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[5] Man, I am an absolute slob. | I am sitting here eating handfuls of cereal out of the box (Oh's, for the record), and dropping at least one per handful. I have no intention of picking these up, knowing that they'll eventually just be crushed and the crumbs will disperse and eventually seem to not be there at all. What am I good for? |
Am new to Bham/USA, and this weather is making me depressed. | I have never experienced this kind of weather, am from India, so you can guess. How do you keep yourself cheerful? Any suggestions? I am sick of saying the sunset at before 5pm. That for me is the most depressing part of the day. |
Getting back into PC gaming after a long period of console gaming | Can fellow redditors point me in the right direction for building a gaming rig? I must be able to play Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 on high settings when they come out, but other than that, current games on medium to high settings is desirable. I'm planning to spend in the ballpark of $1000. Thanks! |
HAE started watching things exclusively in HD and refuse to go back to SD? | When I watch BluRay movies, I love it. The quality is amazing.
Then I watch 720p videos, I like it. Not quite the same, but it still looks pretty good.
Then I watch an SD video, and I almost cringe at how bad it is.
Then I switch to cable, yell in horror, and either switch to something better or just turn it off com... |
I live and went to school in Germany for 4 years. AMA | From 1997 to 2001 my family and I lived in SSW Germany, 15 min from France and 45 from Switzerland. Best time of my life. AMA |
What do you think of BW Control for standard? | Maybe something like this:
4 Baneslayer Angel
4 Abyssal Persecutor
4 Tidehollow Sculler
4 Duress
4 Path to Exile
4 Day of Judgement
4 Oblivion Ring
4 Tainted Sigil
4 Brave the Elements
4 Marsh Flats
4 Arcane Sanctum
8 Swamp
8 Plains |
Hey r/apple, I'm back again with the same harddrive failure! | So I posted this thread, my computer told me that I had a bad directory that was irreparable and I had to do a clean install. At the time, I was dual booting, and another user suggested it might have something to do with a windows 7 bootloader. Shortly after the post, I got my hands on a 128gb OCZ core SSD pretty cheap... |
Need a new computer. Think the Alienware M11x is worth it? | I want to get a new computer, the one I have now (desktop) is outdated to hell. I have been looking online and found this gem ( link.
Does anyone have any input they could share on this? I know some people think Alienware PCs are over priced and since acquired by Dell that they aren't the same quality they used to b... |
I work in a store that sells high-end watches. | Least expensive watch in the store is $89.00. The most expensive is $33,000. I've been working in retail awhile. Maybe I can help you save dolla dolla bills the next time you're buying something
EDIT: I can prove this if a mod wants to give me a gold star yay gold star |
Who else thinks that Carrie Underwood's Superbowl rendition of the U.S. anthem wasn't that good at all? | I mean, I'm not even American but I do think the US of A has one of the best anthems out there, and you need to have some serious talent to pull it off nicely, specially in front of an audience the size of the Superbowl's... And I'm not saying that Ms. Underwood isn't a talented singer but she just didn't have it tonig... |
[TOMT] Movie where a sports team winning a championship signaled the Biblical end of days | I remember seeing a movie where a character was watching the news and one of the stories was a perennial loser team winning the Super Bowl/World Series, I can't remember. It wasn't explicit but it was alluded to that this was an ominous sign, or one of many signs of the end of the world occurring at the time.
What mo... |
"The Massachusetts election may go down as an inflection point in this presidency, the moment at which the White House figured out that standing by silently and watching yourself get your ass kicked ... turns out to be, amazingly enough, something of a strategic error in national politics." | Also from the article by David Michael Green:
>...looking out across the panoply of peril, all the unfortunate ways in which we get it wrong as a society, I can't help but think that what's at the bottom of the stack, providing a foundation for the rest, is a profound national stupidity. Maybe it's my professional ... |
Looking to get my Concealed Carry Weapons Permit a.k.a. CCW Anyone in Reddit Agree or Disagree? | Would like to know if anyone in Reddit Has a CCW. Would like to know what you carry and why. If you believe that i shouldn't get it would love to here your side as well. Look this doesn't have to be a hateful abortion issue. But bring it this is why i love Reddit opinions.
Im a Glenn Beck loving, Firearm Wielding O... |
What fruit or vegetables do you guys grow, if any at all? Any tips? | I really want to get into growing some vegetables when I move in the summer. I think I might take a class on it soon, but anyone have any general tips? Would it be worth it for me to invest in some sort of lighting system so I can grow the vegetables inside? |
The good, the bad and that which is so perverse that it makes your brain short-circuit. | I cross-posted the following text from the forums on OKCupid and figured it was tailor-made for this forum as well:
*So, I've been using the internet for well over a decade now. Way back when I was still closeted and living in a Christian Conservative household which heavily discouraged pretty much any form of sexua... |
Dear Reddit, two good friends of mine tried marijuana last night. They're both 15. What do I do? | One of them, the one I'm closest to, hates it. She hates the feeling of being detached from her thoughts. She doesn't need it, and I'm really happy for her.
My other friend, however, likes it a lot. She's already a complete social fuckup as it is with a pretty hard life. She's really a brilliant person but she can't c... |
I think I went to the wrong university. | The guy to girl ratio at my school was pretty crap and most of the girls there had bfs too... so sucky |
Do you ever go on "road trips" using Google Street View? | I do this all the time and was just wondering if anyone else does it. I've "driven around" on mountain roads, downtown San Francisco, national parks... you name it. Earlier I was looking around New Zealand; that freaking country is ridiculous. Just turn on the "terrain" map and look for roads that are around the mount... |
Why can't firemen fix a dislocated arm? | So we were boxing today with this new fight club thing we started, and a friend of mine tackled another and popped his shoulder out. We ended up trying to pop back in place < but that clearly didnt work. So we then try 3 emergency health clinics before deciding to go to the local Fire Dept. All they did was put him ... |
MALES of Reddit: How do I (a female) make myself look more approachable in public? | Like in a bookstore or at a show. I feel like I always look disinterested, when I'd really be very open to guys talking to me! What are the visual cues that I'm just missing? |
Top 10 Frags of January - CommFT | Edited from user submitted demos by Lange with commentary by eXtine.
Top 10 Frags of January - CommFT
Share your thoughts! |
Alright Reddit, what's the ultimate karaoke song? | My usual go-tos are either Centerfold - J. Geils Band or Pump It Up - Elvis Costello. I'm looking to add to my repertoire. What are your favorite songs to sing at karaoke?
*Edit: I almost forgot the greatest one I've ever heard: The Humpty Dance. |
Where should I go for law school? Columbia or Berkeley? | Yea so I'm a senior in college right now, and I got into a bunch of schools, among them Columbia Law School and Berkeley Law School (formally known as Boalt Law School).
Before this year's application cycle, I strongly wanted to go to a school in California for a number of reasons--the nice weather, the more laid bac... |
Coders/IT Guys, can I get a job with just self-taught book knowledge? | Long story short, I'm facing a layoff at my job sooner or later. Nobody knows when but outsourcing and automation is involved and essentially the thing I've spent the last 10 years doing looks increasingly bleak as far as job prospects go.
I want to basically start over and I'd like to make a run at a programming ... |
anyone setup a virtual fax machine? | i'm looking to kill my $9.99/mo fax service. i have a phone line i don't use (bundled with internet), can i setup my backup server as a fax system as well? i did some quick searches and didn't find much info. i'm running ubuntu server is that matters at all.
thanks! |
League of Legends Custom Skins Database | My friend and I just created these forums to store all the custom skins for league of legends. No registration required!
weird, I'm pretty sure I put a url.
Here it is |
What is the best thing and the worst thing you learned from your mom? | If she was a gentle saint, or a selfish mean bitch...you learned from her. One sentence for each, best and worst, what did she teach you?
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The best thing my mom ever taught me was to be adoring and accepting of your husband and children.
The worst thing she ever taught me was that bad things can't be talked abo... |
Would any of you writers participate in an exercise like this? | A while back I had the thought it would be cool if instead of bills and ugly coupons coming in the mail there was random poetry and prose. Eventually I figured that web 2.0 could make such a thing reality(if people thought it was hip enough, but it doesn't seem something to far from an XKCD idea so its got a chance rig... |
AskTrees: My grinder's screen is clogged from multiple nug gratings. Help/Tips? | Sometimes my friends and I will "grate" the nug to shave off the sugar before we grind em up. Is there a way to clean the screen?
She's clogged to the point where it looks like hash build up. I can't find anything small enough too poke through the little holes in it.
Help / Tips / Advice?
Thanks Ents |
38 days sober, how likely am I to test positive? | Hey there fellow r/MJ'ers!
I've just passed a final interview at a new company, and while they haven't mentioned anything yet about dropping a test, it's for a Catholic-based company, so I'm fairly certain it's going to happen.
I've been a fairly consistent daily smoker for almost eight years, and normally don't mess... |
My nephew was just diagnosed with Asbergers Syndrome. Anybody have experience with this and/or advice? | Hi, all. My 5 year old nephew was just diagnosed with Asbergers. He is so bright and he kicks so much ass; I'm lucky to have him in my life. At this point I'm not really sure what to think about all of this. Any advice, personal experience, or even some words of encouragement I can offer my sister would be cool and ver... |
[0] Hi /trees. Got a question! | Every time I smoke (been smoking since I was a kid) lately, I've been getting all sorts of paranoid and thinking about..well...rather negative things. Last year it happened and led to lots of problems in my social life. I have been pretty much clean since, and this has done me lots of good.
I really want to start smok... |
What's happening to the Reddit community? | I know these threads come up from time to time but it really feels like there is a massive cultural shift going on right now on Reddit. I've noticed more downvotes for no reason, a lot more animosity and trolling in threads, and just outright hostility against anything going against the karma grain. Is Reddit losing it... |
I have a huge crush on a girl...but she's dating another guy. What do I do? | I'm 23 years old, just out of college, though I still work at the university. I have known this girl for about two years, and recently we started talking more and hanging out at parties and elsewhere. This past week we were chatting a lot online, and she came to visit me at work. And this weekend we got dinner and we'r... |
Anywhere I can still watch Baduk.tv? | I used to watch it all the time, on like.. tv4all.com or something. But I can't find it anymore! Anyone know where I can watch it?
**EDIT**
I followed the instructions from here and now i can watch Baduk TV again! Good match goin' on right now for anyone looking to watch! |
My letter of resignation from the Mormon church. It worked. | I left the Mormon church in Spring 2008. Here is a copy of the letter that I sent, via certified mail, to both the bishop of the local ward and to Member Services in SLC (personal info has been removed). Since I received the confirmation letter of my resignation, I have not had any knocks on my door, phone calls to my ... |
What are the best movie endings ever? | The Usual Suspects comes to mind. That movie was pretty mediocre all things considered until it clubs you over the head at the end.
Bonus points for average movies with awesome endings. |
Recommendations on a Knife set set for our wedding registry | Hey all, we are getting married in a few months and are trying to come up with some stuff for our gift registry. We have been living together for a few years so we have a basic set already and are looking to upgrade. Would prefer to get a quality set that will last us for years to come, just like our marriage =)
I pr... |
Dear reddit: Do you believe in love? | I remember my first love - I was wholly infatuated with the girl. Spent every waking moment thinking about her. At the very least, she was always on the back of my mind.
Over the past couples years I've had a bunch of on and off short flings... and have enjoyed them all thoroughly. But I haven't had a strong emotional... |
Creative way to advertise jobs | I am bootstrapping a contract labor and consulting firm. Monster and other job boards are relatively expensive for the number of positions I need to post. Can anyone suggest alternative (hopefully free) job boards? |
Updated bookmarklet to load links in comments as inline images. | This is a modified version the existing JS bookmarklet for loading images inline; it work with links to imgur that contain multiple images. If the link is not for imgur, and it doesn't have multiple images, then it behaves exactly as before.
javascript:%20var%20x=$(".content").find("a").each(function(){var%20href=... |
I made $622,322.96 in 2009 from affiliate marketing. AMA. | I created a throwaway account specifically to make this submission anonymously. FYI, if you don't know what affiliate marketing is, check out
By trade, I'm a programmer (specifically web based programming). I got into affiliate marketing as a means to support my family back in 2005. Programming, web design and online... |
How do you feel about hit indicators in fps? | How do you feel about hit indicators (visual or sounds that indicates you hit a target)?
For me, I hate them. I think they make games way to easy, since they reward sloppiness and guessing. Unloading a magazine in a wall where your >< popped up isn't skill to me. What really annoys me is single player games that... |
Last night I propositioned my computer. | Yesterday I was at a LAN party playing a game some friends invented called Boatcraft, which is a game of Starcraft punctuated by Boat Races (AKA Flip Cup). I was kind of drunk by 8:00 PM, and by 2:00 AM I was pretty hung over. When I got home I put my computer and all the peripherals on my computer chair, which at the ... |
Hi, ladies! I just created r/EDRecovery, as a no troll zone for discussing eating disorder recovery. Need mods/contributors! | This sprung from nooka asking in another thread if there was one. Well, now there is. I've made it private for the time being, to discourage trolliness, but if you'd like to help with moderation, or just be a contributor, let me know! |
New reddit r/women might be interested in, r/EDRecovery. | Hi, everyone. Another user and I were talking about the lack of a subreddit for eating disorder sufferers and survivors, so we made one. It's private for the moment, to discourage trolling (there was a nasty troll in her thread). If you'd like to be added as a contributor, or think you might like to help out as a mod, ... |
Does anyone watch How I Met Your Mother? | I started to watch it a long time ago, back at season two, but stopped, now I have re-discovered it and I was pleased to find out it has 3 more fully hilarious seasons! or at least I think they are pretty funny. Agree? Disagree? |
Hey Reddit - I'm getting ready to hike 2,175 miles. Wish me luck! | I've mostly lurked on reddit every day for the past 2 years (this is my first submission) and I'm really going to miss it, but the Appalachian Trail is calling. I'm bringing an Eee PC with me to update my blog as I go.
My blog & trail journal
My dog and I are hitting the trail this Saturday. |
I hate loud motorcycles so much. | I went out to take a walk around my neighborhood earlier this afternoon. This motorcyclist rode by and reffed the pipes (I don't know the terminology) to the loudest I've ever experienced. It was very uncomfortable and borderline painful for my ears.
Now I am having slight hearing problems on my right ear. I'm not sur... |
does anyone know any alternatives for displaying books other than a book shelf? | I do not have the space in my bedroom for another book shelf and have already used up the bookshelf I already have. Any ideas? I was thinking maybe like a special bookshelf that allows me to stack books verdicaly somehow but I have no idea where to get one. Halp :( |
In need of some opinions: MAG or Bad Company 2? | The BC2 demo is pretty fun but there is no demo for MAG. How do the two compare? Which, in your opinion, do you feel is the better game? I'd like to buy one next week after the quarter is over |
Irrelevant question but, without Jesus, what year would it be? | If we didn't use his supposed birth date as the marker for our years, then which event would we use? I never wondered if we used another marker before Christ.
Or if we somehow definitely disproved God and Jesus, would we have to start counting again? Yeah, too much of a hassle, I know.
You think of this things when y... |
Its mustache time in chat roulette | It gets a bit more smiles than just drawing a dick cumming on their faces. (Though that was fun for a while) |
[3] Hey Trees, anyone try anything fun with a vape? | I mean, besides the obvious! I'm thinking more along the lines of engineering some attachments. I have a Da Buddha, whip style vaporizer, and I'm wondering if anyone has tried to build something onto it to make it a bag style, all you'd need is a fan and some bags? I'd be worried about the plastic though.
A separate... |
What is the best way to learn basic French online (free)? | Hi all,
I studied a few months of French a couple of years ago and haven't been able to get back in class, I would like to take some lessons online, maybe an hour a day to get back to it- what would you recommend? There's many options and I don't know where to go.
Some of you will probably say "you can't learn onlin... |
Does anyone feel like a minority due to religion? | Hey there reddit,
Lately I have been feeling quite isolated. I am a practicing Buddhist and have been for a few years. Since I began, I have received varying degrees of hostility or acceptance of my peers. More often, hostility. Often times I will be refused a date on merely my religious choices. I guess I can't expe... |
Sweet and sour, Teriyaki, Peanut sauce etc... | My favorite sauce ever is a good sweet and sour sauce from a chinese restaurant. I have no idea how to replicated chinese cuisine but would LOVE to try as my girlfriend absolutely loves chinese food and I'd like to recreate some at home. So does anyone have a great yet simple recipe for different sauces I might find at... |
I'm a straight male attracted to a dyke, does that make me straight, gay, or lesbian? | I thought this was somewhat amusing after thinking about it. I'm just curious because she's super cool, although she dresses like a man her face is still effeminate. Also she's one of those myriad of tomboy lesbians in Taiwan (not Thailand). |
Vegan brownies-- replace water, oil and egg with a can of pumpkin. I promise, it's good. | The pumpkin flavor bakes away and they end up tasting great!
Use just enough pumpkin to get the consistency right. It's a little less than a can, usually. |
THE SAINTS WON THE SUPERBOWL!!! | Just wanted to say WHO DAT to all my Saints fans!!! I've never seen such camaraderie; every New Orleans fan is a friend of mine tonight! |
Help me with my artist statement! | I am a fine arts major graduating in may and putting together my first 'full' art show. I have never really had to write an artist statement that is supposed to embody the whole essence of my work. Here it is, tell me what you think:
“The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impress... |
IAMA Request: Brain Surgeon | We just had a rocket scientist, it makes sense to get the other side of the coin |
I have a question about photomontage software. | So I was looking at this on the front page: and I was wondering if there was any software out there that does this automatically. I want to feed the software a picture, let it roam through my terabytes of shots and assemble a montage of my pictures that look like the original picture I gave it from a distance. Is the... |
22 yr. old needing to sort some things out | So in many ways I would say I have things together. I'm a college-graduate, have a full-time job which I relatively enjoy, have a couple close friends, and a supportive and loving BF. Downside: I'm living with my parents right now to save money, and it's getting a little frustrating b/c 1) They're a bit overbearing 2) ... |
Reddit, how do I stop being a fat, dumb fuck? | Reddit, how do I stop being a fat, dumb fuck?
Seriously,
-A fat, dumb fuck.
Edit: I am a fat, dumb fuck.
Edit#2: FUCK I am so fat! Maybe I'm not that brite either. |
My mentally unstable brother got hold of this handgun... (pic inside) | Long story short: he has serious issues, has threatened to kill himself and others, and might go postal under the right circumstances. But I'm not looking for advice in that department.
A pic he sent: As you can see, it ain't brand new. As I have zero knowledge of firearms I figured I'd better ask the experts and ent... |
Good birthday gift ideas for a girl. | I prefer to give (and receive) books, albums, and other pieces of culture rather than jewelry and things of that sort. I have a friend's (little more than a friend, actually) birthday coming up, and I would like to give her a couple of things.
-a Taschen Art book. (she really likes art, Jackson Pollock in particular)
... |
Programmers, sit your butt down. I need to have a talk with you. | Programmers,
I am one of you. I live and breathe code; it's what puts food on my table. However, in a former life I was a DBA. During those few years, I learned a tremendous amount about relational databases. I learned how to properly design them and why doing so is critically important.
I am absolutely sick of ... |
Do you eat spam? Why? Tell me some awesome ways that you prepare it too! | I never understood why people ever ate spam. I tried it a few times at other people's places (Seriously Spam Casserole is not that bad) but I don't see how people eat spam regularly. Its just pork shoulder and salt! I understand that there was a huge reason for spam as refrigeration wasn't possible in the front lines ... |
TwoX, on behalf of my wife: did anyone have an ultrasound performed after giving birth, before coming home? | Also, did anyone have to go back to hospital and have surgery to remove placental material that was not expelled properly? What were your symptoms? |
Hey Reddit, discover awesome electronic music genres! | Ishkur's guide is old and has terrible sound quality, so I decided to start making something better.
Electronic is awesome!
**House:**
Genre | Artist | Title
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French House | Stardust | Music Sounds Better With You
" | Daft Punk | Around the World
Tribal House | Rolvario & Pablo Vegas | Tha... |
Make a mistake in my first homebrew. | My first homebrew is bottled and I'm awaiting my first taste in a few weeks. However I realize I made a mistake. I forgot I was supposed to siphon the beer into the secondary fermenter with priming sugar and I simply poured the beer from one bucket to the other. What should I expect to go wrong? What is the point of si... |
I finally got my first nuke!!! | Playing Hardcore HQ on Rust of all maps - was using UMP45 silenced with sleight of hand, hardline and steady aim with the Magnum as backup weapon. Got the nuke on harrier, chopper gunner, nuke. Also called in like 4-5 harriers in that match and finished up an epic 89-23. It made my weekend!
WOOP WOOP. |
Quick. Drunk and having trouble "completing" on my passed out love, what do I do? | It was a night like so many. Dark. We were at the bars, doing Jägerbombs for kicks. Too many was just getting started. We binged on bikini dancers and booze until we yellow cabbed it home with a couple new chums, guy and girl. We shared weed (inhaled), more shots and hung out in the tub. Strange girl got neked, moved ... |
"Dove For Men: Hard as Fuck" | Have you guys seen those Dove For Men commercials? No one is buying this idea, soap is hard to market to dudes. The only way this will be successful is if they have a badass tagline. I'm thinking something like "Dove For Men: Hard as Fuck" or "Dove For Men: Fuck Bitches".
Or if they're ready make history, "Dove fo... |
Offline LAN Games for 3 People | I am going on a snowboarding holiday next week with 2 friends of mine, and since we are all bringing laptops and network equipment for photo/video storage, we thought it'd be fun to bring along some games as well.
The restrictions are pretty simple:
* **Low system requirements** 2 laptops are about 3 years old, so ye... |
How to make money making porn? | Any tips on running a profitable porn production company / enterprise?
We want to make porn for ladies & couples, real high-class stuff, titillating... have a few really exciting concepts.
Any tips?
(FYI: We're not based in the US)
EDIT: Based in South Africa... |
Any tips as to where could I improve? | Hey Reddit!
I feel I take an ok photo, however my overall knowledge of anything beyond shutterspeed and focus is a little limited. I sometimes feel restrained by my stock lens that came with the Nikon D40, as if there isn't enough fitting into the frame to really make the photo shine. For this, I've been researching... |
High Intensity Interval workout - any weight loss success stories? | So I've been trying to do this this past Summer, and it seemed to work OK. If any of you tried this, can you give me any tips or do/dont's?
Interval workout (or whatever it's called) consists of a number of sprints with short recovery periods in between (I think). I used to row in high school, so I use the erg (rowin... |
Please help reddit! Someone is trying to take my identity. | Recently, I have been getting random Facebook messages from people whom I've never spoken to before. It started off with someone messaging me and saying that they've spoken to me before and have viewed a craigslist ad that "I" have put up. So after doing some more investigating, it seems that someone has made a Photobu... |
IAE celebrating their birthday today? | According to the pigeonhole principle, there must be at least one other person out there...
Happy birthday to us! |
An Argument For Decentralizing | There have been many concerns over in-fighting and the possibility of a gradual loss of steam within the APP. On the highest level, I can see this happening very easily. The party is taking far too long to mobilize a solid platform effectively. The facebook group is frozen in a fetal state, displaying outdated info due... |
Reddit, wtf valentines present do I get my girlfriend for $10? | We set the cap at 10 bucks and she's gloating she got me something really good. As per norm, I haven't gotten her anything yet. Ideas?
EDIT: bloating/gloating...wow. |
IAMA Army Journalist deployed to Iraq | Alright, been wanting to do this one for awhile, and I think I might have a free few days to get you all the answers you would like.
I am a 46Q, which is a print and photo journalist. I was in Afghanistan in 2004 and witnessed their first general elections (Very cut and dry story, wrote it off of a stack of informat... |
what to do about an abusive relationship now that police are involved? survivor input requested. | I posted here a while back that I was concerned that my sister is in an abusive relationship.
The situation has escalated and now the police are involved. I am just wondering if there is anything I should be prepared for so input from survivors would be helpful.
My mom is with my sister and I have already asked he... |
The sport of cricket used to be the most popular sport in America during the 1700s, 1800s and early 1900s till it suffered a rapid decline. | The oldest international sporting contest is USA v Canada first played in 1844 at the St. George's Cricket Club in Manhattan making it older than the modern Olympics. Your ancestors watched, understood and bet on the game |
Non-virgins of Reddit: Resetting my age preferences? | I go for girls under 20. No baggage, generally good skin, lots of self-confidence. I keep scoring them and winding up unhappy.
I want a change. How can I change my tastes, Reddit?
Edit: I really mean this. I want to date a girl over 20, but I need help overcoming the barrier of "she's damage goods" and "some reta... |
Does anyone know anything about fluids? | I am very interested in learning more about certain fluids. Specifically, I want to know about magnetorheological fluids, shear thickening fluids, smart fluids, ferro fluids, and other fluids similar to the ones I just named. Does anyone know about the properties (viscosity, shear strength, etc) of these fluids? I w... |
The new Amarok Toolbar lurked in my builds for quite a while. | Thanks to Sven's presentation at FOSDEM (one of the most entertaining) I found this third version toolbar that's been hiding in my builds for a while now. Sorry to link to a screenshot, but I couldn't find any blog posts mentioning it.
Hope you enjoy it:
[edit] Since the back-forward buttons are gone, it seems that ... |
Anyone out there know of a good scholarship that will help a DESPERATE architect student get a new laptop/computer..... | I've sadly come to realize that my so called decent MAC sucks at running Rhino sketch for that reason and Im afraid to totally kill it once I dual boot it and run AutoCAD. YES I could save a good amount of money on a PC or homemade PC but I just appreciate the interface that MAC offers and Adobe just runs better and in... |
Taking a 4 month break, what to do? | I have a girlfriend that I am very much in love with that I've been together with for a couple years. She is a love addict/love avoidant, and has had some serious problems with it, but has been working on recovery for over a year now. We have discussed this, and we are going to take a four month break so that she can... |
Question re. Bullet-Proof Vests | Dear gunnit,
I managed to get myself into a discussion with a paramedic friend about bullet-proof vests (we started talking about the bullet-proof tailor from Colombia -- this guy
While it's clear that being hit by a heavy or high-velocity round while wearing ballistic armor has the potential to bruise you, break rib... |
dual booting windows 7 and os x | I recently purchased a mac mini. I installed windows 7 with boot camp fairly smoothly. It all works; I can log into each os. The problem I'm having is that it default boots to win 7. Is there a way to set it back to os x. |
The date someone has edited a post or text box should be added. As post may say updated but who knows when! | I recently ran into an IAMA post that was submitted a week or two ago and it said it had been updated but no clue as to when it was.
ex:
UPDATED!! I just edited a time sensitive post. ... guess when i did it!? |
Ask Science: Does a moving air mass (i.e. wind) cause a doppler shift in the sound it carries, for a stationary listener? | I was biking to work one morning, and there is a giant piledriver at a construction site, which I could hear many kilometers away. There was also a stiff breeze, and I was surprised to find I couldn't hear a difference in pitch as the wind shifted. I can hear a pronounced doppler shift when I pass a car at 25 kph, for ... |
Hey /r/trees, who else stayed up extra late to watch the STS-130 launch? | Like with anything, my love for Cannabis has turned me onto many subjects that I don't think I would've been very interested if I didn't consume Cannabis. Space, is been one of those subjects.
I've been making it a long standing tradition to toke up as soon as the shuttle launches and taking a hit as long possible. T... |
The sport of cricket used to be the most popular sport in America during the 1700s, 1800s and early 1900s till it suffered a rapid decline. | The oldest international sporting contest is USA v Canada first played in 1844 at the St. George's Cricket Club in Manhattan making it older than the modern Olympics. Your ancestors watched, understood and bet on the game |
Hey proggit, I made you a challenge. Figure out the answer in all the rooms to win this game. | Heres the link:
Each room has clues written inside the clue-box. You have to use these clues to figure out the answer to get to the next room. You might want to use some tools like Python, an image editor and Google.
Feel free to help each other if you like, but it is way cooler if you manage to solve it on your ow... |
Help. I have never had a girl in my life tha was ever "just a friend" I want to fix this... | hi. i was recently involved with a person I think is amazing...unfortunately she shot me down..I would want to be her friend--since I would consider losing her completely from my life to be very sad. Its been a year since my love for her went unrequited. Recently I ran into her and felt butterflies in my stomach but ... |
I'm new to table top rpgs but would like to play. | Is there any interest in organizing some kind of online game? I know some about the ruleset of d&d through playing games like DDO and the icewind dale series but have never played traditional style rpgs. How do I get started? |