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diehardsoxfan91 | "Nothing gold can stay"
Im not sure if it was the Outsiders or the actual poem that really got this to stick in my head, but either way its by far my favorite quote. The imagery and meaning with it has shaped my outlook on life.
As i struggle in life, this simple sentence is a good pick-me-up and a quick reminder of what truly matters in the world. Im 23, at a dead end job, living with my mother in law (engaged, cant afford to have a nice wedding my fiancee deserves), i cant help but think how none of the things I typically worry about are worthy. I am living well health wise, have a very happy life considering, and have a future with the love of my life (wherever it may take me).
In time, I'll be able to have all the "gold" i want. But this quote keeps me focused on the important things in life.
Tl;dr: stay golden OP
Edit: wow. Gold. This is actually a big deal for me. Thank you.
And the obligatory "Stay golden reddit" | "Nothing gold can stay"
Im not sure if it was the Outsiders or the actual poem that really got this to stick in my head, but either way its by far my favorite quote. The imagery and meaning with it has shaped my outlook on life.
As i struggle in life, this simple sentence is a good pick-me-up and a quick reminder of what truly matters in the world. Im 23, at a dead end job, living with my mother in law (engaged, cant afford to have a nice wedding my fiancee deserves), i cant help but think how none of the things I typically worry about are worthy. I am living well health wise, have a very happy life considering, and have a future with the love of my life (wherever it may take me).
In time, I'll be able to have all the "gold" i want. But this quote keeps me focused on the important things in life.
Tl;dr: stay golden OP
Edit: wow. Gold. This is actually a big deal for me. Thank you.
And the obligatory "Stay golden reddit"
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | ch8oe74 | Nothing gold can stay"
Im not sure if it was the Outsiders or the actual poem that really got this to stick in my head, but either way its by far my favorite quote. The imagery and meaning with it has shaped my outlook on life.
As i struggle in life, this simple sentence is a good pick-me-up and a quick reminder of what truly matters in the world. Im 23, at a dead end job, living with my mother in law (engaged, cant afford to have a nice wedding my fiancee deserves), i cant help but think how none of the things I typically worry about are worthy. I am living well health wise, have a very happy life considering, and have a future with the love of my life (wherever it may take me).
In time, I'll be able to have all the "gold" i want. But this quote keeps me focused on the important things in life. | stay golden OP
Edit: wow. Gold. This is actually a big deal for me. Thank you.
And the obligatory "Stay golden reddit" |
ThatSaiGuy | The Heat, Pacers, Wizards and Nets can all go collectively suck it. (I'm saying this as a die hard Raptors fan. I don't actually hate any of those teams.)
But, it's the playoffs.. If my Raptors can't win, then I don't want a single eastern conference team to win.
**tl;dr** - Let's go Thunder! | The Heat, Pacers, Wizards and Nets can all go collectively suck it. (I'm saying this as a die hard Raptors fan. I don't actually hate any of those teams.)
But, it's the playoffs.. If my Raptors can't win, then I don't want a single eastern conference team to win.
tl;dr - Let's go Thunder!
| nba | t5_2qo4s | cha0q7l | The Heat, Pacers, Wizards and Nets can all go collectively suck it. (I'm saying this as a die hard Raptors fan. I don't actually hate any of those teams.)
But, it's the playoffs.. If my Raptors can't win, then I don't want a single eastern conference team to win. | Let's go Thunder! |
Tuzantar | This is one of the things where I actually disagree with RP.
In a marriage (atleast in my country) working a job and earning a salary is equal to staying home with the kids, cooking and cleaning etc. That's the point of marriage - you each contribute something. And one thing isn't worth more than the other.
If the stay-at-home wife didn't get half, then how should she get by? She sacrificedv a potential career by watching the kids. It meant that she couldn't have a job.
Another point is the fact that this isn't gender-biased. This day and age a lot of women are working more successful jobs - and in that case, the husband "wins" at divorce.
Tl;Dr: If you don't like it, just get a prenup. | This is one of the things where I actually disagree with RP.
In a marriage (atleast in my country) working a job and earning a salary is equal to staying home with the kids, cooking and cleaning etc. That's the point of marriage - you each contribute something. And one thing isn't worth more than the other.
If the stay-at-home wife didn't get half, then how should she get by? She sacrificedv a potential career by watching the kids. It meant that she couldn't have a job.
Another point is the fact that this isn't gender-biased. This day and age a lot of women are working more successful jobs - and in that case, the husband "wins" at divorce.
Tl;Dr: If you don't like it, just get a prenup.
| TheRedPill | t5_2ve1u | cha59rj | This is one of the things where I actually disagree with RP.
In a marriage (atleast in my country) working a job and earning a salary is equal to staying home with the kids, cooking and cleaning etc. That's the point of marriage - you each contribute something. And one thing isn't worth more than the other.
If the stay-at-home wife didn't get half, then how should she get by? She sacrificedv a potential career by watching the kids. It meant that she couldn't have a job.
Another point is the fact that this isn't gender-biased. This day and age a lot of women are working more successful jobs - and in that case, the husband "wins" at divorce. | If you don't like it, just get a prenup. |
Xan_the_man | I do agree with what you are saying, it makes sense. but "higher price indicate a better car" not so much. "Better" is a subjective thing, in my opinion the S2K is not better, for me. It's purely subjective. It's a fucking awesome car I would love to own, but I would love to own a pristine NA much more.
An extreme example is a Mini. The new Cooper is 1000x better than the classic '65 one, in every possible way. Except it's not better at all, I hate it and I love the classic one. I know this is an extreme example as they are not nearly competitive or comparative, but it illustrates my standpoint. It's all down to personal views.
**TL;DR** I Fucking love the S2K but love the Miata more. Me, personally. | I do agree with what you are saying, it makes sense. but "higher price indicate a better car" not so much. "Better" is a subjective thing, in my opinion the S2K is not better, for me. It's purely subjective. It's a fucking awesome car I would love to own, but I would love to own a pristine NA much more.
An extreme example is a Mini. The new Cooper is 1000x better than the classic '65 one, in every possible way. Except it's not better at all, I hate it and I love the classic one. I know this is an extreme example as they are not nearly competitive or comparative, but it illustrates my standpoint. It's all down to personal views.
TL;DR I Fucking love the S2K but love the Miata more. Me, personally.
| cars | t5_2qhl2 | cha1ghc | I do agree with what you are saying, it makes sense. but "higher price indicate a better car" not so much. "Better" is a subjective thing, in my opinion the S2K is not better, for me. It's purely subjective. It's a fucking awesome car I would love to own, but I would love to own a pristine NA much more.
An extreme example is a Mini. The new Cooper is 1000x better than the classic '65 one, in every possible way. Except it's not better at all, I hate it and I love the classic one. I know this is an extreme example as they are not nearly competitive or comparative, but it illustrates my standpoint. It's all down to personal views. | I Fucking love the S2K but love the Miata more. Me, personally. |
toothbucket | thanks for being the lolly gagging lookey-loo that slows down traffic going past the accident so that you can gawk and rubber neck the rest of us down to a crawl behind you.
/s
tl;dr: none of your business, you're slowing down traffic, keep moving and stop taking pictures. jesus, that's even worse for traffic than just looking as you go past. | thanks for being the lolly gagging lookey-loo that slows down traffic going past the accident so that you can gawk and rubber neck the rest of us down to a crawl behind you.
/s
tl;dr: none of your business, you're slowing down traffic, keep moving and stop taking pictures. jesus, that's even worse for traffic than just looking as you go past.
| pics | t5_2qh0u | cha6474 | thanks for being the lolly gagging lookey-loo that slows down traffic going past the accident so that you can gawk and rubber neck the rest of us down to a crawl behind you.
/s | none of your business, you're slowing down traffic, keep moving and stop taking pictures. jesus, that's even worse for traffic than just looking as you go past. |
daniel2384 | I'm at work at the moment, so I can't go into lots of detail. Apologies if you already knew some of this, I figured it was better to repeat obvious tactics than not. My look at the Horntracker data showed the best set-ups are:
* Treacherous Tunnels: Phantasmic Oasis and sticky at 11.10 feet / hunt
* Brutal Bulwark: Phantasmic Oasis and sticky at 5.35 feet / hunt
* Bombing Run: Phantasmic Oasis and ancient at 10.04 feet/hunt
* Mad Depths: Mk III and sticky at 4.50 feet/hunt
* Generals, Icewing, Hidden Depths: Phantasmic Oasis and ULC or ancient
Always use the area specific base. Against generals and once in or below Icewing's Lair use your most powerful base - Spellbook or a Snake/Horse/Dragon Jade or a Golden Tournament.
You are best off using SB+ if you have it. If not, gouda can get you there but you risk getting unlucky.
Drill charges should only be used in the Mad Depths and ideally use them when you're as close to 40ft but not under it as possible. This way you also skip the last general and don't risk sitting at 196ft and then sliding 20ft backwards...
If you're using gouda then you need to think carefully when you get to the 40ft mark of the Mad Depths. If you've had some bad luck, write this run off and finish without the charges. You might still get the Treasure Chest and you'll probably get the Strongbox.
If using gouda, I wouldn't use any Drill Charges unless I was already past hunt 220. Under 210 is probably safe. Even using SB+ you're looking at 8 to 10 hunts to get Icewing and then around 20 hunts to get to the Deep Lair.
Catching the Deep isn't too hard unless you're trying to do it quickly. As /u/BetaSprite said, hunt 250 is a guaranteed catch if you attract, so just equip gouda until then and the best charm you don't mind using and switch to SB+ if you don't have him by 249.
One important thing to note is that in most areas there's not that much difference between sticky and ancient or PO and Mk3. Really you could just use any combination of those and you'll probably do alright.
TL;DR: Phantasmic Oasis and sticky charms with the section-specific base. Once up to Icewing's lair switch to ancient or better charms and your best base. | I'm at work at the moment, so I can't go into lots of detail. Apologies if you already knew some of this, I figured it was better to repeat obvious tactics than not. My look at the Horntracker data showed the best set-ups are:
Treacherous Tunnels: Phantasmic Oasis and sticky at 11.10 feet / hunt
Brutal Bulwark: Phantasmic Oasis and sticky at 5.35 feet / hunt
Bombing Run: Phantasmic Oasis and ancient at 10.04 feet/hunt
Mad Depths: Mk III and sticky at 4.50 feet/hunt
Generals, Icewing, Hidden Depths: Phantasmic Oasis and ULC or ancient
Always use the area specific base. Against generals and once in or below Icewing's Lair use your most powerful base - Spellbook or a Snake/Horse/Dragon Jade or a Golden Tournament.
You are best off using SB+ if you have it. If not, gouda can get you there but you risk getting unlucky.
Drill charges should only be used in the Mad Depths and ideally use them when you're as close to 40ft but not under it as possible. This way you also skip the last general and don't risk sitting at 196ft and then sliding 20ft backwards...
If you're using gouda then you need to think carefully when you get to the 40ft mark of the Mad Depths. If you've had some bad luck, write this run off and finish without the charges. You might still get the Treasure Chest and you'll probably get the Strongbox.
If using gouda, I wouldn't use any Drill Charges unless I was already past hunt 220. Under 210 is probably safe. Even using SB+ you're looking at 8 to 10 hunts to get Icewing and then around 20 hunts to get to the Deep Lair.
Catching the Deep isn't too hard unless you're trying to do it quickly. As /u/BetaSprite said, hunt 250 is a guaranteed catch if you attract, so just equip gouda until then and the best charm you don't mind using and switch to SB+ if you don't have him by 249.
One important thing to note is that in most areas there's not that much difference between sticky and ancient or PO and Mk3. Really you could just use any combination of those and you'll probably do alright.
TL;DR: Phantasmic Oasis and sticky charms with the section-specific base. Once up to Icewing's lair switch to ancient or better charms and your best base.
| mousehunt | t5_2rcti | chaslyp | I'm at work at the moment, so I can't go into lots of detail. Apologies if you already knew some of this, I figured it was better to repeat obvious tactics than not. My look at the Horntracker data showed the best set-ups are:
Treacherous Tunnels: Phantasmic Oasis and sticky at 11.10 feet / hunt
Brutal Bulwark: Phantasmic Oasis and sticky at 5.35 feet / hunt
Bombing Run: Phantasmic Oasis and ancient at 10.04 feet/hunt
Mad Depths: Mk III and sticky at 4.50 feet/hunt
Generals, Icewing, Hidden Depths: Phantasmic Oasis and ULC or ancient
Always use the area specific base. Against generals and once in or below Icewing's Lair use your most powerful base - Spellbook or a Snake/Horse/Dragon Jade or a Golden Tournament.
You are best off using SB+ if you have it. If not, gouda can get you there but you risk getting unlucky.
Drill charges should only be used in the Mad Depths and ideally use them when you're as close to 40ft but not under it as possible. This way you also skip the last general and don't risk sitting at 196ft and then sliding 20ft backwards...
If you're using gouda then you need to think carefully when you get to the 40ft mark of the Mad Depths. If you've had some bad luck, write this run off and finish without the charges. You might still get the Treasure Chest and you'll probably get the Strongbox.
If using gouda, I wouldn't use any Drill Charges unless I was already past hunt 220. Under 210 is probably safe. Even using SB+ you're looking at 8 to 10 hunts to get Icewing and then around 20 hunts to get to the Deep Lair.
Catching the Deep isn't too hard unless you're trying to do it quickly. As /u/BetaSprite said, hunt 250 is a guaranteed catch if you attract, so just equip gouda until then and the best charm you don't mind using and switch to SB+ if you don't have him by 249.
One important thing to note is that in most areas there's not that much difference between sticky and ancient or PO and Mk3. Really you could just use any combination of those and you'll probably do alright. | Phantasmic Oasis and sticky charms with the section-specific base. Once up to Icewing's lair switch to ancient or better charms and your best base. |
carneasada_fries | Obligatory Debbie downer here, but I've looked into getting one as well. They're all quite expensive, and I've heard the maintenance can be quite a hassle.
That said though, there are a few promising concepts like the [Copenhagen wheel]( that I've been keeping my eye on. The TL;DR of it is that it's a wheel that fits onto a standard bike with motor assist. I think a few groups are working on a similar concept, that was just the first off the top of my head. | Obligatory Debbie downer here, but I've looked into getting one as well. They're all quite expensive, and I've heard the maintenance can be quite a hassle.
That said though, there are a few promising concepts like the [Copenhagen wheel]( that I've been keeping my eye on. The TL;DR of it is that it's a wheel that fits onto a standard bike with motor assist. I think a few groups are working on a similar concept, that was just the first off the top of my head.
| AskSF | t5_2yxdh | chb64te | Obligatory Debbie downer here, but I've looked into getting one as well. They're all quite expensive, and I've heard the maintenance can be quite a hassle.
That said though, there are a few promising concepts like the [Copenhagen wheel]( that I've been keeping my eye on. The | of it is that it's a wheel that fits onto a standard bike with motor assist. I think a few groups are working on a similar concept, that was just the first off the top of my head. |
wolfyr | You know, looking at that jacket just makes my dream seem possible. Ever since I saw that dog's silly face, I've wanted to decorate my room with it.
Like 20 years down the line, I'll probably build a cool house on the moon with swanky, minimalistic interiors and large windows and cool gadgets all over the place. My kids will have their own clean, bright rooms and there'll be no effort spared to strike the delicate balance between very functional and very comfortable.
But my room, my room will be yellow and black, with my favorite oversized doge memes painted on the walls and ceiling. My shiba inu will have his own large, comfy bed at the bottom of mine, which would be covered with shibe-themed soft furry covers. The bedside table would hold my shibe alarm clock, my iShibe dock, my shibe charger and any other fancy gadgets I'd be using at the time. The Collector's Edition DogeCar 1:20 replica would hold the coveted position at the top of the desk, right opposite the wall on which the DogeDriver's Original NASCAR racing jacket hangs proudly.
Oh, and of course, I'd only enter that room in my doge slippers and pajamas. No bitches allowed.
TL;DR: So Doge. Much theme. Wow. | You know, looking at that jacket just makes my dream seem possible. Ever since I saw that dog's silly face, I've wanted to decorate my room with it.
Like 20 years down the line, I'll probably build a cool house on the moon with swanky, minimalistic interiors and large windows and cool gadgets all over the place. My kids will have their own clean, bright rooms and there'll be no effort spared to strike the delicate balance between very functional and very comfortable.
But my room, my room will be yellow and black, with my favorite oversized doge memes painted on the walls and ceiling. My shiba inu will have his own large, comfy bed at the bottom of mine, which would be covered with shibe-themed soft furry covers. The bedside table would hold my shibe alarm clock, my iShibe dock, my shibe charger and any other fancy gadgets I'd be using at the time. The Collector's Edition DogeCar 1:20 replica would hold the coveted position at the top of the desk, right opposite the wall on which the DogeDriver's Original NASCAR racing jacket hangs proudly.
Oh, and of course, I'd only enter that room in my doge slippers and pajamas. No bitches allowed.
TL;DR: So Doge. Much theme. Wow.
| dogecoin | t5_2zcp2 | chawgsp | You know, looking at that jacket just makes my dream seem possible. Ever since I saw that dog's silly face, I've wanted to decorate my room with it.
Like 20 years down the line, I'll probably build a cool house on the moon with swanky, minimalistic interiors and large windows and cool gadgets all over the place. My kids will have their own clean, bright rooms and there'll be no effort spared to strike the delicate balance between very functional and very comfortable.
But my room, my room will be yellow and black, with my favorite oversized doge memes painted on the walls and ceiling. My shiba inu will have his own large, comfy bed at the bottom of mine, which would be covered with shibe-themed soft furry covers. The bedside table would hold my shibe alarm clock, my iShibe dock, my shibe charger and any other fancy gadgets I'd be using at the time. The Collector's Edition DogeCar 1:20 replica would hold the coveted position at the top of the desk, right opposite the wall on which the DogeDriver's Original NASCAR racing jacket hangs proudly.
Oh, and of course, I'd only enter that room in my doge slippers and pajamas. No bitches allowed. | So Doge. Much theme. Wow. |
cgallic | Please remove her last name or else I am going to have to remove the comment.
TL:DR You can't post personal info on reddit. | Please remove her last name or else I am going to have to remove the comment.
TL:DR You can't post personal info on reddit.
| socialmedia | t5_2qi2m | chdzpv5 | Please remove her last name or else I am going to have to remove the comment. | You can't post personal info on reddit. |
SkoobyDoo | what are you basing that on?
Condensation forms on a cool object as part of a process by which the object gets warmer. The object sucks some energy from ambient air, some of which is water vapour, and then the vapour is cool enough to no longer exist as vapour and condenses into a liquid. In order for the interior to undergo this process it requires:
- being cold
- being in the presence of water vapor
If the computer is on and still doing things when he takes it out, the bulk of it will warm up pretty quickly. Very quickly if it's anything like my laptop. The only areas which will not warm up will be the lower extremities and perhaps the screen, most of these areas are on the exterior of the laptop that can handle a misting just fine.
As for water vapour on the internals, this is pretty much inevitable, but, once again, most of the **vulnerable components put out a lot of heat**, so **condensation will not form on them unless the ambient air is even hotter** (which pretty much by definition of the way heat exchangers work, cannot occur). By nature of the fact that **the air that *is* being drawn into the laptop is being simultaneously heated by both heat from the cpu and graphics card**, the air will become quite rapidly warmer than it entered the laptop at, *increasing* its capacity to hold water, and reducing the likelihood of condensation forming from that very air.
To add some maths, the equilibrium vapour pressure of water at average room temperature (21 C) is around 2.5 kPa of pressure. At laptop operating temperatures (especially those that might induce this cooling strategy, 80-100 C...) it ranges from 47 to 100 kPa. That means that **the air entering the laptop**, if completely saturated with water (which it wouldn't be unless he took it out from the fridge and suspended it above a bathtub full of water), **would be able to *absorb* a minimum of 20 to 50 times as much water as it contained when entering the laptop**. In order for condensation to form on anything other than tiny scales which would immediately exaporate, the second law of thermodynamics would have to be violated.
This, of course, makes some assumptions that the inside of the laptop is a uniform temperature and exchanged heat perfectly: this is obviously not true. But it can be reasonably assumed that, left to its own devices, the entirety of a laptop will, given enough time, be a higher temperature than the rest of the room. The only possible point of contention here that I cannot demonstrate through established math/science, is whether the rate of self-heating induced by the laptop would be enough to prevent critical failure.
I can, however, quite confidently state that the observation that condensation is forming on the outside of an object yields no definitive insight about the goings on on the inside of the object.
Sources:
**TL;DR I just wasted a bunch of time explaining why your off-the-cuff remark is probably not very insightful; what a shocker.**
EDIT: formatting/emphasis | what are you basing that on?
Condensation forms on a cool object as part of a process by which the object gets warmer. The object sucks some energy from ambient air, some of which is water vapour, and then the vapour is cool enough to no longer exist as vapour and condenses into a liquid. In order for the interior to undergo this process it requires:
being cold
being in the presence of water vapor
If the computer is on and still doing things when he takes it out, the bulk of it will warm up pretty quickly. Very quickly if it's anything like my laptop. The only areas which will not warm up will be the lower extremities and perhaps the screen, most of these areas are on the exterior of the laptop that can handle a misting just fine.
As for water vapour on the internals, this is pretty much inevitable, but, once again, most of the vulnerable components put out a lot of heat , so condensation will not form on them unless the ambient air is even hotter (which pretty much by definition of the way heat exchangers work, cannot occur). By nature of the fact that the air that is being drawn into the laptop is being simultaneously heated by both heat from the cpu and graphics card , the air will become quite rapidly warmer than it entered the laptop at, increasing its capacity to hold water, and reducing the likelihood of condensation forming from that very air.
To add some maths, the equilibrium vapour pressure of water at average room temperature (21 C) is around 2.5 kPa of pressure. At laptop operating temperatures (especially those that might induce this cooling strategy, 80-100 C...) it ranges from 47 to 100 kPa. That means that the air entering the laptop , if completely saturated with water (which it wouldn't be unless he took it out from the fridge and suspended it above a bathtub full of water), would be able to absorb a minimum of 20 to 50 times as much water as it contained when entering the laptop . In order for condensation to form on anything other than tiny scales which would immediately exaporate, the second law of thermodynamics would have to be violated.
This, of course, makes some assumptions that the inside of the laptop is a uniform temperature and exchanged heat perfectly: this is obviously not true. But it can be reasonably assumed that, left to its own devices, the entirety of a laptop will, given enough time, be a higher temperature than the rest of the room. The only possible point of contention here that I cannot demonstrate through established math/science, is whether the rate of self-heating induced by the laptop would be enough to prevent critical failure.
I can, however, quite confidently state that the observation that condensation is forming on the outside of an object yields no definitive insight about the goings on on the inside of the object.
Sources:
TL;DR I just wasted a bunch of time explaining why your off-the-cuff remark is probably not very insightful; what a shocker.
EDIT: formatting/emphasis
| ProgrammerHumor | t5_2tex6 | chbwi54 | what are you basing that on?
Condensation forms on a cool object as part of a process by which the object gets warmer. The object sucks some energy from ambient air, some of which is water vapour, and then the vapour is cool enough to no longer exist as vapour and condenses into a liquid. In order for the interior to undergo this process it requires:
being cold
being in the presence of water vapor
If the computer is on and still doing things when he takes it out, the bulk of it will warm up pretty quickly. Very quickly if it's anything like my laptop. The only areas which will not warm up will be the lower extremities and perhaps the screen, most of these areas are on the exterior of the laptop that can handle a misting just fine.
As for water vapour on the internals, this is pretty much inevitable, but, once again, most of the vulnerable components put out a lot of heat , so condensation will not form on them unless the ambient air is even hotter (which pretty much by definition of the way heat exchangers work, cannot occur). By nature of the fact that the air that is being drawn into the laptop is being simultaneously heated by both heat from the cpu and graphics card , the air will become quite rapidly warmer than it entered the laptop at, increasing its capacity to hold water, and reducing the likelihood of condensation forming from that very air.
To add some maths, the equilibrium vapour pressure of water at average room temperature (21 C) is around 2.5 kPa of pressure. At laptop operating temperatures (especially those that might induce this cooling strategy, 80-100 C...) it ranges from 47 to 100 kPa. That means that the air entering the laptop , if completely saturated with water (which it wouldn't be unless he took it out from the fridge and suspended it above a bathtub full of water), would be able to absorb a minimum of 20 to 50 times as much water as it contained when entering the laptop . In order for condensation to form on anything other than tiny scales which would immediately exaporate, the second law of thermodynamics would have to be violated.
This, of course, makes some assumptions that the inside of the laptop is a uniform temperature and exchanged heat perfectly: this is obviously not true. But it can be reasonably assumed that, left to its own devices, the entirety of a laptop will, given enough time, be a higher temperature than the rest of the room. The only possible point of contention here that I cannot demonstrate through established math/science, is whether the rate of self-heating induced by the laptop would be enough to prevent critical failure.
I can, however, quite confidently state that the observation that condensation is forming on the outside of an object yields no definitive insight about the goings on on the inside of the object.
Sources: | I just wasted a bunch of time explaining why your off-the-cuff remark is probably not very insightful; what a shocker.
EDIT: formatting/emphasis |
133794m3r | It doesn't help at all fridges and freezers are meant to get something cold and keep it there, it isn't made to constantly remove heat from an object that keeps on putting out more and more.
Tl;Dr no summary.
P.s. no reason this is programmer humor. That issue is a design jasie I don't the model but any computer that overheats like that is poorly made. | It doesn't help at all fridges and freezers are meant to get something cold and keep it there, it isn't made to constantly remove heat from an object that keeps on putting out more and more.
Tl;Dr no summary.
P.s. no reason this is programmer humor. That issue is a design jasie I don't the model but any computer that overheats like that is poorly made.
| ProgrammerHumor | t5_2tex6 | chblz60 | It doesn't help at all fridges and freezers are meant to get something cold and keep it there, it isn't made to constantly remove heat from an object that keeps on putting out more and more. | no summary.
P.s. no reason this is programmer humor. That issue is a design jasie I don't the model but any computer that overheats like that is poorly made. |
takethecann0lis | My two cents: If you're going to be an author spend the exact same amount of energy building your brand/audience as you do writing your book and start both at the same time. Most authors write first then market later, and the book world doesn't work that way anymore. If your goal is to sell books and make money you'll either need to self promote or find someone to publish your book for you. Either way you'll need to self promote. Publishers are more likely to pick up an author who has an established audience, or at least shows a promise of one.
The other factor is the children's book market. Depending on the kind of book you're planning to release the children's book market is really rough going. eBook sales for storybooks are really low. While Young Adult and storybooks are considered the same genre statistically YA does well, storybooks do not. Parents aren't buying their children's books in digital format as a method of reading to their kids as bedtime reading is experiential, and eBooks serve a functional purpose.
* You can't put an eBook on bookshelf - Most story books are handed down sibling to sibling, or gifted.
* Bookshelves are like trophy cases - What's on your kids bookshelf (or your own for that matter) says a lot about how intelligent they are.
* Storybooks have an emotional and reading to your kids is a wholesome activity - Reading an eBook doesn't embody solid family values
Side note: As someone who's in the publishing industry I can tell a lot about a person and what type of parent they are by looking at their iPads. If their kids are playing games like angry birds, or using apps that have no pedagogical value it's clear that the parent is only looking to fill their kids time.
TL;DR: Do your homework first, and set some realistic goals based on the effort/time you want to put in. Becoming an author takes more than just making a book.
Source: Current digital publishing consultant to mid-large publishing companies, former digital producer for Macmillan Higher Ed and Nickelodeon's digital Publishing programs. | My two cents: If you're going to be an author spend the exact same amount of energy building your brand/audience as you do writing your book and start both at the same time. Most authors write first then market later, and the book world doesn't work that way anymore. If your goal is to sell books and make money you'll either need to self promote or find someone to publish your book for you. Either way you'll need to self promote. Publishers are more likely to pick up an author who has an established audience, or at least shows a promise of one.
The other factor is the children's book market. Depending on the kind of book you're planning to release the children's book market is really rough going. eBook sales for storybooks are really low. While Young Adult and storybooks are considered the same genre statistically YA does well, storybooks do not. Parents aren't buying their children's books in digital format as a method of reading to their kids as bedtime reading is experiential, and eBooks serve a functional purpose.
You can't put an eBook on bookshelf - Most story books are handed down sibling to sibling, or gifted.
Bookshelves are like trophy cases - What's on your kids bookshelf (or your own for that matter) says a lot about how intelligent they are.
Storybooks have an emotional and reading to your kids is a wholesome activity - Reading an eBook doesn't embody solid family values
Side note: As someone who's in the publishing industry I can tell a lot about a person and what type of parent they are by looking at their iPads. If their kids are playing games like angry birds, or using apps that have no pedagogical value it's clear that the parent is only looking to fill their kids time.
TL;DR: Do your homework first, and set some realistic goals based on the effort/time you want to put in. Becoming an author takes more than just making a book.
Source: Current digital publishing consultant to mid-large publishing companies, former digital producer for Macmillan Higher Ed and Nickelodeon's digital Publishing programs.
| selfpublish | t5_2sew3 | chbc5bg | My two cents: If you're going to be an author spend the exact same amount of energy building your brand/audience as you do writing your book and start both at the same time. Most authors write first then market later, and the book world doesn't work that way anymore. If your goal is to sell books and make money you'll either need to self promote or find someone to publish your book for you. Either way you'll need to self promote. Publishers are more likely to pick up an author who has an established audience, or at least shows a promise of one.
The other factor is the children's book market. Depending on the kind of book you're planning to release the children's book market is really rough going. eBook sales for storybooks are really low. While Young Adult and storybooks are considered the same genre statistically YA does well, storybooks do not. Parents aren't buying their children's books in digital format as a method of reading to their kids as bedtime reading is experiential, and eBooks serve a functional purpose.
You can't put an eBook on bookshelf - Most story books are handed down sibling to sibling, or gifted.
Bookshelves are like trophy cases - What's on your kids bookshelf (or your own for that matter) says a lot about how intelligent they are.
Storybooks have an emotional and reading to your kids is a wholesome activity - Reading an eBook doesn't embody solid family values
Side note: As someone who's in the publishing industry I can tell a lot about a person and what type of parent they are by looking at their iPads. If their kids are playing games like angry birds, or using apps that have no pedagogical value it's clear that the parent is only looking to fill their kids time. | Do your homework first, and set some realistic goals based on the effort/time you want to put in. Becoming an author takes more than just making a book.
Source: Current digital publishing consultant to mid-large publishing companies, former digital producer for Macmillan Higher Ed and Nickelodeon's digital Publishing programs. |
Ghost_of_Onyx | I honestly think that you are being paranoid here. You know who makes up the US military, right? (Citizens like you and me). Though there are always exceptions, these men and women don't typically join for the pay. They join to serve, to better themselves and/or to attempt to better the country. I understand there are people who demonize the people in the military, but again- the vast majority of them, if they had to choose a side, would choose that side which aligns with the People and the Bill of Rights. What we need to fear is the armed non-military government agencies, which don't always share the desire to defend the People like our military does. Though I am aware there has been a recent gutting of military personnel in order to create 'yes-men'... anyway, I'm pretty sure those organizations control certain high-tech assets which are allocated to the military. tl;dr- redirect your concerns towards the other government agencies. | I honestly think that you are being paranoid here. You know who makes up the US military, right? (Citizens like you and me). Though there are always exceptions, these men and women don't typically join for the pay. They join to serve, to better themselves and/or to attempt to better the country. I understand there are people who demonize the people in the military, but again- the vast majority of them, if they had to choose a side, would choose that side which aligns with the People and the Bill of Rights. What we need to fear is the armed non-military government agencies, which don't always share the desire to defend the People like our military does. Though I am aware there has been a recent gutting of military personnel in order to create 'yes-men'... anyway, I'm pretty sure those organizations control certain high-tech assets which are allocated to the military. tl;dr- redirect your concerns towards the other government agencies.
| libertarianmeme | t5_2te5l | chbxh4i | I honestly think that you are being paranoid here. You know who makes up the US military, right? (Citizens like you and me). Though there are always exceptions, these men and women don't typically join for the pay. They join to serve, to better themselves and/or to attempt to better the country. I understand there are people who demonize the people in the military, but again- the vast majority of them, if they had to choose a side, would choose that side which aligns with the People and the Bill of Rights. What we need to fear is the armed non-military government agencies, which don't always share the desire to defend the People like our military does. Though I am aware there has been a recent gutting of military personnel in order to create 'yes-men'... anyway, I'm pretty sure those organizations control certain high-tech assets which are allocated to the military. | redirect your concerns towards the other government agencies. |
Hellmark | Marvel has had a select handful of people overseeing all their movie projects, maintaining a high level of quality, and have a plan in mind from the start to have them work well together. DC on the other hand hasn't had that. They've shopped their stuff out to who ever, letting crazy ideas run rampant, and think nothing of a complete reboot in short order. TL;DR - they've not attempted to have any continuity. | Marvel has had a select handful of people overseeing all their movie projects, maintaining a high level of quality, and have a plan in mind from the start to have them work well together. DC on the other hand hasn't had that. They've shopped their stuff out to who ever, letting crazy ideas run rampant, and think nothing of a complete reboot in short order. TL;DR - they've not attempted to have any continuity.
| Marvel | t5_2r40o | chc2e2a | Marvel has had a select handful of people overseeing all their movie projects, maintaining a high level of quality, and have a plan in mind from the start to have them work well together. DC on the other hand hasn't had that. They've shopped their stuff out to who ever, letting crazy ideas run rampant, and think nothing of a complete reboot in short order. | they've not attempted to have any continuity. |
ptfreak | I think one of the differences is that Marvel doesn't really have a female hero that rivals Wonder Woman in terms of popularity, name-recognitions, and history, and certainly don't have one who has a long history as a titular character.
In IGN's list of Top 100 Comic Book Heroes, there are 4 women in the top 20, 3 from DC and 1 from Marvel. Wonder Woman is #5, Jean Grey is #12, Barbara Gordon is #18, and Catwoman is #20. Jean Grey is notably not a Marvel Studios property and, as far as I know, has mostly only appeared in X-men books, not as a solo character.
This obviously doesn't absolve Marvel of female character issues, it just shifts the blame to the comic division rather than the movie studio.
As another comparison, WW is one of only two characters in IGN's Top 10 to not have at least one solo film about them (the other being Wally West). So it's not that Marvel is doing more with its female characters (which I would still argue is true, even without a standalone movie so far) but the fact that WW is such a major character who has not gotten a movie, and who happens to be a woman, which makes it worse.
So we should be criticizing both companies, but different sides of each companies for slightly different issues.
Sorry this kinda got long on me. **tl;dr Marvel has female hero issues too, but blame it on the comics, not the movies** | I think one of the differences is that Marvel doesn't really have a female hero that rivals Wonder Woman in terms of popularity, name-recognitions, and history, and certainly don't have one who has a long history as a titular character.
In IGN's list of Top 100 Comic Book Heroes, there are 4 women in the top 20, 3 from DC and 1 from Marvel. Wonder Woman is #5, Jean Grey is #12, Barbara Gordon is #18, and Catwoman is #20. Jean Grey is notably not a Marvel Studios property and, as far as I know, has mostly only appeared in X-men books, not as a solo character.
This obviously doesn't absolve Marvel of female character issues, it just shifts the blame to the comic division rather than the movie studio.
As another comparison, WW is one of only two characters in IGN's Top 10 to not have at least one solo film about them (the other being Wally West). So it's not that Marvel is doing more with its female characters (which I would still argue is true, even without a standalone movie so far) but the fact that WW is such a major character who has not gotten a movie, and who happens to be a woman, which makes it worse.
So we should be criticizing both companies, but different sides of each companies for slightly different issues.
Sorry this kinda got long on me. tl;dr Marvel has female hero issues too, but blame it on the comics, not the movies
| Marvel | t5_2r40o | chb9yi9 | I think one of the differences is that Marvel doesn't really have a female hero that rivals Wonder Woman in terms of popularity, name-recognitions, and history, and certainly don't have one who has a long history as a titular character.
In IGN's list of Top 100 Comic Book Heroes, there are 4 women in the top 20, 3 from DC and 1 from Marvel. Wonder Woman is #5, Jean Grey is #12, Barbara Gordon is #18, and Catwoman is #20. Jean Grey is notably not a Marvel Studios property and, as far as I know, has mostly only appeared in X-men books, not as a solo character.
This obviously doesn't absolve Marvel of female character issues, it just shifts the blame to the comic division rather than the movie studio.
As another comparison, WW is one of only two characters in IGN's Top 10 to not have at least one solo film about them (the other being Wally West). So it's not that Marvel is doing more with its female characters (which I would still argue is true, even without a standalone movie so far) but the fact that WW is such a major character who has not gotten a movie, and who happens to be a woman, which makes it worse.
So we should be criticizing both companies, but different sides of each companies for slightly different issues.
Sorry this kinda got long on me. | Marvel has female hero issues too, but blame it on the comics, not the movies |
AntiZig | ideally, you want your fan to work on the positive pressure side. This applies to all fans, although sometimes centrifugal fans do see a negative static rating on negative side for design purposes. With that said, the scenario where you're using a propeller fan you'll be very hard pressed to find negative side static rating.
you know what, seeing how neither installation type is ideal for proper airflow since you're essentially discharging into open space and pulling air from open space that has some minimal restrictions on this or that side, I don't think it will matter all that much, which side the fans are on with respect to the radiator.
If you're unconvinced, my suggestion would be to try both ways and see if it affects the cooler performance. My belief is that it won't. Propeller fans are designed for airflow capacity and not static pressure performance.
TLDR: you want fans to push air into radiator, but I doubt it will change much if you change them to pulling air into radiator. | ideally, you want your fan to work on the positive pressure side. This applies to all fans, although sometimes centrifugal fans do see a negative static rating on negative side for design purposes. With that said, the scenario where you're using a propeller fan you'll be very hard pressed to find negative side static rating.
you know what, seeing how neither installation type is ideal for proper airflow since you're essentially discharging into open space and pulling air from open space that has some minimal restrictions on this or that side, I don't think it will matter all that much, which side the fans are on with respect to the radiator.
If you're unconvinced, my suggestion would be to try both ways and see if it affects the cooler performance. My belief is that it won't. Propeller fans are designed for airflow capacity and not static pressure performance.
TLDR: you want fans to push air into radiator, but I doubt it will change much if you change them to pulling air into radiator.
| buildapc | t5_2rnve | chb9dth | ideally, you want your fan to work on the positive pressure side. This applies to all fans, although sometimes centrifugal fans do see a negative static rating on negative side for design purposes. With that said, the scenario where you're using a propeller fan you'll be very hard pressed to find negative side static rating.
you know what, seeing how neither installation type is ideal for proper airflow since you're essentially discharging into open space and pulling air from open space that has some minimal restrictions on this or that side, I don't think it will matter all that much, which side the fans are on with respect to the radiator.
If you're unconvinced, my suggestion would be to try both ways and see if it affects the cooler performance. My belief is that it won't. Propeller fans are designed for airflow capacity and not static pressure performance. | you want fans to push air into radiator, but I doubt it will change much if you change them to pulling air into radiator. |
powdernun | Where i lived we all grew up with nuns teaching and then when i heard a few years down the road that my hometown was being over run with a certain type of pain medication that you'd crush up into a powder and snort or shoot and bassically almost everybody was on it, i always invisioned these now retired nun teachers sitting there all fucked up on powder, and then while i was drunk i came up with it and its been my username ever since
tl;dr nuns+drugs+medrunk = username | Where i lived we all grew up with nuns teaching and then when i heard a few years down the road that my hometown was being over run with a certain type of pain medication that you'd crush up into a powder and snort or shoot and bassically almost everybody was on it, i always invisioned these now retired nun teachers sitting there all fucked up on powder, and then while i was drunk i came up with it and its been my username ever since
tl;dr nuns+drugs+medrunk = username
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chbo172 | Where i lived we all grew up with nuns teaching and then when i heard a few years down the road that my hometown was being over run with a certain type of pain medication that you'd crush up into a powder and snort or shoot and bassically almost everybody was on it, i always invisioned these now retired nun teachers sitting there all fucked up on powder, and then while i was drunk i came up with it and its been my username ever since | nuns+drugs+medrunk = username |
brofession | They IV'ed him with fluids. The thing I was freaking out about was that he was breathing way too slowly for someone blacked out to be breathing. When I got him to the ER, the doctor said he could've stopped breathing if we didn't bring him in.
And not to sound like a dick, but you're totally wrong. Having trained sobers around at a party is great if you need to help someone throw up or give someone basic first aid, but alcohol poisoning should be left up to trained professionals. If we brought him into the house and he stopped breathing, then we would have to get him out of a packed house with drunk people moving around (and telling people to make way because someone isn't breathing can incite panic.) Then you spend a few minutes driving him to the hospital (which could take longer if you're stuck in traffic) and then a minute or two having the ER staff get him into a room. If he had stopped breathing and the guys I went to the ER with didn't know CPR, that drunk kid could have died.**tl;dr: when in doubt, get him to a hospital.**
EDIT: A letter. | They IV'ed him with fluids. The thing I was freaking out about was that he was breathing way too slowly for someone blacked out to be breathing. When I got him to the ER, the doctor said he could've stopped breathing if we didn't bring him in.
And not to sound like a dick, but you're totally wrong. Having trained sobers around at a party is great if you need to help someone throw up or give someone basic first aid, but alcohol poisoning should be left up to trained professionals. If we brought him into the house and he stopped breathing, then we would have to get him out of a packed house with drunk people moving around (and telling people to make way because someone isn't breathing can incite panic.) Then you spend a few minutes driving him to the hospital (which could take longer if you're stuck in traffic) and then a minute or two having the ER staff get him into a room. If he had stopped breathing and the guys I went to the ER with didn't know CPR, that drunk kid could have died. tl;dr: when in doubt, get him to a hospital.
EDIT: A letter.
| Frat | t5_2s0mx | chdysrw | They IV'ed him with fluids. The thing I was freaking out about was that he was breathing way too slowly for someone blacked out to be breathing. When I got him to the ER, the doctor said he could've stopped breathing if we didn't bring him in.
And not to sound like a dick, but you're totally wrong. Having trained sobers around at a party is great if you need to help someone throw up or give someone basic first aid, but alcohol poisoning should be left up to trained professionals. If we brought him into the house and he stopped breathing, then we would have to get him out of a packed house with drunk people moving around (and telling people to make way because someone isn't breathing can incite panic.) Then you spend a few minutes driving him to the hospital (which could take longer if you're stuck in traffic) and then a minute or two having the ER staff get him into a room. If he had stopped breathing and the guys I went to the ER with didn't know CPR, that drunk kid could have died. | when in doubt, get him to a hospital.
EDIT: A letter. |
tacocaserole | (graduating health physicist here)
There are many classifications of nuclear waste, some have the potential to be used for power but most don't.
Spent nuclear fuel from reactors can be processed to extract the remainder of the 'useful fuel'. This isn't currently in use in the USA however.
All other radioactive wastes are disposed of based on their classifications (Low level, Trans-uranic, spend nuclear fuel, high level, etc) These classifications are determined by what elements are present, and at what concentration.
Currently, there are no 'safe' or 'legal' ways to utilize wastes for power in the conventional sense of converting heat into electricity, aside from the above mentioned reprocessing of spent fuel.
If you want some more information about how radioactive wastes are handled, The NRC is the place to check (assuming you are American). They are in charge of regulating radioactive materials, including wastes.
Your question reminded me of this thread from a while ago that had some good answers on alternative uses for radioactive wastes.
TL;DR Many low level wastes don't put out enough heat to produce electricity from, but spent nuclear fuel could be reprocessed to create new fuel rods. This would be hard without the power to first run a [gas centrifuge]( to separate out the isotopes necessary. At least, so it is with our current available technology.
edit: I forgot a word. | (graduating health physicist here)
There are many classifications of nuclear waste, some have the potential to be used for power but most don't.
Spent nuclear fuel from reactors can be processed to extract the remainder of the 'useful fuel'. This isn't currently in use in the USA however.
All other radioactive wastes are disposed of based on their classifications (Low level, Trans-uranic, spend nuclear fuel, high level, etc) These classifications are determined by what elements are present, and at what concentration.
Currently, there are no 'safe' or 'legal' ways to utilize wastes for power in the conventional sense of converting heat into electricity, aside from the above mentioned reprocessing of spent fuel.
If you want some more information about how radioactive wastes are handled, The NRC is the place to check (assuming you are American). They are in charge of regulating radioactive materials, including wastes.
Your question reminded me of this thread from a while ago that had some good answers on alternative uses for radioactive wastes.
TL;DR Many low level wastes don't put out enough heat to produce electricity from, but spent nuclear fuel could be reprocessed to create new fuel rods. This would be hard without the power to first run a [gas centrifuge]( to separate out the isotopes necessary. At least, so it is with our current available technology.
edit: I forgot a word.
| askscience | t5_2qm4e | chc614y | graduating health physicist here)
There are many classifications of nuclear waste, some have the potential to be used for power but most don't.
Spent nuclear fuel from reactors can be processed to extract the remainder of the 'useful fuel'. This isn't currently in use in the USA however.
All other radioactive wastes are disposed of based on their classifications (Low level, Trans-uranic, spend nuclear fuel, high level, etc) These classifications are determined by what elements are present, and at what concentration.
Currently, there are no 'safe' or 'legal' ways to utilize wastes for power in the conventional sense of converting heat into electricity, aside from the above mentioned reprocessing of spent fuel.
If you want some more information about how radioactive wastes are handled, The NRC is the place to check (assuming you are American). They are in charge of regulating radioactive materials, including wastes.
Your question reminded me of this thread from a while ago that had some good answers on alternative uses for radioactive wastes. | Many low level wastes don't put out enough heat to produce electricity from, but spent nuclear fuel could be reprocessed to create new fuel rods. This would be hard without the power to first run a [gas centrifuge]( to separate out the isotopes necessary. At least, so it is with our current available technology.
edit: I forgot a word. |
xenona22 | It sounds like he is referring to larger amounts of power. Everything that is being described here is yes possible but a spent fuel rod may not power more then a home not to mention the significant secondary equipment for steam generation or whatever way you want to convert it. Most radioactive sources are not producing watts that can be converted into anything useful.
Removing weapons grade stuff is totally different because that is considered enriched and he is referring to spent.
I would also like to add a lot of waste that is produced is control water which has some half life but hardly enough to get a few counts on a rad meter. It is classified as radioactive because our society is very conscious of what we consider waste.
You also need to know that most if not all commercial reactors don't even used enriched uranium but instead a lower enrichment.
Your second question makes me think of something fallout-esqe. So in a case like that you would use spent fuel rods probably to do nothing more then heat the water in your home.
Be careful of this Traveling wave reactor sometimes info like this is just to stir funding... Most of the information on there is standard for current reactors.
tl;dr Since a lot of atomic energy is classified I doubt you will get truly relevant info off a wiki site | It sounds like he is referring to larger amounts of power. Everything that is being described here is yes possible but a spent fuel rod may not power more then a home not to mention the significant secondary equipment for steam generation or whatever way you want to convert it. Most radioactive sources are not producing watts that can be converted into anything useful.
Removing weapons grade stuff is totally different because that is considered enriched and he is referring to spent.
I would also like to add a lot of waste that is produced is control water which has some half life but hardly enough to get a few counts on a rad meter. It is classified as radioactive because our society is very conscious of what we consider waste.
You also need to know that most if not all commercial reactors don't even used enriched uranium but instead a lower enrichment.
Your second question makes me think of something fallout-esqe. So in a case like that you would use spent fuel rods probably to do nothing more then heat the water in your home.
Be careful of this Traveling wave reactor sometimes info like this is just to stir funding... Most of the information on there is standard for current reactors.
tl;dr Since a lot of atomic energy is classified I doubt you will get truly relevant info off a wiki site
| askscience | t5_2qm4e | chc7oi7 | It sounds like he is referring to larger amounts of power. Everything that is being described here is yes possible but a spent fuel rod may not power more then a home not to mention the significant secondary equipment for steam generation or whatever way you want to convert it. Most radioactive sources are not producing watts that can be converted into anything useful.
Removing weapons grade stuff is totally different because that is considered enriched and he is referring to spent.
I would also like to add a lot of waste that is produced is control water which has some half life but hardly enough to get a few counts on a rad meter. It is classified as radioactive because our society is very conscious of what we consider waste.
You also need to know that most if not all commercial reactors don't even used enriched uranium but instead a lower enrichment.
Your second question makes me think of something fallout-esqe. So in a case like that you would use spent fuel rods probably to do nothing more then heat the water in your home.
Be careful of this Traveling wave reactor sometimes info like this is just to stir funding... Most of the information on there is standard for current reactors. | Since a lot of atomic energy is classified I doubt you will get truly relevant info off a wiki site |
Hiddencamper | Nuclear Engineer here.
In the US, and most of the world, regulations limit the maximum enrichment of nuclear fuel to 5%. Enrichment for light water reactors refers to the amount, by mass, that the fuel contains fissile atoms. For the existing light water reactor fleet in most of the world, that means new fuel can only have a maximum of 5% Uranium-235 loaded in it. The rest has to be something else. Typically, the remaining 95%+ is U-238. Some fuel designs also include 3-10% of an isotope of Gadolinium as a built in neutron poison, to extend the life of the fuel rod (prevent it from burning up too rapidly), and help them shape the flux in the core to prevent peaking and optimize burnup.
Using a large GE BWR 2 year fuel cycle core as an example, when we load fuel, most of the individual fuel rods will be enriched to 4.95% U-235, and a standard bundle will be 95.05% U-238 (going to ignore the gadolinium rods for this example). This fuel will live in the reactor for about 3 fuel cycles on average. When the fuel is removed, about .75% of fuel material consists of U-235. This means, of the actual fissile fuel material we loaded into the reactor, we burned up around 84% of it. When we take the fuel out, we also about around .7% of Plutonium-239. This plutonium is the result of the non-fissile U-238 absorbing a neutron, and undergoing two beta decays to become Plutonium-239, which IS fissile, and is responsible for about 40% of the heat output of a fuel bundle towards the end of its life. If we look at the remaining materials in the fuel rod, we see we have around 93% U-238. In the reactor we converted about 2% of the U-238 into Pu-239 and used it for fuel.
The long story short here, is in terms of the actual fuel material we loaded in, we burned up quite a bit of it (note: burn-up is a nuclear term for energy release. We don't actually 'burn' anything). Our light water reactor designs are not capable of using U-238 directly as fuel. This is why people will claim we only use a small fraction of the fuel. We can 'recycle' the fuel, by reprocessing it and remixing it, to make sure that we use the remaining U-235/Pu-239. But there are other options.
U-238 can be indirectly used through breeder reactors (which convert U-238 into Pu-239). Or it can be directly used in fast reactors. By using either one of these options, you can use nearly all of the material in the fuel rod.
tl;dr Not everything in the fuel rod is considered 'fuel'. When you look at the fissile elements, we utilize 80+% of them. When you look at the fuel mass as a whole, our existing reactors can only use 5% or so. | Nuclear Engineer here.
In the US, and most of the world, regulations limit the maximum enrichment of nuclear fuel to 5%. Enrichment for light water reactors refers to the amount, by mass, that the fuel contains fissile atoms. For the existing light water reactor fleet in most of the world, that means new fuel can only have a maximum of 5% Uranium-235 loaded in it. The rest has to be something else. Typically, the remaining 95%+ is U-238. Some fuel designs also include 3-10% of an isotope of Gadolinium as a built in neutron poison, to extend the life of the fuel rod (prevent it from burning up too rapidly), and help them shape the flux in the core to prevent peaking and optimize burnup.
Using a large GE BWR 2 year fuel cycle core as an example, when we load fuel, most of the individual fuel rods will be enriched to 4.95% U-235, and a standard bundle will be 95.05% U-238 (going to ignore the gadolinium rods for this example). This fuel will live in the reactor for about 3 fuel cycles on average. When the fuel is removed, about .75% of fuel material consists of U-235. This means, of the actual fissile fuel material we loaded into the reactor, we burned up around 84% of it. When we take the fuel out, we also about around .7% of Plutonium-239. This plutonium is the result of the non-fissile U-238 absorbing a neutron, and undergoing two beta decays to become Plutonium-239, which IS fissile, and is responsible for about 40% of the heat output of a fuel bundle towards the end of its life. If we look at the remaining materials in the fuel rod, we see we have around 93% U-238. In the reactor we converted about 2% of the U-238 into Pu-239 and used it for fuel.
The long story short here, is in terms of the actual fuel material we loaded in, we burned up quite a bit of it (note: burn-up is a nuclear term for energy release. We don't actually 'burn' anything). Our light water reactor designs are not capable of using U-238 directly as fuel. This is why people will claim we only use a small fraction of the fuel. We can 'recycle' the fuel, by reprocessing it and remixing it, to make sure that we use the remaining U-235/Pu-239. But there are other options.
U-238 can be indirectly used through breeder reactors (which convert U-238 into Pu-239). Or it can be directly used in fast reactors. By using either one of these options, you can use nearly all of the material in the fuel rod.
tl;dr Not everything in the fuel rod is considered 'fuel'. When you look at the fissile elements, we utilize 80+% of them. When you look at the fuel mass as a whole, our existing reactors can only use 5% or so.
| askscience | t5_2qm4e | chcbidf | Nuclear Engineer here.
In the US, and most of the world, regulations limit the maximum enrichment of nuclear fuel to 5%. Enrichment for light water reactors refers to the amount, by mass, that the fuel contains fissile atoms. For the existing light water reactor fleet in most of the world, that means new fuel can only have a maximum of 5% Uranium-235 loaded in it. The rest has to be something else. Typically, the remaining 95%+ is U-238. Some fuel designs also include 3-10% of an isotope of Gadolinium as a built in neutron poison, to extend the life of the fuel rod (prevent it from burning up too rapidly), and help them shape the flux in the core to prevent peaking and optimize burnup.
Using a large GE BWR 2 year fuel cycle core as an example, when we load fuel, most of the individual fuel rods will be enriched to 4.95% U-235, and a standard bundle will be 95.05% U-238 (going to ignore the gadolinium rods for this example). This fuel will live in the reactor for about 3 fuel cycles on average. When the fuel is removed, about .75% of fuel material consists of U-235. This means, of the actual fissile fuel material we loaded into the reactor, we burned up around 84% of it. When we take the fuel out, we also about around .7% of Plutonium-239. This plutonium is the result of the non-fissile U-238 absorbing a neutron, and undergoing two beta decays to become Plutonium-239, which IS fissile, and is responsible for about 40% of the heat output of a fuel bundle towards the end of its life. If we look at the remaining materials in the fuel rod, we see we have around 93% U-238. In the reactor we converted about 2% of the U-238 into Pu-239 and used it for fuel.
The long story short here, is in terms of the actual fuel material we loaded in, we burned up quite a bit of it (note: burn-up is a nuclear term for energy release. We don't actually 'burn' anything). Our light water reactor designs are not capable of using U-238 directly as fuel. This is why people will claim we only use a small fraction of the fuel. We can 'recycle' the fuel, by reprocessing it and remixing it, to make sure that we use the remaining U-235/Pu-239. But there are other options.
U-238 can be indirectly used through breeder reactors (which convert U-238 into Pu-239). Or it can be directly used in fast reactors. By using either one of these options, you can use nearly all of the material in the fuel rod. | Not everything in the fuel rod is considered 'fuel'. When you look at the fissile elements, we utilize 80+% of them. When you look at the fuel mass as a whole, our existing reactors can only use 5% or so. |
bunnnicula | I'll start with my short story: It's been a *long* time, I can't even remember when. Around 5-6 years ago I was enamoured by Laneige. Specifically [Song Hye Kyo]( in her [glorious Laneige spokesmodel]( form, convinced me that my life needed everything from skincare products to cosmetics. And yes, I did have that exact Laneige powder puff she's using, would still using it now if it didn't drop on my dirty floor. Around that time I was also watching the K-Drama [Full House]( which fuelled my obsession with Song Hye Kyo further. It also introduced me to Bi Rain, the sexy singer and greatest dancer I'll ever confess to. I was a fangirl.
Anyway, began my hoard of Laneige; I've bought everything from emulsions, to sleeping packs, to makeup bases, to powder pacts...Repeat 3 more times. I even tried their brow mascara (it's terrible). Any chance I could, I would try to brainwash my friends with Laneige as well. Convinced that I've discovered the holy grail to beauty, this idea carried for a few more years until I had a reaction to one of their makeup bases. All hell broke loose. Not sure what happened afterwards but I became extremely skeptical of branding, informed myself a bit more with google and said goodbye to my last bottle of emulsion. From then on I tried educating myself as much as I could before buying a product- not saying I haven't hoarded mindlessly since then, but at least I haven't been brainwashed by a beautiful model again.
Presently I am obsessed with sheet masks, that shit is addicting.
tl;dr became obsessed with a Korean actress that was a spokesmodel for Laneige, hoarded those products for a good 2 years, eventually had a reaction to a makeup base. Been educated by google before buying a product ever since. | I'll start with my short story: It's been a long time, I can't even remember when. Around 5-6 years ago I was enamoured by Laneige. Specifically [Song Hye Kyo]( in her [glorious Laneige spokesmodel]( form, convinced me that my life needed everything from skincare products to cosmetics. And yes, I did have that exact Laneige powder puff she's using, would still using it now if it didn't drop on my dirty floor. Around that time I was also watching the K-Drama [Full House]( which fuelled my obsession with Song Hye Kyo further. It also introduced me to Bi Rain, the sexy singer and greatest dancer I'll ever confess to. I was a fangirl.
Anyway, began my hoard of Laneige; I've bought everything from emulsions, to sleeping packs, to makeup bases, to powder pacts...Repeat 3 more times. I even tried their brow mascara (it's terrible). Any chance I could, I would try to brainwash my friends with Laneige as well. Convinced that I've discovered the holy grail to beauty, this idea carried for a few more years until I had a reaction to one of their makeup bases. All hell broke loose. Not sure what happened afterwards but I became extremely skeptical of branding, informed myself a bit more with google and said goodbye to my last bottle of emulsion. From then on I tried educating myself as much as I could before buying a product- not saying I haven't hoarded mindlessly since then, but at least I haven't been brainwashed by a beautiful model again.
Presently I am obsessed with sheet masks, that shit is addicting.
tl;dr became obsessed with a Korean actress that was a spokesmodel for Laneige, hoarded those products for a good 2 years, eventually had a reaction to a makeup base. Been educated by google before buying a product ever since.
| AsianBeautyAddicts | t5_31lmk | chc89gm | I'll start with my short story: It's been a long time, I can't even remember when. Around 5-6 years ago I was enamoured by Laneige. Specifically [Song Hye Kyo]( in her [glorious Laneige spokesmodel]( form, convinced me that my life needed everything from skincare products to cosmetics. And yes, I did have that exact Laneige powder puff she's using, would still using it now if it didn't drop on my dirty floor. Around that time I was also watching the K-Drama [Full House]( which fuelled my obsession with Song Hye Kyo further. It also introduced me to Bi Rain, the sexy singer and greatest dancer I'll ever confess to. I was a fangirl.
Anyway, began my hoard of Laneige; I've bought everything from emulsions, to sleeping packs, to makeup bases, to powder pacts...Repeat 3 more times. I even tried their brow mascara (it's terrible). Any chance I could, I would try to brainwash my friends with Laneige as well. Convinced that I've discovered the holy grail to beauty, this idea carried for a few more years until I had a reaction to one of their makeup bases. All hell broke loose. Not sure what happened afterwards but I became extremely skeptical of branding, informed myself a bit more with google and said goodbye to my last bottle of emulsion. From then on I tried educating myself as much as I could before buying a product- not saying I haven't hoarded mindlessly since then, but at least I haven't been brainwashed by a beautiful model again.
Presently I am obsessed with sheet masks, that shit is addicting. | became obsessed with a Korean actress that was a spokesmodel for Laneige, hoarded those products for a good 2 years, eventually had a reaction to a makeup base. Been educated by google before buying a product ever since. |
Avidoz | Looks good, except for the dodge part. I have not dodged a game in the last 3 years I think. Maybe I'm just really patient when I have to deal with trolls, but 9/10 times the troll will dodge if you stay calm, tell your team not to dodge, play the game and just report him afterwards. Tell him he can waste his time playing his trollpick, I'll just use the game to practise. Don't negotiate with terrorists ,)
Even if they don't leave the game is not lost. If he runs mid and starts feeding - ok, game over. Tell the enemy team to group and push mid. But I cant remember the last time that happened. They all chicken out. A lot of them just play their lane (because they hope they don't get reported? Idk.). Once you start doing well, a lot of them just join the team and play the game.
tl;dr: Don't dodge. Always stay calm. Always try to win, don't throw the game in champselect and start raging. | Looks good, except for the dodge part. I have not dodged a game in the last 3 years I think. Maybe I'm just really patient when I have to deal with trolls, but 9/10 times the troll will dodge if you stay calm, tell your team not to dodge, play the game and just report him afterwards. Tell him he can waste his time playing his trollpick, I'll just use the game to practise. Don't negotiate with terrorists ,)
Even if they don't leave the game is not lost. If he runs mid and starts feeding - ok, game over. Tell the enemy team to group and push mid. But I cant remember the last time that happened. They all chicken out. A lot of them just play their lane (because they hope they don't get reported? Idk.). Once you start doing well, a lot of them just join the team and play the game.
tl;dr: Don't dodge. Always stay calm. Always try to win, don't throw the game in champselect and start raging.
| summonerschool | t5_2t9x3 | chc9keh | Looks good, except for the dodge part. I have not dodged a game in the last 3 years I think. Maybe I'm just really patient when I have to deal with trolls, but 9/10 times the troll will dodge if you stay calm, tell your team not to dodge, play the game and just report him afterwards. Tell him he can waste his time playing his trollpick, I'll just use the game to practise. Don't negotiate with terrorists ,)
Even if they don't leave the game is not lost. If he runs mid and starts feeding - ok, game over. Tell the enemy team to group and push mid. But I cant remember the last time that happened. They all chicken out. A lot of them just play their lane (because they hope they don't get reported? Idk.). Once you start doing well, a lot of them just join the team and play the game. | Don't dodge. Always stay calm. Always try to win, don't throw the game in champselect and start raging. |
Subaek | I do not like the fact that Triforce acts so entitled as if it were to be someone's honor to host him in their home. If YOU are travelling to a fucking foreign country YOU are held accountable for your OWN necessities. Regardless of promises one shouldn't travel if not prepared, Christ. As for the Flocker thing, linked [this]( earlier, he was as stunned as we were about the whole plane ticket mess, but I'd assume he was the one blackmailed. Didn't Tampabison state his reasons through twitter for leaving?
* Those poor Jamaicans.. Is there even money in FIFA games?
* Triforce and Fanatiq joining forces: Welps, there's no depths Fanatiq is not willing to sink to, so.. Not shocking.
TL;DR Triforce's dumb. | I do not like the fact that Triforce acts so entitled as if it were to be someone's honor to host him in their home. If YOU are travelling to a fucking foreign country YOU are held accountable for your OWN necessities. Regardless of promises one shouldn't travel if not prepared, Christ. As for the Flocker thing, linked [this]( earlier, he was as stunned as we were about the whole plane ticket mess, but I'd assume he was the one blackmailed. Didn't Tampabison state his reasons through twitter for leaving?
Those poor Jamaicans.. Is there even money in FIFA games?
Triforce and Fanatiq joining forces: Welps, there's no depths Fanatiq is not willing to sink to, so.. Not shocking.
TL;DR Triforce's dumb.
| Kappa | t5_2tjsd | chce4nt | I do not like the fact that Triforce acts so entitled as if it were to be someone's honor to host him in their home. If YOU are travelling to a fucking foreign country YOU are held accountable for your OWN necessities. Regardless of promises one shouldn't travel if not prepared, Christ. As for the Flocker thing, linked [this]( earlier, he was as stunned as we were about the whole plane ticket mess, but I'd assume he was the one blackmailed. Didn't Tampabison state his reasons through twitter for leaving?
Those poor Jamaicans.. Is there even money in FIFA games?
Triforce and Fanatiq joining forces: Welps, there's no depths Fanatiq is not willing to sink to, so.. Not shocking. | Triforce's dumb. |
Elliptical_Tangent | I have. What I did was move to a place that was a long walk from transportation, so that a couple of long walks were required every day.
As for intake, I read somewhere the simple idea that, "If it doesn't go in your cart, you don't eat it." As a result I made sure to only go grocery shopping after a meal and to skip the chip/cookie/soda aisles altogether (which is admittedly easy for me as I'm not a big junkfood guy).
A problem people have with food is that thirst often gets confused with hunger, and you eat when thirsty which doesn't satisfy the thirst, and so you overeat. When I get hungry, I start by drinking a glass of water. If I'm actually hungry, it'll only take a minute or two for the hunger to really take hold after that, then it's time to actually eat.
Finally, I adjusted my intake such that lunch was my big meal of the day, and for dinner I'd have a snack-ish meal like an apple with peanut butter, a small plate of cheese and crackers, some dried fruit and cheese. And an adult beverage.
tl;dr: I structured my life to take in fewer calories, and to burn more because if it takes discipline it won't get done. | I have. What I did was move to a place that was a long walk from transportation, so that a couple of long walks were required every day.
As for intake, I read somewhere the simple idea that, "If it doesn't go in your cart, you don't eat it." As a result I made sure to only go grocery shopping after a meal and to skip the chip/cookie/soda aisles altogether (which is admittedly easy for me as I'm not a big junkfood guy).
A problem people have with food is that thirst often gets confused with hunger, and you eat when thirsty which doesn't satisfy the thirst, and so you overeat. When I get hungry, I start by drinking a glass of water. If I'm actually hungry, it'll only take a minute or two for the hunger to really take hold after that, then it's time to actually eat.
Finally, I adjusted my intake such that lunch was my big meal of the day, and for dinner I'd have a snack-ish meal like an apple with peanut butter, a small plate of cheese and crackers, some dried fruit and cheese. And an adult beverage.
tl;dr: I structured my life to take in fewer calories, and to burn more because if it takes discipline it won't get done.
| INTP | t5_2qhvl | chcnvmo | I have. What I did was move to a place that was a long walk from transportation, so that a couple of long walks were required every day.
As for intake, I read somewhere the simple idea that, "If it doesn't go in your cart, you don't eat it." As a result I made sure to only go grocery shopping after a meal and to skip the chip/cookie/soda aisles altogether (which is admittedly easy for me as I'm not a big junkfood guy).
A problem people have with food is that thirst often gets confused with hunger, and you eat when thirsty which doesn't satisfy the thirst, and so you overeat. When I get hungry, I start by drinking a glass of water. If I'm actually hungry, it'll only take a minute or two for the hunger to really take hold after that, then it's time to actually eat.
Finally, I adjusted my intake such that lunch was my big meal of the day, and for dinner I'd have a snack-ish meal like an apple with peanut butter, a small plate of cheese and crackers, some dried fruit and cheese. And an adult beverage. | I structured my life to take in fewer calories, and to burn more because if it takes discipline it won't get done. |
other_kind_of_mermai | Define "so much."
*x* amount of half-life means it takes *x* amount of time for half of the mass to decay. So if the uranium is 9 billion years old, the "batch" it was originally part of was only at least 4 times as massive -- certainly a very trivial percentage of the quantities created during supernova.
TLDR: 4.5 billion years is a long time even in the astronomical sense, and supernova are very large. | Define "so much."
x amount of half-life means it takes x amount of time for half of the mass to decay. So if the uranium is 9 billion years old, the "batch" it was originally part of was only at least 4 times as massive -- certainly a very trivial percentage of the quantities created during supernova.
TLDR: 4.5 billion years is a long time even in the astronomical sense, and supernova are very large.
| askscience | t5_2qm4e | chd4hmw | Define "so much."
x amount of half-life means it takes x amount of time for half of the mass to decay. So if the uranium is 9 billion years old, the "batch" it was originally part of was only at least 4 times as massive -- certainly a very trivial percentage of the quantities created during supernova. | 4.5 billion years is a long time even in the astronomical sense, and supernova are very large. |
smashedbros | I've never had HPV but am a medical student and we've just studied it at uni. HPV is incredibly common, rarely causes any symptoms nor abnormal cervical tissue changes. Your immune system will most likely eliminate the infection (90% of those with HPV clear the infection within 2 years) so it's not something to be too worried about!
You should just make sure you get regular pap smears (most countries it's every 2-3 years) so they can check for any of those abnormal tissue changes. The chances of that happening is incredibly low but can lead to cancer if it's not caught early.
Tl;dr: Practically everyone has HCV. It's incredibly rare to get cancer from it. Get pap smears just in case! | I've never had HPV but am a medical student and we've just studied it at uni. HPV is incredibly common, rarely causes any symptoms nor abnormal cervical tissue changes. Your immune system will most likely eliminate the infection (90% of those with HPV clear the infection within 2 years) so it's not something to be too worried about!
You should just make sure you get regular pap smears (most countries it's every 2-3 years) so they can check for any of those abnormal tissue changes. The chances of that happening is incredibly low but can lead to cancer if it's not caught early.
Tl;dr: Practically everyone has HCV. It's incredibly rare to get cancer from it. Get pap smears just in case!
| sex | t5_2qh3p | chdhjbt | I've never had HPV but am a medical student and we've just studied it at uni. HPV is incredibly common, rarely causes any symptoms nor abnormal cervical tissue changes. Your immune system will most likely eliminate the infection (90% of those with HPV clear the infection within 2 years) so it's not something to be too worried about!
You should just make sure you get regular pap smears (most countries it's every 2-3 years) so they can check for any of those abnormal tissue changes. The chances of that happening is incredibly low but can lead to cancer if it's not caught early. | Practically everyone has HCV. It's incredibly rare to get cancer from it. Get pap smears just in case! |
SparklingLimeade | Soylent is not completely novel. It another step in the continuous improvements in food formulation that have been going on for ages. The marketing probably is one of the most unique things about it. It does have significant advantages over similar products.
Every time Ensure comes up it gets bashed. I'm not very familiar with it personally so I'm looking it up now. What a wide variety of similar products they have. Goody. I found [detailed stats]( for one that match up with the corresponding product on the the [official site](
This particular one has no dietary fiber. That's a pretty big problem and one that most people associate with liquid foods. Even as a partial meal replacement it seems like a bad idea because most people already get too little fiber. After browsing through the products it looks like Ensure Complete has the most fiber. 6 servings (about the amount required for a 2000 calorie diet) barely meets the minimum recommended fiber.
Second point that stands out is that it has a lot of sugar. That's not the best form of carbohydrate. Glucose level shenanigans, metabolism tomfoolery, etc. A day's nutrition would include 120 grams of sugar. Blech.
Based on the micronutrient profile for plus I'm going to guess that all of them cover that adequately (needs more salt but that's an easy fix). Last question is cost. The price for Complete looks like $9.99
for a 4 pack. That would be $15 per day. Expensive.
Not sure why they have so many varieties but the conclusion I come away with is that even the best one for these purposes has a ton of sugar and is expensive. Ensure could be used like Soylent but it's not as good.
tl;dr: There are similar products but soylent is the best. | Soylent is not completely novel. It another step in the continuous improvements in food formulation that have been going on for ages. The marketing probably is one of the most unique things about it. It does have significant advantages over similar products.
Every time Ensure comes up it gets bashed. I'm not very familiar with it personally so I'm looking it up now. What a wide variety of similar products they have. Goody. I found [detailed stats]( for one that match up with the corresponding product on the the [official site](
This particular one has no dietary fiber. That's a pretty big problem and one that most people associate with liquid foods. Even as a partial meal replacement it seems like a bad idea because most people already get too little fiber. After browsing through the products it looks like Ensure Complete has the most fiber. 6 servings (about the amount required for a 2000 calorie diet) barely meets the minimum recommended fiber.
Second point that stands out is that it has a lot of sugar. That's not the best form of carbohydrate. Glucose level shenanigans, metabolism tomfoolery, etc. A day's nutrition would include 120 grams of sugar. Blech.
Based on the micronutrient profile for plus I'm going to guess that all of them cover that adequately (needs more salt but that's an easy fix). Last question is cost. The price for Complete looks like $9.99
for a 4 pack. That would be $15 per day. Expensive.
Not sure why they have so many varieties but the conclusion I come away with is that even the best one for these purposes has a ton of sugar and is expensive. Ensure could be used like Soylent but it's not as good.
tl;dr: There are similar products but soylent is the best.
| soylent | t5_2wmas | chdi9y8 | Soylent is not completely novel. It another step in the continuous improvements in food formulation that have been going on for ages. The marketing probably is one of the most unique things about it. It does have significant advantages over similar products.
Every time Ensure comes up it gets bashed. I'm not very familiar with it personally so I'm looking it up now. What a wide variety of similar products they have. Goody. I found [detailed stats]( for one that match up with the corresponding product on the the [official site](
This particular one has no dietary fiber. That's a pretty big problem and one that most people associate with liquid foods. Even as a partial meal replacement it seems like a bad idea because most people already get too little fiber. After browsing through the products it looks like Ensure Complete has the most fiber. 6 servings (about the amount required for a 2000 calorie diet) barely meets the minimum recommended fiber.
Second point that stands out is that it has a lot of sugar. That's not the best form of carbohydrate. Glucose level shenanigans, metabolism tomfoolery, etc. A day's nutrition would include 120 grams of sugar. Blech.
Based on the micronutrient profile for plus I'm going to guess that all of them cover that adequately (needs more salt but that's an easy fix). Last question is cost. The price for Complete looks like $9.99
for a 4 pack. That would be $15 per day. Expensive.
Not sure why they have so many varieties but the conclusion I come away with is that even the best one for these purposes has a ton of sugar and is expensive. Ensure could be used like Soylent but it's not as good. | There are similar products but soylent is the best. |
SaikoGekido | You are very close to the solution, but I think AI is distracting you. Most studios fall into that logical hole of "smarter enemies equal tougher enemies, but we don't want super smart unbeatable enemies so we should, um uh.. shit what do?" and they go with the traditional method you described, dumb AI, maybe tweaked a little at higher difficulty.
The actual solution is more interactions at a higher difficulty. WoW did this by adding Heroic only abilities to bosses, which change the entire encounter in a more meaningful way than just bonus health and damage. This is the best method, from a design standpoint, but it suffers from a development standpoint.
Adding in new abilities or interactions at higher difficulties means more animations, more bugs, and more draws on creativity. Imagine coming up with abilities for hundreds of mobs in a game that are only available if the player chooses a particular difficulty, testing all of those abilities, balancing them, fixing the bugs, etc. It can quickly turn into a time investment nightmare. Realizing that, some devs that know about this method of difficulty scaling will eschew it in favor of the red/blue enemy variation development strategy so that they can cut costs.
**TL;DR:** The best design choice is an increasing number of AI interactions in correlation to AI difficulty (unrelated to intelligence of AI), but building dumb AI that increases HP and Damage saves time and money making it the best development choice. | You are very close to the solution, but I think AI is distracting you. Most studios fall into that logical hole of "smarter enemies equal tougher enemies, but we don't want super smart unbeatable enemies so we should, um uh.. shit what do?" and they go with the traditional method you described, dumb AI, maybe tweaked a little at higher difficulty.
The actual solution is more interactions at a higher difficulty. WoW did this by adding Heroic only abilities to bosses, which change the entire encounter in a more meaningful way than just bonus health and damage. This is the best method, from a design standpoint, but it suffers from a development standpoint.
Adding in new abilities or interactions at higher difficulties means more animations, more bugs, and more draws on creativity. Imagine coming up with abilities for hundreds of mobs in a game that are only available if the player chooses a particular difficulty, testing all of those abilities, balancing them, fixing the bugs, etc. It can quickly turn into a time investment nightmare. Realizing that, some devs that know about this method of difficulty scaling will eschew it in favor of the red/blue enemy variation development strategy so that they can cut costs.
TL;DR: The best design choice is an increasing number of AI interactions in correlation to AI difficulty (unrelated to intelligence of AI), but building dumb AI that increases HP and Damage saves time and money making it the best development choice.
| gaming | t5_2qh03 | che4b1d | You are very close to the solution, but I think AI is distracting you. Most studios fall into that logical hole of "smarter enemies equal tougher enemies, but we don't want super smart unbeatable enemies so we should, um uh.. shit what do?" and they go with the traditional method you described, dumb AI, maybe tweaked a little at higher difficulty.
The actual solution is more interactions at a higher difficulty. WoW did this by adding Heroic only abilities to bosses, which change the entire encounter in a more meaningful way than just bonus health and damage. This is the best method, from a design standpoint, but it suffers from a development standpoint.
Adding in new abilities or interactions at higher difficulties means more animations, more bugs, and more draws on creativity. Imagine coming up with abilities for hundreds of mobs in a game that are only available if the player chooses a particular difficulty, testing all of those abilities, balancing them, fixing the bugs, etc. It can quickly turn into a time investment nightmare. Realizing that, some devs that know about this method of difficulty scaling will eschew it in favor of the red/blue enemy variation development strategy so that they can cut costs. | The best design choice is an increasing number of AI interactions in correlation to AI difficulty (unrelated to intelligence of AI), but building dumb AI that increases HP and Damage saves time and money making it the best development choice. |
killslash | Just did. You chased down a player 7 level below you (who didn't get much time to react), right in to a pack of his friends, then got instagibbed when his friends decided to attack, since you were right there.
What did you expect to happen in that situation?
If you had gotten away, maybe you could say OT can't catch one guy, but you tried and failed (as expected if you rush in to a pack of enemies).
Again, what part of this video makes OT look bad? If anything it makes you look bad because of the tactical error of RUNNING HEADFIRST in to a large pack of enemies.
*TL:DR: You pulled a leeroy jenkins and managed to kill one rookery whelp.* | Just did. You chased down a player 7 level below you (who didn't get much time to react), right in to a pack of his friends, then got instagibbed when his friends decided to attack, since you were right there.
What did you expect to happen in that situation?
If you had gotten away, maybe you could say OT can't catch one guy, but you tried and failed (as expected if you rush in to a pack of enemies).
Again, what part of this video makes OT look bad? If anything it makes you look bad because of the tactical error of RUNNING HEADFIRST in to a large pack of enemies.
TL:DR: You pulled a leeroy jenkins and managed to kill one rookery whelp.
| archeage | t5_2sf59 | che8fyh | Just did. You chased down a player 7 level below you (who didn't get much time to react), right in to a pack of his friends, then got instagibbed when his friends decided to attack, since you were right there.
What did you expect to happen in that situation?
If you had gotten away, maybe you could say OT can't catch one guy, but you tried and failed (as expected if you rush in to a pack of enemies).
Again, what part of this video makes OT look bad? If anything it makes you look bad because of the tactical error of RUNNING HEADFIRST in to a large pack of enemies. | You pulled a leeroy jenkins and managed to kill one rookery whelp. |
idontknowwhatimdooin | Every redditor should know about the great Orangered vs. Perrywinkle battle of April first 2013
[DenryM]( is quoted as saying this about the battle
> You see, the Orangereds have been ruling under a tyranny for too long. They took the upvotes and the notification envelope long ago, and have slowly been closing in on other parts of reddit, but no more.
>The Periwinkles today decided to fight back. The sides were chosen so quickly that most people didn't even realize they had chosen a side. Some regretted what they chose, but it was too late to go back. Each faction made their basecamp, /r/periwinkle and /r/orangered. The battles were fought all over reddit, especially the main subs. But the war was concentrated in /r/FieldOfKarmicGlory.
>Downvotes and upvotes ran wild, often regardless of the comment and only depending on the user's side. Soon people realized that they could give their allies hats that would appear on top of their username, and so they did. Then they realized that they could use random weapons that would appear in order to harm their enemies. And so they did. No one was safe from either side. Comments got scrambled. Random words bolded, spoiler tagged, italicized... Even /u/PresidentObama wasn't safe! Soon more abilities became realized-- healing potions to help your allies' injuries, weapons that prevented your enemy from up or downvoting, weapons that changed your enemy's cursor to be magical and sparkly... And all of these counted for the ultimate score that every user watched with a narrowed eye. It was chaos.
>It wasn't long before the comment section was nearly unreadable behind all of the effects. But no one cared. They knew what was important, and that was the color of the dot next to the username--what team the user was on. Upvotes and downvotes were still fired, weapons used, hats given... Often to the wrong recipient but no one cared. They knew what they were getting into. This was war.
>Periwinkle won the first major battle. The rebellion was strong and fresh in their minds. But they then grew apathetic and overconfident. They didn't realize that the leaders of reddit-- the mods, the admins, the powerusers-- were mostly on the Orangered side. And the ones on the Periwinkle side couldn't be trusted. Orangered won the second battle, and then the final battle came. The private basecamp subreddits were broken into, and suddenly opened to both teams.
>We all knew we were nearing the end, and each side put their all into success. But the odds were stacked against the freedom fighters. Nothing could be done to save them. In the last moments, their randomly occurring weapons, that would get them their points, stopped occurring. Their attempts to post and comment in order to find a weapon led them to the dreaded "Reddit is Down!" page, preventing them from attacking. And worst of all-- some Periwinklian warriors defected. Whether they were forced to against their will by those in charge or chose to on their own is still unclear, but in the end, the only Periwinkles who had the ability to attack attacked their own kin.
>With the odds stacked against against them so, the Periwinkles fell. Their hopes crushed and defeated, the Orangereds rose victorious, and remain in control of the upvote and the mail message, much to the Periwinkles' dismay. However, their spirits are not crushed. And with this battle came awareness of the tyranny of the Orangereds to the general public. All they can hope is that at the next battle, more will realize the necessity of their cause and join in the fight for justice and freedom.
>TL ; DR:
Everyone was assigned to a side. Shit got serious. Downvotes were sent. There were weapons. Orangered won. The end.
| Every redditor should know about the great Orangered vs. Perrywinkle battle of April first 2013
[DenryM]( is quoted as saying this about the battle
> You see, the Orangereds have been ruling under a tyranny for too long. They took the upvotes and the notification envelope long ago, and have slowly been closing in on other parts of reddit, but no more.
>The Periwinkles today decided to fight back. The sides were chosen so quickly that most people didn't even realize they had chosen a side. Some regretted what they chose, but it was too late to go back. Each faction made their basecamp, /r/periwinkle and /r/orangered. The battles were fought all over reddit, especially the main subs. But the war was concentrated in /r/FieldOfKarmicGlory.
>Downvotes and upvotes ran wild, often regardless of the comment and only depending on the user's side. Soon people realized that they could give their allies hats that would appear on top of their username, and so they did. Then they realized that they could use random weapons that would appear in order to harm their enemies. And so they did. No one was safe from either side. Comments got scrambled. Random words bolded, spoiler tagged, italicized... Even /u/PresidentObama wasn't safe! Soon more abilities became realized-- healing potions to help your allies' injuries, weapons that prevented your enemy from up or downvoting, weapons that changed your enemy's cursor to be magical and sparkly... And all of these counted for the ultimate score that every user watched with a narrowed eye. It was chaos.
>It wasn't long before the comment section was nearly unreadable behind all of the effects. But no one cared. They knew what was important, and that was the color of the dot next to the username--what team the user was on. Upvotes and downvotes were still fired, weapons used, hats given... Often to the wrong recipient but no one cared. They knew what they were getting into. This was war.
>Periwinkle won the first major battle. The rebellion was strong and fresh in their minds. But they then grew apathetic and overconfident. They didn't realize that the leaders of reddit-- the mods, the admins, the powerusers-- were mostly on the Orangered side. And the ones on the Periwinkle side couldn't be trusted. Orangered won the second battle, and then the final battle came. The private basecamp subreddits were broken into, and suddenly opened to both teams.
>We all knew we were nearing the end, and each side put their all into success. But the odds were stacked against the freedom fighters. Nothing could be done to save them. In the last moments, their randomly occurring weapons, that would get them their points, stopped occurring. Their attempts to post and comment in order to find a weapon led them to the dreaded "Reddit is Down!" page, preventing them from attacking. And worst of all-- some Periwinklian warriors defected. Whether they were forced to against their will by those in charge or chose to on their own is still unclear, but in the end, the only Periwinkles who had the ability to attack attacked their own kin.
>With the odds stacked against against them so, the Periwinkles fell. Their hopes crushed and defeated, the Orangereds rose victorious, and remain in control of the upvote and the mail message, much to the Periwinkles' dismay. However, their spirits are not crushed. And with this battle came awareness of the tyranny of the Orangereds to the general public. All they can hope is that at the next battle, more will realize the necessity of their cause and join in the fight for justice and freedom.
>TL ; DR:
Everyone was assigned to a side. Shit got serious. Downvotes were sent. There were weapons. Orangered won. The end.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | che6tcc | Every redditor should know about the great Orangered vs. Perrywinkle battle of April first 2013
[DenryM]( is quoted as saying this about the battle
> You see, the Orangereds have been ruling under a tyranny for too long. They took the upvotes and the notification envelope long ago, and have slowly been closing in on other parts of reddit, but no more.
>The Periwinkles today decided to fight back. The sides were chosen so quickly that most people didn't even realize they had chosen a side. Some regretted what they chose, but it was too late to go back. Each faction made their basecamp, /r/periwinkle and /r/orangered. The battles were fought all over reddit, especially the main subs. But the war was concentrated in /r/FieldOfKarmicGlory.
>Downvotes and upvotes ran wild, often regardless of the comment and only depending on the user's side. Soon people realized that they could give their allies hats that would appear on top of their username, and so they did. Then they realized that they could use random weapons that would appear in order to harm their enemies. And so they did. No one was safe from either side. Comments got scrambled. Random words bolded, spoiler tagged, italicized... Even /u/PresidentObama wasn't safe! Soon more abilities became realized-- healing potions to help your allies' injuries, weapons that prevented your enemy from up or downvoting, weapons that changed your enemy's cursor to be magical and sparkly... And all of these counted for the ultimate score that every user watched with a narrowed eye. It was chaos.
>It wasn't long before the comment section was nearly unreadable behind all of the effects. But no one cared. They knew what was important, and that was the color of the dot next to the username--what team the user was on. Upvotes and downvotes were still fired, weapons used, hats given... Often to the wrong recipient but no one cared. They knew what they were getting into. This was war.
>Periwinkle won the first major battle. The rebellion was strong and fresh in their minds. But they then grew apathetic and overconfident. They didn't realize that the leaders of reddit-- the mods, the admins, the powerusers-- were mostly on the Orangered side. And the ones on the Periwinkle side couldn't be trusted. Orangered won the second battle, and then the final battle came. The private basecamp subreddits were broken into, and suddenly opened to both teams.
>We all knew we were nearing the end, and each side put their all into success. But the odds were stacked against the freedom fighters. Nothing could be done to save them. In the last moments, their randomly occurring weapons, that would get them their points, stopped occurring. Their attempts to post and comment in order to find a weapon led them to the dreaded "Reddit is Down!" page, preventing them from attacking. And worst of all-- some Periwinklian warriors defected. Whether they were forced to against their will by those in charge or chose to on their own is still unclear, but in the end, the only Periwinkles who had the ability to attack attacked their own kin.
>With the odds stacked against against them so, the Periwinkles fell. Their hopes crushed and defeated, the Orangereds rose victorious, and remain in control of the upvote and the mail message, much to the Periwinkles' dismay. However, their spirits are not crushed. And with this battle came awareness of the tyranny of the Orangereds to the general public. All they can hope is that at the next battle, more will realize the necessity of their cause and join in the fight for justice and freedom.
> | Everyone was assigned to a side. Shit got serious. Downvotes were sent. There were weapons. Orangered won. The end. |
crystalraven | In the text post intro it says
>Bring on the questions about Rampart
Guess they should have added a TL;DR :P but yeah they didn't understand what AMAs are about in general. | In the text post intro it says
>Bring on the questions about Rampart
Guess they should have added a TL;DR :P but yeah they didn't understand what AMAs are about in general.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chedrkn | In the text post intro it says
>Bring on the questions about Rampart
Guess they should have added a | P but yeah they didn't understand what AMAs are about in general. |
thatpaulbloke | Everyone seems to have forgotten the time that a Redditor's weird sex story turned out to be about someone quite famous and she eventually got fired over it.
Pretty much the full story is [here]( but the tl;dr bullet point version is:
* Peaches Geldof
* Smack
* Nude Pictures
* Scientology
* Picked up by mainstream media
* Shitstorm | Everyone seems to have forgotten the time that a Redditor's weird sex story turned out to be about someone quite famous and she eventually got fired over it.
Pretty much the full story is [here]( but the tl;dr bullet point version is:
Peaches Geldof
Smack
Nude Pictures
Scientology
Picked up by mainstream media
Shitstorm
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | che0l6y | Everyone seems to have forgotten the time that a Redditor's weird sex story turned out to be about someone quite famous and she eventually got fired over it.
Pretty much the full story is [here]( but the | bullet point version is:
Peaches Geldof
Smack
Nude Pictures
Scientology
Picked up by mainstream media
Shitstorm |
thepobv | Aaron Swartz.
Aaron Swartz was a man who was a part of a whoooole lot of really cool things. He helped to make a thing called "RSS" which helps people learn all the stuff they want to without going to all the different websites that that takes. It's like if you want to make a sandwich, but normally you'd have to go to a bread store, a meat store, a cheese store, and a vegetable store. RSS makes it so you can get that all at once (and enjoy your sandwich much more easily).
Aaron also was part of a group of guys who helped give out information from "PACER", which is a big system full of information about what happened at courts. But, even though all of this information should have been free, they charged people for it. Imagine if each time you asked your teacher a question you had to pay a quarter. Even though that's their job, and it should be free, they made you pay. Well that sure did make some law-people mad. They started to investigate Aaron, but eventually stopped when they realized Aaron was right.
Aaron did some more stuff, too. You know this website you're on? Aaron was a big part of it at the very beginning. A lot of people call him one of the founders, but that's not entirely true. What is true is that Aaron helped to shape and mold and make this website what it is today. It's like when mommy buys you Play-Doh. She actually started it, but you're the one that made the amazing sculpture out of it (with help from your friends, of course).
Aaron also did something that made some people pretty mad. You see Aaron thought that information should be very free. He though that people like you, and me, and everyone else should be able to read as much information as we could on stuff. He thought that the work that scientists did at colleges should be seen by everyone! So he went to MIT to access JSTOR, basically a virtual library of science, and went "out of bounds" according to MIT. He went somewhere he wasn't supposed to go, and went there to try to get all this information and science from JSTOR, which he was actually allowed to do. The problem was like this though. Imagine Aaron went to the library. He can check out as many books as he wants, right? What Aaron wanted to do was check out every book, and make sure that everyone around the world had the same chance to read them that he did. But in order to check out those books, he had to go behind the desk, which was a no-no.
So what happened is that Aaron got in trouble with JSTOR, the library, and with MIT, who is pretty much the librarian. Eventually, JSTOR decided they didn't think Aaron did anything wrong, and didn't want to try anymore. MIT was a little slower though, and didn't say much. Then the US Attorney's office came in. They're like the cops that might come to the library. The owners of the library didn't think that you did anything wrong, and wanted the cops to leave. The librarian didn't answer as quickly though, so the cops stuck around and kept asking Aaron questions and checking through his pockets for stuff.
This whole thing was very scary for Aaron. Aaron didn't have a whole lot of money, and if he got in as much trouble as the cops wanted to put him in, he would have to give it all up, and go to prison for a long time. This scared Aaron a lot. This was especially tough for Aaron because he had been really sad for quite some time. It was a special kind of sad that doesn't go away with a tight hug from mom, so it was especially hard to deal with.
On Friday, Aaron hung himself. Some people think it was because he was so scared of the cops that he just couldn't deal with it. Some people think it was because he was so sad that he just wanted it to go away. But most people think it was a combination of the two.
There are a lot of people talking about it now though, because if the cops hadn't been so mean to Aaron, he'd probably still be alive today. This makes people very sad and very angry, because Aaron was a very smart, very kind person. We wanted him to stay around much longer than he did, and now we want to make sure that nothing like what happened to Aaron will happen to anyone else again.
**TL;DR, you can skim it and you'll get the gist.**
(Original [comment]( by /u/orsonames ) | Aaron Swartz.
Aaron Swartz was a man who was a part of a whoooole lot of really cool things. He helped to make a thing called "RSS" which helps people learn all the stuff they want to without going to all the different websites that that takes. It's like if you want to make a sandwich, but normally you'd have to go to a bread store, a meat store, a cheese store, and a vegetable store. RSS makes it so you can get that all at once (and enjoy your sandwich much more easily).
Aaron also was part of a group of guys who helped give out information from "PACER", which is a big system full of information about what happened at courts. But, even though all of this information should have been free, they charged people for it. Imagine if each time you asked your teacher a question you had to pay a quarter. Even though that's their job, and it should be free, they made you pay. Well that sure did make some law-people mad. They started to investigate Aaron, but eventually stopped when they realized Aaron was right.
Aaron did some more stuff, too. You know this website you're on? Aaron was a big part of it at the very beginning. A lot of people call him one of the founders, but that's not entirely true. What is true is that Aaron helped to shape and mold and make this website what it is today. It's like when mommy buys you Play-Doh. She actually started it, but you're the one that made the amazing sculpture out of it (with help from your friends, of course).
Aaron also did something that made some people pretty mad. You see Aaron thought that information should be very free. He though that people like you, and me, and everyone else should be able to read as much information as we could on stuff. He thought that the work that scientists did at colleges should be seen by everyone! So he went to MIT to access JSTOR, basically a virtual library of science, and went "out of bounds" according to MIT. He went somewhere he wasn't supposed to go, and went there to try to get all this information and science from JSTOR, which he was actually allowed to do. The problem was like this though. Imagine Aaron went to the library. He can check out as many books as he wants, right? What Aaron wanted to do was check out every book, and make sure that everyone around the world had the same chance to read them that he did. But in order to check out those books, he had to go behind the desk, which was a no-no.
So what happened is that Aaron got in trouble with JSTOR, the library, and with MIT, who is pretty much the librarian. Eventually, JSTOR decided they didn't think Aaron did anything wrong, and didn't want to try anymore. MIT was a little slower though, and didn't say much. Then the US Attorney's office came in. They're like the cops that might come to the library. The owners of the library didn't think that you did anything wrong, and wanted the cops to leave. The librarian didn't answer as quickly though, so the cops stuck around and kept asking Aaron questions and checking through his pockets for stuff.
This whole thing was very scary for Aaron. Aaron didn't have a whole lot of money, and if he got in as much trouble as the cops wanted to put him in, he would have to give it all up, and go to prison for a long time. This scared Aaron a lot. This was especially tough for Aaron because he had been really sad for quite some time. It was a special kind of sad that doesn't go away with a tight hug from mom, so it was especially hard to deal with.
On Friday, Aaron hung himself. Some people think it was because he was so scared of the cops that he just couldn't deal with it. Some people think it was because he was so sad that he just wanted it to go away. But most people think it was a combination of the two.
There are a lot of people talking about it now though, because if the cops hadn't been so mean to Aaron, he'd probably still be alive today. This makes people very sad and very angry, because Aaron was a very smart, very kind person. We wanted him to stay around much longer than he did, and now we want to make sure that nothing like what happened to Aaron will happen to anyone else again.
TL;DR, you can skim it and you'll get the gist.
(Original comment
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | che6h66 | Aaron Swartz.
Aaron Swartz was a man who was a part of a whoooole lot of really cool things. He helped to make a thing called "RSS" which helps people learn all the stuff they want to without going to all the different websites that that takes. It's like if you want to make a sandwich, but normally you'd have to go to a bread store, a meat store, a cheese store, and a vegetable store. RSS makes it so you can get that all at once (and enjoy your sandwich much more easily).
Aaron also was part of a group of guys who helped give out information from "PACER", which is a big system full of information about what happened at courts. But, even though all of this information should have been free, they charged people for it. Imagine if each time you asked your teacher a question you had to pay a quarter. Even though that's their job, and it should be free, they made you pay. Well that sure did make some law-people mad. They started to investigate Aaron, but eventually stopped when they realized Aaron was right.
Aaron did some more stuff, too. You know this website you're on? Aaron was a big part of it at the very beginning. A lot of people call him one of the founders, but that's not entirely true. What is true is that Aaron helped to shape and mold and make this website what it is today. It's like when mommy buys you Play-Doh. She actually started it, but you're the one that made the amazing sculpture out of it (with help from your friends, of course).
Aaron also did something that made some people pretty mad. You see Aaron thought that information should be very free. He though that people like you, and me, and everyone else should be able to read as much information as we could on stuff. He thought that the work that scientists did at colleges should be seen by everyone! So he went to MIT to access JSTOR, basically a virtual library of science, and went "out of bounds" according to MIT. He went somewhere he wasn't supposed to go, and went there to try to get all this information and science from JSTOR, which he was actually allowed to do. The problem was like this though. Imagine Aaron went to the library. He can check out as many books as he wants, right? What Aaron wanted to do was check out every book, and make sure that everyone around the world had the same chance to read them that he did. But in order to check out those books, he had to go behind the desk, which was a no-no.
So what happened is that Aaron got in trouble with JSTOR, the library, and with MIT, who is pretty much the librarian. Eventually, JSTOR decided they didn't think Aaron did anything wrong, and didn't want to try anymore. MIT was a little slower though, and didn't say much. Then the US Attorney's office came in. They're like the cops that might come to the library. The owners of the library didn't think that you did anything wrong, and wanted the cops to leave. The librarian didn't answer as quickly though, so the cops stuck around and kept asking Aaron questions and checking through his pockets for stuff.
This whole thing was very scary for Aaron. Aaron didn't have a whole lot of money, and if he got in as much trouble as the cops wanted to put him in, he would have to give it all up, and go to prison for a long time. This scared Aaron a lot. This was especially tough for Aaron because he had been really sad for quite some time. It was a special kind of sad that doesn't go away with a tight hug from mom, so it was especially hard to deal with.
On Friday, Aaron hung himself. Some people think it was because he was so scared of the cops that he just couldn't deal with it. Some people think it was because he was so sad that he just wanted it to go away. But most people think it was a combination of the two.
There are a lot of people talking about it now though, because if the cops hadn't been so mean to Aaron, he'd probably still be alive today. This makes people very sad and very angry, because Aaron was a very smart, very kind person. We wanted him to stay around much longer than he did, and now we want to make sure that nothing like what happened to Aaron will happen to anyone else again. | you can skim it and you'll get the gist.
(Original comment |
jmk4422 | You probably didn't mean to do so but your comment implies that this joke originated on Imgur. It didn't. The joke predates imgur's existence by a few years. It only first showed up on Imgur in June 2013. The example of its first appearance on reddit (and linked in /u/sizethedayboy's parent comment above) occurred about five months later.
**tl;dr**: This joke has been around for a very long time but became popular in the last year or so due to Imgur and reddit. | You probably didn't mean to do so but your comment implies that this joke originated on Imgur. It didn't. The joke predates imgur's existence by a few years. It only first showed up on Imgur in June 2013. The example of its first appearance on reddit (and linked in /u/sizethedayboy's parent comment above) occurred about five months later.
tl;dr : This joke has been around for a very long time but became popular in the last year or so due to Imgur and reddit.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | che7b8m | You probably didn't mean to do so but your comment implies that this joke originated on Imgur. It didn't. The joke predates imgur's existence by a few years. It only first showed up on Imgur in June 2013. The example of its first appearance on reddit (and linked in /u/sizethedayboy's parent comment above) occurred about five months later. | This joke has been around for a very long time but became popular in the last year or so due to Imgur and reddit. |
cassidymoon | The full quote is "He who fights monsters, must take care that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you gaze into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
To understand this quote fully, you must understand two things about Neitzschean thought: Firstly, that in it's view, all people of worth are defined by the code they live by. What code? Up to them. Secondly, all beings change and grow.
With this context in mind, Neitzsche is talking about how dangerous the temptation to change your own rules so that you can win in the struggle against some outside force that follows fewer or no rules, and is thus better at conflict, because it's not holding back. The second part, about abysses, is just Neitzsche being poetic. He does that a lot.
TL;DR: If you <verb> him, you will be just like him. | The full quote is "He who fights monsters, must take care that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you gaze into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
To understand this quote fully, you must understand two things about Neitzschean thought: Firstly, that in it's view, all people of worth are defined by the code they live by. What code? Up to them. Secondly, all beings change and grow.
With this context in mind, Neitzsche is talking about how dangerous the temptation to change your own rules so that you can win in the struggle against some outside force that follows fewer or no rules, and is thus better at conflict, because it's not holding back. The second part, about abysses, is just Neitzsche being poetic. He does that a lot.
TL;DR: If you <verb> him, you will be just like him.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | che7l9r | The full quote is "He who fights monsters, must take care that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you gaze into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
To understand this quote fully, you must understand two things about Neitzschean thought: Firstly, that in it's view, all people of worth are defined by the code they live by. What code? Up to them. Secondly, all beings change and grow.
With this context in mind, Neitzsche is talking about how dangerous the temptation to change your own rules so that you can win in the struggle against some outside force that follows fewer or no rules, and is thus better at conflict, because it's not holding back. The second part, about abysses, is just Neitzsche being poetic. He does that a lot. | If you <verb> him, you will be just like him. |
chaunceyvonfontleroy | If you "got your hands on the secret recipe for coca cola" by misappropriating trade secrets, you'd be open to a lawsuit. If you figured it out by reverse engineering it or randomly were able to produce the same product you'd be ok.
Tl;dr you can't use a stolen recipe, but you're free to try to reproduce coca cola if you can. | If you "got your hands on the secret recipe for coca cola" by misappropriating trade secrets, you'd be open to a lawsuit. If you figured it out by reverse engineering it or randomly were able to produce the same product you'd be ok.
Tl;dr you can't use a stolen recipe, but you're free to try to reproduce coca cola if you can.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cheadrx | If you "got your hands on the secret recipe for coca cola" by misappropriating trade secrets, you'd be open to a lawsuit. If you figured it out by reverse engineering it or randomly were able to produce the same product you'd be ok. | you can't use a stolen recipe, but you're free to try to reproduce coca cola if you can. |
______DEADPOOL______ | Can confirm.
Source: Was on the fish assassination squad.
TL;DR - literally mossad | Can confirm.
Source: Was on the fish assassination squad.
TL;DR - literally mossad
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chebkc3 | Can confirm.
Source: Was on the fish assassination squad. | literally mossad |
thepobv | Aaron Swartz was a man who was a part of a whoooole lot of really cool things. He helped to make a thing called "RSS" which helps people learn all the stuff they want to without going to all the different websites that that takes. It's like if you want to make a sandwich, but normally you'd have to go to a bread store, a meat store, a cheese store, and a vegetable store. RSS makes it so you can get that all at once (and enjoy your sandwich much more easily).
Aaron also was part of a group of guys who helped give out information from "PACER", which is a big system full of information about what happened at courts. But, even though all of this information should have been free, they charged people for it. Imagine if each time you asked your teacher a question you had to pay a quarter. Even though that's their job, and it should be free, they made you pay. Well that sure did make some law-people mad. They started to investigate Aaron, but eventually stopped when they realized Aaron was right.
Aaron did some more stuff, too. You know this website you're on? Aaron was a big part of it at the very beginning. A lot of people call him one of the founders, but that's not entirely true. What is true is that Aaron helped to shape and mold and make this website what it is today. It's like when mommy buys you Play-Doh. She actually started it, but you're the one that made the amazing sculpture out of it (with help from your friends, of course).
Aaron also did something that made some people pretty mad. You see Aaron thought that information should be very free. He though that people like you, and me, and everyone else should be able to read as much information as we could on stuff. He thought that the work that scientists did at colleges should be seen by everyone! So he went to MIT to access JSTOR, basically a virtual library of science, and went "out of bounds" according to MIT. He went somewhere he wasn't supposed to go, and went there to try to get all this information and science from JSTOR, which he was actually allowed to do. The problem was like this though. Imagine Aaron went to the library. He can check out as many books as he wants, right? What Aaron wanted to do was check out every book, and make sure that everyone around the world had the same chance to read them that he did. But in order to check out those books, he had to go behind the desk, which was a no-no.
So what happened is that Aaron got in trouble with JSTOR, the library, and with MIT, who is pretty much the librarian. Eventually, JSTOR decided they didn't think Aaron did anything wrong, and didn't want to try anymore. MIT was a little slower though, and didn't say much. Then the US Attorney's office came in. They're like the cops that might come to the library. The owners of the library didn't think that you did anything wrong, and wanted the cops to leave. The librarian didn't answer as quickly though, so the cops stuck around and kept asking Aaron questions and checking through his pockets for stuff.
This whole thing was very scary for Aaron. Aaron didn't have a whole lot of money, and if he got in as much trouble as the cops wanted to put him in, he would have to give it all up, and go to prison for a long time. This scared Aaron a lot. This was especially tough for Aaron because he had been really sad for quite some time. It was a special kind of sad that doesn't go away with a tight hug from mom, so it was especially hard to deal with.
On Friday, Aaron hung himself. Some people think it was because he was so scared of the cops that he just couldn't deal with it. Some people think it was because he was so sad that he just wanted it to go away. But most people think it was a combination of the two.
There are a lot of people talking about it now though, because if the cops hadn't been so mean to Aaron, he'd probably still be alive today. This makes people very sad and very angry, because Aaron was a very smart, very kind person. We wanted him to stay around much longer than he did, and now we want to make sure that nothing like what happened to Aaron will happen to anyone else again.
**TL;DR, you can skim it and you'll get the gist.**
(Original [comment]( by /u/orsonames ) | Aaron Swartz was a man who was a part of a whoooole lot of really cool things. He helped to make a thing called "RSS" which helps people learn all the stuff they want to without going to all the different websites that that takes. It's like if you want to make a sandwich, but normally you'd have to go to a bread store, a meat store, a cheese store, and a vegetable store. RSS makes it so you can get that all at once (and enjoy your sandwich much more easily).
Aaron also was part of a group of guys who helped give out information from "PACER", which is a big system full of information about what happened at courts. But, even though all of this information should have been free, they charged people for it. Imagine if each time you asked your teacher a question you had to pay a quarter. Even though that's their job, and it should be free, they made you pay. Well that sure did make some law-people mad. They started to investigate Aaron, but eventually stopped when they realized Aaron was right.
Aaron did some more stuff, too. You know this website you're on? Aaron was a big part of it at the very beginning. A lot of people call him one of the founders, but that's not entirely true. What is true is that Aaron helped to shape and mold and make this website what it is today. It's like when mommy buys you Play-Doh. She actually started it, but you're the one that made the amazing sculpture out of it (with help from your friends, of course).
Aaron also did something that made some people pretty mad. You see Aaron thought that information should be very free. He though that people like you, and me, and everyone else should be able to read as much information as we could on stuff. He thought that the work that scientists did at colleges should be seen by everyone! So he went to MIT to access JSTOR, basically a virtual library of science, and went "out of bounds" according to MIT. He went somewhere he wasn't supposed to go, and went there to try to get all this information and science from JSTOR, which he was actually allowed to do. The problem was like this though. Imagine Aaron went to the library. He can check out as many books as he wants, right? What Aaron wanted to do was check out every book, and make sure that everyone around the world had the same chance to read them that he did. But in order to check out those books, he had to go behind the desk, which was a no-no.
So what happened is that Aaron got in trouble with JSTOR, the library, and with MIT, who is pretty much the librarian. Eventually, JSTOR decided they didn't think Aaron did anything wrong, and didn't want to try anymore. MIT was a little slower though, and didn't say much. Then the US Attorney's office came in. They're like the cops that might come to the library. The owners of the library didn't think that you did anything wrong, and wanted the cops to leave. The librarian didn't answer as quickly though, so the cops stuck around and kept asking Aaron questions and checking through his pockets for stuff.
This whole thing was very scary for Aaron. Aaron didn't have a whole lot of money, and if he got in as much trouble as the cops wanted to put him in, he would have to give it all up, and go to prison for a long time. This scared Aaron a lot. This was especially tough for Aaron because he had been really sad for quite some time. It was a special kind of sad that doesn't go away with a tight hug from mom, so it was especially hard to deal with.
On Friday, Aaron hung himself. Some people think it was because he was so scared of the cops that he just couldn't deal with it. Some people think it was because he was so sad that he just wanted it to go away. But most people think it was a combination of the two.
There are a lot of people talking about it now though, because if the cops hadn't been so mean to Aaron, he'd probably still be alive today. This makes people very sad and very angry, because Aaron was a very smart, very kind person. We wanted him to stay around much longer than he did, and now we want to make sure that nothing like what happened to Aaron will happen to anyone else again.
TL;DR, you can skim it and you'll get the gist.
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| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chebl12 | Aaron Swartz was a man who was a part of a whoooole lot of really cool things. He helped to make a thing called "RSS" which helps people learn all the stuff they want to without going to all the different websites that that takes. It's like if you want to make a sandwich, but normally you'd have to go to a bread store, a meat store, a cheese store, and a vegetable store. RSS makes it so you can get that all at once (and enjoy your sandwich much more easily).
Aaron also was part of a group of guys who helped give out information from "PACER", which is a big system full of information about what happened at courts. But, even though all of this information should have been free, they charged people for it. Imagine if each time you asked your teacher a question you had to pay a quarter. Even though that's their job, and it should be free, they made you pay. Well that sure did make some law-people mad. They started to investigate Aaron, but eventually stopped when they realized Aaron was right.
Aaron did some more stuff, too. You know this website you're on? Aaron was a big part of it at the very beginning. A lot of people call him one of the founders, but that's not entirely true. What is true is that Aaron helped to shape and mold and make this website what it is today. It's like when mommy buys you Play-Doh. She actually started it, but you're the one that made the amazing sculpture out of it (with help from your friends, of course).
Aaron also did something that made some people pretty mad. You see Aaron thought that information should be very free. He though that people like you, and me, and everyone else should be able to read as much information as we could on stuff. He thought that the work that scientists did at colleges should be seen by everyone! So he went to MIT to access JSTOR, basically a virtual library of science, and went "out of bounds" according to MIT. He went somewhere he wasn't supposed to go, and went there to try to get all this information and science from JSTOR, which he was actually allowed to do. The problem was like this though. Imagine Aaron went to the library. He can check out as many books as he wants, right? What Aaron wanted to do was check out every book, and make sure that everyone around the world had the same chance to read them that he did. But in order to check out those books, he had to go behind the desk, which was a no-no.
So what happened is that Aaron got in trouble with JSTOR, the library, and with MIT, who is pretty much the librarian. Eventually, JSTOR decided they didn't think Aaron did anything wrong, and didn't want to try anymore. MIT was a little slower though, and didn't say much. Then the US Attorney's office came in. They're like the cops that might come to the library. The owners of the library didn't think that you did anything wrong, and wanted the cops to leave. The librarian didn't answer as quickly though, so the cops stuck around and kept asking Aaron questions and checking through his pockets for stuff.
This whole thing was very scary for Aaron. Aaron didn't have a whole lot of money, and if he got in as much trouble as the cops wanted to put him in, he would have to give it all up, and go to prison for a long time. This scared Aaron a lot. This was especially tough for Aaron because he had been really sad for quite some time. It was a special kind of sad that doesn't go away with a tight hug from mom, so it was especially hard to deal with.
On Friday, Aaron hung himself. Some people think it was because he was so scared of the cops that he just couldn't deal with it. Some people think it was because he was so sad that he just wanted it to go away. But most people think it was a combination of the two.
There are a lot of people talking about it now though, because if the cops hadn't been so mean to Aaron, he'd probably still be alive today. This makes people very sad and very angry, because Aaron was a very smart, very kind person. We wanted him to stay around much longer than he did, and now we want to make sure that nothing like what happened to Aaron will happen to anyone else again. | you can skim it and you'll get the gist.
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______DEADPOOL______ | I'm drunk, gimme a brahke!
TL;DR - Chimicohol | I'm drunk, gimme a brahke!
TL;DR - Chimicohol
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chebvlm | I'm drunk, gimme a brahke! | Chimicohol |
IAREAdamE | I feel like I'm already too late already but I just read this entire thing and not one person mentioned the great battle between the people with the orange marks and the people with the purple marks (it's 4am and I only vaguely remember that), or Ameristralia however it was spelled when America and Australia teamed up to take over Reddit. Now if it's already not obvious I'm very tired and only partially know what I'm talking about so someone please post a link to this stuff to prove that it actually happened and it's not a figment of my half asleep imagination while I go to bed.
TL;DR: The purple guys and orange dudes fighting it out a bit ago. America and Australia taking over Reddit together. | I feel like I'm already too late already but I just read this entire thing and not one person mentioned the great battle between the people with the orange marks and the people with the purple marks (it's 4am and I only vaguely remember that), or Ameristralia however it was spelled when America and Australia teamed up to take over Reddit. Now if it's already not obvious I'm very tired and only partially know what I'm talking about so someone please post a link to this stuff to prove that it actually happened and it's not a figment of my half asleep imagination while I go to bed.
TL;DR: The purple guys and orange dudes fighting it out a bit ago. America and Australia taking over Reddit together.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | checd7w | I feel like I'm already too late already but I just read this entire thing and not one person mentioned the great battle between the people with the orange marks and the people with the purple marks (it's 4am and I only vaguely remember that), or Ameristralia however it was spelled when America and Australia teamed up to take over Reddit. Now if it's already not obvious I'm very tired and only partially know what I'm talking about so someone please post a link to this stuff to prove that it actually happened and it's not a figment of my half asleep imagination while I go to bed. | The purple guys and orange dudes fighting it out a bit ago. America and Australia taking over Reddit together. |
DejaBoo | You're politicizing with the moral card vs the reddit game card that is part as well. Whether you like it or not VA was reflection of reddit. He was the "fall guy", a symptom of voting, the drama, the orange envelope, the "group polarization, SRS, SRD, and all the Fuck fest that gets people to come back here and Stir the pot up.
He's the 2013 Mass Media's George Zimmerman (except GZ didn't ask for the attention). So, reddit *LOVED IT* and they got what they all desired including SRS, and nice juicy bit for CNN.
TL;DR I'll let you slide seeing as it says you have been redditor for 3plus months which means you're a highly advance or on your alt like typical SRSer ;-) | You're politicizing with the moral card vs the reddit game card that is part as well. Whether you like it or not VA was reflection of reddit. He was the "fall guy", a symptom of voting, the drama, the orange envelope, the "group polarization, SRS, SRD, and all the Fuck fest that gets people to come back here and Stir the pot up.
He's the 2013 Mass Media's George Zimmerman (except GZ didn't ask for the attention). So, reddit LOVED IT and they got what they all desired including SRS, and nice juicy bit for CNN.
TL;DR I'll let you slide seeing as it says you have been redditor for 3plus months which means you're a highly advance or on your alt like typical SRSer ;-)
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cheep03 | You're politicizing with the moral card vs the reddit game card that is part as well. Whether you like it or not VA was reflection of reddit. He was the "fall guy", a symptom of voting, the drama, the orange envelope, the "group polarization, SRS, SRD, and all the Fuck fest that gets people to come back here and Stir the pot up.
He's the 2013 Mass Media's George Zimmerman (except GZ didn't ask for the attention). So, reddit LOVED IT and they got what they all desired including SRS, and nice juicy bit for CNN. | I'll let you slide seeing as it says you have been redditor for 3plus months which means you're a highly advance or on your alt like typical SRSer ;-) |
shankems2000 |
Bought all sorts of upgraded tasers and vests and shit with the money Reddit in large part donated to him
tl;dr real life batman
| Bought all sorts of upgraded tasers and vests and shit with the money Reddit in large part donated to him
tl;dr real life batman
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cheff85 | Bought all sorts of upgraded tasers and vests and shit with the money Reddit in large part donated to him | real life batman |
shankems2000 |
Bought all sorts of upgraded tasers and vests and shit with the money Reddit in large part donated to him
tl;dr real life batman
| Bought all sorts of upgraded tasers and vests and shit with the money Reddit in large part donated to him
tl;dr real life batman
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cheffa5 | Bought all sorts of upgraded tasers and vests and shit with the money Reddit in large part donated to him | real life batman |
Shiny_Rattata | In the current market, it is.
It's not the act of visiting a prostitute that is the problem, it's the fact that there's a large chunk of the sex workers industry using girls who didn't choose that life.
TLDR; prostitution OK, pimps not OK | In the current market, it is.
It's not the act of visiting a prostitute that is the problem, it's the fact that there's a large chunk of the sex workers industry using girls who didn't choose that life.
TLDR; prostitution OK, pimps not OK
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | cheje8p | In the current market, it is.
It's not the act of visiting a prostitute that is the problem, it's the fact that there's a large chunk of the sex workers industry using girls who didn't choose that life. | prostitution OK, pimps not OK |
AR-47 | So you know how all Windows operating systems have worked pretty much the same way for nearly the last 20 years? Windows 8 took all of that and threw it out the window. The old Windows desktop we used to know and love has Metro on top of it.
Metro is Microsoft's convoluted idea of what the future of computing is like. It's bearable with a touchscreen and extremely confusing to anyone unfamiliar with Windows 8 (fucking everyone).
In this particular story, the guy's mom opened the internet browser and tried to open a PDF. Now in Windows XP, Vista, and 7, the PDF would open in the browser, but this is Windows 8, and that would be logical. Instead, Metro was summoned and opened the PDF. Good, you can see the PDF. Time to close it. There is no task bar, no menu bar, no escape button. Just a PDF and some weird textless buttons that show up when you move the mouse to various parts of the screen. To close the PDF you have to click the top of the screen and drag your mouse down to the bottom. Like I said, makes sense on tablets, completely stupid on anything else.
Among other things, the start menu is set up in an odd way. To find all applications you have to click some menu and select "all applications" while in Metro's start menu. I honestly forgot how to pull it up because I found it's much faster just to search the application's name.
TL;DR - Windows 8 is two operating environments. Metro and the familiar desktop. Metro is confusing and pops up when people don't want it.
Disclaimer: I actually use Windows 8. This hate is not speculative. | So you know how all Windows operating systems have worked pretty much the same way for nearly the last 20 years? Windows 8 took all of that and threw it out the window. The old Windows desktop we used to know and love has Metro on top of it.
Metro is Microsoft's convoluted idea of what the future of computing is like. It's bearable with a touchscreen and extremely confusing to anyone unfamiliar with Windows 8 (fucking everyone).
In this particular story, the guy's mom opened the internet browser and tried to open a PDF. Now in Windows XP, Vista, and 7, the PDF would open in the browser, but this is Windows 8, and that would be logical. Instead, Metro was summoned and opened the PDF. Good, you can see the PDF. Time to close it. There is no task bar, no menu bar, no escape button. Just a PDF and some weird textless buttons that show up when you move the mouse to various parts of the screen. To close the PDF you have to click the top of the screen and drag your mouse down to the bottom. Like I said, makes sense on tablets, completely stupid on anything else.
Among other things, the start menu is set up in an odd way. To find all applications you have to click some menu and select "all applications" while in Metro's start menu. I honestly forgot how to pull it up because I found it's much faster just to search the application's name.
TL;DR - Windows 8 is two operating environments. Metro and the familiar desktop. Metro is confusing and pops up when people don't want it.
Disclaimer: I actually use Windows 8. This hate is not speculative.
| bestof | t5_2qh3v | cheq6gj | So you know how all Windows operating systems have worked pretty much the same way for nearly the last 20 years? Windows 8 took all of that and threw it out the window. The old Windows desktop we used to know and love has Metro on top of it.
Metro is Microsoft's convoluted idea of what the future of computing is like. It's bearable with a touchscreen and extremely confusing to anyone unfamiliar with Windows 8 (fucking everyone).
In this particular story, the guy's mom opened the internet browser and tried to open a PDF. Now in Windows XP, Vista, and 7, the PDF would open in the browser, but this is Windows 8, and that would be logical. Instead, Metro was summoned and opened the PDF. Good, you can see the PDF. Time to close it. There is no task bar, no menu bar, no escape button. Just a PDF and some weird textless buttons that show up when you move the mouse to various parts of the screen. To close the PDF you have to click the top of the screen and drag your mouse down to the bottom. Like I said, makes sense on tablets, completely stupid on anything else.
Among other things, the start menu is set up in an odd way. To find all applications you have to click some menu and select "all applications" while in Metro's start menu. I honestly forgot how to pull it up because I found it's much faster just to search the application's name. | Windows 8 is two operating environments. Metro and the familiar desktop. Metro is confusing and pops up when people don't want it.
Disclaimer: I actually use Windows 8. This hate is not speculative. |
ShowMeYourCat | On school there was a pretty nice girl I was friend with. We sometimes were on party and had some fun dancing/drinking etc.. Just like real good friends. We were in the same class and I started too like her more. Suddenly she had a boyfriend and they were together every free moment. She had only less and less time for me. One day (maybe a week) after I finally got told by somebody that she has now a boyfriend. We were in a club drinking and dancing like we did all the time before. And somehow a dude asked me if she is my girlfriend. And I said "no" cause she was not and she had a boyfriend. But this drunken dude asked another question: "But you would like to have sex with her, wouldn't you?" As drunken as I was, I said yes.
Stupid me did not realize she was right behind me and heard everything. She said nothing. But I could see it in her face that she was super mad. I explained that I would like too be together with her, but I respect that she has a boyfriend. I asked if everything is alright and she said yes. But I know it was a lie. I never heard from her ever again. I was young. I guess now I would ask her out much earlyer before she had boyfriend.
Sure I should not have said that I would fuck her. But I was unable to take it anymore. The alcohol just made my tong lose and say the truth. I don't regret it. It's sad that I lost here. But I would not be happy to be together with her without her knowing that I think shes hot and I want more than just friendship.
tl;dr: If you think a girl is nice and you like her. Ask her out asap and let no one else take her.
| On school there was a pretty nice girl I was friend with. We sometimes were on party and had some fun dancing/drinking etc.. Just like real good friends. We were in the same class and I started too like her more. Suddenly she had a boyfriend and they were together every free moment. She had only less and less time for me. One day (maybe a week) after I finally got told by somebody that she has now a boyfriend. We were in a club drinking and dancing like we did all the time before. And somehow a dude asked me if she is my girlfriend. And I said "no" cause she was not and she had a boyfriend. But this drunken dude asked another question: "But you would like to have sex with her, wouldn't you?" As drunken as I was, I said yes.
Stupid me did not realize she was right behind me and heard everything. She said nothing. But I could see it in her face that she was super mad. I explained that I would like too be together with her, but I respect that she has a boyfriend. I asked if everything is alright and she said yes. But I know it was a lie. I never heard from her ever again. I was young. I guess now I would ask her out much earlyer before she had boyfriend.
Sure I should not have said that I would fuck her. But I was unable to take it anymore. The alcohol just made my tong lose and say the truth. I don't regret it. It's sad that I lost here. But I would not be happy to be together with her without her knowing that I think shes hot and I want more than just friendship.
tl;dr: If you think a girl is nice and you like her. Ask her out asap and let no one else take her.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | cheusjj | On school there was a pretty nice girl I was friend with. We sometimes were on party and had some fun dancing/drinking etc.. Just like real good friends. We were in the same class and I started too like her more. Suddenly she had a boyfriend and they were together every free moment. She had only less and less time for me. One day (maybe a week) after I finally got told by somebody that she has now a boyfriend. We were in a club drinking and dancing like we did all the time before. And somehow a dude asked me if she is my girlfriend. And I said "no" cause she was not and she had a boyfriend. But this drunken dude asked another question: "But you would like to have sex with her, wouldn't you?" As drunken as I was, I said yes.
Stupid me did not realize she was right behind me and heard everything. She said nothing. But I could see it in her face that she was super mad. I explained that I would like too be together with her, but I respect that she has a boyfriend. I asked if everything is alright and she said yes. But I know it was a lie. I never heard from her ever again. I was young. I guess now I would ask her out much earlyer before she had boyfriend.
Sure I should not have said that I would fuck her. But I was unable to take it anymore. The alcohol just made my tong lose and say the truth. I don't regret it. It's sad that I lost here. But I would not be happy to be together with her without her knowing that I think shes hot and I want more than just friendship. | If you think a girl is nice and you like her. Ask her out asap and let no one else take her. |
WowzaCannedSpam | As an avid MMOer id have to tell you a couple of things. I played FFXI (until Aht Urghan) and WoW (before cataclysm) and I loved those games, had over a year play time on both.
That being said I've been looking for a real, fresh, fun MMO for the past 3 years. And to be honest with you I think I have found it in ESO. There's so much to do dude. You can literally spend hours upon hours roaming looking for Skyshards or world bosses or farming materials like runes or ore. You can get completely immersed in some of the best looking zones I have ever seen in a game period.
*Zones:* now I've only been to 3 zones but the ones I've been to have all been fantastic with amazing textures and awesome quests. Every zone has close to 20 areas for you explore and gain exp via questing, world bosses, zone exploration, public dungeons, and world events called Dolmens (almost like GW2 events where mobs continually spawn) along with a bunch of others.
*dungeons:* this is where ESO really struck a chord with me. My thing with WoW was the awesome dungeons that were relatively lengthy with some challenge. ESO does just that, from the first dungeon you are actually challenged with large mob packs and the bosses take some proper mechanics to get past. Awesome exp gains from dungeons too.
*customization:* your character can be whatever you want dude. Me personally I'm a 7 foot Nord Dragon Knight 2 handed DPS machine who specializes in Fire DOT damage and big crits while giving group wide shields and enhanced fire damage. I've seen 2 handed storm mages who use heavy armor and run shock builds, I see wood elf Mages who use bows. It's literally all up to you and what you wanna play.
*PvP:* I don't have much experience in PVP but I will say the general idea of it is pretty rad. I've done a few sieges and when both sides partake it's really fun, think kind of Wintergrasp esque.
*End Game:* I can't speak on endgame as I am not there yet. I have read several things claiming it is both good and bad; VR grind is tough and not as rewarding as most wish.
*other:* lots of lag issues rn as the servers are trying to stabilize, also i get a crash more than 2 times every hour which makes it almost unplayable.
Tl dr as an avid MMO player ESO hits the spot and does a lot of good things with a fresh aesthetic. | As an avid MMOer id have to tell you a couple of things. I played FFXI (until Aht Urghan) and WoW (before cataclysm) and I loved those games, had over a year play time on both.
That being said I've been looking for a real, fresh, fun MMO for the past 3 years. And to be honest with you I think I have found it in ESO. There's so much to do dude. You can literally spend hours upon hours roaming looking for Skyshards or world bosses or farming materials like runes or ore. You can get completely immersed in some of the best looking zones I have ever seen in a game period.
Zones: now I've only been to 3 zones but the ones I've been to have all been fantastic with amazing textures and awesome quests. Every zone has close to 20 areas for you explore and gain exp via questing, world bosses, zone exploration, public dungeons, and world events called Dolmens (almost like GW2 events where mobs continually spawn) along with a bunch of others.
dungeons: this is where ESO really struck a chord with me. My thing with WoW was the awesome dungeons that were relatively lengthy with some challenge. ESO does just that, from the first dungeon you are actually challenged with large mob packs and the bosses take some proper mechanics to get past. Awesome exp gains from dungeons too.
customization: your character can be whatever you want dude. Me personally I'm a 7 foot Nord Dragon Knight 2 handed DPS machine who specializes in Fire DOT damage and big crits while giving group wide shields and enhanced fire damage. I've seen 2 handed storm mages who use heavy armor and run shock builds, I see wood elf Mages who use bows. It's literally all up to you and what you wanna play.
PvP: I don't have much experience in PVP but I will say the general idea of it is pretty rad. I've done a few sieges and when both sides partake it's really fun, think kind of Wintergrasp esque.
End Game: I can't speak on endgame as I am not there yet. I have read several things claiming it is both good and bad; VR grind is tough and not as rewarding as most wish.
other: lots of lag issues rn as the servers are trying to stabilize, also i get a crash more than 2 times every hour which makes it almost unplayable.
Tl dr as an avid MMO player ESO hits the spot and does a lot of good things with a fresh aesthetic.
| elderscrollsonline | t5_2tqi0 | chf8elw | As an avid MMOer id have to tell you a couple of things. I played FFXI (until Aht Urghan) and WoW (before cataclysm) and I loved those games, had over a year play time on both.
That being said I've been looking for a real, fresh, fun MMO for the past 3 years. And to be honest with you I think I have found it in ESO. There's so much to do dude. You can literally spend hours upon hours roaming looking for Skyshards or world bosses or farming materials like runes or ore. You can get completely immersed in some of the best looking zones I have ever seen in a game period.
Zones: now I've only been to 3 zones but the ones I've been to have all been fantastic with amazing textures and awesome quests. Every zone has close to 20 areas for you explore and gain exp via questing, world bosses, zone exploration, public dungeons, and world events called Dolmens (almost like GW2 events where mobs continually spawn) along with a bunch of others.
dungeons: this is where ESO really struck a chord with me. My thing with WoW was the awesome dungeons that were relatively lengthy with some challenge. ESO does just that, from the first dungeon you are actually challenged with large mob packs and the bosses take some proper mechanics to get past. Awesome exp gains from dungeons too.
customization: your character can be whatever you want dude. Me personally I'm a 7 foot Nord Dragon Knight 2 handed DPS machine who specializes in Fire DOT damage and big crits while giving group wide shields and enhanced fire damage. I've seen 2 handed storm mages who use heavy armor and run shock builds, I see wood elf Mages who use bows. It's literally all up to you and what you wanna play.
PvP: I don't have much experience in PVP but I will say the general idea of it is pretty rad. I've done a few sieges and when both sides partake it's really fun, think kind of Wintergrasp esque.
End Game: I can't speak on endgame as I am not there yet. I have read several things claiming it is both good and bad; VR grind is tough and not as rewarding as most wish.
other: lots of lag issues rn as the servers are trying to stabilize, also i get a crash more than 2 times every hour which makes it almost unplayable. | as an avid MMO player ESO hits the spot and does a lot of good things with a fresh aesthetic. |
OfMiceAndMemes | Your point about the commercial viability of the London team really made me think about it, and I'd like to elaborate a bit on why I as a London resident don't think it will happen.
Even a medium-sized city in the US would be far more willing to pay for a stadium than London would. The chances of a significant chuck of money from any level of government going into a stadium are tiny.
So many people in London don't own cars (I live in London and I don't really know anyone with a car) that you really don't have a choice about public transport - access is a must. This means either building it somewhere with good access already or improving existing facilities. Again, I don't see there being enough public support to get a subsidy for this, so both options are going to be really expensive.
The Olympic stadium is a flat out no, that's almost certainly going to one of the capital's many football teams. Right now three of London's biggest clubs - Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham - are all looking to relocate. Chelsea recently had a bid for one of the most promising areas of undeveloped land near the centre of town - Battersea power station - turned down.
Tottenham and West Ham are locking horns in court over the Olympic Stadium. That's mostly certain to go to one of those two, but that still leaves two stadium-hungry clubs in the capital. Chelsea are on the prowl for something in the south or west of the city and Spurs/West Ham for something in the north or east (the area of the city they play in is pretty closely tied to their identity).
Either way, I would imagine that any NFL team would find itself second in the running to an established Premier League team. It's important to note that despite their status as a team mostly occupying the lower half of the table, with occasional periods in the second tier, West Ham are still one of the best-supported clubs in the country.
Wembley, as you rightly recognise, isn't really an option. If one of England's best soccer players went down with an injury after slipping in some mud churned up by an armour-clad guard wrestling with a defensive tackle, all hell would break lose. The Football Association are not going to rent it out for a 16-game season.
**TL;DR:** A London stadium will be expensive to construct and difficult to get planning for. They'll be competing for land with several soccer clubs who want to move stadiums, and receive very little support from government. The numbers just don't really add up. | Your point about the commercial viability of the London team really made me think about it, and I'd like to elaborate a bit on why I as a London resident don't think it will happen.
Even a medium-sized city in the US would be far more willing to pay for a stadium than London would. The chances of a significant chuck of money from any level of government going into a stadium are tiny.
So many people in London don't own cars (I live in London and I don't really know anyone with a car) that you really don't have a choice about public transport - access is a must. This means either building it somewhere with good access already or improving existing facilities. Again, I don't see there being enough public support to get a subsidy for this, so both options are going to be really expensive.
The Olympic stadium is a flat out no, that's almost certainly going to one of the capital's many football teams. Right now three of London's biggest clubs - Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham - are all looking to relocate. Chelsea recently had a bid for one of the most promising areas of undeveloped land near the centre of town - Battersea power station - turned down.
Tottenham and West Ham are locking horns in court over the Olympic Stadium. That's mostly certain to go to one of those two, but that still leaves two stadium-hungry clubs in the capital. Chelsea are on the prowl for something in the south or west of the city and Spurs/West Ham for something in the north or east (the area of the city they play in is pretty closely tied to their identity).
Either way, I would imagine that any NFL team would find itself second in the running to an established Premier League team. It's important to note that despite their status as a team mostly occupying the lower half of the table, with occasional periods in the second tier, West Ham are still one of the best-supported clubs in the country.
Wembley, as you rightly recognise, isn't really an option. If one of England's best soccer players went down with an injury after slipping in some mud churned up by an armour-clad guard wrestling with a defensive tackle, all hell would break lose. The Football Association are not going to rent it out for a 16-game season.
TL;DR: A London stadium will be expensive to construct and difficult to get planning for. They'll be competing for land with several soccer clubs who want to move stadiums, and receive very little support from government. The numbers just don't really add up.
| NFLRoundTable | t5_30tva | chg7mo6 | Your point about the commercial viability of the London team really made me think about it, and I'd like to elaborate a bit on why I as a London resident don't think it will happen.
Even a medium-sized city in the US would be far more willing to pay for a stadium than London would. The chances of a significant chuck of money from any level of government going into a stadium are tiny.
So many people in London don't own cars (I live in London and I don't really know anyone with a car) that you really don't have a choice about public transport - access is a must. This means either building it somewhere with good access already or improving existing facilities. Again, I don't see there being enough public support to get a subsidy for this, so both options are going to be really expensive.
The Olympic stadium is a flat out no, that's almost certainly going to one of the capital's many football teams. Right now three of London's biggest clubs - Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham - are all looking to relocate. Chelsea recently had a bid for one of the most promising areas of undeveloped land near the centre of town - Battersea power station - turned down.
Tottenham and West Ham are locking horns in court over the Olympic Stadium. That's mostly certain to go to one of those two, but that still leaves two stadium-hungry clubs in the capital. Chelsea are on the prowl for something in the south or west of the city and Spurs/West Ham for something in the north or east (the area of the city they play in is pretty closely tied to their identity).
Either way, I would imagine that any NFL team would find itself second in the running to an established Premier League team. It's important to note that despite their status as a team mostly occupying the lower half of the table, with occasional periods in the second tier, West Ham are still one of the best-supported clubs in the country.
Wembley, as you rightly recognise, isn't really an option. If one of England's best soccer players went down with an injury after slipping in some mud churned up by an armour-clad guard wrestling with a defensive tackle, all hell would break lose. The Football Association are not going to rent it out for a 16-game season. | A London stadium will be expensive to construct and difficult to get planning for. They'll be competing for land with several soccer clubs who want to move stadiums, and receive very little support from government. The numbers just don't really add up. |
FuckAthiesmPolitics | Under most circumstances of you looking at a wheel it is an optical illusion from a "strobe light effect" on the wheel. Imagine you are looking at just one spoke of the wheel and its starting position is at the top. Its dark and the strobe light is the only thing illuminating the wheel for you to see. Now it starts spinning and you turn a strobe light on at the same time. If the strobe light turns on and off at the same rate the wheel makes a full rotation then it will appear the wheel is not moving. If the strobe light is turning on and off faster than the rotation of the wheel then it will look like the wheel is going backwards. That is because you see the spoke of the wheel before it makes its full rotation. When the strobe light turns off and on again you will notice the same spoke of the wheel can't keep up. It will appear even further back than where it was giving the illusion its going backwards. If the strobe light goes slower than the rotation of the wheel then it will appear the wheel is slowly turning foward. This is because by the time the light comes back on the spoke of the wheel has already gone a little bit past its full rotation. This effect is imitated in the real world often by just the way a light source(sun, street light) was hitting the wheel when you were looking at it. Now if there is no strobe light effect at all then it really comes down to theories discussed on the Wikipedia links posted already. One is the vibration of your eyes causing kind of what I described above but different. Another theory is that our brains process motion like movies where our brain takes snap shots very very quickly imitating that synchronized strobe effect, BUT most evidence has shown that is most likely not the case and eyes and brain do process true motion. I personally don't support the SnapShot theory.
Tldr: Strobe light on your wheel causes optical illusion because your smart brain is gullible.
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This section below is for the misinformed and those interested in the frames per second we see on TV when we watch movies or play video games.
Our eyes are tools to receive visible radiation(visible light spectrum) and it is up to our brain to process that raw data from our eye into information and make sense of it. We dont have a "frame rate". Our vision is "constant" and we see and experience motion. The way to fool the brain is using optical illusions. Frame rate, refresh rate, 3D are all optical illusions. They are technically not true motion even if your brain thinks it is. Most movies are played at 24 frames per second. That's plenty fast enough to fool the brain that it is motion when it isn't. Now watch the same thing in 60 frames per second and you will notice it is different. You can't consciously see it but your brain can. Now double it again to 120 frames per second and the same thing will happen. The brain is being fooled more and more that it is looking at actual motion when in reality it still isn't. People say they can't see the difference but that is because they usually go to YouTube to see what the difference is. Problem is that YouTube only provides 30 fps max in their videos. If you are ever watching a movie or a show and you notice it looks like actors on a set or it looks like a soap opera...then you are watching something that is most likely at 60 frames per second. Your brain is smart but easily fooled. DO NOT USE YOUTUBE FOR TESTING BECAUSE IT WONT WORK! I'll post a link of a video I saw on Gamespot explaining frames per second when I find it because their video player can play 60 frames per second videos unlike YouTube. Edit: [Gamespot 60fps Video]( | Under most circumstances of you looking at a wheel it is an optical illusion from a "strobe light effect" on the wheel. Imagine you are looking at just one spoke of the wheel and its starting position is at the top. Its dark and the strobe light is the only thing illuminating the wheel for you to see. Now it starts spinning and you turn a strobe light on at the same time. If the strobe light turns on and off at the same rate the wheel makes a full rotation then it will appear the wheel is not moving. If the strobe light is turning on and off faster than the rotation of the wheel then it will look like the wheel is going backwards. That is because you see the spoke of the wheel before it makes its full rotation. When the strobe light turns off and on again you will notice the same spoke of the wheel can't keep up. It will appear even further back than where it was giving the illusion its going backwards. If the strobe light goes slower than the rotation of the wheel then it will appear the wheel is slowly turning foward. This is because by the time the light comes back on the spoke of the wheel has already gone a little bit past its full rotation. This effect is imitated in the real world often by just the way a light source(sun, street light) was hitting the wheel when you were looking at it. Now if there is no strobe light effect at all then it really comes down to theories discussed on the Wikipedia links posted already. One is the vibration of your eyes causing kind of what I described above but different. Another theory is that our brains process motion like movies where our brain takes snap shots very very quickly imitating that synchronized strobe effect, BUT most evidence has shown that is most likely not the case and eyes and brain do process true motion. I personally don't support the SnapShot theory.
Tldr: Strobe light on your wheel causes optical illusion because your smart brain is gullible.
This section below is for the misinformed and those interested in the frames per second we see on TV when we watch movies or play video games.
Our eyes are tools to receive visible radiation(visible light spectrum) and it is up to our brain to process that raw data from our eye into information and make sense of it. We dont have a "frame rate". Our vision is "constant" and we see and experience motion. The way to fool the brain is using optical illusions. Frame rate, refresh rate, 3D are all optical illusions. They are technically not true motion even if your brain thinks it is. Most movies are played at 24 frames per second. That's plenty fast enough to fool the brain that it is motion when it isn't. Now watch the same thing in 60 frames per second and you will notice it is different. You can't consciously see it but your brain can. Now double it again to 120 frames per second and the same thing will happen. The brain is being fooled more and more that it is looking at actual motion when in reality it still isn't. People say they can't see the difference but that is because they usually go to YouTube to see what the difference is. Problem is that YouTube only provides 30 fps max in their videos. If you are ever watching a movie or a show and you notice it looks like actors on a set or it looks like a soap opera...then you are watching something that is most likely at 60 frames per second. Your brain is smart but easily fooled. DO NOT USE YOUTUBE FOR TESTING BECAUSE IT WONT WORK! I'll post a link of a video I saw on Gamespot explaining frames per second when I find it because their video player can play 60 frames per second videos unlike YouTube. Edit: [Gamespot 60fps Video](
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | chf2gx3 | Under most circumstances of you looking at a wheel it is an optical illusion from a "strobe light effect" on the wheel. Imagine you are looking at just one spoke of the wheel and its starting position is at the top. Its dark and the strobe light is the only thing illuminating the wheel for you to see. Now it starts spinning and you turn a strobe light on at the same time. If the strobe light turns on and off at the same rate the wheel makes a full rotation then it will appear the wheel is not moving. If the strobe light is turning on and off faster than the rotation of the wheel then it will look like the wheel is going backwards. That is because you see the spoke of the wheel before it makes its full rotation. When the strobe light turns off and on again you will notice the same spoke of the wheel can't keep up. It will appear even further back than where it was giving the illusion its going backwards. If the strobe light goes slower than the rotation of the wheel then it will appear the wheel is slowly turning foward. This is because by the time the light comes back on the spoke of the wheel has already gone a little bit past its full rotation. This effect is imitated in the real world often by just the way a light source(sun, street light) was hitting the wheel when you were looking at it. Now if there is no strobe light effect at all then it really comes down to theories discussed on the Wikipedia links posted already. One is the vibration of your eyes causing kind of what I described above but different. Another theory is that our brains process motion like movies where our brain takes snap shots very very quickly imitating that synchronized strobe effect, BUT most evidence has shown that is most likely not the case and eyes and brain do process true motion. I personally don't support the SnapShot theory. | Strobe light on your wheel causes optical illusion because your smart brain is gullible.
This section below is for the misinformed and those interested in the frames per second we see on TV when we watch movies or play video games.
Our eyes are tools to receive visible radiation(visible light spectrum) and it is up to our brain to process that raw data from our eye into information and make sense of it. We dont have a "frame rate". Our vision is "constant" and we see and experience motion. The way to fool the brain is using optical illusions. Frame rate, refresh rate, 3D are all optical illusions. They are technically not true motion even if your brain thinks it is. Most movies are played at 24 frames per second. That's plenty fast enough to fool the brain that it is motion when it isn't. Now watch the same thing in 60 frames per second and you will notice it is different. You can't consciously see it but your brain can. Now double it again to 120 frames per second and the same thing will happen. The brain is being fooled more and more that it is looking at actual motion when in reality it still isn't. People say they can't see the difference but that is because they usually go to YouTube to see what the difference is. Problem is that YouTube only provides 30 fps max in their videos. If you are ever watching a movie or a show and you notice it looks like actors on a set or it looks like a soap opera...then you are watching something that is most likely at 60 frames per second. Your brain is smart but easily fooled. DO NOT USE YOUTUBE FOR TESTING BECAUSE IT WONT WORK! I'll post a link of a video I saw on Gamespot explaining frames per second when I find it because their video player can play 60 frames per second videos unlike YouTube. Edit: [Gamespot 60fps Video]( |
zombiebunnie | You're going to want a desktop, laptops are nice and handy but anything with the specs you require is going to be REALLY expensive. For instance, I just got [this]( so that I had something I could work on away from home, but still, anything other than a quick and dirty render would be done on my desktop.
The reason I say this is because you will be doing rendering eventually. Lots and lots of rendering, this requires a LOT of computing power and is one of, if not the most intensive process you cant put on your computer. This means heat, and lots of it as the CPU works at capcity for upwards of 2 hours if you're lucky, but you won't be and you'll try rendering something that takes 3 days at some point, I'm sure.
Either way the easiest most economical route is to build yourself a computer. There are tons of guides on /r/buildapc and lost of help around. Its basically like putting together a lego set.
OS stick to Windows. There is no reason to use OSX in our profession, as it is clunkier, meaning the OS gets in the way of you doing things sometimes, doesn't support the broad range of programs you need, and frankly, Macs are just expensive pretty toys. Everyone I knew in school that went the mac route, ripped their hair out at one point or another because they had adobe on mac side and everything else on windows so they had to switch back and forth, then theres the hardware formatting issues, and all of the schools computers will be PC most likely. Etc. Etc. Etc.
TL:DR Build yourself a windows desktop. | You're going to want a desktop, laptops are nice and handy but anything with the specs you require is going to be REALLY expensive. For instance, I just got [this]( so that I had something I could work on away from home, but still, anything other than a quick and dirty render would be done on my desktop.
The reason I say this is because you will be doing rendering eventually. Lots and lots of rendering, this requires a LOT of computing power and is one of, if not the most intensive process you cant put on your computer. This means heat, and lots of it as the CPU works at capcity for upwards of 2 hours if you're lucky, but you won't be and you'll try rendering something that takes 3 days at some point, I'm sure.
Either way the easiest most economical route is to build yourself a computer. There are tons of guides on /r/buildapc and lost of help around. Its basically like putting together a lego set.
OS stick to Windows. There is no reason to use OSX in our profession, as it is clunkier, meaning the OS gets in the way of you doing things sometimes, doesn't support the broad range of programs you need, and frankly, Macs are just expensive pretty toys. Everyone I knew in school that went the mac route, ripped their hair out at one point or another because they had adobe on mac side and everything else on windows so they had to switch back and forth, then theres the hardware formatting issues, and all of the schools computers will be PC most likely. Etc. Etc. Etc.
TL:DR Build yourself a windows desktop.
| architecture | t5_2qhae | chfalfw | You're going to want a desktop, laptops are nice and handy but anything with the specs you require is going to be REALLY expensive. For instance, I just got [this]( so that I had something I could work on away from home, but still, anything other than a quick and dirty render would be done on my desktop.
The reason I say this is because you will be doing rendering eventually. Lots and lots of rendering, this requires a LOT of computing power and is one of, if not the most intensive process you cant put on your computer. This means heat, and lots of it as the CPU works at capcity for upwards of 2 hours if you're lucky, but you won't be and you'll try rendering something that takes 3 days at some point, I'm sure.
Either way the easiest most economical route is to build yourself a computer. There are tons of guides on /r/buildapc and lost of help around. Its basically like putting together a lego set.
OS stick to Windows. There is no reason to use OSX in our profession, as it is clunkier, meaning the OS gets in the way of you doing things sometimes, doesn't support the broad range of programs you need, and frankly, Macs are just expensive pretty toys. Everyone I knew in school that went the mac route, ripped their hair out at one point or another because they had adobe on mac side and everything else on windows so they had to switch back and forth, then theres the hardware formatting issues, and all of the schools computers will be PC most likely. Etc. Etc. Etc. | Build yourself a windows desktop. |
Pop123321pop | My only gripe with occulus rift in flight simulators is how would you know where all your controls and buttons are?
In rise of flight its not too bad since you only need to actively control things like throttle, radiators and fuel mix which can all be mapped onto your joystick. But it gets more complicated with other flight simulators there are a lot more things you need to have control over and unless you have a full cockpit control system it seems like it might be hard.
I don't know if I worded that the best way possible.
TLDR: How are we going to find our controls when we are wearing a rift? | My only gripe with occulus rift in flight simulators is how would you know where all your controls and buttons are?
In rise of flight its not too bad since you only need to actively control things like throttle, radiators and fuel mix which can all be mapped onto your joystick. But it gets more complicated with other flight simulators there are a lot more things you need to have control over and unless you have a full cockpit control system it seems like it might be hard.
I don't know if I worded that the best way possible.
TLDR: How are we going to find our controls when we are wearing a rift?
| ROFlight | t5_2wr3k | chfc8i1 | My only gripe with occulus rift in flight simulators is how would you know where all your controls and buttons are?
In rise of flight its not too bad since you only need to actively control things like throttle, radiators and fuel mix which can all be mapped onto your joystick. But it gets more complicated with other flight simulators there are a lot more things you need to have control over and unless you have a full cockpit control system it seems like it might be hard.
I don't know if I worded that the best way possible. | How are we going to find our controls when we are wearing a rift? |
MisterSoupyPoopy | I love the fact that the basement-dwelling reddit e-detectives never consider other users having a joint account. I share one of my accounts with four other friends, I'll bet that simple fact alone would make some redditors slip into the deepest fits of denial.
"Huuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr.......duuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr....five people using one account, dat just can't be....no....impossible......"
TLDR: reddit e-Detectives are lame, moronic shit-heels.
**EDIT:** *I speak the truth and I'm downvotez? Come on reddit, you're hurting my feelings....* ^lol ^lol ^lol | I love the fact that the basement-dwelling reddit e-detectives never consider other users having a joint account. I share one of my accounts with four other friends, I'll bet that simple fact alone would make some redditors slip into the deepest fits of denial.
"Huuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr.......duuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr....five people using one account, dat just can't be....no....impossible......"
TLDR: reddit e-Detectives are lame, moronic shit-heels.
EDIT: I speak the truth and I'm downvotez? Come on reddit, you're hurting my feelings.... ^lol ^lol ^lol
| quityourbullshit | t5_2y8xf | chfd6cm | I love the fact that the basement-dwelling reddit e-detectives never consider other users having a joint account. I share one of my accounts with four other friends, I'll bet that simple fact alone would make some redditors slip into the deepest fits of denial.
"Huuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr.......duuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr....five people using one account, dat just can't be....no....impossible......" | reddit e-Detectives are lame, moronic shit-heels.
EDIT: I speak the truth and I'm downvotez? Come on reddit, you're hurting my feelings.... ^lol ^lol ^lol |
MisterSoupyPoopy | No real benefit per se, just started an account years ago while at a friends house. She asked if she could use it to comment. Her current boyfriend now uses it too. I told my my buddy out in New York about reddit, he hates it, but uses the account I created years ago to occasionally comment and post. You get the idea, just sort of "who-cares-just-use-my-account" mentality.
TLDR: five people using one account because fuck it, it's not important. | No real benefit per se, just started an account years ago while at a friends house. She asked if she could use it to comment. Her current boyfriend now uses it too. I told my my buddy out in New York about reddit, he hates it, but uses the account I created years ago to occasionally comment and post. You get the idea, just sort of "who-cares-just-use-my-account" mentality.
TLDR: five people using one account because fuck it, it's not important.
| quityourbullshit | t5_2y8xf | chfdkdj | No real benefit per se, just started an account years ago while at a friends house. She asked if she could use it to comment. Her current boyfriend now uses it too. I told my my buddy out in New York about reddit, he hates it, but uses the account I created years ago to occasionally comment and post. You get the idea, just sort of "who-cares-just-use-my-account" mentality. | five people using one account because fuck it, it's not important. |
MrAronymous | Holland.com says *From mid-March to the end of May the tulips transform large parts of Holland into a colorful patchwork. So when you go to Holland in April to see the tulips bloom, no matter where you look, the fields will be different and no doubt gorgeously colorful.*
But winter has been really warm this year so most flowers bloomed early! Plus the weather's pretty shit now anyway.
TLDR: Not worth it. | Holland.com says From mid-March to the end of May the tulips transform large parts of Holland into a colorful patchwork. So when you go to Holland in April to see the tulips bloom, no matter where you look, the fields will be different and no doubt gorgeously colorful.
But winter has been really warm this year so most flowers bloomed early! Plus the weather's pretty shit now anyway.
TLDR: Not worth it.
| Amsterdam | t5_2r117 | chfc8fs | Holland.com says From mid-March to the end of May the tulips transform large parts of Holland into a colorful patchwork. So when you go to Holland in April to see the tulips bloom, no matter where you look, the fields will be different and no doubt gorgeously colorful.
But winter has been really warm this year so most flowers bloomed early! Plus the weather's pretty shit now anyway. | Not worth it. |
was_i_deleted | Except a tazer could cause heart problems, especially if she was on medication, had poor heart health, or if she was in need of or had heart surgery.
Tl:dr It's a large chance the taser would have the same effect | Except a tazer could cause heart problems, especially if she was on medication, had poor heart health, or if she was in need of or had heart surgery.
Tl:dr It's a large chance the taser would have the same effect
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | chgbxvn | Except a tazer could cause heart problems, especially if she was on medication, had poor heart health, or if she was in need of or had heart surgery. | It's a large chance the taser would have the same effect |
well_golly | Oh of the main points of gun ownership is that it is the great equalizer.
* A woman who is 4'11", who closes up a convenience store at night - - with a gun she is now equal to a big guy who may rob her, rape her, or otherwise abuse her.
* A gay guy who lives in a hostile town - - with a gun, he is now equal to the 5 or 6 guys who want to get together to harm him for being different from them.
* A grandma living alone - - with a gun, she is now equal to the home invaders who have been eyeing her house since this morning.
When I was getting my permit, a woman in line with me was also getting hers. She works a travel-intensive job that leaves her alone at night in random tiny towns (she works for a railway, riding trains on their routes, doing lots of odd mechanical work on them - she is often 'dropped off' at a dark train intersection, to wait 2 or 3 hours for the next train). In various towns, she has been chased around through lonely streets by groups of men (this has happened on several occasions). She doesn't know what they want from her, but she has some suspicions as to their motivations. They had never caught her (yet), so she decided to get a gun before she runs out of luck.
tl;dr: Guns make you equal: The tiny, the minority, the handicapped, the outnumbered, the elderly, the outmatched. That 93 year old was roughly equal to that cop. | Oh of the main points of gun ownership is that it is the great equalizer.
A woman who is 4'11", who closes up a convenience store at night - - with a gun she is now equal to a big guy who may rob her, rape her, or otherwise abuse her.
A gay guy who lives in a hostile town - - with a gun, he is now equal to the 5 or 6 guys who want to get together to harm him for being different from them.
A grandma living alone - - with a gun, she is now equal to the home invaders who have been eyeing her house since this morning.
When I was getting my permit, a woman in line with me was also getting hers. She works a travel-intensive job that leaves her alone at night in random tiny towns (she works for a railway, riding trains on their routes, doing lots of odd mechanical work on them - she is often 'dropped off' at a dark train intersection, to wait 2 or 3 hours for the next train). In various towns, she has been chased around through lonely streets by groups of men (this has happened on several occasions). She doesn't know what they want from her, but she has some suspicions as to their motivations. They had never caught her (yet), so she decided to get a gun before she runs out of luck.
tl;dr: Guns make you equal: The tiny, the minority, the handicapped, the outnumbered, the elderly, the outmatched. That 93 year old was roughly equal to that cop.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | chfxf9x | Oh of the main points of gun ownership is that it is the great equalizer.
A woman who is 4'11", who closes up a convenience store at night - - with a gun she is now equal to a big guy who may rob her, rape her, or otherwise abuse her.
A gay guy who lives in a hostile town - - with a gun, he is now equal to the 5 or 6 guys who want to get together to harm him for being different from them.
A grandma living alone - - with a gun, she is now equal to the home invaders who have been eyeing her house since this morning.
When I was getting my permit, a woman in line with me was also getting hers. She works a travel-intensive job that leaves her alone at night in random tiny towns (she works for a railway, riding trains on their routes, doing lots of odd mechanical work on them - she is often 'dropped off' at a dark train intersection, to wait 2 or 3 hours for the next train). In various towns, she has been chased around through lonely streets by groups of men (this has happened on several occasions). She doesn't know what they want from her, but she has some suspicions as to their motivations. They had never caught her (yet), so she decided to get a gun before she runs out of luck. | Guns make you equal: The tiny, the minority, the handicapped, the outnumbered, the elderly, the outmatched. That 93 year old was roughly equal to that cop. |
JAYDEA | I am all for gun control but the media will take a story and sensationalize it to meet the agenda of their viewers. The fact is that most stations/news organizations making a big deal of this have viewers that are for gun control. This is a story where it's hard to state the opinion you have just stated because the lady is old as shit. So the media will report it, the talking heads will feign outrage and if anyone tries to say anything to the contrary, they will freak out like that person killed the old lady.
tl;dr: it's tough to argue against a dead old lady and people are taking advantage to push their agenda. | I am all for gun control but the media will take a story and sensationalize it to meet the agenda of their viewers. The fact is that most stations/news organizations making a big deal of this have viewers that are for gun control. This is a story where it's hard to state the opinion you have just stated because the lady is old as shit. So the media will report it, the talking heads will feign outrage and if anyone tries to say anything to the contrary, they will freak out like that person killed the old lady.
tl;dr: it's tough to argue against a dead old lady and people are taking advantage to push their agenda.
| AdviceAnimals | t5_2s7tt | chfzxf3 | I am all for gun control but the media will take a story and sensationalize it to meet the agenda of their viewers. The fact is that most stations/news organizations making a big deal of this have viewers that are for gun control. This is a story where it's hard to state the opinion you have just stated because the lady is old as shit. So the media will report it, the talking heads will feign outrage and if anyone tries to say anything to the contrary, they will freak out like that person killed the old lady. | it's tough to argue against a dead old lady and people are taking advantage to push their agenda. |
Elretti | There was a post a while ago about how the math doesn't add up unless women are literally lining up single file to sleep with certain men. I mean, how can modern Western women be huge sluts and yet only 20% of men are getting sex? Again, unless women are all lining up to sleep with the same men, the numbers don't add up.
It doesn't even make sense by terp logic. They don't seem to consider that, according to their own ideas, betas DO get laid. If we assume the 80% of men are all betas (since alphas can obviously get laid easily) and betas end up in relationships with women who just want their resources, then that would mean at least some of the lower 80% are having sex even if they're also being used for resources. Do they think every beta sucker who's in a relationship isn't getting sex while his girlfriend fucks Chad Thundercock on the side? Alternatively, is the top 20% composed of both betas and alphas? Or do alpha men in the top 20% all have huge harems?
On top of that, most studies I've seen suggest that the average number of partners for men and women is similar. Even the study that used the polygraph (which terps frequently cite as evidence that hurr durr women lie about sex partners) said that the average for both men and women was around 4 partners (I think it was 4.0 for women and 3.7 for men). Therefore, unless women are dating the same men and there's a handful of men who have had 100+ partners, it still doesn't make sense!
It might make sense if our society was heavily polygynous (e.g. 6 women for every 1 man in each relationship) because then we could argue that some men were hogging all the women. But as far as I know, most people in Western society are monogamous with the exception of people who enjoy ONS and polygamy.
TL;DR: It just doesn't make sense. It's almost like they made it up along with the SMV graph. | There was a post a while ago about how the math doesn't add up unless women are literally lining up single file to sleep with certain men. I mean, how can modern Western women be huge sluts and yet only 20% of men are getting sex? Again, unless women are all lining up to sleep with the same men, the numbers don't add up.
It doesn't even make sense by terp logic. They don't seem to consider that, according to their own ideas, betas DO get laid. If we assume the 80% of men are all betas (since alphas can obviously get laid easily) and betas end up in relationships with women who just want their resources, then that would mean at least some of the lower 80% are having sex even if they're also being used for resources. Do they think every beta sucker who's in a relationship isn't getting sex while his girlfriend fucks Chad Thundercock on the side? Alternatively, is the top 20% composed of both betas and alphas? Or do alpha men in the top 20% all have huge harems?
On top of that, most studies I've seen suggest that the average number of partners for men and women is similar. Even the study that used the polygraph (which terps frequently cite as evidence that hurr durr women lie about sex partners) said that the average for both men and women was around 4 partners (I think it was 4.0 for women and 3.7 for men). Therefore, unless women are dating the same men and there's a handful of men who have had 100+ partners, it still doesn't make sense!
It might make sense if our society was heavily polygynous (e.g. 6 women for every 1 man in each relationship) because then we could argue that some men were hogging all the women. But as far as I know, most people in Western society are monogamous with the exception of people who enjoy ONS and polygamy.
TL;DR: It just doesn't make sense. It's almost like they made it up along with the SMV graph.
| TheBluePill | t5_2vzvv | chfymcq | There was a post a while ago about how the math doesn't add up unless women are literally lining up single file to sleep with certain men. I mean, how can modern Western women be huge sluts and yet only 20% of men are getting sex? Again, unless women are all lining up to sleep with the same men, the numbers don't add up.
It doesn't even make sense by terp logic. They don't seem to consider that, according to their own ideas, betas DO get laid. If we assume the 80% of men are all betas (since alphas can obviously get laid easily) and betas end up in relationships with women who just want their resources, then that would mean at least some of the lower 80% are having sex even if they're also being used for resources. Do they think every beta sucker who's in a relationship isn't getting sex while his girlfriend fucks Chad Thundercock on the side? Alternatively, is the top 20% composed of both betas and alphas? Or do alpha men in the top 20% all have huge harems?
On top of that, most studies I've seen suggest that the average number of partners for men and women is similar. Even the study that used the polygraph (which terps frequently cite as evidence that hurr durr women lie about sex partners) said that the average for both men and women was around 4 partners (I think it was 4.0 for women and 3.7 for men). Therefore, unless women are dating the same men and there's a handful of men who have had 100+ partners, it still doesn't make sense!
It might make sense if our society was heavily polygynous (e.g. 6 women for every 1 man in each relationship) because then we could argue that some men were hogging all the women. But as far as I know, most people in Western society are monogamous with the exception of people who enjoy ONS and polygamy. | It just doesn't make sense. It's almost like they made it up along with the SMV graph. |
twwwy | > Me: Do you know why? because your dad respects your right to make plans on your own, even plans that don't include him, because you dad has cut some of the parental strings, and respects your decisions as an adult. **I think it makes a lot of sense for your mom to start doing that too**.
Yeah, don't tell me how to have a r'ship with my mom, thank you. i was doing that with her for ~25 years and 9 months before you came along.
His case is a bit convoluted. But his dad is not just 'mature, etc.', but distant. Because he has his own new family now, and someone who necessarily deserves to be pedestalized as the ideal parent.
When you planned to S. America trip as a family gathering and the only people who were interested in going initially were his mom and your mom, then why should his dad get a deciding vote at the end?
You're just (probably unnecessarily) not too cool with his closeness with his mom and are painting her as Tony Soprano's mom, which she probably isn't. Just because the dad decides to 'casually stop by' the plans you, him and your moms made, doesn't mean you should bend over backwards to him and 'cut apron strings from the mom', WTF?!
Stay out of his mom and dad's family dynamic, that's not your business. I'd be pissed-off too if my wife told me how to manage my mom and dad and how I hurt someone's feelings or not.
Maybe the dad, on acquiring his new family: went distant from your husband and they aren't close anymore, who knows.
Regarding your trip, the primary visitors are you 2 and your moms, if his dad/family want to visit, they should follow the main people's plans, period.
Although the mom not wanting just the dad being there is a bit juvenile TBH, but your words and the dad's 'don't care' demeanour while wanting others to revolve an already made plan around him are not very cool either.
**TL;DR: please don't try to dictate how your husband should relate to his mom and dad.**
| > Me: Do you know why? because your dad respects your right to make plans on your own, even plans that don't include him, because you dad has cut some of the parental strings, and respects your decisions as an adult. I think it makes a lot of sense for your mom to start doing that too .
Yeah, don't tell me how to have a r'ship with my mom, thank you. i was doing that with her for ~25 years and 9 months before you came along.
His case is a bit convoluted. But his dad is not just 'mature, etc.', but distant. Because he has his own new family now, and someone who necessarily deserves to be pedestalized as the ideal parent.
When you planned to S. America trip as a family gathering and the only people who were interested in going initially were his mom and your mom, then why should his dad get a deciding vote at the end?
You're just (probably unnecessarily) not too cool with his closeness with his mom and are painting her as Tony Soprano's mom, which she probably isn't. Just because the dad decides to 'casually stop by' the plans you, him and your moms made, doesn't mean you should bend over backwards to him and 'cut apron strings from the mom', WTF?!
Stay out of his mom and dad's family dynamic, that's not your business. I'd be pissed-off too if my wife told me how to manage my mom and dad and how I hurt someone's feelings or not.
Maybe the dad, on acquiring his new family: went distant from your husband and they aren't close anymore, who knows.
Regarding your trip, the primary visitors are you 2 and your moms, if his dad/family want to visit, they should follow the main people's plans, period.
Although the mom not wanting just the dad being there is a bit juvenile TBH, but your words and the dad's 'don't care' demeanour while wanting others to revolve an already made plan around him are not very cool either.
TL;DR: please don't try to dictate how your husband should relate to his mom and dad.
| AskMen | t5_2s30g | chft20w | Me: Do you know why? because your dad respects your right to make plans on your own, even plans that don't include him, because you dad has cut some of the parental strings, and respects your decisions as an adult. I think it makes a lot of sense for your mom to start doing that too .
Yeah, don't tell me how to have a r'ship with my mom, thank you. i was doing that with her for ~25 years and 9 months before you came along.
His case is a bit convoluted. But his dad is not just 'mature, etc.', but distant. Because he has his own new family now, and someone who necessarily deserves to be pedestalized as the ideal parent.
When you planned to S. America trip as a family gathering and the only people who were interested in going initially were his mom and your mom, then why should his dad get a deciding vote at the end?
You're just (probably unnecessarily) not too cool with his closeness with his mom and are painting her as Tony Soprano's mom, which she probably isn't. Just because the dad decides to 'casually stop by' the plans you, him and your moms made, doesn't mean you should bend over backwards to him and 'cut apron strings from the mom', WTF?!
Stay out of his mom and dad's family dynamic, that's not your business. I'd be pissed-off too if my wife told me how to manage my mom and dad and how I hurt someone's feelings or not.
Maybe the dad, on acquiring his new family: went distant from your husband and they aren't close anymore, who knows.
Regarding your trip, the primary visitors are you 2 and your moms, if his dad/family want to visit, they should follow the main people's plans, period.
Although the mom not wanting just the dad being there is a bit juvenile TBH, but your words and the dad's 'don't care' demeanour while wanting others to revolve an already made plan around him are not very cool either. | please don't try to dictate how your husband should relate to his mom and dad. |
VasiliiZaytsev | KotOR II, hands down. I love KotOR I, but II is superior for me.
**The writing** is much stronger and more mature, even before fixing the game with TSLRCM, and **the dialogue** isn't cringe-worthy at points like in KotOR I -- notably, any of Malak's weird laughing scenes, or BioWare's overuse of exclamation marks in conversations. Your dialogue choices in KotOR I feel downright cartoony at times, unlike in KotOR II. BioWare still wrote a damn good story, but it had its flaws.
**The characters** in KotOR II have much more depth, are more interesting, and less juvenile (Carth, Bastila, Mission, et. al are frequently whiny and nonsensical). This makes the game a lot more enjoyable. The characters retained from the first game -- Canderous, T3, HK, and so on -- have more interesting motives and stories, and are more fleshed out. Kreia is a frontrunner for greatest character in the last decade, and my only real complain about KotOR II's characters is that Bao-Dur isn't fleshed out much.
**The underlying themes** are darker and far more complex. KotOR I used the frequently used "all-powerful amnesiac fighting to reclaim his identity" trope, complete with the accompanying twist -- [KotOR I plot twist spoiler](#s "You were the bad guy the whole time!") -- thrown in as you complete a relatively tame Star Wars story of waging war across the galaxy to stop a bad guy. In KotOR II, there's a lot more mystery. Who are the Sith Lords? What are their motives? Who can be trusted? What am I working to achieve here? What is Kreia's role in all of this? Who should I side with? Where is Revan? What was his plan? What happened to the Jedi? **The atmosphere, tone, and themes** of KotOR II are just undeniably deeper and stronger than the first game.
In terms of **gameplay**, the two games are fairly similar (KotOR II was made in just one year), but KotOR II still made some notable tweaks and improvements on the first game -- more powers, Force forms, and other such things.
The **music** for both games is incredible, and I can't say I could choose which game would be better. The **sound design** is also a close call, but I'd give the nod to KotOR II.
**TL;DR**: KotOR I is a fantastic game and ranks as my second favourite of all time, but KotOR II is definitely a better product, despite it's shortcomings due to a rushed dev cycle.
I imagine that 90+% of the people who hold KotOR I as the better game have not experienced KotOR II on PC with TSLRCM. If you haven't, you absolutely have to give it a try. Remember that KotOR II started development just before KotOR I came out in July 2003, and Obsidian was forced by LucasArts to release the game by December 2004 (February 2004 for PC). That's incredible. A game of that scale started development and was released in roughly 15 months. It's no wonder that they had to scrap so much (including an entire planet, M4-78) and didn't have time to fix all of the bugs. | KotOR II, hands down. I love KotOR I, but II is superior for me.
The writing is much stronger and more mature, even before fixing the game with TSLRCM, and the dialogue isn't cringe-worthy at points like in KotOR I -- notably, any of Malak's weird laughing scenes, or BioWare's overuse of exclamation marks in conversations. Your dialogue choices in KotOR I feel downright cartoony at times, unlike in KotOR II. BioWare still wrote a damn good story, but it had its flaws.
The characters in KotOR II have much more depth, are more interesting, and less juvenile (Carth, Bastila, Mission, et. al are frequently whiny and nonsensical). This makes the game a lot more enjoyable. The characters retained from the first game -- Canderous, T3, HK, and so on -- have more interesting motives and stories, and are more fleshed out. Kreia is a frontrunner for greatest character in the last decade, and my only real complain about KotOR II's characters is that Bao-Dur isn't fleshed out much.
The underlying themes are darker and far more complex. KotOR I used the frequently used "all-powerful amnesiac fighting to reclaim his identity" trope, complete with the accompanying twist -- KotOR I plot twist spoiler -- thrown in as you complete a relatively tame Star Wars story of waging war across the galaxy to stop a bad guy. In KotOR II, there's a lot more mystery. Who are the Sith Lords? What are their motives? Who can be trusted? What am I working to achieve here? What is Kreia's role in all of this? Who should I side with? Where is Revan? What was his plan? What happened to the Jedi? The atmosphere, tone, and themes of KotOR II are just undeniably deeper and stronger than the first game.
In terms of gameplay , the two games are fairly similar (KotOR II was made in just one year), but KotOR II still made some notable tweaks and improvements on the first game -- more powers, Force forms, and other such things.
The music for both games is incredible, and I can't say I could choose which game would be better. The sound design is also a close call, but I'd give the nod to KotOR II.
TL;DR : KotOR I is a fantastic game and ranks as my second favourite of all time, but KotOR II is definitely a better product, despite it's shortcomings due to a rushed dev cycle.
I imagine that 90+% of the people who hold KotOR I as the better game have not experienced KotOR II on PC with TSLRCM. If you haven't, you absolutely have to give it a try. Remember that KotOR II started development just before KotOR I came out in July 2003, and Obsidian was forced by LucasArts to release the game by December 2004 (February 2004 for PC). That's incredible. A game of that scale started development and was released in roughly 15 months. It's no wonder that they had to scrap so much (including an entire planet, M4-78) and didn't have time to fix all of the bugs.
| kotor | t5_2ssrb | chgacfm | KotOR II, hands down. I love KotOR I, but II is superior for me.
The writing is much stronger and more mature, even before fixing the game with TSLRCM, and the dialogue isn't cringe-worthy at points like in KotOR I -- notably, any of Malak's weird laughing scenes, or BioWare's overuse of exclamation marks in conversations. Your dialogue choices in KotOR I feel downright cartoony at times, unlike in KotOR II. BioWare still wrote a damn good story, but it had its flaws.
The characters in KotOR II have much more depth, are more interesting, and less juvenile (Carth, Bastila, Mission, et. al are frequently whiny and nonsensical). This makes the game a lot more enjoyable. The characters retained from the first game -- Canderous, T3, HK, and so on -- have more interesting motives and stories, and are more fleshed out. Kreia is a frontrunner for greatest character in the last decade, and my only real complain about KotOR II's characters is that Bao-Dur isn't fleshed out much.
The underlying themes are darker and far more complex. KotOR I used the frequently used "all-powerful amnesiac fighting to reclaim his identity" trope, complete with the accompanying twist -- KotOR I plot twist spoiler -- thrown in as you complete a relatively tame Star Wars story of waging war across the galaxy to stop a bad guy. In KotOR II, there's a lot more mystery. Who are the Sith Lords? What are their motives? Who can be trusted? What am I working to achieve here? What is Kreia's role in all of this? Who should I side with? Where is Revan? What was his plan? What happened to the Jedi? The atmosphere, tone, and themes of KotOR II are just undeniably deeper and stronger than the first game.
In terms of gameplay , the two games are fairly similar (KotOR II was made in just one year), but KotOR II still made some notable tweaks and improvements on the first game -- more powers, Force forms, and other such things.
The music for both games is incredible, and I can't say I could choose which game would be better. The sound design is also a close call, but I'd give the nod to KotOR II. | KotOR I is a fantastic game and ranks as my second favourite of all time, but KotOR II is definitely a better product, despite it's shortcomings due to a rushed dev cycle.
I imagine that 90+% of the people who hold KotOR I as the better game have not experienced KotOR II on PC with TSLRCM. If you haven't, you absolutely have to give it a try. Remember that KotOR II started development just before KotOR I came out in July 2003, and Obsidian was forced by LucasArts to release the game by December 2004 (February 2004 for PC). That's incredible. A game of that scale started development and was released in roughly 15 months. It's no wonder that they had to scrap so much (including an entire planet, M4-78) and didn't have time to fix all of the bugs. |
kurosaur | KotOR II eternally wins in my mind. What drew me in at first were the surface changes to the game engine: a more colorful and larger-but-not-obtuse GUI, secondary weapon slots to allow for ranged and melee on all characters (except the droids, of course), improved textures, randomized loot and enemy drops, and a better weapon upgrade system.
In KotOR I, there was only a handful of upgradeable weapons besides lightsabers, and you could pretty much only put the same three or four things into them, not to mention the paltry amount of useful lightsaber crystals in the first game. KotOR II nearly doubles the amount of focusing crystals, adds orange and silver color crystals, and allows for three other upgrade slots.
Additionally, vibroswords, blasters, and lightsabers all had a wider variety of upgrade components, and the crafting system actually made skills (besides persuade and treat injury) seem important.
The level limit was raised to 50, with enough quests and enemies to allow for leveling to at least the 30s (assuming you're using the content mods), prestige classes are alignment-specific, and have more feats for specialization. New feats were added to the game as a whole, like the Weapon Finesse and Stealth Run feats.
It is a minor annoyance that the fast travel system from KotOR I doesn't make a reappearance, but KotOR II's levels feel more dense, so it's harder to get bored while in transit.
Skills and attributes in general seemed more important in KotOR II, since they opened up new dialogue options. Paying attention to companions' skills also became more important with all the missions that have to be done without the player character. KotOR I really only had that with the Leviathan, and only for the first part at that.
Story-wise, KotOR II deconstructs everything about the typical light-vs-dark Star Wars plot and replaces it with morality in shades of gray. Kreia, Atton, Mira, Mical, Brianna, Visas, Hanharr, Bao-Dur, HK-47, T3-M4, G0-T0, and Mandalore are all true to their established character, rather than flip-flopping between somewhat badass to whiny bitch like Carth and Bastila in the previous game.
Kreia in particular is a significant presence from the start of the game, and she makes you think about what you do. The quality of her writing makes her seem like a character looking over your shoulder and giving you advice (for better or worse) as you go.
The character influence system, while it can be frustrating if you're having trouble opening new dialogue options, felt like a much more rewarding way of getting to know your party than just talking to them once a planet. They come to life more in the sidequests than in KotOR I, injecting their opinions to see how you respond.
The background characters are all more alive as well. Nihilus and Sion are each more ominous and menacing than Malak, Wynn, or Karath of KotOR I, who all seem like cartoon villains in comparison. The big bad of KotOR II, is also a much greater challenge (and surprise, depending on how perceptive you are) as a final boss than Malak was.
It is a bit of a disappointment, however, that much of the game's content had to be cut, but TSLRCM and the M4-78 addon, when combined, do an excellent job of making the game feel full. There are more areas to explore, a few more quests, and you can pass certain force powers and forms to your allies should you manage to train them as Jedi or Sith.
KotOR I paints the Jedi as heroes and Sith as villains, giving you an obvious choice as to whether you want to play light or dark side. KotOR II gives you the choice between two evils and lets you pick -- the Jedi come off as being just as dangerous to the galaxy as the Sith, and there's a third evil just looming overhead.
It's a much darker game, too, as all the planets you visit have been touched by war or tragedy of some kind, and it shows in their politics, design, and character dynamics. Tension is everywhere, and it's the player's choice as to whether they want to resolve it.
Don't get me wrong. I like KotOR I as well, but compared to its sucessor, it's very campy and typical Star Wars. KotOR II is much more mature and thought provoking, and it has more replay value.
**TL;DR:**
KotOR I = good
KotOR II = better
KotOR II w/ restored content mods = incomparable | KotOR II eternally wins in my mind. What drew me in at first were the surface changes to the game engine: a more colorful and larger-but-not-obtuse GUI, secondary weapon slots to allow for ranged and melee on all characters (except the droids, of course), improved textures, randomized loot and enemy drops, and a better weapon upgrade system.
In KotOR I, there was only a handful of upgradeable weapons besides lightsabers, and you could pretty much only put the same three or four things into them, not to mention the paltry amount of useful lightsaber crystals in the first game. KotOR II nearly doubles the amount of focusing crystals, adds orange and silver color crystals, and allows for three other upgrade slots.
Additionally, vibroswords, blasters, and lightsabers all had a wider variety of upgrade components, and the crafting system actually made skills (besides persuade and treat injury) seem important.
The level limit was raised to 50, with enough quests and enemies to allow for leveling to at least the 30s (assuming you're using the content mods), prestige classes are alignment-specific, and have more feats for specialization. New feats were added to the game as a whole, like the Weapon Finesse and Stealth Run feats.
It is a minor annoyance that the fast travel system from KotOR I doesn't make a reappearance, but KotOR II's levels feel more dense, so it's harder to get bored while in transit.
Skills and attributes in general seemed more important in KotOR II, since they opened up new dialogue options. Paying attention to companions' skills also became more important with all the missions that have to be done without the player character. KotOR I really only had that with the Leviathan, and only for the first part at that.
Story-wise, KotOR II deconstructs everything about the typical light-vs-dark Star Wars plot and replaces it with morality in shades of gray. Kreia, Atton, Mira, Mical, Brianna, Visas, Hanharr, Bao-Dur, HK-47, T3-M4, G0-T0, and Mandalore are all true to their established character, rather than flip-flopping between somewhat badass to whiny bitch like Carth and Bastila in the previous game.
Kreia in particular is a significant presence from the start of the game, and she makes you think about what you do. The quality of her writing makes her seem like a character looking over your shoulder and giving you advice (for better or worse) as you go.
The character influence system, while it can be frustrating if you're having trouble opening new dialogue options, felt like a much more rewarding way of getting to know your party than just talking to them once a planet. They come to life more in the sidequests than in KotOR I, injecting their opinions to see how you respond.
The background characters are all more alive as well. Nihilus and Sion are each more ominous and menacing than Malak, Wynn, or Karath of KotOR I, who all seem like cartoon villains in comparison. The big bad of KotOR II, is also a much greater challenge (and surprise, depending on how perceptive you are) as a final boss than Malak was.
It is a bit of a disappointment, however, that much of the game's content had to be cut, but TSLRCM and the M4-78 addon, when combined, do an excellent job of making the game feel full. There are more areas to explore, a few more quests, and you can pass certain force powers and forms to your allies should you manage to train them as Jedi or Sith.
KotOR I paints the Jedi as heroes and Sith as villains, giving you an obvious choice as to whether you want to play light or dark side. KotOR II gives you the choice between two evils and lets you pick -- the Jedi come off as being just as dangerous to the galaxy as the Sith, and there's a third evil just looming overhead.
It's a much darker game, too, as all the planets you visit have been touched by war or tragedy of some kind, and it shows in their politics, design, and character dynamics. Tension is everywhere, and it's the player's choice as to whether they want to resolve it.
Don't get me wrong. I like KotOR I as well, but compared to its sucessor, it's very campy and typical Star Wars. KotOR II is much more mature and thought provoking, and it has more replay value.
TL;DR:
KotOR I = good
KotOR II = better
KotOR II w/ restored content mods = incomparable
| kotor | t5_2ssrb | chgd0io | KotOR II eternally wins in my mind. What drew me in at first were the surface changes to the game engine: a more colorful and larger-but-not-obtuse GUI, secondary weapon slots to allow for ranged and melee on all characters (except the droids, of course), improved textures, randomized loot and enemy drops, and a better weapon upgrade system.
In KotOR I, there was only a handful of upgradeable weapons besides lightsabers, and you could pretty much only put the same three or four things into them, not to mention the paltry amount of useful lightsaber crystals in the first game. KotOR II nearly doubles the amount of focusing crystals, adds orange and silver color crystals, and allows for three other upgrade slots.
Additionally, vibroswords, blasters, and lightsabers all had a wider variety of upgrade components, and the crafting system actually made skills (besides persuade and treat injury) seem important.
The level limit was raised to 50, with enough quests and enemies to allow for leveling to at least the 30s (assuming you're using the content mods), prestige classes are alignment-specific, and have more feats for specialization. New feats were added to the game as a whole, like the Weapon Finesse and Stealth Run feats.
It is a minor annoyance that the fast travel system from KotOR I doesn't make a reappearance, but KotOR II's levels feel more dense, so it's harder to get bored while in transit.
Skills and attributes in general seemed more important in KotOR II, since they opened up new dialogue options. Paying attention to companions' skills also became more important with all the missions that have to be done without the player character. KotOR I really only had that with the Leviathan, and only for the first part at that.
Story-wise, KotOR II deconstructs everything about the typical light-vs-dark Star Wars plot and replaces it with morality in shades of gray. Kreia, Atton, Mira, Mical, Brianna, Visas, Hanharr, Bao-Dur, HK-47, T3-M4, G0-T0, and Mandalore are all true to their established character, rather than flip-flopping between somewhat badass to whiny bitch like Carth and Bastila in the previous game.
Kreia in particular is a significant presence from the start of the game, and she makes you think about what you do. The quality of her writing makes her seem like a character looking over your shoulder and giving you advice (for better or worse) as you go.
The character influence system, while it can be frustrating if you're having trouble opening new dialogue options, felt like a much more rewarding way of getting to know your party than just talking to them once a planet. They come to life more in the sidequests than in KotOR I, injecting their opinions to see how you respond.
The background characters are all more alive as well. Nihilus and Sion are each more ominous and menacing than Malak, Wynn, or Karath of KotOR I, who all seem like cartoon villains in comparison. The big bad of KotOR II, is also a much greater challenge (and surprise, depending on how perceptive you are) as a final boss than Malak was.
It is a bit of a disappointment, however, that much of the game's content had to be cut, but TSLRCM and the M4-78 addon, when combined, do an excellent job of making the game feel full. There are more areas to explore, a few more quests, and you can pass certain force powers and forms to your allies should you manage to train them as Jedi or Sith.
KotOR I paints the Jedi as heroes and Sith as villains, giving you an obvious choice as to whether you want to play light or dark side. KotOR II gives you the choice between two evils and lets you pick -- the Jedi come off as being just as dangerous to the galaxy as the Sith, and there's a third evil just looming overhead.
It's a much darker game, too, as all the planets you visit have been touched by war or tragedy of some kind, and it shows in their politics, design, and character dynamics. Tension is everywhere, and it's the player's choice as to whether they want to resolve it.
Don't get me wrong. I like KotOR I as well, but compared to its sucessor, it's very campy and typical Star Wars. KotOR II is much more mature and thought provoking, and it has more replay value. | KotOR I = good
KotOR II = better
KotOR II w/ restored content mods = incomparable |
FrankOBall | I would have preferred the second one, but since it was not completed, I'll go with the first.
The second one was deeper than the first one (i.e. less black-and-white), I loved the villains that for a change weren't a variation of the Darthvaderesque theme of the tall villain with cyborg implants and metallic voice, I loved the characters, the locations, and its general feeling.
It was fun while it lasted, until I reached that point when things began to be rushed, and the game just quickly wrapped up, leaving out loose ends, and that's a real pity.
Like with Firefly, it's another example of why creativity should be never sacrificed for the sake of money.
The first one had some boring moments for me, and I really can't stand Carth and Bastila.
I also am aware of the mods that are supposed to fill the voids of Kotor II, but those came out after I played it and now I don't have a PC so I can't play anymore.
tl;dr: if it had been completed, I would have preferred the II, but I'm going with the first just for technical reasons. | I would have preferred the second one, but since it was not completed, I'll go with the first.
The second one was deeper than the first one (i.e. less black-and-white), I loved the villains that for a change weren't a variation of the Darthvaderesque theme of the tall villain with cyborg implants and metallic voice, I loved the characters, the locations, and its general feeling.
It was fun while it lasted, until I reached that point when things began to be rushed, and the game just quickly wrapped up, leaving out loose ends, and that's a real pity.
Like with Firefly, it's another example of why creativity should be never sacrificed for the sake of money.
The first one had some boring moments for me, and I really can't stand Carth and Bastila.
I also am aware of the mods that are supposed to fill the voids of Kotor II, but those came out after I played it and now I don't have a PC so I can't play anymore.
tl;dr: if it had been completed, I would have preferred the II, but I'm going with the first just for technical reasons.
| kotor | t5_2ssrb | chfvmco | I would have preferred the second one, but since it was not completed, I'll go with the first.
The second one was deeper than the first one (i.e. less black-and-white), I loved the villains that for a change weren't a variation of the Darthvaderesque theme of the tall villain with cyborg implants and metallic voice, I loved the characters, the locations, and its general feeling.
It was fun while it lasted, until I reached that point when things began to be rushed, and the game just quickly wrapped up, leaving out loose ends, and that's a real pity.
Like with Firefly, it's another example of why creativity should be never sacrificed for the sake of money.
The first one had some boring moments for me, and I really can't stand Carth and Bastila.
I also am aware of the mods that are supposed to fill the voids of Kotor II, but those came out after I played it and now I don't have a PC so I can't play anymore. | if it had been completed, I would have preferred the II, but I'm going with the first just for technical reasons. |
korrt106 | Now this is a question and a half. Not one that can be answered easily! Get prepped for my essay response. I didn't mean for it to get this long. . . . sorry.
Knights of the Old Republic has officially held the spot as my favourite game for a decade. My brother bought the game back in 2003 after I raved about it because my friend owned it. I was nine at the time and I loved it.
Taris was riveting, long, challenging and fun in the way it can only be the first time you play it. Becoming a jedi and holding a lightsaber for the first time had me giddy, I sat for ten minutes just flourishing it around.
I became a powerful Jedi Consular able to kill enemies before they could get within sword distance, becoming the saviour of the Galaxy from the evil Darth Malak. The gameplay was fantastic.
The atmosphere was better. Walking around the Tattooine sand dunes and almost feeling how hot it was. Feeling completely safe and calm in Ahto City with its flowy music, then feeling terrified and uneasy ambling at a snail's pace down in the Hrakert Rift constantly checking behind me for firaxan sharks (I have a fear of deep water and what lies in it, so this was particularly difficult for me). The tense and ugly hostility of Korriban. It was all perfect.
Then there's the story. . . What can I say others haven't? Some people say as far as story goes it's pretty basic, lazy even. I disagree.
There's an awful lot of depth to it. Wars that were hinted upon where the heroes and villains earned their names. You learn that one war ended and led to a new, more devastating one and nobody knows how or why, you least of all. Ironic, because [spoiler](#s "you learn you were Darth Revan, the one who started the war and was ultimately the only person in the Universe who knew in the first place").
The battles were impressive on an epic scale, especially late-game. The ending(s) satisfying on many levels. The characters were different and well acted. It was a perfect game.
Then the sequel came out. I desperately wanted it and mum gave it to me for my tenth birthday. I couldn't be happier! I even got the day off school and I played it from the moment I woke to the moment I went to sleep (I do not recommend this with any game, I felt pretty physically sick by the end of it).
I also never finished it. For weeks I played it and I loved it and told myself it was better than the first. I mean. . . look how much better it looks! The cloaks flap in the wind now. Also. . . Um. . . that was it. I just didn't like it. I didn't *dislike* it by any means, it just felt unfocussed. As a ten year old, I could tell it was unfinished. There was no clear antagonist, I was two planets in and I hadn't even *seen* a lightsaber. This old lady chastises me for every move I do, "*What a terrible way to reward your player's choices,*" I remember thinking, "*It just makes me not know what to choose.*"
I eventually got to Nar Shaddaa, got stuck, and quickly gave up when I got sick of the depressing grey environment. I never even rebuilt HK.
A few years went by and talks of Team Gizka fixing the game came and went and my interest flitted in and out.
Last year the two games were something like $3 on Steam. "*Knights of the Old Republic? Hell yeah! I'll buy it again! Oh number 2 is cheap as well? I guess. It can't hurt.*"
When I sat down to play the second after playing the first again I learned that someone had released the TSL Restoration Mod, similar to Team Gizka's attempts I sort of half kept an eye on back in 2008.
Well. What an incredible game. Yes, back when I played it was glitch filled and unfinished, but I realise the reason I didn't like it was more to do with the fact I didn't really understand. Young naïveté, I suppose.
Where before I disliked the lack of Jedi teachers and support, I now understood and appreciated that there simply *were* no Jedi to help me anymore. That I was meant to feel lost, and what Jedi that did show up now and then despise you. The lightsaber was something I had to hunt for and fully appreciate when I got it.
In *Knights I* Darth Malak was named in the opening as big baddie and head of the opposing army. We barely saw a Sith Lord antagonist most of the second game because they were cloaked in shadow, we weren't *meant* to know who they were or what was going on.
And then the big one that completely changed my view. "*Kreia told me off for doing acts of good, Kreia told me off for being cruel. What do you want, woman!?*"
This isn't your typical Star Wars game where **Light Side=Good!** and **Dark Side=Bad!**. There was only grey. Following the Jedi Code often didn't help people in the long run. Following Sith ideals doesn't necessarily mean I don't have the best interests of the Galaxy at heart.
You learn Revan may not have turned to the Dark Side because of a wish to rule, like Emperor Palpatine or Malak did, but did so in a sacrificial way in a plot that was to lead to saving the Galaxy from a comparatively *massive* threat.
Not a single one of your companions was a saint. They had all done terrible things. Things they may or may not regret. But none of them are "bad" people. [spoilers](#s "At Revan's orders you yourself committed one of the greatest atrocities in the history of the Galaxy at Malachor V; causing the destruction of a planet, the conversion to the Dark Side of thousands of Jedi, the deaths of countless more, and finally the means through which the Force itself could be destroyed")
The Sith Lords is undoubtedly one of the deepest and most mature games I've ever played. Not in the popular way where a war game keeps shouting in your face **SEE THIS? SEE THIS HORRIBLE THING YOU DID? WAR IS ACTUALLY BAD**, just as an example. Actually thought provoking questions and moral dilemmas that real people and the real world are asking and they simply don't have answers. It lets you decide what you think, and there's no wrong answer.
And that's the reason I think Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is the better of the two and, in my personal opinion, the best game ever made. Not only does it have the fun gameplay and satisfying powers of the first game, as well as being lucky enough to live under the Star Wars banner at all, but it's more and more intelligently written and morally ambiguous the deeper you go. As a child I found it confusing and uninteresting because it didn't tell me what to do, as an adult I found it engaging and smart because it let me decide for myself.
You could argue it doesn't really count because the vanilla version is far less interesting and it's only saved by a rather large mod, but since 99% of the mod's content was intended by the devs I really think it does count.
And then TOR came out and got rid of all the actual smart stuff and ruined it all, but you can find my ramblings on that elsewhere. I probably shouldn't add to the circlejerk on this subreddit.
***TL;DR:***
**First game:** 100% A+ Perfect!
**Second game:** >100% High distinction! Unbeatable!
**~~The MMO:~~** Man I wish they made a third game, pity they didn't. | Now this is a question and a half. Not one that can be answered easily! Get prepped for my essay response. I didn't mean for it to get this long. . . . sorry.
Knights of the Old Republic has officially held the spot as my favourite game for a decade. My brother bought the game back in 2003 after I raved about it because my friend owned it. I was nine at the time and I loved it.
Taris was riveting, long, challenging and fun in the way it can only be the first time you play it. Becoming a jedi and holding a lightsaber for the first time had me giddy, I sat for ten minutes just flourishing it around.
I became a powerful Jedi Consular able to kill enemies before they could get within sword distance, becoming the saviour of the Galaxy from the evil Darth Malak. The gameplay was fantastic.
The atmosphere was better. Walking around the Tattooine sand dunes and almost feeling how hot it was. Feeling completely safe and calm in Ahto City with its flowy music, then feeling terrified and uneasy ambling at a snail's pace down in the Hrakert Rift constantly checking behind me for firaxan sharks (I have a fear of deep water and what lies in it, so this was particularly difficult for me). The tense and ugly hostility of Korriban. It was all perfect.
Then there's the story. . . What can I say others haven't? Some people say as far as story goes it's pretty basic, lazy even. I disagree.
There's an awful lot of depth to it. Wars that were hinted upon where the heroes and villains earned their names. You learn that one war ended and led to a new, more devastating one and nobody knows how or why, you least of all. Ironic, because spoiler .
The battles were impressive on an epic scale, especially late-game. The ending(s) satisfying on many levels. The characters were different and well acted. It was a perfect game.
Then the sequel came out. I desperately wanted it and mum gave it to me for my tenth birthday. I couldn't be happier! I even got the day off school and I played it from the moment I woke to the moment I went to sleep (I do not recommend this with any game, I felt pretty physically sick by the end of it).
I also never finished it. For weeks I played it and I loved it and told myself it was better than the first. I mean. . . look how much better it looks! The cloaks flap in the wind now. Also. . . Um. . . that was it. I just didn't like it. I didn't dislike it by any means, it just felt unfocussed. As a ten year old, I could tell it was unfinished. There was no clear antagonist, I was two planets in and I hadn't even seen a lightsaber. This old lady chastises me for every move I do, " What a terrible way to reward your player's choices, " I remember thinking, " It just makes me not know what to choose. "
I eventually got to Nar Shaddaa, got stuck, and quickly gave up when I got sick of the depressing grey environment. I never even rebuilt HK.
A few years went by and talks of Team Gizka fixing the game came and went and my interest flitted in and out.
Last year the two games were something like $3 on Steam. " Knights of the Old Republic? Hell yeah! I'll buy it again! Oh number 2 is cheap as well? I guess. It can't hurt. "
When I sat down to play the second after playing the first again I learned that someone had released the TSL Restoration Mod, similar to Team Gizka's attempts I sort of half kept an eye on back in 2008.
Well. What an incredible game. Yes, back when I played it was glitch filled and unfinished, but I realise the reason I didn't like it was more to do with the fact I didn't really understand. Young naïveté, I suppose.
Where before I disliked the lack of Jedi teachers and support, I now understood and appreciated that there simply were no Jedi to help me anymore. That I was meant to feel lost, and what Jedi that did show up now and then despise you. The lightsaber was something I had to hunt for and fully appreciate when I got it.
In Knights I Darth Malak was named in the opening as big baddie and head of the opposing army. We barely saw a Sith Lord antagonist most of the second game because they were cloaked in shadow, we weren't meant to know who they were or what was going on.
And then the big one that completely changed my view. " Kreia told me off for doing acts of good, Kreia told me off for being cruel. What do you want, woman!? "
This isn't your typical Star Wars game where Light Side=Good! and Dark Side=Bad! . There was only grey. Following the Jedi Code often didn't help people in the long run. Following Sith ideals doesn't necessarily mean I don't have the best interests of the Galaxy at heart.
You learn Revan may not have turned to the Dark Side because of a wish to rule, like Emperor Palpatine or Malak did, but did so in a sacrificial way in a plot that was to lead to saving the Galaxy from a comparatively massive threat.
Not a single one of your companions was a saint. They had all done terrible things. Things they may or may not regret. But none of them are "bad" people. spoilers
The Sith Lords is undoubtedly one of the deepest and most mature games I've ever played. Not in the popular way where a war game keeps shouting in your face SEE THIS? SEE THIS HORRIBLE THING YOU DID? WAR IS ACTUALLY BAD , just as an example. Actually thought provoking questions and moral dilemmas that real people and the real world are asking and they simply don't have answers. It lets you decide what you think, and there's no wrong answer.
And that's the reason I think Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is the better of the two and, in my personal opinion, the best game ever made. Not only does it have the fun gameplay and satisfying powers of the first game, as well as being lucky enough to live under the Star Wars banner at all, but it's more and more intelligently written and morally ambiguous the deeper you go. As a child I found it confusing and uninteresting because it didn't tell me what to do, as an adult I found it engaging and smart because it let me decide for myself.
You could argue it doesn't really count because the vanilla version is far less interesting and it's only saved by a rather large mod, but since 99% of the mod's content was intended by the devs I really think it does count.
And then TOR came out and got rid of all the actual smart stuff and ruined it all, but you can find my ramblings on that elsewhere. I probably shouldn't add to the circlejerk on this subreddit.
TL;DR:
First game: 100% A+ Perfect!
Second game: >100% High distinction! Unbeatable!
The MMO: Man I wish they made a third game, pity they didn't.
| kotor | t5_2ssrb | chfx1n9 | Now this is a question and a half. Not one that can be answered easily! Get prepped for my essay response. I didn't mean for it to get this long. . . . sorry.
Knights of the Old Republic has officially held the spot as my favourite game for a decade. My brother bought the game back in 2003 after I raved about it because my friend owned it. I was nine at the time and I loved it.
Taris was riveting, long, challenging and fun in the way it can only be the first time you play it. Becoming a jedi and holding a lightsaber for the first time had me giddy, I sat for ten minutes just flourishing it around.
I became a powerful Jedi Consular able to kill enemies before they could get within sword distance, becoming the saviour of the Galaxy from the evil Darth Malak. The gameplay was fantastic.
The atmosphere was better. Walking around the Tattooine sand dunes and almost feeling how hot it was. Feeling completely safe and calm in Ahto City with its flowy music, then feeling terrified and uneasy ambling at a snail's pace down in the Hrakert Rift constantly checking behind me for firaxan sharks (I have a fear of deep water and what lies in it, so this was particularly difficult for me). The tense and ugly hostility of Korriban. It was all perfect.
Then there's the story. . . What can I say others haven't? Some people say as far as story goes it's pretty basic, lazy even. I disagree.
There's an awful lot of depth to it. Wars that were hinted upon where the heroes and villains earned their names. You learn that one war ended and led to a new, more devastating one and nobody knows how or why, you least of all. Ironic, because spoiler .
The battles were impressive on an epic scale, especially late-game. The ending(s) satisfying on many levels. The characters were different and well acted. It was a perfect game.
Then the sequel came out. I desperately wanted it and mum gave it to me for my tenth birthday. I couldn't be happier! I even got the day off school and I played it from the moment I woke to the moment I went to sleep (I do not recommend this with any game, I felt pretty physically sick by the end of it).
I also never finished it. For weeks I played it and I loved it and told myself it was better than the first. I mean. . . look how much better it looks! The cloaks flap in the wind now. Also. . . Um. . . that was it. I just didn't like it. I didn't dislike it by any means, it just felt unfocussed. As a ten year old, I could tell it was unfinished. There was no clear antagonist, I was two planets in and I hadn't even seen a lightsaber. This old lady chastises me for every move I do, " What a terrible way to reward your player's choices, " I remember thinking, " It just makes me not know what to choose. "
I eventually got to Nar Shaddaa, got stuck, and quickly gave up when I got sick of the depressing grey environment. I never even rebuilt HK.
A few years went by and talks of Team Gizka fixing the game came and went and my interest flitted in and out.
Last year the two games were something like $3 on Steam. " Knights of the Old Republic? Hell yeah! I'll buy it again! Oh number 2 is cheap as well? I guess. It can't hurt. "
When I sat down to play the second after playing the first again I learned that someone had released the TSL Restoration Mod, similar to Team Gizka's attempts I sort of half kept an eye on back in 2008.
Well. What an incredible game. Yes, back when I played it was glitch filled and unfinished, but I realise the reason I didn't like it was more to do with the fact I didn't really understand. Young naïveté, I suppose.
Where before I disliked the lack of Jedi teachers and support, I now understood and appreciated that there simply were no Jedi to help me anymore. That I was meant to feel lost, and what Jedi that did show up now and then despise you. The lightsaber was something I had to hunt for and fully appreciate when I got it.
In Knights I Darth Malak was named in the opening as big baddie and head of the opposing army. We barely saw a Sith Lord antagonist most of the second game because they were cloaked in shadow, we weren't meant to know who they were or what was going on.
And then the big one that completely changed my view. " Kreia told me off for doing acts of good, Kreia told me off for being cruel. What do you want, woman!? "
This isn't your typical Star Wars game where Light Side=Good! and Dark Side=Bad! . There was only grey. Following the Jedi Code often didn't help people in the long run. Following Sith ideals doesn't necessarily mean I don't have the best interests of the Galaxy at heart.
You learn Revan may not have turned to the Dark Side because of a wish to rule, like Emperor Palpatine or Malak did, but did so in a sacrificial way in a plot that was to lead to saving the Galaxy from a comparatively massive threat.
Not a single one of your companions was a saint. They had all done terrible things. Things they may or may not regret. But none of them are "bad" people. spoilers
The Sith Lords is undoubtedly one of the deepest and most mature games I've ever played. Not in the popular way where a war game keeps shouting in your face SEE THIS? SEE THIS HORRIBLE THING YOU DID? WAR IS ACTUALLY BAD , just as an example. Actually thought provoking questions and moral dilemmas that real people and the real world are asking and they simply don't have answers. It lets you decide what you think, and there's no wrong answer.
And that's the reason I think Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is the better of the two and, in my personal opinion, the best game ever made. Not only does it have the fun gameplay and satisfying powers of the first game, as well as being lucky enough to live under the Star Wars banner at all, but it's more and more intelligently written and morally ambiguous the deeper you go. As a child I found it confusing and uninteresting because it didn't tell me what to do, as an adult I found it engaging and smart because it let me decide for myself.
You could argue it doesn't really count because the vanilla version is far less interesting and it's only saved by a rather large mod, but since 99% of the mod's content was intended by the devs I really think it does count.
And then TOR came out and got rid of all the actual smart stuff and ruined it all, but you can find my ramblings on that elsewhere. I probably shouldn't add to the circlejerk on this subreddit. | First game: 100% A+ Perfect!
Second game: >100% High distinction! Unbeatable!
The MMO: Man I wish they made a third game, pity they didn't. |
Fiver1453 | No downvote. As a cyclist, this makes me cringe as an empathetic human, NOT as a cyclist. That maneuver was dumb as fuck. Cyclists don't pull that kind of shit. I cannot identify with this situation just because I ride a bike. That's because I NEVER encounter this kind of situation. We ride on roads, sometimes with traffic, not against it. Or on trails, etc, etc. This .gif was some sort of stunt junkie shit.
TL;DR: Proper cyclists don't ride perpendicular to traffic at uncontrolled intersections.
| No downvote. As a cyclist, this makes me cringe as an empathetic human, NOT as a cyclist. That maneuver was dumb as fuck. Cyclists don't pull that kind of shit. I cannot identify with this situation just because I ride a bike. That's because I NEVER encounter this kind of situation. We ride on roads, sometimes with traffic, not against it. Or on trails, etc, etc. This .gif was some sort of stunt junkie shit.
TL;DR: Proper cyclists don't ride perpendicular to traffic at uncontrolled intersections.
| behindthegifs | t5_2zm3y | chgm3ej | No downvote. As a cyclist, this makes me cringe as an empathetic human, NOT as a cyclist. That maneuver was dumb as fuck. Cyclists don't pull that kind of shit. I cannot identify with this situation just because I ride a bike. That's because I NEVER encounter this kind of situation. We ride on roads, sometimes with traffic, not against it. Or on trails, etc, etc. This .gif was some sort of stunt junkie shit. | Proper cyclists don't ride perpendicular to traffic at uncontrolled intersections. |
plaidosaur | In none of this, including the initial story and the followup, marked bills are mentioned. Isn't marked bills (as in accounted serial numbers) the sole reason why spending stolen bank money will certainly get you caught? I thought they took into account a few hundred serial numbers with every batch and that the FBI has a program that continually searches for these serial numbers marked in their DB as stolen.
Yep, did some Googling. Apparently, the onus is on the bank to record their bills. They have Bait Money on hand: a batch of non-sequential marked/recorded bills (ideally recorded before going into the truck), not to be used during normal transactions; only to be tossed in during a robbery.
TL;DR: Robbing a bank is pointless. | In none of this, including the initial story and the followup, marked bills are mentioned. Isn't marked bills (as in accounted serial numbers) the sole reason why spending stolen bank money will certainly get you caught? I thought they took into account a few hundred serial numbers with every batch and that the FBI has a program that continually searches for these serial numbers marked in their DB as stolen.
Yep, did some Googling. Apparently, the onus is on the bank to record their bills. They have Bait Money on hand: a batch of non-sequential marked/recorded bills (ideally recorded before going into the truck), not to be used during normal transactions; only to be tossed in during a robbery.
TL;DR: Robbing a bank is pointless.
| todayilearned | t5_2qqjc | chge8uy | In none of this, including the initial story and the followup, marked bills are mentioned. Isn't marked bills (as in accounted serial numbers) the sole reason why spending stolen bank money will certainly get you caught? I thought they took into account a few hundred serial numbers with every batch and that the FBI has a program that continually searches for these serial numbers marked in their DB as stolen.
Yep, did some Googling. Apparently, the onus is on the bank to record their bills. They have Bait Money on hand: a batch of non-sequential marked/recorded bills (ideally recorded before going into the truck), not to be used during normal transactions; only to be tossed in during a robbery. | Robbing a bank is pointless. |
Keegan320 | There's no such thing as "wrong". A good philosophy professor can argue to a whole classroom that there's nothing "wrong" with murdering infants. Literally, I've seen it. "wrong" is subjective and nobody will be able to convince you that dating a friend's ex is wrong.
However, dating a friend's ex can be really hurtful toward the friend, and though I've never been in a situation like this, if I ever dated a friend's ex then I would be *expecting* that friend to blacklist me. It's not that it's wrong, it's that the ex is a tender spot in the heart of your friend, and seeing you with them is definitely painful for them. so why would they want to be friends with someone so disinterested in how they feel. In that sort of situation it's obvious that the friend cares more about some bullshit puppy dog love than their friend's own feelings. Which is bullshit.
Tldr; it's not wrong to date a friend's ex, but if you date a friend's ex then it's not wrong for that friend to cut you from their life, because obviously their feelings aren't important to you. | There's no such thing as "wrong". A good philosophy professor can argue to a whole classroom that there's nothing "wrong" with murdering infants. Literally, I've seen it. "wrong" is subjective and nobody will be able to convince you that dating a friend's ex is wrong.
However, dating a friend's ex can be really hurtful toward the friend, and though I've never been in a situation like this, if I ever dated a friend's ex then I would be expecting that friend to blacklist me. It's not that it's wrong, it's that the ex is a tender spot in the heart of your friend, and seeing you with them is definitely painful for them. so why would they want to be friends with someone so disinterested in how they feel. In that sort of situation it's obvious that the friend cares more about some bullshit puppy dog love than their friend's own feelings. Which is bullshit.
Tldr; it's not wrong to date a friend's ex, but if you date a friend's ex then it's not wrong for that friend to cut you from their life, because obviously their feelings aren't important to you.
| changemyview | t5_2w2s8 | chg30ok | There's no such thing as "wrong". A good philosophy professor can argue to a whole classroom that there's nothing "wrong" with murdering infants. Literally, I've seen it. "wrong" is subjective and nobody will be able to convince you that dating a friend's ex is wrong.
However, dating a friend's ex can be really hurtful toward the friend, and though I've never been in a situation like this, if I ever dated a friend's ex then I would be expecting that friend to blacklist me. It's not that it's wrong, it's that the ex is a tender spot in the heart of your friend, and seeing you with them is definitely painful for them. so why would they want to be friends with someone so disinterested in how they feel. In that sort of situation it's obvious that the friend cares more about some bullshit puppy dog love than their friend's own feelings. Which is bullshit. | it's not wrong to date a friend's ex, but if you date a friend's ex then it's not wrong for that friend to cut you from their life, because obviously their feelings aren't important to you. |
IHaveARagingClue |
Im a little mad, last month kind of sucks, and this month makes me feel like I just got a bag full of little moisturizer samples
Im glad I got the brush
But I put on my quiz that I don't want moisturizers, face peels, face wash or any of that
And I DID want hair products, but I've never once gotten a hair product, and some I've really wanted like this months, and I've ALWAYS gotten moisturizer if it was an option.
I realize its like white people problems but I was very excited about this month and now im pretty upset.
TL;DR I WILL TRADE EVERYTHING BUT THE BRUSH! LOOKING FOR PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING BUT WHAT I HAVE! | Im a little mad, last month kind of sucks, and this month makes me feel like I just got a bag full of little moisturizer samples
Im glad I got the brush
But I put on my quiz that I don't want moisturizers, face peels, face wash or any of that
And I DID want hair products, but I've never once gotten a hair product, and some I've really wanted like this months, and I've ALWAYS gotten moisturizer if it was an option.
I realize its like white people problems but I was very excited about this month and now im pretty upset.
TL;DR I WILL TRADE EVERYTHING BUT THE BRUSH! LOOKING FOR PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING BUT WHAT I HAVE!
| BeautyBoxes | t5_2uctp | chg48eo | Im a little mad, last month kind of sucks, and this month makes me feel like I just got a bag full of little moisturizer samples
Im glad I got the brush
But I put on my quiz that I don't want moisturizers, face peels, face wash or any of that
And I DID want hair products, but I've never once gotten a hair product, and some I've really wanted like this months, and I've ALWAYS gotten moisturizer if it was an option.
I realize its like white people problems but I was very excited about this month and now im pretty upset. | I WILL TRADE EVERYTHING BUT THE BRUSH! LOOKING FOR PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING BUT WHAT I HAVE! |
42Cosmonaut | They could just allow ref to be listed on the market and require it for the majority of chem sets. That would require people to have plenty of ref to complete their "strange collector's professional killstreak australium" sets, and the easiest place to turn would be the market, where metal would be about three cents a pop.
Something like this could bring the price of metal up, but it would also bring the price of a lot of other things up with it, and it could potentially screw over the market to the point where it would be impossible to make a profit of any kind. New players getting into trading more easily, they find sites like backpack.tf, assume those prices are set in stone, and suddenly no one will buy that hat from you for 2.5 keys because the standard is 2, which was what you payed for it.
Obviously that scenario is a bit extreme, but intentionally toying with the prices of some items could result in major economic downsides, so it may be for the best that ref is tanking. The standard currency is switching over to keys, because everything comes from those keys. New hats? Unusuals? Stranges? The key is the more reliable and more usable form of currency, and maybe it's better if refined just continues tanking.
**TL;DR:** yes, *but at what cost?* | They could just allow ref to be listed on the market and require it for the majority of chem sets. That would require people to have plenty of ref to complete their "strange collector's professional killstreak australium" sets, and the easiest place to turn would be the market, where metal would be about three cents a pop.
Something like this could bring the price of metal up, but it would also bring the price of a lot of other things up with it, and it could potentially screw over the market to the point where it would be impossible to make a profit of any kind. New players getting into trading more easily, they find sites like backpack.tf, assume those prices are set in stone, and suddenly no one will buy that hat from you for 2.5 keys because the standard is 2, which was what you payed for it.
Obviously that scenario is a bit extreme, but intentionally toying with the prices of some items could result in major economic downsides, so it may be for the best that ref is tanking. The standard currency is switching over to keys, because everything comes from those keys. New hats? Unusuals? Stranges? The key is the more reliable and more usable form of currency, and maybe it's better if refined just continues tanking.
TL;DR: yes, but at what cost?
| tf2 | t5_2qka0 | chgdubr | They could just allow ref to be listed on the market and require it for the majority of chem sets. That would require people to have plenty of ref to complete their "strange collector's professional killstreak australium" sets, and the easiest place to turn would be the market, where metal would be about three cents a pop.
Something like this could bring the price of metal up, but it would also bring the price of a lot of other things up with it, and it could potentially screw over the market to the point where it would be impossible to make a profit of any kind. New players getting into trading more easily, they find sites like backpack.tf, assume those prices are set in stone, and suddenly no one will buy that hat from you for 2.5 keys because the standard is 2, which was what you payed for it.
Obviously that scenario is a bit extreme, but intentionally toying with the prices of some items could result in major economic downsides, so it may be for the best that ref is tanking. The standard currency is switching over to keys, because everything comes from those keys. New hats? Unusuals? Stranges? The key is the more reliable and more usable form of currency, and maybe it's better if refined just continues tanking. | yes, but at what cost? |
SoupyGoodness | LoL talk: Came back roughly 40 kills down at about 35 mins in in a league game and won the game at about 55 minutes around 15-20 kills down, I was yasuo top had the most gold and most damage done to champions at 80k ish damage dealt, my final score 8-21-20 ish, I was 3-21 at about 50 mins, today was a good day
Tldr: strong comeback | LoL talk: Came back roughly 40 kills down at about 35 mins in in a league game and won the game at about 55 minutes around 15-20 kills down, I was yasuo top had the most gold and most damage done to champions at 80k ish damage dealt, my final score 8-21-20 ish, I was 3-21 at about 50 mins, today was a good day
Tldr: strong comeback
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chgt1q3 | LoL talk: Came back roughly 40 kills down at about 35 mins in in a league game and won the game at about 55 minutes around 15-20 kills down, I was yasuo top had the most gold and most damage done to champions at 80k ish damage dealt, my final score 8-21-20 ish, I was 3-21 at about 50 mins, today was a good day | strong comeback |
Cemzy | I'm in the process of leveling a new character at the moment. Already having a bunch of 90s on the horde side I decided to roll an alliance character just for a change of scenery.
I'm leveling a prot warrior and so far my experience has been very negative. Being on a low pop rp server, it seems like every time I join a dungeon, I'm put in with either 1 troll or a group of completely oblivious players who think they are the best player to grace the game.
My biggest issue with the kick system is that it doesn't work when it's actually needed, but does when it's not needed. In several groups already (I'm only level 40) where, usually a hunter it seems, decides that I'm a bad tank because I can't hold threat off his pet, and decides he's going to try and wipe the group by pulling a bunch and feigning death. In these kinds of scenarios there's nothing you can do. Being in all boa's, and having my girlfriend healing in all boa's, the threat of dying myself is low, but it's annoying to the rest of the group who get hit by the collateral damage. This kind of issue needs to be dealt with.
Tl;dr. Hunters can be shit trumpets and try and wipe the whole group, and there's nothing you can do about it. I feel the qq
| I'm in the process of leveling a new character at the moment. Already having a bunch of 90s on the horde side I decided to roll an alliance character just for a change of scenery.
I'm leveling a prot warrior and so far my experience has been very negative. Being on a low pop rp server, it seems like every time I join a dungeon, I'm put in with either 1 troll or a group of completely oblivious players who think they are the best player to grace the game.
My biggest issue with the kick system is that it doesn't work when it's actually needed, but does when it's not needed. In several groups already (I'm only level 40) where, usually a hunter it seems, decides that I'm a bad tank because I can't hold threat off his pet, and decides he's going to try and wipe the group by pulling a bunch and feigning death. In these kinds of scenarios there's nothing you can do. Being in all boa's, and having my girlfriend healing in all boa's, the threat of dying myself is low, but it's annoying to the rest of the group who get hit by the collateral damage. This kind of issue needs to be dealt with.
Tl;dr. Hunters can be shit trumpets and try and wipe the whole group, and there's nothing you can do about it. I feel the qq
| wow | t5_2qio8 | chgt5iw | I'm in the process of leveling a new character at the moment. Already having a bunch of 90s on the horde side I decided to roll an alliance character just for a change of scenery.
I'm leveling a prot warrior and so far my experience has been very negative. Being on a low pop rp server, it seems like every time I join a dungeon, I'm put in with either 1 troll or a group of completely oblivious players who think they are the best player to grace the game.
My biggest issue with the kick system is that it doesn't work when it's actually needed, but does when it's not needed. In several groups already (I'm only level 40) where, usually a hunter it seems, decides that I'm a bad tank because I can't hold threat off his pet, and decides he's going to try and wipe the group by pulling a bunch and feigning death. In these kinds of scenarios there's nothing you can do. Being in all boa's, and having my girlfriend healing in all boa's, the threat of dying myself is low, but it's annoying to the rest of the group who get hit by the collateral damage. This kind of issue needs to be dealt with. | Hunters can be shit trumpets and try and wipe the whole group, and there's nothing you can do about it. I feel the qq |
yeahifuck | 3700 (pretty much the same as the 3500) was my dad's first bike, I loved it. It's why I'm a mountain biker today. Less than a year later, I had saved up enough to get a trek 820, which was the same bike, only on a steel frame (50 dollars cheaper), and that was the first bike I ever raced.
Tldr; I love that family of bikes.
Also, I hear that people like their similarly priced specialized bikes. | 3700 (pretty much the same as the 3500) was my dad's first bike, I loved it. It's why I'm a mountain biker today. Less than a year later, I had saved up enough to get a trek 820, which was the same bike, only on a steel frame (50 dollars cheaper), and that was the first bike I ever raced.
Tldr; I love that family of bikes.
Also, I hear that people like their similarly priced specialized bikes.
| mountainbiking | t5_2qjoe | cigejca | 3700 (pretty much the same as the 3500) was my dad's first bike, I loved it. It's why I'm a mountain biker today. Less than a year later, I had saved up enough to get a trek 820, which was the same bike, only on a steel frame (50 dollars cheaper), and that was the first bike I ever raced. | I love that family of bikes.
Also, I hear that people like their similarly priced specialized bikes. |
bonjobear | **Do not let him shame you** for snooping; yes you violated his trust but in the words of Dan Savage (who I know is problematic in many ways but has good things to say on this point):
> "I've looked through my boyfriend's e-mail; I assume he's looked through mine. I've scrolled through his text messages; I assume he's scrolled through mine. Expecting your partner not to snoop is like expecting your partner not to fart or fantasize about other people. It's a nice thought ... but knowing what we know about human nature—and knowing that we ourselves snoop, fart, and fantasize about other people—it's a little unrealistic.
>
> And I'm sorry, but when someone goes snooping and discovers that their partner is doing [something sketchy that they shouldn't be doing or should be sharing] hen the snooping is retroactively justified."
While your actions were a little shitty they violate a small trust, whereas his actions (or in this case words) violate a major one. Additionally, his immediate defensiveness and "storming off" makes me think he is probably full of bullshit regarding the "jerking around" and deflecting attention.
Don't fall for it. Stick to your guns and call bullshit.
**TL;DR:** Your bf is full of shit and you shouldn't feel too bad.
*edited for formatting* | Do not let him shame you for snooping; yes you violated his trust but in the words of Dan Savage (who I know is problematic in many ways but has good things to say on this point):
> "I've looked through my boyfriend's e-mail; I assume he's looked through mine. I've scrolled through his text messages; I assume he's scrolled through mine. Expecting your partner not to snoop is like expecting your partner not to fart or fantasize about other people. It's a nice thought ... but knowing what we know about human nature—and knowing that we ourselves snoop, fart, and fantasize about other people—it's a little unrealistic.
>
> And I'm sorry, but when someone goes snooping and discovers that their partner is doing [something sketchy that they shouldn't be doing or should be sharing] hen the snooping is retroactively justified."
While your actions were a little shitty they violate a small trust, whereas his actions (or in this case words) violate a major one. Additionally, his immediate defensiveness and "storming off" makes me think he is probably full of bullshit regarding the "jerking around" and deflecting attention.
Don't fall for it. Stick to your guns and call bullshit.
TL;DR: Your bf is full of shit and you shouldn't feel too bad.
edited for formatting
| TwoXChromosomes | t5_2r2jt | chgillj | Do not let him shame you for snooping; yes you violated his trust but in the words of Dan Savage (who I know is problematic in many ways but has good things to say on this point):
> "I've looked through my boyfriend's e-mail; I assume he's looked through mine. I've scrolled through his text messages; I assume he's scrolled through mine. Expecting your partner not to snoop is like expecting your partner not to fart or fantasize about other people. It's a nice thought ... but knowing what we know about human nature—and knowing that we ourselves snoop, fart, and fantasize about other people—it's a little unrealistic.
>
> And I'm sorry, but when someone goes snooping and discovers that their partner is doing [something sketchy that they shouldn't be doing or should be sharing] hen the snooping is retroactively justified."
While your actions were a little shitty they violate a small trust, whereas his actions (or in this case words) violate a major one. Additionally, his immediate defensiveness and "storming off" makes me think he is probably full of bullshit regarding the "jerking around" and deflecting attention.
Don't fall for it. Stick to your guns and call bullshit. | Your bf is full of shit and you shouldn't feel too bad.
edited for formatting |
klabberjass | Dude, as a "skinny, skinny man" myself, I can say that this episode definitely hit home as well. I've had some small flings with bigger women whom I found attractive on different levels, but never pursued because of just what Sarah Baker said in that fantastically delivered monologue. I'm just afraid of being judged on a societal level of dating women like that. Like, I feel like maybe people will think less of me for dating someone like that, even though it might make me happy. And I've thought about this for some time, and I've felt like a piece of garbage for A: missing opportunities for great relationships, and B: reinforcing the status quo that was holding me back in the first place. The statement of (and I'm not necessarily quoting verbatim here) "if I'd asked you to fuck me over a box of canned peaches, you'd say yes" hit a straight home run. If it's not a permanent thing, you can wave it off. But if you are seen "holding hands", it is seen as acknowledging that person as, I don't know, a "keeper" I guess. And then you think about what that says about you, that your status is somehow lowered by their weight. You subconsciously think you are settling in some way. I don't know, sorry if this post was rambling, this episode just really struck a chord, and brought up a lot of bad feelings and regrets I've had about past actions.
**TL;DR I've been "that guy" that Sarah Baker talks about in the closing monologue, and I've felt very bad about it afterwards** | Dude, as a "skinny, skinny man" myself, I can say that this episode definitely hit home as well. I've had some small flings with bigger women whom I found attractive on different levels, but never pursued because of just what Sarah Baker said in that fantastically delivered monologue. I'm just afraid of being judged on a societal level of dating women like that. Like, I feel like maybe people will think less of me for dating someone like that, even though it might make me happy. And I've thought about this for some time, and I've felt like a piece of garbage for A: missing opportunities for great relationships, and B: reinforcing the status quo that was holding me back in the first place. The statement of (and I'm not necessarily quoting verbatim here) "if I'd asked you to fuck me over a box of canned peaches, you'd say yes" hit a straight home run. If it's not a permanent thing, you can wave it off. But if you are seen "holding hands", it is seen as acknowledging that person as, I don't know, a "keeper" I guess. And then you think about what that says about you, that your status is somehow lowered by their weight. You subconsciously think you are settling in some way. I don't know, sorry if this post was rambling, this episode just really struck a chord, and brought up a lot of bad feelings and regrets I've had about past actions.
TL;DR I've been "that guy" that Sarah Baker talks about in the closing monologue, and I've felt very bad about it afterwards
| louie | t5_2s3kb | chglxzt | Dude, as a "skinny, skinny man" myself, I can say that this episode definitely hit home as well. I've had some small flings with bigger women whom I found attractive on different levels, but never pursued because of just what Sarah Baker said in that fantastically delivered monologue. I'm just afraid of being judged on a societal level of dating women like that. Like, I feel like maybe people will think less of me for dating someone like that, even though it might make me happy. And I've thought about this for some time, and I've felt like a piece of garbage for A: missing opportunities for great relationships, and B: reinforcing the status quo that was holding me back in the first place. The statement of (and I'm not necessarily quoting verbatim here) "if I'd asked you to fuck me over a box of canned peaches, you'd say yes" hit a straight home run. If it's not a permanent thing, you can wave it off. But if you are seen "holding hands", it is seen as acknowledging that person as, I don't know, a "keeper" I guess. And then you think about what that says about you, that your status is somehow lowered by their weight. You subconsciously think you are settling in some way. I don't know, sorry if this post was rambling, this episode just really struck a chord, and brought up a lot of bad feelings and regrets I've had about past actions. | I've been "that guy" that Sarah Baker talks about in the closing monologue, and I've felt very bad about it afterwards |
tmbcake13 | She's not shaming him for what he finds attractive. I see a lot of responses saying "she could just lose the weight", and yeah, she could, but that's not relevant to the point that's being made. She's not saying "why don't you like me because I'm fat", or "why aren't men attracted to fat women", she's saying quite the opposite - she even makes the point about being fucked by people, and how for any woman it's not hard to get laid - it's not about attraction, it's about the social stigma of "dating" a fat girl. It's also not about how she doesn't want to be fat.
It's more a commentary on society, and how fat men will often get a pass if they have a good personality, like Louis, whereas a woman with an established excellent personality, but overweight (and this actress really isn't even *that* overweight), gives men a hesitation of "not wanting to be seen as the fat girl". I'm glad you're the kind of person who wouldn't stand for someone saying "gross", but do you know how many fat guys I know who talk shit about fat girls, and then complain when they can't get with attractive women? The point wasn't "people should be attracted for fat people more often". The point wasn't even "attraction". It was the social stigma of "being with the fat chick".
Louis was clearly attracted to this girl - he holds her hand at the end, and has a lot of great laughs with her - but he was hesitant because, why, because he didn't want to have people like his buddy Jim Norton see him with the girl who was "yuck". Vanessa was super cool, had a great personality, like Louie, but she lives in a different world than an overweight man does. It's not saying "it's easy to be a fat guy". Not at all. It's just it doesn't need to relate back to that in order for empathy for the woman to come. Did you read the AV Club article, because it 's a lot better at saying what need to be said about that scene than I can.
I honestly can't wait for the DVD to come out so I can see his commentary on this scene.
TLDR: If you are attracted enough to someone to fuck them, why is it harder to hold her hand and walk down the street? Because life for fat women is different than life for fat men. This isn't about attraction. This isn't about *being* fat. It's about the stigma that comes with being a fat woman vs. being a fat man. | She's not shaming him for what he finds attractive. I see a lot of responses saying "she could just lose the weight", and yeah, she could, but that's not relevant to the point that's being made. She's not saying "why don't you like me because I'm fat", or "why aren't men attracted to fat women", she's saying quite the opposite - she even makes the point about being fucked by people, and how for any woman it's not hard to get laid - it's not about attraction, it's about the social stigma of "dating" a fat girl. It's also not about how she doesn't want to be fat.
It's more a commentary on society, and how fat men will often get a pass if they have a good personality, like Louis, whereas a woman with an established excellent personality, but overweight (and this actress really isn't even that overweight), gives men a hesitation of "not wanting to be seen as the fat girl". I'm glad you're the kind of person who wouldn't stand for someone saying "gross", but do you know how many fat guys I know who talk shit about fat girls, and then complain when they can't get with attractive women? The point wasn't "people should be attracted for fat people more often". The point wasn't even "attraction". It was the social stigma of "being with the fat chick".
Louis was clearly attracted to this girl - he holds her hand at the end, and has a lot of great laughs with her - but he was hesitant because, why, because he didn't want to have people like his buddy Jim Norton see him with the girl who was "yuck". Vanessa was super cool, had a great personality, like Louie, but she lives in a different world than an overweight man does. It's not saying "it's easy to be a fat guy". Not at all. It's just it doesn't need to relate back to that in order for empathy for the woman to come. Did you read the AV Club article, because it 's a lot better at saying what need to be said about that scene than I can.
I honestly can't wait for the DVD to come out so I can see his commentary on this scene.
TLDR: If you are attracted enough to someone to fuck them, why is it harder to hold her hand and walk down the street? Because life for fat women is different than life for fat men. This isn't about attraction. This isn't about being fat. It's about the stigma that comes with being a fat woman vs. being a fat man.
| louie | t5_2s3kb | chgum9g | She's not shaming him for what he finds attractive. I see a lot of responses saying "she could just lose the weight", and yeah, she could, but that's not relevant to the point that's being made. She's not saying "why don't you like me because I'm fat", or "why aren't men attracted to fat women", she's saying quite the opposite - she even makes the point about being fucked by people, and how for any woman it's not hard to get laid - it's not about attraction, it's about the social stigma of "dating" a fat girl. It's also not about how she doesn't want to be fat.
It's more a commentary on society, and how fat men will often get a pass if they have a good personality, like Louis, whereas a woman with an established excellent personality, but overweight (and this actress really isn't even that overweight), gives men a hesitation of "not wanting to be seen as the fat girl". I'm glad you're the kind of person who wouldn't stand for someone saying "gross", but do you know how many fat guys I know who talk shit about fat girls, and then complain when they can't get with attractive women? The point wasn't "people should be attracted for fat people more often". The point wasn't even "attraction". It was the social stigma of "being with the fat chick".
Louis was clearly attracted to this girl - he holds her hand at the end, and has a lot of great laughs with her - but he was hesitant because, why, because he didn't want to have people like his buddy Jim Norton see him with the girl who was "yuck". Vanessa was super cool, had a great personality, like Louie, but she lives in a different world than an overweight man does. It's not saying "it's easy to be a fat guy". Not at all. It's just it doesn't need to relate back to that in order for empathy for the woman to come. Did you read the AV Club article, because it 's a lot better at saying what need to be said about that scene than I can.
I honestly can't wait for the DVD to come out so I can see his commentary on this scene. | If you are attracted enough to someone to fuck them, why is it harder to hold her hand and walk down the street? Because life for fat women is different than life for fat men. This isn't about attraction. This isn't about being fat. It's about the stigma that comes with being a fat woman vs. being a fat man. |
tuffghost8191 | This one really hit close to home because I've recently been in a similar situation. I met a girl who is incredibly smart, friendly, had similar interests, etc. Basically the type of girl who I would typically be swooning over based on her qualities. Only she was pretty overweight, so I wanted to be nothing more than friends, even though this girl absolutely adored me. I've never thought of myself as shallow, but this experience really made me look in the mirror and say "wow, you're pretty fucked up". We ended up hooking up a few times, but each time I just wanted it to end as quickly as possible. I'm ashamed to admit that I felt ashamed to hook up with her in public, just like Louie with holding hands with her in public. I really felt like a shit human being, and this episode really put the cherry on top.
TL;DR had an overweight girl be really into me, and despite her having qualities I typically love in girls, I rejected her, thus realizing how shitty of a person I can be. | This one really hit close to home because I've recently been in a similar situation. I met a girl who is incredibly smart, friendly, had similar interests, etc. Basically the type of girl who I would typically be swooning over based on her qualities. Only she was pretty overweight, so I wanted to be nothing more than friends, even though this girl absolutely adored me. I've never thought of myself as shallow, but this experience really made me look in the mirror and say "wow, you're pretty fucked up". We ended up hooking up a few times, but each time I just wanted it to end as quickly as possible. I'm ashamed to admit that I felt ashamed to hook up with her in public, just like Louie with holding hands with her in public. I really felt like a shit human being, and this episode really put the cherry on top.
TL;DR had an overweight girl be really into me, and despite her having qualities I typically love in girls, I rejected her, thus realizing how shitty of a person I can be.
| louie | t5_2s3kb | chgx58y | This one really hit close to home because I've recently been in a similar situation. I met a girl who is incredibly smart, friendly, had similar interests, etc. Basically the type of girl who I would typically be swooning over based on her qualities. Only she was pretty overweight, so I wanted to be nothing more than friends, even though this girl absolutely adored me. I've never thought of myself as shallow, but this experience really made me look in the mirror and say "wow, you're pretty fucked up". We ended up hooking up a few times, but each time I just wanted it to end as quickly as possible. I'm ashamed to admit that I felt ashamed to hook up with her in public, just like Louie with holding hands with her in public. I really felt like a shit human being, and this episode really put the cherry on top. | had an overweight girl be really into me, and despite her having qualities I typically love in girls, I rejected her, thus realizing how shitty of a person I can be. |
Zethos | The first season is relatively weak but by the end of the season the show starts to improve a good amount. It kept getting better from Season 2 on wards as they start having episodes featuring a lot of other characters of the SW universe and delve more into the depth of the Clone Wars and the involved parties. I initially thought the show would be just Anakin and co. which would be fine as they are integral to the story but I was glad to find out otherwise as it would have been a much less entertaining show if I had to deal with only Anakin each season. :P
Some may not like it though as it overrides some of the previous canon of the SW universe. Most of it is fairly harmless but there are a few big reveals that don't get presented the way they deserve to be, the show was rather liberal with their portrayals in some cases. There are also a few filler, light hearted episodes that may not be for everyone.
tldr; the show starts out mediocre but improves, has its ups and downs and some things may not be for everyone but imo overall it feels like a worthwhile show by the end. | The first season is relatively weak but by the end of the season the show starts to improve a good amount. It kept getting better from Season 2 on wards as they start having episodes featuring a lot of other characters of the SW universe and delve more into the depth of the Clone Wars and the involved parties. I initially thought the show would be just Anakin and co. which would be fine as they are integral to the story but I was glad to find out otherwise as it would have been a much less entertaining show if I had to deal with only Anakin each season. :P
Some may not like it though as it overrides some of the previous canon of the SW universe. Most of it is fairly harmless but there are a few big reveals that don't get presented the way they deserve to be, the show was rather liberal with their portrayals in some cases. There are also a few filler, light hearted episodes that may not be for everyone.
tldr; the show starts out mediocre but improves, has its ups and downs and some things may not be for everyone but imo overall it feels like a worthwhile show by the end.
| AskScienceFiction | t5_2slu2 | chgyepx | The first season is relatively weak but by the end of the season the show starts to improve a good amount. It kept getting better from Season 2 on wards as they start having episodes featuring a lot of other characters of the SW universe and delve more into the depth of the Clone Wars and the involved parties. I initially thought the show would be just Anakin and co. which would be fine as they are integral to the story but I was glad to find out otherwise as it would have been a much less entertaining show if I had to deal with only Anakin each season. :P
Some may not like it though as it overrides some of the previous canon of the SW universe. Most of it is fairly harmless but there are a few big reveals that don't get presented the way they deserve to be, the show was rather liberal with their portrayals in some cases. There are also a few filler, light hearted episodes that may not be for everyone. | the show starts out mediocre but improves, has its ups and downs and some things may not be for everyone but imo overall it feels like a worthwhile show by the end. |
Supposed | >Why would you want to make that any easier?
Was looking for more of a discussion than just asking to make it easier. The main point of the wood cauldron nerf was to stop the botting of xp. Well, we successfully nerfed bots but in the same move we also made it nearly impossible to create a profit if you're a non-botting xp producer using a wood cauldron.
If you have a 200x200 wheat farm in optimal conditions (3 hours of growth) then every 3 hours you'll spend around 45 minutes to an hour farming and replanting for 40,000 wheat or 625 hay bales. It costs 143 hay bales for 8 xp bottles. In around an hour and a half or so of work at maximum efficiency you can make 34.9 xp bottles. Assuming you're up 24 hours a day 7 days a week that's 249 bottles a day or 3.4 emerald blocks, enough for 2 level 30 enchants per day. Now most people stay up for an average of 16 hours a day, which 8 or so they spend either at school or work. So if someone spends *all* of their free time farming wheat on CivCraft they can make 0.8 blocks of emerald per day at max efficiency if they completely give up their social life or anything that isn't minecraft.
Okay I'm done.
TL;DR: Wood cauldron nerf killed the non-botting farmers worse than the ones actually botting. Wood cauldron is basically useless.
| >Why would you want to make that any easier?
Was looking for more of a discussion than just asking to make it easier. The main point of the wood cauldron nerf was to stop the botting of xp. Well, we successfully nerfed bots but in the same move we also made it nearly impossible to create a profit if you're a non-botting xp producer using a wood cauldron.
If you have a 200x200 wheat farm in optimal conditions (3 hours of growth) then every 3 hours you'll spend around 45 minutes to an hour farming and replanting for 40,000 wheat or 625 hay bales. It costs 143 hay bales for 8 xp bottles. In around an hour and a half or so of work at maximum efficiency you can make 34.9 xp bottles. Assuming you're up 24 hours a day 7 days a week that's 249 bottles a day or 3.4 emerald blocks, enough for 2 level 30 enchants per day. Now most people stay up for an average of 16 hours a day, which 8 or so they spend either at school or work. So if someone spends all of their free time farming wheat on CivCraft they can make 0.8 blocks of emerald per day at max efficiency if they completely give up their social life or anything that isn't minecraft.
Okay I'm done.
TL;DR: Wood cauldron nerf killed the non-botting farmers worse than the ones actually botting. Wood cauldron is basically useless.
| Civcraft | t5_2tm1t | chguxsy | Why would you want to make that any easier?
Was looking for more of a discussion than just asking to make it easier. The main point of the wood cauldron nerf was to stop the botting of xp. Well, we successfully nerfed bots but in the same move we also made it nearly impossible to create a profit if you're a non-botting xp producer using a wood cauldron.
If you have a 200x200 wheat farm in optimal conditions (3 hours of growth) then every 3 hours you'll spend around 45 minutes to an hour farming and replanting for 40,000 wheat or 625 hay bales. It costs 143 hay bales for 8 xp bottles. In around an hour and a half or so of work at maximum efficiency you can make 34.9 xp bottles. Assuming you're up 24 hours a day 7 days a week that's 249 bottles a day or 3.4 emerald blocks, enough for 2 level 30 enchants per day. Now most people stay up for an average of 16 hours a day, which 8 or so they spend either at school or work. So if someone spends all of their free time farming wheat on CivCraft they can make 0.8 blocks of emerald per day at max efficiency if they completely give up their social life or anything that isn't minecraft.
Okay I'm done. | Wood cauldron nerf killed the non-botting farmers worse than the ones actually botting. Wood cauldron is basically useless. |
doom1215 | Ohhhh i know this, basically each company that releases a game pays microsoft/sony/nintendo to test their game and give them the seal of approval for release.
I don't know exact figures but it's somewhere like 30k+ per patch on xbox. There is a release date launched WAY before the final build is ready, people are testing and working to find more game breaking issues/see if the older ones are fixed but the companies are under severe scrutiny to not miss the release date so they have about 3 weeks (after the final build is certified gold) they can work on a patch that will fix most of the common issues/big ones (hopefully) on release day.
TL-DR: Costs a lot of money to patch games, Game Devs are stuck releasing content when it's not ready so they have to patch in fixes because of time and money constraints. | Ohhhh i know this, basically each company that releases a game pays microsoft/sony/nintendo to test their game and give them the seal of approval for release.
I don't know exact figures but it's somewhere like 30k+ per patch on xbox. There is a release date launched WAY before the final build is ready, people are testing and working to find more game breaking issues/see if the older ones are fixed but the companies are under severe scrutiny to not miss the release date so they have about 3 weeks (after the final build is certified gold) they can work on a patch that will fix most of the common issues/big ones (hopefully) on release day.
TL-DR: Costs a lot of money to patch games, Game Devs are stuck releasing content when it's not ready so they have to patch in fixes because of time and money constraints.
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | chheqw6 | Ohhhh i know this, basically each company that releases a game pays microsoft/sony/nintendo to test their game and give them the seal of approval for release.
I don't know exact figures but it's somewhere like 30k+ per patch on xbox. There is a release date launched WAY before the final build is ready, people are testing and working to find more game breaking issues/see if the older ones are fixed but the companies are under severe scrutiny to not miss the release date so they have about 3 weeks (after the final build is certified gold) they can work on a patch that will fix most of the common issues/big ones (hopefully) on release day. | Costs a lot of money to patch games, Game Devs are stuck releasing content when it's not ready so they have to patch in fixes because of time and money constraints. |
ModerateBias | /sigh
no they can't, because they are only stupid AFTER you examine the iterations to determine it IS stupid.
failing to put an opponent in checkmate are the only moves that can be discarded. mate in x moves usually involves forced check or few pieces for a reason.
most experts don't consider knights opening strong or wise, leaving only 8 "competent" moves. yet you claim 10... already we have a disconnect. knight openings are in fact, fine, and slightly favor white if you do a double knight opening, but they lead to a less "controlled" game. controlled in this case actually means less learnt... the iterations have not been studied as far. (as a side note, a double knight opening is a good way to throw off someone much better at chess than you, and in fact the only time i beat the chess monks at the colorado ren fest was by using this opening to throw off his game)
lets not forget that what appears to be an incompetent move does not rule it out being a correct move to solving a game.
TLDR- optimal is not necessarily the same thing between an unsolved game and a solved one. | /sigh
no they can't, because they are only stupid AFTER you examine the iterations to determine it IS stupid.
failing to put an opponent in checkmate are the only moves that can be discarded. mate in x moves usually involves forced check or few pieces for a reason.
most experts don't consider knights opening strong or wise, leaving only 8 "competent" moves. yet you claim 10... already we have a disconnect. knight openings are in fact, fine, and slightly favor white if you do a double knight opening, but they lead to a less "controlled" game. controlled in this case actually means less learnt... the iterations have not been studied as far. (as a side note, a double knight opening is a good way to throw off someone much better at chess than you, and in fact the only time i beat the chess monks at the colorado ren fest was by using this opening to throw off his game)
lets not forget that what appears to be an incompetent move does not rule it out being a correct move to solving a game.
TLDR- optimal is not necessarily the same thing between an unsolved game and a solved one.
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | chho0pg | sigh
no they can't, because they are only stupid AFTER you examine the iterations to determine it IS stupid.
failing to put an opponent in checkmate are the only moves that can be discarded. mate in x moves usually involves forced check or few pieces for a reason.
most experts don't consider knights opening strong or wise, leaving only 8 "competent" moves. yet you claim 10... already we have a disconnect. knight openings are in fact, fine, and slightly favor white if you do a double knight opening, but they lead to a less "controlled" game. controlled in this case actually means less learnt... the iterations have not been studied as far. (as a side note, a double knight opening is a good way to throw off someone much better at chess than you, and in fact the only time i beat the chess monks at the colorado ren fest was by using this opening to throw off his game)
lets not forget that what appears to be an incompetent move does not rule it out being a correct move to solving a game. | optimal is not necessarily the same thing between an unsolved game and a solved one. |
Vessix | Your "big business software dev" rant doesn't really answer OP's question does it? Good insight into what game companies as a whole deal with, but both CoD, other AAA games, and Nintendo games *all* have to deal with that stuff.
The TL;DR about the difference between the two is that Nintendo's games don't look as good, thus they're easier to make in a given timeframe (also that they have their own standards). Right? | Your "big business software dev" rant doesn't really answer OP's question does it? Good insight into what game companies as a whole deal with, but both CoD, other AAA games, and Nintendo games all have to deal with that stuff.
The TL;DR about the difference between the two is that Nintendo's games don't look as good, thus they're easier to make in a given timeframe (also that they have their own standards). Right?
| explainlikeimfive | t5_2sokd | chhvaip | Your "big business software dev" rant doesn't really answer OP's question does it? Good insight into what game companies as a whole deal with, but both CoD, other AAA games, and Nintendo games all have to deal with that stuff.
The | about the difference between the two is that Nintendo's games don't look as good, thus they're easier to make in a given timeframe (also that they have their own standards). Right? |
GeoffreyArnold | Yeah....it's a total red herring. The appropriate analogy isn't fat women to fat men. It's fat women to short men...but no one wants to acknowledge that because fat women don't want to see themselves like they see short men. Fat women aren't like fat men, because women don't care that much about male weight but men care a LOT about female weight. Likewise, men don't care that much about female height but women care a LOT about male height.
TLDR: They don't want to compare apples to apples, because fat women would seem less sympathetic if their "plight" was compared to short men.
| Yeah....it's a total red herring. The appropriate analogy isn't fat women to fat men. It's fat women to short men...but no one wants to acknowledge that because fat women don't want to see themselves like they see short men. Fat women aren't like fat men, because women don't care that much about male weight but men care a LOT about female weight. Likewise, men don't care that much about female height but women care a LOT about male height.
TLDR: They don't want to compare apples to apples, because fat women would seem less sympathetic if their "plight" was compared to short men.
| short | t5_2sgvi | chhhxio | Yeah....it's a total red herring. The appropriate analogy isn't fat women to fat men. It's fat women to short men...but no one wants to acknowledge that because fat women don't want to see themselves like they see short men. Fat women aren't like fat men, because women don't care that much about male weight but men care a LOT about female weight. Likewise, men don't care that much about female height but women care a LOT about male height. | They don't want to compare apples to apples, because fat women would seem less sympathetic if their "plight" was compared to short men. |
throwaway4003a | I think its not so much about the muscles but the skeletal structure underneath...
My evidence is anecdotal of course but, I dont lift (or rather, I lift stuff as a part of daily life I dont do it on purpose), yet I have had men and women tell me that I look more muscular than I am because I have "a sturdy looking chest/rib cage".
Pretty much the same with posture, I'll look like scrawny chubby if I dont keep my back straight; if I keep my back straight I look like the average reasonably fit guy.
Also simply losing weight (water weight especially) will help a lot as it will highlight bone structure.
TL;DR: Good bone structure and posture is important in attraction. | I think its not so much about the muscles but the skeletal structure underneath...
My evidence is anecdotal of course but, I dont lift (or rather, I lift stuff as a part of daily life I dont do it on purpose), yet I have had men and women tell me that I look more muscular than I am because I have "a sturdy looking chest/rib cage".
Pretty much the same with posture, I'll look like scrawny chubby if I dont keep my back straight; if I keep my back straight I look like the average reasonably fit guy.
Also simply losing weight (water weight especially) will help a lot as it will highlight bone structure.
TL;DR: Good bone structure and posture is important in attraction.
| TheRedPill | t5_2ve1u | chhm6n9 | I think its not so much about the muscles but the skeletal structure underneath...
My evidence is anecdotal of course but, I dont lift (or rather, I lift stuff as a part of daily life I dont do it on purpose), yet I have had men and women tell me that I look more muscular than I am because I have "a sturdy looking chest/rib cage".
Pretty much the same with posture, I'll look like scrawny chubby if I dont keep my back straight; if I keep my back straight I look like the average reasonably fit guy.
Also simply losing weight (water weight especially) will help a lot as it will highlight bone structure. | Good bone structure and posture is important in attraction. |
Gnarfonzo | I like how shortshowers.ca goes on and on about *how* to save water without stating one reason *why* you should do so - because most likely, there aren't any.
I live in Germany and we've experienced quite an environmental craze over the 80's and 90's. It's still considered common knowledge that saving water is always the right thing to do. Yet, nobody will be able to tell you what good has come from this.
After all, there's no water scarcity in Germany. We've got plenty of it.
Lots of rain and perfectly fine ground water levels. Sadly, storing or transporting water on a scale that's just the least bit relevant for agricultural or public supply purposes is an economical nightmare. So that's not happening either. And since there's no inherent value in drinkable water just sitting there doing nothing, we've accomplished exactly that - nothing.
'But at least you're saving money', you might say. Well, not really...
The thing is, if you're living in a first world country located in a temperate climate zone, chances are tap water comes pretty darn cheap. And most of the money you pay for it goes into maintaining the infrastructure - regardless of how much water is actually supplied. This has lead to cities raising water prices just to keep the waterworks running.
Furthermore a city's sewage system is designed to be able to move a certain 'volume' while doing so at a certain speed of flow. Less water means less volume and more 'viscosity' (I'm sorry, I didn't like that thought either...). Both result in a reduced speed of flow which means the 'matter' will remain in the sewers longer and will have more time to 'develop' (ok, enough with those silly quotation marks). This has already lead to a few olfactory disturbances during summertime which at least in one case forced the city to invest quite some money into their infrastructure just to accommodate them to the reduced water output of households.
Wow... sorry for that rant. Don't know where that came from.
Well, in terms of a source, I read it in a magazine a few months ago. [Here's]( a very similar article, unfortunately it's only in German.
TL;DR: Saving water *can* actually be a bad thing.
Edit: a word | I like how shortshowers.ca goes on and on about how to save water without stating one reason why you should do so - because most likely, there aren't any.
I live in Germany and we've experienced quite an environmental craze over the 80's and 90's. It's still considered common knowledge that saving water is always the right thing to do. Yet, nobody will be able to tell you what good has come from this.
After all, there's no water scarcity in Germany. We've got plenty of it.
Lots of rain and perfectly fine ground water levels. Sadly, storing or transporting water on a scale that's just the least bit relevant for agricultural or public supply purposes is an economical nightmare. So that's not happening either. And since there's no inherent value in drinkable water just sitting there doing nothing, we've accomplished exactly that - nothing.
'But at least you're saving money', you might say. Well, not really...
The thing is, if you're living in a first world country located in a temperate climate zone, chances are tap water comes pretty darn cheap. And most of the money you pay for it goes into maintaining the infrastructure - regardless of how much water is actually supplied. This has lead to cities raising water prices just to keep the waterworks running.
Furthermore a city's sewage system is designed to be able to move a certain 'volume' while doing so at a certain speed of flow. Less water means less volume and more 'viscosity' (I'm sorry, I didn't like that thought either...). Both result in a reduced speed of flow which means the 'matter' will remain in the sewers longer and will have more time to 'develop' (ok, enough with those silly quotation marks). This has already lead to a few olfactory disturbances during summertime which at least in one case forced the city to invest quite some money into their infrastructure just to accommodate them to the reduced water output of households.
Wow... sorry for that rant. Don't know where that came from.
Well, in terms of a source, I read it in a magazine a few months ago. [Here's]( a very similar article, unfortunately it's only in German.
TL;DR: Saving water can actually be a bad thing.
Edit: a word
| AdPorn | t5_2seqz | chhzdz0 | I like how shortshowers.ca goes on and on about how to save water without stating one reason why you should do so - because most likely, there aren't any.
I live in Germany and we've experienced quite an environmental craze over the 80's and 90's. It's still considered common knowledge that saving water is always the right thing to do. Yet, nobody will be able to tell you what good has come from this.
After all, there's no water scarcity in Germany. We've got plenty of it.
Lots of rain and perfectly fine ground water levels. Sadly, storing or transporting water on a scale that's just the least bit relevant for agricultural or public supply purposes is an economical nightmare. So that's not happening either. And since there's no inherent value in drinkable water just sitting there doing nothing, we've accomplished exactly that - nothing.
'But at least you're saving money', you might say. Well, not really...
The thing is, if you're living in a first world country located in a temperate climate zone, chances are tap water comes pretty darn cheap. And most of the money you pay for it goes into maintaining the infrastructure - regardless of how much water is actually supplied. This has lead to cities raising water prices just to keep the waterworks running.
Furthermore a city's sewage system is designed to be able to move a certain 'volume' while doing so at a certain speed of flow. Less water means less volume and more 'viscosity' (I'm sorry, I didn't like that thought either...). Both result in a reduced speed of flow which means the 'matter' will remain in the sewers longer and will have more time to 'develop' (ok, enough with those silly quotation marks). This has already lead to a few olfactory disturbances during summertime which at least in one case forced the city to invest quite some money into their infrastructure just to accommodate them to the reduced water output of households.
Wow... sorry for that rant. Don't know where that came from.
Well, in terms of a source, I read it in a magazine a few months ago. [Here's]( a very similar article, unfortunately it's only in German. | Saving water can actually be a bad thing.
Edit: a word |
thehammer159 | Here's the skinny. Titanfall throws a lot of old FPS conventions out. You're going to spend the most of the first fifty levels just *learning.*
Learning about how to use parkour, because mobility is vital to doing well in this game; wall-running is faster than running on the ground, but botching a wallrun route is going to bring you to a dead stop, usually hanging in mid-air, where enemy pilots and titans will have no issues picking you apart.
You'll learn just how different the three titans are from each other; the Stryder is incredibly fast when played well and kitted out right, but that doesn't mean that Ogres are slow.
You'll learn that you have to play around your weapon selection--if you've got a carbine, and you're inside a tight space, then a shotgun is going to beat you more often than not. And no weapon is going to beat a sniper that's already got a bead on you.
So, it's a little bit of both. The game can be more arduous than others, but it's because the sheer variety of techniques available for use have created a steeper learning curve than many new players may be expecting.
My recommendation to newer players is focus on killing grunts and specters (to get more titans sooner); focus more on staying alive than scoring kills, because each point you give to the enemy team increases their score and decreases their titan wait time; focus on understanding the dynamics between pilots and titans, because a cat will beat one mouse every time, but is helpless against three smart, well-armed mice.
TL;DR: By level 30, you'll start getting the hang of it. Once you reach Gen 2, you'll see yourself steadily improving. | Here's the skinny. Titanfall throws a lot of old FPS conventions out. You're going to spend the most of the first fifty levels just learning.
Learning about how to use parkour, because mobility is vital to doing well in this game; wall-running is faster than running on the ground, but botching a wallrun route is going to bring you to a dead stop, usually hanging in mid-air, where enemy pilots and titans will have no issues picking you apart.
You'll learn just how different the three titans are from each other; the Stryder is incredibly fast when played well and kitted out right, but that doesn't mean that Ogres are slow.
You'll learn that you have to play around your weapon selection--if you've got a carbine, and you're inside a tight space, then a shotgun is going to beat you more often than not. And no weapon is going to beat a sniper that's already got a bead on you.
So, it's a little bit of both. The game can be more arduous than others, but it's because the sheer variety of techniques available for use have created a steeper learning curve than many new players may be expecting.
My recommendation to newer players is focus on killing grunts and specters (to get more titans sooner); focus more on staying alive than scoring kills, because each point you give to the enemy team increases their score and decreases their titan wait time; focus on understanding the dynamics between pilots and titans, because a cat will beat one mouse every time, but is helpless against three smart, well-armed mice.
TL;DR: By level 30, you'll start getting the hang of it. Once you reach Gen 2, you'll see yourself steadily improving.
| titanfall | t5_2xh0g | chhvwcf | Here's the skinny. Titanfall throws a lot of old FPS conventions out. You're going to spend the most of the first fifty levels just learning.
Learning about how to use parkour, because mobility is vital to doing well in this game; wall-running is faster than running on the ground, but botching a wallrun route is going to bring you to a dead stop, usually hanging in mid-air, where enemy pilots and titans will have no issues picking you apart.
You'll learn just how different the three titans are from each other; the Stryder is incredibly fast when played well and kitted out right, but that doesn't mean that Ogres are slow.
You'll learn that you have to play around your weapon selection--if you've got a carbine, and you're inside a tight space, then a shotgun is going to beat you more often than not. And no weapon is going to beat a sniper that's already got a bead on you.
So, it's a little bit of both. The game can be more arduous than others, but it's because the sheer variety of techniques available for use have created a steeper learning curve than many new players may be expecting.
My recommendation to newer players is focus on killing grunts and specters (to get more titans sooner); focus more on staying alive than scoring kills, because each point you give to the enemy team increases their score and decreases their titan wait time; focus on understanding the dynamics between pilots and titans, because a cat will beat one mouse every time, but is helpless against three smart, well-armed mice. | By level 30, you'll start getting the hang of it. Once you reach Gen 2, you'll see yourself steadily improving. |
waterserpents | I don't feel that this observation, however valid it may strike others, contributes to my situation, so I appreciate the downvotes it has received because seeing it upsets me since it reminds me of the kind of thing my SO would say.
I believe I gave the wrong impression that I only selectively believe in certain doctrine? I don't think this is the case, I'd just like to clarify that.
I mentioned in my original post that I received a Jesuit education, with a background in theology and philosophy. I felt that this bit was relevant to mention was because the Jesuits are, in their own little Jesuit-y way, a somewhat kooky when it comes to their religious and spiritual formation. I don't speak for all Jesuit institutions, but in my school, we were encouraged to be critical of doctrine. This included the study of many religious texts, and we were always encouraged to question, question, question. If we disagreed with something, we were free to say so. Of course, we are asked why and we had to defend our stances. It was a very Socratic method style of learning, once I'm quite thankful for now that I look back.
Debates and discussions were accepted, not usually the case with anything religion-related and certainly not at an institutional level, but this led me to be the person I am today.
What I tried to say is, though I identify as a Catholic, I can acknowledge both the positive and the negative aspects of the practice of my faith and all that it entails From my experience, it's not something a lot of blind defenders of the Church can do. I can be critical or more forgiving of things like, let's say, the use of contraception or pre-marital sex, and I can acknowledge that yes, there is corruption in the Vatican or like, pedophilia in the Church is far more rampant than what society chooses to recognize. Does that make sense?
I thought it was worth mentioning at first, and consequently this comment thread worth replying to, because I just wanted to show that I wasn't the type of person to give my SO flak for his lack of religious belief. I acknowledged that his path was different, and though it was something I, admittedly, was initially uncomfortable with, I decided that I didn't want to not go out with him just for that reason. It's only when things started getting a little bit too personal for my taste, motivating me to write here, that I find myself just at a loss.
TLDR: I'm a Catholic, just trying to be smart and not a Bible thumping asshole about it.
| I don't feel that this observation, however valid it may strike others, contributes to my situation, so I appreciate the downvotes it has received because seeing it upsets me since it reminds me of the kind of thing my SO would say.
I believe I gave the wrong impression that I only selectively believe in certain doctrine? I don't think this is the case, I'd just like to clarify that.
I mentioned in my original post that I received a Jesuit education, with a background in theology and philosophy. I felt that this bit was relevant to mention was because the Jesuits are, in their own little Jesuit-y way, a somewhat kooky when it comes to their religious and spiritual formation. I don't speak for all Jesuit institutions, but in my school, we were encouraged to be critical of doctrine. This included the study of many religious texts, and we were always encouraged to question, question, question. If we disagreed with something, we were free to say so. Of course, we are asked why and we had to defend our stances. It was a very Socratic method style of learning, once I'm quite thankful for now that I look back.
Debates and discussions were accepted, not usually the case with anything religion-related and certainly not at an institutional level, but this led me to be the person I am today.
What I tried to say is, though I identify as a Catholic, I can acknowledge both the positive and the negative aspects of the practice of my faith and all that it entails From my experience, it's not something a lot of blind defenders of the Church can do. I can be critical or more forgiving of things like, let's say, the use of contraception or pre-marital sex, and I can acknowledge that yes, there is corruption in the Vatican or like, pedophilia in the Church is far more rampant than what society chooses to recognize. Does that make sense?
I thought it was worth mentioning at first, and consequently this comment thread worth replying to, because I just wanted to show that I wasn't the type of person to give my SO flak for his lack of religious belief. I acknowledged that his path was different, and though it was something I, admittedly, was initially uncomfortable with, I decided that I didn't want to not go out with him just for that reason. It's only when things started getting a little bit too personal for my taste, motivating me to write here, that I find myself just at a loss.
TLDR: I'm a Catholic, just trying to be smart and not a Bible thumping asshole about it.
| relationships | t5_2qjvn | chi471n | I don't feel that this observation, however valid it may strike others, contributes to my situation, so I appreciate the downvotes it has received because seeing it upsets me since it reminds me of the kind of thing my SO would say.
I believe I gave the wrong impression that I only selectively believe in certain doctrine? I don't think this is the case, I'd just like to clarify that.
I mentioned in my original post that I received a Jesuit education, with a background in theology and philosophy. I felt that this bit was relevant to mention was because the Jesuits are, in their own little Jesuit-y way, a somewhat kooky when it comes to their religious and spiritual formation. I don't speak for all Jesuit institutions, but in my school, we were encouraged to be critical of doctrine. This included the study of many religious texts, and we were always encouraged to question, question, question. If we disagreed with something, we were free to say so. Of course, we are asked why and we had to defend our stances. It was a very Socratic method style of learning, once I'm quite thankful for now that I look back.
Debates and discussions were accepted, not usually the case with anything religion-related and certainly not at an institutional level, but this led me to be the person I am today.
What I tried to say is, though I identify as a Catholic, I can acknowledge both the positive and the negative aspects of the practice of my faith and all that it entails From my experience, it's not something a lot of blind defenders of the Church can do. I can be critical or more forgiving of things like, let's say, the use of contraception or pre-marital sex, and I can acknowledge that yes, there is corruption in the Vatican or like, pedophilia in the Church is far more rampant than what society chooses to recognize. Does that make sense?
I thought it was worth mentioning at first, and consequently this comment thread worth replying to, because I just wanted to show that I wasn't the type of person to give my SO flak for his lack of religious belief. I acknowledged that his path was different, and though it was something I, admittedly, was initially uncomfortable with, I decided that I didn't want to not go out with him just for that reason. It's only when things started getting a little bit too personal for my taste, motivating me to write here, that I find myself just at a loss. | I'm a Catholic, just trying to be smart and not a Bible thumping asshole about it. |
Pshy | This is lame and silly from thorin and monte
this is a huge rule in the internet and life to: YOU CANT FORCE PEOPLE TO DO THINGS
you cant force people to watch you show in you website and crying about "muh watch in my website or we done with the show" is so lame
Theres a clear problem with a easy solution just upload the video after the stream and dont make people wait you cant force everyone to not upload mirror videos of you content huge companys in usa cant stop piracy why u thing a few twitts will stop it?
also the threat of "we gonna stop the show" is stupid we live fine before the show im pretty sure we can keep living without it pls stop thinking you show is a great thing for esports and the world because is not i just a great show but nothing else than that you cant be like "im pretty sure people gonna be crazy and mad and they gonna suicide because we stop the show"
This is basic shit you dont need to be super smart to understand the issue making people to do mirror videos.
The ongamers guys should disable twitter for thorin and monte because their mouths are their own worst enemies (or keyboards)
TL;DR: Fix issues by uploading you shit asap or just record it without stream and release it as video only or just stop the show and stop making drama is stupid
btw last episode quality was so shit i was like "i have 240p on?" i check and was hig quality WTF is that kind of shit you putting out there
Sorry for my bad english not my mother leng | This is lame and silly from thorin and monte
this is a huge rule in the internet and life to: YOU CANT FORCE PEOPLE TO DO THINGS
you cant force people to watch you show in you website and crying about "muh watch in my website or we done with the show" is so lame
Theres a clear problem with a easy solution just upload the video after the stream and dont make people wait you cant force everyone to not upload mirror videos of you content huge companys in usa cant stop piracy why u thing a few twitts will stop it?
also the threat of "we gonna stop the show" is stupid we live fine before the show im pretty sure we can keep living without it pls stop thinking you show is a great thing for esports and the world because is not i just a great show but nothing else than that you cant be like "im pretty sure people gonna be crazy and mad and they gonna suicide because we stop the show"
This is basic shit you dont need to be super smart to understand the issue making people to do mirror videos.
The ongamers guys should disable twitter for thorin and monte because their mouths are their own worst enemies (or keyboards)
TL;DR: Fix issues by uploading you shit asap or just record it without stream and release it as video only or just stop the show and stop making drama is stupid
btw last episode quality was so shit i was like "i have 240p on?" i check and was hig quality WTF is that kind of shit you putting out there
Sorry for my bad english not my mother leng
| leagueoflegends | t5_2rfxx | chien0v | This is lame and silly from thorin and monte
this is a huge rule in the internet and life to: YOU CANT FORCE PEOPLE TO DO THINGS
you cant force people to watch you show in you website and crying about "muh watch in my website or we done with the show" is so lame
Theres a clear problem with a easy solution just upload the video after the stream and dont make people wait you cant force everyone to not upload mirror videos of you content huge companys in usa cant stop piracy why u thing a few twitts will stop it?
also the threat of "we gonna stop the show" is stupid we live fine before the show im pretty sure we can keep living without it pls stop thinking you show is a great thing for esports and the world because is not i just a great show but nothing else than that you cant be like "im pretty sure people gonna be crazy and mad and they gonna suicide because we stop the show"
This is basic shit you dont need to be super smart to understand the issue making people to do mirror videos.
The ongamers guys should disable twitter for thorin and monte because their mouths are their own worst enemies (or keyboards) | Fix issues by uploading you shit asap or just record it without stream and release it as video only or just stop the show and stop making drama is stupid
btw last episode quality was so shit i was like "i have 240p on?" i check and was hig quality WTF is that kind of shit you putting out there
Sorry for my bad english not my mother leng |
rtmoose | because in THOSE games switching to 3pv gave you info that you dont get in your HUD
when you have far more accurate info in your HUD you dont NEED to switch..
TL;DR: learning to utilize the tools they give us will be far better than the tired old view switching that was NECESSITATED by a lack of any other option | because in THOSE games switching to 3pv gave you info that you dont get in your HUD
when you have far more accurate info in your HUD you dont NEED to switch..
TL;DR: learning to utilize the tools they give us will be far better than the tired old view switching that was NECESSITATED by a lack of any other option
| starcitizen | t5_2v94d | chicmh3 | because in THOSE games switching to 3pv gave you info that you dont get in your HUD
when you have far more accurate info in your HUD you dont NEED to switch.. | learning to utilize the tools they give us will be far better than the tired old view switching that was NECESSITATED by a lack of any other option |
DJFlabberGhastly | The mind is a funny thing. You imagine yourself doing something, and little by little you'll make it a reality. 3d design class. Day one I stroll in late, cause *classic DJFlabberGhastly,* and spots are scarce. I post up any old spot, but this dame in the corner catches my eye. I think the first thing might have been her *insane boobs.* She was pretty quiet, and I thought it was cause she was cool as fuck. Like, too cool for school, I was sort of intimidated. You always know what I'm thinking cause I run my mouth. Those quiet chicks keep ya guessing. She had this like, idek, "icy" vibe, if that makes sense. She reminded me of a wolf or something. I make sure I'm early to class the next day.
I love that humans are so predictable in certain ways; typically they'll sit in the same spot all semester if given the chance. It's comforting or something, one variable they can always keep the same. Idk, psychology. But I digress. Little by little I chat her up, play it so fucking casual. Eventually get her number, who can remember how? Probably so I could ask her about class shit. Another strategy I used a lot for college was always find a mom friend. Someone to ask me if I finished my assignment the night before it's due.
One day I ask what she's doing one weekend, she's going back to the cities. Now I'm going back to the cities too, and ask if I could throw her bills for a ride. I talk her ear off. I talk a bunch, and I act the same if I've known you 5 years or 5 minutes. Turns out she's just a quiet, fairly shy girl. Doesn't think she's too cool, but rather she used to be more awkward. I'm thinking she has "ugly duckling, beautiful swan" syndrome, meaning she wasn't the most popular in high school but now she's super cool and didn't know it. Doesn't fully realize how much she has going on. *Jackpot,* I think. Later I learn she thought I was a nutter at the time. Now she just *knows* I'm a nutter.
On the return trip, I think I was less talkative, but I probably wasn't. All I really remember is when we were pulling into a gas station and *got fucking t-boned on my side of the car.* I annoyed her so much *she tried to fucking kill me!* D: Window broke, door was jammed up, no one seriously hurt. I had some broken glass cut me up a bit, but it wasn't major. She calls her parents. *Turns out they're at the casino in the town we were getting gas at.* I look back on it as the best worst first date ever. I talk her ears off. She tries to kill me and make it look like an accident. I meet her parents *five minutes later.* Her parents joked about me being her secret boyfriend. Several weeks later, I became her boyfriend.
Two years later we're still happily together.
**TL;DR** Talked her ears off. She crashes car to shut me up. Met her parents minutes later. Still dating 2 years later. | The mind is a funny thing. You imagine yourself doing something, and little by little you'll make it a reality. 3d design class. Day one I stroll in late, cause classic DJFlabberGhastly, and spots are scarce. I post up any old spot, but this dame in the corner catches my eye. I think the first thing might have been her insane boobs. She was pretty quiet, and I thought it was cause she was cool as fuck. Like, too cool for school, I was sort of intimidated. You always know what I'm thinking cause I run my mouth. Those quiet chicks keep ya guessing. She had this like, idek, "icy" vibe, if that makes sense. She reminded me of a wolf or something. I make sure I'm early to class the next day.
I love that humans are so predictable in certain ways; typically they'll sit in the same spot all semester if given the chance. It's comforting or something, one variable they can always keep the same. Idk, psychology. But I digress. Little by little I chat her up, play it so fucking casual. Eventually get her number, who can remember how? Probably so I could ask her about class shit. Another strategy I used a lot for college was always find a mom friend. Someone to ask me if I finished my assignment the night before it's due.
One day I ask what she's doing one weekend, she's going back to the cities. Now I'm going back to the cities too, and ask if I could throw her bills for a ride. I talk her ear off. I talk a bunch, and I act the same if I've known you 5 years or 5 minutes. Turns out she's just a quiet, fairly shy girl. Doesn't think she's too cool, but rather she used to be more awkward. I'm thinking she has "ugly duckling, beautiful swan" syndrome, meaning she wasn't the most popular in high school but now she's super cool and didn't know it. Doesn't fully realize how much she has going on. Jackpot, I think. Later I learn she thought I was a nutter at the time. Now she just knows I'm a nutter.
On the return trip, I think I was less talkative, but I probably wasn't. All I really remember is when we were pulling into a gas station and got fucking t-boned on my side of the car. I annoyed her so much she tried to fucking kill me! D: Window broke, door was jammed up, no one seriously hurt. I had some broken glass cut me up a bit, but it wasn't major. She calls her parents. Turns out they're at the casino in the town we were getting gas at. I look back on it as the best worst first date ever. I talk her ears off. She tries to kill me and make it look like an accident. I meet her parents five minutes later. Her parents joked about me being her secret boyfriend. Several weeks later, I became her boyfriend.
Two years later we're still happily together.
TL;DR Talked her ears off. She crashes car to shut me up. Met her parents minutes later. Still dating 2 years later.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chicym3 | The mind is a funny thing. You imagine yourself doing something, and little by little you'll make it a reality. 3d design class. Day one I stroll in late, cause classic DJFlabberGhastly, and spots are scarce. I post up any old spot, but this dame in the corner catches my eye. I think the first thing might have been her insane boobs. She was pretty quiet, and I thought it was cause she was cool as fuck. Like, too cool for school, I was sort of intimidated. You always know what I'm thinking cause I run my mouth. Those quiet chicks keep ya guessing. She had this like, idek, "icy" vibe, if that makes sense. She reminded me of a wolf or something. I make sure I'm early to class the next day.
I love that humans are so predictable in certain ways; typically they'll sit in the same spot all semester if given the chance. It's comforting or something, one variable they can always keep the same. Idk, psychology. But I digress. Little by little I chat her up, play it so fucking casual. Eventually get her number, who can remember how? Probably so I could ask her about class shit. Another strategy I used a lot for college was always find a mom friend. Someone to ask me if I finished my assignment the night before it's due.
One day I ask what she's doing one weekend, she's going back to the cities. Now I'm going back to the cities too, and ask if I could throw her bills for a ride. I talk her ear off. I talk a bunch, and I act the same if I've known you 5 years or 5 minutes. Turns out she's just a quiet, fairly shy girl. Doesn't think she's too cool, but rather she used to be more awkward. I'm thinking she has "ugly duckling, beautiful swan" syndrome, meaning she wasn't the most popular in high school but now she's super cool and didn't know it. Doesn't fully realize how much she has going on. Jackpot, I think. Later I learn she thought I was a nutter at the time. Now she just knows I'm a nutter.
On the return trip, I think I was less talkative, but I probably wasn't. All I really remember is when we were pulling into a gas station and got fucking t-boned on my side of the car. I annoyed her so much she tried to fucking kill me! D: Window broke, door was jammed up, no one seriously hurt. I had some broken glass cut me up a bit, but it wasn't major. She calls her parents. Turns out they're at the casino in the town we were getting gas at. I look back on it as the best worst first date ever. I talk her ears off. She tries to kill me and make it look like an accident. I meet her parents five minutes later. Her parents joked about me being her secret boyfriend. Several weeks later, I became her boyfriend.
Two years later we're still happily together. | Talked her ears off. She crashes car to shut me up. Met her parents minutes later. Still dating 2 years later. |
Kvothe-kingkiller | I met her when she was dating a high school friend. They lasted four years then they broke up, it was a rough time for my mate.
Three years after that, the three of us are living in different cities, and I haven't spoken to her since the breakup. I am road tripping to her city and send her a Facebook message saying we should catch up.
We go out to a club, drink, dance and generally have an awesome time. She comes back to my hotel and we make out in my bed, and hook up again the next day. I go home, we get to talking and messaging all the time. I fly back to visit her, and then the night came where I fell in love.
We went to dinner, and decide to walk home from there. It's the middle of winter and we're walking through the city together and talking. I have to leave the next day so we say up talking until 5am... I have this memory of her sitting on the busted up couch outside her share house, cigarette in one hand, bottle of wine in the other, reciting Shakespeare with her legs resting on mine...
It's been a year, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna propose to her.
TL;dr wine, cigarettes, Shakespeare, marry me. | I met her when she was dating a high school friend. They lasted four years then they broke up, it was a rough time for my mate.
Three years after that, the three of us are living in different cities, and I haven't spoken to her since the breakup. I am road tripping to her city and send her a Facebook message saying we should catch up.
We go out to a club, drink, dance and generally have an awesome time. She comes back to my hotel and we make out in my bed, and hook up again the next day. I go home, we get to talking and messaging all the time. I fly back to visit her, and then the night came where I fell in love.
We went to dinner, and decide to walk home from there. It's the middle of winter and we're walking through the city together and talking. I have to leave the next day so we say up talking until 5am... I have this memory of her sitting on the busted up couch outside her share house, cigarette in one hand, bottle of wine in the other, reciting Shakespeare with her legs resting on mine...
It's been a year, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna propose to her.
TL;dr wine, cigarettes, Shakespeare, marry me.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chiim4d | I met her when she was dating a high school friend. They lasted four years then they broke up, it was a rough time for my mate.
Three years after that, the three of us are living in different cities, and I haven't spoken to her since the breakup. I am road tripping to her city and send her a Facebook message saying we should catch up.
We go out to a club, drink, dance and generally have an awesome time. She comes back to my hotel and we make out in my bed, and hook up again the next day. I go home, we get to talking and messaging all the time. I fly back to visit her, and then the night came where I fell in love.
We went to dinner, and decide to walk home from there. It's the middle of winter and we're walking through the city together and talking. I have to leave the next day so we say up talking until 5am... I have this memory of her sitting on the busted up couch outside her share house, cigarette in one hand, bottle of wine in the other, reciting Shakespeare with her legs resting on mine...
It's been a year, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna propose to her. | wine, cigarettes, Shakespeare, marry me. |
k0bayashi | I opened this thread thinking "oh here's my chance to say something all serious and not sarcastic on Reddit." In reality though, I don't volunteer but should. When I was 16 I went to Africa because that's where all the poor and needy are located, and if us (insert 1st world nationality here) don't go help no one will. I had never volunteered anywhere in my hometown before, and really only a handful of times since. So instead of making a suggestion that sounds good...I'm going to listen and actually volunteer.
**TL;DR** Less talk more action | I opened this thread thinking "oh here's my chance to say something all serious and not sarcastic on Reddit." In reality though, I don't volunteer but should. When I was 16 I went to Africa because that's where all the poor and needy are located, and if us (insert 1st world nationality here) don't go help no one will. I had never volunteered anywhere in my hometown before, and really only a handful of times since. So instead of making a suggestion that sounds good...I'm going to listen and actually volunteer.
TL;DR Less talk more action
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chicgn3 | I opened this thread thinking "oh here's my chance to say something all serious and not sarcastic on Reddit." In reality though, I don't volunteer but should. When I was 16 I went to Africa because that's where all the poor and needy are located, and if us (insert 1st world nationality here) don't go help no one will. I had never volunteered anywhere in my hometown before, and really only a handful of times since. So instead of making a suggestion that sounds good...I'm going to listen and actually volunteer. | Less talk more action |
johnnyc91 | My girlfriend bought me it for my birthday.
I thought it was a good concept it was just quite slow on my laptop.
The matches seemed to take quite a long time. I can't imagine how long it would take to get through a weekend.
Due to my laptop being quite slow, scrolling around the world was very slow and I felt like I couldn't get the full enjoyment out of it as training or a night out was over by the time I had dragged a few people to a couple of places.
Other people may have found it better than I did with their computers.
TL;DR Great concept but not too enjoyable due to the speed of my laptop. | My girlfriend bought me it for my birthday.
I thought it was a good concept it was just quite slow on my laptop.
The matches seemed to take quite a long time. I can't imagine how long it would take to get through a weekend.
Due to my laptop being quite slow, scrolling around the world was very slow and I felt like I couldn't get the full enjoyment out of it as training or a night out was over by the time I had dragged a few people to a couple of places.
Other people may have found it better than I did with their computers.
TL;DR Great concept but not too enjoyable due to the speed of my laptop.
| footballmanagergames | t5_2s0w5 | chigdbs | My girlfriend bought me it for my birthday.
I thought it was a good concept it was just quite slow on my laptop.
The matches seemed to take quite a long time. I can't imagine how long it would take to get through a weekend.
Due to my laptop being quite slow, scrolling around the world was very slow and I felt like I couldn't get the full enjoyment out of it as training or a night out was over by the time I had dragged a few people to a couple of places.
Other people may have found it better than I did with their computers. | Great concept but not too enjoyable due to the speed of my laptop. |
xrareformx | ER vet tech here. I have two pitbulls and I live in Denver. They are also both registered as Service Dogs (I have a brain swelling that can cause issues so I have them for reasons). Both are rescued, I use both at work as blood donors, and they are awesome dogs. Across the board at all vet clinics I have ever worked at, pits are our favorite to see come in. They really are *just dogs*. There are a lot of uneducated people that own them and that causes a huge issue. Also 98% of all dog attacks are by intact (unfixed) dogs. So, spay/neuter does a lot to help.
Mandatory registration with the county (as Denver does now) helps, as they charge more for an intact dog to be registered (although I think the fee should be a lot higher than what it is). Just takes educating people on what these dogs need, and that's across the board with ALL breeds. Bite prevention needs to be addressed with every breed to make a difference.
tl;dr: [look out for viciousness that is the violent pitbull](
edit: [first time they met my friends pitbull in a car, three pits meeting for the first time bloodshed, right?]( | ER vet tech here. I have two pitbulls and I live in Denver. They are also both registered as Service Dogs (I have a brain swelling that can cause issues so I have them for reasons). Both are rescued, I use both at work as blood donors, and they are awesome dogs. Across the board at all vet clinics I have ever worked at, pits are our favorite to see come in. They really are just dogs . There are a lot of uneducated people that own them and that causes a huge issue. Also 98% of all dog attacks are by intact (unfixed) dogs. So, spay/neuter does a lot to help.
Mandatory registration with the county (as Denver does now) helps, as they charge more for an intact dog to be registered (although I think the fee should be a lot higher than what it is). Just takes educating people on what these dogs need, and that's across the board with ALL breeds. Bite prevention needs to be addressed with every breed to make a difference.
tl;dr: [look out for viciousness that is the violent pitbull](
edit: [first time they met my friends pitbull in a car, three pits meeting for the first time bloodshed, right?](
| Denver | t5_2qn3i | chithb2 | ER vet tech here. I have two pitbulls and I live in Denver. They are also both registered as Service Dogs (I have a brain swelling that can cause issues so I have them for reasons). Both are rescued, I use both at work as blood donors, and they are awesome dogs. Across the board at all vet clinics I have ever worked at, pits are our favorite to see come in. They really are just dogs . There are a lot of uneducated people that own them and that causes a huge issue. Also 98% of all dog attacks are by intact (unfixed) dogs. So, spay/neuter does a lot to help.
Mandatory registration with the county (as Denver does now) helps, as they charge more for an intact dog to be registered (although I think the fee should be a lot higher than what it is). Just takes educating people on what these dogs need, and that's across the board with ALL breeds. Bite prevention needs to be addressed with every breed to make a difference. | look out for viciousness that is the violent pitbull](
edit: [first time they met my friends pitbull in a car, three pits meeting for the first time bloodshed, right?]( |
RomulanBacon | I was about 10 and in my backyard. It was one of those hot summer nights, with the temperature just barely under 100. My backyard was connected to a desert, so we always had lizards or something in our yard.
I heard a rustle in the shrubs, as I looked over I caught a glimpse of what I think was a tail. I grabbed a flashlight and shined it on the shrub, and all I saw was one single, glowing eye looking at me. Shaped like the Eye of Sauron and as red as Jake from state farms shirt. As I took a step forward to get a better look a breeze picked up one of my magazines I was reading and threw it to the ground, I turned in reaction to see. By the time I turned back whatever was there has jumped the fence.
*TL;DR* It was my penis. | I was about 10 and in my backyard. It was one of those hot summer nights, with the temperature just barely under 100. My backyard was connected to a desert, so we always had lizards or something in our yard.
I heard a rustle in the shrubs, as I looked over I caught a glimpse of what I think was a tail. I grabbed a flashlight and shined it on the shrub, and all I saw was one single, glowing eye looking at me. Shaped like the Eye of Sauron and as red as Jake from state farms shirt. As I took a step forward to get a better look a breeze picked up one of my magazines I was reading and threw it to the ground, I turned in reaction to see. By the time I turned back whatever was there has jumped the fence.
TL;DR It was my penis.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chiy2rv | I was about 10 and in my backyard. It was one of those hot summer nights, with the temperature just barely under 100. My backyard was connected to a desert, so we always had lizards or something in our yard.
I heard a rustle in the shrubs, as I looked over I caught a glimpse of what I think was a tail. I grabbed a flashlight and shined it on the shrub, and all I saw was one single, glowing eye looking at me. Shaped like the Eye of Sauron and as red as Jake from state farms shirt. As I took a step forward to get a better look a breeze picked up one of my magazines I was reading and threw it to the ground, I turned in reaction to see. By the time I turned back whatever was there has jumped the fence. | It was my penis. |
HSMeans | When I was 13 I had a beagle that liked being outdoors, but at the time my family kept her on a leash. She would try to attack any animal that got close to her, but she just couldn't reach.
One day in the middle of summer, I walked outside to see the dog, out of the leash somehow, and was chewing on the lifeless corpse of a rabbit. And then as most dogs do, she just casually dragged the dead rabbit over to me like she was showing off her new toy. This wasn't too scarring at first since she had killed a squirrel a few months before,
But what made me remember that day was a smaller rabbit sitting in the distance, staring at me. Like it was staring *into my soul*, as if it was plotting revenge in it's mind.
Never saw the rabbit again, but my dog stopped killing animals near our house.
**TL;DR**- Dog killed adult rabbit, possible turning a younger rabbit into a life of vigilantism. | When I was 13 I had a beagle that liked being outdoors, but at the time my family kept her on a leash. She would try to attack any animal that got close to her, but she just couldn't reach.
One day in the middle of summer, I walked outside to see the dog, out of the leash somehow, and was chewing on the lifeless corpse of a rabbit. And then as most dogs do, she just casually dragged the dead rabbit over to me like she was showing off her new toy. This wasn't too scarring at first since she had killed a squirrel a few months before,
But what made me remember that day was a smaller rabbit sitting in the distance, staring at me. Like it was staring into my soul , as if it was plotting revenge in it's mind.
Never saw the rabbit again, but my dog stopped killing animals near our house.
TL;DR - Dog killed adult rabbit, possible turning a younger rabbit into a life of vigilantism.
| AskReddit | t5_2qh1i | chiyo0g | When I was 13 I had a beagle that liked being outdoors, but at the time my family kept her on a leash. She would try to attack any animal that got close to her, but she just couldn't reach.
One day in the middle of summer, I walked outside to see the dog, out of the leash somehow, and was chewing on the lifeless corpse of a rabbit. And then as most dogs do, she just casually dragged the dead rabbit over to me like she was showing off her new toy. This wasn't too scarring at first since she had killed a squirrel a few months before,
But what made me remember that day was a smaller rabbit sitting in the distance, staring at me. Like it was staring into my soul , as if it was plotting revenge in it's mind.
Never saw the rabbit again, but my dog stopped killing animals near our house. | Dog killed adult rabbit, possible turning a younger rabbit into a life of vigilantism. |
B_Provisional | Here's another good explanation of buffers.
tl;dr Impedance and stuff. | Here's another good explanation of buffers.
tl;dr Impedance and stuff.
| guitarpedals | t5_2r0bp | chj2wmp | Here's another good explanation of buffers. | Impedance and stuff. |
la_sabotage | Unfortunately, wrong religion (along with the dreaded "desires a better alliance) is one of the hard "no" conditions when it comes to marriage. tl;dr: you're out of luck regardless of how much they like you | Unfortunately, wrong religion (along with the dreaded "desires a better alliance) is one of the hard "no" conditions when it comes to marriage. tl;dr: you're out of luck regardless of how much they like you
| CrusaderKings | t5_2tgic | chjlvo3 | Unfortunately, wrong religion (along with the dreaded "desires a better alliance) is one of the hard "no" conditions when it comes to marriage. | you're out of luck regardless of how much they like you |
Weis | The problem with the view that "the GD studio had a different vision" or "they delivered what the people want to see" is that the content on the social stream *has almost nothing to do with the ti qualifiers*. Think about it, they could literally be doing what they're doing any time of the year and it would still pull 20k viewers. I mean, I agree that it is awesome to see these hilarious mario party games, and to see all our favorite players hanging out and having fun. But shouldn't the casting be the primary purpose of the gathering? Their social stream has had around 20k, while their actual cast is only pulling barely 7k viewers. Meanwhile BTS stream is getting 30k+ (this is during playoffs for both, and stream numbers only, dotatv is probably split more evenly but the point still stands that BTS is pulling more viewers for actual casting).
Like cap said, the talent is going to waste. There are all these amazing players and personalities under one roof for a relatively short time, running 2 streams from that house. But only one of them is covering the event... the other one is being used for... mario party? Maybe they should save the play time for when there isn't any content going on. BTS house has 4 streams in the house going all at once, and even their social stream is discussing the games for the most part. Meanwhile all that content that the GD house people aren't covering while they play mario party is left to Cap to deal with, and he doesn't even get to benefit from the fun going on there.
tl;dr: Basically 20 casters/players/personalities playing mario party and running 1 cast that only has 7k viewers while Cap alone casts and organizes 3 streams with relatively little star power to draw viewers. On the other hand BTS runs 3 casts with less people in their house to work with, pulls more viewers, and even their couch stream is focused on the games. | The problem with the view that "the GD studio had a different vision" or "they delivered what the people want to see" is that the content on the social stream has almost nothing to do with the ti qualifiers . Think about it, they could literally be doing what they're doing any time of the year and it would still pull 20k viewers. I mean, I agree that it is awesome to see these hilarious mario party games, and to see all our favorite players hanging out and having fun. But shouldn't the casting be the primary purpose of the gathering? Their social stream has had around 20k, while their actual cast is only pulling barely 7k viewers. Meanwhile BTS stream is getting 30k+ (this is during playoffs for both, and stream numbers only, dotatv is probably split more evenly but the point still stands that BTS is pulling more viewers for actual casting).
Like cap said, the talent is going to waste. There are all these amazing players and personalities under one roof for a relatively short time, running 2 streams from that house. But only one of them is covering the event... the other one is being used for... mario party? Maybe they should save the play time for when there isn't any content going on. BTS house has 4 streams in the house going all at once, and even their social stream is discussing the games for the most part. Meanwhile all that content that the GD house people aren't covering while they play mario party is left to Cap to deal with, and he doesn't even get to benefit from the fun going on there.
tl;dr: Basically 20 casters/players/personalities playing mario party and running 1 cast that only has 7k viewers while Cap alone casts and organizes 3 streams with relatively little star power to draw viewers. On the other hand BTS runs 3 casts with less people in their house to work with, pulls more viewers, and even their couch stream is focused on the games.
| DotA2 | t5_2s580 | chj6uru | The problem with the view that "the GD studio had a different vision" or "they delivered what the people want to see" is that the content on the social stream has almost nothing to do with the ti qualifiers . Think about it, they could literally be doing what they're doing any time of the year and it would still pull 20k viewers. I mean, I agree that it is awesome to see these hilarious mario party games, and to see all our favorite players hanging out and having fun. But shouldn't the casting be the primary purpose of the gathering? Their social stream has had around 20k, while their actual cast is only pulling barely 7k viewers. Meanwhile BTS stream is getting 30k+ (this is during playoffs for both, and stream numbers only, dotatv is probably split more evenly but the point still stands that BTS is pulling more viewers for actual casting).
Like cap said, the talent is going to waste. There are all these amazing players and personalities under one roof for a relatively short time, running 2 streams from that house. But only one of them is covering the event... the other one is being used for... mario party? Maybe they should save the play time for when there isn't any content going on. BTS house has 4 streams in the house going all at once, and even their social stream is discussing the games for the most part. Meanwhile all that content that the GD house people aren't covering while they play mario party is left to Cap to deal with, and he doesn't even get to benefit from the fun going on there. | Basically 20 casters/players/personalities playing mario party and running 1 cast that only has 7k viewers while Cap alone casts and organizes 3 streams with relatively little star power to draw viewers. On the other hand BTS runs 3 casts with less people in their house to work with, pulls more viewers, and even their couch stream is focused on the games. |
RJ_McR | Wasn't a sea lawyer, but I recall that they
* Can't be above the neckline, below the wrist, or on the outside of the arm (unless you earn the crossed anchors of a BM)
* Can't glamorize or depict drugs/alcohol/sex/violence
* Must be on the inner arm, and able to be covered with one hand
TLDR: No facial shit, no knuckles, no sleeves. Anything else as far as location, size and content is fair game. | Wasn't a sea lawyer, but I recall that they
Can't be above the neckline, below the wrist, or on the outside of the arm (unless you earn the crossed anchors of a BM)
Can't glamorize or depict drugs/alcohol/sex/violence
Must be on the inner arm, and able to be covered with one hand
TLDR: No facial shit, no knuckles, no sleeves. Anything else as far as location, size and content is fair game.
| navy | t5_2rg06 | chj90eq | Wasn't a sea lawyer, but I recall that they
Can't be above the neckline, below the wrist, or on the outside of the arm (unless you earn the crossed anchors of a BM)
Can't glamorize or depict drugs/alcohol/sex/violence
Must be on the inner arm, and able to be covered with one hand | No facial shit, no knuckles, no sleeves. Anything else as far as location, size and content is fair game. |
molten_panda | This is exactly why I have multiple decks. Each one is on a different power level than the others. For example, my Angus Mackenzie deck is the one I bring out when people are getting too smug and picking on less powerful deck. This is my "competitive" deck which wins very consistently (about 95% of the time) and results in my opponent(s) have no fun. However, when I'm playing for fun and don't care about winning, I'll bring out my Nicol Bolas or Bruna or Gisela decks. While being powerful at times, there is a lot more variance to these decks that make them more inconsistent. Though, Gisela is my go-to deck after Angus.
TL;DR Adjust your deck/play style to the environment you play in. | This is exactly why I have multiple decks. Each one is on a different power level than the others. For example, my Angus Mackenzie deck is the one I bring out when people are getting too smug and picking on less powerful deck. This is my "competitive" deck which wins very consistently (about 95% of the time) and results in my opponent(s) have no fun. However, when I'm playing for fun and don't care about winning, I'll bring out my Nicol Bolas or Bruna or Gisela decks. While being powerful at times, there is a lot more variance to these decks that make them more inconsistent. Though, Gisela is my go-to deck after Angus.
TL;DR Adjust your deck/play style to the environment you play in.
| EDH | t5_2scee | chkqlhe | This is exactly why I have multiple decks. Each one is on a different power level than the others. For example, my Angus Mackenzie deck is the one I bring out when people are getting too smug and picking on less powerful deck. This is my "competitive" deck which wins very consistently (about 95% of the time) and results in my opponent(s) have no fun. However, when I'm playing for fun and don't care about winning, I'll bring out my Nicol Bolas or Bruna or Gisela decks. While being powerful at times, there is a lot more variance to these decks that make them more inconsistent. Though, Gisela is my go-to deck after Angus. | Adjust your deck/play style to the environment you play in. |