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ilkhan posted:Lumping all of reddit together is exactly as dumb as lumping all goons together. Or black people together, for that matter. People are individuals. While there are trends, reddit is such a large community that lumping the whole pot together in anything is just dumb. 1.) did you just... What? 2.) lol of course you like Reddit 3.) lumping redditors in a collective group known as "dipshits" is the correct thing to do
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Tusen Takk posted:1.) did you just... What? No point, dude. Literally none.
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iwentdoodie posted:No point, dude. Literally none. Idk I strongly feel that shaming does wonders Look how good I turned out 
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Tusen Takk posted:Idk I strongly feel that shaming does wonders I browse reddit.
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ilkhan posted:Lumping all of reddit together is exactly as dumb as lumping all goons together Reddit's format is utter unreadable poo poo, THAT is something that can be grouped very well. And it does indeed have a much higher percentage of absolute loving morons. Burn it to the ground, the Internet would be noticably better. Then follow the burning with a nuking of Tumblr and Twitter.
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Feb 7, 2016 07:35
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Ferremit posted:Oh gently caress off... Excise Duty. I believe you guys have a similar excise setup to us. Buffalo Trace 700ml 40% abv US$25 = NZ$37.73 280ml of that bottle is alcohol subject to excise duty @ NZ$51.57/l = $NZ$14.43 Puts us at NZ$52.16 plus 15% GST = NZ$59.98. It's listed for NZ$69.99 at one of the local chains. If I was bringing in a single bottle, I'd be paying way more than $10 in shipping, so the price isn't that outlandish. People in this part of the world always marvel about how cheap things are in the US but always forget that there's sales tax to pay on top depending on the state.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Reddit's format is utter unreadable poo poo, THAT is something that can be grouped very well. And it does indeed have a much higher percentage of absolute loving morons. Burn it to the ground, the Internet would be noticably better.
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Tide posted:Income inequality as being touted by Sanders and such is a myth and I say that as an honest to God liberal. One is paid what one is worth as determined by the market. There are all sorts of professions that are not paid what they are perceived to be worth (teachers, EMT, police, fire, etc), but ultimately the market (not perception) determines that worth. And that's anywhere...USA, Australia, Norway. While technically true on a pedantic level, this doesn't take into account anything about how people in power game the system to their advantage, while people without power just do what they have to in order to survive. Income inequality is more of a symptom of the real problem, which is lower/middle class wage stagnation. I hope you believe in that, because it's a well documented phenomenon. "The market" is not in any way fair to both sides, and that is why the government (or union) has to step in once in a while and game the system the other direction in favor of the powerless. Otherwise we'll just end up in the god drat great depression again. I mean, do you think "the market" wants a 40 hour week? Would "the market" remove the minimum wage if it could? Would "the market" employ children at lower wages to replace adults? Would "the market" eliminate Vacation pay and health benefits if it could? Of course. But that only benefits the people in control, and it benefits neither the customer or the worker. "The market" is not the emotionless perfect fair arbiter of value that everyone on the right insists it is. The powerful have incredible influence on it and benefit greatly from it. On a side note it's ironic that you'd mention Australia, where minimum wage is a liveable $17 an hour, the highest in the world, and not set by the free market.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Reddit's format is utter unreadable poo poo, THAT is something that can be grouped very well. And it does indeed have a much higher percentage of absolute loving morons. Burn it to the ground, the Internet would be noticably better. A candidate should run on this platform, I'd vote for them.
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The Locator posted:A candidate should run on this platform, I'd vote for them. Trump and Marco Rubio both are keen on using "internet geniuses" to track down terrorists Redditors are forums terrorists Tada
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I spent a whole bunch of time driving around north of Sydney today (st. ives, newport and the like) with a couple of friends from a forum i used to frequent and it was maaaaaad. (oh yeah I should probably remind CAT INTERCEPTOR that I am in Coledale, 20 mins north of wollongong, until Friday since I don't think you noticed the first post where I mentioned it)
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literally a fish posted:I spent a whole bunch of time driving around north of Sydney today (st. ives, newport and the like) with a couple of friends from a forum i used to frequent and it was maaaaaad. Dang, I'll be in Huskisson (30 mins south) in two weeks time. I'm in the Blue Mountains if you feel like wandering my way. quote:On a side note it's ironic that you'd mention Australia, where minimum wage is a liveable $17 an hour, the highest in the world, and not set by the free market. I'm all for paying a bit more if it means a burger flipper can go home and eat that week. I'm not a Democratic socialist because it's best for me, I'm one because it's best for everyone else. Which is also why I have no problem with paying for a functional society via taxes.
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Getting half cut on a sunday night before you have to be up for work at 5:45am on monday? Why the hell not! Its not like they've made me the temp supervisor while everyone is off on leave or anything! And drat Booker Noe's bourbon is nice for a Jim Beam product! Glad this was a gift tho, its painfully expensive in Australia... https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_52211/booker-s-bourbon-750ml , mostly because of the alcohol excise on a 63% spirit.
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some texas redneck posted:I think I've talked myself into getting a second car - I've liked the Panthers for a long time, and a Town Car looks pretty attractive for a cruiser. Also for when I work for Amazon, since they keep giving me stupidly big orders that I can barely fit in the Saturn. Plus just something stupidly huge for cruising around in sounds like a good idea. Need space for deliveries? Sounds like you need a wagon. Buick Roadmaster is the only correct choice here.
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1500quidporsche posted:Get a Bedford Rascal I was tempted to go for a classic van, because drivability isn't an issue, but that shits expensive. spog posted:Trannies are awesome. Don't forget the copy of The Sun on the dashboard. Yup, I'm going to be external locks on the back doors, and it will have a bulkhead. Might put in a remote battery cutoff in too.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Reddit's format is utter unreadable poo poo, THAT is something that can be grouped very well. And it does indeed have a much higher percentage of absolute loving morons. Burn it to the ground, the Internet would be noticably better. Does anyone actually use Reddit for anything other than looking at naked ladies on r/gonewild?
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KozmoNaut posted:Does anyone actually use Reddit for anything other than looking at naked ladies on r/gonewild? That's what imgur is for  imgur.com/r/whatever All of the pics, none of the reddit.
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That and playing /randomnswf roulette
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There is good content on reddit and those of you that disavow it completely are either bandwagoning or myopic. Yes, there's a lot of poo poo on reddit but... there's a lot of poo poo in the SA forums too, even aside from my posting. For instance: https://www.reddit.com/r/justrolledintotheshop/ Edit: It's lovely today, full of stupid cat pics, but during the week, it's pretty well filled with random car fuckups that are often interesting/enteraining. meatpimp fucked around with this message at 14:47 on Feb 7, 2016 |
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KozmoNaut posted:Unfortunately, the absolutely horrendous navigation and layout on Reddit kinda negates all the good content. As opposed to the professional and modern layout of these here forums, I assume?
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Reddit Enhancement Suite (browser extension) makes it suck a lot less. But yeah, it sucks. quick edit: also, http://imgur.com/r/justrolledintotheshop - click on the "source" link if you want details on each pic, done.
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meatpimp posted:As opposed to the professional and modern layout of these here forums, I assume? As primitive as it may be, it's still lightyears ahead of Reddit. SA (and other similar forums) have simple and direct navigation and threads that are easy to follow (ridiculous megathreads notwithstanding). Reddit spins off wildly into multithreaded discussions that are an absolute nightmare to follow. Maybe I'm just not millennial and borderline-ADHD enough for that type of layout, because the information just gets lost in the noise for me. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 13:53 on Feb 7, 2016 |
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In other news, my mom has had a Maytag Bravo-something washer (same as Whirlpool Calypso, etc.) for years. Also, for years, it's made an abominable grinding sound. I told her she probably got a coin in between the basket and the tub. They had someone out to look at it a couple years ago and the service guy said that it was probably the transmission going and it's a huge job costing almost $500. They decided to wait until it stopped working. Well, it stopped working last week and they got a new w/d set yesterday. I took the old washer to see if I could fix it. God drat, appliances are so simple, modular and straightforward. 1) The repair guy was trying to screw them. There isn't even a transmission in the thing, it's a direct-drive motor on the bottom of the tub. 2) There wasn't a coin stuck, there were two nickels and a dime stuck. All showing the faces ground down since they had been used as bearing surfaces.  3) That upset the balance and fully hosed the bearings and the shaft. The good news is that it looks like a common failure and the entire repair kit -- new shaft, new bearings, new seal, grease/glue, etc. is only $65 from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-W10435302-Bearing/dp/B00DM8L8DK The bad news is that it supposedly "requires" a special tool to set the new bearings... at $100. gently caress that. http://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-Part-Number-W10447783-TOOL/dp/B008DJQ62Q I took good measurements of where the old bearings were set, and the top one bottoms out on a ridge, so I think I'll be fine hand-setting them the good old fashioned way -- with a properly sized socket and a hammer. We'll see...
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Hey chat thread, I'm about to buy a refrigerator and a washer and dryer next month. I'm going to get Speed Queen stuff for the washer and dryer. Everything else is fiddly plastic bullshit. I'm less sure about the fridge, except we want the freezer on the bottom, because physics.
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What do I need to look for in buying a 2002 MR2 Spyder with ~40k miles? Any common problems/failures?
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stump posted:I was tempted to go for a classic van, because drivability isn't an issue, but that shits expensive. I occasionally get a thing about making a cool looking camper from an old van, but even beyond-kevbarlas-levels-of-rusty old commercials are stupid money sadly.
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It's 7am and I still haven't fallen asleep. The excedrin helps a ton with the headache, but destroys my stomach. Been up for 7 hours with terrible cramps. Thanks body.
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KozmoNaut posted:Does anyone actually use Reddit for anything other than looking at naked ladies on r/gonewild? Yeah but when I do I can't help but notice all the strange belly buttons. Or the dinner plate aeriolas or nipples that could be a finger.....
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I really like posting pics on the forums, but my camera is an iphone 6. I am struggling with trying to get photos onto the forums easily, its a huge pita to put them on imgur and then edit the bbcode to resize them (it also destroys the quality). Am I missing some sort of easy app/cloud service that makes this easier? I am really spoiled by facebook and its quick image posting. Seems weird in 2016 that this poo poo is still this clunky.
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PaintVagrant posted:I really like posting pics on the forums, but my camera is an iphone 6. I am struggling with trying to get photos onto the forums easily, its a huge pita to put them on imgur and then edit the bbcode to resize them (it also destroys the quality). Am I missing some sort of easy app/cloud service that makes this easier? I am really spoiled by facebook and its quick image posting. Add an L to the end of your imgur filenames to have them automagically resized.
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Or m or s to display a large, medium or small thumbnail.
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I mentioned that in my post, it destroys the quality and its annoying as gently caress trying to get a cursor in the end of the file name on my phone to type the l or m.
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PaintVagrant posted:I mentioned that in my post, it destroys the quality and its annoying as gently caress trying to get a cursor in the end of the file name on my phone to type the l or m. If someone wants to see the original higher quality version, they can see that by removing the L though.
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please dont be pedantic, oz Paint, unfortunately that's the best there is 
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Bummer. Surprising nobody has written a good "phone to forums" app or some equivalent. The various imgur apps are garbage.
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Tusen Takk posted:please dont be pedantic, oz Don't be a dick. He asked and was told in a polite manner.
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PaintVagrant posted:Bummer. Surprising nobody has written a good "phone to forums" app or some equivalent. The various imgur apps are garbage. they would all require shrinking down and destroying the image quality unfortunately
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KozmoNaut posted:Does anyone actually use Reddit for anything other than looking at naked ladies on r/gonewild? I prefer r/gaybrosgonewild, thank you very much.
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