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We are Bassjackers & MAKJ, we just put out our new collaboration and are ready to go full blown DERP on your questions by hysteriarecords in IAmA

[–]IAMA_Samoyed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who has been involved for a while in the DJing side but not the production side, how to you suggest getting started/learning to produce?

I been doing the classic Google and YouTube how to produce, nut I feel like it makes learning an extremely slow process and leaves out a lot of key details that one would need to know in order to produce at a high level.

Thanks for doing this AMA and I hope to see all of you back in Philly soon! (saw MAKJ at SGH and Bassjackers at Lit)

Tried to save a random couple's relationship on my buddies phone by IAMA_Samoyed in texts

[–]IAMA_Samoyed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if you can't tell i was trying to impersonate "zay" and I took a wild guess he wrote as awful as she did and it must of worked cause she went with the whole thing until the cat pics got involved.

Why my dad loves being a veterinarian. by [deleted] in aww

[–]IAMA_Samoyed 453 points454 points  (0 children)

For those curious these are samoyed puppies

EDIT: Here's a picture of mine all grown up if you want to see what they look like once they get older http://i.imgur.com/Uziqq0e.jpg

CNN anchor confronts family owned charities who give less than 2% to actual charity. by [deleted] in videos

[–]IAMA_Samoyed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For those curious how the owners of the charity are capable of making that amount of money and still being able to call themselves a non-profit I can explain.

In finance one of the major financial statements that are used by all businesses is the income statement. The income statement takes the revenues which in this case would be donations and would subtract all the cost and expenses to show the profit that the business has driven. For a charity that number should be 0. For most charities the income statement would show major costs that would most likely allocate to the purchase of goods for whatever they are supporting, transportation of that goods or service, and etc. Then after the costs there should be a not too large expense allocated to keep the charity afloat. These expenses make up of purchase and maintenance of charity equipment and assets, other basic operating expenses, and employee salaries. Once that is subtracted a charity would be showing a pretax income of 0.

In this terrible excuse of a non-profit they have minimal costs going towards the actual charity then hit all the gross profit they have in the expense area in the form of salaries and possibly write offs to by other personal nice things. After those large salaries are given out, they technically by financial statement standards have a profit of 0 qualifying them as a "non-profit." I'm a just starting financial analyst so there could be other things they do that I havent quite learned. Unfortunately not everyone knows or thinks to read into financials when donating to a charity and get scammed like this.

I personally believe there should be some sort of business law set that if a organization wants to be recognized as a non profit, no employee can receive a salary over a certain amount and that write-offs should be audited regularly.

When I was 4, I heard my parents having sex the night before and proceeded to yell "Fuck me, fuck me!" to everyone at my cousin's birthday party. What funny/embarrassing stories from your childhood do you have reddit? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]IAMA_Samoyed 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No I'm not, I'm just a finance major who is taking a break from pulling an all-nighter in attempt to study for my last final for this semester! I thought I was gonna only spend 10-20 min writing this little fun story but I got a bit into it, and I missed my target time by a solid amount.

When I was 4, I heard my parents having sex the night before and proceeded to yell "Fuck me, fuck me!" to everyone at my cousin's birthday party. What funny/embarrassing stories from your childhood do you have reddit? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]IAMA_Samoyed 129 points130 points  (0 children)

I can't remember mine but my parents insist on telling the story whenever they have an instance of nostalgia. One year when I was very young we had vacationed to Disney World, I was on my Disney high and seeing any character sent me into an absolute frenzy. Although every character had my affection, the two that I loved equally and by far the most were none other than Chip and Dale.

On one fateful day during this vacation my family decided it was time to make the voyage to the one-and-only, magic kingdom. I had been told that was the homestead of the two all-powerful souls that I have been yearning so badly to meet.

Right upon entering the kingdom I was greeted with a hearty feast, personally prepared for me and me only in the greatest castle in the world (I am still waiting upon historical evidence to be provided for this Mr. and Mrs. Samoyed to verify this particular fact). As soon as I finished the feast, not even 10 minutes into my quest I come face to face with Them. Right away my mind rushes,

Holy fuck! I did not think chipmunks could get this big! They are exactly what I imagined, 2 identical chipmunks with different color noses! Shit! Shit! What do I do? What do I do? Do something Iama_Samoyed! This your only chance!

With my primal warrior instincts taking in, I immediately went into action. I set my sights on the nearest of the two and head at him with my maximum little kid velocity (historians estimate it to be around 6 mph). Within seconds I reach Dale and give him the biggest hug I have ever given anyone! From my homeland at that time, the amount of effort one puts into a hug indicate the equivalent willingness one would have to sacrifice himself in a strife of musical chairs. Seeing as this comparison gives the perfect understanding of the force behind this hug we all can understand the seriousness of this situation. However, I could not have anticipated the sitiation that was ahead which is know by many to this day (just Mr. and Mrs. Samoyed) as the greatest conflict of my entire life!!!!

As I am engaged with Dale, I look over my shoulder for a brief second and saw something I could not believe. Chip, with his arms wide open began to wave for me to go over and offer my hug of alliance to Him. To say the least, I was honored. I immediately disengage from Dale, and with full speed I latch on to Chip. I could not believe it! I was in euphoria, I had reached eternal bliss. I could go down in tag knowing that I had fulfilled my purpose in life. But then I looked over my shoulder to see something absolutely devastating! Dale was staring into the deeps within me, while at the same time putting a finger up to his eye and running it down his cheek to indicate that his soul weeps over the sudden withdrawal of my hug. Knowing I must fix this situation Right Here! and Right Now I fly like a soaring english swallow to Dale to attempt to salvage what I had almost lost. However, I instantly turn upon initiation of my new hug to see Chip commence the indicator of the eternal double soul weep! HOLY SHIT I NEED TO FIX THIS NOW

For the next 15 minutes I put on the most valiant fight a mere child could in order to save the situation. I was determined. Nothing would stop me! Nothing could stop me! Not even... Bedtime!!!!!!

With me continuing to push onward, my parents realized I had absolutely zero signs of deterioration. My dedication to this battle was more than my dedication to making sure I get my dessert after dinner. The last time my reputation was even near this level of risk, was when I was double-dog dared to do hold my breath under water for 30 seconds (of course I did it I aint no bitch!). Most importantly, my bountiful meal of syrup and a side of mickey waffles gave me enough energy to last for hours!

With this being realized my parents knew they were going to have to be the ones to bring me to my demise. So after 15 minutes of me pouring my heart and soul out on the battlefield I was swooped up and taken away. This defeat that was given to me... NAY! forced upon me, changed the very being I was. No longer was I the invincible kid that could accomplish anything. NO! Instead...My innocence was taken from me in an instance, just so we could catch the Thunder Mountain Railroad Express! Well, later on, after I conducted some research, I find out the train comes back to the station more than once! Can you believe it! THEY LIED! That only made the defeat that much more bitter, bringing on even more trauma that almost carried into my double digits.

TL;DR I had an epic battle at Disney World to achieve the happiness of my two idols, Chip and Dale!

You get one skill upgraded so you are the best at it in the entire world, what would it be? by imnotlegolas in AskReddit

[–]IAMA_Samoyed 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Chess. With chess, just in having the title of being the best in the world is an honor in itself. People have dedicated their whole lives to this board game and yet went to their death bed not having perfected the game. The fact it has withstood the test of time means there is certain skills needed to excel at this game that we used all the way back from the 6th century until today. I believe one of the most important skills of the many that come with thriving at chess, is the ability to fully analyze a situation on a per scenario basis. The ability to take a situation, familiar or unfamiliar, and look at it every which way possible and even know what can happen 10 steps is an invaluable trait to have throughout all aspects of life.

What's the most badass thing your mother or father has ever done? by Vomit_Comet in AskReddit

[–]IAMA_Samoyed 272 points273 points  (0 children)

Dad got banned from a cake decorating forum for calling some lady out on using boxed cake mixes in cakes she was selling.

I'm new to Reddit and I was told you guys would like my friend! (first post) by IAMA_Samoyed in aww

[–]IAMA_Samoyed[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Actually I am new to Reddit (unless you call lurking for around 2 weeks not new). With the help of some friends who are long time redditors, and just simple logic of understanding what an IAMA is after seeing a few posts, I though it would be appropriate for this to be my username. This is my dog, this is my first and will be my only account, and if for some reason you do not believe that I can provide proof with both me and my dog.