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I Blew my old Denon integrated amp. Any advice on how to fix it?

I have a Denon PMA-700V integrated amp. It's a mid-range amp from the mid 80's. I'm no audiophile, but I loved it. This weekend I had a party and some jackass decided to hit the loudness switch on it when it was already running at a high volume. It took about an hour for it to blow. Now it only plays music at a very low volume and very distorted. Anyone have any ideas about repairing it? I haven't opened it yet but I assume that the transistors need to be replaced. I've replaced transistors on a bass amp before, but these stereo amps seem more complex.

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Whatever happened to Junkyard Wars?

So today, Adam Savage came to my university to speak. After listening to him talk about Mythbusters and watch his compilation video of the best explosions from the show (set to the ending of the 1812 Overture, of course), I realized that the popular show Mythbusters may help popularize science and help make people curious, it still relies too heavily on large explosions and flashy "experiments" that SHOULD NOT BE TRIED AT HOME. Now I bring the question to the old show, Junkyard Wars / Scrapheap Challenge. What happened to it? What happened to shows that were about making things, engineering and human ingenuity? What's with all these flashy explosions? Before someone answers my rhetorical question, I just wanted to say that I know the answer. The show got canceled in the US after the 7th season (Junkyard Megawars 2) because the production costs were too high. I was 16 at the time. There was something special about that show. Something that I believe popular shows like Mythbusters completely neglect. The ability to make things, instead of destructively testing them. The kind of frantic creativity that was characteristic of this country from the Cold War. Not saying we need a political/military stalemate to get our science on, but seriously, just look at the situation in colleges today. America isn't producing nearly enough engineers. Junkyard Wars helped inspire a few of the engineers I find myself working with today. However, the majority of the engineers I find in my classes have not even heard of the show. They are boring, uninspired and do not realize that engineering can be a fun, productive endeavor. They do not appreciate the beauty of making things with your own hands. They like their books and their equations. Sure, I like my academic life too, but inside my heart I still harbor this one little dream. The same dream I had when I was 14 - that a show like Junkyard Wars might come to being, and I'll finally be old enough to apply.

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IAE able to pop their ears without chewing gum, yawning, or even opening their jaw at all?

When my ears pop from flying or driving through high altitude areas, I'm able to fix them by just controlling the muscles that specifically pop the ears. I didn't think it was a big deal, but nobody else I know can do it. (It is a little frustrating though. I think I do it so much that they pop in and out really often.) Does anyone else have this ability?

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Reddit, tomorrow my friend is having a swim meet. I need sign ideas.

Clever, water based ideas would be key. These will go on a few poster board sized signs to be held up at said swim meet.

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Any advice for a web dev student thrust into a freelance internship?

I'm just starting my second semester in a web development program at a local technical college. Immediately after the first semester concluded, I was offered an internship via one of my professors. It's a NPO that has been around for almost two decades and their website, obviously, has a lot of content built up already; most of the recent content is dynamically driven, but the older articles are static and using templates. The job is to convert all the content to WordPress and create an entirely custom theme to display various types of articles and news from each of their chapters. Of course, afterwards, I’m to provide training and technical support for a period of time. It was estimated (by my professor) the whole ordeal would take about eight months and they offered me next to nothing. I would make over twice as much continuing to work at my minimum-wage job. I countered for twice as much, assuming they wouldn’t be able to afford it and was okay with that. I didn’t feel like it would be a pleasant experience considering their offer. But they came back and said they could afford about that much, so I accepted and took time off my previous job to do it. I’m sorely regretting it now. Considering I have no experience with the business aspect and freelance is hard and terrifying for even seasoned web developers, I expected I’d be getting some direction and heavy guidance from my professor. Not so. He offers very little until I do something the wrong way. If I contact him with questions, I usually get patronizing and semi-rude responses. It’s also worth noting he was the previous (and volunteer) developer for the organization and seems to be pretty close to the client. I’m feeling extremely discouraged and turned off to the whole project. My friends/family know how I’m feeling about the whole thing but I’m getting very little support. They seem to think I should just suck it up and do it for the experience, no matter how dismal it seems to be. Are they right? Will I screw myself out of further opportunities if this one doesn’t work out? If not, is it even worth it for me to try to “save” the project? At this point, I haven’t turned in a project plan yet and I doubt there will be any contract signing.

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What's the best way to initiate a FWB relationship with a friend?

For whoever has had experience with a FWB, how did it begin? For me, I have a friend that I see from time to time. We've known each other for many years, but never very closely. She's mentioned that she is attracted to me, and I sometimes get the impression that she might want to be a FWB. Obviously since I'm asking the question, I'd be interested too, but I have no idea how to approach it without coming off as a huge asshole to all our friends if I'm reading her wrong. On the other hand, I work 35 hours a week and go to school full-time, and she travels quite a bit, so an actual relationship wouldn't really work for either of us. Any advice with what should I do? Any way to go for this or should I let it pass to make sure nothing gets screwed up?

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Sherlock Holmes **SECRET SPOILER**

I was watching the new Sherlock Holmes movie (pirated) and I saw a surprise guest who was left out of the credits. Robert De Niro, he is Moriarty. Here is the proof. First tugboat captain = NOT De Niro Second tugboat captain = De Niro If you've seen the movie they never show Moriarty's face but he shows up and the right place at the right time at the end of the movie to steal something of importance. There is only one way he could of been there, if he was the tugboat captain. Robert De Niro, bam, I kick ass.

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My dad got two 22. rifles on his 10th birthday. He game them to me on my 10th birthday. These are my guns. (plus an old Sears brand 12 gauge) [PICS]

All of them Springfield Model 15, bolt action Winchester Model 06, 10-round pump J.C. Higgins Model 20-12 GA I know the rifles are really old, but I dont know how old or how much they're worth (not that I would ever sell them). Any insight you guys have would be awesome. Wikipedia says the JC Higgins was the Sears brand name and they stopped making them in 1961 and WikiAnswers says its worth about $100. And sorry about the crap digital camera I'm stuck with. edit: Also, my dad was born in 1946, just to give you an idea of their age. edit 2: Just found this page and found out the second one down is the **Standard Model 1906, Blued Frame Version of the 1906 Winchester**, manufactured around 1924. edit 3: The Springfield 15 was manfactured in the 1930s and sold for $3.19 new - this guy said he found one for $180 wikianswers. A few other sites have priced them at around $100. So it looks like these guns aren't rare or valuable by any stretch of the imagination. But, they were my first guns and the fact they were my grandfathers makes them priceless to me. Hope I can pass them on to a son one day.

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My Dad just sent me this chain email - help me think of an awesome response.

The beauty of Mathematics and the Love of God! This is TOO cool! Just the math part is good enough, the end is even better I bet you will NOT be able to read it without sending it on at least one other person! Keep scrolling it gets better. Beauty of Mathematics!!!!!!!! 1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321 1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111 123456789 x 9 + 10 = 1111111111 9 x 9 + 7 = 88 98 x 9 + 6 = 888 987 x 9 + 5 = 8888 9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888 98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888 987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888 9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888 98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888 Brilliant, Isn’t it? And look at this symmetry: 1 x 1 = 1 11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321 11111 x 11111 = 123454321 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321 1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321 11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321 111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321 Mind Boggling….. Now, take a look at this……101% From a strictly mathematical viewpoint: What equals 100% What does it mean to give MORE that 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%…… How about ACHIEVING 101%? Here’s a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions: If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 Then: H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% And K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96% But A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100% Then,look how far the Love of God will take you: L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D 12+ 15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101% Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that: While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close and Attitude will get you there, It’s the Love of God that will put you over the TOP! If you find this interesting share it with your friends and loved ones. Have a nice day and God bless you.

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Casual work for the government?

With the upcoming federal election, state election, (Vic), and the Census, I was wondering if anyone has worked as a vote-counter/stat-recorder on a casual basis? If anyone has done this, how did they get the job? Cheers.

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American Redditors: How much time per day do you spend fearing for your life?

As I live in Canada, I am very unfamiliar with guns or crime of any sort whatsoever. Violent crime (anything more than pickpocketing) is essentially eradicated in Canada. So I am interested in finding out what it's like living in a country with a dangerously high crime rate where murders/shootings/robberies are a common place occurrence. So, some questions. What is it like for you to get up in the morning? Is this why America is a car heavy culture unlike every other developed country, so that people can commute in (relative) safety? Do people walk around freely in the open there? I can't imagine not being able to visit a park and stroll around without being constantly on guard.

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I've been down again recently, and I just found myself having some pretty terrible thoughts

Hey, guys and gals. It's me again. I'm sure that you're all familiar with my story, or at least my type. I have this tendency to get depressed around the winter months (though my blue feelings seem to know no seasonal boundaries), and for the most part, I've held it off this year. Recently, though, I've noticed some terrible changes in my character. I feel lethargic all the time, and it makes me feel as though my life is pointless. I'm in this weird paradox where I want to be alive, but I don't want to suffer through the boring spots. I've also been trying to shed this whole thing where I put being in a relationship on a pedestal. It worked for a long time, but at least once every few days it comes back to haunt me. All of these things have made me incredibly nasty towards at least one of my friends, and I find that coming out and talking to my friends is as effective as talking to a brick wall. I have a feeling that it's because I've got this one track mind, and it's so difficult for me to break it. I've read a lot of different stories from this particular sub-Reddit where people are trying to get over relationships, and part of the responses is "it just takes some time." I think that I'm just realizing how long it really will take for me. I wasn't just in a relationship with my ex-girlfriend, I had a crush on her for three years, and I still think about her (though it's getting to be less frequent as days go on). I can't find a job, but at the same time I acknowledge that I certainly haven't put forth the necessary effort. I know that there are people who turn in applications every day, and I only fill out a handful of applications periodically only to be disappointed when no one calls. My dad convinced me that I had a slam-dunk over at a gas station, because the manager offered *him* a job; but when he went to check, the manager told him that they weren't hiring because they're short on hours as it is. Need less to say, I was incredibly disappointed. It hasn't been all bad being single and unemployed, though. I went back to school, and made the Dean's List last semester. I suppose it's just difficult for me to put the good things on a similar level as the bad things. The reason that I'm writing tonight is that I had fantasies about cutting myself not 45 minutes ago. It's the first time I've had such morbid thoughts in a very long time, and it convinced me that I needed to write something that someone would read and give me a decent response, and not just "Oo." tl;dr version: I'm feeling like a great pile of excrement, could someone please help?

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My friend's shop was ripped off earlier this week, reddit, help us find the bastards!

My friend has a bike shop in Portland called WTF Bikes. If you saw anything that night! Here is a link to the article:

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DAE take solace in the 'belief' that Christianity will eventually become as rare as paganism.

I believe we are relatively close to the end of Christianity and that atheism will be the next 'age'. If Christianity began 2000 years ago, I believe (albiet by no scientific judgment) that Christianity would fit nicely in a bell curve. Maybe it would be a lopsided bell, but a bell it would be. Slowly starting, gaining virtually no momentum at first, being simply written off as a silly cult in modern day culture (scientology, whoa). But then for various reasons (Tom Cruise, some disciple) it started to gain popularity and fast (steep curve). This popularity continued to rise till its peak, lets say the spanish inquisition (I dunno). And ever since then has been on a steady downcline (is that a word?). I believe now we are at the end tip of the bell. Think about a bell, it starts with a shape incline that quickly levels out. Then it slowly increase before it sharply shoots up (in popularity). The same is true with the other side of the bell. I believe that we are on the leveling out of the other side of the bell. The bell reached it's peak and took a steady decline, but now we are at the slight decline part. Christianity is slowly declining and eventually it will take a steep decline into myth. Students in the future will read the bible as we now read books such as Odysseus (not that Odysseus was an overtly religious book, just that it was an epic book that was telling of its time and thinking). And to be honest, I consider myself an overt cynic, but that is just how certain I am of this. Albeit, I might not be young enough to enjoy it myself (or alive at all), but hopefully I will have a great grandson (or daughter) that I can tell stories to, to make him feel grateful that he can go out and fuck freely any willing girl, guy or shemale (is that an offensive term, I really have no idea and apologize if it is) out there. And he will know, no matter what he does, his family will love him. note: I said him for simplicity, don't hate me.

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DAE remember the days when looking up a word involved using a dictionary?

I remember asking my dad all the time what a word means as a child, and he'd always say the dreaded, "Look it up," and hand me a dictionary. After a while, I just gave up on asking him what anything meant anymore. Now: Google.

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Local Commercial - Rons Automotive

My first local tv commercial has a talking dog, a space shuttle and laser. I shot, edited and wrote the (epic) music.

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I am a first year engineering student in Ontario, Canada. AMA

No, I don't go to Waterloo and yes, I should be studying right now. Fire away comrades!

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I can't figure out where this relationship goes from here.

She and I have been together for 3 years. It started slowly - exclusivity was "fallen into" after 4 months of dating, the L word was said at about 9 months into it, and we now have lived together for 9 months total. We have plenty of good things: we enjoy doing many of the same things, we love each other, we very rarely fight, and we tolerate each others' quirks and give each other the appropriate amount of space. However, I'm just not ecstatically happy in this relationship. I feel like I could do better in the personality department. She's not very sexy or flirtatious, and tends to get very anxious or be very competitive/aggressive. She doesn't act very feminine. The sex is ok, but not great - I get hella turned on by passionate noises, and she is too embarrassed to make any. We don't have many long or deep conversations. I don't know, after 3 years, whether she's the girl for me. But I don't know how to break it off, since I've never told her any of the things I don't like. Yeah, I guess I have my own issues. I mean, I ask her to make noise when we're having sex, and I ask her to flirt more, but she never does. It's like it's a choice between settling for something decent, and pursuing greatness. I guess I just need some advice here.

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Some good atheist/anti-religion songs?

So, I play the ukulele and the banjo and perform once a week at an open mic kind of deal (all music). A guy I was thinking about working with seems to favor anti-religion type music (his last song was called "Blow me, just don't blow me up") So I thought it would be nice if before we get working together I could have some songs to work on. Any suggestions? (anything smart about social change is welcome too, also it doesn't have to originally include ukulele or banjo) I found one called "Keep Your Jesus Off My Penis" but I'm not a huge fan of it.

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Geek Love: Activities so I can relate to my boyfriend...

I've been dating my boyfriend for roughly 8 months. He is a geek - I mean this in a completely non-derogatory way. In fact, I find his geek interests and tendencies to be ridiculously sexy. I'm more of an indie-music/literature gal, so we are definitely into different activities although we share some common ground. This past Friday, I participated in his weekly Game Night and played the Battlestar Galactica role-playing game. Although it was fun, I can't get over the fact that I'm the girlfriend newbie. I don't want to hold up the group, but I'd love to have a hobby that I can share with my boyfriend. Is there a way that I can improve my role-playing abilities so I'm not so self-conscious playing with the group? For the other fellow geeks in this corner of the web, are there other activities or hobbies I could pick up that we could share together? He's always supportive of things I like to do, so I'd love to share something he likes to do with him.

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The best way to store passwords in your application...

...is only as good as the policy you enforce. Don't depend on any hashing or encryption algorithm to protect your users' data. Given time, any method you implement can be circumvented. Force your users to use long, strong passwords and change them often. Security is a mindset, not a set of problems that can be solved with technology.

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I am about two large gulps away from finishing a bottle of Jim Beam.

I drank a lot already so I could easily do it. But then immediately feel bad. If i finished i will feel shitty tomorrow at work. If I don't then I will be awake for the rest of the night and I will be tired as shit tomorrow at work. I will either drink it or not drink based on the most creative answer. And if the most creative answer proves to be bad for my health I will post pictures.

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/r/Science on the role of Philosophers in Science

Any thoughts on this? I tried reading through the comments to get an idea of a consensus but I had a difficult time. There seems to be a strange, assumed characterization of the debate over science as something between scientists and creationists, thus science being attacked from "our side."

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[0] Where do you stash your stash?

As I'm currently a [0], I'm in need of some weed culture to keep my sober self occupied. Where do the ents hide their stashes? I have a hollowed out hardcover book where I put my pipe, papes, green and a lighter. Also, my weed money goes in there, and having just smelled it, it reeks of delicious kush ;)

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Craziest thing your parents have ever said?

Mine would be from my mother. I wanted to purchase a shirt with a skull on it and her immediate response when seeing it was "You can't buy that, it reminds me of the killing fields in Cambodia."

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Hey Proggit here is my first program, a mixture of python and bash scripts. Tell me what you think

It's an application that emails you when your dynamic ip changes. Please try it out and tell me what you think. EDIT: uploaded to different site so you don't have to register to download I guess I should also state that this is meant for linux. I think it should work for Unix but I have not tested that.

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I finished Baldur's Gate 2 + Throne of Bhaal, and Psychonauts for the first time ever, and yet I feel so empty...

I started Baldur's Gate 2 for the first time roughly 6 years ago, but never got to finish it. I finally managed to beat it recently, along with Psychonauts. I put in roughly 6 hours everyday for the past 4 days, but I finally managed to beat it (the scavenger hunt was a bitch to finish, and the urge to cheat was certainly there). What puzzle/platform games can people recommend which are in the same vein as Psychonauts? Same question, but RPG games similar to BG2.

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Is it reasonable to ask your partner not to watch porn if...?

...they are willing to provide some of themselves? I was a bit surprised to see the vehement "no" responses to the question. I was in the same situation with my girlfriend. She told me that she didn't approve of me masturbating to other girls. Later she said that she understood that I needed "visual aids" for masturbating, and that I could take pictures of her doing whatever.

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Is there anybody I can appeal to for censorship of free speech and abuse of mod powers?

This post here mod on the forum can result in a swift ban without warning. The mod in question has done little to resolve the question other than ban more people and seems to be on a power trip, censoring political thought that is either libertarian or anarchistic without any reason and labeling it as "irrational" without giving those banned/censored a chance to "present evidence". I'm very active in r/anarchism and one of the more than 50 mods actually and we don't ban or censor anyone so I don't really know what to think or do about this. I have sent a PM to the other mod asking for him to review the comments and subsequent ban and see what his thoughts are, but he hasn't been active in almost a month. Is there nothing else I can do?

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Hey /r/movies, I had the worst day today and need a good comedy to relax to. What should I watch?

I'm a huge comedic nerd already so I've probably seen a lot of your suggestions. I'm just looking for something not a lot of people have seen and is really funny. Grandma's Boy EDIT: Or television shows.

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A simple line following robot for a robotics course. [video]

This is a simple line following robot for a robotics course I'm taking. It's a simple algorithm. If it's on the line, turn right (away from the line), else turn left (back onto the line) and it seems to work pretty well. The most annoying part of construction was actually finding the right thing to use for the third wheel (to stabilize the base of a differential drive robot). We considered some round surfaces to drag along the ground and some claw type things which generated an insanely annoying noise and made the robot look like a headcrab \(video, but those all didn't work because they generated too much friction on the tape line. But caster wheels have the annoying characteristic of slightly changing the direction, which we could live with. Also had to deal with wheel slip issues if our motor inputs were too high. Anyways, enjoy and please share your comments!

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[4]First time posting to /r/Trees.

Just wanted to say that I love reading the links and comments in /r/Trees, even though I hardly smoke. Tonight is a rare occasion and I'm quite enjoying it. At a [4] laying in bed and reading reddit. Going to aim for a [7] or [8] and then drift into sleep. Thanks for filling my nights full of fun and entertainment.

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Could someone draw me a SFW picture of Mariah Carey and ST:TNG?

My wife and I were having a discussion about things that we do for each other, even if we're not fans of that, just so we can enjoy the fact that it makes the other spouse happy. Her example was that she sometimes watches Star Trek with me, even though she wants to shove white-hot needles into her brain while watching it. Whereas I commented that I went to see Mariah Carey with her, even though I think Mariah sounds like a rabid wobmat getting anally probed by a barbed wire cattle prod. These are likes which seem never to cross into each others' reality, so I'd like to surprise her with something nice that shows her that the two different worlds (ST:TNG and Mariah Carey) can get along. Could someone help me out with that?

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I used to be a neo-Nazi - AMA.

Back in high school between the ages of about 16-19 I got sucked into the white supremacist ideology. It was a relatively short phase of my life, but if anyone has any questions feel free to ask. To start off with: No, I never hurt anybody, I was not a member of any racist group (unless you count my friends). My "activism" was limited to anonymously leaving copies of racist rock music albums around school bathrooms. I never supported violence, only the idea that racially segregated countries were inherently better and more peaceful. I got started in it when a friend gave me a copy of a Skrewdriver and started listening to it ironically, but eventually it started to make sense. Edit: I also openly and honestly believed that the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated. Another thing I forgot to mention was that I drank heavily during that period. I was taking care of my dying grandfather who'd had a stroke, and wiping someone's ass and feeding them their food can make you pretty sad, so you could definitely have called me a teenage alcoholic. I drank probably 3-4 nights a week during that time (heavily - about a half gallon of vodka a week), and when you drink that much you develop a lot of undirected anger inside. I stopped drinking altogether for about 8 or 9 months and it was during that time that I came to my senses. Also, I realize this may not be the most interesting AMA because I was only in it for a short time and never really did anything about it - this AMA was mainly supposed to be for anyone who had questions about the mindset. **Edit** 3:15AM - Going to bed, I'll answer more questions in the morning if there are any. Edit: 12:45 - Gotta go to work, I'll try to answer some more questions if I find any tonight. I've tried to get to all of them so far.

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Anyone a fan of the Red Army Choir?

I love music from the Red Army Choir. These are some of my favorites: Farewell of Slavianka Kalinka Hymn of the Soviet Union

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Need help with samples? Let me know.

I love sampling, it's what I do best. Everything I learned has come from manipulating others music. Through the use of samples I have taught myself basic musical theory in a fashion many would call "reverse" of what most people learn. Anyways, from MPC questions, to anything related to sampling (filtering, beat production, synths etc etc)

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Hey Reddit, what kind of website doesn't exist that you wish did?

Hey Reddit, what is a website that doesn't exist that you wish did? For example, Kelly Blue Book of medical procedures, Girl Scout Cookie Fan Site, a blog about politics that has common sense... Basically what do you think would make a good website that there isn't already one of?

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Help Make My Future, Give Me Advice About the Military

tl;dr: getting a degree soon, what military service will let me do cool stuff and then work in the intelligence community? Hi Reddit. I'm going to graduate from university soon and I need your advice. My long-term goal is to work in the intelligence community. Whether I get to travel around and kick down doors (I'd love to do that!) or work as a case officer, that's what I want to do. My shorter-term goals are: to get professional training, have adventures/experiences, give a few years in direct service to my country and preferably work either in the Pentagon or Afghanistan. Hopefully having a rite of passage, getting discipline, etc. Getting to do badass stuff is a bonus. I have no qualms about enlisting with a college degree, in fact I think I would prefer it to earning a commission (going officer would be a much longer and more uncertain option, at least from what I've seen). I've heard that you can get Army Special Forces, that would be pretty kickass. What does Reddit suggest — what branch, what specialty?

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IAMA Request: Heavy equipment operator

I feel like this is a job I would really enjoy, at least for a couple years, which seems like the limit of my attention span for anything. Is it a job I can get into knowing that it wouldn't be for life, or is it something that people dedicate themselves to? That would be my first question.

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Your recommendations for movies or documentaries for business owners/entrepreneurs - Whether for inspiration, motivation, symbolism, whatever-

I'll start it off- I have watched several movies like Pirates of Silicon Valley]( It has a great story. I overheard that [Boiler Room]( was a good movie for sales people. I sometimes watch MTV Cribs for inspiration. ([lame What are some of your suggestions? edit- imgur'ed

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I need help finding a good diet to help me get toned.

My brother and I are in a competition to see who can get the most toned. I am 6'0" and weigh 174lbs. He is 5'11" and around 154lbs. I am currently doing FST-7 program found here and 2 spin classes every week. My goal is to gain to 185lbs and be very toned. His is to reach I think 164lbs and be toned likewise. I eat pretty healthy but I know I don't eat enough right now to reach my goal. I am ready to embrace a new diet/meal plan so if anyone has any recommendations I would really appreciate it.

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I dedicate this to all those.....

....who kept me going by posting here during my darkest moments, even though you had no clue that's what you were doing. But I especially dedicate it to those who are having their own trying times. I know redditors aren't big on country music, but this one isn't too "country-ish-", so maybe you could bear with it just long enough to hear the message. One Day You Will

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DAE ever feel that he/she could do something forever and not be tired?

I just had this insane feeling while playing piano. I played for 90 minutes, and it felt like nothing. I felt like I could do it forever and not be tired because I loved it so much. Anyone else get this feeling? If so, with what?

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My girlfriend (this account) is slaughtering the English language

Her sentence: "After thoroughly reading though all of the current <Field> faculty research projects, I found the <Sub-field> research of <Person1>, <Person2>, and <Person3> particularly intriguing and I would be honored to work alongside any one of these professors this summer. However, I am most intrigued by <Person1>’s research into <Subject>. " I think that she should remove the however as she is not comparing two different people but a group of people including the first person to just the first person. She does not believe me. Also, can you see anything else wrong? Help me grammar reddit!

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Reddit, one of best friends, former boss in college, and a father figure to me has died. He was passionate about his family and art. Please visit his website and view his art.

davidoliverstudios.com If anyone is interested in purchasing a piece, please call. I'm not sure if his wife would be interested in selling. She may be filled with joy, because it is what Dave would have wanted. He left a wonderful wife and 2 beautiful children behind to continue to spread his passion for life and art in this world. What a wonderful person. If it wasn't for him, I would have never opened my mind up to the world around me and not be where I am today. You will be missed. Here's an article about him. Davo

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I love & hate midnight showings of cult films.

Last night I went to a midnight showing of The Big Lebowski. I missed it the first time it was in theaters, so I wanted to go to the screening. I took my girlfriend who had never seen the film, and got her all prepped for, what was going to be, a great time. We got seated and saw people dressed up as Walter, Jesus, and even a Nihilist...but then these drunk fucks sat behind us and got really obnoxious. They kept throwing popcorn at people, and became louder and louder. As soon as the movie started, I heard the crack of beer cans opening and giggling from the people. Then came the reciting of dialog...almost every line from the opening scene this one stupid fuck kept belting out. People around him started to yell at him and tell him to shut the fuck up...but he wouldn't listen. The whole movie he was like this...pissed me off. At the end of the movie, they were the first ones to get up and run out of the auditorium. I overheard some people talking about them and looking to "kick their ass", but they were long gone. I understand the fandom that comes with seeing these kind of films in theaters with a die hard crowd. I just hate the fucks that act like children and ruin it for the rest of us. HAE had any experiences like this at cult film screenings?

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What strange/awkward/otherwise wrong ways have you introduced yourself to people?

Whenever I contact someone for the first time, mostly online, I can't help but make a bad introduction. I have a habit about mentioning the day where I tracked down an online friend and sent him a photo of my dog, seaweed, a fake credit card, and a couple other random items. Or I say something that makes no sense, e.g. "I beat a lizard man in the face with a shovel, can I come home now?" About half my IM list consists of people who like bouncing insanity off of me; the other half are a little scared of me. So, any introductions that could've gone better? Pickup lines acceptable.

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thanks to the little trees, this is the way i feel - a small story about tonight's euphoria.

Two friends and I just indica'd to a 6, put on Radiohead's In Rainbows with rain on repeat, and lay down on a super thick, super comfortable queen size mattress. I wanted to tell everyone how AMAZING it was - it felt like I was both swimming backwards through *the* **rain** *and the* **sound**. I've tried describing this to [0]'s... but they just looked at me like, "Oh... he's stoned and doesn't know jack shit right now." So this is why I submit my observation to the forest of trees. Because I know at least you guys will have a little deeper understanding of what it's like to float the way I did tonight. Or at least know the secret combination of soft surfaces, relaxing music, rain sounds, and our favorite green plant.

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This is one of the best looking sub reddits I've ever seen.

You guys sure know how to make a place feel welcome and warm. I think I'll stick around some.

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4chan does something really cool. /sci

Good job moot. I'm proud to see some stimulating conversation, even if it is grounded in bashing another's opinion. well shit a little late but link

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The AV2010 virus will not leave, any ideas, Reddit?

After 6 hours of trying to delete the Antivirus 2010 virus, I've still been unsuccessful. At this point I've deleted the files that gave me the virus, scanned with Malwarebyte, Registry Booster, Spyware Doctor, and AVG, all of which have done absolutely nothing. So, Reddit, any ideas?

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What are the best strategy/god-type games that don't (necessarily) focus on combat. Think SimCity, RollerCoaster Tycoon.

I'm looking for some new "economy" type games. I'd appreciate any suggestions of strategy games, such as Red Alert, but I'm primarily looking for new "non-combat" games, such as SimCity. Some of my favourites that others might like are: SimCity, RollerCoaster Tycoon]( I recently found a really small, quaint 2D game that's fairly entertaining for a few hours called [My Tribe]( And if you've never played it, **you have to try** [Monopoly Tycoon cause that game seriously rules - multiplayer is truly awesome. And these ones have more "combat" situations but are still nonetheless exceptionally fun as "god" sims: Dungeon Keeper]( [Black and White. Don't avoid suggesting games that have too much fighting in them but I'd love to learn about other strategy games that are less focused on building a military force!

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I'm sick of the alliance bitching from people.

on /r/wow and /r/gaming all they can say is DERP DERP ALLIANCE DERP Pisses me off. Just felt like sharing. Good lord.

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So I know I already bothered you guys about this last time, but is there some way to get demos from today's match?

It's between The Four Musketeers and The Elite Four. Also, is there a place we can get this ourselves so we don't have to keep bothering you guys? Thanks!

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Have you ever been a complete social outcast? Did you wish to be accepted by your peers? Can you give some decent advice?

This is a problem that I've faced since middle school. Since the age of 12 or so, I've noticed that people treat me much differently than my peers. I'm 20 years old, male, a virgin, and I don't have any real friends. I am of average height, overweight by 50 lbs, and have an unattractive face. I spend my weekends and free time on the internet, not by choice, but instead for lack of anything better to do. I've always wanted to hang out with people, but I never get invited anywhere. I've tried hosting parties at my place, but people never show up. In most activities or clubs I've showed up at, I always come in alone, and find that most people have formed friendship groups (with me excluded). I've tried to be outgoing, friendly, and open to other people, but nobody seems to accept a casual invitation. I've tried being kind. When I do, people end up taking advantage of me, using me for favors, or walking all over me. I've tried entertaining people, to be the life of the party. This usually ends in people encouraging me to make a fool of myself, and I used to fall for the bait. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'm sitting here almost in tears, wondering why I can't fit in anywhere. Why I've never had a real friend, why women aren't attracted to me, why I've failed miserably at basic social interactions. Whenever I try and chat up a girl, I get this **strong** vibe that she doesn't want me there. It's not irrational, it's not anxiety. Many will simply stop talking to me, or be unresponsive. I'm not overly pushy, but never get the chance to talk about anything other than simple greetings. It feels like talking to a wall, or like batting against an empty machine. You can swing for the fences, but what's the use if you're never given anything to hit? So where do I go from here? It is so frustrating to be ignored when talking in a group. It is heartbreaking to have a table of people go from friendly chatting to dead silence when I sit down. I'm not creepy, I'm not confrontational, and I understand basic etiquette. Do I become a complete jackass? A miser? A hermit? I wish for nothing more than to be accepted by my peers, to feel as if I'm a part of a group, or of something. Yet, this seems far out of reach. I lived in mass denial of this for years, and have felt depressed about it for the last couple of months. Please reddit, if you have any advice or help, I'll take it at face value.

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DAE wish universities would hire qualified teachers to lecture?

...rather than just getting their pet academics to do it? With a few shining exceptions, I've found the quality of the teaching at my uni to be beyond abysmal. Most just read the prepared slides that the textbook publishers provide, and most of the rest just have no clue about imparting information. And, having been privy to the teaching committee mailing lists, I can confirm that the vast majority of academics have unbounded contempt for both lecturing and coursework students, which they see as an utterly degrading distraction from their precious research, like a five-star chef being forced to clean the toilets. It strikes me that there's an obvious solution that would make everyone happy. Lock the academics away with their researchers and PhDs, and let them get on with it without having to stain their lily-white hands. And hire a bunch of actual fucking *teachers* to present lectures. People with communication skills, legible handwriting, an understanding of pedagogical technique and the ability to explain things. Someone with dual degrees in the topic at hand and teaching would strike me as the perfect combination. It wouldn't be that much more expensive, and the same institution could then have world-class research *and* world-class teaching. Which would rake the students in hand over fist, more than offsetting the cost. Yes, UNSW, I'm looking at you.

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After being broke for months, facing eminent eviction and no cash, I decided to become a freelance iPhone developer.

IMA programmer and entrepreneur. I've been bootstrapping my life over the past year while I work on a project that I'm passionate about. Within the last 3 months, I have ran out of cash and ABSOLUTELY refused to get a job. I started selling off all my stuff just to pay the bills. I was served an eviction and was forced to look for cash desperately. You have no idea how poor I became and how depressed I was. For several days, I didn't have $1 to get a candy bar. Nothing. So, I decided to become a freelance iPhone developer, which is a skillset that I have acquired over the past year. I had a few weeks left on a slicehost account, so I made a portfolio and advertised my skills on Craigslist. By the following week I picked up 7 projects, worth over $12k. The retainers saved my ass and now I'm doing this full-time. Btw, I do all the design and coding, including the web service infrastructure. I quoted $500 for the first app, but then realized I was way below market rate (I didn't care; needed cash). Now that I have some money, I am charging $2k - $5k with a 3 week turnaround. Question to fellow iPhone freelancers... is it common to pick up clients at this price range? Am I too high or low? Any advice? I am now trying to build a very successful mobile consultancy.

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[6]Organized My Desktop, Tell me what you think

Desktop It is 3:05am and i just spent the last 3 hours writing a paper. So i smoked a bit with my roommate Cryl, and decided to put all the things my computer needed dealing with strait on my desktop. As if it was an actual desktop. I guess i hadn't ever really thought to think of a virtual desktop as an actual desktop. I dunno, I'm just stoned. What do you guys think?

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If you don't know who Hans-Hermann Hoppe is, get on it.

Hans-Hermann Hoppe posits World War I as the End of Civilization at the Costs of War Seminar.

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Controlled Opposition: Hard Questions About Alex Jones | Black Sun Gazette

Many readers of Black Sun Gazette are doubtless familiar with Alex Jones, the Austin, TX-based radio show host and film maker. I have long struggled with what to make of Alex Jones. On the one hand, he provides people with difficult to find information about the frightening truth of the American government’s lurch toward police state and global empire. On the other, he is a frothing at the mouth crypto-fascist who seems to do little more than lead people down blind alleys and arguably does more to terrorize people into inaction than anything to spur resistance. Recently, however, information has been brought to my attention that is worth sharing with my reading public. This article is meant to be primarily speculative, though I think that the issues that I raise bear consideration.

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DAE absolutely loathe ketchup?

The taste, the smell, I can barely watch someone eat it.

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Landlord/Condo Ass. Screw over? Help?

I just recently got a new apartment, I love the place. I was told I could have a dog (I have the emails to prove this), and it is explicitly stated so in my lease. Today, there's a note on my door from the condo association, telling me that it is urgent and I need to call the management company. So I do. They inform me that I am not allowed to have a dog, that only owners can have any animals at all and that renters cannot. Now I tell them that my lease says otherwise. They tell me, pretty rudely, that my landlord then must be an idiot, because he "well knows" that this is not the case. They pretty much just say "tough cookies, get rid of the dog." To clarify, my landlord owns and rents the unit in the condo complex. What the hell do I do? Getting rid of my dog is, for me, a non-option. I tried my landlord but didn't get an answer, I'll call him again tomorrow. I just moved in after months of apartment hunting (my former residence, which I rented, was foreclosed on. I apparently pick shitty landlords), and just finally got settled in. I don't want to, and honestly cannot afford to, move again.

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My dearest Reddit, how can I make myself sleep.

I've been having problems sleeping for years. When I get to bed, it takes hours of tossing to actually fall asleep, only to often wake up several times a night, and have that same difficulty all over again. I tried Nyquil, it didn't do anything, but I've always had a bit of an immunity with meds. In the end, I'm tired most of the time, and even my class at 9 in the morning is hard to get to on time. What do I do to make myself sleep? EDIT: For clarification, no alcohol, I'm 18. And I wouldn't know how to get and drugs even if I did want them.

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What percentage of reddit users are actually sock puppets?

We all see the obvious sock puppets such as people replying with FTFW to their own comments but how much of a problem do you think sock puppets are on reddit in regards to serious discussion? Are people jamming threads with ten other aliases trying to frame the debate in politically sensitive/controversial subjects?

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New house came with new cat (possibly pregnant)

Note: i created a reddit account just so i could post this and share with the reddit community. I visit reddit everyday. I just bought a new house and was moving things in from my car and on one of the last trips to the car a cat came running down the stairs and out of the house. The cat wasn't in there before and most likely slipped in when the door was open when i putting stuff in the house. I didn't think to much about it and left to get more of my stuff. When I got back i started putting boxes in the house and on the 2nd or 3rd trip from the car I went upstairs to my bedroom and found the cat rolling around on my bedroom floor. It was interesting to see the cat there having a good time. She was really friendly and was constantly kneading and purring. I Finished moving my stuff in for the night and she was still in the house. I opened the door to let her out but she wouldn't go out so i just closed the door and started setting up my computer room while she just followed me and hung around. I went to sleep and woke up with her at the end of my bed. I let her out in the morning on my way to work and when i got home she was waiting for me. Its now been about 3 or 4 days since i moved in and she is still here (currently sleeping on the couch). She looks like she might be pregnant, she has a really big belly but I can't tell. Im planning on taking her to a Vet pretty soon. I attached two photo's of her of when I had found her in the house the second time around, the pictures are kinda blurry though cause she wouldn't stop rolling on the floor and I was using my camera phone. another tid bit of info about the house, the previous owners apparently just got up and left one day and the house went into foreclosure. I bought the house the day it was listed for sale(closed a month later). I think the cat may have belonged to the previous owners of the house but who knows. * * EDIT: Thanks for all the info guys, im definitely going to check with the neighbors and animal shelters to make sure this cat doesn't already have a home. Its my first Cat and my first pet in more then 10 years so im not exactly pet smart. Thanks again!

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From decent human being to christian bigott in under a second

Yesterday I debatted 2. Sam 12,15 (the story, where God kills Davids son in order to punish David) in a christian chat. Its really amazes me that Christians actually defend or rationalize childmurder. After a lengthy discussion a chatter arrived and the rest goes like this... [new christian chatter] hey! What are you talking about? [me] We try to determine if childmurder is a bad thing. [new christian chatter] OMG. Of course childmurder is bad. [old christian chatter] We are discussing 2. Sam 12,15, where God punishes Davids misbehaviour by taking the child from him. [new christian chatter] Oh then... If God did it, it is ok. Couldn't believe it...

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Imagine... Black & White, the gesture-based god game, ported to the iPad.

The whole "hand of God" control scheme would no longer be a metaphor. You would be tickling/slapping your creature, performing miracle gestures and dragging yourself across the land with your actual hand, not just by proxy of a mouse or trackpad. To zoom in/out, use the OS-standard pinch-to-zoom. To change your viewing angle of the world, you could turn the iPad around in your hands, or tilt it, and the built-in accelerometer will interpret and change the display accordingly. Make it happen and make a fortune, Lionhead Studios. **EDIT** (copied from a reply I posted below): The reason I mentioned an iPad-specific port is that its features and hardware are standard in *every* iPad, and there is a marketplace already setup specifically for its users: the iTunes App Store. Yes, there are other tablets that have capacitive screens, multi-touch gestures, and accelerometers, but how many have all three? And what percentage of the tablet market do those specific products hold? And even if its user base was significant enough, how does EA Games market - and sell - a game specifically for them? Like it or not, the iPad has garnered a lot of attention (more than any other tablet), and the iPhone has proven how successful the app store distribution model can be. I think the iPad is a logical platform choice, and a Black & White port could be quite successful. Also, purely speculation, but I imagine that given the original Black & White was released for Mac, the port to iPad would be fairly easy to do compared to other PC-only games.

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Hey Reddit, did you ever think that the Westboro Baptist Church was just the most successful troll ever?

I have been thinking about this for a while, what if the WBC just came out one day at a press conference of sorts and just said "Naaah, we were just messin' with ya." I honestly thought this would happen the first time I heard of them.

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New super stoney music video.

Marley & Me I just thought should share this with my fellow trees. I really dig asher's verse. : )

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As normal I was going through my comments...

Just read this post that starts with "As normal I was going through my comments". Have a look at his comments.

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I'm writing a paper on the growth of customizable malware, and would appreciate some examples or any input /r/netsec has.

I'm writing a paper on the shift towards malware toolkits written to be customizable and sold. I'm planning on focusing on ZeuS. [Here's the article that got me interested in the topic]( ) Here's a paper showing the point and click gui of a malware generator I'm hoping you guys have some other examples for me, otherwise I'll have to branch a bit and talk about the partitioning and selling of botnets. I'm looking to particularly show the difference in user-friendliness (i.e. I remember seeing somewhere a botnet with a web interface and ProAgent is all point and click vs. older malware that didn't have a nice frontend like that). Any links are appreciated

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[TOMT] Mid 90's PC Shareware Shooter Game [PC GAME]

I am almost positive it was called 'Dogs Of War', you could play two player on the same keyboard, and you walked around the level shooting people and collecting chips and various tech items which you could use to upgrade between levels. I got this game on a cd that had about 500 different shareware games on it.

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It boggles my fucking mind how many "educated" people don't actually know how aircraft fly. Protip: Bernoulli's principle is only a minor contribution to lift.

Seriously. I just read an article by someone who claims to be a professor of mechanical engineering (i.e. the discipline where people would learn elementary aerodynamics as it relates to aircraft design) and he claimed that the Bernoulli principle is the sole mechanism behind flight. Hurpa derp derp derpa hurr /rant

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I've gone to Burning Man every year since 2004. AMA

Burning Man is many things but the simplest definition is that it's an ongoing experiment in temporary community with approximately 50,000 participants every year (49,599 in 2008 *Update: 51,459 in 2010!*). In the six years I've been I have gone by myself and with large groups. I've camped in RV's, domes and pup tents.I've also had some of the most intense, insightful, dusty, thought provoking, fun, terrible and amazing personal growth experiences of my life. Burning Man takes place in a dry lake bed in northwest nevada in late august in a city that only exists for one week. It is known for its amazing art and temporary suspension of social norms which allows participants to explore any aspect of themselves they wish in a safe and supporting environment. The event will have been going on for 23 years this year and as such it has a fabulously storied and well rounded history and mythology. The event has grown and changed over the years and continues to do so. If you've heard about it, you may have heard that it is a crazy hippy nude fest in the desert where there are no rules and everyone is eating granola and singing kumbaya around a campfire. While I won't pretend that doesn't happen (certainly not in my camp!) I will state that Burning Man is *far more* then that. It's way more geek then it is hippy, in fact it is one of the most techy places on earth. Hell, from what I understand Google used to RECRUIT there...I can believe it. It's also a place of civic pride! I've volunteered to help make the city tick for the past few years being both a Greeter, a lamp lighter, and this year I'm going to try Rangering. (*Update: Rangering was fucking AWESOME, I think I found a new calling*) Burning Man is highly organized. It has streets, addresses, sporadic power grids, radio stations, a zip code. Hell, it has an airport and you can send AND receive mail there! It is the 3rd largest city in Nevada during the week it happens and trust me, it is a city. Here is a photo of the event taken from an airplane - as you can see it is very well organized and laid out with streets, blocks, and neighborhoods: Anyway, I thought this might be an interesting AMA, so go for it. **UPDATE:** Here is a link to a gigapan image of Burning Man at night while the man burns:

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How would you dress up as something that begins with the first letter of your first name.

Hello fellow redditors, this is my first time redditing (please be kind). I am going to a party next week. The theme is 'Dress up as something that begins with the first letter of your first name'. My formal name begins with L and my nickname begins with R. At first I thought about dressing up as a ruler. I have to be honest and say that I am totally clueless on what to dress up as. Currently I'm thinking of going as Lionel Messi I have his kit so just need to borrow some shin pads and I'm all set. But I think it will be hard for me to pull of, since I'm South-East Asian. Any interesting and out-of-this world ideas for me would be greatly appreciated. If you don't care, please do tell: **What would you dress up as?** *I'm sure some of the people going to the party are also redditors. Hope this helps you too*

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I'm having an issue with a purchase I made from Ebay that I can't figure out how to solve. Help please?

Hello Reddit, I've been a lurker here for years, and most problems inquired get solved with relative ease; I'm hoping you can help me out. I made a purchase of 5 shirts on Ebay from the same seller four months ago. He didn't have stock of one of the sweaters, and it was eventually replaced by another sweater a couple of months later, (I was waiting for the original sweater to come back into stock but it never happened.) He says it was shipped out early December, but I don't think he shipped it out, as there seems to be a lot of negative feedback just in the last couple of months regarding the same issue. To wrap it up, it's been over 90 days, so I can't file a claim with Ebay or Paypal. Is there anything else I can do? I screwed up by being lazy and not worrying about it for a long time, so if you respond telling me I'm out of luck I'll understand. I feel bad asking you for help, but I simply have no one else to ask that would know. (The total price was $138 so I feel it's worth pursuing.) Thanks for any consideration!

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Hi reddit, I haven't had a job in 4 years, have an interview tomorrow. Need some help...

I am 24. Last time I had a job I was 20. After high school, I went to college for a couple of years, dropped out, then went crazy for a few years with anxiety, borderline, mild agoraphobia. Basically became a depressed shut in. I have lied about having a job to my friends/girlfriends(my relationships usually don't last very long) for years. Now, a friend of mine is getting me a job at a pizza place as a driver. He has worked there for years, I knew the store manager because he was good friends with my brother many years ago. He seemed excited at the possibility of me working there. The problem is, I need to keep up the lie for my made up current employment. So I need to make up past work references. I was thinking about fudging something about working at circuit city and extending my education years a little bit. Then putting a company as my current employer. I am afraid that they will contact these people bringing my web of lies crashing down. I am a nice loving person and a hard worker, just suffer from some serious depression. I want this to work, I have been down for a long time. TLDR Will a pizza place check my employment history?

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How can anyone be for the death penalty when trials (based on a jury) are never going to be fair and bring real justice?

I watch lots of crime dramas and read lots of the news, so maybe my understanding is skewed, but as far as I know: A jury is selected, these are people from the public called forward to do jury duty. A lot of these people don't want to be there, they want to go back to doing their jobs or looking after their family, so that would bring me to the conclusion they don't necessarily care that much (of course some people take it seriously, but it only takes 1 not to...). So how can this be fair? How can a jury of "normal" people who don't necessarily have any interested in being there and people who could be easily swayed by charisma be given the responsibility of deciding if someone is guilty? Let's not forget how lawyers are different, a poor person could get a really shit lawyer who knows very little of what they do and represent the person poorly, or a rich person could get the best lawyer around. If both were charged with the same crime and the evidence was flaky, you can be pretty sure the rich guy will get off and the poor guy will be convicted, because representation matters a great deal. How can people who agree with the Death Penalty think this is right? I would never really agree that the death penalty is *good* or *right*, but I could understand it **if** it was possible to be 100% sure of someone's guilt. tl;dr: How can anyone agree with the death penalty when the people relied on to form a decision aren't necessarily in the position to do so properly? How can anyone agree with the death penalty when the representation of the accused matters a huge deal? This makes no sense to me, whatsoever.

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Anyone know of a good service to backup/burn to DVD immense amounts of data?

So, I have about 200gb of data that I'd like a spare copy of. It's on an external HD atm, and I'd like to get it burnt to a series of DVDs, but that kinda takes forever. Anyone know of a good service to get someone else to do the legwork at a reasonable price?

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Hey Redditors, a few months ago we made Crate Expectations for XBLIG. It has shipped a mere 65 units. We just updated it to see if we can sell more. What do you think?

Here's a link to our awesome trailer: YouTube Trailer in HD And here's a link to the marketplace for the game: Xbox Marketplace We've tried to make the game more accessible and changed the description to reflect what the game is actually about. It seems that everyone thought we made a sokoban-style, pushing blocks puzzle game when we made a devious and evil strategy game that just so happens to look like a puzzle game. You live and learn eh? It's pretty crazy but evidently we obviously hit exactly the wrong market with the game. We've had a couple of very nice reviews and nearly 10k views of our trailer but both our trial download and attach rates are very low considering. Even though we say it ourselves we think that we've actually made quite a good looking and fun playing game. Please help us! Do you think we can pull Crate Expectations back from the brink? Alex Haiku

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Hannibal Lecter, liver, and monoamine oxidase inhibitors

"In the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Lecter mentions that he once ate the liver of a census taker "with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." This is Lecter's most famous quote. As a psychiatrist, he would know that he had named three of the "forbidden foods" for patients taking MAO inhibitors." I'm a little bit stuck on this quote from wikipedia... I'm trying to figure out if there's a plot point here (to Silence of the Lambs), insider joke, or symbolism regarding the forbidden foods (for people who are taking maoi's... or just people who don't eat other people)

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Foodit - I watched Food Inc. (finally) for the first time tonight. Let's have a chat.

For awhile now, I've been more conscious about what's going into my body. It has less to do with political outrage and more to do with the fact that I'm getting older; I need to do whatever I can to keep myself healthy and intact. I barely eat fast food - I have someone pick me up a cheeseburger once or twice a month if I'm hungry, but I stopped drinking soda and I try not to eat out often, if at all. I'm not perfect, but I suspect that if we're honest, neither are any of us. So the question isn't so much what can I do to change my dietary intake on a grand level; I can shop at our local co-op and farmer's market, I can buy more organic products, I can avoid HFCS (which I've made great strides to do), etc. The question is, how do I make these changes translate into my personal life? I'm not a terribly good cook, but I'm trying to improve; my kitchen is not well stocked, but I'm fixing that. I have cookbooks scattered about, but none of this is translating very well into the changes I want to see. How does one begin the transition to, if you will, getting off the grid? Is there a foundation of simple recipes, is there a good web resource or two? Does anyone have a good seasonal buying guide? I don't even know what I need to know. What I'm asking, maybe suggesting, is that we start a resource to help more of your average Joe Sixpack (which I am) to start getting further from the Food Machine. I want less high-minded idealism and more kitchen-based realism. The floor is yours.

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Help me come out of this situation!!

Hi Reddit, (My sentence framing wont be impressive as I am not that much good at English language.) Pleas help me come out of this situation.3 years back I was working in a software company as a developer.There was this guy who was my colleague in the same company & we both shared common interests about entrepreneurship. One day he decided to quit the company to start his own project(web based). Besides working in the same company I used to help him in his project development & I was more like moral support to him. He used to praise me about my support, my creative skills, my passion towards Entrepreneurshsip & we became very close. After a year I too decided to quit the company to join in his project in the marketing field & he was very happy about it. He made an oral commitment that we both will share 40% of profits each & 20% goes to his uncle who was an investor to his project. At that time I never concentrated much on legal things as I wanted to help him build the product. When I joined him, the project was still under development- he was in the technical field doing coding & I was in the marketing. After a month or so things started getting bad between us. He never used to like my work, my skills & he used to show his frustration on me on whatever I do. He used to underrate me about not knowing technical skills & I used to get hurt really bad. Even if I wanted to learn technical skills he wouldn't let me do that saying "you cannot learn it". Not knowing what to do I used to do all kind of crap work in his project & after 10 months when the project was about to go live, we had an argument again & this time he criticized me very badly about my work. So finally I decided that I need to quit working for his project & that decision did not bother him at all. When I asked him about the compensation, as I had invested some money which I saved during my job days, he refused to pay it saying I did not deserve anything. This time I scolded him very badly about his integrity, morality & loyalty. Finally I quit his project & for the next 2 months I could not do anything as I got really depressed. I lost money, time & in the eyes of the people I am an idiot. Now I have started to work out on everything, building technical skills, working on my self-esteem & looking for a job. Now he launched his project & sends me an email once every two weeks to sign up for his website. I don't want to think about him at all but when he sends me an email I get depress again & will waste 2 days on it thinking about the past. What I should I do with this guy- should I teach him a lesson or should I beat him or should I defeat him in technology? Pleas help me..

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If you had to guess, when would you think the price of Modern Warfare 2 might come down on Steam? If there's no way it'll happen before summer I'll just bite the bullet, but if it might be $40 in a month or two I'll hold out. Is the PC version selling well?

I always buy multi-platform games on console first and, if I really like them, after a while I pick up a PC copy so I can play with real graphics and accuracy from time to time. I only want digital downloads (Steam, Direct2Drive, etc.) because I don't like having to track down No CD cracks for games I actually paid for (which is ALL games now that I'm a grown-up). I'm willing to shell out $60 but I'd prefer not to when I've already done so once.

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Have you bumped into a Celeb, What did you say?

I have heard some good stories about this. A while ago I was working in reception somewhere when someone approached the reception, as I was typing, I looked up to say How can I help? and it was more like "How can I... errr. Hello Martyn" Martyn Williams, Welsh Rugby Player, 6ft Tall and weighs about 17 Stone. My friend was in a bar in London and stepped on someones foot, he turned to say sorry and nearly pooped himself when standing at the bar was Lawrence Delalio, England Rugby player, he was like, "sor, err, hello, I am really sorry." Lawrence was cool and said that is OK, do you want to get to the bar. Tell me your stories.

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how does one go about getting his genome mapped?

i've become extremely interested in my inner workings, and consequently i want to have my genome mapped. are there still research groups collecting data whom i could approach? what is the most "legit" way to go about doing this? thanks for your replies, reddit.

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Ask Reddit: Anybody know a decent way to weed out YouTube videos that are just pictures overlaid with audio?

So, I'm sick and tired of wasting my time loading music videos only to find out that they are not, in fact, music videos, and were made my some amatuer ponce who played an MP3 to a still picture. And that feeling is compounded by the fact that I feel betrayed by the 20,000+ bottom-feeders who ha previously viewed that "video" and each played a part in misleading me and siphoning off another little bit from my day. I'd take a Firefox extension, a helpful search term, or even an alternative website to use for my music video needs. Anyone got anything?

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What is the most fucked up thing you've ever encountered on the internet?

I know not all of it can be true, but this has got to be mine. That's just disgusting. Give me your best, Reddit. **Edit#1:** Some proof would be nice =) **Edit#2** This is the link for the "3 men 1 hammer" video that appears many times throughout the thread. **PLEASE** WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK. Its extremely graphic.

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Hi reddit, how to open file in nonblocking way on Unix?

I want to open, read about 1KB of data, then close about 20000 files. Problem is that files are on the NFS via 100Mbps. This make whole operation take about 5-10 minutes. I was thinking to perform multiple open operation in parallel so latencies will be hidden. Unfortunetly i have no idea how to peform open operation (and close) in nonblocking way without threads. I only know how to perform read/write + select/poll/epoll. PS. Please do not say: "You needs a database" or "Your data format is wrong". :)

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Hey reddit - how often does your mobile phone ring right when are looking at it, or about 10-15 seconds after you check it? I get this a lot.

I get this far too often. 60% of the time I will think I heard my phone, or wonder if I've missed a call, I will check, and about 5-6 seconds later the phone will start the 'pre-ring' where, in my case, the phone flashes up once, for about 80ms before a ring or vibrate even happens. The phone hasn't started ringing or received a call when I first check. At other times, I will start looking at my phone, thinking about someone, and within 30 seconds I will get the call (this happens 5-7 times a week, and I never look at my phone for more than a minute and not frequently, i.e. I am not looking at my phone ~3000 times a day for ~30 seconds a time) I figure there must be some very quiet speaker noises I pick up on for some of the more immediate calls, but then ones that happen much later, when I have a good chance to think about what I was waiting for from the other person, happen frequently enough to make me wonder about probabilities. So, anyone else get this a lot? I am assuming there is some... pattern. Maybe if I check, I am always expecting a message or call n minutes or hours after I make one, or I tend to get them at specific times in the day (I can't see a pattern there, and I am fairly sensitive to patterns)

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Your opinion of The Goonies?

I started watching The Goonies recently and quit after about an hour. I found it annoying, boring and slightly offensive. What is your opinion of this movie? Why does this movie have a strong fan following?

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Was I the only person to RickRoll my match?

I sent him a CD with 14 tracks or so of Never Gonna Give You Up. I also hid the real CD in the back of the case, so he wouldn't play that one first. No one else even came across that thought? I think I win.

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Is it crucial to get a decent job by a certain age, or is that a thing of the past?

Hey all, I've been having a bit of a problem lately working out exactly what I want from life. I'm 25 (26 in July), currently unemployed and have been out of University since June 2008. I held a sales job for a while but staff restructuring saw me made redundant from that. I'm job hunting right now but... ...I'm still not precisely sure what I want from life. I love photography but it's a hard field to break into. My Uni course was (mostly) in web design and graphics but often the web design jobs want more experience than I have. I'm seriously debating doing some kind of charity work abroad, something involving travel or whatever - basically getting away from the grind of job hunting and seeing the world. However I'm worried that being 25/26 - I'm going to come back and when a potential employee asks what I've been doing since Uni, I'm not going to have the most full answer for them - a couple of months charity work isn't exactly a *lot*. So should I just buckle down and get on with job hunting? Is it really time I put aside fancy notions of travel - because when I come back it will have done me more harm than good? Or does nobody really care how old you are any more, and careers aren't things you have for life as they used to be? Please help me, Kind Redditors - I'm entirely stuck!

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Is it a mistake to equate altruism with collectivism?

For example, racism is collectivist, but hardly altruistic, while helping your friends is altruistic but not really collectivist. Perhaps identification/homogeneity is what defines collectivism?

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DAE Do crazy strange things in those few minutes where you're still hazy from waking up?

In the past, I've found myself doing this super-smooth slither maneuver that brings me from the bed, to the alarm clock, and back to the bed in such a way that I am unable to be so graceful and fluid while fully awake. I had an alarm clock that talked, and sometimes I would swear it would say things it was not programmed to say. This would always wake me up with a jolt. This morning, in particular I absolutely freaked out at my own hair. My hair was hanging down at an odd angle, and it brushed against my arm. I started frantically batting and clawing at it like a kitten might a piece of string, while the directive, "GETITOFFGETITOFFGETITIOFF" was screaming through my head. It took me a few moments to calm down and realize my hair was not the enemy and it was not going to hurt me and I could stop trying to GETITOFF. So what strange things have you done in those few hazy moments?

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The scientist asks, "Why does this work?"

The scientist asks, "Why does this work?" The engineer asks, "How does this work?" The accountant asks, "How much does this cost?" The liberal arts major asks, "Would you like fries with that?" LOL.

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Favorite Call of Cthulhu scenario.

Hey Rpgers! I'm running a Call of Cthulhu game and i'd like to ask you: What are your favorite horror or Call of Cthulhu scenario? And why? I'm just trying to get some ideas for my game :)

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Do you ever wonder what alien genitals look like in the star trek universe?

The thought has crossed my mind. Google image search for "klingon penis" brought up some weird things, like this picture of a klingon george dubya: Lets discuss.

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Marketing: Niche targeting, do you do it?

I'm curious as to what your opinions are on the matter. I've seen niche marketing succeed a couple of times with other local web dev / des shops. For example, a friend of a friend does web des more or less exclusively for book stores in the New England area. Presumably he loves reading, his father owns a bookstore and he has an in. I've also seen a local designer who has served some 60+ funeral homes throughout New England. His work is fairly mediocre, but they both seem to be making a living microtargetting their business to such a fine degree. Logic tells me that you'd have to be very involved in the industry you intend to target, but it seems like a good idea. If I was a business owner I'd probably lend some preference to the portfolio filled with my competitors, versus the portfolio filled with everything from taco stands to apartment buildings to medical supply corporations. Thoughts?

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So, Reddit: it's my birthday...

...and I thought I'd tell you that you guys are, in simple terms, awesome. Happy palindrome day for all of you, regardless of the date of your birth!

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