probably Dungeons and Dragons onlineAlso I know you probably get this a lot but as someone who dualboots ubuntu and windows 7 gaming is a much more pleasant experience in windows Ive found it a bit hit and miss with how things run in ubuntu under wine |
Not sure if I just had a bad day but trying out the versus mode for L4D2 Ive been playing plenty of the standard campaign before and never really experienced anything comparable I found exclusively servers filled with idiots griefers and trolls Its not like I could ever choose a server since all I have is the vague lobby that often enough sends me on a 250 ping server full of other people with 250 pings But thats not really the issueI get this CounterStrike vibe where it is so ridiculously easy to mess things up for your team that anyone with the least bit of experience gets a superiority complex against all lesser players and starts spamming insults until you either leave out of frustration or get bullied off by votekicks You know Im new to this The game fuckin came out 2 months ago I got it in the Steam sale So occasionally my charger gets stuck on some invisible bit of wall and I waste a life I cant see shit because everything is glowing and blinking with a million shader effects and Im just happy to find a halfway good place to spawn and immediately get accused of not being a team player for not participating in some glorious strategy that nobody bothers to explainAgain I never choose a server There are no noob servers I have to start somewhere Its fun with some decent people or if friends are online but public servers are horrible I seriously havent felt that negative about a FPS online community in a long time TF2 for example never had that Hell even L4D2 doesnt have that in the normal campaigns If someone sucks you swallow your pride and drag him along like a baby I really like the gameplay and wanna get better but joining a random game is like entering a douche paradeWell if I ever get good enough to enjoy this Ill try not to be a hater towards newbies Maybe you want to join mePS I just realized Valve could fix this by automatically grouping players by experience through achievements stats etc The lobby system already forces you onto specific servers without your control so why not go all the way and balance this more | Welcome to last year this is how I felt when getting in on the first L4D versus I can imagine how bad it is now some servers are better than others you really need to just be ok with leaving and joining a new game as soon as you hear your teammates yelling at each other fuck that noise Making a Reddit steam group for L4D2 might be a good idea You can also try playing with your friends To come at it from the other angleIf you are not a great player the hatred and vitriol that can be fired in your direction is nothing short of horrific I have spent so many hours playing L4D 1 and 2 and enjoyed myself immensely Versus mode has not been part of this Why Because the second you put a foot out of place you get voted off One prick says you arent doing it right initiates the vote and the entire server votes you off without any discussion of any kind Its the worst kind of online behaviourHowever The coop games that I have been involved with have shown me the best of the online community Once you play a Realism game on Expert with some good players then youll understand When you see your team mates looking around to make sure you are ok you know things are going to go well The joy of seeing your team mates flash light coming back for you when you are on the ground having been taken by a smoker is a great feeling Camaraderie like that is hard to find these days Battling the horde to get your mate back on his feet and fighting to the safe room together is a joy So two complete poles of gaming in a single game Everytime Im in a game with nice players afterwards I add them to my friendslist and most add me back Later When I see a spot open in a Versusgame with one of these friends its usually a good game And I often get invites to their friendsonly lobbiesI am a mediumgood player You can choose your servers by typing openserverbrowser in the console It allows you to choose a server with suitable ping and you can even add it to favorites making sure never to lose it again Dang I just came here to make a similar post I just 5 minutes ago actually came out of a versus game where 1 survivor kept running for the safehouse leaving behind his teammates He never really made it to the safehouse but got pretty farAnyway I told him that he was ruining the game for his teammates and for the infected team and that hes completely missing the point of the game coop teamplayHe responded by calling me a nggerfggotasshleetc several times and that I should just ragequitI stayed to the end of the game and just ignored him but this went on for quite a whileIsnt there some way to report these things to Valve I saw the guys steam ID page and he has a picture of himself there As I expected hes just a kid I play Killing Floor and noticed the mid day crowd was much worse than the weekend weeknight crowd It took two months before I ran into someone that acted like a fucktard from counterstrike Worth looking into ok whenever me and my friends play 3 things happen with the other team1 we drill them into the hole so badly that they will rage after the first map2 we get our asses handed to us and they stay3 most rage except for the one either very good or so hopeless he doesnt even realize it bad and new players come in to fill the slots only to get mad when they see that their team is behind by a mere 200 pointswhen 3 happens you can go through 35 entire teams depending on how good you are and what campaign it is 4 maps or 5 mapsOn a side note what do you guys think about having all 8 survivors meeting up if they do it as well as they have with the meet the videos then i will be happy i will be even more happy if they do a reservoir dogs type of stand off without the shooting of course well yeah the shooting can stay x3 Here in Australia I always come across groups of Chinese L4D2 players on Australian servers who will kick any locals because they declare it is a friends game only why not do this in the lobby This is especially annoying as it gets you a temp ban on groups of serversOtherwise the community in Australia is not as big as I would like it but for the most part it is great |
I know that watching too much tv or spending too much time playing video games is supposedly an old wives tale but in my personal experience whenever I am given a block of time to engage in these activities my eyesight does indeed get weakerSo what is it about TV Is it the rapidly shifting images that forces your eyes to constantly focus on new objects Is it the bright colors What is it | I really hope we find a way to effectively reverse it but better than the laser solution My worst inconvenience in my daily life is probably my glasses It probably sounds stupid but they drive me insane I miss being able to see crystal clear without having this shit on my face Although Im no optician by any means I was always under the impression that when your eyes are situated on something that doesnt move too much for any great amount of time or repeatedly all the time your eye muscles start to relaxFor instance Ive been staring at computer screens since I was very little and as a result Im nearsighted and need glasses to see anything greater than 25 cm in front of my face clearlyIm not sure if its the muscles in your eye or if its the mechanics that help focus or anything but this is my general understanding recent thorough article from new scientist on myopia not spending enough time outdoors appears to be the primary cause you can do something abouthttpwwwnewscientistcomarticlemg20427331100generationspecsstoppingtheshortsightepidemichtml |
Hey RedditI was hoping someone could give me some good tips on doing my own taxes this year Im a college student who also worked during the spring and fall semester as well as over the summerThanksEditThanks Reddit Just got a return of 2400 I filed through TurboTax | College Student hereI just filed my taxes using HampR Block Online formerly TaxCut Ive been doing it for several years now and I keep all my returns as PDFs for reference I also work a lot of freelance and for 2009 I collected four W2s I couldnt file until I had them all as well as my student loan tax information Tips HampR BlockIntuit want to make money so they will try and trick you into upgrading to Basic or Deluxe Stick to your guns and stay with the Free editions If you really think that the upgraded versions will help start a SECOND return with the upgraded model fill in all your info and compare refund amounts This is what I did flipping back and forth between Free and Deluxe and my refund amounts were the same Saved myself 50 Make sure you have ALL your W2s I began filing a few weeks ago and as I received W2s I added them in Make sure you have all necessary student loan paperwork if you paid interest off its taxdeductable Fulltime student Take that Hope CreditLifetime Learning Credit It was 1000 last year and this year Theres really no way around paying for the state returns Just do itAll in all I ended up getting back 2200 from the feds but owed 300 to state |
Okay so my mother gave me a rabbit her friend raised and Im a little freaked out at the thought of chopping up cooking and eating the little bunny but I figure it was raised better than most chicken or pigs we dont give a second thought to eating Even so Im thinking stew might be easiest on my psyche Anyone know of a good recipe Thanks | Lapin la moutardehttpwwwfrenchgardeningcomcuisinehtmlpid1169488697207375 This recipe is quite elaborate and you can simplify it a great deal provided you use topnotch ingredients Has it been butchered or is it live If its still live let it sit in its cage without feeding it for one day so that you dont have a big mess when you remove its entrails Learned this one the hard way with chickens |
Also one of the saddest but the ineptitude this page betrays makes it more funny than sadhttpwwwscienceagainstevolutionorg | That is the worst site ever I couldnt even sign the guestbook And would it KILL you to put a rotating 3D email symbol you can find scientists who will claim almost anything and back it up with evidence there are actually scientists who will explain to you how the planet is only 6000 years old and they will bombard you with evidence until you run screaming for the proverbial hillsand the scientist who proved that if you talk lovingly to your glass of water it will make more beautiful crystals when you freeze it and if you speak hatefully to it it will make ugly crystals |
I live in NY so I am specifically curious about that state How many is enough what are the procedures etcAny tips | This is your answerhttpenwikipediaorgwikiInitiativesandreferendaintheUnitedStatesLook at that map NY is red You didnt adopt either of these populist policies back in the turn of the twentieth century like the western states didedit Since you cant put it on the ballot yourself just call your state legislatorsall the time |
I dont care if its Michael Mann type realism or 80s Commandoesk cheese Im hoping to find some new favoritesMy old school fav from John Woos Hard Boiledhttpwwwyoutubecomwatchv4OPyoJgVYY | Also The Lobby ScenehttpwwwyoutubecomwatchvXX8Y5BZLaM in The Matrixhttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0133093 is another favourite There are a couple good ones in The Wild Bunchhttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0065214 I like the one at the end Shoot em uphttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0465602 The entire movie is made of completely badass gunfights The Good The Bad The Weird had some pretty awesome gunfights Im torn between the train heist and the divinghelmet scene though The finale of Hot FuzzhttpwwwyoutubecomwatchvcADH5A59rLU is epic Just fucking epicPart 2httpwwwyoutubecomwatchvxbUYdoSZHKoampfeaturerelated the end of TAXI DRIVER CHILDREN OF MEN and HEAT all epicoh of course scarfaceoh and THE WAY OF THE GUN |
Anyone have experience with using exercise ball as a chairIs it better for your back or worse for your backIve seen lots of anecdotal writings of the woowoo variety espousing the wonders of balling it but little hard researchThe one study I saw from 2006 said there was little benefit and possibly a little harm due to strain on the lower backThe 2006 study httpwwwncbinlmnihgovpubmed16410033 | you look like a fool It is not worth never being taken seriously at your job again unless you work as a toy designer and your exercise ball has the little handles so you can bounce around the office |
We have had Louis for a year A cute and cuddly little hamster beast He loved strawberries most of all Today I heard a strange little squeak from his cage and was in fact going to feed him in just a bit Louis was in his penthouse the very top of the hamster abode and I knew immediately things were dire He rolled then looked at me then squeaked one last time I swear to you that his little paws folded over his chest and I heard the last breath of a hamster Louis was gone I touched his whiskers and told him we loved him Goodbye Louis I didnt have anywhere else to post this hope its ok | Sorry to hear that This actually choked me up in part because I share the same name as your hamster On behalf of all Louis everywhere Im sure the little guy is in adorable hamster heaven |
Dc seems to be lacking in the storylines lately Not that Im bashing them but every time I try to get into it I stop half way I really like many of the DC characters but the comics themselves arent that great Marvel has just been on top for me for so long What does everybody else think | Honestly I havent read a new Marvel comic that I enjoyed in years Ultimate Avengers 3 was probably the worst comic I have ever seen in my entire lifeIm a couple of years behind at this point but try I dont know the Sinestro Corps series Green Lantern army vs Yellow Lantern army epic battles ftw |
The top atheist has set up a site where unbelievers can show that humanists are humanitarians too Hell cover PayPal fees for donations that will go to the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders And of course he gets in some digs at faithbased aid groups along the way Talk about it at Faith amp Reason | can this be more humanitarian then theistatheist based pleasethese people need our help they dont care about silly pedantic arguments on who is more moral or not |
Im moving to a new apartment on Saturday so I will answer questions in between frantically packingEdit To answer a few questions simultaneously my mother was the donor That being the case I was able to avoid the donor list entirely and we were able to pick a date for the operation that worked for us | Great job staying off the hard stuff I promise itll get easier every day Pretty soon you wont even remember your addiction to kidney transplants Keep fighting the good fight Congratulations On December 25th 2009 I celebrated one year with my new liver Talk about a Christmas present eh Ill do an IAMA someday1 What immunosuppressants are you currently taking If youve been on others and had to switch which were they and why did you switch2 Where did you have your transplant3 What were the reasons behind you needing a kidney transplant4 How do you feel 3 years posttransplant How is it going so far Good I hopeAs a person who analyze blood and urine from kidney transplant patients for uncontrolled growth of polyomavirus I need to ask What color is your urine We seems to get the complete rainbow some weeks well I exaggerate no blue so far |
We are anxiously awaiting the little ones arrival This is our first child Please advise me one how to be a good father to a boy or girl ThanksEDIT Thanks for all the advice It takes a village to raise a child and i appreciate all your efforts Ill try and follow through with them | Treat them like little adults kids are products of their environments and will mimic and copy subconsciously the way you handle or do things if you want calm kids be calm etc Make a point to eat dinner together every night Sitting down and talking during meals was the best thing my parents did for my brothers and I There was a stark contrast between our first and second child During the first we worried about everything Was she breathing properly Did she get enough to eat Why wont she go sleep etc etc For the second most things didnt worry us because we knew most things were not a big a deal as previously thoughtSo my advice is when you are worried about your kid tell yourself to take it down a notch or two knowing that it probably is not as dire as you think at firstRelax more stress less And love every minute of it Youre in for a wild ride Express curiosity about the world with your child Learning to ask questions and be inquisitive will while possibly annoying for some time make them a better person Let your child make mistakes how else are they going to learn if you over protect themKids are supposed to fall down and pick themselves upFeed them the food that you are eating theyll thank you for exposing them down the line Talk to them like they are little adults they are trying their hardest to be just like you Make little tickets for your kids that allows them to pull you from whatever you are doing and play with them This ticket is good for one sled ride at any time Dont use threats use consequences that they understand to actions that are no acceptable The worst babysitters are the TV and the computer dont hire them Play lots of genres of music Who knows you might find a new fan of your music in the house Read Aesops Fables to your child Heck read anything to your child to extend their imagination Eat dinner together as a family as much as you can It isnt about the food its about the experience of sharingGood luck Reddit wishes you well |
Im looking at investing in a dugout Ive found the tobacco taster and the sneakapuff but theyre both on the pricier side I like the idea of a good onehitter as I think its more efficient and more in keeping with the way I want to smoke What are your thoughts | since im poor at the moment all i own is a chillum or a 1 hitter its alright if your a personal smoker the only downside of it imo is that it shoots st8 in your mouth when it gets cashed and it burns my lips sometimes and no i dont need to hear comments of well then your a noob smoker you hit it to hard im not its just a small piece YAY DUGOUT THREAD I love dugouts Herere my thoughts First dont look to the insanely expensive My simple pine dugout has lasted me forever and it was 12 Second if you can pick up one with a poker your life will be MUCH easier It sometimes sucks getting resin out of the barrel so having a poker that attaches to the dugout is huge If you dont have a dugout with a poker dont worry Ive gotten along just fine without one When I smoke at home with my dugout I use a kebab stick to clear out the barrel and a Qtip to clean out the mouth end When youre on the road you dont really need it so dont worry about it Personally I think you should stay away from swiveltops usually magnetized and fancy They dont stay shut they dont stay sealed read stinky and theyre not worth it just to look cool It may be tougher to pry the dugout apart but I find its worth it Small size if you want it discreetness larger size if you want a cooler and easier smoke or have big hands to conceal it Stay away from metal dugouts If youre on the move especially through concerts or clubs that use metal detectors metal is a Bad Thing A nice wooden box is all you need and it wont get you in trouble Also metal dugouts dont seal well at all and may stink to high heaven Similarly stay away from those cheap aluminum bats Most places will sell glass bats that fit perfectly well in your wooden box ask the store clerk if you can check to make sure I find that glass gives me a cleaner hit and Im worried about inhaling aluminum and the paint they use on the outside I cut notcheshttpimgurcomTMHGslamp4vkth in my dugout The one at the top lets me know which side the weed is on and which side the bat is on If its dark or if I really need to be stealthy I can feel which side to open first The ones at the bottom are optional but if you have beeline you can wrap it aroundhttpimgurcomTMHGsamp4vkthl the dugout so you dont have to inhale butane even on the go If you need stealth dont use beeline A sidebenefit to wrapping your dugout is that if others want beeline like for a friends pipe you can help out When Im at a friends house ripping bongs I bring my beeline both to contribute weed and beeline And the odd smoke for yourself in between your turns with the bongLove my fuckin dugout Have fun with it man my dugout and I have had many an adventure |
I need a makemodelyear of a car that sounds so distinct it would be easily recognized just by the sound it makes when driving by It has to be rare but not ridiculously expensive even a distinctive rare cheapy would be great And the car would have had to have been in existence 6 years ago Anyone here up to that challenge | Perhaps a Mazda RX8 or something else with a Wankel engineSkip to about two minutes into this videohttpwwwyoutubecomwatchvMajN29TFMampfeaturerelated Porsche 914 197076 Aircooled sounds like bigger old style VW Beetle Not many left Cool 2 seater Targa cheap under 10k Apparently there were 348 196567 427 amp 428 Cobras see Shelby American Production Figureshttpwwwcarmemoriescomcgibinviewexperiencecgiexperienceid135 Heres a video with soundhttpwwwyoutubecomwatchvRnSyHEx8EWwampfeaturefvwEdit please note there are quite a few reproductions of these though |
Ill start I was sitting in my room doing homework when my nose started to bleed I stuffed a tissue up my nostril and continued working I was wearing a hoodie and after a few minutes of sitting on the futon the folds of my hood started giving my neck some trouble so I just put my hood up and kept on trucking I switched up the tissue lodged in my blood tunnel of a nose and while doing so noticed that my pocket knife on the ground next to me was dusty Dust is like my kryptonite so I drop everything Im doing grab a can of dust remover and blast the knife As Im clearing the last specks from the blade my roommate walks in and just bursts out laughing To this day he admits he has never seen anything more ridiculousTldr My roommate discovered me hooded with a bloody tissue up my nose blasting a pocket knife with a can of dust remover | Used to play at a weekendlong LARP I was relaxing in the NPC cabin where all the costumes were and I decided it was time for bed I had procrastinated putting up my tent and sleeping bag so I decided fuck it Im sleeping here So I found the warmest thing I couldA bear costume and the most comfortable surfacea picnic table and went to sleeptldr I was caught sleeping on a picnic table in a bear suit I went backpacking in Europe a couple years ago There was a train strike happening in Spain so as soon as we crossed the border they kicked everyone off and we were stuck in San Sebastian with tons of other travelers many were also backpackers It was the day before the running of the bulls so all of the hotels and hostels were full so we all settled on sleeping on the beach There were a ton of usI woke up in the middle of the night to switch positions and briefly looked around only to find that at least 80 of the people around me were having sex It was a completely silent freeforall sexfest I have never felt so strange A friend and I used to infiltrate Six Flags Magic Mountain at night and scoop the coin out of a particular man made creek We got spotted one night and were chased My friend got caught pretended to go along shoved the security guard and bolted away While he was doing that I exited the park where we had cut a hole in the fence and laid down in high grass for a couple of hours until the sheriffs gave upI had used my socks to hold the coin so I had two socks that were about 3 feet long and bulging with coins The sun was just about coming up and I decided to leave the area I emerged from brush onto a road and was immediately spotted by a cop car I dropped my socks and I guess they never saw them They took me to a holding area at Magic Mountain and questioned me about my friend Of course I told them I knew nothing and they showed me his new ski jacket that hed left behind They told me if he wants it to give them a call and they let me go I think they were impressed by a couple of snail trails that went all the way across my jacket Yea I laid still in one spot for so long snails crawled across me I was watching TV on the floor in my dorm room when my roommate opened the door took one look at me slammed the door and went screaming down the hall I thought what the fuck She comes back a minute later does the same thingTurns out I had a 3 cockroach just hanging out on my leg It scurried off when I finally sat up running directly into my roommates boxspring mattress So the neighbor comes with a can of something roommates still screaming Neighbor lifts the mattress and in the 30 seconds since the initial retreat the cockroach had found another cockroach and was in the process of copulating with it inside the roommates bedThis discovery caused her to scream louder So they are spraying it down with Febreeze because no one can find Raid and the cockroaches are unimpressed They go running walking up the wall still stuck together and sit on top of the TV Then I guess the RA came and grabbed them with a tissue or something |
Just a thing Ive recently noticed I live in a community with a large proportion of Jews compared to the rest of the United States Of the kids at my school who openly admit to their atheism an overwhelming majority were raised in Jewish homes myself included It may just be in my town but anyone have any idea why | I have met quite a few Jewish atheists too and i think one of the reasons for this is that Judaism emphasizes cultural heritage and tradition more than actual beliefs If you go with the flow and follow the rules no one really cares as much what you actually believe In other religions like Christianity the traditions are ornamental to the actual message They care much more that you believe in their teachings than that you just follow the rules without having an anthropomorphic deity and a clear and concise afterlife you leave a LOT of room for science to fill your religious gaps couple that with the jewish lack of hell and our aversion to people converting and you have a dogma that doesnt support a huge community of the faithful you quickly wind up with a cultural group that celebrates seasonal holidays with traditional meals and holds onto bits of language as an identifying marker ie baruch hashem oy vey meshuggawith all that it only makes sense that you would see many jews being agnostic atheist or humanistthis doesnt really discuss the 12 of jews who are orthodox with their enormous birthrate but that is a discussion for another thread I grew up in the Midwest where Jews are far less common than on the East Coast where I now live That disclaimer being saidIve always said that almost every single atheist Ive ever known was raised Catholic Of course in some ways Catholicism amp Judaism have a lot in common |
Can they arrest you Can they compel you to answer certain questions What can they do compared to what an actual police officer can do | The main power they have is the ability to keep you from getting on the plane you paid hundreds even thousands of dollars to get on Because of that most people are willing to give them all sorts of other powers if they to facilitate the flight Ill let them search my bags or answer their questions or look at my penis if thats what theyre into because I dont want a 1600 ticket to go down the drain I dont know if they have the authority to arrest youBut I guarantee that they cant compel you to answer any questions If they detain you ask for a lawyer They arent allowed to ask you anything else after that If they do just keep saying you wont talk to them until you see a lawyer |
I am gay a virgin and have no gay friends and so my only knowledge of gay sex comes from porn which I somehow doubt is realistic Thus my questionsWhat do gay men actually do in sex Foreplaywise gettingoffwise Is the kissingblowjobanalsex pattern found in porn how actual sex ordinarily goes What do sexual partners expect from you Im concerned Ill get into a situation and do something bizarre or bizarrely not do a certain thing Generally Im just slightly afraid of the entire thingI tried this in rsex and got made fun of or ignored Wit is dandy and all but actual answers would be nice | Im hoping this is not a troll but Ill try to tell you what I think sex isIt is different for everyone There are the standard positions mechanics etc The most important thing is communication with your partner sometimes this involves discovery what makes them feel good what makes you feel good Tell each other your desires your dreams fantasies Try to mix things up The videos you see are somewhat realistic but sensationalized Youve seen the acts and really there can be tons of variationsI can tell you from personal experience with my first boyfriend we simply wanted to make each other happy We had spent years together doing simple things hugging kissing sleeping together etc but when it came time to do the deeds and see each other naked it was very sensual Touching holding each other spooning and many other things that got us more in the moodSome guys dont like to give head some dont like to get it Some want anal some dont Others want to try crazy shit Its what each of you wants its about each other if you are having sex then hopefully you care about this person and want to please them If you are just doing a one night stand well I cant help you much I dont do those Well first off its ok to say to your partner that its your first time In fact you should definitely say this It can include whatever you like It can include any of the things above but doesnt have to It can also include handjobsIf it is your first time please read about safer sex Condoms are essential and if youre doing anal lots of lube is also very very important especially if its the first time youve received anal penetration Really LOTS A stupidly large amount of lube hand on shoulderAll right son its time to talk about sex Now I think the others whasupjohn and foolsjourney gave you some good advice Take their lead Heres some extra stuff to add onto itThere are a number of ways to please a man and to get pleased Unlike women who are a complete mystery who keep their secrets hidden from all of mankind were pretty simple Whack that wang until he sputters more than a 1949 jalopy WHOA SON Keep your face away from it Or at least close your eyesIn all seriousness though when you have your first experience youre going to be nervous and excited totally fine Go slow youve got all night to be screaming Jesus name Remember that you are on a path of discovery youll be in awe of what makes him feel good and what makes you feel great One thing youre going to learn about yourself on your sexual path is your sexual personality type and your fetishes Your personality type is more pertinent since youre about to begin becoming sexually active My guy and I are of equal size but hes thicker and stronger than I am WOOF and his personality is Alpha and Im Beta See Dr Swain Dynamic Duos Hence he is often more dominant which suits me fine Hell take charge during sex holding my head in a controlling fashion as he inserts his dick into my mouth I fucking love that For me hes showing his strength and power over me However he does it lovingly he treats me with respect in and out of bed Yet if I tell him to fuck my face hard whether its a request or a challenge to him and his masculinity hes going to Weve learned this about each other over time and you can too Youll learn if you like top bottom getting inserted or both Youll discover if you prefer to be more dominant or submissive or if it depends on who youre with Youll learn whether you prefer a louder experience one thats a little more animalistic or classic where youre softer and gentler Weve gone from one extreme to the next blending the two together so that our style satisfies our romantic desires for each other while satiating the need to just fuck each other Foreplay should lead to two things 1 lots of moans and 2 a desperate aching to fuck or if youre with a bf or husband to make love andor fuck I would recommend first and foremost that you become making fullon eye contact with the guy Just take a few moments even state it explicitly its odd but youll help to establish a connection with him With foreplay I love using the tips of my fingers and stroke my bfs hairy chest from the top of his shoulders down his chest and down to his navel or his ribs Go and appreciate a mans physique his body Im a bit of a cub points to name so things that embody masculinity really get me moaning Letting my man hold my head and allow him to rub his hairy chest across my face to nibble at his goatee to suck on his nipples with or without his gentle hand on the back of my head all of these things drive me nuts When I find myself breathing HIM in by placing my face in his armpits I melt Im smelling in his very essence Its like Im extracting what makes him a man and making it a part of me I feel marked by him It makes me more eager to please him which fuels his sex drive Also see if you or him like a tongue in the ear My guy goes WILD when I do that to him Since hes usually dominant I enjoy holding his head down and assaulting his ears enjoying the reversal of power I am in charge during that time he is weakened by the pleasure Im causing him and he is mine to control Dont think of control in a negative sense What I mean by taking control is that I end up pleasing him some more pinning his arms over his head and kissing him nibbling on his nipples and running my hands around his groin teasing his hard drooling cock with light touching I leave him begging for me to grab it to suck on it to sit on it just ANYTHING to offer that touch he needs I smile when hes there because Ive got him right where I want him Sometimes I dont honor his request which he loveshates other times Im down there and hes yelling my name Youll figure out if you like those positions of power in due time just explore I will tell ya I still get nervous about getting fucked especially by him I know I want to give myself to him to allow him access to the most intimate part of myself Henceforth dont have too many one night stands I want to be connected with him on physical emotional spiritual and mental levels all at once But man it can hurt And he fucks like a beast Rubs sore ass Thats why you take it slow If youre fucking the guy you respect him and his wishes Dont just rush to bust your nut enjoy it Pay attention to what turns him on what turns you on and communicate those things If youre taking it dont be afraid to tell him to slow down or speed up to go softer or harder With my guy my man he tried to dirty talk me on our first time together and I shot that down right away Six months later its become part of our sexual expression of love to one another were in a committed relationship and were comfortable expressing love in a more physical sense He grabs my short hair when hes fucking me from behind I slap his meaty chest when Im riding him he spanks my ass as he bends me over the table or the couch He fucks me so hard that I beg him to stop which only makes him fuck me harder and I handcuff him to the bed and ride him until he yells out Oh yeah were like THAT Weve hit a level of trust and love with one another where thats possible and we work to please each other Youll find out if thats what you like in due time When youre fucked youre going to feel like you have to take a crap dont fall for it Your body is tricking you because its got 6 inches going in the out chute and your brain is of no help because its experiencing sensory overload If you must you can ask the guy to pull out and you can go to the can You may poop out a nugget or two but it wont be the turd you thought Again this is just discovering yourself and your body so no worries All these things Ive said can be applied to have one helluva onenight stand Youll get the chance to enjoy pleasure that both of you wanted to have and youll both be fulfilled if you communicate to one another what you like and what you dont But Ill tell ya lad nothing beats finding a man who loves you like you love him Finding a guy who can growl in your ear take it boy and fucks you hard leaving you panting and yelling and KNOWING that he loves you while you do this God its a blessing Were passionate were aggressive With every furious sucking with all the dirty talk with the cursing from the way my body is exhausted after hes done with me from how we hold one another and gently kiss after were done nothing beats it tldr Sex is an exploration Heres some hot stuff my man and I do together maybe this will help you PS To my man Happy Valentines Day Stud well theres anal sex oral sex mutual masturbation hand jobs im not gay or a man bisexual female but I do know that statistically about a third of gay men dont like anal sex and do not engage in it Hopefully your first partner will be very understanding of your lack of knowledge and experience Im also very sorry that rsex made fun of you thats not mature or helpful It really depends It can take anything from milliseconds to months before I have sex with a guy I just met And it depends on what the guys wants to do tooReal life can be both just like pr0n or notFor example a few days ago I went to a bathhouse I had sex with 5 different men on most of them we just sucked each other none ever kissed and with only one I went all the way I suck his dick he sucks mine then we do 69 and since he was a bit shorter than me I start rimming his ass and then he just jumped and sat on my dick and I fucked him All this was done without uttering a single wordA few weeks earlier at the same bathhouse I met that black guy with whom I would cuddle for a while and he then fucked me but he would not have me kiss him nor suck his dick The variety in gay male sex is similar to that found in any pairing Some couples may be into lots of kissing and gentle foreplay others may engage in anal or prefer only blowjobs other couples may mix up these or add toys It really comes down to the individuals You can get specific as to what partner takes what role even If its entirely new to you and your relationship just let your partner know It will make things much more enjoyable for you if youre comfortable and not faking anything It really depends like whasupjohn said About 23 of gay men have anal sex httpwwwncbinlmnihgovpmcarticlesPMC1114912 but 13 who do not have anal sex whatsoever is a pretty heft proportion so that it is not at all safe to assume that gay men have anal sex I would think that oral sex is more common though Im sure there is a significant number who do not like giving or getting oral sex Some enjoy kissing some dont gay sex is very diverse and there are many gay men who do not have sex at all I have sex by playing magic the gathering with my boyfriend naked under the sheets with a flashlight whoever loses has to bottom I would say the KissBJSex paradigm is maybe 25 of my total interactions Which means its certainly a hefty enough percentage to not be uncommon but neither do I have an expectation for it eitherHonestly sex requires a lot of infrastructure and some pain at first on top of which its a bit of a break in the action too Beginning that particular mode often requires me to stop being mindlessly passionate and kind of put on my thinking cap for a second internal monologue ok condom is on lets apply some lube oops a bit more ok relax push out oof lets back that train up a second here okay now speed up a bit etc So quite a bit of the time I like just making out for a while and then moving on to well everything else that involves our penises in some way except real sex BJ HJ 69 etc That way I get to do enjoyable things but can also lose myself and kind of turn off the internal monologue and not worry about planning and infrastructure stuffOn top of that the ratios between time devoted to different activities can also vary for me pretty heavily The guy Im with now likes to make out casually for like 2 hours and then we go through the rest of the operation in 20 minutes Before I know guys who would make out for 5 mintues and spend an hour on the other parts tldr its personal and fun so do whatever you personally find fun Gay men do everything in bed that other men do I would say except for penisinvagina intercourse but given the existence of gay trans men thats on the menu too Erm Id imagine it sort of depends on the folk involved Generally speaking porn is a visual aid for getting off rather than educational Why not go out and have some gay sex Itd be scientific Im concerned Ill get into a situation and do something bizarre or bizarrely not do a certain thingWhen it comes to gay men and sex nothing is bizzare The first rule of gay sex is that there are no rules Too many gay men define themselves by certain sexual acts Im a top or hes a bottom Truth is not all gay men like or are comfortable with the same things Some gay men are only into mutual jo while others think of jo as only foreplay and only consider anal real sex You just need to take your time and see what you do and do not like A lot also depends on your partner Dont let anyone push you to do something that you arent ready for but dont be afraid to experiment with someone that you trust BTW porn doesnt show you all the prep work and cleanup involved before having sex Dont think you can dive right in so to speak and dont play with someone who doesnt understand what cleanup means All you can do is experiment You have to find out what they like since Im sure your pretty comfortable with what you find sexually arousing You both have to be insync whichto be brutally honest is hard to pull off your first time Especially if its your partners first time too If it ends up not being the best thing ever dont give up either Took me a while to get it right 3 Lots of good replies here already but Im noticing a couple of gaps when it comes to how to actually do the deed Toys wanking anal and oral are all good methods but theres also frothttpenwikipediaorgwikiFrot and the less popular but often more practical approach of simply squeezing your partners legs together to form what can only be referred to as a manginaOh and for fucks sake WEAR A CONDOM That cannot be stressed enoughHope this is at least semi helpful to you and best of luck I found the book The Joy of Gay SexhttpwwwamazoncomJoyGayRevisedExpandedThirddp0060012749refsr11ieUTF8ampsbooksampqid1264862048ampsr81 to be particularly useful It covers just about any topics related to gay sex that you probably have questions about It may depend on where you live but you should be able to find this book in a regular book store if its big enough If not you can certainly order it online from someplace like Amazon |
despite being on BC for the better part of my existence i somehow tend to have a fit every month in the few days before im due to get my period to the point where im researching abortion clinics pouring over web md and contemplating throwing myself down the stairs this occurs if i use condoms every time or not completely insane am i alone in this craziness | Even when Im not having sex I worry about immaculate conception and Im not even religious you know just in case I dont get paranoid about pregnancy specifically but I do tend to get some generalized anxiety worrying crying stomachtiedupinknots during that time of the month and as soon as my period starts it usually goes away I think its just hormones and thats what I tell myself when I find myself freaking out about something insignificant or unlikely Yep sometimes I stress so much about it I cause my period to be late thus continuing to fuel my anxiety over being pregnant Its a vicious circle This must lead to your period being a point of celebration every month thats certainly different than for most girls But I do sympathize it definitely does cross my mind especially if Im a couple of days late I do it too Last month I was practicing conversations in my head asking him to go with me and trying to decide howif to ask him to pay for half Yep particularly if Ive taken my pill a bit late one or two days a cycle As someone put it a 10 pregnancy test is a small price to pay for sanity I dont want to judge you here but I have to ask is all that anxiety worth it Maybe you should just lay off the vagina intercourse for awhileHave you discussed the what if with your partner I know it helped me to feel better knowing that I have a plan and that were both on the same page Yep but my anxiety usually starts the day after I have sex Oh but how joyous aunt flos gift is when it comes I have never been worried about getting pregnant Im not sure what there is to worry about Whats the worst thing that could happen Sorry if I sound insensitive Im not trying to offend Just wondering Ive got my tubes tied Im still on the pill and Im into menopause and I still get a bit anxious every month My body seems to very much like being pregnant and it makes me paranoid I think that a lot of it is probably pms anxiety but if youre only using condoms Id really look into using a second method as well to give yourself some extra protection and more peace of mind Have the conversation with your partner about what you would do if you got pregnant so that you know and go from there I think that its reasonable to be aware that every time you have sex you are taking a risk of becoming pregnant no matter how miniscule it might be but it shouldnt run your life that way for a couple of days every month Fun storyWhile I was on birth control I used to be able to look at a CLOCK on Sunday and go Hm Im about half an hour late |
I was listening to my radio a few months ago and heard a song I really enjoyed It had a sonar sound effect and would kind of restart every couple of minutes Later I heard a rap song that had the same beat and sonar effect so I assume it was a sample of the same songAnyone have an ideaFound | Just a wild guess but is it Calle OchoI Know You Want MehttpwwwyoutubecomwatchvE2tMV96xULk as one of the songs |
I just dont find it sexy when a girl has cocksnot all over her face Does this mean Im not normal | No youre not aloneApart from not being aesthetically pleasing I as a guy cannot fathom most women enjoying getting sprayed in the face Certainly not regularly and not in the huge quantities seen in mainstream pornIf I perceive the women not liking it then I dont enjoy it This goes for obviouslypainful anal scenes or anything else If the woman is genuinely enjoying herself or a really good actor pretending then Ill enjoy it Otherwise Im not aroused by it I enjoy the cumshot However there is nothing worse then trying to jerk off and right before the cumshot they zoom in on the guys face Like people are sitting around saying you know this is a pretty good porno but I wish they would show the guys face a little more I am not so homophobic that I cant watch a porn that has the guys face in the shot although I love POV because I dont have to see it What I am talking about is when the entire shot is just the guys face No girl is in the frame what so ever and I am there dick in hand just looking at another mans face I dont have to see his reaction to know that he is cumming Just show the load and that is proof enough for me I think theyre a little outdated and contrived I wouldnt mind them in moderation but to have it as a standard in every movie that every scene ends with the guy masturbating on the girls face just gets boringWhat I really hate is when the guy needs to jerk off for a good two minutes while you can see the girl getting quite bored Edit that shit Jesus I dont like shooting jizz on a girls face or seeing it on a girls face I dont have a problem really if its on their chin but some of these chicks get slimed worse than Nickelodeon all over their nose or burning their eyes out I dont like seeing them gargle that junk either or watching them try to catch a shot like Beat Em N Eat Em mouths open and hwhatnotMy ex girlfriend liked it when I pulled out and came on her tits or on her ass It wasnt in the spirit of some degrading porno reenactment thats just where my biogoo landed when I pulled out no rubbers or pills availableI dont mind cumshots on a girls body sometimes in the heat of the moment its just what the doc ordered just not the fuckin face Are there any girls out there who actually enjoy having their face cummed on I shake my head at the strained smiles on the faces of porn queens taking a load in the eyeball Seriously do any girls actually enjoy this i wouldnt say despise but i do prefer creampie porn its more uh natural when i have sex i usually cum inside my wife not on her No its not prettyIt IS however an undeniable physical visual sign of SOMEONE on the set having had an orgasm Yay |
My wife makes fun of me for the way I put on my shirt Instead of the normal crossing arms pullover I basically throw my shirt into the air while holding on to the bottom which thus inflates the shirt I then sort of jump into the collar while simultaneously pulling the shirt down over my torso quickly The finally I put my arms in the sleevesAnyone else do this | when I put on a teeshirt that is inside out I dont turn it right side out before putting it on I put my head through the neck hole first and then turn the shirt right side out as I pull it down over my body That is an interesting way I dont get the normal crossing arms pullover although I have seen the cross arm move when taking off a shirt but that seems to be more female of a move I usually stick my arms in first and then pull it down over my head |
I have a habit of building a wide and deep pit right in front of my fortress front door and covering it with a retracting bridge I got a goblin siege last night Managed to coax them all onto the platform by repeatedly unlocking and locking the front door The timing was perfect They were all on the bridge when the lever was thrown For just a second they hang in midair then they drop down to the awaiting serrated disc traps four zlevels belowI absolutely friggin love it when that happensMelt down anything they have thats made of metal that my dwarves cant use sell the rest of it to merchants along with little trinkets carved from their bones | There was this one fort that I saw once had a bone farm set up similarly to what you have Two retractable bridges cover a pit and are walled off Animals are dropped onto the bridges and are let to breed for a year or soThen one of the bridges is retracted dropping half of the creatures down 6 levels into a massive underground bone stockpile The bridge is pulled back out and the remaining animals start againEdit I found ithttpmkv25netdfmapoi17411thepit This is a great fort though have a look around |
I am not a psychologist but have long had a passion for it as a hobby I just love reading what psychologists have to say about why people behave as they do think as they do Anyway after a deep latenight conversation with a friend I recently reread Marta Stouts The Sociopath Next Door and was upset to find that my friend seems to be right my mother is likely a sociopathAs long as I can remember my mother has treated me like I am incompetent It would be one thing if I were but I am a college graduate and mother and in a monogamous longterm relationship Not a total loser I dont thinkAnd yet I cannot seem to even do simple tasks right like coating a cakepan or cleaning up after my sons lunch During a recent conversation about some difficulties I am having my fiance was recently fired and my son and I are currently living with her I was told cooly that she thought eventually youd grow out of some of the dumb shit you doShe dressed me down at length in front of her husband who is not my father and did not raise me This is not the 1st time that has happened and is to say the least humiliating And yet somehow I am always told how cool she is I suppose because she swears and tells jokes Its all an act Her couches are more important to her than her grandson Just the other day she moved his rocking horse from near a small table to in front of a plate glass door so he wouldnt hurt the table Yeah because babies are so immune to broken glassOr what about this week when he was annoying her while she was cutting some bread and she said no amusement in her voice If you make me cut myself Ill hit youBut its all so subtle that for a long time I thought it must be me Shes probably right I probably just suck and am unobservant and irresponsible and whateverBut the thing is according to Dr Stout If you find yourself often pitying someone who consistently hurts you or other people and who actively campaigns for your sympathy the chances are close to 100 that you are dealing with a sociopathI have spent my life listening to how awful her childhood was How badly her mother tortured her and took advantage of her and robbed her of her childhood Not to say none of this is true My grandmother was always sweet to me but I have had glimpses of something altogether different Also my mother has a pretty serious heart condition that she will bring up for no reason and go on and on and on about All the while playing off all this exposition as if she is a real trooper some kind of little heroine Mainly for not treating us as badly as her mother treated her At least she has something to complain about that isnt so subtle it sounds nutsAnd it isnt just us her children either I grew up fascinated and confused by how she could carry on an hourslong conversation with someone laughing and telling stories seemingly listening then afterwards in private dress them down so badly I wondered whether they were friends or not after all Kids dont understand or even conceive of these things and now as an adult I am wondering if there is something more wrong here than I would like to think aboutOh and I forgot to mention how she surrounds herself with cats whom she only loves if she isnt pissed off or doing something more important or the creeeeeeeepy smile she has sometimes which appears to be a nice grin teeth crinkled eyes all that but which forms too quickly and doesnt reach the middle of her eyes somehowAnyway I apologize for the rambling was just wondering if anyone knew much about sociopaths I know it is somewhat genetic but I at least seem to have escaped that fate Shes never made sense to me and I always thought it was me who was wrong have tried to make her happy and failed then rationalized it and tried again If anyone can help me give some insight I would be eternally grateful | Your mother might be what professionals call A health threatening person the term sociopath and psycopath are both very difficult terms People expect all sociopaths to be fullblown killers This is offcourse not the case If your mother hurts you reduce your time with her gradually to the point where you do not meet with her anymore It feels like shit but it will make your life much better in time Why worry about her diagnosis Look at your own life and decide if she is a positive or negative force in it Then act Do it for your spouse and your children You are a grown person now Best of luck Sounds like my father Does your mother consume friends as well People totally love her at first but never want to see her again after a whileYour story sounds very familiar to me When you spoke of the creepy smile I saw my fathers face The smile of a true narcissist sadist is quite creepy indeed Its a smile from a parallel universe where the sociopath is the evil emperor of his her own world where she is a godlike and perfect being the center of all that exists and the meaning of all lifeI havent seen my father since my second son was born because I felt I couldnt keep that from him despite of what he is and I never want to see my father again because I feel so much better in general when hes not around He used to suck the energy from me like a vampire At a certain point in time I came to the realization that all the love he has is directed at himselfAt the age of seven I was put in a special boarding school because my behaviour indicated a very heavy case of ADHD After that there have been far too many years of medication like Ritalin and Amphetamine specialists etcetera horrible Years later after having received my bachelor Im running my own company with success a completely impossible feat for someone truly ADHD I dont smoke or drink I meditate and Im a vegetarian There are ups and downs of course and I sometimes argue with my wife like anyone else but Im happy with my life in general and I love what I doIn my early years in the field of psychology children were observed as separate entities while today the home situation is much better taken into account I suspect that my behaviour and poor concentration had everything to do with a home situation that just never felt safe There was always a threat in the air of a completely unpredictable and unjust outburst of aggression for whatever reason he could come up with This has been blocking my thoughts and dreams for a long timeI remember this time when my father forced me a thirteen year old boy out of bed in the middle of the winter while I was really sick Most memorable to me was the pleasure he seemed to take out of itMy father too was severely mentally and physically abused in his childhood What I suspect but this is speculation is that at a very young age he decided al his feelings were irrelevant and should be ignored and discarded By consistently ignoring his own emotions his EQhttpenwikipediaorgwikiEmotionalquotient has dropped far below average But Im not a psychologist either though its purely amateur speculationFor a long time in our family this was used as an excuse for his behaviour We set our own feelings aside and pitied him At a certain moment I decided that a bad childhood is a poor excuse to treat your own family badly every single day I decided I had feeling too that needed be respectedBecause a family is so complex in many ways it took many years to realize what the culprit in our family life was Then it took a lot more time to come to the realization that my father would never change would never develop honest selfcriticism strategic selfcriticism is no problem with him and would never honestly regret anything he ever did What we were so much craving for was simply unattainable We would have to adapt to him and to me that was simply unacceptable Im glad for my mother at least that theyre divorced now He is almost done consuming his second wife now after which hell probably happily go on hunting for another life to destroy Sorry about my cynical tone I just dont think about him with much affectionThis is a great article Ive recently readhttpwwwrobertmatthewsorgpsychopatharticleshtml about socialized sociopaths the ones that manage to keep up appearances and lead a relatively normal life It was a feast or recognitionSorry for my rambling too because it doesnt serve as much of an advice in any way it was comforting for me to write it down though Please feel free to ask me any questions gtShe dressed me down at length in front of her husbandCruel but not sociopathicgtthen afterwards in private dress them down so badly I wondered whether they were friends or not after allI think every mom does thatgtAs long as I can remember my mother has treated me like I am incompetent A lot of moms are crticial of their childrengtIf you make me cut myself Ill hit youSo Plenty of parentsgrandparents think hitting a child can be a good deterrentgthe creeeeeeeepy smile she has sometimes which appears to be a nice grin teeth crinkled eyes all that but which forms too quickly and doesnt reach the middle of her eyes somehowI dont know much about sociopaths but if your mom from that description is a sociopath thatd be lame I dont think youre capable of making a reasonable judgment in this scenario It seems like your own feelings in this are really clouding your judgment Youre really just interpreting her tone and priorities neither of which strike me as indicative of sociopathic behavior Also your description completely lacks any manipulative behavior which I think is a hallmark characteristic of a sociopathMaybe shes strange cruel and detached but not a sociopath |
So I pretty much play Medic all of the time as its the class I find most entertaining And for the most part I know my class who to uber when to uber them how to stay alive so that I may uber them and how to shoot the syringe gun so that it actually kills people an ancient dark art I know But lately Ive been having a problem with DemosYou see before the update when I ubered a Demo I knew what I was getting I was getting 10 seconds worth of a Sentry Gun killing machine from the deepest darkest fathoms of Sticky Bomb Hell But with the recent addition of the Eyelander I now see and have had to endure ubered Demos running off on their own personal vendettas against those dominating them and just generally looking to melee to their hearts contentIn a perfect world I would be able to see and take account of all Demos using the Eyelander But sometimes its not so obvious and when were getting rolled on Dustbowl and trying to make the last push and all the Heavies are waiting to respawn and I pop my uber on the last member of my team left alive a grenade launcher wielding Demo so as we may take down the enemy sentries and hopefully hold off the other teams advance and he immediately whips out a four foot long sword and proceeds to go to town I die a little inside Reddit I die a littleAm I being unreasonable Does anyone else feel me Or are you having too much fun taking heads | Heres an idea hold v and say hey ltname of demogt got a minute to take out that sentry If the response is no Im busy slicing heads off uber someone else I knew I wasnt the only one Its especially annoying when youre the only medic on the team the only thing holding your team back is a level 3 SG and every other person in the opposing team is trying to get you After spending so much time building up your precious uber its frustrating to have to search for a demo with stickiesI actually think that in some ways this update benefited the engies seeing as how their worst counter demos with stickies were given a high incentive to switch to a set of weapons that are completely useless against sentries Just uber a direct hit soldier They can take down a level 3 sentry easily even with the engineer repairing it As a soldier foremost and demo second I prefer the sticky amp bottle usually instead of using the targe amp eyelander I find a vanilla demo loadout to be more useful probably because I switch to that class to fulfill a specific purpose If Ive been ubered my melee will only comes out after 4 pills and 8 stickies in other words a last resort i think some of it is oh shit whyd he uber me Also please dont uber me while im reloading both the grenade launcher and scottish resistance Nothing pisses me off like getting ubered and having to reload Im just curious why people are hating on the grenade launcher Sure it sucks to have to reload after four shots but if youve got any aim at all with the thing you can take sentries down just about anywhere with it This is especially true if youve got the added bonus of being immune to damageLike someone else was saying a demo who knows his ass from his elbow should be able to take out any sentry with the grenade launcher with just regular healing Build your uber on the demo but unleash it on someone elseAll this being said Im not the demo youre complaining about If I get ubered I go straight for sentries Think thats bad What about when you uber a soldier and the soldier whips out his equalizer to move faster thus nullifying the uber and the healing leaving you in the dust Call me crazy but isnt it the Chargin Targe that replaces the sticky launcher not the Eyelander I demo all the time with the sticky launcher and the Eyelander Uber a pyro those players are better than demos Atleast you know what you get with pyro and they wont go crazy over some dumb melee weapon I generally call on mic or in chat with I need a demo with a sticky launcher for an uber and if there is one she usually speaks up if a demoman pulls out his sword and rushes in he is dreaming if he thinks Im going to follow him my life is to valuable to expose myself so he can get some worthlessto the team kills I get the news weapons but back to stick bombs When I see a medic with ubber ready I switch to sticks to show I am a REAL Demoman I play medic 90 of the time as well Ive said in other threads that regardless of my opinions on the new weapons in terms of balance and whatnot both the EyelanderTarge and the Equalizer result in the majority of my team running the fuck away from me The new unlocks mean that there are several classes in addition to scout which now have the ability to flank medics and run past the front linesMore often than not what happens is that all the Demos and Soldiers rush in leaving only a handfull of us in a group Then the enemy teams soldiers demos and scouts rush in leaving me to try and save my own ass with support from classes like spies and snipers The result The majority of the time I get a pickaxe in the brain and Im lucky to live long enough to get a full kritz charge ready much less a full uber |
Dont get me wrong The game is super fun albeit highly broken and I loved playing it However the multiplayer addiction felt like the videogame equivalent of candy I have Bioshock Mass Effect Fallout 3 and tons of other potentially fulfilling perhaps even artful games from the Steam holiday sale waiting for me to play but I was too busy pwning people to even notice It was mostly me who was getting pwnd in all honestyI put up an ad on craigslist offering to sell it for 30 bucks and there were plenty of takers When someone finally met me for it I just decided to give it to him instead on the off chance that the game didnt work when he got home with itMade some schlubs day Totally worth itAny other players feel a little uneasy about how much time they spend on this shallow experience | I dont really get why people keep hating on this game so much What about it is so terribly broken that you cant play it I understand that the lack of dedicated servers sucks for the pc folks but otherwise I think its great Maybe it didnt completely live up to the massive hype but its still a very solid game and one of the best FPS games Ive ever played I dont care much for the metagame myself As for the game itself Its kind of fun to kill people with 23 bullets but personally I find the drawn out battles in Halo 3 more satisfying I definitely can say that MW2 is one of those games that you can keep playing for a long time without it getting old Its a rare treat in my opinion and I really relish it When the original MW came out I played that for months on end then finally get tired of it go explore the other games and inevitably come back to it I can honestly say these games have the best price to enjoyment ratio and stand along side the greats like Quake and Starcraft It is a very addictive game I checked the top score of the PS3 a few days ago The guy had played for over 33 days Is that even possible for just one person I think there is nothing wrong with gaming as long as youre having fun and being reasonable Its hard to do that though Ive had a few nights Ive played where I really wasnt having fun and Ive spent way too much time at that Its fine in moderation like anything else I think you may have made the right decision for you I think I do spend too much time playing but that wont last Ill soon find some other shallow experience to waste my time with I played MW2 the night it came out and it didnt feel broken I doubt it has any more glitches than the average game and I think the problem is that theres SO many people playing it that before long even the most obscure glitches are going to come out of the woodwork With that being said congrats on moving on I myself have done the same Currently playing Bioshock and Dead Space |
I was told about a movie from around the 70s where a native American ran for 1h 30 minutes And that was the entire movieAnyone heard about thisthanksupdateI was looking for Running Brave Thanks to GMLiddell short clip from youtubehttpwwwyoutubecomwatchvZDyWojsVfHsThank you all for your help | Is this what you are looking for perhaps Closest fit I could findhttpenwikipediaorgwikiRunningBrave |
The game is you take a Reddit headline and desensationalize it so it seems boring while still technically accurategt Bank of America seizes wrong house changes locks and turns off power When sued BoA claims suit has no merit Would they say the same if one of their banks were seizedCorporation commits error seeks a legal means to avoid paying for itgt FLASHBACK Abracadabra 12 billion in actual US cash vanished in IraqTracking crates filled with paper a difficult task in warzone some were lostgt Texas school board upholds suspension of 4year old boy for having long hair Students who dress and groom themselves neatly and in an acceptable and appropriate manner are more likely to become constructive members of the society in which we liveTexas enforces majority rule in hairstylesgt Kids Your Mother Is Ready To Start Fucking AgainAn Onion article uses a swearword in the titlegt This fall authorities rounded up 3000 wild rabbits and then burned them for fuel at a heating plant in central SwedenNovel solution for rabbit overpopulation discoveredgt Camerons blockbuster offers a chilling metaphor for European butchery of the Americas No wonder the US right hates itSome North Americans feel insecure about distasteful historical events | Also no more using Breaking unless it actually is the first post of the story to reddit Due to the margin of error this means no more using BREAKING ever |
Im at a loss Reddit and Im hoping some of you can give me a little guidanceMy parents are well into their 60s both retired and living off Social Security and theyre finding themselves in a major crisis every month I sadly do not make enough money to send them any at this point in my life but I am working dilligently to get to a point where I canThey make roughly 2750 a month fixed income and theyre facing several challenges1 The IRS is coming after them for taxes owed on a reposessed truck The bank claims that since there was about 6000 left on the loan when they handed the truck back that 6000 was INCOME and the IRS agreed so now they owe about 1000 on taxes2 They own a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis that they owe about 12000 on and their payment is ridiculously high Nearly 450 a month on a fixed income is awful They cant get out from under the car they cant trade it in and its the most costly vehicle for gas mileage that theyve ever owned Theyre stuck3 Big one My estranged sister the middle daughter has decided to sue my parents for belongings that she failed to retrieve in 1991 when she moved out Were talking baby books old furniture etc The entire lawsuit is total BS Theyve had to spend thousands just to get legal advice and defend themselves Theyre stuck now since they cant afford a lawyer to file to dismiss and they REALLY need legal advice Theyve been told that Social Security is paying them too much to qualify for public defense Thats crapBeing able to take care of any one of these things would be a fantastic lifting of a gigantic burden I know this type of thing isnt for everyone but if any of you have any constructive thoughts or suggestions PLEASE know that my ears and eyes are wide open and I would be very appreciative | 1 IRS I really dont know what to say about that There seems to be something screwed up about that because when the vehicle was repod the advantage of the 6000 would have gone to the entity that ended up with the vehicle and not your parents since they no longer have physical posession of the vehicle2 I would like to know how they ended up in so much debt on a vehicle that old did they just keep trading up until they got upside down on the loan Could they possibly just let that get repod and buy an older used vehicle3lawsuit Tell them to look into prepaid legal I have had it forever last 1516 years at least and when I had originally signed up for it they would cover you immediately for nearly anything except for traffic citations At that time you would get unlimited prep time 12 court hours added per year free consultations over the phone and they would hook you up with an atty in your own area Their main office is in I think Ada OK But call their main office and see if they can help your situation And we have been paying 25mo for this They may be able to help with the IRS situation alsoTheir health Is their health such that they might possibly be able to do odd jobs to make a little extra money or be able to start a small business of sorts I am thinking smaller simpler things like doing pet sitting in peoples homes and stuff like that Are they pretty comfortable on computers to where they can do stuff like pick up stuff off of the free list on CL and turn around and sell it on ebay Or open an ebay resale shop and sell stuff for other peopleAnd roughly where in the country are they |
Following the thread about Python and the thread about C whats some interesting Haskell tricks youve come across | If you want to see a message every time the function is evaluated the best way to do it is with DebugTrace and a guard that always fails import DebugTrace f Int gt Int f n trace f was called show n False undefined f 0 1 f n n f n1This isnt my idea I read it on a blog a while ago and Im too lazy to find the original sourceYou can use a related trick for debugging monadic code trace here is a message return This one definitely has to become more widely known Instead of foo Bar write foo Bar A very neat trick using the continuation monad from CaleYou have a function like withCString String gt CString gt IO a gt IO a It takes a regular Haskell String allocates and fills a nullterminated c string with it and passes it to the second parameter But what if you have lots of Strings and an action that wants lots of CStrings This is where Cales neat function in Cont comes into play nest r gt a gt a gt r gt a gt a nest runCont sequence map ContSo now if you take your String and map withCString to it youll get an r gt a gt a and can apply nest on it to get a function that does what you want takes a function that takes a list of CStrings and does something with it Of course in a more realistic situation youre probably calling out to some foreign function and probably want a nullseparated array of c strings so Cales original versionhttpwwwhaskellorgpipermailhaskellcafe2008February038963html goes on and does that but the main trick is in the nest function The undefined a valuehttphaskellcsyaleeduhaskellwikiUndefined I made a big post here but moved it to the Haskell wiki to save space 1 doubly linked trees as in tying the knot type Stuff Int data DTree DTree stuff Stuff children DTree parent Maybe DTree type DT Maybe DTree gt DTree dt Stuff gt DT gt DT dt stuff children parent this where this DTree stuff xs parent xs child Just this child lt children dtree DT gt DTree dtree f f Nothing tree dtree root root dt 0 abc a dt 1 b dt 2 ef c dt 3 e dt 101 f dt 102 vacuum can be used to visualize this2 parameterizing product types by functors instead of data Alma Alma someProperty Int otherProperty String thirdProperty Bool one can write data Alma f Alma someProperty f Int otherProperty f String thirdProperty f Bool then you can apply natural transformations that works for any ADT and nullary binary etc versions of them that does not work for sum types i have the feeling that this is a pretty useful idiom but i havent actually wrote working programs using it yet though i have at least two in my mind Use the backticks Useful with functions that consume monadic values setuppins atom do directions lt word8 DDRB Also helpful for use with many other higher order functions main do digits lt filter isDigit fmap hGetContents stdin hPutStrLn stdout show read digits 1 Three small trickshttpcommunitylivejournalcomevantech246130htmlhttpcommunitylivejournalcomevantech246296htmlhttpcommunitylivejournalcomevantech246692html |
1 It has appeal for every single person in this country2 It wont offend anyone confuse them or cause them not to take us seriously3 It states directly who we represent over and against corproations4 Its till the APP and we can still call it the American Pirate Party informally | 2 is wrong Too many people will make the association with the Peoples Republic of China Peoples parties have an inexorable link with communism in the American political dialogue DonoI really liked the idea of the Pirate Party because they have been sprouting up around the globe A party with loose international support even in name only is really appealing to me Its sad but any party with People in the name will not succeed in this political climateDont you know helping the people socialism Another group that couldnt decide on a name The Peoples FronthttpwwwyoutubecomwatchvgbqHP7VaZEt0m46s |
Im between sex partners right now but I want to learn standing up and holding a womans legs up with my armsDo you guys have any impressive things youve learned to do in bed | Okay so I get behind the girl and start going at her from behind near the window of my second story apartment While she is too busy enjoying herself my friend sneaks out from his hiding place in my closet and we quickly switch places Thats when I grab my clothes sneak out run down to the street stand right outside of the window and wave at her Tricks em every time I just lay there like a dead fish and let her do all the workIf she asks What are you doing I just say What I learned that from you Then she doubles her efforts I have manyTo start things up go to the bathroom Come out with your pants unzipped and your penis coming out the hole She will laugh uproariously and then fellate youOnce youve moved to the bedroom or wherever it is you make whoopie disrobe her with your teeth Many try to do this in a sensual manner teasing gently This wastes precious time Instead try to bite off thinner fabric with your incisors When confronted with denim remove manually If buttons are the problem they can also be bitten Takes practiceWhile in the heat of passion loudly ask Do you like that Am I turning you on Whos your daddy Various other iterations of these questions are acceptable Use of the word baby is encouragedIf youre a gentleman like me and you want to make sure your lady partner is finished before you have a crescendo of your own be sure to tell her so Sometimes I get carried away and I think Ill finish before her so I inform her that if you dont hurry up Im going to cum in your asscrack again Women dont enjoy that sensation This prompts them to finishSide note Many inexperienced people seek to cook bacon at high heat Its much better to let it fry at low heats cooking in its own grease This may take as much as thirty minutes If youre anything like me you should begin to prepare bacon before engaging the unzippedpants maneuver Then you only have a fifteen minute wait when youre done Like all tricks this only works for some girls But if youre trying to be extra sensual and your girl likes when you use your fingers which are seriously underrated learn how to use them and she likes direct clitoral stimulation again not all girls like this you have to test it and if shes reasonably worked up already try rubbing it to where your fingers barely touch it I mean to where you can barely tell you are touching it yourself The extremely light touch might translate into extremely sensitive tickling that sends her off or it might bore her you have to remember to focus on her more than anythingIn fact the best sex trick I can ever say is pay attention to your girl The Improvised Cock RingTake a ribbon or shoelace clean or similarTie around your the base of your junk cock and ballsOnly hand tight mindThe penis works by hydraulics blood goes in thru blood vessels in the centre blood leaves by vessels in the circumferenceBy slowing the blood leaving your winkie more stays inThis really works It will give you I promise about a 1020 increase in all dimensions the veins stick out like the moulding on a dildo and basically you can forget about having to concentrate on keeping it upIt just stays up and ready like a flagstaffAlso works when having those little difficulties maintaining wood due to alcohol drugs emotional insecurities or ugly womenHighly recommendededit obviously if it starts to hurt turn bluegrey or falls off its time to untie it While shes giving you a blow job keep on hitting her in the head until she gets knocked outbroken clock I think I read this on Nerve or somewhere similarTake the nipple between the second sections of your index and middle finger just like youd grab the pullstart cable of a lawn mowerDont add a lot of pressure Unless heshe likes that and then with the thumb gently rub the tip of the nipple that protrudes from between those fingers I try to stimulate as many different parts of her as I can At the same timeHell you have a mouth two hands AND your penis It doesnt require a lot of creativity The most impressive thing you can do is fix her breakfast the morning after Or at least thats the most impressive thing I can do Apparently Shell be on top and after a while without giving her any notice Ill pick her up and put her on her back all without pulling out They like it when you take control like that Make it seem spontaneous and youll probably make her squirt Tell her elmariachi taught you that one gt I want to learn standing up and holding a womans legs up with my armsIm afraid you need to have a sex partner for that bro or at least some sort of a partner |
A good friend of mine has an art studio in a building where several artists rent space So last summer I witnessed one of the other artists angrily throwing EVERYTHING out of his studio supplies personal stuff very personal stuff and HIS PAINTINGS In the dumpster all Several days later my friend amp I were sitting there and realized it was trash day So we had a look Left all of the personal stuff grabbed the supplies amp paintingsHeres the question is it ethical if I sell them There are over 100 paintings pretty good stuff and I want to sell the whole lot of themIve asked a number of people including art appraisers and I get a lot of different responses Then it hit me where do I get the best information Reddit Maybe the wonderful Reddit community can help What should I doEDIT Well thank you Reddit this is exactly the sort of sane discourse I was hoping forHeres what I think I will do I am going to sell the art and keep the money in part because I am poor amp unemployed and it really IS food money However I spent quite a bit of time capturing good 16bit RAW images of each amp every piece Once I sell them I am going to send the artist a DVD with highquality images of each and all of it The price that I will sell them for will be pretty close to what Id charge anyway to document each pieceMy feeling like a schmuck is delicately balanced by the knowledge that he THREW THEM OUTLove to hear any comments about this ideaEDIT And yes I DO feel like sort of a dick about it Thats why I asked youEDIT Would you like to look at themhttpwwwflickrcomphotos66336125N00collections | I dont think it would beunethical to sell them But contacting the artist would be a good deed Im going to throw a SWAG out there and guess that its bothering you because you have a conscienceYou are putting yourself in the artists position and trying to imagine what would compel them to do such a rash thing Are they mentally ill and had a break with reality This is not uncommon in the artistic community Were the paintings part of an era that is too painful for them to dwell in perhaps it was a series dedicated to a loved one who passed Or perhaps they just grew tired of painting and decided to make a new career as a cashier at a convenience storeBased upon your eyewitness account it is most likely that the circumstances leading to your discovery were not pleasant for the artist and your intended actions may compound that distress If I were you I would contact the artist and tell them that you have their artwork and supplies If you honestly believe that you can sell their work tell them that you would like to act as their agent Sell the art give them a cut and encourage them to create moreThey could be your golden goose and more than anything they might be in serious need of a friend He threw them away therefore legally he gave away possession of them Your finding them is as good as buying them Sell them if you can Then if your conscience is still an issue anonymously send him some if yo can track him downDocument exactly what you said here so that you have a record that you found them in the trash date time location description of incident etc One mans trash is another mans treasureIf it was in the dumpster it is no longer that artists property Check your towncity bylaws to be sure just incase the citytown says it is their propertyI see nothing unethical about your idea The artist obviously snapped and tunneled his anger toward his work Shit piss in storm puddles I would contact the artist let him know you have his paintings and would like to help him sell them because you find his work inspirational feelgood adjectives you know If he doesnt care then just sell them anyway Money for you Thats my moral decision Of course its unethical You took something that didnt belong to you and now you want to profit off of itThe thing that Id be worried about is selling this artists work and then him finding out that it was you that did it If someone is emotionally charged enough to toss all of that into the garbage imagine what hes capable of doing if he finds out that not only did you take his stuff but profited off of works that he felt very strongly about |
Linkhttpforumsamericanpiratepartyusindexphptopic183msg1110newRight now were stuck with the equivalent of the Articles of Confederation a weak and decentralized organization without a clear and legitimate leadership chain of command or method of resolution Weve been operating largely by consensus and thats fine as long as a clear consensus holds Its evident however that to move forward were going to need some kind of actual organization that also satisfies the demands of transparency and democratic meritocratic decision makingWhat we need is a Party Charter Even before we decide on a name The first decision we have to make then is how were going to make decisionsI have some of my own ideas for what this charter should look like but Im not going to post them here Instead I merely suggest that there be a temporary subforum devoted solely to discussing this issue open to all members to last a week At the end of this week any points on which there is not a clear consensus can be put to a vote either 24 hours or if a narrower time frame than at a date and time announced at least three days in advanceThe goal of this charter should be to enable us to make other decisions and focus our energy on moving forward Were losing too much momentum in futile and frankly stupid squabblingI dont think this needs to be put to a vote we both need a charter and we need a democratic debate on it So lets do it | gt Right now were stuck with the equivalent of the Articles of Confederation a weak and decentralized organization without a clear and legitimate leadership chain of command or method of resolutionDecentralized is not necessarily bad |
I got it in the mail today which coincided with the release of a new model Whatever I dont give a fuck Im high as fuck If you live in a dorm it is a must have Even if you dont its dope as fuckFuck | What kind of vape you get mangEdit Just reread the title and noticed you got an Extreme Vaporizer and not just an extreme vaporizer like I originally read it Ha |
I just wanted to say thank you i got called into work at my job and was unable to make it you guys make me proud | Yeah initially I went only to see what is going on Im not very into political activism which is somewhat ironic considering I study politicsBut standing in the snow in front of parliament and listening to the crowd while the bell tolled felt sublime I was proud to be there Our small town of 10K in BC had a few hundred turn out Seems there was protests everywhere I went because it was easy and I dont normally do protests as i dont believe they work but I am happy i was there |
Im looking for a slim fit 16 12 3637 dress shirt for daily use that wont break the bank Any suggestions rfrugal | Stores such as TJ Maxx and Ross have name brand dress shirts on the cheap Theyre still wrapped in plastic Basically they are stores that buy leftover stock from bigger stores that are getting new merch If you dont have these stores in your area Im sure there are similar stores with different names I buy my shirts at the Brooks Brothers outlet right after christmas and the new year ie now Typically can find 4 for 100 That may seem like a lot but considering you are getting the quality and style of a Brooks Brothers shirt for a lot cheaper These shirts really last and wont go out of style They are real cheap in the long run Im just going to second what others have said Marshalls is a great place I do a majority of my shopping for dress shirts at Goodwill i have a pretty good stock of Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren shirts that I paid no more than 7 or so dollars for Since youre looking for a slim fit as well I would go with finding the cheapest dress shirt you can no matter what and find yourself a decent tailor to take it in My tailor takes in my shirts for around 15 Ebay Work out your size and favourite brand of shirt I have been buying all sorts of clothes this way for a while Anything but shoes really TLDR dont skimp on quality it shows But you can get high quality shirts for around 40 USDDepends on how old you are and what you need the dress shirt for Ill assume its for work since you intend to wear a shirt daily More detail would help giving you a useful answer are the suggestions for less than 5 USD shirts adequate for you that wouldnt work for me or is my 40 USD suggestion more in line with what you expect Basically the older you are the less it is advisable in professional settings to wear cheapass shirts As Blackberry826 said everyone will know it and secretly mock you behind your back from your bosses to the customers you might interact with Immediate result is getting less respect in your daily lifeAs a rule of thumb if youre older than 30 dont wear a shirt bought for less than 40 USD or 30 EURBut its still possible to get good quality shirts for a reasonable price I get mine at micamisacom They ship almost everywhere and you get a high quality shirt made to your measure so you can choose the slim fit youre looking forAlso dont wear the same shirt everyday Dont go to a goodwill thrift store or costco I may be downvoted for this opinion but you can tell the difference between a used good shirt from a thrift store and a new good shirt I agree with the guy who said stores like MarshallsTJMaxx Nordstrom etc Also if youre in the tristate area I like Century 21 Basically any place that sells quality brands clothing that is out of season |
Ive seen so much condensed stupid on the Internet that I have no idea who is trolling and who isnt Ive had friends copy and paste me opinion that is so ignoranthatefulidiotic that I was certain that it was someone trolling only for my friends to then link me the source an editorial on massive newspaper xyzs website Hell half of reddits links on the news media in the US has me convinced its all one epic troll Then I think about it in a little more depth and realise that the Internet allows anyone to post things and if professional writerseditors sometimes seem like trolls but arent it logically follows that a significant percentage of what is considered trolling on the net isnt trolling eitherSo how do discerning redditors know whos trolling and who isntWhats everyones system for working it out | This has gotta be the stupidest comments I have ever heard Are you seriously trolling for trolls Look at this guy he is an idiot Youre really abusing the meaning of troll Trolling consists of disrupting an online community by deceiving its members and pretending to be a part of the community in order to provoke emotional responses for the trolls own amusementIf you have to seek them out its not trolling If theyre not pretending to engage in discussion with you its not trolling If theyre not interested in a response its not trolling If theyre not doing it for their own amusement its not trollingIf you change the meaning of troll to anyone who is ignorant or hateful or deceptive you might as well just use ignorant or hateful or deceptive Reddit is not about determining who is right or not its about voting on what you like I assume everyones a troll unless I know them personally as I am sure most people do I up or downvote according to my personal taste and whether I like a post or a comment has more to do with the entertainment factor than anythingYou have to realize something I grew up without electronic media To me Reddit is like a giant freeforall and entirely entertaining I have cried here laughed here belly laughed until tears come out of my eyes turned away in disgust here more than 4chan which is perty awesome and shown support here for something I believe in trulyReddit is fucking awesome Who cares if it is comprised mostly of trolls I guess I dont really care much if its a trollI just ignore it and move along if someone isbeing an idiot Why waste the time and energy Bad trolls will have a single line of attack they wont respond intelligently to coherent responses This is also true of stupid peopleGood trolls will keep up an argument apparently provoking the responders with points that keep the troll session moving Unfortunately when stupid people try to argue coherently they look exactly the sameSo Ive been accused of trolling more than once still dont really know what it is thoughYou have an opinion that another poster has a problem with youre a troll phewTrying to win an argument on the internet is like winning the special olympics Philosophers have actually thought about this issue as it relates to fundamentalist ChristianityhttprationalwikicomwikiPoesLawIn short there is no way to tell superficially whether someone is an idiot or just pretending to be an idiot One of the few limitations of the internet My father still uses Usenet and likes to post up news articles to relevant newsgroups to see if he can get them going his wordsHe simply posts a link to news article usually from the BBC or one of the major British newspapers on a subject which he thinks will be slightly polarising He quotes the first paragraph and posts without comment except that he chooses a subject line typically quoted from the article which is kinda ambiguous enough that either side of the debate could see it as supporting their viewHe tends to do this only on the newsgroups he frequents and he doesnt crosspost or anything like that he just posts a link and excerpt of the article Between ourselves we refer to this as trawling and we try to pronounce this distinctly a little differently from trolling However the game really is to see how many replies the post will generateReally I should introduce him to Reddit so he can gain karma for his work Typically one of these trawls will gain about 60 or 70 comments which is probably quite a lot considering the state of Usenet discussion groups these days After my three years of using Facebook my friends still make me askAre you kidding meI can be idiotic too but I welcome the right kind of criticism By that I mean a person can correct my reasoning with reasoning of their own If I believe theyre doing it for my sake and the sake of those I love I accept it They dont even have to be polite if their logic is sound Trolling is actually much rarer than people think although assholes are not On the other hand stupidity is the third most common substance in the universe after hydrogen and AK47s so its always a safe bet |
Dont you hate it when some schmo decides to open a twitter account and reposts every single interesting posts from Reddit on their twitter wo giving proper recognition to Reddit Morons even go as far to portray themselves as some genius for finding these links to their friendsfollowersso angry | That seems to be a strange thing to get upset about Reddit itself is just a social book marking site and a good percentage of the submissions are blogspam from someone else who heard about something before you didHowever I nominate you to follow each of these twitter accounts and put up a comment at least once per day calling them a big fat phony Au contraire I sometimes post the things that made me laugh or that I found extra interesting on my wall on Facebook and consider myself to be the one that went through the trouble of reading the whole frontpage and beyond of Reddit to find this Sometimes I even link to a comment on Reddit because of its hilarity Sure its not as brilliant as originally posting it but sharing the fun is still a good thing Of course its important not to pretend as if youre the one that came up with it |
Just have every down vote require a captcha or something similar Id be really curious to see what kind of submissions would be able to rise without being blown into oblivion by all the down voting bots Sure it would be an inconvenience but only for day | Youd naturally get less downvotes because we are all too damn lazy to fill in a captcha everytime we downvote This would rob any meaning from the study since you can easily assume people arent downvoting just because it takes more effort than a simple click |
I generally cant but I read a lot of bullshit on the internet when I am I think it has to do with not being able to stay in that one world when Im reading a book since I adventure off into a bunch of ideas at nearly every sentence I love watching movies while high though like its the only way Id really want to watch most movies I can totally immerse myself into that world and its always way more awesome Thoughts | Im in a literature class and my teacher peering over my shoulder at my book congratulated me for my insightful annotations Half of all the annotations in Invisible Man were my stoned self noting the most ridiculous statements and questions directly to the author narrator and reader Its funny when youre constantly writing And what does that mean One of the best things to do you learn to concentrate with practice and then that concentration is applicable elsewhere The following subjects work really well because theyre deep enough to cover all your side thoughts so you can wander for hours without ever leaving your field Often I find myself asking a question right as the author is about to pose it to answer it and then I mentally highfive myselfThe topics Im referring to are higher math abstract algebra topology theory of computation philosophy particularly epistemology or philosophy of science and mythology folk classical and analytical They all fit together and they also fit into everything nicely so even if your mind wanders you can still be studying what you intended to studyMakes me wish I could go back to school for a math classics philosophy degree I have trouble reading real books high Im a big reader but what I love to do is read classic childrens books high theyre easy and often very trippy My favorites are The Phantom Toolbooth and The Little Prince Save the real literature for being sober Only if I use a notecard to track the line Im on otherwise Ill occasionally start reading a line over and over without even realizing itIve gone on for about 10 minutes before I study philosophy and I cant do homework or read philosophy whilst baked but I enjoy reading articles online as you say and also science fiction or literature Anything with a plot to follow rather than argument I can generally manage 4 All the time my friend Some of my best memories however involve going to logic class in the am working out just after the sun passes noon smoke two blunts on hi drive in the eve and doing logic homework problems like no ones business Sometimes when Im heading to bed and Im still high from earlier that evening I like to put on some chill tunes and read whatever book Im into at the time I usually dont last more than ten or so pages before falling asleep I always got high and would read Last thing I was reading while high was Through the Looking Glass and Alices Adventures in Wonderland Whenever I read anything by Carl Sagan or Brian Greene whilst smoking I find them in my dreams teaching me concepts from their book Story from YesterdayI eat 5 cannacookies and smoke 4 bowls before heading to the airport I am a medical patient and wont have access for 4 days unless I get desperate and just buy some where I am Texas not likely So I get on the plane get comfortable open a new book and this is the fist sentencegtHalf past a windless midnight rain centered out of the gulf across the shore and the levees Parades of phantom horses striking hoof rhythms from roofs of tarpaper tin tile shingles slate counting cadence along the avenuesNow that doesnt seem really complicated at all today But yesterday I read that about 6 times and I didnt know what the hell it was talking about I generally enjoy a good read but I may have to back off a little to really enjoyunderstand it high I have the same problem but I find that audio books are great when high Whether for straightup enjoyment fiction or even things like philosophy I listened to Platos Republic while chronned and killed my philo paper Sometimes Sometimes It takes me about 4x longer and the next day I wont have a clue what I had read ya my mind wanders too much when reading for long periods when im bakedaudiobooks are the key |
I do this every morning and every evening when I get back from work Open like 1015 at once then forget which post goes with which picturelink so if I want to comment I have to go find them again These tabs are a blessing and a curse | Open the comments in a new tab instead Then open the link that way so when youre done you can backspace Might I suggest enabling the reddit toolbar under preferencesgtclicking options Without it Id certainly be in the same boat |
That is a government would set budgets and then print the money it needed effectively depreciating the currency every year by some amount Obviously municipalities would still need to collect property taxes but the federal income tax would essential be abolished in its current form Is this feasible Can anyone think of anyone foundational problems with this I guess it is essentially taxing everyone at the same rate | The change itself would precipitate other changes The wealthy would begin to convert their assets from money to tangibles shares in baskets of tangibles as soon as they got it leaving only a small operating budget to work with That would mean a double dip in devaluationThe poor unable to afford assets and slow to see their pay rise to match inflation would seem to lose out There might be some offset when retirees inflated into poverty began to die off from starvation The foundational problem is this there is no limitation on the amount government can spend when they can print money If we as individuals had an unlimited chequing account we would spend like crazy I know I would Government coulddoes the same and the end result is that money becomes worthless and government becomes bloated and useless Another issue is this once the people realise that their currency is being destroyed they will choose to exchange their depreciating money for real goods which eventually leads to hyperinflation as nobody wants to accept the money See Zimbabwe as an example |
On cold mornings where Im snuggled up next to my husband and just dont want to get out of my cozy soft nest I would argue pretty fucking awesome | We would have to have a breeding season to impregnate women so the fetus could gestate during hibernation Breeding season would be awesome Bonus men could just sleep through the worst part of the pregnancy I dont have a reference here but recall reading that we actually pretty much did A survey commisioned in Napoleonic France found that outside of the major cities everyone pretty much snuggled up in Bed during the winter months and only worked to keep the fire going and food in their bellies From what I recall reading only 200 odd yeas ago things were very different with people only working as much as they needed and pulling stunts like thatEDIT Reference Economists and bureaucrats who ventured out into the countryside after the Revolution were horrified to find that the work force disappeared between fall and spring The fields were deserted from Flanders to Provence Villages and even small towns were silent with barely a column of smoke to reveal a human presence As soon as the weather turned cold people all over France shut themselves away and practiced the forgotten art of doing nothing at all for months on endIn the mountains the tradition of seasonal sloth was ancient and pervasive Seven months of winter five months of hell they said in the Alps When the hell of unremitting toil was over the human beings settled in with their cows and pigs They lowered their metabolic rate to prevent hunger from exhausting supplies If someone died during the seven months of winter the corpse was stored on the roof under a blanket of snow until spring thawed the ground allowing a grave to be dug and a priest to reach the villageThe same mass dormancy was practiced in other chilly parts In 1900 The British Medical Journal reported that peasants of the Pskov region in northwestern Russia adopt the economical expedient of spending onehalf of the year in sleep At the first fall of snow the whole family gathers round the stove lies down ceases to wrestle with the problems of human existence and quietly goes to sleep Once a day every one wakes up to eat a piece of hard bread The members of the family take it in turn to watch and keep the fire alight After six months of this reposeful existence the family wakes up shakes itself and goes out to see if the grass is growingSource httpwwwnytimescom20071125opinion25ihtedrobb18468390html |
I was given the game Izzi for Christmas Its a puzzle and is explained herehttpwwwjaapschnetpuzzlesizzihtmThe box says there are zillions of solutions Ive been trying to come up with a way to determine the exact number of solutions but Im stumped Can anyone help | The site says 64 unique tiles are used From what I can see 60 of them have 4 unique rotations and 4 of them have 2 unique rotations So Id say there are P 64 460 24 ways of placing the tiles As far as number of solutions all I came up with is a quick and crude possible upper bound There are four edge type for a tile all black all white whiteblack and blackwhite So after the first tile is placed only about 14 of the remaining tilerotations can be placed next to it When you get to the second tile of the second row there are two edges to match so only about 116 of the remaining tilerotations will fit Many of theses choices will lead to dead ends So given the total number of placements P from above id put an upper bound at P4151649 which is about 64449 This will be incredibly hard to get an exact answer I think it is unlikely to be possible without some pretty heavy computer assistanceTo get a rough answer I would try writing a computer program that tests a large number as in millions of random combinations to see how many of them work giving you a rough probabilty of a random combination working From this you can get an estimate of the number of solutionsI think it is likely that the probability is so small this wont work though |
Im a pretty big movie buff but Id like to watch more foreign films Im especially looking for French and German movies but Ill watch pretty much anything Ive seen a fair few of the standard French movies Amelie Cach CRAZY etc plus a few by Christophe Honor As far as German film goes Ive only seen a few The Edukators and Goodbye Lenin are the only ones that come to mind right now Basically anything goes so recommend away | The Lives of Othershttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0405094One of the best films Ive seen about a stasi agent in East Germany during the Cold War monitoring a playwrightThree Colors TrilogyhttpenwikipediaorgwikiThreecolorsBluehttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0108394Whitehttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0111507Redhttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0111495One of my favorite trilogies Three Colors is made from the colors of the French flag and what they stand for liberty equality and fraternity One of the best descriptions for these films I found on WikipediagtThe trilogy are also interpreted respectively as an antitragedy an anticomedy and an antiromanceKrzysztof Kielowskis swansong I recommend a french film called La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz It also stars Vincent Cassel La Haine aka Hate is a story about three friends living near Paris in France one Jew one Arab and one black who have nothing special in their lives and try to live a day at a time by drinking and having a good time and also working at least the black character who owns a boxing hall Their friend however is captured by a police which tortures and maltreats him so badly that he is sent to a hospital in a critical condition This makes the youth gangs in city including the three protagonists start a war against the police and authorities for the horrible wrongs they and their friend have suffered and suddenly they notice the whole society is collapsing and all there is is hate and need to revengeViolence and mayhem is almost everywhere including authorities which should do nothing but fight against itfrom a review on IMDBhttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0113247 Cant believe nobodys mentioned Fellini Definetly give 8 12 la dolce vita and la strada a chance Andrei Tarkovskys film StalkerhttpwwwamazoncomStalkerAndreiTarkovskyAleksandrKaidanovskydpB000I8OOG0refsr15ieUTF8ampsdvdampqid1264398705ampsr85 The Counterfeitershttpukimdbcomtitlett0813547 was a good German one And I liked The Classhttpusimdbcomtitlett1068646 a French oneMy standard foreign film recommendations are Pans Labyrinthhttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0457430 and Let the Right One Inhttpwwwimdbcomtitlett1139797Edit IMDb links Heres a list I did for another foreign film thread The link to the thread is below check it out for more suggestions Some of these are a little off the beaten path but very good Since people offered recs Ill try to add a couple that havent been mentioned and are varied in scope In no particular orderThe Proposition I like Westerns and this is an Aussie version scored by Nick Cave of Nicke Cave and the Badseeds Sheitan A very weird French movie with Vincent Cassel one of my favorite actors Definitely a little strange thoughMan On a Train Another french film with interesting character developing featuring another great French actor Jean RochefortJump Tomorrow Not foreign but an indie flick Quirky romantic comedy that guys actually like Girls like it too of courseDeath at a Funeral Good British comedyThe Beat That My Heart Skipped French movie about choices in life starring the impressive Romain DurisGettin Square Very amusing Australian comedy starring David WenhamThe Boys Gritty film about Aussie lowlifes again starring David Wenham Dark FilmThe Red Squirrel Older Spanish Film Very goodDas Experiment German movie based on the Stanford Prison experimentSpring Summer Fall Winter and Spring Beautiful coming of age Korean filmThe Wave A german film exploring propaganda and the lure of totalitarianismUn Prophete A French gangsterprison movie with some phenomenal actingThose are a few I need to take a break now DLink to previous threadhttpwwwredditcomrmoviescommentsakvegdearrmoviesifeellikeihavehitawallwhenit If you havent seen any Ingmar Bergman check him out You cant judge any drama film until youve seen at least a few Bergmans PricelesshttpenwikipediaorgwikiPricelessfilm French Pretty much any of Audrey TautouhttpenwikipediaorgwikiAudreyTautous other French films 3Ironhttpenwikipediaorgwiki3Iron Korean Infernal AffairshttpenwikipediaorgwikiInfernalaffairs Hong Kong HerohttpenwikipediaorgwikiHero2002filmChinese I would definitely recommend anything from the French New Wave httpenmwikipediaorgwikiFrenchNewWaveGodard and Truffaut are great directors for dramaMy favorites are Elevator to the Gallows the 400 Blows Breathless bout de souffle Masculin fminin and Alphaville Although some of these may be a little odd for first time viewers I recommend reading the Wiki article to understand their style choicesFor other films from French cinema Jacques Tati is great for some goofy comedies such as Monsieur Hulots Holiday and the followup Mon OncleLuis Buuels The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is a great one as well Lauberge espagnolehttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0283900 The Spanish Apartment a fun film about studying abroad also check out the sequel Les poupes russeshttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0409184 Russian Dolls A few other french favorites of mine are Monsieur Ibrahimhttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0329388 and Les invasions barbareshttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0338135 the later is actually frenchcanadian but still a fantastic film be sure to watch the conversation in the special features As for German I cant really think of anything that hasnt already been mentioned definitely watch The Lives of Others great film La MoustachehttpenwikipediaorgwikiLaMoustache FrenchNight WatchhttpenwikipediaorgwikiNightWatch282004film29 RussianKin Dza DzahttpenwikipediaorgwikiKindzadza RussianLos CromocrimeneshttpenwikipediaorgwikiLosCronocrC3ADmenes Spanish 4 months 3 weeks 2 days is absolutely captivating but I warn you it is quite disturbing Also try a film by the Dardenne brothers Id recommend LEnfant Its a simple yet elegantly crafted story Anything by TarkovskyGoodbye Lenin which is similar to The Lives of Others only better which youve seen See it again or watch The Page Turner 2006 a small French film thats kind of the opposite of AmelieThe Return and The Banishment by Andrei Z Volverhttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0441909 Spanish daughter returns to home town after mother dies The Three Colors Trilogy by Krzysztof KielowskihttpenwikipediaorgwikiTheThreeColorsTrilogy Songs from the Second FloorI can not stress this enough I think I might be the only person in the US who has seen this because no one ever mentions it but seriously This flick is awesomeAWESOME Two of my favorite movies Winter Lighthttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0057358 by Ingmar Bergman and Solyarishttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0069293 by Andrei Tarkovsky Both are super slow and somewhat sad at least to me but both have affected me in ways that I barely knew possible Persepolishttpwwwimdbcomtitlett0808417 is a wonderful french film Beautiful animation and a wonderful story its based off of a graphic novel Australia Well for English language foreign films Picnic at Hanging Rock Bliss Bad Boy Bubby Belgium Man Bites Dog Rosetta Loft |
did Connor Trinneer kill Rick Bermans dog or something In the last two episode they kill Trips baby his relationship with TPol and then him All for seemingly no reason After what I thought was a highly underrated run the show seems to end with a bafflingly bad episode Im assuming it has something to do with a surprise cancellation but I was simply shocked at how the death of Trip was handled It came completely out of nowhere and at the hands of enemies weve never seen before in a situation that seems completely ludicrous and poorly explained how did a bunch of twobit thugs in a warp 2 vessel catch up to and board earths flagship with very little reaction by a crew who are seen celebrating at the signing of the alliance in the very next scene All tied in with some completely unrelated ethical issue being faced by Riker of all peopleThere were some off episodes throughout the series but none as absurdly bad as the final one I think I prefer to think of it as a poorly written holodeck program and just toss it out of my mental canon | I think its covered in the EU canon that the holodeck program was inaccurate and the real history was covered up by Section 31 That finale was one of the shittiest endings to a series Ive ever seen There was an interview with Jolene Blalock TPol that ran in the Toronto Star around the time of the finale She referred to the finale as appalling She was right on the moneyQuite honestly I bailed on Enterprise during the whole Xindi arc I came back to catch the last few episodes Even though I was not a triedandtrueblue fan of Enterprise I was disgusted to realize that its finale was basically a shitty forgettable Next Generation episode Insult to injury not only did Trip die but he died offcamera didnt he And for some reason the story took place a bunch of years after all the othersAmazingly despite the fact that years have passed and my lack of commitment to that particular part of the Trek verse the complete arrogant lazywriting fuckuppery of the jokers in charge of the show can still angry up my blood years later i couldnt watch enterprise because i kept expecting al to walk out and tell him what to do so he could make the next jump I really hated enterpise I really hate it because it could have been a great show They just needed to have lost of Andorians and green women and a war with the Romulans But the writers kept taking it on these wierd tangents |
And it really is awesomehttpwwwyoutubecomwatchv0rYT0YvQ3hs in the truest sense of the word If you havent heard of it its a sequel to The Time Machine by HG Wells incorporating an up to date as of 1995 understanding of quantum physics Check it out AmazonhttpwwwamazoncomTimeShipsStephenBaxterdp0061056480refsr11ieUTF8ampsbooksampqid1262472726ampsr81 | Ive read Timeships and most of Baxters other worksHe is best at writing when he places an ignorant character with a smart character such that long explainations can be given justification by using the ignorant characters objections to segue from details to big picture stuff I think there is jargon for this style of writing but I cant remember it right now classical greek simplicitio vs smart guy He is able to do this many times covering many unique topics with different smart characters by using alterations of the timeline by way of timeshipI particularly liked the discussion of orbital transfer from rotating spheresI have copies of the books here httpsuperkuhathcxuserssuperkuhLibrary000Fiction Ive read it three times I keep going back to it Although there is a little bit of a Deux Ex Machina ending the ride there is lovely big scifi at its best And you can tell hes gone to pains to make it dovetail with the Time Machine in terms of plot and tone Baxter captured the feel of the original extremely well I thought Love Baxter love Wells love The Time Machine all around a great book On a related note theres a chapter missing from the canon copy of Wells The Time Machine called The Final Men and it fits quite nicely with the Baxter book as well Having a hell of a time finding it online though which is distressing If no one else can find it and I get some interested upvotes Ill OCR and upload it |
The idea is not a tax as a source of revenue albeit that would help It is a tax to dissuade multiple stock transactions Let us digress a moment and think of the origin of the stock market The original intent of the stock market was to raise capital for a business An IPO initial public offering was a means for a company with a great business idea whether a service or a product to raise vast sums of money for purchasing of equipment and setting up an expansion of the current infrastructure The Stock market was also a way of supporting the physical business itself allowing those with even a single stock to speak at shareholders meetings to persuade powers that be in their direction and share in the profits of the company Day trading performs no overall value to a business In fact it hurts a business by ensuring that CEOs performance is based on purely profits and not aiding society or even performing basic business functions Numerous business expansions or inefficiency writeoffs are postponed due to poor quarterly results instead of doing what is good business sense and biting the bullet when it makes sense to do it Day trading is the parasite on the system that allows a CEO take the oath My ultimate duty is to my shareholders wallets which IMO is the ultimate flaw with the corporatist agenda Taxing each stock market trade should curb overall trading and encourage holding onto a stock This lower volume trading should ensure a less volatile market and allow better business to transpireI know it shouldnt be this simple but does this idea have any possibility or is it too simple I know more taxing does not solve a problem but is there another solution to motivating CEOsshareholders | gt Day trading is the parasite on the system that allows a CEO take the oath My ultimate duty is to my shareholders wallets which IMO is the ultimate flaw with the corporatist agendaThe basic argument is absurd Why would limiting frequency of transactions in corporate shares alter the managers duty to maximize the value of those shares The fact that shares trade hands has nothing to do with the duties of corporate managers to share owners Further why would reducing volume result in a less volatile market If anything lower volume would result in greater volatility as less transactions mean less opportunities for price discovery And even assuming it would result in less volatility why would that be a good thing and why would a less volatile market make the corporate bad men any less bad How does a lower average fluctuation of the market lead to better business transpiring exactlyThe honest argument is that a transaction tax is yet another tax period And its always better for politicians to claim to base a tax on a populist idea like screwing the wall st bankers In reality such a tax would only further reduce the standing of US markets and drive trading to other markets There is already an SEC feehttpwwwsecgovanswerssec31htm imposed on every single sell transaction done on every exchange which recover the costs incurred by the government including the SEC for supervising and regulating the securities markets and securities professionals Individually it is pretty small but over the course of the year it provides hundreds of millions of to the SEC for their activities You DO WANT people to sell bad companies and reinvest in good ones You DONT WANT people to stay invested in bad companies simply to avoid the feestaxes of investing in better onesIn all seriousness the way to tax efficiently and fairly is always just to tax people based on whatever criteria one deems fair Eg just tax all income capital gains wages interest inheritance whatever as income and then apply a progressive tax rate to it As long as nobody can spend the money on personal gain it doesnt really ever become wealth in the sense that we should want to tax If some gajillionaire lives in a box and continually reinvests his earnings let him all of those dollars are creating jobs and wealth and salaries all of which are being taxed by the people who are spending that wealth on boats and cars and houses and pizza night and so on all of which is creating more jobs and more spending Tax him when he decides to cash out and trade his box for a house in the hills not when he moves his money from a bad company to a good one Because it makes the economy less efficient Day traders and speculators provide liquidity to markets and makes sure that stock prices reach a correct valuation faster than they otherwise would allowing any actor in the economy to make more rational decisions when it comes to efficient use of resources Dude we cant even get hedge fund compensation to be taxed as normal wages The lobbying power of the financial industry is greater than any other industry including healthcare energy etc I think that in theory the idea of a tax or fee on a per transaction basis is a great idea but the likelihood that itd ever be enacted in a meaningful and effective way is slim to nil unfortunately Because these are the wealth creators the great men We cant tax financial transactions without disrupting the free market provider of all that is good and holy and right Similar things have been suggested many times My favorite was an elimination of all current taxes and replace them with something like a 001 tax on every transaction ever Take 100 out at the ATM pay 001 Buy something with a credit card pay the tax Pay your credit card bill pay the tax Trade a stock pay the tax Basically any time money changes hands ever the government takes a little cut I forget the estimated numbers but whoever was proposing it thought that it could provide more revenue than current tax systems largely because financial systems do many more transactions than peopleI wont claim that itd work though it would be easier to understand than the current tax code Your argument is based on the assumption that frequent trading adds no value to the underlying business However given two equally attractive companies would you prefer one which you could sell on the spot in case you were wrong or one which you would be stuck with for years Probably the former therefore more liquidity means the company can raise capital faster and at a higher valuationThe lower volume less volatility argument is also a misconception like turning off the computer screen if your stock is falling in price The underlying value of a company changes everyday as news come out and investor sentiment changes regardless of whether the stock trades or notEdit spelling The stock market is already taxedI pay 35 on the profit from every sale of stock that I make unless I hold for longer than 1 year then its 15 longer holding usually also means more risk take that into consideration If you add in a tax for every transaction it would have to be very small or it could outweigh any chance for profitWhat gets me about complaints on the stock market is that everyone who makes a complaint thinks that this is a playground for the rich and only the rich In fact anyone can buys stocksI got involved in stocks in 1994 And Im not rich and have put as much money in as I could since then Ive made a lot of good decisions because Im fairly smart and pretty good at seeing an early business trend and a few bad ones because Im not that smart and ideas sometimes fail Overall Ive come out way aheadAnyone can make money with stocks It only takes a couple thousand dollars to open an account and balls of steel to as the song goes Know when to hold em and know when to fold emRedditors as smart as you all proclaim to be should be very good at stocks Instead of complaining endlessly about how unfair things are try to realize that everything in life is unfair and also realize that in reality stocks are one of the things that are actually fairDid you ever lose the girl to someone more handsome Unfair Ever lose your job even though you felt you performed it perfectly UnfairMaybe your parents or your friend passed away before their time Very unfairThe stock market is surprisingly fair when compared to everything else in life Stocks go up when good things happen Good things might include some big bank buying the stock Stocks go down when bad things happen Things such as a financial collapse or some big short seller hating the stock If you just pay attention and dont get scared and if you buy things that you know are good when the hysteria makes most sheep sell you will make moneyOh and yes You will finally realize just how much taxes are paid by those in the stock marketOf course I reserve the right to be downvoted to hell It usually happens when I talk money on Reddit |
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