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HgUuGiGtIaEr | Watching Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom play. I was a metal head for a long time and one day I was just watching stuff on the web (I don't think I knew of or youtube was a thing back then, been playing over 10 years) he did like various instructional videos. I was just like "I want to be able to do that", if anything though learning the instrument has branched out my musical tastes to more than just metal.
TL;DR Wanted to emulate guitar player from a band I listened to growing up. | Watching Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom play. I was a metal head for a long time and one day I was just watching stuff on the web (I don't think I knew of or youtube was a thing back then, been playing over 10 years) he did like various instructional videos. I was just like "I want to be able to do that", if anything though learning the instrument has branched out my musical tastes to more than just metal.
TL;DR Wanted to emulate guitar player from a band I listened to growing up.
| Guitar | t5_2qi79 | cfvz1jv | Watching Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom play. I was a metal head for a long time and one day I was just watching stuff on the web (I don't think I knew of or youtube was a thing back then, been playing over 10 years) he did like various instructional videos. I was just like "I want to be able to do that", if anything though learning the instrument has branched out my musical tastes to more than just metal. | Wanted to emulate guitar player from a band I listened to growing up. |
st_gulik | Long Story Short: I'm starting a new campaign of a kick ass game, Houses of the Blooded. I've been re-reading Dune, and also more recently S.M. Stirling's In the Courts of the Crimson Kings, so I've been all into desert style settings.
As I was writing the long intro for the game I had an ice water down the neck moment. I checked one of my player's LJ and sure enough, the campaign he just started in for the same game is a desert setting. DOH!
I don't want to compete with him and want to do something original. The characters are all playing young nobles and the themes for my game are: a rising merchant class, piracy, social castes, intrigue, Technology is almost 100% Organic, and possibly the discovery of a 'New World'. Airships and mountainous archipelago's could work, or some such, but I'm not sure.
Please Help me Out!
tl;dr: Can you help me think of a new kick ass setting that doesn't involve Polynesian archipelagos, deserts, standard European settings, Japan or China, or Greece. | Long Story Short: I'm starting a new campaign of a kick ass game, Houses of the Blooded. I've been re-reading Dune, and also more recently S.M. Stirling's In the Courts of the Crimson Kings, so I've been all into desert style settings.
As I was writing the long intro for the game I had an ice water down the neck moment. I checked one of my player's LJ and sure enough, the campaign he just started in for the same game is a desert setting. DOH!
I don't want to compete with him and want to do something original. The characters are all playing young nobles and the themes for my game are: a rising merchant class, piracy, social castes, intrigue, Technology is almost 100% Organic, and possibly the discovery of a 'New World'. Airships and mountainous archipelago's could work, or some such, but I'm not sure.
Please Help me Out!
tl;dr: Can you help me think of a new kick ass setting that doesn't involve Polynesian archipelagos, deserts, standard European settings, Japan or China, or Greece.
| rpg | t5_2qh2s | c098n8x | Long Story Short: I'm starting a new campaign of a kick ass game, Houses of the Blooded. I've been re-reading Dune, and also more recently S.M. Stirling's In the Courts of the Crimson Kings, so I've been all into desert style settings.
As I was writing the long intro for the game I had an ice water down the neck moment. I checked one of my player's LJ and sure enough, the campaign he just started in for the same game is a desert setting. DOH!
I don't want to compete with him and want to do something original. The characters are all playing young nobles and the themes for my game are: a rising merchant class, piracy, social castes, intrigue, Technology is almost 100% Organic, and possibly the discovery of a 'New World'. Airships and mountainous archipelago's could work, or some such, but I'm not sure.
Please Help me Out! | Can you help me think of a new kick ass setting that doesn't involve Polynesian archipelagos, deserts, standard European settings, Japan or China, or Greece. |
ErusSenex | Commenting here for visibility, unrelated to Dirt 3(although I agree it's an amazing game with shit DLC):
Just tried Grid 2. In its own right, the game is fun, however, if you were looking for something along the lines of sim-racing, look elsewhere. It is INCREDIBLY arcade-y. From the gameplay footage and the first Grid, I expected better driving physics than this. There isn't a cockpit view. Indy cars drift. All cars drift. I use a Fanatec racing wheel, and it just feels like I'm playing those racing games at Chuck-e-cheese.
Unless I missed some type of option in the menu, I can't recommend this game for anyone who's looking for a racing game with the same feel as Dirt3 or NFS:Shift2. If you're not looking for a simracer, then get the game, it's tons of non-serious fun.
TL;DR: Grid 2 is fun, but driving physics don't feel real. Feels like I'm playing Dirt: Showdown, rather than Dirt3. | Commenting here for visibility, unrelated to Dirt 3(although I agree it's an amazing game with shit DLC):
Just tried Grid 2. In its own right, the game is fun, however, if you were looking for something along the lines of sim-racing, look elsewhere. It is INCREDIBLY arcade-y. From the gameplay footage and the first Grid, I expected better driving physics than this. There isn't a cockpit view. Indy cars drift. All cars drift. I use a Fanatec racing wheel, and it just feels like I'm playing those racing games at Chuck-e-cheese.
Unless I missed some type of option in the menu, I can't recommend this game for anyone who's looking for a racing game with the same feel as Dirt3 or NFS:Shift2. If you're not looking for a simracer, then get the game, it's tons of non-serious fun.
TL;DR: Grid 2 is fun, but driving physics don't feel real. Feels like I'm playing Dirt: Showdown, rather than Dirt3.
| GameDeals | t5_2qwx3 | ca7ua25 | Commenting here for visibility, unrelated to Dirt 3(although I agree it's an amazing game with shit DLC):
Just tried Grid 2. In its own right, the game is fun, however, if you were looking for something along the lines of sim-racing, look elsewhere. It is INCREDIBLY arcade-y. From the gameplay footage and the first Grid, I expected better driving physics than this. There isn't a cockpit view. Indy cars drift. All cars drift. I use a Fanatec racing wheel, and it just feels like I'm playing those racing games at Chuck-e-cheese.
Unless I missed some type of option in the menu, I can't recommend this game for anyone who's looking for a racing game with the same feel as Dirt3 or NFS:Shift2. If you're not looking for a simracer, then get the game, it's tons of non-serious fun. | Grid 2 is fun, but driving physics don't feel real. Feels like I'm playing Dirt: Showdown, rather than Dirt3. |
booshyschmoozy | Currently on my 2nd read of all the books, and I just started ASOS yesterday. In Tyrion I, there's a very prominent line spoken by Tywin to Tyrion that we all know foreshadowed the Red Wedding: "Some battles are won with swords and spears. Others with quills and ravens."
 
After reading this, it got me thinking that this may not be the first instance where Tywin Lannister has won himself a battle through means other than sword and spear. The next major battle he's known for (other than the current one with Robb/Stannis) is the Sack of Kings' Landing. Originally I thought there was no way for him to pull this move, he just got lucky. But then another Tyrion chapter from ACOK sprung into my head - Tyrion VI - where he and Shagga break Pycell's door down and take him into custody.
 
In the midst of that piss-soaked ordeal, Pycell is begging for mercy by telling Tryion that everything he's done has been for House Lannister. He even goes as far as telling Tyrion that he was the one who convinced Aerys to open his doors to none other than Tywin Lanninster (sorry I don't have the book with me so I can't give a direct quote). Which made me think why would he have done so? Aside from being strategically placed there by Tywin himself (which seems unlikely), is it possible that Tywin wrote to Pycell (who handles the ravens in KL) in order to use him as a means of bringing his army into KL in the event that the battle is all but won by Bobby B?
 
Yes it would have been a risky move on Tywin's part - we all know how Aerys goes about handing acts of treason. And it could all just be coincidental and Pycell recognizing that Aerys was a complete nut job and wanted to put his reign to an end. Either way, I thought it was a cool idea to share.
 
**TL;DR - Tywin wrote to Pycell during Robert's Rebellion and convinced him to open the gates at KL and effectively creating the "Red Sack of KL."** | Currently on my 2nd read of all the books, and I just started ASOS yesterday. In Tyrion I, there's a very prominent line spoken by Tywin to Tyrion that we all know foreshadowed the Red Wedding: "Some battles are won with swords and spears. Others with quills and ravens."
After reading this, it got me thinking that this may not be the first instance where Tywin Lannister has won himself a battle through means other than sword and spear. The next major battle he's known for (other than the current one with Robb/Stannis) is the Sack of Kings' Landing. Originally I thought there was no way for him to pull this move, he just got lucky. But then another Tyrion chapter from ACOK sprung into my head - Tyrion VI - where he and Shagga break Pycell's door down and take him into custody.
In the midst of that piss-soaked ordeal, Pycell is begging for mercy by telling Tryion that everything he's done has been for House Lannister. He even goes as far as telling Tyrion that he was the one who convinced Aerys to open his doors to none other than Tywin Lanninster (sorry I don't have the book with me so I can't give a direct quote). Which made me think why would he have done so? Aside from being strategically placed there by Tywin himself (which seems unlikely), is it possible that Tywin wrote to Pycell (who handles the ravens in KL) in order to use him as a means of bringing his army into KL in the event that the battle is all but won by Bobby B?
Yes it would have been a risky move on Tywin's part - we all know how Aerys goes about handing acts of treason. And it could all just be coincidental and Pycell recognizing that Aerys was a complete nut job and wanted to put his reign to an end. Either way, I thought it was a cool idea to share.
TL;DR - Tywin wrote to Pycell during Robert's Rebellion and convinced him to open the gates at KL and effectively creating the "Red Sack of KL."
| asoiaf | t5_2r2o9 | t3_2mxaev | Currently on my 2nd read of all the books, and I just started ASOS yesterday. In Tyrion I, there's a very prominent line spoken by Tywin to Tyrion that we all know foreshadowed the Red Wedding: "Some battles are won with swords and spears. Others with quills and ravens."
After reading this, it got me thinking that this may not be the first instance where Tywin Lannister has won himself a battle through means other than sword and spear. The next major battle he's known for (other than the current one with Robb/Stannis) is the Sack of Kings' Landing. Originally I thought there was no way for him to pull this move, he just got lucky. But then another Tyrion chapter from ACOK sprung into my head - Tyrion VI - where he and Shagga break Pycell's door down and take him into custody.
In the midst of that piss-soaked ordeal, Pycell is begging for mercy by telling Tryion that everything he's done has been for House Lannister. He even goes as far as telling Tyrion that he was the one who convinced Aerys to open his doors to none other than Tywin Lanninster (sorry I don't have the book with me so I can't give a direct quote). Which made me think why would he have done so? Aside from being strategically placed there by Tywin himself (which seems unlikely), is it possible that Tywin wrote to Pycell (who handles the ravens in KL) in order to use him as a means of bringing his army into KL in the event that the battle is all but won by Bobby B?
Yes it would have been a risky move on Tywin's part - we all know how Aerys goes about handing acts of treason. And it could all just be coincidental and Pycell recognizing that Aerys was a complete nut job and wanted to put his reign to an end. Either way, I thought it was a cool idea to share.
| Tywin wrote to Pycell during Robert's Rebellion and convinced him to open the gates at KL and effectively creating the "Red Sack of KL." |
[deleted] | He's now a "consultant" for Ambit energy. Simply typing the search term "ambit" in to google and the third suggestion down is "ambit energy scam". My dad made an investment of $400 and pays $30 a month for a page on ambit's website. He told me in confidence that he gets $100 for every 5 people that sign up and that the real money is in the residuals he will receive if he gets other people to work for them.
This worries me because my dad has already lost a lot of money on really stupid investments. He is pretty much the sole provider for our family, my mom makes money but hardly any and she's pretty much burying her head in the sand on this one. I'm just worried about crushing his pride and sending him into another depression/alcohol binge.
I am 20 and he's 50. He calls me retarded and stupid all the time while he thinks he's a genius. I want to tell him its a scam and save him the hurt in his wallet but knowing my dad I could see him hyper-concentrating on it to earn money and proove me wrong and constantly bring it up every single day.
**TL;DR:** My dad is investing time and money into a scam, should I tell him? Even it means I will be mocked and called a fool for doubting his genius method?
**Edit:** Thanks for the responses, I think I'm going to just drop hints like jengi suggested. I wouldn't be worried but since his other business has failed it seems like he is pretty focused on this as his new career. Even though he's a dick some times I can't knowingly let him invest too much into this. | He's now a "consultant" for Ambit energy. Simply typing the search term "ambit" in to google and the third suggestion down is "ambit energy scam". My dad made an investment of $400 and pays $30 a month for a page on ambit's website. He told me in confidence that he gets $100 for every 5 people that sign up and that the real money is in the residuals he will receive if he gets other people to work for them.
This worries me because my dad has already lost a lot of money on really stupid investments. He is pretty much the sole provider for our family, my mom makes money but hardly any and she's pretty much burying her head in the sand on this one. I'm just worried about crushing his pride and sending him into another depression/alcohol binge.
I am 20 and he's 50. He calls me retarded and stupid all the time while he thinks he's a genius. I want to tell him its a scam and save him the hurt in his wallet but knowing my dad I could see him hyper-concentrating on it to earn money and proove me wrong and constantly bring it up every single day.
TL;DR: My dad is investing time and money into a scam, should I tell him? Even it means I will be mocked and called a fool for doubting his genius method?
Edit: Thanks for the responses, I think I'm going to just drop hints like jengi suggested. I wouldn't be worried but since his other business has failed it seems like he is pretty focused on this as his new career. Even though he's a dick some times I can't knowingly let him invest too much into this.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | t3_hjhp8 | He's now a "consultant" for Ambit energy. Simply typing the search term "ambit" in to google and the third suggestion down is "ambit energy scam". My dad made an investment of $400 and pays $30 a month for a page on ambit's website. He told me in confidence that he gets $100 for every 5 people that sign up and that the real money is in the residuals he will receive if he gets other people to work for them.
This worries me because my dad has already lost a lot of money on really stupid investments. He is pretty much the sole provider for our family, my mom makes money but hardly any and she's pretty much burying her head in the sand on this one. I'm just worried about crushing his pride and sending him into another depression/alcohol binge.
I am 20 and he's 50. He calls me retarded and stupid all the time while he thinks he's a genius. I want to tell him its a scam and save him the hurt in his wallet but knowing my dad I could see him hyper-concentrating on it to earn money and proove me wrong and constantly bring it up every single day. | My dad is investing time and money into a scam, should I tell him? Even it means I will be mocked and called a fool for doubting his genius method?
Edit: Thanks for the responses, I think I'm going to just drop hints like jengi suggested. I wouldn't be worried but since his other business has failed it seems like he is pretty focused on this as his new career. Even though he's a dick some times I can't knowingly let him invest too much into this. |
RuthlessRuben | It's like time travel, isn't it? I know how it is, I used to work for the university of Vienna, which was established 1365 and the last time we updated procedures was apparently after the second siege of Vienna by the Ottoman Empire.
The only way to get mail to a certain department which was nestled within the department of Egyptian studies like some sort of academic lamprey was to by taking it there. On foot. Why? Because they didn't have a letterbox. And why didn't they have one? Because they adhered to some original part of the academic code when everything was housed in a single building instead of 50+ buildings erratically scattered all over the city. And why did they still adhere to this? Because they were overlooked when the post box licenses where handed out. In 1897. The last time you needed a license to own a letterbox was before the fall of the old empire in 1918. So why not mail it to the (comparatively) modern department of egyptian studies? Because all the mail gets delivered to the main building and library, four streets away, as the office in question and main building have seperate physical adresses, but the same mailing adress. The postal code is from a time when your mailman knew you by first and last name in an area that now houses 1.75 million people.
So you walk. Or rather, go two stops by tram, and then walk up six flights of stairs. To find out they're not there. But it wasn't possible to call them ahead of time. Because they have no telephone. I never found out why, I was too busy experiencing existential ennui to bother.
TL;DR Working for the Unversity of Vienna is like being stuck in a Kafka novel. | It's like time travel, isn't it? I know how it is, I used to work for the university of Vienna, which was established 1365 and the last time we updated procedures was apparently after the second siege of Vienna by the Ottoman Empire.
The only way to get mail to a certain department which was nestled within the department of Egyptian studies like some sort of academic lamprey was to by taking it there. On foot. Why? Because they didn't have a letterbox. And why didn't they have one? Because they adhered to some original part of the academic code when everything was housed in a single building instead of 50+ buildings erratically scattered all over the city. And why did they still adhere to this? Because they were overlooked when the post box licenses where handed out. In 1897. The last time you needed a license to own a letterbox was before the fall of the old empire in 1918. So why not mail it to the (comparatively) modern department of egyptian studies? Because all the mail gets delivered to the main building and library, four streets away, as the office in question and main building have seperate physical adresses, but the same mailing adress. The postal code is from a time when your mailman knew you by first and last name in an area that now houses 1.75 million people.
So you walk. Or rather, go two stops by tram, and then walk up six flights of stairs. To find out they're not there. But it wasn't possible to call them ahead of time. Because they have no telephone. I never found out why, I was too busy experiencing existential ennui to bother.
TL;DR Working for the Unversity of Vienna is like being stuck in a Kafka novel.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cebgwdp | It's like time travel, isn't it? I know how it is, I used to work for the university of Vienna, which was established 1365 and the last time we updated procedures was apparently after the second siege of Vienna by the Ottoman Empire.
The only way to get mail to a certain department which was nestled within the department of Egyptian studies like some sort of academic lamprey was to by taking it there. On foot. Why? Because they didn't have a letterbox. And why didn't they have one? Because they adhered to some original part of the academic code when everything was housed in a single building instead of 50+ buildings erratically scattered all over the city. And why did they still adhere to this? Because they were overlooked when the post box licenses where handed out. In 1897. The last time you needed a license to own a letterbox was before the fall of the old empire in 1918. So why not mail it to the (comparatively) modern department of egyptian studies? Because all the mail gets delivered to the main building and library, four streets away, as the office in question and main building have seperate physical adresses, but the same mailing adress. The postal code is from a time when your mailman knew you by first and last name in an area that now houses 1.75 million people.
So you walk. Or rather, go two stops by tram, and then walk up six flights of stairs. To find out they're not there. But it wasn't possible to call them ahead of time. Because they have no telephone. I never found out why, I was too busy experiencing existential ennui to bother. | Working for the Unversity of Vienna is like being stuck in a Kafka novel. |
randomuser4323 | The worst part about it is that I built it myself. Brick by brick, fixing it all in place. I've been surrounding myself with a cold, dark, hard room. I didn't notice how bad it had gotten until I realised I hadn't seen any friends for almost 5 months. I sit at home, alone. I go to class, alone. I come back, alone. Then I sit and watch TV shows or movies on my computer. I don't go anywhere else, don't interact with anyone else. The only thing that stops my chest from feeling tight, stops my hands shaking or stops my head from feeling like I just spun around in a chair for an hour is being able to lose myself in music or a fictional world.
It's gotten to the point that I barely eat anything throughout the day, just staring at a screen, or staring at my roof with headphones on. On the bus or train to class I sit and stare out the window, headphones in, avoiding eye contact. I try sitting by myself, choosing to stand over sitting next to anyone. I was never close with my family (aside from my parents, I don't have any family living in the same country).
The problems have bled in to my studies. It started getting bad about a year and a half ago, I would feel shaky and breathing would get difficult right before an exam. Over the last few months it's gotten worse, I feel that way almost as soon as I hear about the exam or assignment. I was never the most hard working student, but I never really let myself get close to failing. Now I'm worried that I could fail almost half my subjects in one semester. My parents both want me to go on and do a postgrad degree, which I don't think I want to do, and know I wouldn't be able to cope with. I don't have any to talk to about this, and I'm scared of the direction that my thoughts have turned to. The word "useless" echos through my mind everyday, more times than I can count. I can't remember the last day that I didn't think about killing myself.
Ever since high school finished I drifted away from all of my friends. I don't feel like I deserve to have friends. I was always shy and quiet as a kid, it's gotten to a different level recently. Whenever I'm out at class, instead of trying to make new friends, I hide away in my shell until I can come home. Whenever I use to see them I consciously kept them at arms length, "If they really got to know you, they would hate you". Now I actively push them away, don't return calls, ignore messages (not that I get many of either, maybe once a month at most, closer to once every few months). Cannot blame them, who would stay friends with someone that tries to actively avoid them.
I've tried letting out the frustration, but I can't. I can't scream, I can't cry, everything either feels numb or feels like my chest is going to explode. Don't understand why this is happening or why it keeps getting worse every day. I feel weak, then hate myself for my lack of strength. I hate myself when I don't see my friends, yet I hate myself too much to actually think I deserve to see them. It feels like I'm throwing myself against the walls and bars of my own psyche, futily, trying to escape from my thoughts, but just beating myself up even more. I just want to be free from all of this.
Sorry if this is poorly written, I'm just tired, hazy and frustrated. I don't know if it's anxiety, or if it's depression, or if I'm just weak. Just needed to write something.
tl;dr I'm stuck in a cage and I lost the key, how do I get out? | The worst part about it is that I built it myself. Brick by brick, fixing it all in place. I've been surrounding myself with a cold, dark, hard room. I didn't notice how bad it had gotten until I realised I hadn't seen any friends for almost 5 months. I sit at home, alone. I go to class, alone. I come back, alone. Then I sit and watch TV shows or movies on my computer. I don't go anywhere else, don't interact with anyone else. The only thing that stops my chest from feeling tight, stops my hands shaking or stops my head from feeling like I just spun around in a chair for an hour is being able to lose myself in music or a fictional world.
It's gotten to the point that I barely eat anything throughout the day, just staring at a screen, or staring at my roof with headphones on. On the bus or train to class I sit and stare out the window, headphones in, avoiding eye contact. I try sitting by myself, choosing to stand over sitting next to anyone. I was never close with my family (aside from my parents, I don't have any family living in the same country).
The problems have bled in to my studies. It started getting bad about a year and a half ago, I would feel shaky and breathing would get difficult right before an exam. Over the last few months it's gotten worse, I feel that way almost as soon as I hear about the exam or assignment. I was never the most hard working student, but I never really let myself get close to failing. Now I'm worried that I could fail almost half my subjects in one semester. My parents both want me to go on and do a postgrad degree, which I don't think I want to do, and know I wouldn't be able to cope with. I don't have any to talk to about this, and I'm scared of the direction that my thoughts have turned to. The word "useless" echos through my mind everyday, more times than I can count. I can't remember the last day that I didn't think about killing myself.
Ever since high school finished I drifted away from all of my friends. I don't feel like I deserve to have friends. I was always shy and quiet as a kid, it's gotten to a different level recently. Whenever I'm out at class, instead of trying to make new friends, I hide away in my shell until I can come home. Whenever I use to see them I consciously kept them at arms length, "If they really got to know you, they would hate you". Now I actively push them away, don't return calls, ignore messages (not that I get many of either, maybe once a month at most, closer to once every few months). Cannot blame them, who would stay friends with someone that tries to actively avoid them.
I've tried letting out the frustration, but I can't. I can't scream, I can't cry, everything either feels numb or feels like my chest is going to explode. Don't understand why this is happening or why it keeps getting worse every day. I feel weak, then hate myself for my lack of strength. I hate myself when I don't see my friends, yet I hate myself too much to actually think I deserve to see them. It feels like I'm throwing myself against the walls and bars of my own psyche, futily, trying to escape from my thoughts, but just beating myself up even more. I just want to be free from all of this.
Sorry if this is poorly written, I'm just tired, hazy and frustrated. I don't know if it's anxiety, or if it's depression, or if I'm just weak. Just needed to write something.
tl;dr I'm stuck in a cage and I lost the key, how do I get out?
| Anxiety | t5_2qmij | t3_38cggz | The worst part about it is that I built it myself. Brick by brick, fixing it all in place. I've been surrounding myself with a cold, dark, hard room. I didn't notice how bad it had gotten until I realised I hadn't seen any friends for almost 5 months. I sit at home, alone. I go to class, alone. I come back, alone. Then I sit and watch TV shows or movies on my computer. I don't go anywhere else, don't interact with anyone else. The only thing that stops my chest from feeling tight, stops my hands shaking or stops my head from feeling like I just spun around in a chair for an hour is being able to lose myself in music or a fictional world.
It's gotten to the point that I barely eat anything throughout the day, just staring at a screen, or staring at my roof with headphones on. On the bus or train to class I sit and stare out the window, headphones in, avoiding eye contact. I try sitting by myself, choosing to stand over sitting next to anyone. I was never close with my family (aside from my parents, I don't have any family living in the same country).
The problems have bled in to my studies. It started getting bad about a year and a half ago, I would feel shaky and breathing would get difficult right before an exam. Over the last few months it's gotten worse, I feel that way almost as soon as I hear about the exam or assignment. I was never the most hard working student, but I never really let myself get close to failing. Now I'm worried that I could fail almost half my subjects in one semester. My parents both want me to go on and do a postgrad degree, which I don't think I want to do, and know I wouldn't be able to cope with. I don't have any to talk to about this, and I'm scared of the direction that my thoughts have turned to. The word "useless" echos through my mind everyday, more times than I can count. I can't remember the last day that I didn't think about killing myself.
Ever since high school finished I drifted away from all of my friends. I don't feel like I deserve to have friends. I was always shy and quiet as a kid, it's gotten to a different level recently. Whenever I'm out at class, instead of trying to make new friends, I hide away in my shell until I can come home. Whenever I use to see them I consciously kept them at arms length, "If they really got to know you, they would hate you". Now I actively push them away, don't return calls, ignore messages (not that I get many of either, maybe once a month at most, closer to once every few months). Cannot blame them, who would stay friends with someone that tries to actively avoid them.
I've tried letting out the frustration, but I can't. I can't scream, I can't cry, everything either feels numb or feels like my chest is going to explode. Don't understand why this is happening or why it keeps getting worse every day. I feel weak, then hate myself for my lack of strength. I hate myself when I don't see my friends, yet I hate myself too much to actually think I deserve to see them. It feels like I'm throwing myself against the walls and bars of my own psyche, futily, trying to escape from my thoughts, but just beating myself up even more. I just want to be free from all of this.
Sorry if this is poorly written, I'm just tired, hazy and frustrated. I don't know if it's anxiety, or if it's depression, or if I'm just weak. Just needed to write something. | I'm stuck in a cage and I lost the key, how do I get out? |
slammajamma13 | A ton of detail to follow, because the situation is strange. But please help-- I am open to suggestion because i'm tired of wishing that i have a shot with girls. i know i can do better because i am better.
I'm a college student. I've known this girl since i've been at school because I'm a swimmer and she's a diver here. She dated one of the older guys on my team for the first couple years i was here but has been single since then. The attraction for me has always been there, but because of a bro code our team adheres to she has been "off limits". But its been long enough that the bro code doesn't apply, and this girl is a **10** (defined by me as a 9, plus 1 for an x factor). She is short, blonde, stunning, constantly smiling, and (x factor) also has big boobs. She's known me this whole time as a friend of her x boyfriend, but lately since i've had a class with her we have had some deeper talks. On my end, i can say with confidence that i am an attractive person--smart, really tall, really fit, and funny. All i want is guidance on how to shift the power. she is used to guys either drooling over themselves or completely ignoring her bc of her ex boyfriend. The question-- **how do i get her out of her comfort zone with me and build attraction on the low key?** other teammates can't know yet that i am try to build this relationship. i suck mainly at texting, and being forward when i need to be. but i know i have the ability to be whatever i have to be to get this girl. i just want a starting point from you guys
TL;DR: what the best way to get a 9 or a 10 to feel like they are the one chasing, even after knowing you awhile? | A ton of detail to follow, because the situation is strange. But please help-- I am open to suggestion because i'm tired of wishing that i have a shot with girls. i know i can do better because i am better.
I'm a college student. I've known this girl since i've been at school because I'm a swimmer and she's a diver here. She dated one of the older guys on my team for the first couple years i was here but has been single since then. The attraction for me has always been there, but because of a bro code our team adheres to she has been "off limits". But its been long enough that the bro code doesn't apply, and this girl is a 10 (defined by me as a 9, plus 1 for an x factor). She is short, blonde, stunning, constantly smiling, and (x factor) also has big boobs. She's known me this whole time as a friend of her x boyfriend, but lately since i've had a class with her we have had some deeper talks. On my end, i can say with confidence that i am an attractive person--smart, really tall, really fit, and funny. All i want is guidance on how to shift the power. she is used to guys either drooling over themselves or completely ignoring her bc of her ex boyfriend. The question-- how do i get her out of her comfort zone with me and build attraction on the low key? other teammates can't know yet that i am try to build this relationship. i suck mainly at texting, and being forward when i need to be. but i know i have the ability to be whatever i have to be to get this girl. i just want a starting point from you guys
TL;DR: what the best way to get a 9 or a 10 to feel like they are the one chasing, even after knowing you awhile?
| askseddit | t5_2s7xh | t3_qrmrw | A ton of detail to follow, because the situation is strange. But please help-- I am open to suggestion because i'm tired of wishing that i have a shot with girls. i know i can do better because i am better.
I'm a college student. I've known this girl since i've been at school because I'm a swimmer and she's a diver here. She dated one of the older guys on my team for the first couple years i was here but has been single since then. The attraction for me has always been there, but because of a bro code our team adheres to she has been "off limits". But its been long enough that the bro code doesn't apply, and this girl is a 10 (defined by me as a 9, plus 1 for an x factor). She is short, blonde, stunning, constantly smiling, and (x factor) also has big boobs. She's known me this whole time as a friend of her x boyfriend, but lately since i've had a class with her we have had some deeper talks. On my end, i can say with confidence that i am an attractive person--smart, really tall, really fit, and funny. All i want is guidance on how to shift the power. she is used to guys either drooling over themselves or completely ignoring her bc of her ex boyfriend. The question-- how do i get her out of her comfort zone with me and build attraction on the low key? other teammates can't know yet that i am try to build this relationship. i suck mainly at texting, and being forward when i need to be. but i know i have the ability to be whatever i have to be to get this girl. i just want a starting point from you guys | what the best way to get a 9 or a 10 to feel like they are the one chasing, even after knowing you awhile? |
agnosticbeliever138 | I am one of the people who complains about the quality of the "free" monthly games that have been offered for PS4, but that's but to say I don't try them. I have no idea what a "rogue-like" game is but I have to say the initial descriptions I read of this game didn't really make it sound very interesting and honestly I had no idea what they were even referring to when they said as a player I'd be "matching" things. It certainly didn't sound like it would be that fun.
But I downloaded it anyway. I haven't had the money to buy a game since I got Watchdogs and I just wanted to play something new. At first I thought it looked like a really cheesy sort of kids game but as I began to play it I started to understand more and more about what all the reviews for this game were referring to when they talked about matching and your book of secrets to help you remember what combinations work to do special things.
And man...what do you know? This game is really pretty fun. A lot of people say they couldn't play it for long but I have to say I have been playing it for almost 30 hours now and I still keep discovering new objects and secrets. This is a testament to how much I suck partly--I have only made it to day 5 so far!! I can't get past it! It's hard! But I keep trying. Every try is different. Even though I have made virtually zero progress in two days of playing this for hours I am still having fun trying to make it further. I can't tell you anything about the story or any of that. I can just tell you that this game is a giant puzzle that changes every time and it really takes a lot of strategy.
Maybe other people find this game super easy, I don't know. There has to be a few other people out there who find the game as tough to play as I do. Does anybody that finds this game simple have any recommendations for someone who is struggling? There aren't really walkthroughs or tips available for this since it is procedurally generated so it changes every time you play.
The one tip I have found that helps me a little is to throw the kids into the fire. This turns them into "precocious kids" which will follow you instead of having to be carried/thrown. Anyone else have anything they can add?
TL;DR: Road Not Taken is difficult but fun. I would like to hear winning strategies for this game because I can't get past day 5!
**EDIT:** A few other things that may or may not be helpful to people....(please feel free to add your own tips):
I have noticed with bees I can grab them and throw them away real quick and they will chill. 'Coons and moles you can throw in the fire for good food. 3 hives thrown together to make a honey that's worth plus ten.
I don't know what to do with wolves. They will eat deer but I can't figure out how to get rid of them.
I also can't figure out what to do about hawks. Those pesky buggers!
When the black demon thing is in the room I just let it hit me. I don't know how to avoid it, other than running out the door.
**ALSO** In my basement it says I can ban some objects. I have banned bees but they still appear. I wonder what is the point? The other things I can ban don't really pose any sort of threat or difficulty.
| I am one of the people who complains about the quality of the "free" monthly games that have been offered for PS4, but that's but to say I don't try them. I have no idea what a "rogue-like" game is but I have to say the initial descriptions I read of this game didn't really make it sound very interesting and honestly I had no idea what they were even referring to when they said as a player I'd be "matching" things. It certainly didn't sound like it would be that fun.
But I downloaded it anyway. I haven't had the money to buy a game since I got Watchdogs and I just wanted to play something new. At first I thought it looked like a really cheesy sort of kids game but as I began to play it I started to understand more and more about what all the reviews for this game were referring to when they talked about matching and your book of secrets to help you remember what combinations work to do special things.
And man...what do you know? This game is really pretty fun. A lot of people say they couldn't play it for long but I have to say I have been playing it for almost 30 hours now and I still keep discovering new objects and secrets. This is a testament to how much I suck partly--I have only made it to day 5 so far!! I can't get past it! It's hard! But I keep trying. Every try is different. Even though I have made virtually zero progress in two days of playing this for hours I am still having fun trying to make it further. I can't tell you anything about the story or any of that. I can just tell you that this game is a giant puzzle that changes every time and it really takes a lot of strategy.
Maybe other people find this game super easy, I don't know. There has to be a few other people out there who find the game as tough to play as I do. Does anybody that finds this game simple have any recommendations for someone who is struggling? There aren't really walkthroughs or tips available for this since it is procedurally generated so it changes every time you play.
The one tip I have found that helps me a little is to throw the kids into the fire. This turns them into "precocious kids" which will follow you instead of having to be carried/thrown. Anyone else have anything they can add?
TL;DR: Road Not Taken is difficult but fun. I would like to hear winning strategies for this game because I can't get past day 5!
EDIT: A few other things that may or may not be helpful to people....(please feel free to add your own tips):
I have noticed with bees I can grab them and throw them away real quick and they will chill. 'Coons and moles you can throw in the fire for good food. 3 hives thrown together to make a honey that's worth plus ten.
I don't know what to do with wolves. They will eat deer but I can't figure out how to get rid of them.
I also can't figure out what to do about hawks. Those pesky buggers!
When the black demon thing is in the room I just let it hit me. I don't know how to avoid it, other than running out the door.
ALSO In my basement it says I can ban some objects. I have banned bees but they still appear. I wonder what is the point? The other things I can ban don't really pose any sort of threat or difficulty.
| PS4 | t5_2rrlp | t3_2d6hxo | I am one of the people who complains about the quality of the "free" monthly games that have been offered for PS4, but that's but to say I don't try them. I have no idea what a "rogue-like" game is but I have to say the initial descriptions I read of this game didn't really make it sound very interesting and honestly I had no idea what they were even referring to when they said as a player I'd be "matching" things. It certainly didn't sound like it would be that fun.
But I downloaded it anyway. I haven't had the money to buy a game since I got Watchdogs and I just wanted to play something new. At first I thought it looked like a really cheesy sort of kids game but as I began to play it I started to understand more and more about what all the reviews for this game were referring to when they talked about matching and your book of secrets to help you remember what combinations work to do special things.
And man...what do you know? This game is really pretty fun. A lot of people say they couldn't play it for long but I have to say I have been playing it for almost 30 hours now and I still keep discovering new objects and secrets. This is a testament to how much I suck partly--I have only made it to day 5 so far!! I can't get past it! It's hard! But I keep trying. Every try is different. Even though I have made virtually zero progress in two days of playing this for hours I am still having fun trying to make it further. I can't tell you anything about the story or any of that. I can just tell you that this game is a giant puzzle that changes every time and it really takes a lot of strategy.
Maybe other people find this game super easy, I don't know. There has to be a few other people out there who find the game as tough to play as I do. Does anybody that finds this game simple have any recommendations for someone who is struggling? There aren't really walkthroughs or tips available for this since it is procedurally generated so it changes every time you play.
The one tip I have found that helps me a little is to throw the kids into the fire. This turns them into "precocious kids" which will follow you instead of having to be carried/thrown. Anyone else have anything they can add? | Road Not Taken is difficult but fun. I would like to hear winning strategies for this game because I can't get past day 5!
EDIT: A few other things that may or may not be helpful to people....(please feel free to add your own tips):
I have noticed with bees I can grab them and throw them away real quick and they will chill. 'Coons and moles you can throw in the fire for good food. 3 hives thrown together to make a honey that's worth plus ten.
I don't know what to do with wolves. They will eat deer but I can't figure out how to get rid of them.
I also can't figure out what to do about hawks. Those pesky buggers!
When the black demon thing is in the room I just let it hit me. I don't know how to avoid it, other than running out the door.
ALSO In my basement it says I can ban some objects. I have banned bees but they still appear. I wonder what is the point? The other things I can ban don't really pose any sort of threat or difficulty. |
gagaoolala | Have you done in-depth research about doing a local high school? It seems preposterous that it would take you 3 additional years to finish high school when you have (I assume) already completed 3 years. There might be some small requirement differences, but I would be shocked if it took more than 1 year over your normal grad date to complete the requirements.
I know this part won't be easy to hear, but you're not depressed because you're apart from your BF. You might be sad. He might be sad. Neither of you are depressed. You are young people in "love" and you will be sad while you are apart. Nothing will change that, but there is nothing wrong with you in a clinical psychological sense because of this. If you feel the need to write bad poetry, do so (just please don't submit it here). But you will be fine after a few years cool off your teenage genitals.
tl;dr Calm the tits down. You will be fine. Ideally work for a diploma, but a GED is ok in many circumstances. You're not depressed, you're just a teenager. | Have you done in-depth research about doing a local high school? It seems preposterous that it would take you 3 additional years to finish high school when you have (I assume) already completed 3 years. There might be some small requirement differences, but I would be shocked if it took more than 1 year over your normal grad date to complete the requirements.
I know this part won't be easy to hear, but you're not depressed because you're apart from your BF. You might be sad. He might be sad. Neither of you are depressed. You are young people in "love" and you will be sad while you are apart. Nothing will change that, but there is nothing wrong with you in a clinical psychological sense because of this. If you feel the need to write bad poetry, do so (just please don't submit it here). But you will be fine after a few years cool off your teenage genitals.
tl;dr Calm the tits down. You will be fine. Ideally work for a diploma, but a GED is ok in many circumstances. You're not depressed, you're just a teenager.
| lgbt | t5_2qhh7 | c2ogo75 | Have you done in-depth research about doing a local high school? It seems preposterous that it would take you 3 additional years to finish high school when you have (I assume) already completed 3 years. There might be some small requirement differences, but I would be shocked if it took more than 1 year over your normal grad date to complete the requirements.
I know this part won't be easy to hear, but you're not depressed because you're apart from your BF. You might be sad. He might be sad. Neither of you are depressed. You are young people in "love" and you will be sad while you are apart. Nothing will change that, but there is nothing wrong with you in a clinical psychological sense because of this. If you feel the need to write bad poetry, do so (just please don't submit it here). But you will be fine after a few years cool off your teenage genitals. | Calm the tits down. You will be fine. Ideally work for a diploma, but a GED is ok in many circumstances. You're not depressed, you're just a teenager. |
Scoopable | I believe "Our" purpose as a species is to seek truth. Connect the dots and understand why what is, is. Is our universe one of many? is it a cell living within something far bigger than us? (very cool idea a friend of mine was talking about) in our life times, we may never know these answers, but we can lay down the ground works. As a collective, as a species I believe Our purpose is finding answers. We've become an Intellectual species, with natural curiosities, every child I've met has always asked "why?"
As an individual I believe our purpose is one of support for one another, helping everyone achieve their best. In a sense, helping everyone be happy. I've met many individuals with PTSD, Bi-polar, and other various mental disorders, many I've met all had dreams, things they wanted to pursue in order to be happy in life, but walked away from because of how they felt, because the social stigma of saying "I'm not ok." I believe if the individual can be happy in life, they can contribute in a small or big way to helping us all understand the questions around us.
TL;DR I believe as a group our purpose is to understand what is around us, and to find the answers, as an individual our purpose is to be happy, I see it all as going hand in hand. | I believe "Our" purpose as a species is to seek truth. Connect the dots and understand why what is, is. Is our universe one of many? is it a cell living within something far bigger than us? (very cool idea a friend of mine was talking about) in our life times, we may never know these answers, but we can lay down the ground works. As a collective, as a species I believe Our purpose is finding answers. We've become an Intellectual species, with natural curiosities, every child I've met has always asked "why?"
As an individual I believe our purpose is one of support for one another, helping everyone achieve their best. In a sense, helping everyone be happy. I've met many individuals with PTSD, Bi-polar, and other various mental disorders, many I've met all had dreams, things they wanted to pursue in order to be happy in life, but walked away from because of how they felt, because the social stigma of saying "I'm not ok." I believe if the individual can be happy in life, they can contribute in a small or big way to helping us all understand the questions around us.
TL;DR I believe as a group our purpose is to understand what is around us, and to find the answers, as an individual our purpose is to be happy, I see it all as going hand in hand.
| atheism | t5_2qh2p | c8m19vf | I believe "Our" purpose as a species is to seek truth. Connect the dots and understand why what is, is. Is our universe one of many? is it a cell living within something far bigger than us? (very cool idea a friend of mine was talking about) in our life times, we may never know these answers, but we can lay down the ground works. As a collective, as a species I believe Our purpose is finding answers. We've become an Intellectual species, with natural curiosities, every child I've met has always asked "why?"
As an individual I believe our purpose is one of support for one another, helping everyone achieve their best. In a sense, helping everyone be happy. I've met many individuals with PTSD, Bi-polar, and other various mental disorders, many I've met all had dreams, things they wanted to pursue in order to be happy in life, but walked away from because of how they felt, because the social stigma of saying "I'm not ok." I believe if the individual can be happy in life, they can contribute in a small or big way to helping us all understand the questions around us. | I believe as a group our purpose is to understand what is around us, and to find the answers, as an individual our purpose is to be happy, I see it all as going hand in hand. |
Boogada42 | I work at two different locations. One is fun to work at, rather specially themed new hostel, the other is overpriced, old, really boring hotel. About a week and a half ago, there was theft at the hostel. A couple stayed three nights, they were a walk-in, paid cash each day, and when I checked them in, the woman gave me her ID. But then one day the guy broke into someone else's room, stole a set of keys and then the car from the parking lot. We have it all on tape. Police said that the ID was stolen, or at least reported lost or something. But coworkers searched for the name and found a Facebook profile, in the name, with a matching photo even. And another coworker saw them in the city, but they ran.
So this morning I work at the other hotel. Looking at the checkouts I see a familiar name. The same one the woman gave at the hostel?! I look up the registration they filled out. Town matches, different address though, but some of it is written differently and this seems odd. Unfortunately no one of the staff present had seen them. Again, they had been here a few days, walk-in, cash. I pulled up that Facebook photo and sent it to the coworker who had checked them in, and she confirmed it's them! I called the police and they sent two cars. One officer used the elevator while three others took the stairs. Me and the owner wait downstairs. All of a sudden the guy comes down the stairs and bolts out the back door. I followed him a little but then thought better of it. He must have seen the cops and hidden on another floor. The woman got arrested though. There was an extensive search for the man, helicopter etc, but without success. I wonder what else he must have done, or if this extraordinary search was for stealing one car only?
tl;dr: couple who stole a car at one workplace are staying at my other job, cops let one guy escape. | I work at two different locations. One is fun to work at, rather specially themed new hostel, the other is overpriced, old, really boring hotel. About a week and a half ago, there was theft at the hostel. A couple stayed three nights, they were a walk-in, paid cash each day, and when I checked them in, the woman gave me her ID. But then one day the guy broke into someone else's room, stole a set of keys and then the car from the parking lot. We have it all on tape. Police said that the ID was stolen, or at least reported lost or something. But coworkers searched for the name and found a Facebook profile, in the name, with a matching photo even. And another coworker saw them in the city, but they ran.
So this morning I work at the other hotel. Looking at the checkouts I see a familiar name. The same one the woman gave at the hostel?! I look up the registration they filled out. Town matches, different address though, but some of it is written differently and this seems odd. Unfortunately no one of the staff present had seen them. Again, they had been here a few days, walk-in, cash. I pulled up that Facebook photo and sent it to the coworker who had checked them in, and she confirmed it's them! I called the police and they sent two cars. One officer used the elevator while three others took the stairs. Me and the owner wait downstairs. All of a sudden the guy comes down the stairs and bolts out the back door. I followed him a little but then thought better of it. He must have seen the cops and hidden on another floor. The woman got arrested though. There was an extensive search for the man, helicopter etc, but without success. I wonder what else he must have done, or if this extraordinary search was for stealing one car only?
tl;dr: couple who stole a car at one workplace are staying at my other job, cops let one guy escape.
| TalesFromTheFrontDesk | t5_2wlcx | t3_21jaoy | I work at two different locations. One is fun to work at, rather specially themed new hostel, the other is overpriced, old, really boring hotel. About a week and a half ago, there was theft at the hostel. A couple stayed three nights, they were a walk-in, paid cash each day, and when I checked them in, the woman gave me her ID. But then one day the guy broke into someone else's room, stole a set of keys and then the car from the parking lot. We have it all on tape. Police said that the ID was stolen, or at least reported lost or something. But coworkers searched for the name and found a Facebook profile, in the name, with a matching photo even. And another coworker saw them in the city, but they ran.
So this morning I work at the other hotel. Looking at the checkouts I see a familiar name. The same one the woman gave at the hostel?! I look up the registration they filled out. Town matches, different address though, but some of it is written differently and this seems odd. Unfortunately no one of the staff present had seen them. Again, they had been here a few days, walk-in, cash. I pulled up that Facebook photo and sent it to the coworker who had checked them in, and she confirmed it's them! I called the police and they sent two cars. One officer used the elevator while three others took the stairs. Me and the owner wait downstairs. All of a sudden the guy comes down the stairs and bolts out the back door. I followed him a little but then thought better of it. He must have seen the cops and hidden on another floor. The woman got arrested though. There was an extensive search for the man, helicopter etc, but without success. I wonder what else he must have done, or if this extraordinary search was for stealing one car only? | couple who stole a car at one workplace are staying at my other job, cops let one guy escape. |
BeekeepersApprentice | Switch here. I have a dom partner and am dating a sub guy too. So, TL;DR: poly. | Switch here. I have a dom partner and am dating a sub guy too. So, TL;DR: poly.
| BDSMcommunity | t5_2r9tk | crkjgd2 | Switch here. I have a dom partner and am dating a sub guy too. So, | poly. |
shinytoyguns617 | I was sitting in my car, about to pull out of the driveway to head to school at about 6:30 in the morning. It was pretty dark and foggy, so I couldn't see well. I check twice to each side, and let off the brake. All of the sudden a car appears, slams on its brakes, and stops at the same time I stop to let the person go. The guy starts driving to pass in front of me, but he STOPS in front of my car so his face is illuminated, and I can see this death glare. Then he squeals off down the road. I was pretty shaken just from that, but then I forget that the road is a circle, and I go the way that passes where the circle lets out. He's pulling up to the stop sign as I'm almost at the intersection, and seeing as I had right-of-way (no stop sign) I continue at the same speed. Now get this, the guy starts knowingly pulling out, so far that by the time I was passing in front of his car, he almost hit my car. Never in my life have I met a driver who was that fucking mean and threatening. Mind you, this was all before the sun even rose.
**TL;DR** A guy in the neighborhood was an asshole driver at 6:30 am, with no real justification. | I was sitting in my car, about to pull out of the driveway to head to school at about 6:30 in the morning. It was pretty dark and foggy, so I couldn't see well. I check twice to each side, and let off the brake. All of the sudden a car appears, slams on its brakes, and stops at the same time I stop to let the person go. The guy starts driving to pass in front of me, but he STOPS in front of my car so his face is illuminated, and I can see this death glare. Then he squeals off down the road. I was pretty shaken just from that, but then I forget that the road is a circle, and I go the way that passes where the circle lets out. He's pulling up to the stop sign as I'm almost at the intersection, and seeing as I had right-of-way (no stop sign) I continue at the same speed. Now get this, the guy starts knowingly pulling out, so far that by the time I was passing in front of his car, he almost hit my car. Never in my life have I met a driver who was that fucking mean and threatening. Mind you, this was all before the sun even rose.
TL;DR A guy in the neighborhood was an asshole driver at 6:30 am, with no real justification.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c3ea3ec | I was sitting in my car, about to pull out of the driveway to head to school at about 6:30 in the morning. It was pretty dark and foggy, so I couldn't see well. I check twice to each side, and let off the brake. All of the sudden a car appears, slams on its brakes, and stops at the same time I stop to let the person go. The guy starts driving to pass in front of me, but he STOPS in front of my car so his face is illuminated, and I can see this death glare. Then he squeals off down the road. I was pretty shaken just from that, but then I forget that the road is a circle, and I go the way that passes where the circle lets out. He's pulling up to the stop sign as I'm almost at the intersection, and seeing as I had right-of-way (no stop sign) I continue at the same speed. Now get this, the guy starts knowingly pulling out, so far that by the time I was passing in front of his car, he almost hit my car. Never in my life have I met a driver who was that fucking mean and threatening. Mind you, this was all before the sun even rose. | A guy in the neighborhood was an asshole driver at 6:30 am, with no real justification. |
inappropriate_input | Technically, I'm an IT spec / Journalist, so first and foremost I use it for a lot of mundane computer stuff. On top of that the system handles video editing and work with large data libraries just fine, and there is the occasional game session.
Tl;dr It's an internet explorer machine. | Technically, I'm an IT spec / Journalist, so first and foremost I use it for a lot of mundane computer stuff. On top of that the system handles video editing and work with large data libraries just fine, and there is the occasional game session.
Tl;dr It's an internet explorer machine.
| battlestations | t5_2rdbn | c433kk1 | Technically, I'm an IT spec / Journalist, so first and foremost I use it for a lot of mundane computer stuff. On top of that the system handles video editing and work with large data libraries just fine, and there is the occasional game session. | It's an internet explorer machine. |
paralyzed2015 | I've been depressed my entire life, and I'm currently in a very shit spot where everything is joyless and I don't give a fuck about anything. I wrote a longer post about things here:
Normally I stay awake half the night with anxiety and other thoughts/worries, but now I haven't slept at all for two days. This is the second day I've taken off work without calling in, and I'm trying to get myself back to the point of going in and facing the music. I don't care if I get canned or not, but I realize that doing so would be bad for me and the people I work with (primarily my dad).
I've been coping by using alcohol for years, and I'm seriously concerned it's going to kill me. Since the beginning of the year I've been getting drunk almost every night and it's butchering my bank account. However, it's the only thing (other than drugs) that lets me feel other emotions and gives me a way to not give a fuck about everything I'm procrastinating on. It lets me feel numb about how I'm letting myself and everyone else down.
I need other alternatives. I've seen a counselor but talking hasn't really helped, and the last antidepressant I was on was Effexor which did nothing, even though the side/withdrawal effects were totally fucked.
I can identify self-defeating or self-destructive behaviour, but I having serious problems stopping or preventing it. I don't want to die. What else can I do?
**TL;DR: I'm looking for coping mechanisms that won't kill me in the process. Suggestions?** | I've been depressed my entire life, and I'm currently in a very shit spot where everything is joyless and I don't give a fuck about anything. I wrote a longer post about things here:
Normally I stay awake half the night with anxiety and other thoughts/worries, but now I haven't slept at all for two days. This is the second day I've taken off work without calling in, and I'm trying to get myself back to the point of going in and facing the music. I don't care if I get canned or not, but I realize that doing so would be bad for me and the people I work with (primarily my dad).
I've been coping by using alcohol for years, and I'm seriously concerned it's going to kill me. Since the beginning of the year I've been getting drunk almost every night and it's butchering my bank account. However, it's the only thing (other than drugs) that lets me feel other emotions and gives me a way to not give a fuck about everything I'm procrastinating on. It lets me feel numb about how I'm letting myself and everyone else down.
I need other alternatives. I've seen a counselor but talking hasn't really helped, and the last antidepressant I was on was Effexor which did nothing, even though the side/withdrawal effects were totally fucked.
I can identify self-defeating or self-destructive behaviour, but I having serious problems stopping or preventing it. I don't want to die. What else can I do?
TL;DR: I'm looking for coping mechanisms that won't kill me in the process. Suggestions?
| depression | t5_2qqqf | t3_34y5o4 | I've been depressed my entire life, and I'm currently in a very shit spot where everything is joyless and I don't give a fuck about anything. I wrote a longer post about things here:
Normally I stay awake half the night with anxiety and other thoughts/worries, but now I haven't slept at all for two days. This is the second day I've taken off work without calling in, and I'm trying to get myself back to the point of going in and facing the music. I don't care if I get canned or not, but I realize that doing so would be bad for me and the people I work with (primarily my dad).
I've been coping by using alcohol for years, and I'm seriously concerned it's going to kill me. Since the beginning of the year I've been getting drunk almost every night and it's butchering my bank account. However, it's the only thing (other than drugs) that lets me feel other emotions and gives me a way to not give a fuck about everything I'm procrastinating on. It lets me feel numb about how I'm letting myself and everyone else down.
I need other alternatives. I've seen a counselor but talking hasn't really helped, and the last antidepressant I was on was Effexor which did nothing, even though the side/withdrawal effects were totally fucked.
I can identify self-defeating or self-destructive behaviour, but I having serious problems stopping or preventing it. I don't want to die. What else can I do? | I'm looking for coping mechanisms that won't kill me in the process. Suggestions? |
atiredturtle | This sounds counter-intuitive, but helped me stop biting my nails after almost 20 years.
Start by biting only your left (or right)
Whenever you feel the urge just bite the fingers on that one hand. With time the other hand's nails will grow.
Then slowly lower the number of fingers on your biting hand that you are allowed to bite.
Eventually having a shorter nail will feel more out of place than a longer nail.
**Tldr: direct your urges instead of suppressing them. Start with biting one hands nails and move it down from there** | This sounds counter-intuitive, but helped me stop biting my nails after almost 20 years.
Start by biting only your left (or right)
Whenever you feel the urge just bite the fingers on that one hand. With time the other hand's nails will grow.
Then slowly lower the number of fingers on your biting hand that you are allowed to bite.
Eventually having a shorter nail will feel more out of place than a longer nail.
Tldr: direct your urges instead of suppressing them. Start with biting one hands nails and move it down from there
| LifeProTips | t5_2s5oq | t3_4nw130 | This sounds counter-intuitive, but helped me stop biting my nails after almost 20 years.
Start by biting only your left (or right)
Whenever you feel the urge just bite the fingers on that one hand. With time the other hand's nails will grow.
Then slowly lower the number of fingers on your biting hand that you are allowed to bite.
Eventually having a shorter nail will feel more out of place than a longer nail. | direct your urges instead of suppressing them. Start with biting one hands nails and move it down from there |
LiTHiUM_Powered | It is not so much geared at you. It is more geared to the sheeple who need to be spoon feed every last bit of thought that goes into how to extrapolate a safe use of those numbers. At the other end of the spectrum your comment was more about the fact that that page of the data sheet is not hard line numbers that are safe to follow, but guides to start to find where safe limits are for personal use. I was making the point that in that one case the original commenters information was not a gude baseline to base things on. They did go on to comment that they were wrong without actually saying so.
**TL;DR:** It is not you, but the general public that needs things to be spelled out in long form because they can't connect the dots. | It is not so much geared at you. It is more geared to the sheeple who need to be spoon feed every last bit of thought that goes into how to extrapolate a safe use of those numbers. At the other end of the spectrum your comment was more about the fact that that page of the data sheet is not hard line numbers that are safe to follow, but guides to start to find where safe limits are for personal use. I was making the point that in that one case the original commenters information was not a gude baseline to base things on. They did go on to comment that they were wrong without actually saying so.
TL;DR: It is not you, but the general public that needs things to be spelled out in long form because they can't connect the dots.
| electronic_cigarette | t5_2qmlu | cio7cl5 | It is not so much geared at you. It is more geared to the sheeple who need to be spoon feed every last bit of thought that goes into how to extrapolate a safe use of those numbers. At the other end of the spectrum your comment was more about the fact that that page of the data sheet is not hard line numbers that are safe to follow, but guides to start to find where safe limits are for personal use. I was making the point that in that one case the original commenters information was not a gude baseline to base things on. They did go on to comment that they were wrong without actually saying so. | It is not you, but the general public that needs things to be spelled out in long form because they can't connect the dots. |
andresmartinez89 | **If you really don’t care that much about decade-old problems, you should start reading this at the fourth paragraph**. The first thing that needs to be taken into account is that this is not a problem limited to 1998-2002. Origins could be traced back all to way back to WWII, but leaving excruciating details aside, the fact is that Argentinean economics after WWII were heavily conditioned by inflation. From 1945 onwards, inflation would reach peaks of up to 113% annually, with an average of 25% from 1945-71, and up to 60% the following years.
This situation was of course worsened by the military dictatorships’ policies, in addition to the economic crisis of 1980, as well as the Falklands war. The last dictatorship fell in 1983 due to (you guessed it!) economic hardship and the first democratic president, Raúl Alfonsín, was elected. He implemented a plan to change the currency by removing zeros and changing its name to the “Austral”, in addition to other structural reforms. To get an idea of the currency’s constant loss of value: by 1945, 4 Argentinean pesos could be exchanged for 1 USD, then by 1985, 1 new Austral was worth 1 billion pesos (1 USD ≈ 1 Austral = 1,000,000,000 m$n).
This “Austral” plan of course failed miserably, since it did nothing to really change the underlying problem of inflation. The Austral started off almost at parity with the US dollar in 1985, but by 1990 you would need 10,000 Australes to buy one dollar, and the percentage of inflation was measured in the thousands. Unsurprisingly, Alfonsín was promptly sacked.
After that, Carlos Menem is elected president and this is when things begin to take shape to create the scenario for the crisis. Menem was a diehard neoliberal heavily influenced by the principles of the Washington consensus. One of the most notable acts of the Menem administration was the privatization of many state owned companies such as Entel or Aerolineas Argentinas, and subsequently companies linked to TV, railways, oil and gas. Also, he dismantled many regulations on the economy such as quotas, duty taxes, restrictions on imports and controlled prices. Lastly, in an attempt to stop hyperinflation, he implemented something that translated roughly to “Convertibility Law”. This law would strictly tie the national currency to the US dollar, and subsequently created a new currency (once again…) called the “Peso convertible”.
From this point on, the exchange rate could not fluctuate; it was a fixed 1 dollar for 1 peso. This obviously meant that the central bank had to guarantee with its own reserves that each peso could be exchanged for a dollar or for its value in gold. This would later turn out to be too heavy of a burden for the government to bear, but for the first years it did drastically stop inflation. Also, Argentina’s GDP began to grow steadily for the first half of the 90’s, although growth was not homogenously distributed among different economic sectors. Some sectors were heavily damaged and unemployment began to be more and more a growing concern. At the end, the legacy of the Menem administration was a huge government budget deficit of 7 billion pesos, an equally huge foreign debt of 145 billion and a burden on the central bank to maintain the Convertibility Law.
So after Menem failed to change the constitution in order to be elected for the 3rd consecutive time, Fernando de la Rúa was elected as the new president in 1999… and this is when shit really starts to go down. The foreign debt was proving to be too big of a burden and it was adding to the already huge government budget deficit. Many big banks were heavily invested in the national government, so there was an increasing fear that the government could default. This fear was exponentially bigger within the general population whose savings were in those banks whose solvency depended on the government being able to pay its debts. So after a failed attempt to calm the market down by injecting 40 billion dollars and by postponing payments farther in the future, **the public finally panicked**. People started to massively withdraw their money from banks, 5 billion US dollars worth of deposits were lost from January to March 2001.
The government then tried to negotiate a package of 29.5 billion dollars with the IMF and some private banks in an attempt to reduce the burden of the foreign debt. However, as it is tradition with the IMF, they only agreed to the package if the Argentinean government implemented unpopular measures that were basically a big fuck-you to its citizens. At the end this served for close to nothing and capital outflow and recession continued at a staggering pace.
At this point, the government imposed heavy restrictions which would later be called **“El Corralito”** or little “corral”. For those of you who don’t know what a corral is, it’s [this]( An enclosed space in which livestock is kept, **a very appropriate term**.
The Corralito consisted on restrictions, both on financial entities and common people, as a last resort to stop deposit outflow and to discourage speculation that the “Convertibility Law” would be dismantled. These restrictions were very harsh; people could only get access to $250 a week, even if you had tens of thousands in your account and had many expenses. So of course this sudden restriction of liquidity halted all economic activity: it paralyzed commerce, froze credit, people and companies could not make payments to other people or companies who subsequently also couldn’t make payments. Ultimately, this created such civil unrest that de la Rúa was deposed.
Then Rodriguez Saá assumed the presidency for two weeks, in which he declared that the government would default, the biggest default in history. However, he refused to leave the Convertibility Law, reason for which he was deposed. Eduardo Duhalde then took office, and the first thing he did was to dismantle the Convertibility Law and to turn all credit to Pesos. With the Convertibility Law, the peso was fixed at one dollar, so even if you could only access $250 a week, theoretically the money you had in the bank would not lose its value. However, after the Law was waived, a new exchange rate was established: 1 USD = 1.40 Pesos. This literary meant that people lost tons of money overnight. However, debt owed to the financial system would still be paid at 1 USD = 1 Peso, this was called “asymmetric pesification”. And then finally, after the damage was done, the end of “The Corralito” was announced in December 2002. The Supreme Court backed the government’s “pesification” at $1.40 for every dollar, plus inflation, and a 4% annual interest rate. At the end, after the deposits were freed, the final result was around 3 pesos for every dollar. So yeah… many people got fucked over.
I understand that I left out many things, like the IMF constant meddling, cold war relations, the Mexican crisis of 1994, military dictatorships, etc. But this turned out pretty long as it is; it’s very hard to properly explain this without writing an actual paper on it. **So please cut me some slack.**
**TL;DR** Argentina has a historical problem with inflation. Many attempts were made stop inflation. These attempts were shit and actually lead to hyperinflation. Inflation was finally stopped with a series of neoliberal reforms and a fixed exchange rate of 1 dollar = 1 peso. The fixed exchange rate was a huge burden on the central bank and the government’s budget. **Menem left a shitstorm after his presidency**. The government’s foreign debt was extremely big, people worried that it could default. Banks were heavily invested in the government, so people worried about their savings. People began to massively withdraw their money from banks. The government followed with it usual ineptitude. People kept withdrawing money. The government stopped playing by the rules and restricted withdrawals, people could not access their money. The government defaulted, biggest default in history. The fixed exchange rate was removed. All debt was turned into Pesos. New exchange rate disfavored the average Joe. People lost tons of money and their faith in humanity. | If you really don’t care that much about decade-old problems, you should start reading this at the fourth paragraph . The first thing that needs to be taken into account is that this is not a problem limited to 1998-2002. Origins could be traced back all to way back to WWII, but leaving excruciating details aside, the fact is that Argentinean economics after WWII were heavily conditioned by inflation. From 1945 onwards, inflation would reach peaks of up to 113% annually, with an average of 25% from 1945-71, and up to 60% the following years.
This situation was of course worsened by the military dictatorships’ policies, in addition to the economic crisis of 1980, as well as the Falklands war. The last dictatorship fell in 1983 due to (you guessed it!) economic hardship and the first democratic president, Raúl Alfonsín, was elected. He implemented a plan to change the currency by removing zeros and changing its name to the “Austral”, in addition to other structural reforms. To get an idea of the currency’s constant loss of value: by 1945, 4 Argentinean pesos could be exchanged for 1 USD, then by 1985, 1 new Austral was worth 1 billion pesos (1 USD ≈ 1 Austral = 1,000,000,000 m$n).
This “Austral” plan of course failed miserably, since it did nothing to really change the underlying problem of inflation. The Austral started off almost at parity with the US dollar in 1985, but by 1990 you would need 10,000 Australes to buy one dollar, and the percentage of inflation was measured in the thousands. Unsurprisingly, Alfonsín was promptly sacked.
After that, Carlos Menem is elected president and this is when things begin to take shape to create the scenario for the crisis. Menem was a diehard neoliberal heavily influenced by the principles of the Washington consensus. One of the most notable acts of the Menem administration was the privatization of many state owned companies such as Entel or Aerolineas Argentinas, and subsequently companies linked to TV, railways, oil and gas. Also, he dismantled many regulations on the economy such as quotas, duty taxes, restrictions on imports and controlled prices. Lastly, in an attempt to stop hyperinflation, he implemented something that translated roughly to “Convertibility Law”. This law would strictly tie the national currency to the US dollar, and subsequently created a new currency (once again…) called the “Peso convertible”.
From this point on, the exchange rate could not fluctuate; it was a fixed 1 dollar for 1 peso. This obviously meant that the central bank had to guarantee with its own reserves that each peso could be exchanged for a dollar or for its value in gold. This would later turn out to be too heavy of a burden for the government to bear, but for the first years it did drastically stop inflation. Also, Argentina’s GDP began to grow steadily for the first half of the 90’s, although growth was not homogenously distributed among different economic sectors. Some sectors were heavily damaged and unemployment began to be more and more a growing concern. At the end, the legacy of the Menem administration was a huge government budget deficit of 7 billion pesos, an equally huge foreign debt of 145 billion and a burden on the central bank to maintain the Convertibility Law.
So after Menem failed to change the constitution in order to be elected for the 3rd consecutive time, Fernando de la Rúa was elected as the new president in 1999… and this is when shit really starts to go down. The foreign debt was proving to be too big of a burden and it was adding to the already huge government budget deficit. Many big banks were heavily invested in the national government, so there was an increasing fear that the government could default. This fear was exponentially bigger within the general population whose savings were in those banks whose solvency depended on the government being able to pay its debts. So after a failed attempt to calm the market down by injecting 40 billion dollars and by postponing payments farther in the future, the public finally panicked . People started to massively withdraw their money from banks, 5 billion US dollars worth of deposits were lost from January to March 2001.
The government then tried to negotiate a package of 29.5 billion dollars with the IMF and some private banks in an attempt to reduce the burden of the foreign debt. However, as it is tradition with the IMF, they only agreed to the package if the Argentinean government implemented unpopular measures that were basically a big fuck-you to its citizens. At the end this served for close to nothing and capital outflow and recession continued at a staggering pace.
At this point, the government imposed heavy restrictions which would later be called “El Corralito” or little “corral”. For those of you who don’t know what a corral is, it’s [this]( An enclosed space in which livestock is kept, a very appropriate term .
The Corralito consisted on restrictions, both on financial entities and common people, as a last resort to stop deposit outflow and to discourage speculation that the “Convertibility Law” would be dismantled. These restrictions were very harsh; people could only get access to $250 a week, even if you had tens of thousands in your account and had many expenses. So of course this sudden restriction of liquidity halted all economic activity: it paralyzed commerce, froze credit, people and companies could not make payments to other people or companies who subsequently also couldn’t make payments. Ultimately, this created such civil unrest that de la Rúa was deposed.
Then Rodriguez Saá assumed the presidency for two weeks, in which he declared that the government would default, the biggest default in history. However, he refused to leave the Convertibility Law, reason for which he was deposed. Eduardo Duhalde then took office, and the first thing he did was to dismantle the Convertibility Law and to turn all credit to Pesos. With the Convertibility Law, the peso was fixed at one dollar, so even if you could only access $250 a week, theoretically the money you had in the bank would not lose its value. However, after the Law was waived, a new exchange rate was established: 1 USD = 1.40 Pesos. This literary meant that people lost tons of money overnight. However, debt owed to the financial system would still be paid at 1 USD = 1 Peso, this was called “asymmetric pesification”. And then finally, after the damage was done, the end of “The Corralito” was announced in December 2002. The Supreme Court backed the government’s “pesification” at $1.40 for every dollar, plus inflation, and a 4% annual interest rate. At the end, after the deposits were freed, the final result was around 3 pesos for every dollar. So yeah… many people got fucked over.
I understand that I left out many things, like the IMF constant meddling, cold war relations, the Mexican crisis of 1994, military dictatorships, etc. But this turned out pretty long as it is; it’s very hard to properly explain this without writing an actual paper on it. So please cut me some slack.
TL;DR Argentina has a historical problem with inflation. Many attempts were made stop inflation. These attempts were shit and actually lead to hyperinflation. Inflation was finally stopped with a series of neoliberal reforms and a fixed exchange rate of 1 dollar = 1 peso. The fixed exchange rate was a huge burden on the central bank and the government’s budget. Menem left a shitstorm after his presidency . The government’s foreign debt was extremely big, people worried that it could default. Banks were heavily invested in the government, so people worried about their savings. People began to massively withdraw their money from banks. The government followed with it usual ineptitude. People kept withdrawing money. The government stopped playing by the rules and restricted withdrawals, people could not access their money. The government defaulted, biggest default in history. The fixed exchange rate was removed. All debt was turned into Pesos. New exchange rate disfavored the average Joe. People lost tons of money and their faith in humanity.
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | cfd08b1 | If you really don’t care that much about decade-old problems, you should start reading this at the fourth paragraph . The first thing that needs to be taken into account is that this is not a problem limited to 1998-2002. Origins could be traced back all to way back to WWII, but leaving excruciating details aside, the fact is that Argentinean economics after WWII were heavily conditioned by inflation. From 1945 onwards, inflation would reach peaks of up to 113% annually, with an average of 25% from 1945-71, and up to 60% the following years.
This situation was of course worsened by the military dictatorships’ policies, in addition to the economic crisis of 1980, as well as the Falklands war. The last dictatorship fell in 1983 due to (you guessed it!) economic hardship and the first democratic president, Raúl Alfonsín, was elected. He implemented a plan to change the currency by removing zeros and changing its name to the “Austral”, in addition to other structural reforms. To get an idea of the currency’s constant loss of value: by 1945, 4 Argentinean pesos could be exchanged for 1 USD, then by 1985, 1 new Austral was worth 1 billion pesos (1 USD ≈ 1 Austral = 1,000,000,000 m$n).
This “Austral” plan of course failed miserably, since it did nothing to really change the underlying problem of inflation. The Austral started off almost at parity with the US dollar in 1985, but by 1990 you would need 10,000 Australes to buy one dollar, and the percentage of inflation was measured in the thousands. Unsurprisingly, Alfonsín was promptly sacked.
After that, Carlos Menem is elected president and this is when things begin to take shape to create the scenario for the crisis. Menem was a diehard neoliberal heavily influenced by the principles of the Washington consensus. One of the most notable acts of the Menem administration was the privatization of many state owned companies such as Entel or Aerolineas Argentinas, and subsequently companies linked to TV, railways, oil and gas. Also, he dismantled many regulations on the economy such as quotas, duty taxes, restrictions on imports and controlled prices. Lastly, in an attempt to stop hyperinflation, he implemented something that translated roughly to “Convertibility Law”. This law would strictly tie the national currency to the US dollar, and subsequently created a new currency (once again…) called the “Peso convertible”.
From this point on, the exchange rate could not fluctuate; it was a fixed 1 dollar for 1 peso. This obviously meant that the central bank had to guarantee with its own reserves that each peso could be exchanged for a dollar or for its value in gold. This would later turn out to be too heavy of a burden for the government to bear, but for the first years it did drastically stop inflation. Also, Argentina’s GDP began to grow steadily for the first half of the 90’s, although growth was not homogenously distributed among different economic sectors. Some sectors were heavily damaged and unemployment began to be more and more a growing concern. At the end, the legacy of the Menem administration was a huge government budget deficit of 7 billion pesos, an equally huge foreign debt of 145 billion and a burden on the central bank to maintain the Convertibility Law.
So after Menem failed to change the constitution in order to be elected for the 3rd consecutive time, Fernando de la Rúa was elected as the new president in 1999… and this is when shit really starts to go down. The foreign debt was proving to be too big of a burden and it was adding to the already huge government budget deficit. Many big banks were heavily invested in the national government, so there was an increasing fear that the government could default. This fear was exponentially bigger within the general population whose savings were in those banks whose solvency depended on the government being able to pay its debts. So after a failed attempt to calm the market down by injecting 40 billion dollars and by postponing payments farther in the future, the public finally panicked . People started to massively withdraw their money from banks, 5 billion US dollars worth of deposits were lost from January to March 2001.
The government then tried to negotiate a package of 29.5 billion dollars with the IMF and some private banks in an attempt to reduce the burden of the foreign debt. However, as it is tradition with the IMF, they only agreed to the package if the Argentinean government implemented unpopular measures that were basically a big fuck-you to its citizens. At the end this served for close to nothing and capital outflow and recession continued at a staggering pace.
At this point, the government imposed heavy restrictions which would later be called “El Corralito” or little “corral”. For those of you who don’t know what a corral is, it’s [this]( An enclosed space in which livestock is kept, a very appropriate term .
The Corralito consisted on restrictions, both on financial entities and common people, as a last resort to stop deposit outflow and to discourage speculation that the “Convertibility Law” would be dismantled. These restrictions were very harsh; people could only get access to $250 a week, even if you had tens of thousands in your account and had many expenses. So of course this sudden restriction of liquidity halted all economic activity: it paralyzed commerce, froze credit, people and companies could not make payments to other people or companies who subsequently also couldn’t make payments. Ultimately, this created such civil unrest that de la Rúa was deposed.
Then Rodriguez Saá assumed the presidency for two weeks, in which he declared that the government would default, the biggest default in history. However, he refused to leave the Convertibility Law, reason for which he was deposed. Eduardo Duhalde then took office, and the first thing he did was to dismantle the Convertibility Law and to turn all credit to Pesos. With the Convertibility Law, the peso was fixed at one dollar, so even if you could only access $250 a week, theoretically the money you had in the bank would not lose its value. However, after the Law was waived, a new exchange rate was established: 1 USD = 1.40 Pesos. This literary meant that people lost tons of money overnight. However, debt owed to the financial system would still be paid at 1 USD = 1 Peso, this was called “asymmetric pesification”. And then finally, after the damage was done, the end of “The Corralito” was announced in December 2002. The Supreme Court backed the government’s “pesification” at $1.40 for every dollar, plus inflation, and a 4% annual interest rate. At the end, after the deposits were freed, the final result was around 3 pesos for every dollar. So yeah… many people got fucked over.
I understand that I left out many things, like the IMF constant meddling, cold war relations, the Mexican crisis of 1994, military dictatorships, etc. But this turned out pretty long as it is; it’s very hard to properly explain this without writing an actual paper on it. So please cut me some slack. | Argentina has a historical problem with inflation. Many attempts were made stop inflation. These attempts were shit and actually lead to hyperinflation. Inflation was finally stopped with a series of neoliberal reforms and a fixed exchange rate of 1 dollar = 1 peso. The fixed exchange rate was a huge burden on the central bank and the government’s budget. Menem left a shitstorm after his presidency . The government’s foreign debt was extremely big, people worried that it could default. Banks were heavily invested in the government, so people worried about their savings. People began to massively withdraw their money from banks. The government followed with it usual ineptitude. People kept withdrawing money. The government stopped playing by the rules and restricted withdrawals, people could not access their money. The government defaulted, biggest default in history. The fixed exchange rate was removed. All debt was turned into Pesos. New exchange rate disfavored the average Joe. People lost tons of money and their faith in humanity. |
TheFarnell | This isn't something to worry about any more than the Flat Earth Society. It's a bunch of crazies just being crazy. Best thing to do is have a good laugh. For instance, their math is absurd - 10% of the population being male is *far* more than necessary to maintain functional breeding and genetic diversity under the conditions they are describing.
Considering that a man can produce enough genetic material to impregnate easily 100 women per day (with proper application of modern medical technology), and that a sustained population would require each woman to produce only a single offspring over an assumed generational cycle of 25 years, then you would need:
25 years * 365 days per year * 100 women per day = 912 500 women per man. A ratio of about one-to-one-million would be sustainable. Suppose "to be safe" you want 10 times more men than that, it's still a population need of about 0.001% males.
As for genetic diversity, this represents (with current population) about 35 000 men (for 3.5 billion women), which is more than enough to ensure adequate genetic diversity if the men are selected randomly.
**TL;DR - These people are ridiculous, and their poor math skills are one of many reasons to make fun of them.** | This isn't something to worry about any more than the Flat Earth Society. It's a bunch of crazies just being crazy. Best thing to do is have a good laugh. For instance, their math is absurd - 10% of the population being male is far more than necessary to maintain functional breeding and genetic diversity under the conditions they are describing.
Considering that a man can produce enough genetic material to impregnate easily 100 women per day (with proper application of modern medical technology), and that a sustained population would require each woman to produce only a single offspring over an assumed generational cycle of 25 years, then you would need:
25 years 365 days per year 100 women per day = 912 500 women per man. A ratio of about one-to-one-million would be sustainable. Suppose "to be safe" you want 10 times more men than that, it's still a population need of about 0.001% males.
As for genetic diversity, this represents (with current population) about 35 000 men (for 3.5 billion women), which is more than enough to ensure adequate genetic diversity if the men are selected randomly.
TL;DR - These people are ridiculous, and their poor math skills are one of many reasons to make fun of them.
| MensRights | t5_2qhk3 | c8f70qx | This isn't something to worry about any more than the Flat Earth Society. It's a bunch of crazies just being crazy. Best thing to do is have a good laugh. For instance, their math is absurd - 10% of the population being male is far more than necessary to maintain functional breeding and genetic diversity under the conditions they are describing.
Considering that a man can produce enough genetic material to impregnate easily 100 women per day (with proper application of modern medical technology), and that a sustained population would require each woman to produce only a single offspring over an assumed generational cycle of 25 years, then you would need:
25 years 365 days per year 100 women per day = 912 500 women per man. A ratio of about one-to-one-million would be sustainable. Suppose "to be safe" you want 10 times more men than that, it's still a population need of about 0.001% males.
As for genetic diversity, this represents (with current population) about 35 000 men (for 3.5 billion women), which is more than enough to ensure adequate genetic diversity if the men are selected randomly. | These people are ridiculous, and their poor math skills are one of many reasons to make fun of them. |
throwaway438712sdfjh | a few months ago, i got a letter in the mail from an insurance company saying that i was in an auto accident in a nearby city, which was false. the letter was addressed to a made up first name with the same first initial, and my last name (and obviously to my exact address). i emailed the agent at the insurance company, and cc'd the insurance fraud division in my state. the fraud division never replied to this or any further emails.
i eventually heard back from the insurance agent, and she asked for me to scan and email back the letters that SHE had sent me (!). then the DMV sends me a letter saying that my license was about to be suspended because i was not responding to this accident report. well, not me exactly, but the fake me. i replied to the agent with the info, and shortly after, she replied with this:
> Hello,
Thank you for sending copies of the letters sent to you. We have checked our file and these letters were intended for a XYZ who was a driver involved in an accident with our insured. He provided this address (the ones on the letter) to our policy holder at the time of the accident. You may disregard these letters and we will update our claim file to reflect the address we have is incorrect.
Should you have any other questions, please contact us at the number below.
i then replied to the dmv and sent them the whole stack of correspondence, saying they had the wrong person, and i was suspecting possible identity / insurance fraud. the dmv sent back a letter in typical bureaucratic fashion, saying they would check their records to make sure they had the right info, and they would contact the other party, and mentioned nothing about the fraud or identity theft. shortly after, they sent another letter saying the party didn't respond, so this thing was off "my" record... for now.
here comes the good part: i get a letter from the dmv saying "my" vehicle was not registered, and it included the offending car's license plate, and the DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER. i was able to look up the plate, after discovering the smog check lookup in this [thread](
so, what's is going on here??
tl;dr got a false accident charge to my address and a fake name similar to mine, string of emails leads to dismissal, but now i have the car and license info of this "fake me" | a few months ago, i got a letter in the mail from an insurance company saying that i was in an auto accident in a nearby city, which was false. the letter was addressed to a made up first name with the same first initial, and my last name (and obviously to my exact address). i emailed the agent at the insurance company, and cc'd the insurance fraud division in my state. the fraud division never replied to this or any further emails.
i eventually heard back from the insurance agent, and she asked for me to scan and email back the letters that SHE had sent me (!). then the DMV sends me a letter saying that my license was about to be suspended because i was not responding to this accident report. well, not me exactly, but the fake me. i replied to the agent with the info, and shortly after, she replied with this:
> Hello,
Thank you for sending copies of the letters sent to you. We have checked our file and these letters were intended for a XYZ who was a driver involved in an accident with our insured. He provided this address (the ones on the letter) to our policy holder at the time of the accident. You may disregard these letters and we will update our claim file to reflect the address we have is incorrect.
Should you have any other questions, please contact us at the number below.
i then replied to the dmv and sent them the whole stack of correspondence, saying they had the wrong person, and i was suspecting possible identity / insurance fraud. the dmv sent back a letter in typical bureaucratic fashion, saying they would check their records to make sure they had the right info, and they would contact the other party, and mentioned nothing about the fraud or identity theft. shortly after, they sent another letter saying the party didn't respond, so this thing was off "my" record... for now.
here comes the good part: i get a letter from the dmv saying "my" vehicle was not registered, and it included the offending car's license plate, and the DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER. i was able to look up the plate, after discovering the smog check lookup in this [thread](
so, what's is going on here??
tl;dr got a false accident charge to my address and a fake name similar to mine, string of emails leads to dismissal, but now i have the car and license info of this "fake me"
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | t3_u9ypj | a few months ago, i got a letter in the mail from an insurance company saying that i was in an auto accident in a nearby city, which was false. the letter was addressed to a made up first name with the same first initial, and my last name (and obviously to my exact address). i emailed the agent at the insurance company, and cc'd the insurance fraud division in my state. the fraud division never replied to this or any further emails.
i eventually heard back from the insurance agent, and she asked for me to scan and email back the letters that SHE had sent me (!). then the DMV sends me a letter saying that my license was about to be suspended because i was not responding to this accident report. well, not me exactly, but the fake me. i replied to the agent with the info, and shortly after, she replied with this:
> Hello,
Thank you for sending copies of the letters sent to you. We have checked our file and these letters were intended for a XYZ who was a driver involved in an accident with our insured. He provided this address (the ones on the letter) to our policy holder at the time of the accident. You may disregard these letters and we will update our claim file to reflect the address we have is incorrect.
Should you have any other questions, please contact us at the number below.
i then replied to the dmv and sent them the whole stack of correspondence, saying they had the wrong person, and i was suspecting possible identity / insurance fraud. the dmv sent back a letter in typical bureaucratic fashion, saying they would check their records to make sure they had the right info, and they would contact the other party, and mentioned nothing about the fraud or identity theft. shortly after, they sent another letter saying the party didn't respond, so this thing was off "my" record... for now.
here comes the good part: i get a letter from the dmv saying "my" vehicle was not registered, and it included the offending car's license plate, and the DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER. i was able to look up the plate, after discovering the smog check lookup in this [thread](
so, what's is going on here?? | got a false accident charge to my address and a fake name similar to mine, string of emails leads to dismissal, but now i have the car and license info of this "fake me" |
Zeppelanoid | Yes - but by catching the baby, we're enabling the gypsies' actions. They are going to do this over and over again. It's a lose-lose situation.
TL;DR I wish I could somehow save the baby and simultaneously beat the baby-throwers so bad they dissolved instantly. | Yes - but by catching the baby, we're enabling the gypsies' actions. They are going to do this over and over again. It's a lose-lose situation.
TL;DR I wish I could somehow save the baby and simultaneously beat the baby-throwers so bad they dissolved instantly.
| WTF | t5_2qh61 | c35277d | Yes - but by catching the baby, we're enabling the gypsies' actions. They are going to do this over and over again. It's a lose-lose situation. | I wish I could somehow save the baby and simultaneously beat the baby-throwers so bad they dissolved instantly. |
Relthrowaway561 | I can't meet her parents because of my lack of spirituality. In fact, she hasn't told them about me for fear of what they'll do, but they're not stupid so they have to know that she's dating someone. What really sucks is that our relationship is fantastic otherwise; she's far and away the best girl I've ever dated and this is our only major roadblock. Every time I bring it up she tells me that she "needs more time" to soften them up, but so far the best she's gotten is that they'll only acknowledge a relationship with a non-Muslim if it leads to marriage (which, of course, it can't if I can't meet or even reveal myself to them). I've met her sister and cousins who are all very accepting, but to me it's impossible to really progress a relationship to its fullest stages if you can't be a part of the other person's immediate family too. I just don't want to put my girlfriend in a situation where at some point she'll have to choose between me or her family.
Has anyone else ever been in a similar situation? How did it turn out?
tl;dr: Title says it all. | I can't meet her parents because of my lack of spirituality. In fact, she hasn't told them about me for fear of what they'll do, but they're not stupid so they have to know that she's dating someone. What really sucks is that our relationship is fantastic otherwise; she's far and away the best girl I've ever dated and this is our only major roadblock. Every time I bring it up she tells me that she "needs more time" to soften them up, but so far the best she's gotten is that they'll only acknowledge a relationship with a non-Muslim if it leads to marriage (which, of course, it can't if I can't meet or even reveal myself to them). I've met her sister and cousins who are all very accepting, but to me it's impossible to really progress a relationship to its fullest stages if you can't be a part of the other person's immediate family too. I just don't want to put my girlfriend in a situation where at some point she'll have to choose between me or her family.
Has anyone else ever been in a similar situation? How did it turn out?
tl;dr: Title says it all.
| relationships | t5_2qjvn | t3_4t5v1y | I can't meet her parents because of my lack of spirituality. In fact, she hasn't told them about me for fear of what they'll do, but they're not stupid so they have to know that she's dating someone. What really sucks is that our relationship is fantastic otherwise; she's far and away the best girl I've ever dated and this is our only major roadblock. Every time I bring it up she tells me that she "needs more time" to soften them up, but so far the best she's gotten is that they'll only acknowledge a relationship with a non-Muslim if it leads to marriage (which, of course, it can't if I can't meet or even reveal myself to them). I've met her sister and cousins who are all very accepting, but to me it's impossible to really progress a relationship to its fullest stages if you can't be a part of the other person's immediate family too. I just don't want to put my girlfriend in a situation where at some point she'll have to choose between me or her family.
Has anyone else ever been in a similar situation? How did it turn out? | Title says it all. |
throwawaytooclose | I love this girl madly. I can't imagine another woman in the world as magnificent as she is, nor can I ever hope to love someone as much as I love her. She loves me and there are no sexual issues, no serious emotional issues, no arguments over anything. We get along like the oldest friends in the world.
We've been in a happy relationship for about 3 and a half years, went through an incredibly difficult and trying graduate school, moved, live together, and began our careers. We still live together and we're pretty isolated from our school friends now.
Now, she is getting concerned that she isn't fulfilling her life's goals and she feels unhappy. Her happiness is tied to long unfulfilled ambitions unrelated to the career she's chosen. I left town for a conference and when I returned, she was totally different. She seemed almost resentful, essentially a full 180 from before I left. She had started talking to a friend of a friend of a friend online and, soon after, could not be separated from her phone. I suspect a bit of an emotional attachment to this guy, who lives across the country and she's never met. I think together her choice to talk to him and his desire to manipulate her to his own ends are poisoning our relationship. I confronted her about it, she shared everything, we talked, and resolved that it would end and that we to continue building a future together. This was just a few days ago.
Cut to today, when we had plans but she backed out on them. She was distant even as of last night. She was distant this morning. She doesn't say I love you. My heart and soul belong to this girl and I can't fathom not spending the rest of our lives together. I feel like our relationship is heading towards the rocks. A friend told me she was thinking about ending it because she's uncertain about her life. I think she's taking it out on me and our relationship because that's how she reacts to uncomfortable situations.
What should I do Reddit? I feel like she's on the verge of leaving me an eviscerated wreck and there's no hope, nothing I can do. How can I save this from what I feel is the end of everything we've planned? Is there anything I can do to prevent this?
TLDR; Love of my life started flirting with some guy, became drastically unhappy, decided everything about her life, her career was wrong, and is now considering jumping ship. How do I prevent being destroyed? | I love this girl madly. I can't imagine another woman in the world as magnificent as she is, nor can I ever hope to love someone as much as I love her. She loves me and there are no sexual issues, no serious emotional issues, no arguments over anything. We get along like the oldest friends in the world.
We've been in a happy relationship for about 3 and a half years, went through an incredibly difficult and trying graduate school, moved, live together, and began our careers. We still live together and we're pretty isolated from our school friends now.
Now, she is getting concerned that she isn't fulfilling her life's goals and she feels unhappy. Her happiness is tied to long unfulfilled ambitions unrelated to the career she's chosen. I left town for a conference and when I returned, she was totally different. She seemed almost resentful, essentially a full 180 from before I left. She had started talking to a friend of a friend of a friend online and, soon after, could not be separated from her phone. I suspect a bit of an emotional attachment to this guy, who lives across the country and she's never met. I think together her choice to talk to him and his desire to manipulate her to his own ends are poisoning our relationship. I confronted her about it, she shared everything, we talked, and resolved that it would end and that we to continue building a future together. This was just a few days ago.
Cut to today, when we had plans but she backed out on them. She was distant even as of last night. She was distant this morning. She doesn't say I love you. My heart and soul belong to this girl and I can't fathom not spending the rest of our lives together. I feel like our relationship is heading towards the rocks. A friend told me she was thinking about ending it because she's uncertain about her life. I think she's taking it out on me and our relationship because that's how she reacts to uncomfortable situations.
What should I do Reddit? I feel like she's on the verge of leaving me an eviscerated wreck and there's no hope, nothing I can do. How can I save this from what I feel is the end of everything we've planned? Is there anything I can do to prevent this?
TLDR; Love of my life started flirting with some guy, became drastically unhappy, decided everything about her life, her career was wrong, and is now considering jumping ship. How do I prevent being destroyed?
| relationships | t5_2qjvn | t3_1j5d7y | I love this girl madly. I can't imagine another woman in the world as magnificent as she is, nor can I ever hope to love someone as much as I love her. She loves me and there are no sexual issues, no serious emotional issues, no arguments over anything. We get along like the oldest friends in the world.
We've been in a happy relationship for about 3 and a half years, went through an incredibly difficult and trying graduate school, moved, live together, and began our careers. We still live together and we're pretty isolated from our school friends now.
Now, she is getting concerned that she isn't fulfilling her life's goals and she feels unhappy. Her happiness is tied to long unfulfilled ambitions unrelated to the career she's chosen. I left town for a conference and when I returned, she was totally different. She seemed almost resentful, essentially a full 180 from before I left. She had started talking to a friend of a friend of a friend online and, soon after, could not be separated from her phone. I suspect a bit of an emotional attachment to this guy, who lives across the country and she's never met. I think together her choice to talk to him and his desire to manipulate her to his own ends are poisoning our relationship. I confronted her about it, she shared everything, we talked, and resolved that it would end and that we to continue building a future together. This was just a few days ago.
Cut to today, when we had plans but she backed out on them. She was distant even as of last night. She was distant this morning. She doesn't say I love you. My heart and soul belong to this girl and I can't fathom not spending the rest of our lives together. I feel like our relationship is heading towards the rocks. A friend told me she was thinking about ending it because she's uncertain about her life. I think she's taking it out on me and our relationship because that's how she reacts to uncomfortable situations.
What should I do Reddit? I feel like she's on the verge of leaving me an eviscerated wreck and there's no hope, nothing I can do. How can I save this from what I feel is the end of everything we've planned? Is there anything I can do to prevent this? | Love of my life started flirting with some guy, became drastically unhappy, decided everything about her life, her career was wrong, and is now considering jumping ship. How do I prevent being destroyed? |
paulwal | <**Facepalm**>
**a)** Stop worrying about, pressuring for, or *talking* about an 'official' label or title. This chick is your girlfriend.
**b)** The reason she wants to have sex with you is not so she can kill herself. You are both being dramatic.
**c)** Don't plan the sex. The weather is awesome. Take her swimming or exploring in the woods or something FUN. Spend the afternoon together. Get a bottle of wine later on. When you are both feeling it, whether in the woods or later that night or whenever, **put your penis in this woman**.
Do not stop for some dramatic, depressing conversation about suicide. Don't even think about her killing herself. In fact, just think about how fucking awesome life is and she'll follow your lead.
TL;DR - Your penis in her. Make it happen. | < Facepalm >
a) Stop worrying about, pressuring for, or talking about an 'official' label or title. This chick is your girlfriend.
b) The reason she wants to have sex with you is not so she can kill herself. You are both being dramatic.
c) Don't plan the sex. The weather is awesome. Take her swimming or exploring in the woods or something FUN. Spend the afternoon together. Get a bottle of wine later on. When you are both feeling it, whether in the woods or later that night or whenever, put your penis in this woman .
Do not stop for some dramatic, depressing conversation about suicide. Don't even think about her killing herself. In fact, just think about how fucking awesome life is and she'll follow your lead.
TL;DR - Your penis in her. Make it happen.
| relationship_advice | t5_2r0cn | c4e9mzn | Facepalm >
a) Stop worrying about, pressuring for, or talking about an 'official' label or title. This chick is your girlfriend.
b) The reason she wants to have sex with you is not so she can kill herself. You are both being dramatic.
c) Don't plan the sex. The weather is awesome. Take her swimming or exploring in the woods or something FUN. Spend the afternoon together. Get a bottle of wine later on. When you are both feeling it, whether in the woods or later that night or whenever, put your penis in this woman .
Do not stop for some dramatic, depressing conversation about suicide. Don't even think about her killing herself. In fact, just think about how fucking awesome life is and she'll follow your lead. | Your penis in her. Make it happen. |
likeafuckingninja | I live in constant paranoia that my friends will leave me behind (despite havign it proven on many occasions they will not) because of the behaviour of the 'popular' kids when i was in highschool.
the worst was when i was about 14, one of the boys in my class who had been a total twat towards me since i was about 7 spent an entire lesson asking me out.
my already heightened sense of paranoia and mistrust had me ignore him and repeatedly refuse.
In the end it got so annoying i made the fatal mistake
'if i say yes will you shut up'
he agreed, i agreed.
sure enough two seconds later he shouts to the whole class
'haha you're dumped, like i'd ever go out with someone like you'
him and the rest of the class spent the next half an hour having a good fucking laugh at my expense, and it was brought up frequently for a good few months after that.
TL;DR logic doesn't work on 14 yr old boys and teenagers will mock you for something you haven't even done and isn't even that funny. | I live in constant paranoia that my friends will leave me behind (despite havign it proven on many occasions they will not) because of the behaviour of the 'popular' kids when i was in highschool.
the worst was when i was about 14, one of the boys in my class who had been a total twat towards me since i was about 7 spent an entire lesson asking me out.
my already heightened sense of paranoia and mistrust had me ignore him and repeatedly refuse.
In the end it got so annoying i made the fatal mistake
'if i say yes will you shut up'
he agreed, i agreed.
sure enough two seconds later he shouts to the whole class
'haha you're dumped, like i'd ever go out with someone like you'
him and the rest of the class spent the next half an hour having a good fucking laugh at my expense, and it was brought up frequently for a good few months after that.
TL;DR logic doesn't work on 14 yr old boys and teenagers will mock you for something you haven't even done and isn't even that funny.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c5i27r0 | I live in constant paranoia that my friends will leave me behind (despite havign it proven on many occasions they will not) because of the behaviour of the 'popular' kids when i was in highschool.
the worst was when i was about 14, one of the boys in my class who had been a total twat towards me since i was about 7 spent an entire lesson asking me out.
my already heightened sense of paranoia and mistrust had me ignore him and repeatedly refuse.
In the end it got so annoying i made the fatal mistake
'if i say yes will you shut up'
he agreed, i agreed.
sure enough two seconds later he shouts to the whole class
'haha you're dumped, like i'd ever go out with someone like you'
him and the rest of the class spent the next half an hour having a good fucking laugh at my expense, and it was brought up frequently for a good few months after that. | logic doesn't work on 14 yr old boys and teenagers will mock you for something you haven't even done and isn't even that funny. |
f14tomcat | My buddy, when setting up a wireless router, was asking me why he couldn't connect. I kept telling him to restart his laptop and he didn't listen but told me he had. After ten minutes of me trying to figure out what the problem was and failing I gave up. He texted me later saying he restarted his computer and it worked fine.
tl:dr restart your device | My buddy, when setting up a wireless router, was asking me why he couldn't connect. I kept telling him to restart his laptop and he didn't listen but told me he had. After ten minutes of me trying to figure out what the problem was and failing I gave up. He texted me later saying he restarted his computer and it worked fine.
tl:dr restart your device
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c95207m | My buddy, when setting up a wireless router, was asking me why he couldn't connect. I kept telling him to restart his laptop and he didn't listen but told me he had. After ten minutes of me trying to figure out what the problem was and failing I gave up. He texted me later saying he restarted his computer and it worked fine. | restart your device |
trs802013 | I understand that there is a process to create nano particles that involves some work / energy input such as that found in flame spray pyrolysis. But is it that energy / cost intensive that it would increase the price 3 to 10 times that of raw silver?
For clarification, I state the following:
The current price of silver as of this writing 2014.09.26 is approximately $560 / kg (as per I understand that the market spot price of Ag is not the final price a manufacturer will assume when buying raw Ag.
Prices for silver NP vary depending on quantity / quality from as low as approximately $800 / kg ( to as much as $2500 - $4000 per kg (
TL;DR; Why is Ag nano particles 3x to 10x more expensive than the raw price of Ag by weight. | I understand that there is a process to create nano particles that involves some work / energy input such as that found in flame spray pyrolysis. But is it that energy / cost intensive that it would increase the price 3 to 10 times that of raw silver?
For clarification, I state the following:
The current price of silver as of this writing 2014.09.26 is approximately $560 / kg (as per I understand that the market spot price of Ag is not the final price a manufacturer will assume when buying raw Ag.
Prices for silver NP vary depending on quantity / quality from as low as approximately $800 / kg ( to as much as $2500 - $4000 per kg (
TL;DR; Why is Ag nano particles 3x to 10x more expensive than the raw price of Ag by weight.
| askscience | t5_2qm4e | t3_2hirpz | I understand that there is a process to create nano particles that involves some work / energy input such as that found in flame spray pyrolysis. But is it that energy / cost intensive that it would increase the price 3 to 10 times that of raw silver?
For clarification, I state the following:
The current price of silver as of this writing 2014.09.26 is approximately $560 / kg (as per I understand that the market spot price of Ag is not the final price a manufacturer will assume when buying raw Ag.
Prices for silver NP vary depending on quantity / quality from as low as approximately $800 / kg ( to as much as $2500 - $4000 per kg ( | Why is Ag nano particles 3x to 10x more expensive than the raw price of Ag by weight. |
brohio11 | One summer when I was in high school I worked for a moving company. We had a special job from the city to move everyone out of one set of projects and into another so renovations could be done. Lots of bad conditions in many of those homes but one definitely sticks out in my head above all the others...
We were supposed to call before arriving at each house so the residents knew we were coming. We could not reach this one guy and finally just decided to show up. He answers the door and his girlfriend is sitting on the couch right behind him smoking a crack pipe. She sees us and quickly leaves the room. The guy just stares at us. Eventually one of the guys on my team explains what we were there to do and we get to work. It was weird but not our first encounter with walking in on drug use so we just let it go. The living room had the nicest furniture we had seen in any of the houses so far...massive leather couches, a huge tv, etc. We ask what was upstairs. He says his room's the first door and his kids rooms are at the end of the hall. We go in his room and its as loaded as the living room was...another big ass tv, a sweet bed, everything. Then we go down the hall. There are 2 rooms for 3 kids...absolutely no fucking furniture in either room. They slept on some blankets on the floor and everything else was just bare. When we walked in all the children were sitting on the floor doing nothing and would not speak to us. It was thoroughly depressing and still gives me the chills to this day...
Note: we did the move as we were told and then let our boss know about the place afterwards. He said he would talk to the city about it and that's the last I heard. I hope those kids ended up in a better situation.
TL;DR - Moved a guy out of his house in the projects. Caught him smoking crack in his decked out living room only to find his 3 kids slept on the floor upstairs. | One summer when I was in high school I worked for a moving company. We had a special job from the city to move everyone out of one set of projects and into another so renovations could be done. Lots of bad conditions in many of those homes but one definitely sticks out in my head above all the others...
We were supposed to call before arriving at each house so the residents knew we were coming. We could not reach this one guy and finally just decided to show up. He answers the door and his girlfriend is sitting on the couch right behind him smoking a crack pipe. She sees us and quickly leaves the room. The guy just stares at us. Eventually one of the guys on my team explains what we were there to do and we get to work. It was weird but not our first encounter with walking in on drug use so we just let it go. The living room had the nicest furniture we had seen in any of the houses so far...massive leather couches, a huge tv, etc. We ask what was upstairs. He says his room's the first door and his kids rooms are at the end of the hall. We go in his room and its as loaded as the living room was...another big ass tv, a sweet bed, everything. Then we go down the hall. There are 2 rooms for 3 kids...absolutely no fucking furniture in either room. They slept on some blankets on the floor and everything else was just bare. When we walked in all the children were sitting on the floor doing nothing and would not speak to us. It was thoroughly depressing and still gives me the chills to this day...
Note: we did the move as we were told and then let our boss know about the place afterwards. He said he would talk to the city about it and that's the last I heard. I hope those kids ended up in a better situation.
TL;DR - Moved a guy out of his house in the projects. Caught him smoking crack in his decked out living room only to find his 3 kids slept on the floor upstairs.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cfnygke | One summer when I was in high school I worked for a moving company. We had a special job from the city to move everyone out of one set of projects and into another so renovations could be done. Lots of bad conditions in many of those homes but one definitely sticks out in my head above all the others...
We were supposed to call before arriving at each house so the residents knew we were coming. We could not reach this one guy and finally just decided to show up. He answers the door and his girlfriend is sitting on the couch right behind him smoking a crack pipe. She sees us and quickly leaves the room. The guy just stares at us. Eventually one of the guys on my team explains what we were there to do and we get to work. It was weird but not our first encounter with walking in on drug use so we just let it go. The living room had the nicest furniture we had seen in any of the houses so far...massive leather couches, a huge tv, etc. We ask what was upstairs. He says his room's the first door and his kids rooms are at the end of the hall. We go in his room and its as loaded as the living room was...another big ass tv, a sweet bed, everything. Then we go down the hall. There are 2 rooms for 3 kids...absolutely no fucking furniture in either room. They slept on some blankets on the floor and everything else was just bare. When we walked in all the children were sitting on the floor doing nothing and would not speak to us. It was thoroughly depressing and still gives me the chills to this day...
Note: we did the move as we were told and then let our boss know about the place afterwards. He said he would talk to the city about it and that's the last I heard. I hope those kids ended up in a better situation. | Moved a guy out of his house in the projects. Caught him smoking crack in his decked out living room only to find his 3 kids slept on the floor upstairs. |
throw-away25 | Hey y'all. So I am currently borrowing an Avatar 4x10 and a GK Backline 600 head from a friend indefinitely, however I would ideally like to have a setup of my own.
I currently play in an incredibly heavy-yet melodic- band that drop tunes down to A. However ideally I would like something versatile as I generally like to play alternative rock/ indie at times.
As far as the cabinet goes, does the brand really matter since most of them are using the same drivers? Be it Neo, "custom" eminence speakers, etc. I feel like most cabs are almost identical in tone and anything 4x10/6x10 is preferred. 4x10 is definitely loud enough, but the 6x10 being a bit taller makes it easier to transport.
As far as heads go, I'm in somewhat of a dilemma. I'm currently using a Darkglass B7K and love the tone. Would pairing it with a power amp be enough? When I run it through GK head and bypass the preamp it sounds thin with just the Darkglass preamp.
Ideally, one of those mini heads/ or a solid state head would be great, and or something ~500w or more.
TL,DR: Rock/ Metal bassist. Drop tunings (A). 4x10 or 6x10 cabinet recommendations. Mini amp head recommendations, or just preamp + Darkglass B7k. | Hey y'all. So I am currently borrowing an Avatar 4x10 and a GK Backline 600 head from a friend indefinitely, however I would ideally like to have a setup of my own.
I currently play in an incredibly heavy-yet melodic- band that drop tunes down to A. However ideally I would like something versatile as I generally like to play alternative rock/ indie at times.
As far as the cabinet goes, does the brand really matter since most of them are using the same drivers? Be it Neo, "custom" eminence speakers, etc. I feel like most cabs are almost identical in tone and anything 4x10/6x10 is preferred. 4x10 is definitely loud enough, but the 6x10 being a bit taller makes it easier to transport.
As far as heads go, I'm in somewhat of a dilemma. I'm currently using a Darkglass B7K and love the tone. Would pairing it with a power amp be enough? When I run it through GK head and bypass the preamp it sounds thin with just the Darkglass preamp.
Ideally, one of those mini heads/ or a solid state head would be great, and or something ~500w or more.
TL,DR: Rock/ Metal bassist. Drop tunings (A). 4x10 or 6x10 cabinet recommendations. Mini amp head recommendations, or just preamp + Darkglass B7k.
| Bass | t5_2qpc3 | t3_552d8s | Hey y'all. So I am currently borrowing an Avatar 4x10 and a GK Backline 600 head from a friend indefinitely, however I would ideally like to have a setup of my own.
I currently play in an incredibly heavy-yet melodic- band that drop tunes down to A. However ideally I would like something versatile as I generally like to play alternative rock/ indie at times.
As far as the cabinet goes, does the brand really matter since most of them are using the same drivers? Be it Neo, "custom" eminence speakers, etc. I feel like most cabs are almost identical in tone and anything 4x10/6x10 is preferred. 4x10 is definitely loud enough, but the 6x10 being a bit taller makes it easier to transport.
As far as heads go, I'm in somewhat of a dilemma. I'm currently using a Darkglass B7K and love the tone. Would pairing it with a power amp be enough? When I run it through GK head and bypass the preamp it sounds thin with just the Darkglass preamp.
Ideally, one of those mini heads/ or a solid state head would be great, and or something ~500w or more. | Rock/ Metal bassist. Drop tunings (A). 4x10 or 6x10 cabinet recommendations. Mini amp head recommendations, or just preamp + Darkglass B7k. |
[deleted] | My ex [21F] and I broke up a year ago. We dated for almost 4 years and she was manipulative, borderline uncaring, and cheated on me, which ended the relationship. I lost my virginity to her, which I regret. I have no idea why we stayed together. There was this deep attraction to each despite how terrible we were as a couple. I don't understand.
Fast forward to today. I've been dating my new girlfriend for about 7 months and I have never been happier. She's everything I could ever have hoped for. She's beautiful and funny and we completely click. I'm madly in love and unless something drastically changes for either of us, I could see us getting married somewhere down the road.
So my question is why the hell do I still think about my ex all the time. We broke up a long time ago and the relationship I'm in now is better in every way possible. I have absolutely no regrets breaking up with my ex. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made. I suppose I should also put in here that we tried staying in touch for a little while, but that we haven't spoken in several months. When I think about her all I think is stuff like "I hope she realizes what she let go." Crap like that. I don't get it.
TL;DR: Got out of a crappy 4 year relationship last year, in a new one for 7 months now and it's a million times better, but I still think about my ex all the time. Why? | My ex [21F] and I broke up a year ago. We dated for almost 4 years and she was manipulative, borderline uncaring, and cheated on me, which ended the relationship. I lost my virginity to her, which I regret. I have no idea why we stayed together. There was this deep attraction to each despite how terrible we were as a couple. I don't understand.
Fast forward to today. I've been dating my new girlfriend for about 7 months and I have never been happier. She's everything I could ever have hoped for. She's beautiful and funny and we completely click. I'm madly in love and unless something drastically changes for either of us, I could see us getting married somewhere down the road.
So my question is why the hell do I still think about my ex all the time. We broke up a long time ago and the relationship I'm in now is better in every way possible. I have absolutely no regrets breaking up with my ex. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made. I suppose I should also put in here that we tried staying in touch for a little while, but that we haven't spoken in several months. When I think about her all I think is stuff like "I hope she realizes what she let go." Crap like that. I don't get it.
TL;DR: Got out of a crappy 4 year relationship last year, in a new one for 7 months now and it's a million times better, but I still think about my ex all the time. Why?
| relationships | t5_2qjvn | t3_17t5lz | My ex [21F] and I broke up a year ago. We dated for almost 4 years and she was manipulative, borderline uncaring, and cheated on me, which ended the relationship. I lost my virginity to her, which I regret. I have no idea why we stayed together. There was this deep attraction to each despite how terrible we were as a couple. I don't understand.
Fast forward to today. I've been dating my new girlfriend for about 7 months and I have never been happier. She's everything I could ever have hoped for. She's beautiful and funny and we completely click. I'm madly in love and unless something drastically changes for either of us, I could see us getting married somewhere down the road.
So my question is why the hell do I still think about my ex all the time. We broke up a long time ago and the relationship I'm in now is better in every way possible. I have absolutely no regrets breaking up with my ex. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made. I suppose I should also put in here that we tried staying in touch for a little while, but that we haven't spoken in several months. When I think about her all I think is stuff like "I hope she realizes what she let go." Crap like that. I don't get it. | Got out of a crappy 4 year relationship last year, in a new one for 7 months now and it's a million times better, but I still think about my ex all the time. Why? |
Wooden_hampster | That most people are in the relationship for personal gains and that people run from good things.
First gf was fucking awesome. Up until she dropped me. Went from hanging out everyday and being madly in love to two text conversations and ultimately her pulling all the way out of my life.
A few of the reasons she did this was because she had (self-diagnosed) chronic stress and when we got 'intimate' she would feel sick (is this a symptom?) Also because I didn't have a job and was unsure I would ever get one..we were fucking sophomores, you can't expect me to have my life planned out ahead of me Lauren!
TLDR: she's a cunt. | That most people are in the relationship for personal gains and that people run from good things.
First gf was fucking awesome. Up until she dropped me. Went from hanging out everyday and being madly in love to two text conversations and ultimately her pulling all the way out of my life.
A few of the reasons she did this was because she had (self-diagnosed) chronic stress and when we got 'intimate' she would feel sick (is this a symptom?) Also because I didn't have a job and was unsure I would ever get one..we were fucking sophomores, you can't expect me to have my life planned out ahead of me Lauren!
TLDR: she's a cunt.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cn1h1g8 | That most people are in the relationship for personal gains and that people run from good things.
First gf was fucking awesome. Up until she dropped me. Went from hanging out everyday and being madly in love to two text conversations and ultimately her pulling all the way out of my life.
A few of the reasons she did this was because she had (self-diagnosed) chronic stress and when we got 'intimate' she would feel sick (is this a symptom?) Also because I didn't have a job and was unsure I would ever get one..we were fucking sophomores, you can't expect me to have my life planned out ahead of me Lauren! | she's a cunt. |
Babboon7 | I have black widows all over my backyard. I let the ones in the trees live but once they start making webs near the ground I torch them. This way I know they wont harm my doggies.
tl;dr I kill black widows with a flamethrower. | I have black widows all over my backyard. I let the ones in the trees live but once they start making webs near the ground I torch them. This way I know they wont harm my doggies.
tl;dr I kill black widows with a flamethrower.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c2b5t6b | I have black widows all over my backyard. I let the ones in the trees live but once they start making webs near the ground I torch them. This way I know they wont harm my doggies. | I kill black widows with a flamethrower. |
[deleted] | I've been dating my boyfriend for two years, Andrew. Before me, he dated a girl for six years, Alexa Smith. They are from the same small town and started dating in high school. Both his and her family all lives in that town.
I don't know much about her from him. He doesn't talk about her unless I directly ask, and I haven't much asked. He's never even mentioned her name to me. However, before we were even official, I happened to come across her Facebook accidentally and I browed it out of curiosity. I realized it was her based on pictures and statuses. I am 100% positive it is her.
She has her family listed on Facebook. I trust that all of it is right and she doesn't have friends listed as relatives or anything because they all look alike and there are plenty of family pictures. Her mother's name is Nancy King Miller. Alexa has her own last name, Smith, so I assume Nancy has been divorced.
The thing is, King is Andrew's mom's maiden name. It's not a terribly common name, but also not terribly uncommon. It's unique enough that if you knew two people in the same town with that last name, you might assume they were related, but wouldn't be surprised if they weren't. I assumed I was being stupid and let it go.
A few months ago we were at his church in his hometown. I realized there was a man with the last name King. I asked if he was related to his mom. Andrew said yes, they are cousins.
About a week ago we ran into a woman Andrew knew. He introduced me and she said her name was Penny Burns. They chatted for a while and when we walked away I asked how he knew her. He said she was his ex's aunt. Later, I saw she liked one of his statuses. I thought it was a little weird that they were still friends on Facebook, since he broke up with Alexa almost three years ago now. I clicked on her page and noticed she is Penny King Burns. Her maiden name is the same as Andrew and Alexa's mom's maiden names. I also noticed that a man she has listed as her cousin is the man from Andrew's church, the one Andrew said is his mom's cousin. If that is the case, then Andrew's mom and Alexa's mom are cousins.
I shook it off until last night. Andrew jokingly said "What about it, cuz?" I said "I hope you're not my cousin." Andrew went into one of those joking "what if" scenarios. I laughed and made a face. Then he said "what if it was a far off cousin, like second." I said "That's not too far off" and he rolled his eyes and said "That's the joke." Then he said "What if our moms were cousins?" I said "Are you trying to tell me something?" He just laughed and said no and that was that.
After that I just kind of felt sick. I know it's not that big of a deal, I guess, but I just want to know. It doesn't affect me at all, I know. He's done with her, we're not related, that should be that. But it just keeps eating at me. Did my boyfriend date his not-really-that-distant relative before me? For six years??
I'm torn between asking him about it because 1) I don't know if I want to know 2) I don't want him knowing I'm going through her/her (his?) relatives' Facebooks.
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TL;DR My boyfriend's mom and his ex's mom have the same maiden name. Due to Facebook listings and a few known relatives, I'm pretty sure their moms are cousins. Should I just forget about it? Ask him about it? Do something else about it? How do I deal with this? | I've been dating my boyfriend for two years, Andrew. Before me, he dated a girl for six years, Alexa Smith. They are from the same small town and started dating in high school. Both his and her family all lives in that town.
I don't know much about her from him. He doesn't talk about her unless I directly ask, and I haven't much asked. He's never even mentioned her name to me. However, before we were even official, I happened to come across her Facebook accidentally and I browed it out of curiosity. I realized it was her based on pictures and statuses. I am 100% positive it is her.
She has her family listed on Facebook. I trust that all of it is right and she doesn't have friends listed as relatives or anything because they all look alike and there are plenty of family pictures. Her mother's name is Nancy King Miller. Alexa has her own last name, Smith, so I assume Nancy has been divorced.
The thing is, King is Andrew's mom's maiden name. It's not a terribly common name, but also not terribly uncommon. It's unique enough that if you knew two people in the same town with that last name, you might assume they were related, but wouldn't be surprised if they weren't. I assumed I was being stupid and let it go.
A few months ago we were at his church in his hometown. I realized there was a man with the last name King. I asked if he was related to his mom. Andrew said yes, they are cousins.
About a week ago we ran into a woman Andrew knew. He introduced me and she said her name was Penny Burns. They chatted for a while and when we walked away I asked how he knew her. He said she was his ex's aunt. Later, I saw she liked one of his statuses. I thought it was a little weird that they were still friends on Facebook, since he broke up with Alexa almost three years ago now. I clicked on her page and noticed she is Penny King Burns. Her maiden name is the same as Andrew and Alexa's mom's maiden names. I also noticed that a man she has listed as her cousin is the man from Andrew's church, the one Andrew said is his mom's cousin. If that is the case, then Andrew's mom and Alexa's mom are cousins.
I shook it off until last night. Andrew jokingly said "What about it, cuz?" I said "I hope you're not my cousin." Andrew went into one of those joking "what if" scenarios. I laughed and made a face. Then he said "what if it was a far off cousin, like second." I said "That's not too far off" and he rolled his eyes and said "That's the joke." Then he said "What if our moms were cousins?" I said "Are you trying to tell me something?" He just laughed and said no and that was that.
After that I just kind of felt sick. I know it's not that big of a deal, I guess, but I just want to know. It doesn't affect me at all, I know. He's done with her, we're not related, that should be that. But it just keeps eating at me. Did my boyfriend date his not-really-that-distant relative before me? For six years??
I'm torn between asking him about it because 1) I don't know if I want to know 2) I don't want him knowing I'm going through her/her (his?) relatives' Facebooks.
TL;DR My boyfriend's mom and his ex's mom have the same maiden name. Due to Facebook listings and a few known relatives, I'm pretty sure their moms are cousins. Should I just forget about it? Ask him about it? Do something else about it? How do I deal with this?
| relationships | t5_2qjvn | t3_2r8gzf | I've been dating my boyfriend for two years, Andrew. Before me, he dated a girl for six years, Alexa Smith. They are from the same small town and started dating in high school. Both his and her family all lives in that town.
I don't know much about her from him. He doesn't talk about her unless I directly ask, and I haven't much asked. He's never even mentioned her name to me. However, before we were even official, I happened to come across her Facebook accidentally and I browed it out of curiosity. I realized it was her based on pictures and statuses. I am 100% positive it is her.
She has her family listed on Facebook. I trust that all of it is right and she doesn't have friends listed as relatives or anything because they all look alike and there are plenty of family pictures. Her mother's name is Nancy King Miller. Alexa has her own last name, Smith, so I assume Nancy has been divorced.
The thing is, King is Andrew's mom's maiden name. It's not a terribly common name, but also not terribly uncommon. It's unique enough that if you knew two people in the same town with that last name, you might assume they were related, but wouldn't be surprised if they weren't. I assumed I was being stupid and let it go.
A few months ago we were at his church in his hometown. I realized there was a man with the last name King. I asked if he was related to his mom. Andrew said yes, they are cousins.
About a week ago we ran into a woman Andrew knew. He introduced me and she said her name was Penny Burns. They chatted for a while and when we walked away I asked how he knew her. He said she was his ex's aunt. Later, I saw she liked one of his statuses. I thought it was a little weird that they were still friends on Facebook, since he broke up with Alexa almost three years ago now. I clicked on her page and noticed she is Penny King Burns. Her maiden name is the same as Andrew and Alexa's mom's maiden names. I also noticed that a man she has listed as her cousin is the man from Andrew's church, the one Andrew said is his mom's cousin. If that is the case, then Andrew's mom and Alexa's mom are cousins.
I shook it off until last night. Andrew jokingly said "What about it, cuz?" I said "I hope you're not my cousin." Andrew went into one of those joking "what if" scenarios. I laughed and made a face. Then he said "what if it was a far off cousin, like second." I said "That's not too far off" and he rolled his eyes and said "That's the joke." Then he said "What if our moms were cousins?" I said "Are you trying to tell me something?" He just laughed and said no and that was that.
After that I just kind of felt sick. I know it's not that big of a deal, I guess, but I just want to know. It doesn't affect me at all, I know. He's done with her, we're not related, that should be that. But it just keeps eating at me. Did my boyfriend date his not-really-that-distant relative before me? For six years??
I'm torn between asking him about it because 1) I don't know if I want to know 2) I don't want him knowing I'm going through her/her (his?) relatives' Facebooks. | My boyfriend's mom and his ex's mom have the same maiden name. Due to Facebook listings and a few known relatives, I'm pretty sure their moms are cousins. Should I just forget about it? Ask him about it? Do something else about it? How do I deal with this? |
AppleSpicer | I've gotten so sick of this that I've made up some copypasta to dump every time I see that same old uninformed racism justification.
Edit: Due to popular demand here is my copypasta! I've posted several variations of the text below when people start talking race, intelligence, and IQ.
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IQ measures a type of social coherence. In the US, many of the questions rely on the test taker's prior general knowledge which ends up being things that middle class and wealthy white suburban Americans teach their children. IQ may not be an accurate test for intelligence and intellectual capability may be strongly dependent on socialization and what you were taught/encouraged to learn.
“One of the best examples of how cultural differences can make people score differently on math tests involved a question about a cul-de-sac. It had to do with two people living on cul-de-sacs and their back yards touching or something, but kids in urban areas had never heard of a cul-de-sac and had no idea what the question was asking. Statistic-wise, minorities live in urban areas, so statistically, they did worse. That was how cultural differences made them do worse on math. Even if they knew math just as well as the suburban kids, they got it wrong because there's no cul-de-sacs in the city.” Example reposted without permission from /u/illuminutcase
The fundamental intent of IQ tests are to examine the relative intelligence of localized groups, and is not at all intended to be a measure of intelligence between all test takers. It's used as an initial step in highlighting potential extreme cases of mental impairment or disability. [Here's an article by the American Psychological Association]( that states that intelligence differs across groups and cultures and that the IQ test is based on the biased, US-centric experiences and culture of the top academics of the APA.
Also, IQ tests are a debated field in psychology, and there is no standard agreed upon test. There's the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale for adults, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Stanford-Binet, Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities, Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Cognitive Assessment System, and the Differential Ability Scales. Some of these tests don't even label their results as "Intelligence Quotient" but are included under this umbrella field of psychology.
APA again: ["A recent report of the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education (PCESE)...suggests that the use of intelligence tests to diagnose learning disabilities should be discontinued."](
And Kaufman, one of the leading academics in the field of IQ testing, said that they are **["irrelevant to non-white subcultures".](
**TL;DR**The APA does not consider IQ tests approximations of intelligence. Leading academics consider them proven irrelevant to other cultures. IQ tests’ purpose is simply to identify extremes within comparable cultural groups.
| I've gotten so sick of this that I've made up some copypasta to dump every time I see that same old uninformed racism justification.
Edit: Due to popular demand here is my copypasta! I've posted several variations of the text below when people start talking race, intelligence, and IQ.
IQ measures a type of social coherence. In the US, many of the questions rely on the test taker's prior general knowledge which ends up being things that middle class and wealthy white suburban Americans teach their children. IQ may not be an accurate test for intelligence and intellectual capability may be strongly dependent on socialization and what you were taught/encouraged to learn.
“One of the best examples of how cultural differences can make people score differently on math tests involved a question about a cul-de-sac. It had to do with two people living on cul-de-sacs and their back yards touching or something, but kids in urban areas had never heard of a cul-de-sac and had no idea what the question was asking. Statistic-wise, minorities live in urban areas, so statistically, they did worse. That was how cultural differences made them do worse on math. Even if they knew math just as well as the suburban kids, they got it wrong because there's no cul-de-sacs in the city.” Example reposted without permission from /u/illuminutcase
The fundamental intent of IQ tests are to examine the relative intelligence of localized groups, and is not at all intended to be a measure of intelligence between all test takers. It's used as an initial step in highlighting potential extreme cases of mental impairment or disability. [Here's an article by the American Psychological Association]( that states that intelligence differs across groups and cultures and that the IQ test is based on the biased, US-centric experiences and culture of the top academics of the APA.
Also, IQ tests are a debated field in psychology, and there is no standard agreed upon test. There's the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale for adults, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Stanford-Binet, Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities, Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Cognitive Assessment System, and the Differential Ability Scales. Some of these tests don't even label their results as "Intelligence Quotient" but are included under this umbrella field of psychology.
APA again: ["A recent report of the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education (PCESE)...suggests that the use of intelligence tests to diagnose learning disabilities should be discontinued."](
And Kaufman, one of the leading academics in the field of IQ testing, said that they are **["irrelevant to non-white subcultures".](
TL;DR The APA does not consider IQ tests approximations of intelligence. Leading academics consider them proven irrelevant to other cultures. IQ tests’ purpose is simply to identify extremes within comparable cultural groups.
| SubredditDrama | t5_2ss5b | chs20qb | I've gotten so sick of this that I've made up some copypasta to dump every time I see that same old uninformed racism justification.
Edit: Due to popular demand here is my copypasta! I've posted several variations of the text below when people start talking race, intelligence, and IQ.
IQ measures a type of social coherence. In the US, many of the questions rely on the test taker's prior general knowledge which ends up being things that middle class and wealthy white suburban Americans teach their children. IQ may not be an accurate test for intelligence and intellectual capability may be strongly dependent on socialization and what you were taught/encouraged to learn.
“One of the best examples of how cultural differences can make people score differently on math tests involved a question about a cul-de-sac. It had to do with two people living on cul-de-sacs and their back yards touching or something, but kids in urban areas had never heard of a cul-de-sac and had no idea what the question was asking. Statistic-wise, minorities live in urban areas, so statistically, they did worse. That was how cultural differences made them do worse on math. Even if they knew math just as well as the suburban kids, they got it wrong because there's no cul-de-sacs in the city.” Example reposted without permission from /u/illuminutcase
The fundamental intent of IQ tests are to examine the relative intelligence of localized groups, and is not at all intended to be a measure of intelligence between all test takers. It's used as an initial step in highlighting potential extreme cases of mental impairment or disability. [Here's an article by the American Psychological Association]( that states that intelligence differs across groups and cultures and that the IQ test is based on the biased, US-centric experiences and culture of the top academics of the APA.
Also, IQ tests are a debated field in psychology, and there is no standard agreed upon test. There's the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale for adults, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Stanford-Binet, Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities, Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Cognitive Assessment System, and the Differential Ability Scales. Some of these tests don't even label their results as "Intelligence Quotient" but are included under this umbrella field of psychology.
APA again: ["A recent report of the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education (PCESE)...suggests that the use of intelligence tests to diagnose learning disabilities should be discontinued."](
And Kaufman, one of the leading academics in the field of IQ testing, said that they are **["irrelevant to non-white subcultures".]( | The APA does not consider IQ tests approximations of intelligence. Leading academics consider them proven irrelevant to other cultures. IQ tests’ purpose is simply to identify extremes within comparable cultural groups. |
HunterIrked | I was a kid when that album came out, and my dad was always playing it. He told me it was "Snap my picture".
tl;dr: I may be your friend. | I was a kid when that album came out, and my dad was always playing it. He told me it was "Snap my picture".
tl;dr: I may be your friend.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c1u7i7m | I was a kid when that album came out, and my dad was always playing it. He told me it was "Snap my picture". | I may be your friend. |
Clint99 | Hey there, I'm new to this subreddit (just stumbled upon it). I have taken a look at the format page, and those are my info:
**Budget:** €130, $160 +- 30
**Source:** OnePlus One, Android based phone.
**Requirements for Isolation:** I'm not too worried about isolation, read on to understand. I would use this pair of headphones during my 2h trips everyday on the bus, and during the small walking way to school.
**Preferred Type of Headphone:** I've used on-ears for a while, and I'd like to try out over-ear, or circumaural. On-ear are fine as well, provided they are comfortable.
**Preferred tonal balance:** Not too sure, I've only ever listened to System of a Down and some dubstep occasionally. Neutral should be good, even though I enjoy bass.
**Past headphones:** I've owned a pair of AKG K518LE, and they worked decently for me, until I broke the right pad accidentally. They were on-ear, but they isolated me quite well from outside, and there was absolutely no leak of audio, nobody would hear my music. That's a feature I'd like to keep.
**Preferred Music:** Already answered before, mainly hard rock, metal, dubstep and occasionally some electro.
**Location:** Italy, I usually buy from amazon.it and prices there are quite good.
**Summary (tl;dr):** Basically, I'd need a good pair of headphones, which need to be comfortable to wear for medium-long periods of time (2 hours most of the time), for outdoor use and public transport, so they need to be closed so music doesn't leak out, either on-ear or circumaural because I hate IEMs and earbuds with all my heart. Neutral sound would be optimal for me. Since I'm using those with my phone, a microphone would be great to have, doesn't matter if it has buttons; if it does have buttons though, they'd need to be compatible with Android, since I own a OnePlus One.
**Last words:** So yeah! This is basically it. I know it's a lot to ask, but I really have no clue! I had my eyes on the Sennheiser Momentum, and I saw some sites recommending the AKG451, but I think those are outdated. Can you please help a newcomer to audio choose his pair of headphones? Thanks in advance. | Hey there, I'm new to this subreddit (just stumbled upon it). I have taken a look at the format page, and those are my info:
Budget: €130, $160 +- 30
Source: OnePlus One, Android based phone.
Requirements for Isolation: I'm not too worried about isolation, read on to understand. I would use this pair of headphones during my 2h trips everyday on the bus, and during the small walking way to school.
Preferred Type of Headphone: I've used on-ears for a while, and I'd like to try out over-ear, or circumaural. On-ear are fine as well, provided they are comfortable.
Preferred tonal balance: Not too sure, I've only ever listened to System of a Down and some dubstep occasionally. Neutral should be good, even though I enjoy bass.
Past headphones: I've owned a pair of AKG K518LE, and they worked decently for me, until I broke the right pad accidentally. They were on-ear, but they isolated me quite well from outside, and there was absolutely no leak of audio, nobody would hear my music. That's a feature I'd like to keep.
Preferred Music: Already answered before, mainly hard rock, metal, dubstep and occasionally some electro.
Location: Italy, I usually buy from amazon.it and prices there are quite good.
Summary (tl;dr): Basically, I'd need a good pair of headphones, which need to be comfortable to wear for medium-long periods of time (2 hours most of the time), for outdoor use and public transport, so they need to be closed so music doesn't leak out, either on-ear or circumaural because I hate IEMs and earbuds with all my heart. Neutral sound would be optimal for me. Since I'm using those with my phone, a microphone would be great to have, doesn't matter if it has buttons; if it does have buttons though, they'd need to be compatible with Android, since I own a OnePlus One.
Last words: So yeah! This is basically it. I know it's a lot to ask, but I really have no clue! I had my eyes on the Sennheiser Momentum, and I saw some sites recommending the AKG451, but I think those are outdated. Can you please help a newcomer to audio choose his pair of headphones? Thanks in advance.
| headphones | t5_2rcyx | ckycvb3 | Hey there, I'm new to this subreddit (just stumbled upon it). I have taken a look at the format page, and those are my info:
Budget: €130, $160 +- 30
Source: OnePlus One, Android based phone.
Requirements for Isolation: I'm not too worried about isolation, read on to understand. I would use this pair of headphones during my 2h trips everyday on the bus, and during the small walking way to school.
Preferred Type of Headphone: I've used on-ears for a while, and I'd like to try out over-ear, or circumaural. On-ear are fine as well, provided they are comfortable.
Preferred tonal balance: Not too sure, I've only ever listened to System of a Down and some dubstep occasionally. Neutral should be good, even though I enjoy bass.
Past headphones: I've owned a pair of AKG K518LE, and they worked decently for me, until I broke the right pad accidentally. They were on-ear, but they isolated me quite well from outside, and there was absolutely no leak of audio, nobody would hear my music. That's a feature I'd like to keep.
Preferred Music: Already answered before, mainly hard rock, metal, dubstep and occasionally some electro.
Location: Italy, I usually buy from amazon.it and prices there are quite good.
Summary ( | Basically, I'd need a good pair of headphones, which need to be comfortable to wear for medium-long periods of time (2 hours most of the time), for outdoor use and public transport, so they need to be closed so music doesn't leak out, either on-ear or circumaural because I hate IEMs and earbuds with all my heart. Neutral sound would be optimal for me. Since I'm using those with my phone, a microphone would be great to have, doesn't matter if it has buttons; if it does have buttons though, they'd need to be compatible with Android, since I own a OnePlus One.
Last words: So yeah! This is basically it. I know it's a lot to ask, but I really have no clue! I had my eyes on the Sennheiser Momentum, and I saw some sites recommending the AKG451, but I think those are outdated. Can you please help a newcomer to audio choose his pair of headphones? Thanks in advance. |
clsuburbs | Rockstar did not promise these things upon release. They talked about 4 DLC packs coming out. If you simply look at how they speak about them you can see the order. First was beach bum, then content creator, then "their version of capture the flag", AND THEN HEISTS. It was always planned to be last. and i can guarantee IT WILL BE LAST. It will probably take at least another month for us to see this though i believe we will be in 2014 when we actually do.
I know its annoying as furk, especially when thats all we really want to do but you have to trust a company when they have something as big as this. Watch this video and you will see they have had a lot planned for a long time.
gambling and other add ons would make this game even crazier..who knows maybe they are planning some of these for in between now and the heists.
TL;DR - They were always going to be last, you save the best for last.
Edit: this is from a post they did on 9/25/13 on news-wire
"Just to be clear, all of these updates will be free. We’ll have more info on this and much more additional content as our plans develop through the launch period"
Much more additional content. That has me excited enough to turn on the game everyday. Plus, do you really have a better game to play right now for last gen systems?
| Rockstar did not promise these things upon release. They talked about 4 DLC packs coming out. If you simply look at how they speak about them you can see the order. First was beach bum, then content creator, then "their version of capture the flag", AND THEN HEISTS. It was always planned to be last. and i can guarantee IT WILL BE LAST. It will probably take at least another month for us to see this though i believe we will be in 2014 when we actually do.
I know its annoying as furk, especially when thats all we really want to do but you have to trust a company when they have something as big as this. Watch this video and you will see they have had a lot planned for a long time.
gambling and other add ons would make this game even crazier..who knows maybe they are planning some of these for in between now and the heists.
TL;DR - They were always going to be last, you save the best for last.
Edit: this is from a post they did on 9/25/13 on news-wire
"Just to be clear, all of these updates will be free. We’ll have more info on this and much more additional content as our plans develop through the launch period"
Much more additional content. That has me excited enough to turn on the game everyday. Plus, do you really have a better game to play right now for last gen systems?
| GrandTheftAutoV | t5_2t0xk | cdltmcn | Rockstar did not promise these things upon release. They talked about 4 DLC packs coming out. If you simply look at how they speak about them you can see the order. First was beach bum, then content creator, then "their version of capture the flag", AND THEN HEISTS. It was always planned to be last. and i can guarantee IT WILL BE LAST. It will probably take at least another month for us to see this though i believe we will be in 2014 when we actually do.
I know its annoying as furk, especially when thats all we really want to do but you have to trust a company when they have something as big as this. Watch this video and you will see they have had a lot planned for a long time.
gambling and other add ons would make this game even crazier..who knows maybe they are planning some of these for in between now and the heists. | They were always going to be last, you save the best for last.
Edit: this is from a post they did on 9/25/13 on news-wire
"Just to be clear, all of these updates will be free. We’ll have more info on this and much more additional content as our plans develop through the launch period"
Much more additional content. That has me excited enough to turn on the game everyday. Plus, do you really have a better game to play right now for last gen systems? |
bysam | First of all, im not very experienced at all with copyright, so try to keep it, you know, "eli5-style".
Anyway, I run a non-commercial gaming youtube channel and there are a few songs id like to use, but obviously, I dont want to get a copyright strike or whatever. So, I thought a good idea would be to email the label of the song, but. When I had the email open and was ready to start writing, I had no idea what to write. Do I need to sing some contract? Is a written email saying its okay enough? What exacty do I need, and how am I going to ask it?
Thanks people
TL;DR: What do I need from a label/artist to be able to use their music in non-commercial videos and how do I ask it?
Oh, and also. Im from Sweden. | First of all, im not very experienced at all with copyright, so try to keep it, you know, "eli5-style".
Anyway, I run a non-commercial gaming youtube channel and there are a few songs id like to use, but obviously, I dont want to get a copyright strike or whatever. So, I thought a good idea would be to email the label of the song, but. When I had the email open and was ready to start writing, I had no idea what to write. Do I need to sing some contract? Is a written email saying its okay enough? What exacty do I need, and how am I going to ask it?
Thanks people
TL;DR: What do I need from a label/artist to be able to use their music in non-commercial videos and how do I ask it?
Oh, and also. Im from Sweden.
| COPYRIGHT | t5_2qp5r | t3_2iu0uv | First of all, im not very experienced at all with copyright, so try to keep it, you know, "eli5-style".
Anyway, I run a non-commercial gaming youtube channel and there are a few songs id like to use, but obviously, I dont want to get a copyright strike or whatever. So, I thought a good idea would be to email the label of the song, but. When I had the email open and was ready to start writing, I had no idea what to write. Do I need to sing some contract? Is a written email saying its okay enough? What exacty do I need, and how am I going to ask it?
Thanks people | What do I need from a label/artist to be able to use their music in non-commercial videos and how do I ask it?
Oh, and also. Im from Sweden. |
mrmunkey | The guy was really nice, and even stopped by my workplace over lunch. He told me about where and when he picked up all the stuff (original owner). He also mentioned he found the plastic protective bag that the Advance originally came in, so he put it all back together.
He mentioned doesn't play it anymore, but was hoping for it to go to a good home. He obviously took really good care of the stuff. I talked a bit about collecting, and he seemed a lot more relaxed after that. He even gave me his cell in case there was anything wrong.
TL;DR: Really chill dude was glad to send his games off to someone who would appreciate how much care he gave them over the years. | The guy was really nice, and even stopped by my workplace over lunch. He told me about where and when he picked up all the stuff (original owner). He also mentioned he found the plastic protective bag that the Advance originally came in, so he put it all back together.
He mentioned doesn't play it anymore, but was hoping for it to go to a good home. He obviously took really good care of the stuff. I talked a bit about collecting, and he seemed a lot more relaxed after that. He even gave me his cell in case there was anything wrong.
TL;DR: Really chill dude was glad to send his games off to someone who would appreciate how much care he gave them over the years.
| gamecollecting | t5_2s8fe | c9msjw8 | The guy was really nice, and even stopped by my workplace over lunch. He told me about where and when he picked up all the stuff (original owner). He also mentioned he found the plastic protective bag that the Advance originally came in, so he put it all back together.
He mentioned doesn't play it anymore, but was hoping for it to go to a good home. He obviously took really good care of the stuff. I talked a bit about collecting, and he seemed a lot more relaxed after that. He even gave me his cell in case there was anything wrong. | Really chill dude was glad to send his games off to someone who would appreciate how much care he gave them over the years. |
Enriquelegnar | I don't know why I'm posting this here. But pretty much long story short I have a real close friend that recently told me on a drunk confession that the real reason her and her boyfriend broke up was she got raped. She is in a sorority so drinking is a given and so is heavy drinking. And what ended up happening is that she drank a little too much and she woke up naked in someone else bed.
The issue is she cant forgive herself she still has a thing for her ex (whom she told everything and then he promptly left her). I don't know what exactly I'm looking for right now. I just don't want my friend to feel shitty, like she is a bad person because of a drunk mistake. We are all humans right? I don't exactly know what I'm looking for I just want her to be happy, cause its not fair she has to have this over her head when we all make mistakes.
Tl;DR A friend told me that while she was blacked out she ended up cheating on her boyfriend. She told him everything and he broke up with her. Now she has super low self esteem, doesn't like herself, and thinks everyone doesn't like her, I don't want her to feel that way. What can I do to help her? | I don't know why I'm posting this here. But pretty much long story short I have a real close friend that recently told me on a drunk confession that the real reason her and her boyfriend broke up was she got raped. She is in a sorority so drinking is a given and so is heavy drinking. And what ended up happening is that she drank a little too much and she woke up naked in someone else bed.
The issue is she cant forgive herself she still has a thing for her ex (whom she told everything and then he promptly left her). I don't know what exactly I'm looking for right now. I just don't want my friend to feel shitty, like she is a bad person because of a drunk mistake. We are all humans right? I don't exactly know what I'm looking for I just want her to be happy, cause its not fair she has to have this over her head when we all make mistakes.
Tl;DR A friend told me that while she was blacked out she ended up cheating on her boyfriend. She told him everything and he broke up with her. Now she has super low self esteem, doesn't like herself, and thinks everyone doesn't like her, I don't want her to feel that way. What can I do to help her?
| relationships | t5_2qjvn | t3_2b4g63 | I don't know why I'm posting this here. But pretty much long story short I have a real close friend that recently told me on a drunk confession that the real reason her and her boyfriend broke up was she got raped. She is in a sorority so drinking is a given and so is heavy drinking. And what ended up happening is that she drank a little too much and she woke up naked in someone else bed.
The issue is she cant forgive herself she still has a thing for her ex (whom she told everything and then he promptly left her). I don't know what exactly I'm looking for right now. I just don't want my friend to feel shitty, like she is a bad person because of a drunk mistake. We are all humans right? I don't exactly know what I'm looking for I just want her to be happy, cause its not fair she has to have this over her head when we all make mistakes. | A friend told me that while she was blacked out she ended up cheating on her boyfriend. She told him everything and he broke up with her. Now she has super low self esteem, doesn't like herself, and thinks everyone doesn't like her, I don't want her to feel that way. What can I do to help her? |
ilynia | It's absolutely horrible to lie like this. You destroy any and all trust, you ruin your credibility, and you make it so the child will never be able to enjoy anything in his/her life, because every time you tell him/her that you are doing something fun they will have a shock and fear response to it.
You are creating problems that will affect that child into adulthood.
What you SHOULD be doing is being HONEST to that child and teaching them that not everything is ice-cream and candy, but we need to face problems head on and deal with them. It may be difficult, but your child will learn to lean on you and trust you and will be equipped to deal with problems better. They will appreciate that you treated them with respect rather than lying like an asshole and traumatising them badly.
TL;DR Don't ever have kids, you would be a terrible, terrible parent. | It's absolutely horrible to lie like this. You destroy any and all trust, you ruin your credibility, and you make it so the child will never be able to enjoy anything in his/her life, because every time you tell him/her that you are doing something fun they will have a shock and fear response to it.
You are creating problems that will affect that child into adulthood.
What you SHOULD be doing is being HONEST to that child and teaching them that not everything is ice-cream and candy, but we need to face problems head on and deal with them. It may be difficult, but your child will learn to lean on you and trust you and will be equipped to deal with problems better. They will appreciate that you treated them with respect rather than lying like an asshole and traumatising them badly.
TL;DR Don't ever have kids, you would be a terrible, terrible parent.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | c6c8u01 | It's absolutely horrible to lie like this. You destroy any and all trust, you ruin your credibility, and you make it so the child will never be able to enjoy anything in his/her life, because every time you tell him/her that you are doing something fun they will have a shock and fear response to it.
You are creating problems that will affect that child into adulthood.
What you SHOULD be doing is being HONEST to that child and teaching them that not everything is ice-cream and candy, but we need to face problems head on and deal with them. It may be difficult, but your child will learn to lean on you and trust you and will be equipped to deal with problems better. They will appreciate that you treated them with respect rather than lying like an asshole and traumatising them badly. | Don't ever have kids, you would be a terrible, terrible parent. |
Christian627 | Recreational user here. Have been for almost seven years.
When I was a teenager, we took ecstasy(tablets/pills). Nowadays, the kids are "Popping Mollies". I might be the only one bothered by this, but I needed to vent. It seems like the whole "Molly" thing is becoming a fad...
MDMA needs to be respected and used in moderation. I'm gettin real sick of hearing about how people are just "Popping Molly" because it's readily available...
Use it. Don't abuse it.
***Edit:*** I think some of you misinterpreted my initial post. I love MDMA and I think it's great that people all over the world have it readily available to them. Everybody should be able to experience MDMA if they desire to. I'm not trying to say that the drug belongs solely to me or a specific subculture of human beings.
What I'm saying is that the whole "Molly" thing irritates me.
* "I'm looking for Molly."
* "Have you seen Molly"?
* "I'm trying to find Molly."
* "I popped a Molly" or "I popped some Mollies"
TL;DR - Everybody should be able to experience MDMA. (Assuming they have a desire to) But the negative stigma surrounding MDMA as of late because of constant attention from artists/famous people/media bothers me. | Recreational user here. Have been for almost seven years.
When I was a teenager, we took ecstasy(tablets/pills). Nowadays, the kids are "Popping Mollies". I might be the only one bothered by this, but I needed to vent. It seems like the whole "Molly" thing is becoming a fad...
MDMA needs to be respected and used in moderation. I'm gettin real sick of hearing about how people are just "Popping Molly" because it's readily available...
Use it. Don't abuse it.
Edit: I think some of you misinterpreted my initial post. I love MDMA and I think it's great that people all over the world have it readily available to them. Everybody should be able to experience MDMA if they desire to. I'm not trying to say that the drug belongs solely to me or a specific subculture of human beings.
What I'm saying is that the whole "Molly" thing irritates me.
"I'm looking for Molly."
"Have you seen Molly"?
"I'm trying to find Molly."
"I popped a Molly" or "I popped some Mollies"
TL;DR - Everybody should be able to experience MDMA. (Assuming they have a desire to) But the negative stigma surrounding MDMA as of late because of constant attention from artists/famous people/media bothers me.
| MDMA | t5_2qwvg | t3_1lkw11 | Recreational user here. Have been for almost seven years.
When I was a teenager, we took ecstasy(tablets/pills). Nowadays, the kids are "Popping Mollies". I might be the only one bothered by this, but I needed to vent. It seems like the whole "Molly" thing is becoming a fad...
MDMA needs to be respected and used in moderation. I'm gettin real sick of hearing about how people are just "Popping Molly" because it's readily available...
Use it. Don't abuse it.
Edit: I think some of you misinterpreted my initial post. I love MDMA and I think it's great that people all over the world have it readily available to them. Everybody should be able to experience MDMA if they desire to. I'm not trying to say that the drug belongs solely to me or a specific subculture of human beings.
What I'm saying is that the whole "Molly" thing irritates me.
"I'm looking for Molly."
"Have you seen Molly"?
"I'm trying to find Molly."
"I popped a Molly" or "I popped some Mollies" | Everybody should be able to experience MDMA. (Assuming they have a desire to) But the negative stigma surrounding MDMA as of late because of constant attention from artists/famous people/media bothers me. |
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