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[PI] Everybody in the world has a superpower that compliments their soulmates superpower. When together, both their powers increase in strength exponentially. You have the most useless power ever, when one day...... | So I wrote this story a while back in response to the really popular prompt about [soulmates and complementary superpowers.](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3o7rtq/wp_everybody_in_the_world_has_a_superpower_that/) I'd like to pick up on my writing in the new year and maybe some feedback will inspire me... | 19,252 | 597 | 0.92 | 1,485,106,197 | WritingPrompts |
We're afraid to play horror games, so we quit our jobs and made one, with no jump scares. It's called Darkwood, and it's our debut. Ask us anything! | **EDIT**
**Wow!** We did NOT expect such a response. You guys are AMAZING! It's been really fun answering your questions, but we have to call it a day now. Unfortunately we won't be able to answer the +1200 comments which are posted at the time of writing this, but we will pop in over the weekend and try to answer som... | 42,975 | 1,714 | 0.79 | 1,503,064,848 | IAmA |
7 years and the only good story that's has ever come out of working retail happened to me 2 days ago. | Sorry in advance for mobile formatting mess wall of text.
I work in a travel goods store. There were a few customers browsing around the store, no one needed any help at the moment so I was just standing by the front desk. A customer came in, elderly man with a deep Haitian accent and okay English. He came up to me a... | 7,285 | 102 | 0.96 | 1,476,561,056 | TalesFromRetail |
Once upon a time, when old lady blocked a whole production line and blamed it on IT. | So, to give you some context - I was a student back then and during summer I've managed to get internship as IT Admin. The work was quite nice, I was doing helpdesk stuff but also things with servers and was involved in SAP deployment. Anyway - support of users was one my tasks.
Company was from automotive sector - air... | 6,836 | 374 | 0.93 | 1,473,063,680 | talesfromtechsupport |
What to do if you've been kicked out of your family home as a teenager: a PF guide | # [Please click here to read the latest version of this article.](https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/kicked_out)
Unfortunately, posts on this topic are not a rare occurrence here. Teenagers are often kicked out of their home without support, sufficient money, or time to prepare in advance, but there are som... | 16,654 | 367 | 0.94 | 1,556,114,758 | PersonalFinance |
I think I just figured out the meaning of life and I'm in tears | I went out for a coffee today with my mom and elderly grandparents. It was a simple and genuine moment we shared, just chatting away about life and stuff, and for a brief instant I thought "this is the kind of moment I live my life for". Just being present with loved people, sharing a brief and mundane occasion seemed ... | 4,503 | 229 | 0.99 | 1,682,467,168 | SimpleLiving |
Literally, my one-year-old can figure this stuff out | If this is the wrong sub, please let me know.
I spent three shitty years working in a call center, two of which I was roped into acting as tech support, despite the fact that I'd originally been hired to sell insurance. The calls I got made me weep for humanity. After my son was born, I decided not to return from mat... | 13,368 | 531 | 0.99 | 1,516,139,944 | talesfromtechsupport |
My girlfriend talks in her sleep. She's been saying the most horrible things recently... | I’m infatuated with her.
Utterly infatuated.
And it wasn’t at a healthy level. Far from it. I would think about her every moment she was away. I would sometimes sit on my couch and just stare at my phone waiting for her to text. I’d tell myself “Don’t contact her. *Don't*. It will come off as too strong.” ... | 20,876 | 781 | 0.97 | 1,530,733,787 | NoSleep |
UPDATE: AITA if I "cancel" Christmas because I can't afford it this year? | Previous Post: [https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/e1oy5c/aita\_if\_i\_cancel\_christmas\_because\_i\_cant\_afford/](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/e1oy5c/aita_if_i_cancel_christmas_because_i_cant_afford/)
So, it's been 2 weeks and somehow the messages are still coming in. Thankfully t... | 38,939 | 865 | 0.91 | 1,576,009,813 | AmItheAsshole |
I just got robbed at gunpoint... Again | Thanks for the gold, stranger
Hey, Reddit, my store just got hit for the second time this week! This time I was alone.
I was sitting behind the register, fucking around on my phone, when I looked up to see a hooded figure walking in.
*Damn it, this isn't happening AGAIN is it? Maybe he's just got his hood on.*
He... | 5,043 | 328 | 0.97 | 1,506,759,782 | TalesFromRetail |
AITA? I didn’t attend my son’s wedding, I instead spent the evening with his ex wife. | Quick backstory, after graduating high school my son moved 3 states away for college. At 19 he married a girl he met, I tried convincing him to wait because I personally felt he was too immature. They both dropped out and moved back here to his home town. At 20 they had their first child, a beautiful little girl. 16 mo... | 38,302 | 4,292 | 0.96 | 1,676,571,937 | AmItheAsshole |
AT&T ran my credit not only without my permission, but after I explicitly stated I did not want a hard hit | I called in to ask what internet speeds were available in my area. He tried to sell me on cable, which I declined. He asked for my social and my date of birth. I asked him why he needed this and he explained it was to make sure I didn’t have any past due balances with AT&T. I then double checked and asked him if it wou... | 17,097 | 1,701 | 0.92 | 1,543,331,417 | PersonalFinance |
Why on earth would this happen? | I am addicted to gambling and subscribe to gambling addiction subs r/problemgambling and r/GamblingAddiction. I get "suggested subs" in my feed like r/gambling and r/blackjack and r/poker. They show triggering photos like big wins, slot machines, etc. This is awful and cruel. But most importantly it is completely o... | 376 | 40 | 0.96 | 1,596,903,833 | help |
[OT] Six months ago, I answered a prompt where superpowers are determined by birth location and the first person had just been born in space. Now it's a finished novel! | Six months ago, I answered a prompt where superpowers are determined by birth location and the first person had just been born in space. Now it's a finished novel!
Here is the original prompt from user /u/mdmarshmallow
**[Superpowers are based on the topography of where someone is born (IE: Mountains, deserts, etc.)... | 22,729 | 548 | 0.91 | 1,509,983,189 | WritingPrompts |
AITA - Telling my parents to pay me back my college tuition if they want a relationship | I was raised by parents who believed (religiously and just culturally) in rigid gender roles. Dad should work, mom should stay home with the kids. I’m the only girl and have 3 brothers.
Because of their expectation I’d stay home with kids, they never valued my education, educational achievements or emphasized things ... | 47,566 | 2,770 | 0.96 | 1,597,424,039 | AmItheAsshole |
AITA for deleting my friend's wedding photos in front of them? | I'm not really a photographer, I'm a dog groomer. I take lots of photos of dogs all day to put on my Facebook and Instagram, it's "my thing" if that makes sense. A cut and a photo with every appointment. I very seldom shoot things other than dogs even if I have a nice set up.
A friend got married a few days ago and wa... | 40,736 | 2,752 | 0.99 | 1,631,625,353 | AmItheAsshole |
r/history will be joining the blackout from June 12-14 to protest the proposed API changes which will end 3rd party apps. | This Subreddit will be going private June 12-14. Don't Let Reddit Kill 3rd Party Apps!
#What's going on?
A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app **permanently inaccessible** to users.
On May... | 20,817 | 243 | 0.93 | 1,686,076,489 | history |
For everyone shopping on Amazon's Prime Day: "savings" from sales aren't savings if you weren't already planning on buying the item. | This is a trap a lot of people fall into (myself included): just because it's a "good deal" doesn't mean you "saved" money by buying it, it's still money that you spent!
This might be obvious to most people but it's a good reminder that pops up on here occasionally and has stopped me from making some dumb purchases on... | 39,521 | 1,890 | 0.85 | 1,531,747,161 | personalfinance |
My missing husband came home, but I just know it isn't him | My husband went missing six months ago. Just... went out to work one day and never came home. It was a horrible shock to the whole neighbourhood, because things like that just didn't happen in our little slice of white-picket-fence suburbia. The police launched an investigation, and the neighbourhood watch sent out sea... | 18,688 | 747 | 0.99 | 1,647,557,604 | NoSleep |
I'm a Hong Konger amidst the protests here. AMA! | Hey Reddit!
I'm a Hong Kong person in the midst of the protests and police brutality. AMA about the political situation here. I am sided with the protesters (went to a few peaceful marches) but I will try to answer questions as unbiased as possible.
EDIT: I know you guys have a lot of questions but I'm really sorry I... | 44,340 | 4,967 | 0.86 | 1,565,963,058 | IAmA |
LPT: wear a helmet. I know many kids and adults think they’re stupid. Be really smart and look stupid in helmets. Brain damage is no joke. | My son hit his head almost 8 weeks ago. He had a concussion, broken skull, and brain bleed. He’s now admitted to an inpatient psychiatric facility for suicidal tendencies. He’s 12. You don’t want to go through this.
Edit: I can’t thank you all enough for sending so many kinds words our way. He is getting the best care... | 89,935 | 3,922 | 0.9 | 1,599,256,906 | LifeProTips |
CMV: If employers expect a two week notice when employees quit, they should give the same courtesy in return when firing someone. | I’ll start off by saying I don’t mean this for major situations where someone needs to be let go right away. If someone is stealing, obviously you don’t need to give them a two week notice.
So to my point.
They always say how it’s the “professional” thing to do and you “don’t want to burn bridges” when leaving a j... | 23,681 | 1,469 | 0.89 | 1,602,867,518 | changemyview |
Sell the things that aren't bringing value to you anymore. 5-$20 per item may not seem worth the effort but it adds up. We've focused on this at our house and have made a couple hundred bucks now. | It also makes you feel good knowing that the item is now bringing value to someone else's life instead of sitting there collecting dust | 16,447 | 1,008 | 0.89 | 1,543,234,087 | personalfinance |
Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I believe that keeping up with national and world news (political or otherwise) is making many people unhappy and anxious | I get a lot of pressure from the people around me about this, but I only read local news that pertains to my city and state (I live in the US). I almost never read news about the country or world because I find that it causes me anxiety. All national news comes secondhand from my partner, coworkers, etc.
Another riot ... | 2,386 | 186 | 0.93 | 1,598,959,645 | SimpleLiving |
AITA for jumping out of a bathroom window to avoid my mom’s attempt at forcing a reunion between me and my ex fiancé? | Some backstory: I had been dating my ex fiancé Sarah for four years. We had been planning to get married in November 2020 but I found out at the start of this month that she cheated on me. She begged me to give her another chance but I broke it off.
The problem was that being cheated on is, in my mind, completely em... | 43,712 | 1,712 | 0.9 | 1,577,250,390 | AmItheAsshole |
[WP] Your daughter has been begging you for a pony, and you told her to write a letter to Santa. On Christmas morning, you find a fire-breathing horse in your front yard, and a package by your front door. Looks like she wrote a letter to Satan, and he delivered. | Whoa. This blew up way more than I expected it to.
Edit: Like... A lot more. Thanks guys. | 22,988 | 434 | 0.89 | 1,506,367,426 | WritingPrompts |
It kinda makes sense that the target audience for fidget spinners lost interest in them so quickly | Edit: Apparently, people have a lot of feelings on fidget spinners. Strong feelings. | 121,822 | 4,311 | 0.95 | 1,510,523,503 | Showerthoughts |
Successfully negotiated a 45% raise in salary, thanks pf! | I recently decided I wanted to move on from my job for a variety of reasons. One of the main reasons was I felt I was undervalued. So with a lot of research here is how I went from $58,000 to $85,000.
1. I felt I was undervalued, so I needed to prove it.
2. I needed another job, obviously.
3. I needed to know how to ... | 15,281 | 1,245 | 0.9 | 1,458,504,382 | PersonalFinance |
Found out I’m pregnant and it’s already too late. | I’m barely six weeks. I average five weeks between my periods. As soon as I saw the positive on the test, Texas had already decided for me. When this law passed last September, I naively thought there was still a very small window if I was faced with an unplanned pregnancy. There’s not, I don’t get to decide.
I alrea... | 45,962 | 2,074 | 0.76 | 1,651,692,263 | TwoXChromosomes |
I made a spreadsheet for people who don't know how to budget! | Hey guys! last year I made a spreadsheet to help myself budget- I'm terrible at sticking to a budget so I made a sheet that breaks it down so that I just have the ability to break it down to a daily manageable amount.
[Heres what it looks like](https://imgur.com/a/ojaju7a)
I grew up very poor and had NO sense of what... | 50,769 | 1,609 | 0.95 | 1,557,933,854 | personalfinance |
ELI5 If diamonds and other gemstones can be lab created, and indistinguishable from their naturally mined counterparts, why are we still paying so much for these jewelry stones? | EDIT: Holy cow!!! Didn’t expect my question to blow up with so many helpful answers. Thank you to everyone for taking the time to respond and comment. I’ve learned A LOT from the responses and we will now be considering moissanite options. My question came about because we wanted to replace stone for my wife’s pendant... | 33,855 | 4,206 | 0.94 | 1,607,917,275 | explainlikeimfive |
She Sold Happiness in Glass Jars | The poster read, “Happiness! Sold in Glass Jars! Call Today!” and underneath the text was a phone number.
I was walking home from a long, exhausting day of work when I caught a glimpse of the paper stapled on an old telephone pole. I took a picture of it thinking it was amusing.
I was going to show my wife once I got... | 44,121 | 638 | 0.99 | 1,553,431,567 | NoSleep |
John Bogle, who founded Vanguard and revolutionized retirement savings, dies at 89 | Someone who did more to change personal finance and investments than almost anyone in U.S. history.
[http://www.philly.com/business/a/john-bogle-dead-vanguard-obituary-20190116.html?\_\_vfz=medium%3Dsharebar](http://www.philly.com/business/a/john-bogle-dead-vanguard-obituary-20190116.html?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar) | 20,236 | 479 | 0.93 | 1,547,677,015 | personalfinance |
I maDe a sCriPT thAT raNdOMlY cApiTAlIZes lEtTErs iN a SEntENcE | I waS tIrED OF mAnUaLlY tYPinG UpPEr And lOwERcaSes, whEn i wANteD tO mOCk A coMMeNT. sO i MAde a ScRIpt FOr It iNsTeaD. iT TaKEs anY stRIng And rANdOMly apPLieS aN UPpeR or LowERcaSe to IT. iT aLso maKes sUre tHeRe Are no MoRe ThAN twO oF ThE SAme upPEr or lOwERcAseS iN A roW, BeCauSe haVinG tHreE oF thE SaME iN A Row... | 3,116 | 195 | 0.92 | 1,602,337,412 | Python |
Why does my shower curtain seem to gravitate towards me when I take a shower? | I have a rather small bathroom, and an even smaller shower with a curtain in front.
When I turn on the water, and stand in the shower, the curtain comes towards me, and makes my "space" even smaller.
Why is that, and is there a way to **easily prevent that?**
EDIT: Thank you so much for all the responses.
u/Pastel... | 16,290 | 1,058 | 0.86 | 1,495,450,410 | askscience |
"Some idiot put this cake's writing in cursive!" | In college, I worked for a floral shop that shared a space with a bakery. We had the space for both businesses to operate and it naturally was a good partnership. This story takes place near the end of my senior year. I was six weeks shy of graduating with two degrees. Although I cared about the stores and wanted them ... | 11,500 | 463 | 0.94 | 1,485,903,681 | TalesFromRetail |
I’m Dr. Bob Ballard and I’m the oceanographer who found the Titanic shipwreck back in 1985 — AMA! | EDIT: Thanks so much for all your questions! Sorry I couldn't get to all of them, I really enjoyed answering the ones I could. If you want, you can see all our results from our latest field season that just wrapped and also the new season by going to https://nautiluslive.org/. Thanks again!
Hi my name is Bob Ballard. ... | 21,433 | 832 | 0.89 | 1,511,278,231 | history |
yourfaceyourporn.mov | ***yourfaceyourporn.mov***
My wife tells me she’s cheating on me about halfway through dinner.
I work my way through the potatoes, the beans, and most of the meat before replying.
“Who?”
“That doesn’t matter.”
It very much *does* matter, I think. I imagine a 6’4, muscular, chiselled Greek God of a man fucking my w... | 18,254 | 422 | 0.98 | 1,581,534,222 | NoSleep |
UPDATE: AITA for taking my niece to court over a coat? | Here's the [original post](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/za73bi/aitaa_for_taking_my_niece_to_court_over_a_coat/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
So here is a quick update, since the situation has been resolved.
When my husband got home,... | 39,683 | 1,675 | 0.99 | 1,670,586,694 | AmItheAsshole |
How the hell do you use Reddit? | Hi Reddit, I joined two months ago. I've been trying to post in the r/podcast subreddit and have had 100% of my attempts blocked.
The automated blocked message reads: " Your post or comment was removed because your account does not meet the age (5 days) and karma requirement (5 karma) to post here yet. Do not message... | 367 | 89 | 0.98 | 1,579,490,846 | help |
Your amazon store card is probably scamming you | I noticed a weird charge in my statement that pays my amazon store credit card off. It's listed as security 5. I didn't know what it was but the amount kept going up as my card balance went up.
Called the number and the guy answered then danced around what the name of the company was and what they were charging me fo... | 26,159 | 1,522 | 0.9 | 1,536,194,331 | PersonalFinance |
Wife had yearly review today. Instead of a higher wage, they converted everyone from hourly to salary, but her overall salary reduced by 14k per year. | Wife works for a very small start up company with 4 people, 2 owners and 2 employees. She is in design. Past year she was working at $35/hr full time with health benefits but no paid vacation. $35/hr is very fair for her skillset in design especially for los angeles. She was on wage, not salary. She worked some OT but ... | 17,001 | 1,818 | 0.94 | 1,553,759,294 | personalfinance |
META: Today's sedition at the United States Capitol is something unprecedented in American history | Given the unprecedented events today and my contributions about the history of American elections on the forum over the last year, I've been asked by the mods here at /r/AskHistorians to write a little bit about how today's events might be viewed in the context of American history. This is an unusual thread for unusua... | 56,771 | 677 | 0.85 | 1,609,976,180 | AskHistorians |
We are firefighters and net neutrality experts. Verizon was caught throttling the Santa Clara Fire Department's unlimited Internet connection during one of California’s biggest wildfires. We're here to answer your questions about it, or net neutrality in general, so ask us anything! | Hey Reddit,
This summer, firefighters in California have been risking their lives battling the worst wildfire in the state’s history. And in the midst of this emergency, Verizon was [just caught](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/08/verizon-throttled-fire-departments-unlimited-data-during-calif-wildfire/) throt... | 72,335 | 3,323 | 0.84 | 1,535,130,293 | IAmA |
You can learn personal finance for free on Khan Academy | I just thought it would be useful to share. Covers saving and budgeting, interest and debt, investments and retirement, income and benefits, housing, car expenses, taxes, paying for college.
[https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/personal-finance](https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/personal-fi... | 15,998 | 294 | 0.97 | 1,592,742,576 | personalfinance |
I'm the Monopoly Man that trolled Equifax -- AMA! | I am a lawyer, activist, and professional troublemaker that photobombed former Equifax CEO Richard Smith in his Senate Banking hearing (https://twitter.com/wamandajd). I "cause-played" as the Monopoly Man to call attention to S.J. Res. 47, Senate Republicans' get-out-of-jail-free card for companies like Equifax and Wel... | 80,418 | 5,689 | 0.79 | 1,507,300,269 | IAmA |
ELI5: Suicide is listed as a side effect of over 200 common medications. How, specifically, do these medications increase the risk of suicide? | I understand it if a person was already suicidal or depressed that certain medications could intensify those thoughts, but for someone who has pneumonia for example and is prescribed Prednisone ( a common steriod, one which lists depression, suicidal thoughts (and actions) as possible side effects, how would that cause... | 22,143 | 1,442 | 0.95 | 1,560,952,354 | explainlikeimfive |
Decades may pass. You're still responsible. | Come while it's fresh! I just hung up literally moments ago!
About fifteen years ago, I was a bright-eyed coder still in college. My family was poor. Thankfully so was my country about people experienced in coding so I often did some freelance jobs to afford a living in my college city.
One of the companies I coded f... | 6,594 | 590 | 0.95 | 1,462,965,444 | talesfromtechsupport |
Iama guy who purchased a 380 acre ‘ghost town’ with a friend. It once was California’s largest silver mine, has a population of 4500, and was known to have a murder a week. Currently it has a population of 1. AMA | Hello reddit!
My name is Brent and with my friend Jon purchased the former mining town of “Cerro Gordo” this past July 13th (Friday the 13th). The town was originally established in 1865 and by 1869 they were pulling 340 tons of bullion out of the mountain for Los Angeles.
The silver from Cerro Gordo was responsible... | 46,225 | 4,763 | 0.9 | 1,555,717,455 | IAmA |
CMV: As an anti-Trump voter, all the nitpicking at President Trump's little shortcomings (e.g. held a Bible the wrong way, overweight, how he gave money wrong at church) is extremely counterproductive, distracts from the real issues, and feeds the narrative that he's treated unfairly. | I saw a video today of President Trump giving some money at church in Las Vegas. The entire article was about how he fanned the money out in a showy display.
Full disclosure: I think President Trump is an embarassment and a destructive force who NEEDS to be voted out of office for the sake of the USA and the world at... | 27,642 | 1,594 | 0.8 | 1,603,114,224 | changemyview |
I met someone who claimed to be the devil... and I think I believe them | Let me start off by saying that I’m not particularly religious. If you asked me if I believed in God, I’d probably just shrug, grunt out a few words about being on the fence about it and continue with my day.
Of course, that was before last night.
My friends are the kinds of people who like wild nights. Crazy parti... | 25,283 | 741 | 0.98 | 1,523,822,562 | NoSleep |
Be careful what you say in public | My wife and I were at Panera eating breakfast and we noticed a lady be hind us talking on the phone very loudly. We couldn’t help over hearing her talk about a bill not being paid. We were a little annoyed but not a big deal because it was a public restaurant. We were not trying to listen but were shocked when she ann... | 34,139 | 1,653 | 0.91 | 1,565,099,143 | PersonalFinance |
My fiancé just got unexpectedly fired today and we're both now reminded why r/personalfinance is always insisting on trying to live off one income. | We were both blindsided by today. We're both pretty young, early on in our careers, he had only been there a year and was performing. It was a huge shock. We don't practice every best habit of the sub but we're grateful we picked up doing your best to live off one income.
We just bought our house in August and insiste... | 20,559 | 915 | 0.94 | 1,559,872,212 | personalfinance |
Has anyone heard of the Left/Right Game? (Part 1) | A few points before we start.
Firstly, I am not the protagonist of this story. I just went to university with her, and though she went on to become a professional writer, I most certainly did not. She'll be taking over from me further down but, until then, please forgive my slightly awkward delivery while I give you ... | 18,036 | 274 | 0.99 | 1,509,826,264 | NoSleep |
ELI5: Why is it that when we watch footage from the 70s a lot of times it looks better than footage of the 90s? | I don't know what it is, but it looks good and sharp despite being pixelated.
Example:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFfnlYbFEiE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFfnlYbFEiE)
​
edit: oh shit, this blew up. Thanks for all the answers. I learned a lot! =D | 24,352 | 1,439 | 0.92 | 1,600,458,647 | explainlikeimfive |
My mom just left and I'm going to be homeless at the end of the month. I'm really scared and don't know what to do. | My mom and her boyfriend left and took their stuff while I was at work today and our home is paid every month so I'm going to be kicked out on July 1. I don't know what to do. My mom used to be fine, but my dad killed himself 6 years ago. My mom didn't work but said that the Army was sending money because my dad was in... | 18,459 | 1,396 | 0.85 | 1,466,612,247 | PersonalFinance |
[Megathread] World's most prestigious scientific publications issue unprecedented critiques of the Trump administration | We have received numerous submissions concerning these editorials and have determined they warrant a megathread. Please keep all discussion on the subject to this post. We will update it as more coverage develops.
**Journal Statements:**
* [Reviving the US CDC](https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673620... | 80,109 | 4,444 | 0.72 | 1,602,796,896 | science |
"It's 600 pixels but why is it so huge?" | Realized this may not be "tech support" in the usual sense but it's a fun story anyway...
Client provided a PSD file that she wanted converted into an HTML file. PSD was 600 pixels wide. I sliced and diced the file, converted live text where possible, uploaded the HTML page to the server and provided her with the URL.... | 6,396 | 279 | 0.93 | 1,470,489,254 | talesfromtechsupport |
New to Reddit. 90 days sober. Trying to get my life and money back on track. | 29 yr/male/single got into some bad habits. no excuses. trying to get back on track with my life. have $400 in savings. able to save 100 to 150 monthly. ideas and suggestions appreciated. | 16,638 | 797 | 0.85 | 1,511,187,544 | PersonalFinance |
CMV: People should take basic mandatory parenting classes covering childcare, abuse, etc before becoming parents/while pregnant. | As a victim of abusive parenting, who also knows others in a similar boat, I am now grappling with mental health issues. I’m unable to work or be productive because of it.
I’m so sick of the excuses “we did our very best” or “your parents just had a different love language”. Sure, abusive parenting might always be aro... | 21,847 | 854 | 0.87 | 1,595,610,824 | changemyview |
Hi Reddit, we are a mountain climber, a fiction writer, and both former Governors. We are Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, candidates for President and Vice President. Ask Us Anything! | Hello Reddit,
Gov. Gary Johnson and Gov. Bill Weld here to answer your questions! We are your Libertarian candidates for President and Vice President. We believe the two-party system is a dinosaur, and [we are the comet](https://youtu.be/kQv_6GXVbDw).
If you don’t know much about us, we hope you will take a look... | 44,827 | 8,909 | 0.66 | 1,473,209,282 | IAmA |
I feel like an idiot. I vastly misunderstood how a library card works for years. | So, I was talking to my wife and the subject came to library cards and how she had one. I mention I didn't really see the point, if I'm going to pay for a book I'd rather own it, I say. She gives me a strange look but just brushes the remark off.
Later, somebody is talking about libraries on reddit and how they are so... | 36,205 | 2,854 | 0.87 | 1,507,915,186 | books |
A Conversation with a Stranger on the Bus | “Huh?” I asked, pulling off one side of my headphones.
*“I said I like your boots,”* the man repeated.
“Oh, thank you.”
*“I had a bunch of pairs exactly like ‘em for years and years—a good workin boot, ya know?”*
“They definitely are, I use them every day on the job.”
*“Where’s that at?”*
“Turner Construction.”
... | 14,410 | 231 | 0.98 | 1,555,676,940 | NoSleep |
The previous tenant of my new flat left a survival guide. I might need some help. | How it began
https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/ci94do/the_previous_tenant_of_my_new_flat_left_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app
And what happened next
https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/cinu8u/the_previous_tenant_of_my_new_flat_left_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app
When I finally caught up ... | 15,229 | 418 | 0.97 | 1,564,701,650 | NoSleep |
I signed up 15 minutes ago | Do u have some advice to make Reddit experience better? | 513 | 167 | 0.96 | 1,599,505,341 | help |
Newbie to reddit | Only have my account a couple of days my karma is sitting at - 2, I can only send about 2 private messages and can only comment once every ten mins lol
Is, this normal? I have seen that reddit takes hours to update, up votes etc but it's been over a day now
Thanks for the help, if this is the right place to get it ... | 548 | 116 | 0.98 | 1,603,025,368 | help |
Since so many of you asked, I'm the guy who's spent the last 6 years reading NOTHING but science fiction. Here's my top 15 list. | Let me start by saying this is the list of books that \*\*I enjoyed\*\*. I'm not saying that #1 is better than #10, I'm simply saying I enjoyed it more. Not all of these books have crazy symbolism and story arcs and deep character/world building, some of them were just fun reads.
​
I have read nearly every ... | 32,137 | 2,874 | 0.91 | 1,556,400,901 | books |
His Final Message Goodbye | This is the story about the most emotional call I've ever taken. I work at an ISP as a tier 2 representative for tech support. Essentially, one of the jobs I have is programming calling features.
This call in particular happened about a month ago. A ticket had came to my queue about a customer having trouble accessin... | 7,802 | 168 | 0.99 | 1,523,837,406 | talesfromtechsupport |
If elevators hadn't been invented, all the CEOs and important people would have their offices on the first floor as a sign of status. | And the entry level employees would be up on the 80th floor. | 143,099 | 1,568 | 0.95 | 1,578,875,274 | Showerthoughts |
I can’t reply to any comments made by OP | I can reply to posts and everyone else in the comments, but for some reason, every single OP has a lock 🔒 symbol next to them, meaning I can’t reply to any OP’s comments.
Help, how do I fix this?
edit: it has now been fixed
edit 2: it’s broken again…
edit 3: fixed | 393 | 268 | 0.99 | 1,630,460,184 | help |
cmv: Ban on sleeping in vehicles is just targeting lower-income and impoverished persons. There is no justifiable reason to have a ban on living in a vehicle in larger cities and smaller towns alike, so long as the vehicular occupant is not being disruptive or breaking other laws. | Update 3: Stop sending me bloody threats or your opinions through private message.
I received a message, and I quote "If you want people to sleep in cars so bad, why don't we have them all park outside your house, so they can sell drugs in your property, r\*pe your daughters, murder your spouse, and leech off the gov... | 16,699 | 671 | 0.94 | 1,595,745,216 | changemyview |
A recipe for happiness | On my tenth birthday, I picked a dog from the pound. The pound had several beautiful dogs – huskies and German shepherds, sleek bluenose pit bulls and even a redbone hound – but the dog that caught my eye was a bowlegged teacup Chihuahua with wiry fur and ears that seemed to sprout from his neck.
His fur was prickly a... | 12,302 | 222 | 0.98 | 1,536,618,874 | NoSleep |
I’m Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ask Me Anything. | I’m excited to be back for my seventh AMA. I’ve learned a lot from the Reddit community over the past year (check out this fascinating [thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/robotics/comments/adxzo7/what_areas_of_robotics_research_are_you_most/) on robotics research), and I can’t wait to answer your questions.
If you’re wo... | 110,086 | 18,889 | 0.8 | 1,551,116,216 | IAmA |
If you’re ripped off by Comcast (or any internet company), Wells Fargo (or any bank/student lender), or Aetna (or any health insurance company), here’s how to get your money back. | Update 3: $3332 returned!
Update 2: Holy moly! $2361 returned to redditors so far! If you reached out for help, don’t forget to share your update here!
Update 1: WOW! Thanks for your votes and gold and sweet notes. Adding more resources below and an ask to share this post with people who might need it.
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All of these... | 56,226 | 2,305 | 0.92 | 1,522,622,241 | personalfinance |
CMV: We shouldn't celebrate Female Characters because they are female. We should celebrate them because they are good characters. | There are so many filmmakers now days who think that all they need to do in order to make a good character is to make the character female. And some people accuse anyone who dislikes a film with a strong female character as sexist is nonsense.
I don't believe that audiences who complain about characters like Captain M... | 14,994 | 1,100 | 0.82 | 1,606,050,766 | changemyview |
CMV: Elon Musk is vastly Overrated | I am currently studying to become an engineer with focus on air/space flight, and a lot of colleagues tell me they want to work for Elon Musk. And i just dont get the hype, (the spaceX rockets are not bad dont get me wrong), I ( and especially data) tell that they are not that efficient as the majority thinks they are... | 10,453 | 1,493 | 0.82 | 1,624,352,215 | changemyview |
I mde a spreadsheet for people who dont know how to budget! Ver. 2.0 | Hey guys! I'm back six months later with a new version of the budgeting spreadsheet I made. Earlier this year I posted the spreadsheet I made for myself and it really resonated with people. As I got more and more feedback I found places where I could improve and develop the sheet into something easier to use but still ... | 36,708 | 1,230 | 0.95 | 1,572,446,785 | personalfinance |
Fran and Jock | I was the last in a long line of grandkids on both sides of the family. No one has ever said as much, but I'm pretty sure I was an "oops" baby; the result of one too many glasses of wine and a couple over forty who thought unplanned pregnancies were for teens.
Oops.
By the time I came along, both of my grandmothers... | 18,373 | 340 | 0.98 | 1,490,384,550 | NoSleep |
A story of how I just got out of paying a $1500 bill, why you should NEVER blindly trust a Debt collection agency, and ALWAYS request proof of a Debt owed. 😂😂😂 | I got a call out of the blue a little over a month ago from a debt collection agency, saying I owed almost $1500 from an ambulance ride I took because of me being involved in a car accident OVER 2 YEARS AGO.
While on the phone with the debt collector, I looked up debt collection laws, and after a couple minutes of res... | 23,188 | 1,161 | 0.86 | 1,539,209,695 | personalfinance |
Whoever created the tradition of not seeing the bride in the wedding dress beforehand saved countless husbands everywhere from hours of dress shopping and will forever be a hero to all men. | Damn... this got big... | 219,173 | 2,060 | 0.96 | 1,549,676,620 | Showerthoughts |
CMV: the body positive movement should be based around people with unchangeable disabilities, not people who are overweight. |
I believe that overweight or even underweight people should very much be part of the body positive movement and should remain that way. However they should not be the figurehead of the movement as a whole.
As I have found before, many people use the body positive movement as a excuse for not striving to change their ... | 11,571 | 743 | 0.89 | 1,598,114,796 | changemyview |
UPDATE: Bank of America Refusing to Return $700+ in Fruad Charges After 180+ Days. Solved! | We got our money back after two days! [http://imgur.com/gallery/lPjXhQt](http://imgur.com/gallery/lPjXhQt)
If you are looking for information on what to do if your bank declines fraud purchases or your bank refuses to return your money, please read this so you can see what steps we had to take to get something done.
... | 17,313 | 898 | 0.93 | 1,546,902,579 | personalfinance |
How to change black icon back to orange? | Hi, I don't want to be disrespectful. It's not that I don't want to protest against racism. It's just that orange icon is much better and I like it more. If I would like to have black icon, I would have downloaded icon pack. Sorry if this offends anyone. I'm Non-American and I want my orange Reddit back. Is there any w... | 359 | 59 | 0.89 | 1,593,899,336 | help |
I’m quitting my job in finance to take a job with a plant nursery. | I JUST ACCEPTED THE JOB!
I’m so damn happy. I’ve been in banking for years now and just have become tired of the rat race. Of the never ending desire to make more money. The get the next investment or sell the next loan. Being apart of a system that I just truly don’t believe in was making me questions every decision... | 2,812 | 157 | 0.98 | 1,614,646,850 | SimpleLiving |
My boss game me a $100 “Christmas bonus” and then took $100 advance out of my next check. | What? What if anything do I do about this? Honestly would’ve rather had the money stay in my check rather than frivolously spending 100 dollars I though was extra. Wtf? Not sure if this is the right sub but any suggestions on how I handle this would be appreciated. | 22,286 | 914 | 0.91 | 1,516,436,672 | personalfinance |
Why doesn't modern healthcare protocol include yearly full-body CAT, MRI, or PET scans to really see what COULD be wrong with ppl? | The title, basically. I recently had a friend diagnosed with multiple metastatic tumors everywhere in his body that were asymptomatic until it was far too late. Now he's been given 3 months to live. Doctors say it could have been there a long time, growing and spreading.
Why don't we just do routine full-body scans o... | 14,801 | 517 | 0.9 | 1,660,014,845 | askscience |
I mde a spreadsheet for people who dont know how to budget! Ver. 2.0 | Hey guys! I'm back six months later with a new version of the budgeting spreadsheet I made. Earlier this year I posted the spreadsheet I made for myself and it really resonated with people. As I got more and more feedback I found places where I could improve and develop the sheet into something easier to use but still ... | 36,714 | 1,230 | 0.95 | 1,572,446,785 | PersonalFinance |
Celebrate with me, my molester is going to prison for life. | This is so hard to talk about and scary but I also really want to celebrate it. I wont go into much detail because its just icky but I was "hurt" at 4 years old. It took me until I was 19 to tell anyone because my family was also abusive ontop of it and my brain tried to hide the trauma from me. The man that hurt me co... | 44,191 | 589 | 0.89 | 1,619,021,772 | TwoXChromosomes |
My job is watching a woman trapped in a room. | Three years ago I was looking at the local job classifieds online when one of the ads caught my eye, not because of what it said, but because it said so little. Best I remember, the ad just read “Job available. Good pay. No benefits. Discretion required.” It then listed an email address and that was all. At the t... | 32,135 | 456 | 0.99 | 1,558,456,902 | NoSleep |
I once faked quitting to a nasty customer's face. | So, way back in college, I worked a summer job flying a register for a grocery store. This chain had a policy with your loyalty card; if there was an X-number on the back, you could cash checks at our stores and cashiers could use that number as an ID on checks for buying groceries. If it had a Y-number, then it was ... | 6,253 | 347 | 0.95 | 1,430,162,715 | TalesFromRetail |
Does Reddit still give out free awards? | I haven't seen one in quite a while, but I have seen comments and posts which I think could use an award. Is this a bug? | 411 | 369 | 0.98 | 1,673,399,129 | help |
UPDATE WIBTA For planting prickly bushes in my front yard to keep the neighbours kids from my property? | I was asked for an update on /r/AmItheAsshole/comments/g31n1q/wibta_for_planting_prickly_bushes_in_my_front/
About a week after my post I planted a 'wall' of blackberries and raspberries at the 2 sides of my garden facing the driveway, about 30 cm from the edge so no overhanging branches! On the other side of the berr... | 50,703 | 1 | 0.96 | 1,593,016,683 | AmItheAsshole |
I forgot about a customer on the phone. She was not pleased. She came to the store to tell me about it. | I work at (GAME STORE). The other day, a woman called and asked if we had a specific game available. I was dealing with a customer at the register already, so I told her I could check for her soon, and put her on hold.
Out of nowhere, there's a rush of people and I forget that she's on hold. About ten minutes after sh... | 5,009 | 255 | 0.96 | 1,502,076,671 | TalesFromRetail |
My employer deposited my paycheck into another co-worker's bank account and is refusing to reverse the mistake for 3 days. | I went to pick up my paycheck just now and saw it had been direct deposited into an account I don't own or have access to. I am still on probation at this job and am not eligible for direct deposit yet and did not sign any forms. I brought this to the attention of the office manager who immediately called the payroll... | 15,935 | 486 | 0.88 | 1,507,304,663 | PersonalFinance |
(CAN) I'm 17 years old, stranded in a rural home, taking care of dozens of animals on a $50 per week income, for an undetermined amount of time. I'm completely lost. | So, twelve days ago, my great-grandma had a stroke. My grandmother, my legal caregiver, went to the local hospital (a ripe two hour drive away) and has stayed there ever since to ensure that the doctors don't take her mom off life support. My aunt, my other caregiver, and her kids went with her.
So long story short, I... | 17,670 | 1,776 | 0.9 | 1,527,089,979 | PersonalFinance |
I found the bunker of a prepper family who went missing three years ago | Dr Daniel Vance was a smart man. Too smart for his own good, maybe. Forty years old, a lecturer in fluid dynamics with a mind made of shapes and numbers. No one knows why but one day, on a whim, he crunched the numbers on the apocalypse and came to a troubling conclusion. He didn’t share exactly what it was he’d deduce... | 13,773 | 418 | 0.99 | 1,679,073,311 | NoSleep |
ELI5: Stock Market Megathread | There's a lot going on in the stock market this week and both ELI5 and Reddit in general are inundated with questions about it. This is an opportunity to ask for explanations for concepts related to the stock market. All other questions related to the stock market will be removed and users directed here.
How does buyi... | 40,928 | 7,988 | 0.91 | 1,611,876,924 | explainlikeimfive |
She's having a seizure? Can you still ring me up? | Not much back story. As you can probably guess from the title, I'm epileptic and have seizures. Thankfully, my store was actually super understanding of my disability and did everything to help me. This is a mixture of what I remember, and what I was told by my managers what happened.
There is only 1 register in the... | 6,343 | 516 | 0.99 | 1,530,224,817 | TalesFromRetail |
We decided NOT to buy a bearded dragon. | My wife and I were looking at getting a bearded dragon for our son for his birthday. A young beardie is only about $60. So we set aside $200 in our budget counting on buying a reptile aquarium and some incidentals.
Then we learned it needs expensive UV bulbs that last about 6 months and are about $40 each. Also the e... | 15,494 | 1,381 | 0.72 | 1,493,993,275 | PersonalFinance |
AITA for saying I'll be driving myself and paying for my own room on the upcoming family vacation so I won't have to be a babysitter? | I 23m was repeatedly stuck playing the part of helper and babysitter on family outings. I had to move out of my parents' house because I kept being forced to help watch my three nephews. Last year we took a family vacation in summer to the coast. I rode along with my parents, and they paid for my hotel room. Only, I ha... | 45,750 | 7,193 | 0.98 | 1,685,101,391 | AmItheAsshole |
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