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My girlfriend, Laura, and I have been together for three years and we have been living together for two. We have had our ups and downs over the years, but stayed together through it all. We've been talking of marriage and kids for quite a while. We had a fight a few weeks ago and ever since then, Laura has been giving me the silent treatment/saying that she is moving out because I won't apologize. I do not really understand why she is so upset or why she is making such a big deal out of all this and I would appreciate any advice you all have to offer. I don't want her to leave me because I love her. A few weeks ago, Laura had come home after her day at work and we were talking about our days. I have the tendency to speak for long periods of time (I'm working on this, I do not do it consciously) and I had been telling her about my day ubering. Somehow the conversation turned into me telling her about the French monarchy for a while before I asked her if she wanted to get some food and she told me to leave her alone. I asked her what was wrong and she told me that she wasn't going to speak to me again until I apologized. I asked Laura what she wanted me to apologize for, and she said that she felt like I was ignoring her. I asked her to explain and she said that I didn't bother to listen to her about her day and that I had lectured her instead. For the record, before I told her about my day I did ask her how her day went. Laura is much quieter than I am and she usually just says a few words before I launch into telling her about my day. She never seemed to be bothered by this before last month. Well, I refused to apologize to her because I didn't feel like I did anything wrong. I asked her about her day before I started talking and I wasn't trying to lecture her. I told Laura that I was not going to apologize simply because she misinterpreted my actions. Laura told me that was fine, but to consider us broken up until I apologized. Once again, I refused to apologize because at this point, I felt like she was trying to manipulate me by threatening to break up. Ever since then, she's been giving me the cold shoulder and is refusing to speak to me. She keeps threatening that she's looking for a new place to live, but she hasn't seemed to have taken any concrete steps yet. I pulled my head out of my ass and apologized to her for feeling that way, but she said that my apology wasn't good enough for her anymore. I don't know what else I can do to make her change her mind and start talking to me again. --- **tl;dr**: I upset my girlfriend somehow by refusing to apologize over something silly. She has given me the silent treatment and is talking about moving out even though I did eventually apologize. How do I convince her to change her mind and stay?

My girlfriend, Laura, and I have been together for three years and we have been living together for two. We have had our ups and downs over the years, but stayed together through it all. We've been talking of marriage and kids for quite a while. We had a fight a few weeks ago and ever since then, Laura has been giving me the silent treatment/saying that she is moving out because I won't apologize. I do not really understand why she is so upset or why she is making such a big deal out of all this and I would appreciate any advice you all have to offer. I don't want her to leave me because I love her. A few weeks ago, Laura had come home after her day at work and we were talking about our days. I have the tendency to speak for long periods of time (I'm working on this, I do not do it consciously) and I had been telling her about my day ubering. Somehow the conversation turned into me telling her about the French monarchy for a while before I asked her if she wanted to get some food and she told me to leave her alone. I asked her what was wrong and she told me that she wasn't going to speak to me again until I apologized. I asked Laura what she wanted me to apologize for, and she said that she felt like I was ignoring her. I asked her to explain and she said that I didn't bother to listen to her about her day and that I had lectured her instead. For the record, before I told her about my day I did ask her how her day went. Laura is much quieter than I am and she usually just says a few words before I launch into telling her about my day. She never seemed to be bothered by this before last month. Well, I refused to apologize to her because I didn't feel like I did anything wrong. I asked her about her day before I started talking and I wasn't trying to lecture her. I told Laura that I was not going to apologize simply because she misinterpreted my actions. Laura told me that was fine, but to consider us broken up until I apologized. Once again, I refused to apologize because at this point, I felt like she was trying to manipulate me by threatening to break up. Ever since then, she's been giving me the cold shoulder and is refusing to speak to me. She keeps threatening that she's looking for a new place to live, but she hasn't seemed to have taken any concrete steps yet. I pulled my head out of my ass and apologized to her for feeling that way, but she said that my apology wasn't good enough for her anymore. I don't know what else I can do to make her change her mind and start talking to me again. tl;dr : I upset my girlfriend somehow by refusing to apologize over something silly. She has given me the silent treatment and is talking about moving out even though I did eventually apologize. How do I convince her to change her mind and stay?

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My girlfriend, Laura, and I have been together for three years and we have been living together for two. We have had our ups and downs over the years, but stayed together through it all. We've been talking of marriage and kids for quite a while. We had a fight a few weeks ago and ever since then, Laura has been giving me the silent treatment/saying that she is moving out because I won't apologize. I do not really understand why she is so upset or why she is making such a big deal out of all this and I would appreciate any advice you all have to offer. I don't want her to leave me because I love her. A few weeks ago, Laura had come home after her day at work and we were talking about our days. I have the tendency to speak for long periods of time (I'm working on this, I do not do it consciously) and I had been telling her about my day ubering. Somehow the conversation turned into me telling her about the French monarchy for a while before I asked her if she wanted to get some food and she told me to leave her alone. I asked her what was wrong and she told me that she wasn't going to speak to me again until I apologized. I asked Laura what she wanted me to apologize for, and she said that she felt like I was ignoring her. I asked her to explain and she said that I didn't bother to listen to her about her day and that I had lectured her instead. For the record, before I told her about my day I did ask her how her day went. Laura is much quieter than I am and she usually just says a few words before I launch into telling her about my day. She never seemed to be bothered by this before last month. Well, I refused to apologize to her because I didn't feel like I did anything wrong. I asked her about her day before I started talking and I wasn't trying to lecture her. I told Laura that I was not going to apologize simply because she misinterpreted my actions. Laura told me that was fine, but to consider us broken up until I apologized. Once again, I refused to apologize because at this point, I felt like she was trying to manipulate me by threatening to break up. Ever since then, she's been giving me the cold shoulder and is refusing to speak to me. She keeps threatening that she's looking for a new place to live, but she hasn't seemed to have taken any concrete steps yet. I pulled my head out of my ass and apologized to her for feeling that way, but she said that my apology wasn't good enough for her anymore. I don't know what else I can do to make her change her mind and start talking to me again.

I upset my girlfriend somehow by refusing to apologize over something silly. She has given me the silent treatment and is talking about moving out even though I did eventually apologize. How do I convince her to change her mind and stay?

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I've been on the other side of this before, so first things first: You are basically a paying house guest in his place. This mentality probably won't change, because as a homeowner, it's easy to get protective, and honestly, there's A LOT of crap that can go wrong, and ultimately, it's on HIM. I had a two-bedroom condo, and I rented out my second bedroom to a good friend. Everything was off the books -- as per the HOA bylaws, I could only rent out the entire place, not a portion of it. He's in a similar situation where it would be MORE risky for him to find someone random to fill the room because he can't have a legit lease on paper. You need to decide if this "house guest" arrangement is worth it for you. Firstly, consider the financials: Are you being charged a fair rate compared to how much you would pay for a similar room somewhere else. You should never look at it as "fair" from the perspective of his mortgage -- this makes no sense. For this "house guest" arrangement to make sense, you should be paying LESS than where you would somewhere else. The only time you should be paying market value should be: 1) you want a flexible month-to-month situation, or 2) you enjoy living with him as a roommate. Now, consider this: is he a good roommate, and suitable for you? The last half of your post really isn't about him as a landlord, but him as a roommate/host. Some people are more touchy about their sleep, cleanliness, etc. It sounds like he's just not chill enough for you to live with, even if he is a friend. As I said before, this is something that probably won't change, since homeownership really can make people more neurotic or touchy about their space. **TL;DR: You can't think of yourself as a tenant -- you are a paying house guest. Are you paying LESS than you would somewhere else? If not, he better be fun as hell to live with.**

I've been on the other side of this before, so first things first: You are basically a paying house guest in his place. This mentality probably won't change, because as a homeowner, it's easy to get protective, and honestly, there's A LOT of crap that can go wrong, and ultimately, it's on HIM. I had a two-bedroom condo, and I rented out my second bedroom to a good friend. Everything was off the books -- as per the HOA bylaws, I could only rent out the entire place, not a portion of it. He's in a similar situation where it would be MORE risky for him to find someone random to fill the room because he can't have a legit lease on paper. You need to decide if this "house guest" arrangement is worth it for you. Firstly, consider the financials: Are you being charged a fair rate compared to how much you would pay for a similar room somewhere else. You should never look at it as "fair" from the perspective of his mortgage -- this makes no sense. For this "house guest" arrangement to make sense, you should be paying LESS than where you would somewhere else. The only time you should be paying market value should be: 1) you want a flexible month-to-month situation, or 2) you enjoy living with him as a roommate. Now, consider this: is he a good roommate, and suitable for you? The last half of your post really isn't about him as a landlord, but him as a roommate/host. Some people are more touchy about their sleep, cleanliness, etc. It sounds like he's just not chill enough for you to live with, even if he is a friend. As I said before, this is something that probably won't change, since homeownership really can make people more neurotic or touchy about their space. TL;DR: You can't think of yourself as a tenant -- you are a paying house guest. Are you paying LESS than you would somewhere else? If not, he better be fun as hell to live with.

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I've been on the other side of this before, so first things first: You are basically a paying house guest in his place. This mentality probably won't change, because as a homeowner, it's easy to get protective, and honestly, there's A LOT of crap that can go wrong, and ultimately, it's on HIM. I had a two-bedroom condo, and I rented out my second bedroom to a good friend. Everything was off the books -- as per the HOA bylaws, I could only rent out the entire place, not a portion of it. He's in a similar situation where it would be MORE risky for him to find someone random to fill the room because he can't have a legit lease on paper. You need to decide if this "house guest" arrangement is worth it for you. Firstly, consider the financials: Are you being charged a fair rate compared to how much you would pay for a similar room somewhere else. You should never look at it as "fair" from the perspective of his mortgage -- this makes no sense. For this "house guest" arrangement to make sense, you should be paying LESS than where you would somewhere else. The only time you should be paying market value should be: 1) you want a flexible month-to-month situation, or 2) you enjoy living with him as a roommate. Now, consider this: is he a good roommate, and suitable for you? The last half of your post really isn't about him as a landlord, but him as a roommate/host. Some people are more touchy about their sleep, cleanliness, etc. It sounds like he's just not chill enough for you to live with, even if he is a friend. As I said before, this is something that probably won't change, since homeownership really can make people more neurotic or touchy about their space.

You can't think of yourself as a tenant -- you are a paying house guest. Are you paying LESS than you would somewhere else? If not, he better be fun as hell to live with.

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Riven kinda noobed on fb and second kill, he snowballed afterwards I can see some positive points, you are impossible to gang due to deceive and JitB, you got mixed damage so you can exploit lack of magic rez or armor, easy access to enemy jungle cons would be squishier than most top laners, countered easily if played smart ( avoid the bushes, get a ward, etc ) I would build kinda tanky, perhaps metagolem, and try to split push til infinity TL;DR would work for stomp, but probably not for higher levels

Riven kinda noobed on fb and second kill, he snowballed afterwards I can see some positive points, you are impossible to gang due to deceive and JitB, you got mixed damage so you can exploit lack of magic rez or armor, easy access to enemy jungle cons would be squishier than most top laners, countered easily if played smart ( avoid the bushes, get a ward, etc ) I would build kinda tanky, perhaps metagolem, and try to split push til infinity TL;DR would work for stomp, but probably not for higher levels

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Riven kinda noobed on fb and second kill, he snowballed afterwards I can see some positive points, you are impossible to gang due to deceive and JitB, you got mixed damage so you can exploit lack of magic rez or armor, easy access to enemy jungle cons would be squishier than most top laners, countered easily if played smart ( avoid the bushes, get a ward, etc ) I would build kinda tanky, perhaps metagolem, and try to split push til infinity

would work for stomp, but probably not for higher levels

gaymer27

I Am Legend. I actually have a story. I was home alone on a very windy night just one day after watching the film. I was casually playing video games in my room when I hear the front door burst open. Mortified I popped my head out of my bedroom door to view the front door agape. My heart was racing as I cautiously went to close the door, not a light on in the entire house. Fearing a vampireqsue creature would soon kill me I stepped within range of the door. A grey figure poked its head through the gateway. I felt every hair on my body raise. I wanted to scream, but I was frozen in place. Eventually, I released a screech that could curl paint of a board. As I did that the shade turned to me and I could see its eyes glow, hungry for my flesh. I turned to run but tripped over a lone shoe left in the hallway. I watched as my short life flashed before my eyes. The figure swiftly moved to me until it was over top of me. It was my neighbors dog. **TL;DR - Door gets blow open by wind, neighbors dog kills me with fear.**

I Am Legend. I actually have a story. I was home alone on a very windy night just one day after watching the film. I was casually playing video games in my room when I hear the front door burst open. Mortified I popped my head out of my bedroom door to view the front door agape. My heart was racing as I cautiously went to close the door, not a light on in the entire house. Fearing a vampireqsue creature would soon kill me I stepped within range of the door. A grey figure poked its head through the gateway. I felt every hair on my body raise. I wanted to scream, but I was frozen in place. Eventually, I released a screech that could curl paint of a board. As I did that the shade turned to me and I could see its eyes glow, hungry for my flesh. I turned to run but tripped over a lone shoe left in the hallway. I watched as my short life flashed before my eyes. The figure swiftly moved to me until it was over top of me. It was my neighbors dog. TL;DR - Door gets blow open by wind, neighbors dog kills me with fear.

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I Am Legend. I actually have a story. I was home alone on a very windy night just one day after watching the film. I was casually playing video games in my room when I hear the front door burst open. Mortified I popped my head out of my bedroom door to view the front door agape. My heart was racing as I cautiously went to close the door, not a light on in the entire house. Fearing a vampireqsue creature would soon kill me I stepped within range of the door. A grey figure poked its head through the gateway. I felt every hair on my body raise. I wanted to scream, but I was frozen in place. Eventually, I released a screech that could curl paint of a board. As I did that the shade turned to me and I could see its eyes glow, hungry for my flesh. I turned to run but tripped over a lone shoe left in the hallway. I watched as my short life flashed before my eyes. The figure swiftly moved to me until it was over top of me. It was my neighbors dog.

Door gets blow open by wind, neighbors dog kills me with fear.

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Great, until you factor in inflation or hyperinflation. Something like that is only decent advice if you first convert it to a universally valued and relatively safe currency (like gold or silver). Still unsafe if the world gold market crashes, but that's fairly unlikely to happen, and you'll probably know ahead of time if it does. TL;DR: Tell that to a Zimbabwean. Putting cash under your mattress will devalue it to almost nothing in a matter of weeks. What could once buy you a car will only be able to buy you a loaf of bread. Yeah, inflation is a fickle beast.

Great, until you factor in inflation or hyperinflation. Something like that is only decent advice if you first convert it to a universally valued and relatively safe currency (like gold or silver). Still unsafe if the world gold market crashes, but that's fairly unlikely to happen, and you'll probably know ahead of time if it does. TL;DR: Tell that to a Zimbabwean. Putting cash under your mattress will devalue it to almost nothing in a matter of weeks. What could once buy you a car will only be able to buy you a loaf of bread. Yeah, inflation is a fickle beast.

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Great, until you factor in inflation or hyperinflation. Something like that is only decent advice if you first convert it to a universally valued and relatively safe currency (like gold or silver). Still unsafe if the world gold market crashes, but that's fairly unlikely to happen, and you'll probably know ahead of time if it does.

Tell that to a Zimbabwean. Putting cash under your mattress will devalue it to almost nothing in a matter of weeks. What could once buy you a car will only be able to buy you a loaf of bread. Yeah, inflation is a fickle beast.

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Beijing's subway (I guess that section is technically elevated rail at that point) connects to the airport, and I was the only passenger on both times using it. Quite jarring considering how many people ride the rest of Beijing's subway system. I met some friends there and they all favored taxis. I guess giving an address and being delivered right there was less of a hassle than navigating subway stations on one's own in a foreign country. I chose to be a brave tourist. And also to save my money for drinks instead of taxis. TL;DR: Most tourists are wimps and won't use the subway, and the locals that can afford air travel can also afford flashier modes of transportation to the airport.

Beijing's subway (I guess that section is technically elevated rail at that point) connects to the airport, and I was the only passenger on both times using it. Quite jarring considering how many people ride the rest of Beijing's subway system. I met some friends there and they all favored taxis. I guess giving an address and being delivered right there was less of a hassle than navigating subway stations on one's own in a foreign country. I chose to be a brave tourist. And also to save my money for drinks instead of taxis. TL;DR: Most tourists are wimps and won't use the subway, and the locals that can afford air travel can also afford flashier modes of transportation to the airport.

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Beijing's subway (I guess that section is technically elevated rail at that point) connects to the airport, and I was the only passenger on both times using it. Quite jarring considering how many people ride the rest of Beijing's subway system. I met some friends there and they all favored taxis. I guess giving an address and being delivered right there was less of a hassle than navigating subway stations on one's own in a foreign country. I chose to be a brave tourist. And also to save my money for drinks instead of taxis.

Most tourists are wimps and won't use the subway, and the locals that can afford air travel can also afford flashier modes of transportation to the airport.

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My boyfriend [18M] and I [19F] have been together for 2ish years. We are best friends, love each other so much, and do almost everything together. When we first started dating we never ever fought, were always happy to be around each other and always wanted to be around each other. We were lucky enough to get accepted into the same university, but at different semesters, so we had to do 6 months of long distance. The long distance was really hard, we had our fair share of fights and break up scares, but we made it through and now I am with him at school. I got stuck with a dorm building that is on the complete opposite side of campus from him and ALL of my classes, and a room with insane roommates. I started sleeping over his place from day 1, and now it sort of evolved to living with him (it's so much easier, and since he refuses to let me walk home at night alone I end up sleeping there every night). But since I've gotten here my boyfriend has been struggling with the idea of being single and it really freaks me out. It's not that we're awful together and secretly hate each other, because it's the opposite, we are soooo good together and best friends. He explains it to me that he just thinks about whether his life would be easier without having to 'take care of someone else' or 'deal with any of this'. I understand these concerns on some level, like if he truly had to 'take care' of another human at his age and place in life where he really has no worries, that would suck! But I am fully functional human being who he doesn't have to do shit for...Part of me wants to be like 'well fuck you then' and break it off, if being with me is 'dealing with it' then go fucking not deal with it, but part of me understands and wants to wait it out and believe that he kinda likes being with me. I just feel really confused because I understand the desire to be single in college and the freedom that college provides to not really deal with anything you don't haaaave to deal with. But I also understand that my boyfriend and I are great together, could last forever if we let it, and I don't know what to say or do or think or feel. HELP REDDIT PLEASE TL;DR My boyfriend and I are awesome together but things are weird.

My boyfriend [18M] and I [19F] have been together for 2ish years. We are best friends, love each other so much, and do almost everything together. When we first started dating we never ever fought, were always happy to be around each other and always wanted to be around each other. We were lucky enough to get accepted into the same university, but at different semesters, so we had to do 6 months of long distance. The long distance was really hard, we had our fair share of fights and break up scares, but we made it through and now I am with him at school. I got stuck with a dorm building that is on the complete opposite side of campus from him and ALL of my classes, and a room with insane roommates. I started sleeping over his place from day 1, and now it sort of evolved to living with him (it's so much easier, and since he refuses to let me walk home at night alone I end up sleeping there every night). But since I've gotten here my boyfriend has been struggling with the idea of being single and it really freaks me out. It's not that we're awful together and secretly hate each other, because it's the opposite, we are soooo good together and best friends. He explains it to me that he just thinks about whether his life would be easier without having to 'take care of someone else' or 'deal with any of this'. I understand these concerns on some level, like if he truly had to 'take care' of another human at his age and place in life where he really has no worries, that would suck! But I am fully functional human being who he doesn't have to do shit for...Part of me wants to be like 'well fuck you then' and break it off, if being with me is 'dealing with it' then go fucking not deal with it, but part of me understands and wants to wait it out and believe that he kinda likes being with me. I just feel really confused because I understand the desire to be single in college and the freedom that college provides to not really deal with anything you don't haaaave to deal with. But I also understand that my boyfriend and I are great together, could last forever if we let it, and I don't know what to say or do or think or feel. HELP REDDIT PLEASE TL;DR My boyfriend and I are awesome together but things are weird.

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My boyfriend [18M] and I [19F] have been together for 2ish years. We are best friends, love each other so much, and do almost everything together. When we first started dating we never ever fought, were always happy to be around each other and always wanted to be around each other. We were lucky enough to get accepted into the same university, but at different semesters, so we had to do 6 months of long distance. The long distance was really hard, we had our fair share of fights and break up scares, but we made it through and now I am with him at school. I got stuck with a dorm building that is on the complete opposite side of campus from him and ALL of my classes, and a room with insane roommates. I started sleeping over his place from day 1, and now it sort of evolved to living with him (it's so much easier, and since he refuses to let me walk home at night alone I end up sleeping there every night). But since I've gotten here my boyfriend has been struggling with the idea of being single and it really freaks me out. It's not that we're awful together and secretly hate each other, because it's the opposite, we are soooo good together and best friends. He explains it to me that he just thinks about whether his life would be easier without having to 'take care of someone else' or 'deal with any of this'. I understand these concerns on some level, like if he truly had to 'take care' of another human at his age and place in life where he really has no worries, that would suck! But I am fully functional human being who he doesn't have to do shit for...Part of me wants to be like 'well fuck you then' and break it off, if being with me is 'dealing with it' then go fucking not deal with it, but part of me understands and wants to wait it out and believe that he kinda likes being with me. I just feel really confused because I understand the desire to be single in college and the freedom that college provides to not really deal with anything you don't haaaave to deal with. But I also understand that my boyfriend and I are great together, could last forever if we let it, and I don't know what to say or do or think or feel. HELP REDDIT PLEASE

My boyfriend and I are awesome together but things are weird.

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Depends what type of SSD it is, and what load you are putting on it. Samsung, for example, guarantees some of it's flash drive chips will be able to manage 1000 write cycles before failure. This does not mean that the drive dies at 1000 writes, but that's the minimum number they say you can achieve. And that's per chip within the SSD. SSDs have lots of fancy internals that "wear-level" the drive, making sure each storage chip is used equally so the whole drive wears out at roughly the same pace. They also have spare storage in each drive that can be used to remap areas of storage that have failed. (This is the same in mechanical hard drives). [This test]( that hardwareinfo did in 2013 worked out that an SSD should last an average consumer about 75 years for a "normal" user. If you write lots of data to one, they expect it to last about 24 years. Obviously those figures are for Samsung devices using TLC chips (there are different types of memory chip) - different manufacturers use different grades and types of memory chips, so this isn't representative of the whole market. On average, though, if you buy a decent brand SSD (Intel, Samsung, OCZ etc) they should last you as long as a mechanical drive. The problems come in when you start taking the other bits of the drive - all hard drives, mechanical or SSD, have to have control chips that translate the requests from the computer into commands to look up the data on the memory (whether that's moving a read head on the mechanical hard drive or reading the right chip on an SSD), and about half of all drive failures happen on the controller rather than in the storage medium. Another point to note is that because of wear levelling, the number of read/write cycles an SSD can do has a limited effect when comparing them to mechanical drives. Wear on a mechanical drive can be focused onto one spot if that's where your most used file is, and if you constantly keep deleting and writing files to a mechanical hard drive where very little of the content on the drive changes (say in a video recorder where some programs are stored for a long time and some are deleted as soon as they are watched) then one spot of the drive can wear out before the rest of it has. Tl;Dr: yes, SSDs have a lower write cycle count, but wear levelling numbs the effects, and in the end the drive types are about as reliable as each other overall.

Depends what type of SSD it is, and what load you are putting on it. Samsung, for example, guarantees some of it's flash drive chips will be able to manage 1000 write cycles before failure. This does not mean that the drive dies at 1000 writes, but that's the minimum number they say you can achieve. And that's per chip within the SSD. SSDs have lots of fancy internals that "wear-level" the drive, making sure each storage chip is used equally so the whole drive wears out at roughly the same pace. They also have spare storage in each drive that can be used to remap areas of storage that have failed. (This is the same in mechanical hard drives). [This test]( that hardwareinfo did in 2013 worked out that an SSD should last an average consumer about 75 years for a "normal" user. If you write lots of data to one, they expect it to last about 24 years. Obviously those figures are for Samsung devices using TLC chips (there are different types of memory chip) - different manufacturers use different grades and types of memory chips, so this isn't representative of the whole market. On average, though, if you buy a decent brand SSD (Intel, Samsung, OCZ etc) they should last you as long as a mechanical drive. The problems come in when you start taking the other bits of the drive - all hard drives, mechanical or SSD, have to have control chips that translate the requests from the computer into commands to look up the data on the memory (whether that's moving a read head on the mechanical hard drive or reading the right chip on an SSD), and about half of all drive failures happen on the controller rather than in the storage medium. Another point to note is that because of wear levelling, the number of read/write cycles an SSD can do has a limited effect when comparing them to mechanical drives. Wear on a mechanical drive can be focused onto one spot if that's where your most used file is, and if you constantly keep deleting and writing files to a mechanical hard drive where very little of the content on the drive changes (say in a video recorder where some programs are stored for a long time and some are deleted as soon as they are watched) then one spot of the drive can wear out before the rest of it has. Tl;Dr: yes, SSDs have a lower write cycle count, but wear levelling numbs the effects, and in the end the drive types are about as reliable as each other overall.

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Depends what type of SSD it is, and what load you are putting on it. Samsung, for example, guarantees some of it's flash drive chips will be able to manage 1000 write cycles before failure. This does not mean that the drive dies at 1000 writes, but that's the minimum number they say you can achieve. And that's per chip within the SSD. SSDs have lots of fancy internals that "wear-level" the drive, making sure each storage chip is used equally so the whole drive wears out at roughly the same pace. They also have spare storage in each drive that can be used to remap areas of storage that have failed. (This is the same in mechanical hard drives). [This test]( that hardwareinfo did in 2013 worked out that an SSD should last an average consumer about 75 years for a "normal" user. If you write lots of data to one, they expect it to last about 24 years. Obviously those figures are for Samsung devices using TLC chips (there are different types of memory chip) - different manufacturers use different grades and types of memory chips, so this isn't representative of the whole market. On average, though, if you buy a decent brand SSD (Intel, Samsung, OCZ etc) they should last you as long as a mechanical drive. The problems come in when you start taking the other bits of the drive - all hard drives, mechanical or SSD, have to have control chips that translate the requests from the computer into commands to look up the data on the memory (whether that's moving a read head on the mechanical hard drive or reading the right chip on an SSD), and about half of all drive failures happen on the controller rather than in the storage medium. Another point to note is that because of wear levelling, the number of read/write cycles an SSD can do has a limited effect when comparing them to mechanical drives. Wear on a mechanical drive can be focused onto one spot if that's where your most used file is, and if you constantly keep deleting and writing files to a mechanical hard drive where very little of the content on the drive changes (say in a video recorder where some programs are stored for a long time and some are deleted as soon as they are watched) then one spot of the drive can wear out before the rest of it has.

yes, SSDs have a lower write cycle count, but wear levelling numbs the effects, and in the end the drive types are about as reliable as each other overall.

tenderlointips

Paintball was around before the wife. I started playing in '97 and I met her in '98. We dated in high school and she knew the priorities were 1) Paintball 2) Her 3) Work 4) School, respectively. She played a few times, but never really enjoyed it, but she'd come to my games and support me. Anyway, we got engaged senior year of college and her only rule was that the ring needed to cost more than my most expensive rig. So now we've been married for 8 years and I play every other weekend. It's not really a rule or anything, just a balance of general responsibility. Between our other commitments, house projects, etc. The trick will be how to balance paintball with our new baby. It's been 4 weeks since she was born and I haven't played since. Edit: I have given up StarCraft and beer brewing for the little one. The wife does appreciate me cutting back on my hobbies. TL;DR - Never was a need to "balance" paintball with Wife.

Paintball was around before the wife. I started playing in '97 and I met her in '98. We dated in high school and she knew the priorities were 1) Paintball 2) Her 3) Work 4) School, respectively. She played a few times, but never really enjoyed it, but she'd come to my games and support me. Anyway, we got engaged senior year of college and her only rule was that the ring needed to cost more than my most expensive rig. So now we've been married for 8 years and I play every other weekend. It's not really a rule or anything, just a balance of general responsibility. Between our other commitments, house projects, etc. The trick will be how to balance paintball with our new baby. It's been 4 weeks since she was born and I haven't played since. Edit: I have given up StarCraft and beer brewing for the little one. The wife does appreciate me cutting back on my hobbies. TL;DR - Never was a need to "balance" paintball with Wife.

paintball

t5_2qkm6

cig2kb5

Paintball was around before the wife. I started playing in '97 and I met her in '98. We dated in high school and she knew the priorities were 1) Paintball 2) Her 3) Work 4) School, respectively. She played a few times, but never really enjoyed it, but she'd come to my games and support me. Anyway, we got engaged senior year of college and her only rule was that the ring needed to cost more than my most expensive rig. So now we've been married for 8 years and I play every other weekend. It's not really a rule or anything, just a balance of general responsibility. Between our other commitments, house projects, etc. The trick will be how to balance paintball with our new baby. It's been 4 weeks since she was born and I haven't played since. Edit: I have given up StarCraft and beer brewing for the little one. The wife does appreciate me cutting back on my hobbies.

Never was a need to "balance" paintball with Wife.

GenSmit

For me that just sounds no fun. I honestly don't eat that healthily, but I make it up by riding a mountain bike a few thousand miles over the course of spring, summer, and fall. I don't do it to stay healthy, I do it to stay happy. Mountain biking is fun and it keeps me fit and it gives me an excuse to play an obnoxious amount of video games after a big day of riding and work. TL;DR: Find something that's healthy and fun to do instead of painful, boring workouts. Edit: I should add that I'm a skinny little fuck so you should take my advice with a grain of salt. Also knowing the basics of nutrition isn't bad at all, just also still find some exercise you enjoy and it'll stop being a chore to do it.

For me that just sounds no fun. I honestly don't eat that healthily, but I make it up by riding a mountain bike a few thousand miles over the course of spring, summer, and fall. I don't do it to stay healthy, I do it to stay happy. Mountain biking is fun and it keeps me fit and it gives me an excuse to play an obnoxious amount of video games after a big day of riding and work. TL;DR: Find something that's healthy and fun to do instead of painful, boring workouts. Edit: I should add that I'm a skinny little fuck so you should take my advice with a grain of salt. Also knowing the basics of nutrition isn't bad at all, just also still find some exercise you enjoy and it'll stop being a chore to do it.

gaming

t5_2qh03

ca6oi60

For me that just sounds no fun. I honestly don't eat that healthily, but I make it up by riding a mountain bike a few thousand miles over the course of spring, summer, and fall. I don't do it to stay healthy, I do it to stay happy. Mountain biking is fun and it keeps me fit and it gives me an excuse to play an obnoxious amount of video games after a big day of riding and work.

Find something that's healthy and fun to do instead of painful, boring workouts. Edit: I should add that I'm a skinny little fuck so you should take my advice with a grain of salt. Also knowing the basics of nutrition isn't bad at all, just also still find some exercise you enjoy and it'll stop being a chore to do it.

[deleted]

We've been dating for one month and up until last week, she was very warm towards me. However, the day before I left to help my whole family move into a new city (two days drive each way), she became cold towards me. While friendly, she isn't flirty, responsive to my flirtations or has been warm towards me at all. My mom thinks it's because I missed an opportunity to meet her family (she mentioned that she wanted me to meet her family on a public holiday that passed while I was away a few weeks ago), is afraid I might leave, or I said something to hurt her. Of course she could have cold feet as it's a one month old relationship, but that's just me being negative. That said, when I returned home, all of her toiletaries were gone from my bathroom. She had been looking after my cat for me while I was away, and it's a bit of a shock for me. **tl;dr -- What's going on? She wants to meet for coffee tomorrow. Am I being silly for thinking she wants to break up with me, or do I have valid fears?**

We've been dating for one month and up until last week, she was very warm towards me. However, the day before I left to help my whole family move into a new city (two days drive each way), she became cold towards me. While friendly, she isn't flirty, responsive to my flirtations or has been warm towards me at all. My mom thinks it's because I missed an opportunity to meet her family (she mentioned that she wanted me to meet her family on a public holiday that passed while I was away a few weeks ago), is afraid I might leave, or I said something to hurt her. Of course she could have cold feet as it's a one month old relationship, but that's just me being negative. That said, when I returned home, all of her toiletaries were gone from my bathroom. She had been looking after my cat for me while I was away, and it's a bit of a shock for me. tl;dr -- What's going on? She wants to meet for coffee tomorrow. Am I being silly for thinking she wants to break up with me, or do I have valid fears?

relationships

t5_2qjvn

t3_29s487

We've been dating for one month and up until last week, she was very warm towards me. However, the day before I left to help my whole family move into a new city (two days drive each way), she became cold towards me. While friendly, she isn't flirty, responsive to my flirtations or has been warm towards me at all. My mom thinks it's because I missed an opportunity to meet her family (she mentioned that she wanted me to meet her family on a public holiday that passed while I was away a few weeks ago), is afraid I might leave, or I said something to hurt her. Of course she could have cold feet as it's a one month old relationship, but that's just me being negative. That said, when I returned home, all of her toiletaries were gone from my bathroom. She had been looking after my cat for me while I was away, and it's a bit of a shock for me.

What's going on? She wants to meet for coffee tomorrow. Am I being silly for thinking she wants to break up with me, or do I have valid fears?

luraybell

So I just learned that Progressive Metal even existed less than a week ago. I love Tool and pandora thought I might like Opeth, which in turn led me down a road to music I knew I wanted to hear, but never had a word to describe it. **Please give me some suggestions of awesome bands to listen to.** Like I said before, love Tool, I really dig Opeth but I'm not a big fan of the death metal growling. I really like metalcore stuff like Norma Jean and Underoath but I'm just as far in the other direction, Hendrix, Phish, Dead... that kind of stuff. I like Dream Theater too but also not a big fan of the vocals. **TL;DR I want to hear some awesome Stoner-Jam-Metal, what should I listen to?** EDIT: You guys fucking rock! Thanks for all the awesome suggestions.

So I just learned that Progressive Metal even existed less than a week ago. I love Tool and pandora thought I might like Opeth, which in turn led me down a road to music I knew I wanted to hear, but never had a word to describe it. Please give me some suggestions of awesome bands to listen to. Like I said before, love Tool, I really dig Opeth but I'm not a big fan of the death metal growling. I really like metalcore stuff like Norma Jean and Underoath but I'm just as far in the other direction, Hendrix, Phish, Dead... that kind of stuff. I like Dream Theater too but also not a big fan of the vocals. TL;DR I want to hear some awesome Stoner-Jam-Metal, what should I listen to? EDIT: You guys fucking rock! Thanks for all the awesome suggestions.

progmetal

t5_2s3pe

t3_eewi7

So I just learned that Progressive Metal even existed less than a week ago. I love Tool and pandora thought I might like Opeth, which in turn led me down a road to music I knew I wanted to hear, but never had a word to describe it. Please give me some suggestions of awesome bands to listen to. Like I said before, love Tool, I really dig Opeth but I'm not a big fan of the death metal growling. I really like metalcore stuff like Norma Jean and Underoath but I'm just as far in the other direction, Hendrix, Phish, Dead... that kind of stuff. I like Dream Theater too but also not a big fan of the vocals.

I want to hear some awesome Stoner-Jam-Metal, what should I listen to? EDIT: You guys fucking rock! Thanks for all the awesome suggestions.

Fromanderson

I'm one of those guys who's got the car started and in gear, almost before the door is closed, so I've never had anyone honk at me for taking too long. Recently though, I snagged a prime parking spot on a drizzly day. When I started to leave two cars pulled up ready to take my space. One got there first, (Righteous driver or RD) but the second driver clearly intended to steal the parking space. (the parking lot bandito ot PLB) Normally I would pull out so as to block the PLB, giving RD a clear shot. This time though, just as I was putting the truck in reverse, the person in the space right in front of mine started getting in their car, which they had backed in. So I stalled a bit, and backed about halfway out of my space as if being overly cautious. Meanwhile the driver across from me, pulled out and left. I pulled forward a bit as if making a second attempt, PLB predictably roared off around me, and RD, to get to the other side of the aisle. I then pulled forward into the now empty space, and let RD have my old space. Now It’s raining, and the job I was heading to has been rescheduled, so I have a few minutes to kill. So I open my door and lean out as if looking at the back tire. Meanwhile RD has made it into the space. As he was getting out of his car he looked at me, I nodded slightly and he grinned, getting what I was up to. I then closed the door… nope didn’t catch, open it back up and close it again. One more time... I slowly put on my seat belt, adjust the mirrors, the air vents, etc. I can feel the impatience radiating off PLB. I then proceed to take out the sandwich brought for my lunch and take a bite, leaning in my seat, as if I'm going to eat my lunch right there. PLB finally gives up and roars off in search of another space. Even as he is pulling away, I see another car approaching, and pull out so they can have my space. tl;dr I did my best to irritate some guy who was trying to steal the space I was leaving from someone who was politely waiting for it.

I'm one of those guys who's got the car started and in gear, almost before the door is closed, so I've never had anyone honk at me for taking too long. Recently though, I snagged a prime parking spot on a drizzly day. When I started to leave two cars pulled up ready to take my space. One got there first, (Righteous driver or RD) but the second driver clearly intended to steal the parking space. (the parking lot bandito ot PLB) Normally I would pull out so as to block the PLB, giving RD a clear shot. This time though, just as I was putting the truck in reverse, the person in the space right in front of mine started getting in their car, which they had backed in. So I stalled a bit, and backed about halfway out of my space as if being overly cautious. Meanwhile the driver across from me, pulled out and left. I pulled forward a bit as if making a second attempt, PLB predictably roared off around me, and RD, to get to the other side of the aisle. I then pulled forward into the now empty space, and let RD have my old space. Now It’s raining, and the job I was heading to has been rescheduled, so I have a few minutes to kill. So I open my door and lean out as if looking at the back tire. Meanwhile RD has made it into the space. As he was getting out of his car he looked at me, I nodded slightly and he grinned, getting what I was up to. I then closed the door… nope didn’t catch, open it back up and close it again. One more time... I slowly put on my seat belt, adjust the mirrors, the air vents, etc. I can feel the impatience radiating off PLB. I then proceed to take out the sandwich brought for my lunch and take a bite, leaning in my seat, as if I'm going to eat my lunch right there. PLB finally gives up and roars off in search of another space. Even as he is pulling away, I see another car approaching, and pull out so they can have my space. tl;dr I did my best to irritate some guy who was trying to steal the space I was leaving from someone who was politely waiting for it.

pettyrevenge

t5_2vg7t

cjpkawz

I'm one of those guys who's got the car started and in gear, almost before the door is closed, so I've never had anyone honk at me for taking too long. Recently though, I snagged a prime parking spot on a drizzly day. When I started to leave two cars pulled up ready to take my space. One got there first, (Righteous driver or RD) but the second driver clearly intended to steal the parking space. (the parking lot bandito ot PLB) Normally I would pull out so as to block the PLB, giving RD a clear shot. This time though, just as I was putting the truck in reverse, the person in the space right in front of mine started getting in their car, which they had backed in. So I stalled a bit, and backed about halfway out of my space as if being overly cautious. Meanwhile the driver across from me, pulled out and left. I pulled forward a bit as if making a second attempt, PLB predictably roared off around me, and RD, to get to the other side of the aisle. I then pulled forward into the now empty space, and let RD have my old space. Now It’s raining, and the job I was heading to has been rescheduled, so I have a few minutes to kill. So I open my door and lean out as if looking at the back tire. Meanwhile RD has made it into the space. As he was getting out of his car he looked at me, I nodded slightly and he grinned, getting what I was up to. I then closed the door… nope didn’t catch, open it back up and close it again. One more time... I slowly put on my seat belt, adjust the mirrors, the air vents, etc. I can feel the impatience radiating off PLB. I then proceed to take out the sandwich brought for my lunch and take a bite, leaning in my seat, as if I'm going to eat my lunch right there. PLB finally gives up and roars off in search of another space. Even as he is pulling away, I see another car approaching, and pull out so they can have my space.

I did my best to irritate some guy who was trying to steal the space I was leaving from someone who was politely waiting for it.

thebellmaster1x

Sure. >It appears unlikely that SV40 infection alone is sufficient to cause human malignancy, as we did not observe an epidemic of cancers following the administration of SV40-contaminated vaccines. However, it seems possible that SV40 may act as a cofactor in the pathogenesis of some tumors. In particular, what is explored is the interaction between SV-40 and prior asbestos exposure, which is already known to be a severe risk factor for mesotheliomas. On that subject, then, > **We found no evidence of SV40 presence in tissue samples from 103 Slovenian patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.** Asbestos exposure remains the main risk factor for malignant pleural mesothelioma in Slovenia. > Significantly higher percentage of [mesothelioma patients] with a history of occupational exposure to asbestos was found in vaccinated (79%) compared to non-vaccinated group (63%). **This is the opposite to what would be expected if potential SV40 contamination of polio vaccine used had a causative role in the development of the tumour.** (You may, at this point, be wondering why a lot of these studies are being done in third-world countries—these were the countries that were endemic for polio in the past.) From the article itself, if you don't have access to it: >In an investigation of SV40 large T antigen in 18 paraffin-embedded autopsied malignant mesotheliomas in patients in Japan, eight positive samples were found. **The study found SV40 genomes in Japanese malignant mesothelioma patients who were unlikely to have received a contaminated polio vaccine because of their age (19).** >[. . .] >In the present study SV40 was not found in any of the investigated mesothelioma tissues. These results are in accordance with those of most recent investigators. Manfredi et al. argued against a role for SV40 in human mesotheliomas, since **none of their 69 mesothelioma tumors contained detectable SV40 large T-Ag sequences (22).** **Contamination with laboratory plasmids has been suggested as an explanation for false positive results (23).** >When national polio vaccination was introduced in Sweden in 1957 approximately 700,000 individuals (out of a population of 7.4 millions), mainly children born between 1946 and 1953 were given potentially SV40 contaminated polio vaccine. From 1958 a Swedish vaccine claimed to be free from SV40 was used (24). A study by Priftakis et al. of 30 malignant mesothelioma cases from Sweden found 3 samples containing SV40 DNA, **concluding that SV40 is not frequent in Swedish mesothelioma patients (25).** And the studies that paper cites: 19: Jin, M et al: Investigation of simian virus 40 large T antigen in 18 autopsied malignant mesothelioma patients in Japan. J Med Virol 74(4): 668-676, 2004. 22: Manfredi JJ et al: Evidence against a role for SV40 in human mesothelioma. Cancer Res 65(7): 2602-2609, 2005. 23: Lopez-Rios F et al: Evidence against a role for SV40 infection in human mesotheliomas and high risk of false-positive PCR results owing to presence of SV40 sequences in common laboratory plasmids. Lancet 364(9440): 1157-1166, 2004. 24: Olin P and Giesecke J: Potential exposure to SV40 in polio vaccines used in Sweden during 1957: no impact on cancer incidence rates 1960 to 1993. Dev Biol Stand 94: 227-233, 1998. 25: Priftakis P et al: Presence of simian virus 40 (SV40) is not frequent in Swedish malignant mesotheliomas. Anticancer Res 22(3): 1357-1360, 2002. Continuing: >**Although the results for females show a reduction in the mesothelioma mortality rate coinciding with the introduction of the SV40-free Sabin polio vaccine,** the absence of a similar result in males and of a priori biological evidence of a sex-specific SV40 effect, **makes chance the most plausible interpretation of these findings.** I.e. inconclusive at best, if not negative altogether. >The low-level immunoreactivity of human sera to SV40 was very likely the result of cross-reactivity with antibodies to the SV40-related human polyomaviruses BKV and JCV, rather than of authentic SV40 infection. SV40 sero-reactivity in patients with the suspect tumors was no greater than that in controls. In epidemiologic studies, the increased incidence of some of the suspect tumors in the 1970s to 1980s was not related to the risk of exposure to SV40-contaminated vaccines. In summary, **the most recent evidence does not support the notion that SV40 contributed to the development of human cancers.** Finally (although there are about 200 other results on Pubmed for SV-40 *and the polio vaccine specifically,* ignoring 12,000 other results on SV-40 alone), > However, inconsistent reports linking SV40 with various tumor types has led to conflicting views regarding the potential of SV40 as a human cancer virus. **Several recent studies suggest that older detection methodologies were flawed,** and **the limitations of these methods could account for most, if not all, of the positive correlations of SV40 in human tumors to date.** Although many people may have been exposed to SV40 by polio vaccination, **there is inadequate evidence to support widespread SV40 infection in the population, increased tumor incidence in those individuals who received contaminated vaccine, or a direct role for SV40 in human cancer.** Hope that helps. *tl;dr: r/conspiracy is not the first group of people to know about SV-40 in the polio vaccine*

Sure. >It appears unlikely that SV40 infection alone is sufficient to cause human malignancy, as we did not observe an epidemic of cancers following the administration of SV40-contaminated vaccines. However, it seems possible that SV40 may act as a cofactor in the pathogenesis of some tumors. In particular, what is explored is the interaction between SV-40 and prior asbestos exposure, which is already known to be a severe risk factor for mesotheliomas. On that subject, then, > We found no evidence of SV40 presence in tissue samples from 103 Slovenian patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Asbestos exposure remains the main risk factor for malignant pleural mesothelioma in Slovenia. > Significantly higher percentage of [mesothelioma patients] with a history of occupational exposure to asbestos was found in vaccinated (79%) compared to non-vaccinated group (63%). This is the opposite to what would be expected if potential SV40 contamination of polio vaccine used had a causative role in the development of the tumour. (You may, at this point, be wondering why a lot of these studies are being done in third-world countries—these were the countries that were endemic for polio in the past.) From the article itself, if you don't have access to it: >In an investigation of SV40 large T antigen in 18 paraffin-embedded autopsied malignant mesotheliomas in patients in Japan, eight positive samples were found. The study found SV40 genomes in Japanese malignant mesothelioma patients who were unlikely to have received a contaminated polio vaccine because of their age (19). >[. . .] >In the present study SV40 was not found in any of the investigated mesothelioma tissues. These results are in accordance with those of most recent investigators. Manfredi et al. argued against a role for SV40 in human mesotheliomas, since none of their 69 mesothelioma tumors contained detectable SV40 large T-Ag sequences (22). Contamination with laboratory plasmids has been suggested as an explanation for false positive results (23). >When national polio vaccination was introduced in Sweden in 1957 approximately 700,000 individuals (out of a population of 7.4 millions), mainly children born between 1946 and 1953 were given potentially SV40 contaminated polio vaccine. From 1958 a Swedish vaccine claimed to be free from SV40 was used (24). A study by Priftakis et al. of 30 malignant mesothelioma cases from Sweden found 3 samples containing SV40 DNA, concluding that SV40 is not frequent in Swedish mesothelioma patients (25). And the studies that paper cites: 19: Jin, M et al: Investigation of simian virus 40 large T antigen in 18 autopsied malignant mesothelioma patients in Japan. J Med Virol 74(4): 668-676, 2004. 22: Manfredi JJ et al: Evidence against a role for SV40 in human mesothelioma. Cancer Res 65(7): 2602-2609, 2005. 23: Lopez-Rios F et al: Evidence against a role for SV40 infection in human mesotheliomas and high risk of false-positive PCR results owing to presence of SV40 sequences in common laboratory plasmids. Lancet 364(9440): 1157-1166, 2004. 24: Olin P and Giesecke J: Potential exposure to SV40 in polio vaccines used in Sweden during 1957: no impact on cancer incidence rates 1960 to 1993. Dev Biol Stand 94: 227-233, 1998. 25: Priftakis P et al: Presence of simian virus 40 (SV40) is not frequent in Swedish malignant mesotheliomas. Anticancer Res 22(3): 1357-1360, 2002. Continuing: > Although the results for females show a reduction in the mesothelioma mortality rate coinciding with the introduction of the SV40-free Sabin polio vaccine, the absence of a similar result in males and of a priori biological evidence of a sex-specific SV40 effect, makes chance the most plausible interpretation of these findings. I.e. inconclusive at best, if not negative altogether. >The low-level immunoreactivity of human sera to SV40 was very likely the result of cross-reactivity with antibodies to the SV40-related human polyomaviruses BKV and JCV, rather than of authentic SV40 infection. SV40 sero-reactivity in patients with the suspect tumors was no greater than that in controls. In epidemiologic studies, the increased incidence of some of the suspect tumors in the 1970s to 1980s was not related to the risk of exposure to SV40-contaminated vaccines. In summary, the most recent evidence does not support the notion that SV40 contributed to the development of human cancers. Finally (although there are about 200 other results on Pubmed for SV-40 and the polio vaccine specifically, ignoring 12,000 other results on SV-40 alone), > However, inconsistent reports linking SV40 with various tumor types has led to conflicting views regarding the potential of SV40 as a human cancer virus. Several recent studies suggest that older detection methodologies were flawed, and the limitations of these methods could account for most, if not all, of the positive correlations of SV40 in human tumors to date. Although many people may have been exposed to SV40 by polio vaccination, there is inadequate evidence to support widespread SV40 infection in the population, increased tumor incidence in those individuals who received contaminated vaccine, or a direct role for SV40 in human cancer. Hope that helps. tl;dr: r/conspiracy is not the first group of people to know about SV-40 in the polio vaccine

conspiracy

t5_2qh4r

c7f4tu8

Sure. >It appears unlikely that SV40 infection alone is sufficient to cause human malignancy, as we did not observe an epidemic of cancers following the administration of SV40-contaminated vaccines. However, it seems possible that SV40 may act as a cofactor in the pathogenesis of some tumors. In particular, what is explored is the interaction between SV-40 and prior asbestos exposure, which is already known to be a severe risk factor for mesotheliomas. On that subject, then, > We found no evidence of SV40 presence in tissue samples from 103 Slovenian patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Asbestos exposure remains the main risk factor for malignant pleural mesothelioma in Slovenia. > Significantly higher percentage of [mesothelioma patients] with a history of occupational exposure to asbestos was found in vaccinated (79%) compared to non-vaccinated group (63%). This is the opposite to what would be expected if potential SV40 contamination of polio vaccine used had a causative role in the development of the tumour. (You may, at this point, be wondering why a lot of these studies are being done in third-world countries—these were the countries that were endemic for polio in the past.) From the article itself, if you don't have access to it: >In an investigation of SV40 large T antigen in 18 paraffin-embedded autopsied malignant mesotheliomas in patients in Japan, eight positive samples were found. The study found SV40 genomes in Japanese malignant mesothelioma patients who were unlikely to have received a contaminated polio vaccine because of their age (19). >[. . .] >In the present study SV40 was not found in any of the investigated mesothelioma tissues. These results are in accordance with those of most recent investigators. Manfredi et al. argued against a role for SV40 in human mesotheliomas, since none of their 69 mesothelioma tumors contained detectable SV40 large T-Ag sequences (22). Contamination with laboratory plasmids has been suggested as an explanation for false positive results (23). >When national polio vaccination was introduced in Sweden in 1957 approximately 700,000 individuals (out of a population of 7.4 millions), mainly children born between 1946 and 1953 were given potentially SV40 contaminated polio vaccine. From 1958 a Swedish vaccine claimed to be free from SV40 was used (24). A study by Priftakis et al. of 30 malignant mesothelioma cases from Sweden found 3 samples containing SV40 DNA, concluding that SV40 is not frequent in Swedish mesothelioma patients (25). And the studies that paper cites: 19: Jin, M et al: Investigation of simian virus 40 large T antigen in 18 autopsied malignant mesothelioma patients in Japan. J Med Virol 74(4): 668-676, 2004. 22: Manfredi JJ et al: Evidence against a role for SV40 in human mesothelioma. Cancer Res 65(7): 2602-2609, 2005. 23: Lopez-Rios F et al: Evidence against a role for SV40 infection in human mesotheliomas and high risk of false-positive PCR results owing to presence of SV40 sequences in common laboratory plasmids. Lancet 364(9440): 1157-1166, 2004. 24: Olin P and Giesecke J: Potential exposure to SV40 in polio vaccines used in Sweden during 1957: no impact on cancer incidence rates 1960 to 1993. Dev Biol Stand 94: 227-233, 1998. 25: Priftakis P et al: Presence of simian virus 40 (SV40) is not frequent in Swedish malignant mesotheliomas. Anticancer Res 22(3): 1357-1360, 2002. Continuing: > Although the results for females show a reduction in the mesothelioma mortality rate coinciding with the introduction of the SV40-free Sabin polio vaccine, the absence of a similar result in males and of a priori biological evidence of a sex-specific SV40 effect, makes chance the most plausible interpretation of these findings. I.e. inconclusive at best, if not negative altogether. >The low-level immunoreactivity of human sera to SV40 was very likely the result of cross-reactivity with antibodies to the SV40-related human polyomaviruses BKV and JCV, rather than of authentic SV40 infection. SV40 sero-reactivity in patients with the suspect tumors was no greater than that in controls. In epidemiologic studies, the increased incidence of some of the suspect tumors in the 1970s to 1980s was not related to the risk of exposure to SV40-contaminated vaccines. In summary, the most recent evidence does not support the notion that SV40 contributed to the development of human cancers. Finally (although there are about 200 other results on Pubmed for SV-40 and the polio vaccine specifically, ignoring 12,000 other results on SV-40 alone), > However, inconsistent reports linking SV40 with various tumor types has led to conflicting views regarding the potential of SV40 as a human cancer virus. Several recent studies suggest that older detection methodologies were flawed, and the limitations of these methods could account for most, if not all, of the positive correlations of SV40 in human tumors to date. Although many people may have been exposed to SV40 by polio vaccination, there is inadequate evidence to support widespread SV40 infection in the population, increased tumor incidence in those individuals who received contaminated vaccine, or a direct role for SV40 in human cancer. Hope that helps.

r/conspiracy is not the first group of people to know about SV-40 in the polio vaccine

MinmatarMambo

To introduce my plight, I have a free trial character sitting in 4B-NQN which, I am told, is in the Providence region. I've been on the character for four days and have had my fair share of rookie ships blasted out from underneath me which, indirectly, leads to this post's question, "How does a noob get involved in the kind of PvP that is going on in Providence right now?" I'm guessing there's more to it than just trolling around looking for something moving. (The first moving ship I saw was almost certainly some kind of Battleship and turned my poor frigate into space scrap). Should I be looking to join up with one of the sides or just continue hunting for stragglers? Any advice from Veteran PvPers on getting over the rookie hump would be appreciated. TL;DR: My experience as an EVE pvp pilot so far:

To introduce my plight, I have a free trial character sitting in 4B-NQN which, I am told, is in the Providence region. I've been on the character for four days and have had my fair share of rookie ships blasted out from underneath me which, indirectly, leads to this post's question, "How does a noob get involved in the kind of PvP that is going on in Providence right now?" I'm guessing there's more to it than just trolling around looking for something moving. (The first moving ship I saw was almost certainly some kind of Battleship and turned my poor frigate into space scrap). Should I be looking to join up with one of the sides or just continue hunting for stragglers? Any advice from Veteran PvPers on getting over the rookie hump would be appreciated. TL;DR: My experience as an EVE pvp pilot so far:

Eve

t5_2qil9

t3_1jtfwd

To introduce my plight, I have a free trial character sitting in 4B-NQN which, I am told, is in the Providence region. I've been on the character for four days and have had my fair share of rookie ships blasted out from underneath me which, indirectly, leads to this post's question, "How does a noob get involved in the kind of PvP that is going on in Providence right now?" I'm guessing there's more to it than just trolling around looking for something moving. (The first moving ship I saw was almost certainly some kind of Battleship and turned my poor frigate into space scrap). Should I be looking to join up with one of the sides or just continue hunting for stragglers? Any advice from Veteran PvPers on getting over the rookie hump would be appreciated.

My experience as an EVE pvp pilot so far:

atchadwi

I've got 16 level 80s. All of them but one are fully geared . Only two of those are hand leveled, the rest are crafted to 80. My reasoning? I wanted a Sylvari thief for the T3 armor, after, I decided I liked the human T3 better so I leveled a human thief. I have three guards all for their T3 armor (Human, Norn, Asura) just because they look cool. One guard is zerk for dungeons and the others are for WvW. TL;DR multiple characters for their cultural armor/specific purposes (dungeons, WvW)

I've got 16 level 80s. All of them but one are fully geared . Only two of those are hand leveled, the rest are crafted to 80. My reasoning? I wanted a Sylvari thief for the T3 armor, after, I decided I liked the human T3 better so I leveled a human thief. I have three guards all for their T3 armor (Human, Norn, Asura) just because they look cool. One guard is zerk for dungeons and the others are for WvW. TL;DR multiple characters for their cultural armor/specific purposes (dungeons, WvW)

Guildwars2

t5_2r9po

cpwn0go

I've got 16 level 80s. All of them but one are fully geared . Only two of those are hand leveled, the rest are crafted to 80. My reasoning? I wanted a Sylvari thief for the T3 armor, after, I decided I liked the human T3 better so I leveled a human thief. I have three guards all for their T3 armor (Human, Norn, Asura) just because they look cool. One guard is zerk for dungeons and the others are for WvW.

multiple characters for their cultural armor/specific purposes (dungeons, WvW)

lithiumsix

Leaving Elektro on a populated server, crossing the train tracks near the docks and heading north west to a tree line, passing right by the Elektrozavodsk sign. I hear a chopper in the distance and dash to the nearest bush trying to conceal myself. The helo passed overhead and flies over the docks of Elektro then I hear machine gun fire from the ground, and I decide to investigate. I leave my concealment and crossing the road when I'm suddenly shot at by a suppressed weapon. I run to the nearest solid cover being the Elektro sign. Before I can get into cover His subsonic rounds pierce my leg and I fall into the grass, just shy of the sign. I roll into cover and utilize my bandages and morphine to stabilize myself and recollect before trying to locate my attacker. I scan the tree line of the surrounding area but can't find him. I peak out of cover to see if he'll fire a few shots and show his position. I peak out two more times, and figure he's watching but not stupid enough to fire. I bolt out of cover and zig zag to the next brick wall as he fires a few more shots in my direction, lucky for me none of them landed. I hear zombies approaching fast and look to see an unarmed survivor running at me yelling "don't shoot im friendly!" I quickly dispatch the zombies with my handgun and inform this poor guy that he does not want to go around that wall because a bandit will shoot him. He's got nothing to lose and suggests that he will run out and draw the bandits fire and I can make a shot. I approve of the plan and commend him on his bravery and without hesitation the survivor jumps out from around the wall and runs around, and like clockwork the bandit opens fire on him. With the bandit revealed I arc two or three shots of my m14 AIM directly at his head earning my very first bandit kill. Regrouped with the survivor that volunteered to be bait and cleaned up the zombies that had been attracted by the firefight. Moved up to the bandit and let my new friend loot all his gear (M4A3 CCO SD + tools + big pack) TLDR: Saw my first chopper, found concealment. Heard gunfire directed at chopper, went to investigate. Pinned down by bandit behind me, found cover behind Elektro sign. An unarmed survivor offers to be bait. A friendship forged in trust and marksmanship. Bandit dead and looted.

Leaving Elektro on a populated server, crossing the train tracks near the docks and heading north west to a tree line, passing right by the Elektrozavodsk sign. I hear a chopper in the distance and dash to the nearest bush trying to conceal myself. The helo passed overhead and flies over the docks of Elektro then I hear machine gun fire from the ground, and I decide to investigate. I leave my concealment and crossing the road when I'm suddenly shot at by a suppressed weapon. I run to the nearest solid cover being the Elektro sign. Before I can get into cover His subsonic rounds pierce my leg and I fall into the grass, just shy of the sign. I roll into cover and utilize my bandages and morphine to stabilize myself and recollect before trying to locate my attacker. I scan the tree line of the surrounding area but can't find him. I peak out of cover to see if he'll fire a few shots and show his position. I peak out two more times, and figure he's watching but not stupid enough to fire. I bolt out of cover and zig zag to the next brick wall as he fires a few more shots in my direction, lucky for me none of them landed. I hear zombies approaching fast and look to see an unarmed survivor running at me yelling "don't shoot im friendly!" I quickly dispatch the zombies with my handgun and inform this poor guy that he does not want to go around that wall because a bandit will shoot him. He's got nothing to lose and suggests that he will run out and draw the bandits fire and I can make a shot. I approve of the plan and commend him on his bravery and without hesitation the survivor jumps out from around the wall and runs around, and like clockwork the bandit opens fire on him. With the bandit revealed I arc two or three shots of my m14 AIM directly at his head earning my very first bandit kill. Regrouped with the survivor that volunteered to be bait and cleaned up the zombies that had been attracted by the firefight. Moved up to the bandit and let my new friend loot all his gear (M4A3 CCO SD + tools + big pack) TLDR: Saw my first chopper, found concealment. Heard gunfire directed at chopper, went to investigate. Pinned down by bandit behind me, found cover behind Elektro sign. An unarmed survivor offers to be bait. A friendship forged in trust and marksmanship. Bandit dead and looted.

dayz

t5_2ty3s

c5pyccu

Leaving Elektro on a populated server, crossing the train tracks near the docks and heading north west to a tree line, passing right by the Elektrozavodsk sign. I hear a chopper in the distance and dash to the nearest bush trying to conceal myself. The helo passed overhead and flies over the docks of Elektro then I hear machine gun fire from the ground, and I decide to investigate. I leave my concealment and crossing the road when I'm suddenly shot at by a suppressed weapon. I run to the nearest solid cover being the Elektro sign. Before I can get into cover His subsonic rounds pierce my leg and I fall into the grass, just shy of the sign. I roll into cover and utilize my bandages and morphine to stabilize myself and recollect before trying to locate my attacker. I scan the tree line of the surrounding area but can't find him. I peak out of cover to see if he'll fire a few shots and show his position. I peak out two more times, and figure he's watching but not stupid enough to fire. I bolt out of cover and zig zag to the next brick wall as he fires a few more shots in my direction, lucky for me none of them landed. I hear zombies approaching fast and look to see an unarmed survivor running at me yelling "don't shoot im friendly!" I quickly dispatch the zombies with my handgun and inform this poor guy that he does not want to go around that wall because a bandit will shoot him. He's got nothing to lose and suggests that he will run out and draw the bandits fire and I can make a shot. I approve of the plan and commend him on his bravery and without hesitation the survivor jumps out from around the wall and runs around, and like clockwork the bandit opens fire on him. With the bandit revealed I arc two or three shots of my m14 AIM directly at his head earning my very first bandit kill. Regrouped with the survivor that volunteered to be bait and cleaned up the zombies that had been attracted by the firefight. Moved up to the bandit and let my new friend loot all his gear (M4A3 CCO SD + tools + big pack)

Saw my first chopper, found concealment. Heard gunfire directed at chopper, went to investigate. Pinned down by bandit behind me, found cover behind Elektro sign. An unarmed survivor offers to be bait. A friendship forged in trust and marksmanship. Bandit dead and looted.

vention7

The Federation of the Lakes has, until recently, had very little knowledge of the conflict in the North Atlantic, centered the old-world nation of Iceland. Recent travellers as well as international communication has brought the details of the conflict to the Viceroyalty, as well as the citizenry of the nation. While the Viceroyalty has decided not to make a statement on the conflict itself, they have come to some significant conclusions as to the motivations of either side for holding the island. It has been [proposed]( [multiple]( [times]( that the motivation for Skara Brae's interest in Iceland is **aluminum**. The Viceroyalty found this interesting, as aluminum was a valuable, widely used material in the old world and could presumably be of great use in this new world as well. They set a number of researchers on the old world records still stored in the libraries and archives of Ronto [missing to "To" at the beginning because that part is under water] to find out exactly what quantity of Aluminum could actually be found in Iceland, and how challenging it would be to begin production again. This research provided two startling conclusions. 1. Iceland's aluminum deposits can be summed up in two words: **almost non-existent**. Bauxite, an aluminum ore and the world's primary source of aluminum, is found in small amounts all over the world. This does include Iceland, but the deposits present on the island are **negligible**. 2. The reason aluminum was a primary export of Iceland was not that they had aluminum deposits, but that they had **huge amounts of cheap geothermal energy**. Old world corporations from around the world set up aluminum smelters in Iceland not because they were in close proximity to bauxite, but because there was cheap energy. The processes involved in refining bauxite into pure aluminum were not only complicated, but extremely power intensive. It was far cheaper for old world companies to set up smelters near cheap energy and ship in the Bauxite than it would be to set up near large deposits of Bauxite. The Viceroyalty has concluded that, if any of the motivations for the Iceland war involved aluminum, it could not have been aluminum deposits specifically. Rather, the more valuable resource needed for it's refinement... **electricity**. [tl;dr: Desiring Iceland for it's aluminum is stupid because it doesn't have any. Electricity is where it's at, and Iceland has a whole lot of... *potential*.]

The Federation of the Lakes has, until recently, had very little knowledge of the conflict in the North Atlantic, centered the old-world nation of Iceland. Recent travellers as well as international communication has brought the details of the conflict to the Viceroyalty, as well as the citizenry of the nation. While the Viceroyalty has decided not to make a statement on the conflict itself, they have come to some significant conclusions as to the motivations of either side for holding the island. It has been [proposed]( [multiple]( [times]( that the motivation for Skara Brae's interest in Iceland is aluminum . The Viceroyalty found this interesting, as aluminum was a valuable, widely used material in the old world and could presumably be of great use in this new world as well. They set a number of researchers on the old world records still stored in the libraries and archives of Ronto [missing to "To" at the beginning because that part is under water] to find out exactly what quantity of Aluminum could actually be found in Iceland, and how challenging it would be to begin production again. This research provided two startling conclusions. Iceland's aluminum deposits can be summed up in two words: almost non-existent . Bauxite, an aluminum ore and the world's primary source of aluminum, is found in small amounts all over the world. This does include Iceland, but the deposits present on the island are negligible . The reason aluminum was a primary export of Iceland was not that they had aluminum deposits, but that they had huge amounts of cheap geothermal energy . Old world corporations from around the world set up aluminum smelters in Iceland not because they were in close proximity to bauxite, but because there was cheap energy. The processes involved in refining bauxite into pure aluminum were not only complicated, but extremely power intensive. It was far cheaper for old world companies to set up smelters near cheap energy and ship in the Bauxite than it would be to set up near large deposits of Bauxite. The Viceroyalty has concluded that, if any of the motivations for the Iceland war involved aluminum, it could not have been aluminum deposits specifically. Rather, the more valuable resource needed for it's refinement... electricity . [tl;dr: Desiring Iceland for it's aluminum is stupid because it doesn't have any. Electricity is where it's at, and Iceland has a whole lot of... potential .]

PostWorldPowers

t5_36vbr

t3_301ir1

The Federation of the Lakes has, until recently, had very little knowledge of the conflict in the North Atlantic, centered the old-world nation of Iceland. Recent travellers as well as international communication has brought the details of the conflict to the Viceroyalty, as well as the citizenry of the nation. While the Viceroyalty has decided not to make a statement on the conflict itself, they have come to some significant conclusions as to the motivations of either side for holding the island. It has been [proposed]( [multiple]( [times]( that the motivation for Skara Brae's interest in Iceland is aluminum . The Viceroyalty found this interesting, as aluminum was a valuable, widely used material in the old world and could presumably be of great use in this new world as well. They set a number of researchers on the old world records still stored in the libraries and archives of Ronto [missing to "To" at the beginning because that part is under water] to find out exactly what quantity of Aluminum could actually be found in Iceland, and how challenging it would be to begin production again. This research provided two startling conclusions. Iceland's aluminum deposits can be summed up in two words: almost non-existent . Bauxite, an aluminum ore and the world's primary source of aluminum, is found in small amounts all over the world. This does include Iceland, but the deposits present on the island are negligible . The reason aluminum was a primary export of Iceland was not that they had aluminum deposits, but that they had huge amounts of cheap geothermal energy . Old world corporations from around the world set up aluminum smelters in Iceland not because they were in close proximity to bauxite, but because there was cheap energy. The processes involved in refining bauxite into pure aluminum were not only complicated, but extremely power intensive. It was far cheaper for old world companies to set up smelters near cheap energy and ship in the Bauxite than it would be to set up near large deposits of Bauxite. The Viceroyalty has concluded that, if any of the motivations for the Iceland war involved aluminum, it could not have been aluminum deposits specifically. Rather, the more valuable resource needed for it's refinement... electricity . [

Desiring Iceland for it's aluminum is stupid because it doesn't have any. Electricity is where it's at, and Iceland has a whole lot of... potential .]

[deleted]

I am looking at starting Keto next week, January 30th, and before I go to the store and begin this journey I had a quick question. A lot of the recipes I have looked at contain a lot of sodium, like A LOT. I have never been a fan of salt, to the point that I ask for unsalted fries at fast food joints. Does the excess of sodium do anything for the diet or is it just a byproduct? Basically, I don't want salt in my diet, I try to stay under 1200mg per day and would like for that to stay the same. My family has a LONG history of heart disease and I want to combat it any way possible. tl;dr - Is a high amount of sodium needed with keto?

I am looking at starting Keto next week, January 30th, and before I go to the store and begin this journey I had a quick question. A lot of the recipes I have looked at contain a lot of sodium, like A LOT. I have never been a fan of salt, to the point that I ask for unsalted fries at fast food joints. Does the excess of sodium do anything for the diet or is it just a byproduct? Basically, I don't want salt in my diet, I try to stay under 1200mg per day and would like for that to stay the same. My family has a LONG history of heart disease and I want to combat it any way possible. tl;dr - Is a high amount of sodium needed with keto?

keto

t5_2rske

t3_ot1p8

I am looking at starting Keto next week, January 30th, and before I go to the store and begin this journey I had a quick question. A lot of the recipes I have looked at contain a lot of sodium, like A LOT. I have never been a fan of salt, to the point that I ask for unsalted fries at fast food joints. Does the excess of sodium do anything for the diet or is it just a byproduct? Basically, I don't want salt in my diet, I try to stay under 1200mg per day and would like for that to stay the same. My family has a LONG history of heart disease and I want to combat it any way possible.

Is a high amount of sodium needed with keto?

bramblepuss

I was at a camp for a week in the summer between my sophomore and junior year of high school. It's pretty secluded in the farmlands/woods of southcentral PA, so there really aren't any towns or anything like that within 30 miles of the place (not really relevant to the story, just background). Anyway, one afternoon I'm laying in the field at the camp, just relaxing and enjoying the nice summer day. The grass wasn't too long, but it probably hadn't been mowed in a month or so. It was a pretty big field, and they used it for sports and other things. But, as I'm lying in the field, I shut my eyes for a few minutes, but I didn't fall asleep. It was just pretty sunny and I was tired of squinting. As my eyes are closed, I can distinctly hear the sound originating about a foot away from my left ear of footsteps running away from me into the cornfield about 100 yards away. As soon as I hear the noise a foot to my left, I open my eyes and sit up to see who was beside me, and more importantly who had snuck up on me so quietly. I sit up and I'm completely alone in the field, with nobody within 100 feet of me, certainly out of earshot. I sit up and I hear the footsteps running into the field, but with no body attached. It was much too loud to be any sort of small animal, and I would have been able to see anything larger. tl;dr laying alone in a field and hear disembodied footsteps running away from me.

I was at a camp for a week in the summer between my sophomore and junior year of high school. It's pretty secluded in the farmlands/woods of southcentral PA, so there really aren't any towns or anything like that within 30 miles of the place (not really relevant to the story, just background). Anyway, one afternoon I'm laying in the field at the camp, just relaxing and enjoying the nice summer day. The grass wasn't too long, but it probably hadn't been mowed in a month or so. It was a pretty big field, and they used it for sports and other things. But, as I'm lying in the field, I shut my eyes for a few minutes, but I didn't fall asleep. It was just pretty sunny and I was tired of squinting. As my eyes are closed, I can distinctly hear the sound originating about a foot away from my left ear of footsteps running away from me into the cornfield about 100 yards away. As soon as I hear the noise a foot to my left, I open my eyes and sit up to see who was beside me, and more importantly who had snuck up on me so quietly. I sit up and I'm completely alone in the field, with nobody within 100 feet of me, certainly out of earshot. I sit up and I hear the footsteps running into the field, but with no body attached. It was much too loud to be any sort of small animal, and I would have been able to see anything larger. tl;dr laying alone in a field and hear disembodied footsteps running away from me.

AskReddit

t5_2qh1i

c41dgr2

I was at a camp for a week in the summer between my sophomore and junior year of high school. It's pretty secluded in the farmlands/woods of southcentral PA, so there really aren't any towns or anything like that within 30 miles of the place (not really relevant to the story, just background). Anyway, one afternoon I'm laying in the field at the camp, just relaxing and enjoying the nice summer day. The grass wasn't too long, but it probably hadn't been mowed in a month or so. It was a pretty big field, and they used it for sports and other things. But, as I'm lying in the field, I shut my eyes for a few minutes, but I didn't fall asleep. It was just pretty sunny and I was tired of squinting. As my eyes are closed, I can distinctly hear the sound originating about a foot away from my left ear of footsteps running away from me into the cornfield about 100 yards away. As soon as I hear the noise a foot to my left, I open my eyes and sit up to see who was beside me, and more importantly who had snuck up on me so quietly. I sit up and I'm completely alone in the field, with nobody within 100 feet of me, certainly out of earshot. I sit up and I hear the footsteps running into the field, but with no body attached. It was much too loud to be any sort of small animal, and I would have been able to see anything larger.

laying alone in a field and hear disembodied footsteps running away from me.

licenseto_hellonasty

So she and I met at our Orlando trip for marching band towards the end of October. She was one of the Drum Majors in our band and I am going to be one of the new Drum Majors this year (I know, nasty-ass band love). We had our first date on November 1st and have been together since making it nearly nine months of us together. She and I remember all the landmarks of our relationship (i.e. first kiss, make-out session, etc., etc.). We have had a generally solid relationship these past nine months. Hardly any arguments or anything like that. This has been the greatest relationship the both of us have ever been apart of. We both make each other very happy. If we ever have an issue we talk about it in a civilized manner. I have never even had to raise my voice slightly towards her and vice versa. Well anyways she is going off to college at Michigan (Go Blue!) towards the end of August and I still need to finish my senior year of High School back here in the great state of Minnesota. We both knew this point in time would come and we are deeply sad that we have to break up because of this. I would really like to try long-distance but it would be really hard for me to drive 10 hours every weekend to Ann Arbor. Furthermore, I am going to be super busy with work, school, applying for college, etc. and she will be just as busy if not more with her schooling and such. What really doesn't help now is we just confessed our love for each other which was huge step for our relationship and a super touchy subject for the both of us because of past relationships. What makes matters worse is we aren't going to see very much of each other this August because we are both very busy with vacation, work, and getting ready for the school year. Also, her parents are planning on moving out to Michigan a while after she leaves for college so if they move she won't be visiting here during holiday. My theory is we both could take a break this year. If she visits back home we can catch up and go get some coffee or something. This year I am applying to schools that are in the mid-west (No, not Michigan. It's too expensive and I am not nearly as intelligent as her). The closest one to Ann Arbor that I'm applying to is Wisconsin-Madison which is a 6 hour drive from Ann Arbor. I'm not even certain I will get into Madison because it is such a competitive school. So if I do get into Madison would it be worth it to try to re-enter the relationship with her and try a less of a long-distance relationship? I don't know. So, the big question is; do I try to keep the relationship going? Or do we break it off for good this August? Edit: A word. --- **tl;dr**: Have been dating 9 months, she is going to Ann Arbor for college, I am staying for senior year of high school, we just confessed our love for each other, I hope I can get into U of W-Madison to get closer to her, do we keep the relationship going or do we break it off?

So she and I met at our Orlando trip for marching band towards the end of October. She was one of the Drum Majors in our band and I am going to be one of the new Drum Majors this year (I know, nasty-ass band love). We had our first date on November 1st and have been together since making it nearly nine months of us together. She and I remember all the landmarks of our relationship (i.e. first kiss, make-out session, etc., etc.). We have had a generally solid relationship these past nine months. Hardly any arguments or anything like that. This has been the greatest relationship the both of us have ever been apart of. We both make each other very happy. If we ever have an issue we talk about it in a civilized manner. I have never even had to raise my voice slightly towards her and vice versa. Well anyways she is going off to college at Michigan (Go Blue!) towards the end of August and I still need to finish my senior year of High School back here in the great state of Minnesota. We both knew this point in time would come and we are deeply sad that we have to break up because of this. I would really like to try long-distance but it would be really hard for me to drive 10 hours every weekend to Ann Arbor. Furthermore, I am going to be super busy with work, school, applying for college, etc. and she will be just as busy if not more with her schooling and such. What really doesn't help now is we just confessed our love for each other which was huge step for our relationship and a super touchy subject for the both of us because of past relationships. What makes matters worse is we aren't going to see very much of each other this August because we are both very busy with vacation, work, and getting ready for the school year. Also, her parents are planning on moving out to Michigan a while after she leaves for college so if they move she won't be visiting here during holiday. My theory is we both could take a break this year. If she visits back home we can catch up and go get some coffee or something. This year I am applying to schools that are in the mid-west (No, not Michigan. It's too expensive and I am not nearly as intelligent as her). The closest one to Ann Arbor that I'm applying to is Wisconsin-Madison which is a 6 hour drive from Ann Arbor. I'm not even certain I will get into Madison because it is such a competitive school. So if I do get into Madison would it be worth it to try to re-enter the relationship with her and try a less of a long-distance relationship? I don't know. So, the big question is; do I try to keep the relationship going? Or do we break it off for good this August? Edit: A word. tl;dr : Have been dating 9 months, she is going to Ann Arbor for college, I am staying for senior year of high school, we just confessed our love for each other, I hope I can get into U of W-Madison to get closer to her, do we keep the relationship going or do we break it off?

relationships

t5_2qjvn

t3_2bvyrq

So she and I met at our Orlando trip for marching band towards the end of October. She was one of the Drum Majors in our band and I am going to be one of the new Drum Majors this year (I know, nasty-ass band love). We had our first date on November 1st and have been together since making it nearly nine months of us together. She and I remember all the landmarks of our relationship (i.e. first kiss, make-out session, etc., etc.). We have had a generally solid relationship these past nine months. Hardly any arguments or anything like that. This has been the greatest relationship the both of us have ever been apart of. We both make each other very happy. If we ever have an issue we talk about it in a civilized manner. I have never even had to raise my voice slightly towards her and vice versa. Well anyways she is going off to college at Michigan (Go Blue!) towards the end of August and I still need to finish my senior year of High School back here in the great state of Minnesota. We both knew this point in time would come and we are deeply sad that we have to break up because of this. I would really like to try long-distance but it would be really hard for me to drive 10 hours every weekend to Ann Arbor. Furthermore, I am going to be super busy with work, school, applying for college, etc. and she will be just as busy if not more with her schooling and such. What really doesn't help now is we just confessed our love for each other which was huge step for our relationship and a super touchy subject for the both of us because of past relationships. What makes matters worse is we aren't going to see very much of each other this August because we are both very busy with vacation, work, and getting ready for the school year. Also, her parents are planning on moving out to Michigan a while after she leaves for college so if they move she won't be visiting here during holiday. My theory is we both could take a break this year. If she visits back home we can catch up and go get some coffee or something. This year I am applying to schools that are in the mid-west (No, not Michigan. It's too expensive and I am not nearly as intelligent as her). The closest one to Ann Arbor that I'm applying to is Wisconsin-Madison which is a 6 hour drive from Ann Arbor. I'm not even certain I will get into Madison because it is such a competitive school. So if I do get into Madison would it be worth it to try to re-enter the relationship with her and try a less of a long-distance relationship? I don't know. So, the big question is; do I try to keep the relationship going? Or do we break it off for good this August? Edit: A word.

Have been dating 9 months, she is going to Ann Arbor for college, I am staying for senior year of high school, we just confessed our love for each other, I hope I can get into U of W-Madison to get closer to her, do we keep the relationship going or do we break it off?

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I have depression, and my family has noticed whenever I am around my pets I don't show any symptoms of my depression. I live in a apartment that doesn't allow any pets, but I heard if you can get a animal registered as a service animal they can't evict you or raise your rent for having a pet. (Is this true? Or do I have to wait for my lease to run out and find a new apartment?) I was thinking of bringing my cat from my parents house over, since my condition has worsened since I left him. I get lonely without him and start thinking about things that get me really depressed. I was wondering what the process was to register a service animal in Wisconsin or what I have to do, or if anyone has any experience with this? This might be a silly question but I recently got a new medical plan so I don't have my old doctors, but can they look up my record of depression? Do I even need a doctors note? **tl;dr How do I register a service animal in Wisconsin? What are the laws about apartments that don't allow pets?** Thanks Reddit.

I have depression, and my family has noticed whenever I am around my pets I don't show any symptoms of my depression. I live in a apartment that doesn't allow any pets, but I heard if you can get a animal registered as a service animal they can't evict you or raise your rent for having a pet. (Is this true? Or do I have to wait for my lease to run out and find a new apartment?) I was thinking of bringing my cat from my parents house over, since my condition has worsened since I left him. I get lonely without him and start thinking about things that get me really depressed. I was wondering what the process was to register a service animal in Wisconsin or what I have to do, or if anyone has any experience with this? This might be a silly question but I recently got a new medical plan so I don't have my old doctors, but can they look up my record of depression? Do I even need a doctors note? tl;dr How do I register a service animal in Wisconsin? What are the laws about apartments that don't allow pets? Thanks Reddit.

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I have depression, and my family has noticed whenever I am around my pets I don't show any symptoms of my depression. I live in a apartment that doesn't allow any pets, but I heard if you can get a animal registered as a service animal they can't evict you or raise your rent for having a pet. (Is this true? Or do I have to wait for my lease to run out and find a new apartment?) I was thinking of bringing my cat from my parents house over, since my condition has worsened since I left him. I get lonely without him and start thinking about things that get me really depressed. I was wondering what the process was to register a service animal in Wisconsin or what I have to do, or if anyone has any experience with this? This might be a silly question but I recently got a new medical plan so I don't have my old doctors, but can they look up my record of depression? Do I even need a doctors note?

How do I register a service animal in Wisconsin? What are the laws about apartments that don't allow pets? Thanks Reddit.

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It is only a matter of time before people start referring to non-rotating as eternal enough to change its definition. Unless we get some other term to represent it, we will be calling postmodern an eternal format as well. I would love to either coin a term for non-rotating or bandwagon onto someone else's term, but at my LGS at least the damage is done, even the owner keeps the modern staples in the "eternal formats" bin with the commander, vintage, and legacy staples. (And before you point out that modern staples are often also legacy staples, they are in a subsection labeled modern in the eternal formats case). Semantics is already losing its battle against time and popular demand, as it is already accepted as a colloquialism. For a while we had a term for non-rotating and that was ever-green. Trouble is, using a term with a color in its name to describe an entire group of formats was probably a bad move. I would love to call it an agyrating format, or a zero-spin format, but they just aren't as catchy as eternal. TLDR green is already being called yellow, you are too late

It is only a matter of time before people start referring to non-rotating as eternal enough to change its definition. Unless we get some other term to represent it, we will be calling postmodern an eternal format as well. I would love to either coin a term for non-rotating or bandwagon onto someone else's term, but at my LGS at least the damage is done, even the owner keeps the modern staples in the "eternal formats" bin with the commander, vintage, and legacy staples. (And before you point out that modern staples are often also legacy staples, they are in a subsection labeled modern in the eternal formats case). Semantics is already losing its battle against time and popular demand, as it is already accepted as a colloquialism. For a while we had a term for non-rotating and that was ever-green. Trouble is, using a term with a color in its name to describe an entire group of formats was probably a bad move. I would love to call it an agyrating format, or a zero-spin format, but they just aren't as catchy as eternal. TLDR green is already being called yellow, you are too late

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It is only a matter of time before people start referring to non-rotating as eternal enough to change its definition. Unless we get some other term to represent it, we will be calling postmodern an eternal format as well. I would love to either coin a term for non-rotating or bandwagon onto someone else's term, but at my LGS at least the damage is done, even the owner keeps the modern staples in the "eternal formats" bin with the commander, vintage, and legacy staples. (And before you point out that modern staples are often also legacy staples, they are in a subsection labeled modern in the eternal formats case). Semantics is already losing its battle against time and popular demand, as it is already accepted as a colloquialism. For a while we had a term for non-rotating and that was ever-green. Trouble is, using a term with a color in its name to describe an entire group of formats was probably a bad move. I would love to call it an agyrating format, or a zero-spin format, but they just aren't as catchy as eternal.

green is already being called yellow, you are too late

SpencerTheBear

I couldn't agree more that this is one of the most useful and satisfying weapons to use in the game. One thing that I think should be noted regarding PvP is that when playing a game mode that allows reviving, the armor boost that one gets after being revived or reviving doesn't do anything against a headshot from this weapon. To my knowledge, the only time where one can take a headshot is if a sunsinger lock uses its super, but I could be mistake. Great gun! TL; DR: One shot headshot regardless of almost any armor buff in PvP

I couldn't agree more that this is one of the most useful and satisfying weapons to use in the game. One thing that I think should be noted regarding PvP is that when playing a game mode that allows reviving, the armor boost that one gets after being revived or reviving doesn't do anything against a headshot from this weapon. To my knowledge, the only time where one can take a headshot is if a sunsinger lock uses its super, but I could be mistake. Great gun! TL; DR: One shot headshot regardless of almost any armor buff in PvP

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I couldn't agree more that this is one of the most useful and satisfying weapons to use in the game. One thing that I think should be noted regarding PvP is that when playing a game mode that allows reviving, the armor boost that one gets after being revived or reviving doesn't do anything against a headshot from this weapon. To my knowledge, the only time where one can take a headshot is if a sunsinger lock uses its super, but I could be mistake. Great gun!

One shot headshot regardless of almost any armor buff in PvP

WildTurkey81

But what in a normal circumstance is "just a comment", is in that moment something far more. Its a psychological thing. The Marine has a mentality of never quitting, military grade perseverance, its been written into his mind that any acceptance of defeat is weakness and is to be ashamed of. Thats his mentality. So, after all that, there they are. Hes entering a hypothermuc state and he still wants to continue. He cant quit. McKamey says that they have to stop. Marine disagrees. He has learnt to enjoy punishment as a coping mechanism to keep himself from quitting, whether that was from the military or just in his nature. So, they decide to play along, tell him that it wasnt his choice to quit, and that he *wanted* to continue. So cool, everyones happy. The show stops, and the psychologically and emotionally battered human behind the Marine's robotic front is now at peace. His pride, his unbreakable pride, is being left alone. So now he feels safe. Its all over and he still feels like a man with worth. Then comes the luttle girl comment. Suddenly, hes back to being a shivering wreck, sat there laughing and joking with people who just showed him the most hatred and aggression that hed ever experienced. Behavior nigh on psychopathic. And hes now sat there, all bundled up, joking with them. In that comment, it crushed him. And I mean crushed. Not "omg i so cant believe dat i was so crushed", i mean enough to crush a masochistic, seasoned soldier. So it wasnt just a comment, it was the psychological equivilant of jabbing a pointy stick into an open, festering wound. **tl;dr** He was psychologically fucked up, so the comment was far more damaging.

But what in a normal circumstance is "just a comment", is in that moment something far more. Its a psychological thing. The Marine has a mentality of never quitting, military grade perseverance, its been written into his mind that any acceptance of defeat is weakness and is to be ashamed of. Thats his mentality. So, after all that, there they are. Hes entering a hypothermuc state and he still wants to continue. He cant quit. McKamey says that they have to stop. Marine disagrees. He has learnt to enjoy punishment as a coping mechanism to keep himself from quitting, whether that was from the military or just in his nature. So, they decide to play along, tell him that it wasnt his choice to quit, and that he wanted to continue. So cool, everyones happy. The show stops, and the psychologically and emotionally battered human behind the Marine's robotic front is now at peace. His pride, his unbreakable pride, is being left alone. So now he feels safe. Its all over and he still feels like a man with worth. Then comes the luttle girl comment. Suddenly, hes back to being a shivering wreck, sat there laughing and joking with people who just showed him the most hatred and aggression that hed ever experienced. Behavior nigh on psychopathic. And hes now sat there, all bundled up, joking with them. In that comment, it crushed him. And I mean crushed. Not "omg i so cant believe dat i was so crushed", i mean enough to crush a masochistic, seasoned soldier. So it wasnt just a comment, it was the psychological equivilant of jabbing a pointy stick into an open, festering wound. tl;dr He was psychologically fucked up, so the comment was far more damaging.

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But what in a normal circumstance is "just a comment", is in that moment something far more. Its a psychological thing. The Marine has a mentality of never quitting, military grade perseverance, its been written into his mind that any acceptance of defeat is weakness and is to be ashamed of. Thats his mentality. So, after all that, there they are. Hes entering a hypothermuc state and he still wants to continue. He cant quit. McKamey says that they have to stop. Marine disagrees. He has learnt to enjoy punishment as a coping mechanism to keep himself from quitting, whether that was from the military or just in his nature. So, they decide to play along, tell him that it wasnt his choice to quit, and that he wanted to continue. So cool, everyones happy. The show stops, and the psychologically and emotionally battered human behind the Marine's robotic front is now at peace. His pride, his unbreakable pride, is being left alone. So now he feels safe. Its all over and he still feels like a man with worth. Then comes the luttle girl comment. Suddenly, hes back to being a shivering wreck, sat there laughing and joking with people who just showed him the most hatred and aggression that hed ever experienced. Behavior nigh on psychopathic. And hes now sat there, all bundled up, joking with them. In that comment, it crushed him. And I mean crushed. Not "omg i so cant believe dat i was so crushed", i mean enough to crush a masochistic, seasoned soldier. So it wasnt just a comment, it was the psychological equivilant of jabbing a pointy stick into an open, festering wound.

He was psychologically fucked up, so the comment was far more damaging.

Rick_Star

Yes. To put it simply I listen to a lot. I am dominican american and was raised with a lot of bachata and merengue in the house. Never enjoyed it. In my teenage years I found rock, which led to me finding classic rock, which led to me finding metal and getting into that. Around the same time I found punk and got into that. Somehow this led to me discovering older hip hop. which led me to discovering some newer and underground forms of hip hop. and my love of hip hop and it's use of sampling has led me to having a budding interest in soul and old r&b (which was easy to get into because i was already into ray charles and chuck berry and whatnot). Meanwhile while all this was going on I took a music class and a guitar class in high school, and through interactions with the teachers, I not only learned more classic rocks, but was introduced to a passing interest in the blues, jazz, and classical. My music teacher specifically would often give me names of jazz and classical pieces to check out over the weekend then we'd discuss on monday. Anyway, this led to an interest in proggy rock for a bit. Um, oh yeah and for awhile I had periods in my life where I'd delve deep into classical and other periods where I'd delve deep into jazz. So I quickly went through a couple of composers and pieces, learned that I like strings ALOT, especially cello, and I also got into experimental avante garde type music a la phillip glass and john zorn, which led to my interest in boundary pushing musicians and music. Early on this was artists like buckethead. Later on this was connected with my interests in jazz and I checked out Coltrane, Duke, Thelonious and a few others.Meanwhile my interests in punk and metal have been expanding throughout all this, and I've gone through sub genres of metal and jazz like notes per measure in a dream theater song, found that I loved bands like Pantera, Dethklok, Death, Morbid Angel, Mayhem, Black Sabbath, etc. Same with punk as the ideology fascinated me, and black flag made me want to break shit. That's when i started looking for combo genres, and found bands like converge, and that one band with the dude from rise against that released one badass album, and gojira, and more prig, and weird bands like ale storm that is awesome. Tl;dr born and raised dominican, no interest in bachata so I got into a shit ton of music genres and this was my nonlinear limited narrative of getting into some of these genres, which is confusing because it all kind of happened at once

Yes. To put it simply I listen to a lot. I am dominican american and was raised with a lot of bachata and merengue in the house. Never enjoyed it. In my teenage years I found rock, which led to me finding classic rock, which led to me finding metal and getting into that. Around the same time I found punk and got into that. Somehow this led to me discovering older hip hop. which led me to discovering some newer and underground forms of hip hop. and my love of hip hop and it's use of sampling has led me to having a budding interest in soul and old r&b (which was easy to get into because i was already into ray charles and chuck berry and whatnot). Meanwhile while all this was going on I took a music class and a guitar class in high school, and through interactions with the teachers, I not only learned more classic rocks, but was introduced to a passing interest in the blues, jazz, and classical. My music teacher specifically would often give me names of jazz and classical pieces to check out over the weekend then we'd discuss on monday. Anyway, this led to an interest in proggy rock for a bit. Um, oh yeah and for awhile I had periods in my life where I'd delve deep into classical and other periods where I'd delve deep into jazz. So I quickly went through a couple of composers and pieces, learned that I like strings ALOT, especially cello, and I also got into experimental avante garde type music a la phillip glass and john zorn, which led to my interest in boundary pushing musicians and music. Early on this was artists like buckethead. Later on this was connected with my interests in jazz and I checked out Coltrane, Duke, Thelonious and a few others.Meanwhile my interests in punk and metal have been expanding throughout all this, and I've gone through sub genres of metal and jazz like notes per measure in a dream theater song, found that I loved bands like Pantera, Dethklok, Death, Morbid Angel, Mayhem, Black Sabbath, etc. Same with punk as the ideology fascinated me, and black flag made me want to break shit. That's when i started looking for combo genres, and found bands like converge, and that one band with the dude from rise against that released one badass album, and gojira, and more prig, and weird bands like ale storm that is awesome. Tl;dr born and raised dominican, no interest in bachata so I got into a shit ton of music genres and this was my nonlinear limited narrative of getting into some of these genres, which is confusing because it all kind of happened at once

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Yes. To put it simply I listen to a lot. I am dominican american and was raised with a lot of bachata and merengue in the house. Never enjoyed it. In my teenage years I found rock, which led to me finding classic rock, which led to me finding metal and getting into that. Around the same time I found punk and got into that. Somehow this led to me discovering older hip hop. which led me to discovering some newer and underground forms of hip hop. and my love of hip hop and it's use of sampling has led me to having a budding interest in soul and old r&b (which was easy to get into because i was already into ray charles and chuck berry and whatnot). Meanwhile while all this was going on I took a music class and a guitar class in high school, and through interactions with the teachers, I not only learned more classic rocks, but was introduced to a passing interest in the blues, jazz, and classical. My music teacher specifically would often give me names of jazz and classical pieces to check out over the weekend then we'd discuss on monday. Anyway, this led to an interest in proggy rock for a bit. Um, oh yeah and for awhile I had periods in my life where I'd delve deep into classical and other periods where I'd delve deep into jazz. So I quickly went through a couple of composers and pieces, learned that I like strings ALOT, especially cello, and I also got into experimental avante garde type music a la phillip glass and john zorn, which led to my interest in boundary pushing musicians and music. Early on this was artists like buckethead. Later on this was connected with my interests in jazz and I checked out Coltrane, Duke, Thelonious and a few others.Meanwhile my interests in punk and metal have been expanding throughout all this, and I've gone through sub genres of metal and jazz like notes per measure in a dream theater song, found that I loved bands like Pantera, Dethklok, Death, Morbid Angel, Mayhem, Black Sabbath, etc. Same with punk as the ideology fascinated me, and black flag made me want to break shit. That's when i started looking for combo genres, and found bands like converge, and that one band with the dude from rise against that released one badass album, and gojira, and more prig, and weird bands like ale storm that is awesome.

born and raised dominican, no interest in bachata so I got into a shit ton of music genres and this was my nonlinear limited narrative of getting into some of these genres, which is confusing because it all kind of happened at once

harmony101

I have chronic anxiety and onset depression. I've battled it ever since i can remember and when i was in new york performing in carnegie hall a few months back my anxiety took over me and i wasnt able to enjoy it thats when i decided it was finally time to get help. After my break up 5 months i felt hopeless and i wanted to end it all suddenly everything that could go wrong went wrong and i never thought i would get out of it. I started seeing a psycholgist a month ago and it has made a tremendous impact on me even though some people doubt the power they have. I still wake up sometimes with the motivation gone or feeling frightened and weak but ive also noticed some significant changes. Feeling like shit all summer made me reevalute what i want to do out of high school im now working my ass off in 4 college courses in high school to graduate early next year and go to college to become a psychiatrist. Im slowly remebemering the good parts of my life and getting over the people that have hurt me the most. Ive also realized how much my friends and family really do mean to me. TL:DR: Family friends a professional and a new outlook on life really can make a difference.

I have chronic anxiety and onset depression. I've battled it ever since i can remember and when i was in new york performing in carnegie hall a few months back my anxiety took over me and i wasnt able to enjoy it thats when i decided it was finally time to get help. After my break up 5 months i felt hopeless and i wanted to end it all suddenly everything that could go wrong went wrong and i never thought i would get out of it. I started seeing a psycholgist a month ago and it has made a tremendous impact on me even though some people doubt the power they have. I still wake up sometimes with the motivation gone or feeling frightened and weak but ive also noticed some significant changes. Feeling like shit all summer made me reevalute what i want to do out of high school im now working my ass off in 4 college courses in high school to graduate early next year and go to college to become a psychiatrist. Im slowly remebemering the good parts of my life and getting over the people that have hurt me the most. Ive also realized how much my friends and family really do mean to me. TL:DR: Family friends a professional and a new outlook on life really can make a difference.

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I have chronic anxiety and onset depression. I've battled it ever since i can remember and when i was in new york performing in carnegie hall a few months back my anxiety took over me and i wasnt able to enjoy it thats when i decided it was finally time to get help. After my break up 5 months i felt hopeless and i wanted to end it all suddenly everything that could go wrong went wrong and i never thought i would get out of it. I started seeing a psycholgist a month ago and it has made a tremendous impact on me even though some people doubt the power they have. I still wake up sometimes with the motivation gone or feeling frightened and weak but ive also noticed some significant changes. Feeling like shit all summer made me reevalute what i want to do out of high school im now working my ass off in 4 college courses in high school to graduate early next year and go to college to become a psychiatrist. Im slowly remebemering the good parts of my life and getting over the people that have hurt me the most. Ive also realized how much my friends and family really do mean to me.

Family friends a professional and a new outlook on life really can make a difference.

AuthorCook

So I was playing a friendly match with some friends the other day, and a dispute came up regarding the effects of Reverberate. The relevant cards: Reverberate (Instant) - Copy target instant or sorcery. You may choose new targets for the copy. Fire Servant (Creature) - If a red instant or sorcery spell you control would deal damage, it deals double damage instead. Lava Axe (Sorcery) - Deal 5 damage to target opponent. --- Essentially, I had an active Fire Servant, and played a Lava Axe for 2 X 5 = 10 damage. I then attempted to play Reverberate in order to copy the Lava Axe and hit again for 2 X 10 = 20 damage (doubling once again for the effects of Fire Servant, because Reverberate is also a red spell). This is where the dispute came up: about half the MtG players present (including myself) thought this was a legitimate play; but the other half (including, of course, my ill-fated opponent) protested, saying that the Reverberate spell would copy Lava Axe *before* the effects of the Fire Servant, dealing 10 damage instead. Help settle an argument? TL;DR: If I have an active Fire Servant and cast Lava Axe for 10 damage, would Reverberating the Lava Axe deal an additional 10 damage, or 20?

So I was playing a friendly match with some friends the other day, and a dispute came up regarding the effects of Reverberate. The relevant cards: Reverberate (Instant) - Copy target instant or sorcery. You may choose new targets for the copy. Fire Servant (Creature) - If a red instant or sorcery spell you control would deal damage, it deals double damage instead. Lava Axe (Sorcery) - Deal 5 damage to target opponent. Essentially, I had an active Fire Servant, and played a Lava Axe for 2 X 5 = 10 damage. I then attempted to play Reverberate in order to copy the Lava Axe and hit again for 2 X 10 = 20 damage (doubling once again for the effects of Fire Servant, because Reverberate is also a red spell). This is where the dispute came up: about half the MtG players present (including myself) thought this was a legitimate play; but the other half (including, of course, my ill-fated opponent) protested, saying that the Reverberate spell would copy Lava Axe before the effects of the Fire Servant, dealing 10 damage instead. Help settle an argument? TL;DR: If I have an active Fire Servant and cast Lava Axe for 10 damage, would Reverberating the Lava Axe deal an additional 10 damage, or 20?

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So I was playing a friendly match with some friends the other day, and a dispute came up regarding the effects of Reverberate. The relevant cards: Reverberate (Instant) - Copy target instant or sorcery. You may choose new targets for the copy. Fire Servant (Creature) - If a red instant or sorcery spell you control would deal damage, it deals double damage instead. Lava Axe (Sorcery) - Deal 5 damage to target opponent. Essentially, I had an active Fire Servant, and played a Lava Axe for 2 X 5 = 10 damage. I then attempted to play Reverberate in order to copy the Lava Axe and hit again for 2 X 10 = 20 damage (doubling once again for the effects of Fire Servant, because Reverberate is also a red spell). This is where the dispute came up: about half the MtG players present (including myself) thought this was a legitimate play; but the other half (including, of course, my ill-fated opponent) protested, saying that the Reverberate spell would copy Lava Axe before the effects of the Fire Servant, dealing 10 damage instead. Help settle an argument?

If I have an active Fire Servant and cast Lava Axe for 10 damage, would Reverberating the Lava Axe deal an additional 10 damage, or 20?

Peterpedo

Hey, so just thought I'd ask people here cause little to none of my friends game and wouldn't be much help. My mouse at the moment (Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500) is bolloxed and I need to replace it. Been gaming more recently and was wondering if anyone would have a suggestions on a good value for money mouse (gaming mouse or not I'm not to bothered) So would anyone know of a good mouse either from past experience or friends etc that I could pick up Preferably a wireless mouse! TL;DR need a new mouse, don't have much to spend, any suggestions?

Hey, so just thought I'd ask people here cause little to none of my friends game and wouldn't be much help. My mouse at the moment (Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500) is bolloxed and I need to replace it. Been gaming more recently and was wondering if anyone would have a suggestions on a good value for money mouse (gaming mouse or not I'm not to bothered) So would anyone know of a good mouse either from past experience or friends etc that I could pick up Preferably a wireless mouse! TL;DR need a new mouse, don't have much to spend, any suggestions?

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Hey, so just thought I'd ask people here cause little to none of my friends game and wouldn't be much help. My mouse at the moment (Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500) is bolloxed and I need to replace it. Been gaming more recently and was wondering if anyone would have a suggestions on a good value for money mouse (gaming mouse or not I'm not to bothered) So would anyone know of a good mouse either from past experience or friends etc that I could pick up Preferably a wireless mouse!

need a new mouse, don't have much to spend, any suggestions?

ChrisxConner

Damn near every single game i go positive kd, and usually buy a few wards at least. Its not like im playing heroes like scout, nh, engi, etc... although they can be useful dont get me wrong. But, im playing heroes like pesti with a pkey, kraken, many times i support (up courier, ward all game.) Point is, i check what the team needs and try to play my role to the best of my ability. But yet every game i seem to lose when i solo mm because of crap carries, or just bad picks. I guess im just wondering if everyone feels like this, and/or if anyone wants to play with me. TLDR: I always get screwed with crap teams, anyone feel this way/ want to play?

Damn near every single game i go positive kd, and usually buy a few wards at least. Its not like im playing heroes like scout, nh, engi, etc... although they can be useful dont get me wrong. But, im playing heroes like pesti with a pkey, kraken, many times i support (up courier, ward all game.) Point is, i check what the team needs and try to play my role to the best of my ability. But yet every game i seem to lose when i solo mm because of crap carries, or just bad picks. I guess im just wondering if everyone feels like this, and/or if anyone wants to play with me. TLDR: I always get screwed with crap teams, anyone feel this way/ want to play?

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Damn near every single game i go positive kd, and usually buy a few wards at least. Its not like im playing heroes like scout, nh, engi, etc... although they can be useful dont get me wrong. But, im playing heroes like pesti with a pkey, kraken, many times i support (up courier, ward all game.) Point is, i check what the team needs and try to play my role to the best of my ability. But yet every game i seem to lose when i solo mm because of crap carries, or just bad picks. I guess im just wondering if everyone feels like this, and/or if anyone wants to play with me.

I always get screwed with crap teams, anyone feel this way/ want to play?

Skiggz13

Well theres currently items that give AP, CDR, and Spell Vamp (among many other things) that's just off the top of my head. Obviously not an original idea, I'm just saying for Kages Lucky Pick to build into a support item instead of a fairly useless mana regen aura, give it something like AP or CDR that can help late game because that's when you upgrade your GP5's anyways where mana regen won't be useful but CDR and possibly AP or something would be. EDIT/TLDR: So yes, like wota but built from a GP5 to create a support item

Well theres currently items that give AP, CDR, and Spell Vamp (among many other things) that's just off the top of my head. Obviously not an original idea, I'm just saying for Kages Lucky Pick to build into a support item instead of a fairly useless mana regen aura, give it something like AP or CDR that can help late game because that's when you upgrade your GP5's anyways where mana regen won't be useful but CDR and possibly AP or something would be. EDIT/TLDR: So yes, like wota but built from a GP5 to create a support item

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Well theres currently items that give AP, CDR, and Spell Vamp (among many other things) that's just off the top of my head. Obviously not an original idea, I'm just saying for Kages Lucky Pick to build into a support item instead of a fairly useless mana regen aura, give it something like AP or CDR that can help late game because that's when you upgrade your GP5's anyways where mana regen won't be useful but CDR and possibly AP or something would be. EDIT/

So yes, like wota but built from a GP5 to create a support item

Simplerdayz

Whatever. OP sounds like he wants a show with a lot of action, that was his main complaint about AoT, SAO has a lot of action and it's already on Netflix. SAO is fun to anti-circlejerk which is why half you people bitch about it. Most of you can't make more than a superficial argument against it other than what you hear in every anti-circlejerk thread about it and some of you bitch about the anime's plot like it wasn't the source material's fault to begin with. It's a great adaptation of a mediocre book. TL;DR OP wants an action anime, SAO is an action anime. Edit: My bad, it's a SAO troll. Move along.

Whatever. OP sounds like he wants a show with a lot of action, that was his main complaint about AoT, SAO has a lot of action and it's already on Netflix. SAO is fun to anti-circlejerk which is why half you people bitch about it. Most of you can't make more than a superficial argument against it other than what you hear in every anti-circlejerk thread about it and some of you bitch about the anime's plot like it wasn't the source material's fault to begin with. It's a great adaptation of a mediocre book. TL;DR OP wants an action anime, SAO is an action anime. Edit: My bad, it's a SAO troll. Move along.

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Whatever. OP sounds like he wants a show with a lot of action, that was his main complaint about AoT, SAO has a lot of action and it's already on Netflix. SAO is fun to anti-circlejerk which is why half you people bitch about it. Most of you can't make more than a superficial argument against it other than what you hear in every anti-circlejerk thread about it and some of you bitch about the anime's plot like it wasn't the source material's fault to begin with. It's a great adaptation of a mediocre book.

OP wants an action anime, SAO is an action anime. Edit: My bad, it's a SAO troll. Move along.

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I'm one of those guys who has been meditating on and off for a few years now, and in an attempt to take things more seriously, I decided to go on a retreat. Only that I can not/don't want to visit a retreat center, or recieve instructions from a mentor, for reasons like money, lack of options, time etc. So I decided I would just take some time during my next vacation, to pack some stuff and a tent and couple this retreat with a cycling tour. I'm trying to go for three days, maybe more if I can take it. The last time I spent this much time alone, I was fighting a depression. Here is the issue. Now that my vacation ist getting closer, I've been thinking more and more about how to do it "right". I guess I'm just a little obsessed with not wasting my time and getting the most out of the experience. It would be awesome if any one could offer some advice. I'd like to know from people who have already been on retreats of any kind, what aspects of it they like most, and which least, what helped you, what didn't, and so on... Here's a bulletpoint list of the things I'm in doubt about: - Should I do nothing but meditate? Some sources have suggested to me that an absolute concentration on the practice is very benificial. That would mean, no music, no reading, no excercise, no nothing. Aside from the necessary human interactions, eating and sleeping. This is actually something that's interesting to me, because I'm very fond of the idea of being able to stop thinking in words, which is something that can appearently be achieved when practiced. - Cellphone completely off? I'm not a smartphone junkie and I actually like the notion of getting off the grid for a while. The one person I care about in this regard is my girlfriend though. I know that if I told her what I'm trying to do she'd understand, but then again, it seems unfair to not only take my vacation time for myself, but to also make myself completely unavailable to her for days on end. - Should I follow a certain practice rather rigorously, or allow myself to experiment? I've been trying out some things since I've gotten more consistent lately: eyes open vs eyes closed, different positions, changing the objects of my concentration etc. I've read frequently, that people think it's necessary, to really stick with one technique for a while, to figure out it's strengths and weaknesses in detail. TL;DR Going on a "camping-retreat" by myself. How to do it right?

I'm one of those guys who has been meditating on and off for a few years now, and in an attempt to take things more seriously, I decided to go on a retreat. Only that I can not/don't want to visit a retreat center, or recieve instructions from a mentor, for reasons like money, lack of options, time etc. So I decided I would just take some time during my next vacation, to pack some stuff and a tent and couple this retreat with a cycling tour. I'm trying to go for three days, maybe more if I can take it. The last time I spent this much time alone, I was fighting a depression. Here is the issue. Now that my vacation ist getting closer, I've been thinking more and more about how to do it "right". I guess I'm just a little obsessed with not wasting my time and getting the most out of the experience. It would be awesome if any one could offer some advice. I'd like to know from people who have already been on retreats of any kind, what aspects of it they like most, and which least, what helped you, what didn't, and so on... Here's a bulletpoint list of the things I'm in doubt about: Should I do nothing but meditate? Some sources have suggested to me that an absolute concentration on the practice is very benificial. That would mean, no music, no reading, no excercise, no nothing. Aside from the necessary human interactions, eating and sleeping. This is actually something that's interesting to me, because I'm very fond of the idea of being able to stop thinking in words, which is something that can appearently be achieved when practiced. Cellphone completely off? I'm not a smartphone junkie and I actually like the notion of getting off the grid for a while. The one person I care about in this regard is my girlfriend though. I know that if I told her what I'm trying to do she'd understand, but then again, it seems unfair to not only take my vacation time for myself, but to also make myself completely unavailable to her for days on end. Should I follow a certain practice rather rigorously, or allow myself to experiment? I've been trying out some things since I've gotten more consistent lately: eyes open vs eyes closed, different positions, changing the objects of my concentration etc. I've read frequently, that people think it's necessary, to really stick with one technique for a while, to figure out it's strengths and weaknesses in detail. TL;DR Going on a "camping-retreat" by myself. How to do it right?

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I'm one of those guys who has been meditating on and off for a few years now, and in an attempt to take things more seriously, I decided to go on a retreat. Only that I can not/don't want to visit a retreat center, or recieve instructions from a mentor, for reasons like money, lack of options, time etc. So I decided I would just take some time during my next vacation, to pack some stuff and a tent and couple this retreat with a cycling tour. I'm trying to go for three days, maybe more if I can take it. The last time I spent this much time alone, I was fighting a depression. Here is the issue. Now that my vacation ist getting closer, I've been thinking more and more about how to do it "right". I guess I'm just a little obsessed with not wasting my time and getting the most out of the experience. It would be awesome if any one could offer some advice. I'd like to know from people who have already been on retreats of any kind, what aspects of it they like most, and which least, what helped you, what didn't, and so on... Here's a bulletpoint list of the things I'm in doubt about: Should I do nothing but meditate? Some sources have suggested to me that an absolute concentration on the practice is very benificial. That would mean, no music, no reading, no excercise, no nothing. Aside from the necessary human interactions, eating and sleeping. This is actually something that's interesting to me, because I'm very fond of the idea of being able to stop thinking in words, which is something that can appearently be achieved when practiced. Cellphone completely off? I'm not a smartphone junkie and I actually like the notion of getting off the grid for a while. The one person I care about in this regard is my girlfriend though. I know that if I told her what I'm trying to do she'd understand, but then again, it seems unfair to not only take my vacation time for myself, but to also make myself completely unavailable to her for days on end. Should I follow a certain practice rather rigorously, or allow myself to experiment? I've been trying out some things since I've gotten more consistent lately: eyes open vs eyes closed, different positions, changing the objects of my concentration etc. I've read frequently, that people think it's necessary, to really stick with one technique for a while, to figure out it's strengths and weaknesses in detail.

Going on a "camping-retreat" by myself. How to do it right?

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Post by a relative, "Jane Doe": Australia Says NO Again Australia says NO - Second time she has done this! Australian Prime Minister does it again!! This woman should be appointed Queen of the World. Truer words have never been spoken. It took a lot of courage for this woman to speak, what she had to say for the world to hear. The retribution could be phenomenal, but at least she was willing to take a stand on her and Australia 's beliefs. The whole world needs a leader like this! Prime Minister Julia Gillard - Australia Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law, were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. Separately, Gillard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying she supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: 'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians. ' 'This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom' 'We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society. Learn the language!' 'Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.' 'We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.' 'This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.' 'If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.' Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves in Canada & USA , we will find the courage to start speaking and voicing the same truths. If you agree please SEND THIS ON and ON, to as many people as you know By: Alan Blankenship My response: This was not said by Julia Gillard ( and in fact she's admitted to being an atheist ( Post by unknown friend of "Jane Doe": This is the best thing I have read in a long time!!!!God Bless Julia Gillard! Response by "Jane Doe": My main point of liking this was....If you go over to a muslim country you must dress and act as they require, then I think the same should be for any country. You don't change a country to fit where you NOW want to live either you change and adapt to their customs and rules or don't go. Our country was estabilished on Christian Values yet to make Everybody Happy we as a country have changed, I would not move to an atheiestic country, but if I did I would not expect the country to change to fit me the new person/minority. My response: Which "Christian Values" were our country established on? The U.S. Constitution makes no mention of Christianity, and in fact in the Bill of Rights spells out rights and freedoms each individual has--including freedom of speech and religion. Response by "Jane Doe": Lets see.....Mayflower Compact of 1620, Opening of 1st Contint'l Congress 9/7/1774 Read the 35th Psalm and then had prayer, Schools had prayer until 1962. Gosh do you really need more examples ???? I believe that we have those freedoms but I also believe that if you aren't happy here......MOVE !! It's to bad that we have to change a country to suit people when it has existed for close to 400 years. Guess now we change it to suit the whiners with lawyers. My response: The examples you give have little to do with the way the US is today. While many settlers were Christians, as were some of the authors of the Constitution, they recognized that the document itself establishing the government of our country should be secular. Changes have been made since then giving individuals more rights so that citizens are treated as equals. For example the 13th amendment got rid of slavery, and the 15th, 19th and 26th gave all citizens over the age of 18 the right to vote. State/school led prayer was deemed unconstitutional by rulings by the Supreme Court. How were these changes accomplished? By minority groups protesting that their rights were being infringed upon. People are allowed to complain as much as they want as long as they are not violating the rights or freedoms of others under the law. This is the reality. If you aren't happy with this, perhaps you should move. Response by "Jane Doe": You are right.....The Loudest Whiners with the Lawyers WIN !!!!! You also just proved my point....You stated that I was basically correct. I look at it this way...as a Christian....Republican.....People change, not the Bible. Ask one of your Aunts why she is no longer a Nun !!! There are things that people should be able to count on as tried and true. There is no stability in life or a nation always in flex... I guess I should whine and get a lawyer that my childrens rights to be able to pray in school are being TRAMPLED !!! These days being a God fearing and believing Christian is worse then being a criminal. ANd again your comments prove that correct also. My response: You're right, the Bible doesn't change. But people's attitude towards it does. Would you like to go back to the days of witch burning, slavery, oppression of women among other atrocities as spelled out in the Bible? I don't know why you think progress and the enhancement of people's rights is such a bad thing. It sounds like you want to take rights away from anyone who does not agree with you. This is not a Christian nation, it is a nation in which the majority of people claim to be Christians. What if it were to be a Christian nation/theocracy? Which of the thousands of denominations should everyone follow? What if it wasn't the one you wanted to follow? The system we live under allows for the free practice by all individuals of whatever religion they choose as long as it does not infringe on the rights of other individuals. Your children can pray in public school as much as they want as long as they are not disruptive to what is trying to be accomplished by the school. It's just that public school officials are not allowed to lead prayers or promote any religion. If you want your children to be led in religion at school, send them to a Christian school. No response since. tl;dr: A relative thinks we live in a Christian Nation and everyone should conform to her way of thinking. I point out the flaws in her arguments.

Post by a relative, "Jane Doe": Australia Says NO Again Australia says NO - Second time she has done this! Australian Prime Minister does it again!! This woman should be appointed Queen of the World. Truer words have never been spoken. It took a lot of courage for this woman to speak, what she had to say for the world to hear. The retribution could be phenomenal, but at least she was willing to take a stand on her and Australia 's beliefs. The whole world needs a leader like this! Prime Minister Julia Gillard - Australia Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law, were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. Separately, Gillard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying she supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: 'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians. ' 'This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom' 'We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society. Learn the language!' 'Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.' 'We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.' 'This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.' 'If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.' Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves in Canada & USA , we will find the courage to start speaking and voicing the same truths. If you agree please SEND THIS ON and ON, to as many people as you know By: Alan Blankenship My response: This was not said by Julia Gillard ( and in fact she's admitted to being an atheist ( Post by unknown friend of "Jane Doe": This is the best thing I have read in a long time!!!!God Bless Julia Gillard! Response by "Jane Doe": My main point of liking this was....If you go over to a muslim country you must dress and act as they require, then I think the same should be for any country. You don't change a country to fit where you NOW want to live either you change and adapt to their customs and rules or don't go. Our country was estabilished on Christian Values yet to make Everybody Happy we as a country have changed, I would not move to an atheiestic country, but if I did I would not expect the country to change to fit me the new person/minority. My response: Which "Christian Values" were our country established on? The U.S. Constitution makes no mention of Christianity, and in fact in the Bill of Rights spells out rights and freedoms each individual has--including freedom of speech and religion. Response by "Jane Doe": Lets see.....Mayflower Compact of 1620, Opening of 1st Contint'l Congress 9/7/1774 Read the 35th Psalm and then had prayer, Schools had prayer until 1962. Gosh do you really need more examples ???? I believe that we have those freedoms but I also believe that if you aren't happy here......MOVE !! It's to bad that we have to change a country to suit people when it has existed for close to 400 years. Guess now we change it to suit the whiners with lawyers. My response: The examples you give have little to do with the way the US is today. While many settlers were Christians, as were some of the authors of the Constitution, they recognized that the document itself establishing the government of our country should be secular. Changes have been made since then giving individuals more rights so that citizens are treated as equals. For example the 13th amendment got rid of slavery, and the 15th, 19th and 26th gave all citizens over the age of 18 the right to vote. State/school led prayer was deemed unconstitutional by rulings by the Supreme Court. How were these changes accomplished? By minority groups protesting that their rights were being infringed upon. People are allowed to complain as much as they want as long as they are not violating the rights or freedoms of others under the law. This is the reality. If you aren't happy with this, perhaps you should move. Response by "Jane Doe": You are right.....The Loudest Whiners with the Lawyers WIN !!!!! You also just proved my point....You stated that I was basically correct. I look at it this way...as a Christian....Republican.....People change, not the Bible. Ask one of your Aunts why she is no longer a Nun !!! There are things that people should be able to count on as tried and true. There is no stability in life or a nation always in flex... I guess I should whine and get a lawyer that my childrens rights to be able to pray in school are being TRAMPLED !!! These days being a God fearing and believing Christian is worse then being a criminal. ANd again your comments prove that correct also. My response: You're right, the Bible doesn't change. But people's attitude towards it does. Would you like to go back to the days of witch burning, slavery, oppression of women among other atrocities as spelled out in the Bible? I don't know why you think progress and the enhancement of people's rights is such a bad thing. It sounds like you want to take rights away from anyone who does not agree with you. This is not a Christian nation, it is a nation in which the majority of people claim to be Christians. What if it were to be a Christian nation/theocracy? Which of the thousands of denominations should everyone follow? What if it wasn't the one you wanted to follow? The system we live under allows for the free practice by all individuals of whatever religion they choose as long as it does not infringe on the rights of other individuals. Your children can pray in public school as much as they want as long as they are not disruptive to what is trying to be accomplished by the school. It's just that public school officials are not allowed to lead prayers or promote any religion. If you want your children to be led in religion at school, send them to a Christian school. No response since. tl;dr: A relative thinks we live in a Christian Nation and everyone should conform to her way of thinking. I point out the flaws in her arguments.

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Post by a relative, "Jane Doe": Australia Says NO Again Australia says NO - Second time she has done this! Australian Prime Minister does it again!! This woman should be appointed Queen of the World. Truer words have never been spoken. It took a lot of courage for this woman to speak, what she had to say for the world to hear. The retribution could be phenomenal, but at least she was willing to take a stand on her and Australia 's beliefs. The whole world needs a leader like this! Prime Minister Julia Gillard - Australia Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law, were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. Separately, Gillard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying she supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: 'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians. ' 'This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom' 'We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society. Learn the language!' 'Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.' 'We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.' 'This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.' 'If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.' Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves in Canada & USA , we will find the courage to start speaking and voicing the same truths. If you agree please SEND THIS ON and ON, to as many people as you know By: Alan Blankenship My response: This was not said by Julia Gillard ( and in fact she's admitted to being an atheist ( Post by unknown friend of "Jane Doe": This is the best thing I have read in a long time!!!!God Bless Julia Gillard! Response by "Jane Doe": My main point of liking this was....If you go over to a muslim country you must dress and act as they require, then I think the same should be for any country. You don't change a country to fit where you NOW want to live either you change and adapt to their customs and rules or don't go. Our country was estabilished on Christian Values yet to make Everybody Happy we as a country have changed, I would not move to an atheiestic country, but if I did I would not expect the country to change to fit me the new person/minority. My response: Which "Christian Values" were our country established on? The U.S. Constitution makes no mention of Christianity, and in fact in the Bill of Rights spells out rights and freedoms each individual has--including freedom of speech and religion. Response by "Jane Doe": Lets see.....Mayflower Compact of 1620, Opening of 1st Contint'l Congress 9/7/1774 Read the 35th Psalm and then had prayer, Schools had prayer until 1962. Gosh do you really need more examples ???? I believe that we have those freedoms but I also believe that if you aren't happy here......MOVE !! It's to bad that we have to change a country to suit people when it has existed for close to 400 years. Guess now we change it to suit the whiners with lawyers. My response: The examples you give have little to do with the way the US is today. While many settlers were Christians, as were some of the authors of the Constitution, they recognized that the document itself establishing the government of our country should be secular. Changes have been made since then giving individuals more rights so that citizens are treated as equals. For example the 13th amendment got rid of slavery, and the 15th, 19th and 26th gave all citizens over the age of 18 the right to vote. State/school led prayer was deemed unconstitutional by rulings by the Supreme Court. How were these changes accomplished? By minority groups protesting that their rights were being infringed upon. People are allowed to complain as much as they want as long as they are not violating the rights or freedoms of others under the law. This is the reality. If you aren't happy with this, perhaps you should move. Response by "Jane Doe": You are right.....The Loudest Whiners with the Lawyers WIN !!!!! You also just proved my point....You stated that I was basically correct. I look at it this way...as a Christian....Republican.....People change, not the Bible. Ask one of your Aunts why she is no longer a Nun !!! There are things that people should be able to count on as tried and true. There is no stability in life or a nation always in flex... I guess I should whine and get a lawyer that my childrens rights to be able to pray in school are being TRAMPLED !!! These days being a God fearing and believing Christian is worse then being a criminal. ANd again your comments prove that correct also. My response: You're right, the Bible doesn't change. But people's attitude towards it does. Would you like to go back to the days of witch burning, slavery, oppression of women among other atrocities as spelled out in the Bible? I don't know why you think progress and the enhancement of people's rights is such a bad thing. It sounds like you want to take rights away from anyone who does not agree with you. This is not a Christian nation, it is a nation in which the majority of people claim to be Christians. What if it were to be a Christian nation/theocracy? Which of the thousands of denominations should everyone follow? What if it wasn't the one you wanted to follow? The system we live under allows for the free practice by all individuals of whatever religion they choose as long as it does not infringe on the rights of other individuals. Your children can pray in public school as much as they want as long as they are not disruptive to what is trying to be accomplished by the school. It's just that public school officials are not allowed to lead prayers or promote any religion. If you want your children to be led in religion at school, send them to a Christian school. No response since.

A relative thinks we live in a Christian Nation and everyone should conform to her way of thinking. I point out the flaws in her arguments.

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Anna and I met on Tindr and felt an instant connection on the first date. We both considered ourselves hopeless romantics. After 2 months of an amazing, intimate relationship, I told her I love her and she said it back. The next month was like a dream. We both agreed that these were the best days of our lives so far, lost our virginity to each other, etc. I felt happier than ever and she said the same. Last week she was distant and wasn't able to hang out or talk much. I thought nothing of it until yesterday. We had normally seen each other/slept over at least every other day. Today she broke up with me saying that I was the perfect boyfriend but she didn't feel chemistry. I felt surprised and heartbroken. **Is there any possibility she will someday give me another chance?** We are both inexperienced with relationships and could have regrets. **How long should I wait before starting to talk with someone new?** tl;dr: 3 months of perfect relationship ends suddenly, how long do I wait to start again with someone new?

Anna and I met on Tindr and felt an instant connection on the first date. We both considered ourselves hopeless romantics. After 2 months of an amazing, intimate relationship, I told her I love her and she said it back. The next month was like a dream. We both agreed that these were the best days of our lives so far, lost our virginity to each other, etc. I felt happier than ever and she said the same. Last week she was distant and wasn't able to hang out or talk much. I thought nothing of it until yesterday. We had normally seen each other/slept over at least every other day. Today she broke up with me saying that I was the perfect boyfriend but she didn't feel chemistry. I felt surprised and heartbroken. Is there any possibility she will someday give me another chance? We are both inexperienced with relationships and could have regrets. How long should I wait before starting to talk with someone new? tl;dr: 3 months of perfect relationship ends suddenly, how long do I wait to start again with someone new?

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Anna and I met on Tindr and felt an instant connection on the first date. We both considered ourselves hopeless romantics. After 2 months of an amazing, intimate relationship, I told her I love her and she said it back. The next month was like a dream. We both agreed that these were the best days of our lives so far, lost our virginity to each other, etc. I felt happier than ever and she said the same. Last week she was distant and wasn't able to hang out or talk much. I thought nothing of it until yesterday. We had normally seen each other/slept over at least every other day. Today she broke up with me saying that I was the perfect boyfriend but she didn't feel chemistry. I felt surprised and heartbroken. Is there any possibility she will someday give me another chance? We are both inexperienced with relationships and could have regrets. How long should I wait before starting to talk with someone new?

3 months of perfect relationship ends suddenly, how long do I wait to start again with someone new?

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This one time in middle school my friend just busts in to class saying "mr. Russell do you have a broom" "No Ben, what do you need a broom for?" He looks right at the teacher and says "I broke my nuts" And walks out. Keep in mind he is from Arkansas so all of this was said in a southern accent. He really meant he dropped and stepped on his almonds but he was one of those kids who didn't think before he spoke. TL;DR Ben wants a broom to sweep up his broken nuts

This one time in middle school my friend just busts in to class saying "mr. Russell do you have a broom" "No Ben, what do you need a broom for?" He looks right at the teacher and says "I broke my nuts" And walks out. Keep in mind he is from Arkansas so all of this was said in a southern accent. He really meant he dropped and stepped on his almonds but he was one of those kids who didn't think before he spoke. TL;DR Ben wants a broom to sweep up his broken nuts

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This one time in middle school my friend just busts in to class saying "mr. Russell do you have a broom" "No Ben, what do you need a broom for?" He looks right at the teacher and says "I broke my nuts" And walks out. Keep in mind he is from Arkansas so all of this was said in a southern accent. He really meant he dropped and stepped on his almonds but he was one of those kids who didn't think before he spoke.

Ben wants a broom to sweep up his broken nuts

molotovsoda

Let me start off by saying I've streamed dayz since like the 2nd week from launch on steam and some late mod for arma 2. From my experience 99.99% of the time I encounter another player in the street or in a fight I could say with confidence that it isn't a stream sniper. From my experience I can also say that they like to target streamers who react to it at all and they flock to streamers who care about their gear and so forth. Furthermore I mainly discount the existence of stream snipers for the most part unless they make themselves known (which is common when you just ignore them cause of the weird "look ma i'm on tv" phenomena). For example I've had some kid and his friends kill me and my friends in Electro (a likely story I'm sure). The following night he leaves a nasty message on the twitter account i've linked with my stream. another time I had a kid who I guess wanted to play with me and my group and logged in fully geared in front of a bambi swarm and of course got fisted to the ground, proceeded to get butt hurt with me and the crew of randoms I had with me and dedicates his next 3 days to sniping me, making new accounts on twitch and so forth. And to be fair I did offer him as much of his stuff back as I could salvage from the body and my other friend literally offered him his full kit. (bad timing on his part I think, that and he never joined our VOIP service I allow anyone to be apart of.) at this point in my post you might be wondering "Is this some elaborate scheme to make a post to get people to watch your stream." no, it isn't I just think that there haven't been many streamers posting in here so I thought I'd put in my $0.02 TL;DR people care too much about dying and losing their gear in dayz so much that it opens them up to trolling. Thanks for reading, Love Soda

Let me start off by saying I've streamed dayz since like the 2nd week from launch on steam and some late mod for arma 2. From my experience 99.99% of the time I encounter another player in the street or in a fight I could say with confidence that it isn't a stream sniper. From my experience I can also say that they like to target streamers who react to it at all and they flock to streamers who care about their gear and so forth. Furthermore I mainly discount the existence of stream snipers for the most part unless they make themselves known (which is common when you just ignore them cause of the weird "look ma i'm on tv" phenomena). For example I've had some kid and his friends kill me and my friends in Electro (a likely story I'm sure). The following night he leaves a nasty message on the twitter account i've linked with my stream. another time I had a kid who I guess wanted to play with me and my group and logged in fully geared in front of a bambi swarm and of course got fisted to the ground, proceeded to get butt hurt with me and the crew of randoms I had with me and dedicates his next 3 days to sniping me, making new accounts on twitch and so forth. And to be fair I did offer him as much of his stuff back as I could salvage from the body and my other friend literally offered him his full kit. (bad timing on his part I think, that and he never joined our VOIP service I allow anyone to be apart of.) at this point in my post you might be wondering "Is this some elaborate scheme to make a post to get people to watch your stream." no, it isn't I just think that there haven't been many streamers posting in here so I thought I'd put in my $0.02 TL;DR people care too much about dying and losing their gear in dayz so much that it opens them up to trolling. Thanks for reading, Love Soda

dayz

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cg1hwj3

Let me start off by saying I've streamed dayz since like the 2nd week from launch on steam and some late mod for arma 2. From my experience 99.99% of the time I encounter another player in the street or in a fight I could say with confidence that it isn't a stream sniper. From my experience I can also say that they like to target streamers who react to it at all and they flock to streamers who care about their gear and so forth. Furthermore I mainly discount the existence of stream snipers for the most part unless they make themselves known (which is common when you just ignore them cause of the weird "look ma i'm on tv" phenomena). For example I've had some kid and his friends kill me and my friends in Electro (a likely story I'm sure). The following night he leaves a nasty message on the twitter account i've linked with my stream. another time I had a kid who I guess wanted to play with me and my group and logged in fully geared in front of a bambi swarm and of course got fisted to the ground, proceeded to get butt hurt with me and the crew of randoms I had with me and dedicates his next 3 days to sniping me, making new accounts on twitch and so forth. And to be fair I did offer him as much of his stuff back as I could salvage from the body and my other friend literally offered him his full kit. (bad timing on his part I think, that and he never joined our VOIP service I allow anyone to be apart of.) at this point in my post you might be wondering "Is this some elaborate scheme to make a post to get people to watch your stream." no, it isn't I just think that there haven't been many streamers posting in here so I thought I'd put in my $0.02

people care too much about dying and losing their gear in dayz so much that it opens them up to trolling. Thanks for reading, Love Soda

rabidfish91

I'm in my third year of ME school, and I didn't do well for my first two years so I'm going to need to take a fifth year. I'm finally starting to do my work thoroughly and completely and turning it in, and as a result performing better overall in classes. However, this has meant that I have to spend about 12-14 hours/day on campus with all my classes and homework, and when I go home I sit and stress about the work I didn't get done that day. I enjoy the rational and logical thought process in engineering, as well as the problem solving aspect. However, I don't do any of this in my classes; all I do are problem sets and more problem sets. I know I should be doing something more "realistic" like Formula SAE but I don't have the time because I'm trying to complete my classes. Why am I doing this? Is it going to be worth it? My girlfriend is studying marine biology and gets to travel to the carribbean and scuba dive every day while I sit at home solving math problems; next term she'll be living at the Oregon coast doing research while I do some more fucking physics problems here at the university. She's having fun. Most students I talk to are having fun. I am having no fun in school but as a career I want to feel like I'm creating something and making a difference, while surrounding myself with intelligent people and earning a solid paycheck in the process. Should I abandon engineering and switch to something that would be more fun in college, or does this misery that they call "engineering school" actually pay off in the long-run? Honestly, I'm medically depressed at school and feel my personality disappearing as I spend more hours in the library and fewer hours out in the real world. TL;DR: Miserable in engineering school, is this bullshit actually worth it in the long run?

I'm in my third year of ME school, and I didn't do well for my first two years so I'm going to need to take a fifth year. I'm finally starting to do my work thoroughly and completely and turning it in, and as a result performing better overall in classes. However, this has meant that I have to spend about 12-14 hours/day on campus with all my classes and homework, and when I go home I sit and stress about the work I didn't get done that day. I enjoy the rational and logical thought process in engineering, as well as the problem solving aspect. However, I don't do any of this in my classes; all I do are problem sets and more problem sets. I know I should be doing something more "realistic" like Formula SAE but I don't have the time because I'm trying to complete my classes. Why am I doing this? Is it going to be worth it? My girlfriend is studying marine biology and gets to travel to the carribbean and scuba dive every day while I sit at home solving math problems; next term she'll be living at the Oregon coast doing research while I do some more fucking physics problems here at the university. She's having fun. Most students I talk to are having fun. I am having no fun in school but as a career I want to feel like I'm creating something and making a difference, while surrounding myself with intelligent people and earning a solid paycheck in the process. Should I abandon engineering and switch to something that would be more fun in college, or does this misery that they call "engineering school" actually pay off in the long-run? Honestly, I'm medically depressed at school and feel my personality disappearing as I spend more hours in the library and fewer hours out in the real world. TL;DR: Miserable in engineering school, is this bullshit actually worth it in the long run?

engineering

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t3_17upz5

I'm in my third year of ME school, and I didn't do well for my first two years so I'm going to need to take a fifth year. I'm finally starting to do my work thoroughly and completely and turning it in, and as a result performing better overall in classes. However, this has meant that I have to spend about 12-14 hours/day on campus with all my classes and homework, and when I go home I sit and stress about the work I didn't get done that day. I enjoy the rational and logical thought process in engineering, as well as the problem solving aspect. However, I don't do any of this in my classes; all I do are problem sets and more problem sets. I know I should be doing something more "realistic" like Formula SAE but I don't have the time because I'm trying to complete my classes. Why am I doing this? Is it going to be worth it? My girlfriend is studying marine biology and gets to travel to the carribbean and scuba dive every day while I sit at home solving math problems; next term she'll be living at the Oregon coast doing research while I do some more fucking physics problems here at the university. She's having fun. Most students I talk to are having fun. I am having no fun in school but as a career I want to feel like I'm creating something and making a difference, while surrounding myself with intelligent people and earning a solid paycheck in the process. Should I abandon engineering and switch to something that would be more fun in college, or does this misery that they call "engineering school" actually pay off in the long-run? Honestly, I'm medically depressed at school and feel my personality disappearing as I spend more hours in the library and fewer hours out in the real world.

Miserable in engineering school, is this bullshit actually worth it in the long run?

anon2lol

Hello fellow American, no the US is just different from the rest of the world and find the sport of soccer extremely boring while the rest of the world seems to think it's interesting. For all the Europeans reading this not understanding how I can think soccer is boring I would like to ask you how interesting American football is your disinterest and ignorance of the game is exactly the same feeling most American have towards soccer. So you can see why the world enjoys the world cup but as is par the coarse the US doesn't give a fuck about what the world thinks because even though we're very influential we still have very isolationist tendencies and like to be different from the international community. **TL;DR The US thinks soccer is boring and football is interesting and most of the world is the opposite**

Hello fellow American, no the US is just different from the rest of the world and find the sport of soccer extremely boring while the rest of the world seems to think it's interesting. For all the Europeans reading this not understanding how I can think soccer is boring I would like to ask you how interesting American football is your disinterest and ignorance of the game is exactly the same feeling most American have towards soccer. So you can see why the world enjoys the world cup but as is par the coarse the US doesn't give a fuck about what the world thinks because even though we're very influential we still have very isolationist tendencies and like to be different from the international community. TL;DR The US thinks soccer is boring and football is interesting and most of the world is the opposite

MLPLounge

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ci5skm4

Hello fellow American, no the US is just different from the rest of the world and find the sport of soccer extremely boring while the rest of the world seems to think it's interesting. For all the Europeans reading this not understanding how I can think soccer is boring I would like to ask you how interesting American football is your disinterest and ignorance of the game is exactly the same feeling most American have towards soccer. So you can see why the world enjoys the world cup but as is par the coarse the US doesn't give a fuck about what the world thinks because even though we're very influential we still have very isolationist tendencies and like to be different from the international community.

The US thinks soccer is boring and football is interesting and most of the world is the opposite

qweernstrom

You are taking the word 'normal' as a compliment and 'abnormal' as an insult, and I don't know why. "Normal" falls within: (average height)+/-X. Everything within X of average height is normal. "Abnormal" is outside of that. [Here is the general idea, in graph form.]( Normal is dark blue. Abnormal is everything else. Tl;Dr: It is a math issue, not a judgement issue. Abnormal isn't bad; it is simply far enough outside of the statistical average to be meaningful.

You are taking the word 'normal' as a compliment and 'abnormal' as an insult, and I don't know why. "Normal" falls within: (average height)+/-X. Everything within X of average height is normal. "Abnormal" is outside of that. [Here is the general idea, in graph form.]( Normal is dark blue. Abnormal is everything else. Tl;Dr: It is a math issue, not a judgement issue. Abnormal isn't bad; it is simply far enough outside of the statistical average to be meaningful.

AskMen

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ccsj3eh

You are taking the word 'normal' as a compliment and 'abnormal' as an insult, and I don't know why. "Normal" falls within: (average height)+/-X. Everything within X of average height is normal. "Abnormal" is outside of that. [Here is the general idea, in graph form.]( Normal is dark blue. Abnormal is everything else.

It is a math issue, not a judgement issue. Abnormal isn't bad; it is simply far enough outside of the statistical average to be meaningful.

Dassigt_Namn

Hello there, I started playing cs about 8 years ago and took a 2 year break in 2011. One day I suddenly felt the urge to play a fps game so i launched up Cs:Go. I was happy playing My placement matches With My silver friends,(Didnt really know what ranks that were bad/Good. I Sadly got placed in silver 4 because of me playing With irls. I realised i wanted to get back to My former level and started to msg them. I realised i would need to get up My rank quite a bit... So I did. I soloqued up to legendary eagle master using My previous knowledge about the game and im now Having so Much fun at supreme/global/esea. Ps ive benen lucky With hackers. Tl;dr If you haven't played css/1.6 you are going to struggle, if that is the case find someone Good that you can talk to. He should be around supreme level :)

Hello there, I started playing cs about 8 years ago and took a 2 year break in 2011. One day I suddenly felt the urge to play a fps game so i launched up Cs:Go. I was happy playing My placement matches With My silver friends,(Didnt really know what ranks that were bad/Good. I Sadly got placed in silver 4 because of me playing With irls. I realised i wanted to get back to My former level and started to msg them. I realised i would need to get up My rank quite a bit... So I did. I soloqued up to legendary eagle master using My previous knowledge about the game and im now Having so Much fun at supreme/global/esea. Ps ive benen lucky With hackers. Tl;dr If you haven't played css/1.6 you are going to struggle, if that is the case find someone Good that you can talk to. He should be around supreme level :)

GlobalOffensive

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cl1qyzz

Hello there, I started playing cs about 8 years ago and took a 2 year break in 2011. One day I suddenly felt the urge to play a fps game so i launched up Cs:Go. I was happy playing My placement matches With My silver friends,(Didnt really know what ranks that were bad/Good. I Sadly got placed in silver 4 because of me playing With irls. I realised i wanted to get back to My former level and started to msg them. I realised i would need to get up My rank quite a bit... So I did. I soloqued up to legendary eagle master using My previous knowledge about the game and im now Having so Much fun at supreme/global/esea. Ps ive benen lucky With hackers.

If you haven't played css/1.6 you are going to struggle, if that is the case find someone Good that you can talk to. He should be around supreme level :)

melvinman27

So it seems like in the US every store's pre orders are sold out, but I keep coming back to this thought. A local target told me there was no way to pre order the hardened edition or care package, just the game itself. Which is good news because I haven't preordered any of these yet. It doesn't really matter which one is available (hardened/care pkg), but I'd like to make sure I have a good chance of getting one or the other. I figure that by now anyone that wants either of these editions has either pre ordered or is going to wait til Tuesday..or they just want the game. One more thing, they said they're giving out tickets starting at 8pm, on a first come first serve basis. So, what I'm asking is, does anyone else plan on going to target on Monday evening, and also, is this idea about target true? Are other targets doing the same thing? TL;DR What are my chances of getting hardened ed. or Care pkg at target? Is anyone else's Target doing a 1st come first serve thing?

So it seems like in the US every store's pre orders are sold out, but I keep coming back to this thought. A local target told me there was no way to pre order the hardened edition or care package, just the game itself. Which is good news because I haven't preordered any of these yet. It doesn't really matter which one is available (hardened/care pkg), but I'd like to make sure I have a good chance of getting one or the other. I figure that by now anyone that wants either of these editions has either pre ordered or is going to wait til Tuesday..or they just want the game. One more thing, they said they're giving out tickets starting at 8pm, on a first come first serve basis. So, what I'm asking is, does anyone else plan on going to target on Monday evening, and also, is this idea about target true? Are other targets doing the same thing? TL;DR What are my chances of getting hardened ed. or Care pkg at target? Is anyone else's Target doing a 1st come first serve thing?

blackops2

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t3_12zrwf

So it seems like in the US every store's pre orders are sold out, but I keep coming back to this thought. A local target told me there was no way to pre order the hardened edition or care package, just the game itself. Which is good news because I haven't preordered any of these yet. It doesn't really matter which one is available (hardened/care pkg), but I'd like to make sure I have a good chance of getting one or the other. I figure that by now anyone that wants either of these editions has either pre ordered or is going to wait til Tuesday..or they just want the game. One more thing, they said they're giving out tickets starting at 8pm, on a first come first serve basis. So, what I'm asking is, does anyone else plan on going to target on Monday evening, and also, is this idea about target true? Are other targets doing the same thing?

What are my chances of getting hardened ed. or Care pkg at target? Is anyone else's Target doing a 1st come first serve thing?

durtysox

If I was going to molest my kid, what I wouldn't do, is first sit with her in a room full of concerned women, then loudly request a private place for my molesting, then parade her past them, smirking about diaper changes, thinking "They will never know about my dastardly plot! Hoho! It looks like a diaper change ladies, but this unafraid infant is due for untold horrors!" It just seems risky. I think if I was going to molest my own kid, I'd do it at home. If I was going to molest a strangers child, I don't think I'd pretend to be her Dad and take her to a pediatrician's office, as the elaborate setup for my fetish. In other words, those women do not have realistic expectations. They have no idea what child molestation is, what it looks like, where it happens, how it happens, and they've been apparently taught that no man can ever be trusted with naked children. This is unfortunate. There is no situation where their paranoia should be honored, there is no way their beliefs are healthy, and they are being sexist nasty creeps in the most inappropriate way possible. I don't care if they are "protecting children" their rudeness should not be indulged. These are the sorts of people who death grip an airline attendant and hiss about the "terrorists" while pointing at a Sikh family and insisting that we are all going to die. There's nothing to do but give them free 7-Up and hope their children grow to hate them as much as we do. Oh. And I should mention, that I don't molest children. In case anybody wonders. If I were a child molester, I wouldn't come on TwoX to describe my favorite molesting strategies. **TL;DR: I am someone who is profoundly concerned with preventing rape and molestation of any people, anywhere, and thus I find this kind of sexist ignorant bullshit deeply offensive because it is unhelpful and shallow. To say the very least.**

If I was going to molest my kid, what I wouldn't do, is first sit with her in a room full of concerned women, then loudly request a private place for my molesting, then parade her past them, smirking about diaper changes, thinking "They will never know about my dastardly plot! Hoho! It looks like a diaper change ladies, but this unafraid infant is due for untold horrors!" It just seems risky. I think if I was going to molest my own kid, I'd do it at home. If I was going to molest a strangers child, I don't think I'd pretend to be her Dad and take her to a pediatrician's office, as the elaborate setup for my fetish. In other words, those women do not have realistic expectations. They have no idea what child molestation is, what it looks like, where it happens, how it happens, and they've been apparently taught that no man can ever be trusted with naked children. This is unfortunate. There is no situation where their paranoia should be honored, there is no way their beliefs are healthy, and they are being sexist nasty creeps in the most inappropriate way possible. I don't care if they are "protecting children" their rudeness should not be indulged. These are the sorts of people who death grip an airline attendant and hiss about the "terrorists" while pointing at a Sikh family and insisting that we are all going to die. There's nothing to do but give them free 7-Up and hope their children grow to hate them as much as we do. Oh. And I should mention, that I don't molest children. In case anybody wonders. If I were a child molester, I wouldn't come on TwoX to describe my favorite molesting strategies. TL;DR: I am someone who is profoundly concerned with preventing rape and molestation of any people, anywhere, and thus I find this kind of sexist ignorant bullshit deeply offensive because it is unhelpful and shallow. To say the very least.

TwoXChromosomes

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cjpd15c

If I was going to molest my kid, what I wouldn't do, is first sit with her in a room full of concerned women, then loudly request a private place for my molesting, then parade her past them, smirking about diaper changes, thinking "They will never know about my dastardly plot! Hoho! It looks like a diaper change ladies, but this unafraid infant is due for untold horrors!" It just seems risky. I think if I was going to molest my own kid, I'd do it at home. If I was going to molest a strangers child, I don't think I'd pretend to be her Dad and take her to a pediatrician's office, as the elaborate setup for my fetish. In other words, those women do not have realistic expectations. They have no idea what child molestation is, what it looks like, where it happens, how it happens, and they've been apparently taught that no man can ever be trusted with naked children. This is unfortunate. There is no situation where their paranoia should be honored, there is no way their beliefs are healthy, and they are being sexist nasty creeps in the most inappropriate way possible. I don't care if they are "protecting children" their rudeness should not be indulged. These are the sorts of people who death grip an airline attendant and hiss about the "terrorists" while pointing at a Sikh family and insisting that we are all going to die. There's nothing to do but give them free 7-Up and hope their children grow to hate them as much as we do. Oh. And I should mention, that I don't molest children. In case anybody wonders. If I were a child molester, I wouldn't come on TwoX to describe my favorite molesting strategies.

I am someone who is profoundly concerned with preventing rape and molestation of any people, anywhere, and thus I find this kind of sexist ignorant bullshit deeply offensive because it is unhelpful and shallow. To say the very least.

[deleted]

My boyfriend and I have been together for about a year. I like women, so does he. We considered the idea of a threesome about eight months in and I had two willing friends lined up, but I backed out after some careful evaluation and after he deliberately ignored my requests to include me in all planning stages. He had a conversation about the threesome with one of these women when I was sitting a mere thirty feet away from them -- they could have included me at any point, but they didn't. He said that they made some huge developments, it was very intense and important bonding/understanding time -- this hurt me because I wasn't there for any of it. I asked to be included in all developments and conversations going forward because it would be a huge and sensitive step and needs to be done right and with all parties involved. The final straw was when he explicitly broke that rule, even advising one girl on how to flirt with me and make me feel more comfortable, but asking her not to bring up the conversation with me. There was no flirtatiousness happening in any of these conversations (the first I can't confirm, but I read the messages in the second), but it was vital planning that I would've liked to be a part of, especially because they both speculated about my supposed comfort levels when they both could have just included and asked me directly. His excuse was "the conversation was about making you happy!" when they could've just asked me instead of speculating in private about what would make me happy. Fast forward to now, we have wisely put threesome talks on hold. However, I have an excess of fun and attractive female friends. He constantly seems to be fantasizing about them, checking up on them on facebook, jerkin' it to their pictures. One friend in particular invited us to a small hangout where everyone but my SO and I were drunk. She messaged both of us separately the next morning to apologize for her drunkenness. I responded with the fact that I had no idea she was drunk, all was well, I couldn't wait to see her. He responded that it wasn't a big deal, he and I rarely drink, and when we do we get super horny. He doesn't flippantly bring up sexual stuff around women, so this struck me as pretty bold. This set off alarm bells in my head because even though we had put threesome talks on hold, it seemed like he was trying to initiate some sort of sexually-charged conversation with her. He had mentioned before how he was really comfortable around her, found her attractive, and would "totally bang it out" with me if I wanted. I have stated multiple times that the threesome bit is indefinitely on-hold, and he's emphatically agreed that the ball is in my court. Is this something I should be concerned about, or am I over-thinking it? --- **tl;dr**: wanted a threesome, boyfriend broke the rules so threesome went on hold, boyfriend seems to be trying to push for a threesome or initiate sexually charged conversations with a friend of mine... again.

My boyfriend and I have been together for about a year. I like women, so does he. We considered the idea of a threesome about eight months in and I had two willing friends lined up, but I backed out after some careful evaluation and after he deliberately ignored my requests to include me in all planning stages. He had a conversation about the threesome with one of these women when I was sitting a mere thirty feet away from them -- they could have included me at any point, but they didn't. He said that they made some huge developments, it was very intense and important bonding/understanding time -- this hurt me because I wasn't there for any of it. I asked to be included in all developments and conversations going forward because it would be a huge and sensitive step and needs to be done right and with all parties involved. The final straw was when he explicitly broke that rule, even advising one girl on how to flirt with me and make me feel more comfortable, but asking her not to bring up the conversation with me. There was no flirtatiousness happening in any of these conversations (the first I can't confirm, but I read the messages in the second), but it was vital planning that I would've liked to be a part of, especially because they both speculated about my supposed comfort levels when they both could have just included and asked me directly. His excuse was "the conversation was about making you happy!" when they could've just asked me instead of speculating in private about what would make me happy. Fast forward to now, we have wisely put threesome talks on hold. However, I have an excess of fun and attractive female friends. He constantly seems to be fantasizing about them, checking up on them on facebook, jerkin' it to their pictures. One friend in particular invited us to a small hangout where everyone but my SO and I were drunk. She messaged both of us separately the next morning to apologize for her drunkenness. I responded with the fact that I had no idea she was drunk, all was well, I couldn't wait to see her. He responded that it wasn't a big deal, he and I rarely drink, and when we do we get super horny. He doesn't flippantly bring up sexual stuff around women, so this struck me as pretty bold. This set off alarm bells in my head because even though we had put threesome talks on hold, it seemed like he was trying to initiate some sort of sexually-charged conversation with her. He had mentioned before how he was really comfortable around her, found her attractive, and would "totally bang it out" with me if I wanted. I have stated multiple times that the threesome bit is indefinitely on-hold, and he's emphatically agreed that the ball is in my court. Is this something I should be concerned about, or am I over-thinking it? tl;dr : wanted a threesome, boyfriend broke the rules so threesome went on hold, boyfriend seems to be trying to push for a threesome or initiate sexually charged conversations with a friend of mine... again.

relationships

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t3_2ipfaw

My boyfriend and I have been together for about a year. I like women, so does he. We considered the idea of a threesome about eight months in and I had two willing friends lined up, but I backed out after some careful evaluation and after he deliberately ignored my requests to include me in all planning stages. He had a conversation about the threesome with one of these women when I was sitting a mere thirty feet away from them -- they could have included me at any point, but they didn't. He said that they made some huge developments, it was very intense and important bonding/understanding time -- this hurt me because I wasn't there for any of it. I asked to be included in all developments and conversations going forward because it would be a huge and sensitive step and needs to be done right and with all parties involved. The final straw was when he explicitly broke that rule, even advising one girl on how to flirt with me and make me feel more comfortable, but asking her not to bring up the conversation with me. There was no flirtatiousness happening in any of these conversations (the first I can't confirm, but I read the messages in the second), but it was vital planning that I would've liked to be a part of, especially because they both speculated about my supposed comfort levels when they both could have just included and asked me directly. His excuse was "the conversation was about making you happy!" when they could've just asked me instead of speculating in private about what would make me happy. Fast forward to now, we have wisely put threesome talks on hold. However, I have an excess of fun and attractive female friends. He constantly seems to be fantasizing about them, checking up on them on facebook, jerkin' it to their pictures. One friend in particular invited us to a small hangout where everyone but my SO and I were drunk. She messaged both of us separately the next morning to apologize for her drunkenness. I responded with the fact that I had no idea she was drunk, all was well, I couldn't wait to see her. He responded that it wasn't a big deal, he and I rarely drink, and when we do we get super horny. He doesn't flippantly bring up sexual stuff around women, so this struck me as pretty bold. This set off alarm bells in my head because even though we had put threesome talks on hold, it seemed like he was trying to initiate some sort of sexually-charged conversation with her. He had mentioned before how he was really comfortable around her, found her attractive, and would "totally bang it out" with me if I wanted. I have stated multiple times that the threesome bit is indefinitely on-hold, and he's emphatically agreed that the ball is in my court. Is this something I should be concerned about, or am I over-thinking it?

wanted a threesome, boyfriend broke the rules so threesome went on hold, boyfriend seems to be trying to push for a threesome or initiate sexually charged conversations with a friend of mine... again.

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So there we are. Me, my boy "James", and his friend the tag along. We're all just chillin doing what we do. After about an hour the tag along we'll call him "Steve" asks where my bathroom was at. As hes getting up to go, he trips over my bong and down it goes. The only good thing about watching your own bong break at a [6] is actually getting to see that dreaded moment when the butt hits the ground. Its almost a release. Followed by a rush of rage so potent it can set of a geiger counter. So there we are standing over it just staring. Im pissed, James is embarrassed cause I was already wary of him bringing randos over, and Steve who continued on to the bathroom came back and proceeded to giggle and laugh his apologizies for the next 3 minutes. After sometime I came to terms with the demise of my bong and settled back to the couch. Steve who im trying to ignore steps out for a bit. I wasnt listening. about 15 minutes later he comes back with another bong. This one is home made though. Plastic bottle tin foil and shit. Im skeptical at first but a bad bong is better than no bong. But to my surprise its awesome. It rips so hard im flying southwest airlines in no time at all. Steve saved the day. Oh and it turns out that Steve's brother runs a headshop and hes gonna hook me up with a new bong foo free. I even got the lil bong to hold me over till i can get a real one later. PIC of little awesome bong I got: TL'DR: Friend brought random guy over to house for smoke session. Random guy kicks over my bong and then disappears. Comes back with little home-made that rips like no other and then hooks me up with a new bong for free.

So there we are. Me, my boy "James", and his friend the tag along. We're all just chillin doing what we do. After about an hour the tag along we'll call him "Steve" asks where my bathroom was at. As hes getting up to go, he trips over my bong and down it goes. The only good thing about watching your own bong break at a [6] is actually getting to see that dreaded moment when the butt hits the ground. Its almost a release. Followed by a rush of rage so potent it can set of a geiger counter. So there we are standing over it just staring. Im pissed, James is embarrassed cause I was already wary of him bringing randos over, and Steve who continued on to the bathroom came back and proceeded to giggle and laugh his apologizies for the next 3 minutes. After sometime I came to terms with the demise of my bong and settled back to the couch. Steve who im trying to ignore steps out for a bit. I wasnt listening. about 15 minutes later he comes back with another bong. This one is home made though. Plastic bottle tin foil and shit. Im skeptical at first but a bad bong is better than no bong. But to my surprise its awesome. It rips so hard im flying southwest airlines in no time at all. Steve saved the day. Oh and it turns out that Steve's brother runs a headshop and hes gonna hook me up with a new bong foo free. I even got the lil bong to hold me over till i can get a real one later. PIC of little awesome bong I got: TL'DR: Friend brought random guy over to house for smoke session. Random guy kicks over my bong and then disappears. Comes back with little home-made that rips like no other and then hooks me up with a new bong for free.

trees

t5_2r9vp

t3_wirz1

So there we are. Me, my boy "James", and his friend the tag along. We're all just chillin doing what we do. After about an hour the tag along we'll call him "Steve" asks where my bathroom was at. As hes getting up to go, he trips over my bong and down it goes. The only good thing about watching your own bong break at a [6] is actually getting to see that dreaded moment when the butt hits the ground. Its almost a release. Followed by a rush of rage so potent it can set of a geiger counter. So there we are standing over it just staring. Im pissed, James is embarrassed cause I was already wary of him bringing randos over, and Steve who continued on to the bathroom came back and proceeded to giggle and laugh his apologizies for the next 3 minutes. After sometime I came to terms with the demise of my bong and settled back to the couch. Steve who im trying to ignore steps out for a bit. I wasnt listening. about 15 minutes later he comes back with another bong. This one is home made though. Plastic bottle tin foil and shit. Im skeptical at first but a bad bong is better than no bong. But to my surprise its awesome. It rips so hard im flying southwest airlines in no time at all. Steve saved the day. Oh and it turns out that Steve's brother runs a headshop and hes gonna hook me up with a new bong foo free. I even got the lil bong to hold me over till i can get a real one later. PIC of little awesome bong I got:

Friend brought random guy over to house for smoke session. Random guy kicks over my bong and then disappears. Comes back with little home-made that rips like no other and then hooks me up with a new bong for free.

ChelBellee

My and my bf of 9 months broke up two days ago. We had been living together for 8 months. I am having a super difficult time dealing with it. So much so that I tried to take my life three times in 24 hours. I reached out for help to my friends and they have taken me in for now. I think he is being really unreasonable but I cant seem to distance myself from the situation. The night we broke up, he still wanted to sleep in my bed. Then the next night I went to stay with friends and when I came to get some of my things he was sleeping in my bed again even though I asked him not too. Now he wants me to get all my things and go with very little warning. I told him I cant really handle all this, seeing as how I still need a babysitter to make sure I dont try to hurt myself again. He is convinced he treated me well and that I just lost my mind. I want to get my life together, get mental health treatment, and put this all behind me. He tells me he left me because I changed and I am now I am a selfish, rude, mean person. He knew I was suicidal and just left me alone. I dont know how to go about moving my things when I dont have anywhere to go and I still have to see him to settle out bills and all that stuff. --- **tl;dr**: Bad breakup leaves me self destructive and without a home.

My and my bf of 9 months broke up two days ago. We had been living together for 8 months. I am having a super difficult time dealing with it. So much so that I tried to take my life three times in 24 hours. I reached out for help to my friends and they have taken me in for now. I think he is being really unreasonable but I cant seem to distance myself from the situation. The night we broke up, he still wanted to sleep in my bed. Then the next night I went to stay with friends and when I came to get some of my things he was sleeping in my bed again even though I asked him not too. Now he wants me to get all my things and go with very little warning. I told him I cant really handle all this, seeing as how I still need a babysitter to make sure I dont try to hurt myself again. He is convinced he treated me well and that I just lost my mind. I want to get my life together, get mental health treatment, and put this all behind me. He tells me he left me because I changed and I am now I am a selfish, rude, mean person. He knew I was suicidal and just left me alone. I dont know how to go about moving my things when I dont have anywhere to go and I still have to see him to settle out bills and all that stuff. tl;dr : Bad breakup leaves me self destructive and without a home.

relationships

t5_2qjvn

t3_2f9kup

My and my bf of 9 months broke up two days ago. We had been living together for 8 months. I am having a super difficult time dealing with it. So much so that I tried to take my life three times in 24 hours. I reached out for help to my friends and they have taken me in for now. I think he is being really unreasonable but I cant seem to distance myself from the situation. The night we broke up, he still wanted to sleep in my bed. Then the next night I went to stay with friends and when I came to get some of my things he was sleeping in my bed again even though I asked him not too. Now he wants me to get all my things and go with very little warning. I told him I cant really handle all this, seeing as how I still need a babysitter to make sure I dont try to hurt myself again. He is convinced he treated me well and that I just lost my mind. I want to get my life together, get mental health treatment, and put this all behind me. He tells me he left me because I changed and I am now I am a selfish, rude, mean person. He knew I was suicidal and just left me alone. I dont know how to go about moving my things when I dont have anywhere to go and I still have to see him to settle out bills and all that stuff.

Bad breakup leaves me self destructive and without a home.

Lurkingswife

This may end up long winded, and just to preface I have been to therapists, and I have been "validated" by them, but it's just not clicking for whatever reason. I also am a bit descriptive about a few things between my father and I. Here is my struggle. My father was overbearing, he was not present for the years of 8-15/16, and when he got back to "being a dad" he was not okay with me being a teen. He would force me to kiss him on the lips when I didn't want to. One time I remember him yelling at me for 30 minutes about how God had placed me in his care, and because I was in his care I was to do as he said, it was the basis for everything. He never crossed lines below the belt, but he crossed boundaries other then that all the time. He often told me how much I looked like my mom, and for a short time my mom was very jealous of me and we had a hard time. Later she realized that my dad liking his children was not our fault. When I was 18 I was raped, I didn't tell my family, I just started seeing a therapist on my own. I got an STD. A few months later my mom found out, I had been depressed, she asked the right questions I broke down yadda yadda. When I was 19 my mom said I needed to tell my dad, so I did. When I came home from college he locked me in a room sat me down and made me tell him EVERY detail, when I didn't want to he yelled at me and said he wasn't the enemy, he forced me into a chair, and put his arms around me and kissed my neck. Once I was free I got in my car and drove away. When I got home he made me apologize (again specifying that he was my father and God says I need to be respectful). I was raped again, it left me with a different STD. This time I told my mom, she told my dad. He is forever bringing up how I am such a whore. I am now 27, I have an amazing husband, and 3 beautiful daughters. Last year while my mom was visiting she told my husband and I that my father had gotten drunk and confessed his infatuation with his children, and how difficult it was to have "hot daughters". In this particular instance he made specific comments about my sister, as she has kept her beauty while I have not. A few weeks later my dad visited, he kissed me on the neck again, he hit my daughter across the face (she wasn't yet 3 at the time), he said he needed to pray for me, so he wrapped me in his arms and prayed with his lips against my shoulder. My dad asked to visit a few months ago, and I said no. I told him why, I sent it in an e-mail. My mom asked me to keep out what he said to her while drunk because it was only hearsay, and he was talking mostly about my sister and not me because I'm not beautiful anymore. My mom in some ways agrees with me, but she thinks I'm being to hard on my dad. My aunt (one of dad's sisters) was actually molested by my grandfather and she let her kids see him as long as she was present. I don't care what my aunt did or if everyone forgave grandpa, I don't think just because that's what my aunt did that's what I have to do too. I'm talking to a therapist, he agrees that I shouldn't let my dad into our lives. My husband doesn't want him near me or the girls, and if for some reason we are in the same area (maternal grandparents, who I miss greatly, are having a family reunion this summer if we come up with the money) he wants to always be present. My family thinks I'm being to hard, my MIL told me off about how I was a liar and my dad is upset and hurting all because I am keeping my kids from him and I need to understand how he feels. Dad's sister has gone off on how awful I am. Basically the general feeling is that I'm an asshole and "poor dad". My mom agrees with me, but they are also still married and she sometimes buys in to the whole "You are going to burn in hell for being such an awful wife and turning my children against me" My grandma and grandpa (maternal) sides with me and my husband, grandma has said she wants everyone to get along grandpa says "He's an asshole treat him as such" I think my dad's a a self righteous jackass, who used religion to get his way, and even though I've confronted him he still feels like he's done nothing wrong. Maybe I just needed to get it off my chest, but how can I come to terms with my family not agreeing with my decision even though I believe NOT having my father in our lives is what is best for everyone? And what's more, how can I shake that "You are awful for not doing as your father says" feeling that was so ingrained into me? I know it's not right but I'm so used to it that I can't seem to just get rid of it. TL;DR Dad is an ass, don't want him around, how do I deal?

This may end up long winded, and just to preface I have been to therapists, and I have been "validated" by them, but it's just not clicking for whatever reason. I also am a bit descriptive about a few things between my father and I. Here is my struggle. My father was overbearing, he was not present for the years of 8-15/16, and when he got back to "being a dad" he was not okay with me being a teen. He would force me to kiss him on the lips when I didn't want to. One time I remember him yelling at me for 30 minutes about how God had placed me in his care, and because I was in his care I was to do as he said, it was the basis for everything. He never crossed lines below the belt, but he crossed boundaries other then that all the time. He often told me how much I looked like my mom, and for a short time my mom was very jealous of me and we had a hard time. Later she realized that my dad liking his children was not our fault. When I was 18 I was raped, I didn't tell my family, I just started seeing a therapist on my own. I got an STD. A few months later my mom found out, I had been depressed, she asked the right questions I broke down yadda yadda. When I was 19 my mom said I needed to tell my dad, so I did. When I came home from college he locked me in a room sat me down and made me tell him EVERY detail, when I didn't want to he yelled at me and said he wasn't the enemy, he forced me into a chair, and put his arms around me and kissed my neck. Once I was free I got in my car and drove away. When I got home he made me apologize (again specifying that he was my father and God says I need to be respectful). I was raped again, it left me with a different STD. This time I told my mom, she told my dad. He is forever bringing up how I am such a whore. I am now 27, I have an amazing husband, and 3 beautiful daughters. Last year while my mom was visiting she told my husband and I that my father had gotten drunk and confessed his infatuation with his children, and how difficult it was to have "hot daughters". In this particular instance he made specific comments about my sister, as she has kept her beauty while I have not. A few weeks later my dad visited, he kissed me on the neck again, he hit my daughter across the face (she wasn't yet 3 at the time), he said he needed to pray for me, so he wrapped me in his arms and prayed with his lips against my shoulder. My dad asked to visit a few months ago, and I said no. I told him why, I sent it in an e-mail. My mom asked me to keep out what he said to her while drunk because it was only hearsay, and he was talking mostly about my sister and not me because I'm not beautiful anymore. My mom in some ways agrees with me, but she thinks I'm being to hard on my dad. My aunt (one of dad's sisters) was actually molested by my grandfather and she let her kids see him as long as she was present. I don't care what my aunt did or if everyone forgave grandpa, I don't think just because that's what my aunt did that's what I have to do too. I'm talking to a therapist, he agrees that I shouldn't let my dad into our lives. My husband doesn't want him near me or the girls, and if for some reason we are in the same area (maternal grandparents, who I miss greatly, are having a family reunion this summer if we come up with the money) he wants to always be present. My family thinks I'm being to hard, my MIL told me off about how I was a liar and my dad is upset and hurting all because I am keeping my kids from him and I need to understand how he feels. Dad's sister has gone off on how awful I am. Basically the general feeling is that I'm an asshole and "poor dad". My mom agrees with me, but they are also still married and she sometimes buys in to the whole "You are going to burn in hell for being such an awful wife and turning my children against me" My grandma and grandpa (maternal) sides with me and my husband, grandma has said she wants everyone to get along grandpa says "He's an asshole treat him as such" I think my dad's a a self righteous jackass, who used religion to get his way, and even though I've confronted him he still feels like he's done nothing wrong. Maybe I just needed to get it off my chest, but how can I come to terms with my family not agreeing with my decision even though I believe NOT having my father in our lives is what is best for everyone? And what's more, how can I shake that "You are awful for not doing as your father says" feeling that was so ingrained into me? I know it's not right but I'm so used to it that I can't seem to just get rid of it. TL;DR Dad is an ass, don't want him around, how do I deal?

rapecounseling

t5_2rfx0

t3_uh4h3

This may end up long winded, and just to preface I have been to therapists, and I have been "validated" by them, but it's just not clicking for whatever reason. I also am a bit descriptive about a few things between my father and I. Here is my struggle. My father was overbearing, he was not present for the years of 8-15/16, and when he got back to "being a dad" he was not okay with me being a teen. He would force me to kiss him on the lips when I didn't want to. One time I remember him yelling at me for 30 minutes about how God had placed me in his care, and because I was in his care I was to do as he said, it was the basis for everything. He never crossed lines below the belt, but he crossed boundaries other then that all the time. He often told me how much I looked like my mom, and for a short time my mom was very jealous of me and we had a hard time. Later she realized that my dad liking his children was not our fault. When I was 18 I was raped, I didn't tell my family, I just started seeing a therapist on my own. I got an STD. A few months later my mom found out, I had been depressed, she asked the right questions I broke down yadda yadda. When I was 19 my mom said I needed to tell my dad, so I did. When I came home from college he locked me in a room sat me down and made me tell him EVERY detail, when I didn't want to he yelled at me and said he wasn't the enemy, he forced me into a chair, and put his arms around me and kissed my neck. Once I was free I got in my car and drove away. When I got home he made me apologize (again specifying that he was my father and God says I need to be respectful). I was raped again, it left me with a different STD. This time I told my mom, she told my dad. He is forever bringing up how I am such a whore. I am now 27, I have an amazing husband, and 3 beautiful daughters. Last year while my mom was visiting she told my husband and I that my father had gotten drunk and confessed his infatuation with his children, and how difficult it was to have "hot daughters". In this particular instance he made specific comments about my sister, as she has kept her beauty while I have not. A few weeks later my dad visited, he kissed me on the neck again, he hit my daughter across the face (she wasn't yet 3 at the time), he said he needed to pray for me, so he wrapped me in his arms and prayed with his lips against my shoulder. My dad asked to visit a few months ago, and I said no. I told him why, I sent it in an e-mail. My mom asked me to keep out what he said to her while drunk because it was only hearsay, and he was talking mostly about my sister and not me because I'm not beautiful anymore. My mom in some ways agrees with me, but she thinks I'm being to hard on my dad. My aunt (one of dad's sisters) was actually molested by my grandfather and she let her kids see him as long as she was present. I don't care what my aunt did or if everyone forgave grandpa, I don't think just because that's what my aunt did that's what I have to do too. I'm talking to a therapist, he agrees that I shouldn't let my dad into our lives. My husband doesn't want him near me or the girls, and if for some reason we are in the same area (maternal grandparents, who I miss greatly, are having a family reunion this summer if we come up with the money) he wants to always be present. My family thinks I'm being to hard, my MIL told me off about how I was a liar and my dad is upset and hurting all because I am keeping my kids from him and I need to understand how he feels. Dad's sister has gone off on how awful I am. Basically the general feeling is that I'm an asshole and "poor dad". My mom agrees with me, but they are also still married and she sometimes buys in to the whole "You are going to burn in hell for being such an awful wife and turning my children against me" My grandma and grandpa (maternal) sides with me and my husband, grandma has said she wants everyone to get along grandpa says "He's an asshole treat him as such" I think my dad's a a self righteous jackass, who used religion to get his way, and even though I've confronted him he still feels like he's done nothing wrong. Maybe I just needed to get it off my chest, but how can I come to terms with my family not agreeing with my decision even though I believe NOT having my father in our lives is what is best for everyone? And what's more, how can I shake that "You are awful for not doing as your father says" feeling that was so ingrained into me? I know it's not right but I'm so used to it that I can't seem to just get rid of it.

Dad is an ass, don't want him around, how do I deal?

scrubhiker

[Here is everything the PCTA puts out about wildfires]( Like SwissChisel says, the climate is really really really dry normally, and it's even dryer now. Every hiker hates having to walk through burn areas, and most (but not all) see enough of them after a few hundred miles that they think, "It would be really dumb of me to make campfires in California and risk causing more of this shit." I've heard lots of anecdotes of well-intentioned hikers starting forest fires with campfires that went wrong, or alcohol stoves. A couple of weeks ago I saw a slideshow from a lady named Ravensong who was camped next to someone in the Angeles National Forest when it happened. He did what everyone (including her, a ridiculously experienced hiker) thought was a good job of putting his campfire out before he went to bed, and they woke up at 5 in the morning and it had rekindled anyway all on its own and then blew into some bushes and trees. They had cell service and were able to call it in and thankfully it didn't spread past their little stand of trees. She had lots of good pictures of it. I'm sure a lot of other hiker-started fires have a similar story. > there is nothing to make one with? Think about whether there's anything to put it out with, since that what really matters. On most of the PCT, the answer is no, there's not. Everyone does a lot of dry camping on the PCT; I did it almost exclusively. It takes a lot of water to really put out a fire, especially in the desert, more than you would possibly want to carry on your back. You'd have to be camped right next to a real water source, and then do a very thorough job of extinguishing it. I can't see that being possible on more than, say, one out of every five nights on an average thru-hike. Sorry to keep going with this, but there's also the issue of hiking style, which is different on the PCT than it is on a traditional backpacking trip, or even an AT thru-hike. Most people, after awhile, don't give themselves a lot of time at the end of the day to build fires, or do much of anything. They just pitch camp someplace right next to or on the trail that looks good when it's almost dark and call it a day. Obviously this varies person to person, but I think the vast majority of hikers wouldn't typically have the energy to build campfires at the end of the day on the PCT even if they were more feasible. tl;dr No.

Here is everything the PCTA puts out about wildfires see enough of them after a few hundred miles that they think, "It would be really dumb of me to make campfires in California and risk causing more of this shit." I've heard lots of anecdotes of well-intentioned hikers starting forest fires with campfires that went wrong, or alcohol stoves. A couple of weeks ago I saw a slideshow from a lady named Ravensong who was camped next to someone in the Angeles National Forest when it happened. He did what everyone (including her, a ridiculously experienced hiker) thought was a good job of putting his campfire out before he went to bed, and they woke up at 5 in the morning and it had rekindled anyway all on its own and then blew into some bushes and trees. They had cell service and were able to call it in and thankfully it didn't spread past their little stand of trees. She had lots of good pictures of it. I'm sure a lot of other hiker-started fires have a similar story. > there is nothing to make one with? Think about whether there's anything to put it out with, since that what really matters. On most of the PCT, the answer is no, there's not. Everyone does a lot of dry camping on the PCT; I did it almost exclusively. It takes a lot of water to really put out a fire, especially in the desert, more than you would possibly want to carry on your back. You'd have to be camped right next to a real water source, and then do a very thorough job of extinguishing it. I can't see that being possible on more than, say, one out of every five nights on an average thru-hike. Sorry to keep going with this, but there's also the issue of hiking style, which is different on the PCT than it is on a traditional backpacking trip, or even an AT thru-hike. Most people, after awhile, don't give themselves a lot of time at the end of the day to build fires, or do much of anything. They just pitch camp someplace right next to or on the trail that looks good when it's almost dark and call it a day. Obviously this varies person to person, but I think the vast majority of hikers wouldn't typically have the energy to build campfires at the end of the day on the PCT even if they were more feasible. tl;dr No.

PacificCrestTrail

t5_2vm9c

cgiuidm

Here is everything the PCTA puts out about wildfires see enough of them after a few hundred miles that they think, "It would be really dumb of me to make campfires in California and risk causing more of this shit." I've heard lots of anecdotes of well-intentioned hikers starting forest fires with campfires that went wrong, or alcohol stoves. A couple of weeks ago I saw a slideshow from a lady named Ravensong who was camped next to someone in the Angeles National Forest when it happened. He did what everyone (including her, a ridiculously experienced hiker) thought was a good job of putting his campfire out before he went to bed, and they woke up at 5 in the morning and it had rekindled anyway all on its own and then blew into some bushes and trees. They had cell service and were able to call it in and thankfully it didn't spread past their little stand of trees. She had lots of good pictures of it. I'm sure a lot of other hiker-started fires have a similar story. > there is nothing to make one with? Think about whether there's anything to put it out with, since that what really matters. On most of the PCT, the answer is no, there's not. Everyone does a lot of dry camping on the PCT; I did it almost exclusively. It takes a lot of water to really put out a fire, especially in the desert, more than you would possibly want to carry on your back. You'd have to be camped right next to a real water source, and then do a very thorough job of extinguishing it. I can't see that being possible on more than, say, one out of every five nights on an average thru-hike. Sorry to keep going with this, but there's also the issue of hiking style, which is different on the PCT than it is on a traditional backpacking trip, or even an AT thru-hike. Most people, after awhile, don't give themselves a lot of time at the end of the day to build fires, or do much of anything. They just pitch camp someplace right next to or on the trail that looks good when it's almost dark and call it a day. Obviously this varies person to person, but I think the vast majority of hikers wouldn't typically have the energy to build campfires at the end of the day on the PCT even if they were more feasible.

No.

connord83

We've been living together since mid April, and we're in a really great place. We recently declared common law, and we know we want to marry in a year and have kids in 3. Sometimes, by her own admission, she's cramping and crabby when it's that time of month, and sometimes when it's not. I usually check in with her and if she's irritable when I touch her or snappy with her responses, I give her space and take some for myself. Depending on how much I'm feeling attacked, sometimes I externalize my frustration with a sigh or facial expression. I'll give the most recent example, as it escalated more than any other time has. Last night I came home from work and she was under the sheets (but awake) resting from cramps. She was irritable to the touch and a bit unresponsive to my questions about dinner, etc. Fine. I get it, and left to do laundry, cleaned the dishes, swept the kitchen floor, and started dinner. 95% of the time we're together it's not like this and taking space for that 5% not an issue for me, I'm happy to do it. After the laundry was loaded and the floor swept, I started dinner (which includes leftovers for our lunches the next day) with the little groceries we had left. I went back to check on her and jokingly said I'd started dinner but she probably wouldn't like it (we leave the stuff we like the least for last). She snapped at me saying she wouldn't have to eat it if I hadn't taken her lunch today, as she wouldn't be so hungry now. I told her that her lunch was still in the fridge (I assumed she didn't eat it from not feeling well). Backstory, it was chili and she had put her serving in the small Tupperware container and mine in the large one, but I asked her before leaving in the morning if I could trade because I couldn't my large one in my bag (her servings has more mushrooms which she likes). She agreed. She claimed that convo never happened or she must have been half asleep and it was my fault for not realizing that (she is a heavy but responsive sleeper, so it's possible, but I don't believe that was the case that morning). She also claimed the larger container I left her had some of the chili removed and assumed I had eaten a late night snack the night before, leaving her with a smaller serving that she never wanted as I took her smaller container. She had a couple protein bars during the day instead. That never happened and I told her that she's essentially accusing me of lying, and that I was really upset by the accusation, because it means she thinks I'm the type of person to lie to her. We went to the fridge and as it turns out I had turned the container on its side trying to fit it in my bag and it had simply fallen to one side and left the container looking 1/3rd empty. She realized this when we opened the container, but stormed off anyway. Whatever. I let out a sigh of frustration which very likely included a look of annoyance, and I continued working on dinner for the next hour, packed lunches, and ate my portion of dinner. When I returned to the bedroom she was dressed to leave and accused me of leaving her unsupported while she was upset, hormonal, and cramping, and that my constantly taking space during her times of need is going to be a deal breaker and that she needed some time away. She had a cleaning job 30 mins out of town the next day and was just going to spend the night at her moms who lives near there. She said I should have stayed to cuddle with her on the bed instead of leaving her for 90+ minutes alone like that. She says when I get upset when she's like that, she feels bad, and then wants to come comfort me, which she shouldn't have to do when she's the one in need, and that I need to react differently. I eventually convinced her to stay, and we made up quite well and I promised to be more available to her when she's in need, and I asked her to understand that when I'm attacked in those situations, it's effectively pushing me away, and that if she's irritable to the touch as well, it leaves me confused on what to do. She acknowledged her role in this and we both agreed to work on it. And honestly, that has been the biggest fight we've had in our relationship, so I consider myself really damn lucky. There will be other fights, we will go through tough times, and that's fine. We're still madly in love and before bed last night and this AM we talked about what we want for our wedding, threw dates around etc, and I was lucky enough to receive oral sex without asking (heavy flow day for her). We both agree this is the healthiest relationship either of us has ever had. But I don't want to wait for the next time she's hormonal or cramping to figure out how to be more supportive. I thought I'd ask here, what /r/relationships suggests I do when this happens? How can I better anticipate her needs? My ability to pick up on non-verbal queues isn't great as I have ADHD. She's committed to better communication in those moments and being aware of what attacking me does, I'm just here to find ways to hold up my end of the agreement. Are there questions I can ask, gestures I can make or do? To the women who are reading this... when you're feeling like my girlfriend does, what is it that you want from your men? **tl;dr**: Girlfriend once in a while gets moody/hormonal/irritable to the touch and short in her responses. Wants support in those moments but I don't know how based on non-verbal queues alone.

We've been living together since mid April, and we're in a really great place. We recently declared common law, and we know we want to marry in a year and have kids in 3. Sometimes, by her own admission, she's cramping and crabby when it's that time of month, and sometimes when it's not. I usually check in with her and if she's irritable when I touch her or snappy with her responses, I give her space and take some for myself. Depending on how much I'm feeling attacked, sometimes I externalize my frustration with a sigh or facial expression. I'll give the most recent example, as it escalated more than any other time has. Last night I came home from work and she was under the sheets (but awake) resting from cramps. She was irritable to the touch and a bit unresponsive to my questions about dinner, etc. Fine. I get it, and left to do laundry, cleaned the dishes, swept the kitchen floor, and started dinner. 95% of the time we're together it's not like this and taking space for that 5% not an issue for me, I'm happy to do it. After the laundry was loaded and the floor swept, I started dinner (which includes leftovers for our lunches the next day) with the little groceries we had left. I went back to check on her and jokingly said I'd started dinner but she probably wouldn't like it (we leave the stuff we like the least for last). She snapped at me saying she wouldn't have to eat it if I hadn't taken her lunch today, as she wouldn't be so hungry now. I told her that her lunch was still in the fridge (I assumed she didn't eat it from not feeling well). Backstory, it was chili and she had put her serving in the small Tupperware container and mine in the large one, but I asked her before leaving in the morning if I could trade because I couldn't my large one in my bag (her servings has more mushrooms which she likes). She agreed. She claimed that convo never happened or she must have been half asleep and it was my fault for not realizing that (she is a heavy but responsive sleeper, so it's possible, but I don't believe that was the case that morning). She also claimed the larger container I left her had some of the chili removed and assumed I had eaten a late night snack the night before, leaving her with a smaller serving that she never wanted as I took her smaller container. She had a couple protein bars during the day instead. That never happened and I told her that she's essentially accusing me of lying, and that I was really upset by the accusation, because it means she thinks I'm the type of person to lie to her. We went to the fridge and as it turns out I had turned the container on its side trying to fit it in my bag and it had simply fallen to one side and left the container looking 1/3rd empty. She realized this when we opened the container, but stormed off anyway. Whatever. I let out a sigh of frustration which very likely included a look of annoyance, and I continued working on dinner for the next hour, packed lunches, and ate my portion of dinner. When I returned to the bedroom she was dressed to leave and accused me of leaving her unsupported while she was upset, hormonal, and cramping, and that my constantly taking space during her times of need is going to be a deal breaker and that she needed some time away. She had a cleaning job 30 mins out of town the next day and was just going to spend the night at her moms who lives near there. She said I should have stayed to cuddle with her on the bed instead of leaving her for 90+ minutes alone like that. She says when I get upset when she's like that, she feels bad, and then wants to come comfort me, which she shouldn't have to do when she's the one in need, and that I need to react differently. I eventually convinced her to stay, and we made up quite well and I promised to be more available to her when she's in need, and I asked her to understand that when I'm attacked in those situations, it's effectively pushing me away, and that if she's irritable to the touch as well, it leaves me confused on what to do. She acknowledged her role in this and we both agreed to work on it. And honestly, that has been the biggest fight we've had in our relationship, so I consider myself really damn lucky. There will be other fights, we will go through tough times, and that's fine. We're still madly in love and before bed last night and this AM we talked about what we want for our wedding, threw dates around etc, and I was lucky enough to receive oral sex without asking (heavy flow day for her). We both agree this is the healthiest relationship either of us has ever had. But I don't want to wait for the next time she's hormonal or cramping to figure out how to be more supportive. I thought I'd ask here, what /r/relationships suggests I do when this happens? How can I better anticipate her needs? My ability to pick up on non-verbal queues isn't great as I have ADHD. She's committed to better communication in those moments and being aware of what attacking me does, I'm just here to find ways to hold up my end of the agreement. Are there questions I can ask, gestures I can make or do? To the women who are reading this... when you're feeling like my girlfriend does, what is it that you want from your men? tl;dr : Girlfriend once in a while gets moody/hormonal/irritable to the touch and short in her responses. Wants support in those moments but I don't know how based on non-verbal queues alone.

relationships

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We've been living together since mid April, and we're in a really great place. We recently declared common law, and we know we want to marry in a year and have kids in 3. Sometimes, by her own admission, she's cramping and crabby when it's that time of month, and sometimes when it's not. I usually check in with her and if she's irritable when I touch her or snappy with her responses, I give her space and take some for myself. Depending on how much I'm feeling attacked, sometimes I externalize my frustration with a sigh or facial expression. I'll give the most recent example, as it escalated more than any other time has. Last night I came home from work and she was under the sheets (but awake) resting from cramps. She was irritable to the touch and a bit unresponsive to my questions about dinner, etc. Fine. I get it, and left to do laundry, cleaned the dishes, swept the kitchen floor, and started dinner. 95% of the time we're together it's not like this and taking space for that 5% not an issue for me, I'm happy to do it. After the laundry was loaded and the floor swept, I started dinner (which includes leftovers for our lunches the next day) with the little groceries we had left. I went back to check on her and jokingly said I'd started dinner but she probably wouldn't like it (we leave the stuff we like the least for last). She snapped at me saying she wouldn't have to eat it if I hadn't taken her lunch today, as she wouldn't be so hungry now. I told her that her lunch was still in the fridge (I assumed she didn't eat it from not feeling well). Backstory, it was chili and she had put her serving in the small Tupperware container and mine in the large one, but I asked her before leaving in the morning if I could trade because I couldn't my large one in my bag (her servings has more mushrooms which she likes). She agreed. She claimed that convo never happened or she must have been half asleep and it was my fault for not realizing that (she is a heavy but responsive sleeper, so it's possible, but I don't believe that was the case that morning). She also claimed the larger container I left her had some of the chili removed and assumed I had eaten a late night snack the night before, leaving her with a smaller serving that she never wanted as I took her smaller container. She had a couple protein bars during the day instead. That never happened and I told her that she's essentially accusing me of lying, and that I was really upset by the accusation, because it means she thinks I'm the type of person to lie to her. We went to the fridge and as it turns out I had turned the container on its side trying to fit it in my bag and it had simply fallen to one side and left the container looking 1/3rd empty. She realized this when we opened the container, but stormed off anyway. Whatever. I let out a sigh of frustration which very likely included a look of annoyance, and I continued working on dinner for the next hour, packed lunches, and ate my portion of dinner. When I returned to the bedroom she was dressed to leave and accused me of leaving her unsupported while she was upset, hormonal, and cramping, and that my constantly taking space during her times of need is going to be a deal breaker and that she needed some time away. She had a cleaning job 30 mins out of town the next day and was just going to spend the night at her moms who lives near there. She said I should have stayed to cuddle with her on the bed instead of leaving her for 90+ minutes alone like that. She says when I get upset when she's like that, she feels bad, and then wants to come comfort me, which she shouldn't have to do when she's the one in need, and that I need to react differently. I eventually convinced her to stay, and we made up quite well and I promised to be more available to her when she's in need, and I asked her to understand that when I'm attacked in those situations, it's effectively pushing me away, and that if she's irritable to the touch as well, it leaves me confused on what to do. She acknowledged her role in this and we both agreed to work on it. And honestly, that has been the biggest fight we've had in our relationship, so I consider myself really damn lucky. There will be other fights, we will go through tough times, and that's fine. We're still madly in love and before bed last night and this AM we talked about what we want for our wedding, threw dates around etc, and I was lucky enough to receive oral sex without asking (heavy flow day for her). We both agree this is the healthiest relationship either of us has ever had. But I don't want to wait for the next time she's hormonal or cramping to figure out how to be more supportive. I thought I'd ask here, what /r/relationships suggests I do when this happens? How can I better anticipate her needs? My ability to pick up on non-verbal queues isn't great as I have ADHD. She's committed to better communication in those moments and being aware of what attacking me does, I'm just here to find ways to hold up my end of the agreement. Are there questions I can ask, gestures I can make or do? To the women who are reading this... when you're feeling like my girlfriend does, what is it that you want from your men?

Girlfriend once in a while gets moody/hormonal/irritable to the touch and short in her responses. Wants support in those moments but I don't know how based on non-verbal queues alone.

Steelmill22

The reason this worrys me a lot is because I have nearly everything in the IOS version. The reason being is because I do not have a PC to proparly play the game (still the one major hope for 1.2 is for mac port) so by reinstalling its like takeing away hours of work and flushing it down the drain. I know there is ways to transfer your world but I dont have the slightest Idea how. TL;DR Im nervous about if they will patch the IOS version

The reason this worrys me a lot is because I have nearly everything in the IOS version. The reason being is because I do not have a PC to proparly play the game (still the one major hope for 1.2 is for mac port) so by reinstalling its like takeing away hours of work and flushing it down the drain. I know there is ways to transfer your world but I dont have the slightest Idea how. TL;DR Im nervous about if they will patch the IOS version

Terraria

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The reason this worrys me a lot is because I have nearly everything in the IOS version. The reason being is because I do not have a PC to proparly play the game (still the one major hope for 1.2 is for mac port) so by reinstalling its like takeing away hours of work and flushing it down the drain. I know there is ways to transfer your world but I dont have the slightest Idea how.

Im nervous about if they will patch the IOS version

[deleted]

I don't even know where to start. I am a liar, I lie about things that don't even matter. I can tell the worst kind of lies without even blinking. I can't keep a secret to save my life. No matter what. I stir drama all of the time. I have no real friends because I can back stab them at any minute. I tell people what I think they want to hear to get whatever it is I want. I just drove across the country and had a lot of time to think about everything. I had no idea I was this horrific monster... I knew I wasn't the best person, but I didn't know I was this bad. I hate who I was before the drive across the country. I absolutely hate her. I want to be nothing like her. I have this huge mess to clean up. A best friend who hates me because not only did I hook up with her ex after the broke up and lie about it, I talked shit about her to other people because that's what I thought they wanted to hear. I was moving across country because I wanted to for one, but I had motivation too because of a guy I was seeing, an ex. half way here he changes his mind and he is back with his ex. I can live. He's an asshole, but then I realize so am I. I have nothing right now. I am to worst person. I am at rock bottom. Only good thing is there is only one way to go and that's up. I plan to be a better person. I just really needed to get this off of my chest. TL;DR discovered I'm a horrible person and I want to be better.

I don't even know where to start. I am a liar, I lie about things that don't even matter. I can tell the worst kind of lies without even blinking. I can't keep a secret to save my life. No matter what. I stir drama all of the time. I have no real friends because I can back stab them at any minute. I tell people what I think they want to hear to get whatever it is I want. I just drove across the country and had a lot of time to think about everything. I had no idea I was this horrific monster... I knew I wasn't the best person, but I didn't know I was this bad. I hate who I was before the drive across the country. I absolutely hate her. I want to be nothing like her. I have this huge mess to clean up. A best friend who hates me because not only did I hook up with her ex after the broke up and lie about it, I talked shit about her to other people because that's what I thought they wanted to hear. I was moving across country because I wanted to for one, but I had motivation too because of a guy I was seeing, an ex. half way here he changes his mind and he is back with his ex. I can live. He's an asshole, but then I realize so am I. I have nothing right now. I am to worst person. I am at rock bottom. Only good thing is there is only one way to go and that's up. I plan to be a better person. I just really needed to get this off of my chest. TL;DR discovered I'm a horrible person and I want to be better.

confession

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I don't even know where to start. I am a liar, I lie about things that don't even matter. I can tell the worst kind of lies without even blinking. I can't keep a secret to save my life. No matter what. I stir drama all of the time. I have no real friends because I can back stab them at any minute. I tell people what I think they want to hear to get whatever it is I want. I just drove across the country and had a lot of time to think about everything. I had no idea I was this horrific monster... I knew I wasn't the best person, but I didn't know I was this bad. I hate who I was before the drive across the country. I absolutely hate her. I want to be nothing like her. I have this huge mess to clean up. A best friend who hates me because not only did I hook up with her ex after the broke up and lie about it, I talked shit about her to other people because that's what I thought they wanted to hear. I was moving across country because I wanted to for one, but I had motivation too because of a guy I was seeing, an ex. half way here he changes his mind and he is back with his ex. I can live. He's an asshole, but then I realize so am I. I have nothing right now. I am to worst person. I am at rock bottom. Only good thing is there is only one way to go and that's up. I plan to be a better person. I just really needed to get this off of my chest.

discovered I'm a horrible person and I want to be better.

food_bag

The idea that intelligence can be measured as a single number is over 100 years old has been scientifically debunked. In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell cites research by K. Anders Ericsson showing that top-tier music students all deliberately practised for 10,000 hours to get there; there is no music IQ and the famous musical ear is a myth. Furthermore, no-one who puts in 10,000 hours of deliberate practise fails to reach international level. In Mindset, Caroline S. Dweck cites research she conducted showing students who are praised for being smart (the 'fixed' mindset) choose much easier work, because they can only go down, and don't want to lose the label. Students praised for their hard work (the 'growth' mindset) tackle more challenging work and vastly outperform those praised for their fixed intelligence. In Bounce (the best introductory book on the subject of performance), Matthew Syed, a champion table-tennis player, tells the story of how almost all of England's Olympic table-tennis team grew up on the same street. This showed that there were no table-tennis genes, but that their enthusiastic coach at the school they all went to made the difference by teaching them using 'deliberate practise'. Deliberate practise is a phrase coined by K. Anders Ericsson (mentioned above). A tennis player who has mastered her forehand stroke, and then does 1,000 of them a day, is not practising deliberately. Deliberate practise is when a performer practises something new, masters it, then moves on to the next thing, for example a tennis player mastering the forehand stroke, then moving on right away to practising the backhand, until mastery. In The Talent Code, Daniel Coyle tells the story of the tennis academy in Moscow, where every Russian tennis player you've ever heard of came from - Kournikova, Sharapova - was trained. There is great tennis training, not great tennis genes. In Talent is Overrated, Geoff Colvin recounts how Kenyan runners were thought to dominate distance running competitions because they have more slow twitch muscle than others. When researchers checked, they found they had less. He flew to Kenya and saw how they really got good - they ran to and from school every single day, sometimes for several hours. And then there is retired NFL wide receiver Jerry Rice, considered to be the greatest wide receiver of all time. Usually the difference between the first and second best in sport is less than 5%. Many of Rice's records are 50% higher than the second best. Jerry Rice didn't rest during the off-season, he kept training, so hard in fact that coaches forbade their players from training with him, because one vomited from over-exertion. **TL;DR:** Intelligence is not innate. You need a minimum height to play top-tier basketball, but once you have that minimum, the person who trains the hardest and longest becomes the best. Read Outliers, Mindset, Bounce, The Talent Code, Talent is Overrated, and research by K. Anders Ericsson.

The idea that intelligence can be measured as a single number is over 100 years old has been scientifically debunked. In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell cites research by K. Anders Ericsson showing that top-tier music students all deliberately practised for 10,000 hours to get there; there is no music IQ and the famous musical ear is a myth. Furthermore, no-one who puts in 10,000 hours of deliberate practise fails to reach international level. In Mindset, Caroline S. Dweck cites research she conducted showing students who are praised for being smart (the 'fixed' mindset) choose much easier work, because they can only go down, and don't want to lose the label. Students praised for their hard work (the 'growth' mindset) tackle more challenging work and vastly outperform those praised for their fixed intelligence. In Bounce (the best introductory book on the subject of performance), Matthew Syed, a champion table-tennis player, tells the story of how almost all of England's Olympic table-tennis team grew up on the same street. This showed that there were no table-tennis genes, but that their enthusiastic coach at the school they all went to made the difference by teaching them using 'deliberate practise'. Deliberate practise is a phrase coined by K. Anders Ericsson (mentioned above). A tennis player who has mastered her forehand stroke, and then does 1,000 of them a day, is not practising deliberately. Deliberate practise is when a performer practises something new, masters it, then moves on to the next thing, for example a tennis player mastering the forehand stroke, then moving on right away to practising the backhand, until mastery. In The Talent Code, Daniel Coyle tells the story of the tennis academy in Moscow, where every Russian tennis player you've ever heard of came from - Kournikova, Sharapova - was trained. There is great tennis training, not great tennis genes. In Talent is Overrated, Geoff Colvin recounts how Kenyan runners were thought to dominate distance running competitions because they have more slow twitch muscle than others. When researchers checked, they found they had less. He flew to Kenya and saw how they really got good - they ran to and from school every single day, sometimes for several hours. And then there is retired NFL wide receiver Jerry Rice, considered to be the greatest wide receiver of all time. Usually the difference between the first and second best in sport is less than 5%. Many of Rice's records are 50% higher than the second best. Jerry Rice didn't rest during the off-season, he kept training, so hard in fact that coaches forbade their players from training with him, because one vomited from over-exertion. TL;DR: Intelligence is not innate. You need a minimum height to play top-tier basketball, but once you have that minimum, the person who trains the hardest and longest becomes the best. Read Outliers, Mindset, Bounce, The Talent Code, Talent is Overrated, and research by K. Anders Ericsson.

todayilearned

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The idea that intelligence can be measured as a single number is over 100 years old has been scientifically debunked. In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell cites research by K. Anders Ericsson showing that top-tier music students all deliberately practised for 10,000 hours to get there; there is no music IQ and the famous musical ear is a myth. Furthermore, no-one who puts in 10,000 hours of deliberate practise fails to reach international level. In Mindset, Caroline S. Dweck cites research she conducted showing students who are praised for being smart (the 'fixed' mindset) choose much easier work, because they can only go down, and don't want to lose the label. Students praised for their hard work (the 'growth' mindset) tackle more challenging work and vastly outperform those praised for their fixed intelligence. In Bounce (the best introductory book on the subject of performance), Matthew Syed, a champion table-tennis player, tells the story of how almost all of England's Olympic table-tennis team grew up on the same street. This showed that there were no table-tennis genes, but that their enthusiastic coach at the school they all went to made the difference by teaching them using 'deliberate practise'. Deliberate practise is a phrase coined by K. Anders Ericsson (mentioned above). A tennis player who has mastered her forehand stroke, and then does 1,000 of them a day, is not practising deliberately. Deliberate practise is when a performer practises something new, masters it, then moves on to the next thing, for example a tennis player mastering the forehand stroke, then moving on right away to practising the backhand, until mastery. In The Talent Code, Daniel Coyle tells the story of the tennis academy in Moscow, where every Russian tennis player you've ever heard of came from - Kournikova, Sharapova - was trained. There is great tennis training, not great tennis genes. In Talent is Overrated, Geoff Colvin recounts how Kenyan runners were thought to dominate distance running competitions because they have more slow twitch muscle than others. When researchers checked, they found they had less. He flew to Kenya and saw how they really got good - they ran to and from school every single day, sometimes for several hours. And then there is retired NFL wide receiver Jerry Rice, considered to be the greatest wide receiver of all time. Usually the difference between the first and second best in sport is less than 5%. Many of Rice's records are 50% higher than the second best. Jerry Rice didn't rest during the off-season, he kept training, so hard in fact that coaches forbade their players from training with him, because one vomited from over-exertion.

Intelligence is not innate. You need a minimum height to play top-tier basketball, but once you have that minimum, the person who trains the hardest and longest becomes the best. Read Outliers, Mindset, Bounce, The Talent Code, Talent is Overrated, and research by K. Anders Ericsson.

zyates

It's been said on here before but I'll repeat it: **Don't be afraid to set the price you really want for something on eBay.**   I helped someone clean out their garage a few days ago, and they had a few bins of stuffed animals they said I could go through and keep whatever and toss the rest. After going through a few, I come across a larger, stuffed animal size Lisa Frank "Markie" Unicorn. Now I don't remember where, but someone on here mentioned that Lisa Frank is good shit. So I look it up, and get disappointed at first, going for around $10-$15, but then I realize that that's for the beanie baby size unicorn, I have the big one.   *Searching Intensifies* and I find only one sold within the last 90 days for $160. Aw man jackpot. So I take that literal unicorn home, list it for $150, and it sells within an hour of listing. Since I had the only one, I'm kicking myself for not trying to get more, but I'd rather have the cash than the unicorn. Now I know what seller's remorse feels like, but hopefully it's going to a hardcore fan who will enjoy it.   **TL:DR Sell shit for what you want, you can always lower the price later on.**

It's been said on here before but I'll repeat it: Don't be afraid to set the price you really want for something on eBay.   I helped someone clean out their garage a few days ago, and they had a few bins of stuffed animals they said I could go through and keep whatever and toss the rest. After going through a few, I come across a larger, stuffed animal size Lisa Frank "Markie" Unicorn. Now I don't remember where, but someone on here mentioned that Lisa Frank is good shit. So I look it up, and get disappointed at first, going for around $10-$15, but then I realize that that's for the beanie baby size unicorn, I have the big one.   Searching Intensifies and I find only one sold within the last 90 days for $160. Aw man jackpot. So I take that literal unicorn home, list it for $150, and it sells within an hour of listing. Since I had the only one, I'm kicking myself for not trying to get more, but I'd rather have the cash than the unicorn. Now I know what seller's remorse feels like, but hopefully it's going to a hardcore fan who will enjoy it.   TL:DR Sell shit for what you want, you can always lower the price later on.

Flipping

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It's been said on here before but I'll repeat it: Don't be afraid to set the price you really want for something on eBay.   I helped someone clean out their garage a few days ago, and they had a few bins of stuffed animals they said I could go through and keep whatever and toss the rest. After going through a few, I come across a larger, stuffed animal size Lisa Frank "Markie" Unicorn. Now I don't remember where, but someone on here mentioned that Lisa Frank is good shit. So I look it up, and get disappointed at first, going for around $10-$15, but then I realize that that's for the beanie baby size unicorn, I have the big one.   Searching Intensifies and I find only one sold within the last 90 days for $160. Aw man jackpot. So I take that literal unicorn home, list it for $150, and it sells within an hour of listing. Since I had the only one, I'm kicking myself for not trying to get more, but I'd rather have the cash than the unicorn. Now I know what seller's remorse feels like, but hopefully it's going to a hardcore fan who will enjoy it.  

Sell shit for what you want, you can always lower the price later on.

mooseknuckle02

I work at a coffee shop in my hometown and I just need some advice or guidance about how to make better cups of espresso based drinks there. I don't have a problem with the fact that none of my coworkers even like coffee...or that most of them say espresso wrong. I just have a problem with our awful espresso machine. It's not the worst of the worst, it's a la cimbali m1, which is a super automatic machine. Does anyone in here have any experience with this machine or machines like it and have any advice about things that I can do to get better espresso from it? Also, if you have had experience with it, could someone please tell me how to turn off the fact that it automatically introduces air into the pitcher while I steam milk? It's infuriating and produces wildly thick/bubbly foam. In other news, I got them to start serving cold brew and I'm in the process of teaching them how to use pour overs for the shop. Honestly I wish I was kidding about a lot of this stuff. Compared to a lot of people on this sub and most of the baristas that I've met in real life, I'm not very knowledgeable at all. But at least I give a shit and want to learn more. TL;DR: Have super automatic machine. Advice on how to make the most out of it? Also excuse me if I sounded angry.

I work at a coffee shop in my hometown and I just need some advice or guidance about how to make better cups of espresso based drinks there. I don't have a problem with the fact that none of my coworkers even like coffee...or that most of them say espresso wrong. I just have a problem with our awful espresso machine. It's not the worst of the worst, it's a la cimbali m1, which is a super automatic machine. Does anyone in here have any experience with this machine or machines like it and have any advice about things that I can do to get better espresso from it? Also, if you have had experience with it, could someone please tell me how to turn off the fact that it automatically introduces air into the pitcher while I steam milk? It's infuriating and produces wildly thick/bubbly foam. In other news, I got them to start serving cold brew and I'm in the process of teaching them how to use pour overs for the shop. Honestly I wish I was kidding about a lot of this stuff. Compared to a lot of people on this sub and most of the baristas that I've met in real life, I'm not very knowledgeable at all. But at least I give a shit and want to learn more. TL;DR: Have super automatic machine. Advice on how to make the most out of it? Also excuse me if I sounded angry.

Coffee

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t3_3p69xh

I work at a coffee shop in my hometown and I just need some advice or guidance about how to make better cups of espresso based drinks there. I don't have a problem with the fact that none of my coworkers even like coffee...or that most of them say espresso wrong. I just have a problem with our awful espresso machine. It's not the worst of the worst, it's a la cimbali m1, which is a super automatic machine. Does anyone in here have any experience with this machine or machines like it and have any advice about things that I can do to get better espresso from it? Also, if you have had experience with it, could someone please tell me how to turn off the fact that it automatically introduces air into the pitcher while I steam milk? It's infuriating and produces wildly thick/bubbly foam. In other news, I got them to start serving cold brew and I'm in the process of teaching them how to use pour overs for the shop. Honestly I wish I was kidding about a lot of this stuff. Compared to a lot of people on this sub and most of the baristas that I've met in real life, I'm not very knowledgeable at all. But at least I give a shit and want to learn more.

Have super automatic machine. Advice on how to make the most out of it? Also excuse me if I sounded angry.

ThrowawayAtWork

My first time happened out of nowhere at a friend's summer house. We were drinking heavily as one should during the summer and this one girl starts talking to me. Explaining that she's suddenly noticed that I've grown a lot since the last time she saw me (grew about 15-20cm in a year, awful stretch marks). One thing leads to another and her hands make it into my pants where I'm already stiff as bone. Bear in mind that this is all happening in a living room with 7-8 other people in it. She's wearing a skirt, and she pulls me out and straddles me, and here is where things start going wrong. I was expecting wet heaven, but what I got was nowhere near that. She forces me inside her desert and I feel pain. I am horny as hell however, so I keep at it. We switch around and we're both suddenly naked, doing it doggy style over the living room table with said 7-8 people spectating. I finish and go outside to take a piss. I look at my hand and realize that it's full of blood. First thought was "Fuck, seriously? She had her period?". The adrenaline and dopamine is now flushing out of my body and a bright, searing pain appears in my crotch. I realize that she didn't have her period, it was I that had torn the string on the back of my willy. I couldn't masturbate/have sex for two months. **TL;DR: Went to sex cabin, wound up with bloody, painful penis.**

My first time happened out of nowhere at a friend's summer house. We were drinking heavily as one should during the summer and this one girl starts talking to me. Explaining that she's suddenly noticed that I've grown a lot since the last time she saw me (grew about 15-20cm in a year, awful stretch marks). One thing leads to another and her hands make it into my pants where I'm already stiff as bone. Bear in mind that this is all happening in a living room with 7-8 other people in it. She's wearing a skirt, and she pulls me out and straddles me, and here is where things start going wrong. I was expecting wet heaven, but what I got was nowhere near that. She forces me inside her desert and I feel pain. I am horny as hell however, so I keep at it. We switch around and we're both suddenly naked, doing it doggy style over the living room table with said 7-8 people spectating. I finish and go outside to take a piss. I look at my hand and realize that it's full of blood. First thought was "Fuck, seriously? She had her period?". The adrenaline and dopamine is now flushing out of my body and a bright, searing pain appears in my crotch. I realize that she didn't have her period, it was I that had torn the string on the back of my willy. I couldn't masturbate/have sex for two months. TL;DR: Went to sex cabin, wound up with bloody, painful penis.

AskReddit

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c5qhxzn

My first time happened out of nowhere at a friend's summer house. We were drinking heavily as one should during the summer and this one girl starts talking to me. Explaining that she's suddenly noticed that I've grown a lot since the last time she saw me (grew about 15-20cm in a year, awful stretch marks). One thing leads to another and her hands make it into my pants where I'm already stiff as bone. Bear in mind that this is all happening in a living room with 7-8 other people in it. She's wearing a skirt, and she pulls me out and straddles me, and here is where things start going wrong. I was expecting wet heaven, but what I got was nowhere near that. She forces me inside her desert and I feel pain. I am horny as hell however, so I keep at it. We switch around and we're both suddenly naked, doing it doggy style over the living room table with said 7-8 people spectating. I finish and go outside to take a piss. I look at my hand and realize that it's full of blood. First thought was "Fuck, seriously? She had her period?". The adrenaline and dopamine is now flushing out of my body and a bright, searing pain appears in my crotch. I realize that she didn't have her period, it was I that had torn the string on the back of my willy. I couldn't masturbate/have sex for two months.

Went to sex cabin, wound up with bloody, painful penis.

-Niernen

~~I'm confused about one part. I got that Sakuta is performing overseas (and is probably the one mentioned at the production company), but who was in the hospital bed? Was that a flashback or something?~~ okay, figured out that was a flash back. I'm not really surprised by the ending, somewhat typical for incest stories. I do think it would have ended on a better note if it had finished on Chapter 46, before yandere ex-gf stabs Sakuta. Typical ending, where they do a time skip of a couple years. Enough time to show everyone lives have changed, and they have moved on, and they can do some reminiscing. Sad that the band fell apart, but it looks like everyone accepts it. No one really got a happy ending. I wonder if any of the band members or Ami will ever find out what really happened, it doesn't look like Sakuta or Eve will go back or contact any of them. None of them seemed to have moved forward much either, some are just getting by, same as usual, and some seem to have regressed or become stuck when the band fell apart.. We find out Hibiki got married, but we don't meet the man and her nothing more about it. The other characters have not changed too much in the three years, and react the same. They kind of poke at it in the end pages, but the side characters really did not get any back story, and we really did not know much about them. I feel sorry for Ami, her "onii-chan" ran away and she doesn't know what happened to him even after 3 years. Kinda pissed Kojima got off free. Even if I was expecting and ending like this, I don't really like it. A very common ending for this kind of story, nothing very original. They do it, and some how that once is enough for them, they go their separate ways but are still happy. Doesn't really make sense, especially when they were able to actually successfully hide their identities. They could have lived together. But they decide to go back, before Sakuta get stabbed. Then what happened? They didn't return, but instead left yet again. TL;DR: Typical insect ending. They do it then go their separate ways while still happy. Time skip a few years, everyone is doing okay, but the rest of the cast is not really going forward and no one really gets a "happy end". Disappointing even if expected.

I'm confused about one part. I got that Sakuta is performing overseas (and is probably the one mentioned at the production company), but who was in the hospital bed? Was that a flashback or something? okay, figured out that was a flash back. I'm not really surprised by the ending, somewhat typical for incest stories. I do think it would have ended on a better note if it had finished on Chapter 46, before yandere ex-gf stabs Sakuta. Typical ending, where they do a time skip of a couple years. Enough time to show everyone lives have changed, and they have moved on, and they can do some reminiscing. Sad that the band fell apart, but it looks like everyone accepts it. No one really got a happy ending. I wonder if any of the band members or Ami will ever find out what really happened, it doesn't look like Sakuta or Eve will go back or contact any of them. None of them seemed to have moved forward much either, some are just getting by, same as usual, and some seem to have regressed or become stuck when the band fell apart.. We find out Hibiki got married, but we don't meet the man and her nothing more about it. The other characters have not changed too much in the three years, and react the same. They kind of poke at it in the end pages, but the side characters really did not get any back story, and we really did not know much about them. I feel sorry for Ami, her "onii-chan" ran away and she doesn't know what happened to him even after 3 years. Kinda pissed Kojima got off free. Even if I was expecting and ending like this, I don't really like it. A very common ending for this kind of story, nothing very original. They do it, and some how that once is enough for them, they go their separate ways but are still happy. Doesn't really make sense, especially when they were able to actually successfully hide their identities. They could have lived together. But they decide to go back, before Sakuta get stabbed. Then what happened? They didn't return, but instead left yet again. TL;DR: Typical insect ending. They do it then go their separate ways while still happy. Time skip a few years, everyone is doing okay, but the rest of the cast is not really going forward and no one really gets a "happy end". Disappointing even if expected.

manga

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cggqsj9

I'm confused about one part. I got that Sakuta is performing overseas (and is probably the one mentioned at the production company), but who was in the hospital bed? Was that a flashback or something? okay, figured out that was a flash back. I'm not really surprised by the ending, somewhat typical for incest stories. I do think it would have ended on a better note if it had finished on Chapter 46, before yandere ex-gf stabs Sakuta. Typical ending, where they do a time skip of a couple years. Enough time to show everyone lives have changed, and they have moved on, and they can do some reminiscing. Sad that the band fell apart, but it looks like everyone accepts it. No one really got a happy ending. I wonder if any of the band members or Ami will ever find out what really happened, it doesn't look like Sakuta or Eve will go back or contact any of them. None of them seemed to have moved forward much either, some are just getting by, same as usual, and some seem to have regressed or become stuck when the band fell apart.. We find out Hibiki got married, but we don't meet the man and her nothing more about it. The other characters have not changed too much in the three years, and react the same. They kind of poke at it in the end pages, but the side characters really did not get any back story, and we really did not know much about them. I feel sorry for Ami, her "onii-chan" ran away and she doesn't know what happened to him even after 3 years. Kinda pissed Kojima got off free. Even if I was expecting and ending like this, I don't really like it. A very common ending for this kind of story, nothing very original. They do it, and some how that once is enough for them, they go their separate ways but are still happy. Doesn't really make sense, especially when they were able to actually successfully hide their identities. They could have lived together. But they decide to go back, before Sakuta get stabbed. Then what happened? They didn't return, but instead left yet again.

Typical insect ending. They do it then go their separate ways while still happy. Time skip a few years, everyone is doing okay, but the rest of the cast is not really going forward and no one really gets a "happy end". Disappointing even if expected.

kgr8

obviously we all agree on all the basic tenants of gravity, however, we are also finding out that gravity is waaay more complex than we can understand currently and completely eludes us at its most fundamental levels. so - we adhere to a crude definition of "gravity" as it pertains to humans and human-scoped things on this earth and nearby. we can agree on this crude definition, and i will whole-heartedly proclaim: those that don't subscribe to these truths clearly have their minds closed to reality. BUT! to act like science has a trademark on TRUTH is where i find fault with this and the MANY other incendiary posts aimed at faith and/or understanding that takes place outside the realm of empirical knowledge. there are countless philosophical/psychological concepts that are TRUE that can never be understood by labcoat science, because they transcend the material world and can only be approached by a mind capable of making the leap into an abstract and existential plane. to believe that we are random products of a material universe is only ONE way to frame the question of our existence. the strength and weakness of science is this: IT CAN ONLY DESCRIBE WHAT IT CAN REPEAT AND MEASURE and is LIMITED BY THE INTEGRITY OF ITS MEASURING DEVICES. science can make no statements on many of the fundamental experiences of human existence - joy, love, hate, pride, etc, yet do we throw them out in the same manner we throw out the concepts of morality or - gasp - a designer? so srsly - stop arrogantly dancing around science. we are perpetually befuddled by the bigness of the universe and the smallness of our own atoms and may never create instruments to accurately measure either, let alone understand them. should we stop trying? never! should we stop being pompous dicks to people who have different theories and perspective concerning the same material data/gaps therein? pls. oh btw, i have a degree in genetics...not saying that i'm king science or anything, but i bet i have a slight scientific edge in this forum and further i'll bet that a lot of these faith-bashing hand-wavers for science haven't done much to research their positions since state-funded chemistry class. zing. TL;DR all things that pure science finds are true, but there are truths that pure science cannot find.

obviously we all agree on all the basic tenants of gravity, however, we are also finding out that gravity is waaay more complex than we can understand currently and completely eludes us at its most fundamental levels. so - we adhere to a crude definition of "gravity" as it pertains to humans and human-scoped things on this earth and nearby. we can agree on this crude definition, and i will whole-heartedly proclaim: those that don't subscribe to these truths clearly have their minds closed to reality. BUT! to act like science has a trademark on TRUTH is where i find fault with this and the MANY other incendiary posts aimed at faith and/or understanding that takes place outside the realm of empirical knowledge. there are countless philosophical/psychological concepts that are TRUE that can never be understood by labcoat science, because they transcend the material world and can only be approached by a mind capable of making the leap into an abstract and existential plane. to believe that we are random products of a material universe is only ONE way to frame the question of our existence. the strength and weakness of science is this: IT CAN ONLY DESCRIBE WHAT IT CAN REPEAT AND MEASURE and is LIMITED BY THE INTEGRITY OF ITS MEASURING DEVICES. science can make no statements on many of the fundamental experiences of human existence - joy, love, hate, pride, etc, yet do we throw them out in the same manner we throw out the concepts of morality or - gasp - a designer? so srsly - stop arrogantly dancing around science. we are perpetually befuddled by the bigness of the universe and the smallness of our own atoms and may never create instruments to accurately measure either, let alone understand them. should we stop trying? never! should we stop being pompous dicks to people who have different theories and perspective concerning the same material data/gaps therein? pls. oh btw, i have a degree in genetics...not saying that i'm king science or anything, but i bet i have a slight scientific edge in this forum and further i'll bet that a lot of these faith-bashing hand-wavers for science haven't done much to research their positions since state-funded chemistry class. zing. TL;DR all things that pure science finds are true, but there are truths that pure science cannot find.

atheism

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obviously we all agree on all the basic tenants of gravity, however, we are also finding out that gravity is waaay more complex than we can understand currently and completely eludes us at its most fundamental levels. so - we adhere to a crude definition of "gravity" as it pertains to humans and human-scoped things on this earth and nearby. we can agree on this crude definition, and i will whole-heartedly proclaim: those that don't subscribe to these truths clearly have their minds closed to reality. BUT! to act like science has a trademark on TRUTH is where i find fault with this and the MANY other incendiary posts aimed at faith and/or understanding that takes place outside the realm of empirical knowledge. there are countless philosophical/psychological concepts that are TRUE that can never be understood by labcoat science, because they transcend the material world and can only be approached by a mind capable of making the leap into an abstract and existential plane. to believe that we are random products of a material universe is only ONE way to frame the question of our existence. the strength and weakness of science is this: IT CAN ONLY DESCRIBE WHAT IT CAN REPEAT AND MEASURE and is LIMITED BY THE INTEGRITY OF ITS MEASURING DEVICES. science can make no statements on many of the fundamental experiences of human existence - joy, love, hate, pride, etc, yet do we throw them out in the same manner we throw out the concepts of morality or - gasp - a designer? so srsly - stop arrogantly dancing around science. we are perpetually befuddled by the bigness of the universe and the smallness of our own atoms and may never create instruments to accurately measure either, let alone understand them. should we stop trying? never! should we stop being pompous dicks to people who have different theories and perspective concerning the same material data/gaps therein? pls. oh btw, i have a degree in genetics...not saying that i'm king science or anything, but i bet i have a slight scientific edge in this forum and further i'll bet that a lot of these faith-bashing hand-wavers for science haven't done much to research their positions since state-funded chemistry class. zing.

all things that pure science finds are true, but there are truths that pure science cannot find.

HeyGuyBuddy

First off, let me thank everybody who is involved with making /r/listentothis[1] the way it is. The contributors, the moderators, the heroes who visit new, everybody. This is a phenomenal sub, and I've found it to be the best place to listen to great new music. I'm sure I'm not the only one who checks it every day. Anywho, all I was thinking was having a daily thread dedicated to a specific genre. I think that having a daily genre thread would free up a lot of space for even more great music of other genres to reach the top pages, as well as encourage more community activity. I understand the purpose of the melting pot thread, but other than playlists, user made content, and getting a few more tracks some attention, it seems a bit redundant when the subreddit itself is already a mixture of different genres. Everyone has musical preferences. Having a dedicated genre thread (I'm thinking different genre every day) would be a quick and easy way for people to find music they're more likely to enjoy. I would imagine it could bring in some more traffic as well, at least in a "hey I wonder what the genre of the day is" kind of way. Ideally there would be community discussion about how exactly to implement this idea, like the genre rotation on what days, etc. Of course, this is only an idea. Born out of love and a desire to see my favorite subreddit become even better. Sorry for the semi-long post, I tried to keep it short, and thanks for reading......if you did. Tldr; What do you guys think about having a daily thread dedicated to a specific genre?

First off, let me thank everybody who is involved with making /r/listentothis[1] the way it is. The contributors, the moderators, the heroes who visit new, everybody. This is a phenomenal sub, and I've found it to be the best place to listen to great new music. I'm sure I'm not the only one who checks it every day. Anywho, all I was thinking was having a daily thread dedicated to a specific genre. I think that having a daily genre thread would free up a lot of space for even more great music of other genres to reach the top pages, as well as encourage more community activity. I understand the purpose of the melting pot thread, but other than playlists, user made content, and getting a few more tracks some attention, it seems a bit redundant when the subreddit itself is already a mixture of different genres. Everyone has musical preferences. Having a dedicated genre thread (I'm thinking different genre every day) would be a quick and easy way for people to find music they're more likely to enjoy. I would imagine it could bring in some more traffic as well, at least in a "hey I wonder what the genre of the day is" kind of way. Ideally there would be community discussion about how exactly to implement this idea, like the genre rotation on what days, etc. Of course, this is only an idea. Born out of love and a desire to see my favorite subreddit become even better. Sorry for the semi-long post, I tried to keep it short, and thanks for reading......if you did. Tldr; What do you guys think about having a daily thread dedicated to a specific genre?

listentothis

t5_2qxzy

t3_2p0vor

First off, let me thank everybody who is involved with making /r/listentothis[1] the way it is. The contributors, the moderators, the heroes who visit new, everybody. This is a phenomenal sub, and I've found it to be the best place to listen to great new music. I'm sure I'm not the only one who checks it every day. Anywho, all I was thinking was having a daily thread dedicated to a specific genre. I think that having a daily genre thread would free up a lot of space for even more great music of other genres to reach the top pages, as well as encourage more community activity. I understand the purpose of the melting pot thread, but other than playlists, user made content, and getting a few more tracks some attention, it seems a bit redundant when the subreddit itself is already a mixture of different genres. Everyone has musical preferences. Having a dedicated genre thread (I'm thinking different genre every day) would be a quick and easy way for people to find music they're more likely to enjoy. I would imagine it could bring in some more traffic as well, at least in a "hey I wonder what the genre of the day is" kind of way. Ideally there would be community discussion about how exactly to implement this idea, like the genre rotation on what days, etc. Of course, this is only an idea. Born out of love and a desire to see my favorite subreddit become even better. Sorry for the semi-long post, I tried to keep it short, and thanks for reading......if you did.

What do you guys think about having a daily thread dedicated to a specific genre?

godoftitsandtyrion

So recently I have entered a relationship with a guy I will call M. I met M when I was about 17 and we spent two lovely weeks together, slept together (he banged me), and then when I sent him a message the next day he sent me a shit ton of abuse targeted at my weight with his gf (they had gotten back together which he told me would not happen, I initially didn't want to have sex until I knew they were truly over). Anyways, I hated him for years for that but my longest and shittiest friend remained friend with him for years. About 8 years later I found myself in social situations with him often and I noticed his opinion of me mattered to me, cut a long story short, we hung out, I asked for an apology and he gave it, I moved on and we slept together, we started a fwb type situation where we pretty much were a couple but we denied that's what it was and it slowly developed into a proper relationship. He tried to call it off at the start saying he liked me as a friend etc, then we had some talks and he told me he has had commitment issues and baggage from his last gf. I understood all this and didn't put the pressure for a relationship on him and after some time he started to do things naturally like introduce me to family etc, now we are properly together. My main baggage is insecurities over my weight (im still about 30lbs overweight) and past issues with jealousy etc because of it. His issues are commitment based and he has had a difficult upbringing. We are both into each other and things are going well and at a nice steady slow pace (4 months in ish and we only just made it official), but I am wondering if anyone has any pointers or advice to help things go smoothly? I am already feeling a little weird about female friend etc, but I have not said a word because it is my issue and I don't want to drag it into our relationship. I have to trust him and work through my self esteem issues separately and i've been trying to do this. I have been giving him space and time to be himself and be with friends but I haven't seen mine as much, I worry about things becoming boring for him although again this is my issue. How do I keep things exciting and interesting? Moreover, how do I offer him the support to work through his issues, how do I proceed with someone who has tendencies to scare over deep commitment and such? (we talked about cheating I dont think I have to worry about that) How do I try to understand his home life and integrate my way of communicating with the way he is used to dealing with things? **tl;dr**: tips and advice on how to nurture a healthy relationship with someone who has commitment issues and poor family experiences. Tips and advice on how to overcome my self esteem issues without it impacting my relationship, especially when we have a history of mistrust to work through. Many thanks redditors sorry for the lengthy post!

So recently I have entered a relationship with a guy I will call M. I met M when I was about 17 and we spent two lovely weeks together, slept together (he banged me), and then when I sent him a message the next day he sent me a shit ton of abuse targeted at my weight with his gf (they had gotten back together which he told me would not happen, I initially didn't want to have sex until I knew they were truly over). Anyways, I hated him for years for that but my longest and shittiest friend remained friend with him for years. About 8 years later I found myself in social situations with him often and I noticed his opinion of me mattered to me, cut a long story short, we hung out, I asked for an apology and he gave it, I moved on and we slept together, we started a fwb type situation where we pretty much were a couple but we denied that's what it was and it slowly developed into a proper relationship. He tried to call it off at the start saying he liked me as a friend etc, then we had some talks and he told me he has had commitment issues and baggage from his last gf. I understood all this and didn't put the pressure for a relationship on him and after some time he started to do things naturally like introduce me to family etc, now we are properly together. My main baggage is insecurities over my weight (im still about 30lbs overweight) and past issues with jealousy etc because of it. His issues are commitment based and he has had a difficult upbringing. We are both into each other and things are going well and at a nice steady slow pace (4 months in ish and we only just made it official), but I am wondering if anyone has any pointers or advice to help things go smoothly? I am already feeling a little weird about female friend etc, but I have not said a word because it is my issue and I don't want to drag it into our relationship. I have to trust him and work through my self esteem issues separately and i've been trying to do this. I have been giving him space and time to be himself and be with friends but I haven't seen mine as much, I worry about things becoming boring for him although again this is my issue. How do I keep things exciting and interesting? Moreover, how do I offer him the support to work through his issues, how do I proceed with someone who has tendencies to scare over deep commitment and such? (we talked about cheating I dont think I have to worry about that) How do I try to understand his home life and integrate my way of communicating with the way he is used to dealing with things? tl;dr : tips and advice on how to nurture a healthy relationship with someone who has commitment issues and poor family experiences. Tips and advice on how to overcome my self esteem issues without it impacting my relationship, especially when we have a history of mistrust to work through. Many thanks redditors sorry for the lengthy post!

relationships

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t3_3cs00l

So recently I have entered a relationship with a guy I will call M. I met M when I was about 17 and we spent two lovely weeks together, slept together (he banged me), and then when I sent him a message the next day he sent me a shit ton of abuse targeted at my weight with his gf (they had gotten back together which he told me would not happen, I initially didn't want to have sex until I knew they were truly over). Anyways, I hated him for years for that but my longest and shittiest friend remained friend with him for years. About 8 years later I found myself in social situations with him often and I noticed his opinion of me mattered to me, cut a long story short, we hung out, I asked for an apology and he gave it, I moved on and we slept together, we started a fwb type situation where we pretty much were a couple but we denied that's what it was and it slowly developed into a proper relationship. He tried to call it off at the start saying he liked me as a friend etc, then we had some talks and he told me he has had commitment issues and baggage from his last gf. I understood all this and didn't put the pressure for a relationship on him and after some time he started to do things naturally like introduce me to family etc, now we are properly together. My main baggage is insecurities over my weight (im still about 30lbs overweight) and past issues with jealousy etc because of it. His issues are commitment based and he has had a difficult upbringing. We are both into each other and things are going well and at a nice steady slow pace (4 months in ish and we only just made it official), but I am wondering if anyone has any pointers or advice to help things go smoothly? I am already feeling a little weird about female friend etc, but I have not said a word because it is my issue and I don't want to drag it into our relationship. I have to trust him and work through my self esteem issues separately and i've been trying to do this. I have been giving him space and time to be himself and be with friends but I haven't seen mine as much, I worry about things becoming boring for him although again this is my issue. How do I keep things exciting and interesting? Moreover, how do I offer him the support to work through his issues, how do I proceed with someone who has tendencies to scare over deep commitment and such? (we talked about cheating I dont think I have to worry about that) How do I try to understand his home life and integrate my way of communicating with the way he is used to dealing with things?

tips and advice on how to nurture a healthy relationship with someone who has commitment issues and poor family experiences. Tips and advice on how to overcome my self esteem issues without it impacting my relationship, especially when we have a history of mistrust to work through. Many thanks redditors sorry for the lengthy post!

fraudster

Personally, I avoid advising my clients to invest their money in media (tv/print) because it's a tricky industry. If you really want media, you might want to consider realestate.com or carsales. Something with more monopolistic placement. Ten has done nothing but go down, which is a worry. Do you personally know the management? Have you researched the management's track record? What exactly do you mean by "corporate structure"? (serious question, a "corporation" is a "structure" so it confuses me a bit on what you're trying to refer to.) Why not Seven? Why not Murdoch? Why not Fairfax? Why not a completely different sector? Just because something, in your opinion, is oversold doesn't make it a great value (see Babcock and Brown...). tl;dr I'm assuming you worked hard for your money, don't gamble it for something you have heard or "think". Do your homework, research and then make a decision.

Personally, I avoid advising my clients to invest their money in media (tv/print) because it's a tricky industry. If you really want media, you might want to consider realestate.com or carsales. Something with more monopolistic placement. Ten has done nothing but go down, which is a worry. Do you personally know the management? Have you researched the management's track record? What exactly do you mean by "corporate structure"? (serious question, a "corporation" is a "structure" so it confuses me a bit on what you're trying to refer to.) Why not Seven? Why not Murdoch? Why not Fairfax? Why not a completely different sector? Just because something, in your opinion, is oversold doesn't make it a great value (see Babcock and Brown...). tl;dr I'm assuming you worked hard for your money, don't gamble it for something you have heard or "think". Do your homework, research and then make a decision.

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Personally, I avoid advising my clients to invest their money in media (tv/print) because it's a tricky industry. If you really want media, you might want to consider realestate.com or carsales. Something with more monopolistic placement. Ten has done nothing but go down, which is a worry. Do you personally know the management? Have you researched the management's track record? What exactly do you mean by "corporate structure"? (serious question, a "corporation" is a "structure" so it confuses me a bit on what you're trying to refer to.) Why not Seven? Why not Murdoch? Why not Fairfax? Why not a completely different sector? Just because something, in your opinion, is oversold doesn't make it a great value (see Babcock and Brown...).

I'm assuming you worked hard for your money, don't gamble it for something you have heard or "think". Do your homework, research and then make a decision.

OfficerSometime

Gotta love that booger that sticks to your nose hair and scratches the itch-fuck out of your inner nose, and makes your nose squirm. Commonly present with the self conscious nose rubs thinking it is hanging out of your nose or that your shorter friend can see right up into the goo hole containing that prankster of a booger. Just happened to me at lunch with a short(er) female friend of mine. I've got a thing for her... Tl;DR Noses suck, nose hair is a bitch.

Gotta love that booger that sticks to your nose hair and scratches the itch-fuck out of your inner nose, and makes your nose squirm. Commonly present with the self conscious nose rubs thinking it is hanging out of your nose or that your shorter friend can see right up into the goo hole containing that prankster of a booger. Just happened to me at lunch with a short(er) female friend of mine. I've got a thing for her... Tl;DR Noses suck, nose hair is a bitch.

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Gotta love that booger that sticks to your nose hair and scratches the itch-fuck out of your inner nose, and makes your nose squirm. Commonly present with the self conscious nose rubs thinking it is hanging out of your nose or that your shorter friend can see right up into the goo hole containing that prankster of a booger. Just happened to me at lunch with a short(er) female friend of mine. I've got a thing for her...

Noses suck, nose hair is a bitch.

Beifong

I dunno. I think it would be interesting if Amon was telling the truth and the spirits have given up hope in the Avatar. The Avatar cycle was put into place to keep peace and balance, so if they haven't done a very good job at this, the spirits could possibly revoke the Avatar's rights. * Roku didn't take down Sozin when he had many chances to do so, thus starting the 100 year war. * Aang ran away from his duties as the Avatar and because of this he got trapped in the iceberg the 100 years (yes it was an accident, but it still happened as a consequence of him running from his responsibilities- I'm sure the spirits are much less forgiving than us fans). * A ton of people died in these 100 years. * Airbenders almost went extinct. * All but the North Pole's waterbenders were killed off, aside from Katara. * The sky bison (animals who probably taught airbending to people) almost died off. * All but two dragons (animals that taught firebending to people) were killed off. * The moon spirit (what allows waterbending) was killed and someone had to "die" to take its place. * The Avatar lied to Wan Shi Tong about using the knowledge of the library to fight a war, and the library was consequently destroyed. * A crap load of forests were burned down. (Winter Solstice pt1 & Sozin's Comet) Even though Aang did his best, because of him running away and Roku not preventing the war in the first place, a lot of stuff went down that probably did anger a lot of the spirits. It's possible that they've decided the past couple of Avatars really sucked at doing their duty of keeping balance in the world. Then maybe when Korra goes into the spirit world for the first time (maybe at the end of this season), it won't be as easy as she imagined to defeat Amon if they are on his side and now believe that the Avatar has failed and is no longer needed (leading into an even more interesting season two). **TL;DR:** I think Amon was telling the truth and the spirits do think the Avatar has failed to keep balance and is no longer needed.

I dunno. I think it would be interesting if Amon was telling the truth and the spirits have given up hope in the Avatar. The Avatar cycle was put into place to keep peace and balance, so if they haven't done a very good job at this, the spirits could possibly revoke the Avatar's rights. Roku didn't take down Sozin when he had many chances to do so, thus starting the 100 year war. Aang ran away from his duties as the Avatar and because of this he got trapped in the iceberg the 100 years (yes it was an accident, but it still happened as a consequence of him running from his responsibilities- I'm sure the spirits are much less forgiving than us fans). A ton of people died in these 100 years. Airbenders almost went extinct. All but the North Pole's waterbenders were killed off, aside from Katara. The sky bison (animals who probably taught airbending to people) almost died off. All but two dragons (animals that taught firebending to people) were killed off. The moon spirit (what allows waterbending) was killed and someone had to "die" to take its place. The Avatar lied to Wan Shi Tong about using the knowledge of the library to fight a war, and the library was consequently destroyed. A crap load of forests were burned down. (Winter Solstice pt1 & Sozin's Comet) Even though Aang did his best, because of him running away and Roku not preventing the war in the first place, a lot of stuff went down that probably did anger a lot of the spirits. It's possible that they've decided the past couple of Avatars really sucked at doing their duty of keeping balance in the world. Then maybe when Korra goes into the spirit world for the first time (maybe at the end of this season), it won't be as easy as she imagined to defeat Amon if they are on his side and now believe that the Avatar has failed and is no longer needed (leading into an even more interesting season two). TL;DR: I think Amon was telling the truth and the spirits do think the Avatar has failed to keep balance and is no longer needed.

TheLastAirbender

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I dunno. I think it would be interesting if Amon was telling the truth and the spirits have given up hope in the Avatar. The Avatar cycle was put into place to keep peace and balance, so if they haven't done a very good job at this, the spirits could possibly revoke the Avatar's rights. Roku didn't take down Sozin when he had many chances to do so, thus starting the 100 year war. Aang ran away from his duties as the Avatar and because of this he got trapped in the iceberg the 100 years (yes it was an accident, but it still happened as a consequence of him running from his responsibilities- I'm sure the spirits are much less forgiving than us fans). A ton of people died in these 100 years. Airbenders almost went extinct. All but the North Pole's waterbenders were killed off, aside from Katara. The sky bison (animals who probably taught airbending to people) almost died off. All but two dragons (animals that taught firebending to people) were killed off. The moon spirit (what allows waterbending) was killed and someone had to "die" to take its place. The Avatar lied to Wan Shi Tong about using the knowledge of the library to fight a war, and the library was consequently destroyed. A crap load of forests were burned down. (Winter Solstice pt1 & Sozin's Comet) Even though Aang did his best, because of him running away and Roku not preventing the war in the first place, a lot of stuff went down that probably did anger a lot of the spirits. It's possible that they've decided the past couple of Avatars really sucked at doing their duty of keeping balance in the world. Then maybe when Korra goes into the spirit world for the first time (maybe at the end of this season), it won't be as easy as she imagined to defeat Amon if they are on his side and now believe that the Avatar has failed and is no longer needed (leading into an even more interesting season two).

I think Amon was telling the truth and the spirits do think the Avatar has failed to keep balance and is no longer needed.

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This kind of got started [here]( and someone jokingly suggested doing a full thread about it. I've got nothing better to on easter (forever alone) so I figured, why the hell not, it's been kind of interesting, if totally pointless. So to recap the original thread above, I tend to organize thus: Front Right: Phone Front Left: Keys/Pens/Headphones Back Right: Empty/Wallet Back Left: Empty/Wallet (I switch back pockets because sitting on my wallet gets pretty uncomfortable.) I do also have a few pairs of non-jean (?) pants with cargo pockets on the side, in which case I usually put my phone there and then split up my keys and pens. So how do you organize your must-have items, Reddit? **TL;DR: unintentionally helped spark a comment thread, figured I'd make it a thread proper because I have nothing else to do today.** EDIT: Holy shit, this blew up. I'm trying to participate in the conversation but at this point I'm amazed Chrome hasn't crashed from all the tabs I've got open. EDIT 2: For the record, no, I didn't make the pickpocketing AMA. Also, credit to [theseitz]( for being the first one to mention his configuration in the thread mentioned earlier. I replied to him, people replied to me. Hilarity ensued.

This kind of got started here so I figured, why the hell not, it's been kind of interesting, if totally pointless. So to recap the original thread above, I tend to organize thus: Front Right: Phone Front Left: Keys/Pens/Headphones Back Right: Empty/Wallet Back Left: Empty/Wallet (I switch back pockets because sitting on my wallet gets pretty uncomfortable.) I do also have a few pairs of non-jean (?) pants with cargo pockets on the side, in which case I usually put my phone there and then split up my keys and pens. So how do you organize your must-have items, Reddit? TL;DR: unintentionally helped spark a comment thread, figured I'd make it a thread proper because I have nothing else to do today. EDIT: Holy shit, this blew up. I'm trying to participate in the conversation but at this point I'm amazed Chrome hasn't crashed from all the tabs I've got open. EDIT 2: For the record, no, I didn't make the pickpocketing AMA. Also, credit to [theseitz]( for being the first one to mention his configuration in the thread mentioned earlier. I replied to him, people replied to me. Hilarity ensued.

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This kind of got started here so I figured, why the hell not, it's been kind of interesting, if totally pointless. So to recap the original thread above, I tend to organize thus: Front Right: Phone Front Left: Keys/Pens/Headphones Back Right: Empty/Wallet Back Left: Empty/Wallet (I switch back pockets because sitting on my wallet gets pretty uncomfortable.) I do also have a few pairs of non-jean (?) pants with cargo pockets on the side, in which case I usually put my phone there and then split up my keys and pens. So how do you organize your must-have items, Reddit?

unintentionally helped spark a comment thread, figured I'd make it a thread proper because I have nothing else to do today. EDIT: Holy shit, this blew up. I'm trying to participate in the conversation but at this point I'm amazed Chrome hasn't crashed from all the tabs I've got open. EDIT 2: For the record, no, I didn't make the pickpocketing AMA. Also, credit to [theseitz]( for being the first one to mention his configuration in the thread mentioned earlier. I replied to him, people replied to me. Hilarity ensued.

CurvyGyrl

I work at a small business with five contractors (was six - the sixth being the 'jerk' of my story). I am the only supervisor. The owner comes in a few times a month and we talk on the phone a few times a week to make sure things are going smoothly. For the most part, the contractors I work with, need very little supervision and are a pleasure to work with. This particular girl was irritating from the first week she was there. On her third day she moved our neon open sign to the other end of the building away from the front door. I moved it back and explained that it was to stay where it was. She asked 'Why' and I explained that our clients knew where the sign was and would look there for it to make sure we are open. A few days later I came in and the sign was moved again, I moved it back and she complained all day that I had done so. Second week there, she moved all of our supplies from the supply closet into the bathroom closet, saying they were easier to access there. Frustrated, I explained to her that the bathroom was the WORSE place for our supplies and had her relocate them back to the supply closet. Later that week she moved the light box and electric pencil sharpener to her station and whined when I made her move it back. Week after week, she'd move shit around and then complain and whine whenever she was made to put things back. She started hoarding supplies in her room, stopped doing her clean up, demanded that we hire someone to set up and break down her station, started doing work below our base price, turned down clients after she'd scheduled appointments with them and took deposits, refused to answer the phone, etc. When she was asked to do her work, she whined like a three year old or screamed and cussed me out. My other contractors were complaining and she was making everyone, in general, miserable. She even took off for a week without notice, leaving us short during a very busy times. And when the board of health came in the last time, she refused to give the inspector the paperwork she needed, so the paperwork had to be taken all the way to their office. Good thing I have a great working relationship with the inspector and she chalked it up to the contractor not knowing where things were on one of my rare days off. Finally, patience thin and with the other contractors unwilling to continue working with her, I convinced the owner that she had to go. I went in early and caught her smoking a at her station! Illegal in our state. I terminated her contract on the spot, gave her an hour to clear out her stuff, and after some threats from her, called the police. She left before the police arrived because she was afraid she'd get arrested. In the few weeks since her termination, she's moved up a few notches on the jerk-o-meter. She's posted poor reviews online saying how the only good person at the business was her. She's accused the owner of terminating her for no reason. She said we kept her stuff (her bf came in and the police watched as he packed up her stuff and carried it out. Asking him at least three times to make sure that he had all of her stuff). She's posted a bunch of lies on facebook. I also have video evidence of both her and her boyfriend telling another contractor how to steal from the company. So both of them were jerks. I have video evidence of her charging a client a certain amount for services and then writing a lesser amount on her paper so she could pocket the difference. So her full jerkiness didn't surface until right after she was terminated. I'm a firm believer that she will get what she deserves. She's already lost her new job because they checked into what happened at our business. She's facing charges for theft because of the video evidence we have. And she's probably going to end up being sued for slander because of the lies she's posted on her personal facebook. **TL/DR: Girl was a jerk. Got caught smoking 420. Got terminated. Moved up a few notches on the jerk-o-meter. Is now beginning to reap what she has sowed.**

I work at a small business with five contractors (was six - the sixth being the 'jerk' of my story). I am the only supervisor. The owner comes in a few times a month and we talk on the phone a few times a week to make sure things are going smoothly. For the most part, the contractors I work with, need very little supervision and are a pleasure to work with. This particular girl was irritating from the first week she was there. On her third day she moved our neon open sign to the other end of the building away from the front door. I moved it back and explained that it was to stay where it was. She asked 'Why' and I explained that our clients knew where the sign was and would look there for it to make sure we are open. A few days later I came in and the sign was moved again, I moved it back and she complained all day that I had done so. Second week there, she moved all of our supplies from the supply closet into the bathroom closet, saying they were easier to access there. Frustrated, I explained to her that the bathroom was the WORSE place for our supplies and had her relocate them back to the supply closet. Later that week she moved the light box and electric pencil sharpener to her station and whined when I made her move it back. Week after week, she'd move shit around and then complain and whine whenever she was made to put things back. She started hoarding supplies in her room, stopped doing her clean up, demanded that we hire someone to set up and break down her station, started doing work below our base price, turned down clients after she'd scheduled appointments with them and took deposits, refused to answer the phone, etc. When she was asked to do her work, she whined like a three year old or screamed and cussed me out. My other contractors were complaining and she was making everyone, in general, miserable. She even took off for a week without notice, leaving us short during a very busy times. And when the board of health came in the last time, she refused to give the inspector the paperwork she needed, so the paperwork had to be taken all the way to their office. Good thing I have a great working relationship with the inspector and she chalked it up to the contractor not knowing where things were on one of my rare days off. Finally, patience thin and with the other contractors unwilling to continue working with her, I convinced the owner that she had to go. I went in early and caught her smoking a at her station! Illegal in our state. I terminated her contract on the spot, gave her an hour to clear out her stuff, and after some threats from her, called the police. She left before the police arrived because she was afraid she'd get arrested. In the few weeks since her termination, she's moved up a few notches on the jerk-o-meter. She's posted poor reviews online saying how the only good person at the business was her. She's accused the owner of terminating her for no reason. She said we kept her stuff (her bf came in and the police watched as he packed up her stuff and carried it out. Asking him at least three times to make sure that he had all of her stuff). She's posted a bunch of lies on facebook. I also have video evidence of both her and her boyfriend telling another contractor how to steal from the company. So both of them were jerks. I have video evidence of her charging a client a certain amount for services and then writing a lesser amount on her paper so she could pocket the difference. So her full jerkiness didn't surface until right after she was terminated. I'm a firm believer that she will get what she deserves. She's already lost her new job because they checked into what happened at our business. She's facing charges for theft because of the video evidence we have. And she's probably going to end up being sued for slander because of the lies she's posted on her personal facebook. TL/DR: Girl was a jerk. Got caught smoking 420. Got terminated. Moved up a few notches on the jerk-o-meter. Is now beginning to reap what she has sowed.

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I work at a small business with five contractors (was six - the sixth being the 'jerk' of my story). I am the only supervisor. The owner comes in a few times a month and we talk on the phone a few times a week to make sure things are going smoothly. For the most part, the contractors I work with, need very little supervision and are a pleasure to work with. This particular girl was irritating from the first week she was there. On her third day she moved our neon open sign to the other end of the building away from the front door. I moved it back and explained that it was to stay where it was. She asked 'Why' and I explained that our clients knew where the sign was and would look there for it to make sure we are open. A few days later I came in and the sign was moved again, I moved it back and she complained all day that I had done so. Second week there, she moved all of our supplies from the supply closet into the bathroom closet, saying they were easier to access there. Frustrated, I explained to her that the bathroom was the WORSE place for our supplies and had her relocate them back to the supply closet. Later that week she moved the light box and electric pencil sharpener to her station and whined when I made her move it back. Week after week, she'd move shit around and then complain and whine whenever she was made to put things back. She started hoarding supplies in her room, stopped doing her clean up, demanded that we hire someone to set up and break down her station, started doing work below our base price, turned down clients after she'd scheduled appointments with them and took deposits, refused to answer the phone, etc. When she was asked to do her work, she whined like a three year old or screamed and cussed me out. My other contractors were complaining and she was making everyone, in general, miserable. She even took off for a week without notice, leaving us short during a very busy times. And when the board of health came in the last time, she refused to give the inspector the paperwork she needed, so the paperwork had to be taken all the way to their office. Good thing I have a great working relationship with the inspector and she chalked it up to the contractor not knowing where things were on one of my rare days off. Finally, patience thin and with the other contractors unwilling to continue working with her, I convinced the owner that she had to go. I went in early and caught her smoking a at her station! Illegal in our state. I terminated her contract on the spot, gave her an hour to clear out her stuff, and after some threats from her, called the police. She left before the police arrived because she was afraid she'd get arrested. In the few weeks since her termination, she's moved up a few notches on the jerk-o-meter. She's posted poor reviews online saying how the only good person at the business was her. She's accused the owner of terminating her for no reason. She said we kept her stuff (her bf came in and the police watched as he packed up her stuff and carried it out. Asking him at least three times to make sure that he had all of her stuff). She's posted a bunch of lies on facebook. I also have video evidence of both her and her boyfriend telling another contractor how to steal from the company. So both of them were jerks. I have video evidence of her charging a client a certain amount for services and then writing a lesser amount on her paper so she could pocket the difference. So her full jerkiness didn't surface until right after she was terminated. I'm a firm believer that she will get what she deserves. She's already lost her new job because they checked into what happened at our business. She's facing charges for theft because of the video evidence we have. And she's probably going to end up being sued for slander because of the lies she's posted on her personal facebook.

Girl was a jerk. Got caught smoking 420. Got terminated. Moved up a few notches on the jerk-o-meter. Is now beginning to reap what she has sowed.

aGreaterNumber

There is no spoon. That's it. That's the only truth. While some people walk around buildings, others walk through them. A great rule of life, except when meant literally. I confess, I AM A SERIAL GLITCHER. It didn't start that way though. In fact, I was the most survivalist, escapist, realist player out there. I would run around in all red and white with a medikit, healing any wounded passers by. I would stay hidden in a building, just until I heard some bandits capturing a new spawn. Hero is a really fun role. Then something changed. The gear. I know it had something to do with the gear. Was it that it was glitched? No. I can't pull my M4 out right away sometimes, but that's not it. Was it the beanz? Also no. I don't need more than enough to survive, just enough. That fresh spawn wouldn't like to get shot in the face, he would give me beanz if I asked. No, that's not it at all. Ah wait, I think I know. I think I remember what started it all. It was the scope. Yes, the ever elusive pristine ACOG, the finding of which prompted me to protect that, and everything else on my person, with a renewed vigor. Come within 10 feet of me? You die. Take your gun out? You're dead. Have a gun? POW POW. Backpack? Might contain a pistol. BRAAAP. I started shooting anyone and everyone on site. I had become the thing I hunted for so long; a bandit. This, my friends, is where bad turns worse. My player interactions cut to a minimum, staying just outside the main areas (NEAF and Berezino as of late), I became a nomad. The game went from being new and fun, to me having a mechanical playstyle with no room for error. Almost gave it a new meta, taking on groups of three and four people, stealthing in the bushline, waiting for the perfect moment to pounce. I'll admit, it's fun to shoot stuff. Then, it all changed. Nobody's in elektro? good, there were way too many glitchers there. Die without ever being able to see who shot you through a wall. Also, Berezino's a cool place. Not too many glitches there, right? I'll just walk into the police station aaaaand BAM. I'm dead. Saw an SKS materialize through the floor. Fuck. Did I learn my lesson? Yeah, sometime during the next ten times that happened to me. STAY THE FUCK OUT OF THE POLICE STATION. I repeat it like a mantra. But is it over? Noooope. Airfield jailhouses. BAM. Berezino apartments. BAM. Houses, and trees, and rocks, and logs, and rooftops. BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM. You Died. FUCK. Fine then, two can play at this game. FUCKING GLITCHERS YOU SHALL HAVE YOUR COMEUPPANCE. I formulated a plan. I learned the glitches. I killed the glitchers. Now all it takes for me to go from freshspawn to fully geared is running to NEAF and waiting for one of these piece of shit glitchers to server hop. I'll hit them at home. These fucking glitchers. These. Fucking.....wait. There's a guy coming into the prison. Hm. Full gear and I have just a pistol. I'll get him when he comes up the stairs, he can't see me anyway. BAM. Full gear, and he didn't even know what hit him. Wow. That was fun. Ah shit. What happened from that day on I can only describe as the feeling a drug addict must have during those sober, lucid moments. Fully self aware of what a camping, glitching, piece of shit I had become. And I am not alone. I know you feel it too. The fear. The feeling that with one wrong move, or by not making full use of an exploit you might lose everything you've worked so hard for all those hours, days, weeks. I understand. But now, I take a stand. I don't expect people to stop playing. I don't expect people to stop using glitches and exploits (isn't looking through the walls a way of life now? don't you feel safer knowing whats in that room before you open the door, as surely the people on the other side already know you're coming). What I expect is a full rework of the pathing and wall code....in two years. Yeah, I'm realistic. Whatever estimates exist now are useless, as there will always be holdups in programming (which is as far as I can tell one of the least punctual revenue streams on the planet). So you can add bikes, let us craft crossbows, make the zombies harder, and even fix the mouse pull and all those other nice things you do. Until you fix the FUNDAMENTAL flaws, however, I will be pausing my 300 hours of gameplay (and no longer counting). Tl;dr: This is a journey through the mind of an average gamer, the thought process on how I began playing dayz, and where I've ended up.

There is no spoon. That's it. That's the only truth. While some people walk around buildings, others walk through them. A great rule of life, except when meant literally. I confess, I AM A SERIAL GLITCHER. It didn't start that way though. In fact, I was the most survivalist, escapist, realist player out there. I would run around in all red and white with a medikit, healing any wounded passers by. I would stay hidden in a building, just until I heard some bandits capturing a new spawn. Hero is a really fun role. Then something changed. The gear. I know it had something to do with the gear. Was it that it was glitched? No. I can't pull my M4 out right away sometimes, but that's not it. Was it the beanz? Also no. I don't need more than enough to survive, just enough. That fresh spawn wouldn't like to get shot in the face, he would give me beanz if I asked. No, that's not it at all. Ah wait, I think I know. I think I remember what started it all. It was the scope. Yes, the ever elusive pristine ACOG, the finding of which prompted me to protect that, and everything else on my person, with a renewed vigor. Come within 10 feet of me? You die. Take your gun out? You're dead. Have a gun? POW POW. Backpack? Might contain a pistol. BRAAAP. I started shooting anyone and everyone on site. I had become the thing I hunted for so long; a bandit. This, my friends, is where bad turns worse. My player interactions cut to a minimum, staying just outside the main areas (NEAF and Berezino as of late), I became a nomad. The game went from being new and fun, to me having a mechanical playstyle with no room for error. Almost gave it a new meta, taking on groups of three and four people, stealthing in the bushline, waiting for the perfect moment to pounce. I'll admit, it's fun to shoot stuff. Then, it all changed. Nobody's in elektro? good, there were way too many glitchers there. Die without ever being able to see who shot you through a wall. Also, Berezino's a cool place. Not too many glitches there, right? I'll just walk into the police station aaaaand BAM. I'm dead. Saw an SKS materialize through the floor. Fuck. Did I learn my lesson? Yeah, sometime during the next ten times that happened to me. STAY THE FUCK OUT OF THE POLICE STATION. I repeat it like a mantra. But is it over? Noooope. Airfield jailhouses. BAM. Berezino apartments. BAM. Houses, and trees, and rocks, and logs, and rooftops. BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM. You Died. FUCK. Fine then, two can play at this game. FUCKING GLITCHERS YOU SHALL HAVE YOUR COMEUPPANCE. I formulated a plan. I learned the glitches. I killed the glitchers. Now all it takes for me to go from freshspawn to fully geared is running to NEAF and waiting for one of these piece of shit glitchers to server hop. I'll hit them at home. These fucking glitchers. These. Fucking.....wait. There's a guy coming into the prison. Hm. Full gear and I have just a pistol. I'll get him when he comes up the stairs, he can't see me anyway. BAM. Full gear, and he didn't even know what hit him. Wow. That was fun. Ah shit. What happened from that day on I can only describe as the feeling a drug addict must have during those sober, lucid moments. Fully self aware of what a camping, glitching, piece of shit I had become. And I am not alone. I know you feel it too. The fear. The feeling that with one wrong move, or by not making full use of an exploit you might lose everything you've worked so hard for all those hours, days, weeks. I understand. But now, I take a stand. I don't expect people to stop playing. I don't expect people to stop using glitches and exploits (isn't looking through the walls a way of life now? don't you feel safer knowing whats in that room before you open the door, as surely the people on the other side already know you're coming). What I expect is a full rework of the pathing and wall code....in two years. Yeah, I'm realistic. Whatever estimates exist now are useless, as there will always be holdups in programming (which is as far as I can tell one of the least punctual revenue streams on the planet). So you can add bikes, let us craft crossbows, make the zombies harder, and even fix the mouse pull and all those other nice things you do. Until you fix the FUNDAMENTAL flaws, however, I will be pausing my 300 hours of gameplay (and no longer counting). Tl;dr: This is a journey through the mind of an average gamer, the thought process on how I began playing dayz, and where I've ended up.

dayz

t5_2ty3s

t3_241c4d

There is no spoon. That's it. That's the only truth. While some people walk around buildings, others walk through them. A great rule of life, except when meant literally. I confess, I AM A SERIAL GLITCHER. It didn't start that way though. In fact, I was the most survivalist, escapist, realist player out there. I would run around in all red and white with a medikit, healing any wounded passers by. I would stay hidden in a building, just until I heard some bandits capturing a new spawn. Hero is a really fun role. Then something changed. The gear. I know it had something to do with the gear. Was it that it was glitched? No. I can't pull my M4 out right away sometimes, but that's not it. Was it the beanz? Also no. I don't need more than enough to survive, just enough. That fresh spawn wouldn't like to get shot in the face, he would give me beanz if I asked. No, that's not it at all. Ah wait, I think I know. I think I remember what started it all. It was the scope. Yes, the ever elusive pristine ACOG, the finding of which prompted me to protect that, and everything else on my person, with a renewed vigor. Come within 10 feet of me? You die. Take your gun out? You're dead. Have a gun? POW POW. Backpack? Might contain a pistol. BRAAAP. I started shooting anyone and everyone on site. I had become the thing I hunted for so long; a bandit. This, my friends, is where bad turns worse. My player interactions cut to a minimum, staying just outside the main areas (NEAF and Berezino as of late), I became a nomad. The game went from being new and fun, to me having a mechanical playstyle with no room for error. Almost gave it a new meta, taking on groups of three and four people, stealthing in the bushline, waiting for the perfect moment to pounce. I'll admit, it's fun to shoot stuff. Then, it all changed. Nobody's in elektro? good, there were way too many glitchers there. Die without ever being able to see who shot you through a wall. Also, Berezino's a cool place. Not too many glitches there, right? I'll just walk into the police station aaaaand BAM. I'm dead. Saw an SKS materialize through the floor. Fuck. Did I learn my lesson? Yeah, sometime during the next ten times that happened to me. STAY THE FUCK OUT OF THE POLICE STATION. I repeat it like a mantra. But is it over? Noooope. Airfield jailhouses. BAM. Berezino apartments. BAM. Houses, and trees, and rocks, and logs, and rooftops. BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM. You Died. FUCK. Fine then, two can play at this game. FUCKING GLITCHERS YOU SHALL HAVE YOUR COMEUPPANCE. I formulated a plan. I learned the glitches. I killed the glitchers. Now all it takes for me to go from freshspawn to fully geared is running to NEAF and waiting for one of these piece of shit glitchers to server hop. I'll hit them at home. These fucking glitchers. These. Fucking.....wait. There's a guy coming into the prison. Hm. Full gear and I have just a pistol. I'll get him when he comes up the stairs, he can't see me anyway. BAM. Full gear, and he didn't even know what hit him. Wow. That was fun. Ah shit. What happened from that day on I can only describe as the feeling a drug addict must have during those sober, lucid moments. Fully self aware of what a camping, glitching, piece of shit I had become. And I am not alone. I know you feel it too. The fear. The feeling that with one wrong move, or by not making full use of an exploit you might lose everything you've worked so hard for all those hours, days, weeks. I understand. But now, I take a stand. I don't expect people to stop playing. I don't expect people to stop using glitches and exploits (isn't looking through the walls a way of life now? don't you feel safer knowing whats in that room before you open the door, as surely the people on the other side already know you're coming). What I expect is a full rework of the pathing and wall code....in two years. Yeah, I'm realistic. Whatever estimates exist now are useless, as there will always be holdups in programming (which is as far as I can tell one of the least punctual revenue streams on the planet). So you can add bikes, let us craft crossbows, make the zombies harder, and even fix the mouse pull and all those other nice things you do. Until you fix the FUNDAMENTAL flaws, however, I will be pausing my 300 hours of gameplay (and no longer counting).

This is a journey through the mind of an average gamer, the thought process on how I began playing dayz, and where I've ended up.

Azurenightsky

[Obligatory recorded version because this IS an audiophiles paradise.]( First and foremost. I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and that those of you who plan on getting *slammered* tonight(or tomorrow night depending on timezone/when you read this.) ensure your own safety and well being before doing so. Now, onto the matter at hand. Where are my (many) recordings I've been meant to post by now(In fact I believe I'm 3 days late for the mega thread in which I partake in all of Tarks scripts(meant for a male lead) and post them all. Well, as I'm sure you all know the feeling of, I had Holiday burnout. I'm a natural introvert, I have extroverted tendencies but I'm typically what one would consider "An observer", to quote Stoner of Eureka Seven >I, am just an observer. And as an Observer, I have very limited mental energies in reserve for use on social interaction, let alone with multiple people, for multiple days, often times without warning. In other words, my family members have kept me, busy. I love my family and I enjoy spending time with them, but since the 20th or so, I've had a constant barrage of them visiting, popping in unannounced, spending several hours with me and not giving me a moments respite. The whole affair was just a big pile of *ugh*. Now, for the information you're actually here for. I can't guarantee when I can start recording again, there's a lot less freedom on my part. My brother is moving tomorrow and my mother who uses him as a babysitter, is in need of a babysitter for my sister(Type 1 diabetic, 10 years old, obviously can't be left alone to her own devices all day.). So, my prime recording time (Read: Whenever the mood strikes me, which happens fairly often, hence the large number of my works out there.) is being skewered with a sickening thud. Luckily, my sister returns to school on the 7th or so. So, until then if I post a recording, make the most of it. :P I haven't forgotten my desire to do the Mega thread and I can assure you, it will be done. All of that being said, I must thank each and every one of you for offering me such an enjoyable pastime and some memories that I will fondly enjoy for many a year to come. I would also like to greatly thank you all for giving me over 12,000 listens across my "main" audios. I honestly never thought I would achieve such an(in my mind) staggering achievement with my works and I'm *thoroughly* glad you've all enjoyed my works enough in such a short amount of time(roughly 1 month). That's a lot of orgasms I may (or may not) have given. Here's to the big 100,000 in the future. I would also like to take a moment to ask you all, what would you like to see more of from me? I will freely admit here and now, I have a truly depraved and strangely confusing sexual mind. Those fearplay scripts I've been doing of late? They're mild compared to what I'm willing to try. Those Romantic scripts and the like? I would do them a thousand times again. I enjoy being an absolute sadist just as much as I enjoy being a kind and loving Dominant. I've noticed though that the times where I simply improvise the bulk(or the entirety of it) my recordings get the best response. At least in terms of plays. Other than the Cuckquean script, which while I'm on that topic, give me more of those, I LOVE that particular fetish. Well, that and that one delicious SI script that seemed as though the words were pulled from my very lips. But I digress, I'm getting off topic. I am, as always, open to any script, any fetish and any request. Don't be scared of messaging me, I'm a very nice guy at heart and I'm very approachable, I'm happy to try and get other peoples rocks off in whatever fashion they happen to desire. ALSO, if I've promised you a recording but *haven't* delivered upon it yet. PLEASE jog my memory either in a comment or a Private Message. I would GREATLY appreciate it. I wish to give you all exactly what I've promised. TL;DR Go read it. If you came into this thread you obviously had a reason for it, you don't get to be lazy on my watch <3

[Obligatory recorded version because this IS an audiophiles paradise.]( First and foremost. I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and that those of you who plan on getting slammered tonight(or tomorrow night depending on timezone/when you read this.) ensure your own safety and well being before doing so. Now, onto the matter at hand. Where are my (many) recordings I've been meant to post by now(In fact I believe I'm 3 days late for the mega thread in which I partake in all of Tarks scripts(meant for a male lead) and post them all. Well, as I'm sure you all know the feeling of, I had Holiday burnout. I'm a natural introvert, I have extroverted tendencies but I'm typically what one would consider "An observer", to quote Stoner of Eureka Seven >I, am just an observer. And as an Observer, I have very limited mental energies in reserve for use on social interaction, let alone with multiple people, for multiple days, often times without warning. In other words, my family members have kept me, busy. I love my family and I enjoy spending time with them, but since the 20th or so, I've had a constant barrage of them visiting, popping in unannounced, spending several hours with me and not giving me a moments respite. The whole affair was just a big pile of ugh . Now, for the information you're actually here for. I can't guarantee when I can start recording again, there's a lot less freedom on my part. My brother is moving tomorrow and my mother who uses him as a babysitter, is in need of a babysitter for my sister(Type 1 diabetic, 10 years old, obviously can't be left alone to her own devices all day.). So, my prime recording time (Read: Whenever the mood strikes me, which happens fairly often, hence the large number of my works out there.) is being skewered with a sickening thud. Luckily, my sister returns to school on the 7th or so. So, until then if I post a recording, make the most of it. :P I haven't forgotten my desire to do the Mega thread and I can assure you, it will be done. All of that being said, I must thank each and every one of you for offering me such an enjoyable pastime and some memories that I will fondly enjoy for many a year to come. I would also like to greatly thank you all for giving me over 12,000 listens across my "main" audios. I honestly never thought I would achieve such an(in my mind) staggering achievement with my works and I'm thoroughly glad you've all enjoyed my works enough in such a short amount of time(roughly 1 month). That's a lot of orgasms I may (or may not) have given. Here's to the big 100,000 in the future. I would also like to take a moment to ask you all, what would you like to see more of from me? I will freely admit here and now, I have a truly depraved and strangely confusing sexual mind. Those fearplay scripts I've been doing of late? They're mild compared to what I'm willing to try. Those Romantic scripts and the like? I would do them a thousand times again. I enjoy being an absolute sadist just as much as I enjoy being a kind and loving Dominant. I've noticed though that the times where I simply improvise the bulk(or the entirety of it) my recordings get the best response. At least in terms of plays. Other than the Cuckquean script, which while I'm on that topic, give me more of those, I LOVE that particular fetish. Well, that and that one delicious SI script that seemed as though the words were pulled from my very lips. But I digress, I'm getting off topic. I am, as always, open to any script, any fetish and any request. Don't be scared of messaging me, I'm a very nice guy at heart and I'm very approachable, I'm happy to try and get other peoples rocks off in whatever fashion they happen to desire. ALSO, if I've promised you a recording but haven't delivered upon it yet. PLEASE jog my memory either in a comment or a Private Message. I would GREATLY appreciate it. I wish to give you all exactly what I've promised. TL;DR Go read it. If you came into this thread you obviously had a reason for it, you don't get to be lazy on my watch <3

gonewildaudio

t5_2u463

t3_2qxk7h

Obligatory recorded version because this IS an audiophiles paradise.]( First and foremost. I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and that those of you who plan on getting slammered tonight(or tomorrow night depending on timezone/when you read this.) ensure your own safety and well being before doing so. Now, onto the matter at hand. Where are my (many) recordings I've been meant to post by now(In fact I believe I'm 3 days late for the mega thread in which I partake in all of Tarks scripts(meant for a male lead) and post them all. Well, as I'm sure you all know the feeling of, I had Holiday burnout. I'm a natural introvert, I have extroverted tendencies but I'm typically what one would consider "An observer", to quote Stoner of Eureka Seven >I, am just an observer. And as an Observer, I have very limited mental energies in reserve for use on social interaction, let alone with multiple people, for multiple days, often times without warning. In other words, my family members have kept me, busy. I love my family and I enjoy spending time with them, but since the 20th or so, I've had a constant barrage of them visiting, popping in unannounced, spending several hours with me and not giving me a moments respite. The whole affair was just a big pile of ugh . Now, for the information you're actually here for. I can't guarantee when I can start recording again, there's a lot less freedom on my part. My brother is moving tomorrow and my mother who uses him as a babysitter, is in need of a babysitter for my sister(Type 1 diabetic, 10 years old, obviously can't be left alone to her own devices all day.). So, my prime recording time (Read: Whenever the mood strikes me, which happens fairly often, hence the large number of my works out there.) is being skewered with a sickening thud. Luckily, my sister returns to school on the 7th or so. So, until then if I post a recording, make the most of it. :P I haven't forgotten my desire to do the Mega thread and I can assure you, it will be done. All of that being said, I must thank each and every one of you for offering me such an enjoyable pastime and some memories that I will fondly enjoy for many a year to come. I would also like to greatly thank you all for giving me over 12,000 listens across my "main" audios. I honestly never thought I would achieve such an(in my mind) staggering achievement with my works and I'm thoroughly glad you've all enjoyed my works enough in such a short amount of time(roughly 1 month). That's a lot of orgasms I may (or may not) have given. Here's to the big 100,000 in the future. I would also like to take a moment to ask you all, what would you like to see more of from me? I will freely admit here and now, I have a truly depraved and strangely confusing sexual mind. Those fearplay scripts I've been doing of late? They're mild compared to what I'm willing to try. Those Romantic scripts and the like? I would do them a thousand times again. I enjoy being an absolute sadist just as much as I enjoy being a kind and loving Dominant. I've noticed though that the times where I simply improvise the bulk(or the entirety of it) my recordings get the best response. At least in terms of plays. Other than the Cuckquean script, which while I'm on that topic, give me more of those, I LOVE that particular fetish. Well, that and that one delicious SI script that seemed as though the words were pulled from my very lips. But I digress, I'm getting off topic. I am, as always, open to any script, any fetish and any request. Don't be scared of messaging me, I'm a very nice guy at heart and I'm very approachable, I'm happy to try and get other peoples rocks off in whatever fashion they happen to desire. ALSO, if I've promised you a recording but haven't delivered upon it yet. PLEASE jog my memory either in a comment or a Private Message. I would GREATLY appreciate it. I wish to give you all exactly what I've promised.

Go read it. If you came into this thread you obviously had a reason for it, you don't get to be lazy on my watch <3

hotelbedspread

I sure as shit did. About 10 years ago I had a little red civic and 20% tints. They pulled me over by Elmer's (CCSU/NB) around 2am, walked all around the car for a few seconds then mentioned the tints. I told them they were legal and he looks in the car and points to my radar detector (omg I know...I'm such a tool...but it got me out of a lot of speed traps!) and says 'well that's not legal' and I said 'yeah, there's no law that says I can't have one' and he tells me it's obstructing my view. The thing was suctioned onto the windshield and resting on the dash...super low. Obstruction?! Anyhoo. I went to court to fight the $200+ ticket and brought photos with me (yes kids, actual photos...no camera phones at that time) to prove it was fine. Nolle for me. Punk cop. Tldr; fuck yeah they pull you over for tints.

I sure as shit did. About 10 years ago I had a little red civic and 20% tints. They pulled me over by Elmer's (CCSU/NB) around 2am, walked all around the car for a few seconds then mentioned the tints. I told them they were legal and he looks in the car and points to my radar detector (omg I know...I'm such a tool...but it got me out of a lot of speed traps!) and says 'well that's not legal' and I said 'yeah, there's no law that says I can't have one' and he tells me it's obstructing my view. The thing was suctioned onto the windshield and resting on the dash...super low. Obstruction?! Anyhoo. I went to court to fight the $200+ ticket and brought photos with me (yes kids, actual photos...no camera phones at that time) to prove it was fine. Nolle for me. Punk cop. Tldr; fuck yeah they pull you over for tints.

Connecticut

t5_2qji0

cjxpp39

I sure as shit did. About 10 years ago I had a little red civic and 20% tints. They pulled me over by Elmer's (CCSU/NB) around 2am, walked all around the car for a few seconds then mentioned the tints. I told them they were legal and he looks in the car and points to my radar detector (omg I know...I'm such a tool...but it got me out of a lot of speed traps!) and says 'well that's not legal' and I said 'yeah, there's no law that says I can't have one' and he tells me it's obstructing my view. The thing was suctioned onto the windshield and resting on the dash...super low. Obstruction?! Anyhoo. I went to court to fight the $200+ ticket and brought photos with me (yes kids, actual photos...no camera phones at that time) to prove it was fine. Nolle for me. Punk cop.

fuck yeah they pull you over for tints.

JustWonderingRA

Here goes: Some background: I am a nerd, I've built up my career since I was 16 going from IT consulting to management consulting; this strange path has netted me tremendous opportunities at a very young age, and by 24 I had lived and worked on 4 separate continents after dropping out of high school to start my IT consulting business (I lost, essentially, my entire family from 12-16; this started out of necessity). I only just recently decided to finally pursue an undergraduate degree as a means to essentially let me work on a tech startup and a few other entrepreneurial endeavors rather than paid project consulting. I work a lot, and it's been a 3 year economic sacrifice but the projects I am putting together are finally starting to pan out and are in a field I am passionate about. Basically, life could not be better (though by no means am I earning an income like I used to), except it is empty. //End of useless background Its hard for me to relate to people due to my life experiences and nerdiness (aspiness?); it's especially hard to relate to women my own age. I typically dated older women (80% were 2-10+ years older) due to being able to relate to them better, and possibly some expectation of the relationship not going anywhere serious. I work about 80-100 hours a week between my startup, taking 5 classes, a major project I am running, and some side-job consulting gigs that pay for tuition/rent. In spite of all this, I have, through no fault of my own, had the opportunity to date some truly exceptional young women in the last 4 years since returning to the U.S. I go for extremely intelligent women who are passionate and driven like I am (first mistake). Typically they are nerds who looked/acted awkward in High School but really blossomed into adulthood, but still haven't caught up socially (second mistake) which I find cute. I know what I want, am attracted to, and the last 3-4 women I've dated have been getting, seemingly, progressively better suited for me. I even fell in love for the first time this last year, but that ended poorly. In fact, every relationship I've pursued with an age-appropriate woman has failed within 3-6 months. It is incredibly disheartening. My close female friends who have known me for years cannot fathom how/why this keeps happening (I am apparently "quite the catch"), but inevitably it seems every woman I date just sort of freaks out and just "can't handle this right now" or isn't "in the same emotional or mental state" as I am right now. I can't really understand what is going on. I know that I want to be married in the next 3-5 years, and the women are the ones who push the relationship from casual dating into serious/committed relationship territory. Every time they do this, however, within 1-3 weeks we break up. Every. Single. Time. Are these relationships moving too quickly (even if I'm not the one pushing them?)? Do nerdy/socially awkward/highly intelligent women work by a different set of rules? Is my availability of only seeing a girl 1-2 times a week (but for 4-10 hours at a time) not enabling a proper foundation to be built? What is the dating etiquette, for pursuing highly intelligent, driven, passionate women? TL;DR Smart, successful guy dates highly intelligent women, they make the relationship "serious" then freak out and we break up.

Here goes: Some background: I am a nerd, I've built up my career since I was 16 going from IT consulting to management consulting; this strange path has netted me tremendous opportunities at a very young age, and by 24 I had lived and worked on 4 separate continents after dropping out of high school to start my IT consulting business (I lost, essentially, my entire family from 12-16; this started out of necessity). I only just recently decided to finally pursue an undergraduate degree as a means to essentially let me work on a tech startup and a few other entrepreneurial endeavors rather than paid project consulting. I work a lot, and it's been a 3 year economic sacrifice but the projects I am putting together are finally starting to pan out and are in a field I am passionate about. Basically, life could not be better (though by no means am I earning an income like I used to), except it is empty. //End of useless background Its hard for me to relate to people due to my life experiences and nerdiness (aspiness?); it's especially hard to relate to women my own age. I typically dated older women (80% were 2-10+ years older) due to being able to relate to them better, and possibly some expectation of the relationship not going anywhere serious. I work about 80-100 hours a week between my startup, taking 5 classes, a major project I am running, and some side-job consulting gigs that pay for tuition/rent. In spite of all this, I have, through no fault of my own, had the opportunity to date some truly exceptional young women in the last 4 years since returning to the U.S. I go for extremely intelligent women who are passionate and driven like I am (first mistake). Typically they are nerds who looked/acted awkward in High School but really blossomed into adulthood, but still haven't caught up socially (second mistake) which I find cute. I know what I want, am attracted to, and the last 3-4 women I've dated have been getting, seemingly, progressively better suited for me. I even fell in love for the first time this last year, but that ended poorly. In fact, every relationship I've pursued with an age-appropriate woman has failed within 3-6 months. It is incredibly disheartening. My close female friends who have known me for years cannot fathom how/why this keeps happening (I am apparently "quite the catch"), but inevitably it seems every woman I date just sort of freaks out and just "can't handle this right now" or isn't "in the same emotional or mental state" as I am right now. I can't really understand what is going on. I know that I want to be married in the next 3-5 years, and the women are the ones who push the relationship from casual dating into serious/committed relationship territory. Every time they do this, however, within 1-3 weeks we break up. Every. Single. Time. Are these relationships moving too quickly (even if I'm not the one pushing them?)? Do nerdy/socially awkward/highly intelligent women work by a different set of rules? Is my availability of only seeing a girl 1-2 times a week (but for 4-10 hours at a time) not enabling a proper foundation to be built? What is the dating etiquette, for pursuing highly intelligent, driven, passionate women? TL;DR Smart, successful guy dates highly intelligent women, they make the relationship "serious" then freak out and we break up.

relationship_advice

t5_2r0cn

t3_116u32

Here goes: Some background: I am a nerd, I've built up my career since I was 16 going from IT consulting to management consulting; this strange path has netted me tremendous opportunities at a very young age, and by 24 I had lived and worked on 4 separate continents after dropping out of high school to start my IT consulting business (I lost, essentially, my entire family from 12-16; this started out of necessity). I only just recently decided to finally pursue an undergraduate degree as a means to essentially let me work on a tech startup and a few other entrepreneurial endeavors rather than paid project consulting. I work a lot, and it's been a 3 year economic sacrifice but the projects I am putting together are finally starting to pan out and are in a field I am passionate about. Basically, life could not be better (though by no means am I earning an income like I used to), except it is empty. //End of useless background Its hard for me to relate to people due to my life experiences and nerdiness (aspiness?); it's especially hard to relate to women my own age. I typically dated older women (80% were 2-10+ years older) due to being able to relate to them better, and possibly some expectation of the relationship not going anywhere serious. I work about 80-100 hours a week between my startup, taking 5 classes, a major project I am running, and some side-job consulting gigs that pay for tuition/rent. In spite of all this, I have, through no fault of my own, had the opportunity to date some truly exceptional young women in the last 4 years since returning to the U.S. I go for extremely intelligent women who are passionate and driven like I am (first mistake). Typically they are nerds who looked/acted awkward in High School but really blossomed into adulthood, but still haven't caught up socially (second mistake) which I find cute. I know what I want, am attracted to, and the last 3-4 women I've dated have been getting, seemingly, progressively better suited for me. I even fell in love for the first time this last year, but that ended poorly. In fact, every relationship I've pursued with an age-appropriate woman has failed within 3-6 months. It is incredibly disheartening. My close female friends who have known me for years cannot fathom how/why this keeps happening (I am apparently "quite the catch"), but inevitably it seems every woman I date just sort of freaks out and just "can't handle this right now" or isn't "in the same emotional or mental state" as I am right now. I can't really understand what is going on. I know that I want to be married in the next 3-5 years, and the women are the ones who push the relationship from casual dating into serious/committed relationship territory. Every time they do this, however, within 1-3 weeks we break up. Every. Single. Time. Are these relationships moving too quickly (even if I'm not the one pushing them?)? Do nerdy/socially awkward/highly intelligent women work by a different set of rules? Is my availability of only seeing a girl 1-2 times a week (but for 4-10 hours at a time) not enabling a proper foundation to be built? What is the dating etiquette, for pursuing highly intelligent, driven, passionate women?

Smart, successful guy dates highly intelligent women, they make the relationship "serious" then freak out and we break up.

McKernanx32

The communication part you mentioned. So many people forget that kids are actually little people. They will never learn if they don't understand, just like everybody else. Talk to them, openly and frankly, about why we do and don't do things and how to do things, in terms they can understand, and answer any and all questions they might have openly and honestly (Even and especially the uncomfortable ones), and not only will they learn to behave properly, but they will respect you and anything you have to say. Fostering this kind of communication early helps avoid a lot of the problems people encounter in the teen years as well, as the boundaries are already established and it is now easy for them to not only listen to you, but also to talk to you. Tl;dr: talk to yo damn kids, motha fucka!

The communication part you mentioned. So many people forget that kids are actually little people. They will never learn if they don't understand, just like everybody else. Talk to them, openly and frankly, about why we do and don't do things and how to do things, in terms they can understand, and answer any and all questions they might have openly and honestly (Even and especially the uncomfortable ones), and not only will they learn to behave properly, but they will respect you and anything you have to say. Fostering this kind of communication early helps avoid a lot of the problems people encounter in the teen years as well, as the boundaries are already established and it is now easy for them to not only listen to you, but also to talk to you. Tl;dr: talk to yo damn kids, motha fucka!

AdviceAnimals

t5_2s7tt

crnido0

The communication part you mentioned. So many people forget that kids are actually little people. They will never learn if they don't understand, just like everybody else. Talk to them, openly and frankly, about why we do and don't do things and how to do things, in terms they can understand, and answer any and all questions they might have openly and honestly (Even and especially the uncomfortable ones), and not only will they learn to behave properly, but they will respect you and anything you have to say. Fostering this kind of communication early helps avoid a lot of the problems people encounter in the teen years as well, as the boundaries are already established and it is now easy for them to not only listen to you, but also to talk to you.

talk to yo damn kids, motha fucka!

josiahpapaya

I've only "been" to America one time, and it was for a 2 hour layover at the Dallas Ft. Worth airport. Those people do not fuck around - nuh uh, Mary. I had just gotten off a 14 hour flight and I said to myself, the only words in your vocabulary are "Yes/No Mam" and "Yes/No Sir" and "thank you sir/mam". I dun screwed in that Miss America smile even though I was dead inside and done had proceeded through customs. **Stage 1:** Some *furious* Eastern European bitch with Sharon Osborne red hair in some gnarly old ponytail is literally screaming at everyone to "empty their pockets" and waving the metal detector wand. I imagine the cue onto the trains into Auschwitz were much the same. Now, you know I had to put Scruff, Jacked and Grindr on my phone, so I am wearing pants so tight they could have been painted on and there was some scrunchyness happening in my pockets. "EMP-ZI YAHR PAHKETZ!" the woman screams at me, literally whacking me in the chest with her want. Yes mam. (*This bitch*) My pockets were already empty so I just proceeded to pull out my pockets and show her and then stuff them back in. I go to walk off and she literally PULLS me back. "IM NAHT YAHR MAHZAH!" she screams pointing at the plastic tub I done had put my belongings into to be scanned which I thought the person behind me would just push along...... since that's what the 20 people in front of me, including myself did. Yes Mam. (*Just stay calm...*) I get to the metal detector. "DIDN'T THEY TELL YOU TO EMPTY YOUR POCKETS?" a security offer screams at me as I go through the scanner. Yes Sir. (*why the fuck did I wear such tight pants*) He then proceeded to BEAT ME. No, honey. The TSA don't just "pat you down" or "frisk". They fuckin give you a good ol' fashion Texas whoopin'. annnnnnnnnnd then I went through the fucking x-ray machine. Lord't. I was over it. officially. **Stage 2**: I'm through security. Bruised; my dignity left in pieces on the floor. The angry, thin-lipped Republicans looked like stamping my faggoty old passport through the country was against their religion, or they were being compelled by the force of Christ himself. I've never seen such unhappy people. Mama needs a drink. I walk myself on down to the currency exchange to exchange my yens for some American Dollars. **I wanted to try myself a nice Two Piece and a Biscuit** and see what the fuss was about. Tell everyone I was dressed a certain type of way because I didn't want to offend the gangs in Mexico, yanno... As I'm waiting in line to get a $20 for my grits or biscuits or whatever I see an old lady (imagine a tired-ass Betty White) fighting with the customer service rep who looks like an off-duty Azelia Banks. "Now you liss'n here, *missy*, if I give you 1200 AMHURR'KN dollahs then why do I only get 800 Euros? YOU STEALIN'!" I watched Ms. Banks slowly do a hair flip. Smile and say, "Look, stupid. It's called *Currency Exchance*." Oooooh hell no. I could still hear the two of them fighting long after I was down the hall. I decided to just go hide in a corner until my connecting flight. **Tl;DR**: The Dalls Ft. Worth Airport is devoid of emotional well-being and everything you've ever heard about the TSA is true and worse.

I've only "been" to America one time, and it was for a 2 hour layover at the Dallas Ft. Worth airport. Those people do not fuck around - nuh uh, Mary. I had just gotten off a 14 hour flight and I said to myself, the only words in your vocabulary are "Yes/No Mam" and "Yes/No Sir" and "thank you sir/mam". I dun screwed in that Miss America smile even though I was dead inside and done had proceeded through customs. Stage 1: Some furious Eastern European bitch with Sharon Osborne red hair in some gnarly old ponytail is literally screaming at everyone to "empty their pockets" and waving the metal detector wand. I imagine the cue onto the trains into Auschwitz were much the same. Now, you know I had to put Scruff, Jacked and Grindr on my phone, so I am wearing pants so tight they could have been painted on and there was some scrunchyness happening in my pockets. "EMP-ZI YAHR PAHKETZ!" the woman screams at me, literally whacking me in the chest with her want. Yes mam. ( This bitch ) My pockets were already empty so I just proceeded to pull out my pockets and show her and then stuff them back in. I go to walk off and she literally PULLS me back. "IM NAHT YAHR MAHZAH!" she screams pointing at the plastic tub I done had put my belongings into to be scanned which I thought the person behind me would just push along...... since that's what the 20 people in front of me, including myself did. Yes Mam. ( Just stay calm... ) I get to the metal detector. "DIDN'T THEY TELL YOU TO EMPTY YOUR POCKETS?" a security offer screams at me as I go through the scanner. Yes Sir. ( why the fuck did I wear such tight pants ) He then proceeded to BEAT ME. No, honey. The TSA don't just "pat you down" or "frisk". They fuckin give you a good ol' fashion Texas whoopin'. annnnnnnnnnd then I went through the fucking x-ray machine. Lord't. I was over it. officially. Stage 2 : I'm through security. Bruised; my dignity left in pieces on the floor. The angry, thin-lipped Republicans looked like stamping my faggoty old passport through the country was against their religion, or they were being compelled by the force of Christ himself. I've never seen such unhappy people. Mama needs a drink. I walk myself on down to the currency exchange to exchange my yens for some American Dollars. I wanted to try myself a nice Two Piece and a Biscuit and see what the fuss was about. Tell everyone I was dressed a certain type of way because I didn't want to offend the gangs in Mexico, yanno... As I'm waiting in line to get a $20 for my grits or biscuits or whatever I see an old lady (imagine a tired-ass Betty White) fighting with the customer service rep who looks like an off-duty Azelia Banks. "Now you liss'n here, missy , if I give you 1200 AMHURR'KN dollahs then why do I only get 800 Euros? YOU STEALIN'!" I watched Ms. Banks slowly do a hair flip. Smile and say, "Look, stupid. It's called Currency Exchance ." Oooooh hell no. I could still hear the two of them fighting long after I was down the hall. I decided to just go hide in a corner until my connecting flight. Tl;DR : The Dalls Ft. Worth Airport is devoid of emotional well-being and everything you've ever heard about the TSA is true and worse.

rupaulsdragrace

t5_2t3or

clfdig4

I've only "been" to America one time, and it was for a 2 hour layover at the Dallas Ft. Worth airport. Those people do not fuck around - nuh uh, Mary. I had just gotten off a 14 hour flight and I said to myself, the only words in your vocabulary are "Yes/No Mam" and "Yes/No Sir" and "thank you sir/mam". I dun screwed in that Miss America smile even though I was dead inside and done had proceeded through customs. Stage 1: Some furious Eastern European bitch with Sharon Osborne red hair in some gnarly old ponytail is literally screaming at everyone to "empty their pockets" and waving the metal detector wand. I imagine the cue onto the trains into Auschwitz were much the same. Now, you know I had to put Scruff, Jacked and Grindr on my phone, so I am wearing pants so tight they could have been painted on and there was some scrunchyness happening in my pockets. "EMP-ZI YAHR PAHKETZ!" the woman screams at me, literally whacking me in the chest with her want. Yes mam. ( This bitch ) My pockets were already empty so I just proceeded to pull out my pockets and show her and then stuff them back in. I go to walk off and she literally PULLS me back. "IM NAHT YAHR MAHZAH!" she screams pointing at the plastic tub I done had put my belongings into to be scanned which I thought the person behind me would just push along...... since that's what the 20 people in front of me, including myself did. Yes Mam. ( Just stay calm... ) I get to the metal detector. "DIDN'T THEY TELL YOU TO EMPTY YOUR POCKETS?" a security offer screams at me as I go through the scanner. Yes Sir. ( why the fuck did I wear such tight pants ) He then proceeded to BEAT ME. No, honey. The TSA don't just "pat you down" or "frisk". They fuckin give you a good ol' fashion Texas whoopin'. annnnnnnnnnd then I went through the fucking x-ray machine. Lord't. I was over it. officially. Stage 2 : I'm through security. Bruised; my dignity left in pieces on the floor. The angry, thin-lipped Republicans looked like stamping my faggoty old passport through the country was against their religion, or they were being compelled by the force of Christ himself. I've never seen such unhappy people. Mama needs a drink. I walk myself on down to the currency exchange to exchange my yens for some American Dollars. I wanted to try myself a nice Two Piece and a Biscuit and see what the fuss was about. Tell everyone I was dressed a certain type of way because I didn't want to offend the gangs in Mexico, yanno... As I'm waiting in line to get a $20 for my grits or biscuits or whatever I see an old lady (imagine a tired-ass Betty White) fighting with the customer service rep who looks like an off-duty Azelia Banks. "Now you liss'n here, missy , if I give you 1200 AMHURR'KN dollahs then why do I only get 800 Euros? YOU STEALIN'!" I watched Ms. Banks slowly do a hair flip. Smile and say, "Look, stupid. It's called Currency Exchance ." Oooooh hell no. I could still hear the two of them fighting long after I was down the hall. I decided to just go hide in a corner until my connecting flight.

The Dalls Ft. Worth Airport is devoid of emotional well-being and everything you've ever heard about the TSA is true and worse.

badillin

Yes, 2 times. 1st time i was hung over i woke up and only could move my eyes, i thought everthing was "paused" but the ceiling fan was turned on... After the initial panic i relaxed a bit closed my eyes and went back to sleep. A few hours later i woke up and remembered everything (hence wasnt a dream) The 2nd time i was FAR more calm. When i realized what was happening i immediatelly tried to move every limb finally kinda recreating the scene where "the bride" on *kill bill* starts to move her toes again, like concentrating on each finger and trying to move it. I couldnt move anything! after a few minutes (i think) i got bored and went back to sleep, a few hours later i woke up and again, remembered everything. Kinda neat actually. TL;DR: Yes 2 times, i could only move my eyes, 1st time i paniced a little, 2nd time i experimented a bit, i await the 3rd time.

Yes, 2 times. 1st time i was hung over i woke up and only could move my eyes, i thought everthing was "paused" but the ceiling fan was turned on... After the initial panic i relaxed a bit closed my eyes and went back to sleep. A few hours later i woke up and remembered everything (hence wasnt a dream) The 2nd time i was FAR more calm. When i realized what was happening i immediatelly tried to move every limb finally kinda recreating the scene where "the bride" on kill bill starts to move her toes again, like concentrating on each finger and trying to move it. I couldnt move anything! after a few minutes (i think) i got bored and went back to sleep, a few hours later i woke up and again, remembered everything. Kinda neat actually. TL;DR: Yes 2 times, i could only move my eyes, 1st time i paniced a little, 2nd time i experimented a bit, i await the 3rd time.

AskReddit

t5_2qh1i

c425ljc

Yes, 2 times. 1st time i was hung over i woke up and only could move my eyes, i thought everthing was "paused" but the ceiling fan was turned on... After the initial panic i relaxed a bit closed my eyes and went back to sleep. A few hours later i woke up and remembered everything (hence wasnt a dream) The 2nd time i was FAR more calm. When i realized what was happening i immediatelly tried to move every limb finally kinda recreating the scene where "the bride" on kill bill starts to move her toes again, like concentrating on each finger and trying to move it. I couldnt move anything! after a few minutes (i think) i got bored and went back to sleep, a few hours later i woke up and again, remembered everything. Kinda neat actually.

Yes 2 times, i could only move my eyes, 1st time i paniced a little, 2nd time i experimented a bit, i await the 3rd time.

smashleypants

As an American currently living in London, I can officially say that the movies and shows give you next to no clue about the actuality of living here. You may have the background now to understand when you're being cursed at, or think you understand the accent proficiently, but the truth is that until you get over here there's nothing to "really prepare" you. There's also a marked difference in being a tourist here, and living here. I'd visited England several times over the years before finally deciding to do my MA in London, and every visit was different. It depends what you want out of the visit. Are you really interested in moving out here? Bull up and spend a week in the UK. Travel a bit, see some sights. Don't set your heart on living in London, though, unless you're prepared to deal with overcrowding, sketchy nighttimes, the occasional bacchanalia, and losing a tenner every time you step into a social setting. That being said: I FUCKING LOVE IT. Every crowsbegotten minute. I hate the smell of the Tube, the inconvenience of waiting for buses, the queues, the deafening silence at times, the roaring traffic outside of my window at all hours and the insane amount of money I'm bleeding every day I live here. I still love it, and my decision has paid off in my opinion. TL:DR: London ain't like the shows, and while they're fun to watch, only the real deal can make up your mind.

As an American currently living in London, I can officially say that the movies and shows give you next to no clue about the actuality of living here. You may have the background now to understand when you're being cursed at, or think you understand the accent proficiently, but the truth is that until you get over here there's nothing to "really prepare" you. There's also a marked difference in being a tourist here, and living here. I'd visited England several times over the years before finally deciding to do my MA in London, and every visit was different. It depends what you want out of the visit. Are you really interested in moving out here? Bull up and spend a week in the UK. Travel a bit, see some sights. Don't set your heart on living in London, though, unless you're prepared to deal with overcrowding, sketchy nighttimes, the occasional bacchanalia, and losing a tenner every time you step into a social setting. That being said: I FUCKING LOVE IT. Every crowsbegotten minute. I hate the smell of the Tube, the inconvenience of waiting for buses, the queues, the deafening silence at times, the roaring traffic outside of my window at all hours and the insane amount of money I'm bleeding every day I live here. I still love it, and my decision has paid off in my opinion. TL:DR: London ain't like the shows, and while they're fun to watch, only the real deal can make up your mind.

london

t5_2qkog

c7wrg5v

As an American currently living in London, I can officially say that the movies and shows give you next to no clue about the actuality of living here. You may have the background now to understand when you're being cursed at, or think you understand the accent proficiently, but the truth is that until you get over here there's nothing to "really prepare" you. There's also a marked difference in being a tourist here, and living here. I'd visited England several times over the years before finally deciding to do my MA in London, and every visit was different. It depends what you want out of the visit. Are you really interested in moving out here? Bull up and spend a week in the UK. Travel a bit, see some sights. Don't set your heart on living in London, though, unless you're prepared to deal with overcrowding, sketchy nighttimes, the occasional bacchanalia, and losing a tenner every time you step into a social setting. That being said: I FUCKING LOVE IT. Every crowsbegotten minute. I hate the smell of the Tube, the inconvenience of waiting for buses, the queues, the deafening silence at times, the roaring traffic outside of my window at all hours and the insane amount of money I'm bleeding every day I live here. I still love it, and my decision has paid off in my opinion.

London ain't like the shows, and while they're fun to watch, only the real deal can make up your mind.

SoftwareMaven

I don't think anybody is recommending not checking bgl nor not using insulin as needed. There isn't a person alive for whom keeping bgl consistent and closer to fasting levels isn't going to be better off than with wild bgl/insulin swings. I would never recommend any kind of diabetic going on a keto diet without the direct supervision of an endocrinologist who is familiar with keto diets for diabetics. The requisite insulin can drop by 50% the *first day*. That's enough to potentially kill a person. TL;DR: keto is good for diabetics, but talk to a knowledgable endocrinologist first!

I don't think anybody is recommending not checking bgl nor not using insulin as needed. There isn't a person alive for whom keeping bgl consistent and closer to fasting levels isn't going to be better off than with wild bgl/insulin swings. I would never recommend any kind of diabetic going on a keto diet without the direct supervision of an endocrinologist who is familiar with keto diets for diabetics. The requisite insulin can drop by 50% the first day . That's enough to potentially kill a person. TL;DR: keto is good for diabetics, but talk to a knowledgable endocrinologist first!

keto

t5_2rske

c9zey69

I don't think anybody is recommending not checking bgl nor not using insulin as needed. There isn't a person alive for whom keeping bgl consistent and closer to fasting levels isn't going to be better off than with wild bgl/insulin swings. I would never recommend any kind of diabetic going on a keto diet without the direct supervision of an endocrinologist who is familiar with keto diets for diabetics. The requisite insulin can drop by 50% the first day . That's enough to potentially kill a person.

keto is good for diabetics, but talk to a knowledgable endocrinologist first!

HogMonkey

Sometimes I see people downvoting legitimate suggestions or questions about the meta just because they seem outlandish. The point of this sub is to discuss the meta, and discussion obviously includes Q&amp;A. So if you think somebody is confused or their idea is "dumb" (i.e. you don't agree with it), instead of downvoting them, explain your counterpoint, or point them in the right direction! LoL should be a safe place for new players too. TL;DR: Don't downvote because you disagree, instead, contribute to the discussion! This is in the sidebar anyway.

Sometimes I see people downvoting legitimate suggestions or questions about the meta just because they seem outlandish. The point of this sub is to discuss the meta, and discussion obviously includes Q&A. So if you think somebody is confused or their idea is "dumb" (i.e. you don't agree with it), instead of downvoting them, explain your counterpoint, or point them in the right direction! LoL should be a safe place for new players too. TL;DR: Don't downvote because you disagree, instead, contribute to the discussion! This is in the sidebar anyway.

LeagueofLegendsMeta

t5_2smhl

t3_1jq9wo

Sometimes I see people downvoting legitimate suggestions or questions about the meta just because they seem outlandish. The point of this sub is to discuss the meta, and discussion obviously includes Q&A. So if you think somebody is confused or their idea is "dumb" (i.e. you don't agree with it), instead of downvoting them, explain your counterpoint, or point them in the right direction! LoL should be a safe place for new players too.

Don't downvote because you disagree, instead, contribute to the discussion! This is in the sidebar anyway.

cgeorgan

The title sums it up; I met a man at a wedding who had formerly been a tax attorney but had paid to attend Harvard Business School. Upon graduation, he was hired by Goldman Sachs to be a municipal bond salesman in Chicago. Now, this really has nothing to do with HBR, or GS. I'm familiar with the world of finance and I'm not besmirching either institution. What I am pointing out is the reality of the expenditure made by this person, in order to secure what is otherwise quite an unremarkable professional position. The man initially told me what he did: "I work for Goldman in the bond department." That can mean a lot of things, so it took a couple more questions to get at what I wanted to know: Yes, he was in the bond department - but it was municipal bonds, he wasn't trading them (he was a broker) and he was doing it in Chicago. I once thought about attending business school, but it was with the idea of learning some sort of management "skill" and taking it out into the world to better industry. I can't imagine spending all of that time and money to essentially secure myself a position as a salesperson. TL:DR; if you spent $170k to go to HBR and you're a salesman, you wasted your money.

The title sums it up; I met a man at a wedding who had formerly been a tax attorney but had paid to attend Harvard Business School. Upon graduation, he was hired by Goldman Sachs to be a municipal bond salesman in Chicago. Now, this really has nothing to do with HBR, or GS. I'm familiar with the world of finance and I'm not besmirching either institution. What I am pointing out is the reality of the expenditure made by this person, in order to secure what is otherwise quite an unremarkable professional position. The man initially told me what he did: "I work for Goldman in the bond department." That can mean a lot of things, so it took a couple more questions to get at what I wanted to know: Yes, he was in the bond department - but it was municipal bonds, he wasn't trading them (he was a broker) and he was doing it in Chicago. I once thought about attending business school, but it was with the idea of learning some sort of management "skill" and taking it out into the world to better industry. I can't imagine spending all of that time and money to essentially secure myself a position as a salesperson. TL:DR; if you spent $170k to go to HBR and you're a salesman, you wasted your money.

self

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t3_hyh6p

The title sums it up; I met a man at a wedding who had formerly been a tax attorney but had paid to attend Harvard Business School. Upon graduation, he was hired by Goldman Sachs to be a municipal bond salesman in Chicago. Now, this really has nothing to do with HBR, or GS. I'm familiar with the world of finance and I'm not besmirching either institution. What I am pointing out is the reality of the expenditure made by this person, in order to secure what is otherwise quite an unremarkable professional position. The man initially told me what he did: "I work for Goldman in the bond department." That can mean a lot of things, so it took a couple more questions to get at what I wanted to know: Yes, he was in the bond department - but it was municipal bonds, he wasn't trading them (he was a broker) and he was doing it in Chicago. I once thought about attending business school, but it was with the idea of learning some sort of management "skill" and taking it out into the world to better industry. I can't imagine spending all of that time and money to essentially secure myself a position as a salesperson.

if you spent $170k to go to HBR and you're a salesman, you wasted your money.

Jupit0r

I understand the mechanics of how money works, possibly better than you. It's not solely the presidents job to reduce the debt (he only holds 1/3 of the power in case you missed that lesson in High School/College), Congress plays a huge role in how we spend our money. Furthermore, it's impossible to get rid of that much debt in the short term, most Americans think that if they elect the "correct" candidate that he/she will be able to erase our debt in 4 years. This is a LONG term problem that will take a LONG time to fix. I believe that Obama's plan to reduce the debt is the best thing on the table at them moment, Republicans have not even offered a solution to the problem. TL;DR: There are other solutions that have been presented than the one you have pointed out (just printing money and inflation blah blah blah)

I understand the mechanics of how money works, possibly better than you. It's not solely the presidents job to reduce the debt (he only holds 1/3 of the power in case you missed that lesson in High School/College), Congress plays a huge role in how we spend our money. Furthermore, it's impossible to get rid of that much debt in the short term, most Americans think that if they elect the "correct" candidate that he/she will be able to erase our debt in 4 years. This is a LONG term problem that will take a LONG time to fix. I believe that Obama's plan to reduce the debt is the best thing on the table at them moment, Republicans have not even offered a solution to the problem. TL;DR: There are other solutions that have been presented than the one you have pointed out (just printing money and inflation blah blah blah)

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c64tn08

I understand the mechanics of how money works, possibly better than you. It's not solely the presidents job to reduce the debt (he only holds 1/3 of the power in case you missed that lesson in High School/College), Congress plays a huge role in how we spend our money. Furthermore, it's impossible to get rid of that much debt in the short term, most Americans think that if they elect the "correct" candidate that he/she will be able to erase our debt in 4 years. This is a LONG term problem that will take a LONG time to fix. I believe that Obama's plan to reduce the debt is the best thing on the table at them moment, Republicans have not even offered a solution to the problem.

There are other solutions that have been presented than the one you have pointed out (just printing money and inflation blah blah blah)

[deleted]

I know most people here go "Its aram who cares?" but as someone who really enjoys aram I'd like to make a case why its bad. 1. It has an insane amount of range and gives characters with only one gap closer a reason to use it to escape and not need it to engage. 2. It also does damage for some reason, why I don't know. 3. Like I said it gives everyone a Lee Sin Q.. which if you ever seen someone play Lee Sin you know this entails them always going in if they get a hit. Only worse because people are even doing it on poke champs. 4. It makes low mobility champs mobile. Which kinda makes them way stronger. 5. It seems incredibly silly for a game mode nicknamed "murder bridge" to have a snow ball fight. I get why Riot did this, I guess Poro King was popular (to be fair I thought it was the worst game mode introduced) so cool. I just think it changed aram too much all at once. I'd have been much happier with map specific nerfs or outright disabling certain champs. tl;dr It changes ARAM far to much and kinda takes out a lot of the fun.

I know most people here go "Its aram who cares?" but as someone who really enjoys aram I'd like to make a case why its bad. It has an insane amount of range and gives characters with only one gap closer a reason to use it to escape and not need it to engage. It also does damage for some reason, why I don't know. Like I said it gives everyone a Lee Sin Q.. which if you ever seen someone play Lee Sin you know this entails them always going in if they get a hit. Only worse because people are even doing it on poke champs. It makes low mobility champs mobile. Which kinda makes them way stronger. It seems incredibly silly for a game mode nicknamed "murder bridge" to have a snow ball fight. I get why Riot did this, I guess Poro King was popular (to be fair I thought it was the worst game mode introduced) so cool. I just think it changed aram too much all at once. I'd have been much happier with map specific nerfs or outright disabling certain champs. tl;dr It changes ARAM far to much and kinda takes out a lot of the fun.

leagueoflegends

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t3_34krhw

I know most people here go "Its aram who cares?" but as someone who really enjoys aram I'd like to make a case why its bad. It has an insane amount of range and gives characters with only one gap closer a reason to use it to escape and not need it to engage. It also does damage for some reason, why I don't know. Like I said it gives everyone a Lee Sin Q.. which if you ever seen someone play Lee Sin you know this entails them always going in if they get a hit. Only worse because people are even doing it on poke champs. It makes low mobility champs mobile. Which kinda makes them way stronger. It seems incredibly silly for a game mode nicknamed "murder bridge" to have a snow ball fight. I get why Riot did this, I guess Poro King was popular (to be fair I thought it was the worst game mode introduced) so cool. I just think it changed aram too much all at once. I'd have been much happier with map specific nerfs or outright disabling certain champs.

It changes ARAM far to much and kinda takes out a lot of the fun.

winterpike10

Mine was in the 4th grade on my birthday. I was short, wore glasses and was obsessed with Pokemon. I used to get picked on in school by a guy called Joey. This was back when Pokemon first came to the states and blew up. I was obsessed and would constantly carry at least 3 folders worth of cards in my backpack. I remember I refused to walk out of the house if I didn't have a Pokeball attached to my belt. Trading pokemon cards was fun until kids like Joey would just take your cards and then beat you up if you tried to get them back. As the kid who was decked out in Poke-everything, it pretty much made me an obvious target. He comes to me in class and says "give me that booster pack you got for your birthday or I'll beat you" I told him no, but then it happened at recess Im walking around during recess when Joey comes from behind me and sucker punches me. I hit the ground hard and can see him stooping to pick up my backpack. I grab a tree branch that happened to be close to me and proceed to hit him with it. after a couple swats, he lets go of my bag and i book it for the jungle gym. Joey huffs after me, his face red with frustration. I reach the jungle gym first and right as Joey reaches the top where I am, I did the only thing i could think of; I SPARTAN KICKED THE SHIT OUT OF THIS KID. he hits the ground and starts to cry. three things happened that day. Joey got a hairline fracture, the school deemed what happened to him an accident because the jungle gym was old and rickety and nobody saw me kick him off and the best part was that because he had to go to the hospital for his injury, he didn't get to eat any of the ice cream cake I brought my class for my birthday. tldr: Don't take my pokemon cards, or I'll do to you what Charlie Murphy did to Rick James

Mine was in the 4th grade on my birthday. I was short, wore glasses and was obsessed with Pokemon. I used to get picked on in school by a guy called Joey. This was back when Pokemon first came to the states and blew up. I was obsessed and would constantly carry at least 3 folders worth of cards in my backpack. I remember I refused to walk out of the house if I didn't have a Pokeball attached to my belt. Trading pokemon cards was fun until kids like Joey would just take your cards and then beat you up if you tried to get them back. As the kid who was decked out in Poke-everything, it pretty much made me an obvious target. He comes to me in class and says "give me that booster pack you got for your birthday or I'll beat you" I told him no, but then it happened at recess Im walking around during recess when Joey comes from behind me and sucker punches me. I hit the ground hard and can see him stooping to pick up my backpack. I grab a tree branch that happened to be close to me and proceed to hit him with it. after a couple swats, he lets go of my bag and i book it for the jungle gym. Joey huffs after me, his face red with frustration. I reach the jungle gym first and right as Joey reaches the top where I am, I did the only thing i could think of; I SPARTAN KICKED THE SHIT OUT OF THIS KID. he hits the ground and starts to cry. three things happened that day. Joey got a hairline fracture, the school deemed what happened to him an accident because the jungle gym was old and rickety and nobody saw me kick him off and the best part was that because he had to go to the hospital for his injury, he didn't get to eat any of the ice cream cake I brought my class for my birthday. tldr: Don't take my pokemon cards, or I'll do to you what Charlie Murphy did to Rick James

AskReddit

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t3_1aswji

Mine was in the 4th grade on my birthday. I was short, wore glasses and was obsessed with Pokemon. I used to get picked on in school by a guy called Joey. This was back when Pokemon first came to the states and blew up. I was obsessed and would constantly carry at least 3 folders worth of cards in my backpack. I remember I refused to walk out of the house if I didn't have a Pokeball attached to my belt. Trading pokemon cards was fun until kids like Joey would just take your cards and then beat you up if you tried to get them back. As the kid who was decked out in Poke-everything, it pretty much made me an obvious target. He comes to me in class and says "give me that booster pack you got for your birthday or I'll beat you" I told him no, but then it happened at recess Im walking around during recess when Joey comes from behind me and sucker punches me. I hit the ground hard and can see him stooping to pick up my backpack. I grab a tree branch that happened to be close to me and proceed to hit him with it. after a couple swats, he lets go of my bag and i book it for the jungle gym. Joey huffs after me, his face red with frustration. I reach the jungle gym first and right as Joey reaches the top where I am, I did the only thing i could think of; I SPARTAN KICKED THE SHIT OUT OF THIS KID. he hits the ground and starts to cry. three things happened that day. Joey got a hairline fracture, the school deemed what happened to him an accident because the jungle gym was old and rickety and nobody saw me kick him off and the best part was that because he had to go to the hospital for his injury, he didn't get to eat any of the ice cream cake I brought my class for my birthday.

Don't take my pokemon cards, or I'll do to you what Charlie Murphy did to Rick James

slaughtxor

This is just what I got out of his comment, I'm not actually in the chemical industry. The Chemical Industry is comprised of the companies like DuPont, ExxonMobil, Shell, etc. that use raw materials—oil, minerals, plant matter, etc.—to make all the space age materials you know and love. They make Teflon, and Dacron, and Spandex, and Kevlar, and PVC, and all those fun petroleum distillates like plastics. They also make all that insane Umbrella Corp shit that is designed to melt faces, but remember the Space Age materials you know and love? They are the Willy Wonkas of caustic and hazardous materials. The search engine manipulation is probably coupled with the hundreds of neutral websites because I doubt Google et al. would take the bribes if the chemical companies tried to get off that easy. So these gigantic multibillion dollar corporations that have objectionable morals and business practices (see the comment about the Gulf of Mexico above) don't want the consumer to catch wind of things, especially if they are required to post alerts on a website. So they run a ridiculous number if fake websites that look normal, somewhat generic, and are somewhat functional, so they can run interference for a legitimate website that would cause public outcry. This is probably by getting these sites huge numbers of fake hits with specific searches so that the damning information is buried 15 pages into Google. Have you ever gone that far and found what you were looking for, FINALLY? No? That's what they're counting on. Research with specifically designed outcomes is, in a nutshell, what the tobacco companies have done for decades. Which is the opposite of science. The scientific method requires a null hypothesis that you then try your damnedest to disprove. If neither you nor your lab buddies in Germany and Japan can, you might have the beginnings of a new working theory of some minuscule part of your specialty. With specifically designed outcomes, while the documentation may say otherwise, they started by saying, "Let's prove that Teflon doesn't flake off of cookware and cause GI disorders." Then they run experiments until they can manipulate the data to prove what they set out to prove. A real study would start vaguely similarly, but have vastly different results. Null hypothesis, "Teflon does not flake off of cookware under extended and excessive use." Then they try to beat the hell out of the pots and pans under those conditions hoping they can find some Teflon that flaked off. When you and those other 2 labs came up empty, being unable to disprove the null hypothesis, it could now feasibly be a theory. You never prove a null hypothesis, you only disprove it, or fail to disprove it so far. The idea being you try to prove yourself wrong, not right. **TL;DR - Apparently huge global corporations aren't super friendly and forthright with information about the hazardous materials they manufacture.** EDIT: Forgot to tie in the "shills." The fake websites are "companies" that are satisfied customers that have nothing but praise about DuPont doing the Lord's work: petroleum distillation and chemical manufacture. It's a flimflam, a con. They're pulling the wool over your eyes so you buy their products, invest in their stocks, and have a skip in your step.

This is just what I got out of his comment, I'm not actually in the chemical industry. The Chemical Industry is comprised of the companies like DuPont, ExxonMobil, Shell, etc. that use raw materials—oil, minerals, plant matter, etc.—to make all the space age materials you know and love. They make Teflon, and Dacron, and Spandex, and Kevlar, and PVC, and all those fun petroleum distillates like plastics. They also make all that insane Umbrella Corp shit that is designed to melt faces, but remember the Space Age materials you know and love? They are the Willy Wonkas of caustic and hazardous materials. The search engine manipulation is probably coupled with the hundreds of neutral websites because I doubt Google et al. would take the bribes if the chemical companies tried to get off that easy. So these gigantic multibillion dollar corporations that have objectionable morals and business practices (see the comment about the Gulf of Mexico above) don't want the consumer to catch wind of things, especially if they are required to post alerts on a website. So they run a ridiculous number if fake websites that look normal, somewhat generic, and are somewhat functional, so they can run interference for a legitimate website that would cause public outcry. This is probably by getting these sites huge numbers of fake hits with specific searches so that the damning information is buried 15 pages into Google. Have you ever gone that far and found what you were looking for, FINALLY? No? That's what they're counting on. Research with specifically designed outcomes is, in a nutshell, what the tobacco companies have done for decades. Which is the opposite of science. The scientific method requires a null hypothesis that you then try your damnedest to disprove. If neither you nor your lab buddies in Germany and Japan can, you might have the beginnings of a new working theory of some minuscule part of your specialty. With specifically designed outcomes, while the documentation may say otherwise, they started by saying, "Let's prove that Teflon doesn't flake off of cookware and cause GI disorders." Then they run experiments until they can manipulate the data to prove what they set out to prove. A real study would start vaguely similarly, but have vastly different results. Null hypothesis, "Teflon does not flake off of cookware under extended and excessive use." Then they try to beat the hell out of the pots and pans under those conditions hoping they can find some Teflon that flaked off. When you and those other 2 labs came up empty, being unable to disprove the null hypothesis, it could now feasibly be a theory. You never prove a null hypothesis, you only disprove it, or fail to disprove it so far. The idea being you try to prove yourself wrong, not right. TL;DR - Apparently huge global corporations aren't super friendly and forthright with information about the hazardous materials they manufacture. EDIT: Forgot to tie in the "shills." The fake websites are "companies" that are satisfied customers that have nothing but praise about DuPont doing the Lord's work: petroleum distillation and chemical manufacture. It's a flimflam, a con. They're pulling the wool over your eyes so you buy their products, invest in their stocks, and have a skip in your step.

AskReddit

t5_2qh1i

cbox6ji

This is just what I got out of his comment, I'm not actually in the chemical industry. The Chemical Industry is comprised of the companies like DuPont, ExxonMobil, Shell, etc. that use raw materials—oil, minerals, plant matter, etc.—to make all the space age materials you know and love. They make Teflon, and Dacron, and Spandex, and Kevlar, and PVC, and all those fun petroleum distillates like plastics. They also make all that insane Umbrella Corp shit that is designed to melt faces, but remember the Space Age materials you know and love? They are the Willy Wonkas of caustic and hazardous materials. The search engine manipulation is probably coupled with the hundreds of neutral websites because I doubt Google et al. would take the bribes if the chemical companies tried to get off that easy. So these gigantic multibillion dollar corporations that have objectionable morals and business practices (see the comment about the Gulf of Mexico above) don't want the consumer to catch wind of things, especially if they are required to post alerts on a website. So they run a ridiculous number if fake websites that look normal, somewhat generic, and are somewhat functional, so they can run interference for a legitimate website that would cause public outcry. This is probably by getting these sites huge numbers of fake hits with specific searches so that the damning information is buried 15 pages into Google. Have you ever gone that far and found what you were looking for, FINALLY? No? That's what they're counting on. Research with specifically designed outcomes is, in a nutshell, what the tobacco companies have done for decades. Which is the opposite of science. The scientific method requires a null hypothesis that you then try your damnedest to disprove. If neither you nor your lab buddies in Germany and Japan can, you might have the beginnings of a new working theory of some minuscule part of your specialty. With specifically designed outcomes, while the documentation may say otherwise, they started by saying, "Let's prove that Teflon doesn't flake off of cookware and cause GI disorders." Then they run experiments until they can manipulate the data to prove what they set out to prove. A real study would start vaguely similarly, but have vastly different results. Null hypothesis, "Teflon does not flake off of cookware under extended and excessive use." Then they try to beat the hell out of the pots and pans under those conditions hoping they can find some Teflon that flaked off. When you and those other 2 labs came up empty, being unable to disprove the null hypothesis, it could now feasibly be a theory. You never prove a null hypothesis, you only disprove it, or fail to disprove it so far. The idea being you try to prove yourself wrong, not right.

Apparently huge global corporations aren't super friendly and forthright with information about the hazardous materials they manufacture. EDIT: Forgot to tie in the "shills." The fake websites are "companies" that are satisfied customers that have nothing but praise about DuPont doing the Lord's work: petroleum distillation and chemical manufacture. It's a flimflam, a con. They're pulling the wool over your eyes so you buy their products, invest in their stocks, and have a skip in your step.

colormeremorseful

Like the title says, I believe I am jealous of my girlfriend. She grew up right outside a small city, enjoyed the nightlife (drinking age is 18 where she grew up), the dating life, summer weekends at a lake cabin, great vacations, and a large group of good friends that she went to a lot of house parties with. I grew up in a quiet suburb, slow to make friends, hardly went out even after turning 21 (drinking age where I grew up) at university. She is only my third girlfriend, but the first serious one. She has been in love before and been with several other guys intimately. I have only been with two girls previously, and they were short lived. We have been talking about getting more serious in our relationship and she is ready to settle down, she told me. I know that is what I want as well, but I am having trouble with a couple things. Regardless of whether or not I settle down with her, I need to accept that I will never be able to go back and relive my adolescence. Somehow I need to accept that. I cannot find a way. Secondly, staying with her means a constant reminder of something I want, but can’t have. There must be some way to get passed this. **TL;DR My girlfriend had a great party life, now looking to settle down. I am jealous because I did not have the same experience and wish I had.**

Like the title says, I believe I am jealous of my girlfriend. She grew up right outside a small city, enjoyed the nightlife (drinking age is 18 where she grew up), the dating life, summer weekends at a lake cabin, great vacations, and a large group of good friends that she went to a lot of house parties with. I grew up in a quiet suburb, slow to make friends, hardly went out even after turning 21 (drinking age where I grew up) at university. She is only my third girlfriend, but the first serious one. She has been in love before and been with several other guys intimately. I have only been with two girls previously, and they were short lived. We have been talking about getting more serious in our relationship and she is ready to settle down, she told me. I know that is what I want as well, but I am having trouble with a couple things. Regardless of whether or not I settle down with her, I need to accept that I will never be able to go back and relive my adolescence. Somehow I need to accept that. I cannot find a way. Secondly, staying with her means a constant reminder of something I want, but can’t have. There must be some way to get passed this. TL;DR My girlfriend had a great party life, now looking to settle down. I am jealous because I did not have the same experience and wish I had.

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t3_19z2ds

Like the title says, I believe I am jealous of my girlfriend. She grew up right outside a small city, enjoyed the nightlife (drinking age is 18 where she grew up), the dating life, summer weekends at a lake cabin, great vacations, and a large group of good friends that she went to a lot of house parties with. I grew up in a quiet suburb, slow to make friends, hardly went out even after turning 21 (drinking age where I grew up) at university. She is only my third girlfriend, but the first serious one. She has been in love before and been with several other guys intimately. I have only been with two girls previously, and they were short lived. We have been talking about getting more serious in our relationship and she is ready to settle down, she told me. I know that is what I want as well, but I am having trouble with a couple things. Regardless of whether or not I settle down with her, I need to accept that I will never be able to go back and relive my adolescence. Somehow I need to accept that. I cannot find a way. Secondly, staying with her means a constant reminder of something I want, but can’t have. There must be some way to get passed this.

My girlfriend had a great party life, now looking to settle down. I am jealous because I did not have the same experience and wish I had.

avatar28

If you want to bleach them you need to separate them as bleach will fuck up colored clothes. If you aren't bleaching it can still be a good idea as you can wash them using hot water which cleans better but fades colors more. The main thing is not to wash them with darks, especially reds, as they dyes can leach out and deposit on the whites leaving you with pink socks. What I usually do is wash them separate if I have enough. If not I wash them with lighter colors. Since that's usually safe enough. Tl;Dr wash whites by themselves if you have enough to do so, wash them with light colors if you don't. Avoid mixing whites with darks if at all possible.

If you want to bleach them you need to separate them as bleach will fuck up colored clothes. If you aren't bleaching it can still be a good idea as you can wash them using hot water which cleans better but fades colors more. The main thing is not to wash them with darks, especially reds, as they dyes can leach out and deposit on the whites leaving you with pink socks. What I usually do is wash them separate if I have enough. If not I wash them with lighter colors. Since that's usually safe enough. Tl;Dr wash whites by themselves if you have enough to do so, wash them with light colors if you don't. Avoid mixing whites with darks if at all possible.

todayilearned

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ce1te0s

If you want to bleach them you need to separate them as bleach will fuck up colored clothes. If you aren't bleaching it can still be a good idea as you can wash them using hot water which cleans better but fades colors more. The main thing is not to wash them with darks, especially reds, as they dyes can leach out and deposit on the whites leaving you with pink socks. What I usually do is wash them separate if I have enough. If not I wash them with lighter colors. Since that's usually safe enough.

wash whites by themselves if you have enough to do so, wash them with light colors if you don't. Avoid mixing whites with darks if at all possible.

watimeisit

&gt;4 years is a great run for a laptop, I'm expecting mine to go another 2 with those user-serviceable upgrades. Good for you. Most professionals dropping $2,500 on a primary work computer don't need it to last 6 years. In fact, any professional that relies on his computer's performance ability isn't going to *want* to use the same computer for 6 years. And this is what fucking idiots like yourself don't get (likely as a result of not being a professional) - This computer is aimed towards the people who know exactly what sort of power they want for this buying cycle, and will upgrade as a cost of doing business when the time comes. Which will still likely be later than a lot of competing PC notebooks TL;DR - You are a fucking idiot

>4 years is a great run for a laptop, I'm expecting mine to go another 2 with those user-serviceable upgrades. Good for you. Most professionals dropping $2,500 on a primary work computer don't need it to last 6 years. In fact, any professional that relies on his computer's performance ability isn't going to want to use the same computer for 6 years. And this is what fucking idiots like yourself don't get (likely as a result of not being a professional) - This computer is aimed towards the people who know exactly what sort of power they want for this buying cycle, and will upgrade as a cost of doing business when the time comes. Which will still likely be later than a lot of competing PC notebooks TL;DR - You are a fucking idiot

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c506v4l

4 years is a great run for a laptop, I'm expecting mine to go another 2 with those user-serviceable upgrades. Good for you. Most professionals dropping $2,500 on a primary work computer don't need it to last 6 years. In fact, any professional that relies on his computer's performance ability isn't going to want to use the same computer for 6 years. And this is what fucking idiots like yourself don't get (likely as a result of not being a professional) - This computer is aimed towards the people who know exactly what sort of power they want for this buying cycle, and will upgrade as a cost of doing business when the time comes. Which will still likely be later than a lot of competing PC notebooks

You are a fucking idiot

RobertK1

Uh.. I think you're talking 3.5E. Which is a nonsense system of poorly balanced crap, and the PHB has the worst-balanced classes of all. Wizards, Clerics, and Druids are all ridiculous as fuck, overpowered piles of nonsense that should never have been printed (especially Druids, I maintain that in PHB+DMG a well-built druid, running solely on what is available (MM1 only too) will wreck everything pre-17 to a scale that nothing else can match (obviously once Wizard gets 9th level spells its over, Shapechange+Gate+Time Stop in PHB, lol). In the other direction, Monks and Paladins look like they were designed by someone who was locked in a dark room with a single AD&amp;D supplement and not allowed to look at what any other person who was working on 3E was doing. They are so hysterically bad that it's hard to imagine that someone actually ran one next to a Druid and went "yep, this looks about right." Oh and someone FUCKING HATED rangers, since they basically read "Druids, but shitty." (still better than Monk or Paladin though!) TLDR: 3E is a joke when it comes to balance. Ban everything, don't look back.

Uh.. I think you're talking 3.5E. Which is a nonsense system of poorly balanced crap, and the PHB has the worst-balanced classes of all. Wizards, Clerics, and Druids are all ridiculous as fuck, overpowered piles of nonsense that should never have been printed (especially Druids, I maintain that in PHB+DMG a well-built druid, running solely on what is available (MM1 only too) will wreck everything pre-17 to a scale that nothing else can match (obviously once Wizard gets 9th level spells its over, Shapechange+Gate+Time Stop in PHB, lol). In the other direction, Monks and Paladins look like they were designed by someone who was locked in a dark room with a single AD&D supplement and not allowed to look at what any other person who was working on 3E was doing. They are so hysterically bad that it's hard to imagine that someone actually ran one next to a Druid and went "yep, this looks about right." Oh and someone FUCKING HATED rangers, since they basically read "Druids, but shitty." (still better than Monk or Paladin though!) TLDR: 3E is a joke when it comes to balance. Ban everything, don't look back.

DnD

t5_2r9ei

cdxkmlf

Uh.. I think you're talking 3.5E. Which is a nonsense system of poorly balanced crap, and the PHB has the worst-balanced classes of all. Wizards, Clerics, and Druids are all ridiculous as fuck, overpowered piles of nonsense that should never have been printed (especially Druids, I maintain that in PHB+DMG a well-built druid, running solely on what is available (MM1 only too) will wreck everything pre-17 to a scale that nothing else can match (obviously once Wizard gets 9th level spells its over, Shapechange+Gate+Time Stop in PHB, lol). In the other direction, Monks and Paladins look like they were designed by someone who was locked in a dark room with a single AD&D supplement and not allowed to look at what any other person who was working on 3E was doing. They are so hysterically bad that it's hard to imagine that someone actually ran one next to a Druid and went "yep, this looks about right." Oh and someone FUCKING HATED rangers, since they basically read "Druids, but shitty." (still better than Monk or Paladin though!)

3E is a joke when it comes to balance. Ban everything, don't look back.

skinniks

I was on the fence on which DE to get next and sought the [opinions]( of the community. After reading the responses i was still a bit unsure and was trying to decide between the slant and a Weber and thinking I would probably get both. To provide some context: I'm in my early 40's and have been shaving with a DE since I started shaving. Up until a few weeks ago it was a Gillette Slim Twist and Barbasol or gillette foam. Since I stumbled on this subreddit (and largely due to going mental from quitting smoking after 22+ years) I've gained various A.D.'s and now have 2 brushes, 4 razors, a sampler pack of 9 types of blades, 2 shaving creams, shaving soap, 2 aftershave balms, witch hazel, alum, styptic pencil, menthol crystals, essential oils, bottle of glycerine and a scuttle on its way. Most everyone I know thinks I'm nuts :) Anyway - I have probably shaved with the slim twist around 1000 times . I know that sucker. I'm not sure I could cut myself using that razor and I've gone times where I've used a blade 10 to 15 times because I was able to apply more pressure to compensate. So my technique has gone to hell. I can fly through a shave. With some trepidation I chose a blade (Astra for the first time) and whipped up some lather (from a shave soap - tabac - for the first time ever - had to cheat with a little cream) and started shaving with a slant for the first time. First stroke - long stroke starting from my sideburns - WTF - absolutely no tactile feedback - no sound. I literally looked at the razor head to make sure I had loaded a blade. Continued shaving while playing with the angle. The only time I could really hear or feel any feedback was ATG. Took a look in the mirror after the first pass and was extremely disappointed. Didn't look like much reduction at all. Continued playing with the angles and forcing myself to **not** apply pressure. Finished my 3 passes and apply my witch hazel/glycerine/lavendar oil concoction and as I'm rubbing my face I realize my face is pretty damn smooth - pretty much BBS. Why that is surprising though is that it doesn't **look** smooth - I can see more follicles then I normally do. I have quite a bit of irritation/razor bumps on the jaw and neck but that is all on me and technique (not maintaining the angle and putting in too much pressure). I'm looking forward to getting some discipline back in my technique and I want to see the results then. But damn ... the lack of feedback from the razor is disconcerting. tl;dr - changed up pretty much everything and used a slant for the first time. No feedback, bad technique but still got an extremely smooth shave.

I was on the fence on which DE to get next and sought the [opinions]( of the community. After reading the responses i was still a bit unsure and was trying to decide between the slant and a Weber and thinking I would probably get both. To provide some context: I'm in my early 40's and have been shaving with a DE since I started shaving. Up until a few weeks ago it was a Gillette Slim Twist and Barbasol or gillette foam. Since I stumbled on this subreddit (and largely due to going mental from quitting smoking after 22+ years) I've gained various A.D.'s and now have 2 brushes, 4 razors, a sampler pack of 9 types of blades, 2 shaving creams, shaving soap, 2 aftershave balms, witch hazel, alum, styptic pencil, menthol crystals, essential oils, bottle of glycerine and a scuttle on its way. Most everyone I know thinks I'm nuts :) Anyway - I have probably shaved with the slim twist around 1000 times . I know that sucker. I'm not sure I could cut myself using that razor and I've gone times where I've used a blade 10 to 15 times because I was able to apply more pressure to compensate. So my technique has gone to hell. I can fly through a shave. With some trepidation I chose a blade (Astra for the first time) and whipped up some lather (from a shave soap - tabac - for the first time ever - had to cheat with a little cream) and started shaving with a slant for the first time. First stroke - long stroke starting from my sideburns - WTF - absolutely no tactile feedback - no sound. I literally looked at the razor head to make sure I had loaded a blade. Continued shaving while playing with the angle. The only time I could really hear or feel any feedback was ATG. Took a look in the mirror after the first pass and was extremely disappointed. Didn't look like much reduction at all. Continued playing with the angles and forcing myself to not apply pressure. Finished my 3 passes and apply my witch hazel/glycerine/lavendar oil concoction and as I'm rubbing my face I realize my face is pretty damn smooth - pretty much BBS. Why that is surprising though is that it doesn't look smooth - I can see more follicles then I normally do. I have quite a bit of irritation/razor bumps on the jaw and neck but that is all on me and technique (not maintaining the angle and putting in too much pressure). I'm looking forward to getting some discipline back in my technique and I want to see the results then. But damn ... the lack of feedback from the razor is disconcerting. tl;dr - changed up pretty much everything and used a slant for the first time. No feedback, bad technique but still got an extremely smooth shave.

wicked_edge

t5_2s46m

t3_qte0w

I was on the fence on which DE to get next and sought the [opinions]( of the community. After reading the responses i was still a bit unsure and was trying to decide between the slant and a Weber and thinking I would probably get both. To provide some context: I'm in my early 40's and have been shaving with a DE since I started shaving. Up until a few weeks ago it was a Gillette Slim Twist and Barbasol or gillette foam. Since I stumbled on this subreddit (and largely due to going mental from quitting smoking after 22+ years) I've gained various A.D.'s and now have 2 brushes, 4 razors, a sampler pack of 9 types of blades, 2 shaving creams, shaving soap, 2 aftershave balms, witch hazel, alum, styptic pencil, menthol crystals, essential oils, bottle of glycerine and a scuttle on its way. Most everyone I know thinks I'm nuts :) Anyway - I have probably shaved with the slim twist around 1000 times . I know that sucker. I'm not sure I could cut myself using that razor and I've gone times where I've used a blade 10 to 15 times because I was able to apply more pressure to compensate. So my technique has gone to hell. I can fly through a shave. With some trepidation I chose a blade (Astra for the first time) and whipped up some lather (from a shave soap - tabac - for the first time ever - had to cheat with a little cream) and started shaving with a slant for the first time. First stroke - long stroke starting from my sideburns - WTF - absolutely no tactile feedback - no sound. I literally looked at the razor head to make sure I had loaded a blade. Continued shaving while playing with the angle. The only time I could really hear or feel any feedback was ATG. Took a look in the mirror after the first pass and was extremely disappointed. Didn't look like much reduction at all. Continued playing with the angles and forcing myself to not apply pressure. Finished my 3 passes and apply my witch hazel/glycerine/lavendar oil concoction and as I'm rubbing my face I realize my face is pretty damn smooth - pretty much BBS. Why that is surprising though is that it doesn't look smooth - I can see more follicles then I normally do. I have quite a bit of irritation/razor bumps on the jaw and neck but that is all on me and technique (not maintaining the angle and putting in too much pressure). I'm looking forward to getting some discipline back in my technique and I want to see the results then. But damn ... the lack of feedback from the razor is disconcerting.

changed up pretty much everything and used a slant for the first time. No feedback, bad technique but still got an extremely smooth shave.

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I'm a good person. I help out random people I just met. But life is tough in Skyrim, and having loot to sell helps. Mind you, I don't just see someone walking by and attack them if they're wearing nice armor. But if they attack me first, and they happen to die, and they happen to have nice armor, I might as well make some money off the deal. With that said, one day I was walking around with Lydia, when I saw a dragon perched atop a dragon shout wall. Feeling lucky, I decided to shoot the dragon in the ass with an arrow. This was a mistake, because a moment later I notice a dragon priest is shooting fire at me. I try to hide behind a tree, but his fire is hitting me from behind the tree, too. On top of that, Lydia is off battling a dragon that just landed to my side. Because the dragon priest is hurting me way more than the dragon, I decide to focus on him. I run at him, dual wielding daggers even though I'm typically an archer, and that's when I notice he's standing near the edge of the mountain. I let loose with an unrelenting force and off he goes into the crisp, white sunset. Problem solved. But Lydia is now kneeling from the dragon blowing fire at her. With the priest gone I run at the dragon and start hacking at it from behind. When it's in the air I futilely shoot arrows at it. After a minute or so, the dragon is low on health, and I'm thinking I have the fight won, when all of a sudden I'm hit by fire off to my side. The damned dragon priest who I had blown off the mountain and thought would die on impact had managed to crawl his way back up. Luckily the dragon was just flying around at this point, so I drank a few health potions, put poison on my weapons, used a frost scroll on the priest and just started wildly hacking at him. He died, as he was probably crippled and had low health from the fall, but I was low on health and had only a few health potions left. The dragon lands and I start shooting him with arrows. I duck behind the tree when he blows fire. I shout at him to stun him. Somehow, with only one minor health potion left, I manage to plug the dragon with the arrow that finally kills it. After this, I feel pretty proud of myself, because I just won a pretty tough fight. I start looting the bodies and find that the dragon priest wears a nicely armored mask that gives a really good skill percentage bonus, leaving me even more satisfied. As I'm about to head back home, though, I remember Lydia. Where did she go? I find her lying dead next to the tree. I must have accidentally hit her when she was injured, killing her. I thought to myself, well, I can reload to the last save point and bring her back. But then I remembered how hard the fight was. And then I remembered the awesome loot I'd uncovered. ...so I left her on the mountaintop to rot and skipped merrily away with my sweet new mask. TL;DR: Lydia died in a hard-fought battle and I decided not to load a previous saved game to save her as a companion because I really liked the loot I uncovered. I'm a terrible person.

I'm a good person. I help out random people I just met. But life is tough in Skyrim, and having loot to sell helps. Mind you, I don't just see someone walking by and attack them if they're wearing nice armor. But if they attack me first, and they happen to die, and they happen to have nice armor, I might as well make some money off the deal. With that said, one day I was walking around with Lydia, when I saw a dragon perched atop a dragon shout wall. Feeling lucky, I decided to shoot the dragon in the ass with an arrow. This was a mistake, because a moment later I notice a dragon priest is shooting fire at me. I try to hide behind a tree, but his fire is hitting me from behind the tree, too. On top of that, Lydia is off battling a dragon that just landed to my side. Because the dragon priest is hurting me way more than the dragon, I decide to focus on him. I run at him, dual wielding daggers even though I'm typically an archer, and that's when I notice he's standing near the edge of the mountain. I let loose with an unrelenting force and off he goes into the crisp, white sunset. Problem solved. But Lydia is now kneeling from the dragon blowing fire at her. With the priest gone I run at the dragon and start hacking at it from behind. When it's in the air I futilely shoot arrows at it. After a minute or so, the dragon is low on health, and I'm thinking I have the fight won, when all of a sudden I'm hit by fire off to my side. The damned dragon priest who I had blown off the mountain and thought would die on impact had managed to crawl his way back up. Luckily the dragon was just flying around at this point, so I drank a few health potions, put poison on my weapons, used a frost scroll on the priest and just started wildly hacking at him. He died, as he was probably crippled and had low health from the fall, but I was low on health and had only a few health potions left. The dragon lands and I start shooting him with arrows. I duck behind the tree when he blows fire. I shout at him to stun him. Somehow, with only one minor health potion left, I manage to plug the dragon with the arrow that finally kills it. After this, I feel pretty proud of myself, because I just won a pretty tough fight. I start looting the bodies and find that the dragon priest wears a nicely armored mask that gives a really good skill percentage bonus, leaving me even more satisfied. As I'm about to head back home, though, I remember Lydia. Where did she go? I find her lying dead next to the tree. I must have accidentally hit her when she was injured, killing her. I thought to myself, well, I can reload to the last save point and bring her back. But then I remembered how hard the fight was. And then I remembered the awesome loot I'd uncovered. ...so I left her on the mountaintop to rot and skipped merrily away with my sweet new mask. TL;DR: Lydia died in a hard-fought battle and I decided not to load a previous saved game to save her as a companion because I really liked the loot I uncovered. I'm a terrible person.

skyrim

t5_2s837

t3_msv75

I'm a good person. I help out random people I just met. But life is tough in Skyrim, and having loot to sell helps. Mind you, I don't just see someone walking by and attack them if they're wearing nice armor. But if they attack me first, and they happen to die, and they happen to have nice armor, I might as well make some money off the deal. With that said, one day I was walking around with Lydia, when I saw a dragon perched atop a dragon shout wall. Feeling lucky, I decided to shoot the dragon in the ass with an arrow. This was a mistake, because a moment later I notice a dragon priest is shooting fire at me. I try to hide behind a tree, but his fire is hitting me from behind the tree, too. On top of that, Lydia is off battling a dragon that just landed to my side. Because the dragon priest is hurting me way more than the dragon, I decide to focus on him. I run at him, dual wielding daggers even though I'm typically an archer, and that's when I notice he's standing near the edge of the mountain. I let loose with an unrelenting force and off he goes into the crisp, white sunset. Problem solved. But Lydia is now kneeling from the dragon blowing fire at her. With the priest gone I run at the dragon and start hacking at it from behind. When it's in the air I futilely shoot arrows at it. After a minute or so, the dragon is low on health, and I'm thinking I have the fight won, when all of a sudden I'm hit by fire off to my side. The damned dragon priest who I had blown off the mountain and thought would die on impact had managed to crawl his way back up. Luckily the dragon was just flying around at this point, so I drank a few health potions, put poison on my weapons, used a frost scroll on the priest and just started wildly hacking at him. He died, as he was probably crippled and had low health from the fall, but I was low on health and had only a few health potions left. The dragon lands and I start shooting him with arrows. I duck behind the tree when he blows fire. I shout at him to stun him. Somehow, with only one minor health potion left, I manage to plug the dragon with the arrow that finally kills it. After this, I feel pretty proud of myself, because I just won a pretty tough fight. I start looting the bodies and find that the dragon priest wears a nicely armored mask that gives a really good skill percentage bonus, leaving me even more satisfied. As I'm about to head back home, though, I remember Lydia. Where did she go? I find her lying dead next to the tree. I must have accidentally hit her when she was injured, killing her. I thought to myself, well, I can reload to the last save point and bring her back. But then I remembered how hard the fight was. And then I remembered the awesome loot I'd uncovered. ...so I left her on the mountaintop to rot and skipped merrily away with my sweet new mask.

Lydia died in a hard-fought battle and I decided not to load a previous saved game to save her as a companion because I really liked the loot I uncovered. I'm a terrible person.

OmegaZero3

Hello, I don't know if this is the right place to ask this kind of question... but let's just get to the point? So, I'm going to make a costume for a school event and kinda gonna be a ninja-ish character and I need help! So I am having a problem here with the mask. I want to make something like [this DJ's costume]( I have bought 2 fabrics, one black and one red, each is 1 meter; and they are pretty much like [the fabric used for this uniform]( (A local website says the name of the fabric is "Tetron Cotton"). And yes, I can't breathe with it for a long time. The black fabric is used for the base of the mask, and the red is for the eyes. I can't see clearly with the red fabric... So TL;DR, here's my questions: * What is a good, breathable fabric that can be used for a full-face mask? * What fabric that is transparent enough to be seen directly through, but opaque enough when seen at a medium-to-long range? The picture for the thing that I'll similarly make:

Hello, I don't know if this is the right place to ask this kind of question... but let's just get to the point? So, I'm going to make a costume for a school event and kinda gonna be a ninja-ish character and I need help! So I am having a problem here with the mask. I want to make something like [this DJ's costume]( I have bought 2 fabrics, one black and one red, each is 1 meter; and they are pretty much like the fabric used for this uniform . And yes, I can't breathe with it for a long time. The black fabric is used for the base of the mask, and the red is for the eyes. I can't see clearly with the red fabric... So TL;DR, here's my questions: What is a good, breathable fabric that can be used for a full-face mask? What fabric that is transparent enough to be seen directly through, but opaque enough when seen at a medium-to-long range? The picture for the thing that I'll similarly make:

DIY

t5_2qh7d

t3_2640ii

Hello, I don't know if this is the right place to ask this kind of question... but let's just get to the point? So, I'm going to make a costume for a school event and kinda gonna be a ninja-ish character and I need help! So I am having a problem here with the mask. I want to make something like [this DJ's costume]( I have bought 2 fabrics, one black and one red, each is 1 meter; and they are pretty much like the fabric used for this uniform . And yes, I can't breathe with it for a long time. The black fabric is used for the base of the mask, and the red is for the eyes. I can't see clearly with the red fabric... So

here's my questions: What is a good, breathable fabric that can be used for a full-face mask? What fabric that is transparent enough to be seen directly through, but opaque enough when seen at a medium-to-long range? The picture for the thing that I'll similarly make:

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Every time me and my wife have sex, she usually winds up getting sick. She's visiting doctors for it and we're trying to figure it out whats wrong with here (it's been going on for 2 years now, which is about how long we've been married). Because she gets sick, her brain created a negative response from me trying to seduce her (a "hot stove = bad" reaction). I have very irregular sex (once a month) and as a young man, this is killing me. Enter my classmate. She is tall, very fit, and loves being flirtatious. I can easily make her laugh and I generally like being around her. She's physically flirting with me too. She's asked me to feel her stomach to show how she works out and she always pokes or touches me. Yesterday she took it to the next level.We were alone in a classroom when she stood up and walked over to me while slowly unbuttoning her pants and pulling them down enough to let me peek at her underwear. She laughed and buttoned up right before she got to me. She doesn't want to do anything serious as she has a boyfriend (naturally, but I doubt she takes it seriously) and I can't do anything as I have a wife. The temptation is killing me! --- tl;dr: Wife can't have sex, sexy classmate gives me too much attention, no idea what to do

Every time me and my wife have sex, she usually winds up getting sick. She's visiting doctors for it and we're trying to figure it out whats wrong with here (it's been going on for 2 years now, which is about how long we've been married). Because she gets sick, her brain created a negative response from me trying to seduce her (a "hot stove = bad" reaction). I have very irregular sex (once a month) and as a young man, this is killing me. Enter my classmate. She is tall, very fit, and loves being flirtatious. I can easily make her laugh and I generally like being around her. She's physically flirting with me too. She's asked me to feel her stomach to show how she works out and she always pokes or touches me. Yesterday she took it to the next level.We were alone in a classroom when she stood up and walked over to me while slowly unbuttoning her pants and pulling them down enough to let me peek at her underwear. She laughed and buttoned up right before she got to me. She doesn't want to do anything serious as she has a boyfriend (naturally, but I doubt she takes it seriously) and I can't do anything as I have a wife. The temptation is killing me! tl;dr: Wife can't have sex, sexy classmate gives me too much attention, no idea what to do

relationships

t5_2qjvn

t3_1rz0k4

Every time me and my wife have sex, she usually winds up getting sick. She's visiting doctors for it and we're trying to figure it out whats wrong with here (it's been going on for 2 years now, which is about how long we've been married). Because she gets sick, her brain created a negative response from me trying to seduce her (a "hot stove = bad" reaction). I have very irregular sex (once a month) and as a young man, this is killing me. Enter my classmate. She is tall, very fit, and loves being flirtatious. I can easily make her laugh and I generally like being around her. She's physically flirting with me too. She's asked me to feel her stomach to show how she works out and she always pokes or touches me. Yesterday she took it to the next level.We were alone in a classroom when she stood up and walked over to me while slowly unbuttoning her pants and pulling them down enough to let me peek at her underwear. She laughed and buttoned up right before she got to me. She doesn't want to do anything serious as she has a boyfriend (naturally, but I doubt she takes it seriously) and I can't do anything as I have a wife. The temptation is killing me!

Wife can't have sex, sexy classmate gives me too much attention, no idea what to do

bestattemptataname

Most police in my area aren't going to show you a badge through a peephole. We generally don't stand right in front of doors and windows for safety reasons. Easiest way to verify is to ask their name and unit, call a non-emergency line, and ask then to transfer you to that unit. They should verify you. To answer the original question, you really can't verify. If other departments are like mine, then badge numbers are like numbers on an athlete's jersey. They're kind of unimportant internally because we have employee numbers that the department uses. If you were to call my sgt right now and give him my badge number, he'd have no idea what you were talking about. tl;dr: Ask for the officer's name and contact their unit. Most likely no one knows their badge number.

Most police in my area aren't going to show you a badge through a peephole. We generally don't stand right in front of doors and windows for safety reasons. Easiest way to verify is to ask their name and unit, call a non-emergency line, and ask then to transfer you to that unit. They should verify you. To answer the original question, you really can't verify. If other departments are like mine, then badge numbers are like numbers on an athlete's jersey. They're kind of unimportant internally because we have employee numbers that the department uses. If you were to call my sgt right now and give him my badge number, he'd have no idea what you were talking about. tl;dr: Ask for the officer's name and contact their unit. Most likely no one knows their badge number.

AskReddit

t5_2qh1i

cknzbw9

Most police in my area aren't going to show you a badge through a peephole. We generally don't stand right in front of doors and windows for safety reasons. Easiest way to verify is to ask their name and unit, call a non-emergency line, and ask then to transfer you to that unit. They should verify you. To answer the original question, you really can't verify. If other departments are like mine, then badge numbers are like numbers on an athlete's jersey. They're kind of unimportant internally because we have employee numbers that the department uses. If you were to call my sgt right now and give him my badge number, he'd have no idea what you were talking about.

Ask for the officer's name and contact their unit. Most likely no one knows their badge number.

icallmyselfmonster

&gt; Why are the planets round? Evolutionists[I guess they mean biologist] study biology so wouldnt really be interested in Physics. &gt;Go to the zoo and tell me, why doesn't a chimpanze give birth to a man? Chimpanzees happen to be more evolved than humans, they have had more iterations. Every mutated gene we produce is potentially the start of a new successful species. &gt; Have you ever seen a mountain form? Measured, it many ways, even using the electromagnetic pulse from a pulsar and measuring the differences in distances as the wave front travels across the earth. Our eyes are simply not evolved enough to have that degree of resolution to actually see it form. We are deficient. &gt;Why doesn't new life show up in a jar of peanut butter? It does. &gt; If the big bang started as a singularity... who held up the singularity? Anthropomorphic gibber jabber I cant answer that, but that isnt a job of an "evolutionist" either. &gt; A painting had a painter... therefore The Universe had a maker. Painting is a human construct. Entirely subjective. &gt;If a monkey gave birth to a man, who would he (or she) mate with? How can you explain gravity? Nobody of any significance referrers to primates as moneys, but when you branch off a tree, your mutation doesn't have backwards compatibility. Nobody uses ISA any more. &gt;If we came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys? Define monkey. &gt;If the world is "millions of years old", why is it only 2008? Even on earth now there are more than one calendar forms, that would be the field of Anthropology &gt;If I throw dirt up in the air, what are the odds it will fall into the formation of a living man? Wasnt that how Adam was essentially formed in the bible? Poes Law much? &gt;Can you see electricity? Lightening (physics) Science changes. The book of Genesis is perfect. &gt;Science is so diverse you can not even comhend even the simplist differences. Chemistry , Biology , Physics. They are the most perfect trinity as all are useful a comprehending existence itself. And just like God they are all linked. &gt;The holy bible is the truth, because the bible says it's the truth. Really think Poes law comes in to force with that one, circular logic is a cult tacit. The bible doesn't even really refer to itself, but it does refer to books preceding it, you need to speak to a theologian and not an Evolutionist. &gt;Evolution is a religion, and science leads to killing people. It is thats why it gets all those church tax breaks. &gt; Scientists around the world are all jointly involved in a conspiracy against God! Instead of you know, actually building experiments, which if you educated yourself you would even be able to design your own experiments to tell if they are telling the truth or not. &gt; Bananas are perfectly designed for the human hand. HMMMM &gt; Millions of years for a monkey to turn into a man? Monkey's don't live that long. Neither do man. &gt; Why would a man want to have sex with a monkey? Conclusive Proof That There Is No God and Humans Are Essentially Evil You mean to tell me you haven't read about Pony? &gt; Archeologists always remove the human remains first when they find a dinosaur so they can continue the LIE. We contaminate all kinds of things. &gt;Can you speak monkey? Didn't think so... They speak human, specifically American sign language and what they decided to talk about were breasts. 'Gorilla breast fetish' women sue Just answering, so just by chance somebody who belives this shit might pick up on one of my answers. tl:dr [Pony !](

> Why are the planets round? Evolutionists[I guess they mean biologist] study biology so wouldnt really be interested in Physics. >Go to the zoo and tell me, why doesn't a chimpanze give birth to a man? Chimpanzees happen to be more evolved than humans, they have had more iterations. Every mutated gene we produce is potentially the start of a new successful species. > Have you ever seen a mountain form? Measured, it many ways, even using the electromagnetic pulse from a pulsar and measuring the differences in distances as the wave front travels across the earth. Our eyes are simply not evolved enough to have that degree of resolution to actually see it form. We are deficient. >Why doesn't new life show up in a jar of peanut butter? It does. > If the big bang started as a singularity... who held up the singularity? Anthropomorphic gibber jabber I cant answer that, but that isnt a job of an "evolutionist" either. > A painting had a painter... therefore The Universe had a maker. Painting is a human construct. Entirely subjective. >If a monkey gave birth to a man, who would he (or she) mate with? How can you explain gravity? Nobody of any significance referrers to primates as moneys, but when you branch off a tree, your mutation doesn't have backwards compatibility. Nobody uses ISA any more. >If we came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys? Define monkey. >If the world is "millions of years old", why is it only 2008? Even on earth now there are more than one calendar forms, that would be the field of Anthropology >If I throw dirt up in the air, what are the odds it will fall into the formation of a living man? Wasnt that how Adam was essentially formed in the bible? Poes Law much? >Can you see electricity? Lightening (physics) Science changes. The book of Genesis is perfect. >Science is so diverse you can not even comhend even the simplist differences. Chemistry , Biology , Physics. They are the most perfect trinity as all are useful a comprehending existence itself. And just like God they are all linked. >The holy bible is the truth, because the bible says it's the truth. Really think Poes law comes in to force with that one, circular logic is a cult tacit. The bible doesn't even really refer to itself, but it does refer to books preceding it, you need to speak to a theologian and not an Evolutionist. >Evolution is a religion, and science leads to killing people. It is thats why it gets all those church tax breaks. > Scientists around the world are all jointly involved in a conspiracy against God! Instead of you know, actually building experiments, which if you educated yourself you would even be able to design your own experiments to tell if they are telling the truth or not. > Bananas are perfectly designed for the human hand. HMMMM > Millions of years for a monkey to turn into a man? Monkey's don't live that long. Neither do man. > Why would a man want to have sex with a monkey? Conclusive Proof That There Is No God and Humans Are Essentially Evil You mean to tell me you haven't read about Pony? > Archeologists always remove the human remains first when they find a dinosaur so they can continue the LIE. We contaminate all kinds of things. >Can you speak monkey? Didn't think so... They speak human, specifically American sign language and what they decided to talk about were breasts. 'Gorilla breast fetish' women sue Just answering, so just by chance somebody who belives this shit might pick up on one of my answers. tl:dr [Pony !](

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Why are the planets round? Evolutionists[I guess they mean biologist] study biology so wouldnt really be interested in Physics. >Go to the zoo and tell me, why doesn't a chimpanze give birth to a man? Chimpanzees happen to be more evolved than humans, they have had more iterations. Every mutated gene we produce is potentially the start of a new successful species. > Have you ever seen a mountain form? Measured, it many ways, even using the electromagnetic pulse from a pulsar and measuring the differences in distances as the wave front travels across the earth. Our eyes are simply not evolved enough to have that degree of resolution to actually see it form. We are deficient. >Why doesn't new life show up in a jar of peanut butter? It does. > If the big bang started as a singularity... who held up the singularity? Anthropomorphic gibber jabber I cant answer that, but that isnt a job of an "evolutionist" either. > A painting had a painter... therefore The Universe had a maker. Painting is a human construct. Entirely subjective. >If a monkey gave birth to a man, who would he (or she) mate with? How can you explain gravity? Nobody of any significance referrers to primates as moneys, but when you branch off a tree, your mutation doesn't have backwards compatibility. Nobody uses ISA any more. >If we came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys? Define monkey. >If the world is "millions of years old", why is it only 2008? Even on earth now there are more than one calendar forms, that would be the field of Anthropology >If I throw dirt up in the air, what are the odds it will fall into the formation of a living man? Wasnt that how Adam was essentially formed in the bible? Poes Law much? >Can you see electricity? Lightening (physics) Science changes. The book of Genesis is perfect. >Science is so diverse you can not even comhend even the simplist differences. Chemistry , Biology , Physics. They are the most perfect trinity as all are useful a comprehending existence itself. And just like God they are all linked. >The holy bible is the truth, because the bible says it's the truth. Really think Poes law comes in to force with that one, circular logic is a cult tacit. The bible doesn't even really refer to itself, but it does refer to books preceding it, you need to speak to a theologian and not an Evolutionist. >Evolution is a religion, and science leads to killing people. It is thats why it gets all those church tax breaks. > Scientists around the world are all jointly involved in a conspiracy against God! Instead of you know, actually building experiments, which if you educated yourself you would even be able to design your own experiments to tell if they are telling the truth or not. > Bananas are perfectly designed for the human hand. HMMMM > Millions of years for a monkey to turn into a man? Monkey's don't live that long. Neither do man. > Why would a man want to have sex with a monkey? Conclusive Proof That There Is No God and Humans Are Essentially Evil You mean to tell me you haven't read about Pony? > Archeologists always remove the human remains first when they find a dinosaur so they can continue the LIE. We contaminate all kinds of things. >Can you speak monkey? Didn't think so... They speak human, specifically American sign language and what they decided to talk about were breasts. 'Gorilla breast fetish' women sue Just answering, so just by chance somebody who belives this shit might pick up on one of my answers.

Pony !](

vincent_adultwoman

I've always been horrible at procrastination and meeting deadlines, but managed to get a decent job b/c the work I eventually turn in is good. My time-management issues have stopped me from advancing in my career, but I think my supervisor has finally lost his patience with me. He told me he needs a plan from me of how I am going to better manage my time so this won't continue happening . I think if I don't give him a satisfying answer I'll be one step away from getting fired (which would be totally reasonable for him to do—I've given more than enough cause over the years). I'm currently on 20mg vyvanse (and thinking of going up to 30) which has been a subtle help and started seeing an adhd coach a month ago. I'm also in the process of finding a therapist to start seeing weekly. So that's my real plan to improve time management. But I don't know if that's what I should say. I don't want my boss to think I'm giving an excuse or expecting special treatment. Since starting treatment I've become better at organization, at doing small chores and responding to work emails in a timely manner. I also think I'm starting to get better at not hiding when I've missed a deadline. But it feels like chipping away at this huge stumbling block, and my ability to focus and buckle down hasn't gotten much better. With the help of the ADHD coach, I'm starting to use timers to get me to start working, but I don't think that strategy has made a difference yet. [In case it's relevant , my psychiatrist only gave me an informal diagnosis, and I have not been tested. So I don't have any documentation.] Tldr: my boss wants me to give him a plan for how I will fix my time management and stop missing deadlines. Can I tell him "I have been diagnosed with adhd and have begun treatment and have hired an organization coach—these are the steps I've taken to fix the problem, and expect gradual results over the next few months." Or is there another alternative?

I've always been horrible at procrastination and meeting deadlines, but managed to get a decent job b/c the work I eventually turn in is good. My time-management issues have stopped me from advancing in my career, but I think my supervisor has finally lost his patience with me. He told me he needs a plan from me of how I am going to better manage my time so this won't continue happening . I think if I don't give him a satisfying answer I'll be one step away from getting fired (which would be totally reasonable for him to do—I've given more than enough cause over the years). I'm currently on 20mg vyvanse (and thinking of going up to 30) which has been a subtle help and started seeing an adhd coach a month ago. I'm also in the process of finding a therapist to start seeing weekly. So that's my real plan to improve time management. But I don't know if that's what I should say. I don't want my boss to think I'm giving an excuse or expecting special treatment. Since starting treatment I've become better at organization, at doing small chores and responding to work emails in a timely manner. I also think I'm starting to get better at not hiding when I've missed a deadline. But it feels like chipping away at this huge stumbling block, and my ability to focus and buckle down hasn't gotten much better. With the help of the ADHD coach, I'm starting to use timers to get me to start working, but I don't think that strategy has made a difference yet. [In case it's relevant , my psychiatrist only gave me an informal diagnosis, and I have not been tested. So I don't have any documentation.] Tldr: my boss wants me to give him a plan for how I will fix my time management and stop missing deadlines. Can I tell him "I have been diagnosed with adhd and have begun treatment and have hired an organization coach—these are the steps I've taken to fix the problem, and expect gradual results over the next few months." Or is there another alternative?

ADHD

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I've always been horrible at procrastination and meeting deadlines, but managed to get a decent job b/c the work I eventually turn in is good. My time-management issues have stopped me from advancing in my career, but I think my supervisor has finally lost his patience with me. He told me he needs a plan from me of how I am going to better manage my time so this won't continue happening . I think if I don't give him a satisfying answer I'll be one step away from getting fired (which would be totally reasonable for him to do—I've given more than enough cause over the years). I'm currently on 20mg vyvanse (and thinking of going up to 30) which has been a subtle help and started seeing an adhd coach a month ago. I'm also in the process of finding a therapist to start seeing weekly. So that's my real plan to improve time management. But I don't know if that's what I should say. I don't want my boss to think I'm giving an excuse or expecting special treatment. Since starting treatment I've become better at organization, at doing small chores and responding to work emails in a timely manner. I also think I'm starting to get better at not hiding when I've missed a deadline. But it feels like chipping away at this huge stumbling block, and my ability to focus and buckle down hasn't gotten much better. With the help of the ADHD coach, I'm starting to use timers to get me to start working, but I don't think that strategy has made a difference yet. [In case it's relevant , my psychiatrist only gave me an informal diagnosis, and I have not been tested. So I don't have any documentation.]

my boss wants me to give him a plan for how I will fix my time management and stop missing deadlines. Can I tell him "I have been diagnosed with adhd and have begun treatment and have hired an organization coach—these are the steps I've taken to fix the problem, and expect gradual results over the next few months." Or is there another alternative?

stopandshare

My sister got me a voucher for a photography class on my birthday. The class was scheduled for today at 12pm in Los Angeles. I was pretty amped up to meet other beginner/hobbyist photographers. I live about 20 minutes away from the location so I figured I should leave about an hour before to get gas, stop by the ATM, and account for traffic. I first went to the drive thru ATM. I inserted my card and pin #. I looked up at the screen and there was no option for deposit. I thought hmm that's weird. Maybe I should try again? Same results. I figured that the ATM wasn't accepting any deposits today so I drove off to the gas station. I found an open spot and parked my car. This gas station had one of those central kiosks to enter your payment information. I inputted the pump # and then inserted my card. Then the machine asked me for my pin #. At this point I'm kinda of ticked off because of what happened at the ATM and the fact that I'm never asked for my pin # when getting gas. I canceled the transaction and tried again. Same results. God damnit. It's already been 15 minutes since I left my place and now I'm really fucking annoyed. I said fuck it and drove to the station near my place. Got my gas and went inside to pee. Now it's over 25 minutes since I left my place and I'm started to sweat. I got on the 110N and it's fucking bumper to bumper. I finally arrived at my destination at 12:05pm and spotted the instructor and other students at the meeting point, standing above the stairs. Oh fuck I am fucked. I quickly tried to find a parking spot but all of the parking lots are full. I circled around for 15 minutes and couldn't find anything. I finally said fuck it and decided go home. I was so frustrated with myself and I didn't know why I kept fucking up. It only took me 15 minutes to drive back home. I went to the bank again to try depositing money. Instead of the drive thru, I decided to use the ATM near the front entrance. Luckily, it was empty. I pulled out my wallet and that's when I realized my fuck up. Earlier, I used my credit card instead of my debit and I used my credit instead of my debit at the debit-only gas station. I have no one to blame but myself. TL;DR: I used my c when I should have used my d and visa reversa.

My sister got me a voucher for a photography class on my birthday. The class was scheduled for today at 12pm in Los Angeles. I was pretty amped up to meet other beginner/hobbyist photographers. I live about 20 minutes away from the location so I figured I should leave about an hour before to get gas, stop by the ATM, and account for traffic. I first went to the drive thru ATM. I inserted my card and pin #. I looked up at the screen and there was no option for deposit. I thought hmm that's weird. Maybe I should try again? Same results. I figured that the ATM wasn't accepting any deposits today so I drove off to the gas station. I found an open spot and parked my car. This gas station had one of those central kiosks to enter your payment information. I inputted the pump # and then inserted my card. Then the machine asked me for my pin #. At this point I'm kinda of ticked off because of what happened at the ATM and the fact that I'm never asked for my pin # when getting gas. I canceled the transaction and tried again. Same results. God damnit. It's already been 15 minutes since I left my place and now I'm really fucking annoyed. I said fuck it and drove to the station near my place. Got my gas and went inside to pee. Now it's over 25 minutes since I left my place and I'm started to sweat. I got on the 110N and it's fucking bumper to bumper. I finally arrived at my destination at 12:05pm and spotted the instructor and other students at the meeting point, standing above the stairs. Oh fuck I am fucked. I quickly tried to find a parking spot but all of the parking lots are full. I circled around for 15 minutes and couldn't find anything. I finally said fuck it and decided go home. I was so frustrated with myself and I didn't know why I kept fucking up. It only took me 15 minutes to drive back home. I went to the bank again to try depositing money. Instead of the drive thru, I decided to use the ATM near the front entrance. Luckily, it was empty. I pulled out my wallet and that's when I realized my fuck up. Earlier, I used my credit card instead of my debit and I used my credit instead of my debit at the debit-only gas station. I have no one to blame but myself. TL;DR: I used my c when I should have used my d and visa reversa.

tifu

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My sister got me a voucher for a photography class on my birthday. The class was scheduled for today at 12pm in Los Angeles. I was pretty amped up to meet other beginner/hobbyist photographers. I live about 20 minutes away from the location so I figured I should leave about an hour before to get gas, stop by the ATM, and account for traffic. I first went to the drive thru ATM. I inserted my card and pin #. I looked up at the screen and there was no option for deposit. I thought hmm that's weird. Maybe I should try again? Same results. I figured that the ATM wasn't accepting any deposits today so I drove off to the gas station. I found an open spot and parked my car. This gas station had one of those central kiosks to enter your payment information. I inputted the pump # and then inserted my card. Then the machine asked me for my pin #. At this point I'm kinda of ticked off because of what happened at the ATM and the fact that I'm never asked for my pin # when getting gas. I canceled the transaction and tried again. Same results. God damnit. It's already been 15 minutes since I left my place and now I'm really fucking annoyed. I said fuck it and drove to the station near my place. Got my gas and went inside to pee. Now it's over 25 minutes since I left my place and I'm started to sweat. I got on the 110N and it's fucking bumper to bumper. I finally arrived at my destination at 12:05pm and spotted the instructor and other students at the meeting point, standing above the stairs. Oh fuck I am fucked. I quickly tried to find a parking spot but all of the parking lots are full. I circled around for 15 minutes and couldn't find anything. I finally said fuck it and decided go home. I was so frustrated with myself and I didn't know why I kept fucking up. It only took me 15 minutes to drive back home. I went to the bank again to try depositing money. Instead of the drive thru, I decided to use the ATM near the front entrance. Luckily, it was empty. I pulled out my wallet and that's when I realized my fuck up. Earlier, I used my credit card instead of my debit and I used my credit instead of my debit at the debit-only gas station. I have no one to blame but myself.

I used my c when I should have used my d and visa reversa.

VanDanger

Finesse tree is mainly focused on 1v1 combat, so you can rip bosses and harder mobs to shreds but you may have some difficulty when facing larger groups. The sneak kills are pretty much guaranteed 1 hit kills (they look awesome with daggers) and if you position your self correctly you can take down a group with minimal fuss by sneak killing them =) TL;DR Good 1v1 , harder for groups of mobs and sneak attacks are awesome + Overpowered =)

Finesse tree is mainly focused on 1v1 combat, so you can rip bosses and harder mobs to shreds but you may have some difficulty when facing larger groups. The sneak kills are pretty much guaranteed 1 hit kills (they look awesome with daggers) and if you position your self correctly you can take down a group with minimal fuss by sneak killing them =) TL;DR Good 1v1 , harder for groups of mobs and sneak attacks are awesome + Overpowered =)

kingdomsofamalur

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Finesse tree is mainly focused on 1v1 combat, so you can rip bosses and harder mobs to shreds but you may have some difficulty when facing larger groups. The sneak kills are pretty much guaranteed 1 hit kills (they look awesome with daggers) and if you position your self correctly you can take down a group with minimal fuss by sneak killing them =)

Good 1v1 , harder for groups of mobs and sneak attacks are awesome + Overpowered =)

WestEndRiot

It's also why you have so many fires. Eucalyptus oil is extremely flammable and on hot enough temperatures they'll just catch fire, the fumes will ignite and burn the air. TL;DR: Eucalyptus are the main reason Australia is always on fire.

It's also why you have so many fires. Eucalyptus oil is extremely flammable and on hot enough temperatures they'll just catch fire, the fumes will ignite and burn the air. TL;DR: Eucalyptus are the main reason Australia is always on fire.

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It's also why you have so many fires. Eucalyptus oil is extremely flammable and on hot enough temperatures they'll just catch fire, the fumes will ignite and burn the air.

Eucalyptus are the main reason Australia is always on fire.

Machinax

1) To be fair, Hitler's actual views regarding Christianity are muddled. On the one hand, he made statements like the one you quoted. Now whether he honestly, genuinely felt that he was a churchgoing, Bible-reading believing Christian, or whether he said those things to further alienate and ostracize Jews from German life is a matter for debate. 2) Hitler also made very hostile statements regarding Christianity and Christian influences in Germany, considering the church to simply be "in the way" of his aims. 3) *Adolf. I'm not sure how you had the temerity to address him as "Mr." and still got the name wrong. tl;dr - I studied World War II a lot many years ago, and my somewhat-educated and informed belief is that while Hitler may have initially appealed to Christian sentiments before the war started, it was purely for propaganda purposes. Once the blood started flowing, the church was one of his many enemies.

1) To be fair, Hitler's actual views regarding Christianity are muddled. On the one hand, he made statements like the one you quoted. Now whether he honestly, genuinely felt that he was a churchgoing, Bible-reading believing Christian, or whether he said those things to further alienate and ostracize Jews from German life is a matter for debate. 2) Hitler also made very hostile statements regarding Christianity and Christian influences in Germany, considering the church to simply be "in the way" of his aims. 3) *Adolf. I'm not sure how you had the temerity to address him as "Mr." and still got the name wrong. tl;dr - I studied World War II a lot many years ago, and my somewhat-educated and informed belief is that while Hitler may have initially appealed to Christian sentiments before the war started, it was purely for propaganda purposes. Once the blood started flowing, the church was one of his many enemies.

Christianity

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1) To be fair, Hitler's actual views regarding Christianity are muddled. On the one hand, he made statements like the one you quoted. Now whether he honestly, genuinely felt that he was a churchgoing, Bible-reading believing Christian, or whether he said those things to further alienate and ostracize Jews from German life is a matter for debate. 2) Hitler also made very hostile statements regarding Christianity and Christian influences in Germany, considering the church to simply be "in the way" of his aims. 3) *Adolf. I'm not sure how you had the temerity to address him as "Mr." and still got the name wrong.

I studied World War II a lot many years ago, and my somewhat-educated and informed belief is that while Hitler may have initially appealed to Christian sentiments before the war started, it was purely for propaganda purposes. Once the blood started flowing, the church was one of his many enemies.

sadsorrysack

My boyfriend and I dated for six months, were friends for two years prior. He broke up with me because he felt that he had jumped into a relationship too soon (2 months) after his previous, 2-year-long relationship had ended. He felt he convinced himself he would be alright considering how much he liked me, but this was apparently not the case. He said that he could not be in a relationship right now because he needed time to figure out who he is, be alone and sort some problems out. He also said that he finds it difficult to remove himself from the idea that he is "In a Relationship" even during days in which we were not together. I know it isn't because he dislikes me in any way. I still love him very much. During our post-break up talk, I asked him if he thought we'd get back together. To this he said, "I don't know. I can't say yes or no because I don't know how I'll feel or how long it will take." We also both agreed to be there for each other as close friends in the future. I love him very much and am finding it difficult not to hope for reconciliation. We are both leaving for the summer, he is gone May - July and I will be gone all of July. I resolved that I would not approach him again regarding the relationship until we were both back from our trips, if indeed I still felt it was something I wanted. I'm finding it difficult to not contact him, however, and am also worried that this "waiting" will result in unrealistic and one-sided expectations on my part. At the same time, I don't want to let him go. We unfortunately share a friend group as well as shared interests so we run into each other fairly regularly. I can tell he still has feelings for me, and the break up was fairly amicable all things considered. How do I go about this "waiting" process in a way that won't cause me to become anxiety-ridden over every exchange we have? Is it worth my time to hope for a reconciliation? How do I let him know I'm still there for him without compromising my integrity? **TL;DR** Boyfriend of 6 months broke up with me two weeks ago due to his need to "be alone". I am hoping for an eventual reconciliation as I know the break-up had nothing to do with any disinterest on his part.

My boyfriend and I dated for six months, were friends for two years prior. He broke up with me because he felt that he had jumped into a relationship too soon (2 months) after his previous, 2-year-long relationship had ended. He felt he convinced himself he would be alright considering how much he liked me, but this was apparently not the case. He said that he could not be in a relationship right now because he needed time to figure out who he is, be alone and sort some problems out. He also said that he finds it difficult to remove himself from the idea that he is "In a Relationship" even during days in which we were not together. I know it isn't because he dislikes me in any way. I still love him very much. During our post-break up talk, I asked him if he thought we'd get back together. To this he said, "I don't know. I can't say yes or no because I don't know how I'll feel or how long it will take." We also both agreed to be there for each other as close friends in the future. I love him very much and am finding it difficult not to hope for reconciliation. We are both leaving for the summer, he is gone May - July and I will be gone all of July. I resolved that I would not approach him again regarding the relationship until we were both back from our trips, if indeed I still felt it was something I wanted. I'm finding it difficult to not contact him, however, and am also worried that this "waiting" will result in unrealistic and one-sided expectations on my part. At the same time, I don't want to let him go. We unfortunately share a friend group as well as shared interests so we run into each other fairly regularly. I can tell he still has feelings for me, and the break up was fairly amicable all things considered. How do I go about this "waiting" process in a way that won't cause me to become anxiety-ridden over every exchange we have? Is it worth my time to hope for a reconciliation? How do I let him know I'm still there for him without compromising my integrity? TL;DR Boyfriend of 6 months broke up with me two weeks ago due to his need to "be alone". I am hoping for an eventual reconciliation as I know the break-up had nothing to do with any disinterest on his part.

BreakUps

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My boyfriend and I dated for six months, were friends for two years prior. He broke up with me because he felt that he had jumped into a relationship too soon (2 months) after his previous, 2-year-long relationship had ended. He felt he convinced himself he would be alright considering how much he liked me, but this was apparently not the case. He said that he could not be in a relationship right now because he needed time to figure out who he is, be alone and sort some problems out. He also said that he finds it difficult to remove himself from the idea that he is "In a Relationship" even during days in which we were not together. I know it isn't because he dislikes me in any way. I still love him very much. During our post-break up talk, I asked him if he thought we'd get back together. To this he said, "I don't know. I can't say yes or no because I don't know how I'll feel or how long it will take." We also both agreed to be there for each other as close friends in the future. I love him very much and am finding it difficult not to hope for reconciliation. We are both leaving for the summer, he is gone May - July and I will be gone all of July. I resolved that I would not approach him again regarding the relationship until we were both back from our trips, if indeed I still felt it was something I wanted. I'm finding it difficult to not contact him, however, and am also worried that this "waiting" will result in unrealistic and one-sided expectations on my part. At the same time, I don't want to let him go. We unfortunately share a friend group as well as shared interests so we run into each other fairly regularly. I can tell he still has feelings for me, and the break up was fairly amicable all things considered. How do I go about this "waiting" process in a way that won't cause me to become anxiety-ridden over every exchange we have? Is it worth my time to hope for a reconciliation? How do I let him know I'm still there for him without compromising my integrity?

Boyfriend of 6 months broke up with me two weeks ago due to his need to "be alone". I am hoping for an eventual reconciliation as I know the break-up had nothing to do with any disinterest on his part.

XT3M3

i get it, we all hate last stand. but come on Rejack and last stand are like apples and oranges. last stand took you down and the person could still shoot you and etc while going down (and i think MW3 version made it a primary?) and the only tell you had that it was about to go down was when the guy was already on the ground. but REJACK is completly different FFS there a fucking cloud of smoke that tell you. "HEY BUDDY IM BACKKKKKKKK ........ or not" but you get the point im making and once you actually pay attention to the guy you just shot there is really no excuse for why he got back on and handed you your ass. ` TLDR. Stop blaming your Rejacked Deaths on the game and the ability . its you and your lack of awareness/ attention

i get it, we all hate last stand. but come on Rejack and last stand are like apples and oranges. last stand took you down and the person could still shoot you and etc while going down (and i think MW3 version made it a primary?) and the only tell you had that it was about to go down was when the guy was already on the ground. but REJACK is completly different FFS there a fucking cloud of smoke that tell you. "HEY BUDDY IM BACKKKKKKKK ........ or not" but you get the point im making and once you actually pay attention to the guy you just shot there is really no excuse for why he got back on and handed you your ass. ` TLDR. Stop blaming your Rejacked Deaths on the game and the ability . its you and your lack of awareness/ attention

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i get it, we all hate last stand. but come on Rejack and last stand are like apples and oranges. last stand took you down and the person could still shoot you and etc while going down (and i think MW3 version made it a primary?) and the only tell you had that it was about to go down was when the guy was already on the ground. but REJACK is completly different FFS there a fucking cloud of smoke that tell you. "HEY BUDDY IM BACKKKKKKKK ........ or not" but you get the point im making and once you actually pay attention to the guy you just shot there is really no excuse for why he got back on and handed you your ass. `

Stop blaming your Rejacked Deaths on the game and the ability . its you and your lack of awareness/ attention

HumourMe2

The 'lock on' for Avaa means that it is difficult to hit with weapons when not directly behind the creature. I think the broadsword, with the horizontal sweep, was easiest, followed by the mace and then the rapier. Unfortunately, I think raw is better than flame and I only had a flame broadsword so the mace became my go to weapon. In general, I think you get an opportunity for a single swing and then a dodge. Whenever I got greedy with a second swing I would also get caught by the 180 degree paw attack. 'Not the 180 degree paw again' I would think. It is possible that the rapier, if you can make it hit consistently, would have been better than the mace. My respect goes to those who can melee solo her at SL1; I managed to get her to 1/2 health on two occasions. I ran out of patience after too many attempts (~25 solo) and started experimenting with the summons (Masterless Glencour and Ellie). I used at least 30 humanity on this fight and probably had over 50 attempts including practice runs with the ring of binding. The only time I used the ring of binding was to limit health deprivation while I attempted to learn the move set and experiment with different weapon/armour loadouts. Thrice I farmed for humanity at McDuffs (better to do this and have an additional ring slot, on 'serious' attempts). Lots of times I farmed for chunks. Company of Champions helped with this, and at the end I had lots of weapon choices, all of which I explored at various times: +10 raw mace +8 magic mace +10 raw rapier +10 magic rapier +10 lightning rapier +10 fire broadsword +10 raw light crossbow +10 raw heavy crossbow +6 shortbow When using the company of champions remember to leave the covenant once the farming is over; you'll soon notice if you forget. For survivability, I was using the +3 life ring and ring of the embedded. Depending on weapon, either the strength ring, dexterity ring, ring of blades or the ring of protection. The 'spare' slot generally went to flynns ring. A few early attempts were pyromancy based, needing the hexers hood and the southern ritual band ring, but this was early on and I died very quickly (not even getting off a spellcast) so didn't pursue this. So, after all this practice, I could evade all the magic attacks and most of the paw attacks. Most wasn't good enough though! My successful attempt, used both summons and a +10 raw heavy crossbow (needs the strength ring); this was the first time using this approach. I used a mix of iron and fire bolts, both of which hit for tiny, but consistent amounts. Ellie, with her pyromancy, did a huge amount of damage, but died just before the end; I was running in with my raw +10 mace thinking that Glencour was about to go too, when he got in the final swing. I'd been hit twice during this run but the presence of the phantoms allowed me enough time to heal and kept the cat off my back. 5 minutes later, after a brief conversation, I could two hand the +5 raw butchers knife which I had prepared earlier. Also looking forward now to the dual wielding possibilities. Given that raw is difficult to obtain at this stage, if doing this again, I would plan to save the 'raw' on the light crossbow for another weapon. TLDR: Use summons and a raw+10 heavy crossbow if melee is too difficult.

The 'lock on' for Avaa means that it is difficult to hit with weapons when not directly behind the creature. I think the broadsword, with the horizontal sweep, was easiest, followed by the mace and then the rapier. Unfortunately, I think raw is better than flame and I only had a flame broadsword so the mace became my go to weapon. In general, I think you get an opportunity for a single swing and then a dodge. Whenever I got greedy with a second swing I would also get caught by the 180 degree paw attack. 'Not the 180 degree paw again' I would think. It is possible that the rapier, if you can make it hit consistently, would have been better than the mace. My respect goes to those who can melee solo her at SL1; I managed to get her to 1/2 health on two occasions. I ran out of patience after too many attempts (~25 solo) and started experimenting with the summons (Masterless Glencour and Ellie). I used at least 30 humanity on this fight and probably had over 50 attempts including practice runs with the ring of binding. The only time I used the ring of binding was to limit health deprivation while I attempted to learn the move set and experiment with different weapon/armour loadouts. Thrice I farmed for humanity at McDuffs (better to do this and have an additional ring slot, on 'serious' attempts). Lots of times I farmed for chunks. Company of Champions helped with this, and at the end I had lots of weapon choices, all of which I explored at various times: +10 raw mace +8 magic mace +10 raw rapier +10 magic rapier +10 lightning rapier +10 fire broadsword +10 raw light crossbow +10 raw heavy crossbow +6 shortbow When using the company of champions remember to leave the covenant once the farming is over; you'll soon notice if you forget. For survivability, I was using the +3 life ring and ring of the embedded. Depending on weapon, either the strength ring, dexterity ring, ring of blades or the ring of protection. The 'spare' slot generally went to flynns ring. A few early attempts were pyromancy based, needing the hexers hood and the southern ritual band ring, but this was early on and I died very quickly (not even getting off a spellcast) so didn't pursue this. So, after all this practice, I could evade all the magic attacks and most of the paw attacks. Most wasn't good enough though! My successful attempt, used both summons and a +10 raw heavy crossbow (needs the strength ring); this was the first time using this approach. I used a mix of iron and fire bolts, both of which hit for tiny, but consistent amounts. Ellie, with her pyromancy, did a huge amount of damage, but died just before the end; I was running in with my raw +10 mace thinking that Glencour was about to go too, when he got in the final swing. I'd been hit twice during this run but the presence of the phantoms allowed me enough time to heal and kept the cat off my back. 5 minutes later, after a brief conversation, I could two hand the +5 raw butchers knife which I had prepared earlier. Also looking forward now to the dual wielding possibilities. Given that raw is difficult to obtain at this stage, if doing this again, I would plan to save the 'raw' on the light crossbow for another weapon. TLDR: Use summons and a raw+10 heavy crossbow if melee is too difficult.

onebros

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The 'lock on' for Avaa means that it is difficult to hit with weapons when not directly behind the creature. I think the broadsword, with the horizontal sweep, was easiest, followed by the mace and then the rapier. Unfortunately, I think raw is better than flame and I only had a flame broadsword so the mace became my go to weapon. In general, I think you get an opportunity for a single swing and then a dodge. Whenever I got greedy with a second swing I would also get caught by the 180 degree paw attack. 'Not the 180 degree paw again' I would think. It is possible that the rapier, if you can make it hit consistently, would have been better than the mace. My respect goes to those who can melee solo her at SL1; I managed to get her to 1/2 health on two occasions. I ran out of patience after too many attempts (~25 solo) and started experimenting with the summons (Masterless Glencour and Ellie). I used at least 30 humanity on this fight and probably had over 50 attempts including practice runs with the ring of binding. The only time I used the ring of binding was to limit health deprivation while I attempted to learn the move set and experiment with different weapon/armour loadouts. Thrice I farmed for humanity at McDuffs (better to do this and have an additional ring slot, on 'serious' attempts). Lots of times I farmed for chunks. Company of Champions helped with this, and at the end I had lots of weapon choices, all of which I explored at various times: +10 raw mace +8 magic mace +10 raw rapier +10 magic rapier +10 lightning rapier +10 fire broadsword +10 raw light crossbow +10 raw heavy crossbow +6 shortbow When using the company of champions remember to leave the covenant once the farming is over; you'll soon notice if you forget. For survivability, I was using the +3 life ring and ring of the embedded. Depending on weapon, either the strength ring, dexterity ring, ring of blades or the ring of protection. The 'spare' slot generally went to flynns ring. A few early attempts were pyromancy based, needing the hexers hood and the southern ritual band ring, but this was early on and I died very quickly (not even getting off a spellcast) so didn't pursue this. So, after all this practice, I could evade all the magic attacks and most of the paw attacks. Most wasn't good enough though! My successful attempt, used both summons and a +10 raw heavy crossbow (needs the strength ring); this was the first time using this approach. I used a mix of iron and fire bolts, both of which hit for tiny, but consistent amounts. Ellie, with her pyromancy, did a huge amount of damage, but died just before the end; I was running in with my raw +10 mace thinking that Glencour was about to go too, when he got in the final swing. I'd been hit twice during this run but the presence of the phantoms allowed me enough time to heal and kept the cat off my back. 5 minutes later, after a brief conversation, I could two hand the +5 raw butchers knife which I had prepared earlier. Also looking forward now to the dual wielding possibilities. Given that raw is difficult to obtain at this stage, if doing this again, I would plan to save the 'raw' on the light crossbow for another weapon.

Use summons and a raw+10 heavy crossbow if melee is too difficult.

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We haven't been together too long(6mos), and besides these issues, it's the best relationship I've ever been in. I want to be there for him and support him, but without his communication, that's very hard to do. As far as I'm concerned, I don't ask for much. Just a text back or a phone conversation now &amp; then, and if he's going through something, I'd like to know so I can give the proper support. I have trouble expressing my discontent, any advice on how to present this to him and improve our relationship without offending him? Thanks! Tl;dr: my bf and I have trouble communicating &amp; I need advice.

We haven't been together too long(6mos), and besides these issues, it's the best relationship I've ever been in. I want to be there for him and support him, but without his communication, that's very hard to do. As far as I'm concerned, I don't ask for much. Just a text back or a phone conversation now & then, and if he's going through something, I'd like to know so I can give the proper support. I have trouble expressing my discontent, any advice on how to present this to him and improve our relationship without offending him? Thanks! Tl;dr: my bf and I have trouble communicating & I need advice.

relationships

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We haven't been together too long(6mos), and besides these issues, it's the best relationship I've ever been in. I want to be there for him and support him, but without his communication, that's very hard to do. As far as I'm concerned, I don't ask for much. Just a text back or a phone conversation now & then, and if he's going through something, I'd like to know so I can give the proper support. I have trouble expressing my discontent, any advice on how to present this to him and improve our relationship without offending him? Thanks!

my bf and I have trouble communicating & I need advice.

biblevscapcom2

The constant zooming in and out catches me off guard. It takes me out of the pictures due to zooming to read the words then back to look at the art it becomes a tedious chore. As much I detest ads they do add pacing and anticipation zooming sadly does not. I like to see a full art piece and not being able to look at art without putting my hand on a screen flat out sucks. Comics should be taken in at once how many full page panels have stood out to you? Personally I don't like it if the text and resolution was equal to a comic and didn't need zooming in to read I'd go for it. Tldr; it's hard to read digital

The constant zooming in and out catches me off guard. It takes me out of the pictures due to zooming to read the words then back to look at the art it becomes a tedious chore. As much I detest ads they do add pacing and anticipation zooming sadly does not. I like to see a full art piece and not being able to look at art without putting my hand on a screen flat out sucks. Comics should be taken in at once how many full page panels have stood out to you? Personally I don't like it if the text and resolution was equal to a comic and didn't need zooming in to read I'd go for it. Tldr; it's hard to read digital

comicbooks

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The constant zooming in and out catches me off guard. It takes me out of the pictures due to zooming to read the words then back to look at the art it becomes a tedious chore. As much I detest ads they do add pacing and anticipation zooming sadly does not. I like to see a full art piece and not being able to look at art without putting my hand on a screen flat out sucks. Comics should be taken in at once how many full page panels have stood out to you? Personally I don't like it if the text and resolution was equal to a comic and didn't need zooming in to read I'd go for it.

it's hard to read digital

disconcision

the SungrazerComets twitter is run by Karl Battams, an astrophysicist at the Naval Research Laboratory. he runs the [Sungrazing Comets Project]( which is NASA-funded. the Naval Research Laboratory developed the imaging tools (SECCHI and LASCO) that we're getting these images from. tl;dr: this is official

the SungrazerComets twitter is run by Karl Battams, an astrophysicist at the Naval Research Laboratory. he runs the Sungrazing Comets Project that we're getting these images from. tl;dr: this is official

space

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the SungrazerComets twitter is run by Karl Battams, an astrophysicist at the Naval Research Laboratory. he runs the Sungrazing Comets Project that we're getting these images from.

this is official