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I'm teaching a Combinatorial Game Theory class next quarter, help me decide what information to include!	First a little background, I'm a fourth year Math major in the College of Creative Studies]( at UCSB. Next quarter I will be teaching a seminar on Combinatorial Game Theory, the course listing is [here. I tentatively plan on teaching nim]( [hackenbush]( and [domineering. But, I would love any input from math reddit on what you think students would like to learn about, what you wish you could get from a class like this, or just what you guys find interesting. Keep in mind this is a course for undergraduates, and it should be passable for non math majors so I plan on focusing on things that don't require too much background.
Recently my employer notified us that as part of a massive effort to save money they will be implementing some changes...	the first change they mentioned? We will be paying for our parking. The fees will increase annually. The place I'm employed by is huge. Parking is such a minor expense compared to some of the other things they aren't (but should be) cutting back on. My question to the Reddit Community is this: What silly or ridiculous changes is your employer making in an effort to save money?
How do I walk up to a stranger that I think is cute and start a conversation? I need your help.	Ok, personally I am a guy that is interested mainly in guys so I was going to post this into /r/LGBT. Then, I realized that most of the advice here could help anyone, regaurdless of gender or sexual orientation. Basically, if I see someone that I've never met before that I think is cute, how exactly do I start a conversation out of nowhere without appearing creepy or wierd? What do I even say?
Electric Guitar --> Synthesizer --> ???	So I noticed there are some cool synths out there with 1/4" audio inputs, and I've heard stories of folks plugging their guitars into em... well, I'm curious what comes out! I'm thinking of getting a microKorg, Moog Little Phatty, or a Nord G2 or something along those lines, that I can use to modulate my guitar. Has anyone here tried that? I don't know, but I bet it would be awesome. I'm sure there'd be a big mucking-up of the quality the guitar's natural tone, but if it came out sounding crazy enough, it still might be worth it :D
How do you pick your best man! My best friend pick a friend i introduced him to several years ago...feeling crappy	So today I found out that my best friend of 16 years has picked my other best friend of 20 years to be his best man. I was blown away by this and only found out when he sent everyone a link to his wedding website. They have done more activities together the past couple of years but at no point did i ever think there was a question that i would be his best man. I am wondering what the process for picking a best man is. I need to understand! Does the family have input? Does the future wife have input? (she favors him) has anyone else been in this situation? Right now i feel like was was just dump by my best friend via a website! not sure how to hang out with these guys with out feeling a little betrayed. I think i need to re-watch "I love you man"
Can someone explain why Chrome and Firefox render this image differently?	I saw the 01022010 palindrome thing and noticed that Chrome renders the image with inverted colors (screenshot. Safari also renders it incorrectly. What's up with this? Edit: Here's the original image, so you can try at home:
I am an indie game developer, too (AS3, mostly). AMA	I felt like I needed to counter the XNA post. Personally, I don't like calling myself an indie game developer. Technically, I'm indie, sure, but people have been using it as a genre lately and it's not good. Oh well. Ask me stuff.
Does anybody here have a Nexus One without a data plan?	I'd really like to get a Nexus One, but I can't afford the monthly data plan bills. I'm with T-Mobile and have a talking only plan (no texting, no data), if I bought the unlocked phone from Google directly could I keep my current plan (just change out the SIM card)? Much of the time I'm in range of Wi-Fi, so I'd still be able to surf the web (and download apps, etc.). Is there some way to disable data downloading from the cell network? I've tried some Googling but I haven't found a direct answer, so Nexus One owners of Reddit were the next logical people to ask. Any insight would be appreciated.
So Reddit, I just stopped smoking. I was just wondering about other people's experiences.	I've been thinking about it for a while and decided to read a book I've had for a while by a guy called Allen Carr - Easy Way. Has anyone else read this book with success? I feel very positive at the moment, I didn't even finish the last smoke as I was feeling sick from smoking! (the book suggests you carry on smoking while you're reading, gets you to inhale and ask yourself if you're actually enjoying it etc) I'm also finishing with weed, although I've done this a few times without it causing me any bother at all. It's always the nicotine I've struggled with in the past. So who else has done this or is thinking about it? EDIT: Cheers for all the posts and encouragement guys. I had a rather stressy day yesterday, spent most of the evening upset and hating everything including myself. Addictions are powerful things I guess! I struggled to stay asleep last night - I think I woke up every 30 mins or so. I definitely saw every hour. Feeling a much better today, hoping I won't fall into the pit of depression I had last night.
How about a reddit alien antenna ball? I would buy one. Anyone else?	I have an old Spiderman head on my car antenna right now, a reddit alien would be an awesome replacment.
Thanks, /r/relationship_advice! I broke up with my girlfriend and I'm now happily single again!	Original: I asked Reddit for relationship advice and you all delivered. I broke up with her and just wanted everyone to know that it's over and done with--thank you again for your suggestions! tl;dr - I LUV U GUYZ <3 <3 <3
In response to the 'What's the most fucked up thing you've seen on the internets' post: What lovely internet magic can make it all better?	Seriously. That thread was horrible. Any amazing, beautiful, cute, funny, lighthearted, heartwarming, wholesome, tasty internet goodies would help us all right now. Save us from ourselves Reddit! Bring on the innocence!
Does anyone else have a problem with sleep?	I have had this problem for about as long as I can remember. Ever since around puberty especially, I started sleeping in as late as I could get away with. I would stay up later and sleep later, progressing through 25-26hour cycles until a reset is forced by an outside force. Today as a 24 year old adult, I have no one to help reset my clock. I will miss obligations, sleep in, and then have to clean up the mess afterwards. Apologize to people, make excuses, lies... its embarassing. Today I slept in until 5:45 p.m. I know that this isn't normal, and I'm tired of letting this cycle continue until I have to once again stay up all night just so I can do things the next morning. What do? edit: I'm usually up all night on my laptop.
What are you looking forward to being re-released from your childhood?	Many, Many years ago, when I was a youngster in Primary School, there were kids with these I always wanted one, and by the time I had the requisite wherewithal to purchase one, suddenly they were nowhere to be found. Has this happened to you? Consequently, I have no issue in modern companies re-releasing shit from my childhood, so I can actually own it. Updated Transformers, SNES games on Wii, updated Teddy Ruxpin, TMNT,whatever. What are you looking forward to somebody re-releasing or what have you picked up on re-release?
I wont be watching the Superbowl	It no longer seems to be about the game, its about the money, ads and copyrights and I can not bitch about corporate thieves, over reaching copyright legalities and the lack of media conglomerates duty as a sense of being a public trust and sponser them with my patronage.
when should a guy tell an acquaintance/friend that he is dating/sleeping with his ex?	I'm seeing this girl who I think is amazing, but she broke up with her ex, a guy I'm pretty cool with, a little over a month ago. The girl and I are trying to take it slow because we really like each other, but physically it is moving kinda fast. We've been hanging out for about a week and I'm not sure when I should tell the ex-boyfriend. When should I tell him and how?
[7 and climbing] As far as taking hits goes... what's your technique?	What I mean to say is, and forgive me if I ramble, how do you guys take a hit? * How long do you keep the flame on it? Do you corner it or not? * Do you hold the smoke in your lungs? How long? * Do you exhale it all out at once or do you do it in little bits? Call me crazy(high), but the thought crossed my mind when I took my last hit just now. I first only exhaled half of it or so then I took another breath and then breathed it all out. As I did so I wondered if you guys had any insight into the art taking hits in general. Anyways... Happy Palindrome Day.
Could someone clarify the whole "Google Voice" situation for me?	From what I understand after searching around a bit, Google Voice can be used instead of your normal cell phone number to make/receive calls as well as text and check voicemail. It seems like the big deal is that it allows for VoIP-like calling on phones, using data instead of minutes. I've also read about using it for free texting as well. Seeing as I'm in the market for a new phone, I know it's going to be an Android device but I figured I should decide whether I'll hand out a new phone number or a Google Voice number (and apparently I can keep that number even if my cell number changes?). Can Google Voice also handle multimedia messages or keep track of contacts just like a normal phone, or would I miss out on some functionality by using it instead? I know there are people out there using it, feel free to share your experiences/tips/etc. (My apologies if this is in the wrong place, I've lurked on Reddit for a while but this is my first post.)
I have an inflation fetish. AMA	I'm a 22-year-old male who gets off to inflation fantasies. By this I usually mean fantasies of women with inflated/inflating bellies, whether it be from air, water, or food. Yes, I know it's a weird fetish, which is why very few people know I have it. There are internet communities for this sort of thing, alongside many related fetishes (food stuffing, weight gain, breast/butt expansion, vore to name only a few) Most of the material is in the form of stories (which don't do it for me), drawings, and photoshops, though there are real inflators/stuffers out there. I'll answer any questions about inflation or related fetishes (if I feel I know enough for a meaningful response), and unrevealing personal questions. EDIT: here's a link to one of my favorite real inflators to give you an idea of what it is I like. EDIT2: done for the night, I'll check for more questions sometime Tuesday.
So, who here shudders at the thought that weed may one day be processed and packaged, like cigarettes? [6]	Sorry. I support legalization of course, but it makes me sad to think that our product which is so pure (which of course isn't true in all cases) will one day be process, possibly with disgusting additives. I like the idea of walking down to a head shop and buying a pack of budirettes, but it just saddens me a bit.
[request] Create a fake web page, or find one, about dolphins having the ability to cry	Long story short, my english teacher bet me extra credit that I could not find proof that dolphins had the ability to cry. I have looked a lot, but couldn't find anything. I'm not so good with html, so could someone please fake a new york times(or any respected news source) article about dolphins with the ability to cry? I'm getting a borderline C- in his class, this extra credit would help a lot.
Thursday Night Help Hip Hop Help Hatti Show at Flamingo Cantina	My band Higher Than Why is doing a Haiti benefit at Flamingo Cantina Thursday Feb 4th. We are a live instrumentation Hip-Hop band, and we will also have Ratarue, Stormshadow, Parking, and Crimnasty along for the night. We go on at 10:30 and will be doing some collaboration stuff with all the end of the night with all the MCs. If your in to this kind of thing we would love to have you out, the cover is 5$ and 100% percent of the door goes to The Red Cross. edit: Show Time - we play at 10:30 not 11:30
Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson, looks back with no regrets.	Bill Watterson, creator of beloved 'Calvin and Hobbes' comic strip looks back with no regrets By John Campanelli, The Plain Dealer February 01, 2010, 5:45AM This marks the 15th year since "Calvin and Hobbes" said goodbye to the comics pages. Creator Bill Watterson, who grew up in Chagrin Falls and still makes Greater Cleveland his home, recently answered some questions via e-mail from Plain Dealer reporter John Campanelli. It's believed to be the first interview with the reclusive artist since 1989.
IAmA Juggler. I'm out of practice, but I used to be quite good, and respected in the community...	... Yes. Community. There's a "scene" of technical jugglers, largely on college campuses. They tend to reject the clown stereotype, and the notion of performance. It's more about pushing the limit of what tricks can be done. And I was a member of that community. I used to know basically every street performer in a major US city, and was technically better than all of them (except one). Same thing with another smaller city that I lived in for a while. I've done a number of performances, but they were technical in nature and I wouldn't want to "be" a performer. But enough about me. Juggling was an amazing hobby for me, as it could be very meditative. I don't do it much anymore, but my brain is still changed as a result of it. Then there's the satisfaction of learning new tricks. - So yeah. Most of the time, the general public only sees juggling as a performance art, and it is usually presented very dishonestly.
I need help deciding on a laptop/desktop	Okay, here's my problem. I've been planning on getting a new desktop for a few years. Finally luck has smiled upon me and I don't have to buy a hot water heater, or an air conditioner etc. In December I bought a laptop for my wife. At the time I felt she'd have the laptop and I'd eventually have my desktop and we'd be a happy family. But since my replacement/temporary computer is so slow, I've begun to use her laptop by default. And I've gotten used to it. Her laptop isn't anything special: duo core, 3g of ram, 250g of hd. But there's something to be said for being able to use it while laying next to your sleeping wife, or taking it wherever the kids are and being able to be there and still mess around on the computer. I kind of like it, actually I love it. So, my budget is about $1k. I was going to try and get a refurbed desktop (1tb, 8g+ram, i7 processor, 512mb vid card). Could I get something close to that for a laptop at that price? Or am I going to be kicking myself in a few years? I want this to last me a while. But I know I'll need to upgrade it to extend it's life. I can't be dropping a thousand bucks every year for a new computer. Backstory: I've never really had a state of the art computer, so I'm used to waiting a few years to play games on the PC anyway. Plus if there's a game I REALLY want to play and it's on multiple platforms I can play it on my 360 (I know all ports aren't the same etc etc). Or, should I get my desktop, and use my wife's laptop when she's not on it? I would probably have to uninstall steam and all my games when I get my own. What would you guys who have most likely been through this do? My gut says get the desktop but I've kinda gotten used to being able to playing medieval II in bed :D. tl;dr Need help deciding between laptop and desktop. Can spend $1k.
Dear Reddit: I've decided to run a marathon and don't know where to begin	About 4 months from now i've entered a marathon with my dad and I have no idea where to start. I'm fairly active (hockey x2 a week + Lacrosse 1x a week) and in the summer I usually jog 5 miles a day so i'm not a complete couch potato. I've got a couple questions on the topic: * Training tips? There's a ton of stuff on the internet and i'm not quite sure where to begin * Equipment? I need to get a new pair of running shoes but I have no idea on what to get for a marathon (pretty sure my 3 year old ASICS won't cut it). Watches, recommended brands or specific watches? Anything else? * Tips for actually running in the marathon? Every sport/activity i've done in my life was all either short distance (sprinter in track) or short bursts of energy (Hockey/LAX). Any tips for long distance running? Thanks reddit!
Looking for advice on touchscreen-friendly Linux	Hey folks -- I've done a little poking around, but wanted to get the opinion of the experts here. I've got a couple of Dell netbooks (latitude 2100) with touchscreens. They were for a project at work that is now over, so they're just sitting on my desk running soon-to-expire Windows 7 Beta. Is there a Linux distro (or window manager) that is built for a touchscreen interface? I would include in this a web browser, since that is the main life these machines will have. I've tried UNR, Moblin, and even Android, with varying degrees of success. Android is the only one that seems built for touchscreen, but it doesnt really run properly on these devices. I've also tried Mozilla's Fennec (under windows) but, at least 4 months ago, it was pretty much unusable. Thanks in advance for any tips!
I'm taking some photos of a few bands playing this weekend... need some advice.	I have done a few before but used flash for all photos and the night time setting for some. The night time setting gets some cool shots but I'm sick of using flash. Has anyone done this sort of thing before? What settings did you use...aperture/ISO/shutter speed etc. Any advice would be great! Its an indoor gig too by the way.
Reddit I might kill myself tonight	My name is Micheal Henderson, and my life seems to be not worth living. I'm 13 years old, suffering from depression, my grades are terrible, have no friends, get bullied at school, and worst of all i have lost my only escape from my suffering, my iPod. Please Reddit, I'm desperate, feel alone and don't know what to do right now, help me.
Help me get in shape and improve my vertical jump	I have just about 2 months before I have to try out for a volleyball team and I want to make sure I stand a fighting chance. I'm not in bad shape but I'm wondering what I could do to try and get in better shape and improve my vertical jump cause right now it sucks. And I own no fitness equipment. Any suggestions would be great.
What is your dream gun? A gun you do not own, is way out of your budget, and you swear to buy once those stupid scratch-off tickets pay off?	My number one dream gun has to be an original Mauser c96 in 9x19 and in excellent condition. It's easy enough to find a refurbished gun or one in crappy condition, but quality originals are very hard to come by. It's just one of the most interesting designs and marks the birth of semiautomatic pistols. Second in the list would be a Sig p210. These guns are a dream to shoot and exhibit some of the finest craftsmanship you will ever see on a military pistol. They also command prices in excess of $2000 for a good specimen.
Separate comment karma by insight and comedy. This will allow people to view the comments they wish to see.	In the wake of crude comments about a submitter's daughter many people are expressing how they feel out of place in a Reddit that is becoming more self-absorbed and immature. I was thinking about how Reddit might work to maintain the community that the older members are looking for, as it's clear that the Digg-converts are here to stay, and I came up with the idea of separating karma by insight and comedy value. Or even separating by pertinence and general. The idea is simple: double the karma scoring arrows next to a comment and have one represent the comment's intellectual value and another represent a comments humor value. This allows a comment to be scored twice and folks who want to view insightful, pertinent comments can sort their comments accordingly, while those looking for a laugh can sort their comments by comedy karma. People looking for both can leave their comment orientation as it is. If this were to be implemented it would help people to interact with the community they prefer to be in without excluding the other. Who knows? It's a rough, flawed idea in need of some tweaking, but I wanted to provide some food for thought.
Here's the draft of a story I wrote; what do you guys think?	To avoid the appearance of link-spamming, I made this a self-post. That said, I wrote a story a little while back and it would mean a lot to me if you guys read it. Protege (draft) Maybe it's a coming-of-age story wrapped in kink, maybe it's something else entirely, I don't know how to classify it. I just know the premise popped into my head one day and I thought it was pretty cool.
What do you do when your dad admits that he is going through a mid-life crisis?	My dad is 47 years old, and recently hes been depressed, lazy and overbearing. He doesnt care about showering, going out with the family, and spending time with his kids. (Not food though- thats the only thing he covets nowadays.) When he met up with his high school buddies, he seemed to be ashamed throughout the party. He recently admitted this to our family last night during dinner, and I had to explain to my little sister what dads going through. Any similar experiences? How does one go through this? I am not affected entirely, like im still act the same and feel the same, but am afraid for my sister and mother. (My mom recently got laid off, and my dad, who didnt get laid off yet, is really pretty much on the brink.) I am 15 years old btw, if that matters.
What is the best/most beautiful/inspiring thing you've ever encountered on the internet?	I just read this entire thread: here and now I need to go to sleep. Please show me that internet is also full of beautiful/inspiring things by sharing your best links. For exemple, there are alot of great talks at TED thank you
My Corsair memory defaults to faster timings than advertised. Many reviews on newegg complain about this. Why?	Hey guys, I have been running my new system with Windows 7 with next to no trouble for the past month. I am curious however as to my Corsair DDR3 RAM defaulting to 7-7-7-20 when it is advertised as 9-9-9-24. As I understand it, these are better timing settings but reading through reviews of this product on newegg most people are seeing this as a con, and complaining about having to go into BIOS and adjust to the slower settings. Can someone shed some light on this matter. Should I set it to run at its advertised slower settings, or seeing as I have a stable system as it is should it be left alone. Thanks for any info on this subject. ASUS M4...EVO Mobo Corsair XMS3 DDR3 RAM Phenom II X4 955 Windows 7 64
A question about (very) moldy weed.	A friend of mine has a jar full of moldy weed. Please do not berate him for being negligent - his explanation is fair and his heart is true. In any case, he wants to look to the future. And by that, I mean he wants to use this weed to make pot pastries. Now, the weed is really moldy. It has been sitting in the same jar for about three months now. The weed's brownish in color, the white mold is clearly visible, and the odor of ammonia is strong. Unfortunately, there's quite a bit of this weed, and he really doesn't want it to go to waste - if he is to throw it out, he wants very specific reasons for doing so. His questions to reddit are as follows: * What type of mold is this/what type of mold commonly afflicts weed? * There are probably spores - when he opens the jar, do they become airborne? What happens when they are inhaled? * Does the mold die when it's exposed to high temperatures (being boiled in butter, for example)? Do the spores die too? * What happens when a human ingests butter made with this mold/spores, dead or alive? * Should he dry it out at a low temperature to kill off the mold first? Is that going to make the spores (more) airborne? * When the mold feeds on the weed, does it destroy the THC? If it's really moldy but still structurally intact for the most part, is there enough THC in there to make this worthwhile? * Would it be better to use alcohol to bind the THC first? Can he then boil away the alcohol and get oil, which he can then boil in butter? Would this convoluted method work at all? Any and all help in this matter will be greatly appreciated. This is kind of a trivial matter, I know, but I really don't want him to poison himself out of sheer stubbornness. *** Thank you for your responses, everyone. Even though it's tempting to do the acetone thing or the hash thing, my friend decided to err on the side of caution - the defective weed will be disposed of using a series of controlled explosions.
Dear Reddit, My neighboor thinks i'm stealing is wifi and want me to pay, what shall i do?	So, since my neighboor isn't cooperative and doesn't know shit about computers, i hope reddit could help me sort this thing out without too much assle. I did talk about giving them 5 bucks a month to get their wifi, but after they gave me their password and i've been trying it on both my macbook (in aluminium, so wifi was poor) and on my other's roomate laptop (to check if it worked, it did, but poorly, since it was quite a old laptop). My roomate is away for a while, so it may continued to use it without me knowing, wich i don't really care, actually. He's a good friend of mine and i can advance him the money to pay his due while he's away. But just for fun, what are my actual option? What can they have against us? What info can they have by their service provider? URLs visited? Bandwith exceed? our IP? I mean, i don't really care about the money, but the neighbors are a bunch of bitchy girls that i got trouble with: name calling (the walls are thin and they screamed insults at us just for laughs thinking werdidn't know where it was from (yeah...)), the classic music at the max at 3 am, so i really don't have any morals for them. I will pay if there's nothing to do, but hey, it's worth giving a try; how can i work this out, reddit? Ps: sorry for my english, it's my second language and i know i can disfigure it in long texts like this.. Pps: No moral responses, please. I dont mind getting dirty on this if i can. edit: if they've been away for 2 weeks, could it have shown on their bill internet was still used? Or could it be because they have more bandwith fees and i supose these girls don't do much on internet other than facebooking?
Replaying Mass Effect to get a good save for ME2, please help. ME spoilers	Okay, here's the thing: I know that there are some (maybe about seven) non-plot-essential choices made in Mass Effect that can carry over into Mass Effect 2. I want to get all of these subquests/choices done. I know one of them is the recovery, or lack thereof, of Batiyah's wife's body. What are the other ones, and where can I find them? If possible, please don't give away the actual choices, just the person and/or planet they involve. I am currently off the Citadel. The only plot mission I have done is rescuing Liara from planet Therum. Hopefully I didn't lock anything off! Thanks, Reddit.
I just want to say thanks.	I wanted to say how much I appreciate you guys and this small group. I honestly wouldn't feel comfortable approaching the people I'm close to IRL about this problem and having a group of people to share difficulties with has really helped me make improvements in my life. I'm not there yet, I have a lot I need to work on, but I'm actually working towards ridding myself of a damaging habit. That's huge. I think fighting an addiction feels like you're in a battle that you have to fight on your own, but knowing you're not alone, knowing there are other people struggling against the same problems makes it so it doesn't seem insurmountable. Reading some of the things people have posted my jaw has dropped and I've thought to myself, "That's me!" Even just reading the short things you've said is a help. Just coming here to read a few simple lines or post a short comment has helped me resist looking at porn several times. To everyone here, and especially those that have been offering advice and keeping this subreddit alive, I want to offer you my sincere thanks. :)
DAE wear a jacket with lots of pockets because it is socially unacceptable for them to carry a purse?	I wear a jacket, when the weather permits, because I like having a lot of stuff with me. I would carry a purse, but being male that would do nothing but attract unneeded attention. I have also worn cargo pants for years and don't plan to every change this. I carry almost everything I can think of and everything I might need. Napkins, writing implements, a whistle, even a computer (it fits perfectly in my cargo pants larger side pockets). The only other way I could see carrying all this stuff and not being inconvenienced would be with a computer bag, but I don't trust those as much as I do my jacket and pants due to how much more difficult it is to take these articles of clothing from me if I am currently wearing them. Do any of my fellow redditors find themselves in a similar situation? How do you deal with it?
Things are going great between us, now how do we keep it this way?	So me and my girlfriend realy REALLY like eachother, we have so much fun together and feel extremly comforitable around on another and and I really want our relationship to last a long time, any one have any tips on how to make this so?
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd version of NORAD's failure to intercept the hijacked flights are all bullshit. But the first one is especially bad....	According to the first account, the military never even scrambled jets to respond to the hijackings, (with the exception of flight 93 which was being tailed by an F-16 before it crashed) That this version indicated a stand-down order/ shoot down of flight 93 is why NORAD had to dramatically change its story. Paul Wolfowitz: "the Air Force was tracking the hijacked plane that crashed in Pennsylvania on Tuesday after other airliners slammed into the Pentagon and World Trade Center and had been in a position to bring it down if necessary."
I need a little help printing out the original variable after changing it in a java program	I'm doing a program that asks us to convert seconds back into hours, minutes, and seconds. The way I wrote it, I change the seconds variable in order to find how many hours, minutes, and seconds the user has. I want to for the end of the program to print out what the original amount of seconds were however. Is there a way to do this?
ask Reddit math: I'm a peruvian math undergrad, but want to finish my studies elsewhere (on a budget). Suggestions?	Hi reddit, as the title says, I'm a 18yo math undergrad studying at PUCP. However, I'm on a kind of tight budget, tight for Stanford and MIT and such at least. I'm a really really good student and would like to know what options are there. Any suggestion is welcome. Long story short: I have good grades but not much money and am looking for a CS - Math degree. Thanks
In a recent thread, someone mentioned a ridiculous fact about the size of our sun compared to the entire Milky Way... it was actually wrong.	In fact, if the Milky Way were reduced to the size of the continental United States, our sun would be 7 micrometers in radius, The size of a white blood cell, not a period as the original poster said. Our whole solar system (radius of Pluto's orbit, yes I know it's not a planet) would be 6 cm, just slightly smaller than a tennis ball. If we choose to set the size of the sun at 1 mm (the size of a period?), pluto would be 8.75 meters away, and the galaxy would have a radius of 690,000 km... let's see that's... THE ACTUAL SIZE OF OUR SUN!!!!! holy fuck. I don't know if any trivia fact has ever truly made me short for breath before. >Pluto: average distance from the sun - 6.089E12 meters >Sol: equatorial radius - 6.955E8 meters >Milky Way: equatorial radius - 4.8E20 meters Edit: some formatting and typos
Question: it's a proven fact that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. It's a proven fact that we are pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in massive, measurable quantities. Where's the argument that says it's not our fault?	This is a serious question, because I've never seen it addressed in any real fashion by climate change deniers, yet the new popular claim is that, yeah, climate change is happening, but it has nothing to do with us. As far as I can see, the only argument for climate change being "natural" is the argument that, as creatures on this planet just like anything else, we, and any effect we produce on our environment, could also be considered "natural." (I'm not saying that's what we should do, I'm just surprised more deniers don't use that argument, instead of just blindly saying "it's not our fault" or worse, "climate change isn't happening because it's cold in the winter." At least that's a potentially legitimate point of view, even if I disagree with it.)
Ey Reddit, What What's the worst birthday you've ever had?	When I turned 15, my brother took me fishing at the Charles River in Boston. I hated fishing to begin with but i went anyways cause none of my friends were around. I only caught one stupid sunfish which ended up cutting me. Before leaving the river, i had to go pee so i pissed behind some bush only to realize my pants weren't completely down and i pissed all over them. O yeah, there was an out door concert as well and i had to walk around while people starred at my wet stained crotch. My 18th birthday wasn't any better. Didn't see anyone i knew the whole freakin day. parents were away on vacation and left me to watch the house, all my friends were somewhere else. all i did was drive down to the gas station to buy a scratch ticket so i could get carded for the first time and they didn't even do that!
what is the best workplace mod/perc/weirdness that you have ever seen	Here's my favorite: back in the early 90's I worked for Telecom. A few times I went to the plane maintenance buildings at Tullamarine airport to work on some telco faults for the airlines. These buildings were HUGE open spaces with many planes (think everything up to 747s) inside the one building that were being maintained/repaired. To get from one end of the buildings walking took ages (I wish I could remember how long the building was but I'm guessing 200+ meters. the cool thing was that there were bikes everywhere, if you needed to get somewhere in the building you would grab a bike and ride there - I still this love little productivity 'tool'. TL,DNR: bikes to get around huge work place
Is my website up or down? A little help please.	So my website has been down for about 36 hours, on my end at least. I talked to someone at my hosting company WebHostingPad and they added my IP address to their allow list, so it's not being blacklisted. They insist that my website is up and working on their end. I was told to contact my ISP to make sure my website wasn't being blocked, but I have not gone that far yet. DownForEveryoneOrJustMe reports that my website is down: But most other places report it working fine. So which is it? Is it up or down and where do you live? Edit: Please name your ISP as well? Edit: I'm located in Albany, NY, USA and my ISP is Time Warner (RoadRunner) ** Update:** Thank you for the help everyone. After bugging my hosting company to pursue the case, they finally acknowledged the issue and sent me the following statement: >Due to some network issues we have changed our main shared IP to a new one (69.65.33.8). Now all the sites including your site are shifted to the new IP so there will be some DNS propagation and after that you can access your domain fine. Please be patient for the time being and check it by clearing browser cache." The website is now up and running without a problem. Thanks again for all who helped diagnose the problem!
I'm giving away my ticket for The Art History of Games symposium	The art history of games is a symposium that will be held Feb. 4-6 (this Friday) in the High Museum of Art’s Rich Auditorium. There will be great speakers (such as John Romero, creator of Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake) talking about games as a form of art and creative expression. You can check out all the information here. I wont be able to go. So I will give my ticket to anyone who wants it. Just send me a private message with your name, so that it appears on the attendee roster. There is no actual ticket, you just have to show up there with and ID. I won't be able to use the ticket myself, because I just got laid off :( and I'm going back to Mexico. You may remember this]( post a few weeks ago. I want to thank everyone for all the advice you gave me; it was really useful. Just as a proof that I did spend some time in Atlanta, [here is a picture I took of my hand with the infamous H, by Peachtree center. You live in a great city, wish I had more time to enjoy it. Happy redditing! EDIT: Ticket now belongs to zuluthrone
Rockband 2 "downloading in background" doesn't work?	Hi all, Just got a PS3 and Rockband 2. When I buy songs and want to get more than 1 at a time, I try to use "downloading in background." But these downloads always freeze and I end up having to go to the PS store to redownload. Any ideas? Looking forward to enjoying this community!
To redditors of the Somerville/Cambridge/Malden area, do you know a good auto shop?	I need to take my car in for a tune up and it will be my first time doing so in this area. Any places you've been to that are reasonably priced and reliable? Thanks!
Reddit, What's your worst breakup story?	I have a friend who was going to propose to his girlfriend in March and she just left him for her ex. I've never seen him like this and it jut got me wondering about you guys/gals.
How can I find out what a girl likes?	Hi Reddit, Longtime /r/ra lurker here, but now I have a question of my own :) I have been dating this girl for a while now (we are both in our mid-20), but just casual and nothing very intimate yet. I think I want to ask if she wants to be my "girlfriend" on our next date (or is it too soon?). But my main question is that I want to get/send her something for Valentine's day to express that I like her.. I was thinking about flowers, but i'm not sure if she likes flowers.. I got her flowers once before but she never actually told me she liked them, just said thanks.. :) How can I find out what she really likes without being to obvious? How would you ask these questions? And if i don't find out, do you think a call or a text message on v-day will suffice?
She likes it rough, I'm not used to it so what do i do?	I have a girlfriend and we been together for a month almost. anyways, she likes the pulling the hair, the biting, the dirty talk and rough sex, role playing. however, i'm used to the more 'traditional' sex shit, you know missionary, doggy style, and whatever and thats it. I really like this girl and she really likes me. I'm very interested in her and i want to be able to do these kinky and dirty things but its new to me. Any ideas of how to act and what to do? please reddit this would help thank you. also she is aware of how i am not used to it but i told her i'm very interested in this but my previous girlfriends have not been so into it. Basically, i'm a nube with this and any advise would help! thanks reddit.
After spending time talking with Muslim apologists on YouTube, I'm starting to genuinely hate Islam.	I know it's not the "done" thing to be openly hostile towards Islam, that at some point our culture decided that the best way to deal with an ideology that is diametrically opposed to our notions of freedom of speech, life and liberty was to never say anything to it that may be mildly upsetting. But I've found Muslim apologists to be on the whole far more obnoxious, illogical and hateful than their Christian counterparts. Perhaps a lifetime of hearing the same diatribe of nonsense from Christians has immunised me to it, and to hear Islam is like learning to deal with a pain in your left leg only for the pain to appear in your right. Sure it's the same pain except in a different place, but it's still a pain in the ass you don't want to have to deal with. They are overtly dismissive and unresponsive to criticism. They outright declare any forms of deviancy from expected ideas of Islamic thinking as automatically invalid. The advocacy of the prospect of Islam conquering the world and Muslim's becoming the Master Race both disturbs me and makes me enraged to my very core. Acceptance is one thing but when a group of people is actively making it clear that they are rubbing their hands in glee at the real-life prospect of complete control over their fellow human beings, well that ticks me off a little bit. I can throw away concepts like Evangelicals waiting for the Rapture because I know it's nonsense. But when someone talks about having direct control over the world like some kind of gaggle of Bond-villains, all the while practically wallowing in their own sense of superiority, even the most open-parts of my mind want to shut themselves off faster than an Anderson shelter in an air-raid. Nothing in Islam is appealing to me, the Quran is filled with contracted rants about the glory of Allah and the sub-human nature of non-believers. I don't want to hate this religion, I realise that there is cultural and historical significance in the expansive Islamic culture. But as it stands every Muslim I have spoken to has made me despise Islam more and more until I'm now at a point where I can no longer contain my anger at their practices and thoughts. So does this have a point? Not really, I suppose most of you will be vicious and thorough in your demolition of my position. Such is par for the course on this website. But I just wanted to put it out there for you all to comment on; I hate Islam, and it's Muslims who are to blame. Not through terrorism or anything like that, just by making their religious faith seem like a cancer of the mind. EDIT: I'll clarify that I do have a number of Islamic friends. The anonymity of the Internet therefore gives me something of a condensed, Islamic-based presentation of these people I encounter. So if I'm raging against anything it's the part of these people that could be considered Islamic. I'm not saying "All Muslims are assholes", I'm primarily against the Islamic mindset.
My dog's cherry eye is bleeding - need advice. :(	I have a three month old bulldog puppy. Over the weekend his left eye became very red and swollen. I brought him to the vet today and they told me that he has cherry eye and that they'll operate on it in two months when they neuter him. In the mean time, they gave antibiotics to put on it. Tonight though, he was playing with our (full-grown) Pugs and his eye is now bleeding. Does anything have experience with this? Is it a normal symptom of cherry eye? Thanks!!
Reddit, what's your favorite drink?	Mine's rum&coke. Bonus point's if it's made with cruzan black strap rum. There's somethin about a good rum an coke. Simple, elegant, smooth. Packs quite a punch, too. The runner up is a white russian, of course. The only reason it's not number 1 is that it requires three liquids. I'm a minimalist xD
Is it so hard for Reddit to actually have a search engine that works ?	Every time I try to search for something i get the following error: "Our search machines are under too much load to handle your request right now. :( Sorry for the inconvenience."
Is anyone else with a decent pc and video card having framerate issues with Bad Company 2 Beta?	I am running what I thought to be a top of the line PC and video card (from about 1.5 years ago) capable of running almost every game up until now at near max settings and 1920x1200 resolution, yet I am sitting around 20-38 frames per second in this game on low settings at 1680x1050 with DirectX 9 forced and the "+fullproc" option turned on. I fully expected to be able to run this game with at least minimal settings and retain a great framerate, but now find myself having to fight the urge to do yet another upgrade to my PC in order to run what I think will be a great game. Should I just chalk it up to beta blues?
How do you productively kill time?	So recently I have had a lot of free time on my hands, but don't really want to completely waste it all playing flash games or staring at the floor. Any suggestions as how to waste time without turning my brain to mush? Maybe a self-improvement project or a new hobby (something a little more worthwhile than seeing how long I can hold my breath)? How do you spend free time without wasting it? I've been doing things like reading and watching TED talks, but there's only so much of that I can do in a day...
Advice: Go for it. You miss 100% of the shots you never take.	/r/relationship_advice is swamped with comments from geeks who are afraid of doing the wrong thing, of potentially making a mistake, or of getting rejected. Guess what, kids? You're all human, and you all will make mistakes. You will get rejected. It's going to happen. Even if you bat .406 like the great Ted Williams, that's still .594 you're not on base. Hank Aaron was the home run king for years, but also led the league in strikeouts. Instead of trying to avoid the rain and thus staying home, go out and live life and know that sometimes it rains out, and if it does rain, so what? Eventually it stops. So go ahead and ask that girl out. Say hi to that cute barista. Tell your boyfriend you want to do something kinky. The worst they can do is say "no." The alternative is years later saying "if only I'd done X." Now get off Reddit, go make the move, and tell us how it worked out. xoxo, Andy
Hey reddit, it's time to move on to an open standard. Opt-in to the HTML5 betas now.	I'm getting pretty tired of Flash crashing. It's a proprietary platform and as Steve Jobs put it, Adobe is too lazy to do anything. I think it's time to move on. For YouTube, all you need to do is go to and click on "Join the HTML5 Beta". In Vimeo, you click on the link in the bottom, and voila, video will no longer be in Flash. There are [some more detailed instructions here, if needed. Let's get rid of Flash together!
Dear Reddit, what's the meanest thing you've done to the opposite sex after sex?	I just wrote this in response to another reddit, I think this was pretty awful to the girl. What have other people done?
Sorry for sounding ignorant, but how would I get text to appear in a specific place on a web page?	Let's say I want to have my text "You have won an internet" to appear 110 pixels from the top and 210 pixels from the side. How can this be accomplished with HTML and CSS? A bit more technical: If the website were to be displayed on a screen with a larger resolution, I'm assuming that all the text and graphics would be out of place. How do the professionals keep this from happening? Also, would there be any further tutorials or resources that I can be directed to pertaining to this topic?
Hey /r/Music! Is anybody else as stoked as I am at the new music coming out of SWEDEN?	Specifically: * JJ * El Perro Del Mar * The Tallest Man On Earth * Taken By Trees * Robyn * Peter Bjorn and John * Fever Ray]( / [The Knife * Jens Lekman * Loney,Dear And of course, the classic Swedish bands are not to be forgotten: ABBA, Roxette, The Cardigans, The Concretes, Europe, Ace Of Base GO SWEDEN!
I am trying to start a small business and I need some educational resources :)	I don't really know where to start... Are there any (free) websites that have information about starting a business? Are there some helpful tips any of you brilliant redditors have?
This polar bear is PISSED.	This is the original University of Alaska-Fairbanks Hockey intro video. They have a new one here, but I think this one is even better. Someone pissed this bear off and he is out to fuck everyone up.
What is the best thing you've said after sex? [Most likely NSFW]	My girlfriend is a little older than me (29 vs my 22). I love her to death. The other night after a particularly good session in bed, I just to had to say it. "Hey honey, you know the best thing about having sex with 29 year olds?" What's yours? EDIT: To eliminate confusion, the answer is "There's twenty of them."
Why I'm not dead yet: my confessions	I'm just 26 but still I've seen quite a lot of persons who chose suicide. I even saw people who chose to deliberately get into an accident with a truck, making sure they will die in the accident. Maybe I refused to admit it, but all those years of emotional abuse, during my childhood created psychological trauma. I grew up as if I didn't exist and I did fell like a ghost sometimes. I'm not posting here to complain about my past or anything, I just hope I will be able to encourage people. I had countless moments where I fell it would be easier to just give up and die. When I was 20, I just wanted to be "normal", I tried therapy and I read theory as if knowing the theory would be enough to heal myself. Then, I became comfortably numb again for more than 5 years. I refused to try anything that could improve my situation because I was tired of all my past failure. I switched from one college degree to another for too long and then, I ended up in graphic design simply because I was too tired to do anything else and I couldn't even believe I could do something involving anything more than this. Then, last year I saw a glimmer of hope because I finally realized I was able to help people through volunteer work (suicide hotline). All my hopes were bases on the assumption that I would start a bachelor degree in social work but then, I failed again and I ended up looking for jobs. I had a series of failures while I was looking for a new job too. I worked for one weeks then I was told I had a lack of self confidence and things would have to change if I wanted to keep that job. I just told them I wanted to leave because I thought I couldn't fit in there and anyway, I wouldn't want to stay in an office job. They agreed and I got back on unemployment insurance but I just fell like a total retard trying desperately to do something good of his life. I was so desperate that I can't remember how often I thought of suicide. There was just one thing keeping me alive, I wanted to go all the way through the end of my suffering and I wanted sweet revenge on those who caused emotionals abuse when I was young. Those things are still the main driving force pushing me and allowing me to believe I can still try something even if I sent countless number of curriculum vitae with no answer and those few times, I got an interview, I didn't receive any positive feedback. I also had a discussion with my mother and I just found out she had to go through the same suffering 16 years ago. I couldn't believe what she told me, she had a plan with a precise way to do it, all because of the same stupid sect which caused so much pain in my family.
This morning, the State of New York asked me to serve as a juror for the trial of a man accused of several non-violent drug possession charges. In an attempt to be honest, I told the court why that might be a bad idea ...	So I was summoned for jury duty this morning, and when the lot of us got into the courtroom, the charges against the defendant were read, and, while complicated and filled with legalese, amounted to several drug possession charges. No robbery, no assault, no violence, no intent to sell (as far as I could tell). Generally, I have no aversion to jury duty - I served as a juror in a weapons possession trial several years ago, and found it quite interesting, if not tedious at times. Being an engineer, I relished the chance to apply my analytical abilities to a non-technical problem. But when I heard the charges read in this case, I knew I could not in good conscience ever vote to convict this defendant. See, I'm one of those folks who opposes the War on Drugs. I see it not as an attempt to limit the use of dangerous substances, but rather an attempt to jail as many poor people as possible while employing as many law enforcement personnel as possible. Taking a cue from the writing staff of The Wire (see this article: ), I decided a couple of years ago that I would never vote to convict a defendant of non-violent drug-related charges if asked to serve on such a jury. When the court read the charges today, I wondered: Would the prosecutor even think to ask if I had moral objections to drug laws? I doubted it. Eventually, the judge said that anyone who had issues that might impede them from being an impartial juror in the case (like knowing the defendant, for example) should approach the bench and explain their issue. So I did. I politely told the judge that I felt the War on Drugs as carried out in America is morally wrong, and that I had vowed some time ago to engage in jury nullification if asked to serve on a jury for a trial involving only non-violent drug possession charges. The judge smiled, thanked me for my honesty, and excused me. Could I have had a greater impact by hiding my beliefs, getting on the jury, and hanging it (or convincing the jury to acquit)? Probably. But that seemed really dishonest to me; the court wanted impartial jurors, and I clearly didn't fit that bill in this case. Will the defendant be convicted anyway? Maybe. But I won't have played an active role in doing so, and that's what matters most to me. I'm sure some will think otherwise, but I'm not posting this because I want some silly, meaningless recognition from the denizens of my favorite news aggregation site. Rather, I simply want other Redditors who feel the same way I do about the drug war to know that this avenue of protest (if you could call it that) is open to them. I was not arrested, intimidated, or scorned in any way. I was not accused of shirking my civic duty, nor cajoled to reconsider. I genuinely felt that my opinion was respected. That being said, hopefully someday I'll get to serve on a jury again, when the defendant is accused of a genuine crime. EDIT: Thanks for all the insightful replies. It's clear to me now that I should have stuck around for voir dire, if only to get the chance to air my opinion in front of the entire jury pool in the hopes of tainting it. (creates new file in mental Life Lesson directory) EDIT2: Just to be clear, I was never on the jury. I was in a pool of about 150 potential jurors for a case needing 12 (+ 2 alternates). During selection, randomly drawn groups of 14 people are questioned by the attorneys, who can object to any potential juror for any reason (except race / ethnicity, etc.), stated or otherwise. Once enough jurors have been seated, selection ends, and the other potential jurors are dismissed. Therefore, not every potential juror is questioned.
Can we create a frame option to display the original title of the Redditor's post on the link in a new tab?	Sorry if this isn't the write place to ask this. Is it possible / can it be made possible to have the new tab I open up links posted by Redditors display the original title of the post of the link? It's no fun opening up ten different images or links and then forgetting what the Redditor titled it--often the link's punch line or clincher. Does anyone else feel the way or have solutions to improve this?
Fellow Redditors, how do I tell my parents I am leaving the Mormon church?	I am an 18 year old (currently) Mormon male attending BYU, and I don't believe it's true any more. Looking at everything through a non-biased viewpoint, it's hard to believe I lasted this long in this sea of nonsense. And here comes the hard part. I somehow have to tell my hardcore, lifelong Mormon parents. I called my mom today, and she told me how excited she was that my mission was coming up, and how she hoped I would go to Germany, where her mom was from, and all the preparations we would go through, and how proud she was, and I almost started crying. Hopefully sometime this month she'll be coming up to visit me, but I don't know what I'm gonna do then. Reddit, you are my entire social life, and most of the rest of my life too, so tell me, what am I supposed to do here? Update: So, during that phone call I told you about, I briefly mentioned in passing that there was something I wanted to tell her in person. Apparently, her imagination got the better of her and she just called me begging to know what it was. I just did it. Hardest thing I've ever done. My hands are still shaking. That was a conversation full of long awkward pauses. The worst part was near the end, I could hear her crack and start crying. Thanks everyone for all the advice but damn, this sucks. And by the way, my real account is TheTwilightPrince. Now that I've done it I might as well let everyone know.
I was kidnapped in Thailand on 01/01/2010, AMA.	At the Full Moon Party in Ko Phangan I was clubbed on the head and taken by Ferry to the mainland where I was driven south towards Hat Yai. I lost my short term memory from that evening and from the previous 4 days but have managed to recover certain parts of it. The last memory I had was half waking up in a fan and not being able to move my arms. Scarring on my wrist makes me think they were bound. The next memory was running through dense forest. The memory is very sparse but after the running it was walking for several hours along the main road. I had only a pair of footy shorts on. Once in Hat Yai I focused on getting some food and some clothes and through the good will of local Thai people I was able to get 100 baht (3 AUD) to buy some food to eat. I then began walking to the airport where I could speak to someone who spoke some English. I was very dazed and confused and this seemed like the best option. I ended up going to the tourist police station who then contacted my hotel. The hotel manager was friends with the chief of police who pulled some strings to have me shipped back to Samui. I got back to my hotel on the 3rd of Jan wearing some clothes for someone half my age with a scar on my wrist and on my knuckle. Edit: This is my path of travel. Pink is where I left and walked\ran to a main road and hitched a ride. Also, according to the police chief at least 8 people were unaccounted for after the party.
A "stomp" style performance from my high school talent show	Last year my friends and I put together a musical/drumming group called Street Symphony, based off of acts such as "Stomp" and other street performers. We've performed about a dozen times, mainly for school, but we've also played at club-hosted events. Here's a video of our latest show. Hope you guys enjoy it! Any constructive feedback is greatly appreciated. We are just amateurs after all.
Reddit, have any of you ever had a sexual encounter with any professor/assistant prof./tutor/etc in school?	I ask because I have found myself extremely attracted to a teacher's assistant I have this year at a university I currently attend. I'm a 19 year old female and he's about 24 or 25. I'm not sure why exactly I'm so turned on by the thought of us having sex, but I REALLY want to make it happen. I figured I'd come to reddit to ask if any of you have been in my position before (or any males who have been in his position!) or even know any basic policies universities adopt to either discourage or prohibit this kind of thing. Are there any? Am I totally off-base here? Regardless, I'd love to here some stories if any of you have any!
I am reformatting my laptop for the first time tomorrow. What is the best way to organize my data?	Hello Reddit, I will be reformatting tomorrow and I am curious if you have any tips on how to better organize my data. Has there been any methods that you have learned that made a difference in storing your media/documents? Cheers!
My roommate deleted my 10 page paper, stole $25, and tried to hook up with my girlfriend. It's payback time.	My roommate and I have not been getting along recently. We started the year off well, but now he has ruined our relationship by being a disrespectful jerk. I can't explain what changed between us, but ever since we returned to school from winter break, he has been a completely different person. He deleted a 10 page paper I had spent a week working on, stole $25 dollars from my personal drawer, and tried to hit on my girlfriend. Enough is enough. So Reddit, I am asking you to give me advice on how I can get this punk back. I am looking for any suggestions, big or small. I'll be sure to post any pics of the outcome.
Oh God? Religion. I want to learn.	I am aware that there is a religion subreddit, but it's a bit overwhelming. I want to learn more about other religions. I'm looking for books (not the Bible) that talk about other religions, web links that help me see other people's perspectives....any solid resource. Any good suggestions?
I'm just getting a giant "PFFFTTCHCHC" face guy in the entire browser when going to the fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu subreddit. What's going on?	EDIT: The rest of the page doesn't even appear. Screenshot: EDIT2: For all you smart-ass commenters: D:< FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU EDIT3: Seems to be fixed, although the reddit logo is a bit wonky. FINAL EDIT: Back to normal!
So something awesome just happened.	I am broke and dry, and I really just wanted to get high. So I began the frantic search for fallen weed, and decided to look in my car. I often smoke in my car with friends when at parties and what not, so there are not 30 heads on one bowl. So I get my flashlight and start looking on the floor to find a beautiful little bud! It was about enough for a large bowl pack, but it was good. If I didnt find that it could have gotten me arrested, but instead it got me high. That made my day, just thought I would share.
Open internet debate... the trolls are fighting back!!	I have been engaging an obvious telecom shill on the openinternet.gov discussion forum. Unfortunately even though most of my arguments are somewhat sound IMHO, I am afraid I am being troll-baited. Does anyone else want to take a stab and/or see what is being discussed? Edit: A link would definitely be helpful! Here That is just one example. First time posting at all, sorry if I broke any of the rules.
Looking for good singer/songwriter or acoustic albums.	Lately I've been listening to a lot of Michael Hedges, Nick Drake, and Andy McKee. I'm looking for some other artists to check out.
Can I get a psychiatrist's opinion? Or anyone familiar with mental health.	Do you think it is possible to be depressed(and unaware of it) for so long that you become accustomed to it and learn to cope with living in a depressed perception of reality? The world seems so plain and boring to me, but it's not, it's huge and there are unlimited things to interact with in it. So basically I think that I am normal -> I think the world sucks -> the world sucks(because that's how I perceive it.) The reality of it is - I am depressed >ROADBLOCK DO NOT PROCEED< the world is great and I am happy The roadblock is the depressed state of mind preventing me from perceiving the normal reality, and the fact that I think I am normal is preventing me from denying this sucky 'reality' which sustains my depressed state of mind. Does this make sense? Is it possible to be depressed for so long that you are convinced that depressed = normal? >Also, another thing to add on; How large of an effect can depression have on the way you feel about life? In additionnnnn, when I say accustomed to it I mean that I don't typically appear to be depressed, like I am able to enjoy myself semi-frequently, and I desire to do things.
Thoughts or advice on the Inca Trail in Peru	Hey guys i am hiking the inca trail at the end of June this summer. Has anyone done it and want to share any advice or anything? How is the weather at that time. Is it a tough hike and should a i do a lot of conditioning beforehand? how heavy did you pack? Any advice or other recommendations on what to do would be great, thanks.
Have you ever worked your ass off for something only to be severely disappointed by the results?	I recently studied my ass off for our first big biology test of the semester and thought I was going to go in and ace it. We got our tests back and I was all excited but then I saw a big fat D on my paper. Kinda ruined my week. Yours doesn't have to be test related, I'm just wondering what other people's experiences with disappointment are.
I dated a Craig's List sex worker. AMA	We dated for nearly two years; she was doing this for about the first month that we dated. All in all, I think she did it sporadically for about a year.
Videos of Dextrophobia; The latest rock band that kicks your ass.	Dextrophobia, San Antonio based Rock. We're missing one member (trumpet) in these videos. #/pages/Dextrophobia/213833863961?v=app_2392950137
Is it too much of s stretch to have faith in both God and science?	I'm an agnostic theist and find it completely rational to believe that there can be a being greater than myself on some other plane of existence. I don't know about you, but if I were the all powerful creator of the universe I wouldn't limit myself to my own rules (i.e. science). I whole-heartedly believe in science as well, the earth is 6,000 years old? Don't make me laugh. I'm just trying to say that both God and science can coexist, separate from each other.
Did Anybody Else's parents get divorced at a young age, screwing you up for life?	From minor things like being too busy fighting to care about you enough to make you brush your teeth regularly, resulting in yellow disgusting teeth. To major things like fear of conflict, and fear of everything that could cause conflict (Stating your opinion or showing emotion). Also very self-conscious and Social Anxiety. Fear of change. Depression. Narcissism. Well, I guess I have to thank them for the nice house I lived in. Oh, no wait, I had a nice house when they were married, then they sold it and bought two pieces of shit for themselves. Well, they did feed me, I'll give them that. Thanks Parents! Edit: Just a little tidbit, I have been through really bad physical pain before, most likely more than a good percentage of you have. Yet, I have to say, what's worse than that, is the emotional pain and scar of never being loved as a child.
Protecting myself getting into a marriage (Ontario) ?	I keep hearing about people getting divorces around me and the whole pain of it. I'm not going to get married soon but I'd like to be well-informed about this whole business. Some tips, advice based on personal experience, references, books to read...etc to consult before getting married so I don't get screwed later. The only thing I know about right now is prenups but that too can get messy. I have a well paying job, a car, no house, and money in the bank. I want to make sure I'm in the best position and power (mainly financially, but also legally... etc) getting into the marriage and in the eventuality of a divorce. Also advice like when it's better to buy a house (before/after marriage).. that sort of thing. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like this kind of info. I live in Ontario, Canada . Hopefully this is the right subreddit to ask.
Ok reddit, come through for me. I need a gift idea.	My son is turning 14 and I need gift advice. He has all the video and computer games that he needs... so I need something else, but I'm at a loss.
IAmA 2nd Year Law Student at a Top Tier Law School and I Can't Find A Job That Pays Over $10 an Hour.	This sucks because in college I tutored economics and made $20 an hour and I loved the work. I understand that in a year when I pass the bar my value to society goes up, but there are unpaid internships that are turning me down left and right. I am in the top third of my class and have good credentials. I am going through all this and it would be nice to feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Stop exploiting America's fragile race relations in order to make your point	I just finished reading this despicable thread It's obvious to any astute observer that throughout most of that thread, many of you were using "religious" as a codeword for "nigger". Just take a look at this map Is it just a co-incidence that you've singled out America's blackest states for condemnation? Blaming African Americans for their poverty, crime rates and their low IQ scores taken from culturally biased tests is like blaming an innocent woman for being raped.
Hey Reddit: What is the best publishing websites out there?	I'm currently on Lulu but I'm not sure if it's good compared to others or if Self Publishing the approach to go at all.
MAPS Conference in April, Sasha and Ann Shulgin will be there. Details within.	Subj: Psychedelic Science Conference, April 15-18, 2010 Greetings, The following message comes from Rick Doblin, Ph.D., NORML Board Member and Founder and Executive Director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (www.maps.org) Dear NORML Members and Friends, I would like to invite you to attend Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century, (www.maps.org/conference), April 15-18, 2010, in San Jose, California, with a $50 discount for NORML supporters. This is the largest conference dedicated to psychedelics to take place in the U.S. in 17 years. The conference will feature presenters from around the world. Ironically, there is a global renaissance in psychedelic research while medical marijuana research is still being blocked. (www.maps.org/mmj/) Among dozens of world renowned presenters are: -Stanislav Grof, M.D., co-founder of transpersonal psychology -Ralph Metzner, Ph.D., consciousness researcher & student of Timothy Leary and Ram Dass -David Nichols, Ph.D., medicinal chemist and pharmacologist, LSD researcher -Franz Vollenweider, M.D., Swiss neuroscientist -Alex and Allyson Grey, visionary artists -Earth and Fire Erowid, Founders of erowid.org, the greatest online resource about psychoactive substances -Michael Mithoefer, M.D., psychiatrist who conducted MAPS’ MDMA/PTSD study One of the most exciting parts of the event will be a banquet to honor psychedelic luminaries, the godfather and godmother of MDMA, authors of TIHKAL and PIHKAL, Sasha and Ann Shulgin. Tickets for the benefit dinner are limited and are likely to sell out. The conference is scheduled to take place simultaneously with the Patients Out of Time medical marijuana conference in Rhode Island. Integrative medicine proponent Andrew Weil, M.D. will speak by video link to both events. I hope that you will join all of the amazing people attending the event. Medical doctors, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals can earn continuing education credits at the conference. For more information or to register, visit www.maps.org/conference or call MAPS at (831) 429-MDMA (6362). There is a $50 discount on the registration fee for MAPS members that we are extending to NORML supporters. Just indicate on our registration page that you are a NORML supporter and heard about this offer from the NORML listserve. Psychedelically yours, Rick Doblin, Ph.D. NORML Board Member Founder and Executive Director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies www.maps.org
........ soreness (possible NSFW)	my current/only gf has a tendency to get sore within 30 minutes of penetration, we always she is well lubricated when we start but eventually she tells me to stop because I'm causing her pain, after which we don't have intercourse in a couple of days because she still sore ...is this natural?
Just got my first drum set, where to from here?	Sorry to post such a lame question. I just got my first drum set off craigslist (sweet sparkly blue kit from the 60's), I'm 40 and have the house to myself for 2 hrs a day. I'm wondering if anyone had good suggestions for instructional websites. I've been reading some posts here and I plan on learning some James Brown, stat! Any advice would greatly be appreciated. Again, if my lame post has offended, please accept my appologies.
What's the nastiest medical condition you've ever had?	I had a staph infection on my taint through the entire summer about 7 years ago. It was quite purulent and oozy.

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