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I am a new fan of this emerging LA based band DreamVacation. Their stunning new self-titled EP sweeps you away with a brooding melodic power and hard-edged yet atmospheric guitars behind lead singer Ray Silva’s emotional vocals.  Check out the debut single “Window Room” below. 

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Referee shirt after a boxing match 

This Day in 2003: Saddam Hussein Is Captured 

Shipping pallets made of compressed cocaine. Recently seized by authorities in Spain

The dog helps his human in the garage 

Bitcoin Farm

This is what $487 gets you in Hong Kong – 60 Square Feet of space 

 Hanakapiai Beach is one of the most dangerous places in the world to go swimming 

Due to powerful rip currents and waves that are known to sweep people out to sea. In the event that a swimmer gets caught in a rip current, the closest safe shore area is about six miles away. Due to these hazardous conditions, The Telegraph reports that at least 83 people have drowned there over the years.

The Search Results Of A 12 Year Old Going Through Puberty

Ronda Rousey kept her promise and attended the Marine Corps Ball with Marine Lance Cpl. Jarrod Haschert

Note left by William Heirens (aka the lipstick killer) over the body of one of his victims

First set photo from The Disaster Artist. James and Dave Franco as Tommy and Mark

Rubber is for suckers 

Florida man has a heart attack while mowing lawn. These firefighters stayed behind to finish the job

Before and after photos show how far a puppy has recovered after being rescued off a busy interstate only 30 days prior.

Venezuela’s economy has slumped to such lows that unemployed individuals are taking up jobs as professional standers-in-line: taking the place of people who pay them to stand for hours, blocks away from grocery stores, for access to limited supplies of milk, flour, and other necessary goods.

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Every day when I woke up lying in my bed I open my eyes and tell to myself “God… I’m still here in Venezuela”.

I’ve lost my mood… Shit is so bad I’ve not eaten egg since a while, and that last time I had to pay 500 BsF for a dozen… 1/15th of the minimum salary. Chicken… not even in dreams, I managed to find meat but lizard’s without bone, I had no option but to buy it… There are no medicines, there’s… nothing

My wife needs a lumbar surgery, since the first operation was not enough, and we arranged with the doctors to see if they could do it here because my plan to operate her abroad fell out.

Today I got a call… they told me “We are calling you from Dr. Maria’s office to inform you that yours wife operation have been canceled ” when I asked why I wasn’t redy for the answer, it happens that the operation needs at least 5 doctors (2 neuro, 1 torax surgeon, 1 general, 1 anesthesiologist) because it’s a very delicate procedure… Well, of the 5 doctors 3 had left the country (1 december 1st and 2 more the same december 6th) and the company in charge of providing the spine piece did not have it and weren’t going to import it because of the dollars problem (the goverment controls the supply of dollars)… The doctor told me that I could try reaching out the goverment but that she already called (her cousin or something works with the goverment social work or something like that) and they told her that all help had been cancelled for the rest of the year and the next year first quarter. The doctor itself is leaving the country on january 7th and she’s going to close her office, that means this woman was calling her patients to tell them there wasn’t going to be more appointments or anything, because she herself was losing her job… shit..

I wish I could have the power to tell them that it’s important right now… to tell them to give them priority. I wish I were with the goverment so I could get dollars… I wish…

Right now I see my wife bending in pain … She didn’t sleep last night because of the pain… and I’ve to hold back my tears… I’ve to be strong for her… I don’t want to imagine how she is going to feel when I tell her that they are not going to operate her…

So much shit…

– lombardo2 

The Most Ridiculous Rental Agreement Of All Time

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Instead of spare change, roadside panhandlers in Albuquerque, New Mexico will be getting $9 an hour, if they want a job for the day. The mayor announced the program, “There’s a Better Way,” by unveiling a van that will cruise through the city two days a week, picking up beggars who’d rather spend the day working on a variety of city beautification projects.

The idea was hatched by Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry, who saw it as a way to help, not punish, people in need.

“I was driving one day … and I see a gentleman standing there with a sign that says: ‘Will work, so we decided to take the program to the next level.” 

“We want to give the dignity of work for a day,” Berry said. “The dignity of a day’s work for a day’s pay is a very good thing. It helps people stabilize, it helps them with their self-confidence, and it helps them get back on their feet.” 

The city will start small, hoping to pick up 10 people each days in the van. Mayor Richard Berry said he expects it to expand as panhandlers become more receptive to the idea.

The “Better Way” project has also put out signs at street corners frequented by panhandlers, letting them know they can call 311 to get help with food and shelter

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There used to be a legal concept and now there is a de facto concept known as “lifetime employment.” Basically, when you begin a career with a company, you would have to egregiously fuckup/commit malicious deeds to lose your job. However, businessmen who fail publicly on a major project that they took leadership of, or businessmen who piss off the wrong people in the firm, are often shipped off to undesirable locations (remote countryside, foreign branches, less-than-desirable departments, etc.) or just have their careers turn into a living hell.

As such, if you are a Japanese businessman and you want a relatively cushy path towards middle/upper management, you are dissuaded from taking risks. This leads to situations where people ignore potentially lucrative opportunities in favor of the less risky status quo. This leads to stagnation.

One way Japanese businesspeople bypass this problem is by doing “nemawashi” before business deals. This means taking 6 months or so meeting with all potential stakeholders in small meetings, winning them over one by one, before you ever pitch your main idea to the main committee/bosses (who has also been briefed ahead of time). This way all parties agree with the idea and the risk is mitigated.

Likewise, committees are often formed, sometimes even between multiple business units or even companies entirely, to make sure everyone agrees on everything. This helps everyone save face (as they all agree on the same thing) in the event of failure. Unfortunately this also leads to stagnation on an epic scale as typically it’s impossible to get a bunch of risk-adverse executives to all agree to the same thing.

The Japanese education system does a great job of teaching conformity. This helps squash a lot of the entrepreneurial spirit that you would naturally see out of graduates in other countries. No one wants to be the “nail that sticks out.”

It also teaches Japanese students how to prepare for standardized tests, but not critical thinking skills. This tends to put them at a disadvantage in a global business community, when compared to graduates from other developed nations. Also their foreign language teaching is laughable – designed more for standardized tests than actual international business.

I like to use this story to explain this a bit… As a typical Japanese high school student, here is what you are expected to do:

• Spend years of your life studying your ass off before school, during school, after school, 7 days a week so you can do well on the entry exams for the best colleges.

• Spend your senior year of college wearing a suit and job hunting, attending dozens of monotonous seminars and taking more exams, in the hopes that you can get a low paying entry level job at a well known firm (like a Toyota).

• Slave away for 3-5 years, making $20-40K and working 80 hours a week. Go on forced drinking excursions only to be physically, verbally, and often sexually harassed by your seniors who you actually hate but pretend to like in public.

• Live at home until you’re 30 because you don’t make enough to move out.

• Finally get promoted to sub-middle-manager as you approach 30. Go on a bunch of forced group dates so you can finally get laid and settle for the plain jane over in accounting.

• Get married to plain jane (who secretly resents that you don’t make enough money for her to buy Coach bags) and move into a shithole apartment in the suburbs of Tokyo.

• Spend the next ten years working 80 hours a week, going bald, and sleeping with hookers on business trips. You’ll develop a pretty serious drinking problem while your wife sleeps with her high school sweetheart when you’re out of town.

• Finally get promoted to middle-manager and make decent money. Now you can afford to buy a shithole apartment in the suburbs. Enjoy your two hour commute on a packed train every day while you contemplate suicide.

• Pop out one kid (because that’s all you can afford) now that you’re in your early 40s. Look forward to raising them to be just as miserable as you because “that’s just the way things are.”

• Finally retire when you’re in your upper 60s and enjoy life for a bit before you die of cancer.

That is the reality of life for a LOT of Japanese youths. And they know it.

With that knowledge in hand, a lot (millions) are saying “fuck the system” and just choosing to live in their parents’ basements forever, playing videogames and masturbating to pixelated porn and hentai. I can’t say I blame them!

There is a certain bleakness in the Japanese youth. They can’t afford to marry, nor have kids. They have grown up in a 20+ year recession. They aren’t happy but societal pressures tell them to stay on the course they are on because “that’s what it means to be Japanese.”

by TofuTofu

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The Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race is 1,049 miles and temperatures can reach -100°F with the wind chill. This is what a team of 16 dogs will eat over the course of the race.

Ohio Replaces Lethal Injection With Humane New Head Ripping Off Machine

How Tabasco Sauce is Made

Why Japan’s conviction rate is 99%

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I Found Out the Hard Way That My Cousin Is a Porn Star – The Hudndreds

A Few Photos To Remind You That Life Is Beautiful – Ned Hardy

Caveman’s Hot Picks Of The Day – Caveman Afterdark

20 People Whose Bulbs Just Doesnt Shine That Brightly – Linkiest

Elon Musk Launches OpenAI, A Nonprofit Aimed At Using AI To ‘Benefit Humanity’ – Fast Company

International Symbol For Marriage (PIC) – Ehowa

Monk with steel neck…This would badly injure most people – Tosh

Woman Tries Coat-Hanger Abortion, Is Arrested…Faces Attempted Murder – Newser

Can Kylie Jenner’s Clothes Get Even Tighter? – Crave

Johnny Manziel On His Money Phone – Leenks

Olivia Wilde bikini vacation photos – Celeb J

The single thing a man finds more humiliating is not being able to satisfy his partner sexually because he can’t get it up – ED Conqueror

How to Deal with a Job You Don’t Like – The Art Of Manliness

Selena Gomez’s Jingly Golden Bra – G-Celeb

Jennifer Lawrence looks super hot in this dress! – Drunken Stepfather

Justin Bieber’s X-Rated Game of ‘Truth or Dare’ With Model Ends In Three Way – The Blemish

12 Movies So Bad That They Are Worth Watching! – Men’s Magazine

Bras Optional Monday is a Great Way To Start Your Week (39 Photos) – Radass

38 Hottest Pics of Instagram Hottie Vicky Pattison – Regretful Morning

Christina Milian showing off some nice side bewbage – Celeb Slam

The 11 Richest Women In America – Money Feeds Me

20 Photos That Epitomizes Laziness – World Wide Interweb

How to eat healthier without spending all your money – Thrillist

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Here comes the booom!

When you want to get a closer look 

Teacher who survived polar bear mauling at zoo ‘was depressed over job’

Aikido master shows students the ultimate blade defense 

Steven Seagal Akido Exhibition…Do You Guys Think Akido Is Legit?

The difference between men and women

Humanity in a nutshell 

Giraffic park 

She saw her chance & she took it

He saw his chance, took it and got deeeeeenied!

Olive Harvester

Worst Half-Court Shot Ever

Dogs need love too…

Loading an AK-47 magazine quickly 

Entertaining an orangutan

Female Rugby Player vs Male Football Player

Taekwondo wood breaking

Christina Fucking Hendricks!

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So a politician dies…

And ends up standing in front of the pearly gates. Saint Peter looks at him for a second, flicks through his book, and finds his name.

"So, you’re a politician…" "Well, yes, is that a problem?" "Oh no, no problem. But we’ve recently adopted a new system for people in your line of work, and unfortunately you will have to spend a day in Hell. After that however, you’re free to choose where you want to spend eternity!"

"Wait, I have to spend a day in Hell??" says the politician. "Them’s the rules" Says St Peter, clicks his fingers, and WOOMPH, the guy dissapears…

And awakes, curled up with his hands over his eyes, knowing he’s in Hell. Cautiously, he listens for the screams, sniffs the air for brimstone, and finds… Nothing. Just the smell of, is that fabric softener? And cut grass, this can’t be right?

"Open your eyes!" says a voice. "C’mon, wakey wakey, we’ve only got 24 hours!". Nervously, he uncovers his eyes, looks around, and sees he’s in a hotel room. A nice one too. Wait, this is a penthouse suite… And there’s a smiling man in a suit, holding a martini. "Who are you??" The politician asks. "Well, I’m Satan!" says the man, handing him the drink and helping him to his feet. "Welcome to Hell!" "Wait, this is Hell? But… Where’s all the pain and suffering?" he asks. Satan throws him a wink. "Oh, we’ve been a bit mis-represented over the years, it’s a long story. Anyway, this is your room! The minibar is of course free, as is the room service, there’s extra towels next to the hot-tub, and if you need anything, just call reception. But enough of this! It’s a beautiful day, and if you’d care to look outside…" Slightly stunned by the opulent surroundings, the man wanders over to the floor-to-ceiling windows through which the sun is glowing, looks far down, and sees a group of people cheering and waving at him from a golf course. "It’s one of 5 pro-level courses on site, and there’s another 6 just a few minutes drive out past the beach and harbour!" says Satan, answering his unasked question. So they head down in the lift, walk out through the glittering lobby where everyone waves and welcomes the man, as Satan signs autographs and cherrily talks shop with the laughing staff. And as he walks out, he sees the group on the golf course are made up of every one of his old friends, people he’s admired for years but never met or worked with, and people whose work he’s admired but died long before his career started. And out of the middle of this group walks his wife, with a massive smile and the body she had when she was 20, who throws her arms around him and plants a delicate kiss on his cheek. Everyone cheers and applauds, and as they slap him on the back and trade jokes, his worst enemy arrives, as a 2 foot tall goblin-esque caddy. He spends the day in the bright sunshine on the course, having the time of his life laughing at jokes and carrying important discussions, putting the world to rights with his friends while holding his delighted wife next to him as she gazes lovingly at him. Later, they return to the hotel for dinner and have an enormous meal, perfectly cooked, which descends into a food-fight when someone accidentally throws a bread roll at the next table (where Ghandi is having a game of truth-or-dare with Marylin Monroe). As everyone is falling about laughing and flinging breadsticks at each other, his wife whispers in his ear… And they return to their penthouse suite, and spend the rest of the night making love like they did on their honeymoon. After 6 hours of intense passion, the man falls deep into the 100% Egyptian cotton pillows, and falls into a deep and happy sleep…

And is woken up by St Peter. "So, that was Hell. Wasn’t what you were expecting, I bet?" "No sir!" says the man. "So then" says St Peter "you can make your choice. It’s Hell, which you saw, or Heaven, which has choral singing, talking to God, white robes, and so on". "Well… I know this sounds strange, but on balance, I think I’d prefer Hell" says the politician. "Not a problem, we totally understand! Enjoy!" Says St Peter, and clicks his fingers again.

The man wakes up in total darkness, the stench of ammonia filling the air and distant screams the only noise. As he adjusts, he can see the only light is from belches of flame far away, illuminating the ragged remains of people being tortured or burning in a sulphurous ocean. A sudden bolt of lightning reveals Satan next to him, wearing the same suit as before and grinning, holding a soldering iron in one hand and a coil of razor-wire in the other. "What’s this??" He cries. "Where’s the hotel?? Where’s my wife??? Where’s the minibar, the golf-courses, the pool, the restaurant, the free drinks and the sunshine???"

"Ah", says Satan. "You see, yesterday, we were campaigning. But today, you voted…"

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by Nick Notas

Many people have told me how hard it is to make and maintain friendships in their adult lives. Their best buddies move away, everyone has full-time jobs, and couples spend more time with each other and less time out socializing. Moments with with friends becomes more rare and precious.

I know that once I was out of school, I felt lost. It had been so much easier to connect with people when I saw them everyday at classes. Out in the real world, I had no clue how to make friends with strangers.

But after years of challenging my social comfort zone, I’m happy to say I’ve learned how to build a great social circle. And in fact, the connections I’ve made in the last years are arguably the most meaningful.

Follow the framework below and you’ll soon make friends with ease.

Finding and cultivating new social circles

Develop your school campus presence

Look up clubs on campus. Go to your university website, find the section that says “student life” or something similar, and pick ideas that seem intriguing. Look through those clubs’ calendars (whether that’s on the site or on Facebook) and choose a few events to check out. 
 
College is a “warm” social environment. Everyone wants to connect with people, make friends, and hook up. Combine that with designated social clubs and you’ve got arguably the easiest way to meet new people and have them accept you. 
 
And if you’re living in a dorm, try to introduce yourself to everyone in the building. During the first week or so a lot of people leave their doors open. Walk by and say hello. Greet new people in the hallway. That way whenever those people are hanging out in the common area or hosting a get together, you’re a familiar face.

If you’re out of college and in the work force it’s time to…

Discover your target audience in the real world

I hear people say stuff like, “I’m not a bar guy.”, “I’m an introvert.”, or “I don’t know where I could go to meet new friends.” 
 
Those are excuses. There are endless activities and environments that will cater to your social style, interests, and the type of people you would connect with. You just have to do your research.

If you’re in the real world, start by using a little-known site called Google. Type in “YourCity events” or “YourCity event calendar.” Open up the first 5 results — usually they’re the local city event calendar, a local magazine, and the local newspapers.  
 
While looking through the lists, ask yourself these questions…
 
 “Where could I go that I would have fun, regardless if I met anyone?”
“Where would the types of people I’m looking for spend their free time?”

And if nothing sounds interesting at all, then ask yourself…

“What doesn’t sound awful?”

It’s amazing how quickly you’ll discover hobbies you never thought you’d enjoy. I’ve had guys tell me they weren’t interested in anything new. Then they went out and gave the activity a chance and subsequently became addicted to swing dancing, Toastmasters, slam poetry, and a variety of other things they’d never considered.

Use social proof to your advantage

Once you’re at these events, you still need to talk to people to build friendships. Make curiosity your only goal. Tell yourself, “I’m going to try to find out one unique thing about each person and decide if they’re somebody I might want to hang out with.”

Take that idea and set a 3-5 minute time limit for yourself. I want you to approach a group of strangers with only that intention — to find one specific fact about them. Once you accomplish that, let them know you’re going to go mingle for a bit, and maybe you’ll catch them later.

Then I want you to do that again with a few more groups. This should take 20-45 minutes or so. This accomplishes two things:

1) It makes the goal as easy as possible for you. When you worry about impressing people, you feel more anxious. This anxiety makes it even more difficult to approach new people. By limiting yourself to short conversations, you’re removing the pressure of holding extended, interesting exchanges. You don’t need to stress about getting rejected because you’re going to be the one to walk away first.

2) Positions you as a social, friendly guy. People are always taking notice at social gatherings of who the cool people are. By talking to different groups in short sessions, you look like the man everyone wants to talk to — even if you’re terrified on the inside. If other people seem to be enjoying your company, it encourages others to want your company as well.

Once you’ve gone around to different groups, you can now cycle back to the people you found most interesting. And the best part about that is…

You’ve already talked to them so they’ve been warmed up to you. More than that, youwere the non-desperate guy that walked away earlier to meet more people. When you return, you have an established rapport and they’ll be infinitely more welcoming. They’ll also work for your attention so that you don’t leave again.

It’s as simple as saying,

“Hey, it’s my favorite group of medical professionals.” or “So what did I miss?” or “Seriously, have you guys had a round of the salmon tartare — I’m in heaven.” Even, “Hey guys!” is enough to get things rolling.

Turn those strangers into friends

There are two effective ways to go about this:

1) Exchange contact info for a future hangout. As you’re about to leave, say, “It was really great getting to know you guys — we should do this again.” That’s it. If these people want to connect with you, they want to have a way to keep in touch as well. You can either exchange numbers or Facebook info. I prefer numbers as I find it to be more personal and then you can always add their Facebook later.

To make this even stronger, you can use a commonality you guys talked about. “We should totally check out that new Thai place sometime.” You can also invite them directly to something you already have planned, “I’m hosting a Halloween party at my place. If you’re free, you guys should come.” And again, you can always say they should bring their friends so they feel more comfortable and then you connect with more people.

2) Make plans in the moment. Many events, classes, and meetups end early. People are still open to socializing for a little while longer but they’re usually waiting for someone else to suggest that idea. Why let that opportunity pass you by?

Throw out an open invitation to the group you’re speaking with, “Hey, so it’s still early and I’m starving. I’m heading next door to Restaurant to grab some food. Anyone interested?” Especially in a class such as Yoga or Improv, you can express it out loud as everyone’s wrapping up. “Wow, I can’t believe how much that kicked my ass for the first time. I’m gonna grab a cocktail next door — everyone’s welcome to join.”

What ends up happening is usually one person will take you up on that offer. Once that person does, other people gain the confidence to join in and it starts a chain reaction. Next thing you know you’ve got 8 people having a good time together. It’s even easier and more natural to exchange info at that point for future hangouts.

Host a Meetup

Do you have a skill you’re damn good at? It could be cooking, writing, real estate, finance, goal setting, public speaking, or even dressing well. Whatever that ability is, why not it share it with others?

Sites like Meetup.com create the ability to host local meetups where you can showcase your expertise. It’s an easy way to get a dozen or more people to chill, discuss ideas, and get to know each other. As the event host, everyone wants to engage and connect with you.

Join local Facebook groups

Wherever you’re at, there’s a Facebook group nearby. That could be a group for concert fans, Jewish people, cycling, karaoke addicts, or brunch enthusiasts. Once you’re accepted, start contributing to the discussions and watch out for events and meetups people post. It’s a super easy, low-investment way to find friends with similar interests.

Improving your existing social circles

Say yes to things you’re invited to

I know that it’s so much easier to stay home after a long day and indulge in some Netflix-binging instead of going out. But letting yourself settle for that all the time won’t strengthen your relationships; in fact, it will weaken them. 

If people ask you to hang out and you consistently refuse, they’re eventually going to stop trying. Reaching out to you requires effort and vulnerability on their part. No one wants to feel like they’re bothering you or overextending themselves. They will stop trying and wait for you to take the initiative. 
 
So please, accept one of those endless Facebook invites you receive. When your friends text you with ideas for plans, show some enthusiasm and meet up with them. Going out together even once can make a huge positive impact on your friendships.

Reach out often

People think about you more when you think about them. If you’re never accepting their invitations and you’re not taking initiative — you aren’t on their minds.

It doesn’t have to be much — send a random text asking what they’ve been up to. Send them (or snap them) a funny photo. Share an interesting article with them. Plant the seed that you want to connect and watch how quickly it grows. 
 
Even a simple “like” or comment on a friend’s post can open a line of communication. It reminds them, “Hey, you’re on my mind.” I can’t tell you how many times doing this has led to an old friend messaging me.

Set up a party, event, or fun night out 

Have a birthday bash at your place. Rent out a party bus. Plan a weekend road trip. Make a beach drinking and volleyball day. Do a bar trivia night. Plan a hiking day in the mountains or a more extensive camping trip. Invite people over for game day.

If you’re generating fun ideas, people see you as a source of fun. Your social value as the man of the hour will skyrocket. This, in turn, inspires people to invite you to theirevents. 
 
Want to increase the range of your existing social circle? Tell everyone to bring their friends! You immediately meet new people without even venturing out. Plus, a personal introduction through is the quickest way to be accepted and make new friends with someone.

Bring co-workers into the real world

Here’s something a lot of people don’t realize: your co-workers don’t have to stay your co-workers. Obvious, huh? But too often we don’t bridge that gap from work friend to personal friend.
 
If a group of co-workers extend an open lunch invitation, join them. Or, be proactive and ask if you can come along to get burritos. Once you’ve hung out a couple times like that, you can take the next step — suggesting an after-work get together. 
 
Offer up plans for drinks or dinner on a work night. Keep it close by so it’s easy for people to commit to.    
 
The point is, you want to get your co-workers out of the work environment as much as possible. This is where they’ll open up, act more like themselves, and begin to create a personal connection with you.

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But all these ideas don’t mean anything if they just stay…well…ideas. You can’t keep complaining, “I wish I had more friends.” if you’re not creating opportunities to make new friends.

You have to hold yourself accountable.

Start creating tangible goals and write them down. Don’t just keep them in your head. You’re more likely to follow through with them if you’re constantly reminded by your desire to do this stuff.

Plan out your next gathering and create a Facebook invite list. Pick one event every week for the next month and add each one to your calendar. Set alerts to go off multiple times during the week to remind you. When you’re out somewhere, commit to exchanging contact info with every person you speak to for more than 3 minutes.

In my experience, most people don’t have a problem making friends. The real problem is actually putting themselves out there.

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Portlandia – Dumpster Divers

The real story behind the woman who was awarded 2.9 million dollars for burning herself with coffee from McDonalds

A Father Of Four Hears Silence For The First Time

Worst Martial Arts Demo Ever

Idiot Shuts Down a Major Highway in Houston, TX for Marriage Proposal. 5 Cars down was a couple rushing to the hospital to perform a C-Section

Annnnnnnd they got a divorce 6 months later

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Hawaii To Become The First US State To Ban Wild Animals From Performing – Ned Hardy

Caveman’s Hot Picks Of The Day – Caveman Afterdark

Bella Thorne should definitely be on your radar – Crave

Customer Service In Japan is pretty awesome (video) – Leenks

 76 Viral Images From 2015 That Were Totally Fake – Linkiest

The best type of motivation when working out (pic) – Tosh

Little-Known Income Stock That Pays 7% A Year – Investors Alley

Cosby Hits Back, Sues 7 Accusers…Bold Move Bill, Bold Move – Newser

Jennifer Lawrence looking absolutely stunning! – Drunken Stepfather

Smoking hot Pin-Up girls from back in the day – Ranker

Taylor Swift’s 19-Year-Old Aussie Doppelganger…Kinda – G-Celeb

Candice Swanepoel thong bikini pics – Celeb J

10 Luxury Golf Carts That Will Blow Your Mind – Worthly

Meet Laura Carter: The Girl From Justin Bieber’s Threesome – The Blemish

There’s nothing more Murican then Gun’s N Booty (PIC) – Ehowa

Girls of Instagram: Austin White – Radass

Beautiful Babes With Bows Make Archery Look Fun (35 Pics) – Regretful Morning

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Steve Jobs

Mark Parker (Nike CEO)

Donald Trump

Martin Luther King Jr

Bill Clinton

Oprah

Marc Ecko

Rainn Wilson

Paul Allen

Charles Dickens

Mark Zuckerberg

Jon Stewart

Mark Twain

L.A. Reid

Steve Ballmer

Karl Lagerfeld

Warren Buffet

Leo Tolstoy

Matthew Weiner (Mad Men)

Bill Gates

Albert Einstein

Famous Workspaces

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What the big deal is with “Han shot first”

The fact that Han shot first in his confrontation becomes a very telling part of his character. He was rogue – he played by his own rules and didn’t give a damn about the notion of a fair fight or honour. That short little scene sets his character as a man who is purely self-interested.

By digitally adding Greedo firing the first shot, the whole scene changes from ‘Han taking a cheap shot to kill the guy’ to ‘Han defending himself from an alien with horrible aim’. It was a cheap attempt to make Han Solo seem more ‘heroic’ when that is not who he is.

Plus, it just makes the whole scene look like crap.

– CommissarAJ 

Why is a password managing program recommended for extra password security? Doesn’t that just give a hacker a single place to get all of my passwords at once if they get through? 

Password managers are useful because they can allow you to use much more secure passwords as opposed to passwords that are easier to remember and, probably, easier to guess. It means that when as password database gets stolen, it will take significantly longer for brute-force methods to get your password.

It’s safer because when people are looking to break into accounts they generally don’t care which accounts they get. They just run the whole list looking for people who did use easy passwords and then seeing what they can steal from the related accounts. They’re not targeting you directly. Someone who is targeting you directly and get can get access to your computer (either physically or via the internet) with enough access to do something like steal your password manager file will probably be able to circumvent any passwords you chose anyway.

Even if they do get the file, most password managers use very robust encryption. For example, 256-bit Twofish (like is used in Password Safe) is essentially impossible to break on any meaningful timeline even with massive computing resources.

– GaidinBDJ 

How can these Whiskey Co. keep up with mass production, and say they age for 10+ years?

aker’s and other established companies know on average how many gallons they sell a year. But let’s pretend snewzie’s whiskey is a brand new distillery.

The first year, I might sell as many gallons of bulk alcohol as I can, or even unaged moonshine style whiskey. Save whatever surplus in whiskey barrels to age. The second year, make more white whiskey, maybe try to sell some whiskey from last year, again saving some of this year and year 1 whiskey.

Repeat this for 5 to 10 years, and you’ve built up an inventory of aged whiskey, while still not going bankrupt.

– Snewzie 

How is it legal for companies to keep all of their money over seas to avoid paying taxes while their company is based in the United States?

Because they cheat like mad to make profits gained from their holdings in the US into profits made overseas.

Here’s the basic scam:

1. Locate the country with the most favorable tax laws you can and incorporate there. In this case, we’re going to go with Ireland. Sure it’s a tiny country of no great economic importance, but whatever, none of that will matter.

2. Establish some sort of intangible property in Ireland, like copyrights, patents, a logo design, whatever. It really doesn’t matter.

3. Now run your actual business wherever the fuck you want to in the world. Run a whole bunch of stores in the US that do business with US customers. Run your factories in China. The world is your oyster.

Now when tax time comes around, we’ve got a whole bunch of American profits. And basically 0 Irish profits, because nobody fucking lives in Ireland (The whole country has about the population of Los Angeles). If you did nothing, you’d actually have to pay US taxes and that’s terrible!

Now here’s where the bullshit comes in:

1. Your US division of your company earned $X billion dollars in profit.

2. So now your US division pays the Irish division of your company $X billion dollars to for the right to use the Irish division’s intellectual property. The $X billion dollars of profit earned in the US has now vanished, so no taxes for you, Uncle Sam!

3. Irish division, despite not actually needing to do a fucking thing, now has a giant $X billion dollar profit and it gets taxed at Ireland’s generous and fairly-bribed tax rate.

– kalel1980

Why are there almost no video games with sex even though we have 18+ rating and gore is ok?

All video games released to the public in North America are required to be reviewed by the ESRB before it is allowed to be distributed and sold. ESRB gives videos games the ratings E, E10+, T, M, or AO (Adults Only). However according to Wikipedia, “all three major video game console manufacturers (Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony Computer Entertainment) refuse to allow AO-rated games to be published for their platforms.” So releasing an AO-rated game in North America would make no money since literally no one will sell them. Thus, that is why there are no AO games in North America. Japan, however, where ESRB does not regulate, is a whole different story.

– youyuyou 

What can someone really do if they find your SSN and DOB?

With that (and perhaps a few other, publically accessible information, like your name) they can apply for credit cards in your name, max them out, and never pay them back, ruining your credit. They may also be able to access your bank account and other private information. It could be quite bad.

They can also file your taxes fraudulently, receive a large refund because it they put in numbers that say you deserve one, and then disappear once the refund check is cashed. (generally speaking, this works if they file before you do, as the government tries to prevent someone from filing twice in order to prevent this sort of fraud)

This doesn’t necessarily leave you liable for the fraudulent refund, but it fucks up your ability to file electronically and could delay any refund you should legitimately have received while they investigate.

– Nerdn1 

Why do AMD CPUs have way more GHz for the same price? And why is Intel still considered better?

GHz is only a measure of CPU clock speed. It’s a good way to compare very similar CPUs but for CPUs of very different design, architecture, and features, differences in clock speed don’t really mean much. Simply put, different CPUs do different amount of work per cycle. For example, let’s say it takes one CPU 12 cycles to multiply two large numbers. A different CPU might need only 8 cycles. CPUs have different features, can do multiple tasks simultaneously, have different sets of onboard memory (called cache), are sometimes able to increase their clock speed temporarily above the normal clock speed (overclock). One number is simply not enough to compare different CPUs – you need to look at overall benchmark scores.

– MrMarbles2000 

How is the US economy doing since the 2007-2009 recession?

The Dow Jones index has gone from 7400 to 17300; unemployment has gone from 10% to 5%; the budget deficit has gone from 1400 billion to 400 billion; GDP has gone from 14.5 trillion to 16.4 trillion. Industrial capacity has risen 25% but continues the downward trend it’s been on since the 1960s (namely, production is still going overseas).

Economically, we’ve been on a very steady recovery, and in most respects better off than where we were before the recession. By a few measures, such as industrial production per capita, we’re not there yet, but we’re close.

– FellowConspirator

How much money do restaurants make in a year?

I know a pizza joint that sells mostly slices, it’s about 1000 square feet total, and it makes almost a million per year with $2.5 m in revenue.  I also know places that have lost 150k per year.  One of them was mine.

It’s about revenue, staffing, and pricing.

Revenue is the starting point.  If you don’t have good revenue then you have a money pit.  I’ve had three places that failed because of lack of revenue.  If you have the right thing (and right attitude) in the right place, where there are lot’s of hungry people, then you have sales.  In general about $600k to $1m is a good place to be if your rent is between 2k and 8k.

If you have strong revenue then it’s about staffing and pricing.  People say margins are thin in the restaurant business because they are not managing these things well or because they do not have good revenue or both.  Payroll can be 30% of sales or lower (sometimes considerably lower) if you are efficient and have strong sales.  Your average Applebee’s or Joe’s American grill probably hits 30% or lower with $2+ million in revenue.  Your average place that’s crawling along with 400k to 600k in sales is probably at 40% payroll cost or higher, especially if you include the owner’s paltry pay (who’s probably there all the time).

Pricing is also important/critical.  A good target is  food cost of 30% to 33% or lower of an item’s sale price.  An easy rule of thumb is figure out what an item costs then multiply that cost by 3.  I’ve screwed up this easy math for years and years.  It’s easy to be complacent (not update prices) and or believe you are being generous.  

If you are open already and you dont know why your food cost is so high, well guess what, it’s probably because you aren’t charging enough.  It’s either that or your food is walking out the door or getting thrown away.

If you have these things in order and you have good revenue then you will have a margin around 10 to 15% and in some cases much higher. 

One thing to watch out for is opening something like a vegan restaurant.  Unless you are an evil genius and you have the highest density of vegans on the planet surrounding your place, your revenue is gonna be low.

Pizza and beer places do well in part because virtually everyone loves pizza and beer.

– Bob Lowry

How come no one has been able to figure out or leak the formula to printing money?

There is no one “formula” for printing money. But because it is so tempting to consider making your own at home, governments have been engaged for centuries in an ever-escalating battle with counterfeiters.

Counterfeiting of money is one of the oldest crimes in history. It was a serious problem during the 19th century when banks issued their own U.S. currency. At the time of the Civil War, it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.  At that time, there were approximately 1,600 state banks designing and printing their own notes. Each note carried a different design, making it difficult to distinguish the 4,000 varieties of counterfeits from the 7,000 varieties of genuine notes. 

It was anticipated that the adoption of a national currency in 1863 would solve the counterfeiting problem. However, the national currency was soon counterfeited so extensively it became necessary for the government to take enforcement measures. On July 5, 1865, the United States Secret Service was established to suppress counterfeiting.

Every time the bad guys figure how to print realistic-looking currency, the government changes the way the real stuff is made, to make it ever harder to forge. This began by moving from letterpress-printed, flat currency, to engraved, intaglio-printed currency, which gave the ink a raised appearance that could be felt by hand. Engraving also enabled extremely fine lines and sharp edges that were difficult for an unskilled criminal to reproduce. They printed the bills in multiple colors (shades of green and dark green), each of which would require a carefully calibrated additional pass through the printing press. And then they went even further, and commissioned special paper to be manufactured in secure factories, of 75% cotton and 25% linen, that had a special feel to it, had red and blue fibers mixed into the pulp, and was commercially unavailable (not to mention illegal to attempt to reproduce.)

As counterfeiters succeeded in carefully engraving plates to duplicate real bills, the Treasury Department began making small variations in the designs of each series, which would make the forgers re-do their whole plate in order to stay current. For example, on the $20 note, the portrait of Andrew Jackson shows him gripping the front of his coat. In the 1934 Series, you can see one of his fingers in the oval frame. But when it was re-designed in 1950 they carefully redrew the portrait to show a second finger!

But over time, the crooks got smarter, and with new technologies, such as color copying machines, a larger number of unskilled people were able to get into the fake money business. This occasioned a lot of federal soul-searching during the 1980s, and by 1990 all US currency incorporated two additional major security features that were very, very difficult to fake:

Security Thread: A security thread is a thin thread or ribbon running through a bank note substrate. All 1990 series and later notes, except the $1 and $2 notes, include this feature. The note’s denomination is printed on the thread. In addition, the threads of the new $5, $10, $20 and $50 notes have graphics in addition to the printed denomination. The denomination number appears in the star field of the flag printed on the thread. The thread in the new notes glows when held under a long-wave ultraviolet light. In the new $5 note it glows blue, in the new $10 note it glows orange, in the new $20 note it glows green, in the new $50 note it glows yellow, and in the new $100 note it glows red. Since it is visible in transmitted light, but not in reflected light, the thread is difficult to copy with a color copier which uses reflected light to generate an image. Using a unique thread position for each denomination guards against certain counterfeit techniques, such as bleaching ink off a lower denomination and using the paper to “reprint” the note at a higher value.

Microprinting: This print appears as a thin line to the naked eye, but the lettering easily can be read using a low-power magnifier. The resolution of most current copiers is not sufficient to copy such fine print. On the newly designed $5 note, microprinting can be found in the side borders and along the lower edge of the portrait’s frame on the face of the note. On the new $10 note, microprinting appears in the numeral “10” in the lower left-hand corner and along the lower edge of the portrait’s frame on the face of the note. On the Series 1996 $20 notes, microprinting appears in the lower left corner numeral and along the lower edge ornamentation of the oval framing the portrait. On the $50 notes, microprinting appears on the side borders and in Ulysses Grant’s collar. On the $100 notes, microprinting appears in the lower left corner numeral and on Benjamin Franklin’s coat. In 1990, 1993 and 1995 series notes, “The United States of America” is printed repeatedly in a line outside the portrait frame.

So the bad guys upped their game as well. They printed simulacrums of the security thread, and counted on the fact that casual users wouldn’t pull out a magnifying glass to read the microprinting. And bogus bills continued to flood the market. Now the fight began to escalate in earnest, with ever-increasing speed.  In the 1996 and later series, half a dozen additional security features were added to American printed currency:

Watermark: The watermark is formed by varying paper density in a small area during the papermaking process. The image is visible as darker and lighter areas when held up to the light. Since the watermark does not copy on color copiers or scanners, it makes it harder to use lower denomination paper to print counterfeit notes in higher denominations and is a good way to authenticate the note. It depicts the same historical figure as the engraved portrait.
 
Color-Shifting Inks: These inks, used in the numeral on the lower right corner of the face of the note, change color when the note is viewed from different angles. The ink appears green when viewed directly and changes to black when the note is tilted.
 
Fine-Line Printing Patterns: This type of line structure appears normal to the human eye but is difficult for current copying and scanning equipment to resolve properly. The lines are found behind the portrait on the front and around the historic building on the back.
 
Enlarged Off-Center Portraits: The larger portrait can incorporate more detail, making it easier to recognize and more difficult to counterfeit. It also provides an easy way for the public to distinguish the new design from the old. The portrait is shifted off center to provide room for a watermark and unique “lanes” for the security thread in each denomination. The slight relocation also reduces wear on most of the portrait by removing it from the center, which is frequently folded. The increased image size can help people with visual impairments identify the note.
 
Low-Vision Feature: A large dark numeral on a light background on the lower right corner of the back. This numeral, which represents the denomination, helps people with low vision, senior citizens and others as well because it is easier to read. This feature first appeared on the Series 1996 $20 note.
 
Also, a machine-readable feature has been incorporated for the blind. It will facilitate development of convenient scanning devices that could identify the denomination of the note.

But the crooks, now equipped with high resolution scanners and printer, kept improving their game as well, so even more anti-counterfeiting technology got added into the currency:

3-D Security Ribbon: Look for a blue ribbon on the front of the note. Tilt the note back and forth while focusing on the blue ribbon. You will see the bells change to 100s as they move. When you tilt the note back and forth, the bells and 100s move side to side. If you tilt it side to side, they move up and down. The ribbon is woven into the paper, not printed on it.

Bell in the Inkwell: Look for an image of a color-shifting bell, inside a copper-colored inkwell, on the front of the new $100 note. Tilt it to see the bell change from copper to green, an effect which makes the bell seem to appear and disappear within the inkwell.

– David S. Rose

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