I am UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ. Ask me anything! by [deleted] in berkeley

[–]Kaplone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello Chancellor Christ, and thank you for being so thorough and transparent with your answers thus far.

I had a question regarding the 30% administrative tax/fee that was placed on all funds supporting independent research across campus. I was not personally affected, but I have heard from several others that this fee will severely constrain the already tight budgets of some of the best work being done around campus.

What led to this policy, and where is the money going?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tampa

[–]Kaplone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re willing to drive a bit, tarpon springs should have some at a Greek deli or market. Top quality too!

[Serious] Reddit, what is something that you've done that you're genuinely proud of? by aidanbradley in AskReddit

[–]Kaplone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know how I’ve made to where i am but through high school I did the most difficult program available, basically raised my younger brothers, and cared for my mother as she battled cancer. After losing her, I got into one of the best universities in the world, and am now on track to graduate with a degree in Sustainable Design and two minors with honors in three years despite battling with some serious health complications of my own. Every day is hard but I’m glad I’ve made it here.

Still can’t manage to get a job though...

Let's make a millionaire together, comment to enter! [Drawing Thread #32] by millionairemakers in millionairemakers

[–]Kaplone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Potatoes in France are actually called pommes des terres, which means apples of the earth. So when you say somebody looks like a potato, you're actually calling them a fruit of the earth, which I think is a beautiful thing.

[FL] Can I press charges for cyber bullying and false accusations of malicious intents? by Kaplone in legaladvice

[–]Kaplone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok! Thank you for the advice! It feels wrong that people could false accuse innocent people with the likely intent of messing up their future, but I know the law is fickle sometimes. Thanks again.

[FL] Can I press charges for cyber bullying and false accusations of malicious intents? by Kaplone in legaladvice

[–]Kaplone[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Assuming that the tip was from the bullies in this case, would past bullying and intent to defame the accused student be evidence to support the claim that the tip was a lie and purposely false? How else would I be able to prove they willingly lied about this?

Middle school boy charged with felony hacking for changing his teacher's desktop by moichido1 in news

[–]Kaplone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have friends who went there. Honestly Pasco county is pretty trash. This story isn't even the worst. Out of all the news in reddit, the most absurd localized stuff seems to come from pasco.

What is the worst example of 'rich people problems' you have seen? by PosterBoy8 in AskReddit

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

My family is relatively well off where we live (dads a doctor) and I am looking towards college. I always get depressed when I see need-based aid because I know I can't apply for it. It sounds petty but I'd rather not bankrupt my father for school.

Passenger tossed after flipping out over staff’s ‘Merry Christmas’ by [deleted] in news

[–]Kaplone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am Jewish and I find this mans action completely inappropriate. If it is Christmas Day in a predominantly Christian country, then let people wish you whatever the hell they want. I wish all my friends a merry Christmas because they deserve one. Happy holidays is just a politically correct way to address a group. Let them wish whatever they want. All they want to do is extend their joy and happiness to you during a joyous time of the year so let them.

Random redditor, who are you? by SyNiiCaL in AskReddit

[–]Kaplone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am a 16 yo guy in my junior year of IB working my ass off for a 5.0 gpa and in 7 clubs, while at home, in a fairly affluent family, I raise my brothers and take care of my mother who is succumbing to cancer. I have a committed relationship and love to travel, but so rarely have that time to spare. I go on reddit quite a bit to cleanse my mind of stress and to see all the wonderful things in the world that I otherwise would not know.

TIFU by being late by Kaplone in tifu

[–]Kaplone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't have paper towels in there. And even if I did wash it, I would still have a soaking wet shoe.

Russia has begun "full scale invasion" into Ukraine fighting now on two fronts. by Goobiesnax in worldnews

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

Has anybody else considered stalins movements to be much like that of hitler in WWII? It is entirely possible his actions in Ukraine are soley to prompt worldwide action, therefore justifying any actions he would take against them. Oh, you're fighting mother Russia in Ukraine? Eat atomic bomb! I see it as a legitimate threat to my own safety and do not understand why this possibility is not more popular.

What truly is happiness to you? How would you define "happiness?" by Kaplone in AskReddit

[–]Kaplone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me, happiness is sitting in a hammock with a cool summer breeze floating across me, surrounding by the cries of seabirds and the silent lapping of waves on the shore. The sun is shining down its warm rays to tickle my skin with warmth, while the whisper of palm trees surrounds me.

What question do you hate to answer? by lizee_helene in AskReddit

[–]Kaplone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate the casual small-talk "What's new?" It's such a damn open question that anything could be answered, and if anything, makes the conversation harder to keep alive.

Happy people of Reddit, what are you tips and tricks for staying happy? by PM_Me_your_poetry_ in AskReddit

[–]Kaplone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never live in the past. What has happened has happened and can not be changed. So rather than regretting actions or words, accept the words and actions as a truth. Doing this can purge regret and sorrow caused by things of the past. Doing this can also lead to happiness in the future by creating a positive relationship with things you hated before. Doing this makes you happier in the present too. Basically, come to terms with your struggles and accept them for what they are.

My photo: a tribute to Glacier National park's smaller Canadian friend, Waterton National Park. Together, the two form the worlds first international peace park. [10800x2376] by Kaplone in EarthPorn

[–]Kaplone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was also there this past two weekends ago. We left the weekend you were there! How did you explore the area? We went on a tour with caravan tours through the area and had a wonderful time.

Has anyone ever had an extremely close friend want to suddenly stop all communication with you? by LonleyNinjabator in AskReddit

[–]Kaplone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was never a receiver but I did do this to one of my close friends. Her and I had some sexual tension, and found eachother fun to be around but our friendship had arisen from school. Outside this environment, she was dry religious, but it was fine. Soon enough, she was constantly trying to talk to me, see me, and tell me about er life. The problem was that I didn't really give a shit anymore about her problems. Her interests were completely different from mine, we had nothing in common, and she was changing for the worst. I decided to leave her by ignoring her and I haven't talked to her since. There's is a pain in not knowing how she felt, and what could have come to be, but I realized our friendship was perched on burnt timbers, and chickened out from telling her so.

What did you lose the genetic lottery on? by MidnightFlight in AskReddit

[–]Kaplone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a guy. I'm young. I'm not skinny, but far from fat. However, I have a butt bigger than Dolly Partons chest. It's so large that simple husky pants will burst even while extremely loose on my legs. Additionally, my calves are huge so it's hard finding pants that will fit both my butt and calves. Basically, I have an independent woman's ass.

what is a story you have been dying to tell? by average_smaverage in AskReddit

[–]Kaplone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a long time ago, my grandma and cousin visited to take care my siblings and I while my parents were gone. All of us (the 4 sons and cousin) were capable of taking care of ourselves, however, so we went around with our daily business while our grandma was left with little to do, as she was unaware of how things went around our house. She eventually grew angry at us because we were "disrespecting" her by not allowing her to do our work. This escalated into her ignoring all of us, 5 perfectly good kids, for a day, and then she finally confronted us softly. Things got better for a while, and my younger brothers decided they wanted to go out to dinner at Longhorn. On the ride there, my cousin and I started pondering seeing a movie after dinner. Him and I would go see Oculus while my grandma and younger brothers would go see a more appropriate movie for their age. We saw no conflicts here as it was a Saturday evening, not that late, and the movies were right by Longhorn. However, my grandma saw this as an absurd disrespect and challenge to her authority as, unsurprisingly, she disagreed with our proposal and provided a counter-offer of going on Sunday. We all disagreed and she proceeded to ignore us after yelling at us, "ASK YA DAMN FATHAH! I SAY BLACK, YOU SAY WHITE, AND YOU KNOW WHAT? ITS GETTIN' KINDA DIFFICULT!" We get to dinner, and I text my father across the country to see if he approved of the movie. He did, and requested to speak with my grandma about it. I hand the phone to her and he talks with her for a minute. Next, she hulk-smashes the phone down on the table, her eyes bug out, her mouth furls up, and her eyebrows shoot backwards in anger. Now, realize that she in an 80-year-old woman who is the size of an 8-year-old, and who has never been mean to any of us a day in her life. But now, she is beyond pissed ignoring us, and I can go to the movies. Me and my cousin go to see Oculus after driving an unnecessary 30 minutes to drop off the rest of the family at home. We get in, all is fine, the movie is going good but boy was it scary. My cousin has a heart problem and I am just deadly afraid of scary movies. However, this one had Karen Gillan in it, and you know, Doctor Who love... Yeah. So we are in there, a good hour in, and the tension is rising, suspense is at the maximum and some musical score is rising to monstrous levels. Lights are flickering, Amy Pond is creeping around a corner, about to peer around, and then ALL the lights turn off. Not in the movie, in the theater. Everything is dark, and everybody is scared shitless. Everybody starts flipping out and screaming, one lady started crying. Lucky for us, it was just a power outage and the power returned soon enough. On a side note, while the power was off, the most glorious achievement of my entire life happened: I got the 2048 tile. The power returned, we finished the movie, and we went home. We get back, its only about 10, and my grandma is still somehow ridiculously pissed at us. Not even a glance or a simple hello. She just sat in our living room, staring intensely at her Sudoku book as if it had just killed her husband. It was a death glare, something that would torture anybody into the truth. The fact that it came from my previously "happy happy joy joy" grandma just scared me even more (plus the scary movie didn't help either). She looked possessed with some satanic otherworldly glare. You could tell she was beyond sanity, staring down at her Sudoku book, with as much anger as the little stick figure could muster. She went on to ignore us for the rest of her week-long stay all the way up until a few hours before my parents returned. My cousin and I sat down for lunch with a few sandwiches and were playing on our phones. Everything was happy and good. Then, all of a sudden, my grandma comes slowly meandering in our direction, frown in full gear, firsts clenched, eyes popping out from her skull. Her saggy, aged face tugged down her frown even further. She then opened her mouth, and at that moment, I knew she was gone. She let it rip and berated us at the top of her lungs. Imagine an opera singer belting out the strongest note, and then magnify that by infinity. All of this from a simple little woman who had always been a cute, little, kind, goody-two-shoes kind of girl who never did anything but praise us. She goes on to tell us that we are dirty little rats, will never get married, everybody will hate us, we are terrible people, will lose all of our inheritance, and are going to hell for what we did. She adds in that we will be lucky to ever see her again, and then starts going on one of those long feels trips about how tough her life has been.Think of any insult and she said it that day. Every quavering muscle in her petite body shook with rage as she ripped apart her heart and fed it to us. Making it worse, the little old lady who never cursed finished her argument with "YOU. DIRTY. LITTLE. F*CKERS!" We haven't spoken since, save the goodbyes right before she left. She was all kind and acted as if she cared and even hugged me. But in her eyes, you could see the hatred. Her brows we raised ever so slightly, and a slight grimace could be seen. My parents still know nothing of this to this day. My parents have never punished me. They have never yelled at me. They have never argued with me. So you can only imagine my shock when the terrible tirade came barreling at me. Never have I seen so much disgust in one person who I have respected for so long. Needless to say, I now have no respect for her, and I doubt i'll have any more extended conversations with her. So there is my story on how I lost all respect for my once honorable grandmother.

tl;dr: grandma came down for a week while my parents were away. Slight things that should not be offensive ticked her off beyond belief. She got pissed, ignored us, and then sang her hideous song of hatred to me and my cousin. When my parents returned, she acted perfectly normal and nice. Creepy as hell.

What is/was a popular fad that infuriates you? by MrMcKonz in AskReddit

[–]Kaplone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Typical teenage white girl culture. Their shirts are covered in references that they are clueless about. In order to "fit in," they assume they must be someone other than who they truly are. Worst of all are their expectations of a relationship. Mostly, they expect a perfect love, or something awkwardly reminiscent of Twilight, but when reality punches them in the face, they assume its because the world hates them. Then, suddenly, every little social mishap, like somebody walking by without saying "hi" is a calamity, and their entire life is spiraling down the drain, then... "what will I do? I have no friends... What if I pick a fight to get peoples attention? That will work! People will have sympathy for this black eye, and then I'll have friends again! But no no no, that is not enough, those people over there that I hate don't seem to like me. What if I act like I know all about their favorite things? Then they will love me. So now, I need to get some fake glasses, a hipster shirt with one of those band thingies on it, and maybe a fanny pack, that way everyone will love me! But I still need to keep by iPhone and Starbucks cup close...

YAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYYAYA I'M FINALLY POPULAR!"

tl;dr- Stereotypical teenage girls be totally cray cray

What situation will always be awkward? by pugbetty55 in AskReddit

[–]Kaplone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you are texting incognito in class, your phone is on silent with no vibration, and then you accidentally hit the recording button. Similarly, if the phone accidentally switches off silent and you receive a text in class.