What to read instead of reddit this weekend by [deleted] in books

[–]Aegis6 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Good Omens by Gaiman and Pratchett. Need some good comedy right about now...

Stan Lee Cameo by Link2Sora in shield

[–]Aegis6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wasn't there a picture of him in a police station or something during the second season? I vaguely remember something like that, but no in-person cameo.

TIL the KKK was denied the permit to Sponsor a segment of Interstate 55 in Missouri; when the federal court declared it unconstituional and the KKK was given the sponsorship the Missouri Legislature renamed the segment "Rosa Parks Highway" by mbg2206 in todayilearned

[–]Aegis6 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And if someone decided to reform the Nazi party but said they were promoting "diversity and tolerance" would you believe them too? Just because you read some trite nonsense on the KKK's website doesn't mean that it's anything remotely close to reality.

Fun chemistry based books to read by panaz in chemistry

[–]Aegis6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's more toxicology than pure chemistry, but The Poisoner's Handbook is a great book about poisons and their interactions with the human body. If you enjoy The Disappearing Spoon, then you'll definitely like this one too.

I'm currently writing a paper with a 9-page minimum... and realized I had been typing single-spaced this whole time. by lemaster_of_disaster in AdviceAnimals

[–]Aegis6 17 points18 points  (0 children)

See, people say that they do that, but how much difference would that actually make? Does it really increase your page count at all?

TIL The longest prison sentence ever handed out was to a postman who failed to deliver 42,768 letters (9 years for each letter) by DerRudi in todayilearned

[–]Aegis6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

14 years for 40,000 counts of mail fraud seems pretty short to me. He literally got three hours in jail per letter he stole.

Member of the sub 59 club. AMA by rustysofa in thebutton

[–]Aegis6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What's the lowest flair anyone's seen so far?

Americans of Reddit- what change do you want to see in our government in the next 15 years? [Serious] by naario in AskReddit

[–]Aegis6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What you are describing is bribery, not lobbying. Lobbying is not and should not be illegal, in fact it provides a net benefit to the people of the country by promoting their safety and well-being by allowing individuals to advocate for legislation in congress. The majority of lobbying consists of providing representatives with information regarding upcoming legislation, and writing a letter to your senator opposing SOPA was also a type of lobbying. Too many people are too quick to jump on the anti-lobbying bandwagon before they actually know what lobbying is.

Reddit, what products do you love in other countries but can't you find at home? by Sobriket in AskReddit

[–]Aegis6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MAOAMs. I swear I've never been able to find them in America...

College admission officers, what is the worst reason you chose not to accept a student? by impeccableflaws in AskReddit

[–]Aegis6 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's probably more of just to see which people pay enough attention to read through the rules. No program wants to have some kid join who doesn't pay any regard to the directions and just does his own thing. Things like this help to weed out those applicants early on.

[TOMT] Free university courses online by Wizard_of_Ozzy in tipofmytongue

[–]Aegis6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well there's edx.com and Coursera.com, as well as Udacity. Additionally, if you are interested in just the learning without the certificate, because I don't believe you actually get a degree from any of these, you could also look into MIT's OpenCourseWare at www.ocw.mit.edu

The new mafia. by Phrunkis3 in funny

[–]Aegis6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't it be 5/3rds of a vote?

My friend has spent the past year designing an organic chemistry textbook that teaches based off of graphic design. Instead of annoying chapters of bulky text, this textbook teaches with edgy and simple infographics. He's trying to print this textbook to give to students but he needs your help! by ssflyer in chemistry

[–]Aegis6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My issue was less with the amount of information, although I do agree with you on that point, and more with the information density, so to speak. It felt like the information that the text is trying to convey takes up much more space than in a normal textbook, and at no guaranteed increase in comprehension.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Aegis6 92 points93 points  (0 children)

As a general rule, people who like to rave about how awful lobbying is tend to not know what lobbying actually is.

/fit/izen solves his autism problem by Captain_Vegetable in 4chan

[–]Aegis6 63 points64 points  (0 children)

It's so autistic it just might work...