25 I thought unions were outdated. At 25 I realized that the promise of more bonus money was useless when I had to work near 24/6 to be the best in my team. The management had us fighting a race between ourselves for a very small morsel. Now at 30, I wish more than anything that I was in a union. I wish that I had some means of negoatiating things like how much it costs to see a damn doctor. With a 6 figure salary, I would rather not see a doctor becuase it's so damn expensive. I don't have kids, but if we ever chose to I think I would attempt to have the kid in Canada to save literally thousands of dollars.","Summary: BOA are a bunch of disorganized fucks. My guess is that I have more info on my mortgage than they do. If this works everyone should do it. \n [EDIT] : I'm not planning to stop paying my mortgage. \n [EDIT2] : [Comment]( by climber514d is VERY IMPORTANT if you own a mortgage you should probably be asking the same question. \n [EDIT3] Know any good Chicago area attorneys who are also redditors?\n\nPost: Time line: I bought my house almost 2 years ago. My mortgage originator was a small firm that sold to Fannie within 5 days of closing. Fannie sold it to BOA. I make my checks out to BOA. \n Reading the scandals today I realized it's VERY likley they don't have documentation of my mortgage. If I have a lawyer draft and send a request to them proving that they own the mortgage and they are unable to provide the proof= does it mean i no longer have to pay a mortgage? Does it also mean that I can sue them for wrongly claiming ownership on my home?\n[/r/Law Thread](","Summary: BOA are a bunch of disorganized fucks. My guess is that I have more info on my mortgage than they do. If this works everyone should do it. \n [Original thread](\n\nPost: Time line: I bought my house almost 2 years ago. My mortgage originator was a small firm that sold to Fannie within 5 days of closing. Fannie sold it to BOA. I make my checks out to BOA. \n Reading the scandals today I realized it's VERY likley they don't have documentation of my mortgage. If I have a lawyer draft and send a request to them proving that they own the mortgage and they are unable to provide the proof= does it mean i no longer have to pay a mortgage? Does it also mean that I can sue them for wrongly claiming ownership on my home? \n I didn't even know there WAS an /r/law","Summary: Lady's toilet isn't working- so she doesn't flush for 5 years but keeps using the toilet).\n\nPost: Mine's weak but I once I had birds that nested in my bathroom vent. I tried to get them out using a hanger- but all that did was scare the parents from ever coming back. We went from hearing \"tweet tweet tweet\" to hearing these pitiful little cries. I called an exterminator but he said that the nest was so far back he wouldn't be able to get it. Then I smelled the horrible stench of death. Being the man of the house I was tasked with removing the bodies. I spent about 2 hours one day after work and finally made a hanger into a spiral shaped hook and pulled out a thrush nest with the lifeless bodies of two baby birds about the size of a marshmallow. The smell was the worst thing I've ever smelled in my life. I'll never forget it. Even typing this up I can think of that smell. When I got inside my wife looked at me and I just noded and headed to the shower. \n The next day my dog found a third dead baby bird and did the standard dog thing of rolling around on it. \n Either that or the 6 foot high poop pile i saw on Horaders ("],"string":"[\n \"Summary: Took a photo with my grandfather's brother without realizing it until 7 years later\\n\\nPost: When I was in high school I took got my shoes shined at an airport before an out of state tournament. I was so excited my friends took a picture. Years later (7 years) my grandfather was looking through pics and said \\\"hey my brother's in this picture with you getting his shoes shined.\\\" Sure enough two seats next to me is my grand father's brother. To make this even more odd my grandfather's brother was the equivalent of a supreme court justice in India and rarely left India. It turns out he was in the US for 4 days to meet with Sandra Day O'Connor and he didn't tell any of us in the US because he didn't think we'd be interested.\",\n \"Summary: High school me chided obama for wanting to be president 19 years before it was cool\\n\\nPost: When I , an arrogant alabama high schooler, was visiting harvard at a debate tournament. I was talking to my friends about how by the time we are in college we know what we want to be. To prove it I stopped the first collegey looking person I saw and asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. His response? \\\"The first black president\\\". Without even thinking I angrily retorted \\\"who cares if you're the first BLACK president why don't you just try to be presdient? He had a look that said \\\"what the fuck? I guess No one had ever responded badly to his goal. About ten years later ion my way to work there was some politican shaking hands at the hoboken path station. I walked by and did a double take. It was the same guy from harvard. Then a year later he beat john mccain to become president. I called my high school friends who were with me that day one realized it was obama and had tols his wife it was \\\"classic sqlinjector\\\". The other one was volunterrng for obama in georgia. I was supporting clinton at the time.\",\n \"Summary: can you do anything else?\\n\\nPost: The WWN has a surprisnlgy large staff and I don''t expect to let anyone who has contributed go; however, I suspect that with the amount of content we will be producing we will have to acquire more staff. Honestly- I would rather have people who can perform multiple functions; they are more valuable than a singularly talented person. For example on our current staff some of our MVPs are a sysadmin+writer and a developer + graphic artist.\",\n \"Summary: The catholic church hides pedophiles while normal organizations report and jail pedophiles.\\n\\nPost: It's a job that attracts pedophiles. Also other jobs tend to report thier pedophiles. Every job has pedophiles coming in at a rate, say d pin. The same job has a rate of pedophiles leaving d pout. Many factors make up d pin, including some pedophilic ones such as time alone with children, chances of getting caught, and the normal factors that make up job selection- commute time, compensation, long term job potentials. Factors that make up d pout include the standard attrition, layoffs, moving, death, etc. d pout has a significant factor specific to pedophiles- the coefficient of being caught and the coefficient of being jailed. In normal jobs as the factors that make d pin rise the coeffiecnts of being caught and jailed are artificially increased to protect children. In the Catholic Church both coefficients approach 0.\",\n \"Summary: I told obama to stop worrying about being the first black president\\n\\nPost: Y junior year of highschool I was on trip with the debate team. We were at harvard. while derping around I randomly asked some tall black guy what he wanted to do. He said he was studying at harvgard law and wanted to be the first black president. I responded with a little hostiliyy that he shoulnt care about being the first black president and he should just try to be president. Typical high school me. Ten years later I saw the guy again shaking hands with people outsid the path station in hoboken nj. When I read dreams of my father after he was elected I realized the years matched up.....\",\n \"Summary: Huckabee creeps me out and I have no idea what future he has because of the extreme positions he takes.\\n\\nPost: I've watched him 3 times. Here's what happens- he seems like a nice enough guy- but he is very strong in his conviction. There is something very disturbing about someone who is very nice saying \\\"we should treat homosexuals as differnt than hetrosexuals\\\" or \\\"sorry, but all abortion should be ilegal\\\". \\nHuckabee seems like he should be more middle of the ground and he just isn't.\",\n \"Summary: I expect more out of President Obama than I currently see\\n\\nPost: I'm pleased with almost everything he's done. \\n I'm just dissapointed in how long everything is taking. I want to know why he can't do more. And I don't accept \\\"that's the speed of Washington\\\" as an excuse from Obama. He's done so much in his life and I don't expect \\\"Washington\\\" to be the thing that stops him. I knew it would take awhile to fix some of the bigger problems- but I see zero progress on so many fronts.\",\n \"Summary: seriously?) Pizza or steak?\\n\\nPost: In my opinion pizza is the best food one could have. I've had New York style, Pizza Hutt, Papa Johns, even Dominoes, and all the frozen brands- I even like Tonito's Pizza like Product. \\n I've never had steak so I can't compare. I rely on my fellow redditors to satisfy my curiosity.\",\n \"Summary: My dog was attacked bu tunhurt by an off leash, unfenced dog. \\n Edit: I have no fence, but my deck has gates. My dog sits and suns herself on the gate, but is not allowed anywhere outside without a leash. She has broken off leash once (the leash broke) I think she felt the sudden loss of resistance and stopped (she was chasing a rabbit). After that I always check the leash before taking her out. \\n Edit 2 I once saw a very small yorkie puppy cross the street to \\\"greet\\\" us. I chased it and caught it. I called the owner and it turns out we were in the owners yard. So basicly the owner lets her dog roam free and it crosses the street byitself all the time!\\n\\nPost: I live in a nice suburban neighboorhood. Many people have dogs. Most of the people have electric fenses, traditional fences (wood), or keep thier dogs leashed when outside. There are several, thouhg that do not do anything. I have a small Caviler King Charles Spaniel. When I take her for walks I know there are streets to avoid because in the past the free roaming dogs have come up to us. My dog is very shy and will run around me. The free roaming dogs wll usually chase her and it's very scary. \\n Yesterday while taking her for a walk a neighboor yelled- \\\"hey buddy! get back here.\\\" I turned to see a small white dog running at us. Since it was about hte same size as my dog I thought I'd stop it from running into the street. Instead it snarled and lunged at my dogs neck! In the scuffle I was able to get my dog up, but buddy was still snarling. The owners came by and laughed and said \\\"I'm sorry, and told her dog not to do that again\\\" Said owner then picked up her dog and placed it back on her lawn. (again, no leash, no fence). \\n So what do you redditors do about the freeroaming dogs?\",\n \"Summary: OP wants to start a charity that takes the poorest, lowest caste Indians (untouchables) and turns them into awesome professionals (untouchables). OP wants to do this to say \\\"Fuck you\\\" to belief that birth determines a person's success.\\n\\nPost: I recently traveled to India and was shocked to learn the caste system is still alive and well in India. While India I saw true poverty. If you've seen \\\"Slumdog Millionaire\\\" you have glimpsed the surface of poverty there. In Bombay I saw children who were 4th generation beggars. They were also 4th generation high school graduates. They lived on the sidewalk. These people envied those who lived in corrugated tin roofed shacks. These people lived essentially in huts made of 6 beams of wood and plastic tarp. Most of them expected they would remain desperately poor their entire lives. Then I went to the country side and saw people who were literally starving. The only thing worse than seeing such abject poverty was the attitude most people had to them. I would describe it as \\\"it's very sad, but that's the life they were born into.\\\" \\n My idea for a charity would be one that takes children of the lowest caste- the untouchables and brings them to live, learn, and grow up in the US. In the US there would be one goal for these kids- to make them into lawyers, doctors, engineers. I like this idea because it says \\\"fuck you\\\" to the attitude that birth determines your place in life. \\n I don't know where to get started but I've been thinking about this for a couple of months and thought I would ask reddit.\",\n \"Summary: I'm old, I don't play games much anymore, I am considering a kinect. \\n Also to blow young people's minds: I have a silver membership and after I got a house I've not hooked it to any network. I haven't gotten 360 updates in over a year!\\n\\nPost: Is it worth it? I bought a wii during launch (I actually slept outside a Toys'R US). I bought a 360 during the Spring of the same year to play the TMNT and ever since then my 360 got lots more use than the wii. Eventually I beat all the wii games I had (Zelda, metroid, galaxy) and moved on to 360 games (fable 2 and lots of other games). As time has gone on I bought a house and got a dog and now I barely play anymore. (maybe 2 hours a week- MAYBE). But I'd like to play again and it looks fun enough- but is iit? My wife and I used to play wii games and I'd like to go back to playing something.\",\n \"Summary: Woof woof\\n\\nPost: Dogs. Underwear and \\\"shoe\\\" bomber would have been detected by dogs. Dogs are cheaper to train and maintain than xray scanner. Dogs require one handler. Scanners require multiple operators. Dogs are scalable and fast. Dogs can check rows of people waiting in line to walk through metal detectors. \\n Here are my responses to common concerns: \\n \\n ceramic, nylon, wooden weapons: the amount of damage that can be done by one person or a group of people with these weapons is limited at best. \\n \\n I was going to write more but I couldn't think of anything else that Backscatters/patdowns are supposed to be looking for. \\n Why aren't we using the tried and true solution? It's less invasive, cheaper, easier to implement, highly effective, and grandma won't be molested. Plus- bonus, you'll get to see more dogs at airports.\",\n \"Summary: Go WI protesters. I want to buy you coffee. IT jobs are teh suck.\\n\\nPost: It's Friday night but soon it will be Saturday morning. I'll wake up to a nice pot of coffee but the WI protesters will be freezing their butts off and coffeeless. I'm not a union member (I wish in my profession there were unions), but unions brought us the weekend. The least I can do is warm up a few protestors with some coffee. Dunkin Donuts lets you buy coffee cards- but how do I ensure coffee will get to those protesters? \\n EDIT: My profession is IT. I'm still at work despite starting at 4:00 AM. If I had a union this wouldn't be the case. My company would have to hire more people instead of working us to the bone. I don't know how to start a union. I manage people, I encourage them to mark their time sheets with the hours they work (and not 40 hours flat). Most of those poor bastards get paid a flat salary even though their companies bill hourly. I'd encourage them to form a union but I know they barely have enough time to see thier families as is. WI is a wake up call- we're at the cusp of heading back to the \\\"most people work 7 days week and don't get paid vacation\\\" century.\",\n \"Summary: WTF can we do?????\\n\\nPost: Wisconcin seems like the heart of it but it seems to me with the defunding of PBS, NPR, Planned Parenthood, and other instituions one side has made thier move. I also get the feeling that Obama will likly cave on most of those cuts. \\n So that being said- does anyone have any ideas of what we can do? I know we can run for office- and more people probably should- but in the meantime I feel pretty damn helpless. \\n Other things to note- I work in IT, whenI was 23 -> 25 I thought unions were outdated. At 25 I realized that the promise of more bonus money was useless when I had to work near 24/6 to be the best in my team. The management had us fighting a race between ourselves for a very small morsel. Now at 30, I wish more than anything that I was in a union. I wish that I had some means of negoatiating things like how much it costs to see a damn doctor. With a 6 figure salary, I would rather not see a doctor becuase it's so damn expensive. I don't have kids, but if we ever chose to I think I would attempt to have the kid in Canada to save literally thousands of dollars.\",\n \"Summary: BOA are a bunch of disorganized fucks. My guess is that I have more info on my mortgage than they do. If this works everyone should do it. \\n [EDIT] : I'm not planning to stop paying my mortgage. \\n [EDIT2] : [Comment]( by climber514d is VERY IMPORTANT if you own a mortgage you should probably be asking the same question. \\n [EDIT3] Know any good Chicago area attorneys who are also redditors?\\n\\nPost: Time line: I bought my house almost 2 years ago. My mortgage originator was a small firm that sold to Fannie within 5 days of closing. Fannie sold it to BOA. I make my checks out to BOA. \\n Reading the scandals today I realized it's VERY likley they don't have documentation of my mortgage. If I have a lawyer draft and send a request to them proving that they own the mortgage and they are unable to provide the proof= does it mean i no longer have to pay a mortgage? Does it also mean that I can sue them for wrongly claiming ownership on my home?\\n[/r/Law Thread](\",\n \"Summary: BOA are a bunch of disorganized fucks. My guess is that I have more info on my mortgage than they do. If this works everyone should do it. \\n [Original thread](\\n\\nPost: Time line: I bought my house almost 2 years ago. My mortgage originator was a small firm that sold to Fannie within 5 days of closing. Fannie sold it to BOA. I make my checks out to BOA. \\n Reading the scandals today I realized it's VERY likley they don't have documentation of my mortgage. If I have a lawyer draft and send a request to them proving that they own the mortgage and they are unable to provide the proof= does it mean i no longer have to pay a mortgage? Does it also mean that I can sue them for wrongly claiming ownership on my home? \\n I didn't even know there WAS an /r/law\",\n \"Summary: Lady's toilet isn't working- so she doesn't flush for 5 years but keeps using the toilet).\\n\\nPost: Mine's weak but I once I had birds that nested in my bathroom vent. I tried to get them out using a hanger- but all that did was scare the parents from ever coming back. We went from hearing \\\"tweet tweet tweet\\\" to hearing these pitiful little cries. I called an exterminator but he said that the nest was so far back he wouldn't be able to get it. Then I smelled the horrible stench of death. Being the man of the house I was tasked with removing the bodies. I spent about 2 hours one day after work and finally made a hanger into a spiral shaped hook and pulled out a thrush nest with the lifeless bodies of two baby birds about the size of a marshmallow. The smell was the worst thing I've ever smelled in my life. I'll never forget it. Even typing this up I can think of that smell. When I got inside my wife looked at me and I just noded and headed to the shower. \\n The next day my dog found a third dead baby bird and did the standard dog thing of rolling around on it. \\n Either that or the 6 foot high poop pile i saw on Horaders (\"\n]","isConversational":false},"profile_size":{"kind":"number","value":17,"string":"17"},"task":{"kind":"string","value":"longlamp_4"},"split_kind":{"kind":"string","value":"user_based"},"id":{"kind":"number","value":1989,"string":"1,989"}}},{"rowIdx":1990,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"somewhat_pragmatic"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post Live in an honest rational reality. Demand the same from those around you. Reject bullshit."},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"People are vastly different. They have their own baggage, agendas, and motivations. It is rare that someone's attributes of thoughts and behavior match your own, so it is irrational to overlay your understanding of emotional reaction as the norm. Always view the situation as a rational third party. Deal in reality and honestly. Reject bullshit. Projection rationality from your words and actions. Accept nothing less from those you interact with. \n > Nobody has ever said \"gosh, it's hard to work with her because she's so professional and cool-headed\". Nobody has ever had to plan a strategy, like you've suggested, around dealing with someone like that. IMO, strategizing people's emotions seems like a slippery slope that, while sometimes necessary, shouldn't be, and if they knew you had a flowchart they would probably be very upset. \n I'm assuming this woman you're talking about here is the same one you related an experience where she was swearing at you because you refused to work overtime. If so, examine the situation. Is her demand for you to work overtime a reasonable request? Did you come in late that day? Is the request to work on a special time sensitive project that you have some responsibility for? Did you agree to it in the past but are now refusing? \n If you come to the conclusion that what is being asked is unreasonable, voice that. \"I understand that you want me to work later[verifying her request], but this isn't something I've agreed to , I'm not obligated to, and I'd prefer not to [stating your recognition of responsibilities, and your deference to decline]. I'm flattered that you like my work enough to ask me, [recognizing shared views, and appreciation] and I'm happy to work on that with you first thing in the morning, but not tonight [offering a reasonable alternative to her request]\". \n If you are in the right and if she starts calling you names and swearing, you do what a rational human being would do, you get offending! (lets say her name is Pam) \n \"Pam, I don't appreciate being called names. I understand you're upset, but your name calling is out of line.\" \n If she keeps going you point out again, that it is unreasonable, and state your intentions. \n \"Pam, if you continue with the name calling I'm going to bring it up with my boss about your behavior. I'm happy to work with you on that task tomorrow morning, are you interested in my time then or not?\" \n If she is in the wrong, and you've been reasonable, rational and clear thats all you can do. You're not required to capitulate to her demands unless your boss orders you to do so. If you're ordered to by your boss, then you do so, if your boss regularly orders you to do irrational things, find a new job."},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"People are vastly different. They have their own baggage, agendas, and motivations. It is rare that someone's attributes of thoughts and behavior match your own, so it is irrational to overlay your understanding of emotional reaction as the norm. Always view the situation as a rational third party. Deal in reality and honestly. Reject bullshit. Projection rationality from your words and actions. Accept nothing less from those you interact with. \n > Nobody has ever said \"gosh, it's hard to work with her because she's so professional and cool-headed\". Nobody has ever had to plan a strategy, like you've suggested, around dealing with someone like that. IMO, strategizing people's emotions seems like a slippery slope that, while sometimes necessary, shouldn't be, and if they knew you had a flowchart they would probably be very upset. \n I'm assuming this woman you're talking about here is the same one you related an experience where she was swearing at you because you refused to work overtime. If so, examine the situation. Is her demand for you to work overtime a reasonable request? Did you come in late that day? Is the request to work on a special time sensitive project that you have some responsibility for? Did you agree to it in the past but are now refusing? \n If you come to the conclusion that what is being asked is unreasonable, voice that. \"I understand that you want me to work later[verifying her request], but this isn't something I've agreed to , I'm not obligated to, and I'd prefer not to [stating your recognition of responsibilities, and your deference to decline]. I'm flattered that you like my work enough to ask me, [recognizing shared views, and appreciation] and I'm happy to work on that with you first thing in the morning, but not tonight [offering a reasonable alternative to her request]\". \n If you are in the right and if she starts calling you names and swearing, you do what a rational human being would do, you get offending! (lets say her name is Pam) \n \"Pam, I don't appreciate being called names. I understand you're upset, but your name calling is out of line.\" \n If she keeps going you point out again, that it is unreasonable, and state your intentions. \n \"Pam, if you continue with the name calling I'm going to bring it up with my boss about your behavior. I'm happy to work with you on that task tomorrow morning, are you interested in my time then or not?\" \n If she is in the wrong, and you've been reasonable, rational and clear thats all you can do. You're not required to capitulate to her demands unless your boss orders you to do so. If you're ordered to by your boss, then you do so, if your boss regularly orders you to do irrational things, find a new job."},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: Cash advance from a credit card is very costly. Use it very sparingly (if at all), and only in very dire situations.\n\nPost: The only way you could pay off the car with your credit card is to do a balance transfer to your checking, but that typically comes with 3-4% balance transfer fee, which would make it not worth it \n This wouldn't be called a balance transfer (which is from one card to another), but instead a cash advance . Its important because the rules for cash advance are a bit different. \n \n You start paying interest from day 1 (no grace period) \n the interest rate for cash advance is usually much higher. 25%-30% is common.","Summary: You're in the super shaving club house and surprised that people here are really into it.\n\nPost: This true of most communities. You have those that consume the product or service and those that are true enthusiasts. You yourself are likely an enthusiast in some other community, and there's nothing wrong with that at all. \n I'm a single razor, bowl, and brush person myself. However, I benefit from the amount of time and effort the enthusiasts on /r/wicked_edge and others share if I decide to go looking for a new razor someday, or if I am running into an odd problem that may be common knowledge to someone else.","Summary: You can beat this, but right now it looks like you're falling into all the traps that the credit card companies want you to fall for to get you into deeper reoccurring debt. Don't be a sucker for their game, you're better than that. :)\n\nPost: But see the thing is, I could pay the whole thing off in a month if I had no other expenses. \n Right, but you DO have other expenses. So how is your statement valid? \n >I don't see this is anything insurmountable or anything I need to worry about too much. I plan on paying back $1000/month from May-August before it's back down to a zero balance. \n What if you have a $1000 car repair bill suddenly come up? You're now looking at the Jan of 2016 before you can pay off the card. \n >I just don't want to accrue hundreds of dollars in Interest between now and then. \n Of course not, but increasing your credit line is kicking the can down the road. \n > Nothing to be returned, still need to carry the card because I still want points on everything I buy all the time. I don't see why I would put $40 on my debit when I could put $40 on the credit, get $1.50 for free, and use the $40 in my debit account to pay the credit card. \n That $1.50 \"free\" will cost you $2.80 additional if you let that $40 sit on your card accruing interest until August. \n > I'm already in control of credit, I'm not going to buy anything else outside of daily expenses until it's paid down, I just want to avoid the interest if at all possible. But only if it won't adversely affect me somewhere down the line in some way or there isn't anything I'm missing. \n You said in your first post you're went crazy last month and are trying to get it under control. That doesn't sound the same. If you lost control last month, what will prevent you from losing control again in the months ahead doubling the problem? \n > Like for example, Credit Karma shows me having 8 accounts open with a rating of \"poor\" right now. But 6 of those 8 show as closed with no negative marks (things like mattress and oven that I bought with a no interest financing and paid off, then closed). I don't want to screw myself by opening another line of credit, but I would also be transferring the balance from the two current ones, closing the Wells Fargo, and then sitting at 2 again with my new card and my bank Mastercard. \n When you start playing a shell game of moving debt it should be a red flag to you. The only safe way to play that game is if you have money already liquid that you could pay off all the debt and \"cash out\" of the shell game if the situation changes to your disadvantage.","Summary: If they did what we do, we wouldn't be able to do what we do.\n\nPost: I don't understand the stigma and fear attached to credit cards. \n There are many many people that don't have the foresight or self control to use credit cards properly. If someone knows this about themselves it is not a personal failing of them to avoid credit cards. \n >All you gotta do is make sure you're not looking at that available credit line as how much money you have to spend. \n For those that have spending problems, I don't think they look at the total amount of the credit line when spending. I think they just spend mindlessly and only understand they have a problem once a month when the bill comes. \n Understand that all of these credit card benefits and sign up deals wouldn't exist without the hordes of people using credit cards poorly. They finance the rest of us getting cash back and hundreds of dollars of sign up bonuses.","Summary: Clearly they both really were Jesus, but thats no more crazy than the accepted Trinity.\n\nPost: About a half hour later, they emerged to announce that they had discussed the matter, prayed a bit, re-read some parts of the New Testament, and had come to the conclusion that Jesus B was the True Messiah, and Jesus A was actually John the Baptist. \n I would have figured they would have had better imaginations. If the Trinity can recognize that \"The father, the son, and the holy ghost\" all are the same thing, yet are separate entities, why not TWO copies of the son? How is that any less reasonably?","Summary: Dental insurance likely wouldn't fix this either.\n\nPost: The rest of your advice is great, upvote! however... \n > Beyond the obvious to find another job as quickly as possible \n In my experience dental insurance doesn't cover much. Some I've seen have a $1k per incident coverage, and many have a $2k/year max coverage. $2k is certainly better than nothing, but you must also subtract what you're paying in premiums.","Summary: The profit margin of CBS over cable is likely much higher than they could charge for CBS over streaming.\n\nPost: There's no reason not to start their own streaming service. \n Cannibalistic products is a reason. \n Lets say I make $10/user on product X and $1/user on product Y. If the use case for product X and Y overlap by say 90% I can expect to lose a huge number of my product X subscribers in favor of a gain in Product Y. I've just lost 90% of the money I used to make.","Summary: its just as important improving our communication skills as it is our tech skills\n\nPost: As Sysadmins we focus on our tech skills, sometimes to a fault. Ultimately our job is to support our end users and help them achieve whatever their goal is. \n Frequently we need to put the tech book down and learn better communication. Our users don't speak in our language and have very little chance of rising to our level of tech. Therefore it is incumbent upon us to be able to learn their language. This may mean taking communications classes, or business course, or event...picking up a management book. \n I've been able to improve the technical solutions I deliver by better understanding the language of my users. It also results in less rework. Lastly, when understanding their motivations you can sometimes give them insight that the technological solution has limitations that would negate the entire request.","Summary: if they're too expensive, you're not the customer they're looking for yet.\n\nPost: they should not cost $15 either \n They cost what the market will bear. It is far more complicated than a single price for a single point in time. This is what the study of economics is. \n Essentially the movie companies know that there is a small segment of consumers that will pay $15 for a movie, but many won't. They want that $15 from those willing to pay it, so they introduce the movie at that price. After those buyers have been exhausted, they lower the price to capture the next group of buyers on the demand curve that are willing to wait and pay $11 for the movie, etc etc. \n Did you know that movies for home viewing used to cost $90-$100 for each copy when they were \"new releases\"? Crazy huh? Who would buy at that rate? Video stores. They'd pay that much and rent that copy out dozens of times for $2-$3 a night, and make their money back. Only months later would it drop down to $20-$30 for a single copy.","Summary: Not everyone works at McDonalds because they're lazy. Middle class benefits from the minimum wage increase by reaping the increased work from production cause by the massive injection of new consumer capital which is what happens when lower income workers get additional revenue. \n > \n> I hope they replace them with robots. Would be far more sanitary too \n Be careful what you wish for. You too, may be replace by a robot in time.\n\nPost: That's why I get so irritated at these massive minimum wage increases... why should I have to pay more for something because you insist on working at mcdonalds your whole life? \n Expecting others to live in poverty to sustain your lifestyle is a pretty crappy way to live. A healthy society won't do this, and ultimately it leads to revolution (see revolutions in Russia or China in the last century). \n There is a not insignificant portion of the population that isn't working minimum wage by choice but don't have the skills or physical abilities to do more. Simply writing off that huge portion of our population as lazy is pretty arrogant. \n Second, you're not seeing the whole picture of wages across all sectors. If minimum wage increases, there will be segment of workers that were making higher than minimum wage at work they don't like (for whatever reason) that will quit and take an easier/better conditions minimum wage job. This will put upward pressure on wages for jobs above minimum wage. Employers will have to pay more for someone to work the job now. \n Also, more income in the lower income workers means that money gets spent back into the economy much faster than middle income or higher income. This means that producers must increase production to meet new demand, which means buying more raw materials (from other producers) and hiring more workers to do the production. \n This is where you come in. You say your business is contractual. If there are employers that have had to increase production to cover the upsurge in demand, you'll likely have more clients looking for your services. When you have one client you price yourself to get the job. When you have 10 potential clients you raise your rates to extract the most money from your efforts. So this is where you get your raise from the minimum wage increase.","Summary: So you can try to prevent them from knowing WHO/WHAT you are or you can try to prevent them from REACHING you with the message they've crafted specifically for you to encourage you to buy their product. The latter is much easier than the former. \n source: I have a marketing degree.\n\nPost: Know your enemy. \n First, marketers know how to get their message in front of you. They call this \"reach\". They know what magazines/newspapers you buy, what websites you read, what radio stations you listen to, what shows you watch and on what channels. They have your email address and probably even your phone number to send you texts. \n Next they know what you are (demographics): what your approximate income is, where you live, how much you spent on your house, what car you drive (and what car you'd rather drive). \n Lastly, They likely even know what you'll want to buy next before YOU even know. They know what your religion is. What you value. Which candidate you'd like to win the presidency. They probably know how you like your eggs cooked in the morning. These they call \"psychographics\". \n If it makes you feel better, they don't know these things about you buy starting with your name. They look at all 29 year olds, and see what cars they're driving, see what religion those folks are, then how that smaller group likes their eggs cooked etc. In the end they find you because of who/what you are, and not by starting with you as an individual.","Summary: cash out now, if you REALLY want it in the future you can rebuy it.\n\nPost: I bought them because I liked games as a kid, but I grew out of it without realizing, got a good job and bought all the things I couldn't have when I was younger. \n Welcome to adulthood! This happens to all of us. For me it was comic books and *sigh* \"collectables\". \n >but again, what if I need/want them later? \n For me it was the realization of two things: \n \n Many of the things (especially technology) have a certain dollar figure of value. Most of what I had (and I suspect you're the same) is going DOWN in value, not UP. So holding onto it is another version of throwing money way. \n \n I know I won't want all of this stuff again. I might just want a fraction of it. So sell nearly all of it. If you really do decide you want some of this, you'll have the money from the sales to re-buy in the future. Realistically, I've never re-bought any of my stuff. There are always new and more interesting things coming out. The exception to this is a few Genesis games I bought on Steam. I think I spent $5 to rebuy the Shining Force RPG series. This purchase also takes up zero space in a home unlike the original console did.","Summary: Bought my own modem for $18, I get double the speed now, and pay $4 less per month\n\nPost: I did this just recently. Just moved to TWC for cable modem service. At the time of install (self install) I wanted the TWC provided modem to make sure everything worked and to have full support available should I need it. I went two weeks on the TWC provide modem without issues. It was time to buy my own. I'm pay for the 15Mbs tier. I did several speed tests and was getting a solid 14.5Mbs down. \n TWC charges $3.95/month to rent their DOCSIS 3 modem. From all reports I could see, the benefits of DOCSIS 3 only kick in above the 15Mbs teir. This means I could buy a MUCH cheaper DOCSIS 2.0 modem. I consulted the [TWC list of approved modems]( and found the Motorola SB5101 used at an internet seller for $18 shipped. I bought that modem and a bit more than a week later it showed up. \n Before I did the swap I did a final speed test on the TWC DOCSIS 3 modem: 14.49Mbs. I swapped the modem and was on the phone with TWC for all of 10 minutes total (you call TWC and give the MAC address of the modem you purchased). After rebooting my router all was working great. Then I did another speed test: 25.1Mbs, then another 5 minutes later 29Mbs! \n Thats right! My speed is now double the tier I'm paying for, and I'm paying $3.95 LESS (no more modem rental) a month! Yes this modem can die, and yes it is used, but I have a 4.5 month payback time window. I'm quite fine with that.","Summary: I want to be able to afford replacement body parts when I'm old.\n\nPost: When I get old enough my parts are going to start wearing out. Quality of life will be a major question. However, I have another 25-40 years before this will happen. I see some pretty major technological changes in medicine replacement parts coming. Biologically grown parts, Robot replacement parts, or medicine to make my parts last longer. These will be incredibly expensive. I want to be able to afford all of these things. I don't want the last 10-15 years of my life to be confined to a chair or know pain as a constant companion.","Summary: When you want it, fuses work faster than breakers protecting the electronics you want protected.\n\nPost: No Electronic Engineers here? \n Fuses blow out faster than breakers. When you have an over-current situation you want that circuit dead as fast as possible to protect the electronics. \n This goes to the physics of how each works. Fuses physically disintegrate the conductor (inside the fuse) as there is a maximum current capacity of the fuse element before it burns up. \n Mechanical breakers work by having an electromagnet tuned to a specific current rating that will pull conductor contacts apart breaking the circuit (the other method is thermal). The problem with this is that to have that magnetic field you have to have current flowing, meaning the over-current situation exists for a longer period of time which means possibly more damage to the electronics you're trying to protect."],"string":"[\n \"Summary: Cash advance from a credit card is very costly. Use it very sparingly (if at all), and only in very dire situations.\\n\\nPost: The only way you could pay off the car with your credit card is to do a balance transfer to your checking, but that typically comes with 3-4% balance transfer fee, which would make it not worth it \\n This wouldn't be called a balance transfer (which is from one card to another), but instead a cash advance . Its important because the rules for cash advance are a bit different. \\n \\n You start paying interest from day 1 (no grace period) \\n the interest rate for cash advance is usually much higher. 25%-30% is common.\",\n \"Summary: You're in the super shaving club house and surprised that people here are really into it.\\n\\nPost: This true of most communities. You have those that consume the product or service and those that are true enthusiasts. You yourself are likely an enthusiast in some other community, and there's nothing wrong with that at all. \\n I'm a single razor, bowl, and brush person myself. However, I benefit from the amount of time and effort the enthusiasts on /r/wicked_edge and others share if I decide to go looking for a new razor someday, or if I am running into an odd problem that may be common knowledge to someone else.\",\n \"Summary: You can beat this, but right now it looks like you're falling into all the traps that the credit card companies want you to fall for to get you into deeper reoccurring debt. Don't be a sucker for their game, you're better than that. :)\\n\\nPost: But see the thing is, I could pay the whole thing off in a month if I had no other expenses. \\n Right, but you DO have other expenses. So how is your statement valid? \\n >I don't see this is anything insurmountable or anything I need to worry about too much. I plan on paying back $1000/month from May-August before it's back down to a zero balance. \\n What if you have a $1000 car repair bill suddenly come up? You're now looking at the Jan of 2016 before you can pay off the card. \\n >I just don't want to accrue hundreds of dollars in Interest between now and then. \\n Of course not, but increasing your credit line is kicking the can down the road. \\n > Nothing to be returned, still need to carry the card because I still want points on everything I buy all the time. I don't see why I would put $40 on my debit when I could put $40 on the credit, get $1.50 for free, and use the $40 in my debit account to pay the credit card. \\n That $1.50 \\\"free\\\" will cost you $2.80 additional if you let that $40 sit on your card accruing interest until August. \\n > I'm already in control of credit, I'm not going to buy anything else outside of daily expenses until it's paid down, I just want to avoid the interest if at all possible. But only if it won't adversely affect me somewhere down the line in some way or there isn't anything I'm missing. \\n You said in your first post you're went crazy last month and are trying to get it under control. That doesn't sound the same. If you lost control last month, what will prevent you from losing control again in the months ahead doubling the problem? \\n > Like for example, Credit Karma shows me having 8 accounts open with a rating of \\\"poor\\\" right now. But 6 of those 8 show as closed with no negative marks (things like mattress and oven that I bought with a no interest financing and paid off, then closed). I don't want to screw myself by opening another line of credit, but I would also be transferring the balance from the two current ones, closing the Wells Fargo, and then sitting at 2 again with my new card and my bank Mastercard. \\n When you start playing a shell game of moving debt it should be a red flag to you. The only safe way to play that game is if you have money already liquid that you could pay off all the debt and \\\"cash out\\\" of the shell game if the situation changes to your disadvantage.\",\n \"Summary: If they did what we do, we wouldn't be able to do what we do.\\n\\nPost: I don't understand the stigma and fear attached to credit cards. \\n There are many many people that don't have the foresight or self control to use credit cards properly. If someone knows this about themselves it is not a personal failing of them to avoid credit cards. \\n >All you gotta do is make sure you're not looking at that available credit line as how much money you have to spend. \\n For those that have spending problems, I don't think they look at the total amount of the credit line when spending. I think they just spend mindlessly and only understand they have a problem once a month when the bill comes. \\n Understand that all of these credit card benefits and sign up deals wouldn't exist without the hordes of people using credit cards poorly. They finance the rest of us getting cash back and hundreds of dollars of sign up bonuses.\",\n \"Summary: Clearly they both really were Jesus, but thats no more crazy than the accepted Trinity.\\n\\nPost: About a half hour later, they emerged to announce that they had discussed the matter, prayed a bit, re-read some parts of the New Testament, and had come to the conclusion that Jesus B was the True Messiah, and Jesus A was actually John the Baptist. \\n I would have figured they would have had better imaginations. If the Trinity can recognize that \\\"The father, the son, and the holy ghost\\\" all are the same thing, yet are separate entities, why not TWO copies of the son? How is that any less reasonably?\",\n \"Summary: Dental insurance likely wouldn't fix this either.\\n\\nPost: The rest of your advice is great, upvote! however... \\n > Beyond the obvious to find another job as quickly as possible \\n In my experience dental insurance doesn't cover much. Some I've seen have a $1k per incident coverage, and many have a $2k/year max coverage. $2k is certainly better than nothing, but you must also subtract what you're paying in premiums.\",\n \"Summary: The profit margin of CBS over cable is likely much higher than they could charge for CBS over streaming.\\n\\nPost: There's no reason not to start their own streaming service. \\n Cannibalistic products is a reason. \\n Lets say I make $10/user on product X and $1/user on product Y. If the use case for product X and Y overlap by say 90% I can expect to lose a huge number of my product X subscribers in favor of a gain in Product Y. I've just lost 90% of the money I used to make.\",\n \"Summary: its just as important improving our communication skills as it is our tech skills\\n\\nPost: As Sysadmins we focus on our tech skills, sometimes to a fault. Ultimately our job is to support our end users and help them achieve whatever their goal is. \\n Frequently we need to put the tech book down and learn better communication. Our users don't speak in our language and have very little chance of rising to our level of tech. Therefore it is incumbent upon us to be able to learn their language. This may mean taking communications classes, or business course, or event...picking up a management book. \\n I've been able to improve the technical solutions I deliver by better understanding the language of my users. It also results in less rework. Lastly, when understanding their motivations you can sometimes give them insight that the technological solution has limitations that would negate the entire request.\",\n \"Summary: if they're too expensive, you're not the customer they're looking for yet.\\n\\nPost: they should not cost $15 either \\n They cost what the market will bear. It is far more complicated than a single price for a single point in time. This is what the study of economics is. \\n Essentially the movie companies know that there is a small segment of consumers that will pay $15 for a movie, but many won't. They want that $15 from those willing to pay it, so they introduce the movie at that price. After those buyers have been exhausted, they lower the price to capture the next group of buyers on the demand curve that are willing to wait and pay $11 for the movie, etc etc. \\n Did you know that movies for home viewing used to cost $90-$100 for each copy when they were \\\"new releases\\\"? Crazy huh? Who would buy at that rate? Video stores. They'd pay that much and rent that copy out dozens of times for $2-$3 a night, and make their money back. Only months later would it drop down to $20-$30 for a single copy.\",\n \"Summary: Not everyone works at McDonalds because they're lazy. Middle class benefits from the minimum wage increase by reaping the increased work from production cause by the massive injection of new consumer capital which is what happens when lower income workers get additional revenue. \\n > \\n> I hope they replace them with robots. Would be far more sanitary too \\n Be careful what you wish for. You too, may be replace by a robot in time.\\n\\nPost: That's why I get so irritated at these massive minimum wage increases... why should I have to pay more for something because you insist on working at mcdonalds your whole life? \\n Expecting others to live in poverty to sustain your lifestyle is a pretty crappy way to live. A healthy society won't do this, and ultimately it leads to revolution (see revolutions in Russia or China in the last century). \\n There is a not insignificant portion of the population that isn't working minimum wage by choice but don't have the skills or physical abilities to do more. Simply writing off that huge portion of our population as lazy is pretty arrogant. \\n Second, you're not seeing the whole picture of wages across all sectors. If minimum wage increases, there will be segment of workers that were making higher than minimum wage at work they don't like (for whatever reason) that will quit and take an easier/better conditions minimum wage job. This will put upward pressure on wages for jobs above minimum wage. Employers will have to pay more for someone to work the job now. \\n Also, more income in the lower income workers means that money gets spent back into the economy much faster than middle income or higher income. This means that producers must increase production to meet new demand, which means buying more raw materials (from other producers) and hiring more workers to do the production. \\n This is where you come in. You say your business is contractual. If there are employers that have had to increase production to cover the upsurge in demand, you'll likely have more clients looking for your services. When you have one client you price yourself to get the job. When you have 10 potential clients you raise your rates to extract the most money from your efforts. So this is where you get your raise from the minimum wage increase.\",\n \"Summary: So you can try to prevent them from knowing WHO/WHAT you are or you can try to prevent them from REACHING you with the message they've crafted specifically for you to encourage you to buy their product. The latter is much easier than the former. \\n source: I have a marketing degree.\\n\\nPost: Know your enemy. \\n First, marketers know how to get their message in front of you. They call this \\\"reach\\\". They know what magazines/newspapers you buy, what websites you read, what radio stations you listen to, what shows you watch and on what channels. They have your email address and probably even your phone number to send you texts. \\n Next they know what you are (demographics): what your approximate income is, where you live, how much you spent on your house, what car you drive (and what car you'd rather drive). \\n Lastly, They likely even know what you'll want to buy next before YOU even know. They know what your religion is. What you value. Which candidate you'd like to win the presidency. They probably know how you like your eggs cooked in the morning. These they call \\\"psychographics\\\". \\n If it makes you feel better, they don't know these things about you buy starting with your name. They look at all 29 year olds, and see what cars they're driving, see what religion those folks are, then how that smaller group likes their eggs cooked etc. In the end they find you because of who/what you are, and not by starting with you as an individual.\",\n \"Summary: cash out now, if you REALLY want it in the future you can rebuy it.\\n\\nPost: I bought them because I liked games as a kid, but I grew out of it without realizing, got a good job and bought all the things I couldn't have when I was younger. \\n Welcome to adulthood! This happens to all of us. For me it was comic books and *sigh* \\\"collectables\\\". \\n >but again, what if I need/want them later? \\n For me it was the realization of two things: \\n \\n Many of the things (especially technology) have a certain dollar figure of value. Most of what I had (and I suspect you're the same) is going DOWN in value, not UP. So holding onto it is another version of throwing money way. \\n \\n I know I won't want all of this stuff again. I might just want a fraction of it. So sell nearly all of it. If you really do decide you want some of this, you'll have the money from the sales to re-buy in the future. Realistically, I've never re-bought any of my stuff. There are always new and more interesting things coming out. The exception to this is a few Genesis games I bought on Steam. I think I spent $5 to rebuy the Shining Force RPG series. This purchase also takes up zero space in a home unlike the original console did.\",\n \"Summary: Bought my own modem for $18, I get double the speed now, and pay $4 less per month\\n\\nPost: I did this just recently. Just moved to TWC for cable modem service. At the time of install (self install) I wanted the TWC provided modem to make sure everything worked and to have full support available should I need it. I went two weeks on the TWC provide modem without issues. It was time to buy my own. I'm pay for the 15Mbs tier. I did several speed tests and was getting a solid 14.5Mbs down. \\n TWC charges $3.95/month to rent their DOCSIS 3 modem. From all reports I could see, the benefits of DOCSIS 3 only kick in above the 15Mbs teir. This means I could buy a MUCH cheaper DOCSIS 2.0 modem. I consulted the [TWC list of approved modems]( and found the Motorola SB5101 used at an internet seller for $18 shipped. I bought that modem and a bit more than a week later it showed up. \\n Before I did the swap I did a final speed test on the TWC DOCSIS 3 modem: 14.49Mbs. I swapped the modem and was on the phone with TWC for all of 10 minutes total (you call TWC and give the MAC address of the modem you purchased). After rebooting my router all was working great. Then I did another speed test: 25.1Mbs, then another 5 minutes later 29Mbs! \\n Thats right! My speed is now double the tier I'm paying for, and I'm paying $3.95 LESS (no more modem rental) a month! Yes this modem can die, and yes it is used, but I have a 4.5 month payback time window. I'm quite fine with that.\",\n \"Summary: I want to be able to afford replacement body parts when I'm old.\\n\\nPost: When I get old enough my parts are going to start wearing out. Quality of life will be a major question. However, I have another 25-40 years before this will happen. I see some pretty major technological changes in medicine replacement parts coming. Biologically grown parts, Robot replacement parts, or medicine to make my parts last longer. These will be incredibly expensive. I want to be able to afford all of these things. I don't want the last 10-15 years of my life to be confined to a chair or know pain as a constant companion.\",\n \"Summary: When you want it, fuses work faster than breakers protecting the electronics you want protected.\\n\\nPost: No Electronic Engineers here? \\n Fuses blow out faster than breakers. When you have an over-current situation you want that circuit dead as fast as possible to protect the electronics. \\n This goes to the physics of how each works. Fuses physically disintegrate the conductor (inside the fuse) as there is a maximum current capacity of the fuse element before it burns up. \\n Mechanical breakers work by having an electromagnet tuned to a specific current rating that will pull conductor contacts apart breaking the circuit (the other method is thermal). The problem with this is that to have that magnetic field you have to have current flowing, meaning the over-current situation exists for a longer period of time which means possibly more damage to the electronics you're trying to protect.\"\n]","isConversational":false},"profile_size":{"kind":"number","value":15,"string":"15"},"task":{"kind":"string","value":"longlamp_4"},"split_kind":{"kind":"string","value":"user_based"},"id":{"kind":"number","value":1990,"string":"1,990"}}},{"rowIdx":1991,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"TidalPotential"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post Illusions aren't real, thus alignment don't real. Plus, it's to kill evil monsters, which is typically a good thing."},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"Well, WRT alignment, it's all really squishy. There's no solid rules for it, except where there are. That said, in both my own ideal vision and my own compromise-riddled vision for Golarion, using an illusion to bait evil monsters so you can kill them is - at worst - neutral, with no particular ping on lawful/chaotic. You're not actually sticking little girls out in the forest - you're making a magical image of one. The image doesn't have any feelings, any soul, or even any tangibility barring high level or mythic magic."},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"Well, WRT alignment, it's all really squishy. There's no solid rules for it, except where there are. That said, in both my own ideal vision and my own compromise-riddled vision for Golarion, using an illusion to bait evil monsters so you can kill them is - at worst - neutral, with no particular ping on lawful/chaotic. You're not actually sticking little girls out in the forest - you're making a magical image of one. The image doesn't have any feelings, any soul, or even any tangibility barring high level or mythic magic."},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: I don't get this, unless a healer doesn't intersperse heals with damage, which is stupid not to do.\n\nPost: I really don't get this mentality. I have played all three specs of commando, healing and dos sorc, and I get more medals in heal spec. Of course, I don't exclusively heal... That's stupid. Spend resources, don't let em regenerate to a full bar. Commando hammer shot CSC builds on offensive hammer shots too.","Summary: unattended objects don't get a save, and probably catch fire. attended objects have jack shit happen to them, unless they're worn by a creature who you lit on fire.\n\nPost: You cast the spell. You now have the following ability. \n You can, as a standard action direct your gaze at a single creature or object within 30 feet of your location. Targeted creatures must succeed at a fortitude save or take 1d6 points of damage. Unattended creatures do not get a save. Creatures damaged by the spell must make a reflex save or catch fire. \n The rest of the spell is simply the rules on fire. \n There are three parts to the \"direct your gaze\" part of the spell, then. \n First. If the target is a creature, it must succeed at a fortitude save or take 1d6 points of damage. \n Second. If the target is an unattended object, it does not get a save. Presumably, it then takes 1d6 points of damage. It also might catch on fire, though this is unclear. I'd probably state that it does, if it's flammable. \n Third, if the target is a creature and is damage by the spell, it must make a reflex save or catch fire. \n Thus, I was wrong earlier. There are two targets that have any affect with this spell - a creature (which must make a fortitude save or take 1d6 damage and risk catching on fire) and an unattended object (which takes damage, but may or may not catch on fire - this is unclear.) \n You can direct your gaze at an attended object, but there is no effect enumerated for such a thing, and thus nothing happens. \n Additionally, if you catch on fire, flammable items you're wearing must also save or take the same damage. Fortunately, a carried item is not worn, so if your bow is in your hands, it cannot take damage from this fire.","Summary: No killing people with feather token trees.\n\nPost: I'm as big of a fan of the feather tokens - especially trees - as the next guy. However, it definitely can't be used to kill people like that. \n >Tree 400 gp \n -\n>Each of these items is a small feather that has a power to suit a special need. The kinds of tokens are described below. Each token is usable once. A particular feather token has no specific features to identify it unless its magic aura is viewed—even tokens with identical powers can be wildly different in appearance. \n -\n>Tree: A token that causes a great oak to spring into being (5-foot-diameter trunk, 60-foot height, 40-foot top diameter). This is an instantaneous effect. \n -\n>CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS \n >(...)Craft Wondrous Item, major creation \n Okay. First, it's a 400gp item. Now, wealth is an important thing in this game. 400 gp is worth - typically - a use-activated item of a 2nd level spell at CL 4. That's someone taking 3d6 damage with a shot at catching on fire with a fort save - for half. That's definitely not \"There's a tree growing underneath you now. You die/You take mad damage.\" \n Second. The tree appearing is an instantaneous effect. That means it doesn't grow - it appears, fully formed, in the blink of an eye, leaving no way for someone to be lifted. Unfortunately, they say nothing direct about what happens if you try to do it in a creature's square. Nor does the keyed spell - it has a 10 minute casting time, and the spell it's keyed off of has a 1 minute casting time. Not exactly going to kill someone with that, unless you use it like a vise or something. However, we can take some inspiration from one spell that does refer to what happens if you're suddenly somewhere you shouldn't be. \n >If you arrive in a place that is already occupied by a solid body, you and each creature traveling with you take 1d6 points of damage and are shunted to a random open space on a suitable surface within 100 feet of the intended location. \n >If there is no free space within 100 feet, you and each creature traveling with you take an additional 2d6 points of damage and are shunted to a free space within 1,000 feet. If there is no free space within 1,000 feet, you and each creature travelling with you take an additional 4d6 points of damage and the spell simply fails. \n It's a five-foot diameter. The tree cannot form fully where it is, but is brought into existence by a conjuration effect, so it seems sensible to refer to this. Which means that if you throw it in a dungeon with insufficient space for a large tree, it takes 1d6 damage and shunts to a random suitable location within 100 feet of the square the placed the token. If there's no space within 100 feet - such as if you're in a really deep dungeon with no open areas - it takes an additional 2d6 damage and increases the shunt range to 1000, and if there's nothing suitable in 1000 feet you simply don't get a tree. Sorry. \n Now you could be nice and say you'll get a big shaft of wood in the middle of the dungeon where part of the tree can form, and still apply the \"random\" bit if they try to place it in a creature, which is what I'd likely do.","Summary: Higher skillcap @ 50%\nAbility to shoot behind you without failing hard @ high speeds.\n\nPost: Inheritance shouldn't be 100% because it's nigh impossible to shoot back at high speeds (spinfusors travel at about 250-275sanics, I've broken that on a god damned doombringer) and because, due to how the human brain is wired, a 100% is much more instinctive to hit assuming relatively same speeds. It takes LESS skill to hit at 100% than at 50%, which means 50% allows for a higher skillcap.","Summary: Military not a waste. Stupid wars for politicians that go on forever accomplishing nothing are a waste.\n\nPost: Ah, yes, the huge waste of money that keeps us safe and has given us the internet, duct tape, modern aviation, the interstate system, and any number of other technological things we use every day. \n Military interventionism (a political move) is the problem, with our troops being where they shouldn't. Having a reasonable defense force with money in applied military research (and intervening where we have proof, and can get in and out as quickly and painlessly as possible) is not at all a waste.","Summary: yes, 2nd amendment means you can have assault rifles. Nothing in the constitution precludes a single-payor healthcare system and I support one myself.\n\nPost: It absolutely was. \n The 2nd amendment is meant to keep our government from being able to overpower the citizenship. I don't care if you think that's not likely to happen, that no government in the US would ever do that - the 2nd amendment means that any citizen who is of sane mind should have full access to any weapon the U.S. government does, and should be able to carry them as desired. \n That said, the \"of sane mind\" bit matters quite a bit, and I would support a (well done, intelligently planned) single-payor system over the cluster fuck of some people getting lots of aid and others getting none.","Summary: you can full-round action and swift action. It's legit.\n\nPost: Okay. Actions in pathfinder! \n Free, Immediate, Swift, Move, Standard, Full-round. \n Any (reasonable) number of free actions may be taken per round, regardless of what else you do that round. \n An immediate action may be done at any time, during your turn or otherwise, but eats up your swift action on your next turn, even if it's taken during your turn functioning as a swift action if taken during your turn but taking up your next turn's swift action if taken off of your turn. \n You have one swift action per turn, regardless of what other actions you take. \n You have one move and one standard action per turn, but you can trade your standard down to have two move actions, or trade both your move and your standard in for a single full-round action. None of these have any bearing on how many swift, free, or immediate actions you can take in a given turn. \n There's also the odd spells with a 1 round casting time, which is a full-round action that continues until the start of your next turn, meaning you spend a full-round action to cast, then are still casting - and thus need concentration checks if you take damage - until the start of your next turn, when the spell finally takes effect. \n More than 1 round casting time gets a bit fuzzy, but I'm pretty sure it's the same principle as the previous - a full-round action each turn. It may or may not exclude other actions.","Summary: warp drives have drag when they're on, and you can't turn them off without fancy equipment or a giant explosion.\n\nPost: Well. \n All ships have warpdrives to jet about the solar system at high speeds. \n Unless you are docked, warpdrives are either \"On\" with you jetting in the tunnel from place to place, or \"Standby\" where they take a bit of power to keep running. When your structure is destroyed (hits 0 hp) it no longer has all the necessary bits to function, and therefore turns off. This causes a nasty explosion. The only way to turn off a warp drive without causing a nasty, ship destroying explosion, is to use certain (very large) facilities such as those found in ship maintenance arrays or space stations. The warp drive, when on \"standby,\" causes drag on the surrounding space, based on your velocity and mass. Thus, your engines can only propel you so fast before these forces are equal and your speed caps out.","Summary: Build at least one with pen and paper\" is overrated. Build characters and make sure they're right, the method is irrelevant.\n\nPost: I disagree. When I was learning SR5, I picked up Chummer 5e and threw together a bunch of characters. I then had a knowledgeble person/group of people check them over for errors and mistakes. That taught me a lot about how the system worked. Sure, I already had excellent system mastery for pathfinder when I started, but building characters and having them corrected is the easiest way to learn how to build characters - and it's a lot faster to do it in a well-designed program, though herolab is the only one I'd trust for pathfinder for someone who doesn't already have systems mastery to get right without being directly helped.","Summary: I'm not falling for the Schroedinger's Wizard fallacy. I don't think Wizards are OP or capable of soloing whole campaigns. However, with a good party, there's all kinds of things a Wizard can do to win encounters, and I don't feel the most effective ones do (especially HP) damage.\n\nPost: I've been looking at our posts and I think we have a different idea of how a wizard is supposed to work, as well as a different perception of how each other feel about wizards. \n There are a million ways to shut down a full caster, but a good party will keep any of them from happening - especially if they have a good caster on their side. \n Personally, I don't play prepared arcane casters a lot. I have played a Wizard up to mid-levels, and I never had problems with getting constantly shut down. I only ran out of spells once - when our party had run itself ragged with some dozen encounters because there was nowhere to rest - and was never in a situation where I was totally shut down. My party had my back the entire time - they kept Bad People™ off my back, and I kept the Bad People™ as fucked up as possible - by summoned bears, by knocking them out, or by buffing our own people so they could be better at fucking people up. If I tried to run a campaign alone as a wizard, I'd have done terribly. I'd have enough spells to deal with a single encounter if I was lucky at early levels - maybe two at higher levels - and would have died horrifically. I also would have died horrically a dozen other times if my party were incompotent. But I could look at my spell list, go \"I can cast all of these!\", cast one relevant to the situation because I kept myself broad, and have an effect - all without any save-or-die spells or, indeed, any spells that did direct hitpoint damage.","Summary: Clip loads magazine which feeds the gun. Gun is fed rounds, which are cartridges with powder inside and a bullet on the end, frequently with a primer to help fire them. A clip is more replacable than a magazine - but a magazine is what you replace in the gun to have more pew pew.\n\nPost: Nope. Clip helps load a magazine. Magazine is what is fired from. Cartridges are the brass bit that hold the bullet (the bit that leaves the gun, hel in via crimp) the powder (inside the cartridge, behind the bullet) and in the case of centerfires (basically anything bigger than .22) the primer (what the firing pin of the gun hits to set off the powder)","Summary: Addiction bad. Numbers will screw you eventually. Also, what the hell is your priority selection and finished character sheet?\n\nPost: Okay. Let's look at the addiction rules. Tripchip, right? I'll just ignore the other ones you intend to use - they're not as serious, though they're still quite serious when you stack them altogether, and no matter which one you start out as a burnout for, you'll end up facing this eventually. \n Every time you use a trip chip at some point in the week for (11-addiction rating) weeks in a row - 3 in this case - you make an addiction test. However, if you don't use it, the clock still keeps ticking. You aren't home free. In fact, Kamikaze, Jazz, Nitro, and Tripchips all are powerful enough drugs that you quite literally have to make an addiction test if you take them even once. \n So. Any time you use your drug of choice, you're going to have to make an addiction test, at least threshold (1), possibly as much as (3) if you used it more than once in a three-week span. \n Now, tripchips are psychological in nature. This means you roll Logic+Willpower to resist. These are your best stats, as a decker. Yay! \n You say you have 9 logic and 6 willpower. Now, it's possible you're a dwarf with the Restricted Gear quality for your rating 3 cerebral booster, with your logic maxed and you willpower near-max. However, if this is the case I seriously question the rest of your build, especially if you have high edge. But let's assume it's true. \n You have 9 logic and 6 willpower. So you roll 15 dice whenever resisting any BTL chip. The threshold ranges from 1 to 3. Assuming you always have edge available for this - and your GM allows you to burn edge on downtime activities (which he should, but he should deduct it from your next run, or he just shouldn't at all, depending on how brutal a game your group wants), then you have a 99.9% chance of making the check! Yay! Of course, if you're using all 4 types constantly, you're making a threshold 1 check every 5 weeks, a threshold 2 check every 5 weeks, a threshold 2 check every every 4 weeks, and a threshold 3 check every 3 weeks. Oh, and a check every 8 weeks at threshold 1. \n You have to no only track all of those, but for one of those - from character generation - you will lose a point in one of your most important attributes if you fail, which is also an attribute used to resist further losses. You also look like an obvious junkie - runner teams don't like having burnout junkies on them, for obvious reasons, particularly ones prone to rampant mood swings. If your character gets on a team somehow - despite being a homeless burnout junkie - then you're courting death every week, and it's nigh-impossible to break free of addiction.","Summary: only worth it for Sorcerers and Oracles, as well as any other 9-level spontaneous casters you can convince your GM to write up rules for. May be worth dipping for prepared casters, because some spells are really sexy.\n\nPost: Wordcasting is worth it, with caveats. \n It is not worth it for a prepared caster. A prepared caster focuses on breadth, and wordcasting as a system gives up too much, though if you feel like dipping the Experimental Wordcaster feat can let you grab a nice wordspell or two. \n It is not worth it for a 4-level caster, who have very strong spell lists naturally and do not have enough spells or spell levels to make the wordcasting system work properly. \n It is not typically worth it for a 6-level caster, whose casting tends to be utilitarian and, again, focusing on breadth. \n It is amazing - absolutely, totally, beautifully amazing - for 9-level, spontaneous casters. Your limited list of spells is greatly broadened by using wordspells. You can cast a ton of them per day. And you get access to the beautiful gems hidden within the spell lists - most notably at low levels the Raise Dead equivalent for oracles and the Lock Ward spell for sorcerers. \n You can do weird shit, like a Wall of Command (Drop) so that when your foes charge you, they hit the wall, fail a will save, and fall down to the ground. \n You can mess around with spell levels to your hearts content. \n You can combine multiple effects to squeeze more mileage out of your abilities and features that key off of schools, subschools, or other tags.","Summary: unmodded, consoles will rival PCs for a couple years after release, but high end PCs can circumvent that with post-proc effects.\n\nPost: Not downvoting, but contesting - many games will be equal (though not surpassed by far) for a decent period of time, but there will be no way for a console to beat the potential of a PC (potential which can be applied through post-processing even on poorer games - all of the recent Elder Scrolls (morrowind on) have mediocre base graphics but incredible ability to take post-proc effects to create stunning graphics - something the consoles can't do.","Summary: Pathfinders are better with a set route. Soldiers are better for on-stand e-grabs/heavy defenses that aren't getting cleared.\n\nPost: Paths are faster, but soldiers are going to be better in a clutch situation - they can take another whole sniper shot, they can take three bolts/spins, and even a whole mortar, with the utility pack, or they can have up to 160 (150 or 140 is more common, though)","Summary: I need help changing the trigger weight. Myself.\n\nPost: I have a Ruger Mark III. I picked it up at Scheels not too long ago. \n It's a wonderful gun. I love it. It's wonderful for plinking. \n It has but one flaw. \n The goddamn trigger weight is like five pounds and I want it to be lighter. Can anyone help me, who has never done anything more complex than clean it, by telling me what I need (and how) to adjust the trigger weight myself? I'd prefer to learn how to myself as opposed to take it to a gunsmith.","Summary: I tried to die to something other than wolves. Died to wolves.\n\nPost: I've picked this game up recently. I'm quite enjoying it - it's a very well-made game. \n But the wolves. \n So far every one of my deaths out of the ~10 hours I've played has been to wolves. All of them. \n So I decided to try something different. I started on Coastal Highway, ended up in the middle of the lake. Ran to the nearest house, slept. I slept until my condition mod was at 2%. I went \"Wow, I'm gonna die soon, cool!\" I go outside to be with the stars (since it's nighttime.) I step out of the door. I get eaten by a wolf before I get off the porch.","Summary: get big, be naturey, wreck shit.\n\nPost: Now, this is a story all about how my stats got flipped-turned upside down... wait. \n No. \n Anyway. My group does dice-rolling for stats. Typically I get above the curve and say \"No, you should definitely at least allow a comparable point-buy, or allow 15-point buy as a fall back if you would rather take it than your dice - but ideally, just point-buy or a non-random method.\" Well, I said that this time before I started rolling 4d6H3 in 6 rows of 6 - rolling 36 sets and setting them in an array, then picking a row or column. \n I was thinking I'd break from my normal mold and play a melee smashy ragey character, instead of a divine caster of some variety. I had laid down an ultimatum (I'm not going to be the wand junky/other source of healing) and was going to stick to it. \n Well, the healing bit didn't change, but the other bit... \n I don't have a picture of the overall set, but the column I decided on was - ordered highest to lowest - 18, 18, 18, 16, 16, 7. These were rolled in broad sight so there was no disputing it. Now, these stats are not actually that great for an Orc Bloodrager - if you prioritize stats sensibly, the 7 ends up as a 5 in Int or Wis. If I went plain barbarian, it would be in Cha. I don't like 5s. 7s are acceptable if they're totally off-class, but 5s are just bad. So I reassessed a bit. Nearly did a Kensai magus but decided I really did want to do something different. \n I did some searching and I came up with the following, which is here both for your pleasure and for my own organizational purposed. \n \n Pre-level stuff. I'm an elf - 7 Str, 20 Dex, 16 Con, 20 Int, 16 Wis, 16 Cha. \n I traded out low-light vision for Darkvision 60 ft and light sensitivity (dazzled in bright light or daylight) giving my character a reason to not be at home - slight drow heritage? - and being mechanically useful given that it's an Underdark campaign (later.) \n I traded out Elven Magic for Silent Hunter, letting me sneak about while moving around much better. since I don't plan on being a spellcaster of any variety at any point. \n I traded out Keen Senses for Fleet-Footed, giving me the run feat - synergizing with the last - and +2 initiative. I love me some initiative, and while perception buffs are cool, I have decent wisdom and it's a class skill for me, and the weapon familiarity does nothing for me with my chosen classes and weapons. \n I kept the ordinary suite of languages and the Elven Immunities, which are sexy as hell. \n My campaign trait gave me a reason to be in town and a +1 bonus on Profession(Gambler) checks, which I stuck ranks into. \n My free trait was Reactionary, giving me another +2 initiative. Did I mention I love me some initiative? \n \n My basic plan was to be a musket master gunslinger for five levels, then pick up a prestige class to fill in for 4 or 5 levels before taking 10 levels in mammoth rider, because only one of the myriad abilities in mammoth rider apply only to melee attacks, and riding around on a huge beast which wrecks shit that tries to get to you while you shoot things is hilarious and amazing. The question was what prestige class... but I'll get to that. Favored Class is Gunslinger because early hitpoints are the priority. I may retrain this later. \n 1st level. Musket Master Gunslinger. I gain a gun, Rapid Reload for said, some deeds, and I pick up Point Blank Shot with my feat. Skills are allocated wildly and not necesarily coherently, but to fill requirements later. \n 2nd level. Another level of Gunslinger. I get Nimble, which bumps my defenses by 5%, but nothing game-changing. \n 3rd level. By now I have gotten Masterwork Transformation cast on my musket, and probably given it and my haramaki a +1 enchantment. The rest of my wealth is in miscellaneous gear, and I pick up Precise Shot. It was somewhat painful waiting this long, but I had few other options. I also get the ability to load alchemical cartridges as a free action, and I also get some more init boosters! \n 4th level. I'm nearly done being a gunslinger, but it has a couple more gifts to give. First, I get a bonus feat. This goes into Rapid Shot, giving me Moar Attacks. I also stick my stat point into dex, bringing it to 21. \n 5th level. My last level of Gunslinger. I now get Musket Training, giving me dex-to-damage and reduced misfire penalties with any two-handed firearm, which is sexy as hell - +7 or +8 instead of +1 on damage with my two attacks a round, soon to be three? Yes please. Also, my personal feat is... Nature Soul. What? I need an animal companion that scales well. This happens to be the prereq for Animal Ally, which gives me one. \n Now at level 6, I take a new class. Actually, a rather old one - it's paizo-published, but one of their first. The Brightness Seeker. An elf prestige class for those seeking harmony with their past lives, it's a little incongruous for a gunslinger-elf to take. But if you approach it as something that he does because he wants his collective soul to have as many different experiences as possible, it's a little more reasonable. Toss in a hint of redemption, and you have a flavorful, cool character. Mechanically, this gives him... quite a lot. First, I can use Discover Omen. Spend time to give myself (and my party, if it's really important) a bonus on a check when needed equal to his class level. Not great at 1st level, but it'll keep growing, and I can use the time I'm not prepping spells to use it on myself until the next level. I also am treated better by elves who believe in the Brightness - like \"Bro, you're seeking enlightnement? Fuck yeah, what can I do to help?\" I do, however, lose a point of BAB, leaving me at +5 for now. \n CLVL 7, Brightness Seeker 2. I gain another point of BAB (yay!) and a feat (which goes to Animal Ally, giving me an animal companion at my Character Level -3 - so as a 4th level druid!) I also get a +10 saving bonus vs. feat effects, because even death doesn't matter to me, and I can spend an hour once a day to gain an ability for a day from a list including endure elements, +3 natural armor, swimspeed and water breathing, 3 natural attacks, and fucking wings. I only get one, but it's still an amazing utility ability. My animal companion will serve as a mount, and I'll pick whatever makes the most RP sense (that can be a mount.) \n CLVL 8, Brightness Seeker 3. Stat increase goes to Dex again, because dex-to-damage-hit-init-and-all-that-shit. Animal companion bumps a level, and I get the wild empathy ability, though it'll be a bit wimpy - 1d20+6, it'll grow to 1d20+18 eventually. I also pick up wild shape 1/day as a druid of my level+1 (dm fiat, RAW unclear) which can be cool utility or even combat, if I lose my musket or some such. \n CLVL 9, Brightness Seeker 4. Another feat, which can go to either Boon Companion or a ranged feat, probably Deadly Aim but possibly Weapon Focus for later Snap Shotting. I grant my Tranquility bonus - +10 on saves vs. fear effects - to all friendly creatures within 10 feet of me, most notably my mount. I can also use Commune With Nature at-will, which is a great way to get information and generally be cool in trees. BAB is +8 now, where it'll sit until I'm riding something huge, but that's okay. \n CLVL 10, Brightness Seeker 5. I love this capstone. I gain rebirth - if I die, I can - at any point between 10 minutes and 1 week - reincarnate as an animal of the same size as me, common where I died. My ability scores actually stay the same, but I get it's movement, natural armor, natural attacks, extraordinary abilities, etc. This comes at the cost of a negative level that sticks around until I gain a new experience level (where I can attempt at DC 20 will save to return to my previous form) or I have Wish or Miracle cast on me. This is incredibly flavorful, though I might walk from the party if I end up having it happen without the means to undo it, as it makes the whole combat thing a lot harder given my 7 str, and RP may pull the now-animal me away to seek brightness elsewhere. \n CLVL 11, Mammoth Rider 1. This is beautiful. I'll release my previous companion and pick up - probably an elk or an arsinoitherium. Either way, it becomes huge, with the incipient changes in stats. I also gain Wild Coercion, which stacks with my Brightness Seeker Levels, and a feat, which I'll probably dump into another ranged combat feat. Snapshot or Weapon Focus, likely. \n CLVL 12, Mammoth Rider 2. Stat increase goes to dex, and I pick up Born Survivor, giving me another saving throw feat - which I'll choose based on the climate at the time. I also get Colossus Hunter - a +1 attack and damage bonus vs. Large and Huge creatures. \n CLVL 13, Mammoth Rider 3. Feat sinks into the next ranged combat feat, likely a snap shot. I'm throwing out four attacks on a full-round now, and my mount picks up a pile-o-increases. I can also now fast-mount/dismount my steed, even though it's huge. \n CLVL 14, Mammoth Rider 4. Undaunted. I actually get worse at resisting intimidation, though things no longer get a benefit for being larger than me. I also gain a +2 bonus on saves vs... spells. It's like I'm a dwarf! \n CLVL 15, Mammoth Rider 5. Another ranged combat feat! Yay! This is nearing the end of the campaign, but we might run modules after, so I'll finish this out. My mount gets more increases, and a +4 bonus on saves vs. charm, compulsion, and fear effects. If it ever gets frightened, something has gone horribly wrong. \n CLVL 16, Mammoth Rider 6. Another point in dex, and the Quarry ability, without the FE restriction. Autocrit on threaten with an x4 weapon? Yes please. The +2 on attack rolls and tracking bonuses are nice, too. \n CLVL 17, Mammoth Rider 7. Picking a feat is probably slightly difficult, though I still have options. My mount also gets even better , including 15 foot reach. It'll be ludicrously strong, tough, and big, and generally fuck shit up on the battlefield. It's also probably better off than quite a few PCs I've seen. \n CLVL 18, Mammoth Rider 8. Collosus Hunter now gives me +2 atk/dmg buff vs. gargantuan and collosal things, for when things are actually bigger than my mount, and if I decide I really want to hit things with a stick (a profound possibility), I can charge with an agile lance and do a fuckton of damage because I now add half my mount's ridiculous strength to my attacks. \n CLVL 19, Mammoth Rider 9. My mount now staggers things for 1d4 rounds if they fail a save when they get hit with it's charge. Sexy. It's also even nastier though it doesn't get any nastier from here. I'll probably actually try to have Mounted Combat and Spirited Charge by this point, just so I can charge shit with an agile lance with the amazing synergy provided by my abilities. \n CLVL 20, Mammoth Rider 10. More synergy on smashing shit, and immunity to a bunch of nasty conditions. A very nice martial capstone. Find an artifact for immortality in the next few hundred years and spend eternity romping about on a huge elk, going bang bang and chargychargy on people who dare fuck with nature too much. Nature is bigger and meaner than you, and that's not even counting me. Have a bunch of utility abilities via Brightness Seeker, and hopefully have a lot of fun getting to this point. \n \n 11200some characters to describe my character. Not bad, if I do say so myself. \n I think I'm going to take a nap now, but I welcome any thoughts, critique, comments, etc. This has actually been enormously helpful in organizing my own thoughts on all this, and hopefully it's a fun read for you all.","Summary: Can't get a time code for XBL, have a commitment to make on it. Short term - even 48 hour code is fine. \n Thanks in advance. \n Edit 1: If you can find a way to get a trial set up for any duration, that'd work just as well - I cannot figure out a way. \n EDIT 2: CanadianBacon18 has sent me a working code. request closed. Thank you.\n\nPost: This seems petty, but currently a large number of my friends are holding a competition I swore I could make. While it's fully online, my account has expired, my credit card is locked down under investigation (someone got ahold of my info via a database hack), and I cannot find a local store which has a time code. Any length would be wonderful - it's in about seven and a half hours, and even a 48 hour code from a game purchase would work fine."],"string":"[\n \"Summary: I don't get this, unless a healer doesn't intersperse heals with damage, which is stupid not to do.\\n\\nPost: I really don't get this mentality. I have played all three specs of commando, healing and dos sorc, and I get more medals in heal spec. Of course, I don't exclusively heal... That's stupid. Spend resources, don't let em regenerate to a full bar. Commando hammer shot CSC builds on offensive hammer shots too.\",\n \"Summary: unattended objects don't get a save, and probably catch fire. attended objects have jack shit happen to them, unless they're worn by a creature who you lit on fire.\\n\\nPost: You cast the spell. You now have the following ability. \\n You can, as a standard action direct your gaze at a single creature or object within 30 feet of your location. Targeted creatures must succeed at a fortitude save or take 1d6 points of damage. Unattended creatures do not get a save. Creatures damaged by the spell must make a reflex save or catch fire. \\n The rest of the spell is simply the rules on fire. \\n There are three parts to the \\\"direct your gaze\\\" part of the spell, then. \\n First. If the target is a creature, it must succeed at a fortitude save or take 1d6 points of damage. \\n Second. If the target is an unattended object, it does not get a save. Presumably, it then takes 1d6 points of damage. It also might catch on fire, though this is unclear. I'd probably state that it does, if it's flammable. \\n Third, if the target is a creature and is damage by the spell, it must make a reflex save or catch fire. \\n Thus, I was wrong earlier. There are two targets that have any affect with this spell - a creature (which must make a fortitude save or take 1d6 damage and risk catching on fire) and an unattended object (which takes damage, but may or may not catch on fire - this is unclear.) \\n You can direct your gaze at an attended object, but there is no effect enumerated for such a thing, and thus nothing happens. \\n Additionally, if you catch on fire, flammable items you're wearing must also save or take the same damage. Fortunately, a carried item is not worn, so if your bow is in your hands, it cannot take damage from this fire.\",\n \"Summary: No killing people with feather token trees.\\n\\nPost: I'm as big of a fan of the feather tokens - especially trees - as the next guy. However, it definitely can't be used to kill people like that. \\n >Tree 400 gp \\n -\\n>Each of these items is a small feather that has a power to suit a special need. The kinds of tokens are described below. Each token is usable once. A particular feather token has no specific features to identify it unless its magic aura is viewed—even tokens with identical powers can be wildly different in appearance. \\n -\\n>Tree: A token that causes a great oak to spring into being (5-foot-diameter trunk, 60-foot height, 40-foot top diameter). This is an instantaneous effect. \\n -\\n>CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS \\n >(...)Craft Wondrous Item, major creation \\n Okay. First, it's a 400gp item. Now, wealth is an important thing in this game. 400 gp is worth - typically - a use-activated item of a 2nd level spell at CL 4. That's someone taking 3d6 damage with a shot at catching on fire with a fort save - for half. That's definitely not \\\"There's a tree growing underneath you now. You die/You take mad damage.\\\" \\n Second. The tree appearing is an instantaneous effect. That means it doesn't grow - it appears, fully formed, in the blink of an eye, leaving no way for someone to be lifted. Unfortunately, they say nothing direct about what happens if you try to do it in a creature's square. Nor does the keyed spell - it has a 10 minute casting time, and the spell it's keyed off of has a 1 minute casting time. Not exactly going to kill someone with that, unless you use it like a vise or something. However, we can take some inspiration from one spell that does refer to what happens if you're suddenly somewhere you shouldn't be. \\n >If you arrive in a place that is already occupied by a solid body, you and each creature traveling with you take 1d6 points of damage and are shunted to a random open space on a suitable surface within 100 feet of the intended location. \\n >If there is no free space within 100 feet, you and each creature traveling with you take an additional 2d6 points of damage and are shunted to a free space within 1,000 feet. If there is no free space within 1,000 feet, you and each creature travelling with you take an additional 4d6 points of damage and the spell simply fails. \\n It's a five-foot diameter. The tree cannot form fully where it is, but is brought into existence by a conjuration effect, so it seems sensible to refer to this. Which means that if you throw it in a dungeon with insufficient space for a large tree, it takes 1d6 damage and shunts to a random suitable location within 100 feet of the square the placed the token. If there's no space within 100 feet - such as if you're in a really deep dungeon with no open areas - it takes an additional 2d6 damage and increases the shunt range to 1000, and if there's nothing suitable in 1000 feet you simply don't get a tree. Sorry. \\n Now you could be nice and say you'll get a big shaft of wood in the middle of the dungeon where part of the tree can form, and still apply the \\\"random\\\" bit if they try to place it in a creature, which is what I'd likely do.\",\n \"Summary: Higher skillcap @ 50%\\nAbility to shoot behind you without failing hard @ high speeds.\\n\\nPost: Inheritance shouldn't be 100% because it's nigh impossible to shoot back at high speeds (spinfusors travel at about 250-275sanics, I've broken that on a god damned doombringer) and because, due to how the human brain is wired, a 100% is much more instinctive to hit assuming relatively same speeds. It takes LESS skill to hit at 100% than at 50%, which means 50% allows for a higher skillcap.\",\n \"Summary: Military not a waste. Stupid wars for politicians that go on forever accomplishing nothing are a waste.\\n\\nPost: Ah, yes, the huge waste of money that keeps us safe and has given us the internet, duct tape, modern aviation, the interstate system, and any number of other technological things we use every day. \\n Military interventionism (a political move) is the problem, with our troops being where they shouldn't. Having a reasonable defense force with money in applied military research (and intervening where we have proof, and can get in and out as quickly and painlessly as possible) is not at all a waste.\",\n \"Summary: yes, 2nd amendment means you can have assault rifles. Nothing in the constitution precludes a single-payor healthcare system and I support one myself.\\n\\nPost: It absolutely was. \\n The 2nd amendment is meant to keep our government from being able to overpower the citizenship. I don't care if you think that's not likely to happen, that no government in the US would ever do that - the 2nd amendment means that any citizen who is of sane mind should have full access to any weapon the U.S. government does, and should be able to carry them as desired. \\n That said, the \\\"of sane mind\\\" bit matters quite a bit, and I would support a (well done, intelligently planned) single-payor system over the cluster fuck of some people getting lots of aid and others getting none.\",\n \"Summary: you can full-round action and swift action. It's legit.\\n\\nPost: Okay. Actions in pathfinder! \\n Free, Immediate, Swift, Move, Standard, Full-round. \\n Any (reasonable) number of free actions may be taken per round, regardless of what else you do that round. \\n An immediate action may be done at any time, during your turn or otherwise, but eats up your swift action on your next turn, even if it's taken during your turn functioning as a swift action if taken during your turn but taking up your next turn's swift action if taken off of your turn. \\n You have one swift action per turn, regardless of what other actions you take. \\n You have one move and one standard action per turn, but you can trade your standard down to have two move actions, or trade both your move and your standard in for a single full-round action. None of these have any bearing on how many swift, free, or immediate actions you can take in a given turn. \\n There's also the odd spells with a 1 round casting time, which is a full-round action that continues until the start of your next turn, meaning you spend a full-round action to cast, then are still casting - and thus need concentration checks if you take damage - until the start of your next turn, when the spell finally takes effect. \\n More than 1 round casting time gets a bit fuzzy, but I'm pretty sure it's the same principle as the previous - a full-round action each turn. It may or may not exclude other actions.\",\n \"Summary: warp drives have drag when they're on, and you can't turn them off without fancy equipment or a giant explosion.\\n\\nPost: Well. \\n All ships have warpdrives to jet about the solar system at high speeds. \\n Unless you are docked, warpdrives are either \\\"On\\\" with you jetting in the tunnel from place to place, or \\\"Standby\\\" where they take a bit of power to keep running. When your structure is destroyed (hits 0 hp) it no longer has all the necessary bits to function, and therefore turns off. This causes a nasty explosion. The only way to turn off a warp drive without causing a nasty, ship destroying explosion, is to use certain (very large) facilities such as those found in ship maintenance arrays or space stations. The warp drive, when on \\\"standby,\\\" causes drag on the surrounding space, based on your velocity and mass. Thus, your engines can only propel you so fast before these forces are equal and your speed caps out.\",\n \"Summary: Build at least one with pen and paper\\\" is overrated. Build characters and make sure they're right, the method is irrelevant.\\n\\nPost: I disagree. When I was learning SR5, I picked up Chummer 5e and threw together a bunch of characters. I then had a knowledgeble person/group of people check them over for errors and mistakes. That taught me a lot about how the system worked. Sure, I already had excellent system mastery for pathfinder when I started, but building characters and having them corrected is the easiest way to learn how to build characters - and it's a lot faster to do it in a well-designed program, though herolab is the only one I'd trust for pathfinder for someone who doesn't already have systems mastery to get right without being directly helped.\",\n \"Summary: I'm not falling for the Schroedinger's Wizard fallacy. I don't think Wizards are OP or capable of soloing whole campaigns. However, with a good party, there's all kinds of things a Wizard can do to win encounters, and I don't feel the most effective ones do (especially HP) damage.\\n\\nPost: I've been looking at our posts and I think we have a different idea of how a wizard is supposed to work, as well as a different perception of how each other feel about wizards. \\n There are a million ways to shut down a full caster, but a good party will keep any of them from happening - especially if they have a good caster on their side. \\n Personally, I don't play prepared arcane casters a lot. I have played a Wizard up to mid-levels, and I never had problems with getting constantly shut down. I only ran out of spells once - when our party had run itself ragged with some dozen encounters because there was nowhere to rest - and was never in a situation where I was totally shut down. My party had my back the entire time - they kept Bad People™ off my back, and I kept the Bad People™ as fucked up as possible - by summoned bears, by knocking them out, or by buffing our own people so they could be better at fucking people up. If I tried to run a campaign alone as a wizard, I'd have done terribly. I'd have enough spells to deal with a single encounter if I was lucky at early levels - maybe two at higher levels - and would have died horrifically. I also would have died horrically a dozen other times if my party were incompotent. But I could look at my spell list, go \\\"I can cast all of these!\\\", cast one relevant to the situation because I kept myself broad, and have an effect - all without any save-or-die spells or, indeed, any spells that did direct hitpoint damage.\",\n \"Summary: Clip loads magazine which feeds the gun. Gun is fed rounds, which are cartridges with powder inside and a bullet on the end, frequently with a primer to help fire them. A clip is more replacable than a magazine - but a magazine is what you replace in the gun to have more pew pew.\\n\\nPost: Nope. Clip helps load a magazine. Magazine is what is fired from. Cartridges are the brass bit that hold the bullet (the bit that leaves the gun, hel in via crimp) the powder (inside the cartridge, behind the bullet) and in the case of centerfires (basically anything bigger than .22) the primer (what the firing pin of the gun hits to set off the powder)\",\n \"Summary: Addiction bad. Numbers will screw you eventually. Also, what the hell is your priority selection and finished character sheet?\\n\\nPost: Okay. Let's look at the addiction rules. Tripchip, right? I'll just ignore the other ones you intend to use - they're not as serious, though they're still quite serious when you stack them altogether, and no matter which one you start out as a burnout for, you'll end up facing this eventually. \\n Every time you use a trip chip at some point in the week for (11-addiction rating) weeks in a row - 3 in this case - you make an addiction test. However, if you don't use it, the clock still keeps ticking. You aren't home free. In fact, Kamikaze, Jazz, Nitro, and Tripchips all are powerful enough drugs that you quite literally have to make an addiction test if you take them even once. \\n So. Any time you use your drug of choice, you're going to have to make an addiction test, at least threshold (1), possibly as much as (3) if you used it more than once in a three-week span. \\n Now, tripchips are psychological in nature. This means you roll Logic+Willpower to resist. These are your best stats, as a decker. Yay! \\n You say you have 9 logic and 6 willpower. Now, it's possible you're a dwarf with the Restricted Gear quality for your rating 3 cerebral booster, with your logic maxed and you willpower near-max. However, if this is the case I seriously question the rest of your build, especially if you have high edge. But let's assume it's true. \\n You have 9 logic and 6 willpower. So you roll 15 dice whenever resisting any BTL chip. The threshold ranges from 1 to 3. Assuming you always have edge available for this - and your GM allows you to burn edge on downtime activities (which he should, but he should deduct it from your next run, or he just shouldn't at all, depending on how brutal a game your group wants), then you have a 99.9% chance of making the check! Yay! Of course, if you're using all 4 types constantly, you're making a threshold 1 check every 5 weeks, a threshold 2 check every 5 weeks, a threshold 2 check every every 4 weeks, and a threshold 3 check every 3 weeks. Oh, and a check every 8 weeks at threshold 1. \\n You have to no only track all of those, but for one of those - from character generation - you will lose a point in one of your most important attributes if you fail, which is also an attribute used to resist further losses. You also look like an obvious junkie - runner teams don't like having burnout junkies on them, for obvious reasons, particularly ones prone to rampant mood swings. If your character gets on a team somehow - despite being a homeless burnout junkie - then you're courting death every week, and it's nigh-impossible to break free of addiction.\",\n \"Summary: only worth it for Sorcerers and Oracles, as well as any other 9-level spontaneous casters you can convince your GM to write up rules for. May be worth dipping for prepared casters, because some spells are really sexy.\\n\\nPost: Wordcasting is worth it, with caveats. \\n It is not worth it for a prepared caster. A prepared caster focuses on breadth, and wordcasting as a system gives up too much, though if you feel like dipping the Experimental Wordcaster feat can let you grab a nice wordspell or two. \\n It is not worth it for a 4-level caster, who have very strong spell lists naturally and do not have enough spells or spell levels to make the wordcasting system work properly. \\n It is not typically worth it for a 6-level caster, whose casting tends to be utilitarian and, again, focusing on breadth. \\n It is amazing - absolutely, totally, beautifully amazing - for 9-level, spontaneous casters. Your limited list of spells is greatly broadened by using wordspells. You can cast a ton of them per day. And you get access to the beautiful gems hidden within the spell lists - most notably at low levels the Raise Dead equivalent for oracles and the Lock Ward spell for sorcerers. \\n You can do weird shit, like a Wall of Command (Drop) so that when your foes charge you, they hit the wall, fail a will save, and fall down to the ground. \\n You can mess around with spell levels to your hearts content. \\n You can combine multiple effects to squeeze more mileage out of your abilities and features that key off of schools, subschools, or other tags.\",\n \"Summary: unmodded, consoles will rival PCs for a couple years after release, but high end PCs can circumvent that with post-proc effects.\\n\\nPost: Not downvoting, but contesting - many games will be equal (though not surpassed by far) for a decent period of time, but there will be no way for a console to beat the potential of a PC (potential which can be applied through post-processing even on poorer games - all of the recent Elder Scrolls (morrowind on) have mediocre base graphics but incredible ability to take post-proc effects to create stunning graphics - something the consoles can't do.\",\n \"Summary: Pathfinders are better with a set route. Soldiers are better for on-stand e-grabs/heavy defenses that aren't getting cleared.\\n\\nPost: Paths are faster, but soldiers are going to be better in a clutch situation - they can take another whole sniper shot, they can take three bolts/spins, and even a whole mortar, with the utility pack, or they can have up to 160 (150 or 140 is more common, though)\",\n \"Summary: I need help changing the trigger weight. Myself.\\n\\nPost: I have a Ruger Mark III. I picked it up at Scheels not too long ago. \\n It's a wonderful gun. I love it. It's wonderful for plinking. \\n It has but one flaw. \\n The goddamn trigger weight is like five pounds and I want it to be lighter. Can anyone help me, who has never done anything more complex than clean it, by telling me what I need (and how) to adjust the trigger weight myself? I'd prefer to learn how to myself as opposed to take it to a gunsmith.\",\n \"Summary: I tried to die to something other than wolves. Died to wolves.\\n\\nPost: I've picked this game up recently. I'm quite enjoying it - it's a very well-made game. \\n But the wolves. \\n So far every one of my deaths out of the ~10 hours I've played has been to wolves. All of them. \\n So I decided to try something different. I started on Coastal Highway, ended up in the middle of the lake. Ran to the nearest house, slept. I slept until my condition mod was at 2%. I went \\\"Wow, I'm gonna die soon, cool!\\\" I go outside to be with the stars (since it's nighttime.) I step out of the door. I get eaten by a wolf before I get off the porch.\",\n \"Summary: get big, be naturey, wreck shit.\\n\\nPost: Now, this is a story all about how my stats got flipped-turned upside down... wait. \\n No. \\n Anyway. My group does dice-rolling for stats. Typically I get above the curve and say \\\"No, you should definitely at least allow a comparable point-buy, or allow 15-point buy as a fall back if you would rather take it than your dice - but ideally, just point-buy or a non-random method.\\\" Well, I said that this time before I started rolling 4d6H3 in 6 rows of 6 - rolling 36 sets and setting them in an array, then picking a row or column. \\n I was thinking I'd break from my normal mold and play a melee smashy ragey character, instead of a divine caster of some variety. I had laid down an ultimatum (I'm not going to be the wand junky/other source of healing) and was going to stick to it. \\n Well, the healing bit didn't change, but the other bit... \\n I don't have a picture of the overall set, but the column I decided on was - ordered highest to lowest - 18, 18, 18, 16, 16, 7. These were rolled in broad sight so there was no disputing it. Now, these stats are not actually that great for an Orc Bloodrager - if you prioritize stats sensibly, the 7 ends up as a 5 in Int or Wis. If I went plain barbarian, it would be in Cha. I don't like 5s. 7s are acceptable if they're totally off-class, but 5s are just bad. So I reassessed a bit. Nearly did a Kensai magus but decided I really did want to do something different. \\n I did some searching and I came up with the following, which is here both for your pleasure and for my own organizational purposed. \\n \\n Pre-level stuff. I'm an elf - 7 Str, 20 Dex, 16 Con, 20 Int, 16 Wis, 16 Cha. \\n I traded out low-light vision for Darkvision 60 ft and light sensitivity (dazzled in bright light or daylight) giving my character a reason to not be at home - slight drow heritage? - and being mechanically useful given that it's an Underdark campaign (later.) \\n I traded out Elven Magic for Silent Hunter, letting me sneak about while moving around much better. since I don't plan on being a spellcaster of any variety at any point. \\n I traded out Keen Senses for Fleet-Footed, giving me the run feat - synergizing with the last - and +2 initiative. I love me some initiative, and while perception buffs are cool, I have decent wisdom and it's a class skill for me, and the weapon familiarity does nothing for me with my chosen classes and weapons. \\n I kept the ordinary suite of languages and the Elven Immunities, which are sexy as hell. \\n My campaign trait gave me a reason to be in town and a +1 bonus on Profession(Gambler) checks, which I stuck ranks into. \\n My free trait was Reactionary, giving me another +2 initiative. Did I mention I love me some initiative? \\n \\n My basic plan was to be a musket master gunslinger for five levels, then pick up a prestige class to fill in for 4 or 5 levels before taking 10 levels in mammoth rider, because only one of the myriad abilities in mammoth rider apply only to melee attacks, and riding around on a huge beast which wrecks shit that tries to get to you while you shoot things is hilarious and amazing. The question was what prestige class... but I'll get to that. Favored Class is Gunslinger because early hitpoints are the priority. I may retrain this later. \\n 1st level. Musket Master Gunslinger. I gain a gun, Rapid Reload for said, some deeds, and I pick up Point Blank Shot with my feat. Skills are allocated wildly and not necesarily coherently, but to fill requirements later. \\n 2nd level. Another level of Gunslinger. I get Nimble, which bumps my defenses by 5%, but nothing game-changing. \\n 3rd level. By now I have gotten Masterwork Transformation cast on my musket, and probably given it and my haramaki a +1 enchantment. The rest of my wealth is in miscellaneous gear, and I pick up Precise Shot. It was somewhat painful waiting this long, but I had few other options. I also get the ability to load alchemical cartridges as a free action, and I also get some more init boosters! \\n 4th level. I'm nearly done being a gunslinger, but it has a couple more gifts to give. First, I get a bonus feat. This goes into Rapid Shot, giving me Moar Attacks. I also stick my stat point into dex, bringing it to 21. \\n 5th level. My last level of Gunslinger. I now get Musket Training, giving me dex-to-damage and reduced misfire penalties with any two-handed firearm, which is sexy as hell - +7 or +8 instead of +1 on damage with my two attacks a round, soon to be three? Yes please. Also, my personal feat is... Nature Soul. What? I need an animal companion that scales well. This happens to be the prereq for Animal Ally, which gives me one. \\n Now at level 6, I take a new class. Actually, a rather old one - it's paizo-published, but one of their first. The Brightness Seeker. An elf prestige class for those seeking harmony with their past lives, it's a little incongruous for a gunslinger-elf to take. But if you approach it as something that he does because he wants his collective soul to have as many different experiences as possible, it's a little more reasonable. Toss in a hint of redemption, and you have a flavorful, cool character. Mechanically, this gives him... quite a lot. First, I can use Discover Omen. Spend time to give myself (and my party, if it's really important) a bonus on a check when needed equal to his class level. Not great at 1st level, but it'll keep growing, and I can use the time I'm not prepping spells to use it on myself until the next level. I also am treated better by elves who believe in the Brightness - like \\\"Bro, you're seeking enlightnement? Fuck yeah, what can I do to help?\\\" I do, however, lose a point of BAB, leaving me at +5 for now. \\n CLVL 7, Brightness Seeker 2. I gain another point of BAB (yay!) and a feat (which goes to Animal Ally, giving me an animal companion at my Character Level -3 - so as a 4th level druid!) I also get a +10 saving bonus vs. feat effects, because even death doesn't matter to me, and I can spend an hour once a day to gain an ability for a day from a list including endure elements, +3 natural armor, swimspeed and water breathing, 3 natural attacks, and fucking wings. I only get one, but it's still an amazing utility ability. My animal companion will serve as a mount, and I'll pick whatever makes the most RP sense (that can be a mount.) \\n CLVL 8, Brightness Seeker 3. Stat increase goes to Dex again, because dex-to-damage-hit-init-and-all-that-shit. Animal companion bumps a level, and I get the wild empathy ability, though it'll be a bit wimpy - 1d20+6, it'll grow to 1d20+18 eventually. I also pick up wild shape 1/day as a druid of my level+1 (dm fiat, RAW unclear) which can be cool utility or even combat, if I lose my musket or some such. \\n CLVL 9, Brightness Seeker 4. Another feat, which can go to either Boon Companion or a ranged feat, probably Deadly Aim but possibly Weapon Focus for later Snap Shotting. I grant my Tranquility bonus - +10 on saves vs. fear effects - to all friendly creatures within 10 feet of me, most notably my mount. I can also use Commune With Nature at-will, which is a great way to get information and generally be cool in trees. BAB is +8 now, where it'll sit until I'm riding something huge, but that's okay. \\n CLVL 10, Brightness Seeker 5. I love this capstone. I gain rebirth - if I die, I can - at any point between 10 minutes and 1 week - reincarnate as an animal of the same size as me, common where I died. My ability scores actually stay the same, but I get it's movement, natural armor, natural attacks, extraordinary abilities, etc. This comes at the cost of a negative level that sticks around until I gain a new experience level (where I can attempt at DC 20 will save to return to my previous form) or I have Wish or Miracle cast on me. This is incredibly flavorful, though I might walk from the party if I end up having it happen without the means to undo it, as it makes the whole combat thing a lot harder given my 7 str, and RP may pull the now-animal me away to seek brightness elsewhere. \\n CLVL 11, Mammoth Rider 1. This is beautiful. I'll release my previous companion and pick up - probably an elk or an arsinoitherium. Either way, it becomes huge, with the incipient changes in stats. I also gain Wild Coercion, which stacks with my Brightness Seeker Levels, and a feat, which I'll probably dump into another ranged combat feat. Snapshot or Weapon Focus, likely. \\n CLVL 12, Mammoth Rider 2. Stat increase goes to dex, and I pick up Born Survivor, giving me another saving throw feat - which I'll choose based on the climate at the time. I also get Colossus Hunter - a +1 attack and damage bonus vs. Large and Huge creatures. \\n CLVL 13, Mammoth Rider 3. Feat sinks into the next ranged combat feat, likely a snap shot. I'm throwing out four attacks on a full-round now, and my mount picks up a pile-o-increases. I can also now fast-mount/dismount my steed, even though it's huge. \\n CLVL 14, Mammoth Rider 4. Undaunted. I actually get worse at resisting intimidation, though things no longer get a benefit for being larger than me. I also gain a +2 bonus on saves vs... spells. It's like I'm a dwarf! \\n CLVL 15, Mammoth Rider 5. Another ranged combat feat! Yay! This is nearing the end of the campaign, but we might run modules after, so I'll finish this out. My mount gets more increases, and a +4 bonus on saves vs. charm, compulsion, and fear effects. If it ever gets frightened, something has gone horribly wrong. \\n CLVL 16, Mammoth Rider 6. Another point in dex, and the Quarry ability, without the FE restriction. Autocrit on threaten with an x4 weapon? Yes please. The +2 on attack rolls and tracking bonuses are nice, too. \\n CLVL 17, Mammoth Rider 7. Picking a feat is probably slightly difficult, though I still have options. My mount also gets even better , including 15 foot reach. It'll be ludicrously strong, tough, and big, and generally fuck shit up on the battlefield. It's also probably better off than quite a few PCs I've seen. \\n CLVL 18, Mammoth Rider 8. Collosus Hunter now gives me +2 atk/dmg buff vs. gargantuan and collosal things, for when things are actually bigger than my mount, and if I decide I really want to hit things with a stick (a profound possibility), I can charge with an agile lance and do a fuckton of damage because I now add half my mount's ridiculous strength to my attacks. \\n CLVL 19, Mammoth Rider 9. My mount now staggers things for 1d4 rounds if they fail a save when they get hit with it's charge. Sexy. It's also even nastier though it doesn't get any nastier from here. I'll probably actually try to have Mounted Combat and Spirited Charge by this point, just so I can charge shit with an agile lance with the amazing synergy provided by my abilities. \\n CLVL 20, Mammoth Rider 10. More synergy on smashing shit, and immunity to a bunch of nasty conditions. A very nice martial capstone. Find an artifact for immortality in the next few hundred years and spend eternity romping about on a huge elk, going bang bang and chargychargy on people who dare fuck with nature too much. Nature is bigger and meaner than you, and that's not even counting me. Have a bunch of utility abilities via Brightness Seeker, and hopefully have a lot of fun getting to this point. \\n \\n 11200some characters to describe my character. Not bad, if I do say so myself. \\n I think I'm going to take a nap now, but I welcome any thoughts, critique, comments, etc. This has actually been enormously helpful in organizing my own thoughts on all this, and hopefully it's a fun read for you all.\",\n \"Summary: Can't get a time code for XBL, have a commitment to make on it. Short term - even 48 hour code is fine. \\n Thanks in advance. \\n Edit 1: If you can find a way to get a trial set up for any duration, that'd work just as well - I cannot figure out a way. \\n EDIT 2: CanadianBacon18 has sent me a working code. request closed. Thank you.\\n\\nPost: This seems petty, but currently a large number of my friends are holding a competition I swore I could make. While it's fully online, my account has expired, my credit card is locked down under investigation (someone got ahold of my info via a database hack), and I cannot find a local store which has a time code. Any length would be wonderful - it's in about seven and a half hours, and even a 48 hour code from a game purchase would work fine.\"\n]","isConversational":false},"profile_size":{"kind":"number","value":19,"string":"19"},"task":{"kind":"string","value":"longlamp_4"},"split_kind":{"kind":"string","value":"user_based"},"id":{"kind":"number","value":1991,"string":"1,991"}}},{"rowIdx":1992,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"valjean260"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post Anyone want to collaborate on some webcomics? I write, you draw, I distribute and do my very best to get attention for your other work."},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"Hi artists. I write a parenting blog called Ask Your Dad. I'm looking to work with a variety of different artists on a series of web comics. I would send you the text (humorous conversations between my wife and I and my daughter) and you would provide your artistic interpretation in comic form. \n [Here's a couple examples of pieces a buddy did for me.]( \n Then, I will put the comic on my site with a short bio and permanent links to your site and social so people can find more of your work. I'll also give you credit on Facebook and link to your Facebook Fan page (if you have one) when I share it. Same with Twitter.\nIf you're interested, or have questions, PM me with a contact e-mail and a link or two to work you've done. Or, If you want to tell me I'm an asshole for trying to get free work out of people in exchange for \"exposure\" - you can PM me for that too. You'd be right. I know you can't pay bills with \"exposure\". I have to play the shitty exposure game too, so I get that it is lame. That said, you would get some exposure. \n Here are some details (I know these aren't huge numbers, but they're what I've got. I promise to do my very best to promote the hell out of anyone that ends up working with me): \n Facebook Page \n Twitter \n Blog Page \n Also, I'm on Huffpost, but I wouldn't be able to put your comic there so I don't know why I brought it up. I just want you to love me and want to work with me. \n Best regards, John"},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"Hi artists. I write a parenting blog called Ask Your Dad. I'm looking to work with a variety of different artists on a series of web comics. I would send you the text (humorous conversations between my wife and I and my daughter) and you would provide your artistic interpretation in comic form. \n [Here's a couple examples of pieces a buddy did for me.]( \n Then, I will put the comic on my site with a short bio and permanent links to your site and social so people can find more of your work. I'll also give you credit on Facebook and link to your Facebook Fan page (if you have one) when I share it. Same with Twitter.\nIf you're interested, or have questions, PM me with a contact e-mail and a link or two to work you've done. Or, If you want to tell me I'm an asshole for trying to get free work out of people in exchange for \"exposure\" - you can PM me for that too. You'd be right. I know you can't pay bills with \"exposure\". I have to play the shitty exposure game too, so I get that it is lame. That said, you would get some exposure. \n Here are some details (I know these aren't huge numbers, but they're what I've got. I promise to do my very best to promote the hell out of anyone that ends up working with me): \n Facebook Page \n Twitter \n Blog Page \n Also, I'm on Huffpost, but I wouldn't be able to put your comic there so I don't know why I brought it up. I just want you to love me and want to work with me. \n Best regards, John"},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: I like blogs \n John\n\nPost: I guess I'll wade into this one... I should note that I have a bias. I am a blogger. That's me, a few down the page with the [blog about the McDonald's incident]( \n So, as you can imagine. I like the blogs. I like being able to post mine here. I work hard at creating original content and I enjoy sharing it with other parents in this community. \n I'm careful not to blog spam. I don't post and run. And I take feedback graciously. What I worry about is when people call to isolate and exclude a single form of content on this page. No images, they need their own page. No blogs, they need their own page. No memes, they need their own page. Eventually everything is so split up we lose the power of aggregation and the content is what suffers. \n Now I get the image thing, and I think wallet Wednesdays has been working well. It is fun. I think the mods do a wonderful job at policing spam on this sub. Having been an admin on another site, I can imagine you don't see half of the stuff that they catch and stop while doing their unpaid, volunteer job. \n I think the true test of a good front page of a subreddit is variety and content. Let's look at the [current front page of r/parenting]( \n \n 11 Self Posts \n 4 Articles \n 4 Blog Posts \n 3 Videos \n 2 Pictures \n \n That seems like a pretty healthy mix for me. It's not all gold, and I don't claim that my writing is the bees knees - but some folks really like it. \n Anyway, you're welcome to your opinion and I'm glad you posted it. We have the \"I hate blogs\" conversation here every few weeks and I usually stay out of it - because I have some personal interest in being able to post here. But I feel like I'm a part of this community too, and I find value in some of the blog posts I find here. Not all of them, but enough to not ban them. \n Anyway, thanks for reading this whole thing. And if you didn't...","Summary: Rogue = Shite, Deschutes = Awesome \n Here's a [blog post]( I wrote about the experience with Deschutes\n\nPost: We went on a brewery tour when we were in Newport last year. I was utterly unimpressed. The place was filthy, and tour was shit. The guide flirted with the women on the tour more than he talked about the brewery or the beer. On our way home we went on another tour of the Deschutes Brewery and it was like night and day. \n I know they're different size breweries, but Rogue's brewery is basically a truck stop bathroom and Deschutes is the space shuttle. The tour at Deschutes was in depth, funny, informative and really gave me a sense of not only how they make their beer, but what their company's values are. In fact, I bought a couple pint glasses that apparently weren't dishwasher safe, mentioned it on FB and they sent me two more AND a t-shirt. So yeah...","Summary: I'm a blogger and a redditor. I post my content here. I work really hard to be a member of this community and submit content worthy of it.\n\nPost: I've been a Redditor much longer than I've been a blogger. I post my blog (Ask Your Dad Blog) here on occasion. I try to self regulate. Please hear me out. \n Here are the reasons I blog and then post instead of say, self posting: \n I have parenting conversations in a lot of different places, including Reddit. My blog is a nice place for me to put long form original content with pictures/videos/links etc. Those features aren't available on every website (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc.) \n I like people to be able to read my whole blog if they want. Sure, people can go to my use profile and search all of my self-posts and links, but I participate in different subs. If people want all of my writing about parenting, they can come to my blog. \n I increase my readership with a focused group of like minded people. I have received a bunch of active readers from posting in this sub - some of which have become really good friends and subscribers to my posts. \n My personal rules for posting my blog on Reddit: \n \n Don't post everything. Only post what you think people will like. \n \n Don't post and run. Participate in the comments on Reddit. \n \n Post other things besides my blog. \n \n Upvote/Downvote/Comment on other submissions. Remain an active Redditor. \n \n Don't get mad at people who don't like your shit. (This one is incredibly important to me. If someone doesn't like my post, they downvote it. Reddit is made better. If someone doesn't like blog posts in general, they downvote it. Reddit is made better. That is totally fine with me.) \n \n \n Busting a couple myths \n I have an OK sized readership, not huge but bigger than a lot of tiny blogs. I make very, very little money off of my blog. I've been writing for about a year, had multiple pieces go somewhat \"viral\" (I hate that term) and in all of that time I have made about $100 dollars off of Google Adwords. \n I don't post here to make money, I post here for the same reason that people put their art on /r/art or their comics on /r/comics. I work really hard to provide good, relevant parenting content, and I want to share it. \n Lastly \n If /r/parenting decided that they didn't want blog posts, I'd respect that. I'd miss sharing my blog with you all because it has been a great experience, but I would survive and I would still hang around /r/parenting because it is my favorite sub (along with /daddit). Anyway... there's my 2 cents... well 45 cents.","Summary: Friend threw a beer bottle at a fence post. It landed upright without shattering.\n\nPost: When I was a kid my buddy and I found a bunch of old beer bottles out behind a building. We started throwing them at a nearby fence post and shattering them. Yes we were little assholes. \n After throwing and destroying 15-20 of them my friend threw one that hit the post at a weird angle and bounced straight up in the air. It spun twice and then landed upright on the top of the fence post. We both looked at each other and screamed as if it was the coolest thing that had ever happened in the history of the world. \n It obviously wasn't, but I still think it was pretty cool.","Summary: Don't panic. You're doing the right things. This will pass. Keep in contact with your pediatrician. :) \n EDIT: Wow. Glad everyone likes my comment! Thanks! I have a lot more on my blog, [Ask Your Dad]( if you want to check it out. So grateful to be a part of this community. /r/parenting has saved my sanity more times than I can count.\n\nPost: The first problem and the second problem are related. He's hungry. Don't panic. Everything will be ok. \n You're tired. You're wife is tired. And you've never been through this before. For the last nine months everyone has been telling you shit like \"Don't worry, when the time comes you'll just know what to do.\" And now the time is here and you don't know what to do. I know the feeling very well. My wife and I went through something similar with our first. So again I say Don't panic. Everything will be ok. \n Alright. Now that that is out of the way, it sounds like you're doing everything you can. Pumping and bottle feeding will work just fine. Have your wife continue to try to nurse even if he's not getting much. You want him to feel comfortable with both the breast and the bottle. If your wife is having trouble keeping up with demand, she can take Fenugreek supplements to help with production. Breast milk is always best, but don't feel like you can't use formula. We had to supplement with formula occasionally for the first few weeks with our girl and eventually were able to go back to breast feeding only. The important thing for my wife was to keep trying to nurse. \n The lactation consultant and pediatrician will help. Keep talking to them both. The first couple months are a HUGE adaptation. Try not to stress too much - and try to help your wife be less stressed too (this is important for milk production). One thing I did for my wife during those first few months that she loved was making sure she had time in the evening to take a hot bath by herself. I lit candles and put on some nice music for her and took the baby downstairs to hang out with me. \n Anyway, good luck and just know that none of us \"just knew what to do\" either. This will pass and your baby will be fine!","Summary: I was intimidated and scared being the only white person in a holding cell full of black people. They all turned out to be really cool and nice.\n\nPost: When I was barely 21 (over a decade ago) I was arrested in New Orleans for public intox. I was a young, dumb white kid with a v-neck sweater vest and collared shirt. Intake took about an hour, and by the time they put me in the drunk tank I had to pee so bad I was about to cry pee tears. \n When I walked into the drunk tank I quickly realized I was the only white person in a small, crowded room full of black people. I am not, nor have ever been racist, but I was intimidated, scared, and I had to pee. \n One of the black guys nodded at me and said \"What's up white bread?\" I shuffled quickly to the bathroom stall (also in the drunk tank). I was devastated to see another black guy who must have been vomiting in the toilet had fallen asleep in the process. In my still-drunk mind I had two options. \n A: Shoot the small gap in-between his ear and the side of the toilette. \n B: Remove him from the toilette and have him crumple to the floor, most likely pissing off his friends. (In my mind, they were all friends.) \n Instead, I decided to sit down on the floor and cry. Yes cry. Just then, the biggest dude in the room got up off the concrete bench and walked towards me. He motioned at me with his hand to stand up. He then walked me over to the stall and pulled the passed out guy off of the toilette, and stood guard while I relieved myself. \n After that, he introduced me to the couple people he had met since being there, and we all had as good of a time as we could chatting and sharing stories in a New Orleans drunk tank. \n At the end of the night he even called his cabby friend to pick me up and take me back to my hotel for free. (The jail is in a sketchy area) I still feel guilty for how I felt walking into the cell. He was one of the kindest people I've ever met in my life, and I often wonder what ever happened to him. Sadly, I don't even remember his name :(","Summary: I miss the links\n\nPost: I mentioned this to the mods privately earlier, but since we're commenting on it here I will say it again. I miss the links. I felt like they (the mods) were doing a really good job moderating before. If it was becoming overwhelming, I would prefer they add a mod or two instead of limiting to text only posts. I find myself coming here less and less. I found so many good articles here, and it was a nice place to come where (most of the time) the cream rose to the top. \n A couple things though: \n \n I think the mods deserve a lot of credit. They are always responsive to messages, and really cool even if they disagree with you. They are doing their best to make this subreddit the best it can be. I see nothing nefarious or self serving in their move to text only. Just the fact that they are pinning this to the top for discussion speaks to how well they run this sub. Now if only they could see that my opinion is the RIGHT one! :P \n \n I have an admitted bias. I write a blog, and on occasion I've posted it here. Honestly though, I would support a policy of \"no posting your own material except in self posts\" if it would allow for direct linking to other stuff. I just feel that everything being posted in self posts is hiding a lot of good stuff - or discouraging it from being posted at all. \n \n \n Anyway - that's my 12 cents. \n John (Ask Your Dad)","Summary: I was intimidated and scared being the only white person in a holding cell full of black people. They all turned out to be really cool and nice.\n\nPost: When I was barely 21 I was arrested in New Orleans for public intox. I was a young, dumb white kid with a v-neck sweater vest and collared shirt. Intake took about an hour, and by the time they put me in the drunk tank I had to pee so bad I was about to cry pee tears. When I walked in I quickly realized I was the only white person in a small, crowded room full of black people. I am not, nor have ever been racist, but I was intimidated, scared, and I had to pee. One of the black guys nodded at me and said \"What's up white bread?\" I shuffled quickly to the bathroom stall (also in the drunk tank). I was devastated to see another black guy who must have been vomiting in the toilet had fallen asleep in the process. In my still-drunk mind I had two options. \n A: Shoot the small gap in-between his ear and the side of the toilette. \n B: Remove him from the toilette and have him crumple to the floor, most likely pissing off his friends. (In my mind, they were all friends.) \n Instead, I decided to sit down on the floor and cry. Yes cry. Just then, the biggest dude in the room got up off the concrete bench and walked towards me. He motioned at me with his hand to stand up. He then walked me over to the stall and pulled the passed out guy off of the toilette, and stood guard while I relieved myself. After that, he introduced me to the couple people he had met since being there, and we all had as good of a time as we could chatting and sharing stories in a New Orleans drunk tank. \n At the end of the night he even called his cabby friend to pick me up and take me back to my hotel for free. (The jail is in a sketchy area) I still feel guilty for how I felt walking into the cell. He was one of the kindest people I've ever met in my life, and I often wonder what ever happened to him. Sadly, I don't even remember his name :(","Summary: Form a relationship with the daycare and their employees. Check in when you want to. Things will be ok! \n Quick edit - \n Our son went to daycare at a younger age than our daughter, and that was pretty rough on my wife too. [She wrote about it here if you would like to read it.]( \n And then later, I wrote about all the stupid guilt people put on you for sending your kid to daycare, [which you can read here if you want.]( \n Good luck!\n\nPost: Our daughter was at home for the first year, and sending her to daycare was really, really hard. Here are a few things we did to adapt. \n \n We got to know her teachers and the daycare owner really well. That helped us feel confident that she was in good hands. \n We got reports on what she was eating and how she was doing every day from the daycare. This made us feel more connected to her experience. \n My wife volunteered a few days to see how things were run. Not sure all daycare's can do this, but it was really nice for us. \n \n Anyway, that was all within the first few months. After that we got much more comfortable with it. And honestly, she's flourished there. It is a Daycare/Preschool, and she learns so much. She is excited every morning to go, and every day on the drive home I get to hear all about her day, her friends, and what new things she learned. It has been a fantastic experience. I'll honestly be kind of sad when she is done next year and is in Kindergarten. Our son will still be there though! \n Hope that helps!","Summary: I agree with you.\n\nPost: I agree with everything you've written here. I don't think I say anything to the contrary in my post. My issues aren't with kids wanting to assert ownership over their bodies, food, toys. It's the general tone of her whole piece. The subtitle is \"SHOULD YOU TEACH KIDS TO SHARE?\" and to that I say, yes. Yes you should. \n I definitely was on a rant when I wrote my post, and some parts are over the top - even over-reacting. I admit that in the piece. But I stand by my point. She cherry picks two random examples of poor behavior by toddlers and adults and uses that as the basis for her argument. She makes generalizations about an entire generation on the basis of something she has no way to prove. I.E. kids these days feel so entitled because they were forced to share when they were toddlers. \n This part of your comment caught my eye. \n >rather than a sense of guilt and that one should always share no matter what. \n I agree with this wholeheartedly. Forced sharing isn't sharing. It's taking. I advocate for a more balanced approach towards the end post - not forced sharing. You may not have gotten there because my snark caused you to click away (totally understandable). I say: \n >A no sharing policy is as ridiculous as a mandatory you-must-share-everything policy. Discouraging Jimmy from even asking to play with Alice's toy train is as dumb as telling Alice that she has to give it to him if he asks. We should be encouraging both! Let them interact. Let them learn to negotiate. Let them squabble a bit. Don't make Jimmy sit on the side of the playground and wait for Alice to walk away from her ball. There will be plenty of time to be awkward and antisocial in high school!","Summary: Clif Bar - It's Healthier Than it Looks (Because it looks like poop - get it?)\n\nPost: You're looking the wrong direction. Stop looking from the product out, and start looking from the consumer in. An attribute of your product is not an ad for your product. First, define your audience. Write it down. Then, define what their interests are and how they participate within the social spheres (online and offline) within those interests. \n Then look at your product and how it best fits within that context. Come up with a list of words. Write them fast, and don't self edit. When you are done with that step, take those words and come up with five to ten phrases (not slogans) that work with them. \n Now, go to the [Google Adwords Tool]( and enter them in. Look at what terms have a lot of searches. Don't worry if their competitive or not, unless you're designing an online campaign. \n When you've narrowed your list down to four or five, make those phrases into slogans and go with your gut. People here can come up with phrases and do your homework for you, but if you want to get in to creative marketing and advertising, you need to learn to think through a process.","Summary: I think you're doing the right thing. It just takes awhile.\n\nPost: We've had similar experiences with our daughter. We didn't do anything in the midst of the tantrum. We let it play out unless she was in danger (like near the stairs) or she was being destructive (throwing things etc.). If she wanted to lay on the ground and stomp and scream we let her. We were still present and available if she needed us, but sometimes she just needed an outlet for her frustration. Eventually she found middle ground for her emotions. It just happened over time (Months). \n Eventually she'll learn that there are differing degrees of expressing her frustration. When it comes to their ability to express their emotions, kids are born with a 1 and a 10. As they get older they fill in the 2-8 (and eventually find 11-15 - but you've got until her teens to get ready for that). \n Anyway, keep being a good emotional role model for your girl. Eventually she'll see how you treat her and your spouse and model her coping abilities after that. Until then, just clear a safe space and let her be her.","Summary: I'm for less regulation. All dad related content should be welcome with moderating being used to control spam and abuse.\n\nPost: I love /r/daddit because it is an aggregate of all sorts of content from dads about being a dad. Seems like we keep chipping away at what kind of content is relevant. I get the argument that small and easily digestible content is at an advantage over longer form content. As a blogger who posts long form content here, I really don't mind that. My good posts get plenty of love and my shitty ones get buried. \n So regarding banning pictures, I vote I really didn't find them distracting. Honestly, I would like to be able to see dad-related image macros and memes too. I posted [this]( awhile back forgetting that they weren't allowed and people seemed to like it before it was removed. I think they are funny, and they are out of context on /r/adviceanimals. If it's dad related content, I think it belongs here. \n I like to post content that isn't just my blog. I try and participate in conversations, post self posts, and post images too. I think a variety of content on /r/daddit is good. \n If we keep narrowing down what is ok, then eventually we'll just have articles. That's not content aggregation, that's article aggregation. If people want a sub for just a single type of content we should make that instead of continuing to chop individual content types from the main sub.","Summary: Need suggestions for 2 player co-op games for local (same room) play. Thanks! \n EDIT:[Thanks guys!!](\n\nPost: My wife and my best buddy's wife are both going out of town tonight and for the first time in years we're going to hang at my place and game. I have a PS3 and need some suggestions on good 2 player co-op games I can rent. \n My gaming since we had our daughter has been relegated to seldom, late night single player games. So I'm out of the loop on good to player games for local play.","Summary: My wife and I are varying degrees of Agnostic/Atheists. We're fine with our beliefs, but have no idea what to tell our daughter. Looking for advice from other parents on r/atheism. Thanks!\n\nPost: A little background information. I'm what I would define as a Soft Atheist, or and Agnostic Atheist. Aside from a few Bible Stories around Christmas and Easter, we didn't practice any thing but a very light form of Christianity. I'm not a argumentative atheist, and I have no problems with organized religion. I have many, good friends with strong religious beliefs. My wife was raised in a similar fashion. She was always told she was Catholic, but family never really attended church. We live a happy, secular life. As adults, religion never came into the picture for us, until we had our daughter. \n Now everything has suddenly come into question. What do we tell our daughter? This came up the other week when I mentioned that I didn't want to lie about Santa Claus to our daughter. My wife agreed that it was strange to purposefully lie to your kid for 5-6 years, but at the same time, we don't want to have the kid that tells all the other kids at school that there isn't a Santa Claus. We both agreed that the childhood joy of believing in Santa Claus hung in our memories much more than the realization that he didn't exist. We agreed to play along. \n Then I asked \"So we're going to play along with Santa, what about God?\" And neither of is had an answer. This seemed like a much bigger question. Realizing there isn't a God is a much bigger thing than realizing there isn't a Santa Claus. At the same time, it would be very hard for us AND our daughter to have her telling the other kids at school that there isn't a God. We live in a very religious state. It's going to be hard enough for my daughter to grow up outside of the predominant religion; the last thing I want is her to be told over and over she's going to hell because she and her parents don't believe in God. \n So what do I do? Do I lie while she's young and let her come to her own conclusions over time when she's more mature? Do I pick a religion in name only, so she has an acceptable answer when the kids at school ask what religion she is? \n I would be very appreciative for any advice you can give. My daughter is almost 2, so we have some time to make these decisions. Thanks r/atheism!","Summary: I'm pretty sure my two-year-old would eat the entire refrigerator if I let her. How much food is too much?\n\nPost: My kid is a garbage disposal and I wonder if I'm feeding her too much. We feed her healthy snacks (fruit, cheese, vegetables etc.) and varied food at meals. Breakfast is usually eggs or non-sugar cereal (Cheerios). Lunch is usually turkey lunch meat, carrots, cherry tomatoes and such. And dinner is usually portions of what we're eating (usually a meat a vegetable and a starch). \n Anyway, here's the thing. She will eat A LOT if we let her. Sometimes she will eat two bowls of Cheerios a whole apple, and then still want more. She can eat two scrambled eggs and toast and still want more. At most meals she'll just keep eating until we stop feeding her. \n She's in a healthy percentile for weight, but I'm concerned she may be forming poor eating habits, but I don't want to starve the kid because of my neurosis. If she's hungry or growing I want her to eat. \n So do I feed her (healthy food) until she stops eating? Do I portion food, and if so, how much? Any advice will help. Thanks! \n Oh yeah, and we don't ever give her juice or sugary snacks. (I'm sure that time will come, but we're avoiding it as long as possible) Sometimes she'll have some string cheese or goldfish crackers, but not often.","Summary: Should I go back to school for my MBA? \n (typed wholly on my phone, please forgive typos)\n\nPost: My bachelor's degree is in English, and I have nearly a decade of professional work experience. I work full time and have a decent job. My wife recently started working for our local public university and I am now eligible to enroll in their Professional MBA program for 50% tuition. The two year program would still entail a significant financial investment, around 25-30K. The program is at night, so I would be able to keep my full time job. \n I'd love (and appreciate) some advise from those of you out there with an MBA. Has it benefited you? Are you glad you have it? Was the investment worth it? \n Thanks!","Summary: Need treatment advice for childhood eczema and advice on preventative treatment for swimming. I've already talked to our ped and consulted Dr. Google. Just looking for advice from those with practical experience. \n EDIT: So I also put this question up on Facebook on my blog's Facebook page and got a ton of answers. If anyone is coming here to look through the comments and find some answers, feel free to hop over there too. There's a ton of info. [Comment thread on Ask Your Dad Blog FB Page]( I'll be hanging on Reddit to participate in the comments too!\n\nPost: So my daughter (2.5) has eczema on her legs and torso. It flares up really bad whenever we take her swimming. We alternate between vaseline and eucerin cream at bed time and that keeps it under control pretty well. \n My questions are these: \n \n Are there any preventative measures we can take before we go swimming to help lessen the effects? \n Are any of you parents of older kids that had this when they were younger? How long did it last? Did it ever stop? \n Does anyone have any other prevention/treatment suggestions? \n \n Currently we use hypoallergenic detergent, hypoallergenic soap, and alternate nights between vaseline and eucerin cream. The patches don't really bug her, and she doesn't itch them. I just feel bad for her looking at them. They look really itchy.","Summary: You were all right and thank you. \n Update 2 (In case anyone is checking back): She's fine. The limp went away on its own that day.\n\nPost: She has full extension and I've checked and prodded every inch of her leg to see if it is tender to touch. She doesn't flinch unless it tickles and then she laughs. That leads me to believe it is a slight sprain or strain. It's less of a limp than it was last night, but I'll probably take her in if things don't improve. \n Thoughts? Am I overreacting? Under \nreacting? \n Update: K, talked to her pediatrician. She suggested Tylenol/Ibuprofen and monitoring it for 24-48 hours. If it stays the same or gets worse then she suggests x-rays. In other news, she is now trying to jump off the couch again. Sigh. She's so much like her mother. \n Update","Summary: I'm upset that my kid's grandparents make very little effort to get to know them.\n\nPost: My father makes very little effort to know my kids, even though he lives in the same town. My daughter is three and my son is one. He and his wife (my step-mom) have watched my daughter once. Once. My wife and I stopped asking them to babysit long before my son was even born, because we felt bad putting them in a position to say no.\nOn the other hand… they spend endless amounts of time with the grandkids on my stepmom's side of the family. They have them over for sleepovers. They take them camping. They take them for the weekend all the time. \n Again... my dad watched my daughter once for three hours, over a year ago. He watched her between the time my wife had to be at work, and the time I got off to go pick her up. She still talks about it. She misses her grandpa. \n I'm just at a loss. My dad and I have a wonderful relationship. We're close. We talk all the time. I have explained to him how much it would mean to me if he and his wife could spend more time with my kids. I offer to cook dinner and have them over. I offer to pay for all of us to go camping. I propose family vacations. Nothing. At the end of the day they're too busy… too tired… something comes up. \n And I wish I could blame an evil step mom, but she is wonderful too. She is kind, and caring, and seems to love my family. And I get that if it is between her biological grandkids and my kids, she's going to choose them. It just makes me so sad that they won't put in the time with mine. \n Am I being unreasonable… selfish maybe? Feel free to give me a reality check. Has anyone else dealt with this? What should I do? </rant>","Summary: Buy now because X came out and you're missing it,\" or \"Wait until Y comes out and blows your mind\"? \n Note: This can apply to X-Box 1 too.\n\nPost: I don't get a lot of time to read about gaming any more. I have two kids under 4, so almost all of my game time is late in the evening after the kids and my wife go to bed. I don't get to play multiplayer stuff anymore, but I still love all sorts of single player campaign games. I've been holding off buying either of the next gen systems until something comes out that inspires me to drop the coin on a new system, but then I realized as out of touch as I am with gaming these days, that I may have already missed it. Anyway:"],"string":"[\n \"Summary: I like blogs \\n John\\n\\nPost: I guess I'll wade into this one... I should note that I have a bias. I am a blogger. That's me, a few down the page with the [blog about the McDonald's incident]( \\n So, as you can imagine. I like the blogs. I like being able to post mine here. I work hard at creating original content and I enjoy sharing it with other parents in this community. \\n I'm careful not to blog spam. I don't post and run. And I take feedback graciously. What I worry about is when people call to isolate and exclude a single form of content on this page. No images, they need their own page. No blogs, they need their own page. No memes, they need their own page. Eventually everything is so split up we lose the power of aggregation and the content is what suffers. \\n Now I get the image thing, and I think wallet Wednesdays has been working well. It is fun. I think the mods do a wonderful job at policing spam on this sub. Having been an admin on another site, I can imagine you don't see half of the stuff that they catch and stop while doing their unpaid, volunteer job. \\n I think the true test of a good front page of a subreddit is variety and content. Let's look at the [current front page of r/parenting]( \\n \\n 11 Self Posts \\n 4 Articles \\n 4 Blog Posts \\n 3 Videos \\n 2 Pictures \\n \\n That seems like a pretty healthy mix for me. It's not all gold, and I don't claim that my writing is the bees knees - but some folks really like it. \\n Anyway, you're welcome to your opinion and I'm glad you posted it. We have the \\\"I hate blogs\\\" conversation here every few weeks and I usually stay out of it - because I have some personal interest in being able to post here. But I feel like I'm a part of this community too, and I find value in some of the blog posts I find here. Not all of them, but enough to not ban them. \\n Anyway, thanks for reading this whole thing. And if you didn't...\",\n \"Summary: Rogue = Shite, Deschutes = Awesome \\n Here's a [blog post]( I wrote about the experience with Deschutes\\n\\nPost: We went on a brewery tour when we were in Newport last year. I was utterly unimpressed. The place was filthy, and tour was shit. The guide flirted with the women on the tour more than he talked about the brewery or the beer. On our way home we went on another tour of the Deschutes Brewery and it was like night and day. \\n I know they're different size breweries, but Rogue's brewery is basically a truck stop bathroom and Deschutes is the space shuttle. The tour at Deschutes was in depth, funny, informative and really gave me a sense of not only how they make their beer, but what their company's values are. In fact, I bought a couple pint glasses that apparently weren't dishwasher safe, mentioned it on FB and they sent me two more AND a t-shirt. So yeah...\",\n \"Summary: I'm a blogger and a redditor. I post my content here. I work really hard to be a member of this community and submit content worthy of it.\\n\\nPost: I've been a Redditor much longer than I've been a blogger. I post my blog (Ask Your Dad Blog) here on occasion. I try to self regulate. Please hear me out. \\n Here are the reasons I blog and then post instead of say, self posting: \\n I have parenting conversations in a lot of different places, including Reddit. My blog is a nice place for me to put long form original content with pictures/videos/links etc. Those features aren't available on every website (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc.) \\n I like people to be able to read my whole blog if they want. Sure, people can go to my use profile and search all of my self-posts and links, but I participate in different subs. If people want all of my writing about parenting, they can come to my blog. \\n I increase my readership with a focused group of like minded people. I have received a bunch of active readers from posting in this sub - some of which have become really good friends and subscribers to my posts. \\n My personal rules for posting my blog on Reddit: \\n \\n Don't post everything. Only post what you think people will like. \\n \\n Don't post and run. Participate in the comments on Reddit. \\n \\n Post other things besides my blog. \\n \\n Upvote/Downvote/Comment on other submissions. Remain an active Redditor. \\n \\n Don't get mad at people who don't like your shit. (This one is incredibly important to me. If someone doesn't like my post, they downvote it. Reddit is made better. If someone doesn't like blog posts in general, they downvote it. Reddit is made better. That is totally fine with me.) \\n \\n \\n Busting a couple myths \\n I have an OK sized readership, not huge but bigger than a lot of tiny blogs. I make very, very little money off of my blog. I've been writing for about a year, had multiple pieces go somewhat \\\"viral\\\" (I hate that term) and in all of that time I have made about $100 dollars off of Google Adwords. \\n I don't post here to make money, I post here for the same reason that people put their art on /r/art or their comics on /r/comics. I work really hard to provide good, relevant parenting content, and I want to share it. \\n Lastly \\n If /r/parenting decided that they didn't want blog posts, I'd respect that. I'd miss sharing my blog with you all because it has been a great experience, but I would survive and I would still hang around /r/parenting because it is my favorite sub (along with /daddit). Anyway... there's my 2 cents... well 45 cents.\",\n \"Summary: Friend threw a beer bottle at a fence post. It landed upright without shattering.\\n\\nPost: When I was a kid my buddy and I found a bunch of old beer bottles out behind a building. We started throwing them at a nearby fence post and shattering them. Yes we were little assholes. \\n After throwing and destroying 15-20 of them my friend threw one that hit the post at a weird angle and bounced straight up in the air. It spun twice and then landed upright on the top of the fence post. We both looked at each other and screamed as if it was the coolest thing that had ever happened in the history of the world. \\n It obviously wasn't, but I still think it was pretty cool.\",\n \"Summary: Don't panic. You're doing the right things. This will pass. Keep in contact with your pediatrician. :) \\n EDIT: Wow. Glad everyone likes my comment! Thanks! I have a lot more on my blog, [Ask Your Dad]( if you want to check it out. So grateful to be a part of this community. /r/parenting has saved my sanity more times than I can count.\\n\\nPost: The first problem and the second problem are related. He's hungry. Don't panic. Everything will be ok. \\n You're tired. You're wife is tired. And you've never been through this before. For the last nine months everyone has been telling you shit like \\\"Don't worry, when the time comes you'll just know what to do.\\\" And now the time is here and you don't know what to do. I know the feeling very well. My wife and I went through something similar with our first. So again I say Don't panic. Everything will be ok. \\n Alright. Now that that is out of the way, it sounds like you're doing everything you can. Pumping and bottle feeding will work just fine. Have your wife continue to try to nurse even if he's not getting much. You want him to feel comfortable with both the breast and the bottle. If your wife is having trouble keeping up with demand, she can take Fenugreek supplements to help with production. Breast milk is always best, but don't feel like you can't use formula. We had to supplement with formula occasionally for the first few weeks with our girl and eventually were able to go back to breast feeding only. The important thing for my wife was to keep trying to nurse. \\n The lactation consultant and pediatrician will help. Keep talking to them both. The first couple months are a HUGE adaptation. Try not to stress too much - and try to help your wife be less stressed too (this is important for milk production). One thing I did for my wife during those first few months that she loved was making sure she had time in the evening to take a hot bath by herself. I lit candles and put on some nice music for her and took the baby downstairs to hang out with me. \\n Anyway, good luck and just know that none of us \\\"just knew what to do\\\" either. This will pass and your baby will be fine!\",\n \"Summary: I was intimidated and scared being the only white person in a holding cell full of black people. They all turned out to be really cool and nice.\\n\\nPost: When I was barely 21 (over a decade ago) I was arrested in New Orleans for public intox. I was a young, dumb white kid with a v-neck sweater vest and collared shirt. Intake took about an hour, and by the time they put me in the drunk tank I had to pee so bad I was about to cry pee tears. \\n When I walked into the drunk tank I quickly realized I was the only white person in a small, crowded room full of black people. I am not, nor have ever been racist, but I was intimidated, scared, and I had to pee. \\n One of the black guys nodded at me and said \\\"What's up white bread?\\\" I shuffled quickly to the bathroom stall (also in the drunk tank). I was devastated to see another black guy who must have been vomiting in the toilet had fallen asleep in the process. In my still-drunk mind I had two options. \\n A: Shoot the small gap in-between his ear and the side of the toilette. \\n B: Remove him from the toilette and have him crumple to the floor, most likely pissing off his friends. (In my mind, they were all friends.) \\n Instead, I decided to sit down on the floor and cry. Yes cry. Just then, the biggest dude in the room got up off the concrete bench and walked towards me. He motioned at me with his hand to stand up. He then walked me over to the stall and pulled the passed out guy off of the toilette, and stood guard while I relieved myself. \\n After that, he introduced me to the couple people he had met since being there, and we all had as good of a time as we could chatting and sharing stories in a New Orleans drunk tank. \\n At the end of the night he even called his cabby friend to pick me up and take me back to my hotel for free. (The jail is in a sketchy area) I still feel guilty for how I felt walking into the cell. He was one of the kindest people I've ever met in my life, and I often wonder what ever happened to him. Sadly, I don't even remember his name :(\",\n \"Summary: I miss the links\\n\\nPost: I mentioned this to the mods privately earlier, but since we're commenting on it here I will say it again. I miss the links. I felt like they (the mods) were doing a really good job moderating before. If it was becoming overwhelming, I would prefer they add a mod or two instead of limiting to text only posts. I find myself coming here less and less. I found so many good articles here, and it was a nice place to come where (most of the time) the cream rose to the top. \\n A couple things though: \\n \\n I think the mods deserve a lot of credit. They are always responsive to messages, and really cool even if they disagree with you. They are doing their best to make this subreddit the best it can be. I see nothing nefarious or self serving in their move to text only. Just the fact that they are pinning this to the top for discussion speaks to how well they run this sub. Now if only they could see that my opinion is the RIGHT one! :P \\n \\n I have an admitted bias. I write a blog, and on occasion I've posted it here. Honestly though, I would support a policy of \\\"no posting your own material except in self posts\\\" if it would allow for direct linking to other stuff. I just feel that everything being posted in self posts is hiding a lot of good stuff - or discouraging it from being posted at all. \\n \\n \\n Anyway - that's my 12 cents. \\n John (Ask Your Dad)\",\n \"Summary: I was intimidated and scared being the only white person in a holding cell full of black people. They all turned out to be really cool and nice.\\n\\nPost: When I was barely 21 I was arrested in New Orleans for public intox. I was a young, dumb white kid with a v-neck sweater vest and collared shirt. Intake took about an hour, and by the time they put me in the drunk tank I had to pee so bad I was about to cry pee tears. When I walked in I quickly realized I was the only white person in a small, crowded room full of black people. I am not, nor have ever been racist, but I was intimidated, scared, and I had to pee. One of the black guys nodded at me and said \\\"What's up white bread?\\\" I shuffled quickly to the bathroom stall (also in the drunk tank). I was devastated to see another black guy who must have been vomiting in the toilet had fallen asleep in the process. In my still-drunk mind I had two options. \\n A: Shoot the small gap in-between his ear and the side of the toilette. \\n B: Remove him from the toilette and have him crumple to the floor, most likely pissing off his friends. (In my mind, they were all friends.) \\n Instead, I decided to sit down on the floor and cry. Yes cry. Just then, the biggest dude in the room got up off the concrete bench and walked towards me. He motioned at me with his hand to stand up. He then walked me over to the stall and pulled the passed out guy off of the toilette, and stood guard while I relieved myself. After that, he introduced me to the couple people he had met since being there, and we all had as good of a time as we could chatting and sharing stories in a New Orleans drunk tank. \\n At the end of the night he even called his cabby friend to pick me up and take me back to my hotel for free. (The jail is in a sketchy area) I still feel guilty for how I felt walking into the cell. He was one of the kindest people I've ever met in my life, and I often wonder what ever happened to him. Sadly, I don't even remember his name :(\",\n \"Summary: Form a relationship with the daycare and their employees. Check in when you want to. Things will be ok! \\n Quick edit - \\n Our son went to daycare at a younger age than our daughter, and that was pretty rough on my wife too. [She wrote about it here if you would like to read it.]( \\n And then later, I wrote about all the stupid guilt people put on you for sending your kid to daycare, [which you can read here if you want.]( \\n Good luck!\\n\\nPost: Our daughter was at home for the first year, and sending her to daycare was really, really hard. Here are a few things we did to adapt. \\n \\n We got to know her teachers and the daycare owner really well. That helped us feel confident that she was in good hands. \\n We got reports on what she was eating and how she was doing every day from the daycare. This made us feel more connected to her experience. \\n My wife volunteered a few days to see how things were run. Not sure all daycare's can do this, but it was really nice for us. \\n \\n Anyway, that was all within the first few months. After that we got much more comfortable with it. And honestly, she's flourished there. It is a Daycare/Preschool, and she learns so much. She is excited every morning to go, and every day on the drive home I get to hear all about her day, her friends, and what new things she learned. It has been a fantastic experience. I'll honestly be kind of sad when she is done next year and is in Kindergarten. Our son will still be there though! \\n Hope that helps!\",\n \"Summary: I agree with you.\\n\\nPost: I agree with everything you've written here. I don't think I say anything to the contrary in my post. My issues aren't with kids wanting to assert ownership over their bodies, food, toys. It's the general tone of her whole piece. The subtitle is \\\"SHOULD YOU TEACH KIDS TO SHARE?\\\" and to that I say, yes. Yes you should. \\n I definitely was on a rant when I wrote my post, and some parts are over the top - even over-reacting. I admit that in the piece. But I stand by my point. She cherry picks two random examples of poor behavior by toddlers and adults and uses that as the basis for her argument. She makes generalizations about an entire generation on the basis of something she has no way to prove. I.E. kids these days feel so entitled because they were forced to share when they were toddlers. \\n This part of your comment caught my eye. \\n >rather than a sense of guilt and that one should always share no matter what. \\n I agree with this wholeheartedly. Forced sharing isn't sharing. It's taking. I advocate for a more balanced approach towards the end post - not forced sharing. You may not have gotten there because my snark caused you to click away (totally understandable). I say: \\n >A no sharing policy is as ridiculous as a mandatory you-must-share-everything policy. Discouraging Jimmy from even asking to play with Alice's toy train is as dumb as telling Alice that she has to give it to him if he asks. We should be encouraging both! Let them interact. Let them learn to negotiate. Let them squabble a bit. Don't make Jimmy sit on the side of the playground and wait for Alice to walk away from her ball. There will be plenty of time to be awkward and antisocial in high school!\",\n \"Summary: Clif Bar - It's Healthier Than it Looks (Because it looks like poop - get it?)\\n\\nPost: You're looking the wrong direction. Stop looking from the product out, and start looking from the consumer in. An attribute of your product is not an ad for your product. First, define your audience. Write it down. Then, define what their interests are and how they participate within the social spheres (online and offline) within those interests. \\n Then look at your product and how it best fits within that context. Come up with a list of words. Write them fast, and don't self edit. When you are done with that step, take those words and come up with five to ten phrases (not slogans) that work with them. \\n Now, go to the [Google Adwords Tool]( and enter them in. Look at what terms have a lot of searches. Don't worry if their competitive or not, unless you're designing an online campaign. \\n When you've narrowed your list down to four or five, make those phrases into slogans and go with your gut. People here can come up with phrases and do your homework for you, but if you want to get in to creative marketing and advertising, you need to learn to think through a process.\",\n \"Summary: I think you're doing the right thing. It just takes awhile.\\n\\nPost: We've had similar experiences with our daughter. We didn't do anything in the midst of the tantrum. We let it play out unless she was in danger (like near the stairs) or she was being destructive (throwing things etc.). If she wanted to lay on the ground and stomp and scream we let her. We were still present and available if she needed us, but sometimes she just needed an outlet for her frustration. Eventually she found middle ground for her emotions. It just happened over time (Months). \\n Eventually she'll learn that there are differing degrees of expressing her frustration. When it comes to their ability to express their emotions, kids are born with a 1 and a 10. As they get older they fill in the 2-8 (and eventually find 11-15 - but you've got until her teens to get ready for that). \\n Anyway, keep being a good emotional role model for your girl. Eventually she'll see how you treat her and your spouse and model her coping abilities after that. Until then, just clear a safe space and let her be her.\",\n \"Summary: I'm for less regulation. All dad related content should be welcome with moderating being used to control spam and abuse.\\n\\nPost: I love /r/daddit because it is an aggregate of all sorts of content from dads about being a dad. Seems like we keep chipping away at what kind of content is relevant. I get the argument that small and easily digestible content is at an advantage over longer form content. As a blogger who posts long form content here, I really don't mind that. My good posts get plenty of love and my shitty ones get buried. \\n So regarding banning pictures, I vote I really didn't find them distracting. Honestly, I would like to be able to see dad-related image macros and memes too. I posted [this]( awhile back forgetting that they weren't allowed and people seemed to like it before it was removed. I think they are funny, and they are out of context on /r/adviceanimals. If it's dad related content, I think it belongs here. \\n I like to post content that isn't just my blog. I try and participate in conversations, post self posts, and post images too. I think a variety of content on /r/daddit is good. \\n If we keep narrowing down what is ok, then eventually we'll just have articles. That's not content aggregation, that's article aggregation. If people want a sub for just a single type of content we should make that instead of continuing to chop individual content types from the main sub.\",\n \"Summary: Need suggestions for 2 player co-op games for local (same room) play. Thanks! \\n EDIT:[Thanks guys!!](\\n\\nPost: My wife and my best buddy's wife are both going out of town tonight and for the first time in years we're going to hang at my place and game. I have a PS3 and need some suggestions on good 2 player co-op games I can rent. \\n My gaming since we had our daughter has been relegated to seldom, late night single player games. So I'm out of the loop on good to player games for local play.\",\n \"Summary: My wife and I are varying degrees of Agnostic/Atheists. We're fine with our beliefs, but have no idea what to tell our daughter. Looking for advice from other parents on r/atheism. Thanks!\\n\\nPost: A little background information. I'm what I would define as a Soft Atheist, or and Agnostic Atheist. Aside from a few Bible Stories around Christmas and Easter, we didn't practice any thing but a very light form of Christianity. I'm not a argumentative atheist, and I have no problems with organized religion. I have many, good friends with strong religious beliefs. My wife was raised in a similar fashion. She was always told she was Catholic, but family never really attended church. We live a happy, secular life. As adults, religion never came into the picture for us, until we had our daughter. \\n Now everything has suddenly come into question. What do we tell our daughter? This came up the other week when I mentioned that I didn't want to lie about Santa Claus to our daughter. My wife agreed that it was strange to purposefully lie to your kid for 5-6 years, but at the same time, we don't want to have the kid that tells all the other kids at school that there isn't a Santa Claus. We both agreed that the childhood joy of believing in Santa Claus hung in our memories much more than the realization that he didn't exist. We agreed to play along. \\n Then I asked \\\"So we're going to play along with Santa, what about God?\\\" And neither of is had an answer. This seemed like a much bigger question. Realizing there isn't a God is a much bigger thing than realizing there isn't a Santa Claus. At the same time, it would be very hard for us AND our daughter to have her telling the other kids at school that there isn't a God. We live in a very religious state. It's going to be hard enough for my daughter to grow up outside of the predominant religion; the last thing I want is her to be told over and over she's going to hell because she and her parents don't believe in God. \\n So what do I do? Do I lie while she's young and let her come to her own conclusions over time when she's more mature? Do I pick a religion in name only, so she has an acceptable answer when the kids at school ask what religion she is? \\n I would be very appreciative for any advice you can give. My daughter is almost 2, so we have some time to make these decisions. Thanks r/atheism!\",\n \"Summary: I'm pretty sure my two-year-old would eat the entire refrigerator if I let her. How much food is too much?\\n\\nPost: My kid is a garbage disposal and I wonder if I'm feeding her too much. We feed her healthy snacks (fruit, cheese, vegetables etc.) and varied food at meals. Breakfast is usually eggs or non-sugar cereal (Cheerios). Lunch is usually turkey lunch meat, carrots, cherry tomatoes and such. And dinner is usually portions of what we're eating (usually a meat a vegetable and a starch). \\n Anyway, here's the thing. She will eat A LOT if we let her. Sometimes she will eat two bowls of Cheerios a whole apple, and then still want more. She can eat two scrambled eggs and toast and still want more. At most meals she'll just keep eating until we stop feeding her. \\n She's in a healthy percentile for weight, but I'm concerned she may be forming poor eating habits, but I don't want to starve the kid because of my neurosis. If she's hungry or growing I want her to eat. \\n So do I feed her (healthy food) until she stops eating? Do I portion food, and if so, how much? Any advice will help. Thanks! \\n Oh yeah, and we don't ever give her juice or sugary snacks. (I'm sure that time will come, but we're avoiding it as long as possible) Sometimes she'll have some string cheese or goldfish crackers, but not often.\",\n \"Summary: Should I go back to school for my MBA? \\n (typed wholly on my phone, please forgive typos)\\n\\nPost: My bachelor's degree is in English, and I have nearly a decade of professional work experience. I work full time and have a decent job. My wife recently started working for our local public university and I am now eligible to enroll in their Professional MBA program for 50% tuition. The two year program would still entail a significant financial investment, around 25-30K. The program is at night, so I would be able to keep my full time job. \\n I'd love (and appreciate) some advise from those of you out there with an MBA. Has it benefited you? Are you glad you have it? Was the investment worth it? \\n Thanks!\",\n \"Summary: Need treatment advice for childhood eczema and advice on preventative treatment for swimming. I've already talked to our ped and consulted Dr. Google. Just looking for advice from those with practical experience. \\n EDIT: So I also put this question up on Facebook on my blog's Facebook page and got a ton of answers. If anyone is coming here to look through the comments and find some answers, feel free to hop over there too. There's a ton of info. [Comment thread on Ask Your Dad Blog FB Page]( I'll be hanging on Reddit to participate in the comments too!\\n\\nPost: So my daughter (2.5) has eczema on her legs and torso. It flares up really bad whenever we take her swimming. We alternate between vaseline and eucerin cream at bed time and that keeps it under control pretty well. \\n My questions are these: \\n \\n Are there any preventative measures we can take before we go swimming to help lessen the effects? \\n Are any of you parents of older kids that had this when they were younger? How long did it last? Did it ever stop? \\n Does anyone have any other prevention/treatment suggestions? \\n \\n Currently we use hypoallergenic detergent, hypoallergenic soap, and alternate nights between vaseline and eucerin cream. The patches don't really bug her, and she doesn't itch them. I just feel bad for her looking at them. They look really itchy.\",\n \"Summary: You were all right and thank you. \\n Update 2 (In case anyone is checking back): She's fine. The limp went away on its own that day.\\n\\nPost: She has full extension and I've checked and prodded every inch of her leg to see if it is tender to touch. She doesn't flinch unless it tickles and then she laughs. That leads me to believe it is a slight sprain or strain. It's less of a limp than it was last night, but I'll probably take her in if things don't improve. \\n Thoughts? Am I overreacting? Under \\nreacting? \\n Update: K, talked to her pediatrician. She suggested Tylenol/Ibuprofen and monitoring it for 24-48 hours. If it stays the same or gets worse then she suggests x-rays. In other news, she is now trying to jump off the couch again. Sigh. She's so much like her mother. \\n Update\",\n \"Summary: I'm upset that my kid's grandparents make very little effort to get to know them.\\n\\nPost: My father makes very little effort to know my kids, even though he lives in the same town. My daughter is three and my son is one. He and his wife (my step-mom) have watched my daughter once. Once. My wife and I stopped asking them to babysit long before my son was even born, because we felt bad putting them in a position to say no.\\nOn the other hand… they spend endless amounts of time with the grandkids on my stepmom's side of the family. They have them over for sleepovers. They take them camping. They take them for the weekend all the time. \\n Again... my dad watched my daughter once for three hours, over a year ago. He watched her between the time my wife had to be at work, and the time I got off to go pick her up. She still talks about it. She misses her grandpa. \\n I'm just at a loss. My dad and I have a wonderful relationship. We're close. We talk all the time. I have explained to him how much it would mean to me if he and his wife could spend more time with my kids. I offer to cook dinner and have them over. I offer to pay for all of us to go camping. I propose family vacations. Nothing. At the end of the day they're too busy… too tired… something comes up. \\n And I wish I could blame an evil step mom, but she is wonderful too. She is kind, and caring, and seems to love my family. And I get that if it is between her biological grandkids and my kids, she's going to choose them. It just makes me so sad that they won't put in the time with mine. \\n Am I being unreasonable… selfish maybe? Feel free to give me a reality check. Has anyone else dealt with this? What should I do? </rant>\",\n \"Summary: Buy now because X came out and you're missing it,\\\" or \\\"Wait until Y comes out and blows your mind\\\"? \\n Note: This can apply to X-Box 1 too.\\n\\nPost: I don't get a lot of time to read about gaming any more. I have two kids under 4, so almost all of my game time is late in the evening after the kids and my wife go to bed. I don't get to play multiplayer stuff anymore, but I still love all sorts of single player campaign games. I've been holding off buying either of the next gen systems until something comes out that inspires me to drop the coin on a new system, but then I realized as out of touch as I am with gaming these days, that I may have already missed it. Anyway:\"\n]","isConversational":false},"profile_size":{"kind":"number","value":21,"string":"21"},"task":{"kind":"string","value":"longlamp_4"},"split_kind":{"kind":"string","value":"user_based"},"id":{"kind":"number","value":1992,"string":"1,992"}}},{"rowIdx":1993,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"OliverDeBurrows"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post Fallen Angel]] is brutal (13 damage turn 5, 13 damage turn 6 [Sol Ring helps!]) and [[Conspiracy]] can and will make a huge token army with [[Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder]]"},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"I set down my blue control/combo shenanigans and recently picked up Endrek Sahr in EDH. My friend wanted to playtest his new nasty mono-black combo deck that looked absolutely brutal - I thought I was going to get blown out of the water. Turns out, I beat him in both games we played because Endrek is absolutely brutal once you get him on board with the right cards in hand. To be fair, game 1 he was trying to make his Mindcrank + Bloodchief Ascension combo work when he could've easily tutored for Exquisite Blood (he had sanguine bond in hand). Game 2 I had him dead to rights though."},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"I set down my blue control/combo shenanigans and recently picked up Endrek Sahr in EDH. My friend wanted to playtest his new nasty mono-black combo deck that looked absolutely brutal - I thought I was going to get blown out of the water. Turns out, I beat him in both games we played because Endrek is absolutely brutal once you get him on board with the right cards in hand. To be fair, game 1 he was trying to make his Mindcrank + Bloodchief Ascension combo work when he could've easily tutored for Exquisite Blood (he had sanguine bond in hand). Game 2 I had him dead to rights though."},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: even within a group of friends the RC rules and banlist can be necessary so it needs to be managed reasonably and coherently.\n\nPost: I'm kinda insulated from that because I only play with groups of friends. \n Same here, but between those groups there's a large disparity in power level and competitiveness. Also, even within one specific group we have people who wanted the tuck change and people who abhor it (me). We wouldn't be able to agree on a set of house rules without getting into an argument or someone feeling like they don't get to play the fair game they want, which is where the RC comes in. We follow the RC because it alleviates the pressure/conflict that would come with having to forcibly debate the issue ourselves.","Summary: No. Edit: Sorry for bad formatting.\n\nPost: From the official [site]( \n A card's colour identity is its colour plus the colour of any mana symbols in the card's rules text. A card's colour identity is established before the game begins, and cannot be changed by game effects.\nThe Commander's colour identity restricts what cards may appear in the deck. Details \n Cards in a deck may not have any colours in their identity which are not shared with the commander of the deck. (The identity of each card in the deck must be a subset of the General's)\nLands whose type includes swamp, island, plains, forest and/or mountain (e.g.: basic lands, shocklands, dual lands, Shadowmoor special-basics, etc) DO contain the corresponding mana symbol(s) as per CR 305.6. As such, while they are \"colourless\" they do have a colour identity and may not appear in a deck unless the Commander is of the appropriate identity.\nWhile hybrid mana symbols may be played with either colour mana, they contribute both colours to the card's colour identity. Therefore they may only be played with a Commander whose identity includes ALL of the hybrid symbols' colours.\nBasic land words (swamp, forest, etc) in the text box of a card do NOT represent a coloured mana symbol. They are not restricted to Commander of the same colour identity.\nReminder text is not included in the colour identity of a card.","Summary: repost in /r/edh and make sure you include your decklists in your post, it'll give everyone a starting point. Plus, when you post a decklist (tappedout.net) to /r/edh the /u/edhrec bot will pull up some automatic suggestions for your deck.\n\nPost: What colors are you playing? Do you have a decklist we can see? Also, recommendations are going to be quite different for standard as compared to EDH (though there are certainly some pieces of advice that will hold true regardless). I would suggest reposting or editing this post by adding your decklist for standard then go ahead and post your EDH decklist in the /r/EDH sub and ask for help there as well. \n Sounds like he's playing standard U/W control, but all of his removal and threats are focused around creature combat. You could either pack answers to his threats (counterspells, [[Dosan the Falling Leaf]], [[asceticism]], [[privileged position]], removal, etc) or just diversify your deck to include alt win conditions that don't necessarily rely on creatures (as much).","Summary: I believe the specific wording in the scry ruling states that one must decide to put the scryed cards on the bottom of the library before putting them back on top. So from my reasoning and knowledge of the rules, I believe the play had ended even if his cards were \"askew\", which is total bullshit anyway.\n\nPost: 701.18. Scry\n 701.18a To “scry N” means to look at the top N cards of your library, put any number of them on the bottom of your library in any order, and put the rest on top of your library in any order.\n \n Pretty sure the pros do that as opposed to setting the card face down somewhere (like on the table) and having it be confused with a morph creature or something like that. Having said that, unless you're a pro, doing the lazy scry probably isn't a very good idea.","Summary: Commander 2014 precons provide great value and actually playable cards, you should play commander.\n\nPost: The 2014 commander precons are a great starting place, building from scratch is more financially viable but only if you have a really good idea of what you want out of a deck and your commander. Most players who are newer to the format don't have these things decided yet as they are still trying out the format and seeing how different decks play. Whoever told you building from scratch is better all around may have been referring to the Built From Scratch C14 precon deck for commander, which is the red one.","Summary: Agreed seller is being awesome here, all of us paranoid buyers think it's an elaborate rip-off scheme.\n\nPost: My friend bought from this user and received the same notice with his cards. I had almost the same reaction: \"That would be a pretty good way for someone to rip you off if they knew which tests their fakes could pass,\" but the card itself was definitely real unless they've come out with even newer chinese fakes than like a few weeks ago.","Summary: relevant post downvoted to oblivion. Good to see that /r/askwomen doesn't take things stereotypically personally and is able to engage in meaningful and logical discussion.\n\nPost: Unless you can cite some statistics of how many car crashes are caused by marijuana and how many are caused by alcohol per year, this is all just kinda fear-mongering. If you can't handle your shit (or the amount ingested), then you certainly have no business driving after smoking. I first smoked WHILE driving and it's something I'm completely used to. I've gone 8 years of driving after smoking with no accidents, and while I generally don't drive after smoking heavily, until there is better research on the subject I maintain it isn't as detrimental as alcohol. \n Pertinent articles: [NORML]( [NIDA]( \n As we can see, there are pretty different views on the subject. As an opinionated reader, I'd like to point out the wording NIDA uses is very pejorative. For instance, they say \"studies have found a direct relationship between blood THC concentration and impaired driving ability. Marijuana is the illicit drug most frequently found in the blood of drivers who have been involved in accidents, including fatal ones\" and they go on to footnote how long Marijuana can remain in someone's system (which also directly impacts one's understanding of NIDA's statement). What they fail to mention is that Marijuana is the most abused illegal \"drug\" in the country, so it makes sense that it is more highly correlated with car crashes than other drugs that are simply used and seen less frequently. They also found a relationship between blood THC content and impaired driving ability, but doesn't go on to specify how much THC. This is essentially the same as saying that higher blood THC content is correlated with higher chance of death since, in theory, THC could provide a lethal dose (it would take an unrealistic amount of THC concentrate injected directly into the bloodstream to do so). \n I certainly haven't read through the pertinent scientific studies, but I also know how to read through (yes, selectively) some of the BS that can be extrapolated from data and scientific studies. \n Edit: This post is in no way meant to encourage taking drugs and driving. I meant this as purely anecdotal evidence mixed in with interpretations of the extrapolation of data from scientific studies. \n Edit:","Summary: thanks for not even paying attention to the context of my post and simply jumping on the downvote bandwagon. Your input has been astoundingly mediocre though I'm proud of you for managing to spell equivocation and moralizing correctly - you deserve an upvote for that.\n\nPost: Your line of thought that \"coffee is a drug, weed is a drug, they're all the same\" is an equivocation that I hope is innocent because they really are nothing alike. \n So, they don't affect similar parts of the brain or how the brain processes neurotransmitters? \n >You let kids have sugar (and I've known many, though not my own, allow coffee as well). You wouldn't with weed/alcohol/cigarettes. There's a reason for that. \n There also used to be a reason why people would give 15 year-old's cigarettes, but look at how the times have changed. Just because society does something doesn't mean it's good or healthy, especially in regard to what we give our children.","Summary: Weed is not cocaine. It's also not fair trade coffee, no one's going to tell you where it came from.\n\nPost: I laughed. Most weed doesn't come from cartels, and I doubt most cartels care very much about selling weed in comparison to their other money-making ventures. The payoff is miniscule compared to almost any other drug. Those other drugs also happen to be easier to transport, and can be cut with other substances to increase the quantity of the product after transport. Most people also don't buy their weed directly from the grower, and generally don't know who their guy buys from (or who his guy does). Also: [This](","Summary: OP hates it when people play answers to his threats, totes unfair.\n\nPost: You do realize that graveyard shenanigans is one of the most abused archetypes in commander and has a cornucopia of combos and other nasty things you can do? So why are you calling cards that shut down this strategy, that were DESIGNED by the DESIGN TEAM to shut down this strategy, \"a feel-bad way to win\"? Go home kid, you're drunk.","Summary: when playing cabal therapy or aether vial say \"I'm playing/activating Cabal Therapy/Aether Vial\" then wait for your opponent to pass priority before naming or putting into play the intended card. \n Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.\n\nPost: I'm pretty sure if OP explicitly states that he's vialing in Thalia, he has brushed through priorities as if his ability were actually going to resolve. I'm fairly certain there are no \"take-backs\" at this point since Thalia was named, implying OP has skipped opponent's priority believing that he can just brush through and resolve the ability to put Thalia into play. \n On the other hand, as has already been stated, activating Aether Vial, waiting for opponent to pass priority, then putting Thalia into play would allow for \"take-backs\" if the opponent had a response during their priority immediately after OP's aether vial activation. Nothing would actually be \"taken back\" because you would never have actually named or revealed Thalia yet.","Summary: Shout-outs to Quarterstaff in VT with extremely mediocre customer service, super inflation on bulk rares/uncommons, and drafts that go so slow I've actually just drafted the cards and dropped because it's not worth the fucking time. Lessons to learn: hire friendly and enthusiastic staff, don't overcharge on bulk rares/uncommons unless you like not having EDH players at your store, and try to ensure normal FNM drafts fire as quickly as possible and don't take 6+ hours.\n\nPost: My LGS has things down pretty well, their remaining issues being twofold: their customer service is terrible and the drafts that launch are the slowest I've ever seen. \n In terms of customer service, I get along with the people who work their decently but every once in a while one of them (I mean randomly 1 out of the 4 of them, not just one person) will be an absolute douche about everything. They will have this unwarranted air of superiority and condescension about them, then furthermore will either whine about having to pick out my EDH singles that I'm overpaying for or something else while really not paying very much attention to me the customer. As much as I love being treated like a crack-showing sweaty mouth-breather, I'm actually none of those things. \n As for the drafts, they have this method where everyone makes their pick at the same time, then counts the number of cards in the pack, then passes (in a coordinated fashion, there were probably 20-30 people there), at which point the person receiving the pack takes time to count the cards, then time to pick a card, then time to count and pass the pack. All of this is scheduled with intervals between each \"action\". This lead to the drafting process itself (not even deckbuilding) taking an absurd amount of time. I've drafted at other locations and never experienced a store forcing every player at every table to draft at the exact same time, then wait for every other player at every other table to finish. I'd guess they've had some cheating problems, but dealing with it this way is not going to increase the size of their drafts and FNMs.","Summary: Alcohol is bad, M'kay.\n\nPost: 1-3 Drinks = Relaxing, loosening up, becoming more outgoing and less reserved. \n 3-5 Drinks = Slight buzz, more energetic, louder. \n 5-8 Drinks = buzzed, great things are about to happen, this is our night, all women are suddenly attractive, I am suddenly the most confident person ever. \n 8-10 Drinks = Very buzzed, starting to get drunk, motor skills rapidly deteriorating, want to drink more, anyone wanna split some fries with me? \n 10-12 Drinks = Drunk, fine motor skills are GONE, sense of balance is off, vision might be getting a little warbly. Can't really feel body parts. \n 13/14 Drinks = I love you guys, you guys are my best friends, let's keep drinking but also I wanna get laid but also Taco Bell. \n 15/16 Drinks = Very drunk, stumbling, cannot keep eyes focused, cannot pay attention to what people are saying, begin shouting everything. LET'S KEEP FUCKING PARTYING BRAH. \n 16+ Drinks = Extremely intoxicated, probably already blacked out but didn't realize it until now so I ran away and got a burger or something and now I'm on my way home. Will probably get the spins and vomit after passing out and waking up, worst hangover ever. In the morning, I remember I tried to instigate a fight with someone, then finally was confident enough to approach that girl I was checking out all night but made word noises with my mouth at her until she got creeped out and left (who can blame her?). Interestingly, as long as total drinks consumed for the night is under 22/23, any amount over 16 is quite negligible in terms of effects.","Summary: Playing with real magic cards just feels better.\n\nPost: People here keep saying EDH essentially just becomes pay to play/win without proxies, which is just fucking untrue. I have very little income now and haven't had much income since I started playing EDH, but I started with decks that have relatively unknown/niche cards and then upgraded them slowly to their more powerful staples/counterparts. If you don't have the creativity or imagination (or even fucking googlefu) to find or make a deck that can compete with powerful/top tier decks then you're missing out on the point of EDH which is giving niche cards/strategies a spotlight. If everyone's just copying and jamming Top/FoW then where is the creativity? Where are the interesting interactions and situations EDH is known for?","Summary: Mini-me, you complete me.\n\nPost: edhrec makes me feel useless because I go to suggest a bunch of cards, but they're already being suggested by edhrec (for the most part). My favorite is when edhrec has posted, but the OP hasn't even paid attention and is still asking for deck help. I really wonder why people post to this sub first, just go to edhrec.com and enter your decklist to get some dope meta suggestions. If still unsatisfied, THEN come here and ask for niche/strategy cards.","Summary: Ask your parents for an allowance. While possible, I find it unlikely that they wouldn't be able to come up with 5 bucks/week or every other week to give you as spending money.\n\nPost: I am 26 and unemployed, so I don't see income currently and I don't come from money. When I was employed, I made about enough to keep my head above water and buy a few magic cards every here and then. I cherish my $12-20 cards and would be righteously pissed if someone tried playing a proxy deck against mine, especially using financial shortcomings as a crutch. Proxy Fyndhorn Elves? Go for it (even though they're just 50 cents, how the fuck does your LGS not have fyndhorn elves?). Proxy Scroll Rack/Enlightened Tutor? Eat a dick. There are plenty of ways to have a decent deck and remain competitive without proxying cards that are out of your price range and there are plenty of budget decks to go around. Don't have Sensei's Divining Top? Use Crystal Ball. Don't have Mana Vault/Mana Crypt/Coalition Relic? Use signets, cluestones, etc. Don't have Kozilek? Use Artisan of Kozilek. If you need the shuffle effect, there are plenty of other cards out there that can accomplish that goal."],"string":"[\n \"Summary: even within a group of friends the RC rules and banlist can be necessary so it needs to be managed reasonably and coherently.\\n\\nPost: I'm kinda insulated from that because I only play with groups of friends. \\n Same here, but between those groups there's a large disparity in power level and competitiveness. Also, even within one specific group we have people who wanted the tuck change and people who abhor it (me). We wouldn't be able to agree on a set of house rules without getting into an argument or someone feeling like they don't get to play the fair game they want, which is where the RC comes in. We follow the RC because it alleviates the pressure/conflict that would come with having to forcibly debate the issue ourselves.\",\n \"Summary: No. Edit: Sorry for bad formatting.\\n\\nPost: From the official [site]( \\n A card's colour identity is its colour plus the colour of any mana symbols in the card's rules text. A card's colour identity is established before the game begins, and cannot be changed by game effects.\\nThe Commander's colour identity restricts what cards may appear in the deck. Details \\n Cards in a deck may not have any colours in their identity which are not shared with the commander of the deck. (The identity of each card in the deck must be a subset of the General's)\\nLands whose type includes swamp, island, plains, forest and/or mountain (e.g.: basic lands, shocklands, dual lands, Shadowmoor special-basics, etc) DO contain the corresponding mana symbol(s) as per CR 305.6. As such, while they are \\\"colourless\\\" they do have a colour identity and may not appear in a deck unless the Commander is of the appropriate identity.\\nWhile hybrid mana symbols may be played with either colour mana, they contribute both colours to the card's colour identity. Therefore they may only be played with a Commander whose identity includes ALL of the hybrid symbols' colours.\\nBasic land words (swamp, forest, etc) in the text box of a card do NOT represent a coloured mana symbol. They are not restricted to Commander of the same colour identity.\\nReminder text is not included in the colour identity of a card.\",\n \"Summary: repost in /r/edh and make sure you include your decklists in your post, it'll give everyone a starting point. Plus, when you post a decklist (tappedout.net) to /r/edh the /u/edhrec bot will pull up some automatic suggestions for your deck.\\n\\nPost: What colors are you playing? Do you have a decklist we can see? Also, recommendations are going to be quite different for standard as compared to EDH (though there are certainly some pieces of advice that will hold true regardless). I would suggest reposting or editing this post by adding your decklist for standard then go ahead and post your EDH decklist in the /r/EDH sub and ask for help there as well. \\n Sounds like he's playing standard U/W control, but all of his removal and threats are focused around creature combat. You could either pack answers to his threats (counterspells, [[Dosan the Falling Leaf]], [[asceticism]], [[privileged position]], removal, etc) or just diversify your deck to include alt win conditions that don't necessarily rely on creatures (as much).\",\n \"Summary: I believe the specific wording in the scry ruling states that one must decide to put the scryed cards on the bottom of the library before putting them back on top. So from my reasoning and knowledge of the rules, I believe the play had ended even if his cards were \\\"askew\\\", which is total bullshit anyway.\\n\\nPost: 701.18. Scry\\n 701.18a To “scry N” means to look at the top N cards of your library, put any number of them on the bottom of your library in any order, and put the rest on top of your library in any order.\\n \\n Pretty sure the pros do that as opposed to setting the card face down somewhere (like on the table) and having it be confused with a morph creature or something like that. Having said that, unless you're a pro, doing the lazy scry probably isn't a very good idea.\",\n \"Summary: Commander 2014 precons provide great value and actually playable cards, you should play commander.\\n\\nPost: The 2014 commander precons are a great starting place, building from scratch is more financially viable but only if you have a really good idea of what you want out of a deck and your commander. Most players who are newer to the format don't have these things decided yet as they are still trying out the format and seeing how different decks play. Whoever told you building from scratch is better all around may have been referring to the Built From Scratch C14 precon deck for commander, which is the red one.\",\n \"Summary: Agreed seller is being awesome here, all of us paranoid buyers think it's an elaborate rip-off scheme.\\n\\nPost: My friend bought from this user and received the same notice with his cards. I had almost the same reaction: \\\"That would be a pretty good way for someone to rip you off if they knew which tests their fakes could pass,\\\" but the card itself was definitely real unless they've come out with even newer chinese fakes than like a few weeks ago.\",\n \"Summary: relevant post downvoted to oblivion. Good to see that /r/askwomen doesn't take things stereotypically personally and is able to engage in meaningful and logical discussion.\\n\\nPost: Unless you can cite some statistics of how many car crashes are caused by marijuana and how many are caused by alcohol per year, this is all just kinda fear-mongering. If you can't handle your shit (or the amount ingested), then you certainly have no business driving after smoking. I first smoked WHILE driving and it's something I'm completely used to. I've gone 8 years of driving after smoking with no accidents, and while I generally don't drive after smoking heavily, until there is better research on the subject I maintain it isn't as detrimental as alcohol. \\n Pertinent articles: [NORML]( [NIDA]( \\n As we can see, there are pretty different views on the subject. As an opinionated reader, I'd like to point out the wording NIDA uses is very pejorative. For instance, they say \\\"studies have found a direct relationship between blood THC concentration and impaired driving ability. Marijuana is the illicit drug most frequently found in the blood of drivers who have been involved in accidents, including fatal ones\\\" and they go on to footnote how long Marijuana can remain in someone's system (which also directly impacts one's understanding of NIDA's statement). What they fail to mention is that Marijuana is the most abused illegal \\\"drug\\\" in the country, so it makes sense that it is more highly correlated with car crashes than other drugs that are simply used and seen less frequently. They also found a relationship between blood THC content and impaired driving ability, but doesn't go on to specify how much THC. This is essentially the same as saying that higher blood THC content is correlated with higher chance of death since, in theory, THC could provide a lethal dose (it would take an unrealistic amount of THC concentrate injected directly into the bloodstream to do so). \\n I certainly haven't read through the pertinent scientific studies, but I also know how to read through (yes, selectively) some of the BS that can be extrapolated from data and scientific studies. \\n Edit: This post is in no way meant to encourage taking drugs and driving. I meant this as purely anecdotal evidence mixed in with interpretations of the extrapolation of data from scientific studies. \\n Edit:\",\n \"Summary: thanks for not even paying attention to the context of my post and simply jumping on the downvote bandwagon. Your input has been astoundingly mediocre though I'm proud of you for managing to spell equivocation and moralizing correctly - you deserve an upvote for that.\\n\\nPost: Your line of thought that \\\"coffee is a drug, weed is a drug, they're all the same\\\" is an equivocation that I hope is innocent because they really are nothing alike. \\n So, they don't affect similar parts of the brain or how the brain processes neurotransmitters? \\n >You let kids have sugar (and I've known many, though not my own, allow coffee as well). You wouldn't with weed/alcohol/cigarettes. There's a reason for that. \\n There also used to be a reason why people would give 15 year-old's cigarettes, but look at how the times have changed. Just because society does something doesn't mean it's good or healthy, especially in regard to what we give our children.\",\n \"Summary: Weed is not cocaine. It's also not fair trade coffee, no one's going to tell you where it came from.\\n\\nPost: I laughed. Most weed doesn't come from cartels, and I doubt most cartels care very much about selling weed in comparison to their other money-making ventures. The payoff is miniscule compared to almost any other drug. Those other drugs also happen to be easier to transport, and can be cut with other substances to increase the quantity of the product after transport. Most people also don't buy their weed directly from the grower, and generally don't know who their guy buys from (or who his guy does). Also: [This](\",\n \"Summary: OP hates it when people play answers to his threats, totes unfair.\\n\\nPost: You do realize that graveyard shenanigans is one of the most abused archetypes in commander and has a cornucopia of combos and other nasty things you can do? So why are you calling cards that shut down this strategy, that were DESIGNED by the DESIGN TEAM to shut down this strategy, \\\"a feel-bad way to win\\\"? Go home kid, you're drunk.\",\n \"Summary: when playing cabal therapy or aether vial say \\\"I'm playing/activating Cabal Therapy/Aether Vial\\\" then wait for your opponent to pass priority before naming or putting into play the intended card. \\n Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.\\n\\nPost: I'm pretty sure if OP explicitly states that he's vialing in Thalia, he has brushed through priorities as if his ability were actually going to resolve. I'm fairly certain there are no \\\"take-backs\\\" at this point since Thalia was named, implying OP has skipped opponent's priority believing that he can just brush through and resolve the ability to put Thalia into play. \\n On the other hand, as has already been stated, activating Aether Vial, waiting for opponent to pass priority, then putting Thalia into play would allow for \\\"take-backs\\\" if the opponent had a response during their priority immediately after OP's aether vial activation. Nothing would actually be \\\"taken back\\\" because you would never have actually named or revealed Thalia yet.\",\n \"Summary: Shout-outs to Quarterstaff in VT with extremely mediocre customer service, super inflation on bulk rares/uncommons, and drafts that go so slow I've actually just drafted the cards and dropped because it's not worth the fucking time. Lessons to learn: hire friendly and enthusiastic staff, don't overcharge on bulk rares/uncommons unless you like not having EDH players at your store, and try to ensure normal FNM drafts fire as quickly as possible and don't take 6+ hours.\\n\\nPost: My LGS has things down pretty well, their remaining issues being twofold: their customer service is terrible and the drafts that launch are the slowest I've ever seen. \\n In terms of customer service, I get along with the people who work their decently but every once in a while one of them (I mean randomly 1 out of the 4 of them, not just one person) will be an absolute douche about everything. They will have this unwarranted air of superiority and condescension about them, then furthermore will either whine about having to pick out my EDH singles that I'm overpaying for or something else while really not paying very much attention to me the customer. As much as I love being treated like a crack-showing sweaty mouth-breather, I'm actually none of those things. \\n As for the drafts, they have this method where everyone makes their pick at the same time, then counts the number of cards in the pack, then passes (in a coordinated fashion, there were probably 20-30 people there), at which point the person receiving the pack takes time to count the cards, then time to pick a card, then time to count and pass the pack. All of this is scheduled with intervals between each \\\"action\\\". This lead to the drafting process itself (not even deckbuilding) taking an absurd amount of time. I've drafted at other locations and never experienced a store forcing every player at every table to draft at the exact same time, then wait for every other player at every other table to finish. I'd guess they've had some cheating problems, but dealing with it this way is not going to increase the size of their drafts and FNMs.\",\n \"Summary: Alcohol is bad, M'kay.\\n\\nPost: 1-3 Drinks = Relaxing, loosening up, becoming more outgoing and less reserved. \\n 3-5 Drinks = Slight buzz, more energetic, louder. \\n 5-8 Drinks = buzzed, great things are about to happen, this is our night, all women are suddenly attractive, I am suddenly the most confident person ever. \\n 8-10 Drinks = Very buzzed, starting to get drunk, motor skills rapidly deteriorating, want to drink more, anyone wanna split some fries with me? \\n 10-12 Drinks = Drunk, fine motor skills are GONE, sense of balance is off, vision might be getting a little warbly. Can't really feel body parts. \\n 13/14 Drinks = I love you guys, you guys are my best friends, let's keep drinking but also I wanna get laid but also Taco Bell. \\n 15/16 Drinks = Very drunk, stumbling, cannot keep eyes focused, cannot pay attention to what people are saying, begin shouting everything. LET'S KEEP FUCKING PARTYING BRAH. \\n 16+ Drinks = Extremely intoxicated, probably already blacked out but didn't realize it until now so I ran away and got a burger or something and now I'm on my way home. Will probably get the spins and vomit after passing out and waking up, worst hangover ever. In the morning, I remember I tried to instigate a fight with someone, then finally was confident enough to approach that girl I was checking out all night but made word noises with my mouth at her until she got creeped out and left (who can blame her?). Interestingly, as long as total drinks consumed for the night is under 22/23, any amount over 16 is quite negligible in terms of effects.\",\n \"Summary: Playing with real magic cards just feels better.\\n\\nPost: People here keep saying EDH essentially just becomes pay to play/win without proxies, which is just fucking untrue. I have very little income now and haven't had much income since I started playing EDH, but I started with decks that have relatively unknown/niche cards and then upgraded them slowly to their more powerful staples/counterparts. If you don't have the creativity or imagination (or even fucking googlefu) to find or make a deck that can compete with powerful/top tier decks then you're missing out on the point of EDH which is giving niche cards/strategies a spotlight. If everyone's just copying and jamming Top/FoW then where is the creativity? Where are the interesting interactions and situations EDH is known for?\",\n \"Summary: Mini-me, you complete me.\\n\\nPost: edhrec makes me feel useless because I go to suggest a bunch of cards, but they're already being suggested by edhrec (for the most part). My favorite is when edhrec has posted, but the OP hasn't even paid attention and is still asking for deck help. I really wonder why people post to this sub first, just go to edhrec.com and enter your decklist to get some dope meta suggestions. If still unsatisfied, THEN come here and ask for niche/strategy cards.\",\n \"Summary: Ask your parents for an allowance. While possible, I find it unlikely that they wouldn't be able to come up with 5 bucks/week or every other week to give you as spending money.\\n\\nPost: I am 26 and unemployed, so I don't see income currently and I don't come from money. When I was employed, I made about enough to keep my head above water and buy a few magic cards every here and then. I cherish my $12-20 cards and would be righteously pissed if someone tried playing a proxy deck against mine, especially using financial shortcomings as a crutch. Proxy Fyndhorn Elves? Go for it (even though they're just 50 cents, how the fuck does your LGS not have fyndhorn elves?). Proxy Scroll Rack/Enlightened Tutor? Eat a dick. There are plenty of ways to have a decent deck and remain competitive without proxying cards that are out of your price range and there are plenty of budget decks to go around. Don't have Sensei's Divining Top? Use Crystal Ball. Don't have Mana Vault/Mana Crypt/Coalition Relic? Use signets, cluestones, etc. Don't have Kozilek? Use Artisan of Kozilek. If you need the shuffle effect, there are plenty of other cards out there that can accomplish that goal.\"\n]","isConversational":false},"profile_size":{"kind":"number","value":16,"string":"16"},"task":{"kind":"string","value":"longlamp_4"},"split_kind":{"kind":"string","value":"user_based"},"id":{"kind":"number","value":1993,"string":"1,993"}}},{"rowIdx":1994,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"maximumpanda"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post this wont work."},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"dps ques are way longer then tanks/healers. so think of it like a line at a store. you need 4 people to pay, you have a group of 3 so get to jump to the front of the line, but hes alone, so he has to stand with the other 4,000 who showed up alone and were waiting in line ahead of him."},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"dps ques are way longer then tanks/healers. so think of it like a line at a store. you need 4 people to pay, you have a group of 3 so get to jump to the front of the line, but hes alone, so he has to stand with the other 4,000 who showed up alone and were waiting in line ahead of him."},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: coblee called us a scam coin not 30 minutes ago\n\nPost: with this deal we would essentially be creating the biggest multipool ever. the LTC guys are 3x our current hashrate and will force out a large majority of our dedicated doge miners as they will see far fewer rewards than they already do (keep in mind multipools are already a large part of our hashrate). we would essentially drown our value, and people cant see the blatant contempt coblee has for our community, then I fear for our future.","Summary: we might be able to convert LTC->doge but they will dump doge->LTC at a much faster rate and have a much steeper effect on our value than we will have on theirs.\n\nPost: except currently you can assume close to 60% (conservatively low) of mined doge from block rewards are being held and not introduced to the exchanges. if you scale that to what the addition of mining power is, that 60% now becomes about 13% (conservatively high) of all minors can be expected to hold their doge. this means that the amount of newly introduced doge will go from 40% to roughly 88%%. as the new miners are not primarily doge holders, you can expect them to act like a multipool, mining and dumping at below exchange rate. \n hopefully you can see why this is bad.. we are basically giving the thumbs up for multipools that are combined 3x the size of our hashrate to start mining (and remember we already have multipools mining us). \n seeing as how dogecoin holders already have less than a 15% chance to get a block (and then you need to be in 1 of the many many pools which split that 15%) the amount of generated LTC that can be expected to be traded to doge is ludicrously low compared to their already existing traffic.","Summary: s\n\nPost: student: mad that teacher didn't present biblical history as fact and instead explained the recorded history. \n teacher: respectfully explained that it wasn't appropriate for the class \n student: demanded the teacher let him present literal biblical history as truth \n teacher: agrees as long as student allows kids of other faiths to give similar presentations. \n student: ignorance \n teacher: losing patients tells the student its not ok for the class and leaves \n student: screaming down the hall at the teacher that he will get him fired for being an agent of the devil \n im bad at","Summary: if it is in the law book that you are breaking the law, you don't get to just ignore it because its a weird situation. they broke the law, and would be given the opportunity to fight it in court. if the law doesn't stand, the law changes, they go free, and everything works out.\n\nPost: the letter of the law says if you send what is classified as child pornography to anyone, or every store it somewhere, you can be charged for possession of child porn. \n so it really doesn't matter who they are, they broke the law. if the law is borked, change it, just ignoring it doesn't mean you are immune from the consequences of your actions. \n when given questions like this, I deal with the letter of the law because they are what is exactly pertinent to the present conversation. I cant say that because I want pot to be legal I should be allowed to smoke it anyway, because its still against the law. \n I tend to be a legal literalist (maybe being growing up as a foreigner in america made me have stricter respect for their rules). Society agrees on laws, you may not have personally, but at some point consensus was reached that society generally doesn't like child pornography, and thus put harsh restrictions on those who make/distribute it. I personally think the idea that you can be put into jail for taking a picture of yourself is a bit silly, but I can see where the strict logic kind of got in the way. since minors are not legally allowed to consent to naked pictures being taken of them, they are not allowed to give themselves consent to photograph themselves. the law is weird like that. \n this is compounded by the fact that citizens have already been prosecuted for this.","Summary: unsupported pumps are worthless as it just artificially increases the price for a very very short time.\n\nPost: its quite obvious the OP has no understanding of fundamental economics. pumps, especially unwarranted (read no support) just end up making the value temporarily increase, then drop back to where they were. the only reason to advertise pumping dogecoin now is if you want to buyout. there is nothing mindblowingly new on the dogecoin horizon and therefore nothing to support a pump. now if a pump came at the same time as an announcement like \"bitcoins will be taxed in US, but altcoins do not fall under this law\". this would produce a decent benefit to doge. people who would look at transferring out of bitcoin would see doge's price rising and would transfer their bitcoins before they become tax liable to a currency that has the ability to grow.","Summary: its technically retarded to claim that this tech cannot be adapted to archeage, it just requires somebody to not copy and paste code from wow's vanilla release 10 years later.\n\nPost: false. persistent worlds are just a single large world that divides the labor between several servers, it is a trivial matter to create a new duplicate of a world server world assuming the information databases remain the same (servers that store things like your characters/their loot/xp/location). most server systems today are hosted from some sort of cloud situation which is really just a congregation of malleable servers (not extremely specific case use systems, which I highly doubt archeage requires) and thus should be a minor task to deploy a patch on a new batch of servers, make the patch available and add the new connection information to the client side patch. once the client downloads the new patch it loads into the new servers without the user realizing anything has changed. after ~15 minutes the old worlds are shut down so that trion no longer has to pay for them. all in all they only double their server count for a matter of minutes.","Summary: short term solutions only solve problems for the short term. long term vision is needed to keep things going.\n\nPost: while a simplistic and temporary solution, that would probably raise the speculative value of the coin, but not the long term value. \n pos still has heavy security flaws that need to be addressed, as well as incentivize bad business practices via the limitations of staking coins (keeping things in hot wallets). \n the transition from POW->POS has always been incredibly bumpy, and its not something that should be attempted quickly. if anything it would be months before we could reliably even attempt it. \n a POS type may very well be on the horizon. personally I like the idea of the tindermint system, unfortunately it still has to be actually written, but I found the whitepaper to propose rather interesting possibilities. ( i know a few dev's have expressed interest on testing it and I'm really excited to see how it develops. \n if the dev's could solve the underlying issues with POS, I would support the transition, until then I would prefer they didn't radically change things on a whim.","Summary: i dont feel that its a large enough hinderance to not use it vs the benefit. you are losing a very very small buff to gain a great deal of money and chances are that if your running into issues, it has less to do with your gear and more to do with individual skill/group comp.\n\nPost: i have yet to find an encounter in this game that requires so much dps that it cant be done with competant people in rares/masterwork. dps is not the major factor in almost every fight in the game (only exception is the 2nd boss of AC explorable option 3 in which you need to burn down burrows before they flood you with mobs. but even then i was in full MF and we had a couple of fresh 80s in only lvl 70 blues/greens) so having MF on your gear should have a rather small impact on the group. chances are if your group is failing its not because a guy has MF on it. but instead because someone is failing a mechanic. \n NOTE i have cleared every arah explorable (arguably the hardest in the game) aswell as almost all the explorables in the game that are not bugged, and the above example is the ONLY time that we have looked at an encounter and responded with, \"we need more dps\" \n personally i dont feel that dungeons and an effective farm method anyway but if we are going to debate its effect on the group, i feel its such a small loss vs a pretty decent gain that its a very tempting gearing route.. at least for now.","Summary: because the rate at which you can farm the hasla weapons vs the delphinad weapons, it is relatively low risk to repeatedly attempt to get a divine vs a celestial delphinad.\n\nPost: i was not aware that you can temper crafted items, but I have appologized for that assumption. \n there is however no misinformation in the above post, a hasla t3 weapon can be safely upgraded to the equivelent of a delphinad celestial weapon which is the almost standard state of the delphinad weapons as no one will risk breaking their celestial delphinad to try and get divine (something like a 80% fail rate). \n however since the hasla weapons are relatively free (you only lose the money you didnt make while grinding) relatively dedicated people could easily grind up the coins to have several hasla weapons a week to attempt to get the divine weapon and even then if you already have one, they would be more willing to risk a celestial->divine upgrade as it will have cost them nothing monetarily to obtain, vs the crushing costs of obtaining a delphinad.","Summary: lack of blood to the brain\n\nPost: not a scientist, but I believe it has to do with the fact that your blood pools in your lower extremities when you sit. when you stand quickly your body needs to rapidly move the blood in your system. basically the light headedness comes from the blood not really making it to your brain faster then the blood that was already there leaving.","Summary: you brainwash yourself so that you parents/friends like you.\n\nPost: psychology says imprinting has put these social norms in our heads as kids. rap was born out of black ghetto, rock out of a then segregated white population. white parents likely listened to rock growing up, while black parents where exposed to rap. both these groups then introduced their kids to it because that's what they liked. \n this is an incredibly simplistic view of it, but at its base we believe our odds or survival increase by forming groups (wolf pack). as a kid you want to conform to the most prestigious group available as to gain better protection (in this case gain admittance to the group owned by your parents). you pick up minor things that make them relate to you as to form a better bond with them and reduce the chances of rejection from the group, furthering your security.","Summary: op compared apples to elephants and managed to end up as a bundle of sticks.\n\nPost: no the difference is that those pictures now belong to the internet, just like every ex girlfriend who has been leaked. there are people who will be excited by that kind of thing, and there will be people who are disgusted by it. particularly there is a very vocal minority who is interested in this kind of thing, but to brand all of reddit for those individuals or attempt to draw any sort of connection in-between the two situations is just stupid. \n in no way is that even remotely close to why people are pissed off about the government doing it. \n the point is that the OP'd argument is at best pants on head retarded because they attempt to apply two radically different contexts to each other while managing to generalize in the most grand way possible. I'm bringing the conversation back to why people are openly outraged at the government, but respond \"meh\" to the photos whether they download them or not. its not because of the subject matter or the materials being stolen, it is the person stealing , the amount being stolen, and the legal repercussions they face. \n also surprise surprise, a huge amount of reddit's traffic and consistent user base are here for the porn.. just look at how many adult related subs and consistent views there are in relation to the higher brow subs.","Summary: trying to argue total coins in circulation is stupid. look at the gross exchange value, not the value per coin.\n\nPost: the total number of coins is entirely arbitrary because coins can be scaled to macro or sub denominations. you could look at is as every bitcoin == 100,000,000 satoshi. also every dollar consists of 100 pennies, if you have 100 pennies you still have the same buying power as a dollar. total numbers do not matter as long as buying / exchange value exists.","Summary: doubt its about blacks and more about being foreign.\n\nPost: I'll say that its less about racism and more about in a majority of cases, blacks are foreigners. we swiss are a lot of things, and unfortunately xenophobic is one of them. as a swiss man educated in america, I have an american accent and I cant tell you the amount of times I've been cussed out in swiss-german because the guy thought I wouldn't understand him. \n as to why we don't like foreigners, there are several reason. one of the most common reasons is that we directly attribute our rising crime rates to foreign immigration, and we have the statistics to back it up. there are also large portions of foreigners who come into the country looking for asylum, realizing that its next to impossible for low skill workers to find work and end up being a large burden on our society, which end up being rather huge as we have a very small collective population.","Summary: civil suit vs fraud claim: risk of having to pay substantially more than just paying the money. (this is why this kind of fraud is so prevalent)\n\nPost: technically under the law they are safe as law is fairly vague in how long someone can keep doing this. they are guaranteed to work leave if a doctor sees it fit to excuse them (kinda like middle school), and their right to work is protected during the time. so the scam works by using several different reasons to claim this protection as each individual one has its own sort of timer (1 week for being sick, but cant claim for a 1 month, 2 weeks for a injury due to accident, but cant be claimed for then 2s a month... so forth) \n to get this kind of fraud investigated, you have to get a special fraud inspector to track down the doctor and file a ton of paperwork (which they usually never end up doing). if you stop paying, its now a Civil matter and they can sue you for wages. since in Switzerland most fines are based off of the defendant's salary, this could end up being hundreds of thousands of dollars vs a few thousand a year.","Summary: pos's need to be easier to kill\n\nPost: its really not unless you are in charge of something. there are usually only a handful of real leaders, backup FC's triage leader, scout leader, ect. everyone else just has to be able to decipher what they are talking about. that said eve fights tend to be epic. my corp was hired to fight against goons and we would do 140 man loki fleets (lokies are mid/high range general pvp ships, expensive to lose, but they can 4v1 a naga which was the general ship used by goons at the time). it was hands down epic to warp into a hot landing zone with 400+ targets just loading onto your UI and commands being scrambled out, targets being called, shield repair calls going up every few seconds. \n its pretty damn epic, unfortunately its not consistent. for ever 1 fight that we had which lasted about 15 minutes tops, there was maybe 2 hours of gate hoping, 3 hours of scouting, 4-5 hours of gate camping, 5 days of pos bashing, and maybe a hot drop onto an enemy convoy. none of which are too thrilling to do. \n people dont like jumping into fights, so you had to bait them (ie piss them off enough) to get them out to fight, which usually had a very long setup time.. but boy did they want to fight.","Summary: if someone thought vertcoin was worth it, they would centralize it.\n\nPost: the long term goal that people don't seem to realize is that ultimately crytpo-currencies are a horribly inefficient use of resources and its ass backward to assume that at large scale you can maintain a large totally distributed hashing. I could claim that its unfair to starving kids in africa that they can't afford laptops to mine scrypt-N coins because of those greedy centralized black middle class Americans (who are truly in the world 1%) (illustrating the ridiculous of assigning wealth to race). \n ultimately the power per machine is relative. if it generated more money, someone who would drop $40,000 a week on ASIC's could use that money to buy laptops and eventually own enough of the hash rate to centralize any variation of vert or max, its just stupid to assume that only ASIC's can centralize a currency. \n the people investing in ASIC's aren't looking to centralize or oppress anyone, they are looking to make profit, and they are speculating that as a foundation, ASIC's are a far more efficient use of resources and therefore an innovation to the currency. if truly big players wanted to own a large stake in vert coin's hashrate, they could... easily. \n it doesnt matter what kind of utopia you are trying to make, as long as worldly goods are used in the creation of a crypto-currency, those crypto-currencies are at the whim of those who have real world wealth.","Summary: not in aoe, still getting hit by aoe due to the minor limitation of the speed of light\n\nPost: hey guys, \n so I've started to work myself up to higher level (44 now) and am currently working on the garuda quest, but I've noticed something very worrying about playing from Europe. out of the 3 attempts we did before the tank went ape-shit and jumped to his next instant queue, I noticed that my character doesn't seem to be where my client tells him to be. \n my MS is less then 100 to the servers in Montreal and yet when garuda would do her AOE that you need to LOS, 2/3 times i died even though I was standing behind the pillar for a good 3-4 seconds. I would literally get to the pillar before anyone else, they would stack on top of me; then get 1 shot while everyone screamed I was standing in the middle of the room. \n have any other european players noticed this issue? \n to me this seems more like an issue with the servers updating my position as my MS is relatively low, definitely not high enough to warrant a 3 second delay."],"string":"[\n \"Summary: coblee called us a scam coin not 30 minutes ago\\n\\nPost: with this deal we would essentially be creating the biggest multipool ever. the LTC guys are 3x our current hashrate and will force out a large majority of our dedicated doge miners as they will see far fewer rewards than they already do (keep in mind multipools are already a large part of our hashrate). we would essentially drown our value, and people cant see the blatant contempt coblee has for our community, then I fear for our future.\",\n \"Summary: we might be able to convert LTC->doge but they will dump doge->LTC at a much faster rate and have a much steeper effect on our value than we will have on theirs.\\n\\nPost: except currently you can assume close to 60% (conservatively low) of mined doge from block rewards are being held and not introduced to the exchanges. if you scale that to what the addition of mining power is, that 60% now becomes about 13% (conservatively high) of all minors can be expected to hold their doge. this means that the amount of newly introduced doge will go from 40% to roughly 88%%. as the new miners are not primarily doge holders, you can expect them to act like a multipool, mining and dumping at below exchange rate. \\n hopefully you can see why this is bad.. we are basically giving the thumbs up for multipools that are combined 3x the size of our hashrate to start mining (and remember we already have multipools mining us). \\n seeing as how dogecoin holders already have less than a 15% chance to get a block (and then you need to be in 1 of the many many pools which split that 15%) the amount of generated LTC that can be expected to be traded to doge is ludicrously low compared to their already existing traffic.\",\n \"Summary: s\\n\\nPost: student: mad that teacher didn't present biblical history as fact and instead explained the recorded history. \\n teacher: respectfully explained that it wasn't appropriate for the class \\n student: demanded the teacher let him present literal biblical history as truth \\n teacher: agrees as long as student allows kids of other faiths to give similar presentations. \\n student: ignorance \\n teacher: losing patients tells the student its not ok for the class and leaves \\n student: screaming down the hall at the teacher that he will get him fired for being an agent of the devil \\n im bad at\",\n \"Summary: if it is in the law book that you are breaking the law, you don't get to just ignore it because its a weird situation. they broke the law, and would be given the opportunity to fight it in court. if the law doesn't stand, the law changes, they go free, and everything works out.\\n\\nPost: the letter of the law says if you send what is classified as child pornography to anyone, or every store it somewhere, you can be charged for possession of child porn. \\n so it really doesn't matter who they are, they broke the law. if the law is borked, change it, just ignoring it doesn't mean you are immune from the consequences of your actions. \\n when given questions like this, I deal with the letter of the law because they are what is exactly pertinent to the present conversation. I cant say that because I want pot to be legal I should be allowed to smoke it anyway, because its still against the law. \\n I tend to be a legal literalist (maybe being growing up as a foreigner in america made me have stricter respect for their rules). Society agrees on laws, you may not have personally, but at some point consensus was reached that society generally doesn't like child pornography, and thus put harsh restrictions on those who make/distribute it. I personally think the idea that you can be put into jail for taking a picture of yourself is a bit silly, but I can see where the strict logic kind of got in the way. since minors are not legally allowed to consent to naked pictures being taken of them, they are not allowed to give themselves consent to photograph themselves. the law is weird like that. \\n this is compounded by the fact that citizens have already been prosecuted for this.\",\n \"Summary: unsupported pumps are worthless as it just artificially increases the price for a very very short time.\\n\\nPost: its quite obvious the OP has no understanding of fundamental economics. pumps, especially unwarranted (read no support) just end up making the value temporarily increase, then drop back to where they were. the only reason to advertise pumping dogecoin now is if you want to buyout. there is nothing mindblowingly new on the dogecoin horizon and therefore nothing to support a pump. now if a pump came at the same time as an announcement like \\\"bitcoins will be taxed in US, but altcoins do not fall under this law\\\". this would produce a decent benefit to doge. people who would look at transferring out of bitcoin would see doge's price rising and would transfer their bitcoins before they become tax liable to a currency that has the ability to grow.\",\n \"Summary: its technically retarded to claim that this tech cannot be adapted to archeage, it just requires somebody to not copy and paste code from wow's vanilla release 10 years later.\\n\\nPost: false. persistent worlds are just a single large world that divides the labor between several servers, it is a trivial matter to create a new duplicate of a world server world assuming the information databases remain the same (servers that store things like your characters/their loot/xp/location). most server systems today are hosted from some sort of cloud situation which is really just a congregation of malleable servers (not extremely specific case use systems, which I highly doubt archeage requires) and thus should be a minor task to deploy a patch on a new batch of servers, make the patch available and add the new connection information to the client side patch. once the client downloads the new patch it loads into the new servers without the user realizing anything has changed. after ~15 minutes the old worlds are shut down so that trion no longer has to pay for them. all in all they only double their server count for a matter of minutes.\",\n \"Summary: short term solutions only solve problems for the short term. long term vision is needed to keep things going.\\n\\nPost: while a simplistic and temporary solution, that would probably raise the speculative value of the coin, but not the long term value. \\n pos still has heavy security flaws that need to be addressed, as well as incentivize bad business practices via the limitations of staking coins (keeping things in hot wallets). \\n the transition from POW->POS has always been incredibly bumpy, and its not something that should be attempted quickly. if anything it would be months before we could reliably even attempt it. \\n a POS type may very well be on the horizon. personally I like the idea of the tindermint system, unfortunately it still has to be actually written, but I found the whitepaper to propose rather interesting possibilities. ( i know a few dev's have expressed interest on testing it and I'm really excited to see how it develops. \\n if the dev's could solve the underlying issues with POS, I would support the transition, until then I would prefer they didn't radically change things on a whim.\",\n \"Summary: i dont feel that its a large enough hinderance to not use it vs the benefit. you are losing a very very small buff to gain a great deal of money and chances are that if your running into issues, it has less to do with your gear and more to do with individual skill/group comp.\\n\\nPost: i have yet to find an encounter in this game that requires so much dps that it cant be done with competant people in rares/masterwork. dps is not the major factor in almost every fight in the game (only exception is the 2nd boss of AC explorable option 3 in which you need to burn down burrows before they flood you with mobs. but even then i was in full MF and we had a couple of fresh 80s in only lvl 70 blues/greens) so having MF on your gear should have a rather small impact on the group. chances are if your group is failing its not because a guy has MF on it. but instead because someone is failing a mechanic. \\n NOTE i have cleared every arah explorable (arguably the hardest in the game) aswell as almost all the explorables in the game that are not bugged, and the above example is the ONLY time that we have looked at an encounter and responded with, \\\"we need more dps\\\" \\n personally i dont feel that dungeons and an effective farm method anyway but if we are going to debate its effect on the group, i feel its such a small loss vs a pretty decent gain that its a very tempting gearing route.. at least for now.\",\n \"Summary: because the rate at which you can farm the hasla weapons vs the delphinad weapons, it is relatively low risk to repeatedly attempt to get a divine vs a celestial delphinad.\\n\\nPost: i was not aware that you can temper crafted items, but I have appologized for that assumption. \\n there is however no misinformation in the above post, a hasla t3 weapon can be safely upgraded to the equivelent of a delphinad celestial weapon which is the almost standard state of the delphinad weapons as no one will risk breaking their celestial delphinad to try and get divine (something like a 80% fail rate). \\n however since the hasla weapons are relatively free (you only lose the money you didnt make while grinding) relatively dedicated people could easily grind up the coins to have several hasla weapons a week to attempt to get the divine weapon and even then if you already have one, they would be more willing to risk a celestial->divine upgrade as it will have cost them nothing monetarily to obtain, vs the crushing costs of obtaining a delphinad.\",\n \"Summary: lack of blood to the brain\\n\\nPost: not a scientist, but I believe it has to do with the fact that your blood pools in your lower extremities when you sit. when you stand quickly your body needs to rapidly move the blood in your system. basically the light headedness comes from the blood not really making it to your brain faster then the blood that was already there leaving.\",\n \"Summary: you brainwash yourself so that you parents/friends like you.\\n\\nPost: psychology says imprinting has put these social norms in our heads as kids. rap was born out of black ghetto, rock out of a then segregated white population. white parents likely listened to rock growing up, while black parents where exposed to rap. both these groups then introduced their kids to it because that's what they liked. \\n this is an incredibly simplistic view of it, but at its base we believe our odds or survival increase by forming groups (wolf pack). as a kid you want to conform to the most prestigious group available as to gain better protection (in this case gain admittance to the group owned by your parents). you pick up minor things that make them relate to you as to form a better bond with them and reduce the chances of rejection from the group, furthering your security.\",\n \"Summary: op compared apples to elephants and managed to end up as a bundle of sticks.\\n\\nPost: no the difference is that those pictures now belong to the internet, just like every ex girlfriend who has been leaked. there are people who will be excited by that kind of thing, and there will be people who are disgusted by it. particularly there is a very vocal minority who is interested in this kind of thing, but to brand all of reddit for those individuals or attempt to draw any sort of connection in-between the two situations is just stupid. \\n in no way is that even remotely close to why people are pissed off about the government doing it. \\n the point is that the OP'd argument is at best pants on head retarded because they attempt to apply two radically different contexts to each other while managing to generalize in the most grand way possible. I'm bringing the conversation back to why people are openly outraged at the government, but respond \\\"meh\\\" to the photos whether they download them or not. its not because of the subject matter or the materials being stolen, it is the person stealing , the amount being stolen, and the legal repercussions they face. \\n also surprise surprise, a huge amount of reddit's traffic and consistent user base are here for the porn.. just look at how many adult related subs and consistent views there are in relation to the higher brow subs.\",\n \"Summary: trying to argue total coins in circulation is stupid. look at the gross exchange value, not the value per coin.\\n\\nPost: the total number of coins is entirely arbitrary because coins can be scaled to macro or sub denominations. you could look at is as every bitcoin == 100,000,000 satoshi. also every dollar consists of 100 pennies, if you have 100 pennies you still have the same buying power as a dollar. total numbers do not matter as long as buying / exchange value exists.\",\n \"Summary: doubt its about blacks and more about being foreign.\\n\\nPost: I'll say that its less about racism and more about in a majority of cases, blacks are foreigners. we swiss are a lot of things, and unfortunately xenophobic is one of them. as a swiss man educated in america, I have an american accent and I cant tell you the amount of times I've been cussed out in swiss-german because the guy thought I wouldn't understand him. \\n as to why we don't like foreigners, there are several reason. one of the most common reasons is that we directly attribute our rising crime rates to foreign immigration, and we have the statistics to back it up. there are also large portions of foreigners who come into the country looking for asylum, realizing that its next to impossible for low skill workers to find work and end up being a large burden on our society, which end up being rather huge as we have a very small collective population.\",\n \"Summary: civil suit vs fraud claim: risk of having to pay substantially more than just paying the money. (this is why this kind of fraud is so prevalent)\\n\\nPost: technically under the law they are safe as law is fairly vague in how long someone can keep doing this. they are guaranteed to work leave if a doctor sees it fit to excuse them (kinda like middle school), and their right to work is protected during the time. so the scam works by using several different reasons to claim this protection as each individual one has its own sort of timer (1 week for being sick, but cant claim for a 1 month, 2 weeks for a injury due to accident, but cant be claimed for then 2s a month... so forth) \\n to get this kind of fraud investigated, you have to get a special fraud inspector to track down the doctor and file a ton of paperwork (which they usually never end up doing). if you stop paying, its now a Civil matter and they can sue you for wages. since in Switzerland most fines are based off of the defendant's salary, this could end up being hundreds of thousands of dollars vs a few thousand a year.\",\n \"Summary: pos's need to be easier to kill\\n\\nPost: its really not unless you are in charge of something. there are usually only a handful of real leaders, backup FC's triage leader, scout leader, ect. everyone else just has to be able to decipher what they are talking about. that said eve fights tend to be epic. my corp was hired to fight against goons and we would do 140 man loki fleets (lokies are mid/high range general pvp ships, expensive to lose, but they can 4v1 a naga which was the general ship used by goons at the time). it was hands down epic to warp into a hot landing zone with 400+ targets just loading onto your UI and commands being scrambled out, targets being called, shield repair calls going up every few seconds. \\n its pretty damn epic, unfortunately its not consistent. for ever 1 fight that we had which lasted about 15 minutes tops, there was maybe 2 hours of gate hoping, 3 hours of scouting, 4-5 hours of gate camping, 5 days of pos bashing, and maybe a hot drop onto an enemy convoy. none of which are too thrilling to do. \\n people dont like jumping into fights, so you had to bait them (ie piss them off enough) to get them out to fight, which usually had a very long setup time.. but boy did they want to fight.\",\n \"Summary: if someone thought vertcoin was worth it, they would centralize it.\\n\\nPost: the long term goal that people don't seem to realize is that ultimately crytpo-currencies are a horribly inefficient use of resources and its ass backward to assume that at large scale you can maintain a large totally distributed hashing. I could claim that its unfair to starving kids in africa that they can't afford laptops to mine scrypt-N coins because of those greedy centralized black middle class Americans (who are truly in the world 1%) (illustrating the ridiculous of assigning wealth to race). \\n ultimately the power per machine is relative. if it generated more money, someone who would drop $40,000 a week on ASIC's could use that money to buy laptops and eventually own enough of the hash rate to centralize any variation of vert or max, its just stupid to assume that only ASIC's can centralize a currency. \\n the people investing in ASIC's aren't looking to centralize or oppress anyone, they are looking to make profit, and they are speculating that as a foundation, ASIC's are a far more efficient use of resources and therefore an innovation to the currency. if truly big players wanted to own a large stake in vert coin's hashrate, they could... easily. \\n it doesnt matter what kind of utopia you are trying to make, as long as worldly goods are used in the creation of a crypto-currency, those crypto-currencies are at the whim of those who have real world wealth.\",\n \"Summary: not in aoe, still getting hit by aoe due to the minor limitation of the speed of light\\n\\nPost: hey guys, \\n so I've started to work myself up to higher level (44 now) and am currently working on the garuda quest, but I've noticed something very worrying about playing from Europe. out of the 3 attempts we did before the tank went ape-shit and jumped to his next instant queue, I noticed that my character doesn't seem to be where my client tells him to be. \\n my MS is less then 100 to the servers in Montreal and yet when garuda would do her AOE that you need to LOS, 2/3 times i died even though I was standing behind the pillar for a good 3-4 seconds. I would literally get to the pillar before anyone else, they would stack on top of me; then get 1 shot while everyone screamed I was standing in the middle of the room. \\n have any other european players noticed this issue? \\n to me this seems more like an issue with the servers updating my position as my MS is relatively low, definitely not high enough to warrant a 3 second delay.\"\n]","isConversational":false},"profile_size":{"kind":"number","value":18,"string":"18"},"task":{"kind":"string","value":"longlamp_4"},"split_kind":{"kind":"string","value":"user_based"},"id":{"kind":"number","value":1994,"string":"1,994"}}},{"rowIdx":1995,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"P1r4nha"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post I split a non-standard layout SVN repository in many different Git repositories and merged them back together as branches of each other. \n If you have questions about the details of my work, please ask away."},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"I feel like sharing this because I know my coworkers won't be able to appreciate it and maybe not even value my work on this one. It's a bit technical, so I don't expect most of you to understand. \n Recently we decided to move to Git for our small company's code repository as it is in many ways superior to SVN. Git and SVN are both version management tools to handle a code base and are common practice in software engineering. They basically allow several people to work on the same file at the same time. Also you can roll back changes when you made a mistake. SVN (or Git) will remember everything you did to those files and you will be able to recover a perfect state back when things still worked. \n Anyway so I learned Git a bit more thoroughly to expand on what I already knew and prepared the migration in the past week. So today I was alone in the office which was the perfect opportunity to do the move to Git. \n One main problem is that our SVN repository is not based on the standard layout. It actually has no layout at all. Files were just thrown into it somehow. Branches are just copies of folders and followed no structure what so ever. Branches are separate versions of the code that are worked on independently for a while until they're merged back into the trunk. \nThe fact that our repository didn't follow any standard has historical reasons, which basically means my predecessors had no idea what they were doing or just didn't care. \n Moving non-standard layout repositories to Git is quite hard. You want to retain the history of all your previous changes and move them to a whole new, more powerful system, but your old system is a total mess. \n So what I did first was just move everything to Git and did not care about branches and where all the different versions of the same code was lying around. Just a one to one copy. \nThen I split away all the branches of one of the projects into separate Git repositories. This is quite an easy operation. \n The hard part came after: Teaching the Git repository of the main branch that the other separate Git repositories are branches of it. This took half my afternoon and a lot of blood and sweat, but now I have three branches of our main project in one single Git repository. It is now ready to be used as before. \n I already hear my coworkers complaining about me splitting apart the huge pile of a mess that was our old repository, but I'm certain they will get used to it and will eventually appreciate the new system that will allow for a much cleaner workflow in our company."},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"I feel like sharing this because I know my coworkers won't be able to appreciate it and maybe not even value my work on this one. It's a bit technical, so I don't expect most of you to understand. \n Recently we decided to move to Git for our small company's code repository as it is in many ways superior to SVN. Git and SVN are both version management tools to handle a code base and are common practice in software engineering. They basically allow several people to work on the same file at the same time. Also you can roll back changes when you made a mistake. SVN (or Git) will remember everything you did to those files and you will be able to recover a perfect state back when things still worked. \n Anyway so I learned Git a bit more thoroughly to expand on what I already knew and prepared the migration in the past week. So today I was alone in the office which was the perfect opportunity to do the move to Git. \n One main problem is that our SVN repository is not based on the standard layout. It actually has no layout at all. Files were just thrown into it somehow. Branches are just copies of folders and followed no structure what so ever. Branches are separate versions of the code that are worked on independently for a while until they're merged back into the trunk. \nThe fact that our repository didn't follow any standard has historical reasons, which basically means my predecessors had no idea what they were doing or just didn't care. \n Moving non-standard layout repositories to Git is quite hard. You want to retain the history of all your previous changes and move them to a whole new, more powerful system, but your old system is a total mess. \n So what I did first was just move everything to Git and did not care about branches and where all the different versions of the same code was lying around. Just a one to one copy. \nThen I split away all the branches of one of the projects into separate Git repositories. This is quite an easy operation. \n The hard part came after: Teaching the Git repository of the main branch that the other separate Git repositories are branches of it. This took half my afternoon and a lot of blood and sweat, but now I have three branches of our main project in one single Git repository. It is now ready to be used as before. \n I already hear my coworkers complaining about me splitting apart the huge pile of a mess that was our old repository, but I'm certain they will get used to it and will eventually appreciate the new system that will allow for a much cleaner workflow in our company."},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: Causing mayhem inside virtual people was my job.\n\nPost: I once did an internship at a company that produces REAL surgical simulators. They tried to achieve high realism (not like what we see in the video). \n One of my tasks was to test the simulator for bugs like crashing, behavior of the soft geometry and scoring. So I had to cut into reams of uteri, sphincters and other tissue, letting blood flow etc. to see if the scoring works the way it should and that the simulation doesn't crash despite shit getting cut away that shouldn't.","Summary: The fear will never go away, but if you don't try to at least succeed you will only know the fear and not the happiness that makes it totally worth it.\n\nPost: Tell me about it. I'm always afraid of failing and the more successful I am the more scared I get. I'm sorry if this sounds arrogant, but I can't enjoy my successes because I'm afraid at failing. I'd love to be a bit more grateful of these things, but the fear is just stronger. \n Driving: I passed the test in the first go, but I made some mistake at one point and my examiner screamed at me loudly totally crushing all my confidence about driving my car. I'm not sure why I finally passed, but I did. I still remember his words every time I enter a car. You think I remember the congratulations of my parents and friends? Of course not. \nBut you know what? Every time I drive somewhere it feels good that I did it. It's liberating and gives me independence. I have not made any accidents and only got one fine (expensive, but at least not traumatic) so far. Nobody says I'm a bad driver. People feel save when I drive. \n Multiplayer: Yeah, dying sucks and I die a lot too. And I'm choosing the hard games also, not easy ones to get into with a lot of noobs that I can easily manage. Back in the day I was good at Counter-Strike. But these days I don't have as much time to practice and most of my friends have given up gaming so I can't learn together with them. \nBut damn is a kill a rewarding experience. If I actually get one after dying a lot and I can actually see how my change of strategy got me to succeed and the frustration is gone. \n Finding Love: I've been a virgin until 20. All my past girlfriends broke up with me in January or February. Now I'm terrified being in a relationship in winter. But first I'd have to get a girlfriend.. of even laid. The pressure when I actually meet women I like is great. Even when I know that they like me. \nI'm subscribed to Tinder and OkCupid, but I'm tired of having to make the first step and writing to all of the women that \"like\" me on the apps while half of them are only interested in some attention. \nI'm sure you see the pattern already: But it's worth it when you finally meet one and it works out. Even the one night stands that didn't develop into anything more are good memories. \n I guess my point is that the fear is normal and that we all have it and it will never get away. It's painful and it hurts, but you'll learn to bear it eventually. What is important is that the fear does not paralyze you. This is what you're asking here. \nFocus on the good parts. Focus on the rewards. Celebrate your successes to the fullest. Nobody is successful on the first go. If they are that is called luck. Success involves failing, failing hard and making it despite the odds. \n Lower your expectations and celebrate your (smaller) successes. Look at failures as teaching moments rather than depressive moments of your life. The pain doesn't go away, but it will become bearable. The problem is, if you don't try it, you won't succeed anyway, you will just sit there in fear being miserable. If you try and fail you won't be a lot more miserable, you're already losing by doing nothing. However if you try and succeed you will experience a moment of happiness that makes the pain totally worth it.","Summary: Don't you enjoy your current life style? It's not fair you live this way and others don't.\n\nPost: Ever? You probably live in a first world country (since India is a backward country to you), so you enjoy luxury that most people in the world will never EVER even see from far away or in TV (because they don't own one). Isn't that unfair, but still you are glad it's in your favor? \n It's even more unfair, if you think that the second and third world countries are basically exploited for their resources and/or their cheap labor while most of the value you pay in the store goes to some already rich guy you lives in your country. Is that fair? Probably not, but do you have an eye for local or fair trade products when you're shopping? If not it seems you enjoy this unfairness in your favor. \n Do you own a car? How much is your carbon footprint or your energy footprint? How much meat do you eat and how much water do you use?Is your life environment friendly? If we'd need more than one planet if everybody lived like you do it's not.\nIs it fair then, to live this way or is there an unfairness towards our children who will have to pay the cost for our lives? Would you give anything away so it would be fairer, or do you enjoy your life right now?","Summary: What the hell is their problem?\n\nPost: I know we have another Ecopop discussion (or rather a list of people that try to outdo each other at explaining how stupid the initiative is) in another thread, but I wanted to ask a few questions about the claims of the Ecopop group regarding the problems caused by immigration. \n I honestly don't notice many problems with immigrants at this point, but I might live in a bubble in central Zurich. Maybe the situation is much worse outside of my environment. \n What I notice is this: We don't have enough cheap housing in Zurich, but recently I've seen a report that housing prices will go down in the Romandie and with the exception of Zurich the situation isn't really dire. We still have space, people are still building new houses in suburbs etc. \n There are traffic jams and trains are quite full sometimes. I still think it's within comfortable limits though. Yeah, traffic sucks, but it's what you get for choosing a long commute. Our transportation infrastructure is still extraordinary, our streets the cleanest and best maintained in.. most parts of the world for sure. \n I have clean drinking water wherever I go, the city smells fine, there is no problem with waste water. There is no problem with waste, we don't have landfills. There is enough energy, we even consider turning off our nuclear power plants and are looking for alternative power sources. A challenging project, but it doesn't look as if we reached any kind of limit. \n Criminality doesn't go up significantly, in fact it still goes down. Foreigners are only more likely to commit crimes because they are from a lower socio-economic background. German immigrants with high-paying jobs don't commit more crimes for instance. \n The unemployment rate is still at a record low. It's not perfect with winter unemployment for construction workers (mostly immigrants) and old people having a hard time to get jobs, but it's far from being a worry. \n So I really don't know what kind of natural resources or standard of living we're supposed to protect with this initiative. The worries of the supporters of immigration quotas and these new very strict limits go over my head completely. I don't understand the xenophobia one bit, because other than somebody not being able to speak Swiss German without an accent I don't even notice immigrants.","Summary: I can't say if it's getting better or worse, both is very possible.\n\nPost: That's a really hard question. First it's different for every European country. It depends how attractive they are for foreigners. Certainly Switzerland is more attractive than Greece for instance, just because of the unemployment numbers. We almost need more people while they have 60% of their youth unemployed. \n Now all country have different immigration laws. Switzerland more so than the rest of Europe because we're not part of the EU (but rather we picked and choose which contracts and agreements with EU countries work for us). These laws control the number, but also the kind of foreigners that are entering the country. Refugees for instance are very different people than a German banker moving for work to Zurich. \n In some countries we see laws that go in favor for Muslim immigrants. For instance England has already towns with a majority population of Muslims. Obviously they'll be making use of the democratic process. In other countries like France and Switzerland we see anti-immigration or anti-Muslim laws coming up. \n In Switzerland especially, we have the right wing pushing more for being shut-in. That's a general refusal to deal with everything foreign, not really connected to Muslims or immigrants. Since we have a direct democracy, it's possible that some laws that are voted for by the people are difficult to implement without violating international treaties. At the moment the right wing is looking introducing a vote for a law that puts Swiss law over the European Convention on Human Rights. It's all an effort to make Switzerland more independent from foreign influences. \n With this effort of course, foreign immigrants are not coming to a welcoming country, even if not all sentiments are against them, they're against the idea of everything foreign. The right wing wants to protect the country that has still a very strong economy from the failing European economies, yet they sometimes fail to understand, that we can't live independently and that we need exports and expats to get our economy working. Their answer to this however was a recent trade agreement with China. Yes, they rather deal with China than their European neighbors. \n And what is the left doing you might ask? Well, they're pretty clueless and they don't have a lot of ideas or answers for the right wing views. It's pretty frustrating. \n Will it be better with the immigrants? Depends who comes here. I know many immigrants that integrated perfectly. It has to do with their socioeconomic status more than anything. It allows them to be more social, to go to the right schools, find the right jobs (or a job in the first place) while people from a lower socioeconomic status will struggle in Switzerland. We're not always making it easy on them to integrate and don't understand that it's not a one-sided thing. Nobody wants to have foreigners coming to their country and being criminal, but not everybody understands that this has to do with a lack of possibilities rather than their culture or race making them criminal. \n Sorry for the wall of text, but you did ask.","Summary: Religion is still popular, but a lot more privately discussed than in the US.\n\nPost: According to [this]( we're about 50% percent religious. \n I find it's rather a rarely discussed topic here in Switzerland. I don't know of many of my friends if they are religious and how much. It's not a topic that comes up very often. Many people replace their religiousness with esoteric believes though. If it's just \"an energy in the universe\" or actual crystals, special water or certain pressure points that solve everything. \nIt does happen on occasion though that young adults ask me about my religion on the street and invite me to their Bible talks. They've always been very nice, even when I wasn't. \n In the national discussion religion is not often discussed. I think a politician better not discuss his religiousness in public. It's seen as a totally personal matter. I think that's good to a certain extent, yet to me as an atheist it makes it difficult to discuss these things because they are handled so personally. On the other hand public decisions are rarely made from a religious standpoint and in political arguments religion doesn't come up. Those are good things. People understand that their religion should not dictate legislation. \nEDIT: Example: An initiative to limit insurance for abortions was shot down. \n Yet esoteric believes have changed what is covered by general health insurance. That for some reason homeopathy (just to name one of many examples) is seen as more valuable than for instance a dental plan is beyond me. \n Last point: This all changes a bit when discussing Islam. I find it a bit hypocritical to discuss Islam as a problem when so many people are strong believers in Christianity. This discussion is rarely had and I don't know of any famous Swiss atheist who would participate in such a discussion to give it better perspective. \nOn this sub we recently had this horrible \"interview\" between Schawinski and Thiel posted where they discussed Islam and a couple of anti-Islam/Muslim statements of Thiel. Schawinski is a self-identifying Jew and Thiel a Christian/Buddhist/etc. and even though they mention the hypocrisy that the Bible has similar vile thoughts in its ideology, they seemed to miss the point.","Summary: No, not yet, but they keep that option open to them, which I think is a mistake. Strict net neutrality is important. \n EDIT: I think I've found something that might violate net neutrality, but I'm not exactly sure how the deal works: \nOrange offers exclusive deals with [Spotify]( and [Zattoo]( AFAIK that means you can use these services without the data being counted towards your data cap. It's not slowing down other services, but the unlimited data they give you for one particular service gives Spotify and Zattoo an unfair advantage over their competition.\n\nPost: I don't think there is evidence of purposely slowing down certain services in Switzerland yet. We know that some ISPs in the US are doing that on occasion. \n We also know that for instance upc cablecom routes certain traffic in weird ways that caused for congestion problems in the past. If that was a business decision or a technical issue, I don't know. \n The thing is, with all these internet providers entering new business branches that have hard competition elsewhere on the internet (Swisscom TV 2.0, Horizon etc.), they only now are starting to have an incentive as ISPs to filter (and slow down or block) the content they provide according to their benefit. \n With their codex they say that they're not going to block any content, which is nice, but they still keep an option open to slow down any content according to any kind of rules, including business decisions. I think they don't go far enough and should vow to not discriminate against any content sources (maybe with one caveat: illegal or dangerous material).","Summary: Math teacher changed Math from my favorite subject to my most hated subject. Totally ruined my grades for at least the 2 to 3 following years.\n\nPost: Worst teacher for me: Math teacher in high school. \n He was definitely worse in Math than I was and when we got a test back I usually walked to him to discuss my grade before actually looking at it, because I just knew that he made at least one mistake. \n He never understood how I would get to a result so quickly and forced us to solve a problem his way. He taught us extremly simple things telling us that we need to be able to do these things if we would want to get a job after high school (most of us wouldn't get a job right away, but go for college and university). Yes, we have a different system than most (US or Australian).","Summary: Take the matter in your own hand and make the best out of a conversation if you can't avoid her.\n\nPost: Rats are cool. I wouldn't want to give them away anyway :D. \n But yeah. If she's annoying you have to take the matter in your own hands. Stand up for your own needs. \"Take It\" would be the slogan that comes to mind from watching Dexter (DON'T start killing or raping people ;) ). \n She seems to be rather apathetic as far as I can tell scanning the other things you wrote about her, that's why I'm saying that. You seem to want her to care about stuff more in general. My sister shows similar behavior, but with a lot of patience I get through to her as well and once we talk about stuff that's interesting to her she's much less annoying. Dunno if that helps you at all.","Summary: It's impossible, but it would be awesome.\n\nPost: The big problem with this is that the more choice you get, the more the story is going to suffer. For a writer to write a believable story for each race and all the choices the Shepard of your choice is going to make, is pretty much impossible. \n Just look at the ME series: If you could have chosen Shepard's last name he would be called differently for every single one of us. In the game the characters couldn't talk to us by calling us by our name, but would have to use an impersonal \"you\". It's already questionable why our LI isn't calling us by our first name, don't you think? Especially while our Shepard has no problem calling ALL of his crew by their first and nick names. They solved it nicely in ME3 when James Vega chose to call us a nick name. \n All this would have taken away so much from the atmosphere and the only additional choice I gave you was Shepard's last name. \n We can choose Shepard's class and background and get talents and a special mission for it. Some missions actually end differently or have additional dialogue choices depending on your background (at least in ME1 that's the case) and that was already a lot I think. If you could choose his race you would change how every single character is going to talk to you. We already have multiple dialogue lines for our gender and I'm sure Joker called my Femshep \"sir\" once instead of \"ma'm\", but sometimes the characters just call us \"human\". Now for all the races we would have a whole range of different dialogue lines and options. Salarians would generally distrust our Krogan Shepard. All Krogans would hate our Salarian or Turian Shepard, while humans would distrust only the Turian Shepard etc. \n If you can't do that, you'll get a shallow story of some kind of \"chosen one\" with a unclear, blank slate background. It's not uncommon for Skyrim like adventures that your character has amnesia or just no background, because it would set boundaries for story telling.","Summary: Some traditions were racist. If you want to be traditional you also invite racism again.\n\nPost: It's the same reason why the xenophobic Swiss call Germans \"Teutonen\" and not \"Deutsche\". They feel reminiscent of the good old times when they were free to be racist and xenophobic against whoever they wanted to be and instead of being called out for being a bigot people joined in and cheered for them. \n Using a the old word for something or somebody means that you understand the thing or person in the old instead of the new context. Especially for (formerly) discriminated people denying them the progress they made in the last few decades by no acknowledging it is offensive.","Summary: You're not wrong, but you might want to start making your GF feel better about the relationship in general so these things become non-issues.\n\nPost: Let's try and look at this a little differently. I think it's useless to be hung up too much on the details here. It doesn't matter as much where and how long your childhood friend rubbed you or how platonic the relationship is. \n Fact is that jealousy is a kind of insecurity that you're going to be replaced with somebody or something else. It could also you being more into spending time with a video game than spending time with your girlfriend. It's practically the same thing. \n Insecurity is a complicated thing and can't be easily fixed. I do not think you're wrong, but if you care for her, you might want to give her the chance to feel better about the relationship with you. \n Instead of stopping to see your childhood friend or become less friendly with her I would start being more affectionate with your GF. Make sure that she cannot question the relationship as much. Make sure that she realizes there is no way that she could lose against your childhood friend when it comes to showing affection in public or physical contact. Rather than doing less with everybody else, do more with her. \n Let's say you text your childhood friend a lot. How about you don't when your GF is around, or ask for permission. Asking for permission is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of respect. Show her that you respect her and her feelings when it comes to these things. \n Same with the situation you described where things escalated. I don't think a head massage is problematic, but it's problematic if you make your GF feel inadequate in some way. As a good boyfriend you have to make sure that there is no chance that she could feel like that. So when she returns you stop you childhood friend and welcome back your GF, showing her attention and affection. You need to help her build trust in you, so she knows that if she turns her back, nothing funny is going to happen behind her back. \n Like I said it's not easy to do that, but you might come to the conclusion that it is worth it. Also less than communicating her these thoughts, I would show her these things. Sure you can apologize and tell her how your childhood friend is just like a sister etc. but I think it's more powerful if you show these things with actions. \n Also you might want to consider that even though she understands that your childhood friend is not really a danger to the relationship, she might feel bad about what other people think (yeah, some people do care about what strangers think). So if a stranger starts to think that your childhood friend is actually your GF rather than her, that could get to her. So again, make sure that there is no confusion.","Summary: Why do so many people identify themselves as citizens of a particular nation, while a nation is represented by all different kinds of races, religions, languages, etc. And isn't being proud of something arbitrary such as the place you are born at a bit silly? \n EDIT: I'm indeed referring to a nation state. I didn't know of the subtle difference there.\n\nPost: For years now I'm always amazed when people identify themselves a lot with the country they come from. That's not just because I always wonder why people have to identify themselves with something anyway. Be it race or religion or whatever. All what this does is generating a second group of \"others\", which you don't define yourself with and which can be dehumanized, discriminated against or put at a disadvantage. \n While I kinda understand these differences when it comes to race, religion, ideology, language etc. I have a hard time understanding this with nationality. Isn't a nation and its geographical borders something totally artificial and based on ancient history, which doesn't really matter in most people's lives? \n What does it mean when you say (for example) \"I'm an American.\" and what is \"unamerican\"? Sure, most Americans speak English, but not all and Brits and Australians speak English as well. The Hispanic race is about to become a majority (if I'm no totally mistaken) and there is nearly every imaginable religion represented in the US. This is actually the case for many if not all countries: Indians from the Northern areas of India can't speak with those from the Southern areas, South Africa has two large groups of whites and blacks etc. Nothing unifies them except a passport where their nationality is written. \n Of course you are an American by definition if you are born on US soil. If you happen to be born 100 miles further to the north however you may be Canadian. So to me nationality is a fairly arbitrary label to put on a person. \n The last point would be that you are American because you are brought up in the US. What happens though, if you travel around because your parents are diplomats or something? Do you become less of an American by living in other countries, then? \n Enlighten me a bit on this subject. What does unify people of the same nation and does it even make sense to identify yourself as a citizen of country X? Isn't patriotism or even nationalism even sillier then racism or religious bigotry? At least those are based on some major differences in looks and value systems. Oh yeah, and I don't care which nationality you are, since the question is asked broadly and I used the US just as an example.","Summary: Creationism or I.D. doesn't work without an evolutionary theory with which they can contrast themselves against (at least not from a scientific standpoint). This renders I.D. to mere criticism, but not to a scientific theory that can be taught alongside evolution. The \"theory\" has yet to make a self-sustainable point for itself, without referring to religious books or Darwin's theory. \n This leaves creationists faced with similar nihilistic questions like Atheists are faced with (allegedly).\n\nPost: Disclaimer: I've been an Atheist my whole life and have been really interested in the discourse in the US on evolution. In this text I gave way to much credit and benefit of doubt to creationists in order to make my point. \n When watching debates about evolution and creationism I happened to notice that Intelligent Design (the 'science' version of creationism) really can't stand on it's own, but is just a little more elaborate version of criticism of evolution (partly legitimate, mostly born from not understanding either the scientific method or Darwin's theory in the first place). \n This might be obvious to most of you, but I thought about what ID would express if Darwin never existed and I found myself a little surprised: Not much actually. Most things on ID are attempts to disprove evolution or questioning the validity of evolution. Debates usually work with the creationist asking questions, which are sometimes really hard to answer, however ANY proof of creation doesn't seem to be the focus of creationists. Even though this seems to be their main message. Since the Bible or any religious book hasn't been produced with the scientific method I.D.-people have practically NOTHING to scientifically build upon. \n If in a debate the creationist would have to answer questions scientifically, he would be in a corner immediately. Make him answer a question without referring to Darwin's theory (and thus building a negative) or referring to faith (which is no longer scientific). This would immediately expose what I.D. really is: Anti-evolution and nothing more, but probably less: A set of mostly bad questions about evolution.\nIt would, unfortunately, also give WAY to much credit to the creationist. \n This leaves me with the same questions for creationists that Atheists are faced with as well. Atheist define themselves with a negative as well: Not believing in god (sometimes 'anything supernatural'). We often have to defend this stance and some of us prefer to call ourselves humanists, rationalists which allows positive definitions.\nFrom a scientific standpoint I.D. suffers greatly from the same question. The only way you could define it scientifically would be anti-evolution. Everything else needs faith in a creator. So by definition I.D. or creationism can't be a valid scientific theory and can't be taught in science class or being considered by scientists. \n The only usable part is the (partly) legitimate criticism of evolution. These questions are important for scientists to answer, so I see this a positive thing, if only there weren't the hidden religious agenda. \n The mere criticism doesn't make I.D. a self-sustainable theory. \nEvolution on the other hand clearly works without the mention of any creator. The contradiction with religious books follows logically, but it's not a requirement for the theory to make its points. \n I guess to some of you this is totally obvious, but I haven't seen this point being made in that way yet, so I thought I should share it.","Summary: My soon to be boss calls Jehovah's Witness a sect and doubts the existence of God. I'm looking forward working for her.\n\nPost: Well, in my country atheism isn't quite so controversial, but since my new job is supposed to be in the social field, I was kinda afraid that religion has found a foothold in the company I probably gonna work soon. \n Today I went to check out what they are working on and my boss asked me if I belong to any sect. Usually an employer is not allowed to ask that but the talk was very informal and I felt comfortable enough to give an answer without worrying too much about the consequences: \"Of course not.\" She immediately said: \"Oh great, that last guy who was here was a Jehovah's Witness.\" She then proceeded calling him \"Hallelujah Guy\" for the rest of the day, whenever she referred to him. ^^ \n During lunch break (yeah, I was there quite long), she used some self-deprecating humor about her character and started a sentence with \"When God created me..\" but quickly added with a smile \".. if he exists..\" \".. he didn't think much.\" finished an employee the sentence. It was a lot of fun. \n So that's the story already. I don't think it's very interesting, but maybe you appreciate me sharing it. I really hope they agree on taking me for the job. I immediately felt comfortable with all of them.","Summary: Do you distinguish fusion and fission in regard to the recent energy debate about nuclear power?\n\nPost: The debate on nuclear power plants has become very loud since the disaster in Fukushima, Japan. Germany has decided to turn of its reactors and Switzerland has passed legislation to end nuclear power plants until 2050 (to name some examples). \n The ramifications don't interest me as much as the question if anybody distinguishes fusion and fission, because to me (with at least some knowledge about energy and physics) those two are entirely different things. \n Lately I read and heard more and more people that did include both, fusion and fission, into the debate, despite the fact that there is no useable man-made fusion existing yet. So I was wondering: Do you distinguish them at all or would you treat fusion differently even though it's 'nuclear power' too?"],"string":"[\n \"Summary: Causing mayhem inside virtual people was my job.\\n\\nPost: I once did an internship at a company that produces REAL surgical simulators. They tried to achieve high realism (not like what we see in the video). \\n One of my tasks was to test the simulator for bugs like crashing, behavior of the soft geometry and scoring. So I had to cut into reams of uteri, sphincters and other tissue, letting blood flow etc. to see if the scoring works the way it should and that the simulation doesn't crash despite shit getting cut away that shouldn't.\",\n \"Summary: The fear will never go away, but if you don't try to at least succeed you will only know the fear and not the happiness that makes it totally worth it.\\n\\nPost: Tell me about it. I'm always afraid of failing and the more successful I am the more scared I get. I'm sorry if this sounds arrogant, but I can't enjoy my successes because I'm afraid at failing. I'd love to be a bit more grateful of these things, but the fear is just stronger. \\n Driving: I passed the test in the first go, but I made some mistake at one point and my examiner screamed at me loudly totally crushing all my confidence about driving my car. I'm not sure why I finally passed, but I did. I still remember his words every time I enter a car. You think I remember the congratulations of my parents and friends? Of course not. \\nBut you know what? Every time I drive somewhere it feels good that I did it. It's liberating and gives me independence. I have not made any accidents and only got one fine (expensive, but at least not traumatic) so far. Nobody says I'm a bad driver. People feel save when I drive. \\n Multiplayer: Yeah, dying sucks and I die a lot too. And I'm choosing the hard games also, not easy ones to get into with a lot of noobs that I can easily manage. Back in the day I was good at Counter-Strike. But these days I don't have as much time to practice and most of my friends have given up gaming so I can't learn together with them. \\nBut damn is a kill a rewarding experience. If I actually get one after dying a lot and I can actually see how my change of strategy got me to succeed and the frustration is gone. \\n Finding Love: I've been a virgin until 20. All my past girlfriends broke up with me in January or February. Now I'm terrified being in a relationship in winter. But first I'd have to get a girlfriend.. of even laid. The pressure when I actually meet women I like is great. Even when I know that they like me. \\nI'm subscribed to Tinder and OkCupid, but I'm tired of having to make the first step and writing to all of the women that \\\"like\\\" me on the apps while half of them are only interested in some attention. \\nI'm sure you see the pattern already: But it's worth it when you finally meet one and it works out. Even the one night stands that didn't develop into anything more are good memories. \\n I guess my point is that the fear is normal and that we all have it and it will never get away. It's painful and it hurts, but you'll learn to bear it eventually. What is important is that the fear does not paralyze you. This is what you're asking here. \\nFocus on the good parts. Focus on the rewards. Celebrate your successes to the fullest. Nobody is successful on the first go. If they are that is called luck. Success involves failing, failing hard and making it despite the odds. \\n Lower your expectations and celebrate your (smaller) successes. Look at failures as teaching moments rather than depressive moments of your life. The pain doesn't go away, but it will become bearable. The problem is, if you don't try it, you won't succeed anyway, you will just sit there in fear being miserable. If you try and fail you won't be a lot more miserable, you're already losing by doing nothing. However if you try and succeed you will experience a moment of happiness that makes the pain totally worth it.\",\n \"Summary: Don't you enjoy your current life style? It's not fair you live this way and others don't.\\n\\nPost: Ever? You probably live in a first world country (since India is a backward country to you), so you enjoy luxury that most people in the world will never EVER even see from far away or in TV (because they don't own one). Isn't that unfair, but still you are glad it's in your favor? \\n It's even more unfair, if you think that the second and third world countries are basically exploited for their resources and/or their cheap labor while most of the value you pay in the store goes to some already rich guy you lives in your country. Is that fair? Probably not, but do you have an eye for local or fair trade products when you're shopping? If not it seems you enjoy this unfairness in your favor. \\n Do you own a car? How much is your carbon footprint or your energy footprint? How much meat do you eat and how much water do you use?Is your life environment friendly? If we'd need more than one planet if everybody lived like you do it's not.\\nIs it fair then, to live this way or is there an unfairness towards our children who will have to pay the cost for our lives? Would you give anything away so it would be fairer, or do you enjoy your life right now?\",\n \"Summary: What the hell is their problem?\\n\\nPost: I know we have another Ecopop discussion (or rather a list of people that try to outdo each other at explaining how stupid the initiative is) in another thread, but I wanted to ask a few questions about the claims of the Ecopop group regarding the problems caused by immigration. \\n I honestly don't notice many problems with immigrants at this point, but I might live in a bubble in central Zurich. Maybe the situation is much worse outside of my environment. \\n What I notice is this: We don't have enough cheap housing in Zurich, but recently I've seen a report that housing prices will go down in the Romandie and with the exception of Zurich the situation isn't really dire. We still have space, people are still building new houses in suburbs etc. \\n There are traffic jams and trains are quite full sometimes. I still think it's within comfortable limits though. Yeah, traffic sucks, but it's what you get for choosing a long commute. Our transportation infrastructure is still extraordinary, our streets the cleanest and best maintained in.. most parts of the world for sure. \\n I have clean drinking water wherever I go, the city smells fine, there is no problem with waste water. There is no problem with waste, we don't have landfills. There is enough energy, we even consider turning off our nuclear power plants and are looking for alternative power sources. A challenging project, but it doesn't look as if we reached any kind of limit. \\n Criminality doesn't go up significantly, in fact it still goes down. Foreigners are only more likely to commit crimes because they are from a lower socio-economic background. German immigrants with high-paying jobs don't commit more crimes for instance. \\n The unemployment rate is still at a record low. It's not perfect with winter unemployment for construction workers (mostly immigrants) and old people having a hard time to get jobs, but it's far from being a worry. \\n So I really don't know what kind of natural resources or standard of living we're supposed to protect with this initiative. The worries of the supporters of immigration quotas and these new very strict limits go over my head completely. I don't understand the xenophobia one bit, because other than somebody not being able to speak Swiss German without an accent I don't even notice immigrants.\",\n \"Summary: I can't say if it's getting better or worse, both is very possible.\\n\\nPost: That's a really hard question. First it's different for every European country. It depends how attractive they are for foreigners. Certainly Switzerland is more attractive than Greece for instance, just because of the unemployment numbers. We almost need more people while they have 60% of their youth unemployed. \\n Now all country have different immigration laws. Switzerland more so than the rest of Europe because we're not part of the EU (but rather we picked and choose which contracts and agreements with EU countries work for us). These laws control the number, but also the kind of foreigners that are entering the country. Refugees for instance are very different people than a German banker moving for work to Zurich. \\n In some countries we see laws that go in favor for Muslim immigrants. For instance England has already towns with a majority population of Muslims. Obviously they'll be making use of the democratic process. In other countries like France and Switzerland we see anti-immigration or anti-Muslim laws coming up. \\n In Switzerland especially, we have the right wing pushing more for being shut-in. That's a general refusal to deal with everything foreign, not really connected to Muslims or immigrants. Since we have a direct democracy, it's possible that some laws that are voted for by the people are difficult to implement without violating international treaties. At the moment the right wing is looking introducing a vote for a law that puts Swiss law over the European Convention on Human Rights. It's all an effort to make Switzerland more independent from foreign influences. \\n With this effort of course, foreign immigrants are not coming to a welcoming country, even if not all sentiments are against them, they're against the idea of everything foreign. The right wing wants to protect the country that has still a very strong economy from the failing European economies, yet they sometimes fail to understand, that we can't live independently and that we need exports and expats to get our economy working. Their answer to this however was a recent trade agreement with China. Yes, they rather deal with China than their European neighbors. \\n And what is the left doing you might ask? Well, they're pretty clueless and they don't have a lot of ideas or answers for the right wing views. It's pretty frustrating. \\n Will it be better with the immigrants? Depends who comes here. I know many immigrants that integrated perfectly. It has to do with their socioeconomic status more than anything. It allows them to be more social, to go to the right schools, find the right jobs (or a job in the first place) while people from a lower socioeconomic status will struggle in Switzerland. We're not always making it easy on them to integrate and don't understand that it's not a one-sided thing. Nobody wants to have foreigners coming to their country and being criminal, but not everybody understands that this has to do with a lack of possibilities rather than their culture or race making them criminal. \\n Sorry for the wall of text, but you did ask.\",\n \"Summary: Religion is still popular, but a lot more privately discussed than in the US.\\n\\nPost: According to [this]( we're about 50% percent religious. \\n I find it's rather a rarely discussed topic here in Switzerland. I don't know of many of my friends if they are religious and how much. It's not a topic that comes up very often. Many people replace their religiousness with esoteric believes though. If it's just \\\"an energy in the universe\\\" or actual crystals, special water or certain pressure points that solve everything. \\nIt does happen on occasion though that young adults ask me about my religion on the street and invite me to their Bible talks. They've always been very nice, even when I wasn't. \\n In the national discussion religion is not often discussed. I think a politician better not discuss his religiousness in public. It's seen as a totally personal matter. I think that's good to a certain extent, yet to me as an atheist it makes it difficult to discuss these things because they are handled so personally. On the other hand public decisions are rarely made from a religious standpoint and in political arguments religion doesn't come up. Those are good things. People understand that their religion should not dictate legislation. \\nEDIT: Example: An initiative to limit insurance for abortions was shot down. \\n Yet esoteric believes have changed what is covered by general health insurance. That for some reason homeopathy (just to name one of many examples) is seen as more valuable than for instance a dental plan is beyond me. \\n Last point: This all changes a bit when discussing Islam. I find it a bit hypocritical to discuss Islam as a problem when so many people are strong believers in Christianity. This discussion is rarely had and I don't know of any famous Swiss atheist who would participate in such a discussion to give it better perspective. \\nOn this sub we recently had this horrible \\\"interview\\\" between Schawinski and Thiel posted where they discussed Islam and a couple of anti-Islam/Muslim statements of Thiel. Schawinski is a self-identifying Jew and Thiel a Christian/Buddhist/etc. and even though they mention the hypocrisy that the Bible has similar vile thoughts in its ideology, they seemed to miss the point.\",\n \"Summary: No, not yet, but they keep that option open to them, which I think is a mistake. Strict net neutrality is important. \\n EDIT: I think I've found something that might violate net neutrality, but I'm not exactly sure how the deal works: \\nOrange offers exclusive deals with [Spotify]( and [Zattoo]( AFAIK that means you can use these services without the data being counted towards your data cap. It's not slowing down other services, but the unlimited data they give you for one particular service gives Spotify and Zattoo an unfair advantage over their competition.\\n\\nPost: I don't think there is evidence of purposely slowing down certain services in Switzerland yet. We know that some ISPs in the US are doing that on occasion. \\n We also know that for instance upc cablecom routes certain traffic in weird ways that caused for congestion problems in the past. If that was a business decision or a technical issue, I don't know. \\n The thing is, with all these internet providers entering new business branches that have hard competition elsewhere on the internet (Swisscom TV 2.0, Horizon etc.), they only now are starting to have an incentive as ISPs to filter (and slow down or block) the content they provide according to their benefit. \\n With their codex they say that they're not going to block any content, which is nice, but they still keep an option open to slow down any content according to any kind of rules, including business decisions. I think they don't go far enough and should vow to not discriminate against any content sources (maybe with one caveat: illegal or dangerous material).\",\n \"Summary: Math teacher changed Math from my favorite subject to my most hated subject. Totally ruined my grades for at least the 2 to 3 following years.\\n\\nPost: Worst teacher for me: Math teacher in high school. \\n He was definitely worse in Math than I was and when we got a test back I usually walked to him to discuss my grade before actually looking at it, because I just knew that he made at least one mistake. \\n He never understood how I would get to a result so quickly and forced us to solve a problem his way. He taught us extremly simple things telling us that we need to be able to do these things if we would want to get a job after high school (most of us wouldn't get a job right away, but go for college and university). Yes, we have a different system than most (US or Australian).\",\n \"Summary: Take the matter in your own hand and make the best out of a conversation if you can't avoid her.\\n\\nPost: Rats are cool. I wouldn't want to give them away anyway :D. \\n But yeah. If she's annoying you have to take the matter in your own hands. Stand up for your own needs. \\\"Take It\\\" would be the slogan that comes to mind from watching Dexter (DON'T start killing or raping people ;) ). \\n She seems to be rather apathetic as far as I can tell scanning the other things you wrote about her, that's why I'm saying that. You seem to want her to care about stuff more in general. My sister shows similar behavior, but with a lot of patience I get through to her as well and once we talk about stuff that's interesting to her she's much less annoying. Dunno if that helps you at all.\",\n \"Summary: It's impossible, but it would be awesome.\\n\\nPost: The big problem with this is that the more choice you get, the more the story is going to suffer. For a writer to write a believable story for each race and all the choices the Shepard of your choice is going to make, is pretty much impossible. \\n Just look at the ME series: If you could have chosen Shepard's last name he would be called differently for every single one of us. In the game the characters couldn't talk to us by calling us by our name, but would have to use an impersonal \\\"you\\\". It's already questionable why our LI isn't calling us by our first name, don't you think? Especially while our Shepard has no problem calling ALL of his crew by their first and nick names. They solved it nicely in ME3 when James Vega chose to call us a nick name. \\n All this would have taken away so much from the atmosphere and the only additional choice I gave you was Shepard's last name. \\n We can choose Shepard's class and background and get talents and a special mission for it. Some missions actually end differently or have additional dialogue choices depending on your background (at least in ME1 that's the case) and that was already a lot I think. If you could choose his race you would change how every single character is going to talk to you. We already have multiple dialogue lines for our gender and I'm sure Joker called my Femshep \\\"sir\\\" once instead of \\\"ma'm\\\", but sometimes the characters just call us \\\"human\\\". Now for all the races we would have a whole range of different dialogue lines and options. Salarians would generally distrust our Krogan Shepard. All Krogans would hate our Salarian or Turian Shepard, while humans would distrust only the Turian Shepard etc. \\n If you can't do that, you'll get a shallow story of some kind of \\\"chosen one\\\" with a unclear, blank slate background. It's not uncommon for Skyrim like adventures that your character has amnesia or just no background, because it would set boundaries for story telling.\",\n \"Summary: Some traditions were racist. If you want to be traditional you also invite racism again.\\n\\nPost: It's the same reason why the xenophobic Swiss call Germans \\\"Teutonen\\\" and not \\\"Deutsche\\\". They feel reminiscent of the good old times when they were free to be racist and xenophobic against whoever they wanted to be and instead of being called out for being a bigot people joined in and cheered for them. \\n Using a the old word for something or somebody means that you understand the thing or person in the old instead of the new context. Especially for (formerly) discriminated people denying them the progress they made in the last few decades by no acknowledging it is offensive.\",\n \"Summary: You're not wrong, but you might want to start making your GF feel better about the relationship in general so these things become non-issues.\\n\\nPost: Let's try and look at this a little differently. I think it's useless to be hung up too much on the details here. It doesn't matter as much where and how long your childhood friend rubbed you or how platonic the relationship is. \\n Fact is that jealousy is a kind of insecurity that you're going to be replaced with somebody or something else. It could also you being more into spending time with a video game than spending time with your girlfriend. It's practically the same thing. \\n Insecurity is a complicated thing and can't be easily fixed. I do not think you're wrong, but if you care for her, you might want to give her the chance to feel better about the relationship with you. \\n Instead of stopping to see your childhood friend or become less friendly with her I would start being more affectionate with your GF. Make sure that she cannot question the relationship as much. Make sure that she realizes there is no way that she could lose against your childhood friend when it comes to showing affection in public or physical contact. Rather than doing less with everybody else, do more with her. \\n Let's say you text your childhood friend a lot. How about you don't when your GF is around, or ask for permission. Asking for permission is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of respect. Show her that you respect her and her feelings when it comes to these things. \\n Same with the situation you described where things escalated. I don't think a head massage is problematic, but it's problematic if you make your GF feel inadequate in some way. As a good boyfriend you have to make sure that there is no chance that she could feel like that. So when she returns you stop you childhood friend and welcome back your GF, showing her attention and affection. You need to help her build trust in you, so she knows that if she turns her back, nothing funny is going to happen behind her back. \\n Like I said it's not easy to do that, but you might come to the conclusion that it is worth it. Also less than communicating her these thoughts, I would show her these things. Sure you can apologize and tell her how your childhood friend is just like a sister etc. but I think it's more powerful if you show these things with actions. \\n Also you might want to consider that even though she understands that your childhood friend is not really a danger to the relationship, she might feel bad about what other people think (yeah, some people do care about what strangers think). So if a stranger starts to think that your childhood friend is actually your GF rather than her, that could get to her. So again, make sure that there is no confusion.\",\n \"Summary: Why do so many people identify themselves as citizens of a particular nation, while a nation is represented by all different kinds of races, religions, languages, etc. And isn't being proud of something arbitrary such as the place you are born at a bit silly? \\n EDIT: I'm indeed referring to a nation state. I didn't know of the subtle difference there.\\n\\nPost: For years now I'm always amazed when people identify themselves a lot with the country they come from. That's not just because I always wonder why people have to identify themselves with something anyway. Be it race or religion or whatever. All what this does is generating a second group of \\\"others\\\", which you don't define yourself with and which can be dehumanized, discriminated against or put at a disadvantage. \\n While I kinda understand these differences when it comes to race, religion, ideology, language etc. I have a hard time understanding this with nationality. Isn't a nation and its geographical borders something totally artificial and based on ancient history, which doesn't really matter in most people's lives? \\n What does it mean when you say (for example) \\\"I'm an American.\\\" and what is \\\"unamerican\\\"? Sure, most Americans speak English, but not all and Brits and Australians speak English as well. The Hispanic race is about to become a majority (if I'm no totally mistaken) and there is nearly every imaginable religion represented in the US. This is actually the case for many if not all countries: Indians from the Northern areas of India can't speak with those from the Southern areas, South Africa has two large groups of whites and blacks etc. Nothing unifies them except a passport where their nationality is written. \\n Of course you are an American by definition if you are born on US soil. If you happen to be born 100 miles further to the north however you may be Canadian. So to me nationality is a fairly arbitrary label to put on a person. \\n The last point would be that you are American because you are brought up in the US. What happens though, if you travel around because your parents are diplomats or something? Do you become less of an American by living in other countries, then? \\n Enlighten me a bit on this subject. What does unify people of the same nation and does it even make sense to identify yourself as a citizen of country X? Isn't patriotism or even nationalism even sillier then racism or religious bigotry? At least those are based on some major differences in looks and value systems. Oh yeah, and I don't care which nationality you are, since the question is asked broadly and I used the US just as an example.\",\n \"Summary: Creationism or I.D. doesn't work without an evolutionary theory with which they can contrast themselves against (at least not from a scientific standpoint). This renders I.D. to mere criticism, but not to a scientific theory that can be taught alongside evolution. The \\\"theory\\\" has yet to make a self-sustainable point for itself, without referring to religious books or Darwin's theory. \\n This leaves creationists faced with similar nihilistic questions like Atheists are faced with (allegedly).\\n\\nPost: Disclaimer: I've been an Atheist my whole life and have been really interested in the discourse in the US on evolution. In this text I gave way to much credit and benefit of doubt to creationists in order to make my point. \\n When watching debates about evolution and creationism I happened to notice that Intelligent Design (the 'science' version of creationism) really can't stand on it's own, but is just a little more elaborate version of criticism of evolution (partly legitimate, mostly born from not understanding either the scientific method or Darwin's theory in the first place). \\n This might be obvious to most of you, but I thought about what ID would express if Darwin never existed and I found myself a little surprised: Not much actually. Most things on ID are attempts to disprove evolution or questioning the validity of evolution. Debates usually work with the creationist asking questions, which are sometimes really hard to answer, however ANY proof of creation doesn't seem to be the focus of creationists. Even though this seems to be their main message. Since the Bible or any religious book hasn't been produced with the scientific method I.D.-people have practically NOTHING to scientifically build upon. \\n If in a debate the creationist would have to answer questions scientifically, he would be in a corner immediately. Make him answer a question without referring to Darwin's theory (and thus building a negative) or referring to faith (which is no longer scientific). This would immediately expose what I.D. really is: Anti-evolution and nothing more, but probably less: A set of mostly bad questions about evolution.\\nIt would, unfortunately, also give WAY to much credit to the creationist. \\n This leaves me with the same questions for creationists that Atheists are faced with as well. Atheist define themselves with a negative as well: Not believing in god (sometimes 'anything supernatural'). We often have to defend this stance and some of us prefer to call ourselves humanists, rationalists which allows positive definitions.\\nFrom a scientific standpoint I.D. suffers greatly from the same question. The only way you could define it scientifically would be anti-evolution. Everything else needs faith in a creator. So by definition I.D. or creationism can't be a valid scientific theory and can't be taught in science class or being considered by scientists. \\n The only usable part is the (partly) legitimate criticism of evolution. These questions are important for scientists to answer, so I see this a positive thing, if only there weren't the hidden religious agenda. \\n The mere criticism doesn't make I.D. a self-sustainable theory. \\nEvolution on the other hand clearly works without the mention of any creator. The contradiction with religious books follows logically, but it's not a requirement for the theory to make its points. \\n I guess to some of you this is totally obvious, but I haven't seen this point being made in that way yet, so I thought I should share it.\",\n \"Summary: My soon to be boss calls Jehovah's Witness a sect and doubts the existence of God. I'm looking forward working for her.\\n\\nPost: Well, in my country atheism isn't quite so controversial, but since my new job is supposed to be in the social field, I was kinda afraid that religion has found a foothold in the company I probably gonna work soon. \\n Today I went to check out what they are working on and my boss asked me if I belong to any sect. Usually an employer is not allowed to ask that but the talk was very informal and I felt comfortable enough to give an answer without worrying too much about the consequences: \\\"Of course not.\\\" She immediately said: \\\"Oh great, that last guy who was here was a Jehovah's Witness.\\\" She then proceeded calling him \\\"Hallelujah Guy\\\" for the rest of the day, whenever she referred to him. ^^ \\n During lunch break (yeah, I was there quite long), she used some self-deprecating humor about her character and started a sentence with \\\"When God created me..\\\" but quickly added with a smile \\\".. if he exists..\\\" \\\".. he didn't think much.\\\" finished an employee the sentence. It was a lot of fun. \\n So that's the story already. I don't think it's very interesting, but maybe you appreciate me sharing it. I really hope they agree on taking me for the job. I immediately felt comfortable with all of them.\",\n \"Summary: Do you distinguish fusion and fission in regard to the recent energy debate about nuclear power?\\n\\nPost: The debate on nuclear power plants has become very loud since the disaster in Fukushima, Japan. Germany has decided to turn of its reactors and Switzerland has passed legislation to end nuclear power plants until 2050 (to name some examples). \\n The ramifications don't interest me as much as the question if anybody distinguishes fusion and fission, because to me (with at least some knowledge about energy and physics) those two are entirely different things. \\n Lately I read and heard more and more people that did include both, fusion and fission, into the debate, despite the fact that there is no useable man-made fusion existing yet. So I was wondering: Do you distinguish them at all or would you treat fusion differently even though it's 'nuclear power' too?\"\n]","isConversational":false},"profile_size":{"kind":"number","value":16,"string":"16"},"task":{"kind":"string","value":"longlamp_4"},"split_kind":{"kind":"string","value":"user_based"},"id":{"kind":"number","value":1995,"string":"1,995"}}},{"rowIdx":1996,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"selectrix"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post a) Don't bring up your personal gripe when no one else has mentioned it. It's stupid. \n b) Poverty is a more complex problem than \"poor people are lazy\". Seriously. Try reading about it if you don't believe me."},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"you would penalize the people not just doing the bare minimum with additional taxes. \n And here's where your post diverges from any attempt at relevant discussion and goes on to your own personal talking points. THE SUBJECT OF TAXES WAS NEVER MENTIONED IN THIS POST. NEVER. NOT ONCE. LOOK AT IT. \n I'll talk about taxes, though. \n >People need to have incentive to succeed, it is an unfortunate condition of the human psyche. \n There's a lot to address in just this one quote. Your implication that money is the only incentive is plainly false, as is the implication that our current tax system, or anything more progressive than what we have now, would somehow reduce that incentive. Half a century ago, when this country was leading the world in industry and innovation, the wealthy were taxed far, far more than they are today . \n Judging by your insertion of [non-existent] hyperbolic tax-related claims by the OP I could guess that you didn't read through the actual post, but your first paragraph supports that conclusion as well. There are any number of situations that could stand in the way of a person moving on from a dead-end job. I'm happy for your dad- he's doing a good thing and he's lucky to have a trade school nearby, a job that leaves him with enough spare time to attend it, and good health to enable him to do both. He's also fortunate that he has a family to support him, a working car (or access to public transit), and a safe neighborhood to come home to, but those things are marginally more the result of his actions than the former."},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"you would penalize the people not just doing the bare minimum with additional taxes. \n And here's where your post diverges from any attempt at relevant discussion and goes on to your own personal talking points. THE SUBJECT OF TAXES WAS NEVER MENTIONED IN THIS POST. NEVER. NOT ONCE. LOOK AT IT. \n I'll talk about taxes, though. \n >People need to have incentive to succeed, it is an unfortunate condition of the human psyche. \n There's a lot to address in just this one quote. Your implication that money is the only incentive is plainly false, as is the implication that our current tax system, or anything more progressive than what we have now, would somehow reduce that incentive. Half a century ago, when this country was leading the world in industry and innovation, the wealthy were taxed far, far more than they are today . \n Judging by your insertion of [non-existent] hyperbolic tax-related claims by the OP I could guess that you didn't read through the actual post, but your first paragraph supports that conclusion as well. There are any number of situations that could stand in the way of a person moving on from a dead-end job. I'm happy for your dad- he's doing a good thing and he's lucky to have a trade school nearby, a job that leaves him with enough spare time to attend it, and good health to enable him to do both. He's also fortunate that he has a family to support him, a working car (or access to public transit), and a safe neighborhood to come home to, but those things are marginally more the result of his actions than the former."},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: A lot of people give up their dreams when they have kids, and a lot of single people/childless couples lead incredibly happy, adventurous, and fulfilling lives. I don't think it's as straightforward as you make it out to be.\n\nPost: This is somewhat just me being contrary, but I think that there are enough people in the world already. If someone wants to lead a life without having kids, I admire that person. Not just because he or she has done her part to help with the overpopulation problem, but because in many ways having a kid makes you a more selfish individual- just with regards to your family instead of yourself. \n I'm far too young to put much weight behind any of this, but it seems to me that when people have kids, the necessary narrowing of their lifelstyles has an equivalent effect on their perspectives- I have no doubt that it changed the way you look at the world, but I don't think it was necessarily all for the better. What's more, the financial strain of a child significantly shifts focus away from the societal \"big picture\"- the political views of single people in general (as opposed to parents), tend to be less concerned with their needs and more with those of society as a whole. (I think- this may just be my personal experience).","Summary: organic\" growth and specialization is the simplest way to keep content & commentary fresh\n\nPost: That's a good point, but K.I.S.S doesn't necessarily mean \"keep it to TrueReddit and do your own police work\" or otherwise attempting one-on-one moderation. For one thing, that system fails with a large enough influx of newcomers- when the rate of subscriptions outpaces the rate at which new subscribers can be \"sensitized\" to provide good comments, the quality of discourse drops. Attempts to ameliorate this by moderation or explicit policy quickly leave the realm of the simple. \n That's why I say let TrueReddit be, just have easily navigable options for more specialized content (one of which would likely attempt to reproduce the earlier, smaller TrueReddit). It keeps the general structure and policies fairly consistent between subreddits, and requires fewer explicit rules or behavioral guidelines in general.","Summary: the article is of very low scientific merit, as far as I can tell, and wearing a veil isn't by most stretches of the imagination a serious health benefit. As long as you've got sunscreen.\n\nPost: I'll do as best with the science as I can, and try not to editorialize too much (if that's possible): \n >Results of medical tests show that 40-60% of body heat is lost through the head, so persons wearing head coverings during cold months are protected about fifty-percent more than those who do not. \n While this is likely true, it doesn't much apply to those living in equatorial regions like Jordan, or anywhere in the Middle East. I'd imagine it'd be more of a health hazard than a benefit, but I don't know how many Muslim women suffer from heat stroke, as I understand they don't spend too much time outside. \n The paragraph on Chinese medicine is, as stated, not based on any sort of modern science. You can notice how one of the three sentences describes said texts attributing the common cold to \"wind elements entering the body\". While this could be said to be true, any text describing viruses as \"wind elements\" would bear some scrutiny on my part. Wearing a veil would ostensibly reduce chances of communicating airborne diseases, but the necessity for that is rare. \n >brain phosphorus melts at 108 degrees; a temperature that can be easily reached if one stays under the hot sun for any length of time without a head covering \n While the temperature stat does seem about right (I've never heard the term \"brain phosphorus\" before), the body has a large amount of the circulatory system dedicated to cooling the brain. It's pretty much the last thing to overheat, as far as I know. Even the \"small changes in temperature\" mentioned at the end of this paragraph are negated by said cooling system the vast majority of the time. \n >Last, but not least, a veil or head covering should be worn by all public workers serving society to ensure cleanliness and purity. \n Sure. If you're working with food or in a hospital, you cover your hair. Common sense. Also fairly irrelevant to the point of veils for common use. \n The next few paragraphs seem like the author's pulling from a study he/she doesn't really understand, and my suspicions were propped up around here: \n > The ever-changing variations in fashion tend to affect the brain because it typically has trouble constantly adjusting to changing shadows and forms in the world. Reasonably then, through \"lateral inhibition,\" the brain automatically simplifies these images into the unconscious message that attractive hair and clothing are MEANT to attract. Joining these two concepts together, we can see how the human male could receive the signal of \"attraction\" from the brain before he has enough time to \"block\" it by \"lowering his gaze.\" \n The link from the brain's visual shortcuts to difficulties induced by changes in fashion is entirely unsubstantiated. The next sentence is poorly worded, but I suppose its point is substantial enough; however, one can see by the last sentence how the author places the entirety of the responsibility on the female for \"giving the signal\", and makes avoidance of said signal the only possible solution. \n The last few paragraphs are actually quite appropriate and insightful: the vast majority of our societal problems exist because our brains weren't evolved to cope with living in such large numbers and with such access to information. \n However, very few problems are solved by covering up aspects thereof. In this case, the more men see women as distinct and alien creatures from themselves, the more gender inequality one can expect to see enacted. While it's true that dressing \"provocatively\" (whatever your definition) is likely to inspire sexual thoughts in men, it's not therefore the women's responsibility to never provoke such thoughts. Just because a behavior is natural isn't an excuse for it. And furthermore, if you're looking to inhibit sexual thoughts in men, you're going to have to go a lot further than covering up females.","Summary: I think it's all pretty cool.\n\nPost: They're sliding past each other in California. This is because the Pacific plate is moving roughly North-Northwest relative to the North American plate, and the plate margin in California runs roughly parallel. \n In Mexico, they're spreading apart (Gulf of California) since the plate margin there runs closer to straight North, and when you get to Southern Mexico where the margin curves to run more West-Northwest, the Pacific plate subducts. \n If you're wondering why the plates are sliding past each other in California, but subducting up in Washington, that's because there's actually a whole different plate off the coast up there, with a spreading center demarcating it and the Pacific plate a few hundred miles offshore. That spreading center itself (or rather, it's southern portion) actually got subducted underneath California a couple dozen million years ago.","Summary: Your simple equation comes up short, as do many simple equations when applied to the real world, and to refute your last sentence, [Portugal]( politics dominated by the socialist & social democratic parties, and yet the government somehow isn't murdering thousands of people. Not welfare-statey enough for you? How about [Holland]( (I linked to a negatively slanted article for your reading pleasure- here's the [positive one]( Maybe not a resounding economic success, but still not mass-murdering. Like I said, it's best you abandoned that line of reasoning. For good.\n\nPost: You weren't listening, were you? I could make a similar train of logic for social darwinism. It goes like this: laissez-faire society -> extreme social stratification and rule by physical force -> murder and enslavement. \n The problems with that argument are unfounded assumptions. In your case, it's that you need government to redistribute wealth. It's not true- in the right social environment, people will do it themselves. Many societies have, at points in time, viewed excessive wealth or displays thereof as garish and detrimental to one's self (these ideas could come about through many avenues, not the least being religion)- these are the periods in which a charitable laissez-faire capitalist society could actually work, and I think we both can agree that now is not one of those periods. \n Another example of wealth redistribution that requires no government involvement whatsoever: employee-ownership of companies/corporations. Much harder for an executive to overinflate his/her salary or bonus when the employees whose paychecks are suffering to provide said bonus (and who worked to provide the performance increases necessary to justify said raise/bonus) have as much say as does the shareholder's board these days. \n So, yeah.","Summary: unless you are awesome and love geology; the theory proposed in the video is pants-on-head crazy IMHO.\n\nPost: Did I hear the Geologist Alarm? \n A brief overview of subduction zones: \n The earth has two different types of crust- continental and oceanic. Continental crust is made up of andesite , and oceanic crust is made up of [basalt]( a denser rock than andesite. Both of these rocks are less dense than the mantle (made up mostly of [olivine]( so they rise to the surface when at depth. \n Side note: the earth's mantle (despite what you may have understood), is not liquid in any sense we'd recognize. It's viscosity is so high that it moves molecules at a time, and is essentially solid in human timescales. \n So, we have two types of crust which accumulated on the surface of the earth during its molten stage, and one is denser than the other. Oceanic crust material is, in fact, just the right density that it rises to the surface when it's hot, but sinks into the mantle when it's cold. Continental crust tends to float no matter what. In a process which has probably been operating since the [Hadean eon]( the cooled margins of the oceanic plates often sink down, pulling the rest of the plate down with them. Where this happens, we call it a subduction zone. [Here]( is a video of a lava lake which provides a good analogy to the process. The dark crust would represent cooled oceanic crust- this video also shows how the tension generated by this action causes [spreading centers]( \n Each continent has active and passive margins. That is, coastlines off of which there is a tectonic feature such as a subduction zone or a lateral fault (e.g U.S West coast). In passive margins, there are no tectonic features- the continent is joined with the oceanic crust (e.g U.S East coast). Depending mostly on the temperature of the oceanic crust, a continent will either be pulled in the direction of the side with the subduction zone or pushed away from it (cooler crust {farther away from the spreading center} sinks faster, tends to recede and pull the continent with it; closer to the spreading center, the crust is hotter and less dense- tends to exert more compressive forces on the continent. These forces are what drive tectonic motion. \n I stopped watching the video about two minutes in because it was kind of ridiculous. I'm not sure the map concept even works- although it makes sense that the edges of the continents fit together, some of them have changed substantially, even in the last several million years. One of my professors was the woman who figured out that India, in addition to creating the Tibetan Plateau when it collided with Asia, is also responsible for the present configuration of Southeast Asia. Basically, the collision laterally (as opposed to vertically) pushed a large section of the Asian continent out of its path, creating the peninsula consisting of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, etc. \n One more note about subduction zones: You might be asking yourself, \"Where did all this continental crust come from?\" Well, andesite is created in good part by mixing water with a basaltic melt, and the best place to make this happen is- you guessed it- subduction zones! This is why nearly every subduction zone on the planet has an associated volcanic arc producing felsic (high silica- read: less dense) lava/plutons(magma chambers which don't erupt. The Sierra Nevadas are largely composed of granite plutons). So even if there were no continental crust at the beginning of Earth's history, subduction zones and their associated volcanic arcs would gradually build it up until it became a consolidated landmass. I'm pretty sure there was continental crust at the beginning, but as evidence of this process, I give you the Western half of the United States was completely subsumed and the tectonic regime changed into a lateral fault (the San Andreas).","Summary: bolstering the quality of the larger subreddits is good for the smaller ones as well as for the site in general. \n Edit: also amused at the number of contribution-less responses to the above reply. Wasn't that kind of thing what OP was talking about, people?\n\nPost: I should add that there's a balance to be struck between the large, popular subreddits and the small, worthwhile ones. It is important that a significant amount of the more thoughtful commenters remain active in the larger subreddits- for one thing, if it weren't for that fact we wouldn't have posts like yours informing us of the quality small reddits, but also it just generally helps to maintain what decorum and comment quality of which reddit can boast. \n It's no secret that small subreddits like these need more subscribers, but there are always going to be more people in the popular subreddits because, well.. they're popular. If enough of the intelligent, thoughtful commenters shun the popular subreddits, the commentary in the latter will no longer inspire readers there to actually augment their knowledge or tap their thoughtfulness, as it occasionally does. Of course, if enough thoughtless commenters are present, things will degrade regardless of opposing efforts; there's at least one major feedback cycle at work- I certainly couldn't tell you right now whether it's stable or unstable.","Summary: grinder construction presents a worthwhile challenge to players, and far from being imbalanced, grinders open up whole new realms of gameplay.\n\nPost: Grinders are pretty much the only large-scale project I've been able to get absorbed in, and as such, building them is a major aspect of the game to me. I consider it the next step in the tech tree after diamond tools, and just the fact alone that they're the only practical way to get large amounts of TNT makes it hard for me to see how they wouldn't be considered a valuable part of the game. \n Think about it- arguably the main point of the game is building. The player is incentivized to do this right from the start because of the need for a house. However, after this need is met, incentives to build diminish fairly rapidly. Once a player has a basic farm setup, there's nothing more he or she needs to build. The grinder presents a significant building challenge with an equally significant reward- this emergent feature is fairly well balanced, IMO. In addition, those [legit] players who already have the motivation to build larger projects will be even further incentivized to make the grinder their first due to the ease of materials acquisition which it facilitates.","Summary: Just because someone got karma doesn't make him or her a karma whore. Also,\n\nPost: You're reaching a little at this point. I'll grant that OP may have chosen a direct Imgur link for the sake of karma, but maybe he or she just didn't feel it was necessary to make a self-post (as the title + image are self-explanatory). \n Have-a-Muffin is absolutely right in that a picture is the cleanest, most direct way to present this information. Making it a self-post, in this instance, would only serve the purpose of placating individuals- like yourself- who are quick to accuse others of karma-whoring. If this were, say, an image link in /politics to a short quote, I'd be much more inclined to agree with you. As it is, it's a stretch.","Summary: freedom is complicated.\n\nPost: You seem to be getting right to the heart of the issue, which is good. And again, I'll assure you that I'm using the same definition of \"liberty\"- the capability for a person to do what he or she wants. Note specifically the word \"capability\"- if nobody's stopping you from doing a certain thing, but you lack the means to do it anyway, then your \"freedom\" to do so is moot. \n This is where society enters the picture. Because community and the resultant division of labor allow individuals more leisure time, it's easy to see how working together increases our practical \"freedom\". However, it restricts our freedom at the same time- to use a rudimentary example, you can't shit wherever you'd like. In order to prevent tension from building up within a community, there needs to be a set of shared values. And once that community reaches a certain size, one cannot rely on those values to be consistently transmitted to new generations without a formal structure to do so. \n So with regards to this: \n >Are you more free locked up in a prison, if it means that you won't starve? \n a prison, in many ways, provides more freedom than a starving person has- the latter can only prioritize the acquisition of sustenance, while that is guaranteed to a prison inmate. The opportunities for self-betterment in a prison typically far exceed the opportunities available to a starving person. \n >even the slaves were provided with food, water, and housing. Were they more free than a homeless person is today? \n Depending on the situations in comparison, as in the above example, one could definitely say so. \n I think I can sum up the precise difference in our stances- your perspective can be roughly summed up as that which would maximize individual opportunity: the idea that there should not be any sort of limiting factor on what an individual can achieve (within reason, not harming others etc.) or the rewards he or she earns from said achievements. My perspective is more to the point of maximizing collective opportunity- by imposing modest restrictions on opportunity in the form of taxes, a society can provide greater opportunities for success for who wouldn't have had a great shot at it otherwise. However... \n >I frankly wouldn't care if everyone else was stupid. It would actually give me a competitive advantage. \n A competitive advantage in what market, though? Managing stupid people? Coding for stupid people? Designing products for stupid people? The economy as well as your personal everyday life experience depend on there being a standard of education, however shoddily implemented. The money we pay for public education would be being spent by less and less-informed consumers- in what direction do you think that will drive the economy? If the poor/uneducated aren't motivated to educate and better themselves now, with free education widely available, what makes you think they'd want to spend money on it? \n Getting back to the previous paragraph, I can't see how having a large segment of society lacking basic education or social support would do anything but drive down the theoretical maximum \"freedom\" afforded any given individual , since so many of our first-world standards rely on the former. In essence, it's better in many ways to be a middle-class suburbanite than a slum lord. \n >Being free necessarily means that you are free from dependence on another person. \n But we never are. That's the point- to put it very bluntly, it's not in human nature to be free from dependence on others. We're a social species. \n Homeschooled children likely outperform public school counterparts because they respect their teachers- and hence, the education in general- more than their public school counterparts. Respect for education is more the issue than the existence of an education system itself- you're correct if you take that stance- but a standardized education system is itself the most practical method of instilling that value. And yes, other countries do a much better job of that than we do, for a variety of reasons- again, at the scale of small communities, that kind of value can be reliably maintained without any formal system, but at larger scales it tends to fall apart. \n (This is getting huge and I apologize for that, but it's one of the most civil and to-the-point dialogues I've had on the topic so cheers, and anyway...) to continue on that a bit, I'd imagine the US's poor performance can be correlated with it's relatively poor neighborhood structure in relation to the other countries. The [generalized] stronger community dynamic in older countries- places where non-vehicular traffic tends to be prioritized more than it is in the US- may allow for the more reliable transmission of \"wholesome\" values, assuming there is a critical mass thereof to begin with. \n In any case, the only conceivable way I could imagine a geopolitical entity like the US surviving without at the very least an overarching public education system would be a massive downward shift in the balance of power from the federal level to the community level- units of around 200 people or less- and a correspondent complete restructuring of governmental information channels to the horizontal. Ideally, placing individuals so close to tools of meaningful political change would stimulate community involvement to the point that people would consistently donate their time and money effectively towards social support. This kind of structure does becomes problematic with large scale issues like national disasters, foreign threats and large commercial entities, but let's assume that with enough effort and money invested, community members could adequately step up to challenges like that. \n So you have these near-utopian communities of people, each individual aware of the goings-on in his or her community and motivated to do his or her part to help where needed. It's a system in which I wouldn't mind living, to be perfectly honest, but in my opinion it grants the average individual a lot less opportunity in general than our current society, as well as a lower maximum- there's a lot of expense required just in the daily maintenance of a community, not to mention disaster relief (which you will also be expected to contribute to neighboring communities if you want to receive additional help for your own in the future). And then there's the additional time commitment that would result from one's motivation to partake in community political activities (of which there would be much, much more than now), which tend to require a lot of discussion. Even granted that much of the latter could be optimized for time consumption with our current technology that's still a lot of work that we're currently not expected to do. \n One of the major points behind the idea of a community-centric social structure is that it increases the strength of the social contract; the strength of the social contract in a social unit is inversely proportional to the size of that unit. Two people can establish a reliable contract. 10,000 have a harder time not screwing each other over. This is why small-scale government (or \"community administration\", whatever you'd call it) is the only way I can imagine a libertarian society thriving. But at the same time, in addition to the pragmatic reasons outlined above, that issue itself would conceptually restricts an individual's \"freedom\" to at least that of today's society, since in order for that social contract to be effective, it would need to have similar strength to today's legal contracts. If the contract has the same strength, one must assume that the consequences for breaking it are similarly dire. \n The issue of scale is itself also a conceptual restriction on freedom. If the balance of power is shifted downwards to the point that small communities are effectively the foci of political power, then the positions of power (or opportunity, or \"freedom\") held by today's federal-level politicians would not be available to any individual. Large corporate entities would hopefully still exist, but if communities are effectively organized enough to prevent abuse by malicious businesses, then that essentially means businesses wouldn't be free to do many of the things they do today. In terms of maximum practical opportunity- freedom- granted to any given individual, our current system probably does a good deal better than the ideal small-government society. Personally, I think it does a bit better in that regard than it needs to, and would rather see something like the latter, but for all I know it would be much more work than I'm used to.","Summary: Good points, drilldo, but not at all mutually exclusive with the fairly well-substantiated notion that the modern fine art world is bullshit.\n\nPost: Sometimes what's more important is the meaning and the stories behind something, the why rather than the how. \n The problem I, and a lot of people, have with the modern \"high art\" scene is that many of these pieces are utterly unintelligible (and the prices less so) unless you do have a background in art history- the art world has become much, much more involuted and self-referential in the past century, and as a result has lost the interest of most people. In essence, the cost of these works is a reflection on how much of a circlejerk the fine art world has become. \n Which is a somewhat natural progression, if you think about it. Much the same thing has happened with literary analysis, as other commentators have pointed out- a critical mass of academics or patrons come to accept a certain interpretation, and that becomes the dogma of the field. Actually, that's true of all academic fields- moderately less so of the hard sciences, but still. \n Point being that that academic consensus may or may not reflect reality, or even the popular consensus. In the case of the art world, they've gone fairly far afield of what the uninitiated tend to think, and I don't think of that as a good thing. Art is for self-expression, sure, but good art is supposed to move people- as in, comment on the human experience. If you have read a biography or take an art history class in order to be moved by a piece, I'd call that poor art. And I was going to qualify that statement to pertain only to \"modern\" art, as some historical context might be necessary for older pieces, but then I realized that most of the famous pre-20th century works are actually more intelligible and relevant to the average person today, despite the chronological distance.","Summary: if your witch-hunt actually catches something, chances are it's not a real witch] \n Edit: It's interesting- I've had two cordial responses so far, both seeming to invite further friendly discussion on the topic. Looking the point score for this particular comment, though, you'd think I'd told everyone reading this to go sodomize themselves with a splintery broomstick. I assure you I don't want that any more than you do.\n\nPost: I'm not sure this was the best move. Yes, there was a conflict of interest, and certainly that should be taken into account when considering adding new mods to the larger subreddits, but by removing an existing mod for a conflict of interest (and not an actual offense), you're setting what could be a dangerous precedent. \n This way, all it takes for someone to pursue a personal vendetta against a mod is some background research and a semi-convincing, emotional argument that appeals to the masses. You said yourself that Saydrah did nothing to violate the terms and rules of reddit; if she had been being consistently rude or unfair with her mod privileges, then those privileges should absolutely be revoked, but as far as I can see that was not the case. \n It seems like the real reason this all happened the way it did was because someone started a witch hunt, and I'd really hate to see more of that. I shouldn't need to remind anyone with any historical or literary knowledge that those orchestrating a witch hunt usually have more to hide than the accused, or that [for the most part] those who are actually worthy of the accusation manage to evade scrutiny. [","Summary: piston mod isn't as \"big\" as CS or TF by a long shot, and the popularity of Java has deflated the value of MC modders in general, which is why modders are happy to give their work for free.\n\nPost: If there's an expectation about that, then I don't think that's necessarily right. I don't see an expectation, though- just that lots of people want this mod to be part of the game. You're right, though, in that the difference has to do entirely with the fact that MC is a much different game. \n I'm not intimately familiar with the development history of CS/TF, but I'd imagine the executive decision to hire the modders ultimately came down to the fact that they opened up a huge new audience- something you cannot necessarily say of the piston mod. In addition, it's safe to say that many more people are/were familiar with Java than are/were with the Quake engine (and subsequent engines). Would you consider it a sensible decision to hire someone whose contribution- however awesome- does anything less than literally add a new type of gameplay, especially if that contribution was relatively easy to recreate? \n If Hippo were to release his code only on the condition that he be hired, Mojang could just say \"no thanks\" and either make their own piston or not. It's not like they'd be passing up the entire multiplayer market.","Summary: I got the same shit when I first joined here, and I didn't come from Digg or any other forum. I could have bitched about it and insisted on constantly making dumb, non-contributing comments like \"You're right.\" \"LOL\" \"Hilarious.\" and \"This.\", but I didn't. I sacked the fuck up and listened to people, and I didn't whine when others got upvoted for comments that ostensibly made no contribution. And I strongly believe I made reddit just a tiny bit better for that choice.\n\nPost: There were once two houses next to each other. One was noticeably nicer than the other- not bigger or more expensively furnished, but just generally cleaner and more organized. And the family that lived there was a bit nicer than the family next door. \n The family in the less-nice house decided to move because their landlord was making some changes to the property that they didn't like. The neighbors offered use of their guest house, and explained a few of the rules and systems they have in place to keep the place working decently. \n One of the new housemates- a polite enough person normally- saw this as ultimately offensive and issued a rebuke to those explaining the guidelines. After all, he had done nothing wrong! Others shared his sentiments. Eventually he succeeded in convincing many people that the rules and conventions were useless and those attempting to enforce them were snobs. Over the course of the next few months, the house grew to resemble the one next door. Many of the original inhabitants left. \n Edit:","Summary: helping to make life better for other people really does make your own life better a lot of the time. You should think about things like that.\n\nPost: The point is that you still have significantly more money/privileges than people who aren't rich. \n Edit: Think of it this way: You're already paying to subsidize roads, water, many healthcare services for poor people already. As far as I know, subsidizing the good health/lifestyles of others in your nation is a good investment . Think of the numerous ways in which your life could be affected if all those poor people (for whom you don't care terribly much) had to struggle any more than they currently do to get by. You don't live in an isolated system- many of these people work to make your life as enjoyable as it is. \n Perhaps you, like myself, live in an area relatively unaffected by the current economc stress, but that only means it'll take longer for you to see the effects. If the lower/middle class start to either abandon health coverage or sink into effective poverty in order to maintain it, there will be a much greater strain on this country, financial and psychological, than a public health system could possibly create.","Summary: You know how a compressed gas cartridge (CO2, N20, etc) gets cold when you use it? It's the opposite of that, not friction.\n\nPost: I wouldn't call it \"friction\" as such, since there are no two surfaces rubbing against one another. It's heat; it's just [what happens when a gas gets compressed.]( \n Temperature is another way to talk about the kinetic energy of a group of particles; when you take a gas (a given amount of particles bouncing freely around a given volume) and compress its volume, the particles start bouncing against each other with greater and greater force, which increases their kinetic energy and therefore temperature.","Summary: Dildo gauntlet and rape are very different things. Neither is okay, but get things straight before you go making accusations of tolerating the latter. \n Edit: Since this is my most downvoted post ever, I think do something special and edit to acknowledge. What OP is talking about is sexual assault. That's a bad thing, and should not be tolerated. However, we don't know that it was rape, and from the story, it seems much more likely that it was not. In presenting the situation as one of rape, OP prematurely inflates the impact of the story, which could be considered a good thing in the sense that it exposes the nasty side of greek life, but is still not accurate. My main problem the reaction to pointing this out, however, is the fact that \"sexual assault\" is not a substitute term for \"rape\", nor vice versa. To say that the distinction between the two is \"hair-splitting\" is an incredible insult to rape victims.\n\nPost: and basically fucking him up with the dildo \n I don't think he was raped. Beaten, sure- and there's no way that's okay, but let's present things accurately here. Look at the exchange- you respond with: \n >So... you let someone get raped... and then left him there for 24 hours alone and you laughed all year about it? What the fuck is wrong with you people. \n to which he replies: \n >At our college the Greek system is a big deal. The kid had voluntarily subjected himself to that for his fraternity, even if he didn't expect it to go so far... \n IMO, it's much more likely that Temseh interpreted your use of \"get raped\" in the slang sense- as a term for \"to get severely beaten, literally or figuratively\"- and so ignored that part of the question, rather than a group of sorority girls literally raping a pledge (while he's being passed up and down the hall tied to a chair? What are the logistics for that maneuver, exactly) who then somehow doesn't press charges against the school/fraternity.","Summary: Like punkwalrus said, it's simply inconsiderate. Could the experience have opened them up if they were more receptive? Sure. Were they at all obliged to participate? No. Were the friends obliged to do a little bit more research (are they really asleep? are they the type that would mind if we have sex near them?)? I think so.\n\nPost: It's an interesting point you bring up. \n I've been a member of a middling-large exclusive dance scene for a few years now; the goal of this group is to provide, once every three months, a place where all members can get together and party to their hearts content. The rule structure which allows for that is actually somewhat more restrictive than one might imagine, however. While the use of various illegal drugs is permitted, anything that leaves a detectable trace on the rented property (i.e smoke indoors) would endanger the stability of the situation for everyone, and so is not allowed. Nudity and sexual behavior is another relatively touchy subject- while getting naked and/or having sex with a loved one in public might be a particular couple's idea of a great time, it's not what everyone came there to do. Some people have issues with their bodies, and it's not any one person's place to tell them to get over it. \n Which isn't to say that PDA in general is frowned upon, but the rules are structured such that everyone can attend these events and have a good time. If the organizers were to put the wants of the more openly sexual people ahead of those of others, the others would simply stop showing up and the events would turn into orgies- which are fine things in themselves, but that was not the goal of the organizers. That concept- trying to put others' needs and wants on the same level as your own- is the basis of politeness, whether between friends or strangers.","Summary: can also be rephrased as \"Tracy Morgan writes jokes intended to appeal to and reinforce our baser aspects/instincts (LCD) while Carlin wrote jokes intended to elevate us from our more animalistic behavors.\"\n\nPost: No one listening to Tracy Morgan really believes he's going to stab his son to death for being gay, \n Nonetheless, the joke casts the character saying those things in a sympathetic light- the social commentary of the joke condones the attitude that gays shouldn't complain about distasteful remarks/jokes or outright persecution. It's not a commentary mocking those attitudes, it's an appeal to the audience's sensibilities. As the comments here show, many people do agree with the sentiment; between that and Morgan's delivery, I think it's safe to say that while he certainly wasn't being literal with the statements, he was being sincere with the sentiment- he would be extremely upset if his son came out to him, and he doesn't think gays should complain about negative/hostile treatment. \n Your","Summary: If they pop it'll just fall to the ground with little danger to people. \n Same with hydrogen. What exactly was your point again?\n\nPost: they won't cause a fireball chain reaction. \n No, you just weren't thinking things through when you typed your comment. Like this one, in fact- you make the assumption either that: \n a) these things would be spaced close enough together, over residential areas, that one of them burning could cause a chain reaction. That spacing would have to be ~10 meters or less. Can you see why spacing large tethered wind turbine balloons this close together would be a terrible decision regardless of their buoyancy medium? I'll be happy to explain if not. \n b) a hydrogen balloon would explode with enough force and heat to ignite other balloons many hundreds of meters away. If you know how hydrogen works, this isn't the assumption you'd make. \n The reality of the situation is that hydrogen over helium does not significantly add to risk, and it does significantly decrease the cost, not to mention the expense towards our reserves of a very limited resource.","Summary: the spread of the fondant meme has turned cake-making into sugar sculpture. And pure sugar is usually quite a bit less tasty than cake.\n\nPost: The problem is that the use of fondant is itself a meme, and its spread is decreasing the enjoyment people get from actually eating cakes. \n Once people began to notice \"cool cake sculptures\" and the demand for them began to grow, the actual taste/substance of the cake was devalued proportionately- cake artists could get away with worse cakes as long as they looked really cool. The sheer proportion of sugar:spongecake in OP's picture is testament to that. It's enough to make this inedible for many people- Cadbury creme filling might be tasty, but not after half a cup of it.","Summary: Anyone know of any good sources of motivation that don't essentially shut parts of me off to the outside world? I like that I pay attention to others' thoughts and feelings- I consider that a major part of what makes me human, and I'd rather not change that.\n\nPost: This]( video embodies it. I look at this and see a man who will ignore the input of others and trample over anyone that gets in his way. \n Problem is, that's exactly what assholes do. Now I realize that this sub is called /getmotivated and not /getmotivatedifandonlyifyou'reasaint, but the underlying theme of \"put yourself and your thoughts ahead of all others at all times\" doesn't seem like a healthy long-term proposition to me. And as someone who would like more motivation, I find it a bit frustrating how that's most of what is available in terms of motivational material."],"string":"[\n \"Summary: A lot of people give up their dreams when they have kids, and a lot of single people/childless couples lead incredibly happy, adventurous, and fulfilling lives. I don't think it's as straightforward as you make it out to be.\\n\\nPost: This is somewhat just me being contrary, but I think that there are enough people in the world already. If someone wants to lead a life without having kids, I admire that person. Not just because he or she has done her part to help with the overpopulation problem, but because in many ways having a kid makes you a more selfish individual- just with regards to your family instead of yourself. \\n I'm far too young to put much weight behind any of this, but it seems to me that when people have kids, the necessary narrowing of their lifelstyles has an equivalent effect on their perspectives- I have no doubt that it changed the way you look at the world, but I don't think it was necessarily all for the better. What's more, the financial strain of a child significantly shifts focus away from the societal \\\"big picture\\\"- the political views of single people in general (as opposed to parents), tend to be less concerned with their needs and more with those of society as a whole. (I think- this may just be my personal experience).\",\n \"Summary: organic\\\" growth and specialization is the simplest way to keep content & commentary fresh\\n\\nPost: That's a good point, but K.I.S.S doesn't necessarily mean \\\"keep it to TrueReddit and do your own police work\\\" or otherwise attempting one-on-one moderation. For one thing, that system fails with a large enough influx of newcomers- when the rate of subscriptions outpaces the rate at which new subscribers can be \\\"sensitized\\\" to provide good comments, the quality of discourse drops. Attempts to ameliorate this by moderation or explicit policy quickly leave the realm of the simple. \\n That's why I say let TrueReddit be, just have easily navigable options for more specialized content (one of which would likely attempt to reproduce the earlier, smaller TrueReddit). It keeps the general structure and policies fairly consistent between subreddits, and requires fewer explicit rules or behavioral guidelines in general.\",\n \"Summary: the article is of very low scientific merit, as far as I can tell, and wearing a veil isn't by most stretches of the imagination a serious health benefit. As long as you've got sunscreen.\\n\\nPost: I'll do as best with the science as I can, and try not to editorialize too much (if that's possible): \\n >Results of medical tests show that 40-60% of body heat is lost through the head, so persons wearing head coverings during cold months are protected about fifty-percent more than those who do not. \\n While this is likely true, it doesn't much apply to those living in equatorial regions like Jordan, or anywhere in the Middle East. I'd imagine it'd be more of a health hazard than a benefit, but I don't know how many Muslim women suffer from heat stroke, as I understand they don't spend too much time outside. \\n The paragraph on Chinese medicine is, as stated, not based on any sort of modern science. You can notice how one of the three sentences describes said texts attributing the common cold to \\\"wind elements entering the body\\\". While this could be said to be true, any text describing viruses as \\\"wind elements\\\" would bear some scrutiny on my part. Wearing a veil would ostensibly reduce chances of communicating airborne diseases, but the necessity for that is rare. \\n >brain phosphorus melts at 108 degrees; a temperature that can be easily reached if one stays under the hot sun for any length of time without a head covering \\n While the temperature stat does seem about right (I've never heard the term \\\"brain phosphorus\\\" before), the body has a large amount of the circulatory system dedicated to cooling the brain. It's pretty much the last thing to overheat, as far as I know. Even the \\\"small changes in temperature\\\" mentioned at the end of this paragraph are negated by said cooling system the vast majority of the time. \\n >Last, but not least, a veil or head covering should be worn by all public workers serving society to ensure cleanliness and purity. \\n Sure. If you're working with food or in a hospital, you cover your hair. Common sense. Also fairly irrelevant to the point of veils for common use. \\n The next few paragraphs seem like the author's pulling from a study he/she doesn't really understand, and my suspicions were propped up around here: \\n > The ever-changing variations in fashion tend to affect the brain because it typically has trouble constantly adjusting to changing shadows and forms in the world. Reasonably then, through \\\"lateral inhibition,\\\" the brain automatically simplifies these images into the unconscious message that attractive hair and clothing are MEANT to attract. Joining these two concepts together, we can see how the human male could receive the signal of \\\"attraction\\\" from the brain before he has enough time to \\\"block\\\" it by \\\"lowering his gaze.\\\" \\n The link from the brain's visual shortcuts to difficulties induced by changes in fashion is entirely unsubstantiated. The next sentence is poorly worded, but I suppose its point is substantial enough; however, one can see by the last sentence how the author places the entirety of the responsibility on the female for \\\"giving the signal\\\", and makes avoidance of said signal the only possible solution. \\n The last few paragraphs are actually quite appropriate and insightful: the vast majority of our societal problems exist because our brains weren't evolved to cope with living in such large numbers and with such access to information. \\n However, very few problems are solved by covering up aspects thereof. In this case, the more men see women as distinct and alien creatures from themselves, the more gender inequality one can expect to see enacted. While it's true that dressing \\\"provocatively\\\" (whatever your definition) is likely to inspire sexual thoughts in men, it's not therefore the women's responsibility to never provoke such thoughts. Just because a behavior is natural isn't an excuse for it. And furthermore, if you're looking to inhibit sexual thoughts in men, you're going to have to go a lot further than covering up females.\",\n \"Summary: I think it's all pretty cool.\\n\\nPost: They're sliding past each other in California. This is because the Pacific plate is moving roughly North-Northwest relative to the North American plate, and the plate margin in California runs roughly parallel. \\n In Mexico, they're spreading apart (Gulf of California) since the plate margin there runs closer to straight North, and when you get to Southern Mexico where the margin curves to run more West-Northwest, the Pacific plate subducts. \\n If you're wondering why the plates are sliding past each other in California, but subducting up in Washington, that's because there's actually a whole different plate off the coast up there, with a spreading center demarcating it and the Pacific plate a few hundred miles offshore. That spreading center itself (or rather, it's southern portion) actually got subducted underneath California a couple dozen million years ago.\",\n \"Summary: Your simple equation comes up short, as do many simple equations when applied to the real world, and to refute your last sentence, [Portugal]( politics dominated by the socialist & social democratic parties, and yet the government somehow isn't murdering thousands of people. Not welfare-statey enough for you? How about [Holland]( (I linked to a negatively slanted article for your reading pleasure- here's the [positive one]( Maybe not a resounding economic success, but still not mass-murdering. Like I said, it's best you abandoned that line of reasoning. For good.\\n\\nPost: You weren't listening, were you? I could make a similar train of logic for social darwinism. It goes like this: laissez-faire society -> extreme social stratification and rule by physical force -> murder and enslavement. \\n The problems with that argument are unfounded assumptions. In your case, it's that you need government to redistribute wealth. It's not true- in the right social environment, people will do it themselves. Many societies have, at points in time, viewed excessive wealth or displays thereof as garish and detrimental to one's self (these ideas could come about through many avenues, not the least being religion)- these are the periods in which a charitable laissez-faire capitalist society could actually work, and I think we both can agree that now is not one of those periods. \\n Another example of wealth redistribution that requires no government involvement whatsoever: employee-ownership of companies/corporations. Much harder for an executive to overinflate his/her salary or bonus when the employees whose paychecks are suffering to provide said bonus (and who worked to provide the performance increases necessary to justify said raise/bonus) have as much say as does the shareholder's board these days. \\n So, yeah.\",\n \"Summary: unless you are awesome and love geology; the theory proposed in the video is pants-on-head crazy IMHO.\\n\\nPost: Did I hear the Geologist Alarm? \\n A brief overview of subduction zones: \\n The earth has two different types of crust- continental and oceanic. Continental crust is made up of andesite , and oceanic crust is made up of [basalt]( a denser rock than andesite. Both of these rocks are less dense than the mantle (made up mostly of [olivine]( so they rise to the surface when at depth. \\n Side note: the earth's mantle (despite what you may have understood), is not liquid in any sense we'd recognize. It's viscosity is so high that it moves molecules at a time, and is essentially solid in human timescales. \\n So, we have two types of crust which accumulated on the surface of the earth during its molten stage, and one is denser than the other. Oceanic crust material is, in fact, just the right density that it rises to the surface when it's hot, but sinks into the mantle when it's cold. Continental crust tends to float no matter what. In a process which has probably been operating since the [Hadean eon]( the cooled margins of the oceanic plates often sink down, pulling the rest of the plate down with them. Where this happens, we call it a subduction zone. [Here]( is a video of a lava lake which provides a good analogy to the process. The dark crust would represent cooled oceanic crust- this video also shows how the tension generated by this action causes [spreading centers]( \\n Each continent has active and passive margins. That is, coastlines off of which there is a tectonic feature such as a subduction zone or a lateral fault (e.g U.S West coast). In passive margins, there are no tectonic features- the continent is joined with the oceanic crust (e.g U.S East coast). Depending mostly on the temperature of the oceanic crust, a continent will either be pulled in the direction of the side with the subduction zone or pushed away from it (cooler crust {farther away from the spreading center} sinks faster, tends to recede and pull the continent with it; closer to the spreading center, the crust is hotter and less dense- tends to exert more compressive forces on the continent. These forces are what drive tectonic motion. \\n I stopped watching the video about two minutes in because it was kind of ridiculous. I'm not sure the map concept even works- although it makes sense that the edges of the continents fit together, some of them have changed substantially, even in the last several million years. One of my professors was the woman who figured out that India, in addition to creating the Tibetan Plateau when it collided with Asia, is also responsible for the present configuration of Southeast Asia. Basically, the collision laterally (as opposed to vertically) pushed a large section of the Asian continent out of its path, creating the peninsula consisting of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, etc. \\n One more note about subduction zones: You might be asking yourself, \\\"Where did all this continental crust come from?\\\" Well, andesite is created in good part by mixing water with a basaltic melt, and the best place to make this happen is- you guessed it- subduction zones! This is why nearly every subduction zone on the planet has an associated volcanic arc producing felsic (high silica- read: less dense) lava/plutons(magma chambers which don't erupt. The Sierra Nevadas are largely composed of granite plutons). So even if there were no continental crust at the beginning of Earth's history, subduction zones and their associated volcanic arcs would gradually build it up until it became a consolidated landmass. I'm pretty sure there was continental crust at the beginning, but as evidence of this process, I give you the Western half of the United States was completely subsumed and the tectonic regime changed into a lateral fault (the San Andreas).\",\n \"Summary: bolstering the quality of the larger subreddits is good for the smaller ones as well as for the site in general. \\n Edit: also amused at the number of contribution-less responses to the above reply. Wasn't that kind of thing what OP was talking about, people?\\n\\nPost: I should add that there's a balance to be struck between the large, popular subreddits and the small, worthwhile ones. It is important that a significant amount of the more thoughtful commenters remain active in the larger subreddits- for one thing, if it weren't for that fact we wouldn't have posts like yours informing us of the quality small reddits, but also it just generally helps to maintain what decorum and comment quality of which reddit can boast. \\n It's no secret that small subreddits like these need more subscribers, but there are always going to be more people in the popular subreddits because, well.. they're popular. If enough of the intelligent, thoughtful commenters shun the popular subreddits, the commentary in the latter will no longer inspire readers there to actually augment their knowledge or tap their thoughtfulness, as it occasionally does. Of course, if enough thoughtless commenters are present, things will degrade regardless of opposing efforts; there's at least one major feedback cycle at work- I certainly couldn't tell you right now whether it's stable or unstable.\",\n \"Summary: grinder construction presents a worthwhile challenge to players, and far from being imbalanced, grinders open up whole new realms of gameplay.\\n\\nPost: Grinders are pretty much the only large-scale project I've been able to get absorbed in, and as such, building them is a major aspect of the game to me. I consider it the next step in the tech tree after diamond tools, and just the fact alone that they're the only practical way to get large amounts of TNT makes it hard for me to see how they wouldn't be considered a valuable part of the game. \\n Think about it- arguably the main point of the game is building. The player is incentivized to do this right from the start because of the need for a house. However, after this need is met, incentives to build diminish fairly rapidly. Once a player has a basic farm setup, there's nothing more he or she needs to build. The grinder presents a significant building challenge with an equally significant reward- this emergent feature is fairly well balanced, IMO. In addition, those [legit] players who already have the motivation to build larger projects will be even further incentivized to make the grinder their first due to the ease of materials acquisition which it facilitates.\",\n \"Summary: Just because someone got karma doesn't make him or her a karma whore. Also,\\n\\nPost: You're reaching a little at this point. I'll grant that OP may have chosen a direct Imgur link for the sake of karma, but maybe he or she just didn't feel it was necessary to make a self-post (as the title + image are self-explanatory). \\n Have-a-Muffin is absolutely right in that a picture is the cleanest, most direct way to present this information. Making it a self-post, in this instance, would only serve the purpose of placating individuals- like yourself- who are quick to accuse others of karma-whoring. If this were, say, an image link in /politics to a short quote, I'd be much more inclined to agree with you. As it is, it's a stretch.\",\n \"Summary: freedom is complicated.\\n\\nPost: You seem to be getting right to the heart of the issue, which is good. And again, I'll assure you that I'm using the same definition of \\\"liberty\\\"- the capability for a person to do what he or she wants. Note specifically the word \\\"capability\\\"- if nobody's stopping you from doing a certain thing, but you lack the means to do it anyway, then your \\\"freedom\\\" to do so is moot. \\n This is where society enters the picture. Because community and the resultant division of labor allow individuals more leisure time, it's easy to see how working together increases our practical \\\"freedom\\\". However, it restricts our freedom at the same time- to use a rudimentary example, you can't shit wherever you'd like. In order to prevent tension from building up within a community, there needs to be a set of shared values. And once that community reaches a certain size, one cannot rely on those values to be consistently transmitted to new generations without a formal structure to do so. \\n So with regards to this: \\n >Are you more free locked up in a prison, if it means that you won't starve? \\n a prison, in many ways, provides more freedom than a starving person has- the latter can only prioritize the acquisition of sustenance, while that is guaranteed to a prison inmate. The opportunities for self-betterment in a prison typically far exceed the opportunities available to a starving person. \\n >even the slaves were provided with food, water, and housing. Were they more free than a homeless person is today? \\n Depending on the situations in comparison, as in the above example, one could definitely say so. \\n I think I can sum up the precise difference in our stances- your perspective can be roughly summed up as that which would maximize individual opportunity: the idea that there should not be any sort of limiting factor on what an individual can achieve (within reason, not harming others etc.) or the rewards he or she earns from said achievements. My perspective is more to the point of maximizing collective opportunity- by imposing modest restrictions on opportunity in the form of taxes, a society can provide greater opportunities for success for who wouldn't have had a great shot at it otherwise. However... \\n >I frankly wouldn't care if everyone else was stupid. It would actually give me a competitive advantage. \\n A competitive advantage in what market, though? Managing stupid people? Coding for stupid people? Designing products for stupid people? The economy as well as your personal everyday life experience depend on there being a standard of education, however shoddily implemented. The money we pay for public education would be being spent by less and less-informed consumers- in what direction do you think that will drive the economy? If the poor/uneducated aren't motivated to educate and better themselves now, with free education widely available, what makes you think they'd want to spend money on it? \\n Getting back to the previous paragraph, I can't see how having a large segment of society lacking basic education or social support would do anything but drive down the theoretical maximum \\\"freedom\\\" afforded any given individual , since so many of our first-world standards rely on the former. In essence, it's better in many ways to be a middle-class suburbanite than a slum lord. \\n >Being free necessarily means that you are free from dependence on another person. \\n But we never are. That's the point- to put it very bluntly, it's not in human nature to be free from dependence on others. We're a social species. \\n Homeschooled children likely outperform public school counterparts because they respect their teachers- and hence, the education in general- more than their public school counterparts. Respect for education is more the issue than the existence of an education system itself- you're correct if you take that stance- but a standardized education system is itself the most practical method of instilling that value. And yes, other countries do a much better job of that than we do, for a variety of reasons- again, at the scale of small communities, that kind of value can be reliably maintained without any formal system, but at larger scales it tends to fall apart. \\n (This is getting huge and I apologize for that, but it's one of the most civil and to-the-point dialogues I've had on the topic so cheers, and anyway...) to continue on that a bit, I'd imagine the US's poor performance can be correlated with it's relatively poor neighborhood structure in relation to the other countries. The [generalized] stronger community dynamic in older countries- places where non-vehicular traffic tends to be prioritized more than it is in the US- may allow for the more reliable transmission of \\\"wholesome\\\" values, assuming there is a critical mass thereof to begin with. \\n In any case, the only conceivable way I could imagine a geopolitical entity like the US surviving without at the very least an overarching public education system would be a massive downward shift in the balance of power from the federal level to the community level- units of around 200 people or less- and a correspondent complete restructuring of governmental information channels to the horizontal. Ideally, placing individuals so close to tools of meaningful political change would stimulate community involvement to the point that people would consistently donate their time and money effectively towards social support. This kind of structure does becomes problematic with large scale issues like national disasters, foreign threats and large commercial entities, but let's assume that with enough effort and money invested, community members could adequately step up to challenges like that. \\n So you have these near-utopian communities of people, each individual aware of the goings-on in his or her community and motivated to do his or her part to help where needed. It's a system in which I wouldn't mind living, to be perfectly honest, but in my opinion it grants the average individual a lot less opportunity in general than our current society, as well as a lower maximum- there's a lot of expense required just in the daily maintenance of a community, not to mention disaster relief (which you will also be expected to contribute to neighboring communities if you want to receive additional help for your own in the future). And then there's the additional time commitment that would result from one's motivation to partake in community political activities (of which there would be much, much more than now), which tend to require a lot of discussion. Even granted that much of the latter could be optimized for time consumption with our current technology that's still a lot of work that we're currently not expected to do. \\n One of the major points behind the idea of a community-centric social structure is that it increases the strength of the social contract; the strength of the social contract in a social unit is inversely proportional to the size of that unit. Two people can establish a reliable contract. 10,000 have a harder time not screwing each other over. This is why small-scale government (or \\\"community administration\\\", whatever you'd call it) is the only way I can imagine a libertarian society thriving. But at the same time, in addition to the pragmatic reasons outlined above, that issue itself would conceptually restricts an individual's \\\"freedom\\\" to at least that of today's society, since in order for that social contract to be effective, it would need to have similar strength to today's legal contracts. If the contract has the same strength, one must assume that the consequences for breaking it are similarly dire. \\n The issue of scale is itself also a conceptual restriction on freedom. If the balance of power is shifted downwards to the point that small communities are effectively the foci of political power, then the positions of power (or opportunity, or \\\"freedom\\\") held by today's federal-level politicians would not be available to any individual. Large corporate entities would hopefully still exist, but if communities are effectively organized enough to prevent abuse by malicious businesses, then that essentially means businesses wouldn't be free to do many of the things they do today. In terms of maximum practical opportunity- freedom- granted to any given individual, our current system probably does a good deal better than the ideal small-government society. Personally, I think it does a bit better in that regard than it needs to, and would rather see something like the latter, but for all I know it would be much more work than I'm used to.\",\n \"Summary: Good points, drilldo, but not at all mutually exclusive with the fairly well-substantiated notion that the modern fine art world is bullshit.\\n\\nPost: Sometimes what's more important is the meaning and the stories behind something, the why rather than the how. \\n The problem I, and a lot of people, have with the modern \\\"high art\\\" scene is that many of these pieces are utterly unintelligible (and the prices less so) unless you do have a background in art history- the art world has become much, much more involuted and self-referential in the past century, and as a result has lost the interest of most people. In essence, the cost of these works is a reflection on how much of a circlejerk the fine art world has become. \\n Which is a somewhat natural progression, if you think about it. Much the same thing has happened with literary analysis, as other commentators have pointed out- a critical mass of academics or patrons come to accept a certain interpretation, and that becomes the dogma of the field. Actually, that's true of all academic fields- moderately less so of the hard sciences, but still. \\n Point being that that academic consensus may or may not reflect reality, or even the popular consensus. In the case of the art world, they've gone fairly far afield of what the uninitiated tend to think, and I don't think of that as a good thing. Art is for self-expression, sure, but good art is supposed to move people- as in, comment on the human experience. If you have read a biography or take an art history class in order to be moved by a piece, I'd call that poor art. And I was going to qualify that statement to pertain only to \\\"modern\\\" art, as some historical context might be necessary for older pieces, but then I realized that most of the famous pre-20th century works are actually more intelligible and relevant to the average person today, despite the chronological distance.\",\n \"Summary: if your witch-hunt actually catches something, chances are it's not a real witch] \\n Edit: It's interesting- I've had two cordial responses so far, both seeming to invite further friendly discussion on the topic. Looking the point score for this particular comment, though, you'd think I'd told everyone reading this to go sodomize themselves with a splintery broomstick. I assure you I don't want that any more than you do.\\n\\nPost: I'm not sure this was the best move. Yes, there was a conflict of interest, and certainly that should be taken into account when considering adding new mods to the larger subreddits, but by removing an existing mod for a conflict of interest (and not an actual offense), you're setting what could be a dangerous precedent. \\n This way, all it takes for someone to pursue a personal vendetta against a mod is some background research and a semi-convincing, emotional argument that appeals to the masses. You said yourself that Saydrah did nothing to violate the terms and rules of reddit; if she had been being consistently rude or unfair with her mod privileges, then those privileges should absolutely be revoked, but as far as I can see that was not the case. \\n It seems like the real reason this all happened the way it did was because someone started a witch hunt, and I'd really hate to see more of that. I shouldn't need to remind anyone with any historical or literary knowledge that those orchestrating a witch hunt usually have more to hide than the accused, or that [for the most part] those who are actually worthy of the accusation manage to evade scrutiny. [\",\n \"Summary: piston mod isn't as \\\"big\\\" as CS or TF by a long shot, and the popularity of Java has deflated the value of MC modders in general, which is why modders are happy to give their work for free.\\n\\nPost: If there's an expectation about that, then I don't think that's necessarily right. I don't see an expectation, though- just that lots of people want this mod to be part of the game. You're right, though, in that the difference has to do entirely with the fact that MC is a much different game. \\n I'm not intimately familiar with the development history of CS/TF, but I'd imagine the executive decision to hire the modders ultimately came down to the fact that they opened up a huge new audience- something you cannot necessarily say of the piston mod. In addition, it's safe to say that many more people are/were familiar with Java than are/were with the Quake engine (and subsequent engines). Would you consider it a sensible decision to hire someone whose contribution- however awesome- does anything less than literally add a new type of gameplay, especially if that contribution was relatively easy to recreate? \\n If Hippo were to release his code only on the condition that he be hired, Mojang could just say \\\"no thanks\\\" and either make their own piston or not. It's not like they'd be passing up the entire multiplayer market.\",\n \"Summary: I got the same shit when I first joined here, and I didn't come from Digg or any other forum. I could have bitched about it and insisted on constantly making dumb, non-contributing comments like \\\"You're right.\\\" \\\"LOL\\\" \\\"Hilarious.\\\" and \\\"This.\\\", but I didn't. I sacked the fuck up and listened to people, and I didn't whine when others got upvoted for comments that ostensibly made no contribution. And I strongly believe I made reddit just a tiny bit better for that choice.\\n\\nPost: There were once two houses next to each other. One was noticeably nicer than the other- not bigger or more expensively furnished, but just generally cleaner and more organized. And the family that lived there was a bit nicer than the family next door. \\n The family in the less-nice house decided to move because their landlord was making some changes to the property that they didn't like. The neighbors offered use of their guest house, and explained a few of the rules and systems they have in place to keep the place working decently. \\n One of the new housemates- a polite enough person normally- saw this as ultimately offensive and issued a rebuke to those explaining the guidelines. After all, he had done nothing wrong! Others shared his sentiments. Eventually he succeeded in convincing many people that the rules and conventions were useless and those attempting to enforce them were snobs. Over the course of the next few months, the house grew to resemble the one next door. Many of the original inhabitants left. \\n Edit:\",\n \"Summary: helping to make life better for other people really does make your own life better a lot of the time. You should think about things like that.\\n\\nPost: The point is that you still have significantly more money/privileges than people who aren't rich. \\n Edit: Think of it this way: You're already paying to subsidize roads, water, many healthcare services for poor people already. As far as I know, subsidizing the good health/lifestyles of others in your nation is a good investment . Think of the numerous ways in which your life could be affected if all those poor people (for whom you don't care terribly much) had to struggle any more than they currently do to get by. You don't live in an isolated system- many of these people work to make your life as enjoyable as it is. \\n Perhaps you, like myself, live in an area relatively unaffected by the current economc stress, but that only means it'll take longer for you to see the effects. If the lower/middle class start to either abandon health coverage or sink into effective poverty in order to maintain it, there will be a much greater strain on this country, financial and psychological, than a public health system could possibly create.\",\n \"Summary: You know how a compressed gas cartridge (CO2, N20, etc) gets cold when you use it? It's the opposite of that, not friction.\\n\\nPost: I wouldn't call it \\\"friction\\\" as such, since there are no two surfaces rubbing against one another. It's heat; it's just [what happens when a gas gets compressed.]( \\n Temperature is another way to talk about the kinetic energy of a group of particles; when you take a gas (a given amount of particles bouncing freely around a given volume) and compress its volume, the particles start bouncing against each other with greater and greater force, which increases their kinetic energy and therefore temperature.\",\n \"Summary: Dildo gauntlet and rape are very different things. Neither is okay, but get things straight before you go making accusations of tolerating the latter. \\n Edit: Since this is my most downvoted post ever, I think do something special and edit to acknowledge. What OP is talking about is sexual assault. That's a bad thing, and should not be tolerated. However, we don't know that it was rape, and from the story, it seems much more likely that it was not. In presenting the situation as one of rape, OP prematurely inflates the impact of the story, which could be considered a good thing in the sense that it exposes the nasty side of greek life, but is still not accurate. My main problem the reaction to pointing this out, however, is the fact that \\\"sexual assault\\\" is not a substitute term for \\\"rape\\\", nor vice versa. To say that the distinction between the two is \\\"hair-splitting\\\" is an incredible insult to rape victims.\\n\\nPost: and basically fucking him up with the dildo \\n I don't think he was raped. Beaten, sure- and there's no way that's okay, but let's present things accurately here. Look at the exchange- you respond with: \\n >So... you let someone get raped... and then left him there for 24 hours alone and you laughed all year about it? What the fuck is wrong with you people. \\n to which he replies: \\n >At our college the Greek system is a big deal. The kid had voluntarily subjected himself to that for his fraternity, even if he didn't expect it to go so far... \\n IMO, it's much more likely that Temseh interpreted your use of \\\"get raped\\\" in the slang sense- as a term for \\\"to get severely beaten, literally or figuratively\\\"- and so ignored that part of the question, rather than a group of sorority girls literally raping a pledge (while he's being passed up and down the hall tied to a chair? What are the logistics for that maneuver, exactly) who then somehow doesn't press charges against the school/fraternity.\",\n \"Summary: Like punkwalrus said, it's simply inconsiderate. Could the experience have opened them up if they were more receptive? Sure. Were they at all obliged to participate? No. Were the friends obliged to do a little bit more research (are they really asleep? are they the type that would mind if we have sex near them?)? I think so.\\n\\nPost: It's an interesting point you bring up. \\n I've been a member of a middling-large exclusive dance scene for a few years now; the goal of this group is to provide, once every three months, a place where all members can get together and party to their hearts content. The rule structure which allows for that is actually somewhat more restrictive than one might imagine, however. While the use of various illegal drugs is permitted, anything that leaves a detectable trace on the rented property (i.e smoke indoors) would endanger the stability of the situation for everyone, and so is not allowed. Nudity and sexual behavior is another relatively touchy subject- while getting naked and/or having sex with a loved one in public might be a particular couple's idea of a great time, it's not what everyone came there to do. Some people have issues with their bodies, and it's not any one person's place to tell them to get over it. \\n Which isn't to say that PDA in general is frowned upon, but the rules are structured such that everyone can attend these events and have a good time. If the organizers were to put the wants of the more openly sexual people ahead of those of others, the others would simply stop showing up and the events would turn into orgies- which are fine things in themselves, but that was not the goal of the organizers. That concept- trying to put others' needs and wants on the same level as your own- is the basis of politeness, whether between friends or strangers.\",\n \"Summary: can also be rephrased as \\\"Tracy Morgan writes jokes intended to appeal to and reinforce our baser aspects/instincts (LCD) while Carlin wrote jokes intended to elevate us from our more animalistic behavors.\\\"\\n\\nPost: No one listening to Tracy Morgan really believes he's going to stab his son to death for being gay, \\n Nonetheless, the joke casts the character saying those things in a sympathetic light- the social commentary of the joke condones the attitude that gays shouldn't complain about distasteful remarks/jokes or outright persecution. It's not a commentary mocking those attitudes, it's an appeal to the audience's sensibilities. As the comments here show, many people do agree with the sentiment; between that and Morgan's delivery, I think it's safe to say that while he certainly wasn't being literal with the statements, he was being sincere with the sentiment- he would be extremely upset if his son came out to him, and he doesn't think gays should complain about negative/hostile treatment. \\n Your\",\n \"Summary: If they pop it'll just fall to the ground with little danger to people. \\n Same with hydrogen. What exactly was your point again?\\n\\nPost: they won't cause a fireball chain reaction. \\n No, you just weren't thinking things through when you typed your comment. Like this one, in fact- you make the assumption either that: \\n a) these things would be spaced close enough together, over residential areas, that one of them burning could cause a chain reaction. That spacing would have to be ~10 meters or less. Can you see why spacing large tethered wind turbine balloons this close together would be a terrible decision regardless of their buoyancy medium? I'll be happy to explain if not. \\n b) a hydrogen balloon would explode with enough force and heat to ignite other balloons many hundreds of meters away. If you know how hydrogen works, this isn't the assumption you'd make. \\n The reality of the situation is that hydrogen over helium does not significantly add to risk, and it does significantly decrease the cost, not to mention the expense towards our reserves of a very limited resource.\",\n \"Summary: the spread of the fondant meme has turned cake-making into sugar sculpture. And pure sugar is usually quite a bit less tasty than cake.\\n\\nPost: The problem is that the use of fondant is itself a meme, and its spread is decreasing the enjoyment people get from actually eating cakes. \\n Once people began to notice \\\"cool cake sculptures\\\" and the demand for them began to grow, the actual taste/substance of the cake was devalued proportionately- cake artists could get away with worse cakes as long as they looked really cool. The sheer proportion of sugar:spongecake in OP's picture is testament to that. It's enough to make this inedible for many people- Cadbury creme filling might be tasty, but not after half a cup of it.\",\n \"Summary: Anyone know of any good sources of motivation that don't essentially shut parts of me off to the outside world? I like that I pay attention to others' thoughts and feelings- I consider that a major part of what makes me human, and I'd rather not change that.\\n\\nPost: This]( video embodies it. I look at this and see a man who will ignore the input of others and trample over anyone that gets in his way. \\n Problem is, that's exactly what assholes do. Now I realize that this sub is called /getmotivated and not /getmotivatedifandonlyifyou'reasaint, but the underlying theme of \\\"put yourself and your thoughts ahead of all others at all times\\\" doesn't seem like a healthy long-term proposition to me. And as someone who would like more motivation, I find it a bit frustrating how that's most of what is available in terms of motivational material.\"\n]","isConversational":false},"profile_size":{"kind":"number","value":22,"string":"22"},"task":{"kind":"string","value":"longlamp_4"},"split_kind":{"kind":"string","value":"user_based"},"id":{"kind":"number","value":1996,"string":"1,996"}}},{"rowIdx":1997,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"DaveCerqueira"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post I liked Road Trip Adventure, Dead Island and South Park: the Stick of Truth, so what may I like besides these?"},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"Well, I'm asking for a really specific game here. My all time favorite game is Road Trip Adventure, really due to the infinite open world and how much you can explore, plus you can either choose to explore or to race. It was really fun for me and the only games that made me feel like that were Dead Island and South Park: The Stick of Truth, maybe because of the same reasons, specially DI. So there's that, if I enjoyed these games can you recomend me another one that resemble these ones?"},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"Well, I'm asking for a really specific game here. My all time favorite game is Road Trip Adventure, really due to the infinite open world and how much you can explore, plus you can either choose to explore or to race. It was really fun for me and the only games that made me feel like that were Dead Island and South Park: The Stick of Truth, maybe because of the same reasons, specially DI. So there's that, if I enjoyed these games can you recomend me another one that resemble these ones?"},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: ex girlfriend came to my house, cuddled, she says she wants a friendship with benefits\n\nPost: Today my ex-girlfriend came to my house. We are ok, we text every now and then, it's been 5 months since the breakup, but we're friends, really. So, today she came and we were talking and one thing led to another.. Hour and a half later we were cuddling under the covers. What am I supposed to do /r/nba ? I don't think I wanna get back, she said we could be friends with the extra package, but I don't feel confortable that way, but it's hard for me to say no to her.","Summary: an idea for everyone to watch Suits and not spamming this sub with questions. \n plus, sorry for grammar.\n\nPost: You people don't have any idea of the inconvenience that is to not be able to watch american tv when you're from Europe (I speak for myself). The only way I have to watch Suits is either be awake until 2am and watch it live (that's not a problem for me, but for others it might be) or to download it or use some stream link online. There are lots of people that have no idea where these links exist and Reddit is a big help with that. I think it would be great if some admin created a thread for people to post their best links for the latest episodes, that way them spam of posts about that would be over and everyone would be able to enjoy the show.","Summary: is golden data really a rare thing to find?\n\nPost: So I was chip-hunting in seaside area 3 and I found another golden data (3rd in two weeks). I was about to post it again until I thought \"Meh, I'm just circlejerking at this point\". But then I wondered, how lucky am I to find a 3rd golden data in such a short amount of time, when I've been playing for years and never found one? Just wondering if there's actually a number for how rare it is.","Summary: need an instrumental version of a song and can't get it. how to edit the original?\n\nPost: I know this isn't the kind of music you people listen to, but I guess this is the right sub-reddit for my request. I love Drake, all of his musics. There's this one song, \"Over my Dead Body\", that I trully love. I love even more the \"chopped and screwed\" version of it. But I would love the most if there was an instrumental version of it, since the music is mostly piano. Can anyone get it for me, or if not, teach me how to edit the original?","Summary: an open world game for a slow pc \n edit: SOLVED. I installed Fallout: New Vegas and loving it so far. Thanks everyone!\n\nPost: My pc isn't really good so most popular games don't work. I like games where I have an open world to explore, where I can do exploring. I really liked the idea of games like Day-Z, Skyrim and Fallout, but they are all just to heavy for my pc. I know there's a slim chance that there's a game like this, but does anyone know of anything related to what I just described?","Summary: I have an idea for a social network for my country only (Portugal and would like to know if you have any important information for me to perfect my project). \n Thanks in advance!\n\nPost: Hi there /r/nba . I'm a long time lurker and I have an idea for a project for college. I'm from Portugal and here basketball has been growing a lot for the last couple of years. Each year we have more and more baskeball/NBA fans and that's great. But most of the time people are not well informed about stuff mostly because they don't have the proper source of information. So what I'm thinking of is making a website much like nba.com for my country, where it would include a social web much like Facebook, but for each member of the Portuguese Basketball Federation, with info about each player/coach/assistant coach/depending on your place in the team, including physical description, position, stats, links to each game played, past teams, etc. This way people will be able to easily share personal experiences about the game, and grow in a basketball-related environmentwhere everything is taken more seriously. \n I'm just wondering if anyone has ever done this for their country and if you have some kind of tips for me (not code or practical meaning, just trivial stuff that I'm not considering, if it's even possible, if I should have a timeline or something ready to anounce in terms of RP'ing my project, what kind of range I should set first, other important stuff that I might need to learn/know).\nI know this is a messed and confusing post and it doesn't help that english isn't my first language, I'm just trying to reach a community to what I have much respect forand would like to know your opinion.","Summary: stuck in the arena waiting for the zombies to come so I can kill them and move on with the quest\n\nPost: So I'm at that part from the main quest where I must beat all the zombies in the mini-arena in order to collect a sample from someone from that tribe and take it back to the Laboratory. BUT, I don't know if it's my pc (I've read a lot on this and the bug seems to happen to a lot of people), but I'm in the arena waiting and they just stand inside their caves, not coming at all. I'm stuck there because it saved inside, I have no grenades, only pistol with 50 amo, some slice weapons (Xian) and medkits. I can't restart the chapter because it's my first playthrough. Help?","Summary: my battery is not lasting as much as it did, maybe because of some themes I installed. Help?\n\nPost: I recently got the iphone 5s and yesterday I finished all my jailbreaking. But I noticed that the power on my phone isn't lasting as much as my previous iphone 4. I know that some tweaks, such as themes and so, may affect the power duration, but I didn't had any issues with my previous phone. The only new thing I have in this one is Cydget and Typo5 Lockscreen. Maybe that's the problem? Or is the iphone 5s not supporting as much celular data usage, since I browse the net a lot while on mobile?","Summary: my char walks slow, jumps like there's no fucks to give and changes weapon out of nowhere. help?\n\nPost: So I finally was able to install it on my pc, after the confusing experience I had with the first one, due to all the bugs and glitchs (that fucking part where I had to kill the zombies in the arena to prove myself and they wouldn't come out of their caves, so many fucking replays), plus the game being a little too much for my pc, I was hesitant about Riptide, but I installed it and it isn't half as bad as the first one was. There are some problems tho, that I want to know if it happens to you too: my character walks SLOW AS FUCK, but when I'm just standing everything around me seems to run correctly, when I jump it seems like I can fly and sometimes my char just changes the weapon I'm holding to fist pumping. I'm playing as the girl with the sharped weapons, maybe it's only on her case? Would aprecciate an explanation.","Summary: a game with a large playing area, lots of side-quests and something to just have fun with and not worry about leveling up like a pro-gamer. \n edit: Gonna try out Just Cause 2.\n\nPost: There's only one game I've ever really loved playing, and that's [Road Trip Adventure]( Not because of the cars and the races, but because the area of exploration is huge, you have one main objective but also you have A LOT of side quests to do, you can focus on racing, on adventure, mini-games, talking to other cars, etc. And the best of all, you don't have to be a pro gamer to have fun with this. You just gain money winning races and buy better parts for your car, in a easy way. I want a game like that. I don't want something to play online where I get to a point that if I'm not good enough I won't be able to play. And I want to just get lost on quests and things to do, just explore the area and have fun.","Summary: A friendship with benefits that has lasted for more than 5 years, we're almost best friends and we hook up all the time.\n\nPost: Now that I read some of your stories I will share mine with you. \n I met this girl (let's call her Anne) 5 years ago. We met online, only with the intention of hooking up. We met in her place and everything went great that day. But because Anne was friends with my ex at the time (still is, akwardly) and she found out things got ugly. We stopped talking, I ended up alone. After a year I started dating another girl. One day I receive a text message from Anne. Surprised, I read this text saying that she wanted to meet, talk about things, clear everything out. We didn't actually meet, but we starting texting and sexting again, like old times. I never cheated on my gf, but I knew it was wrong on my behalf. After almost two years, me and my gf broke up (not because of Anne) so not long after that me and Anne met and hooked up again. And again. And again. After that is only some breaks because we also met other people so both of us started dating other people, but anytime we were both single we hooked up. It's been 5 years, we're both single at the time and we meet at least once a week. At this point we're more than friends with benefits. We care for each other like best friends, we both get jealous because of other people, we just both know that things would change if we started dating. So there's that. That's my story! Thanks for reading.","Summary: woke up to iphone on a boot loop, not a single tweak works after respring, with or without icleaner, restart using lock and home button returns to boot loop.\n\nPost: I've must have read this in here a thousand times, but my iphone (5s 9.0.2) sometimes restarts during the night (I know because when I wake up it doesnt let me use touchID to unlock it and forces me to use the password. But tonight I woke up to my iphone stuck in a boot loop. If I restart it using my up volume button my iphone starts without any tweak activated. Respring only makes it start the same way. Restart using lock and home button returns the iphone to a boot loop. Turning it on and off does the same. Tried to disable some tweaks with icleaner, it completly ignores it and starts my iphone without any tweak after respring, so it's not a tweak. I ran out of ideas, help?","Summary: new tourist going to london for 3 days, anything I must know in advance to make it easier for me?\n\nPost: So I'm going to London around September 20ish (dont really know yet) but I'm not really experienced with travelling and I would like for you to give me your best tips and tricks on how to spend 3 nice days in London. I'm planning on staying [here]( with my girlfriend for 3 days. We're both 22 years old, if that's of some help. Anyone care to share?","Summary: iphone 6s 9.3.3 gets stuck on bootloop, only works on safe mode. don't have access to tweak list because cydia doesn't open but I had nothing much besides the usual: hideme x, icleaner, ifile, anemone, lock html, remote messages, couria, color banners, etc.\n\nPost: I had 9.3.3 jailbreak working like a charm since day 1. Today I had to reboot my iphone and it got stuck on apple logo while booting. I try to reboot on safe mode, it works but i can't open cydia (usually if i reinstall cydia substrate or whatever it's called it works). I also can't open icleaner and boot up with disabled tweaks. Tried to restore using a backup, jailbreak from step 1, it works until it gets stuck on a boot loop right after it confirms said jailbreaking process. it's funny because it gets stuck on a logo that's altered because of the theme I had. Any sugestions besides restoring and upgrading to 9.3.4?","Summary: camera app makes iphone respring, tried the usual, nothing works. help? No new tweaks were installed that would cause this, no updates, nothing. It just started all of a sudden.\n\nPost: edit: SOLVED ok I tried turning the iphone off and on again and everything works again.. wtf I never faced such random crashes at such a short rate this way and I use jailbreak since the iphone 3gs.. whatever, thanks anyway \n Last night I was with my friends, I took lots of pictures and videos to snapchat and everything is ok. I get home a couple hours later and I can't open snapchat, it made my iphone respring. I ran icleaner, disabled all the tweaks, uninstalled a couple, nothing. This morning I noticed that it happened the same with the camera app. I had Safari, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger apps all crash too, but never made my iphone respring nor it occurs as often. I also noticed some process named coreduetd started running and using lots of cpu, I have never seen this before. I killed it a couple of times and it was gone. Nothing changed. I'm not sure this is jailbreak related, since I tried with everything disabled on icleaner, but I wanna make sure I don't have to restore and lose my jb. I'm gonna post my tweak list soon, I can't do it right now. No new tweaks were installed that would cause this, no updates, nothing. It just started all of a sudden. Anyone have any idea what to do? Cheers","Summary: i want a game to scavange and loot in first person\n\nPost: I just ended South Park the Stick of Truth and I want more. I can be First Person. I want a game where I can explore, scavange and loot everything. I played Dead Island, it was fun but it was too heavy for my pc. So there's a scale for you to have an idea of what my pc supports. Ideas? please NO SKYRIM nor FALLOUT"],"string":"[\n \"Summary: ex girlfriend came to my house, cuddled, she says she wants a friendship with benefits\\n\\nPost: Today my ex-girlfriend came to my house. We are ok, we text every now and then, it's been 5 months since the breakup, but we're friends, really. So, today she came and we were talking and one thing led to another.. Hour and a half later we were cuddling under the covers. What am I supposed to do /r/nba ? I don't think I wanna get back, she said we could be friends with the extra package, but I don't feel confortable that way, but it's hard for me to say no to her.\",\n \"Summary: an idea for everyone to watch Suits and not spamming this sub with questions. \\n plus, sorry for grammar.\\n\\nPost: You people don't have any idea of the inconvenience that is to not be able to watch american tv when you're from Europe (I speak for myself). The only way I have to watch Suits is either be awake until 2am and watch it live (that's not a problem for me, but for others it might be) or to download it or use some stream link online. There are lots of people that have no idea where these links exist and Reddit is a big help with that. I think it would be great if some admin created a thread for people to post their best links for the latest episodes, that way them spam of posts about that would be over and everyone would be able to enjoy the show.\",\n \"Summary: is golden data really a rare thing to find?\\n\\nPost: So I was chip-hunting in seaside area 3 and I found another golden data (3rd in two weeks). I was about to post it again until I thought \\\"Meh, I'm just circlejerking at this point\\\". But then I wondered, how lucky am I to find a 3rd golden data in such a short amount of time, when I've been playing for years and never found one? Just wondering if there's actually a number for how rare it is.\",\n \"Summary: need an instrumental version of a song and can't get it. how to edit the original?\\n\\nPost: I know this isn't the kind of music you people listen to, but I guess this is the right sub-reddit for my request. I love Drake, all of his musics. There's this one song, \\\"Over my Dead Body\\\", that I trully love. I love even more the \\\"chopped and screwed\\\" version of it. But I would love the most if there was an instrumental version of it, since the music is mostly piano. Can anyone get it for me, or if not, teach me how to edit the original?\",\n \"Summary: an open world game for a slow pc \\n edit: SOLVED. I installed Fallout: New Vegas and loving it so far. Thanks everyone!\\n\\nPost: My pc isn't really good so most popular games don't work. I like games where I have an open world to explore, where I can do exploring. I really liked the idea of games like Day-Z, Skyrim and Fallout, but they are all just to heavy for my pc. I know there's a slim chance that there's a game like this, but does anyone know of anything related to what I just described?\",\n \"Summary: I have an idea for a social network for my country only (Portugal and would like to know if you have any important information for me to perfect my project). \\n Thanks in advance!\\n\\nPost: Hi there /r/nba . I'm a long time lurker and I have an idea for a project for college. I'm from Portugal and here basketball has been growing a lot for the last couple of years. Each year we have more and more baskeball/NBA fans and that's great. But most of the time people are not well informed about stuff mostly because they don't have the proper source of information. So what I'm thinking of is making a website much like nba.com for my country, where it would include a social web much like Facebook, but for each member of the Portuguese Basketball Federation, with info about each player/coach/assistant coach/depending on your place in the team, including physical description, position, stats, links to each game played, past teams, etc. This way people will be able to easily share personal experiences about the game, and grow in a basketball-related environmentwhere everything is taken more seriously. \\n I'm just wondering if anyone has ever done this for their country and if you have some kind of tips for me (not code or practical meaning, just trivial stuff that I'm not considering, if it's even possible, if I should have a timeline or something ready to anounce in terms of RP'ing my project, what kind of range I should set first, other important stuff that I might need to learn/know).\\nI know this is a messed and confusing post and it doesn't help that english isn't my first language, I'm just trying to reach a community to what I have much respect forand would like to know your opinion.\",\n \"Summary: stuck in the arena waiting for the zombies to come so I can kill them and move on with the quest\\n\\nPost: So I'm at that part from the main quest where I must beat all the zombies in the mini-arena in order to collect a sample from someone from that tribe and take it back to the Laboratory. BUT, I don't know if it's my pc (I've read a lot on this and the bug seems to happen to a lot of people), but I'm in the arena waiting and they just stand inside their caves, not coming at all. I'm stuck there because it saved inside, I have no grenades, only pistol with 50 amo, some slice weapons (Xian) and medkits. I can't restart the chapter because it's my first playthrough. Help?\",\n \"Summary: my battery is not lasting as much as it did, maybe because of some themes I installed. Help?\\n\\nPost: I recently got the iphone 5s and yesterday I finished all my jailbreaking. But I noticed that the power on my phone isn't lasting as much as my previous iphone 4. I know that some tweaks, such as themes and so, may affect the power duration, but I didn't had any issues with my previous phone. The only new thing I have in this one is Cydget and Typo5 Lockscreen. Maybe that's the problem? Or is the iphone 5s not supporting as much celular data usage, since I browse the net a lot while on mobile?\",\n \"Summary: my char walks slow, jumps like there's no fucks to give and changes weapon out of nowhere. help?\\n\\nPost: So I finally was able to install it on my pc, after the confusing experience I had with the first one, due to all the bugs and glitchs (that fucking part where I had to kill the zombies in the arena to prove myself and they wouldn't come out of their caves, so many fucking replays), plus the game being a little too much for my pc, I was hesitant about Riptide, but I installed it and it isn't half as bad as the first one was. There are some problems tho, that I want to know if it happens to you too: my character walks SLOW AS FUCK, but when I'm just standing everything around me seems to run correctly, when I jump it seems like I can fly and sometimes my char just changes the weapon I'm holding to fist pumping. I'm playing as the girl with the sharped weapons, maybe it's only on her case? Would aprecciate an explanation.\",\n \"Summary: a game with a large playing area, lots of side-quests and something to just have fun with and not worry about leveling up like a pro-gamer. \\n edit: Gonna try out Just Cause 2.\\n\\nPost: There's only one game I've ever really loved playing, and that's [Road Trip Adventure]( Not because of the cars and the races, but because the area of exploration is huge, you have one main objective but also you have A LOT of side quests to do, you can focus on racing, on adventure, mini-games, talking to other cars, etc. And the best of all, you don't have to be a pro gamer to have fun with this. You just gain money winning races and buy better parts for your car, in a easy way. I want a game like that. I don't want something to play online where I get to a point that if I'm not good enough I won't be able to play. And I want to just get lost on quests and things to do, just explore the area and have fun.\",\n \"Summary: A friendship with benefits that has lasted for more than 5 years, we're almost best friends and we hook up all the time.\\n\\nPost: Now that I read some of your stories I will share mine with you. \\n I met this girl (let's call her Anne) 5 years ago. We met online, only with the intention of hooking up. We met in her place and everything went great that day. But because Anne was friends with my ex at the time (still is, akwardly) and she found out things got ugly. We stopped talking, I ended up alone. After a year I started dating another girl. One day I receive a text message from Anne. Surprised, I read this text saying that she wanted to meet, talk about things, clear everything out. We didn't actually meet, but we starting texting and sexting again, like old times. I never cheated on my gf, but I knew it was wrong on my behalf. After almost two years, me and my gf broke up (not because of Anne) so not long after that me and Anne met and hooked up again. And again. And again. After that is only some breaks because we also met other people so both of us started dating other people, but anytime we were both single we hooked up. It's been 5 years, we're both single at the time and we meet at least once a week. At this point we're more than friends with benefits. We care for each other like best friends, we both get jealous because of other people, we just both know that things would change if we started dating. So there's that. That's my story! Thanks for reading.\",\n \"Summary: woke up to iphone on a boot loop, not a single tweak works after respring, with or without icleaner, restart using lock and home button returns to boot loop.\\n\\nPost: I've must have read this in here a thousand times, but my iphone (5s 9.0.2) sometimes restarts during the night (I know because when I wake up it doesnt let me use touchID to unlock it and forces me to use the password. But tonight I woke up to my iphone stuck in a boot loop. If I restart it using my up volume button my iphone starts without any tweak activated. Respring only makes it start the same way. Restart using lock and home button returns the iphone to a boot loop. Turning it on and off does the same. Tried to disable some tweaks with icleaner, it completly ignores it and starts my iphone without any tweak after respring, so it's not a tweak. I ran out of ideas, help?\",\n \"Summary: new tourist going to london for 3 days, anything I must know in advance to make it easier for me?\\n\\nPost: So I'm going to London around September 20ish (dont really know yet) but I'm not really experienced with travelling and I would like for you to give me your best tips and tricks on how to spend 3 nice days in London. I'm planning on staying [here]( with my girlfriend for 3 days. We're both 22 years old, if that's of some help. Anyone care to share?\",\n \"Summary: iphone 6s 9.3.3 gets stuck on bootloop, only works on safe mode. don't have access to tweak list because cydia doesn't open but I had nothing much besides the usual: hideme x, icleaner, ifile, anemone, lock html, remote messages, couria, color banners, etc.\\n\\nPost: I had 9.3.3 jailbreak working like a charm since day 1. Today I had to reboot my iphone and it got stuck on apple logo while booting. I try to reboot on safe mode, it works but i can't open cydia (usually if i reinstall cydia substrate or whatever it's called it works). I also can't open icleaner and boot up with disabled tweaks. Tried to restore using a backup, jailbreak from step 1, it works until it gets stuck on a boot loop right after it confirms said jailbreaking process. it's funny because it gets stuck on a logo that's altered because of the theme I had. Any sugestions besides restoring and upgrading to 9.3.4?\",\n \"Summary: camera app makes iphone respring, tried the usual, nothing works. help? No new tweaks were installed that would cause this, no updates, nothing. It just started all of a sudden.\\n\\nPost: edit: SOLVED ok I tried turning the iphone off and on again and everything works again.. wtf I never faced such random crashes at such a short rate this way and I use jailbreak since the iphone 3gs.. whatever, thanks anyway \\n Last night I was with my friends, I took lots of pictures and videos to snapchat and everything is ok. I get home a couple hours later and I can't open snapchat, it made my iphone respring. I ran icleaner, disabled all the tweaks, uninstalled a couple, nothing. This morning I noticed that it happened the same with the camera app. I had Safari, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger apps all crash too, but never made my iphone respring nor it occurs as often. I also noticed some process named coreduetd started running and using lots of cpu, I have never seen this before. I killed it a couple of times and it was gone. Nothing changed. I'm not sure this is jailbreak related, since I tried with everything disabled on icleaner, but I wanna make sure I don't have to restore and lose my jb. I'm gonna post my tweak list soon, I can't do it right now. No new tweaks were installed that would cause this, no updates, nothing. It just started all of a sudden. Anyone have any idea what to do? Cheers\",\n \"Summary: i want a game to scavange and loot in first person\\n\\nPost: I just ended South Park the Stick of Truth and I want more. I can be First Person. I want a game where I can explore, scavange and loot everything. I played Dead Island, it was fun but it was too heavy for my pc. So there's a scale for you to have an idea of what my pc supports. Ideas? please NO SKYRIM nor FALLOUT\"\n]","isConversational":false},"profile_size":{"kind":"number","value":16,"string":"16"},"task":{"kind":"string","value":"longlamp_4"},"split_kind":{"kind":"string","value":"user_based"},"id":{"kind":"number","value":1997,"string":"1,997"}}},{"rowIdx":1998,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"BiohazardBlaze"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post I get a bit worked up talking about this, especially when home alone in them iddle of the night, plus, I'm also not the most skilled of writers."},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"Torturing myself here at 3 AM reading r/nosleep I felt compelled to actually register and tell my story from when I was about 8. \n I went to bed with my bedroom door wide open, the light from the family room shining in, something I did because I was afraid of the dark. From where I lay in my bed, I could see out and watch my Mum playing Theme Park on our Sega Mega Drive (or Sega Genesis) This too was a comfort to me. Anyways, I fell asleep. \n I awoke to the feeling of light shinnig in my eyes. I thought it was the light from our family room shining in my face, but when I opened my eyes I realised that was not the case. \n I can still, to this day, vivdly see the image I saw when I opened my eyes. The family room was empty, everyone had obviously gone to bed. Light was filtering into my room some, but was shining at me from a reflection on the TV, which my Mum had been playing her game on. \n In that reflection, my eyes adjusted as I properly woke, I could see the light was actually shining in from my own bedroom window behind me , sillouting the blinds covering it but strong eneough to bounce off the TV screen. Realising this light was coming from just behind me where I lay in bed freaked me out considerably. \n I sat uprighht in bed super fast and pulled the blinds aside with my hand and looked out. The light was amazingly bright and incrediably intense, but did not hurt my eyes. It was so bright all I could see was [this face]( \n The eyes in that picture are black. This is a grave misjustice to what it felt like looking into them. They are deep, somehow. They have a sense of seeing into you. You can almost feel them looking at you. \n Once I met those eyes I was filled with the most intense sense of terror I have ever felt. I frooze stiff and felt my entire body scream out in pure fear. I didn't actually audibly scream, I was in far to much shock. I was solid. It's like every part of me just stopped working. It's difficult to explain. But it felt like every nerve ending exploded in intense terror. \n Next thing I remember, I'm waking up in bed. It's only a split second memory, but I know it's dark. \n Then I wake up again and it's morning. I no longer feel the intense fear, but as the cloudyness of sleep left me, I remebered and begin to tremble... \n I will happily stipulate that I had a lucid dream or there's some absolutely reasonable explanation for this experience. I can't attest to the whether this truly happened or not. All I can state is what I have. What I saw and what I felt. \n Also, to this day and including now, recounting this story actually brings about a physiological reaction. My eyes water and I start to nervously tremble. Again, this may have been something in my own head, but that pure terror was very real. It effected me severly, I barely slept and my Mum actually took me to a child psychologist at one point. \n Since then though I have had two or three similar experinces. But no-where near as bad or traumatic. On those ocassions I never saw anyone or anything. I have simply woken up in places I didn't recognise as my bed or my bedroom. \n The one I remeber most, I awoke on something that felt rigid, but not metal. It was like laying upon a large rectangle. I had a cloth over me and I could barely move. It was pitch black, but light then began to filter into the room and I struggled to simply turn my head to see its source. I saw the light seeping into the room from what looked like someone opening a door. I saw a shadow move across that light, as if seeing someone outside the door. Then I woke up, in my own room. It is dark. Then I immediatley wake up again and it's morning. \n Apolgies if this is"},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"Torturing myself here at 3 AM reading r/nosleep I felt compelled to actually register and tell my story from when I was about 8. \n I went to bed with my bedroom door wide open, the light from the family room shining in, something I did because I was afraid of the dark. From where I lay in my bed, I could see out and watch my Mum playing Theme Park on our Sega Mega Drive (or Sega Genesis) This too was a comfort to me. Anyways, I fell asleep. \n I awoke to the feeling of light shinnig in my eyes. I thought it was the light from our family room shining in my face, but when I opened my eyes I realised that was not the case. \n I can still, to this day, vivdly see the image I saw when I opened my eyes. The family room was empty, everyone had obviously gone to bed. Light was filtering into my room some, but was shining at me from a reflection on the TV, which my Mum had been playing her game on. \n In that reflection, my eyes adjusted as I properly woke, I could see the light was actually shining in from my own bedroom window behind me , sillouting the blinds covering it but strong eneough to bounce off the TV screen. Realising this light was coming from just behind me where I lay in bed freaked me out considerably. \n I sat uprighht in bed super fast and pulled the blinds aside with my hand and looked out. The light was amazingly bright and incrediably intense, but did not hurt my eyes. It was so bright all I could see was [this face]( \n The eyes in that picture are black. This is a grave misjustice to what it felt like looking into them. They are deep, somehow. They have a sense of seeing into you. You can almost feel them looking at you. \n Once I met those eyes I was filled with the most intense sense of terror I have ever felt. I frooze stiff and felt my entire body scream out in pure fear. I didn't actually audibly scream, I was in far to much shock. I was solid. It's like every part of me just stopped working. It's difficult to explain. But it felt like every nerve ending exploded in intense terror. \n Next thing I remember, I'm waking up in bed. It's only a split second memory, but I know it's dark. \n Then I wake up again and it's morning. I no longer feel the intense fear, but as the cloudyness of sleep left me, I remebered and begin to tremble... \n I will happily stipulate that I had a lucid dream or there's some absolutely reasonable explanation for this experience. I can't attest to the whether this truly happened or not. All I can state is what I have. What I saw and what I felt. \n Also, to this day and including now, recounting this story actually brings about a physiological reaction. My eyes water and I start to nervously tremble. Again, this may have been something in my own head, but that pure terror was very real. It effected me severly, I barely slept and my Mum actually took me to a child psychologist at one point. \n Since then though I have had two or three similar experinces. But no-where near as bad or traumatic. On those ocassions I never saw anyone or anything. I have simply woken up in places I didn't recognise as my bed or my bedroom. \n The one I remeber most, I awoke on something that felt rigid, but not metal. It was like laying upon a large rectangle. I had a cloth over me and I could barely move. It was pitch black, but light then began to filter into the room and I struggled to simply turn my head to see its source. I saw the light seeping into the room from what looked like someone opening a door. I saw a shadow move across that light, as if seeing someone outside the door. Then I woke up, in my own room. It is dark. Then I immediatley wake up again and it's morning. \n Apolgies if this is"},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: comment will be the least of your concerns in the real world.\n\nPost: I don't get this at all. \n We're talking about careers in which people put their safety on the line to protect others, and how one should bow out from justice to avoid stigma ? \n So I don't sound like a total jerk, and in case you don't know. The sexual assault was not your fault. In any way shape or form. And if this event has really effected you, there is no shame in seeking some professional help or counselling. Lets try and forget this \" Boy club \" attitude that men are devoid of emotion. \n With that said... I don't know how you can seriously look at yourself in the mirror and say you want to protect and serve the people, but are not willing to pursue justice for yourself? \n Be a man. Step up and do what is right regardless of the consequences of the ignorant . You deserve justice for what has happened to you and as an upstanding member of society, who is trying to put his hand up and say, \"I will enforce the law.\" It is your responsibility , your duty, to do what you can to ensure this man isn't able to assault anyone else. To see that record hover over his head, forever. \n I don't see how this could be a besmirchment of your reputation or your career. If it's asked of you, you say what is true. That you have first hand knowledge of how this system works having gone through it yourself. That it inspires and gives you strength to do what is right. \n How does this experience, as terrible as it has been, not have a silver lining? It may allow you to better connect to other victims of sexual assault as may be encountered as a law enforcement officer. \n If some redneck morons want to hold prejudices against you, then they are in the wrong and you should stand up for your rights! I'm not saying it wont be hard. But a man doesn't chicken out of what is right because it is not easy. \n If the culture is that victims are discriminated against, then maybe you should be a part of changing that. By having the courage to do what is right, even in the face of adversity. \n I genuinely wish you the best OP and hold nothing against you. Call it constructive criticism, or tough love , for a person looking to join what I can only imagine to be a intense and stressful profession of law enforcement. My","Summary: If we allow Homebrew discussion, who's going to inform novices users on the consequences of pursuing Homebrew use?\n\nPost: I think it is important to have people know that Homebrew does not equal piracy. \n I think many people have a tainted view of Homebrewwing because for many it enabled piracy that, regardless of actual impact, was perceived as a large problem on the PSP that may have even hindered that systems penetration and success. \n So people passionate about the Vita (which people who venture into a specificity themed subreddit may be) might have reservations about Homebrew. \n With that said , the reasons I think Homebrewing may be better suited for its own Subreddit, is that once you introduce it here, you need to now provide a large amount of clear information about what hombrew is and what the consequences are . \n Homebrewing can mean things like: \n \n Voided warranty \n Inability to upgrade firmware \n \n If a 13 year old kid with a Vita desperately wants to use Remote Play for PS3 games and there's a hombrew ability to do that. Might he pursue it, not knowing that when the official Firmware update hits the PSN that he now cannot install it, as preventative measures in the software disable its installation. \n Or even more extreme, the firmware finds his Vita in breach of the PSN Terms Of Service and so disables his Vita from connection to the PSN forever. A big deal on a device the encourages strong use of digital purchases and content. \n Suddenly I feel like we'd need to have big, red, flags everywhere separating the homebrew from the vanilla usage. \n It may seem extreme, that people could be so stupid, but look at the problems people are already having: \n \n Getting near working. \n Cross-platform play. \n Region specific online passes \n Vita compatible PSP games. \n The need for a memory card. \n \n I've seen post where people do not have a clear idea what the Vita is, thinking it a device in which they can play all their PS3 games, on the move, when this is not actually the case. \n I don't mean everyone who has these issues is dumb (I myself only recently realised Near probably isn't working because my routers Wireless AP has a different MAC Address than when using wired connections) But do we have enough on our plate geting standard things working? Let alone Homebrew tech support? \n [/ End Wall Of Text ]","Summary: I went on a Max Payne rant that I think stopped making sense a paragraph or two ago.\n\nPost: Which makes Max one of my favourite video game characters ever . \n The character fits the wacky \"reality\" of the game world and the wack reality of the world of video games. \n Loveable, charming and witty Nathan Drake has probably shot and killed over a thousand people, because, you know, treasure... \n Max makes bad choices and as a result stands as one man against an army of enemies. He makes those choices, knowing they're bad. \n I think Max only feels anything when he's on that line between life and death. Which is what I think Bullet Time is. I tihnk the only time Max wants to be alive is when he's staring death in the face. He's incredibly self-destructive, because I think he knows he's a bad person. Because there's a part of him that wants these things to happen to him. \n I think his anger and misery runs so deep that his musings about saving others is mostly a façade. It's his way of rationalising unleashing his incredible anger against the world. \n Max Payne 3 takes place in Brazil and surrounds the Bronco family. Far removed from Max Payne's origin in New York with his murdered family. But I feel like his actions throughout are still the seeking of vengeance for their deaths. The Branco's situation gives Max an enemy, an outlet for his anger. \n Towards the end of Max Payne 3, I got a sense that Max was totaly detached from the circumstances surrounding him and it was far less about resolution for him or others than it was lethal justification for his own rage and misery. \n I don't think he enjoys killing deep down, but I think it fits nicely into his spiral of self-hatred. He hates himself because he's this person, but uses that hatred as justification for more violence.","Summary: I have some serious shooter fatigue. ._.\n\nPost: I was refering to people outside Reddit too. But either way, that doesn't comfort me any. Battlefied 3 is still an attempt at Wallet Rape, except it's by EA. It's EA attempting to enter the, 'American in brown camo who can shoot guns in Brownistan.' market. \n Most people I know, only seem to mention CoD or Battlefield 3 when we talk about the insanity of the last quarter of 2011 with Forza 4, Batman Arkham City, Halo 10th Anniversary Edition, Skyrim, Journey, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Uncharted 3, etc. \n That doesn't take into account the recently released Deus Ex: Human Revolution, or Septembers Gears of War 3 or Shadow of the Colossus HD... \n I'm sure MW3 and BF3 have their merits. But seriously people. Broaden your fucking scope.","Summary: You play the games not the platform/Don't be a jerk.\n\nPost: I'm not sure if it's selective memory or not, but I feel like when I was a kid I could say, \"I like games.\" and a persons response would be, \"Cool! Me too. What do you play?\" \n Fun would ensue. \n Now it feels like the response is always, \"Ew, you like consoles?\" \"Ew, you like PC gaming?\" \"Ew, you only play Wii?\" \"Ew, you like Facebook games?\"\nIt's stupid, as Kjkillz said.\nI would like to think of myself as a Gamer. I don't need a prefix for it, no Core, Hardcore, Casual, Motion, Handheld, Social, Console... Etc.\nI would hope we as gamers would go where the games are. If you strictly stick to the PC, you may have missed Shadow of the Colossus or Flower . That's not me gloating about Console superiority. That's me as a gamer wanting to see others have the wonderful and amazing gaming experience I had, regardless of platform.\nIf you stick solely to consoles, you may have missed out on Amnesia: The Dark Decent and also niche communities and indie games like Every Day The Same Dream.","Summary: Lucid dream leads to Aliens and extreme terror. Twas my biggest mind fuck ever.\nEDIT: Spelling.\n\nPost: I don't have a real wondrous, \" This is so cool. \" epiphany like a lot of other people in this thread, but one occasion when (what I believe to be) my mind fucked me over was when I was about 8 years old. \n Went to sleep in my bed, which faces my open doorway, from there I can see my Mum playing Theme Park on our Sega Genesis (That's not the mindfuck part). \n Fall asleep, only to wake to a bright light, shining in my face. I open my eyes and see the house is dark, it's obviously later and others have gone to bed. This is when I realise the light is actually reflecting off the TV (Which my Mum was playing Theme park on). \n I can still, vividly see that image, crytally clear in my head. I can make in this reflection, that the light is eminating from my bed room window. Scared, I sit up and then pull back my blinds to look outside. \n The light is incredibly intense, but doesn't hurt my eyes. All I can see is [this face]( Followed shortly by the most overwhelming feeling of extreme and pure terror. I know what scared frozen feels like. In that moment it felt like my brain flat-out refused to accept what it was seeing and like every part of my being screamed out at once, resulting in just a shutdown of thought, activity and movement. \n That picture also doesn't do justice. The eyes are not black, but deep as if they are looking into you. I swear I could almost feel it looking at me. \n The next thing I remember is waking up in my bed, then, a split second later, waking up again. Also in my bed. \n I'm not trying to say I was abducted. I genuinely believe I had an extremely scary lucid dream of sorts. All I can really attest to is that this experience had a lasting effect on me, to the point that even now, as a 24 year old, I still have a psychological reaction of sorts when I tell this story. My hands tremble and my eyes water. \n (I realise the picture in this post is taken from the book (and later Christopher Walken movie) [Communion]( which is Whitley Striber's \"true story\" account of visitation. The picture just happens to be spot-on to what I \" saw \". For the record I'm saying my story is nothing but my own head fucking with me in a lucid dreamstate.","Summary: If you've used the phrase, \"Shooter Fatigue\" in relation to yourself. Play this game, Pick it up for PS3 at the end of Sep.\n\nPost: That is what I was coming in here to say. \n It's really my favourite game of all time. I recommend it for everyone. It's being re-released in a HD collections pack for the PS3. If you like a game with truly [epic boss battles]( then there's something here for you. \n But if you're the type of gamer than can appreciate more than the action. But atmosphere, environment, sound design and [presentation.]( Then there's a lot here for you. Especially when you realise this game came out in like 2005. On the PS2 \n Not to mention, the single greatest Video Game horse to date!","Summary: Your friend being a dick is probably a convoluted way of dealing with the fact he wants a hug and doesn't know how to get one, or if as a Man , if he should even want one.\n\nPost: An attempt at appearing macho can mean he feels insecure in his own masculinity, if not just insecure in general. \n Sometimes people are huge assholes, because they're hurt, scared or feel inadequate. I'm not saying that excuses the behavior. But it can make swallowing it a little easier when you know they only do it because they're vulnerable. \n \n Maybe someone or other people are dicks to him, he is sensitive, takes it to heart and is angry at society/social situations in which he has been a figure of fun. \n \n Maybe his opinion of himself is so low that he thinks it nigh impossible for anyone to genuinely like him. So he acts like the dick he thinks he really is. \n \n Maybe it's a pre-emptive attack. 'If I'm a dick to you first, then I wont be hurt when you're a dick to me. Therefore, keeping people at arms length. If no-one gets too close, no-one will know how I really feel. \n \n \n It's absolutely fine for you to say, \"When you do x , it's totally unacceptable.\" and if he doesn't take notice. It's absolutely fine to ignore him or stop hanging out with him. You don't have to (and shouldn't) coddle him. \n Also, in an attempt to finish off my always too long thoughts... With regards to humanity and behaviour. Causality is the key. Action , Reaction . There's no such thing as, \"For no reason.\" There always is one. \n And more often than not, it's a reaction to one needs for love and affection. I know, way too deep for what you're posting about. It's late and I'm on a tangent here... But most people's personality stems from a few, simple and key building blocks. The need and want of love is one of the biggest ones. \n Many people like to pretend that need isn't there for multiple reasons. Too painful. Not something Men should need. Fear of never fulfilling it. But it is. \n Way, Way","Summary: Is it possible there's a bug that has the Vita installing games or data in a manner that is corrupted or easily corrupted? \n Also, have you tried accessing the debug menu and rebuilding your Vita's database?\n\nPost: I'm using a 16GB Card. \n I did have an experience with a different game though that made me a bit weary. The Unit 13 demo. I played about a minute of it, then the sound cut out. Checking to see if it was the game or the Vita I pressed the PS button. \n LiveArea sound still exists so I go back into the game, except now it's totally frozen. Use PS button to exit and close the demo. I try and delete the demo and get an error message. Try again, same thing. \n I then try and boot the Twitter app and my Vita just hangs there, like it's loading the app. I can't PS out or back. Not knowing what else to do, I try to put the Vita in standby. The screen turns off and the PS light is blue for a bit, then starts blinking rapidly at me. \n A little freaked out I press the power button. Nothing. I press and hold the Power button for 2-3 seconds. Nothing. I end up holding the power button down for as long as it takes for something to happen. \n After 10 seconds a debug menu of sorts appears with options like, 'Start Vita Normally' 'Rebuild Database' and 'Format Memory Card.' \n I choose to start the Vita normally, everything seems fine. I attempt to delete the Unit 13 demo, and it gets deleted. Booted Twitter up, no problems and none since. \n I don't think it was necessarily a bad build of the Unit 12 demo, because it wasn't just the game that crashed. My whole Vita went a bit haywire, which makes me think it may be a firmware bug or has something to do with the data on memory card itself?","Summary: I went to my GP with a gash on my wrist. I wasn't confined to a psychiatric facility.\n Edit: Feel the need to note I live in Australia.\n\nPost: I've seen a few therapists and doctors over the years and always been open about suicidal thoughts. I think it's the best policy. \n For reference, during a time I was not seeing a therapist, I went to my GP with a self-inflicted cut on my wrist.(Nothing serious or deep, as it had stopped bleeding.) I told him I needed help because I was considering suicide and had made a half-assed attempt at it. \n We talked and discussed how I was feeling and if I was a danger to myself, which I said I wasn't and that I had come to him for help. He believed me and the \"worst\" thing that happened was that he made a phone call and immediatley linked me in with a local Hospital/Mental Health service. They phoned me later on that day to see how I was and where I was at and they scheduled me an appointment for the next day. It was a nice, comforting environment in which they even informed me that I didn't have to attend appointments with them and I had the right to refuse to attend. \n It was actually a very good thing for me because for a period of close to two-weeks, a mental health nurse would visit me every second day to check up on me and ask me how I was doing. I got the help I needed for the short term and they linked me in with a therapist for long-term, on-going counselling. \n They gave me a few numbers that I could call if things got intense or out of hand for me and some other really good mental health resources. This was very comforting for me. Knowing in my phone was a list of people I could call if it became too much. \n Those resources even came in handy when a year later, my sisters mental health took a sharp nose-dive and my parents didn't know what to do. I had people and organisations she could call. You bounce around like a pinball in the system for a little while. But you land in the right spot and can get the help you need. \n WAY","Summary: Perfect World/Cryptic do not adequately convey to the player that a fully featured character creator is only available after you've completed the tutorial of their MMO Champions Online. This makes them cunts. Also, I am super indulgent, if not a straight up whiny bitch slut dude, who is poor at storytelling, specifically succinct storytelling. \n \n This post is long, but it is not a \"Loch Ness Tree fiddy\" post.\n\nPost: I upgraded my PC with a new graphics card and some extra RAM not to long ago and since then have been poking around at some different MMO's. \n I liked The Old Republic for a while, but interest tapered off pretty severely at level 35. I enjoyed what I saw of Rift and Aion had some neat character customisation, a big plus for me. But I kind of got over the \"Tab Targeting\" of games like this. I'm not especially good at it, I'll admit, and wanted something that felt more like I was playing a game and less like I was clicking 40 different icon buttons. \n I remembered how I enjoyed DC Universe Online on the PS3. It's a pretty simple game, compared to most MMO's, but I thought that was one of the games strengths. It's a \"action\" MMO, set in the DC Universe with DC Characters. Decent Voice acting and you can zoom about Gotham City. Awesome. \n But now I have a decent PC, I decide to give the PC version of DCUO a shot. It runs great. Max settings and rock solid 60Hz. But it feels janky. Something about the camera movement and the way it move's doesn't sit right with me. The mouse controlled camera didn't feel like it was meant for the mouse as much as it felt like it was the right analogue stick from the PS3 version, mapped to it. \n I actually would prefer to play this game with a control pad, I did so on the PS3 and had a good time. The game just runs like garbage on PS3. Not just because the PC is more capable, it feels more like that ugliness of how Unreal Engine 3 and the PS3 have never seen eye-to-eye. \n I don't have any PC gamepads, but I've used community created stuffs to use my PS3 controller with my PC before. I play a copy of Soul Reaver I got from GOG.com with my PS3 controller. Same with some emulators and what-not. \n BUT, DCUO doesn't seem to effing recognise the pad. I find the games controls difficult to get used to and quickly move-on. \n So now I'm looking for a similarly orientated action MMO, but I'm too broke/cheap to pay for Tera. So I look at the Free-to-Play games that seem to be everywhere these days. \n Anyway, I decide to look into both City of Heroes and Champions Online, they look like games I could enjoy. I also hear great things about the character creators in both games, which is awesome, because it's something I definitely liked about DCUO and Aion. \n SO, I download and install Champions Online via Steam. I already had a Perfect World/Cryptic account because I tried Star Trek online. (Which I didn't like because it's less Space Exploration and more, gigantic rooms with a planet in them.) \n Log-in. Select my \"Archetype,\" the class or skill-tree I'll progress along. There's Free-form power selection, where you can pick and choose what you please, but it's only for subscribers. \n I go along and it comes to the part where I can start creating my character. It's not wholly intuitive, or so I found at least. I find it difficult to find things like beast heads and skin types. It felt like I had to change each individual option, whereas I thought there should be a stack of defaults, jumping off points, for deeper customisation. \n If you want to play a beast man, give me a default dude that looks like that and I'll take it from there. But this felt more like I had to go and tweak everything individually. Akin to putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Either way, I wasn't feeling it. \n I'm not sure if it's because it is actually unintuitive or because there's just a severe lack of options. It's hard to know where stuff is when there seems to be a maximum of 4 options in each category. Are Wolf ears a head type? head accessory? Ear type? Hair type? \n Frustrated and really unable to do what I wanted with my character, I decide to just exit. I'm not going to go and and play, because I don't want some half-made dude who I have no affection for as my character. \n I exit the game, disappointed. I do some Googling on the Character Creator, but nothing is really popping up to give me relevant information. It all seems dated info, which in an MMO can be a nightmare. As they're constantly evolving. \n From what I can gather, the character creator had some kind of adjusts made in 2012. But Google was giving me older info than that. \n That's also something that shits me about Google. Google is really fucking bad at giving you up-to-date information. I don't want search results from 2 years ago and the options to refine the search are not good enough to get the results you're looking for, simply and easily. I can get something from this week, month or from a year back... \n But anyway, after this ordeal, I figure the game's character creator is just not as good as advertised and I uninstall the game. \n I continue on my journey to satiate my desire for an action MMO with a good amount of character customisation options. \n But all I seem to be finding is, more mentions of City of Heroes and Champions online! I take a good look at City of Heroes, but that game came out in 2007 and I was kind of looking for something with a little more bang, in the graphics department. \n So I and find myself looking back at C.O. I see so many cool creations I wonder why I can't seem to get it to work for me. I decided to check out the C.O. Official Forums. \n Down the very bottom of the Forum lists is a Costumes and BlahBlah section. I go in there and take a squiz. I see a post that was made by another, who seemed to be having a similar issue. They were looking for tails for their character, but can't find shit. \n The second or third response says... [that the character creator is behind a level gate of sorts]( You need to have played past the tutorial to get access to all the options. \n Why?! \n That user mentions that fucking Cryptic thought that people were too fucking stupid to be able to handle the sheer number of options, so they give you a dumbed down version of the Character Creator when you first play and then give you a second afterwards . \n That doesn't make any fucking sense to me! \n You know what's original in an MMO, when all the lands and NPC's are the same? Player characters. \n You know one of the things a player gets attached to when they play an MMO? Their character! \n Why can't I make my character the way I'd like, right from the fucking beginning? So going through this process twice is somehow easier ? I mean, if the sheer stupidity of their target audience is of such a magnitude that they need to cull the number of sliders presented on the screen... Why not just have an option for a basic editor? Let people choose. Ask me if I want to go through the rigmarole right now. \n Because that's what I want . \n I uninstalled the game because I didn't see what I wanted. A fully featured creator. Only to find that it is there, it's just hidden . \n This angers me way more than it should. Which is why I am in this thread. \n In my opinion, that is such a fucking stupid decision that it actually offends me. When your game is known for it character creator, why do you fucking gimp it? Especially if you don't make that clear to new players . \n I mean you go to the CO website and it's \"PLAY FOR FREE. PLAY NOW.\" there's little actual information, anywhere on that site. \n The C-Store is poorly fucking designed too... \n Champions Online thoroughly rustled my jimmies. I don't want to play the game as Loser McFuckstick, I want to play the game as the dude or dudette of my own poorly inspired creation. \n Don't MMo devs constantly bang on about how important choice is in their world and blah, bullshit, blah. How about the choice to have access to the character creator at the beginning of the game! \n If you absolutely want people ot play the tutorial first, then do that. Fuck make a story heavy sequence about a character who has impact on the games lore and world. Then at the end of that, tutorial, you, playing as them, mentor the person who would then become your actual character. \n Don't make me half-make my dream person, then shove them out into the world as the gimped abortion they are, only to have me re-make them when I'm given access to the full feature set... I'm a measure twice, cut once, kind of fellow.","Summary: Social awareness.\n\nPost: When someone is good at social cues and socially aware enough to attempt to steer a conversation away from a topic obviously making someone uncomfortable. Has saved me before. \n For instance I (a gay guy) may casually mention to friends/close work colleagues in conversation that me and my boyfriend went and saw some movie or what-not. Just usual, what you did on the weekend stuff. \n On more than one occasion though, I've had a workmate within ear shot, friend of a friend at a party or an acquaintance sitting at the breakroom table pipe in with, \"Oh I didn't know you were gay!\" Harmless, and not in a homophobic tone, but oblivious socially to having interrupted a conversation and kind of putting me on the spot. \n One time a lady asked follow up questions like, \"When did you first know?\" and \"Are you out of the closet?\" \n Now I don't mind answering questions, I kind of like to think of it as educating the masses, but I'm kind of in the middle of some random story, there's a right time and place and sometimes I don't really feel like telling everyone in the room the history behind my sexuality... \n It was nice when good friend got things back on track by nicely interjecting during a pause and asking, \"So what movie did you see?\" or \"Was the movie any good?\" and even distracting the interrupter by asking, \"Have you seen that movie? Did you like it?\"","Summary: My parents are dumb. \n Many Edits: Spelling and Grammar and the word, \"Loose.\"\n\nPost: My Dad once opened the fridge and exclaimed, \"Shit, Don't we have any milk? ...Oh Wai--\" \n \"YES WE DO!\" Chimed in my Mother, bursting forth from her seat, pushing her way in front my Dad and pushing something aside, revealing the milk. \n \"I know.\" My Dad replied, \"I saw it just after I said it. If you'd have waited until I finished talk--\" \n \"No, you said we didn't have any milk! And we do.\" \n \"Yes, but I paused. If You'd have waited until after I finished.\" \n \"No, you said we didn't have any milk.\" \n \"I hadn't stopped talking! I only paused. I was about to say I see it when you barged in.\" \n \" No You said we don't have Milk.\" \n \" THERE WAS A PAUSE. THERE WAS A PAUSE \" \n This continued into a bloody big argument. My parents had a lot of arguments like that. Kinda screwed up me and my sister as a result. \n My Mum's not all there, mentally. My Dad knows this full well, but cannot \"Lose\" an argument. Even if the other person he's arguing with, is literally delusional and twice as stubborn.","Summary: Mate of mine layed out a guy after picking on his gay friend at a KFC.\n\nPost: A story of a friend of mine, D, who in his late teens was at KFC with some mates when 3 other guys of similar age starting shouting obscenities and mean things to the gay guy amongst their group. \n It got so bad that his gay friend began to cry. So D got out of his chair and confronted the ring leader of the 3. Macho words and chest puffing ensued until D lost it and took a big swing at the bloke. \n Apparently he went down and was a bit groggy from the punch. All involved quickly gathered their things and left. \n This was D's story he relayed to me after I'd asked, \"How'd you get the cast on your wrist?\" Apparently he had a small fracture in his hand after punching this dude.","Summary: Unrelated story of how generous customers actions can sometimes be unwanted, even if their heart's in the right place. =/\n\nPost: Reminds me of a story/experience I had working in hospitality. Though for the record, your waiter sounded like a dick. It was a good thing you guys did. \n Anyways, I once did a traineeship at a training Cafe when I was 19. We used to get a lot of elderly clientèle. \n It was rare, but occasionally a patron would stack their tables dishes and bring them to the counter, saying something to the tune of, \"We noticed you're real busy and running around a lot. So now you don't have to clear our table.\" or something of the sort, genuinely being kind and trying to help us out, as we were basically young students and sometimes we would get rather swamped. \n We always smiled and thanked them, but this was actually something we tried hard to avoid from happening, as nice as it was.\nAs my manager had told us of how an eldery gentr had done exactly this, but was unfortunately bumped over by another customer. The elderly gentleman took a fall and landed on a piece of cutlery he was carrying with the dishes. This caused a bit of a gash and although he wasn't seriously injured, an Ambulance was still called to the scene. \n My manager said he had been chewed out pretty thoroughly over this incident, as it basically made the Cafe liable for this man injuries. Although the elderly gentleman never did pursue any legal action. (In fact he remained a customer there.) \n I'm not saying this related to your story in general. Nor do I tihnk it means he wasn't a total dick for flipping you off. Just a bit of FYI information for those out there who might try something genuinely nice and get an odd reaction. \n Not that it's ever okay to be rude. But something to keep in mind?","Summary: I suck at Skyrim and don't know how to get better. Very discombobulated.\n\nPost: Come to laugh and proclaim superiority? I'm fine with that! But if you could offer advice or at the least, insults with intermittent advice spread throughout, I would appreciate it. The fun I am having with this game is quickly eroding. It's a point beyond \"Raging.\" to just sad pathetic dissolution. \n I'm playing a character mainly specced for Magic. Mainly Destruction Magic, with some Restoration. I also have some skill in One-Handed weapons, archery and Light Armour. \n I wanted to play as a character who wielded a blade and used magic attacks in the other hand. But I'm finding it very difficult to take down enemies this way. \n I'm level 11 and I'm playing on the Apprentice difficulty... \n Maybe I don't \" Get \" Skyrim's combat system, though I never had any issues in Oblivion or other RPG's, but I am getting absolutely slaughtered by any moderate enemies. \n I don't mind dying in games, when I know why I died. But I'm at a point where I feel like I am getting no feedback, or mixed feedback, from the game. I can kill some enemies with zero troubles. In-fact, they seem to almost go down too-easy! But others, are killing me. \n For example, Dragur's go down easily, I can take on 1-3 of them without issue. Restless Dragur's are wiping the floor with me. Fighting more than one is tough. \n \n Is expecting the games combat to be in real-time a mistake? I feel like I'm in menu's more than I'm in combat. It's not how I'd like to play, but is this how I should play Skyrim? \n \n Should I be switching from Magic, to Weapon and Shield constantly? I've tried Full Mage, Weapon and Shield and a mix but nothing's jelling. The fact animations take so long to switch, especially in contrast to the ability to instantly chug twelve potions in another menu, leads me to believe the game is telling me not to do that? \n \n Are there some essential perks I'm missing? I always thought of Perks as bonuses, but I can't tell what's what. I have two in Destruction magic, Two in One-Handed Weapons, One in Light armour and one in each of Speechcraft, Enchantment, Smithing, Sneak and Archery. \n \n Does having a higher level skill mean you're more proficient in that category? E.G. Does having 30 Light Armour mean I'm good at light armour and offer bonuses to my armour stat, or do I have to put points into perks to see any benefits to my armour stat? \n \n \n The inability to gauge an enemies toughness makes me wonder of being killed by some enemies, like a bear, is reasonable or not. \n I feel like 90% of my woes would be fixed if there was a Dodge roll. Dragon shoots fire? Dodge. Enemy rears up for strong attack? Dodge. I find I'm too slow on my feet to do this regularly. All I'm doing is running backwards and enemies are running at my face. \n The damage I take is so great that I am constantly healing myself... So I switched from Robes, to Leather armour I upgraded on a workbench, but still no luck. \n Being a Bethesda game and the fact I have tinkered numerous times with the difficulty to try and get it right, makes me want to believe there's a bug in the games difficulty and not that I just plain suck at this game. \n I've never felt so ridiculously stuck in a game before. I always felt like the game gave me hints to what I was doing wrong and what I needed to improve. I'm not getting that through Skyrim. \n Playing the game, \"My Way\" doesn't seem to gel with how the game expects me to play and I can't find the groove where I should be. \n Way"],"string":"[\n \"Summary: comment will be the least of your concerns in the real world.\\n\\nPost: I don't get this at all. \\n We're talking about careers in which people put their safety on the line to protect others, and how one should bow out from justice to avoid stigma ? \\n So I don't sound like a total jerk, and in case you don't know. The sexual assault was not your fault. In any way shape or form. And if this event has really effected you, there is no shame in seeking some professional help or counselling. Lets try and forget this \\\" Boy club \\\" attitude that men are devoid of emotion. \\n With that said... I don't know how you can seriously look at yourself in the mirror and say you want to protect and serve the people, but are not willing to pursue justice for yourself? \\n Be a man. Step up and do what is right regardless of the consequences of the ignorant . You deserve justice for what has happened to you and as an upstanding member of society, who is trying to put his hand up and say, \\\"I will enforce the law.\\\" It is your responsibility , your duty, to do what you can to ensure this man isn't able to assault anyone else. To see that record hover over his head, forever. \\n I don't see how this could be a besmirchment of your reputation or your career. If it's asked of you, you say what is true. That you have first hand knowledge of how this system works having gone through it yourself. That it inspires and gives you strength to do what is right. \\n How does this experience, as terrible as it has been, not have a silver lining? It may allow you to better connect to other victims of sexual assault as may be encountered as a law enforcement officer. \\n If some redneck morons want to hold prejudices against you, then they are in the wrong and you should stand up for your rights! I'm not saying it wont be hard. But a man doesn't chicken out of what is right because it is not easy. \\n If the culture is that victims are discriminated against, then maybe you should be a part of changing that. By having the courage to do what is right, even in the face of adversity. \\n I genuinely wish you the best OP and hold nothing against you. Call it constructive criticism, or tough love , for a person looking to join what I can only imagine to be a intense and stressful profession of law enforcement. My\",\n \"Summary: If we allow Homebrew discussion, who's going to inform novices users on the consequences of pursuing Homebrew use?\\n\\nPost: I think it is important to have people know that Homebrew does not equal piracy. \\n I think many people have a tainted view of Homebrewwing because for many it enabled piracy that, regardless of actual impact, was perceived as a large problem on the PSP that may have even hindered that systems penetration and success. \\n So people passionate about the Vita (which people who venture into a specificity themed subreddit may be) might have reservations about Homebrew. \\n With that said , the reasons I think Homebrewing may be better suited for its own Subreddit, is that once you introduce it here, you need to now provide a large amount of clear information about what hombrew is and what the consequences are . \\n Homebrewing can mean things like: \\n \\n Voided warranty \\n Inability to upgrade firmware \\n \\n If a 13 year old kid with a Vita desperately wants to use Remote Play for PS3 games and there's a hombrew ability to do that. Might he pursue it, not knowing that when the official Firmware update hits the PSN that he now cannot install it, as preventative measures in the software disable its installation. \\n Or even more extreme, the firmware finds his Vita in breach of the PSN Terms Of Service and so disables his Vita from connection to the PSN forever. A big deal on a device the encourages strong use of digital purchases and content. \\n Suddenly I feel like we'd need to have big, red, flags everywhere separating the homebrew from the vanilla usage. \\n It may seem extreme, that people could be so stupid, but look at the problems people are already having: \\n \\n Getting near working. \\n Cross-platform play. \\n Region specific online passes \\n Vita compatible PSP games. \\n The need for a memory card. \\n \\n I've seen post where people do not have a clear idea what the Vita is, thinking it a device in which they can play all their PS3 games, on the move, when this is not actually the case. \\n I don't mean everyone who has these issues is dumb (I myself only recently realised Near probably isn't working because my routers Wireless AP has a different MAC Address than when using wired connections) But do we have enough on our plate geting standard things working? Let alone Homebrew tech support? \\n [/ End Wall Of Text ]\",\n \"Summary: I went on a Max Payne rant that I think stopped making sense a paragraph or two ago.\\n\\nPost: Which makes Max one of my favourite video game characters ever . \\n The character fits the wacky \\\"reality\\\" of the game world and the wack reality of the world of video games. \\n Loveable, charming and witty Nathan Drake has probably shot and killed over a thousand people, because, you know, treasure... \\n Max makes bad choices and as a result stands as one man against an army of enemies. He makes those choices, knowing they're bad. \\n I think Max only feels anything when he's on that line between life and death. Which is what I think Bullet Time is. I tihnk the only time Max wants to be alive is when he's staring death in the face. He's incredibly self-destructive, because I think he knows he's a bad person. Because there's a part of him that wants these things to happen to him. \\n I think his anger and misery runs so deep that his musings about saving others is mostly a façade. It's his way of rationalising unleashing his incredible anger against the world. \\n Max Payne 3 takes place in Brazil and surrounds the Bronco family. Far removed from Max Payne's origin in New York with his murdered family. But I feel like his actions throughout are still the seeking of vengeance for their deaths. The Branco's situation gives Max an enemy, an outlet for his anger. \\n Towards the end of Max Payne 3, I got a sense that Max was totaly detached from the circumstances surrounding him and it was far less about resolution for him or others than it was lethal justification for his own rage and misery. \\n I don't think he enjoys killing deep down, but I think it fits nicely into his spiral of self-hatred. He hates himself because he's this person, but uses that hatred as justification for more violence.\",\n \"Summary: I have some serious shooter fatigue. ._.\\n\\nPost: I was refering to people outside Reddit too. But either way, that doesn't comfort me any. Battlefied 3 is still an attempt at Wallet Rape, except it's by EA. It's EA attempting to enter the, 'American in brown camo who can shoot guns in Brownistan.' market. \\n Most people I know, only seem to mention CoD or Battlefield 3 when we talk about the insanity of the last quarter of 2011 with Forza 4, Batman Arkham City, Halo 10th Anniversary Edition, Skyrim, Journey, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Uncharted 3, etc. \\n That doesn't take into account the recently released Deus Ex: Human Revolution, or Septembers Gears of War 3 or Shadow of the Colossus HD... \\n I'm sure MW3 and BF3 have their merits. But seriously people. Broaden your fucking scope.\",\n \"Summary: You play the games not the platform/Don't be a jerk.\\n\\nPost: I'm not sure if it's selective memory or not, but I feel like when I was a kid I could say, \\\"I like games.\\\" and a persons response would be, \\\"Cool! Me too. What do you play?\\\" \\n Fun would ensue. \\n Now it feels like the response is always, \\\"Ew, you like consoles?\\\" \\\"Ew, you like PC gaming?\\\" \\\"Ew, you only play Wii?\\\" \\\"Ew, you like Facebook games?\\\"\\nIt's stupid, as Kjkillz said.\\nI would like to think of myself as a Gamer. I don't need a prefix for it, no Core, Hardcore, Casual, Motion, Handheld, Social, Console... Etc.\\nI would hope we as gamers would go where the games are. If you strictly stick to the PC, you may have missed Shadow of the Colossus or Flower . That's not me gloating about Console superiority. That's me as a gamer wanting to see others have the wonderful and amazing gaming experience I had, regardless of platform.\\nIf you stick solely to consoles, you may have missed out on Amnesia: The Dark Decent and also niche communities and indie games like Every Day The Same Dream.\",\n \"Summary: Lucid dream leads to Aliens and extreme terror. Twas my biggest mind fuck ever.\\nEDIT: Spelling.\\n\\nPost: I don't have a real wondrous, \\\" This is so cool. \\\" epiphany like a lot of other people in this thread, but one occasion when (what I believe to be) my mind fucked me over was when I was about 8 years old. \\n Went to sleep in my bed, which faces my open doorway, from there I can see my Mum playing Theme Park on our Sega Genesis (That's not the mindfuck part). \\n Fall asleep, only to wake to a bright light, shining in my face. I open my eyes and see the house is dark, it's obviously later and others have gone to bed. This is when I realise the light is actually reflecting off the TV (Which my Mum was playing Theme park on). \\n I can still, vividly see that image, crytally clear in my head. I can make in this reflection, that the light is eminating from my bed room window. Scared, I sit up and then pull back my blinds to look outside. \\n The light is incredibly intense, but doesn't hurt my eyes. All I can see is [this face]( Followed shortly by the most overwhelming feeling of extreme and pure terror. I know what scared frozen feels like. In that moment it felt like my brain flat-out refused to accept what it was seeing and like every part of my being screamed out at once, resulting in just a shutdown of thought, activity and movement. \\n That picture also doesn't do justice. The eyes are not black, but deep as if they are looking into you. I swear I could almost feel it looking at me. \\n The next thing I remember is waking up in my bed, then, a split second later, waking up again. Also in my bed. \\n I'm not trying to say I was abducted. I genuinely believe I had an extremely scary lucid dream of sorts. All I can really attest to is that this experience had a lasting effect on me, to the point that even now, as a 24 year old, I still have a psychological reaction of sorts when I tell this story. My hands tremble and my eyes water. \\n (I realise the picture in this post is taken from the book (and later Christopher Walken movie) [Communion]( which is Whitley Striber's \\\"true story\\\" account of visitation. The picture just happens to be spot-on to what I \\\" saw \\\". For the record I'm saying my story is nothing but my own head fucking with me in a lucid dreamstate.\",\n \"Summary: If you've used the phrase, \\\"Shooter Fatigue\\\" in relation to yourself. Play this game, Pick it up for PS3 at the end of Sep.\\n\\nPost: That is what I was coming in here to say. \\n It's really my favourite game of all time. I recommend it for everyone. It's being re-released in a HD collections pack for the PS3. If you like a game with truly [epic boss battles]( then there's something here for you. \\n But if you're the type of gamer than can appreciate more than the action. But atmosphere, environment, sound design and [presentation.]( Then there's a lot here for you. Especially when you realise this game came out in like 2005. On the PS2 \\n Not to mention, the single greatest Video Game horse to date!\",\n \"Summary: Your friend being a dick is probably a convoluted way of dealing with the fact he wants a hug and doesn't know how to get one, or if as a Man , if he should even want one.\\n\\nPost: An attempt at appearing macho can mean he feels insecure in his own masculinity, if not just insecure in general. \\n Sometimes people are huge assholes, because they're hurt, scared or feel inadequate. I'm not saying that excuses the behavior. But it can make swallowing it a little easier when you know they only do it because they're vulnerable. \\n \\n Maybe someone or other people are dicks to him, he is sensitive, takes it to heart and is angry at society/social situations in which he has been a figure of fun. \\n \\n Maybe his opinion of himself is so low that he thinks it nigh impossible for anyone to genuinely like him. So he acts like the dick he thinks he really is. \\n \\n Maybe it's a pre-emptive attack. 'If I'm a dick to you first, then I wont be hurt when you're a dick to me. Therefore, keeping people at arms length. If no-one gets too close, no-one will know how I really feel. \\n \\n \\n It's absolutely fine for you to say, \\\"When you do x , it's totally unacceptable.\\\" and if he doesn't take notice. It's absolutely fine to ignore him or stop hanging out with him. You don't have to (and shouldn't) coddle him. \\n Also, in an attempt to finish off my always too long thoughts... With regards to humanity and behaviour. Causality is the key. Action , Reaction . There's no such thing as, \\\"For no reason.\\\" There always is one. \\n And more often than not, it's a reaction to one needs for love and affection. I know, way too deep for what you're posting about. It's late and I'm on a tangent here... But most people's personality stems from a few, simple and key building blocks. The need and want of love is one of the biggest ones. \\n Many people like to pretend that need isn't there for multiple reasons. Too painful. Not something Men should need. Fear of never fulfilling it. But it is. \\n Way, Way\",\n \"Summary: Is it possible there's a bug that has the Vita installing games or data in a manner that is corrupted or easily corrupted? \\n Also, have you tried accessing the debug menu and rebuilding your Vita's database?\\n\\nPost: I'm using a 16GB Card. \\n I did have an experience with a different game though that made me a bit weary. The Unit 13 demo. I played about a minute of it, then the sound cut out. Checking to see if it was the game or the Vita I pressed the PS button. \\n LiveArea sound still exists so I go back into the game, except now it's totally frozen. Use PS button to exit and close the demo. I try and delete the demo and get an error message. Try again, same thing. \\n I then try and boot the Twitter app and my Vita just hangs there, like it's loading the app. I can't PS out or back. Not knowing what else to do, I try to put the Vita in standby. The screen turns off and the PS light is blue for a bit, then starts blinking rapidly at me. \\n A little freaked out I press the power button. Nothing. I press and hold the Power button for 2-3 seconds. Nothing. I end up holding the power button down for as long as it takes for something to happen. \\n After 10 seconds a debug menu of sorts appears with options like, 'Start Vita Normally' 'Rebuild Database' and 'Format Memory Card.' \\n I choose to start the Vita normally, everything seems fine. I attempt to delete the Unit 13 demo, and it gets deleted. Booted Twitter up, no problems and none since. \\n I don't think it was necessarily a bad build of the Unit 12 demo, because it wasn't just the game that crashed. My whole Vita went a bit haywire, which makes me think it may be a firmware bug or has something to do with the data on memory card itself?\",\n \"Summary: I went to my GP with a gash on my wrist. I wasn't confined to a psychiatric facility.\\n Edit: Feel the need to note I live in Australia.\\n\\nPost: I've seen a few therapists and doctors over the years and always been open about suicidal thoughts. I think it's the best policy. \\n For reference, during a time I was not seeing a therapist, I went to my GP with a self-inflicted cut on my wrist.(Nothing serious or deep, as it had stopped bleeding.) I told him I needed help because I was considering suicide and had made a half-assed attempt at it. \\n We talked and discussed how I was feeling and if I was a danger to myself, which I said I wasn't and that I had come to him for help. He believed me and the \\\"worst\\\" thing that happened was that he made a phone call and immediatley linked me in with a local Hospital/Mental Health service. They phoned me later on that day to see how I was and where I was at and they scheduled me an appointment for the next day. It was a nice, comforting environment in which they even informed me that I didn't have to attend appointments with them and I had the right to refuse to attend. \\n It was actually a very good thing for me because for a period of close to two-weeks, a mental health nurse would visit me every second day to check up on me and ask me how I was doing. I got the help I needed for the short term and they linked me in with a therapist for long-term, on-going counselling. \\n They gave me a few numbers that I could call if things got intense or out of hand for me and some other really good mental health resources. This was very comforting for me. Knowing in my phone was a list of people I could call if it became too much. \\n Those resources even came in handy when a year later, my sisters mental health took a sharp nose-dive and my parents didn't know what to do. I had people and organisations she could call. You bounce around like a pinball in the system for a little while. But you land in the right spot and can get the help you need. \\n WAY\",\n \"Summary: Perfect World/Cryptic do not adequately convey to the player that a fully featured character creator is only available after you've completed the tutorial of their MMO Champions Online. This makes them cunts. Also, I am super indulgent, if not a straight up whiny bitch slut dude, who is poor at storytelling, specifically succinct storytelling. \\n \\n This post is long, but it is not a \\\"Loch Ness Tree fiddy\\\" post.\\n\\nPost: I upgraded my PC with a new graphics card and some extra RAM not to long ago and since then have been poking around at some different MMO's. \\n I liked The Old Republic for a while, but interest tapered off pretty severely at level 35. I enjoyed what I saw of Rift and Aion had some neat character customisation, a big plus for me. But I kind of got over the \\\"Tab Targeting\\\" of games like this. I'm not especially good at it, I'll admit, and wanted something that felt more like I was playing a game and less like I was clicking 40 different icon buttons. \\n I remembered how I enjoyed DC Universe Online on the PS3. It's a pretty simple game, compared to most MMO's, but I thought that was one of the games strengths. It's a \\\"action\\\" MMO, set in the DC Universe with DC Characters. Decent Voice acting and you can zoom about Gotham City. Awesome. \\n But now I have a decent PC, I decide to give the PC version of DCUO a shot. It runs great. Max settings and rock solid 60Hz. But it feels janky. Something about the camera movement and the way it move's doesn't sit right with me. The mouse controlled camera didn't feel like it was meant for the mouse as much as it felt like it was the right analogue stick from the PS3 version, mapped to it. \\n I actually would prefer to play this game with a control pad, I did so on the PS3 and had a good time. The game just runs like garbage on PS3. Not just because the PC is more capable, it feels more like that ugliness of how Unreal Engine 3 and the PS3 have never seen eye-to-eye. \\n I don't have any PC gamepads, but I've used community created stuffs to use my PS3 controller with my PC before. I play a copy of Soul Reaver I got from GOG.com with my PS3 controller. Same with some emulators and what-not. \\n BUT, DCUO doesn't seem to effing recognise the pad. I find the games controls difficult to get used to and quickly move-on. \\n So now I'm looking for a similarly orientated action MMO, but I'm too broke/cheap to pay for Tera. So I look at the Free-to-Play games that seem to be everywhere these days. \\n Anyway, I decide to look into both City of Heroes and Champions Online, they look like games I could enjoy. I also hear great things about the character creators in both games, which is awesome, because it's something I definitely liked about DCUO and Aion. \\n SO, I download and install Champions Online via Steam. I already had a Perfect World/Cryptic account because I tried Star Trek online. (Which I didn't like because it's less Space Exploration and more, gigantic rooms with a planet in them.) \\n Log-in. Select my \\\"Archetype,\\\" the class or skill-tree I'll progress along. There's Free-form power selection, where you can pick and choose what you please, but it's only for subscribers. \\n I go along and it comes to the part where I can start creating my character. It's not wholly intuitive, or so I found at least. I find it difficult to find things like beast heads and skin types. It felt like I had to change each individual option, whereas I thought there should be a stack of defaults, jumping off points, for deeper customisation. \\n If you want to play a beast man, give me a default dude that looks like that and I'll take it from there. But this felt more like I had to go and tweak everything individually. Akin to putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Either way, I wasn't feeling it. \\n I'm not sure if it's because it is actually unintuitive or because there's just a severe lack of options. It's hard to know where stuff is when there seems to be a maximum of 4 options in each category. Are Wolf ears a head type? head accessory? Ear type? Hair type? \\n Frustrated and really unable to do what I wanted with my character, I decide to just exit. I'm not going to go and and play, because I don't want some half-made dude who I have no affection for as my character. \\n I exit the game, disappointed. I do some Googling on the Character Creator, but nothing is really popping up to give me relevant information. It all seems dated info, which in an MMO can be a nightmare. As they're constantly evolving. \\n From what I can gather, the character creator had some kind of adjusts made in 2012. But Google was giving me older info than that. \\n That's also something that shits me about Google. Google is really fucking bad at giving you up-to-date information. I don't want search results from 2 years ago and the options to refine the search are not good enough to get the results you're looking for, simply and easily. I can get something from this week, month or from a year back... \\n But anyway, after this ordeal, I figure the game's character creator is just not as good as advertised and I uninstall the game. \\n I continue on my journey to satiate my desire for an action MMO with a good amount of character customisation options. \\n But all I seem to be finding is, more mentions of City of Heroes and Champions online! I take a good look at City of Heroes, but that game came out in 2007 and I was kind of looking for something with a little more bang, in the graphics department. \\n So I and find myself looking back at C.O. I see so many cool creations I wonder why I can't seem to get it to work for me. I decided to check out the C.O. Official Forums. \\n Down the very bottom of the Forum lists is a Costumes and BlahBlah section. I go in there and take a squiz. I see a post that was made by another, who seemed to be having a similar issue. They were looking for tails for their character, but can't find shit. \\n The second or third response says... [that the character creator is behind a level gate of sorts]( You need to have played past the tutorial to get access to all the options. \\n Why?! \\n That user mentions that fucking Cryptic thought that people were too fucking stupid to be able to handle the sheer number of options, so they give you a dumbed down version of the Character Creator when you first play and then give you a second afterwards . \\n That doesn't make any fucking sense to me! \\n You know what's original in an MMO, when all the lands and NPC's are the same? Player characters. \\n You know one of the things a player gets attached to when they play an MMO? Their character! \\n Why can't I make my character the way I'd like, right from the fucking beginning? So going through this process twice is somehow easier ? I mean, if the sheer stupidity of their target audience is of such a magnitude that they need to cull the number of sliders presented on the screen... Why not just have an option for a basic editor? Let people choose. Ask me if I want to go through the rigmarole right now. \\n Because that's what I want . \\n I uninstalled the game because I didn't see what I wanted. A fully featured creator. Only to find that it is there, it's just hidden . \\n This angers me way more than it should. Which is why I am in this thread. \\n In my opinion, that is such a fucking stupid decision that it actually offends me. When your game is known for it character creator, why do you fucking gimp it? Especially if you don't make that clear to new players . \\n I mean you go to the CO website and it's \\\"PLAY FOR FREE. PLAY NOW.\\\" there's little actual information, anywhere on that site. \\n The C-Store is poorly fucking designed too... \\n Champions Online thoroughly rustled my jimmies. I don't want to play the game as Loser McFuckstick, I want to play the game as the dude or dudette of my own poorly inspired creation. \\n Don't MMo devs constantly bang on about how important choice is in their world and blah, bullshit, blah. How about the choice to have access to the character creator at the beginning of the game! \\n If you absolutely want people ot play the tutorial first, then do that. Fuck make a story heavy sequence about a character who has impact on the games lore and world. Then at the end of that, tutorial, you, playing as them, mentor the person who would then become your actual character. \\n Don't make me half-make my dream person, then shove them out into the world as the gimped abortion they are, only to have me re-make them when I'm given access to the full feature set... I'm a measure twice, cut once, kind of fellow.\",\n \"Summary: Social awareness.\\n\\nPost: When someone is good at social cues and socially aware enough to attempt to steer a conversation away from a topic obviously making someone uncomfortable. Has saved me before. \\n For instance I (a gay guy) may casually mention to friends/close work colleagues in conversation that me and my boyfriend went and saw some movie or what-not. Just usual, what you did on the weekend stuff. \\n On more than one occasion though, I've had a workmate within ear shot, friend of a friend at a party or an acquaintance sitting at the breakroom table pipe in with, \\\"Oh I didn't know you were gay!\\\" Harmless, and not in a homophobic tone, but oblivious socially to having interrupted a conversation and kind of putting me on the spot. \\n One time a lady asked follow up questions like, \\\"When did you first know?\\\" and \\\"Are you out of the closet?\\\" \\n Now I don't mind answering questions, I kind of like to think of it as educating the masses, but I'm kind of in the middle of some random story, there's a right time and place and sometimes I don't really feel like telling everyone in the room the history behind my sexuality... \\n It was nice when good friend got things back on track by nicely interjecting during a pause and asking, \\\"So what movie did you see?\\\" or \\\"Was the movie any good?\\\" and even distracting the interrupter by asking, \\\"Have you seen that movie? Did you like it?\\\"\",\n \"Summary: My parents are dumb. \\n Many Edits: Spelling and Grammar and the word, \\\"Loose.\\\"\\n\\nPost: My Dad once opened the fridge and exclaimed, \\\"Shit, Don't we have any milk? ...Oh Wai--\\\" \\n \\\"YES WE DO!\\\" Chimed in my Mother, bursting forth from her seat, pushing her way in front my Dad and pushing something aside, revealing the milk. \\n \\\"I know.\\\" My Dad replied, \\\"I saw it just after I said it. If you'd have waited until I finished talk--\\\" \\n \\\"No, you said we didn't have any milk! And we do.\\\" \\n \\\"Yes, but I paused. If You'd have waited until after I finished.\\\" \\n \\\"No, you said we didn't have any milk.\\\" \\n \\\"I hadn't stopped talking! I only paused. I was about to say I see it when you barged in.\\\" \\n \\\" No You said we don't have Milk.\\\" \\n \\\" THERE WAS A PAUSE. THERE WAS A PAUSE \\\" \\n This continued into a bloody big argument. My parents had a lot of arguments like that. Kinda screwed up me and my sister as a result. \\n My Mum's not all there, mentally. My Dad knows this full well, but cannot \\\"Lose\\\" an argument. Even if the other person he's arguing with, is literally delusional and twice as stubborn.\",\n \"Summary: Mate of mine layed out a guy after picking on his gay friend at a KFC.\\n\\nPost: A story of a friend of mine, D, who in his late teens was at KFC with some mates when 3 other guys of similar age starting shouting obscenities and mean things to the gay guy amongst their group. \\n It got so bad that his gay friend began to cry. So D got out of his chair and confronted the ring leader of the 3. Macho words and chest puffing ensued until D lost it and took a big swing at the bloke. \\n Apparently he went down and was a bit groggy from the punch. All involved quickly gathered their things and left. \\n This was D's story he relayed to me after I'd asked, \\\"How'd you get the cast on your wrist?\\\" Apparently he had a small fracture in his hand after punching this dude.\",\n \"Summary: Unrelated story of how generous customers actions can sometimes be unwanted, even if their heart's in the right place. =/\\n\\nPost: Reminds me of a story/experience I had working in hospitality. Though for the record, your waiter sounded like a dick. It was a good thing you guys did. \\n Anyways, I once did a traineeship at a training Cafe when I was 19. We used to get a lot of elderly clientèle. \\n It was rare, but occasionally a patron would stack their tables dishes and bring them to the counter, saying something to the tune of, \\\"We noticed you're real busy and running around a lot. So now you don't have to clear our table.\\\" or something of the sort, genuinely being kind and trying to help us out, as we were basically young students and sometimes we would get rather swamped. \\n We always smiled and thanked them, but this was actually something we tried hard to avoid from happening, as nice as it was.\\nAs my manager had told us of how an eldery gentr had done exactly this, but was unfortunately bumped over by another customer. The elderly gentleman took a fall and landed on a piece of cutlery he was carrying with the dishes. This caused a bit of a gash and although he wasn't seriously injured, an Ambulance was still called to the scene. \\n My manager said he had been chewed out pretty thoroughly over this incident, as it basically made the Cafe liable for this man injuries. Although the elderly gentleman never did pursue any legal action. (In fact he remained a customer there.) \\n I'm not saying this related to your story in general. Nor do I tihnk it means he wasn't a total dick for flipping you off. Just a bit of FYI information for those out there who might try something genuinely nice and get an odd reaction. \\n Not that it's ever okay to be rude. But something to keep in mind?\",\n \"Summary: I suck at Skyrim and don't know how to get better. Very discombobulated.\\n\\nPost: Come to laugh and proclaim superiority? I'm fine with that! But if you could offer advice or at the least, insults with intermittent advice spread throughout, I would appreciate it. The fun I am having with this game is quickly eroding. It's a point beyond \\\"Raging.\\\" to just sad pathetic dissolution. \\n I'm playing a character mainly specced for Magic. Mainly Destruction Magic, with some Restoration. I also have some skill in One-Handed weapons, archery and Light Armour. \\n I wanted to play as a character who wielded a blade and used magic attacks in the other hand. But I'm finding it very difficult to take down enemies this way. \\n I'm level 11 and I'm playing on the Apprentice difficulty... \\n Maybe I don't \\\" Get \\\" Skyrim's combat system, though I never had any issues in Oblivion or other RPG's, but I am getting absolutely slaughtered by any moderate enemies. \\n I don't mind dying in games, when I know why I died. But I'm at a point where I feel like I am getting no feedback, or mixed feedback, from the game. I can kill some enemies with zero troubles. In-fact, they seem to almost go down too-easy! But others, are killing me. \\n For example, Dragur's go down easily, I can take on 1-3 of them without issue. Restless Dragur's are wiping the floor with me. Fighting more than one is tough. \\n \\n Is expecting the games combat to be in real-time a mistake? I feel like I'm in menu's more than I'm in combat. It's not how I'd like to play, but is this how I should play Skyrim? \\n \\n Should I be switching from Magic, to Weapon and Shield constantly? I've tried Full Mage, Weapon and Shield and a mix but nothing's jelling. The fact animations take so long to switch, especially in contrast to the ability to instantly chug twelve potions in another menu, leads me to believe the game is telling me not to do that? \\n \\n Are there some essential perks I'm missing? I always thought of Perks as bonuses, but I can't tell what's what. I have two in Destruction magic, Two in One-Handed Weapons, One in Light armour and one in each of Speechcraft, Enchantment, Smithing, Sneak and Archery. \\n \\n Does having a higher level skill mean you're more proficient in that category? E.G. Does having 30 Light Armour mean I'm good at light armour and offer bonuses to my armour stat, or do I have to put points into perks to see any benefits to my armour stat? \\n \\n \\n The inability to gauge an enemies toughness makes me wonder of being killed by some enemies, like a bear, is reasonable or not. \\n I feel like 90% of my woes would be fixed if there was a Dodge roll. Dragon shoots fire? Dodge. Enemy rears up for strong attack? Dodge. I find I'm too slow on my feet to do this regularly. All I'm doing is running backwards and enemies are running at my face. \\n The damage I take is so great that I am constantly healing myself... So I switched from Robes, to Leather armour I upgraded on a workbench, but still no luck. \\n Being a Bethesda game and the fact I have tinkered numerous times with the difficulty to try and get it right, makes me want to believe there's a bug in the games difficulty and not that I just plain suck at this game. \\n I've never felt so ridiculously stuck in a game before. I always felt like the game gave me hints to what I was doing wrong and what I needed to improve. I'm not getting that through Skyrim. \\n Playing the game, \\\"My Way\\\" doesn't seem to gel with how the game expects me to play and I can't find the groove where I should be. \\n Way\"\n]","isConversational":false},"profile_size":{"kind":"number","value":16,"string":"16"},"task":{"kind":"string","value":"longlamp_4"},"split_kind":{"kind":"string","value":"user_based"},"id":{"kind":"number","value":1998,"string":"1,998"}}},{"rowIdx":1999,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"seditious_commotion"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post Thanks for the kind comment, but remembering Detroit, and the cup, ouch my feels."},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"I sorted the thread by top at the end of the game to change it back for other threads... and I see this there towards the top. \n Thanks Detroit bro. I appreciate your kindness here. Especially considering how you guys prevented our last chance at one. I will try to make it help forget the nightmares I have about watching you guys take Game 4 at the then MCI center. I remembering that, even though we were down 3-0, I figured I should go watch. It could be the last chance I had to see the Caps play in the Stanley Cup.. \n Then it happened. 4-1. It was so painful. Everyone thought we still had a chance to pull it out after the first period goal. It was a power play goal... We can it back. Detroit ended up going 3 for 4 on power plays that night. Unbelievable efficiency. This was a Cup game. How??? Doug Brown never had a 20 goal year in the NHL... but he put 2 in that night. The first and last one.... \n You guys invaded our stadium, and our city, that night. This was before we 'rocked the red' and our building was covered in red. Their were Detroit singing songs of joy on the Metro the entire ride back.. and my stop was the very last on the line. There wasn't enough Caps fans to start drunken fights to defend the honor of our city. There was no one. It was Detroit for a day. We lost our city, our metro and... the Cup. \n Ha man... sorry for the rant but every time a Red Wings fan talks about the Cup I have PTSD flashbacks."},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"I sorted the thread by top at the end of the game to change it back for other threads... and I see this there towards the top. \n Thanks Detroit bro. I appreciate your kindness here. Especially considering how you guys prevented our last chance at one. I will try to make it help forget the nightmares I have about watching you guys take Game 4 at the then MCI center. I remembering that, even though we were down 3-0, I figured I should go watch. It could be the last chance I had to see the Caps play in the Stanley Cup.. \n Then it happened. 4-1. It was so painful. Everyone thought we still had a chance to pull it out after the first period goal. It was a power play goal... We can it back. Detroit ended up going 3 for 4 on power plays that night. Unbelievable efficiency. This was a Cup game. How??? Doug Brown never had a 20 goal year in the NHL... but he put 2 in that night. The first and last one.... \n You guys invaded our stadium, and our city, that night. This was before we 'rocked the red' and our building was covered in red. Their were Detroit singing songs of joy on the Metro the entire ride back.. and my stop was the very last on the line. There wasn't enough Caps fans to start drunken fights to defend the honor of our city. There was no one. It was Detroit for a day. We lost our city, our metro and... the Cup. \n Ha man... sorry for the rant but every time a Red Wings fan talks about the Cup I have PTSD flashbacks."},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: House Advantage games vs. Rake games. \n I can make a bet at the poker table that is 8:1 in my favor. Name ONE table game I could do that on.\n\nPost: You're kind of taking an idealistic view of poker while taking the worst view of table games. \n Yeah he was.... It is much more simple: \n \n Table games = Play against the house; House has an advantage; House creates the advantage in the constructs of the game \n \n Poker = Play against other players; House has no stake in the game itself, paid by rake from other players. Advantages constantly changing and set by players. \n \n \n There is a massive difference. \n Table games = Games you will lose over the long run with the exception of counting BJ.","Summary: You are misusing statistics, stop it.\n\nPost: Why would that blow your mind? The fact you fell for a logical fallacy? \n Did you look at the ratio of whites:blacks in america? [Let's take a look]( ~72% white compared to ~12.6% black. So even with that most basic statistic we see that the 4:1 ratio actually means blacks buy hip hop albums at a higher ratio then whites, since the ratio of whites:blacks is > 4:1. \n Also, did you look at CD purchases in general? Do whites buy more CDs overall? I could go into many more of these factors... but I think you see my point","Summary: 111 countries conduct year round surveillance on which strains are circulating that year. These labs send their data to 5 different World Health Organization research labs, and then WHO makes a recommendation on which strains should be vaccinated against. \n However, each country has the final say in which vaccines are produced in their borders. \n Again....It isn't random chance at all.\n\nPost: flu shots are also weird in that they're targeting a very specific form of a wide-ranging disease, and may or may not work depending on what boils down to chance (i.e. what strain of the virus ends up being prevalent that year) \n This is part of the anti-science rhetoric that has gotten the country into this mess. It is not random chance at all.... Here is a short primer.... \n \n How are the viruses selected to make flu vaccine? \n \n >The influenza (flu) viruses selected for inclusion in the seasonal flu vaccines are updated each year based on which influenza virus strains are circulating, how they are spreading, and how well current vaccine strains protect against newly identified strains. Currently, 141 national influenza centers in 111 countries conduct year-round surveillance for influenza and study influenza disease trends. These laboratories also send influenza viruses to the five World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centers for Reference and Research on Influenza located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC); London, United Kingdom (National Institute for Medical Research); Melbourne, Australia (Victoria Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory); Tokyo, Japan (National Institute for Infectious Diseases); and Beijing, China (National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention) for additional analyses. \n >The influenza viruses in the seasonal flu vaccine are selected each year based on surveillance-based forecasts about what viruses are most likely to cause illness in the coming season. WHO recommends specific vaccine viruses for inclusion in influenza vaccines, but then each individual country makes their own decision for which strains should be included in influenza vaccines licensed in their country. In the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determines which vaccine viruses will be used in U.S.—licensed vaccines. \n [Source](","Summary: There is no world where that Maxima will be faster than the WRX off the factory floor.\n\nPost: 3232;_ಠಠ_ಠಠ_ಠ \n How much misinformation can be given in this thread??? \n Turbo spool is not going to let the Maxima 'accelerate faster.' In fact, on stock boost, the spool is going to be negligible. \n There is no universe where that Maxima is going to be faster than a WRX. No world. \n There are MANY more parts in a car than the motor. You can make plenty of power, but it is how much you put on the ground that matters. CVT transmissions do not put power down nearly as well. The bhp vs. whp will be extremely different. I can say with confidence the WRX will also have a better bhp:whp ratio than the Maxima.","Summary: It is really easy to force project against Mali and Libya when someone isn't resisting your entrance to the nation strongly. It is a different thing to do it against another 1st world nation. The combined Military of the rest of the world does not have significant naval investment and would be unable to secure a beachhead against the U.S. \n His most relevant quote: \n > Are the world's combined forces enough to conquer the United States? Here the answer is no, for it is much harder to project force. It requires logistical resources that the rest of the world simply does not have. \n It is the logistical portion of the US military that is leaps and bounds above the rest of the world. \n [The US has as many Aircraft Carriers as the rest of the world combined.]( US Naval capacity/force projection is above that of any other empire at any point in time. \n I am not a gun-ho 'Merica guy, but people act like this budget doesn't do anything.\n\nPost: Are the British, French and other Europeans not capable of projection? \n No. Not on a global scale. \n There was an interview with a IHS Jane's Military Analyst. The question was about the US vs. The World in a war. The first thing you have to remove from the equation is the US Nuclear arsenal. Here was his comment: \n > It is virtually impossible to eliminate the US nuclear arsenal since it is based on a triad of land, air, and sea delivery systems designed to provide a counterstrike capability. The submarine-launched ballistic missiles in particular are widely accepted as the most survivable element of the US nuclear deterrent as a portion of it is always at sea. The land-based missiles too are difficult to eliminate, as they are in hardened silos in the middle of the country. Any adversary facing the United States would need to either be willing to absorb a nuclear attack or develop a ballistic-missile defense system currently beyond the scope of anything technologically feasible. \n So then they did a thought experiment about just ignoring the Nuclear portion of the US Military. \n > The US is the sole country in the world that has the capability to project force across the globe on a large scale. The combined military air- and sealift capability of the rest of the world would be insufficient to even get a foothold on the continental United States. The amphibious assault capability of the world's militaries, excluding the United States, is simply too small. \n >That means the adversary would have to seize and use civilian aircraft and ships not designed for nonpermissive environments. These ships would require secure bases in Canada and Mexico, since they lack the capability to deliver forces onto unimproved shores. Thus, any attempted invasion of the US would first look like a rather motley caravan of vulnerable civilian ships and aircraft. \n >If these forces managed to avoid US attacks and build up, they could then launch an attack over land. \n >As I already noted, the amphibious-assault capability of the combined militaries of the world are simply too insignificant to get a beachhead on a coast. If they managed to go undetected, itself an impossible feat in light of modern surveillance capability, they still could not build up a force of any size before being pushed back into the sea. \n >Thus, an invasion would have to come via a land border, with the terrain of the southern border (that with Mexico) being most conducive to military operations. However, the fact that the largest US Army armor base happens to be in Texas naturally would hinder such an attack. Going through the Canadian border—out West, to avoid the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway—would be easier, although the invasion would then be limited to light infantry and would have trouble concentrating forces. In addition, it would fail to take over population centers or other important strategic points, since it is mostly national parks out there.","Summary: The torch itself was an ancient tradition. The torch relay was not, for obvious reasons.\n\nPost: Ding Ding Ding. The title of this submission is extremely misleading. \n The Germans did not start the tradition of the olympic torch. The torch has been around since ancient times. [It signified part of Greek Mythology. [It was symbolism of Prometheus stealing fire from Zeus to bring to the mortals.]( \n Even though this tradition did disappear for some time, it was reintroduced in Amsterdam at the 1928 Summer Games. \n The only thing the Germans introduced was the torch relay and, as elder_george said, of course that was not a tradition in ancient times as the games took place in the location of the fire. No need to bring it anywhere.","Summary: It makes the game more competitive. Icing = Skill Play, Lobbing over Glass = Not a skill play.\n\nPost: If you allow it the game changes completely. Think about it this way. \n If you are icing the puck the opposing team actually has a chance to prevent it. The defense actually has to make a skill play to clear the puck, which is why we watch the game. \n If you allow the D to just chuck the puck into the stands you eliminate the entire skill aspect of the game. The offense has to chance to continue their play and the defense doesn't have to make a skill related play to clear. They just need to chuck the puck as high and out of reach as they can and bam! they get a break. \n I do agree the 2 minutes are a rough penalty for the crime, but there are no other options. Any other punishment still leaves the play beneficial for the defense. No matter where you take the face-off the defense got the rest they needed. The NHL has to keep the game skill related as a ruling organization, and they have in this instance. \n If they were open to it I think a 1 minute minor/defensive face-off/no change would be just right, but they do not have that in their arsenal right now. A 2 minute vs. just an icing call would be easy. 2 minutes without a thought. \n I think the main point you seem to disagree with is that icing requires skill. It is not just an easy move to ice the puck... it requires a skill play that the offense can respond to. We want to see skill plays when watching sports. Lobbing it over the glass is not a skill play.","Summary: SGK isn't a horrible monster you should avoid at all costs, they have donates TONS of money to fight breast cancer, but there are probably better places to put your money as an individual. A charity has to have a good balance between marketing itself to bring in future donations, and spending current donations on its actual goal. I, and many others, believe SGK does not maintain this balance well. They are just as focused on promoting SGK as they are on promoting the fight against breast cancer, maybe more.\n\nPost: and have single handedly put breast cancer awareness on the map. \n This is the problem. They have spent much more money putting the name Susan G Komen on the map than they have Breast cancer itself. I know the circlejerk can get tiring, because there are many other charities that operate this way, but SGK is spending 20-40%(they do not itemize their 'education' section) of their donations on marketing the SGK foundation. \n That is the problem most people have with it. It is not that they are not doing good for Breast Cancer, they definitely are. They are the largest private contributor to breast cancer research in the U.S. \n The problem is that most here believe there are better places to send your money. Places that are less worried about marketing themselves to the general population, and more worried about **focused, direct, and COST EFFECTIVE marketing to the organizations that will donate money. \n SGK promotes itself to the wrong people, and spends a bunch of money doing it. \n Take this quote from the [Reuters article:]( \n >The organization's 2011 financial statement reports that 43 percent of donations were spent on education, 18 percent on fund-raising and administration, 15 percent on research awards and grants, 12 percent on screening and 5 percent on treatment. \n Let's completely ignore the argument that most of that 'education' money is spent of education/awareness of SGK and not breast cancer... \n Compare the totals to a group like The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This is not a small group either. They have spent 350 million on research in half the operating time of SGK. \n \n Research & Awareness (90.6%) \n Fundraising (5.7%) \n Administration (3.7%) \n \n [Source]( \n To comment on another point of yours: \n >Now how much of that do you think is due to their partnerships with the NFL and other sports franchises? How much of that is a result of the brilliant marketing team they have working with them, which have made that pink ribbon, and pink in general, synonymous with breast cancer awareness? \n The Time article \"Pink Ribbon Promises\" speaks on this point extremely well, but it is behind a paywall so I cannot link it to the general Reddit population. I will take an example the Straight Dope article uses from that Time story. \n >None of these stunts is necessarily a scam, and no doubt many are well intended. But they often involve considerable effort for decidedly modest results. One often-cited example is Yoplait’s program, in which the company donates ten cents to the Komen group for each beribboned yogurt lid mailed in. OK, that’s nice, but think about it: If you dutifully save 120 over the four-month run of the campaign, you'll have to store and ship them, the postal service will have to transport them, and Yoplait presumably will have to count them, for a total donation of 12 bucks. You'd save yourself and everyone else a lot of trouble if you just sent in a check. \n \n [Straight Dope - Do pink ribbon campaigns against breast cancer do any good?]( \n \n Most of these programs benefit the sponsor just as much, if not more, than SGK itself. They are an example of what Slavoj Zizek talks about in [this piece]( It is 'cultural capitalism.' \n This has turned into something way longer than I expected.... My apologies for the rant.","Summary: You did not rev the motor IN reverse while driving forward. You ground the gears and revved it in neutral.\n\nPost: Wait, what? \n That is not how transmissions work. [It would not rev. It would sound exactly like this]( It won't let you go into reverse in a manual or auto while moving forward. \n You would have to spin the car while in gear and use the momentum to fuck up the tranny.","Summary: Most people have gotten so used to blaming Snyder for everything they haven't been paying attention.... No one can name anything he has directly done to hurt the team the past two years.\n\nPost: Look at the past two drafts since Snyder has gone more hands off. These are all starters/players who got a good chunk of snaps. \n \n Moses \n \n Murphy \n \n Breeland \n \n Reed \n \n Grant \n \n Amerson \n \n \n Would you say those were bad drafts? It also speaks volumes on how bad off this team was.... but they couldn't change that. They did however get 6 guys who instantly had to contribute. \n Now, what about the other part of the FO, contracts... \n Name a bad contract given by the Redskins in the past two years.... name one. The cap penalty killed the team. .. but no one remembers that. They did the best they could in FA.\n... the bottom line is this team has started to rebuild. It isn't going to happen overnight however. \n There is actually a really good test coming up for the FO....RGIII. If they pick up the option on Robert it would be the first bad contract in years. We will see if they have matured almost immediately. There is no way Robert should be back OR that Jay should be gone.","Summary: No one action is going to fix 10 years of bad actions. You are going to continue to be disappointed if you think it will. You know what winning teams have? Stability.\n\nPost: If we could have Harbaugh (we can't, because we are toxic) we'd probably be 8-8 next year. \n The fact that you believe this speaks volumes. He couldn't even do it in San Fran.. where they had the personnel. \n > Did you not see how he bungled the quarterback situation, aka the only thing he is supposed to be good at? \n This is what happens when you come into a franchise that mortgaged its future for a below-average QB. What would you have had him do? Let Robert stay in and stare down his first read, miss every single timing route and play horrible in general? \n There isn't a single head coach that could have done anything different. You want to know why those coaches always seem to do reasonably well? Because they would NEVER come into a situation like this. \n I don't know what your understanding of football is, but you can't fix 10 years of shitty decisions, 3 years of salary cap penalties and a 'franchise' QB that can't play the game in one year. \n This is the problem. The fan base always seems to believe the franchise can be fixed by ONE change. \n Just a better coach.... \n RGIII will be the savior.... \n Etc.. etc.. etc. \n There are 53 men out there. The team is only as strong as its weakest link, and it takes time to build a culture that fosters that environment. You don't do that by firing your coach over and over again after one year. Did you just start following the Skins? If not you should know better. They have been trying that method for almost 14 years now. \n Spoiler Alert: It doesn't work. \n There isn't a single coach that would perform better that would actually come here.","Summary: Do you like racing games? Just fucking buy it all ready. It is what 'test drive: unlimited\" did with Hawaii in a much more fun way. Rather than using real world streets they just emphasized it. There are times I randomly find scenery in the backwoods of the game that would have passed for Gran Turismo level design. If you don't like racing games you should still check it out. My roommate never played any racing games but the beauty of this one made him buy it.\n\nPost: It depends on what you want from it. \n Pros: \n \n Best Environment of any racing game, maybe any game, I have ever played. The attention to detail is absolutely insane... It is basically the US as a free world with a ton of real life landmarks. It takes 5+ hours to drive the length of the map straight east to west. I would honestly been fine playing for a single player game with this fucking beautiful scenery. \n \n The actual driving is pretty good for an arcade racer. (I am usually doing my driving on iRacing but come on... you can't expect that here.) It is just simulate-y enough to be fun and just arcade-y enough to be fun. Good mix. \n \n \"Leveling\" in this MMO is actually really fun \n \n \n Cons: \n \n THere are some major PvP exploits right now. Wall riding is one that NEEDS to be fixed. The guardrails dont have friction in most places so people just ride them to victory. This seems like an easy fix... all they need to do is put little nubs or switch to the 'fencing' in the game that behaves like this \n \n The PvP queues were bad on PC. They have gotten a lot better though as more people get on the game. I was insta-queuing all last night. \n \n If Ubisoft doesn't keep updating/bug fixing the game will die. They need a major update soon or they may lose the player base in the long term. (I don't see why they wouldn't with the Season Pass and Micro-Trans) \n \n Cars are so focused on America. Not enough German/Japanese cars in the game at all. (Italy is okay for now I think.) I think this may be intentional as this game is basically expansion easy mode. They can just create \"The Crew: Streets of Japan\" and integrate it easily. (Game has airports for transport already.) I think this is why we don't see the foreign cars as much yet.","Summary: Yes, small arms fire can be effective, but rarely with just group troops. There are only certain circumstances you would want to expend ammunition this way.\n\nPost: Yes, I understand what you are saying, and it seems that it would be better than doing nothing... but follow with me here. It works different on the real battlefield. \n Even if you are in a vehicle convoy, and have some of the larger end of 'small arms' to work with.... there are a load of factors working against you.. \n \n The maximum effective range you will have with your weapons is around 500m. Most of your arms will have a lower effective range. \n \n The attack speed of the aircraft will be around 275-400 knots. This means even if the plane does come in that effective range, it will only be in it for 1-2 seconds at the maximum. \n \n The standard response to an air attack from a convoy of vehicles, or even during troop movement, is to disperse. This means you will be spread out so you are not an easy target for ordinance. The problem is that this will make it hard to concentrate fire when combined with the above problems. \n \n \n Small arms fire can be effective, especially when we are talking vehicles, but it is not something that can be done without extensive discipline and training. All attackers must fire at a single point in the sky at a specific time because, as you stated, the more lead aimed at the plane the better. \n Without vehicle support however, the main goal would be disruption of the enemy pilots confidence/resolve rather than damaging the aircraft. Loading up the guns with tracers and trying to get them off-balance/frightened is much more effective.","Summary: You can't just say: \"Look at this small number! It never happens!\" We have no idea if that number really is small or not without some frame of reference.\n\nPost: Yes? How would you like to measure something? \n Using some kind of control as a reference? I must not be explaining myself well enough.... \n Let us use a different circumstance: \n \n We discover that a certain chemical byproduct may cause XYZ cancer, and this chemical may have been leaking to a community for decades. We need to do a study to see if it has effected anyone who lives there negatively! \n \n We discover that in the community 0.05% of the population has died from, or contracted, XYZ cancer. We assume that because of this small number this is a rare occurrence! There should be no issue with the suspected chemical... \n \n Someone decides to get a frame of reference and tests other communities that has not been exposed to the chemical and finds that only 0.000010% of the population has contracted this cancer. That would mean that our previous 'rare' has now become the exact opposite! 0.05% would be extremely prevalent! Something we would need to act on immediately! \n \n \n This is the exact same situation. It doesn't mean anything if it is literally a small number... it could still be a 'big' number in terms of reality.","Summary: If the secondary is going to improve the focus should be a Saftey, not cornerbacks.\n\nPost: My fault on the following rant... but I feel like people are missing the real needs here. \n I love bringing Hall back, even if it was a little expensive, BUT..... \n The real problem this year in the secondary was how horrible the Safety play was. The CBs ended up looking bad most of the time, because that is what happens when the safety completely blows their assignment. \n If you go back and watch the All-22 footage you can tell that, 9 times out of 10, when it looks like Hall, Amerson, or Wilson got beat it was really because they were supposed to have Safety help that never showed up. \n Now don't get me wrong... there were plenty of times the CBs were out of position, or just playing bad football (cough Wilson cough) but the entire CB core took a lot of flak for things that were actually on Merriweather/Doughty/Rambo \n When a safety completely blows their assignment it ends up making it look the CBs fault on TV. In reality... Rambo, Merriweather and Doughty (other than run support for Reed) all played college level ball \n Unless they really believe in Thomas they need to hit the FA market for a Safety or two. I would feel a lot better about Amerson/Wilson/anyone if they actually had decent safety help. Look at the current crew: \n -----------------Current Redskins Safeties-------------------------- \n \n Doughty - Hell of a work horse but he should be brought back as a ST player. If at all. \n \n Merriweather - Won't be coming back \n \n Rambo - Not even close to ready to start \n \n Thomas - Complete unknown. Should not be relied on as a starter. He may progress into one, but a respectable team should not be starting him Week 1 \n \n Gumbs - The only true SS on the depth chart. Could progress into a serviceable player but shouldn't be starting anywhere but the ST squad. \n \n \n This starting backfield lineup is terrifying .... not a single one of these players starts on any other team. This also is NOT a position they should be addressing via the draft. They already have two prospects to work on, they need something NOW. If they don't pick up at least one veteran, that would be starting on a team other than the Redskins , it is going to be a long fucking year. \n --------------------------------Prospects??------------------------------------ \n I would LOVE Jairus Byrd to come over, but it seems he wants more money than he is worth. I am hearing he wants a contract that would make him the highest paid Safety ever . It is not worth picking him up if he is going to use half the cap space. I think someone like Malcolm Jenkins is more realistic. I think giving him ~5mil would be a good price point. Bernard Pollard, James Ihedigbo and Chris Clemons ( I guess..) \n I beg that they stay away from Kendrick Lewis though... He is on a downward spiral imo....","Summary: Shark tank is not an accurate portrayal of how to value a company, or how investors work in the real world. 8x revenue, while high, makes sense for a number of factors in this situation. I do still believe Vice got the better end of the deal, but that is because Fox needed them more than they needed Fox.\n\nPost: Wall of Text. My apologies in advance, but I wanted to correct this information. I wanted to be thorough, and it ended up getting WAYY longer than I expected \n I can't disagree with you more. I think you are being extremely shortsighted on your 'valuation analysis.' The mention of Shark Tank makes me think you don't really understand this area. \n So that purchase gives them a valuation of $1.4 billion. You were correct in another comment, where you put them @ $175mil/year. So that gives them an 8x revenue valuation. Yes, this is pretty high, but the fact you immediately dismiss this as ridiculous... why? \n Let me explain to you why I disagree with you so strongly. \n First you need to understand two things. \n \n Rupert Murdoch really wanted a piece of Vice. \n \n Vice did not NEED to sell anything. (I believe the founders own 70% still after this deal. 25% was sold prior to this to other investors) \n \n \n Now why did Rupert want a piece of Vice enough to pay 8x revenue? \n This all makes more sense when you see what is going on behind the scenes. Murdoch has built an empire on news, and recently the largest mediums they deal in have been dying. The newspaper has been in decline for decades, this is an obvious one. The real problem is that a major group of their core advertizing market, 18-35 year olds, no longer turns to television for their daily news fix. The internet has started to replace the television for the current market, and the next market to come into age will NEVER use television for this purpose. Print and, in regards to news, television, are dying mediums. What does Vice do extremely well? Digital media. They are beyond 'good' at Digital Media/Publishing. That is what they are. Is this starting to make sense? Also, [8x revenue is not unheard of.]( I can understand why you are surprised by it, as even this chart shows <10% of companies get that, but it sort of makes sense in this deal. \n Now let's break down why this deal makes so much sense for Rupert. \n \n First, I just stated above Vice does digital media & publishing extremely well. They have carved out a niche and done nothing but grow. They went from a free monthly magazine to one of the leaders of internet news/pop culture media. (Not to mention of their other projects in film, music, etc.) Vice gets use of FOX assets all over the world, and Fox gets assistance learning how to make the switch to digital media. Win-Win \n \n Also, this comment: \n>They were doing $175 mil annually, but I'm predicting a downturn. Those were through donations. \n \n I would really like to know your reasoning behind this... Vice has done nothing BUT grow. In fact, this deal was done specifically to enable more growth. They are going to use the cash from this deal, and FOXs assets, to expand into Europe and India. They have an HBO show that just started its second season and is doing very well... They have expanded into film, music and many other niche culture areas. They are doing very well in these sectors as well. I just don't see what basis you have to say that. \n \n Why Vice deserves to be valued at 8x \n There are a large number of factors that allow companies to trade at these 5x - 10x levels. Vice has the following: \n \n High barriers to entry: Another company cannot just copy the Vice formula and take over parts of its market share. It takes a long time to gain credibility as a news source, the same with the 'street-cred' that captures that 'hip' crowd. \n \n No major partner dependencies: Vice is not reliant on another company for its revenue. (Expedia is a company that does have major dependencies. Major hotel chains can remove large revenue streams from them simply by ending their relationship with them.) \n \n Scalability: Vice is able to scale pretty easily. They have already proven they can understand and adapt to various markets. They are able to take their 'Vice Formula' and apply it to many other areas, as they are doing with Europe and India. This also adds to their valuation. \n \n \n I am going to stop here because this is way too long, but I hope you see that there are many factors behind the valuation of a company. Straight revenue values are rarely the way to go on its own.","Summary: This has nothing to do with the debt in the laws eyes, but the check you wrote to the payday lender. Bankruptcy would do nothing to prevent jail time here.\n\nPost: I don't think anyone here read the damn article... as is tradition on Reddit. \n They aren't putting people in prison for the debt itself, as Texas states that is illegal. \n \n Predatory Lenders loan money on the condition you write them a check for the amount + interest. \n \n If you cannot pay on the due date they put the check through \n \n If the check bounces they contend that you knew it would bounce, therefore writing a bad check, which falls under check fraud.","Summary: It is essentially impossible to overdose on LSD. Your Mom lied to you.\n\nPost: A single dose of LSD may be between 100 and 500 micrograms—an amount roughly equal to one-tenth the mass of a grain of sand. Threshold effects can be felt with as little as 25 micrograms of LSD.[7][69] Dosages of LSD are measured in micrograms (µg), or millionths of a gram. By comparison, dosages of most drugs, both recreational and medicinal, are measured in milligrams (mg), or thousandths of a gram. For example, an active dose of mescaline, roughly 0.2 to 0.5g, has effects comparable to 100 µg or less of LSD.[4] \n Typical doses in the 1960s ranged from 200 to 1000 µg while street samples of the 1970s contained 30 to 300 µg. By the 1980s, the amount had reduced to between 100 and 125 µg, lowering more in the 1990s to the 20–80 µg range,[70] and even more in the 2000s.[71] [72] \n Estimates for the median lethal dose (LD50) of LSD range from 200 µg/kg to more than 1 mg/kg of human body mass, though most sources report that there are no known human cases of such an overdose. Other sources note one report of a suspected fatal overdose of LSD occurring in November 1975 in Kentucky in which there were indications that ~1/3 of a gram (320 mg or 320,000 µg) had been injected intravenously. (This is a very extraordinary amount, equivalent to over 3,000 times the average LSD dosage of ~100 µg).[73][74] Experiments with LSD have also been done on animals; in 1962, an elephant named Tusko died shortly after being injected with 297 mg, but whether the LSD was the cause of his death is controversial (due, in part, to a plethora of other chemical substances administered simultaneously).[75]\"","Summary: I have a lot more information on other agent provocateurs during the Occupy Wall Street movement. The goal, it seems, was the have the police agents that got on the inside swing the protests towards violent/illegal/unethical actions to sway public opinion away from them and getting them off the streets. \n If you have any other questions please let me know.\n\nPost: Yeah, I would believe you if you could back up that Occupy Wall Street claim, from a reputable source please \n Completely understandable. I'll give a couple different examples. \n FIRST EXAMPLE - OCCUPY HOUSTON/AUSTIN \n \n Austin/Houston Occupy Movement sabotaged from within. Police officers influenced group decision, suggested and financed more violent actions at meetings; Same actions that ended up getting members of the group felony charges. Clear case of entrapment in my opinon. Here is a choice quote: \n \n \"While eight people were charged with misdemeanors for obstructing the port entrance, Garza was among a group of seven activists given a more severe felony charge for locking themselves together with a sleeve made of PVC pipes and chains — a device known as a \"lockbox,\" \"sleeping dragon\" or \"dragon sleeve... \n ...The police knew these kids would get a charge of felony for using the devices, instead of just a misdemeanor. They set them up.\" \n [Source 1: Fox 26 Houston.]( \n [Source 2: Austin Chronicle]( \n [Source 3: Summary of events; Hard sources aggregated throughout the article.]( \n [Source 4: Photographs of the undercover police officers creating the 'dragons sleeve' devices with the protestors.]( \n SECOND EXAMPLE - OCCUPY OAKLAND \n \n Oakland Police Officers placed agents inside of the protesters, representing themselves as part of the movement. The officers used their position to judge defensive abilities of protesters. One specific incident was actually recorded, showing officers attempting prevalent gas masks were among the protesters. Asking if the protestors were planning on using Maalox as a weapon. Reports from local Occupy members claim these officers would push for violent acts at meetings as well. \n \n [Source: Daily Kos]( I know this is not a solid reputable source, but since the relevant information is in the form of a video I believe it can be used in this case. It also links to hard sources for most of its claims. \n THIRD EXAMPLE - ROLE OF POLICE IN THE BLACK BLOC ANARCHIST GROUP @ G20 PROTESTS \n [Source: Truth-out]( Occupy Wall Street claims the anarchist group, Black Bloc, was infiltrated by officers who continually pressed for more violent and illegal action. I am aware this is not a reputable source, and much more of an opinion piece. However, I believe it is relevant when combined with the other information from valid sources. \n [Source :Dan Dicks, from Press for Truth , comments on this on MTV.]( 30 or 40 Black bloc members ended up controlling the narrative in the MSM during the G20 protests.. this small group enabled the media to paint the entire protests as violent. \n FOURTH EXAMPLE - OCCUPY DC \n \n [Editor of the conservative magazine \"The American Spectator\" Patrick Howley admitted he 'infiltrated' the group in hopes of 'undermining' the movement. Lead a group in storming a museum entrance in D.C.]( \n \n FIFTH EXAMPLE - OCCUPY NYC \n \n [Detective Wojciech Braszczok was outed as a an Occupy Wall Street NYC infiltrator/agent provocateur just recently after his part in a road rage incident ended up outing him.]( \n \n SIXTH EXAMPLE - OCCUPY LA \n \n Police officers embedded themselves inside the group, pretending to be protesters themselves. Again, reports of officers trying to sway the group into illegal action. \n \n [Source: Reuters](","Summary: If you truly believe in this idea patent it prior to contact any companies. Even then, the chances of you ever receiving any type of compensation is anywhere from extremely small to negligible. In some cases, the patent won't help. If the company likes the idea they will copy it and change just enough to get away with it. Here is an example from the 3M corporation that says exactly almost. \n 3M \n \n New product ideas associated with pending patent applications, provisional patent applications, and/or patent applications that are otherwise in prosecution will not be accepted in this process. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT 3M WILL ONLY RECEIVE YOUR PATENTED IDEA ON A NON-CONFIDENTIAL BASIS. YOU SHOULD ONLY PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO ALLOW 3M TO USE WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTION, OR EXPECTATION OF COMPENSATION OR THAT 3M WILL HOLD SUCH INFORMATION IN CONFIDENCE. \n \n Good luck, but if the idea isn't strong enough to stand on its own, and be implemented without the company whose product the idea relates to getting on board.... then you really don't have anything that warrants compensation. Sorry man.\n\nPost: Unfortunately an idea is not worth anything. Unless you can create and implement your idea independent of the company you do not have anything to protect currently. Companies are contacted all the time by people who have 'the next big thing' but they have staff that are paid to give them their ideas and, much more importantly, IMPLEMENT these ideas. An idea alone does not have any value. The value is in the implementation of a good idea. \n If for some reason you actually got a meeting/phone call you would need to either patent the idea prior, or get them to agree to a NDA... but unfortunately it will probably not get that far. The majority of companies follow one of threes paths regarding these unsolicited ideas: \n \n They will not speak with you about anything until you have at least a patent application in for your idea. (This is the rarest of the three) \n \n They will not speak with you under the terms of any NDA. If you send them anything it becomes their property, if it is patented they will disregard it. \n \n They will not accept unsolicited ideas. Period. \n \n \n Trust me... these are the norms. Here is a snapshot of how a lot of major companies handle these situations. I think you will see the running theme here.... \n Example for #1: \n Benjamin Moore Paints \n \n [I]n your communications with Benjamin Moore, please keep in mind that Benjamin Moore does not accept or consider any creative ideas or suggestions relating to products or marketing plans unless it has specifically requested by them. Therefore, please do not send to Benjamin Moore any creative or original materials such as ideas for products, or any other creative suggestions, ideas, concepts or other information. Our creative and marketing departments are continuously launching new product, packaging, and marketing ideas. Often, these ideas are in the developmental stage for years prior to actually being launched. If you choose to forward or transmit to Benjamin Moore’s website by electronic mail or otherwise any suggestion type communication or material, including an personal data, questions or answers, comments, suggestions, or the like, such material will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Furthermore, Benjamin Moore is free to use any ideas or concepts contained in any communication you send to Benjamin Moore’s website for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information. \n \n Benjamin Moore will, however, consider ideas that are covered by an issued patent. Please include specific information regarding your patent, including the patent number(s). \n \n \n Examples for #2: (This seems to be the most common.) \n Apple \n \n TERMS OF IDEA SUBMISSION \n \n You agree that (1) your submissions and their contents will automatically become the property of Apple, without any compensation to you; (2) Apple may use or redistribute the submissions and their contents for any purpose and in any way; (3) there is no obligation for Apple to review the submission; and (4) there is no obligation to keep any submissions confidential. \n \n \n Campbell Soup \n \n I understand that Campbell does not want to accept, hold in confidence, or keep secret any information about an idea that I submit to it. I agree that no confidential relationship or obligation of secrecy is established between Campbell and me with respect to the idea I submit. \n \n Coca-Cola \n \n No Confidentiality or Secrecy \n \n Company does not agree to hold a submission in confidence or as a trade secret. You also understand and agree that no confidential relationship exists or is established, expressed or implied, between you and Company, and Company is free to disclose or use the submission as it deems fit. \n \n \n General Motors \n \n Please not that receipt of your submission creates no obligation on the part of GM in any way and GM does not consider it confidential. Your submission is being delivered voluntarily and without restriction and we conclude that GM is free to use the information provided. \n \n I am hitting the character limit, but I can give more examples if need be.","Summary: The real data seems to backup what most of the officers I have talked to in the subreddit believe. This isn't a national problem, this is a problem mostly with individual officers, and sometimes even individual departments. \n I think it is time for the good ones, that make up probably 90% of officers, stand up against the 10%. \n Here is a quote, relevant to NYC: \n \n New York City \n In 1971, police officers in New York City shot 314 people, killing 93. (In California, the state with the most police involved shootings in 2011, the police shot 183, killing 102.) In 2010, New York City police shot 24, killing 8. Last year, in the nation's largest city, the police shot 16, killing 6. In Columbus, Ohio, a city one eighth the size of New York, the police shot 14, killing 8. Statistical diversities like this suggest that in the cities with the highest per capita shooting rates, better people ought to be hired, or the existing forces need a lot more training in the use of deadly force.\n\nPost: It is really hard to get 'facts' to back that up because there is no agency that compiles this data nationally. \n I know this is hard to believe, but the FBI does not collect that data. No federal agency collects data from police departments on how many police involved shootings result in wounding or death. \n [Source]( \n This means the only data available is self-collected and self-aggregated data from media outlets and public records. This of course means you could only possibly compile data from publicly available information, which leaves it incomplete and underrepresented. (It would stand to reason the most egregious uses of force would be the least self-reported as well.) \n Some have worked diligently to collect this data though. Jim Fisher is one of those people. Here are some statistics from 2011: \n ^ note ^on ^data: ^This ^data ^only ^includes ^police ^involved ^shootings ^where ^a ^person ^was ^killed ^or ^wounded, ^and ^only ^includes ^shots ^fired ^in ^law ^enforcement ^situations. ^(No ^personal ^firearms/personal ^disputes/etc.) \n Most of the data seems to disagree with the 'innocent' portion of the above persons statement: \n \n A vast majority of the people shot by the police in 2011 were men between the ages 25 and 40 who had histories of crime. Overall, people shot by the police were much older than the typical first-time arrestee. A significant number of the people wounded and killed by the authorities were over fifty, some in their eighties. In 2011, the police shot two 15-year-olds, and a girl who was 16. \n \n Most police shooting victims were armed with handguns. The next most common weapon involved vehicles (used as weapons), followed by knives (and other sharp objects), shotguns, and rifles. Very few of these people carried assault weapons, and a small percentage were unarmed. About 50 subjects were armed with BB-guns, pellet guns or replica firearms. \n \n The police shot, in 2011, about 50 women, most of whom were armed with knives and had histories of emotional distress. Overall, about a quarter of those shot were either mentally ill and/or suicidal. Many of these were \"suicide-by-cop\" cases. \n \n \n [Much more info here](","Summary: The actual number could be anywhere is a MASSIVE range that essentially leaves the margin of error in this case in the region of 5-6 significant digits. \n There are plenty of ways to prove this, but making up a random 'guess,' that looks like it has fancy math attached, on the effectiveness of the program is not one of them.\n\nPost: The principle IS sound, however this article does a terrible job of demonstrating that principle. I had typed out a response here, but after viewing the comments on that post I think a poster there did it better than I ever could. I am going to quote the conversation here for ease of debate. \n >\" Andrew says: \nJune 7, 2013 at 3:50 am \n I find this whole article immensely wrong. Every probability you’ve plucked out of thin air could easily be at least ten times larger or smaller so even conservatively your eventual P(bad guy | +) could be anywhere from 1/10 to 1/10^7. The problem is you simply don’t know any of your inputs; hand-waving some numbers, screaming ‘MATHS’ and then announcing an answer correct to 5 significant figures is just ludicrous.\" \n >Firstly your formula for P(+) is incorrect, it should be: \n P(+) = P(+ | bad guy) P(bad guy) + P(+ | good guy) P(good guy) \n Secondly (correctly for your plus/minus mistake) your formula for R is inverted, it should be: \n R = P(+ | good guy)/P(+ | bad guy) \n I won’t write out the algebra here but it should be obvious that your R cannot be correct – substituting your R into P(bad guy | + ) would give: \n P(bad guy | + ) = P(bad guy) / (P(+ | bad guy)/P(- | good guy)) = P(bad guy) * P(- | good guy) / P(+ | bad guy) \n i.e. that P(bad guy | +) is proportional to P(- | good guy) which can’t be correct as it would mean that reducing the rate of false positives would reduce the effectiveness of the program. \n So actually what we have is: \n P(bad guy | + ) = P(bad guy) * P(+ | bad guy) / P(+ | good guy) \n If we make the assumption that P(+ | bad guy) is high (I’m not saying it is, but that’s what the original article assumes) then we can estimate this as: \n P(bad guy | + ) = P(bad guy) / P(+ | good guy) \n i.e. the more you can reduce your false positives the higher P(bad guy | +) will be. \n In combination then, your statement that “the probability of a positive result turning up to be a bad guy is of the same order of magnitude of the probability of pointing at random and finding a bad guy” is demonstrably false – it is hugely dependent upon your rate of false positive and as such can be orders of magnitude different from finding a bad guy at random.","Summary: Whatever the truth is, this video doesn't give us proof in ANY direction. We have plenty of valid, non-biased sources to do that. Let's just call a spade a spade. You should always know the agenda behind the camera, even if you agree with it.\n\nPost: In any case, this thread was very depressing. Specially reading some of the comments by suburbanite kids, born way after the fact, so brainwashed and conditioned to a certain national narrative to the point of assuming they know better about the realities of that conflict than the people who actually were there... \n \n This 'Winter Soldier' film comes from the group VVAW. (Viet. Vets Against War.) By this time in their history they had essentially had a hostile takeover of their national office. More extreme groups had taken control, most under the leadership of [Bob Avakian]( You may know Bob from the [RCP]( They were already a leftist activist group, and were become more extreme as an organization at the time. \n \n This is who produced, and promoted, this Winter Soldier series. \n I just wanted to make sure you are aware of that. This was not an 'investigation' in the government sense of the word. This was a piece produced by a revolutionary, extremist group of private citizens. [Would you like to know more?]( \n Does this discredit anything they are saying? No. Does it remove it as a valid source of historical fact? Yes, in my opinion, and a lot of people agree with me. \n When something is produced with an agenda it shouldn't be treated as a historical documentary. You can view it as interesting. You can believe them personally. I am not making ANY distinction on whether or not they are being truthful/exaggerating. I am simply stating that this was produced with an end goal in mind. It was produced as a propaganda piece. There is no disputing that \n If you love the romance aspect of the 60's and 70's, thats fine, but don't make historians out of an activist group.","Summary: Was the media created to help answer a question, or support a conclusion the creator had already come to? I feel this is important when using media sources in forming opinions. Especially on historical subjects.\n\nPost: I disagree. The commentary of these soldiers, without editing, could have been presented in a different way. Even if the questions themselves had bias to them. \n If it was presented as a piece of the puzzle, and not proof of a final answer, I could respect it's input. \n I just believe their is an important difference in the process. \n In my opinion, an idea/thought/theory should be formed after reviewing information. The group that made this film had the idea and then found information to support it. I personally believe that is an important distinction when analyzing any media source.","Summary: do even amazing sex lives turn to shit?\n\nPost: These comments are everywhere I look. Everyone who is older/married/divorced says all these horrifying things about what happens to your sex life after \"I do.\" \n Let me ask this, how were your wives before? I mean... did you have a 'normal' sex life? You know... mostly missionary->doggy->cowgirl->missionary if your lucky. A quick, bitter blowjob every once in a while. If your lucky on valentines day you'll get some sexy lingerie or something? \n Or a more 'wild' sex life.. You know \"fuck yeah baby nut on my face while I'm tied up, gagged and dressed up in that meat dress Lady Gaga wore while inside a moving a 17th century buggy driven by authentic re-enactors that is pulled by the Budweiser Clydesdales?\" \n I think most of the wives that turn frigid were already pretty frigid... but then again I mostly disagree with not sticking my dick in crazy. I would suggest the contrary, do stick your dick in crazy. Just gotta choose the right kind of crazy.","Summary: Don't question authority in the military.\n\nPost: It is funny you say that, because I still can't live down the choices I made when I got in that situation. \n I went to basic, I went to AIT, I finished. When I got to my unit... and all through basic... I was stunned by the amount of ignorance and racism all the way up through the chain of command. \n I wrote these things down for a while. I figured someone must not know that this is how the chain of command acts towards other human beings. It was one big circle jerk for 'killin arabs.' \n I thought being in the U.S. military meant being a 'defender of freedom' (I was young) but it seemed to be nothing more than 2am at a local dive bar. Bunch of rednecks that are way to happy about killing other humans. \n When I brought this to my CO, I was dismissed from the military. Not reassigned. Dismissed. General Discharge. They stated something must have been wrong with me mentally if I didn't act this way... Questioned my intentions in the Army. They thought, because I felt a human life held value regardless of its nation of origin, that I was either working for the enemy, or wouldn't be fit to fire when it came down. \n I will never be able to get a government job or fly without being harassed now. Neither will my parents. All because I stood up against what I saw as wrong actions. \n I did what you said. I joined, realized it was wrong, and tried to change it. I was ruined in the process.","Summary: Find me a single instance where a country legalized a drug and that created MORE addicts than it had currently. People are not going to up and decide \"hey, I should try this new heroin thing now that its legal.\"\n\nPost: Fortunately we don't have to make guesses to what would happen. The same situation happened with alcohol. Do you think drinking was safer during the prohibition age when people were making bootleg liquor causing blindness? \n Of course, there will always be those who abuse the drug. This is not being prevented now. If you look at the problems commonly associated with heroin (other than addiction) they are mostly related to the current system of prohibition. \n We will never prevent people access to drugs, nor will we stop them from wanting to use, the war on drugs has proven this. All we can strive to do is make treatment available, and make the drugs as safe as possible. \n If a drug was legal it would be significantly easier to get treatment for it. We wouldn't have addicts lumped in with criminal offenders. We could focus on rehabilitation rather than incarceration. \n You said yourself you were an alcoholic... so what if prohibition was reenacted? Would you quit drinking? Doubtful. You would just now be forced to go to non regulated sources to purchase your drug of choice. This means dealing with liquids that could be a safe drink, and could also be a way for the seller/creator to make a quick buck. \n If heroin was legal we would have a lot less needle related disease. Ask a heroin user how easy it is for them to get a clean needle. \n You will never prevent addiction. There is someone addicted to every item/substance out there. Should we outlaw cigarettes/alcohol/gambling/sex? People are grown up enough to make their own decisions, we should make it easier for them to make the right one. \n You will not create more addicts by making the drug legal. Many countries have already gone through with decriminalization and it has never worked out that way.","Summary: Don't even think about it. Keep him. He will pay off big time.\n\nPost: From a Redskins fan perspective: \n There are a lot of indirect factors that are going to affect his value: \n \n Is Shanny back next year? If so, yes. He drafted him. He loves him. He loves the TE position in general. \n \n Does his blocking develop? As of now he is a very mediocre blocker. If he can develop his blocking game it will only give him more snaps. \n \n \n I honestly think he is the real deal and I also believe Shanny will be back next year. He doesn't look like a rookie out there and RGIII loves him as a target. Hankerson's injury also comes into play. He can't stay healthy. Josh Morgan and Santana Moss are both gone next year, and with Hankersons injury prone nature this makes Jordan Reed only behind Pierre in terms of skill in the passing game and experience in the system. \n I think he will be a Top 10 TE next year. If RGIII rebounds next year I think he can even be a Top 5 TE. \n Compare him to the other 2013 TE rookies: \n \n Tyler Eifert (1st Rnd) - 11 Games - 31 for 377 - 14 FDs - 1 TD \n Zack Ertz (2nd Rnd) - 11 Games - 21 for 274 - 13 FDs - 1 TD \n Mychal Rivera (6th Rnd) - 10 Games - 23 for 250 - 13 FDs - 2 TDs \n Jordan Reed (3rd Rnd) - 9 Games - 45 for 499 - 30 FDs - 3 TDs \n \n He is the cream of the 2013 TE Rookie Class. He is one of the few that are making a difference in every game they play.... He is looking much better than Tyler Eifert even. He is starting to look like an Alfred Morris level steal as a 3rd Rnd pick. \n I am sorry if this is a little more in depth than you were looking for... but I really believe this was one of the best picks of the 2013 NFL Draft. I wanted to get my position out there on this again, Skins fans were upset with the pick at the time and I was defending it then. I'm glad to see the vindication begin. (We have Fred Davis?! Why are we wasting a 3rd rounder on a TE!?! rabble rabble!!)","Summary: I understand the way that he phrased his input was not the most convincing, but do not be so easy to dismiss things like this. He wasn't nearly as off as you make him out to seem.\n\nPost: Although it was phrased ridiculously and not sourced... government subsidies do actually have an effect of what we end up eating, how it is grown and, like he said, why processed food costs more than fruits and vegetables comparatively. \n This wasn't always the case... the main reason these unhealthy foods are becoming cheaper, and therefore more prevalent, is because their main ingredients became subsidized by the government. (This is assuming you live in America) \n Since the mid-1970's there has been a large amount of policy changes regarding agricultural subsidies. [Here are some statistics on how they have affected the price of current goods since 1975-ish]( Source: NY Times \n Sodas: 33% cheaper\nButter: 29% cheaper\nBeer: 15% cheaper\nVegetables: 41% more expensive\nFruits: 46% more expensive \n This is because of our huge corn and soy subsidies. [When you make something cheaper to produce, and guarantee price AND demand]( farmers will flock to that crop. High-fructose corn syrup would not be as cheap, and widely used, as it is today if the [corn subsides were not in place]( \n This is not by any means the only reason obesity is rampant in America. We cannot blame everything on this one piece of information, but there is something to be said about it. Would we still have the [correlation between income and obesity]( if the subsides were more lopsided towards fruit & vegetable production? Maybe... We cannot control the choices people make, but we can assist in making choices more appealing than others.","Summary: IMO If its a PPR, start T.Y; If not, start Daryl.\n\nPost: has better potential than a guy in a committee facing a solid defense. \n I don't think he is going to be in as much a committee system as you are eluding... and he is definitely the better start in my opinion if it isn't a PPR league. \n T.Y. isn't going to have the big play chances as often with Heward-Bey taking his 2 spot. I think Daryl gets some big carries if he can produce early... The Cardinals are a good D though, but have trouble against the run sometimes.","Summary: No.\n\nPost: You can be a lot more flippant when creating an outdoor pool. If you are going to have an indoor pool, especially a heated one, there is a lot you need to account for if you want it to last. This is one of those situations where 'a stitch in time saves nine' should be your mantra. \n As I mentioned in the reply below, there are 4 things that you need to focus one when goings indoor. Architecture, air distribution, mechanical equipment and water chemistry. You need to move the air, but NOT the air directly over the pool itself. You need to choose architecture that assists this. The high places should be poly'ed completely and prepared to take the beating that 85 degree, moist, chemical filled air will pound on it.","Summary: Wrong Buddy\" is a proper reply.\n\nPost: I want to start off saying that I am just a student of some of the subjects at hand here. I do not have any real world experience. \n Just looking at each process, and some other information, it would make sense that what you say is true. It is a better way to weld that material. \n I do not have pricing available, or real failure/repair rate data so I cannot speak on the cost portion of your statement. However, everything else is true. \n Here is a good passage I found that explains, and verifies to a degree, your point. \n >Railway rails are manufactured in sections of 25 \n \n 120 m length which are joined in track by\nbolting or welding. Two advantages with welded rail sections in contrast to bolted ones are the\nlower maintenance cost and the improved dynamic behaviour of the train-track-rail system.\nThere are primarily two rail welding processes which are used today, the flash-butt welding\nand alumino-thermic (thermite) welding processes.\nThe residual stress-state in a thermite weld\nwas measured by Webster et al.; however, the flash-butt and thermite welding methods\nintroduce a similar residual stress field in the foot, the web and the head of the rail. In\naddition, small inclusions or cracks can appear\nin a welded cross-section. The thermite\nwelding process generates cracks to a higher degree due to its casting nature, as compared\nwith the flash-butt welding process. Defects\nin thermite welds are often lack-of-fusion,\nshrinkage cavities, hot tears, gas pockets and inclusions from entrapped slag or mould. Defects\nin flash-butt welds are almost always confined to iron oxide inclusions in the fusion zone,\ninternal imperfections in the weld or microstructural alterations from post weld trimming of\nsurfaces. Mutton et al. reported on surface cracks in the web of\nflash-butt welds and\nshrinkage cracks in thermite welds. \n \n -FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH\nIN WELDED RAILS \nJ.W. Ringsberg\n*\n, B.L. Josefson and A. Skyttebol\nDepartment of Applied Mechanics, Ch\nalmers University of Technolog","Summary: You fixed yourself, AA didn't. [Sourcing](\n\nPost: Thank you. This bullshit concept of powerlessness and higher powers has NOTHING TO DO WITH WHY YOU GOT SOBER. You are giving an imaginary friend credit for something YOU did. AA loves to preach that the group consious and higher power is why you are sober now... [when the recovery rate with AND without AA is at 5%]( Thats right. There is no measurable benefit to AA. \n How do you feel about courts forcing people into 12-step programs, that are OBVIOUSLY religion based. You can spiritual, not religious all you want, but when it comes down to it you are forced to 'give yourself to a higher power.' The AA HQ is COVERED with crosses and Christian items. Why should someone who does not believe in any God be legally forced to approach recovery that way?","Summary: Lies, damned lies and statistics.\n\nPost: Let me try to make it simple for you.... \n Lets say, hypothetically, there are 100,000 Toyotas and 10,000 Hondas on the road. Any given year there is an average of 100 accidents involving Toyotas and 20 accidents involving Hondas. \n Would it be fair to label Toyotas as accident prone simply because there were more accidents involving them? No, it would not. There are more of them, so we would assume there would be more accidents overall. \n The problem is that you do not know the distribution of breeds in America. It is believed by many that there are more 'pit-bull' type dogs than any other breeds in America right now. It is a very popular breed. \n Numbers might not lie, but the people who use them do. Context is important.","Summary: Yes, he is a scoring diva, but he is nowhere close to what they portray him as.\n\nPost: Yes. He does. He back checks plenty. There was an amazing play in the game right before this where Ovi made an amazing diving takeaway on the backcheck. \n Also, that famous 'controller turned off' gif was actually him playing proper position for the scheme they were running. He wasn't just slacking, he was playing the blue line. Exactly like he was suppose to. \n What he is notorious for is giving up in games like this. When they go down by a lot early, or are just getting completely dominated, he tends to shut down.","Summary: She is attention seeking.\n\nPost: She didn't OD. If you OD on opiates you pass out and die. She wouldn't be able to speak to you. The last thing she would be doing is having trouble sleeping. If she is having insomnia, she is just high on painkillers. \n She is a desperate person looking for attention. You might want to tell someone before she starts cutting.","Summary: IBM is not even close to circling the drain. They have changed focus and it is working extremely well for them and if Watson is successful at replacing tier 1 call center agents they will explode.\n\nPost: IBM is circling the drain??? HA! You are hilarious. \n IBM has just switched focus. That is all. They are no longer a hardware company at their core, and that was done intentionally. Of course they lost the contract for a hardware based bid. \n IBM has slowly transitioned itself from a IT hardware company to an IT services company. They just won a massive contract with the F 500 company I work for. They are becoming a help desk company. I believe they mentioned that ~60% of their revenue is now coming from running help desks and other service based contracts. \n They are anything but circling the drain. They are actually doing quite well for themselves. That is the entire reason for Watson. The end game of Watson is to replace Tier 1 helpdesks. If they do it successfully they will end up better than where they were at their hardware peak. They are the outsourcing kings right now.","Summary: Check raise that river all-in.\n\nPost: I think you played this well until the turn. Even the check was okay given how you played the flop. (I know that betting out, even if its a cbet, isn't looked upon favorably with top set because we need to let them catch up a little but at these stakes I don't worry about that. I just want to start the process of getting the stacks in early so I don't have to donk bet it later.) \n The issue here, in my opinion, was not check raising it all-in after he bet the turn. His pot odds at that point, if he even cares, are going to keep him in with the FD/Pair if he is putting you on an over. Get it in now. \n At these stakes this guys range is ridiculous but he is going to show up with 4 hands after that river bet in my opinion \n \n Overpair - 3 bet gets it in here most likely \n Some gut shot draw/open draw ( 7/9, 9/Q, 9/10) \n Pair + Flush draw or even just a FD he picked up on the turn to keep him betting \n Any two non-connected cards/gutshot/low equity stuff (because 5NL) \n \n \n If you break down how each of those hands will react to your 3bet: \n \n Over pair is going to get it in at this level 99.99999999% of the time. \n Flush draws get reduced odds and stuck because of pot equity. Also, you are only going to make money against a flush draw on this street. If you wait till the river and its a blank you have to check and hope for a bluff. In addition... if you are calling the river all-in when the draw hits anyways why aren't you trying to get it in now. \n \n Gut-shots: This is another time you are only paid on this street if you are ahead. Let's face it... If he is holding 7/9 and a non-diamond 10 falls you aren't folding to a shove on the river anyways. You might as well attempt to get paid now while he is holding onto that 8% of hope.","Summary: You can still have forms of direct democracy in an Anarchist society. It just requires voluntary participation from the ones taking the vote. \n Disclaimer: I agree completely about Anarchisms inability to scale. I have state a couple times that I am not a supporter of Anarchism. I just want to make sure we are actually talking about Anarchism in here, because it seems you don't understand the depth of the idelogy. It is not as simple as a no-government free for all.\n\nPost: Sorry, I think you might have missed the part in my comment where I discussed the governance of an anarchist group. I.e. the \"direct democracy of the local commune\". \n No, I did read that part. However, you can still have that situation you described in an Anarchist system. You are still viewing Anarchism in the teenager with a 'A' sticker way. Anarchism is not the absense of any governance. Only a very specific group of Anarchist, individualists, would be opposed to any form of direct democracy. \n Democracy, in general, is not incompatible with Anarchism. Hierarchies, non-voluntary associations and endowed authority are what Anarchism is opposed to. \n If there was still no defined hierarchy during the vote, and it was voluntary for members to participate AND be held to the results of the vote, then it would be completely compatible with an Anarchist population. \n >\"oh, we [from the locally-organized commune] all voted for it!\". I.e. a direct democracy imposed their rules on everyone in that local area. \n This is just incorrect. The members who voted for the solution would have all been VOLUNTARILY a part of that system. That is the key here. If a ruler calls a vote in a typical system, you do not have the choice of opt-in/opt-out. You are bound by the results of the vote whether you participate or not. \n In this system however, everyone who participated in this local-commune vote would have been doing some on their own accord. They would have voluntarily agreed to the vote, and to be bound by the results of the vote. \n If this vote was called by an indiviudal, or oligarchial group, and the people in the area were bound by this vote regardless of their opinion it would NOT be an anarchist system. There would be members with more authority, and an obvious hierarchy. For them to be able to call a vote, and enforce it, without the voluntary agreement of the people participating in the vote would cause the issue. At that point it would no longer be an anarchist society.","Summary: Looking for the watercooler talk going on about this Sundays game.\n\nPost: How are you guys viewing this game? Are you seeing this as an easy win? (The Skins offense looked pretty horrible on Monday...) \n These Skins/Bears games are always interesting... We have the largest blowout in NFL history the Bears laid on the Redskins and we also have DeAngelo having a 4 INT game (that they barely won...) \n I have always liked the Bears so this should be a fun game. Cutler and Forte are two of my favorite players in the league.","Summary: If you have a couple moments, please take time and read this. \n [A National Strategic Narrative](\n\nPost: A National Strategic Narrative]( \n This is a piggy back post to [this]( but I felt it was worth it to make sure people read the actual 'plan' these intellegent individuals have for America. \n I have been a cynic to a fault for the last ~8 of so years with our government in America, but this rekindled that little light inside me and restored a tiny bit of hope. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Captain Porter and Colonel Mykleby have outlined an extremely intellegent plan in this narrative and, although it won't be followed, it makes me happy to know we have intellecuals who are starting to notice what is going wrong in this country.","Summary: Don't put this on Bruce's back. The players need to be humbled, and this loss and the changes that will take place in the off-season will do that. Things will change when they start to realize their jobs aren't as safe as they thought. I'm asking the newer fans to give him another year. Remember that he got us here, and if we get rid of him he will just take someone else. Bruce Boudreau WILL win a cup in the next 3 years. I want it to be with us. \n Here is another GREAT article on this issue from RMNB. \n[Fire Bruce Boudreau @ Russian Machine Never Breaks](\n\nPost: WALLLLLLL O' TEXXXXXXXXXXXTTTTTT ** \n I know when this happens we all look for someone to blame. I know it's extremely easy to convince yourself that it is one of those situations where we can take out a puzzle piece, replace it, and have a cup in the case next year... but it's not. \n Bruce Boudreau is one of the only reasons we are lucky enough to be angry about losing in the 2nd round of the playoffs, and making it there like clockwork. I would like to say some things in his defense, because this is getting a little ridiculous. \n In my opinion, the reason this is happening is because we have a lot of new fans to the game ever since the winning started. They have trickled in and have very high expectations for this team, and fuck I can't blame them. They don't remember the past decades where a round 1 win was a huge success. They remember this era. The beginning of the 'Cup or Cry' decade. \n Bruce Boudreau and George McPhee have made this team what it is today. The problem is not the coaching entirely... here is my take on the Caps issues. \n I view the Capitals as the extremely gifted child in middle school/high school that never developed proper study habits. They can get through the regular season on raw talent alone. They never really had to try that hard to succeed there. If they ever got behind, a week or so of hard work and they were caught up. \n Then they got into M.I.T. and things weren't so simple. All of a sudden the slacking couldn't get fixed by a couple week of work. The bad habits that they developed because of their talent now are coming back to bite them. This school is actually on their level, they need to try to succeed, and they don't know how... \n The Caps do this every year. They build these bad habits through out the season... from passing in front of the net on the breakout, skating 3/4 speed (or not at all coughSEMINcough ) back to the play on turnover, dumping the puck wayyy early and not chasing with any fucking care, the list goes on and on...... \n These things will fly in the regular season, but your talent doesn't mean a god damn thing in the playoffs. There is one thing that the teams that keep beating them have in common, they play like a fucking team. \n Tampa Bay & Montreal were prime examples of this. Everyone attributes these issues to a goalkeeper standing on his head, but that really has nothing to do with it. It wasn't that Neuvy didn't play amazing, because he did. No goaltender can keep the puck out of the net with their defense playing like it did. Although the game changes entirely in the playoffs, defense changes more then anything. These are the guys that need to step it up, and they never do, and consistently put our goaltenders in shitty situations. \n I have faith in Bruce, he is a great hockey mind, and I know there will be some serious changes in the off-season. He needs another year. I have a feeling that one of these big name forwards will be leaving to get us something on the defensive end of things, and I know he will make the right moves. The front office has been great, and will continue to be.","Summary: Don't put this on Bruce's back. The players need to be humbled, and this loss and the changes that will take place in the off-season will do that. Things will change when they start to realize their jobs aren't as safe as they thought. I'm asking the newer fans to give him another year. Remember that he got us here, and if we get rid of him he will just take someone else. Bruce Boudreau WILL win a cup in the next 3 years. I want it to be with us. \n Here is another GREAT article on this issue from RMNB. [Fire Bruce Boudreau @ Russian Machine Never Breaks](\n\nPost: I know we all probably have both front paged, but I want to get some rational debate opened on this issue. \n WALLLLLLL O' TEXXXXXXXXXXXTTTTTT \n I know when this happens we all look for someone to blame. I know it's extremely easy to convince yourself that it is one of those situations where we can take out a puzzle piece, replace it, and have a cup in the case next year... but it's not. \n Bruce Boudreau is one of the only reasons we are lucky enough to be angry about losing in the 2nd round of the playoffs, and making it there like clockwork. I would like to say some things in his defense, because this is getting a little ridiculous. \n In my opinion, the reason this is happening is because we have a lot of new fans to the game ever since the winning started. They have trickled in and have very high expectations for this team, and fuck I can't blame them. They don't remember the past decades where a round 1 win was a huge success. They remember this era. The beginning of the 'Cup or Cry' decade. \n Bruce Boudreau and George McPhee have made this team what it is today. The problem is not the coaching entirely... here is my take on the Caps issues. \n I view the Capitals as the extremely gifted child in middle school/high school that never developed proper study habits. They can get through the regular season on raw talent alone. They never really had to try that hard to succeed there. If they ever got behind, a week or so of hard work and they were caught up. \n Then they got into M.I.T. and things weren't so simple. All of a sudden the slacking couldn't get fixed by a couple week of work. The bad habits that they developed because of their talent now are coming back to bite them. This school is actually on their level, they need to try to succeed, and they don't know how... \n The Caps do this every year. They build these bad habits through out the season... from passing in front of the net on the breakout, skating 3/4 speed (or not at all coughSEMINcough) back to the play on turnover, dumping the puck wayyy early and not chasing with any fucking care, the list goes on and on...... \n These things will fly in the regular season, but your talent doesn't mean a god damn thing in the playoffs. There is one thing that the teams that keep beating them have in common, they play like a fucking team. \n Tampa Bay & Montreal were prime examples of this. Everyone attributes these issues to a goalkeeper standing on his head, but that really has nothing to do with it. It wasn't that Neuvy didn't play amazing, because he did. No goaltender can keep the puck out of the net with their defense playing like it did. Although the game changes entirely in the playoffs, defense changes more then anything. These are the guys that need to step it up, and they never do, and consistently put our goaltenders in shitty situations. \n I have faith in Bruce, he is a great hockey mind, and I know there will be some serious changes in the off-season. He needs another year. I have a feeling that one of these big name forwards will be leaving to get us something on the defensive end of things, and I know he will make the right moves. The front office has been great, and will continue to be.","Summary: Braden Holtby is fucking amazing. The Caps are really good. If he breaks the record it may be a long time until he is dethroned.\n\nPost: I am not sure if everyone is aware but back when Brodeur set this record two goalies and the concept of rest days weren't around in the same way. \n Brodeur played 78 games the season he set the current record of 48 wins. He only missed 4 games the entire season. To put this in perspective... Holtby is currently at 45 wins (tied for 6th all-time) with only 60 games played. \n There are only 5 other goalies who have finished with 45 wins or above in NHL history. They played 78, 77, 77, 76,76 and 73 games respectively (There are six seasons because Brodeur did it twice.) \n If Braden was to play the remainder of the season, which he most likely will not, he would finish with only 69 games played, but it is more probable he ends up with around 67. If he breaks the record he will have done it in around 10 fewer games than most of his competition.","Summary: As long as Kasey AND Kenseth do not BOTH finish above 7th, and with no JR, Jimmie or Brad win, all 5 of those drivers would make it to the next round simply by staying on the lead lap. The way wrecks are at Talladega, and the way they could end chase hopes, I would not be surprised if we have some good old fashioned point racing. The thing NASCAR was trying to prevent in the first place. \n It would be beneficial for most teams to take a game theory system approach to the Talladega and NOT race hard. I believe this could be avoided by not having restrictor plate tracks as elimination tracks. \n I am very interested in seeing how teams handle this. This means that, in terms of straight statistics, all 5 of these drivers should advance if they do nothing but stay on the lead lap. I would do the following as a crew chief: \n Find another one of these drivers and pair my driver up with them. Make their own drafting line behind the main pack and just wait. May not even need to race if Kasey and Kenseth get knocked out, so why take the risk.\n\nPost: I think that this new Chase system has brought an interesting strategy question. \n As of now there are 5 drivers who are in interesting spots coming to the Talledega lottery. \n \n Kyle Busch - 26 points ahead of bubble \n Ryan Newman - 21 points ahead of bubble \n Carl Edwards - 20 points ahead of bubble \n Jeff Gordon - 18 points ahead of bubble \n Denny Hamlin - 17 points ahead of bubble \n \n The interesting part is that there is really only one driver they need to worry about below the bubble. Matt Kenseth. Anyone else needs to win to get in. Even then, Kasey is only 1 point ahead of Matt in 8th. \n The fact that NASCAR has made Talladega an 'elimination race' could come back to bite them in the ass in terms of excitement, and is something that should not have been done. NASCAR thinks excitement, I see it different. Teams may be thinking in game theory terms here. Let's run down some math. \n THE KEY STAT \n \n Since 2008 the average number of cars finishing Talladega on the lead lap is 24.46. \n \n This isn't a race these guys have to win, it is a race they just don't have to lose. \n You have 3 ways to win with this strategy: \n \n Kenseth OR Kahne caught up in a wreck \n -This would leave even Hamlin with a 35 point lead over the next driver down. Unless they win no reason to be worried, even then there is a difference of 4 points separating 4-7. You can just leisurely stay on the lead lap. \n \n None of the below the bubble drivers win the race \n -Historically the points difference for lead lap cars would be ~23 points. (Not including bonuses) This leaves almost all of the drivers in a great position. Kyle gets in regardless, the rest only need Kasey AND Kenseth to not finish 17-21 positions ahead of them if they are dead last car on lead lap. (Historically between 3rd - 7th) \n \n \n If for some reason you need to turn it on, you can always start racing hard 1/2 - 2/3 the way through. This is a restrictor plate race. Nothing changes until you are off the lead lap. No reason to take the risk until needed with this format. Without a win from Kes, Jr or Jimmie this is almost a sure thing as well."],"string":"[\n \"Summary: House Advantage games vs. Rake games. \\n I can make a bet at the poker table that is 8:1 in my favor. Name ONE table game I could do that on.\\n\\nPost: You're kind of taking an idealistic view of poker while taking the worst view of table games. \\n Yeah he was.... It is much more simple: \\n \\n Table games = Play against the house; House has an advantage; House creates the advantage in the constructs of the game \\n \\n Poker = Play against other players; House has no stake in the game itself, paid by rake from other players. Advantages constantly changing and set by players. \\n \\n \\n There is a massive difference. \\n Table games = Games you will lose over the long run with the exception of counting BJ.\",\n \"Summary: You are misusing statistics, stop it.\\n\\nPost: Why would that blow your mind? The fact you fell for a logical fallacy? \\n Did you look at the ratio of whites:blacks in america? [Let's take a look]( ~72% white compared to ~12.6% black. So even with that most basic statistic we see that the 4:1 ratio actually means blacks buy hip hop albums at a higher ratio then whites, since the ratio of whites:blacks is > 4:1. \\n Also, did you look at CD purchases in general? Do whites buy more CDs overall? I could go into many more of these factors... but I think you see my point\",\n \"Summary: 111 countries conduct year round surveillance on which strains are circulating that year. These labs send their data to 5 different World Health Organization research labs, and then WHO makes a recommendation on which strains should be vaccinated against. \\n However, each country has the final say in which vaccines are produced in their borders. \\n Again....It isn't random chance at all.\\n\\nPost: flu shots are also weird in that they're targeting a very specific form of a wide-ranging disease, and may or may not work depending on what boils down to chance (i.e. what strain of the virus ends up being prevalent that year) \\n This is part of the anti-science rhetoric that has gotten the country into this mess. It is not random chance at all.... Here is a short primer.... \\n \\n How are the viruses selected to make flu vaccine? \\n \\n >The influenza (flu) viruses selected for inclusion in the seasonal flu vaccines are updated each year based on which influenza virus strains are circulating, how they are spreading, and how well current vaccine strains protect against newly identified strains. Currently, 141 national influenza centers in 111 countries conduct year-round surveillance for influenza and study influenza disease trends. These laboratories also send influenza viruses to the five World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centers for Reference and Research on Influenza located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC); London, United Kingdom (National Institute for Medical Research); Melbourne, Australia (Victoria Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory); Tokyo, Japan (National Institute for Infectious Diseases); and Beijing, China (National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention) for additional analyses. \\n >The influenza viruses in the seasonal flu vaccine are selected each year based on surveillance-based forecasts about what viruses are most likely to cause illness in the coming season. WHO recommends specific vaccine viruses for inclusion in influenza vaccines, but then each individual country makes their own decision for which strains should be included in influenza vaccines licensed in their country. In the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determines which vaccine viruses will be used in U.S.—licensed vaccines. \\n [Source](\",\n \"Summary: There is no world where that Maxima will be faster than the WRX off the factory floor.\\n\\nPost: 3232;_ಠಠ_ಠಠ_ಠ \\n How much misinformation can be given in this thread??? \\n Turbo spool is not going to let the Maxima 'accelerate faster.' In fact, on stock boost, the spool is going to be negligible. \\n There is no universe where that Maxima is going to be faster than a WRX. No world. \\n There are MANY more parts in a car than the motor. You can make plenty of power, but it is how much you put on the ground that matters. CVT transmissions do not put power down nearly as well. The bhp vs. whp will be extremely different. I can say with confidence the WRX will also have a better bhp:whp ratio than the Maxima.\",\n \"Summary: It is really easy to force project against Mali and Libya when someone isn't resisting your entrance to the nation strongly. It is a different thing to do it against another 1st world nation. The combined Military of the rest of the world does not have significant naval investment and would be unable to secure a beachhead against the U.S. \\n His most relevant quote: \\n > Are the world's combined forces enough to conquer the United States? Here the answer is no, for it is much harder to project force. It requires logistical resources that the rest of the world simply does not have. \\n It is the logistical portion of the US military that is leaps and bounds above the rest of the world. \\n [The US has as many Aircraft Carriers as the rest of the world combined.]( US Naval capacity/force projection is above that of any other empire at any point in time. \\n I am not a gun-ho 'Merica guy, but people act like this budget doesn't do anything.\\n\\nPost: Are the British, French and other Europeans not capable of projection? \\n No. Not on a global scale. \\n There was an interview with a IHS Jane's Military Analyst. The question was about the US vs. The World in a war. The first thing you have to remove from the equation is the US Nuclear arsenal. Here was his comment: \\n > It is virtually impossible to eliminate the US nuclear arsenal since it is based on a triad of land, air, and sea delivery systems designed to provide a counterstrike capability. The submarine-launched ballistic missiles in particular are widely accepted as the most survivable element of the US nuclear deterrent as a portion of it is always at sea. The land-based missiles too are difficult to eliminate, as they are in hardened silos in the middle of the country. Any adversary facing the United States would need to either be willing to absorb a nuclear attack or develop a ballistic-missile defense system currently beyond the scope of anything technologically feasible. \\n So then they did a thought experiment about just ignoring the Nuclear portion of the US Military. \\n > The US is the sole country in the world that has the capability to project force across the globe on a large scale. The combined military air- and sealift capability of the rest of the world would be insufficient to even get a foothold on the continental United States. The amphibious assault capability of the world's militaries, excluding the United States, is simply too small. \\n >That means the adversary would have to seize and use civilian aircraft and ships not designed for nonpermissive environments. These ships would require secure bases in Canada and Mexico, since they lack the capability to deliver forces onto unimproved shores. Thus, any attempted invasion of the US would first look like a rather motley caravan of vulnerable civilian ships and aircraft. \\n >If these forces managed to avoid US attacks and build up, they could then launch an attack over land. \\n >As I already noted, the amphibious-assault capability of the combined militaries of the world are simply too insignificant to get a beachhead on a coast. If they managed to go undetected, itself an impossible feat in light of modern surveillance capability, they still could not build up a force of any size before being pushed back into the sea. \\n >Thus, an invasion would have to come via a land border, with the terrain of the southern border (that with Mexico) being most conducive to military operations. However, the fact that the largest US Army armor base happens to be in Texas naturally would hinder such an attack. Going through the Canadian border—out West, to avoid the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway—would be easier, although the invasion would then be limited to light infantry and would have trouble concentrating forces. In addition, it would fail to take over population centers or other important strategic points, since it is mostly national parks out there.\",\n \"Summary: The torch itself was an ancient tradition. The torch relay was not, for obvious reasons.\\n\\nPost: Ding Ding Ding. The title of this submission is extremely misleading. \\n The Germans did not start the tradition of the olympic torch. The torch has been around since ancient times. [It signified part of Greek Mythology. [It was symbolism of Prometheus stealing fire from Zeus to bring to the mortals.]( \\n Even though this tradition did disappear for some time, it was reintroduced in Amsterdam at the 1928 Summer Games. \\n The only thing the Germans introduced was the torch relay and, as elder_george said, of course that was not a tradition in ancient times as the games took place in the location of the fire. No need to bring it anywhere.\",\n \"Summary: It makes the game more competitive. Icing = Skill Play, Lobbing over Glass = Not a skill play.\\n\\nPost: If you allow it the game changes completely. Think about it this way. \\n If you are icing the puck the opposing team actually has a chance to prevent it. The defense actually has to make a skill play to clear the puck, which is why we watch the game. \\n If you allow the D to just chuck the puck into the stands you eliminate the entire skill aspect of the game. The offense has to chance to continue their play and the defense doesn't have to make a skill related play to clear. They just need to chuck the puck as high and out of reach as they can and bam! they get a break. \\n I do agree the 2 minutes are a rough penalty for the crime, but there are no other options. Any other punishment still leaves the play beneficial for the defense. No matter where you take the face-off the defense got the rest they needed. The NHL has to keep the game skill related as a ruling organization, and they have in this instance. \\n If they were open to it I think a 1 minute minor/defensive face-off/no change would be just right, but they do not have that in their arsenal right now. A 2 minute vs. just an icing call would be easy. 2 minutes without a thought. \\n I think the main point you seem to disagree with is that icing requires skill. It is not just an easy move to ice the puck... it requires a skill play that the offense can respond to. We want to see skill plays when watching sports. Lobbing it over the glass is not a skill play.\",\n \"Summary: SGK isn't a horrible monster you should avoid at all costs, they have donates TONS of money to fight breast cancer, but there are probably better places to put your money as an individual. A charity has to have a good balance between marketing itself to bring in future donations, and spending current donations on its actual goal. I, and many others, believe SGK does not maintain this balance well. They are just as focused on promoting SGK as they are on promoting the fight against breast cancer, maybe more.\\n\\nPost: and have single handedly put breast cancer awareness on the map. \\n This is the problem. They have spent much more money putting the name Susan G Komen on the map than they have Breast cancer itself. I know the circlejerk can get tiring, because there are many other charities that operate this way, but SGK is spending 20-40%(they do not itemize their 'education' section) of their donations on marketing the SGK foundation. \\n That is the problem most people have with it. It is not that they are not doing good for Breast Cancer, they definitely are. They are the largest private contributor to breast cancer research in the U.S. \\n The problem is that most here believe there are better places to send your money. Places that are less worried about marketing themselves to the general population, and more worried about **focused, direct, and COST EFFECTIVE marketing to the organizations that will donate money. \\n SGK promotes itself to the wrong people, and spends a bunch of money doing it. \\n Take this quote from the [Reuters article:]( \\n >The organization's 2011 financial statement reports that 43 percent of donations were spent on education, 18 percent on fund-raising and administration, 15 percent on research awards and grants, 12 percent on screening and 5 percent on treatment. \\n Let's completely ignore the argument that most of that 'education' money is spent of education/awareness of SGK and not breast cancer... \\n Compare the totals to a group like The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This is not a small group either. They have spent 350 million on research in half the operating time of SGK. \\n \\n Research & Awareness (90.6%) \\n Fundraising (5.7%) \\n Administration (3.7%) \\n \\n [Source]( \\n To comment on another point of yours: \\n >Now how much of that do you think is due to their partnerships with the NFL and other sports franchises? How much of that is a result of the brilliant marketing team they have working with them, which have made that pink ribbon, and pink in general, synonymous with breast cancer awareness? \\n The Time article \\\"Pink Ribbon Promises\\\" speaks on this point extremely well, but it is behind a paywall so I cannot link it to the general Reddit population. I will take an example the Straight Dope article uses from that Time story. \\n >None of these stunts is necessarily a scam, and no doubt many are well intended. But they often involve considerable effort for decidedly modest results. One often-cited example is Yoplait’s program, in which the company donates ten cents to the Komen group for each beribboned yogurt lid mailed in. OK, that’s nice, but think about it: If you dutifully save 120 over the four-month run of the campaign, you'll have to store and ship them, the postal service will have to transport them, and Yoplait presumably will have to count them, for a total donation of 12 bucks. You'd save yourself and everyone else a lot of trouble if you just sent in a check. \\n \\n [Straight Dope - Do pink ribbon campaigns against breast cancer do any good?]( \\n \\n Most of these programs benefit the sponsor just as much, if not more, than SGK itself. They are an example of what Slavoj Zizek talks about in [this piece]( It is 'cultural capitalism.' \\n This has turned into something way longer than I expected.... My apologies for the rant.\",\n \"Summary: You did not rev the motor IN reverse while driving forward. You ground the gears and revved it in neutral.\\n\\nPost: Wait, what? \\n That is not how transmissions work. [It would not rev. It would sound exactly like this]( It won't let you go into reverse in a manual or auto while moving forward. \\n You would have to spin the car while in gear and use the momentum to fuck up the tranny.\",\n \"Summary: Most people have gotten so used to blaming Snyder for everything they haven't been paying attention.... No one can name anything he has directly done to hurt the team the past two years.\\n\\nPost: Look at the past two drafts since Snyder has gone more hands off. These are all starters/players who got a good chunk of snaps. \\n \\n Moses \\n \\n Murphy \\n \\n Breeland \\n \\n Reed \\n \\n Grant \\n \\n Amerson \\n \\n \\n Would you say those were bad drafts? It also speaks volumes on how bad off this team was.... but they couldn't change that. They did however get 6 guys who instantly had to contribute. \\n Now, what about the other part of the FO, contracts... \\n Name a bad contract given by the Redskins in the past two years.... name one. The cap penalty killed the team. .. but no one remembers that. They did the best they could in FA.\\n... the bottom line is this team has started to rebuild. It isn't going to happen overnight however. \\n There is actually a really good test coming up for the FO....RGIII. If they pick up the option on Robert it would be the first bad contract in years. We will see if they have matured almost immediately. There is no way Robert should be back OR that Jay should be gone.\",\n \"Summary: No one action is going to fix 10 years of bad actions. You are going to continue to be disappointed if you think it will. You know what winning teams have? Stability.\\n\\nPost: If we could have Harbaugh (we can't, because we are toxic) we'd probably be 8-8 next year. \\n The fact that you believe this speaks volumes. He couldn't even do it in San Fran.. where they had the personnel. \\n > Did you not see how he bungled the quarterback situation, aka the only thing he is supposed to be good at? \\n This is what happens when you come into a franchise that mortgaged its future for a below-average QB. What would you have had him do? Let Robert stay in and stare down his first read, miss every single timing route and play horrible in general? \\n There isn't a single head coach that could have done anything different. You want to know why those coaches always seem to do reasonably well? Because they would NEVER come into a situation like this. \\n I don't know what your understanding of football is, but you can't fix 10 years of shitty decisions, 3 years of salary cap penalties and a 'franchise' QB that can't play the game in one year. \\n This is the problem. The fan base always seems to believe the franchise can be fixed by ONE change. \\n Just a better coach.... \\n RGIII will be the savior.... \\n Etc.. etc.. etc. \\n There are 53 men out there. The team is only as strong as its weakest link, and it takes time to build a culture that fosters that environment. You don't do that by firing your coach over and over again after one year. Did you just start following the Skins? If not you should know better. They have been trying that method for almost 14 years now. \\n Spoiler Alert: It doesn't work. \\n There isn't a single coach that would perform better that would actually come here.\",\n \"Summary: Do you like racing games? Just fucking buy it all ready. It is what 'test drive: unlimited\\\" did with Hawaii in a much more fun way. Rather than using real world streets they just emphasized it. There are times I randomly find scenery in the backwoods of the game that would have passed for Gran Turismo level design. If you don't like racing games you should still check it out. My roommate never played any racing games but the beauty of this one made him buy it.\\n\\nPost: It depends on what you want from it. \\n Pros: \\n \\n Best Environment of any racing game, maybe any game, I have ever played. The attention to detail is absolutely insane... It is basically the US as a free world with a ton of real life landmarks. It takes 5+ hours to drive the length of the map straight east to west. I would honestly been fine playing for a single player game with this fucking beautiful scenery. \\n \\n The actual driving is pretty good for an arcade racer. (I am usually doing my driving on iRacing but come on... you can't expect that here.) It is just simulate-y enough to be fun and just arcade-y enough to be fun. Good mix. \\n \\n \\\"Leveling\\\" in this MMO is actually really fun \\n \\n \\n Cons: \\n \\n THere are some major PvP exploits right now. Wall riding is one that NEEDS to be fixed. The guardrails dont have friction in most places so people just ride them to victory. This seems like an easy fix... all they need to do is put little nubs or switch to the 'fencing' in the game that behaves like this \\n \\n The PvP queues were bad on PC. They have gotten a lot better though as more people get on the game. I was insta-queuing all last night. \\n \\n If Ubisoft doesn't keep updating/bug fixing the game will die. They need a major update soon or they may lose the player base in the long term. (I don't see why they wouldn't with the Season Pass and Micro-Trans) \\n \\n Cars are so focused on America. Not enough German/Japanese cars in the game at all. (Italy is okay for now I think.) I think this may be intentional as this game is basically expansion easy mode. They can just create \\\"The Crew: Streets of Japan\\\" and integrate it easily. (Game has airports for transport already.) I think this is why we don't see the foreign cars as much yet.\",\n \"Summary: Yes, small arms fire can be effective, but rarely with just group troops. There are only certain circumstances you would want to expend ammunition this way.\\n\\nPost: Yes, I understand what you are saying, and it seems that it would be better than doing nothing... but follow with me here. It works different on the real battlefield. \\n Even if you are in a vehicle convoy, and have some of the larger end of 'small arms' to work with.... there are a load of factors working against you.. \\n \\n The maximum effective range you will have with your weapons is around 500m. Most of your arms will have a lower effective range. \\n \\n The attack speed of the aircraft will be around 275-400 knots. This means even if the plane does come in that effective range, it will only be in it for 1-2 seconds at the maximum. \\n \\n The standard response to an air attack from a convoy of vehicles, or even during troop movement, is to disperse. This means you will be spread out so you are not an easy target for ordinance. The problem is that this will make it hard to concentrate fire when combined with the above problems. \\n \\n \\n Small arms fire can be effective, especially when we are talking vehicles, but it is not something that can be done without extensive discipline and training. All attackers must fire at a single point in the sky at a specific time because, as you stated, the more lead aimed at the plane the better. \\n Without vehicle support however, the main goal would be disruption of the enemy pilots confidence/resolve rather than damaging the aircraft. Loading up the guns with tracers and trying to get them off-balance/frightened is much more effective.\",\n \"Summary: You can't just say: \\\"Look at this small number! It never happens!\\\" We have no idea if that number really is small or not without some frame of reference.\\n\\nPost: Yes? How would you like to measure something? \\n Using some kind of control as a reference? I must not be explaining myself well enough.... \\n Let us use a different circumstance: \\n \\n We discover that a certain chemical byproduct may cause XYZ cancer, and this chemical may have been leaking to a community for decades. We need to do a study to see if it has effected anyone who lives there negatively! \\n \\n We discover that in the community 0.05% of the population has died from, or contracted, XYZ cancer. We assume that because of this small number this is a rare occurrence! There should be no issue with the suspected chemical... \\n \\n Someone decides to get a frame of reference and tests other communities that has not been exposed to the chemical and finds that only 0.000010% of the population has contracted this cancer. That would mean that our previous 'rare' has now become the exact opposite! 0.05% would be extremely prevalent! Something we would need to act on immediately! \\n \\n \\n This is the exact same situation. It doesn't mean anything if it is literally a small number... it could still be a 'big' number in terms of reality.\",\n \"Summary: If the secondary is going to improve the focus should be a Saftey, not cornerbacks.\\n\\nPost: My fault on the following rant... but I feel like people are missing the real needs here. \\n I love bringing Hall back, even if it was a little expensive, BUT..... \\n The real problem this year in the secondary was how horrible the Safety play was. The CBs ended up looking bad most of the time, because that is what happens when the safety completely blows their assignment. \\n If you go back and watch the All-22 footage you can tell that, 9 times out of 10, when it looks like Hall, Amerson, or Wilson got beat it was really because they were supposed to have Safety help that never showed up. \\n Now don't get me wrong... there were plenty of times the CBs were out of position, or just playing bad football (cough Wilson cough) but the entire CB core took a lot of flak for things that were actually on Merriweather/Doughty/Rambo \\n When a safety completely blows their assignment it ends up making it look the CBs fault on TV. In reality... Rambo, Merriweather and Doughty (other than run support for Reed) all played college level ball \\n Unless they really believe in Thomas they need to hit the FA market for a Safety or two. I would feel a lot better about Amerson/Wilson/anyone if they actually had decent safety help. Look at the current crew: \\n -----------------Current Redskins Safeties-------------------------- \\n \\n Doughty - Hell of a work horse but he should be brought back as a ST player. If at all. \\n \\n Merriweather - Won't be coming back \\n \\n Rambo - Not even close to ready to start \\n \\n Thomas - Complete unknown. Should not be relied on as a starter. He may progress into one, but a respectable team should not be starting him Week 1 \\n \\n Gumbs - The only true SS on the depth chart. Could progress into a serviceable player but shouldn't be starting anywhere but the ST squad. \\n \\n \\n This starting backfield lineup is terrifying .... not a single one of these players starts on any other team. This also is NOT a position they should be addressing via the draft. They already have two prospects to work on, they need something NOW. If they don't pick up at least one veteran, that would be starting on a team other than the Redskins , it is going to be a long fucking year. \\n --------------------------------Prospects??------------------------------------ \\n I would LOVE Jairus Byrd to come over, but it seems he wants more money than he is worth. I am hearing he wants a contract that would make him the highest paid Safety ever . It is not worth picking him up if he is going to use half the cap space. I think someone like Malcolm Jenkins is more realistic. I think giving him ~5mil would be a good price point. Bernard Pollard, James Ihedigbo and Chris Clemons ( I guess..) \\n I beg that they stay away from Kendrick Lewis though... He is on a downward spiral imo....\",\n \"Summary: Shark tank is not an accurate portrayal of how to value a company, or how investors work in the real world. 8x revenue, while high, makes sense for a number of factors in this situation. I do still believe Vice got the better end of the deal, but that is because Fox needed them more than they needed Fox.\\n\\nPost: Wall of Text. My apologies in advance, but I wanted to correct this information. I wanted to be thorough, and it ended up getting WAYY longer than I expected \\n I can't disagree with you more. I think you are being extremely shortsighted on your 'valuation analysis.' The mention of Shark Tank makes me think you don't really understand this area. \\n So that purchase gives them a valuation of $1.4 billion. You were correct in another comment, where you put them @ $175mil/year. So that gives them an 8x revenue valuation. Yes, this is pretty high, but the fact you immediately dismiss this as ridiculous... why? \\n Let me explain to you why I disagree with you so strongly. \\n First you need to understand two things. \\n \\n Rupert Murdoch really wanted a piece of Vice. \\n \\n Vice did not NEED to sell anything. (I believe the founders own 70% still after this deal. 25% was sold prior to this to other investors) \\n \\n \\n Now why did Rupert want a piece of Vice enough to pay 8x revenue? \\n This all makes more sense when you see what is going on behind the scenes. Murdoch has built an empire on news, and recently the largest mediums they deal in have been dying. The newspaper has been in decline for decades, this is an obvious one. The real problem is that a major group of their core advertizing market, 18-35 year olds, no longer turns to television for their daily news fix. The internet has started to replace the television for the current market, and the next market to come into age will NEVER use television for this purpose. Print and, in regards to news, television, are dying mediums. What does Vice do extremely well? Digital media. They are beyond 'good' at Digital Media/Publishing. That is what they are. Is this starting to make sense? Also, [8x revenue is not unheard of.]( I can understand why you are surprised by it, as even this chart shows <10% of companies get that, but it sort of makes sense in this deal. \\n Now let's break down why this deal makes so much sense for Rupert. \\n \\n First, I just stated above Vice does digital media & publishing extremely well. They have carved out a niche and done nothing but grow. They went from a free monthly magazine to one of the leaders of internet news/pop culture media. (Not to mention of their other projects in film, music, etc.) Vice gets use of FOX assets all over the world, and Fox gets assistance learning how to make the switch to digital media. Win-Win \\n \\n Also, this comment: \\n>They were doing $175 mil annually, but I'm predicting a downturn. Those were through donations. \\n \\n I would really like to know your reasoning behind this... Vice has done nothing BUT grow. In fact, this deal was done specifically to enable more growth. They are going to use the cash from this deal, and FOXs assets, to expand into Europe and India. They have an HBO show that just started its second season and is doing very well... They have expanded into film, music and many other niche culture areas. They are doing very well in these sectors as well. I just don't see what basis you have to say that. \\n \\n Why Vice deserves to be valued at 8x \\n There are a large number of factors that allow companies to trade at these 5x - 10x levels. Vice has the following: \\n \\n High barriers to entry: Another company cannot just copy the Vice formula and take over parts of its market share. It takes a long time to gain credibility as a news source, the same with the 'street-cred' that captures that 'hip' crowd. \\n \\n No major partner dependencies: Vice is not reliant on another company for its revenue. (Expedia is a company that does have major dependencies. Major hotel chains can remove large revenue streams from them simply by ending their relationship with them.) \\n \\n Scalability: Vice is able to scale pretty easily. They have already proven they can understand and adapt to various markets. They are able to take their 'Vice Formula' and apply it to many other areas, as they are doing with Europe and India. This also adds to their valuation. \\n \\n \\n I am going to stop here because this is way too long, but I hope you see that there are many factors behind the valuation of a company. Straight revenue values are rarely the way to go on its own.\",\n \"Summary: This has nothing to do with the debt in the laws eyes, but the check you wrote to the payday lender. Bankruptcy would do nothing to prevent jail time here.\\n\\nPost: I don't think anyone here read the damn article... as is tradition on Reddit. \\n They aren't putting people in prison for the debt itself, as Texas states that is illegal. \\n \\n Predatory Lenders loan money on the condition you write them a check for the amount + interest. \\n \\n If you cannot pay on the due date they put the check through \\n \\n If the check bounces they contend that you knew it would bounce, therefore writing a bad check, which falls under check fraud.\",\n \"Summary: It is essentially impossible to overdose on LSD. Your Mom lied to you.\\n\\nPost: A single dose of LSD may be between 100 and 500 micrograms—an amount roughly equal to one-tenth the mass of a grain of sand. Threshold effects can be felt with as little as 25 micrograms of LSD.[7][69] Dosages of LSD are measured in micrograms (µg), or millionths of a gram. By comparison, dosages of most drugs, both recreational and medicinal, are measured in milligrams (mg), or thousandths of a gram. For example, an active dose of mescaline, roughly 0.2 to 0.5g, has effects comparable to 100 µg or less of LSD.[4] \\n Typical doses in the 1960s ranged from 200 to 1000 µg while street samples of the 1970s contained 30 to 300 µg. By the 1980s, the amount had reduced to between 100 and 125 µg, lowering more in the 1990s to the 20–80 µg range,[70] and even more in the 2000s.[71] [72] \\n Estimates for the median lethal dose (LD50) of LSD range from 200 µg/kg to more than 1 mg/kg of human body mass, though most sources report that there are no known human cases of such an overdose. Other sources note one report of a suspected fatal overdose of LSD occurring in November 1975 in Kentucky in which there were indications that ~1/3 of a gram (320 mg or 320,000 µg) had been injected intravenously. (This is a very extraordinary amount, equivalent to over 3,000 times the average LSD dosage of ~100 µg).[73][74] Experiments with LSD have also been done on animals; in 1962, an elephant named Tusko died shortly after being injected with 297 mg, but whether the LSD was the cause of his death is controversial (due, in part, to a plethora of other chemical substances administered simultaneously).[75]\\\"\",\n \"Summary: I have a lot more information on other agent provocateurs during the Occupy Wall Street movement. The goal, it seems, was the have the police agents that got on the inside swing the protests towards violent/illegal/unethical actions to sway public opinion away from them and getting them off the streets. \\n If you have any other questions please let me know.\\n\\nPost: Yeah, I would believe you if you could back up that Occupy Wall Street claim, from a reputable source please \\n Completely understandable. I'll give a couple different examples. \\n FIRST EXAMPLE - OCCUPY HOUSTON/AUSTIN \\n \\n Austin/Houston Occupy Movement sabotaged from within. Police officers influenced group decision, suggested and financed more violent actions at meetings; Same actions that ended up getting members of the group felony charges. Clear case of entrapment in my opinon. Here is a choice quote: \\n \\n \\\"While eight people were charged with misdemeanors for obstructing the port entrance, Garza was among a group of seven activists given a more severe felony charge for locking themselves together with a sleeve made of PVC pipes and chains — a device known as a \\\"lockbox,\\\" \\\"sleeping dragon\\\" or \\\"dragon sleeve... \\n ...The police knew these kids would get a charge of felony for using the devices, instead of just a misdemeanor. They set them up.\\\" \\n [Source 1: Fox 26 Houston.]( \\n [Source 2: Austin Chronicle]( \\n [Source 3: Summary of events; Hard sources aggregated throughout the article.]( \\n [Source 4: Photographs of the undercover police officers creating the 'dragons sleeve' devices with the protestors.]( \\n SECOND EXAMPLE - OCCUPY OAKLAND \\n \\n Oakland Police Officers placed agents inside of the protesters, representing themselves as part of the movement. The officers used their position to judge defensive abilities of protesters. One specific incident was actually recorded, showing officers attempting prevalent gas masks were among the protesters. Asking if the protestors were planning on using Maalox as a weapon. Reports from local Occupy members claim these officers would push for violent acts at meetings as well. \\n \\n [Source: Daily Kos]( I know this is not a solid reputable source, but since the relevant information is in the form of a video I believe it can be used in this case. It also links to hard sources for most of its claims. \\n THIRD EXAMPLE - ROLE OF POLICE IN THE BLACK BLOC ANARCHIST GROUP @ G20 PROTESTS \\n [Source: Truth-out]( Occupy Wall Street claims the anarchist group, Black Bloc, was infiltrated by officers who continually pressed for more violent and illegal action. I am aware this is not a reputable source, and much more of an opinion piece. However, I believe it is relevant when combined with the other information from valid sources. \\n [Source :Dan Dicks, from Press for Truth , comments on this on MTV.]( 30 or 40 Black bloc members ended up controlling the narrative in the MSM during the G20 protests.. this small group enabled the media to paint the entire protests as violent. \\n FOURTH EXAMPLE - OCCUPY DC \\n \\n [Editor of the conservative magazine \\\"The American Spectator\\\" Patrick Howley admitted he 'infiltrated' the group in hopes of 'undermining' the movement. Lead a group in storming a museum entrance in D.C.]( \\n \\n FIFTH EXAMPLE - OCCUPY NYC \\n \\n [Detective Wojciech Braszczok was outed as a an Occupy Wall Street NYC infiltrator/agent provocateur just recently after his part in a road rage incident ended up outing him.]( \\n \\n SIXTH EXAMPLE - OCCUPY LA \\n \\n Police officers embedded themselves inside the group, pretending to be protesters themselves. Again, reports of officers trying to sway the group into illegal action. \\n \\n [Source: Reuters](\",\n \"Summary: If you truly believe in this idea patent it prior to contact any companies. Even then, the chances of you ever receiving any type of compensation is anywhere from extremely small to negligible. In some cases, the patent won't help. If the company likes the idea they will copy it and change just enough to get away with it. Here is an example from the 3M corporation that says exactly almost. \\n 3M \\n \\n New product ideas associated with pending patent applications, provisional patent applications, and/or patent applications that are otherwise in prosecution will not be accepted in this process. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT 3M WILL ONLY RECEIVE YOUR PATENTED IDEA ON A NON-CONFIDENTIAL BASIS. YOU SHOULD ONLY PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO ALLOW 3M TO USE WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTION, OR EXPECTATION OF COMPENSATION OR THAT 3M WILL HOLD SUCH INFORMATION IN CONFIDENCE. \\n \\n Good luck, but if the idea isn't strong enough to stand on its own, and be implemented without the company whose product the idea relates to getting on board.... then you really don't have anything that warrants compensation. Sorry man.\\n\\nPost: Unfortunately an idea is not worth anything. Unless you can create and implement your idea independent of the company you do not have anything to protect currently. Companies are contacted all the time by people who have 'the next big thing' but they have staff that are paid to give them their ideas and, much more importantly, IMPLEMENT these ideas. An idea alone does not have any value. The value is in the implementation of a good idea. \\n If for some reason you actually got a meeting/phone call you would need to either patent the idea prior, or get them to agree to a NDA... but unfortunately it will probably not get that far. The majority of companies follow one of threes paths regarding these unsolicited ideas: \\n \\n They will not speak with you about anything until you have at least a patent application in for your idea. (This is the rarest of the three) \\n \\n They will not speak with you under the terms of any NDA. If you send them anything it becomes their property, if it is patented they will disregard it. \\n \\n They will not accept unsolicited ideas. Period. \\n \\n \\n Trust me... these are the norms. Here is a snapshot of how a lot of major companies handle these situations. I think you will see the running theme here.... \\n Example for #1: \\n Benjamin Moore Paints \\n \\n [I]n your communications with Benjamin Moore, please keep in mind that Benjamin Moore does not accept or consider any creative ideas or suggestions relating to products or marketing plans unless it has specifically requested by them. Therefore, please do not send to Benjamin Moore any creative or original materials such as ideas for products, or any other creative suggestions, ideas, concepts or other information. Our creative and marketing departments are continuously launching new product, packaging, and marketing ideas. Often, these ideas are in the developmental stage for years prior to actually being launched. If you choose to forward or transmit to Benjamin Moore’s website by electronic mail or otherwise any suggestion type communication or material, including an personal data, questions or answers, comments, suggestions, or the like, such material will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Furthermore, Benjamin Moore is free to use any ideas or concepts contained in any communication you send to Benjamin Moore’s website for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information. \\n \\n Benjamin Moore will, however, consider ideas that are covered by an issued patent. Please include specific information regarding your patent, including the patent number(s). \\n \\n \\n Examples for #2: (This seems to be the most common.) \\n Apple \\n \\n TERMS OF IDEA SUBMISSION \\n \\n You agree that (1) your submissions and their contents will automatically become the property of Apple, without any compensation to you; (2) Apple may use or redistribute the submissions and their contents for any purpose and in any way; (3) there is no obligation for Apple to review the submission; and (4) there is no obligation to keep any submissions confidential. \\n \\n \\n Campbell Soup \\n \\n I understand that Campbell does not want to accept, hold in confidence, or keep secret any information about an idea that I submit to it. I agree that no confidential relationship or obligation of secrecy is established between Campbell and me with respect to the idea I submit. \\n \\n Coca-Cola \\n \\n No Confidentiality or Secrecy \\n \\n Company does not agree to hold a submission in confidence or as a trade secret. You also understand and agree that no confidential relationship exists or is established, expressed or implied, between you and Company, and Company is free to disclose or use the submission as it deems fit. \\n \\n \\n General Motors \\n \\n Please not that receipt of your submission creates no obligation on the part of GM in any way and GM does not consider it confidential. Your submission is being delivered voluntarily and without restriction and we conclude that GM is free to use the information provided. \\n \\n I am hitting the character limit, but I can give more examples if need be.\",\n \"Summary: The real data seems to backup what most of the officers I have talked to in the subreddit believe. This isn't a national problem, this is a problem mostly with individual officers, and sometimes even individual departments. \\n I think it is time for the good ones, that make up probably 90% of officers, stand up against the 10%. \\n Here is a quote, relevant to NYC: \\n \\n New York City \\n In 1971, police officers in New York City shot 314 people, killing 93. (In California, the state with the most police involved shootings in 2011, the police shot 183, killing 102.) In 2010, New York City police shot 24, killing 8. Last year, in the nation's largest city, the police shot 16, killing 6. In Columbus, Ohio, a city one eighth the size of New York, the police shot 14, killing 8. Statistical diversities like this suggest that in the cities with the highest per capita shooting rates, better people ought to be hired, or the existing forces need a lot more training in the use of deadly force.\\n\\nPost: It is really hard to get 'facts' to back that up because there is no agency that compiles this data nationally. \\n I know this is hard to believe, but the FBI does not collect that data. No federal agency collects data from police departments on how many police involved shootings result in wounding or death. \\n [Source]( \\n This means the only data available is self-collected and self-aggregated data from media outlets and public records. This of course means you could only possibly compile data from publicly available information, which leaves it incomplete and underrepresented. (It would stand to reason the most egregious uses of force would be the least self-reported as well.) \\n Some have worked diligently to collect this data though. Jim Fisher is one of those people. Here are some statistics from 2011: \\n ^ note ^on ^data: ^This ^data ^only ^includes ^police ^involved ^shootings ^where ^a ^person ^was ^killed ^or ^wounded, ^and ^only ^includes ^shots ^fired ^in ^law ^enforcement ^situations. ^(No ^personal ^firearms/personal ^disputes/etc.) \\n Most of the data seems to disagree with the 'innocent' portion of the above persons statement: \\n \\n A vast majority of the people shot by the police in 2011 were men between the ages 25 and 40 who had histories of crime. Overall, people shot by the police were much older than the typical first-time arrestee. A significant number of the people wounded and killed by the authorities were over fifty, some in their eighties. In 2011, the police shot two 15-year-olds, and a girl who was 16. \\n \\n Most police shooting victims were armed with handguns. The next most common weapon involved vehicles (used as weapons), followed by knives (and other sharp objects), shotguns, and rifles. Very few of these people carried assault weapons, and a small percentage were unarmed. About 50 subjects were armed with BB-guns, pellet guns or replica firearms. \\n \\n The police shot, in 2011, about 50 women, most of whom were armed with knives and had histories of emotional distress. Overall, about a quarter of those shot were either mentally ill and/or suicidal. Many of these were \\\"suicide-by-cop\\\" cases. \\n \\n \\n [Much more info here](\",\n \"Summary: The actual number could be anywhere is a MASSIVE range that essentially leaves the margin of error in this case in the region of 5-6 significant digits. \\n There are plenty of ways to prove this, but making up a random 'guess,' that looks like it has fancy math attached, on the effectiveness of the program is not one of them.\\n\\nPost: The principle IS sound, however this article does a terrible job of demonstrating that principle. I had typed out a response here, but after viewing the comments on that post I think a poster there did it better than I ever could. I am going to quote the conversation here for ease of debate. \\n >\\\" Andrew says: \\nJune 7, 2013 at 3:50 am \\n I find this whole article immensely wrong. Every probability you’ve plucked out of thin air could easily be at least ten times larger or smaller so even conservatively your eventual P(bad guy | +) could be anywhere from 1/10 to 1/10^7. The problem is you simply don’t know any of your inputs; hand-waving some numbers, screaming ‘MATHS’ and then announcing an answer correct to 5 significant figures is just ludicrous.\\\" \\n >Firstly your formula for P(+) is incorrect, it should be: \\n P(+) = P(+ | bad guy) P(bad guy) + P(+ | good guy) P(good guy) \\n Secondly (correctly for your plus/minus mistake) your formula for R is inverted, it should be: \\n R = P(+ | good guy)/P(+ | bad guy) \\n I won’t write out the algebra here but it should be obvious that your R cannot be correct – substituting your R into P(bad guy | + ) would give: \\n P(bad guy | + ) = P(bad guy) / (P(+ | bad guy)/P(- | good guy)) = P(bad guy) * P(- | good guy) / P(+ | bad guy) \\n i.e. that P(bad guy | +) is proportional to P(- | good guy) which can’t be correct as it would mean that reducing the rate of false positives would reduce the effectiveness of the program. \\n So actually what we have is: \\n P(bad guy | + ) = P(bad guy) * P(+ | bad guy) / P(+ | good guy) \\n If we make the assumption that P(+ | bad guy) is high (I’m not saying it is, but that’s what the original article assumes) then we can estimate this as: \\n P(bad guy | + ) = P(bad guy) / P(+ | good guy) \\n i.e. the more you can reduce your false positives the higher P(bad guy | +) will be. \\n In combination then, your statement that “the probability of a positive result turning up to be a bad guy is of the same order of magnitude of the probability of pointing at random and finding a bad guy” is demonstrably false – it is hugely dependent upon your rate of false positive and as such can be orders of magnitude different from finding a bad guy at random.\",\n \"Summary: Whatever the truth is, this video doesn't give us proof in ANY direction. We have plenty of valid, non-biased sources to do that. Let's just call a spade a spade. You should always know the agenda behind the camera, even if you agree with it.\\n\\nPost: In any case, this thread was very depressing. Specially reading some of the comments by suburbanite kids, born way after the fact, so brainwashed and conditioned to a certain national narrative to the point of assuming they know better about the realities of that conflict than the people who actually were there... \\n \\n This 'Winter Soldier' film comes from the group VVAW. (Viet. Vets Against War.) By this time in their history they had essentially had a hostile takeover of their national office. More extreme groups had taken control, most under the leadership of [Bob Avakian]( You may know Bob from the [RCP]( They were already a leftist activist group, and were become more extreme as an organization at the time. \\n \\n This is who produced, and promoted, this Winter Soldier series. \\n I just wanted to make sure you are aware of that. This was not an 'investigation' in the government sense of the word. This was a piece produced by a revolutionary, extremist group of private citizens. [Would you like to know more?]( \\n Does this discredit anything they are saying? No. Does it remove it as a valid source of historical fact? Yes, in my opinion, and a lot of people agree with me. \\n When something is produced with an agenda it shouldn't be treated as a historical documentary. You can view it as interesting. You can believe them personally. I am not making ANY distinction on whether or not they are being truthful/exaggerating. I am simply stating that this was produced with an end goal in mind. It was produced as a propaganda piece. There is no disputing that \\n If you love the romance aspect of the 60's and 70's, thats fine, but don't make historians out of an activist group.\",\n \"Summary: Was the media created to help answer a question, or support a conclusion the creator had already come to? I feel this is important when using media sources in forming opinions. Especially on historical subjects.\\n\\nPost: I disagree. The commentary of these soldiers, without editing, could have been presented in a different way. Even if the questions themselves had bias to them. \\n If it was presented as a piece of the puzzle, and not proof of a final answer, I could respect it's input. \\n I just believe their is an important difference in the process. \\n In my opinion, an idea/thought/theory should be formed after reviewing information. The group that made this film had the idea and then found information to support it. I personally believe that is an important distinction when analyzing any media source.\",\n \"Summary: do even amazing sex lives turn to shit?\\n\\nPost: These comments are everywhere I look. Everyone who is older/married/divorced says all these horrifying things about what happens to your sex life after \\\"I do.\\\" \\n Let me ask this, how were your wives before? I mean... did you have a 'normal' sex life? You know... mostly missionary->doggy->cowgirl->missionary if your lucky. A quick, bitter blowjob every once in a while. If your lucky on valentines day you'll get some sexy lingerie or something? \\n Or a more 'wild' sex life.. You know \\\"fuck yeah baby nut on my face while I'm tied up, gagged and dressed up in that meat dress Lady Gaga wore while inside a moving a 17th century buggy driven by authentic re-enactors that is pulled by the Budweiser Clydesdales?\\\" \\n I think most of the wives that turn frigid were already pretty frigid... but then again I mostly disagree with not sticking my dick in crazy. I would suggest the contrary, do stick your dick in crazy. Just gotta choose the right kind of crazy.\",\n \"Summary: Don't question authority in the military.\\n\\nPost: It is funny you say that, because I still can't live down the choices I made when I got in that situation. \\n I went to basic, I went to AIT, I finished. When I got to my unit... and all through basic... I was stunned by the amount of ignorance and racism all the way up through the chain of command. \\n I wrote these things down for a while. I figured someone must not know that this is how the chain of command acts towards other human beings. It was one big circle jerk for 'killin arabs.' \\n I thought being in the U.S. military meant being a 'defender of freedom' (I was young) but it seemed to be nothing more than 2am at a local dive bar. Bunch of rednecks that are way to happy about killing other humans. \\n When I brought this to my CO, I was dismissed from the military. Not reassigned. Dismissed. General Discharge. They stated something must have been wrong with me mentally if I didn't act this way... Questioned my intentions in the Army. They thought, because I felt a human life held value regardless of its nation of origin, that I was either working for the enemy, or wouldn't be fit to fire when it came down. \\n I will never be able to get a government job or fly without being harassed now. Neither will my parents. All because I stood up against what I saw as wrong actions. \\n I did what you said. I joined, realized it was wrong, and tried to change it. I was ruined in the process.\",\n \"Summary: Find me a single instance where a country legalized a drug and that created MORE addicts than it had currently. People are not going to up and decide \\\"hey, I should try this new heroin thing now that its legal.\\\"\\n\\nPost: Fortunately we don't have to make guesses to what would happen. The same situation happened with alcohol. Do you think drinking was safer during the prohibition age when people were making bootleg liquor causing blindness? \\n Of course, there will always be those who abuse the drug. This is not being prevented now. If you look at the problems commonly associated with heroin (other than addiction) they are mostly related to the current system of prohibition. \\n We will never prevent people access to drugs, nor will we stop them from wanting to use, the war on drugs has proven this. All we can strive to do is make treatment available, and make the drugs as safe as possible. \\n If a drug was legal it would be significantly easier to get treatment for it. We wouldn't have addicts lumped in with criminal offenders. We could focus on rehabilitation rather than incarceration. \\n You said yourself you were an alcoholic... so what if prohibition was reenacted? Would you quit drinking? Doubtful. You would just now be forced to go to non regulated sources to purchase your drug of choice. This means dealing with liquids that could be a safe drink, and could also be a way for the seller/creator to make a quick buck. \\n If heroin was legal we would have a lot less needle related disease. Ask a heroin user how easy it is for them to get a clean needle. \\n You will never prevent addiction. There is someone addicted to every item/substance out there. Should we outlaw cigarettes/alcohol/gambling/sex? People are grown up enough to make their own decisions, we should make it easier for them to make the right one. \\n You will not create more addicts by making the drug legal. Many countries have already gone through with decriminalization and it has never worked out that way.\",\n \"Summary: Don't even think about it. Keep him. He will pay off big time.\\n\\nPost: From a Redskins fan perspective: \\n There are a lot of indirect factors that are going to affect his value: \\n \\n Is Shanny back next year? If so, yes. He drafted him. He loves him. He loves the TE position in general. \\n \\n Does his blocking develop? As of now he is a very mediocre blocker. If he can develop his blocking game it will only give him more snaps. \\n \\n \\n I honestly think he is the real deal and I also believe Shanny will be back next year. He doesn't look like a rookie out there and RGIII loves him as a target. Hankerson's injury also comes into play. He can't stay healthy. Josh Morgan and Santana Moss are both gone next year, and with Hankersons injury prone nature this makes Jordan Reed only behind Pierre in terms of skill in the passing game and experience in the system. \\n I think he will be a Top 10 TE next year. If RGIII rebounds next year I think he can even be a Top 5 TE. \\n Compare him to the other 2013 TE rookies: \\n \\n Tyler Eifert (1st Rnd) - 11 Games - 31 for 377 - 14 FDs - 1 TD \\n Zack Ertz (2nd Rnd) - 11 Games - 21 for 274 - 13 FDs - 1 TD \\n Mychal Rivera (6th Rnd) - 10 Games - 23 for 250 - 13 FDs - 2 TDs \\n Jordan Reed (3rd Rnd) - 9 Games - 45 for 499 - 30 FDs - 3 TDs \\n \\n He is the cream of the 2013 TE Rookie Class. He is one of the few that are making a difference in every game they play.... He is looking much better than Tyler Eifert even. He is starting to look like an Alfred Morris level steal as a 3rd Rnd pick. \\n I am sorry if this is a little more in depth than you were looking for... but I really believe this was one of the best picks of the 2013 NFL Draft. I wanted to get my position out there on this again, Skins fans were upset with the pick at the time and I was defending it then. I'm glad to see the vindication begin. (We have Fred Davis?! Why are we wasting a 3rd rounder on a TE!?! rabble rabble!!)\",\n \"Summary: I understand the way that he phrased his input was not the most convincing, but do not be so easy to dismiss things like this. He wasn't nearly as off as you make him out to seem.\\n\\nPost: Although it was phrased ridiculously and not sourced... government subsidies do actually have an effect of what we end up eating, how it is grown and, like he said, why processed food costs more than fruits and vegetables comparatively. \\n This wasn't always the case... the main reason these unhealthy foods are becoming cheaper, and therefore more prevalent, is because their main ingredients became subsidized by the government. (This is assuming you live in America) \\n Since the mid-1970's there has been a large amount of policy changes regarding agricultural subsidies. [Here are some statistics on how they have affected the price of current goods since 1975-ish]( Source: NY Times \\n Sodas: 33% cheaper\\nButter: 29% cheaper\\nBeer: 15% cheaper\\nVegetables: 41% more expensive\\nFruits: 46% more expensive \\n This is because of our huge corn and soy subsidies. [When you make something cheaper to produce, and guarantee price AND demand]( farmers will flock to that crop. High-fructose corn syrup would not be as cheap, and widely used, as it is today if the [corn subsides were not in place]( \\n This is not by any means the only reason obesity is rampant in America. We cannot blame everything on this one piece of information, but there is something to be said about it. Would we still have the [correlation between income and obesity]( if the subsides were more lopsided towards fruit & vegetable production? Maybe... We cannot control the choices people make, but we can assist in making choices more appealing than others.\",\n \"Summary: IMO If its a PPR, start T.Y; If not, start Daryl.\\n\\nPost: has better potential than a guy in a committee facing a solid defense. \\n I don't think he is going to be in as much a committee system as you are eluding... and he is definitely the better start in my opinion if it isn't a PPR league. \\n T.Y. isn't going to have the big play chances as often with Heward-Bey taking his 2 spot. I think Daryl gets some big carries if he can produce early... The Cardinals are a good D though, but have trouble against the run sometimes.\",\n \"Summary: No.\\n\\nPost: You can be a lot more flippant when creating an outdoor pool. If you are going to have an indoor pool, especially a heated one, there is a lot you need to account for if you want it to last. This is one of those situations where 'a stitch in time saves nine' should be your mantra. \\n As I mentioned in the reply below, there are 4 things that you need to focus one when goings indoor. Architecture, air distribution, mechanical equipment and water chemistry. You need to move the air, but NOT the air directly over the pool itself. You need to choose architecture that assists this. The high places should be poly'ed completely and prepared to take the beating that 85 degree, moist, chemical filled air will pound on it.\",\n \"Summary: Wrong Buddy\\\" is a proper reply.\\n\\nPost: I want to start off saying that I am just a student of some of the subjects at hand here. I do not have any real world experience. \\n Just looking at each process, and some other information, it would make sense that what you say is true. It is a better way to weld that material. \\n I do not have pricing available, or real failure/repair rate data so I cannot speak on the cost portion of your statement. However, everything else is true. \\n Here is a good passage I found that explains, and verifies to a degree, your point. \\n >Railway rails are manufactured in sections of 25 \\n \\n 120 m length which are joined in track by\\nbolting or welding. Two advantages with welded rail sections in contrast to bolted ones are the\\nlower maintenance cost and the improved dynamic behaviour of the train-track-rail system.\\nThere are primarily two rail welding processes which are used today, the flash-butt welding\\nand alumino-thermic (thermite) welding processes.\\nThe residual stress-state in a thermite weld\\nwas measured by Webster et al.; however, the flash-butt and thermite welding methods\\nintroduce a similar residual stress field in the foot, the web and the head of the rail. In\\naddition, small inclusions or cracks can appear\\nin a welded cross-section. The thermite\\nwelding process generates cracks to a higher degree due to its casting nature, as compared\\nwith the flash-butt welding process. Defects\\nin thermite welds are often lack-of-fusion,\\nshrinkage cavities, hot tears, gas pockets and inclusions from entrapped slag or mould. Defects\\nin flash-butt welds are almost always confined to iron oxide inclusions in the fusion zone,\\ninternal imperfections in the weld or microstructural alterations from post weld trimming of\\nsurfaces. Mutton et al. reported on surface cracks in the web of\\nflash-butt welds and\\nshrinkage cracks in thermite welds. \\n \\n -FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH\\nIN WELDED RAILS \\nJ.W. Ringsberg\\n*\\n, B.L. Josefson and A. Skyttebol\\nDepartment of Applied Mechanics, Ch\\nalmers University of Technolog\",\n \"Summary: You fixed yourself, AA didn't. [Sourcing](\\n\\nPost: Thank you. This bullshit concept of powerlessness and higher powers has NOTHING TO DO WITH WHY YOU GOT SOBER. You are giving an imaginary friend credit for something YOU did. AA loves to preach that the group consious and higher power is why you are sober now... [when the recovery rate with AND without AA is at 5%]( Thats right. There is no measurable benefit to AA. \\n How do you feel about courts forcing people into 12-step programs, that are OBVIOUSLY religion based. You can spiritual, not religious all you want, but when it comes down to it you are forced to 'give yourself to a higher power.' The AA HQ is COVERED with crosses and Christian items. Why should someone who does not believe in any God be legally forced to approach recovery that way?\",\n \"Summary: Lies, damned lies and statistics.\\n\\nPost: Let me try to make it simple for you.... \\n Lets say, hypothetically, there are 100,000 Toyotas and 10,000 Hondas on the road. Any given year there is an average of 100 accidents involving Toyotas and 20 accidents involving Hondas. \\n Would it be fair to label Toyotas as accident prone simply because there were more accidents involving them? No, it would not. There are more of them, so we would assume there would be more accidents overall. \\n The problem is that you do not know the distribution of breeds in America. It is believed by many that there are more 'pit-bull' type dogs than any other breeds in America right now. It is a very popular breed. \\n Numbers might not lie, but the people who use them do. Context is important.\",\n \"Summary: Yes, he is a scoring diva, but he is nowhere close to what they portray him as.\\n\\nPost: Yes. He does. He back checks plenty. There was an amazing play in the game right before this where Ovi made an amazing diving takeaway on the backcheck. \\n Also, that famous 'controller turned off' gif was actually him playing proper position for the scheme they were running. He wasn't just slacking, he was playing the blue line. Exactly like he was suppose to. \\n What he is notorious for is giving up in games like this. When they go down by a lot early, or are just getting completely dominated, he tends to shut down.\",\n \"Summary: She is attention seeking.\\n\\nPost: She didn't OD. If you OD on opiates you pass out and die. She wouldn't be able to speak to you. The last thing she would be doing is having trouble sleeping. If she is having insomnia, she is just high on painkillers. \\n She is a desperate person looking for attention. You might want to tell someone before she starts cutting.\",\n \"Summary: IBM is not even close to circling the drain. They have changed focus and it is working extremely well for them and if Watson is successful at replacing tier 1 call center agents they will explode.\\n\\nPost: IBM is circling the drain??? HA! You are hilarious. \\n IBM has just switched focus. That is all. They are no longer a hardware company at their core, and that was done intentionally. Of course they lost the contract for a hardware based bid. \\n IBM has slowly transitioned itself from a IT hardware company to an IT services company. They just won a massive contract with the F 500 company I work for. They are becoming a help desk company. I believe they mentioned that ~60% of their revenue is now coming from running help desks and other service based contracts. \\n They are anything but circling the drain. They are actually doing quite well for themselves. That is the entire reason for Watson. The end game of Watson is to replace Tier 1 helpdesks. If they do it successfully they will end up better than where they were at their hardware peak. They are the outsourcing kings right now.\",\n \"Summary: Check raise that river all-in.\\n\\nPost: I think you played this well until the turn. Even the check was okay given how you played the flop. (I know that betting out, even if its a cbet, isn't looked upon favorably with top set because we need to let them catch up a little but at these stakes I don't worry about that. I just want to start the process of getting the stacks in early so I don't have to donk bet it later.) \\n The issue here, in my opinion, was not check raising it all-in after he bet the turn. His pot odds at that point, if he even cares, are going to keep him in with the FD/Pair if he is putting you on an over. Get it in now. \\n At these stakes this guys range is ridiculous but he is going to show up with 4 hands after that river bet in my opinion \\n \\n Overpair - 3 bet gets it in here most likely \\n Some gut shot draw/open draw ( 7/9, 9/Q, 9/10) \\n Pair + Flush draw or even just a FD he picked up on the turn to keep him betting \\n Any two non-connected cards/gutshot/low equity stuff (because 5NL) \\n \\n \\n If you break down how each of those hands will react to your 3bet: \\n \\n Over pair is going to get it in at this level 99.99999999% of the time. \\n Flush draws get reduced odds and stuck because of pot equity. Also, you are only going to make money against a flush draw on this street. If you wait till the river and its a blank you have to check and hope for a bluff. In addition... if you are calling the river all-in when the draw hits anyways why aren't you trying to get it in now. \\n \\n Gut-shots: This is another time you are only paid on this street if you are ahead. Let's face it... If he is holding 7/9 and a non-diamond 10 falls you aren't folding to a shove on the river anyways. You might as well attempt to get paid now while he is holding onto that 8% of hope.\",\n \"Summary: You can still have forms of direct democracy in an Anarchist society. It just requires voluntary participation from the ones taking the vote. \\n Disclaimer: I agree completely about Anarchisms inability to scale. I have state a couple times that I am not a supporter of Anarchism. I just want to make sure we are actually talking about Anarchism in here, because it seems you don't understand the depth of the idelogy. It is not as simple as a no-government free for all.\\n\\nPost: Sorry, I think you might have missed the part in my comment where I discussed the governance of an anarchist group. I.e. the \\\"direct democracy of the local commune\\\". \\n No, I did read that part. However, you can still have that situation you described in an Anarchist system. You are still viewing Anarchism in the teenager with a 'A' sticker way. Anarchism is not the absense of any governance. Only a very specific group of Anarchist, individualists, would be opposed to any form of direct democracy. \\n Democracy, in general, is not incompatible with Anarchism. Hierarchies, non-voluntary associations and endowed authority are what Anarchism is opposed to. \\n If there was still no defined hierarchy during the vote, and it was voluntary for members to participate AND be held to the results of the vote, then it would be completely compatible with an Anarchist population. \\n >\\\"oh, we [from the locally-organized commune] all voted for it!\\\". I.e. a direct democracy imposed their rules on everyone in that local area. \\n This is just incorrect. The members who voted for the solution would have all been VOLUNTARILY a part of that system. That is the key here. If a ruler calls a vote in a typical system, you do not have the choice of opt-in/opt-out. You are bound by the results of the vote whether you participate or not. \\n In this system however, everyone who participated in this local-commune vote would have been doing some on their own accord. They would have voluntarily agreed to the vote, and to be bound by the results of the vote. \\n If this vote was called by an indiviudal, or oligarchial group, and the people in the area were bound by this vote regardless of their opinion it would NOT be an anarchist system. There would be members with more authority, and an obvious hierarchy. For them to be able to call a vote, and enforce it, without the voluntary agreement of the people participating in the vote would cause the issue. At that point it would no longer be an anarchist society.\",\n \"Summary: Looking for the watercooler talk going on about this Sundays game.\\n\\nPost: How are you guys viewing this game? Are you seeing this as an easy win? (The Skins offense looked pretty horrible on Monday...) \\n These Skins/Bears games are always interesting... We have the largest blowout in NFL history the Bears laid on the Redskins and we also have DeAngelo having a 4 INT game (that they barely won...) \\n I have always liked the Bears so this should be a fun game. Cutler and Forte are two of my favorite players in the league.\",\n \"Summary: If you have a couple moments, please take time and read this. \\n [A National Strategic Narrative](\\n\\nPost: A National Strategic Narrative]( \\n This is a piggy back post to [this]( but I felt it was worth it to make sure people read the actual 'plan' these intellegent individuals have for America. \\n I have been a cynic to a fault for the last ~8 of so years with our government in America, but this rekindled that little light inside me and restored a tiny bit of hope. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Captain Porter and Colonel Mykleby have outlined an extremely intellegent plan in this narrative and, although it won't be followed, it makes me happy to know we have intellecuals who are starting to notice what is going wrong in this country.\",\n \"Summary: Don't put this on Bruce's back. The players need to be humbled, and this loss and the changes that will take place in the off-season will do that. Things will change when they start to realize their jobs aren't as safe as they thought. I'm asking the newer fans to give him another year. Remember that he got us here, and if we get rid of him he will just take someone else. Bruce Boudreau WILL win a cup in the next 3 years. I want it to be with us. \\n Here is another GREAT article on this issue from RMNB. \\n[Fire Bruce Boudreau @ Russian Machine Never Breaks](\\n\\nPost: WALLLLLLL O' TEXXXXXXXXXXXTTTTTT ** \\n I know when this happens we all look for someone to blame. I know it's extremely easy to convince yourself that it is one of those situations where we can take out a puzzle piece, replace it, and have a cup in the case next year... but it's not. \\n Bruce Boudreau is one of the only reasons we are lucky enough to be angry about losing in the 2nd round of the playoffs, and making it there like clockwork. I would like to say some things in his defense, because this is getting a little ridiculous. \\n In my opinion, the reason this is happening is because we have a lot of new fans to the game ever since the winning started. They have trickled in and have very high expectations for this team, and fuck I can't blame them. They don't remember the past decades where a round 1 win was a huge success. They remember this era. The beginning of the 'Cup or Cry' decade. \\n Bruce Boudreau and George McPhee have made this team what it is today. The problem is not the coaching entirely... here is my take on the Caps issues. \\n I view the Capitals as the extremely gifted child in middle school/high school that never developed proper study habits. They can get through the regular season on raw talent alone. They never really had to try that hard to succeed there. If they ever got behind, a week or so of hard work and they were caught up. \\n Then they got into M.I.T. and things weren't so simple. All of a sudden the slacking couldn't get fixed by a couple week of work. The bad habits that they developed because of their talent now are coming back to bite them. This school is actually on their level, they need to try to succeed, and they don't know how... \\n The Caps do this every year. They build these bad habits through out the season... from passing in front of the net on the breakout, skating 3/4 speed (or not at all coughSEMINcough ) back to the play on turnover, dumping the puck wayyy early and not chasing with any fucking care, the list goes on and on...... \\n These things will fly in the regular season, but your talent doesn't mean a god damn thing in the playoffs. There is one thing that the teams that keep beating them have in common, they play like a fucking team. \\n Tampa Bay & Montreal were prime examples of this. Everyone attributes these issues to a goalkeeper standing on his head, but that really has nothing to do with it. It wasn't that Neuvy didn't play amazing, because he did. No goaltender can keep the puck out of the net with their defense playing like it did. Although the game changes entirely in the playoffs, defense changes more then anything. These are the guys that need to step it up, and they never do, and consistently put our goaltenders in shitty situations. \\n I have faith in Bruce, he is a great hockey mind, and I know there will be some serious changes in the off-season. He needs another year. I have a feeling that one of these big name forwards will be leaving to get us something on the defensive end of things, and I know he will make the right moves. The front office has been great, and will continue to be.\",\n \"Summary: Don't put this on Bruce's back. The players need to be humbled, and this loss and the changes that will take place in the off-season will do that. Things will change when they start to realize their jobs aren't as safe as they thought. I'm asking the newer fans to give him another year. Remember that he got us here, and if we get rid of him he will just take someone else. Bruce Boudreau WILL win a cup in the next 3 years. I want it to be with us. \\n Here is another GREAT article on this issue from RMNB. [Fire Bruce Boudreau @ Russian Machine Never Breaks](\\n\\nPost: I know we all probably have both front paged, but I want to get some rational debate opened on this issue. \\n WALLLLLLL O' TEXXXXXXXXXXXTTTTTT \\n I know when this happens we all look for someone to blame. I know it's extremely easy to convince yourself that it is one of those situations where we can take out a puzzle piece, replace it, and have a cup in the case next year... but it's not. \\n Bruce Boudreau is one of the only reasons we are lucky enough to be angry about losing in the 2nd round of the playoffs, and making it there like clockwork. I would like to say some things in his defense, because this is getting a little ridiculous. \\n In my opinion, the reason this is happening is because we have a lot of new fans to the game ever since the winning started. They have trickled in and have very high expectations for this team, and fuck I can't blame them. They don't remember the past decades where a round 1 win was a huge success. They remember this era. The beginning of the 'Cup or Cry' decade. \\n Bruce Boudreau and George McPhee have made this team what it is today. The problem is not the coaching entirely... here is my take on the Caps issues. \\n I view the Capitals as the extremely gifted child in middle school/high school that never developed proper study habits. They can get through the regular season on raw talent alone. They never really had to try that hard to succeed there. If they ever got behind, a week or so of hard work and they were caught up. \\n Then they got into M.I.T. and things weren't so simple. All of a sudden the slacking couldn't get fixed by a couple week of work. The bad habits that they developed because of their talent now are coming back to bite them. This school is actually on their level, they need to try to succeed, and they don't know how... \\n The Caps do this every year. They build these bad habits through out the season... from passing in front of the net on the breakout, skating 3/4 speed (or not at all coughSEMINcough) back to the play on turnover, dumping the puck wayyy early and not chasing with any fucking care, the list goes on and on...... \\n These things will fly in the regular season, but your talent doesn't mean a god damn thing in the playoffs. There is one thing that the teams that keep beating them have in common, they play like a fucking team. \\n Tampa Bay & Montreal were prime examples of this. Everyone attributes these issues to a goalkeeper standing on his head, but that really has nothing to do with it. It wasn't that Neuvy didn't play amazing, because he did. No goaltender can keep the puck out of the net with their defense playing like it did. Although the game changes entirely in the playoffs, defense changes more then anything. These are the guys that need to step it up, and they never do, and consistently put our goaltenders in shitty situations. \\n I have faith in Bruce, he is a great hockey mind, and I know there will be some serious changes in the off-season. He needs another year. I have a feeling that one of these big name forwards will be leaving to get us something on the defensive end of things, and I know he will make the right moves. The front office has been great, and will continue to be.\",\n \"Summary: Braden Holtby is fucking amazing. The Caps are really good. If he breaks the record it may be a long time until he is dethroned.\\n\\nPost: I am not sure if everyone is aware but back when Brodeur set this record two goalies and the concept of rest days weren't around in the same way. \\n Brodeur played 78 games the season he set the current record of 48 wins. He only missed 4 games the entire season. To put this in perspective... Holtby is currently at 45 wins (tied for 6th all-time) with only 60 games played. \\n There are only 5 other goalies who have finished with 45 wins or above in NHL history. They played 78, 77, 77, 76,76 and 73 games respectively (There are six seasons because Brodeur did it twice.) \\n If Braden was to play the remainder of the season, which he most likely will not, he would finish with only 69 games played, but it is more probable he ends up with around 67. If he breaks the record he will have done it in around 10 fewer games than most of his competition.\",\n \"Summary: As long as Kasey AND Kenseth do not BOTH finish above 7th, and with no JR, Jimmie or Brad win, all 5 of those drivers would make it to the next round simply by staying on the lead lap. The way wrecks are at Talladega, and the way they could end chase hopes, I would not be surprised if we have some good old fashioned point racing. The thing NASCAR was trying to prevent in the first place. \\n It would be beneficial for most teams to take a game theory system approach to the Talladega and NOT race hard. I believe this could be avoided by not having restrictor plate tracks as elimination tracks. \\n I am very interested in seeing how teams handle this. This means that, in terms of straight statistics, all 5 of these drivers should advance if they do nothing but stay on the lead lap. I would do the following as a crew chief: \\n Find another one of these drivers and pair my driver up with them. Make their own drafting line behind the main pack and just wait. May not even need to race if Kasey and Kenseth get knocked out, so why take the risk.\\n\\nPost: I think that this new Chase system has brought an interesting strategy question. \\n As of now there are 5 drivers who are in interesting spots coming to the Talledega lottery. \\n \\n Kyle Busch - 26 points ahead of bubble \\n Ryan Newman - 21 points ahead of bubble \\n Carl Edwards - 20 points ahead of bubble \\n Jeff Gordon - 18 points ahead of bubble \\n Denny Hamlin - 17 points ahead of bubble \\n \\n The interesting part is that there is really only one driver they need to worry about below the bubble. Matt Kenseth. Anyone else needs to win to get in. Even then, Kasey is only 1 point ahead of Matt in 8th. \\n The fact that NASCAR has made Talladega an 'elimination race' could come back to bite them in the ass in terms of excitement, and is something that should not have been done. NASCAR thinks excitement, I see it different. Teams may be thinking in game theory terms here. Let's run down some math. \\n THE KEY STAT \\n \\n Since 2008 the average number of cars finishing Talladega on the lead lap is 24.46. \\n \\n This isn't a race these guys have to win, it is a race they just don't have to lose. \\n You have 3 ways to win with this strategy: \\n \\n Kenseth OR Kahne caught up in a wreck \\n -This would leave even Hamlin with a 35 point lead over the next driver down. Unless they win no reason to be worried, even then there is a difference of 4 points separating 4-7. You can just leisurely stay on the lead lap. \\n \\n None of the below the bubble drivers win the race \\n -Historically the points difference for lead lap cars would be ~23 points. (Not including bonuses) This leaves almost all of the drivers in a great position. Kyle gets in regardless, the rest only need Kasey AND Kenseth to not finish 17-21 positions ahead of them if they are dead last car on lead lap. (Historically between 3rd - 7th) \\n \\n \\n If for some reason you need to turn it on, you can always start racing hard 1/2 - 2/3 the way through. This is a restrictor plate race. Nothing changes until you are off the lead lap. No reason to take the risk until needed with this format. Without a win from Kes, Jr or Jimmie this is almost a sure thing as well.\"\n]","isConversational":false},"profile_size":{"kind":"number","value":45,"string":"45"},"task":{"kind":"string","value":"longlamp_4"},"split_kind":{"kind":"string","value":"user_based"},"id":{"kind":"number","value":1999,"string":"1,999"}}}],"truncated":false,"partial":false},"paginationData":{"pageIndex":19,"numItemsPerPage":100,"numTotalItems":11442,"offset":1900,"length":100}},"jwt":"eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSJ9.eyJyZWFkIjp0cnVlLCJwZXJtaXNzaW9ucyI6eyJyZXBvLmNvbnRlbnQucmVhZCI6dHJ1ZX0sImlhdCI6MTc3ODQzNjYwNCwic3ViIjoiL2RhdGFzZXRzL01lbW9yeUFzTW9kYWxpdHkvTG9uZ0xhTVAtNCIsImV4cCI6MTc3ODQ0MDIwNCwiaXNzIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9odWdnaW5nZmFjZS5jbyJ9.Z2uzFyaSGvHSlHedLBsSbiEM4Laoncmurvt-2HuwEKbmvobBUhZWkKMif96JxWrpxYfcRb2KXNkswNUF26CgBg","displayUrls":true,"splitSizeSummaries":[{"config":"default","split":"train","numRows":11442,"numBytesParquet":327934879},{"config":"default","split":"validation","numRows":2453,"numBytesParquet":70247290},{"config":"default","split":"test","numRows":2452,"numBytesParquet":69033351}]},"discussionsStats":{"closed":0,"open":1,"total":1},"fullWidth":true,"hasGatedAccess":true,"hasFullAccess":true,"isEmbedded":false,"savedQueries":{"community":[],"user":[]}}">
question_id stringlengths 3 20 | question stringlengths 41 4.77k | answer stringlengths 230 24k | correct_answer stringlengths 230 24k | documents listlengths 15 200 | profile_size int64 15 200 | task stringclasses 1
value | split_kind stringclasses 1
value | id int64 0 11.4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
throwaway93257 | Generate the content for a reddit post Umi = really good at a lot of things. Incredibly well-rounded. | Previous Primers
Date
[Honoka]( 12/21
[Maki]( 12/22
[Eli]( 12/23
[Kotori]( 12/25
Sorry for skipping yesterday's post, work finally caught up to me. On the bright side, the one day hiatus will hopefully keep me from rushing the next few posts (still feeling guilty for doing such a shitty job with E... | Previous Primers
Date
[Honoka]( 12/21
[Maki]( 12/22
[Eli]( 12/23
[Kotori]( 12/25
Sorry for skipping yesterday's post, work finally caught up to me. On the bright side, the one day hiatus will hopefully keep me from rushing the next few posts (still feeling guilty for doing such a shitty job with E... | [
"Summary: Do it when stopping to attack won't get you killed. Stay in AA range but keep out of the range of their engage abilities.\n\nPost: You should kite whenever an enemy is trying to take you out but you still need to put out damage. For example, if a low health support is running at you to distract you from t... | 35 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,900 |
Pandaemonium | Generate the content for a reddit post Buy anything you land on, make deals ASAP, never sell for less than $500, mortgage to buy houses, and try to talk other players out of trading with each other whenever possible. | Monopoly does have strategy, a skilled player can make short work of any number of n00bs. Well, maybe tactics is a better word - it does lack the long-term planning of games like Settlers.
Beyond rolling good numbers, here's how to win:
1) ALWAYS buy a property that you land on. At worst, you mortgage it immediat... | Monopoly does have strategy, a skilled player can make short work of any number of n00bs. Well, maybe tactics is a better word - it does lack the long-term planning of games like Settlers.
Beyond rolling good numbers, here's how to win:
1) ALWAYS buy a property that you land on. At worst, you mortgage it immediat... | [
"Summary: Free markets are focused on the present and therefore overconsume non-renewable resources, and they lack mechanisms to deal with externalities. (See my CMV\n\nPost: Free market systems maximize short term profits , but at the cost of sacrificing long-term well-being. Individuals tend to be self-center... | 23 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,901 |
cpt_badass | Generate the content for a reddit post Had sex, threw condom on ground, got requested by a police officer not to litter. | This post, like others in TIFU didn't happen today, or during the day, but rather years back and at night.
I was with my first girlfriend ever, about a year into the relationship started in college. As is common with
young relationships, ours was a sexually charged one, exercising our favorite activity frequently. Th... | This post, like others in TIFU didn't happen today, or during the day, but rather years back and at night.
I was with my first girlfriend ever, about a year into the relationship started in college. As is common with
young relationships, ours was a sexually charged one, exercising our favorite activity frequently. Th... | [
"Summary: ex got herpes. I banged her between gf's, she blamed getting herpes on me and burned me at parties over it until i got tested and was clean.\n\nPost: My ex got the herpes, didn't know it, the relationship i was in fell apart, and i needed some action, called her up and made it happen, luckily the girl i w... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,902 |
snackies | Generate the content for a reddit post the odds of a car ever getting to one of the barriers is insane. The odds of a car breaching the barrier from impact is basically zero. What happened in this case was that a car, got vaulted SO FAR that it only clipped the top of the barrier, momentum carried it over the barrier, ... | Well first of all, there are embankments, this was very much a freak accident. there were barriers on the corner, an embankment, so somehow the car needs to do exactly this, be going, I don't know exactly how fast, and i'm still not clear how the driver even got that far off of the ground going over that hill. But even... | Well first of all, there are embankments, this was very much a freak accident. there were barriers on the corner, an embankment, so somehow the car needs to do exactly this, be going, I don't know exactly how fast, and i'm still not clear how the driver even got that far off of the ground going over that hill. But even... | [
"Summary: if it isn't broken don't fix it.\n\nPost: I mean, the biggest issue is while his passive makes no sense on a support, he is still a competitive pick and seen as generally a good support in many situations. A useful passive could easily push taric into the OP territory. Its a bit of flawed game design to h... | 153 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,903 |
afterbang | Generate the content for a reddit post I personally recommend them to be read in the order they were released. Otherwise look at the bullet points. | This is what I have recommended to others in the past:
My personal recommendation is to just read them in the order they were released in. Or, if you would like an actual order, I would recommend:
The Fall of Reach
The Flood
First Strike
These three are take place from the beginning of the Spartan program to the ... | This is what I have recommended to others in the past:
My personal recommendation is to just read them in the order they were released in. Or, if you would like an actual order, I would recommend:
The Fall of Reach
The Flood
First Strike
These three are take place from the beginning of the Spartan program to the ... | [
"Summary: I personally recommend them to be read in the order they were released. Otherwise look at the bullet points.\n\nPost: Here is my personal preference that I have recommended to others on this subreddit in the past: \n My personal recommendation is to just read them in the order they were released in. Or, i... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,904 |
JimBulloosheet | Generate the content for a reddit post give or take ~5% depending on your state, it's the same for everyone.
I've long advocated that instead of the week to week tax collection that we do it in one big lump sum. Then everyone would pay attention when they got a bill from "A" government. Death by a thousand cuts......... | It's the same with everyone for the most part but most just don't realize it.
Like I said, sales taxes, state income taxes, federal income taxes, property taxes, fuel taxes, utilities, car/boat/motorcyle registration, monthly utilities(gas, electric, phone, cable), dog license, etc, etc, etc.
if you really, and I... | It's the same with everyone for the most part but most just don't realize it.
Like I said, sales taxes, state income taxes, federal income taxes, property taxes, fuel taxes, utilities, car/boat/motorcyle registration, monthly utilities(gas, electric, phone, cable), dog license, etc, etc, etc.
if you really, and I... | [
"Summary: I read too many political theories and opinions by people who love the sound of their own writing.\n\nPost: You're right on all 3 points, unfortunately I can no longer read biased idiot articles anymore. I even like Julie Barowski(?) somewhat but I've since learned that once the article strays into lalala... | 20 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,905 |
AcezWild | Generate the content for a reddit post Keep track of your AA passive, it's the easiest way to get that first mark. | for the record, his AA range is like...Top 5 in the game. 575, I think he's really only outranged by Cait(650) Ashe(600) and Annie (600?) off the top of my head... (excluding Tris >lvl8 or so and Kog with barrage active)
The stun isn't terribly important unless your jungler is ganking or you're going for a kill. That... | for the record, his AA range is like...Top 5 in the game. 575, I think he's really only outranged by Cait(650) Ashe(600) and Annie (600?) off the top of my head... (excluding Tris >lvl8 or so and Kog with barrage active)
The stun isn't terribly important unless your jungler is ganking or you're going for a kill. That... | [
"Summary: Don't spam spells, Ziggs has low CDs so it's tempting, but try to farm and trade when you know you'll win it.\n\nPost: It's just about mana conservation. You can rush tear but that's handicapping your damage to make up for a lack of mechanics. Ziggs is pretty strong throughout the game, there's no need ... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,906 |
xdrtb | Generate the content for a reddit post Entrapment is fairly narrowly defined and, IMO based on reading of the applicable case law, would not work as a defense in this case. | Entrapment is anytime a Police or Government official causes you to commit an offense you otherwise would not have made
Very broadly, yes. But entrapment is more nuanced than you are painting it. The first ruling on entrapment was in * Sorrells v. US and he even states that he will be free to go after the ticket is... | Entrapment is anytime a Police or Government official causes you to commit an offense you otherwise would not have made
Very broadly, yes. But entrapment is more nuanced than you are painting it. The first ruling on entrapment was in * Sorrells v. US and he even states that he will be free to go after the ticket is... | [
"Summary: the economics involved with drugs is as complicated, if not more so, then a \"real\" economy.\n\nPost: Oh I very much doubt that the US would move that way (and I don't think they should but that's just my opinion), but pot is definitely a good portion of their business. \n According to the Washington Po... | 31 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,907 |
dude2dudette | Generate the content for a reddit post Northerners in the UK tend to be a lot nicer to strangers on public transport :) | I would actually say that is mostly in the South of the UK. I lived most of my life in London and it really is almost blasphemous to speak to strangers on buses or on the tube there - I mean, I have done it, but almost immediately received a look of contempt from the other person and horror from onlookers, as a result ... | I would actually say that is mostly in the South of the UK. I lived most of my life in London and it really is almost blasphemous to speak to strangers on buses or on the tube there - I mean, I have done it, but almost immediately received a look of contempt from the other person and horror from onlookers, as a result ... | [
"Summary: My Mum is awesome, and clearly a mind reader\n\nPost: My Mum asked my Dad out for their first date after having met him a few times via my Dad's younger sister. \n When my Dad thought he was ready to propose he had bought the ring and everything, but the plans for the \"perfect time to ask\" fell through,... | 23 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,908 |
lukeatlook | Generate the content for a reddit post Western-fashioned action/adventure that will leave you craving for more.
Previous: [Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero]( - Next: Patema Inverted | You know the anime season was good when you follow 7 different shows, only to find out afterwards you've been missing out on something that trumps almost all of them.
Fall 2014 was an absurdly good season and Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis has drowned in the sea of other entries. Let's just say that if it was airin... | You know the anime season was good when you follow 7 different shows, only to find out afterwards you've been missing out on something that trumps almost all of them.
Fall 2014 was an absurdly good season and Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis has drowned in the sea of other entries. Let's just say that if it was airin... | [
"Summary: The pros outweight the cons.\n\nPost: When pick order was tied to MMR, it was clear who are the best players in both teams, especially when premade duos had a big ELO differential. \n It rules out both the mentality of \"I am higher pick so I have the biggest MMR on my team\" and the syndrome of \"he's th... | 26 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,909 |
drugsrbad | Generate the content for a reddit post not all deals are bad. | I agree with you. Last Black Friday I bought a Sony Xperia X10 from Best Buy (which is not "cheap crap" like most people are insinuating Black Friday deals are). I did not stand in line or camp out. Quite the opposite, I ambled in there at around 6pm with only a dozen and a half customers in the store, far from a crowd... | I agree with you. Last Black Friday I bought a Sony Xperia X10 from Best Buy (which is not "cheap crap" like most people are insinuating Black Friday deals are). I did not stand in line or camp out. Quite the opposite, I ambled in there at around 6pm with only a dozen and a half customers in the store, far from a crowd... | [
"Summary: too much Tumblr in my SRSD\n\nPost: It's all about perspective. To your non-ARA, comparing human tragedies to animal ones is horribly insensitive, but to an ARA, it makes sense. It's not necessarily a matter of whiteness (you don't need to be white to be an ARA) so much as it is beliefs. \n Disclaimer: I ... | 19 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,910 |
maretard | Generate the content for a reddit post Good gank but you guys need way more practice. | Some sketchy piloting in this video.
Some major issues I saw:
Terrible fleet discipline
Didn't point things until after you locked like 4 things
Didn't pre-activate points when locking a target
You had at least one long point, and you had targets locked when you were 25km away. But you never activated a p... | Some sketchy piloting in this video.
Some major issues I saw:
Terrible fleet discipline
Didn't point things until after you locked like 4 things
Didn't pre-activate points when locking a target
You had at least one long point, and you had targets locked when you were 25km away. But you never activated a p... | [
"Summary: It's big and rectangular as hell but usable. If your hands are really small, go to a store and try one out.\n\nPost: I used to have a Focus Flash 2, and switched to the Lumia 900 for a while (same size as the 920). Make no mistake, that thing is big. \n However, it's also very \"graspable,\" so you shoul... | 21 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,911 |
Th3DragonR3born | Generate the content for a reddit post had alot of shitty friends in my day | 1) Friend beat on his pregnant girlfriend. In my defense of her, he stabbed me and I threw him down the stairs.
2) Owed me money I desperately needed, said he didn't have it but bought Diablo 3 and a couple other new games two days after, which was D3's release date.
3) Always was negative, dragging everyone down a... | 1) Friend beat on his pregnant girlfriend. In my defense of her, he stabbed me and I threw him down the stairs.
2) Owed me money I desperately needed, said he didn't have it but bought Diablo 3 and a couple other new games two days after, which was D3's release date.
3) Always was negative, dragging everyone down a... | [
"Summary: If you fart in your sleep, be prepared to kick some box out \n (see what I did thar?)\n\nPost: I once farted in my sleep and my girlfriend ridiculed me in public for a week. She brought it up in front of my family and friends, and I owned it. I think that made her even angrier, because I was so nonchalant... | 34 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,912 |
rolfraikou | Generate the content for a reddit post Guy shows up to our place, once creeping, once pretending to be a cleaning guy. We think he's casing the place to rob it. What should we do?
EDIT: Talked to apartment manager, he said security is being upped, and he is also doing patrols now. GG apartment manager. | So, my girlfriend told me this guy walked up, knocked the door, she answers and he claims to be with a "cleaning company" He hands her a pamphlet and says "We'll clean two of your rooms for free."
Let's size this guy up now, he's wearing no company clothing, has looks to e dressed in rather baggy clothes to be going ... | So, my girlfriend told me this guy walked up, knocked the door, she answers and he claims to be with a "cleaning company" He hands her a pamphlet and says "We'll clean two of your rooms for free."
Let's size this guy up now, he's wearing no company clothing, has looks to e dressed in rather baggy clothes to be going ... | [
"Summary: I suggest the [Sennheiser CX 200s]( when it comes to bang for your buck.\n\nPost: Good article. While they got the CX 300s (which actually didn't impress me), they did overlook the [Sennheiser CX 200s]( though. \n They're under $20 (I've seen them on sale for as little as $9.00) and they are outstanding I... | 20 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,913 |
PotentialNinja | Generate the content for a reddit post Fucking WAY TOO MANY people twink and invade newbies. Combat that shit. Vagrants are absurdly rare and give rat loot. Pretty lame.
Edit: alright alright. I'm off it. Twinkwraith to your hearts content. I give. However if you dislike twinkwraiths, read above for a way to give the... | I don't want to make two posts here so I figured I'd lump them together.
Twinks.
So I made a twink killer lastnight. He's not done yet (needs 30 humanity for chaos firestorm) but he's ready after some humanity farming. Before I went to bed I wanted to go test the waters in the burg. I left the Taurus demon and Garg... | I don't want to make two posts here so I figured I'd lump them together.
Twinks.
So I made a twink killer lastnight. He's not done yet (needs 30 humanity for chaos firestorm) but he's ready after some humanity farming. Before I went to bed I wanted to go test the waters in the burg. I left the Taurus demon and Garg... | [
"Summary: Not everyone is a prude and feels ashamed about joking about something everyone on the planet does.\n\nPost: Do people here really not know about gag gifts? The way the dude was laughing when he handed it to the kid made it seem like the whole thing was meant primarily as a joke. I don't think this was cr... | 21 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,914 |
derpderpdonkeypunch | Generate the content for a reddit post If you see someone with an earwig tattoo, especially a cute-ish girl, don't trust her. She'll make other decisions far more stupid than getting an earwig tattoo, and you'll want to avoid that sort of nonsense.
[Edit: fucking autocorrect.] | I know a girl that got an earwig tattooed below/behind her ear to memorialize the time she went camping and an actual earwig went in her ear as she slept. Apparently it made noises, moved around, caused discomfort. She went to a doc who looked in her ear, told her there was nothing there, and told her to call him if t... | I know a girl that got an earwig tattooed below/behind her ear to memorialize the time she went camping and an actual earwig went in her ear as she slept. Apparently it made noises, moved around, caused discomfort. She went to a doc who looked in her ear, told her there was nothing there, and told her to call him if t... | [
"Summary: Wearing headphones all the time makes you seem busy or unfriendly. If you want to talk to people and make friends, take your headphones out, talk to people, and make friends.\n\nPost: Yeah, if you're walking around with headphones on all the time that's an indications that: \n1) You're paying attention t... | 23 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,915 |
BicycleCrasher | Generate the content for a reddit post No chance, HBO doesn't decide based on ratings. | Actually there's absolutely no chance. Sorkin fights with himself when he writes, and he isn't going to write a series finale that might not actually be a finale. HBO also won't change their minds. And they shouldn't. These actors and writers and producers, and everyone else involved in production, will essentially... | Actually there's absolutely no chance. Sorkin fights with himself when he writes, and he isn't going to write a series finale that might not actually be a finale. HBO also won't change their minds. And they shouldn't. These actors and writers and producers, and everyone else involved in production, will essentially... | [
"Summary: Your argument sucks and is invalid. But seriously, it's not personal. I blame the general terribleness of primary and secondary education in the US.\n\nPost: You've made a fairly serious logical fallacy here. Actually, you've made more than one. I'm feeling rather snarky tonight, so I'm going to reall... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,916 |
kris_lace | Generate the content for a reddit post paid for something last month next day delivery, can only get it almost a month later if i pay £100 more | Hi, first time on this subreddit. I came to post my situation in a time-line with hopes someone might be able to give me a law/body to cite regarding getting an order.
25th June Thu - I ordered a electronic good online with Debenhams. The post was next day delivery so it said I would get it Monday the 29th June .
I ... | Hi, first time on this subreddit. I came to post my situation in a time-line with hopes someone might be able to give me a law/body to cite regarding getting an order.
25th June Thu - I ordered a electronic good online with Debenhams. The post was next day delivery so it said I would get it Monday the 29th June .
I ... | [
"Summary: The two main general points to consider are; Software gets more demanding (of hardware) as Hardware gets more capable. It's similar to 'supply and demand' as both fluctuate. The second point is that other parts of the computer can 'bottleneck' (prevent overall speed due to one part's speed limit) the perf... | 29 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,917 |
SarahC | Generate the content for a reddit post We'll be at the tipping point of civilisation when we look one day at the price of technology and this years model is MORE than last years, with no "real" tec advances, just extra marketing gloss....
That...... will be the tec-revolution ending, and the (slow and gentle) collaps... | Lots of people suggest that technology will enable us to leapfrog away from the lillypad of oil, and onto the lillypad of high tec super-efficiency in renewables.
But I say that all these people suggesting "green" energy resources, have NO IDEA just how energy dense oil is!
It powered the industrial revolution and ... | Lots of people suggest that technology will enable us to leapfrog away from the lillypad of oil, and onto the lillypad of high tec super-efficiency in renewables.
But I say that all these people suggesting "green" energy resources, have NO IDEA just how energy dense oil is!
It powered the industrial revolution and ... | [
"Summary: I'm stupid for using credit for food and shelter when my mum died, and my sister stole the house, and my £25,000 in inheritance, and my partner and I had trouble finding work because we're both trans. The banks have punished me for it repeatedly since. I've been paying debt interest since then, and are on... | 37 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,918 |
aletoledo | Generate the content for a reddit post I know more than you, I am an elite, so listen to me. | Actually, substitute the word "liberal" with sane and I think you've got it.
LOL, spoken like a true partisan.
> the interesting thing that very few people pick up on (or refuse to) is that in America, the same people run our government branch and the corporations.
Your argument contradicts itself. Liberals love ... | Actually, substitute the word "liberal" with sane and I think you've got it.
LOL, spoken like a true partisan.
> the interesting thing that very few people pick up on (or refuse to) is that in America, the same people run our government branch and the corporations.
Your argument contradicts itself. Liberals love ... | [
"Summary: you can't vote away tyranny.\n\nPost: Personally I don't agree with anything in the system. It was designed to favor the elite and I want no part of it. They can take my money like the thieves they are, but why do they need to pretend that I have any influence in the system by making me to vote? Perhaps t... | 25 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,919 |
Gawdzillers | Generate the content for a reddit post I told a mild sex joke on a friend's Facebook, she unfriended me. I apologized, she blocked me. I ain't even mad. | I told a dirty joke on a friend's Facebook page and she unfriended me.
There was a picture she had posted of her boyfriend, and from the angle it was taken, it looked like he had a big round belly. So I commented, "Uh oh, looks like [bf]'s pregnant! I told you, if you're gonna ride, you gotta wear a helmet."
They c... | I told a dirty joke on a friend's Facebook page and she unfriended me.
There was a picture she had posted of her boyfriend, and from the angle it was taken, it looked like he had a big round belly. So I commented, "Uh oh, looks like [bf]'s pregnant! I told you, if you're gonna ride, you gotta wear a helmet."
They c... | [
"Summary: I masturbated in the name of science.\n\nPost: One time I filled a glass with water and jerked off into it to see how semen would react to it. Turns out, it floats there, kind of suspended and keeping its shape. If you've ever seen a YT video where they drop food coloring in water, it's just like that.",
... | 27 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,920 |
notwearingwords | Generate the content for a reddit post Viking tools can be useful if wielded properly. | As someone who has been in theses shoes and walked out of a poor. Credit rating:
The longer you have had an account open, the better it is on your rating. Do NOT cancel it if it is your only card.
Higher limits (provided they are not coupled with higher balances) can also improve your rating. There is a point w... | As someone who has been in theses shoes and walked out of a poor. Credit rating:
The longer you have had an account open, the better it is on your rating. Do NOT cancel it if it is your only card.
Higher limits (provided they are not coupled with higher balances) can also improve your rating. There is a point w... | [
"Summary: Fuck you for not disclosing, and advising others to do the same. It isn't just you down there. Even close calls can affect you and everyone around you in ways you don't anticipate.\n\nPost: This advice is selfish and dangerous. You aren't the only one out there. \n It is absolutely possible to dive with a... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,921 |
youonlylive2wice | Generate the content for a reddit post I never learned a lot of Black American History because my classes rarely made it into the 1900's which is when the majority of black history occurred. And that's the real shame because that's when all the cool shit happened in our nation anyways. | I think the biggest issue isn't that Black American history is ignored / glossed over, but that too often, the 1900's are all of glossed over due to poor time management / teachers getting side tracked / falling behind. In 3 US history courses in middle and high school, only once did I make it to WW1 in the US. One o... | I think the biggest issue isn't that Black American history is ignored / glossed over, but that too often, the 1900's are all of glossed over due to poor time management / teachers getting side tracked / falling behind. In 3 US history courses in middle and high school, only once did I make it to WW1 in the US. One o... | [
"Summary: it's a great tool to make a pretty good custom mobility brace but it's nothing more.\n\nPost: As someone who uses it, the stuff is magic! I use it on my shoulder and it instantly relieves pain. Ok now that it sounds like I've drank the kool-aid let me explain. \n A lot of it for people is placebo. But ... | 19 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,922 |
the_new_hunter_s | Generate the content for a reddit post And Thanos with the infinity gauntlet could look at Batman and vaporize him through power of thought, but that's not really relevant. | Let's be fair, Dr. Doom is in a different realm from Batman. His main purpose is to fight the fantastic four. There are four of them. One is smarter than Bruce, one is stronger, one moves faster, and one can control people and kinetic forces. Dr. Doom is a super-genious, who can use magic, who has technology advanc... | Let's be fair, Dr. Doom is in a different realm from Batman. His main purpose is to fight the fantastic four. There are four of them. One is smarter than Bruce, one is stronger, one moves faster, and one can control people and kinetic forces. Dr. Doom is a super-genious, who can use magic, who has technology advanc... | [
"Summary: He made a single comparison with visible evidence and you ranted like an idiot about how he should make single comparisons that have evidence.\n\nPost: I don't think he said they were the same. If I can read, her said that both patties ate owned by corporations. That is a similarity, and there is plenty... | 21 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,923 |
I_chose2 | Generate the content for a reddit post doing this will be tough, and won't happen until the employees can afford to lose their job | You're right about what it would take, but for this to work, ALL the workers would have to be able to do without that job, which is rarely a reality. Then the employer would have to take them back, or they'd have to get new jobs. The employer isn't likely to put up with that, and probably won't want to keep workers tha... | You're right about what it would take, but for this to work, ALL the workers would have to be able to do without that job, which is rarely a reality. Then the employer would have to take them back, or they'd have to get new jobs. The employer isn't likely to put up with that, and probably won't want to keep workers tha... | [
"Summary: sources:\n\nPost: well, we can actually do unidirectional, stationary invisibility. Basically we can bend the light around it so that the light that would go through its volume goes around but lines up so that it looks the same from one side as if it went through. I think we only have it down for longer w... | 22 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,924 |
JoshuaLyman | Generate the content for a reddit post My concern is that you ensure that you have commitment from the City to lift the condemnation before you move forward. You don't want to come over the property after close and find a vacant lot. | Last time I bought a condemned house I developed a good relationship with the building director. This particular city owns it's own bulldozer and the house was on the schedule for demolition hearing. It was a great deal. However, I was concerned that the city - while nice - didn't have any obligation to me. I asked... | Last time I bought a condemned house I developed a good relationship with the building director. This particular city owns it's own bulldozer and the house was on the schedule for demolition hearing. It was a great deal. However, I was concerned that the city - while nice - didn't have any obligation to me. I asked... | [
"Summary: yeah, I don't know why more people won't buy worse looking deals.\n\nPost: It's an inverted funnel, I think. If a place is in perfect shape then at the right price you have 100% of your buyer pool. If it needs paint and carpet, a little less of the pool. Sheetrock, fix a pool, etc. even less. Hoarder/... | 43 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,925 |
DankDarko | Generate the content for a reddit post Two planets seemingly randomly go neutral. While I am a noob I do have culture and defenses present at the planets. Mysterious translucent eyes may be the source? | Hello r/SOSE, I am a new sins player who has about 10 hour put into the new Rebellion release. I am running into a troubling problem just as I have hit the technology to travel to other star systems.
I have about 8 planet under my control (I am Advent)on my home planet and have the largest army in the standings so fa... | Hello r/SOSE, I am a new sins player who has about 10 hour put into the new Rebellion release. I am running into a troubling problem just as I have hit the technology to travel to other star systems.
I have about 8 planet under my control (I am Advent)on my home planet and have the largest army in the standings so fa... | [
"Summary: Sorry(?) we cant all share your cynicism and disdain towards life.\n\nPost: Just so you know, to preface so to speak, I dont not like twitter or this gentleman in particular but I also dont feel the need to shit on everyone else in the world for some petty, mundane opinion I have. \n Why does it even ma... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,926 |
Zealiance | Generate the content for a reddit post gun put away > gun out | I used to have it out because I thought I would intimidate other to stay away. Turns out that also works as a magnet. With your gun down you become both a possible threat and a surprise, your not a magnet because people don't know what you've got, and people don't know if you're well armed so they stay away. | I used to have it out because I thought I would intimidate other to stay away. Turns out that also works as a magnet. With your gun down you become both a possible threat and a surprise, your not a magnet because people don't know what you've got, and people don't know if you're well armed so they stay away. | [
"Summary: The Ak12 is the best #Ak12MasterRace\n\nPost: I'm going to have to say the ak-12. I've had a lot of experience with the ak-12. (Mostly because I have it on so many accounts) the thing about it is, that you can use it in short - long range. With a Kobra sight (yeah I know right?!) you can actually hit peop... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,927 |
zgggg | Generate the content for a reddit post Are the endpoints capable of native decodes of files ? Yes, you are good to go as long as you meet Plex requirements. No, get the biggest AMD or Intel CPU you can. | A Quad Core 2 Duo is good enough for light Plex duty. If you need transcoding, the newer the better.
A lot of this depends on what capabilities your endpoints have, what you are going to do with your server, and how much storage you need.
If all of your media is MP4/M4U and your end points can handle the decode, th... | A Quad Core 2 Duo is good enough for light Plex duty. If you need transcoding, the newer the better.
A lot of this depends on what capabilities your endpoints have, what you are going to do with your server, and how much storage you need.
If all of your media is MP4/M4U and your end points can handle the decode, th... | [
"Summary: Baring Logic Pro, you will be pleased with a MBA. Use Garage Band as a low end gross filter to check out how Logic Pro might perform on a MBA, as Garage Band is supposedly included on every new Mac. \n (I get comparing Logic Pro to Garage Band is like comparing Aperture to iPhoto. But if you can stress ou... | 21 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,928 |
JustDroppinBy | Generate the content for a reddit post Do you drive like an asshole or do you drive like a granny? I'm iffy. Driving in the Bahamas on a moped is an adrenaline rush
Edit: "some" to "sum" Grammar Police | More specifically, do you drive above the speed limit? Below? How much above or below the speed limit do you normally prefer to drive? Are you anxious behind the wheel, impatiently switching lanes in hopes of getting to your destination a little faster? What are some differences in societal/national driving habits that... | More specifically, do you drive above the speed limit? Below? How much above or below the speed limit do you normally prefer to drive? Are you anxious behind the wheel, impatiently switching lanes in hopes of getting to your destination a little faster? What are some differences in societal/national driving habits that... | [
"Summary: Apparently I'm the Grinch.\n\nPost: Working as a call agent during the holiday season for a large toy corporation: Dec. 23rd I get a call from a woman claiming that she had bought gifts for her kids and returned them on that day, but the money had not been refunded to her credit card. I had to apologize a... | 30 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,929 |
nexted | Generate the content for a reddit post Personal experience leads me to believe poor cycling behavior is due to a lack of education, not a sense entitlement. | I find the more problematic cyclists to be those who ride because they are forced to, rather than because they want to. The homeless, for example.
Many of them (as well as other cyclists) don't seem to be well educated on what the safest behaviors are (or the law). Many ride against traffic, ride sloppily (one hand o... | I find the more problematic cyclists to be those who ride because they are forced to, rather than because they want to. The homeless, for example.
Many of them (as well as other cyclists) don't seem to be well educated on what the safest behaviors are (or the law). Many ride against traffic, ride sloppily (one hand o... | [
"Summary: The IBLT proposal doesn't solve the problems that keepbitcoinfree.org is concerned about, but actually exacerbates them.\n\nPost: Their argument is unrelated. The IBLT change would allow blocks to propagate in the same amount of time, regardless of size (and thus, regardless of the number of included tran... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,930 |
daminox | Generate the content for a reddit post in this economy, at your age, do your research and buy used. | That's why you get the car inspected by a mechanic and check the carfax before you buy it (if it's used). Used car buying 101. My parents bought an '03 accord with 33k miles in '06, and I don't think it's ever even had a hiccup much less had anything go wrong that warranted a trip to the shop, and they still drive th... | That's why you get the car inspected by a mechanic and check the carfax before you buy it (if it's used). Used car buying 101. My parents bought an '03 accord with 33k miles in '06, and I don't think it's ever even had a hiccup much less had anything go wrong that warranted a trip to the shop, and they still drive th... | [
"Summary: forever callow.\n\nPost: Professional Source troll here. OP was out-trolled. He lost the battle on several fronts: \n -admits he cares by typing into chat (this is where most anti-trolls lose the battle before they even realize it has begun. Caring is simply something you don't do on a pub server.) \n -... | 28 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,931 |
unitedhen | Generate the content for a reddit post usually when I'm facing an opponent and I make to the point where I'm actually the one being checkmated by a king and a rook, it's apparent RIGHT AWAY whether they know how to checkmate me with a K+R or not. If they don't, I will make them chase me for the maximum amount of time a... | Well you sound like someone who is an inherent problem solver :) Although I did learn the technique at an early age, and I consider myself a pretty good problem solver, the process of checkmating with ONLY a rook and a king isn't exactly apparent to a beginner who hasn't been exposed to the more abstract concepts of ch... | Well you sound like someone who is an inherent problem solver :) Although I did learn the technique at an early age, and I consider myself a pretty good problem solver, the process of checkmating with ONLY a rook and a king isn't exactly apparent to a beginner who hasn't been exposed to the more abstract concepts of ch... | [
"Summary: Really consumers/users of the internet have no reason to be against Net Neutrality as it benefits them in every way. Big Telcos like Comcast and Verizon are the ones that stand to benefit from eliminating NN and being able to \"play favorites\" when prioritizing traffic of their network.\n\nPost: But are ... | 32 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,932 |
teerre | Generate the content for a reddit post you have to be friends with ab actual pro | You mean teams like Na`Vi and such? They don't "find players", they're all friends. It's pretty rare to "new blood" to enter a big team. Actually, that's why Bulldog's history is interesting, he ascended very fast.
Usually they know someone that know someone else and they end up in the same team. Another common way i... | You mean teams like Na`Vi and such? They don't "find players", they're all friends. It's pretty rare to "new blood" to enter a big team. Actually, that's why Bulldog's history is interesting, he ascended very fast.
Usually they know someone that know someone else and they end up in the same team. Another common way i... | [
"Summary: playing slark you have to exploit your superiority and gank the right targets, you can't let a drow ranger go for hotd->yasha farming ancients without contesting. It's more about who you kill than it is how many you kill\n\nPost: Like people said, kda is only relevant if you're using it to take objectives... | 24 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,933 |
balleklorin | Generate the content for a reddit post Will a long HDMI cable and a wireless controller work gaming in bed? Which controller is best? | So normally I only do competitive gaming like SC2 and CS:GO with mouse and keyboard. However I wan't to be able play some more casual/story games before I sleep, preferably from in bed/on sofa. I have been reading and googling all over the place and haven't found a cheap solution without lag that would let me stream to... | So normally I only do competitive gaming like SC2 and CS:GO with mouse and keyboard. However I wan't to be able play some more casual/story games before I sleep, preferably from in bed/on sofa. I have been reading and googling all over the place and haven't found a cheap solution without lag that would let me stream to... | [
"Summary: H1Z1 has the superior engine but will focus on fun rather than realism (according to devs during the live stream). That is why I probably see my self favoring DayZ.\n\nPost: If you watched the live stream of H1Z1 you probably noticed a few of the comments made bye the developers. The VERY exciting and pos... | 20 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,934 |
qwertisdirty | Generate the content for a reddit post Edit: I guess my point is that sure the kid is to blame but that isn't going to improve the situation at all because of how out of control children are relative to adults, so parents are the default when allotting who assigns the boundaries. The burden is upon the parents to get t... | This comment has been written in various forms throughout this post, and it sort of makes my mind melt that people can be so simplistic. I mean, fuck, really?
You really are going to spend the majority of your time allotting blame to this kid?
Okay let me start from an objective rational basis so you, blame the kid... | This comment has been written in various forms throughout this post, and it sort of makes my mind melt that people can be so simplistic. I mean, fuck, really?
You really are going to spend the majority of your time allotting blame to this kid?
Okay let me start from an objective rational basis so you, blame the kid... | [
"Summary: If someone doesn't wear their seatbelt you gonna die as well as the person not wearing the seatbelt.\n\nPost: Just fyi sitting in a car with someone not wearing their seat belt in an accident is extremely dangerous for not just the person not wearing their seatbelt. Imagine how much ot would hurt if I thr... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,935 |
mkvgtired | Generate the content for a reddit post They should be very careful about deducting this, its likely not a deductible business expense. | Even as far as business expenses go, they have to be "ordinary and necessary", this is neither. The IRS is very skeptical of international travel deductions and has severely limited them in the past several years (because companies were abusing them and using them essentially for tax free vacations).
There is an exce... | Even as far as business expenses go, they have to be "ordinary and necessary", this is neither. The IRS is very skeptical of international travel deductions and has severely limited them in the past several years (because companies were abusing them and using them essentially for tax free vacations).
There is an exce... | [
"Summary: The US has contributed many inventions that shaped our world into what it is today. You can point out negative things any country has done.\n\nPost: And the explosion of technology that brought the West from industrial to an informational society was centered here. Yes, I know many inventions built on thi... | 135 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,936 |
ItWillBeMine | Generate the content for a reddit post You're great. | So whenever I go through the threads every day, when I see a piece that makes me stop and go "whoa," I go to put that artist's name on my list of potentials for Artist of the Week. Just wanted to say that I saw this, clicked over to my list, looked at your username, and then realized that you'd been awarded already. I ... | So whenever I go through the threads every day, when I see a piece that makes me stop and go "whoa," I go to put that artist's name on my list of potentials for Artist of the Week. Just wanted to say that I saw this, clicked over to my list, looked at your username, and then realized that you'd been awarded already. I ... | [
"Summary: You earned the flair fair and square, keep it on or I'll rip out my hair ;D \n P.S. I'm just kidding. I wouldn't do that.\n\nPost: Aww...well, you should do what makes you comfortable. But as you know, I keep the tallies for the next AOTW...and it's really confusing, 'cause I go through the threads quickl... | 63 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,937 |
thetdotbearr | Generate the content for a reddit post Video and audio, how does video affect your perception of a song?? | So I've seen a lot of youtube videos where there was an image accompanied by a song. I listen to dubstep and a lot of the pictures were wastelands and warzones and such. And half naked girls, that came up more often than I would've liked (I personally think that if you need to put a picture of an ass to get people to l... | So I've seen a lot of youtube videos where there was an image accompanied by a song. I listen to dubstep and a lot of the pictures were wastelands and warzones and such. And half naked girls, that came up more often than I would've liked (I personally think that if you need to put a picture of an ass to get people to l... | [
"Summary: yes, you get a lot of not so useful comments but some people ACTUALLY give good feedback :)\n\nPost: I gave it a shot. This is the feedback I got: \n \n Massive!! This is sick \n \n Great electro lead! \n \n nice sidechain. Cool atmos aswell. \n \n top quality bro,love it! \n \n Fire in the hole!!! Take c... | 23 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,938 |
alasknfiredrgn | Generate the content for a reddit post All your TARP money are belong to me. I will be 1%.
**Edit Edit: Note to self: Must X-post to /r/4chan. (MFW I am 1%) | I had a telemarketer call me once and ask who my insurance provider was. I told her USAA Federal, she said "Oh.. yeah.., I already know we can't match their rates. Have a nice day." and hung up. I was kind of WTF. Later I found out USAA was an insurance company long before they went in to banking. Kind of their ba... | I had a telemarketer call me once and ask who my insurance provider was. I told her USAA Federal, she said "Oh.. yeah.., I already know we can't match their rates. Have a nice day." and hung up. I was kind of WTF. Later I found out USAA was an insurance company long before they went in to banking. Kind of their ba... | [
"Summary: You're a cranky old geriatric with saggy balls. We are changing everything. We're taking away your medicaid and replacing it with Obamacare. You're going to love it. Also, you're going to die soon. Because you're old. (and) the Death Panel said so. Also you have Diabeetus.\n\nPost: As far as I know, ... | 25 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,939 |
Tussthethief | Generate the content for a reddit post Just because you've never had a partner bring you to orgasm without clitoral stimulation, doesn't mean it isn't possible. | You're clearly someone who doesn't understand basic biology.
Clitoral stimulation is not the only way to achieve orgasm. Unless you rip out all the nerve endings in the vagina. Even then it is possible to have an orgasm.
Orgasms are a combination of mental and physical stimulation. It is entirely possible to achiev... | You're clearly someone who doesn't understand basic biology.
Clitoral stimulation is not the only way to achieve orgasm. Unless you rip out all the nerve endings in the vagina. Even then it is possible to have an orgasm.
Orgasms are a combination of mental and physical stimulation. It is entirely possible to achiev... | [
"Summary: that's a perfectly acceptable way to store it (away from air, light, and heat) short term. Look into other storage methods if you want to keep it longer.\n\nPost: No way of knowing the dosage for sure, but I'd imagine it hasn't degraded all that much. I get my stuff from the darknet and it takes 10+ days ... | 32 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,940 |
hopda-dada | Generate the content for a reddit post Whose name is on the lease? What does the lease say about it? | You're getting some advice but legally it comes down to whose name is on the lease? It doesn't matter where the money comes from. It's beign given to Adam in return for accommodation for whoever has their name on the lease.
If Charles has his name on the lease there is probably a clause in there that covers violenc... | You're getting some advice but legally it comes down to whose name is on the lease? It doesn't matter where the money comes from. It's beign given to Adam in return for accommodation for whoever has their name on the lease.
If Charles has his name on the lease there is probably a clause in there that covers violenc... | [
"Summary: Don't be surprised if you get mostly crap advice either. Probably a miracle anyone gets good advice.\n\nPost: Develop analytical reading skills to the point where you can avoid making erroneous conclusions based on misinterpreted evidence. \n In which case you would realise that I was simply, factually p... | 26 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,941 |
earlplural | Generate the content for a reddit post i threw a book across my room because the conclusion enraged me. Have you ever been moved to physical response by a novel? | Recently I finished reading Fyodor Dostoevsky's book, The Idiot. Upon finishing the book I LITERALLY threw it across my room. It wasn't that I didn't enjoy the book, I did enjoy it...thoroughly. But Dostoevsky has a way of making you completely connect with a number of his characters and when I saw how the story en... | Recently I finished reading Fyodor Dostoevsky's book, The Idiot. Upon finishing the book I LITERALLY threw it across my room. It wasn't that I didn't enjoy the book, I did enjoy it...thoroughly. But Dostoevsky has a way of making you completely connect with a number of his characters and when I saw how the story en... | [
"Summary: Move out as soon as you can afford it. \n Make a savings account your parents don't have access to and that you can keep secret \n Keep as little as possible in your shared bank account \n Let your dad know about how you are affected by his actions \n Consider working out \"rent\" with your parents.\n\nPo... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,942 |
Simba7 | Generate the content for a reddit post looking for for player to play coop or head to head campaign
VOIP preferred
play during afternoons and evenings (CST) | This has worked well for me in the past, so I figured I'll give it another try.
Looking for another to play some Shogun 2 campaigns with, either coop or head to head. (Although if we're doing head to head, I'd like to stick to vanilla Shogun 2, FotS would likely stagnate really quickly in that.)
Mumble or Skype is ... | This has worked well for me in the past, so I figured I'll give it another try.
Looking for another to play some Shogun 2 campaigns with, either coop or head to head. (Although if we're doing head to head, I'd like to stick to vanilla Shogun 2, FotS would likely stagnate really quickly in that.)
Mumble or Skype is ... | [
"Summary: You should not be a lawyer.\n\nPost: That'd actually be a very easy defense. OP wanted to try a new \"purge diet\". Maybe it's not the most healthy choice, but he's been trying to lose weight for ages! \n OP didn't like the taste of straight ipecac, so he figured he'd put some in his Pepsi and see how tha... | 112 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,943 |
eaktheperson | Generate the content for a reddit post Be a good person while you can. Count now to those that matter most. | Meanwhile I lived a life far too fast and hard, never expecting to get this far. Only now do I find some sense of regret. The very real truth, that I won't be there for my kids when they'll need me most. I'll be gone, paying for my adventures in nonsense. | Meanwhile I lived a life far too fast and hard, never expecting to get this far. Only now do I find some sense of regret. The very real truth, that I won't be there for my kids when they'll need me most. I'll be gone, paying for my adventures in nonsense. | [
"Summary: Yeah, good help is hard to find, and typically, no one is going to do as good of a job as you are. However good contractors with the same sort of dedication are worth their weight in gold.\n\nPost: I'll admit, I've been spoiled. We bought a beach house a few years ago. It's in the middle of no where, perc... | 24 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,944 |
seoulbran | Generate the content for a reddit post Cambodia is lovely, go there. | I'm in Cambodia now, Siem Reap airport, having had an amazing 6 day trip thus far. I would recommend giving yourself plenty of time to experience this wonderful country because it is wonderful. People are unreasonably warm (it's a Buddhist thing), the country is beautiful, and the food is fantastic. | I'm in Cambodia now, Siem Reap airport, having had an amazing 6 day trip thus far. I would recommend giving yourself plenty of time to experience this wonderful country because it is wonderful. People are unreasonably warm (it's a Buddhist thing), the country is beautiful, and the food is fantastic. | [
"Summary: I abuse commas\n\nPost: Venture Capitalist. I'm early days in my career, but all in I'll make about $250k this year. And by my industry's standards I'm underpaid. \n Note: I came from nothing (grew up in a double wide in a small town), am who I am because of hard work and a desire to prove people wron... | 24 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,945 |
hkidnc | Generate the content for a reddit post Do you want to fool your party? [THIS]( spell is your friend! | So, there was a PC in my campaign who started off with medium armor. Was a Cavalier if my memory serves correctly, but wandered around with Paladin's and was pretty much the only Good person in the party until he died horribly. Well, Other than the wizard. So we hit level 4 or 5ish, and he hadn't really had the gol... | So, there was a PC in my campaign who started off with medium armor. Was a Cavalier if my memory serves correctly, but wandered around with Paladin's and was pretty much the only Good person in the party until he died horribly. Well, Other than the wizard. So we hit level 4 or 5ish, and he hadn't really had the gol... | [
"Summary: Have the players tell you what kind of story you should be telling them, not necessarily by asking them, but through their in-game actions.\n\nPost: My favorite phrase when dolling out GM Advice on this subreddit is a reminder, that \"A role playing game is a Collaborative Storytelling Experience.\" \n In... | 28 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,946 |
Ed_Tivrusky_IV | Generate the content for a reddit post The airline IT is bad, and something is set up wrong. It is not intentional. | If someone hasn't pointed this out already, this is not the case. Due to the way they run their internet, you're logging in through their proxy. Consider everything you do monitored and tracked. With that said...
Here is what is happening:
You connect to their "internet," which is really just a network on the plane.... | If someone hasn't pointed this out already, this is not the case. Due to the way they run their internet, you're logging in through their proxy. Consider everything you do monitored and tracked. With that said...
Here is what is happening:
You connect to their "internet," which is really just a network on the plane.... | [
"Summary: Ex got convinced human taxidermy was real, got locked in an attic for 30min for her curiosity.\n\nPost: So my ex-GF, from a long time ago wasn't the brightest bulb on the tree. My friend and I convinced her that human taxidermy was legal, but wasn't commonly practiced. We then proceeded to tell her that... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,947 |
siljak | Generate the content for a reddit post Yes, I was being a smartass, but also making a relevant point.
Also - you missed the apostrophe in Reddit's
:P | Okay, I'll put it another way.
In my opinion the reason a large proportion of the American public don't know who Joshua Chamberlain is is that for whatever reason, their education system is failing to inform them.
One other possibly trivial but nonetheless relevant indication of a people let down by their educatio... | Okay, I'll put it another way.
In my opinion the reason a large proportion of the American public don't know who Joshua Chamberlain is is that for whatever reason, their education system is failing to inform them.
One other possibly trivial but nonetheless relevant indication of a people let down by their educatio... | [
"Summary: Sometimes us feebs can be our own worst enemies. Don't be.\n\nPost: I hate to sound like my mother but - You need to stop worrying so much and get out more. \n I've had various serious health problems since my early teens, and so most of my friends (and enemies!) are people I know from various hospitals/h... | 32 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,948 |
Zerosa | Generate the content for a reddit post Transistor is one of my top 5 games | I bought Transistor when it came out and god damn do I love that game. The story, the music, the setting, the mechanics all of it is just spectacular. One of the best game soundtracks I've listened to. Love how the music ties perfectly into the story.
If you did not at least tear up due to that ending, you are a h... | I bought Transistor when it came out and god damn do I love that game. The story, the music, the setting, the mechanics all of it is just spectacular. One of the best game soundtracks I've listened to. Love how the music ties perfectly into the story.
If you did not at least tear up due to that ending, you are a h... | [
"Summary: I feel like I am a better person due to the seizures meds I am on.\n\nPost: The me pre-appearance and correct medication got me into Texas. The me post-appearance and correct medication let me enjoy college and life in general. Looking back, I don't like the me pre correct meds. I gave way too much of... | 19 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,949 |
BCMM | Generate the content for a reddit post it isn't in his interests to come here, but it isn't really in UK or US interests either, which is why he'd be refused entry. | Because we can't extradite people to places where they'll get killed (and he's now too high-profile to just be quietly handed over to the CIA).
I mean, he'd be locked up and in some kind of legal limbo for approximately forever and I don't think it would be a good idea from his point of view, but it would also not be... | Because we can't extradite people to places where they'll get killed (and he's now too high-profile to just be quietly handed over to the CIA).
I mean, he'd be locked up and in some kind of legal limbo for approximately forever and I don't think it would be a good idea from his point of view, but it would also not be... | [
"Summary: They can't use DRM, there's nothing to secure anyway, and if there was, DRM would not help secure it.\n\nPost: It seems my point about GPL and linking was not clear. In general, DLLs used are considered a proper part of the program, \n > [However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need n... | 20 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,950 |
illdrawyourface | Generate the content for a reddit post toddler threw up in the hot car on the way back from a bad day at universal studios. Giant brown spider got into the car and played hide-and-never-find-me and we had to bomb the car. Daughter throws uo again in the hotel bed. Never found the spiders corpse to this day. | We were on vacation. It was our very first real vacation as a family. 18 hour road trip and everything. Today was our day at universal studios.
We paid an arm and a leg to get in, come to find out that there weren't really a lot of rides for our kids because they're still too little. (were sticking with six flags fro... | We were on vacation. It was our very first real vacation as a family. 18 hour road trip and everything. Today was our day at universal studios.
We paid an arm and a leg to get in, come to find out that there weren't really a lot of rides for our kids because they're still too little. (were sticking with six flags fro... | [
"Summary: rough sex the night before OB/GYN appointment. Bruised cervix, painful pap smear, abnormal pap results. Biopsy ordered. Doctor and nurse expect me to be chill about a chunk of my cervix being ripped out.\n\nPost: Similar story, worse outcome: \nHusband and I had spontaneous sex the night before the appoin... | 45 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,951 |
deong | Generate the content for a reddit post You can't deflect criticism of your treatment of women by giving them pointy ears and saying, "they're not women". | When the rest of the thread is people making masturbation jokes, I think your argument falls on its face a bit.
Nobody's tugging one out to the Pandaren. Blood Elfs are clearly designed to fill a "human-like" role in the Horde, so it's completely fair to judge them on the standards by which you'd judge any human char... | When the rest of the thread is people making masturbation jokes, I think your argument falls on its face a bit.
Nobody's tugging one out to the Pandaren. Blood Elfs are clearly designed to fill a "human-like" role in the Horde, so it's completely fair to judge them on the standards by which you'd judge any human char... | [
"Summary: You can detect the exploit by going tcc -> gcc(source) = gcc(binary1); gcc(binary1) -> gcc(source) = gcc(binary2) and then comparing gcc(binary2) with your existing gcc. However, you can also just use gcc(binary2) and be relatively certain that you're safe (again, given the assumptions above).\n\nPost: Yo... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,952 |
stiffnipples | Generate the content for a reddit post Ceaseless is being a dick and almost only using 1 attack and has a fear of falling.
[Build link (Axe is lightning +2 and pyro glove is +10)]( | So decided to get off my ass and get moving with my SL1 character, who was stuck at O&S (could kill 1 but just couldn't get the second stage done). I needed to get my flame to +5 ascended, as it is only at +10, and farm some chunks. So I ventured down from Anor Londo to farm some souls, deciding CD would be an easy few... | So decided to get off my ass and get moving with my SL1 character, who was stuck at O&S (could kill 1 but just couldn't get the second stage done). I needed to get my flame to +5 ascended, as it is only at +10, and farm some chunks. So I ventured down from Anor Londo to farm some souls, deciding CD would be an easy few... | [
"Summary: I am unable to recommend and advise against Optus due to their shitty service and will be switching to Telstra in the next few weeks.\n\nPost: I have been on Optus prepaid for about the last 7 years and I used to always recommend Optus to people because they were generally better value and had better rura... | 27 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,953 |
DarqWolff | Generate the content for a reddit post Scary black guy makes a game awkward for me and my friends, later buys each of us a Snapple | I once met a guy who could pop a basketball. We bet that he couldn't, but he got it to where it looked like it was just about to pop, and he wasn't even straining much, so we told him to stop and we'd just forfeit the bet. Then we continued playing basketball and he went back to also playing basketball on the other sid... | I once met a guy who could pop a basketball. We bet that he couldn't, but he got it to where it looked like it was just about to pop, and he wasn't even straining much, so we told him to stop and we'd just forfeit the bet. Then we continued playing basketball and he went back to also playing basketball on the other sid... | [
"Summary: Am I angry at you for being religious? Yes. Am I spiteful over it? No. Do I hate you for it? No.\n\nPost: Hi, r/atheist here. \n I am mad at religion as a whole, and I am mad at you for being religious. That doesn't mean I can't give you a civil response. \n If I were a moderator of r/atheism, I would nev... | 42 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,954 |
ZeNuGerman | Generate the content for a reddit post The world IS scary, but probably not for the reasons that you think it to be... | Nonetheless, tons of dumb people get killed every year by underestimating shit. Some examples:
North Mexico: Getting ransomed/ raped/ beheaded is not likely, but absolutely possible. Cartels don't give a fuck.
Central America: My brother never gets tired of telling me the story of the dumb Yankee that was shot ... | Nonetheless, tons of dumb people get killed every year by underestimating shit. Some examples:
North Mexico: Getting ransomed/ raped/ beheaded is not likely, but absolutely possible. Cartels don't give a fuck.
Central America: My brother never gets tired of telling me the story of the dumb Yankee that was shot ... | [
"Summary: Nothing bad happening == no free will. Your move, Mr. I-have-a-doctorate-in-theology.\n\nPost: Simple. If God prevented every bad thing from happening, there could no longer be free will, or human achievement (as there is nothing to struggle against). We would, essentially, be what angels were believed to... | 176 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,955 |
PancakesAreGone | Generate the content for a reddit post Yes they have great b/c as long as you set the settings right | That is entirely true as long as the lenses are compat with the k-af2. I use a K-x (What the K-r has replaced) and I use 3 lenses that my dad used when he was 17-ish with his K-2 (He is in his 50's now). There are 2 things to note with the older lenses, if they have aperture priority mode (I think that's what it was ... | That is entirely true as long as the lenses are compat with the k-af2. I use a K-x (What the K-r has replaced) and I use 3 lenses that my dad used when he was 17-ish with his K-2 (He is in his 50's now). There are 2 things to note with the older lenses, if they have aperture priority mode (I think that's what it was ... | [
"Summary: G'Ma grew up in Nazi Germany and draws lots of lines between Hitler and Harper).\n\nPost: Like, you actually signed a card? I'm more shocked at the prospect of carrying around a card that says your political party (Mainly because of the why you'd even bother)... Do you like, print it off a website? Is the... | 58 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,956 |
bruce656 | Generate the content for a reddit post you're cool, you're cool, you're cool, fuck you , you're cool. Wearing a collared shirt to a punk show is far more punk in any of those motherfuckers. | Jerry is a massive douche. I saw him play in New Orleans some years back, when I was in college. Now, I've been listening to the misfits all my life, literally since I was old enough to buy my own music. I also happened to dress like a typical college kid, khaki shorts and a polo. Of course, this doesn't mean I'm any l... | Jerry is a massive douche. I saw him play in New Orleans some years back, when I was in college. Now, I've been listening to the misfits all my life, literally since I was old enough to buy my own music. I also happened to dress like a typical college kid, khaki shorts and a polo. Of course, this doesn't mean I'm any l... | [
"Summary: symbols mean different things depending on context\n\nPost: The Cross of St. Peter has sometimes become associated with anti-religious imagery, as it is used to represent the opposite of Christianity by inverting its primary symbol, the Latin Cross. \n >As a result, the symbol has become popular within an... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,957 |
IrateGandhi | Generate the content for a reddit post How often do items (of varying rarity) appear in your game? Why no "n+" items? Currency in rewards? Currency in general? | As stated, first time DMing a game & I am still prepping (we start anywhere in 2-6 weeks). Skip down if you just want my questions. I apologize if formatting is off (on phone) I'll edit it the first chance I get to a computer XD
Initially I was going to use the random treasure rewards to keep with the idea "my world ... | As stated, first time DMing a game & I am still prepping (we start anywhere in 2-6 weeks). Skip down if you just want my questions. I apologize if formatting is off (on phone) I'll edit it the first chance I get to a computer XD
Initially I was going to use the random treasure rewards to keep with the idea "my world ... | [
"Summary: Use the history of the PCs in the game. Use the history of hte world. Try to make it so the world exists without the characters but they can & will impact what is already happening. Mix up the adventures.\n\nPost: You said you have some trouble coming up with the next \"tier.\" Well... I'm sure this is ge... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,958 |
Ctofaname | Generate the content for a reddit post I am kind of an asshole(potentially full on asshole) for leading this gay guy on. In my defense I thought I was doing right by being nice to him etc..
As a bonus. Two years later at a different gym(I've returned for good).. I see my high school band director in the locker room f... | I had a gay "stalker" because I'm nice to a fault and inappropriately handled the situation. Story spans over a year.. I'm not an excellent writer and it isn't as interesting of a story as it potentially sounds so forgive me if it drags on.
I've returned from school out of state for the summer and I get a gym members... | I had a gay "stalker" because I'm nice to a fault and inappropriately handled the situation. Story spans over a year.. I'm not an excellent writer and it isn't as interesting of a story as it potentially sounds so forgive me if it drags on.
I've returned from school out of state for the summer and I get a gym members... | [
"Summary: family friend doesn't fit the mold.. quite curious to me.. 9 kids.. incredibly poor family with busy parents.. all destined to finish college.\n\nPost: I totally agree with this point.. but it isn't necessarily always true either.. so its always hard to judge what \"requirements\" really dictates whether ... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,959 |
Anon159023 | Generate the content for a reddit post FTL could have been an amazing game if they had done more with its features, but instead it feels that the devs did a lot of "that fills that feature" instead of "what else can we do with his feature", which makes it an acceptable game. | To me FTL feels like a game of "well that works"; as in there is a whole lot of features that just fill a box, don't do anything cool nor are expanded on. There is a ton of mechanics in FTL that if expanded on that would have made this game amazing, but instead it feels like they checked the box then forgot about that ... | To me FTL feels like a game of "well that works"; as in there is a whole lot of features that just fill a box, don't do anything cool nor are expanded on. There is a ton of mechanics in FTL that if expanded on that would have made this game amazing, but instead it feels like they checked the box then forgot about that ... | [
"Summary: Isn't hard decisions fun?\n\nPost: The thing I don't want to see is the following: \n \n people expecting games on steam to be naturally good, they should still check if they are good and that the game would fit them, and I have enjoyed some games that people see as absolute shit (but I also love playing ... | 22 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,960 |
Basilman121 | Generate the content for a reddit post We were warned about this ages ago. And now people give a shit.
Late edit: Thank you for the down votes. I probably sounded very big on my ego and I will rethink the way I post the next time to have a more appropriate discussion. | At the end of the day, the whole Snowden situation isn't too surprising. Many Americans knew about the Patriot Act and defended it, even as people pointed out how much it violated the Constitution. Granted, I was 16 when I got into the political scene, but right as I heard that both parties worked hard to pass this unp... | At the end of the day, the whole Snowden situation isn't too surprising. Many Americans knew about the Patriot Act and defended it, even as people pointed out how much it violated the Constitution. Granted, I was 16 when I got into the political scene, but right as I heard that both parties worked hard to pass this unp... | [
"Summary: A teacher made my best friend cry in 3rd grade, every day throughout the school year.\n\nPost: When I was in elementary school, you could not select the teacher that would teach you the universal curriculum (English, math, social sciences, and real sciences) . You were pretty much assigned to one teacher,... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,961 |
Aavagadrro | Generate the content for a reddit post if you arent one of us and you think its about being soft, fuck you. | I wouldnt say that. Mostly because quite a few of us never played video games before joining, mainly because they werent made yet. Still quite a few of us have suicidal ideation and other issues from traumatic experiences and an overload of stress.
Its not about being soft. I resent that thought and find that opinion... | I wouldnt say that. Mostly because quite a few of us never played video games before joining, mainly because they werent made yet. Still quite a few of us have suicidal ideation and other issues from traumatic experiences and an overload of stress.
Its not about being soft. I resent that thought and find that opinion... | [
"Summary: abused by older brother, father, and almost everyone at school. Joined the military, got shot at, traveled the world, met a good woman who taught me to be human. Finally dont wish I was dead when I wake up every day\n\nPost: Fucked up by our families people unite. \n I am now 42 years old, a disabled vete... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,962 |
gawkmaster | Generate the content for a reddit post even though people say the arena is where honour duelers should go, it's a fucking joke. Ima take my honour dueling the way i always did, but watching streams etc and invading in common duel areas like the burg and township. | Not in the bloody slightest.
Let's get one thing straight. The arena is NOTHING like an honour duel. All people do is go for the win no matter what, which is more akin to an invasion than a duel. They lagstab, run away when they have a kill up on you till the timer is out, spam spells like wotg, pursuers and bead, as... | Not in the bloody slightest.
Let's get one thing straight. The arena is NOTHING like an honour duel. All people do is go for the win no matter what, which is more akin to an invasion than a duel. They lagstab, run away when they have a kill up on you till the timer is out, spam spells like wotg, pursuers and bead, as... | [
"Summary: Do whatever the fuck you want to. The worse your build the better you will become, even if you never win with that particular build.\n\nPost: Chuck on an extra 5 levels is a good idea, i always find that 125 is perfectly fine for pvp. \n Secondly, play whatever you think is a cool build. Even if it is hor... | 20 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,963 |
Larry-Man | Generate the content for a reddit post being an emergency responder fucks you up | I have one but it's a thirdhand story. My old roommate had a brother who was a paramedic. Now, as a paramedic you develop a dark sense of humour or you burn out. My friend's brother told her once about how they were running short on people and he got called out. He showed up and it turns out this guy had backed into hi... | I have one but it's a thirdhand story. My old roommate had a brother who was a paramedic. Now, as a paramedic you develop a dark sense of humour or you burn out. My friend's brother told her once about how they were running short on people and he got called out. He showed up and it turns out this guy had backed into hi... | [
"Summary: Your manager almost always knows if you're high, that doesn't mean they're gonna care. Just do your damn job.\n\nPost: I have worked at McDonald's for years. As a manager I've turned a blind eye to many people on drugs or drunk as long as they could do their job. A few worked better and less annoyingly (t... | 30 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,964 |
DrBrian | Generate the content for a reddit post We aren't saying "We want, we want, we want", we're asking... "please... help us." | TBH, this isn't so much as people making demands as it is a cry of frustration that many of us Americans no longer feel as if the government truly has our concerns at heart. While they sit around having a power struggle for months on end and get nothing favoring the American people done, our hopes slip further away.
... | TBH, this isn't so much as people making demands as it is a cry of frustration that many of us Americans no longer feel as if the government truly has our concerns at heart. While they sit around having a power struggle for months on end and get nothing favoring the American people done, our hopes slip further away.
... | [
"Summary: Street Pass Relay uses two easy to fake credentials to cross check a list of people for a match to relay points.\n\nPost: There are wireless networks known as \"Nintendo Zones\" all over. This isn't something a store specifically sets up for Nintendo, but it's basically a wi-fi hotspot that your 3DS will... | 28 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,965 |
ballepung | Generate the content for a reddit post I usually give in and let her cry on my shoulder, because I know that she is genuinely sad and upset. And she knows that she's overreacted. Thus, trying to "rub it in" isn't going to work. Compassion and support is the better solution. | She'll only start to cry when the argument is really big. This only happens a couple of times a year.
Because of this, I realize that she's not crying to "win" the argument or as some sort of cheap ploy to end it. I know that she's genuinely upset, because she has a very emotional and fiery personality. She was rai... | She'll only start to cry when the argument is really big. This only happens a couple of times a year.
Because of this, I realize that she's not crying to "win" the argument or as some sort of cheap ploy to end it. I know that she's genuinely upset, because she has a very emotional and fiery personality. She was rai... | [
"Summary: Sub-cultures are generally for morons.\n\nPost: Fascinating: \n - Swingers \n They both scare me and fascinate me at the same time. I could never let anyone shag my SO without killing them. I'd freaking explode. But at the same time, I guess it must be sort of relieving to be able to fuck around with othe... | 25 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,966 |
Avengerr | Generate the content for a reddit post 3Mbps is "high speed." | Story time: I was at my mother's house where her Internet was really bad. Her modem ended up dying and I told her to phone the ISP to get it fixed. So she phones, and after a half-hour wait she got through to a human who told her a tech would come by between 8am and 4pm the next day to replace it.
I am talking to my ... | Story time: I was at my mother's house where her Internet was really bad. Her modem ended up dying and I told her to phone the ISP to get it fixed. So she phones, and after a half-hour wait she got through to a human who told her a tech would come by between 8am and 4pm the next day to replace it.
I am talking to my ... | [
"Summary: There isn't really a \"proper\" way to navigate it.\n\nPost: Well... The left side of the wheel is generally allocated to \"investigate\" options that have no bearing on your paragon/renegade level, unless the options are coloured blue/red respectively. You can navigate this in any direction you want, but... | 20 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,967 |
sworeiwouldntjoin | Generate the content for a reddit post Don't screw around with things that are felonies in a lot of of the U.S., especially with telecommunications since it's super-trivial for them to cross state lines.
Edit: [Legal precedent showing state taking priority over Federal]( [Further information showing that in most case... | Or, don't do any of these things because it's extremely illegal to record someone without their permission, (like, more illegal than anything else in this thread, by a lot ) and under the terms of your contract it would be exceedingly easy for them to fuck you over even if you do live in a one-party state.
Example... | Or, don't do any of these things because it's extremely illegal to record someone without their permission, (like, more illegal than anything else in this thread, by a lot ) and under the terms of your contract it would be exceedingly easy for them to fuck you over even if you do live in a one-party state.
Example... | [
"Summary: Wouldn't it be easier to just admit you were bullshitting?\n\nPost: And how do you get specific letters , do tell? Since the audio signature of one person saying an 'f' could very well look like the signature of someone else saying a 'g' or a 'z' or 'three' or any number of other things. \n Also, in your... | 62 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,968 |
douchebag_investor | Generate the content for a reddit post I wouldn't touch this one with a 10 foot pole. | It's still illegal at the federal level, and the Obama administration has not been kind to the medical MJ dispensaries. If and when it becomes legal, prices will plunge as competitors enter the market. Demand will surely increase as it becomes legal but not enough to keep profit margins high. | It's still illegal at the federal level, and the Obama administration has not been kind to the medical MJ dispensaries. If and when it becomes legal, prices will plunge as competitors enter the market. Demand will surely increase as it becomes legal but not enough to keep profit margins high. | [
"Summary: STFU\n\nPost: Upon further investigation it seems that you're a disingenuous fucking idiot. \n >\" The federal ban on pistol armor-piercing ammunition uses only the composition of the bullet's core to determine legality \" [Source]( \n Why the hell do you think they put the Teflon on the bullets in th... | 25 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,969 |
penguinv | Generate the content for a reddit post I took waste to a place that had to dispose of it properly. | This is a good one. Information. Upvote it.
(this is the first time I've ever asked for an upvote for someone. This is so it will come up in the listings)
Reminds me of how I handled having to dispose of 20 used needles, dont ask. Took them to a clinic. They said they dont take them, I'd have to go elsewhere, far a... | This is a good one. Information. Upvote it.
(this is the first time I've ever asked for an upvote for someone. This is so it will come up in the listings)
Reminds me of how I handled having to dispose of 20 used needles, dont ask. Took them to a clinic. They said they dont take them, I'd have to go elsewhere, far a... | [
"Summary: shrug.\n\nPost: And the problem is? \n so he's masturbating. You are a couple. This is part of life. Are you embarrassed? That's something you might want to work on. Your reaction could be, oh sweet. Or, dont mind me I'm just brushing my teeth. Or, just leave and use the kitchen sink. Or, tease him by joi... | 49 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,970 |
nEmoGrinder | Generate the content for a reddit post I have no idea why publishers don't use it, I think it's bad business not to | It's up to the publisher. I don't see the value in it either, to be honest. I don't have numbers on people who normally buy two versions of games (PS3 and PSP) but I can't imagine it being very high.
Even if somebody did fall into that category, with the introduction of Cross Buy, I would imagine at least some woul... | It's up to the publisher. I don't see the value in it either, to be honest. I don't have numbers on people who normally buy two versions of games (PS3 and PSP) but I can't imagine it being very high.
Even if somebody did fall into that category, with the introduction of Cross Buy, I would imagine at least some woul... | [
"Summary: The game is actually closer to traditional fighters than Smash, I recommend sticking with SSB if you are more of a fan of it's style.\n\nPost: The problem is that it's actually NOTHING like Smash Bros. It's simply a brawler. It borrows much more from traditional fighters like SF and KoF than from Smash.... | 25 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,971 |
hSix-Kenophobia | Generate the content for a reddit post This game appeals to those with a curious mind. It doesn't really need an objective, it just needs a set of capable hands, and a mind that is curious to know what lies over the next horizon. It took me forcing myself to play this game to understand that, as I feel like I have been... | Wanted to thank everyone for their responses. They've been both productive and meaningful, while also not being harassing, etc. I truly appreciate that. I think it's interesting hearing both the positive and negative viewpoints on the game, as honestly, I started out on one side, and shifted to the other... probably qu... | Wanted to thank everyone for their responses. They've been both productive and meaningful, while also not being harassing, etc. I truly appreciate that. I think it's interesting hearing both the positive and negative viewpoints on the game, as honestly, I started out on one side, and shifted to the other... probably qu... | [
"Summary: It's okay to have differing opinions, and it's also okay to disagree and voice that. What isn't okay, is when posts like this, directly insult groups of people for having an opinion that is different from OP. That's just being ignorant of the world around you.\n\nPost: I think DeeJ and Bungie WANT to re... | 26 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,972 |
nikiverse | Generate the content for a reddit post If you have a shitty diet full of fast food, you can probably afford CrossFit. | I dont know where the other thread went, but I tried to comment and it got deleted.
This is probably super embarrassing. I spend SO MUCH on fast food. But maybe this might be interesting to some people (who don't EVER eat out) to understand how expensive it can be to eat out.
For me, eating unhealthy costs a lot of... | I dont know where the other thread went, but I tried to comment and it got deleted.
This is probably super embarrassing. I spend SO MUCH on fast food. But maybe this might be interesting to some people (who don't EVER eat out) to understand how expensive it can be to eat out.
For me, eating unhealthy costs a lot of... | [
"Summary: No.\n\nPost: I have done 108 sun salutations one time. I did not have fun. We did not do 108 straight sun salutations either; they mixed things up. We did like 20 or so mini-salutations. Then it got progressively harder towards the end. I was OVER IT around, what I thought was, 100 or so salutations. Nope... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,973 |
Aleskidazzle | Generate the content for a reddit post version: What ships do none-drake pilots use for exploration (outside of expensive T3 ships). | I'll give you a little backstory. So I'm back in game again (what can I say, the decade celebrations got me roped in) and I am on a somewhat new account trying to decide my training destinations. Here's what I have so far:
Really decent cap skills (management and operation at 5)
T2 Medium Drones (Drone Interfacin... | I'll give you a little backstory. So I'm back in game again (what can I say, the decade celebrations got me roped in) and I am on a somewhat new account trying to decide my training destinations. Here's what I have so far:
Really decent cap skills (management and operation at 5)
T2 Medium Drones (Drone Interfacin... | [
"Summary: I'll be glad to set one up on Argent, I can even make a thread here to discuss possible names/directions of the guild. If it's interested enough anyway.\n\nPost: I'm not a \"experienced\" player but I know the ins and outs of the game (have a few level 50s from before). I was considering making a guild on... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,974 |
Positive_Camber | Generate the content for a reddit post don't put your friends on a pedestal. You always have to do more work to be a friend. Everyone feels that way. As in making plans or sending invites. | You're only as good as the company you keep
Don't take this too literally. You can always be your own person. If your friend decides to strip naked in front of your entire family, then let it be. Just don't blame yourself for their stupid actions.
You have to realize when to let friends go, if they don't have the s... | You're only as good as the company you keep
Don't take this too literally. You can always be your own person. If your friend decides to strip naked in front of your entire family, then let it be. Just don't blame yourself for their stupid actions.
You have to realize when to let friends go, if they don't have the s... | [
"Summary: I compare it to what I'd picture prison to be like the first week.\n\nPost: I feel every first day is horribly exhausting. You have to smile alot and meet a ton of people, do stuff, that later you don't end up doing on a daily basis. \n Having to filter out who is nice and who's a bitch. Taking a grain of... | 61 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,975 |
wretcheddawn | Generate the content for a reddit post 100Mbps IS an ambitious goal | This kind of question / accusation indicates a lack of knowledge on the subject. Hong Kong is a very densely populated area, and the US is not. It is much easier to install and maintain infrastructure in a densely populated area. 1Gbps is simply not feasible in the US at this time; some people still don't even have ... | This kind of question / accusation indicates a lack of knowledge on the subject. Hong Kong is a very densely populated area, and the US is not. It is much easier to install and maintain infrastructure in a densely populated area. 1Gbps is simply not feasible in the US at this time; some people still don't even have ... | [
"Summary: JIT gives all-around best case scenario, when balancing portability, performance, and system resources. Android's performance issues are not directly because of JIT.\n\nPost: I both agree and disagree with you. Many people don't think about performance when writing applications. On the PC, that's parti... | 42 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,976 |
kbntly | Generate the content for a reddit post Don't wait until Nov. 5 to withdraw, start the gradual process now. | I'm not sure if everyone doing it on one day is the best idea... but I'm far from an expert. I've just heard things about "bank runs" which leave some people with no money and contribute to major economic collapses.
However, the very fact that it's "dangerous" to have many people withdraw from banks at once highlight... | I'm not sure if everyone doing it on one day is the best idea... but I'm far from an expert. I've just heard things about "bank runs" which leave some people with no money and contribute to major economic collapses.
However, the very fact that it's "dangerous" to have many people withdraw from banks at once highlight... | [
"Summary: Not everyone likes working overtime, regardless of extra money made.\n\nPost: While I agree with your point that most working people do to it to get paid, I personally don't like working overtime. I only like work as long as I need to, and at this point I would prefer working shorter hours, because I valu... | 23 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,977 |
Bro_man | Generate the content for a reddit post new skin has less ROOAWRWRRWRRR, are we ok with this? | Hey, another Udyr main! How do you feel about the new skin's bear stance?
The one thing I've most enjoyed about playing Udyr is randomly reaching that point in the game where you are ahead enough to fear the enemy team in submission. Chasing them down the lane with your beastly bear roars is a big part of the enjoyme... | Hey, another Udyr main! How do you feel about the new skin's bear stance?
The one thing I've most enjoyed about playing Udyr is randomly reaching that point in the game where you are ahead enough to fear the enemy team in submission. Chasing them down the lane with your beastly bear roars is a big part of the enjoyme... | [
"Summary: not bad, just different. imo.\n\nPost: So your argument for G+ being of poor quality is primarily that nobody you know uses it? \n In my experience, the G+ community leans more towards technical / creative content. FB tends to be more the everyday slumn of life (birthdays, look at this cute thing my kid d... | 25 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,978 |
MemoryDonk | Generate the content for a reddit post The big 5 are not vulnerable as well as some of the smaller banks' sites. Some of the credit unions and some of the smaller banks have unknown statuses at this time.
EDIT: Added clarification for the "no SSL" results for CIBC, PC Financial, RBC.
EDIT 2: [LastPass also released... | It has recently been discovered that OpenSSL, a popular encryption technology that 2/3 of websites use, is vulnverable to a bug dubbed the Heartbleed bug]( If not properly patched, these websites are open to malicious attacks and passwords and personal data may be compromised. Changing passwords now won't help as the n... | It has recently been discovered that OpenSSL, a popular encryption technology that 2/3 of websites use, is vulnverable to a bug dubbed the Heartbleed bug]( If not properly patched, these websites are open to malicious attacks and passwords and personal data may be compromised. Changing passwords now won't help as the n... | [
"Summary: I get the flu shot every year. I still get sick but less sick than others.\n\nPost: I work in an office and the people here show up to work sick all the time. It is almost as bad as an elementary school. One person gets sick, everyone gets sick. \n I'm lucky in that my company offers the flu shot in the o... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,979 |
Evesore | Generate the content for a reddit post Don't ask to use my shit. I won't ask to use yours. | Whether or not she should help pay for it really depends on the way in which your item was used...
If she merely sat on your couch and it was not able to hold 250lbs that is in no way her fault - you are indeed an asshole. A couch that can't hold that much weight is an already broken couch.
If she was using it as a ... | Whether or not she should help pay for it really depends on the way in which your item was used...
If she merely sat on your couch and it was not able to hold 250lbs that is in no way her fault - you are indeed an asshole. A couch that can't hold that much weight is an already broken couch.
If she was using it as a ... | [
"Summary: Don't hate the player; hate the game.\n\nPost: If you could move your mortgage overseas and save tens of thousands of dollars how many would do it? Even if it was considered unethical as long as it wasn't strictly illegal, I bet the majority of people would choose to do this. If you're looking at 30+ ye... | 24 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,980 |
AnnaLemma | Generate the content for a reddit post Daughter's teacher is on extended leave, daughter is bored in daycare group and doesn't listen to assistant-teachers. Today this kid escalated by slapping one of the assistants, but the daycare director was totally cool and the kiddo may end up being advanced to kindergarten.
... | Here's the original .
And today my daughter slapped one of the assistant teachers.
Yup, that's right. The girl (I am so sorry, but she looks like she's fifteen - I just can't bring myself to call her a "woman" yet) said that my daughter looked absolutely shocked when it happened - like, "omg now I'm in for ... | Here's the original .
And today my daughter slapped one of the assistant teachers.
Yup, that's right. The girl (I am so sorry, but she looks like she's fifteen - I just can't bring myself to call her a "woman" yet) said that my daughter looked absolutely shocked when it happened - like, "omg now I'm in for ... | [
"Summary: is that the inspector very obviously either didn't catch or downplayed some of the very things that an inspector is supposed to alert his clients to. The house was cosmetically perfect when we bought it - not chic or new, but in pristine condition. But underneath that pretty paint and new carpeting were... | 97 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,981 |
no1113 | Generate the content for a reddit post Meh. | It's not worth attempting to talk with people like you about the existence of beings that have been on this planet longer than the human race itself. Those that have their eyes obstinately closed will keep them obstinately closed regardless of what kind of information is presented before them.
You will learn on your... | It's not worth attempting to talk with people like you about the existence of beings that have been on this planet longer than the human race itself. Those that have their eyes obstinately closed will keep them obstinately closed regardless of what kind of information is presented before them.
You will learn on your... | [
"Summary: I'm relaxed...at least I feel relaxed (I guess). :)\n\nPost: If I'm not (normal), then oh well...because I am what I am at this point/in this life regardless, and I'm simply trying to do the best I can to be as true to \"me\" (whoever/whatever the hell that might be) as I possibly can independent of wh... | 123 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,982 |
drrhythm2 | Generate the content for a reddit post need help with splicing parts of two songs together for mother son dance at wedding in 10 days. | Hey everyone. First time posting anything here.
I was wondering if anyone would like to submit a really short mix of two songs. I'm pretty good with computers but I have not messed with digital audio in a long time and after a few minutes trying to play with Audacity, I gave up and realized I didn't have the time f... | Hey everyone. First time posting anything here.
I was wondering if anyone would like to submit a really short mix of two songs. I'm pretty good with computers but I have not messed with digital audio in a long time and after a few minutes trying to play with Audacity, I gave up and realized I didn't have the time f... | [
"Summary: I took way too long with this, but bottom line, do your homework, get pre-approved, never buy extras, always be willing to walk away, and don't roll an upside-down loan into a new one.\n\nPost: Exactly. And be REALLY careful with your trade-in too, especially if you are upside down or nearly so. The fol... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,983 |
Manumitany | Generate the content for a reddit post Walked in on a mourning family trying to convince dead relative to vote for candidate; managed to flip family member without trying, after being a bumbling fool. | I was canvassing for a 2008 presidential campaign right before the Iowa caucuses. There was a ton of snow on the ground, it was rural Iowa (about an hour north of Ames), and I knocked on a door. My walk list said that the registered voter that I was trying to talk with here was an old (90+) lady who had voted in the ... | I was canvassing for a 2008 presidential campaign right before the Iowa caucuses. There was a ton of snow on the ground, it was rural Iowa (about an hour north of Ames), and I knocked on a door. My walk list said that the registered voter that I was trying to talk with here was an old (90+) lady who had voted in the ... | [
"Summary: You have no evidence. You're paranoid and insecure right now. It doesn't mean that you're wrong, but don't act on things without evidence because you WILL fuck up if you do. And understand that she's probably growing up.\n\nPost: Judge the relationship on the merits. If she's dating you over these othe... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,984 |
GailaMonster | Generate the content for a reddit post Your comment is the equivalent of a celebrity with a personal chef telling me to just "get serious" and eat better. Not everyone is so blessed, and it's not specific, realistic, kind, or widely applicable advice. you are, of course, entitled to your opinion. | you sound very proud of yourself. i'm glad everyone has the time and money and circumstances where they can spend 3 hours a day preparing food and NO outside factors ever come into play. Luck is not a factor? i'm assuming you were born into very fortunate circumstances to have that perception.
i'm a fine cook too, bu... | you sound very proud of yourself. i'm glad everyone has the time and money and circumstances where they can spend 3 hours a day preparing food and NO outside factors ever come into play. Luck is not a factor? i'm assuming you were born into very fortunate circumstances to have that perception.
i'm a fine cook too, bu... | [
"Summary: Put your cookies on layaway, not credit\n\nPost: would you jump at a chance for some free weight gain? \n would you line up for a free kick to the face? \n Only take free things that you actually VALUE. by eating a free cooking JUST because it's free, you're asserting that the only reason you don't normal... | 27 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,985 |
BlanceBlackula | Generate the content for a reddit post Take this issue to your therapist, prepare to deal with it head on with a professional witness. Whatever happens is what happens, just deal with it as best you can. | Not too many people have commented on this, but the first thing I thought was that she was doing the "projection" thing on you. She's turned cold on you, no intimacy or affection,then the accusations start to come out against you. There's probably a lot more to this story, but I would suggest telling her you'll bring... | Not too many people have commented on this, but the first thing I thought was that she was doing the "projection" thing on you. She's turned cold on you, no intimacy or affection,then the accusations start to come out against you. There's probably a lot more to this story, but I would suggest telling her you'll bring... | [
"Summary: Playing star wars RPG, made uber damage soaking tank, took thermal detonator in the face like a boss, 4 story tuck and roll out of the collapsing building, one-shot kill to the head on Boba Fett and soaked damage from one Vader Saber attack and got away...all in about a ten or fifteen minute span. Caused... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,986 |
scottyyyc | Generate the content for a reddit post 9/10 smaller IT consulting companies are usually crappy to work for. | Being the newly minted newbie out of college, your suggestions, regardless of how valid, are probably going to carry very little weight. Especially if you've only worked there for a few months.
Things like bonus systems tend not to change much. You have to prove to management that your new system will make them more ... | Being the newly minted newbie out of college, your suggestions, regardless of how valid, are probably going to carry very little weight. Especially if you've only worked there for a few months.
Things like bonus systems tend not to change much. You have to prove to management that your new system will make them more ... | [
"Summary: We don't have local apps or admin privs for users, but we still find we need exceptions.\n\nPost: This has always been a huge hassle for me, too. I think it's a huge hassle for everyone. \n The way I see it is that the only real way you can take away admin rights is to be on top of installing things for ... | 32 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,987 |
southern_boy | Generate the content for a reddit post Rowling actually lifted the most basic beats of her story from Geoffrey of Monmouth's Merlin tales with ZERO respects paid... | gods... im the mariner, arent i? oh ah, ill stoppeth one of three no matter.
i dont mind inspiration, loving references or homages... what I mind is bald-faced plagiarism with ZERO attribution... Harry Potter 7 was released on 7/21/2007 and I wrote this longish bit of philippic on 7/18/2007:
"who, to patch up his ... | gods... im the mariner, arent i? oh ah, ill stoppeth one of three no matter.
i dont mind inspiration, loving references or homages... what I mind is bald-faced plagiarism with ZERO attribution... Harry Potter 7 was released on 7/21/2007 and I wrote this longish bit of philippic on 7/18/2007:
"who, to patch up his ... | [
"Summary: You'll be alright.\n\nPost: No shame there, man... managing a three-way is a tall order. I can't even imagine having the wherewithal to engage in one as a young teen. \n Getting it on satisfactorily with one female is daunting enough at that age and a three-way can all too easily turn into a girl-girl se... | 21 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,988 |
sqlinjector | Generate the content for a reddit post If you finished paying off the student loans before you were 80- good job! | True story- I have a friend, his mom wanted him to be a priest, he wanted to be a doctor. So his mom paid for nothing in his college tuition. He was unable to get grants because FAFSA showed his parents could pay up to 80% tutition. Our tuition + housing rate at the start of school was 30k / year. So he gets it a... | True story- I have a friend, his mom wanted him to be a priest, he wanted to be a doctor. So his mom paid for nothing in his college tuition. He was unable to get grants because FAFSA showed his parents could pay up to 80% tutition. Our tuition + housing rate at the start of school was 30k / year. So he gets it a... | [
"Summary: Took a photo with my grandfather's brother without realizing it until 7 years later\n\nPost: When I was in high school I took got my shoes shined at an airport before an out of state tournament. I was so excited my friends took a picture. Years later (7 years) my grandfather was looking through pics and... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,989 |
somewhat_pragmatic | Generate the content for a reddit post Live in an honest rational reality. Demand the same from those around you. Reject bullshit. | People are vastly different. They have their own baggage, agendas, and motivations. It is rare that someone's attributes of thoughts and behavior match your own, so it is irrational to overlay your understanding of emotional reaction as the norm. Always view the situation as a rational third party. Deal in reality ... | People are vastly different. They have their own baggage, agendas, and motivations. It is rare that someone's attributes of thoughts and behavior match your own, so it is irrational to overlay your understanding of emotional reaction as the norm. Always view the situation as a rational third party. Deal in reality ... | [
"Summary: Cash advance from a credit card is very costly. Use it very sparingly (if at all), and only in very dire situations.\n\nPost: The only way you could pay off the car with your credit card is to do a balance transfer to your checking, but that typically comes with 3-4% balance transfer fee, which would mak... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,990 |
TidalPotential | Generate the content for a reddit post Illusions aren't real, thus alignment don't real. Plus, it's to kill evil monsters, which is typically a good thing. | Well, WRT alignment, it's all really squishy. There's no solid rules for it, except where there are. That said, in both my own ideal vision and my own compromise-riddled vision for Golarion, using an illusion to bait evil monsters so you can kill them is - at worst - neutral, with no particular ping on lawful/chaotic. ... | Well, WRT alignment, it's all really squishy. There's no solid rules for it, except where there are. That said, in both my own ideal vision and my own compromise-riddled vision for Golarion, using an illusion to bait evil monsters so you can kill them is - at worst - neutral, with no particular ping on lawful/chaotic. ... | [
"Summary: I don't get this, unless a healer doesn't intersperse heals with damage, which is stupid not to do.\n\nPost: I really don't get this mentality. I have played all three specs of commando, healing and dos sorc, and I get more medals in heal spec. Of course, I don't exclusively heal... That's stupid. Spend r... | 19 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,991 |
valjean260 | Generate the content for a reddit post Anyone want to collaborate on some webcomics? I write, you draw, I distribute and do my very best to get attention for your other work. | Hi artists. I write a parenting blog called Ask Your Dad. I'm looking to work with a variety of different artists on a series of web comics. I would send you the text (humorous conversations between my wife and I and my daughter) and you would provide your artistic interpretation in comic form.
[Here's a couple examp... | Hi artists. I write a parenting blog called Ask Your Dad. I'm looking to work with a variety of different artists on a series of web comics. I would send you the text (humorous conversations between my wife and I and my daughter) and you would provide your artistic interpretation in comic form.
[Here's a couple examp... | [
"Summary: I like blogs \n John\n\nPost: I guess I'll wade into this one... I should note that I have a bias. I am a blogger. That's me, a few down the page with the [blog about the McDonald's incident]( \n So, as you can imagine. I like the blogs. I like being able to post mine here. I work hard at creating origina... | 21 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,992 |
OliverDeBurrows | Generate the content for a reddit post Fallen Angel]] is brutal (13 damage turn 5, 13 damage turn 6 [Sol Ring helps!]) and [[Conspiracy]] can and will make a huge token army with [[Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder]] | I set down my blue control/combo shenanigans and recently picked up Endrek Sahr in EDH. My friend wanted to playtest his new nasty mono-black combo deck that looked absolutely brutal - I thought I was going to get blown out of the water. Turns out, I beat him in both games we played because Endrek is absolutely brutal ... | I set down my blue control/combo shenanigans and recently picked up Endrek Sahr in EDH. My friend wanted to playtest his new nasty mono-black combo deck that looked absolutely brutal - I thought I was going to get blown out of the water. Turns out, I beat him in both games we played because Endrek is absolutely brutal ... | [
"Summary: even within a group of friends the RC rules and banlist can be necessary so it needs to be managed reasonably and coherently.\n\nPost: I'm kinda insulated from that because I only play with groups of friends. \n Same here, but between those groups there's a large disparity in power level and competitivene... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,993 |
maximumpanda | Generate the content for a reddit post this wont work. | dps ques are way longer then tanks/healers. so think of it like a line at a store. you need 4 people to pay, you have a group of 3 so get to jump to the front of the line, but hes alone, so he has to stand with the other 4,000 who showed up alone and were waiting in line ahead of him. | dps ques are way longer then tanks/healers. so think of it like a line at a store. you need 4 people to pay, you have a group of 3 so get to jump to the front of the line, but hes alone, so he has to stand with the other 4,000 who showed up alone and were waiting in line ahead of him. | [
"Summary: coblee called us a scam coin not 30 minutes ago\n\nPost: with this deal we would essentially be creating the biggest multipool ever. the LTC guys are 3x our current hashrate and will force out a large majority of our dedicated doge miners as they will see far fewer rewards than they already do (keep in mi... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,994 |
P1r4nha | Generate the content for a reddit post I split a non-standard layout SVN repository in many different Git repositories and merged them back together as branches of each other.
If you have questions about the details of my work, please ask away. | I feel like sharing this because I know my coworkers won't be able to appreciate it and maybe not even value my work on this one. It's a bit technical, so I don't expect most of you to understand.
Recently we decided to move to Git for our small company's code repository as it is in many ways superior to SVN. Git and... | I feel like sharing this because I know my coworkers won't be able to appreciate it and maybe not even value my work on this one. It's a bit technical, so I don't expect most of you to understand.
Recently we decided to move to Git for our small company's code repository as it is in many ways superior to SVN. Git and... | [
"Summary: Causing mayhem inside virtual people was my job.\n\nPost: I once did an internship at a company that produces REAL surgical simulators. They tried to achieve high realism (not like what we see in the video). \n One of my tasks was to test the simulator for bugs like crashing, behavior of the soft geometry... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,995 |
selectrix | Generate the content for a reddit post a) Don't bring up your personal gripe when no one else has mentioned it. It's stupid.
b) Poverty is a more complex problem than "poor people are lazy". Seriously. Try reading about it if you don't believe me. | you would penalize the people not just doing the bare minimum with additional taxes.
And here's where your post diverges from any attempt at relevant discussion and goes on to your own personal talking points. THE SUBJECT OF TAXES WAS NEVER MENTIONED IN THIS POST. NEVER. NOT ONCE. LOOK AT IT.
I'll talk about taxes... | you would penalize the people not just doing the bare minimum with additional taxes.
And here's where your post diverges from any attempt at relevant discussion and goes on to your own personal talking points. THE SUBJECT OF TAXES WAS NEVER MENTIONED IN THIS POST. NEVER. NOT ONCE. LOOK AT IT.
I'll talk about taxes... | [
"Summary: A lot of people give up their dreams when they have kids, and a lot of single people/childless couples lead incredibly happy, adventurous, and fulfilling lives. I don't think it's as straightforward as you make it out to be.\n\nPost: This is somewhat just me being contrary, but I think that there are eno... | 22 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,996 |
DaveCerqueira | Generate the content for a reddit post I liked Road Trip Adventure, Dead Island and South Park: the Stick of Truth, so what may I like besides these? | Well, I'm asking for a really specific game here. My all time favorite game is Road Trip Adventure, really due to the infinite open world and how much you can explore, plus you can either choose to explore or to race. It was really fun for me and the only games that made me feel like that were Dead Island and South Par... | Well, I'm asking for a really specific game here. My all time favorite game is Road Trip Adventure, really due to the infinite open world and how much you can explore, plus you can either choose to explore or to race. It was really fun for me and the only games that made me feel like that were Dead Island and South Par... | [
"Summary: ex girlfriend came to my house, cuddled, she says she wants a friendship with benefits\n\nPost: Today my ex-girlfriend came to my house. We are ok, we text every now and then, it's been 5 months since the breakup, but we're friends, really. So, today she came and we were talking and one thing led to anoth... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,997 |
BiohazardBlaze | Generate the content for a reddit post I get a bit worked up talking about this, especially when home alone in them iddle of the night, plus, I'm also not the most skilled of writers. | Torturing myself here at 3 AM reading r/nosleep I felt compelled to actually register and tell my story from when I was about 8.
I went to bed with my bedroom door wide open, the light from the family room shining in, something I did because I was afraid of the dark. From where I lay in my bed, I could see out and wa... | Torturing myself here at 3 AM reading r/nosleep I felt compelled to actually register and tell my story from when I was about 8.
I went to bed with my bedroom door wide open, the light from the family room shining in, something I did because I was afraid of the dark. From where I lay in my bed, I could see out and wa... | [
"Summary: comment will be the least of your concerns in the real world.\n\nPost: I don't get this at all. \n We're talking about careers in which people put their safety on the line to protect others, and how one should bow out from justice to avoid stigma ? \n So I don't sound like a total jerk, and in case yo... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,998 |
seditious_commotion | Generate the content for a reddit post Thanks for the kind comment, but remembering Detroit, and the cup, ouch my feels. | I sorted the thread by top at the end of the game to change it back for other threads... and I see this there towards the top.
Thanks Detroit bro. I appreciate your kindness here. Especially considering how you guys prevented our last chance at one. I will try to make it help forget the nightmares I have about watc... | I sorted the thread by top at the end of the game to change it back for other threads... and I see this there towards the top.
Thanks Detroit bro. I appreciate your kindness here. Especially considering how you guys prevented our last chance at one. I will try to make it help forget the nightmares I have about watc... | [
"Summary: House Advantage games vs. Rake games. \n I can make a bet at the poker table that is 8:1 in my favor. Name ONE table game I could do that on.\n\nPost: You're kind of taking an idealistic view of poker while taking the worst view of table games. \n Yeah he was.... It is much more simple: \n \n Table games ... | 45 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 1,999 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.