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Questions about mid-cycle spotting- what is normal? | I am currently experiencing some mid-cycle spotting. I went off the pill and got the copper IUD back in May. I've been on hormonal birth control since I was a teenager. I don't remember what a normal cycle is like and I can't tell whether this is spotting related to ovulation or spotting caused by my IUD ^I'm ^scheduling ^an ^appointment ^with ^planned ^parenthood ^to ^figure ^this ^out but in the mean time, have any of you had the copper IUD removed for reasons other than wanting to have children? | AskWomen |
[Dear Bryan Glenn] comments/critique? | This is only a note
to say how sorry I am
you died. I hadn’t
met you but I knew
your face. It was
on the television all
week and when I came
home to relax with
my parents, yours
had been looking
for six days already.
On Sunday, while I slept
late, you were reunited.
They found you
cold, whelmed in a pile
of leaves in the park
where your car had been
deserted since Monday.
My mother watched
your mother choking
on the morning news
and she choked
with your mother
and pulled my body
inside of her own and
I had not met you
but you should know
how sorry I am
to hear you died. | Poetry |
Men and women of Reddit... I need help approaching men... any pointers..? | So I have always been really shy when it comes to.aproaching a guy that I find attractive and starting up.a.conversation with them. Just this year I have finally realized that I am beautiful in my own way and that my personality shines bright, in a way.. I have always had an average body type, I have the curves and such and hopefully wear the right things to show it off. I am just bad at approaching people because I would like to advoid rejection as much as possible... but you can never learn without that rejection right?
I have also asked a few of my male friends who have discribed me as charismatic, nice, friendly, caring, confident, happy, and genuine. I am finally working on coming out of my shell, being less shy and doing things that i use to be afraid to do like karaoke infront of people. I dont know what to do in these situations,
guys what do you like???
girls how did you approach a man??
What must I do?? D;
Any advice would be wonderful :3 | self |
Question about ADHD from a Speech Therapist | I work with children, some of whom come in with a diagnosis of ADHD. For those of you with ADHD, if you had to sit through 30 minutes of speech therapy twice a week (typical treatments involve this time frame), what are some things that an SLP (speech-language pathologist) can do to make treatment more appropriate or helpful to a person with ADHD? | ADHD |
Are you scared shitless of having children? | I know I am. Still I would very much like to have children someday. There's just so many things that can go wrong. That's out of control. | AskMen |
How do I stop thinking about my girlfriends past? | A little background, my girlfriend and I have been dating for a little over a year and are pretty serious about each other. Anyway, before we started dating she told me a story about how her and another friend of hers did "stuff" with a guy on his birthday. She didn't really go into detail but said that the other girl may have had sex with him. I didn't think much of this at the time and had forgotten about it until recently. Sometime in December the story popped back into my mind and I've been unable to shake it. Just the thought of her and another gal with some random guy she didn't know that well really bothers me. I've thought about it everyday for the past month now and it's affecting my workouts and makes me doubt our relationship. I don't think she did anything wrong since we weren't together at the time so I don't really know why I'm so upset about it.
I really just want to stop thinking about it and move on in our relationship. So how do I move past this? What have you done in the past to help you forget uncomfortable thoughts? Thanks!
TL;DR: Girlfriend messed around with a guy before we started dating, a year later I can't stop thinking about it. How do I move on? | AskReddit |
Barça 2 - 2 Málaga (@camp nou) | Huge result for Malaga, good for Madrid too if Malaga can keep it up t home | realmadrid |
Where can I buy a GOOD 808 clearomizer for my Smokeless Image X2 and GOOD liquids (I don't really like the ones from SI) | I don't have all that much money to spend on stuff so I'm trying to see if I can keep the shipping low.
Is there anywhere for me to go or do I have to buy things from separate places? | electronic_cigarette |
Horror movies these days just don't know how to end!! | I think the problem with most horror movies these days is they don't end well, which ruins the entire movie for me. Does anybody agree?? | horror |
[Q] Debate on fish purchases | Is it better to get a strange festive holy mackerel or a strange holy mackerel? Being around the same price, I was wondering which one would be a better buy.... | tf2trade |
Hi r/Indianapolis, I'm touring a indie horror comedy and trying to book a screening in Indianapolis | Can anyone recommend a contact for doing something like this? We're looking for something weird and off the beaten path. Galleries and Bookstore suggestions welcome!
The film is called Alpha Girls We'd love to team up with a blog who's into our kind of films. Thanks! | indianapolis |
What is the closest you have ever come to death and how has it affected you? | It could just be the flu, or a car crash. What is the closest you have come to death? Did it change you forever, or just for a bit, or not at all? | AskReddit |
296 pounds (135kgs) to 226 pounds (103kgs) M 36 | I have always carried too much weight through my 20's. Working in IT has always led to terrible hours and awful food on the run. I had enough about 5 years ago and lost a lot of weight and kept it off for over 2.5 years. It started creeping back on over the past 18 months. Slowly but surely. I weighed in again in about October and was disgusted that half of my hard work had gone to waste. So I restarted losing again at 250 pounds (114.5).
I weighed in this morning and am finally back around where I was when I lost all my weight originally. I want to keep going this time and get below 220 pounds (100kgs) for the first time in 15 years. My ideal goal weight will be around 210 (95kgs).
I am using the My Fitness Pal app eating 1200 calories a day. I am walking for an hour in the morning and an hour in the early evening. I am pretty much on meal replacement shakes for breakfast and lunch and then a japanese style fresh veggies, lean meat and rice dinner.
I have reduced my intake of alcohol down to a couple on Friday nights.
Here are my before and current during
before
during
thanks for all the inspirational pics and stories guys. Keep them coming. | progresspics |
Locking NR/Restricted rifles in the same cabinet? | Hey, still a little confused on this. I have a safe for my NR firearms, and a smaller add-on safe for my handguns. Is it legal to lock my rifles together (with a trigger lock on the restricted rifle)? Or do I need separate safes? Thanks. | canadaguns |
University Offers are out today | As usual the big list of names and the offers are listed in the SMH. If you're a student, you can access it here on the UAC website
Congratulations if you got the offer you wanted. I'm sure your family is very excited for you (and relieved). Make sure you checkout the multiple university subreddits available on reddit, also, if you're game - the bored of studies forums
If you didn't get your preferences/an offer, it's not the end of the world. There are plenty of other opportunities to get to where you want to be. Plan now, work out where you want to be, and write out a full detailed plan on how to get there.
Best of luck, and relax!
Henry | australia |
Do you guys want to put your artwork into mah game? | I have to make a 2d side scroller shooter for Computer Science. I know, I've said I was going to make one, but general laziness and lack of motivation got the better of me. Oh well.
Anyway! If you want to add characters to my game (you'll get to pick which character you get to play with) you can edit, modify, and post the sprite sheet.
The last 2 rows are the death animation, and the last frame on both of the top 2 rows are the jumping animation. The sprites are divided by 32x32 pixel squares.
They can be anything you want; floating heads, snakes, people, stick people, animals, etc. Have fun!
I'll make sure to add people's names to the credits! | MLPLounge |
Help with Captains Mode draft | Me and my friends are trying to become better Dota players as a team.
Therefore I need all the guides in the world for drafting in Captains Mode.
I suspect there are bunch of good guides out there. The issue here is that I'm not good enough to tell if a drafting guide is good, or complete bullshit.
Thank you in advance /r/DotA2! | DotA2 |
How do you pick up people on dating websites? | I've tried them all, but have had almost zero luck. I follow all the advice about having recent pictures, making the profile funny with just enough information so women have something to ask me, I fill out all the quizzes, answer all the questions, pay the monthly fee.... WTH?
I write several women a week, but I'd be lucky to get one response a month. In 3 years on a couple of sites, I'm lucky if its got me 2 dates.
So how are you all meeting women on these sites? | dating_advice |
[Build Ready] WoW gaming rig for my friend | So my friends laptop broke and he wants a new computer. He'll use it mainly for gaming and his budget is 6500 SEK, since things are a bit more expensive here, it's about 800 USD. He's mainly playing WoW and wanted me to set up a system for him and help him build it. I was trying to make it a bit quiet, hence the Windforce 7870 and Define Mini case. This build costs about as much as a Pentium build would do here, but since he might want to overclock in the future, I went with AMD. He just has to add a decent cooler later and then I doubt he'll have any trouble going 3.8Ghz or higher. And it's also AM3+, so he can upgrade in a year or two if he feels that the cpu is bottlenecking. He's got a keyboard and mouse, but lacks monitor. OS won't be a problem either. So it's just the rig and the monitor.
PCPartPicker part list]( / [Price breakdown by merchant]( / [Benchmarks
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor | $89.99 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard | $50.38 @ NCIX US
**Memory** | Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $42.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $54.99 @ Microcenter
**Video Card** | Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card | $239.99 @ Microcenter
**Case** | Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case | $98.01 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply | $59.99 @ NCIX US
**Monitor** | BenQ GW2250 21.5" Monitor | $144.98 @ Outlet PC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $781.32
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-16 17:09 EST-0500 |
Here's the link to the build in SEK | buildapc |
Suspicious network activity in small business | So my family runs a small business that has about 5 users in the office (shop manufacturing facility) and some users abroad in China. They have a vpn setup in the office the guys in China can access so they can use Google and Facebook. Recently their ISP called to tell them a couple different problems. Someone has been downloading illegal tv show (WB shows) and a computer in Singapore has been accessing their network. They are very unsophisticated, there is no tech support on staff and I have been trying to get them to setup a network with user privileges and the ability to track user activity. Is there anyway they can determine who the offending employee is? Also, what is a low cost solution to setup so that every employee's activity logging into their wireless will be traceable. I'm even thinking they should be blocking torrent sites etc. I'm not the most technical user, but I can usually figure out a solution, the problem is they are very cheap when it comes to IT. My mother almost fainted when I told her to hire a MSP and it would cost about $100/hr for someone who knows what they are doing. Thanks for any tips! | techsupport |
LPT: When given free LPTs over the internet, don't be a sarcastic asshole in the comment section. | I haven't seen an LPT in months (maybe ever) where OP isn't criticized in some way in the comment section. For example, somebody suggested stopping to get donuts on your way to work if you're running late awhile back, and the comment section was filled with "This wouldn't fly where I work." Well then maybe this LPT is for other people besides you then. Not everything works for everybody, and that's okay. Leave it alone if it doesn't address your own needs.
The comment section of LPT threads is some of the most pretentious, know-it-all shit I've seen in awhile. Take what works for you, leave what doesn't. It's really that simple. | LifeProTips |
writing looped data to file via beautiful soup | I realise this may be more of a generic python question but I've been following this tutorial
it uses the following to parse through a table and output the results:
table = soup.find('table')
rows = table.findAll('tr')
for tr in rows:
cols = tr.findAll('td')
for td in cols:
text = ''.join(td.find(text=True))
print text+"|",
print
and the output will be:
row 1, cell 1| row 1, cell 2|
row 2, cell 1| row 2, cell 2|
I'm trying to replicate this with the write() command as follows
f.write("%s\n" % date)
for tr in rows:
cols = tr.findAll('td')
for td in cols:
text = ''.join(td.find(text=True))
utftext = str(text.encode("utf-8"))
f.write("%s\n" % utftext+"|")
but this seems to print the data in one column, rather than the rows and columns expected.
Is there a better way I can do this?
thanks in advance | learnpython |
what do you think of my Guardian build idea? | Here is the link to the build:
Traits: 0/20/30/20/0
Here are my thoughts.
I'm trying to design this build around 3 core trait synergies.
1) Block burning. Blocks will cause burning 100% of the time, and also grant a might boon each time you block. Aegis will refresh every 40 seconds automatically, also refresh when health drops to 50%, also refresh after rallying. Whenever Aegis is removed it also grants a retaliation boon. So effectivaly each time you block with Aegis the opponent will get burned and you will also recieve a double boon. Which leads me to the next item...
2) Boon-healing. . Pretty standard strategty, whenever you grant a boon (from blocks/crits/utilities) you also give yourself and your allies a heal. So in this build removing Aegis grants 2 boons, critical hits grants a boon, and of course lots of utility skills also grant boons, which altogether should generate a lot of healing.
3) Virtue of Justice spamming. Pretty standard. Activating Justice causes burning and 2 conditions: blindness, and vulnerability. Each time an enemy is killed Justice gets recharged. Great for crowds, not so great for boss fights, but I think it would still be useful.
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I haven't actually tried it, but it seems like with the right gear this would do a decent amounts of damage/conditions from Justice spamming, while also granting a good amount of boons and heals from crits, blocks, and utility skills.
I plan to use a 2 handed Sword for the crits from Whirling Wrath, and the boons from Symbol of Wrath.
For utility skills I plan to use "Save Yourselves", "Stand Your Ground", and "Hold the Line".
For healing I'm going to use Shelter for the chance to block and cause a healing/boon-healing/burning combo.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks for listening. | Guildwars2 |
Being a virgin... is keeping me a virgin?.. | ok so 21 year old kissless dateless virgin here, going to be 22 soon...
I am familiar with sex as in I see it in movies and tv shows alot, in porn, etc..
But it seems like I'll never have sex.. it's like my mind can't comprehend it actually really happening to me.
anyone else like me feel like this? | AskMen |
Wild or Big, only one choice | Would you prefer to chase Wild trout or Big trout, now if you have wild big trout that is awesome. This is more towards the people who have streams or rivers stocked with trout up to 20 or so inches or have small streams with wild trout that are hard to find bigger than 10 inches. I live in Southwestern P.A. and this is always my biggest debate with myself. Not to many streams around me with wild trout that can reach 20 inches, I nice one is 13 or so. I still think I would prefer going and catching wild ones over stocked one, something about the scenery and the beauty of the fish that keeps me hooked. | flyfishing |
Looking to expand my quiver, but not sure what to get | So I have a Loaded Dervish with gullwing trucks and orangoutang wheels (yellow). I can slide and do coleman's and standies and whatnot, but I want to get a different board that can still slide and commute but also be decent for downhill. Would you recommend the Landyachtz wolfshark? or? Thanks for the help guys | longboarding |
How to draw full-body sketches | Is there an universal way of making guidelines and drawing a full-body character in a certain pose?Also,is there a YouTube tutorial available for that | AnimeSketch |
[WANTED] [FOR HIRE-1 TIME GIG] - Photographer to sneak around during a proposal. | Details:
* This shoot will last about one hour.
* I would like a few shots of us before the proposal; more during the proposal; and one or two afterwards.
* The photographer must have the right equipment to sneak around the location and take pictures of us; either from a distance or from nearby.
* The proposal will happen at dusk. The right equipment and techniques must be used.
I don't want to write down any more information here. Please PM me with a website, list of equipment, samples, or whatever you think will get me to trust you enough to take these pictures. An estimated cost would be really helpful as well. I will disclose the location and date/time after verification that A-you are not my SO, and B-you don't know my SO or me at all.
Thank you! | LAlist |
[TOMT][Movie?]a guy stands outside a girls window for a year? to impress her, then walks away on the last day. | Hey Reddit,
i'm looking for a movie but maybe it's a story that i read, about a guy who stands outside a girls window for a period of time like a month or year and as he stands every night in the rain and the sun, the girl slowly falls in love with him and is impressed by his commitment but when she goes outside to him on the very last night, the guy decides that if she really loved him she wouldn't have waited till the last night to come outside, so he leaves. i'm not sure if it's a movie, a book or a short story but i'd really like to read/watch it again. | tipofmytongue |
Hey guys, new here. I just started a 2 year welding program. | So after a few years of going to college for ME Technology I came to the conclusion that traditional classes weren't for me, I needed the hands on approach. I found a small college close by that was just opening up a brand new 2 year welding program and I will be one of the first handful of people to go through it. I have always been fascinated with welding and have always wanted to learn how. To help get me started my dad helped me out with a small Oxyacetylene setup and a Lincoln Power Mig 180 Dual and it came with the ready pack with auto darkening helmet, gloves and welding shirt. My school also provides us with a BSX welding pack, jacket, helmet, gloves, vice grips, C-clamps and misc. tools. So needless to say I think I'm covered for tools and gear for right now I'm just excited to start welding and making things. I'm sure I'll be asking some questions and hopefully sharing some pictures of the progress. We just started Oxyacetylene cutting and beveling and hopefully will be moving on to SMAW soon. This looks like a great subreddit so far and people seem very helpful and knowledgeable. I'm glad to be here and excited to learn and become a good welder! | Welding |
Starting to ride, hesitating between Kona Mahuna and Norco Charger | Hi!
I went to my local shop today to have a look at a couple of 29ers I saw online. I was hesitating between the Kona Mahuna]( and [Trek Marlin.
My Budget is around 700$ + taxes.
The owner showed me a brand new Mahuna for 650$, but it's a 2012. He also showed me a 2012 Norco Charger 9.1 for 800$.
I'm wondering if I should splurge for the Norco, since it has a much better fork and slightly better drivetrain. I know they're both canadian brands, so they're not sold everywhere, but does anyone have any experience riding either?
Thanks a lot, and keep riding! | MTB |
Is there a subreddit specifically for people to tell stories from their lives, preferably popular? | My favourite thing about reddit is all the stories people have to tell. The only problem is i can only find them if i run into them in AskReddit, IAMA etc. I even love the ridiculous green text stories in /r/4chan. I would love one that was just for stories so they were all in one place. | AskReddit |
What is the weirdest question you've been asked in an interview? | I'm interviewing for business firms in the coming weeks and I've heard that there are a lot of really weird questions out there. What were they and how did you answer them? | AskReddit |
Fastnade med att stå och hålla uppe dörren för alla människor | Jag tänkte hålla upp dörren för en person bakom mig, men det kom plötsligt en massa andra människor som också skulle gå igenom dörren. Så jag stod där och höll upp dörren för en massa okända människor. Som inte ens sa tack. | swedishproblems |
LPT: Get a high-power shower head to help water pressure and feel cleaner | These are the semi-cheap shower heads you can get at the store for 20-40$ with the cool rotating knob and spray settings. Most of these generally have the hose attached to be removable, and they also condense the water stream much more than your traditional cheap shower heads.
Not only will it usually dramatically increase your water pressure/help with already low water pressure, but you can take it with you no matter where you live so it is not going to waste. Plus, you'll always feel cleaner being able to actually rinse soap off. | LifeProTips |
18 year old girl needs ways to come out to her homophobic parents | So I'm an 18 year old closeted female who has been dating a girl for the past three years. I came out to my family 3 years ago, and they rejected it, saying it was "just a phase" and I was too young to know. Also, they laid down the rule that I could not see my girlfriend anymore, so I've been secretly dating her for three years. Secretly meaning lying about where I'm going when she comes home from college, basically pretending like I haven't seen her for the past three years. They literally have no idea. Now that I'll be graduating in June, I want to come out to them and literally tell them EVERYTHING about the past three years. I'm prepared for being kicked out and cut off, but how can I maturely and confidently come out to them? It's hard to picture sitting them down and having a convo about it, my mom will feel "trapped" if I do it with a therapist, and I'm literally SO scared to do this. Help! | ainbow |
Rage Problems. Soon to be banned? Solution...? | So I think I might be in the same boat as other people when I say I have been temp banned a few times. And it's always been because of me raging at players.
One of my solutions were to ignore every player in the game at the start of the game, so their messages won't instigate me getting pissed off and being reported for verbal harassment.
So I was wondering, if I ignored everyone at the start of the game, popped both "Enter" keys off my keyboard, then played the game without saying one thing, can I be reported? Like I would still ping, and co-operate, try my hardest to win, but if my team lost, I'm curious to know if they can all agree to report me for not co-operating with the team.
I feel like not talking to a team shouldn't fall under a bannable offense, because of language barriers and etc.
Any thoughts on this idea? Is it going to back fire in my face?
This is my Beta account, with hundreds of dollars of riots points spent on it, thousands of hours, and 2 temp bans. I really don't want to risk a perma-ban.
(P.S. both of my temp bans have been for swearing, which I think is such a joke because people have to manually disable language filter to see swear words, so that should be at their own discretion.) | leagueoflegends |
PSA on using siri to set your alarms | I'm constantly using siri to set alarms for myself throughout the day, but I didn't like how it always defaulted to a certain ringtone. Well, I discovered that siri just defaults the ringtone to whatever else in your alarm app.
Basically, I just deleted all my previous alarms, made a new one with the desired ringtone (as a template), and now whenever I tell siri to set an alarm, new or old, it will use the ringtone above.
I thought this was really cool and fixed a pet peeve of mine. Sorry if formatting is bad, writing this in the car and had to get it off my chest. :) | iphone |
[USA] [H] Saints Row the Third, Borderlands 2, Dark Souls, Oblivion, Bioshock and more (360) [W] Dragons Dogma, Far Cry 3, Dishonored, Read Dead GOTY, Warhammer Space Marine, more, Offers (360) | **Haves:**
Saints Row 3
Borderlands 2 (Must be amazing deal, sorry)
Dark Souls (Pretty attached to, must be great deal, sorry)
Oblivion
Bioshock
Rainbow 6 Vegas 2
Fable 2
(All 360)
**Wants:**
Dragons Dogma
Far Cry 3
Dishonored
Red Dead Redemption GOTY
Battlefield 3
Warhammer Space Marine
Metro 2033
Forza 4
OFFERS (seriously, I might not remember everything I want at this time.)
(All 360)
Thanks! | gameswap |
I sort of hate my Lamy Safari. | So, I had gotten a "Graf Von Faber-Castell Classic Anello Fountain Pen, Medium" for Christmas, but it was ugly. I'm not a showy person and I really, really hated looking at it. So, I did some research and asked you guys and came to the conclusion that I should make a Safari my first fountain pen. With that, the Anello was returned.
Before returning the Anello, however, I did try it out. I didn't like the metal "grip," as my fingers sort of slid around on it, and I found that the cap made it top-heavy, but without it, the balance was perfect. But the actual pen-to-paper part? It was a dream. I'm not even exaggerating - the nib slid over the paper with no perceptible resistance (I know some people like "scratch," though) and the ink flowed beautifully.
Alright, so, the Lamy Safari]( being the workhorse missionary of the fountain world seemed like a reasonable decision. I ordered it from [JetPens]( (I recommend them, by the way), Charcoal with a medium nib. I also ordered the [recommended converter.
The Safari is a great-looking pen. It is light, but doesn't feel like it's trying to fly out of my hand. I like the contoured grip, too. Just, nothing about it is fussy. I'd be proud to pocket this thing in any setting.
Oh, and the converter? I was nervous about using it, because I had no idea how it worked, but it's entirely obvious. Dip it in the ink and twist. There are notches within the pen, and it slides in easily.
So, I knew there's be a break-in process. I started with the cartridge (already in the pen) and started writing. The nib didn't "glide" like the pen that cost 20 times more, but it was comfortable, in terms of stroking across the paper. It's just that the ink would skip. On a downstroke to the left, for instance, I might get no ink. I shook the pen, dabbed it on the paper, tapped it, turned it upside down and dragged it - most of the 'fixes' worked, but lasted for a minute before the skipping started again.
So, after using the cartridge for a while, I pulled that out and went with the converter. Same problem. I ran ink through the nib a few times, hot (not boiling) water, etc... Looked up all sorts of tricks, online. Soaked it in some water and dish detergent. Finally, I tried opening up the space in the nib with a razor blade (after watching an instructional video online).
No matter the stroke, angle, pressure - I've tried everything - the ink does not flow. The final straw was when my wife went to use the pen and asked for another, because it wouldn't write. I tried to act like it's such an awesome pen and that she is doing it wrong. She tried a bit longer and said she hated it.
Okay, so, I might've gotten a defective nib or something. I don't know. I'm not trying to turn anyone off of Safaris, because I know that 98% of the time, people love them. This one just isn't working out for me.
The *last* thing I can think to do is buy a different brand of ink (Noodler's, I take it? - I'm averse because I don't like catfish 'cause of parasites and the worminess that is found in the flesh of many of them grosses me out - okay, I still eat fried catfish - the name, though, "Noodler," was ill-advised... I know, I'm a freak). Right now, I'm using Faber-Castell, but remember that these problems existed with the Lamy ink.
If this just doesn't work out for me, then I'll send it to someone who knows enough to fix or bury this pen, and would appreciate a Lamy, in case it works. (Oh, and I don't want to fool with returning it to JetPens. Again, they're great, but it'd be a bit of a hassle.)
Edit: Grammar.
Update: Hey, I appreciate all the feedback. I'm going with a new nib. I don't want to bother with asking for a free replacement, even if I can get it, just because I'd like a broad nib - the medium is good, but I think I'd like the broad.
If this doesn't work, maybe it's on me. I could be doing something wrong. If that's the case, I'll just find one of you guys to send it to and maybe you'll have more luck. | fountainpens |
[Tea'd]Showurnuts for being the chosen one and winning my contest.. | Ended it like 10 minutes early since it didn't have any posts in the last day anyways. Reddit Raffle Proof]( and [Tea Proof. | RAoWarmDrinks |
Moving into a new home, need furniture/appliances. | I am moving into a new house this weekend, and I am going to need furniture and appliances, but I don't really have much money after deposits and first months rent, etc. Is there a good local place I can go or similar to acquire some of the house basics, preferably in decent to good shape? | SouthBend |
I want to do a tasting at my work and I need some advice! | Hi guys,
So here's the situation. I work at a cafe and we use beans that I'd rather not be using. I finally got my bosses consent to order in a bunch of (imo) better beans from different roasters and do a 'tasting' with our customers with the end goal in my mind being that I'll convince everyone to make a switch.
The reason I say tasting and not cupping is because I'm unsure that doing a cupping would be the best plan when I want to compare beans from different roasters as opposed to beans from different areas. Also, with my goal being to convince my employers and customers that the beans we use now are below par, I was thinking that having the drinks in a format they're used to where they can easily compare beans/roasters would be best. But this is as far as I've got.
Has anyone done anything like this before? Or have any advice? I've got some time before I start setting things in motion, I just want to make sure I execute this well...and I trust you guys!
Edit: Just as an aside, I'm already browsing Coffee Geek forums like mad, and may make a post in there as well. But if you find a particularly good thread, please do send it my way.
UPDATE! I did it. I ended up doing several pour overs with several different roasts. It wasnt necessarily successful and I would feel awkward about doing that at like a real fancy coffee shop, but it sufficed. You could taste the differences between the roasts and I thik I did a decent job at the pour overs. Yay! | Coffee |
New partner here! Just started a few days ago with 3 years behind me at a licensed store and I'm absolutely scared. HELP! | Hi fellow baristas :D
I've been working at a Starbucks kiosk inside a Target location for the past 3 1/2 years. I had every aspect of that job down! The POS system was simple. We only had one espresso machine. We only brewed Pikes and did pour-overs of the other featured coffees. Our hours were from 8:00am to 9:00pm, and usually from 4 to close there would only be one person managing the entire closing and upkeep situation.
I wanted to move on and try to push myself to get a "real job", find a place that I can move up in. My first experience behind the counter was yesterday and it was absolutely horrifying. D: Immediately there was a 20 drink rush, more than I'd ever had to work through. The supervisor put me with the main drinkmaker and I was prepping/putting syrup in the cups and attempting to read her horribly loopy handwriting. She had me make an Iced Venti Sweetened Green Tea and I just looked all over the bar for where everything was located. Felt like an idiot! Also the little time I spent looking at the POS system, it looked really really complicated compared to what I'm used to.
If there's like some uniform way that most Starbucks are laid out such as the cold/hot bars I neeeeed to know. Also when I used to make hot drinks I'd wash the steam pitchers immediately, but this barista would just let them sit there with hot milk leftover in them o_o What's the deal with that? Is there some way I'm supposed to handle hot bar now?
I feel like I'm running into a brick wall that'll take a week or two to climb. If there's anything anyone could say to me that would ease this tension that would be much appreciated :3 | starbucks |
Question about infidelity... | Some background. I've been married to my husband for five years, and we've been together for eight years. We both had sex for the first time not long after my 17th birthday. I feel as if I never had a chance to explore my sexuality with other people before I got into a serious relationship.
In the past five years since I was married, I've had sex with six other men. Not for advancement or money, just for fun. My husband does not know about these experiences. Was it wrong of me to explore my sexuality with other people? We are in a loving marriage now, and I don't want to split up with my husband. | AskFeminists |
Well hung and last too long for my own good | Some girls really enjoy it, but most don't understand, I just naturally last more then 20 minutes and will last longer then the girl can handle from time to time. A gift and a curse... | sex |
Wha' happened? PBS and Internet Archive channels gone from Roku? | I recently noticed that the PBS roku channel is no longer active and the Internet Archive just up and disappeared. Where did they go? | Roku |
How can I tell my girlfriend that she needs to see a therapist without offending her? | My girlfriend whom I've been dating for a while has some serious issues which I dont want to talk about here because, frankly, it's irrelevant. And by issues I don't mean "oh girls, are crazy", I think that she needs professional help. I can't seem to help her, and neither can her friends, and the only solution, in my opinion, is if she goes to see a psychologist. So, how can I tell her that she needs to see a therapist without actually making her sad? What do I need to say to make her listen to me seriously?
edit: Just to clarify, when I said "serious issues" I didn't really mean "clinically insane". She experiences states of depression that come and go pretty randomly. My first thought was bipolar disorder, but I don't think its that severe. In my opinion, she just needs some sessions with a therapist to talk it out. | AskReddit |
Advice needed for an injured runner | About a month ago, I was ice skating with some friends, fell awkwardly, and ended up straining my tendons in my ankle (at least that is what the doctors said [multiple prognosis', all the same]) I can still walk on it, but yesterday I went running for the first time (2 miles) and this morning it was sore like it felt lightly bruised. Do you think I could have had a wrong prognosis or I need to give it more time to heal? What can I do? I'm at a loss. First injury like this. | running |
What is the best non caffeine way to stay awake? | I just got kicked out of class for sleeping. Its not entirely my fault, I just came off a late shift at work. I was late and tired to my first class, tried to nap during break, but was deathly sleepy by 1pm. I don't want to get dropped. Any surefire solutions? Coffee doesn't really do it for me any more. I get around 6 hours of sleep a night. | AskReddit |
[Build Help] How do I pick the right Graphics Card , and any suggestions ? | Hi Guys , I am fairly uneducated at PC building and its parts , I know the basics of a PC , the extent of my building has been installing new RAM.
So I am looking for a Graphics Card as my PC currently cant run any games and doesn't have HD output. £35-50 is my budget and I have a dimension 9150. Basic PC nothing special.
I want to be able to play some games on here ( Like Dawn of war and AC 3 ) and have a HDMI port on the card.
How would I go about picking one? and how will I know if my PC can handle ? Cause right now not even sure if I have a PCI-E port
Thanks :) | buildapc |
Organize XBMC by genre/folder [xpost from /r/htpc] | I have been using Plex for about 4-5 months and like it alot but am having trouble playing some SD avi files. So in frustration last night I hooked up my GF's laptop to the TV, downloaded XBMC and took a stab at configuring it to see if (we) I liked it better...
My folder structure is as follows: Drive * Movies *action *drama *chickflicks *scifi *animated *etc
My questions is, in XBMC when i go to movies, is there a way to organize my media how i've broken it up or do i have to rely on the default GENRE sorting that XBMC attempts do to ?
In Plex, all my genre folders are thier own library so i can easy navigate to what i want..
Thanks! | xbmc |
How is Espresso Royale's ground coffee? | I figured this was the appropriate board to ask this since I only see these shops around Urbana-Champaign.
Anyway, I use a french press to make my coffee and am sick of the ones at Walgreens and Wal-mart. However, I don't want to risk buying a bag without some recommendations first since money is short.
So basically, is ER's ground coffee good? | UIUC |
I'm starting a nonprofit to promote vegetarianism (IBeatMeat.com). What are some tips, warnings or ideas that may help me succeed? | I need some help/ideas/advice as it is my first nonprofit (or any type of business/organization) that I have tried to start. I am not trying to push ideas on anyone, I am just trying to promote a healthier diet and environmental conservation through the use of funny products (t-shirts, wrist bands, hats, etc.) Thanks in advance!
Check it out and let me know if you would like to help or have advice - | AskReddit |
Practical questions about breast implants | Hi. Pre-everything MTF here.
Breast implant surgery. I thought I'd post here as I suppose it's different for implants in a man's body. I know one doesn't need such surgery but I just want to discuss the practical aspects. Note that I don't know anything about different types of implants and so on.
Okay, first question: how bad is the scarring? How long would it take to heal? Would it fade fairly quickly?
Secondly: are implanted breasts any more sensitive than natural breasts? Can they be damaged easily, would I have to be careful? Does this change with time?
Next question: how easily could they be adjusted? If they were too small or large, how hard would it be to change them? And what would it entail?
And finally: what would removing them be like? How difficult would it be? And what would the resulting scarring be like?
Thanks very much, if there's a more appropriate subreddit for this let me know. | asktransgender |
Asking A Girl I Have Already Met Out Over Facebook | Hey, I met a girl (a friend of another friend) at a bar last week and we really hit it off but we got separated near the end and I missed out on getting her number. I've added her on facebook since then, is it weird to ask her out over FB because I'm not sure where/ when else I'll see her? | askseddit |
40% off all gun sales are private and unregulated? | Seriously, where does this number come from? What was the methodology to arrive at it? Or was this just dreamed up by the Brady Bunch to push the gun show loophole canard? | guns |
Help! Not sure if mold or plume/bloom | I've only had the humidor since the start of the summer and have kept my cigars in tubes the entire time. I decided to take them out of the tubes and found one that looked suspicious. I'm not sure if this is mold or plume and was hoping someone could help me out before I get rid of it. Thanks guys!
Edit: Thanks for the help guys, I had a feeling it was mold but didn't want to panic if it was actually a good thing. | cigars |
My puppy won't stop licking my other dogs faces... | So as the title says my new puppy (5 months) will NOT stop licking my two older dogs faces.I've tried everything from the spray bottle to the clicker and then yelling and now it's to the point that I have to keep them separated. It's not an aggressive thing at all as she'll chase them down in the yard and lick them but when they growl or bark at her she immediately pees or rolls on her back which i take as submissiveness. I've had her for about two months now and it's to the point that we have to let her out either before or after the others and keep her in the basement as opposed to letting her hang out with the others. The weird thing is that shes already so well behaved, she knows basic commands and is mostly house trained,and while my two older dogs (5 yrs & 8 yrs) run and pull on walks,Allie just walks next to me. She's an amazing puppy and I love the hell out of her so I refuse to do the shock collar thing or to get rid of her. I'm at my wits end as I'm beginning to feel guilty at having to keep her from basically having "friends"...please help? Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated.....Thanks!
P.S. Allie (the puppy) is a Blue nose brindle Pit rescue and the other dogs are a Min Pin (5 yrs) and a Mixed breed Benji look-a-like (8 yrs)...not sure if this helps. Thanks again. | Dogtraining |
I have finally found what I want to be when I grow up and I need to convince my work to let me work a 4 day week instead of 5 so I can get my dream to happen. What's my best bet of convincing them? | Some added info: I've already found a coworker who wants more hours to cover the hours I wouldnt be here. I asked my team leader, she said HR said no because it's too messy when we change hours around. This is a temp job (was meant to be a 3 month role but they have extended the contract twice and I've now been here 13months). I work in an office doing admin in a team of about 10. | AskReddit |
Thieves on Reddit. What would you like the most the home owners do to make your job easier? | I would personally like for all to post signs on their front yard either as "Proud Gun Owner" or "Proud Gun Free Zone". | AskReddit |
I'm so annoyed with a shitty dog owner. I need to vent. | So last night there was this tiny brown dog outside all night yapping and whining. It was cold and it looked like he was lost so I brought him in and fed him. Tried calling the # on the tag and it was out of service, tried to call the DCO officer, but no one answered.
He kept trying to hump my pitt, Clown, so I had her in the kitchen and him with me. Until he pissed on my bed. Then him and Clown switched. He wouldn't do his thing outside, but had no issue pissing and shitting all over my kitchen. A lot.
This morning there was so much of it I got fed up and let him out. About an hour after that I felt bad and let him back in and tried the DCO again. She said she'd look for the owner. In two and a half hours he pissed in 7 different spots. I really don't even know how his bladder held so much.
Back outside he went for another two-ish hours until the DCO called me back and said the owner was on her way. She also tells me that this dog has a habit of running away to different houses and since I've been nice to him she was giving me the owner's phone number in case he comes back. So I bring him back in so he doesn't run off and he goes one last time, for good measure I guess. Then this teenage girl comes for him and just looks at me like she has a bad taste in her mouth, grabs him, and sarcastically says 'thanks' then leaves.
I wasn't expecting teary gratitude or anything, but I just spent last night and almost all of my day off taking care of her furry urine dispenser, wtf did I do to warrant a sarcastic thanks?
On a positive note though, I've never loved Clown so much. She is such a good dog. | self |
Any other mypressi owners or questions on the mypressi? | Hey everyone, like most of you I am fairly well-versed in the world of brewing coffee. I use a chemex, v60, and french press at home. I just recently received a mypressi for espresso with a baratza preciso grinder, and have begun heading down the rabbit hole of espresso. It's a modest espresso set-up, arguably the most modest you can get without finding a cheap craigslist offer, but I've been loving it so far.
I think it'd be worth discussing some aspects of the mypressi though, as it doesn't come up too often on this forum, especially as a good introduction to espresso as compared to a higher quality stand-up machine. Let me know if you have any questions, I'll try to answer them. And to other mypressi owners- have any tips or tricks? | Coffee |
Is there anyway to forfeit a match? | Well, this is embarassing. I have so many players on international duty or injured that I only have ten available for a friendly, which means I can't start the match. Help!? | footballmanagergames |
If there was deodorant for your balls, would you use it? | That area between your thighs and your balls. It would be good for before a date, palm sweat and ball sweat go hand in hand. | AskReddit |
Advice for a transfer student? | I'm a sophomore and this is my first semester. Basically I have a shitty schedule and a lot of downtime in between classes (3-4hrs) but it's pointless to go home because I have an hour long commute. Can someone give me suggestions of things to do or places to chill during the awkward in-between time, maybe even an acceptable place to nap? | unt |
zvz +1 carapace question/trouble | this is my go to build against zergs to counter all ins, ling heavy play, fast infestor/roaches and fast thirds...
but against 2 base muta its insta lose for me. since my lair is delayed for carapace, my infestors never come out in time and i end up either having to over spore or losing my third. and i can never put full pressure on his third with my +1 because of having to deal with his ling runby's and his mutas raping any out of palce ling/roaches.
is this strictly a b/o thing? am i at a big disadvantage against muta play? shud i change my b/o or is there a way around it? | allthingszerg |
Looking for external flash for a Sony A55 | I have never bought an external flash for any of my cameras. I am now looking to buy one for my Sony A55 but have no clue what to look for. I will really just be shooting everyday things, pictures of my kid, trips to zoo, parks, etc. Can anyone help with what type of flash I should be looking for. I don't have a clue. Thanks | AskPhotography |
Electronice combined with classical, can anyone help me find more? | A friend and me have been trying to find modern electronic music with classical sections/mixes/influences but have been hard pressed to come up with much. We absolutely love this kind of music and we just know there must be more.
Example
Does anyone know of more/better? | Music |
The ability to create impenetrable energy shields. | Can be used to surround myself, objects or people. Can also be used to create walls or any other shape. Can move or change the shape of the shield once it's created. | SuperpowerConditions |
The Bib[le], FIXED: (because otherwise it would be lies amirite) | In the beginning le god was like herp de derp and created derp and derpina then went on le Facebook and scolded fundies. True story | Braveryjerk |
Nikon D600 - dust problems? | Hi guys, I am wanting to buy a nikon d600 and did some research about the camera. It seems that the a lot of people have problems with the sensor being dusty/ greasy right out of the box and even after cleaning will get extremely dusty again even without switching lenses after a few days. Have any of you had this problem?
Would you recommend buying the d800 instead?
The budget I have is around 4k.
Edit:
I have the 5100 now ( got a good deal) and bought the lenses with the upgrade to FX in mind.
I have the
50mm 1.4
28-300mm
16mm Fisheye
Wanting to get the
24-70mm
Thank you! | photography |
Is anyone else doing science with GoPros? | I'm a botanist, and I've been using small video cameras to film pollinators visiting flowers. Last year I was lucky enough to win a GoPro HD Hero2 through GoPros "everything we make" drawing, and I used it this past field season for some of my research. The high resolution, fisheye lens, and the fact the cameras are waterproof make GoPros great for looking at pollinator behavior. Just set the camera up on a tripod, point it at some species of interest, and film away. High resolution means you can identify individual pollinators from your footage, and if you miss something, you can play back what you recorded and look again. It's a lot nicer than the traditional method of studying pollinators -- sitting for hours completely still in the field watching one or a small number of flowers. Is anyone else out there using their GoPro for science?
One other thing: this year I want to expand and use several of the new HD Hero3 black cameras. The 4k resolution should help a lot. Does anyone know if GoPro has some way I can buy several cameras (say 3-4) without also having to get the mount and wifi remotes and all that other stuff I don't really need?
here's a picture | gopro |
Still an unsure girl here, and feel like I am getting nowhere. | So I posted a while back maybe a few weeks ago about spending some time with this girl and how it made me feel. I am back at university now and I am more openly discussion my sexuality with my best mate here and after having a dream last night that I had a girlfriend I told my mate this morning and she was just like 'I swear to god you should be a lesbian' it was in a jokey way though but I know we are all feeling it. And I just want to know and I know that I can't know (if that makes any sense at all). I just feel like I am stuck in such a rut in my life. I can't help but think I am wasting time, my uni course isn't going well, all my friends are getting boyfriends, and I just am going nowhere. I spend my time indoors working to get a degree and doing the same thing every day. I am just so unhappy in most aspects of my life at the moment and I can't help but think I would be so much happier if maybe I was with a girl at the moment. But I just don't know. I can't describe how confused I am. Is my holding back from actually being with a girl holding me back in the rest of my life? Has anybody got any experience with this?! I wish I could just be normal. | ainbow |
[for hire] Motion Graphics Artist | Here is a link to my most recent bit of work.
I'm happy to provide more examples upon request. I'm just looking for some work, I'll do any project, small or large. If it's a small enough project I would be willing to work for free, as long as I can use the final product for my reel.
PM is fine! | forhire |
Persona 4 Arena on sale for $20 at Gamestop (in-store pickup only, limited stock) | PS3 version
Xbox 360 version
They're sold out online but you can order online to lock in the $20 price and select in-store pickup if a Gamestop near you has the game in stock. If you can't find a copy at Gamestop, you could also try getting another retailer to price-match (Best Buy usually does this). | Megaten |
Tamako Market - Episode 2 Discussion [spoilers] | Edit: I've just realized that the OP and ED are both sung by Tamako's VA. | anime |
First time building. ~1200$ budget including monitor. | SSD is optional and should include OS in price. I want a pc that could play most modern games on max. Also I could only buy from Newegg or/and Amazon. | buildapcforme |
Best tea you can get off Amazon? | I'm looking to pick up an Ingenuitea off Amazon and looking to get my first real loose leaf tea with it (also want to get that $25 free shipping :P). Any suggestions? | tea |
Information post according to all of theese " 2 Shens" comments | So basically what happened is in the korean tournament OGN, the format for their matches are BO5. The first four matches are normal draft picks but if it would turn out to be a draw after 4 matches, the 5th match is a blind pick. And in the semi final with NaJin Sword and KT Rolster B it would lead to a 5th blind pick game. And since there are no bans in blind pick both teams picked shen, and some poeple in chat didn't realise it was blind pick and spammed in chat 2 shens?. So all of theese comments now are just people being sarcastic. | leagueoflegends |
Daniel 'Zenon' Klein retires as Community Coordinator, but comes back as Champion Designer. (Translated Q&A) | Q&A (german)
Translation:
>**Ronnon**:*Will you still be active in the german forums?*
>**Zenon**:*Of course! You'll get a new german CC that will take over the lead of the forums, but I will have even more to share with you, so expect updates "from the front"*
>**Ronnon**:*Championdesign has many facettes, what will be your specific task? Mechanics? Design? Lore? Whatever?*
>**Zenon**:*The job of a champion designer describes on one side the designer that makes the mechanical implementations (Converting >ideas about skills into real ingame skills) As champion designer you create entire kits completely on your own, but you're also responsible for the coordination between the named departments. You, as a champion designer, have the central imagination of what the champion will be, how the lore should be, how he should move, how he should sound and so on. You coordinate those ideas with all the other Rioters and give them feedback, so everyone works on the exact same concept.*
>**Ronnon**:*How did you become a Champion Designer?*
>**Zenon**:*Childhooddream :). I played "Civilization" when I was 11, and >every time when the Intro popped up, and "Sid Meier's Civilization" was displayed, I thought that I want to do the same. I wrote a super awful game in Quickbasic 4.5 (You were a farmer, could buy/sell tractos, sell or make alcohol with your cereals and gamble with your money at the equity market. The equity market was so OP that you'd only need to grow some cereal at the start. Was very realistic :P) Afterwards, I tried to learn C by myself and (when I was 12) failed at the pointers (which I still don't understand 100%). So I played a lot, A LOT, created maps, Mops and roleplay designs and so on. The real reason why I want to become a champion designer for LoL however is mainly because I know the game in and out, that I obviously love Riot and LoL and that I also know the european community quite well. We have a chinese designer in our designteam, and one from australia (<3 Meddler), but no european so far. That will change once I arrive.*
>**Ronnon**:*Will you leak some champion infos in the german forum, like US >designers do regulary in the US forums?*
>**Zenon**:*The answer is somewhere between maybe and yes. ;)*
>**Ronnon**:*Will you still visit Gamescom and co. in the future?*
>**Zenon**:* I really hope so! As long as I'm mannered and ask Saergi very nicely, she'll hopefully invite me. Talk to her about that if you want to >see me at events.*
>**Ronnon**:*Will we still enjoy you as a shoutcaster, if yes, less often?*
>**Zenon**:*Not so frequently, yes. Not sure how it will be, but I definitely >won't cast the LCS.*
>**Ronnon**:*Do you already have some Ideas for future champions which >you (without guarantee that they will be made of course) can share with us?*
>**Zenon**:*Ideas aren't the problem. We have a lot of problems. We have a championpipeline, that reaches until July/August, and already enough champions in the concept/choose phase to be fine until 2014. The question is, which one will I take? An AP Mid? A Support? Something really innovative?
>I really think a lot about terrain which can be made by players. We aren't in a good state with that atm. The J4 ultime hurts my heart everytime I see a bug report. Best thing would be to completely upgrade the way that our engine works with created terrain, but to get the approval for that, you'd need to get a champion into the pipeline that is build around created terrain...hmmmm..
>**Ronnon**::*Are you looking forward to move to the United States, or do you like Europe more?*
>**Zenon**:*I'm european, and the thought of not living in europe anymore is really weird. It's like moving to the moon. Of course I'm looking forward to the new adventure, and I'm completely sure that I'll find a lot of good things about the united states, but the idea of the not living in europe anymore is just...weird...* | leagueoflegends |
Does interrogation really work? | I was wondering with interrogation in the news so often now, does it really work? Do you get real answers or do you just get them to say anything so it stops? Is psychological worst or physical? | AskReddit |
Looking to make smart choices with $13,000, while planning a trip to Europe. Could use some guidance on my next steps... | (Thought this might get more responses here, but if you're Canadian, check it out
Hi everyone,
I'm a 21 year old programmer, currently back in school part time after taking a semester off to work.
I've been able to save $400 every 2 weeks during the past several months and that's left me, on top of my previous savings, with around $13,000.
I'm currently with Investors Group in a mutual fund of about 75% bonds and about 25% equity. I have two funds there, one no-load with $11,000 and another with about $2,400 but a DSC of 4.5% declining over 7 years. I stopped contributing to the DSC fund as I prepare to take control of my own finances. These funds also have an MER of approximately 2.5%.
My plan is to open an e-Series account at TD and invest my money according to the Canadian Couch Potato]( strategy. (You can't blame me, what with all the fees attached to the IG funds, I'm seeing about a 2% return after all is said and done, where the CCP had a [return of about 8.5% last year.
My question is this: I'm planning to take a trip to Europe this summer for which I would budget around $5,000-$7,000. This money will have to come out of the $13,000 I have saved. When moving my money from my IG accounts to the eSeries, what would be the most useful, safest distribution of money so I can capitalize on putting more of my money into equity, while ensuring that come summer I can comfortably take out the 5-7k without taking a loss?
Similarly, while I'd like to place as much money as possible into equity, since I'm working with a very very long time horizon to retirement, I'd also need to plan for things like buying a house, or paying rent, etc. is the best way to do this simply to place more of my money into bonds instead of stocks, as they're safer, while having lower returns? Can my emergency fund be placed into bonds, or is that better off in a regular high yield savings account (ING?)
I also have yet to do the math on whether it would be most advantageous to just pay the DSC on my IG fund now, and have that money gain more interest in the eSeries, or whether I should let it sit in the IG now and take it out at a later date when the DSC won't hit so hard. What is the word / type of calculation I should do to compare the end results of these approaches?
Thanks for the responses everyone! | personalfinance |
Ice in Arizona : 3PM - 55° | I would like someone who is probably far more knowledgeable than I, to explain to me something.
If global warming is real, why is there ice on the ground in Arizona (for the first time in 24 years I can remember) at 3pm in the afternoon.
Serious replies only, I am not trolling, looking for honest and well thought out opinions/facts.
EDIT: I must have submitted the link incorrectly...
EDIT 2: to clarify, this photo is from southern Phoenix around 3:00PM +55°F | GlobalWarming |
If you could use any ability on what ever Pokemon you want, which combo would it be and why ? | Ive thought about this alot and would like to hear/read your ideas :)
Sorry for having any problems with my grammar, non native speaker.
Go dear Trainers! :) | pokemon |
Battery life of GoPro Hero 3 Black vs GoPro Hero 960 @ 720p recording | Quick comparison here... Both shot at 720p.. 960 at 30fps, Hero 3 at 60 fps.
GoPro 960 got 3 Hours 13 Minutes continuous shooting..
GoPro Hero 3 Black got 1.5 Hours continuous shooting..
Why did they sacrifice battery size to make the device smaller?
960 has a 1100mAh Battery, Hero 3 has a 1050mAh Battery.
I know the difference is minor, but when the devices requirements go up the battery should as well.
Thoughts? Would recording at 60fps instead of 30fps really make that big of a difference? | gopro |
So I had a doctor appointment today... | And almost didn't have my cervix checked. Apparently my doctor doesn't do checks unless you're having contractions, and though I am, I'm not having them regularly and I don't feel them unless I'm touching my belly. But since I hadn't been checked since 35 weeks, the nurse went ahead and decided to have me strip down and be checked just to see if there were any changes. Well there were no changes. I'm not dilated at all. Baby boy is nice and cozy in there.
I'm torn between disappointment and excitement... Disappointed because, what if I don't progress any on my own by (or sometime after) 41 weeks and have to be induced?! Excited because this means he's probably not coming early and there's still hope for him to arrive on the 28th. So basically, it leaves me in the dark and it frustrates me a little. Oh well. This also means I don't have to lie about my progress to throw off my grandma who we fear will shove her way into the delivery room if she knows or thinks I'm in labor... So yay!
Anyways, I'm going to start walking and maybe get laid sometime soon to soften things up. How are you ladies feeling near the end? Or wherever you are in your pregnancy, I like hearing each experience. | BabyBumps |
Need help making my mother more comfortable with the idea of me purchasing a firearm. | With 2013 underway, I wanted to make it my goal this year to purchase my first firearm.
I’m a resident of New York City and though I’m sure you’re familiar with the current legislations that just passed, it hasn't deterred me from hoping to be the future gun owner. I already have a long term plan set, I have prior experience in operating firearms in the past, I’m well versed in firearm safety, and now that I’m turning 21 this year, I’m finally eligible to obtain my permit and hopefully ready to become the first gun owner in my family.
The only issue I’m having now, is that I currently live with my mother and my sister. My sister in her teens now and she’s handled firearms in the past, so I don’t think she’ll be opposed to the idea. It’s really my mother that I’m worried about.
We’ve spoken about me purchasing a firearm on a few occasions and while she isn’t opposed to me purchasing a gun, I can tell that the idea of having one in the house makes her uncomfortable. She feels that I’ve proved myself responsible, however whenever I bring it up she tells me “you know how I feel about guns.” or she’ll ask me “Why do you -need- one?”. I tell her I want one because it’s my constitutional right, and I’ve been looking forward to the day when I’d finally be able to express it, and I need one in case there is ever a situation where I need to defend the home. She’s very much aware that police are seldom around on time, and while we don’t live in a dangerous neighborhood, criminal activity has happened close enough to our home that I feel like relying on the local authorities alone is simply inadequate. (I also enjoy shooting for the sake of sport, but I haven’t mentioned this yet).
I’m not one to go against her wishes as I do live under her roof, but as much as owning a firearm is important to me, I would give it all up if it really bothered her that much. I feel like she does have a say because it is -her- house not mine. I already told her that I plan on keeping the gun in a safe unloaded, and to only use it when in situations where it’s -absolutely- necessary (In other words won’t be showing it off like a trophy).
Despite all this though, I still feel like she’d still prefer -not- to have a gun in the house, despite the fact she never gave me a definitive “No”. I think I can make this work, but I need some sound advice to drive the point home.
So, I guess my questions are:
Is there anything I can do to earn my mother’s approval in this situation?
Speaking to those of you who are parents, how did the idea of your children becoming first time gun owners affect you?
I should also add that the firearm in question that I have my heart set on is a Remington 870. Also, while I do plan on keeping lethal ammunition for sport, ~~for home defense purposes I plan on using less-than-lethal loads~~. I also plan on making every investment necessary to store the gun in a safe and responsible manner.
TL:DR: Planning on purchasing my first firearm while living at my mother’s residence. While she hasn't rejected my proposal, she doesn't exactly approve either.
**EDIT 1** Since many of you don't like the idea of using less than lethal loads for home defense, I'll exclude it from my message. Thanks for the input and I'll certainly consider that advice. But please....more on trying to make mutual ground here. I want to do things right, and I'm fully aware of the possibility that I may have to wait. | guns |
25 unhealthy, tired all the time. | I feel like shit. The weather is shitty outside. There are constantly more problems than I can or want to take care of. Lots of problems with the house.
I've been bleeding from my ass like 10 times a day. I called the doctor. I was told he can call me back in 2 days, and that a nurse could call be back today. But of course she didn't.
I waste so much time just waiting. Waiting at doctors' offices and pharmacies. I've got more biological problems than I know what to do with, and I don't have any more time to take off work to go wait at doctors' offices, just to be told that I need to go see somebody else.
I have the easiest job in the world but I could never focus on work for 5 seconds. I never get anything done. But I'm constantly anxious about my work performance, even after work hours, and on the weekends, and on holidays. I bet my anxiety about my job has worsened other conditions, which in turn make me less able to do my job, in a terrible cycle.
It's not even a bad job. It's just that I don't want to work anywhere. I am tired right after I wake up. I would rather just not exist. This is how I have felt today. | MMFB |
No one is going to care about this, but I'm really happy at the moment. | Why? For the last week I haven't been able to get a song out of my head, and I had zero memory of what it was until today. It's this. I don't know how I remembered. I haven't even seen Sucker Punch since it was in theaters, so I don't know how it got into my head in the first place, but I found it. | self |
[OFFER] A code for Speedy, a Mac organizer/launch program | I received a code for this program on /r/mac, but have no need for it. Comment if you want it. | RandomKindness |
Got the gun, mags and enthusiasm... Where are the bullets?! | Not wanting to miss out on owning a rifle that I've had my eye on I picked up a RRA LAR-15 MOE rifle this past weekend. Got a decent deal, considering the current setting. I also got my hands on 8 Pmags, paid out the ass for them, but I got them without having to be on a backorder or check websites frantically. Now I have a new mission... FIND AMMO! I've been seeing it online, in small quantities, but everything is $1 per bullet or more. I would be more than happy for pay the 350 for the federal 223 1000 round box, but those are long gone. Where can I go to find ammo? LGS are all out and no one knows or will even guess when it will show up. There is a gun show coming the weekend of the 26, I am holding out for that if I don't find a killer deal before then. My only concern is the record high turnouts for the shows and the price gouging pictures I've seen on this and other subreddits.
Does anyone have a strategy or a place I can keep an eye on? Also should I count on probably paying $1 per bullet at these shows and for the foreseeable future? | ar15 |
My Emperor scorpion is too lazy to catch its own food. What should I do? | I got my scorpion a couple of months back and it refuses to catch its own food. I can have a cricket in the tank for over a week and it wont get eaten. The only time cricket will get eaten is when I push it around with a chopstick until its pretty much in scorpions mouth. Then it get eaten every time.. What should I do? Maybe I should feed the scorpion with something else? | arachnids |
Just a quick "Thank you" from a previously tongue tied kiddo | Heyo! Just discovered this subreddit today, and browsing through it made me really happy. Y'all are awesome people. I was born tongue tied, which I'm pretty sure you all know what that means, but just in case, my tongue was basically stuck at the bottom of my mouth. There are different levels of tongue-tied-ness, but mine was to the point that I couldn't talk, couldn't swallow very well, and even eating was painful. Hold your tongue flat against the bottom of your mouth and try to say something, and you basically have me.
Then when I was three or four, I got my tongue clipped, hurray! Except I had no idea how to use it. It's like trying to learn how to speak a new language at age four. So, I got my own speech therapist, Ms. Moon, and the woman was amazing. I adored her. She knew exactly how to show me how to make the sounds in a way where it just clicked and I understood. I would go home and practice the things she taught me with my mom. The one lesson I remember the most is when she was teaching me the S sound so I could actually say my name. Up until that point, I had been introducing myself as Cah-hee. "Cathy?" people would ask, confused. "No! Cah-hee!" I used to get so mad over it. When I could finally say "Cassie," it was amazing. Before, I would get so upset because the only people who understood me were my parents. I remember being in tears, frustrated to the limit, asking my mom why people couldn't understand what I was saying, but she could. If my parents were there, they would translate for me, but if I was at school, or my grandparents took me to the grocery store, the adult in charge of my well being would do their best, but even they struggled.
My official speech therapy ended early in first grade, but I would still struggle some times. I didn't know how to make the difference between A as in cat and E as in Edd, for example, but my second grade teacher had had some training in it, and she helped me polish and refine my speech even further. She wasn't as brilliant as Ms. Moon was, but she was still absolutely fantastic.
You guys are pretty well heroes in my book. Currently I'm doing work in education and dabbling my hand in some public speaking. Sometimes when I'm tired or nervous, I will regress back, but even then, I'm trying to improve on that. Otherwise, my speech is clear, if with a slight "accent".
TL;DR of it all: Thank you guys for being the awesome people that you are. You guys were my childhood heroes, and even ranked up there as my dream career for a while. It's still something I think about going into now and again, but I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up, and I've switched my current major too many times to be able to afford another one. Perhaps in the future, though. | slp |
It's simple, don't buy party hats. | This is just unbelievable. In less than 3 days, blue party hats go from 350k each to a whopping 1.2m each. Why? Well, everyone wants to buy a party hat, and the people who own 10+ phats begin to raise the price more and more, and players continue to buy them, yet still complain at the prices.
**Don't buy them.** Just wait a few weeks, and the prices will eventually crash. I know that only ~40 of us use reddit, but we could still make a difference. | ProjectRS06 |
Can you drive to the potato chip? | I saw on google maps that mt woodson road goes up to the potato chip. Is it a private road or what? Thankie! | sandiego |
Word of the Day - Jan. 16, 2013 - Bluenose | **Bluenose** - old slang for a purtanical or prudish person.
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If someone wants to take a weight off my shoulders and just post these wotd for me for the next 1.5 weeks? They've already been picked. All you have to do is post in this structured format I've been using, and possibly give advice to those that participate. I am swamped with exams. I would seriously love to not fail any semester of med school, so it'd be a great relief. Send me a PM please. Thanks :) | Calligraphy |
[CA] Trying to go paperless at home. Is anything necessary to keep in hardcopy? | Hi guys, this may or may not be the right place to put this, but most of the paper files are financial in nature.
I would really like to just scan everything to Evernote/G.Drive and then have a big bonfire. In reality though, I'm comfortable that at least *some* of my files are going to be necessary to reproduce in hard copy if I'm ever requested to do so.
Google has turned up little help. I managed to find a 2006 article from Get Rich Slowly. Other resources simply extoll the virtues of going paperless without much regard for the consequences. As an aside I'm not concerned about redundancy; I'm very good about keeping 2 local copies of all my important documents, and putting everything on Evernote/G.Drive means that they're OCR'd and backed up offsite too.
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I'm assuming that any document that has an ink signature on it is something that I will need to keep, as well as anything to do with my mortgage. Is there anything else that I need to worry about? | personalfinance |
[H] Keys [W] Tournament Items | as above, if it drops for you, I wanna know about it :)
Dont be afraid to add me to discuss... | Dota2Trade |
Where do you order custom pens from? | I'm looking for recommendations for ordering custom pens with a little bit of "artwork." I have an image file with a team motto that I need printed along the barrel. Used a company a few months ago, but they were very lacking in quality control. Who can you suggest or recommend?
Also, hoping for a silver background and two-color print. What would be good to pick? | AskReddit |