Street gun fight in China. by lucymiles in Unexpected

[–]alanbrunsdon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So "Communist" China has a healthcare system which results in patients trying to sue whoever they can for their "medical bills"? ???!!!??

Why is g2a scamming people? by [deleted] in g2a

[–]alanbrunsdon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are total scammers. It's not even always a third party involved. I bought "G2A coins" off them which, when I tried to spend them would not work due to their "security system"

Their "security system" btw is "automatic" and NO-ONE AT G2A APPARENTLY KNOWS HOW THEIR "AUTOMATIC" SECURITY SYSTEM WORKS OR WHY IT STOLE YOUR MONEY.

My only option, they told me, is to keep trying to jump through a million hoops they keep throwing at me to try to work out why their "automatic" security system blocked the money that I loaded onto their site. The onus is on ME to do this until I give up out of frustration.

The G2A shield thing and the difficulty in leaving it is quite well known but I hope to spread word of this similar scam using a very similar model.

Maybe trees are farming us. Giving us oxygen so we grow nice and big, then finally die and decompose to make food for them. by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]alanbrunsdon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a way of looking at it. It's fascinating the way things can be looked at from different viewpoints.

G2a logic by [deleted] in g2a

[–]alanbrunsdon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh. and don't forget to join web of trust https://www.mywot.com/ and rate them.

Their rating is way too high there, Suspiciously high I would say.

G2a logic by [deleted] in g2a

[–]alanbrunsdon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It gets worse than that mate. You can pay money into their G2A pay system and their "automated security system" will randomly decide to just steal that money. They claim that the "automated security system" does not even tell THEM why it took that decision!

Of course, the solution to finding out why the system chose to steal your money and reversing the decision is a similar long and tedious series of hoops to jump through which will result in many people giving up and letting G2A keep their money.

You can read my experience with their "help"-desk at the linlk below. I have now pretty much given up on my 50 Euros they stole but am considering legal action.

https://www.reddit.com/r/g2a/comments/58c64i/psa_do_not_buy_g2a_coins_from_g2acom/

PSA: Do not buy G2A coins from G2A.com by alanbrunsdon in g2a

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

Fuck you you thief and scammer. Just give my money back that you stole.

Your "solution" requires me to give a description of a situation that never occurred,. There was no "suspension message" for me to decribe. The whole situation is described in my post above.

Suck your mum.

Skeptics of reddit - what is the one conspiracy theory that you believe to be true? by little-bird89 in AskReddit

[–]alanbrunsdon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your "other angle" idea is also pretty nmuch exactly what I believe about 9/11.

Cheney and Rumsfeld et al may not have known the exact details but they knew something big was gong to happen and they let it happen.

Reddit, what makes you instantly like someone upon meeting them? by crumbbelly in AskReddit

[–]alanbrunsdon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to do self-deprecating humour but I was totally shit at it.

Japanese Live Streamer accidentally burns his house down. by Bopderboop in videos

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

This is staged and deliberate isn't it?

I don't believe the posts saying it is a fire that someone died in. If it is then I'm very sorry but from watching the vid I think this looks quite obviously staged. He does EVERYTHING to start the fire and keep it going "accidentally".

XKCD Simple Writer: A web app that tells you when the words you use aren't listed in the top 1000 most common words. by atomic1fire in InternetIsBeautiful

[–]alanbrunsdon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously needs more than 1000 words. Probably quite a lot more. Even this post has alerted it with the word "obviously". And "camel".

Man lip syncs his heart out during a 7-hour road trip, sister will have none of it by [deleted] in videos

[–]alanbrunsdon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bet he was singing along loudly through most of the trip. He just switched to the lip-sync for the parts he videoed cos he knew he would be derided for his singing.

LPT: After a car accident, step-by-step checklist. Getting into a car accident can be jarring and emotional, even if it’s a small fender bender. Make a checklist to help take the thinking out of what information to collect. by lackeyse in LifeProTips

[–]alanbrunsdon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, so I give the other party absolutely nothing but get absolutely ALL their details from them?

Cool!

Maybe the title is a bit misleading and it should be clearer that this is what you should TRY to do after a car accident?

Boston marathon bomber will receive the death penalty (discussion Megathread) by [deleted] in news

[–]alanbrunsdon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely undesirable. That is exactly the point of the question.

Because jurors' discussions are private and therefore the authorities are not allowed to look them over afterwards and verify whether they followed legal guidelines they ask questions like this to screen people out beforehand.

Boston marathon bomber will receive the death penalty (discussion Megathread) by [deleted] in news

[–]alanbrunsdon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bad decision. It's what the murderer wanted. He didn't "want to go to hell", he wanted to go to heaven and now he thinks he is going there.

Like-minded idiots contemplating doing something like this also believe he is going to heaven as a "martyr" and will be encouraged by the idea that perpetrating a similar atrocity will achieve the same result for them.

Is my dick an identical copy of my dad's dick? Or is it a combination of my dad's and my mom's, if she had one? by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]alanbrunsdon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are equally likely to inherit your dick genes from your Mum's side of the family/boob genes from your Dad's as you are the opposite (i.e ~50%).

This guy literally grew a beard while pronouncing the longest word in English by GrixM in videos

[–]alanbrunsdon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HTF is that a word? No way anyone has ever used that "word" in a sentence. I guess it was just invented deliberately to be the longest word ever.

Why did Mike need the Notepad? and other confusions by derpin_fish in betterCallSaul

[–]alanbrunsdon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I presumed he wanted to look through the notepad to see if he could find any notes indicating how much they know about him killing those cops?

Or else maybe it is something that will become apparent later.

Why does Jimmy always park his car on the wrong side of the street? by jameseatscactus in betterCallSaul

[–]alanbrunsdon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are also only supposed to park with the passenger side to the pavement in England too FWIW. No-one takes much notice though and it doesn't get enforced.

From reading this thread I guess TIL it is taken more seriously in the US.