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You're in Jury Duty - What are some of the mouth-breathers doing that is ridiculously annoying/inappropriate? | I was in Jury Duty Tuesday. I had:
- Girl clipping her nails
- Guy humming
- Guy tapping his foot on the wood floor ALL DAY
- Girl talking on the phone 10 times. Every time she'd be asked to turn her phone off. Then 5 minutes later would be talking again.
- Girl with some sort of nuclear bagged lunch. It smelled l... |
Probably stupid question about passwords/encryption (more inside) | When you enter a password, doesn't the computer have to verify what you entered against something else to know it's the correct password? So, doesn't that mean your password is stored somewhere? And if that somewhere is encrypted, doesn't that encryption need a password or the like to access it, and isn't that stored... |
AMA Request: A married man or woman who is getting/has gotten a little something on the side (affair/one-nighter, etc.). | I'm curious to hear about honest, open experiences on reddit.
I realize that most of reddit is American and adamantly opposed to this kind of behavior. However, in Germany and France, getting something on the side is nearly expected by married couples--as long as it's kept discreet and the partners remain the king/que... |
8-year old girl w/ leukemia needs your help Reddit! | Dear Reddit,
Sorry for this repost! This is 100% legitimate, and 100% real. She needs your help.
- [Bone Marrow Registry Drive In Your Local Area For Natalie
Natalie Nakatani is an 8-year old girl with leukemia and is in need of a bone marrow transplant, or she will die in the next 3-4 months. She has gone through ... |
Today I learned the first use of the term "Crime against humanity" was used in reference to the Armenian Genocide by the allied powers in 1915. | The thing that I find most interesting is that only 1 of the 3 allied powers (France) who issued the joint statement against the Ottoman Empire officially acknowledges the genocide happened today. |
So what do you guys all do related to analytics? Why the interest? | There's a lot of reasons to want to know all this stuff, so I figured I'd get to know the others that are on this subreddit.
So let's hear it: Webmasters? Coders? Marketers? Work for an analytics software company? You get the idea. |
Skinny jeans were invented simply to help the douche bags in our population stick out. | Seriously it's true, they let us know who to openly mock.
edit: I'm referring to the skin tight douche jeans that hipsters dudes wear.
What ever happened to wearing normal pants? |
Dear Reddit, I need ASCII artwork for failure messages on my kernel | Hey Reddit. I'm designing a kernel for some work I'm doing at my University. It's an educational kernel, nothing big and useful.
I hate the idea of a BSOD, or a kernel panic that just causes people lots of frustration and makes them hate the original developer ( me! ).
So, I had the idea of using ASCII artwork to l... |
New reddit: Size Acceptance | There didn't seem to be a subreddit about size acceptance, fat acceptance and Health At Every Size, so I made one! All sizes welcome! No diet promotion or disrespect allowed. This is public for now, but may change to restricted if need be. |
Dear Gunnit, thoughts on a Sigma series .40 S&W Smith & Wesson for a first handgun? | This will mostly be used for target shooting and home defense, not for concealed carry.
The deal is that I received a $100 Academy gift card and saw the Sigmas on sale for $299 this week in 9mm or .40 S&W. Along with that, S&W is running a mail in rebate of $50 or 2 free mags on their website. $150 out of pock... |
Is there any new guys interested in training lessons? | I can personally do Tackling, Electronic Warfare, Missioning, Gallente Ships, Armor Tanking, Basic Fleet PVP.
I'm not the worlds most experienced player, but I know the above topics pretty well. :). It be in high sec near HQ and on the new Mumble Server. It be a mix of practical and olde fashioned listening. These wi... |
A question about the nature of atheism. | Since there is no proof that there is or is not a supreme being, isn't atheism itself a statement of belief?
Since no religion says explicitly "You will always be able to see and prove the existence of our deities," isn't it taking it on faith to say there are no supreme beings of any kind?
We're unable to know w... |
Dear Reddit: Hit Ctrl+V. Post what appears. | (EDIT: Context would be cool, too!)
Here's mine:
>You're using AMK with the Steam version of SOC (1.0005). AMK is for 1.0004. There is your problem. Sorry, I see no AMK playing in your future. :(
(from a discussion about STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl and mods). |
Opinions on Rogue Pacman yeast? | I've been trying to decide whether to pick up some Rogue Pacman yeast while it is still available (1/10-3/10) and I was curious what everyone's experience is with it. From the limited reviews I've seen people either love it and have switched to it as their new #1 ale yeast, or they feel it's just just "good," but nothi... |
I'm the boyfriend of a bulimic. AMA | barfbag is my girlfriend of 3 years. I'm not a Redditor (well I guess I kinda am now). We live together, so I know her pretty well. The floor is open...
EDIT: Link to my girlfriends AMA -
I'm at work now, but I will answer you guys when I get home tonight. |
Got home after a hard day's work. Opened a beer. She started harassing me about it. What should I do? | Background. I have never had problems with alcohol abuse. I seem to have some sort of a physical limit. Even during those times in the past when I've wanted to drink my lights out, I couldn't. There seems to be some limit of intoxication beyond which not a single drop goes down my throat. At that point I'm still cohere... |
Ask /r/PS3 - LittleBigPlanet, or Assassin's Creed 2? | In a couple of days, I'll have enough money to get either one of these games used, but I can't decide which one to get. I played the demo of LBP and I found it amazing... The gameplay is fun, it's funny, it's cute, and I really liked it. I also love the idea of the level creator, as I'm big on stuff like that. But I al... |
/r/seduction vs. /r/twoxchromosomes | This should be fun.
If PUA has changed your life in a positive way, I encourage you to comment over there. |
Google Releases New Google Chrome Beta for Mac (supports extensions.. adblock anyone?) | For anyone who may be interested, I just installed and it seems to be working well. Adblock works wonderfully; I've been waiting for it for a long time. |
If in the sad event that Jon Stewart had to retire, which member of the The Daily Show would be best suited to host the show? | Disclaimer: I love TDS and have devoted my life's work to finding an elixir that will let Jon Stewart host the show for as long as he wants. But due to the nature of elixirs, I can't speculate on when it will be ready. |
Ask Food: Anyone have any food or cooking oriented podcasts that they would care to recommend? | I'm back on my podcast kick again. I found a couple that I like, looking for more. Preferably food or cooking oriented.
EDIT: I guess I should say that I primarily like audio podcasts, but video podcast recommendations are welcome as well. |
Has anyone successfully ran an OSX guest on virtualbox? | I want to be able to work with a mac in case I don't have access to a windows/linux pc, but I'm not going to buy apple hardware just for that. Does anyone have a good guide to running OS X on virtualbox? |
AskReddit: Looking for a good, cheap mic for vocal recording with my computer... | So, I'm looking to record a little bit of singing but I don't really know where to begin at all. What is a good beginning mic (I'm not looking to spend too much) that I can use with my computer? I assume this would be a USB mic or go in through the microphone jack in the computer.
It doesn't have to be extremely good ... |
Worth it to buy the Special Edition version of the game? | I am interested in possibly starting to play Eve, but I noticed that the special edition version of the game has a few additional bonuses (unique ship, some factional bonuses, etc). Are these worth it at all? The only reason I ask is that it seems you cannot upgrade a trial account, but must start a new account to get ... |
Some of my posts have a little play button with a plus sign on it. How do i get rid of this?? Its not the video I want to reddit, only the contents of the page. Help me reddit! | when i submit a link from a web page that has other videos on it that I am not submitting about the little play icon comes on and redditors are clicking this instead of the link and missing out on the goodness. what do i do??? please help me reddit |
Does it bother anyone else that Reddit often organizes to purposefully skew poll results? | I know online polls are not the most accurate anyway, and in a way you are still just voting......but imagine if fox news viewers organized the same way with a CNN poll like: What do you think of President Obama? with choices like
1.Great president!
2. Filthy communist!
3. Not sure.
Of course they would skew to Filth... |
Obama-Lama is a go! Chinese leaders are ripshit. | BC-US--APNewsAlert,0014
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama to meet with Dalai Lama at White House on Feb. 18. |
What's a good sunscreen that will protect me from cancer but still let me get a natural tan? | In the summer I'm outside all the time and I love a good tan. I'm all about just lying out in the sun, but I don't want to see the negative side effects 20 years down the road in the form of skin damage or cancer. Any suggestions for a great, non-greasy sunscreen that will allow for both protection and optimal tanning? |
Can someone show me a 3D representation of the common "gravity is like putting a bowling ball on a bedsheet" analogy? | In every physics class I've taken, and after talking to lots of low-level astrophysics people, I always ask about gravity. I'm pointed towards the helpful and wonderful analogy where "the sun is like a bowling ball on a bedsheet," and objects moving through spacetime are going to be affected by the distortion, just lik... |
[6] Today is/will be a great day /trees | I've been having a great day trees. Woke up, finished my post lab report. Went to classes, turned in my report and grabbed some coffee. Just lit up a bowl and now I'm buckling down to get some of my homework done (and I'm actually looking forward to it) Today started great my fellow ents and I hope it ends as well as i... |
[ask] why is university level math so fucking awful | All the problems are stupid calculations you can do in one nanosecond on a computer, none of the TAs have a clue what any of this is (evidence that nobody remembers any of the actual work). What the fuck is the point in sitting in hours of lectures copying onto bits of paper what some guy is copying out onto a big boar... |
looking for musicians from Winnipeg Manitoba! | me (guitar/songwriter) and my bassist (8 years of experience and has played shows) have been creating songs and practicing for the past few months. We have had no luck in finding a permant pianist/drummer.
a little bit about us:
- we're both skilled musicians, both of us are 19 years of age (male)
- we're both from t... |
Regional Representation Crisis | Hey all:
We've done very well as far as boosting our regional influence goes (via endorsement trading), but none of that matters if we can't figure out how to participate in WA-related decisions on anything greater than an individual scale. Our delegate has abstained from the past several resolutions, and that simply ... |
Mining Drones! What the H3LL do they do? | I say that there were mining drones so I got them very quickly thinking they would make my mining go faster. However when I send them out they just fly in a big damned circle and appear to do nothing.
How do I use them in an effective manner to improve my mining performance?
Everybody thanks for the help and advice,... |
Can we all agree that repeatedly smashing a button as fast as you can is an annoyance that games need to get rid of? | I'm fucking tired of "press B button repeatedly" as a tactic in games.
Last night I played the demo for Dante's Inferno. WTF is up with making me press the B button as fast as I can to restore my health. I HATE this in games. It's been bothering me for years. Think back to Mortal Kombat when you had to smash a but... |
1.32: Artifact Activation Act | Powers of Artifacts of Cthulhu take precedence over anything other than articles of Nommit's Constitution. Anything in this session other than a historian's ruling of "non-authentic", or a judge's ruling of "too powerful", cannot prevent an action allowed by an artifact. |
We named it *Citrus Ridiculus*, but we're probably wrong. Can you help? | My friend bought a new house with an odd citrus tree in the backyard. No one there new what they were and internet searches for an identification didn't help out much. It seems to be a Pomelo]( or a [Papeda, but we are really not sure. We took some pictures, although this is a small one:
First
Second
Third
Some, stil... |
What would be your "perfect" smoking conditions? | Where: Space
With Whom (Grammar Nazi'd :P) : Carl Sagan
Strain: White Widow
Device:Basic Roor
Noms: Blue Cheese/Hot Wings Doritos! |
I have been assigned the task of photographing "lifestyle" product shots for a customer. Never done it, any tips? | Ok, so a customer where I work needs "lifestyle" shots of a vacuum line we sell. I've got some "models" and a location arranged already. The problem is, I've never done anything like this before and I need to get decent results.
I've got a DSLR, but no shoe-mount flash. I'm trying to get the company to foot the bil... |
WATM, would any of you like to do vocals on one of my songs?? | just tracked this out, working on the mix today. it is pretty rough now but you get the point. i'd love to have someone sing on this because i can not. i'm hearing a higher register vibe, but i'm wide open for experimentation. help a brotha out, and lets make some musacccc. |
Question: Anyone know a easy/cheap way to record audio from flash/java/web based synths and the like? | I basically want to record audio from stuff along the lines of aM's Tone Matrix.
I only have one (quite fast) computer with an internal sound card and one m-Audio external USB sound card to record with, and I can't figure out a way to record stuff like this. Any ideas? |
IAE spending Valentine's Day with an ex? | For the record; We're both single and, to my knowledge, with no view to get back together. |
Thorny issue with hubbies affair-need help! | So the issue is fairly complicated: My husband cheated on me last year, during a 6-month period where he was hanging out with one of his old High School buddies. Our work schedules were crazy and we were both under major financial stress working 10-12hr days. To let off steam, my husband started hanging out with "Billy... |
My new years resolution was to quit smoking. Still haven't touched one! | Near the end of 2009, I was getting angry at how much more I was smoking. I didn't even want to at all but still would. I wasn't as addicted as some people on here probably was but I was fearing I would become one of those people before I knew it. So with the power of a new years resolution, I have been free from them ... |
If you put "Why all the downvotes" in your post, I will downvote you. | I'm pretty good about upvoting the comments I like. I upvote anything I feel is well-presented, regardless of if I agree with it or not.
But if you ask about why you're getting downvoted, I will downvote you **regardless** of the content or quality of your post. Here are my speculations on why you're getting downvoted... |
RA how do you deal with the societal issues brought on by interracial dating? | I was reading another forum where a poster was absolutely baffled as to why an african american male would want to date outside his race. This poster felt it was an affront to Black women everywhere and that the men who did so were "traitors to the race". I'd like to say that this is an isolated incident, but being in ... |
G1 Cyanogen 4.2.14.1: Home and Call buttons not working - fixed with unusual workaround | I recently updated my G1 with Cyanogen 4.2.14.1 via cmupdater. This is my 3rd upgrade via this method and it went smooth and was ultimately successful. Two days later and shortly after a few app updates (tunewiki, dolphin, google maps) yesterday:
-my home and call buttons stopped working.
-it began softly playing ... |
Dear Criminals of Reddit -- what did you do, and why did you do it? | I know you're out there. I'd love to hear your side of the story.
EDIT: When I say criminals, I intend *convicted* criminals. But all the other stories are great too! |
I'm out of the loop on PC hardware. What are the best video cards for price out nowadays? | I've been looking at newegg.com, but I just can't tell what I should be looking for as far as video cards are concerned. What is the most important thing to look for--GPU speed, RAM, compatability? |
Dear Reddit, it's even snowing in Texas, and I made this for you. | We rarely get enough snow to actually make things. I'm sure there have been better ones, but aren't the bottle caps a nice touch?
Edit: Imgur fail |
Looking for a partner(s) to collab on a weekly web comic... | I'm one of the writers/artists for HaikuCircus.com, we've been doing comics since 2003 and were published in various papers across the country.
Our small Reddit claim to fame:
Anyway, I had a good idea for a web comic and then I went searching for the domain name and lo and behold it was there ready and available. O... |
My meeting with Matt Allen, organizer for Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance. | The other day I had the pleasure of getting a visit from Matt Allen. I had contacted the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance about getting involved in passing medical marijuana legislation and was soon setting up a meeting to speak with him. This was kind of odd since I had never had someone come to my house when I... |
My meeting with Matt Allen, organizer for Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance. | The other day I had the pleasure of getting a visit from Matt Allen. I had contacted the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance about getting involved in passing medical marijuana legislation and was soon setting up a meeting to speak with him. This was kind of odd since I had never had someone come to my house when I... |
Curious about the use of a Reddit CubeSat.. | Maybe I’m wrong here but it seems to me that we should really come up with a USE for putting a CubeSat (or other form of satellite) up before we start talking about logistics and donations and project managers. Should we decide what we want to do with an object in orbit before we decide what to put up there?
I find m... |
My meeting with Matt Allen, organizer for Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance. | The other day I had the pleasure of getting a visit from Matt Allen. I had contacted the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance about getting involved in passing medical marijuana legislation and was soon setting up a meeting to speak with him. This was kind of odd since I had never had someone come to my house when I... |
Hi reddit, here is Minimal, a small C-like scripting language i'm working on now and then :-) | For the last two years or so i'm writing a small C-like scripting language which i dubbed "Minimal". The name reflects what the language offers: the minimum stuff i consider needed (without being practically unusable :-) for writing scripts, mostly oriented to simple games (think something like a platformer, adventure ... |
My meeting with Matt Allen, organizer for Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance. | The other day I had the pleasure of getting a visit from Matt Allen. I had contacted the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance about getting involved in passing medical marijuana legislation and was soon setting up a meeting to speak with him. This was kind of odd since I had never had someone come to my house when I... |
My reddit Oklahomies: KGOU or KOSU? | Which do you listen to?
What are your likes and dislikes about our two NPR stations?
Do you donate?
Do you want to pool funds and make a donation on behalf of /r/oklahoma?
I bounce back and forth, but lately I've been a KOSU man due to programs like Native America Speaking and the 8 hours of Blues on KGOU all dam... |
AskUbuntu: How do I install extensions in Chrome? | Every time I try to install an extension, Chrome prompts me to download the .crx file instead of installing automagically. I've attempted switching my version from beta to dev but still have had no success. All I want is AdBlock! Any ideas? |
What is the most common answer option in a multiple choice exam?a,b,c,d or e? | When giving an exam, suppose there is hardly any time left to the read the questions and many questions are left to answer, with no negative marking, then in this case what should you mark as an answer? Is there any strategy to it or any math/science or logic to it so as to maximize the score.
Has there been any study ... |
I wrote an exercise motivation application and I need feedback. | A few months ago I was reading an article about how pushups are an incredible exercise for your whole body, but my problem was that I could only do about 3 with good form. So I told myself that I would start doing some at work each day. However, as the week would go on, I would simply forget to do them and I just lost ... |
Someone put a used condom one the door handle to my door. What should or can I do legally? | This morning I woke up to go to my 8a.m. class to find a used condom on the handle. I touched it before I noticed it. I was very disgusted and very upset. I have never done anything to the people in the dorms except maybe make fun of them but they have gone too far. I know the dorms have cameras everywhere so what ca... |
I haven't asked a girl on a date since I was 15. | ...Because I dated a girl from the time I was 15 until I was 18. Now I'm 20 and a sophomore in college, and there's a girl who's super cool that I have my eye on. But it's not even that simple. I'm not sure if she has a boyfriend, and I can't for the LIFE of me figure it out. Facebook isn't really so much help. The guy... |
The non-obvious scary part about a Sarah Palin Candidacy | A friend pointed this out, I thought it was a very interesting take and probably true.
I think most reasonable republicans (those that I talk to - god even McCain didn't want her as Pres) are afraid of a Sarah Palin Presidency and so will not vote with her.
I believe National Republicans could very well nominate her ... |
My fucking grandma died today. | God dammit. I loved that woman. For those of you who were born to miserable families, I'm sorry. For those of you who think man is born inherently evil, I'm sorry. For others who have lost faith in humanity, I'm sorry. I wish my grandma was your grandma - you'd have a different outlook on life.
This woman would m... |
DAE live in a country where people feel your country has ridiculous laws/practices and things must surely be better abroad? | Norway here. Every time something goes wrong someone is sure to say "Typical for Norway. We're so lazy and incompetent. Would never happen in $foo". Every time some law has an unintended consequence someone will say "Look at $foo, they understand it! We are stupid and get what we deserve."
I can't help but think this... |
I'm one of the writers for HaikuCircus.com and I'm looking to start a new weekly comic, anyone want to collab? | I'm one of the writers/artists for HaikuCircus.com, we've been doing comics since 2003 and were published in various papers across the country.
Our small Reddit claim to fame:
Anyway, I had a good idea for a web comic and then I went searching for the domain name and lo and behold it was there ready and available. O... |
What technologies do console games utilize? | Obviously you can't disclose too much, but I'm hoping someone would use a throw away account.
Items I'm curious about:
1. Storage
2. IDE
3. Graphics Library
4. Build process
5. Language (although I assume a C variant)
6. internal communications protocol (xml, service, etc) |
So, who is your favorite web host? | I'm really dissatisfied with my web host (the kids at the school where I work are complaining), and I was wondering what reddit thinks.
EDIT: More details
I work for a charter school district in New York, and several of our teachers are interested in using Moodle. The host we're currently using is NTCHosting, which m... |
Fallacious logic is superior to valid logic | 1. The purpose of logic is to prove things
2. Fallacious logic can be used to prove more things than valid logic (for instance, that fallacious logic is superior to valid logic)
3. Therefore, fallacious logic is superior to valid logic
(credit to my friends Dan and Stu for this one) |
What is an example of a non-spontaneous, exothermic reaction? | So this means delta G > 0, delta S < 0 and delta H < 0 in the Gibbs free energy equation: delta G = delta H - T * delta S. (G = Gibbs free energy, H = enthalpy, T = temperature, S = entropy)
So far, I've considered the ignition of Mg - it requires some heat to start the reaction, but Mg should release more he... |
Hey reddit secret santas - I thought of you all today. | As I left the grocery store, my crow-like fondness for shiny objects alerted me to a lonely paperclip on the concrete! SCORE! Rescued and soon to be properly employed holding shit haphazardly together!
Love you guys! |
Recommendations for good, concise histories of the roots of the Israel/Palestine conflict? | I've cherry picked some great recommendations from r/books.
I'm very ignorant about the formation of Israel and the roots of the conflict. I'm looking for something that at least strives for balance and I don't have time for some of the 800-1200 page comprehensive books on the history of Israel that I've seen on amaz... |
My meeting with Matt Allen, organizer for Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance. | The other day I had the pleasure of getting a visit from Matt Allen. I had contacted the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance about getting involved in passing medical marijuana legislation and was soon setting up a meeting to speak with him. This was kind of odd since I had never had someone come to my house when I... |
So I went to my first real club last night... and it was about as disastrous as it gets... | I turned 18 a couple months ago and had never been to a club before last night. It was an awesome place on Hollywood blvd and I had been looking forward to going there with my friends for weeks.
...and before an hour had gone by I had almost died from a severe asthma attack. I was on the floor, ready to pass out with ... |
Ask r/movies: I need help figuring out what movie this is from... | A scene where there is an object (can't remember just what it is) that when picked up kills or causes the disappearance of the person who had touched it. This goes on for a while and ends up killing a whole group of people, possibly an army. It seems to me to be from something at least inspired by British humor. Does a... |
Why are there so many land-mines in Afghanistan? | Something to do with Russia? It seems to me kinda crazy and pointless to lay landmines all across an entire country. Reddit: Waddup wit dat? |
Dear science reddit. I have a question about the economics of space elevators. I figured I'd try you before Yahoo! Answers. | I know that there have been all kinds of estimates made about what the elevator itself would cost and how much could be saved per-pound in getting something into orbit, but I have a slightly different question.
Let's simplistically imagine that a space elevator is magically built by tomorrow.
As of tomorrow, the roc... |
To whomever was looking "Help identifying an 80s movie" | For whatever reason, it appears the OP deleted their post...
But the movie in question was released in the U.S., I believe, under the name 'The Quest'.
In Australia, where the film was made, it was called 'The Frog Dreaming'.
Links:
Yahoo! Movies
IMDB |
Charged with possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to use-- Advice? Experience? Possible penalties? | Had a glass bowl and nothing else.
Pay the fine? Plea? What are the future ramifications of this charge?
*Cannot afford lawyer, but am seeking helpful experience in the matter. Please help! |
19th Century Military Engineering and Technology | hey reddit, im an engeering student and for my history class i need to present a presentation about 19th century military engineering and technology. So reddit what kind of technologies can you think of off the top of your head that came from this era? |
Reddit, What music makes you happy? | I've been seeing a few threads here by redditors asking to be cheered up or alluding to having a bad day, so let's cheer each other up through music!
What songs make you happy Reddit? What songs immediately cheer you up and have you dancing in circles singing along?
I'll compile all the songs at the end of the day a... |
Guitar players of Reddit: what is your most satisfying song to play both acoustically and electric? | I'm just looking for some songs to learn. Here's mine:
Electric: Creep or Just by Radiohead
Acoustic: Road Trippin' by RHCP
Two rules: This isn't a show-off thread and the acoustic song should preferably be something you can sing to. |
Reminder: Palin has to make it through the Primaries. | I think it is important to remember that there are primaries. This process will truly test Sarah Palin's potential as a the Republican Presidential candidate.
In 2008, perhaps many republicans voted for Palin simply because their other option was a Democrat. This doesn't necessarily mean that she is their choice amon... |
Noam Chomsky - Education is Ignorance | Education is Ignorance
A subreddit for those interested in the ideas of Noam Chomsky |
to those who would provide me with unsolicited advice: waste your time by all means, but please don't waste mine. | alternatively, if you must, is it too much to ask for a high degree of specificity, an absence of ambiguity, clearly delimited concepts, concrete operationalisation and (of course) a robust and well-reasoned argument based on a theoretically sound evidence base served in witty, fluffy & falsifiable tl;dr soundbites... |
AskReddit: What is the best way to buy a domain that has expired and is about to go up for auction? | I am monitoring a domain name, that expired in the beginning of January. When I checked the whois information at the bottom it said:
"If this domain name is not renewed by 19-Feb-2010, it will be permanently deleted."
And from reading on godaddy.com it seems they go up for auction at that point.
So any advice? Look... |
IamA by Request: I do Traditional Achery with a takedown recurve. AMA | This is in response to a request posted about Traditional Archery. Fire away.
Here is a link to a picture of me with the bow
I am actually going out to shoot later today and will get some more pictures.
EDIT1: In this picture I was mimicking how they shot in AVATAR. This is the only picture I have right now. I wi... |
I just put a lot of muscle on my arms in a short period of time and now my hands go numb when I sleep. Does this happen to anyone else? | Just to clarify, I used no drugs or even supplements. I've always had super-scrawny arms, but I worked my ass off or the last two months and managed to put a decent amount of muscle on. The only thing is, now I wake up a few times a night and both my hands are completely numb and I'm not laying on them. Are the two thi... |
Applications and Possibilities | Before I begin with the actual lessons, I would like share ideas on the application of learning this skill, and what possibilities exist for a video editor. While everyone might have their own idea of how to apply this knowledge, it would be helpful if I provide you with some "real life" case studies.
There are many ... |
Fedora just shattered 15 years of my life. ( User Error) | Well.. I reallly did it this time. 15 years of data across 5 Hard Drives. DVD collections Music Collections, Family Photos, Projects, phone numbers, massive library of Ebooks. All gone in one big mistake.
I chose to replace linux system when installing Fedora 12. Now I thought it would do a graceful... |
[TOMT] A word that sounds like kobosh | As in, "someone put the kobosh on the subject, and it was never talked about ever again." It's an English word, probably adopted from somewhere else. I think it's along the lines of forbidding/extinguishing/ending something. |
Democracy was pretty good. Anyone got any better ideas? | I'd say it earned a C+ to B-. We've certainly had worse. Yet I can't believe this is the pinnacle of what is possible for humanity. Any ideas? |
Can you fall asleep during the middle of an episode? | I was just reading a DOA asking about sleeping habits and someone mentioned putting on a few episodes of Seinfeld and falling asleep laughing.
I can't do that, especially with a show like Seinfeld, I have to know how it ends. Same way with a movie or even the news. Thats also why I can't read in bed, I'll stay up all... |
Why Pepper Mill and Salt Shaker? | A friend of mine had to come up with an explanation about why something is the way it is. He thought up why was it more popular to have a pepper mill and a salt shaker? Why isnt it as popular to have a salt mill?
Does anyone have any theories to contribute? We couldnt really think why, other than pepper tastes better... |
Can someone fill me in on the reddit lingo? | I am new to reddit and I was wondering of some redditors could fill me on on what some of these words and acronyms mean. For example:
What is a meme?
What does FTFY stand for?
If anyone thinks of others I should know, please post them with their definitions. Thanks for the help! |
No love after a year! Is this normal? | Hello Reddit.
I have been a lurker for about 2 years, this is my first time ever posting or even commenting, but you guys give great advice, so here I am.
I have been with my boyfriend for a year ( actually a year and one month). We live together ( moved in a month ago). I love him, I thought I knew he loved me. I ha... |
Hey /r/ hockey, does anyone know how to watch NHL game highlights without knowing the outcome before hand? | I like the layout of NHL Video Center but you cannot click a game highlights link without seeing the outcome before watching.
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**Edit:**
Actually, as I am typing this, I realize the format of the game highlight url includes the game number...
> **20092010,2,886**
I will see what I can do html wise to make a ... |
Hiring Personnel/ Human Resource/ HR Managers- What are you guys looking for in phone interviews? | Things I have gathered-
* Stand up
* Smile
* Talk with authority
* Preparation / at ease
* Put the interviewer at ease
* Listen
* Conversly, Don't stand up or smile
* Have any more tips you can add?
***Bonus Points***- If you would shed light for management and sales positions- What is a good answer to the si... |
Why is reconciliation an affront to democracy and the filibuster isn't? | Both are well within the rules of Congress, yet Republicans hide behind one to stop health care reform while saying the other would be horrible if used to pass reform. What's the distinction? It's not like Republicans aren't against using it. Both of Bush's big tax cuts ('01 and '03) were passed using reconciliation... |