Shurelyas > Aegis/Locket > Tier 2 boots > Sightstone. This is an example of a poor build order - if sightstone isn't your first back item, it needs to be your second item. Some games I would never upgrade to Ruby Sightstone... I would only buy a ward if my bot river ward was about to expire or I knew I had to get a pink ward on dragon or baron. \n What I failed to understand is that you are protecting your team with vision. Wards help you make more informed decisions and create opportunity. \n Here's some math on the cost effectiveness of sightstone courtesy of TSPhoenix \n > Sightstone gives 8.3 GP10 making it notably better than Philo/Kages, Ruby Sightstone gives and insane 12.5 GP10. \n >This assumes you are replacing your wards as soon as they expire which even somewhat undervalues their GP10 as it doesn't account for the ability for you to move your wards. \n >The downside however is Sightstone only gives vision. If you want early pink control of bot Philo+Pinks beats a Sightstone pickup from an opposing support. Not to mention you have more lane sustain."],"string":"[\n \"Summary: clears = a mountain, browns = a hill.\\n\\nPost: The Ergo Clear switch is a modified Cherry MX switch with a slider from a clear switch and a lighter spring. In the original recipe the spring is from a brown, red or blue switch but the denomination is also being used for switches with third party (Korean) springs. ]( \\n The tactile bump on clears (and thus, ergo-clears) is bigger & longer compared to browns. If you compare the bump on browns vs clears, browns actually do feel closer to linear switches. Hopefully that makes sense, let me know if it doesn't.\",\n \"Summary: I am the 10%!\\n\\nPost: OP, I feel your pain. One girl said she wanted to cuddle with me in her bed and I ended up passing out, snoring (loudly) in her ear. \\n On a completely different occasion, me and my older brother went out to the bar with his friends, got drunk and the whole crew ended up back at our house. One of his female friends told me she didn't want to sleep on the floor, so she was going to sleep in my bed. In my drunken state, I didn't really care. She asked me to give her a backrub, I did. Then I told her I needed one in return. She awkwardly obliged, then dropped this gem, \\\"Do you know that 90% of back rubs lead to sex?\\\". I reply \\\"Wow, really?\\\". Then I pass out. The next morning I recall that she told me she had a nipple ring, takes my hand and puts it on her boob and I said something to the effect of \\\"that feels nice\\\". I don't know how much more direct she needed to be, but I still did not get it. \\n In the morning, I'm hungover as shit and realize what I've done, so I act like I'm asleep. The girls' friends come in and say \\\"ooooh, what happened last night?\\\", girl replies \\\"NOTHING.\\\"\",\n \"Summary: Which button should I press? Poultry?\\\"\\n\\nPost: I used to have some neighbours that were a bit unusual, but I got along with the kids (one girl, one boy), so whatever. \\n One day I go over to their house to see if the boy wants to play video games, and the mom warns me to be extra nice to the girl. Out of curiosity, I ask why. The mother tells me that the girl gave her pet parakeet a bath. Not wanting to hand dry the bird, the girl thinks she can put the bird in the microwave to dry it off. You read that last sentence correctly. RIP, parakeet.\",\n \"Summary: best friend knows intimate details of vulnerability, still sleeps with girlfriend. Too big of a mistake for me to forgive.\\n\\nPost: In my mind, being a historically good person doesn't give you a ticket to sleep with your best friends girl. OPs friend should have shut the GF down as soon as she started flirting. OP didn't say he didn't do that, but if he didn't that's fucked. Shit is going down between the couple, alcohol is involved and the girl is openly flirting with me? That's my cue to remove myself from the situation. OP goes on to explain his issue to the friend and even asks for help. The friend makes a terrible decision to continue drinking and fucks his best friend's girl who has been acting erratically (at best). Massive, inexcusable, breach of trust. \\n OP mentioned his friend is not as drunk as he is - I'm assuming here, but when the naked girlfriend curls up with best friend on the couch, he again doesn't remove himself from the situation. Best friend does get pressured into drinking more, but OP phrased in a way that the girlfriend drank more. Another red flag, she's far drunker than he is and he still fucks her (I admit I may be assuming here)! Maybe he's blacked out drunk, who knows. Something something alcohol isn't an excuse. OP sort of glossed over what happened after his friend revealed the cheating to him but there is no mention of remorse, no call/text from the friend the following morning. Perhaps OP will explain better in an update. \\n Putting myself in OPs shoes again...Regardless of intent of the best friend, sleeping with my girlfriend at a time when her and I are extremely vulnerable is enough for me to call it quits on the relationship with the best friend. I'd still appreciate everything he's done for me in the past but I couldn't look past this scenario. Honestly, I'm more disappointed in the best friend of 10 years than the a girlfriend of approximately 1 year. \\n EDIT: I think I would have the courtesy to sit the best friend down, tell him I can't trust him and can't forgive him right now. If the best friend is as good of a person as OP describes, he'll understand.\",\n \"Summary: It's ironic because I was at a bus stop\\n\\nPost: My dad has no idea what irony means. He will routinely say things like \\\"Yeah, my weekend was good. It's ironic because I bumped into __ at the grocery store\\\". And that's it. Best case scenario, he'll describe a coincidence, but usually he's just using ironic as a filler word. A few times I politely joked that the situation he described was irony-free, but I don't think he gives enough fucks to use it correctly.\",\n \"Summary: Choo nome\\\" = take a piss!\\n\\nPost: Yes, currently. My GF moved to the US when she was 7, so her English is actually quite good but still has lots of tense, pluralizing and enunciation issues. Last week she jokingly told me to \\\"suck my own dicks!\\\" which was pretty adorable. Sometimes she asks me to proofread things that she writes and in turn teaches me fun things to say in Khmer.\",\n \"Summary: Fuck you, Brandon in California.\\n\\nPost: About 10 years ago I negotiated a price to buy a paintball gun through a paintball forum, pbnation.com. We eventually took the negotiation to email and agreed on a money order as payment as neither of us had Paypal. I asked for any prior buyer/seller feedback as well as a phone number. The seller gave me his list pbnation users who had previously bought from him, I sent everyone a private message to confirm and everyone checked out. Looking back, it's entirely possible he could have been creating dummy accounts to act like a source of feedback. I was like 15 years old and too much of an awkward penguin to actually try the number and I was satisfied with the feedback. So, we agreed on a price of $500 for the paintball gun and I even asked if the buyer could overnight it to me if I add an additional $25. \\\"No problem!\\\" \\n A week goes by, the buyer never sends me tracking so I shoot them an email. I receive an automated response telling me the email no longer exists. Their profile is inactive on pbnation...zero contact after I sent the money order. I called the post office because I sent the money order to a PO Box (Doh!), they weren't giving up any additional information. I called the police and asked if there was anything I could do and they weren't helpful at all. I was so sad and ashamed that I pretty much dropped it. I didn't even tell my parents that I just gave a stranger 2+ months worth of dishwashing money.\",\n \"Summary: I want to steal OP's idea\\n\\nPost: IMHO it'd be the best of both worlds for me. I love the look of blank keys but still struggle when it comes to my number row & symbols. To me, laser engraving is sort of \\\"out of sight\\\" until I NEED to see it. Plus I think it looks classy as hell.\",\n \"Summary: fisting\\n\\nPost: Not exactly, but I have a funny story. In highschool, my buddy Jason would give me a ride to and from school during Junior and Senior year. After school one day, Jason pulls up to my curb to let me out, I say \\\"thanks for the ride, babe\\\". Then I lean in for a kiss, my face is about 6 inches from his and the fucking guy leans into it. During the lean in, his face changes from confusion to WTF, all in a matter of milliseconds. \\n I couldn't help but laugh as he realized what had happened and he reeled back quickly and yells \\\"WHY DID YOU DO THAT? WHY DID I DO THAT?\\\"\",\n \"Summary: fisting\\n\\nPost: Not exactly, but I have a funny story. In highschool, my buddy Jason would give me a ride to and from school during Junior and Senior year. After school one day, Jason pulls up to my curb to let me out, I say \\\"thanks for the ride, babe\\\". Then I cock my arm at his puckering balloon knot. My veiny, clenched fist is about 6 inches from his sultry poohole and the fucking guy leans into it. During the lean in, his dirt star changes from gaping to puckered, all in a matter of milliseconds. \\n I couldn't help but laugh as he realized what had happened and he reeled back his flopping prolapse and it wails \\\"splsshhh blurp splort? splarblashhh pfffffffffffffffffffp?\\\"\",\n \"Summary: Real story about not actually meeting a celebrity. \\n EDIT: [Here's his AMA](\\n\\nPost: I was at a Second City show in Chicago with my girlfriend. At the intermission, I spotted TJ Miller hanging out near the side of the stage, alone. At the time, I don't think he had a ton of notoriety despite Cloverfield having just come out. I'm a slut for checking actors filmography on IMDB after watching a movie and I'm great at remembering faces. Anyways, I pointed him out to my girlfriend but didn't have the balls to approach him and wasn't sure if that would be rude. So I didn't. \\n BUT, after the show, I started telling my friends that I had an in depth conversation with TJ Miller. Everyone is especially impressed with the fact that I knew him before he got big. I'm a lying hipster douchebag. \\n I tried taking it a step further a while back when he did an AMA (which was awesome by the way, go check it out) I sent him a PM hoping he had remembered the show and maybe, just maybe he'd go along with my story that we did in fact have a conversation. But of course, no response.\",\n \"Summary: I'm a mess.\\n\\nPost: Set 6 alarms ranging from 6:50 AM to 7:20AM, all set to go off every 3 minutes. Actually wake up at 7:35 in a panic. Take a 3.5 minute shower. Hope that I had the foresight the night before to lay out what I'm wearing that day. Hope the same with the coffee maker, except I never actually do it. Sneak in to work at 8:10AM.\",\n \"Summary: oops, wrong hole.\\n\\nPost: I'm smashing my girlfriends gash, missionary, but I'm standing, she's laying on the bed. The angle was kind of weird, but she was having a good time. As I'm slamming clam, I'm pushing her body away from me, so I keep having to pull her body towards mine to ensure maximum depth. \\n On my final readjustment, she screamed. Apparently, I missed and punched her dirt star in the mouth with my dick. I stop, hug her and ask how I can help. She starts crying. 30 seconds later, she wipes her tears away and says \\\"ok, keep going.\\\" I'm stunned because I thought I really hurt her, but we both finished happily.\",\n \"Summary: 6 year old me is an asshole, pisses in a seat, leaves.\\n\\nPost: I was 6 or 7 years old, my parents were recently divorced and during an awkward transition period (dad moved to an apartment, mom started working nights) I would come with my dad to his job at a furniture store at the mall. When I wasn't playing gameboy, I was at the arcade in the mall, a few doors down from the furniture store. \\n So there I am in the arcade playing a racing game that had a full seat you could sit down in. IIRC the game was Cruisin' USA , a game where if you won the race, you got to keep playing. I had just won 3 races in a row and I was pumped up. So pumped up that I had completely neglected the fact that I need to piss, a lot, right now. \\n I knew I should stop playing the game and go find a bathroom. But I didn't. Instead, I pissed myself right in that racing game seat and lost the race minutes later. The worst part was, the seat had a deep indentation for your ass, so I was just sitting in a puddle of piss for the duration of the race. I remember I was wearing Umbro soccer shorts, it took about 10 minutes of walking around the mall for them to dry off.\",\n \"Summary: fuck the Cubs\\n\\nPost: Years back, my cousin came to visit from NY and decided she really wanted to go to a baseball game. I'm in Illinois and am an unabashed White Sox fan. But, there weren't any home games while my cousin was in town, so I sucked up my rivalrous attitude so she could see a Cubs game. \\n This was only my second time going to a Cubs game and first time driving. Like an idiot, I expected there to be a Cubs parking lot. NOPE. Also like an idiot, I passed up the $12 parking blocks away from the Wrigley, instead choosing the $40 parking directly across the street. \\n The game was decent and we even got to see Zambrano have a hissy fit. As we leave Wrigley, the place is obviously swarming with people and it looks like getting out of where I parked is going to be tough. I back out and pull up to the first crosswalk where literally hundreds of people are crossing. The cop at the crosswalk puts up the \\\"stop\\\" hand signal and I turn on the radio. [Call On Me (Eric Prydz)]( is on. \\n There are now people swarming around my car trying to cross the street and some random guys says \\\"Turn that shit up!\\\" I crank it and before you know it, there is a goddamn dance party with half drunk Cubs fans flopping around my car. My cousin, girlfriend and myself get really into it and start hip thrusting and dancing from inside the car. This went on for at least a minute until I hear a whistle blowing from the cop at the crosswalk. I missed her signal to start driving because you know, dancing. I high fived a guy before we drove off into the sunset.\",\n \"Summary: This subreddit prefers pictures/videos over discussion.\\n\\nPost: Good reply. I use both \\\"formats\\\" for different reasons. Some of the content on /r/mechanicalkeyboards is repetitive and/or lazy. \\n -Screenshots of a tracking number/confirmation email with a title \\\"It shipped!\\\" Come on, really? -Potato quality picture of a key tester with 100 upvotes? You can find better pictures on the manufacturer's website, who upvoted this stuff? \\n I'd much prefer to have a discussion on reddit vs the forums but it's just too few & far between. Sometimes I go and revisit links in the /r/mk wiki just so I have something to read.\",\n \"Summary: raped to death\\n\\nPost: My story doesn't take place on the street, fuck the police. \\n My friend Dustin had a Christmas open house party right after him and his fiance moved in together. They invited everyone, including coworkers they barely knew. I arrived late and was promptly welcomed by the drunkest guy at the party. I introduced myself to him and quickly excused myself to get a drink and track down Dustin. \\n I find Dustin, he tells me that the drunk dudes girlfriend works with Dustins fiance and she just started; they're barely acquaintances. He continues telling me that this guy got drunk in a matter of minutes and is an awkward penguin, but now with a six pack of courage. He does a few awkward things like trying to get people to start dancing on a table (he attempted, but was coaxed out of trying it), taking someones drink, sipping it, then handing it back to them followed by \\\"ewww, that's not very good.\\\" \\n Anyway, the poor girlfriend finally tells Dustin & fiance they're leaving, thanks them for their hospitality and apologizes for the boyfriends level of intoxication. As Dustin goes to fetch their coats, drunk dude turns to his girlfriend and says verbatim \\\"I'm going to rape you to death when we get home.\\\" With almost no emotion, the girlfriend replies \\\"I told you to stop saying that in public.\\\" \\n ಠ_ಠ \\n Dustins fiance confirmed the following week drunk dudes girlfriend had in fact not been raped to death.\",\n \"Summary: Don't hire your friends.\\n\\nPost: I was a shift manager at a sandwich joint several years back. I didn't have much say, but the GM trusted my opinion, so when a buddy asked me for a job, I stood up for him and made it happen. Little did I know this dude would constantly beg to go on smoke breaks and ask to leave early as soon as it got slow (usually 3 hours into a 7 hour shift). \\n He lasted about 2 months before I politely requested that he move on. Funny enough, his next career move was heading to The Marines. He did not last long there, either.\",\n \"Summary: Try before you buy. Don't buy a mechanical keyboard on someone's suggestion alone because it may be an expensive mistake.\\n\\nPost: While there is some good feedback here, switches are 100% personal preference. There might be a \\\"popular\\\" switch for a specific game, but you honestly may end up hating it. \\n Are you in the US? Go to a Best Buy, Frys, Microcenter or any other high end electronics retailer and try out some keyboards. Alternatively you can purchase a switch tester online. I have [this one]( - it doesn't give you the full experience, but you will quickly find out which switches you like and which ones you don't like at all. \\n I have a few keyboards - I generally game with browns or clears and use blacks at work.\",\n \"Summary: YOLO, my brother is a dick.\\n\\nPost: I have a few.... \\n Numero uno, I was about 5 years old and my older brother was about 9. He really resented me and was a prick in general but I loved the shit out of my older brother. One day I decided we should wrestle (without letting him know), so I jumped on his lap as he was seated on the living room couch. He pushes me off and my head smashes into the wooden coffee table, splitting open the back of my head. Despite the obscene amount of blood, I only got a handful of stiches but a lifetime of older bro guilt. \\n A couple years later, older brother \\\"challenged\\\" me to do a cool skidding-stop in the parking lot behind my elementary school. The entire parking lot was covered in tiny pebbles. Not taking the pebbles into consideration, I peddled full speed, started turning my bike and smashes the brakes. I immediately fell perpendicular to the parking lot, my chin hit the ground and ending up doubling as my brake. I got 15 stitches and had to pull a handful of pebbles out of my chin. \\n I was 4 years old, kicking it on my tricycle in the park right outside my house. My mom was inside doing dishes and could see me from the kitchen window. I rode up to a walkway that had a steep incline (about 55 degrees but only 7-8 feet long) and yelled \\\"Mom! Look at me go down!\\\" She screamed not to do it. She told me years later that I shot her a smug look like \\\"whatever bitch, I know what I'm doing\\\" I obviously rode down and ended up in a twisted heap of tricycle, grass and blood. I got away with only a scar on the back side of my palm.\",\n \"Summary: I'm an idiot, explain how to attack move like I'm 5\\n\\nPost: I've watched countless videos, read guides and have tried learning how to use A click in game. I can't figure it out. It's entirely possible that I still do not understand the mechanics, let me explain what I want to do: \\n \\n A+left click enemy, out of range \\n As soon as enemy gets into range, I autoattack \\n Begin kiting backwards w/right click, out of range \\n I autoattack as soon as the enemy comes back into range \\n Repeat 3-4 \\n \\n Is this the correct process? I cannot for the life of me get it to work. \\n I have learned how to stutter step fairly well, but sometimes a misclick means death and it seems like A click is situationally superior.\",\n \"Summary: change your mindset from \\\"I'll buy wards if I have enough gold leftover.\\\" to \\\"I need wards, boots can wait.\\\"\\n\\nPost: From one beginner to another, I thought I'd share a shift in my support play I experienced recently. An \\\"A ha! moment\\\" if you will. \\n I always realized warding was a necessary and important part of the game, but not HOW important. My #1 priority is to protect my carry/team - but I would try to do that with items that weren't wards. A normal item build would be Philo Stone > Shurelyas > Aegis/Locket > Tier 2 boots > Sightstone. This is an example of a poor build order - if sightstone isn't your first back item, it needs to be your second item. Some games I would never upgrade to Ruby Sightstone... I would only buy a ward if my bot river ward was about to expire or I knew I had to get a pink ward on dragon or baron. \\n What I failed to understand is that you are protecting your team with vision. Wards help you make more informed decisions and create opportunity. \\n Here's some math on the cost effectiveness of sightstone courtesy of TSPhoenix \\n > Sightstone gives 8.3 GP10 making it notably better than Philo/Kages, Ruby Sightstone gives and insane 12.5 GP10. \\n >This assumes you are replacing your wards as soon as they expire which even somewhat undervalues their GP10 as it doesn't account for the ability for you to move your wards. \\n >The downside however is Sightstone only gives vision. If you want early pink control of bot Philo+Pinks beats a Sightstone pickup from an opposing support. Not to mention you have more lane sustain.\"\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":5095,"string":"5,095"}}},{"rowIdx":5096,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"SweetMexicanJesus"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post on that last paragraph: people talk about how \"perfect is the enemy of good enough\".....those people have never dealt with clients, who are/can be the enemy of both notions, whether deliberately or inadvertently."},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"I'd add some more white space in between the headings, to give the actual menu items a little air. This'll obviously run you into some \"page\" troubles, but I don't see any problems with bumping down the heading and menu item font sizes a notch or two to compensate. \n Just my $0.02. And let me add that by your use of \"under the parameters\" I'm inferring that there was probably a lot of back-and-forth that served as a learning experience for you, and due to that, you may well have \"lost money\" on this; so with that slant in mind, if true, I'd say this is actually a terrific job."},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"I'd add some more white space in between the headings, to give the actual menu items a little air. This'll obviously run you into some \"page\" troubles, but I don't see any problems with bumping down the heading and menu item font sizes a notch or two to compensate. \n Just my $0.02. And let me add that by your use of \"under the parameters\" I'm inferring that there was probably a lot of back-and-forth that served as a learning experience for you, and due to that, you may well have \"lost money\" on this; so with that slant in mind, if true, I'd say this is actually a terrific job."},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: As I noted in another response, I do seem to be a bit \"Kony\" jaded, and can't help right now but to see Malala through that prism. We'll see what happens once she's no longer the \"it\" girl/cause. \n Edit: [here's a link]( which was merely the first one that came up on a \"taliban threatens malala\" search.\n\nPost: Well, I mean, right off.... it's the Taliban , so we're in \" grain ton of salt\" territory. \n They've been all over the place, talking about how they're going to continue to target her wherever she goes, because she's continuing to criticize Islam, that she's being seduced by Western ways and manipulated by Western people, etc. etc. etc. \n My associating my own opinion with theirs was, shall we say, just a bit loose , on account of the dark humor I felt at realizing that my opinions/feelings were even in the same quadrant of the rhetorical galaxy as theirs. \n As I've said elsewhere in this thread, I was heartened to hear that Malala herself disavowed Nobel consideration. And I hope for her sake she's making a life for herself beyond being the momentary cause celebre du jour , including possibly --but not necessarily-- making it her life's work. (She's a young girl. She deserves to make her own choices with the freedom she's gained at high personal cost.) \n But if that's what she wants to aim her life towards, it's certainly courageous, and absolutely will deserve some of these higher-level accolades in due course.","Summary: Wikipedia and it's erstwhile rival Citizendium prove conclusively that there's still a gaping market hole for what both purport to be.\n\nPost: Yep. The Rubicon that ended my contributions was a simple little piece on color psychology. These are pretty common, well-known things, but I liked to consult that article now and then for design purposes: it was useful to know the little edge-case associations that I might be overlooking in a given context. \n Somebody went ape-shit deleting it \"because of a lack of citations\", and it was like, do you really need a citation to know that green is associated with nature, among other things? \n So I re-wrote the damn thing with exhaustive citations. Put hours into it, and it was easily 10X the length when I was done. And the asshole deleted it again, \"because of 3RR\", and then threatened to take it to ArbCom, waving his higher-status over my head. Another admini-bot came in to back him up, presumably summoned on the semi-secret IRC rooms they maintain, in violation of their own goddamn policies . \n At no point was the actual merit of my re-composition actually placed under discussion; it was strictly about the policy and procedure. \n Muy comical. Best part was, the same guy later ragequit WP himself because his authoritah wasn't being properly respected. \n So I stopped contributing, and wrote a brief rundown of the inanity on my profile. Checked back a few years later, and somebody had deleted that , because WP:SOAPBOX. \n If some people put half the effort into the site as they do maintaining the byzantine scaffolding of contradictory policies and procedures, WP would really be something special. Instead, it will fall to entropy, sooner or later. \n So what if the author of the linked article was technically wrong....participate on WP for any length of time, and you'll see it's pretty damn obvious that he'll ultimately be proven right with time. I know there's been thousands of times since that I could've made a positive impact to an article, but I don't like wasting my time like that.","Summary: mind, this is actually sort-of the intro to the video, framed by the aforesaid car. OP did a great job, you should watch.\n\nPost: What, did you just film yourself shaking your head at the dumb-tarded vandalism, and walking into your home*? Doesn't seem like it'd be a real exciting bit of film..... \n ...seriously, on behalf of all sane slightly-more-indigenous-than-you-but-only-barely-in-historical-time-scales Americans, I'm sorry you went through that, sorry others still are, and glad you made something positive from it. \n * For folks of the \"","Summary: Cards fail to pay lose Pujols, get beat into a bad case of postseason hemorrhoids by the Giants in 2012 and the Pirates in 2013. The Curse of Pujols. You heard it here first.\n\nPost: The Best Fans in Baseball™, folks. \n Seriously, don't you kinda feel like it worked out poorly for both sides? A lot of times, a player blows up after a change of scenery; other times they peter out. Jury's still out on Albert, he's not exactly an old man yet, but still. \n And there's a lot of butterfly-effect speculation one could make that if Albert had stayed put, he might well have remained fairly injury-free, and you'd have won the NLC by another 4-5 games or so, rather than having the Reds and Pirates nipping at your heels the whole way, with another series against the Buccos looming.....and you haven't exactly been their master this year, have you?","Summary: There's plenty of room and opportunity for a third or even fourth party in American politics. The importance of timing (choosing the right message at the right time) cannot be overstated: successful new parties in America come from realignments in values, social issues, migration, and economics that occur on irregular, unknowable schedules, but basically only 2-3 times per century at most . (I'd argue that just such a realignment is taking place right now.) \n But success in such an endeavor doesn't come overnight; people have to be in it for the long haul, and they need to be prepared for <ahem> spirited resistance from the major parties on every possible front, and along avenues both legal and not-so-legal. \n Otherwise, you very much are wasting your vote by failing to vote for the least objectionable party that has a credible shot at winning.\n\nPost: I have to argue that it very much is a wasted vote when it's done purely as an act of protest. \n The problem with third parties in America can basically be boiled down to laziness and impatience, because the American experience has always been that new parties come from the ashes of the old ones as our occasional re-alignments occur. \n In Europe, (and very broadly speaking here) it generally takes a decade or two before a nascent party even begins to attain real power. \n Americans \"don't got time\" for that, or at least, don't think they do. \n And so most social change here is really an ad hoc thing, with the major parties co-opting popular movements as they hit critical mass both to pander and to re-direct those energies to their own ends. Even the Tea Party, for all the co-opting by the ultra-rich, has its true origins in various fringe-right groups of varying merit. \n Not-really-","Summary: Good. You didn't need to be duplicating my bad idea, anyway. Trust me on this.\n\nPost: Probably that time I jokingly gave the White House phone number as a \"complaints line\" in a mass e-mail to my entire high school graduating class. Figured people would have the sense to Google it first, given the DC area code, but it seems I was wrong. \n I had about a 1000% increase in \"unmarked white vans\" in my totally-out-of-the-way neighborhood for, like, the next month.","Summary: The IRS, while very far from perfect, is not the shady, rights-abusing, creeper agency you are looking for. You need two more consonants and a vowel, spin the wheel again.\n\nPost: shrug> I was going for \"ridicule\". Because I'm especially tired of the \"poor, poor Tea Party, gettin' picked on by the Tax Man\" whining talking point. It's right up there with that Ben Ghazi fellow they won't shut up about. \n The tax code has rules about non-profit orgs. Various Tea Party groups were not in compliance. Because of that, the IRS decided to look into others. Full stop. And, as I've repeatedly noted, it's highly likely that's why the IRS was targeting Occupy groups, as well. \n If you think it \"harms my credibility\" to be openly derisive of people's failure to realize that, well, that's your right. My feeling is: I pay taxes and it chaps my ass to see others dodging them, and having seen a great many so-called non-profits up-close, I can tell you that many, and perhaps even most of them exist to funnel funds into a for-profit business or provide additional income for somebody, rather than out of any truly altruistic purpose. \n Those that are genuinely altruistic, deserve protection. Those that aren't....deserve scrutiny. Lots of it.","Summary: I think Blackburn's arguably doing the right moral thing in (apparently) not pursuing charges against the female, and leaving her alone, even as I also believe there's more than sufficient probable cause to warrant prosecution, and that society does have a legitimate interest in pursuing it.\n\nPost: I don't see charges against her being warranted. For all we know, the she may legitimately believe she was raped. And the grand jury findings do not mean she wasn't raped. \n If you're on public record as telling \"your rapist\" to not stop , I think that sufficiently proves that a rape has not occurred in the context of consent, leaving only the question of impairment and diminished capacity. \n They parted ways well after the bars closed. Yes, they could have continued heavy drinking right up to the moment they parted company, but I think that would certainly reflect in the records the police and prosecutors --to their merit, I'll note, since I frequently criticize them-- have compiled in this matter. \n Similarly, the events inside the apartment are unknowable, and thus unprovable by either party by the standards of justice. But the fact that she entered and exited the apartment freely (she wasn't restrained or prevented from leaving, which would involve an abduction/kidnapping charge as well as the rape charge) and then allowed \"her rapist\" to accompany her to her home , and apparently exchanged texts afterwards, speaks towards an increasingly clear-minded consent to the entire sequence of events by a legal adult. \n In totality, the records compiled by police and prosecutors all speak, powerfully , towards the standards of both consent and capacity being fully satisfied at seemingly every step of their copulation. \n Therefore, she wasn't raped, full stop . The Grand Jury very clearly did the right thing, considering the evidence. \n I don't know what possible definition of the term \"rape\" would allow there to be any doubt left here. \n Edit: I see I'm being downvoted by somebody that's probably approaching this issue from some heavily ideological filter where women are always the victims of male domination/oppression, or some misplaced impulse to defend the female against \"slut shaming\". \n If you can give me an example of how a rape can occur, in a context where the woman is proven to have given consent, in multiple ways and at multiple times, plainly had the legal capacity to have provided that consent, and was also plainly not under any duress at any point, then by all means, please do. Until then, here's the [Ohio Revised Code]( on this crime. Case closed. \n To be clear: I don't view the young woman as a slut, I view this matter as involving two young people who did something foolish while intoxicated, after which one party apparently compounded it with actions while perfectly sober that could have destroyed another human being's life. And that's exactly how it should be viewed. \n > None of this is proven as she hasn't been charged and convicted of anything. \n Those are two different statements, and one of them is very plainly wrong. You can't say that just because she hasn't been charged or convicted of a crime that these events --on videotape-- did not occur. They have been proven , just not in a context (ie: a trial) that permits the state to hand down punishment. \n No, we cannot punish without a trial, but that was not my question, and your own argument tacitly admits this. A trial is not punishment, except to the very same \"court of public opinion\" extent that this woman would have visited on this man. \n And by the strict standards of the law, I would argue that yes, criminal charges and a trial very much are warranted. This woman, regardless of what she \"believes\", has nonetheless pushed forward a false allegation that would have altered the entire future course of the man's life, even if he were acquitted , as he clearly would have been. This is covered under multiple laws. \n If we gave criminals a free pass based on \"their scouts-honor belief that they have not told a lie or did not commit an alleged act\", our prisons would be empty. \n The funny thing here --funny is a bad word to use here, but I can't seem to come up with a better one right now-- is that I'm straining for arguments to support my feeling that this matter should now be left alone, and both parties left to finish their transition to adulthood in peace. \"Boys will be boys\"....and girls will be girls, too. \n We all do stupid things in our youth, especially under the influence of alcohol, and I can put myself in her shoes: it must have been very embarrassing to realize that she'd set the school and town abuzz at her having effectively performed porno for the entire late-night Court Street crowd. \n And I wouldn't be one bit surprised, in the age of smartphones, to find that the act has been filmed by people that might do, and likely have already done, something insensitive or cruel with the video, like post it to YouTube. I understand that that sort of thing can be emotionally devastating, and I am very aware of, and sensitive to, the fact that a trial on this matter would have the effect of slut-shaming. \n On that basis, the human side of me wants to believe she's already been punished enough. However, application of the law and of justice cannot be hamstrung by whatever acts the general public may or may not engage in as a result. \n So, from a purely logical legal perspective....I cannot find a single justification for not pursuing charges: the charge she levied against this man carries the potential for years or decades in prison, and there are no \"lesser charges\", really, for it to be dropped to that would be commensurate with the penalties she could face for having made false charge of the same. So, there's an unavoidable disparity in justice here, from the start. \n Obviously, we can't do anything that makes women less likely to report a rape. But that doesn't mean we should overlook (and thus indirectly encourage) rape claims that are demonstrably false, regardless of the motives or feelings of any party. \n And if this ends up being a recurring pattern in her life, then society itself has an interest in knowing that she has made false allegations before: that's precisely why criminal charges exist for making false claims of a crime, or even merely false statements to law enforcement. Given that Ohio Revised Code specifically prohibits admitting into evidence a rape victim's sexual history, this is why it's arguably all the more important to prosecute such obviously false allegations as this one turned out to be. \n The bottom line is the records available plainly show that she willingly provided false information to law enforcement and prosecutors in pursuing a criminal charge against another individual, and that is a crime. \n Edit: Very","Summary: The app metrics mean nothing until you've answered all the other questions. Answering that first question is both fundamental and something that nobody can help anyone answer without understanding more about the business model than just \"it's an app with these metrics in the app store.\"\n\nPost: Yet all your other comments, as of the time I made mine, were basically about monetization. And even assuming you're being straight here, you're still trying to figure out the \"app\" metrics before you figure out the \"what is my market\" ones. \n So, here, how about I answer your question as posed: \n Let's assume your 500 people daily figure. No growth, nor any in-the-bank assurances of growth. If you're running a realtime stock tip sheet for high-net-worth individuals, you can make mad bank off that. If you're running a freebie downloads service for graphic designers and monetizing with ads, not so much. \n Does this example serve to illustrate why you're doing this thread wrong? I can't tell you how to monetize an audience based on arbitrary figures with zero context, nor how to justify ongoing development costs for the native-app or traditional-web approaches. That's something your numbers tell you, and seems to me your numbers are being very clear, when including the figure of how much it's cost you to gain those 500 users, and that you've hit a plateau in growth for some period of time that suggests that the plateau is a hard limit. \n Maybe you can add something like a \"tell a friend\" feature or pay referral fees to try to gain organic growth from your enthusiastic early adopters, or put some funds into various marketing channels to obtain new users, but who knows how many of those there really are? I don't, because I have no idea what market niche we're talking about. \n Or let's try it another way, based on the classic \"lemonade stand\": Most everyone loves lemonade, and you're selling 500 cups a day and breaking even on your time, supplies, and booth rental. But can you sell cups 501-600 by adding a little umbrella to the cup or by adding flavored syrups, or by split-testing a few variants on your core recipe? I have no idea. Perhaps the variety, novelty, and added production value would shake some extra dollars from the trees, in your location, or perhaps 500 is just the maximum traffic your location supports. Or, perhaps you're in a market that values value , and you've saturated that market, and nobody's going to pay that extra .50 a cup. \n Yet another example: millions of kids grew up collecting baseball cards, comic books, pokemon cards, or beanie babies. So these are large markets. And there's price guides that talk about how much they're worth. But you go into a hobby store to try to sell them, and every time you run into this hard truth: \"the price for something is what somebody is willing to pay\", and that figure never matches those breathless price guides. \n Same with the app store. You say you've got 500 people, and no more. So, seems to me that unless you can wangle $100-200 worth of value out of those people every year, there's easily more profitable things you could be doing with your time, and you can't even really support Employee #2 on those numbers, so it's a one-man enterprise. Simple math. Unless that extra investment unlocks growth, but yet again, nobody cannot predict that for you with the information supplied.","Summary: here's a classic from way back when](\n\nPost: There are 1000s of entrepreneurs right now working on ideas that aren't going to go anywhere and likely 1000's throwing in the towel before trying \n Really, man. Don't you think that if there was a magical formula for sifting shitty business ideas from the ones that just need proper funding and some marketing finesse that there would never have been a dot-com bust? \n People put hundreds of billions of dollars into those now-dead dot-coms. People with Harvard MBAs and already-successful startups and corporations and sometimes even stellar records strictly as VCs before and after a big, high-profile bust. \n You think there's a secret hiding somewhere that they missed? You've been reading too many squeeze pages and fluffy tech-media articles, friend. Put down that tattered copy of Entrepreneur or that tablet with AllThingsD loaded in the browser and join us in the real world. \n Yes, some ideas are so very bad that they can and should be identified ahead of time by market research and cost/benefit analysis. \n But that's just not always the case. \n And there's plenty of cases where an entrepreneur mortgaged their family home and his future with it, rolled the dice or made their own luck, and their faith was rewarded. \n And there's also bazillions of cases where failing to put a bullet in a failing business buried the entrepreneur along with that dead company. \n There is no magic bullet here, man. There just isn't. You've referenced things that can be tried, where a reasonable market analysis and the company's or entrepreneur's cash-on-hand or possible investment dictates that maybe it's worth trying something before throwing in the towel. But you can't determine that with the metrics you're offering as an example. Maybe if they were, like, two orders of magnitude higher it'd be more of a no-brainer with just the numbers alone, but starting that low, you need some other data points, full stop . \n **Edit: For my","Summary: National Socialism stopped having anything to do with socialism after Hitler got out of jail from the Beer Hall Putsch. (Or near enough. Certainly it wasn't a big part of their program after assuming power, except as noted above.)\n\nPost: I've run into this. There's this whole thing going on on the right to lay the blame for National Socialism at the feet of the left, because the name has the term socialism in it. Because nothing bad can be admitted to have stemmed from \"Conservative Values\". \n This thesis, of course overlooks the fact that while the NSDAP did start off as a left-wing populist organization, Hitler, as he attained power, gradually purged all the leftist elements. \n It overlooks the fact that it was conservative elements that pushed Hitler into politics, and enabled his rise. (Hitler was originally asked to infiltrate and spy on the NSDAP on behalf of the German Army.) \n Finally, it overlooks the fact that by the time they began implementing their programs, the Nazis were about as socialist as Republicans of today, having no problem with \"socialism\" when it involved popular programs (read: jingoistic and nationalist) or their racial/social ideology, but railing against anything remotely civic or socialized any other time. \n And a whole lot more. And the Nazis would be the first to tell you that. Their ideology was not Socialism, it was National Socialism. They [often couldn't really articulate what the hell National Socialism even was]( but it sure as hell wasn't Socialism as Marx described it.","Summary: Take a road-trip, and/or go to Europe. Broaden your horizons. It's great you're being responsible, but do remember to have fun and enjoy your youth. \n Bonus: then you can tell people with unwelcome requests for loans that you pissed it all away at some point during the voyage. ;)\n\nPost: I was about to suggest starting a small business, but then I saw you're only 18 years old. \n I'd suggest waiting until at least 25 for that, unless you've got the next Instagram, in which case buy about thirty hoodie/jeans outfits, head to Silicon Valley, and approach every empty-headed bastard you see that yammers greater than 1 buzzword/minute in \"normal\" conversation, or more than three in immediate succession. Those are the VCs. But I digress.... \n Others are saying to be uber-responsible and lock it up in investments, and I don't entirely disagree with the choices of investment vehicle I'm seeing, but same time, you will only be young once, and that odd $3K dangling off the end of this $23K figure is just the right kind of sum to be pissed away fairly guiltlessly.","Summary: OP is highlighting \"bad\" fanboyism and/or heckling, so for reasons unknown even to myself, I decided to indulge myself with an extended soliloquy on the merits and practice of \"good\" heckling.\n\nPost: in any section of any sports stadium in the world.... \n FTFY. At least, based on my own experiences. There's always at least one. \n Almost as an aside: I heckle. I'm not ashamed of it, because I'm not filthy about it or anything. I almost always get seats right by the visitors' dugout, and try to get in opposing players' heads a little, to the point that I'll buy the other team's hat so they think I'm legitimately trying to help them when I tell them they're hiking their leg earlier in their swing or something. \n (And if I despise that team so much that I can't bear the thought of wearing their hat for nine innings, I'll just resort to the more proletarian \"You're gonna go 0-fer today\" or \"felt the wind on that one, buddy, better luck next time\".) \n Because of the assholes, everyone always looks at me as though I'm about to do something embarrassing, when I'm actually (usually) playing a really deep game and trying to genuinely be the proverbial \"26th man\". \n I think this is kinda tragic, because I strongly believe that \"good\" heckling, right up to the border of being family-unfriendly, is something that's being sanitized out of the game, to its detriment. For crying out loud, I don't even want to consider what they'd do to you if you yelled \"kill the ump\" in this day and age. \n Y'all might feel it's bush-league, but hey, I enjoy it, and I pay good money for my tickets, too.","Summary: RELAX, MANG. Drink a beer, smoke a joint, have a pizza party (with ice cream and cake!)....do what you gotta do, but whatever that may be, learn to relax. If I could go back in time and give myself this very same advice....I'd do it in a heartbeat.\n\nPost: Here's your further reply, and this part's aimed at you personally, and written with good intent. Yes, there are little bits of what you'll doubtlessly perceive to be condescension, but I promise, they are not meant so: \n First off, wonderfully written, even if it needs edited a little, and is also pretty goddamn unfair. I'm chuckling, in fact, even though that's so. A lot of people wouldn't give you very much credit for your passion, but I do. Does you credit, by my way of thinking. \n Bear in mind though, that others can and will use it against you. Exploitation takes two parties, both of them generally willing, even if one of them is unknowing to one degree or another. \n You are correct: I haven't been full-time in the support trenches in thirteen years, but that said, I very much did \"do my time\" and \"earn my stripes\" in both support and sales in such environments, across multiple gigs at multiple companies. \n And I most assuredly did not mean to convey any sense of glory, particularly on my own part (note how I admitted I'm considering that role because I know I can take it, and I know I can turn my brain off in that role, and I need the extra mental bandwidth right now because I'm going back to school.) \n And I'd point out that it seems like you jumped off to make your reply without reading the parts where I acknowledge the thankless and draining nature of the role to the extent that I did. That said, I do think you're over-stating things to quite a large degree. Believe me, there's worse IT gigs out there than what you're describing, even where some of them might pay more or provide more benefits. \n One thing that's been striking me lately is just how much more Machiavellian \"the workplace\" seems to have become during this last decade, where I sheltered myself off as an independent webguy. I've really been girding myself to maintain a constant pokerface as I've been evaluating re-entering the \"Regular Workaday Joe World\". But that's an aside. \n On \"getting fired on purpose\"....no, I didn't mean to (necessarily) imply taking it that far. I simply meant: \" don't fucking stress yourself into a stroke over silly people and their silly issues \" and \"take it as it comes\". \n Your passion works against you when you do that, friend, and I say that as somebody who has (or arguably had ) that very same problem. \n Much of the rest of your response goes under that same note, in fact. I can't tell you to stop taking things/yourself so seriously, and again, since I basically --seemingly-- was/am rather similar to yourself, I know it's a grating thing for an \"elder\" to say, but it's advice you'd do well to heed. People get heart attacks that way, and I'm just backing away from such symptoms myself -- in my mid-thirties. \n It's. Just. A. Job. I know the economy's tough, I'm soaking in it too, but it's. just. a. job, and there's a huge gulf of separation between \"keeping things in their proper perspective\" and \"being totally and utterly slacktastic\". \n Very much disagree on your assertion that \"there is no alternative\". I'm literally here to tell you: as a \"first notch on gunbelt\", these roles aren't half-bad. It's expected for up-and-comers to have a role like this before, during, or just-after college. And hardly a black mark to have a \"return to the trenches\" in-between. \n It's not like the military, man, where it's \"up-or-out\" and any bad move could be your last. For God's sakes, man, it's tech work, not war. \n I mean, yes, for many, many reasons, you want to minimize your \"bad\" moves, but the tech industry is so volatile, and progress happens so fast that it's borderline inevitable. You think all those COBOL programmers wouldn't take a mulligan if they could? (Those that didn't make ludicrous bank as consultants during Y2K, anyway.)","Summary: Nothing really noteworthy to see here, folks, move along\".... unless you're just breaking into the field , in which case, read and read again, both OP's words and my own, and judge for yourself whether you want this kind of gig for your first or second outing in the industry, or whether you want to spend more time (and unless you have some form of income, take more risks as to supporting yourself) looking for the kinds of tech-savvy firms offering very-well-compensated roles to entry-level people that OP thinks are plentiful, but aren't, especially now, more than 20-30 years into the personal-computing/internet \"revolutions\".) \n Firms like these can be a perfectly viable first-job, working-parent, ongoing-education, or workforce re-entry job, you've just got to understand the nature of the job, what it is, and more importantly, what it isn't. You're not going to learn a huge amount of new skills, or new bullet points for your buzzword bingo card. \n The best thing you'll learn is [people skills]( that you might presently lack, or could bear improvement in, in the sense of translating Technical English to Plain English, and when you ascend up the IT ladder, you'll be the person that appreciates/understands what those still on the lower rungs are dealing with. So when you are that person, you'll be the one that the folks in the trenches actually enjoy dealing with and y'know what? There actually is some value/honor in that. \n It isn't going to be a rollicking good time with a \"tech rock star\" atmosphere....and in fact, you'll quickly learn that most firms --not all, but most-- saying they do have such a culture or atmosphere are lying through their teeth, and merely creating the illusion of such by various means just as \"underhanded\" or \"shady\" as those OP is calling out here. \n (....and don't even get me started on all that : let's just say that the younger folks reading this are in for a bit of an eye-opener about the gap between \"tech industry hype\" and \"tech industry reality\"..... it's a job, folks , like any other, and if you're really \"turned on\" by silly perks like fancy desks and chairs, or a fancy employee gym you'll likely never use, or \"free lunches\", just remember: ain't no such thing as a free lunch, and what Management giveth, Management can and often will taketh away, and like most any other job, you'll sooner or later reach a point where you realize \"reliable time off to spend with friends and family\" and \"good, stable salary\" are the only things you should really deeply care about. The rest is pure fluff, and often comes at the expense of those two genuinely important things. It's far cheaper to \"buy lunch\" from some cheap pizza place, after all, than to pay everyone an extra $5K/year in salary, and those desks and chairs and gym equipment can be written off on taxes, if the firm can stay profitable long enough to do so.) \n Edits: additions, clarifications, grammar. \n Edit 2: Seriously, folks: downvotes? I'm not giving this company the rah-rah treatment, just pointing out that as such firms go, they're simply taking a different approach on the compensation and turnover issues, and on the rest, they're really, really similar to a great many firms out there, that give a lot of people their start in the industry. It's a take-it-or-leave-it matter, people, and it's no skin off my balls if you don't think that sort of gig is for you.....very few make a career out of it, after all. \n Edit 3: Say, did I mention that I'm accepting offers? I've got skills all over the support, networking/admin, and web-dev arenas, and have a not-too-shabby buzzword bingo card to show for it. Holla. ;)\n\nPost: Note: This started off as a direct response, but did evolve into as much of a general-purpose, no-bullshit rundown of the tech industry and its lowest rungs, as I've personally seen it, as it does a direct discussion of the specific job offering in question. I'm leaving it intact, complete with my not-intended-to-be-condescending-but-probably-reads-that-way replies to OP, because for the younger folks hanging around, it's basically all stuff I'd like to have gotten through my own head a little earlier than I did. \n So bear that in mind, and also that my replies to OP aren't meant in the usual Reddit kind of \"I'm right and you're wrong\" sense, either, but rather, just point/counterpoint....OPs words bear consideration, whether for this role or for any other phone-support kind of role. \n \n So.....basically it's like every phone support job ever , right? \n DGMW: I think it's useful, for people earlier in their careers, that you're providing a peek behind the curtain. \n But anyone past the first couple years ought to have seen that company for exactly what it is: a call-center based firm that's basically (on the employment end) specializing in exploiting giving new workers, and those re-entering the \"people side\" of the profession or things like that the opportunity to earn (or re-earn) their first or more-current notches on their IT gun belts. \n Also, folks like working parents or people who've re-entered school in their late 30's and early 40's tend to turn up in these jobs, for the obvious reasons, in the latter case, to have jobs where they can turn the brains that they're burning doing schoolwork completely off and just follow a damn script and internal knowledge base....it's on this basis that I myself actually checked out the original posting OP here is talking about. \n (More on how mentally-draining and ego-shattering this kind of job can be to the inexperienced later, but suffice it to say, I do think it's a trial-by-fire that can bring dividends later in your career.) \n This said, let's go through this point-by-point, in no particular order (though I'll try to stick to the order presented) because I think that, too, has some value. \n \n [stuff about lengthy interview process and] \"Another point to make is that they will very likely NOT offer you $30,000 and will instead offer you 28K or 29K. But this comes at a huge price, as if you want the job it is MANDATORY that you sign a contract stating that you will work for them for 13 months and that if this contract is broken you will owe them $5,000.\" \n \n First, on salary, it's worth noting that even in the high-20s, they're paying significantly more , actually, than comparable roles elsewhere. A very similar firm nearer where I live starts off at just $20-22K, and offered a two-week paid-training period before hitting the floor. \n Which brings us to the contract: I'm not going to say I really support or am against this practice.....put a gun to my head and tell me \"answer or die\", and I'd say I'm against it. \n But I can see where it's coming from, because..... \n \n \"Stress is an important part of this equation, as you will deal with mental stress on a level that you will probably have never felt before.\" \n \n Yes, phone support is a unique critter, and it's not enough that you know your shit. You've got to be able to translate that into plain English for somebody who doesn't, and that's a skill that takes awhile to learn, because as with any telephone job, you're really being judged on your metrics: call times, escalations, resolutions, etc.....but really, call times. \n So, in effect, you're thinking about the actual problem, thinking about how to describe the actual problem to somebody who doesn't know anything, and all the while, conversationally keeping your caller from drifting off on their own little digressions, which is an important and impossible-to-teach little trait/skill called \"call control\". \n And you're doing that with a ticking-clock gun to your head, and a boss who'll likely come over to bust your chops if he sees you're on a call that's gone on too long. \n It's also hardly uncommon in jobs like these to have your balls busted over things like bathroom breaks, which is why they're giving breaks and lunches that are \"baked into\" their shifts and payment scheme. \n It's important to understand: firms like these make their margins (and more importantly, retain their contracts ) on having agents available and calls resolved within specified limits. For many firms like these, if the firm doesn't meet their metrics that day.... they don't get paid as a company that day . \n Because of this, and because of the aforementioned stress involved in doing Geek-English translation over a telephone for somebody you can't see and can't show first-hand how to do/fix/whatever, and because it's essentially an acknowledged fact that people are going to use it as a stepping stone, it's a very high-turnover job. \n Hence why I can at least \"see\" why they're taking the higher-salary-with-a-contract-and-penalty approach. They're putting a lot more money into their people than is the industry norm, and so yes, I can see where they feel like they've got to hold onto people a little longer than is the industry norm to break even on that investment. \n \n Don’t get me wrong, there are some strong people that can take this but the vast majority of employees cannot. The usual scenario once you’re out of training is that you will be able to work for about 3 days and then you will mentally crash. \n \n Yep. When I worked a job like this, I always used to say you could tell within the first night on the floor which of the latest batch of trainees was going to last a month. Those that didn't, you could literally see that \"deer in headlights\" look in their eyes. \n Key thing to remember on this: First, it's just a job. Repeat that with me: It's just a job . It speaks well of people's diligence and personal standards that one might take it so seriously as to be shell-shocked like that, and as we've already discussed, the mechanics of the job are overwhelming in the early stages, but if OP here is correct about how hard it is to \"get fired\"..... why worry? Ride out your thirteen months, punch your ticket, and move on up or out (and then up). \n Nowhere in telephone support are you going to be dealing with life-or-death scenarios, (in those scenarios, companies pay to have real-live-humans, on standby if necessary) so keep things in perspective, and know that in all roles like this, it's expected (within certain boundaries) that you're going to be next-to-worthless your first couple weeks on the floor taking \"live\" calls. Your managers in these roles will ride your balls because it's their job , and you'll likely notice a pretty-damned-high turnover within those ranks, as well. \n \n So the point of a well-functioning IT department is to not be slammed with problems all the time, the saying goes; the network admin who looks like their doing nothing is doing the best. \n \n Yes, the best firms recognize this, and realize that they're effectively paying IT staff to be proactive in the setup/maintenance departments, but then, just to be there as insurance on the day-to-day. (Or, as Chris Rock so aptly put it: \"in case shit\" happens.) \n This said, show me a non-IT employer that really recognizes the value of, and truly knows how to manage their IT staff, and I'll show you a job where you can write your own checks and pay-raise schedule, and which you should never, ever, ever leave, because you friggin' have it made , brother/sister . \n More commonly, you're going to see firms where some beancounter is going to see seemingly-idle staff and think \"trim the fat\" or \"add responsibilities\", and more likely: \"both\". \n (Hell, who am I kidding? Even within the ranks of genuinely \"IT\" companies, this is getting to be a big thing. C-Levels, Boards-of-Directors, and Stockholders don't tend to hold IT degrees or know anything about the field beyond buzzword-bingo bullet points they cribbed from Monster.com listings themselves.) \n \n OP IS MAKING $500 OFF EACH REFERRAL FROM YOU SUCKERS! \n \n This is extremely common in such roles, to offer big employee bounties for bringing people in, and it's equally common to see people gaming the system a little. The \"original original\" poster has probably gotten a commendation, if anything, and not a reprimand, for his/her creativity.","Summary: For those of you new to Athens, the dichotomy between how the town markets itself and its self-righteous indignation when the natural results of that marketing manifest themselves will become very irritating before too too long.\n\nPost: Not directly related, but it amuses me that the owner of the house affectionately known as \"The Stagger Inn\" is *[actively marketing the property under that identity]( \n But of course, Athens is not a party town and OU is not a party school, students are expected to behave themselves at all times and always drink responsibly, grumble grumble etc., etc.","Summary: One's dead, and one's still alive, but neither Bill Gates' nor Steve Jobs' final appraisal can yet be written, as businessmen or philanthropists. Both were visionaries with huge blind spots, and both men had/have nobility and pettiness in them in ample measure. Both men were sharpened by the rivalry.\n\nPost: When he hit $100 billion he donated half to the foundation. \n Hate to be that guy making you do my research for me, but I gotta call for a [[citation needed]] here. I know he's donated large sums, obviously, an astronomical sum by any reasonable standard. But I think his fortune had started declining with the dot-com bust, and had come down to $60-70B before he started moving assets to the foundation. And I think he's not completed even the first stages of the transfer of those assets just yet. I think he's put some of his MS money into other businesses in addition to the foundation. \n Just sayin'. I think the \"$50B\" figure is way off, but don't have time to prove it until possibly later on tonight. \n > Its not as if he was stealing candy from babies. \n I don't know, have you asked any children of former employees of Netscape, Borland, Lotus, or dozens of other small firms? \n Note for potential downvoters: I get really, really, really irritated by the Jobs vs. Gates debate. I'm not really downing Gates or uplifting Jobs, so much as calling for an accurate appraisal of both men, because really, neither would have existed without the other. \n As for philanthropy, I feel the record amply shows that Jobs was laser-focused on finishing his revival of Apple, an effort stopped only by his death. As I noted elsewhere his wife has run a non-profit for years, and has shown signs of increasing her profile in the philanthropic and activist circles. I don't feel like Jobs would've left her control of the entire fortune if his concerns were preserving the wealth for his children. He would've put it in a trust. (Some of it is, but not the bulk of it.)","Summary: Really, Doctor, you must learn to govern your passions. They will be your undoing.\" -- Confucius\n\nPost: You are entirely too invested in memes, my friend. I see this all the time here: people who think they somehow personally created a mass-cultural phenomenon of questionable lasting value, and feel personal ownership over the personas created by said phenomenon. \n Many such people seem to get preposterously offended when some parties monetize these things, but gleefully applaud others who do the very same, provided all the right words are said and all the right sensibilities are pandered to. \n You don't have the right, plain and simple, to criticize anyone for deciding to monetize their own image and identity. Not even in the context of a fictitious identity created as a joke by others. And no, not even if RealPlayer is involved. \n But really, that's all just rhetorical counter-fire to your (IMHO) contorted logic. The real bottom line is that commoditization-followed-by-self-commoditization is about the oldest story in the book. \n If this bothers you, there's a support group for it. It's called \"The Beatles\", but membership has been waning lately....maybe they'll consider new members, but you'll have to be a better drummer than Ringo. (Fortunately, this isn't hard.)"],"string":"[\n \"Summary: As I noted in another response, I do seem to be a bit \\\"Kony\\\" jaded, and can't help right now but to see Malala through that prism. We'll see what happens once she's no longer the \\\"it\\\" girl/cause. \\n Edit: [here's a link]( which was merely the first one that came up on a \\\"taliban threatens malala\\\" search.\\n\\nPost: Well, I mean, right off.... it's the Taliban , so we're in \\\" grain ton of salt\\\" territory. \\n They've been all over the place, talking about how they're going to continue to target her wherever she goes, because she's continuing to criticize Islam, that she's being seduced by Western ways and manipulated by Western people, etc. etc. etc. \\n My associating my own opinion with theirs was, shall we say, just a bit loose , on account of the dark humor I felt at realizing that my opinions/feelings were even in the same quadrant of the rhetorical galaxy as theirs. \\n As I've said elsewhere in this thread, I was heartened to hear that Malala herself disavowed Nobel consideration. And I hope for her sake she's making a life for herself beyond being the momentary cause celebre du jour , including possibly --but not necessarily-- making it her life's work. (She's a young girl. She deserves to make her own choices with the freedom she's gained at high personal cost.) \\n But if that's what she wants to aim her life towards, it's certainly courageous, and absolutely will deserve some of these higher-level accolades in due course.\",\n \"Summary: Wikipedia and it's erstwhile rival Citizendium prove conclusively that there's still a gaping market hole for what both purport to be.\\n\\nPost: Yep. The Rubicon that ended my contributions was a simple little piece on color psychology. These are pretty common, well-known things, but I liked to consult that article now and then for design purposes: it was useful to know the little edge-case associations that I might be overlooking in a given context. \\n Somebody went ape-shit deleting it \\\"because of a lack of citations\\\", and it was like, do you really need a citation to know that green is associated with nature, among other things? \\n So I re-wrote the damn thing with exhaustive citations. Put hours into it, and it was easily 10X the length when I was done. And the asshole deleted it again, \\\"because of 3RR\\\", and then threatened to take it to ArbCom, waving his higher-status over my head. Another admini-bot came in to back him up, presumably summoned on the semi-secret IRC rooms they maintain, in violation of their own goddamn policies . \\n At no point was the actual merit of my re-composition actually placed under discussion; it was strictly about the policy and procedure. \\n Muy comical. Best part was, the same guy later ragequit WP himself because his authoritah wasn't being properly respected. \\n So I stopped contributing, and wrote a brief rundown of the inanity on my profile. Checked back a few years later, and somebody had deleted that , because WP:SOAPBOX. \\n If some people put half the effort into the site as they do maintaining the byzantine scaffolding of contradictory policies and procedures, WP would really be something special. Instead, it will fall to entropy, sooner or later. \\n So what if the author of the linked article was technically wrong....participate on WP for any length of time, and you'll see it's pretty damn obvious that he'll ultimately be proven right with time. I know there's been thousands of times since that I could've made a positive impact to an article, but I don't like wasting my time like that.\",\n \"Summary: mind, this is actually sort-of the intro to the video, framed by the aforesaid car. OP did a great job, you should watch.\\n\\nPost: What, did you just film yourself shaking your head at the dumb-tarded vandalism, and walking into your home*? Doesn't seem like it'd be a real exciting bit of film..... \\n ...seriously, on behalf of all sane slightly-more-indigenous-than-you-but-only-barely-in-historical-time-scales Americans, I'm sorry you went through that, sorry others still are, and glad you made something positive from it. \\n * For folks of the \\\"\",\n \"Summary: Cards fail to pay lose Pujols, get beat into a bad case of postseason hemorrhoids by the Giants in 2012 and the Pirates in 2013. The Curse of Pujols. You heard it here first.\\n\\nPost: The Best Fans in Baseball™, folks. \\n Seriously, don't you kinda feel like it worked out poorly for both sides? A lot of times, a player blows up after a change of scenery; other times they peter out. Jury's still out on Albert, he's not exactly an old man yet, but still. \\n And there's a lot of butterfly-effect speculation one could make that if Albert had stayed put, he might well have remained fairly injury-free, and you'd have won the NLC by another 4-5 games or so, rather than having the Reds and Pirates nipping at your heels the whole way, with another series against the Buccos looming.....and you haven't exactly been their master this year, have you?\",\n \"Summary: There's plenty of room and opportunity for a third or even fourth party in American politics. The importance of timing (choosing the right message at the right time) cannot be overstated: successful new parties in America come from realignments in values, social issues, migration, and economics that occur on irregular, unknowable schedules, but basically only 2-3 times per century at most . (I'd argue that just such a realignment is taking place right now.) \\n But success in such an endeavor doesn't come overnight; people have to be in it for the long haul, and they need to be prepared for <ahem> spirited resistance from the major parties on every possible front, and along avenues both legal and not-so-legal. \\n Otherwise, you very much are wasting your vote by failing to vote for the least objectionable party that has a credible shot at winning.\\n\\nPost: I have to argue that it very much is a wasted vote when it's done purely as an act of protest. \\n The problem with third parties in America can basically be boiled down to laziness and impatience, because the American experience has always been that new parties come from the ashes of the old ones as our occasional re-alignments occur. \\n In Europe, (and very broadly speaking here) it generally takes a decade or two before a nascent party even begins to attain real power. \\n Americans \\\"don't got time\\\" for that, or at least, don't think they do. \\n And so most social change here is really an ad hoc thing, with the major parties co-opting popular movements as they hit critical mass both to pander and to re-direct those energies to their own ends. Even the Tea Party, for all the co-opting by the ultra-rich, has its true origins in various fringe-right groups of varying merit. \\n Not-really-\",\n \"Summary: Good. You didn't need to be duplicating my bad idea, anyway. Trust me on this.\\n\\nPost: Probably that time I jokingly gave the White House phone number as a \\\"complaints line\\\" in a mass e-mail to my entire high school graduating class. Figured people would have the sense to Google it first, given the DC area code, but it seems I was wrong. \\n I had about a 1000% increase in \\\"unmarked white vans\\\" in my totally-out-of-the-way neighborhood for, like, the next month.\",\n \"Summary: The IRS, while very far from perfect, is not the shady, rights-abusing, creeper agency you are looking for. You need two more consonants and a vowel, spin the wheel again.\\n\\nPost: shrug> I was going for \\\"ridicule\\\". Because I'm especially tired of the \\\"poor, poor Tea Party, gettin' picked on by the Tax Man\\\" whining talking point. It's right up there with that Ben Ghazi fellow they won't shut up about. \\n The tax code has rules about non-profit orgs. Various Tea Party groups were not in compliance. Because of that, the IRS decided to look into others. Full stop. And, as I've repeatedly noted, it's highly likely that's why the IRS was targeting Occupy groups, as well. \\n If you think it \\\"harms my credibility\\\" to be openly derisive of people's failure to realize that, well, that's your right. My feeling is: I pay taxes and it chaps my ass to see others dodging them, and having seen a great many so-called non-profits up-close, I can tell you that many, and perhaps even most of them exist to funnel funds into a for-profit business or provide additional income for somebody, rather than out of any truly altruistic purpose. \\n Those that are genuinely altruistic, deserve protection. Those that aren't....deserve scrutiny. Lots of it.\",\n \"Summary: I think Blackburn's arguably doing the right moral thing in (apparently) not pursuing charges against the female, and leaving her alone, even as I also believe there's more than sufficient probable cause to warrant prosecution, and that society does have a legitimate interest in pursuing it.\\n\\nPost: I don't see charges against her being warranted. For all we know, the she may legitimately believe she was raped. And the grand jury findings do not mean she wasn't raped. \\n If you're on public record as telling \\\"your rapist\\\" to not stop , I think that sufficiently proves that a rape has not occurred in the context of consent, leaving only the question of impairment and diminished capacity. \\n They parted ways well after the bars closed. Yes, they could have continued heavy drinking right up to the moment they parted company, but I think that would certainly reflect in the records the police and prosecutors --to their merit, I'll note, since I frequently criticize them-- have compiled in this matter. \\n Similarly, the events inside the apartment are unknowable, and thus unprovable by either party by the standards of justice. But the fact that she entered and exited the apartment freely (she wasn't restrained or prevented from leaving, which would involve an abduction/kidnapping charge as well as the rape charge) and then allowed \\\"her rapist\\\" to accompany her to her home , and apparently exchanged texts afterwards, speaks towards an increasingly clear-minded consent to the entire sequence of events by a legal adult. \\n In totality, the records compiled by police and prosecutors all speak, powerfully , towards the standards of both consent and capacity being fully satisfied at seemingly every step of their copulation. \\n Therefore, she wasn't raped, full stop . The Grand Jury very clearly did the right thing, considering the evidence. \\n I don't know what possible definition of the term \\\"rape\\\" would allow there to be any doubt left here. \\n Edit: I see I'm being downvoted by somebody that's probably approaching this issue from some heavily ideological filter where women are always the victims of male domination/oppression, or some misplaced impulse to defend the female against \\\"slut shaming\\\". \\n If you can give me an example of how a rape can occur, in a context where the woman is proven to have given consent, in multiple ways and at multiple times, plainly had the legal capacity to have provided that consent, and was also plainly not under any duress at any point, then by all means, please do. Until then, here's the [Ohio Revised Code]( on this crime. Case closed. \\n To be clear: I don't view the young woman as a slut, I view this matter as involving two young people who did something foolish while intoxicated, after which one party apparently compounded it with actions while perfectly sober that could have destroyed another human being's life. And that's exactly how it should be viewed. \\n > None of this is proven as she hasn't been charged and convicted of anything. \\n Those are two different statements, and one of them is very plainly wrong. You can't say that just because she hasn't been charged or convicted of a crime that these events --on videotape-- did not occur. They have been proven , just not in a context (ie: a trial) that permits the state to hand down punishment. \\n No, we cannot punish without a trial, but that was not my question, and your own argument tacitly admits this. A trial is not punishment, except to the very same \\\"court of public opinion\\\" extent that this woman would have visited on this man. \\n And by the strict standards of the law, I would argue that yes, criminal charges and a trial very much are warranted. This woman, regardless of what she \\\"believes\\\", has nonetheless pushed forward a false allegation that would have altered the entire future course of the man's life, even if he were acquitted , as he clearly would have been. This is covered under multiple laws. \\n If we gave criminals a free pass based on \\\"their scouts-honor belief that they have not told a lie or did not commit an alleged act\\\", our prisons would be empty. \\n The funny thing here --funny is a bad word to use here, but I can't seem to come up with a better one right now-- is that I'm straining for arguments to support my feeling that this matter should now be left alone, and both parties left to finish their transition to adulthood in peace. \\\"Boys will be boys\\\"....and girls will be girls, too. \\n We all do stupid things in our youth, especially under the influence of alcohol, and I can put myself in her shoes: it must have been very embarrassing to realize that she'd set the school and town abuzz at her having effectively performed porno for the entire late-night Court Street crowd. \\n And I wouldn't be one bit surprised, in the age of smartphones, to find that the act has been filmed by people that might do, and likely have already done, something insensitive or cruel with the video, like post it to YouTube. I understand that that sort of thing can be emotionally devastating, and I am very aware of, and sensitive to, the fact that a trial on this matter would have the effect of slut-shaming. \\n On that basis, the human side of me wants to believe she's already been punished enough. However, application of the law and of justice cannot be hamstrung by whatever acts the general public may or may not engage in as a result. \\n So, from a purely logical legal perspective....I cannot find a single justification for not pursuing charges: the charge she levied against this man carries the potential for years or decades in prison, and there are no \\\"lesser charges\\\", really, for it to be dropped to that would be commensurate with the penalties she could face for having made false charge of the same. So, there's an unavoidable disparity in justice here, from the start. \\n Obviously, we can't do anything that makes women less likely to report a rape. But that doesn't mean we should overlook (and thus indirectly encourage) rape claims that are demonstrably false, regardless of the motives or feelings of any party. \\n And if this ends up being a recurring pattern in her life, then society itself has an interest in knowing that she has made false allegations before: that's precisely why criminal charges exist for making false claims of a crime, or even merely false statements to law enforcement. Given that Ohio Revised Code specifically prohibits admitting into evidence a rape victim's sexual history, this is why it's arguably all the more important to prosecute such obviously false allegations as this one turned out to be. \\n The bottom line is the records available plainly show that she willingly provided false information to law enforcement and prosecutors in pursuing a criminal charge against another individual, and that is a crime. \\n Edit: Very\",\n \"Summary: The app metrics mean nothing until you've answered all the other questions. Answering that first question is both fundamental and something that nobody can help anyone answer without understanding more about the business model than just \\\"it's an app with these metrics in the app store.\\\"\\n\\nPost: Yet all your other comments, as of the time I made mine, were basically about monetization. And even assuming you're being straight here, you're still trying to figure out the \\\"app\\\" metrics before you figure out the \\\"what is my market\\\" ones. \\n So, here, how about I answer your question as posed: \\n Let's assume your 500 people daily figure. No growth, nor any in-the-bank assurances of growth. If you're running a realtime stock tip sheet for high-net-worth individuals, you can make mad bank off that. If you're running a freebie downloads service for graphic designers and monetizing with ads, not so much. \\n Does this example serve to illustrate why you're doing this thread wrong? I can't tell you how to monetize an audience based on arbitrary figures with zero context, nor how to justify ongoing development costs for the native-app or traditional-web approaches. That's something your numbers tell you, and seems to me your numbers are being very clear, when including the figure of how much it's cost you to gain those 500 users, and that you've hit a plateau in growth for some period of time that suggests that the plateau is a hard limit. \\n Maybe you can add something like a \\\"tell a friend\\\" feature or pay referral fees to try to gain organic growth from your enthusiastic early adopters, or put some funds into various marketing channels to obtain new users, but who knows how many of those there really are? I don't, because I have no idea what market niche we're talking about. \\n Or let's try it another way, based on the classic \\\"lemonade stand\\\": Most everyone loves lemonade, and you're selling 500 cups a day and breaking even on your time, supplies, and booth rental. But can you sell cups 501-600 by adding a little umbrella to the cup or by adding flavored syrups, or by split-testing a few variants on your core recipe? I have no idea. Perhaps the variety, novelty, and added production value would shake some extra dollars from the trees, in your location, or perhaps 500 is just the maximum traffic your location supports. Or, perhaps you're in a market that values value , and you've saturated that market, and nobody's going to pay that extra .50 a cup. \\n Yet another example: millions of kids grew up collecting baseball cards, comic books, pokemon cards, or beanie babies. So these are large markets. And there's price guides that talk about how much they're worth. But you go into a hobby store to try to sell them, and every time you run into this hard truth: \\\"the price for something is what somebody is willing to pay\\\", and that figure never matches those breathless price guides. \\n Same with the app store. You say you've got 500 people, and no more. So, seems to me that unless you can wangle $100-200 worth of value out of those people every year, there's easily more profitable things you could be doing with your time, and you can't even really support Employee #2 on those numbers, so it's a one-man enterprise. Simple math. Unless that extra investment unlocks growth, but yet again, nobody cannot predict that for you with the information supplied.\",\n \"Summary: here's a classic from way back when](\\n\\nPost: There are 1000s of entrepreneurs right now working on ideas that aren't going to go anywhere and likely 1000's throwing in the towel before trying \\n Really, man. Don't you think that if there was a magical formula for sifting shitty business ideas from the ones that just need proper funding and some marketing finesse that there would never have been a dot-com bust? \\n People put hundreds of billions of dollars into those now-dead dot-coms. People with Harvard MBAs and already-successful startups and corporations and sometimes even stellar records strictly as VCs before and after a big, high-profile bust. \\n You think there's a secret hiding somewhere that they missed? You've been reading too many squeeze pages and fluffy tech-media articles, friend. Put down that tattered copy of Entrepreneur or that tablet with AllThingsD loaded in the browser and join us in the real world. \\n Yes, some ideas are so very bad that they can and should be identified ahead of time by market research and cost/benefit analysis. \\n But that's just not always the case. \\n And there's plenty of cases where an entrepreneur mortgaged their family home and his future with it, rolled the dice or made their own luck, and their faith was rewarded. \\n And there's also bazillions of cases where failing to put a bullet in a failing business buried the entrepreneur along with that dead company. \\n There is no magic bullet here, man. There just isn't. You've referenced things that can be tried, where a reasonable market analysis and the company's or entrepreneur's cash-on-hand or possible investment dictates that maybe it's worth trying something before throwing in the towel. But you can't determine that with the metrics you're offering as an example. Maybe if they were, like, two orders of magnitude higher it'd be more of a no-brainer with just the numbers alone, but starting that low, you need some other data points, full stop . \\n **Edit: For my\",\n \"Summary: National Socialism stopped having anything to do with socialism after Hitler got out of jail from the Beer Hall Putsch. (Or near enough. Certainly it wasn't a big part of their program after assuming power, except as noted above.)\\n\\nPost: I've run into this. There's this whole thing going on on the right to lay the blame for National Socialism at the feet of the left, because the name has the term socialism in it. Because nothing bad can be admitted to have stemmed from \\\"Conservative Values\\\". \\n This thesis, of course overlooks the fact that while the NSDAP did start off as a left-wing populist organization, Hitler, as he attained power, gradually purged all the leftist elements. \\n It overlooks the fact that it was conservative elements that pushed Hitler into politics, and enabled his rise. (Hitler was originally asked to infiltrate and spy on the NSDAP on behalf of the German Army.) \\n Finally, it overlooks the fact that by the time they began implementing their programs, the Nazis were about as socialist as Republicans of today, having no problem with \\\"socialism\\\" when it involved popular programs (read: jingoistic and nationalist) or their racial/social ideology, but railing against anything remotely civic or socialized any other time. \\n And a whole lot more. And the Nazis would be the first to tell you that. Their ideology was not Socialism, it was National Socialism. They [often couldn't really articulate what the hell National Socialism even was]( but it sure as hell wasn't Socialism as Marx described it.\",\n \"Summary: Take a road-trip, and/or go to Europe. Broaden your horizons. It's great you're being responsible, but do remember to have fun and enjoy your youth. \\n Bonus: then you can tell people with unwelcome requests for loans that you pissed it all away at some point during the voyage. ;)\\n\\nPost: I was about to suggest starting a small business, but then I saw you're only 18 years old. \\n I'd suggest waiting until at least 25 for that, unless you've got the next Instagram, in which case buy about thirty hoodie/jeans outfits, head to Silicon Valley, and approach every empty-headed bastard you see that yammers greater than 1 buzzword/minute in \\\"normal\\\" conversation, or more than three in immediate succession. Those are the VCs. But I digress.... \\n Others are saying to be uber-responsible and lock it up in investments, and I don't entirely disagree with the choices of investment vehicle I'm seeing, but same time, you will only be young once, and that odd $3K dangling off the end of this $23K figure is just the right kind of sum to be pissed away fairly guiltlessly.\",\n \"Summary: OP is highlighting \\\"bad\\\" fanboyism and/or heckling, so for reasons unknown even to myself, I decided to indulge myself with an extended soliloquy on the merits and practice of \\\"good\\\" heckling.\\n\\nPost: in any section of any sports stadium in the world.... \\n FTFY. At least, based on my own experiences. There's always at least one. \\n Almost as an aside: I heckle. I'm not ashamed of it, because I'm not filthy about it or anything. I almost always get seats right by the visitors' dugout, and try to get in opposing players' heads a little, to the point that I'll buy the other team's hat so they think I'm legitimately trying to help them when I tell them they're hiking their leg earlier in their swing or something. \\n (And if I despise that team so much that I can't bear the thought of wearing their hat for nine innings, I'll just resort to the more proletarian \\\"You're gonna go 0-fer today\\\" or \\\"felt the wind on that one, buddy, better luck next time\\\".) \\n Because of the assholes, everyone always looks at me as though I'm about to do something embarrassing, when I'm actually (usually) playing a really deep game and trying to genuinely be the proverbial \\\"26th man\\\". \\n I think this is kinda tragic, because I strongly believe that \\\"good\\\" heckling, right up to the border of being family-unfriendly, is something that's being sanitized out of the game, to its detriment. For crying out loud, I don't even want to consider what they'd do to you if you yelled \\\"kill the ump\\\" in this day and age. \\n Y'all might feel it's bush-league, but hey, I enjoy it, and I pay good money for my tickets, too.\",\n \"Summary: RELAX, MANG. Drink a beer, smoke a joint, have a pizza party (with ice cream and cake!)....do what you gotta do, but whatever that may be, learn to relax. If I could go back in time and give myself this very same advice....I'd do it in a heartbeat.\\n\\nPost: Here's your further reply, and this part's aimed at you personally, and written with good intent. Yes, there are little bits of what you'll doubtlessly perceive to be condescension, but I promise, they are not meant so: \\n First off, wonderfully written, even if it needs edited a little, and is also pretty goddamn unfair. I'm chuckling, in fact, even though that's so. A lot of people wouldn't give you very much credit for your passion, but I do. Does you credit, by my way of thinking. \\n Bear in mind though, that others can and will use it against you. Exploitation takes two parties, both of them generally willing, even if one of them is unknowing to one degree or another. \\n You are correct: I haven't been full-time in the support trenches in thirteen years, but that said, I very much did \\\"do my time\\\" and \\\"earn my stripes\\\" in both support and sales in such environments, across multiple gigs at multiple companies. \\n And I most assuredly did not mean to convey any sense of glory, particularly on my own part (note how I admitted I'm considering that role because I know I can take it, and I know I can turn my brain off in that role, and I need the extra mental bandwidth right now because I'm going back to school.) \\n And I'd point out that it seems like you jumped off to make your reply without reading the parts where I acknowledge the thankless and draining nature of the role to the extent that I did. That said, I do think you're over-stating things to quite a large degree. Believe me, there's worse IT gigs out there than what you're describing, even where some of them might pay more or provide more benefits. \\n One thing that's been striking me lately is just how much more Machiavellian \\\"the workplace\\\" seems to have become during this last decade, where I sheltered myself off as an independent webguy. I've really been girding myself to maintain a constant pokerface as I've been evaluating re-entering the \\\"Regular Workaday Joe World\\\". But that's an aside. \\n On \\\"getting fired on purpose\\\"....no, I didn't mean to (necessarily) imply taking it that far. I simply meant: \\\" don't fucking stress yourself into a stroke over silly people and their silly issues \\\" and \\\"take it as it comes\\\". \\n Your passion works against you when you do that, friend, and I say that as somebody who has (or arguably had ) that very same problem. \\n Much of the rest of your response goes under that same note, in fact. I can't tell you to stop taking things/yourself so seriously, and again, since I basically --seemingly-- was/am rather similar to yourself, I know it's a grating thing for an \\\"elder\\\" to say, but it's advice you'd do well to heed. People get heart attacks that way, and I'm just backing away from such symptoms myself -- in my mid-thirties. \\n It's. Just. A. Job. I know the economy's tough, I'm soaking in it too, but it's. just. a. job, and there's a huge gulf of separation between \\\"keeping things in their proper perspective\\\" and \\\"being totally and utterly slacktastic\\\". \\n Very much disagree on your assertion that \\\"there is no alternative\\\". I'm literally here to tell you: as a \\\"first notch on gunbelt\\\", these roles aren't half-bad. It's expected for up-and-comers to have a role like this before, during, or just-after college. And hardly a black mark to have a \\\"return to the trenches\\\" in-between. \\n It's not like the military, man, where it's \\\"up-or-out\\\" and any bad move could be your last. For God's sakes, man, it's tech work, not war. \\n I mean, yes, for many, many reasons, you want to minimize your \\\"bad\\\" moves, but the tech industry is so volatile, and progress happens so fast that it's borderline inevitable. You think all those COBOL programmers wouldn't take a mulligan if they could? (Those that didn't make ludicrous bank as consultants during Y2K, anyway.)\",\n \"Summary: Nothing really noteworthy to see here, folks, move along\\\".... unless you're just breaking into the field , in which case, read and read again, both OP's words and my own, and judge for yourself whether you want this kind of gig for your first or second outing in the industry, or whether you want to spend more time (and unless you have some form of income, take more risks as to supporting yourself) looking for the kinds of tech-savvy firms offering very-well-compensated roles to entry-level people that OP thinks are plentiful, but aren't, especially now, more than 20-30 years into the personal-computing/internet \\\"revolutions\\\".) \\n Firms like these can be a perfectly viable first-job, working-parent, ongoing-education, or workforce re-entry job, you've just got to understand the nature of the job, what it is, and more importantly, what it isn't. You're not going to learn a huge amount of new skills, or new bullet points for your buzzword bingo card. \\n The best thing you'll learn is [people skills]( that you might presently lack, or could bear improvement in, in the sense of translating Technical English to Plain English, and when you ascend up the IT ladder, you'll be the person that appreciates/understands what those still on the lower rungs are dealing with. So when you are that person, you'll be the one that the folks in the trenches actually enjoy dealing with and y'know what? There actually is some value/honor in that. \\n It isn't going to be a rollicking good time with a \\\"tech rock star\\\" atmosphere....and in fact, you'll quickly learn that most firms --not all, but most-- saying they do have such a culture or atmosphere are lying through their teeth, and merely creating the illusion of such by various means just as \\\"underhanded\\\" or \\\"shady\\\" as those OP is calling out here. \\n (....and don't even get me started on all that : let's just say that the younger folks reading this are in for a bit of an eye-opener about the gap between \\\"tech industry hype\\\" and \\\"tech industry reality\\\"..... it's a job, folks , like any other, and if you're really \\\"turned on\\\" by silly perks like fancy desks and chairs, or a fancy employee gym you'll likely never use, or \\\"free lunches\\\", just remember: ain't no such thing as a free lunch, and what Management giveth, Management can and often will taketh away, and like most any other job, you'll sooner or later reach a point where you realize \\\"reliable time off to spend with friends and family\\\" and \\\"good, stable salary\\\" are the only things you should really deeply care about. The rest is pure fluff, and often comes at the expense of those two genuinely important things. It's far cheaper to \\\"buy lunch\\\" from some cheap pizza place, after all, than to pay everyone an extra $5K/year in salary, and those desks and chairs and gym equipment can be written off on taxes, if the firm can stay profitable long enough to do so.) \\n Edits: additions, clarifications, grammar. \\n Edit 2: Seriously, folks: downvotes? I'm not giving this company the rah-rah treatment, just pointing out that as such firms go, they're simply taking a different approach on the compensation and turnover issues, and on the rest, they're really, really similar to a great many firms out there, that give a lot of people their start in the industry. It's a take-it-or-leave-it matter, people, and it's no skin off my balls if you don't think that sort of gig is for you.....very few make a career out of it, after all. \\n Edit 3: Say, did I mention that I'm accepting offers? I've got skills all over the support, networking/admin, and web-dev arenas, and have a not-too-shabby buzzword bingo card to show for it. Holla. ;)\\n\\nPost: Note: This started off as a direct response, but did evolve into as much of a general-purpose, no-bullshit rundown of the tech industry and its lowest rungs, as I've personally seen it, as it does a direct discussion of the specific job offering in question. I'm leaving it intact, complete with my not-intended-to-be-condescending-but-probably-reads-that-way replies to OP, because for the younger folks hanging around, it's basically all stuff I'd like to have gotten through my own head a little earlier than I did. \\n So bear that in mind, and also that my replies to OP aren't meant in the usual Reddit kind of \\\"I'm right and you're wrong\\\" sense, either, but rather, just point/counterpoint....OPs words bear consideration, whether for this role or for any other phone-support kind of role. \\n \\n So.....basically it's like every phone support job ever , right? \\n DGMW: I think it's useful, for people earlier in their careers, that you're providing a peek behind the curtain. \\n But anyone past the first couple years ought to have seen that company for exactly what it is: a call-center based firm that's basically (on the employment end) specializing in exploiting giving new workers, and those re-entering the \\\"people side\\\" of the profession or things like that the opportunity to earn (or re-earn) their first or more-current notches on their IT gun belts. \\n Also, folks like working parents or people who've re-entered school in their late 30's and early 40's tend to turn up in these jobs, for the obvious reasons, in the latter case, to have jobs where they can turn the brains that they're burning doing schoolwork completely off and just follow a damn script and internal knowledge base....it's on this basis that I myself actually checked out the original posting OP here is talking about. \\n (More on how mentally-draining and ego-shattering this kind of job can be to the inexperienced later, but suffice it to say, I do think it's a trial-by-fire that can bring dividends later in your career.) \\n This said, let's go through this point-by-point, in no particular order (though I'll try to stick to the order presented) because I think that, too, has some value. \\n \\n [stuff about lengthy interview process and] \\\"Another point to make is that they will very likely NOT offer you $30,000 and will instead offer you 28K or 29K. But this comes at a huge price, as if you want the job it is MANDATORY that you sign a contract stating that you will work for them for 13 months and that if this contract is broken you will owe them $5,000.\\\" \\n \\n First, on salary, it's worth noting that even in the high-20s, they're paying significantly more , actually, than comparable roles elsewhere. A very similar firm nearer where I live starts off at just $20-22K, and offered a two-week paid-training period before hitting the floor. \\n Which brings us to the contract: I'm not going to say I really support or am against this practice.....put a gun to my head and tell me \\\"answer or die\\\", and I'd say I'm against it. \\n But I can see where it's coming from, because..... \\n \\n \\\"Stress is an important part of this equation, as you will deal with mental stress on a level that you will probably have never felt before.\\\" \\n \\n Yes, phone support is a unique critter, and it's not enough that you know your shit. You've got to be able to translate that into plain English for somebody who doesn't, and that's a skill that takes awhile to learn, because as with any telephone job, you're really being judged on your metrics: call times, escalations, resolutions, etc.....but really, call times. \\n So, in effect, you're thinking about the actual problem, thinking about how to describe the actual problem to somebody who doesn't know anything, and all the while, conversationally keeping your caller from drifting off on their own little digressions, which is an important and impossible-to-teach little trait/skill called \\\"call control\\\". \\n And you're doing that with a ticking-clock gun to your head, and a boss who'll likely come over to bust your chops if he sees you're on a call that's gone on too long. \\n It's also hardly uncommon in jobs like these to have your balls busted over things like bathroom breaks, which is why they're giving breaks and lunches that are \\\"baked into\\\" their shifts and payment scheme. \\n It's important to understand: firms like these make their margins (and more importantly, retain their contracts ) on having agents available and calls resolved within specified limits. For many firms like these, if the firm doesn't meet their metrics that day.... they don't get paid as a company that day . \\n Because of this, and because of the aforementioned stress involved in doing Geek-English translation over a telephone for somebody you can't see and can't show first-hand how to do/fix/whatever, and because it's essentially an acknowledged fact that people are going to use it as a stepping stone, it's a very high-turnover job. \\n Hence why I can at least \\\"see\\\" why they're taking the higher-salary-with-a-contract-and-penalty approach. They're putting a lot more money into their people than is the industry norm, and so yes, I can see where they feel like they've got to hold onto people a little longer than is the industry norm to break even on that investment. \\n \\n Don’t get me wrong, there are some strong people that can take this but the vast majority of employees cannot. The usual scenario once you’re out of training is that you will be able to work for about 3 days and then you will mentally crash. \\n \\n Yep. When I worked a job like this, I always used to say you could tell within the first night on the floor which of the latest batch of trainees was going to last a month. Those that didn't, you could literally see that \\\"deer in headlights\\\" look in their eyes. \\n Key thing to remember on this: First, it's just a job. Repeat that with me: It's just a job . It speaks well of people's diligence and personal standards that one might take it so seriously as to be shell-shocked like that, and as we've already discussed, the mechanics of the job are overwhelming in the early stages, but if OP here is correct about how hard it is to \\\"get fired\\\"..... why worry? Ride out your thirteen months, punch your ticket, and move on up or out (and then up). \\n Nowhere in telephone support are you going to be dealing with life-or-death scenarios, (in those scenarios, companies pay to have real-live-humans, on standby if necessary) so keep things in perspective, and know that in all roles like this, it's expected (within certain boundaries) that you're going to be next-to-worthless your first couple weeks on the floor taking \\\"live\\\" calls. Your managers in these roles will ride your balls because it's their job , and you'll likely notice a pretty-damned-high turnover within those ranks, as well. \\n \\n So the point of a well-functioning IT department is to not be slammed with problems all the time, the saying goes; the network admin who looks like their doing nothing is doing the best. \\n \\n Yes, the best firms recognize this, and realize that they're effectively paying IT staff to be proactive in the setup/maintenance departments, but then, just to be there as insurance on the day-to-day. (Or, as Chris Rock so aptly put it: \\\"in case shit\\\" happens.) \\n This said, show me a non-IT employer that really recognizes the value of, and truly knows how to manage their IT staff, and I'll show you a job where you can write your own checks and pay-raise schedule, and which you should never, ever, ever leave, because you friggin' have it made , brother/sister . \\n More commonly, you're going to see firms where some beancounter is going to see seemingly-idle staff and think \\\"trim the fat\\\" or \\\"add responsibilities\\\", and more likely: \\\"both\\\". \\n (Hell, who am I kidding? Even within the ranks of genuinely \\\"IT\\\" companies, this is getting to be a big thing. C-Levels, Boards-of-Directors, and Stockholders don't tend to hold IT degrees or know anything about the field beyond buzzword-bingo bullet points they cribbed from Monster.com listings themselves.) \\n \\n OP IS MAKING $500 OFF EACH REFERRAL FROM YOU SUCKERS! \\n \\n This is extremely common in such roles, to offer big employee bounties for bringing people in, and it's equally common to see people gaming the system a little. The \\\"original original\\\" poster has probably gotten a commendation, if anything, and not a reprimand, for his/her creativity.\",\n \"Summary: For those of you new to Athens, the dichotomy between how the town markets itself and its self-righteous indignation when the natural results of that marketing manifest themselves will become very irritating before too too long.\\n\\nPost: Not directly related, but it amuses me that the owner of the house affectionately known as \\\"The Stagger Inn\\\" is *[actively marketing the property under that identity]( \\n But of course, Athens is not a party town and OU is not a party school, students are expected to behave themselves at all times and always drink responsibly, grumble grumble etc., etc.\",\n \"Summary: One's dead, and one's still alive, but neither Bill Gates' nor Steve Jobs' final appraisal can yet be written, as businessmen or philanthropists. Both were visionaries with huge blind spots, and both men had/have nobility and pettiness in them in ample measure. Both men were sharpened by the rivalry.\\n\\nPost: When he hit $100 billion he donated half to the foundation. \\n Hate to be that guy making you do my research for me, but I gotta call for a [[citation needed]] here. I know he's donated large sums, obviously, an astronomical sum by any reasonable standard. But I think his fortune had started declining with the dot-com bust, and had come down to $60-70B before he started moving assets to the foundation. And I think he's not completed even the first stages of the transfer of those assets just yet. I think he's put some of his MS money into other businesses in addition to the foundation. \\n Just sayin'. I think the \\\"$50B\\\" figure is way off, but don't have time to prove it until possibly later on tonight. \\n > Its not as if he was stealing candy from babies. \\n I don't know, have you asked any children of former employees of Netscape, Borland, Lotus, or dozens of other small firms? \\n Note for potential downvoters: I get really, really, really irritated by the Jobs vs. Gates debate. I'm not really downing Gates or uplifting Jobs, so much as calling for an accurate appraisal of both men, because really, neither would have existed without the other. \\n As for philanthropy, I feel the record amply shows that Jobs was laser-focused on finishing his revival of Apple, an effort stopped only by his death. As I noted elsewhere his wife has run a non-profit for years, and has shown signs of increasing her profile in the philanthropic and activist circles. I don't feel like Jobs would've left her control of the entire fortune if his concerns were preserving the wealth for his children. He would've put it in a trust. (Some of it is, but not the bulk of it.)\",\n \"Summary: Really, Doctor, you must learn to govern your passions. They will be your undoing.\\\" -- Confucius\\n\\nPost: You are entirely too invested in memes, my friend. I see this all the time here: people who think they somehow personally created a mass-cultural phenomenon of questionable lasting value, and feel personal ownership over the personas created by said phenomenon. \\n Many such people seem to get preposterously offended when some parties monetize these things, but gleefully applaud others who do the very same, provided all the right words are said and all the right sensibilities are pandered to. \\n You don't have the right, plain and simple, to criticize anyone for deciding to monetize their own image and identity. Not even in the context of a fictitious identity created as a joke by others. And no, not even if RealPlayer is involved. \\n But really, that's all just rhetorical counter-fire to your (IMHO) contorted logic. The real bottom line is that commoditization-followed-by-self-commoditization is about the oldest story in the book. \\n If this bothers you, there's a support group for it. It's called \\\"The Beatles\\\", but membership has been waning lately....maybe they'll consider new members, but you'll have to be a better drummer than Ringo. (Fortunately, this isn't hard.)\"\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":5096,"string":"5,096"}}},{"rowIdx":5097,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"korinth86"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post ff is a snowball item, lizard is a safe pick."},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"You have to try and make a choice during your first back. Will you get kills on ganks or no? \n With early ganks ff is the better choice, you get more stacks and ff helps to snowball. Lizard is the safer choice as it is not reliant on those stacks."},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"You have to try and make a choice during your first back. Will you get kills on ganks or no? \n With early ganks ff is the better choice, you get more stacks and ff helps to snowball. Lizard is the safer choice as it is not reliant on those stacks."},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: he is still viable, there are better options to fill his role.\n\nPost: Zac is still a fairly strong tank this season. The masteries and jungle work well for him. \n He is very item dependent and must be farmed to be good. I could see him being a decent top(have not tried this) but he is lacking damage. Against some of the tops popular now (mundo, shyv) he can't compete and for junglers there are options with similar cc ability, more reliable ganks, and damage.","Summary: make good choices, communicate, play a mage support.\n\nPost: To continue off what /carryyes said.... \n Make good choices, supports tend to have very good observational skills compared to other positions(except maybe jungle) because of our role. Use pings, communicate, keep up vision, stay out of bad fights, gain objectives. \n Also pick a mage support that scales well. Morg, annie(early game is rough), vel koz(really more of artillery support), lulu, karma, zyra. \n Thresh, Leona, braum usually need teams to back up their cc as their abilities lie more in control of the battlefield than dmg. A good team behind them is scary. they cant do enough dmg on their own though. Although braum is a power house, he'll.prolly be nerfed soon.","Summary: adcs are squishy and weak early, support job is zoning, early kills can cause opponents to snowball.\n\nPost: To answer you question, adcs aren't aggressive because they are weak early game and can die easily. \n As support your job is to zone. If the adc follows up then cool. Often you don't want that early kill.....it lets them back and get extra items, putting then ahead item wise and potentially causing a snowball. I cannot count the number of times I have had this happen, plus first blood is no longer super important. \n Cs should be the focus and as my favorite support, morgana, max q first (shield first if you expect a hard lane) and snare them every chance you can to zone them. Your snare hurts bad with very little ap. Now you adc can farm in peace and you can get levels faster over your opponents. \n Sometimes aggressive is good, sometimes it will cost you, especially in bronze and silver. The mechanics in bronze and silver may not be able to back up a super aggressive lane.","Summary: your brain is compacting info so it can process faster, keep playing and pushing you'll see a huge jump in skill when its done.\n\nPost: Depending on how long you have felt this it could be the wall. \n Whenever you are learning a new skill you'll improve to a point and then hit a wall. This moment is when all the things you learned are merging into one which makes your brain function quicker while doing a task. Keep working and push through the wall, your brain just needs time. For me these periods last a month or so but can last longer or shorter depending on the person. \n There may be more academic terms for this.","Summary: keep your lanes pushing, if they push a lane, push it back, keep the minions moving forward.\n\nPost: I feel like adc decisions of when to group and slit is kinda like how top used to be. \n ADC atm is a damage support champ, you can outplay with certain champs but really, you get blown up first most of the time while assassins and tanks get the kills. \n Your job is to put dmg where it needs to be. \n Watch what other lanes are doing, when the enemy lanes are pushing then you need to counter push and hold off the team fight. When your lanes are pushing, then go for the team fight and lay down some dmg on the enemy. \n When you counter push top, while your team defends mid, then the enemy either engages a risky fight under tower(losing top turret) or they back up to defend to defend their tower(you gotta gtfo). \n Specifics are hard to nail down as this is a case by case thing. Nothing works 100% of the time. Some may disagree but again, you gotta make the best choice for your situation and many times pressuring another lane while they try to team fight mid will keep you even or push you ahead. \n Edit:","Summary: vision is op, spend money on it.\n\nPost: Recently I played a game as Zac jungle and bought a sightstone due to no warding by my team. It led to a victory for us because once I started putting more vision my team did as well. I planned to sell it for 6th item but never got that far. \n Vision is so overpowered it is always a good idea to spend money on it. I used to adhere to the \"we're losing, can't waste money on vision, need items\" but I've since learned that people over extend all the time. With vision you can capitalize on it and predict enemy movements. \n There are many advantages to vision I'm just to lazy to keep typing.","Summary: stay out of your minion wave, choose a seige champ, let her push to tower and call the jungler.\n\nPost: A heavy ap champ or a seige champ works well against her. Starfall is what you have to work about as it does way more dmg than you think it will. Stay away from your minions and farm from far away, good picks would be: ziggs, morg, xerath, varus, kog(though pretty squishy). \n When you're an ad champ there is not much to do as her heal gives a ton of armor, farm under tower and have the jungler gank as she pushes to your tower. \n Most ap champs outscale her but sora has a strong early game with starfall and does well against ad champs with heal. The smg on infuse is actually pretty low making the skill more annoying than anything, try to get her to blow infuse on you and wait it out before going in. \n Hope some of this helps.","Summary: meta changes, think through your choices, play how you like, have fun.\n\nPost: Yes and no. \n All champions are viable in some way, there are people that main poppy. Play the champions you like, just be aware that your choice may not always be viable. \n Should you learn meta champs? I recommend it, but the meta changes. Even at the pro level we see new things from time to time. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. You might find a way to make an unusual pick work very well. people flame non-meta stuff, but if you have thought out your choices and have reason to believe it will work then it doesn't matter. \n Meta is there because it is \"strongest\" someone thought it out. Doesn't mean it's the only option. \n Sorry I'm hung over I hope I made sense.","Summary: MR is harder to build than armor. Be mobile and scale into mid/late as ap.\n\nPost: All champs are still viable in fact ori is great in the tank meta because you can use them as a ball delivery system. \n For squishies the game meta is all about positioning and vision. Tanks deal good dmg over time but burst is still important. Mobility items (ludens) are great to help stay out of range. Also make sure you always have a buddy. If you can get ahead and build some mpen you are going to make it a bad day to be a tank. MR is kind of hard to build at the moment, there are only a few choices and save for SV most dont offer as great of protection as say thornmail or randuins. Banshee is situational, abyssal only synergizes with some champs, locket is ok but more support oriented. There are a more but even more situational/odd in terms of how it defines your role on the team. Warmogs is your best bet as a tank but morello is ao good vs regen.","Summary: idiots lose two vehicles, one gets revenge and pillages the bounty. \n Edit: how spelling/grammar errors Batman!\n\nPost: This game already surpassed my expectations and I love it so much more than dayz. Im not fighting an engine as well as players. \n The zombies, while annoying, are just enough of a threat to use my gun to quickly take them down(head shots baby) but not enough to hinder me. \n Today I had the greatest experience so far. Traveling with my buddies we had a pick up stolen, normally we remove parts but we let our guard down and, well, someone jumped in. Lesson learned(you would think), so we hoofed it. Ended up at horseshoe beach and we found a tractor. One of my buddies suddenly starts yelling about a man in a cowboy hat and promptly get a shotgun in the eye. Two of us left are searching for the bastard but cannot find him. No idea for the life of me how he disappeared. So we fix up the tractor and get back to it. I run ahead and my buddy driving the tractor stops for some reason and is staring at his map. pop pop pop outta nowhere cowboy hat is back, kills him and takes the tractor. The chase is on. Now im running through the forest barely able to tell if I actually hear the tractor, or if I'm crazy. After about 5 min I hear the motor get louder and my heart races. I find cowboy hat parking the tractor for the night and sneak up on him. As he turns it off I rustle a bush, I thought I was screwed. After a short wait I sneak out of the bushes to find him busy with the tractors naughty bits. 4 quick shots with a .45 and he's down. I eat his beef stew, drink his plebsi, then take my prize. I left that little beauty in the middle of a field minus the plugs, belt, and 2 tires. \n This is the experience I always wanted from dayz but was never delivered. Thank you devs keep up the good work.","Summary: how does hit detection work?\n\nPost: I have seen many posts talking about this from both sides. I honestly am not sure. \n Some say hits are detected at block level, some say shots can go through spaces between 2 prisms. \n If it is at block level then e-plate collision makes no sense, I can place a tetra inside an e-plate but not a block? The block would be at the same level as e-plate so it would take the hit first? \n I get geometry and hit detection can be different but how does the game decide whether the e-plate or the tetra takes the hit when they would occupy the same block space?","Summary: bullying is not ok, don't be an asshat, give me useful advice or stfu.\n\nPost: Jungling zac the yesterday and two of my teammates were doing horrible in their lane. They pushed without wards and blamed me for not helping and for their deaths to ganks. I know usual story... \n I tell them to ward, play safe, and to stop being toxic. I can't really gank a pushed lane, especially now that the enemy is fed. Their toxic comments to get worse, saying I am so bad, I just tell them to stop, well it doesn't and I ask my teammates to report. The next quote is completely unacceptable. \n \"Dude chill out, don't report us, we are just angry and taking it out on you.\" After which the flaming continued. \n Bullying is unacceptable, this kind of justification does not make it ok. Creating a toxic environment can seriously effect peoples lives, I know its a game, but if you do it here you probably do it in real life. When I witness it in real life I will not take mercy on you, I will take you out to protect others from your bullying.","Summary: there is more to the game than ability, psychology plays an important role too.\n\nPost: Presence is so important in league. You have to make the enemy think you are capable of harming them. \n Playing passive does not mean you stay away from the enemy, it means you stay with the creep wave and make sure the enemy knows they shouldn't press too hard because you'll push back. \n Aggressive means you actively try to damage the enemy. This can potentially sacrifice cs but earn kills. \n Learn to play both and when each should be used and who it should be used against for your ranked games.","Summary: use smartcast, at least give it a try. It really improves game play.\n\nPost: First a thread on this should to be made a sticky. Not necessarily this one, but one. I've seen a few and players looking to improve should see get the info. \n I resisted for a long time, I thought I did well with normal casting, I was wrong. \n Your reactions are faster and when you know your champ well you already know all your ranges, you don't need the range indicator. \n You are also more accurate because you timing becomes instant(ok, just really fast) and timing is so huge. A dash ability becomes unpredictable for the enemy because you can instantly go any direction based on how fast you move the mouse. \n I now understand now how pros do what they do when it comes to outplaying with certain champs. That split second between q click can mean a kill or your death. Faster timing means more control, so long as you know your abilities well. \n Not all abilities are good with it(equalizer) but many are.","Summary: block armor absorbs dmg, triforce routes dmg.\n\nPost: I continually see false information on these two types. Damage usually splits evenly among all connections now. It has a small chance to all go in one direction. \n For this reason block armor is stronger in general to spread dmg out and survive big hits. It is more effective than electroplate in sustained fights. \n Triforcing is for routing damage. triforcing reduces connections and therefore you lose more blocks. I only triforce my seat these days relying on well placed guns and extra guns to survive. Triforcing will protect your guns but, will also cause you to lost larger chunks of your ship if used as your main armor technique. It can potentially expose more vital components like your seat when you lose these chunks."],"string":"[\n \"Summary: he is still viable, there are better options to fill his role.\\n\\nPost: Zac is still a fairly strong tank this season. The masteries and jungle work well for him. \\n He is very item dependent and must be farmed to be good. I could see him being a decent top(have not tried this) but he is lacking damage. Against some of the tops popular now (mundo, shyv) he can't compete and for junglers there are options with similar cc ability, more reliable ganks, and damage.\",\n \"Summary: make good choices, communicate, play a mage support.\\n\\nPost: To continue off what /carryyes said.... \\n Make good choices, supports tend to have very good observational skills compared to other positions(except maybe jungle) because of our role. Use pings, communicate, keep up vision, stay out of bad fights, gain objectives. \\n Also pick a mage support that scales well. Morg, annie(early game is rough), vel koz(really more of artillery support), lulu, karma, zyra. \\n Thresh, Leona, braum usually need teams to back up their cc as their abilities lie more in control of the battlefield than dmg. A good team behind them is scary. they cant do enough dmg on their own though. Although braum is a power house, he'll.prolly be nerfed soon.\",\n \"Summary: adcs are squishy and weak early, support job is zoning, early kills can cause opponents to snowball.\\n\\nPost: To answer you question, adcs aren't aggressive because they are weak early game and can die easily. \\n As support your job is to zone. If the adc follows up then cool. Often you don't want that early kill.....it lets them back and get extra items, putting then ahead item wise and potentially causing a snowball. I cannot count the number of times I have had this happen, plus first blood is no longer super important. \\n Cs should be the focus and as my favorite support, morgana, max q first (shield first if you expect a hard lane) and snare them every chance you can to zone them. Your snare hurts bad with very little ap. Now you adc can farm in peace and you can get levels faster over your opponents. \\n Sometimes aggressive is good, sometimes it will cost you, especially in bronze and silver. The mechanics in bronze and silver may not be able to back up a super aggressive lane.\",\n \"Summary: your brain is compacting info so it can process faster, keep playing and pushing you'll see a huge jump in skill when its done.\\n\\nPost: Depending on how long you have felt this it could be the wall. \\n Whenever you are learning a new skill you'll improve to a point and then hit a wall. This moment is when all the things you learned are merging into one which makes your brain function quicker while doing a task. Keep working and push through the wall, your brain just needs time. For me these periods last a month or so but can last longer or shorter depending on the person. \\n There may be more academic terms for this.\",\n \"Summary: keep your lanes pushing, if they push a lane, push it back, keep the minions moving forward.\\n\\nPost: I feel like adc decisions of when to group and slit is kinda like how top used to be. \\n ADC atm is a damage support champ, you can outplay with certain champs but really, you get blown up first most of the time while assassins and tanks get the kills. \\n Your job is to put dmg where it needs to be. \\n Watch what other lanes are doing, when the enemy lanes are pushing then you need to counter push and hold off the team fight. When your lanes are pushing, then go for the team fight and lay down some dmg on the enemy. \\n When you counter push top, while your team defends mid, then the enemy either engages a risky fight under tower(losing top turret) or they back up to defend to defend their tower(you gotta gtfo). \\n Specifics are hard to nail down as this is a case by case thing. Nothing works 100% of the time. Some may disagree but again, you gotta make the best choice for your situation and many times pressuring another lane while they try to team fight mid will keep you even or push you ahead. \\n Edit:\",\n \"Summary: vision is op, spend money on it.\\n\\nPost: Recently I played a game as Zac jungle and bought a sightstone due to no warding by my team. It led to a victory for us because once I started putting more vision my team did as well. I planned to sell it for 6th item but never got that far. \\n Vision is so overpowered it is always a good idea to spend money on it. I used to adhere to the \\\"we're losing, can't waste money on vision, need items\\\" but I've since learned that people over extend all the time. With vision you can capitalize on it and predict enemy movements. \\n There are many advantages to vision I'm just to lazy to keep typing.\",\n \"Summary: stay out of your minion wave, choose a seige champ, let her push to tower and call the jungler.\\n\\nPost: A heavy ap champ or a seige champ works well against her. Starfall is what you have to work about as it does way more dmg than you think it will. Stay away from your minions and farm from far away, good picks would be: ziggs, morg, xerath, varus, kog(though pretty squishy). \\n When you're an ad champ there is not much to do as her heal gives a ton of armor, farm under tower and have the jungler gank as she pushes to your tower. \\n Most ap champs outscale her but sora has a strong early game with starfall and does well against ad champs with heal. The smg on infuse is actually pretty low making the skill more annoying than anything, try to get her to blow infuse on you and wait it out before going in. \\n Hope some of this helps.\",\n \"Summary: meta changes, think through your choices, play how you like, have fun.\\n\\nPost: Yes and no. \\n All champions are viable in some way, there are people that main poppy. Play the champions you like, just be aware that your choice may not always be viable. \\n Should you learn meta champs? I recommend it, but the meta changes. Even at the pro level we see new things from time to time. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. You might find a way to make an unusual pick work very well. people flame non-meta stuff, but if you have thought out your choices and have reason to believe it will work then it doesn't matter. \\n Meta is there because it is \\\"strongest\\\" someone thought it out. Doesn't mean it's the only option. \\n Sorry I'm hung over I hope I made sense.\",\n \"Summary: MR is harder to build than armor. Be mobile and scale into mid/late as ap.\\n\\nPost: All champs are still viable in fact ori is great in the tank meta because you can use them as a ball delivery system. \\n For squishies the game meta is all about positioning and vision. Tanks deal good dmg over time but burst is still important. Mobility items (ludens) are great to help stay out of range. Also make sure you always have a buddy. If you can get ahead and build some mpen you are going to make it a bad day to be a tank. MR is kind of hard to build at the moment, there are only a few choices and save for SV most dont offer as great of protection as say thornmail or randuins. Banshee is situational, abyssal only synergizes with some champs, locket is ok but more support oriented. There are a more but even more situational/odd in terms of how it defines your role on the team. Warmogs is your best bet as a tank but morello is ao good vs regen.\",\n \"Summary: idiots lose two vehicles, one gets revenge and pillages the bounty. \\n Edit: how spelling/grammar errors Batman!\\n\\nPost: This game already surpassed my expectations and I love it so much more than dayz. Im not fighting an engine as well as players. \\n The zombies, while annoying, are just enough of a threat to use my gun to quickly take them down(head shots baby) but not enough to hinder me. \\n Today I had the greatest experience so far. Traveling with my buddies we had a pick up stolen, normally we remove parts but we let our guard down and, well, someone jumped in. Lesson learned(you would think), so we hoofed it. Ended up at horseshoe beach and we found a tractor. One of my buddies suddenly starts yelling about a man in a cowboy hat and promptly get a shotgun in the eye. Two of us left are searching for the bastard but cannot find him. No idea for the life of me how he disappeared. So we fix up the tractor and get back to it. I run ahead and my buddy driving the tractor stops for some reason and is staring at his map. pop pop pop outta nowhere cowboy hat is back, kills him and takes the tractor. The chase is on. Now im running through the forest barely able to tell if I actually hear the tractor, or if I'm crazy. After about 5 min I hear the motor get louder and my heart races. I find cowboy hat parking the tractor for the night and sneak up on him. As he turns it off I rustle a bush, I thought I was screwed. After a short wait I sneak out of the bushes to find him busy with the tractors naughty bits. 4 quick shots with a .45 and he's down. I eat his beef stew, drink his plebsi, then take my prize. I left that little beauty in the middle of a field minus the plugs, belt, and 2 tires. \\n This is the experience I always wanted from dayz but was never delivered. Thank you devs keep up the good work.\",\n \"Summary: how does hit detection work?\\n\\nPost: I have seen many posts talking about this from both sides. I honestly am not sure. \\n Some say hits are detected at block level, some say shots can go through spaces between 2 prisms. \\n If it is at block level then e-plate collision makes no sense, I can place a tetra inside an e-plate but not a block? The block would be at the same level as e-plate so it would take the hit first? \\n I get geometry and hit detection can be different but how does the game decide whether the e-plate or the tetra takes the hit when they would occupy the same block space?\",\n \"Summary: bullying is not ok, don't be an asshat, give me useful advice or stfu.\\n\\nPost: Jungling zac the yesterday and two of my teammates were doing horrible in their lane. They pushed without wards and blamed me for not helping and for their deaths to ganks. I know usual story... \\n I tell them to ward, play safe, and to stop being toxic. I can't really gank a pushed lane, especially now that the enemy is fed. Their toxic comments to get worse, saying I am so bad, I just tell them to stop, well it doesn't and I ask my teammates to report. The next quote is completely unacceptable. \\n \\\"Dude chill out, don't report us, we are just angry and taking it out on you.\\\" After which the flaming continued. \\n Bullying is unacceptable, this kind of justification does not make it ok. Creating a toxic environment can seriously effect peoples lives, I know its a game, but if you do it here you probably do it in real life. When I witness it in real life I will not take mercy on you, I will take you out to protect others from your bullying.\",\n \"Summary: there is more to the game than ability, psychology plays an important role too.\\n\\nPost: Presence is so important in league. You have to make the enemy think you are capable of harming them. \\n Playing passive does not mean you stay away from the enemy, it means you stay with the creep wave and make sure the enemy knows they shouldn't press too hard because you'll push back. \\n Aggressive means you actively try to damage the enemy. This can potentially sacrifice cs but earn kills. \\n Learn to play both and when each should be used and who it should be used against for your ranked games.\",\n \"Summary: use smartcast, at least give it a try. It really improves game play.\\n\\nPost: First a thread on this should to be made a sticky. Not necessarily this one, but one. I've seen a few and players looking to improve should see get the info. \\n I resisted for a long time, I thought I did well with normal casting, I was wrong. \\n Your reactions are faster and when you know your champ well you already know all your ranges, you don't need the range indicator. \\n You are also more accurate because you timing becomes instant(ok, just really fast) and timing is so huge. A dash ability becomes unpredictable for the enemy because you can instantly go any direction based on how fast you move the mouse. \\n I now understand now how pros do what they do when it comes to outplaying with certain champs. That split second between q click can mean a kill or your death. Faster timing means more control, so long as you know your abilities well. \\n Not all abilities are good with it(equalizer) but many are.\",\n \"Summary: block armor absorbs dmg, triforce routes dmg.\\n\\nPost: I continually see false information on these two types. Damage usually splits evenly among all connections now. It has a small chance to all go in one direction. \\n For this reason block armor is stronger in general to spread dmg out and survive big hits. It is more effective than electroplate in sustained fights. \\n Triforcing is for routing damage. triforcing reduces connections and therefore you lose more blocks. I only triforce my seat these days relying on well placed guns and extra guns to survive. Triforcing will protect your guns but, will also cause you to lost larger chunks of your ship if used as your main armor technique. It can potentially expose more vital components like your seat when you lose these chunks.\"\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":5097,"string":"5,097"}}},{"rowIdx":5098,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"DevsAdvocate"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post The 2nd Amendment doesn't protect the right of militias to exist, it protects the right to keep and bear arms so that we can be part of a militia."},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"I disagree. The Right is to Keep and Bear Arms, this precedes the concept of allowing militias because of the following logic: \n \n You can't have a militia without men being armed \n Therefor, the right to keep and bear arms must be unrestricted to allow such a concept. \n \n Furthermore, what constitutes a milita? Well, it's typically a group irregulars not part of any State or Federal army (those would technically be regulars), or police (who are technically paramilitary/regulars). Therefor, a militia is essentially regular people who are armed and reside within the United States. \n While there are numerous references to the Militia Act of 1792 and 1903, these either enhanced the militia concept by requiring men of a certain age to be armed. Or allowed States to create 'regular' armies that are subservient to the US Federal Gov't. \n Neither act really had any bearing on irregulars or their arms. \n In fact, a 'well-regulated' militia isn't one bound by rules, but one that trains with their arms and is competent in their employment. In order to be competent, they need to be armed and need to train. This is based on the 1780s definition of 'regulated' which was a military term emphasizing training, prior to its modern meaning of 'rules and laws'."},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"I disagree. The Right is to Keep and Bear Arms, this precedes the concept of allowing militias because of the following logic: \n \n You can't have a militia without men being armed \n Therefor, the right to keep and bear arms must be unrestricted to allow such a concept. \n \n Furthermore, what constitutes a milita? Well, it's typically a group irregulars not part of any State or Federal army (those would technically be regulars), or police (who are technically paramilitary/regulars). Therefor, a militia is essentially regular people who are armed and reside within the United States. \n While there are numerous references to the Militia Act of 1792 and 1903, these either enhanced the militia concept by requiring men of a certain age to be armed. Or allowed States to create 'regular' armies that are subservient to the US Federal Gov't. \n Neither act really had any bearing on irregulars or their arms. \n In fact, a 'well-regulated' militia isn't one bound by rules, but one that trains with their arms and is competent in their employment. In order to be competent, they need to be armed and need to train. This is based on the 1780s definition of 'regulated' which was a military term emphasizing training, prior to its modern meaning of 'rules and laws'."},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: The Gun Rights side is grassroots, the Gun Control side is astroturf at best.\n\nPost: The NRA gets millions of dollars every year from the gun industry-- doesn't mean its goal is \"to maximize profits for the gun industry.\" And \"The Gun Industry\" isn't a singular behemoth; hundreds of companies make individual donations. \n The NRA and the \"gun industry\" is made up of millions of individuals whose goals are relatively inclusive to one another. Individuals want the right to keep and bear arms, and companies want to be able to sell their firearms to people who want to keep and bear arms... because if gun ownership is curtailed, both groups lose. But if gun rights prevail, they both win. The NRA, however, receives the majority of its funding from its membership and sponsors... even then, things get tricky because the NRA has multiple sub-units: \n \n NRA - Which sponsors sport shooting, training, etc. \n NRA-ILA - Institute for Legislative Action, their lobbying arm \n \n Funding between the two units is contained for tax purposes, and all membership fees go to the first and not the second. The second raises money through fundraising drives. \n The primary gun lobby for gun manufacturers is actually the [National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)]( located coincidentally, in Newton, CT. \n But here's the interesting thing to consider... those organizations which campaign for gun control are much smaller than all those which campaign for gun rights by membership... but financially? They're backed by billionaires like Michael Bloomberg, and other wealthy elite like George Soros, Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, etc. \n So... where is the outrage there? If lobbying is simply a money problem, the gun control groups should be winning... but their organizational strength is very low, mainly due to the lack of actual grassroots support.","Summary: The 2nd Amendment is incredibly and unconstitutionally limited, more so than the 1st Amendment.\n\nPost: The 2nd Amendment actually does have limitations, most notably the National Firearms Act of 1934 which classes weapons...and then the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the \"Machine Gun Ban\"[1] provision in the Firearm Owners Protection Act passed in 1986. \n To be honest, I don't see how these laws are Constitutional, or what their Constitutional basis is. \n Also, none of these laws are analogous to any restriction on the 1st Amendment, which in my opinion, is pretty lax. The 1st Amendment can only be evaluated after something as been published or spoken, with regards to the freedom of speech and press. \n For example: \n \n Yelling \"Fire\" in a crowded theater may cause a riot, but what if there really was a fire? Or what if you yelled \"Fire\" in an incredibly sarcastic way? Nothing ever stopped you from yelling \"Fire\", and the effect of doing so cannot be evaluated until it is said. \n \n Restrictions on slander and libel are similar, but remember, the 1st Amendment protects your right to print them, it doesn't protect your from someone or some corporation who wishes to sue you for the damages that you caused them and their reputation. Lets say you release a completely faked video showing a politician stuffing orphans into a giant meat grinder. The video gets a million hits, people vote the guy out and his career is ruined. He knows you faked it, and sues you. The Court reviews the evidence and clearly calls you out for faking your video. The 1st Amendment protected your right release that video, but it is not a shield against the damages caused if your video was a fabrication. \n \n \n If we treated the 2nd Amendment like the 1st Amendment, there would be no \"gun laws\" that we see today. Why? Because how you use your guns is what will be questioned after the fact, not what guns you use. \n A lot of gun control is effectively a preemptive punishment because others in the past misused them. [Some douchebag gangster shoots up a bunch of other douchebag gangsters with a machine gun in a basement in Chicago on Valentines Day]( and all of a sudden, I can't own a machine gun. Some politicians thought it would be wise to punish an entire country for the actions of a few people.","Summary: Firearms crime accounts for 0.012% of American Gun owners showing that 99.88% are peaceful and law abiding.\n\nPost: But what about personal responsibility and consequences? \n Consequences will be punished via due process of the justice system. Using a gun to kill someone is no different than using a knife or a car. Either way, you're going to face those consequences. \n > Much more important and something that I think a lot of Americans lack. \n I respectfully disagree. As of 2011, 47% of American adults own at least one firearm. This is about 100 million people (based on the recent census data accounting for 250 million adults in the USA) owning approximately 300 million firearms. \n There are also approximately 12,000 criminal firearms deaths per year (I purposefully exclude suicides). Most of those criminal firearms deaths are committed by people who are barred from legal firearms ownership btw. So 12,000 out of 100 million means that 0.012% of the population is fucking things up. This means that 99.988% of the population owns firearms in a responsible manner .\nI would say that means most Americans (at least firearms owners) are personally responsible and aware of the consequences of firearms use. Especially considering that in 42 out of 50 states, it is legal to carry a gun on your person.","Summary: don't buy into one side or the other too much, sometimes things just happen for a multitude of reasons which are tough to grasp.\n\nPost: Of course it did. Just like most documentaries, it has a specific slant in mind. I like them because they are informative, but folks should really look at sources which oppose the documentary to get both sides of the matter. \n Food Inc, another great documentary, is also a bit misleading in the presentation of its material as well. \n The truth exists only between both sides of the story. The very idea that some mustachioed man was twirling his evil mustache while laughing maniacally at the elimination of public transit is quite false. Capitalism isn't evil, and municipally provided services are not the beacon of efficiency and profitability that people make them out to be.","Summary: You're full of shit. \n Done and done. Grow up. You're acting like a child on here.\n\nPost: Oh ok, not trusting people with high-powered explosives is projecting my own insecurities? \n Yep. \n > You, sir, are a moron and a liar. You're being completely disingenuous. If you had a small child and your neighbor living 20 feet away said that he was working on mustard gas or a nuclear weapon, AND HE BOUGHT ALL THE NECESSARY SHIT, you wouldn't be so gung-ho to protect his right to do it. \n Depends if I even knew he was doing it... even then, I'd hope he was meeting the various requirements governing the storage of chemicals in accordance with our nations environmental laws. You need a permit for those, and the home needs to be properly zoned for the production of such items. \n See what I did there? I used alternate regulatory schemes to keep evil stuff away from my home. Like zoning laws! But then what happens if he moves to a warehouse on the outskirts of town... that's okay then, right? \n > It's really easy to act as if you support all of that crap, because it then makes it that much easier to say that all guns should be legal; cause honestly, next to allowing a nuclear bomb, allowing an assault rifle really doesn't seem that bad. But when push comes to shove, nobody trusts their neighbor to be cooking up mustard gas unsupervised. \n Honestly, I'm not too worried about my neighbors doing this stuff. Chances are, if they tried either a nuclear bomb or mustard gas, they'd probably kill themselves in the process. Much like most folks who attempt to cook meth in a home unsupervised. \n Again though, what's stopping them from doing the same thing, RIGHT NOW...? \n > If you had a better response to this, you would have said something more insightful than 'Oh grow up.'","Summary: Corporations love it when big government creates strong regulation which ultimately benefits them in some way, but hates it when they are taken to the courts where they can be penalized heavily.\n\nPost: Lawsuits fundamentally won't work. Companies care very much about how much they are allowed to pollute. Individuals only care very little about individual polluters. \n Lawsuits don't work? The biggest reason most corporations love things like the EPA and other \"big government\" regulations is that it shifts the burden from them to the taxpayer to regulate them. Corporations hate lawsuits so much so, that its one of the driving reasons behind crap like CISPA. \n > i.e., I care about the pollution produced by all, say, 1000 factories in or around where I live, but I'm not able to drop $1 000 000 on a massive lawsuit against each factory. Each factory, however, cares a lot about their pollution, and will readily mount a $1 000 000+ defense. \n Do you have a fundamental understanding of case law? All you need to do is win once or twice. \n > Lawsuits can't help in asymptotic situations like this, which is why we need strong government regulation. \n Government regulations are what allow pollution in the first place! The companies can hide behind the regulatory captured EPA and pollute at will and pay \"slap on the wrist\" fines each time. Then, when something does go wrong, they can point out they followed the regulations and nothing can be done. \n The Government is quite terrible at regulating things. This is the same Government who has an FDA which can't stop salmonella outbreaks, the same Government which fell asleep at the wheel during the 2008 financial apocalypse, etc. \n Your intentions are good, but your faith is misplaced. Especially considering the amount of special interests involved in our politics means that no meaningful change can happen through government. \n The courts though, are a bit better. Granted, not perfect, but the number of checks and balances there against corporations can somewhat level the playing field. It draws these polluters from behind their super-PAC lobbies and forces them into the spotlight to defend themselves in a place where silly PR ads don't work.","Summary: went a little overboard here...\n\nPost: If that City is NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles or San Francisco, there would be political impacts in the long run. \n I imagine the Democratic party would suffer greatly if a stronghold like NYC were eliminated.... at the next census, NY State might become more red, or move from being strictly blue, and the loss of population would mean that the electoral votes would be re-distributed to other states. \n Then NJ and Connecticut would suffer too (but mainly NJ), with huge unemployment due to the loss of the NYC jobs, as well as damage to NJ's more populous urban areas (Hoboken, Weehawken, Jersey City). The decline in tax revenues would further ruin the State's fiscal situation causing it to suffer shutdowns and furloughs as the money dries up. This would further cause a demographic shift as people would leave the State for better jobs, while those in power are held responsible for the lack of or poor government service. Gov. Christie would win re-election (2015) assuming he pulls the same act he did after Hurricane Sandy, but he is also stuck with an increasingly dire situation in the State. \n Eventually the Federal Government is forced to respond, but the loss of a major financial sector of its economy has shocked foreign investors and has given them pause from buying US debt with fears that the nations already shaky fiscal situation may worsen. While there is optimism that the rebuilding of New York City (cued by President Obama's speech in the crater at Ground Zero 2) may help spur the nations economy, the loss of many leaders in the nations financial industries, as well as whole financial institutions like Goldman Sachs puts a pall on the entire situation. Investments in US treasuries decline, forcing the already cash strapped Federal Government to do the unthinkable: raise interest rates. This, comes at the worst possible time... with unemployment at all time highs, credit markets drying up, and fears of American fiscal insolvency the whole situation unravels. The US Government is forced to print more currency to pay its debts, especially with a loss of tax revenue due to an economy in free-fall. The increased currency leads to inflation and fears which lead to a run on the banks. Riots break out, people break into their local banks only to find they are devoid of the hard currency to cover their accounts. ATMs dry up, and people who were heavily dependent on the electronic access of their money are stuck begging for food. \n This civil unrest spreads from coast to coast, the National Guard in several states are called up, but many part-time soldiers choose to stay home. Police officers and other civil servants suffer from the economic collapse, being increasingly incensed at being paid in a fiat currency with no value. Gasoline is $12/gallon. Food, while plentiful, is difficult to buy as few people had large stores of cash. People attempt to buy things with gold and silver, with limited success. \n In the years following the disaster, the Obama administration is in shambles. Exhausting all fiscal options in the wake of the 2008-2010 Great Recession, the government is literally paralyzed. All non-essential employees are furloughed, air traffic control operates at partial capacity (though this doesn't matter much because the high fuel costs and lack of travel have grounded most air traffic). Many disgruntled Federal Employees begin stealing equipment and weapons for sale on the black market. Firearms sales are at all time highs as unreliable police response times force people to defend themselves. The American Militia rises again, a necessity to defend what few resources people have. The inner cities and poorer urban areas are burned out hulks. The end of welfare entitlements and EBTs have taken the most desperate of American society an forced them to fight for their survival. They leave their cities and become a scourge on suburban and rural populations. Local militias make quick work of most mobs, but they become organized themselves. The New Black Panthers and the radical elements of La Raza form to defend the interests of their people. Gangs like the Crypts, Bloods, and MS-13s fight for control in an increasingly lawless America. The Federal Government uses drone surveillance and strikes to target \"domestic terrorist organizations\", though the definition seems to include anyone who wants to defend their property and refuse to submit to Federal resource redistribution orders (food seizures for redistribution). \n Globally, a withdrawn and increasingly (financially) limited US Military begins to abrogate its responsibilities across the planet. Israel launches airstrikes against Iran (no longer being hampered by the US), the Iranians respond by invading Iraq and fomenting revolt in the nation. North Korea seizes the opportunity and invades its southern neighbor. Seoul is shelled day and night for a week. Millions are killed as North Korean troops flood across the border, spurred by promises of loot and spoils. In the China sea, the tensions (due to the instability in energy markets) over the Senkaku Islands boils over with a Chinese attack on a Japanese Kongo Class Destroyer. Japan, realizing it is no longer secure without US help rapidly develops a nuclear program, but when word gets out, a Chinese pre-emptive first strike occurs. Tokyo and other major cities are eliminated, the remaining JSDF units surrender or escape south to Australia. Taiwan (which has been on a war-footing) launches its own pre-emptive strike on Chinese naval bases and missile sites, destroying many Chinese amphibious vessels. However a late night drop of paratroopers begins an entrenched land war on the island. \n China, to further its regional interests begins an economic war with the United States in order to further destabilize its ability to maintain its military and domestic stability. Hackers also interrupt the US banking sectors recovery by emptying accounts and shutting down infrastructure support systems. \n Years later, the global dynamic has changed, with the US no longer being a global superpower. China's attempt at being a regional power is stifled by a troublesome Taiwan, a rampaging and nuclear armed North Korea, and the economic fallout from war with its largest trading partner (the US) leading to mass unemployment and civil unrest. Russia quietly sits on the sidelines profiting from its oil and gas businesses. The EU has also fallen to pieces, with many nations pulling out of the Euro and re-issuing domestic currencies. The UK is in complete unrest as its economy falls apart. Germany and France are at odds yet again as a resurgence in European nationalism puts \"earning and productive\" nations like Germany and Poland at odds with those like Italy, Greece, France and Spain. \n Back in the US, the new Republican leadership in the US attempts to foement war with Canada over its increasing shift to the Chinese economic sphere (Canadian oil going overseas would severely hurt the United States). In the US itself, the Federal Government has been forced into an extremely authoritarian role, suspending what remaining Constitutional Rights the people had in an attempt to restore order. This begins a slow burn in American society with talks of \"restoring the US Constitution by any means necessary\". Federal agents and authoritarian politicians are slowly murdered, some being hung for display to everyone for their crimes from the Golden Gate bridge after being tarred and feathered. \n A decade after the Great Impact, the world is worse off than ever. Civil war in the US has resulted in a broken nation, with the remaining coastal elites being unwilling to compromise with the interior conservative states over a new Constitution. Many former blue states want a more 'progressive' document to protect their social interests, while red states want a return to 'smaller government'. \n New York City is slowly rebuilt... despite the economic and civil woes. It returns to its roots by becoming a port city and being a point of trade for European goods.","Summary: Government policy to subsidize poor people usually has this nasty habit of hurting them more. The result? More policies to help them which will hurt them more. Don't worry though, the Government is out of money anyways, they'll stop soon, right? RIGHT??\n\nPost: Part 2: \n > Capitalists don't like price clarity for comparison shopping purposes because it increases competition on prices and lowers margins. \n Ah, those evil capitalists, always trying to fuck you all over. Not like those government folks, they're just trying to fuck you over... but it's for your own good dammit! But it is true, but as he explains below, its a pretty self-correcting problem. \n You see: if your lazy you will pay more. If you're willing to work to find a good deal, you'll pay less. SHOCKER! Right? \n > Honestly, the direct analogue is how best buy is now price-matching because of \"show rooming\" - now that internet prices are available on cell phones, Best Buy can't get away with charging 50% more than an internet price. Like Best Buy is on an SD camera memory card. $34 in the store/$18 on Newegg. They're still charging that $16 dollar difference. That's not capitalism and price competition. Best Buy is hoping you don't check online. Hoping you're not a smart consumer. And, if we didn't have cell phones or we don't check, then you had a pure capitalism system, but an inefficient one. That system is not inherently good. Now you can make your educated decisions on the spot in the store. \n Wait a second here, so, what happened before the internet on cell phones? Or before the internet itself? Hmmmmmm.... Let me get in my time machine and go back to 1988... I see people shopping for a new TV. They go to one store and check the price. They go to the other down the street and check there. Then they go to the another and check again. There was no internet back then, only brick and mortars... You know what they did? They either bought the one which was the lowest in price, or used this new found information to haggle prices down elsewhere. \n The internet, and sites like Amazon, are just the evolution of that. The information is easier to access, but the process is the same. Some people, are, in fact, too lazy to search for a better deal. Maybe they're rich and love buying Monster Cables for that clear sound. Chances are, they're just lazy and bad with money (but that's a whole different issue unto itself). \n IRONICALLY, the very technology he cites to allow price checking online was a product of the 'free market'. The Government didn't set up an online \"price-checking marketplace\" like they did with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) so people can compare. Google did. Amazon did. Ebay did. Apple did. Why? Because they get something out of you using their services (ad revenue or device usage) and you get something you want. Free market! \n > That access to knowledge is one of the things college does not have. But they have been developing calculators for borrowers to improve that. \n Are you fucking kidding me? Every college has a course catalog that tells you the cost per credit hour and associated lab fees. You can also look online to check out a particular program, the types of classes you need to take, how many you need, and add it all up. Tuition rates usually stay the same per academic year, so you'll have a pretty good idea of what one year at school costs, and you can project other years if you account for inflation and the inevitable tuition increases. \n It's not difficult, you just can't be lazy. \n In the end, this whole paragraph of crap doesn't really do much, but points out what we already knew, people pay a premium for convenience. Used to be, poor people who really wanted to go through college worked their way through it. They studied at night and waited tables during the day and vice versa and could afford it. Sometimes they took out a private loan to cover the gap in their wages and college costs, but they would be modest by today's standards. \n Then, someone in the Government, probably a Democrat... but I wouldn't be surprised if this was a lame brain GOP idea (like Obamacare was originally theirs), decided: \"OMG, these poor people, they want to go to college, but can't do it without working, lets give out moar loans for free!\" \n Don't get me started on the national push for college education... just like the ol' \"home ownership as an investment meme\", college was \"a guaranteed way to make big bucks!\" Poor people, who I hate to refer to as \"poor\" (I like modest better) believed it was an instant way to riches, and ate it up. Now, as with the housing bubble, they are dis-proportionally going to be the victims. Because unlike the rich upper middle class and rich kids with mommy and daddy to help pay off their loans, they're stuck with the bill. Even if they get jobs, they're literally paying rent to the Government, on top of all their other expenses.","Summary: yes, they were wrong.\n\nPost: I'd say yes, they were wrong... insofar as the potential for a collapse as a result of it. \n For one thing, everyone know oil is a finite resource. This is no surprise. \n For another, the price of oil is typically tied to supply and demand, and as the supply shinks and demand increases, the prices will match to suit. Now... what is interesting here is: as oil prices go up, other sources of hydrocarbon became economical to extract. Deeper reserves of oil in the sea floor for example. Frakking improves. You even begin to see investments into methane clathrate as an alternative energy source. Not to mention investments in efficiency improvements in cars and electrical generation and transport as well as what I like to call \"supplemental\" energy sources like solar, wind, and other crap. \n Lastly, \"peak oil\" does not mean that all oil will be gone, just that the production will decline. There will always be oil, it will just be expensive. The big issue here is that there won't be enough to have the growth our civilization had when it was first exploited. Fortunately, due to the above factors, this process will be spread out over decades. \n IMO, collapse only happens when it is something unexpected... like a plague, or a natural disaster, economic crash, or even human caused like an EMP. Stuff like peak oil won't cause a collapse, but they may precipitate it in other areas... expensive oil, for example, slows economic growth.","Summary: Chill the fuck out America. Don't trade freedom for security.\n\nPost: I would also like to make the point that the second amendment guarantees the right to bear arms, not guns. We lump guns in with this as a matter of interpretation. However, if we followed this amendment to the letter, then I should have access to anything that's considered an arm, including biological, chemical, and nuclear arms. Obviously we don't and for good reason. So, what we deem as suitable has always been a social question. The issue lies in the fact that the constitution also states that the government provide for the general welfare. So, that include my right not to get shot, just as much as it does someone else's right to bear arms. Thus, we must interpret how these things intersect with one another. Is it a violation of civil liberties to say that there's not real reason a person should have the right to a high capacity magazine, some may think so, but I personally don't. So you have to reload more often at the firing range just to possibly hinder some nut jobs potential to kill that many people, than so be it. \n Actually, the Gov't can regulate bio weapons and nukes constitutionally. Personal arms, notsomuch. \n Nuclear weapons, for example, require access to nuclear reactors, mining operations, explosives, etc. Any number of major regulatory areas where the Gov't can restrict the production, sale, importation, or nuclear materials. The same can be true of bio weapons. \n Then again, what is stopping someone today from building their own nuke or anthrax bomb? Nothing... nothing at all. \n > Finally, the fact that we have guns increases our successful homicide rate because they are such lethal weapons. These massacres demonstrate that fact. Japan has no guns and they don't have shooting rampages. Japan has stabbing rampages, but few die from these. Nutjobs do crazy things and they are everywhere. However, the types of weapons they are limited to will absolutely effect the damage they end up doing. That doesn't mean we should ban gun ownership, it just means we have to be smarter about our laws. Gun owners and people like the NRA should be at the forefront of this. That would be the responsible thing to do. Unfortunately, that's not the case. \n Maybe we should stop being a bunch of wusses about this and just accept it. I'm so sick of trading my freedoms for some marginal proposed increase in security. Look at 9/11... we spent billions to renovate airports, buy stupid scanners, hire lackwit security agents, and for what? Want to stop airline terrorism easily? Just armor the cockpit door and go back to using x-rays to scan luggage and metal detectors to scan people. Keep your shoes on, have your family mosey on over to the gate with you.","Summary: murica.\n\nPost: I'm going to assume you're referring to the USA, and if that is the case, the answer is very simple: \n The US exports diesel (and gasoline) overseas. You see, in the US, the majority of cars use gasoline which, while lacking some of the advantages of diesel (lower torque, power), it generally can burn a bit cleaner and is easier to build an engine around. So many refiners in the US simply export refined diesel to places like Europe and Japan where there is a greater market for it. \n In fact, the US may import a great deal of oil, but it also exports a lot of refined product, so not only do we use a lot of oil ourselves, we're a middleman for it to other buyers because we have a lot of installed refining capacity that was built years ago.","Summary: The 1st Amendment protects your right to speak or print a lie, but the 7th Amendment allows the person you target to sue you for any damages stemming from the lie.\n\nPost: Please note: the 1st Amendment only really protects your freedom of speech and press from tampering by the State and Federal Governments. They really can't stop you from saying or printing anything. Private persons and businesses, however, have their own rights which are protected and can exercise them. \n The 1st Amendment protects your right to speak your mind in public either vocally or in the press. In cases of defamation, which include slander and libel, the party you are targeting has a legal recourse against you. Why? Because defamation is an assault on the character of a person or corporation that is not grounded in any fact of evidence. For example, if you go out and say that I am a \"kiddie diddler\" on the front page of the NY Times without any supporting evidence, this would hurt me directly by ruining my reputation and may affect my business, my career, or my social status. Under the 7th Amendment, I have a right to sue you in a civil suit to force you to recant your statement and seek recompense for damages over them. \n You see, me suing you in Court over defamation is not an infringement on your 1st Amendment Rights. I never prevented you from saying those things, nor did the Government (remember, the Bill of Rights only really protects your Rights from the Government not private persons or corporations). I am punishing you for the damages you caused by lying in public. \n This is a huge difference.","Summary: if you're sexual apetite remains somewhat satiated through casual sex, you can evaluate other relationship prospects outside of the potential for having sex, helping improve selection criteria.\n\nPost: Not all of them. It's a little presumptive to assume all women need to be locked into relationships in order to have a good lay every now and then. Frankly, all this does is lead to two things: \n \n Sexual frustration until you find the right match (which can take a long time) \n Heartbreak, because you're tying sex to your relationship prospects, and the frustration of no-sex means you place a lot of expectations in the potential for those relationship prospects \n \n At least with casual sex, you can get off while still pursuing other relationship prospects. In fact, it may even improve your chances, because you are no longer sexually frustrated, allowing you to choose potential suitors much more easily and free from pressure.","Summary: It's the revenue sharing among the teams stupid.\n\nPost: This is fucking stupid. The issue at hand isn't the players being greedy, but the owners. The players operate in a supply/demand marketplace where they supply skills and ice time to teams to help them win in return for compensation. \n The owners, on the other hand, instead of looking to their own revenue sharing, are looking to the players to artificially fix their own problems. \n The issue is and always has been this: poorer small market teams not generating enough revenue from ticket sales, tv contracts, etc. to be profitable and field a decent team. Even with revenue sharing. They say: \"look! the players cost too much!\". Well, yeah, if you're the Panthers and you can barely fill your arena... But the Rangers can afford 3-4 times their salary cap... same with Montreal, Toronto, etc...","Summary: I never said that suburbs are advantageous over rural or urban areas. But each type of location has its favorable advantages and disadvantages that one can prepare for to survive.\n\nPost: Might it be that the suburban spaces in Yugoslavia and Argentina don't have the same problems that American ones have? I want to have a good conversation about this, and I'm genuinely curious about your points. \n The way I see it, based on history, rural areas are extremely hit or miss in terms of their survivability and safety following a collapse like event. \n We have two primary examples we can look at here: The collapse of Yugoslavia (1992) and the collapse of the Argentine economy (1999). We have a bunch of sources regarding both, here is [one]( for Argentina. I still gotta dig up the source on the Yugo collapse. \n Anyways, these are two somewhat separate types of collapses, one is a social/military one, the other economic. In the long run, they both blur into the same post-collapse scenario, but for the first years, they had differing threat environments and issue. \n In Yugoslavia, as we all well know, when Tito died, that forces holding the social and racial constructs together went with him. You had different groups of fighters, each with access to military arsenals with professional soldiers on each side. In every instance, you had civilians caught in the cross-fire over their racial identities. The one thing which was common in Yugo was that the countryside was extremely dangerous. Muslim in a rural area? Well when the Serbs come, you're fucked. You're isolated, alone, and your enemy has tanks. \n The same was true in Argentina. Rural areas became increasingly dangerous for people to reside in because when the Government shut down, the police stopped answering calls to help. While in some instances you can fight off groups of people, the situation becomes untenable. You're literally on your own. \n The urban and suburban areas? You had people there. You could form communities, pool resources, etc. You also had some Government in the area that maintained some order, or at least kept riots from breaking out. When the Government needed food to feed people in the cities, they typically took it from farms... in (wait for it) rural areas! Or waited for international help. \n So in the rural area, depending on the collapse, you're either isolated, or you're co-opted by the Government. The latter is probably advantageous, until they raid your pantry. \n > Most suburban spaces in America are not good for agriculture, and have far too many houses per acre. The people living there are not reasonable people, but entilted ones who don't know the meaning of working for their daily bread, and are physically and skill-wise incapable of feeding themselves without an industrial support structure. \n First things first, this is a very simplistic view of the situation. Most folks who talk about collapse assume the best way to be prepared is to have a 100 acre farm, access to water, a cabin, guns, etc. They assume that everyone in the cities/suburbs will kill each other off and they will live in peace strumming on a banjo as the sun sets over their lush fields of food. \n Reality says a few things though: \n \n Collapses are rarely post-apocalyptic to the point where things devolve into some kind of pre-historic mess. When Rome fell, people still farmed, they still traded with one another, and the only thing that really changed was who they paid their taxes to. It went from paying Rome to paying their \"loaf-ward\" (or better known as lord). Even in Yugoslavia, Argentina, or two most modern collapse scenarios, the basic tenets of trade and farming existed. \n \n Governments rarely \"go away\". They collapse, but someone always steps in to fill the vacuum. The US Government can default on its debts and completely fall apart, but they still control a great deal of resources. You also have State and Local governments as well. Sure, you'll have areas outside of their \"reach\", but in a lot of instances, you will still find some functioning. \n \n People migrate during the collapse... When Rome fell, the city's population dropped about 1,000,000 in 210AD to 35,000 in the Middle Ages (1000 AD). That is over 800 years! But still, the city remained occupied, and people went off in search of better opportunities. In the modern US, during the collapse, you would see people deciding between staying in the cities or leaving to somewhere else. We saw it during the Great Depression when we had the migration of people of Oklahoma to California as well. \n \n People are smarter than you give them credit for. In a collapse, the best asset one can have is not a well-stocked pantry and a SCAR-H, but the right mentality. Just because people choose to live in a city or suburb does not mean they are entitled and lack work-ethic. This is an extremely myopic view. \n \n \n So... what's the point I'm trying to get at? Oh yeah, that each situation has it's advantages and disadvantages to prepare for. Urban vs. Suburban vs. Rural. \n So lets frame this issue: \n Urban areas during the initial collapse will probably have the most law and order as the Government and local police will do everything possible to maintain order. When the Argentina economy collapsed, Buenos Aires did not become a burned our ghost town. After awhile, the police/military prioritize their resources to protecting food distribution and suppressing riots. Petty and violent crime increases due to a lack of comprehensive police presence, and food may become scarce. Power and water access may fluctuate, but the Government has a desire to keep them going as best as possible. Ideally, the best way to prepare here is to have decent food stores to fill the \"gaps\" when food is scarce, and having access to cash/gold/silver/etc. Having a few firearms doesn't hurt, and being able to carry them concealed is a huge plus. Being good with a snub nose revolver that you can keep tucked away is probably more important than ringing steel with a .308 battle rifle at 300 yards. \n Suburban areas will become a bit more lawless. The area becomes more difficult to control due to the spread out space. You may have a local PD that sill functions, or even a revitalization of militias. You mention access to good soil and farming, but many rural areas have access to farms. I live in a densely populated suburb in the Northeast, but a 45 minute walk puts me in a region flush with farms and farming equipment. In fact, these farms contribute to the farmers markets we have during the harvest seasons. The nice thing about suburbs is that you have homes with a lot more space than your average urban apartment. You can store more food and other supplies. If your neighbors bug out, then you have access to the stuff they left behind. What's best is that you may have access to basic sanitation. In my area, water is delivered from reservoirs by gravity, and sewage is delivered by gravity to treatment plants downstream. If those plants fail, then worst comes to worst, they dump the crap into a river, or I have to bury my shit. \n Rural areas are nice because they are sparsely populated. You can have a farm, raise animals, and store tons of food. Unfortunately, you also need to defend it all. When your neighbor is 10-15 minutes away, and the cops are hours away, then you have a problem. A good historical example of this is the settlement of America. Throughout the early history of this nation, folks living on the frontier were isolated, and could be victimized by local native populations and other raiders.. It happened during the French and Indian War, and was an issue during the Westward Expansion. Furthermore, your dependent on well-water or local sources. You may not have access to utilities. Which in itself is not bad, but when it comes to electricity, you're probably on the bottom of the priority list below the cities and suburbs. \n Above all: the best resource one can have is trade. Even the most isolated farmers in rural areas need to bring their goods to harvest to trade for things they need. Skills, food, machinery, etc. are all barter items. You can have all the preps in the world to survive the initial collapse, but you still need to depend on a community to fulfill all your needs. Farming is gonna suck when your plow breaks, but there is a guy in the suburb with a generator and welding tools who can fix it. Urban areas are typically situated in areas which aid in trade. In the worst possible case, New York goes from being a financial capital to a harbor where goods can be traded to other lands far away. \n In the end, all that matters is weighing the advantages/disadvantages of each type of area and preparing for them. In a city, you probably won't be able to farm to support yourself, but you can start a co-op garden on the roof and raise some food and some chickens/rabbits. Same with the suburbs, and rural areas. Just prepare accordingly! \n I personally like the suburbs. I have access to farming/food, lots of friends who live nearby, and a community that can be defended somewhat. Living in the County Seat means that should something happen, law and order would be somewhat existent. We also have a National Guard armory in town as well. I might not be able to farm food enough to live on completely, but that can easily change if we dig up the soccer fields and football fields nearby. My town also has local community gardens as well. Small plots where people can grow food. I imagine the mentality to grow food is there since I'm still on a waiting list to get a plot.","Summary: the differences have nothing to do with America being a \"young nation\".\n\nPost: Eh, not really insightful. You neglect a lot of factors regarding differences in land area, geography (the UK is an island!), demographics (it's population is far smaller and less diverse), and certain historical necessities (we had and still have vast rural areas). Not to mention vast policy differences between the the two nations (I don't think the UK has something analogous to the War on Drugs). \n Furthermore: England is a relatively peaceful nation in terms of crime in general. Gun crime was never a problem in England so it's hard to declare a law effective when the incidents of crime were so low. Sure, they had a massacre every now and then, but even those were statistically anomalous over the population.","Summary: For a long time, up until 1986, civilians owned weapons that were on par with their military counterparts.\n\nPost: It's hard to pinpoint the divide between 'military weapons' and those intended for 'private ownership' because for a long time, there was relatively little difference between the two. \n So, let's begin with the founding of the US and how people lived then. The primary small arm of the time was the 'Brown Bess', otherwise known as the [Land Pattern Musket]( This was the standard weapon of the British Army and by default was the US's first standard 'arm'. Technologically, it wasn't much different from other muskets, nor was it particularly more powerful or accurate, but it was a standard, and it was a rugged design. The same weapon which was used for war could be used to hunt or defend your home. \n This pretty much remained true throughout the 1800s until the Civil War. At this point in time, the US military used the some variation of the Model 1816 musket . \n What is interesting about this time period is the rapid advance in small arms development: while the US Army was using rifled muzzleloading rifles like the aforementioned muskets, rifles like the [Henry Lever-Action]( matured rather quickly, giving its users a decisive advantage over your typical US Army soldiers. These weapons were predominantly bought using personal funds and saw a lot of use in combat and in the hands of those who wanted to defend their lives and property. In fact, the US Military never really formally adopted it, but it was still used. It's also known as the \"\"that damned Yankee rifle that they load on Sunday and shoot all week!\" for it's 16 round capacity and rapid fire capability. \n So... at around 1870, the average civilian already had access to better weapons than the average US Army soldier. \n This trend actually continued for quite some time. When the US Army went into bolt-action rifles like the [Krag rifle]( in 1892, civilians were buying rifles based on the [Mauser action]( which was so good that the US Army stole the design and produced the [M1903 Springfield]( If I remember correctly, the US Government ended up paying the Germans for that bit of theft. \n It's around this time you see the rise of the first hand held machine guns and semi-auto rifles. Guns like the [Thompson Submachine Gun]( were available to civilian before the US Army bought them, even though they were pricey. Same was true with the [Browning Automatic Rifle]( and the [Remington Model 8]( \n So in the early 20th century, civilians had access to weapons of similar or better capability than the US Military. World War 2 changed this a bit though, because you now saw a US Army equipped with [M1 Garand]( rifles, Thompson Machine Guns, Browning Automatic Rifles, etc. \n Despite the advances of WWII and the Korean War, your regular civilian could still buy full-autos (with a tax stamp, boo). In fact, weapons like the M-16 like the [AR-15]( \n In fact, it wasn't until 1986 that machine guns were effectively banned. But even beyond that, most civilian weapons tend to be of better quality than most military rifles. \n For example: a US Army soldier is stuck using an M-16 or M-4 rifle using a 5.56mm cartridge while their civilian counterpart can use a semi-auto AK rifle (which can be more reliable) or a 7.62mm battle rifle like the FN SCAR. \n However, since the restrictions on such weapons in 1934 and 1986, access to these weapons for civilians has been reduced. In 1934, the National Firearms Act was closed preventing new machine guns from being registered, thereby acting as a de-facto ban on automatic weapons. Despite this, thousands of Americans (particularly wealthy ones) can still buy machine guns built before 1986.","Summary: if we can interpret one Amendment into being functionally useless, then whats stopping us from doing that to all of them?\n\nPost: Because the 2nd Amendment doesn't expressly state a limitation of on which arms People can own. This was done on purpose because those who wrote the Amendment could not forsee every potential technological development. Furthermore, items that were common then, like rifles, pistols, and cannon were used by the People in a variety of ways. \n \n Rifles and pistols were used for personal defense, hunting, arming militias. \n \n Cannon were used to defend fortifications, arm militias, and even arm privateers and sailing ships from attacks by foreign navies and piracy. \n \n \n Does this mean people should own nukes? I don't think so. But if we wish to place a limitation on the 2nd Amendment as to which weapons we can and cannot own, then the most logical means to do so would be via Article V of the US Constitution: the process to Amend the document. \n The current way of doing things: fighting over various interpretations, is extremely unhelpful and lacks definition. Plus it actually worsens things by weakening the power of the Constitution and its associated Bill of Rights over its entirety.","Summary: Gun control and speech control are fundamentally different.\n\nPost: While I agree that many of those are unconstitutional restrictions, all of them depend on the due process of law to ascertain if speech meets those categories. The burden of proof is on the State or the party making the accusation. \n With respect to firearms, certain weapons are restricted at the outset, where the burden of proof is on the gun owner to justify their need before the fact, not after. Which goes contrary to how every Right in the Bill of Rights works. \n Essentially, 1st Amendment restrictions are all punishments for doing something . All 2nd Amendment restrictions are preemptive punishments where one did nothing wrong. \n I can yell \"Fire\" in a theater, and have that speech challenged after I've gone and said it. I can't own a machine gun because... nothing.","Summary: There is a right way to do things and a wrong way. Violating the Constitution for the sake of expediency is the Max Powers way: the wrong way but faster .\n\nPost: Bingo. The founders could not have possibly conceived of nuclear weapons, but in their day, it was not uncommon for militias to have cannons, merchant vessels to have cannons (to protect against piracy and foreign raiders), etc. \n The solution is not to push through legislation which violates the protected right, but to analyze the issue and craft an amendment that everyone can agree on to ensure that our freedoms are respected and the practical aspects of those freedoms are observed.","Summary: When drugs are legalized, you can re-allocate agency resources to play acronym games.\n\nPost: I would imagine it would be rolled into the BATFE turning it into the BATNFERBG - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Narcotics, Firearms, Explosives, and Really Big Fires. \n Makes no sense to have two agencies when one can suffice. Whats nice is that once drugs are legalized, we will undoubtedly see a drop in gun crime, which means we can legalize most guns currently regulated by the BATNFERBG and turn it into BANTBERG... \n OR! \n You do this: \n BANT - Bureau of Alcohol, Narcotics, and Tobacco\nBFERBGF - Bureau of Firearms, Explosives, and Really Big Fires","Summary: Don't fuck with our gun rights here in the US, it's a losing idea.\n\nPost: That Gun Control is completely ineffective in the United States and has no impact on violent crime. [Evidence: the general decline in violent crime in the United States, despite an increasingly liberalized approach to firearms regulation.]( \n Since the high-water mark of gun control laws (the Brady Bill/Federal Assault Weapons Ban) in 1994, gun laws across the States and the Federal Government have become increasingly relaxed. Concealed Carry of a firearm is easily legal in about 42 out of 50 States. The Federal Assault Weapons Ban was successfully expired. Firearms ownership is on the rise [based on local statistics regarding gun sales (and background checks)]( and [applications for permits]( NOTE: While firearms ownership is on the rise, as a percentage of the entire US Population it is either unchanged or in decline. \n Gun control, as a political platform is incredibly untenable and lacks support. Following the 1994 passage of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, the Democratic Party was ousted from both the House and Senate (seriously, check out the change from the [103rd Congress in 1993-1994]( and the [104th Congress in 1994-1995]( Today, this is even worse, as the demographic shift in firearms ownership has moved from hunting to home defense and modern sporting rifles. Up until the mid-1990s, the most popular rifles in America were bolt action hunting rifles. After the passage of the Assault Weapons Ban, the most popular rifle in the US was the [AR-15]( \n In fact, this is not completely forgotten by the Democratic party, which is slowly [backpeddling from the issue]( as [it loses popular support]( Honestly, the big difference is in the voters. Many who support calls for increased gun control are emotional voters for whom gun control is hardly a central issue. Gun owners who vote tend to have longer memories and better organization to cause actual political harm if they are wronged.","Summary: just because other Rights are violated, doesn't make it okay to violate others. We should fight to strengthen our Rights as a whole, not limit them.\n\nPost: I can stand in a public place and speak and nothing bad can happen too. But because of the risks, we say that my speech has to be done in accordance with time place and manner restrictions.' \n Yes, because other folks have a right to be free from your speech. No one wants to hear you yelling a 3am in the morning about something when they're trying to sleep. \n > Similarly, I can carry a gun in public and nothing bad can happen. But there are risks associated with that too, so we should be able to put restrictions in place to protect everyone's safety. \n True, but remember, people still have a right to carry in public, and any restriction must undergo strict scrutiny. For example: you can't make institute a permit scheme and make it cost $1,000,000. Nor can you force someone to take a training class that they have to pay for. \n Frankly, I'm a firm believer in fixing problems when they actually arise. In 42 states we have concealed carry with millions of people doing it, but we never really see too many problems with it. Frankly, I believe in punishing negative behavior... Drop your gun in the bathroom when taking a piss? Fine that person for negligence. Did your gun go off in public because your holster sucks? Fine them and put them on probation for a year. I believe in restricting behavior after the bad thing happened. \n > Our freedoms in this country have never been absolute, but when it comes to the second amendment, supporters seem unwilling to bend of even acknowledge that we can (and do) have common sense restrictions on very other right we have. \n Well, what's common sense to you is not common sense to them. Honestly, we have a Bill of Rights for a reason, if we weaken it, then what's the point of having it? How far do we go down the \"reasonable\" route until we have fundamentally undermined our freedom entirely? \n Look at the 4th Amendment today... originally designed to protect our property and personal information from illegal search and seizure, it's almost meaningless now. The TSA can finger your asshole, the NSA/DHS can record your calls, etc. It's almost as if the 4th Amendment doesn't even work anymore. We let it happen with that, so why let it happen with others?","Summary: it's a feature, not a bug.\n\nPost: Therefore, he doesn't feel a need to hold the states accountable to the constitution. That is bad, in my opinion. \n However, what he believes is technically backed up by the 10th Amendment. There is a clear delineation between what the Federal Gov't can do and what the States can't do, and vice-versa.","Summary: When you're knee deep in the red, the little unnecessary stuff should be the first to go... like the BATFE.\n\nPost: The only department who would be affected by your proposed de-regulation of guns is the ATF. I'm honestly not sure how much of their budget goes to gun control vs. tobacco and alcohol. Maybe you care to sift through their budget reports to substantiate your claims?. The ATF has an annual budget of 1.1 billion. Even if we stipulated that 100% of the ATF's budget went to combating guns (clearly not the case) \"BILLIONS\" of dollars will most definitely not be saved by gun de-regulation. \n As I mentioned, the billions would come from both the de-regulation on firearms and legalization of drugs. \n > By contrast, the DEA has a budget of ~6 billion and the DHS has a budget of 60 Billion (not sure how much of this is dedicated to supporting local drug efforts, but it's probably more than 0%). \n Not to mention the costs of the War on Drugs, the cost of associated crime, the cost of investigating that crime, the cost of jailing criminals due to the illicit drug trade, etc. This including State and Local expenditures adds up to a lot of money. \n > Seeing as how there is no logical reason that legalizing drugs necessitates de-regulating guns, and there doesn't appear to be any financial reason, can you please just admit that you're trying to shoe-horn your 2a views into a debate on gun control so we can all go home. \n There is a logical connection: gun laws were only put in place to deal with the rampant crime associated with the prohibition of substances. \n Prohibition happened, machine gun crime increased as a result, then machine guns were regulated heavily as a result. When Prohibition ended, machine gun crime fell, but the laws remained. \n In the 1960s-1980s drugs were banned, violent crime involving firearms increased, gun laws were passed. \n Therefor, if you legalize drugs, crime will drop, and gun laws would be unnecessary. \n Even today, with liberalized gun laws across the nation, crime still manages to decline, so why do we need prohibitions on machine guns, silencers, suppressors, etc? Or even the mail order purchase of firearms? Firearms are no different from any other market, there is no need to regulate them heavily. \n Remember, we're trying to cut the budget where we can. You need to justify the expenditures involved in maintaining the onerous firearms regulations in this nation, as well as the laws which perpetuate the War on Drugs.","Summary: Gun control is a waste of money, so fucking quit it along with everything else. You won't miss it.\n\nPost: and as I pointed out, the billions comes from legalization of drugs. almost nothing come from de-regulation of fire-arms. \n I never disagreed with that. But why legalize one thing and keep wasting money on the other? The idea is to cut costs. \n > Once more, the 2nd part of your sentence is not supported by the first.\nAgain, gun control is meant to combat a super-set of drug-related gun crime. That means that, if you could magically remove all drug related gun violence you still couldn't say that we had no need for gun control. \n Sure you can. The whole point of gun control is an attempt at combating crime associated with gangs and inner cities... and it fails miserably at that. So why continue to waste that money? \n > [citation needed] \n Is there gun control? Is it effective? Nope. You already made that point yourself when you pointed out that crime has been in decline despite the liberalization of gun control laws. \n > You're just not going to admit that this is you with a hammer saying, \"That's a nail! that's a nail!\", are you?\nAre you this hopped up about farm subsidies? You know the government spends like 20 - 25 billion a year on that? Don't you think that from a strictly numbers POV, getting rid of the farm subsidies is a better idea? (here's another chance for you to say, \"no, pinch. I'm a 2a guy and that's my thing. so I'm trying to shoe-horn my hatred of gun-control into this completely unrelated discussion.\") \n Yep. Get rid of all that crap. Even if we cut the Farm Subsidies, the War on Drugs, the BATFE, the TSA, and a huge chunk of other crap, that still won't be enough. But it sure as hell is a good start. \n I'd also cut out Pell grants and FAFSA. Mainly because those things are helping drive up tuition rates, making college unaffordable to anyone in the middle class. \n I'd also go after the pointless incentives from \"green\" energy, which is corporate welfare gussied up as 'environmentalism'. Wind power, solar power, electric cars... why are taxpayers subsidizing this crap when the government is in debt? \n When you're trying to cut trillions, and the Big-3 can't be cut (SS, Medicare/Medicaid, and DoD), then you gotta cut everything else.","Summary: I condone civilian ownership of all weapons because I believe the potential negatives to be overstated.\n\nPost: I firmly believe that as written, the 2nd Amendment allows access to any and all weapons by the civilian population. This includes: \n \n Handguns \n Rifles \n Fully automatic weapons \n C4 \n Stinger Missiles \n Armed UAVs \n Armed Naval Vessels \n Nuclear Weapons \n \n I also firmly believe that if we wish to set some limitations on which weapons we want the People to own, then this must be done via a Constitutional Amendment. Not by arbitrary state and Federal laws. \n Here's the kicker though... \n Let's say these weapons were all allowed to be owned: \n \n Handguns - easy to produce, very affordable \n Rifles - also easy to make, most affordable \n Full Auto - not much harder to make than a handgun or rifle, but generally more expensive \n C4 - somewhat more difficult to make, not very affordable \n Armed Naval Vessel - difficult to build, not affordable at all \n Stinger missile - technically difficult, not affordable \n Nuclear weapons - extremely difficult to produce, pretty much unaffordable \n \n See what happens? The free market for weapons stratifies who gets to use them. Sure, a multi-billionaire might be able to afford a nuclear weapon, but what is stopping them from buying one now? \n Furthermore, certain aspects of weapons systems can be regulated. UAVs would have to respect FAA regulations, as would Stinger missile owners. \n Weapons of a high explosive nature can be regulated so that they must be stored in accordance with existing explosive storage guidelines (aka, if the military stores it in a bunker, then you should too). \n Then you have the technical aspects of these weapons... you mention tanks. Tanks are crewed vehicles which require a great deal of fuel, maintenance, and coordination.","Summary: work on your inner game first, ignore this chick, realize there are plenty more out there in the world, and avoid shitting where you eat by getting into an office rebound relationship.\n\nPost: Ignore her. \n At least for a month or so, or just seem indifferent to her. Don't respond to her texts, don't go out of your way to chat with her. Let some other douche deal with her rebound (you don't want to deal with a girl in post-relationship rebound). The other issue here is you work with her, so you need to ascertain what you want out of this... do you just want sex? A relationship? I usually would recommend against office relationships, they tend to be messy affairs more often than not. \n Also, sounds like you have some oneitis here based on two things: 1. you're posting here on this sub about 'this girl', which I deem to mean you have no business bothering with until you figure out seduction, and 2. you seem overly excited about 'getting with her', which signifies to me that you lack an abundance mentality, which is going to doom you to fail. \n Oh, and you may not realize it yet, but you're probably friend-zones anyways based on these two quotes: \n > she also told me once (per text) that i'm 'seeming too nice for her taste' \n and \n > i'm afraid that i'm already in the friendzone and i never know how to deal with a girl, who freshly got out of a relationship with a guy she really, REALLY loved (3 yrs) and clinged on all the time (because shes one of the type of girl who wants to do everything for her boyfriend so she will definetly grieve a long time or get back together with him if i don't [know how to] react..).","Summary: We should be skeptical of the OP's side of things until we get more details.\n\nPost: FOLKS! This is just one poster with one call... do we have any corroborating evidence to back this story up? What if things did not go down the way the OP described them? \n Why would anyone believe an 'NRA sponsored' poll on gun issues? They know that people won't buy it anymore than people will believe a poll about natural gas fracking carried out by a company which fracks for natural gas! \n Furthermore, if this was a fundraising call, then why hang up? The OP was willing to talk to a Cold Caller!","Summary: while the Republicans have the Army, the Democrats have no qualms supporting Navy stuff (which is typically more expensive). In the end, it's a wash, they both equally support spending which helps them stay in office. Both end up supporting the Air Force.\n\nPost: BAD drebonymidnight! You've been spending time on /r/politics again... haven't you? HAVEN'T YOU? Wait till I tell your father, he is going to give you such a... \n Anyways, it's not entirely wrong to equate the Republicans to supporting the Department of Defense, but they are hardly the only ones. The issue your describing breaks down into three groups: \n \n The hawks - folks who want to flex US military muscles and clobber our enemies. Basically, they're pro-war fixes everything as opposed to doves, who believe in diplomacy. \n The pork consumers - folks who represent areas which supply weapons to the military (and in turn, create local jobs) or are home to large government bases which also bring in the valuable tax dollars. \n Those who believe that of all the things the Government should spend money on, the military is the only one explicitly allowed in our Constitution. \n \n For people who fall into category #1, they include both Democrats and Republicans. Republicans started the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but then again the Democrats continued them. The Democrats also entered into wars during the 1990s invading the former Yugoslavia to help fix the area. So it's not fair to equate hawkish behavior to just the GOP. \n In category #2, there are folks in both parties who support this because why not? They get money out of the deal, they get votes, etc. The problem is: most bases and weapons builders are in what we call RED STATES. This is due to two things: \n \n Military bases need a lot of room. Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, for example, is almost the size of the state of Rhode Island! This is done for a lot of reasons, mainly due to safety, and keeping costs down. You can only get this space in the rural areas of America, which are not heavily populated, and thus also tend to vote Republican. \n \n Weapons builders typically only have one customer: the Government. So they depend on contracts to supply jobs. However, they also like to keep costs down, and usually locate to places which are 'business-friendly' in terms of allowing them to not hire union workers or deal with lots of silly environmental regulations. So guess where they go? The rural parts of America! \n \n \n However, there are some exceptions: Shipbuilding and airplane building being a few example. Most of our Naval bases are on our coastline (obviously), and our coastal areas are the most heavily populated (typically), and these areas tend to vote Democrat more than not. So Democrats typically have a keen interest keeping these activities going. \n As for airplanes, this is even easier: a good example is the F/A-18 Super Hornet. When the company that built it went to Congress, they put a manufacturing plant producing a small portion of the plane in almost every State. It was hugely popular in Congress.","Summary: AnCaps should never defend the South in the Civil War... EVER. It's a dumb position to take.\n\nPost: President Buchanan was surprised and dismayed at Anderson's move to Sumter, unaware of the authorization Anderson had received. Nevertheless, he refused Pickens's demand to evacuate Charleston harbor. Since the garrison's supplies were limited, Buchanan authorized a relief expedition of supplies, small arms, and 200 soldiers. The original intent was to send the Navy sloop-of-war USS Brooklyn, but it was discovered that Confederates had sunk some derelict ships to block the shipping channel into Charleston and there was concern that Brooklyn had too deep a draft to negotiate the obstacles. Instead, it seemed prudent to send an unarmed civilian merchant ship, Star of the West, which might be perceived as less provocative to the Confederates. As she approached the harbor entrance on January 9, 1861, Star of the West was fired upon by a battery on Morris Island, which was staffed by cadets from The Citadel, among them William Stewart Simkins, who were the only trained artillerists in the service of South Carolina at the time. Batteries from Fort Moultrie joined in and Star of the West was forced to withdraw. Major Anderson prepared his guns at Sumter when he heard the Confederate fire, but the secrecy of the operation had kept him unaware that a relief expedition was in progress and he chose not to start a general engagement. ]( \n All the Union wanted to do was resupply its troops on land that it rightfully owned. The South fired first in every instance. \n Also, what was the justification of the South leaving the Union? Oh, right, because new States being admitted into the Union might be abolitionist, further eroding their power in the Federal Government under the agreed upon framework of the US Constitution. \n I'm sorry, but this is one topic where AnCaps completely and utterly fall apart and look dumb on. The South was pissed that things weren't going their own way and wanted to take their ball and go home. Then they began shooting at the US because of what? An installation they had no right to own? \n They violated the non-aggression principle multiple times, but their grievous error was breaking the contract they had with the other States of the Union because they didn't get their way. They didn't wash their hands of any \"mess\". There was no mess! \n They claim that the election of Lincoln was the last straw ! How can you use such a threat against an entire nation of people participating in an election of one person to one branch of government? What. The. Fuck. \n Furthermore, the South was a bastion of slavery which allowed it to build huge estates and bastions of wealth on the backs of other people unwillingly pressed into service and uncompensated for their work.","Summary: the war in Iraq was primarily designed to protect US access to cheap foreign oil... from Canada.\n\nPost: Not really. The Iraq War had plenty of tangible benefits to the global marketplace by bringing Iraqi oil supplies to the market and improving access to it, especially in a time when India and China (biggest users of Middle Eastern oil) were expanding rapidly. \n So yes, the Iraq War was about American oil interests, but not for imperialistic reasons. We didn't get to keep all that oil, did we? The US let foreign nations from China and France (who opposed the war) come in with companies to bid on improving Iraqi oil infrastructure to sell it on the open market. This added to the global oil supply and helped stabilize prices.","Summary: Big Brother loves you.\n\nPost: What a terrible article. A pro-socialist fluff piece that is disguised by emotional drivel. \n I'll give you all the quick and dirty of it: \nThe author's father (who lives in England) is dying, and the author's shit is all emotional and stuff, and he watches a hospital take care of him in his final hours of life. Of course this is all amazing due to [le] National Health Service of the UK which pays for everything. Even years of treatments, and asks nothing in return... except taxes... from rich people. But fuck them right? \n Apparently, this is in contrast to America where you need insurance, and you need to fill out forms and stuff, and you're treated like subhuman garbage and your not treated as well by doctors and stuff. \n Seriously: \n > He was a charming, damaged, charismatic, fiercely intelligent, dissolute individual, who lived entirely on his own terms. As a professional gambler, it is unlikely he paid much if any tax in 37 years. He had no will, no funeral plan. He never did fill out the forms necessary to vote in the last election, or the one before that, as I discovered. He just hated forms. I could sympathize. Had he stayed in the US, it is – how you say – dollars to doughnuts he wouldn’t have got it together to fill out the forms, and would have had no health insurance. He considered the US system “absolutely unmanageable”. \n That sounds more like lazy to me. Life is full of responsibilities, having a will, being prepared for the inevitable... but fuck it, right? Who has time to fill out forms and shit? DAE YOLO? \n > I cannot imagine how any civilized country could do better. I cannot see how any country can be truly civilized without it. \n Really? In order to be a civilized country, you need socialized healthcare? Sigh... This is such a pro-INGSOC fluff piece. If only he wrote about [le] Sweden, so folks here can circlejerk all the usual topics: free shit, drugs, pretty women, and SAP Europeans.","Summary: God created men, <insert Sam Colt/John Browning/etc> made them all equal, and also helped overthrow monarchies and other bullshit.\n\nPost: No, humanity would not be better off, and here is why: \n Guns are an equalizer. When firearms came onto the scene, they revolutionized how wars were fought, and ultimately how human beings protected their own lives. \n As you understand, prior to firearms, wars were predominantly dependent on the brute force of human strength and training. In a one on one fight, the man with the strength and ability to apply it efficiently and effectively was bound to win. Even if their opponent was armed in such a manner that made him superior 'on paper' (say he was armored with a sword versus some stronger and more agile with just a sword), the advantage could be blurred. \n Furthermore, in the Middle Ages, the most well-trained and armed folks were Knights. They had superior weapons, horses, and armor which allowed them to back the will of their noble leaders with force. While peasants may have a few weapons like spears, bows, and swords, they were no match. Even classes of men like archers required great strength and training to use their bows effectively. \n Then there were the average folks... if you were walking down a road and accosted by one or two men, chances are you gave up what they wanted or you stood a good chance of dying. If you were a woman, an elderly person, or someone who was injured/disabled, you were equally easy to be victimized. \n Firearms changed all of that. When they came onto the scene, a man with a decent firearm could easily take down the strongest and most well armored knight. That was HUGE . The amount of armor, training, weaponry, and skill a knight possesses is NOT cheap. Yet a metal tube using powder to propel a metal ball can cut that down. Multiply this by thousands of men, and all of a sudden you could field armies that were incredibly effective, cheap to equip, and cheap to train. The amount of time it trained someone to be efficient and effective at shooting was far less than training them to shoot a bow properly or fight with a sword. Heck, if all else fails, just stick a bayonet on the end of a firearm and you have the equivalent of a dozen pikemen. \n So what did this all mean? This now meant that power was no longer concentrated with the nobles and royalty. \n Now, what about the average folks? Well, remember the women, the old, the injured/disabled? Hell even the regular strong/fit adult males? Well guess what, when someone came out of the woods to attack them, they had some decent firepower to fight back. Sure, their attackers may have weapons of their own, but their weapons are no better than yours. They may have more of them than you (if multiple people attack you), but you know if you hit them, you may kill them.","Summary: well-regulated' has nothing to do with the Right to Bear arms outside of being part of it's justification. It has to do with the militias themselves being well trained, in order for them to be well trained, people need access to guns.\n\nPost: Because 'well-regulated' was intended to mean 'well-trained'. \n Let's take a look at the 2nd Amendment: A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. \n The whole part regarding the militia is a sort of justification for the Right, explaining it's purpose. In short, the militia is seen as the best way to preserve the state of freedom in the United States. For a militia to be effective, it must be 'well regulated', aka: well-trained ([using the contemporary definition of the word, in the late 1700s]( \n So how do we have people maintain their proficiency as members of their militia? By ensuring their access to arms is protected from infringement. By either a foreign power, or a domestic one.","Summary: The US Military isn't really seeing a massive build up.\n\nPost: Yes and no. \n Yes, because things like the Iraq War in 2003 were done to bring stability to a regions where a globally traded commodity (oil) was produced. The US (and rest of UN) was in a bind: a dictator sat on a large stockpile of the stuff, but because he was a dickhead, we couldn't do business with him. So we went in, hanged him, and opened up the oil to everyone. Fun fact: the US doesn't get much oil from the Middle East (I'd say less than 10%). We get it from Canada. But Canadian oil prices are tied to global prices (we don't get an \"America's Hat\" discount). See? Globalization... sorta. \n No, because the US Military, with the exception of Iraq and Afghanistan hasn't grown much. After the USSR fell, the DoD faced some pretty deep budget cuts. Many bases were closed, the number of ships, submarines, and even aircraft carriers were slowly being drawn down. The size of the Army and USMC were also cut. If it weren't for: \n \n Yugoslavia \n Kosovo \n Iraq \n Afghanistan \n The rest of the \"Global War on Terror\" \n \n Our military would be a bit smaller today. In fact, I posit that our military would be in better shape, because the lack of expenditures in fighting two wars simultaneously with a primary emphasis on ground forces would have left us a bit more balanced. A good example of this is the F-22A. We need this aircraft (even though the USSR is gone) because the one its replacing (the F-15) is too old and lacks advantages over existing adversaries. It's also \"maxed out\" in that you can't really upgrade it. If we didn't fight in Afghanistan or Iraq, we'd probably have 300 of these planes, instead of about half that. Why? spending priorities ...","Summary: guns make it easier for people to act in revolt. But their primary use is to dissuade the Gov't from acting improperly through the threat of their employment, not their direct employment.\n\nPost: A year later , a second crisis erupts. The Gov't has been operating on Emergency Powers for too long, and following pressure from their constituencies, the Congress convenes to review the situation and determine the best course of action. However, the issue of representation in the impacted states arises. New York City alone lost 7.5 million people. NJ and CT also lost hundreds of thousands of people due to those living in proximity to the city and the nuclear fallout. The issue of representation becomes an issue. The New York delegation technically represents people who no longer exists. GOP delegations want a special census to redistribute representation properly. The delegations of NY, NJ, and CT disagree. The discussion may call for SCOTUS (the Supreme Court) to intervene. Furthermore, a new measure is proposed to permanently enact many of the civil restrictions to travel, speech, and firearms ownership. Given the deadlock in Congress, the President is forced to continue the use of his Emergency Powers and Executive Orders. Elections that were to occur that year are suspended 6 months until the situation is defused. The People are agitated to say the least, and elements from both sides of the political spectrum begin to become angry. There is a sense of calm in urban areas, but this is due to a massive show of force by Police and NG units. In rural areas, ambushes become common, as well as sniper attacks. Active Army/USMC units are sent in to capture/kill these rebels. Then it happens: In the backwoods of Kentucky, a convoy of people is ambushed and attacked by the US military because they may be responsible for robbing a local grain silo. Apache Helicopters gun down the convoy. 43 men, women, and children are killed. Some were armed for self-defense, but the majority were below the age of 18. It turns out the convoy was helping to transport the people to a local Church/School to get food and stay warm. Word spreads through internet discussion boards, military and police actions are increasingly filmed and shared. The Gov't begins to clamp down to prevent the spread of this news, and sites like Youtube and Reddit are shut down. In major cities, the pent up populations agitate, peaceful protests against the Gov't erupt into riots. Guns are dug up from gardens and armed. Local National Guard and police find themselves overwhelmed and increasingly unwilling to support the Federal Government. Some units even arrest their commanding officers and depose them. Across the nation, private firearms are used to ambush, capture, or kill police and NG. Most simply surrender, while others put up massive firefights. The Federal Government locks down transportation and civil liberties even more. \n Data points: At this point, I'd like to point out some statistical information. In the United States, there are an estimated 240M Firearms owned by approximately 70 to 90 million people. In most statistics, there is a firearm in 47% of private homes. Furthermore, the size of the US Army 561,984 (2012) who are deployed at home and abroad backed up by an additional 567,299 National Guard and Reserve forces. Most troops in the US military fill support roles (Supply and Logistics, Administrative positions, etc), so 30-40% of those numbers are made up of people who are not in 'combat units' per se. Furthermore, the USMC brings 240,000 to the table. The trick here is to realize most US combat personnel are typically deployed overseas or combat zones. Realistically, the numbers in the US are quite large, but never the whole of the amount. This means the military is stuck between two fronts, overseas and at home. Furthermore, the Police are even more defrayed... while there are 600,000+ police for Federal agencies, cities, towns, states, and prisons, they too suffer from a divide in active patrol units, prison details, administrative staff, etc. Furthermore, they are also de-centralized and distributed widely. In fact, in many smaller towns, you may have 60 police officers per 20,000 people. This number varies based on your population density and region, but in many cases, the police are hopelessly outnumbered. \n Now... back to the story (it's nearing the end). \n The US following the nuclear attack is almost unrecognizable to anyone visiting from the pre-attack days. It's a nation at war at home and abroad. In both the cities and rural areas, you have armed groups fighting one another. You have the 'loyalist' groups who remain entrenched and continue to support the Gov't. You also have 'opposition' forces who have traded sides. 'Opposition' National Guard forces, with the help of local civilian militias lay ambush and fight with active US Army / USMC forces. Even then, you have division in the ranks, with Commanding Officers being 'fragged' by subordinates or sacked completely. Morale is at an all time low. Supply convoys are attacked using IEDs and other weapons. The 'opposition' becomes more heavily armed with their own weapons, armored vehicles, and aircraft. The USAF is either grounded, or bombing ground targets. Some bases are shelled and attacked, leaving million dollar pieces of stealth aircraft littering the runways. Fuel supplies are cut. 'Loyalist' personnel are attacked in their home, their families are taken hostage. Loyalist and Opposition leaders emerge and are attacked and killed. Regional alliances form, the impact on supply lines becomes too much. US forces abroad are reluctantly withdrawn and brought home, but by then it's too late. The economy is in tatters, the Europeans are crushed under their civil unrest. Russia takes advantage of the situation by seizing territories, and as the US fleet sales home from the region, China begins its assault on Taiwan to distract its people and claim what is rightfully theirs. \n I'm not really sure how this story will end. But the collapse of the United States is all but ensured. The democratic system is fractured, the President is deposed, and as the dust settles and the world burns, a few leaders rise up and begin to discuss a new Constitutional Convention. \n Now, to the OP's question: did privately owned firearms make this possible? I'd say yes, they did, because they simply enabled civilians to act in defense of their freedoms early and often. They also ensured civilians were properly trained in the employment of firearms. However , the key to this rests in the employment of civilians in an armed revolution... you don't send a bunch of guys who shoot from a bench rest in target competitions after a squad of Army Rangers, you send them after the convoys, teaching them to make explosives, to seize more powerful weapons, and impact the enemy in their rear. The real fighting happens between more evenly matched units. The average armed citizen is useless on their own, but in groups, with a few veterans from foreign wars, you can make effective actions against more well-armed foes.","Summary: dating two women at the same time for the first time in my life, need some pointers on what to do.\n\nPost: 26M here. \n So, I applied the knowledge learned here. I've gotten over AA, I've kino'd, I've moved in for the #-close, the k-close and even the f-close. In addition to this, I've been on /r/fitness, /r/keto, and /r/crossfit, working out and getting in shape. My confidence is high, but now I'm in a bit of a crunch: I'm a little overwhelmed by all the dating now! \n So here's the backstory: I broke up with my ex of 1 year last January. It sucked hard, I was an ultra AFC, and was down in the dumps. I didn't really understand why I felt the need to break up, but it really came down to not finding the relationship fulfilling. Go to /r/relationships , and any one of those posts can sub for what I was feeling. \"She was perfect! The one! ...and I gave her up! Woe is me!\" It was a struggle to move on, I took the smallest of steps and decided to focus on myself for once. Not just to be selfish, but to become the man I want to be. So I started small, I started flossing. Something I never did regularly, but figured it would be good (I have great teeth, I was just lazy). Building on that, I joined a Crossfit gym and started working out. I worked on advancing my career (and I have done so). I even got it in my head that I can have a six-pack ... fuck yeah (still working on it). \n So fast forward to September and I am finally hitting my stride. My confidence was back, I was making approaches, and I really did not give a fuck . I broke my dry spell with an Au Pair from Latin America... yes! It was awesome. Worked out great, but moved on. Then I met a few other women and really enjoyed their company. \n But now, I'm a little stuck. Back in October, I met two lovely ladies, and I'm not sure what to do! They're both chill and laid back, both very interesting, and both very much into me. I've been seeing them on and off for a few weeks, and am feeling a bit AFC again. I feel like I have to choose between one or the other... Or none at all. Like I owe it to them... even though no discussion on exclusivity has ever been brought up. I'm torn, because I like the sex, the company, but on the other hand, I enjoy the freedom of being single. Both women have their upsides and downsides, and I'm not sure what the hell I want to do. I feel like my Abundance Mentality isn't working here, and I hate to string people along as well. But thus far, I kinda like the attention and don't want to give it up just yet. \n So I ask you Seddit, Do you have any tips to share? Rules to stick to? \n Thanks!"],"string":"[\n \"Summary: The Gun Rights side is grassroots, the Gun Control side is astroturf at best.\\n\\nPost: The NRA gets millions of dollars every year from the gun industry-- doesn't mean its goal is \\\"to maximize profits for the gun industry.\\\" And \\\"The Gun Industry\\\" isn't a singular behemoth; hundreds of companies make individual donations. \\n The NRA and the \\\"gun industry\\\" is made up of millions of individuals whose goals are relatively inclusive to one another. Individuals want the right to keep and bear arms, and companies want to be able to sell their firearms to people who want to keep and bear arms... because if gun ownership is curtailed, both groups lose. But if gun rights prevail, they both win. The NRA, however, receives the majority of its funding from its membership and sponsors... even then, things get tricky because the NRA has multiple sub-units: \\n \\n NRA - Which sponsors sport shooting, training, etc. \\n NRA-ILA - Institute for Legislative Action, their lobbying arm \\n \\n Funding between the two units is contained for tax purposes, and all membership fees go to the first and not the second. The second raises money through fundraising drives. \\n The primary gun lobby for gun manufacturers is actually the [National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)]( located coincidentally, in Newton, CT. \\n But here's the interesting thing to consider... those organizations which campaign for gun control are much smaller than all those which campaign for gun rights by membership... but financially? They're backed by billionaires like Michael Bloomberg, and other wealthy elite like George Soros, Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, etc. \\n So... where is the outrage there? If lobbying is simply a money problem, the gun control groups should be winning... but their organizational strength is very low, mainly due to the lack of actual grassroots support.\",\n \"Summary: The 2nd Amendment is incredibly and unconstitutionally limited, more so than the 1st Amendment.\\n\\nPost: The 2nd Amendment actually does have limitations, most notably the National Firearms Act of 1934 which classes weapons...and then the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the \\\"Machine Gun Ban\\\"[1] provision in the Firearm Owners Protection Act passed in 1986. \\n To be honest, I don't see how these laws are Constitutional, or what their Constitutional basis is. \\n Also, none of these laws are analogous to any restriction on the 1st Amendment, which in my opinion, is pretty lax. The 1st Amendment can only be evaluated after something as been published or spoken, with regards to the freedom of speech and press. \\n For example: \\n \\n Yelling \\\"Fire\\\" in a crowded theater may cause a riot, but what if there really was a fire? Or what if you yelled \\\"Fire\\\" in an incredibly sarcastic way? Nothing ever stopped you from yelling \\\"Fire\\\", and the effect of doing so cannot be evaluated until it is said. \\n \\n Restrictions on slander and libel are similar, but remember, the 1st Amendment protects your right to print them, it doesn't protect your from someone or some corporation who wishes to sue you for the damages that you caused them and their reputation. Lets say you release a completely faked video showing a politician stuffing orphans into a giant meat grinder. The video gets a million hits, people vote the guy out and his career is ruined. He knows you faked it, and sues you. The Court reviews the evidence and clearly calls you out for faking your video. The 1st Amendment protected your right release that video, but it is not a shield against the damages caused if your video was a fabrication. \\n \\n \\n If we treated the 2nd Amendment like the 1st Amendment, there would be no \\\"gun laws\\\" that we see today. Why? Because how you use your guns is what will be questioned after the fact, not what guns you use. \\n A lot of gun control is effectively a preemptive punishment because others in the past misused them. [Some douchebag gangster shoots up a bunch of other douchebag gangsters with a machine gun in a basement in Chicago on Valentines Day]( and all of a sudden, I can't own a machine gun. Some politicians thought it would be wise to punish an entire country for the actions of a few people.\",\n \"Summary: Firearms crime accounts for 0.012% of American Gun owners showing that 99.88% are peaceful and law abiding.\\n\\nPost: But what about personal responsibility and consequences? \\n Consequences will be punished via due process of the justice system. Using a gun to kill someone is no different than using a knife or a car. Either way, you're going to face those consequences. \\n > Much more important and something that I think a lot of Americans lack. \\n I respectfully disagree. As of 2011, 47% of American adults own at least one firearm. This is about 100 million people (based on the recent census data accounting for 250 million adults in the USA) owning approximately 300 million firearms. \\n There are also approximately 12,000 criminal firearms deaths per year (I purposefully exclude suicides). Most of those criminal firearms deaths are committed by people who are barred from legal firearms ownership btw. So 12,000 out of 100 million means that 0.012% of the population is fucking things up. This means that 99.988% of the population owns firearms in a responsible manner .\\nI would say that means most Americans (at least firearms owners) are personally responsible and aware of the consequences of firearms use. Especially considering that in 42 out of 50 states, it is legal to carry a gun on your person.\",\n \"Summary: don't buy into one side or the other too much, sometimes things just happen for a multitude of reasons which are tough to grasp.\\n\\nPost: Of course it did. Just like most documentaries, it has a specific slant in mind. I like them because they are informative, but folks should really look at sources which oppose the documentary to get both sides of the matter. \\n Food Inc, another great documentary, is also a bit misleading in the presentation of its material as well. \\n The truth exists only between both sides of the story. The very idea that some mustachioed man was twirling his evil mustache while laughing maniacally at the elimination of public transit is quite false. Capitalism isn't evil, and municipally provided services are not the beacon of efficiency and profitability that people make them out to be.\",\n \"Summary: You're full of shit. \\n Done and done. Grow up. You're acting like a child on here.\\n\\nPost: Oh ok, not trusting people with high-powered explosives is projecting my own insecurities? \\n Yep. \\n > You, sir, are a moron and a liar. You're being completely disingenuous. If you had a small child and your neighbor living 20 feet away said that he was working on mustard gas or a nuclear weapon, AND HE BOUGHT ALL THE NECESSARY SHIT, you wouldn't be so gung-ho to protect his right to do it. \\n Depends if I even knew he was doing it... even then, I'd hope he was meeting the various requirements governing the storage of chemicals in accordance with our nations environmental laws. You need a permit for those, and the home needs to be properly zoned for the production of such items. \\n See what I did there? I used alternate regulatory schemes to keep evil stuff away from my home. Like zoning laws! But then what happens if he moves to a warehouse on the outskirts of town... that's okay then, right? \\n > It's really easy to act as if you support all of that crap, because it then makes it that much easier to say that all guns should be legal; cause honestly, next to allowing a nuclear bomb, allowing an assault rifle really doesn't seem that bad. But when push comes to shove, nobody trusts their neighbor to be cooking up mustard gas unsupervised. \\n Honestly, I'm not too worried about my neighbors doing this stuff. Chances are, if they tried either a nuclear bomb or mustard gas, they'd probably kill themselves in the process. Much like most folks who attempt to cook meth in a home unsupervised. \\n Again though, what's stopping them from doing the same thing, RIGHT NOW...? \\n > If you had a better response to this, you would have said something more insightful than 'Oh grow up.'\",\n \"Summary: Corporations love it when big government creates strong regulation which ultimately benefits them in some way, but hates it when they are taken to the courts where they can be penalized heavily.\\n\\nPost: Lawsuits fundamentally won't work. Companies care very much about how much they are allowed to pollute. Individuals only care very little about individual polluters. \\n Lawsuits don't work? The biggest reason most corporations love things like the EPA and other \\\"big government\\\" regulations is that it shifts the burden from them to the taxpayer to regulate them. Corporations hate lawsuits so much so, that its one of the driving reasons behind crap like CISPA. \\n > i.e., I care about the pollution produced by all, say, 1000 factories in or around where I live, but I'm not able to drop $1 000 000 on a massive lawsuit against each factory. Each factory, however, cares a lot about their pollution, and will readily mount a $1 000 000+ defense. \\n Do you have a fundamental understanding of case law? All you need to do is win once or twice. \\n > Lawsuits can't help in asymptotic situations like this, which is why we need strong government regulation. \\n Government regulations are what allow pollution in the first place! The companies can hide behind the regulatory captured EPA and pollute at will and pay \\\"slap on the wrist\\\" fines each time. Then, when something does go wrong, they can point out they followed the regulations and nothing can be done. \\n The Government is quite terrible at regulating things. This is the same Government who has an FDA which can't stop salmonella outbreaks, the same Government which fell asleep at the wheel during the 2008 financial apocalypse, etc. \\n Your intentions are good, but your faith is misplaced. Especially considering the amount of special interests involved in our politics means that no meaningful change can happen through government. \\n The courts though, are a bit better. Granted, not perfect, but the number of checks and balances there against corporations can somewhat level the playing field. It draws these polluters from behind their super-PAC lobbies and forces them into the spotlight to defend themselves in a place where silly PR ads don't work.\",\n \"Summary: went a little overboard here...\\n\\nPost: If that City is NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles or San Francisco, there would be political impacts in the long run. \\n I imagine the Democratic party would suffer greatly if a stronghold like NYC were eliminated.... at the next census, NY State might become more red, or move from being strictly blue, and the loss of population would mean that the electoral votes would be re-distributed to other states. \\n Then NJ and Connecticut would suffer too (but mainly NJ), with huge unemployment due to the loss of the NYC jobs, as well as damage to NJ's more populous urban areas (Hoboken, Weehawken, Jersey City). The decline in tax revenues would further ruin the State's fiscal situation causing it to suffer shutdowns and furloughs as the money dries up. This would further cause a demographic shift as people would leave the State for better jobs, while those in power are held responsible for the lack of or poor government service. Gov. Christie would win re-election (2015) assuming he pulls the same act he did after Hurricane Sandy, but he is also stuck with an increasingly dire situation in the State. \\n Eventually the Federal Government is forced to respond, but the loss of a major financial sector of its economy has shocked foreign investors and has given them pause from buying US debt with fears that the nations already shaky fiscal situation may worsen. While there is optimism that the rebuilding of New York City (cued by President Obama's speech in the crater at Ground Zero 2) may help spur the nations economy, the loss of many leaders in the nations financial industries, as well as whole financial institutions like Goldman Sachs puts a pall on the entire situation. Investments in US treasuries decline, forcing the already cash strapped Federal Government to do the unthinkable: raise interest rates. This, comes at the worst possible time... with unemployment at all time highs, credit markets drying up, and fears of American fiscal insolvency the whole situation unravels. The US Government is forced to print more currency to pay its debts, especially with a loss of tax revenue due to an economy in free-fall. The increased currency leads to inflation and fears which lead to a run on the banks. Riots break out, people break into their local banks only to find they are devoid of the hard currency to cover their accounts. ATMs dry up, and people who were heavily dependent on the electronic access of their money are stuck begging for food. \\n This civil unrest spreads from coast to coast, the National Guard in several states are called up, but many part-time soldiers choose to stay home. Police officers and other civil servants suffer from the economic collapse, being increasingly incensed at being paid in a fiat currency with no value. Gasoline is $12/gallon. Food, while plentiful, is difficult to buy as few people had large stores of cash. People attempt to buy things with gold and silver, with limited success. \\n In the years following the disaster, the Obama administration is in shambles. Exhausting all fiscal options in the wake of the 2008-2010 Great Recession, the government is literally paralyzed. All non-essential employees are furloughed, air traffic control operates at partial capacity (though this doesn't matter much because the high fuel costs and lack of travel have grounded most air traffic). Many disgruntled Federal Employees begin stealing equipment and weapons for sale on the black market. Firearms sales are at all time highs as unreliable police response times force people to defend themselves. The American Militia rises again, a necessity to defend what few resources people have. The inner cities and poorer urban areas are burned out hulks. The end of welfare entitlements and EBTs have taken the most desperate of American society an forced them to fight for their survival. They leave their cities and become a scourge on suburban and rural populations. Local militias make quick work of most mobs, but they become organized themselves. The New Black Panthers and the radical elements of La Raza form to defend the interests of their people. Gangs like the Crypts, Bloods, and MS-13s fight for control in an increasingly lawless America. The Federal Government uses drone surveillance and strikes to target \\\"domestic terrorist organizations\\\", though the definition seems to include anyone who wants to defend their property and refuse to submit to Federal resource redistribution orders (food seizures for redistribution). \\n Globally, a withdrawn and increasingly (financially) limited US Military begins to abrogate its responsibilities across the planet. Israel launches airstrikes against Iran (no longer being hampered by the US), the Iranians respond by invading Iraq and fomenting revolt in the nation. North Korea seizes the opportunity and invades its southern neighbor. Seoul is shelled day and night for a week. Millions are killed as North Korean troops flood across the border, spurred by promises of loot and spoils. In the China sea, the tensions (due to the instability in energy markets) over the Senkaku Islands boils over with a Chinese attack on a Japanese Kongo Class Destroyer. Japan, realizing it is no longer secure without US help rapidly develops a nuclear program, but when word gets out, a Chinese pre-emptive first strike occurs. Tokyo and other major cities are eliminated, the remaining JSDF units surrender or escape south to Australia. Taiwan (which has been on a war-footing) launches its own pre-emptive strike on Chinese naval bases and missile sites, destroying many Chinese amphibious vessels. However a late night drop of paratroopers begins an entrenched land war on the island. \\n China, to further its regional interests begins an economic war with the United States in order to further destabilize its ability to maintain its military and domestic stability. Hackers also interrupt the US banking sectors recovery by emptying accounts and shutting down infrastructure support systems. \\n Years later, the global dynamic has changed, with the US no longer being a global superpower. China's attempt at being a regional power is stifled by a troublesome Taiwan, a rampaging and nuclear armed North Korea, and the economic fallout from war with its largest trading partner (the US) leading to mass unemployment and civil unrest. Russia quietly sits on the sidelines profiting from its oil and gas businesses. The EU has also fallen to pieces, with many nations pulling out of the Euro and re-issuing domestic currencies. The UK is in complete unrest as its economy falls apart. Germany and France are at odds yet again as a resurgence in European nationalism puts \\\"earning and productive\\\" nations like Germany and Poland at odds with those like Italy, Greece, France and Spain. \\n Back in the US, the new Republican leadership in the US attempts to foement war with Canada over its increasing shift to the Chinese economic sphere (Canadian oil going overseas would severely hurt the United States). In the US itself, the Federal Government has been forced into an extremely authoritarian role, suspending what remaining Constitutional Rights the people had in an attempt to restore order. This begins a slow burn in American society with talks of \\\"restoring the US Constitution by any means necessary\\\". Federal agents and authoritarian politicians are slowly murdered, some being hung for display to everyone for their crimes from the Golden Gate bridge after being tarred and feathered. \\n A decade after the Great Impact, the world is worse off than ever. Civil war in the US has resulted in a broken nation, with the remaining coastal elites being unwilling to compromise with the interior conservative states over a new Constitution. Many former blue states want a more 'progressive' document to protect their social interests, while red states want a return to 'smaller government'. \\n New York City is slowly rebuilt... despite the economic and civil woes. It returns to its roots by becoming a port city and being a point of trade for European goods.\",\n \"Summary: Government policy to subsidize poor people usually has this nasty habit of hurting them more. The result? More policies to help them which will hurt them more. Don't worry though, the Government is out of money anyways, they'll stop soon, right? RIGHT??\\n\\nPost: Part 2: \\n > Capitalists don't like price clarity for comparison shopping purposes because it increases competition on prices and lowers margins. \\n Ah, those evil capitalists, always trying to fuck you all over. Not like those government folks, they're just trying to fuck you over... but it's for your own good dammit! But it is true, but as he explains below, its a pretty self-correcting problem. \\n You see: if your lazy you will pay more. If you're willing to work to find a good deal, you'll pay less. SHOCKER! Right? \\n > Honestly, the direct analogue is how best buy is now price-matching because of \\\"show rooming\\\" - now that internet prices are available on cell phones, Best Buy can't get away with charging 50% more than an internet price. Like Best Buy is on an SD camera memory card. $34 in the store/$18 on Newegg. They're still charging that $16 dollar difference. That's not capitalism and price competition. Best Buy is hoping you don't check online. Hoping you're not a smart consumer. And, if we didn't have cell phones or we don't check, then you had a pure capitalism system, but an inefficient one. That system is not inherently good. Now you can make your educated decisions on the spot in the store. \\n Wait a second here, so, what happened before the internet on cell phones? Or before the internet itself? Hmmmmmm.... Let me get in my time machine and go back to 1988... I see people shopping for a new TV. They go to one store and check the price. They go to the other down the street and check there. Then they go to the another and check again. There was no internet back then, only brick and mortars... You know what they did? They either bought the one which was the lowest in price, or used this new found information to haggle prices down elsewhere. \\n The internet, and sites like Amazon, are just the evolution of that. The information is easier to access, but the process is the same. Some people, are, in fact, too lazy to search for a better deal. Maybe they're rich and love buying Monster Cables for that clear sound. Chances are, they're just lazy and bad with money (but that's a whole different issue unto itself). \\n IRONICALLY, the very technology he cites to allow price checking online was a product of the 'free market'. The Government didn't set up an online \\\"price-checking marketplace\\\" like they did with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) so people can compare. Google did. Amazon did. Ebay did. Apple did. Why? Because they get something out of you using their services (ad revenue or device usage) and you get something you want. Free market! \\n > That access to knowledge is one of the things college does not have. But they have been developing calculators for borrowers to improve that. \\n Are you fucking kidding me? Every college has a course catalog that tells you the cost per credit hour and associated lab fees. You can also look online to check out a particular program, the types of classes you need to take, how many you need, and add it all up. Tuition rates usually stay the same per academic year, so you'll have a pretty good idea of what one year at school costs, and you can project other years if you account for inflation and the inevitable tuition increases. \\n It's not difficult, you just can't be lazy. \\n In the end, this whole paragraph of crap doesn't really do much, but points out what we already knew, people pay a premium for convenience. Used to be, poor people who really wanted to go through college worked their way through it. They studied at night and waited tables during the day and vice versa and could afford it. Sometimes they took out a private loan to cover the gap in their wages and college costs, but they would be modest by today's standards. \\n Then, someone in the Government, probably a Democrat... but I wouldn't be surprised if this was a lame brain GOP idea (like Obamacare was originally theirs), decided: \\\"OMG, these poor people, they want to go to college, but can't do it without working, lets give out moar loans for free!\\\" \\n Don't get me started on the national push for college education... just like the ol' \\\"home ownership as an investment meme\\\", college was \\\"a guaranteed way to make big bucks!\\\" Poor people, who I hate to refer to as \\\"poor\\\" (I like modest better) believed it was an instant way to riches, and ate it up. Now, as with the housing bubble, they are dis-proportionally going to be the victims. Because unlike the rich upper middle class and rich kids with mommy and daddy to help pay off their loans, they're stuck with the bill. Even if they get jobs, they're literally paying rent to the Government, on top of all their other expenses.\",\n \"Summary: yes, they were wrong.\\n\\nPost: I'd say yes, they were wrong... insofar as the potential for a collapse as a result of it. \\n For one thing, everyone know oil is a finite resource. This is no surprise. \\n For another, the price of oil is typically tied to supply and demand, and as the supply shinks and demand increases, the prices will match to suit. Now... what is interesting here is: as oil prices go up, other sources of hydrocarbon became economical to extract. Deeper reserves of oil in the sea floor for example. Frakking improves. You even begin to see investments into methane clathrate as an alternative energy source. Not to mention investments in efficiency improvements in cars and electrical generation and transport as well as what I like to call \\\"supplemental\\\" energy sources like solar, wind, and other crap. \\n Lastly, \\\"peak oil\\\" does not mean that all oil will be gone, just that the production will decline. There will always be oil, it will just be expensive. The big issue here is that there won't be enough to have the growth our civilization had when it was first exploited. Fortunately, due to the above factors, this process will be spread out over decades. \\n IMO, collapse only happens when it is something unexpected... like a plague, or a natural disaster, economic crash, or even human caused like an EMP. Stuff like peak oil won't cause a collapse, but they may precipitate it in other areas... expensive oil, for example, slows economic growth.\",\n \"Summary: Chill the fuck out America. Don't trade freedom for security.\\n\\nPost: I would also like to make the point that the second amendment guarantees the right to bear arms, not guns. We lump guns in with this as a matter of interpretation. However, if we followed this amendment to the letter, then I should have access to anything that's considered an arm, including biological, chemical, and nuclear arms. Obviously we don't and for good reason. So, what we deem as suitable has always been a social question. The issue lies in the fact that the constitution also states that the government provide for the general welfare. So, that include my right not to get shot, just as much as it does someone else's right to bear arms. Thus, we must interpret how these things intersect with one another. Is it a violation of civil liberties to say that there's not real reason a person should have the right to a high capacity magazine, some may think so, but I personally don't. So you have to reload more often at the firing range just to possibly hinder some nut jobs potential to kill that many people, than so be it. \\n Actually, the Gov't can regulate bio weapons and nukes constitutionally. Personal arms, notsomuch. \\n Nuclear weapons, for example, require access to nuclear reactors, mining operations, explosives, etc. Any number of major regulatory areas where the Gov't can restrict the production, sale, importation, or nuclear materials. The same can be true of bio weapons. \\n Then again, what is stopping someone today from building their own nuke or anthrax bomb? Nothing... nothing at all. \\n > Finally, the fact that we have guns increases our successful homicide rate because they are such lethal weapons. These massacres demonstrate that fact. Japan has no guns and they don't have shooting rampages. Japan has stabbing rampages, but few die from these. Nutjobs do crazy things and they are everywhere. However, the types of weapons they are limited to will absolutely effect the damage they end up doing. That doesn't mean we should ban gun ownership, it just means we have to be smarter about our laws. Gun owners and people like the NRA should be at the forefront of this. That would be the responsible thing to do. Unfortunately, that's not the case. \\n Maybe we should stop being a bunch of wusses about this and just accept it. I'm so sick of trading my freedoms for some marginal proposed increase in security. Look at 9/11... we spent billions to renovate airports, buy stupid scanners, hire lackwit security agents, and for what? Want to stop airline terrorism easily? Just armor the cockpit door and go back to using x-rays to scan luggage and metal detectors to scan people. Keep your shoes on, have your family mosey on over to the gate with you.\",\n \"Summary: murica.\\n\\nPost: I'm going to assume you're referring to the USA, and if that is the case, the answer is very simple: \\n The US exports diesel (and gasoline) overseas. You see, in the US, the majority of cars use gasoline which, while lacking some of the advantages of diesel (lower torque, power), it generally can burn a bit cleaner and is easier to build an engine around. So many refiners in the US simply export refined diesel to places like Europe and Japan where there is a greater market for it. \\n In fact, the US may import a great deal of oil, but it also exports a lot of refined product, so not only do we use a lot of oil ourselves, we're a middleman for it to other buyers because we have a lot of installed refining capacity that was built years ago.\",\n \"Summary: The 1st Amendment protects your right to speak or print a lie, but the 7th Amendment allows the person you target to sue you for any damages stemming from the lie.\\n\\nPost: Please note: the 1st Amendment only really protects your freedom of speech and press from tampering by the State and Federal Governments. They really can't stop you from saying or printing anything. Private persons and businesses, however, have their own rights which are protected and can exercise them. \\n The 1st Amendment protects your right to speak your mind in public either vocally or in the press. In cases of defamation, which include slander and libel, the party you are targeting has a legal recourse against you. Why? Because defamation is an assault on the character of a person or corporation that is not grounded in any fact of evidence. For example, if you go out and say that I am a \\\"kiddie diddler\\\" on the front page of the NY Times without any supporting evidence, this would hurt me directly by ruining my reputation and may affect my business, my career, or my social status. Under the 7th Amendment, I have a right to sue you in a civil suit to force you to recant your statement and seek recompense for damages over them. \\n You see, me suing you in Court over defamation is not an infringement on your 1st Amendment Rights. I never prevented you from saying those things, nor did the Government (remember, the Bill of Rights only really protects your Rights from the Government not private persons or corporations). I am punishing you for the damages you caused by lying in public. \\n This is a huge difference.\",\n \"Summary: if you're sexual apetite remains somewhat satiated through casual sex, you can evaluate other relationship prospects outside of the potential for having sex, helping improve selection criteria.\\n\\nPost: Not all of them. It's a little presumptive to assume all women need to be locked into relationships in order to have a good lay every now and then. Frankly, all this does is lead to two things: \\n \\n Sexual frustration until you find the right match (which can take a long time) \\n Heartbreak, because you're tying sex to your relationship prospects, and the frustration of no-sex means you place a lot of expectations in the potential for those relationship prospects \\n \\n At least with casual sex, you can get off while still pursuing other relationship prospects. In fact, it may even improve your chances, because you are no longer sexually frustrated, allowing you to choose potential suitors much more easily and free from pressure.\",\n \"Summary: It's the revenue sharing among the teams stupid.\\n\\nPost: This is fucking stupid. The issue at hand isn't the players being greedy, but the owners. The players operate in a supply/demand marketplace where they supply skills and ice time to teams to help them win in return for compensation. \\n The owners, on the other hand, instead of looking to their own revenue sharing, are looking to the players to artificially fix their own problems. \\n The issue is and always has been this: poorer small market teams not generating enough revenue from ticket sales, tv contracts, etc. to be profitable and field a decent team. Even with revenue sharing. They say: \\\"look! the players cost too much!\\\". Well, yeah, if you're the Panthers and you can barely fill your arena... But the Rangers can afford 3-4 times their salary cap... same with Montreal, Toronto, etc...\",\n \"Summary: I never said that suburbs are advantageous over rural or urban areas. But each type of location has its favorable advantages and disadvantages that one can prepare for to survive.\\n\\nPost: Might it be that the suburban spaces in Yugoslavia and Argentina don't have the same problems that American ones have? I want to have a good conversation about this, and I'm genuinely curious about your points. \\n The way I see it, based on history, rural areas are extremely hit or miss in terms of their survivability and safety following a collapse like event. \\n We have two primary examples we can look at here: The collapse of Yugoslavia (1992) and the collapse of the Argentine economy (1999). We have a bunch of sources regarding both, here is [one]( for Argentina. I still gotta dig up the source on the Yugo collapse. \\n Anyways, these are two somewhat separate types of collapses, one is a social/military one, the other economic. In the long run, they both blur into the same post-collapse scenario, but for the first years, they had differing threat environments and issue. \\n In Yugoslavia, as we all well know, when Tito died, that forces holding the social and racial constructs together went with him. You had different groups of fighters, each with access to military arsenals with professional soldiers on each side. In every instance, you had civilians caught in the cross-fire over their racial identities. The one thing which was common in Yugo was that the countryside was extremely dangerous. Muslim in a rural area? Well when the Serbs come, you're fucked. You're isolated, alone, and your enemy has tanks. \\n The same was true in Argentina. Rural areas became increasingly dangerous for people to reside in because when the Government shut down, the police stopped answering calls to help. While in some instances you can fight off groups of people, the situation becomes untenable. You're literally on your own. \\n The urban and suburban areas? You had people there. You could form communities, pool resources, etc. You also had some Government in the area that maintained some order, or at least kept riots from breaking out. When the Government needed food to feed people in the cities, they typically took it from farms... in (wait for it) rural areas! Or waited for international help. \\n So in the rural area, depending on the collapse, you're either isolated, or you're co-opted by the Government. The latter is probably advantageous, until they raid your pantry. \\n > Most suburban spaces in America are not good for agriculture, and have far too many houses per acre. The people living there are not reasonable people, but entilted ones who don't know the meaning of working for their daily bread, and are physically and skill-wise incapable of feeding themselves without an industrial support structure. \\n First things first, this is a very simplistic view of the situation. Most folks who talk about collapse assume the best way to be prepared is to have a 100 acre farm, access to water, a cabin, guns, etc. They assume that everyone in the cities/suburbs will kill each other off and they will live in peace strumming on a banjo as the sun sets over their lush fields of food. \\n Reality says a few things though: \\n \\n Collapses are rarely post-apocalyptic to the point where things devolve into some kind of pre-historic mess. When Rome fell, people still farmed, they still traded with one another, and the only thing that really changed was who they paid their taxes to. It went from paying Rome to paying their \\\"loaf-ward\\\" (or better known as lord). Even in Yugoslavia, Argentina, or two most modern collapse scenarios, the basic tenets of trade and farming existed. \\n \\n Governments rarely \\\"go away\\\". They collapse, but someone always steps in to fill the vacuum. The US Government can default on its debts and completely fall apart, but they still control a great deal of resources. You also have State and Local governments as well. Sure, you'll have areas outside of their \\\"reach\\\", but in a lot of instances, you will still find some functioning. \\n \\n People migrate during the collapse... When Rome fell, the city's population dropped about 1,000,000 in 210AD to 35,000 in the Middle Ages (1000 AD). That is over 800 years! But still, the city remained occupied, and people went off in search of better opportunities. In the modern US, during the collapse, you would see people deciding between staying in the cities or leaving to somewhere else. We saw it during the Great Depression when we had the migration of people of Oklahoma to California as well. \\n \\n People are smarter than you give them credit for. In a collapse, the best asset one can have is not a well-stocked pantry and a SCAR-H, but the right mentality. Just because people choose to live in a city or suburb does not mean they are entitled and lack work-ethic. This is an extremely myopic view. \\n \\n \\n So... what's the point I'm trying to get at? Oh yeah, that each situation has it's advantages and disadvantages to prepare for. Urban vs. Suburban vs. Rural. \\n So lets frame this issue: \\n Urban areas during the initial collapse will probably have the most law and order as the Government and local police will do everything possible to maintain order. When the Argentina economy collapsed, Buenos Aires did not become a burned our ghost town. After awhile, the police/military prioritize their resources to protecting food distribution and suppressing riots. Petty and violent crime increases due to a lack of comprehensive police presence, and food may become scarce. Power and water access may fluctuate, but the Government has a desire to keep them going as best as possible. Ideally, the best way to prepare here is to have decent food stores to fill the \\\"gaps\\\" when food is scarce, and having access to cash/gold/silver/etc. Having a few firearms doesn't hurt, and being able to carry them concealed is a huge plus. Being good with a snub nose revolver that you can keep tucked away is probably more important than ringing steel with a .308 battle rifle at 300 yards. \\n Suburban areas will become a bit more lawless. The area becomes more difficult to control due to the spread out space. You may have a local PD that sill functions, or even a revitalization of militias. You mention access to good soil and farming, but many rural areas have access to farms. I live in a densely populated suburb in the Northeast, but a 45 minute walk puts me in a region flush with farms and farming equipment. In fact, these farms contribute to the farmers markets we have during the harvest seasons. The nice thing about suburbs is that you have homes with a lot more space than your average urban apartment. You can store more food and other supplies. If your neighbors bug out, then you have access to the stuff they left behind. What's best is that you may have access to basic sanitation. In my area, water is delivered from reservoirs by gravity, and sewage is delivered by gravity to treatment plants downstream. If those plants fail, then worst comes to worst, they dump the crap into a river, or I have to bury my shit. \\n Rural areas are nice because they are sparsely populated. You can have a farm, raise animals, and store tons of food. Unfortunately, you also need to defend it all. When your neighbor is 10-15 minutes away, and the cops are hours away, then you have a problem. A good historical example of this is the settlement of America. Throughout the early history of this nation, folks living on the frontier were isolated, and could be victimized by local native populations and other raiders.. It happened during the French and Indian War, and was an issue during the Westward Expansion. Furthermore, your dependent on well-water or local sources. You may not have access to utilities. Which in itself is not bad, but when it comes to electricity, you're probably on the bottom of the priority list below the cities and suburbs. \\n Above all: the best resource one can have is trade. Even the most isolated farmers in rural areas need to bring their goods to harvest to trade for things they need. Skills, food, machinery, etc. are all barter items. You can have all the preps in the world to survive the initial collapse, but you still need to depend on a community to fulfill all your needs. Farming is gonna suck when your plow breaks, but there is a guy in the suburb with a generator and welding tools who can fix it. Urban areas are typically situated in areas which aid in trade. In the worst possible case, New York goes from being a financial capital to a harbor where goods can be traded to other lands far away. \\n In the end, all that matters is weighing the advantages/disadvantages of each type of area and preparing for them. In a city, you probably won't be able to farm to support yourself, but you can start a co-op garden on the roof and raise some food and some chickens/rabbits. Same with the suburbs, and rural areas. Just prepare accordingly! \\n I personally like the suburbs. I have access to farming/food, lots of friends who live nearby, and a community that can be defended somewhat. Living in the County Seat means that should something happen, law and order would be somewhat existent. We also have a National Guard armory in town as well. I might not be able to farm food enough to live on completely, but that can easily change if we dig up the soccer fields and football fields nearby. My town also has local community gardens as well. Small plots where people can grow food. I imagine the mentality to grow food is there since I'm still on a waiting list to get a plot.\",\n \"Summary: the differences have nothing to do with America being a \\\"young nation\\\".\\n\\nPost: Eh, not really insightful. You neglect a lot of factors regarding differences in land area, geography (the UK is an island!), demographics (it's population is far smaller and less diverse), and certain historical necessities (we had and still have vast rural areas). Not to mention vast policy differences between the the two nations (I don't think the UK has something analogous to the War on Drugs). \\n Furthermore: England is a relatively peaceful nation in terms of crime in general. Gun crime was never a problem in England so it's hard to declare a law effective when the incidents of crime were so low. Sure, they had a massacre every now and then, but even those were statistically anomalous over the population.\",\n \"Summary: For a long time, up until 1986, civilians owned weapons that were on par with their military counterparts.\\n\\nPost: It's hard to pinpoint the divide between 'military weapons' and those intended for 'private ownership' because for a long time, there was relatively little difference between the two. \\n So, let's begin with the founding of the US and how people lived then. The primary small arm of the time was the 'Brown Bess', otherwise known as the [Land Pattern Musket]( This was the standard weapon of the British Army and by default was the US's first standard 'arm'. Technologically, it wasn't much different from other muskets, nor was it particularly more powerful or accurate, but it was a standard, and it was a rugged design. The same weapon which was used for war could be used to hunt or defend your home. \\n This pretty much remained true throughout the 1800s until the Civil War. At this point in time, the US military used the some variation of the Model 1816 musket . \\n What is interesting about this time period is the rapid advance in small arms development: while the US Army was using rifled muzzleloading rifles like the aforementioned muskets, rifles like the [Henry Lever-Action]( matured rather quickly, giving its users a decisive advantage over your typical US Army soldiers. These weapons were predominantly bought using personal funds and saw a lot of use in combat and in the hands of those who wanted to defend their lives and property. In fact, the US Military never really formally adopted it, but it was still used. It's also known as the \\\"\\\"that damned Yankee rifle that they load on Sunday and shoot all week!\\\" for it's 16 round capacity and rapid fire capability. \\n So... at around 1870, the average civilian already had access to better weapons than the average US Army soldier. \\n This trend actually continued for quite some time. When the US Army went into bolt-action rifles like the [Krag rifle]( in 1892, civilians were buying rifles based on the [Mauser action]( which was so good that the US Army stole the design and produced the [M1903 Springfield]( If I remember correctly, the US Government ended up paying the Germans for that bit of theft. \\n It's around this time you see the rise of the first hand held machine guns and semi-auto rifles. Guns like the [Thompson Submachine Gun]( were available to civilian before the US Army bought them, even though they were pricey. Same was true with the [Browning Automatic Rifle]( and the [Remington Model 8]( \\n So in the early 20th century, civilians had access to weapons of similar or better capability than the US Military. World War 2 changed this a bit though, because you now saw a US Army equipped with [M1 Garand]( rifles, Thompson Machine Guns, Browning Automatic Rifles, etc. \\n Despite the advances of WWII and the Korean War, your regular civilian could still buy full-autos (with a tax stamp, boo). In fact, weapons like the M-16 like the [AR-15]( \\n In fact, it wasn't until 1986 that machine guns were effectively banned. But even beyond that, most civilian weapons tend to be of better quality than most military rifles. \\n For example: a US Army soldier is stuck using an M-16 or M-4 rifle using a 5.56mm cartridge while their civilian counterpart can use a semi-auto AK rifle (which can be more reliable) or a 7.62mm battle rifle like the FN SCAR. \\n However, since the restrictions on such weapons in 1934 and 1986, access to these weapons for civilians has been reduced. In 1934, the National Firearms Act was closed preventing new machine guns from being registered, thereby acting as a de-facto ban on automatic weapons. Despite this, thousands of Americans (particularly wealthy ones) can still buy machine guns built before 1986.\",\n \"Summary: if we can interpret one Amendment into being functionally useless, then whats stopping us from doing that to all of them?\\n\\nPost: Because the 2nd Amendment doesn't expressly state a limitation of on which arms People can own. This was done on purpose because those who wrote the Amendment could not forsee every potential technological development. Furthermore, items that were common then, like rifles, pistols, and cannon were used by the People in a variety of ways. \\n \\n Rifles and pistols were used for personal defense, hunting, arming militias. \\n \\n Cannon were used to defend fortifications, arm militias, and even arm privateers and sailing ships from attacks by foreign navies and piracy. \\n \\n \\n Does this mean people should own nukes? I don't think so. But if we wish to place a limitation on the 2nd Amendment as to which weapons we can and cannot own, then the most logical means to do so would be via Article V of the US Constitution: the process to Amend the document. \\n The current way of doing things: fighting over various interpretations, is extremely unhelpful and lacks definition. Plus it actually worsens things by weakening the power of the Constitution and its associated Bill of Rights over its entirety.\",\n \"Summary: Gun control and speech control are fundamentally different.\\n\\nPost: While I agree that many of those are unconstitutional restrictions, all of them depend on the due process of law to ascertain if speech meets those categories. The burden of proof is on the State or the party making the accusation. \\n With respect to firearms, certain weapons are restricted at the outset, where the burden of proof is on the gun owner to justify their need before the fact, not after. Which goes contrary to how every Right in the Bill of Rights works. \\n Essentially, 1st Amendment restrictions are all punishments for doing something . All 2nd Amendment restrictions are preemptive punishments where one did nothing wrong. \\n I can yell \\\"Fire\\\" in a theater, and have that speech challenged after I've gone and said it. I can't own a machine gun because... nothing.\",\n \"Summary: There is a right way to do things and a wrong way. Violating the Constitution for the sake of expediency is the Max Powers way: the wrong way but faster .\\n\\nPost: Bingo. The founders could not have possibly conceived of nuclear weapons, but in their day, it was not uncommon for militias to have cannons, merchant vessels to have cannons (to protect against piracy and foreign raiders), etc. \\n The solution is not to push through legislation which violates the protected right, but to analyze the issue and craft an amendment that everyone can agree on to ensure that our freedoms are respected and the practical aspects of those freedoms are observed.\",\n \"Summary: When drugs are legalized, you can re-allocate agency resources to play acronym games.\\n\\nPost: I would imagine it would be rolled into the BATFE turning it into the BATNFERBG - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Narcotics, Firearms, Explosives, and Really Big Fires. \\n Makes no sense to have two agencies when one can suffice. Whats nice is that once drugs are legalized, we will undoubtedly see a drop in gun crime, which means we can legalize most guns currently regulated by the BATNFERBG and turn it into BANTBERG... \\n OR! \\n You do this: \\n BANT - Bureau of Alcohol, Narcotics, and Tobacco\\nBFERBGF - Bureau of Firearms, Explosives, and Really Big Fires\",\n \"Summary: Don't fuck with our gun rights here in the US, it's a losing idea.\\n\\nPost: That Gun Control is completely ineffective in the United States and has no impact on violent crime. [Evidence: the general decline in violent crime in the United States, despite an increasingly liberalized approach to firearms regulation.]( \\n Since the high-water mark of gun control laws (the Brady Bill/Federal Assault Weapons Ban) in 1994, gun laws across the States and the Federal Government have become increasingly relaxed. Concealed Carry of a firearm is easily legal in about 42 out of 50 States. The Federal Assault Weapons Ban was successfully expired. Firearms ownership is on the rise [based on local statistics regarding gun sales (and background checks)]( and [applications for permits]( NOTE: While firearms ownership is on the rise, as a percentage of the entire US Population it is either unchanged or in decline. \\n Gun control, as a political platform is incredibly untenable and lacks support. Following the 1994 passage of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, the Democratic Party was ousted from both the House and Senate (seriously, check out the change from the [103rd Congress in 1993-1994]( and the [104th Congress in 1994-1995]( Today, this is even worse, as the demographic shift in firearms ownership has moved from hunting to home defense and modern sporting rifles. Up until the mid-1990s, the most popular rifles in America were bolt action hunting rifles. After the passage of the Assault Weapons Ban, the most popular rifle in the US was the [AR-15]( \\n In fact, this is not completely forgotten by the Democratic party, which is slowly [backpeddling from the issue]( as [it loses popular support]( Honestly, the big difference is in the voters. Many who support calls for increased gun control are emotional voters for whom gun control is hardly a central issue. Gun owners who vote tend to have longer memories and better organization to cause actual political harm if they are wronged.\",\n \"Summary: just because other Rights are violated, doesn't make it okay to violate others. We should fight to strengthen our Rights as a whole, not limit them.\\n\\nPost: I can stand in a public place and speak and nothing bad can happen too. But because of the risks, we say that my speech has to be done in accordance with time place and manner restrictions.' \\n Yes, because other folks have a right to be free from your speech. No one wants to hear you yelling a 3am in the morning about something when they're trying to sleep. \\n > Similarly, I can carry a gun in public and nothing bad can happen. But there are risks associated with that too, so we should be able to put restrictions in place to protect everyone's safety. \\n True, but remember, people still have a right to carry in public, and any restriction must undergo strict scrutiny. For example: you can't make institute a permit scheme and make it cost $1,000,000. Nor can you force someone to take a training class that they have to pay for. \\n Frankly, I'm a firm believer in fixing problems when they actually arise. In 42 states we have concealed carry with millions of people doing it, but we never really see too many problems with it. Frankly, I believe in punishing negative behavior... Drop your gun in the bathroom when taking a piss? Fine that person for negligence. Did your gun go off in public because your holster sucks? Fine them and put them on probation for a year. I believe in restricting behavior after the bad thing happened. \\n > Our freedoms in this country have never been absolute, but when it comes to the second amendment, supporters seem unwilling to bend of even acknowledge that we can (and do) have common sense restrictions on very other right we have. \\n Well, what's common sense to you is not common sense to them. Honestly, we have a Bill of Rights for a reason, if we weaken it, then what's the point of having it? How far do we go down the \\\"reasonable\\\" route until we have fundamentally undermined our freedom entirely? \\n Look at the 4th Amendment today... originally designed to protect our property and personal information from illegal search and seizure, it's almost meaningless now. The TSA can finger your asshole, the NSA/DHS can record your calls, etc. It's almost as if the 4th Amendment doesn't even work anymore. We let it happen with that, so why let it happen with others?\",\n \"Summary: it's a feature, not a bug.\\n\\nPost: Therefore, he doesn't feel a need to hold the states accountable to the constitution. That is bad, in my opinion. \\n However, what he believes is technically backed up by the 10th Amendment. There is a clear delineation between what the Federal Gov't can do and what the States can't do, and vice-versa.\",\n \"Summary: When you're knee deep in the red, the little unnecessary stuff should be the first to go... like the BATFE.\\n\\nPost: The only department who would be affected by your proposed de-regulation of guns is the ATF. I'm honestly not sure how much of their budget goes to gun control vs. tobacco and alcohol. Maybe you care to sift through their budget reports to substantiate your claims?. The ATF has an annual budget of 1.1 billion. Even if we stipulated that 100% of the ATF's budget went to combating guns (clearly not the case) \\\"BILLIONS\\\" of dollars will most definitely not be saved by gun de-regulation. \\n As I mentioned, the billions would come from both the de-regulation on firearms and legalization of drugs. \\n > By contrast, the DEA has a budget of ~6 billion and the DHS has a budget of 60 Billion (not sure how much of this is dedicated to supporting local drug efforts, but it's probably more than 0%). \\n Not to mention the costs of the War on Drugs, the cost of associated crime, the cost of investigating that crime, the cost of jailing criminals due to the illicit drug trade, etc. This including State and Local expenditures adds up to a lot of money. \\n > Seeing as how there is no logical reason that legalizing drugs necessitates de-regulating guns, and there doesn't appear to be any financial reason, can you please just admit that you're trying to shoe-horn your 2a views into a debate on gun control so we can all go home. \\n There is a logical connection: gun laws were only put in place to deal with the rampant crime associated with the prohibition of substances. \\n Prohibition happened, machine gun crime increased as a result, then machine guns were regulated heavily as a result. When Prohibition ended, machine gun crime fell, but the laws remained. \\n In the 1960s-1980s drugs were banned, violent crime involving firearms increased, gun laws were passed. \\n Therefor, if you legalize drugs, crime will drop, and gun laws would be unnecessary. \\n Even today, with liberalized gun laws across the nation, crime still manages to decline, so why do we need prohibitions on machine guns, silencers, suppressors, etc? Or even the mail order purchase of firearms? Firearms are no different from any other market, there is no need to regulate them heavily. \\n Remember, we're trying to cut the budget where we can. You need to justify the expenditures involved in maintaining the onerous firearms regulations in this nation, as well as the laws which perpetuate the War on Drugs.\",\n \"Summary: Gun control is a waste of money, so fucking quit it along with everything else. You won't miss it.\\n\\nPost: and as I pointed out, the billions comes from legalization of drugs. almost nothing come from de-regulation of fire-arms. \\n I never disagreed with that. But why legalize one thing and keep wasting money on the other? The idea is to cut costs. \\n > Once more, the 2nd part of your sentence is not supported by the first.\\nAgain, gun control is meant to combat a super-set of drug-related gun crime. That means that, if you could magically remove all drug related gun violence you still couldn't say that we had no need for gun control. \\n Sure you can. The whole point of gun control is an attempt at combating crime associated with gangs and inner cities... and it fails miserably at that. So why continue to waste that money? \\n > [citation needed] \\n Is there gun control? Is it effective? Nope. You already made that point yourself when you pointed out that crime has been in decline despite the liberalization of gun control laws. \\n > You're just not going to admit that this is you with a hammer saying, \\\"That's a nail! that's a nail!\\\", are you?\\nAre you this hopped up about farm subsidies? You know the government spends like 20 - 25 billion a year on that? Don't you think that from a strictly numbers POV, getting rid of the farm subsidies is a better idea? (here's another chance for you to say, \\\"no, pinch. I'm a 2a guy and that's my thing. so I'm trying to shoe-horn my hatred of gun-control into this completely unrelated discussion.\\\") \\n Yep. Get rid of all that crap. Even if we cut the Farm Subsidies, the War on Drugs, the BATFE, the TSA, and a huge chunk of other crap, that still won't be enough. But it sure as hell is a good start. \\n I'd also cut out Pell grants and FAFSA. Mainly because those things are helping drive up tuition rates, making college unaffordable to anyone in the middle class. \\n I'd also go after the pointless incentives from \\\"green\\\" energy, which is corporate welfare gussied up as 'environmentalism'. Wind power, solar power, electric cars... why are taxpayers subsidizing this crap when the government is in debt? \\n When you're trying to cut trillions, and the Big-3 can't be cut (SS, Medicare/Medicaid, and DoD), then you gotta cut everything else.\",\n \"Summary: I condone civilian ownership of all weapons because I believe the potential negatives to be overstated.\\n\\nPost: I firmly believe that as written, the 2nd Amendment allows access to any and all weapons by the civilian population. This includes: \\n \\n Handguns \\n Rifles \\n Fully automatic weapons \\n C4 \\n Stinger Missiles \\n Armed UAVs \\n Armed Naval Vessels \\n Nuclear Weapons \\n \\n I also firmly believe that if we wish to set some limitations on which weapons we want the People to own, then this must be done via a Constitutional Amendment. Not by arbitrary state and Federal laws. \\n Here's the kicker though... \\n Let's say these weapons were all allowed to be owned: \\n \\n Handguns - easy to produce, very affordable \\n Rifles - also easy to make, most affordable \\n Full Auto - not much harder to make than a handgun or rifle, but generally more expensive \\n C4 - somewhat more difficult to make, not very affordable \\n Armed Naval Vessel - difficult to build, not affordable at all \\n Stinger missile - technically difficult, not affordable \\n Nuclear weapons - extremely difficult to produce, pretty much unaffordable \\n \\n See what happens? The free market for weapons stratifies who gets to use them. Sure, a multi-billionaire might be able to afford a nuclear weapon, but what is stopping them from buying one now? \\n Furthermore, certain aspects of weapons systems can be regulated. UAVs would have to respect FAA regulations, as would Stinger missile owners. \\n Weapons of a high explosive nature can be regulated so that they must be stored in accordance with existing explosive storage guidelines (aka, if the military stores it in a bunker, then you should too). \\n Then you have the technical aspects of these weapons... you mention tanks. Tanks are crewed vehicles which require a great deal of fuel, maintenance, and coordination.\",\n \"Summary: work on your inner game first, ignore this chick, realize there are plenty more out there in the world, and avoid shitting where you eat by getting into an office rebound relationship.\\n\\nPost: Ignore her. \\n At least for a month or so, or just seem indifferent to her. Don't respond to her texts, don't go out of your way to chat with her. Let some other douche deal with her rebound (you don't want to deal with a girl in post-relationship rebound). The other issue here is you work with her, so you need to ascertain what you want out of this... do you just want sex? A relationship? I usually would recommend against office relationships, they tend to be messy affairs more often than not. \\n Also, sounds like you have some oneitis here based on two things: 1. you're posting here on this sub about 'this girl', which I deem to mean you have no business bothering with until you figure out seduction, and 2. you seem overly excited about 'getting with her', which signifies to me that you lack an abundance mentality, which is going to doom you to fail. \\n Oh, and you may not realize it yet, but you're probably friend-zones anyways based on these two quotes: \\n > she also told me once (per text) that i'm 'seeming too nice for her taste' \\n and \\n > i'm afraid that i'm already in the friendzone and i never know how to deal with a girl, who freshly got out of a relationship with a guy she really, REALLY loved (3 yrs) and clinged on all the time (because shes one of the type of girl who wants to do everything for her boyfriend so she will definetly grieve a long time or get back together with him if i don't [know how to] react..).\",\n \"Summary: We should be skeptical of the OP's side of things until we get more details.\\n\\nPost: FOLKS! This is just one poster with one call... do we have any corroborating evidence to back this story up? What if things did not go down the way the OP described them? \\n Why would anyone believe an 'NRA sponsored' poll on gun issues? They know that people won't buy it anymore than people will believe a poll about natural gas fracking carried out by a company which fracks for natural gas! \\n Furthermore, if this was a fundraising call, then why hang up? The OP was willing to talk to a Cold Caller!\",\n \"Summary: while the Republicans have the Army, the Democrats have no qualms supporting Navy stuff (which is typically more expensive). In the end, it's a wash, they both equally support spending which helps them stay in office. Both end up supporting the Air Force.\\n\\nPost: BAD drebonymidnight! You've been spending time on /r/politics again... haven't you? HAVEN'T YOU? Wait till I tell your father, he is going to give you such a... \\n Anyways, it's not entirely wrong to equate the Republicans to supporting the Department of Defense, but they are hardly the only ones. The issue your describing breaks down into three groups: \\n \\n The hawks - folks who want to flex US military muscles and clobber our enemies. Basically, they're pro-war fixes everything as opposed to doves, who believe in diplomacy. \\n The pork consumers - folks who represent areas which supply weapons to the military (and in turn, create local jobs) or are home to large government bases which also bring in the valuable tax dollars. \\n Those who believe that of all the things the Government should spend money on, the military is the only one explicitly allowed in our Constitution. \\n \\n For people who fall into category #1, they include both Democrats and Republicans. Republicans started the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but then again the Democrats continued them. The Democrats also entered into wars during the 1990s invading the former Yugoslavia to help fix the area. So it's not fair to equate hawkish behavior to just the GOP. \\n In category #2, there are folks in both parties who support this because why not? They get money out of the deal, they get votes, etc. The problem is: most bases and weapons builders are in what we call RED STATES. This is due to two things: \\n \\n Military bases need a lot of room. Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, for example, is almost the size of the state of Rhode Island! This is done for a lot of reasons, mainly due to safety, and keeping costs down. You can only get this space in the rural areas of America, which are not heavily populated, and thus also tend to vote Republican. \\n \\n Weapons builders typically only have one customer: the Government. So they depend on contracts to supply jobs. However, they also like to keep costs down, and usually locate to places which are 'business-friendly' in terms of allowing them to not hire union workers or deal with lots of silly environmental regulations. So guess where they go? The rural parts of America! \\n \\n \\n However, there are some exceptions: Shipbuilding and airplane building being a few example. Most of our Naval bases are on our coastline (obviously), and our coastal areas are the most heavily populated (typically), and these areas tend to vote Democrat more than not. So Democrats typically have a keen interest keeping these activities going. \\n As for airplanes, this is even easier: a good example is the F/A-18 Super Hornet. When the company that built it went to Congress, they put a manufacturing plant producing a small portion of the plane in almost every State. It was hugely popular in Congress.\",\n \"Summary: AnCaps should never defend the South in the Civil War... EVER. It's a dumb position to take.\\n\\nPost: President Buchanan was surprised and dismayed at Anderson's move to Sumter, unaware of the authorization Anderson had received. Nevertheless, he refused Pickens's demand to evacuate Charleston harbor. Since the garrison's supplies were limited, Buchanan authorized a relief expedition of supplies, small arms, and 200 soldiers. The original intent was to send the Navy sloop-of-war USS Brooklyn, but it was discovered that Confederates had sunk some derelict ships to block the shipping channel into Charleston and there was concern that Brooklyn had too deep a draft to negotiate the obstacles. Instead, it seemed prudent to send an unarmed civilian merchant ship, Star of the West, which might be perceived as less provocative to the Confederates. As she approached the harbor entrance on January 9, 1861, Star of the West was fired upon by a battery on Morris Island, which was staffed by cadets from The Citadel, among them William Stewart Simkins, who were the only trained artillerists in the service of South Carolina at the time. Batteries from Fort Moultrie joined in and Star of the West was forced to withdraw. Major Anderson prepared his guns at Sumter when he heard the Confederate fire, but the secrecy of the operation had kept him unaware that a relief expedition was in progress and he chose not to start a general engagement. ]( \\n All the Union wanted to do was resupply its troops on land that it rightfully owned. The South fired first in every instance. \\n Also, what was the justification of the South leaving the Union? Oh, right, because new States being admitted into the Union might be abolitionist, further eroding their power in the Federal Government under the agreed upon framework of the US Constitution. \\n I'm sorry, but this is one topic where AnCaps completely and utterly fall apart and look dumb on. The South was pissed that things weren't going their own way and wanted to take their ball and go home. Then they began shooting at the US because of what? An installation they had no right to own? \\n They violated the non-aggression principle multiple times, but their grievous error was breaking the contract they had with the other States of the Union because they didn't get their way. They didn't wash their hands of any \\\"mess\\\". There was no mess! \\n They claim that the election of Lincoln was the last straw ! How can you use such a threat against an entire nation of people participating in an election of one person to one branch of government? What. The. Fuck. \\n Furthermore, the South was a bastion of slavery which allowed it to build huge estates and bastions of wealth on the backs of other people unwillingly pressed into service and uncompensated for their work.\",\n \"Summary: the war in Iraq was primarily designed to protect US access to cheap foreign oil... from Canada.\\n\\nPost: Not really. The Iraq War had plenty of tangible benefits to the global marketplace by bringing Iraqi oil supplies to the market and improving access to it, especially in a time when India and China (biggest users of Middle Eastern oil) were expanding rapidly. \\n So yes, the Iraq War was about American oil interests, but not for imperialistic reasons. We didn't get to keep all that oil, did we? The US let foreign nations from China and France (who opposed the war) come in with companies to bid on improving Iraqi oil infrastructure to sell it on the open market. This added to the global oil supply and helped stabilize prices.\",\n \"Summary: Big Brother loves you.\\n\\nPost: What a terrible article. A pro-socialist fluff piece that is disguised by emotional drivel. \\n I'll give you all the quick and dirty of it: \\nThe author's father (who lives in England) is dying, and the author's shit is all emotional and stuff, and he watches a hospital take care of him in his final hours of life. Of course this is all amazing due to [le] National Health Service of the UK which pays for everything. Even years of treatments, and asks nothing in return... except taxes... from rich people. But fuck them right? \\n Apparently, this is in contrast to America where you need insurance, and you need to fill out forms and stuff, and you're treated like subhuman garbage and your not treated as well by doctors and stuff. \\n Seriously: \\n > He was a charming, damaged, charismatic, fiercely intelligent, dissolute individual, who lived entirely on his own terms. As a professional gambler, it is unlikely he paid much if any tax in 37 years. He had no will, no funeral plan. He never did fill out the forms necessary to vote in the last election, or the one before that, as I discovered. He just hated forms. I could sympathize. Had he stayed in the US, it is – how you say – dollars to doughnuts he wouldn’t have got it together to fill out the forms, and would have had no health insurance. He considered the US system “absolutely unmanageable”. \\n That sounds more like lazy to me. Life is full of responsibilities, having a will, being prepared for the inevitable... but fuck it, right? Who has time to fill out forms and shit? DAE YOLO? \\n > I cannot imagine how any civilized country could do better. I cannot see how any country can be truly civilized without it. \\n Really? In order to be a civilized country, you need socialized healthcare? Sigh... This is such a pro-INGSOC fluff piece. If only he wrote about [le] Sweden, so folks here can circlejerk all the usual topics: free shit, drugs, pretty women, and SAP Europeans.\",\n \"Summary: God created men, <insert Sam Colt/John Browning/etc> made them all equal, and also helped overthrow monarchies and other bullshit.\\n\\nPost: No, humanity would not be better off, and here is why: \\n Guns are an equalizer. When firearms came onto the scene, they revolutionized how wars were fought, and ultimately how human beings protected their own lives. \\n As you understand, prior to firearms, wars were predominantly dependent on the brute force of human strength and training. In a one on one fight, the man with the strength and ability to apply it efficiently and effectively was bound to win. Even if their opponent was armed in such a manner that made him superior 'on paper' (say he was armored with a sword versus some stronger and more agile with just a sword), the advantage could be blurred. \\n Furthermore, in the Middle Ages, the most well-trained and armed folks were Knights. They had superior weapons, horses, and armor which allowed them to back the will of their noble leaders with force. While peasants may have a few weapons like spears, bows, and swords, they were no match. Even classes of men like archers required great strength and training to use their bows effectively. \\n Then there were the average folks... if you were walking down a road and accosted by one or two men, chances are you gave up what they wanted or you stood a good chance of dying. If you were a woman, an elderly person, or someone who was injured/disabled, you were equally easy to be victimized. \\n Firearms changed all of that. When they came onto the scene, a man with a decent firearm could easily take down the strongest and most well armored knight. That was HUGE . The amount of armor, training, weaponry, and skill a knight possesses is NOT cheap. Yet a metal tube using powder to propel a metal ball can cut that down. Multiply this by thousands of men, and all of a sudden you could field armies that were incredibly effective, cheap to equip, and cheap to train. The amount of time it trained someone to be efficient and effective at shooting was far less than training them to shoot a bow properly or fight with a sword. Heck, if all else fails, just stick a bayonet on the end of a firearm and you have the equivalent of a dozen pikemen. \\n So what did this all mean? This now meant that power was no longer concentrated with the nobles and royalty. \\n Now, what about the average folks? Well, remember the women, the old, the injured/disabled? Hell even the regular strong/fit adult males? Well guess what, when someone came out of the woods to attack them, they had some decent firepower to fight back. Sure, their attackers may have weapons of their own, but their weapons are no better than yours. They may have more of them than you (if multiple people attack you), but you know if you hit them, you may kill them.\",\n \"Summary: well-regulated' has nothing to do with the Right to Bear arms outside of being part of it's justification. It has to do with the militias themselves being well trained, in order for them to be well trained, people need access to guns.\\n\\nPost: Because 'well-regulated' was intended to mean 'well-trained'. \\n Let's take a look at the 2nd Amendment: A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. \\n The whole part regarding the militia is a sort of justification for the Right, explaining it's purpose. In short, the militia is seen as the best way to preserve the state of freedom in the United States. For a militia to be effective, it must be 'well regulated', aka: well-trained ([using the contemporary definition of the word, in the late 1700s]( \\n So how do we have people maintain their proficiency as members of their militia? By ensuring their access to arms is protected from infringement. By either a foreign power, or a domestic one.\",\n \"Summary: The US Military isn't really seeing a massive build up.\\n\\nPost: Yes and no. \\n Yes, because things like the Iraq War in 2003 were done to bring stability to a regions where a globally traded commodity (oil) was produced. The US (and rest of UN) was in a bind: a dictator sat on a large stockpile of the stuff, but because he was a dickhead, we couldn't do business with him. So we went in, hanged him, and opened up the oil to everyone. Fun fact: the US doesn't get much oil from the Middle East (I'd say less than 10%). We get it from Canada. But Canadian oil prices are tied to global prices (we don't get an \\\"America's Hat\\\" discount). See? Globalization... sorta. \\n No, because the US Military, with the exception of Iraq and Afghanistan hasn't grown much. After the USSR fell, the DoD faced some pretty deep budget cuts. Many bases were closed, the number of ships, submarines, and even aircraft carriers were slowly being drawn down. The size of the Army and USMC were also cut. If it weren't for: \\n \\n Yugoslavia \\n Kosovo \\n Iraq \\n Afghanistan \\n The rest of the \\\"Global War on Terror\\\" \\n \\n Our military would be a bit smaller today. In fact, I posit that our military would be in better shape, because the lack of expenditures in fighting two wars simultaneously with a primary emphasis on ground forces would have left us a bit more balanced. A good example of this is the F-22A. We need this aircraft (even though the USSR is gone) because the one its replacing (the F-15) is too old and lacks advantages over existing adversaries. It's also \\\"maxed out\\\" in that you can't really upgrade it. If we didn't fight in Afghanistan or Iraq, we'd probably have 300 of these planes, instead of about half that. Why? spending priorities ...\",\n \"Summary: guns make it easier for people to act in revolt. But their primary use is to dissuade the Gov't from acting improperly through the threat of their employment, not their direct employment.\\n\\nPost: A year later , a second crisis erupts. The Gov't has been operating on Emergency Powers for too long, and following pressure from their constituencies, the Congress convenes to review the situation and determine the best course of action. However, the issue of representation in the impacted states arises. New York City alone lost 7.5 million people. NJ and CT also lost hundreds of thousands of people due to those living in proximity to the city and the nuclear fallout. The issue of representation becomes an issue. The New York delegation technically represents people who no longer exists. GOP delegations want a special census to redistribute representation properly. The delegations of NY, NJ, and CT disagree. The discussion may call for SCOTUS (the Supreme Court) to intervene. Furthermore, a new measure is proposed to permanently enact many of the civil restrictions to travel, speech, and firearms ownership. Given the deadlock in Congress, the President is forced to continue the use of his Emergency Powers and Executive Orders. Elections that were to occur that year are suspended 6 months until the situation is defused. The People are agitated to say the least, and elements from both sides of the political spectrum begin to become angry. There is a sense of calm in urban areas, but this is due to a massive show of force by Police and NG units. In rural areas, ambushes become common, as well as sniper attacks. Active Army/USMC units are sent in to capture/kill these rebels. Then it happens: In the backwoods of Kentucky, a convoy of people is ambushed and attacked by the US military because they may be responsible for robbing a local grain silo. Apache Helicopters gun down the convoy. 43 men, women, and children are killed. Some were armed for self-defense, but the majority were below the age of 18. It turns out the convoy was helping to transport the people to a local Church/School to get food and stay warm. Word spreads through internet discussion boards, military and police actions are increasingly filmed and shared. The Gov't begins to clamp down to prevent the spread of this news, and sites like Youtube and Reddit are shut down. In major cities, the pent up populations agitate, peaceful protests against the Gov't erupt into riots. Guns are dug up from gardens and armed. Local National Guard and police find themselves overwhelmed and increasingly unwilling to support the Federal Government. Some units even arrest their commanding officers and depose them. Across the nation, private firearms are used to ambush, capture, or kill police and NG. Most simply surrender, while others put up massive firefights. The Federal Government locks down transportation and civil liberties even more. \\n Data points: At this point, I'd like to point out some statistical information. In the United States, there are an estimated 240M Firearms owned by approximately 70 to 90 million people. In most statistics, there is a firearm in 47% of private homes. Furthermore, the size of the US Army 561,984 (2012) who are deployed at home and abroad backed up by an additional 567,299 National Guard and Reserve forces. Most troops in the US military fill support roles (Supply and Logistics, Administrative positions, etc), so 30-40% of those numbers are made up of people who are not in 'combat units' per se. Furthermore, the USMC brings 240,000 to the table. The trick here is to realize most US combat personnel are typically deployed overseas or combat zones. Realistically, the numbers in the US are quite large, but never the whole of the amount. This means the military is stuck between two fronts, overseas and at home. Furthermore, the Police are even more defrayed... while there are 600,000+ police for Federal agencies, cities, towns, states, and prisons, they too suffer from a divide in active patrol units, prison details, administrative staff, etc. Furthermore, they are also de-centralized and distributed widely. In fact, in many smaller towns, you may have 60 police officers per 20,000 people. This number varies based on your population density and region, but in many cases, the police are hopelessly outnumbered. \\n Now... back to the story (it's nearing the end). \\n The US following the nuclear attack is almost unrecognizable to anyone visiting from the pre-attack days. It's a nation at war at home and abroad. In both the cities and rural areas, you have armed groups fighting one another. You have the 'loyalist' groups who remain entrenched and continue to support the Gov't. You also have 'opposition' forces who have traded sides. 'Opposition' National Guard forces, with the help of local civilian militias lay ambush and fight with active US Army / USMC forces. Even then, you have division in the ranks, with Commanding Officers being 'fragged' by subordinates or sacked completely. Morale is at an all time low. Supply convoys are attacked using IEDs and other weapons. The 'opposition' becomes more heavily armed with their own weapons, armored vehicles, and aircraft. The USAF is either grounded, or bombing ground targets. Some bases are shelled and attacked, leaving million dollar pieces of stealth aircraft littering the runways. Fuel supplies are cut. 'Loyalist' personnel are attacked in their home, their families are taken hostage. Loyalist and Opposition leaders emerge and are attacked and killed. Regional alliances form, the impact on supply lines becomes too much. US forces abroad are reluctantly withdrawn and brought home, but by then it's too late. The economy is in tatters, the Europeans are crushed under their civil unrest. Russia takes advantage of the situation by seizing territories, and as the US fleet sales home from the region, China begins its assault on Taiwan to distract its people and claim what is rightfully theirs. \\n I'm not really sure how this story will end. But the collapse of the United States is all but ensured. The democratic system is fractured, the President is deposed, and as the dust settles and the world burns, a few leaders rise up and begin to discuss a new Constitutional Convention. \\n Now, to the OP's question: did privately owned firearms make this possible? I'd say yes, they did, because they simply enabled civilians to act in defense of their freedoms early and often. They also ensured civilians were properly trained in the employment of firearms. However , the key to this rests in the employment of civilians in an armed revolution... you don't send a bunch of guys who shoot from a bench rest in target competitions after a squad of Army Rangers, you send them after the convoys, teaching them to make explosives, to seize more powerful weapons, and impact the enemy in their rear. The real fighting happens between more evenly matched units. The average armed citizen is useless on their own, but in groups, with a few veterans from foreign wars, you can make effective actions against more well-armed foes.\",\n \"Summary: dating two women at the same time for the first time in my life, need some pointers on what to do.\\n\\nPost: 26M here. \\n So, I applied the knowledge learned here. I've gotten over AA, I've kino'd, I've moved in for the #-close, the k-close and even the f-close. In addition to this, I've been on /r/fitness, /r/keto, and /r/crossfit, working out and getting in shape. My confidence is high, but now I'm in a bit of a crunch: I'm a little overwhelmed by all the dating now! \\n So here's the backstory: I broke up with my ex of 1 year last January. It sucked hard, I was an ultra AFC, and was down in the dumps. I didn't really understand why I felt the need to break up, but it really came down to not finding the relationship fulfilling. Go to /r/relationships , and any one of those posts can sub for what I was feeling. \\\"She was perfect! The one! ...and I gave her up! Woe is me!\\\" It was a struggle to move on, I took the smallest of steps and decided to focus on myself for once. Not just to be selfish, but to become the man I want to be. So I started small, I started flossing. Something I never did regularly, but figured it would be good (I have great teeth, I was just lazy). Building on that, I joined a Crossfit gym and started working out. I worked on advancing my career (and I have done so). I even got it in my head that I can have a six-pack ... fuck yeah (still working on it). \\n So fast forward to September and I am finally hitting my stride. My confidence was back, I was making approaches, and I really did not give a fuck . I broke my dry spell with an Au Pair from Latin America... yes! It was awesome. Worked out great, but moved on. Then I met a few other women and really enjoyed their company. \\n But now, I'm a little stuck. Back in October, I met two lovely ladies, and I'm not sure what to do! They're both chill and laid back, both very interesting, and both very much into me. I've been seeing them on and off for a few weeks, and am feeling a bit AFC again. I feel like I have to choose between one or the other... Or none at all. Like I owe it to them... even though no discussion on exclusivity has ever been brought up. I'm torn, because I like the sex, the company, but on the other hand, I enjoy the freedom of being single. Both women have their upsides and downsides, and I'm not sure what the hell I want to do. I feel like my Abundance Mentality isn't working here, and I hate to string people along as well. But thus far, I kinda like the attention and don't want to give it up just yet. \\n So I ask you Seddit, Do you have any tips to share? Rules to stick to? \\n Thanks!\"\n]","isConversational":false},"profile_size":{"kind":"number","value":38,"string":"38"},"task":{"kind":"string","value":"longlamp_4"},"split_kind":{"kind":"string","value":"user_based"},"id":{"kind":"number","value":5098,"string":"5,098"}}},{"rowIdx":5099,"cells":{"question_id":{"kind":"string","value":"joshuajargon"},"question":{"kind":"string","value":"Generate the content for a reddit post having an employment contract doesn't automatically make you a \"contractor\", a great many people are employees whether they know it or not, and with that comes certain rights under the Employment Standards Act."},"answer":{"kind":"string","value":"Not true. There is a test laid out in [671122 Ontario Ltd. v. Sagaz Industries Canada Inc]( that establishes whether or not someone is an employee or independent contractor. Even if both employer and employee believe the signing of a particular contract created an independent contractor relationship the courts won't honour it if the relationship looks, smells, and feels like a true employment relationship. \n Stuff like the following will be used to weigh and assess whether or not a person was truly an employee: \n \n Level of control of the employer over the worker’s activities \n \n Whether the worker provides own equipment \n \n Whether the worker hires own helpers \n \n Degree of financial risk taken by the worker \n \n Degree of responsibility for investment and management held by the worker \n \n Worker’s opportunity for profit in the performance of his/her tasks"},"correct_answer":{"kind":"string","value":"Not true. There is a test laid out in [671122 Ontario Ltd. v. Sagaz Industries Canada Inc]( that establishes whether or not someone is an employee or independent contractor. Even if both employer and employee believe the signing of a particular contract created an independent contractor relationship the courts won't honour it if the relationship looks, smells, and feels like a true employment relationship. \n Stuff like the following will be used to weigh and assess whether or not a person was truly an employee: \n \n Level of control of the employer over the worker’s activities \n \n Whether the worker provides own equipment \n \n Whether the worker hires own helpers \n \n Degree of financial risk taken by the worker \n \n Degree of responsibility for investment and management held by the worker \n \n Worker’s opportunity for profit in the performance of his/her tasks"},"documents":{"kind":"list like","value":["Summary: sometimes being a shithead is just so bred into you that you have no idea how to do even the simplest things to help yourself.\n\nPost: I know it sounds corny, but some people might have six bucks and still lack the \"cultural capital\" to dress nice and speak properly. The truly lower class often don't understand what \"dressing nice\" even means. Have you ever watched The Wire? If so think of that painful scene where D'Angelo takes his girlfriend to a fancy restaurant. He understands how bad they stick out, but she doesn't even get it.","Summary: figure out the reasons why you may have enjoyed smoking, and find a way to get the same experience without nicotine.\n\nPost: I used to smoke, and I'm not sure if this will be applicable to you, but it was to me and another friend so here goes. \n I asked myself what it was that I liked about smoking. I quickly realized one of the only things I liked was the social aspect of smoking. I liked getting away from a party and having a side conversation. So, the quit smoking solution that worked best for me was actually kind of counter intuitive. Whenever at a party I go outside and accompany people for cigarettes. That way, you test your resolve early and prove to yourself you are in control, and also you don't lose those opportunities to socialize. Been working for 2 years now.","Summary: I'm looking for an easy way to figure out how many ships I already have protecting a given node vs. how many I need to have protecting it in order to max out trade.\n\nPost: One further question, it pertains to protecting trade with light ships. I am having trouble knowing where to send my light ships. \n In the menu where you select this I sort of hover over the place I'm about to send it and it says \"this will save you $x which is +/- based on maintenance fees\". I don't think it accounts for ships I've already sent. So... I am having trouble knowing to what degree I have protected (or worse, overprotected) a trade node yet. \n Is there anywhere I can get that information?","Summary: urbanites feel like the 905 is a corporate franchise wasteland and they're afraid that the power of the 905 vote and spending power will ruin Toronto.\n\nPost: The reality is that urbanites and 905ers are just two very different cultures with very distinct (often opposing) values. The two rub up against each other on many things, and it is a constant power struggle as to who's vision will run the city. \n I think another source of the venom is that the two groups want to use the city for different things. There are parts of the city that are majority used by 905ers (think Eaton Centre or Club District). Whereas the urbanites have very little use/desire to visit the big box plazas of the 905 and probably feel like these people are unwanted guests. Moreover, rational or not, the urbanites probably can't help but fear that the 905ers would turn their downtown into another big box strip mall if they had the chance.","Summary: a genuine inequality in bargaining power would have resulted in no real gains being made, and employees were probably sick of paying dues for no results.\n\nPost: Labour lawyer here. \n They have been unionized and paying dues since 2008 and still never reached a collective bargaining deal. That means that they never managed to negotiate a collective agreement with Walmart. \n Everyone here is very fast to blame the union, but the reality is that Walmart would have engaged in a campaign of very hard bargaining. They'd of had a team of 15 lawyers explaining exactly how hard they are allowed to bargain without breaking the law. Walmart probably offered them the exact same compensation that they were getting without the union. \n The same team of labour lawyers would have told them exactly how much they are allowed to bad mouth the union without breaking the law, and would have told them how much they are allowed to push the employees to decertify without breaking the law. \n At a location like this they could go on strike, but Walmart would have made it clear that they would sooner leave the store on strike indefinitely than give in to the demands. This is why unionization in fast food, big box, and banks tends to fail.","Summary: In India I fairly quickly went from antagonistic to the idea to really liking it.\n\nPost: I just got back from an exchange in India. Before leaving I hadn't contemplated eating with my hands. The first night I had to do it, it was a fancy meal with my friends parents, and I was pretty scared actually. Later on, I got stoned at another friends house and ate dinner with my hands with the family. It felt like I got to eat the food twice. I really fell in love with it. You get to feel the texture of the food in your fingers, the heat, the smell, etc, so you really sense it before putting it in your mouth and subjecting it to your senses all over again.","Summary: I'm sure we'll see some fallout, but I think some of that borrowed money, particularly for infrastructure, will lead to a good return.\n\nPost: That's what I'm thinking. Borrowing money to build infrastructure might not be such a bad thing. I'm pretty sure that is what the West did post WW2 to get all our subway lines and highways that are now a massive boon to our economies. \n Yes, China has plenty of problems, including corrupt contractors building shit buildings, but I don't think building 26 subway systems while labour is still cheap is a bad thing to borrow money on.","Summary: while going \"local\" isn't feasible or affordable in every instance, I don't think it is right to write the entire movement off just because some douche in thick framed glasses seems to be trying to use it to get into the pants of the girl you likes.\n\nPost: First, the man is clearly making fun of people who do this via sarcasm. \n Second, I don't agree with writing off the entire \"local\" movement. While I wouldn't bother buying pop locally, there is something to be said for buying some products locally. Obviously no one does this 100% of the time, and some people are righteous dicks about it, but... \n As an example, one time I was hiking in a nice little swathe of rainforest in Belize. The local kid taking me about brought me down to a valley that had been completely deforested as a dam was coming in. The water reservoir created by the dam would be used to irrigate a vast swathe of forest about to be replaced by an orange plantation, and he was fucking pissed about it. Now I, drinking orange juice in Canada, could well be contributing to this problem. However, because I am so far detached from it, I have no idea of the real cost of that orange juice. If I were to be drinking a locally produced juice (say apple) I would be aware if a huge swath of forest had to be destroyed for me to enjoy my morning glass of juice, and could then make a more informed decision as a consumer when it came time to buy juice next week. I might still decide that I like juice better than forests, but at least I know the actual cost of my glass of juice, and I have to live with the consequences. \n The North American consumer has very little conception of the true cost of many of the commodities they consume. Because little if nothing is produced locally, we have very little idea of the working conditions or the environmental degradation that may or may not go into the products we buy. This may contribute to irrational, unjust, and unsustainable consumption habits.","Summary: you guys are fucking screwed.\n\nPost: It wasn't legislation, it was a supreme court decision where it was held that corporate free speech was violated by limiting the donations corporations could make to political campaigns. The worst part is, in this decision the Supreme Court struck down BIPARTISAN legislation that limited donations. \n So basically, your supreme court TOTALLY undermined your democracy by pretending corporate free speech was a protected right back in the 1700's.","Summary: Training marksdwarves at the archery range is a pain in the ass and slow, what is the best way to use live fodder?\n\nPost: I have an archery related question. \n In the past, rather than train my marksdwarves in an archery range, I went through the crazy amount of trouble of putting goblin cages behind a series of grates, linking them to mechanisms, closing off the grates, then opening the cages and getting my marksdwarves to shoot them. This was all a pain in the ass. \n I got to thinking. Maybe I could channel one square on the surface and make it a pit. Then tunnel out a sizeable area underneath that. Then I could put goblins in this pit, and have my marksdwarves shoot down upon them. My fear is, will the goblins be able to get out of this hole?","Summary: fuck butters in their fucking butt asses.\n\nPost: Yup, will especially upset them if you say \"sorry, you're not pretty enough to butt on me\". That shit sticks with them. I hate butters of every creed and I call them on it whenever I can. Lines will be read about in the history books if we don't enforce the social etiquette. I love lines because they are inherently egalitarian. Doesn't matter if you're rich, strong, poor, or ugly, you get served based upon the time you arrived. What beats that?","Summary: anecdotal evidence that the Indian judicial system is more broken than I can even wrap my head around.\n\nPost: I went on exchange to one of the better law schools in India. Some fellow students were detained in a city prison by the police for having open alcohol on the street. The cops then proceeded to extract bribes from them in order to release them. I'm not sure there was even a real charge on the books available to the police that would justify detention. \n What really blew my mind... none of these students, law students at one of the top law schools in the country no less, had even the slightest interest in trying to hold any of these cops accountable. It hadn't even really crossed their mind.","Summary: yes we have mosquitoes in Northern climates, but yours are worse in my opinion.\n\nPost: I just lived in India for 4 months, but grew up in Canada. In Canada, mosquitoes are much bigger. However, they are also much slower and dumber. There are more of them in Canada though. If I am near the right marsh camping at just the right time of year right at dusk, it can be hard to breathe without inhaling one. It can be hard to take a photo without one going in front of the lens and ruining the shot. In contrast, Indian mosquitoes are sneaky, and bite multiple times in a night. In India I would always wake up being bitten, and it would take me an hour to find the one little fucker who had bitten me 3 times in one spot. Oh, and the screens don't keep those wily fuckers out in India. My room was totally screened and they were still showing up. I think they came out of the drains or something.","Summary: Harper is a sleaze, but this author has a bad read of the situation.\n\nPost: I hate Harper and I find his treatment of the Khadr case despicable. That said, this author has never studied or given much thought to Canadian constitutional law or its history. \n The SCC knows damn well they have the power to render judgements that are binding on the executive, they are just loathe to do it. They specifically chose not to force the government to do this for that reason. This is a very conservative approach (not the partisan kind, the meaning here being \"lets not do anything rash\") to the judiciary that has done us well as a country. We don't want to politicize the SCC or we end up in a world of trouble like we see in the US. SCC appointments are certainly partisan, but I gotta say, when I read SCC judgements sometimes it is hard to tell who was appointed by what party. They don't get chosen JUST because the executive knows how they will vote on a single issue like abortion. Thus we don't end up with as many radicals on the bench voting to protect the freedom of speech of corporations. \n That said, in this case I do think it might have been appropriate for the SCC to make a bold statement, that the Canadian government must speak out against illegal detention of its citizens, no matter what they have done or are accused of. But that is sort of beside the point.","Summary: the Iron Islands look like a homeless person's cave led by a homeless person with an ugly daughter.\n\nPost: Ok, so here is a criticism I can get behind. \n I detest pretty much everything they've done with the Iron Islands. Balon looks/walks like a homeless person, where I think, while not physically strong, he should come off as someone that men would get behind. I think this character would be more appropriate as Damphair. Asha should be attractive (not supermodel), charming, and powerful, rather than ugly and brooding. All that said, I actually like the casting for Theon.","Summary: Not American. Been to Europe several times. Even been to Germany, this just slipped my radar until now somehow.\n\nPost: Nope, but pretty close. I was about five years old when the wall fell, so by the time I was old enough to look at maps of Europe this wasn't represented. I had heard about it a million times, but the narrative of the Red Army and the Allies meeting in Berlin seemed to imply the country would be divided at that line. It really seems counterintuitive that the country would have been divided in that way.","Summary: I love Canada a great deal, but I feel like rubbing that in the rest of the world's face comes off as tacky and insecure, and I think we have traditionally been above that.\n\nPost: Canada is an absolutely fabulous nation, I would live nowhere else and want to raise my kids there. But saying we are number one just makes me feel dirty in an obnoxious sort of way. We should aspire to be more self-reflective and critical than that, otherwise we may stop always striving to be better. \n Also, the reality is that people from other countries just don't agree. Other people are equally brainwashed to think their country is number one, and that they uniquely walk the talk. Waving our flag in their face and gabbing on about how great it is really just comes off as arrogant.","Summary: How do I open newer versions of Dwarf Fortress on my mac? \n Which is the newest mac version I can use with Dwarf Therapist? \n HELP!!!!!!!\n\nPost: I heard about and got interested in Dwarf Fortress through reddit. I downloaded the newest version (.16) but could not get it to run on my macbook (it is intel, so that isn't the issue). \n I ended up downloading an ancient mac version somehow, which ran fine (0.27.176.38c) but I eventually came to the conclusion that I would like to be able to play with a newer version. \n A large part of this is because, from what I understand, I would like to be able to use Dwarf Therapist. \n I have spent hours googling how to run the newer versions of Dwarf Fortress, but the reality is that my technical computer knowledge is quite shallow. I've opened terminal, and even typed the right thing in to try to open the \"df\" file. However, I get an error message upon trying to open the file. How on earth do I open this file and play dwarf fortress? \n Please, can someone take pity on me and help me to play. I am already pretty fucking addicted to this game and really want to be able to play with a newer version.","Summary: I am looking for a more radical/expensive/permanent solution to the musty basement problem. The space looks nice, and if I make a walkout I think I could get good tenants provided it isn't musty.\n\nPost: I've recently purchased a home with a \"finished\" basement. It is fairly musty down there and I am not sure what to do. The ultimate plan when I purchased the home was to make a rental unit of the downstairs and have a commercial space on the top. I am willing to invest fairly significant money to get the basement up to par as I want good tenants. \n Some facts: \n \n In Canada, so has four seasons, much drier in winter \n \n radiator heat \n \n no bathroom fan \n \n large space (2 bedrooms downstairs, a main living area, and a bathroom) \n \n laminate floor \n \n pine pannelling on walls \n \n left windows open all summer as a solution, recently noticed this did not work as there is mould on some wooden furniture down there \n \n I've pulled up some of the flooring, and also had a look at the block walls. No water leakage is evident. I don't think I have a drainage problem so much as a damp air/no ventilation problem. \n \n \n My solutions \n \n the failed \"open window\" policy \n \n now I've shut all windows and am running two dehumidifiers \n \n \n My problem/questions \n \n When renting I would prefer not have to run visible dehumidifier. I think this may put prospective tenants off, they are noisy, they may not get emptied, they are unsightly. \n \n Is it possible to install some sort of ventilation that moves air around big time and also dehumidifies big time on a central unit out of sight near the boiler? \n \n Does anybody else have any suggestions? \n \n \n I've read all the old threads in here, they all seem to suggest dehumidifiers."],"string":"[\n \"Summary: sometimes being a shithead is just so bred into you that you have no idea how to do even the simplest things to help yourself.\\n\\nPost: I know it sounds corny, but some people might have six bucks and still lack the \\\"cultural capital\\\" to dress nice and speak properly. The truly lower class often don't understand what \\\"dressing nice\\\" even means. Have you ever watched The Wire? If so think of that painful scene where D'Angelo takes his girlfriend to a fancy restaurant. He understands how bad they stick out, but she doesn't even get it.\",\n \"Summary: figure out the reasons why you may have enjoyed smoking, and find a way to get the same experience without nicotine.\\n\\nPost: I used to smoke, and I'm not sure if this will be applicable to you, but it was to me and another friend so here goes. \\n I asked myself what it was that I liked about smoking. I quickly realized one of the only things I liked was the social aspect of smoking. I liked getting away from a party and having a side conversation. So, the quit smoking solution that worked best for me was actually kind of counter intuitive. Whenever at a party I go outside and accompany people for cigarettes. That way, you test your resolve early and prove to yourself you are in control, and also you don't lose those opportunities to socialize. Been working for 2 years now.\",\n \"Summary: I'm looking for an easy way to figure out how many ships I already have protecting a given node vs. how many I need to have protecting it in order to max out trade.\\n\\nPost: One further question, it pertains to protecting trade with light ships. I am having trouble knowing where to send my light ships. \\n In the menu where you select this I sort of hover over the place I'm about to send it and it says \\\"this will save you $x which is +/- based on maintenance fees\\\". I don't think it accounts for ships I've already sent. So... I am having trouble knowing to what degree I have protected (or worse, overprotected) a trade node yet. \\n Is there anywhere I can get that information?\",\n \"Summary: urbanites feel like the 905 is a corporate franchise wasteland and they're afraid that the power of the 905 vote and spending power will ruin Toronto.\\n\\nPost: The reality is that urbanites and 905ers are just two very different cultures with very distinct (often opposing) values. The two rub up against each other on many things, and it is a constant power struggle as to who's vision will run the city. \\n I think another source of the venom is that the two groups want to use the city for different things. There are parts of the city that are majority used by 905ers (think Eaton Centre or Club District). Whereas the urbanites have very little use/desire to visit the big box plazas of the 905 and probably feel like these people are unwanted guests. Moreover, rational or not, the urbanites probably can't help but fear that the 905ers would turn their downtown into another big box strip mall if they had the chance.\",\n \"Summary: a genuine inequality in bargaining power would have resulted in no real gains being made, and employees were probably sick of paying dues for no results.\\n\\nPost: Labour lawyer here. \\n They have been unionized and paying dues since 2008 and still never reached a collective bargaining deal. That means that they never managed to negotiate a collective agreement with Walmart. \\n Everyone here is very fast to blame the union, but the reality is that Walmart would have engaged in a campaign of very hard bargaining. They'd of had a team of 15 lawyers explaining exactly how hard they are allowed to bargain without breaking the law. Walmart probably offered them the exact same compensation that they were getting without the union. \\n The same team of labour lawyers would have told them exactly how much they are allowed to bad mouth the union without breaking the law, and would have told them how much they are allowed to push the employees to decertify without breaking the law. \\n At a location like this they could go on strike, but Walmart would have made it clear that they would sooner leave the store on strike indefinitely than give in to the demands. This is why unionization in fast food, big box, and banks tends to fail.\",\n \"Summary: In India I fairly quickly went from antagonistic to the idea to really liking it.\\n\\nPost: I just got back from an exchange in India. Before leaving I hadn't contemplated eating with my hands. The first night I had to do it, it was a fancy meal with my friends parents, and I was pretty scared actually. Later on, I got stoned at another friends house and ate dinner with my hands with the family. It felt like I got to eat the food twice. I really fell in love with it. You get to feel the texture of the food in your fingers, the heat, the smell, etc, so you really sense it before putting it in your mouth and subjecting it to your senses all over again.\",\n \"Summary: I'm sure we'll see some fallout, but I think some of that borrowed money, particularly for infrastructure, will lead to a good return.\\n\\nPost: That's what I'm thinking. Borrowing money to build infrastructure might not be such a bad thing. I'm pretty sure that is what the West did post WW2 to get all our subway lines and highways that are now a massive boon to our economies. \\n Yes, China has plenty of problems, including corrupt contractors building shit buildings, but I don't think building 26 subway systems while labour is still cheap is a bad thing to borrow money on.\",\n \"Summary: while going \\\"local\\\" isn't feasible or affordable in every instance, I don't think it is right to write the entire movement off just because some douche in thick framed glasses seems to be trying to use it to get into the pants of the girl you likes.\\n\\nPost: First, the man is clearly making fun of people who do this via sarcasm. \\n Second, I don't agree with writing off the entire \\\"local\\\" movement. While I wouldn't bother buying pop locally, there is something to be said for buying some products locally. Obviously no one does this 100% of the time, and some people are righteous dicks about it, but... \\n As an example, one time I was hiking in a nice little swathe of rainforest in Belize. The local kid taking me about brought me down to a valley that had been completely deforested as a dam was coming in. The water reservoir created by the dam would be used to irrigate a vast swathe of forest about to be replaced by an orange plantation, and he was fucking pissed about it. Now I, drinking orange juice in Canada, could well be contributing to this problem. However, because I am so far detached from it, I have no idea of the real cost of that orange juice. If I were to be drinking a locally produced juice (say apple) I would be aware if a huge swath of forest had to be destroyed for me to enjoy my morning glass of juice, and could then make a more informed decision as a consumer when it came time to buy juice next week. I might still decide that I like juice better than forests, but at least I know the actual cost of my glass of juice, and I have to live with the consequences. \\n The North American consumer has very little conception of the true cost of many of the commodities they consume. Because little if nothing is produced locally, we have very little idea of the working conditions or the environmental degradation that may or may not go into the products we buy. This may contribute to irrational, unjust, and unsustainable consumption habits.\",\n \"Summary: you guys are fucking screwed.\\n\\nPost: It wasn't legislation, it was a supreme court decision where it was held that corporate free speech was violated by limiting the donations corporations could make to political campaigns. The worst part is, in this decision the Supreme Court struck down BIPARTISAN legislation that limited donations. \\n So basically, your supreme court TOTALLY undermined your democracy by pretending corporate free speech was a protected right back in the 1700's.\",\n \"Summary: Training marksdwarves at the archery range is a pain in the ass and slow, what is the best way to use live fodder?\\n\\nPost: I have an archery related question. \\n In the past, rather than train my marksdwarves in an archery range, I went through the crazy amount of trouble of putting goblin cages behind a series of grates, linking them to mechanisms, closing off the grates, then opening the cages and getting my marksdwarves to shoot them. This was all a pain in the ass. \\n I got to thinking. Maybe I could channel one square on the surface and make it a pit. Then tunnel out a sizeable area underneath that. Then I could put goblins in this pit, and have my marksdwarves shoot down upon them. My fear is, will the goblins be able to get out of this hole?\",\n \"Summary: fuck butters in their fucking butt asses.\\n\\nPost: Yup, will especially upset them if you say \\\"sorry, you're not pretty enough to butt on me\\\". That shit sticks with them. I hate butters of every creed and I call them on it whenever I can. Lines will be read about in the history books if we don't enforce the social etiquette. I love lines because they are inherently egalitarian. Doesn't matter if you're rich, strong, poor, or ugly, you get served based upon the time you arrived. What beats that?\",\n \"Summary: anecdotal evidence that the Indian judicial system is more broken than I can even wrap my head around.\\n\\nPost: I went on exchange to one of the better law schools in India. Some fellow students were detained in a city prison by the police for having open alcohol on the street. The cops then proceeded to extract bribes from them in order to release them. I'm not sure there was even a real charge on the books available to the police that would justify detention. \\n What really blew my mind... none of these students, law students at one of the top law schools in the country no less, had even the slightest interest in trying to hold any of these cops accountable. It hadn't even really crossed their mind.\",\n \"Summary: yes we have mosquitoes in Northern climates, but yours are worse in my opinion.\\n\\nPost: I just lived in India for 4 months, but grew up in Canada. In Canada, mosquitoes are much bigger. However, they are also much slower and dumber. There are more of them in Canada though. If I am near the right marsh camping at just the right time of year right at dusk, it can be hard to breathe without inhaling one. It can be hard to take a photo without one going in front of the lens and ruining the shot. In contrast, Indian mosquitoes are sneaky, and bite multiple times in a night. In India I would always wake up being bitten, and it would take me an hour to find the one little fucker who had bitten me 3 times in one spot. Oh, and the screens don't keep those wily fuckers out in India. My room was totally screened and they were still showing up. I think they came out of the drains or something.\",\n \"Summary: Harper is a sleaze, but this author has a bad read of the situation.\\n\\nPost: I hate Harper and I find his treatment of the Khadr case despicable. That said, this author has never studied or given much thought to Canadian constitutional law or its history. \\n The SCC knows damn well they have the power to render judgements that are binding on the executive, they are just loathe to do it. They specifically chose not to force the government to do this for that reason. This is a very conservative approach (not the partisan kind, the meaning here being \\\"lets not do anything rash\\\") to the judiciary that has done us well as a country. We don't want to politicize the SCC or we end up in a world of trouble like we see in the US. SCC appointments are certainly partisan, but I gotta say, when I read SCC judgements sometimes it is hard to tell who was appointed by what party. They don't get chosen JUST because the executive knows how they will vote on a single issue like abortion. Thus we don't end up with as many radicals on the bench voting to protect the freedom of speech of corporations. \\n That said, in this case I do think it might have been appropriate for the SCC to make a bold statement, that the Canadian government must speak out against illegal detention of its citizens, no matter what they have done or are accused of. But that is sort of beside the point.\",\n \"Summary: the Iron Islands look like a homeless person's cave led by a homeless person with an ugly daughter.\\n\\nPost: Ok, so here is a criticism I can get behind. \\n I detest pretty much everything they've done with the Iron Islands. Balon looks/walks like a homeless person, where I think, while not physically strong, he should come off as someone that men would get behind. I think this character would be more appropriate as Damphair. Asha should be attractive (not supermodel), charming, and powerful, rather than ugly and brooding. All that said, I actually like the casting for Theon.\",\n \"Summary: Not American. Been to Europe several times. Even been to Germany, this just slipped my radar until now somehow.\\n\\nPost: Nope, but pretty close. I was about five years old when the wall fell, so by the time I was old enough to look at maps of Europe this wasn't represented. I had heard about it a million times, but the narrative of the Red Army and the Allies meeting in Berlin seemed to imply the country would be divided at that line. It really seems counterintuitive that the country would have been divided in that way.\",\n \"Summary: I love Canada a great deal, but I feel like rubbing that in the rest of the world's face comes off as tacky and insecure, and I think we have traditionally been above that.\\n\\nPost: Canada is an absolutely fabulous nation, I would live nowhere else and want to raise my kids there. But saying we are number one just makes me feel dirty in an obnoxious sort of way. We should aspire to be more self-reflective and critical than that, otherwise we may stop always striving to be better. \\n Also, the reality is that people from other countries just don't agree. Other people are equally brainwashed to think their country is number one, and that they uniquely walk the talk. Waving our flag in their face and gabbing on about how great it is really just comes off as arrogant.\",\n \"Summary: How do I open newer versions of Dwarf Fortress on my mac? \\n Which is the newest mac version I can use with Dwarf Therapist? \\n HELP!!!!!!!\\n\\nPost: I heard about and got interested in Dwarf Fortress through reddit. I downloaded the newest version (.16) but could not get it to run on my macbook (it is intel, so that isn't the issue). \\n I ended up downloading an ancient mac version somehow, which ran fine (0.27.176.38c) but I eventually came to the conclusion that I would like to be able to play with a newer version. \\n A large part of this is because, from what I understand, I would like to be able to use Dwarf Therapist. \\n I have spent hours googling how to run the newer versions of Dwarf Fortress, but the reality is that my technical computer knowledge is quite shallow. I've opened terminal, and even typed the right thing in to try to open the \\\"df\\\" file. However, I get an error message upon trying to open the file. How on earth do I open this file and play dwarf fortress? \\n Please, can someone take pity on me and help me to play. I am already pretty fucking addicted to this game and really want to be able to play with a newer version.\",\n \"Summary: I am looking for a more radical/expensive/permanent solution to the musty basement problem. The space looks nice, and if I make a walkout I think I could get good tenants provided it isn't musty.\\n\\nPost: I've recently purchased a home with a \\\"finished\\\" basement. It is fairly musty down there and I am not sure what to do. The ultimate plan when I purchased the home was to make a rental unit of the downstairs and have a commercial space on the top. 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Lady_borg | Generate the content for a reddit post I hope to find a way to define and validate the relationship with my on/off bf before we came into the stable almost two year old relationship we have now, | Weird title I know but will make sense with some history. The cast are M my bf, my husband and me.
When my husband and I became poly our first relationship with someone else was with a good friend who I had a crush on. It turned out it was mutual between the three of us and he essentially became a male unicorn. Howev... | Weird title I know but will make sense with some history. The cast are M my bf, my husband and me.
When my husband and I became poly our first relationship with someone else was with a good friend who I had a crush on. It turned out it was mutual between the three of us and he essentially became a male unicorn. Howev... | [
"Summary: Husband decided to be shitty and broke my bf and I up, bf decided to take some time away to sort out his feelings and get over a cold, I called my husband out and told him to get into recovery with his depression and adhd as its been long enough and he isnt being a good dad either. \n But things are movin... | 21 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,000 |
AdumbroDeus | Generate the content for a reddit post Zionism historically was a secular movement openly distrusted by religious Jews due to the fact that it was primarily made up of secular/explicitly anti-religious movements and the near universal conclusion of the religious community was that they had to oppose zionism on religiou... | It's a secular movement, atheist isn't correct because it wasn't outright hostile to religious judaism as a movement, but historically religious jews were a very small part of the movement.
The movement was founded by an Atheist (Herzl as you mentioned), he's not one of, he's THE founder. Furthermore historically the... | It's a secular movement, atheist isn't correct because it wasn't outright hostile to religious judaism as a movement, but historically religious jews were a very small part of the movement.
The movement was founded by an Atheist (Herzl as you mentioned), he's not one of, he's THE founder. Furthermore historically the... | [
"Summary: It's complicated and is really about ethnicity and having roots there rather then religion. Religion just constitutes a support for one side (the Arab) claim and is a barely noticeable part of the mostly secular Isreali rhetoric. \n Edit: As far as whose right, it's complicated. If we go by historical cla... | 25 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,001 |
thebronyknight | Generate the content for a reddit post 1) I understand, (2) politely(!) tell this person how you feel, (3) Friendship IS Magic. | Ya know, I hear you. I am pretty much the only brony in my group of friends, and i do get a good chunk of flak for it, some of it is in jest, some not. but I still consider these people my friends because I've asked them to give the show a chance, which they did, and it just wasn't their cup of apple cider. That is per... | Ya know, I hear you. I am pretty much the only brony in my group of friends, and i do get a good chunk of flak for it, some of it is in jest, some not. but I still consider these people my friends because I've asked them to give the show a chance, which they did, and it just wasn't their cup of apple cider. That is per... | [
"Summary: 21st birthday, many drinks, few recollections, puked, passed out\n\nPost: 21st birthday, go to a local sports bar with my parents (it was my dad's birthday too), A large group of friends and family showed up, I had no less than 5 beers lined up for me the entire night. The catch phrase for the night was \... | 22 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,002 |
bblemonade | Generate the content for a reddit post Would anyone be willing to explain to me in layman's terms how to fix the fact that demonoid isn't updating my ratio properly? | Hey so, first off sorry if I'm in the wrong place or you guys are tired of noobs asking you to fix their problems.
Demonoid won't recognize the fact that I've been continuously uploading stuff for months. My ratio isn't where I want it to be (or where it should be). I've tried to read through the guide on uTorrent as... | Hey so, first off sorry if I'm in the wrong place or you guys are tired of noobs asking you to fix their problems.
Demonoid won't recognize the fact that I've been continuously uploading stuff for months. My ratio isn't where I want it to be (or where it should be). I've tried to read through the guide on uTorrent as... | [
"Summary: It's pretty cool.\n\nPost: The physical sensation is a little similar to being buzzed. Parts of your body get extremely tingly. For me, it's always the eyelids first and most intense. Random muscle twitches happen. That's not as bad as it sounds, it can kind of feel good. If you get really high, or at lea... | 28 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,003 |
Tweezle120 | Generate the content for a reddit post Acceptance does not equate to endorsement. I meant acceptance literally as in the opposite of denial, nothing else grander. I also now agree my original statement was too shallow and excluded important context. | my goodness this is the biggest thread I've ever accidentally started.
To start, as I've had to say a lot; I've never brought up morality. I agree that morality should not stem from a Darwinian frame of mind. I never said it was right; I merely stated people suffer dissonance from not accepting we are predators. (I f... | my goodness this is the biggest thread I've ever accidentally started.
To start, as I've had to say a lot; I've never brought up morality. I agree that morality should not stem from a Darwinian frame of mind. I never said it was right; I merely stated people suffer dissonance from not accepting we are predators. (I f... | [
"Summary: My apologise, I can see my language wasn't super clear, I meant no offense and was sharing personal observations and opinions only. Basically, 'Facts' that are only subjective. (of which, which to be fair, there are many)\n\nPost: I would state YOUR inability if I was not being general. And I apologise, I... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,004 |
OverlordXenu | Generate the content for a reddit post It's the paraphilic fixation that makes it shitty and wrong, and it seems that most people actually are fairly mature by 18. | There's a difference between occasionally being attracted to someone who is under 18 but doesn't necessarily look it, and fixating on the paraphilia and taboo of underage girls. A lot of people on reddit tend to do the later… they obsess over the illegal, taboo, underage nature of it. And then they rationalize it with ... | There's a difference between occasionally being attracted to someone who is under 18 but doesn't necessarily look it, and fixating on the paraphilia and taboo of underage girls. A lot of people on reddit tend to do the later… they obsess over the illegal, taboo, underage nature of it. And then they rationalize it with ... | [
"Summary: Fuck you, fuckface.\n\nPost: Lol because cops aren't more likely to target non-whites, and judges aren't more likely to sentence them more harshly or anything. It's not like there's massive structural racism at every level. Or, you know, it's not like there has been hundreds of years of opression leveled ... | 34 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,005 |
display_block | Generate the content for a reddit post Nexus+T-Mobile=happy me | But in reality, [subsidy means high-interest loan]( in the mobile phone business.
I am QUITE happy that I completely own my $300 Galaxy Nexus, and that I can take it anywhere in the world at the drop of a hat. I'm also QUITE happy that I only pay $30/month for 5GB of 4G data with T-Mobile prepaid, which I can also de... | But in reality, [subsidy means high-interest loan]( in the mobile phone business.
I am QUITE happy that I completely own my $300 Galaxy Nexus, and that I can take it anywhere in the world at the drop of a hat. I'm also QUITE happy that I only pay $30/month for 5GB of 4G data with T-Mobile prepaid, which I can also de... | [
"Summary: If I was ignoring repairability and upgradeability, I'd agree that the Retina is a better machine. But they use the same processors and the same graphics, and are equally as powerful. The only thing the Retina has going for it IMO is its display, and to me it wasn't worth the extra maintenance cost in the... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,006 |
wasabichicken | Generate the content for a reddit post Put the dogs needs above anyone else's. | Long time lurker here. I don't actually have narcissistic parents, but study this sub merely to help me understand the situation of a dear friend of mine. What I do have, however, is a dog. Furthermore, it's not my first. My best friend passed away two years ago, and I was in the vet's office when they put him down. ... | Long time lurker here. I don't actually have narcissistic parents, but study this sub merely to help me understand the situation of a dear friend of mine. What I do have, however, is a dog. Furthermore, it's not my first. My best friend passed away two years ago, and I was in the vet's office when they put him down. ... | [
"Summary: because the entire package isn't ready. If you need an immediate fix, get a current snapshot or a set of patches and build it yourself.\n\nPost: High-profile projects tend to have a multitude of distribution methods, each for different use cases. Think of labelled versions, like 1.0.2a, 1.0.1m etc, as pac... | 21 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,007 |
the_winter_storm | Generate the content for a reddit post My boss is a boss , that's why he gets paid the big bucks. Also, the company absolutely loved us! And they'll be coming back for more events later in the year!! :D | This is a story from tonight. Bear with me here as there's a bit of background info needed in order to make sense.
I work at a famous restaurant in my town and tonight, we weren't taking any reservations because a company (whose name I can't mention for obvious reasons) bought us out for a party for the night.
Th... | This is a story from tonight. Bear with me here as there's a bit of background info needed in order to make sense.
I work at a famous restaurant in my town and tonight, we weren't taking any reservations because a company (whose name I can't mention for obvious reasons) bought us out for a party for the night.
Th... | [
"Summary: ask for a manager.\n\nPost: Seems like you've never had a serving job. If that was his first serving job EVER which is what it sounds like then no shit he was going to be terrible. I was terrible for the first few weeks at my first serving job and now I'm a badass bartender. \n Working as a brand new pers... | 40 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,008 |
LostTheMagic | Generate the content for a reddit post Almost all of your gold gain will come from leveling heroes - never buy a hero that's currently free, never buy a hero you haven't leveled to 5. Only buy a hero you miss playing | Here's my advice:
You will get 500 gold for each hero you level up to 5. Each week gives you 7 heroes to try (it updates with a new list every Tuesday).
Save your gold. Get all (or most) of the heroes up to level 5 - between that and your dailies, you should get close to 40k gold. If you have done your dailies and ... | Here's my advice:
You will get 500 gold for each hero you level up to 5. Each week gives you 7 heroes to try (it updates with a new list every Tuesday).
Save your gold. Get all (or most) of the heroes up to level 5 - between that and your dailies, you should get close to 40k gold. If you have done your dailies and ... | [
"Summary: We used to be able to, but we can't have nice things because players are jerks.\n\nPost: Prior to a patch in December, what you're asking about was possible. You could Whisper or Invite enemy party members (I've joined \"enemy\" teams before who were obviously better than the people I got matched with) a... | 23 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,009 |
hibbel | Generate the content for a reddit post Sorry, but I have to break it to you: It's not relevant enough to be addressed before more pressing issues that affect everyone. I sincerely hope that it won't divert development ressources from more pressing tasks. | I don't want it.
I don't think it's something I'll switch on and I don't think most even care . Right now, there's more pressing things for the devs to do.
Enhance in-game cues about buff / debuffs.
Enhance UI for better use of PC-ressources (keyboard / mouse).
Finish the damn first advemnture zone. 2 we... | I don't want it.
I don't think it's something I'll switch on and I don't think most even care . Right now, there's more pressing things for the devs to do.
Enhance in-game cues about buff / debuffs.
Enhance UI for better use of PC-ressources (keyboard / mouse).
Finish the damn first advemnture zone. 2 we... | [
"Summary: Suck it up. Your moral views are not the binding code for the rest of us. You are offended? Look away. Or maybe even go away. Don't complain, though. You chose to go where the nudes are, they didn't force you there.\n\nPost: You have no right to not be offended. Being offended is something entirely subjec... | 31 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,010 |
NextLevelFantasy | Generate the content for a reddit post Just do, dude or dudette. | Luckily you still have time to make up for it. I think as you grow up the term friends become more of a grey area as social scenes become less structured. So stop viewing people as a friend or not a friend, everybody at least has the potential to be a nice acquaintance at the very least. Just go with the flow. You will... | Luckily you still have time to make up for it. I think as you grow up the term friends become more of a grey area as social scenes become less structured. So stop viewing people as a friend or not a friend, everybody at least has the potential to be a nice acquaintance at the very least. Just go with the flow. You will... | [
"Summary: sorry and I promise you will get your winnings. It feels wrong asking for a bit of leeway but come next football season SV will be in solid shape and you won't have to weigh the give and take of free vs. slow. \n And even beyond that, SV has been a pretty big contributor to the reddit community \n \n Mov... | 19 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,011 |
Red_Oktoberfest | Generate the content for a reddit post Bethesda shouldn't have thought this was a good idea at all. | That's not what "support" means in software. "Support" means that the customer gets a working product. If the mods do not work, and we paid Bethesda for the mods, they're expected to make the shit we paid for work.
Which is all silly when you think about how mods work, or how they don't work. As they often are won... | That's not what "support" means in software. "Support" means that the customer gets a working product. If the mods do not work, and we paid Bethesda for the mods, they're expected to make the shit we paid for work.
Which is all silly when you think about how mods work, or how they don't work. As they often are won... | [
"Summary: of Benghazi: Roudy crowd started protesting outside the embassy, embassy asks for some help because they're nervous about it. Told to calm the fuck down they're safe. Elements in the crowd get violent, storm the embassy. Fox news creams themselves.\n\nPost: And that's what kills me. I played EVE onli... | 19 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,012 |
Kiggsworthy | Generate the content for a reddit post Aluminum is not what makes MacBook Airs more expensive than their PC counterparts, and indeed may significantly reduce cost and complexity of assembly at scale. Plastic offers inferior structural stability and increased complexity in design. Put them together, and this is not a re... | They [used to make exactly what you're describing]( actually.
I don't think it would scale down to the MacBook Air's form factor though. The reason Apple does unibody Aluminum on all its thinnest designs is because unibody aluminum construction provides both form and structure . Plastic provides form but does not p... | They [used to make exactly what you're describing]( actually.
I don't think it would scale down to the MacBook Air's form factor though. The reason Apple does unibody Aluminum on all its thinnest designs is because unibody aluminum construction provides both form and structure . Plastic provides form but does not p... | [
"Summary: this looks freaking amazing and I think the last two Trek movies are completely amazing.\n\nPost: As a huge Star Trek fan I disagree. I think he demonstrated a huge amount of respect and knowledge of the best of Star Trek. And after reading this thread I just feel like Star Trek fans come off as such assh... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,013 |
bautin | Generate the content for a reddit post Flatten the Shorecrasher otherwise you could just lose | Flatten is definitely the thing you want to be doing here.
The question is where do we want the counters.
If we Flatten the Shorecrasher, he has three options: flicker, butt-pump, or let it die.
If he flickers, the counters go on the Shorecrasher, but it can't attack. But we are open to getting attacked with a 6/... | Flatten is definitely the thing you want to be doing here.
The question is where do we want the counters.
If we Flatten the Shorecrasher, he has three options: flicker, butt-pump, or let it die.
If he flickers, the counters go on the Shorecrasher, but it can't attack. But we are open to getting attacked with a 6/... | [
"Summary: Access is for people who don't know better.\n\nPost: There is plenty wrong with Access. Access corrupting either a form or database isn't a matter of doing the wrong thing or not being diligent about data integrity, it's a matter of when. It will corrupt shit and there will be no rhyme or reason as to why... | 23 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,014 |
dtvhr | Generate the content for a reddit post Micro manager uses mind control | Oh thats pretty damn easy. Worked at a catering company. Left after about 2 months.
It was small time and the manager was a little witch named Hannah. She saw every staff member as resources. She brought you in, used you and sent you home with your days pay.
She would micromanage to the minute and gram. Come in two... | Oh thats pretty damn easy. Worked at a catering company. Left after about 2 months.
It was small time and the manager was a little witch named Hannah. She saw every staff member as resources. She brought you in, used you and sent you home with your days pay.
She would micromanage to the minute and gram. Come in two... | [
"Summary: Demon from the nine circles of hell battles brave Dante in the fight of his life. Dante gets wounded, comes back with an army of angels to defeat the demon and gain his victory spoils.\n\nPost: Heres one my friend managed to pull off. To anyone with common sense, this is just finishing the exam, to the an... | 19 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,015 |
MrTemple | Generate the content for a reddit post Cycles aside, short of a natural disaster or the collapse of civilization, you're always going to have more people wanting to live in Vancouver than there's room for, and that will keep housing prices 'too high'. Of course, if either of those events does occur, I'm not going to be... | Ours is a city that is consistently rated among the most desired locations to live in the world.
Further, our geography significantly constrains the housing development. Really only a pie-shaped piece of land up the Fraser valley is developable.
This, coupled with the fact that the downtown core is located pretty m... | Ours is a city that is consistently rated among the most desired locations to live in the world.
Further, our geography significantly constrains the housing development. Really only a pie-shaped piece of land up the Fraser valley is developable.
This, coupled with the fact that the downtown core is located pretty m... | [
"Summary: A 35mm 1.8 and a used D90 or D5100 would be perfect for learning a DSLR. Your photos will drop jaws, including your own.\n\nPost: This may get lost in the noise, but please strongly consider a used camera body. \n Camera bodies depreciate faster than anything in the digital photography world, and they als... | 53 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,016 |
websnarf | Generate the content for a reddit post Taking an Evo class doesn't trump the facts | No they don't. Just most of the writing that exists still says this because prior to the nucleic DNA evidence presented early 2010, there was little evidence for it. The past year and a bit, has not been enough time for substantial theories yet to be developed about it. In fact in the few years prior to 2010, mtDNA ... | No they don't. Just most of the writing that exists still says this because prior to the nucleic DNA evidence presented early 2010, there was little evidence for it. The past year and a bit, has not been enough time for substantial theories yet to be developed about it. In fact in the few years prior to 2010, mtDNA ... | [
"Summary: I am so atheist I make Richard Dawkins look like an ayatollah\n\nPost: Like you, I was born an atheist. \n \n My parents did not indoctrinate me during my upbringing, so I stayed an atheist. \n \n A few attempts have been made by people in my adulthood to try to convert me to Christianity. One was a very... | 28 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,017 |
puppy22 | Generate the content for a reddit post Please list any cool/interesting theorems you have come across in geometry for me to do further research on. | Hey all, I'm taking a senior seminar course this semester at college. Basic requirements are a 10 page paper, 50 minute presentation, and proofs that go with a given topic of mathematics.
I want to do mine on geometry, but I don't know exactly on what. I wanted to do the Problem of Apollonius, but someone did it last... | Hey all, I'm taking a senior seminar course this semester at college. Basic requirements are a 10 page paper, 50 minute presentation, and proofs that go with a given topic of mathematics.
I want to do mine on geometry, but I don't know exactly on what. I wanted to do the Problem of Apollonius, but someone did it last... | [
"Summary: Faked having a tumor/seizure, stuck my dick in crazy.\n\nPost: I had broken up with my ex of 5 months, and it was hard on both of us. She was always lying, being sketchy...you get the picture. It was about a month after the breakup that she fed me this lie: \n She had apparently been having a bunch of sei... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,018 |
juiceyb | Generate the content for a reddit post Blame the bodyboarder if you fuck up. | As someone who surf[ed] (too), I have to say, he wasn't going to make it. I've been dropped in by countless amounts by both bodyboarders and surfers and I, no matter what, I hold my line. Never hesitate is the motto of both of these sports and he's making an excuse for being too deep and not getting out. | As someone who surf[ed] (too), I have to say, he wasn't going to make it. I've been dropped in by countless amounts by both bodyboarders and surfers and I, no matter what, I hold my line. Never hesitate is the motto of both of these sports and he's making an excuse for being too deep and not getting out. | [
"Summary: If you don't want people to look at your text, then change that setting that allows texts to be shown when your phone is locked.\n\nPost: Most awkward thing that has ever happen to me involving a girl who just got an abortion was a couple of years ago. I was going on this blind date set up by my friend an... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,019 |
PureAlpha | Generate the content for a reddit post Crit becomes bonus damage on auto attacks. Can keep exact same stats and values. Cap is 100%. IE externally increases current bonus damage by 50% (If it's 40%, IE will make it 40%(+20%). Cap with IE is 100%(+50%). Math for all of this is shown above. | Change crit strike to "bonus damage on auto attacks". It could still just be called crits, so nothing would even have to change, except what it does is deal the bonus damage on auto attacks only. Just like crits, abilities to not profit from it at all.
Here's the math, with 33% crit chance as an example (assuming 3 x... | Change crit strike to "bonus damage on auto attacks". It could still just be called crits, so nothing would even have to change, except what it does is deal the bonus damage on auto attacks only. Just like crits, abilities to not profit from it at all.
Here's the math, with 33% crit chance as an example (assuming 3 x... | [
"Summary: Remove MMR. Play against people from or around your Division rather than against people from or around your MMR . Implement \"Streak System\" to reward winning streaks and punish losing streaks, but never to the point where you get barely any LP per win, because MMR is gone.\n\nPost: I dont understand ... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,020 |
karmapopsicle | Generate the content for a reddit post get the fuck out of here you lying piece of shit. | Lol. If you could read properly you would see that it isn't "$2200+".
Holy shit, haven't you done this before? Editing your shit after the fact and trying to play it off like the other person is an idiot. It's ok though, I remember your build with 32GB of RAM. Cool story on just looking at my build to fix yours thoug... | Lol. If you could read properly you would see that it isn't "$2200+".
Holy shit, haven't you done this before? Editing your shit after the fact and trying to play it off like the other person is an idiot. It's ok though, I remember your build with 32GB of RAM. Cool story on just looking at my build to fix yours thoug... | [
"Summary: this ain't Source or even Refractor 2 we're talking about here anymore.\n\nPost: The only problem there is the time and cost to implement any kind of reasonable mod-tools package. Their dev pipeline is very good at producing very good looking content with a relatively compact size and efficient performanc... | 35 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,021 |
TarantusaurusRex | Generate the content for a reddit post searching for European summer abroad opportunities for teenagers. | I already got out: I am a 26-year old American currently living in France, teaching English. But one of my students is a 15-year old Russian girl who dreams of living in Stockholm, Sweden. She is a grade ahead in school, is very studious, and wishes to study at Uppsala but she believes it is impossible. She will gradua... | I already got out: I am a 26-year old American currently living in France, teaching English. But one of my students is a 15-year old Russian girl who dreams of living in Stockholm, Sweden. She is a grade ahead in school, is very studious, and wishes to study at Uppsala but she believes it is impossible. She will gradua... | [
"Summary: I fell in love with a girl during my childhood and I've never been able to let her go, even after I found out what kind of person she really is: a dirty thief.\n\nPost: I grew up in a small town where everyone knew each other and all of the parents grew up together. My mother and the woman next door both... | 23 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,022 |
Mithryn | Generate the content for a reddit post I have personal experiences that go beyond the physical/what the church says; but I'd like to use science to get to the bottom of that. I'm not above testing my faith; and only keeping what actually works. | Good to see you again.
Well, let's face it, even if I had the most rational argument; with signed documents of witnesses and stone tablets from God himself, many redditors are really just out there to troll.
I've certainly had times that I saw connections and chalked it up to God. But I work closely with data, an... | Good to see you again.
Well, let's face it, even if I had the most rational argument; with signed documents of witnesses and stone tablets from God himself, many redditors are really just out there to troll.
I've certainly had times that I saw connections and chalked it up to God. But I work closely with data, an... | [
"Summary: You didn't screw up, it does suck, but you can fix this if you make her feel included in reading and studying together. Your wife is understanding and clearly cares a lot about you.\n\nPost: Right now I feel lost. \n Breath. breath. You did really well. There really isn't an instruction manual for thi... | 69 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,023 |
amidemon | Generate the content for a reddit post Whats the best way to get tickets for the Huskers vs Minnesota football game on Oct 26? | Hello. I'm trying to plan ahead for when I visit friends in Minnesota on the weekend of the Huskers/Gophers game this year. I checked stubhub.com but the least expensive tickets available were over $120/ea. Does anyone know about how long before a game they open away game ticket sales from the box office and how eas... | Hello. I'm trying to plan ahead for when I visit friends in Minnesota on the weekend of the Huskers/Gophers game this year. I checked stubhub.com but the least expensive tickets available were over $120/ea. Does anyone know about how long before a game they open away game ticket sales from the box office and how eas... | [
"Summary: People cry about bombers flying straight and using tailguns because they expect them to get in dogfights. People are stupid.\n\nPost: A few days ago I was flying my B-25 and had a couple 109's on me. I scared one away with my tailguns but the other followed. I dove and made another bomb run then was sc... | 24 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,024 |
dylrocks95 | Generate the content for a reddit post Just because we have new games with a higher shiny value, we don't have to only hunt on those | I played ORAS for about three days. Beat them both, and got bored. Found two shinies in those three days.
I personally want finding shinies to be an actual challenge, so playing the older games is much better for me. I feel like I actually accomplished something when I find a shiny in an older game. (pre X/Y)
For e... | I played ORAS for about three days. Beat them both, and got bored. Found two shinies in those three days.
I personally want finding shinies to be an actual challenge, so playing the older games is much better for me. I feel like I actually accomplished something when I find a shiny in an older game. (pre X/Y)
For e... | [
"Summary: yes but not anymore\n\nPost: My guess is that he was against it, but he saw how much we all wanted it, and, being one of few developers that listens to their fans, he flip-flopped and decided DLC was a great idea, and an amazing way to show your fans that you're listening and that you care.",
"Summary: ... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,025 |
envatted_love | Generate the content for a reddit post You're making two points. I think you're mostly right, but could you be more specific? Also, could you address the possible tension between them? | OK, it looks like you've made two points.
Firms do not always maximize profits. (I would rather not use "profit" in a non-monetary sense. I think that's just obfuscatory.) For example, they might engage in unprofitable altruism. Firms are especially likely to do this if they are securely situated in the market. (Wo... | OK, it looks like you've made two points.
Firms do not always maximize profits. (I would rather not use "profit" in a non-monetary sense. I think that's just obfuscatory.) For example, they might engage in unprofitable altruism. Firms are especially likely to do this if they are securely situated in the market. (Wo... | [
"Summary: Saving lives is awesome. Doing it by regulating guns is hard. Try decriminalizing drugs, allowing driverless cars, or regulating tobacco instead.\n\nPost: About 17,000 Americans die from homicides each year. 11,000 of those are firearm homicides. (Source: [CDC, 2010]( Each of those deaths is a tragedy, so... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,026 |
Chaipod | Generate the content for a reddit post If you're not safe, don't be there. | Wherever you go, ask yourself: Is that the safest place for me? Where should I be? Should I be the one to go in first? Can I be in a safer spot? Where is the enemy?
Positioning is more about game sense than anything. It's hard to pick up if this is your first kind of PvP game.
There is no single answer to positioni... | Wherever you go, ask yourself: Is that the safest place for me? Where should I be? Should I be the one to go in first? Can I be in a safer spot? Where is the enemy?
Positioning is more about game sense than anything. It's hard to pick up if this is your first kind of PvP game.
There is no single answer to positioni... | [
"Summary: tier 1 is the way the game is meant to be played.\n\nPost: How does it not? \n Konami has clear structured support for tier 1 play. Tournaments are the main attraction in this game, tournaments are completely based on results, results are based on victories. Tournaments have a large population size to ens... | 140 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,027 |
Farabee | Generate the content for a reddit post ASUS boards have LEDs that are made of awesome and help you not kill yourself after spending hours putting a new build together to make a small mistake. | I did this recently with a build. Started to scream "FUUUUUUUUUUUU" until I looked at the mobo and noticed the LEDs were solidly on. Saw the connector wire for the Power button to my case had just come loose off of that little block of pins on the mobo, reconnected it...I HAAAAVE THE POOOWEEERRRR. | I did this recently with a build. Started to scream "FUUUUUUUUUUUU" until I looked at the mobo and noticed the LEDs were solidly on. Saw the connector wire for the Power button to my case had just come loose off of that little block of pins on the mobo, reconnected it...I HAAAAVE THE POOOWEEERRRR. | [
"Summary: DooM forced me to teach myself networking, mom and her awesome company let me put the skills to use and reap the rewards. I'm still using and building upon those skills 18 years later.\n\nPost: Heh, I have to weigh in on this post since Doom changed my life more than any other game in existence. In fact, ... | 27 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,028 |
bedabup | Generate the content for a reddit post FOR ALL 3 COMMENTS:
There are lots of bowl games played along the west and south of the US. Conferences in those regions have less traveling to do than other regions, except for when they're a gigantic conference, like the PAC 12. PAC 12 tie-ins are still bad, but fans from UW b... | Somewhere along the way you confused geography and tie-ins, but then you kind of figured it out again, so I'm not sure where you're getting confused.
We have a lot of bowls located inside of our conference. Note that nowhere in that statement do I use the word tie in. The rest of the southern border also has a lot of... | Somewhere along the way you confused geography and tie-ins, but then you kind of figured it out again, so I'm not sure where you're getting confused.
We have a lot of bowls located inside of our conference. Note that nowhere in that statement do I use the word tie in. The rest of the southern border also has a lot of... | [
"Summary: Don't be a Tobi and just spout off about nerfs with no evidence or insight on the day of the patch release.\n\nPost: By the time you have enough attack speed for the bash proc to matter, you should have an MKB. This wasn't a nerf, it was a buff plain and simple, since now you'll have a bash and an extende... | 37 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,029 |
cuteman | Generate the content for a reddit post yes sanctions on Iran will make things difficult for Iran, but this effect is multipled for the global economy as it is no longer a zero-sum game with the opening of the Iranian oil bourse transacting in non-USD currency or money. The net effect will be to remove Iranian oil inven... | The same amount of oil will be produced in the world so why will Europe have trouble finding alternatives?
Global supply =/= regional supply
Reduction in supply = higher prices for Europe
Europe's demand will not decrease only their availability of supply, it's unclear whether another country like Saudi Arabia could ... | The same amount of oil will be produced in the world so why will Europe have trouble finding alternatives?
Global supply =/= regional supply
Reduction in supply = higher prices for Europe
Europe's demand will not decrease only their availability of supply, it's unclear whether another country like Saudi Arabia could ... | [
"Summary: HRC is literally political Cosby.\n\nPost: If the logic is that the number of accusations does not matter as long as they haven't been legally convicted, sanctioned, fined or otherwise punished then, yes, they are. They're both innocent until proven guilty, are they not? \n Cosby isn't a convicted felon,... | 51 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,030 |
Cituke | Generate the content for a reddit post I have no religion but I'm scared of dying because I want to know the answers
Why do you feel that this is owed to you? | Turkish Van Cat of Terror](
>1) Where did we all come from? - Yes I know the big bang and I whole heartedly believe in evolution but what gave the ability for there to be a big bang - what was around before the big bang? And what was around before that? And before that?
As we discover more and more into our past, w... | Turkish Van Cat of Terror](
>1) Where did we all come from? - Yes I know the big bang and I whole heartedly believe in evolution but what gave the ability for there to be a big bang - what was around before the big bang? And what was around before that? And before that?
As we discover more and more into our past, w... | [
"Summary: of this post comes down to this: The real sign of maturity is independently being who you are regardless of what your parents think you should be.\n\nPost: hmmm, if you want the science behind it \n [This]( could be a good start. \n As for advice: \n Maturity isn't something which has a universal definiti... | 22 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,031 |
elitenls | Generate the content for a reddit post Yes. | I'm not a Mac genius - so I don't really want to say anything that might assume that I am. I am a self-proclaimed computer genius (with degrees and shit, though, it's only my passion, not my profession). To answer your previous question, I used the power of the Google hive mind, and common sense. :)
The patch that ha... | I'm not a Mac genius - so I don't really want to say anything that might assume that I am. I am a self-proclaimed computer genius (with degrees and shit, though, it's only my passion, not my profession). To answer your previous question, I used the power of the Google hive mind, and common sense. :)
The patch that ha... | [
"Summary: It doesn't go away, you can go back at any time to do it - just not sure when it actually unlocks. I say \"full complete\" of planet, because that's what I do. \n The Taris Bonus Series starts at the first dude up the ramp in the spaceport, you'll see it on your way in. :)\n\nPost: Like I said before, I'm... | 32 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,032 |
bstr413 | Generate the content for a reddit post Thanks to the NSA, BioWare will never be able to do EU to NA in the near future without risking heavy fines. | The reason is a political reason due to laws requiring data deposited by EU citizens for a paying service to be housed in a server in the EU.
This is less likely to change in light of the problems caused by the NSA's spying. Now, the EU wants to create its own "Internet" that does not go through American territory. S... | The reason is a political reason due to laws requiring data deposited by EU citizens for a paying service to be housed in a server in the EU.
This is less likely to change in light of the problems caused by the NSA's spying. Now, the EU wants to create its own "Internet" that does not go through American territory. S... | [
"Summary: Just doing normal PvE leveling with boosts is the fastest way to level up if you keep your gear up to date. KDY can help with bad gear.\n\nPost: PvP in this game seems to be a slow way to level. The XP you get from it per minute of play time seems smaller than other ways. You also get less credits this ... | 27 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,033 |
Resipiscence | Generate the content for a reddit post Abortion is killing, and we should get less freaked out by that. It's a valid and OK choice. | I have a complex view... it IS murder and it IS a choice women should be allowed to make and can morally make. How's that for a messy one?
You are ending a life that (presumably) will become a human being able to live on its own. That's killing, and it's deliberate. Arguments about when life begin are just silly in t... | I have a complex view... it IS murder and it IS a choice women should be allowed to make and can morally make. How's that for a messy one?
You are ending a life that (presumably) will become a human being able to live on its own. That's killing, and it's deliberate. Arguments about when life begin are just silly in t... | [
"Summary: Kudos on you for recognizing there is an issue here. You should ask for help for your SO if he cannot, and you should get some help for you.\n\nPost: A few have asked if your SO was on meds for his depression. I'd go a few steps furthur. \n If he is this non-responsive, and he is not in therapy and/or on ... | 24 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,034 |
Aethelric | Generate the content for a reddit post debt is an important institution in modern states because the financial demands placed on the state, both internally and externally, almost always outstrip revenue. Since the states need the money in order to retain authority and power, people with access to money are typically ... | I'm primarily writing from an early modern standpoint, though many of the developments I discuss continue into modernity. A lot more keypresses could be spilled on the topic than I have here, so feel free to ask further questions.
There are a number of causes for the increasing reliance of governments upon debt. For ... | I'm primarily writing from an early modern standpoint, though many of the developments I discuss continue into modernity. A lot more keypresses could be spilled on the topic than I have here, so feel free to ask further questions.
There are a number of causes for the increasing reliance of governments upon debt. For ... | [
"Summary: bomb damage model is 10x more realistic now, so bombers are broken until we get real targets for them\n\nPost: Right, it was a bomb meant for striking \"blocks\", aka large installations. All the British mega-bombs were intended to hit large targets: battleships, dams, bridges, etc. \n A tank is only a fr... | 19 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,035 |
b4dkarm4 | Generate the content for a reddit post Slow leveling because of subpar dps, great survivability because of self heals. Call your own shots once you hit 60. | Leveling is slow because you do laughably bad DPS. Clerics more or less are fairly durable, get a dps striker pet for up to lvl 40 or so. Pre 60 your dungeon/skirmish queues are longer than a Guardian Fighters simply because the queue system tries to get a good balance of classes, still you get into groups easy enough.... | Leveling is slow because you do laughably bad DPS. Clerics more or less are fairly durable, get a dps striker pet for up to lvl 40 or so. Pre 60 your dungeon/skirmish queues are longer than a Guardian Fighters simply because the queue system tries to get a good balance of classes, still you get into groups easy enough.... | [
"Summary: Stop making mountains out of molehills. The game was playable from day 1.\n\nPost: I see these posts daily. Is battlefield fixed yet? Is it working? Is it safe? \n Ive got two ps4s. One at work for BF4 lunch breaks with my homeslices :D and one at home. I bought at launch AC, BF and Killzone. I rushed thr... | 46 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,036 |
seriouslees | Generate the content for a reddit post you should avoid other people's opinion on matters of personal preference. You do for most things in life, why are games (and oddly, movies too, which I've also never understood) different? | I've never understood the appeal of reviews in even the slightest way.
Someone you don't know at all is giving you their ostensibly honest opinion about a game. So what? What is that information worth to anyone besides that reviewer, whether it's honest or paid? Everyone's preferences are unique, nobodies' opinion ... | I've never understood the appeal of reviews in even the slightest way.
Someone you don't know at all is giving you their ostensibly honest opinion about a game. So what? What is that information worth to anyone besides that reviewer, whether it's honest or paid? Everyone's preferences are unique, nobodies' opinion ... | [
"Summary: Nice.\n\nPost: This is nice. I don't want to make that sound understated, so I'll mention that I don't often 'save' r/terraria posts, but I immediately saved this one. \n There's also a lot of great detail work to really get to notice. I especially enjoy how it's mostly all very common materials. It looks... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,037 |
milanbourbeck | Generate the content for a reddit post Tow truck motherfuckers let my PS3 freez and let every car in my garage disappear... | I was playing GTA:O when I went AFK for 1 min. I came back and I was sitting in my Sultan that was towed by a tow truck... At first I was like: Okay wtf?! Where did he got that from. But then I remembered that hacker drop them and then they get duped from other players.
After 2 minutes he is still towing me to the de... | I was playing GTA:O when I went AFK for 1 min. I came back and I was sitting in my Sultan that was towed by a tow truck... At first I was like: Okay wtf?! Where did he got that from. But then I remembered that hacker drop them and then they get duped from other players.
After 2 minutes he is still towing me to the de... | [
"Summary: youtube started as a porn site...\n\nPost: I totally know what you say and get it but actually google made youtube big. It first started when a guy made a video portal to upload a nude vid from a celeb or his gf not sure about that. Google later found that side after it got medium big and bought it for a ... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,038 |
goodnames679 | Generate the content for a reddit post We choose to outlaw things that could spiral into really bad shit or cause excessive suffering. Intent also matters. | rightness in war is focused on the means (type of weapon) and not the end (number of deaths).
That's not really true. Basically, the reason we have some means of war outlawed is because they have the potential to amount to very large numbers of deaths - that's the reason many chemical weapons as well as all biologi... | rightness in war is focused on the means (type of weapon) and not the end (number of deaths).
That's not really true. Basically, the reason we have some means of war outlawed is because they have the potential to amount to very large numbers of deaths - that's the reason many chemical weapons as well as all biologi... | [
"Summary: The African colonies provided supplies (especially oil), and the Soviet campaign wasn't realized to be as dangerous as it was until Rommel was already done in Africa anyways.\n\nPost: That's a complex issue to tackle, mainly because nobody can really say exactly why Hitler did it because the reasons wer... | 48 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,039 |
Dunkshot32 | Generate the content for a reddit post Passenger rail could ruin great freight. Need to reinvest in both to solve problem. | Our freight system is top notch, and the article mentions that passenger rail could cause serious issues. This makes sense, the rail used for freight and passenger are two very different things, but they have significant overlap.
There are two solutions:
Build a second rail solely for passenger.
Refit all exist... | Our freight system is top notch, and the article mentions that passenger rail could cause serious issues. This makes sense, the rail used for freight and passenger are two very different things, but they have significant overlap.
There are two solutions:
Build a second rail solely for passenger.
Refit all exist... | [
"Summary: UCF Chinese is not very good, do a study abroad instead.\n\nPost: I took the course a few years back, and was very involved in the program with it. Here is the honest truth... The UCF Mandarin program is terrible. The \"staff\" teaching is whichever poor soul they can con into doing it and the class work ... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,040 |
elfonzi | Generate the content for a reddit post good basic idea, but writer is clearly sexist if you take his meaning and most of his ideas for reform are not thought out at all. | The general idea is good with this article but he makes a lot of stupid arguments, and is clearly subtly sexist. Clearly shit behavior should stop, but then the constant saying that women need "real mens" protection and they are incapable of defending or helping the situation is over the top.
Also requiring real name... | The general idea is good with this article but he makes a lot of stupid arguments, and is clearly subtly sexist. Clearly shit behavior should stop, but then the constant saying that women need "real mens" protection and they are incapable of defending or helping the situation is over the top.
Also requiring real name... | [
"Summary: they should advertise the position not the site at this point in time.\n\nPost: I think the backlash is more towards them advertising a site for a team with no dota rep, no dota tournaments coming and no dota content. \n If anything at this point it should just be about them looking for a dota writer as n... | 36 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,041 |
newmilwaukee | Generate the content for a reddit post I was really disappointed. Not even a lot of awesome CGI cut-scenes to make up for it. 4/10 | I also didnt like Diablo because you had to click for each attack, and this one for PS4 is way polished up and the item system got fixed so its not really annoying to swap all the time. But me and my friends have tried multiple characters and they are all so boring and you just stand there holding X or R2 or what have ... | I also didnt like Diablo because you had to click for each attack, and this one for PS4 is way polished up and the item system got fixed so its not really annoying to swap all the time. But me and my friends have tried multiple characters and they are all so boring and you just stand there holding X or R2 or what have ... | [
"Summary: Life\n\nPost: none of the above i think. \n You ever just lose a couple games of league and need to vent? Thats what that was, plain and simple. I've done it, thousands of others have done it, and this kid did it. I lost a game to Nidalee because of that fkn bug, i came here. Got creep blocked 3 times one... | 29 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,042 |
Epledryyk | Generate the content for a reddit post Evoke emotion, not facts. Promote the desired feelings. | I wouldn't call this a trick, but I'd say most of advertising is selling a skill or lifestyle more than the thing itself. Were you woo'd by the app's music features or the thought of yourself being musical and impressive to both yourself and other people? Perhaps it's exactly because you aren't music that this appeals ... | I wouldn't call this a trick, but I'd say most of advertising is selling a skill or lifestyle more than the thing itself. Were you woo'd by the app's music features or the thought of yourself being musical and impressive to both yourself and other people? Perhaps it's exactly because you aren't music that this appeals ... | [
"Summary: If you can afford not only the car cost but the ongoing cost, buy a first gen S and smile every day\n\nPost: It might just be a location thing, but other than a bit of the usual negotiation I walked into the Mini dealer and walked out with the car - it wasn't any sort of blow out sale or anything. If you ... | 19 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,043 |
GringoGrande | Generate the content for a reddit post Be honest about yourself, Don't fear rejection, Don't do expensive first dates, Check for Adam's Apple. | One of these days I'm going to write a massive post regarding online dating Do's/Don'ts but for now...
I've spent roughly the last 10yrs dating people I met online...with the exception of one woman I met IRL and dated for 2.5yrs. In that time I've dated 4 women for at least a year (and my current SO going on 6 months... | One of these days I'm going to write a massive post regarding online dating Do's/Don'ts but for now...
I've spent roughly the last 10yrs dating people I met online...with the exception of one woman I met IRL and dated for 2.5yrs. In that time I've dated 4 women for at least a year (and my current SO going on 6 months... | [
"Summary: Ultimately, as a landlord, the decision is yours. In this instance I would most likely offer his security deposit back and ask him to move out. I wish you the best in this situation.\n\nPost: I primarily agree with /u/walterwhitmanwhite yet in my experience, this is a challenge that doesn't always have a ... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,044 |
FredWeedMax | Generate the content for a reddit post fuck manga only people who're only in anime only discussion to fuck up the discussion | So i wasn't the only one bothered by this.
It's like we're invading these anime threads only to discuss the pace of the episode.
Sure this episode sucked ass, but the chapter itself was rather poor too.
Yet there was a lot of discussion and hype aroud who KO the whole D block and stuff.
Here ? First comment is ... | So i wasn't the only one bothered by this.
It's like we're invading these anime threads only to discuss the pace of the episode.
Sure this episode sucked ass, but the chapter itself was rather poor too.
Yet there was a lot of discussion and hype aroud who KO the whole D block and stuff.
Here ? First comment is ... | [
"Summary: when i play on my smurf I dont give a fuck, i troll and carry, and i dont rage at my mates.\nI'm having fun after maybe a lose streak or something but I dont shit on other's game\n\nPost: Dude i have a smurf as well, and I dislike those lvl 30 being rude and stuff to you real noobs (nothing offending)\nTh... | 36 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,045 |
AREYOUSauRuS | Generate the content for a reddit post made a lady get off her ass to get her food, she wished cancer on me | Alright, I got one. Couple years ago was delivering pizzas. Get to this house, front door is open (there's a screen door on it closed). I knock, there's a larger lady sitting in a chair watching TV across the room. She doesn't even look towards me, just says "Come In."
I respond, "Ma'am, it's Papa Johns."
Agai... | Alright, I got one. Couple years ago was delivering pizzas. Get to this house, front door is open (there's a screen door on it closed). I knock, there's a larger lady sitting in a chair watching TV across the room. She doesn't even look towards me, just says "Come In."
I respond, "Ma'am, it's Papa Johns."
Agai... | [
"Summary: Putting a Flash costume on him and making him save people isn't a characteristic, it's a job. \n Look at it this way: \n You're married, you have a wife. She's a lawyer. One night a different lady comes home. \n You go, \"Who are you? You're not my wife.\" \n She responds, \"I am now. Look, I'm a lawy... | 23 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,046 |
pics-or-didnt-happen | Generate the content for a reddit post I'm an unemployed, bored and something of a jackass. | Mormons: Invite them in and make tea. Over tea, ask them if they believe the word of the bible. WHen they say yes, remind them that the bible says that the bible is "the one true book". Then ask them how they can fly in the face of god and follow their own book. Accuse them of worshipping false idols (Joseph Smith). I ... | Mormons: Invite them in and make tea. Over tea, ask them if they believe the word of the bible. WHen they say yes, remind them that the bible says that the bible is "the one true book". Then ask them how they can fly in the face of god and follow their own book. Accuse them of worshipping false idols (Joseph Smith). I ... | [
"Summary: Wall of text.\n\nPost: Not cops, but fire marshall. \n Before I start, I should pause a moment and explain the history we have with our elderly neighbor. He is an author who works from the cabin. French, grumpy by nature but not an unreasonable man. His house is about 50m from ours. There have been incide... | 37 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,047 |
Totaltotemic | Generate the content for a reddit post you can't address in-game design decisions with data tainted by an imbalance in teams | By system I meant the WvW game itself. Talking about things like NPCs, objectives, orbs, and point systems are all rendered meaningless if the teams aren't equal. If this was about basketball, then the OP would be all about things like game flow, hoop placement, point totals, court-line placements and colors, and out o... | By system I meant the WvW game itself. Talking about things like NPCs, objectives, orbs, and point systems are all rendered meaningless if the teams aren't equal. If this was about basketball, then the OP would be all about things like game flow, hoop placement, point totals, court-line placements and colors, and out o... | [
"Summary: Answered questions aren't much use to people other than the OP (unless it's an extremely new question that hasn't been asked before), and downvotes get it out of the way a lot faster than ignoring them.\n\nPost: To go a bit deeper, the main reason is because this is not a forum . Quick questions that are... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,048 |
SpongyPenguin | Generate the content for a reddit post It barely affects it. And the Flux Rifle is fun and useful, but like most weapons in the game, is not the highest damaging weapon. Not every weapon can have the most damage guys. | It causes a wiggle/stutter, but it still has a very tight spread because of the innate range limitations.
To those who say it's not great , please rephrase or be more specific. Flux rifle, modded correctly, is the most effective Primary weapon I've found for cutting bodies in half for Nekros. Yes, Braton Prime and S... | It causes a wiggle/stutter, but it still has a very tight spread because of the innate range limitations.
To those who say it's not great , please rephrase or be more specific. Flux rifle, modded correctly, is the most effective Primary weapon I've found for cutting bodies in half for Nekros. Yes, Braton Prime and S... | [
"Summary: ODA is the best place to farm them. Make your own keys and keep an eye on the recruiting channel for others hosting the mission.\n\nPost: ODA is your best bet. If you want to be sustainable, once you've crafted a few keys, equip master thief and thief's wit on your max-slow Nova. Solo Lephantis and in the... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,049 |
UdonUdon | Generate the content for a reddit post Yes | but Candace is such a skillful player and extremely nimble
It helps when the average height and weight for a WNBA player are around 6 feet and 170 pounds. Brittney Griner is only 6' 8" and 199 lbs.
Brian Scalabrine, who's 6'9" and 235 lbs, is physically larger than all but one person in WNBA history, [Margo Dydek](... | but Candace is such a skillful player and extremely nimble
It helps when the average height and weight for a WNBA player are around 6 feet and 170 pounds. Brittney Griner is only 6' 8" and 199 lbs.
Brian Scalabrine, who's 6'9" and 235 lbs, is physically larger than all but one person in WNBA history, [Margo Dydek](... | [
"Summary: Network society, information economy, and global convergence.\n\nPost: No. It's all due to distribution of market/media brokers, expansion in ICTs, and global convergence (which I forgot to mention). \n There's a reason why Toronto players have toned down the complaints about their limited market exposure... | 22 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,050 |
kenabashi | Generate the content for a reddit post A hardened smoker quickly found that a satisfactory amount of nicotine during vaping was much lower than expected and continues to decrease over time to maintain satisfaction.
EDIT: After writing this, I tried a few more hits to make sure and my toes are tingly. No doubt about i... | For those of you looking to step into the world of RDA (Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer), you should know something about nicotine concentration.
As a smoker for 15 years, I moved to vaping about 5 months ago, starting with typical setups including clearomizers. I found that 12mg/ml of nicotine was more than satisfacto... | For those of you looking to step into the world of RDA (Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer), you should know something about nicotine concentration.
As a smoker for 15 years, I moved to vaping about 5 months ago, starting with typical setups including clearomizers. I found that 12mg/ml of nicotine was more than satisfacto... | [
"Summary: A secret message hidden in trigger words feigning to be social commentary soapbox time.\n\nPost: All these trigger words are making me soft. I miss the days when I was challenged to try and be as offensive as possible. I had to really give it some thought. Now people are so sensitive; being offensive is a... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,051 |
LeoKhenir | Generate the content for a reddit post do you see red as I see red? | I don't mean to blow sunshine up your ass - if you have hallucinations, it's pretty serious. But you never truly know how fucked in the head you actually are, because after all - you're delusional. Maybe you're telling yourself that the crazylooking lady next door isn't real, but she is. Then you didn't see her for a w... | I don't mean to blow sunshine up your ass - if you have hallucinations, it's pretty serious. But you never truly know how fucked in the head you actually are, because after all - you're delusional. Maybe you're telling yourself that the crazylooking lady next door isn't real, but she is. Then you didn't see her for a w... | [
"Summary: EA is so obsessed with making the sale of their next game to the existing customer base that they ignore the potential customer that won't buy THIS game OR the next due to the amount of cheating players that don't get banned.\n\nPost: This is turning into market economics, but it is very, very common for ... | 25 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,052 |
SolomonKull | Generate the content for a reddit post You don't need to be registered to vote! GO VOTE! | GO VOTE!
Option 1
Show one original piece of identification with your photo, name and address. It must be issued by a government agency.
Example: driver's licence.
Option 2
Show two original pieces of authorized identification. Both pieces must have your name and one must also have your address.
Example... | GO VOTE!
Option 1
Show one original piece of identification with your photo, name and address. It must be issued by a government agency.
Example: driver's licence.
Option 2
Show two original pieces of authorized identification. Both pieces must have your name and one must also have your address.
Example... | [
"Summary: Microsoft and Windows suck, use freedom loving GNU/Linux instead.\n\nPost: Why the fuck should we support Microsoft? I bet /r/GNU and /r/linux will have something big to say about this. \n I urge everyone to see and understand why Microsoft products should not be supported by the regular, average, reddi... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,053 |
scottfarrar | Generate the content for a reddit post again: Ranked lists of rates comparing differently sized sets are inherently deceptive | Adding on a little bit:
Some people have made some good points about wealth not being the same as income, and the uses of averages and medians. Good things to keep in mind!
I'm not sure how the differences in cultural norms with respect to house-buying affects wealth. I would hope wealth measures of home-buyers t... | Adding on a little bit:
Some people have made some good points about wealth not being the same as income, and the uses of averages and medians. Good things to keep in mind!
I'm not sure how the differences in cultural norms with respect to house-buying affects wealth. I would hope wealth measures of home-buyers t... | [
"Summary: situations like this happen in Oakland schools, but are often the result of escalation from both parties. Adults who practice de-escalation can handle them almost completely. Subs have it tough, but that's no excuse.\n\nPost: These don't just happen out of nowhere. There are large underlying factors th... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,054 |
PrairieKid | Generate the content for a reddit post Caught an autistic kid who wasn't listening and pulled him towards me, immediately felt bad and was scolded by my boss. Still have a great relationship with the kid. | Daycare teacher, here.
I had this one autistic student. He was a sweet kid but had a ton of energy and would not listen to ANY ONE. One time I told him to sit down. He started running around the room. I ran after him, grabbed him and and pulled him away, immediately realizing that I am not supposed to touch a kid unl... | Daycare teacher, here.
I had this one autistic student. He was a sweet kid but had a ton of energy and would not listen to ANY ONE. One time I told him to sit down. He started running around the room. I ran after him, grabbed him and and pulled him away, immediately realizing that I am not supposed to touch a kid unl... | [
"Summary: I get what you mean, but I think it is important to stand by a report you make, despite the repercussions. I think this issue (and several others that have come up) really is with the core of the reporting system and we need to simply have more mods to fix that.\n\nPost: My problem there is that, if somet... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,055 |
TOGTFO | Generate the content for a reddit post Iraq asked the US what would happen if they invaded Kuwait, the US said nothing, they invaded, the Saudis freaked, the US sent in troops contrary to what they had assured Iraq.
It's not overly complicated. Everyone agrees on it. The US just doesn't want to come out and say they ... | The quoted statement is from just before Iraq invaded Kuwait over their disputed border and was referring to the long held policy that the US didn't care what Iraq did to other Arab countries.
>Glaspie had her first meeting with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his Deputy Prime Minister, Tariq Aziz, on July 25, 199... | The quoted statement is from just before Iraq invaded Kuwait over their disputed border and was referring to the long held policy that the US didn't care what Iraq did to other Arab countries.
>Glaspie had her first meeting with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his Deputy Prime Minister, Tariq Aziz, on July 25, 199... | [
"Summary: Makeup can matter when we meet you, but not once we're dating.\n\nPost: A healthy diet and not putting stuff on your skin will help stop spots. I think foundation is one of the things women with bad skin can't help but use, even though it causes breakouts to come on even worse. The rest of it I really don... | 21 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,056 |
Super1d | Generate the content for a reddit post Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Shounen, Supernatural manga that really gets to your feels
Also, it has kendo | Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Shounen, Supernatural
>Officer Shibata Taketora works in a local koban (a small police office). He may have a child-like face on the outside, but he's more serious than anyone in his pursuit of justice! With his goal being to become a detective, Taketora confronts everyday problems tha... | Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Shounen, Supernatural
>Officer Shibata Taketora works in a local koban (a small police office). He may have a child-like face on the outside, but he's more serious than anyone in his pursuit of justice! With his goal being to become a detective, Taketora confronts everyday problems tha... | [
"Summary: What are good and affordable longboards (for cruising on flat ground bicycle roads) within the €200,-? (in the Netherlands) \n It's already past midnight here in the netherlands.. But I'm sure to forget to ask tomorrow if I don't do it now.\n\nPost: Not sure if I'm supposed to post it here or in a self-po... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,057 |
PasswordIsntHAMSTER | Generate the content for a reddit post help me out guys. Developping on an Atom netbook isn't all that grand. :| | My reply.
>I'm an Electrical & Software Engineering student in McGill University. I have ADHD, meaning that I have it a bit harder than most people in my classes, but that's okay because I love what I do! Programming is amazing, especially embedded, systems and functional programming.
>I'm currently writing from my... | My reply.
>I'm an Electrical & Software Engineering student in McGill University. I have ADHD, meaning that I have it a bit harder than most people in my classes, but that's okay because I love what I do! Programming is amazing, especially embedded, systems and functional programming.
>I'm currently writing from my... | [
"Summary: this is not something you treat with pills and a doctor.\n\nPost: Still not an illness, and it can't be treated with pills. You're not being rational here, of course it's sick shit but if you go to a psych ward they'll laugh you out. \n In biological/physiological/neurological terms, the difference betwee... | 44 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,058 |
scubsurf | Generate the content for a reddit post when I drink too much coffee I get really over-analytical. | This picture depresses me.
For the entire dynamic of the picture.
You have the woman holding the bin of whatever that is, and she is clearly trying to make the best of one of the shittier customer service jobs out there. She probably annoys the shit out of people. She probably comes off as fake, or overly happy. I'... | This picture depresses me.
For the entire dynamic of the picture.
You have the woman holding the bin of whatever that is, and she is clearly trying to make the best of one of the shittier customer service jobs out there. She probably annoys the shit out of people. She probably comes off as fake, or overly happy. I'... | [
"Summary: My fiancee trains my crazy, jealous ex for a day without my ex realizing what is going on until I show up to have lunch with my fiancee.\n\nPost: I wish I had gotten here earlier. \n I dated a girl for about a year for whom it would be an understatement to call her crazy. She was insanely jealous, tried t... | 75 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,059 |
Airazz | Generate the content for a reddit post It's all nice and fun until you meet someone who's not happy with their life. | Each extra hand luggage is paid for at gate (I don't know how much as I have luggage well calculated but it is a lot).
35 euros. I once got caught by them because my suitcase was 1cm too thick. On the way there it was fine and I didn't buy anything during my stay, but oh well. I had to throw away my backpack (which w... | Each extra hand luggage is paid for at gate (I don't know how much as I have luggage well calculated but it is a lot).
35 euros. I once got caught by them because my suitcase was 1cm too thick. On the way there it was fine and I didn't buy anything during my stay, but oh well. I had to throw away my backpack (which w... | [
"Summary: We're driving down the road, vomit's spraying all around...\n\nPost: So once a friend of mine invited me to his birthday party at his grandma's house (it was very big and nice and we were like 13 years old, so this was all acceptable), his mom drove us there. On the last day of a week-long party he got th... | 48 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,060 |
TheNewScrooge | Generate the content for a reddit post trippy science shit rocks
but last night I was a | So the last couple nights, I've gotten decently high both nights. Last night I got high off my bong and watched "Into the Universe with Steven Hawking - The Story of Everything".
Tonight I got high and went to a 2 credit, pass fail night class called cosmos. It was super sweet, and while hearing again about the forma... | So the last couple nights, I've gotten decently high both nights. Last night I got high off my bong and watched "Into the Universe with Steven Hawking - The Story of Everything".
Tonight I got high and went to a 2 credit, pass fail night class called cosmos. It was super sweet, and while hearing again about the forma... | [
"Summary: His points are valid about them not wanting to cast, and it would be awesome for EVERYONE if they put more effort in\n\nPost: I think people are oversimplifying this as \"Oh Cap is butthurt that he isn't getting viewers\" or \"jeez dude, chill out, there are other streams\" and ignoring the fact that what... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,061 |
Cieco1 | Generate the content for a reddit post it's a fucking useless device that will sell millions due to fearmongering. | There were 95 school shootings between February 5th, 2010 and June 10th 2014 in the USA. To put that into perspective:
There are 98,817 public, 33,366 private and 18,641 post-secondary schools in the USA (150,824 schools).
You have a 1 in 1,587 chance of being in a school shooting (and these shootings are ALL ... | There were 95 school shootings between February 5th, 2010 and June 10th 2014 in the USA. To put that into perspective:
There are 98,817 public, 33,366 private and 18,641 post-secondary schools in the USA (150,824 schools).
You have a 1 in 1,587 chance of being in a school shooting (and these shootings are ALL ... | [
"Summary: I was invited to a private party at Major Bloomberg's residence by two complete strangers while on an amazing vacation, but couldn't make it because of flight costs. :(\n\nPost: I was recently in New York with my mother (I'm 29, first real vacation we've ever gotten to take together). We decided to go t... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,062 |
wowbobwow | Generate the content for a reddit post New! New? New new new, new new. New!? | I've got a regular 3DS (received as a gift from my wife shortly after the US launch) and while it's working fine and all, that New 3DS XL is calling my name...
Other that being psyched to play the portable Xenoblade game when it comes out, I'm a little unclear on which games are available right now that tie into the ... | I've got a regular 3DS (received as a gift from my wife shortly after the US launch) and while it's working fine and all, that New 3DS XL is calling my name...
Other that being psyched to play the portable Xenoblade game when it comes out, I'm a little unclear on which games are available right now that tie into the ... | [
"Summary: Bought a pile of (mostly) sealed PS1 and PS2 games for $95, rough retail value is ~$800. OP is still shaking. \n UPDATE: On my lunch break today, I went back to the store to see if perhaps there were more titles that hadn't been priced when I visited yesterday. There weren't, but I found another surprise... | 66 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,063 |
Gbraker7000 | Generate the content for a reddit post younger people rage and are toxic more often that older ones , older ones stick with this toxicity (this of course is open to any exception that may present in both sides) | I feel like it's been a change of "generation", when i started playing, i hardly have anyone say something in chat, now, almost 3 years later, i can't say the same, specially with the overload of younger teens (ranging from 14-16 even lower sometimes), so now i often find people that have never interacted positively in... | I feel like it's been a change of "generation", when i started playing, i hardly have anyone say something in chat, now, almost 3 years later, i can't say the same, specially with the overload of younger teens (ranging from 14-16 even lower sometimes), so now i often find people that have never interacted positively in... | [
"Summary: this is nothing new to league, it has happened before with single target hard CC\n\nPost: Please lets all take into account that displacement Vs CC was always a buggy thing, flash/dash in suppression or stun always caused to be affected by the CC at the end of the dash. In this case, when yasuo ulted, th... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,064 |
caeloequos | Generate the content for a reddit post awesome people at Planned Parenthood and I'm getting an IUD after wanting one for years! Yay positive life experiences! | I finally decided to get my reproductive life in order, so I scheduled an appointment at the local PP. I've never had a pap smear or anything, and aside from a short spell on the pill in college, I've used a combination of pulling out, the calendar method, condoms and prayer to avoid pregnancy. I realize how stupid tha... | I finally decided to get my reproductive life in order, so I scheduled an appointment at the local PP. I've never had a pap smear or anything, and aside from a short spell on the pill in college, I've used a combination of pulling out, the calendar method, condoms and prayer to avoid pregnancy. I realize how stupid tha... | [
"Summary: Not uncommon, not the worst thing ever.\n\nPost: Eh, I been with guys that have only lasted a minute and one guy that lasted waaayy too long. Most fall in the 10-15 minute range, which is my ideal timeframe. \n It's not super uncommon to finish quickly, and really, it's not the end of the world, especiall... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,065 |
wonka001 | Generate the content for a reddit post Get back to work minions. | I recently had this conversation with our purchasing director. Apparently IT should know how to do his dirty work.
>PD: Is it possible for a Purchase Order (PO) to disappear completely without a trace in the system?
Me: Uh, not that I know of, if it was created then deleted it should show a deleted PO.
PD: Well an... | I recently had this conversation with our purchasing director. Apparently IT should know how to do his dirty work.
>PD: Is it possible for a Purchase Order (PO) to disappear completely without a trace in the system?
Me: Uh, not that I know of, if it was created then deleted it should show a deleted PO.
PD: Well an... | [
"Summary: If you have a camera, be a photographer, no matter what level you operate on.\n\nPost: Are there not varying levels of photographers? \n Young amateur, amateur, advanced amateur, professional and so on and so on? \n Anyone that picks up a camera and claims to be a photographer is a photographer. It dep... | 28 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,066 |
JD_T_Wan | Generate the content for a reddit post There are far worse things people can do; but I was still a dick. | Hope that doesn't make me a weirdo parent. It felt right.
You're not a weirdo. I've discussed death with my kids before and answered their questions honestly. I think it's just important to frame the discussion in a way that is direct and discusses death as a biological eventuality. Having "Daddy is going to die." ju... | Hope that doesn't make me a weirdo parent. It felt right.
You're not a weirdo. I've discussed death with my kids before and answered their questions honestly. I think it's just important to frame the discussion in a way that is direct and discusses death as a biological eventuality. Having "Daddy is going to die." ju... | [
"Summary: If you plan on drag racing in a 2015 Outback, look elsewhere. If it's going to be your day-to-day transport, it'll be perfect.\n\nPost: My wife and I just bought a 2015 Outback 2.5i. If you're looking for a muscle car, or a car with an engine that is going to impress people...this is not your car. However... | 32 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,067 |
asdfman123 | Generate the content for a reddit post You can't just yell "oil sucks!" and neglects the complexities involved with world economy and energy use. | Umm, tons of oil is drilled on American soil and off our shores. We're the third biggest oil producer in the world. (Yet still we need moar!) And besides, what are we going to do? "Hey everyone, let's abandon our deeply-entrenched infrastructure tomorrow!" We clearly need to transition away from oil, but even the exper... | Umm, tons of oil is drilled on American soil and off our shores. We're the third biggest oil producer in the world. (Yet still we need moar!) And besides, what are we going to do? "Hey everyone, let's abandon our deeply-entrenched infrastructure tomorrow!" We clearly need to transition away from oil, but even the exper... | [
"Summary: Randomness has a lot to do with success. Keep rolling the dice if you eventually want to be successful.\n\nPost: One more thing, that few people fail to realize, is that success is often extremely random. Maybe if you're lucky your project will get recognized and get into a positive feedback loop of adapt... | 30 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,068 |
fidelitypdx | Generate the content for a reddit post It’s useful to talk if you know what you’re talking about and not talking about yourself. | Some people have told me that I’m self-centered in conversations. INTJ’s are probably naturally self-centered because we have such strong intuition: everything we perceive we think about as to how it relates to our own self through our experiences.
Personally, I do try to incorporate other people into the conversatio... | Some people have told me that I’m self-centered in conversations. INTJ’s are probably naturally self-centered because we have such strong intuition: everything we perceive we think about as to how it relates to our own self through our experiences.
Personally, I do try to incorporate other people into the conversatio... | [
"Summary: Many government employees are simply bureaucrats who contribute nothing back to regular people, bureaucracy in government always grows, it is only supported by our tax dollars, without our choice, and rarely are government employees actually accountable. But, the alternative becomes just as bad eventuall... | 23 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,069 |
mdk_777 | Generate the content for a reddit post Finishing someone off: E-W-W-Q-auto attack-E
Bursting from full: E-W-W-Q-rewind-W-W-Q | The best combo for picking off a low health target in fights with the build you posted is E into them (once you have wormhole, if not then walk up and save your E to escape or chase) E-W-W-Q-auto attack if necessary-E again to get out. That combo is good for finishing off squishy targets while staying very safe. Altern... | The best combo for picking off a low health target in fights with the build you posted is E into them (once you have wormhole, if not then walk up and save your E to escape or chase) E-W-W-Q-auto attack if necessary-E again to get out. That combo is good for finishing off squishy targets while staying very safe. Altern... | [
"Summary: 1 drops are almost always good, 2/3 drops are situationally good, some of the cheap spells have potential too. You almost always want to mulligan if you don't get a 1/2 drop.\n\nPost: I've run similar lists and played DR priest a fair bit, and typically you want your early game deathrattle minions. Undert... | 29 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,070 |
siatabiri | Generate the content for a reddit post This series seems to be saying "blood is thicker than water, and family is made of blood, and your blood relatives are your real family," especially for Henry.
Edited to fix Prince David/Prince James identity confusion. | I think what's bothering me about the events of Once Upon a Time is that I've grown up with the repeated message that family isn't about blood but rather about people who care for you, people for whom you care, and about those who try to protect you--and this series is totally subverting it.
In Once Upon a Time, we'r... | I think what's bothering me about the events of Once Upon a Time is that I've grown up with the repeated message that family isn't about blood but rather about people who care for you, people for whom you care, and about those who try to protect you--and this series is totally subverting it.
In Once Upon a Time, we'r... | [
"Summary: Gotham PD seems to handle most crime well--it's just the things that are beyond their scope and might fall to state or national anti-terrorism forces that really require Batman.\n\nPost: Part of the point, I think, is that Batman seldom seemed to focus on minor crimes than on the big supervillainy ones. ... | 25 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,071 |
psiphre | Generate the content for a reddit post Beacon the tank! holy shock on cooldown. word of glory @ 3 charges of holy power. Divine Light for heavy damage, Holy Light for normal damage, Flash of Light for oh shit damage. burn cooldowns for omg awesome! | As a Holy paladin, my toolbox is a lot bigger this time around than it was before. Let's see what we have on the bench:
Beacon of Light: is a buff that I can put on any party or raid member which "copies" 50% of most healing spells i cast on other people.
Holy Light, with its relatively long casting time (base... | As a Holy paladin, my toolbox is a lot bigger this time around than it was before. Let's see what we have on the bench:
Beacon of Light: is a buff that I can put on any party or raid member which "copies" 50% of most healing spells i cast on other people.
Holy Light, with its relatively long casting time (base... | [
"Summary: i don't know what makes a great villain/antagonist, but i know what makes shitty ones.\n\nPost: i end up thinking about this a lot, because there exists in my mind a grey area between \"evil\" and \"motivated\" where reside excellent \"antagonists\" who are not \"villains\". i honestly believe that most ... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,072 |
BoilerButtSlut | Generate the content for a reddit post Both claim the same land, and now they both hate each other. | OK, so my understanding is this (Disclaimer: I'm neither Azeri nor Armenian, so there might be details that I'm not aware of):
So Armenia and Azerbaijan were both parts of larger empires (Ottomans for Armenians, and Russia for Azeris) for a lot of modern history, and as far as I can tell, there wasn't much ethnic ten... | OK, so my understanding is this (Disclaimer: I'm neither Azeri nor Armenian, so there might be details that I'm not aware of):
So Armenia and Azerbaijan were both parts of larger empires (Ottomans for Armenians, and Russia for Azeris) for a lot of modern history, and as far as I can tell, there wasn't much ethnic ten... | [
"Summary: They migrated thousands of miles over the course of 2000 years only to end up in one of the worst geopolitical locations on earth.\n\nPost: Just to add to this: \n It's speculated that the initial move from location 1 was because of a general climate cooling, forcing them to move south to keep up their ag... | 16 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,073 |
Accidental_Ouroboros | Generate the content for a reddit post Nope. | Internal decapitation, sure - but that is not what you are talking about.
For what you are talking about, no.
Now, of course, there are such things as but I am assuming that this is a surprise. If this was a case where they were doing it willingly, it might be possible if you induce hypothermia, cool the brain, an... | Internal decapitation, sure - but that is not what you are talking about.
For what you are talking about, no.
Now, of course, there are such things as but I am assuming that this is a surprise. If this was a case where they were doing it willingly, it might be possible if you induce hypothermia, cool the brain, an... | [
"Summary: In general you have to be abusing alcohol for quite some time and/or have something else happening that is stressful to liver function for a liver to progress to cirrhosis. You probably should not worry about it (unless you are developing Ascites or something - if so, see a doctor).\n\nPost: The liver, qu... | 53 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,074 |
TyphoidMira | Generate the content for a reddit post Preteen girls are evil monsters. | When I was somewhere between 8 and 10, I was not popular by any means. I had a few people I considered my close friends, but only because they put up with my existence. There was a sleepover that I was not invited to for whatever reason, and they decided it would be a good time to play a funny joke. They would get a th... | When I was somewhere between 8 and 10, I was not popular by any means. I had a few people I considered my close friends, but only because they put up with my existence. There was a sleepover that I was not invited to for whatever reason, and they decided it would be a good time to play a funny joke. They would get a th... | [
"Summary: He wanted to reuse a condom the next morning. NOPE.\n\nPost: Let me start by saying that the only embarrassing part is that I had sex with the guy in the first place. \n I've known him for about ten years, we went to the same middle school and high school and have had a lot of mutual friends. I had broken... | 17 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,075 |
addmoreice | Generate the content for a reddit post yeah um...you speak funny. speak right!'
=-P | the first was a joke not a non sequitor."
I was saying that your question, if you had asked it in seriousness, would mean you where not rational enough to answer the question. Which is funny to me because the question itself refers to rationality and consciousness. more particularly the ability to be conscious but no... | the first was a joke not a non sequitor."
I was saying that your question, if you had asked it in seriousness, would mean you where not rational enough to answer the question. Which is funny to me because the question itself refers to rationality and consciousness. more particularly the ability to be conscious but no... | [
"Summary: get stronger, then lift for hypertrophy. Doing it the other way around is a stupid waste of your possible efforts.\n\nPost: hypertrophy training is strength-endurance training. \n strength-endurance training is a trade off between tension and the time under tension. You wish to maximize this ratio. Increa... | 19 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,076 |
8srs9 | Generate the content for a reddit post Shrink intimidates me, changes meds; therapist talks to him to clear some things up. Shrink wants me back on the psyche ward. Spend three days sick with migraine and stomach virus. Kim is gone from group other chick over steps her boundaries. Moved back home to my mom's this weeke... | I been meaning to make a post all week but wasn't sure what to put. I wanted to post something good, but nothing great happened. Anyways, I will just explain what's going on, maybe that'll help - I'm not sure....
Tuesday my dad took me to my Shrink appointment as my car was still in the shop. I went into his office ... | I been meaning to make a post all week but wasn't sure what to put. I wanted to post something good, but nothing great happened. Anyways, I will just explain what's going on, maybe that'll help - I'm not sure....
Tuesday my dad took me to my Shrink appointment as my car was still in the shop. I went into his office ... | [
"Summary: i can't sum this up really! Sorry but if you need a hospital go! And shop for a good therapist! IMO meds aren't enough without a good therapist! At least in the beginning!\n\nPost: I have never been hospitalized. I was threatened in high school because the consulor told my mom, who at the time was being i... | 25 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,077 |
Rowlansm | Generate the content for a reddit post Ron Paul could give a flip about the will of the voters. | By your logic, if I were to be put as an elector and decided to vote for Obama when my state will vote Republican, that would be alright? It would be a violation of the law, and result in punishment for me, but the vote would stand. I would be going against the will of the people which is the heart of the Constitution... | By your logic, if I were to be put as an elector and decided to vote for Obama when my state will vote Republican, that would be alright? It would be a violation of the law, and result in punishment for me, but the vote would stand. I would be going against the will of the people which is the heart of the Constitution... | [
"Summary: it's not the only drug listed under two schedules, it was placed as schedule 1 because of legislation aimed at criminilizing the abuse of it, and you also have to jump through lots of hoops to get your medicine. Only some of those hoops will be on fire.\n\nPost: In the United States, it was placed on Sch... | 25 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,078 |
aaaaaaaarrrrrgh | Generate the content for a reddit post Most likely the argument is not " necessary ", but "cheaper". | It's not 400V per phase, it's 230V between any phase and neutral, resulting in 400V between two phases. I think the advantage of a three-phase system is that you need less copper in the wall, at least that's what [de-Wiki says]( Edit: [enWiki article](
For normal wiring, you have multiple circuits for your home (e.g.... | It's not 400V per phase, it's 230V between any phase and neutral, resulting in 400V between two phases. I think the advantage of a three-phase system is that you need less copper in the wall, at least that's what [de-Wiki says]( Edit: [enWiki article](
For normal wiring, you have multiple circuits for your home (e.g.... | [
"Summary: Turn off/block flash.\n\nPost: Because it's highly complex and written in times where people didn't think about security. Thus, full of security holes. \n At the same time, it is constantly exposed to untrusted content - whatever any webpage throws at it. Which it has to interpret in incredibly complex wa... | 26 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,079 |
FaustTheBird | Generate the content for a reddit post no one has a monopoly on double-speak. Parties are about making it easier to build consensus, which means talking points, hidden agendas, and strategic planning far beyond what you've been capable of doing as a standard citizen with a full-time job. | Right, so here's a "blue pill/red pill" moment. Politics is about consensus building, pure and simple. So these people you're pointing out seem to be saying something that has been disproven a lot. If these people were exceptionally stupid then they wouldn't be able to build consensus with this line of arguing. However... | Right, so here's a "blue pill/red pill" moment. Politics is about consensus building, pure and simple. So these people you're pointing out seem to be saying something that has been disproven a lot. If these people were exceptionally stupid then they wouldn't be able to build consensus with this line of arguing. However... | [
"Summary: If someone is willing to pay for something because they don't want to learn a new skill or because they want a variety they can't provide for themselves, don't call it frugal.\n\nPost: Then cook like a spartan, learn to make 2 high volume things well, make a batch on Sunday and eat it all week. If one is ... | 33 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,080 |
rWoahDude | Generate the content for a reddit post Do good things out of love and not out of desire to make yourself look charitable."
Now I do not think recording yourself automatically makes you a hypocrite, but I gotta agree that it makes you look a bit slimy and shameless, whether or not you actually are a good person. | It's not the view count that people are railing against necessarily, it's the percieved "look how great I am" behavior.
I'm not a religious person at all, but I think Jesus was wise when he said during his sermon on the mount that you shouldn't show off your acts of charity because that's the sort of things hypocrite... | It's not the view count that people are railing against necessarily, it's the percieved "look how great I am" behavior.
I'm not a religious person at all, but I think Jesus was wise when he said during his sermon on the mount that you shouldn't show off your acts of charity because that's the sort of things hypocrite... | [
"Summary: version: \n \n Talk to the top mod (and no one else) and bring up all these points \n If you have his blessings, go for it. If not, your hands are tied and you're at his whim. \n \n EDIT \n I forgot another important step. Take a screencap and/or Save Page of this page: \n Go into the drop menu where it ... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,081 |
75thTrombone | Generate the content for a reddit post I don't think we're likely to see any real AI in HPMoR, because the whole point is that unfriendly AI is represented by Voldemort.
EDIT : Added spoiler tag that I was very inconsiderate to omit originally. | People have often speculated that AI will be brought into HPMoR in one way or another; whether Magic is run by an AI + nanobots, or Harry will create an actual AI, or your theory about AI-Box, or what-have-you. But I think the story is, in part, already about AI, to the extent it ever will be.
(I may get some details... | People have often speculated that AI will be brought into HPMoR in one way or another; whether Magic is run by an AI + nanobots, or Harry will create an actual AI, or your theory about AI-Box, or what-have-you. But I think the story is, in part, already about AI, to the extent it ever will be.
(I may get some details... | [
"Summary: Speech, unlike singing, uses irregular, not-mathematically-related pitches.\n\nPost: It's the irregularity of the pitch differences in speech. It's not that speech is more monotone than singing; quite the opposite, in fact. If you speak at an exact monotone, you will find that you are in fact singing a si... | 23 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,082 |
CandidCarry | Generate the content for a reddit post want to fashion cheap shooting targets. a paper target is great at an indoor range but terribly unsatisfying out in the country. | I got a lot of land on my rural property, but nothing to shoot at! I'm tired of wrapping a line of duct tape with cans stuck to it between 20 yards of trees. I only have some 9mm handguns and .22lr, so nothing major.
How exactly do I go about doing this? I just want some sort of steel, big targest that can have a nic... | I got a lot of land on my rural property, but nothing to shoot at! I'm tired of wrapping a line of duct tape with cans stuck to it between 20 yards of trees. I only have some 9mm handguns and .22lr, so nothing major.
How exactly do I go about doing this? I just want some sort of steel, big targest that can have a nic... | [
"Summary: The issue of healthcare is far more complex than 'universal healthcare!', much like gun crime and drug usage is far more complicated and multi-faceted than 'Ban guns!' or 'Ban drugs!'\n\nPost: I understand what you are saying, but I think you are overlooking economic externalities caused by nationalized h... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,083 |
intensely_human | Generate the content for a reddit post Israel's being at war does not justify its violating the rights of its citizens.
Conscription is a violation of human rights.
Example of humanity on brink of extinction contemplating forced pregnancy: would be rights violation and hence wrong choice.** | Imagine the following scenario: Some horrific unavoidable factor is causing an absolutely enormous infant mortality rate among humans. After a few generations, humanity has dwindled down to a few thousand people, and the downhill trend is not stopping. In this outlandish scenario, saving the race from extinction is ... | Imagine the following scenario: Some horrific unavoidable factor is causing an absolutely enormous infant mortality rate among humans. After a few generations, humanity has dwindled down to a few thousand people, and the downhill trend is not stopping. In this outlandish scenario, saving the race from extinction is ... | [
"Summary: Rape of a woman is especially bad because ancient evolutionary instincts treat the event as a major reproductive failure mode, and hence is it traumatic. \n Cheating on a man is especially bad because ancient evolutionary instincts treat the event as a major reproductive failure mode, and hence it is tr... | 28 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,084 |
wjescott | Generate the content for a reddit post Sometimes it's about the American Economy when it comes to the manufacturer than it is the 'domestic build'
* | I think it comes down to this for quite a few Americans....
Who are you giving money to?
Lets face it, the DOW index in the US has never been higher. Wall St. is doing so phenomenally well that it can't be gauged by the typical human brain...we can't think in numbers that high. We can say them, but it doesn't mean ... | I think it comes down to this for quite a few Americans....
Who are you giving money to?
Lets face it, the DOW index in the US has never been higher. Wall St. is doing so phenomenally well that it can't be gauged by the typical human brain...we can't think in numbers that high. We can say them, but it doesn't mean ... | [
"Summary: If you NEED to come out, find out if you actually do, or if you just want to be recognized for what you do with your privates. If it's the second, don't \"come out\". Answer, \"Yes\" if someone asks you if you bang guys and girls, or either/or.\n\nPost: I just call myself \"Bi\" when someone asks. \n The ... | 35 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,085 |
Roflkopt3r | Generate the content for a reddit post You should either jungle or play ad carry/support/AP; bruisers without jungling isn't good. | While it's almost necessary to jungle with your typical TT bruiser comps, eventually there is a very efficient way to avoid jungling, which is playing AP+Range AD+Support. Supporters are limited to Taric and Alistar though, so I heard it often gets outbanned on high Elo 3on3 by taking out these two.
While it may so... | While it's almost necessary to jungle with your typical TT bruiser comps, eventually there is a very efficient way to avoid jungling, which is playing AP+Range AD+Support. Supporters are limited to Taric and Alistar though, so I heard it often gets outbanned on high Elo 3on3 by taking out these two.
While it may so... | [
"Summary: It's smaller and less important than the trees of bigger tank nations, but will also take less work from WG. Everything is fine.\n\nPost: I don't see why to complain about it. China was a nation that took part in WW2 and has some tanks. \n Yes it is not a tree which is as interesting as the Brits, so what... | 37 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,086 |
Aederrex | Generate the content for a reddit post I'm probably going to compromise and get a 940, does anyone have a compelling reason for me not to? | So I'm looking into getting a slightly bigger folder, my Mini-Grip works fine 90% of the time, but I'd just like something a little meatier. I really like the blade shape on the Benchmade 710, and it's plenty big, possibly too big, but I'm a little concerned about the D2 steel, I live in Oregon, where it's not particul... | So I'm looking into getting a slightly bigger folder, my Mini-Grip works fine 90% of the time, but I'd just like something a little meatier. I really like the blade shape on the Benchmade 710, and it's plenty big, possibly too big, but I'm a little concerned about the D2 steel, I live in Oregon, where it's not particul... | [
"Summary: a well maintained machine will work pretty much indefinitely.\n\nPost: I disagree. The B-52 will be about a century old by their expected retirement date, and that's not even newly build planes with an old design, the last B-52 rolled off the line in the early sixties. Hell, my personal car turned fifty t... | 19 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,087 |
devilsfoodadvocate | Generate the content for a reddit post I have no life | Several times, shockingly. Nobody seemed to know what the heck it was all about, and then would get up in arms when they violated it and their accounts were banned. So, I made it a point to read through it, know it, and make sure I was clear on it. I think I stopped somewhere mid-burning crusade though. | Several times, shockingly. Nobody seemed to know what the heck it was all about, and then would get up in arms when they violated it and their accounts were banned. So, I made it a point to read through it, know it, and make sure I was clear on it. I think I stopped somewhere mid-burning crusade though. | [
"Summary: Keep on keeping on.\n\nPost: Honestly, I'm a big fan of consistency. Chances are strong that even if you're doing the wrong stitch-- if you do it consistently, it will still make a consistent pattern. So go for it, keep doing what you're doing. If you're going to make a change, do it at the beginning of a... | 20 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,088 |
zebrake2010 | Generate the content for a reddit post boobs are useful for friends, too! | As a practice...dummy, I can upvote with confidence.
It's a little flattering, even, when you realize you're the warmup.
Safe warmup flirts are from women 10-15 years your junior or senior who know you are married. They practice for timing and response, then go elsewhere to play for keeps.
Your mutual friends - o... | As a practice...dummy, I can upvote with confidence.
It's a little flattering, even, when you realize you're the warmup.
Safe warmup flirts are from women 10-15 years your junior or senior who know you are married. They practice for timing and response, then go elsewhere to play for keeps.
Your mutual friends - o... | [
"Summary: don't worry, I made that shit up as I went.\n\nPost: Reddit Gold members have access around the clock via a special server on UPS backup attached to redundant generators dedicated to Amazon's central backups, which are redundant to the special cloud reputed to be a quadruple redundant backup for executive... | 24 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,089 |
Patient000 | Generate the content for a reddit post Feelings and stuff above.] Rambling about a former friend who got me involved with a drug-using party crowd. Never experimented with substances myself and never want to, but I've since relaxed my opinion on the subject after being in that group with my ex-best friend. | No, but I used to be in a circle of "friends" who did use drugs- it started out as recreational use for them, and now some of those people have become hardcore users/addicts. My former best friend used to be a typical goody-two shoes, like I was at the time, until she (and through her, I) reconnected with some people w... | No, but I used to be in a circle of "friends" who did use drugs- it started out as recreational use for them, and now some of those people have become hardcore users/addicts. My former best friend used to be a typical goody-two shoes, like I was at the time, until she (and through her, I) reconnected with some people w... | [
"Summary: The weights are too far from the elliptical, therefore I can't lift them. \n Edit 2: A lot of schools, if they still have PE classes, won't put a lot of emphasis on strength training unless your middle/ high school offers a class like that--and even then, they've got a lot more to worry about than trying ... | 37 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,090 |
seamonkee | Generate the content for a reddit post the "no face tattoo" specifically attacks a cultural history of one ethnic group and is therefor racist. | Actually, that "no hats" rule is specifically (at least here in the US) targeted against black people and street culture. I've been in malls that have the "no head covering" rules and the only people harassed about it are young black males. So while in your mind it "should" be a specific way, in reality it absolutely i... | Actually, that "no hats" rule is specifically (at least here in the US) targeted against black people and street culture. I've been in malls that have the "no head covering" rules and the only people harassed about it are young black males. So while in your mind it "should" be a specific way, in reality it absolutely i... | [
"Summary: Sometimes is really nice to be reminded how large of a bullet we've actually dodged.\n\nPost: One of my first serious relationships found me on facebook about a year ago. I broke up with him way back when because he was getting extremely aggressive. Even after, he'd call me or page me when he was dating o... | 54 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,091 |
bananaruth | Generate the content for a reddit post I have weird dreams. | Pretty much every morning I wake up convinced that what I'd just dreamed was real. This morning it was that my roommate was murdered and somehow I was investigating the case with some other people in Africa (or at least some place where there were lions and cheetahs wandering around). We cornered the villain at a house... | Pretty much every morning I wake up convinced that what I'd just dreamed was real. This morning it was that my roommate was murdered and somehow I was investigating the case with some other people in Africa (or at least some place where there were lions and cheetahs wandering around). We cornered the villain at a house... | [
"Summary: Some people get side effects. That's a risk with any medication. SSRIs work for a lot of people.\n\nPost: I realize that not everyone has the same experiences and I'm very sorry that this has happened to you. Did you start taking SSRIs when they were first starting out? It seems like these days that some ... | 31 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,092 |
Capetorial | Generate the content for a reddit post it's just a rant, no useful info here. | I hate the existence of 50 shades of gray. Lemme tell you some things, I live in Oregon, I think it was written here or...something and here's the bullshit: it's on the news! Sometimes they read excerpts (amazingly, I spelled that right 1st go, ok, moving on) and it's just...ugh. See, I'm not a rape...person. I got not... | I hate the existence of 50 shades of gray. Lemme tell you some things, I live in Oregon, I think it was written here or...something and here's the bullshit: it's on the news! Sometimes they read excerpts (amazingly, I spelled that right 1st go, ok, moving on) and it's just...ugh. See, I'm not a rape...person. I got not... | [
"Summary: we still don't know what kinda game Dangerous is and until we do, we should focus on the features that are more feasible and necessary today .\n\nPost: Because this should be a major expansion, to the point that it's worth applying a completely new name to the game, and should be delivered only after the... | 27 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,093 |
russiannavy | Generate the content for a reddit post Are you that fucking stupid that you think we should buy gas from the Middle East instead of right here in the US? Fucking Moron. | How fucking naive are you? There are pipelines crisscrossing the entire country already, and the Keystone Pipeline ALREADY exists, this would be an extension. You can't fucking run power plants on sunshine. In the crack pipe dream of the environmental nuts, everything should run on "green energy." I have news for you. ... | How fucking naive are you? There are pipelines crisscrossing the entire country already, and the Keystone Pipeline ALREADY exists, this would be an extension. You can't fucking run power plants on sunshine. In the crack pipe dream of the environmental nuts, everything should run on "green energy." I have news for you. ... | [
"Summary: Wars haven't caused Wisconsin's budget crisis, but public unions sure have contributed to the deficit.\n\nPost: Wisconsin government doesn't contribute directly to wars overseas, and the cost of war hasn't caused the budget deficit in Wisconsin. The former Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle did nothing the allevia... | 35 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,094 |
drewba | Generate the content for a reddit post not buttsex. | My girlfriend was on top and more into it than usual. As she nears climax I thought I'd try for a finger in the butt. About an inch of my finger goes in and with a dazed look on her face, she nonchalantly asks "What's going on?" I couldn't stop laughing. It's like she was a lost puppy with a finger in her butt.
Also,... | My girlfriend was on top and more into it than usual. As she nears climax I thought I'd try for a finger in the butt. About an inch of my finger goes in and with a dazed look on her face, she nonchalantly asks "What's going on?" I couldn't stop laughing. It's like she was a lost puppy with a finger in her butt.
Also,... | [
"Summary: clears = a mountain, browns = a hill.\n\nPost: The Ergo Clear switch is a modified Cherry MX switch with a slider from a clear switch and a lighter spring. In the original recipe the spring is from a brown, red or blue switch but the denomination is also being used for switches with third party (Korean) s... | 22 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,095 |
SweetMexicanJesus | Generate the content for a reddit post on that last paragraph: people talk about how "perfect is the enemy of good enough".....those people have never dealt with clients, who are/can be the enemy of both notions, whether deliberately or inadvertently. | I'd add some more white space in between the headings, to give the actual menu items a little air. This'll obviously run you into some "page" troubles, but I don't see any problems with bumping down the heading and menu item font sizes a notch or two to compensate.
Just my $0.02. And let me add that by your use of "u... | I'd add some more white space in between the headings, to give the actual menu items a little air. This'll obviously run you into some "page" troubles, but I don't see any problems with bumping down the heading and menu item font sizes a notch or two to compensate.
Just my $0.02. And let me add that by your use of "u... | [
"Summary: As I noted in another response, I do seem to be a bit \"Kony\" jaded, and can't help right now but to see Malala through that prism. We'll see what happens once she's no longer the \"it\" girl/cause. \n Edit: [here's a link]( which was merely the first one that came up on a \"taliban threatens malala\" se... | 18 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,096 |
korinth86 | Generate the content for a reddit post ff is a snowball item, lizard is a safe pick. | You have to try and make a choice during your first back. Will you get kills on ganks or no?
With early ganks ff is the better choice, you get more stacks and ff helps to snowball. Lizard is the safer choice as it is not reliant on those stacks. | You have to try and make a choice during your first back. Will you get kills on ganks or no?
With early ganks ff is the better choice, you get more stacks and ff helps to snowball. Lizard is the safer choice as it is not reliant on those stacks. | [
"Summary: he is still viable, there are better options to fill his role.\n\nPost: Zac is still a fairly strong tank this season. The masteries and jungle work well for him. \n He is very item dependent and must be farmed to be good. I could see him being a decent top(have not tried this) but he is lacking damage. A... | 15 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,097 |
DevsAdvocate | Generate the content for a reddit post The 2nd Amendment doesn't protect the right of militias to exist, it protects the right to keep and bear arms so that we can be part of a militia. | I disagree. The Right is to Keep and Bear Arms, this precedes the concept of allowing militias because of the following logic:
You can't have a militia without men being armed
Therefor, the right to keep and bear arms must be unrestricted to allow such a concept.
Furthermore, what constitutes a milita? Well... | I disagree. The Right is to Keep and Bear Arms, this precedes the concept of allowing militias because of the following logic:
You can't have a militia without men being armed
Therefor, the right to keep and bear arms must be unrestricted to allow such a concept.
Furthermore, what constitutes a milita? Well... | [
"Summary: The Gun Rights side is grassroots, the Gun Control side is astroturf at best.\n\nPost: The NRA gets millions of dollars every year from the gun industry-- doesn't mean its goal is \"to maximize profits for the gun industry.\" And \"The Gun Industry\" isn't a singular behemoth; hundreds of companies make i... | 38 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,098 |
joshuajargon | Generate the content for a reddit post having an employment contract doesn't automatically make you a "contractor", a great many people are employees whether they know it or not, and with that comes certain rights under the Employment Standards Act. | Not true. There is a test laid out in [671122 Ontario Ltd. v. Sagaz Industries Canada Inc]( that establishes whether or not someone is an employee or independent contractor. Even if both employer and employee believe the signing of a particular contract created an independent contractor relationship the courts won't ho... | Not true. There is a test laid out in [671122 Ontario Ltd. v. Sagaz Industries Canada Inc]( that establishes whether or not someone is an employee or independent contractor. Even if both employer and employee believe the signing of a particular contract created an independent contractor relationship the courts won't ho... | [
"Summary: sometimes being a shithead is just so bred into you that you have no idea how to do even the simplest things to help yourself.\n\nPost: I know it sounds corny, but some people might have six bucks and still lack the \"cultural capital\" to dress nice and speak properly. The truly lower class often don't u... | 19 | longlamp_4 | user_based | 5,099 |
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