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"I'm not leaving here without the Wii." Yes you are. | It's been over a decade since I worked in retail but reading this sub lately has brought back so many memories and I thought I would start to share.
I worked in a store selling dvds, cds, games, vinyl and a bunch of other entertainment related stuff. This story took place the day after the launch of the Nintendo Wii. ... | 9,520 | 353 | 0.94 | 1,495,834,893 | TalesFromRetail |
CMV: Bernie supporters who would sit out if he doesn't win the nomination are acting like spoiled brats | As things stand right now, I do feel like I align the most with Sanders from an ideological perspective. I don't agree with all of his policy goals, but his rationales behind promoting these policies are admirable and the kind of attitude we need in a president.
That being said, if Joe Biden wins the Democratic nomin... | 18,385 | 6,470 | 0.63 | 1,583,253,031 | changemyview |
My student submitted the most disturbing "Living History" project I've ever seen. | One of my least favorite parts about being a middle school history teacher is the bullshit “Living History” assignments we give at the end of every school year. Kids are supposed to sit with their grandparents and video tape, voice record, or transcribe their oldest memories for posterity (and for an easy way to bring ... | 24,343 | 376 | 0.99 | 1,506,387,233 | NoSleep |
From today, many subs will be marked as “Private”. | #Here’s why:
*Updated Thursday 22 June to show latest events*
You may have seen that some subreddits have reopened but are still protesting, albeit in different ways as a form of malicious compliance.
Many of the biggest subreddit moderators came up with a new plan: rather than staying “dark”, they would actively en... | 510 | 723 | 0.94 | 1,686,564,120 | help |
U.S. Breaks Up Fake I.R.S. Phone Scam Operation -- 21 people sentenced for up to 20 yrs, 32 in India indicted | [Some good news](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/business/irs-phone-scams-jeff-sessions.html) for those who have experienced this scam or know people who have been duped by the same:
>With stiff sentences for 21 conspirators last week in the United States and a round of indictments in India, the Justice Department... | 55,464 | 832 | 0.95 | 1,532,374,096 | personalfinance |
Restaurant made a mistake and charged me $228 on a $19 bill. It's a reminder to monitor your accounts and keep your receipts. | I went out to dinner on Saturday night. After splitting the check with my girlfriend, the bill came to $19. Used one of my credit cards, left a tip, kept my receipt and walked out. That charge had been pending until today where it posted as a $228 charge. It would have been easy enough to slip buy if I didn't check my ... | 20,526 | 1,427 | 0.92 | 1,515,006,261 | PersonalFinance |
UPDATE: WIBTA if I took over planning my own funeral from my very religious parents? | Hello, everyone. First of all, thank you all for the kind words, support and love that everyone has offered and given. These weeks have been the most difficult I have ever experienced and it is with great sadness that I tell you all that my beautiful and cat crazy wife, has passed. I've had to cut this short due to cha... | 58,485 | 2 | 0.96 | 1,584,627,084 | AmItheAsshole |
This is just a reminder that Bank of America charges $144 a year to have a basic checking account, and will change your account type over automatically after you graduate, or charge you when you're looking for a job | So if you're recently graduated, unemployed, or have another life event don't be surprised to see a $12 a month "account maintenance fee" if your account has a penny under $1500 at any time throughout the month.
Edit: Congratulations to all the students graduating this month and the next. I know bank fees are the last... | 28,451 | 2,877 | 0.88 | 1,495,194,796 | personalfinance |
But I returned it… | I used to work in a video store. We had a woman call because we had charged her credit card for a DVD that was never returned. We had been calling her every day for 15 days and leaving messages warning her of the increasing late fees and that her card would be charged on day 16. When she got the Thank You for Paying Th... | 5,708 | 242 | 0.95 | 1,483,115,084 | TalesFromRetail |
As a former car salesman, these are the common fallacies that people used to justify purchasing a new car. | There are 4 basic reasons people came in to purchase a car.
Current car is messy:
I sold a ton of cars to people who's current car they hated simply because it was dirty. Some elbow grease or paying for a good detail could have saved them $20k.
Wanted new technology:
I sold $50k cars weekly because of Bluetooth capab... | 21,235 | 4,121 | 0.92 | 1,550,547,701 | PersonalFinance |
META: AskHistorians now featured on Slate.com where we explain our policies on Holocaust denial | [We are featured with an article on Slate](https://slate.com/technology/2018/07/the-askhistorians-subreddit-banned-holocaust-deniers-and-facebook-should-too.html)
With Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg in the news recently, various media outlets have shown interested in our moderation policies and how we deal with Holocaus... | 8,443 | 833 | 0.92 | 1,532,177,541 | AskHistorians |
I hate the new reddit experience (Dec 2023) | It seems like there is a new design being rolled out, and I hate it.
### Which design?
This design has a persistent left column that contains a list of Communities and Resources, plus Home, Popular, and All. This all appears to be stuff that used to be inside a dropdown menu in the site header to the left of the Sear... | 1,778 | 489 | 0.99 | 1,701,974,310 | help |
AITA for telling my family that if they gift us money for our wedding, there will be no "strings attached" or we will politely decline it? | I fucking hate wedding culture.
It's bullshit.
My fiance and I thought we would escape the bullshit and money by having a small thing. Well, family started trying to throw money at us to make it bigger and more spectacular. We were surprised, but it was a good surprise.
Then the demands started coming out. They want... | 38,690 | 3,026 | 0.92 | 1,562,194,365 | AmItheAsshole |
So three preteens came into the store with their mom. | A mother just came into my (very small) retail store with her three preteen kids. Normally this spells disaster.
However, these kids each had a couple of $20's and thoughtfully looked through the items in the store before selecting something, bringing it up to the register, buying it with the money from their pockets,... | 8,143 | 229 | 0.94 | 1,427,122,059 | TalesFromRetail |
"It was taking forever!!" | My small store has one men's and one women's washroom available for use by both staff and customers.
I was utilizing said facilities one day when I hear someone try the door. Then knock.
Me: "Someone is in here!"
More knocking.
Me: (louder) "Just a minute! Someone is in here! "
Well some things take a little l... | 5,060 | 253 | 0.96 | 1,493,832,918 | TalesFromRetail |
Help us fight for net neutrality! | The ability to browse the internet is at risk. The FCC preparing to remove net neutrality. This will allow internet service providers to change how they allow access to websites. AskScience and every other site on the internet is put in risk if net neutrality is removed. Help us fight!
https://www.battleforthenet.com... | 83,379 | 1,169 | 0.78 | 1,511,379,533 | askscience |
You deleted all my files! | Hey everyone, thought I would share this tale from one of my IT buddies. He had this one woman that would always puts tickets in for the smallest things. But this one takes the cake.
People:
IT - IT Buddy
CW - Confused Woman
IT saw a ticket had come in and it was from CW. It said: "You deleted all my files! I n... | 11,512 | 687 | 0.94 | 1,492,173,793 | talesfromtechsupport |
You're discriminating against people who don't drive! | This literally just happened.
I work at a higher end clothing store and I tend not to get too many out-there customers, but this guy took the cake. A man came in with about 3 small children, shopped around for about a half hour (while running me completely ragged in the process) and then went to pay for his items. He ... | 6,592 | 536 | 0.94 | 1,489,008,495 | TalesFromRetail |
AITA for calling my mom when my husband refused to listen to me? | I (26f) recently moved into my first home. I am also 4 months pregnant with our first baby.
The pregnancy has been very hard. I have horrible morning sickness. It reached a really bad point where I passed out hit my head and my Dr admitted me to the hospital for a week.
When I got home my husband allowed his brother... | 42,325 | 5,144 | 0.97 | 1,676,491,498 | AmItheAsshole |
UPDATE: A month ago I was told I WBTA for not telling a date about my plans to be a single mother, so I told him | Original post: [https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/h7k8dj/wibta\_by\_not\_telling\_a\_guy\_ive\_been\_dating\_for\_a/](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/h7k8dj/wibta_by_not_telling_a_guy_ive_been_dating_for_a/)
A month ago I asked if I WBTA for not telling a guy I had only started dating tha... | 44,385 | 832 | 0.97 | 1,596,722,329 | AmItheAsshole |
Warning: AT&T applying "customer loyalty speed upgrades" without customer consent | So over the holiday I received an email with an order confirmation from AT&T (my ISP, and the only one available in my area) and it had a new bill amount (about $5/month higher).
I haven't ordered anything so the first thing I thought was maybe someone got a hold of my account number or personal info and changed it. I... | 62,170 | 2,386 | 0.91 | 1,514,842,257 | PersonalFinance |
Ticket: Can you remove these ugly box things from under our desks? | I received a ticket from a company we provide IT infrastructure and support to. The company is a marketing company with specific requirements and budget so there was no going away from tower PCs. One day I received a ticket from their department manager asking me to remove the ugly boxes as they don't need them.
I dec... | 6,884 | 827 | 0.95 | 1,569,487,780 | talesfromtechsupport |
[Fahrenheit 451] This passage in which Captain Beatty details society's ultra-sensitivity to that which could cause offense, and the resulting anti-intellectualism culture which caters to the lowest common denominator seems to be more relevant and terrifying than ever. |
"Now let's take up the minorities in our civilization, shall we? Bigger the population, the more minorities. Don't step on the toes of the dog-lovers, the cat-lovers, doctors, lawyers, merchants, chiefs, Mormons, Baptists, Unitarians, second-generation Chinese, Swedes, Italians, Germans, Texans, Brooklynites, Irishmen... | 37,915 | 2,841 | 0.82 | 1,512,067,421 | books |
AITA for calling out my kids’ future stepmom for treating me like a surrogate? | I [29F] dated a guy Joe (30M) for 3 months before he left me to go back to his ex Kim (30F). Right after we broke up I found out I was pregnant and now I’m at 24 weeks. I let him know and he was ecstatic. Turns out his girlfriend had fertility issues and would likely never be able to get pregnant naturally and he has a... | 39,186 | 4,790 | 0.98 | 1,617,905,292 | AmItheAsshole |
Congress is trying to sneak an expansion of mass surveillance into law this afternoon. We’re ACLU experts and Edward Snowden, and we’re here to help. Ask us anything. | Update: It doesn't look like a vote is going to take place today, but this fight isn't over— Congress could still sneak an expansion of mass surveillance into law this week. We have to keep the pressure on.
------------
Update 2: That's a wrap! Thanks for your questions and for your help in the fight to rein in governm... | 63,290 | 2,538 | 0.81 | 1,513,795,285 | IAmA |
I'm a Search and Rescue Officer for the US Forest Service, I have some stories to tell (Part 2!) | First post: https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/3iex1h/im_a_search_and_rescue_officer_for_the_us_forest/
So I logged back on tonight and was blown away by the staggering amount of interest this seems to have generated. First off, I'll address a few things that you guys have brought up:
* There's been an overwhe... | 15,584 | 1,343 | 0.98 | 1,440,641,120 | NoSleep |
CMV: Will Smith was correct in 2016 when he said, "Racism is not getting worse, it's getting filmed". One of the biggest problems in American society is Mean World Syndrome and these riots are evidence of that. | I imagine most rioters would justify their outrage by saying they're tired of unarmed men, especially black men, being killed by police at an alarming rate. But this is not supported by the data. In fact, [the opposite is true.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/fatal-police-shootings-of-unarmed-people-have... | 26,133 | 2,001 | 0.8 | 1,590,975,836 | changemyview |
What are your favorite historical date comparisons (e.g., Virginia was founded in 1607 when Shakespeare was still alive). | In a recent Reddit post someone posted information comparing dates of events in one country to other events occurring simultaneously in other countries. This is something that teachers never did in high school or college (at least for me) and it puts such an incredible perspective on history.
Another example the perso... | 21,058 | 6,404 | 0.89 | 1,493,299,508 | history |
Can my 7 year old ask you about tornadoes? | So my son has high functioning autism and he is obsessed with tornados. He is 7 and constantly pesters his mom and myself with questions. I know the basics but I am hoping that the more knowledgeable of you can provide more correct answers that I can simplify for him. And any other super cool facts wold be super apprec... | 27,363 | 641 | 0.87 | 1,588,870,643 | askscience |
ELI5: Why are modern artists able to draw hyper-realistic art using just a pen/pencil, but artists from 100+ years ago weren’t able to? | Edit: In regards to what I mean by hyper-realistic, I’m referring to artwork seen here: [Pics](https://www.boredpanda.com/hyper-realistic-art/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic)
these are almost photograph quality. | 21,454 | 351 | 0.93 | 1,595,568,401 | explainlikeimfive |
Film adapted book covers should not be a thing. | I recently saw a [film adapted cover of Fahrenheit 451](https://imgur.com/a/cHKcZ2o), and it really hurts to see a classic novel ruined by a terrible cover with actor's faces plastered all over it. Is this trend just a marketing ploy to get people to watch the film, or do you think these flashy covers encourage people ... | 33,535 | 1,679 | 0.8 | 1,530,844,727 | books |
Trust your gut, always, even if it feels rude. | I was at a wedding being held at a hotel. I wanted to go back to my room, so I got on the elevator. A man jumped in with me at the last moment and got my attention. I pretended not to notice. When I got to my floor, I got off, and he got off with me and walked behind me in the same direction. I thought "Oh, don't be si... | 48,369 | 697 | 0.89 | 1,646,589,941 | TwoXChromosomes |
I can't beat lvl 20 on Candy Crush! | I'm a Network and Server Administrator at a hospital, but I occasionally field help desk calls as well. So, one day I'm slow so I'm helping answer some calls when one of our Switchboard Operators calls.
Me: IT.
Operator: Hey, I have a problem.
Me: OK, what's up?
Operator: I've been playing Candy Crush on my p... | 6,636 | 296 | 0.92 | 1,486,395,279 | talesfromtechsupport |
I am former NASA Mechanical Engineer turned YouTuber Mark Rober. I've been making videos for 9 years and just passed 10M subs. AMA! | Hello, I'm Mark Rober. I have a YouTube channel where I build stuff and come up with new ideas. I recently cofounded #TeamTrees with Mr. Beast. My passion is getting people (especially the young folk) stoked about Science and Engineering. AMA!
PROOF- https://www.dropbox.com/s/1c3coui7rzuhbtc/AMA%20Proof-%20Mark%20... | 43,941 | 4,173 | 0.88 | 1,577,122,889 | IAmA |
Help…did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access, or am I missing a setting? | I’m logged in on my phone (iOS) but I use a browser, not the app. As of an hour ago, the mobile view is showing that I’m logged out, with no option to log in and a permanent “this looks better in the app” banner on the page. If I request the desktop website, it shows that I’m still logged in and I can post, though it’s... | 721 | 301 | 1 | 1,683,046,623 | help |
New Craigslist Scam | Someone tried to scam me in a way I haven't heard of before. Here's what happened:
I posted an item for sale around 9:30 pm. About 30 minutes later, I get this text:
>Hello!! I wanna Buy your *[CL post title]*
>. Can i call you?
The fact that they asked if they could call instead of just calling didn't seem too odd... | 16,080 | 1,250 | 0.96 | 1,581,015,980 | PersonalFinance |
When you're expected to lie to the FBI | Players in this drama:
$Me: me
$BM: boss man
$FBI: FBI agent
Some years ago, I get an offer for a side job. I nearly always have something going on the side, but it happened that I didn't right then. The guy who made the offer was a friend of an acquaintance. I didn't know anything about him and he lived about ... | 6,513 | 311 | 0.95 | 1,488,085,529 | talesfromtechsupport |
AskHistorians has hit 1.5 million subscribers! To celebrate, we’re giving away 1.5 million historical facts. Join us HERE to claim your free fact! | How does this subreddit have any subscribers? Why does it exist if no questions ever actually get answers? Why are the mods all Nazis/Zionists/Communists/Islamic extremists/really, *really* into Our Flag Means Death?
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The answers to these important historical questions AND MORE are up for grabs today, as we c... | 11,749 | 7,961 | 0.92 | 1,666,972,818 | AskHistorians |
AITA for bringing up my brother's "premature" birth at Christmas dinner to get my parents to shut up? | I am a nurse practitioner and I am the primary care provider for a lot of the low risk maternity cases at the practice where I work. I also work hand in hand with the doctors and midwives to create a healthy maternity, birth, and postpartum situation.
My fiancee is completing her residency. We live together and hav... | 60,422 | 3,355 | 0.94 | 1,672,058,683 | AmItheAsshole |
In which a man doesn't understand how gift cards work. | I work at a gas station. Last night a man paid for a little over $20 worth of gas at the pump with a gift card. When he had finished, he came inside the store and absolutely broke my brain.
Man: Hi, I just used this gift card worth $25 out at the pump there and got around $20 of gas. I put the card in and pulled it ri... | 5,162 | 234 | 0.96 | 1,493,577,854 | TalesFromRetail |
How My Wife and I Never Fight Over Money | You get married and then it’s living happily ever after, right? Well...
A few months after we were married, my wife came home from Target with a couple of large shopping bags.
*“What did you buy this time?!”*
No, I didn’t say that out loud. I’m not *that* stupid.
But the thought did run through my mind, and it con... | 17,743 | 1,652 | 0.76 | 1,498,760,151 | PersonalFinance |
CMV: Floyd Mayweather fighting Logan Paul diminishes his legacy and minimizes the professional boxing scene | Mayweather, arguably the greatest boxer of all time agreeing to fight someone who not only does not have professional boxing skill, but is kind of known for being an online asshole and entitled YouTuber isn't really a good look.
As a boxer who went 50-0, and who only fought the best of the best of those who legitimat... | 14,464 | 1,033 | 0.88 | 1,623,081,889 | changemyview |
How to fix a laptop that won't boot in under a minute | Last year, Help Desk got a call from a user complaining that the laptop we issued him would not read DVDs. He was one of those "I'm a very busy and a very important man, and I don't have time to follow your troubleshooting steps over the phone. Just fix it, dammit." kinda guys, so he said he would get someone to drop... | 10,398 | 246 | 0.95 | 1,477,250,289 | talesfromtechsupport |
Why would you want to use BeautifulSoup instead of Selenium? | I was wondering if there is a scenario where you would actually need BeautifulSoup. IMHO you can do with Selenium as much and even more than with BS, and Selenium is easier, at least for me. But if people use it there must be a reason, right? | 2,719 | 170 | 0.96 | 1,621,173,794 | Python |
LPT : If you are asked to create an account in order to continue browsing a website, hit F12 and click on the dim area, this would select it and you can delete it with DEL key, hit F12 again and resume your browsing. | This only affects the display on your browser, but it's a simple way to bypass the infuriating "create an account" or GTFO situation on shitty websites when you just need quick info
Edit: Thanks for the gold!
There is some amazing tips in the comment section, it's not easy to edit them in on mobile, I'll mention the ... | 91,558 | 1,374 | 0.93 | 1,494,338,035 | LifeProTips |
LPT: It takes extreme strength and courage to be a consistently kind person in a world that rewards selfishness. Make sure to thank people who demonstrate kindness. They are choosing the hard, selfless route in order to make the world a better place for everyone. | A simple “thank you for your kindness. It takes a lot of courage and strength to be kind” goes a long way.
It also reminds you that their kindness is a choice and that it does indeed take strength and courage. | 76,207 | 1,147 | 0.87 | 1,676,177,717 | LifeProTips |
Khan Academy has basic explanations on taxes in the U.S. This should help you with understanding tax brackets, deductions, and other related information. | A reminder that this resource exists. There are some simple explanations of tax law in the U.S. over at Khan Academy. Here are a couple links:
* [Introduction to Tax Brackets](https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/taxes-topic/taxes/v/basics-of-us-income-tax-rate-schedule)
* [Introduction to... | 24,302 | 566 | 0.96 | 1,582,788,961 | personalfinance |
I told my boyfriend that I felt like I was doing all the chores around the flat... | ...and the first thing he did was say, "Thank you for telling me." Then he went into the kitchen and did the dishes, and started cooking dinner. The next day he had to leave early and he shouted behind him, "If you see a mess, don't clean it up!"
What a stand-up dude. No confrontation, no anger, no denial. Just, "Oka... | 48,413 | 1,399 | 0.84 | 1,608,640,958 | TwoXChromosomes |
A Talking Crow Taught me to Fly | I used to look out the rusted iron bars of my window and dream about being a bird.
The chain that shackled me to my bed was just long enough to reach the windowsill, and so every night after my father would visit my room I would lie awake and wait for the first rays of light to creep over the horizon, then walk over t... | 13,171 | 323 | 0.96 | 1,528,894,920 | NoSleep |
If you're a woman in Texas who is agains the abortion law. Delete your dating apps. Sounds crazy but this helped ended a civil war in Africa | Ok not exactly the same but women in Liberia organized a sex strike which played a part in ending a civil war and also electing the first female president there.
https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/29/opinion/ghitis-sex-strikes/index.html
Politics is about power and money. A lot of these dating apps are publicly traded comp... | 46,008 | 1,439 | 0.83 | 1,630,587,885 | TwoXChromosomes |
IamA Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang AMA! | I will be answering questions all day today (10/18)! Have a question ask me now! #AskAndrew
[https://twitter.com/AndrewYang/status/1185227190893514752](https://twitter.com/AndrewYang/status/1185227190893514752)
[Andrew Yang answering questions on Reddit](https://ibb.co/tQSx25x) | 71,281 | 18,858 | 0.75 | 1,571,413,876 | IAmA |
If you can see this, it is very important that you keep reading | This is Col. Jacob Wayne of the United States Air Force. If you’re reading this right now, it is very important that you keep reading until the end. It should take three to five minutes, and it is extremely important that you read carefully and follow the instructions provided.
Humor me if you must, but please don’t l... | 24,736 | 1,115 | 0.97 | 1,540,388,854 | NoSleep |
Hey Reddit! I'm "Parks and Recreation" alum Jim O'Heir, who you probably know better as Jerry/Terry/Larry Gergich. Today, my film "Middle Man" is finally opening in theaters across the country! | Hey Everyone. I'm back to answer some more questions and to let you know that I'm involved in a campaign to sell some #DammitJerry t'shirts/hoodies/mugs to support the #TuberousSclerosisAlliance. This organization helps children born with tumors on their organs who very sadly end up having numerous seizures throughou... | 48,612 | 3,084 | 0.8 | 1,497,017,585 | IAmA |
UPDATE: AITA for wanting to go to the funeral of a girl that I helped get addicted to drugs? | I want to sincerely thank everyone who commented. Everyone’s comments were appreciated, including those that were less than pleasant.
Since I received such great advice on my original post, I felt like I had an obligation to update. And I’m trying to follow through on all aspects of my life, even internet ones.
The... | 67,576 | 2 | 0.91 | 1,564,423,092 | AmItheAsshole |
Good news, Redditors! We are Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Billy West, and John Dimaggio, here to talk all things FUTURAMA! Ask away, meatbags! | Hello Reddit! We’ve returned to the 21st Century to answer all your puny human questions about FUTURAMA.
We are Matt Groening (series creator), David X. Cohen (head writer), Billy West (voice of Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, and more), and John DiMaggio (voice of Bender, URL, and more).
Matt Groening Proof... | 79,082 | 8,687 | 0.85 | 1,498,759,454 | IAmA |
Why would anyone buy Reddit premium? | Surely you can just go on another account and award yourself a platinum considering it's cheaper? | 357 | 76 | 0.97 | 1,584,028,678 | help |
How to determine if you can really afford that car | I keep seeing posts where people are struggling with their budget but have some ridiculous car payment. Let's have a little discussion for people who are looking to buy a car. Here's some advice I'll give. Your mileage may vary (oh yes I went there). This advice is in USD but works anywhere.
Don't get stuck holding t... | 17,636 | 3,236 | 0.88 | 1,503,937,882 | personalfinance |
AITA for refusing to tell my husband the gender of our baby after he skipped going to the dr appointment with me? | My husband & I are expecting. This is our first baby and we're excited. Thing is he barely attends any dr appointments with me and his excuses aren't even valid. He's willing to miss the dr appointment over soccer or a drink or board game with friends. His response is always "I'm not the one carrying the baby, why do I... | 43,623 | 2,245 | 0.86 | 1,672,679,959 | AmItheAsshole |
Lets escalate directly to the head of HR. Or how I stopped being apathetic and actually gave a crap about my job. (For once.) Part 1. | Actors in this play are as follows. This happened yesterday by the way. Today's events will be posted tomorrow.
> $HHR=Head of HR
> $Me = ME
> $HIT = Head of IT
> $T = Tech
> $U = User
I got an email this morning with a scathing report about one of my techs.
> $HHR - I need to inform you of a situaiton I hav... | 6,314 | 539 | 0.99 | 1,510,839,887 | talesfromtechsupport |
Paying attention to my 401k saved my company's employees ~$92,000 | This is a post about how even a little bit of attention can go a long way for you, and others.
I work for a company with ~600 employees across North America. Since finding the personal finance communities two years ago, my family has been keeping an eye on our budgeting and saving, and I was having fun with it, so I ... | 15,693 | 589 | 0.95 | 1,563,915,668 | PersonalFinance |
Since light stops penetrating water at 1000 meters deep and the deepest freshwater lake is 1642 meters deep(both according to Google), is there an equivalent to deep sea creatures for freshwater? | I couldn't find anything on Google. | 17,951 | 1,023 | 0.93 | 1,516,719,282 | askscience |
This is Macaulay Culkin. This is the most important thing I've ever done in my life. AMA | I’m former child Macaulay Culkin, that guy who did stuff. I currently have a podcast called [‘Bunny Ears’](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bunny-ears/id1333665531?mt=2), a website called [BunnyEars.com](http://www.bunnyears.com/), and other stuff involving bunny ears. Ask me about stuff... and bunny ears
Proof: ht... | 55,367 | 7,130 | 0.8 | 1,517,254,502 | IAmA |
Grandpa doesn't take my advice, can't use a computer with $1500 AUD worth of photo editing software. | I'm not tech support, but am tech support for my family.
$Grandpa
>My usbs won't work and I keep getting this error message.
$Me
>I'll have a look at it for you.
*Does a Google Search of error message*
$Me
>You have some PUP software. I'll install Malwarebytes and remove it for you.
$Grandpa
>I don't want you ... | 7,130 | 602 | 0.95 | 1,489,456,376 | talesfromtechsupport |
A good answer for when you're pulled over. | LTLFTPETC.
I hope you will forgive me for a third hand story, but I'm one of those evil developers, not a support per se. But I thought you'd enjoy this story anyway. So this happened to a colleague of a colleague:
**$Hero** - our hero. **$Cop** - A representative of our hard worked law enforcement agency.
So $He... | 13,438 | 418 | 0.95 | 1,495,837,782 | talesfromtechsupport |
How does the reddit android app know I'm taking a screenshot? Is there any way to turn that off? I find it creepy. | When you take a screenshot of a post on reddit, a little banner pops up saying...
**Wait, don't send a screenshot! This post looks way better when you share it.**
I get why this happens. Reddit would prefer that people actually visit their site/app if they're going to see content from it. That's cool.
But I'm scree... | 370 | 138 | 0.99 | 1,680,690,876 | help |
Bill would make personal finance class a graduation requirement for SC high school students | My state is trying to make Personal Finance a required class for graduation. I think this is something we've needed for a long time. -- it made me wonder if any other states are doing this.
http://www.wistv.com/2019/01/12/bill-would-make-personal-finance-class-graduation-requirement-sc-high-school-students/ | 20,565 | 720 | 0.97 | 1,547,390,517 | PersonalFinance |
Reddit App keeps playing the wrong videos | Anytime I click a thumbnail for a post that includes a video, it shows me a completely different video from a different subreddit. Problem just started this morning.
EDIT: user u/TrippyxTyler found a workaround! If you tap the platform the video came from (redgifs, imgur, etc) rather than the post itself then it takes... | 1,223 | 213 | 1 | 1,626,275,471 | help |
I made a free alternative to Photoshop, that is used by 3 millions of people. Ask me Anything! | My name is Ivan Kutskir, I am 28 y.o. and live in Prague, the Czech Republic. I am the author of [Photopea photo editor](https://www.Photopea.com) , an advanced image editor, that works in a web browser. There were about 3 million visitors in June.
I already [did the AMA here seven months ago](https://www.reddit.com/r... | 67,309 | 2,717 | 0.93 | 1,562,179,262 | IAmA |
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. | 22,283 | 914 | 0.91 | 1,516,436,672 | PersonalFinance |
LPT: if you're looking for a job, mention it to everybody that you come in contact with. You never know whose sister's neighbor's uncle is hiring. | I was trying to make a career change in my mid-20s and was having problems getting my foot in the door. I visited a loan officer at my credit union in the middle of my job hunt and mentioned it to her. her eyes lit up and said that the person that she had just had a meeting with worked in HR at this kind of company tha... | 78,359 | 1,424 | 0.91 | 1,602,715,214 | LifeProTips |
My job is to watch a woman trapped in a room. Part Three. | [Part One](https://redd.it/brco33)
[Part Two](https://redd.it/brsj8v)
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She hesitated a moment before breaking into a smile. “Is that what you call me? I like it. My name is actually Melanie though.”
I felt my face reddening. Of course her name wasn’t actually Rachel. That was just something I made up in m... | 15,878 | 316 | 0.98 | 1,558,699,308 | NoSleep |
How do I go back to the old UI? | The new new Reddit UI sucks ass. It looks ugly and nothing is where it should be. Clicking on a post sends you to an entirely new page instead of just opening the post.
And there's no option to go back to the old UI, at least that I can find.
But right now as I'm typing this post, it has the old reddit UI. Why... | 471 | 157 | 0.99 | 1,701,971,845 | help |
Hey Reddit, my name is Bo Burnham and I wrote and directed the film EIGHTH GRADE which is now in theaters NATIONWIDE. AMA. | Hello everyone, thanks for taking the time. Ask me anything other than that stupid duck/horse question.
Proof: https://i.redd.it/cuubqrakrid11.jpg
UPDATE: Thank you for your time and questions. I gotta run now. I hope you see the movie if you get a chance. Have a good summer. | 54,107 | 6,693 | 0.76 | 1,533,224,924 | IAmA |
CMV: Big Cruises do more harm than good, and the planet is better off if the industry dies or is overhauled. | I guess I should start by saying I have a pretty substantial hatred of crowded spaces. Call it what you want. Enochlophobia. Agoraphobia, etc. I don't even like going to concerts, crowded movie theaters on opening day, etc.
That said, I just feel the whole concept of a cruise is weird. Other than supplying hundreds o... | 19,831 | 1,056 | 0.9 | 1,586,181,329 | changemyview |
TIL that between 1857 and 1858 there was a war in Utah between the US Government and Mormon rebels that involved armed skirmishes and several massacres. What happened and why have I never heard of this before? | [Wiki Link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauvoo_Legion#Legion_reformation_in_Utah) | 7,838 | 199 | 0.95 | 1,505,543,331 | AskHistorians |
My Experience with a Timeshare (Wyndham) Sales Team in Vegas | I'm writing this because the Reddit threads on this topic are outdated and more people should know what I now know about the "new" timeshares. This is what it's like to be on the receiving end of a Wyndham timeshare sales pitch. Here goes:
I vaguely knew what I was getting in to. My girlfriend and I arrived at an MGM... | 21,400 | 1,990 | 0.94 | 1,581,913,441 | personalfinance |
CMV: r/unpopularopinion is no longer for actually unpopular opinions, just "hot takes" | None of the opinions that make it to the top of r/unpopularopinion are controversial or unpopular. They're just opinions that nobody really thinks about at first and typically will agree with because they make sense. When was the last time you saw an "unpopular" opinion on that subreddit that you disagreed with?
Heck... | 11,720 | 396 | 0.92 | 1,595,002,151 | changemyview |
Aren't You Embarrassed? | Recently, I started a second job at a grocery store. I make decent money at my day job (49k+ but awesome benefits, largest employer besides the state in the area) but I have 100k in student loans and $1000 in credit cards I want gone. I was cashiering yesterday, and one of my coworkers came into my store, and into my l... | 19,291 | 1,652 | 0.92 | 1,507,222,629 | personalfinance |
LPT: When you don't have all the facts, try to give people the most generous reason you can for their behaviour. Annoyingly slow driver? Maybe it's a mom with a birthday cake in the back. This mindset will gradually make you less reactive, more compassionate and more forgiving of your own bad days. | Edit: thank you for all sharing your tips (didn't realise "they must need to poop" was such a common assumption!), awards and stories of how you do this in your own life. You're all fucking awesome, have a beautiful day and take all these good vibes out with you into the real world and spread them around! 🌻 | 123,877 | 2,664 | 0.93 | 1,623,189,282 | LifeProTips |
Uhh Are Upvotes free? | Some guy said upvotes arent free is this true? | 466 | 53 | 0.93 | 1,586,314,791 | help |
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 |
CMV: A corporate/professional dress code has no practical function other than distinguishing those who wear it from the unemployed or labouring class. | I understand why a labourer wears high visibility clothes when they're working at night, why they wear steel capped boots and a helmet. I don't understand why a man with an office job can't wear a singlet. "Because it's unprofessional". What is inherently unprofessional about it (beyond its association with the working... | 14,471 | 1,126 | 0.86 | 1,601,638,814 | changemyview |
You are not "family" to your company. If you have an opportunity to better yourself, take it. They will do the same when it comes to cutting ties with you. | People tend to feel a sense of guilt when it comes to leaving a job like they owe them or their coworkers something. That is because America preaches this "family" culture that we are such a strong team all working together. In reality, if they need to close your entire division, they will do it without hesitation. If ... | 75,462 | 599 | 0.92 | 1,583,363,893 | PersonalFinance |
CMV: Penalizing an athlete for their natural-born advantages is highly unjust. | I made the title pretty broad, but I am specifically referring to the cases where namibian athletes were [banned](https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/06/us/black-women-athletes-treatment-olympics-spt/index.html) from certain races because their naturally high testosterone levels.
I've been mulling it over in my mind, but I j... | 10,420 | 1,166 | 0.86 | 1,626,796,618 | changemyview |
AITA for despising my mentally handicap sister? | The title makes me sound horrible but hear me out.
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My sister is severely autistic. She requires attention almost 24/7 and cannot be left alone. She is non-verbal and cannot take care of herself at all. Despite the fact that she is only 12 she is extremely destructive and violent and destroys anything she get... | 46,794 | 2,686 | 0.96 | 1,551,646,782 | AmItheAsshole |
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... | 16,651 | 367 | 0.94 | 1,556,114,758 | personalfinance |
Don't sell the stocks in your retirement portfolio because of the drop in the market! | I've seen a few questions asking if investors should sell their stocks and move them into Treasury Bonds or a Money Market Account. The answer is NO.
Markets will always go up in the long term. Dips, corrections and crashes are unavoidable, unpredictable and won't hurt you in the long run. Just hold onto your investme... | 16,589 | 1,989 | 0.88 | 1,517,925,424 | personalfinance |
[OT] Hey guys, resonatingfury here. Four years ago I responded to a prompt about two people who go on adventures in lucid dreams and eventually find each other in real life. Today, after years of struggle, I'm so proud to say that Lost in a Dream is a published novel. I'm finally an author!!! | **tl;dr:** [**me write good book, pls read**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HKV1KNB)
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Good morning!
I'm willing to bet that most of you won't remember my novel's origin prompt, though you might recognize me from stories such as [the one where a man must face four judges in the afterlife.](https://www.redd... | 27,886 | 495 | 0.95 | 1,599,496,107 | WritingPrompts |
AITA for not taking down my video that was a gift from my best man. | I have a sister that’s 6 years older than me.
My parents for years cancel on me last min because of my sister. I have a basketball game. Ops sorry sister doesn’t feel like going out. I am graduating ops sorry sister had a bad day at work. They have missed both major and smaller events in my life because of her melt d... | 55,750 | 6,064 | 0.98 | 1,661,545,555 | AmItheAsshole |
CMV: Republicans will hate Biden no matter what he does... | I believe Republicans will hate Biden no matter what. Even if he doesn't take away their guns, even if he establishes rural broadband (which would disproportionately help them), even if he implements universal healthcare without raising taxes on the middle/lower class,,... Republicans will find something to hate about ... | 25,544 | 1,876 | 0.72 | 1,605,534,678 | changemyview |
LPT: If you offer someone an alcoholic drink and they say no, immediately tell them what non-alcoholic drinks you have. With no judgment. They don't owe you any explanation of recovery, medical contraindications, or whether or not they just don't feel like it that day. | Recovering alcoholics struggle because a lot of people don't understand that 'just one' can't be done. Also, nobody should owe you their medical history just because you think not drinking with you is 'uncool'.
If the person was just objecting to the TYPE of alcohol you offered, believe me, they'll ask what else you ... | 78,199 | 2,126 | 0.83 | 1,603,744,793 | LifeProTips |
Trying to find my deceased partners old reddit account | My partner passed away in 2013, his name was James and he had a reddit account under the username Overkill219 or Overkill218. I can't remember exactly the numbers used but I had found the posts he made a few years back. My laptop with the screenshots has recently broken and I now have no idea how I found his account an... | 451 | 36 | 0.99 | 1,595,157,793 | help |
Bad mouse took down a network, and almost got us banned. | I owned a computer shop. We donated to a local county nature center by installing a network in the campus, which consisted of several one-story buildings elevated a few feet above the ground on pilings. We ran the cables and installed the network drops (RJ ports) in the required locations, and installed and configured ... | 6,963 | 437 | 0.95 | 1,481,583,236 | talesfromtechsupport |
AITA for refusing to pay for my sister's husband's surgery with my inheritance/college money? |
Context: My sister (F27) and I (18F) lost our dad a year ago. He was my only parent, mom was never in mine or my sister's life. Dad left money (inheritance) for me and sister and she used her inhertance to get new cars and renovate her house
I live with my aunt right now cause my brother inlaw didn't let me stay wit... | 50,444 | 6,321 | 0.88 | 1,627,647,034 | AmItheAsshole |
AITA for getting mad my artist hid their initials in my tattoo? | This is a short one. Names changed for privacy.
I went to a tattoo shop in my area, with a photo of the tattoo I wanted. It was one my dad had gotten to honor my passed grandfather who’s father also had it. But the point is - it was important to me that the tattoo looked EXACTLY as it did in the photo.
I get to the... | 40,141 | 3,181 | 0.98 | 1,648,403,384 | AmItheAsshole |
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... | 26,153 | 1,522 | 0.9 | 1,536,194,331 | personalfinance |
Shoplifting and You: Rule 1 - Don't Be Attractive | So this story took place on the weekend in the consumer electronics store I work at here in Australia. This story will be told through the eyes of my assistant manager, the way he has told every single person in the store since it happened.
Our store consists of a male-dominant sales floor, and we're all pretty close... | 5,289 | 315 | 0.94 | 1,476,747,924 | TalesFromRetail |
The concept of "self" checkout just doesn't click with some people | We have three sets of self checkouts at our store; the slow, the busy, and the dead. I was supervising the busy set (and they were *busy* that night) when a guy wheeled up a massive cart full of groceries.
I took a second to greet him and scan his case of water and bag of dog food so he wouldn't have to lift them, th... | 5,050 | 449 | 0.94 | 1,479,994,447 | TalesFromRetail |
I’m Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ask Me Anything. | I’m excited to be back for my fifth AMA.
Melinda and I recently published our latest Annual Letter: http://www.gatesletter.com.
This year it’s addressed to our dear friend Warren Buffett, who donated the bulk of his fortune to our foundation in 2006. In the letter we tell Warren about the impact his amazing gift h... | 97,544 | 16,211 | 0.85 | 1,488,213,383 | IAmA |
Every month a parade would pass through my hometown, but we were never allowed to look at it | I’ve lived in Arizona for the past fifteen years of my life, but I had a very different life before that. I used to live in a small town, in the middle of nowhere. I couldn’t even tell you what side of the country it’s on, or if it even is in the United States.
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It was a small forest town with dense trees in... | 12,433 | 393 | 0.98 | 1,556,830,881 | NoSleep |
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