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New house came with new cat (possibly pregnant)
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Note: i created a reddit account just so i could post this and share with the reddit community. I visit reddit everyday.
I just bought a new house and was moving things in from my car and on one of the last trips to the car a cat came running down the stairs and out of the house. The cat wasn't in there before and most likely slipped in when the door was open when i putting stuff in the house. I didn't think to much about it and left to get more of my stuff. When I got back i started putting boxes in the house and on the 2nd or 3rd trip from the car I went upstairs to my bedroom and found the cat rolling around on my bedroom floor. It was interesting to see the cat there having a good time. She was really friendly and was constantly kneading and purring. I Finished moving my stuff in for the night and she was still in the house. I opened the door to let her out but she wouldn't go out so i just closed the door and started setting up my computer room while she just followed me and hung around. I went to sleep and woke up with her at the end of my bed. I let her out in the morning on my way to work and when i got home she was waiting for me. Its now been about 3 or 4 days since i moved in and she is still here (currently sleeping on the couch). She looks like she might be pregnant, she has a really big belly but I can't tell. Im planning on taking her to a Vet pretty soon.
I attached two photo's of her of when I had found her in the house the second time around, the pictures are kinda blurry though cause she wouldn't stop rolling on the floor and I was using my camera phone.
another tid bit of info about the house, the previous owners apparently just got up and left one day and the house went into foreclosure. I bought the house the day it was listed for sale(closed a month later). I think the cat may have belonged to the previous owners of the house but who knows.
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EDIT: Thanks for all the info guys, im definitely going to check with the neighbors and animal shelters to make sure this cat doesn't already have a home. Its my first Cat and my first pet in more then 10 years so im not exactly pet smart. Thanks again!
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From decent human being to christian bigott in under a second
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Yesterday I debatted 2. Sam 12,15 (the story, where God kills Davids son in order to punish David) in a christian chat. Its really amazes me that Christians actually defend or rationalize childmurder. After a lengthy discussion a chatter arrived and the rest goes like this...
[new christian chatter] hey! What are you talking about?
[me] We try to determine if childmurder is a bad thing.
[new christian chatter] OMG. Of course childmurder is bad.
[old christian chatter] We are discussing 2. Sam 12,15, where God punishes Davids misbehaviour by taking the child from him.
[new christian chatter] Oh then... If God did it, it is ok.
Couldn't believe it...
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Imagine... Black & White, the gesture-based god game, ported to the iPad.
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The whole "hand of God" control scheme would no longer be a metaphor. You would be tickling/slapping your creature, performing miracle gestures and dragging yourself across the land with your actual hand, not just by proxy of a mouse or trackpad. To zoom in/out, use the OS-standard pinch-to-zoom. To change your viewing angle of the world, you could turn the iPad around in your hands, or tilt it, and the built-in accelerometer will interpret and change the display accordingly.
Make it happen and make a fortune, Lionhead Studios.
**EDIT** (copied from a reply I posted below):
The reason I mentioned an iPad-specific port is that its features and hardware are standard in *every* iPad, and there is a marketplace already setup specifically for its users: the iTunes App Store. Yes, there are other tablets that have capacitive screens, multi-touch gestures, and accelerometers, but how many have all three? And what percentage of the tablet market do those specific products hold? And even if its user base was significant enough, how does EA Games market - and sell - a game specifically for them?
Like it or not, the iPad has garnered a lot of attention (more than any other tablet), and the iPhone has proven how successful the app store distribution model can be. I think the iPad is a logical platform choice, and a Black & White port could be quite successful.
Also, purely speculation, but I imagine that given the original Black & White was released for Mac, the port to iPad would be fairly easy to do compared to other PC-only games.
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Hey Reddit, did you ever think that the Westboro Baptist Church was just the most successful troll ever?
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I have been thinking about this for a while, what if the WBC just came out one day at a press conference of sorts and just said "Naaah, we were just messin' with ya." I honestly thought this would happen the first time I heard of them.
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As normal I was going through my comments...
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Just read this post that starts with "As normal I was going through my comments". Have a look at his comments.
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I'm writing a paper on the growth of customizable malware, and would appreciate some examples or any input /r/netsec has.
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I'm writing a paper on the shift towards malware toolkits written to be customizable and sold. I'm planning on focusing on ZeuS.
[Here's the article that got me interested in the topic](
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Here's a paper showing the point and click gui of a malware generator
I'm hoping you guys have some other examples for me, otherwise I'll have to branch a bit and talk about the partitioning and selling of botnets. I'm looking to particularly show the difference in user-friendliness (i.e. I remember seeing somewhere a botnet with a web interface and ProAgent is all point and click vs. older malware that didn't have a nice frontend like that).
Any links are appreciated
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[TOMT] Mid 90's PC Shareware Shooter Game [PC GAME]
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I am almost positive it was called 'Dogs Of War', you could play two player on the same keyboard, and you walked around the level shooting people and collecting chips and various tech items which you could use to upgrade between levels. I got this game on a cd that had about 500 different shareware games on it.
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It boggles my fucking mind how many "educated" people don't actually know how aircraft fly. Protip: Bernoulli's principle is only a minor contribution to lift.
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Seriously. I just read an article by someone who claims to be a professor of mechanical engineering (i.e. the discipline where people would learn elementary aerodynamics as it relates to aircraft design) and he claimed that the Bernoulli principle is the sole mechanism behind flight.
Hurpa derp derp derpa hurr
/rant
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I've gone to Burning Man every year since 2004. AMA
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Burning Man is many things but the simplest definition is that it's an ongoing experiment in temporary community with approximately 50,000 participants every year (49,599 in 2008 *Update: 51,459 in 2010!*). In the six years I've been I have gone by myself and with large groups. I've camped in RV's, domes and pup tents.I've also had some of the most intense, insightful, dusty, thought provoking, fun, terrible and amazing personal growth experiences of my life.
Burning Man takes place in a dry lake bed in northwest nevada in late august in a city that only exists for one week. It is known for its amazing art and temporary suspension of social norms which allows participants to explore any aspect of themselves they wish in a safe and supporting environment. The event will have been going on for 23 years this year and as such it has a fabulously storied and well rounded history and mythology. The event has grown and changed over the years and continues to do so.
If you've heard about it, you may have heard that it is a crazy hippy nude fest in the desert where there are no rules and everyone is eating granola and singing kumbaya around a campfire. While I won't pretend that doesn't happen (certainly not in my camp!) I will state that Burning Man is *far more* then that. It's way more geek then it is hippy, in fact it is one of the most techy places on earth. Hell, from what I understand Google used to RECRUIT there...I can believe it. It's also a place of civic pride! I've volunteered to help make the city tick for the past few years being both a Greeter, a lamp lighter, and this year I'm going to try Rangering. (*Update: Rangering was fucking AWESOME, I think I found a new calling*)
Burning Man is highly organized. It has streets, addresses, sporadic power grids, radio stations, a zip code. Hell, it has an airport and you can send AND receive mail there! It is the 3rd largest city in Nevada during the week it happens and trust me, it is a city. Here is a photo of the event taken from an airplane - as you can see it is very well organized and laid out with streets, blocks, and neighborhoods:
Anyway, I thought this might be an interesting AMA, so go for it.
**UPDATE:** Here is a link to a gigapan image of Burning Man at night while the man burns:
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How would you dress up as something that begins with the first letter of your first name.
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Hello fellow redditors, this is my first time redditing (please be kind).
I am going to a party next week. The theme is 'Dress up as something that begins with the first letter of your first name'. My formal name begins with L and my nickname begins with R.
At first I thought about dressing up as a ruler.
I have to be honest and say that I am totally clueless on what to dress up as.
Currently I'm thinking of going as Lionel Messi I have his kit so just need to borrow some shin pads and I'm all set. But I think it will be hard for me to pull of, since I'm South-East Asian.
Any interesting and out-of-this world ideas for me would be greatly appreciated.
If you don't care, please do tell: **What would you dress up as?**
*I'm sure some of the people going to the party are also redditors. Hope this helps you too*
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I'm having an issue with a purchase I made from Ebay that I can't figure out how to solve. Help please?
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Hello Reddit,
I've been a lurker here for years, and most problems inquired get solved with relative ease; I'm hoping you can help me out.
I made a purchase of 5 shirts on Ebay from the same seller four months ago. He didn't have stock of one of the sweaters, and it was eventually replaced by another sweater a couple of months later, (I was waiting for the original sweater to come back into stock but it never happened.) He says it was shipped out early December, but I don't think he shipped it out, as there seems to be a lot of negative feedback just in the last couple of months regarding the same issue. To wrap it up, it's been over 90 days, so I can't file a claim with Ebay or Paypal. Is there anything else I can do? I screwed up by being lazy and not worrying about it for a long time, so if you respond telling me I'm out of luck I'll understand. I feel bad asking you for help, but I simply have no one else to ask that would know. (The total price was $138 so I feel it's worth pursuing.) Thanks for any consideration!
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Hi reddit, I haven't had a job in 4 years, have an interview tomorrow. Need some help...
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I am 24. Last time I had a job I was 20. After high school, I went to college for a couple of years, dropped out, then went crazy for a few years with anxiety, borderline, mild agoraphobia. Basically became a depressed shut in. I have lied about having a job to my friends/girlfriends(my relationships usually don't last very long) for years. Now, a friend of mine is getting me a job at a pizza place as a driver. He has worked there for years, I knew the store manager because he was good friends with my brother many years ago. He seemed excited at the possibility of me working there.
The problem is, I need to keep up the lie for my made up current employment. So I need to make up past work references. I was thinking about fudging something about working at circuit city and extending my education years a little bit. Then putting a company as my current employer. I am afraid that they will contact these people bringing my web of lies crashing down. I am a nice loving person and a hard worker, just suffer from some serious depression. I want this to work, I have been down for a long time.
TLDR
Will a pizza place check my employment history?
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How can anyone be for the death penalty when trials (based on a jury) are never going to be fair and bring real justice?
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I watch lots of crime dramas and read lots of the news, so maybe my understanding is skewed, but as far as I know: A jury is selected, these are people from the public called forward to do jury duty. A lot of these people don't want to be there, they want to go back to doing their jobs or looking after their family, so that would bring me to the conclusion they don't necessarily care that much (of course some people take it seriously, but it only takes 1 not to...).
So how can this be fair? How can a jury of "normal" people who don't necessarily have any interested in being there and people who could be easily swayed by charisma be given the responsibility of deciding if someone is guilty?
Let's not forget how lawyers are different, a poor person could get a really shit lawyer who knows very little of what they do and represent the person poorly, or a rich person could get the best lawyer around. If both were charged with the same crime and the evidence was flaky, you can be pretty sure the rich guy will get off and the poor guy will be convicted, because representation matters a great deal.
How can people who agree with the Death Penalty think this is right? I would never really agree that the death penalty is *good* or *right*, but I could understand it **if** it was possible to be 100% sure of someone's guilt.
tl;dr: How can anyone agree with the death penalty when the people relied on to form a decision aren't necessarily in the position to do so properly? How can anyone agree with the death penalty when the representation of the accused matters a huge deal?
This makes no sense to me, whatsoever.
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Anyone know of a good service to backup/burn to DVD immense amounts of data?
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So, I have about 200gb of data that I'd like a spare copy of. It's on an external HD atm, and I'd like to get it burnt to a series of DVDs, but that kinda takes forever. Anyone know of a good service to get someone else to do the legwork at a reasonable price?
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Hey Redditors, a few months ago we made Crate Expectations for XBLIG. It has shipped a mere 65 units. We just updated it to see if we can sell more. What do you think?
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Here's a link to our awesome trailer: YouTube Trailer in HD
And here's a link to the marketplace for the game: Xbox Marketplace
We've tried to make the game more accessible and changed the description to reflect what the game is actually about. It seems that everyone thought we made a sokoban-style, pushing blocks puzzle game when we made a devious and evil strategy game that just so happens to look like a puzzle game. You live and learn eh?
It's pretty crazy but evidently we obviously hit exactly the wrong market with the game. We've had a couple of very nice reviews and nearly 10k views of our trailer but both our trial download and attach rates are very low considering. Even though we say it ourselves we think that we've actually made quite a good looking and fun playing game.
Please help us! Do you think we can pull Crate Expectations back from the brink?
Alex
Haiku
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Hannibal Lecter, liver, and monoamine oxidase inhibitors
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"In the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Lecter mentions that he once ate the liver of a census taker "with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." This is Lecter's most famous quote. As a psychiatrist, he would know that he had named three of the "forbidden foods" for patients taking MAO inhibitors."
I'm a little bit stuck on this quote from wikipedia... I'm trying to figure out if there's a plot point here (to Silence of the Lambs), insider joke, or symbolism regarding the forbidden foods (for people who are taking maoi's... or just people who don't eat other people)
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Foodit - I watched Food Inc. (finally) for the first time tonight. Let's have a chat.
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For awhile now, I've been more conscious about what's going into my body. It has less to do with political outrage and more to do with the fact that I'm getting older; I need to do whatever I can to keep myself healthy and intact. I barely eat fast food - I have someone pick me up a cheeseburger once or twice a month if I'm hungry, but I stopped drinking soda and I try not to eat out often, if at all. I'm not perfect, but I suspect that if we're honest, neither are any of us.
So the question isn't so much what can I do to change my dietary intake on a grand level; I can shop at our local co-op and farmer's market, I can buy more organic products, I can avoid HFCS (which I've made great strides to do), etc. The question is, how do I make these changes translate into my personal life? I'm not a terribly good cook, but I'm trying to improve; my kitchen is not well stocked, but I'm fixing that. I have cookbooks scattered about, but none of this is translating very well into the changes I want to see.
How does one begin the transition to, if you will, getting off the grid? Is there a foundation of simple recipes, is there a good web resource or two? Does anyone have a good seasonal buying guide? I don't even know what I need to know. What I'm asking, maybe suggesting, is that we start a resource to help more of your average Joe Sixpack (which I am) to start getting further from the Food Machine. I want less high-minded idealism and more kitchen-based realism. The floor is yours.
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Help me come out of this situation!!
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Hi Reddit,
(My sentence framing wont be impressive as I am not that much good at English language.)
Pleas help me come out of this situation.3 years back I was working in a software company as a developer.There was this guy who was my colleague in the same company & we both shared common interests about entrepreneurship. One day he decided to quit the company to start his own project(web based). Besides working in the same company I used to help him in his project development & I was more like moral support to him. He used to praise me about my support, my creative skills, my passion towards Entrepreneurshsip & we became very close. After a year I too decided to quit the company to join in his project in the marketing field & he was very happy about it. He made an oral commitment that we both will share 40% of profits each & 20% goes to his uncle who was an investor to his project. At that time I never concentrated much on legal things as I wanted to help him build the product.
When I joined him, the project was still under development- he was in the technical field doing coding & I was in the marketing. After a month or so things started getting bad between us. He never used to like my work, my skills & he used to show his frustration on me on whatever I do. He used to underrate me about not knowing technical skills & I used to get hurt really bad. Even if I wanted to learn technical skills he wouldn't let me do that saying "you cannot learn it". Not knowing what to do I used to do all kind of crap work in his project & after 10 months when the project was about to go live, we had an argument again & this time he criticized me very badly about my work. So finally I decided that I need to quit working for his project & that decision did not bother him at all. When I asked him about the compensation, as I had invested some money which I saved during my job days, he refused to pay it saying I did not deserve anything. This time I scolded him very badly about his integrity, morality & loyalty. Finally I quit his project & for the next 2 months I could not do anything as I got really depressed. I lost money, time & in the eyes of the people I am an idiot. Now I have started to work out on everything, building technical skills, working on my self-esteem & looking for a job.
Now he launched his project & sends me an email once every two weeks to sign up for his website. I don't want to think about him at all but when he sends me an email I get depress again & will waste 2 days on it thinking about the past. What I should I do with this guy- should I teach him a lesson or should I beat him or should I defeat him in technology? Pleas help me..
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Have you bumped into a Celeb, What did you say?
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I have heard some good stories about this.
A while ago I was working in reception somewhere when someone approached the reception, as I was typing, I looked up to say How can I help? and it was more like "How can I... errr. Hello Martyn"
Martyn Williams, Welsh Rugby Player, 6ft Tall and weighs about 17 Stone.
My friend was in a bar in London and stepped on someones foot, he turned to say sorry and nearly pooped himself when standing at the bar was Lawrence Delalio, England Rugby player, he was like, "sor, err, hello, I am really sorry." Lawrence was cool and said that is OK, do you want to get to the bar.
Tell me your stories.
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how does one go about getting his genome mapped?
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i've become extremely interested in my inner workings, and consequently i want to have my genome mapped. are there still research groups collecting data whom i could approach? what is the most "legit" way to go about doing this? thanks for your replies, reddit.
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Ask Reddit: Anybody know a decent way to weed out YouTube videos that are just pictures overlaid with audio?
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So, I'm sick and tired of wasting my time loading music videos only to find out that they are not, in fact, music videos, and were made my some amatuer ponce who played an MP3 to a still picture. And that feeling is compounded by the fact that I feel betrayed by the 20,000+ bottom-feeders who ha previously viewed that "video" and each played a part in misleading me and siphoning off another little bit from my day.
I'd take a Firefox extension, a helpful search term, or even an alternative website to use for my music video needs. Anyone got anything?
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What is the most fucked up thing you've ever encountered on the internet?
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I know not all of it can be true, but this has got to be mine. That's just disgusting. Give me your best, Reddit.
**Edit#1:** Some proof would be nice =)
**Edit#2** This is the link for the "3 men 1 hammer" video that appears many times throughout the thread. **PLEASE** WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK. Its extremely graphic.
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Hi reddit, how to open file in nonblocking way on
Unix?
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I want to open, read about 1KB of data, then close about 20000 files. Problem is that files are on the NFS via 100Mbps. This make whole operation take about 5-10 minutes.
I was thinking to perform multiple open operation in parallel so latencies will be hidden. Unfortunetly i have no idea how to peform open operation (and close) in nonblocking way without threads. I only know how to perform read/write + select/poll/epoll.
PS. Please do not say: "You needs a database" or "Your data format is wrong". :)
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Hey reddit - how often does your mobile phone ring right when are looking at it, or about 10-15 seconds after you check it? I get this a lot.
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I get this far too often. 60% of the time I will think I heard my phone, or wonder if I've missed a call, I will check, and about 5-6 seconds later the phone will start the 'pre-ring' where, in my case, the phone flashes up once, for about 80ms before a ring or vibrate even happens. The phone hasn't started ringing or received a call when I first check.
At other times, I will start looking at my phone, thinking about someone, and within 30 seconds I will get the call (this happens 5-7 times a week, and I never look at my phone for more than a minute and not frequently, i.e. I am not looking at my phone ~3000 times a day for ~30 seconds a time)
I figure there must be some very quiet speaker noises I pick up on for some of the more immediate calls, but then ones that happen much later, when I have a good chance to think about what I was waiting for from the other person, happen frequently enough to make me wonder about probabilities.
So, anyone else get this a lot?
I am assuming there is some... pattern. Maybe if I check, I am always expecting a message or call n minutes or hours after I make one, or I tend to get them at specific times in the day (I can't see a pattern there, and I am fairly sensitive to patterns)
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Your opinion of The Goonies?
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I started watching The Goonies recently and quit after about an hour. I found it annoying, boring and slightly offensive.
What is your opinion of this movie? Why does this movie have a strong fan following?
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Was I the only person to RickRoll my match?
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I sent him a CD with 14 tracks or so of Never Gonna Give You Up. I also hid the real CD in the back of the case, so he wouldn't play that one first. No one else even came across that thought?
I think I win.
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Is it a mistake to equate altruism with collectivism?
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For example, racism is collectivist, but hardly altruistic, while helping your friends is altruistic but not really collectivist.
Perhaps identification/homogeneity is what defines collectivism?
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DAE Do crazy strange things in those few minutes where you're still hazy from waking up?
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In the past, I've found myself doing this super-smooth slither maneuver that brings me from the bed, to the alarm clock, and back to the bed in such a way that I am unable to be so graceful and fluid while fully awake.
I had an alarm clock that talked, and sometimes I would swear it would say things it was not programmed to say. This would always wake me up with a jolt.
This morning, in particular I absolutely freaked out at my own hair. My hair was hanging down at an odd angle, and it brushed against my arm. I started frantically batting and clawing at it like a kitten might a piece of string, while the directive, "GETITOFFGETITOFFGETITIOFF" was screaming through my head. It took me a few moments to calm down and realize my hair was not the enemy and it was not going to hurt me and I could stop trying to GETITOFF.
So what strange things have you done in those few hazy moments?
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The scientist asks, "Why does this work?"
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The scientist asks, "Why does this work?"
The engineer asks, "How does this work?"
The accountant asks, "How much does this cost?"
The liberal arts major asks, "Would you like fries with that?"
LOL.
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Favorite Call of Cthulhu scenario.
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Hey Rpgers!
I'm running a Call of Cthulhu game and i'd like to ask you:
What are your favorite horror or Call of Cthulhu scenario? And why? I'm just trying to get some ideas for my game :)
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Do you ever wonder what alien genitals look like in the star trek universe?
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The thought has crossed my mind. Google image search for "klingon penis" brought up some weird things, like this picture of a klingon george dubya:
Lets discuss.
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Marketing: Niche targeting, do you do it?
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I'm curious as to what your opinions are on the matter. I've seen niche marketing succeed a couple of times with other local web dev / des shops.
For example, a friend of a friend does web des more or less exclusively for book stores in the New England area. Presumably he loves reading, his father owns a bookstore and he has an in. I've also seen a local designer who has served some 60+ funeral homes throughout New England. His work is fairly mediocre, but they both seem to be making a living microtargetting their business to such a fine degree.
Logic tells me that you'd have to be very involved in the industry you intend to target, but it seems like a good idea. If I was a business owner I'd probably lend some preference to the portfolio filled with my competitors, versus the portfolio filled with everything from taco stands to apartment buildings to medical supply corporations.
Thoughts?
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So, Reddit: it's my birthday...
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...and I thought I'd tell you that you guys are, in simple terms, awesome. Happy palindrome day for all of you, regardless of the date of your birth!
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ask reddit: Are you faster with Emacs shortcuts moving the cursor than scrolling and pointing with a mouse?
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I enjoy using emacs for a few months now. I use it basically to write my blog posts and do a bit of code (majority in python, HTML/CSS and Javascript) but the more I use it the more I say to myself I won't be as fast using only my keyboard as if I'd use it with my mouse too.
Especially when I want to *goto* a specific file+(line or location). Some of you here are confident to be really faster than using both mouse and keyboard?
... If so, some tips would be welcomed :)
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The real costs (energy and money-wise) of recycling?
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I've always been interested in what the costs of recycling are. It's always seemed to me that it would take more money and energy to recycle paper and plastic, than it would to produce them.
I know that it's efficient to recycle Aluminium, because of the refinining process required to manufacture it, but how about the other things we recycle?
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Do you ever forget that the majority of the people that live near you have vastly different political views compared to your own?
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I live in a liberal enclave in the rural Appalachia that is home to a liberal arts school and many hippie communes in the hills. Almost every time I leave my city I am amazed how religiously conservative everyone in my region is and I realize why my dream of a socialist utopia isn't popular outside of my town. Does anyone else live in a "bubble" most of the time?
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Spanish "Patatas Bravas" - Nice spicey chunk potatoes.
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Yesterday I finally pinned down my patatas bravas. I thought I could share.
Before I start, this is the sauce my mum used to make. In fact you can google around and it is nearly impossible to find a recipe for patatas bravas that doesn't involve going down to the shop and buying barbecue sauce, which is kind of lame.
Please note that the amounts below are aproximate, I cook on the fly, so feel free to experiment with these guidelines. Also this recipe involves the hot spice cayenne peppers, I very much encourage you to try and find your perfect amount.
The following are the amounts for one serving:
INGREDIENTS:
For the sauce:
* 1 garlic clove
* 1/2 cube of concentrated vegetable soup or 1 teaspoon of veggie bovril
* 3 whole dried cayenne peppers or 1 teaspoon of powdered cayenne peppers
* 1 spoon of wheat flour
* 1 teaspoon of paprika (If you can get your hands on Spanish pimentón de la Vera it's even better, and actually the original spice).
* 1 glass of water
* 100g fried tomato sauce
* 1 spoon of oil
For the mayonnaise:
* 1 egg
* 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar
* 100 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
* salt
Of course, 1 big potato.
PREPARATION:
Peel and chop the potato in chunky pieces of around 2cm. Boil the potato in salty water (not all the way through as if to make potato mash) and then deep fry it in your oil of choice.
While the potato is boiling you can prepare the sauce. In a frying pan pour about a spoonful of oil and heat. Finely chop the garlic clove and add it to the warm oil and stir until golden. If you are using whole cayenne peppers, add them with the garlic. A bit before the garlic is golden, add the half cube of concentrated soup or bovril and melt it a bit (it's not necessary to melt it all the way), shortly after, add the flour and fry it. Add the paprika or pimentón, and the cayenne pepper if you're using powder. Mix well and add the water and the tomato sauce. Stir until it has a quite dense texture.
This is the recipe so far, mix the potatoes with this sauce after frying them.
Personally, I like to add some mayonnaise to this recipe, so this is how I make it:
In the blender cup add, in this order, the egg, a pinch of salt, the balsamic vinegar and the oil. Put the blender all the way down and slowly bring it up, mixing all the ingredients.
Important note on the mayonnaise:
* First, this is a tricky sauce, if you've never made it before, it may take some tries before you get it right. Also, blending for too long can turn the mayonnaise into butter.
* Second, this amounts have a little less oil than it usually takes to make normal mayonnaise, this makes the resulting sauce have a softer texture, more of a dense liquid than the normal texture of industrial mayo.
* Last, and most important, making mayonnaise with balsamic vinegar and olive oil gives it a VERY STRONG TASTE, it may not be of the liking of everyone. Also, that taste fits this recipe very well, but it is not very good for other common uses of mayonnaise where we would want a softer flavour.
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Is the looking for "new friends" code
for "I don't want to meet jerks but I
am interested in dating" ?
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Recently I've been getting a lot of messages from girls who seem to show an interest in me but their profiles say they're looking for "new friends". I'm confused.
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Pregnant Friend in Labor: What can I do for her?
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Ladies,
My friend is having her baby as we speak. She's got a husband and tons of family, but I'm one of her only local friends. I'd like to do something nice for her like make up a casserole or clean her house or something. I'm looking for ideas, so is there anything you wish your friends or family had done for you?
EDIT: Thank you everyone for all the helpful responses! I think I'm going to try to do most of what you all suggested.
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Tulsa Reddit Meetup: Location And Time
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Sorry I haven't been on in the past few days, been a bit busy.
However I'm here and ready to get this thing planned and ready.
So far we have a date, **Saturday Feburuary 6th.**, but no place and no time.
Lazarus845 had a good list of possible locations that I'll repeat here:
Sushi Train (51st & Harvard)
India Palace (71st & Lewis)
Desi Wok (41st & Yale)
Kilkenney's (Cherry Street)
Hideaway (All over town)
El Guapo (Blue Dome District, Downtown)
McNellie's (Blue Dome District, Downtown) (Saturday nights are really crowded, here, though)
Personally I vote for **Kilkenney's** but if anyone wants to raise objection they are free to do so.
As for time: Let's say about **6:00pm**? That time is in or around dinner so it seems a good a time as any.
Objections? Suggestions?
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I have asked my mom repeatedly to remove my ex-girlfriend form her Facebook buddy list...
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But refuses too. She says my ex-girlfriend is her friend, talks to her through there and even keeps in touch with her through phone calls. I could call my EX a psycho for doing this, but I feel like my mom is the one reaching out and making connections with her... anyone else have a problem with their mom doing something similar to this?
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Reddit, what cool project can I do with a spare monitor?
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I've just upgraded my second monitor to a decent 21" one and I'm left with a semi-decent 19" LCD monitor that I probably won't get much money for.
Can anyone think a cool project I can do with it?
I've got a bookshelf it could sit on but it's too far away from any of my computers to plug it into.
I'm not averse to getting to getting a soldering iron out or spending some money, anyone have any inspiration?
Thanks!
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Does anyone use TappedOut.net?
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I'm looking to build importing options into my game and was wondering what online deck building websites people use. I have used TappedOut.net in the past and was impressed by it, so I was thinking of starting there.
Is there something better out there that I should focus my attention on? Thoughts?
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Need diagnosis: love or obsession? What next?
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It all begun when I was young and stupid. Now, few years older and still stupid I ask Reddit for advice. We were both 15 at the time and going to same school. I don't know what struck me that day. In middle of spring I saw her just like any other day. Except that fact, that I felt something strange - later I called it love. My heart was going crazy, pumping blood in my veins like there was no time to waste. Thousands thoughts per second came through my mind. Her presence in same room was giving me so much power to do anything... except for one thing. I couldn't tell her. When I tried, I couldn't say a word. I can't blame it on being extremely shy - that's why I called myself stupid at the start.
As time passed each of us got involved in different relationships. We have chosen different colleges so we have lived without news from each other. None of my relationships would last longer that 12-18 months. It's all because of girl I loved few years back. Even when I tried, I couldn't forget her or stop loving. Sounds silly, but hurts a lot.
Ten years after first described event I said to myself: "OK, let's close this chapter". I decided to end with it as I couldn't live like that much longer. I wrote a message. It sad that she's probably happy with somebody else but I need to tell her that I used to like her and still do. Know there's nothing I can do about it, but just want to share it and her this story from her point of view. The point is she's kind of avoiding me. Not answering emails, ignoring messages via IM.
I know, what I did might seem stupid. It can make me look like a psycho one wouldn't want to know. I could ask on of her friends for her phone number of current address, but that may put me in even worse position - I don't want that. I just want to talk, explain everything and hopefully leave everything behind.
So, reddit. Is it love or just plain obsession? What should I do next?
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Studying abroad in Barcelona and I want to meet Spaniards, any suggestions?
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I am here with a large group of students from America studying Spanish here in Barcelona. It seems that every friday/saturday I end up going out with the Americans I have met because it's easy. Any suggestions on how to break from this pattern? Keep in my mind, I am learning Spanish. My conversations are only best for about 2/3 sentences and most Spaniards are only interested in making conversation with me when they want to take me home. Seriously, I don't feel very liked over here, help?!? I am working on improving my Spanish though hence the reason for my move to Spain.
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Feb 1st - Progress reports. Today's goal: Write out your behavior chain.
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Welcome to February. Please share more of your experiences and progress. Checking in here every day as a regular habit can and will help!
So I dug out a sex addiction book (it was more general than just porn addiction) that I'd bought when I quit. One of the exercises in it is to write out a behavior chain that describes the slow incremental slide to a regression of behavior that occurs when you are trying to quit that behavior. I'll share with you guys what I had written down.
* Woke up feeling aroused
* Thought about how good it felt looking at porn
* Felt guilty and thought I should be strong
* Saw something suggestive on TV
* Looked it up online because it wasn't porn
* Thought I wanted to see something more explicit
* Told myself it wouldn't really hurt anyone
* Thought I'd make it quick and be done
* Looked at porn and started to masturbate
By identifying this typical chain I was giving myself lots of opportunities to break the chain when I recognize it beginning. So what you're going to do (even if it's just in a temporary text editor, but better if you write it out or print it) is write out a typical behavior chain for yourself and then think about ways between each step that you can break that chain.
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What kind of tires do you use?
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I just got a set of BF Goodrich Mud-Terrain T/A's and they are the best traction tires I've ever had.
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NYTimes still won't cover: Murder and Torture at Guantanamo reported by the Guards who worked there
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A couple weeks ago Harpers' Scott Horton published an amazing expose with new testimony and evidence from Guantanamo implicating the US in torture and murder of detainees, even ones who had been declared innocent and were to be released. The NYTimes refuses to cover the story. Why?
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/r/web_design, I'd like some advice on improving my website.
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Thanks for looking, here's the link > www.adamtrevillian.com
This is a website that I created a few years back to showcase my photography. I am not by any means a web designer, but this is what I've managed to create for myself. It runs smoothly and I've had no major problems thus far - just a few bugs along the way.
First off, when browsing through my gallery, you can choose a category to view certain types of images. However, once you open a photograph to view it, it no longer remembers the genre. You hit "Next" and you won't go to the next one in the category, just the next one chronologically. I was wondering if you web experts could figure out how to actually create categories for my images.
Also, a couple of my clients would like to see a "Testimonials" page. I've toyed around with the idea, but am not sure where it should or how I would set it up. Should I use a form? Should I put it on a separate page?
Please help, /r/web_design!
Thank you.
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How does one get into the firearms industry?
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I'm an Aerospace Engineering major, and I'm trying to see if I can broaden my career prospects a little bit, because quite frankly almost everything that is in my field is dying or in grave economic trouble. Also, I am not picky in my "I like things that go fast" career hopes. I assume that Aerospace would be fairly in line with the design of weapons (I'm basically a Mechanical Engineering major with a specialty in fluids and airframes and such).
So, how does someone get into that industry? Do weapons manufacturers hire on interns? I'm kind of asking if anyone has had personal experience in this.
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This is why President Obama will never go after anyone from the Bush administration. His own party was complicit in waterboarding, GitMo, ect the entire time.
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TL;DR Version:
* In 2004 Pelosi objected to a CIA program that gave money to moderate Iraqi political parties in response to Iran funding Iraqi fundies. Pelosi spoke to Rice, the program was dropped.
* In 2009 it came to light that Pelosi knew about waterboarding and torture the entire time. At first she lied, but then backpedaled and admitted to knowing. When asked about what kind of objections she raised, she said she never gave any - not even so much as a classified letter to the administration denouncing the torture - saying "No, no, no, no, no, no . . . No letter or anything else is going to stop them from doing what they're going to do."
* We know her claims of being helpless are not true, as we now have a verified case of Pelosi, minority party leader, having influence over Bush administration GWOT programs.
* No one in the press is hounding her on the fact her party has been in vocal protest after the fact but silent the whole time it went on. Pelosi announced that she would not take more questions on the topic, and the media complied.
**EDIT**
Here is the link to the actual Washington Post editorial. I'm not sure why this ended up as a self post, but now it is fixed.
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DAE get cut off at a bar because they think you're wasted, when really you're just normally very inhibited and the alcohol is just bringing you out of your shell?
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Had this happen a few times. I would still be in command of most mental faculties, able to solve differential equations and walk without stumbling, but sometimes when I drink I just open way up and start doing crazy things - especially singing at the top of my lungs, standing up and dancing, and talking to people I don't know a few decibels too loud.
This has happened a lot less frequently in recent years but when I was younger people would *always* misjudge my state of inebriety because of it.
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This is why President Obama will never go after anyone from the Bush administration. His own party was complicit in waterboarding, GitMo, ect the entire time.
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TL;DR Version:
* In 2004 Pelosi objected to a CIA program that gave money to moderate Iraqi political parties in response to Iran funding Iraqi fundies. Pelosi spoke to Rice, the program was dropped.
* In 2009 it came to light that Pelosi knew about waterboarding and torture the entire time. At first she lied, but then backpedaled and admitted to knowing. When asked about what kind of objections she raised, she said she never gave any - **not even so much as a classified letter to the administration denouncing the torture** - saying "No, no, no, no, no, no . . . No letter or anything else is going to stop them from doing what they're going to do."
* We know her claims of being helpless are not true, as we now have a verified case of Pelosi, **minority** party leader, having influence over Bush administration GWOT programs.
* No one in the press is hounding her on the fact her party has been in vocal protest **after the fact** but silent the whole time it went on. Pelosi announced that she would not take more questions on the topic, and the media complied.
**EDIT**
Here is the link to the actual Washington Post editorial. I'm not sure why this ended up as a self post, but now it is fixed.
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Need help to find a nice video game to play with my wife...
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Hi /r/gaming!
I'm trying to find out a good *video* game to play with my wife... We both really liked player Katamari Forever on the ps3. She isn't a gamer and doesnt like games where you have to think too much (like most strategy games). I was thinking about the new super mario on the wii, but has anyone better suggestions. I own a ps3 and 2 ds (but I wouldn't mind buying a wii if necessary...).
Thanks for the help! :)
PS: Thanks alot for all the comments, I'll look for sure LBP and a few others! This really helped!
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Guy posts a picture his daughter drew. We repeatedly downvote him because he's not comfortable with posting pictures to prove he has a daughter. He finally does, and is forced to remove them due to inappropriate comments. You've got to be fucking kidding me, reddit
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**Edit:** Wow. I have received (by my count) 333 orangereds in 11 hours because of this post, and I've read them ALL (and didn't even get any karma to show for it :P).
Overall, reddit completely restored my faith. Yes, there are an unbelievable amount of jerks and trolls (usually we never get to see them because of the voting system, but in this case each one is an orangered for me), but overall there was an awesome discussion, and there was an outpouring of apologies for the guy.
Yeah, there were some definite overreactions (probably the fault of this post), but reddit really came through. I'm once again glad to be a part of the community (I know this really doesn't matter to a lot of you, but experiencing something like this first hand really makes an affect on you.)
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Hey Reddit, I need some new hobbies. Preferably something not lame. What do you all do?
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As the title says. I need some ideas on new and interesting things to do. The things I do are kind of expensive and I can't do them all the time. What do you all do that is awesome?
Oh and by lame, I mean like crocheting or creating boondoggle keychains
**EDIT** I am curious about what other people do. It doesn't just need to be a suggestion to me.
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International redheads...is Redhead discrimination over-hyped or is it really that bad in some places?
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In the US, having red hair is unique but in the grand scheme not so different from being a blonde, a brunette...etc.
I've read about redhead hatred, families having to move to different schools, redheads being assaulted; so I ask, is it really that bad where you are? Link to examples
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Small plastic devices that could be stabbed into an orange to suck all the sweet juices out....
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Ok, There was a device I had growing up that allowed you to stab an orange and the drink the contents like a juice box. The plastic things were orange as well, and had a sort of nozzle on one side and a serrated stabbing part on the other side. It's really hard to describe so I drew a picture. I can't remember if these things had a name, and searching for orange nozzle and fruit tools has been unsuccessful. Help me reddit! You're my only hope!
edit: I just ordered a bunch of Squeeters and they will be here in a week :)
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AskReddit: Any suggestions for headphones around
~$100?
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I'm thinking of getting Sennheiser HD280 Pros, but I've heard that they have durability problems with the headband. Koss PRO4AAs look cool, and have Koss's no-questions-asked warranty, but I have no idea about the sound. Any suggestions?
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I grew up in an abusive household. AMA
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Child services called. Father arrested, the whole shpeel. Never attended therapy except for a single court ordered session, but am considered by the rest of the family miraculously balanced. Any questions cool with me.
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Dear Reddit: My 5 yr old son had this idea before his brain injury in May of '08. Help me make it happen!
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I run 2 small fruit & vegetable stores in Belleville, IL (just outside of St. Louis, MO) Belleville Farmer's Market. As with most families who's lives revolve around a small family business, conversation around the dinner table is usually focused on the store. My two sons took a great deal of pride in being able to join in the discussion and my wife and I would always hang on their every word like we were dining with Warren Buffett. Needless to say, the boys got a big kick out of it.
My oldest son (Reece) was nearly 5 years old when he mentioned that we should let his classmates on our truck and let them sample the fruits & veggies they don't get a chance to try at home. I was blown away. My 4 year old had just come up with an innovative, fun way to show kids that trying a bite of celery or broccoli isn't going to hurt them and they might even (shudder at the thought) like it!
That was just a couple months before we were involved in a car accident on May 31st on the way home from Diego Live! in St. Louis. We were side impacted and Reece suffered a traumatic brain injury that he's still recovering from. While he works harder in therapy 5 days a week than anyone should ever have to, his Mom and I still haven't heard his precious voice since that day nearly two years ago.
When Pepsi announced that they were going to be giving grants away for ideas that could benefit the community we live in, I knew instantly I had to submit Reece's idea. Now I need Reddit's help to make Reece's idea a reality. All you have to do is head to refresheverything.com/tastebuds and vote for us. Reece and I thank you!!!
Reece was on TV! Clearly, he got his looks from his Mom :) Reece's TV Debut
{edit #1} in the interest of full disclosure, I added link to our website as well.
{edit #2} added a link to Reece's television special when he was the Variety Club's featured child last year.
{edit #3} made it to the homepage!! Thank you Reddit! I'm proud to be a part of this amazing community!
{edit #4} Many Redditors are noting that you have to sign in either via FB Connect or by establishing a login with Pepsi before your vote will be counted. You can use 10minutemail if you're concerned about getting spammed by Pepsi.
{edit #5} Reece's YouTube Channel for the folks who have asked about Reece's progress since this special was filmed in April.
**{edit #6} You did it Reddit! Reece's idea is currently in 1st place! Thanks to everyone who voted!**
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Why does my cat lay on odd objects?
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My cat will jump on the couch with my wife and I, and inevitably there will be a remote lying there on the couch. He'll go out of his way to lay ON the remote, even though there's plenty of room on the couch to not have a weird object jamming into his rib cage. What's the deal? Is this some weird instinctual thing I just don't get?
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(For who it concerns) Most creative/offbeat/non-traditional Valentine's experiences?
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I'm in an awesome new relationship (4 months), and been looking for some inspiring, yet unusual ideas for Valentine's Day.
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Can you recommend me some good Folk Punk?
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I recently discovered a band called Mischief Brew that I was told were "Folk punk". Punk ideals with folk musical styles and instruments.
I'm really digging this, does anyone know any other good bands that fit in this genre?
EDIT: Thanks for all your suggestions! You reddit folks are just the tops.
So far my new favourites are This bike is a pipe bomb, Defiance, Ohio, Andrew Jackson Jihad, and billy bragg. Still looking through the other suggestions.
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"Odd health issues" Follow up. A few questions for you guys.
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Hello Ladies.
First and foremost: Thanks for your support and kind words.
Here is a follow up.
First post
Second post
So I went to the Second Opinion Doctor.
She was awesome.
She took me to her office and we discussed everything very throughly.
She told me that the hormone replacement therapy was a little agressive and perhaps more of a 'old school' solution- but not out of the ordinary.
They can't test your hormone levels *while* you are on BC- you'll get skewed results. (Maybe this should have been obvious to me in the beginning?)
We discussed my options and we think that taking me off BC and installing?/inserting? a copper IUD is the way to go.
Sweet.
I am offically off the pill now. How exciting. I can't wait to see what changes occur in my body (dropping weight, less mood swings, etc) for the better.
I feel like it could really change my life having removed the synthetic hormones from my body.
Oddly enough, my S.O. and I have not decided if an IUD is the right thing for us yet. (I have a month to decide before I schedule the procedure.)
The doctor said the minimum time to leave it in (to make the money spent on it and the pain of insertion worthwhile) is roughly 2 years.
We are still discussing when to make babies. When we feel we will be 'ready'. But I think we have both come to the conclusion that 2 years probably won't make us feel any more ready than we do now.
How the hell do you ever feel 'ready' to have kids?
____________________
I was on BC for ten years. Have any of you ladies went off of it after such a long time?
Did you notice any changes (bad or good)?
Also to those with children (or not)- was there ever a time that it felt like you were 'ready' for children? Or is it almost always a happy accident?
This is an exciting period of change for me! Any stories, advice?
Thanks for being here for me to blather on to.
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Olympic Question: What happens if we don't have enough snow for the Olympics?
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I looks like this is a real possibility since we are only 2 weeks away! Do they delay/cancel the whole thing? I've seen single events delayed because of the weather, but with temps way above freezing, and little snow to speak of, this is on a way bigger scale. What happens now?
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Help me Reddit! My friend hasn't showered in weeks and I'm getting really worried about him!
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Dear Reddit,
A long time friend of mine has not been showering. He recently split up with his fiance and I think he may be severely depressed and potentially even suicidal. We've tried talking to him about his condition, but he gets extremely irate. I'm worried that he will develop "staph" and spread it to people who go around him. I don't want to abandon him, but he won't take care of himself. Do you know of any material off-hand I could use to scare him into cleaning himself? I am thinking of threatening to have him committed for a psychiatric evaluation on the grounds that I suspect he is a danger to himself and others as a last resort.
Thanks for any advice!
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"Spoilerwarning" is at it again (link inside). I clicked "report" on his post. If you've *already* been "spoiled" by him (same spoiler) you can go there, find his long comment and report it too. More (spoiler-free) inside...
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I doubt his spoiler is true, given that they said they aren't done filming until April. But whatever... if you haven't been spoiled, even if it's fake, DON'T go to the link above and search for his long post. He's throwing it in to totally unrelated things just to be a dick.
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I wish there was a badge you could get that would tell any salesperson that "I'm not a fucking idiot, please treat me like an informed human being instead of sack of meat will dispense money if annoyed enough"
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My wife and I went to try and sign up at Lifetime Fitness this weekend... And while dealing with the salesperson they gave us, and the treatment we got was so bizarre that I was starting to think that maybe I was on some kind of hidden camera show.
They send the guy down, and I have the gall to ask for a tour of the facility, information on the costs of different levels of membership, and what products and services those levels of membership provide. Crazy, right? How dare the customer actually have the nerve to want to know how much he's being charged, and what is being provided for what he's paying for. Madness! (And before it is suggested, my wife and I were both well dressed and articulate, and the cost of any membership was negligible to us. We are not the kind of people that a salesman will look at and assume are just broke-ass looky-loos.)
Instead, the guy basically keeps us in the lobby and is balking over a general tour "Wow, this place is 80,000 square feet! Where would I even start!"... Uh, maybe in the exercise area? And then the pool and the fitness studios? Seriously what the fuck? Why do I need to tell YOU what fucking machine in particular I want to use before you'll just walk us around the damned club?
It became pretty transparent what he was trying to do... He wanted to get us all worked up over a few specific features so we'd get so excited that we'd just sign up on the spot without worrying about silly little things like price or what is included in our package. It was really insulting to our intelligence... We had basically walked into the place already deciding to get a membership that day, but this douchetard basically talked us out of it by dealing with us like we were retarded money dispensers instead of human beings.
So really, I would love some type of badge that says the following to a salesperson:
-I am an intelligent and informed consumer that does my own research and does not respond to rehearsed sales ploys.
-I don't care what the cost per-month is, I want to know how much total cost I'm on the hook for.
-I'm not a cheapskate, but if you don't put prices on your drink menu, I'm not ordering it.
-I will not under any circumstances buy an extended warranty or a service plan on an $80 printer, or on practically anything for that matter.
-I do not make financial decisions emotionally. Give me information on cost and features, do not attempt to get me "excited" about the product in the hopes that I'll forget about such practical considerations.
-In addition to being treated as a customer, I would also like to be treated like a human being.
Would that be so bad? Then the salespeople will know not to approach me and waste my time with stupid rehearsed bullshit, and could instead... you know... sell me things using facts instead.
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Thoughts on the new, more narrow front tires in F1?
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I was worried that the more narrow front tires might make the cars look more like F3 than F1 but now I am feeling better about it. Looking at pictures like This one]( or [this one]( or even [this one.
So, it would seem it is not a noticable change and doesn't make the cars look ungainly. However, this picture makes me pretty worried for the fortunes of Renault this year. That nose reminds me too much of their horrid '09 challenger.
What do you guys think?
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Okay, my cat is nearly toilet trained, but we've got a couple more hurdles. Any fellow cat toilet trainers want to offer advice?
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Our planned training schedule looks like this:
* Gradually move litter box up to toilet level - DONE
* Replace litter box with metal bowl suspended inside toilet - DONE
* Gradually reduce litter to ~1tsp - DONE
* Replace litter with small amount of water
* Increase water level to ~ 2 inches
* Take away metal bowl
Our cat is doing a great job with #2 (yes, better than having problems with #1). She consistently has 3-4 feet up on the toilet seat when doing the high squat position.
With #1, however, she seems to be really wed to getting right down inside her bowl. Yesterday, this resulted in a (traumatic impromptu) bath to clean the urine and litter off of her.
I'm thinking about stretching some steel wires across the top of the metal bowl to prevent her totally getting down inside the bowl. I'm also thinking that she'll prefer to sit on the toilet seat rather than perch on some wire.
Anyone have this problem? Anyone just want to share their experience toilet training their cat?
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DAE walk around the house while brushing your teeth?
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I always start roaming around my home when I brush my teeth. It's a thing my dad used to do so I guess I just picked up the habit.
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It is not on a console, but here is a good example of...
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...electronic roleplaying. To be fair, the idea is creating a pen and paper experience inside of a video game, but still.
ALFA, or A Land Far Away..
"The main emphasis of ALFA is on role playing. Our servers are designed primarily to enhance the role playing experience of our members. When playing in ALFA, players are expected to assume the part of their characters, acting in the world as they would, and remain in-character at all times. Our Dungeon Masters create both ad hoc plots and preplanned campaigns to help bring the world alive for our players. This often results in the creation of fantastic stories about which our player bards sing."
Oh yes.. the link:
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Reddit, do you have that one weird in-law?
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My sister-in law does weird things like still letting her 6 and 4 year old sleep in the bed with her and then goes and gets in their bed. She turns on every single light in my house when she visits (my house is by no means dark).
She gets upset when her kids laugh at my dog humping a stuffed dog. They have no idea what sex is. They laugh and call it bouncing.Then she proceeds to grab the kids and take them to bed. She brings her own bar of soap when staying overnight. Nothing special about it either.
These are just the few examples.
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Is it Christian to downvote?
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If we downvote (pass judgment) to please ourselves and serve no righteous purpose other than selfish satisfaction, is that Christian?
There are, certainly justifiable downvotes, but I'm talking about the ones we do just for the sake of dislike.
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Protein: Black Soldier Fly
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This might gross a lot of you out but an easily raised food source is the maggot of the black solider fly. If you live in an are that's in there natural range and you have a compost pile you've undoubtedly seen those huge 1 inch maggots in your compost pile. Good chance that's a black soldier fly maggot.
Black soldier flies do all their eating as maggots. In their adult stage they dont eat which keeps them from being a nasty disease vector like the blow fly. Since they do all their eating as maggots they need to gather all the nutrients they need to go through metamorphosis, fly around as an adult, mate and find a suitable location to lay it's eggs. They're packed with calcium, which could be in short supply in a collapse situation.
You can start your own black soldier fly compost bin where almost anything you throw in there will be devoured by these voracious little eaters. They will eat just about anything. Once the soldier fly maggot has gotten it's fill it crawls off someplace to spend the winter and waits for the spring to do it all again. Yes! You can feed them just about anything and then they preserve themselves and will probably stay alive (ie preserved) for months and months.
Yeah.. there's just the part about getting over your fear of eating maggots. Lots of people do it around the world everyday. No, I havent eaten any yet.. Im squimish also. I am about to get revenge on the snails plaguing my friends garden though by eating them all! Common garden snails are most likely escargot.
For more info about raising black soldier flies check out the biopod and then build your own. I raise thousands and thousands of these guys every summer to feed the fish in my aquaponics system.
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Why don't they give the "Super Mario All-Stars" treatment to more games?
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Super Mario All-Stars was great. A re-release of a bunch of great games all with a complete graphical overhaul. Am I the only one who wishes they would do the same for, say, Zelda: Majora's Mask for the Wii (or, really, xbox/ps3, but that won't happen) with all fully re-rendered scenes, re-orchestrated music, and maybe even professional voice-actors? I would totally pay good money for that.
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What would your three wishes be via a monkey's paw?
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Please note: a monkey's paw will try to create the worst consequence to grant your wish...
(i.e. Wish for money, lose a loved one, collect insurance.)
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I think this is the wrong subreddit, but help booting my macbook?
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Story is this: my Mac OSX has a virus or something else equivalent that makes it freeze whenever it runs for more than a few minutes, or I try to move around too many MP3's at once. I know that the best thing to do is just reinstall the OS, but before I do that I want to get my MP3's off.
I know that it is just the OSX because I have bootcamp installed and it runs fine. My question is, is there someway I can boot up the Mac harddrive without running the OSX, and then transfer my files onto a harddrive?
I found this website: but I'm not really sure what to do with any of this information. Let me know if you need anymore info, or if there is somewhere better to put this.
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Capture cards: PC hardware is behind the times.
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I went to upgrade my capture card yesterday, and found that there are a very small number of cards with HDMI in, and NONE that support 1080p.... Usually PC hardware is way ahead of the game, but in this respect, they are behind the times. I'm baffled by this. I ended up buying an AverMedia 1080i capture card with HDMI in.
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What do you guys include in your questionnaires used to get i design direction? I've included mine for logo projects inside.
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Company Background:
1. Please describe your product and services and how the help your clients.
Look and Feel:
1. Please list some adjectives that describe how your audience should perceive your brand (conservative, warm, aggressive, friendly)?
2. Imagine one of your potential clients is looking at your logo, what would they feel or think at that exact moment?
3. What are the specific colors that you would like incorporate into the logo?
4. Are there any specifics fonts that you would like for us to incorporate?
5. Is there any type of graphic or illustration that you would like for us to create or use?
6. Are there any logos that you have seen that you would like for us to take note of? If so, what about them specifically?
7. Is there any type of look and feel that you would like for us to stay away from?
Target Audience:
1. Please describe the primary audience that you are targeting.
a. Age, Gender
b. Income
c. Education
d. Profession
e. Buying Power(middle –high)
Additional Comments:
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Dear Reddit, is this remotely feasible, or am I an idiot?
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Okay so, being 93 million miles or so from the sun, we see it as it was roughly 8 minutes ago right? Well, in the future (assume we figure out how to travel faster-than-light) could we go, let's say 65 million light-years away from Earth, build a massive telescope, and look at the dinosaurs? Or go further and view Earth at its beginning?
Now I realize that the level of technology required is quite unimaginable at the moment, but theoretically, isn't the information there, whether we can get to it or not?
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An attempt at comparing the various diffusers on the first test day...
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Ferrari Rear end
Williams Rear End
Mercedes rear end
Another of the Mercedes
Those appear to be the good shots of the back so far from that gpupdate gallery currently. It'd be cool if other people could share their photos they have found of diffusers. Notably, there are no shots of the McLaren rear end so far.
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So, how is/was registration for you guys?
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I live off campus, and my little group woke up at 5:47. Needles to say, we high tailed it to GCCIS, where we normally wire in and register. Worked last quarter. But this time it was locked, so we stood outside in the cold, and bummed the wifi to register. I got more core classes, at least.
Any horror/success stories?
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My friend is going to re-marry a woman who cheated on him, divorced him and exploited him for money.
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Here's the situation:
He was married for 2 years, and his wife was always being unfair to him. It didn't bother him, he loved her, and he was happy. But then, there are some signs she's cheating. She disappears, and we find out she ran off with some guy. She comes back six months later in debt and asks for forgiveness, says she's changed. He pays off her debts, which takes about half his savings. She then makes him go on a "second honeymoon," to the Bahamas, calling him unromantic when he cites their financial situation. Then, just as his savings have reached a low, they realize his company might lay him off. She divorces him shortly after. She ran off with some of his money, and leaves him emotionally broken. His work performance is affected, and he loses his job. He's a wreck for a year until he starts to pick things up and gets a new job (but the pay is not as good). He even starts dating again. Since he's a good looking, nice guy, he quickly meets a girl. I'm relieved because she seems like a good person. But then his ex-wife comes back (again carrying some debt), wanting to start things up again. He tells her about his new relationship, but she tells him how much she still loves him, how much it was all a mistake, how he shouldn't give up what they had. She convinces him to break up with his new girlfriend, who is crushed. At first the ex-wife doesn't want to get married, so they have been dating for 6 months. My friend now works a 12 hour job. He seems much more stressed now, but he tells me the money is worth it, since his previous job wasn't as good as the one he was laid off from. I can't be sure his ex-wife pressured him to get this job, but they got engaged pretty quickly after he was hired.
I and some other friends have told him over and over how bad and unfair this is and will be, but the thing is, this friend doesn't really think what his ex-wife did was all that unfair. He's cool and laid back. He never gets mad or retaliates when someone hurts him, just lets it happen. Sometimes he gets really broken (when she divorced him), but he still keeps the people who did it close to him. He doesn't seem to defend himself by avoiding bad people. He's never avoided bad friends, coworkers, and in this case, women.
How do I help him?
**Edit:** Thank you for your replies Reddit. You made me realize that I need to mention: This woman has a magnetic personality and is very convincing with words. Words and people are her forte, unfortunately. She also has a way of making unfair things sound justified. (i.e. tossing away a friend who's going through a really hard time turns into "I think it's fair to give myself space from someone I'm uncomfortable with." The more she says, the more you think it's the friend's fault, not hers.) Who knows how reasonable she sounds to him? I think this is really the thing that's making him believe her over everyone else.
Two friends confronted her after the divorce. They found out that she rationalized and justified her actions. For example, she seemed convinced that she wasn't wrong to divorce him when his savings were low (due to her debt) and risked losing his job because "it was a healthy financial and mental decision for her." But she did seem really bothered when accused of being amoral and selfish. She tried hard to justify her actions, and said they were being small minded by judging her based on smaller bits in the past and not believing in her ability to be a better person.
So, not only is she able to convince my friend she's justified, she's able to rationalize her own actions.
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Frank Luntz & Republicans set sights on Financial Regulatory Reform by blaming regulation fro financial crisis
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[Frank Luntz Pens Memo To Kill Financial Regulatory Reform
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*In a 17-page memo titled, "The Language of Financial Reform," Luntz urged opponents of reform to frame the final product as filled with bank bailouts, lobbyist loopholes, and additional layers of complicated government bureaucracy.*
And the Republican disinformation machine continues full steam ahead. Facts be damned.
Welcome to the idiocracy that is modern Republican Party. We have only ourselves to blame.
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Are you a formally angry driver who's not anymore? How did you do it?
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I'm in a horrible, aggressive mood on the road. Chances are I've cut you off and ridden your tail. I don't like it and in virtually ever other facet in life I'm a pretty laid-back guy. Have you gone from a psychotic angry driver to polite, it-is-what-it-is attitude when driving? If so, how?
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Making Paella tonight - What pan to use... Cast iron or Stainless Steel?
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Hello All! I'm going to attempt a vegetarian Mark Bittman Paella recipe (caramelized tomatoes). I was wondering if I should use my Cast Iron Skillet]( or my [Stainless Steel Skillet. I know you should use a traditional Paella pan, but this is what I have to work with.
In case anyone is wondering the recipe calls to cook it on the stove top, transfer to an oven, then put it back on the burner in the end to form the bottom crust.
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Hey Reddit, put your friend's face on a cheesy romance novel cover!
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My colleagues put together this great site in time for Valentine's day... put your friends' face on a romance novel cover; no Photoshopping required! Here is an example of what you can make with it:
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Overhaul the containers library
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The containers library is a bit of a mess. The APIs are inconsistent, there are no benchmarks and the test coverage could be better. Overhaul the containers library, possibly using associated data types for better performance. Also investigate if there are any common type classes that should be exposed.
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Can knowledge exist only within a context?
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I have come across some ideas which claim that absolute truths, such as the Pythagorean theorem or Plato's eternal forms (if there is such a thing) exist not dependent on context. I am not convinced, as intuitively I think that all knowledge is an organization or integration of interconnected elements, and there is no form of knowledge which exists as an independent piece, not dependent on anything else.
I hope this makes sense. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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IAMA Request: S2 Games (Heroes of Newerth)
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Requesting an IAMA from someone who works for S2 games on the Heroes of Newerth franchise.
Edit: **Request Granted!**
By Request: I am a Dev for Heroes of Newerth. AMA.
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What happens to your sex life when you're pregnant?
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My boyfriend and I found out about 2 months ago that I'm pregnant. We've been together for about a year and a half and have always had an amazing and very active sex life (we have sex at least 2x a day, if not more). Now that I'm 14 weeks pregnant and starting to show, I'm starting to get nervous he's going to start finding my new, bigger body unattractive. We still have plenty of sex and he tells me all the time how turned on he is by me, but I can't help but feel like as time goes on, and my belly gets bigger he's not going to find me as attractive. Has anyone had any experience with this? Do boyfriends/husbands tend to lose interest in sex, once you start to really show?
Thanks so much for all your comments!! You've made me feel a lot better :-)
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RMAG February Update -- Lots of progress!
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There has been a lot going on behind the scenes, so I thought I'd recap where we're at to get everyone on the same page.
The engine team, headed by Chrisf and Svenstaro, hosted a few gloriously productive hacking sessions using Gobby. The result was the foundation of **BaconEngine**. Though written in C++, it communicates with a Python instance for scriptability. Python will also be used for portions of the engine, so get in touch with your fearless leaders (IRC is a good bet) if you think you can help.
Charlieb started working on the **skeletal animation system** that the engine will use, inspired by Aquaria. It uses Python and Pygame. While not yet integrated into the main code base, you can find it here.
On the toolchain front, Svenstaro created an **Arch Linux VM** that has all Machine dependencies, as well as the code, preinstalled. You can bittorrent it from here.
There has been push to centralize the scattered RMAG infrastructure into a **Redmine installation**, lovingly administered by RobotCaleb. There, you'll find the wiki and forums which will subsume the Wikidot wiki and Google Group. You can visit redditmakesagame.org to find links to our Redmine and other resources.
I'm less familiar with the happenings on the art and design front, but there appear to be **no shortage of concept drawings, music submissions, and level ideas**. Jean Eric and Stiev Sigma are your art leads, Faet and Trentish are on top of design. Remember to link your submissions on the wiki so they're easy to find later!
AFAIK, that sums it up. Now quit lurking and go barrage our leads with nooby questions and unrefined ideas :) Thanks for sticking around!
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Really bizarre religious incident yesterday...
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I was eating lunch and a guy approached the people sitting next to me to ask if he could say a prayer for the guy's broken arm. The guy with the broken arm said, "sure" (looking weirded out), and the first guy closed his eyes and touched the guy's arm while praying. When he was done, he asked the guy with the broken arm if he had "felt anything" like "spiritual energy" passing through him during the prayer. I was so annoyed at this borderline mentally retarded display that I suggested casting a spell next because it would be equally effective. The prayer healer idiot looked annoyed. Can anyone believe this kind of hocus pocus shit is happening in the US? It blew my mind.
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Ten Key Principles in Economics
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Everything has a cost. There is no free lunch. There is always a trade-off.
Cost is what you give up to get something. In particular, opportunity cost is cost of the tradeoff.
One More. Rational people make decisions on the basis of the cost of one more unit (of consumption, of investment, of labor hour, etc.).
iNcentives work. People respond to incentives.
Open for trade. Trade can make all parties better off.
Markets Rock! Usually, markets are the best way to allocate scarce resources between producers and consumers.
Intervention in free markets is sometimes needed. (But watch out for the law of unintended effects!)
Concentrate on productivity. A country’s standard of living depends on how productive its economy is.
Sloshing in money leads to higher prices. Inflation is caused by excessive money supply.
!! Caution: In the short run, falling prices may lead to unemployment, and rising employment may lead to inflation.
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Just watched Mulholland Dr.
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Spoilers... kind of, I think...
I thought it was great, but I'm also at a bit of a loss as to what happened exactly. I get the impression that the first half is sort of an idealized dream going on in Betty/Diane's head, and the second half is more the harsh reality. I was wondering what others thoughts of it and what happened were though, so please share them.
I did think some of the performances and dialog were a bit forced, but it only seemed that way during the first half, so it may have been intentional, or I just got used to it.
Also, the visual's were really outstanding. Lynch has an incredible sense of color, and I absolutely love some of the angles he uses, especially on his closeups. Excellent use of music, as well. This film *needs* to come out of Blu-Ray.
Again, great film, and I got to see everything.
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Shreddit: Saw Between the Buried and Me in Philly last night...
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One of my favorite bands of all time. They always have and continue to play amazingly tight live. So I now pose this question to you Shreddit: What other bands do you think play tight and put on a great show live?
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DAE rest their left hand on WASD even when they're not playing an FPS?
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Summers of Counter Strike in youth, have ingrained an involuntary impulse in my brain to idly rest my left fingers on the W, A, S, & D keys (standard FPS movement controls), pretty much at any time that I'm not typing something. Anyone else?
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What word do you hate or have trouble writing by hand?
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For me, it's 'the', I always take the right side of the h and go straight into the e rather than bringing it down to the line. it looks like tte most of the time.
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